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THIRD GENERATION 23. William Peake ^(2)(1)was born in 1812. The family lived on a farm about seven miles northeast of New Haven, in Nelson County Magisterial District No. 1. Identification of this William Peake as the son of Francis Peake results from the fact that the Nov. 20, 1848, court summons for the heirs to appear at the settlement of Francis Peak's estate had signed acknowledgements only by William Peake (with an "x") and Elizabeth Peake. It was also executed on Milly Peake, but the other heirs, with the exception of the estate administrator Francis Peake, Jr., were no longer residents of Nelson County. This confirms that Francis' son, William was a resident of Nelson County in 1848, and the census reports show that only one William Peake was resident in Nelson County in 1840 and 1850. William Peake suffered the same economic stresses as many other farmers of the time. In a court document14 dated Apr. 30, 1844, William was ordered to convey to E. B. Smith & Co., and Smith Nourse and Co., collateral to guarantee repayment within twelve months of loans totaling $81.39 given to him between 1836 and 1841. The collateral consisted of a wagon, sorrel mare and colt, two cows, five head of sheep, furniture including five chairs, and his crop of corn and oats for the coming year. The family's fortunes improved later. On Jan. 2, 1854 William Peake was deeded 118 acres of land "on the waters of Pottinger's Creek" at a purchase price of $230.0012. The amount was payable to William Johnson and Turner Wilson by Nov. 1, 1856, with interest from Nov. 1, 1853. The estate was further enlarged on Nov. 10, 1859, when the heirs of John Downs deeded 180.5 acres "on Rankin's Run waters of the Rolling Fork" to William Peake, who had made payment on the property before the death of John Downs. As with many others of the day, post-war economic problems were evident in the affairs of the William Peake family. On Dec. 11, 1865 the property acquired from Johnson and Wilson was exposed for sale at the Courthouse door by the Sheriff of Nelson County. It was sold to Francis Smith for $425.70, which covered the "debt, interest and cost" of the property. The deed was conveyed from Peake to Smith on Sept. 22, 1866. On Aug. 4, 1866 Lucinda Peake assumed a new mortgage on the Rankin's Run property, promising (along with William Peake) to pay $200.00 and interest within 18 months to J. A. Hagan, representative of the heirs of John Downs. Lucinda Edelen Peak died in 1866, and is buried at Gethsemani Abbey. Her gravestone stands next to the walkway at the main entrance to the Monastery. William remarried to Rosina Hagan Boon on March 30, 1869. Records show that a deed dated (presumably postdated) 1868 conveys property from William Peake and wife Rosina Hagen Peake to the oldest son Richard Peake. Rosina's son, Miles Boon, born 1851/52, is listed as living with the family in the 1870 census. He married Rosa Jane Duvall on Mar. 28, 1871. After her death, he married Amanda N. Peak on Jan. 29, 1883, with William Peak signing the bond. The dismemberment of the Peake estate continued in 1876, when a deed for 70 acres of the 180.5 acre Rankin's Run land was conveyed to Thomas Peake from the other members of the William Peake family. This land adjoined the land of George Willett. The deed specifically excluded the dwelling of William Peake. In 1890 a deed was recorded from a William Peake and his wife to Mary J. Peake. William Peake's death records have not been located. He was married to Lucinda Edelen (daughter of Leonard Edelin and Janet Cissell) on 25 Nov 1833. William and Lucinda was maried by Father Robert Byrn. Lucinda Edelen^(2)(1) was born on 11 Mar 1811. She died in 1866 in Gethsemani Abbey. Tombstone of Lucinda Edelen Peake At Gethsemani Abbey. William Peake and Lucinda Edelen had the following children: +102 i. Richard Peake. +103 ii. Barbara Jane Peak. +104 iii. Rosella Peak. +105 iv. Mary Catherine Peake. +106 v. Thomas Peake. +107 vi. Amanda N. Peake. 108 vii. Francis Peake^(1) was born in 1845. 109 viii. Elizabeth Peake Sr. Beatrice^(1) was born in 1847. She died in 1870. She joined the Sisters of St. Francis, whose convent and school was located at Mt. Olive in Nelson County. She died at the age of 23 while still a novice and was initially buried in the convent cemetery at My. Olivet. She and other Franciscan nuns buried there were taken up and reburied at St. Louis cemetery in louisville on Oct. 15, 1890. In late 1890 the convent relocated to Clinton, Iowa. +110 ix. Susan Louise Peake. +111 x. Robert E. Peake. +112 xi. George W. Peake. +113 xii. William Leonard Peake. 114 xiii. ? Peake was born on 12 Apr 1854. Unnamed daughter died of unknown causes at 9hours old. He (or she) died on 12 Apr 1854. He was married to Rosina Hagan Boone on 30 Mar 1869.