Dennis Springer Jr. (1748 - 1823)

Born 26 Jun 1748 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Elizabeth (Small) Springer — married about 1774 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1823 at age 74 in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Dennis Springer was born on 23 June 1748 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, the seventh of twelve children and the fourth of nine sons of Dennis and Ann Prickett Springer. ^[1]

In 1774, when he was in his mid-twenties, he married Maria Small. She bore him eleven known children, five sons and six daughters:

1. Hannah Springer
2. Jacob Springer
3. Josiah Springer
4. John Springer
5. Hannah Springer
6. Dennis Springer
7. Anna Springer
8. Rebecca Springer
9. Josiah Small Springer
10. Unknown Springer

Dennis also had the following child:

1. Priscilla Springer

Dennis bought land in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, beginning in 1776. He was a captain of a company of Rangers in the Revolutionary War. He was Treasurer of Fayette County in 1801 and n 1821.

Dennis was the contractor for building the first brick courthouse in Uniontown – with bricks made on his farm. On 23 April 1823, when he was seventy-four, he died in Uniontown, Fayette County, of unknown causes.^[1] He is buried in Great Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. ^[2]

Newspaper clipping with information in re Dennis Springer:

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From Findagrave.com

Dennis Springer

Birth: 23 Jun 1748 Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia; Death: 6 Apr 1823 (aged 74) Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; Burial: Great Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. Memorial #: 12774247.

Bio: Son of Dennis Springer & Ann Prickett, husband of Elizabeth Small.

Inscription: Aged 75 years.

Family Members: Spouse: Elizabeth Small Springer (1757-1832); Children:: Jacob Springer (1777-1852), Anne Springer Morris (1782-1856), Priscilla Springer Morris (1784-1843), Hannah Springer Morris (1791-1873).^[3]

Acknowledgments

• Patricia Prickett Hickin created Dennis Springer Jr. (1748-1823) on 25 Aug 2012.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Kathleen Rizer-Editor & Publisher, 1527 Benson Dr. Dayton, Ohio 45406, "Springer Newsletter," Issue No. 44 February 1998 pg.1, 23 June 1748 probably in Burlington County New Jersey.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #12774247
3. ↑ Amy L. Waters (46815943), “Dennis Springer,” Findagrave.com. Record added 23 Dec 2005. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12774247/dennis-springer. Accessed 15 November 2019.