Peter Righter, Junior, son of Peter Righter the emigrant, was probably born in Roxborough Township, in the first decare of the 18th century. The record of his independent business venture does not begin until 1741. In January of that year he was granted by John,Thomas, and Richard Penn, Proprietors, a patent for a ferry from his plantation on the ease side of the Schuylkill in "Roxbury" Twonship to Lower Merion Township. This patent gave him the sole privilege of keeping a ferry at that place, and forbade all others from carrying passengers for 2 miles above and 2 miles below his ferry. This privilege was granted for 7 years, at a cost to Peter of 5 English shillings paid on the first of March, yearly. Peter was required to have at all times a boat or boats in good repair and sufficient persons or hands to give attention for ferrying passengers, horses, cattle and goods. (Exemplification Book 2,637) A ferry at this point, just above his mill is said to have been operated previously by Andrew Robeson. The patent was renewed by John Penn, Proprietor, 11 October 1765 (Exemplification Book 3,518) and the ferry was maintained by Peter for the rest of his life, and after him by his son John. The location of the Righter Ferry is shown on "A Map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent" of 1752 by Scull and Heap, a short distance above the point where the Wissahickon Creek enters the Schuylkill River. On the map it is marked "Ferry," with a house on the Roxborough Township side of the river. A road, private till 1824, from Wissahiccon" Road (now Ridge Road) extended along the river as far as the ferry. On the Lower Merion side the road to the ferry became known as Righter's Ferry Road, and still is so called, although it no longer reaches the river. What is now School Lane to Ridge Road gave access to the ferry from Germantown. The ferry was an important link in early communications between Lower Merion and Philadelphia, Germantown and Lower Merion, as well as Roxborough and Lower Merion. It must have been a profitable enterprise, in which Peter was probaly assisted by his 2 sons. The assesment for the Proprietary Tax of 1769 showed that he had one servant.