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Timberlake was a purser in the United States Navy. During his initial service in the military, he fell into massive debt. They moved into a house in Washington, District of Columbia provided by her father, across the street from his hotel and tavern called the Franklin House.
In 1818, the couple met the widowed United States Senator, John Eaton, then aged 28.
Peggy was then 19 years old. John Eaton, recently elected and the youngest United States. Senator, stayed at Franklin House.
Timberlake and Eaton became fast friends, and Timberlake confessed his financial problems. Eaton introduced a petition to the United States Senate to relieve Timberlake of debts collected while he was in service to the Navy.
The Senate failed to act on his request and Timberlake slipped deeper into debt.
He returned for short periodic visits between voyages. In 1825 he fathered another daughter, Margret Rosa Timberlake. Timberlake left for a four-year voyage on the United States Ship Constitution.
During his long absence, Peggy was said to have suffered a miscarriage, from a pregnancy that could only have resulted from another manitoba
Although it was later rumored that he committed suicide, Timberlake died of pneumonia while on board ship in the Mediterranean Sea at age 51. Their action brought widespread criticism, leading to what was called the Petticoat affair in President Andrew Jackson"s administration.
