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Evidence that John Peacock (1766- ?) and Mary Little (1773-1850) are the parents of John Peacock (1813-1896)
DNA evidence shows that John Peacock (1813 to 1896) was not illegitimate or adopted, but had a Peacock father.
Now we know that John Peacock (1813-1896) was a son of a Peacock, then we need to find out which Peacock was the father.
Potential Peacock fathers in Matching at the time.
Having established that that the parents of John Peacock (1813-1896) are most likely to be John Peacock (1766 - ?) and Mary Little (1773-1850), it is necessary to see how he fits in with the rest of their family.
See Children of John Peacock (1766-?) and Mary Little (1773-1850)
The above indicates that John Peacock (1813-1896) is possibly the son of John Peacock (1766 - ?) and Mary Little (1773-1850). What other evidence supports this hypothesis?
John Peacock attended Sunday school in Abbots Roothing from 1818 to either 1823 or 1825. He was the only Peacock to attend the school. None of his cousins {children of William (1778-1845) or Thomas (1783-1837) } who were living in Matching attended the Sunday School. It thus suggests that John was not a child of William or Thomas, which only leaves John Peacock (1866 - ?) to be his father.
See Sunday School attendance registers.
On balance, from all the evidence above, we can assume that John Peacock (1813-1896) is the son of John Peacock (1766 - 1829) and Mary Little (1773-1850). Although it is not 100% conclusive, (because of the lack of a baptism record) it would be more than acceptable to all family historians.