Peter Shiras-Aberdeenshire, Scotland1768
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Peter Shiras, the Pittsburgh progenitor of the Shiras family, was born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was the son of Alexander and Margaret (Stuart) Shiras. Peter and his brother Alexander left Scotland sailed to America in 1768. They settled first in Philadelphia, but later removed to Mt.Holly, New Jersey, where they purchased property, and became men of prominence. Alexander Shiras married Martha Clark, of Philadelphia, in 1777. Peter Shiras, younger than Alexander, married Rebecca Thomas, November 11, 1790
These were the only two brothers named. There may have been more.