John Peabody

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He worked from 1823 to 1836 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in Fayetteville NC having acquired the stock and trade of Alvan Wilcox. His advertisements listed an elegant assortment of watches, clocks, jewelry, silver, and fancy hardware.

• Advertised on 3 Oct 1825 (Fayetteville NC), asking those who had left watches with A. Wilcox for repair to call for them before January 1. ³

• Advertised in the North Carolina Journal (Fayetteville NC), 13 Dec 1826-7 Feb 1827, offering for sale watches and jewelry. ³

• He was a partner from 1836 to 1837 with John Campbell in Nashville TN as PEABODY & CAMPBELL. ³⁶

• He worked from 1837 to 1839 as a silversmith in Nashville TN

• He was a partner from 1839 to 1841 with Calvin Guiteau in Nashville TN as PEABODY & GUITEAU. ³⁶

• He worked from 1841 to 1843 as a silversmith in Nashville TN

• He was a partner from 1843 to 1847 with Thomas Gowdey in Nashville TN as GOWDEY & PEABODY from a shop "at the sign of the spectacles and watch on the Public Square." ³⁶

• He worked from 1848 to 1850 as a silversmith in Nashville TN

John married Julia Booth on 11 Feb 1825 in Wilmington NC.