When John Peacock was born on 11 January 1759, in Burlington, New Jersey, United States, his father, Adonijah Peacock Sr, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Springer, was 23. He had at least 1 son with Mary Shemela.
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"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
English: from Middle English pecock, pacok, pocok, Old English pēacocc ‘peacock’. It could be used as a personal name or as a nickname for one ‘as proud as a peacock’. Compare Paw , Pay . This surname is widespread in England and southern Scotland, and is also established in Ireland. Compare Pea .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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