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Descendants of Thomas Dyckewoode

Generation No. 4

4. ANDREW⁴ PETERS (THOMAS³, THOMAS DYCKEWOOKE² (PETER), THOMAS¹ DYCKEWOODE)¹ was born 1636¹, and died December 14, 1713 in Andover, Mass.¹. He married MERCY BEAMSLEY¹ April 16, 1658 in Ipswich, Mass.¹, daughter of WILLIAM BEAMSLEY and ANNE. She was born December 09, 1637 in Boston, Mass¹, and died November 06, 1726 in Andover, Mass.¹.

Notes for ANDREW PETERS:
Was a soldier in King Philip's War
PETERS, Andrew (1634/35-1713), from Eng. to
Boston, 1659; removed to Ipswich 1665, thence to
Andover; distiller; two sons killed by Indians
1689, soldier in Narragansett campaign, King
Philip's War; m Mercy, dau. William Beamsley.

PETERS
The name of Peters is derived from the Latin Petrus, of Biblical origin, and is also spelled Petre, Peter, and Peeters.

Tor Brian, Devonshire, is the cradle of the noted house of Petre in England, and Tor Newton the birthplace of Sir William Petre, most eminent of the numerous distinguished sons of Sir John Petre, Kt., of Exeter in Devon. The youngest son, Sir William, was first brought to Court by Cromwell and quickly became a favorite with Henry VIII. He founded eight fellowships at Exeter College and was a noted diplomat and Secretary of State, enjoying the friendship equally of monarchs Henry, Edward, Mary and Elizabeth.

It is believed that ANDREW PETERS1, who was born in 1634 and came to New England apparently from Holland, was of this noted Devonshire family. It is claimed that he descends from the fourth son of Sir John Petre. Certainly he arrived in Boston a young man with an education well above average and well provided with money. Filled with youthful spirits, he seemed prone to get into minor scrapes, and one comic incident duly recorded in the county records serves to remind us that our colonial ancestors were flesh and blood human beings, neither all good or all bad: "May, 1663, Ipswich, Andrew Peters presented for disturbance or breach of the peace at the ordinary in Wenam, throwing cheese at Thomas Willet, and pursuing the latter when he attempted to escape until stopped by John Selado."

The first record of Andrew is in 1659 when he married Mercy (Mary) Beamsley, widow of Michael Wilborne. When seen striding down the muddy street in Boston one rainy day, he was hailed as one of those "Hollanders". Andrew bought from Bridget Varney for œ40 her "dwelling house.....shop, outhouses, yards, gardens, Orchards and all the appurtenances thereunto belonging" November 2, 1663. The house was of brick on a corner lot. In 1664, he had one share in Plum Island, Castle Neck and Hog Island. May 29, 1665, he bought for œ66, 15 1/4 acres of upland and marsh at Reedy Marsh from Richard Shatswell of Ipswich, and January 24, 1667, he gave Ezekiel Woodward, carpenter, two small lots on Plum Island of about 7 acres in payment for the building of a barn near his dwelling house in Ipswich. In 1668 he added a leanto to his barn and built a "cyder-mill" indicating that he owned a large orchard. He was a distiller at Ipswich, holding a retail liquor license from 1662, bound "not to sell by retail to any but men of family and of good repute, nor sell any after sun sett." He purchased other real estate and in 1671 built a house over his cider-mill; had right of commonage in Ipswich in 1678. Andrew was a soldier in the Narragansett campaign, one of the courageous men who stormed the Fort in the dead of winter and pursued the Indians through the heavy snow. Before leaving Ipswich for Andover, he sold his building and orchards, except for the cider mill, to William Baker, a glover, November 22, 1687, for œ65.

In 1689, he was granted at Andover three acres and sixty rods of land. His "still-house" there was set afire, perhaps twice, and three of his sons killed by Indians. In 1703, Captain Christopher Osgood, military officer of Andover, received orders: "I am directed by his Excellency our Governor to build two block-houses in your town upon the brink of Merrimac River, one at the fording-place called Deare's Jump and one at a fording - place commonly called Mr. Petters wading-place." From 1686 to 1725 the settlers of Andover lived part of each year in these garrisons due to the depredations of marauding Indians; men carried arms to church and when at work in the fields.

Mr. Peters was chosen by the selectmen of Andover March 1, 1699, to succeed William Chandler as innholder. He was a selectman in 1704; treasurer in 1706-07; assessor in 1710, 1711, and 1713; and on a church committee in 1712. He died December 13, 1713, and his widow November 5, 1726, in Andover.

Children Born in Ipswich
1. John2, born February 28, 1660; married May 25,
1680, at Ipswich, Mary, daughter of John Edwards.

John was killed by Indians August 14, 1689, at
Andover. He and his brother Andrew were ambushed
as they returned from work in the field. According
to the "Wilson Manuscript" one fell dead from
his horse, the other mortally wounded, the ball
passing through his body and through the neck of
his horse. The wounded animal carried the rider
a considerable distance from where his brother
fell.
Children born in Ipswich:
i. Andrew3, b. Dec. 1, 1682; m. pub. in Ipswich
Oct. 30, 1708, to Mary Beare; removed
to Portsmouth NH bef. 1712; 4 ch.
ii. Mary.
2. Elizabeth2, born August 26, 1662; died in Andover
October 31, 1703; married in Ipswich November 25,
1678, John Sady (or Sandy); 2 children. She married
(2) Walter Wright, widower, September 9,
1684; 6 children.
3. Andrew2, born ca 1664; married at Andover, February
8, 1685, Elizabeth Farnham, daughter of
Thomas and Elizabeth Sibbons (Severance?) Farnham.
He was killed by Indians August 14, 1689, and his
widow married James Johnson.
Children born in Andover:
i. Andrew3, b. Dec. 9, 1686; may have d. yg.
ii. Sibbons (Severance?), b. Feb. 19, 1688;
m. and lived in Rumford NH; 7 children.
4. MARY PETERS2 (Andrew1) was born June 12, 1668;
died July 21, 1753, in her 86th year. She married,
May 22, 1686, Thomas Chandler. SEE CHANDLER
FAMILY.
5. Mercy2, born January 27, 1670; died in Andover of
smallpox December 25, 1690; married John Allen;
3 children. Mercy and her husband apparently got
smallpox from his sister, the unfortunate Martha
(Allen) Carrier who was hanged a few years later
as a "witch" when she would not "confess".
6. William2, of Amesbury, was born February 7, 1672,
and thought to have married Margaret Russ in
1694. He belonged to Samuel Blanchard's garrison
and was killed by Indians at Andover, August 13,
1696. He had left the garrison to look after a
lame horse in the pasture near his house, and
with John Hoyt was surprised by Indians, killed
and scalped. A son John was born October 1, 1696,
and the widow married James Wilson.
7. Samuel2, born ca 1675, married December 15, 1696,
Phoebe Frye, daughter of Ensign Samuel Frie and
Mary Aslebe; died May 2, 1736, at Andover where
all his children were born.
Children:
i. Samuel3, b. Aug. 14, 1697; m. Mary Robinson
June 11, 1722; 6 chil. He died in
Andover in 1781.
ii. Phoebe, b. 1701; d. Aug. 10, 1702.
iii. Andrew, Rev., b. 1702; m. Hannah; H. C.
grad. 1723; a minister and schoolmaster;
in 1735 a proprietor at Amherst NH; d.
s.p. Woburn May 15, 1782.
iv. William, b. Jan. 7, 1704; d. Medfield,
Jan. 19, 1788; m. Hannah Chenery, March
18, 1729, Medfield.
v. John, b. Nov. 6, 1705; d. Apr. 19, 1797,
Andover; m. Phoebe Carlton Mar.20,1733,
in And., and (2) Aug. 7, 1759, Sarah
(Peabody) Stevens; children.
vi. Beamsley, b. July 3, 1707; d. soon.
vii. Beamsley, b. 1710; prob. d. at Woodstock
Ct., ca 1762. He m. there, Jan. 6, 1734,
Hannah Wright; one dau. Hannah b. Feb.
28, 1735, at Woodstock.
viii. Phoebe, b. Apr. 16, 1719; m. April 17,
1744, Timothy Perkins of Middleton; 5 ch.
ix. Joseph, b. May 25, 1723; d. Andover Apr.
27, 1729.

Children of ANDREW PETERS and MERCY BEAMSLEY are:

JOHN⁵ PETERS¹, b. February 28, 1660, Ipswich, Mass.¹; d. August 14, 1689, Andover, Mass.¹; m. MARY EDWARDS; d. Unknown.

Notes for JOHN PETERS:
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 9, Ed. 1, Tree #1544, Date of Import: Nov 27, 1999]

John Peters was Killed by Indians in raid on Haverhill.

	ii.		ELIZABETH PETERS¹, b. August 26, 1662, Ipswich, Mass.¹; d. October 31, 1703, Andover, Mass.¹.
	iii.		ANDREW PETERS¹, b. Abt. 1665¹; d. August 14, 1689, Andover, Mass.¹.

Notes for ANDREW PETERS:
Killed by Indians

	iv.	MARY PETERS¹, b. June 12, 1668, Ipswich, Mass.¹; d. July 21, 1753, Andover, Mass.¹.
	v.	MERCY PETERS¹, b. January 27, 1670, Ipswich, Mass.¹; d. December 25, 1690, Andover, Mass.¹.
5.	vi.	WILLIAM PETERS, b. February 07, 1672, Ipswich, MA; d. August 13, 1696, Andover, MA.
	vii.	SAMUEL PETERS¹, b. 1676¹; d. May 02, 1736, Andover, Mass.¹.

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