William Peach I (1735 - 1795)

Born 25 Aug 1735 in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Province of Maryland

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Died 28 Aug 1795 at age 60 in Prince George's, Maryland

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Biography

Sergeant William Peach I served with 3rd Maryland Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

William Peach served in the Revolutionary War for Maryland, under Capt. Jonathan Sellman Sellman-144 and Col. Carvil Hal. He took the Oath of Allegiance. ^[1]

Wills

Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1 1790-1796; Folio 359 WILLIAM PEACH 1)2/12/1795 02/20/1795 "being of perfect mind and in memory . . ." Bequeaths to; l. William Peach. Jr, --son -to have mulatto girl "Sarah" who testator has manumitted -to have the remainder of testator's estate -named executor and instructed to set all of stator's slaves free at testator's decease Witnesses: Thomas Duckett Christopher Hyatt Richard Chaney Then came: Thomas Duckett and Richard Cheney Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand

Folio 360 GAVEN LOWRIE 03/19/1794 12/01/1794 "being sick and weak in Body ." Bequeaths to: 1. Children or John Turnbull -to have all of testator's estate both real and personal to be divided equally among them 2. John Turnbull, 01-Montgomery County -naive(' executor of the will Witnesses: Railed Knott John Wallace Eleanor Knott Then came: John Wallace Note: the testator signed the will with his mark

PEACH, JOSEPH, SR., Prince George's County, schoolmaster. 26 Jan, 1760 30 Oct, 1764 To son Richard Peach, 15 lbs. money. To daus.: Elizabeth Hill, Sarah, Mary and Martha Peach, 10 lbs. money. To sons Isaac and John Peach, the following tracts: Farmer's Reserve, pt. Isaac's Discovery and Peaches Plains, jointly. To son William Peach, tract of land called "Strip," which I bought of Mary Clagett and Elipheaz Riley; tract called Balance. To son Richard Peach, land called Search; all land called Peaches Lot, with the buildings and improvements. Balance of estate to be divided amongst children: Isaac, Joseph, Elizabeth Hill, William, Richard, Sarah, Mary and Martha Peach. Exs: Sons Isaac, Joseph, William, Richard and John Peach Wit: Jacob Green, Daniel Clarke, Wm. Nicholas

Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1 1790-1796; Folio 340 BENJAMIN GAITHER 06/20/179 12/16/1793 -being of sound and perfect mind and Memory . . ." Bequeaths to: I. Benjamin Ijams --son of Sarah ljams -to have all of testator's land whereon testator now dwells and also those lands adjoining -to have all of testator's personal estate except Negroes 2. Negroes -those young Negroes born since their births were recorded shall be free at testators death 3. William Peach, Jr. --brother to Benjamin ljams -named executor of the will along w/ Benjamin ljams Witnesses: Richard Isaac Joseph Isaac Sutton Isaac Then came: Richard Isaac and Joseph Isaac Note the testator signed the will in his own hand. ^[2]

Land Records

Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1767-1769; Liber BB 2 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 13. At the request of William Peach the following Deed was recorded March 27, 1767 Indenture made March 25, 1767; Mr. Isaac Peach, planter in consideration of 10 pounds paid by William Peach, planter has sold a tract called "Peach's Balance" containing 100 acres beginning at a bounded red oak it being the beginning tree of a tract called "Strife" and the 4th bounded tree of "Widows Purchase". Signed Isaac Peach in the presence of and acknowledged before Joshua Beall, George Gantt ^[3]

Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1769-1772; Liber AA 2 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 37. At the request of William Peach the following Deed was recorded November 28, 1769 Indenture made October 23, 1769; Samuel Riley, planter of Frederick County, Maryland in consideration of 2 pound 11 shillings and 9 pence sterling money paid by William Peach, planter of PGCo has sold a tract called "North Tryangle" containing 5 acres it being a part of a tract called "Ryleys Range" and beginning at a bounded red oak the beginning tree of "Strife". Signed Samuel Riley in the presence of and acknowledged before Richard Duckett, Jr., Thomas Williams ^[4]

Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1772-1774; Liber BB 3 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 4. At the request of Richard Higgins the following Bill of Sale was recorded March 26, 1772 Indenture made March 26, 1772; William Peach in consideration of 25 pounds sterling paid by Richard Higgins, planter has sold part of a tract lately surveyed for William Peach called "Peaches Meadows" containing 69 ¾ acres and beginning at a the beginning bounded white oak standing in the low ground of Knewstubbs Branch being the beginning tree of "The Charles" now in possession of Robert Waters and others as also the beginning tree of "Knewstubbs". Signed William Peach in the presence of and acknowledged before Joseph Sprigg, Ricard Duckett, Jr. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Aug 18, 2019), "Record of PEACH, WILLIAM", Ancestor # A200407. Meehan-411
2. ↑ Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1 1790-1796
3. ↑ Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1767-1769; Liber BB 2 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 13
4. ↑ Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1769-1772; Liber AA 2 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 37
5. ↑ Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1772-1774; Liber BB 3 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}

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