Peaslee Family | Rocks Village in Haverhill, Massachusetts

Robert Peaslee was at one time the owner of two slaves. Amos Peaslee, Amos Davis, John Sanders, John Swett, Joseph Greele and
William Morse were also slave-owners in the East Parish, between the
years 1754 and 1776. (Peaslee)

Joseph, Dr. (1646 – 1734/5) marries 1) Francis Hoyt (1620 – 1642), 2) Ruth Barnard (1651 – 1723) in 1672, 3) Mary (Tucker) Davis (widow of Stephen Davis (~1663 – ~1719 s of Ephraim, Newphew of James) (1665 – aft 1723) in ~1723. Built Peaslee Garrison House at 790 East Broadway. Was Quaker and doctor.

Mary Peaslee (daughter of Joseph and Ruth Barnard) was born 6 months after her parents were married She married Joseph Whittier, The great grandparents of John Greenleaf Whittier (lineage: John/Abigail Hussey, Joseph/Sarah Greenleaf, Joseph/Mary Peaslee.

Joseph (1600 England – 1660 Salisbury/Amesbury) marries 1) Jane Severance ~ 1600, 2) Mary Johnson (1620 Wales – 1694 Haverhill) in ~1627 (1646). d. of John Johnson and Mary Throckmorton. One of the original 32 landholders in Haverhill. Mary’s probate #: 21071
1. Elizabeth (1625
2. Jane (1627 Oyster River, Dover -1694) marries Ens. John Davis (1621 Thornbury England-1675) in 1646. [these are the direct ancestors of Ruth Elizabeth “Bette” Davis, the actress] Genealogy of Greenwich, NJ.
  1. Mary (1647 -x) marries a Heath
  2. Sarah (1648 – ) marries a smith
  3. John (1654 -x)
  4. Hannah marries a Dalton
  5. Moses
  6. Joseph
  7. James
  8. Jane
  9. Jemima
  10. Judith marries an Emerson
3. Mary (1629
4. Sarah (1642)
5. Joseph, Dr. (1646 – 1734/5) marries 1) Francis Hoyt (1620 – 1642), 2) Ruth Barnard (1651 – 1723) in 1672, 3) Mary (Tucker) Davis (widow of Stephen Davis (~1663 – ~1719 s of Ephraim, Nephew of James) (1665 – aft 1723) in ~1723. Built Peaslee Garrison House at 790 East Broadway. Was Quaker and doctor.
  1. Dorothy Barnard (xx-xx) d. of Francis Hoyt Peaslee
  2. Mary (1672 – 1717) marries Joseph Whittier (1669 – 1739) in May 24, 1694. (d. of Joseph and Ruth (Barnard) Peaslee. Joseph is buried in Pentucket cemetery in Haverhill: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20512221. His gravestone states that he was born in 1663. Mary was born out of wedlock.
    1. Green Whittier (13 Mar 1696/7 Haverhill – Dec 1764) marries Hannah Chase (Moses, Aquila) (September 13, 1699 in Newbury – ). She married before 1720. Hannah was living when her father made his will in 1740.
    2. Joseph Whittier (1716 -1796) marries Sarah Greenleaf (1721 -1807) in 1739.
    3. Ruth Whittier (1701 – 1745) marries Benjamin Greeley (1699 – 1785) in 1722, he marries 2) Hannah Poor (xxx- 1802, age 89)
  3. Joseph (1674-1750) marries Elizabeth Hastings (1674-xx) in 1699. d. of Robert Hastings, Mason of his father’s garrison house who lived 595 E. Broadway.
    1. Daniel (1700 – x) marries Rebecca Kelley (1705 -x) in 1724
      1. Joseph (1725-1744)
      2. Rebecca (1728 – 1757) marries Daniel Dow (1728 -x) in 1749
      3. Sarah (1730
      4. Nathaniel (1732 -1755)
      5. Abigail (1734 – 1772 Salem, NH)
      6. Elizabeth (1736 – 1759)
      7. Daniel (1740 -1757)
      8. Joshua (1740 – 1740)
      9. Hannah (1745
    2. Elizabeth (1704 – 1720)
    3. Joseph (1702
    4. Joshua (1707 – xx) marries Abiah Page (1715-x) of Methuen in 1737
    5. Ruth (1710
    6. Jerusha )1712
    7. Esther (1715
    8. Sarah (1718
  4. Robert (1677 – 1742) marries Alice Currier (1678 – xx) in 1701. d. of Samuel and Mary Currier. Maybe Ann Sargent second in 1725. Probate 21073 dated 1742. https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/essex-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1638-1881/image?pageName=21073:4&volumeId=13789&rId=30393498
    1. Ann (1702
    2. Mary (1703
    3. Samuel (1704 -1757) marries Hannah Purenton (1708-x) in 1740 in Salisbury. Probate #: 21074
    4. Abigail (1706 Haverhill -x) marries Elijah Collins (x-x) in 1727 or is this James White in 1728?
      1. Peaslee Collins
    5. Ruth (1706 -x) marries Benjamin Borden
      1. Hope Borden (x-x) marries Henry Stanton (x-x)
    6. Amos (1708 – 1787) marries 1) Elizabeth Sargent (1712 – x) in 1731, 2) Elizabeth Tibbets Austin (~1712-x) in 1760
      1. Content (1733 – x) marries John Durant
      2. Robert (1735 – x) marries Anne Hazzen (1735-1817) in 1751.
        Moses 1756?
        Elizabeth (1758 -x) marries Jonathan Horne in 1782
        Abigail (1760 – 1827) marries William Brown (1751/2 – x) in 1779.
        Amos (1762 Haverhill – 1823 VT) marries 1) Lydia Ham (1765-x) in 1785, 2) Sarah Hadlock (1765 – x) in 1788.
        John Hazen
        Lydia
        Samuel Ham
        Amos
        Sylvester
        Sarah W.
        Zaccheus (1765 -1810) marries Sallie Stanton (x-x) in 1798 VT
        Moses (1774 – 1845 NH) marries Elizabeth Gale (1775 – x) in 1798.
        William (1767 -1851) marries Hannah Folsom (1781 – 1868) in 1799. https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=harlancgriffin&id=I072067
        Charles Hazen Peaslee
        Anna Nancy marries Stevens
        Robert (1769 – 1853 VT) marries Amanda Loomis (1780-x) in
      3. Anne (1740 marries Titcomb
      4. Zacheus (1743
      5. Alice (1745 Haverhill -x)
      6. Nicholas (1770 Dover -1826) marries Hannah Titcomb
      7. Joseph T.
      8. Benjamin T.
      9. John N.
      10. Elizabeth A.
      11. Mary N.
    7. Robert (1710
    8. Alice (1712 -1783) marries Thomas Blaney of Salem Mass in 1742. Inherits Samuel Peaslee’s house from wife Hannah in 1770. Sells to Gideon George.
    9. Ann (1714 (9) -x) marries Benjamin Bagnall Jr. (clockmaker of Boston) 1742.
  5. John Peaslee (1678/9 – 1752) marries Mary Martin (1678-after 1710) in 1705. daughter of John & Mary (Weed) Martin, and a granddaughter of George & Susanna North Martin was born 1678 in Amesbury, Essex County, MA. J G Whittier wrote “the Witch’s Daughter” which imagines what happened to a daughter of Susanna North. Susanna Martin was hanged as a witch in Salem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susannah_Martin
    1. Joseph
    2. John
    3. Sarah
    4. Jacob
    5. Nathan
    6. Ruth
    7. David
    8. James (1715-1770) marries xxx.
      1. William H. (1749-1794) marries Hannah Merrill (1747-) in xx
        James
        Aaron Merrill (1775-1837) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Peasley) Owned a 14′ x 25′ piece of land on River Road before 1808 (204/167). Owned small piece of land on upper East Main 64′ by 6 rods (196/47) sold in 1808 to Enoch Foot.
        Mark
    9. Ebenezer
    10. Mary
    11. Moses

Peter Ayer, born 1 October 1696, married Lydia Perley (sometimes written as Peasley) of Boxford on 17 January 1720-1, she was the daughter of Jacob and Lediah Perley. Lydia died on 29 September 1750, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Peter married on 22 January 1750-1 (second) Elizabeth Carleton. Peter died in 1774. He was a Deacon.

References: https://www.geni.com/people/Dr-Joseph-Peaslee/6000000009215947031

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58812366/benjamin-carleton-chase

http://www.nj.searchroots.com/EG/peaslee.htm (History and Genealogy of Greenwich, NJ)

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Joseph_Peaslee_%282%29

https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=harlancgriffin&id=I072067

https://boombridgegenealogy.com

Aaron Peasley: https://www.revolvy.com/page/Aaron-Peasley

Portraits of Moses Flint and Sarah: https://www.deborahmchild.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/146-153_child_jordan.pdf

Moses Flint Jr. in Poorhouse: https://books.google.com/books?id=rRZvAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=moses+flint+peaslee&source=bl&ots=TtHf2CrBof&sig=ACfU3U2W1R1QllOymSZ2BXbi915gF9rABg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjl3q3xxp7mAhUriOAKHZrSB-QQ6AEwCHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=moses%20flint%20peaslee&f=false