Benjamin Peck (1705 - 1749)

Born 18 Jan 1705 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Whitaker) Peck — married 13 Feb 1728 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1749 at age 44 in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Benjamin was born 1705. He is the son of Jathniel Peck and Sarah Smith. "Benjamin of Jathniell and Sarah Jan. 18, 1705-06" ^{[1] [2]}

Benjamin married Elizabeth (Whitaker) Peck (-1731) both of Rehoboth married 13 Feb 1728/1729. She died 15 Apr 1731. He married second Elizabeth _ who died 4 Sep 1756. ^[3]

Children according to Ira Peck's genealogy:

1. Solomon b 11 May 1730 - son of his first wife who died 15 Apr 1731
2. Elizabeth b 22 Jun 1734; d 21 Jan 1747-8
3. Ichabod b 12 Mar 1736-7; d 6 Oct 1741
4. Bebee b 27 Mar 1740; d 30 Apr 1743
5. Lydia b 13 Oct 1742; d 7 Nov 1742
6. Bebee b 6 Nov 1743; m Daniel Read Jr of Attleborough 23 Apr 1765
7. Anne b 8 Feb 1745-6; m Eliphalet Day of Attleborough 2 Mar 1769

Benjamin “settled in the southwest part of Attleborough, in that part now Cumberland” [Rhode Island]. “His will is upon the Cumberland Records, B. 3, p. 22.” ^[4]

He died 10 Aug 1749. He is buried with a headstone in Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery, Rehoboth, Massachusetts. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Arnold , James Newell. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 (Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1897) p704
2. ↑ Peck, Ira Ballou. A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck (Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, 1868) p34.
3. ↑ Arnold , James Newell. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 (Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1897) p284.
4. ↑ Peck, Ira Ballou. A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck (Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, 1868) Page 42-3.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25164375/benjamin-peck: accessed 21 August 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Peck (18 Jan 1706–10 Aug 1749), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25164375, citing Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Dave Peck (contributor 46966140).

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDYL-7YC

• WorldConnect at Rootsweb (formerly Ancestry.com file). URL link is broken as Ancestry rebuilt WC, but leaving the link in case its helpful: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1833111&id=I591627798&printer_friendly