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William Peabody 1724–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1724

Birth Location: Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Dec 1787

Death Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Francis Peabody

Mother: Dorothy Perkins

Spouse(s): Deborah Goold

Children(s): Deborah Cummings, Hannah Peabody, Elizabeth Paybody, Mary Paybody, Lucy Paybody, Nathaniel Paybody, Susanna Paybody, William Paybody, Francis Paybody, Molly Paybody

The story of William Peabody began in 1724 in Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. William Peabody married Deborah Goold, and had children including Deborah Gould Peabody Cummings, Elizabeth Paybody, Francis Paybody, Hannah Peabody, Lucy Paybody, Mary Paybody, Molly Paybody, Nathaniel Paybody, Susanna Paybody, William Paybody. William Peabody passed away in 1787 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Peabody began in 1724 in Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • William Peabody married Deborah Goold, and had children including Deborah Gould Peabody Cummings, Elizabeth Paybody, Francis Paybody, Hannah Peabody, Lucy Paybody, Mary Paybody, Molly Paybody, Nathaniel Paybody, Susanna Paybody, William Paybody.
  • William Peabody passed away in 1787 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Peabody
1694–1769
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorothy Perkins
–1771
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Deborah Goold
1730–1812
Birth Location: Salem, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Deborah Cummings
1757–1820
Birth Location: Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Peabody
1763–1796
Birth Location: Middleton, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Paybody
1750–1788
Birth Location: –
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Mary Paybody
–1751
Birth Location: –
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Lucy Paybody
1753–
Birth Location: –
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Nathaniel Paybody
–1754
Birth Location: –
NP
Susanna Paybody
1759–
Birth Location: –
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William Paybody
1760–1781
Birth Location: –
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Francis Paybody
1762–
Birth Location: –
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Molly Paybody
1768–
Birth Location: –
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William Peabody's Ancestors

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William Peabody
1724–1787
Birth Place: Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Francis Peabody
1694–1769
Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Perkins
–1771
Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Peabody's Descendants

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William Peabody (11 Mar 1724–8 Dec 1787) m. Deborah Goold (13 September 1730–12 March 1812)
  1. 1. Deborah (Gould (Peabody)) Cummings 1757–1820 m. Stephen (Cummings) Sr 1756–1797
    1. 1. William (P) Cummings 1782–1866 m. Mary Cummings 1786–1847
      1. 1. Samuel (Bowden) Cummings 1814–1883 m. Lucy (Ann) Richardson 1821–1888
        1. 1. Charles (William Cummings) Sr 1847–1917 m. Jennie (W) Cummings 1854–1933 m. Amelia (C) Hannaford 1847–1869
        2. 2. Andrew (P) Cummings 1850–1912 m. Mary (E) Sullivan 1875–1933
        3. 3. Mary (E) Cummings 1851– m. James (W) Rendall 1850–
        4. 4. Samuel (B.) Cummings 1862–1937
        5. 5. Ella Cummings 1864–1940
        6. 6. Joseph Cummings 1842–1842
        7. 7. Charles (William) Cummings 1847–1847
        8. 8. Edwin Cummings 1843–1848
        9. 9. Samuel (A) Cummings 1843–1847
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Cummings 1808–1882 m. David Maston 1806–1899
        1. 1. Mary (L) Maston 1836–1897
        2. 2. Lydia (A) Maston 1838–
        3. 3. Almena Maston 1843–
        4. 4. Leander (K) Marston 1846–1934 m. Ida Scott 1850–1927 m. Sarah (J) Whitehead 1847–1897
        5. 5. Enoch (R) Maston 1849–1932
        6. 6. David (L) Maston 1852–
        7. 7. Antenette (B) Marstin 1833–1913
        8. 8. Hannah (A) Marstin 1840–
      3. 3. Charles Cummings 1809–1834
      4. 4. Hannah (R) Cummings 1811–1885
      5. 5. William (Peabody Cummings) Jr 1817–1906 m. Amy (Noyes) Cummings 1817–1898 m. Elizabeth (McCarthy McCarthy) Cummings 1829–1910
        1. 1. Elva Cummings 1864–1925
        2. 2. Harriett (Whiting) Allen 1852–1934
        3. 3. William (Henry) Cummings 1848–1931 m. Sarah Faulkingham 1854–1921
        4. 4. Orrin (A) Cummings 1855–1885
        5. 5. Samuel (Bowden) Cummings 1844–1916
        6. 6. Helen (Augusta) Edwards 1847–1937
        7. 7. Daughter Cummings 1854–1854
        8. 8. William (Henry Harrison) Cummings 1841–1845
        9. 9. Cordelia Oates 1840–1863
        10. 10. Eliza (J) Oates 1843–1945
      6. 6. Adeline Cummings 1822–1913 m. Enoch Richardson 1825–1886
        1. 1. Enoch (L Richardson) Jr 1854–1898
        2. 2. Thomas Richardson 1843–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Richardson 1845–
        4. 4. Adaline Richardson 1847–
        5. 5. George (E.) Richardson 1848–1911 m. Anna Richardson 1852–1939
        6. 6. Leander Richardson 1853–1898 m. Ella Richardson 1853–
        7. 7. Nettie Richardson 1853–
      7. 7. Almina (Kettridge) Cummings 1826–1890 m. Holly Farnsworth 1822–1906
        1. 1. Calvin (F Farnsworth Civil War) Vet 1846–1922 m. Julia (Emeline) Farnsworth 1853–1937
        2. 2. William (P C) Cummings 1848–1882
        3. 3. Melissa (A) Farnsworth 1852–1919 m. Eri (Hathaway) Smith 1815–1903
        4. 4. Caroline (Susan "Carrie" (Farnsworth)) Leighton 1855–1936 m. Emery Leighton 1830–1903
        5. 5. Emma (F) Knight 1858–1932 m. William (Fremont) Knight 1856–1934
        6. 6. Harry (Lee Norton) Farnsworth 1869–1891
    2. 2. Charles Cummings 1787–1864 m. Hannah (Campbell) Cummings 1799–1872 m. Lucretia ("Cretia" Whittier) Cummings 1788–1829 m. Hannah (Eaton) Cummings 1789–1827
      1. 1. Lucretia (Whittier Cummings) Abbott 1830–1920
      2. 2. Amy (Amanda) Cummings 1838–1878
      3. 3. Sara (Cummings) Keene 1834–1900
      4. 4. William (Peabody) Cummings 1841–1910
      5. 5. Melville (Burham Cox) Cummings 1835–1900
      6. 6. Hannah (E) Cummings 1845–
      7. 7. David (Smith) Cummings 1849–
      8. 8. Hattie (Amanda) Cummings 1857–
      9. 9. Susannah (Cummings) Willey 1817–1897
      10. 10. Stephen (Osgood) Cummings 1810–1835
      11. 11. Deborah (Gould) Cummings 1820–1882
      12. 12. Hannah (E Cummings) Bass 1814–1891
      13. 13. Charles (Cummings) Jr 1812–1874
      14. 14. Edwin (Farnham) Cummings 1822–1884
    3. 3. Joseph Cummings 1793–1860
    4. 4. Stephen Cummings 1784–1801
    5. 5. Deborah Cummings 1794–1818
    6. 6. Susannah ((Cummings)) Randall 1797–1880
    7. 7. Deborah Cummings 1785–1785
  2. 2. Hannah Peabody 1763–1796
  3. 3. Elizabeth Paybody 1750–1788
  4. 4. Mary Paybody –1751
  5. 5. Lucy Paybody 1753–
  6. 6. Nathaniel Paybody –1754
  7. 7. Susanna Paybody 1759–
  8. 8. William Paybody 1760–1781
  9. 9. Francis Paybody 1762–
  10. 10. Molly Paybody 1768–

William Peabody's Timeline

2 Records

1724
11 Mar 1724
Birth of William Peabody in Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1787
8 Dec 1787
Age 63
Death of William Peabody in Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1724
    Event Place: Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1787
    Event Place: Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [2] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850
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