Abraham Tope,
son of
John Tope and Mary Helmick, was born in 1790 [note
1].
He
died in 1813,, presumably in the War of 1812 and at the battle of Lundy
Lane [note 2]. He married Elizabeth Boop (or Roop)
on 13
April
1811 in Jefferson Co., Ohio [note 3]. After Abraham's death,
Elizabeth married John Farver [note 4].
Abraham and Elizabeth had two
children:
- Levi Tope.
- Elizabeth Tope was born in 1813 in Holmes Co., Ohio.
She married Jacob Kerstetter. They had one child,
Lee Kerstetter, who was raised by his grandmother. Lee was
five-years-old at the time of his mother's death.
Notes:
- The
History of the Tope Family, 1983, by Becky Darr, p.12.
In the History
of
the Tope Family, 1896, by Melancthon Tope, revised 1980 by
Austin Dale
Maddux, p. 22 his name is listed as Abram.
- Abraham Toppe
(sic) is listed in the Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War
of 1812, Published under authority of Law by the ADJUTANT GENERAL of
OHIO, 1916, page 9, as a Private in Captain David Pecks's Company that
served from August 25, 1812 to February 25 1813.
This Company was listed as from either Harrison or Jefferson County,
Ohio.
- Marriage Records, Jefferson County Ohio, Probate Court,
1797-1813, cited in the History
of the Tope Family, p 18.
The History of the Tope Family, Chapter III, page 10 shows
Elizabeth
Roop
married to Abraham on 10 April
1810. She was
born 4 September
1795 in
Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, and died 14 April 1878.
- History of the Tope Family, by
Melancthon Tope, p. 50, and
The History
of the Tope Family, by Becky Darr, p.11.
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