Peters, James

  • From Canada’s Historic Places: https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=15947
    • Peters, born in 1746 in Long Island, was an ardent Loyalist. In New York at the end of the Revolution, Peters became one of the agents for settling Loyalists on the Saint John River. As a leader of the Spring Fleet he had particular responsibility for the 154 passengers on the ship Sovereign. In Gagetown he received large land grants and, believing Gagetown was ideally suited to be the capital of the new province of New Brunswick, he laid it out as a grid of streets and roads going back from the river. 
    • By 1792 he had built the residence known as ‘Glenora’, another Local Historic Place in Gagetown, where he lived with his wife and family. Eight of their twelve children lived to adulthood, and his sons, grandsons and great grandsons made important contributions to the political, legal, administrative and commercial life of this and other provinces. 
    • During his residence in Gagetown Peters himself served as Justice of the Peace, and Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for Queens County. From 1792 to 1815, he represented the county in the House of Assembly. In March of 1815 he was appointed Registrar of Deeds and Wills. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the County Militia and a vestryman in the Anglican Church. He died in 1820 in his 75th year, and his stone does justice to him as a man of influence in the community.
  • Listed as United Empire Loyalist in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=6550
  • Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143251025/james-peters