The child of Charles Peters and Ann Peters,
Henry Peters, the 4 times great-grandfather of Nigel Horne, was born in Ore, Sussex, England in 17551 and married Mary Scott (with whom he had 9 children: Mary, Sarah, Henry, Elizabeth, Charles, Jane, William, Benedicta and Harriet) at St Mary the Virgin Church, Smeeth, Kent, England on Dec 6, 17772.
He died on Sep 8, 1829 in Cheriton, Kent1 and was buried at Cheriton Road Cemetery, Folkestone, Kent after Sep 8, 18293.
Henry Peters was born in Sussex, England and married Mary Scott in Kent, England. Henry and Mary had at least nine children born between 1781 and 1797 in Folkestone, Kent, England. Their daughters, Sarah and Mary, married two men by the last name of Tutt, possibly brothers. According to available records the Peters family all stayed in the Folkestone, Kent area of England and raised their families there. However, their oldest son, Henry, along with his wife and family leftfor New Brunswick, Canada, probably in the early 1830's. That was about the time that Henry Johnstone is reported to have brought the Kinread and Peters families to that area of Canada (Richibucto, Buctouche, Westmorland areas).
The Peters children were:
Henry (b 1781) married Mary Standing in Kent, England
Sarah (b 1782) married James Tutt (born in Kent, England)
Mary (b 1784) married Stephen Tutt (born in Kent, England)
Elizabeth (b 1786) married William Willard
Charles (b 1788)
Jane (b 1790) married Richard Prior
William (b 1792) married Ann Andrews
Benedicta (b 1795) married John Pope, a bricklayer
Harriet (b 1797) married Rob Minnis
The Peters children were Christened on the following dates:
Henry 9 April 1780 Lyminge, Kent, England. Died 1867
Sarah 14 April 1782 Folkestone, England. Died 1861
Mary 14 February 1784 / 14 March 1784 Folkestone, England. Died 1854
Elizabeth 26 February 1786 Folkestone, Kent, England. Died 1880 Australia?
Charles 13 April 1788 Folkestone, Kent, England. Died 1814?
Jane 24 September 1790 Folkestone, Kent, England. Died 1864
William 9 December 1792 Folkestone, Kent, England. Died 1843
Benedicta 11 October 1795 Folkestone, Kent, England. Died 1850
Plus Harriet Peters 1797-1869
Henry married Mary Standing in Kent, England
Sarah married James Tutt (born in Kent, England)
Mary married Stephen Tutt (born in Kent, England)
Elizabeth married William Willard
Charles married?
Jane married Richard Prior
William married Ann Andrews. Appears to have been convicted of house breaking in 1828
Benedicta married John Pope, a bricklayer
Harriet married Robert Minnis, then William Bennett.
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