Looking for Ashley Peters, son of Victor/Victory Peters and Sarah ??? Civil war discharge papers claim Floyd County Virginia, Cenus records say Vermont, so unsure of where he was born. Married Weathy Alzada Stearns in 1874 in Sherman Wisconsin. Lived and died in North Platte Ne. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Judy

The English vs German line is discussed in several pages in the Lutz book, as well as in the other material I am including. #1 -- The English cannot be documented. See also my replay to Barbara Lake Peters, cc'd to you. Miriam ----- Original Message ----- From: <JAKEOWEN@aol.com> To: <PETERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 1:01 PM Subject: Re: Historical Account of the Peters Family > Hi Miriam, > > Saying that Tunis was named after Catherine's grand-father is like me saying "the name Newton was handed down from Newton Peters(the English speculation, way back they were sad to be Dutch through Thomas Dykewoode Peters)". In addition the Petters spelling could be an English spelling for an Irish-Scotch name of Peddars. I think your theory is a posibility, but still falls in the speculative category. Do you have anything solid everyone can grasp onto in your material? Also can you help me in uderstanding the weaknesses of the Eglish theory? > > Did I mention that I am not from this line, but from the > James Peters line. James Peters is speculated to be of Scottish origin, but that's all it is right now! I am very curious about Tunis though!!! > > John Peters > New York > > In a message dated Wed, 5 Apr 2000 10:37:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "mbshare" <mbshare@mindspring.com> writes: > > > Hi, John: The English lineaege cannot be documented; in fact, most has been > > proven invalid. The ancestry of Tunis and Francinah Adams Peters is proven > > by: the family Bible wherein he signed his name as Petters and lists > > births, deaths, and movement west of his children; 1880 census records for > > their three surviving children; Hampshire Co., VA land and legal records; > > Rev. War pension records; Loudoun Co., VA administration records; New Jersey > > Archives; Hunterdon Co., NJ records. A Tunis descendant married into a > > Newton family. > > > > Tunis's mother was Catherine Quick Peters. Quick is a Dutch name and Tunis > > is used repeatedly in her ancestry. The original spelling in the Quick > > family was Thoenis. > > As early as 1950, researchers were questioning the English lineage. > > > > Miriam ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <JAKEOWEN@aol.com> > > To: <mbshare@mindspring.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 7:58 AM > > Subject: Re: Historical Account of the Peters Family > > > > > > > Miriam- > > > > > > I have heard people say that Tunis has been proven to be of German Origin. > > The name Tunis is a Dutch name! > > > > > > Further, Tunis has descendents named Newton! What is the proof that Tunis > > is in fact German? I never heard anyone bring proof to table on this! > > > > > > John Peters > > > A James Peters Descendent > > > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >

Thanks Barbara. "Zachariah Peters " has been proven to be Zachariah Parker of Conn. Several years ago the DAR stopped accepting the Zachariah Peters lineage. Ehn I first began my research an uncle handed me a memeographed sheaf of papers re Tunis, saying "I don't think it is right before Tunis". I could not document any of the statements. My husband and I even drove to Petersburg, VA only to find it was not founded by a Peters. The material I am enclosed with the book copy is approx 50 pages of citations on the German and Dutch heretage and all documentation records and researchers. ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Lake Peters <barmusic@erols.com> To: <PETERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 2:14 PM Subject: English or Dutch lineage? > I'm sure I have passed this on to some of you... > from David Holman David@holman.globainet.co.uk > "I think you may find the Thomas Dunwood PETERS was in fact Thomas Dykewood PETER. He was a Dutch immigrant from Antwerp who purchased land that was formerly owned by the PETER family of Fowey. His original surname was Dykewood and he took the English name PETER as his surname when he arrived. Thomas married Martha Treffry of Place, Fowey and had, as far as I can tell, three children, a daughter in 1595, son Thomas 1596 and Hugh 1598. > Hugh emigrated to New England in 1635 with a party in the ships Abigail and Defence. He was involved in the founding of a small port called Foy (Marblehead). This was named Foy after Fowey in Cornwall....Hugh was granted land and later ordained minister of the First Church of Salem .....returned to England and was executed in the Tower of London on 16 Oct 1660. Thomas was a minister in Mylor who took leave from his parish and became Minister at Saybrook Fort in 1643, later returned to Mylor in 1647...died 1654. I have no details on a brother Ezra and would be interested to know anything you have." > > As no one can document Ezra Peters or for that matter, Zachariah (not the one from Franklin co.), I look forward to the material offered by Miriam. > Barbara Lake Peters > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

Page A22 &A23 (Peters families not descendants of Tunis) lists a Michael Peters and descendants who settled in Franklin Co.., VA. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JRa8463090@aol.com> To: <mbshare@mindspring.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 4:11 PM Subject: Re: "Historical Account of the Peters Family" -BOOK > Miriam, I will have a check in the mail in the morning. Don't know if this is > my Peters line or not but would be very interested.. I am descendent of John > L. Peters, Hiram Peters, George Washington Peters. VA.-AL.-AR. > Thank you, > Jeannie Rabbit > Inola, OK.

Hi I'm new to this list but the German/Dutch/Engilsh debate has been interesting. I'm searching for Rachel PETERS b. abt. 1826 ENGLAND m. Horatio Nelson ATKINSON b. abt. 1826 N.B., CAN . Her parents are listed as Joshua PETERS and Annie BROWN. In an earlier , more distant, Atkinson generation there is also a Henry PETERS married to Mary STANDING listed their son Henry PETERS married Rowena ATKINSON. This Henry was a traveling Methodist lay preacher. I do believe they are related as we have a gr.aunt named Susan Dorothy Standing Atkinson. Family lore says we are descended from a Lord Standing. The 1871 census for the town of Pictou, N.S., CAN. lists her as being born in Eng. All of the Methodist faith. An 1891 census puts this family in N.B., CAN. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ruth

I'm sure I have passed this on to some of you... from David Holman David@holman.globainet.co.uk "I think you may find the Thomas Dunwood PETERS was in fact Thomas Dykewood PETER. He was a Dutch immigrant from Antwerp who purchased land that was formerly owned by the PETER family of Fowey. His original surname was Dykewood and he took the English name PETER as his surname when he arrived. Thomas married Martha Treffry of Place, Fowey and had, as far as I can tell, three children, a daughter in 1595, son Thomas 1596 and Hugh 1598. Hugh emigrated to New England in 1635 with a party in the ships Abigail and Defence. He was involved in the founding of a small port called Foy (Marblehead). This was named Foy after Fowey in Cornwall....Hugh was granted land and later ordained minister of the First Church of Salem .....returned to England and was executed in the Tower of London on 16 Oct 1660. Thomas was a minister in Mylor who took leave from his parish and became Minister at Saybrook Fort in 1643, later returned to Mylor in 1647...died 1654. I have no details on a brother Ezra and would be interested to know anything you have." As no one can document Ezra Peters or for that matter, Zachariah (not the one from Franklin co.), I look forward to the material offered by Miriam. Barbara Lake Peters

Hi Miriam, Saying that Tunis was named after Catherine's grand-father is like me saying "the name Newton was handed down from Newton Peters(the English speculation, way back they were sad to be Dutch through Thomas Dykewoode Peters)". In addition the Petters spelling could be an English spelling for an Irish-Scotch name of Peddars. I think your theory is a posibility, but still falls in the speculative category. Do you have anything solid everyone can grasp onto in your material? Also can you help me in uderstanding the weaknesses of the Eglish theory? Did I mention that I am not from this line, but from the James Peters line. James Peters is speculated to be of Scottish origin, but that's all it is right now! I am very curious about Tunis though!!! John Peters New York In a message dated Wed, 5 Apr 2000 10:37:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "mbshare" <mbshare@mindspring.com> writes: > Hi, John: The English lineaege cannot be documented; in fact, most has been > proven invalid. The ancestry of Tunis and Francinah Adams Peters is proven > by: the family Bible wherein he signed his name as Petters and lists > births, deaths, and movement west of his children; 1880 census records for > their three surviving children; Hampshire Co., VA land and legal records; > Rev. War pension records; Loudoun Co., VA administration records; New Jersey > Archives; Hunterdon Co., NJ records. A Tunis descendant married into a > Newton family. > > Tunis's mother was Catherine Quick Peters. Quick is a Dutch name and Tunis > is used repeatedly in her ancestry. The original spelling in the Quick > family was Thoenis. > As early as 1950, researchers were questioning the English lineage. > > Miriam ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JAKEOWEN@aol.com> > To: <mbshare@mindspring.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 7:58 AM > Subject: Re: Historical Account of the Peters Family > > > > Miriam- > > > > I have heard people say that Tunis has been proven to be of German Origin. > The name Tunis is a Dutch name! > > > > Further, Tunis has descendents named Newton! What is the proof that Tunis > is in fact German? I never heard anyone bring proof to table on this! > > > > John Peters > > A James Peters Descendent

We are cousins! I have been to Hunterdon Cty twice for research. Miriam Was not my favorite name. My mother named for a school friend. Why did you anem your daughter thata? ----- Original Message ----- > The cost for copying and binding this book, inc. UPS shipping will be $75. > If you wish a copy, please send me a check in that amount plus your mailing > label. > The cut-off date will be 3 weeks, 25 April. It will include The 544 pages > from June Lutz's book, the documentation and research by Wm. Blue, Sharon > Austin, & Carolyn Dohner, proving the German lineage. Also my detailed > documentation back to Sinn Ger. 1600's. (50 pages). It will have a vnyl > cover with plastic protector and be bound. June discussed both lineages and > why the English was not valid. Blue/Austin work contains transc ription of > Tunis' Bible in which he signs his last name as PETTERS.It is an account of > Thunis' forebears and his descendants. Tunis(b. NJ 1749, d. OH 1826) m. > Francinah Adams (b. VA 1758, d. OH 1839) m. before 1777. To Louden Cty., & > Hampshire Cty, VA, and after all his children had gone "west", he & > Francinah followed to OH. > > It is a monumental work by Mrs. Lutz. I had talked with her by phone twice > when she was compiling it; her comment was "If I had thought of the typing, > I never would have started this!" > > Although I now live in pa, I spent my first 70 years in Central OH. > Please do not ask to have only a few pages copied. All or nothing. > > Miriam Share, 1802 Skippack Pike, Center Square, PA 19422 >

Hi: I do not have a scanner. The best price I could get was from Kino's. Vinyl cover, plasti protector. With UPS, If ten people order, will be $75. Please order with a check and mailiing label to: Miriam B. Share, 1802 Skippacck Pike, PA 19422-1380. Please order by 21 April. Miriam ----- Original Message ----- From: Dwight Stipes <DwightStipes@worldnet.att.net> To: mbshare <mbshare@mindspring.com> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 9:05 PM Subject: Re: "Historical Account of the Peters Family" -BOOK > Hi, > > I am a Peters descendant from Scott Co. VA. I would like to have a copy of > that book let me know what the copies willb. I you have a scanner it would > be great to get it Digitized, copied in to electronic form. I will have to > do that may be we can trade. you give me the copies and I will scan them > into the computer. > > Dwight Stipes > Jupiter, Fl. > > ---------- > > From: mbshare <mbshare@mindspring.com> > > To: PETERS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: "Historical Account of the Peters Family" -BOOK > > Date: March 26, 2000 3:24 PM > > > > Hi, all Peters descendants: I have a cc of that book. It is, with > index , > > 458 pp. Would be able to have it cc'd for those who wish but am on a > > limited income and would have to ask for the $$ up front. I will find > out > > what cc would cost and post it this week. I am a descendant from Tunis > thru > > Mahlon, Gershom, Robert W., Robert G. (my grfather). Also cc of research > & > > documentation by Sharon Rohr Austin & Wm. Blue proving the German > connection > > rather than English. Then have documentation going back to Sinn, Ger. in > > 1664 from Tunis thru Philip, Godfrey, Philip, etc. > > > > Miriam Share, Center Square, PA. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <JAKEOWEN@aol.com> > > To: <PETERS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 9:48 AM > > Subject: "Historical Account of the Peters Family" -BOOK > > > > > > > I am looking for the book, "Historical Account of the Peters Family", > by > > Louise Lutz, compiled in 1986. > > > > > > It is said to have both James Peters and Tunis Peters Families included > in > > its 302 pages. > > > > > > Can anyone help me get a copy or help look for this book? > > > > > > John Peters > > > New York > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Sorry, no. Wish you well with your research. f Miriam Share ----- Original Message ----- From: <STICKSIVAD@aol.com> To: <mbshare@mindspring.com> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 10:12 PM Subject: Re: "Historical Account of the Peters Family" -BOOK > Does his family migrate to Kentucky and then Indiana? I am looking for the > Peter family that connects to the Lowes, going from Lincoln and Washington > counties in Kentucky to Orange and Harrison counties in Indiana. > Neidra Wright Davis

Hi, Petra. Sorry. This line goes back to Sinn, GER in early 1600's. Wish you well with your hunting. A friend of mine got great results with her hired genealogist. Miriam ----- Original Message ----- From: Petra <petrah@bigfoot.com> To: mbshare <mbshare@mindspring.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 9:21 PM Subject: Re: Historical Account of the Peters Family > Hello Miriam, > I am a fairly new subscriber to Peters@rootsweb and have followed the > postings about the book with great interest. My grandmother Johanna Peters > lived in Oberhausen-Sterkrade, Germany. I have followed the line back to > Paderborn, Germany and have hired a professional genealogist to do some > research for me as I live in Canada and the churches there were swamped with > requests and understaffed. > Is there any way of finding out if my line of Peters is even mentioned in > the bokk, or if I come from different peters altogether, before I pay $75.00 > to find out that it has nothing to do with my relatives whatsoever? > I would sincerely appreciate a short note if you can find the time. > Kind regards, > Petra :) > > petrah@bigfoot.com > >

Hi, John: The English lineaege cannot be documented; in fact, most has been proven invalid. The ancestry of Tunis and Francinah Adams Peters is proven by: the family Bible wherein he signed his name as Petters and lists births, deaths, and movement west of his children; 1880 census records for their three surviving children; Hampshire Co., VA land and legal records; Rev. War pension records; Loudoun Co., VA administration records; New Jersey Archives; Hunterdon Co., NJ records. A Tunis descendant married into a Newton family. Tunis's mother was Catherine Quick Peters. Quick is a Dutch name and Tunis is used repeatedly in her ancestry. The original spelling in the Quick family was Thoenis. As early as 1950, researchers were questioning the English lineage. Miriam ----- Original Message ----- From: <JAKEOWEN@aol.com> To: <mbshare@mindspring.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 7:58 AM Subject: Re: Historical Account of the Peters Family > Miriam- > > I have heard people say that Tunis has been proven to be of German Origin. The name Tunis is a Dutch name! > > Further, Tunis has descendents named Newton! What is the proof that Tunis is in fact German? I never heard anyone bring proof to table on this! > > John Peters > A James Peters Descendent

<Please try contacting the Linda Davis who posted the query <gene_ous@yahoo.com>. Listers, I just hadn't got around to posting to this list yet. My thanks to Yogagolf and Adrienne for the info and passing on of the info from the Chester Co list. I've had response that it is not the same house, but would like to get copies of the newspaper article that my uncle wrote about. I've also tracked down The Chester Times as being renamed The Daily Times of Delaware County. Still, I would like to hear from anyone connected to my family branch. William Peters Reese Peters William Peters Samuel Fothergill Peters (1800-1877) Charles Vanderen Peters (1825-1888) Samuel Francis Peters (1859-1938) Thomas Myron Peters, Sr. (1893-1952) Thomas Myron Peters, Jr. (my dad b 1923) The first 3 generations listed here are from the info in the letters, and I am working on documentation to assure accuracy. Thanks again to all. Linda (Peters) Davis - Armstrong Co., Pa. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

----- Original Message ----- Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 7:25 PM Subject: Historical Account of the Peters Family > The cost for copying and binding this book, inc. UPS shipping will be $75. > If you wish a copy, please send me a check in that amount plus your mailing > label. > The cut-off date will be 3 weeks, 25 April. It will include The 544 pages > from June Lutz's book, the documentation and research by Wm. Blue, Sharon > Austin, & Carolyn Dohner, proving the German lineage. Also my detailed > documentation back to Sinn Ger. 1600's. (50 pages). It will have a vnyl > cover with plastic protector and be bound. June discussed both lineages and > why the English was not valid. Blue/Austin work contains transc ription of > Tunis' Bible in which he signs his last name as PETTERS.It is an account of > Thunis' forebears and his descendants. Tunis(b. NJ 1749, d. OH 1826) m. > Francinah Adams (b. VA 1758, d. OH 1839) m. before 1777. To Louden Cty., & > Hampshire Cty, VA, and after all his children had gone "west", he & > Francinah followed to OH. > > It is a monumental work by Mrs. Lutz. I had talked with her by phone twice > when she was compiling it; her comment was "If I had thought of the typing, > I never would have started this!" > > Although I now live in pa, I spent my first 70 years in Central OH. > Please do not ask to have only a few pages copied. All or nothing. > > Miriam Share, 1802 Skippack Pike, Center Square, PA 19422 >

The cost for copying and binding this book, inc. UPS shipping will be $75. If you wish a copy, please send me a check in that amount plus your mailing label. The cut-off date will be 3 weeks, 25 April. It will include The 544 pages from June Lutz's book, the documentation and research by Wm. Blue, Sharon Austin, & Carolyn Dohner, proving the German lineage. Also my detailed documentation back to Sinn Ger. 1600's. (50 pages). It will have a vnyl cover with plastic protector and be bound. June discussed both lineages and why the English was not valid. Blue/Austin work contains transc ription of Tunis' Bible in which he signs his last name as PETTERS.It is an account of Thunis' forebears and his descendants. Tunis(b. NJ 1749, d. OH 1826) m. Francinah Adams (b. VA 1758, d. OH 1839) m. before 1777. To Louden Cty., & Hampshire Cty, VA, and after all his children had gone "west", he & Francinah followed to OH. It is a monumental work by Mrs. Lutz. I had talked with her by phone twice when she was compiling it; her comment was "If I had thought of the typing, I never would have started this!" Although I now live in pa, I spent my first 70 years in Central OH. Please do not ask to have only a few pages copied. All or nothing. Miriam Share, 1802 Skippack Pike, Center Square, PA 19422

Peters researchers: I am re-posting this query that was sent to the PAChester rootsweb. This, unfortunately, is not my line (as far as I know), so I have no further information! Please try contacting the Linda Davis who posted the query <gene_ous@yahoo.com>. These queries are being forwarded to me by another researcher to share with all of you. Sorry if I have confused all of you. Adrienne Forwarded Message: Subj: William Peters house Date: 03/30/2000 8:37:21 AM Pacific Standard Time From: gene_ous@yahoo.com (Linda Davis) To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com OK Chester-listers, I’m counting on you. I admit I’ve been skulking in the background for quite a while, hoping something would show up for my family. But, till you know who I’m looking for….. I’ve noticed how everyone is always so helpful, and I apologize for the length, but wanted to include all the info, so here goes: While browsing the Chester Co. page, I came across an item listed in historical homes. Peters, William, House Hillendale Rd., Pennsbury Township Mendenhall My 4G & 6G grandfathers were both named William Peters. This taken from letters that a half-gg-uncle of mine (William Preston Peters) wrote to my aunt in the 1950’s & 60’s. I’ve tried to type it in ‘as is’. Note the contradiction in construction date of the house. He would have been about 85 at the time he wrote the following; Quoted from his letter dated Sep. 26, 1955: "First to come to America with William Penn and his Quaker Colony about 1680 was also William Peters, settled at Upland with the Quaker Colony, later removed to Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Penna. His descendants early during the 1700 hundreds removed to Concordville, Delaware County, Penna., where the following generations were born down to my father and his four brothers. The first William Peters above mentioned, had a son Reece Peters, who later had a son William Peters, this last named William Peters, and his wife Susana (Vanderen) Peters, erected 1710 or 1712 a fine large brick residence, brick brought from England via Sailing vessel as ballast, same residence still in perfect condition and stands about a short mile from Chelsea, Delaware County, Penna." And also a letter dated Oct 18, 1956: "Just a note to apprise you, that not until yesterday, had I learned, that with their Sunday issue, dated Sunday, October 6, 1956, The Chester Times, Chester, Penna., published about a half page article, including six quite large pictures of the old Peters residence, near Chelsea, Delaware County, Penna., erected with brick brought from England by my great-great grandfather, William Peters, between 1734 and 1750, the residence in as good condition today as the day it was completed during 1750, after more than a years effort constructing it. By my two great great , my great, and my grandfather, the last referred too, Samuel Fothergill Peters, 1800-1877, wife, Susan Van Deren (Johnson) Peters - 1793-1872 My grandfather Samuel F. Peters, occupied this residence during his entire life, excepting a five year period, during the eighteen-thirties, when he,with his family removed to a location located between Seneca and Cayuga Lakes in New York State. With this five year exception during my grandfathers entire life, the designated premises comprising 140 acres, also included a flour mill, saw mill, fulling mill, clover hulling mill, etc. Following my grand fathers death and settlement of his estate, a Mr. Johnson purchased the entire manufacturing portion of the estate, including the mill dam on Chester Creek. The remainder of the estate remained the property of My uncle William R. Peters heirs for many years, and for many years prior to about thirty years ago, owned by my first cousin Sue VanDeren (Peters) Thatcher, when she disposed of it to Attorney W. B. Harvey, ******, Penna. Mr. Harvey now deceased, and the property now belongs to his son Henry Harvey, who with his family, resides on the property, where he has resided since his marriage twenty-two years ago." Can anyone help me to possibly find if this Peters family home is the same as the William Peters house mentioned on the county page? Any site I can find some history on it? Would you know how I can get a copy of the newspaper article that he mentioned? It was really nice of him to include the exact date, wasn’t it? Also, anyone connected with this family, please get in touch. It’s hard to use my mouse with all my fingers crossed. Thank you all in advance. Linda (Peters) Davis - Armstrong Co., Pa.

via Adrienne Subj: William PETERS, et al Date: 03/31/2000 6:08:38 AM Pacific Standard Time From: downeast@tir.com (downeast) To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com Chester cnty: PETERS, John. Wilmington. Fuller. 07 Mar 1748/9 - 15 Apr 1748/9. C:122 To daughter Elizabeth WELDON my house and lot in Wilmington during life and afterward to her children. To grandson Reese PETTERS large copper kettle which my son, John, took from Radnor. To Hannah PERKINS 10 shillings. Remainder real and personal to my 4 children, vis: William and John PETER, Ann KERLIN and Mary HARMAN in equal shares. Executors: Sons William PETERS and John KERLIN. Witnesses: James LINDSEY, William BALDWIN. Friend William PETERS is listed as the executor of the will and estate of Joseph PYLE of Concord, yeoman. 18 Mar 1754/08 Apr 1754. C:476. John PETERS is listed as a witness to this will. Friend William PETERS is listed as the executor of the will and estate of Ann PYLE of Concord. 09 Apr 1754/27 Jul 1754. C:492. William PETERS was indicated as a co-executor of the Administration of the estate of Thomas JOHNSON of Chichester Jan/Feb 1739/1740 [B:54] Rees PETERS was listed as Administrator of the estate of Robert WILSON of Concord 25 Dec 1766. Margaret Elizabeth PETERS was listed as a daughter in the will of George NOLLART, baker, of East Whiteland in his will written 11 May 1768, proved 12 Jun 1770. The will of Joseph CLOUD 11 Aug 1770-25 Aug 1770 refers to land of Wm. PETERS as a bounding land to CLOUD's land. In Delaware county wills: Rebecca PETERS, wife of Pennell PETERS, is mentioned as a daughter of Daniel PYLE of Concord 22 Dec 1823/27 Mar 1833. #809 Mary, wife of James S PETERS, is listed as a daughter in the will of Dell PENNELL of Darby 09 Sep 1822/27 Jul 1829. #726 Mordicai CLOUD, yeoman, of Upper Chichester mentions his daughter, Ann PETERS, in his will 28 Apr 1800/06 Mar 1801. Codicil 22 Jan 1801. #177. William PETERS testified to the handwriting of Jonathan STURGIS of Bethel for the will of the said STURGIS 09 Nov 1813/05 Jul 1817. #483 William PETERS witnessed the will of William VERNON of Concord 08 Feb 1819/06 Apr 1819. #511 Deborah PETERS is mentioned as a niece in the 31 Aug 1833/09 Apr 1834 will of Thomas GRIFFITH of Aston. #838. Philadelphia County: PETERS, Thomas Sr. Philadelphia. Cordwainer. 22 Dec 1724/01 Feb 1724/5. D:417 Wife Alice. Children:Thomas Benjamin, Rees, Mary, William, Margaret, Elizabeth, child unborn. Executors: Brother Rees PETERS and eldest son Thomas Witnesses: Richard PRESTON, Rice PETERS Jr and James BURN PETERS, John. Philadelphia. 04 Jun 1770/25 Sep 1770. O:555 Wife: Jane. Brother: Rees. Sister: Elliner GIBBONS. John and Elioner children of brother William. Three cousins (issue of John and Mary HARMON). Parents: William and Elioner. Aunts: Ann KERLIN (wife of John), Elizabeth (wfie of John JERVIS). Friend: Wm PUSEY (brewer). Jane WATTSON. The Monthly Meeting of Philadlephia; also of Concord. The Pennsylvania Hospital. Executors: Brother Rees and Wm PUSEY Witnesses: Jno PETERS, James LINDSAY and John BURNET.

PETERS CENSUS RECORDS 1860 TO 1910: By the time the later Census Records were taken, much more information was included on Peters than was the case in the earliest censuses. The focus of census data had shifted from just counting families to giving data on all residents of the United States. The Peters information listed may include the following: every household member's name, age and birthplace (usually only the state), the occupation for those over 15 years of age, the number of persons over 20 years old who could not read and write, whether the individual was married, whether the person attended school within the calendar year, the relationship of each person to the head of the household, the state or country in which the mother and father of each person was born. In the records, you may find information including the month and year that each Peters namesake was born, the year that an immigrant Peters arrived in the United States, their citizenship status, the number of years a Peters couple was married, the number of Peters children born and the number still living at the time. When looking at the later Peters Census Records, please keep in mind that often not all records are presented, and certain limitations exist. The records can contain faulty information, so they should always be considered along with other documents or records you may have on the family. The information that was noted depends on what the Peters interviewed at the time told the census takers. The census takers could have made mistakes in interpreting and recording the information. For example, the age given for each person was often the census taker's guess. Oftentimes other members of the family, or even a neighbor, may have answered the census takers questions. If so, the person may have found it difficult to remember all the ages and the other information about all the people in the household. If the person being interviewed for the census was a newly arrived immigrant who didn't speak English very well, the data recorded by the census taker could easily have misspellings and misinterpretations. ----1860 Connecticut---- Name: Delia Age: 4 Sex: Female Birthplace: CT Month Of Death: April Cause Of Death: Croup County: Hartford ----1860 District Of Columbia---- Name: Sicely Age: 3 Sex: Female Birthplace: DC Month Of Death: Feb Cause Of Death: Consumption County: Washington ----1860 Delaware---- Name: James Name: Mary Age: 1 Age: 55 Sex: Male Sex: Female Birthplace: DE Birthplace: MD Month Of Death: Nov Month Of Death: Feb Cause Of Death: Scarlet Fever Cause Of Death: Consumption County: New Castle County: Kent ----1860 Georgia---- Name: J. Name: L. Name: L. Age: 3 Age: 9 Age: 6 Sex: Male Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: GA Birthplace: GA Birthplace: GA Month Of Death: April Month Of Death: March Month Of Death: March Cause Of Death: Scarlet Fever Cause Of Death: Scarlet Fever Cause Of Death: Scarlet Fever County: Cobb County: Cobb County: Cobb Name: W. Age: 11 Month Sex: Male Birthplace: GA Month Of Death: March Cause Of Death: Scarlet Fever County: Cobb ----1860 Illinois---- Name: Anna Name: Catharine Name: Herman Age: 30 Age: 35 Age: 3 Sex: Female Sex: Female Sex: Male Birthplace: MK Birthplace: PA Birthplace: IL Month Of Death: Sep Month Of Death: Feb Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Lung Infla Cause Of Death: Unknown Cause Of Death: Flux County: Will County: Clinton County: Edwards Name: John Name: Louis Name: Lucy Age: 7 Month Age: 7 Month Age: 4 Sex: Male Sex: Male Sex: Female Birthplace: IL Birthplace: IL Birthplace: NY Month Of Death: June Month Of Death: Oct Month Of Death: Nov Cause Of Death: Heartinflam Cause Of Death: Dysentery Cause Of Death: Throatdisea County: Champaign County: Cass County: Carroll Name: Sarah Name: William Age: 48 Age: 3 Day Sex: Female Sex: Male Birthplace: IR Birthplace: IL Month Of Death: March Month Of Death: March Cause Of Death: Lung Infla Cause Of Death: Unknown County: St Clair County: Champaign ----1860 Mississippi---- Name: Benjamin Name: Jane Age: 12 Age: 1 Sex: Male Sex: Female Birthplace: MS Birthplace: MS Month Of Death: Sep Month Of Death: Oct Cause Of Death: Pneumonia Cause Of Death: Cholera County: Adams County: Adams ----1860 West Virginia---- Name: Daniel Name: Luna Age: 34 Age: 7 Sex: Male Sex: Female Birthplace: VA Birthplace: VA Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: Oct Cause Of Death: Consumption Cause Of Death: Diphtheria County: Hardy County: Taylor ----1870 Connecticut---- Name: Emily Name: Harry Name: Susan Age: 17 Age: 60 Age: 59 Sex: Female Sex: Male Sex: Female Birthplace: CT Birthplace: CT Birthplace: CT Month Of Death: Aug Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: Oct County: Tolland Cause Of Death: Consumption Cause Of Death: Consumption County: New London County: Hartford ----1870 Delaware---- Name: James Age: 35 Sex: Male Birthplace: DE Month Of Death: April Cause Of Death: Consumption County: Kent ----1870 Mississippi---- Name: James Name: Mingo Name: Samuel Age: 9 Age: 1 Age: 3 Sex: Male Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: MS Birthplace: MS Birthplace: MS Month Of Death: Aug Month Of Death: Sep Month Of Death: Oct Cause Of Death: Dysentery Cause Of Death: Fever Cause Of Death: Fell County: Noxubee County: Claiborne County: Marion ----1870 Nebraska---- Name: William Age: 1 Sex: Male Birthplace: NJ Month Of Death: Feb Cause Of Death: Unknown County: Dodge ----1870 Nevada---- Name: Amilia Name: J.B. Age: 28 Age: 35 Month Of Death: Feb Sex: Male County: Douglas Birthplace: WL Month Of Death: Sep Cause Of Death: Shot County: Lander ----1870 Pennsylvania---- Name: Amanda Name: Amos Name: Caroline Age: 23 Age: 14 Age: 28 Sex: Female Sex: Male Sex: Female Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: March Month Of Death: Nov Month Of Death: April Cause Of Death: Consumption Cause Of Death: Typhoid Fever Cause Of Death: Consumption County: Centre County: Philidelphia County: Dauphin Name: Elemenda Name: Eliza Name: Emily Age: 16 Age: 49 Age: 43 Sex: Female Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: May Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: Jan Cause Of Death: Intmt Fever Cause Of Death: Brain Infla Cause Of Death: Purpal Fever County: Lehigh County: Philidelphia County: Centre Name: Emma Name: Franklin Name: George Age: 27 Age: 1 Age: 21 Day Sex: Female Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: Jul Month Of Death: Oct Month Of Death: May Cause Of Death: Convulsions Cause Of Death: Diarrhea Cause Of Death: Marasmus County: Chester County: Westmoreland County: Allegheny Name: Hannah Name: Harry Name: Henry Age: 2 Age: 11 Month Age: 3 Sex: Female Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: Dec Month Of Death: Jan Cause Of Death: Scarlet Fever Cause Of Death: Cholera Cause Of Death: Scarlet Fever County: Philidelphia County: Westmpreland County: Monroe Name: Ida Name: Jacob Name: Jennie Age: 5 Month Age: 45 Age: 4 Sex: Female Sex: Male Sex: Female Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Birthplace: NY Month Of Death: Jan Month Of Death: May Month Of Death: Mar Cause Of Death: Whooping Cough Cause Of Death: Lung Consum Cause Of Death: Whooping Cough County: Dauphin County: Lancaster County: Bradford Name: Mary Name: Susan Name: Thomas Age: 1 Age: 69 Age: 22 Sex: Female Sex: Female Sex: Male Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: May Month Of Death: April Month Of Death: March Cause Of Death: Consumption Cause Of Death: Phthisis Cause Of Death: Consumption County: Philidelphia County: Fayette County: Berks Name: William Age: 63 Sex: Male Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: Feb Cause Of Death: Stomh Dis County: Philidelphia ----1870 Texas---- Name: Alice Name: Elizabeth Name: Maggie Age: 1 Month Age: 38 Age: 5 Month Sex: Female Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: TN Birthplace: MS Birthplace: TX Month Of Death: April Month Of Death: May Month Of Death: July Cause Of Death: Dedility County: Tyler Cause Of Death: Brain infla County: Collin County: Polk Name: William Age: 1 Sex: Male Birthplace: TX Month Of Death: March Cause Of Death: Brain Disea County: Bell ----1870 Vermont---- Name: Josephus Age: 66 Sex: Male Birthplace: VT Month Of Death: Dec Cause Of Death: Kidney Dis County: Chittenden ----1870 West Virginia---- Name: John Age: 60 Sex: Male Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: Sep Cause Of Death: Typhoid Fever County: Ohio ----1880 Florida---- Name: ----- Name: William Age: 1 Day Age: 1 Sex: Female Sex: Male Month Of Death: May Birthplace: FL Cause Of Death: Debility Month Of Death: Sep County: Putnam Cause Of Death: Malaria County: Marion ----1880 Kansas---- Name:Addison Name: Anna Name: Caroline Age: 1 Age: 65 Age: 19 Sex: Male Sex: Female Month Of Death: Nov Birthplace: KS Birthplace: PR Cause Of Death: Typhoid Fever Month Of Death: May Month Of Death: April County: Douglas Cause Of Death: Pneumonia Cause Of Death: Malaria County: Osage County: Cherokee Name: Freddie Name: John Name: Mrs. Age: 2 Age: 27 Age: 62 Sex: Male Sex: Male Sex: Female Birthplace: KS Birthplace: IN Birthplace: NY Month Of Death: May Month Of Death: Sep Month Of Death: Nov Cause Of Death: Measles Cause Of Death: Murdered Cause Of Death: Abcess Liver County: Dickinson County: Ness County: Brown Name: Saphrona Age: 68 Sex: Female Birthplace: OH Month Of Death: Dec Cause Of Death: Dropsy County: Cherokee ----1880 Mississippi---- Name: Baby Name: Bettie Name: Blain Age: NG Age: 1 Age: 18 Month Sex: Male Sex: Female Sex: Male Birthplace: MS Birthplace: MS Birthplace: MS Month Of Death: April Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: March Cause Of Death: Inanition Cause Of Death: Whoop Cough Cause Of Death: Pneumonia County: Alcorn County: Leflore County: Hancock ----1880 North Dakota---- Name: Anne Age: 12 Day Sex: Female Birthplace: DK Month Of Death: Feb Cause Of Death: Unknown County: Cass ----1880 Nebraska---- Name: Clemtine Name: M. Age: 1 Age: 1 Sex: Female Month Of Death: July Birthplace: NE County: Douglas Month Of Death: Feb Cause Of Death: Brain Fever County: Richardson ----1880 Pennsylvania---- Name: Emaline Name: Mary Name: Permelia Age: 47 Age: 4 Age: 64 Sex: Female Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: March Month Of Death: Nov Month Of Death: June Cause Of Death: Pneumonia Cause Of Death: Croup Cause Of Death: Dropsy County: Tioga County: Washington County: Washington Name: Therisia Age: 4 Month Sex: Female Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: Nov Cause Of Death: Meningitis County: Schuylkill ----1880 Utah---- Name: Everett Age: 12 Sex: Male Birthplace: UT Month Of Death: Jan Cause Of Death: Quincy County: Sevier ----1880 West Virginia---- Name: Bell Name: Nancy Name: Rachael Age: 47 Age: 69 Age: 82 Sex: Female Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: WV Birthplace: WV Birthplace: VA Month Of Death: Sep Month Of Death: Nov Month Of Death: Nov Cause Of Death: Dyspepsia Cause Of Death: Old Age Cause Of Death: Paralysis County: Mineral County: Fayette County: Kanawha Name: Walter Name: William Age: 3 Month Age: 35 Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: WV Birthplace: IR Month Of Death: March Month Of Death: Dec Cause Of Death: Pneumonia Cause Of Death: Consumption County: Pocahontas County: Ohio

PETERS CENSUS RECORDS 1790 TO 1850: The Peters Census Records open up all kinds of possibilities that will help you to reconstruct the history of fellow Peters. In 1790 theUnited States took the first nationwide census. Although the census was at first intended as only a national "head count," it was later used by the government to collect other information. Census records have become a boon for genealogists because they provide statistics from every ten years since the first one in 1790. The information about Peters that research has discovered from the 1790 census was originally gathered United States marshals. The marshals collected information about all households and individuals in the United States in a house-to-house canvass. The law required that every household be visited and that the completed census schedules be posted in "two of the most public places within [each jurisdiction], there to remain for the inspection of all concerned." The marshals were required to list the members of each household, and to put them into one of the following categories: head of the family, "free white males" of 16 years and upward (to assess the country's industrial and military potential), "free white males" under 16 years, "free white females," "all other free persons, by sex and color," and "all slaves." The early Peters Census Records list only names for the Peters heads of households. From these early censuses we can only speculate that a male listed between the ages of 10 and 15, for example, was a son of the head of the household, or that a slave listed would later take on the Peters name. While these early Census Records do not list the names of every household member, they at least tell of the family's residence. Using this information it may be possible to reconstruct the family, keeping in mind that any of the individuals unnamed might be boarders, servants, or someone else unrelated. The information available about Peters from each census is varied, and often not all records are presented. Generally, the details improve as the government required that more information be collected in each successive census. Keep in mind that in every national census some people are missed. ----1850 Alabama---- Name: Cornelius Age: 25 Sex: Male Birthplace: GR Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Congefever County: Mobile ----1850 California---- Name: Sam Age: 30 Sex: Male Birthplace: NY Month Of Death: Sep Cause Of Death: Dilirium County: Calaveras ----1850 District Of Columbia---- Name: Rebeca Age: 6 Month Sex: Male Birthplace: DC Month Of Death: May Cause Of Death: Diarrhea County: Washington ----1850 Delaware---- Name: Daniel Age: 55 Sex: Male Birthplace: MD Month Of Death: Feb Cause Of Death: Bill Fever County: Kent ----1850 Florida---- Name: John Age: 45 Sex: Male Birthplace: NJ Month Of Death: Sep Cause Of Death: Yellow Fever County: Hillsborough ----1850 Georgia---- Name: John Age: 1 Month Sex: Male Birthplace: GA Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Unknown County: Randolph ----1850 Illinois---- Name: Mary Age: 12 Sex: Female Birthplace: IL Month Of Death: Sep Cause Of Death: Scarlatina County: Vermillion ----1850 Indiana---- Name: Christian Name: Elizabeth Name: John Age: 40 Age: 7 Age: 43 Sex: Male Sex: Female Sex: Male Birthplace: GR Birthplace: IN Birthplace: MD Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: March Month Of Death: March Cause Of Death: Gravel Cause Of Death: Pneumonia Cause Of Death: Pleurisy County: Warrick County: Jachson County: Floyd Name: John Age: 1 Sex: Male Birthplace: IN Month Of Death: May Cause Of Death: Infl Brain County: Jackson ----1850 Louisiana---- Name: Peter Age: 38 Sex: Male Birthplace: ME Month Of Death: Jan Cause Of Death: Cholera County: Orleans ----1850 Michigan---- Name: Abia Name: Meritte Name: Winn Age: 37 Age: 32 Age: 4 Month Sex: Female Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: EN Birthplace: EN Birthplace: NG Month Of Death: June Month Of Death: Feb Month Of Death: Sep Cause Of Death: Inflammatn Cause Of Death: Unknown Cause Of Death: ** County: Lenawee County: Washtenaw County: Monroe ----1850 Ohio---- Name: Ann Name: Eli Name: Francis Age: 70 Age: 1 Age: 4 Sex: Female Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: VA Birthplace: OH Birthplace: NG Month Of Death: Sep Month Of Death: Oct Month Of Death: Dec Cause Of Death: Consumption Cause Of Death: Fever Cause Of Death: Sore Throat County: Hancock County: Stark County: Pickaway Name: Franklin Name: Henry Name: John Age: 17 Age: 32 Age: 1 Sex: Male Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: OH Birthplace: GR Birthplace: OH Month Of Death: Dec Month Of Death: Dec Month Of Death: July Cause Of Death: Accident Cause Of Death: Scarlet Fever Cause Of Death: Summer Comp County: Pike County: Hamilton County: Hamilton Name: John Name: John Name: Mary Age: 3 Age: 7 Age: 3 Sex: Male Sex: Male Sex: Female Birthplace: OH Birthplace: OH Birthplace: GR Month Of Death: Sep Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: June Cause Of Death: Flux Cause Of Death: Cholera Cause Of Death: Brain Infl County: Hamilton County: Montgomery County: Hamilton Name: Oliver Age: 6 Sex: Female Birthplace: OH Month Of Death: Feb Cause Of Death: Infl Brain County: Hamilton ----1850---- Name: Henry Age: 65 Sex: Male Birthplace: PA Month Of Death: July Cause Of Death: Apoplexy County: Lawrence ----1850 Tennessee---- Name: Catharine Name: Sarah Age: 63 Age: 1 Month Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: TN Birthplace: TN Month Of Death: Aug Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Heartdisea Cause Of Death: Unknown County: Carter County: Knox ----1850 Texas---- Name: John Age: 1 Sex: Male Birthplace: TX Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Unknown County: Lamar ----1850 Virginia---- Name: Bluett Name: George Name: Graham Age: 60 Age: 3 Age: 6 Month Sex: Male Sex: Male Sex: Male Birthplace: VA Birthplace: VA Birthplace: VA Month Of Death: April Month Of Death: Feb Month Of Death: Aug Cause Of Death: Unknown Cause Of Death: Catarrh Cause Of Death: Unknown County: Rockbridge County: Alexandria County: Alexandria Name: Lucy Name: Martha Name: Mary Age: 20 Age: 56 Age: 6 Sex: Female Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: VA Birthplace: VA Birthplace: VA Month Of Death: April Month Of Death: July Month Of Death: March Cause Of Death: Braininflam Cause Of Death: Consumption Cause Of Death: Catarrh County: Nelson County: Norfolk County: Alexandria ----1850 Vermont---- Name: Charlotte Name: Mary Age: 43 Age: 17 Sex: Female Sex: Female Birthplace: VT Birthplace: VT Month Of Death: Feb Month Of Death: Oct County: Chittenden County: Franklin

Subj: Fwd: Peters family Date: 03/30/2000 6:55:56 PM Pacific Standard Time From: BW Good To: Yoga golf ----------------- Forwarded Message: Subj: Peters family Date: 03/30/2000 10:08:04 AM Pacific Standard Time From: ferg@intelos.net (Sandra Ferguson) Reply-to: ferg@intelos.net (Sandra Ferguson) To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com I found this, too, on Reece. the notation is; Reece and Catharine Peters 1776 there is, apparently a will, kept in the Chester County Archives on file (don't know if is is one of their wills, or what. Just that it is a will and estate papers, kept in file 2340, of the CC Archives. also this, along with the above notation; John Peters 12-21-1767 Delaware County court house...deed...E62 (this is the deed book and page # for the deed)