Captain Peter Flanders1

M, (13 June 1733 - 23 November 1797)
Father-Biological*Jonathan Flanders1
Mother-Biological*Judith Merrill1
Last Edited=8 Sep 2022
     Captain Peter Flanders was born on 13 June 1733 at Salisbury, Massachusetts.1 He was the son of Jonathan Flanders and Judith Merrill.1

Peter married first on 15 April 1755 at Haverhill, Massachusetts, Sarah Mitchell.

Peter married second in 1764 at Massachusetts Hazeltine ____. Peter was a blacksmith and a celebrated hoe maker. He and Eleanor Flanders filed marriage intentions on 16 August 1766 at Salisbury, Massachusetts.

Captain Peter Flanders, age 33, married Eleanor Flanders, age 21 , daughter of Jedidiah Flanders and Eleanor Barnard, on 14 December 1766 at South Hampton, New Hampshire.

Children:
1. Parker Flanders (1756-____)
2. Sarah Flanders (1759-1831)
3. Betty Flanders (1769-1794)
4. Merrill Flanders (1772-1854)
5. Parker Flanders (1779-1858.)1


Captain Peter Flanders died on 23 November 1797 at South Hampton, New Hampshire, at age 64.1

Compeller's Notes:
Death: The published vital records of Salisbury, Massachusetts give his death as 22 November 1797 in Salisbury.2

Citations

  1. Flanders, Charles M. The Flanders Family: From Europe To America, 2nd ed. volume I. N.p.: privately published, 2000.
  2. Topsfield Historical Society. Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Publishing Co., 1915.