PETER PECHIN, of Radnor Pennsylvania, son of Edward and Ann (Wagner) Pechin, was born in Delaware county, December 16, 1824. Edward Pechin was a son of Peter and Rebecca (Hunter) Pechin. The ancestors of the Pechin family were French Huguenots, and came to America in early times, settling in Pennsylvania, where many of their race had found a home.
Edward Pechin, the son of Peter and Rebecca (Hunter) Pechin, was a farmer and owned property in Delaware county, where his son Peter Pechin received his early education. He completed his studies in Radnor township and after he left school assisted his farmer in farm work, continuing this occupation until 1895, when he retired from the active duties of farm life.
He married Mary Jane Holmes, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Pettit) Holmes. Their children were as follows: (1) Sarah Emily, (2) Edward, both of whom died when young (3) Annie, who also died in childhood; (4) Ida, who lives at home, (5) Jeannette, who married Frank Hoy, a son of James and Madeline (Boucot) Hoy; (6) Annie, who married Horace Brooke, a son of Jesse and Sarah (Moore) Brooke, and whose children were Mary, Jesse, Ida, Albert and Mildred. (7) Charles, who married Lillie Hickman, a daughter of James and Annie Hickman, and are the parents of Douglas, Frank, Marion and Horace. (8) Elizabeth, who lives at home; (9) Nathan, also living at home. The mother of the above children, Mary Jane (Holmes) Pechin, died June 5, 1860.
Source: Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. Volume II. Lewis Publishing Company, 1904