Person:Peter Andrews (8)

"Peter Andrews, son of Peter and Esther (Butcher) Andrews, born near Mount Holly, ca. 1741-2 died at Philadelphia, Penn, 12th of 10th Mo. 1808 aged 66 years. He moved to Evesham Twp. Burlington Co. and on 9th Mo. 5th 1765, requested of the Evesham Mo. Mtg. a certificate of clearness in order to marry at Egg Harbor and Cape May Mo. Mtg. At that meeting on 10th Mo. 7th he declared intentions of marriage with Hannah Somers and on 12th Mo. 2nd, the marriage was reported as "orderly accomplished." Hannah, daughter of Richard and Judith (LeTart) Somers, was born at Somers Point, N. J. 12th Mo. 22nd 1735/36 and died at Phila. Pa. 2nd Mo. 21st 1821 aged about 85 years. Her husband is often confused with his first cousin Peter Andrews (32) and she with her first cousin Hannah Somers, daughter of Edward and Mary Steelman Somers. She moved to Evesham on certificate from the Cape May Mtg. 6th Mo. 6th 1766 and on 1st Mo. 1771 Peter had a certificate from Evesham directed to the Little Egg Harbor Mtg. at Tuckerton in Bur. (but now in Ocean) Co. for himself, his wife and two children (Amy and Peter), with his apprentice James French; and he moved from there to the Mount Holly Mo. Mtg. producing a certificate 6th Mo. 6th, 1781 for himself, his wife Hannah ("an approved minister"), and four children; Amy, Timothy, Esther, and Hannah. From there he had a certificate directed to Evesham, dated 7th Mo. 7th, 1785 for himself, his wife and three children, Timothy, Hannah, and Joshua. His daughter Amy moved to )Phila. with certificate from Mount Holly dated 1st Mo. 4th 1787 but returned in May, moving to Evesham in October 1787. Timothy moved from Evesham to Mount Holly in 1788 and to Great Egg Harbor in 1793, where he married Sarah Townsend in 1796. Peter and his wife and their two minor children, Hannah and Joshua moved to Somers Point from Evesham on certificate of 12th Mo. 9th 1791. On November 2, 1801, calling himself a "cordwainer"(which was also the trade of his father, the eminent minister) with his wife Hannah he sold land at Great Egg harbor to Samuel Smith (GID at Woodbury, Glouc. Co. Book E:386 and as a resident of Phila. with his wife hannah sold other Great Egg Harbor land to Jesse Steelman (Ibid. G;236) on 10 May 1803. Issue:(94).Amy; b. 5 Mo. 8, 1768 at Evesham(95). Peter; b. 1 Mo. 31 1770 at Evesham.(96).Timothy; b. 1 Mo. 30, 1772 at Tuckerton; md. in 1796 Sarah Townsend, b. 4 Mo. 27, 1776, d. 1 Mo. 3, 1835, dau. of Isaac Jr. and Keturah (Albertson) Townsend.(97).Esthe; b. 10 Mo. 18, 1774, at Tuckerton; d. 7 Mo. 16, 1793, at Somers Poimt. (98).Hannah; b. 2 Mo. 4, 1778, at Tuckerton; d. 12 Mo. 20, 1848 at Phila. aged 71. (99).Joshua;b. 1781/2 at Mount Holly; d. 5 Mo. 15, 1855 at Phila. aged 73 years; md. Elizabeth Risley on Feb. 15, 1806." GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE OF NEW JERSEY, Andrews Family by John P. Dornan. Vol. 24 pp. 59-60 NOTE: Peter's obituary published in THE AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER -PHILADELPHIA-Friday, Oct 14, 1808 gives his death date as the eleventh. BH

1.   Genealogical Dictionary of New Jersey - Andrews Family by John P. Dornan, in Genealogical Society of New Jersey. The Genealogical magazine of New Jersey. (Newark, New Jersey, United States: Genealogical Society of New Jersey)
   Vol 24-25. Vol. 24, pp 59-60.