Transcription of the Peter Hiestandt, Jr. Family Bible and translation from German of some pages
found loose in the Bible. The earliest date is for the birth of Peter Hiestandt,Sr. in 1738. The
latest date is the death of a Elizabeth Heiston in 1892. The Bible was published in 1832.
Peter Heiston, Jr., his wife Barbara Huffman Heiston and several of their descendants are buried
in the Heiston Family Cemetery near Luray, Virginia. The cemetery is located on the land that
was the Peter Heiston, Jr. farm.
