Married first, Grace Stackhouse on 23 Oct 1740 in Philadelphia, PA
Married second, Margaret Marshall.
______________________________
"The Rev Peter Peterson Vanhorn (son of Dr. Peter Vanhorn) was born August
24th 1719, at Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was bred a Lutheran,
but joined the Baptists September 6th, 1741 and was ordained to the ministry June
18th, 1747, and installed pastor of the church at Pennepek, near Philadelphia. He
resigned this charge in 1762, and removed to Newmills, in Northampton township,
Burlington County, NJ, where a Baptist church was organized on June 23rd,
1761, of which he was one of the constituent members, and became pastor. He resigned April 2nd, 1768, and returned to Pennepek. Two years later (April 7th, 1770)
he was called to the pastorate of the Baptist church at Cape May, which he resigned
in 1775. He was also pastor of the Baptist churches at Dividing Creek and Salem at
various times. One of his sons, William Vanhorn, was pastor of the Scotch Plains
Baptist Church, l785—1807."
Source: Documents Relating to the Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey Vol.1 by William S. Stryker, ed. 1901. p.362
Contributor: J Edwards (47249869) • [email protected]
Married second, Margaret Marshall.
______________________________
"The Rev Peter Peterson Vanhorn (son of Dr. Peter Vanhorn) was born August
24th 1719, at Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was bred a Lutheran,
but joined the Baptists September 6th, 1741 and was ordained to the ministry June
18th, 1747, and installed pastor of the church at Pennepek, near Philadelphia. He
resigned this charge in 1762, and removed to Newmills, in Northampton township,
Burlington County, NJ, where a Baptist church was organized on June 23rd,
1761, of which he was one of the constituent members, and became pastor. He resigned April 2nd, 1768, and returned to Pennepek. Two years later (April 7th, 1770)
he was called to the pastorate of the Baptist church at Cape May, which he resigned
in 1775. He was also pastor of the Baptist churches at Dividing Creek and Salem at
various times. One of his sons, William Vanhorn, was pastor of the Scotch Plains
Baptist Church, l785—1807."
Source: Documents Relating to the Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey Vol.1 by William S. Stryker, ed. 1901. p.362
Contributor: J Edwards (47249869) • [email protected]
Married first, Grace Stackhouse on 23 Oct 1740 in Philadelphia, PA
Married second, Margaret Marshall.
______________________________
"The Rev Peter Peterson Vanhorn (son of Dr. Peter Vanhorn) was born August
24th 1719, at Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was bred a Lutheran,
but joined the Baptists September 6th, 1741 and was ordained to the ministry June
18th, 1747, and installed pastor of the church at Pennepek, near Philadelphia. He
resigned this charge in 1762, and removed to Newmills, in Northampton township,
Burlington County, NJ, where a Baptist church was organized on June 23rd,
1761, of which he was one of the constituent members, and became pastor. He resigned April 2nd, 1768, and returned to Pennepek. Two years later (April 7th, 1770)
he was called to the pastorate of the Baptist church at Cape May, which he resigned
in 1775. He was also pastor of the Baptist churches at Dividing Creek and Salem at
various times. One of his sons, William Vanhorn, was pastor of the Scotch Plains
Baptist Church, l785—1807."
Source: Documents Relating to the Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey Vol.1 by William S. Stryker, ed. 1901. p.362
Contributor: J Edwards (47249869) • [email protected]
Married second, Margaret Marshall.
______________________________
"The Rev Peter Peterson Vanhorn (son of Dr. Peter Vanhorn) was born August
24th 1719, at Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was bred a Lutheran,
but joined the Baptists September 6th, 1741 and was ordained to the ministry June
18th, 1747, and installed pastor of the church at Pennepek, near Philadelphia. He
resigned this charge in 1762, and removed to Newmills, in Northampton township,
Burlington County, NJ, where a Baptist church was organized on June 23rd,
1761, of which he was one of the constituent members, and became pastor. He resigned April 2nd, 1768, and returned to Pennepek. Two years later (April 7th, 1770)
he was called to the pastorate of the Baptist church at Cape May, which he resigned
in 1775. He was also pastor of the Baptist churches at Dividing Creek and Salem at
various times. One of his sons, William Vanhorn, was pastor of the Scotch Plains
Baptist Church, l785—1807."
Source: Documents Relating to the Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey Vol.1 by William S. Stryker, ed. 1901. p.362
Contributor: J Edwards (47249869) • [email protected]
Inscription
In Memory of the Rev.
PETER P. VANHORN
who Died Sep. 9, 1789.
Aged 70 Years.
I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith. 2 Tim. 4:7
Family Members
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