I am looking for information on the dates of birth, dates and places of death and verification of spouses to this family. The story of Susannah must have some thread of truth. Have other families passed it on? I am descended from William Peiffer. Arlene Peiffer Johnson (phobos2@prodigy.net) JOHANNES PEIFFER (JOHN GEORGE2, JOHANNES1 PFEIFFER) was born May 16, 1789 in Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, Pa., and died July 05, 1864 in Venango, Crawford Co., Pa.. He married (1) SUSANNA HEDRICK, daughter of PETER HEDRICK and HANNAH SCHAFFER. She was born 1788 in Northumberland Co, Pa.4, and died 1838 in Venango, Crawford Co., Pa.. He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH5. She was born 1799, and died 1858. Notes for SUSANNA HEDERICK/HEYDRICK: Versions of a popular Peiffer family story say the following: "Before Harriet (Peiffer) Griffin was even born, before the Revolution, her great paternal ancestor was a French soldier, Colonel DeHetrick, who came over to help patriots in the Revolutionary War with LaFayette. (This would be Peter Hedrick) Many of the French patriots settled in our country in Virginia and liked it. The Indians made war on the French settlements and they killed all the men in the village and took the women prisoners. Harriet's grandmother was one of the women. Then the white settlers banded together to make war on this tribe of Indians and got these young women back again. Harriet's grandmother (Susanna Hederick) was among them. John Peiffer married Col. DeHetrick daughter and took her to Venango, Pa." -Memoirs of Mrs Harriet Griffen (1858-1958, daughter of William Peiffer) "Susanna D'Hetrick was the daughter of a French General who came to America with General Lafayette in the Revolutionary war to help the Continental Army. General D'Hetrick married a Virginia girl who at one time was captive of the Indians. Descendants of the John and Susannah Peiffer were heirs to a D'Hetrick Legacy in France which was reported to be a large amount, a visit to France would have been necessary to investigate this report but no one went." ( Neil T. Peiffer- Mason 1962) Children of JOHANNES PEIFFER and SUSANNA HEDERICK/HEYDRICK are: i. Edward4 Peiffer. ii. George W. Peiffer. iii. Mary M. Peiffer. iv. Henry Peiffer, b. June 13, 1810, Crawford Co, Pa.; d. February 09, 1892, Crawford Co, Pa.; m. Elizabeth Smith, Abt. 1839; b. 1813, Bavaria, Germany; d. 1900, Crawford Co, Pa.. Notes for Henry Peiffer: Henry Peiffer served in the Civil War from November 22, 1861 to December 24, 1864, Co E 111th Regiment Pennsylvania Regular Infantry. He married Elizabeth Smith (Schmidt) who came from Germany in 1826 when she was thirteen years old. She was the last member of her family to leave Germany for America. She was Edna Smith's aunt and the sister of Simon Smith. Henry and Edna were members of the Lutheran Church of Saegertown, Pa. v. Nicholas Peiffer, b. Abt. 1815, Venango Twp., , Crawford Co., Pa.; m. Elizabeth Kleckner; b. Venango Twp., , Crawford Co., Pa.. More About Nicholas Peiffer: 842, Original class in Methodist Episcopal Church of Meadville, Pa.7 vi. Simon Peiffer, b. Abt. 1815; m. Elizabeth Siverling; b. Abt. 18148; d. Bef. 1885. Notes for Elizabeth Siverling: Granddaughter of Christopher Siverling, first cousin of Saloma Peters who married Peter Smith. Peter Smith and Saloma Peters are the parents Simon Smith who married Emma Reichel. vii. Margaretha Peiffer, b. 1817, Crawford Co, Pa.; d. 1896; m. John Kleckner , Abt. 1840; b. 1818, Crawford Co, Pa. Notes for John Kleckner: Moved from Lycoming Co., Pa. In 1852 he served on the City Council of Venango, Pa. viii. Hannah Peiffer, b. Abt. 1820; m. Henry Minium; b. April 19, 1819, Woodcock Twp., Crawford Co, Pa.. ix. John M Peiffer, b. July 25, 1824, Venango Twp., , Crawford Co., Pa.; d. 1899; m. Judith Knerr; b. 1828; d. 1899. Notes for John M Peiffer: John M. was in the war of the Rebellion, enlisting August 29, 1864, in Company A, 211 PA volunteer Infantry. He lost his right arm at the Battle of Petersburg, and was honorably discharged July 4, 1865. He is a member of the K of P., and of the A.O.U.W. In politics a Republican. Both he and his wife are members of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. (p. 1121, "History of Crawford County, PA", 1885.) x. Sophia Peiffer, b. 1825; d. 1915; m. Isaac Pfeiffer; b. February 23, 1818; d. 1905. Notes for Sophia Peiffer: Sophia married Isaac Peiffer her first cousin, Isaac. Isaac was the first Burgess for the City of Venango. xi. Delilah Peiffer, b. Abt. 1827, Venango Twp., , Crawford Co., Pa.; m. Anthony W. Mumford; b. Abt. 1820. More About Delilah Peiffer:1842, original class in Venango Methodist Episcopal Church. Anthony W. Mumford: served on first City Council of Venango, Pa. In 1852 xii. Susan Peiffer, b. Abt. 1827; m. Michael Minium; b. Abt. 1825. xiii. William Peiffer12, b. June 05, 1831, Venango, Crawford Co., Pa.; d. August 11, 1890, Cambridge Springs, Crawford Co., Pa.; m. Julia Crouch; b. 1836, Cambridge Springs, Crawford Co., Pa.; d. 1919, Cambridge Springs, Crawford Co., Pa.. xiv. Asa Peiffer, b. 1834, Crawford Co, Pa; d. 1910. Child of JOHANNES PEIFFER and MARY ELIZABETH is: (According to John Peiffer’ will Elizabeth owned land in Crawford County before she married John Peiffer, What was her maiden name?) xv. David Pfeiffer, b. Abt. 1840.