Peter Werley [Jr.] ^{2 3}

   Another name for Peter was Peter Wereley [Jr.].

  Research Notes:

Witnessed the will of Johan Adam Papst (signed Adam Babst) 1 July 1803.

United Empire Loyalist. In census of 1871 as Dutch and Luteran.

Source: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2873541&id=I568985552 has b. 1789 in New York. This seems a bit late, since he and his brother George obtained adjoining farms in 1806.

Also www.edenstree.com

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From a clipping transcribed by Bev Cook Byers at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ONT-STORMONT-DUNDAS-GLENGARRY/2004-02/1076776417 :

from Cornwall Newspaper, Friday December 22, 1933:

OSNABRUCK PIONEERS DESCRIBE THE DAYS OF TALLOW CANDLES
By Down the Lane

Going back into the family history about 127 years, when his granfather
came as a United Empire Loyalist from New York State and settled on 200
acres of land in the 4th concession of Osnabruck, near Lunenburg, Alonzo
Wereley, now in his 81st year, related some interesting incidents of the past in
that section to Down The Lane a few nights ago. And, not to be outdone, his genial wife, Mrs. Wereley, had her say also, and, as only a period of four months separate the couple in age, and they were born but a few miles apart, one could verify in large measure what the other related, and in this way the visit was not only interesting, but
enjoyable.

Mr. and Mrs. Wereley were seen at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Fyke, 29 Fourth St. east. They have spent the last six years in Cornwall
with their daughters, Mrs. Fyke and Mrs. Thos. A Sanderson, 39 First St. east.

Alonzo Wereley's grandfather, Peter Wereley, together with a brother George
Wereley and two sisters, Mary Wereley, who afterwards became Mrs. Frederick
Poapst, and Margaret Wereley, who married a Mr. Coons, all came from New
York State as U.E. Loyalists. Peter was born in 1789 and at the age of 17
he and his brother and sisters were among the first settlers on Crown Lands
in Osnabruck's 4th concession. He died in 1871 at the age of 82 years and
Alonzo Wereley is carrying on the family tradition as to age very well.

"I often heard my grandfather tell of the depredations of wolves in those
early days said Mr. Wereley. Wolves were very plentiful and one day one
of his cows came home with her faced all scratched and bleeding after
fighting to keep the wolves away from her calf."

Peter and George Wereley settled on adjoining farms, each having 100 acres
and Peter often carried feed in a sack on his back across the length of one
farm to the other.
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  Death Notes:

According to http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bill_r&id=I19061, he died in 1871 in Plum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

  Noted events in his life were:

• United Empire Loyalist.

• Settled: on 100 acres of Crown Lands in Osnabruck's 4th concession near Lunenburg, Abt 1806, Osnabruck Twp, Stormont, Eastern District (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada. with his brother George and two sisters, Mary and Margaret. His land adjoined that of his brother.

• Purchased: land from his brother George, 1817, <Osnabruck Twp>, Stormont, Eastern District (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada.

Peter married Margaret Helmer on 19 Aug 1806 in Osnabruck Twp, Stormont, Eastern District (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada.¹ (Margaret Helmer was born in 1787.)