Peter (Magers) Majors II (1731 - 1790)

Born 5 Feb 1731 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1790 at age 59 in Frederick, Hartford, Maryland, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: JB Majors [send private message]

Biography

His will mentions the following people ^[1]:

• "to well beloved son Peter..."
• "to well beloved son Nathan..."
• "to well beloved son Elias..."
• "to well beloved son John..."
• "to well beloved daughter Marah..."
• "to well beloved daughter Honour..."
• "to well beloved son Lawrence..."
• "to well beloved wife Ann..."

No biography yet.^[2] Can you add information or sources?

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GT1P-SSSX?cc=1803986&wc=SNYC-C6D%3A146535301%2C147307901 : 20 May 2014), Frederick > Wills 1783-1794 vol 2 > image 185 of 294; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
2. ↑ Profile created by JB Majors through the import of JeremyMajors_FamilyTreeDNA_12.2.2021.ged on Feb 20, 2021. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 7 cM segment on chromosome 1, consisting of K (K) Kirk, GEDmatch kit # A615472, and JB Majors, her 7th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A689274, and Janis Bias, her 7th cousin, GEDmatch kit # A504840. (JB and Janis are 7th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Peter Majors and Mary Slider, the 6x great grandparents of K (K) Kirk and 7x great grandparents of JB Majors and 6x great grandparents of Janis Bias.

• Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911

The following sources have been Coped from the "Descendants of Peter MAJORS", http://www.skcensus.com/genealogy/majors/aqwn02.htm#205, website (accessed by Joseph Rusche on May 29, 2020). As they have not yet been found readily online, they have yet to be been verified:

Baltimore County, Land Patents: Lib BC & GS #5, Folio 25; Lib BC & GS #2 Folio 408: "Peter's Home" Peter MAGERS, 19 Mar 1756, 25 acres beginning at Spring Head which descends into Timber Run, a branch of the Falls of Patapsco Peter's Home surveyed 30 Aug 1760; John Wilmot entered caveat in 1761, and MAGERS surrendered the land Unpatented grant #1238: "Peter's Hope" Peter MAJORS, 12 Oct 1760, 12 acres on southwest side of Patapsco Falls Deeded in 1726 to John Wilmot

Baltimore County, MD, Tax Lists: 1763, St. Thomas Parish: Peter MAGIS, in arrears, Pipe Creek Hundred (run) William Organ, in arrears, Pipe Creek Hundred (run)

Frederick County, MD, Deeds, 1767-1770--LDS Film #013,941: Book M: pp. 250-251: 19 June 1769 Edward Brown of Frederick Co, Md to Peter MAJORS of Frederick Co, Md, farmer, for 43 pounds, part of Iron Intention, 163 acres Edward's wife Margaret consents

Frederick County, MD, Committee of Observation, Sep 1775-Oct 1776: [MD HISTORICAL MAG, 1916, p. 170:] Peter MAGERS Junr Peter MAGERS Senr Elias MAGERS

Frederick County, MD, Deeds, 1778-1781--LDS Film #013,946: Book WR-2, 1779-1781: pp. 582-584: 26 Feb 1780 Peter MAJERS of Frederick County, farmer, to William Bell of City of Philadelphia, gentleman, for 34 pounds, parcel of land being part of Peter MAJERS plantation whereon he now lives, as much land as will be sufficient for a Mill Race Water Course or Canal sufficient for carrying a stream of water called the Cranberry Fork from and through Peter MAJERS land to William Bell's mill adjoining Peter MAJERS, William Bell to keep banks of canal in good order Signed: Peter-P mark-MAJERS Wit: John Ross Key, W. Winchester Junr Acknowledged by Peter MAJERS Senr, 26 Feb 1780

Baltimore County, MD, Deeds, 1789-1790--LDS Film #013,352: Book WG-DD, 1789-1790: pp. 519-520: 18 June 1789 Peter MAJORS Senior of Frederick County, farmer, to Jacob Ditto of Baltimore County, Miller, for 16 pounds, tract called "Iron Intention" in Baltimore County containing 2 acres Signed: Peter-P mark-MAJERS Wit: John MAGERS, R. Owings Ann, wife of Peter MAJERS, relinquishes right of dower