Peter Troxell, eldest son of Peter, the emigrant, was born in Switzerland. Dec. 28, 1723, and was nine years old on his arrival in America. He was naturalized on the same day as his father and became the owner of the greater part of his father's land and added to it. So that he owned over 600 acres. He saw service in the War of the Revolution and was a member of the Jordan Reformed Church, where he is buried, but has no tombstone. He died Feb. 28, 1811, in his 80th year. He married May l9, 1747, Anna Maria (name unknown) who was born March 6, 1727, and died July 10, 1795. They had seven sons and seven daughters of whom two sons and one daughter died before the mother, whose tombstone is still decipherable at Jordan Reformed Church Peter Troxell married the second time, May 11, 1799, Hanna Zirckel, At the time of his death in 1811, he left 76 grandchildren and 64 great-grandchildren.

Peter Troxell deeded to his sons various tracts of land; To Peter. 194 acres, 54 perches on July 22, 1783; to Danield, 189 acres, 140 perches, on May 22, 1783, and 62 acres, 72 perches on Dec. 8, 1790; to Jacob, 128 acres on May 14, 1783; and to Lorenz, 104 acres, 29 perches, on Dec. 18, 1790. These five tracts adjoin each other and upon them are still standing five stone4 houses built by members of the Troxell family.