Joseph Peck was born in 1587 and baptized April 30, 1587 in Beccles, County Suffolk, England, a son of Robert Peck and his wife, Helen (Babb) Peck. He was a Puritan and left England aboard the ship Diligent arriving in New England in 1638 (Banks, Charles E. "Passenger List of the Diligent 1638 Ipswich, Suffolk, England to Boston Harbor." The Planters of the Commonwealth, Houghton Mifflin Co. (1930), pages 191-194). He was among the earliest purchasers of the land that became Rehoboth in Plymouth Colony, but is now East Providence, Rhode Island.
No grave marker remains to mark the grave of Joseph Peck in the Newman Cemetery. Ira Ballou Peck wrote in 1868, "his remains would be left to be buried where they would be surrounded by those of his descendants." He also wrote, "No stones, now more than two hundred years since, mark the spot of their interment, but the subsequent graves of his descendants indicate the place." (Source: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck, by Ira Ballou Peck, p. 17) We may infer from these statements the burial place to which the author alluded was the Newman Cemetery in what is now East Providence, Rhode Island. Joseph Peck's burial site in Newman Cemetery is said to be near the marked grave of his son, Israel Peck, based on long standing oral tradition.
An account of Joseph Peck and his descendants, entitled A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck, was compiled and published by Ira Ballou Peck (1805-1888) in 1868. The author (Find A Grave Memorial 20924375) has been dead for 131 years and the book was published 151 years ago. It is now considered in the public domain and not subject to copyright laws. The following excerpt is taken from pages 13-20 of this book as they pertain to Joseph Peck. The book may be viewed online at Google Books.
Joseph Peck, The Ancestor
JOSEPH PECK, the emigrant ancestor of the Pecks in this country, known as the Massachusetts Pecks, now a numerous and extensive race scattered throughout the United States, its Territories, the British Provinces, and the Canadas, was baptized in Beccles, Suffolk County, England, April 30, 1587.
He was the son of Robert Peck, as will be seen by a reference to the chart, being a descendant in the twenty-first generation from John Peck, of Belton, Yorkshire [Note by Memorial Manager: this twenty-plus generation chart is now considered invalid by serious genealogists]. He settled at Hingham, Norfolk County, England. In 1638, he and other puritans, with his brother Robert Peck, their pastor, fled from the persecutions of the church to this country. They came over in the ship Diligent of Ipswich, John Martin, master.
Daniel Cushing, then town clerk here at Hingham, Norfolk County, New England, in speaking of his arrival in this country says: "Mr. Joseph Peck and his wife with three sons and daughter and two men servants, and three maid servants, came from Old Hingham, and settled at New Hingham." His children were as follows:
Anna, baptized in Hingham, England, March 12, 1617-18, and buried there, July 27, 1636. Rebecca, baptized in Hingham, England, May 25, 1620; and, as appears by her father's will, married a Humbert. Joseph, baptized in Hingham, England, August 23,1623. For the history of him and his descendants, see Part I. John, baptized about 1626. For a history of him and his descendants, see Part II. Nicholas baptized in Hingham, England, April 9, 1630. For his history, see Part III. Samuel, baptized here at Hingham, in New England, February 3,1638-9, see Part IV. Nathaniel, baptized here at Hingham, New England, October 31, 1641, Part V. Israel, baptized here, March 4, 1644, Part VI.
He was twice married. His first wife was Rebecca Clark. They were married at Hingham, England, May 21, 1617. She died and was buried there, October 24, 1637. The name of his second wife, and the baptism of his son John, was not found. It was not upon the records at Hingham, where his first marriage and the baptisms of his other children were recorded. It probably took place in another parish where the records were not preserved.
He seems to have belonged to that class in England known as gentlemen or the gentry entitled to coatarmor, etc., who ranked next to Baronets.
Soon after his arrival here, he settled in Hingham, Mass. The records there in 1638 say:
Mr. Joseph Peck received a grant of seven acres of land, for a house lot, next to Robert Peck his brother; he also received other grants of land.
He remained at Hingham about seven years, when he removed to Seekonk.
While he remained at Hingham, he was one of its leading men. He was Representative, or deputy to the General Court in 1639, 1640, 1641 and 1642. He took an active interest in the business of the town. He was one of the selectmen, justice of the peace, assessor, etc.
He was appointed by the court to grant summons and attachments, to see people joined in marriage, to keep the records, etc.
In 1641, he became one of the principal purchasers of the indians of that tract of land called by them Seacunk or Soeckonk, afterwards incorporated into a town since known as Rehoboth, Mass., at first called eight miles square, but afterwards found to be about ten. It comprised what is now Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Pawtucket. He did not however remove there until 1645.
Upon the Rehoboth records is the following notice of an accident which befell him on his removal thither:
"Another strange accident happened by fire about this time. Mr. Joseph Peck, and three others of Hingham, being about to remove to Seaconk, (which was concluded by the Commissioners of the United colonies to belong to Plymouth,) riding thither they sheltered themselves and their horses in an indian wigwam, which by some occasion took fire, and (although there were four in it, and labored to their utmost) burnt three of their horses to death, and all their goods, to the value of fifty pounds."
After his removal to Seekonk, his name continually appears upon the records of the town, in the management of its affairs, until his age precluded him from such duties.
His name also appears upon the Plymouth Colonial records, as it did upon those of Massachusetts.
He was appointed to assist in matters of controversy at court. In 1650, the court appointed him to administer marriage. In 1651, he was appointed to determine all controversies, not exceeding a certain amount. He was also appointed to administer oaths, issue warrants, etc.
He seems to have been one of the principal men here, as he had been at Hingham, as well as one of the wealthiest.
In the purchase of the town as in the appraisal of the purchaser's rights for the apportionment of a tax, there was but one who paid more or whose rights were prized more than his.
In addition to his interest in the first purchase of the town, he afterwards bought other rights which made him a large owner.
His rights in the common undivided lands at his decease were given to his sons, as well as those which had then been divided. In some instances, these lands still remain in the name and are owned and occupied by his descendants. The Pecks of Barrington (Ellis, Asa and others) now occupy lands given to his youngest sons, Nathaniel and Israel.
The proprietors of Rehoboth first settled upon what has since been known as Seekonk Plain, a tract of cleared land which had been the planting grounds of the indians. The settlers appropriated it to the same purpose until its fertility became exhausted, when they were obliged to leave the plain and seek the smaller openings which were more productive, thus gradually penetrating the wilderness, and extending the settlements of their town.
The house of Joseph, which seems to have been of the better class, stood upon the plain in the northerly part of the "Ring of the Town." Its location was near the junction of the present Pawtucket with the old Boston and Bristol road, so called, westerly and not far from the present depot of the Boston and Providence Railroad as it crosses the plain.
It was here that he lived, and died December 23, 1663, in the seventy-seventh year of his age, far from the tombs of his fathers, the associations of his youth, and the scenes of his early life, but doubtless happy in the thought of having been able to worship God after the dictates of his own conscience, and of being surrounded by his children, in whose care his remains would be left to be buried where they would be surrounded by those of his descendants.
No stones, now more than two hundred years since, mark the spot of their interment, but the subsequent graves of his descendants indicate the place.
The following is a copy of his will:
Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Peck Senr of Rehoboth do ordain and make this my last will and testament in manner and form following
Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph all my lands and medows lying and being near unto the River called Palmers River to him and his heirs forever
Item — I give unto him my old black mare and my great chist in the parlor
Item — I give unto my son John my house and lands which I purchased of Joseph Torry and the half of the meddow betwixt Mr Newman and mee on the other side of the new meddow river to him and his heirs forever Also I give unto him my great chist in the hall. Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Nicholas all my meddow at the hundred acres and the meddow called bushey meddow and all my medows on the north side of the town to him and his heirs forever
Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Samuell my house where I now dwell with all the houses standing there The outyards and all my house lott and all my land in the second Division and my Plaine lotts excepting half my furthest which I give unto my son Nicholas; and also I give unto him my meddow called cheesbrooks meddow and also my salt marsh att broad cove To him and his heirs forever Item — I give unto my sonns Nathaniel and Israel all my lands which I purchased of John Adams and Mr. Bradford with the meddow called the long beach which is betwixt Mr Newman and mee, and all my meddow at Squamquammett which is betwixt John Allin and mee; and olso my meddow at Papasquash betwixt John Allen and mee to them and their heirs forever.
Item—I give my use of the meddow att Kekemuett unto John Pecke my son and also all my lands att Waekemauquate I give unto my sonnes Joseph and Nicholas to be equally devided betwixt them Item — I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Hubbert thirty pounds in such pay as can be raised out of the goods I shall leave to be paid by my Executors within one year after my decease and also I give unto her my wifes best cloak and one fine Pillowbeer and my Damask Napkin
Item — I give unto my son Samuell my silver beaker and two silver spoons and one gould Ringe which was his mothers and also one paire of fine holland Sheets and one Diaper Tablecloth and six Diaper Napkins 2 fine pillow beares and the feather bed and bolster and pillow and two Blanketts whereon I now lye my second Rugg with some other small linnene in my Trunk in the parlor which I also give unto him and the other chist under the window in the parlor and my best curtains and curtain rodds Item — I give unto my son Nathaniel my biggest silver cupp and gould Ringe two silver spoons my best feather bed one bolster two Blanketts the Ragg that now lyeth upon mee my trunk in the parlour chamber my round table three Diapir napkins one long table cloth betwixt Israell and him
Item — I give unto Israell my son my silver salt 2 silver spoons my two bed teekes with the bolesters the old flocke bed two blanketts my best coverlid one bolster one pillow two pillowbears also unto Nathaniel one pillow 2 pillowbears. Item — I give unto Israell ten of my best ewes and my sorrelled mare two of my best cowes and my bull and my segg and three Diaper napkins Item — I give unto my son Joseph five ewes and to my son Samuel my two oxen called Bucke and Duke and two cowes my cart and one of my little Plowes one chain with the copses for the cart and I give unto Nathaniel two steeres and two cowes Item — I give unto my son Nicholas the feather bed which he hath alreaddy and my best Rugg and unto my son John I give the feather bed and bolster which he alreaddy hath and 40s to buy him a rugg and to Israell I give the two little chists in the chamber and his mothers little trunke and unto my son Samuel I give my Bedstead in the parlour chamber Item — I give unto my son Joseph my gould Ringe and unto John and Nicholas my two silver wine cupps — My mind is that my three younger sonnes should have each three platters and all the rest my pewter should be equally between my six sonnes and all my apparrel I give unto my three elder sonnes and all my wifes Apparrell I give unto my three youngest sonnes to bee equally divided betwixt them Item — I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods catties & chatties my debts and legacies being payed and my body brought to the grave unto my six sonnes equally to be divided amongst them the youngest and weakest to have as good a share as the eldest and strongest dsireing Mr Newman and my brother Thomas Cooper to be the supervisors of this my Testament and last will and I do ordaine my son Nicholas and my son Sanmell the executors of this my last will desiring the Lord to guide theire hartes to do all according unto my intent heer sett down
The last will & Testament of mee Joseph Pecke written with my own hand.
A further Amplyfication of our fathers will upon his death bed, which was not expressed in his written will. Item — hee gave to his son Joseph half his meddow that hee purchased of Mr Bradford lying on the further side of the new Meddow River: to his son John thirtyfive pounds of comon: to his son Samuel two hundred and fifty pounds of comon to his son Nathaniel two hundred pounds of comon. These gifts were given to them and their heirs forever moreover our father added to his daughter hubbert ten pounds more than was sett downe in his written will Item — that Nathaniel and Israell shall have equal shares of the come that shall be raised upon that ground which hee hath given to his son Samuel for this year ensuing they bestowing an equal share of labor with them upon the land. It was further expressed by him that seeing those oxen expressed in his will that was given to his three younger sons was disposed of. before his death that those younge oxen and steeres that are coming on in theire romes should bee made choice of by them in manor as followeth his son Samuel first choosing his son Israell next and Nathaniel last It was his will also that those two mares which were given to his sonnes Joseph and Israel being not extant that Joseph should have his old mare and Israell his young mare instead of the other — further whereas our father gave to his sonnes Joseph five sheep and Israell ten they also being sold before our fathers death wee have agreed that they shall have in valuation as they were sould which was nine shillings a pieece.
This we own to be our fathers will expressed by him unto us when he was in his perfect memory which we owne as his proper will and desire.
In witness whereof wee have sett to our hands
Witness hiereof
STEPHEN PAINE
THOMAS COOPER
JOHN REED
JOSEPH PECKE
JOHN PECKE
NICHOLAS PECKE
SAMUELL PECKE
NATHANIELL PECKE
ISRAEL PECKE
This will is recorded upon the old Plymouth Colony Records, Book of Wills, 2d part, Vol. 2d, Folio 12.
No grave marker remains to mark the grave of Joseph Peck in the Newman Cemetery. Ira Ballou Peck wrote in 1868, "his remains would be left to be buried where they would be surrounded by those of his descendants." He also wrote, "No stones, now more than two hundred years since, mark the spot of their interment, but the subsequent graves of his descendants indicate the place." (Source: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck, by Ira Ballou Peck, p. 17) We may infer from these statements the burial place to which the author alluded was the Newman Cemetery in what is now East Providence, Rhode Island. Joseph Peck's burial site in Newman Cemetery is said to be near the marked grave of his son, Israel Peck, based on long standing oral tradition.
An account of Joseph Peck and his descendants, entitled A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck, was compiled and published by Ira Ballou Peck (1805-1888) in 1868. The author (Find A Grave Memorial 20924375) has been dead for 131 years and the book was published 151 years ago. It is now considered in the public domain and not subject to copyright laws. The following excerpt is taken from pages 13-20 of this book as they pertain to Joseph Peck. The book may be viewed online at Google Books.
Joseph Peck, The Ancestor
JOSEPH PECK, the emigrant ancestor of the Pecks in this country, known as the Massachusetts Pecks, now a numerous and extensive race scattered throughout the United States, its Territories, the British Provinces, and the Canadas, was baptized in Beccles, Suffolk County, England, April 30, 1587.
He was the son of Robert Peck, as will be seen by a reference to the chart, being a descendant in the twenty-first generation from John Peck, of Belton, Yorkshire [Note by Memorial Manager: this twenty-plus generation chart is now considered invalid by serious genealogists]. He settled at Hingham, Norfolk County, England. In 1638, he and other puritans, with his brother Robert Peck, their pastor, fled from the persecutions of the church to this country. They came over in the ship Diligent of Ipswich, John Martin, master.
Daniel Cushing, then town clerk here at Hingham, Norfolk County, New England, in speaking of his arrival in this country says: "Mr. Joseph Peck and his wife with three sons and daughter and two men servants, and three maid servants, came from Old Hingham, and settled at New Hingham." His children were as follows:
Anna, baptized in Hingham, England, March 12, 1617-18, and buried there, July 27, 1636. Rebecca, baptized in Hingham, England, May 25, 1620; and, as appears by her father's will, married a Humbert. Joseph, baptized in Hingham, England, August 23,1623. For the history of him and his descendants, see Part I. John, baptized about 1626. For a history of him and his descendants, see Part II. Nicholas baptized in Hingham, England, April 9, 1630. For his history, see Part III. Samuel, baptized here at Hingham, in New England, February 3,1638-9, see Part IV. Nathaniel, baptized here at Hingham, New England, October 31, 1641, Part V. Israel, baptized here, March 4, 1644, Part VI.
He was twice married. His first wife was Rebecca Clark. They were married at Hingham, England, May 21, 1617. She died and was buried there, October 24, 1637. The name of his second wife, and the baptism of his son John, was not found. It was not upon the records at Hingham, where his first marriage and the baptisms of his other children were recorded. It probably took place in another parish where the records were not preserved.
He seems to have belonged to that class in England known as gentlemen or the gentry entitled to coatarmor, etc., who ranked next to Baronets.
Soon after his arrival here, he settled in Hingham, Mass. The records there in 1638 say:
Mr. Joseph Peck received a grant of seven acres of land, for a house lot, next to Robert Peck his brother; he also received other grants of land.
He remained at Hingham about seven years, when he removed to Seekonk.
While he remained at Hingham, he was one of its leading men. He was Representative, or deputy to the General Court in 1639, 1640, 1641 and 1642. He took an active interest in the business of the town. He was one of the selectmen, justice of the peace, assessor, etc.
He was appointed by the court to grant summons and attachments, to see people joined in marriage, to keep the records, etc.
In 1641, he became one of the principal purchasers of the indians of that tract of land called by them Seacunk or Soeckonk, afterwards incorporated into a town since known as Rehoboth, Mass., at first called eight miles square, but afterwards found to be about ten. It comprised what is now Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Pawtucket. He did not however remove there until 1645.
Upon the Rehoboth records is the following notice of an accident which befell him on his removal thither:
"Another strange accident happened by fire about this time. Mr. Joseph Peck, and three others of Hingham, being about to remove to Seaconk, (which was concluded by the Commissioners of the United colonies to belong to Plymouth,) riding thither they sheltered themselves and their horses in an indian wigwam, which by some occasion took fire, and (although there were four in it, and labored to their utmost) burnt three of their horses to death, and all their goods, to the value of fifty pounds."
After his removal to Seekonk, his name continually appears upon the records of the town, in the management of its affairs, until his age precluded him from such duties.
His name also appears upon the Plymouth Colonial records, as it did upon those of Massachusetts.
He was appointed to assist in matters of controversy at court. In 1650, the court appointed him to administer marriage. In 1651, he was appointed to determine all controversies, not exceeding a certain amount. He was also appointed to administer oaths, issue warrants, etc.
He seems to have been one of the principal men here, as he had been at Hingham, as well as one of the wealthiest.
In the purchase of the town as in the appraisal of the purchaser's rights for the apportionment of a tax, there was but one who paid more or whose rights were prized more than his.
In addition to his interest in the first purchase of the town, he afterwards bought other rights which made him a large owner.
His rights in the common undivided lands at his decease were given to his sons, as well as those which had then been divided. In some instances, these lands still remain in the name and are owned and occupied by his descendants. The Pecks of Barrington (Ellis, Asa and others) now occupy lands given to his youngest sons, Nathaniel and Israel.
The proprietors of Rehoboth first settled upon what has since been known as Seekonk Plain, a tract of cleared land which had been the planting grounds of the indians. The settlers appropriated it to the same purpose until its fertility became exhausted, when they were obliged to leave the plain and seek the smaller openings which were more productive, thus gradually penetrating the wilderness, and extending the settlements of their town.
The house of Joseph, which seems to have been of the better class, stood upon the plain in the northerly part of the "Ring of the Town." Its location was near the junction of the present Pawtucket with the old Boston and Bristol road, so called, westerly and not far from the present depot of the Boston and Providence Railroad as it crosses the plain.
It was here that he lived, and died December 23, 1663, in the seventy-seventh year of his age, far from the tombs of his fathers, the associations of his youth, and the scenes of his early life, but doubtless happy in the thought of having been able to worship God after the dictates of his own conscience, and of being surrounded by his children, in whose care his remains would be left to be buried where they would be surrounded by those of his descendants.
No stones, now more than two hundred years since, mark the spot of their interment, but the subsequent graves of his descendants indicate the place.
The following is a copy of his will:
Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Peck Senr of Rehoboth do ordain and make this my last will and testament in manner and form following
Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph all my lands and medows lying and being near unto the River called Palmers River to him and his heirs forever
Item — I give unto him my old black mare and my great chist in the parlor
Item — I give unto my son John my house and lands which I purchased of Joseph Torry and the half of the meddow betwixt Mr Newman and mee on the other side of the new meddow river to him and his heirs forever Also I give unto him my great chist in the hall. Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Nicholas all my meddow at the hundred acres and the meddow called bushey meddow and all my medows on the north side of the town to him and his heirs forever
Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Samuell my house where I now dwell with all the houses standing there The outyards and all my house lott and all my land in the second Division and my Plaine lotts excepting half my furthest which I give unto my son Nicholas; and also I give unto him my meddow called cheesbrooks meddow and also my salt marsh att broad cove To him and his heirs forever Item — I give unto my sonns Nathaniel and Israel all my lands which I purchased of John Adams and Mr. Bradford with the meddow called the long beach which is betwixt Mr Newman and mee, and all my meddow at Squamquammett which is betwixt John Allin and mee; and olso my meddow at Papasquash betwixt John Allen and mee to them and their heirs forever.
Item—I give my use of the meddow att Kekemuett unto John Pecke my son and also all my lands att Waekemauquate I give unto my sonnes Joseph and Nicholas to be equally devided betwixt them Item — I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Hubbert thirty pounds in such pay as can be raised out of the goods I shall leave to be paid by my Executors within one year after my decease and also I give unto her my wifes best cloak and one fine Pillowbeer and my Damask Napkin
Item — I give unto my son Samuell my silver beaker and two silver spoons and one gould Ringe which was his mothers and also one paire of fine holland Sheets and one Diaper Tablecloth and six Diaper Napkins 2 fine pillow beares and the feather bed and bolster and pillow and two Blanketts whereon I now lye my second Rugg with some other small linnene in my Trunk in the parlor which I also give unto him and the other chist under the window in the parlor and my best curtains and curtain rodds Item — I give unto my son Nathaniel my biggest silver cupp and gould Ringe two silver spoons my best feather bed one bolster two Blanketts the Ragg that now lyeth upon mee my trunk in the parlour chamber my round table three Diapir napkins one long table cloth betwixt Israell and him
Item — I give unto Israell my son my silver salt 2 silver spoons my two bed teekes with the bolesters the old flocke bed two blanketts my best coverlid one bolster one pillow two pillowbears also unto Nathaniel one pillow 2 pillowbears. Item — I give unto Israell ten of my best ewes and my sorrelled mare two of my best cowes and my bull and my segg and three Diaper napkins Item — I give unto my son Joseph five ewes and to my son Samuel my two oxen called Bucke and Duke and two cowes my cart and one of my little Plowes one chain with the copses for the cart and I give unto Nathaniel two steeres and two cowes Item — I give unto my son Nicholas the feather bed which he hath alreaddy and my best Rugg and unto my son John I give the feather bed and bolster which he alreaddy hath and 40s to buy him a rugg and to Israell I give the two little chists in the chamber and his mothers little trunke and unto my son Samuel I give my Bedstead in the parlour chamber Item — I give unto my son Joseph my gould Ringe and unto John and Nicholas my two silver wine cupps — My mind is that my three younger sonnes should have each three platters and all the rest my pewter should be equally between my six sonnes and all my apparrel I give unto my three elder sonnes and all my wifes Apparrell I give unto my three youngest sonnes to bee equally divided betwixt them Item — I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods catties & chatties my debts and legacies being payed and my body brought to the grave unto my six sonnes equally to be divided amongst them the youngest and weakest to have as good a share as the eldest and strongest dsireing Mr Newman and my brother Thomas Cooper to be the supervisors of this my Testament and last will and I do ordaine my son Nicholas and my son Sanmell the executors of this my last will desiring the Lord to guide theire hartes to do all according unto my intent heer sett down
The last will & Testament of mee Joseph Pecke written with my own hand.
A further Amplyfication of our fathers will upon his death bed, which was not expressed in his written will. Item — hee gave to his son Joseph half his meddow that hee purchased of Mr Bradford lying on the further side of the new Meddow River: to his son John thirtyfive pounds of comon: to his son Samuel two hundred and fifty pounds of comon to his son Nathaniel two hundred pounds of comon. These gifts were given to them and their heirs forever moreover our father added to his daughter hubbert ten pounds more than was sett downe in his written will Item — that Nathaniel and Israell shall have equal shares of the come that shall be raised upon that ground which hee hath given to his son Samuel for this year ensuing they bestowing an equal share of labor with them upon the land. It was further expressed by him that seeing those oxen expressed in his will that was given to his three younger sons was disposed of. before his death that those younge oxen and steeres that are coming on in theire romes should bee made choice of by them in manor as followeth his son Samuel first choosing his son Israell next and Nathaniel last It was his will also that those two mares which were given to his sonnes Joseph and Israel being not extant that Joseph should have his old mare and Israell his young mare instead of the other — further whereas our father gave to his sonnes Joseph five sheep and Israell ten they also being sold before our fathers death wee have agreed that they shall have in valuation as they were sould which was nine shillings a pieece.
This we own to be our fathers will expressed by him unto us when he was in his perfect memory which we owne as his proper will and desire.
In witness whereof wee have sett to our hands
Witness hiereof
STEPHEN PAINE
THOMAS COOPER
JOHN REED
JOSEPH PECKE
JOHN PECKE
NICHOLAS PECKE
SAMUELL PECKE
NATHANIELL PECKE
ISRAEL PECKE
This will is recorded upon the old Plymouth Colony Records, Book of Wills, 2d part, Vol. 2d, Folio 12.
Joseph Peck was born in 1587 and baptized April 30, 1587 in Beccles, County Suffolk, England, a son of Robert Peck and his wife, Helen (Babb) Peck. He was a Puritan and left England aboard the ship Diligent arriving in New England in 1638 (Banks, Charles E. "Passenger List of the Diligent 1638 Ipswich, Suffolk, England to Boston Harbor." The Planters of the Commonwealth, Houghton Mifflin Co. (1930), pages 191-194). He was among the earliest purchasers of the land that became Rehoboth in Plymouth Colony, but is now East Providence, Rhode Island.
No grave marker remains to mark the grave of Joseph Peck in the Newman Cemetery. Ira Ballou Peck wrote in 1868, "his remains would be left to be buried where they would be surrounded by those of his descendants." He also wrote, "No stones, now more than two hundred years since, mark the spot of their interment, but the subsequent graves of his descendants indicate the place." (Source: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck, by Ira Ballou Peck, p. 17) We may infer from these statements the burial place to which the author alluded was the Newman Cemetery in what is now East Providence, Rhode Island. Joseph Peck's burial site in Newman Cemetery is said to be near the marked grave of his son, Israel Peck, based on long standing oral tradition.
An account of Joseph Peck and his descendants, entitled A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck, was compiled and published by Ira Ballou Peck (1805-1888) in 1868. The author (Find A Grave Memorial 20924375) has been dead for 131 years and the book was published 151 years ago. It is now considered in the public domain and not subject to copyright laws. The following excerpt is taken from pages 13-20 of this book as they pertain to Joseph Peck. The book may be viewed online at Google Books.
Joseph Peck, The Ancestor
JOSEPH PECK, the emigrant ancestor of the Pecks in this country, known as the Massachusetts Pecks, now a numerous and extensive race scattered throughout the United States, its Territories, the British Provinces, and the Canadas, was baptized in Beccles, Suffolk County, England, April 30, 1587.
He was the son of Robert Peck, as will be seen by a reference to the chart, being a descendant in the twenty-first generation from John Peck, of Belton, Yorkshire [Note by Memorial Manager: this twenty-plus generation chart is now considered invalid by serious genealogists]. He settled at Hingham, Norfolk County, England. In 1638, he and other puritans, with his brother Robert Peck, their pastor, fled from the persecutions of the church to this country. They came over in the ship Diligent of Ipswich, John Martin, master.
Daniel Cushing, then town clerk here at Hingham, Norfolk County, New England, in speaking of his arrival in this country says: "Mr. Joseph Peck and his wife with three sons and daughter and two men servants, and three maid servants, came from Old Hingham, and settled at New Hingham." His children were as follows:
Anna, baptized in Hingham, England, March 12, 1617-18, and buried there, July 27, 1636. Rebecca, baptized in Hingham, England, May 25, 1620; and, as appears by her father's will, married a Humbert. Joseph, baptized in Hingham, England, August 23,1623. For the history of him and his descendants, see Part I. John, baptized about 1626. For a history of him and his descendants, see Part II. Nicholas baptized in Hingham, England, April 9, 1630. For his history, see Part III. Samuel, baptized here at Hingham, in New England, February 3,1638-9, see Part IV. Nathaniel, baptized here at Hingham, New England, October 31, 1641, Part V. Israel, baptized here, March 4, 1644, Part VI.
He was twice married. His first wife was Rebecca Clark. They were married at Hingham, England, May 21, 1617. She died and was buried there, October 24, 1637. The name of his second wife, and the baptism of his son John, was not found. It was not upon the records at Hingham, where his first marriage and the baptisms of his other children were recorded. It probably took place in another parish where the records were not preserved.
He seems to have belonged to that class in England known as gentlemen or the gentry entitled to coatarmor, etc., who ranked next to Baronets.
Soon after his arrival here, he settled in Hingham, Mass. The records there in 1638 say:
Mr. Joseph Peck received a grant of seven acres of land, for a house lot, next to Robert Peck his brother; he also received other grants of land.
He remained at Hingham about seven years, when he removed to Seekonk.
While he remained at Hingham, he was one of its leading men. He was Representative, or deputy to the General Court in 1639, 1640, 1641 and 1642. He took an active interest in the business of the town. He was one of the selectmen, justice of the peace, assessor, etc.
He was appointed by the court to grant summons and attachments, to see people joined in marriage, to keep the records, etc.
In 1641, he became one of the principal purchasers of the indians of that tract of land called by them Seacunk or Soeckonk, afterwards incorporated into a town since known as Rehoboth, Mass., at first called eight miles square, but afterwards found to be about ten. It comprised what is now Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Pawtucket. He did not however remove there until 1645.
Upon the Rehoboth records is the following notice of an accident which befell him on his removal thither:
"Another strange accident happened by fire about this time. Mr. Joseph Peck, and three others of Hingham, being about to remove to Seaconk, (which was concluded by the Commissioners of the United colonies to belong to Plymouth,) riding thither they sheltered themselves and their horses in an indian wigwam, which by some occasion took fire, and (although there were four in it, and labored to their utmost) burnt three of their horses to death, and all their goods, to the value of fifty pounds."
After his removal to Seekonk, his name continually appears upon the records of the town, in the management of its affairs, until his age precluded him from such duties.
His name also appears upon the Plymouth Colonial records, as it did upon those of Massachusetts.
He was appointed to assist in matters of controversy at court. In 1650, the court appointed him to administer marriage. In 1651, he was appointed to determine all controversies, not exceeding a certain amount. He was also appointed to administer oaths, issue warrants, etc.
He seems to have been one of the principal men here, as he had been at Hingham, as well as one of the wealthiest.
In the purchase of the town as in the appraisal of the purchaser's rights for the apportionment of a tax, there was but one who paid more or whose rights were prized more than his.
In addition to his interest in the first purchase of the town, he afterwards bought other rights which made him a large owner.
His rights in the common undivided lands at his decease were given to his sons, as well as those which had then been divided. In some instances, these lands still remain in the name and are owned and occupied by his descendants. The Pecks of Barrington (Ellis, Asa and others) now occupy lands given to his youngest sons, Nathaniel and Israel.
The proprietors of Rehoboth first settled upon what has since been known as Seekonk Plain, a tract of cleared land which had been the planting grounds of the indians. The settlers appropriated it to the same purpose until its fertility became exhausted, when they were obliged to leave the plain and seek the smaller openings which were more productive, thus gradually penetrating the wilderness, and extending the settlements of their town.
The house of Joseph, which seems to have been of the better class, stood upon the plain in the northerly part of the "Ring of the Town." Its location was near the junction of the present Pawtucket with the old Boston and Bristol road, so called, westerly and not far from the present depot of the Boston and Providence Railroad as it crosses the plain.
It was here that he lived, and died December 23, 1663, in the seventy-seventh year of his age, far from the tombs of his fathers, the associations of his youth, and the scenes of his early life, but doubtless happy in the thought of having been able to worship God after the dictates of his own conscience, and of being surrounded by his children, in whose care his remains would be left to be buried where they would be surrounded by those of his descendants.
No stones, now more than two hundred years since, mark the spot of their interment, but the subsequent graves of his descendants indicate the place.
The following is a copy of his will:
Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Peck Senr of Rehoboth do ordain and make this my last will and testament in manner and form following
Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph all my lands and medows lying and being near unto the River called Palmers River to him and his heirs forever
Item — I give unto him my old black mare and my great chist in the parlor
Item — I give unto my son John my house and lands which I purchased of Joseph Torry and the half of the meddow betwixt Mr Newman and mee on the other side of the new meddow river to him and his heirs forever Also I give unto him my great chist in the hall. Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Nicholas all my meddow at the hundred acres and the meddow called bushey meddow and all my medows on the north side of the town to him and his heirs forever
Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Samuell my house where I now dwell with all the houses standing there The outyards and all my house lott and all my land in the second Division and my Plaine lotts excepting half my furthest which I give unto my son Nicholas; and also I give unto him my meddow called cheesbrooks meddow and also my salt marsh att broad cove To him and his heirs forever Item — I give unto my sonns Nathaniel and Israel all my lands which I purchased of John Adams and Mr. Bradford with the meddow called the long beach which is betwixt Mr Newman and mee, and all my meddow at Squamquammett which is betwixt John Allin and mee; and olso my meddow at Papasquash betwixt John Allen and mee to them and their heirs forever.
Item—I give my use of the meddow att Kekemuett unto John Pecke my son and also all my lands att Waekemauquate I give unto my sonnes Joseph and Nicholas to be equally devided betwixt them Item — I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Hubbert thirty pounds in such pay as can be raised out of the goods I shall leave to be paid by my Executors within one year after my decease and also I give unto her my wifes best cloak and one fine Pillowbeer and my Damask Napkin
Item — I give unto my son Samuell my silver beaker and two silver spoons and one gould Ringe which was his mothers and also one paire of fine holland Sheets and one Diaper Tablecloth and six Diaper Napkins 2 fine pillow beares and the feather bed and bolster and pillow and two Blanketts whereon I now lye my second Rugg with some other small linnene in my Trunk in the parlor which I also give unto him and the other chist under the window in the parlor and my best curtains and curtain rodds Item — I give unto my son Nathaniel my biggest silver cupp and gould Ringe two silver spoons my best feather bed one bolster two Blanketts the Ragg that now lyeth upon mee my trunk in the parlour chamber my round table three Diapir napkins one long table cloth betwixt Israell and him
Item — I give unto Israell my son my silver salt 2 silver spoons my two bed teekes with the bolesters the old flocke bed two blanketts my best coverlid one bolster one pillow two pillowbears also unto Nathaniel one pillow 2 pillowbears. Item — I give unto Israell ten of my best ewes and my sorrelled mare two of my best cowes and my bull and my segg and three Diaper napkins Item — I give unto my son Joseph five ewes and to my son Samuel my two oxen called Bucke and Duke and two cowes my cart and one of my little Plowes one chain with the copses for the cart and I give unto Nathaniel two steeres and two cowes Item — I give unto my son Nicholas the feather bed which he hath alreaddy and my best Rugg and unto my son John I give the feather bed and bolster which he alreaddy hath and 40s to buy him a rugg and to Israell I give the two little chists in the chamber and his mothers little trunke and unto my son Samuel I give my Bedstead in the parlour chamber Item — I give unto my son Joseph my gould Ringe and unto John and Nicholas my two silver wine cupps — My mind is that my three younger sonnes should have each three platters and all the rest my pewter should be equally between my six sonnes and all my apparrel I give unto my three elder sonnes and all my wifes Apparrell I give unto my three youngest sonnes to bee equally divided betwixt them Item — I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods catties & chatties my debts and legacies being payed and my body brought to the grave unto my six sonnes equally to be divided amongst them the youngest and weakest to have as good a share as the eldest and strongest dsireing Mr Newman and my brother Thomas Cooper to be the supervisors of this my Testament and last will and I do ordaine my son Nicholas and my son Sanmell the executors of this my last will desiring the Lord to guide theire hartes to do all according unto my intent heer sett down
The last will & Testament of mee Joseph Pecke written with my own hand.
A further Amplyfication of our fathers will upon his death bed, which was not expressed in his written will. Item — hee gave to his son Joseph half his meddow that hee purchased of Mr Bradford lying on the further side of the new Meddow River: to his son John thirtyfive pounds of comon: to his son Samuel two hundred and fifty pounds of comon to his son Nathaniel two hundred pounds of comon. These gifts were given to them and their heirs forever moreover our father added to his daughter hubbert ten pounds more than was sett downe in his written will Item — that Nathaniel and Israell shall have equal shares of the come that shall be raised upon that ground which hee hath given to his son Samuel for this year ensuing they bestowing an equal share of labor with them upon the land. It was further expressed by him that seeing those oxen expressed in his will that was given to his three younger sons was disposed of. before his death that those younge oxen and steeres that are coming on in theire romes should bee made choice of by them in manor as followeth his son Samuel first choosing his son Israell next and Nathaniel last It was his will also that those two mares which were given to his sonnes Joseph and Israel being not extant that Joseph should have his old mare and Israell his young mare instead of the other — further whereas our father gave to his sonnes Joseph five sheep and Israell ten they also being sold before our fathers death wee have agreed that they shall have in valuation as they were sould which was nine shillings a pieece.
This we own to be our fathers will expressed by him unto us when he was in his perfect memory which we owne as his proper will and desire.
In witness whereof wee have sett to our hands
Witness hiereof
STEPHEN PAINE
THOMAS COOPER
JOHN REED
JOSEPH PECKE
JOHN PECKE
NICHOLAS PECKE
SAMUELL PECKE
NATHANIELL PECKE
ISRAEL PECKE
This will is recorded upon the old Plymouth Colony Records, Book of Wills, 2d part, Vol. 2d, Folio 12.
No grave marker remains to mark the grave of Joseph Peck in the Newman Cemetery. Ira Ballou Peck wrote in 1868, "his remains would be left to be buried where they would be surrounded by those of his descendants." He also wrote, "No stones, now more than two hundred years since, mark the spot of their interment, but the subsequent graves of his descendants indicate the place." (Source: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck, by Ira Ballou Peck, p. 17) We may infer from these statements the burial place to which the author alluded was the Newman Cemetery in what is now East Providence, Rhode Island. Joseph Peck's burial site in Newman Cemetery is said to be near the marked grave of his son, Israel Peck, based on long standing oral tradition.
An account of Joseph Peck and his descendants, entitled A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck, was compiled and published by Ira Ballou Peck (1805-1888) in 1868. The author (Find A Grave Memorial 20924375) has been dead for 131 years and the book was published 151 years ago. It is now considered in the public domain and not subject to copyright laws. The following excerpt is taken from pages 13-20 of this book as they pertain to Joseph Peck. The book may be viewed online at Google Books.
Joseph Peck, The Ancestor
JOSEPH PECK, the emigrant ancestor of the Pecks in this country, known as the Massachusetts Pecks, now a numerous and extensive race scattered throughout the United States, its Territories, the British Provinces, and the Canadas, was baptized in Beccles, Suffolk County, England, April 30, 1587.
He was the son of Robert Peck, as will be seen by a reference to the chart, being a descendant in the twenty-first generation from John Peck, of Belton, Yorkshire [Note by Memorial Manager: this twenty-plus generation chart is now considered invalid by serious genealogists]. He settled at Hingham, Norfolk County, England. In 1638, he and other puritans, with his brother Robert Peck, their pastor, fled from the persecutions of the church to this country. They came over in the ship Diligent of Ipswich, John Martin, master.
Daniel Cushing, then town clerk here at Hingham, Norfolk County, New England, in speaking of his arrival in this country says: "Mr. Joseph Peck and his wife with three sons and daughter and two men servants, and three maid servants, came from Old Hingham, and settled at New Hingham." His children were as follows:
Anna, baptized in Hingham, England, March 12, 1617-18, and buried there, July 27, 1636. Rebecca, baptized in Hingham, England, May 25, 1620; and, as appears by her father's will, married a Humbert. Joseph, baptized in Hingham, England, August 23,1623. For the history of him and his descendants, see Part I. John, baptized about 1626. For a history of him and his descendants, see Part II. Nicholas baptized in Hingham, England, April 9, 1630. For his history, see Part III. Samuel, baptized here at Hingham, in New England, February 3,1638-9, see Part IV. Nathaniel, baptized here at Hingham, New England, October 31, 1641, Part V. Israel, baptized here, March 4, 1644, Part VI.
He was twice married. His first wife was Rebecca Clark. They were married at Hingham, England, May 21, 1617. She died and was buried there, October 24, 1637. The name of his second wife, and the baptism of his son John, was not found. It was not upon the records at Hingham, where his first marriage and the baptisms of his other children were recorded. It probably took place in another parish where the records were not preserved.
He seems to have belonged to that class in England known as gentlemen or the gentry entitled to coatarmor, etc., who ranked next to Baronets.
Soon after his arrival here, he settled in Hingham, Mass. The records there in 1638 say:
Mr. Joseph Peck received a grant of seven acres of land, for a house lot, next to Robert Peck his brother; he also received other grants of land.
He remained at Hingham about seven years, when he removed to Seekonk.
While he remained at Hingham, he was one of its leading men. He was Representative, or deputy to the General Court in 1639, 1640, 1641 and 1642. He took an active interest in the business of the town. He was one of the selectmen, justice of the peace, assessor, etc.
He was appointed by the court to grant summons and attachments, to see people joined in marriage, to keep the records, etc.
In 1641, he became one of the principal purchasers of the indians of that tract of land called by them Seacunk or Soeckonk, afterwards incorporated into a town since known as Rehoboth, Mass., at first called eight miles square, but afterwards found to be about ten. It comprised what is now Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Pawtucket. He did not however remove there until 1645.
Upon the Rehoboth records is the following notice of an accident which befell him on his removal thither:
"Another strange accident happened by fire about this time. Mr. Joseph Peck, and three others of Hingham, being about to remove to Seaconk, (which was concluded by the Commissioners of the United colonies to belong to Plymouth,) riding thither they sheltered themselves and their horses in an indian wigwam, which by some occasion took fire, and (although there were four in it, and labored to their utmost) burnt three of their horses to death, and all their goods, to the value of fifty pounds."
After his removal to Seekonk, his name continually appears upon the records of the town, in the management of its affairs, until his age precluded him from such duties.
His name also appears upon the Plymouth Colonial records, as it did upon those of Massachusetts.
He was appointed to assist in matters of controversy at court. In 1650, the court appointed him to administer marriage. In 1651, he was appointed to determine all controversies, not exceeding a certain amount. He was also appointed to administer oaths, issue warrants, etc.
He seems to have been one of the principal men here, as he had been at Hingham, as well as one of the wealthiest.
In the purchase of the town as in the appraisal of the purchaser's rights for the apportionment of a tax, there was but one who paid more or whose rights were prized more than his.
In addition to his interest in the first purchase of the town, he afterwards bought other rights which made him a large owner.
His rights in the common undivided lands at his decease were given to his sons, as well as those which had then been divided. In some instances, these lands still remain in the name and are owned and occupied by his descendants. The Pecks of Barrington (Ellis, Asa and others) now occupy lands given to his youngest sons, Nathaniel and Israel.
The proprietors of Rehoboth first settled upon what has since been known as Seekonk Plain, a tract of cleared land which had been the planting grounds of the indians. The settlers appropriated it to the same purpose until its fertility became exhausted, when they were obliged to leave the plain and seek the smaller openings which were more productive, thus gradually penetrating the wilderness, and extending the settlements of their town.
The house of Joseph, which seems to have been of the better class, stood upon the plain in the northerly part of the "Ring of the Town." Its location was near the junction of the present Pawtucket with the old Boston and Bristol road, so called, westerly and not far from the present depot of the Boston and Providence Railroad as it crosses the plain.
It was here that he lived, and died December 23, 1663, in the seventy-seventh year of his age, far from the tombs of his fathers, the associations of his youth, and the scenes of his early life, but doubtless happy in the thought of having been able to worship God after the dictates of his own conscience, and of being surrounded by his children, in whose care his remains would be left to be buried where they would be surrounded by those of his descendants.
No stones, now more than two hundred years since, mark the spot of their interment, but the subsequent graves of his descendants indicate the place.
The following is a copy of his will:
Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Peck Senr of Rehoboth do ordain and make this my last will and testament in manner and form following
Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph all my lands and medows lying and being near unto the River called Palmers River to him and his heirs forever
Item — I give unto him my old black mare and my great chist in the parlor
Item — I give unto my son John my house and lands which I purchased of Joseph Torry and the half of the meddow betwixt Mr Newman and mee on the other side of the new meddow river to him and his heirs forever Also I give unto him my great chist in the hall. Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Nicholas all my meddow at the hundred acres and the meddow called bushey meddow and all my medows on the north side of the town to him and his heirs forever
Item — I give and bequeath unto my son Samuell my house where I now dwell with all the houses standing there The outyards and all my house lott and all my land in the second Division and my Plaine lotts excepting half my furthest which I give unto my son Nicholas; and also I give unto him my meddow called cheesbrooks meddow and also my salt marsh att broad cove To him and his heirs forever Item — I give unto my sonns Nathaniel and Israel all my lands which I purchased of John Adams and Mr. Bradford with the meddow called the long beach which is betwixt Mr Newman and mee, and all my meddow at Squamquammett which is betwixt John Allin and mee; and olso my meddow at Papasquash betwixt John Allen and mee to them and their heirs forever.
Item—I give my use of the meddow att Kekemuett unto John Pecke my son and also all my lands att Waekemauquate I give unto my sonnes Joseph and Nicholas to be equally devided betwixt them Item — I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Hubbert thirty pounds in such pay as can be raised out of the goods I shall leave to be paid by my Executors within one year after my decease and also I give unto her my wifes best cloak and one fine Pillowbeer and my Damask Napkin
Item — I give unto my son Samuell my silver beaker and two silver spoons and one gould Ringe which was his mothers and also one paire of fine holland Sheets and one Diaper Tablecloth and six Diaper Napkins 2 fine pillow beares and the feather bed and bolster and pillow and two Blanketts whereon I now lye my second Rugg with some other small linnene in my Trunk in the parlor which I also give unto him and the other chist under the window in the parlor and my best curtains and curtain rodds Item — I give unto my son Nathaniel my biggest silver cupp and gould Ringe two silver spoons my best feather bed one bolster two Blanketts the Ragg that now lyeth upon mee my trunk in the parlour chamber my round table three Diapir napkins one long table cloth betwixt Israell and him
Item — I give unto Israell my son my silver salt 2 silver spoons my two bed teekes with the bolesters the old flocke bed two blanketts my best coverlid one bolster one pillow two pillowbears also unto Nathaniel one pillow 2 pillowbears. Item — I give unto Israell ten of my best ewes and my sorrelled mare two of my best cowes and my bull and my segg and three Diaper napkins Item — I give unto my son Joseph five ewes and to my son Samuel my two oxen called Bucke and Duke and two cowes my cart and one of my little Plowes one chain with the copses for the cart and I give unto Nathaniel two steeres and two cowes Item — I give unto my son Nicholas the feather bed which he hath alreaddy and my best Rugg and unto my son John I give the feather bed and bolster which he alreaddy hath and 40s to buy him a rugg and to Israell I give the two little chists in the chamber and his mothers little trunke and unto my son Samuel I give my Bedstead in the parlour chamber Item — I give unto my son Joseph my gould Ringe and unto John and Nicholas my two silver wine cupps — My mind is that my three younger sonnes should have each three platters and all the rest my pewter should be equally between my six sonnes and all my apparrel I give unto my three elder sonnes and all my wifes Apparrell I give unto my three youngest sonnes to bee equally divided betwixt them Item — I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods catties & chatties my debts and legacies being payed and my body brought to the grave unto my six sonnes equally to be divided amongst them the youngest and weakest to have as good a share as the eldest and strongest dsireing Mr Newman and my brother Thomas Cooper to be the supervisors of this my Testament and last will and I do ordaine my son Nicholas and my son Sanmell the executors of this my last will desiring the Lord to guide theire hartes to do all according unto my intent heer sett down
The last will & Testament of mee Joseph Pecke written with my own hand.
A further Amplyfication of our fathers will upon his death bed, which was not expressed in his written will. Item — hee gave to his son Joseph half his meddow that hee purchased of Mr Bradford lying on the further side of the new Meddow River: to his son John thirtyfive pounds of comon: to his son Samuel two hundred and fifty pounds of comon to his son Nathaniel two hundred pounds of comon. These gifts were given to them and their heirs forever moreover our father added to his daughter hubbert ten pounds more than was sett downe in his written will Item — that Nathaniel and Israell shall have equal shares of the come that shall be raised upon that ground which hee hath given to his son Samuel for this year ensuing they bestowing an equal share of labor with them upon the land. It was further expressed by him that seeing those oxen expressed in his will that was given to his three younger sons was disposed of. before his death that those younge oxen and steeres that are coming on in theire romes should bee made choice of by them in manor as followeth his son Samuel first choosing his son Israell next and Nathaniel last It was his will also that those two mares which were given to his sonnes Joseph and Israel being not extant that Joseph should have his old mare and Israell his young mare instead of the other — further whereas our father gave to his sonnes Joseph five sheep and Israell ten they also being sold before our fathers death wee have agreed that they shall have in valuation as they were sould which was nine shillings a pieece.
This we own to be our fathers will expressed by him unto us when he was in his perfect memory which we owne as his proper will and desire.
In witness whereof wee have sett to our hands
Witness hiereof
STEPHEN PAINE
THOMAS COOPER
JOHN REED
JOSEPH PECKE
JOHN PECKE
NICHOLAS PECKE
SAMUELL PECKE
NATHANIELL PECKE
ISRAEL PECKE
This will is recorded upon the old Plymouth Colony Records, Book of Wills, 2d part, Vol. 2d, Folio 12.
Gravesite Details
No grave marker remains. See note regarding burial site within the memorial biography.
