PETER: The Glue in Between
compiled and presented by Don R. Hender
Sometimes what goes on 'inbetween' has
a signicant impact upon a matter. The Hender family of 'Launceston' and the
Hender family of Altarnun have one thing in commonality. They both have
married into the Peter family. The Launceston Hender families have so
married at leat twice and just one of my Altarnun families has married
four times with Peter, as well as at least one of my other ancestral
families, and that is my Luskey family of North Hill.
The Hender family of Launceston has ties in St. Stephens by Launceston,
St. Thomas by Launcestion, St. Mary by Launceston, Lawhitton and with Peter
of Lewannick. My own Peter connections come through the Luskey family of
North Hill and with the 'related' Peter marriages of my Thomas Hender and
Sarah Adams family of Altarnun. With both the Launceston Hendr family and
the Altarnun Hender family tapping into this seemingly centered Peter nest of
families, it seems good to explore those connections and gain whatever
connecting information there is to be had betwix and between as the case may
be.
Now there are some Hender family listings both in Lewannick and Northhill as well, so
there may also be even more ties there to be found. But for this exercise I think to
begin with the Peter family for which I'll have two primary 'pedigree' sources to draw
upon, which seem to have some conflict, but I will
not know for sure until I have more fully explored them. These two sources
are that of Joyce Conacher, 'Joyce200808', which posts on
'ancestry.com'-rootsweb and one which I have had some direct contact with
some years ago in connection with my 'older version' of my web pages, and
that was provided to me by David Charles Holman of Truro, Cornwall, in
reference to a Peter Family history compiled by Walter Thomas with such
comments by Mrs Dorothy May Higgins nee Holman. Now, that is not to mention
the Cornwall Visitation of 1612, but I guess I just mentioned them. Now also,
I will attempt to include in this matter whatever I have been able to contribute
as well. And that is likely to be about 2 cents worth I suppose.
I will start with where Joyce Conacher seems to have taken the Peter family
back to, out of 'Lewannick' and thus in part from the Ann Hender connection
with her marriage to John Peter of Lewannick. And when that decendancy begins
to mess with those ancestral ties back from my own Peter connected marriages.
I will explore just how that seems to all fit and if indeed there is, or seems
to be, or isn't any real concerns of convergance. I will begin with the
simple pedigree form until the family really begins to take off in all
directions so to speak.87
Ancestry.com/Joyce200808
John Peters =
b 1563a |
d dead |
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Thomas Peters
b 5 Jun 1597
Fowey
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Pedigree Furnished by Mr. Richard Peter, Town Clerk of Launceston
in The Visitation of the County of Cornwall p.608-609
John Peter, Mayor of Launceston 1558 =
One of the eight Aldermen named in |
the Charter of Philip and Mary to |
that Borough 1555. |
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Thomas Peter, Buress of Launceston =
1566 to 1587 |
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Thomas Peter, Burgess of Launceston =
1587 - Removed to Fowey |
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Thomas Peter
b 5 Jun 1597
at Fowey
db 25 Nov 1654
at North Hill
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It would seem that we have our first person of agreement in Thomas Peter(s),
born 5 June 1597 in Fowey, Cornwall. The diference in prior ancesty is
also apparent and the souce I have upon it is given. The exploration now
continues from this Thomas Peter(s) of Fowey.
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Thomas Peters = Ann Rowe
b 5 Jun 1597 |
Fowey |
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John Peters Mary Peters +---Sarah Peters
b 1622a b 1633a |
North Hill +---Elizabeth Peters
m 2 Jun 1640 |
d Jan 1675/6 +---Ann Peters
=Honor Daw
|b1624a
|North Hill
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Arthur Peter Mary Peter
b1644a b22Apr1642
North Hill North Hill
m2Jun 1670
North Hill
d26Oct1713
db31Oct1713
North Hill
=Mary Stanton
|b1648a
|North Hill
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John Peter +---Robert Peter
b15Jun 1671 | b1673a NH
North Hill +---Honor Peter
m1Jun1690 | b1676a NH
North Hill +---Arthur Peter
d23Dec1739 | b1679a NH
db25Dec1739 +---Samuel Peter
Noth Hill | b1682a NH
=Rebecca Isaac +---Mary Peter
|b1672 b1685a NH
|North Hill
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+---Arthur Peter
| b1692a NH
+---John Peter
| b1693a NH
+---Grace Peter
| b1694a NH
+---John Peter = Susannah Dawe
| c2Feb1695 NH m7Dec1714 Lewannick
+---Rober Peter
| b1699a NH
+---Arthur Peter = Mary Luskey
| b1703a NH m25Oct1730 NH
+---Samuel Peter = Susannah Brown
| b1706a NH m20Oct1742 Lewannick
+---Edward Peter
b1709a NH
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Thomas Peter =
b5Jun1597 |
at Fowey |
db25Nov1654 |
at North Hill |
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John Peter Alice Peter
b b
m2Jun1640 db18Feb1674/5
db28Jan1676/7 North Hill
North Hill
=Honor Daw
|db16Sep1655
|North Hill
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Arthur Peter Mary Peter
db31Oct1713 b25Apr1642
North Hill North Hill
=Mary Stanton
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John Peter +----Robert Peter
c15Jun1671 | c25Feb1673-4 NH
m1Jun1690 +----Honor Peter
db25Dec1739 | c24Jan1676/7 NH
North Hill +----Arthur Peter
Will | c20May1679 NH
=Rebeckah Isack +----Samuel Peter
|db14Nov1733 | c7Mar1682/3 NH
|North Hill +----Mary Peter
| c10Sep1685 NH
+---Arthur Peter
| db7Apr1692 NH
+---John Peter
| db2Feb1694/5 NH
+---Grace Peter mJan1741/2 NH
| c31Aug1694 =John Kestell
+---John Peter m19Dec1717
| c2Feb1696/7 =Susanna Daw
| db3Jul1778 NH db10Dec1759 NH
+---Robert Peter
| c29Sep1699 NH
+---Arthur Peter
| c10Sep1703 m23Oct1730
| db17Feb1773 =Mary Laskey(Luskey) NH
| Will (da.John Luskey&Elizabeth Reed)
+---Samuel Peter
| c23Apr1706 NH
+---Edward Peter
c19Sep1709 NH =Grace
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In this portion of comparison there seems to be very little diference and often
perhaps but a matter of presentation. The the Joyce200808 gives 4 daughters to
Thomas Peter(s) and a wife Ann Rowe which were not a part of the pedigree I've
had and that pedigree has a daughter Alice which the 'JOYCE' pedigree does not.
For the most part the rest agrees excepting some name spellings which may be
more per source than anything else. The only other matter is just how Peter is
taken into Lewannick which will be more of a item to cover next than with this
portion of the comparison.
The next listings may be of some interest. For the family of John Peter and
Susannah Daw 'JOYCE' lists only one child Edward Peter, while my sources
list eleven children for this couple.
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JOYCE
John Peter = Susannah Dawe
b2Feb1695/6 | b1698a
North Hill | North Hill
m7Dec1714 |
Lewannick |
d30Jun1778 |
North Hill |
db3Jul1778 |
North Hill |
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Edward Peter
b2Jan1726/7
North Hill
dJul1809
Illand NH
m18Mar1760
Linkinhorne
=Christiana
|Dingley
|b1727a
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John Peter
b1761a
North Hill
d27Sep1843
m12Jun1788
North Hill
=Elizabeth
|Marten
|b1766
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John Thomas Elizabeth
Peter Hender Peter
b1789a Peter b1809a
N. Hill N. Hill N. Hill
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My Sources
John Peter = Susanna Daw
c2Feb1696/7 | db10Dec1759
m19Dec1717 | North Hill
North Hill |
db3Jul1778 |
North Hill |
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Arthur Peter Robert Peter Mary Peter | Rebecca Peter Thomas Peter Mary Peter
c18Jan1717/8 c27Feb1721/2 c5Mar1725 | c30Sep1730 c12Mar1733/4 23Dec1740
North Hill North Hill b16Aug1740 | North Hill North Hill North Hill
d1749 North Hill | =
=Mary | (Penhale in
| Davidstowe)
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John Peter Samuel Peter Edward Peter Susanna Peter Richard Peter
c24Dec1719 c30Jan1723/4 c2Jan1727/8 c9Jun1732 c5Aug1738
North Hill North Hill North Hill m19Feb1760 North Hill
=Mary Short = Christiana North Hill d30Jan1828
(Tredis in |(West Illand) =John Dingley m23Feb1778
Sheviocke) | =Elizabeth Turner
| d2Oct1837
| (East Illand)
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John Peter Thomas Hender = Joan Reed
of West Illand of North Hill |
John Peters Edward Peter m12Jun1788 |
c9Jan1789 c29Apr1790 North Hill |
North Hill North Hill d27Sep1843 John Marten=Elizabeth Hender
d.aft1871 d3Mar1872 dbOct1843 |
| Illand NH =Elizabeth---------------+
| | |Marten
| | | Will
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| William Peter Arthur Peter Thomas Hender Peter Jenny Peter Samuel Peter
| c27Jan1792 c17Nov1793 c23Mar1795 c26Dec1796NH c1Aug1798
| North Hill North Hill North Hill mjuly 1817 North Hill
| d aft 1843 d 10 July 1880 North Hill d 4 Jan 1875
| =Thos Hender North Hill
| of Altarnun
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Susanna Peter Robert Peter Richard Peter Elizabeth Hender Peter Mary Hender Peter
c21Apr1801 d5Apr1803 c22Apr1805 c3Aug1807 c15Jul1811
North Hill North Hill North Hill North Hill North Hill
d 2 Dec1818 d18 Apr 1877 d aft 1843 d 6 Dec 1879 d bef 1843
North Hill Illand NH = John West = John West
WILL Those named in John Peter's WILL are indicated by this color.
Hender Name came into family from North Hill Hender via John Peter's wife
Elizabeth Hender Marten whose mother was Elizabeth Hender.
Hender Name in family by marriage.
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In the foregoing section of the comparative pedigrees it is apparent that
the 'JOYCE' has opted for simplicity of particular lines of descent rather
than for completeness. The two pedigrees for what there is that coorelates
do match will. The one I am presenting in comparison attempts to be more
complete and for cause, in that of the Hender family connections into the Peter
family are being identified. It is in respect to that intent that a temporary
departure from the comparative pedigrees will now occur. As 'JOYCE' did not
include all family members in these last families, additional Hender marriage
connections with the Peter family would be missed if I didn't at least follow
one more family's generation and that is the family of Richard Peter and
his wife Elizabeth Turner. Richard was one of those many family members of
the children of John Peter and Susanna Daw who did not make the 'JOYCE'
pedigree while it did make the one I had been familiar with. So next is a
solo-go upon the family of Richard Peter and Elizabeth Turner.
Richard Peter = Elizabeth Turner
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| John Peter Edmund Peter Richard Peter Samuel Peter Elizabeth Peter Mary Peter
| of East Illand Solicitor b31May1782 b1Sep1784 b6Apr1787 b11Dec1789
| d4Jun1846 b28jan1781 d23Jun1836 d6Feb1869 m Thomas
| m25Sep1803 d in London Callington North Hill | Dennis
| Altarnun =Anne =Grace Hender unmarried^ Mary Dennis
| =Mary Hender | m John
| |_______________________________|______________________________ Strout
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| | | Thomas Hender = Sarah Adams
Thomas Peter Susanna Peter Jenny Peter* |
b29Sep1792 b21May 1795 c11Feb1798 |
d15Aug1812 =John Hender* |
North Hill |____________________________________|
(Note: This marriage is now considered
to be varified like the others.)
^ He was still unmarried at age 76 on the 1861 Lewannick Census when living at the house of John Strout.
* There is a varifiable case to be made that this Jenny Peter married John Hender as her second husband after
first having married Edward Garland who left her widowed. John Hender, the brother of Mary and Grace
Hender who married this Jenny's older brothers John Peter and Richard Peter, as well as Thomas Hender
who married another Jenny Peter of another related Peter family; now this John Hender married first
Mary Smeeth who had died and left him as a 'widower'. Thus the widow Jenney Garland nee Peter, daughter
of Richard Peter, she being christened 11 February 1798, married the widower John Hender on 6 October
1840 at North Hill. Now John was now a Sadler resident of Lewannick, the trade he had learned as his
profession. That this John Hender had become a saddler/sadler is stated on the marriage record and is
on the 1841 and 1851 census records with his family and his wife Jane/Jenny/Jenney variously spelt and
understood. Jenney Hender died 21 December 1886 at age 88 at Coad's Green, which matches Jenny Peter's
specified birth date of being in 1798 (1886-1798=88years old). This would mean that of Thomas Hender
and Sarah Adam's family four of their children married into the Peter family Thomas married Jenny/Jenney
Peter the daughter of John Peter and Elizabeth Marten whose mother was an Elizabeth of another Hender
line. And siblings John, Mary and Grace married Jenny, John and Richard of the family of Richard Peter
and Elizabeth Turner. There is only one question yet to be discovered, and that is why Richard Peter
was listed as being of St Germans on his marriage record to Grace Hender and not of North Hill. Guess
he established himself there?
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Now, looking back to the 'JOYCE' parallels with the Peter records I have done,
there may not be very many further comparisions to do. But there is further
'HENDER-PETER' family tie-ins which the 'JOYCE' Peter Pedigree does present
or at least enables a likely tie-in in one particular case. But first to the
matter of further parallel comparisons. At the point of the children of John
Peter and Rebecca Issac which is where it was left off further above with
the exception of John Peter and Susanna Daw, which was presented and
explored. Therefore back to the other children beginning with Arthur Peter
born in 1692 according to 'JOYCE' and according to my sources, this Arthur
as also had died and was buried on 7 April 1692, which dispenses with him.
The next child, the first John Hender 'JOYCE' had born about 1693 and my
sources has him dead and buried 2 Feb 1694/5, as just a toddler. On to the
next child, Grace Peter who 'JOYCE' has born about 1694 in North Hill. My
further information from my sources has her christened 2 February 1694 and
being married in Janruary 1741/2 at North Hill to John Kestell, but with no
further information. The next child is John Peter who married Susanna Daw
and is so covered already above. The fifth child, Robert Peter, 'JOYCE'
estimates his birth 1699 and my source records him christened 19 September
1699 at North Hill and that is all. The sixth child is Arthur Peter, whose
family I will now present in simple pedigree form before covering Samuel
Peter and Edward Peter, the last two children give of John Peter and
Rebecca Isaac.
In this pedigree the comparison of 'JOYCE' with my sources will only be denoted by text color. It may
be assumed that the information is from 'JOYCE' and either the same or beyond my information sources.
What information that my source and my self supply will be in blue. My sources also have a will for
this Arthur Peter and the link is given in red.
Arthur Peter = Mary Luskey/Laskey
b 1703a | b 1705a [Though my source has the name Laskey
North Hill | North Hill like 'JOYCE', I make her the same as
c 10 Sep 1703 | d 20 Aug 1766 Mary Luskey the daughter of John
North Hill | Luskey and Elizabeth Reed. John is
m 23 Oct 1730 | the son of my 8th great grandparents,
North Hill | John and Mary Luskey of North Hill,
db 17 Feb 1773 | the brother of my 7th great grand-
North Hill | Richard Luskey. See also.
WILL |
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Mary Peter Elisabeth Peter John Peter Rebecca Peter Arthur Peter Robert Peter
cb 4 Aug 1731 b 18 Apr 1733 b 23 Jan 1734 b 9 Feb 1736 b 11 May 1739 b 11 Mar 1741/45
North Hill North Hill North Hill North Hill North Hill North Hill
More information about record
###### in the Marriages database
Day Month 25-Oct
Year 1730
Parish / Reg District North Hill
Groom Fn Arthur
Groom Sn PETERS
Groom Age
Groom Residence
Groom Condition
Groom Rank Profession
Groom Sign/Mark (S/M)
Groom Father Name
Groom Father Rank Pro
Bride Fn Mary
Bride Sn LUSKEY
Bride Age
Bride Residence
Bride Condition
Bride Rank Profession
Bride Sign/Mark (S/M)
Bride Father Name
Bride Father Rank Pro
Banns / Licence (B/L) License
Witness Fn1
Witness Sn1
Witness Fn2
Witness Sn2
Other Information
Transcriber Notes BTs
Transcriber Sue Mutton
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More information about record
####### in the Baptisms database
Day Month 04-Aug
Year 1731
Parish/Reg Dist North Hill
Forename Mary
Surname PETERS
Sex
Father Forename Arthur
Mother Forename Mary
Residence
Father Rank Pro
Notes
Trans Notes BTs
Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record
####### in the Baptisms database
Day Month 18-Apr
Year 1733
Parish/Reg Dist North Hill
Forename Elisabeth
Surname PETER
Sex dau
Father Forename Arthur
Mother Forename Mary
Residence
Father Rank Pro
Notes
Trans Notes
Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record
####### in the Baptisms database
Day Month 23-Jan
Year 1734
Parish/Reg Dist North Hill
Forename John
Surname PETERS
Sex
Father Forename Arthur
Mother Forename Mary
Residence
Father Rank Pro
Notes
Trans Notes BTs
Transcriber Sue Mutton
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More information about record
####### in the Baptisms database
Day Month 09-Feb
Year 1736
Parish/Reg Dist North Hill
Forename Rebekah
Surname PETERS
Sex
Father Forename Arthur
Mother Forename Mary
Residence
Father Rank Pro
Notes
Trans Notes BTs
Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record
####### in the Baptisms database
Day Month 11-May
Year 1739
Parish/Reg Dist North Hill
Forename Arthur
Surname PETERS
Sex son
Father Forename Arthur
Mother Forename Mary
Residence
Father Rank Pro
Notes
Trans Notes
Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record
####### in the Baptisms database
Day Month 11-Mar
Year 1745
Parish/Reg Dist North Hill
Forename Robert
Surname PETER
Sex
Father Forename Arthur
Mother Forename Mary
Residence
Father Rank Pro
Notes
Trans Notes BTs
Transcriber Sue Mutton
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Now to continue with the last two sons of John Peter and Rebecca Isaac,
Samuel and Edward Peter. First the last child Edward Peter 'JOYCE' gives
only the estimated birth date of 1709 in North Hill. My sources give his
christening date 19 September 1709 at North Hill and also that he married
Grace, surname not given. That is all. Now for the seventh child from John
Peter and Rebecca Issac, Samuel Peter who marries a Susanna Brown, from him
descends the Peter-Hender connections of Hender of Launceston given below. And
after this point I will pursue the descents to their Hender connection and
then vacate 'JOYCE' to such internected links as my sources are depleted to be
further compared to the 'JOYCE' information.
As before, any information that comes from my sources or myself different or appart from 'JOYCE' will be blue.
Baptism date suggests with John and Rebecca Peter as his parents. That is John Peter, son of Arthus Peter
and Mary Stanton, and that of Rebecca Isack, John's wife. See Peter of Launceston.
Samuel Peter = Susannah Brown
b 1706a |
North Hill |
c 23Apr1706 |
North Hill |
m 20 Oct 1742 |
Lewannick |
d Sep 1764 |
Lewannick |
db17Sep1764 |
Lewannick |
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John Peter Robert Peter Rebecca Peter Susanna Peter |
b 1744a b 1749a b 12Jul1752 b 1755a |
Lewannick Lewannick Lewannick Lewannick |
c29Aug1749 |
Lewannick |
(see JOYCE) |
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2)Catherine Evans = Arthur Peter = 1)Catherine
b Nov 1748a | b Feb 1745/6 |
Lewannick | Lewannick |
m 2Jul1770 | c 11Mar1745/6 |
Lewannick | Lewannick |
| d Mar 1784 |
| Lewannick |
| db15Mar1784 |
| Lewannick |__________________________
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__________________________________________________|___________ Arthur Peter Catherine Peter
| | | | | | b 1774a b 1779a
Robert Peter | Thomas Peter Arthur Peter Henry Peter Cahterine Peter Lewannick Lewannick
b Oct 1770 | b1772a b 1774a b 1778a b 1779a (See JOYCE)
Hollyvag Farm | Lewannick Lewannick Lewannick Lewannick
Linkinhorne | (See JOYCE) (See JOYCE)
c12Feb1776 |
Lewannick |
(See JOYCE) |
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Samuel Peter = Elizabeth Nanscawen S Dawe
b 1771a | b Feb1775
Lewannick | Lewannick
c18Mar1771 |
Lewannick |
m2Jan1798 |_______________________________________________________________________________
Lewannick | | | | | | |
d12Oct1848 | Arthur Peter Samuel Peter Thomas Peter Catherine Peter Henry Peter Thomas Peter
Lewannick | b 1798a b 1800a b 1802a b 1805a b 1807a b1Nov1809
dbOct 1848 | HollyvagFarm Lewannick Lewannick Lewannick Lewannick Launceston
Lewannick | Linkinhorne (See JOYCE) (See JOYCE)
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Elizabeth Ann Peter John Peter Mary Ann Peter Richard Peter
b9Jul1812 b20Aug1816 b14Nov1818 b12Nov1821
Launceston Launceston Launceston Launceston
m18Apr1837 c26Nov1816 (See JOYCE)
Lewannick St Mary M
=William Hender Launceston
|c20Dec1808 d aft1901
|St Thomas m13Apr1841
|Launceston St Thomas
+(Link to Launceston
Hender of-----------=Ann Hender
Launceston) |c28May1815
|St Mary M
|Launceston
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Edmund Peter Richard Peter John Peter Thomas Peter Elizabeth Ann Peter Ellen Peter
b 1841 b 1843a b 1845a b 1849a bFeb 1851 b 1853
Lewannick Lewannick Lewannick Lewannick Lewannick Lewannick
(See JOYCE) (See JOYCE) (See JOYCE)
Now then, there it is. This Hender - Peter marriage connection is brother and
sister of the one family to brother and sister of the other family, similar to
that which was done between the Thomas & Sarah Hender family of Altarnun with
the Peter families of North Hill (see link). In
fact it was just one generation after the Altarnun marriages that the Hender
- Peter marriages in Launceston also took place.
This is just but a part of the 'Peter glue' of North Hill and Lewannick
between the two Hender families of Altarnun and Launceston. One day I should
think that I'll find the glue at the other end where the Hender families
tie back into each other through common ancestral ties as well. But for now,
the Peter glue at this end has worked to make cousins of us all.
[Note: The dates of the Peter - Hender marriges in Altarnun then Launceston.
Thomas Hender & Sarah Adams family of Altarnun:
Grace Hender = Richard Peter mb. 19 December 1803
Mary Hender = John Peter mb. 28 September 1808
Thomas Hender = Jenny Peter 10 July 1817 (Her parents were John Peter and Elizabeth Marten)
John Hender = Jenney Garland nee Peter 6 October 1840, both previously widowed. Her father is Richard Peter.
John Hender & Wilmot Stacy family of Launceston:
William Hender = Elizabeth Ann Peter - 18 April 1837
Ann Hender = John Peter - 13 April 1841]
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