Peachey Family; William and Mary College Quarterly; Vol. 3, No. 2, 1894 Transcribed by Kathy Merrill for the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Peachey Family William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 2. (Oct., 1894), pp. 111-115. PEACHEY FAMILY. Samuel Peachey, the immigrant, was the son of Robert Peachey, of Milden Hall in Suffolk county, England, and Anne Hodgskin, his wife. As a youth, he accompanied his uncle, William Hodgskin, to Virginia in 1659. The following letter is from the records of Richmond County, Virginia: BROTHER WILLIAM: My love with your Sisters to you presented and desiring God to (bless) keep both you and my son Samll which is sent to go with you, and have gott his mother's Good will and blessing to go along with him but Brother Shee and I desire according as you promised me that you would be a father rather than an unkle to him to lett him be to you as indeed he Is a kinsman, and not a slave you shall Recve by Beecraft the Carrier of Norwith a Trusse with your Turkey and rapier in itt, Directed to Mr. Edward Addenbrook as you directed me, so as formerly with our prayers to God to bless and keep you I Rest your Loveing brother to his ability. Milden hall Octor y 24th '59. ROBERT PEACHEY. I pray lett us heare from you as Soone as possible of your arrivall, To his Loveing ffriend Mr. Wm. Hodgskin these presents with Recordatr Test: JAMES SHERLOCK, Cl. Cur. According to the record of the deposition of Mr. Edwd. Adcock, who heard Mrs. Eliz. Dobbins say, "Samuel's mother was own sister of Mrs. Eliz. Dobbins, and Mr. William Hodgskin was their brother; Mrs. Eliz. Dobbins was wife of Mr. Daniel Dobbins". By Mrs. Phebe Slaughter's deposition, made July 7, 1703, Mr. William Hodgskin was her first husband, her brother being Mr. Henry Smith [and she a daughter of Col. Toby Smith, of Rappa- hannock.] That on a visit to England she saw Mrs. Anne Peachy, mother of Mr. Sam. Peachey, and heard Mr. Hodgskin call her "sister". That Martin Hodgskin was brother of Mr. William Hodgskin, and Mrs. Anne Peachey was their eldest sister, and Samuel Peacher her eldest son. This is confirmed by the family Bible of Thomas Griffin Peachey(a), from which the following is a literal transcription: ____________________________________ (a) In the Richmond County Records the name is always spelt with an "e" before the last letter. Page 112. "Thomas Griffin Peachy, son of Samuel & Winifred Peachy was born December 23, 1734 & was married to Elizabeth, the Eldest Daughter of Mr. John Gilliam, October 12, 1758, Elizabeth Gilliam, born March 26, 1741, departed this life the 27th day of May 1781 [T.G. Peachy departed this life March 6, 1810]. "Thomas Griffin, son of Thomas Griffin & Elizabeth Peachy, born January 9th, 1760: departed this Life the 2d day of January, 1781. "John Tayloe, 2d son of Thos. Griffin & Eliza Peachy, born December 19, 1761; departed this Life the 31st day of December, 1785. "William Samuel, 3rd son of Thos. Griffin & Eliza Peachy born November 9th, 1763, and departed this Life the 2d day of January, 1802. Married Mary Monro, daughter of Willson Miles Cary, Esq., of Ceeleys, November 22d, 1787. [Mary Monro Peachy departed this life Nov. 16, 1836]. "Thos. Griffin Peachy was married to Elizabeth Mills, widow of Mr. Mills of Urbanna, in the county of Middlesex, September 22d, 1783. [Elizabeth, the second wife of Thos. Griffin Peachy, departed this life October 3d, 1795]. "Samuel Peachy, the father of Thos. Griffin Peachy was son of William Peachy, who was the son of Samuel Peachy, who was the son of Robert Peachy of Milden-hall, in the county of Suffolk, in England, from which place the last named Samuel Peachy emigrated with his family to Virginia about the latter part of the seventeenth century, and purchased lands and settled himself on the banks of the river Rappahannock in the county of Richmond. "Winifred, the mother of Thomas Griffin, was the eldest daughter of Thomas Griffin and Elizabeth (Lee), his wife. The ancestors of this family also emigrated from England about the latter part of the seventeenth century, and purchased lands and settled themselves on the Rappahannock and Potomack rivers". [The above is copied from an old Bible leaf, and is the the handwriting of Thomas Griffin Peachey, the first named, save the parts included in brackets which are in another hand.] Samuel1 Peachey, the immigrant, was justice of Richmond Co., and in 1704 Lt. Colonel. He died about 1712, and his will (dated 29th January, 1711-'12, proved 4th June, 1712), disposes of a large estate; legacies to his nephews and nieces, the sons and daus. of Nathaniel Peachey, and the sons and daus. of Will. Delamere and Page 113. Anne, his wife, and also the sons and daughters of John Wildman and Jane, his wife; to grand- son, Samuel Peachey, "my great Silver Tankard and my sealed Gold Ring, having both my coate of Armes, and hte horse I lately bought, with the Saddle and Furniture, as holsters and Pistolls", &c.; to said grandson "all my bookes"; Sister Jane Wildman to have some necessary clothing for the poor of the Parish; gold rings to Col. Willoughby Allerton, Capt. Daniel McCarty, Mr. Daniel Dobbins, and Capt. Thomas Beale; requests that his grandson, Samuel, "be sent to the College of Williamsburgh, to be improved as much as he is capable of attaining unto"; other legacies to Katharine Dobbins, James Biddlecomb, Robin Hood, Senr., William Dobbins, Charles Dobbins, Thomas Thorne, Elizabeth Lynch, dau. of Steven Lynch and Elizabeth, his wife, Thomas Burly, &c. William Hodgskin, who was justice of Rappahannock Co., mentions in his will, proved in 1673, the sons of his nephew, Samuel Peachey, Samuel2 and William2. About this time lived Mary Peachey, whose will (May, 1713;-2d September, 1713) mentions daughter, Mary Tarpley, grand-daughters Mary and Elizabeth Tarpley, and appoints the residue of her estate to be divided between James Biddlecomb's children and daughter Elizabeth Jones's children. WILLIAM2 married -----, and had Capt. Samuel3 Peachey, who married Winifred Griffin, daughter of Thomas Griffin and Elizabeth Lee, his wife. CAPT. SAMUEL3 PEACHEY'S will is on record in Richmond county (dated 12th Dec., 1748, proved 5th Nov., 1750). It mentions sons Samuel4, William4, Thomas Griffin4, and LeRoy4; daus. Flood and Eustace, and grand-daughter, Kate Flood. His inventory exhibits a large library. THOMAS GRIFFIN'S will (7th Sept., 1732; - 4th June, 1733) mentions wife, Mrs. Elizabeth G.; daus. Winifred Peachey, Alice Corbin Griffin, Sarah, Ann; son, Le Roy; grandson, William Peachey, and mourning suit to Capt. Samuel Peachey. He died Sept. 9, 1732 (parish register). The following is from the register of St. Stephen's parish, Richmond county (kept in the clerk's office): Robert, son of Samuel and Eliza Peachey, born March 21, 1673. Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and Katharine, born Nov. 18, 1724. Phebe, dau. of Samuel Peachey, born Dec. 18, 1727. William4, son of " " " April 4, 1729. Page 114. William Griffin, son of Samuel Peachey, born Feb. 26, 1730. Samuel, " " " " Feb. 26, 1732. Thomas Griffin4, " " " " Dec. 23, 1734. LeRoy4, " " " " June 19, 1736. Marriage bond of LeRoy4 Peachey to Betty Tarpley, dated 7 Nov., 1759, by whom he had Eliza Griffin, born Oct. 20, 1761, Samuel, born Oct. 12, 1767, and LeRoy, born Aug. 21, 1770. Marriage bond of Capt. William4 Peachey with Million Glasscock, 31 -----, 1748. Born, Winifred, dau. of William and Million Peachey. He married 2dly Elizabeth -----, and had Alice, born July 2, 1762, Susannah, born Sept. 14, 1764, Ann, born Oct. 15, 1766, Thomas Griffin, born Nov. 10, 1770, and Sally, born 3d Dec., 1775. William4 Peachey was the colonel of the 5th Virginia Regiment, in the war of the Revolution. The following is from a Bible; and all save the last entry is in the handwriting of William S. Peachy, deceased: "T. G. Peachey died in Williamsburg on the 6th of March, A.D. 1810, in the 76th year of his age. He was buried in the Peachy graveyard in the garden to the house now owned by R. W. Hansford. T. G. Peachey, by his first wife, had three children, to-wit: 1. Thomas Griffin, born 9th January, 1760. Died 2d June, 1781 (unmarried). 2. John Tayloe, born 19th December, 1761. Died 31 Dec., 1785, unmarried. 3rd. William Samuel, born 9th Novr., 1763; he was married to Mary Monro Cary, daughter of Colo. Wilson Miles Cary, at 'Celly's', Elizabeth City Co., on the 22d November, A.D. 1787. He died at Flower-de-Hundred, on James River (& was buried there) on the 2d January, 1802, age 38. Mary Monro, his wife, died in the city of Williamsburg on the 16th Novr., A.D. 1836, aged 72. (Her mother was Sarah Blair(a), sister of Judge John Blair, of the U.S. Supreme Court.) Thomas Griffin Peachy (the son of said W. S. & M. M. P.) was born on the 14th day of May, 1794. On the 9th day of October, A. D. 1817, he was married to Sally M. Campbell, of Norfolk. He died in the City of Richmond, Va., on the 21st June, A.D. 1864, aged 70 years, 1mth., 7 days. Sally M., the wife of T. G. Peachy, died 13 October, 1878. 1. William Samuel, the son of T. G. P. & Sally M., his wife, was born 18ty July, A.D., 1818. ___________________________________________________ (a)Sarah Blair was daughter of John Blair, Sr., who married Mary Monro, daughter of Rev. John Monro. - Editor. Page 115. 2. Archibald C. Peachy was born 8th Octo A.D. 1820. 3. John Blair Peachy was born 19th June, A.D. 1823, died the 6th day of December, A.D. 1868, aged 45. 4. Thomas Griffin Peachy was born the 28th February, 1826. Died 3rd May, 1867. 5. Beverley St. George Tucker Peachy was born 13 Febry, 1828. 6. Mary Monro Peachy was born 14th March, 1831. 7. Sally Cary Peachy was born Jan. 20th, A.D. 1837. Died 9th Sept., 1839. 8. Mary Monro Cary Peachy was born 20th July, A.D., 1841. Married, int he city of Alexandria, on Monday the 9th day of October, 1843, by the Rev. James Johnston, William S. Peachy, of the city of Williamsburg, State of va., to Virginia Bland, youngest daughter of Bathurst Daingerfield, dece'd. Died, in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, on the 1st July, at 11 o'clock p.m., A.D. 1881, William Samuel Peachy, in the 63rd year of his age." The Peachey arms, as preserved on a seal of the late William S. Peachy, are the same as those of John Peachey, Esq., of Sussex county, England, granted in 1614: Az a lion rampant, double queued erm. ducally crowned or, a canton of the last charged with a mullet pierced gu (Burke). The crest of the seal differs in some measure, but it is identical with a crest of "John Peachey, Esq.," whose bookplate I have seen in Judge Beverley Tucker's library in an old copy of Chaucer's Poems - a demi-lion double queued erm, holding in the dexter paw a sword point upward.