Adam (Kleinpeter) Klinepeter (1748 - 1832)

Born 1748 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Husband of Anna Marie (Long) Klinepeter — married about 1784 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1832 at about age 84 in Perry County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Ensign Adam (Kleinpeter) Klinepeter served with York County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Adam (Kleinpeter) Klinepeter is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A065956.

Adam Klinepeter was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was the only surviving son of Rudolph Kleinpeter Sr. and Catharine (Makaur) Kleinpeter. Rudolph was a Swiss immigrant and Catharine was born in York County, Pennsylvania. During his lifetime, Adam was a farmer, a blacksmith, and a Revolutionary War officer. Early in the 19th century he migrated to Juniata, in Cumberland (later Perry) County, Pennslyvania where he and his wife Anna Maria (Long) Klinepeter raised seven children. Adam died on 12 April 1832 in Perry County.

Birth

Adam (Kleinpeter) Klinepeter was a lifelong Pennsylvania resident.

Adam was born in 1748. He passed away on 12 April 1832 to parents Rudolph Klinepeter Sr.,^[1] and Catharine (Makaur) Klinepeter. Rudolph Sr. was born to Swiss parents in the town of Kloten in Zürich, Switzerland.^[2] Adam's mother was born in York County, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Marriage

Adam was married to Anna Maria Long, born 1755 in York County, Pennsylvania, to parents Henry Long and Catharine (Unknown) Long.^[4] When Adam and Anna migrated from York to Perry County, many of Anna's brothers, sisters, and their children accompanied them.^[2]

There are conflicting sources regarding the date of their marriage: the Daughters of the American Revolution gives a marriage date 1775,^[3] and researcher and descendant C. Herbert Klinepeter gives a date between "approximately 1781-1782."^[2] Klinepeter does not describe the data found or the rationale used to come to a marriage date of 1781-1782 and the DAR record is not available at the time of this writing. Considering that their first child Maria was born in 1786, a marriage date of 1784-1785 is more likely unless there was marital separation (perhaps because of the war), miscarriage, or infant mortality.

There is other evidence that suggests a later marriage: Adam and his brothers Rudy Jr. and Henry appear on the Paradise Township taxables list in 1779^[5] and again in 1783^[6] in the category of "single men." If this tax roster is accurate then Adam and Anna would have been married in 1784 or later. When this evidence is combined with the birth of Maria in 1786 it seems most likely that Adam and Anna were married in 1784 or 1785.

Children

Adam and Anna Maria had seven children:

i. Maria Magdalene (Klinepeter) Raffensperger, b. 1786 in York, Pa., d. New Bloomfield, Perry Co., Pa., Feb. 1870, m. abt. 1804 to John Raffensperger, b. 20 Nov 1783, York, Pa., d. New Bloomfield, Perry Co., Pa., 5 Jun 1842.^[3]

ii. Jacob Klinepeter, b. 9 Oct 1787, York Co., Pa., d. 5 Nov 1854, Perry Co., Pa., m. Mary (Unknown), b. abt. 1795, Pa., d. Perry Co., Pa., 1860.^[3]

iii. John Klinepeter, b. abt. 1794, Pa., d. Wheatfield Twp., Duncannon, Pa., m. Catharine (Unknown), b. 1794, Pa., d. before 1870.^[3]

iv. Samuel Klinepeter^[2]

v. William Klinepeter, b. 20 Mar 1853, Paradise Twp., York Co., Pa., d. 25 Jan 1800, Juniata Twp., Perry Co., Pa., m. Clarissa^[7] Glory Asper.

vi. Sarah Klinepeter^[2]

vii. Elizabeth Klinepeter^[2]

Migration to Perry County

In 1808, the couple together with their four sons and two of their three daughters migrated from York County to Cumberland (later Perry) County. Their daughter Elizabeth remained in York County. Also accompanying them were Adam's sister Margaret Stump and her husband Matthias Stump Jr., Adam's sister Elizabeth and her husband George Kretzing (previously Kretzinger), and several of his wife Anna Maria's brothers and sisters.^[2]

Adam probably had agreed to buy land before the family moved from York to Cumberland (later Perry) County; on the 4th of July, 1808, it is recorded that he purchased 200 acres of land from Philip Miller for $2,152. The land adjoined the property of Hugh Ghormly and later Adam deeded part of the land to his sons Samuel and William who later sold it to a Mr. Kunkle.^[8]

Revolutionary War service

Prior to the Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania had the odd distinction of being a colony without a militia or any military force at all. The Quakers were pascifists and never formally established a military body for the province. After the Boston Massacre, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a state militia law on 17 March 1777 mandating that each county draft enough able bodied men to fill a quote established by the Assembly. Each county was assigned a "Lieutenant" who was responsible for coordinating the conscriptions.

Many Pennsylvania men opposed the law and many resorted to threats of violence against the assigned County Lieutenants. By September 1777, less than half of the called conscripts reported for duty indicating a large scale reluctance on the part of Pennsylvanians to join the Colonial war effort.^[9]

As early as April 1788 Adam had become member of the York County Militia, 7th Battalion, 7th Company commanded by Jacob Ament. Captain Ament, First Lieutenant Alexander ( - ), and Second Lieutenant Nicholas Andrews are registered in the state militia roster on the 5th of April, 1778. Adam (surname spelled Clinpeter) appears on April 6th with the junior officer rank of Ensign. At this time it was a small company of only 55 men "rank and file."^[10] Not much is known about his early war service and the Pennsylvania Militia records are few and wanting for detail. But it is likely that he joined rather than was drafted as he was given a commission as an officer.

Adam is recognized by the Daughters of the Revolution (DAR) as a Revolutionary War veteran with the assigned ancestor number A065956. The DAR records also show the 1778 service with the 7th BN, 7th Co, York Militia (preceding paragraph)

Adam is recognized by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as a Revolutonary Wary veteran ancestor.^[3] His descendants are entitled to membership in the organization. In his descendant's DAR record, Adam is recognized:

Service: PENNSYLVANIA

Rank(s): ENSIGN

Service Description:

1) CAPT JACOB AMENT

2) COL DAVID KENNEDY

1778 Apr 06 7/7 Cpt. Jacob Ament Ensign Clinpeter 2/14 Vol/Ser p.

2/14: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/64084-pennsylvania-archives-second-series-v-14?viewer=1&offset=0#page=548&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=clinpeter

1779 Jun 17 6/5 Lt. John Stump Ensign Klinepeter doesnt' show - Herb Klinepeter's entry does not match: 6/5 shows: Cpt. Andrew Paly Lt. John Stump Ensign Philip Wyland 6/5 p. 536

1781 Sept 01 6/5 Cpt. Andrew Bolly (Pauly) Pvt. Adam Klinepeter 6/2 Vol/Ser p. 527

1782 Dec 27 6/5 Cpt. Andrew Paully Pvt. 3rd Class Adam Klinepeter 6/2 Vol/Ser p. 530

1783-1786 7/5 Cpt. Andrew Bally (Pauly) Lt. Adam Klinepeter 6/3 Vol/ser p. 1436

1786 May 5/4 Cpt. Andrew Pauly Lt. Adam Klinepeter 6/3 Vol/Ser p. 1455

Residence and timeline

1748*: Lancaster, Pennsylvania (DAR record of Adam's birth)^[3]

1779: Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania (Paradise tax list)^[5]

1783: Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania (Paradise tax list)^[6]

1784**: Paradise Township,* York County, Pennsylvania (Marriage to Anna Maria Long)^[2][3][6][5]

1788: Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania (Tax and Exoneration list)^[11]

1790: Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania (US census)^[12]

1808: Perry County, Pennsylvania (migration from York County, Pennsylvania^[2]

1810: Juniata, Cumberland (later Perry) County, Pennsylvania (US census)^[13]

1820: ^[14]

1830: ^[15]

* Estimated or assumed.

** There are conflicting records for Adam and Anna's marriage see the marriage section for details.

Death and burial

Adam died on 12 April 1832 in Perry County, Pennsylvania.^[3] He was bured in Union Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Perry, Pennsylvania.^[16] Adam's grave is the "1st grave behind the old church."^[2]

Research Notes

The Perry Historians: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/66292931/person/32150841953/media/cc2f4c46-2b73-47d1-829b-4fccd3d7604c?_phsrc=lrz1071965&_phstart=successSource

Page 2: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/66292931/person/32150841953/media/5061171d-c93e-4289-aefa-87909f165148?_phsrc=lrz1071965&_phstart=successSource

1808 land warrant: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2350&h=141051&ssrc=pt&tid=1048413&pid=6138382095&usePUB=true

1793 census: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2702&h=449591&ssrc=pt&tid=1048413&pid=6138382095&usePUB=true

1800 census: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2702&h=456703&ssrc=pt&tid=1048413&pid=6138382095&usePUB=true

1798 tax list: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2060&h=87037&ssrc=pt&tid=1048413&pid=6138382095&usePUB=true

Sources

1. ↑ 1809 Will of Rudolph Klinepeter: York County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1749-1819 [database on-line]. Original data: York County Wills. Originals housed at the York County Archives. Accessed 11 August 2019 SJ Baty at Ancestry.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Klinepeter, C. Herbert. "The Descendants of Adam Klinepeter of Perry County." The Perry County Review. Numbers 8 & 9, 1983-1984, p. 58. Accessed 10 August 2019 SJ Baty at Ancestry (Ancestry member Janeannmillerbucher originally shared the scanned copy on 07 Dec 2011).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (www.dar.org : accessed 10 August 2019), "Record of Adam Kleinpeter", Ancestor # A065956, citing: Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volume II, pp. 562, 559.
4. ↑ Anna is recorded in her father's will and probate as, "Anna wife of Adam Klinepeter," as cited in: 1795 Will of Henry Long: York County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1749-1819 [database on-line]. Original data: York County Wills. Originals housed at the York County Archives. Accessed 11 August 2019 SJ Baty at Ancestry.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} 1779 Paradise Township Return of Taxables as cited at: Egle, William Henry, M.D. Pennsylvania Archives. Harrisburgh, PA: C.E. Aughinbaugh, 1852-1935. Third Series, Volume XXI, p. 76. Accessed 13 August 2019 SJ Baty at Archive.org.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} 1783 Paradise Township Return of Taxables as cited at: Gibson, John, editor. History of York County Pennsylvania From the Earliest Time to the Present. Chicago, IL: F.A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886, p. 684. Accessed 11 August 2019 SJ Baty at https://archive.org/details/historyofyorkcou00ingibs/page/684 Archive.org].
7. ↑ 1853 Death certificate of William Klinepeter: Secretary of the Commonwealth. Series 26.28, Record and Indexes of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Microfilm, rolls 668-673. Records of the Department of State, Record Group 26. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Archives; Reel Number: 672. Accessed 7 August 2019 SJ Baty at Ancestry. Note: DAR record only record's Clarissa's first name.
8. ↑ Klinepeter, Herbert C. (cited as The Perry County Review) gives as his sources for these land trasactions: Perry County Deeds book 15, p. 180, Book 1, p. 433, and Cumberland County Book 1, p. 769, Book 1, p. 435, and Book 6, p. 304.
9. ↑ Ness, Dennis. "York County Pennsylvania Militia 1777." Journal of the American Revolution. Published online 21 September 2016. Accessed 14 August 2019 SJ Baty at Allthingsliberty.com.
10. ↑ 1778 York County Militia, 7th Battalion, 7th Company as cited at: Line, John B. & Egle, William Henry, M.D. Pennsylvania Archives. Harrisburgh, PA: Clarence M Busch, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1896. Second Series, Volume XIV, p. 522 (position 534). Accessed 14 August 2019 SJ Baty at FamilySearch.org.
11. ↑ 1788 Tax and Exoneration List: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 343. Accessed 05 April 2018 SJ Baty at Ancestry. Local file copy.
12. ↑ Year: 1790; Census Place: Paradise, York, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 365; Image: 198; Family History Library Film: 0568149. Accessed 12 August 2019 SJ Baty at Ancestry. Note: Adam's father Rudolph appears on the line just above and his father in law Hengry Long and Conrad & Jacob Long also appear on the same census page.
13. ↑ Year: 1810; Census Place: Juniata, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 48; Page: 56; Image: 00063; Family History Library Film: 0193674. Accessed 9 August 2019 SJ Baty at Ancestry.
14. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7734&h=885620&ssrc=pt&tid=1048413&pid=6138382095&usePUB=true
15. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8058&h=514263&ssrc=pt&tid=1048413&pid=6138382095&usePUB=true
16. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39676589/a-klin : accessed 10 August 2019), memorial page for Adam Klinepeter (1748–12 Apr 1832), Find A Grave Memorial no. 39676589, citing Union Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Scott Shatto (contributor 47085158).

See also:

• Ancestry member K. Coombs tree with some errors but good document links.

• Ancestry member J. Farrell tree with some errors but good document links.