He was the youngest son of John Peake who was killed at an Indian attack on a farmhouse at Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire in 1755. John and his oldest son were visiting or working at the farmhouse at the time of the attack. John's wife and younger children were most probably back at Woodstock, Connecticut. The people at the farmhouse put up a most spirited and successful defense and John was the only person inside the farmhouse killed in this attack in this small part of the much larger French and Indian War.
The mother of Jonathan Peake was Hepsibah-Hepzibah Perry. I don't have a date of death for her or a place of death but the place of death was most probably Woodstock, Connecticut or Columbia County, New York.
Jonathan was also probably raised by his older brother Christopher Peake for part of his life. Jonathan and Christopher fought in the Revolutionary War in upper New York State. Jonathan married Rachel Marshall and they had some children - the sons being Jonathan Peake, Jr., born Oct. 1, 1778, Ira Peake, born Dec. 29, 1787 (my ancestor), and Enos Marshall Peake, born June 27, 1793. There were two daughters that I found out about - a Bettie who was born Aug. 19, 1780 and died Jan. or June 12, 1788 and Betsey, born Feb. 12, 1791 and died as Mrs. Betsey Henry on June 20, 1865 in a different part of New York State.
Jonathan, Sr. and his wife are buried on a farm in East Chatham which is now called the Old Barry Farm near the much, much newer Massachusetts Turnpike extension leading to Albany, New York. There are other family members also buried there like older sister Elizabeth Peake who married Lieut. Samuel Thompson. Older brother Christopher Peake and his wife moved across the Hudson River before their deaths.
Jonathan was descended from the American Founders of this part of the family. The founding couple was Christopher Peake who came to Boston, Marrachusetts in 1634 and Dorcas French who came to Boston in 1633. Christopher Peake was a brother of Sir William Peake, a merchant and at one time Lord Mayor of the City of London. Dorcas French came as an indentured servent along with a younger sister. Dorcas became indentured to the governor of Massachusetts for three years and the younger sister became indentured for four years to the governor's son who was Governor of Connecticut.
The mother of Jonathan Peake was Hepsibah-Hepzibah Perry. I don't have a date of death for her or a place of death but the place of death was most probably Woodstock, Connecticut or Columbia County, New York.
Jonathan was also probably raised by his older brother Christopher Peake for part of his life. Jonathan and Christopher fought in the Revolutionary War in upper New York State. Jonathan married Rachel Marshall and they had some children - the sons being Jonathan Peake, Jr., born Oct. 1, 1778, Ira Peake, born Dec. 29, 1787 (my ancestor), and Enos Marshall Peake, born June 27, 1793. There were two daughters that I found out about - a Bettie who was born Aug. 19, 1780 and died Jan. or June 12, 1788 and Betsey, born Feb. 12, 1791 and died as Mrs. Betsey Henry on June 20, 1865 in a different part of New York State.
Jonathan, Sr. and his wife are buried on a farm in East Chatham which is now called the Old Barry Farm near the much, much newer Massachusetts Turnpike extension leading to Albany, New York. There are other family members also buried there like older sister Elizabeth Peake who married Lieut. Samuel Thompson. Older brother Christopher Peake and his wife moved across the Hudson River before their deaths.
Jonathan was descended from the American Founders of this part of the family. The founding couple was Christopher Peake who came to Boston, Marrachusetts in 1634 and Dorcas French who came to Boston in 1633. Christopher Peake was a brother of Sir William Peake, a merchant and at one time Lord Mayor of the City of London. Dorcas French came as an indentured servent along with a younger sister. Dorcas became indentured to the governor of Massachusetts for three years and the younger sister became indentured for four years to the governor's son who was Governor of Connecticut.
He was the youngest son of John Peake who was killed at an Indian attack on a farmhouse at Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire in 1755. John and his oldest son were visiting or working at the farmhouse at the time of the attack. John's wife and younger children were most probably back at Woodstock, Connecticut. The people at the farmhouse put up a most spirited and successful defense and John was the only person inside the farmhouse killed in this attack in this small part of the much larger French and Indian War.
The mother of Jonathan Peake was Hepsibah-Hepzibah Perry. I don't have a date of death for her or a place of death but the place of death was most probably Woodstock, Connecticut or Columbia County, New York.
Jonathan was also probably raised by his older brother Christopher Peake for part of his life. Jonathan and Christopher fought in the Revolutionary War in upper New York State. Jonathan married Rachel Marshall and they had some children - the sons being Jonathan Peake, Jr., born Oct. 1, 1778, Ira Peake, born Dec. 29, 1787 (my ancestor), and Enos Marshall Peake, born June 27, 1793. There were two daughters that I found out about - a Bettie who was born Aug. 19, 1780 and died Jan. or June 12, 1788 and Betsey, born Feb. 12, 1791 and died as Mrs. Betsey Henry on June 20, 1865 in a different part of New York State.
Jonathan, Sr. and his wife are buried on a farm in East Chatham which is now called the Old Barry Farm near the much, much newer Massachusetts Turnpike extension leading to Albany, New York. There are other family members also buried there like older sister Elizabeth Peake who married Lieut. Samuel Thompson. Older brother Christopher Peake and his wife moved across the Hudson River before their deaths.
Jonathan was descended from the American Founders of this part of the family. The founding couple was Christopher Peake who came to Boston, Marrachusetts in 1634 and Dorcas French who came to Boston in 1633. Christopher Peake was a brother of Sir William Peake, a merchant and at one time Lord Mayor of the City of London. Dorcas French came as an indentured servent along with a younger sister. Dorcas became indentured to the governor of Massachusetts for three years and the younger sister became indentured for four years to the governor's son who was Governor of Connecticut.
The mother of Jonathan Peake was Hepsibah-Hepzibah Perry. I don't have a date of death for her or a place of death but the place of death was most probably Woodstock, Connecticut or Columbia County, New York.
Jonathan was also probably raised by his older brother Christopher Peake for part of his life. Jonathan and Christopher fought in the Revolutionary War in upper New York State. Jonathan married Rachel Marshall and they had some children - the sons being Jonathan Peake, Jr., born Oct. 1, 1778, Ira Peake, born Dec. 29, 1787 (my ancestor), and Enos Marshall Peake, born June 27, 1793. There were two daughters that I found out about - a Bettie who was born Aug. 19, 1780 and died Jan. or June 12, 1788 and Betsey, born Feb. 12, 1791 and died as Mrs. Betsey Henry on June 20, 1865 in a different part of New York State.
Jonathan, Sr. and his wife are buried on a farm in East Chatham which is now called the Old Barry Farm near the much, much newer Massachusetts Turnpike extension leading to Albany, New York. There are other family members also buried there like older sister Elizabeth Peake who married Lieut. Samuel Thompson. Older brother Christopher Peake and his wife moved across the Hudson River before their deaths.
Jonathan was descended from the American Founders of this part of the family. The founding couple was Christopher Peake who came to Boston, Marrachusetts in 1634 and Dorcas French who came to Boston in 1633. Christopher Peake was a brother of Sir William Peake, a merchant and at one time Lord Mayor of the City of London. Dorcas French came as an indentured servent along with a younger sister. Dorcas became indentured to the governor of Massachusetts for three years and the younger sister became indentured for four years to the governor's son who was Governor of Connecticut.
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