Peake

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Peake Surname Origin

Peake Lineage
Boniface Peake 1570-1620, father of Ann Peake 1619-1700

 Bill's Lineage 

Ann Peake > Mary Elizabeth Waters > Temperance Overton > Tyre Harris Sr > Lydia Harris > Wiliam Hiram Brown > James Henry Brown > Harris Brown Brown > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr

 Cheryl's Lineage

Ann Peake > Mary Elizabeth Waters > Temperance Overton > Henrietta Baker > William Harris Jr > John Harris > Mary Ann Harris > Waymen C Whitney > Missouria L Whitney > Eddie Morris Robertson > James Clifton Robertson

Peake Migration
Achurch, Thorpe Achurch, Northamptonshire District, Northamptonshire, England > London, City of London, Greater London, England

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Ann Peake, Cheryl's 9th & Bill's 10th Great-Grandmother
1619 - 27 June 1700 
b. TBD
d. London, City of London, Greater London, England

Holy Sepulchre London Churchyard
London, City of London, Greater London, England

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Parents:
Boniface Peake 1570-1620
Joan Clarke 1575-1618

Maternal Lineage: 
Katherine Cooke 1541-1598, mother of Joan Clarke 1575-1618

Spouse: Samuel Waters Sr 1617-1665
Married: TBD

Children:

1. Mary Elizabeth Waters 1654-1697

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Boniface Peake, Cheryl's 10th & Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
1570 - 26 June 1620
b. Northamptonshire, England
d. Northamptonshire, England

St. John the Baptist Churchyard
Thorpe Achurch, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Joane Clarke 1575-TBD
Married: 14 July 1595 in Castor, Northamptonshire
Children: 10

1. Gilbert Peake 1596-TBD
2. James Peake 1598-TBD
3. Robert Peake 1600-TBD
4. Christopher Peake 1607-TBD
5. Bridget Peake 1609-TBD
6. William Peake 1613-TBD
7. Philip Peake 1615-TBD
8. Oliver Peake 1617-TBD
9. Ann Peake 1619-1700
10. Mabel Peake 1619-TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 8 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142654163/ann-waters: accessed November 8, 2025), memorial page for Ann Peake Waters (unknown–Jun 1700), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142654163, citing Holy Sepulchre London Churchyard, London, City of London, Greater London, England; Maintained by Wm. Winston Cochrane IV (contributor 47602204).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163509861/boniface-peake: accessed November 8, 2025), memorial page for Boniface Peake (1570–26 Jun 1620), Find a Grave Memorial ID 163509861, citing St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Thorpe Achurch, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by Lara Thomas (contributor 50389694).

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Peake Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Peake+Surname+Origin  Accessed 4 December 2025.

Robertson, Marielle. "Robertson," "Whitney." Family Research Book. ca. 2010. Marielle Robertson, daughter of Clifton James Robertson and Anna Louise Cooper. Print, limited copies reproduced.

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