The Peffley, Peffly, Pefley Families in America,

David Peffley's farm is now owned by John Morris, a court reporter, Roanoke, Va. In a hickory grove back of the present house were located the graves of David and his wife, Magdalena. It is nothing less than a miracle that the graves were located at all. They are at the foot of a hickory tree and are marked with slabs of native slate with the following inscriptions chiseled on the stone.

"D. P. was born Feb. 15th in the year 1761. Dide Dec. 14th, 1827." "Magdalena Pefly was born Jan. 11th, 1763. And dide Apr. 1st, 1829." There are other graves in the grove, but only one other grave is marked with the name of the person.

The old David Peffley place adjoins that of his brother Henry and his brother-in-law Frederick Garst. It is across the road and just east of the road turning off to the airport.

Magdalena Garst was born Jan 11, 1763 in Bethel Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, and died April 1, 1829 in Botetourt County, Virginia. She married David Peffley Sr, son of Jacob Peffley Sr. and Esther Unknown. He was born Feb 15, 1761 in Bethel Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, and died Dec 14, 1827 in Botetourt County, Virginia. Both were buried in David Peffley's Farm, Cave Spring, Roanoke County, Virginia. Known children of Magdalena Garst and David Peffley Sr are: [1] Magdalene Peffley was born Aug 9, 1783 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She married Benjamin Markey. [2] Elizabeth Peffley was born Aug 25, 1785 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and died 1846 in Botetourt County, Virginia. She married Michael Rettinger on Aug 21, 1809 in Botetourt County, Virginia,. He was born Feb 9, 1785, and died Jan 19, 1875 in Hanging Rock, Roanoke County, Virginia. Both were buried in Brubaker-Huffman Family Cemetery, Hanging Rock, Roanoke County, Virginia. [3] Catherine Peffley was born 1788 in Botetourt County, Virginia. She married John Boswell. Both are buried on the old homestead near Clinton Falls, Putnam County, Indiana, now owned by the Boswell heirs. [4] David Peffley Jr was born April 23, 1792 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and died July 20, 1869 in Putnam County, Indiana. He married Mary Graybill on June 15, 1815 in Botetourt County, Virginia, daughter of Daniel Graybill and Elizabeth Kinzer. She was born May 29, 1797 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and died Nov 4, 1859 in Raccoon Creek, Putnam County, Indiana. Both were buried in Peffley Cemetery, Putnam County, Indiana. [5] Anna Peffley was born June 7, 1795 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and died June 1, 1863 in Putnam County, Indiana. She married Michael Etter. He was born Oct 19, 1796, and died Oct 23, 1853 in Clinton County, Indiana. Both were buried in Clinton Falls Cemetery, Clinton Falls, Putnam County, Indiana. [6] Christina Peffley was born March 2, 1798 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and died Sept 25, 1861 in Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia. She married John N Gharst, son of Frederick Garst I and Magdalena Rauch. He was born Nov 10, 1796 in Roanoke County, Virginia, and died June 25, 1875 in Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia. Both were buried in Ground Cemetery, Hollins, Roanoke County, Virginia. [7] John Peffley was born April 12, 1803 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and died Sept 24, 1883 in Montgomery County, Indiana. He married Mary Magdalene Robinson. She was born Jan 11, 1808 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and died Oct 12, 1883 in Montgomery County, Indiana. [8] Mary Peffley was born May 4, 1800 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and died Sept 3, 1875 in Putnam County, Indiana. She was buried in Brethren Cemetery, Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana. She married George Mangus son of Johannes Mangus and Ursula Hess. He was born Jan 2, 1788 in York County, Pennsylvania, and died May 3, 1854 in Botetourt County, Virginia. He was buried in Haymakertown Cemetery, Haymakertown, Botetourt County, Virginia,