with a smattering of the MD Catholics here and there!

For the Maryland Catholic Peakes who immigrated to KY at the same time as the VA Peakes (Baptists mostly)   -    DO take a look at this site,
 
 

the website was created by Sherri Hessick, to make the work of these two men available online.  It is an infomative and comprehensive work based on the book dating some lines back to the early 1600's.
 

The Owsley Connection:
Any of the Peaks whose line goes to John Peake III who married Lucy Gregg, may want to look into the Owsley line.  There is a newsletter available, and much published information on this line, available.
 
 

Another great site to check out is Ann Woodlief's work on this line.  She is related through Thomas, son of John Peak III and Lucy Gregg. 

Books I have on the Peaks:
Most of what I have on the Peaks comes from two books.  One was sent to me by a fellow researcher.  It has a Name and Authors only, listed only.  I do not know if it is a copy, or if the book always was in this form.  It is stapled through 120 8 1/2 X 11 pages.  The other is a book that was available Online through AOL's genealogy, at one time.  By Cyrus Peak.
The first coveres the Maryland Catholic Peaks, and the second the Virginia Baptist Peaks.  That is my line.  BOTH are well indexed, if you have an inquiry, please send it to email.

   Cyrus Peak's work begins with the immigrant, John Peak of England.  Born ca. 1627, d. September 1691 in Stafford County, Virginia.  He had been brought over by John Cheesman, and obtained land in Nebasco Run, in the upper local of Crooked Creek, a tributary going South off of the Occoquan river.  Look between Prince William and Fairfax Counties.
   As early as 1477 the name was related to the Pykes, and was later likely del Peck or del Pek.  Another variation may have been del Peke.
   Cyrus' work notes that in the 1960 publication of "Early Virginia Immigrants", by G.C. Greer, it states, "John Peake was bound headright, brought over in 1662 by Lt. Col. John Cheesman, Accomack County, VA .  He also mentions that he was granted a land patent near the head of the Potomac Creek, petitioned on June 11, 1690, and that he was discharged from paying taxes because of health problems.
   He died without a will.
 
 

• John Peake II married to Mary Spence
• Humphrey
• daughter married to Thomas Pierson
• Rossanna
• Robert 

• John Peak III
• William Peak b. c. 1687
• Sarah Peake m. Samuel Stone

• William Peake b. ca. 1725/1726 married Barbara Carter (?), and is my line through his son Robert who married Elizabeth Clark, in Bardstown, Nelson County, KY just around the turn of the century
• John Peake b. ca. 1728/1730
• Thomas Peake b. ca. 17833
• James Peake
• Francis Peake
• George Peake d. 1798, Campbell County, KY
• Daniel Peake b. 1743
• Sarah Peake b. 1749

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