Gregory Peck
publicity photo of Gregory Peck c. 1948, eBay
Birth Name: Eldred Gregory Peck
Date of Birth: April 5, 1916
Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States
Date of Death: June 12, 2003
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: Irish, English, some German, distant Welsh
Gregory Peck was an American actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
Gregory was the son of Bernice Mary/Mae (Ayres) and Gregory Pearl Peck. His paternal grandmother was Irish. His other ancestry was English, some German, and distant Welsh. Many of his family lines have been in the United States since the 1600s. Gregory’s grandson is actor Ethan Peck.
Gregory’s paternal grandfather evidently was named Samuel Peck.
Gregory’s paternal grandmother was Catherine Ashe (the daughter of John Gregory Ashe and Catherine/Katherine Mary Prendiville/Prenderville). Gregory’s grandmother Catherine was born in East Minard, County Kerry, Ireland. John was the son of Gregory Coke Ashe and Bridget Kennedy or Honoria O’Donnell. Gregory’s great-grandmother Catherine was the daughter of John Prenderville/Prendiville and Kate Leary.
Gregory’s maternal grandfather was John Daggett Ayers II (the son of William Henry Ayers and Elizabeth/Eliza Maria/Marie Daggett). John was born in Missouri. William was the son of Isaac Ayers and Emily Lucy Woodruff. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Dickinson Daggett and Sarah B. Sparks.
Gregory’s maternal grandmother was Kathryn/Katherine Elizabeth Forse/Force (the daughter of Albert Thomas Forse and Catherine Woodruff). Gregory’s grandmother Kathryn was born in Pennsylvania. Albert was the son of Thomas Manning Forse and Nancy Elizabeth Ann Reiter.
Sources: Genealogies of Gregory Peck – http://www.geni.com
http://famouskin.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Gregory Peck (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com
Gregory Peck on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Information about Gregory’s visit to Ireland – http://www.askaboutireland.ie
Gregory’s father on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Ayres is a Scottish name, originating from Ayr. Maybe his grandmother’s ancestor’s originate from Scotland?
Isaac Ayres was American, from New York. We don’t know anything about his Ayres-ancestors before him.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dowfam3&id=I237523