Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Justice was born on 3 March 1735, in Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, Peter Justice, was 37 and his mother, Catharine Crew, was 30. He died before 1760.
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Sources (3)
- Peter Justise, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
- Index to the register of births, marriages and deaths in St. Mary Anne's, Cecil County
- Peter Justise, "Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English justice, justis(e) ‘judicial officer; judge’, Old French justise, justice ‘uprightness; equity; vindication of right; court of justice; judge’, Latin iustitia, a derivative of iustus (see Just ).
African American: adoption of the surname in 1 above, because of its literal meaning in English ‘uprightness; equity; vindication of right’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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