Person:Christopher Peake (1)
Christopher Peake
chr.29 Apr 1607 Thorpe Achurch, Northamptonshire, England
d.23 May 1666 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Jul 1595
  1. Christopher Peake1607 - 1666
Spouse and Children
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m. 3 Jan 1636
  1. Jonathan Peake1637 - 1700
  2. Dorcas Peake1639/40 -
  3. Hannah Peake1642/43 - 1660
  4. Joseph Peake1644/45 - 1688
  5. _____ PeakeBef 1647 - 1647
  6. _____ PeakeBef 1649 - 1649
  7. Ephraim Peake1652 - Aft 1666
  8. Sarah Peake1655/56 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Christopher Peake
Gender Male
Christening[3] 29 Apr 1607 Thorpe Achurch, Northamptonshire, England
Emigration[1] 1634
Residence[1] 1634 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Other[1] 4 Mar 1634/35 Admitted freeman of Massachusetts Bay.
Marriage 3 Jan 1636 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusettsto Dorcas French
Will[2] 2 Apr 1666
Alt Death[4] 22 May 1666 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Death[2][3] 23 May 1666 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Estate Inventory[2] 8 Jun 1666 £531-17-02; £340-01 in real estate.
Probate[2] 2 Aug 1666 Will proved.

In his will, dated 2 April 1666 and proved 2 August 1666 "… [to] my three sons, Jonathan, Joseph, & Ephraim" equally; "my two daughters, at the day of marriage, if God so dispose of them, both Dorcas and Sarah," £10 each in moveable goods; "after my wife's decease, I bequeath my goods unto my children, Jonathan, Dorcas, Joseph, Ephraim, and Sarah … my eldest son to have a double portion, the rest of my children to have a part alike"; …"

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Christopher Peake, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Directory. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Jun 2015)
    257.

    "Peake, Christopher: [Origin] Unknown; [Emigration] 1634; [Resided} Roxbury [GMB 1413-14]."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Christopher Peake, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995)
    3:1413-14.

    "ORIGIN: Unknown …
    OCCUPATION: Tanner
    CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: 'Christopher Peake a single man' was admitted to Roxbury church among those who arrived in 1634 [RChR 80].
    FREEMAN: 4 March 1634/5 [MBCR 1:370]. …
    DEATH: Roxbury 23 May 1666 [RChR 178].
    Although Christopher Peake did not arrive in New England until 1634, he is included here because his wife Dorcas French, did arrive in 1633."

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 2 BonifaceA Peake, in West, Randy A. The English Origin of Christopher1 Peake of Roxbury, Massachusetts. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Oct 2015)
    2:610.

    "Cjristopher1 Peake, bp. (Thorpe Achurch) 29 April 1607, d. Roxbury, Mass., 23 May 1666; … Christopher immigrated to New England in 1634."

  4. ↑ Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1925-1926)
    2:610.

    "Peake, … Christopher [Peak (church record, First Religious Society, Unitarian.)], sr., [died] May 22, 1666."

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