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Contributors: Sally Gordon, Sue Moore, Lionel Nebeker

Index of References:
Index of Land Grantees/Grantors-Mason County
Index of Wills and Administrations- Mason County
Talley's NE KY Papers, W.M. Talley
Alfred Marshall Peed Bibles
US Federal Census, Kentucky - 1790
US Federal Census, Kentucky - 1800
US Federal Census, Kentucky - 1810
US Federal Census, Kentucky - 1820
US Federal Census, Kentucky - 1830
US Federal Census, Kentucky - 1840
US Federal Census, Kentucky - 1850
PEED Family Reunion Speech, by Opal Johnson Bowman - 30 August 1925
Letter from Gertrude PEED to Lillian MILLS re. Peed Family History - 2 May 1937

Index of Mason County, KY Land Grantees/Grantors [from "Peed Family Notes" compiled by Bessie Parry PEED, unpub., some of these notes are not clear and I may have made errors in their transcription]

Deed F-51 Jan. 16, 1800
Richard Peed, Grantee - 80 acres

Deed A-C-134, 1804
Valentine Peed, Grantee- land on Lawrence Creek

Deed 55 page 5, Dec. 15, 1845
Grantor-John Peed to son Alfred M. Peed

Deed 60-384, 13 Mar 1851
Grantor- Richard Peed to America, his wife - 4 acres on Mill Creek

Deed 61-723. 19 Feb 1853
Richard Peed & America (Clift) his wife to John Matthews & [?] to Alfred M. Peed /Maysville-Lex. 344 ac. $8600.00 Turnpike/

Deed 61-295 14 Feb 1852
Wm. M. Peed & Juliana sold property in May's Lick, bought 1850 & 1852

Deed 64-180, 18 Sept. 1855
Wm. M. Peed & Juliana mortgaged to Alfred M. Peed
note to Geo. Riley - Alfred Peed surety
not to Wm. Clark - John R. Peed surety
note to Jas. Mitchell - Richard Peed surety

Miss Lizzie N. Peed & Miss Jessie M. Peed sold Rock quarry, part of estate of Jesse Jefferson as children of Mrs. Lizzie Peed (nee Jefferson)

Deed 69-412, heirs of Owen B. Owens - Land on North Fork
George Peed & wife Maria (Bracken Co.)
John Harber & wife Mahala (Bracken Co.)
Wm. Owens & wife Martha (Bracken Co.)

Deed 73-551-1878
Richard Peed & America (Clift) his wife, of the County of Henry, State of Indiana - lot in Lewisburg as heirs of Mary Clift

List of Mason County, KY Wills and Inventories:

Will D-203- January 12, 1818
Inventory of John Peed
One horse valued at $60.00
Appraisers: Richard Peed, John Peed, Leroy Griffin

Will N-211- August 1, 1843
Inventory of Leroy Peed
Widow $250.00
Adm. Henceley Clift
Appraisers: W. H. Hohnson, Chas. A. Burgess, Joseph Duncan

Will N-205- March 1845
Inventory of Richard Peed, Sr. June 25, 1844
Notes on Isaac Lewis, James Peed & THos. Gaither.
Appraisers: L.S. Morris, Cornelius Waller, Joseph V. Burgess, Wm. M. Peed

Will P-67-69- Sept. 1851
Settlement of Silas A. Clift one of the executors of Hensley Clift who was guardian of Leroy: Ann Peed, Maria Peed, Henseley Peed, John Richard Peed} of heirs of Leroy Peed when to Indiana to live with their mother.

Will Z-441 - 22 June 1908
Allotment of Dower - Jospeh D. Peed
Mary E. Peed - Widow
Eliz. N. Baseorn & husband Geo. N.
Nancy D. Peed
Bessie P. Peed
Alfred M. Peed
Mary E. Peed (under age)

Talley's NE KY Papers, W.M. Talley
Charles Peed, p.39; m. Miss Corilla Belt, May 1st 1878
Corilla Peed, p.33; April 24, 1880, died of Congestion of the lungs
Gabriel Peed, p.96, one of the 1st settlers of Tollesboro Neighborhood
Henderson Peed, p.138, of Fleming Co., KY, was murdered on Mon. last (reported 7/17/1849) at Wiggins blacksmith shop, 2 mi. from Mayslick in Mason Co., allegedly by Thomas Dale (age 25 or 30).....
Sallie Peed, p.164; died at Flemingsburg at the residence of her son-in-law, Joseph I. Dorsey, Mar 4, 1887 age abt.65
Alfred Marshall Peed Bibles from Kentucky Bible Records... taken from Julia Ardery's "Kentucky Records" and Mrs. Harry Kennett McAdams' "Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records," Keystone Printery, Lexington, Kentucky, 1929.

CALVERT BIBLE (Owned by Alfred Marshall Peed, Maysville, Ky.)
James Calvert and Mary Alsey Cheek were married in Culpeper County, Virginia, February 7, 1797.  
Births and marriages:
John and Sally Calvert were wedded Dec. 26, 1816.
James and Caroline Peed were betrothed Sept. 2, 1819.
Jesse Calvert and Ann, his wife, married April 24, 1821
Craven Calvert and Sarah, his wife, were married Nov. 18, 1828.
Sanford Calvert and Frances D. Calvert, his wife, were married Mar. 11, 1829.
Alfred and Mary Peed married Aug. 29, 1833, at Mayslick.
Jesse Calvert was born Sept. 11, 1793.
John Calvert was born Jan. 10, 1798.
Caroline Calvert was born Nov. 9, 1799.
Permelia Calvert was born April 19, 1801.
Sanford Calvert was born April 4, 1803.
Craven Calvert was born Sept. 14, 1805.
James Calvert was born May 15, 1808.
Redman Calvert was born Aug. 6, 1810.
Charles Calvert was born June 30, 1812.
J. M. Calvert was born April 14, 1814.
Mary Calvert was born Feb. 15, 1819.
Ann Wood Calvert, dau. of Craven and Sally Calvert, born Sept. 25, 1829.
Alcy Ann Furman Calvert, dau. of Walter and Permelia C., born July 20, 1836.
Walter Calvert, Jr., born Oct. 11, 1841.

PEED BIBLE (Owned by Alfred Marshall Peed, Maysville, Ky.)  
Alfred Peed was born Sept. 1, 1813, died 1892.
Mary Peed, his wife, was born Feb. 15, 1819, died 1901.
p. 210
John Peed, born Nov. 9, 1834, died Sept. 9, 1856.
Eliza Jane Peed, born April 24, 1836.
Carolina Peed was born July 20, 1838, died June 20, 1865.
Dorothy Peed was born Aug. 29, 1840.
Mary A. Peed, born May 6, 1843, died July 14, 1921.
J. J. Peed, born Oct. 189 1845, died Oct. 19, 1914.
J. D. Peed, born Jan. 8, 1848, died Feb. 2, 1907.
Permelia A. Peed, born Dec. 7, 1850, died June 10, 1864.
Alfred M. Peed, born May 8, 1853, died Aug. 29, 1862.
Dorothy Peed, born Jan. 25, 1787 (mother of A. M. Peed).
Joane Peed, born Oct. 13, 1813, died July 12, 1883 (?).
Chas. C. Peed, born July 21, 1956, died July 12, 1858 (?)
Maggie Peed, born July 14, 1859, died Nov. 10th, 1862.
William Peed, born Sept. 30, 1861.
John Peed and Dorothy (Marshall) were married April 18, 1809.
Alfred Peed and Mary were married Aug. 29, 1835.
Craven Calvert and Sally were married Nov. 18, 1828.
Dorothea A. Peed and J. T. Young.
J. D. Peed and S. (?) A. Jefferson.
J. J. Peed and R. B. Tabb. J. D. Peed and E. B. Perry (?).
M. H. Peed and J. A. Slack.
W. A. Peed and Mary McIlvain, Jan. 14, 1885.

1790 U.S. Federal Census - Kentucky

Name

County

Lewis PEED Floucester [9 family members]

1800 U.S. Federal Census - Kentucky

Name

County

Males under 16

Males over 16

Females

Gabriel PEED Fleming
Isaac PEED Mason
John PEED Mason
Philip PEED Mason
Richard PEED Mason
William PEED Mason

1810 U.S. Federal Census - Kentucky

Head of Household

County

Free White Males

Free White Females

Other Free Persons

Slaves

John PEED

Mason

1 (26-44)

1 (16-26)

0

2

Margaret PEED

Mason

0

1 (26-44)
[b. 1766-84]

2

3

Richard PEED

Mason

2 (0-9)
1 (10-15)
1 (26-44)

3 (0-9)
2 (10-15)
1 (26-44)

0

0

Philip PEDD

Bracken

3 (0-9)
1 (26-44)

2 (0-9)
1 (26-44)

0

0

1820 U.S. Federal Census-Kentucky
Head of Household County

Roll/Page

Free White Males

Free White Females Free Colored Persons Slaves
Gabriel PEED Mason

20/94

James PEED Mason

26/53

Richard PEED Mason

26/63

1830 U.S. Federal Census - Kentucky

Head of Household

County

Twp.

Roll/Page

Free White Males

Free White Females

Free Colored Persons

Slaves

James PEED

Mason

Maysville

39/210

John PEED

Mason

Maysville

39/214

George PEED

Bracken

na

34/4

Isaac PEED

Bracken

na

34/4

Philip PEED

Bracken

na

34/4

Will PEED

Fleming

na

36/6

Gabriel PEED

Fleming

Washington PEED

Fleming

Thomas PEED

Mercer

na

39/299

1840 U.S. Federal Census - Kentucky

Name

County

Twp.

roll/page

George PEED

Bracken

S. Divn

105/378

Isaac PEED Bracken S. Divn 105/377
James PEED Fleming Divn 1 110/201
William PEED Fleming Divn 1 110/201

1850 U.S. Federal Census-Kentucky Index
Alfred M. Peed, Mason Co.
Evans Peed, Lewiston Co.
George Peed, Brac. Co.
Harriet Peed, Mason Co.
James Peed, Mason Co.
Richard Peed, Mason Co.
William M. Peed, Mason Co.

1850 Census - Mason Co., KY Dwelling #16/#16
Name Age Sex Occupation Value Birth
Alfred M. PEED 35 M Farmer $16000 KY
Mary F KY
Elizabeth J. PEED 14 F KY
Caorolina C. PEED 12 F KY
Dorothy E. PEED 9 F KY
Mary A. PEED 7 F KY
John J. PEED 4 M KY
Joseph D. PEED 2 M KY
John PEED, Sr. 70 M Farmer $6000 VA
James MARSHALL 59 M Farmer VA
Andrew DUNCAN 30 M/Black KY

1850 Census-Mason Co., KY, Dist. !, Dwelling #267/#272
Name Age Sex Occupation Born Married in Year
James PEED 30 M Farmer KY X
Amanda PEED 18 F KY X

1850 Census - Mason Co., KY, Dist. 2, p.75 Dwelling #248
NAME Age Sex Occupation Value Born
Richard PEED 47 M Farmer KY
America PEED 37 F KY
Thomas PEED 17 M KY
Albert PEED 15 M KY
William PEED 13 M KY
Leroy PEED 7 M KY
Mary E. PEED 4 F KY
Hannah H. PEED 5/12 F KY

1850 Census, Mason Co., KY, Dist.#2, Dwelling #129/129
Name Age Sex Occupation Value Born
Harriet PEED 40 F Ky
John PEED 15 M Farmer KY
Hensly PEED 13 M KY
Mariah PEED 10 F KY
Ann L. PEED 8 F KY

1850 Census, Mason Co., KY, Dist.2, p.129A, 12 Oct. 1850, Dwelling #1038/#1038

Name

Age

Sex

Occupation

Value

Born

Married in year

William M. Peed 38 M Farmer $4200 KY

X

Julia A. Peed 36 F KY

X

John Peed 17 M Laborer KY
James L. Peed 15 M KY
Hannah A. Peed 14 F KY
William F. Peed 11 M KY

RE-UNION OF THE RICHARD PEED I, FAMILY
[Note: this reunion speech had been in the possession of Bessie Parry Peed (d/o Joseph Duncan PEED/Mary Eloise PARRY) of Mays Lick, Mason Co., KY (she had attended that reunion) and it was passed down to her daughter Mary Yancey Claybrook. Thanks to Sue Moore for sending me a copy.]

"I looked up the meaning of 're-union' and found it meant 'union after separation'. We have been separated and have this day come to enjoy the fellowship of our family one with the other. Family re-unions mean a great deal to many of us and ours is a big one.  When asked to right a little history of the Peed family, it was a pleasure to do it. It is not accurate but as nearly so as we could get it. If I leave any member of the family out, it is an error of the head and not of the heart.  If any corrections are to be made, kindly do so, that the younger generation may have a good record.

Richard Peed I, was born in Virginia in 1768.  He was the son of John Peed and Margaret Green Peed. He was married to Hannah Griffin. Little is known of them except he was sheriff of Westmorland County, Virginia, during the Revolutionary War. They moved to Mason County, Kentucky, date unknown. They were parents of: James Peed, Leroy Peed, William Peed, Richard Peed II, Margaret, Dully, Elizabeth, and Jane Peed.

James Peed grew to manhood in Mason County, Kentucky, and married Caroline Calvert in 1819. His father being a slave owner, gave each of his children slaves as they left to make homes of their own.

The children of this couple were: Julia Ann Peed Shroyer, James Calvert Peed, Alsey Peed Evers, Hannah Ann Peed Boyd, Elizabeth Peed Bland, Richard Peed III, and three children who died in infancy.

James Peed sold his slaves back to his father and came to Indiana, where he bought a farm in Libert[y] Township, near Devon Post Office, on Dublin Pike. Caroline Calvert Peed died and left an infant Redmond.  In 1839, James Peed and Elizabeth Elliott Hobson were married. She took a mother's place to this baby, and was a good mother in word and deed. Their children were: Caroline Peed Paul, Evan Hobson Peed, and Harriet Peed Johnson. When James Peed and Elizabeth were married, she had three children. Into this family were three sets of children and harmony and happiness prevailed with the guiding hands of such strong characters as James and Elizabeth Peed.

James Peed had true southern hospitality. His home was the happy meeting place for his family. He, of the brothers, came first to [Indiana]. Liking his new home so well, he sent for his brother Richard II, and William to come and settle there. Leroy died in Kentucky but his widow, Harriet, came to his home and stayed in Henry County, Indiana.

Anna Peed Redding, being their daughter. William Peed was the grandfather of William Peed Junior, Mrs. Jap Wright, and Mrs. Howard Maury, Amanda, and Elliott Peed.

Richard Peed II was the grandfather of Gertrude, Florence, Ed Peed, Carl Berry and the Fletcher boys.

Dully Peed Hixon, the sister was the grandmother of Mrs. Dave Millikan, and Mrs. Will Ross.  James Peed died in 1860, and Elizabeth Peed died in 1895.

Two of James Peed's children are here today, Evan H. Peed and Helen Peed Johnson, and many grandchildren and into the second and third generations.

The family of Richard Peed III, should be given the credit for this re-union fir it started with that family. Leroy, Ella, Neal, Dora, and they have included in this, the family of Richard Peed I, and there is now a Richard IV bringing down the name from 1768 to 1925.

August 30th, 1925          Opal Johnson Bowman

This is a letter I have in my possession from Gertrude PEED [daughter of Leroy PEED] to my maternal grandmother, Lillian (MILLS) DEAN [daughter of Gertrude's cousin Effie (BERRY) MILLS
"May 2, 1937
Lillian Elizabeth Dean
Torrance, California Box 208
My Dear Cousin-
We have been a long time in answering your letter as we have been trying to run down some information. While of course we know the family better than you do, still we are very shy of dates. My grandfather's name was Richard Peed. Hee came from Mason County, Kentucky to Indiana in 1832 [c.1852/5]. Hee had a brother James who was already here, also another brother in Kentucky whose name I do not know. Hee owned a Plantation in Kentucky and had some slaves, I do not know how many. Hee sold the farm, some of the slaves and gave one to a neighbor to keep as she was old and had been raised on his place. Hee wanted her taken care of the rest of her life so gave this neighbor a horse to relay [repay?] him. There was always a love of horses in the whole Peed family so you see what the gift meant to him.
My grandmother [America Clift], my grandfather's sister - Aunt Jane (whom your Uncle Dick said he would rather have seen than anything he could think of) and the children - My father Leroy age 10, your grandmother [Mary Elizabeth Peed] age 8, Aunt Laura-6 came on the train to Cambridge City. Aunt Jen was born in Indiana. My grandfather, Uncle Tom, Al & Will, all children of a former marriage drove through and brought the furniture and stock. Esther led or rode a number of horses. Thus had to come at a certain time of year as they had to ford the Ohio. They were only here a few days before he bought what is now known as the Doddridg[e] farm, 160 acres on Flat Rock considered a splendid farm even now. A short time afterwards he bought the Thornton farm of 200 acres. We have that deed. My father bought 80 adjoining acres and at one time all of that was tended by the family. At his death, the Doddridg[e] farm was sold and they lived at the Thornton Place where we were all born, even your mother [Effie Mae Berry]. The house still stands but is much changed. As you are interested, I wish you could see it some time - the home is sly. I know nothing about and very little of the family history back there. There is a small station given on a road map called Peeds. There is an old cemetery at Washington, KY that Horace said gave him lots of information.
The first I ever heard of was that 3 brothers came from England and bought thousands of acres of land in Southern Virginia. One of these men had been a horticulturist to the King. Hee is our ancestor and accounts for the farming strain in the family. They kept this big plantation with three large houses and a number of slave quarters until the civil war when the houses were burned and everything was lost. Without the slaves they could not tend to farm, with out much money much of the land went back to the government. There are still many there of the Peed family. Long before this, 4 brothers had crossed over to KY and raised their families and of course there is where ours come from. There are Peeds in Western Ind. and also Southern Ind. who trace back to these other brothers.
The name Peed means Pine Tree. We had no relatives in the Rev. war. One man was a sherriff. As far as I know, we had no relatives in the Civil War. You see they were really Southern sympathizers but living in the north, so were a little too loyal to go to war. They seem to have been a peacefull lot, going back to there moving to Indiana. My grandmother [America Clift] and Aunt Jane had never done a days work, always depending on slaves. They came to Indiana a new country and while they lived in a good house, never-the-less it was pioneer life. The name Aunt Jane has been handed down through all the years as a wonderful woman. She seems to have been a manager. My grandmother [America] was a little woman not very strong and so the sister-in-law took the lead. All the family have had that love of farm and horses. The family here controlled the County Fair as long as fairs were in style. They also had a hand in the State Fair as long as the older generation was living. There is something about the clear music, the noises of stock, the peculiar smells of a fair ground that is still attractive to the writer although I much prefer a car to a horse. We love to go to the State Fair although we do not care for racing.
Now I think this is more family history than it is information as I know no dates or names. I believe we are on the track now to get some facts so if we do we will send them to you. We had been so long in answering I thought I would not wait longer. Hoping this finds everyone well and happy. We are in the midst of house cleaning - an Indiana necessity.
With Love,
Gertrude Peed     1217 Lincoln Ave., New Castle, Ind.
P.S. My Grandmother's name was America Clift"

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