Peter Romine

From the Record

Married Mary Molly Maddox in 1796.

The source names a father, Peter Romine, Sr., and a mother, Ruth Burson — not yet part of the connected tree.

From the Family Manuscript

• Mary Molly Maddox 5 (1776/1777-1 July 1858) was the first-born child of Matthew, Sr 4. and Rachel (Bonnifield) Maddox. Mary married Peter Romine in 1796 in Harrison County, Virginia (WV). Mary and Peter moved to Wood County, Virginia (WV) and remained in the county until their deaths. Their children were Joseph Romine, born, 1802, Roswel Romine, John Romine born, 1809, Samuel Romine (1806-1888), James Romine (1813-1892), Mary Ann Romine (1821-1894), Matthias Romine, Matika Romine, born, 1810 and Thomas Romine (1815-1902). Mary (Maddox) Romine and Peter Romine are buried in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Lubeck District, Wood County, West Virginia. Several of their descendants (Romine) still live in Wood County, West Virginia.

  Maddox Family History, transcript line 593.

• Another deed of interest was found in Deed Book 3, page 76, dated 20 November 1797 in the Harrison County, Virginia (WV) Deed Books. In this deed, Peter Romine bought 80 acres of land for $200.00 on the right hand fork of Hastings Run, just west of Romine Mills. Hastings Run enters Rooting Creek. This land was very close to the land purchased by Matthew and Rozzel Maddox in the 1807 deed. Peter Romine married Mary Molly Maddox in 1796 in Harrison County, Virginia (WV).

  Maddox Family History Charts, transcript line 1731.

• Matthew and Rachel lived with their son Thomas Maddox until the death of Rachel on 5 January 1826. After that, Matthew lived with his oldest child, Mary Molly (Maddox) Romine and husband Peter Romine until Matthew died on 1 January 1831.

  Maddox Family History Charts, transcript line 1739.