Researching Peter Timothy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 376 people with the Timothy surname? In that year Timothy was ranked number 3203 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Timothy on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Timothy and the Timothy Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Timothy Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Timothy family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 735 people with the Timothy surname in the UK? Timothy is now ranked number 3348 for popularity in the UK. |
Timothy Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Timothy surname in the USA? Timothy is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Peter Timothy
Peter Timothy
Peter Timothy (1724–1782), originally named Peter Timothee, was an 18th-century Dutch-American printer and politician. He immigrated to the American colonies with his parents, French Huguenots, Lewis and Elizabeth Timothy. Lewis worked for Benjamin Franklin and learned the trade in Philadelphia before moving to Charleston, South Carolina (called Charles Town before the American Revolutionary War. His parents ran the South Carolina Gazette, which was turned over to Timothy after his father's death, his mother's period of operating the printing business, and after he became of age. In addition to running the newspaper, Timothy, ran a printing business, was postmaster, and politician. He was particularly active in the period leading up to and during the war. A notable event was his publication of the Declaration of Independence for public viewing, which included his name as printer. Afraid that his printing press would be damaged or confiscated, there were periods of time, such as during the Siege of Charleston when he had suspended publishing. He was taken prisoner as a traitor and held for ten months at the alligator-protected prison at St. Augustine, Florida. He died during an ocean voyage, after which is wife Ann Timothy took over the printing business.
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Other names that sound a bit like Timothy
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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