[M] #12994 Peter Mechling ( Thomas Mechling • Diebold "Theobald" Mechling◊ • Diebold Mechling◊ • Martin Mechling◊ )
Peter was born 20 Feb 1784 in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. He was christened 18 May 1784 in Evangelical Lutheran Church, Upper Milford Twp., Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. He died Abt 1865.
After their marriage, Peter and Sarah moved to Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey where Peter had a tavern. From "A History of Somerset, Morris, Hunterdon, Warren and Sussex Counties" Volume II, p. 935 is the following: "There is very little known about he origin of the Mechling tavern. It, no doubt, was built before the Revolution and helped to quench the thirst of those who carted iron from Bloomsbury to Pittstown. It was kept by Peter Mechlin, Sr. for 40 years and by his son, William, for 20 years.
Peter died intestate.
[Mercy VII-00] notes that one of his unnamed children may have been the Mary Macklin who married John Todd on 25 Dec 1858.
Peter married #30113 Sarah Riesler.
Relationship notes |
They married in First Reformed Church, Easton, Pennsylvania. |
Sarah was born 1780/1790 in New Jersey. She died Bef 1850.
Children of this relationship:
| #30114 | M | i | Thomas Mechling | (1807/1810–Abt 1892) |
| #30115 | M | ii | John Mechling | (Abt 1810–Abt 1889) |
| #30116 | M | iii | William Mechling | (1813–Abt 1888) |
| #30117 | M | iv | Hiram Mechling | (18 Apr 1815–1 May 1868) |
| #30118 | M | v | Peter R. Mechling | (1817–16 May 1894) |
| #30119 | U | vi | Living | |
| #30120 | U | vii | Living | |
| #30121 | U | viii | Living | |
| #30122 | U | ix | Living |
Dorothy Hallarn Mercy, Mechlin Mechling Macklin - Descendants of Theobald Mechling, 1728-2000, Volume VII - Thomas Mechling, (Butler, PA: Mechling Associates, 2000). Ref. as [Mercy VII-00].
Line Generation: 5
Relationship: First Cousins Six Times Removed through Diebold "Theobald" Mechling◊