Subj: Fwd: William Peters house Date: 03/30/2000 6:54:56 PM Pacific Standard Time From: BW Good To: Yoga golf ----------------- Forwarded Message: Subj: Re: William Peters house Date: 03/30/2000 9:53:22 AM Pacific Standard Time From: ferg@intelos.net (Sandra Ferguson) Reply-to: ferg@intelos.net (Sandra Ferguson) To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com Linda, I find no mention of any Peters being part of Penn's "fleet", nor any listed as one of the so-called Irish Quakers that helped establish Pa from 1683 to 1750. I find references to a Wm..Peters in F & C, but none early enough to the the 1st William you seek... I did find a Rees Peter (no s on the end), who signed a petition to the Proptietery, in 1688, concerning the dissatisfaction of the Welsh, over land problems with the Quakers. I'm sure you know that there was a large contingent of Welsh in Chester, early on, and the name Rees,or Reece, is a Welsh name. Perhaps your origins are linked to the Welsh, which were certainly plentiful! I did find this, in Concord Township by Case; (This was in a section on different families......The following were families whose"longevity was shorter than others" previously mentioned, but would "add to the growing economy of the township through agriculture." "the Bullock, Gamble, McCall, PETERS, Speakman, Sharpless and Yarnall families acquired land in Concord during the latter part of the 18th century and would become members of the farming community during the 19th century."...apparently the Peters didn't own land in Concord Twp till the later 1700s. Have you queried in Delaware county, about the house? Isn't that were it was or is? I'd sure see if I could get a copy of the newspaper pictures! Sandra