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Facts and Events
References
- Patrick Hogue (Samples). Peavy Family.
- Lazenby, Marion Elias, and Conference and Alabama-West Florida Conference of the Methodist Church (Alabama) North Alabama. History of Methodism in Alabama and West Florida: being an account of the amazing march of Methodism through Alabama and West Florida. (The Society, c1960 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Schaffer Print.))
Pages 99, 112-115, 147, 489.
[Extract of Page 113] - Peavy had two sons Wm. N. Peavy and John W. Peavy, and two grandsons, Joshua S. Peavy and John R. Peavy, Who were members of the Alabama Conference, the last named becoming one of our leading ministers.
- Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina: from the colonial period to about 1820. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., c2001)
Vol. 2, Pages 914, 915.
v. J. Peavy, head of a Brunswick County household of 3 “other free” in 1810 [NC:234]. This was Probably Reverend Joshua Peavy, born 3 July 1784 in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Although he was scarcely able to read, he started preaching in South Carolina and was ordained by Bishop Enoch George in 1821 in Alabama. He was described as being of “very dark complexion” (for a white man) [West, Rev. Anson, History of Methodism in Alabama, Nashville (1893): 206-209]. He married Martha Smith [Owen, Thomas McAdory, History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Chicago (1921): IV:1334], probably a daughter of H. Smith, head of a Brunswick County, North Carolina household of 8 “other free” in 1810 [NC:234]. In January, 1818, he pitched his tent at Burnt Corn, Alabama in that part of Monroe County, Alabama which was, by an act of the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the Alabama Territory, passed 'February 13, 1818, made Conecuh County, Alabama. He brought with him to Alabama Territory a wife and five daughters, and his eldest son. The Rev. Joshua Peavy was of very dark complexion, and in his youth was destitute of edicational facilities. It was said that when he commenced preaching he commenced to educate himself.
- ↑ England, Flora Dainwood. Alabama notes. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Genealogical Pub. Co., c1977-1989)
Vol 2, Page 90.
The Tract Book lists names of persons who had warrants to purchase land direct from the U. S. Govt. The book is not in aplphabetical order. I list here names of some early patentees, with approximate dates and page no., occasionally giving also the Township and Range Number. These are names of persons I have orders for searching.
73. Joshua Perry (Peavy) 1819 T6 R9E
- ↑ [Conecuh, Alabama Census Returns 1820], in Alabama. Department of Archives and History (Montgomery, Alabama), and Marie Bankhead Owen. The Alabama historical quarterly. (Montgomery, Alabama: State Department of Archives and History, 1938-)
Vol. 6, No. 3, Fall Issue, 1944.
Joshua Peavy - 1,1,1,5,8,0,0,8
Levi Peavy - 1,0,0,2,3,0,0,3
Michael Peavy - 1,2,1,4,8,0,8,16
- Page 209 - A History of Methodism in Alabama
That man, the Rev. Joshua Peavy, was one of the pioneers of Alabama, and as a Methodist preacher he worked in Alabama a third of a century. Two of his sons, the Rev. William N. Peavy and the Rev. John W. Peavy, were once members of the Alabama Conference and worked in the regular pastorate for a number of years. Two of his grandsons, the Rev. Joshua S. Peavy and the Rev. John R. Peavy, are now members of the Alabama Conference. His sons and his grandsons attained good rank as preachers.
- Transcription of the Last Will & Testament of Rev. Joshua Peavy
Wilcox County, Alabama
Know all men to whom it may concern that I Joshua Peavy am this day in my perfect senses and do therefore proceed to arrange my property as my last will and testament.
In the first place, I will that all my property remain as it is during my wife’s widowhood, or until my children all become of age then my property to be equally divided among my children, with this exception, if my wife should still be living, I will that she have possession of the slaves that I now have in possession boy, Matthias, Duncan, and Jacke, and any and all others that may be or shall be purchased with the moneys and effects, which I now have in my hands (which is my will) that the money’s and effects now in hand shall be appropriated to the purchase of other slaves by my administrators, during her natural life or widowhood; provided she marries the above named property return to my estate with all other property conveyed to her in this my last will and testament.
I also will that she have possession of my lands and stock of all kinds household and kitchen furniture except such of my stock as may be judged necessary for the comfortable maintenance of my family by my administrators – I also will that at the division of my Estate, that there shall be deducted from Thomas Hinson’s part one hundred and forty-three dollars, from William Hinson’s part one hundred and three dollars, from William Jerrsion’s part sixty-six dollars, from Jackson Warrens part eighty dollars, which sums they have received more that my other children,
I furthermore appoint as my lawful administrator, my son Bartlet Peavy, and that he attend to my business until the final division of my estate, there shall also be deducted from John H. Bethea’s part two hundred and forty dollars, from Allen F. Peavy’s part two hundred and fifty-five dollars, from Bartlett Peavy’s thirty dollars, and from William N. Peavy’s part one hundred and fifty.
I will also that the part of John Hinson go to his wife’s children (who was my daughter Penelope Peavy). It is my will also, that Joshua my son, Charles my son, John my son, be sent to school by my administrator long enough to give each a common school education. It is also my will that if any of my single children should marry before the final settlement of my estate they shall have an equal part, with those who have already married this 22nd December 1851.
Signed sealed published and declared by the testator as and for his last will and testament In the presence of us who have subscribed our Names, in the presence of the testator. Josiah Carlington, J. P. Davis, H. P. Farish
Joshua Peavy
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