John was the son of Jacob Peters who settled in the Valley of Virginia after 1732, in the section of Augusta County that became Rockingham County in 1778.
John married Frances Simms.
In 1782 John migrated to the New River area and claimed to have owned the first brick house in what came to be Giles County, Virginia, which was accomplished by brick being made on his own farm around 1789 using general labor.
John was very prominent in the development of Giles County following its formation January 1806. He served on the first Petit Jury impaneled, and on the First Grand Jury May 13, 1806 and the Second Grand Jury Jun 10, 1806.
March 1, 1815, JOHN PETERS - Giles County, Virginia Personal Property Tax: Listed three males over age of 16 years, eight horses, twenty cattle, one silver watch, one clock, nine misc. items, two bureaus for a total tax of $6.68.
The descendants of John Peters in the State of Virginia are legend and they have been prominently identified in the history and development of the state. It has been significantly shown they are available and willing to bear arms for the defense of the United States and their native Virginia. The Peters name will be readily found on the armed services rosters in any hostilities from beginning to termination, in which Virginia or the United States has been involved. they for the most part were inclined to favor the Confederacy during the Civil War and contributed quite freely to its cause in financial support and men in uniform.
July 25, 1836 - On motion of Elijah Peters, executor of John Peters, deceased, the following persons, certified legatees of said John Peters, legatees in order to obtain from the pension money - John Peters, Jr., Elizabeth Bailey, Phillip Peters, Elijah Peters, Christian Peters, William Peters, Frances Walker and Catherine Thompson. And same ordered certified to the War Department.
December 27, 1836, a certificate was filed showing that John Peters, a Revolutionary War Pensioner died Feb. 6, 1836, leaving no widow, ordered certified to War Department.
John married Frances Simms.
In 1782 John migrated to the New River area and claimed to have owned the first brick house in what came to be Giles County, Virginia, which was accomplished by brick being made on his own farm around 1789 using general labor.
John was very prominent in the development of Giles County following its formation January 1806. He served on the first Petit Jury impaneled, and on the First Grand Jury May 13, 1806 and the Second Grand Jury Jun 10, 1806.
March 1, 1815, JOHN PETERS - Giles County, Virginia Personal Property Tax: Listed three males over age of 16 years, eight horses, twenty cattle, one silver watch, one clock, nine misc. items, two bureaus for a total tax of $6.68.
The descendants of John Peters in the State of Virginia are legend and they have been prominently identified in the history and development of the state. It has been significantly shown they are available and willing to bear arms for the defense of the United States and their native Virginia. The Peters name will be readily found on the armed services rosters in any hostilities from beginning to termination, in which Virginia or the United States has been involved. they for the most part were inclined to favor the Confederacy during the Civil War and contributed quite freely to its cause in financial support and men in uniform.
July 25, 1836 - On motion of Elijah Peters, executor of John Peters, deceased, the following persons, certified legatees of said John Peters, legatees in order to obtain from the pension money - John Peters, Jr., Elizabeth Bailey, Phillip Peters, Elijah Peters, Christian Peters, William Peters, Frances Walker and Catherine Thompson. And same ordered certified to the War Department.
December 27, 1836, a certificate was filed showing that John Peters, a Revolutionary War Pensioner died Feb. 6, 1836, leaving no widow, ordered certified to War Department.
John was the son of Jacob Peters who settled in the Valley of Virginia after 1732, in the section of Augusta County that became Rockingham County in 1778.
John married Frances Simms.
In 1782 John migrated to the New River area and claimed to have owned the first brick house in what came to be Giles County, Virginia, which was accomplished by brick being made on his own farm around 1789 using general labor.
John was very prominent in the development of Giles County following its formation January 1806. He served on the first Petit Jury impaneled, and on the First Grand Jury May 13, 1806 and the Second Grand Jury Jun 10, 1806.
March 1, 1815, JOHN PETERS - Giles County, Virginia Personal Property Tax: Listed three males over age of 16 years, eight horses, twenty cattle, one silver watch, one clock, nine misc. items, two bureaus for a total tax of $6.68.
The descendants of John Peters in the State of Virginia are legend and they have been prominently identified in the history and development of the state. It has been significantly shown they are available and willing to bear arms for the defense of the United States and their native Virginia. The Peters name will be readily found on the armed services rosters in any hostilities from beginning to termination, in which Virginia or the United States has been involved. they for the most part were inclined to favor the Confederacy during the Civil War and contributed quite freely to its cause in financial support and men in uniform.
July 25, 1836 - On motion of Elijah Peters, executor of John Peters, deceased, the following persons, certified legatees of said John Peters, legatees in order to obtain from the pension money - John Peters, Jr., Elizabeth Bailey, Phillip Peters, Elijah Peters, Christian Peters, William Peters, Frances Walker and Catherine Thompson. And same ordered certified to the War Department.
December 27, 1836, a certificate was filed showing that John Peters, a Revolutionary War Pensioner died Feb. 6, 1836, leaving no widow, ordered certified to War Department.
John married Frances Simms.
In 1782 John migrated to the New River area and claimed to have owned the first brick house in what came to be Giles County, Virginia, which was accomplished by brick being made on his own farm around 1789 using general labor.
John was very prominent in the development of Giles County following its formation January 1806. He served on the first Petit Jury impaneled, and on the First Grand Jury May 13, 1806 and the Second Grand Jury Jun 10, 1806.
March 1, 1815, JOHN PETERS - Giles County, Virginia Personal Property Tax: Listed three males over age of 16 years, eight horses, twenty cattle, one silver watch, one clock, nine misc. items, two bureaus for a total tax of $6.68.
The descendants of John Peters in the State of Virginia are legend and they have been prominently identified in the history and development of the state. It has been significantly shown they are available and willing to bear arms for the defense of the United States and their native Virginia. The Peters name will be readily found on the armed services rosters in any hostilities from beginning to termination, in which Virginia or the United States has been involved. they for the most part were inclined to favor the Confederacy during the Civil War and contributed quite freely to its cause in financial support and men in uniform.
July 25, 1836 - On motion of Elijah Peters, executor of John Peters, deceased, the following persons, certified legatees of said John Peters, legatees in order to obtain from the pension money - John Peters, Jr., Elizabeth Bailey, Phillip Peters, Elijah Peters, Christian Peters, William Peters, Frances Walker and Catherine Thompson. And same ordered certified to the War Department.
December 27, 1836, a certificate was filed showing that John Peters, a Revolutionary War Pensioner died Feb. 6, 1836, leaving no widow, ordered certified to War Department.
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John and his wife are believed to be buried in the old Charles Walker Farm section of this cemetery with fieldstones as markers.
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