Person:William Peacock (20)

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William Peacock
b.13 Apr 1721 Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
d.22 Oct 1749 Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 5 Feb 1718/19
  1. Samuel Peacock1719 - 1742/43
  2. William Peacock1721 - 1749
  3. Mary Peacock1722/23 - 1764
  4. Daniel Peacock1724/25 - Bef 1747
  5. Thomas Peacock1726 - 1758
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Peacock1721 - 1749
  • W.  Betty Farmer (add)
m. 3 Feb 1742/43
  1. Betty Peacock1743 - 1775
  2. Sarah Peacock1745 - 1769
  3. Susanna Peacock1747 - 1749
  4. William Peacock1748/49 -
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Facts and Events
Name[2][4] William Peacock
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 13 Apr 1721 Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 3 Feb 1742/43 Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Betty Farmer (add)
Death[3][4] 22 Oct 1749 Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Burial[5] Old Center Cemetery, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Personal History

William Peacock, second son of Samuel Peacock and Mary Kittredg, was born 13 April 1721, in Billerica, Province of Massachusetts Bay.[1][2] He died intestate[6] 22 October 1749, in Tewksbury (formerly a part of Billerica),[3][4] of throat distemper,[3] and was buried in the old Center Cemetery.[5] William died less than a week after the death of his daughter Susannah and less than a year after the birth of his only son William.

William Peacock and Betty Farmer were married 3 February 174[2/]3, in Tewksbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay. The births of their children appear in the town records of Tewksbury.

On 20 November 1749,[6] in the probate court of Middlesex Co., Bettey Peacock (her + mark) of Tewksbury, widow, was appointed administrator of the estate of her late husband William Peacock late of Tewksbury, and she, along with Thomas Kittredg of Tewksbury, yeoman, and Ephraim Curtis of Dracut, yeoman, signed a bond in the amount of £500. Deacon Joseph Kittredge, Stephen Osgood, and Thomas Kittredge, all of Tewksbury, were appointed to take an inventory of the estate, and on 29 December 1749, the personal estate (including one “negro boy”) was valued at £445-13. The real estate distributed from his father's, Samuel Peacock's, estate was valued at £500. For selling the real estate, his mother, Mary, was entitled to receive £100. His widow, Betty, was granted an allowance of £80 with an additional £80 for the care of the youngest child four years longer.

In 1771, his mother's dower was divided between the surviving grandchildren, and William's only son was granted all of the land.[7]

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Billerica births”, in Foster, F. Apthorp (ed.). Vital Records of Billerica, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908)
    p. 149.

    “PEACOCK, William, s. Samuel and Mary, Apr. 13, 1721.”

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Billerica (Massachusetts). Town Clerk. Vital records and indexes, 1653–1910. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972, 2001)
    FHL 901881 (Births, marriages, deaths 1627–1834); vol. 1, p. 121, and vol. 2, p. 131.

    Digital record with image viewed in “Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626–2001,” database, FamilySearch, DGS 7009657, image 104 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-SL4 : accessed 7 Feb. 2017).

    The original record in the first volume appears as follows:
    “William their [Samuel Peacock and Mary Kittredg] son was borne April 13, 1721.”

    Digital record with image viewed in the same, image 204 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-PBB : accessed 7 Feb. 2017).

    The transcribed record in the second volume appears as follows:
    “William Son of Samuel and Mary [(Kittredge)] Peacock was born, April 13, 1721.”

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 “Tewksbury deaths”, in Vital Records of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1912)
    p. 233.

    “PEACOCK, William [throat distemper. Congregational Church records.], Oct. 22, 1749, age 28 y. 6 m.”

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tewksbury (Massachusetts). Town Clerk. Vital records, 1738-1897. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972)
    FHL 771075, item 1 (Births, deaths 1738–1852), p. 76.

    Digital record with image viewed in “Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626–2001,” database, FamilySearch, DGS 7010701, image 55 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5V-P8M : accessed 13 Nov. 2016).

    “William Peacock died Oct 22, 1749 aged 28 years & 6 months.”

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 “William Peacock”, in Find A Grave
    memorial 30162034. Viewed digital image of grave marker, 7 Feb. 2017.

    “Here lyes Buried the Body of Mr. William Peacock Who Died Octor 22d 1749 Aged [28 Y]ears”

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County). Probate records, 1648-1924. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1964-1967)
    first series 1648–1871, file no. 17088, William Peacock, 1749; FHL 421487 (Probate papers 17015–17147), image nos. 624–628 (DGS 7553731, starting at image 627).

    (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9D5-X78T : accessed 7 Feb. 2017)

    William Peacock, late of Tewksbury, Co. of Middlesex, died intestate. Bond £500, dated 20 Nov. 1749, admin. to widow Bettey (+) Peacock, with Thomas Kittredg, Ephraim Curtis; wit. by Andw Bordman, Joseph Perry. Inventory £500 real from father Samuel Peacock's estate, £445-13 personal, dated 29 Dec. 1749, returned 19 Feb. 1749[/50], by Deacon Joseph Kittredge, Stephen Osgood, Thomas Kittredge. Administrator's account returned 25 Feb. 1750.

  7. ↑ See the probate records of his father's estate.
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