John Peach, Founder of Marblehead

http://marblehead.essexcountyma.net/firstsettlers.html John PEACH: born 1612, lived in Salem or Marblehead, MA from 1648-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marblehead,_Massachusetts -- "Marblehead was first settled as a plantation of Salem in 1629 by John Peach Sr....'

John Peach Jr290 was born Abt. 1614 in Dorset, England290, and died Abt. 1692 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts290. He married Alice on Abt. 1640 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts290.

The John Peach, Jr. Family of Marblehead

In "The Two Peaches of Marblehead", NEHGR (New England Historical and Genealogical Register), Vol. 54, July 1900, pp 276 - 279, by the Rev. Robert Westly Peach of Camden, New Jersey, a correction is made to earlier genealogies re the separate identities of John Peach, Sr., and John Peach, Jr. This is corroborated by the Marblehead Vital Records (see Note , below), in which several depositions are made by both men, indicating they were of similar ages, the former having been born about 1604, and the latter having been born probably about 1613 - 14. The NEHGR article states that the men were probably first cousins and that John Peach, Jr., was born between 26 April and 22 July 1613. TGMB ("The Great Migration Begins", by Robert Charles Anderson) suggests that the men may have been brothers. The wife of John Peach, Jr., is identified as "Alice", surname unknown, who was born about 1614. "Peach's Point at Marblehead is named for John Peach, Sr. (NEHGR).

TGMB contains a report on John Peach, Sr., who was at Marblehead prior to 1633, but has no report on John Peach, Jr., who arrived at Marblehead at a later date. NEHGR says that John Peach, Sr. was at Marblehead in the year 1630, and that John Peach, Jr. arrived probably a few years prior to 1642. John Peach, Sr., had no issue, but did leave a will which mentions among others, his "cousin", William, who had two sons, John and Thomas. NEHGR implies that this William was the "onely sonne" mentioned in the will of John Peach, Jr. That there were "two Peaches" contemporaneous at Marblehead is proved in the NEHGR article through various documentation.

TGMB has a report on one John/1 Devereux of Marblehead, whose Daughter, Emme (Emma) married William/2 Peach. The Marblehead vital records list four children of "Emma" Peach (husband not noted), all of whom were baptized at Marblehead, 19 June 1687, C.R.1. One of these children, William/3, was twelve years old at the time (NEHGR), and was therefore born about 1675. According to the NEHGR article, William/2 Peach was b. about 1655 ("was only 22 in 1674"), but the gravestone record shows him to have been born 1650. If the date is about 1655, he was born late in the marriage of his parents, both of whom were born about 1613 - 14, and probably were married about 1633 - 40.

I. John/1 Peach, Jr., b. about 1613 - 14, married Alice (___?___). He was Selectman, 1656, 1659 - 1662, 1671 (NEHGR), and was "often appointed on responsible committees to lay out land, view fences, etc. (TGMB). He was frequently a witness to wills and deeds (TGMB). His estate in Marblehead was inventoried at 389 pounds (TGMB). His will was dated 10 Jan. 1688 (TGMB). From him are descended the Peaches of Marblehead and Salem, with branches scattered across the county (NEHGR).

A. The children of John Peach, Jr. and his wife, Alice (NEHGR):

   Hannah, m. William Waters (ment. in father's will)

   Elizabeth, m. John Legg " "

   Mary, m. William Woods " "

   William, "only son", ment. In father's will, m. Emma Devereux (NEHGR), also ment. In will of John Peach, Jr.; he d. 10 June 1713, a. 63y., 2m., 8d., bur. Old Burial Hill; she d. __June 1737, a.80y. C.R.1 (Marblehead Vital Records) 

II. William/2 Peach, b. prob. About 1650, m. Emma Devereux. Their children:

   John, bp. 19 June 1687 C.R.1 (First Congregational Church records), Marblehead, ment. In will of John Peach, Jr. (NEHGR); m. Sarah Stacey, 30 Nov. 1700, Marblehead, b. 17 Jan. 1683, Salem, dau. William and Priscilla; she m. (2) (___?___) Diamond, after 1713

   Thomas, bp. 19 June 1687 C.R.1, Marblehead, ment. In will of John Peach, Jr. (NEHGR); m. Mary Coaze (Coes), dau. Grace, 14 Dec. 1704, Marblehead; Thomas d. 9 Sept. 1731, bur. Old Burial Hill

   William, bp. 19 June 1687, C.R.1, not ment. In will of John Peach, Jr.; bur. Old Burial Hill, 10 May 1735, a.51y., 7m., 20d.; m. Sarah Elkins of Lynn, 4 Jan. 1710/11, Marblehead; she d. 13 Oct. 1752, a.65y., 7m., 3d., Marblehead

   Hannah, bp. 19 June 1687, C.R.1; m. John Calley, 9 Jan. 1710-11 

III. Children of John/2 Peach and Sarah (Stacey):

   Sarah, b. 10 November 1700, Marblehead, m. Joseph Hine, 8 Nov. 1720, Marblehead

   William, bp. 14 Nov. 1703 C.R.1, Marblehead

   Alice, bp. 31 Aug. 1707 C.R.1, Marblehead; m. Benjamin Hinde (Hine), 29 May 1727, Marblehead

   John, bp. 27 Nov. 1709 C.R.1, Marblehead (Did he m. Mary Rackwood? - See No. 5, John, s. Thomas and Mary, below)

   William, bp. 24 Feb. 1711/12, C.R.1, Marblehead 

IV. Children of Thomas/2 Peach and Mary Coaze (Coes):

   Hannah, bp. 17 Aug. 1707 C.R.1, Marblehead (d.young)

   Thomas, bp. 27 Feb. 1708/9 C.R.1, Marblehead; m. Sarah Hallit, 15 Jan. 1733, Marblehead (their dau. Mary, bur. Old Burial Hill "only daughter", d. 17 Oct. 1762, a.26y.)

   Mary, bp. 11 Feb. 1710/11 C.R.1

   William, bp. 14 Dec. 1712 C.R.1 Marblehead (d.young)

   John, bp. 1713/14 C.R.1, Marblehead (Did he m. Mary Rackwood, 24 Nov. 1737, Marblehead? - See No. 4, John, s. John and Sarah, above)

   Elizabeth, bp. 20 Nov. 1715 C.R.1, Marblehead; m. Francis Girdler [Jr., C.R.1], 1 Jan. 1737/8, Marblehead (See No. 131, Part II of Cemetery List, "Joseph Morse")

   Emma, bp. 4 May 1718 C.R.1, Marblehead; m. (1) Robert Nicholson [Jr., C.R.1], 16 Feb. 1737/8, Marblehead; m. (2) Thomas Roundy, 27 Sept. 1742, Marblehead; m. (3) Samuel Chamblet, 27 Jan. 1756. Marblehead

   William, bp. 1 May 1720 C.R.1, Marblehead

   Hannah, bp. 26 Aug. 1722 C.R.1, Marblehead (Did she m. William Hammond, 1738-9?)

   Joseph, bp. 12 Sept. 1725 C.R.1, Marblehead

   Sarah, bp. 17 Dec. 1727 C.R.1, Marblehead; m. Thomas Dismore of Salem, 17 Feb. 1746/7, Marblehead 

V. Children of William/2 Peach and Sarah (Elkins):

   William, b. 13 Feb. 1710/11

   William, Jr., bp. 28 Mar. 1714 C.R.1, Marblehead; m. Amy Trefry, dau. of Thomas and Agnes (Dennis), 12 Sept. 1734, Marblehead

   Hannah, bp. 26 Jan. 1717/18 C.R.1, Marblehead; m. Thomas Maine, son of Thomas and Eleanor (Coes), 26 Jan. 1737-8; they had a sonWilliam Maine, bp. 12 Oct. 1740, who m. (2) Mrs. Sarah (Laskey) Clarke, mother of Rebecca (Clarke) Morse (See No. 132, Part II. Of Cemetery Listing, "Rebecca Morse")

   John, bp. 18 Aug. 1723 C.R.1, Marblehead; m. Hannah Shippen, 30 Apr. 1746, Marblehead

   Thomas, bp. 2 July 1721 C.R.1, Marblehead

   Samuel, bp. 28 July 1728 C.R.1, Marblehead 

<"4"> Sources: "Vital Records of Marblehead Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849", Vols. I and II; "The Two Peaches of Marblehead", NEHGR, Vol. 54, July, 1900, pp 276 - 279; "The Great Migration Begins", Robert Charles Anderson<"4">

Note: Page 40, "Vital Records of Marblehead Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849, Vol. III. Supplementary Records, collected by Joseph W. Chapman, published by the Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1908", has the following depositions: PEACH, Ester (Ealis-alice), w. John, a.54y., dep. June T., 1669. Vol. 14, p.91 John, jr., w. Alice; mentioned 5 m; 1644. Vol. 1, p.19 John, sr., a. above 50y., dep. Mar. T., 1669. Vol. 14, p.44 John, sr., a. abt. 50y., dep. June T., 1669. Vol. 14, p.94 John, jr., a. abt. 53y., dep.June T., 1669. Vol. 14, p.91 John, a.55 y., dep. June T., 1669. Vol. 14, p.91

These entries clearly show that there were two separate men by the name of John Peach At Marblehead, both nearly the same age, the older known as "Senior", and the younger known as "Junior". The exact relationship between the two has not been determined. John Peach, Sr. had no known children. The origin of both men is unknown.

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