John (Syffer) Sypher (aft. 1777 - 1839)

Born after 1777 in Westchester, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Aug 1839 before age 62 in Hawthorne, Westchester, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

1777

Westchester, New York, USA Birth record not found. All of his known Siblings other than Philip were bap at the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow and his parents were residents of Mount Pleasant (probably Philpsburgh manor). His Gravestone shows he was born 1777 and that he died 1839. Proof of his will was granted October 11 1839 and his son Edward was named Executor. * <New York Wills and Probate records, 1659- 1999 for "John Seypher" Ancestry.com>

His will indicates a son Edward and other records suggest another son Levi, b March 31 1808 and d Jan 3 1859. Buried at Hawthorne Reformed Church cemetery..

Death

20 AUG 1839 buried at Hawthorne Cemetery, Westchester.

6th child of Petrus (b 1739) and Agye (b 1743).

Sources

• Gerald Melinko, Melinko/Weaver Family Web Sit. MyHeritage.com family tree. Page: John Syffer.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Rick Rice for creating WikiTree profile Syffer-5 through the import of Rice Family.ged on May 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Rick and others.
• There is no record of his baptism at ODC Sleepy Hollow. The translated and rewritten records for the ODC indicate that the Church and its records were in a poor state between about 1774 and 1781. The Revolutionary war was in progress and life in these parts was in turmoil. Peter/Petrus, the Subjects father was involved in the war as was his eldest son Peter/Petrus b 1762 and other family members
• Record found at "Find a Grave Index, 1600's - current " to an entry for Levi Sypher, son of John Sypher/Seypher 1777 - 1839 and Hanna Unknown. Levi shown as b March 31,1808, d Jan 3, 1859, spouse Sarah Cypher children George W Cypher, John Smith Cypher and Edward Cypher.
• Note that American Spelling practices began to apply after about 1880 following the Revolutionary war and loss of English influence. The letter "C" was rarely used in the Dutch language and the family name was commonly spelled with an "S" when written in Dutch or English but use of letter "C" became common after 1800 and as Dutch records were translated after 1800. Accordingly Syffer, Sypher, Seypher, Siffer and Cypher are all common spellings for this family.