Joseph Peregois was born in about 1665, probably in France. He emigrated and settled in Baltimore County, Maryland. He married Sarah Mumford in about 1692. They had four children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana. Romey or Romeo Perigo was born in 1779 in Maryland. He married Rhoda Hinman, daughter of Asahel Hinman and Mary, in 1801 in Kentucky. They had three children. He married Rachel McGill in 1823 in Warrick County, Indiana. They had four children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Indiana. The author has not yet made the connection between Romey and the earlier Perigos in Maryland. The name is also spelled Peregoy and Pedigo.

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