Samuel Pease (abt. 1757 - abt. 1814)

Born about 1757 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey

Husband of Marie (Gallaudet) Pease — married 1 Jun 1779 in Freehold, Freehold Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died about 1814 at about age 57 in Eastchester, Westchester, New York, United States

Biography

Samuel Pease (Pees) was born c.1757 in Freehold, New Jersey to Samuel Pease, Sr.^[1]

In 1785 Samuel was living in Freehold, where he paid taxes in July of that year.^[2] He was taxed during July in the years 1786^[3] and 1787^[4] also. He continued to pay taxes in that town until at least 1800, where he appeared on a census reconstruction record.^[5] Samuel had moved by the time the 1810 census was taken, and can be found in the records for Eastchester, New York.^[6]

American Revolution

Private Samuel Pease served with 2nd Regiment, Monmouth County, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Pease is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A200268.

Samuel Pees served in New Jersey during the American Revolution.^[7] Unlike many men of his era, he was able to sign his name. ^[8]

Samuel Pease signed for his pay on 2 October 1776.

Family

Samuel married Marie Gallaudet on the 1st of June 1779 in Freehold, New Jersey.^[9] The following are their known children.

1. Jane Pease ch. 1780^[10]
2. Abigael Pease ch. 1782^[11]
3. John Pease ch. 1785^[12]
4. Peter Elisha Pease ch. 1787^[13]
5. Samuel Pease ch. 16 Aug 1789^[14]
6. William Pease ch. 1794^[15]
7. Nancy Pease ch. 1796^[16]

Note: The surname for the children is spelled "Pees"

Research notes

Some say he is the Samuel Pease of Connecticut: See Samuel Pease (1700-abt.1780). Rick Bart says that he is a possible son of Samuel (Jonathan, John, Robert) Pease. He was born about 1757 in New Jersey and died 12 May 1814, buried in Mount Vernon, NY.

"Samuel, like his father was a blacksmith. He enlisted Dec 12, 1775 in the First Regiment of the New Jersey Continental Line and served as a private in New York City. He also fought at the Battle of Monmouth. Supposedly Samuel was known as the tallest man in the Revolution from Monmouth. Samuel met Marie at her home when he and other soldiers of the New Jersey militia were assigned to fortify New York City in 1776, as the British prepared their invasion and subsequent occupation. When her father moved Marie and the rest of his family to Freehold, New Jersey, she was delighted to learn that Samuel, a Freehold resident, had learned his trade of blacksmithing in the “very neighborhood” where she now lived. Samuel fought in the Battle of Monmouth, near Freehold, and after the war was made an Ensign in the militia. Later, Samuel, Marie, and their family moved to Eastchester, New York, presumably to be near Marie’s brother, Joseph, and his family. It took Marie six years to finally receive her widow’s pension granted Apr 01, 1850 for $56.66 a year." ^[17]. It is thought that David and Samuel Pease, brothers, settled in Freehold, New Jersey.

"Samuel Pease of Freehold, NJ was my 4th great grandfather.He was born ca. 1758 and fought in the Rev. War and died in Eastchester, NY in 1812. Wife was Marie Gallaudet. Austin Spencer Pease wrote in the 1800s that this Samuel was said by descendants to be a "cousin" of the David Pease branch of Freehold (Cornelius, Adam, et al), and originally out of Enfield. Austin Pease believed he was quite likely son of Samuel Pease (b. 1700), who was son of Jonathan Pease and Elizabeth Booth. ^[18]

There are no Pease or Pees Wills in Volumes A-C or D-F (both of which cover 1815) of the Westchester Will and Probate books. (Silva-1055 01:27, 7 May 2021 (UTC))

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/35689217/samuel-pease : accessed 05 May 2021), memorial page for Samuel Pease (1757–1814), Find A Grave: Memorial #35689217, citing Saint Paul's Church Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Megan (contributor 46488108) .
2. ↑ "New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 6 May 2021), entry for Samuel Peas, 1785; citing Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. New Jersey Census, 1643-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
3. ↑ "New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 6 May 2021), entry for Samuel Peas, 1786; citing Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. New Jersey Census, 1643-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
4. ↑ "New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 6 May 2021), entry for Samuel Peas, 1787; citing Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. New Jersey Census, 1643-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
5. ↑ "U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 6 May 2021), entry for Samuel Pease, 1800; citing Census Publishing. State Census Records. West Jordan, Utah: Census Publishing, 2003-2009.
6. ↑ "1810 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 6 May 2021), entry for Samuel Pease, 1810; citing the Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
7. ↑ "Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War," database with images, Fold3 (Fold3.com : accessed 6 May 2021), entry for Samuel Pees, n.d.; citing Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, compiled 1894 - ca. 1912, documenting the period 1775 - 1784.
8. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6T-BH82 : 20 February 2021), Samuel Pease, 02 Oct 1776; citing 02 Oct 1776, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,401.
9. ↑ "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records from Selected States, 1660-1926," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 6 May 2021), entry for Samuel Pees & Maria Gallidet, 1779; citing Dutch Reformed Church Records from New York and New Jersey. Holland Society of New York, New York, New York..
10. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ6W-N9Z : 18 January 2020), Jane Pees, 1780.
11. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FY-ZJV : accessed 6 May 2021), Samuel Pees in entry for Abigael Pees, 1782.
12. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FT-19T : accessed 6 May 2021), Samuel Pees in entry for John Pees, 1785.
13. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FY-MVY : accessed 6 May 2021), Samuel Pees in entry for Peter Elisha Pees, 1787.
14. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ6W-YZX : accessed 6 May 2021), Samuel Pees in entry for Samuel Pees, 1789.
15. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FY-8J7 : accessed 6 May 2021), Samuel Pees in entry for William Pees, 1794.
16. ↑ Raser, Edward J. "The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey," Newark, New Jersey: Genealogical Society of New Jersey, 1958; digital images, "FamilySearch.org" (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 9 May 2021); citing Volume XXXIII, "Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown," pg. 89. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C34L-7SGS-V?i=705
17. ↑ Bart, Rick, "Pease Family Generations", Pease Mailing list: Thu, 21 Nov 2002. NOTE: He had written a genealogy in 1999, but feels it has some errors. On 14 December 2020 he surmised that Samuel was the son of Samuel <https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/172478880/person/182244036387/media/b9a637b1-623b-4214-8aca-ee7277306aed?_phsrc=NfS3328&_phstart=successSource>
18. ↑ Fisher, Scott. "Samuel Pease (1758-1812) of Freehold NJ," Genealogy.com, digital forum (https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/pease/243/ : accessed 9 May 2021).