ECKLER, Peter

1754 - 1834  (80 years)

• Name	ECKLER, Peter   [1]
  Birth	2 Jul 1754	Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York, United States   [1]
  		ECKLER, Peter The Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family by A Ross Eckler, Jr. Peter Eckler 1757 Section - Page 359
  		ECKLER, Peter The Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family by A Ross Eckler, Jr. Peter Eckler 1757 Section - Page 360
  		ECKLER, Peter The Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family by A Ross Eckler, Jr. Peter Eckler 1757 Section - Page 361
  Gender	Male
  DAR Ancestor #	Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA
  	DAR Ancestor #A036308 Service: CAPTS HENRY ECKLER, EISENLORD, ABRAHAM COPEMAN; COLS PETER BELLINGER, WILLET, COX
  		MILITARY - REVOLUTIONARY WAR - Patriot (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  Military	Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA
  	REVOLUTIONARY WAR - 1st Tryon County Militia - ENLISTED MAN
  		MILITARY - REVOLUTIONARY WAR - 1st Tryon County Militia
  War Pension	1834	Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA
  	USA Revolutionary War Pension, R3217V
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  Death	28 Nov 1834	Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA   [1]
  	Peter lived in the Chyle Settlement with most of the Eckler family after he moved back in 1812. It is not known where exactly he was buried and he grave is most likely never be found.
  Person ID	I03091	Schuler
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	ECKLER, Hendrick,   b. 16 Oct 1711, Palatinate, Germany d. 6 Dec 1781, Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York, United States (Age 70 years)
  Mother	YOUNG, Margaret,   b. 14 Nov 1716, Schoharie, New York, USA d. 24 Oct 1802, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1738
  Family ID	F01150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	KRAMER, Christina,   b. Bef 1758, Reformed Church, German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 1811, Van Hornesville, Herkimer, New York, USA (Age ~ 53 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1782	Reformed Church, German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA
  		ECKLER Peter and Christina () Reformed Dutch Church of German Flats Marriage Transcript, Page 197
  Notes	The 1790 Census shows Peter and Family in Canajoharie (then a large area including the present-day Chyle in the township of Warren, Herkimer County, NY, USA). So to truly understand location during this period use must understand that the town in the area were being broken up during Peter's life and care need to be taken to understand them.
  Children	1. ECKLER, Peter,   b. 18 Sep 1783, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA   2. ECKLER, Joseph,   b. 18 Aug 1784, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA   3. ECKLER, Margaret,   b. Abt 1787, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA   4. ECKLER, John E,   b. 15 Aug 1789, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA + 5. ECKLER, Effa,   b. 1791, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 10 Mar 1869 (Age 78 years)   6. ECKLER, Maria,   b. 03 Mar 1794, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA + 7. ECKLER, Henry,   b. 6 Jan 1797, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 28 Feb 1862, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA (Age 65 years)   8. ECKLER, Benjamin,   b. 17 Aug 1799, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA   9. ECKLER, Godfrey,   b. 22 Jul 1801, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA   10. ECKLER, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Jul 1808, Stark, Herkimer, New York, USA
  Family ID	F01149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family 2	SHAFER, Hannah,   b. 14 Nov 1772, Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States d. 5 Jul 1864, Danube, Herkimer, New York, United States (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1818	Danube, Herkimer, New York, United States
  Family ID	F3094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Jul 1754 - Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York, United States DAR Ancestor # - DAR Ancestor #A036308 Service: CAPTS HENRY ECKLER, EISENLORD, ABRAHAM COPEMAN; COLS PETER BELLINGER, WILLET, COX - - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Military - REVOLUTIONARY WAR - 1st Tryon County Militia - ENLISTED MAN - - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Marriage - 12 Nov 1782 - Reformed Church, German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA Marriage - 23 Feb 1818 - Danube, Herkimer, New York, United States War Pension - USA Revolutionary War Pension, R3217V - 1834 - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Death - 28 Nov 1834 - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Notes from A. Ross Eckler Book: PETER ECKLER (Hendrick 1711). Peter was born at Fort Plain, N.Y. on July 2, 1754, and died November 28, 1834. He married (1) Christina Kramer on November 12, 1782. Family tradition says that she died in a fire, probably in 1811. Peter married (2) Hannah Shafer in the township of Danube, Herkimer County, N.Y. on Feburary 23 (or March 20, or March 30), 1818. She was born 1772, and had been previously married to Henry Cronkhite of Minden. She died after 1856. It is not known where Peter or his wives are buried. Peter was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He enrolled in 1775 in a militia company commanded by his brother, Henry, and served under him (except for service at Fort Stanwix and Ticonderoga) until the spring of 1778 when his parents and other in the Chyle settlement moved to the safety of Fort Plank. he was with Captain Henry Eckler's company at the Battle of Oriskany Creek in August, 1777; he served at Fort Herkimer. In the summer of 1776 Peter stayed two weeks at Fort Stanwix, and in the winter of that year he spent a month in the company of Captain Eisenlord marching to Ticonderoga and back. While there he helped build a bridge across Lake George. From the spring of 1778 until the end of the war in 1782, Peter served at Fort Plank under the command of Captain Copeman. Part of this time was spent on guard duty, and the rest on detachments abroad. He participated in the battle of Turlock and West Canada Creek. On December 4, 1779 he was paid 4 pounds, 5 shillings and 4 pence for his service; on November 1, 1780 he was paid 10 pounds, 4 shillings and 5 pence. Family tradition states that Peter was relatively well-to-do, and that his wife Christina perished in a fire which destroyed the Eckler farm. It is possible that this fire also claimed the lives of several children about whom nothing is known: Godfrey, William and Christina. It is conjectured his return to the Chyle. In 1833 Peter applied for a pension for his Revolutionary services but for some reason it was not allowed. In 1856 his widow Hannah applied for bounty land and received 160 arces. Notes for "The Bloodied Mohawk," by Ken Johnson, Page 382. PETER ECKLER, RWPA #R3217. He was born near Fort Plain on the Mohawk River in Montgomery County, New York in 1754. He married in the home of William Kritsinger in Danube Township, Herkimer County, New York on February 23, 1818 Hannah Cronkhite. He died in Warren Township, Herkimer County, New York in November 28, 1834. He states that in the spring of 1778 all the inhabitants of the Kyle abandoned their homes and moved to the Mohawk River Settlements, his family moving to Fort Plank. He remained a resident of Fort Plank until sometime after 1786. He enrolled in Captain Abraham Coapman's Company of the Canajoharie District Regiment of Militia as a private, and assisted in the building of Fort Plank for about two months. He states the troops of the fort were constantly kept on guard in the fort for periods of up to one week at a time. He states that from 1778 to 1783 he stood guard at least three days and nights each week at Fort Plank, when not out as stated before. A letter to the Commissioner of Pensions, by Eckler's attorney, suggests Peter's pension was denied becuase he resided within Fort Plank. He fought in the Battles of Oriskany, Turlough, Johnstown, and West Canada Creek. His file contains a deposition by Henry Shall.

  
  

• Sources

  [S00065] A. Ross Eckler, Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family, The, (1970, Morristown, New Jersey), Page 359.