William Peabody

    William Peabody was born on Saturday, 3 March 1646 at Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, USA. He served in 1676 during King Philip's War, as a soldier in Captain Joseph Gardners's company from Salem. It may or may not have been during this service that he lost the arm referred to in his father's will. For his military service, he received a grant of land in the township called "Narragansett, Number 3", later incorporated as Amherst, N.H. The portion in which his grant was situated later became Milford, N.H., where his son Stephen and a line of descendants lived for many years. He and Mary Brown, daughter of Richard Brown and Elizabeth Greenleaf, were married on Sunday, 8 December 1680. He and Hannah Hale, daughter of Thomas Hale and Mary Hutchinson, were married on Monday, 14 August 1684 at Boxford, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA. He was made a freeman July 21, 1685. He was also a selectman of Boxford for several years.
     William died on Saturday, 6 March 1699/0 at age 54 years and 3 days.