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John Peck, married a Watford, and was
the father of Thomas Peck, who married
a Blaxton, of Blaxton. Their eldest child,
Thomas Peck, of Belton, married a Lit-
tleton, and had John Peck, who married
a Carre. Their son, John Peck, of Bel-
ton, married a Fleming, and was the
father of John Peck, who married a
Wenebourne. Their second son, Richard
Peck, was the father of Richard Peck, of
Hesden, whose son, Thomas Peck, mar-
ried a Bradley. His son, Richard Peck,
was the father of John Peck, whose son,
Richard Peck, of Wakefield, married
Johanne, daughter of John Harrington,
esquire. Their eldest child, Richard
Peck, married Alice, daughter of Sir Peter
Middleton. Their eldest child, John
Peck, of WT
akefield, married Johanne,
daughter of John Anne, of Trickley.
Their youngest son, Robert Peck, lived at
Beccels, County Suffolk, and was the
father of Robert Peck, of that place, who
died in 1593, aged forty-seven years. He
married Helen, daughter of Nicholas
Babbs, of Gilford.
(I) Joseph Peck, fourth son of Robert
Peck, was the founder of the family
in this country. He was baptized in
Beccels, and in 1638, in company with
other Puritans, including his brother,
Rev. Robert Peck, their pastor, came to
America in the ship "Diligent," of Ipswich,
England. He was accompanied by
his wife, three sons, two daughters, two
men servants and three maid servants,
and settled at Hingham, Massachusetts,
where he was granted a home lot of
seven acres adjoining that of his brother.
After seven years he removed to See-
konk, later known as Rehoboth. In 1639
he represented Hingham in the General
Court, was active in town affairs, and was
one of the principal purchasers of Seekonk
from the Indians in 1641. Thither
he removed in 1645, an d was active in the
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affairs of the new town. In 1650 he was
authorized to perform marriages and to
assist in matters of controversy at court.
Some of the land granted to him is still
held by his descendants. His home was
near the present railroad station of the
Boston & Providence line. There he died
December 23, 1663. He married at Hingham,
England, May 21, 1617, Rebecca
Clark, who died there October 24, 1637.
(II) Joseph (2) Peck, eldest child of
Joseph (1) Peck, was baptized August
23, 1623, in England, and was fifteen
years of age when he came with his
father to America. He settled at Reho-
both, 1647, residing near his father until
1660, when he removed to the southwest-
ern part of the town on Palmer's river.
He was active in promoting town affairs.
He died in November, 1705.
(III) Jathniel Peck, eldest son of Jos-
eph (2) Peck, was born July 4, 1660, in
Rehoboth, inherited lands, resided near
his father, became wealthy and influential,
and died April 5, 1742. From 1721 to
1 73 1, with the exception of one year, he
was representative, was active in church
affairs and gave one acre for the site of
the Palmer's River Church, in whose
yard he was buried. He married, January
28, 1689, Sarah Smith, born November
19, 1660, in Rehoboth, eldest child of
Daniel and Ester (Chickering) Smith,
of that town.
(IV) Ensign Daniel Peck, eldest child
of Jathniel Peck, was born January 30,
1690, and settled in the northern part of
Rehoboth, which was later a part of the
town of Attleboro and is now Cumber-
land, Rhode Island. He had lands, as a
proprietor, in 1750, purchased more and
became a large land holder, his property
lying on the east side of the Blackstone
river. In 1724 he was town clerk of Attle-
boro, and filled the same position in the
town of Cumberland after it was cut off,