Elijah Peters 
Elijah was born about 1782 in Rockingham Co., Virginia.1 Elijah's father was John Jacob Peters and his mother was Frances Simms. His paternal grandfather was JACOB PETERS and his paternal grandmother is ELIZABETH. He had four brothers and four sisters, named John, Phillip, Christian Snidow, William, Catherine, Elizabeth, Mary Frances and Frances Simms. He was the fourth oldest of the nine children. He died on August 11th, 1853 in Mercer Co., Virginia.1 General Notes
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He was a justice of the peace and a member of the First County Court of MercerCounty.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1720 in Pfalz, Bavaria, Germany d.22 May 1801 in Montgomery Co., Virginia
- b.17 Oct 1755 in Rockingham Co., Virginia d.06 Feb 1836 in Giles Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1721 in Rheinland, Prussia, Germany
- b.~ 1782 in Rockingham Co., Virginia d.11 Aug 1853 in Mercer Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1758 in Culpepper Co., Virginia d.BET 1810 AND 1836 in Giles Co., Virginia
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