Descendant of William Cantrell, the first Cantrell in North America. William arrived from England with Captain John Smith in Jamestown, Virginia on April 20, 1607
Biography
Peter was born about 1771 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He was the son of Isaac Cantrell and Nancy Cloud. He passed away about 1849 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Sources
: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.
Name: Peter Cantrell
Company: 1 REG'T (MEAN'S) SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 33
Microfilm Publication: M602
"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH26-8TG : accessed 12 April 2017), Peter Cantrell, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 270, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 337,912.
"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP2-Q26 : 18 August 2015), Peter Cantrell, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing 261, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 171; FHL microfilm 22,505.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTZ-T8G : 24 August 2015), Peter Cantrell, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 105, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 515; FHL microfilm 22,511.
Christie, Susan Cantrill. The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a Resident of Philadelphia Prior to 1689, and of Earlier Cantrills in England and America. New York: The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, 1908. p 143
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