Person:Samuel Peake (2)

HIS FATHER MIGHT BE AARON OR ABEL OR GEORGE OR NATHAN PEAK/PEEK. There are more than 40 people who are following this line on Ancestry.com and at least 5 different theories of who his parents are. If you look at the dates a lot of these don't make sense. GOOD LUCK figuring this out!

AARON PEAK = SARAH CHRISTLEY(1813-? or 1814-1880). I think this is Samuel's SON and DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, not Samuel's father and mother.

ABEL PEAK (1756-1852)= LYDIA JONES (1776- OR 1765-1852). I don't think a woman born in 1776 would have a son in 1787. 1787-1776=11 years old. 1787-1765=22 years old. These dates make more sense.

ABEL PEAK (1756-1852)= MILLIE EASTER (1777-1811). The mother's age does not work.

GEORGE PEAK (1825-)= SALLIE/SARAH CHRISTLEY (1813-? or 1814-1880). Good grief! This report has both the mother and father as younger than the son.

NATHAN PEEK (1770-1800 or 1770-1824 or 1809-1880) = MILLIE EASTER (1777-1811 ). 1787-1777=10 years old when her son was born. I think not. 1787-1770= 17 years old when his son was born. Possible, but doesn't seem likely.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Biographical and genealogical history of Appanoose and Monroe Counties, Iowa. (New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903).
2.   Taylor, Lewis Leroy. Past and present of Appanoose County, Iowa: a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement. (Chicago [Illinois]: S. J. Clarke, 1913).

   Peake, Peak, Peek = not found in this book

3.   Biographical and historical record of Wayne and Appanoose counties, Iowa: containing a condensed history of the state of Iowa, portraits and biographies of the governors, personal histories of many of the leading families. (Chicago [Illinois]: Inter-State, 1886).

   Andrew Peak and James Peek are listed, but not Samuel Peek/Peak/Peake.

4.   The History of Appanoose County, Iowa: containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Appanoose County, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, &c. (Chicago, Illinois: Western Historical Company, 1878).

   A. J. Peak is in this book but not Samuel Peek/Peak/Peake.

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Find A Grave.

   Samuel Peek
   Birth: Mar. 11, 1787
   Virginia, USA
   Death: Jun. 14, 1861
   Appanoose County
   Iowa, USA
   Name also seen as spelled "Peak(e)"
   Samuel:
   Birth: 11 MAR 1787 Virginia USA
   Death: 14 JUN 1861 in Appanoose Co, Iowa USA
   Marriage 1 Mary Margaret "Polly" Hildreth b ca 1795
   Children:
   Aaron ca 1809
   Elizabeth K ca 1813
   Emiline Jane ca 1815
   Eli ca 1822
   Gustavas ca 1822
   Alfred M ca 1826
   Judy "Ann" ca 1830
   David McRosh ca 1831
   Christopher Columbus ca 26 Apr 1834
   Josaih ca ??
   Family links:
   Parents:
   Abel Peak (1767 - ____)
   Spouse:
   Mary Peek (1797 - ____)
   Children:
   Aaron Peak (1809 - 1880)*
   Judy Ann Peek Sellers (1830 - ____)*
   David MacRosh Peek (1831 - 1875)*
   Christopher Columbus Peek (1834 - 1926)*
   Siblings:
   Samuel Peek (1787 - 1861)
   Juda Peak Halsey (1791 - 1876)*
   Josiah Peak (1797 - 1882)*
   Nancy Peak Paisley (1802 - 1893)*
   *Calculated relationship
   Inscription:
   74y3m3d
   Burial:
   Mount Ararat Cemetery
   Udell
   Appanoose County
   Iowa, USA
   Maintained by: Howard Lee Peake
   Originally Created by: The Angel Hunter
   Record added: May 11, 2009
   Find A Grave Memorial# 36972221

6.   .

   Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997
   Name: Samuel Peak
   Probate Date: 16 Oct 1861
   Probate Place: Appanoose, Iowa, USA
   Inferred Death Year: Abt 1861
   Inferred Death Place: Iowa, USA
   Case Number: 255
   Item Description: Probate Records, File 225-292, 1847-1927
   Table of Contents 32 images
   Cover Page 1
   Administration Papers 2–4
   Petition Papers 5–8
   Sales Paper 9–10
   Inventory Papers 11–12
   Order Papers 13–15
   Account Papers 16–28
   Sales Paper 29–32

7. ↑ .

   1860 United States Federal Census
   Name: Samuel Peek
   [Samuel Peak]
   Age: 75
   Birth Year: abt 1785
   Gender: Male
   Birth Place: North Carolina
   Home in 1860: Washington, Appanoose, Iowa
   Post Office: Orleans
   Family Number: 288
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Alex P Primm 30
   Ann Primm 30
   S R McLean 35
   Samuel Peek 75
   Polly Peek 65
   Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: M653_311; Page: 586; Image: 200; Family History Library Film: 803311

8. ↑ .

   1840 United States Federal Census
   
   Name: Samuel Peak
   Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Grayson, Virginia
   Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
   Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
   Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
   Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
   Total Free White Persons: 9
   Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9
   Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: Grayson, Virginia; Roll: 555; Image: 567; Family History Library Film: 0029685

9. ↑ .

   War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
   Soldier: Samuel Peek
   Widow: Mary Peek
   Military Service Location: Virginia
   Pension Number - #1: WO 9474
   Roll Number: 73
   Archive Publication Number: M313

10.   .

    U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
    Name: Samuel Peek
    Company: 78 REG'T (FEB.-MAR., 1815,) VIRGINIA MIL.
    Rank - Induction: 3 LIEUTENANT
    Rank - Discharge: 3 LIEUTENANT
    Roll Box: 162
    Microfilm Publication: M602