Peter (b.1695 Solingen Germany, d. 1753-4 Hagerstown, Maryland) Peter Married Anna Aschauer in 1725. Peter's father died in 1728. German tradition dictated, the eldest son, Peter, would inherit the family fortune. Peter, the one with the inheritance paid for passage to America on the ship, "Harle," for family, a group of hand-selected apprentices, a group from the Church of the Brethren and their families, and with them, Peter shared the secrets and the education of the guild. The plan was that all of them would go into business in America.

Peter lived the golden rule slogan, "Always give more than asked for." Peter was a member of the Church of the Brethren, organized in Germany in 1720. Many ministers lived in Bakers Lookout where church was held until a permanent church building was erected on the property. As the family business expanded, preachers, wagon-makers the descendants and the Brethren group migrated and built industrious farms, mills and churches. Peter's daughters and sons married other Brethren when they came of age. This migration is documented with drawings and legal documents in the Wierbach Manuscript.

A letter dated September 16, 1737, written by Peter Studebaker, to his relatives back in Germany indicates persons of some social and intellectual achievement; relatively few people in those days could read or write. The letter provides a detailed description of life in colonial Germantown. In the letter we find that the Peter prospering and happy with the decision to move to the colonies. Various aspects of colonial life were described, stressing that anyone willing to work hard "can make a good living here." There was a description of friendly relations with "wild Indians" and expressed high respect for their behavior commenting that, "They put to shame the majority of nominal Christians." Peter did not approve of the importation of African slaves. Peter was a conscientious objector to war. Peter said in his 1737 letter, “God Bless America”. We believe this to be the first written use of this phrase.