Joel Peffley and Peffley family are mentioned in the chapter, Township Histories (Clark Township):
"...Many of the immigrants came in companies and settled in compact communities, so that something of the flavor and spirit of their old homes was carried to the new habitation in Indiana. In 1831 a group of six families traveled overlqand from Bottetourt County, Virginia, to Clark Township. Thes families inluded PEFFLEYs, Harshbargers, Britts, McCormics, Fletchers and Barbers. In his memoirs Joel PEFFLEY recalled: 'We traveled nearly 300 miles over the mountains and about the same distance across land where mud and water were equally distributed. In six weeks and five days we arrived one and a half miles east of Ladoga and occupied an old log cabin.'"
Peffley family is mentioned in the chapter, Agriculture and Industry:
"...In every township leading farmers took pride in experimenting in stock breeding, soil conditioning and plant culture and there were always innovators who imported new products from other sections. Thomas Meharry of Coal Creek Township experimented with plowing methods that provided deeper penetration of the subsoil. M.B. Anderson of Clark was a pioneer in the production of molasses. W.T. Servies of Scott rivaled Crawfordsville companies engaged in the packing business. The O'Nealls and Rountrees of Ripley Township were important stock raisers, while the shipping records of the fifties indicate that the Tracy (Wayne Twp.) and PEFFLEY (Clark Twp.) families were shippers of corn and wheat along with herds of cattle and hogs..."
Peffley families is mentioned in the chapter, Places, Names, Personalities:
"...Clark Township, one of the first areas to be entered, was settled originally by Virginians and Kentuckians. The first generation of Ronks, PEFLEYS and Harshbargers came from Virginia..."
Hope some of this helps.
Tracy Chapman Jones
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