On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 Connie wrote: > > Mary PEACHEY, widow of Samuel PEACHEY, was first married to James > BIDDLECOMB, who died bef. 8 Jan 1683/1684 in Old Rappahannock Co, VA. Mrs. > Mary TARPLEY, Mary PEACHEY's daughter by James BIDDLECOMB, was married to > James TARPLEY, who d. 1713 in Richmond Co, VA. James TARPLEY was the > brother of John TARPLEY of Richmond County. [Deed & Will Abst. of (Old) > Rappahannock Co, VA, Ruth & Sam Sparacio; Wills of Richmond Co, VA, > 1692-1800, Robert K. Headley, Jr.] > Thank you, Connie. Are you sure Mary Peachey was the widow of Samuel? Headley says he was William and implies that the 1713 will was his, though I think he was wrong there. Robert K. Headley Jr., _Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800_ (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), p. 26, citing Wills and Inventories 1709-1719: "p. 151 - [William] Peachey, will; May 1713, 2 Sep 1713. Grdaus. Mary and Elizabeth Tarpley; dau. Mary Tarpley; chil. of James Biddlecomb; chil. of dau. Elizabeth Jones; ex: none named; pres. by Mrs. Mary Tarpley and prov. by the oath of John Tarpley Gent." Was William Peachey a brother of Capt. Samuel Peachey? And was Elizabeth Jones the daughter of Biddlecomb or Peachey? Kathleen Much

Kathleen, I am back home and have had a chance to check my records concerning Mary Peachey. The 1713 will that you cite was Mary Peachey's will, not William Peachey's, as Headley seems to be implying: Richmond County Orders, 1711-1716, Bk 6, Comp. by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, The Antient Press, p.15: "p. 138 - Richmond County Court 2d of September 1713 - The Nuncupative Will of Mary Peachey, deced., was presented in Court by Mrs. Mary Tarpley, who made Oath thereto, and John Tarpley, Gent., upon Oath that he wrote the same by the directions of the deced, and that at the time of takeing the said directions to the best of his Judgment she was in perfect sence and memory; whereupon it was admitted to Record...." I also think that Mary Peachey was the widow of Samuel Peachey rather than William Peachey: Richmond County Orders, 1711-1716, Comp. by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, The Antient Press, p. 15: "p. 182 - Richmond County Court 8th of April 1714 - Daniell McCarty, Gent., one of the Trustess with the Estate of Colo. Samuell Peachey, deced., returned an Inventory and Appraisment of the Estate and also an Inventory and Appraisment of one third part of the Estate delivered to Mrs. Mary Peachey, Widdow and Relict of said deced., which are ordered to be recorded - Ordered that Mrs. Mary Tarpley returne an Inventory of the Estate of Mrs. Mary Peachey, deced., being Admrs. with the Will annexed of the said deced." In his will dated 2 [9] Jan 1711/12, pr. 4 Jun 1712, Samuel Peachey names as heirs, among many others, James Biddlecomb [Mary Peachey's son]; the eldest son of James Biddlecomb [Mary Peachey's grandson]; and his [Samuel's] goddaughter, the eldest daughter of James & Mary Tarpley [Mary Peachey's gr.daughter]. Samuel mentions his wife, but not by name. [Robert K. Headley, Jr., Wills of Richmond County, Virginia 1699-1800, p. 23.] The marriage between Samuel Peachey and Mrs. Mary Biddlecomb was evidently a late marriage for both, and there were apparently no children. However, by an earlier wife, Samuel had at least two sons, Samuel and William. They are mentioned in the will of William Hodgkin(s), who was an uncle of Samuel Peachey, Sr. [Ruth & Sam Sparacio, The Antient Press, A Digest of Family Relationships 1650-1692, p. 15] Elizabeth Jones, I believe, was the daughter of Mary Peachey by James Biddlecomb, although I have no definite proof of that. James Biddlecomb left a will, as that fact is mentioned in a 1689 deed in (Old) Rappahannock County. However, the will isn't among the published records of that county. Perhaps it could be located in a nearby county. Connie Ausec ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Much" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:36 AM Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Will of Mary Peachey > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 Connie wrote: > >> >> Mary PEACHEY, widow of Samuel PEACHEY, was first married to James >> BIDDLECOMB, who died bef. 8 Jan 1683/1684 in Old Rappahannock Co, VA. >> Mrs. >> Mary TARPLEY, Mary PEACHEY's daughter by James BIDDLECOMB, was married to >> James TARPLEY, who d. 1713 in Richmond Co, VA. James TARPLEY was the >> brother of John TARPLEY of Richmond County. [Deed & Will Abst. of (Old) >> Rappahannock Co, VA, Ruth & Sam Sparacio; Wills of Richmond Co, VA, >> 1692-1800, Robert K. Headley, Jr.] >> > > Thank you, Connie. Are you sure Mary Peachey was the widow of Samuel? > Headley says he was William and implies that the 1713 will was his, though > I > think he was wrong there. > > Robert K. Headley Jr., _Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800_ > (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), p. 26, citing Wills and > Inventories 1709-1719: "p. 151 - [William] Peachey, will; May 1713, 2 Sep > 1713. Grdaus. Mary and Elizabeth Tarpley; dau. Mary Tarpley; chil. of > James > Biddlecomb; chil. of dau. Elizabeth Jones; ex: none named; pres. by Mrs. > Mary Tarpley and prov. by the oath of John Tarpley Gent." > > Was William Peachey a brother of Capt. Samuel Peachey? And was Elizabeth > Jones the daughter of Biddlecomb or Peachey? > > Kathleen Much > >