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 inBeccles, Suffolk County, England PE19, TH46. Joseph Peck wasmentioned in the will of his father, Robert Peck of Beccles, Suffolk County,England, on March 22, 1592/3 PE19. Joseph Peck marriedRebecka Clark on May 21, 1617 in Hingham, Norfolk County, England NO11.Rebecka died in Hingham, Norfolk County, England on October 24, 1637 NO11but Joseph had already remarried to another unidentified woman sometime beforehe left for Massachusetts in the summer of 1638. Hissecond wife was perhaps the sister of Thomas Cooper or his wife, Rachel TH46.Joseph Peck and his unnamed wife, of Hingham, Norfolk County, England, aswell as Reverend Robert Peck and his unnamed wife, with two individuals whowere probably their children, Anne and Joseph Peck, also of Hingham in NorfolkCounty, emigrated from Ipswich, Suffolk County, England on the ship DiligentBA13. The Diligent was captained by Master John Martin andarrived with approximately one hundred passengers at Boston, Massachusetts onAugust 10, 1638 BA13. According to Daniel Cushing’s list ofindividuals who removed from Hingham, Norfolk County, England to Hingham, NewEngland, “Mr. Joseph Peck and his wife with 3 sons and a daughter, and 2 menservants 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 onBachelor (Main) Street in Hingham, Suffolk County (nowPlymouth County), Massachusetts HI20.
“Mr.Joseph Peck” took the Oath of Freemen on March 13, 1638/9 SH17, PA23, HI20and was called a deputy of the General Court in the sessions held in Boston onMay 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 EdmondHubbard, Sr. and Anthony Eames, were authorized by the court to end smallbusinesses under the value of twenty shillings at Hingham, Suffolk County (nowPlymouth County), Massachusetts SH17. In a General Court ofElections on May 13, 1640, he was appointed as a part of a committee of sixteenmen to determine what each town should pay in a rate (or tax) which needed tototal £1200 and be paid in two months SH17. The committee devised aschedule 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 eachtown SH17. They also indicated that for payment, silver plate wouldbe worth five shillings per ounce, “good ould Indian corne, growing hear, beingclean & marchantable” would be worth five shillings per bushel, summerwheat would be worth seven shillings per bushel, and rye would be worth sixshillings per bushel SH17.
Duringthe General Court session held on October 7, 1640, several men were appointedto take acknowledgment of deeds in their respective towns SH17. “MrJose Peck” was appointed to do this for Hingham, but the actual wording of thecourt order stated “to take caption or cognizance, & to make replevies” SH17.Replevy pertains to recovering goods that had been seized by replevin, andreplevin 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 thatMr. Peck, Anthony Eames, and Edmond Hubberd, Sr. were permitted to performmarriage ceremonies and keep records in Hingham SH17. On October 7,1641, the court requested that Mr. Peck, Mr. Parker, Goodman Bates, and StephenPaine view the way at Braintree and “certify the next Generall Courte”’ thismay have meant that the court wanted these men to survey the road at Braintreeand report back to the court during the next session SH17. Duringthat same court session, the court ordered that every town should have oneperson “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 thesuite… These have power to send out p[ro]ces to any towne, & to bee calledclarks of the writtes. These are chosen for a yeare, & till new be chosenin their roames” SH17. Mr. Peck was appointed to fulfill theseduties for Hingham SH17.
Priorto 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 theland proportionally BL7. Leonard Bliss, Jr. transcribed this townrecord which was located on the first page of the Rehoboth Proprietor’sRecords, Volume I, which has been copied below BL7:
Aboutthe year 1643, a joynt agreement was made by the inhabitants of Sea-conk aliasRehoboth, ffor the bringing in of their estates; that soe men’s lotments mightbe taken up according to person and estate, as alsoe for the carrieing on ofall publick chardges both for present and future; furthermore the means andinterest of what is heare expressed is by which lands, now granted by the Courtof Plymouth to the towne, is to be divided according to person and estate, asis expressed in this following list.
The value of Mr. Peck’sestate in that record, dated about 1643, was £535 BL7. “Mr. Peck”received a share of the town’s division of woodland which was located betweenRehoboth and the plain on June 31, 1944 BL7. Atthe General Court held at Plymouth, Massachustts on June 4, 1645, his name wason a list with other men who were propounded to take up their freedom duringthe next court session SH10, but since he had already taken the oathof fidelity in March 1639, it is unclear if this referred to him or perhaps hisson. However, Josepth Peck, Jr. took the Oath of Fidelity and became a freemanin Rehoboth in 1657 SH16.
Mr.Joseph Peck was the officiant in the wedding of Daniel Cushing, the son ofMatthew Cushing, Sr., and Lydia Gillman, the daughter of Edward Gillman, onJune 16, 1645 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts MA26. Herelocated to Rehoboth with his family in 1645 HI20 and was among thetownspeople who drew lots for land on “the great plain” on June 9, 1645 andanother lot for the “new meadow” on February 18, 1646 BL7. Ira Peckprovided a transcription of a Rehoboth town record which has not been seen byme PE19. The record described an event which occurred to fourindividuals, including Joseph, who were in the process of relocating fromHingham to Seekonk (Rehoboth) and who apparently squatted for some duration ina wigwam which was owned by a Native American family or group, and subsequentlydestroyed it by accidentally setting it afire PE19. This wigwam mayhave belonged to a Wampanoag family. The record (according to Ira Peck) stated PE19:
Anotherstrange accident happened by fire about this time. Mr. Joseph Peck, and threeothers of Hingham, being about to remove to Seaconk, (which was concluded bythe Commissioners of the United colonies to belong to Plymouth.) riding thitherthey sheltered themselves and their horses in an indian wigwam, which by someoccasion took fire, and (although there were four in it, and labored to theirutmost) burnt three of their horses to death, and all their goods, to the valueof 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 asassistants to Mr. Browne “in matters of controversy at Court” BL7. Atthe General Court held at New Plymouth, Massachusetts on October 29, 1649, Mr.Josepth Pecke, Steven Payne, and William Sabin were defendants against WilliamWickenden in an undescribed court case SH15. The defendants werefound at fault and ordered to pay damages assessed at seven pounds in additionto 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 topay five pounds SH15.
Duringanother General Court held at New Plymouth on October 2, 1650, the courtdecided that unless Mr. Browne could be persuaded to perform marriageceremonies in Rehoboth, “Mr Josepth Peck” was ordered to administerthe ordinance of marriage in that town SH10. He was amongst thetownsmen selected for 1650 and 1651 in meetings held on June 24, 1650 andOctober 18, 1651 BL7. Joseph Pecke and William Sabin were appointedas Grand Jurymen on May 13, 1653 BL7. “Mr. Peck” was appointed as ahighway surveyor on May 10, 1654 BL7. “Mr. Peck” was among seven menwho on the committee to levy a “rate according to person and estate” to raisemoney for the salary of Mr. Newman, the town’s teacher BL7. “Mr.Peck” was selected as a townsmen again on February 9, 1655 BL7. TheGeneral Court held in Plymouth, Massachusetts on July 3, 1656 appointed anddeputized Mr. Josepth Pecke to be a marriage officiant at Rehoboth, and he, Mr.Stephen Payne, and Richard Bowen were “authorized to heare and determine allcontrouersies there betwixt any, soe as it amount not to aboue the vallue ofthree pounds, libertie being left to any [to] make theire appeall to the Courtof 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 anew book, all such things as they shall judge material for the good of thetown, as also for the clearing of evidenced of men’s lands, according to Courtorders” on February 19, 1660 BL7.
Withhis second wife, he was the father of Samuel, Nathaniel, Israel, another sonnamed Samuel, Hannah, and another son named Israel.
SamuelPeck was baptized on February 3, 1639 in Hingham, Suffolk County,Massachusetts MA26. He may have died by 1646, because another SamuelPeck was baptized in that year HI20, MA26.
NathanielPeck 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 year1669 TH46, but she died on April 30, 1675 SH16 and wasburied on May 1, 1675 AR4. Nathaniel Peck was buried on August 12,1676 AR4. On November 1, 1676, the court appointed Samuel Peck andJonothan Bosworth as administrators of the estate of Nathaniel Peck, andindicated that there were “two children, a son and a daughter” PE19.The daughter’s identity has not been uncovered, but the two sons of NathanielPeck were Nathaniel, born on July 26, 1670 in Swansea, Bristol County,Massachusetts MA20 and Elisha, who was born on April 19, 1675 andwho died on April 30, 1675 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts MA20,PE19.
IsraelPeck was baptized on March 31, 1644 in Hingham, Suffolk County,Massachusetts MA26. He may have died by 1646, because another IsraelPeck was baptized in that year HI20, MA26.
SamuelPeck 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 October27, 1673 AR4. Samuell Peck married Rebeka Hunt on November 21, 1677in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Samuell Peck was thefather 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 onFebruary 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 thatJaell Pecke was buried on July 6, 1680 SH16), and Rebeka, born onOctober 22, 1681 (Rebeckah was buried on November 2, 1682) AR4. Hisdaughter, 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 June27, 1699 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Samuel Peckof Rehoboth wrote his will on June 11, 1705 MA58; he was called DeaconSamuel Peck in his death record on April 30, 1708 in Rehoboth, Bristol County,Massachusetts AR4. His will was proved on June 2, 1708 beforeNathaniel Byfield, Esquire, Judge of Probate and Wills for Bristol County andstated MA58:
SamuelPeck of the Town of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol in ye Provinceof ye Massachusett Bay: Being in health, and of Good and perfectmemory Thanks be unto God for the same. Do make & ordain this my last will& Testament in manr & form following that is to say: Item Igive unto my onely son Noah Peck my house barn Orchard & Home lott all myland in the second Division & in the great plaine with my land lyeingEasterly. from Ebenezers Walkers house and lands, with all my fresh meadow andsalt meadow lyeing in Rehoboth or Swanzey (Excepting the Corn on the ground.)and I give unto my son Noah Peck one silver Bowel
ItemI give unto my Daughter Sarah Sabin my feather bed on which I lye wththe 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 landlyeing on the east side of palmers River and one hundred pound Commonage in theTown of Rehoboth to be disposed of for any of my Grand Children at hisDiscretion: Item I give unto my Grand Daughter Anne Paine one feather bed withone Coverlet & and two Blanketts Item I give unto my Grand Daughter SarahPaine one silver spoon Item I give unto my son Noah Peck my wearing apparrellmy stafe [perhaps “staff”] & my Cart wheels and Ploughes and Chaines, thetime I have in Abigail Negr and the time I have by Indenture in Joseph Paineand if Joseph Paine serve him till his Indenture be out then my son Noah is tofullfill all the Termes in the Indenture and then I give to sdJoseph Paine forty acres of land which is to be layd out: the lot being drawnfor it, Item I give unto my son Noah Peck all my Armes and Aminition = Item Ido ordaine & make my son Noah Peck Executor of this my last will andTestament And my will is that after my body be decently buried Funeral Charges& Debts payd. and the Contract made with my wife before Mariage befullfilled, that then the Remainder of my estate not perticularly Mentioned, beequally Divided between my son Noah & my Daughter Sabin and my son in lawSamuel Paine for the Use of his Children my Grand Children Item I give unto myson 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 Remainingpart 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 andfive and in the fourth year of the Reign of Queen Anne
SamuelPeck
Signedsealed & declared in the presence of
JohnButterworth
DanielSmith
DanielCarpenter
HannahPeck was baptized on July 19, 1646 in Hingham, Suffolk County,Massachusetts MA26. She was not named in her father’s will.
IsraelPeck 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, onJuly 15, 1670 PE19. Israel Peck was named as the father of threechildren 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 ofanother two children whose births were recorded in Swansea, Bristol County,Massachusetts; these were Deliverance, born on June 21, 1680 and another sonnamed Israel who was born on September 3 and died three days later on September6, 1686 MA20. “Israel Peck of Swansey alias Barrington” wrote hiswill on August 8, 1718 which named his only surviving son, Nathaniel Peck, hisdaughters whom he called “the wife of Josiah Dean” and “the wife of EphraimMay” and the children of his daughter, Mehetible Whitaker, who was thendeceased PE19. He also named his daughter, Mary PE19. IsraelPeck 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.rye 2d : 1723 in ye 80th year of hisage”. The gravestone of his wife, Bethiah, is also located at located at NewmanCemetery in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, and states “herelyeth Inle the Body of Mrs Bethiah, Daughter of IonathanBozworth, And wife of Mr Israel Peck, Aged 75 years And dyed Aprilthe 4th 1718”. Photos of these gravestones can be viewed on the FindA Grave website.
JosephPeck, Sr. died on December 22, 1663, according to his probate record andHubbard’s Journal MA24, MA26. His undated will states MA24:
TheLast Will and Testament of Mr Josepth Pecke of Rehoboth deceased;exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the third of March 1663
Knowall men by these presents that I Josepth Pecke senr: of Rehoboth doeordaine 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 andbeing neare unto the River called Palmers River; To him and his heires forever; Item I give unto him my old blacke mare and my great Chist in theParlour; Item I give unto my son John my house and lands which I purchased ofJosepth Torrey; and the halfe of the meddow betwixt mr Newman andmee; 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 untomy son Nicholas all my meddow att the hundred acrees; and the meddow calledbushey meddow and all my meddowes on the north side of the towne to him and hisheires for ever; Item I give and bequeath unto my son Samuell my house where Inow dwell with all the houses standing there; the orchyards and all my houselott and all my land in the 2cond devision; and my plaine lotts excepting halfemy furthest which I give unto my son Nicholas; and alsoe I give unto him mymeddow called Cheesebrookes meddow and alsoe my salt marsh att broad cove Tohim and his heires for ever; Item I give unto my sonnes Nathaniel and Israellall my lands which I purchased of John Adames and Mr Bradford withthe meddow called the longe beach which is betwixt mr newmanand mee; and all my meddow att squamquammett which is betwixt John Allin andmee; and alsoe my meddow att Papasquash betwixt John Allin and mee; to them andtheire heires for ever Item I give my pte of meddow att kekemuett unto JohnPecke my son; and alsoe all my lands att Wackemauquate; I give unto my sonnesJosepth and Nicholas to bee equally devided betwixt them Item I give andbequeath unto my Daughter hubbert thirty pounds in such pay as can bee Raisedout of the goods I shall leave to pay by my executors within one yeare after mydecease and alsoe I give unto her my wifes best cloake; one fine pillowbeer andmy damaske napkin; Item I give unto my son Samuell my silver beaker and twosilver spoones and one gould Ringe which was his mothers and also one paire offine holland sheets one diaper Tablecloth and six diaper Napkins 2 finepillowbeares and the feather bed and bolster and pillow and two blankettswheron I now lye; my second Rugg with some other smale linnine in my trunk inthe parlour which I also give unto him; and the other Chist under the window inthe parlour and my best Curtaines and Curtaine Rodds; Item I give unto my son Nathanielmy bigest silver Cupp one gould Ringe two silver spoones my best feather bedone bolster two blanketts the Rugg that now lyeth upon mee my trunke in theParlour chamber my Round table three diaper napkins one long table Clothbetween Israell and him; Item I give unto Israell my son my silver salt 2silver spoones my two new bed teekes with the bolsters the old flocke bed twoblanketts my best Coverlid one bolster one pillow two pillow beares; alsoe untoNathaniel one pillow 2 pillow beares Item I give unto Israell ten of my bestewes and my sorrelled mare two of my best Cowes and my bull and my segg [a seggwas “an ox that has been gelded at his full age” LO11] and three diapernapkins; Item I give unto my son Josepth five ewes; and to my son Samuell mytwo oxen Called bucke and duke and two Cowes my Cart and one of my littleplowes one chaine with the Copses for the Cart; and I give unto Nathaniel twosteers and two Cowes; Item I give unto my son Nicholas the feather bed whichhee hath alreddy and my best Rugg; and unto my son John I give the featherbedand bolster which hee alreddy hath and 40s to buy him a Rugg; and toIsraell I give the two little Chistes in the Chamber and his mothers littletrunke; and unto my son Samuel I give my bedstead in the parlour Chamber; ItemI give unto my son Josepth my gould Ringe and unto John and Nicholas my twosilver wine Cuppes; my mind is that my three younger sonnes should have eachthree platters; and all the Rest my pewter should bee equally between my sixsonnes and all my apparrell I give unto my three elder sonnes and all my wifesapparrell I give unto my three youngest sonnes to bee equally devided betwixtthem Item I give and bequeath all the Rest of my goods Cattles and Chattles; mydebtes and legacies being payed (and my body brought to the grave) I give untomy six sonnes equally to bee devided amongst them the youngest and weakest tohave as good a share as the eldest and strongest desireing Mr Newmanand my brother Thomas Cooper to bee the supervisors of this my Testament andlast Will; and I doe ordaine my son Nicholas and my son Samuell the exequitorsof this my last Will; desiring the Lord to guide theire hartes to doe allaccording unto my Intents here sett down; The last Will and Testament of meeJosepth Pecke written with my owne hand;
marchthe 3th (1663) In Reference to the amplyfication of the Will of mrJosepth Pecke deceased; before entered this following writing was ordered tobee Recorded;
december24; 1663
Afurther Amplyfication of our fathers Will upon his death bed which was notexpressed in his written Will; Item hee gave to his son Josepth halfe hismeddow that hee purchased of Mr Bradford lying on the further sideof the New meddow River; To his son John thirty five pounds of Comon; To hisson Samuell two hundred and fifty pounds of Comon to his son Nathaniel twohundred pounds of Comon these giftes were given to them and theire heires forever; Morover our father aded to his daughter hubbert, ten pounds more then wassett downe in his written will; Item that Nathaniel and Israell shall haveequall shares of the corne that shalbee Raised upon that ground which hee hathgiven to his son Samuell for this yeare ensueing; they bestowing an equallshare of labour with them upon the land; It was further expressed by him thatseeing those oxen expressed in his will that was given to his three youngersons was disposed of before his death; that those younge oxen and steeres thatare coming on in theire Romes should bee made Choise of by them in manor asfolloweth; his son Samuell first Choosing; his son Israell next and Nathaniellast; It was his will alsoe that those two mares which were given to his sonnesJosepth 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 fathergave to his sonnes Josepth five sheep and Israell ten; they alsoe being soldbefore our fathers death; wee have agreed that they shall have in valluation asthey were sould which was nine shillinges apeece This wee owne to bee ourfathers will expressed by him unto us: when hee was in his p[er]fect memorywhich wee owne as his proper will and desire; In Witnes wherof wee have sett toour hands
| Witnes heerof Stephen Paine Thomas Cooper John Reed | Joseph Pecke John Pecke Nicholas Pecke Samuell Pecke Nathaniel Pecke Israel Pecke |
Januarythe 11th 1663
AnInventory of the goods of mr Josepth Pecke whoe expired december the22cond (63) and exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the 3 of march 1663…This Inventory was made by us
StephenPaine
ThomasCooper
JohnReed;
Thep[er]sons above named that were prisers of the goods in this Inventory weredeposed before mee this 18th day of February 1663
Rebecka Clark (John,Elizabeth) was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Clarke TH46 and themother of Ann, Rebecka, Joseph, John, and Nycolas Peck NO11.
AnnPeck, the daughter of Joseph Peck, was baptized on March 12, 1617/18and was buried on July 27, 1636 in Hingham, Norfolk, England NO11.
RebeckaPeck, the daughter of Joseph Peck, was baptized on May 25, 1620 inHingham, Norfolk, England NO11. Rebecca Peck married Peter Hobart ashis second wife (he had previously married Elizabeth Ibrook, who died about1645) in about the year 1646 in Hingham, Massachusetts TO1. As “myDaughter hubbert”, she was named in her undated father’s will MA24. Rebeccaand Peter Hobart may have been the parents of six children who were born orbaptized in Hingham, Suffolk County (now Plymouth County), Massachusetts, butthese birth and baptismal records did not record the name of the child’sparents MA26. Joseph Hobart was baptized on April 4, 1647, NehemiahHobart was baptized on November 20, 1648, David Hobart was born in August 1651and 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, anddied on October 11 or 18, 1732, and Hezekiah Hobart was born on August 30, 1661MA26. 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 ageseventy-three on September 9, 1693 in Cohasset, Suffolk County (now NorfolkCounty), Massachusetts VI22.
JosephPeck, the son of Joseph Peck, was baptized on August 23, 1623 inHingham, Norfolk, England NO11.
JohnPeck was named in his undated father’s will MA24. Thevalue of John Peck’s estate was £134 in about the year 1643 BL7 andhe was probably the John Pecke of Rehoboth who took the Oath of Fidelity and becamea 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, BristolCounty, Massachusetts AR4, who was buried on April 21, 1687 PE19or May 26, 1687 AR4, and thirdly he married Rebecca, who was namedin his will dated May 26, 1708 PE19. John Peck was the father ofElizabeth, 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 February26, 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, bornon 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 onMarch 16, 1682/3 AR4, PE19. Esther Peck married Jonathan Willmarthon December 29, 1684 and Dorothea Peck married Edward Glover on April 2, 1707(with their marriage intentions declared on March 15, 1706/7), both inRehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. John Peck of Rehobothdied 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 beforeNathaniel Paine, the Judge of Probate of Wills for Bristol County and it statedMA58:
Inthe Name of God Amen In the year one Thousand seven Hundred and eight, in theseventh year of her Majesties Reign, on yeTwenty sixt day ofMayI John Peck of the Town of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol in herMajties Province of the Masachuset Bay in NewEnglandBeing aged & weak of body & in expectation of my Chainge Yetthro^ the merrcy of God I am whole & sound in my Memory &understanding, & of a Disposeing mindDo make my this my Last will& Testament for the Disposeing & settleing the things of this world wthwhichthe Lord hath intrusted me to & amongst my wif & Children in manner &form as followeth
AndImpras I bequeath my soul into the hands of my Blessed Savior and DearRedeemer & my Body to the Dust to be decently buried by my executor hereafter named
ItemI Give & bequeath to my Daughter Hester Willmath (in Adition to what her Grandfathergave her wchwas my proper Estate) All that my lot of land inthe Easterly side of yesecond Division To her & her heiresand assignes for ever
ItemI give & bequeath to my Daughter Dorothy Glover & her husband EdwardGlover my Home lott and all my buildings thereon Provided he pay back myexecutor after named. Ten pounds money, & the barn thereon or as manyboards & nailes as will build such a barn and ten acres of undivided landsin Rehoboth allready Drawn for being part of my first lottment & one bedafter my wives Decease and fifteen pounds estate of Commonage in said RehobothTo be and Remain to them & their heires & assigns forever
ItemI Give and bequeath to my Daughter Anne Peck 30 acres of land Lyeing on theeasterly side of the white Oake Hill near Samuel Fullers Likewise, fifteenpounds estate of Commonage in Rehoboth & one Acre of salt marsh and a cowor the value thereof at her Mariage to be and Remain to her and to her heires& assignes for Ever
ItemI give and bequeath to my Daughter Abigail Peck 53 acres of lands Lyeing Adjoyningto Serjant John Willmath house lott near Palmers River and one acre of saltmarsh & fifteen pounds estate of Commonage in Rehoboth and a bed after mywives Decease To her & her heires and assignes for Ever
ItemI give and bequeath unto my son Nathan Peck All the Rest and Residue of mylands and meadows with their quantities & quallitys both undivided and Dividedin Rehoboth & Attleborrow or Where soever & one Yoak of Oxen with my YoaksCarts plows chaines & Tooles and my bed on which I lodge with the furnitureafter my wives Decease Hereby obligeing him to ta ke [take] Care maintaine& Provid for my wife Rebecah Peck in sickness and in health for & dureingher naturall life with Honrable subt able [perhaps “suitable”] maintenanceShe being Desirous to be left with him for her Maintenance I do here by make mysone Nathan Peck my sole executr of this my last will and Testamenthere by Revokeing all other wills by me heretofore made In testimony where of Ihave hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year first above written: signedsealed and Published in presence of us wittnesses
JohnPeck
JohnButterworth
SamuelCarpenter
DanielSmith
NycolasPeck, the son of Joseph Peck, was baptized on April 9, 1630 inHingham, Norfolk, England NO11. Nicholas was named in his undatedfather’s will MA24. His first wife was Mary Winchester and hissecond 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. NicholasPeck was the father of seven children whose births were recorded in Rehoboth,Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. These were Joseph, born onOctober 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 onApril 4, 1683 AR4. He was the father of an unnamed young child whowas 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 onFebruary 9, 1687/8 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Itwas probably his son, Elisha Peck, who declared his intent to marry Martha Lakeon December 24, 1703 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4.Rebecka, the wife of Captain Nicholas Peck, died on November 2, 1704 inRehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4.
AsNicholas Peck, he wrote his will on October 2, 1707 MA58. Probablybecause his will was located on page three and four of Volume 3 of theBristol County probate records (pages closest to the beginnings of records tendto suffer more damage), a small bit of the upper right corner of the page hasbeen torn away and the entire right edge is deteriorated, which means thatportions of words are now absent. In these instances, my best guess to what theword probably stated will be added inside brackets. Additionally, the lowerright corner is completely torn away, so for those missing words, I have madeguesses to what the remainder of the word was inside brackets and insertedellipses for the missing word or words. This ripped corner begins at the linein which Nicolas Peck bequeathed items to his daughter, Mary Smith. His willnames four sons, Joseph, Hezekiah, Jonathan, and Elisha, as well as “myDaughter Mary Smith” and “my Daughter Martha wife of…”, yet his will alsostated that he had five children MA58. Because the page was ripped,the husband and surname of Martha is unknown, but she may have been hisdaughter-in-law who probably married Elisha Peck. A transcription of this willhas been provided below MA58:
Inthe Name of God Amen I Nicolas Peck of the Town of Reho[both] in the County ofBristol in her Majties Province of the Massachus[etts] Bay in newEngland. being aged & Infirm of body yet haveing my perfect memory &understanding blessed be God for it Do make this my Last will and Testament forthe Disposeing & settleing [of] the things of this world. with which theLord hath entrusted me To and Amongst my Children in manner and form asfollowet[h]
ImprsI give and bequeath to my son Joseph Peck two acres & half of Salt marsh atthe Hundred acres begining at that end of my meadow next to the swamp & soto Run from the Ditch to Jerimiah [this name was actually spelled “Jerinnah”,but it was likely meant to state “Jeremiah”] wheatens bounds Likewise the onehalf of my lott of lands lyeing on the east side of the mill River near NathalReads and my sword wch I Commonly wore said lands and meadow to beand Remain to him and his herres and assignes for ever
ItemI give unto my son Hezekiah Peck half my meadow & swamp at bushymeadow & my first Allottment Drawn in Rehoboths northPurchassed land which appears by Record to be & Remain to him& his heires and assignes for ever
ItemI give to my son Jonathan Peck half a hundred pounds estate of Commonage in theTown of Rehoboth and also my second Allotment Drawn in Rehoboths northPurchased lands as appears by record to be & Remain to him & his heires& assignes for Ever
ItemI give unto my son Elisha Peck my home lott with ye houseing andOrchard thereon (not the Corn if any be on it) and my lands in th[e] secondDevision, and my wood lott near the forty acres & the oth[er] half of mymeadow and swamp at Bushy meadow & the other hal[f] of my lott near NathalReads & my lands on the great plain a[nd] half a Hundred pound estate ofCommonage [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 & hisheires and assignes for Ever Hereby oblidging h[im] not to sell morgageConveigh or any wayes to Alinate any of abovesd percells of land or meadow orany part of them with[out] the Consent of two of his Brothers if Liveing: allsoI give [to] my son Elisha Peck my Cart Plow & yoake
ItemI give the Remaining part of my salt meadow at ye Hundred Acres andmy 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
ItemI give unto my Daughter Mary Smith wife to Ensigne J… Smith the bed on which ILodge & 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
ItemI give to my Daughter Martha wife of… feather bed in the bed Room in the…
ItemMy Lawfull Debts being payd by my Executors here after named and my Body beingDecently buried Funirall Charges Defreyed my will is that the Rest and Residueof my estate be equally Divided amongst my five Children
ItemI do Appoint ordain & Constitute my son Joseph Peck & my son JonathanPeck to be Executors of this my Last will & Testament Hereby Revoking allother wills by me before made In Testimony where of I have hereunto sett myhand and seal this second day of October In the year of our Lord God onethousand seven Hundred & seven & in the sixth year of her MajtiesReign
Signedsealed and Published
NicolasPeck
Inpresence of us witneses
SamuelPeck
JohnButterworth
DanielSmith
Captain Nicholas Peck, Esq.died on May 27, 1710 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4and 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, NorfolkCounty, England NO11.
