"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J5-76Q : accessed 17 July 2015), William B Peters in household of Andrew Peters, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing family 543, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Peters of New England : a genealogy, and family history: Author: Peters, Edmond Frank, 1852-1893; Peters, Eleanor Bradley: Publication: New York; Knickerbocker Press; 1903: Note: NS293213: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y
The Reverend Robert Jordan Memorial: Author: Jordan, Tristram Frost: Publication: Boston: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1882: Note: NS357153: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: