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George Peter Deyerle

George Peter Deyerle
Born	Georg Petter Dierly April 18, 1739 Sülzfeld, Karlsruhe, Baden, Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Died	December , 1812 Montgomery County (now Roanoke County), Virginia USA
Resting place	Peter Deyerle Family Cemetery western boundary of Roanoke Co VA
Nationality	German-American
Known for	Early Virginia / Kentucky pioneer and militia officer
Spouse	Regina Baumann (Bowman) (c. 1743–1828)
Children	John B Deyerle Sarah (Sally) Deyerle Mary Anne Deyerle Charles Peter Deyerle Rosanna Deyerle Abram Deyerle
Parent(s)	Adam Deuerle Anna Salome Mayer
Relatives	Jost Hite (the Old German Baron), grandfather-in-law Jacob Bowman, brother-in-law Colonel Abraham Bowman, brother-in-law Major Joseph Bowman, brother-in-law Capt. Isaac Bowman, brother-in-law Col. John (Johannes) Bowman John_Bowman_(pioneer) brother-in-law

George Peter Deyerle was an 18th-century American frontiersman and American Revolutionary War soldier. He was also an early settler of the area near current day Salem, Virginia. He was a prominent member of the local community and father to some of the best builders in the the area at that time.

Biography

Early life in Sulzfeld

Peter Deyerle was born in Sulzfeld which is located in the Duchy of Baden in the Holy Roman Empire. Sulzfeld is now located in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. His father Adam Deuerle was a cooper at the local winery located at Castle Ravensburg_(Sulzfeld). He was one of the younger children of a second marriage and therefore had little chance to inherit anything. He left Sulzfeld and emigrated to the colonies as an indentured servant. He was not listed on the ships manifest since he was a minor at the time.

Growing up in Virginia

He was indentured for 7 years to Hans Jerg (George) Baumann (Bowman). He lived with the family at Harmony Hall ( Fort Bowman ) near Strasburg, Virginia and worked in Bowman's mills. Upon completing his indenture, he married George's daughter Regina Bowman.

Resettled to Salem

He moved his new family to Montgomery County, Virginia (now Roanoke County, Virginia ) near present day Salem, Virginia. He built a fortified homestead sometimes called Fort Deyerle.

Soldier and frontiersman

He was a member of the Virginia Militia, and fought with his Bowman brother-in-laws during the Revolutionary war. He fought under Daniel Boone in the Battle of Blue Licks and his name is recorded on the obelisk monument at the Blue Licks Battlefield State Park in Kentucky.

External links

• http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/20062044?uid=2&uid=4&sid=21102546720797
• http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/pdf_files/Deyerle%20postcard_final.pdf
• http://www.salemmuseum.org/
• http://people.virginia.edu/~mgf2j/germans.html
• http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/pdf_files/DeyerleGrantReview.pdf
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/Deyerle.Family/

Category:1739 births Category:1812 deaths Category:People from Frederick County, Virginia Category:Deyerle family Category:Kentucky militiamen in the American Revolution Category:People of Virginia in the American Revolution Category:People of Kentucky in the American Revolution Category:American people of the Northwest Indian War Category:Virginia colonial people