Peter, wife Margaretha, sons Joseph Peter, John, Andrew, arrived in Philadelphia aboard the ship Harle Sept. 1, 1736. Peter and his family had many friends aboard the ship including Jonathan Hager (founder of Hagerstown, Md.) and three Studebaker Slottenbecker)families, founders of the Studebaker Wagon Makers of South Bend, Indiana. He bought land in western Maryland (Hagerstown area). He is buried in Zion Reformed Church Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD.
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Peter Rench (1699-1771)
m. Margaretha 1720
(1702-?)
PETER'S FAMILY:
Joseph Peter (1734-1804)
m. (1) Ann Margaret Bare-1750
( 1722-1754)
m. (2) Margaret Schaffer-1755
( 1733-1799)
m. (3) Barbara Terern-1780
John Stull (1726-1794)
m. Margaret M. Miller-1752
( 1721-1806)
Andrew (1732-1782)
m. Elizabeth Price-1760
( 1739-1812)
Catherine (1734-1840)
m. Jacob Miller
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