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- Richard Peters, born probably 1748; died 1810 perhaps in December, was a blacksmith. He married first J
erusha Sutton, and second Jane Huson, a widow with three sons (Levi, Nathaniel and Elijah). Richard resided in Clifton Park, Saratoga New York.
War Department, The Adjutant General's Office, Washington D.C., May 19, 1942
Thename Richard Peters has not been found on the records on file in this office of Rhode Island soldiers in the Revolutionary War. The records show however, that one Richard Peters served in that war as a member (rank not shown) of Van Schoonhoven's Regiment (Albany County) New York Militia. Neither the date of his entry into service nor the date of his separation therefrom is shown. His name appears only on a return "of Bounty paid by the different Heads of Classes for raising Levees for the years 1781-1782". The return is dated New Town January 8, 1783 and shows that on April 9, 1781 Richard Peters, as head of class, was paid a bounty of L.23 S.O.D.I. No further record of him has been found and no record ofpersonal or family history, or of marriage.
The collection of Revolutionary War records on file in this office is incomplete and it is possible that additional information may be obtained from the Manuscript and History Section, New York State Library, Albany NY, or from the Archievist National Archives Washington D.C. who has custody of the pension records of the Revolutionary War.
J.A. Ulio, Major General, The Adjutant General by J.W.W. (Nell McCoy Notes)
Surrogate's Court Saratoga Springs
Jane Peters does under date of Jan 3, 1811 renounce her right to administer the estate of her late husband and same date letters were issued to Samuel Peters, a son.
Richard was one of the founders of the Methodist Church, Clifton Park, Saratoga Co. NY. (Nell McCoy notes and letters)
"Richard and William Peters (of Wales), Methodist converts, came to Georgia about 1741, possibly with Francis Asbury, as Richard had married an Asbury in England. Next they went to Virginia and did missionary work for a long time in Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co. From there they pushed up the James River into the Alleghenies and into what was then the limits of civilization, where they spent the remainder of their years. Richard and wife lived to almost 100, William died earlier.
Richard had Jessie and John and probably others. William married and had; Jesse, Richard, Reubin, Jordan, Lewis, Samuel, Elizabeth and Nancy." This paragraph is abstracted from "A Short History of the Beginnings of Methodism" in the introduction to Suppliment No. 1 to Edition B. of Mc Donald Genealogy, Containing the Descendants of Jesse Peters, One of the Pioneer Settlers near Markville, Washington Co. KY. (Nell McCoy notes on possible origin of Richard Peters)
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The Back Rhodes of Our Genealogy
1748 - 1810 (62 years)
