have suspected that his first son might have been in the Civil War as he was born in 1839 and never mentioned again after the 1860 census.
James was my gggrandfather also. I have a lot on the Peck history, including your line (Rodam, Guy, Robert, Robin).
I will share whatever you want to see. There has been much written written about James Madison Peck. He was wealthy and an early settler to western Kentucky. His children were generally doctors and lawyers and well educated.
The son I am descended from, Edward Atchinson Peck, was a farmer that was an early settler in Oklahoma, before statehood.
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ll, the ears are a bit different....Very dominant 'Peck' genes.
Picture of Lewis Peck
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Peck-319
Unfortunately, I have no idea how you two are related, but I suspect you must be, somewhen back. My great grandfather is a major brick wall. The only hints I have for him are that he was born in 1851 (if that is correct) and born somewhere in NJ (if the censuses are correct). New Jersey is a big place. His name was Edward Harold Peck, and he moved to the Cleveland OH area in the early-mid 1800s. After that, all his associations were with his inlaws, and there are no clues going back to NJ. I did find one EH Peck of roughly the right age in NJ, but he had a full rich life somewhere else, so was not my guy.
I don't expect that you have any information on my mystery, but I did have to share the picture of my father. You could be twins....
Linda
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- King Edward III - John of Gaunt (Katherine De Roet) - Henry Beaufort - Jane Beaufort - Henry Stradling - Thomas Stradling - Jane Stradling - Elizabeth Griffith - Mary Philips - James Bowen - Richard Bowen - Alice Bowen - John Wheaton - James Wheaton - Hannah Wheaton - Content Brayten - Nancy Horton - Martin Horton Peck - Susan Peck - Virginia Taylor - Florence Olson - H. Lamar Jackman - My mom - Me
Eleanor of Aquitaine - John Lackland - King Henry III - Edward Longshanks - Edward Caernarvon - King Edward III - John of Gaunt (Katherine De Roet) - Henry Beaufort - Jane Beaufort - Henry Stradling - Thomas Stradling - Jane Stradling - Elizabeth Griffith - Mary Philips - James Bowen - Richard Bowen - Alice Bowen - John Wheaton - James Wheaton - Hannah Wheaton - Content Brayten - Nancy Horton - Martin Horton Peck - Susan Peck - Virginia Taylor - Florence Olson - H. Lamar Jackman - My mom - Me
Eleanor of Aquitaine - Mary Capet - Theobald III - Theobald King of Navarre - Henry King of Navarre - Joan Queen of Navarre - Isabella of France - King Edward III - John of Gaunt (Katherine De Roet) - Henry Beaufort - Jane Beaufort - Henry Stradling - Thomas Stradling - Jane Stradling - Elizabeth Griffith - Mary Philips - James Bowen - Richard Bowen - Alice Bowen - John Wheaton - James Wheaton - Hannah Wheaton - Content Brayten - Nancy Horton - Martin Horton Peck - Susan Peck - Virginia Taylor - Florence Olson - H. Lamar Jackman - My mom - Me…
born in New Jersey. Big place. This Edward Harold Peck was apparently b. abt 1851. He appears in Cleveland OH by the early 1880s. I have death records, property records, will, newspaper bits, directories, lots of info, but everything, and I mean everything, involves only his inlaws and his Cleveland connections. (I'm only inferring the 'Harold'. He was Edward H. and named his second son Edward H. Jr. The son's middle name was Harold. The father was always Ed, Edward or EH.)
So I am going, again, for the sin of working forward a bit. Is anyone researching Peck lines in New Jersey? Does anyone know of any books, sites, sources, for Pecks in New Jersey?
Years ago, I found just one census for an Edward H of about the right age in New Jersey, but he went on to have a full life in another place. Wrong guy. I've tried EH, Ed, Eddy, even just E, and all kinds of variants for Peck.
Even the '1851' and the 'NJ' would have been self-sourced.... May not be so.
He may have been illegitimate. His mother might be the Peck. Or his father.
He could have been on the run from the law :/, but he lived a steady, reliable life in Cleveland and raised steady, reliable kids.
The only possible other hints I have are that he was associated with a Remington and an Adams in Cleveland, and they were not related to his inlaws. He named his oldest son Remington. Nice if that were a clue.... But, again, Adams owned a small hotel/saloon where EH lived early, and where he worked early as a bartender. Remington was in the saloon and distillery business. They could have all met and gotten close there. I have been working on researching these associates to see if they had NJ connections. Not much luck so far....
If you want a grin, I will be posting my father's picture on my page this afternoon. Lewis Robert Peck, son of Remington Peck, grandson of the elusive Edward H. Peck. You should see how much he looks like Bruce!!! Eyes, nose, cheekbones, lines around the mouth, jawline, chin, forehead. Even expression. The ears are a little different.... My dad looks just like his father. And, I'm guessing, like his grandfather. Dominant genes. The photo was taken in his mid-80s.
Any hints more than welcome.... Oh, if I could only narrow down to a county.... Or even be sure of New Jersey!
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Howdy Roger!! Welcome to Genealogy Wise. Where at in the Peck lines are you from?? Come on to the chat room. There's often somebody in there if ya need any help :)