Jonathan Peck (1725-1797) was the fifth child of Jonathan Peck and Hannah Loring. In 1757, he married Mary Throope. Jonathan and Mary had 11 children: Abigail, Jonathan, Nicholas, John, Sarah, Mary, William, Lydia, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Nancy. In 1760, Jonathan was appointed as ensign of the Bristol Militia Company. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1761 and captain in 1762. In 1774, as part of a town-wide effort, he sent a sum of one pound, four shillings to support the people of Boston (that city’s port having been recently closed by the British). He was counted as a head of household in the 1774 Rhode Island Census. By 1780, Jonathan had reached the rank of major in the militia.
Bristol, Rhode Island in the Revolutionary War 1775-1783
Rev War Bristol 