Peeke, Richard

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• Residence: Abbotsleigh, Devon
• Baptism: Mar 1618, Devon, Halwell

Notes:

Baptised March 1618 at Halwell. Married first to Christian, who bore him one son, Richard, and three daughters before dying between 1647 and late 1649. Nothing is known of Christian or of Richard Peke's second wife Anne, whom he must have married in 1648 or 1649. It was Richard and Anne Peeke's younger son John (born 1657) who was great-grandfather of John Peek of Hazelwood. Richard Peeke, who is described as "of Abbotsleigh" in the Blackawton registers, was Constable of Halwell in 1647 and almost certainly churchwarden there in 1635. He signed the Protestation Roll at Blackawton in 1641/42.

Family/Spouse: Christian. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Peeke, Richard was born in 1643.
2. Peeke, Honor
3. Peeke, Mary was buried in 1668 in Blackawton, Devon.
4. Peeke, Jane was buried in 1651 in Blackawton, Devon.

Richard married Anne between 1648 and 1649. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Peeke, Thomas
2. Peeke, Hanna was born in 1653 in Blackawton, Devon; died in 1653/54 in Blackawton, Devon.
3. Peeke, Luce
4. Peeke, John was born on 1 Nov 1657 in Devon, Halwell; died in 1725/26; was buried on 11 Jan 1725/26 in Devon, Cornworthy.

Notes:

The earliest proved ancestor of the Peeks of Hazelwood. Although his parentage is not known and no record of his baptism has been found, he must have been born around 1594 and almost certainly at Blackawton, Halwell or a neighbouring parish. He was married on 1 August or 1 September 1616 at Blackawton to Jane Tucker, who was baptised there on 21 January 1594/95 and a member of a family long resident in Blackawton. He may have been the Richard Peke named as a juror in the Blackawton Manor Court in September 1619 and April 1620. In 1625/26 and 1627/28 he was assessed for goods at Halwell. He was probably the Richard Peke who was churchwarden at Halwell in 1635. Although the date of Richard Peke's death is not known this must have taken place before 1641/42, as he did not sign the Protestation Roll at Halwell in that year. His three children were born at Halwell in 1618, 1620 and 1626.

Richard married Tucker, Jane in 1 Aug OR 1 Sep 1616 in Devon, Blackawton. Jane (daughter of Tucker, Nicholas) was born in 1594/5; died in 1665/66; was buried on 17 Mar 1665/66 in Devon, Halwell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 21 Jan 1594/95, Devon, Blackawton

Notes:

In the 1647 subsidy roll Jane Peke (Peeke) was listed in place of her dead husband next but one to Leonard Wadland (senior) at Halwell. The latter's brother John Wadland (senior) was also listed, and it was his daughter Grace who was later to marry Jane Peke's grandson Richard Peeke as his second wife. At the same time Jane Peke's elder son Richard (born 1618) was named as Constable for Halwell in 1647, while the Leonard Wadland mentioned above was one of the four assessors for the subsidy roll.

Other Events:

• Residence: Blackawton

Notes:

The Tucker family
This family has resided in the Blackawton area since at least the beginning of the sixteenth century to the present day. In 1525 two John Tuckers were assessed for goods on the subsidy roll, while in 1581/82 and 1591/92 Nicholas, John and William Tucker, who were probably brothers, were all similarly assessed at Blackawton.
On 1 August (or 1 September) 1616 Richard Peke (born c.1594) and Jane Tucker (1594/95-1665/66) were married at Blackawton; she was the daughter of Nicholas Tucker and baptised at Blackawton 21 January 1594/95.