Other Events and Attributes:

• DAR Ancestor #: Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA; DAR Ancestor #A036308 Service: CAPTS HENRY ECKLER, EISENLORD, ABRAHAM COPEMAN; COLS PETER BELLINGER, WILLET, COX
• Military: Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA; REVOLUTIONARY WAR - 1st Tryon County Militia - ENLISTED MAN
• War Pension: 1834, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA; USA Revolutionary War Pension, R3217V

Notes:

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.

Died:
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.

Peter married KRAMER, Christina on 12 Nov 1782 in Reformed Church, German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA. Christina was born before 1758 in Reformed Church, German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA; died in 1811 in Van Hornesville, Herkimer, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Probably

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.

Hendrick married YOUNG, Margaret in 1738. Margaret (daughter of YOUNG, Theobald and SCHNEIDER, Maria Catherine) was born on 14 Nov 1716 in Schoharie, New York, USA; died on 24 Oct 1802 in Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Theobald married SCHNEIDER, Maria Catherine about 1713 in Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York, United States. Maria was born in 1695 in Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany; was buried in 1753 in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]