John
Leffel
Born in Amity Twp., Berks County, Colony of Pennsylvania
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Balthazar Leffel
and Sabylla Unknown
Brother of
Catherine (Leffel) Bachtel [half], Elizabeth (Leffel) Marquart [half], Mary Leffel [half], Eve (Leffel) Boone [half], Balthazar Leffel [half], Jacob Leffel [half], Philipp Löffel [half], Susanna Leffel [half], Sabylla (Löffel) Pott [half] and Sabylla (Leffler) Pott
Husband of
Anna Margaret (Obenchain) Leffel
— married
about 1775 in Botetourt Co., Virginia, American Colonies
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Leffel, John Leffel, Daniel Leffel, Jacob Leffel, Elizabeth (Leffel) Dodd, Mary (Leffel) Peery, Anthony Leffel, Margaret (Leffel) Callison, Sarah (Leffel) Taylor, Thomas T. Leffel and James P. Leffel
Died about
at about age 48
in Berkeley County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jun 2013
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Contents |
Biography
John Leffel was born about 1753 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.[1] He was married to Anna Margaretha Obenchain.[2]
American Revolutionary War service
John Leffel performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.
John Leffel is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A132153.
John Leffel was born about 1753 in Amity Twp., Berks County, Pennsylvania. John is recognized by the Daughters of the Revolution as a Patriot Ancestor.[3] John paid a supply tax in 1783.[4]
Death
John died about 1801 in Berkeley Co., West Virginia.[5]
Research Notes
Record of marriage for daughter Elizabeth: Botetourt Co., Virginia, USA, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRJL-SPV : accessed 24 June 2015), John Leffel (D) in entry for William Dodd and Elizabeth Leffel, 15 Sep 1807; citing Botetourt Co., Virginia, reference 2:3VVQVRT; FHL microfilm 30,734.
DAR info for children:
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45339618/john-leffel : accessed 28 July 2018), memorial page for John Leffel (1753–1801), Find A Grave Memorial no. 45339618, ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) Unknown.
- ↑ Leffel, Russel D. The Leffels of Glengary Bridge, pp. 4-5.
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 20, 2018), "Record of John Leffel", Ancestor # A132153.
- ↑ Pennsylvania History and Museum Commission, Records of the Comptroller General, Tax and Exoneration Lists 1762 - 1801. RG-4, Roll #318. Accessed 20 November 2018.
- ↑ It is mentioned that John's wife (Anna) Margaret was "widowed by 1801," as cited in: Leffel, pp. 4-5.
- Leffel, Russel D. The Leffels of Glengary Bridge, pp. 4-5.
Acknowledgments
- Thanks to Cathryn Hondros for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Cathryn and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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