William PECK

1601 - 1694  (93 years)

• Name	William PECK
  Birth	1601	London, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Oct 1694	New Haven Village, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
  Burial	6 Oct 1694	New Haven Center Church In New Haven, Connecticut
  Person ID	I249	kirkpatrick
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2007

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Sarah HOLT,   b. 1608, London, England d. 5 Dec 1683, New Haven Village, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Alice PECK,   b. 26 Feb 1624, Liddington, Rutland, England d. 1687, Lyme, New London, Connecticut (Age 62 years)   2. Joseph PECK,   b. 17 Jan 1640, New Haven Village, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. d. 25 Nov 1718, Lyme, New London, CT, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)   3. Elizabeth PECK,   b. Apr 1643, New Haven Village, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. d. 5 Dec 1683, Wallingford Village, New Haven, CT, U.S.A. (Age ~ 40 years)
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2007

  
  

• Notes

  According to http://www.spoonergen.com/trees/US-William/notes.html#NI15593: According to family tradition, William Peck emigrated from England to this country with his wife, Elizabeth, and his son, Jeremiah, in the ship "Hector", arriving at Boston, from London in late May of 1637. The first record of William in this country is in 1638 as a founder of the New Haven Colony. On June 4, 1639 William is listed as one of the original proprietors at New Haven where he signed the fundamental Agreement. William Peck was admitted Freeman of the colony on October 20, 1640. He was a merchant by occupation, a trustee, treasurer, and the general business agent of the Colony Collegiate School, established on the basis of the Hopkins fund. In 1659, he was a merchant at New Haven and Deacon of the Church. The records there call him "Mr." which then indicated considerable respect. On October 4, 1694, William died and was buried two days later in the Old Burial Ground. The grave was later covered by the Center Church, but his stone was moved in 1821 to the new cemetery. His will was probated on October 11, 1694, and mentions his second wife and four children who survived him. ("Probate Records of New Haven, Connecticut" II:176)