Peter Richard Keener (1750 - 1837)

Born 1750 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Died 9 Sep 1837 at about age 87 in Knox, Tennessee, United States

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Peter Keener performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Peter Keener is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A064025.

Peter was recognized for Patriotic Service by the Daughters of the American Revolution for his contributions in certain enumerated commodities, according to the 1779 Tax Act^[1].

Biography

Peter Keener was born 1750, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. By 1781, he had moved to Shenandoah county, Virginia, where he paid county taxes.

Associated applications for DAR recognition are for Peter's wife, Susan Low, his son Abraham, who married Nancy Pitner; his daughter Mary, who married John Whittle; his son, Ulrich, who married Katherine Barger; and his daughter Rachel, who married Hugh Botkin

Researcher's Notes

According to comments on the DAR site, although Peter's grave has been marked for military service, the service that it refers to is a drummer named Richard Keener. See data in corrections file. 7/20/2010

Peter was born in 1750. He passed away in 1837. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 July 2020), "Record of Peter Keener", Ancestor # A064025.
2. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Roderick Patterson.

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26526826

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.