Person:Peter Spiry (1)

Peter Spiry, of Frederick County, VA

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Name	Peter Spiry, of Frederick County, VA
Immigrant Name	Hans Peter Spiry
Alt Name	Peter Sperry
Alt Name	Peter Spery
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	31 Jan 1711	Wolfersheim, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany
Marriage		to Catherine Elizabeth Wolff
Death^[1]	Bef 6 Apr 1773	Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia[Will Proven]

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

H-392: Peter Spery of ______ [s/b Frederick*] County, Town Lot No. 80 & Commons Lot No. 74 containing 5 acres 20 perch. 15 May 1753. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 72]. [* Note: the preceding and following deeds were also in Frederick County and referred to similar lots].

L-81: Peter Spery of Frederick County, Lott 148 adj. Lot 147, Lott 37 in the old Town. Lott 149, Kent St. Surv. John Baylis. 15 May 1753. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 141]

SPEARY (SPERRY), Peter

Will, [written] 25 January 1773, [proven] 6 April 1773.

Sons: John, Nicholas, Jacob, Peter Speary.

Daughter: Mary Catherine Otto.

Daughters: Susan Lance, Elizabeth Spear, Mary and Martha.

Son-in-law: Michael Chester and Magdalene.

Wife: Catherine Elizabeth Speary.

[Abstracts of Wills, Inventories, and Administration Accounts of Frederick County, Virginia, 1743-1800, by J. Estelle Stewart King, pg. 31].

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