Elizabeth (Hilliard) Peters (1658)

Born 14 Oct 1658 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Wife of Gilbert Peters — married 14 Sep 1669 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Elizabeth Hilliard was born at Salem, MA on Oct. 14, 1658, daughter of Edward and Martha Hilliard. ^[1]

She married Gilbert Peters, at Salem, MA on Sept. 14, 1669. ^[1] Gilbert was born about 1645. ^[2]

• c1673: Edward Hilliard gave a lot in Salem to his son-in-law Gilbert Peters, who built a house on it. ^[3]

Gilbert Peters died about 1691, but before Aug. 13, 1697, when Edward Hilliard deeded Gilbert's house lot to his grandson William Peters. ^[3][2]

Children

• Richard born at Salem on Jan. 12, 1671^[1]; married Bethiah (___) Allen, widow of Joseph Allen in 1684. ^[2]
• William born June 19, 1673 ^{[1] [2]}; mariner at Salem. ^[3]
• John born March 14, 1676. ^{[2] [1]}.
• possibly others ^[2]

Source notes

Salem Births

Hillyard, Elizabeth, d. Edward and Martha, 14: 8m: 1658. CTR (p. 434)

Peeters, Richard, s. Gilbert and Elizabeth (Hilliard), 12: 11m: 1670. CTR (p. 151)

Peters, William, s. Gilbert and Elizabeth (Hilliard), June 19, 1673. CTR (p. 151)

Peeters, John, s. Gilbert and Elizabeth (Hilliard), Mar. 14, 1676. CTR (p. 151)

Salem Marriages

Peeters, Gilbert, and Elizabeth Helliard, Sept. 14, 1669. CTR (p. 173)^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1916
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Peters of New England: A Genealogy, and Family History, compiled by Eleanor Bradley Peters, Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1903
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} The Essex Antiquarian, Volume 9, by Sidney Perley Essex Antiquarian, Salem, MA, 1905