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William Peck (1575 - 1604)

William Peck was born in 1575 in Knoston, Colchester, England and died in 1604 in England. There is another William Peck from London, born in 1588, that some link to William Peck (1604-1694) but the evidence is not as strong as this William Peck. He is recorded as having three sons:

1. Henry, born in England before 1604 and came to New Haven with his brother William and signed 1639 New Haven Covenant. He died in 1651. Henry married Joan. They had four children, all born in New Haven: Eleazer (1643*-), Joseph (1647-1720*), Benjamin (1647-1730), Elizabeth (1649-before 1732). After Henry died, Joan married Andrew Low.

2. William, born about 1604 in London. He came to New Haven with his brother Henry and signed 1639 New Haven Covenant. He married Elizabeth. William died in 1694. William and Elizabeth had four children: Jeremiah (1623-1699), John (1640-1694), Joseph (1641-1718), Elizabeth (1643-1683). (see above)

3. Joseph, born in England before 1604 and came to Milford, CT. He married Alice (-1666), the widow of John Burwell on Sept. 12, 1650 in Milford. They were admitted to the Milford church in May 1652. Joseph and Mary had three children, all born in Milford: Elizabeth (1651-), Joseph (1652-1731), John (1654-) After Alice died, he married Mary Richards who was admitted to the Milford church on Dec. 29, 1669. They had three children, the first two born in Milford and the last in Lyme: Mary (1670-), Anna (1672-), Hannah (11674-1711).

William Peck (1604 - 1694)

William Peck was the son of William Peck (1575 - 1604). He was born in 1604 in London, England. He married Elizabeth (1608-1683) from London. He came from England to Boston in 1637 with Thomas Yale, David Atwater, John Cooper and others aboard the Hector and arrived in Boston in 1637. He then went to New Haven in 1638 as a founder, along with his brother Henry. The Early List of Estates published by the New Haven Church in 1640 lists William Peck with four people in his household with an estate valued at 12 pds.

William was involved in a number of estates: he witnessed the will of Thomas Lamson with Nicholas Auger on Mar. 1, 1663/64, the will of Henry Peck with John Moses and Samuel Whitehead on Aug. 30, 1651, the will of William Potter with Richard Miles, the will of John Parmely with Henry Linden on Nov. 8, 1658, the will of John Thomas, Sr., on Jan. 4, 1669 with Roger Alling. In addition he took the inventory of the estate of Henry Lindon with John Nash and James Bishop on Feb, 1660 and to distribute the estate of Robert Preston in 1650 with Andrew Low. He is listed as a Proprietor of New Haven, CT, in the Year 1685 (NEGHSR, vol. 1, pp. 157–8). His brother, Joseph, also immigrated and came to Milford, CT – see below. When Elizabeth died, he married Sarah, the widow of William Holt and she died in 1717. William died on Oct. 14, 1694. William and Elizabeth had four children:

1. Jeremiah, a minister, born about 1623 in London, England, married Joanna Ketchell (-1711) on Nov. 12, 1656. He died on June 7, 1699 in Waterbury, CT. They had six children: Samuel (1659-1746), Ruth (1661-1728), Caleb (1663-died young), Anna (1665-1718), Jeremiah (1667-1752), Joshua (1673-1736).

2. Alice, born 1625 in London (see comment by Dana Wheeler below). She married Baltazar DeWolfe in Guilford about 1645. She is mentioned in the book "Descendants of Baltazar DeWolf." She was likely the fourth member of the household as recorded by the Early List of Estates published by the New Haven Church in 1640.

3. John, born Nov. 17, 1640 in New Haven, died Oct. 4, 1694 in Wallingford, CT, married Mary Moss from New Haven on Nov. 3, 1664. John was one of the 39 original signers of the Wallingford Agreement in 1668. They had ten children: Mary (1665-1710), Elizabeth (1668), John (1670), John (1671-1768), Elizabeth (1673-1709), Lydia (1677-died young), Ruth (1679-1738), Abigail (1682-1741), Anna (1684-1686), Anna (1686-1716).

4. Joseph, born Jan. 17, 1641, died Nov. 25, 1718 in Old Lyme, CT and is buried in the Duck River Cemetery, married Sarah Parker (1637-1726). He is listed as a Proprietor of New Haven, CT, in the Year 1685 (NEGHSR, vol. 1, pp. 157–8). They had eight children: Sarah (1663-1730), Joseph (1667), Elizabeth (1669-1688), Deborah (1672-1711), Hannah (1674-1711), Ruth (1676-), Samuel (1678-1734), Joseph (1680-1757).

5. Elizabeth, Born May 6, 1643, died 1683 in Wallingford, married Samuel Andrews. Samuel was one of the 39 signers of the Wallingford Agreement in 1668, along with Joseph and John Ives. They had twelve children: Samuel (1661), Samuel (1662), Samuel (1663-1727), William (1664-1726), John (1667-), Nathaniel (1670-1735), twin (1673), twin (1673), Elizabeth (1674-1732), Mary (1677-1752), Joseph (1679-1741), Margaret (1681-1710).

Jeremiah Peck (1623 - 1699)

This post begins a brief series on Peck family genealogy. Ruth Peck married Jonathan Atwater in New Haven on Wednesday, June 1, 1681 (see Jonathan Atwater for their life together. Their daughter, Ruth Atwater, married Samuel Ives on Jan. 3, 1706. Ruth Peck (senior) died in New Haven on June 3, 1726. Ruth Peck is the daughter of Jeremiah and Joanna (Ketchell) Peck who came to Connecticut from London, England. What follows is the life of her father, Jeremiah, and then, in subsequent posts, a few of his ancestors going back to William Peck (1575 - 1604).

Jeremiah Peck was the son of William Peck (1604 - 1694). He was born in London about 1623 and came to New Haven with his father, William, and brother, John in 1638, along with Eaton and Davenport on the Hector. He married Jonna Ketchell (-1711) on Nov. 12, 1656. They moved frequently within Connecticut, probably serving different churches; Guilford 1656-1660, New Haven 1660-1661, Saybrook 1661-1667, Newark 1667-1674, Elizabeth 1674-1678, Greenwich, 1678-1689, Waterbury,1689-1699. He died in Waterbury on June 7, 1699. Jeremiah and Joanna had six children:

1. Samuel, born Jan. 18, 1659 (Guildford Vitals), died April 28, 1746 in Greenwich, He married Ruth Ferris (1659-1745 on Nov. 27, 1686 in Greenwich and they had nine children, all born in Greenwich: Samuel (1688-1733), Jeremiah (1690-1765), Joseph (1692-1761), David (1694-1756), Nathaniel (1697-1765), Elipihet (1699-1776), Theophilus (1702-1783), Peter (1704-1759), Robert (1706-1749). His son Nathaniel married Mary (Yale) Pardee (1700-) on Dec. 4, 1722.

2. Ruth, born April 3, 1661* in New Haven, died June 3, 1726 in New Haven, married Jonathan Atwater on June 1, 1681. They had eleven children: Joshua (1681), David (1683-1727), Jeremiah (1684-1732), Mary (1686-1753), Ruth (1688-1758), Jonathan (1690-1760), Lydia (1693-1694), Joseph (1694-1766), Stephen (1696-1704), Damaris (1698-1762), Lydia (1701-1708).

3. Caleb, born 1663 in Saybrook - died young.

4. Anna, born 1665 in Saybrook, died May 23, 1718 in Farmington, CT, married Thomas Stanley on 1690.

5. Jeremiah, 1667 in Newark, died 1752 in Waterbury, married Rachel Richards (1683-) on June 14, 1704 in Waterbury. They had nine children, all born in Waterbury, CT: Joanna (1705-), Jeremiah (1706-1750), Rachel (1709-1785), Anna (1713-), Mary (1715-1753), Phebe (1716-), Ruth (1718-1750), Esther (1721-), Martha (1725-).

6. Joshua, born 1673 in Newark, died Feb, 14, 1736.