Amos Slaymaker 
Amos was born on March 11th, 1755 in London Lands, Lancaster County, PA. Amos' father was Henry Slaymaker and his mother was Faithful Richardson. His paternal grandparents were Mathias Schleiermacher and Catharine Schiebel. He had two brothers and six sisters, named Henry, Samuel, Mary, Hannah, Faithful, Lydia, Sarah and Sophia. He was the oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 82 on June 12th, 1837 in Salisbury, Lancaster County, PA.General Notes
REFN: 536
Served as ensign in the company commanded by his uncle, Capt. John
Slaymaker.
Biographical Directory of American Congress, 1774-1949
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SLAYMAKER, Amos, A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Lond Lands,
Lancaster Co., PA, on March 11, 1755; received a limited schooling;
engaged in agricultural pursuits; built and operated a hotel on the
Lancaster and Philadelphia pike and was one of the promoters and
proprietors of the stage line operated over that road; during the
Revolutionary War served as an ensign in the company of Capt. John
Slaymaker; member of an association formed for the suppression of Tory
activities in Lancaster County; justice of the peace of Salisbury
Township; county commissioner 1806-1810; served in the State senate in
1810 and 1811; elected to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of James Whitehill and served from October 11,
1814, to March 3, 1815; died in Salisbury, Lancaster County, PA, June 12,
1837.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b. in Hesse Castle, Germany d.1763 in Gap, Lancaster County, PA
- b.Aug 1734 in Lancaster Co., PA d.25 Sep 1785 in Leacock, Lancaster Co., PA
- b. in Hesse Castle, Germany
- b.11 Mar 1755 in London Lands, Lancaster County, PA d.12 Jun 1837 in Salisbury, Lancaster County, PA
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