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Mary Jemima Peak
b.24 Mar 1798 Anderson County, Tennessee
d.Aft 1860 Newton, Barton, Missouri, United States
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m. 14 Jan 1789
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m. Abt 1817
Facts and Events
MARY JEMIMA PEAK was born on March 24, 1790 in Anderson County, Tennessee. The 1830 census shows Mary living with her family in Roane County, Tennessee. Mary and her family moved to Warren County, Kentucky about 1833. The 1840 census shows Mary living with her family in Warren County, Kentucky. On December 11, 1846, Jacob Peak of Anderson County, Tennessee deeded to Daughter, Jemima Rector wife of Jacob Rector of Warren County, Kentucky a negro girl for life, then to son and daughter then living. Witnesses: Rhoda Butler, Delotte Halger, William Peak. (Source: Anderson County, Tennessee Deed Book M, Page 90) The 1850 census shows Mary living with her family in 2nd District, Warren County, Kentucky. Mary and her family moved to Barton County, Missouri in 1855. The 1860 census shows Mary living with her family in Newton Township, Barton County, Missouri. On January 20, 1860 a deed was filed in the recorders office in Barton County for the negro girl given to Jemima by her father, Jacob Peak. On March 20, 1860, Jemima Rector deeded land to Jacob P Rector in Section 35, Township 33, Range 33, Barton County, Missouri. During the Civil War, Mary was forced to move her family to Arkansas, because of the chaotic lawlessness in which this part of the county was plunged. At the close of the Civil War, Mary returned with her family, rebuilt the buildings and fences, and began life anew. On October 27, 1866, Joseph C Parry and his wife deeded 160 acres of land to Jemima Rector in Section 26, Township 33, Range 29, Barton County, Missouri. This deed was filed on October 29, 1866. On December 20, 1872, Jemima Rector deeded land to William A Rector in Section 35, Township 33, Range 29, Barton County, Missouri. Mary died sometime after 1860 in Barton County, Missouri. She is probably buried on the Rector homestead in Milford Township, Barton County, Missouri. References
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