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History of Mennonites in Virginia, 1727-1900 Volume 1Notes
The family histories tell us that Peter Burkholder married Elizabeth Coffman of Greenbrier County, Virginia, the daughter of Christian Coffman... He was twenty, and she was twenty-eight when they were married in 1803. Nine children were born to them.
Peter Burkholder wrote and signed his last will and testament on May 15, 1839. From this we learn a great deal about Peter Burkholder and his family...
The "plantation" on which he lived, containing two hundred and fifty-four acres, according to "a late survey" and valued at $7110 was to go to his two sons, David, and Martin Burkholder, who were living on it at that time...
The large brick house which now (1958) stands on the farm was built in 1854 by Martin Burkholder eight years after his father's death. The dwelling house to the north where the Burkholders lived their last years is no longer standing. It was razed in the 1890's, and the lumber used to build a small house on another foundation just south of the old brick dwelling. (p. 96-98)