West Virginia and Regional History Center
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Piper-Smith Family Genealogy Records, A&M 3245, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Biographical / Historical
William Piper (de Piper) was born on July 18, 1767 in Scotland where he first served as an apprentice to a cabinet maker. He then took a position on an English ship and sailed between Liverpool, Baltimore, and New York. William eventually settled with his wife, Ann Steele, in eastern Virginia where he practiced farming, distilling, and cabinet making until his death in 1836.
Jacob Smith, born in 1758, fathered John Smith, the son-in-law of William Piper (de Piper). Jacob served in the Maryland militia during the Revolutionary War. He died July 26, 1834 in Morgan County, West Virginia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Genealogy
- Morgan County (W. Va.)
- Piper (de Piper), William family.
- Smith, Jacob family.