Person:Peter Lefever (3)

The Pennsylvania LeFevres, compiled by George Newton LeFevre and Franklin D. LeFevre, Published by The LeFevre Cemetery and Historical Association, Strasburg, Pennsylvania 1952

John and Peter received the 300 acre tract gotten by Isaac for their father, Abraham LeFevre. They divided the tract equally between them, John having the southern half adjoining Strasburg borough, and Peter having the northern half. George Newton LeFevre, the compiler of this record, a great-grandson of John, was in 1918 the owner of 150 acres, the southern half of this tract, on which he lived from 1880 till his death. He had the Patent for this tract from William Penn with his great seal in wax, four inches in diameter and 3/8 of an inch thick. On this Patent, Isaac LeFevre wrote and signed a transfer of it to his two grandsons, John and Peter. In the body of the transfer and in his signature the LeFevre name is written correctly as here given, but in the Old French form. In the Old French a capital letter was made by doubling the small letter, thus a capital A was written "aa"; a capital E was "ee", and a capital F was written "ff." As time went on some began to drop the one "f" and write it LeFevre. Then pronouncing it wrong, they began to write it Lefever. Many LeFevres thus got to writing the name wrong and it has been written in six different ways, but in the early legal documents the name is found written in its correct form. It was the original compiler's request that all names in this record be spelled correctly, LeFevre.

Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Wills - 1786-1820, page 127.

His will lists his wife, Catharine Lefever and children: Peter, Joseph and Elizabeth, wife of Valentine Fondersmith.

Executors: Catherine, Peter and Joseph Lefever. Strasburg Township.

1. ↑ Jessie A. Landis nee Witmer. Ferree - du Bois Family Tree. (1913).
2. ↑ kamp3genealogy@@netscape.net. Heisterkamp, Charles, III, M.D..

   1949 Pine Drive, Lancaster, PA, 17601, ckamp3@@netscape,net, 717-392-0562

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Charles Heisterkamp, III, M.D. Annotated Landis Ferree Tree. (30 April 2004).

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4. ↑ Michael Smoke <Msmoke@@msn.com>. Smoke, Michael.

   1002 NE 198th Street, Shoreline, Washington, USA, 98155, Mikesmoke@@Comcast.Net, 206-362-0504

5. ↑ Michael Smoke - mikesmoke@@comcast.net. Smoke Ferree CD - November 2004. (about November 2004).

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6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 George F. Moyer, Jr. GFMJR@@aol.com. Moyer-GM.GED.

   Date of Import: Aug 16, 2004

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 George Newton LeFevre and Franklin D.LeFevre. The Pennsylvania LeFevres. (The LeFevre Cemetery and Historical Association, Strasburg, Pa., 1952)
   page 15.
8. ↑ George F. Moyer, Jr. Moyer Genealogy - RootsWeb Site. (March 10, 2000).

   George F. Moyer, Jr., Moyer Genealogy - RootsWeb Site, (March 10, 2000), "Electronic." - date & place

9. ↑ ^9.0 9.1 Estimated date.
10.   George Newton LeFevre and Franklin D.LeFevre. The Pennsylvania LeFevres. (The LeFevre Cemetery and Historical Association, Strasburg, Pa., 1952).
11. ↑ F. Edward Wright, Editor. Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Wills - 1732-1785. (Willow Bend Books, Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland 2003)
    page 132.
12. ↑ ^12.0 12.1 F. Edward Wright, Editor. Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Wills - 1786-1820. (Willow Bend Books, Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland 2001)
    page 127.
13. ↑ Eleanor Jane Fulton and Barbara Kendig Mylin. An Index to the Will Books and Intestate Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 1729-1850. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore 1994)
    Page 28.
14.   Charles Heisterkamp, III, M.D..

    1949 Pine Drive, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, 17601-5529, kamp3genealogy@netscape.net