Peter Delvee

Male, #1, b. 1744, d. 23 February 1807
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     Peter Delvee was born in 1744 at Holland.3,4,5,2,6 He was the son of Jonathan Delvee.1,2 Peter Delvee emigrated about 1752 from Holland As a small boy, he accompanied his parents and a younger brother to the New World. On the voyage, his mother died, not an uncommon occurrence in those days. Upon reaching this shore, his father soon died leaving Peter and his brother orphans. Peter was placed with a family in Oxford, Massachusetts. His brother was also placed, but here he disappears into history. To date, no trace of him has been found.3,6 Peter and Lucy Town's marriage intentions were filed on 7 June 1766 at Oxford, Massachusetts.7,8 On 10 July 1766 at Charlton, Massachusetts, Peter married Lucy Town, daughter of Samuel Town and Bathsheba Woods.3,4,7,1,9,2,10 In the Spring following his marriage, Peter moved to Warwick, built a house and started a farm. In the fall he returned to Oxford to bring his wife and new daughter, Bathsheba, back to their new home. It is said that after Lucy's arrival in Warwick, she did not see another woman for a year. Their farm was a prosperous one of over 280 acres.3,2,6 He served in the company of Captain Agrippa Wells, Col. Samuel Brewer's regiment, at Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolution. He mustered out at Deerfield 10 December 1777.3,11 Peter Delvee and Lucy Town lived at Warwick, Massachusetts, on the Delvey farm with his surviving son, Jonathan.3 Peter Delvee died on Monday, 23 February 1807 at Warwick, Massachusetts, at age 63 years. His death was recorded in Jonathan Blake's diary.3,1,5,2,10,12,6 The gravestone inscription at Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Massachusetts, reads:

Mr. Peter Delvee
23 Feb. 1807
in his 63 yr.
Each one who walks the solemn road,
behold my body here;
prepare to stand before your God
and see my spirit there.


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Children of Peter Delvee and Lucy Town

Citations

  1. Muse, Jeanne. "Delvey Family Group Sheets". Compiled 20 August 1995. Asheville, North Carolina.
  2. Patterson, Shirley Drury. "The Tale of Bathsheba Woods and Bathsheba Moore Woods", About Town volume XV, number 1 (March 1995).
  3. Whitney, Anna E. Delva. The Name "Delvar". Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, c 1968.
  4. Ward, Edith. Decent of Lawrence C. Ward. New York: manuscript, c 1970.
  5. Fiske, Arthur D.. Cemetery Inscriptions of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts to 1865. Seattle, Washington: Fiske Genealogical Foundation, 1985.
  6. Reunion Report. 1887 - 1988. Delvee Family Records, Warwick, Massachusetts.
  7. International Genealogical Index (IGI) (1984).
  8. Daniels, George F. History of Oxford, Massachusetts. Oxford, Massachusetts: by the author, 1892.
  9. Bailey. Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800 - Worcester County. N.p.: n.pub..
  10. Lint, A Ann. Descendants of Peter Delvee. Willoughby, Ohio: mansuscript, 23 June 1999.
  11. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1898.
  12. Verry, Edith. Marriages and Deaths Copied from Warwick, Massachusetts Records. N.p.: manuscript, 1966.
  13. Amidon, Ryan M.. Warwick Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Rt. 78.. Gardner, Massachusetts: manuscript, 2001.
  14. Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905.
  15. Allred, Paul W.. Descendants of Peter Delvey. N.p.: manuscript, 11 November 2002.
  16. Amidon, Ryan "The Moore Clan." E-mail message from e-mail address at Gardner, Massachusetts. 16 July 2004.
  17. Vital Records of Warwick, Massachusetts.