Son of William Apperson (1757-22 Mar 1826), a Revolutionary War veteran buried in the Apperson Family Cemetery, near East Bend NC. His mother was Elizabeth Kerr (23 Dec 1763 Goochland VA-28 June 1850 Stokes NC), who is buried next to her husband in the family cemetery.
Peter left North Carolina for the west in 1810, first going to Cumberland KY and on to Barren County, where he married Elizabeth Petty on 18 Nov 1817. She was the daughter of Rev. Ralph Petty, a Baptist minister. After a time in TN, Peter moved to Springfield MO by 1831; and, in 1845, he sent his son James Petty to locate land in Texas.
About 30 miles south of Dallas, James found a nice spring on the south side of Waxahachie Creek, and there he claimed land and settled. Land was cleared, houses built, and a couple of crops harvested before Peter arrived at the Apperson Plantation, as it was called, in 1848 - he was then 64 years old.
When Peter died, he was buried in the cemetery on his home place - the Old Apperson Homestead - one mile south of Waxahachie on Waxahachie Creek, also referred to as the old Walter Heine farm.
Peter left North Carolina for the west in 1810, first going to Cumberland KY and on to Barren County, where he married Elizabeth Petty on 18 Nov 1817. She was the daughter of Rev. Ralph Petty, a Baptist minister. After a time in TN, Peter moved to Springfield MO by 1831; and, in 1845, he sent his son James Petty to locate land in Texas.
About 30 miles south of Dallas, James found a nice spring on the south side of Waxahachie Creek, and there he claimed land and settled. Land was cleared, houses built, and a couple of crops harvested before Peter arrived at the Apperson Plantation, as it was called, in 1848 - he was then 64 years old.
When Peter died, he was buried in the cemetery on his home place - the Old Apperson Homestead - one mile south of Waxahachie on Waxahachie Creek, also referred to as the old Walter Heine farm.
Son of William Apperson (1757-22 Mar 1826), a Revolutionary War veteran buried in the Apperson Family Cemetery, near East Bend NC. His mother was Elizabeth Kerr (23 Dec 1763 Goochland VA-28 June 1850 Stokes NC), who is buried next to her husband in the family cemetery.
Peter left North Carolina for the west in 1810, first going to Cumberland KY and on to Barren County, where he married Elizabeth Petty on 18 Nov 1817. She was the daughter of Rev. Ralph Petty, a Baptist minister. After a time in TN, Peter moved to Springfield MO by 1831; and, in 1845, he sent his son James Petty to locate land in Texas.
About 30 miles south of Dallas, James found a nice spring on the south side of Waxahachie Creek, and there he claimed land and settled. Land was cleared, houses built, and a couple of crops harvested before Peter arrived at the Apperson Plantation, as it was called, in 1848 - he was then 64 years old.
When Peter died, he was buried in the cemetery on his home place - the Old Apperson Homestead - one mile south of Waxahachie on Waxahachie Creek, also referred to as the old Walter Heine farm.
Peter left North Carolina for the west in 1810, first going to Cumberland KY and on to Barren County, where he married Elizabeth Petty on 18 Nov 1817. She was the daughter of Rev. Ralph Petty, a Baptist minister. After a time in TN, Peter moved to Springfield MO by 1831; and, in 1845, he sent his son James Petty to locate land in Texas.
About 30 miles south of Dallas, James found a nice spring on the south side of Waxahachie Creek, and there he claimed land and settled. Land was cleared, houses built, and a couple of crops harvested before Peter arrived at the Apperson Plantation, as it was called, in 1848 - he was then 64 years old.
When Peter died, he was buried in the cemetery on his home place - the Old Apperson Homestead - one mile south of Waxahachie on Waxahachie Creek, also referred to as the old Walter Heine farm.
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