Cyrus Peckham, son of Benjamin, a soldier in the Revolution, was born in Stonington, Conn., in 1794. married Mary, daughter of Prentice Lewis, in 1816. He was engaged in the battle of Stonington in the War of 1812. He came to Clarksville in 1836 and was a farmer, dying in 1881, his wife in 1887. Of their 8 children, 6 survive. Prentice Peckham, son of Cyrus, born May 12, 1819, married Mary Murray, who died in 1889. Mr. Peckham has been a farmer and stonemason and has served the town as clerk for 31 years. James R. Peckham, son of Cyrus, was born May 18, 1825, in Plainfield, Conn. He married Matilda, daughter of James C. Wright. They had two children, Allen Z. of Olean, and Rosa (Mrs. F. A. Windsor). Mrs. Peckham died in 1876 and Mr. Peckham married, second, Mrs. Abigail (Nichols) Adams. She has two sons, Charles F. and John Q. Adams of Belmont. Mr. Peckham has held the office of town clerk.
