Hi Ed, On the Muster lists in Derry, 1642, the closest are William Poake John Kilner's Foot James Poake ditto Defenders of Derry Capt. Alexander Pogue (or Poke) Derry Family of Pogue or Poke in Derry -- Alexander's wife, her mother and brother were killed by a bomb falling on their house. Bell "Surnames of Ulster" says in the late 19th century in Down, Antrim, MOnaghan and Derry that Pollack was still used interchangabley with Poag, Pogue, Poke, and Polk. The origin of Pollock, he says is not known. Pog in Gaelic means kiss and is often transliterated at Pogue. MacLysaght (Surnames of Ireland) as (Mac) Peake, in Irish Mac Peice. He says peic is not an Irish word and that it is probably from Old English peac, a thick set man. He says the Mac is kept in its homelands of Derry and Tyrone. He says elsewhere probably English. Linda Merle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edwin O'Brien" <edlobrien@dslextreme.com> To: scotch-irish@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:46:08 PM Subject: [S-I] Subject: "Defenders of the Plantation of Ulster 1641-1691" Hi Linda. I wrote a couple of years ago about looking for Peeks in Antrim in the late 1600s and early 1700s. I had found the family of David Peak (b1681, Antrim) and his two sons John and Robert Peek as reported on the Family Search Site (IGI). They were listed in the Milrow Presbyterian Church records. I hired a researcher to examine those records and make some copies of some of the originals. The Peeks turned out to be Pooks and I was disappointed. I now know that an “e” was often written to look like an “o” and that they were probably Peeks and that David and his son John were probably my ancestors. A John Peak of Prince Edward County, VA was my ancestor and he had a brother, Robert, also resident in Prince Edward County and family oral history says that they were Scotch Irish. Now, getting to the point would you look up the name, Peek/Pook/Peak if and when you get a chance. I recognize that David would have been too young to be in the “Defenders of the Plantation of Ulster 1641-1691” but perhaps some of his relatives are listed. Thank you. Ed O’Brien ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCOTCH-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message