FIRST GENERATION

1. Jacob PETERSON ⁽¹⁾ was born in 1715 in Germany.⁽²⁾ He died UNKNOWN.
Per West Virginia Place Names page 481.
West Virginia A Guide to the Mountain State page 338 explains that Petersb urg was settled about 1745 by German colonists, and named for Jacob Peters on, who opened the first general store. In 1833, when it obtained a post o ffice, its name was changed to Lunice Creek, because there was already o ne Petersburg in Virginia. After West Virginia attained statehood in 186 3, its original name was restored.

My dad always said that our ancestors were from Germany. He also said th at there was a town named after them. Per Cornelious Peters aka Junior, Ma rch 27, 2002.
I also understand that when some came from the old country, that they wou ld drop off some of their name. Like Peterson, they would drop the on, a nd then it would be Peters.
We have looked for a tie in back further than John L. Then we found Henr y. Now just possibly we have found one further back than Henry. Don't disc ount it, think about it.

Henry's son Aaron had a son born in 1848. He named him Jacob.

There was a land owner in 1789 named Jacob Peters. He owned 270 acre s. It was in Militia Dist 13 Rockingham Co., VA. This is from VA valley re cords W358V2.

Some of the early records are in the Hardy County Court.

Jacob PETERSON had the following children:

+2 i. Unknown PETERS.
+3 ii. Jacob , Jr. PETERS.