2. RICHARD4 PETERS (WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born June 22, 1743 in Belmont Mansion, Philadelphia, PA, and died February 1829 in Blockley Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA.
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Richard Peters lived in Locust Ward in downtown Philadelphia, PA.
He was present at the conference with the Indians of Six Nations, Fort Stanwix, NY.
Indians named him "Tegontias" which means "parakeet".
He was a captain for a short time during the Revolutionary War.
He was appointed by George Washington to District Court of Pennsylvania and was then elected to State Assembly as the Speaker.
He spent 36 years in the District Court of PA.
Washington planted a tree, reared from a Spanish nut (prob. a walnut; from a Spanish ambassador) on the grounds surrounding the Belmont mansion.
He promoted and directed the building of the bridge which crosses the Schuykill River at the end of Market Street. He was also the first President of the company at whose expense it was built.
Member of the American Episcopal Church.
Conducted experiments with gypsum to grow clover to support cattle during the winter months.
"The Memoirs of the Philadelphia Agricultural Society"--he also founded this society.
Held estate in Brandywine Hundred, Delaware Co., PA.
He had a pew record at St. Peter's Church on Pine Street in the first book of recorded records.
There is no date attached to the record. All that is stated is that Richard rented Pew #56 for 8 sittings.
St. Peter's church was founded in 1761, so it had to have been somewhere around that time.
Child of Richard Peters is:
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PENNELL5 PETERS, b. June 13, 1802, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA; d. April 15, 1891, Shavertown, Concord Twp., Delaware Co., PA.
