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JOHN S. PEAVEY BIRTH: 1796 in Tuftonboro, Strafford (now Carroll) County, New Hampshire DEATH: 18 Jan 1850 in Exeter, Penobscot, Maine FATHER: PEAVEY, William Chandler - Birth: Abt 1762 in New Durham, Strafford (now Carroll) County, New Hampshire MOTHER: Miss THURSTON MARRIAGE: 14 Nov 1816 Sally M. YORK in Multonborough, Strafford County, New Hampshire  Birth: 1796 in Tuftonboro, Strafford (now Carroll) County, New HampshireCHILDREN: 1. Dorothy 'Dolly' PEAVEY - Birth: Abt 1820 in Tuftonborough, Strafford (now Carroll) County, New Hampshire 2. Moses Thurston PEAVEY - Birth: 5 May 1824 in Tuftonborough, Strafford (now Carroll) County, New Hampshire 3. David H. PEAVEY - Birth: 1825 in Tuftonborough, Strafford (now Carroll) County, New Hampshire 4. Sarah PEAVEY - Birth: 1836 in Exeter, Penobscot County, Maine 5. George H. PEAVEY - Birth: 1838 in Exeter, Penobscot County, Maine Personal: He conveyed land in 1817. John S. Peavey was on the "Pension Roll of 1835" Vol. 1 for Penobscot County, Maine. He was listed as an invalid with his pension starting May 29,1814 and he was placed on the pension roll January 5, 1816. He was also listed on the "1840 Pensioners Roll for the State of Maine". According to this record he was 44 years old in 1840 and living in Exeter, Penobscot County, Maine. He is not listed in the 1850 Census so it is reasonable to assume that he died between 1840 and 1850 in Exeter, Maine. Affidavit by J. M. Harper, Surgeon Mate of the 4th Infantry states that "John S. Peavey of Captain Coukling's Company in the 4th Regiment, U.S.Infantry is disqualified from performing the duty of a soldier, inconsequence of a wound in the ankle which has caused his leg to be amputated, which he received at Plattsburgh January 1814, in the service of the United States, which occasioned the loss of all Manual labor, and he in my opinion, is entitled to a discharge from the service and a subject for a pension." It was signed by J. M. Harper May 20, 1814. The Pension was granted and a payment of $5.00/Month was to be paid semi-annually commencing May 29, 1814. Affidavit by John S. declaring that he served in the Company commanded by Captain Coukling in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dunnington (4thRegiment U.S. Infantry) and that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire from which he has removed to Exeter, Maine. Amos Patten was the Justice of the Peace who witnessed the affidavit. Affidavit signed with an X by John David York, who declared under oath that John S. Peavey was in truth John S. Peavey based on John David's personal knowledge of him. John David York was the father of Sarah York, wife of John S. Peavey. The transfer was granted February 5, 1828 to take effect for the semi-annual payment due September 4, 1829, and notification sent to Hon.J. Chandler in New Hampshire. Copies of the payment ledgers for monies sent to pensioners of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (Old War) showed payments to John S. Peavey in New Hampshire until 1828. Payments were then sent to him in Maine commencing in 1829. Semi-annual payments were sent March and September of each year, the last payment being September of 1849. The March payment for 1850 was not mailed. The ledger record showed a death date of January 18, 1850. (The death date was not visible on the microfilm of the ledger and required extensive manipulation in the copying process in order to recover the date which had faded over time) John S. Peavey was living in Tuftonborough at the time of his enlistment. He purchased land from Joseph L. Peavey in Tuftonborough according to the land deeds from that period. He married Sarah York from Tuftonborough although the ceremony took place in Multonborough. The first Census Record for him is in 1830 and 1840 in Exeter, Penobscot County, Maine. Neither John S. nor Sally appear in the 1850 Census for that area. It is reasonable to assume that Sally (York) Peavey died before John or she would have applied for his pension. The census reports indicate that John and Sarah had three sons and three daughters. One daughter probably died before 1840. None of his children applied for his pension which probably meant that they had reached their majority and were no longer eligible to receive the pension funds or they had already passed away before John's death. The youngest daughter born between 1835-1840 would have been eligible to file for the pension if she was still living in 1850 but no records indicate that anyone filed. At this point Moses Thurston Peavey is the only confirmed child of John S. Peavey and Sarah York. The death certificate for Moses lists his parents as John S. Peavey and Sarah York. SOURCES: 1. Peavey_Family.Ged by Mark Kulow 2. CENSUS 1850 Corinna, Penboscot County, Maine Page 64: Sally M. (54) is listed with her children, Dolly (30), David (25), Sarah (14) 3. The National Archives "Old War" Invalid; Service Captain Coukling File No. 20533 HOME ALPHABETICAL INDEX
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