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William  Peacock 

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1620 - 12/23/1719

 


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William Peacock
1642 - 12/24/1721
William Peacock was born about 1642 somewhere in Virginia and died on December 24, 1721 in Surry Co., Virginia. Actual date of birth is unknown. He lived to be about 80 years old.

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Other12/24/1721 VA (Surry County) 80 yrs old 
Will of William Pecock, system number 000528315, the Library of Virginia, 1724 Indexed as 1722. Part of index to wills not listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations. p. 546. 

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24 1666 Sir Isaac Newton invents calculus
30 1672 The laws of gravity are defined by Isaac Newton; France invades Rhine as Dutch open dikes to flood Amsterdam to keep it from falling under French rule.
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18 1660 During the 1660's plantation owners change the laws and revoke contracts so that the Africans cannot earn their freedom.
21 1663 The Carolina colonies are established after King Charles II grants the territory to eight loyal supporters.
28 1670 In March, the first permanent settlement in South Carolina is established at Albemarle Point (Charles Town, SC).
39 1681 Pennsylvania is founded after William Penn, a Quaker, receives a Royal charter and land grant from King Charles II.
58 1700 By the early 1700's, Virginia and Maryland have established a strong economic and social structure. The planters of the tidewater region, with abundant slave labor, have large houses, an aristocratic way of life, and a desire to follow the art and culture of Europe. Less wealthy German and Scots-Irish immigrants settle inland, populating the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia as well as the Appalachian Mountains. Those on the frontier build small cabins and cultivate corn and wheat.
78 1720 The population of American colonists reaches 475,000. Boston (pop. 12,000) is the largest city, followed by Philadelphia (pop. 10,000) and New York (pop. 7000)
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5 1647 The Society of Friends founded. Later this group becomes known as Quakers.
6 1648 King Charles I of England is executed
9 1651 England's Civil Wars end
18 1660 Louis XIV of France marries Maria Teresa Infanta of Spain
24 1666 Great Fire of London
28 1670 Hudson Bay Company formed (English)
31 1673 England's Test Act excludes Roman Catholics from holding office
47 1689 England's Bill of Rights created. European Nine Year's War begin and grows into a world-wide event. It ends in 1697.
48 1690 Ireland's Battle of Boyne
51 1693 National debt begins in England
56 1698 Tsar Peter the Great begins traveling Europe
59 1701 England's Act of Settlement created; War of Spanish Succession begins
65 1707 Scotland and England unite to form "Great Britain"
73 1715 War of Spanish Succession ends


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Catherine Andrews
Born about 1652 and died about 1738
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The Children of William Peacock

Andrew Peacock
Born somewhere in Virginia about 1665 and died in an unknown location about 1740. He was about 75 years old.

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William Peacock
Born in an unknown place about 1666 and died somewhere in South Carolina about 1740. He was about 74 years old.

It is believed that he died and was buried in SC.

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Samuel Peacock
Born in Surry County, Virginia about 1668 and died in Albemarle County, North Carolina about 1742. He was about 74 years old.

He lived in the Chowan Precinct in Albemarle and Bertie Counties. Albemarle County is present day Northampton County.

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