PETERS, John and Mary of Dublin c.1800

[jeannie1000cc]

Dear Members,

I am searching for details of my PETERS family of Dublin. My 4th g.grandafther, Patrick PETERS son of John and Mary, left Ireland with his brother, Charles, about 1815 and settled in Nova Scotia, Canada. Patrick would say he was the youngest of ten sons, and a sister Margaret married a Butler in Dublin. As late as 1857 Tom PETERS of Dublin still communicated with his brother Partick in Nova Scotia.

I have found an entry for a will on origins.net for a John Joseph PETER, 1815, with a reference number (T/8113) and want to persue this lead but have no idea how to do so... can someone with experience offer some advice?

With kind thanks, Jeannie.

[shanew147]

You need to check what type of record this particular reference is - there should be details on the OriginsNetwork website. Most early Wills were destroyed in the Civil War and many of the details that survived are only extracts, indexes and calendars only rather than full Wills.

If this is a full Will or probate then the National Archives should be able to assist you - see : http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy/testamentary.html


Shane

[jeannie1000cc]

Hello Shane,

Thank you for your kind advice. For this entry on Origins.net the data given is date of grant (1815), where granted (Prerogative Court) doc type (Probate) and status (original). That last word gives me some hope as so far I have found nothing substantial on this family in Ireland; admittedly I am quite the novice in this area.

So I will fill and send the application your link led me to. I'll let you know the results, be it a match or not.

With best regards and thanks again, Jeannie

[Pastmagic]

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?name=john+peters&location=dublin&dd=&mm=&yy=&submit=Search

Peters is an unusual name in Dublin - this might come in useful if you can track that will.

PM

[jeannie1000cc]

I hope it so - family records have this couple (John & Mary PETERS) from "Tipperary/Waterford" originally. It would seem they lived primarily in Dublin, however.

[jeannie1000cc]

Update - the will I received seems to be unrelated to my family. I have clues that the uncommon Peters name is most common in Tipperary, and since my 4th g-grandmother alluded to this region as being the Peters' family roots (before a move to Dublin, I presume), I will perhaps try again on a different board.

Many thanks to those who offered advice.

Jeannie