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