Henry Peters (1773 - 1840)

Born 11 Jul 1773 in Colony of North Carolina

Husband of Catherine (unknown) Peters — married [date unknown] in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died Jul 1840 at about age 66 in Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Henry was born in 1773 in the area of the North Carolina Colony that later became the Southwest Territory of the United States and then the state of Tennessee. He moved with his extended family to the Cherokee lands in the Mississippi Territory which would later become the Peters Cove area of Jackson County, Alabama. He passed away in 1840.

He married Catherine "Meg" before 1799, when his eldest son William was born. "Meg" was all or part Cherokee. The marriage would have taken place in Tennessee.

He died, at the age of 66-67, in 1840 in Woodville, Alabama. His burial details are unknown but he has a Find a Grave Memorial.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89849928/henry-peters: accessed 18 October 2023), memorial page for Henry Peters (11 Jul 1773–1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89849928; Burial Details Unknown, Burial site unknown in this locale.; Maintained by David T Bunton (contributor 47358328)

See Also:

• 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Moreland in Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Page: 151; NARA Roll: M33_103; Image: 159. Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 for Henry Peters
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 August 2019, 03:58), entry for Henry Peters(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTPT-JN1); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 July 2018, 13:58), entry for Henry Peters(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTPT-JN1); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 November 2017, 03:33), entry for Henry Peters(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTPT-JN1); contributed by various users.
• Ozark Pioneers by David Travillion Bunton