BIO:  James Peeling, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Spring Garden Township, Pg 192

JAMES PEELING was born in this county, May 1, 1820.  His grandfather emigrated from Ireland to 
America before the Revolutionary war, in which he served seven years, during which time he was 
once taken prisoner by the Hessians, but soon after exchanged.  He died, aged eighty-six years, 
leaving seven children:  James, John, Robert, Mary, Betsey, Isaac and Thomas.  The parents of 
our subject were James and Ellen (Parker) Peeling, both natives of Lancaster County, Penn.  
They had thirteen children, nine of whom are living, and all natives of York County, Penn.:  
John, Eliza, James, Mary, Harriet, Josiah, Rebecca, Lucinda and Joshua.  James Peeling, our 
subject, who owns a farm of 188 acres located in West Manchester and Conewago Townships, which 
is under good cultivation and finely improved with buildings, also a well-improved farm of 
eighty-five acres in York Township, and he resides upon the homestead in Spring Garden 
Township.  He has his land tenanted, but exercises general supervision.  He was elected sheriff 
of York in 1877, and served until 1880.  While a resident to York Township he filled several 
minor offices.  In 1840 Mr. Peeling was married to Miss Mary Inerst, of York Township.  They 
have had eight children, seven of whom are now living:  Sarah Krebs, Eliza McDowell, Ellen 
Cameron, Isabella Egle, Mary Garrity, James (married to Jane Dick) and Rebecca.  Upon the death 
of his first wife, Mr. Peeling married Miss Dorcas A. Leib, in 1863.  Of their children, seven 
are now living:  Lucinda, Joshua, Alpharetta, Ida, Martha, Horace and Henry L.