His birth and parentage - See below will
This is a copy of the contents of his will
as supplied by David Holman.
And admonition of the goods etc of the said deceased and of all things howsoever concerning the said will, was granted to the executors therein named, (being first sworn etc) (saving etc)
Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Peter the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds lawful money of Great Britain due and payable from and by my executor immediately after my death and during the time that he keeps the said sum of two hundred and fifty pounds in his bank shall pay for the same ten pounds a year and so in proportion for any lesser term and I do hereby give her full power and authority to demand the same at her will and pleasure to which payment to be made I do bind all my lands and tenements.
Item I give unto my daughter Rebeckah Peter the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds lawful money to be paid her at the end of one year after my death for the same and just payment of which I do bind all my lands and tenements.
Item I give unto John Strick the sum of Three Pounds and Three Shillings to be paid at the end of one year after my death.
Item I give unto my son Arthur Peter the inheritances of that tenement called Poulglaze in the parish of Altarnun in the said county. To hold the same unto him , his heirs and assigns forever. I give unto my said son Arthur all that tenement called Smiths in the said parish of Altarnun and to his heirs and assigns forever. I also give unto my said son Arthur Peter all my lands and tenements in Linkinhorne to hold the same and unto him and his heirs and assigns forever. All the rest of my lands and tenements, goods and chattels I give unto my said son Arthur Peter after payment of my debts and legacies (whom I do make whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven 1767.
Signed sealed and declared
to be his last will and testament.
I presence of us
Will? Lowe
James? Black
E??? Turner
The first Arthur Peter would be the 6th child, and second by the name of Arthur as the first so named child had died, of John Peter and Rebeckah Isack. This John Peter was the son of Arthur Peter and Mary Stanton, who in turn was the son of John Peter and Honor Daw.
This Arthur Peter of this will, was baptised on the 10th of September, 1703 at Northhill. He married a Mary, whom I make Mary Luskey the daughter of John Luskey and Elizabeth Reed. This marriage occured on the 23rd of October, 1730 at Northhill. This would make this Arthur Peter about age 70 at his death in 1773 as prescribed above in conjunction with this will. The relivance of the named children in the will of this family seem to be Elizabeth Peter named after her grandmother Elizabeth Reed, Rebeckah Peter named after her grandmother Rebeckah Isack, and Arthur Peter named after his father and grandfather Arthur Peter. This seems to be a likely family combination.
This would make Elizabeth, Rebeckah, and Arthur the children of this family my cousins, as Mary Luskey their mother is one of my distant cousins from my Lusky family tie-in through the marriage of John Hender and Grace Luskey.
The second Arthur Peter possibility would be the first Arthur Peter's nephew, who was baptised 1717-18. He also is listed as marrying a Mary. He, however, is an unlikely candidate as his death is listed as occuring in 1749 per other sources.
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