I've ran into a lot of people that are descended from Sarah and Robert Housley. Still can't find any one that knows who Peter's father was. Only speculation. Sure is a puzzle. I'm descended from Alvis the first son born in 1811. I have heard that story about Peter's father being in the Rev War and defecting and staying here in America. My cousin Lawrence Cooper grew up around my great Grandfather George W. Cooper son of Alvis and Lawrence said George had told him about Peter's father being in the Rev War and defecting and started our Cooper family in America. He told me some other stuff about our family too in several letters. He lives in Indiana. He couldn't remember him telling him a name though. He wanted me to find out if I could get the names of Peter's parents. I've been working on it a lot. So is a lot of other people. All I have on Peter's second wife is her name is Rebecca Burton born 1800-1802 VA m Jan 24, 1844. d. Apr 1880. She had a son named Charles Burton b. 1841 TN. In 1850 census of Campbell Co TN there was a Moriah Burton b. ca 1780 VA. Don't know if she is Rebecca's mother or (according to George L. Ridenour) a sister who married a Burton. I don't know where Rebecca is buried. I haven't found her. I have Barbara dying about the same time as you since I got it from other researchers. He of course married Rebecca in 1844 so it would be before that. Since Peter's first child that we know of) was born in 1811 he would be married before that. I figure about 1810. I have 12 possibly 13 children for Peter and Barbara or who over he married. I have Alvis Mar 1811, Mary Jane 1813, Jane 1815-20, Barbara 1817, George Washington (not sure a son) 15 Nov 1819, Sarah 17 Mar 1821, Catherine (Katy) 1823, Eli Aug 1825, Rebecca 1827, James 1829, Sophia 1831, Henry 1836, Milton 2 Jan 1840. Then there is Charles Burton son of Peter's second wife Rebecca. He was born 1841. I have spouses for most of them too. I will put your email in my Cooper folder so I can have it to refer to. Thanks.
Connie