Individual Details

Richard was left the home place after his mother's death. Richard received the land from his mother's estate in 1785. He later was recipient of 324 acres from his brother James' estate, 1793.

Richard's wife was Agnes. They had eleven children: Richard C., William C., James W., Agnes, Robert S., Matthew D., Amey, Sarah E., Mary A. T. Peatross. Clarissa who married Reuben Turner and Joanna who married Joseph Lawrence. [This is an error, see note later.] Beginning in 1823, his land was designated as the estate of Richard Peatross; his estate land was divided in 1828 and his wife Agnes received her dower share.


The following has been ascribed to different Joannah's. One is Richard's sister Joannah, but a lady who was age 50 in 1850, born in 1799, could not have been his sister. Richard's father Matthew died circa 1768. Others have placed her Richard's daughter, yet the following request states her father was a Matthew. It would appear she was a daughter of the younger Matthew and a niece of Richard.
Re: Matthew Peatross Sr. of Caroline Co Va
Posted by: Deenie Sparks (ID *****9968) Date: April 05, 2006 at 11:55:35
In Reply to: Matthew Peatross Sr. of Caroline Co Va <28.html> by ollie clarke of 39
Joanna Peatross md Joseph Lawrence in Caroline County VA.
(Not sure of the date .) they moved to Rutherford County TN in 1834.
1840 Rutherford County Tn Census list Joseph Lawrence
1841, April 24, a letter from Joannah T. Lawrence of Rutherford County TN to Henry Hill of Hanover County VA. She writes concerning the Death of her husband on Oct 20, 1840. and requested a copy of the will of her father Mathew Peatross (dec 1805) of Caroline County Va.(Have requested full copy form the library of VA.)
1850 Census Rutherford County Tn, Flemings Dist. enumerated 18th Sept . pg 285 #516/516
Laurence(Lawrence), Joanna (Joannah)T.age 50 female, white born in Va.
children:
Brushord(sp?) 22 Male born VA
Fleming 19 Male (1830)born in VA
George H. 17 Male (1833) b in Va
Francis 15 (1835) female b. in TN
1854, March 9, in the Nashville Christian Advocate . It states Joanna Lawrence born 1799 Caroline Co. VA. Died Rutherford County TN. on Oct 18,1853

Death

Abt 1822

Father	Matthew Peatross (1705 - 1768)
Mother	Amey [PEATROSS] (1710 - 1782)
Sibling	Ann Peatross ( - 1768)
Sibling	William Peatross ( - 1808)
Sibling	Elizabeth Peatross ( - 1802)
Sibling	Amy Peatross ( - )
Sibling	Matthew Peatross ( - 1809)
Sibling	Rebecca Peatross ( - 1794)
Sibling	Mary Peatross ( - )
Sibling	John Peatross ( - 1805)
Sibling	Thomas Peatross ( - 1820)
Sibling	Sarah Peatross ( - )
Sibling	Joannah Peatross ( - )
Sibling	James Peatross (1758 - 1792)