This Henry Peters, my ggggg-grandfather is often confused with Henry Peters that lived in Copper Creek, Scott County, Virginia. This Henry Peters is documented in the 1850 Census in Anderson County Tennessee and is buried in the cemetery near Oak Ridge High School in Tennessee.
Henry was born about 1769. Henry Peters ... He passed away before 1860. Entries in the 1850 Census indicate he was born in Pennsylvania and was 81 years old.[1]
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Greenbrier County, in southeastern West Virginia (WV), was created in 1788 from parts of Montgomery and Botetourt counties (now in Virginia) and was named for the Greenbrier River, which drains a large part of the the eastern county.[1]
↑ Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800: Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia. Ancestry Record 3002 #16190
Marriage:
Name:
Henry Peters
Spouse:
Mary Wiatt
Marriage Date:
15 Sep 1788
Marriage Location:
Greenbrier County, Virginia
↑ West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971: Ancestry.com. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "West Virginia Marriages, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counties throughout West Virginia. Marriage records. Ancestry Record 2538 #602580
Marriage:
Name:
Henry Peters
Gender:
Male
Spouse's Name:
Mary Wiatt
Spouse Gender:
Female
Marriage Date:
15 Sep 1788
Marriage Place:
Greenbrier, West Virginia
↑ Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky Ancestry Record 1222 #600307960
Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965:
Name:
Henry Peters
Gender:
Male
Spouse:
Mary Peters
Child:
John Peters
Find a Grave, database and images ( Find A Grave: Memorial #178095399 henry-peters : accessed 08 June 2022), memorial page for Henry Peters (1769–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178095399, citing Scarbrough Cemetery AEC #41, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Ann Taylor (contributor 47091859) .
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