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William Peters (1605)

William Peters
Born in Torrey, Cornwall, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died [date unknown] in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

William PETERS

Research Notes

There is no evidence that William Peters is the father of Andrew Peters, or that he ever lived in New England. Peters of New England: a genealogy, and family history thoroughly debunks the family myth that descendants of Andrew Peters are related in any way to the Rev. Hugh Peters. [1]

"Rev. Hugh Peters, minister of Salem about 1636, afterwards executed by Charles II, had a brother William, of Boston, and was a son of William Peters of Torrey, Cornwall, England. The young men came over in 1634. William's son Andrew, of Ipswich and Andover, came here some time after the arrival of Mary Beamsley, and an amusing account of Andrew's arrival and first experience of Boston mud is given in a private manuscript belong to Rev. Anson Titus." (His notice led to a marriage.) by c. H. Abbott, Andover. [2]

Sources

  1. Peters of New England: a genealogy, and family history
  2. The Essex Antiquarian

See also:

  • Peters of New England: a genealogy, and family history, database online, Eleanor Bradley Peters, Google Books (Madison, Wisconsin, Knickerbocker Press, 1903). Quotes primary sources.
  • The Essex Antiquarian. Salem, MA: The Essex Antiquarian, 13 vols. 1897-1909. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006.) vol 1, (1897), page 134. Queries #36
  • Some Account of The Peters Family, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1848) Vol. 2, Page 63.




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