David Peaslee

  General Notes:

information on David Peaslee and Rachel Straw marriage and children per F. Dearborn genealogy and mailed to me Feb 1999. Other sources include Kingston, Amesbury and Haverhill VR.

ancestry.com - He first settled at Newton, New Hampshire.; he moved to Sandown, New Hampshire in 1760; then moved to Sutton, New Hampshire in 1767. One of the first settlers of Sutton, New Hampshire.

Per notes of John Lyle Bascom-Gordon, Compiler of this line: "He was called of Perrystown, NH. (See 'History of Sutton, NH') " David Peaslee, of Sandown, the first actual settler in Perrystown, came in the autumn of 1767, and was soon followed by his many sons. He settled at what was after- wards called " Peaslee's Corner," at the foot of Kimball's hill, north of the John Eaton residence. The sons all set- tied in this town. Concerning these men, father and sons, it was said of them by those who knew and remembered them, that they were all men of honor and honesty, were strong, well made, most of them being six feet tall. They all became owners of farms, and made them valuable by their energy and industry ; nevertheless they were more fond of hunting than husbandry. Indeed, some of them were perfect Nimrods. It is not improbable that to this special proclivity they are indebted for the honor of being the first settlers in the wilds of Perrvstown. David Peaslee, the father, died probably about 1800. One of his sons gave his age, at the time of his death, as 87. His widow died at a very great age. Samuel Peaslee, oldest son, married the sister of William, Samuel, and Cornelius Bean, and their daughter Sally was the first-born female child in Sutton that lived to maturity. For her record, see Samuel Andrew. Her grave may be seen in the North burying-ground. The first born male child in Sutton was son of Cornelius Bean, to whom the town voted a gratuity when he should be of age. He, how- ever, died in infancy. The first born male child that lived to maturity was also of the same Bean stock, being son of Samuel, named Joseph. One who remembered Samuel Peaslee well, said of him that he was a very worthy man, sensible, capable, punctual, and one of the very best of neighbors. The last named qualification meant a great deal in the days of old, when in their isolated, toilsome lives neighbors depended on each other for companionship, as well as for symj)athetic help in time of sickness or calamity.

Samuel Peaslee was farmer and brick-maker. He had a brick-yard about one fourth mile from his house on the road from Fishersfield to Warner. He did a good share of town business, as the early records show, reared his large family, and accumulated a good property. He died here at the age of 75 in 1821. His death was very sudden, and occurred near the time of the great tornado.

Father: John Peaslee b: 25 FEB 1678/79 in Haverhill, Essex County, MA Mother: Mary Martin b: 1678 in Amesbury, Essex County, MA

Marriage 1 Rachel Straw b: 2 JUN 1718 Married: 9 FEB 1741/42 in Amesbury, Essex County, MA Children Dorothy "Dolly" Peaslee b: 12 NOV 1744 in Sandown, Rockingham County, NH Samuel Peaslee b: 15 JUN 1746 in Sandown, Rockingham County, NH Peter Peaslee b: 8 MAR 1748/49 in Sandown, Rockingham County, NH David Peaslee b: 6 MAR 1750/51 in Sandown, Rockingham County, NH Rachel Peaslee b: 12 MAY 1754 in Sandown, Rockingham County, NH Abraham Peaslee b: 20 JUL 1756 in Sandown, Rockingham County, NH Isaac Peaslee b: 3 MAY 1760 in Sandown, Rockingham County, NH Jacob Peaslee b: 3 MAY 1760 in Sandown, Rockingham County, NH Timothy Peaslee b: 5 OCT 1763 in Sandown, Rockingham County, NH Sarah Peaslee b: 12 APR 1766 in Sandown, Rockingham County, NH John Peaslee b: 11 NOV 1768 in Sutton, Merrimack County, NH

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David married Rachel Straw, daughter of John Straw and Lydia Sargent, on 9 Feb 1742 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (Rachel Straw was born on 2 Jun 1718 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA, died after 1800 in Sutton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA and was buried in Old South Sutton Cemetery, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.)

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