Benjamin's Will
Elijah's Will
Elijah Notes

Generation No. 1

1. PATRICK¹ PEACOCK¹ was born Abt. 1680 in Scotland¹.

Child of PATRICK PEACOCK is:

2. i. THOMAS² PEACOCK, b. 1710, Midlothian, Scotland.

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS² PEACOCK (PATRICK¹)¹ was born 1710 in Midlothian, Scotland¹.

Child of THOMAS PEACOCK is:

3. i. BENJAMIN³ PEACOCK, b. 1736, Prince George County, Maryland; d. 1818, Loundon County, Virginia.

Generation No. 3

3. BENJAMIN³ PEACOCK (THOMAS², PATRICK¹)¹ was born 1736 in Prince George County, Maryland¹, and died 1818 in Loundon County, Virginia¹. He married CASSANDRIA ?¹.

Notes for BENJAMIN PEACOCK: The following will was transcribed & submitted by James Peacock, 32257 Placer Belair, Temecula CA 92591. Please contact him directly with questions at jpeak@pe.net. He provides the following background:

"Below is the will of Benjamin Peacock, my gggggrandfather. He was born in Prince George County MD in 1736, later coming to Loudon County where he died. His son John, b. 1763 resided in Loudon County until he tried farming in Ohio but later returned to Virginia where he died. His son Hezekiah lived in Fairfax County, and his son William lived in Loudon County. John Peacock's son Elijah Peacock, 1794-1851, who owned a grist mill, a store, and promoted horse racing on his land near Broad Creek and the Leesburg Pike still lived in the county today. This is the will of Benjamin Peacock, including the actual spelling, recorded in Loudon County Virginia in 1818 after his death." - James Peacock, May 1998.

(May have been born in Connecticut and later moved to Prince George County, Maryland.)

Will of Benjamin Peacock (See the Will of Benjamin Peacock)

 Children of BENJAMIN PEACOCK and CASSANDRIA ? are:

4. i. JOHN⁴ PEACOCK.

ii. SAMUEL PEACOCK, m. RUTH TONGUE, November 30, 1796, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Notes for SAMUEL PEACOCK: Married by John Littlejohn Methodist Preacher.

iii. HEZEKIAH PEACOCK, m. MARY PEIRCE, March 23, 1800, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Notes for HEZEKIAH PEACOCK: Hezekiah Peacock left money in Will for upkeep of lot in Andrews Chapel Cemetery, Route 7, probably in Fairfax County, Va.

Notes for MARY PEIRCE: Married by John Littlejohn Methodist Preacher

iv. ANN PEACOCK.

v. SUSANNAH PEACOCK, m. ISAAC WORKMAN, March 19, 1808, Loudoun County, Virginia.

vi. WILLIAM PEACOCK.

Generation No. 4

4. JOHN⁴ PEACOCK (BENJAMIN³, THOMAS², PATRICK¹)². He married ORPHA CRAIG² August 13, 1796 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Notes for JOHN PEACOCK: Married by John Littlejohn Methodist Preacher

Child of JOHN PEACOCK and ORPHA CRAIG is:

5. i. ELIJAH⁵ PEACOCK, b. 1797; d. February 10, 1851, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Generation No. 5

5. ELIJAH⁵ PEACOCK (JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, THOMAS², PATRICK¹) was born 1797², and died February 10, 1851 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He married (1) ANN NANCY HOUGH², daughter of JOHN HOUGH and JANE BRADEN. He married (2) MARY JANE WRIGHT³ January 20, 1842 in Loundon County, Virginia³.

Notes for ELIJAH PEACOCK: There were two Elijah Peacock's that came to Loudoun County about 1800. They were first cousins. Elijah #1 was born in 1797, was son of John B. Peacock and Orpha Craig. His first wife was Ann Nancy Hough and they had ten children before she died in 1840.

From Leesburg Historical Library -

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Will of Elijah Peacock (See Elijah Peacock's Will)

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 Notes for MARY JANE WRIGHT: Elijah Peacock & Mary Jane Wright 20 January 1842: Minister Daniel J. Hauer, pastor New Jerusalem Lutheran Church: Bond 28 December 1841: Jacob Cruson, who test. girl's age.

Children of ELIJAH PEACOCK and ANN HOUGH are:

i. REBECCA JANE⁶ PEACOCK⁴, m. ALFRED VEALE, March 27, 1845.

6. ii. HECTOR B. PEACOCK, b. 1818, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. 1897, Lafayette County, Missouri.

7. iii. NOBLE BRADEN PEACOCK, b. February 22, 1821, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. September 11, 1904, Loudoun County, Virginia.

iv. TURNER PEACOCK⁴, b. 1824, Loudoun County, Virginia.

v. NANCY E. PEACOCK⁴, b. 1832, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. THOMAS M. MUSE, July 31, 1851, Loudoun County, Virginia.

vi. LEWIS THOMAS PEACOCK⁴, b. 1833, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. HARRIET A. DAWSON, January 04, 1853, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Notes for LEWIS THOMAS PEACOCK: Deed of Lewis Peacock

This deed made this 25th, day of September in the year 1868 between Lewis Peacock on one part, and R. Montgomery Bentley of other part, both of the town of Leesburg, in Virginia.

Witnesseth, That said Peacock doth grant unto said Bentley the following property to wit; two four-horse stage coaches, twelve sets of coach harness and sixteen horses now used by said Peacock in running his line of stage coaches between Leesburg and Winchester.

In trust to secure payment of following promissary notes; namely one note made by said Peacock for $547.37 dated 20 June 1868 and payable ninety days after date to the order of Lewis McKenzie at First National Bank of Alexandria; and a promissory note made by S.B. Logan which became due on 13th. day of July 1868 for $450.00 payable to the order of Eli Keith and endorsed by him and said Peacock held by said McKenzie.

Lewis Peacock (Seal)

R. M. Bentley (Seal)

vii. JOHN HOUGH PEACOCK⁴, b. 1836, Loudoun County, Virginia.

viii. FRANK PEACOCK⁴, b. 1837, Loudoun County, Virginia.

ix. HARRIET PEACOCK⁴, b. 1839, Loudoun County, Virginia.

x. FLAVIUS PEACOCK⁴, b. 1839, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. Higginsville, Missouri.

Children of ELIJAH PEACOCK and MARY WRIGHT are:

xi. SALLY⁶ PEACOCK⁴.

xii. MARY PEACOCK⁴.

xiii. CATHERINE SUSAN PEACOCK⁴.

xiv. WILLIAM PEACOCK⁴.

Generation No. 6

6. HECTOR B.⁶ PEACOCK (ELIJAH⁵, JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, THOMAS², PATRICK¹) was born 1818 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died 1897 in Lafayette County, Missouri. He married ELIZABETH PRISCILLA COE November 26, 1844 in Montgomery County, Maryland, daughter of ROBERT COE and VIRGINIA COE.

Notes for HECTOR B. PEACOCK:  From James Peacock at jpeak@pe.net - I am a descendant of John Hough Peacock, Elijah's first child, and brother to Hector Peacock. I knew that Hector had gone to Lafayette County, shortly after his brother John who went in 1847 and he shows in the 1860 census. But after that he disappears, or so I thought and I had always wondered what happened to him, I had supposed the Civil War had made him move or something?? I wonder why he doesn't show up in the subsequent censuses?

Anyway there were actually four Peacock brothers that went to Lafayette County, John, Hector, Turner and Benjamin Franklin Peacock, and they all spent there remaining years in Lafayette County. John and Turner are buried in the Higginsville City Cemetery, and Benjamin in another cemetery. As you can tell by the article you quote on John, he was very successful and had a large family, he is my great grandfather. John's house built in 1868 still stands near Higginsville and is called the "Old Peacock Farm". It is owned by one of his descendants, Betty Mendenhall. Turner was also very successful and died worth around $200,000 in the early 1900's. He came to Lafayette County about 1848 but then went to California for the gold rush which some think gave him the basis for later wealth.

Your material cleared up a couple of things for me, including what happened to Hector but also the confusion I had between the two Minnies, Minnie H. and Minnie L. I couldn't figure out who they were. Another confusion I had was I thought the Virginia that married George Masterson and went to Kansas was the daughter of John Peacock. I couldn't reconcile that assumption with the fact the John Peacock's daughter Virginia later who is shown to be in Higginsville, called Miss Virginia, and was treated like someone who had some physical and mental problems. Now I know.

Children of HECTOR PEACOCK and ELIZABETH COE are:

i. NETTIE⁷ PEACOCK, m. ? HAMAR.

ii. MINNIE PEACOCK, m. ? ROBERTS.

iii. MASON BOURBON PEACOCK, b. April 06, 1848, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. November 13, 1850, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Notes for MASON BOURBON PEACOCK: Buried at the North Fork Regular Baptist Church. Son of Hector & Elizabeth P. Peacock. DD 11/13/1850 2 years 7 months 7 days.

8. iv. VIRGINIA PEACOCK, b. September 22, 1850, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. May 13, 1902, Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas.

7. NOBLE BRADEN⁶ PEACOCK (ELIJAH⁵, JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, THOMAS², PATRICK¹)⁴ was born February 22, 1821 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died September 11, 1904 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He married (1) LOLA M. SHOEY. He married (2) LUCINDA BEANS January 17, 1843 in Loudoun County, Virginia, daughter of AARON BEANS and NANCY ?.

Notes for NOBLE BRADEN PEACOCK: Noble B. Peacock served on the Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County, Va. 1879-1901. Some of Noble Peacock's brothers, probably John, Turner, Flave & Charlie went West and settled on farms in Higginsville and Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri.

 Notes for LUCINDA BEANS: Account of her marriage says Lucinda Beans was a ward of David Reece, who is guardian of other orphans of Aaron Beans, deceased.

Children of NOBLE PEACOCK and LUCINDA BEANS are:

i. ORRA⁷ PEACOCK.

ii. NOBLE ASHBY PEACOCK.

9. iii. MILTON C. PEACOCK, b. May 16, 1844, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. August 15, 1934, Loudoun County, Virginia.

10. iv. HECTOR B. PEACOCK, b. May 23, 1846, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. August 27, 1911, Loudoun County, Virginia.

v. WINFIELD SCOTT PEACOCK, b. October 04, 1848, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. February 14, 1859, Loudoun County, Virginia.

11. vi. JOHN W. PEACOCK, b. January 09, 1851, Loudoun County, Virginia.

vii. NANCY CATHERINE PEACOCK, b. December 23, 1852, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. January 25, 1859, Loudoun County, Virginia.

12. viii. SARAH VIRGINIA PEACOCK, b. July 23, 1855, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. March 02, 1946, Loudoun County, Virginia.

ix. JAMES HENRY PEACOCK, b. July 23, 1855; d. October 09, 1929, Hamilton, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. LOLA M. ?.

Notes for JAMES HENRY PEACOCK: buried in Hamilton Virginia, Lakeview Cemetery.

Notes for LOLA M. ?: buried in Hamilton Virginia, Lakeview Cemetery.

x. EDGAR PEACOCK, b. 1857, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. November 22, 1935, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Notes for EDGAR PEACOCK: Buried in Union Cemetery Leesburg Virginia.

Generation No. 7

8. VIRGINIA⁷ PEACOCK (HECTOR B.⁶, ELIJAH⁵, JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, THOMAS², PATRICK¹) was born September 22, 1850 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died May 13, 1902 in Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas. She married GEORGE GALAN MASTERSON May 27, 1869 in Lafayette County, Missouri, son of HUGH MASTERSON and ISABELLA HALL.

Children of VIRGINIA PEACOCK and GEORGE MASTERSON are:

i. GEORGE⁸ MASTERSON, b. 1870, Randolph, Missouri; m. DORA LUCY COLE.

ii. ERNEST MASTERSON, b. 1871, Randolph, Missouri.

iii. MOLLIE MASTERSON, b. 1876, Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas; m. JOE LIVINGSTON.

iv. STELLA ELIZABETH MASTERSON, b. September 20, 1878, Ellsworth, Kansas; d. December 06, 1969, WaKeeney, Trego County, Kansas; m. ISAIAH MARINE TURNER, December 17, 1895, Ellsworth, Kansas.

v. ARTHUR MASTERSON, b. 1881, Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas; d. October 21, 1906, Graham, Kansas.

9. MILTON C.⁷ PEACOCK (NOBLE BRADEN⁶, ELIJAH⁵, JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, THOMAS², PATRICK¹) was born May 16, 1844 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died August 15, 1934 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Children of MILTON C. PEACOCK are:

i. ASHBY⁸ PEACOCK.

ii. ROMOLA PEACOCK.

10. HECTOR B.⁷ PEACOCK (NOBLE BRADEN⁶, ELIJAH⁵, JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, THOMAS², PATRICK¹) was born May 23, 1846 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died August 27, 1911 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He married JOSEPHINE G. MOCK.

Notes for HECTOR B. PEACOCK: Buried in the City Cemetery at Hillsboro Virginia.

Notes for JOSEPHINE G. MOCK: Buried in the City Cemetery at Hillsboro Virginia.

Children of HECTOR PEACOCK and JOSEPHINE MOCK are:

i. FLORENCE⁸ PEACOCK, m. MILLARD BIRDSALL.

ii. GERTRUDE PEACOCK, m. F. MERCER LOVE.

iii. MYRTLE PEACOCK, m. JOHN RUST.

iv. MABEL PEACOCK, m. JOHN RAY BECK.

v. JESSIE PEACOCK, m. LUTHER J. VIRTS.

11. JOHN W.⁷ PEACOCK (NOBLE BRADEN⁶, ELIJAH⁵, JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, THOMAS², PATRICK¹) was born January 09, 1851 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Children of JOHN W. PEACOCK are:

i. CHARLES⁸ PEACOCK.

ii. ROY W. PEACOCK.

iii. CARROLL PEACOCK.

iv. ETHEL P. PEACOCK, m. ? MILLER.

v. PRINCESS A. PEACOCK, m. ? STOLLER.

vi. ROSE PEACOCK.

12. SARAH VIRGINIA⁷ PEACOCK (NOBLE BRADEN⁶, ELIJAH⁵, JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, THOMAS², PATRICK¹) was born July 23, 1855 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died March 02, 1946 in Loudoun County, Virginia. She married J. FRANK MOCK.

Children of SARAH PEACOCK and J. MOCK are:

i. J. HOMER⁸ MOCK, m. BERTIE JENKINS.

ii. V. LUCINDA MOCK, m. FLOYD JENKINS.

iii. ? MOCK, b. December 14, 1888.

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Endnotes

1. James Peacock jpeak@pe.net in Temecula California.

2. Bruce.Peacock@espire.net.

3. Leesburg Historical Library records.