CPT Stephen Peabody

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Stephen Peabody (1685 - 1759)

Captain Stephen Peabody
Born 5 Aug 1685 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of William Peabody and Hannah (Hale) Peabody
Brother of Mary (Peabody) Symonds, Ephraim Peabody, Richard Peabody, Hannah (Peabody) Foster, John Peabody and Abiel (Peabody) Kimball
Husband of Hannah (Swan) Peabody — married before 1709 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Hannah Peabody, William Peabody, Hepzibah (Peabody) Dorman, Priscilla (Peabody) Hale, Francis Peabody and Richard Peabody
Died 7 Jun 1759 at age 73 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Stephen (William, Francis, John), was born in Boxford, Massachusetts on 5 Aug 1685.[1][2] He was the son of Will Peabody and Hannah Hale.

Stephen married Hannah Swan of Methuen on 1 February 1709 in Boxford, Massachusetts.[3]

They lived in Boxford and had nine children as follows:

Hannah, b. Feb. 1, 1709, m. Oct. 25, 1733 John Smith of Boxford
Richard, b. May 29, 1711, d. Oct. 11, 1711.
Mary, b. Dec. 29, 1713; d. June 12, 1714.
William (Capt.), b. June 29, 1715, m. 25 Mar. 1740 Rebecca Smith.
Hepzibah, b. Feb. 14, 1718; m. April 11, 1738, Ephraim Dorman.
Priscilla, b. Nov. 22, 1719; m. April 11, 1758, John Hale of Boxford; m. (2) June 16, 1774, Thomas Hammond.
Francis (Capt.), b. Feb. 12, 1721, m. Mary Brown.
Stephen, b. Oct. 1, 1724; d. previous to 1750, unm.
Richard (Capt.), b. April 13, 1731, m. Jemima Spofford.
Capt. Stephen was one of the original proprietors of Souhegan West in New Hampshire [now Amherst]. [4]

Stephen passed away in Boxford on June 7, 1759, survived by his wife Hannah who died on 17 April, 1764.[5].[6]

Stephen wrote his Will on 4 April 1750.[7] It was proved on 18 June 1759.[7] He mentions his wife Hannah, sons, Francis and Richard, and his daughters, Hannah, Hephzibah, and Priscilla.

There are two enslaved persons, Jack and Jane[7] valued and mentioned in the inventory and Will. Jack is left to the disposal of Stephen's executors, there is no more info on Jack. Jane is given to his wife for two years, there is no further info on Jane either.

His inventory is dated 23 Jun 1759.[7]

Sources

↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-VD6 : 15 January 2020), Steph. Peabody, 1685.
↑ Vital Records of Boxford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1905) | Page 68
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHQ-WKFZ : 19 April 2021), Stephen Peabody and Hannah Swan, ; citing Marriage, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011594.
↑ History of the Town of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (Evans, Sleeper & Woodbury, Concord, NH, 1883)| Page 720
↑ Peabody (Paybody, Pabody, Pabodie) Genealogy (Charles H. Pope Publishing., Boston, Mass., 1909)| Page 23-24
↑ Vital Records of Boxford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1905) | Page 253
↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9069/images/004483...). Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line], Essex, Probate Records, Peabody, S-Pebody, W., 1828-1991, Images, 7, 26,100,134, 141, 146, 152, 159, 158, 169, 168. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data:Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts. NOTE: The Ancestry file is jumbled. The above images are not in order of the probate. Link to pdf that is organized: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/101788...
George Brainard Blodgette and Amos Everett Jewett. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts. 1933. Reprinted by the New England History Press, Somersworth, New Hampshire. 1981. Page 372.

s/o William Peabody / Hannah Hale

married Hanna Swan of Methuen

They had 9 children - Hannah, Richard d/y, Mary d/y, William, Hepzibah, Priscilla, Francis, Stephen, Richard

ref:The Peabody Genealogy by Selim Hobart Peabody 1909
MA VR Boxford - Peabody
Stephen Capt. June 7, 1759, a. 75 y. B. C.
Hannah [Swan] w. Stephen, Apr. 17, 1764, a. 75 y. B. C.
B. C. - Copy and Compilation of town records made in 1823 by John Bacon, town clerk.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 6 2022, 22:40:56 UTC