Jehu Peebles (abt. 1705 - abt. 1803)

Born about 1705 in Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

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Died about 1803 at about age 98 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography of Jehu Peebles

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Jehu Peebles was born about 1705/1708 in Prince George County, Colony of Virginia. As is common with other surnames, in various records, even official records, there are often variant spelling of the surname. Some of the variations in spelling include: Pebles, Peblis, Peebles, Peoples, Peoplis, Peeples, etc. The name in family records is spelled as Peebles. Notwithstanding, the given name of Jehu is also spelled in several different variations.^[1]

Jehu Peebles performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Jehu Peebles is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A088007.

Jehu Peebles was known as Jehu, Sr during his lifetime. According to the "Peebles Ante" book he was the fifth in line from Captain David Peebles, the progenitor of the family in America: Jehu Peebles, David, William II, William I, Captain David Peebles). His date of birth is given as between 1705-1710. Jehu Peebles was first noted in records in 1740 and there are numerous other records naming him under the surnames of Peebles, Peeples, Peoples, sometimes with different spellings in the same document.^[4]

He married Mary Burton and they had several children who are also named in the "Peebles Ante" book. She was the daughter of John Burton of the Colony of Virginia.^[5]

Children of Jehu Peebles included Molly Peebles who married Lemuel Lanier, Jehu Peebles who married Catherine "Caty" Smith, Hubbard Peebles who married Amy Robinson, and Britain Peebles who married Jane Jennie Green.^[6]

Jehu Peebles, Sr., appears in the tax list, 1782-1793. then is marked "Exempt". He had 250 acres in 1788-9, then is marked "Tax Free". In 1783 he and Hubbard Peebles were among those who signed the release to the sureties for the Parish collections. His son, Hubbard, made a deed in 1788 selling to Sterling Peebles an estimated 230 acres on the south side of Reedy Creek, except 127 acres whereon Jehu Peebles, Senr. at this time lives, and on which he is to have his life unmolested. Jehu Peebles was still active and witnessed marriage bonds, deeds, etc. It seems he remarried after Mary's death. Jehu Peebles and Ann Peebles signed a note to the county clerk requesting a marriage license be granted, "our daughter, Ann Rivers" to Hezekiah Cooksey; the bond was issued the next day. There is at least one document between Jehu Peebles, Sr. and his son Hubbard Peebles where he and Ann both signed with their mark. Jehu Peebles, Sr did not die until after 1803, when for "natural love and affection" he gave his grandson, Dudley Peebles (son of Britain), 2 slaves, 3 sheep, and furniture. Jehu Peebles came close to reaching the 100 mark in age.^[4]

On 20 Aug 1740, Jehu Peoples patented 500 acres in Brunswick County, Virginia on both sides of Three Creeks, up the Reedy branch and adjoining John Shearing, Duke, Peter Simmons, Thomas Sissom, Whitemore and Joseph Shearing.^[7][8]

The land transaction above is documented in another copy of the same source as: in the Land Office of Richmond, Virginia - Patent Bk 19:757 on 20 August 1740. Jehu Peebles patents 500 acres in Brunswick on both sides of the Three Creeks, bounded as follows: beginning at John Shearlings corner pine to Duke's corner, thence along his line, etc. to Peter Simmon's line then along that to a red oak and then to Thomas Sisson's line, thence to a corner white oak, back to Reedy Branch, etc. to Whittman's line.^[9]

On 06 Apr 1743 William Whittemore of Brunswick sold a 175 acre tract of land to Jehu Peebles of Brunswick.^[10]

16 Apr 1743 Jehue Peoples sold to Samuel Huckiby 75 acres, a part of a patent to John Walker, Wit: Thomas Lanier, Wm. Lensy, Wm. Denton^[11]

On 01 Jun 1743 John Shearing, planter of Brunswick County, Virginia sold to Jehu Peeples of Brunswick County, for 5 pounds sterling, 118 acres of land, being the lower part of 236 acres that was patented to John Shearing in 1734. The 118 acres was bounded by Joseph Shearing on the north side. Signed by John and Luersha Shearing by their marks and witnessed by William Sisson, Stephen Sisson, and Thomas Denton.^[12]

26 Jan 1757, Jehu Peebles, Sr. and wife Mary, to David Peebles, all of St. Andrews Parish, 50 and 175 acres purchased by Jehu Peebles from Wm. Whittmore in 1743.

12 May 1759 Patent to Jehu Peebles, 620 acres, in Brunswick County, Virginia on south side of the Three Creeks, adjoining Peter Simmons, John Butts...Richard Lanier’s... 22 Nov 1759 Jehu Peebles, Sr. and wife, Mary, sell to Russell Blackley, 313 acres, adjoining land of Joseph Peebles, part of a patent to said Jehu, 12 May 1759.

Jehu Peeples 12 May 1759 VPB 34:267 620a Brunswick/ on S side three Creeks Joyning Peter Simmons's and John Butts's^[13]

8 Nov 1760Jehu Peebles, Sr. buys of John Burrow of Dinwiddie County, 2 tracts, 344 acres on north side Reedy Creek, being a patent to John Burrow in 1750.

Indenture made the 22nd day of November, 1760, between Jehu PEEPLES, Sr., and Mary, his wife, and Rufsil BLACKLEY, for __________. CONTINUED:Jehu Peebles Sr. and wife, Mary, sell to Russell Blackley, 313 acres, adjoining land of Joseph Peebles, part of a patent to said Jehu, 12 May 1759.Deed Book 6, page 485.^[14]

Indenture made the 25th day of August, 1760, between Jehua PEEBLES, Junr., and Cate, his wife, and Joseph HARRISON of Sussex County, for 100 pounds, conveying 300 acres, being the land purchased by Jehua PEEBLES, Junr. of Jehu PEEBLES, Sen. by deed dated the 22nd day of December, 1755. Signed by Jehua PEEPLES and Catey PEEBLES. No witnesses. Indenture was acknowledged in Court on August 25, 1760, by Jehua PEEBLES and Catey PEEBLES, and Catey PEEBLES, wife of the said Jehua PEEBLES, relinquished her right of dower. Deed Book 6, page 537.^[15]

Indenture made the 8th day of November, 1760, between John BURROW of Dinwiddie County, and Jehu PEEPLES, Sen., for 60 pounds, conveying two tracts on South side of Recoy Creek, first containing 344 acres granted to John BURROW by Letters of Patent dated July 12, 1750, and the second tract containing 272 acres, same land granted to John BURROW by Letters of Patent dated August 15, 1751. Witnesses were John PETTWAY, William COOPER (his mark), and Robert PETTWAY. Indenture was acknowledged in Court on November 24, 1760, by John BURROW. Deed Book 6, page 568.^[16]

22 Nov 1762 Jehu Peebles, Sr. sells to Richard Rains 30 acres on south side of three Creeks, adjoining Richard Lanier.Part of patent to Jehu in 1759.

1765 Jehu Peebles, Sr purchased from George Cain approximately 598 acres for 17 lbs. on Three Creeks, adjoiningland formerly owned by Jehu Peebles.

2/25/1765: I Lemuel Lanier, of the Parish of Meherrin and County of Brunswick for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have and do bare to my daughters Molly Lanier and Sally Lanier...do grant unto JEHU PEEPLES of the said County which said Jehu is grandfather to the said Molly and Sally...a certain female slave named Beck and also a female child named Cate and daughter of the said Beck...towards the maintenance and education of the said Molly and Sally Lanier, untill such time as they or either of them shall attain the age of twenty-one or be married...Wits: Thomas Maclin, James Robertson, Edward Caple. No date given for signing of the Deed of Trust other than 1765. At a Court held for Brunswick County the 25th day of February 1765, this Deed of Trust was acknowledged by Lemuel Lanier party thereunto & ordered to be recorded.^[17]

The name Jehue Peebles is listed on the Polls Taken at an Election of Burgesses on 2 Dec 1768 in Brunswick County, Colony of Virginia as shown on the attached file.^{[18] [19]}

Jehue Peebles & wife Mary of Brunswick Co to James Goodrum of same. 26 June 1769.140 Va. 372 acres on the southside of Three creeks & is all the land where said Jehue Peebles now lives ( but excepting 20 feet square "in the Orchard a burying place of the said Jehue Peebles") , joining Bolling Stark,Peter Simmons,Robert Wynn Raines,Isaac Adams,William Atkinsson,George Cain. Witnesses Ommited. Proved 26 June 1769. Edward Fisher DCC ^[20]

On 27 Apr 1769, on account of the estate of Peter Simmons, deceased, by Elizabeth Simmons, executrix, filed 27 Apr 1769 - lists payments from the estate to others to include Jehu Peebles.^[8]

Jan. 12,1769,sources states John Peebles was in possession of a negro girl named Lucy,from Amos Horton Jr. and his wife Jane.^[21]

26 Jun 1769 Jehu Peebles and wife, Mary, sold to James Goodrum the “place where the said Jehu now liveth” possessed of 372 acres (excepting 25 ft. sq. in the orchard for a burying place of the said Jehu)

Jehue Peebles of ST Andrew parish in Brunswick CO. to his son Hubbard Peebles.28 Jan 1771.Deed gift. 2 tracts on the southside of Reedy Creek:1 of 344 acres & 1 of 272 acres;they were patented to John Burrow, 1 dated 12 July 1750 & the other dated 5 Aug 1751, has since by conveyance become the property of the said Jehu Peebles...(Except a mill and 127 acres of the said land adjoyning the said mill during the natural life of him the said Jehu Peebles and his wife Mary)...Wits: Alexander Watson, Edmund Wilkins, Jehu Peebles Jr.Wits: Alexander Watson, Edmund Wilkins, Jehu Peebles Jr.^[22]

Robert Ruffin & his wife Mary of King William CO to Britain Peebles of Brunswick CO. 15 Jan 1771 Va. 525 acres which was formerly the property of James Clack dec'd of Brunswick Co.& "distinguished" in a former conveyance John Clack & William Clack made to said Robert Ruffin & called James Clack's old Quarter tract.Wit: Jehu Peebles,Jehue Peebles Jr.,Scarbrough (x)Penticost.Possesion was wittnessed by Jehue Peebles,Joseph Peebles,Scarbrough(x) Penticost.^[23]

24 Feb 1772 Jehu Peebles, Sr. gnd to Simmons Harrison, orphan of Joseph Harrison

23 Jun 1790 Indenture between Jehu Peebles, Sr. and Jenny Green.Witt:William Edward Brodnax, Henry Roberson, Henry Crittenden^[24]

6/23/1791: Jehue Peebles doth lend unto Jenny Peebles, widder [sic] & rellax [sic] of Brittain Peebles, decd, and her three sons, for natural love & affection, for her natural life or widowhood, the three following negroes to wit: Man, Nell & Lucy...her sd three sons say Frederick, Allen & Dudley Peebles. Jehue (+) Peeples _Wm Edwd Brodnax, Henry Robinson, Henry Crittenden.^[25]

2 Jan 1793 Jehu Peebles, Sr. and wife, Ann, signed note to the county clerk requesting that a license be granted “our daughter, Ann Rivers” to Hezekiah Cooksey.

2May 1798 Jehu Peebles, Sr, and wife, Ann, sold to Hubbard Peebles of Guilford County, North Carolina, three acres at the mouth of the Blew Branch “between where I, the said Jehu, Sr., now live, and the land that formerly belonged to Jehu, Jr.”

Jehu Peebles died circa 1803 in Brunswick County, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ Peebles family Bible, need full source citations or copies of pages please. Otherwise hearsay.
2. ↑ Abercrombie, Janice L. and Slatten, Richard, comp. Virginia Revolutionary War Public Service Claims, Vol 1. p147.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 14 Jan 2021), "Record of Jehu Peebles", Ancestor # A088007.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Peebles, Anne Bradbury. Peebles Ante 1600-1962. Published by J Hughlett Peebles, 1962. page 137, 139-140.
   Note on Shearin/Shearing: the only mentions of Shearin/Shearing in the "Peebles Ante" book is the where Jehu Peebles acquired land of John Shearing with Joseph Shearin nearby; that they were neighbors. No further connection is mentioned.
5. ↑ McCartney, Martha W. "Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary". Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland. 2007. p178.
6. ↑ DAR approved application of Paula Hicks Platt
7. ↑ Hudgins, Denis. Cavaliers and Pioneers Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants. Volume 4: 1732-1741. Virginia Genealogical Society. Richmond, Virgina. 1994. p227.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Bjorkman, Gwen Boyer. The descendants of Peter Simmons, Brunswick County, Virginia : with allied lines of Hiatt, Mills, Patton, James, Harless, and McGriff Families. Bellevue, Washington. 1973. p6, 10.
9. ↑ The descendants of Peter Simmons, Brunswick County, Virginia, Chapter I. The Simmons Family. Peter Simmons of Brunswick County, Virginia, page 6
10. ↑ Brunswick County, Virginia Deed Book 2 p338.
11. ↑ [InternetShortcut] URL=https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/peebles/1605/
12. ↑ Brunswick County, Virginia Deed Book 2 page 298.
13. ↑ http://www.directlinesoftware.com/Pool/brunswick.txt
14. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/brunswick/deeds/brunbk6.txt
15. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/brunswick/deeds/brunbk6.txt
16. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/brunswick/deeds/brunbk6.txt
17. ↑ Recorded in Brunswick Co, VA Deed Book 8, pages 029-030.
18. ↑ Peebles-23-1.jpg
19. ↑ http://www.bmgen.com/document/pdf/Deed_VA_Brunswick_Abs_Books_Vol_4_1765-1770.pdf
20. ↑ http://www.bmgen.com/document/pdf/Deed_VA_Brunswick_Abs_Books_Vol_4_1765-1770.pdf
21. ↑ http://www.bmgen.com/document/pdf/Deed_VA_Brunswick_Abs_Books_Vol_4_1765-1770.pdf
22. ↑ Recorded in Brunswick Co, VA Deed Book 10, page 055.
23. ↑ http://www.bmgen.com/document/pdf/Deed_VA_Brunswick_Abs_Books_Vol_5_1770-1775.pdf
24. ↑ Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Book 15, p. 114
25. ↑ Recorded in Brunswick Co VA Deed Book 15,pages 114-115