Capt. Hawley PECK & Harriet BENNETT

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Capt. Hawley PECK
Harriet BENNETT

Husband: Hawley PECK
Birth: 22 Aug 1810, Newton, Fairfield Co., CT
Death: 1889, LaGrange Co., IN
Military Service: New York State Militia: Wayne County: Sixth Riflemen: 1837, Pvt.; 1839, Capt.
Occupation: farmer, producer of peppermint
Father: John PECK (1775-1848)
Mother: Sarah GILBERT
A World Family Tree pedigree purports to take John PECK back 26 generations (see Source below).

Marriage:

Wife: Harriet BENNETT
Birth: 1816/7, CT
Death: 1870-80, presumably in Clearspring Twp., LaGrange Co., IN
Occupation: homemaker

Children:

— born in NY, presumably in Galen, Wayne Co., NY:
1. Louisa PECK, b. 1834/5; m. William HUDSON (b. 1830/1, OH)
2. Fayette PECK, b. 1836/7
3. Jarvis PECK, b. 1837/8
4. Laura PECK, b. 1839/40
5. Sarah PECK, b. 1841/2
6. Leonard PECK, b. 1843/4

— born in IN, presumably in Clearspring Twp., LaGrange Co., IN:
7. Archibald PECK, b. 1846/7
8. Julia Ann PECK, b. 1848/9; d. 25 May 1921; m. 6 Feb 1873, Ira FORD (1848-1930)
9. Harrison N. PECK, b. 1850/1
10. Spiddy B. PECK, b. 1853/4
11. Jane PECK, b. 1855/6
12. Ella / Ellen Irene PECK, b. Sep 1858

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7-8 of 48; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 NY Wayne Co. Galen Roll 350 pp. 17B-18A Ln. 31 Hawley Peck 200 011 - 110 010 0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Jarvis (b. 1837/8)
= Fayette (b. 1836/7)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = hired hand?

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Hawley (b. 1810)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Laura (b. 1839/40)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Louisa (b. 1834/5)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Harriet (b. 1816/7)

2 persons employed in agriculture

He is the only Hawley PECK in the entire census.

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 17 — Hawley completely missed in index, but wife and children indexed): Town of Clear Spring (T36N.R9E), [Clearspring Twp.], Lagrange Co., IN, Roll M432_157, p. 14B, 174/175, enumerated 14 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Hawley Peck 40 M Farmer 2740 Connecticut

Hariet Peck 33 F N York

Louisa    " 15 F N York

Fayette   " 13 M N York

Jarvis    " 12 M N York

Laura     " 10 F N York

Sarah     " 8 F N York

Leonard   " 6 M N York

Archibald " 3 M Indiana

Julia An " 1 F Indiana

Ira Woodworth 16 M Farmer Indiana

Listed next to Burton PECK (æ 37, b. CT, wife Sarah).

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 31): Ringold P.O., Clear Spring [Clearspring] Twp., LaGrange Co., IN, Roll M653_274, p. 540, PN 14, 682/682, enumerated 14 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Holley Peck 49 M Farmer 11850 2600 Connecticut

Harriet   " 44 F New York

Louisa    " 25 F New York

Fayett    " 23 M New York

Jarvis    " 22 M New York

Leonard   " 16 M New York

Julia A   " 11 F Indiana

Spiddy B " 6 F Indiana

Harrison N " 9 M Indiana

Jane       " 4 F Indiana

Ella       " 2 F Indiana

David Gats 22 M Farm Laborer Michigan

Jeremiah R. S. 31 M Laborer Ohio

John McDonald 19 M Laborer Indiana

5. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 31 — indexed "Pech"): La Grange P.O., Clearspring Twp., LaGrange Co., IN, Roll M693_333, p. 189A, PN 21, 168/169, enumerated 26 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Peck Hawley 59 M W Farmer 16800 1900 Connecticut

____ Harriet 54 F W Keeping house New York

____ Julia 21 F W At home Indiana

____ Spiddy 16 F W Indiana

____ Jane 14 F W Indiana

____ Ella 12 F W Indiana

Smith H B 25 M W Farm Laborer New York

Juks Andrew 22 M W Farm Laborer Indiana

Aker Wm 16 M W Farm Laborer Indiana

Simmons Destin 63 F W Seamstress New York

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 28): Clearspring Twp., LaGrange Co., IN, Roll T9_291, p. 426A, PN 9, SD 6, ED 22, enumerated __ Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 13 24 25 26

91 91 Peck Hawley W M 70 Boards CT CT CT

Boarding with ROY family. Daughter, Ella PECK (æ 22, b. IN) is living in LaGrange, LaGrange Co., IN (p. 367A), with married daughter, Louisa (PECK) HUDSON (æ 45, b. NY) and her husband, William HUDSON (æ 49, b. OH).

7. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. Lewis H. CLARK. 1863/83. Military History of Wayne County, N.Y. Clark, Hulett, & Gaylord, Sodus, NY (online at HeritageQuest at Genealogy.com):

p. 167 APPOINTMENTS FROM THE RECORDS OF THE
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, ALBANY...

p. 183 SIXTH RIFLEMEN. August 19, 1837—Hawley Peck, Lieutenat, Galen.
Jun 8, 1839—Hawley Peck, Captain, Galen...

9. Anon. 1920. History of Northeast Indiana: LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties. Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago (online at HeritageQuest at Genealogy.com):

p. 117 CHAPTER XVIII
CHRONOLOGY OF THE COUNTY The subjoined is a chronology of important events transpiring within LaGrange County between the years 1829 and 1891, covering a period of more than three score years...

p. 119 1846... The peppermint industry commenced this year by Hawley Peck...

10. Broderbund. World Family Trees (on CD and online at Genealogy.com): Vol. 17, Pedigree #1608. Takes our subject back 27 generations, but caveat emptor! Pedigrees purporting to go back this far are often fanciful, so accept only what you can document.

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

12. GNIS: Geographic Names Information Service (online at USGS.gov): does not recognize any feature named "Clear Spring" in LaGrange Co., IN, but does recognize a "Clearspring Township" in LaGrange County.

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