Genealogy for
Stephen  Peacock 

	Parents
	Simon Peacock 1753 - 1831	Zilpha Pitman 1/16/1762 - 1835

About Stephen Peacock
Stephen Peacock 1777 - 1819 Stephen Peacock was born about 1777 in Wayne County, NC and died about 1819 in Wayne County, NC. He was 42 years old. Actual birth and death dates are not known.
Census 1/1/1800 NC (Wayne County) 23 yrs old Stephen Peacock - one male under the age of 10, one male age 16-25, and one female age 16-25. His father, Simon lives next door.   Additional information about Wayne County, NC around 1800:   Census 1/1/1810 NC (Wayne County) 33 yrs old Stephen Peacock is listed with a household containing three males and one female under the age of 10, one female between 26 and 45, one male 10-15 and himself -- a male between 26 and 45.   Other 2/1/1820 NC (Wayne County) 1 yrs after death In the name of God, Amen. I Stephen Peacock being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory blessed be to God for the same and for the better settling of my worldy affairs do give in form as followeth-- Item I give and bequeath unto my son Michael Peacock one horse by the name of Jol (or Sol). My will and desire is that my son John Brown Peacock should have a horse raised from my young mare as sonn as convenient. Also my will and desire is that my wife and family shall have my stock crop or as much thereof as will be sufficient for them to support on one year. I also have it in the power of my Executor to give my wife and family farming utensils of every description that I have. Also household and kitching furniture accordingly I also have the whole of my plantation and lands to the use of my wife and family yet under the controle of my Executor during her natural life after her death all of my property to be sold and equally divided amongst all my children. I also wish my wife to have my two negroes Charles and Litha yet in the power of my Executor to take them away from her and put them to the use of my family. Lastly I constitute my Brother Raiford Peacock Executor to this my last will and testament making all other wills void and of no effect and do further publish this to be my last will and testament in witness whereoff I the testator have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty fifth day of November and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and nineteen. Signed sealed in presence of us Gabe Shirard Stephen Peacock John Perkins Wayne County February Term 1820 This was the above will of Stephen Peacock exhibited in open Court for probate which was duly proved by the oath of John Perkins a subscribing witness and at the same Time Raiford Peacock appeared and Qualified as executor to said Will & let it be Recorded. Teste P. Hooks Clk  Click here to see a copy of the original document.
Age Date Event Viewing events that affected the communities where Stephen Peacock lived Viewing U.S. History Viewing World History Viewing Discoveries 1 1778 Alliance between United States and France 2 1779 Spain declares war on England 3 1780 Josef II abolishes serfdom in Hungary; England declares war on Holland 6 1783 Peace established at Versailles between France, England, Spain and United States; Britain cedes all lands west to the Mississippi River 6 1783 The hot air balloon is invented by Michel and Montgolfier and the first people in modern history fly at an altitude of 1800 m. 8 1785 The power loom was invented by Cartwright to produce cloth. 10 1787 Constitution of the United States is signed 10 1787 Catherine the Great leads Russia into war with Turkey 11 1788 Russia begins war with Sweden 12 1789 The capitol of North Carolina moves from New Bern to Raleigh and North Carolina becomes the 12th state of the United States of America. 12 1789 French feudal system is abolished with the Declaration of Rights of Man. Outbreak of hostilities in France with the fall of the Bastille on July 14; Revolution in Austrian Netherlands declares independence as Belgium 15 1792 French Revolutionary Wars begin and the French royal family is imprisoned the following year 16 1793 Marie Antoinette is executed; Fugitive Slave Act passed; Roman Catholic faith is banned in France; France declares war on Britain and Holland. 16 1793 Alexander McGillivray, the head of the Creek Indian Nation, dies. A restlessness begins to grow among the Indians in what is now Georgia, Alabama and Northern Florida as town chiefs via for the vacant leadership role. 16 1793 The cotton gin was invented by Whitney. 17 1794 The United States establishes the Navy 18 1795 White Terror and bread riots in Paris 19 1796 Napoleon marries Josephine de Beauharnais 20 1797 Napoleon proclaims the Venetian Constitution, founds Ligurian Republic in Genoa 21 1798 Mississippi Territory organized from Georgia's western land claims. It includes what will later become portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Northern Florida, 22 1799 The Rosetta Stone was discovered 23 1800 The first battery was invented by Volta 23 1800 NEWS HEADLINES: Seat of U.S. government moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC 26 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans. 27 1804 The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL. 28 1805 Federal Road project begins after the Creek Indians give the U.S. permission to develop a “horse path” through their nation that will provide better mail delivery between Washington City (DC) and New Orleans. Soon settlers are traveling and settling along this path to settle the southern frontier. 29 1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread. 30 1807 The first steamboat was invented by Fulton 34 1811 NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians. 34 1811 By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians. 35 1812 NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. 37 1814 The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson     Click on the Community, US History, World History or Discoveries button above to see a listing of historical events that happened during Stephen Peacock's life. These events affected the life and times of Stephen, his family and friends. The Age column will show how old Stephen was when the event occurred.

Marriages
	Nancy Barnes Born about 1780 and died about 1840. They were married about 1798.

The Children of Stephen Peacock
	Michael Peacock Born in Wayne County, NC about 1799 and died in Lake County, TN about 1870. She was 71 years old. Actual birth and death date are not known. Married Martha Applewhite...
	John Brown Peacock Born in Wayne County, NC about 1801 and died in Bibb County, GA about 1841. He was 40 years old. Actual birth and death date are not known. Married Mary (maiden name unknown)...
	Delilah Peacock Born in Wayne County, NC about 1805 and died in Macon County, GA about 1840. She was 35 years old. Actual birth and death date are not known. Married William McDowell...
	Barnes Peacock Born in Wayne County, NC about 1809 and died in Macon County, GA about 1865. He was 56 years old. Actual birth and death date are not known. Married Elizabeth Barnes (born 1820 in GA or NC). Children: Reasy A., Lilt, Lithonia, Amanda, Emeline, Atkinson, Elizabeth, Coleman, John F., & Catharine...
	Arthur Peacock Born in Wayne County, NC about 1811 and died in Jackson County, FL about 1850. He was 39 years old. Actual birth and death date are not known. Married Mary Dupree...
	Stephen Peacock Jr. Born in Wayne County, NC about 1815 and died in Calhoun County, FL about 1859. He was 44 years old. Actual birth and death date are not known. He and his wife are believed to have died before 1860 when their oldest daughter is found raising their youngest children....
	Peter Peacock Born in Wayne County, NC about 1817 and died in Brooks County, GA about 1860. He was 43 years old. Actual birth and death date are not known. Married Martha (maiden name unknown)...