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Joseph Peck, Sr. ★ (Robert, Hellen) was the father of Ann, Rebecka, Joseph, John, Nycolas, Samuel, Nathaniel, Israel, Samuel, Hannah, and Israel Peck MA24, MA26, HI20, NO11. Joseph Peck was baptized on April 30, 1587 as the son of Robert Peck in Beccles, Suffolk County, England PE19, TH46. Joseph Peck was mentioned in the will of his father, Robert Peck of Beccles, Suffolk County, England, on March 22, 1592/3 PE19. Joseph Peck married Rebecka Clark on May 21, 1617 in Hingham, Norfolk County, England NO11. Rebecka died in Hingham, Norfolk County, England on October 24, 1637 NO11 but Joseph had already remarried to another unidentified woman sometime before he left for Massachusetts in the summer of 1638. His second wife was perhaps the sister of Thomas Cooper or his wife, Rachel TH46. Joseph Peck and his unnamed wife, of Hingham, Norfolk County, England, as well as Reverend Robert Peck and his unnamed wife, with two individuals who were probably their children, Anne and Joseph Peck, also of Hingham in Norfolk County, emigrated from Ipswich, Suffolk County, England on the ship Diligent BA13. The Diligent was captained by Master John Martin and arrived with approximately one hundred passengers at Boston, Massachusetts on August 10, 1638 BA13. According to Daniel Cushing’s list of individuals who removed from Hingham, Norfolk County, England to Hingham, New England, “Mr. Joseph Peck and his wife with 3 sons and a daughter, and 2 men servants and 3 maid servants came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham” in 1638 CU27. Joseph Peck was granted a parcel of seven acres on Bachelor (Main) Street in Hingham, Suffolk County (now Plymouth County), Massachusetts HI20.
“Mr. Joseph Peck” took the Oath of Freemen on March 13, 1638/9 SH17, PA23, HI20 and was called a deputy of the General Court in the sessions held in Boston on May 22, 1639, September 4, 1639, October 7, 1640, and June 2, 1641 SH17. At the General Court held in Boston on May 22, 1639, he, along with Edmond Hubbard, Sr. and Anthony Eames, were authorized by the court to end small businesses under the value of twenty shillings at Hingham, Suffolk County (now Plymouth County), Massachusetts SH17. In a General Court of Elections on May 13, 1640, he was appointed as a part of a committee of sixteen men to determine what each town should pay in a rate (or tax) which needed to total £1200 and be paid in two months SH17. The committee devised a schedule for the towns of Hingham, Waymoth (Weymouth), Braintree, Dorchester, Roxberry (Roxbury), Boston, Dedham, Concord, Watertown, Cambridge, Charlestowne (Charlestown), Salem, Linn (Lynn), Ipswich, Neweberry (Newbury), Colechester, and Hampton which divided the sum of £1200 into proportionate amounts for each town SH17. They also indicated that for payment, silver plate would be worth five shillings per ounce, “good ould Indian corne, growing hear, being clean & marchantable” would be worth five shillings per bushel, summer wheat would be worth seven shillings per bushel, and rye would be worth six shillings per bushel SH17.
During the General Court session held on October 7, 1640, several men were appointed to take acknowledgment of deeds in their respective towns SH17. “Mr Jose Peck” was appointed to do this for Hingham, but the actual wording of the court order stated “to take caption or cognizance, & to make replevies” SH17. Replevy pertains to recovering goods that had been seized by replevin, and replevin is a procedure wherein seized goods can be restored to their owner, depending on a court ruling. A General Court ruling on June 2, 1641 stated that Mr. Peck, Anthony Eames, and Edmond Hubberd, Sr. were permitted to perform marriage ceremonies and keep records in Hingham SH17. On October 7, 1641, the court requested that Mr. Peck, Mr. Parker, Goodman Bates, and Stephen Paine view the way at Braintree and “certify the next Generall Courte”’ this may have meant that the court wanted these men to survey the road at Braintree and report back to the court during the next session SH17. During that same court session, the court ordered that every town should have one person “appointed to grant sum[m]ons & attachments in all civill actions… & the same p[er]sons to grant replevy; & when they graunt any replevy, they are to take band, wth sufficient security… to p[ro]secute the suite… These have power to send out p[ro]ces to any towne, & to bee called clarks of the writtes. These are chosen for a yeare, & till new be chosen in their roames” SH17. Mr. Peck was appointed to fulfill these duties for Hingham SH17.
Prior to relocating to Rehoboth, he was required to provide the value of his estate; the purpose of this was so that the proprietors of Rehoboth could divide up the land proportionally BL7. Leonard Bliss, Jr. transcribed this town record which was located on the first page of the Rehoboth Proprietor’s Records, Volume I, which has been copied below BL7:
About the year 1643, a joynt agreement was made by the inhabitants of Sea-conk alias Rehoboth, ffor the bringing in of their estates; that soe men’s lotments might be taken up according to person and estate, as alsoe for the carrieing on of all publick chardges both for present and future; furthermore the means and interest of what is heare expressed is by which lands, now granted by the Court of Plymouth to the towne, is to be divided according to person and estate, as is expressed in this following list.
The value of Mr. Peck’s estate in that record, dated about 1643, was £535 BL7. “Mr. Peck” received a share of the town’s division of woodland which was located between Rehoboth and the plain on June 31, 1944 BL7. At the General Court held at Plymouth, Massachustts on June 4, 1645, his name was on a list with other men who were propounded to take up their freedom during the next court session SH10, but since he had already taken the oath of fidelity in March 1639, it is unclear if this referred to him or perhaps his son. However, Josepth Peck, Jr. took the Oath of Fidelity and became a freeman in Rehoboth in 1657 SH16.
Mr. Joseph Peck was the officiant in the wedding of Daniel Cushing, the son of Matthew Cushing, Sr., and Lydia Gillman, the daughter of Edward Gillman, on June 16, 1645 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts MA26. He relocated to Rehoboth with his family in 1645 HI20 and was among the townspeople who drew lots for land on “the great plain” on June 9, 1645 and another lot for the “new meadow” on February 18, 1646 BL7. Ira Peck provided a transcription of a Rehoboth town record which has not been seen by me PE19. The record described an event which occurred to four individuals, including Joseph, who were in the process of relocating from Hingham to Seekonk (Rehoboth) and who apparently squatted for some duration in a wigwam which was owned by a Native American family or group, and subsequently destroyed it by accidentally setting it afire PE19. This wigwam may have belonged to a Wampanoag family. The record (according to Ira Peck) stated PE19:
Another strange accident happened by fire about this time. Mr. Joseph Peck, and three others of Hingham, being about to remove to Seaconk, (which was concluded by the Commissioners of the United colonies to belong to Plymouth.) riding thither they sheltered themselves and their horses in an indian wigwam, which by some occasion took fire, and (although there were four in it, and labored to their utmost) burnt three of their horses to death, and all their goods, to the value of fifty pounds.
“Mr. Peck” was selected to be one of the townsmen in Rehoboth for 1647 on May 26, 1647 and again on April 12, 1648, and he and Stephen Paine were designated as assistants to Mr. Browne “in matters of controversy at Court” BL7. At the General Court held at New Plymouth, Massachusetts on October 29, 1649, Mr. Josepth Pecke, Steven Payne, and William Sabin were defendants against William Wickenden in an undescribed court case SH15. The defendants were found at fault and ordered to pay damages assessed at seven pounds in addition to the court costs; of this fine, Joseph was ordered to pay thirty shillings, Steven Payne was ordered to pay ten shillings, but William Sabin was ordered to pay five pounds SH15.
During another General Court held at New Plymouth on October 2, 1650, the court decided that unless Mr. Browne could be persuaded to perform marriage ceremonies in Rehoboth, “Mr Josepth Peck” was ordered to administer the ordinance of marriage in that town SH10. He was amongst the townsmen selected for 1650 and 1651 in meetings held on June 24, 1650 and October 18, 1651 BL7. Joseph Pecke and William Sabin were appointed as Grand Jurymen on May 13, 1653 BL7. “Mr. Peck” was appointed as a highway surveyor on May 10, 1654 BL7. “Mr. Peck” was among seven men who on the committee to levy a “rate according to person and estate” to raise money for the salary of Mr. Newman, the town’s teacher BL7. “Mr. Peck” was selected as a townsmen again on February 9, 1655 BL7. The General Court held in Plymouth, Massachusetts on July 3, 1656 appointed and deputized Mr. Josepth Pecke to be a marriage officiant at Rehoboth, and he, Mr. Stephen Payne, and Richard Bowen were “authorized to heare and determine all controuersies there betwixt any, soe as it amount not to aboue the vallue of three pounds, libertie being left to any [to] make theire appeall to the Court of Plymouth, if theire shalbee reason” SH11. “Mr. Peck” was chosen “and empowered to view the town book, and to see that it be transcribed into a new book, all such things as they shall judge material for the good of the town, as also for the clearing of evidenced of men’s lands, according to Court orders” on February 19, 1660 BL7.
With his second wife, he was the father of Samuel, Nathaniel, Israel, another son named Samuel, Hannah, and another son named Israel.
Samuel Peck was baptized on February 3, 1639 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts MA26. He may have died by 1646, because another Samuel Peck was baptized in that year HI20, MA26.
Nathaniel Peck was baptized on October 31, 1641 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts MA26. He was named in his undated father’s will MA24. Nathaniel married Deliverance Bosworth HI20, TH46 about the year 1669 TH46, but she died on April 30, 1675 SH16 and was buried on May 1, 1675 AR4. Nathaniel Peck was buried on August 12, 1676 AR4. On November 1, 1676, the court appointed Samuel Peck and Jonothan Bosworth as administrators of the estate of Nathaniel Peck, and indicated that there were “two children, a son and a daughter” PE19. The daughter’s identity has not been uncovered, but the two sons of Nathaniel Peck were Nathaniel, born on July 26, 1670 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts MA20 and Elisha, who was born on April 19, 1675 and who died on April 30, 1675 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts MA20, PE19.
Israel Peck was baptized on March 31, 1644 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts MA26. He may have died by 1646, because another Israel Peck was baptized in that year HI20, MA26.
Samuel Peck was baptized on July 19, 1646 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts MA26. Samuell was named in his undated father’s will MA24. Samuel Peck married Sarah Hunt on June 1, 1666 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Sarah, the wife of Samuel Peck, died on October 27, 1673 AR4. Samuell Peck married Rebeka Hunt on November 21, 1677 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Samuell Peck was the father of six children whose births were recorded in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. These were Ann, born on December 22, 1667, Sarah, born on February 2, 1669, Judeth, born on January 26, 1671 and buried on February 20, 1681, Noah, born on August 21, 1678, Jaiell, born on June 14, 1680 (Jasell was buried on July 8, 1680 AR4; another record stated that Jaell Pecke was buried on July 6, 1680 SH16), and Rebeka, born on October 22, 1681 (Rebeckah was buried on November 2, 1682) AR4. His daughter, Anne Peck, married Samuell Paine on December 16, 1684 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Another daughter, Sarah Peck, married John Sabin on September 3, 1689 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Rebecka, the wife of Deacon Peck, died on June 27, 1699 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Samuel Peck of Rehoboth wrote his will on June 11, 1705 MA58; he was called Deacon Samuel Peck in his death record on April 30, 1708 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. His will was proved on June 2, 1708 before Nathaniel Byfield, Esquire, Judge of Probate and Wills for Bristol County and stated MA58:
Samuel Peck of the Town of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol in ye Province of ye Massachusett Bay: Being in health, and of Good and perfect memory Thanks be unto God for the same. Do make & ordain this my last will & Testament in manr & form following that is to say: Item I give unto my onely son Noah Peck my house barn Orchard & Home lott all my land in the second Division & in the great plaine with my land lyeing Easterly. from Ebenezers Walkers house and lands, with all my fresh meadow and salt meadow lyeing in Rehoboth or Swanzey (Excepting the Corn on the ground.) and I give unto my son Noah Peck one silver Bowel
Item I give unto my Daughter Sarah Sabin my feather bed on which I lye wth the furniture belonging thereunto, one silver spoon & fifty acres of land lyeing & being in the North Purchass with all my Meadow in that Purchass, Item I give unto my son in law Nathaniel Samuel Paine fifty acres of land lyeing on the east side of palmers River and one hundred pound Commonage in the Town of Rehoboth to be disposed of for any of my Grand Children at his Discretion: Item I give unto my Grand Daughter Anne Paine one feather bed with one Coverlet & and two Blanketts Item I give unto my Grand Daughter Sarah Paine one silver spoon Item I give unto my son Noah Peck my wearing apparrell my stafe [perhaps “staff”] & my Cart wheels and Ploughes and Chaines, the time I have in Abigail Negr and the time I have by Indenture in Joseph Paine and if Joseph Paine serve him till his Indenture be out then my son Noah is to fullfill all the Termes in the Indenture and then I give to sd Joseph Paine forty acres of land which is to be layd out: the lot being drawn for it, Item I give unto my son Noah Peck all my Armes and Aminition = Item I do ordaine & make my son Noah Peck Executor of this my last will and Testament And my will is that after my body be decently buried Funeral Charges & Debts payd. and the Contract made with my wife before Mariage be fullfilled, that then the Remainder of my estate not perticularly Mentioned, be equally Divided between my son Noah & my Daughter Sabin and my son in law Samuel Paine for the Use of his Children my Grand Children Item I give unto my son Noah Peck that peice of Upland which lye Joyning to my salt meadow & all my Interest in the undivided land in the north Purchase and the Remaining part of my Commonage in Rehoboth, In witness whereof I have sett to my hand & seale the Eleventh day of June Anno Domini one thoused seven Hundred and five and in the fourth year of the Reign of Queen Anne
Samuel Peck
Signed sealed & declared in the presence of
John Butterworth
Daniel Smith
Daniel Carpenter
Hannah Peck was baptized on July 19, 1646 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts MA26. She was not named in her father’s will.
Israel Peck was baptized on July 19, 1646 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts MA26. Israell was named in his undated father’s will MA24. Israel Peck married Bethiah Bosworth, the daughter of Jonathan Bosworth, on July 15, 1670 PE19. Israel Peck was named as the father of three children whose births were recorded in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts MA20. These were Mehitable, born on August 6, 1671, Israel, born on December 18, 1673 (or December 18, 1674 SH16), and Nathaniel, born on September 27, 1677 MA20. Israel and Bethiah Peck were then named as the parents of another two children whose births were recorded in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts; these were Deliverance, born on June 21, 1680 and another son named Israel who was born on September 3 and died three days later on September 6, 1686 MA20. “Israel Peck of Swansey alias Barrington” wrote his will on August 8, 1718 which named his only surviving son, Nathaniel Peck, his daughters whom he called “the wife of Josiah Dean” and “the wife of Ephraim May” and the children of his daughter, Mehetible Whitaker, who was then deceased PE19. He also named his daughter, Mary PE19. Israel Peck died on September 2, 1723 PE19. The gravestone of Israel Peck, located at Newman Cemetery in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, states “Here lieth the Body of Mr. Israel Peck died Sep.r ye 2d : 1723 in ye 80th year of his age”. The gravestone of his wife, Bethiah, is also located at located at Newman Cemetery in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, and states “here lyeth Inle the Body of Mrs Bethiah, Daughter of Ionathan Bozworth, And wife of Mr Israel Peck, Aged 75 years And dyed April the 4th 1718”. Photos of these gravestones can be viewed on the Find A Grave website.
Joseph Peck, Sr. died on December 22, 1663, according to his probate record and Hubbard’s Journal MA24, MA26. His undated will states MA24:
The Last Will and Testament of Mr Josepth Pecke of Rehoboth deceased; exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the third of March 1663
Know all men by these presents that I Josepth Pecke senr: of Rehoboth doe ordaine any make this my last Will and Testament in manor and forme following; Item I give and bequeath unto my son Josepth all my lands and meddows lying and being neare unto the River called Palmers River; To him and his heires for ever; Item I give unto him my old blacke mare and my great Chist in the Parlour; Item I give unto my son John my house and lands which I purchased of Josepth Torrey; and the halfe of the meddow betwixt mr Newman and mee; on the other side of the new meddow River to him and his heires for ever; alsoe I giveunto him my great Chist in the hall; Item I give and bequeath unto my son Nicholas all my meddow att the hundred acrees; and the meddow called bushey meddow and all my meddowes on the north side of the towne to him and his heires for ever; Item I give and bequeath unto my son Samuell my house where I now dwell with all the houses standing there; the orchyards and all my house lott and all my land in the 2cond devision; and my plaine lotts excepting halfe my furthest which I give unto my son Nicholas; and alsoe I give unto him my meddow called Cheesebrookes meddow and alsoe my salt marsh att broad cove To him and his heires for ever; Item I give unto my sonnes Nathaniel and Israell all my lands which I purchased of John Adames and Mr Bradford with the meddow called the longe beach which is betwixt mr newman and mee; and all my meddow att squamquammett which is betwixt John Allin and mee; and alsoe my meddow att Papasquash betwixt John Allin and mee; to them and theire heires for ever Item I give my pte of meddow att kekemuett unto John Pecke my son; and alsoe all my lands att Wackemauquate; I give unto my sonnes Josepth and Nicholas to bee equally devided betwixt them Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter hubbert thirty pounds in such pay as can bee Raised out of the goods I shall leave to pay by my executors within one yeare after my decease and alsoe I give unto her my wifes best cloake; one fine pillowbeer and my damaske napkin; Item I give unto my son Samuell my silver beaker and two silver spoones and one gould Ringe which was his mothers and also one paire of fine holland sheets one diaper Tablecloth and six diaper Napkins 2 fine pillowbeares and the feather bed and bolster and pillow and two blanketts wheron I now lye; my second Rugg with some other smale linnine in my trunk in the parlour which I also give unto him; and the other Chist under the window in the parlour and my best Curtaines and Curtaine Rodds; Item I give unto my son Nathaniel my bigest silver Cupp one gould Ringe two silver spoones my best feather bed one bolster two blanketts the Rugg that now lyeth upon mee my trunke in the Parlour chamber my Round table three diaper napkins one long table Cloth between Israell and him; Item I give unto Israell my son my silver salt 2 silver spoones my two new bed teekes with the bolsters the old flocke bed two blanketts my best Coverlid one bolster one pillow two pillow beares; alsoe unto Nathaniel one pillow 2 pillow beares Item I give unto Israell ten of my best ewes and my sorrelled mare two of my best Cowes and my bull and my segg [a segg was “an ox that has been gelded at his full age” LO11] and three diaper napkins; Item I give unto my son Josepth five ewes; and to my son Samuell my two oxen Called bucke and duke and two Cowes my Cart and one of my little plowes one chaine with the Copses for the Cart; and I give unto Nathaniel two steers and two Cowes; Item I give unto my son Nicholas the feather bed which hee hath alreddy and my best Rugg; and unto my son John I give the featherbed and bolster which hee alreddy hath and 40s to buy him a Rugg; and to Israell I give the two little Chistes in the Chamber and his mothers little trunke; and unto my son Samuel I give my bedstead in the parlour Chamber; Item I give unto my son Josepth my gould Ringe and unto John and Nicholas my two silver wine Cuppes; my mind is that my three younger sonnes should have each three platters; and all the Rest my pewter should bee equally between my six sonnes and all my apparrell I give unto my three elder sonnes and all my wifes apparrell I give unto my three youngest sonnes to bee equally devided betwixt them Item I give and bequeath all the Rest of my goods Cattles and Chattles; my debtes and legacies being payed (and my body brought to the grave) I give unto my six sonnes equally to bee devided amongst them the youngest and weakest to have as good a share as the eldest and strongest desireing Mr Newman and my brother Thomas Cooper to bee the supervisors of this my Testament and last Will; and I doe ordaine my son Nicholas and my son Samuell the exequitors of this my last Will; desiring the Lord to guide theire hartes to doe all according unto my Intents here sett down; The last Will and Testament of mee Josepth Pecke written with my owne hand;
march the 3th (1663) In Reference to the amplyfication of the Will of mr Josepth Pecke deceased; before entered this following writing was ordered to bee Recorded;
december 24; 1663
A further Amplyfication of our fathers Will upon his death bed which was not expressed in his written Will; Item hee gave to his son Josepth halfe his meddow that hee purchased of Mr Bradford lying on the further side of the New meddow River; To his son John thirty five pounds of Comon; To his son Samuell two hundred and fifty pounds of Comon to his son Nathaniel two hundred pounds of Comon these giftes were given to them and theire heires for ever; Morover our father aded to his daughter hubbert, ten pounds more then was sett downe in his written will; Item that Nathaniel and Israell shall have equall shares of the corne that shalbee Raised upon that ground which hee hath given to his son Samuell for this yeare ensueing; they bestowing an equall share of labour with them upon the land; It was further expressed by him that seeing those oxen expressed in his will that was given to his three younger sons was disposed of before his death; that those younge oxen and steeres that are coming on in theire Romes should bee made Choise of by them in manor as followeth; his son Samuell first Choosing; his son Israell next and Nathaniel last; It was his will alsoe that those two mares which were given to his sonnes Josepth and Israell; being not extant; That Josepth should have his old mare; and Israell his young mare in stead of the other; further whereas our father gave to his sonnes Josepth five sheep and Israell ten; they alsoe being sold before our fathers death; wee have agreed that they shall have in valluation as they were sould which was nine shillinges apeece This wee owne to bee our fathers will expressed by him unto us: when hee was in his p[er]fect memory which wee owne as his proper will and desire; In Witnes wherof wee have sett to our hands
Witnes heerof Stephen Paine Thomas Cooper John Reed
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Joseph Pecke John Pecke Nicholas Pecke Samuell Pecke Nathaniel Pecke Israel Pecke
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January the 11th 1663
An Inventory of the goods of mr Josepth Pecke whoe expired december the 22cond (63) and exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the 3 of march 1663… This Inventory was made by us
Stephen Paine
Thomas Cooper
John Reed;
The p[er]sons above named that were prisers of the goods in this Inventory were deposed before mee this 18th day of February 1663
Rebecka Clark (John, Elizabeth) was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Clarke TH46 and the mother of Ann, Rebecka, Joseph, John, and Nycolas Peck NO11.
Ann Peck, the daughter of Joseph Peck, was baptized on March 12, 1617/18 and was buried on July 27, 1636 in Hingham, Norfolk, England NO11.
Rebecka Peck, the daughter of Joseph Peck, was baptized on May 25, 1620 in Hingham, Norfolk, England NO11. Rebecca Peck married Peter Hobart as his second wife (he had previously married Elizabeth Ibrook, who died about 1645) in about the year 1646 in Hingham, Massachusetts TO1. As “my Daughter hubbert”, she was named in her undated father’s will MA24. Rebecca and Peter Hobart may have been the parents of six children who were born or baptized in Hingham, Suffolk County (now Plymouth County), Massachusetts, but these birth and baptismal records did not record the name of the child’s parents MA26. Joseph Hobart was baptized on April 4, 1647, Nehemiah Hobart was baptized on November 20, 1648, David Hobart was born in August 1651 and died on August 21, 1717, Abigail Hobart was baptized on November 2, 1656, Lidiah Hobart was born on January 7, 1659, baptized on January 23, 1659, and died on October 11 or 18, 1732, and Hezekiah Hobart was born on August 30, 1661 MA26. Reverend Peter Hobart died at age seventy-five on January 20, 1678/9 in Cohasset, and Rebecca, the wife of Reverend Peter Hobart, died at age seventy-three on September 9, 1693 in Cohasset, Suffolk County (now Norfolk County), Massachusetts VI22.
Joseph Peck, the son of Joseph Peck, was baptized on August 23, 1623 in Hingham, Norfolk, England NO11.
John Peck was named in his undated father’s will MA24. The value of John Peck’s estate was £134 in about the year 1643 BL7 and he was probably the John Pecke of Rehoboth who took the Oath of Fidelity and became a freeman in 1657 SH16. He was married three times PE19. He first married Elizabeth, who was buried on December 9, 1667 AR4, PE19, then he married Elizabeth Preston on December 30, 1668 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4, who was buried on April 21, 1687 PE19 or May 26, 1687 AR4, and thirdly he married Rebecca, who was named in his will dated May 26, 1708 PE19. John Peck was the father of Elizabeth, born on November 27, 1657 and buried on December 18, 1657, Esther, born on January 7, 1658, Anne, born on October 6, 1661 and buried on February 26, 1662, John, born on October 7, 1664 and buried on December 18, 1666, Elizabeth, born on November 13, 1669 and buried on July 29, 1687, Dorothy, born on June 28, 1671, Rebecca, born on April 8, 1674 (or April 5, 1674 SH16), Anna, born on July 17, 1677, Nathan, born on July 6, 1680, and Abigail, born on March 16, 1682/3 AR4, PE19. Esther Peck married Jonathan Willmarth on December 29, 1684 and Dorothea Peck married Edward Glover on April 2, 1707 (with their marriage intentions declared on March 15, 1706/7), both in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. John Peck of Rehoboth died in 1713 and the inventory of his estate was presented in October 1713 PE19. His will, written on May 6, 1708, was proved on October 5, 1713 before Nathaniel Paine, the Judge of Probate of Wills for Bristol County and it stated MA58:
In the Name of God Amen In the year one Thousand seven Hundred and eight, in the seventh year of her Majesties Reign, on ye Twenty sixt day of May I John Peck of the Town of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol in her Majties Province of the Masachuset Bay in New England Being aged & weak of body & in expectation of my Chainge Yet thro^ the merrcy of God I am whole & sound in my Memory & understanding, & of a Disposeing mind Do make my this my Last will & Testament for the Disposeing & settleing the things of this world wth which the Lord hath intrusted me to & amongst my wif & Children in manner & form as followeth
And Impras I bequeath my soul into the hands of my Blessed Savior and Dear Redeemer & my Body to the Dust to be decently buried by my executor here after named
Item I Give & bequeath to my Daughter Hester Willmath (in Adition to what her Grandfather gave her wch was my proper Estate) All that my lot of land in the Easterly side of ye second Division To her & her heires and assignes for ever
Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Dorothy Glover & her husband Edward Glover my Home lott and all my buildings thereon Provided he pay back my executor after named. Ten pounds money, & the barn thereon or as many boards & nailes as will build such a barn and ten acres of undivided lands in Rehoboth allready Drawn for being part of my first lottment & one bed after my wives Decease and fifteen pounds estate of Commonage in said Rehoboth To be and Remain to them & their heires & assigns forever
Item I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Anne Peck 30 acres of land Lyeing on the easterly side of the white Oake Hill near Samuel Fullers Likewise, fifteen pounds estate of Commonage in Rehoboth & one Acre of salt marsh and a cow or the value thereof at her Mariage to be and Remain to her and to her heires & assignes for Ever
Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Abigail Peck 53 acres of lands Lyeing Adjoyning to Serjant John Willmath house lott near Palmers River and one acre of salt marsh & fifteen pounds estate of Commonage in Rehoboth and a bed after my wives Decease To her & her heires and assignes for Ever
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Nathan Peck All the Rest and Residue of my lands and meadows with their quantities & quallitys both undivided and Divided in Rehoboth & Attleborrow or Where soever & one Yoak of Oxen with my Yoaks Carts plows chaines & Tooles and my bed on which I lodge with the furniture after my wives Decease Hereby obligeing him to ta ke [take] Care maintaine & Provid for my wife Rebecah Peck in sickness and in health for & dureing her naturall life with Honrable subt able [perhaps “suitable”] maintenance She being Desirous to be left with him for her Maintenance I do here by make my sone Nathan Peck my sole executr of this my last will and Testament here by Revokeing all other wills by me heretofore made In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year first above written: signed sealed and Published in presence of us wittnesses
John Peck
John Butterworth
Samuel Carpenter
Daniel Smith
Nycolas Peck, the son of Joseph Peck, was baptized on April 9, 1630 in Hingham, Norfolk, England NO11. Nicholas was named in his undated father’s will MA24. His first wife was Mary Winchester and his second wife was Rebecca Bosworth TH46. Mary, the wife of Nicholas, died on November 6, 1657 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Mr. Nicolas Pecke of Rehoboth became a freeman about 1658 SH16. Nicholas Peck was the father of seven children whose births were recorded in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. These were Joseph, born on October 27, 1657, John, born on August 8, 1660 and died on August 16, 1660, Hezekiah, born on April 1, 1662, Mary, born on September 15, 1664, Jonathan, born on December 5, 1666, Nicholas, born on June 6, 1669, and Elisha, born on April 4, 1683 AR4. He was the father of an unnamed young child who was buried in Rehoboth in August 1676 SH16. His son, Joseph Peck, Jr. married Elizabeth Smith on December 11, 1684 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. His daughter, Mary Peck, married Joshua Smith on February 9, 1687/8 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. It was probably his son, Elisha Peck, who declared his intent to marry Martha Lake on December 24, 1703 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Rebecka, the wife of Captain Nicholas Peck, died on November 2, 1704 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4.
As Nicholas Peck, he wrote his will on October 2, 1707 MA58. Probably because his will was located on page three and four of Volume 3 of the Bristol County probate records (pages closest to the beginnings of records tend to suffer more damage), a small bit of the upper right corner of the page has been torn away and the entire right edge is deteriorated, which means that portions of words are now absent. In these instances, my best guess to what the word probably stated will be added inside brackets. Additionally, the lower right corner is completely torn away, so for those missing words, I have made guesses to what the remainder of the word was inside brackets and inserted ellipses for the missing word or words. This ripped corner begins at the line in which Nicolas Peck bequeathed items to his daughter, Mary Smith. His will names four sons, Joseph, Hezekiah, Jonathan, and Elisha, as well as “my Daughter Mary Smith” and “my Daughter Martha wife of…”, yet his will also stated that he had five children MA58. Because the page was ripped, the husband and surname of Martha is unknown, but she may have been his daughter-in-law who probably married Elisha Peck. A transcription of this will has been provided below MA58:
In the Name of God Amen I Nicolas Peck of the Town of Reho[both] in the County of Bristol in her Majties Province of the Massachus[etts] Bay in new England. being aged & Infirm of body yet haveing my perfect memory & understanding blessed be God for it Do make this my Last will and Testament for the Disposeing & settleing [of] the things of this world. with which the Lord hath entrusted me To and Amongst my Children in manner and form as followet[h]
Imprs I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Peck two acres & half of Salt marsh at the Hundred acres begining at that end of my meadow next to the swamp & so to Run from the Ditch to Jerimiah [this name was actually spelled “Jerinnah”, but it was likely meant to state “Jeremiah”] wheatens bounds Likewise the one half of my lott of lands lyeing on the east side of the mill River near Nathal Reads and my sword wch I Commonly wore said lands and meadow to be and Remain to him and his herres and assignes for ever
Item I give unto my son Hezekiah Peck half my meadow & swamp at bushy meadow & my first Allottment Drawn in Rehoboths north Purchassed land which appears by Record to be & Remain to him & his heires and assignes for ever
Item I give to my son Jonathan Peck half a hundred pounds estate of Commonage in the Town of Rehoboth and also my second Allotment Drawn in Rehoboths north Purchased lands as appears by record to be & Remain to him & his heires & assignes for Ever
Item I give unto my son Elisha Peck my home lott with ye houseing and Orchard thereon (not the Corn if any be on it) and my lands in th[e] second Devision, and my wood lott near the forty acres & the oth[er] half of my meadow and swamp at Bushy meadow & the other hal[f] of my lott near Nathal Reads & my lands on the great plain a[nd] half a Hundred pound estate of Commonage [the following word was too messy to decipher] Rehoboth allso m[y] share of meadow in the north Purchased lands to be and Remain to him & his heires and assignes for Ever Hereby oblidging h[im] not to sell morgage Conveigh or any wayes to Alinate any of abovesd percells of land or meadow or any part of them with[out] the Consent of two of his Brothers if Liveing: allso I give [to] my son Elisha Peck my Cart Plow & yoake
Item I give the Remaining part of my salt meadow at ye Hundred Acres and my undivided Right on the North purchassed land Equally to be Devided amonst [amongst] my four sons to them & the[ir] heires and assignes for Ever
Item I give unto my Daughter Mary Smith wife to Ensigne J… Smith the bed on which I Lodge & the Rugg & two bl… Bolster and Pillow: & my Cubboard & Cloath & tw… [latters that stand on it & my Chest with a Loc[k]… Likewise I giver her mothers wearing Appe[rell]… & woollen
Item I give to my Daughter Martha wife of… feather bed in the bed Room in the…
Item My Lawfull Debts being payd by my Executors here after named and my Body being Decently buried Funirall Charges Defreyed my will is that the Rest and Residue of my estate be equally Divided amongst my five Children
Item I do Appoint ordain & Constitute my son Joseph Peck & my son Jonathan Peck to be Executors of this my Last will & Testament Hereby Revoking all other wills by me before made In Testimony where of I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this second day of October In the year of our Lord God one thousand seven Hundred & seven & in the sixth year of her Majties Reign
Signed sealed and Published
Nicolas Peck
In presence of us witneses
Samuel Peck
John Butterworth
Daniel Smith
Captain Nicholas Peck, Esq. died on May 27, 1710 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4 and his will was proved on November 22, 1710 before Nathaniel Paine, Esquire, Judge of Probate for Bristol County MA58.
Rebecca, the wife of Joseph Peck, was buried on October 24, 1637 in Hingham, Norfolk County, England NO11.