Peter Driese

1716 -

• Name	Peter Driese
  Birth	1716	Germany
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I1103	SimCom
  Last Modified	16 May 2003

  
  

  Family	Anna Catherina Volck,   b. 21 Nov 1718, Hochland
  Children	1. Anna Maria Treese,   b. 1737   2. Adam Treese,   b. 1746, Pennsylvania, United States + 3. Jacob Treese,   b. 13 May 1750, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1 Oct 1810, Salisbury, Rowan County, Virginia, United States (Age 60 years)   4. John Treese,   b. 1752   5. George Treese,   b. Abt 1755 + 6. Eva Catherina Treese,   b. 5 Jun 1755, Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States   7. Michael Treese,   b. 1759
  Family ID	F421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2004

  
  

• Notes

  The origin of the Treece family name is still subject to much debate. Some reserchers believe that the Treece name is of German origin, having come from Von Treece. The English spelling, Dries, appears on early English tax records. The English tax collectors could neither speak nor understand German. Therefore, they wrote the Treece name as it sounded to them in English - Driese. The English Driese were probably German ancestors who migrated to England in the early 1700s and later toAmerica. Any of their children born in England would then be of Engilsh descent. The various spellings of the Treece found in records have been Dries,Driese, Trease, Trees, Treese, Tree and Treece. Before 1850 the name appears as Trees in most county records of Illinois and North Carolina. This is the way that John, Jacob, Valentine and Daniel had it spelled. After 1850 the spelling changed to Treece.