GENERATION 1 DEACON WILLIAM PECK Born 1606 in London, Middlesex. England; Died 14 Oct 1694 in New Haven, Connecticut From Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America p. 409: Peck, William, New Haven, a merchant from London, born 1601; with wife, Eliz and son Jeremiah came probably in the HECTOR as companion with Govs. Eaton and Hopkins, Rev. John Davenport, and the son of the Earl of Marlborough; arrived at Boston 26 June, 1637; was one of the first compact for New Hampshire in June, 1639; an original proprietor; freeman 1640, deacon from 1659 to his death; had John; Joseph baptized 1641; and Elizabeth, 1643. His wife died on a visit to her son at Lynne and he married Sarah, widow of William Holt, and died 1694. His grave stone can still be seen in the cemetery; He died aged 90. The only daughter, his youngest child, married 1661 Samuel Andres. In his will, 1689, made at New Hampshire, the second wife and his four children are mentioned, but no more. Note: William had two sons who were our direct line... Jeremiah below and Decaon Joseph (father of Deborah Peck GENERATION 2 REV. JEREMIAH PECK Born abt. 1630 in London, England; Died 7 Jun 1699 in New Haven, Conn. Married on 12 Nov 1656 in New Haven, CT to JOHANNA KITCHELL Daughter of Robert Kitchell (1601 - 1672) and Margaret Sheaffe (1598 - 1682); Born Oct 1637 in Greenwich, New Haven, CT; Died 1711 in Waterbury, New Haven, CT From Genealogical Guide to Early Settlers in America by Whittemore, p. 408-9: Peck, Jeremiah... died June, 1699, aged 76. His children were Samuel, born 1659, Ruth, at New Haven 1661; Caleb at Saybrook 1663; Ann at Saybrook, 1665; Jeremiah at Newark 1667; and Joshua at Newark 1673. His widow died 1711. Ruth married 1681 Jonathan Atwater; and Ann married 1696; Thomas Stanley of Farmington, and Joshua died 1736 Sent from Arlene Hughes... from Atwater History and Genealogy, compiled by Francis Atwater, Meriden, Conn, printed by the Journal Publishing Co., 1901, p. 97: Jonathan, Son of David lived in New Haven, m. June 1, 1681, Ruth, daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Peck. She d. June 3, 1727. Her will was probated Oct 3, 1741. The Rev. Jeremiah Peck, father of Ruth, was a son of William Peck, Deacon, one of the original settlers of New Haven, also a signer of the "Fundamental Agreement of Quinnipack". He was born in England about 1623. In 1656 he kept a school in Guilford, Conn. where he remained until 1660. That year he was established, according to an act of the court, in the Hopkins Collegiate Grammer School in New Haven, and there "taught the language of science" In 1661 he was a minister at Saybrook. In 1677, unwilling to abide by the union of the New Haven Colony with the "lax and broader principated" Colony of Connecticut, he, with a few others, departed for Newark, New Jersey, to form a colony more congenial to their views. He there resided in 1674. He then removed to Elizabethtown, NJ, thence to Greenwich, CT, where he was minister in 1689; thence to Waterbury, CT, where he was first minister and there died June 7, 1699, aged 76. He married Nov. 12, 1656, Joanna Ketchel/Kitchell, daughter of Robert Ketchel and Margaret Schaeffe (dau. of Richard Sheaffe 1558/9 - 14 Sep 1625 & Margaret Roberts 1564 - 8 Feb 1621/2; gr. daughter of Thomas Sheaffe 1532 - 1604 and Mary Harmon 1536 - 1609 of Cranbrook, Kent, England). From AMERICAN MARRIAGES BEFORE 1699: Kitchell, Hannah married Peck, Rev. Jeremiah 12 Nov 1656, Guilford, Conn. From A GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE FIRST SETTLER OF NEW ENGLAND by John Farmer: Peck, Jeremiah, minister at Waterbury, was educated at H. C. according to Mather was ordained 26 Aug 1669, d. June 1699. GENERATION 3 RUTH PECK Born 3 Apr 1661 in New Haven; Died 3 Jun 1726 in New Haven, CT. Daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Peck and Johanna Kitchell above. married on 1 June 1681 in New Haven, CT to Born 12 Jul 1656 in New Haven, CT; Died 3 Jun 1726 in New Haven, CT. They had the following chldren: JOSHUA ATWATER b. 28 Feb 1682 in New Haven, CT DAVID ATWATER b. 5 Aug 1683 in New Haven, CT JEREMIAH ATWATER b. 31 Jan 1685 in New Haven, CT MARY ATWATER (our direct line) b. 31 Dec 1686; d. 31 Aug 1753; buried in Wall Street Cem., New Haven, CT, married ISAAC DICKERMAN on 30 Jun 1699/70 in New Haven, CT Click HERE to see family of Isaac and Mary Atwater RUTH ATWATER b. 31 Dec 1688 JONATHON ATWATER b. 4 Nov 1690 LYDIA ATWATER b. 28 Apr 1693 JOSEPH ATWATER b. 9 Dec 1694 STEPHEN ATWATER b. 4 Dec 1696 DAMARIS ATWATER b. 9 Oct 1699 LYDIA ATWATER b. 30 Apr 1701 |
GENERATION CHART OF RUTH PECK (Grandmother of Samuel B. Dickerman) |
GENERATION 1 DEACON WILLIAM PECK Born 1606 in London, Middlesex. England; Died 14 Oct 1694 in New Haven, Connecticut From Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America p. 409: Peck, William, New Haven, a merchant from London, born 1601; with wife, Eliz and son Jeremiah came probably in the HECTOR as companion with Govs. Eaton and Hopkins, Rev. John Davenport, and the son of the Earl of Marlborough; arrived at Boston 26 June, 1637; was one of the first compact for New Hampshire in June, 1639; an original proprietor; freeman 1640, deacon from 1659 to his death; had John; Joseph baptized 1641; and Elizabeth, 1643. His wife died on a visit to her son at Lynne and he married Sarah, widow of William Holt, and died 1694. His grave stone can still be seen in the cemetery; He died aged 90. The only daughter, his youngest child, married 1661 Samuel Andres. In his will, 1689, made at New Hampshire, the second wife and his four children are mentioned, but no more. Note: William had two sons who were our direct line... Jeremiah below and Decaon Joseph (father of Deborah Peck GENERATION 2 REV. JEREMIAH PECK Born abt. 1630 in London, England; Died 7 Jun 1699 in New Haven, Conn. Married on 12 Nov 1656 in New Haven, CT to JOHANNA KITCHELL Daughter of Robert Kitchell (1601 - 1672) and Margaret Sheaffe (1598 - 1682); Born Oct 1637 in Greenwich, New Haven, CT; Died 1711 in Waterbury, New Haven, CT From Genealogical Guide to Early Settlers in America by Whittemore, p. 408-9: Peck, Jeremiah... died June, 1699, aged 76. His children were Samuel, born 1659, Ruth, at New Haven 1661; Caleb at Saybrook 1663; Ann at Saybrook, 1665; Jeremiah at Newark 1667; and Joshua at Newark 1673. His widow died 1711. Ruth married 1681 Jonathan Atwater; and Ann married 1696; Thomas Stanley of Farmington, and Joshua died 1736 Sent from Arlene Hughes... from Atwater History and Genealogy, compiled by Francis Atwater, Meriden, Conn, printed by the Journal Publishing Co., 1901, p. 97: Jonathan, Son of David lived in New Haven, m. June 1, 1681, Ruth, daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Peck. She d. June 3, 1727. Her will was probated Oct 3, 1741. The Rev. Jeremiah Peck, father of Ruth, was a son of William Peck, Deacon, one of the original settlers of New Haven, also a signer of the "Fundamental Agreement of Quinnipack". He was born in England about 1623. In 1656 he kept a school in Guilford, Conn. where he remained until 1660. That year he was established, according to an act of the court, in the Hopkins Collegiate Grammer School in New Haven, and there "taught the language of science" In 1661 he was a minister at Saybrook. In 1677, unwilling to abide by the union of the New Haven Colony with the "lax and broader principated" Colony of Connecticut, he, with a few others, departed for Newark, New Jersey, to form a colony more congenial to their views. He there resided in 1674. He then removed to Elizabethtown, NJ, thence to Greenwich, CT, where he was minister in 1689; thence to Waterbury, CT, where he was first minister and there died June 7, 1699, aged 76. He married Nov. 12, 1656, Joanna Ketchel/Kitchell, daughter of Robert Ketchel and Margaret Schaeffe (dau. of Richard Sheaffe 1558/9 - 14 Sep 1625 & Margaret Roberts 1564 - 8 Feb 1621/2; gr. daughter of Thomas Sheaffe 1532 - 1604 and Mary Harmon 1536 - 1609 of Cranbrook, Kent, England). From AMERICAN MARRIAGES BEFORE 1699: Kitchell, Hannah married Peck, Rev. Jeremiah 12 Nov 1656, Guilford, Conn. From A GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE FIRST SETTLER OF NEW ENGLAND by John Farmer: Peck, Jeremiah, minister at Waterbury, was educated at H. C. according to Mather was ordained 26 Aug 1669, d. June 1699. GENERATION 3 RUTH PECK Born 3 Apr 1661 in New Haven; Died 3 Jun 1726 in New Haven, CT. Daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Peck and Johanna Kitchell above. married on 1 June 1681 in New Haven, CT to Born 12 Jul 1656 in New Haven, CT; Died 3 Jun 1726 in New Haven, CT. They had the following chldren: JOSHUA ATWATER b. 28 Feb 1682 in New Haven, CT DAVID ATWATER b. 5 Aug 1683 in New Haven, CT JEREMIAH ATWATER b. 31 Jan 1685 in New Haven, CT MARY ATWATER (our direct line) b. 31 Dec 1686; d. 31 Aug 1753; buried in Wall Street Cem., New Haven, CT, married ISAAC DICKERMAN on 30 Jun 1699/70 in New Haven, CT Click HERE to see family of Isaac and Mary Atwater RUTH ATWATER b. 31 Dec 1688 JONATHON ATWATER b. 4 Nov 1690 LYDIA ATWATER b. 28 Apr 1693 JOSEPH ATWATER b. 9 Dec 1694 STEPHEN ATWATER b. 4 Dec 1696 DAMARIS ATWATER b. 9 Oct 1699 LYDIA ATWATER b. 30 Apr 1701 |
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