Her gr great grandfather John Peacock of New Jersey was a Deputy surveyor of the Colonial government. Her gr grandfather Adonijah Peacock Sr., owned a powder mill at the time of the Revolution while making gun powder for General George Washington's army an explosion in the mill killed him. On her mothers side she was a direct descendant of the Lady Hendreckson, Companion to Queen Elenora of Sweden. The family kept the title until coming to America in the early days of the colonies that settled with the Swedish settlements of the King of Sweden at Wilmington, Delaware. Mrs. Meribah Riley was a woman of rare refinement and charm. Her brave and courageous spirit was a constant source of encouragement to her husband and family in the pioneer days of the county. This noble couple were the parents of nine children, five sons and four daughters.From the "History of Allen County, Ohio" by Wm. Rusler
Her gr great grandfather John Peacock of New Jersey was a Deputy surveyor of the Colonial government. Her gr grandfather Adonijah Peacock Sr., owned a powder mill at the time of the Revolution while making gun powder for General George Washington's army an explosion in the mill killed him. On her mothers side she was a direct descendant of the Lady Hendreckson, Companion to Queen Elenora of Sweden. The family kept the title until coming to America in the early days of the colonies that settled with the Swedish settlements of the King of Sweden at Wilmington, Delaware. Mrs. Meribah Riley was a woman of rare refinement and charm. Her brave and courageous spirit was a constant source of encouragement to her husband and family in the pioneer days of the county. This noble couple were the parents of nine children, five sons and four daughters.From the "History of Allen County, Ohio" by Wm. Rusler
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