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William Jesse Peek 1752–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1752

Birth Location: Roxbury, Massachusetts

Death Date: 14 March 1843

Death Location: Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA

Father: George Peek

Mother: Elizabeth Spencer

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shockley

Children(s): Solomon (Peake)

William Jesse Peek was born in 1752 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the child of George Peek And Elizabeth Spencer. William Jesse Peek married Elizabeth Shockley, and had children including Solomon Walker Peek Peake. William Jesse Peek passed away in 1843 in Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jesse Peek was born in 1752 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the child of George Peek And Elizabeth Spencer.
  • William Jesse Peek married Elizabeth Shockley, and had children including Solomon Walker Peek Peake.
  • William Jesse Peek passed away in 1843 in Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Peek
1720–1808
Birth Location: Camden Parish, Pittsylvania Co, VA
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Elizabeth Spencer
1720–1810
Birth Location: Camden, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Shockley
1755–1840
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Solomon (Peake)
1771–1858
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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William Peek's Ancestors

Self
William Peek
1752–1843
Birth Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Parents
George Peek
1720–1808
Camden Parish, Pittsylvania Co, VA
Elizabeth Spencer
1720–1810
Camden, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Comer Peck,) Peek
1700–1774
Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Anne Skipwith
1703–1775
Christ Church, Middlesex, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Thomas Spencer
1702–1754
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut
Mary Trumbull
1701–1755
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
James PEEK
1680–1740
Mary West
1680–1740
William Thacker
1665–1709
US Peyton
1670–1727
William Spencer
1675–1763
Elizabeth Mascraft
1669–1743
John (Trumble)
1670–1751
Elizabeth Winchell
1675–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Peek
1660–1728
Elizabeth Comer
1660–1724
William“The West
1645–1708
Rebecca Bracewell
1647–1708
Alice Matthews
1615–1698
Capt. war
1637–1689
Esther Andrews
1641–1698
Daniel Mascroft
1637–1703
Mary *
1641–1703

William Peek's Descendants

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William (Jesse) Peek (24 Jul 1752–14 March 1843) m. Elizabeth Shockley (1755–14 Mar 1840)
  1. 1. Solomon (Walker Peek) (Peake) 1771–1858 m. Rachel (Miller) Dunagan 1775–1850
    1. 1. Nancy (Mary "Polly" Peek) Ingram 1801–1870
      1. 1. Louise (Emaline) Ingram 1842–1902 m. William (Reeves) HARRIS 1837–1921
        1. 1. Andrew (T 'Andy') Harris 1867–1956 m. Martha (Ella Hawkins Harris) ++HwM 1867–1941

William Peek's Timeline

2 Records

1752
24 Jul 1752
Birth of William Jesse Peek in Roxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury, Massachusetts
1843
14 March 1843
Age 91
Death of William Jesse Peek in Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1752
    Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1843
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA
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