Francina Peters

Francinah Adams Peters
BIRTH
18 Aug 1758
New Jersey, USA
DEATH
3 May 1839 (aged 80)
Franklin County, Ohio, USA
BURIAL
Turkey Run Baptist Church Cemetery
Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7344131/francinah-peters

Francinah Adams Peters was the daughter of James and Abigail Adams of Scotland, later of New Jersey, then of Virginia. Francinah traveled from Loudoun County, Virginia to Hampshire County, (West) Virginia to Pickaway/Fairfield County, Ohio in the early 1800s with her husband Tunis Peters and numerous children and grandchildren.

I have located Francinah's father James Adams in Loudoun Co., Virginia in early tax records by 1777, and Tunis and wife Francinah have a land purchase record in Loudoun Co. in 1777. Although some records claim that Francinah was born in Romney, Hampshire Co., West Virginia, the time and geographic location conflict. In the 1880 census which lists parents' birthplaces, two of Francinah's sons were still living; Jonathan claimed both his parents were born in New Jersey and Absolom said his father was born in Virginia and his mother in New Jersey. So, lacking further documentation, it is most likely that Francinah was born in New Jersey.

[Thanks to contributor Jeffrey Gorball for the suggestion concerning Francinah's birthplace!]

Tunis and Francinah Adams Peters had the following children: 1. James Henry Peters (m1. his first cousin, Nancy Peters [daughter of John Peters] ca. 1801; m2. Nancy Lufborough ca. 1822); 6 children 2. Philip Peters (m. Mary Ashbrook [dau. of Levi and Mary Chenoweth Ashbrook] ca. 1798); 7 children 3. Samuel Peters (m. his first cousin, Pamelia Peters [daughter of John Peters] on 29 Dec 1802); 7 children 4. Abigail Adams Peters (m. Aaron Ashbrook [son of Levi and Mary Chenoweth Ashbrook] ca. 1800); 10 children 5. Catharine (Caty) Peters (m. Eli Ashbrook [son of Levi and Mary Chenoweth Ashbrook] on 5 Jan 1802); 12 children 6. Deborah Peters (m. Michael Blue ca. 1805); 13 children 7. Gershom Moore Peters (m1. Susan Glaze; m2. Miranda Eaton; m3. Sarah Sain); 9 children 8. Tunis Peters, Jr. (m. Mary Eva Glaze on 11 Feb 1811); 5 children 9. Mahlon Peters (m. Rachel Meredith on 6 Jan 1814); 14 children 10. Parmelia Ann Peters (m. William Ashbrook [son of Levi and Mary Chenoweth Ashbrook] on 15 Sep 1810); 11 children 11. Jonathan Linton Peters (m1. Martha Tompson on 22 Aug. 1817; m2. Rebecca Harmon on 5 Mar 1846); 14 children 12. John Adams Peters (m1. Cynthia Biddle, m2. Lucinda Maria Converse); 2 children 13. Absolom Adams Peters (m. Fanny Swisher ca. 1826); 16 children

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