Matthias Cypher (abt. 1760 - 1830)

Born about 1760 in Rom, Daun, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth Little — married 1785 in Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1830 at about age 70 in Winfield, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Private Matthias Cypher served with Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.

Matthias Cypher is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A208106.

Unclear whether Mathias was related to Johannis and Wilhelm who were most likely the first "Syphers" to arrive in America (both 1726). Mathias seems to have been born in same part of Europe but more than 50 years later. It is not clear when Mathias came to America, though I have not come across any records indicating the presence of his parents. This profile says he was married 1785. Perhaps he arrived in America as a young man and it appears he served Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary war so he probably came in the 1770's. It may be important for family history searchers to differentiate between the families of Mathias and the brothers Johannis and Wilhelm who predominantly lived in New York State in the 18th Century. Mathias had a large family and left a sizable footprint, but there were many descendants of the two brothers born in America before the Revolutionary war. See profiles Sypher-34 and Sypher-16 . The spelling "Cypher" is most likely an Americanisation of the English spelling Sypher or Germanic Seypher. Spelling was a big issue before the Revolutionary war, as the American "colonies" recorded births and marriages in many languages and literacy levels were very low.

Sources

• Ken Syphers Research.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 7 Apr 2021), "Record of Mathais Sypher", Ancestor # A208106.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to William Howard for creating WikiTree profile Cypher-13 through the import of WB Howard 050913.ged on May 10, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by William and others.