Alexander was my grandfather's dad. Sanky Moody Saurborn. He died in 1949. He said that his father told him that PETER entered the US through NEW ORLEANS. It was a Catholic city so thats not surprising. He didn't like it. was too wild for him. He arrived around 1840. He left soon after and traveled up the Mississippi to the Ohio River. The scenery was more like Prussia. Why he decided on Monongahelia County don't know. He met Mary Jane and her family was not keen on them being together. don't know if it had to do with the church,she was a Southern Baptist in Calhoun County. they both were religious. He had a tanning business on the river as well as being the post master. He WAS NOT political. The Union soldiers were all over the county and being a family man they organized a group to protect their property. The others were all well respected in the community. the rest is history. I don't believe they were as bad as some claimed. History is written by the victors. Dianne