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Biography by Professor Joseph M. Kellogg Hannah Teter was born about 1772. She married, with bond dated Aug.27, 1791, Peter Mitchell Jr. The witnesses to the bond were TheophilusDavis (her brother-in-law) and Joseph Teter (her cousin). This PeterMitchell Jr. was the son of the Rev. Peter Mitchell (or Mishler), wholived on the South Fork in Pendleton County He was the pastor of theLutheran church there on the South Fork, and owned considerable land.He died sometime after 1809, as we have a deed from him, dated Sept.5, 1809, to his son George "Mitchler," for 30 pounds, of 2 tractscontaining in all 128 acres on the South Fork, next land of HenrySwatley and Frederick Propst. (Pendleton County Deed book 5, page126). The original deed gives his signature: [omitted] Another signature of Rev. Peter Mitchler - to receipt, dated March 28,1801, for 12 sh. subscribed to the minister - in the estate papers ofJohn Snider: [omitted] Soon after their marriage, Peter Mitchell Jr. and his wife evidentlyremoved from Pendleton County to make a new home for themselveselsewhere. At first they seem to have lived in Randolph County as ofdate Aug. 28, 1794 we have Peter Mitchell and wife Hannah of RandolphCounty making a deed to Jacob Teter also of Randolph, for 45 pounds,of land on the south side of Leading Creek, a branch of the TygartsValley river, adjoining the land of Jonathan Buffington. (RandolphCounty, Deed book #1, page 419; also recorded in Minute book of theRandolph Court, book #l, page 282). About 1797, however, they evidently decided to go farther west, forPeter Mitchell Jr. is said to have been in Rev. David Badgley's partywho came to Illinois in 1797, and we find Peter and Hannah Mitchellliving in St. Clair County, together with Abraham Teter and Mrs.Barbara Shook, in 1804 and later. Peter Mitchell voted in Cahokia, Illinois. in 1799 (History of St.Clair County published by Brink, McDonough & County, page 70), and in1804 Peter Mitchell was making improvements south of Silver Creek inthat county (same, page 53). He is there also said to have been arespected citizen, a Justice of the Peace and County Commissioner. Ason, Isaac, born in 1805, is said to have been the first male childborn in Fayette precinct, and a child of Peter Mitchell who died in1806 (whether this same Isaac or not is not known) was the first deathin the community. Peter Mitchell, as Justic of the Peace, marriedmany of the younger couples there. In the organization of the SilverCreek Baptist church in 1811, Peter Mitchell and Hannah Mitchell wereamong the constituent members. (same, page 166) Peter Mitchell, after the death of his wife Hannah (Teter), married inSt. Clair County Illinois, on April 25, 1820, Mary (Kittle) Teter, thewidow of Hannah's brother, Abraham Teter. It is not known when PeterMitchell died. [Sept. 11, 1834].
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