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THE PEACK FAMILY
Originally published in 1900 |
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THE PEACK FAMILY. - John Peeck (as he spelled it), the common ancestor of the Pake and Peak families of Bergen County, still quite numerous, was of English parentage, burl whether he came to New Amsterdam
from Holland or England does not appear. He must have come over in 1619 or 1650, for his marriage to Maria Vlockers (widow) is recorded in
the New Amsterdam church records as of February 20, 1650. This entry,
unlike most of the other entries, contains no reference to the place
of his nativity. As the name Peeck does not appear in any of the
New York or New Jersey records prior to this, he must have been the
first of the name in New Netherlands at least. The couple lived in New
York, where he died in 1659. His children were at least four: Ann, 16M;
John, 1653; Jacobus, 1656; and Maria, 1658.
John Peeck married in New York, July 18, 1683, Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. Gysbert Van Emburgh, the American ancestor of all the Van Emhurghs of Bergen County. Dr. Van Emburgh was from Amsterdam, and began as a shopkeeper and book-vender in New Amsterdam, but went from there to Albany to reside. From there he removed to Kingston, where lie practiced medicine successfully, and was scheppen from 1663 to his death in 1665. His son, John, was a physician, and married a daughter of William Sandford, of Bergen County. He bought considerable land in Bergen County, where he eventually settled. John Peeck had eight children by his wife, Elizabeth Van Emburgh, all of whom settled in Bergen County, principally in the localities called Schraalenburgh and Kinderkamack, where his descendants still flourish.
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