Person:Peter Keifer (2)

Possible origins: "The colonial immigration records show, among other arrivals of Kiefers and Kuhns, the following Kiefer pioneers, undoubtedly related to each other, viz., Laurens in 1732 (with Weisel), Peter and Daniel in 1741, Johannes in 1749, Nicholas in 1750, Johann Georg in 1752, Jacob in 1764, Johann Jacob in 1769, Andreas in 1770, and Johannes in 1770. Their ages are not known and different generations may have been represented. The Johannes Kiefer of 1749 was born in 1728-1730, married Elizabeth ---- in Bucks County, Pa., in 1752 and had the following children: Elizabeth (born Sept. 2, 1753), John (born 1755), Peter (born 1755), Catherine (born Nov. 1, 1758), Susanna (born Dec. 29, 1760), Daniel (born Sept. 7, 1767), Gabriel (born about 1769), Samuel (?) (born about 1771), Abraham (born Jan. 27, 1773), and Magdalena (born about 1776), many of which names appeared in the early Weisel generations. This Johannes Kiefer was a bondsman in the administration of the estate of pioneer Weisel. Apparently, he was a nephew of the latter's wife Susanna, but a son of which of her brothers is not known. The evidence indicates that the pioneers Peter and Daniel Kiefer of 1741 were her younger brothers and that Johannes was a son or nephew of this Peter, since the names of Peter and Daniel occurred in succession among Johannes' sons, named above. Johannes died on April 10, 1800, and his wife Elizabeth died on March 13, 1812. They attended Tohickon Church along with the Weisels. The spelling "Kieffer" was also used. " 1940 From Lt Col. C.I. Kephart, Historian, Weisel Family Assn