Family Genealogy

1. Joseph Peregoy was born about 1665; probably in France. He died before 10 May --- August 1720, because his widow, Sarah was administratix of his estate in 1688, when named as "Joseph Perrgo" in a will of Matthew Hudson, associating him with "Joansis Range", a part of a larger tract called "Burman's Forest." This land lay on the Patapsco Neck Peininsula, also known as "North Point." He was married by 1688-90 to Sarah Munford, daughter of Edward Nd Ann Munford, born 1672. Joseph may have had a brother, Henry, according to some searchers, but this has not been proven. Also, Joseph may have been a son of one William Perrygoe, who was among the "head rights," brought to Westmoreland Co., Va., by Nicholas Martiniau (Marteau), in 1654. this too has not been proven, but the dates are logical, and the name is uncommon, and there was a sizeable migration of settlers; bearing many of the familiar old Maryland names, from the Northern Neck of Virginia to the pensin-sula and waterways fringing the Chesapeake Bay. For the present, we have to start the numbering of generations with Joseph who is documented as being in Maryland in 1688. Sarah Peregoy died after 9 May 1721. Joseph and Sarah (Munford) Peregoy were the parents of 4 children. Names:   Edward, Joseph, Henry and Frances.

1. JOSEPH PEREGOY---(See PERIGORD, PEREGOIS, PEREGOY, 

         PERRIGO,      PEDIFORD,PEDIGO) A LIST OF EMIGRANTS FROM 

         ENGLAND TO  AMERICA 1682 - 1692 Michael Ghirelli - page 64 -  

         JOSEPH  PEREGOIS - "A Frenchman being of full age" Bound to  

         Robert Burman for 5 years in Maryland.   July 21, 1685. Transcribed  

         from origina records at the City of London Record Office - Book 14 -  

         page 133 - Lord Mayor's Waiting Books of people who wished to  

        emigrate to the colonies but lacked means to pay passage. He was  

        born: ca 1665 (age 49 in 1714) Possibly related to William Perrigoe,  

        transported  to VA, in or prior to 1654. Name and proximity  to 

        Maryland only clues. He married: ca 1688-90 Sarah Munford, born ca  

       1672 (age 42 in 1714  daughter of Edward Munford and ________?  

       Their children: Edward,  Joseph, Henry and Frances.

         2-1. Edward Peregoy, born ca 1690 prob Baltimore Co., MD., died  

                 b/4 14  Jan 1746/57,Balt. Co., MD; bought 100 acres of land in  

                1716 from tract called  "Burman's Forest" which he named  

                 "Goodwill". He married Avarilla Bowen and had at least two sons:  

                John and  Nathan Peregoy

                3-1.  John Peregoy, b ca 1735; died (bur) 11 Mar 1796; married  

                         ca 1767 Rebecca Sellers who d (bur) 13 Feb 1795. Their  

                         children:

                         4-1  Deborah Peregoy born 23 June 1768; married 

                                  _____  Curtis and probably is the Deborah Curtis 

                                 who married (2) Benjamin Peregoy. They had a  

                                 daughter:

                                 5.  Henrietta Peregoy, born 1794.

                        4-2  Sarah Peregoy, married _____Baxter, had daughter 

                                Ellender Baxter.

                                5  Ellender Baxter - named in John's will.

                        4-2  Rebeckah Peregoy, extrx of father's will - "to get 

                                land,  part of "Burman's Forest."

              3-2.  Nathan Peregoy, a son, according to Mr. H. H. Lee, b ca  

                      1738.

        3  Nathan Peregoy, born 20 Oct 1737; died ca 1787 (Letter of Admin.); he 

                was a Civil Magistrate and preacher. He was a prime mover, along with 

                William Lynch, in establishing the first Methodist Church in Maryland on 

                Patapsco Neck and, before it was built, they held services in their homes. 

                He married 7 Dec 1757 Rebecca Evans, and it is said that her funeral 

                sermon was preached by Bishop Asbury and that she and Nathan were 

                buried in the family burial ground only yards from their house, which by 

               1897 "was a tomato patch."  Nathan and Rebecca had five children

                4   Flora Peregoy, born 24 Dec 1758; married 12 Mar 1785 Josiah 

                     Watts.

            4   Joseph Peregoy, born 1773 (or 5 - age 75 in 1850 Census); died 13 

                    Jan 1853 and left will; married 17 Aug 1817 Rebecca E. Briggs. She, 

                    as a  widow, was living as of 1878, at age 80, in St. Louis, MO. 

                    Evidently they had no children.

            4   Daniel Peregoy, born 25 Sept 1782; died 11 Jan 1868 and was 

                   buried in Baltimore Cemetery; reinterred 15 June 1870 in Greenmount 

                   Cemetery.  His obituary, appearing in the Sun-paper of Baltimore, 14 

                   Jan 1868 named him as an "Old Defender", (an expression of respect 

                   given to a group of elderly survivors of War of 1812 who participated in 

                   the defense of Baltimore). He was a "Ship Joiner" and "Grocer" and 

                   lived on Wilks St. (now Eastern Ave). He married 28 Dec 1808 Sophia 

                   Lawrence born 1791; died 24 June 1838. Their 3 children:

                   5.  Esther Ann Peregoy, married 12 Dec 1833 Samuel Maccubbin,

                         born 1810; died 9 Jul 1876.

                  5.   Emily A. Peregoy, born ca 1830; "died in Home for the Aged at 

                        age 77"; buried 27 May 1907 in Greenmount Cemetery.

                      Baltimore Cemetery and reinterred 14 Jul 1870 in Greenmount

                      Cemetery. He  married probably the Sarah who died 22 Jul 1877 

                     at age 77 (born ca  1800); buried in Greenmount Cemetery. 

                     Three known children:

                      6  James Lawrence Peregoy, Jr.,born ca 1820 (buried 7 Jul 

                           1899 at age 79). He married Elizabeth C. Long, (daughter of 

                            Elizabeth Long), born 25 Mar 1823; died 20 Aug 1858; buried 

                            in Baltimore Cemetery and reinterred 15 June 1870 in 

                            Greenmount. James married (2) Barbara A. Abbott, daughter 

                            of William and Sophia Abbott, born 7 Nov 1823; died 20 Aug 

                           1876.

                      6.  Cornelia Peregoy,       Daniel named these two

                     6.  Sophia Peregoy,          "granddaughters" in his will.       

    4.   Nathan Peregoy,(Jr.?) son of Nathan, no information, may be the one who

               ran the "Starr Tavern", corner of High and Low Streets in 1831.

    4 .   Rebecca Peregoy, born 23 July 1787; married Daniel Stansbury (probably

              son of Daniel 3, Tobias 2, Detmar1, of Patapsco Neck. Their children:

              Daniel, William Rebecca, married ____Bowen and Elizabeth Stansbury,

              who md ______Phipps.

3. James Peregoy, born 19 Dec 1742, (twin to Joseph) son of Joseph, Jr. and

     Flora Ryder; died 1817 (will proved 12 Mar 1817) married ? had 6 children.

     Danniel, James, Rachel, Fanny, Susannah and Elizabeth.

     4.  Danniel Peregoy

     4.  James Peregoy (Jr?) (names in will of Uncle Joseph 1800.  May be the

          one buried 1853 at age 81 in Greenmount Ceme. Area WW, Lot 86.

     4.   Rachel Peregoy - - extrx of father's will.

     4.  Fanny Peregoy, married __________Wilkerson.

     4. Susannah Peregoy, married Jesse W. Keen.

     4.  Elizabeth Peregoy

3.  Joseph Peregoy, (III?) born 19 Dec 1742;(twin to James) died 1800; married 

         9 May 1783 Jemima Woodward died 1801 and left will. He was a "bricklayer"

         and lived on Front St., in Baltimore. He was a leader in the First Methodist

         Church on Light St. They had one daughter named Elizabeth

         4.  Elizabeth Jemima Peregoy, married ________Coffee.

3.  Daniel Peregoy, born 5 Apr 1744 - No information.

(The preceding was the genealogy that has been collected so far on the first two sons of Joseph Peregoy, Edward, the first son  and Joseph, (Jr.?),  the  second son.