1757 - 1846 (89 years)
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| Name |
John Walters |
| Birth |
20 Jan 1757 |
Berks, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
27 Jun 1846 |
Alabama, United States |
| Person ID |
I5146 |
footsteps |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2025 |
| Father |
Casper Joseph Walters, b. 1715, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1757, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 42 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Hanna Barbara Baer, b. 4 May 1714, Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 1766, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 51 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
1735 |
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Age at Marriage |
Casper was ~ 20 years - Hanna was ~ 20 years and 7 months. |
| Family ID |
F4354 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Hannah Cawthorne, b. 1760, Virginia, United States d. 10 Oct 1836, Alabama, United States (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
31 Oct 1768 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
| Age at Marriage |
John was 11 years and 9 months - Mary was ~ 8 years and 10 months. |
| Children |
| + | 1. Elizabeth Walters, b. 1774, Virginia, United States d. Bef 1850, Guilford, North Carolina, United States (Age < 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F4081 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2025 |
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| Notes |
SAR Patriot #: P-312887
State of Service: PA Qualifying Service: Private DAR #: A120159
Qualifying Service Description: Private, Capt. Joseph Irwin's Company, Colonel Brodhead's Regiment, PA Line
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
On Sunday morning, July 8, 1756, the farm in Cumberland (now Franklin) County was attacked by a small band of Indians. John's father, who had been sitting on the porch, reading his Bible, was instantly killed. His wife, Barbara, was tortured but s urvived. The three younger Walter children were murdered by the Indians, but the four eldest, including John Walters, were spared and carried off by them.
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