Brothers Benjamin B. and William De Wolf Peck owned a general store in Gonzales, Texas, during the second half of the 19th century.
Nicholas Peck, father of Benjamin and William Peck, moved to Gonzales, Texas, from Rhode Island in 1831 and fought in the Texas Revolution. His sons followed him, Benjamin in 1837 and William in 1849. The remaining members of the Peck family stayed in Rhode Island. Benjamin Peck started a mercantile business in Gonzales, Texas, in 1845 under the name B. B. Peck Co. Upon his arrival in Gonzales William Peck clerked for his brother's store, until he became a partner in B. B. Peck Co. in 1855.
Benjamin Peck helped defend the Texas frontier from Indian depredations during the Republic and state-hood periods. In addition, he was a Provost Marshal for the Confederate army, unable to serve in the field due to ill health. Benjamin Peck died in 1863 in Gonzales, Texas. William Peck also served in the Confederate Army, first in Ben McCulloch's volunteer company, which seized government property in Texas, then in Company F, Nichol's Infantry Regiment, Texas Volunteers, and finally in Cavalry Company D, Battalion of Waul's Texas Legion as First Lieutenant and Captain. From 1861 to 1865, William Peck participated in several battles and military engagements including the capture of Holly Springs and the battle of Fort Pillow.
Following the Civil War, William Peck recommenced his mercantile business in Gonzales, first under the name Peck & Evans, with his partner, A. G. Evans, and after 1875 under his own name.
From the description of Peck, Benjamin B. and William D. W., Papers, 1845-1861, 1892 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 742350648
