Private Peter Orwig served with Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.
Peter was the second child and first son of Gottfried and Clara Orwig, early German settlers in Pennsylvania. "He assisted his father to found the town of Orwigsburg in 1796 as did the other sons, Henry and George."
He married Hannah Webb and they had 11 children (as recorded in Wagenseller):
Maria Rebecca, b 17 Apr 1774, m ____ Miller
John Henry, b 27 Dec 1775
Samuel, b 3 Oct 1779
Esther, b 14 Oct 1788, m Wm Boggs of Milesburg Pa.
WikiTree profile Orwig-5 created through the import of mccutcheon Family Tree.ged on Jun 16, 2012 by Charlie McCutcheon. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Charlie and others.
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Name: Peter Samuel Orwig
Birth Date: 8 Jul 1750
Birth Place: Maiden Creek, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Death Date: Jul 1807
Death Place: Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Gottfried Orwig
Mother: Anna Clara Orwig
Children: Samuel John Orwig
John A. Orwig
Johann Henry Orwig
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ORWIG, PETER Ancestor #: A134633
Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE
Birth: 7-6-1750 PHILADELPHIA CO PENNSYLVANIA
Death: POST 1800 BRUNSWICK TWP BERKS CO PENNSYLVANIA
Service Description: 1) CAPT JACOB WETSTON, COL MICHAEL LINDERMUTH;
2) PAID SUPPLY TAX, 1779
RESIDENCE BRUNSWICK TWP - County: BERKS CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA
SPOUSE 1) HANNAH WEBB
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter 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 Peter: