David apparently spent his entire life in Rapho Twp., except for the time he spent in the Continental Army. He served at least one tour of 18 months, and may have served longer. David remained on his father's farm when his father moved to Paxtang Township in 1759. He and his wife, in 1771, held a mortgage on a plot of land in the city of Manheim and in 1773, he was warranted 200 acres east of his father’s land.

In his will, written in 1793, he made provisions for his wife Eve, and then directed that each of his four sons have the opportunity to purchase the farm from the other three brothers, and indicated the order in which the sons could decide. No mention was made of any daughters in his will.

Of their four sons, most of the descendants that have been identified are descended from the oldest son, Chistoffel (over 2500 descendants). Census data suggests that their second son, John, had children, but none are mentioned in his will, so it would appear they all died young. The only known descendants of their third son, David, are his three sons and 640 descendants have been found for their youngest son, Henry.

Among David's descendants are two 3Ggranddaughters, sisters Ruth (1892 - 1938) and Edna (1898 - 1985) Flory, both of whom were married to Walter Q. Bunderman, author of the original Flory Flora Fleury family history.

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