The Family of Weimar Siler, 1755-1831

Weimar Siler was born 28 February 1755 in Pennsylvania. His parents were Plikard Dieter Siler (1719-1784) and Elizabeth Hartsoe (1727-1816). His parents had emigrated in 1741 and married a few years after arriving in Pennsylvania. Weimar fought in the American Revolution. He married Margaret Rafferty (1767-1839) in 1784 in Virginia. They had nine children. They lived first in Pendleton, South Carolina and then moved to Turkey Creek, North Carolina. In 1827 they moved to Macon County, North Carolina, where Weimar died in 1831. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina.