Researching John Piper
Delve into the history of John Piper using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5918 people with the Piper surname? In that year Piper was ranked number 720 for popularity in the UK. |

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Piper on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Piper in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Piper ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Piper and the Piper Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Piper Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Piper family tree.
Study Parish Records for John Piper at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Piper using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for John Piper records.
Look at MyHeritage for John Piper information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about John Piper.
Research the Piper surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Piper Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 7233 people with the Piper surname in the UK? Piper is now ranked number 823 for popularity in the UK. |
Piper Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Piper.
Study MyTrees for information on the Piper family and people looking to contact living Piper relations.
Look at One Great Family for Piper records submitted by people who are already researching the Piper Family Tree.
Find John Piper from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Piper Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Piper surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Piper surname in the USA? Piper is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Piper Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on John Piper. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Piper
John Piper (artist)
John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (13 December 1903 – 28 June 1992) was an English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows and both opera and theatre sets. His work often focused on the British landscape, especially churches and monuments, and included tapestry designs, book jackets, screen-prints, photography, fabrics and ceramics. He was educated at Epsom College and trained at the Richmond School of Art followed by the Royal College of Art in London. He turned from abstraction early in his career, concentrating on a more naturalistic but distinctive approach, but often worked in several different styles throughout his career.
Piper was an official war artist in World War II and his wartime depictions of bomb-damaged churches and landmarks, most notably those of Coventry Cathedral, made Piper a household name and led to his work being acquired by several public collections. Piper collaborated with many others, including the poets John Betjeman and Geoffrey Grigson on the Shell Guides, the potter Geoffrey Eastop and the artist Ben Nicholson. In his later years he produced many limited-edition prints.
Source: John Piper (artist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Piper (theologian)
John Stephen Piper (born January 11, 1946) is a theologian, pastor, and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Piper taught biblical studies at Bethel University for six years (1974-1980), before serving as pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis for 33 years (1980-2013).
Piper is the founder and senior teacher of desiringGod.org, named for his book Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (1986), and has written a number of award-winning books, including ECPA Christian Book Award winners Spectacular Sins, What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God's Passion for His Glory, as well as bestsellers Don't Waste Your Life and The Passion of Jesus Christ.
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