Re: Peterson - NC
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Re: Peterson - NC
T. Brent Allen 5/11/02
as far as the true origination of the Petersons-it was scotland. with all the fevor there over religion-with bannsihment if you didn't take the religious oath to the church-some of the clan left for sweden and norway while some left for ireland( thus the scot/irish petersons),some to england and the rest for the new colonies.
Way back in the 12 and 1300s people were known by a name such as Nigel, son of peter. Nigel is the 1st of found record in 1317 in Aberdeen, Scotland. as a business man there he became known as Nigel Peterson.