Mike I found the following for a Nancy PETERS: William Montgomery Sweeny, Marriage Bonds And Other Marriage Records of Amherst County Virginia 1763-1800, (Originally publish: Lynchburg, Virginia: 1937 Reprinted: Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1973,1980. Reprinted for Clearfield Co., Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland: 1991, 1997), page 54, MORRIS, Allison, and Nancy PETERS, February 4, 1797. John PETERS, surety. Consent of her father, Williams PETERS. Andy Lawless NPeters102@aol.com wrote: > Am seeking information on a William PETERS. According to information I have > been given, William PETERS was a minister of the Anglican faith & the first > of his line to come to the Colonies. > > I have found a William PETERS listed in the 1785 Heads of Families for > Amherst County, VA. He is listed as one of 10 whites occupying the household. > Undocumented information has William PETERS of Amherst County, VA. as father > of the following children: > > *Jacob Zachariah Peters, born circa 1770, married Kesiah Lively 18 > November 1794 in Amherst County, VA. (Most records list him as Zachariah) > > *Elisha Peters, married Jane Tiller 1 June 1792 in Amherst County, VA. > > *James Peters, married Elizabeth Stevens > > *Nancy Peters, married ??? in 1797 in Amherst County, VA. > > *John Peters, married Catherine Lane 4 January 1800 in Amherst County, > VA. > > If this William PETERS is the same one listed in the 1785 Heads of Families > in Amherst County, VA, then he may have been the father of at least 3 more > children. > > Can anyone shed some light on the William PETERS family? Thank you in advance > for any information you may have & for any guidance you may render. I look > forward to reading your E-mails. > > Sincerely, > > Mike Peters > npeters102@aol.com > > ==== VAAMHERS Mailing List ==== > Thank you, Rootsweb, for making this list possible! To support Rootsweb & their efforts with a financial contribution visit their web site at http://www.rootsweb.com