Genealogy for
Simon Peacock
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Simon Peacock
1753 - 1831
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Simon Peacock was born about 1753 in Wayne County, North Carolina and died about 1831 in Wayne County, North Carolina. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 78 years old.
It is believed that he served in the War of 1812 and possibly in the Revolutionary War in 1776. | 
 | Census | 1/1/1786 | NC (Wayne County) | 33 yrs old | Simon Peacock is listed in the N. C. Early Census Index created from microfilmed schedules of the U. S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
| Additional information about Wayne County, NC around 1786: Early settlers began homesteading this area in the early 1730s when it was part of Edgecombe and later Dobbs Counties. In 1779, Wayne County was established and named after Revolutionary War hero General Anthony Wayne. It covered over 500 square miles. The town of Waynesborough, established in 1787, was declared the county seat. | |
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| Other | 1/1/1788 | NC (Wayne County) | 35 yrs old | | Simon Peacock is listed on the Early Tax List of 1788 as a resident of Wayne County, NC. |
| Census | 1/1/1800 | NC (Wayne County) | 47 yrs old | Simon Peacock -Two males under the age of 10, one male age 10-15,one male age 16-25, one male 45 or older , two females under the age of 10, two females age 16-25,one female 26-44 and one slave.
His son Stephen live next door.
| Additional information about Wayne County, NC around 1800: | |
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| Census | 1/1/1810 | NC (Wayne County) | 57 yrs old | | Simon Peacock is listed with a household containing one male under the age of 10, one male 10-25, one male 26-45 , two females 10 to 25, one female between 26 and 45, one female 45 or older and himself -- a male between 45 or older. |
| Military | 1/1/1812 | NC (Wayne County) | 59 yrs old | | Simon Peacock, a resident of Wayne County, NC., is listed on the North Carolina 1812-1814 Muster Rolls. |
| Other | 1/1/1831 | NC (Wayne County) | 78 yrs old | Last will and testament recorded in Wayne County, in November 1831: In the name of God, Amen - I, Simon Peacock Senior of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina Being weak in body but of a sound and disposing memory of mind thanks be to god do this 30th day of 9th Month in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty one make and publish this to be my Last will and Testament in manner and form following:
1st Item I give and bequeath unto my Beloved wife Zilpah Peacock the whole of my Reserves in the Land on Both sides of Peacock Branch during her natural life and after the death of my wife my will is for all my Land on the East side of Peacock's Branch to be sold and equally divided Between Stephen Peacock's heirs agreeable as his will directs. I lend to Micael Peacock fifty acres of Land where he now lives during his mother's natural life in the same manner he has had it heretofore.
Item I leave the whole of my other property to be sold and my Just debts paid and the residue to be equally divided between my three Daughters namely Patience Damaris and Zilpah, and lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my two sons Raiford Peacock and Simon Peacock executors to this my Last will and testament Signed sealed published and declared in the presence of us by the said Simon Peacock the Testator as his last will and Testament who were present at the time of signing and sealing hereof the Day and year above written.
Test Simon Peacock his mark, William Dickinson, Stephen Peacock
Wayne County, Nov. Co. 1831; The last will and testament of Simon Peacock Senior, was offered for probate in open court and proved by the affirmation of Wm Dickinson one of the subscribing witnesses at the same time Simion Peacock Qualified as Executor thereto and ___ that the same be recorded. P. Hooks, Clk; Recorded Nov . Co . 1831  |
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Simon, his family, and friends. For example, Simon is 7 years old when The Cherokee War (1760-61) ends in a treaty that opens the Up County for settlement. The Bounty At of 1761 offers public land tax free for ten years, and settlers from other colonies begin pouring into the Carolina "Up Country".
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1769 |
The first steam engine is invented by Watt |
| 24 |
1777 |
The concept of chemical compounds is conceived by Lavoisier |
| 30 |
1783 |
The hot air balloon is invented by Michel and Montgolfier and the first people in modern history fly at an altitude of 1800 m. |
| 32 |
1785 |
The power loom was invented by Cartwright to produce cloth. |
| 40 |
1793 |
The cotton gin was invented by Whitney. |
| 46 |
1799 |
The Rosetta Stone was discovered |
| 47 |
1800 |
The first battery was invented by Volta |
| 54 |
1807 |
The first steamboat was invented by Fulton |
| 61 |
1814 |
The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson |
| 77 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
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1775 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On April 18th, Paul Revere makes his famous ride proclaiming "The British are Coming" and the American Revolution War begins. Britain hires 29,000 German mercenaries to handle conflict in North America. |
| 23 |
1776 |
NEWS HEADLINES: July 4th, American Revolution War ends and the United States of America is officially created. |
| 47 |
1800 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Seat of U.S. government moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC |
| 58 |
1811 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians. |
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1812 |
NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. |
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1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
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1767 |
Tryon Palace is build in New Bern, NC, and becomes the capitol building for the North Carolina colonist. |
| 36 |
1789 |
The capitol of North Carolina moves from New Bern to Raleigh and North Carolina becomes the 12th state of the United States of America. |
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1830 |
The U.S. Government begins forcing Cherokee Indians from their homes in what becomes known as the Trail of Tears. Many Cherokee hide in the mountains of North Carolina and surrounding states. |
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1760 |
The Cherokee War (1760-61) ends in a treaty that opens the Up County for settlement. The Bounty At of 1761 offers public land tax free for ten years, and settlers from other colonies begin pouring into the Carolina "Up Country". |
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1763 |
Georgia Gazette begins publication. It is the first newspaper in Georgia and the eighth newspaper in the English colonies. |
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1766 |
Britain passes the Stamp Act taxing all colonial newspapers, advertisements, leases, licenses, pamphlets, and legal documents. Later the same year, Britain repeals the Stamp Act in Britain -- but it continues to be enforced on colonists in North America |
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1773 |
Angered by the tea tax of 1767 and the British East India Company's monopoly on tea trade, the independent New England colonial merchants dump the precious cargo overboard into the Boston harbor. This incident is called the Boston Tea Party. |
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1774 |
The First Continental Congress of fifty-five representatives (except from the colony of Georgia) meets in Philadelphia to discuss relations with Britain, the possibility of independence, and the hope of a peaceful solution. King George III scorns the thought of reconciliation and declares the colonies to be in a state of open rebellion. |
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1775 |
On April 18th, Paul Revere makes his famous ride proclaiming "The British are Coming" and the American Revolution War begins. Britain hires 29,000 German mercenaries to handle conflict in North America. |
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1776 |
July 4th, American Revolution War ends and the United States of America is officially created. |
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1778 |
Alliance between United States and France |
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1787 |
Constitution of the United States is signed |
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1793 |
Alexander McGillivray, the head of the Creek Indian Nation, dies. A restlessness begins to grow among the Indians in what is now Georgia, Alabama and Northern Florida as town chiefs via for the vacant leadership role. |
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1794 |
The United States establishes the Navy |
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1798 |
Mississippi Territory organized from Georgia's western land claims. It includes what will later become portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Northern Florida, |
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1803 |
Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans. |
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1804 |
The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL. |
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1805 |
Federal Road project begins after the Creek Indians give the U.S. permission to develop a “horse path” through their nation that will provide better mail delivery between Washington City (DC) and New Orleans. Soon settlers are traveling and settling along this path to settle the southern frontier. |
| 53 |
1806 |
Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread. |
| 58 |
1811 |
By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians. |
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1820 |
The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands. |
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1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
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1756 |
Seven Year's War begins |
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1759 |
Jesuits are forced out of France |
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1763 |
Seven Year's War ends; Peace is established in Paris between France, Spain, England and Portugal |
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1764 |
Britain passes the Sugar Act forbids American importation of foreign rum and taxing imported molasses, wine, silk, coffee, and a number of other luxury items. |
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1767 |
Jesuits are forced out of Spanish America |
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1779 |
Spain declares war on England |
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1780 |
Josef II abolishes serfdom in Hungary; England declares war on Holland |
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1783 |
Peace established at Versailles between France, England, Spain and United States; Britain cedes all lands west to the Mississippi River |
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1787 |
Catherine the Great leads Russia into war with Turkey |
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1788 |
Russia begins war with Sweden |
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1789 |
French feudal system is abolished with the Declaration of Rights of Man. Outbreak of hostilities in France with the fall of the Bastille on July 14; Revolution in Austrian Netherlands declares independence as Belgium |
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1792 |
French Revolutionary Wars begin and the French royal family is imprisoned the following year |
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1793 |
Marie Antoinette is executed; Fugitive Slave Act passed; Roman Catholic faith is banned in France; France declares war on Britain and Holland. |
| 42 |
1795 |
White Terror and bread riots in Paris |
| 43 |
1796 |
Napoleon marries Josephine de Beauharnais |
| 44 |
1797 |
Napoleon proclaims the Venetian Constitution, founds Ligurian Republic in Genoa |
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Marriages
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| Zilpha Pitman
Born on January 16, 1762 and died about 1835.
They were married 4/10/1782.
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The Children of Simon Peacock
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Seth Peacock
Born in Wayne County, North Carolina about 1775 and died in Houston County, Georgia about 1834. He was about 59 years old.
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Stephen Peacock
Born in Wayne County, North Carolina about 1777 and died in Wayne County, North Carolina about 1819. He was about 42 years old.
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Raiford Peacock
Born in Wayne County, North Carolina about 1787 and died in Macon, Georgia about 1850. He was about 63 years old.
Married Elizabeth Bishop (1785-1850) and they had seven children:
- Smithee (1811-1860), who married Needham T. Cordell. They had 10 children.
- Stephen B., who married Eliz...
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Demaris Peacock
Born in Wayne County, North Carolina about 1788 and died in an unknown location on September 1, 1830. He was about 42 years old.
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Patience Peacock
Born in Wayne County, North Carolina about 1788 and died in an unknown location about 1850. She was about 62 years old.
Is believed to have married Wiley King....
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38 years old
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Robert Peacock
Born in Wayne County, North Carolina on September 1, 1792 and died in Brooks County, Georgia about 1861. He was about 68 years old.
Married Wealthe Howell (1794-1832) and later America Howell (1814-1883). They had 20 children:
- Benajah (1814-1901), who married Penelope Herring, Elizabeth Murray, El...
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Simon Peacock Jr.
Born in Wayne County, North Carolina about 1794 and died in Wayne County, North Carolina about 1837. He was about 43 years old.
He married Elizabeth Dickinson (1795-1855) and they had seven children:
- Silas (1819-1860's), who married Irene Lancaster. They had six children.
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Zilpha Peacock
Born in Wayne County, North Carolina about 1798 and died in an unknown location about 1870. She was about 72 years old.
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