Naming Pikes Peak

March 22, 2011 Dennis No comments exist

As previously mentioned, Obadiah Ayer married Hannah Pike, daughter of John Pike who also came over from England on The James.  This John Pike was the immigrant ancestor of General Zebulon Pike, the American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. His Pike Expedition in 1806 mapped much of the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase.

 

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