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Netherhall, Essex at Gestingthorpe (3 Pics).

One of two Properties held by William de Peche (Our Peach/Peachey forefather) around 1066 A.D. for the King, William I also known as King William the Conquerer.

Although the buildings have been replaced by more modern dwellings.

The second property (not pictured here) was in Dalham, Suffork.

Both of these properties are in the eastern part of England north of London.

Pictures & Information were taken from the Peach Geneology Newsletter kindly supplied by John Harding Peach
PeachRoot@AOL.com
Thank you John for all your hard work.

The Peach/Peachey Geneology Newsletter is available at
http://www.thepeaches.com/genealogy/.

A bit of Peachey family history.

Peachey is a name that was carried to England in the great wave of migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066.

So far our name has been traced back to Mildenhall & Suffork, England & as far back as William de Peche-I of French Normandy. He was one of King William the Conqueror's knights, a distinguished nobleman. He was the common forefather of all the Peach/Peachey descendents from England. William de Peche-I was assigned two properties by King William the Conqueror in Essex & Suffork around the year 1066 A.D.

Before we were English we were Normans from Normandy, France. Before Normandy we were Vikings from Scandinavia back in 600 A.D. Around 650 A.D. we were Swedes from Sweden.

For over 150 years our people ruled the land, intermarrying with the French and the Flemings of Normandy.

The Danish ancestress were of the royal folk kingdoms of which the senior line became kings of all Denmark.

If all this is true, then we are not only of noble heritage (in England), but also of Royal heritage (in Scandinavia).

They say our name goes back further than any other name.

The ancestors of the family name Peachey are believed to be descended oringinally from the Norman race, frequently but mistakenly assumed to be of French origin. They were more accurately of Viking origin. The Vikings landed in the Orkney and Northern Scotland about the year 870 A.D. under their King, Stirgud the Stout. Thorfinn Rollo, his descendant, led his people into northern France early in the 10th century. Duke William (later King William the Conqueror) was descended from the first Duke Rollo of Normandy.

The surname Peachey emerged as a notable family name in the county of Kent where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated as Lords of the manor and estates in that shire. They were originally descended from the ancient Counts of Brionne in Normandy, and were granted lands in Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. They owned the manor of Netherhall and Birdbrook in Essex. Hammon Peche was Sherriff of Cambridge in 1164. Robert Peche was Bishop of Ely during the same period. Their brother Simon Peche held estates in Norfolk and Suffolk and was Baron of Daventry. They branched to Wormleighton in Warwickshire where the scion of the family was Baron Peche. They also branched to Lancashire, and Oxford. Prominent amoungst the family at this time was Baron Peche.
The surname Peachey contributed much to local politics and in the affairs of England or Scotland. During the 11th and 12th centuries many of these Norman families moved north to Scotland. Later, in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries England was ravaged by religious and political conflict. (A small excert taken from our 1800+ word history by House of Names)

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