Abraham Peper came to America in 1802 and is the ancestor of the American Pepers. He married Willomena Blommert, May 22, 1784, on Welcheren Island, of which she was also a native, and where she was born, March 16, 1762 and was five years older than her husband.
He was a person of respectable standing and he was addressed as "Der Burger, A. Peper" and was a friend of Admiral Verdoorn of the Dutch Navy.
There were born to them at their Oostzouburg home eight children, (written that) of whom seven crossed the ocean with them:
M i Abraham PEPER was born Jan 13, 1785; died Oct 12, 1871*126376138
F ii Maetis PEPER was born Feb 14, 1787; died unknown*
F iii Jacomina PEPER was born 1789
F iv Janette Willemena PEPPER was born 30 Nov 1790 and died 11 Nov 1837. # 60363434 m. Frederick Stolp
F v Jonna PEPER (Janna Crayna?) was born 1791*
F vi Grayna PEPER was born 1793
M vii Jan PEPER was born Sept 20, 1793 died May 14, 1871, buried in Breedsville, Van Buren Co., Michigan
F viii Willemena PEPER was born Feb 14, 1795; died Unknown, burial in Cambridge, Indiana
* Reported to be buried in this cemetery.
NOTE: It's unknown who wrote the original manuscript of ABRAHAM PEPER IN AMERICA. This manuscript is undated, deduced that it's circa 1903. The date of the retyping is April 4, 1997, by Rodney Smith, husband of Grace Thorne Smith, daughter of Russell and Barbara Thorne. Russell Thorne is the son of Gardner and Eva Peper Thorne.
He was a person of respectable standing and he was addressed as "Der Burger, A. Peper" and was a friend of Admiral Verdoorn of the Dutch Navy.
There were born to them at their Oostzouburg home eight children, (written that) of whom seven crossed the ocean with them:
M i Abraham PEPER was born Jan 13, 1785; died Oct 12, 1871*126376138
F ii Maetis PEPER was born Feb 14, 1787; died unknown*
F iii Jacomina PEPER was born 1789
F iv Janette Willemena PEPPER was born 30 Nov 1790 and died 11 Nov 1837. # 60363434 m. Frederick Stolp
F v Jonna PEPER (Janna Crayna?) was born 1791*
F vi Grayna PEPER was born 1793
M vii Jan PEPER was born Sept 20, 1793 died May 14, 1871, buried in Breedsville, Van Buren Co., Michigan
F viii Willemena PEPER was born Feb 14, 1795; died Unknown, burial in Cambridge, Indiana
* Reported to be buried in this cemetery.
NOTE: It's unknown who wrote the original manuscript of ABRAHAM PEPER IN AMERICA. This manuscript is undated, deduced that it's circa 1903. The date of the retyping is April 4, 1997, by Rodney Smith, husband of Grace Thorne Smith, daughter of Russell and Barbara Thorne. Russell Thorne is the son of Gardner and Eva Peper Thorne.
Abraham Peper came to America in 1802 and is the ancestor of the American Pepers. He married Willomena Blommert, May 22, 1784, on Welcheren Island, of which she was also a native, and where she was born, March 16, 1762 and was five years older than her husband.
He was a person of respectable standing and he was addressed as "Der Burger, A. Peper" and was a friend of Admiral Verdoorn of the Dutch Navy.
There were born to them at their Oostzouburg home eight children, (written that) of whom seven crossed the ocean with them:
M i Abraham PEPER was born Jan 13, 1785; died Oct 12, 1871*126376138
F ii Maetis PEPER was born Feb 14, 1787; died unknown*
F iii Jacomina PEPER was born 1789
F iv Janette Willemena PEPPER was born 30 Nov 1790 and died 11 Nov 1837. # 60363434 m. Frederick Stolp
F v Jonna PEPER (Janna Crayna?) was born 1791*
F vi Grayna PEPER was born 1793
M vii Jan PEPER was born Sept 20, 1793 died May 14, 1871, buried in Breedsville, Van Buren Co., Michigan
F viii Willemena PEPER was born Feb 14, 1795; died Unknown, burial in Cambridge, Indiana
* Reported to be buried in this cemetery.
NOTE: It's unknown who wrote the original manuscript of ABRAHAM PEPER IN AMERICA. This manuscript is undated, deduced that it's circa 1903. The date of the retyping is April 4, 1997, by Rodney Smith, husband of Grace Thorne Smith, daughter of Russell and Barbara Thorne. Russell Thorne is the son of Gardner and Eva Peper Thorne.
He was a person of respectable standing and he was addressed as "Der Burger, A. Peper" and was a friend of Admiral Verdoorn of the Dutch Navy.
There were born to them at their Oostzouburg home eight children, (written that) of whom seven crossed the ocean with them:
M i Abraham PEPER was born Jan 13, 1785; died Oct 12, 1871*126376138
F ii Maetis PEPER was born Feb 14, 1787; died unknown*
F iii Jacomina PEPER was born 1789
F iv Janette Willemena PEPPER was born 30 Nov 1790 and died 11 Nov 1837. # 60363434 m. Frederick Stolp
F v Jonna PEPER (Janna Crayna?) was born 1791*
F vi Grayna PEPER was born 1793
M vii Jan PEPER was born Sept 20, 1793 died May 14, 1871, buried in Breedsville, Van Buren Co., Michigan
F viii Willemena PEPER was born Feb 14, 1795; died Unknown, burial in Cambridge, Indiana
* Reported to be buried in this cemetery.
NOTE: It's unknown who wrote the original manuscript of ABRAHAM PEPER IN AMERICA. This manuscript is undated, deduced that it's circa 1903. The date of the retyping is April 4, 1997, by Rodney Smith, husband of Grace Thorne Smith, daughter of Russell and Barbara Thorne. Russell Thorne is the son of Gardner and Eva Peper Thorne.
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