Nathaniel Peacock (abt. 1592 - abt. 1642)

Died about 1642 at about age 50 in James City County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Nathaniel Peacock was a Jamestown colonist.

Nathaniel Peacock was one four boys who arrived in 1607 under the auspices of the Virginia Company to establish the colony of Jamestown.^[1][2][3][4]

On 29 Dec 1608, Nathaniel was chosen by Captain John Smith to accompany his men on a journey to the Pamaunkee, and further, to the house of Powhatan. Nathaniel served as a soldier and a sailor, traveling in the pinnace.^[5][6]

Research Notes

A source is needed to support a death date of 1642.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/the-first-residents-of-jamestown.htm
2. ↑ http://www.virtualjamestown.org/census2a.html
3. ↑ Passenger List of the Jamestown Fleet Research and compilation by Anne Stevens, packrat-pro.com.
4. ↑ Smith, Captain John. The Generall Historie of Virginia Electronic Version. Apex Data Services, Inc. University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, p. 44.
5. ↑ Smith's Historie, page 74.
6. ↑ The Complete Works of Captain John Smith

See also:

• Kids in Jamestown History
• A Grave Story (accessed 26 May 2021)