Show GENEALOGY i All Al communication for this derail depart derailment ment should be b addressed to 10 the tilI secre le re Jo Joseph Joh of tIre tho Genealogical society s til tle seph eCi h F l 1 Smith Jr cine lle of S Salt Lalie Lulo Lai City Olty CI Utah t TIlE THE lUE P EI FAMILY I Tire The name of or David Harold Harall Peery of af Ogdon gren stalwart still wart patriot pioneer 1111 statesman Ih iii I CI familiar to tile the na nn native tive tivo This good goud and nud an man bom te In 1824 died In I itoh was vas WI S a IL I kad llad kadIng Ing ilIg in In hr tho tile early eaily CUll history hi tory of this state and Old he ir h Ivas wa one on of aC the tho moving stat that settled up tip and auth developed d the tho town lown ot of eted He Ue was WIS himself himsel very anxious over Oer his temple work wor and did all in his power to secure the 1110 th nee mIce necessary essary eS al information In III I a hH hl possession as I was WIS an old family Bible now no ems old and Ind In ill this tilts sacred Elder Eider Eller Ellerre I re Peer n all ILl that he lc could glean of ills hl family history Heroin Herein ure 1110 found Cound his paternal and parents and amid l grandparents grandparent with data dala da lt The rile book hoole Itself la I ii a a precious lc thus lcd filled with and alli 1 Information It ItIs Is ill a s in Ill tho family fl Tho Tile hI arc aio James In d John wen we born bar 1748 1718 and 1751 In ibl county Va i John Juhl ived Ved to Clinton county Ky Kr K armS and mi was Wll tiled Ct four foul miles west of I Clinton county Ky Ji 1 He Be twice I Nancy Nanc Martin Elizabeth Mmry Nancy Mai Martin tin v was nn IS bom bol about bolt 1751 lil In ii Austa Agusta county count Va a and dIet about 1798 married about 1772 ch dien James David Davi JOmie Archibald George G re and Jonathan by h second wife William and amid ane Harry Hairy time the older all al bom boru In n Paz Taz Tazwell well iveli wel count county Va the tire lasi lotsi child Har Bar Harry BarIT IT ry son soIl of ot th tin second wife was WM born r Mb Cumberland rl d county nt Ky K DVm Peery peer born bom April Apri 27 1778 in Tazwell county Ara Va married Eleanor Elenor Harmon Harman John D horn born Oct 1 1807 horn born Match K 15 r 1810 81 Henry II IL born bor Dee Dec S 8 1812 Nancy Martin born bonn bol Juno Junu 4 1815 Lettia born bor April Apr 7 1818 Louisa Luisa born bom bol June 17 David DavidI Harold born i May Ma 16 1821 18 1 Eleanor bom bar Oct IS 15 5 1827 I Elder Eider David Harold Harolt Peery was bap hap baptized by Elder Eider Absalom Absal m Young a l local elder eider In iii Smythe Sm tho county count Va Novem November ber married Nancy Naney Gambol Cambel lug Hig Higginbotham I Dec 30 1852 In Burkes Garden Ganden altel Va Vii HP He I e married Tl second Eliz Elizabeth Elz abeth Higginbotham In Utah April Apri 10 1865 1861 The Th was performed perform d by h Bet Tov Rc John J 3 and alI alIthe the time second by Elder Eider Farr Far who Is still Mrs Mis lIs Nancy Nane Peery died about 1863 but htmL the tile Mis Mm Ils Is sti still living at nt Ogden Ogdon Tho old aid Bible Dible has hus much luch data Cats ic re IC tilO tho P tile the and au an anthe authe the Theme are arc quaint records of tho tile weight of the tire children height hel ht of tho 11 tl men inca and alid in some instances the tile weight of f the tile giants among men menAs As A to tile the origin of af tho tile name Peon Peery Peer it might at ni frt be to tu belong belang to the the Perry and Foamy Peary Pear family but the lime facts ts do da not hear bear out such a theory thon There was a 11 Capt Ed Eu Ell Peery of c fl war l fame fume who ha was deeply interested In imI this tills subject subject and his son SOil SOl H Peony Peery Peel now na In III tho th government sor service Ic Ice at mit It Cuba writes a 11 most account of this matter Tire The of this tins family aio ara araan an all honor hanal a It 1 courage that th t Is J almost supreme a 0 candid candll habit of f and thought roat at physical prowess somo sOle of men lel giants In ill size siz with wih mental alertness a Him grasp of commercial values and anda andI a iu I chivalrous devotion to childish help helplessness helplessness youth auth and womanhood Tire The dark dank eyes and amid raven hair hall would be betoken betoken token taleen a I ii descent through French nots rather than tho the strain Implied In the appended letter lettl Tho lp of or if this tills family 11 Is IH as aswell a well weB known Iman as Od Is their fole fol UI Most ale arc shrewd with without tout out cunning active netho without aggressive and I lId alert alett without cynicism Tho The letter follows 1 Tacon aron Havana Cuba CLubs Oct O t li 3 J 1003 Mr 2111 i Joseph HJ S Peen hI I Build Building Bult ing hl lu g Salt Lake City Utah Ulah Dear Deal luter of tile the at mit hand 1 will 11 answer anler your rj Vilere hele tho tIle como celtiC Crom as aswell astell well tell as iS I can cilmi rio Tho wel OI authentic I found Cound of or tire tho tw Peer family In or out our branch of It I was WS tho tile name paalo Thomas ThomasP P IT on oil the tile muster toll loll rol ot of IL com Oi or Vir Virginia ir irginia l puny formed In Augusta tl county ginia to Unlit tight the tue Indians lit ill about 1712 rhO 1 of or Augusta county indicate j that four s settled in iii II tile the upper valley valey about that time Their names were irene John George James and Thomas Tho that Hist with without wIthout out leaving any l thu tilt otherl all 11 raised families s and all 11 died In tin lilt county count where they tile settled tIlls another I her John le l who it hl iou in I a Augusta county and amId moved away to Tazewell county count later inter I T nm dIll In Innot not able to determine whether or not ho lie hI was tIns n 0 sun son Or tm a 11 of tire the hirst four fOi I The Tue children moved away Iwar and there are arc Ira none of af their descendants In lii Augusta county that I 1 can trace now There Is IB no probability that they tile the arc aie related to tho 1110 Perry Pel family The rile name Peony PeC seems to have havo originated t ed cd with tile the county coulty cleri or 01 county officials tile the th old lint ones novel their Wel names that hunt way but spelled It I Pearl e Peenie or 0 Pen Peri lOrd and Ild I think Phi limi The rhe one omle who Wile lived hived tile the longest George Glorge and aud who seemed to have align Red god in loaning money mone spoiled spelled illS his hl name naun nal u or 01 Perri and I think both ways I to Conclude gln al 11 name namo was that of If or 01 l time the name numa that thit Is I commonly spelled that way WI tIlt now 1101 Your Yam father was tItle doubtless correct connect in ill h supposing that they tile were of aC Scotch Irish t This Ill i s js s from flam the fact that they the were found among tho Ihl of the upper ripper valley 1 I C with the tue ridges the tile Pattons tile the the and amid many man of whom arc shown to have come collie over Oel from tile the 1101 north th of Ireland They The generally land landed an ed cd In I II Philadelphia Ill 11 and Ild their t lii ad de tie declarations show this tills The Tue lo ho located 0 caled I think at Limerick Ll nere Ireland or orin Ill orIn in n some sonic of the tl western ports of that hunt island and al who was connected with 1 ri r y iii 1 I iiiI I 1 r j tj t tr ti tt tI I t It i I It t I l I II I II I t t I x 1 1 r 1 I 1 1 1 t S l 1 1 I itt II the Hie trusts shows hows il I striking likeness to In tho tile old uld Ioe The rue article to which you OU lofer Is In ill prior crier Io in supposing supposing that tho tha Perry coat of aims alIS belongs to II our OUI family It II surel surely hoeS nol hut lut Is a IL Pery Pel family ra 11 1 In I a England distinguished hed by h n a II I t tout coat 01 t of arms fio Ill tile tho Perry hut liti t I I think I wo itO 1 come cOllIe that hInt lully Till The l I I family however hits his n 10 I coat of arms alms Ii of oC which I hai Ia a description The tir i j i I o t J I t tI tIt 1 1 1 11 l j q iJ f I a 1 1 s i j 1 t L 1 j ff V n 1 f r t i 1 J cIt it h i I m Is l eI bt 1 3 l 0 lI I tt ii I i i j f mt r 1 tl 1 11 I hl j j iM 1 t i iI j t 1 j If t j if I j 1 I r f 1 Im I i I I I x IdI J S rj 1 i iI N THE LATE D H PEERY u u MRS lIS u D H PEERY N j i i l jW jWu N cipal or Om f a It t hunt hunting ing III horn hor stringed dark on ott 01 a it I blue held field fIl fIlI It I is and amid beautiful and f I should like Bie to Ill 11 bo 10 able ablo to establish h that wo If II wore wm entitled to claim H It It The hero 1010 to Is not lint much luch probability ity ol of olour our olmI 01 connection with any nl nil one OUO spoiling tile the nimo Peary I 1 havo hav with wih iti lii h v ial Somo Soi imo tho Ill 1 halo out our 01 way wa ill art tin the lt lien Gar Garman man family 01 named 1111 Di ii who tilO settled act tlell tied hi In I ii the I ile II valley VI Be hem til towards ler Thoy rh no ii 0 ro re t IB I somo some of If tho th family funi OL JL V t sitting lu lit II Ohio spoil 8 1 the tho Ieni under tinder till ll mistaken that tt i l t original family nami l that was tho tire IJ j Then thero aro SOnIC some who spoil tit tin 1 i 11 I name Pur who 1 1 think lire aro related jL ft do of who 1 1 l went fi Virginia lnla to 44 W They hive llo o In ito II Tennessee t l 1 p cry truly trImly your yourt tAt J l f fg t N 13 g 1 11 IL 11 I I J |