Boniface Peake

Evidence needed to support as son of Sir William Peake of Thorpe Waterville & Sara M Peake of Thorpe Waterville

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Peake-85

Boniface Peake of Thorpe Achurch was born about 1570 based on his marriage in 1595.[1] He was the son of an Unknown Peake and Mabel Unknown, as is proven by his mother's will.

Disambiguation

Note that this profile previously said Mabel married William Peake (~1535 - 1598), and that he was the father of Boniface Peake. This is mixing together two different Peake families. William is not the husband of Mabel or father of Boniface Peake of Thorpe Achurch, Northamptonshire, England.

Family

That he is the father of the New England immigrant Christopher Peake is shown by his will naming sons William and Christopher, the will of his son Christopher Peake mentioning debts owed to his brother Sir William Peake, and the will of his son Sir William Peake which states he was born in Thorpe Achurch and forgiving debts owed by his brother Christopher Peake.

He married Joan Clark on 14 July 1595 in Castor, Northamptonshire, England. They had eleven children.

Of these, his son William would be knighted and served as Lord Mayor of London. His son Christopher Peake immigrated to New England in 1634 and settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Another son Robert married Margaret Thomson; daughter of John and Alice (Freeman) Thomson; Alice Freeman along with several children also immigrated to Roxbury around the same time.

Boniface Peake was buried on 26 Jun 1620 at Thorpe Achurch. He left a will.

Born: About 1570 (1562-1571).

His birthdate is based on his marriage in 1595. He was certainly of age when he was made executor of his mother's will in 1593. His parents were born anytime between 1561 and 1572 giving a range to his possible birth dates. His wife was born in 1575 making it more likely that he was born closer to 1570 than a date in the early 1560s.

Marriage and Children

Married: Joan Clarke on 14 July 1595 in Castor, Northamptonshire, England.[1][2] Children of Boniface Peake and Joan Clarke:

All baptisms, marriages and deaths at Thorpe Achurch unless stated otherwise.[1]

1. Gilbert Peake. Baptized on 19 April 1596. Gilbert was buried on 14 April 1628.
2. Stillborn daughter. Buried on 19 February 1597/8.
3. Mabel Peake. Baptized on 24 December 1598. She married Robert Woodroof on 25 May 1622. Mabel was buried on 20 January 1635/6.
4. James Peake. Baptized on 10 August 1600. Living in 1612 when his father made his will and probably in 1620 when he made a codicil. No further record.
5. Ann Peake. Baptized on 24 January 1601/2. Living in 1612 when her father made his will and probably in 1620 when he made a codicil. No further record.
6. Robert Peake. Baptized on 6 November 1603. He married Margaret Tomson on 31 July 1634 at Cranford St. John, Northamptonshire, England. Robert was buried on 13 December 1666.
7. (Sir) William Peake. Baptized on 1 September 1605. William was knighted in 1666 and was Lord Mayor of London from 1667-1668. He married Margery Davison on 31 May 1631 at St. Dunstan in the West, London. William was buried on 16 March 1675/6 at St. Katherine Cree, London.
8. Christopher Peake. Baptized on 29 April 1607. He immigrated to New England in 1634. He married Dorcas French on 3 January 1636/7 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Christopher died 23 May 1666 in Roxbury.
9. Philip Peake. Baptized on 24 February 1608/9. Still living in 1672 when his brother William forgave his debts to him. No further record.
10. Bridget Peake. Baptized on 28 October 1610. Living in 1612 when her father made his will and probably in 1620 when he made a codicil. No further record.
11. Oliver Peake. Baptized on 18 October 1612. He married Rebecca Unknown. Oliver Peake "of Glapthorne" was buried on 7 August 1667

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Death

Buried: 26 June 1620 at Thorpe Achurch, Northamptonshire, England.[1][3]

Will: of "Boniface Peake of Thorpe Achurch in the County of North[ampt]on husbandman."[1][4]

Made on 15 December 1612; codicil 25 June 1620; proved on 5 July 1620

Summary:[1] - to son Gilbert Peake (under age 21)
- to son James Peake (under age 21)
- to son Robert Peake (under age 22)
- to son William Peake (under age 22)
- to son Christopher Peake (under age 22)
- to son Phillip Peake (under age 22)
- to daughter Mabel Peake (unmarried)
- to daughter Anne Peake (unmarried)
- to daughter Bridget Peake (unmarried)
- to Joan my wife, sole executrix

Sources

1. TAG, vol. 87 (2015): pages 204-208. "English Origin of Christopher Peake."
2. Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1532-1812:(https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/21211365?h=1b9e43&utm_campaign=ban...)
3. Thorpe Achurch : St John the Baptist : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818bfc6e93790ec7594ec48 : viewed 26 Aug 2020) burial Boniface Peak 26 Jun 1620
4. Consistory Court of Peterborough: Wills, Administrations and inventories, Northamptonshire And Rutland Probate Index, Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, , (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FP%2F395043001%2F1 Wills & Probate) Boniface PEAKE, husbandman, Year 1620, Thorpe Achurch, England Will. Book or box 10, Folio or page 15,Microform 92Consistory Court of Peterborough: Wills, Administrations and inventories
5. The American Genealogist, vol. 87 (2015): pages 204-208. "The English Origin of Christopher Peake of Roxbury, Massachusetts," by Randy A West. AmericanAncestors.org link.
6. "FreeReg" (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58184659e93790eb7f7eb4d9?...

• The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/60616/204/0