On 21 Aug 1726 when John was 24, he married
Ruth Delano (25678) , daughter of
Jonathan Delano (14315) (Dec 1675-6 Jan 1765) &
Hannah Doty (10082) (Dec 1675-12 Apr 1764), in Duxbury, MA.
475 Born on 25 May 1707 in Duxbury, MA.475
Children of John and Ruth (Delano) Peterson, probably all born at Middleboro:
i Silvanus Peterson, b. 1727;
ii. Hope Peterson, m. at Rochester 17 Jun1 1748 Nehemiah Randall;
iii. Lusa Peterson, probably m. int. at Rochester 12 Jun 1748 Peleg Hathaway of Freetown;
iv. Hannah Peterson, m. int. at Rochester 17 Nov 1751 Thomas Vaughn of Middleboro;
v. Content Peterson, m. at Richmond RI 27 Oct 1757 James Bass;
vi. Lydia Peterson, m. at South Kingston RI 26 Dec 1757 Peter Bennett;
vii. Zilpha Peterson, m. 13 Dec 1757 Isaac Bennett of Middleboro;
viii. Nathan Peterson, listed in the 1774 and 1790 census at Richmond;
ix. Ichabod Peterson, m. at Rochester 13 Apr 1758 Sarah Clark, in Canaan NY in 1813;
x. Patience Peterson, m. at Scituat RI 27 Oct 1764 Nathan Bennett;
xi. Lemuel Peterson, m. at Scituate RI 12 Jan 1767 Dorcas Young, in Canaan in 1813;
xii. Rhoda Peterson, m. at Pelham 3 Dec 1772 Abiezer Edson Jr of Middleboro; and
xiii. Ruth Peterson, living unmarried in 1800.475