SCREVEN COUNTY, GA - BIOS  PEAVEY/PEVEY FAMILY

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Joseph Peavey

Joseph Peavey married Nancy Mizell, daughter of Luke Mizell,
a justice of the Peace in early Screven County, GA. They had
three sons, Issac Peevy, Luke Mizell Peevy, and Guilford
Peevy. Joseph and Nancy granted their sons Issac Peevy and
Luke Mizell Peevy, land in Washington County, GA. Two
feather beds and furniture, two bedsteads, and household
furniture were also granted. Recorded May 6, 1808. Joseph
and Nancy's sons Luke Mizell and Guilford also inherited
land from their grandfather Luke Mizell, who died in 1827 in
Screven County, GA

Guilford Peevy

Guilford Peevy was born in 1802 or 1803 in Screven County,
GA. He was the third and youngest child of Joseph Peavey and
Nancy Mizell. Guilford Peevy married Dicy Moore in 1829 and
had eight children. James Peevy, Henry Peevy (who had David
who had Clifford Monroe), Patience Peevy, John Peevy, Miriam
Pevey, Thomas Peevy, Augustus Peevy, and William Peevy.
Guilford served in the army of The Confederate States of
America entering on March 14, 1862 at Camp Davis in
Effingham County, GA. He served as a Private with Company 1,
47th Georgia Infantry. He was discharged on June 24, 1863 in
Montgomery, Alabama. Reason for discharge was, "old age (60
years old at the time of discharge) and general disability.
He was 6 ft. tall, fair complexion, black eyes and gray
hair.

James Pevy

James was the eldest son of Guilford Peevy and Dicy Moore.
He was born in 1832. James Pevy married Frances Hinely,
Daughter of Solomon Hinely Sr. and Hannah Elizabeth
Arnsdorff on April 16, 1854 in Effingham County, GA. They
had four children, Jasper James Pevy, T. (?) Pevy (Female),
Newton Pevey, and John LaFayette Pevey. James Pevy enlisted
in the Confederate Army. On December 12, 1863 he died in a
hospital in Griffin, GA that was formerly a female academy
that had been converted to a hospital by the CSA Army. James
Pevy is buried in the Stonewall Jackson Confederate Cemetery
in Griffin, GA. After James' death, Frances married James O.
Abbott, son of G. W. Abbott and Abigail. J. O. Abbott and
Frances are buried next to each other in the Antioch
Christian Cemetery, adjacent to the home of L. A. Rahn on
Little McCall Road about 1 mile off GA 119, east of Guyton,
GA.

John LaFayette Pevey

John was the youngest child of James Pevy and Frances
Hinely. Born April 12, 1861 he married first Anna L.
Farmer.After Anna's death, John married her sister, Mary J.
Farmer. After Mary's death, John married Eula Rebecca
Seckinger. John sired 12 children. James Blonk Pevey, Lester
Pevey, Nettie Violet Pevey, Hampton Pevey, Tira Lulu Pevey,
Phineas Tarver Pevey, Ashley Johnson Pevey, Vivian Bruce
Pevey, Nute Lafate Pevey, Mary Eula Pevey, Jasper Lesley
Pevey, and Bertie Mae Pevey. As of the year 2005 only Mary
Eula Pevey Cavanah and Bertie Mae Pevey Barner Shearouse
Edwards are still living. Aunt Mary in EC Nursing home and
Aunt Bertie Mae lives on GA 17 about 2 miles north of
Guyton.