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Early Origins of the Peace family

The surname Peace was first found in the Orkney Islands, where "the earliest recorded Orcadian form of the name is Pase or Paise in 1402. Anders Pass, "aff wapu," i.e. armiger, appended his seal to a deed at Copenhagen in June 1433. James Pase witnessed a disposition of a land in Wasbister in the parish of Holm in 1483." 1

Further to the south in Durham and Yorkshire, England, the Pease family of Darlington were 'one of the great Quaker industrialist families of the nineteenth century' involved with woollen manufacturing, banking, railways, locomotives, mining, and politics. The progenitor was Edward Pease of Darlington (1711-1785.)

Baron Gainford, of Headlam in the County Palatine of Durham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created on 3 January 1917 for Jack Pease, a member of the Darlington Pease family. This lineage continues today with Adrian Christopher Pease, 5th Baron Gainford (b. 1960.)

"The notable family of Pease, which has been connected with Darlington since the last century, hailed originally from the vicinity of Wakefield in the West Riding." 2

Other early records include: Thomas Pease who was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for Berkshire in 1194; Roger Pise in the Curia Regis Rolls for Norfolk in 1206; Margeria Pyse in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327; 3 John Pese, who was listed in Bedfordshire in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273; and Willelmus Pece and Thomas Paas, both listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4

Pease pudding is a pudding dish from boiled legumes, most often split yellow peas, with water, salt and spices. It is a common dish in the north-east of England. The name was derived from the Middle English word "pease" and is featured in a nursery rhyme, "Pease Porridge Hot."

Early History of the Peace family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Peace research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1566, 1649, 1767, 1772, 1817, 1841, 1842, 1846 and 1858 are included under the topic Early Peace History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Peace Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Peace, Pease, Paise and others.

Early Notables of the Peace family

Notable amongst the Clan from early times was

A brother Joseph (1772-1846) was one of the founders of the Peace Society in 1817, and a supporter of the Anti-Slavery Society, for which he wrote tracts in 1841 and 18425...

Peace Ranking

In the United States, the name Peace is the 3,821^st most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 6

Peace migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Peace Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Anthony Peace, who landed in Virginia in 1650 7
Rich Peace, who arrived in Virginia in 1657 7
John Peace, who landed in Virginia in 1658 7
Elizabeth Peace, who arrived in Maryland in 1671 7

Peace Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edward Peace, who settled in Virginia in 1764

Peace Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James, John, and Thomas Peace, who all, who arrived in Philadelphia between 1820 and 1866

Peace migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Peace Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Joseph Peace, (b. 1820), aged 22, English shoe maker who was convicted in Stafford, Staffordshire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Eden" on 12th March 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island), he died in 1897 8
Betsy Peace, aged 59, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Caucasian" 9
Mary Peace, aged 31, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Amazon" 10

Peace migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Peace Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Peace, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "African" in 1860

Contemporary Notables of the name Peace (post 1700) +

J. Stephen "Steve" Peace (b. 1953), American film writer and producer, and Democrat politician
T. W. Peace, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1900, 1936 11
Roger Craft Peace (1899-1968), American Democratic Party politician, Newspaper publisher; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1941 11
P. P. Peace, American politician, Member of North Carolina House of Commons from Granville County, 1864-65 11
John T. Peace Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Blair County 2nd District, 1960 11
John Peace, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate), 1964 11
James Stephen Peace (b. 1953), American politician, Member of California State Assembly, 1982-93; Member of California State Senate, 1993-2002 11
James Peace, American politician, Member of Maryland State House of Delegates from Caroline County, 1803 11
Christopher K. Peace, American Republican politician, Elected Virginia State House of Delegates 97th District 2011 11
Charles P. Peace, American politician, Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1968 11
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Peace family +

HMS Hood

Mr. Denzil S Peace (b. 1920), English Marine serving for the Royal Marine from Wanstead, Essex, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 12

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th December 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BARQUE CAUCASIAN 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/caucasian1852.shtml
South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) AMAZON 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/amazon1852.shtml
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm