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John Thomas arrived in the Miami area from England as an adventurer in 1863, his brother, Charles arrived with his family in 1875. John Thomas Peacock homesteaded in Coconut Grove and held a variety of county offices, including Dade County Sheriff, Tax Assessor from 1879-1881, and Road Commissioner in 1890. John Thomas, popularly known as Jolly Jack gave his name to Jack's Bight, which later became Coconut Grove.

Charles Peacock operated the Peacock Inn, originally called Bay View House in Coconut Grove. In addition to his business and real estate interests, Peacock served at various times as Dade County Tax assessor and collector, Justice of the Peace, and County Commissioner.

After spending several winters in in the Miami area, Ralph Munroe took up permanent residence in the settlement that would become Coconut Grove in 1884. A renowed designer of sailboats, an nventor and photographer, he also made a living salvaging shipwrecks on the Florida reefs for the Coastal Wrecking Company.

Munroe was one of the founders of Coconut Grove and helped organize the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. Installed as club's first commodore, he was thereafter affectionately known as "The Commodore". A widower, he married Jessie Wirth in 1895, and with their children, Wirth and Patty, lived at The Barnacle which he had built in 1891. The family occupied the house until 1968 when it was sold at a nominal price to the Sate of Florida for use as a historic site and museum.