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DESCENDANTS  OF 
EDWARD  SMALL 
OF  NEW  ENGLAND 

AND  THE  ALLIED  FAMILIES 
WITH  TRACINGS  OF  ENGLISH 
ANCESTRY  ^  ^  ^  BY  LORA 
ALTINE   WOODBURY    UNDERHILL 


CAMBRIDGE 

1910 


THE  NEW  YORK 

PUBLIC  LIBRARY 

ASTOR,  LENOX  AND 
TILDEN  FOUNDATIONS. 

fi  1911 lI 

COPYRIGHT,    I9IO,    BY   ADA  SMALL   MOORE 
ALL   RIGHTS   RESERVED 


CONTENTS 

VOL.  II 

Edward®  Small,  Sr.,  married  Sarah ^  Mitchell — continued 
The  Cushman  Family 511 

The  Allerton  Family 596 

The  Andrews  Family 688 

The  Stetson  Family 709 

Edward''  Small,  Jr.,  married  Rebecca®  Pratt 
The  Pratt  Family 729 

The  Chandler  Family 855 

Edward  Alonzo  ^  Small  married  Mary  Caroline^  Roberts 
The  Roberts  Family 923 


ILLUSTRATIONS 

VOL.    II 

Tablet  erected  to  the   Memory  of  Isaac  Allerton, 

1904,  IN  New  York Frontispiece 

Reproduced  from  the  Bulletin  of  the  Society  of  Mayflower  Descend- 
ants in  the  State  of  A^ew  York,  with  the  consent  of  that  society. 

Old  Fort  and  Church  at  Plymouth,  1622      ....     520 

A  sketch  loaned  by  Mr.  A.  S.  Burbank,  Plymouth,  Massachusetts. 
Autograph  Petition  of  Isaac  Allerton,  1640    .     .     .     632 

This  petition,  evidently  presented  to  the  General  Court  in  1640, 
was  not  acted  upon  until  1643.     ^^  is  thought  to  be  the  only  docu- 
ment known  to  have  been  written  by  Isaac  Allerton. 

Copy  of  an  Account  of  Isaac  Allerton's,  1632      .     .     636 
This  copy  of  an  original  bill  of  Isaac  Allerton's  was  endorsed  by 
the  Rev.  John  White,  of  Dorchester,  England,  whose  signature 
was  attested  by  "  Thomas  Bushroade,"  of  Virginia. 

Warehouse  and  Residence  of  Isaac  Allerton  in  New 
Amsterdam 640 

Reproduced  from  the  Bulletin  of  the  Society  of  Mayflower  Descend- 
ants in  the  State  of  New  York,  with  the  consent  of  that  society. 

Map  of  the  Coast   Towns   of  New  Hampshire  and 
Massachusetts 688 

Drawn  expressly  for  this  book. 

Map  of  the  Coast  Towns  of  Maine 778 

Drawn  expressly  for  this  book. 

Mrs.  Joanna  (Bean)  Pierce  and  Mrs.  Rebecca  (Pratt) 

Pierce,  1809-1903 800 

David  Pratt's  Shipyard,  Yarmouth,  Maine    .     .    .     .  812 

Diagram  No.  2,  Ipswich,  Massachusetts 936 

This  Diagram,  used  in  Ipswich  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay,   was 
loaned  by  the  author,  Rev.  Thomas  Franklin  Waters. 

Stackpole's  Map  of  Durham,  Maine 1032 

Loaned  from  the  History  of  Durham,  Maine,  by  the  author,  Rev. 
Everett  S.  Stackpole. 


viii  Illustrations 


Silhouettes  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Roberts,  1797  .  1078 

Originals  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Mary  Caroline  (Roberts)  Small. 
Birthplace  of  Reuben  D.  and  Benjamin  Roberts,  Cape 

Elizabeth,  Maine 1080 

Ancient  China  of  the  Roberts  Family 1082 

Pitcher  brought  from  Liverpool,  about  1800    .     .     .  1090 
It  was  made  for  Captain  George  Roberts. 

Mahogany  Table  and  Plate  of  the  Roberts  Family.  1096 


EDWARD  6  SMALL,  SR. 

MARRIED 

SARAHS  MITCHELL 
(Continued) 


THE   CUSHMAN   FAMILY 

ROBERT!   CUSHMAN 

It  is  greatly  to  be  regretted  that  so  little  is  known  of  the 
youth  or  parentage  of  one  who  bore  such  an  active  part 
in  the  early  struggles  of  the  Pilgrims  as  Robert  Cushman. 
Beyond  the  statement  in  the  Leyden  records  that  he  was 
from  Canterbury,  England,  nothing  has  been  learned.  His 
name  first  appeared  on  the  Leyden  registers  November  4, 
161 1,  when  "Robert  Cushman,  from  Canterbury,  a  wool- 
comber,"  purchased  from  Cornells  Ghysberts  van  Groenen- 
dael  a  house  on  the  west  side  of  the  Nonnensteeg,  a  short 
street  continuing  the  Kloksteeg  beyond  the  Rapenburg 
southerly  to  the  Achtergracht  (Back  Street).  "  Although  in 
a  good  neighborhood,  being  close  to  the  university,  it  must 
have  been  quite  small,  for  its  price  was  but  eighty  gilders 
down,  with  annual  payments  thereafter,  bringing  up  the 
whole  sum  to  about  one  hundred  and  eighty  gilders."  The 
next  year,  April  19,  Cushman  bought  another  house  near 
by  in  a  place  on  the  south  side  of  the  Nonnensteeg,  from 
van  Groenendael,  for  seven  hundred  and  eighty  gilders, 
Richard  Masterson  becoming  surety  for  him.  The  terms 
were  two  hundred  gilders  down,  one  hundred  to  be  paid  in 
a  year,  and  the  balance  later ;  with  five  gilders  annually  as 
ground-rent  to  the  city.*  This  was  in  the  heart  of  the  city, 
and  adjacent  to  the  house  of  William  Bradford  on  the  Achter- 
gracht, upon  which  house  Bradford  raised  money  in  161 7. 

About  this  time  John  Robinson,  their  pastor,  took  posses- 
sion of  the  large  house  fronting  on  the  Kloksteeg,  which  he 
had  purchased,  subject  to  a  year's  lease,  on  May  5,  161 1.   The 

*  Y)t'^'i&x''%  England  and  Holland  of  the  Pilgrims,  1905:  534,  540,  541. 


512  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

price  paid  for  the  house  and  lot  of  land,  including  a  garden, 
was  "  8000  gilders  —  $3200,  equal  in  modern  money  to  about 
;^  16,000."  This  estate  was  situated  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Pietej'skerkhof;  and  there,  "within  the  shadow  of  th^  Pieters- 
kerk  [St.  Peter's],  or  within  five  minutes  walk  of  that  spot," 
lived  at  least  one  hundred  and  fifty  of  Robinson's  company. 

The  wife  of  Robert  Cushman  was  Sarah  ^  '  ■  ■-  ,  whom  he 
married  as  early  as  1606.  She  was  the  mother  of  several 
children,  the  eldest  probably  being  Thomas  2,  b.  1607.  While 
living  on  the  Nonnensteeg,  they  buried  a  child  in  St.  Peter's, 
on  March  11,  1616.  In  October,  Cushman  was  called  upon 
to  part  with  two  more  of  his  stricken  family  :  his  wife,  Sarah, 
who  was  buried  on  the  nth  in  St.  Peter's,  and  another  child, 
who,  on  the  24th,  was  buried  in  the  same  church.  Between 
March  and  October,  he  had  removed  from  the  Nonnensteeg 
to  the  Boisstraat,  where  his  wife  died ;  and,  at  the  time  of 
the  death  of  the  second  child  on  the  24th,  he  was  living  on 
the  Hontmarckt*  These  repeated  removals  certainly  sug- 
gest an  effort  to  get  away  from  some  infection. 

On  May  19,  161 7,  Robert  Cushman  was  betrothed,  at 
Leyden,  to  Mary  Singleton,  widow  of  Thomas  Singleton, 
from  Sandwich,  County  Kent,  England ;  with  John  Keble 
and  Catherine  Carver  (wife  of  John  Carver,  afterward  the 
first  Governor  of  Plymouth),  as  witnesses.  They  were  mar- 
ried on  June  5.  John  Keble,  "his  friend,"  also  was  a  wool- 
comber,  and  from  Canterbury,  England.  In  the  Leyden 
records,  Cushman's  name  appeared  variously  —  Coets^nan, 
Kousman,  Koutzman,  etc. ;  while  that  of  his  wife  was  writ- 
ten Chingleton.  Although  a  resident  so  many  years,  he  was 
not  admitted  to  citizenship.  September  19,  1619,  Robert 
Cushman  sold  to  John  de  Later  the  first  house  which  he  had 
purchased  on  the  Nonnensteeg  for  the  price  paid  for  it  —  one 
hundred  and  eighty  gilders,  f 

*  Dexter's  England  and  Holland  of  the  Pilgrims,  1905  :  559,  611. 
t  Dexter's  England  and  Hollatid  of  the  Pilgrims,  1905  :  564-565,  611,  633, 
622,  577. 


/ 

The  Cushman  Family  513 

When  it  became  evident  to  the  Pilgrims  that  Holland  did 
not,  and  could  not,  afford  the  sort  of  refuge  and  oppor- 
tunity they  desired  ;  or,  in  the  words  of  Winslow,  "  how  like 
wee  were  to  lose  our  Language,  and  our  name  of  English ; 
how  little  good  wee  did ;  .  .  .  how  unable  there  to  give  such 
education  to  our  children,  as  wee  ourselves  had  received ; "  * 
they  resolved  to  emigrate  rather  than  succumb  to  the  in- 
evitable results  of  a  long  sojourn  in  that  place.  They 
feared  absorption  into  the  Dutch  nation  ;  and  they  still  clung 
to  the  hope  of  "propagating  &  advancing  y®  gospell  of  y® 
kingdom  of  Christ "  according  to  their  own  belief,  and  in  a 
way  that  was  impossible  in  Holland. 

Unaided  they  could  accomplish  nothing.  They  had  little 
money  and  less  influence.  Their  ties  to  the  mother  country 
were  greatly  weakened.  Yet  they  decided  to  send  over  to 
England  two  of  their  most  active  and "  reliable  men,  "  Mr. 
Robert  Cushman  and  Deacon  John  Carver,"  with  instruc- 
tions to  make  an  application  to  the  Virginia  Company,  which 
had  been  formed  in  England  under  the  royal  sanction,  for 
liberty  to  settle  within  the  territory  of  that  company  in 
North  America,  and  "  to  live  as  a  distincte  body  by  them 
selves,  under  y^  generall  Government  of  Virginia."  This  was 
in  September,  1617;  and  their  agents  returned  to  Leyden 
without  accomplishing  anything.  In  December,  they  were 
again  sent  over  "  to  end  with  y®  Virginia  Company  as  well 
as  they  could ; "  f  but  as  that  company  could  not  promise 
them  religious  freedom,  and  they  had  no  confidence  in  the 
honesty  or  toleration  of  the  king,  they  hesitated. 

For  two  years,  1618  and  1619,  Cushman,  Carver,  and 
William  Brewster,  or  two  of  them,  were  active  at  London  ; 
but  the  King's  tyrannical  interference  had  so  confused 
the  affairs  of  the  Virginia  Company  that  it  was  difficult  to 
conclude  anything.    At  length,  on  June  9,  1619,  a  patent 


*  Winslow's  Hypocrisie  unmasked,  London,  1646  :  88-89. 
t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation^  1898  :  37,  39. 


514  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

was  granted  to  them,  under  the  Virginia  Company's  seal, 
and  "  connived  at  "  by  the  King.  By  the  advice  of  friends, 
as  they  were  non-residents,  the  patent  was  taken  out  in  the 
name  of  John  Wincob  (or  Wencop),  a  "  rehgious  gentleman 
then  belonging  to  y^  Countess  of  Lincoln,"  who  intended 
to  go  with  them.  "  But  God  so  disposed  as  he  never  went, 
nor  they  ever  made  use  of  this  patente,  which  had  cost 
them  so  much  labour  and  charge."  * 

Then  they  began  to  "  look  other  ways "  to  accomplish 
their  object.  The  Dutch  traders  to  Manhattan  (New  York), 
where  there  was  as  yet  no  settlement,  offered  to  transport 
the  entire  congregation  to  their  trading-post,  providing  cat- 
tle and  supplies,  and  furnishing  protection  as  long  as  needed  ; 
but  leaving  them  to  manage  their  own  internal  affairs.  While 
this  proposition  was  still  under  consideration,  Thomas  Wes- 
ton, a  merchant  of  London,  suggested  terms  for  their  trans- 
migration to  the  New  World.  He  formed  a  company,  about 
seventy  in  number,  called  the  Merchant  Adventurers,  "which 
raised  the  stocke  to  begin  and  supply  this  Plantation."  Cap- 
tain John  Smith  described  them  in  1624,  as  "  some  Gentle- 
men, some  Merchants,  some  handy-crafts  men,  some  aduen- 
turing  great  summes,  some  small,  as  their  estates  and 
affection  serued.  The  generall  stocke  already  imploied  is 
about  7000.  P.  by  reason  of  which  charge  and  many  crosses, 
many  of  [them]  would  aduenture  no  more.  .  .  .  They  dwell 
most  about  London,  they  are  not  a  corporation,  but  knit 
together  by  voluntary  combination  in  a  society  without  con- 
straint or  penalty,  aiming  to  doe  good  &  to  plant  religion."  f 

"The  Wincob  patent  had  been  superseded,  on  February 
12,  1620,  by  one  running  to  John  Pierce,  one  of  the  Adven- 
turers, which  conveyed,  with  self-governing  powers,  a  tract 
of  land  to  be  selected  by  the  planters  near  the  mouth  of  the 


*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  51-52. 
t  Smith's  Generall  Historie  of  Virginia,  New  England,  and  the  Summer 
Isles,  1 584-1 626;  London,  1627  :  247. 


The  Cushman  Family  5 1 5 

Hudson.  So  little  did  the  body  of  Adventurers  know  of  the 
Pilgrims  that  they  termed  them  '  Mr.  Pierce's  Company.'  "  * 
About  this  time  they  heard,  through  Mr.  Weston  and  others, 
of  the  projected  settlement  of  the  more  northerly  part  of 
the  country  derived  from  the  Virginia  patent,  to  be  called 
by  another  name.  New  England,  "  unto  which  M*".  Weston, 
and  y^  cheefe  of  them,  begane  to  incline  it  was  best  for 
them  to  goe  .  .  .  chiefly  for  y^  hope  of  present  profite  to  be 
made  by  y^  fishing."  f 

The  contract  between  the  Adventurers  and  those  who 
were  to  emigrate  consisted  of  ten  articles,  "which  were 
drawne  &  agreed  unto,  and  were  showne  unto  him  [Wes- 
ton] and  approved  by  him,"  \  in  Leyden.  Brewster,  who 
had  been  active  in  this  matter,  remained  in  Leyden ;  while 
Cushman  was  sent  to  London,  and  Carver  to  Southampton, 
to  prepare  for  the  voyage.  Christopher  Martin,  who  later 
sailed  on  the  Mayflower,  was  "joined  with  them." 

The  unavoidable  delays  and  disappointments  of  large 
undertakings  occurred.  In  June,  there  was  complaint  that 
Mr.  Weston  was  negligent  in  the  matter  of  providing  ship- 
ping. However,  the  Speedwell  was  finally  purchased  in 
Holland,  and  the  Mayflower  hired  at  London  by  Cushman, 
who  sent  her  round  to  Southampton,  there  to  meet  the 
other  ship. 

Special  stress  has  been  laid  on  the  account  of  these  pre- 
parations for  the  voyage  because  of  the  adverse  criticism  of 
Cushman's  share  in  them.  Less  than  a  month  before  the 
sailing  of  the  ships,  Mr.  Weston  and  his  associates  insisted 
that  some  of  the  conditions  that  were  first  agreed  on  at 
Leyden  should  be  altered ;  "  to  which  y«  2.  agents  sent 
from  Leyden  (or  at  least  one  of  them  who  is  most  charged 
with  it)  did  consente  ;  seeing  els  y^  all  was  like  to  be  dashte, 


*  Goodwin's  Pilgrim  Republic,  1888  :  44. 

t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  55. 

}  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  54. 


5 1 6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

&  y^  opportunitie  lost."  The  principal  difference  between 
these  and  former  conditions,  continues  Bradford,  "  stood  in 
those  2.  points  ;  that  y®  houses,  &  lands  improved,  espetialy 
gardens  &  home  lotts  should  remaine  undevided  wholy  to 
ye  planters  at  y^  /.  years  end.  2'^,  y*  they  should  have  had 
2.  days  in  a  weeke  for  their  owne  private  imploymente,  for 
ye  more  comforte  of  them  selves  and  their  families,  espe- 
tialy such  as  had  families."  These  changes  were  embodied 
chiefly  in  the  fifth  and  ninth  articles.*  Weston's  altera- 
tions, accepted  by  Cushman,  had  injured  their  prospects 
gravely,  said  Fuller,  Bradford,  Allerton,  Winslow,  and  some 
others ;  while  "  Cushman  declared  that  but  for  agreement 
to  them  he  could  not  have  drawn  a  penny  from  the  Adven- 
turers," and  he  could  not  wait  to  hear  from  Leyden.  On 
the  other  side  it  was  alleged  that  not  one  quarter  of  the 
Adventurers  desired  the  changes. 

About  this  time  the  pastor,  John  Robinson,  wrote  to  Car- 
ver that  but  two  mistakes  had  been  made:  "y®  one,  that  we 
imployed  Robart  Cushman,  who  is  known  (though  a  good 
man,  &  of  spetiall  abilities  in  his  kind,  yet)  most  unfitt  to 
deale  for  other  men,  by  reason  of  his  singularitie,  and  too 
great  indifferancie  for  any  conditions,  and  for  (to  speak 
truly)  that  we  have  had  nothing  from  him  but  termes  and 
presumptions.  The  other,  y^  we  have  so  much  relyed,  by 
implicite  faith  as  it  were,  upon  generalities,  without  seeing 
ye  perticuler  course  &  means  for  so  waghtie  an  affaire  set 
down  unto  us."  f 

These  dissensions  led  to  their  telling  Weston  at  South- 
ampton that  the  original  agreement,  as  made  in  Leyden, 
must  stand,  or  they  would  not  sign  it.  Upon  this  Weston 
left  the  Pilgrims  in  anger,  saying  that  they  must  "  looke  to 
stand  upon  their  owne  leggs."  He  refused  to  pay  the  port 
charges  of  ;^ioo;  and  the  poor  emigrants  were  forced  to 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  56,  75. 
t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  60. 


The  Cushman  Family  517 


sell  some  eighty  firkins  of  butter  to  raise  the  ^60  required 
to  "  clear  the  port,"  and  were  obliged  to  dispense  with  many 
things  still  lacking.  In  truth,  their  entire  outfit  was  inade- 
quate. In  a  letter  to  Carver,  dated  June  10,  Cushman  wrote : 
"  We  have  reckoned,  it  would  seeme,  without  our  host ;  and, 
counting  upon  a  150.  persons,  ther  cannot  be  founde  above 
1200  I'  &  odd  moneys  of  all  y^  venturs  you  can  reckone, 
besids  some  cloath,  stockings,  &  shoes,  which  are  not  counted  ; 
so  we  shall  come  shorte  at  leaste  3.  or  400  I'  .  .  .  You  fear 
we  have  begune  to  build  &  shall  not  be  able  to  make  an 
end  ;  indeed,  our  courses  were  never  established  by  counsell, 
we  may  therfore  justly  fear  their  standing.  .  .  .  Thinke  y^ 
best  of  all,  and  bear  with  patience  what  is  wanting,  and 
y^  Lord  guid  us  all. 

Your  loving  friend, 

Rob  ART  Cushman."  * 

London,  June  lo. 
Ano:  1620. 

When  the  Speedwell  reached  Southampton,  the  passen- 
gers were  divided,  ninety  to  the  Mayflower  and  thirty  to  the 
Speedwell.  John  Carver  was  assigned  to  the  Mayflower,  as 
"governor,"  while  Christopher  Martin  and  Robert  Cushman 
were  respectively  "governor  "  and  "assistant  "  on  the  Speed- 
well, says  Goodwin  ;  f  but  Bradford  states  that  Martin  "  was 
governour  in  ye  biger  ship,  &  M^  Cushman  assistante,"  % 
which  seems  more  probable. 

After  various  distresses  had  caused  them  to  put  back 
twice,  first  to  Dartmouth  and  then  to  Plymouth,  the  Speed- 
zvell  having  been  judged  unfit  to  proceed,  "  M^  Cushman  & 
his  familie,  whose  hart  &  courage  was  gone  from  them  be- 
fore," desired  to  be  among  those  left  behind.  It  appears  to 
have  been  a  voluntary  movement  on  his  part,  judging  from 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  69-7 1. 

t  Goodwin's  Pilgrim  Republic,  1888  :  51. 

}  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  87. 


5 1 8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

the  "  passionate  letter  he  write  to  a  friend  in  London  from 
Dartmouth,  whilst  y^  ship  lay  ther  a  mending."  Owing  to 
its  length,  a  few  extracts  must  suffice  :  — 

"  To  his  loving  friend   Ed:  S.  [Edward  Southworth]  at  Henige 
House  in  y=  Duks  Place,  these,  etc. 

Dartmouth,  Aug.  17. 
"  Loving  friend,  my  most  kind  remembrance  to  you  &  your 
wife,  with  loving  E.  M.  &c,  whom  in  this  world  I  never  looke  to 
see  againe.  For  besids  y^  eminente  dangers  of  this  viage,  which 
are  no  less  than  deadly,  an  infirmitie  of  body  hath  ceased  [seized] 
me,  which  will  not  in  all  licelyhoode  leave  me  till  death.  What  to 
call  it  I  know  not,  but  it  is  a  bundle  of  lead,  as  it  were,  crushing 
my  harte  more  &  more  these  14.  days,  as  that  allthough  I  doe 
y^  acctions  of  a  liveing  man,  yet  I  am  but  as  dead  ;  but  y^  will  of 
God  be  done.  Our  pinass  will  not  cease  leaking,  els  I  thinke  we 
had  been  halfe  way  at  Virginia.  .  .  .  Our  victualls  will  be  halfe 
eaten  up,  I  thinke,  before  we  goe  from  the  coaste  of  England, 
and  if  our  viage  last  longe,  we  shall  not  have  a  months  victialls 
when  we  come  in  y«  countrie.  Neare  700  M  hath  bene  bestowed  at 
Hampton,  upon  what  I  know  not.  M"!  Martin  saith  he  neither  can 
nor  will  give  any  accounte  of  it.  .  .  .  As  for  MT  Weston,  excepte 
grace  doe  greatly  swaye  with  him,  he  will  hate  us  ten  times  more 
than  he  ever  loved  us,  for  not  confirming  y^  conditions.  ...  I 
am  sure  as  they  were  resolved  not  to  scale  those  conditions,  I 
was  not  so  resolute  at  Hampton  to  have  left  y^  whole  bussiness, 
excepte  they  would  scale  them,  &  better  y^  vioage  to  have  bene 
broken  of  [off]  then,  then  to  have  brought  such  misirie  to  our 
selves,  dishonour  to  God,  &  detrimente  to  our  loving  freinds,  as 
now  it  is  like  to  doe.  4.  or  5.  of  y^  cheefe  of  them  which  came 
from  Leyden,  came  resolved  never  to  goe  on  those  conditions. 
And  M^  Martine,  he  said  he  never  received  no  money  on  those 
conditions,  he  was  not  beholden  to  y^  marchants  for  a  pine 
[penny]  they  were  bloudsuckers,  &  I  know  not  what.  Simple 
man,  he  indeed  never  made  any  conditions  w""  the  marchants, 
nor  ever  spake  with  them.  .  .  .  Friend,  if  ever  we  make  a  planta- 
tion, God  works  a  mirakle  ;  especially  considering  how  scante  we 
shall  be  of  victualls ;  and  most  of  all  ununited  amongst  our  selves. 


The  Cushman  Family  5 1 9 

&  devoyd  of  good  tutors  &  regimente.  ...  If  I  should  write  to 
you  of  all  things  which  promiscuously  forerune  our  ruine,  I  should 
over  charge  my  weake  head  and  greeve  your  tender  hart ;  only  this, 
I  pray  you  prepare  for  evill  tidings  of  us  every  day.  But  pray  for 
us  instantly,  it  may  be  y«  Lord  will  be  yet  entreated  one  way  or 
other  to  make  for  us.  I  see  not  in  reason  how  we  shall  escape 
even  y®  gasping  of  hunger  starved  persons;  but  God  can  doe 
much,  &  his  will  be  done.  .  .  .  The  Lord  give  us  that  true  com- 
forte  which  none  can  take  from  us.  I  had  a  desire  to  make  a 
breefe  relation  of  our  estate  to  some  freind.  I  doubte  not  but 
your  wisdome  will  teach  you  seasonably  to  utter  things  as  here 
after  you  shall  be  called  to  it.  That  which  I  have  writen  is  treue, 
&  many  things  more  which  I  have  forborne.  I  write  it  as  upon 
my  life,  and  last  confession  in  England.  What  is  of  use  to  be 
spoken  of  presently,  you  may  speake  of  it,  and  what  is  fitt  to  con- 
ceile,  conceall.  Pass  by  ray  weake  maner,  for  my  head  is  weake, 
&  my  body  feeble,  y^  Lord  make  me  strong  in  him,  &  keepe  both 
you  &  yours. 

Your  loving  freind 

RoBART  Cushman. 
Dartmouth,  Aug.  17,  1620." 

Below  the  copy  of  this  letter  in  his  History,  Bradford 
adds:  "These  being  his  conceptions  &  fears  at  Dartmouth, 
they  must  needs  be  much  stronger  now  at  Plimoth."  He 
also  says  of  the  letter :  "  the  which,  besids  y«  expressions  of 
his  owne  fears,  it  shows  much  of  y^  providence  of  God  work- 
ing for  their  good  beyonde  man's  expectation,  &  other  things 
concerning  their  condition  in  these  streats.  .  .  .  And  though 
it  discover  some  infirmities  in  him,  .  .  .  yet  after  this  he 
continued  to  be  a  spetiall  instrumente  for  their  good,  and 
to  doe  ye  offices  of  a  loving  freind  &  faithfull  brother  unto 
them,  and  pertaker  of  much  comforte  with  them."* 

When  it  was  decided  to  reduce  the  expedition  to  one 
shipload,  the  twenty  or  more  passengers  who  were  left 
behind,  including  Robert  Cushman  and  his  family,  returned 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation^  1898  :  86-90. 


520  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

to  London.  How  many  persons  constituted  this  "familie" 
is  unknown ;  his  wife  probably  was  with  him,  and  the  son 
Thomas  who  afterward  came  over,  and  there  may  have  been 
younger  children  by  this  second  wife ;  they,  however,  re- 
mained in  England.  Cushman  endeavored  to  placate  the 
wrath  of  Weston  and  his  associates,  and  to  bring  them  to 
the  point  of  further  assisting  the  Plantation  in  New  Eng- 
land. He  must  have  succeeded  in  a  measure,  since  the 
Adventurers  sent  him  over  in  the  Fortune,  a  year  later,  to 
examine  affairs  and  return  to  them  with  a  report ;  and  with 
him  forwarded  some  thirty-five  new  colonists.  Thomas 
Cushman,  then  a  lad  of  fourteen  years,  sailed  with  them ; 
on  his  father's  return,  the  son  was  left  at  Plymouth  in  the 
care  of  William  Bradford. 

On  November  lo,  162 1,  just  one  year  from  the  day  the 
Mayflower  s\gh\.Q<i  the  hills  of  Cape  Cod,  the  /^<?;Yz/«^  reached 
the  shores  of  New  Plymouth ;  *  her  unexpected  arrival  occa- 
sioned great  rejoicing.  Robert  Cushman  had  come  primarily 
to  persuade  the  Planters  to  accept  the  "two  articles"  which 
they  had  rejected  at  Southampton.  They  were  in  such 
straits  that  they  chose  to  do  so  rather  than  to  allow  the 
Adventurers  to  abandon  the  enterprise.  Yet  it  is  interest- 
ing to  know  that  Cushman  labored  long  and  earnestly  with 
them  before  the  matter  was  satisfactorily  concluded.  He 
preached  a  sermon,  in  the  "common-house,"  where  religious 
services  were  held,  on  Sunday,  December  9,  1621,  on  "The 
Sin  and  Danger  of  Self-love,"  taking  for  his  text  i  Cor.  x : 
24 :  "  Let  no  man  seek  his  own,  but  every  man  another's 
wealth."  f    It  is  said  to  have  been  "  in  truth  rather  a  dull 


*  "  She  came  ye  9.  to  ye  Cap  [Cape  Cod]."  (Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth 
Plantation,  1898  :  127.) 

t  On  his  return  to  England,  this  discourse,  often  alluded  to  as  "the  first 
sermon  in  New  England,"  was  printed ;  and  it  has  appeared  since  in  several 
editions.  Goodwin  says  that  the  "  so-called  sermon  is  mainly  the  censorious 
plea  of  an  attorney  for  the  Adventurers.  If  any  reply  was  made,  Cushman 
naturally  omitted  to  print  it." 


LIB'^ARY 


)»l  t 


The  Cushman  Family  521 

affair"  of  more  than  two  hours'  duration ;  but  it  resulted  in 
their  signing  the  ten  articles,  as  amended  by  Weston  and 
consented  to  by  Cushman  in  the  summer  of  1620. 

ARTICLES   OF  AGREEMENT 

An°:  1620.  July  i. 

1.  The  adventurers  &  planters  doe  agree,  that  every  person 
that  goeth  being  aged  16.  years  &  upvi^ard,  be  rated  at  10  ''.,  and 
ten  pounds  to  be  accounted  a  single  share. 

2.  That  he  that  goeth  in  person,  and  furnisheth  him  selfe  out 
with  10 ''.  either  in  money  or  other  provissions,  be  accounted  as 
haveing  20''.  in  stock,  and  in  y*  divission  shall  receive  a  double 
share. 

3.  The  persons  transported  &  y^  adventurers  shall  continue 
their  joynt  stock  &  partnership  togeather,  y^  space  of  7.  years, 
(excepte  some  unexpected  impedimente  doe  cause  y«  whole 
company  to  agree  otherwise,)  during  which  time,  all  profits  & 
benifits  that  are  gott  by  trade,  trafifick,  trucking,  working,  fishing, 
or  any  other  means  of  any  person  or  persons,  remaine  still  in  y« 
comone  stock  untill  y^  division. 

4.  That  at  their  coming  ther,  they  chose  out  such  a  number  of 
fitt  persons,  as  may  furnish  their  ships  and  boats  for  fishing  upon 
y^  sea ;  imploying  the  rest  in  their  severall  faculties  upon  y^  land  ; 
as  building  houses,  tilling,  and  planting  y^  ground,  &  makeing 
shuch  comodities  as  shall  be  most  usefuU  for  y^  collonie. 

5.  That  at  y«  end  of  y^  7.  years,  y^  capitall  &  profits,  viz.  the 
houses,  lands,  goods  and  chatles,  be  equally  divided  betwixte  y« 
adventurers,  and  planters  ;  w'='^  done,  every  man  shall  be  free  from 
other  of  them  of  any  debt  or  detrimente  concerning  this  adventure. 

6.  Whosoever  cometh  to  y^  colonic  herafter,  or  putteth  any 
into  ye  stock,  shall  at  the  ende  of  y^  7  years  be  alowed  propor- 
tionably  to  y^  time  of  his  so  doing. 

7.  He  that  shall  carie  his  wife  &  children,  or  servants,  shall  be 
alowed  for  everie  person  now  aged  16.  years  &  upward,  a  single 
share  in  y«  devision,  or  if  he  provid  them  necessaries,  a  duble 
share,  or  if  they  be  between  10.  year  old  and  16.,  then  2.  of  them 
to  be  reconed  for  a  person,  both  in  trasportation  and  devision. 

8.  That  such  children  as  now  goe,  &  are  under  y«  age  of  ten 


52  2  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

years,  have  noe  other  shar  in  y^  devision,  but  50.  acers  of  unma- 
nured  land. 

9.  That  such  persons  as  die  before  y^  7.  years  be  expired,  their 
executors  to  have  their  parte  or  sharr  at  y=  devision,  proportion- 
ably  to  y^  time  of  their  life  in  y«  collonie. 

10.  That  all  such  persons  as  are  of  this  collonie,  are  to  have 
their  meate,  drink,  apparell,  and  all  provissions  out  of  ^  comon 
stock  &  goods  of  y«  said  collonie.* 

The  ForUme  soon  was  loaded  with  a  valuable  cargo  of 
beaver-skins,  clapboards  and  other  prepared  lumber,  and  the 
"profitable  sassafras;"  the  total  value  being  -sihowl  £,^00, 
The  ship  had  brought  a  letter  from  Weston,  severely  cen- 
suring the  colonists  for  not  sending  a  cargo  by  the  May- 
flower on  her  return  the  previous  spring.  He  also  promised 
that  he  would  "  never  quit  the  business,  though  all  the  other 
Adventurers  should,"  if  they  would  give  the  Fortune  a  good 
lading,  and  consent  to  the  disputed  articles.  "  Strange  to 
say,  without  even  waiting  for  a  reply  to  his  letter  or  for  the 
return  of  the  Forttme,  he  withdrew  from  the  enterprise,  the 
first  and  only  one  to  leave  it  thus  early."  f 

Robert  Cushman  returned,  as  he  intended,  on  the  Fortune, 
which  sailed  on  December  23,  for  England.  They  had  spent 
four  months  on  the  passage  westward,  owing  to  baffling 
winds  and  other  causes ;  but  the  voyage  back  was  without 
incident  until  they  drew  near  the  English  coast,  when  their 
little  ship  of  only  fifty-five  tons  was  captured  by  a  French 
craft  and  carried  into  Isle  Dieu.  Her  cargo,  of  which  they 
were  justly  proud,  and  which  they  felt  would  be  a  surprise 
to  their  English  partners,  was  kept  by  their  captors ;  but 
after  fourteen  days  the  ship  and  her  company  were  released. 
Cushman  preserved  his  papers,  among  which  were  the  signed 
agreement,  and  valuable  letters  from  Bradford,  Winslow, 
and  William  Hilton  ;  also  Bradford's  and  Winslow's  Jour- 


*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  56-58. 
t  Goodwin's  Pilgrim  Republic,  1888  :  194,  195. 


The  Cushman  Family  523 

nals,  which  were  published  as  Mourt' s  Relation,  in  1622,  at 
London. 

Cushman  still  remained  the  Planters'  agent  in  England  ; 
and  by  the  Anne,  in  1623,  sent  another  letter  saying  that  he 
was  "  right  sorie  y'  no  supplie  hath  been  made  to  you  all 
this  while  [the  Mayflower  had  taken  over  the  only  supply 
of  food-stuffs],  .  .  .  Naitheir  indeed  have  we  now  sent  you 
many  things,  which  we  should  &  would,  for  want  of  money." 
January  24,  1623-24,  he  wrote  again,  in  a  little  more  hope- 
ful vein,  informing  them  that  "  We  have  now  sent  you,  we 
hope,  men  &  means,  to  setle  these  3.  things,  viz.  fishing,  salt 
making,  and  boat  making ;  if  you  can  bring  them  to  pass 
to  some  perfection,  your  wants  may  be  supplyed.  ...  I  am 
sorie  we  have  not  sent  you  more  and  other  things,  but  in 
truth  we  have  rune  into  so  much  charge,  to  victaile  y^  ship, 
provide  salte  &  other  fishing  implements,  &c.  as  we  could 
not  provide  other  comfortable  things,  as  buter,  suger,  &c.  I 
hope  the  returne  of  this  ship,  and  the  James,  will  put  us  in 
cash  againe."  * 

In  this  letter,  dated  "  Jan:  24,  i623[-24],"  Cushman  wrote : 
"  We  have  tooke  a  patente  for  Cap  Anne,  etc,"  and  some 
of  the  planters  at  Plymouth  were  sent  there  soon  after,  to 
build  fishing  stages;  but,  the  next  year  (1625),  "some  of 
Lyfords  &  Oldoms  [Oldham's]  freinds,  and  their  adherents, 
set  out  a  shipe  on  fishing,  on  their  owne  accounte,  and 
getting  y«  starte  of  y^  ships  that  came  to  the  plantation, 
they  tooke  away  their  stage,  &  other  necessary  provisions 
that  they  had  made  for  fishing  at  Cap-Anne  y^  year  before, 
at  their  great  charge,  and  would  not  restore  y^  same,  excepte 
they  would  fight  for  it."  f  The  Governor  at  Plymouth  sent 
some  of  the  planters  to  rebuild  the  stages ;  but  the  fishing 
proved  of  little  value  to  them,  "so  as,  after  this  year,  they 
never  looked  more  after  them." 


*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  172,  191-192. 
t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  192,  202,  237. 


5  24  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Captain  John  Smith  said  of  this  period  (1624):  "There 
hath  beene  a  fishing  this  yeere  vpon  the  Coast  about  50. 
English  ships  :  and  by  Cape  Anne,  there  is  a  Plantation  a 
beginning  by  the  Dorchester  men,  which  they  hold  of  those 
of  Netu-PlimotJi,  who  also  by  them  haue  set  vp  a  fishing 
worke."  He  explains,  too,  in  detail,  the  charge  of  setting 
forth  a  ship  of  100  tons  for  fishing  at  the  Plantation,  which 
amounted  to  ;2{^420  :  11  :  o.* 

In  the  summer  of  1625,  Captain  Standish  went  to  Eng- 
land in  the  Little  yames.  Besides  arranging  with  James 
Sherley  for  more  satisfactory  charges,  he  was  to  ask  the 
Council  for  New  England  to  assist  in  buying  off  the  Ad- 
venturers ;  but,  owing  to  the  prevalence  of  the  plague,  and 
consequent  disorders  in  the  business  world,  little  could  be 
done.  He  was  commissioned  to  hire  a  considerable  sum  of 
money  ;  yet  he  obtained  only  ^150,  at  fifty  per  cent  inter- 
est, to  pay  his  own  expenses  and  procure  goods  for  home. 
It  was  at  this  time  that  Bradford  wrote  Cushman  to  aid 
Standish  in  purchasing  the  return  cargo  of  trading-goods, 
"for  therein  he  hath  the  least  skill." 

The  joy  at  Standish's  safe  return  was  quickly  followed 
by  sorrow  at  the  news  he  brought.  Many  of  their  friends 
had  suffered  losses  which  prevented  them  "from  doing  any 
further  help,  and  some  dead  of  y«  plague."  Their  pastor  at 
Leyden,  John  Robinson,  had  died  on  the  "  i  of  March  "  of 
that  year  (1625),  and  was  buried  on  March  4,  in  the  Pieters- 
kerk.  "  He  further  brought  them  notice  of  y^  death  of  their 
anciente  freind,  Mr  Cush-man,  whom  y^  Lord  tooke  allso 
this  year,  &  aboute  this  time,  who  was  as  their  right  hand 
with  their  freinds  y®  adventurers,  and  for  diverce  years  had 
done  &  agitated  all  their  business  with  them  to  ther  great 
advantage."  It  was  "allso  his  owne  purposs  this  year  to 
come  over,  and  spend  his  days  "  at  New  Plymouth,  f 

*  Smith's  Generall  Historie  of  Virginia,  New  England,  and  the  Summer 
Isles,  1 584-1626;  London,  1627  :  247,  245. 
t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  247,  249. 


The  Cuskman  Family  525 

At  their  first  division  or  "  Falles  of  their  grounds  which 
came  first  ouer  in  the  May-Floure  according  as  thier  lotes 
were  cast.  1623,"  the  first  lot,  consisting  of  one  acre,  lying 
"  on  the  South  side  of  the  brooke  to  the  baywards,"  had 
been  assigned  by  the  Planters  to  "  Robart  Cochman."  *  As 
he  did  not  continue  on  the  Mayflower,  and  consequently 
was  not  entitled  to  be  considered  one  of  the  "  First  Comers," 
this  grant  was  a  delicate  recognition  of  his  services,  and 
one  which  he  had  long  been  planning  to  enjoy. 

Robert  Cushman  died  in  England,  at  the  early  age  of 
about  forty-five  years.  The  exact  date  of  his  death  is  not 
known.  His  last  letter  was  written  "From  London,  Decem- 
ber 22,  A.  D.  1624,"  and  he  died  before  Pastor  Robinson; 
we  therefore  may  conclude  that  his  death  occurred  in  Jan- 
uary or  February,  1625.  The  last  paragraph  of  this  letter 
is  notable  in  several  respects  :  — 

"  I  hope  the  failings  of  your  friends  here,  will  make  you  the  more 
friendly  one  to  another,  that  so  all  our  hopes  may  not  be  dashed. 
Labour  to  settle  things,  both  in  your  civil,  and  religious  courses, 
as  firm,  and  as  full  as  you  can.  Lastly,  I  must  intreat  you  still, 
to  have  a  care  of  my  son  as  of  your  own  ;  and  I  shall  rest  bound 
unto  you,  I  pray  you  let  him  sometime  practice  writing.  I  hope 
the  next  ships  to  come  to  you  ;  in  the  mean  space  and  ever,  the 
Lord  be  all  your  direction  and  turn  all  our  crosses  and  troubles 
to  his  own  glory,  and  our  comforts,  and  give  you  to  walk  so  wisely, 
and  holily,  as  none  may  justly  say,  but  they  have  always  found 
you  honestly  minded,  though  never  so  poor.  Salute  our  friends, 
and  supply,  I  pray  you,  what  is  failing  in  my  letters."  f 

It  is  easy  to  understand,  at  this  distance  of  time,  some  of 
the  difficulties  with  which  Cushman  had  to  contend.  The 
Pilgrims  %  at  Leyden  were  of  a  high  order,  intellectual  and 


*  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  vol.  i  :  4.   Vide  also  Francis  ^  Cooke. 

t  MassacJnisetts  Historiral  Society  Collections,  First  Series,  vol.  3  :  35. 

\  The  term  "  Pilgrims  "  is  applied  properly  only  to  the  Plymouth  Colonists. 
It  originated  with  Bradford,  who  wrote  of  their  departure  from  Leyden  :  "  So 
they  lefte  y'  goodly  &  pleasante  citie,  which  had  been  ther  resting  place  near 


526  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

somewhat  visionary.  Their  principal  reason  for  seeking  a 
new  home  was  to  enjoy  "Freedom  to  worship  God,"  and  to 
establish  a  church  of  their  own  belief.  But  when  it  came  to 
the  practical  part  of  the  business,  they  were  all  at  sea,  — 
"ununited,"  Cushman  called  it,  —  and  his  continued  reitera- 
tion of  "  terms  "  and  "  conditions  "  only  irritated  them.  That 
they  actually  should  sail  for  the  New  World  without  ade- 
quate provision,  and  deliberately  cut  off  all  hope  of  supplies 
from  their  friends,  the  Merchant  Adventurers,  was  the  height 
of  imprudence,  to  say  the  least.  Cushman  appreciated  their 
position  fully,  and  his  heart  sank  within  him.  He  could  see 
nothing  in  the  venture  but  despair  and  death.  It  was  most 
fortunate  for  them  that  he  remained  in  England  ;  for  Brad- 
ford himself,  who  at  first  had  little  patience  with  Cushman, 
admitted  later  that  there  was  a  Providence  in  it. 

The  Patent,  or  Charter,  of  the  territory  about  Cape  Anne, 
negotiated  through  the  agency  of  Robert  Cushman  and 
Edward  Winslow  (the  latter  having  been  sent  over  more  di- 
rectly to  represent  the  Plymouth  Colony),  is  further  evidence 
of  the  industry  and  ability  of  Cushman.  This  charter,  dated 
January  i,  1623,  granted  by  Edward,  Lord  Sheffield,  as  a 
representative  of  the  Council  for  New  England,  to  "  Robert 
Cushman  and  Edward  Winslowe  for  themselves,  and  theire 
Associats  and  Planters  at  Plymouth  in  New  England  in 
America,"  conveyed  to  them  "a  certaine  Tract  of  Ground 
...  in  a  knowne  place  there  coiTionly  called  Cape  Anne, 
Together  with  the  free  vse  and  benefitt  as  well  of  the  Bay 
coraonly  called  the  Bay  of  Cape  Anne,  as  also  of  the  Islands 
within  the  said  Bay  And  free  liberty,  to  ffish,  fowle,  hawke, 
and  hunt,  truck,  and  trade  in  the  Lands  therabout,  and  in 
all  other  places  in  New  England  aforesaid,  .  .  .  Together 
also  with  ffyve  hundred  Acres  of  free  Land  adiojning  to  the 

12.  years  ;  but  they  knew  they  were  pilgrimes  [Heb.  xi  :  13]  &  looked  not  much 
on  those  things,  but  lift  up  their  eyes  to  y«  heavens,  their  dearest  cuntrie, 
and  quieted  their  spirits."  (Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantatioti,  1898  : 
72.) 


The  Cushman  Family  527 

said  Bay  to  be  ymployed  for  publig  vses,  as  for  the  building 
of  a  Towne,  Scholes,  Churches,  Hospitals,  and  for  the  mayn- 
tenance  of  such  Ministers,  Officers,  and  Magistrats,  as  by 
the  said  vndertakers,  and  theire  Associats  are  there  already 
appointed,  or  which  hereafter  shall  (with  theire  good  liking 
reside,  and  inhabitt  there  And  also  Thirty  Acres  of  Land, 
over  and  beside  the  ffyve  hundred  Acres  before  menconed, 
To  be  allotted,  and  appointed  for  every  perticuler  person, 
young,  or  old  (being  the  Associats,  or  servants  of  the  said 
vndertakers  or  their  successo'^^  that  shall  come,  and  dwell 
at  the  aforesaid  Cape  Anne  within  Seaven  yeares  next  after 
the  Date  hereof,  which  Thirty  Acres  of  Lande  soe  appointed 
to  every  person,  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  taken  as  the  same 
doth  lye  together  vpon  the  said  Bay  in  one  entire  place,  and 
not  stragling  in  dyvers,  or  remote  parcells  not  exceeding  an 
English  Mile,  and  a  halfe  in  length  on  the  Waters  side  of 
the  said  Bay." 

The  consideration  for  this  grant  was  an  annual  payment 
to  "Lord  Sheffeild,  his  heires,  successo"^.  Rent  gatherer, 
or  assignes,  for  every  Thirty  Acres  .  .  .  Twelve  Pence  of 
lawful!  English  money  At  the  ffeast  of  St,  Michaell. 
.  .  .  The  first  payment  thereof  To  begynne  ymmediately" 
after  the  expiration  of  "  seaven  yeares  next  after  the  date 
hereof."  * 

Throughout  this  document  the  name  of  Cushman  pre- 
cedes that  of  Winslow,  an  undoubted  proof  of  his  conven- 
tional position.  To  Robert  Cushman,  then,  largely  belongs 
the  credit  of  having  procured  for  the  Plymouth  Colony  a 
charter,  which  also  embraced  the  first  permanent  settlement 
of  the  Massachusetts  Colony  at  Cape  Anne.f    "  The  two  first 

*  Thornton's  Laftdinff  at  Cape  Anne,  1854  :  31-35. 

t  It  is  not  generally  known  that  the  Mayflmver,  besides  carrying  the  Pil- 
grims safely  to  their  destination,  was  one  of  the  five  vessels  which,  in  1629, 
conveyed  Higginson's  company  to  Salem ;  and  also  was  one  of  the  fleet  which 
brought  over,  in  1630,  Governor  Winthrop  and  his  Colony  to  Massachusetts 
Bay.  (Winthrop's  History  of  New  England,  1630-49,  Savage's  Edition,  1853: 
I,  2,  25,  30.) 


528  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

settlements  in  Massachusetts  were,  therefore,  to  a  consid- 
erable extent  the  result  of  his  zeal  and  perseverance  in 
the  Puritan  cause."  We  may  reasonably  conclude  also  that 
"  he  was  one  of  the  first  movers  and  main  instruments  of  the 
Puritan  dissent  of  England,  their  pilgrimage  to  Holland,  and 
their  final  settlement  in  America."  Together  with  "  those 
from  Leyden,"  he  is  the  acknowledged  founder  of  Congre- 
gationalism in  the  New  World.* 

ISSUE 

I.  Thomas  ^  b.  1607,  in  Leyden.    (Vide  infra.) 
II.  A  child,  buried  March  11,  1616,  in  St.  Peter's,  Leyden. 

III.  A  child,  buried  Oct.  24,  1616,  in  St.  Peter's,  Leyden. 

IV.  Sara  ^.    Sara  ^  Cushman  has  been  accepted  by  the  best  au- 

thorities as  presumably  the  daughter  of  Robert^  Cushman, 
of  Leyden  ;  f  but  whether  she  was  the  child  of  his  first 
wife,  Sarah,  who  died  October  11,  1616,  or  of  his  second 
wife,  Mary,  whom  he  married  June  5,  1617,  probably  never 
will  be  determined.     Her  marriage  in  Plymouth  is  thus 
recorded:  "William   Hodgekins  &   Sara   Cushman    mar- 
ried Nov.  2^  1636."  t   The  name  Hodgekins,  after  passing 
through  the  variations  of  Hoggkins,  Hodgskins,  Hoskine, 
Hoskin,  etc.,  finally  settled  as  Hoskins  or  Haskins.    Sara 
Hoskins  did  not  long  survive  the  birth  of  a  daughter,  on 
September  16,  1637,  and  her  husband  married  again,  De- 
cember 21,  1638,  in  Plymouth,  Ann  Hynes.§ 
William  Hoskins  was  of  Scituate  in  1634,  and  was  made 
freeman  that  year.    In  1640  and  1646,  his  name  appeared  in 
lists  of  the  townsmen  of  Plymouth.    In  1642,  Mr.  Holmes, 
William  Hoskins,  and  Francis  Billington,  for  the  use  of  their 
families,  were  assigned  "The  browne  Cowe  and  M""  Holmes 
to  keepe  her."    "  William  Hoskins  and  ffrancis  Billington  " 
were  appointed,   in   165 1,  to   "  goodman   Winters  Teame," 

*  Dexter's  Story  of  the  Pilgrims,  1894  :  30-35. 

t  Savage's  Genealogical  Dictionary,  vol.  2  :  439. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  I  :  45. 

§  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  107. 


The  Cuskman  Family  529 

on  work  for  the  town.  From  1640  to  1681,  Hoskins  served 
repeatedly  on  juries  and  on  the  "Grand  Inquest."  Febru- 
ary 2,  1672,  he  was  chosen,  at  a  town-meeting,  "to  see  that 
the  towns  orders  were  carried  out."*  August  22,  1681,  he 
was  chosen  one  of  the  raters,  "  to  make  the  Rates  both  for 
M""  Cotton  and  the  Countrey  Rate  for  this  yeer." 

The  first  grant  of  land  to  William  Hoskins  from  the  town 
of  Plymouth,  on  December  31,  1646,  consisted  of  "6  or 
7  acres  at  the  head  of  James  Hurst  land  or  neare  his  land, 
and  a  garden  place  by  the  brooke  side,  or  by  his  house," 
which  was  to  be  laid  out  for  him  by  Governor  Prince  and 
Joshua  Pratt.  June  13,  1660,  he  had  another  grant  of  two 
acres  of  meadow  at  "  Lakenham."  Two  years  later,  June  3, 
1662,  William  Hoskins,  with  Mr.  Prince,  Mr.  Bradford,  Mr. 
Brewster,  Major  Winslow,  George  Soule,  Francis  Cooke,  and 
others  (thirty-two,  in  all),  received  a  share  of  land  granted 
for  their  "  first  borne  children  of  this  goument."t  Hoskins, 
himself,  did  not  arrive  in  one  of  the  early  ships ;  he  did  not 
settle  in  Plymouth  until  after  1634;  yet  he  was  gratuitously 
made  the  recipient  of  land  apportioned  to  the  fathers  of  the 
"  first  borne  children."  This  surely  indicates  that  it  was  on 
account  of  Sara,  his  first  wife,  and  that  she  was  daughter  to 
Robert^  Cushman. 

William  Hoskins  appears  to  have  suffered  even  more 
severely  than  most  of  his  neighbors  from  the  devastation  of 
King  Philip's  war,  since  on  March  2,  1679-80,  the  Plymouth 
Colony  Court  voted  :  "  The  Court  haue  ordered  four  pound 
vnto  Wiltam  Hoskins,  to  be  payed  to  him  by  the  Treasurer, 
in  regard  of  his  low  condition,  haueing  lost  all  hee  had  in 
the  late  warr,  and  beinge  growne  old  and  vnable  to  labour."  % 
He  probably  died  poor  and  in  obscurity,  for  there  is  no 
record  of  his  death  nor  settlement  of  his  estate. 

The  matrimonial  ventures  of  Hoskins  were  unfortunate. 
His  first  wife  did  not  long  survive,  and  his  second  wife,  Ann, 

*  Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i  :  io8,  22,  9,  33,  119. 
t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  2  :  29;  vol.  3 :  194;  vol.  4: 
19. 

I  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6 :  32. 


5  30  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

must  have  been  rather  an  unpleasant  person.  Not  long  after 
their  marriage,  he  and  his  wife  Ann  brought  suit  against 
"John  Danford,  ...  in  an  action  for  slander,"  i.  e.  circu- 
lating unsavory  stories  against  Ann ;  the  jury  found  for  the 
plaintiffs  in  the  sum  of  "iJ^2o  damage  and  the  charges  of 
the  Court."  This  was  in  June,  1639.*  -^""  ^^^  afterward 
before  the  Court  a  number  of  times  ;  on  March  i,  1663-64, 
for  using  "  filthy  language  to  Hester  Rickard."  The  Court 
at  the  hearing  treated  them  impartially,  —  for  both  women 
were  sentenced  "to  sit  in  the  stockes  during  the  pleasure  of 
the  Court,"  or  to  pay  a  fine  of  twenty  shillings,  each.  They 
chose  the  latter.f 

These  home  conditions  probably  were  responsible  for  the 
daughter  Sarah  being  "  bound  out "  until  she  was  twenty 
years  of  age  :  — 

"Jan.  28,  i643[-44]:  William  Hoskine  of  Plymouth,  hath  put 
Sarah  his  daughter,  to  Thomas  Whitney  [Thomas  Hinckley,  in 
index]  and  Winefreide,  his  wyfe,  to  dwell  wth  them  vntill  shee  shall 
accompHsh  the  age  of  twenty  yeares,  the  said  Thomas,  and  Winy- 
fride,  his  wyfe,  vseing  her  as  their  child,  and  being  vnto  her  as 
father  and  mother,  and  to  instruct  her  in  learneing  and  soweing 
in  reasonable  manner,  fynding  vnto  her  meate,  drink,  and  apparell 
&  lodging  during  the  said  terme ;  and  if  it  shall  happen  the  said 
Sarah  to  marry  before  she  shall  haue  accomplished  the  said  age 
of  twenty  yeares,  (she  being  six  yeares  of  age,  the  xvjth  of  Septem- 
ber last  past,)  that  then  the  sayd  Thomas  shall  haue  such  satisfac- 
tion for  her  tyme  then  remayning  as  shalbe  adjudged  reasonable 
&  equall  by  two  indifferent  men."  % 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  i.  Sarah  ^  Hoskins,  b.  Sept.  16,  1637, 
in  Plymouth.  At  the  age  of  six  years  she  was  appren- 
ticed to  Thomas  Whitney  and  Winifred  his  wife  for  the 
term  of  fourteen  years,  or  until  she  was  twenty.  Three 
years  after  attaining  that  age  she  married,  Dec.  4, 
1660,  in  Plymouth,  Benjamin^  Eaton,  son  to  Francis* 
Eaton.  § 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Judicial  Acts :  1 2. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  4  :  50. 

\  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  2 :  67. 

§  Francis  ^  Eaton  joined  the  Pilgrims  at  Southampton,  and  came  over  in 


The  Cushman  Family  531 

Christian  Eaton,  mother  of  Benjamin  ^,  the  third  wife  and 
widow  of  Francis^  Eaton,  married,  in  1634,  Francis^  Billing- 
ton,  son  to  John  ^  Billington,  of  Plymouth,  by  whom  she  had 
nine  children,  besides  the  three  children  of  her  first  marriage. 
The  family  was  so  large  and  the  means  of  support  so  limited 
that  the  town  authorities  took  the  matter  in  hand,  and  had 
a  voice  in  the  "  disposeing  of  ffrancis  Billingtons  children." 
Jan.  14,  1642,  Benjamin  Eaton,  mentioned  as  "his  [Billing- 
ton's]  eldest  Boy,"  was  apprenticed  to  John  Winslow  until 
he  should  reach  the  age  of  twenty-one,  —  "  being  about  xv 
yeares  in  March  next."  Joseph  Billington,  "  now  about  vi 
or  vii  yeares  old,"  was  apprenticed  to  John  Cooke  upon  the 
same  terms.  Gyles  Rickett  (Rickard)  took  "  a  gerle  about 
five  years  of  age ;  "  and  Gabriel  Fallowell  gave  a  home  to 
another  "  gerle  about  [         ]  years  of  age."  * 

On  May  24,  1662,  less  than  two  years  after  his  marriage, 
Benjamin  Eaton  "  desired  "  of  the  town  "  a  small  pcell  of 
meddow  about  half  an  acre  lying  neere  ffrancis  Billingtons 
meddow  and  some  upland  to  it."  Jan.  2,  1666,  "ten  acrees 
of  land  was  graunted  unto  Benjamin  Eaton  lying  above 
ffrancis  Billingtons  f  house  neare  Rockey  nooke,"  which  was 


the  Mayflower,  1620,  with  wife  Sarah,  and  a  son  Samuel  then  an  infant  in  arms. 
Francis  Eaton  was  the  twenty-third  signer  of  the  Compact.  (Vide  Appendix 
LXXXV.)  His  wife  Sarah  "dyed  in  the  general!  sicknes;  and  he  marled 
again  "  before  Aug.  14,  1623.  Before  the  division  of  cattle  in  1627,  he  mar., 
third,  Christian  Penn,  who  came  in  the  Anne,  1623.  Francis  Eaton  died  of  the 
epidemic  of  1633;  his  inventory  was  taken  Nov.  8.  His  widow,  Christian,  in 
1634,  mar.  Francis  ^  Billington. 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  i.  Samuel  ^  Eaton,  who  was  apprenticed  in  1636  to 
John  Cooke.  By  1650,  he  was  married,  and  had  a  child.  He  mar., 
second,  Jan.  10,  1661,  Martha  ^  daughter  to  Francis  ^  Billington.  He 
early  removed  to  Duxbury,  and  afterward  to  Middleborough,  where 
he  d.  in  1684. 
Issue  by  second  wife  :  2.  Rachael  ^  Eaton,  mar.  March  7,  1646,  Joseph 

Ramsden. 
Issue  by  third  wife  :  3.  Benjamin  2  Eaton,  b.  1627.   Two  other  children 
were  living  in  1650,  but  one  was  an  idiot,  says  Bradford. 
*   Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  I  :  12. 

t  I.  "  John  1  Billington,  and  Elen  [Eleanor],  his  wife ;  and  2.  sones,  John  & 
Francis,"  arrived  in  the  Mayflower,  1620.   They  were  of  the  com- 


532  Genealogy  of  Edward  S^nall 


laid  out  for  him,  April  ii,  1667,  by  William  Crow.  A  few 
years  later,  "In  Reference  unto  a  small  psell  of  Land  &  a 
smale  Cottage  theron  formerly  possessed  by  Thomas  Dun- 
ham deceased  :  Now  desired  by  Benjamin  Eaton  the  Towne 
have  ordered  that  the  said  Benjamin  Eaton  enter  upon  the 
same  and  possess  and  Improve  it."  *  This  was  probably  the 
land  that  was  laid  out,  in  1668,  for  Thomas  Dunham  by 
Elder  Cushman,  Jacob  Cooke,  and  Stephen  Bryant. 

pany  from  London  that  joined  the  Leyden  people  at  Southampton. 
John  Billington  was  the  twenty-sixth  signer  of  the  Compact.   (Vide 
Appendix  LXXXV.)    In  1630,  "  he  way-laid  a  yong-man,  one  John 
New-comin,  (about  a  former  quarell,)  and  shote  him  with  a  gune, 
wherof  he   dyed."    Billington  "  was  arrained,  and  both  by  grand 
&  petie  jurie  found  guilty  of  willful  murder,  by  plaine  &  notorious 
evidence.    And  was  for  the  same  accordingly  executed."   The  exe- 
cution took  place  "  about  September."   (Bradford's  History  of  Plim- 
oth  Flantatiofi :  532,  329,  330.)    This  first  serious  crime  was  a  great 
shock  to  the  Pilgrim  settlement ;  had  it  occurred  later,  the  result 
might  have  been  different.  In  1638,  his  widow  married  George  Arm- 
strong. 
Issue  :  I.  John  2  Billington,  who  died  before  his  father. 
2.  Francis  2  Billington. 
II.  Francis  •^  Billington,  b.  about  1606,  came  with  his  parents  in  the  May- 
Jlower.    He  was  then  about  fourteen  years  of  age.    In  1634,  he  mar- 
ried Christian,  widow  of  Francis  ^  Eaton,  who  at  that  time  had  three 
children.    In  1650,  Bradford  wrote  that  Billington  "  hath  8.  children." 
He  removed  to  Yarmouth  before  1648,  where  he  died  Dec.  3,  1684. 
Owing  to  lack  of  dates,  the  children  are  not  arranged  in  their  proper 
order. 
Issue:  I.  Francis 3  Billington  ;  mar.  Abigail  Churchill,  and  had  seven 
children. 

2.  Joseph  3  Billington,  b.   1635  or   1636,  was  apprenticed  in   1642  to 

John  2  Cooke. 

3.  Martha^  Billington;  mar.  Jan.  10,  1661,  Samuel^  Eaton,  as  his  sec- 

ond wife. 

4.  Elizabeth 3  Billington;  mar. Patte,  of  Providence,  R.  I. 

5.  Isaac  »  Billington ;  mar.  Hannah  Glass.    Issue:  I.  Seth  Billington. 

6.  Mercy 3  Billington;  mar.  John  Martin. 

7.  Rebecca 3  Billington;  b.  1647,  in  Plymouth. 

8.  Mary  ^  Billington ;  mar.  Samuel  Sabin,  of  Rehoboth. 

9.  Desire  ^  Billington. 

Vide  Davis's  Landmarks  of  Plymouth,  1899:  28. 
*  Tcrwn  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  1 :  46,  47,  86,  152. 


The  Cushman  Family  533 

Benjamin  Eaton  remained  at  Rocky  Nook,  where  his  chil- 
dren settled  about  him.  The  date  of  his  death,  or  that  of  his 
wife,  Sarah,  has  not  been  learned. 

Issue:*  I.  William^  Eaton;  d.  before  1691,  in  Plym- 
outh. 
11.  Benjamin  8  Eaton,  b.  1664,  in  Plymouth;  mar.,  first, 

Mary  Coombs  ;  mar.,  second,  Susanna .    By 

his  first  wife  he  had  a  family  of  six  children.  It  is 
also  stated  that  there  were  five  more,  making 
eleven  in  all. 

III.  Rebecca  ^  Eaton  ;  mar.  Josiah  Rickard. 

IV.  Ebenezer^  Eaton;  mar.  in  1707,  Hannah  Rickard. 

In  172 1,  he  was  living  at  Rocky  Nook,  near  the 
bridge  over  Jones's  River  on  the  "  Road  Way  y' 
goeth  To  Boston."    Issue  :  six. 
Issue  by  second  wife  :  2.  Mary  ^  Hoskins  ;  mar.  Nov.  28, 
1660,  in  Plymouth,  Edward  Cobb. 

3.  Rebecca^  Hoskins,  who  was  called  in  her  marriage 

record  "  of  Lakenham,"  and  may  have  been  a  daugh- 
ter to  William^;  mar.  Aug.  15,  1662,  in  Taunton, 
Richard  Briggs. 

4.  Elizabeth^  Hoskins;  mar.  July  7,  1666,  in  Plymouth, 

Ephraim  Tilson. 

5.  "A  son,"  b.   Nov.   30,    1647,   iri  Plymouth.    This  un- 

doubtedly was  the  William  '  Hoskins  who  mar.  July 
3,  1677,  in  Taunton,  Sarah,  daughter  to  Thomas 
Caswell. 

Issue:  I.  Ann^  Hoskins,  b.  Feb.  14,  1678,  in  Taunton. 

II.   Sarah  ^  Hoskins,  b.  Aug.  31,  1679,  ^^  Taunton. 

III.  William"  Hoskins,  b.  June  30,  1681.    His  birth  is 

recorded  on  this  date  in  both  Taunton  and 
Plymouth. 

IV.  Henry  ^  Hoskins,  b.  March  13,  1683,  in  Taunton. 

6.  SamueP  Hoskins,  b.  Aug.  8,  1654,  in  Plymouth.    Sam- 

uel and  William  Hoskins  were  on  the  "  Grand  In- 
quest," Aug.  2,  1678. 

*  Davis's  Landmarks  of  Plymouth,  1899 :  99. 


534  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


THOMAS  2   CUSHMAN 


Thomas 2  Cushman,   son  to  Robert^    and   Sarah  (^ ) 

Cushman,  was  born  in  February,  i6o8,  at  Leyden.  His 
mother,  Sarah,  whose  maiden  name  is  not  known,  died  at 
Leyden,  October  ii,  i6i6,  leaving  him,  her  only  surviving 
son,  motherless  at  the  age  of  nine  years.  Thomas  Cushman 
was  undoubtedly  with  the  Cushman  family  when  they  sailed 
from  Southampton  in  the  Mayflower,  and  returned  to  Lon- 
don with  those  who  could  not  continue  because  of  the  un- 
seaworthiness of  the  Speedwell.  A  year  later,  he  sailed  with 
his  father  on  the  Fortune,  and  arrived  November  lo,  1621, 
at  New  Plymouth.  Robert  Cushman  returned  to  England 
in  the  same  ship,  "  which  stayed  not  above  14.  days,"  leav- 
ing his  son  Thomas  in  the  care  of  William  Bradford,  then 
Governor,  who  gave  him  a  home,  educated  him,  and  treated 
him  as  a  son.  The  last  letter  written  by  Cushman  to  Brad- 
ford, dated  "London,  December 22,  a.  d.  1624,"  concluded  : 
"  Lastly,  I  must  intreat  you  still,  to  have  a  care  of  my  son, 
as  of  your  own  ;  and  I  shall  rest  bound  unto  you,  I  pray  you 
let  him  sometime  practice  writing.  I  hope  the  next  ships  to 
come  to  you."  Bradford  replied  :  "Your  son  and  all  of  us, 
are  in  good  health  (blessed  be  God)  he  received  the  things 
you  sent  him.  I  hope  God  will  make  him  a  good  man."  But 
Cushman  had  passed  away  before  the  comforting  message 
reached  him. 

Bradford,  in  some  degree  a  self-taught  scholar,  was  famil- 
iar with  the  Dutch  and  French  languages,  and  "had  attained 
a  considerable  intimacy  with  Latin  and  Greek."  Through- 
out his  whole  life  he  was  much  devoted  to  literary  pursuits. 
His  History  of  Plwioth  Plantation  and  other  writings  are 
a  rich  legacy  to  the  American  people.  As  Governor  of  the 
Plymouth  Colony,  he  served  continuously  from  1621  until 
his  death,  in   1657,  except  the  five  years  that  he  begged 


The  Cushman  Family  535 

to  be  relieved  by  others.  Nothing  more  fully  demonstrates 
the  hardships  endured  at  Leyden  than  the  fact  that  such  a 
man  was  compelled  by  the  exigencies  of  the  situation  to 
support  his  family  by  his  labor  as  a  fustian-weaver.*  "As  a 
leading  man  of  the  Plymouth  Colony,  he  displayed  a  worthy 
dignity,  much  tact,  no  little  shrewdness  and  worldly  wis- 
dom, mingled  with  a  becoming  piety  and  sound  business 
judgment." 

Under  this  influence  Thomas  Cushman  grew  to  manhood. 
He  also  may  have  been  indebted  not  a  little  to  the  instruc- 
tions of  the  Ruling  Elder,  William  Brewster.  Brewster 
had  been  educated  at  Cambridge,  England,  though  he  did 
not  remain  long  enough  to  obtain  a  degree.  In  Leyden, 
he  was  engaged  as  a  teacher  of  English  to  the  students 
who  were  attracted  to  that  University  city ;  he  acquired  a 
reputation  as  a  printer,  too,  more  especially  of  religious 
works  not  allowed  in  England. f  After  the  death  of  Elder 
Brewster,  in  April,  1644,  Thomas  Cushman  was  chosen  his 
successor.  He  was  ordained  as  Ruling  Elder  on  Friday, 
April  6,  1649,  by  appropriate  religious  services  ;  he  re- 
tained the  office  until  his  death,  —  a  period  of  more  than 
forty-two  years. 

At  Plymouth,  previous  to  1623,  "the  company  had  worked 
together  on  the  companys  lands,  each  sharing  the  fruits  of 
another's  labors  ;  "  but  for  this  community  it  "  was  found  to 
breed  much  confusion  &  discontent,  and  retard  much  im- 
ploymet  that  would  have  been  to  their  benefite  and  com- 
forte."  For  their  encouragement,  and  to  "obtaine  a  beter 
crope  than  they  had  done  .  .  .  after  much  debate  of  things, 
the  Gov''  (with  y^  advise  of  y^  cheefest  amongst  them)  gave 
way  that  they  should  set  corne  every  man  for  his  owne 
perticular,  and  in  that  regard  trust  to  them  selves ;  in  all 
other  things  to  goe  on  in  y^  generall  way  as  before.    And  so 

*  Dexter's  England  and  Holland  of  the  Pilgrims,  1905  :  604. 

t  Dexter's  England  and  Holland  of  the  Pilgrims,  1905  :  604-607. 


536  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

assigned  to  every  family  a  parcell  of  land,  according  to  the 
proportion  of  their  number  for  that  end,  only  for  present  use 
(but  made  no  devision  for  inheritance),  and  ranged  all  boys 
&  youth  under  some  familie.  This  had  very  good  success  ; 
for  it  made  all  hands  very  industrious,  so  as  much  more 
corne  was  planted  then  other  waise  would  have  bene  by  any 
means  y^  Gov""  or  any  other  could  use,  .  ,  .  and  gave  farr 
better  contente."  *  This  was  in  direct  violation  of  their 
contract  with  the  Merchant  Adventurers,  yet  the  Governor 
assigned  to  every  person  an  acre  of  land,  "as  neere  the 
town  as  might  be,  and  they  had  no  more  till  the  7  years 
was  expired."  Some  of  these  lots  later  became  their  home- 
steads. 

When  the  drawing  took  place,  in  1623,  in  accordance  with 
their  plan  for  division  of  land  among  those  "  which  came 
first  ouer  in  the  May-Floure,"  the  first  acre  was  assigned  to 
"Robart  Cochman."  f  It  was  "on  the  South  side  of  the 
brooke  to  the  bay  wards,"  aow  between  Sandwich  Street 
and  the  harbor,  Giv'ng  him  the  first  lot  was  a  delicate 
acknowledgment  of  his  services  as  their  agent  in  England, 
for  he  not  only  had  not  arrived  in  the  Mayflower,  but  he 
"was  not  yet  come  over,"  though  planning  to  come  at 
the  earliest  opportunity.  As  it  was  not  "for  inheritance," 
his  son  never  possessed  the  land.  But  in  the  assignment 
"of  their  grounds  [to  those]  which  came  in  the  Fortune 
according  as  their  Lots  were  cast,  1623,"  William  Beale  and 
Thomas  Cushman  were  given  two  acres  that  "  lye  beyonde 
the  2.  brooke."  This  land  was  situated  on  the  north  of  the 
present  Woolen  Mill  Brook,  which  runs  through  the  land 
of  Benjamin  Hathaway  (1899),  and  finds  its  way  into  the 
harbor  north  of  the  railroad  station. 

In  the  division  of  cattle,  May  22,  1627,  "The  eleuenth 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  163,  162. 
t  Vide  page  451. 


The  Cushman  Family  537 

lott  ffell  to  the  Gouerno''  M""  William  Bradford  and  those 
with  him,  to  wit,  his  wife  Alias  Bradford  and 

3  William  Bradford,  Junior 

4  Mercy  Bradford  To  this  lott  fell  An  heyfer 

5  Joseph  Rogers  of  the  last  yeare  w^^i^  was 

6  Thomas  Cushman  of  the  Create  white  back 

7  William  Latham  cow  that  was  brought 

8  Manases  Kempton  ouer  in  the  Ann,  &  two 

9  Julian  Kempton  shee  goats."  * 

10  Nathaniel  Morton 

1 1  John  Morton 

12  Ephraim  Morton 

13  Patience  Morton 

Thomas  Cushman  married,  about  1636,  in  Plymouth, 
Mary  2,  daughter  to  Isaac  ^  and  Mary  (Norris)  Allerton. 
Isaac  Allerton  was  married  November  4,  161  r,  in  Leyden, 
to  Mary  Norris.  It  was  his  first  marriage,  for  if  he  had  been 
a  widower,  it  would  have  bee<x  so  stated  in  the  marriage 
record.  The  date  of  birth  of  the  daughter  Mary  has  not  been 
found  in  Leyden,  but  she  was  the  youngest  of  the  three  chil- 
dren who  came  with  their  parents  on  the  Mayflower.  A 
daughter  Sarah  was  brought  over  in  the  Afine,  1623  ;  while 
a  fifth  child  was  buried,  in  February,  1620,  at  Leyden,  and  a 
sixth  was  born  and  died  in  Provincetown  harbor.  Hence 
it  is  probable  that  Mary  Allerton  was  born  about  i6i6.t 

In  the  first  list  of  men  "admitted  into  freedom  "  at  Plym- 
outh, January  i,  1633-34,  appeared  the  name  of  Thomas 
Cushman.    He  was  also  among  the  men   "able  to  beare 


*  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  vol.  I  :  12. 

This  constant  repetition  in  the  division  of  cattle  that  they  were  brought 
over  "  in  the  Ann,"  is  an  error  of  early  date.  The  first  cattle  were  brought 
over  by  Winslow,  in  March,  1624,  on  the  Charity.  Bradford  himself  states 
that  these  were  the  "first  begining  of  any  catle  of  that  kind  in  ye  land  ...  3. 
heifers  and  a  bull."  The  heifers  were  "two  black  "  and  one  "white-backed." 
(Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  189.) 

t  Vide  The  Allerton  Family. 


53^  Gejtealogy  of  Edward  Small 


armes,"  in  1643.  As  "The  Elder  W  Thomas  Cushman,"  he 
was  third  in  the  list  of  freemen  in  1683-84. 

He  shared  in  nearly  every  grant  of  land  by  the  Plymouth 
Colony  Court  to  the  "old  comers,"  and  acquired  so  much 
other  land  by  purchase  that  the  division  of  his  estate  among 
his  heirs,  after  his  decease,  placed  them  all  in  more  than 
comfortable  circumstances.  As  early  as  March  14,  1635-36, 
it  was  ordered  by  the  Court  in  the  assignment  of  the 
hay-ground,  "  That  M""  Prence  Joseph  Rogers  Tho:  Cush- 
man &  Edw:  Dowty  haue  the  ground  vpon  Jones  his 
riuer,  where  IVf  Prence  and  M''  Allerton  mowed  last  yeare." 
The  following  year  (March  20,  1636-37),  the  hay-ground 
allotted  to  Cushman  was  "  the  remaynder  of  the  marsh  be- 
fore the  house  he  liueth  in  (w*=^  M"'  Fuller  doth  not  vse)  and 
the  little  pcell  at  the  wading  place  on  thother  side  Joanes 
Riuer."  *  From  this  it  appears  probable  that  he  had  com- 
menced housekeeping  in  Mistress  Fuller's  house  at  the  time 
of  his  marriage,  a  few  months  before. 

There  is  no  further  record  showing  his  residence  until 
October  20,  1653,  when  he  purchased  the  former  homestead 
of  his  father-in-law,  Isaac  Allerton,  adjoining  the  land  of 
Mistress  Fuller  where  he  made  his  first  home.  The  transac- 
tion is  recorded  in  part  as  follows :  — 

"BRADFORD   GOVE 
The  20th  of  October  1653 

"  Memorand  :  That  Captaine  Thomas  Willett  of  the  Towne  of 
Plymouth  .  .  .  and  M'  William  Paddy  of  the  Towne  of  Boston 
.  .  .  marchant  Doe  both  acknowlidg  that  for  and  in  considera- 
tion of  the  summe  of  seaventy  and  five  pounds  to  them  in  hand 
paied  by  M'  Thomas  Cushman  of  the  Towne  of  Plymouth  in 
the  Jurisdiction  of  Plymouth  aforsaid  yeoman  wherwith  they  Doe 
acknowlidge  themselves  satisfyed  ,  .  .  Doe  bargaine  sell  enfeofe 
and  confeirme  from  them  the  said  capt:  Willett  and  William 
Paddy  and  theire  heires  to  him  the  said  Thomas  Cushman  and 

*  Ply77iouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  40,  56. 


The  Cushman  Family  539 

his  heires  and  assignes  forever  All  that  theire  house  and  land 
lying  and  being  Scittuate  att  Joaneses  River  in  the  Towneshipp  of 
Plymouth  aforsaid  which  they  the  said  capt :  Willett  and  William 
Paddy  bought  of  M''  Edmond  ff  reeman  of  Sandwidge  as  appeers  in 
the  court  records ;  which  was  formerly  the  house  and  land  of  M" 
Thomas  Prence  somtimes  of  Plymouth  aforsaid;  and  Originally 
was  the  house  and  land  of  M""  Isaak  AUerton  ;  being  bounded 
with  the  lands  of  M>s  ffuller  on  the  one  side  and  of  Clement 
Briggs  and  Christopher  Winter  on  the  other  side  ;  the  nether  end 
abutting  upon  the  river  aforsaid  and  soe  extending  itselfe  in  the 
length  up  into  the  woods  with  all  the  meddow  land  either  mersh 
or  upland  adioyneing  and  belonging  therunto  with  all  the  out- 
houses barnes  stables  fences  and  all  other  appurtenances  belong- 
ing therunto  with  all  the  additions  and  enlargements  either  of 
vpland  or  meddow  land  nearer  hand  or  further  of  att  any  time 
added  graunted  or  any  way  appertaining  unto  the  said  house  and 
land  with  all  the  said  capt :  Willett  and  William  Paddy  their  right 
title  and  enterest  of  and  into  the  said  p''mises  or  any  pte  or  prcell 
therof."* 

This  deed  was  followed  by  another  of  the  same  date,  to 
which  "  m^*  Mary  Cushman  the  wife  of  the  said  m""  Thomas 
Cushman  gave  her  free  and  full  consent."  It  conveyed,  for 
"  seaventy  and  seaven  pounds,"  to  Captain  Willett  and  Wil- 
liam Paddy,  "  All  that  his  [Cushman's]  prte  portion  or  share 
of  land  both  upland  and  meddow  belonging  unto  him  as 
purchased  lying  and  being  at  Sowamsett  Secunke  and  place 
or  places  adiacent."  f  Cushman's  land  at  Sowamsett,  or 
"Assowamsett  Necke,"  consisted  of  a  "whole  pte"  of  a 
purchase  by  William  Bradford,  Thomas  Prince,  Edward 
Winslow,  Captain  Standish,  "  M*^  Cushman,"  Experience 
Mitchell,  and  five  others,  "  att  Sowamsett  and  Matpoisett," 
for  the  division  of  which  a  meeting  had  been  held  on  March 
7,  1652,  at  Plymouth.^  Twenty  years  later,  March  5,  1671- 
72,  the  Court  confirmed  to  Thomas  Cushman,  Sn,   "one 

*  Plytnoutk  Colony  Deeds,  Book  2  :  pt.  I  :  8i,  82, 
t  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  2  :  pt.  i  :  83. 
X  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  2  :  39. 


540  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

half  of  the  last  purchase  of  land  made  by  the  Treasurer 
[Constant  Southworth]  of  Phillip,  sachem  of  Punkanawkett 
.  .  .  lying  and  being  att  Assowamsett  Ponds,  the  other  half 
belonging  vnto  Thomas  Little,"  With  this  tract  he  should 
also  have  "any  meadow  .  .  .  neare  or  conuenient  vnto  the 
aforsaid  land."*  In  1680,  Assowamsett  Neck  was  joined 
to  Middleborough,  and  Mattapoisett  later  became  the  town 
of  Rochester.  Cushman  also  had  an  interest  in  the  town's 
land  at  Punkateesett  (Little  Compton,  R.  I.)  granted  to 
him  in  165 1. 

When  sundry  proportions  of  meadow  at  Jones's  River 
were  laid  out,  in  1653,  the  first  six  acres  were  given  to  Mr. 
Hanbury.  The  second  lot  is  described  as  "M""  Thomas 
Cushmans  from  M"^  hanberryes  outter  stake  along  to  the 
upland  to  a  rock  upon  the  Island  containing  within  it  the 
cove  of  mersh  which  lyeth  between  the  Island  and  the  up- 
land ;  and  from  that  rock  on  the  Island  to  run  upon  a  west 
norwest  line  ;  and  east  south  east  buting  upon  M""  hanberries 
Meddow."  The  third  lot  was  granted  to  John  Rowland,  the 
fourth  to  John  Cooke,  and  the  fifth  to  Jacob  Cooke. 

On  May  24,  1660,  John  Rowland  was  granted  by  the  town 
of  Plymouth,  land  "lying  att  a  brook  within  two  miles  or 
thereabouts  of  Winnatuxett  meddow,"  and  at  the  same  time 
the  Elder  Cushman  was  granted  fifty  acres  adjacent.  These 
fifty  acres  were  laid  out  in  1665,  beside  the  "brook  by  John 
Bosworths,"  Nine  years  afterward  (May  18,  1674),  Cush- 
man received  a  further  grant  of  fifty  acres  at  Winnatuxet 
meadow,  "neare  a  place  called  Colchester  in  the  Town  of 
Plymouth."  Re  also  had  a  tract  of  twelve  acres  at  this 
place,  which  was  laid  out  in  1693  (after  the  Elder's  death), 
and  divided,  March  28,  1700,  by  his  three  sons,  Thomas, 
Isaac,  and  Elkanah  Cushman. f 

"  Elder  Thomas  Cushman  for  his  children  "  was  granted, 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  5 :  86. 

t   Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i :  39,  81,  139,  140,  206,  278. 


The  Cushman  Family  541 

June  7,  1665,  one  share  of  thirty  acres  "on  the  westerly 
Side  of  Namasskett  Riuer  .  .  .  with  all  the  appurtenances 
belonging  thereunto."  Namassakett  was  incorporated  June 
I,  1669,  as  the  town  of  Middleborough. 

It  was  an  established  principle  with  these  Pilgrim  Fathers 
that  any  land  taken  from  the  Indians  should  be  conveyed  to 
them  by  deed,  and  due  compensation  given  therefor.  One 
of  the  earliest  Indian  deeds,  dated  March  29,  1653,  from 
the  "  Sachem  Ousamequin  "  (Massasoit)  and  "  Wamsitto  his 
eldest  son,"  conveyed  "  severall  prcells  and  neckes  of  upland 
Swamps  and  meddowes  lying  and  beinge  on  the  southerly 
side  of  Sincunke  allis  Rehoboth  bounds."  The  consideration 
was  ;£35.  The  grantees  included  the  more  prominent  men 
of  the  Colony:  "Thomas  Prence  Thomas  Willett  Myles 
Standish  Josiah  Winslow  agents  for  themselves  and  William 
Bradford  senior  gen* :  Thomas  Clarke  John  Winslow  Thomas 
Cushman  William  White  John  Addams  and  Experience 
Michell."  * 

In  the  ordering  of  town  affairs,  the  Elder  Thomas  Cush- 
man bore  a  prominent  part.  In  1640  and  1646,  with  "Wil- 
liam hoskins"  and  others,  he  appeared  in  lists  of  townsmen 
of  Plymouth.  When  it  was  decided  in  town-meeting,  Sep- 
tember 28,  1643,  to  appoint  a  watch  to  guard  against  the 
Indians,  it  was  "  agreed  upon  that  there  shalbe  a  watch 
house  forthwith  built  of  brick,"  on  Burial  Hill  ;  it  was  also 
appointed  that  "  Nathaniell  Sowther  Thomas  Southwood 
[Southworth]  John  Dunhame  and  Thomas  Cushman  shall 
divide  the  number  of  the  Inhabitants  into  sevrall  watches 
according  to  the  form[er]  order."  Cushman  also  was  chosen, 
October  9,  one  of  the  "  Raters  to  rate  and  assesse  the 
charges  of  this  yeare  for  this  Towne  for  the  fortyfycation 
work  donn  about  the  ordinance,  for  the  building  of  the 
watchhouse  and  the  officers  wages."  In  1644,  he  was  one 
of  five  who  were  chosen  "  to  make  a  Rate  for  the  payment 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  2  :  pt.  i :  78. 


542  Genea  logy  of  Edwa  rd  Sma  II 

of  the  publicke  officers;  "  in  1648,  one  of  five  "Raters  for 
coman  charges."  In  1672  and  1674,  the  Elder  Cushman  was 
on  committees  "to  make  rates  for  Plymouth."* 

That  his  services  as  a  surveyor  often  were  required  is  evi- 
dent. With  Nicholas  Snow,  Richard  Sparrow,  and  Josiah 
Cooke,  he  was  chosen  March  3,  1639-40,  a  surveyor  of 
highways.  They  were  reappointed  the  next  year;  but  were 
presented  at  Court  December  i,  1640,  "for  not  mending 
the  heigh  wayes  at  the  Second  Brooke,  Smylt  Riuer,  New 
Bridge,  and  other  places."  Upon  condition  that  they  should 
make  the  needed  repairs  "this year,"  they  were  discharged. f 
In  1667,  the  fifty  acres  of  Richard  Wright  at  Winnatuxet 
were  laid  out  by  "  Captaine  Bradford  and  the  Elder  Cush- 
man." The  Elder,  Jacob  Cooke,  and  Stephen  Bryant,  in 
1668,  laid  out  land  at  Jones's  River  for  Thomas  Dunham. 

Thomas  Cushman  served  on  the  "  Grand  Enquest "  a 
number  of  sessions  from  1635  to  1676.  Between  1636  and 
1666,  he  served  twenty-two  terms  on  juries.  The  actions  in 
Court  were  for  debt,  trespass,  slander,  land  damages,  the 
accidental  burning  of  a  house,  trespass  upon  "an  ould  way," 
"Tryall  of  Yssues  [issues]  betwixt  pty  &  pty,"  and  one  case 
of  "assault  &  battery."  \  His  last  service  as  juryman  was 
on  July  9,  1686,  when  he  was  seventy-eight  years  of  age.§ 

In  recognition  of  his  valuable  public  services,  on  August 
5,  1672,  "  Att  this  meeting  it  was  voated  by  the  Towne  that 
the  Elder  Cushman  be  ffreed  from  paying  any  Rate  to  the 
Minnestry  for  the  future  in  Regard  of  his  many  emergent 
occations  and  expence  of  time  ;  therein  Improved  for  the 
publicke  good."  ||  The  individual  assessment  for  the  support 
of  gospel  preaching  was  most  rigorously  collected  in  every 

*   Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i  :  io8,  20,  22,  15,  16,  19,  28,  125,  139, 
t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  \\\,  155  ;  vol.  2  :  5. 
X  Plymouth  Colony  Judicial  Acts :  5,  6,  7,  8,  12,  14,  15,  17,  20,  22,  23,  25,  26, 
28,  31,  32,  37,  38,  41,  45,  129,  285. 

§  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6  :  195,  196. 
II    Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i  :  118. 


The  Ctishman  Family  543 

town,  and  the  Elder  Cushman's  exemption  from  this  tax, 
"for  the  future,"  carried  with  it  a  value  httle  realized  at  the 
present  day.  It  was  a  unique  honor  generously  bestowed 
by  his  townsmen. 

The  importance  of  Thomas  Cushman's  position  as  Ruling 
Elder  of  the  church  at  Plymouth,  the  "  First  Congregational 
Church  in  America,"  cannot  be  overestimated.  The  society 
was  formed  in  1606,  at  Amsterdam.  Three  years  later,  the 
pastor,  John  Robinson,  who  exercised  a  patriarchal  care  over 
his  flock,  removed  them  in  a  body  to  Leyden.  When  they 
decided  to  emigrate  to  the  New  World,  it  was  planned  at  first 
that  the  Pastor  also  should  go.  Later,  in  view  of  the  num- 
bers necessarily  left  behind,  it  was  arranged  that  Robinson 
should  remain  in  Leyden,  while  his  Ruling  Elder,  William 
Brewster,  should  "depart  into  the  new  country"  and  abide 
there  until  such  time  as  Robinson  should  be  able  to  join 
them.  Brewster  was  a  power  for  good  in  the  infant  settle- 
ment ;  but  John  Robinson,  though  in  Leyden,  still  was  re- 
garded as  the  pastor  of  the  church  at  New  Plymouth,  and 
continued  to  exercise  not  only  a  moral,  but  a  pastoral,  influ- 
ence over  his  people.  After  the  death  of  Robinson,  in  1625, 
it  was  the  universal  wish  that  Brewster  should  succeed  him. 
Brewster,  however,  steadily  refused  an  ordination  as  pastor, 
though,  in  fact,  he  performed  the  duties  of  both  offices. 

As  the  Colony  increased  in  numbers,  a  minister,  John 
Lyford,  was  sent  over  from  England,  in  March,  1623-24, 
to  assist  Brewster.  Proving  unworthy  of  the  office,  he  soon 
was  dismissed  and  banished.  In  1628,  "  M""  Rogers"  was 
brought  over  to  minister  to  them  ;  but  "because  of  a  disor- 
dered brain  "  they  sent  him  back  to  England  the  next  year. 
In  1629,  Ralph  Smith,  another  minister,  was  chosen  their 
pastor,  continuing  in  that  office  about  five  or  six  years, 
"Thinking  it  too  heavie  a  burthen,"  he  voluntarily  resigned. 
Roger  Williams,  though  not  ordained,  officiated  for  a  time 
as  assistant  pastor  and  as  pastor.  Bradford  called  him  "a 
man  godly  &  zealous,  having  many  precious  parts,  but  very 


544  Ge7iealogy  of  Edward  Small 

unsettled  in  judgmente."  He  finally  was  banished  to  Rhode 
Island  for  his  "  Baptist  beliefs."  John  Norton  preached 
one  winter  for  the  people  at  Plymouth,  but  refused  to  be 
settled  permanently.  Later,  he  went  to  Ipswich.  The  dis- 
tinguished Charles  Chauncey  also  preached  for  a  short  time. 
In  January,  1636-37,  Mr.  John  Rayner,  "an  able  and  a 
godly  man,"  was  sent  to  them ;  "  whom  after  some  time 
of  tryall,  they  chose  for  their  teacher,  the  fruits  of  whose 
labours  they  injoyed  many  years."  * 

It  was  during  Mr.  Rayner's  pastorate  that  Thomas  Cush- 
man,  in  1649,  was  ordained  Ruling  Elder.  The  office  of  the 
Pastor,  or  Teaching  Elder,  was  to  preach,  to  teach,  and  to 
administer  the  sacraments.  The  Ruling  Elder  was  "  to  help 
the  Pastor  in  ruling  and  overseeing,"  The  Rev.  Philemon 
Robbins,  pastor  of  the  First  Church  in  Branford,  Connecti- 
cut, in  a  sermon  preached  January  30,  1760,  at  the  ordina- 
tion of  his  son,  Rev.  Chandler  Robbins,  "  to  the  pastoral 
office  over  the  First  Church  and  Congregation  in  Plymouth," 
referred  to  the  labors  of  Thomas  Cushman  in  that  church, 
as  follows  :  — 

"  After  Mr.  Brewster's  decease,  the  Church  Chose  Mr.  Thomas 
Cushman  as  his  successor  in  the  Office  of  Ruling  Elder,  .  .  .  Son 
of  that  faithful  Servant  of  Christ  Mr.  Robert  Cushman  .  .  .  and 
this  his  Son  inheriting  the  same  Spirit,  and  being  competently 
qualified  with  Gifts  and  Graces,  proved  a  great  Blessing  to  this 
Church,  assisting  Mr.  Reyner,  not  only  in  ruling,  catechising, 
visiting,  but  also  in  public  Teaching,  as  Mr.  Brewster  had  done 
before  him.  ...  It  being  the  professed  Principle  of  this  Church 
in  their  first  Formation,  to  choose  none  for  governing  Elders 
but  such  as  are  able  to  teach  :  —  which  Ability  (as  Mr.  Robinson 
observes  in  one  of  his  Letters)  other  reformed  Churches  did  not 
require  in  their  Ruling  Elder." 

The  Rev.  John  Rayner  remained  eighteen  years,  closing 
his  pastorate  in  November,  1654.    He  died  at  Dover,  New 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimotk  Plantation,  1898  :  314,  369,  318,  319. 


The  Ciis/iman  Family  545 

Hampshire,  in  April,  1669.  After  his  departure,  the  Plym- 
outh Church  was  without  a  pastor  for  some  years,  the 
Elder  Cushman  "  being  assisted  by  some  of  the  brethren ; 
insomuch  that  not  one  Sabbath  passed  without  two  public 
meetings  in  which  the  word  of  God  was  dispensed."  "  At 
length  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  send  among  us  Mr.  yohn  Cot- 
ton, yim^,  son  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  yohn  Cotton,  that  famous 
gospel  preacher  in  Boston."  He  was  first  called  in  Septem- 
ber, 1666.  Although  he  arrived  with  his  family  at  Plymouth 
November  30,  1667,  he  was  not  ordained  until  June  30, 
1669.  The  churches  at  Barnstable,  Marshfield,  Weymouth, 
and  Duxbury  were  represented  by  their  pastors  at  his  ordi- 
nation. "  Elder  Thomas  Cushman  gave  the  charge,  and  the 
aged  Mr.  John  Howland  was  appointed  by  the  church  to 
join  in  the  imposition  of  hands.  The  Ruling  Elder  [Cush- 
man] with  the  new  Pastor,  made  it  their  first  special  work 
to  pass  through  the  whole  town,  from  family  to  family  to 
enquire  into  the  state  of  souls."  The  following  is  a  facsim- 
ile of  their  signatures  in  1681-82  :  — 

"  In  November  began  the  Catechising  of  the  Children  by 
the  Pastor  (constantly  attended  by  the  Ruling  Elder)  once  a 
Fortnight ;  the  Males  at  one  time  and  the  Females  at  the 
other.  The  Catechism  then  used  was  composed  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  William  Perkins ;  .  .  .  Some  years  after  the  Assem- 
blies Catechism  was  introduced."    Together  they  regularly 

*  Cushman's  Genealogy  of  the  Cushmans,  1855  •  ^9- 

These  autographs,  unlike  the  others  in  this  volume,  probably  are  reduced  in 
size. 


54^  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

held  meetings  on  week  days  at  the  Pastor's  house,  or  with 
the  brethren  in  their  homes,  "the  Elder  always  present, 
and  making  the  concluding  prayer." 

During  the  many  years  that  Thomas  Cushman  ministered 
to  the  people  as  Ruling  Elder,  and  for  long  periods  acted 
as  pastor,  the  church  went  through  many  trials.  Between 
1640  and  1650,  it  was  greatly  weakened  by  the  removal  of 
many  of  its  members  to  remote  settlements  on  Cape  Cod 
and  elsewhere.  The  troubles  arising  from  the  Quakers  who 
"infested  the  country  .  .  .  much  endangered  the  Church 
of  Plymouth ;  several  were  wavering  and  hesitating."  But 
"the  Lord  was  pleased  to  bless  the  endeavours  of  their  faith- 
ful elder,  Mr.  Cushman,  in  concurrence  with  several  of  the 
brethren,  to  prevent  the  efficacy  of  errour  and  delusion  ;  and 
(though  destitute  of  a  pastor)  the  body  of  the  Church  was 
upheld  in  its  integrity,  and  in  a  constant  opposition  to  their 
pernicious  tenets."  While  the  "  provocations  of  the  Quakers 
were  as  great  here  as  elsewhere,"  the  Plymouth  Colony  did 
not  make  "  any  sanguinary  or  capital  laws  against  that  sect, 
as  some  of  the  colonies  did." 

The  united  labors  of  the  Rev.  John  Cotton  and  the  Elder 
Cushman  placed  the  church  at  Plymouth  on  a  firm  founda- 
tion. In  the  nearly  thirty  years  of  Mr.  Cotton's  ministry  the 
membership  increased  from  "47  members  in  full  commun- 
ion "  to  two  hundred  and  twenty-five.  Mr.  Cotton  resigned 
his  pastorate  at  Plymouth  on  October  3,  1697,  "to  the  grief 
of  a  number  of  the  church  and  Town  who  desired  his  Con- 
tinuance." 

Six  years  before,  on  December  11  (loth,  in  the  Town 
Records),*  1691,  after  a  lingering  illness,  the  Elder  Thomas 
Cushman  had  been  gathered  to  his  fathers.  The  first  vol- 
ume of  records  of  the  First  Church  of  Plymouth  contains 
this  notice  of  his  death  :  — 

*  "On  the  loth  day  of  december  1691  That  precious  and  Eminant  servant 
of  god  deceased  The  Elder  Thomas  Cushman  being  Entered  into  the  84  yeare 
of  his  age."    {Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i  :  202.) 


The  Cushma7t  Family  547 

"  169 1.  It  pleased  God  to  seize  upon  our  good  Elder,  M^  Thomas 
Cushman,  by  sicknesse  &  in  this  yeare  to  take  him  from  us.  He 
was  chosen  &  ordained  Elder  of  this  Chh  April  6:  1649:  he 
was  neere  43  yeares  in  his  office,  his  sicknesse  lasted  about  11 
weekes ;  he  had  bin  a  rich  blessing  to  this  chh  scores  of  yeares, 
he  was  grave  hoi)  &  temperate  very  studious  &  solicitous  for  the 
peace  &  prosperity  of  the  chh  &  to  prevent  &  heale  all  breaches; 
He  dyed  December  1 1  :  neare  the  end  of  the  84  yeare  of  his  life ; 
December  16  :  was  kept  as  a  day  of  Humiliation  for  his  death, 
the  Pastor  prayed  &  preached.  M*"  Arnold  &  the  Pastors  2  sons 
assisted  in  prayer ;  much  of  Gods  presence  went  away  from  this 
chh  when  this  blessed  Pillar  was  removed.  ...  A  liberal  contri- 
bution was  made  that  fast  day  for  the  Elders  widow,  as  an  ac- 
knowledgment of  his  great  services  to  the  chh  whilst  living."* 

In  the  same  book  these  items  are  found  :  — 

"1691.  Elder  Thomas  Cushman  dyed  December  11:  having 
within  two  moneths  finished  the  84''^  yeare  of  his  life ;  He  was 
ordained  Ruling  Elder  of  this  Church  April  6  1649  :  he  was 
neare  43  yeares  in  his  office."! 

"August  7,  17 15.  A  Contribution  was  moved  &  made  both 
by  the  church  &  Congregation  To  defray  The  Expense  of  Grave 
Stones  sett  upon  y^  grave  of  that  worthy  &  useful  Servant  of  God 
EW  Thomas  Cushman  the  whole  congregation  were  very  forward 
in  it."  X 

He  was  buried  on  the  southerly  brow  of  Burial  Hill,  in 
a  beautiful  spot  overlooking  the  meeting-house  in  which  he 
so  long  had  prayed  and  worshipped.  The  gravestone  erected 
by  the  Plymouth  Church  twenty-four  years  after  his  death 
was  removed  when  the  Cushman  family  erected  the  large 
monument  upon  the  lot  in  1858  ;  but  it  is  now  restored  as 

*  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  Plymouth  (copy)  :  27,  28. 

The  original  records  of  the  First  Church  of  Plymouth,  beginning  in  1667,  are 
kept  in  the  safe  of  Pilgrim  Hall,  at  Plymouth.  They  are  so  frail  that  reference 
to  them  is  allowed  only  by  special  permit.  An  excellent  copy,  however,  is 
always  accessible  to  visitors. 

t  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  Plymouth  (copy)  :  152. 

%  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  Plymouth  (copy)  :  83. 

\ 


548  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

near  as  possible  to  its  original  position.  The  stone,  of  "  pur- 
ple Welsh  slate,"  was  brought  from  England ;  it  stands 
about  three  and  a  half  feet  high,  and  is  in  a  good  state  of 
preservation.  The  inscription  is  yet  distinct  and  legible,  the 
letters  being  about  three-fourths  of  an  inch  in  height :  — 

HERE        LYETH        BURIED        Y^        BODY 

OF        THAT        PRECIOUS        SERVANT        OF 

GOD        MR        THOMAS        CUSHMAN,        WHO 

AFTER        HE        HAD        SERVED        HIS 

GENERATION        ACCORDING       TO 

THE        WILL        OF        GOD,        AND 

PARTICULARLY        THE        CHURCH        OF 

PLYMOUTH        FOR        MANY        YEARS        IN 

THE       OFFICE        OF        A        RULEING        ELDER, 

FELL        ASLEEP        IN       JESUS        DECEM^ 

YE        10        1691,        &        IN       Y^ 

84       YEAR       OF        HIS       AGE. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  the  date  of  his  death  is  given  upon 
this  stone  as  December  10,  while  that  in  the  church  records 
is  December  11.    The  latter  more  probably  is  correct. 

About  a  year  before  his  death.  Elder  Thomas  Cushman 
made  his  will.  Judging  from  the  amount  of  real  estate  that 
he  left  to  his  widow  and  children,  and  from  the  fact  that  his 
personal  property  amounted  to  ;^49  119,  — of  which  ;!^4  was 
in  books,  —  the  Elder  possessed  more  than  ordinary  wealth 
for  his  time. 

'*  To  All  People  to  Whome  these  presents  shall  Come  etc. 
Know  Ye  that  I  Thomas  Cushman  sen''  of  the  Town  of  Plimouth 
in  New  England  being  through  Gods  Mercy  and  Goodness  unto 
me  at  this  present  in  Some  Measure  of  Good  Health  of  Body  and 
of  Sound  understanding  and  Strength  of  memory  Yet  Consider- 
ing my  frailty  and  uncertainty  of  my  abiding  in  this  Vale  of  tears 
Do  make  this  to  be  my  last  Will  and  Testament*  And  by  these 
presents  I  do  make  this  to  be  my  last  Will  and  Testament  to 
Remaine  firme  and  Inviolable  for  ever  as  foUoweth.  Imprimis  I 
Give  and  bequeath  my  Soul  to  God  that  Gave  it  and  my  Body  to 
ye  Dust  &  to  be  decently  Buried  in  hopes  of  y^  Grace  of  God 
through  Jesus  Christ  to  Enter  into  a  joyfuU  Resurrection  —  And 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  i :  129-132. 


The  Cushman  Family  549 

for  my  outward  Estate  I  dispose  of  as  followeth  viz'  I  Will  and 
bequeath  Unto  my  Dear  and  Loving  wife  Mary  Cushman  All  my 
house  and  housing  together  with  all  my  uplands  and  meadow 
lands  I  am  now  possessed  of  in  this  Township  of  New  Plimouth 
to  be  for  her  use  and  support  during  y^  time  of  her  natural!  life 
Excepting  such  parcels  as  I  do  in  this  my  Will  Give  to  my  chil- 
dren :  Item  I  Give  unto  my  Son  Thomas  Cushman  two  twenty 
acre  lots  lying  upon  the  Southerly  side  of  M""  Joseph  Bradfords 
land  as  also  y^  enlargements  at  y^  head  of  those  lots  And  also 
twenty  acres  of  upland  more  or  less  lying  upon  the  Easterly  Side 
of  Jones  River  by  the  Bridge  with  a  Skirt  of  meadow  lying  by  said 
River  And  also  one  third  of  my  meadow  at  Winnatuxet  And  also 
a  parcell  of  Salt  Marsh  Meadow  from  our  Spring  unto  a  Creek 
Westerly  of  a  Salt  hole  and  So  down  to  y^  River  which  said  parcel 
of  meadow  is  to  be  his  after  our  decease  All  y=  above  said  par- 
cels of  upland  and  meadows  I  do  by  these  presents  Give  and 
Bequeath  unto  my  son  Tho?  Cushman  to  him  and  his  heirs  for 
Ever.  Item  I  Give  unto  my  son  Isaac  Cushman  one  twenty  acre 
lot  with  ys  addition  at  y«  head  lying  on  the  northerly  side  of  Sam- 
uel ffuUers  land  in  y^  Township  of  Plimouth  and  also  the  one  half 
of  my  land  lying  at  Namasket  Pond  in  y«  Township  of  Middle- 
borough  as  Also  y^  one  half  of  my  Right  in  the  Sixteen  shilling 
Purchase  so  Called  in  the  Township  abovesaid  and  also  one  third 
part  of  my  meadow  at  Winnatuxet  in  Plimouth  All  which  parcels 
of  Uplands  and  meadows  last  above  expressed  I  do  by  these 
presents  Give  &  bequeath  unto  my  Son  Isaac  Cushman  and  to 
him  &  his  heirs  for  ever  together  with  all  the  priviledges  there- 
unto belonging.  Item  I  do  Give  unto  my  Son  Elkanah  Cushman 
one  twenty  acre  lot  with  the  addition  at  the  head  lying  on  the 
Northerly  side  of  y=  land  I  now  Improve  But  in  Case  my  Son 
Thomas's  now  Dwelling  house  be  upon  part  of  this  lot  my  Will 
is  my  Son  Thomas  enjoy  y^  land  his  house  now  Standeth  on  with- 
out molestation,  as  also  I  Give  to  my  Son  Elkanah  Cushman  the 
one  half  of  my  land  lying  at  Namasket  Pond  as  also  y«  one  half 
of  the  Sixteen  shilling  Purchase  above  Expressed  as  also  one 
third  of  my  meadow  at  Winnatuxet  All  the  abovesaid  Parcels  of 
lands  and  meadows  last  above  Expressed  With  all  the  priveledges 
thereunto  belonging  I  do  by  these  presents  Give  unto  my  Son 
Elkanah  Cushman  and  to  his  heires  for  ever  Item  I  do  Give  unto 


550  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

my  Son  Eleazer  Cushman  The  Rest  of  my  lands  both  uplands 
and  meadow  lands  not  above  Disposed  of  in  Plimouth  and  Dux- 
borough  as  also  my  now  Dwelling  house  and  out  housing  Which 
house  and  Lands  I  do  by  these  Presents  Give  and  bequeath  unto 
my  Son  Eleazer  Cushman  to  him  and  his  heires  for  ever  to  enjoy 
after  I  and  my  Wife  are  deceased  And  my  Will  is  that  my  four 
Sons  Thomas  Isaac  Elkanah  &  Eleazer  Shall  Each  of  them  allow 
twenty  shillings  to  their  Sisters  that  is  to  say  Sarah  Hoaks  and 
Lidiah  Harlow  As  also  my  Will  is  that  if  any  of  my  Sons  Se 
cause  to  make  sale  of  their  land  I  have  Given  them  in  Plimouth 
that  they  do  let  their  Brothers  that  do  Reside  in  Plimouth  have 
the  said  Lands  as  they  shall  be  valued  by  indifferent  men  as  also 
my  Will  is  and  I  do  by  these  presents  Give  and  bequeath  unto 
my  three  Grandchildren  in  Lin  the  Children  of  my  daughter  Mary 
Hutchinson  Deceased  to  Each  of  them  twenty  shillings  to  be  paid 
unto  them  out  of  my  Estate  Soone  after  my  Decease  And  I  do 
Constitute  and  appoint  my  Dear  and  Loving  Wife  Mary  Cush- 
man to  be  the  sole  Executrix  of  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament 
My  debts  legacies  &  funerall  charges  being  first  paid  my  Will 
is  That  what  ever  other  Estate  is  found  of  mine  in  Goods  Chat- 
tels or  debts  Either  in  Plimouth  or  Else  Where  shall  be  for  y^ 
Support  of  my  Wife  During  her  naturall  life  And  my  Will  is  that 
what  Remains  of  my  si^  Estate  at  my  Wifes  Decease  the  one  half 
I  do  Give  to  my  Son  Eliaz  Cushman  and  the  other  half  unto  my 
two  daughters  to  Sarah  Hoaks  and  Lidiah  Harlow  to  be  equally 
Divided  between  them  And  my  Will  is  And  I  do  by  these  pre- 
sents appoint  my  two  sons  Thomas  Cushman  &  Isaac  Cushman 
and  Thomas  ffaunce  to  be  y^  Supervisors  of  this  my  last  Will 
and  Testament  Much  Confiding  in  their  Love  and  faithfullness  to 
be  helpfull  to  my  S<^  Executrix  in  the  acting  and  Disposing  of  Par- 
ticulars according  to  the  tenour  thereof  thus  hoping  that  this  my 
last  Will  and  Testament  will  be  performed  and  Kept  Revoaking 
all  other  Wills  Either  written  or  verball  I  have  in  Witness  thereof 
Signed  Sealed  and  Declared  to  be  his  last  Will  and  Testament 
Set  to  my  hand  and  Seal  on  the  224  of  October  1690. 
In  presence  of  us  Thomas  Cushman  sen« 

Witnesses  and  a  (seal) 

James  Warren 

Thomas  ffaunce 


The  Cuskman  Family  551 


"James  Warren  and  Thomas  ffaunce  the  Witnesses  here  named 
made  oath  before  the  County  Court  at  Plimouth  March  y^  xd^"^ 
i6<)il2  that  they  were  present  and  Saw  the  above  named  M"" 
Thomas  Cushman  Signe  and  Seal  and  heard  him  Declare  the 
above  Written  to  be  his  Last  Will  and  Testament  And  that  to  y" 
best  of  their  judgment  he  was  of  Sound  mind  and  memory  when 
he  so  did 

Attest  Sam''  Sprague  Clerk. 

"  An  addition  to  y«  last  Will  of  Thomas  Cushman  sen""  which 
is  as  followeth  Whereas  in  my  last  Will  which  was  in  sixteene 
hundred  &  ninety  That  I  then  left  out  a  Certain  peece  of  land 
Undisposed  of  Which  was  one  hundred  acres  of  Land  Lying  in 
the  Township  of  Plimouth  Upon  a  Brooke  Comonly  Called  Col- 
chester Brooke  on  both  sides  of  y«  s'l  Brooke  which  I  Reserved 
to  sell  for  my  Support  or  my  Wifes  after  my  decease  My  Will 
is  therefore  That  my  Son  Thomas  Cushman  and  my  Son  Isaac 
Cushman  shall  have  the  aboves'^  hundred  acres  of  Land  to  be 
divided  Equally  between  them  to  them  and  their  heirs  and  As- 
signs for  Ever  Provided  that  they  equally  Shall  pay  or  cause  to 
be  paid  ten  pounds  in  Currant  Silver  money  to  me  above  said 
Thomas  Cushman  senT  or  my  Wife  Mary  Cushman  after  my  De- 
cease or  after  [her]  decease  to  be  paid  Equally  to  my  to  Daugh- 
5£«^  ters  Sarah  Hauks  and  Lidia  Harlow  Also  I  the  abovesaid  Thomas 
Cushman  Do  Will  and  bequeath  to  my  four  Sons  Thomas  Cush- 
man and  Isaac  Cushman  and  Elkanah  Cushman  and  Eleazer 
Cushman  all  my  Books  equally  to  be  Divided  among  them  onely 
two  Small  Books  to  my  Daughter  Lidiah  Harlow  And  my  best 
Bible  to  my  Loving  wife  Mary  Cushman  Likewise  also  I  do 
Give  and  bequeath  unto  my  Son  Elkanah  Cushman  one  acre  of 
meadow  which  was  Granted  unto  me  lying  at  Doteis  Meadows 
This  Addition  is  to  the  Last  Will  of  me  Elder  Thomas  Cushman 
of  Plimouth  being  now  in  perfect  understanding  —  Aprill  :  i : 
1691. 

Signed  Sealed  and  delivered        Thomas  Cushman  sen'  (seal) 
in  presence  of  us  witnesses 

Jonathan  Shaw  sen!: 

Persis  Shaw  her  P  Mark. 


552  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  Jonathan  Shaw  one  of  y^  Witnesses  here  named  made  oath 
before  y^  County  Court  at  Plimouth  march  i6"*  169 1/2  that  he 
was  Present  and  saw  Elder  Thomas  Cushman  above  named  signe 
seal  &  heard  him  Declare  the  above  written  Codicil  to  be  his  Will 
—  and  an  Addition  to  his  former  Will  And  that  he  y«  sd  Shaw 
Subscribed  to  it  as  a  Witness  and  that  he  saw  Persis  his  Wife 
Subscribe  with  him  as  a  Witness  alsoe 

Attest  Sam''  Sprague  Clerk 

"March  16*  1691/2  M''^  Mary  Cushman  Relict  Widdow  of 
Elder  Thomas  Cushman  late  of  Plimouth  Deceased  Coming  per- 
sonally before  y^  County  Court  then  held  at  Plimouth  Did  freely 
acknowledge  y'  she  hath  Received  fifty  two  shillings  and  six 
pence  of  Isaac  Cushman  her  son  in  part  of  y^  five  pounds  which 
y^  sd  Isaac  is  to  pay  for  his  part  of  y^  100  acres  of  Land  at  Col- 
chester abovesaid : 

Attest  Sam^  Sprague  Clerk 

"  Memorandum  that 
Persis  Shaw  y^  other  Witness  made  oath  Before  Wm  Bradford 
Esq''  Judge  of  Probate  that  She  also  was  present  and  saw  and 
heard  y^  within  named  Elder  Cushman  Sign  Seal  &  declare  this 
within  Codicill  as  an  Addition  to  his  Will  And  that  he  was  of 
Sound  mind  and  memory  when  he  did  y^  same  to  y^  best  of  her 
judgment. 

Attest  Sam''  Sprague  Register 

Sep*  25*''  1701 

"  An  inventory  of  the  estate  of  m'  Thomas  Cushman  sen^  late  of  Plimouth 
Deceased  taken  and  apprised  by  us  whose  names  are  hereunto  Subscribed 
on  y«  ly'^i  Day  of  Decemb""  1691  :  — 

£,  s  d 

Imprimis  his  wearing  Apparell  both  linnen  and  woollen  .     .     04  02  00 

Item  in  books  at 04  00  00 

Item  in  Cash 01  02  00 

Item  in  two  Beds  and  Bedding  to  them 10  00  00 

Item  in  Pewter  and  Brass 02  15  00 

Item  in  Jron  pots  &  Kettles  hakes  &  other  jron  vessels     .     ,     01  12  00 

Item  in  Tables  and  Chests  and  chaires .01  16  00 

Item  In  cotton  &  sheeps  wooll  &  linnen  yarn  &  flax     ...     01  03  00 

Item  in  Saddle  Bridle  and  Pillion 01  05  00 

Item  in  Linnen  wheel  and  old  lumber 00  15  00 

Item  in  Iron  wedges  and  Glass  Bottels 00  05  00 


The  Cushman  Family  553 

£,  s  d 

Item  in  cart  tacklen oo  lo  oo 

Item  in  Indian  and  English  corne 04  oi  oo 

Item  in  Neat  Cattell 13  10  oo 

Item  in  sheep oi  00  00 

Item  in  Swine 00  18  00 

Item  in  a  Loome 01  05  00 


Item  in  Debts  due  from  y«  estate 00    08    00 

Thomas  Cushman 
Isaac  Cushman 
Thomas  ffaunce 

"M's  Mary  Cushman  relict  widdow  of  Elder  Thomas  Cush- 
man late  of  Plimouth  Deceased  made  oath  before  y^  County 
Court  at  Plimouth  March  i6t*»  169 1/2  that  y^  above  written  is  a 
true  Inventory  of  the  Goods  and  Chattels  of  her  s<^  late  husband 
so  far  as  she  yet  Knoweth  and  that  if  more  shall  be  Discovered  to 
her  she  will  make  it  known. 

Attest  Sam^  Sprague  clericus 

"The  Aged  Widow  Mary  Cushman  deceassed  November 
The  28**^  day  1699,"  *  say  the  Town  Records  of  Plymouth, 
but  make  no  mention  of  her  age.    Although  ninety  years  f 

*   Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i  :  203. 

t  On  September  16,  1858,  the  Cushman  Monument  Association  dedicated, 
with  appropriate  ceremonies,  a  beautiful  shaft  on  the  Cushman  lot  in  the  old 
graveyard  on  Burial  Hill.  It  is  built  of  Quincy  granite  ;  its  form  is  that  of  an 
obelisk,  having  a  Grecian  base  standing  upon  an  ornamented  pedestal.  The 
extreme  height  is  about  twenty-seven  and  one  half  feet;  the  square  of  the 
lowest  plinth  is  about  eight  feet.  Each  of  the  four  bronze  panels  of  the  pedes- 
tal measures  about  thirty-six  by  twenty-two  inches.  The  east  tablet  is  in 
memory  of  Robert  ^  Cushman :  — 

ERECTED  BY 
THE  DESCENDANTS  OF 

ROBERT   CUSHMAN, 

IN   MEMORY   OF   THEIR   PILGRIM   ANCESTOR, 
XVI    SEPTEMBER,    MDCCCLVIII. 

This  is  continued  on  the  north  and  west  tablets,  closing  with  a  quotation  from 
his  "  Sermon."   The  south  tablet  bears  the  following  inscription  :  — 


554  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

usually  is  given  as  her  span  of  life,  she  could  not  have  been 
much  above  eighty.  She  lived  to  see  her  sons  and  grandsons 
occupying  positions  of  honor  and  trust ;  and  the  Plymouth 
Colony,  united  with  that  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  secure  in 
strength  and  prosperity. 

ISSUE 

I.  Thomas  ^  b.  Sept.,  1637  ;  mar.,  first,  Nov.  17,  1664,  at  Plym- 
outh, Ruth  '^,  daughter  to  John  ^  Howland,  "  one  of  the  old 
comers"  of  the  Mayflower^  1620.  She  was  living  when  her 
father  made  his  will,  May  29,  1672,  but  died  before  1679. 
Thomas  Cushman  mar.  Oct.  16,  1679,  i'^  Rehoboth,  as  his 
second  wife,  Abigail  2  Fuller,  b.   about   1653,   daughter  to 

Robert  ^  and  Sarah  ( )  Fuller,  of  Salem  and  Rehoboth, 

Thomas  Cushman's  name  appears  in  several  lists  of  free- 
men ;  he  was  a  surveyor  of  highways  a  number  of  years 
for  the  town  of  Plymouth.  The  homestead  where  he  lived 
and  died  consisted  of  a  large  farm,  with  numerous  buildings, 
lying  on  both  sides  of  Colchester  Brook  at  the  west  of  the 
highway  running  northward  from  the  meeting-house  at  Plymp- 
ton.  This  site  originally  was  in  Plymouth,  but  when  Plymp- 
ton  was  set  off,  in  1707,  the  division  brought  it  within  the 
limits  of  the  new  town.  Thomas  Cushman  and  his  wife 
Abigail  were  members  of  the  Congregational  Church  at 
Plympton,  of  which  his  brother  Isaac  was  pastor.  He  died 
Aug.  23,   1726,  at  Plympton,  aged  eighty-nine  years.     The 

THOMAS   CUSHMAN, 

SON    OF    ROBERT,    DIED   X    DECEMBER,    MDCXCI, 

AGED   NEARLY    LXXXIV   YEARS. 

FOR    MORE   THAN    XLII   YEARS    HE   WAS 

RULING   ELDER 

OF   THE    FIRST    CHURCH    IN    PLYMOUTH, 

BY   WHOM   A   TABLET   WAS  PLACED,    TO    MARK    HIS   GRAVE 

ON   THIS   SPOT, 

NOW   CONSECRATED   ANEW    BY   A    MORE    ENDURING   MEMORIAL. 

MARY, 
WIDOW   OF   ELDER   CUSHMAN    AND   DAUGHTER   OF   ISAAC   ALLERTON, 

DIED   XXVIII    NOVEMBER   MDCXCIX,   AGED   ABOUT   XC   YEARS, 
THE    LAST   SURVIVOR   OF   THE   FIRST   COMERS    IN    THE   MAYFLOWER. 


The  Cushman  Family  555 

stone  which  marks  his  grave  in  the  Centre  Burying-Ground 
at  Plympton  is  inscribed  :  — 

HERE  LYES  Y" 
BODY  OF   MK.  THOMAS 
CUSHMAN  WHO  DEC" 

AUGST  YE  230 
1726  IN 

YE  SgTH  YEAR 

OF   HIS  AGE. 

Issue  by  first  wife :  i.  Robert^,  b.  Oct.  4,  1664,  in  Plymouth  ; 

mar.,  first,  Persis ,  who  died  at  Kingston,  Jan.  14, 

1743-44.  When  he  was  eighty  years  of  age,  he  mar.  Feb. 
1744-45,  Prudence  Sherman,  of  Marshfield,  "a  maiden 
turned  of  seventy."  He  died  Sept.  7,  1757,  at  Kingston, 
aged  ninety-two  years,  eleven  months,  and  three  days. 
Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.  Robert*.  II.  Ruth^  III.  Abi- 
gail ^  IV.  Hannah  ^  V.  Thomas  ^  VI.  Joshua  ^  VII. 
Jonathan ^ 

Issue  by  second  wife:  2.  Job*,  b.  probably  about  1680,  in 
Plymouth ;  mar.  Lydia  Arnold.  His  widow,  Lydia,  and 
her  brother,  Edward  Arnold,  were  appointed  admin- 
istrators to  his  estate,  May  21,  1740.  The  inventory 
amounted  to  ;^322  :3  :  10.  Lydia  Cushman 's  will  was 
proved  Sept.  27, 1746.  Issue  :  I.  Maria ^  Il.Job^  III. 
Lydia*. 

3.  Bartholomew ^  bap.  March  13,  1684,  in  Plymouth;  died 

without  issue,  Dec.  21,  1721,  at  Plympton,  aged  thirty- 
eight  years. 

4.  Samuel*,  b.  July  16,   1687,  in   Plymouth;   mar.   Dec.  8, 

1709,  Fear  Corser,  or  Courser  (now  usually  written 
Corse),  In  1727,  they  removed  from  Plympton  to  At- 
tleborough,  where  all  their  children  were  born.  Issue: 
I.  Desire  ^  II.  Mercy  ^  III.  Samuel  ^  IV.  Joseph ^ 
V.  Jacobs    VI.  Jemima ^ 

5.  Benjamin*,  bap.  March  i,  169 1,  in  Plymouth  ;  mar.,  first, 

Jan.  8,  1712,  Sarah*  Eaton,  daughter  to  Benjamin  *  and 
Mary  (Coombs)  Eaton.  Sarah*  Eaton,  b.  1695,  in 
Plymouth,  was  granddaughter  to  Benjamin  ^  and  Sarah  ^ 


556  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

(Hoskins)  Eaton.*  The  second  wife  of  Benjamin  Cush- 
man,  whom  he  mar.  March  14,  1738-39,  was  the  widow 
Sarah  Bell.  He  lived  on  a  part  of  his  father's  farm  at 
Colchester  Brook  in  Plympton,  and  died  there  Oct.  17, 
1770,  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine. 

Issue  by  first  wife  :    I.  Jabez^    II.  Calebs    III.  Solo- 
mon ^    IV.  Jerusha^    V.  Benjamin  ^     VI.  Sarah  ^ 
VII.  Abigail  ^  VIII.  Thomas  ^  IX.  Jerusha  ^  (again). 
X.  Huldah  K 
II.  Sarah^  b.  in  Plymouth;  mar.  April  11,   1661,  as  his  second 
wife,  John'  Hawkes,  of  Lynn.     The  first  wife  of  John'^ 
Hawkes  was  Rebecca'^,  daughter  to  Moses ^  Maverick,  of 
Marblehead.    They  were  married  June  3,  1658;  she  died 
Nov.  4,  1659,  leaving  a  son,  Moses,  a  day  or  two  old. 

John  Hawkes,  b.  1633,!  was  second  son  to  Adam^ 
Hawkes,  of  Lynn,  who  came  in  the  fleet  with  Winthrop  and 
landed  in  June,  1630,  at  Salem.  In  1634,  Adam  Hawkes 
was  admitted  freeman ;  he  was  then  of  Charlestown.  His 
wife,  Anne,  who  is  supposed  to  have  been  the  mother  of  all 
his  children  except  Sarah,  was  the  widow  of Hutchin- 
son. As  the  wife  of  Adam  Hawkes,  she  was  admitted  Nov. 
21,  1634,  to  the  First  Church  of  Charlestown. $  She  died 
Dec.  4,  1699,  in  Lynn  ;  and  her  husband  married,  second, 
in  June,  1670,  Sarah  Hooper. 

The  four  acres  of  planting-ground  which  Adam  Hawkes 
possessed  Jan.  10,  1635-36,  in  Charlestown,  he  sold  not  long 
after  to  N.  Eaton  and  J.  Sibley.  Before  1638,  he  had  re- 
moved to  Lynn,  for  in  that  year  he  received,  as  "  an  inhab- 
itant of  the  Town,"  a  grant  of  one  hundred  acres.  The  farm 
was  on  the  banks  of  the  Saugus  River,§  and  there  he  built 
a  house.  This  house  soon  afterward  was  burned ;  the  only 
persons  in  it  at  the  time  were  a  servant  girl  and  twin  in- 
fants, who  escaped  unharmed  through  the  snow.  The  sec- 
ond house  which  he  built  was  in  part  constructed  from  the 

*  Vide  issue  of  Robert  1  Cushman. 
t  Essex  County  Court  Records,  Book  1 1  :  85. 

I  Budington's  History  of  the  First  Church,  Charlestown,  1S45  :  247. 
§  "  Saugust  is  called  Lin,  Nov.   20,   1637."    {.Massachusetts  Bay  Records, 
vol.  1 :  211.) 


The  Cushman  Family  557 

material  of  the  first,  —  bricks  brouglit  from  England.  When 
the  house  was  demolished,  in  1872,  a  brick  was  found  bear- 
ing the  date  1611.  There  was  found  also  an  ancient  fire- 
back,  about  two  feet  square  and  weighing  nearly  a  hundred 
pounds,  on  which  was  moulded  what  was  supposed  to  be  the 
British  arms ;  later,  this  has  been  thought  to  be  a  coat-of- 
arms,  possibly  that  of  the  Hawkes  family.  It  is  said  that 
Adam  Hawkes  owned  the  land  where  iron  ore  was  found, 
and  that  he  believed  that  one  of  the  mines  contained  silver. 
In  September,  1653,  Adam  Hawkes  (Sr,  or  Jr.),  of  Lynn, 
appeared  on  John  Gifiord's  "  bill  for  work  diet  provisions 
&c  for  Iron  works  at  Hammersmith  &  Braintree."  "  M^ 
Adam  hawks  "  was  chosen  as  one  of  the  "gentlemen  of  the 
grand  jury,"  by  order  dated  "  23  oct.  i66o."*  He  died  April 
13,   1671-72,    in   Lynn,   aged   sixty-four  years,t  leaving  a 


*  Essex  County  Court  Records,  Book  2  :  59 ;  Book  6  :  62. 
t  Although  much  has  been  printed  about  the  Hutchinson  family,  this  line 
never  before  has  been  published.    It  is  compiled  from  the  orjginal  records.         r^ 

ISSUE  OF  1  AND  ANNE   HUTCHINSON 

I.  Samuel^  Hutchinson,  b.  1617  or  1618,  was  of  Lynn  and  Reading.  He 
was  a  farmer.  In  1638,  the  town  of  Lynn  granted  him  ten  acres  near 
the  hundred-acre  farm  of  Adam  Hawkes,  which  he  sold  in  1648, 
with  the  dwelling-house  upon  it,  for  £'>p.  With  wife,  Hannah,  he 
sold  for  £'po.  May  14,  1670,  his  homestead  in  Reading,  "  on  the  side 
of  Great  Pond,"  to  Richard  Sutton,  of  Roxbury.  Samuel  probably 
removed  to  Andover,  where  his  will,  dated  April  23, 1740^  was  proved, 
Aug.  24,  1741. 
II.  Elizabeth'^  Hutchinson,  b.  1622;  mar.  about  1650,  Isaac ^  Hart.  He 
was  b.  about  1614  or  1615,  at  "  Scratby  "  (Scratly,  a  part  of  Ormsby), 
England;  he  sailed  from  London,  April  ir,  1637,  in  the  ship  Rose. 
Isaac  Hart  was  first  at  Watertown,  but  soon  drifted  to  Lynn.  Aug.  i, 
1656,  Thomas  Hutchinson  conveyed  for  ;!^I20  to  Isaac  Hart,  his  house 
and  barn,  with  two  hundred  acres  of  upland  and  nineteen  acres  of 
meadow,  adjoining  land  of  Edward  Hutchinson,  but  as  he  could  not 
meet  the  payments.  Hart  made  over  sixty  acres  to  Francis  Hutch- 
inson. In  1673,  Hart  purchased  five  hundred  acres  in  what  is  now 
Lynnfield,  on  which  he  resided  until  his  death. 

At  the  time  of  the  witchcraft  persecution,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hart  was 
imprisoned  for  six  months;  but  finally  was  allowed  by  the  Court  to 
return  to  her  home.  She  d.  Nov.  28, 1700,  her  husband  having  d.  Feb. 
10,  1699-1700.     His  will,  dated  Feb.  6,  1697,  mentioned  wife,  Eliza- 


55^  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

widow,  Sarah.  His  son,  John  Hawkes,  was  appointed  ad- 
ministrator ;  and,  with  the  consent  of  the  Court,  was  "  to 
paye  unto  the  Seuerall  persons  conserned,  as  are  hereafter 
named : " — 

"  Viz  :  to  glue  vnto  his  mother  wid  Sarah  Hauks  a  parcell  of 
upland  containeing  nine  skoare  acres  more  or  lesse  lying  in  Lyn 
bounds,  not  joyneing  to  the  farme,"  eight  acres  of  meadow  in 
♦'  The  great  medow,"  and  "  one  third  part  of  all  the  moueable  things 
contained  in  the  Inventory." 

"2:  John  Hauks  is  to  paye  vnto  Sarah  Hauks  Daughter  vnto 
the  said  widow,  fower  Skoare  &  ten  pounds  ;  "  the  last  fifty  "  at 
eighteen  years  of  age  or  at  her  marige  daye  ...  to  be  payd  in 
come  or  cattell." 

"3:  John  Hauks  is  to  Deliuer  and  sett  out  vnto  Moses  Hauks 
his  sonn  which  he  had  by  rebeckah  Hauks,  daughter  to  m""  Moses 
Mauericke  .  .  .  one  haulfe  part  of  that  fearme  which  the  said 

beth,  sons,  Thomas,  John,  Samuel,  and  Adam  Hart,  and  daughters, 
"  Elizabeth  Wenborne  and  Dabra  Procter." 

III.  Edward  2  Hutchinson  was  of  Lynn.    He  d.  Dec.  8, 1694,  leaving  a  widow, 

Mary,  who  probably  was  a  second  wife.    Issue  :  i.  Hananiah^,  "  the 

eldest  son;"  mar.  Martha  .    2.  Benjamin^,  d.  unmar.  in  1716. 

3.  Nathaniel^,  "youngest  son,"  d.  unmar.  in  1744.  4.  Mary 8,  b. 
"7010:  1656;"  mar.  John  Chaplin;  had  children.  5.  Anna^  mar. 
intention,  Aug.  29,  1695,  to  John  Perkins.  Issue:  five.  6.  Sarah 2,  b. 
"  24:  7110  :  167 1 ;  "  mar.  John  Harnden.    7.  Mary^  or  Mercy. 

IV.  Thomas  ^  Hutchinson  was  of  Lynn,  but  later  removed  to  Long  Island. 

Sold  his  farm,  1656,  to  Isaac  Hart. 
V.  Francis^  Hutchinson,  b.  1630  ;  mar.,  second,  about  1679,  Mary^,  daugh- 
ter to  Elder  Thomas^  Cushman. 

ISSUE   OF  ADAM  ^  AND   ANNE    (HUTCHINSON)    HAWKES 
VI.  Adam  2  Hawkes,  d.  before  his  father. 
VII.  John  2  Hawkes  (twin),  b.  1633,  probably  in  Charlestown  ;  mar.  Sarah', 

daughter  to  Elder  Thomas  ^  Cushman. 
VIII.  Susanna  2  Hawkes  (twin),  b.  1633,  probably  in  Charlestown  ;  mar.,  1649, 
William 2  Cogswell,  son  to  John  1  and  Elizabeth  (Thompson)  Cogs- 
well.   William  2,  b.  1619,  in  Westbury  Leigh,  County  Wilts,  England  ; 
came  over,  in  1635,  ^"^  ^^^  Angel  Gabriel,  with  his  father. 
IX.  Moses  2  Hawkes  ;  d.  before  his  father. 
X.  Benjamin  2  Hawkes ;  d.  before  his  father. 
XL  Thomas  2  Hawkes  ;  d.  before  his  father. 

ISSUE  OF   ADAM  1  AND   SARAH   (HOOPER)    HAWKES 

XII.  Sarah 2  Hawkes,  b.  June  i,  i67i,in  Reading. 


The  Cushman  Family  559 

Hauks  liued  &  died  vpon  .  .  .  being  in  Lyn  .  .  .  when  the  afore- 
said Moses  comes  to  twenty  &  one  years  of  age  .  .  .  this  afore- 
said giuft  is  the  legacy  of  m''  Adam  Hauks  to  his  grandchil  Moses 
Haukes." 

"4:  John  Hauks  is  to  pay  vnto  m""  William  Cogswell  for  the  use 
of  his  wife  the  some  of  fovver  Skoare  &  ten  pounds  ...  in  corne 
&  cattell  or  goods." 

"5:  John  Hauks  is  to  paye  vnto  ffrances  Huchisson  twenty 
pounds  to  be  payd  in  corne  cattell  or  goods." 

"6:  John  Hauks  is  to  pay  vnto  Samuell  Huchisson  fiue  pounds 
to  be  payd  in  a  twelf  months  time  in  corne  or  cattell  at  the  now 
Dwelling  house  of  John  Hauks." 

"  7 :  John  Hauks  is  to  [pay]  Thomas  Huchisson  fiue  pounds  in 
corne  or  cattell." 

"  8  :  John  Hauks  is  to  paye  vnto  Edward  Huchisson  fiue  pounds 
in  corne  or  cattell." 

"9:  John  Hauks  is  to  paye  vnto  Elizabeth  Hart  fiue  pounds  in 
corn  or  cattell." 

"lastly  all  the  rest  of  the  estate  of  Adam  Hauks  deceased,  con- 
tained in  the  said  Inventory,  boath  of  houseing  lands  &  other 
goods,  not  in  this  writeing  giuen  awaye  is  herby  confeirmed  vnto 
the  aforesaid  Jolin  Hauks  &  his  heirs  for  euer  as  witnes  all  ye  hands 
this  27:  March:  1672 

Ho^  Ka.A^f{^  fV\>iU:a^ ^lof^^tf^ 

*'  This  aproued  alowed  &  confirmed  by  the  Court  to  all  the  ptyes 
in  court 

Ipswich  the  2  of  March  1672 
Robert  Lord  cl"t 

*  In  the  original,  the  signature  of  Francis  Hutchinson  is  at  the  right  of  that 
of  Sarah  Hawkes,  —  making  him  the  third  signer, 
t  Essex  County  Probate  (Original),  Docket :  12899. 


560  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

The  inventory,  taken  March  18,  1671-72,  amounted  to 
£%\1  :  II  :oo. 

Throughout  his  life,  Adam  Hawkes  was  truly  a  father  to 
the  Hutchinson  children  ;  they  shared  in  all  things  with  his 
own.  Francis,  who  could  not  have  been  much  above  a  year 
old  when  his  mother  married  Hawkes,  seems  to  have  been 
an  especial  favorite  with  his  stepfather,  though  they  all 
settled  near  him. 

John^  Hawkes  was  made  freeman  in  1690;  he  was  then 
called  "  Senior."  During  King  Philip's  War  he  belonged  to 
the  "  Lynn  Troopers  "  as  a  private.  Early  in  1675,  he  was 
reported  by  Lieut.  John  Floyd  as  one  of  the  seven  delin- 
quents "  at  the  rendevew  at  Concord ; "  but  on  April  2, 
1676,  he  appeared  in  an  account  of  Nathaniel  Bissell  "for 
ferriage  of  himself  and  Samuel  Patrick,  with  three  horses 
.  .  .  0:2:  4."* 

Upon  the  death  of  his  father,  John  Hawkes  received  one 
half  of  the  farm  in  Lynn,  bordering  upon  the  town  of  Read- 
ing. It  consisted  of  a  dwelling-house  and  barn,  valued  at 
;^i2o,  and  five  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  land  and  meadow, 
estimated  at  ^^"550.  This  was  well  stocked  with  cattle,  bees, 
and  farming-tools.  John  Hawkes  died,  without  making  a  will, 
Aug.  15,  1694,  leaving  a  widow,  Sarah,  and  five  children.  The 
following  month  his  heirs  signed  an  amicable  agreement  for 
the  division  of  his  estate:  — 

"This  Indenture  Covenant  and  Agreement  f  made  Between  The 
Widdow  and  the  Surviving  children  of  m^  John  Hauks  deceased 
one  with  Another  Respectively  with  Reference  to  The  setlement 
of  The  Estate  of  Lands  and  moveables  That  The  said  mr  John 
Hauks  Dye  Seized  off  which  Setlement  According  To  This  Inden- 
ture we  whose  names  Are  Subscribed  Doe  Bind  ourselves  our 
heirs  Executors  for  ever  by  these  These  presents  to  Rest  satissfyed 
And  Contented  and  Contented  with,  never  for  The  future  to  Molest 
or  disturb  each  other  farther  Then  what  Is  here  Agreed  upon  but 

*  Massachusetts  Archives,  Military,  167 5-1676,  vol.  2  :  244-245;  vol.  3:  128, 
228. 

t  Essex  County  Probate  (Original),  Docket:  12920. 


The  Cushman  Family  561 

That  Reall  And  harty  Love  and  peace  may  be  maintained  be- 
tween vs  suitable  to  The  near  Relation  we  Stand  In  one  to  Another 
The  principle  Motive  In  This  Covenant  and  Indenture. 

"  Impr  Agreed,  and  consented  unto  That  Sarah  Hauks  our  Honourd 
Mother  Have  for  her  Annuall  Maintainance  six  pounds  In 
Money,  or  what  ever  else  she  may  have  occasion  for  to  her  sat- 
issfaction  to  be  paid  by  John  &  Thomas  Hawks  and  Ebenezer 
Hawks  when  sd  Ebenezer  he  comes  to  The  Age  of  Twenty  one 
years,  and  In  The  mean  Time  sd  John  to  pay  his  proportion  for 
him  ;  The  Said  Bretheren  to  Bear  an  Equall  proportion  In  The  sd 
payment :  Allsoe  The  sd  widdow  Sarah  Hauks  to  have  The  bigest 
of  The  Lower  Rooms  In  The  Dwelling  house  wheir  She  now  Re- 
sides together  with  The  Bed  and  Bedsted  and  furniture  In  Sd 
Room  and  Improvement  of  the  Household  Stuff  and  provision 
for  Meat  and  Drink  comfortable  Dyet  During  her  Abode  with  her 
sons  In  Said  House  to  be  provided  By  John  Hauks  The  Consid- 
eration of  The  Sd  six  pounds  to  gether  with  The  premises  The 
said  widdow  Sarah  Hauks  Doth  Accept  of  and  rest  satifyed  & 
Contented  with. 

"  Jt.  Agreed  and  Consente  unto.  That  Moses  Hauks  (In  Consideration 
of  The  Lands  willed  To  him  By  his  Grandfather  Adam  Hauks  and 
out  of  The  Love  that  he  Beareth  to  his  Bretheren  and  Relations) 
The  said  Moses  Doth  Accept  off  and  for  ever  to  Rest  Satisfyed 
with  The  Said  Lands  willed  to  him,  and  which  he  now  enjoyeth 
viz  as  mr  John  Hauks  deceasd  and  Said  Moses  Agreed  Said  Tract 
of  Land  or  Lands  to  be  Bounded,  all  and  every  The  Sd  Bounds  to 
Stand  firm  and  good  without  any  molestation  of  any  of  his  Breth- 
eren :  As  Allsoe  The  Sd  Moses  Hauks  to  have  a  certain  parcell  of 
Land  which  his  father  John  Hauks  Dyed  Seized  off,  six  Acres 
be  Jt  more  or  Less  Adjoining  to  the  Lands  of  Moses  Hauks  Neer 
his  Dwelling  house  Bounded  Norwardly  by  a  Brook  and  Soe  on 
to  his  own  Lands  called  by  The  name  of  The  horse  pastor;  The 
Sd  Moses  Is  hereby  Allsoe  discharged  from  paying  any  debts  due 
from  The  Estate  of  his  father  John  Hauks  deceasd  or  any  Lega- 
cies what  Soever,  and  the  South  Bounds  of  Said  Six  Acres  by  a 
white  oak  tree,  &  yn  e  &  west  to  a  Rock  And  soe  on  to  a  Red  oak 
Tre  And  soe  To  The  Brook 

"Jt  Agreed  and  Consented  That  John  Hauks  son  to  John  Hauks 
deceasd  Is  to  have  The  Dwelling  house  of  his  father  deceasd 
to  gether  with  one  hundred  Acres  of  Land  And  meddow  Adjoin- 
ing be  Jt  more  or  Less  Butted  and  Bounded  Westerly  upon  the 
Land  of  mr  Gefford's  Norwardly  upon  The  Land  of  Adam  Hauks 


562  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

deceasd,  southwardly  upon  the  Brook  Adjoining  to  the  Land  of 
Moses  Hauks  Eastwardly  upon  The  Land  of  Moses  Hawks  &  Lyn 
coffion. 
"  Jt  Agreed  And  Consented  That  Thomas  Hauks  have  his  divisionall 
part  of  Land  one  Hundred  Acres  be  Jt  more  or  Less  Butted  and 
Bounded  Southward  upon  The  Land  of  Moses  Hauks  by  a  Brook 
which  Runs  Through  Dexters  Marsh  Soe  Called,  Westerly  upon 
the  Land  of  Sd  Moses  and  Said  Brook  Es'ward  upon  The  Marsh 
Called  Dexters  Marsh,  Norward  upon  The  Land  of  sd  Moses 
Hauks 

Turn  over 

"Agreed  And  Consented  unto  By  Ebenezer  Hauks  and  his  Guardian 
Francis  Huchinson  That  The  S^  Ebenezer  doe  Accept  of  his  Divi- 
sionall part  of  Land  for  his  portion  out  of  his  fathers  estate  One 
hundred  Acres  within  The  Bounds  of  his  fathers  farm  deceasd.  Be 
Jt  more  or  Less  Butted  and  Bounded  Eastwardly  at  a  great  Rock 
with  an  heap  of  Stones  and  from  Thence  by  a  line  to  The  Bridge 
neer  The  Old  orchard,  westward  by  The  side  of  Thomas  Hauks 
his  orchard  and  from  the  Corner  of  the  orchard  Westward  to  a 
stake  by  The  Brook  which  Adjoins  to  Moses  Hauks  his  Land  South- 
ward upon  the  Town  Cofhon;  Allsoe  a  certain  percell  of  Land  to 
be  The  Sd  Ebenezers  which  John  Hauks  decesd  exchanged  with 
The  Town  of  Lyn  Lying  on  Saugust  River  Adjoining  to  The  Land 
of  Moses  Hauks. 

"Agreed  and  Consented  to  That  Mercy  Hauks  Have  for  her  por- 
tion forty  pounds  Jn  or  as  Silver  Mony  to  Be  paid  By  John  Thomas 
and  Ebenezer  Each  to  pay  an  Equall  proportion  Ebenezer  his  pro- 
portion when  he  Arives  at  The  year  of  Twenty  and  one  and  John 
and  Thomas  To  pay  Their  proportions  to  Sd  Mercy  within  The 
Complement  of  fower  years  next  Ensuing  The  date  of  These  pre- 
sents, The  Sd  Bretheren  paying  The  Sd  sum  of  monys  to  their  Sis- 
ter Mercy,  She  doth  discharg  The  state  of  her  father  deceasd.  Jn 
reference  to  her  Claim  as  her  portion. 

"And  for  The  Tru  performance  of  The  premises  according  to  all 
Tru  Intents  and  purposes  We  The  Above  mentioned  persons  Re- 
spectively Concerned  have  hereto  Set  our  hands  and  Affixed  our 
Seals  This  fourth  Day  of  September  Anno  Domini,  one  Thousand 
Six  hundred  ninety  and  fower. 

"  Furthermore  it  is  agreed  before  ye  Signing  Sealing  &  Acknow- 
ledgment hereof  That  John  Hawkes  &  Thomas  Hawkes  &  ffrancis 
Huchison  Guardian  to  Ebenezer  Hawkes  shall  Pay  all  ye  Just  Debts 


The  Cuhsman  Family  563 

of  ye  Said  John  Hawkes  Deceased,  Out  of  their  part  &  portion  & 
ye  rest  to  be  no  wayes  Chargeable  for  ye  Same. 

her 

Sign'd  Seald  Sarah    X    Hauks  (Seal) 

Mark 

and  deliverd                          Moses  Hawks  (Seal) 

John  haukes  (Seal) 

Jn  The  presents                    Thomas  hawkes  (Seal) 

of  vs                            FFRANcis  HuTCHiNSON  (Seal) 

/Hananiah  Hutchisson      Guardian  &  in  behalfe  of 

BENIAMEN  LaRRABE  EbENEZER  HawKES 

BenJamin  Hutchisson      Marcy  hawks 

marke  of 

Elizabeth     x     Hawks 
Guardian  to  her  Son 
Jno:  Hawkes 

"  Sarah  Hawkes  Moses  Hawkes  John  Hawkes  Thomas  Hawkes 
ffrancis  Huchison  Guardian  &  in  behalfe  of  Ebenezer  Hawkes,  & 
Marcy  Hawkes  all  personally  appeared  before  me  ye  Subscriber 
Judge  of  ye  probate  of  Wills  &c  in  ye  County  of  Essex  &  ac- 
knowledged this  Instrument  together  w*  what  is  anexed  relating 
to  ye  payment  of  ye  debts  to  be  their  act  &  Deed 
This  3d  Day  of  December  1694. 

Bartho  Gedney 

"Elizabeth  Hawkes  as  Guardian  to  her  Son  John  Hawkes  Acc- 
knowledged  the  Above  Written  to  be  her  act  and  Deed  In  Con- 
sideration that  all  the  other  persons  above  Subscribed  quit  claime 
to  Land  Sett  out  &  delivered  her  Jn  Right  of  her  Husband  Addam 
Hawks  deceased  this  8th  of  Aprill  1695 
before  me  Bartho  Gedney  J  P  " 

On  April  8,  1695,  Sarah  Hawkes,  the  widow  of  John 
Hawkes,  Sr.,  "  Removed  her  right  of  administration  "  upon 
her  husband's  estate  in  favor  of  her  sons,  John  and  Thomas. 
At  the  same  time,  John  Hawkes  quitclaimed*  to  Elizabeth, 
widow  of  Adam  Hawkes,  his  brother,  who  had  died  before 
their  father,  and  to  "John  Hawks  only  son  of  the  Said  Adam 
Hawkes  .  .  .  four  Score  acres  .  .  .  Sittuate  in  ye  town 
Ship  of  linn  .  .  .  with  Sawgust  riuer  to  ye  west  [and  bounded] 
northward  with  the  land  of  Dan'^  Eaton."   This  land  was  to 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  303  :  1 16. 


564  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

be  held  by  the  widow  and  her  son  John  "  as  a  clear  &  abso- 
lute Estate  of  Inheritance  in  fee  Simple  without  any  Incum- 
brance w^soever."  All  the  heirs  who  signed  the  agreement 
affixed  their  signatures  to  this  release. 

Sarah,  widow  of  John  Hawkes,  survived  him  several  years, 
but  the  exact  date  of  her  death  is  not  known.  By  the  will 
of  their  father,  Elder  Cushman,  she  and  her  sister,  Lydia 
Harlow,  received  twenty  shillings  ;  but  to  this  was  added  one 
half  of  the  residue  of  his  estate  after  the  decease  of  their 
mother,  "  to  be  equally  Divided  between  them."  This  Hawkes 
family  evidently  occupied  a  good  position  in  the  town,  and 
possessed  more  than  ordinary  wealth  for  the  times.  Some 
of  their  descendants  are  now  residing  in  Lynn. 

Issue  by  first  wife:  i.  Moses ^  Hawkes,  b.  Nov.  [before 
the  4th],  1659,  in  Lynn.  In  the  division  of  his  grand- 
father's estate,  made  March  27,  1672,  John  ^  Hawkes, 
as  executor,  was  "  to  deliver  and  sett  out  unto  Moses 
Hawks  his  sonn,  which  he  had  by  rebeckah  Hawks, 
daughter  of  M""  Moses  Mavericke,"  certain  tracts  of 
land.  Moses  Hawkes  mar.  May  10,  1698,  Margaret^ 
1  X3ti  Cogswell,  daughter  to  John  ^  and  Margaret  (Gifford) 
W»r-P  '5>^,   ,         Cogswell,  of  Ipswich.    Moses'  Hawkes    d.  Jan.   i, 


i--'-,^'^  '  1708-9.    His  son  Moses^  of  Lynn,  "  being  come  to 


ye  age  of  one  &  Twenty  years,"  March  5,  1719-20, 
accepted  his  portion  of  the  estate  as  set  forth  in  his 
father's  will.* 
Issue  by  second  wife:  2.  Susanna^  Hawkes,  b.  Nov.  29, 
1662,  in  Lynn.  With  two  of  her  sisters,  she  died  "  the 
last  of  November  1675,"  a  few  days  after  their  younger 
sister,  Mary,  was  born. 

3.  Adam'  Hawkes,  b.  May  12,  1664,  in  Lynn.    He  mar. 

Elizabeth ,  and  had  a  son  John.    He  died  before 

his  father. 

4.  Ann '  Hawkes,  b.  May  3,  1666,  in  Lynn  ;  d.  the  last  of 
Nov.,  1675. 

5.  John'  Hawkes,  b.  April  25,  1668,  in  Lynn.    His  auto- 
graph signature  appears  in  the  agreement  of  1694. 

*  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  38 :  3. 


The  Cushman  Family  565 

6.  Rebecca'  Hawkes,  b.  Oct.  18,  1670,  in  Lynn;  d.  the  last 

of  Nov.,  1675. 

7.  Thomas^  Hawkes,  b.  May  18,  1673,  in  Lynn;  signed 

the  agreement  as  "  thomas  hawkes." 

8.  Mary^  Hawkes,  b.  Nov.  14,  1675,  in  Lynn.    She  ap- 

pears in  the  agreement  as  Marcy. 

9.  Ebenezer^  Hawkes,  was  a  minor  at  the  time  of  his 

father's  death,  and  both  the  agreement  and  quitclaim 

were  signed  in  his  behalf  by  his  guardian,  Francis 

Hutchinson.    The   latter   was   the   husband   of   his 

mother's  sister,  Mary  ^  (Cushman)  Hutchinson. 

IIL  Lydia®,  b.  in  Plymouth;  mar.  about  1682,  William"  Harlow, 

b.   1650,  eldest  son  to  William^  and  Rebecca  (Bartlett) 

Harlow. 

William  ^  Harlow,  a  young  man,  appeared  in  Lynn  in  1637. 
He  removed  to  Sandwich,  then  to  Plymouth,  where  he  mar., 
first,  in  1649,  Rebecca,  daughter  to  Robert  Bartlett.  After 
her  death  he  mar.,  second,  in  1658,  Mary,  daughter  to  John 
Faunce. 

William  ^  Harlow,  Jr.,  and  wife,  Lydia,  had  issue  as  follows : 

1.  Elizabeth^  Harlow,  b.  "3^  Weke  of  february  1683,"  in 

Plymouth  ;  mar.  Thomas  Doty. 

2.  Thomas^  Harlow,  b.  March   17,  1686,  in  Plymouth; 

mar.  Jedidah  Churchill. 

3.  A  dau.,  b.  Feb.  5,  1687  ;  d.  March  5,  1687-88,  in  Plym- 

outh. 

4.  Isaac  ^  Harlow. 

-    5.  Lydia  ^  Harlow ;  mar.  Barnabas  Churchill. 

6.  Mary^  Harlow. 

7.  Rebecca^  Harlow;  mar.  Jabez  Holmes. 

8.  William  3  Harlow;  mar.  Joanna  Jackson. 

IV.  Isaac  ^  b.  Feb.  8,  1647-48,  at  Plymouth.  (Vide  infra.) 
V.  Elkanah',  b.  June  i,  165 1,  in  Plymouth;  mar.,  first,  Feb. 
16,  1676-77,  Elizabeth  Cole,  daughter  to  James"  Cole,  Jr., 
by  his  second  wife,  Abigail  (Davenport)  Cole.  Elizabeth 
d.  Jan.  4,  1681-82,  and  he  mar.,  second,  March  2,  1682-83, 
Martha  ^  Cooke,  daughter  to  Jacob "  and  Damaris  "  (Hop- 
kins) Cooke,  of  Plymouth.    Martha  Cooke  was  b.  March 


566  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

16,  1659-60,  at  Plymouth,  and  d.  Sept.  17,  1722,  at  Plymp- 

ton,  aged  sixty-two. 

Elkanah  Cushman  was  admitted  freeman  June  7,  1681. 
He  served  on  the  jury  1682-86,  and  many  other  years.  On 
Oct.  31,  1682,  he  was  one  of  the  twelve  men  at  the  trial  of 
two  Indians  —  one  of  whom  had  been  arrested  "for  his  incor- 
rageble  theft  the  second  time,  in  robing  of  a  bark  and  other 
theft."  Elkanah  Cushman  was  deacon  of  the  church  at 
Plympton,  of  which  his  brother  Isaac  was  pastor,  for  about 
nine  years;  he  also  was  an  Ensign.  The  Plympton  church 
records  say :  "At  a  chh.  meeting  in  Plympton,  Dec.  y^  26. 
17 18,  Ensign  Elcanah  Cushman  [and  two  others]  were  chosen 
Deacons."  "  Memorandum  that  on  Sabbath  day  some  time 
in  March  in  y^  year  17 18-19  Samuel  Sturtevant,  Elcanah 
Cushman  and  Daniel  Bosworth  were  ordained  Deacons  by 
the  imposision  of  hands." 

Elkanah  Cushman  served  as  Representative  to  the  Gen- 
eral Court  of  Massachusetts  three  sessions,  beginning  May 
29,  August  7,  and  October  23,  in  the  year  1723.*  His  house 
stood  on  the  highway  leading  eastward  from  Plympton  Green 
to  Kingston,  and  was  the  first  dwelling-house  north  of  the 
bridge  over  Colchester  Brook.  He  died  Sept.  4,  1727,  in 
Plympton.  His  will,  dated  Oct.  14,  1725,  was  proved  Sept. 
26,  1727.1 

The  following  is  the  inscription  on  his  gravestone  in  the 
Plympton  Cemetery :  — 

HERE   LYES   BURIED 

YE   BODY  OF 
DEACON   ELKANAH 
CUSHMAN  WHO  DECD 
SEPT.   YE  4™ 

1727    IN 
YE   77TH   YEAR 
OF   HIS   AGE. 

Issue  by  first  wife:    i.  Elkanah  ^  b.  Sept.   15,   1678,  in 
Plymouth  ;  mar.  Feb.  23,  1702-03,  Hester  ^  Barnes,  b. 

*  Massachusetts  Archives,  Acts  and  Resolves,  vol.  lo :  2S4. 
t  Plymouth  County  Probate  (Original),  Docket:  5813. 


The  Cuskmaii  Family  567 

Feb.  18,  1682,  in  Plymouth,  daughter  to  Jonathan* 
and  Elizabeth  (Hedge)  Barnes.  Hed.  Jan.  9,  17 14-15, 
and  she  mar.,  second,  Oct.  25,  17 16,  Captain  Ben- 
jamin Warren.  Elkanah  Cushman  was  interred  at 
Burial  Hill,  Plymouth.  Issue  by  first  husband :  I. 
Elizabeth*,  b.  Dec.  5,  1703.  II.  Elkanah*,  b.  July  10, 
1706.  III.  James*,  b.  Aug.  29,  1709.  IV.  Hannah*. 
Issue  by  second  husband  :  V.  Joseph  Warren,  b.  Sept. 

4,  1717.   VI.    Mercy  Warren,  b.  May  15,  1721. 

2.  James  ^  b.  Oct.  20,  1679,  in  Plymouth  ;  d.  young. 

3.  Jabez*,  b.  Dec.  28,  1681,  in  Plymouth;  d.  May,  1682. 
Issue  by  second  wife:  4.  Allerton^,  b.  Nov.  21,  1683,  in 

Plymouth;  mar.,  first,  Jan.  11,  1710-11,  Mary  Buck. 
She  d.  Oct.  15,  1725,  and  he  mar.,  second,  Sept.  15, 
1726,  Elizabeth,  daughter  to  George  Sampson.  AUer- 
ton  Cushman  d.  Jan.  9,  1730-31,  in  Plympton ;  his 
widow,  Elizabeth,  d.  April  17,  1744.  Issue:  I.  Aller- 
ton*.  II.  James*.  III.  Mary*.  IV.  Ephraim*.  V. 
Alice*.   VI.  Joseph*. 

5.  Elizabeth  ^  b.  Jan.  17, 1685-86,  in  Plymouth  ;  mar.  Dec. 

5,  1723,  Robert^  Waterman,  b.  Feb.  9,  1681,  as  his 
second  wife.*   She  d.  March,  1724-25,  without  issue. 

6.  Josiah*,  b.   March  21,   1687-88;  mar.  Dec.  29,  1709, 

by  the  Rev.  Isaac  Cushman,  to  Susanna,  daughter 
to  Captain  William  Shurtleff,  She  was  b.  1691,  at 
Plymouth;  d.  July  27,  1763.  Josiah  Cushman  was 
Lieutenant  in  the  Militia,  and  lived  in  that  part  of 
Plymouth  now  Carver.  He  d.  April  13,  1750.  Issue: 
I.  Susanna*;  d.  young.  II.  Martha*.  III.  Susanna*. 
IV.  Anna*.    V.  Josiah*. 

7.  Martha^;  mar.  June  6,  17 17,  Nathaniel  Holmes. 

8.  Mehitable*,  b.  Oct.  8,  1693  ;  never  married. 

VI.  Fear  ^,  b.  June  20,  1653  ;  d.  before  her  father  made  his  will, 
VII.  Eleazer^,  b.   Feb.  20,   1656-57;    mar.  Jan.    12,    1687-88, 
Elizabeth  Combes.    He   lived   in  Plympton,   and  was 
received  into  the  church  in  that  town  during  the  min- 
istry of  his  brother.  Rev.  Isaac  Cushman. 

*  Vide  issue  of  Isaac  ^  Cushman. 


568  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

In  November,  1733,  a  petition  was  presented  by  "divers 
inhabitants  of  Plympton  "  to  the  General  Court  that  a  new 
precinct  or  township  be  set  off.  A  committee  from  both 
Houses  repaired  to  the  town,  "perambulated  &  carefully 
viewed  the  Lands,"  and  concluded  "upon  the  whole  [that 
they]  are  of  the  Opinion,  that  the  prayer  of  the  petition  be 
Granted,  the  petitioners  paying  one  third  part  of  the  aged 
&  Rev^  M""  Cushman's  Salary  during  his  Life  as  it  appears 
to  us  they  are  one  third  part  of  the  rateable  Estate  of  the 
said  Town."  Eleazer  Cushman  and  four  others  were  allowed 
to  remain  in  the  "  old  precinct,  with  their  Ministerial  Lands 
...  &  the  new  precinct  to  have  none  of  the  Issues  &  profits 
thereof."  The  new  precinct  was  incorporated  in  July,  1734, 
as  the  town  of  Halifax.  This  shows  that  Eleazer's  farm  was 
on  the  northwesterly  side  of  the  town,  bordering  on  Halifax. 
Little  is  known  of  his  later  years  ;  he  probably  removed  to 
a  distance  with  some  of  his  children. 

Issue:*  I.  Lydia*,  b.  Dec.  13,  1687,!  in  Plymouth;  mar. 
Dec.  29,  1709,  by  the  Rev.  Isaac  Cushman,  to  John^ 
Waterman,  of  Halifax,  son  to  Deacon  John  ^  Waterman, 
one  of  the  first  deacons  of  the  church  at  Plympton. 

2.  John*,  b.  Aug.  13,  1690,  in  Plymouth;  mar.  Jan.  19, 

17 1 5,  by  the  Rev.  Isaac  Cushman,  to  Joanna  Pratt, 
Issue :  three  sons. 

3.  Moses*,  b.  about  1693,  in  Plymouth;  mar.  Aug.  22, 

172 1,  Mary  Jackson.  He  was  chosen  deacon  May  2, 
1757.  He  was  a  blacksmith.  He  d.  Aug.  12,  1766, 
in  Plympton.    Issue :  three  sons  and  seven  daughters. 

4.  James  *,  b.  in  Plymouth.   He  settled  in  that  part  of  Dart- 

mouth now  Fair  Haven,  and  the  house  that  he  built  was 
standing  in  1850.   Issue:  five  sons  and  six  daughters. 

5.  William*,  b.  Oct.  27,  17 10,  in  Plympton  (set  off  in  1707 

from  Plymouth)  ;  mar.  Abigail  Lee,  and  removed  to 
Mansfield,  Connecticut.  Abigail  Lee  was  b.  April  9, 
1713;  d.  April,  1803.    William  Cushman  d.  Dec.  27, 

*  Deacon  Lewis  Bradford,  of  Plympton,  says :  "  There  were,  doubtless,  other 
children  of  this  family." 

t   Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i :  20. 


The  Cuskman  Family  569 

1777,  at  Willington,  Connecticut.    Issue:  seven  sons 
and  four  daughters. 
VIII.  Mary^,  b.  about  1659,  in  Plymouth,  mar.  Francis  Hutchin- 
son, of  Lynn  and  Reading. 
In   a  deposition,  dated   March  i,   1665-66,  he  gave  his 
age  as  thirty-six  years,*  from  which  it  appears  that  he  was 
born  about  1630.    His  first  wife,  Sarah  Leighton,  whom  he 
y  married  "11:  10™°:   1634"  (Dec.   11,   1634),  in  Lynn,  died 
twelve  days  later — "23:  10™°:  1634."!    He  probably  mar- 
ried Mary  Cushman  in  1679,  when  she  was  twenty  years  of 
age,  since  Francis,  the  eldest  of  their  three  sons,  was  born 
)i£<'^--' about  1680.    She  was  not  living  when  her  father  made  his 
will,  on  October  22, 1690,  bequeathing  "unto  my  three  Grand- 
children in  Lin  the  Children  of  my  daughter  Mary  Hutchin- 
son deceased  to  each  of  them  twenty  shillings  to  be  paid 
unto  them  out  of  my  Estate  Soone  after  my  decease."    From 
the  absence  of  any  mention  of  his  son-in-law's  name,  or  trans- 
action between  them,  it  is  apparent  that  Elder  Cushman  did 
not  approve  of  his  daughter  Mary's  marriage.    This  may 
have  been  due  to  the  difference  of  twenty-nine  years  in  their 
ages. 

Francis  ^  Hutchinson  was  youngest  son  to ^  Hutch- 
inson, whose  widow,  Anne,  married,  about  163 1,  Adam* 
Hawkes,  of  Charlestown.  She  had,  at  that  time,  five  young 
children:  Samuel  ^  Elizabeth^,  Edward^,  Thomas  ^  and 
Francis^  Hutchinson.  Whether  the  father  of  these  children 
died  before  they  left  England,  on  the  voyage  coming  over, 
or  soon  after  their  arrival,  cannot  be  ascertained. 

For  a  time  all  the  Hutchinson  children  remained  in  the 
neighborhood  of  their  stepfather,  Adam  Hawkes ;  and  the 
loss  of  a  colt  valued  at  ;^ii  :9:2,  given  to  John  Hawkes 
by  his  father  Adam,  was  the  cause  of  various  depositions  X 
that  show  the  relationship.  Isaac  Hart,  who  had  married 
Elizabeth  Hutchinson,  called  John  Hawkes  "his  Bro:  [bro- 

*  Essex  County  Court  Records,  Book  ii  :  85. 

t  City  Records  of  Lynn.   In  these  early  records  this  name,  written  Sara 
Layghton,  has  been  wrongly  copied  as  Sara  Luggston. 
J  Essex  County  Court  Records,  Book  4  :  I1-122. 


5  7o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

ther],"  and  Thomas  Hutchinson  testified  "  that  my  father  in 
law  [stepfather]  Addam  :  Hakes  did  giue  to  his  sone  John 
Hakes  such  a  colt  &  hee  did  put  it  to  Jsaake  Hartes  to  keepe." 
"ffrancis  Hutchinson"  also  testified  "  that  J  did  see  Isack 
Hart  and  sammell  Hutchinson  to  mark  John  hawkes  coult 
and  J  was  one  of  the  compeny  that  did  fetch  up  the  Coult  to 
the  Marrking  and  that  that  this  Coult  that  is  now  in  Contrie- 
varcy  J  doe  verrlie  be  leeue  that  it  is  John  hawcks  Coult." 
Sworn  to  in  Court,  "2  :  10:  [i6]58." 

When  Adam  Hawkes,  on  June  18,  1660,  brought  suit 
against  the  Iron  Works  "  ffor  Damning  their  waters  so  high 
as  it  is  cause  of  flotting  his  Lands  well  and  Bridge  to  his 
great  Damage  for  several  years,"  Francis  Hutchinson  testi- 
fied, with  others,  "  that  M""  Adam  Hawkes  sufer[ed]  much 
Damage  by  the  waters  of  the  Irne  worrkes  .  .  .  sume  time 
thay  fallen  in  Danger  for  to  breacke  thar  leggs."  *  Evidently 
there  no  attempt  was  made  to  draw  off  the  water,  and  in  the 
face  of  tardy  justice  the  Hawkes  family  probably  had  taken 
down  a  part  of  the  dam,  since,  in  1663,  suit  was  brought 
against  John  Hawkes,  Sr.,  and  his  brother  Moses,  by  Samuel 
Appleton  and  his  son  Samuel,  in  an  action  of  appeal  from 
the  County  Court  at  Salem  to  the  Court  of  Assistants  in 
Boston.  Judgment  was  given  in  favor  of  the  plaintiffs  for  £-^o 
damages,  and  "the  defendants  shall  make  vp  the  great  dam 
as  Good  as  before  in  twelue  months  time  next  ensuing  or  pay 
;{J'25o  "  and  costs.  John  Hawkes  appealed  ;  and  on  March  4, 
1663,  "the  Jury  brought  in  their  verdict  they  found  for  the 
plaintiff  [Hawkes]  Reuersion  of  the  forme""  Judgment  & 
costs  of  Court  nine  pounds."  f 

Edward  Hutchinson,  too,  lived  near, — for  in  1661,  the 
estate  of  William  Lampson,  of  Ipswich,  included  four  acres 
of  meadow  "  in  the  great  meddow  in  the  bounds  of  Lynn 
bounded  by  meddow  of  Edward  Hutcheson  towards  the 
North  the  meddow  of  Jsaac  Harte  towards  the  South  .  .  . 
and  Jsaac  Hart  his  farme  east."  %\ 

•  Essex  Coiatty  Court  Records,  Book  5  :  106,  109. 

t  Records  0/  the  Court  of  Assistants,  Boston,  1630-1692,  vol.  i  :  236,  243. 

X  Essex  County  Court  Records,  Book  7  :  33. 


The  Cushman  Family  571 

Francis  Hutchinson  settled  in  the  North  Precinct  of  Lynn, 
which  in  1644  was  established  as  the  town  of  Reading.  His 
farm  was  a  part  of  the  land  sold  by  his  brother  Thomas  to 
Isaac  Hart,  Aug.  21,  1656.  The  original  tract  consisted  of 
two  hundred  and  eighty-nine  acres.  In  1715,  when  the  title 
of  the  sixty  acres  which  Hart  had  given  to  Francis  Hutch- 
inson was  questioned,  Shubael  Stearns,  an  old  friend  and 
neighbor,  seventy-four  years  of  age,  deposed  :  That  about 
fifty  years  before  (in  1665)  he  had  bought  a  lot  next  adjoin- 
ing the  sixty  acre  lot  where  "  Francis  Hutchinson  then 
dwelt  on  partly  in  Reading  &  partly  in  Lynn  ;  "  and  that  his 
sons,  Francis  and  Thomas,  had  been  in  "quiet  possession 
ever  since."  At  the  house  of  Isaac  Hart  in  Lynn,  Stearns 
heard  Mrs.  Hart  often  say  that  her  brother,  Francis  Hutchin- 
son, had  paid  her  brother,  Thomas  Hutchinson,  for  "  s<^  lot  of 
60  acres,"  and  "particularly  once  when  she  was  discoursing 
of  the  matter  her  husband  m""  Isaac  Hart  coming  in  she  said 
to  him  I  wonder  you  dont  give  Francis  a  Deed  of  his  land 
you  know  he  has  paid  for  it  he  answered  he  dont  ask  me 
for  one  ...  he  paid  an  horse  and  something  else."  Adam 
Hart,  above  sixty  years  of  age  (17 15),  had  heard  his  mother, 
Elizabeth  Hart,  say  when  her  brother  Thomas  "  was  about 
to  go  to  Long  Island  they  being  not  ready  to  make  payment 
for  the  whole,"  the  sixty  acre  lot  was  given  to  Francis  Hutch- 
inson to  make  payment  for  the  same.* 

In  1685,  the  town  of  Reading  voted,  "that  all  those  per- 
sons that  inhabit  on  the  north  side  of  Ipswich  River,  in  our 
town  bounds,  viz.  .  .  .  Francis  Hutchinson  and  [eight  others] 
.  .  .  shall  have  those  two  pieces  of  land,  namely:  the  towne's 
land  in  Sadler's  Neck,  so  called  [and]  that  piece  of  Common 
land,  that  lyeth  at  the  upper  end  of  Mr.  Bellingham's  farme 
and  belongs  to  the  towne."  t  This  land  Francis  Hutchinson 
bequeathed  to  his  youngest  son,  John. 

Living  in  a  section  which  since  has  been  divided  into  sev- 
eral townships,  it  has  been  difficult  to  learn  much  about  his 
life.  On  May  17, 1662,  when  the  "  Troopers  of  Essex  County  " 

*  Middlesex  County  Deeds,  Book  14  :  263 ;  Book  32  :  499. 
t  Eaton's  History  of  Reading,  1874  :  30. 


572  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

were  to  be  newly  arranged,  the  towns  that  had  not  already 
organized  companies  were  to  "haue  Libertie  to  nominate  a 
compleate  number  of  officers  according  to  Law."  Under  this 
order,  Francis  Hutchinson  was  chosen  Captain  of  the  Lynn 
company  in  1663.*  Although  the  inventory  of  his  estate 
mentions  two  guns,  also  a  "  Repure  [rapier]  &  belt,"  he  was 
not  recorded  in  the  service  of  the  later  wars. 

Francis  Hutchinson  "owned  y^  Covenant"  in  the  First 
Church  of  Reading  (now  Wakefield),  Sept.  6,  1687.!  This 
is  conjectured  to  be  soon  after  the  death  of  his  second  wife, 
Mary,  the  mother  of  his  three  sons.  In  1688,  he  subscribed 
;^3  toward  the  new  meeting-house  of  the  First  Church  ; 
among  other  subscribers  living  at  "  Lynn  End  "  (now  Lynn- 
field)  were  Edward  Hutchinson,  ;^2  :  10,  and  Isaac  Hart, 
;^io:oi.  The  date  of  the  death  of  Francis  is  given  in  the 
inventory  of  the  estate  of  "  m''  ffrancis  Hucheson  of  Reading 
whoe  deperted  This  life  the  12*^  of  November  1702."  His 
will,  dated  Feb.  18,  1698-99,  is  as  follows  :  — 

"  In  the  name  of  God  Amen.  I;^  I^  J  firances  Huchinson  of 
Redding  in  the  County  of  Midd'?  Jn  his  Majts  Province  of  the 
Massatusets  Bay  in  New-England,  Yeoman  being  Aged  and  also 
attended  with  many  Weakneses  and  Jnfermetyes  of  body,  but  thro 
^  gods  Goodness  of  sound  vnderstanding  and  perfect  Memory, 
and  knowing  it  to  be  a  Christian  duty  for  A  man  to  sett  his  hous 
in  Order,  do  therefore  make  and  publish  this  wrighting  to  be  my 
last  Will  and  testament,J  —  &  first  J  glue  my  Soule  to  god  that 
gaue  it  me,  and  my  body  to  the  Earth  to  be  decently  buryed,  Jn 
hopes  of  A  glorj'ous  Resurection  to  life  againe  thro  ye  death 
and  merritts  of  Christ  Jesus  my  lord  and  only  Saviour,  and  as 
to  that  portion  of  this  Worlds  goods,  yt  god  of  his  bounty  hath 
bestowed  on  me,  J  do  giue  and  bequeath  as  falloweth,  after  my 
Just  debts  &  funerall  Charg  is  pay4 
"  Jmpr^  my  Will  is  and  J  do  hereby  giue  and  bequeath  vnto  my  beloued 
Wife  Martha  Huchinson  one  third  part  of  all  my  personall  Estate 
(that  J  haue  not  giuen  away  before  my  death)  both  Within  doars 

*  Lewis  and  Newhall's  Annals  of  Lynn,  1865  :  255. 

t  "  Earliest  Records  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Wakefield,"  from  the 
Citizen  and  Banner,  Nov.  21,  1902. 

\  Middlesex  County  Probate  (Original),  Docket :  8704J. 


J? 


The  Cushman  Family  573 

and  00  Without  doars,  to  be  sett  out  to  her  by  my  Executers 
herein  after  on  named,  that  is  one  full  third  part  quantety  for  qual- 
ety,  and  my  will  is  that  Jf  my  said  Wife  do  desire  it,  she  shall  haue 
those  things  in  perticuler  as  part  of  her  thirds,  y'  J  received  with 
her  vpon  Marriage,  and  that  the  other  part  of  her  thirds  of  my  per- 
sonall  Estate  be  made  vp  to  her  as  afor  sd ,  all  Which  thirds  J 
do  freely  giue  it  her  for  her  own  Vse  to  her  and  her  heirs  for  Ever, 
00  v>-x  only  here  it  is  Jntended  and  to  be  Vnderstood,  as  J  have 
hinted  before  that  J  haue  giuen  away  alredy  to  my  three  sons  :  viz  : 
ffrances  Thomas  and  John  Huchinsons,  namely  three  small  things 
yt  are  not  to  be  mentioned  nor  Aprised  in  my  Jnventory,  they  being 
in  posession  therof  alredy  before  my  death,  which  are,  first  my 
Son  ffrances  A  silver  Cup  marked  with  ye.  two  first  letters  of  his 
name,  and  to  my  son  Thomas  J  haue  giuen  my  gold-ring,  and  J 
haue  giuen  my  son  John  my  largest  peuter  platter  marked  with 
1.  thess  three  things  are  not  to  be  Aprised  in  my  Jven- 

•  'p  ,  tory  becauss  giuen  away  alredy,  >-o  also  my  Will  is 
*  and  J  do  giue  vnto  my  said  Wife  one  third  part  of 
my  housing  and  lands  situate  in  Redding  afor  sd  to  be  sett  out  to 
her  by  my  Exec^  quantety  for  quallety  both  of  housing  orchards 
plowland  pasterland  and  Meadows  to  be  for  her  Vse  and  Jmproue- 
ment  for  her  Comfort  and  for  her  Vse  only,  dureing  her  Natural! 
life,  and  after  her  decease  y.  to  returne  to  my  sons  to  Whome  J 
haue  herein  after  bequeathed  the  same, 
'•  2ly  my  Will  is  and  J  do  hereby  guie  and  bequeath  vnto  my  two  Eldest 
sons  namely  ffrances  and  Thomas  all  my  homstedd,  both  housing,  or- 
chards, plowlands,  pasterlands,  and  Meadows,  it  being  by  Estema- 
tion  seventy-four  acres  more  or  less,  to  be  Equaly  devided  betweene 
them,  and  when  it  is  devided  my  Eldest  son  ffrances  shall  haue 
the  liberty  of  Choyce  which  halfe  he  will  take,  only  they  shall  not 
distirbe  their  mother  afore  named  in  the  quiet  possession  of  her 
third  part  thereof  dureing  her  Naturall  life  as  afor  sd  and  further 
my  Will  is  and  J  do  hereby  giue  vnto  these  my  two  Eldest  sons, 
afer  my  Just  debts  and  funerall  Charges  is  fully  payd  the  other  two 
thirds  of  my  personall  Estate  that  is  as  Yett  Vndisposed  of,  to  be 
Equaly  devided  betweene  them,  and  when  they  are  devided  then 
my  Will  is  that  my  son  ffrancis  shall  haue  his  Choyce  which  halfe 

he  will  haue 

Turne  over 

'*3ly  my  Will  is  and  J  do  giue  and  bequeath  vnto  my  Son  Joko  Huch- 
inson  my  timber  lott  adjoyning  to  Stephen  ffishes  land  it  being 
twenty  fiue  acrs  more  or  less  as  also  one  lott  of  swamp  it  being 
fiue  acres  more  or  less  all  Which  thirty  acres  more  or  less  J  do 


5  74  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

giue  to  my  said  son  John  Huchinson  to  him  his  heirs  and  assignes 
for  Ever,  and  my  will  is  that  he  the  said  John  Huchinson  shall  be 
bound  out  to  A  trade  by  ord^.  of  my  Exec^.  v>-> 

"4ly  my  Will  is  that  Jf  any  of  these  my  Children  aforenamed  shall  dy 
before  they  Come  at  age,  that  then  such  portion  as  J  haue  giuen 
them  shall  be  Equaly  devided  among  my  surviueing  Children 

"  Lastly  my  Will  is  and  J  do  hereby  Nominate  and  appoint  my  Eldest 
son  ffrances  Huchinson  Exec^  to  this  my  Will,  and  for  asmuch 
as  he  is  not  yett  of  the  age  of  twenty  one  years  J  do  Nominate 
and  apoint  my  loueing  Cousen  [nephew]  Hannaniah  Huchinson  of 
Linn  in  ye.  County  of  Essex  in  New  England  afor  s?  to  be  my 
Executer  to  this  my  Will  Vntill  my  son  ffrances  afors^.  be  twenty 
one  Years  of  age  and  then  he  to  take  ye  Executership  vpon  him 
as  afor  sd. 

"  Jn  wittness  whereof  J  the  said  ffrances  Huchinson  senr.  haue 
herevnto  sett  my  hand  and  affixed  my  seale  this  Eighteenth  day 
of  ffebruary  Anno:  Domini  Sixteene  hundred  ninty  Eight  nine,  and 
in  the  Eleventh  Yeare  of  his  Majst  Reigne,  W™  the  third  over 
England  &c  :  King  &c  : 

(nfo/rt/tM    ^jfr4'^tm^^cr^    \  SEAL    j- 

"  Signed  sealed  and  published  by  ffrances  Huchinson  seni".  this 
Wrighting  on  this  and  ye.  other  side  the  leafe  <-r  his  last  Will 
and  testament  before  Vs  l^  v^i  v>-v 

Shubael  Starns 

Benjamin  Hutchisson 

Jams  Converse  k^  " 

This  will  was  sworn  to  by  the  witnesses,  Shubael  Stearns, 
Benjamin  Hutchinson,  and  James  Converse,  at  "  Cambridge  : 
Dec""  7°  1702."  The  inventory,  taken  by  Jeremiah  Swain 
and  John  Brown,  Nov.  26,  1702,  included  among  other  items: 
*'  To  Milletiry  Arms :  2  guns  one  Repure  &  belt  .  .  .  £0-}^  : 
c6  :  00  ; "  also  about  fourteen  acres  of  meadow  in  "  Lyn 
bounds  att  .  .  .  £2% ; "  and  about  twenty-five  acres  at  "  Sad- 
ler's Nook  .  .  .  ;^i5."  Administration  was  granted,  Dec.  7, 
1702,  to  Francis  Hutchinson,  the  eldest  son,  who  had  reached 
,his  majority  since  the  will  was  made. 

•  This  seal  has  been  stamped  with  some  impression  ;  but,  as  the  document 
is  covered  with  silk  tissue  to  preserve  it,  the  design  is  indistinct. 


^ 


The  Cushman  Family  575 

The  gift  of  three  articles  by  Francis  Hutchinson  to  his 
sons,  which  were  not  to  be  considered  a  part  of  his  estate, 
carries  with  it  a  peculiar  significance.  It  suggests  the  legacy 
of  Elder  Cushman  to  the  three  children  of  his  daughter, 
Mary  Hutchinson,  in  Lynn  ;  but,  being  of  greater  value  than 
the  twenty  shillings  he  gave  to  each,  it  probably  represented 
their  share  in  the  estate  of  their  mother. 

The  widow,  Martha,  was  the  third  wife  of  Francis  Hutch- 
inson, and  probably  at  the  time  of  her  marriage  to  him,  a 
widow.  In  his  will  he  desired  that  "  she  shall  haue  those 
things  in  perticuler  as  part  of  her  thirds,  y'  I  received  with 
her  vpon  Marriage,  and  that  the  other  part  of  her  thirds  .  .  . 
be  made  vp  to  her."  Martha,  widow  of  Francis  Hutchinson, 
died  Aug.  15,  1708,  in  Reading.  Her  husband's  death,  Nov. 
12,  1702,  also  is  recorded  there.* 

Issue  by  second  wife:  i.  Francis'  Hutchinson,  b.  about 
1680,  in  Lynn  or  Reading ;  mar.  May  18, 1708,  in  Reading, 
Mary,  daughter  to  John  and  Joanna  Jefferds,  of  Lynn.t 
In  the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  her  father,  "  m""  John 
Jefferds,"  Mary  Hutchinson  gave  a  receipt,  June  19, 
1734,  for  the  sum  of  ;^8  :  04 :  07,  in  full  for  her  share. t 

Francis  '  Hutchinson  was  a  resident  of  Lynn,  that  part  later 
called  Lynnfield.  He  died  intestate,  in  Lynn,  about  Jan.,  1755, 
as  his  inventory  was  ordered  by  the  Court  Feb.  10,  and 
taken  March  21,  of  that  year.  In  March,  1752,  he  had  given 
to  his  daughter,  Anne  Sheldon,  wife  of  Amos  Sheldon,  of 
Lynn,  for  ;^2oo,  a  deed  of  one  half  of  his  homestead,  includ- 
ing the  house,  barn,  and  thirty  acres  of  land  in  Lynn  and 
Reading,  bounded  north  by  the  highway,  east  by  land  of 
Nathaniel  Sherman,  south  by  Bare  Meadow,  and  west  by  the 
land  of  Thomas  Hutchinson  ;  also  eighteen  acres  in  Lynn,  ad- 
joining the  land  of  Samuel  Stearns  and  "  Willises  Meadow." 
This  deed  was  acknowledged  by  witnesses,  Jan.  21,  1755,  to 
be  the  "deed  of  Francis  Hutchinson  now  deceased."  § 


*   Town  Records  of  Reading  (copy),  vol.  i  :  13,  il. 
t    Town  Records  of  Reading  (copy),  vol.  I  :  193. 
X  Essex  County  Rr abate.  Book  316:  505. 
§  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  122  :  106. 


576  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

The  inventory  of  his  estate  includes  :  one  half  of  the  house, 
half  of  the  barn,  half  of  the  homestead,  half  of  thirteen 
acres  at  "  Willises  Meadow,"  and  half  of  eight  acres  at  Bare 
Meadow,  ;^i39 :  09 :  04 ;  household  furniture,  live-stock,  "half 
a  cyder  mill  &  the  whole  Press,"  farming-tools,  warming- 
pan,  etc.,  ;^5o  :  15  :  06  ;  "  His  Plate  viz  One  Silver  Cup 
•  •  •  £y-'^^'-'^^"  Thiscup  was  evidently  his  most  cherished 
possession,  as  it  was  second  in  the  list,  his  wearing  apparel, 
valued  at  ^3  :  11,  being  mentioned  first.  This  doubtless  was 
the  cup  representing  his  share  in  his  mother's  estate. 

Upon  the  petition  of  Mary,  the  widow,  "she  being  very 
infirm  of  body,"  her  son-in-law,  Amos  Sheldon,  was  appointed 
administrator.  The  widow  was  given  her  thirds  ;  and  the  re- 
mainder was  settled  upon  Anne  (Anna)  Sheldon,  wife  of  Amos, 
who  was  to  pay  to  the  heirs  of  Thomas  Hutchinson,  deceased, 
the  only  son,  "  his  double  share,"  and  to  Mary  Newhall  and 
Elizabeth  Hutchinson  the  money  equivalent  to  their  shares  : 
—  these  "being  All  y^  children  &  heirs  of  y«  s"^  Dece^"* 
Issue:  I.  Anne*  Hutchinson;  mar.  Amos  Sheldon,  of 
Lynn,    II.  Thomas^  Hutchinson;  mar.  about  1749, 

Anna,  daughter  to  William  and  Anna( )  Bryant,  of 

Reading.  Anna  Bryant  was  b.  July  19,  1733,  in  Read- 
ing. Her  husband,  Thomas*  Hutchinson,  d.  in  Jan., 
1749-50;  the  next  month,  Feb.  9,  the  widow  Anna 
petitioned  that  her  father,  William  Bryant,  Jr.,  "  may 
administer  upon  the  estate  of  my  late  husbund,"  she 
being  under  age  and  unable  to  attend  to  it.  Dec.  31, 
1750,  her  father  was  appointed  guardian  to  her  post- 
humous son  Thomas,  then  about  six  months  old.  July 
19,  1762,  Brown  Emerson  was  appointed  guardian  in 
place  of  Mr.  Bryant,  the  son  "  now  being  about  twelve 
years  old."  t  Issue  :  i.  Thomas  *  Hutchinson,  b.  June, 
1750,  in  Reading.  III.  Mary*  Hutchinson  ;  mar.  Sam- 
uel Newhall,  of  Lynn.  IV.  Elizabeth*  Hutchinson. 
2.  Thomas  ^  Hutchinson,  b.  about  1681  or  1682 ;  mar.  Mary 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  332  :  542  ;  Book  333  :  12,  464,  466 ;  Book  346: 

183. 
t  Middlesex  County  Probate  (Original),  Docket :  I444i- 


The  Cuskmmt  Family  577 

.    He  lived  on  a  part  of  his  father's  farm  on  the 

border  of  Lynn  and  Reading,  but  was  better  known 
as  a  resident  of  Reading.  In  1732,  he  was  chosen  one 
of  the  deacons  of  the  First  Church  of  North  Reading; 
he  was  also  selectman  that  year.*  April  23,  1754, 
Thomas  Hutchinson,  of  Reading,  yeoman,  and  his 
wife,  Mary,  conveyed  to  Benjamin  Flint,  of  Reading, 
for  ;^i33  :  06  :  08,  thirty  acres,  "  partly  in  Reading  and 
partly  in  Lynn,"  with  the  buildings  thereon,  together 
with  three  acres  in  "Willisses"  meadow  adjoining  land 
of  his  brother  Francis  and  Samuel  Stearns.  This  deed 
was  acknowledged  by  Thomas  Hutchinson,  March  21, 
1755  jt  as  his  wife  did  not  join  with  him,  she  may 
have  died.  He  probably  removed  soon  after  this  sale 
of  his  homestead,  for  there  is  no  probate  of  his  estate 
in  Middlesex  or  Essex  counties. 

Issue :  X  I.    Adam  ^  Hutchinson  (twin),  b.  Nov.  25, 
1712,  in  Reading.    II.  Thomas  ^  Hutchinson  (twin), 
b.  Nov.  25,  1 7 12,  in  Reading,  d.  aged  ten  days.    III. 
Lydia*  Hutchinson,  b.  May  7,   172 1,  in   Reading. 
Perhaps  she  was  the  Lydia  who  mar.  Nathan  Flint, 
b.  1 7 16,  son  to  Ebenezer  and  Gertrude  (Pope)  Flint, 
of  the  North  Precinct  of  Reading. 
John^  Hutchinson,  b.  1683  or  1684,  was  "bound  out"  and 
learned  the  trade  of  a  blacksmith,  as  stipulated  in  his 
father's  will.  Soon  after  reaching  his  majority,  "John 
Huchason  of   Lynn  blacksmith,"  for  ;!^87  in  silver, 
purchased  of  Mrs.  Sibyl  Wigglesworth,  widow  of  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Michael  Wigglesworth,  of  Maiden,  her  dwell- 
ing-house, barn,  and  the  six  and  a  half  acres  upon 
which  the  buildings  stood,  near  the  meeting-house,  in 
Maiden  ;  with  several  other  small  tracts  of  land.   The 
transfer,  dated  Feb.  28,   1705-06,  was  witnessed  by 
his  brother,  Thomas  Hutchinson,  and  John  Hawkes.§ 

*  ¥.2i\.on''s' History  of  Reading,  1874:  213,  283. 

t  Middlesex  County  Deeds,  Book  57  :  219. 

X    Town  Records  of  Reading  (copy),  vol.  I  :  21,  34,  14,  69. 

§  Middlesex  County  Deeds,  Book  14  :  151. 


578  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

The  name  of  the  wife  of  John  Hutchinson  was  Mary ; 
together  they  sold,  Dec.  21,  1715,  to  his  brother,  Thomas 
Hutchinson,  of  Reading,  for  ;^6,  twelve  and  a  half  acres  of 
the  land  given  to  him  by  the  will  of  his  father,  at  Sadler's 
Neck,  near  Bare  Meadow.*  He  previously  had  conveyed  the 
other  half  of  this  land  to  his  brother  Francis.  The  will  of 
John  Hutchinson,  of  Maiden,  dated  April  4,  1760,  was  proved 
Sept.  6,  1762.  He  bequeathed  to  his  daughter,  Mehitable 
Hutchinson,  "the  one  half  part  of  my  Real  Estate  except  my 
shop,"  and  all  the  personal  estate  "  except  my  smith  tools 
and  Military  arms;"  to  his  "beloved  granson  John  Turfs 
[Tufts]  the  other  half  part  of  my  Real  Estate  with  my  Shop 
and  smith  tools  and  my  Miletary  arms,"  he  to  pay  to  his 
brothers  and  sisters,  within  one  year,  £2:  13:04,  "to  be 
equally  divided  between  them ; "  to  daughter,  Phebe  Sprague, 
besides  what  he  already  had  given  her,  ;^i3:o6:o8.  His 
daughter  Mehitable  was  to  be  executrix.f 

Issue  :  I.  Mehitable*  Hutchinson.   II.  Daughter,  who  mar. 

Tufts,  and  had  a  son  John  and  other  children. 

III.    Phebe  *  Hutchinson  ;  mar. Sprague. 


ISAACS  CUSHMAN 

Isaac  ^  Cushman,  second  son  to  Elder  Thomas  ^  and  Mary 
(Allerton)  Cushman,  v^as  born  February  8,  1647-48,  in 
Plymouth.  He  married,  about  16/5,  Rebecca  Rickard,  who 
was  born  in  1654,  at  Plymouth. 

Isaac  Cushman  appears  to  have  been  an  early  example 
of  the  self-made  man.  Without  special  advantages,  he  ob- 
tained a  better  education  than  was  common  in  his  time, 
and  excelled  in  widely  diverging  attainments.  At  the  age 
of  twenty-eight  he  commenced  surveying,  following  in  the 
footsteps  of  his  father  ;  he  served  on  many  committees  for 
the  town  ;  was  Deputy  to  the  General  Court  ;  and  the  last 
thirty-seven  years  of  his  life  he  was  the  beloved  pastor  of 
the  First  Church  of  Plympton. 

*  Middlesex  County  Deeds,  Book  32  :  499. 
t  Middlesex  Coufity  Probate,  Docket  :  8707. 


The  Cuskman  Family  579 

He  lived  in  that  part  of  Plymouth  which  was  set  off  June 
4,  1707,  as  Plympton.  His  large  farm,  partly  inherited  from 
his  father  and  partly  acquired  in  1703  by  a  grant  from  the 
town,  extended  from  the  burying-ground  northwardly,  on  the 
east  of  the  present  highway.  The  grant  of  May  24,  1703,  was 
of  a  tract  of  eighteen  acres,  to  be  equally  divided  between 
Isaac  Cushman  and  Benjamin  Soule,  adjoining  land  they  al- 
ready possessed,  "  on  Condition  that  they  allow  a  sufificient 
road  to  be  laid  out  by  the  select  men  of  the  town  through 
their  other  lands  for  the  use  of  the  Neighbors  &  Travellers."  * 

As  surveyor  of  highways  for  the  town  of  Plymouth,  Isaac 
Cushman  was  first  chosen  on  May  4,  1676 ;  he  also  served 
as  surveyor  of  highways  and  "to  lay  out  land,"  in  1684 
and  1694-98.  He  was  selectman  1687,  1688,  1692,  and  1694  ; 
"Rater"  for  the  town,  "for  a  year,"  from  July  27,  1685.  In 
1695,  he  was  on  a  committee  to  make  a  rate  of  ;^85  for 
the  support  of  the  minister,  Rev.  John  Cotton. f  He  took 
the  freeman's  oath  June  6,  1683,^  and  served  many  terms 
on  juries  and  the  "Grand  Enquest." 

On  November  24,  1684,  he  was  one  of  the  "agents"  to 
"defend  the  Northerly  line  of  the  Towne."  Eleven  years 
later,  March  29,  1695,  "  Major  Bradford,  Lef*  John  Bradford, 
Isaac  Cushman,"  and  three  others,  were  "A  Comitty  to 
Consider  of  and  draw  up  such  agrements  as  may  be  of  use 
to  defend  the  Towns  Right  on  the  North  sid  of  the  Towne." 
Isaac  Cushman  was  chosen,  Jan.,  1687-88,  on  a  committee 
to  defend  the  "towns  Rite  In  Clarks  Hand."  In  1697,  he 
was  elected  "to  settle  any  difference  that  might  Arise  in 
the  Rainges  of  Land,  ...  &  to  see  that  the  Towns  Comons 
be  not  Intruded  on."§ 

When  the  people  of  New  England  took  advantage  of  a 

*   Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  I  :  313. 

t    Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i  :  147,  231,  238,  239,  250,  252,  176,  189, 
195,  205,  232,  233,  235,  183,  240. 

I  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6:  no. 
§   Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i  :  176,  236,  193,  249. 


580  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

revolution  in  England,  forcing  James  II.  to  flee  the  country, 
and  seized  and  imprisoned  Andros  in  the  spring  of  1689, 
the  citizens  of  Plymouth  chose  their  two  ablest  men  to 
represent  them  in  the  legislature.  The  deputies  chosen  at 
town-meeting.  May  28,  1689,  were  John  Bradford  and  Isaac 
Cushman.  At  the  first  session  of  the  General  Court  of  that 
year,  which  opened  June  4,  at  Plymouth,  the  Court  "  ap- 
pointed John  Walley,  Esq'',  Lieu*  Ephraim  Morton,  John 
Bradford,  Isaac  Cushman,  and  John  Barker,  or  any  three  of 
them,  to  make  enquiry  concerning  any  goods  or  estate  of 
the  colonies  that  may  be  in  the  hands  of  any  person  .  .  . 
and  give  accompt  thereof  to  the  Court ;  also  to  accompt 
with  the  Treasurer  and  the  late  county  sheriffs,  or  county 
treasurers,  with  respect  to  rates  or  fines,  money  or  other 
estate,  in  any  ways  belonging  to  the  King,  or  countrey, 
or  county.  And  s'^  countrey  Treasurer,  county  sheriffs,  and 
county  Treasurers  are  ordered  and  required  to  accompt  with 
s<^  comitee  accordingly."  At  the  second  session,  beginning 
August  4,  1689,  it  was  written  of  Cushman  :  "  He  appeared 
&  attended  at  s^  Court ; "  he  also  was  present  at  the  third 
session,  which  opened  December  25.* 

John  Bradford  and  Isaac  Cushman  again  were  elected  as 
Deputies  on  June  3,  1690,  and  June  2,  1691.  The  last  ses- 
sion of  the  Plymouth  Colony  Court  was  held  on  July  7,  1691. 
"The  Deputies  y*  appeared  &  served  at  s^  Court  [were] 
these  following,  viz  * :  — [No.  i]  John  Bradford,  [No.  2]  Isaac 
Cushman,  [No.  6]  Benjamin  Stetson,"  and  twenty-one  others. 
The  closing  record  was  as  follows :  "  Ordered  by  this  Court, 
y*  y^  last  Wednesday  of  this  instant  be  kept  &  observed  by 
all  y^  inhabitants  of  this  Colony  as  a  day  of  publique  fasting 
and  prayer,  &c."  f  In  1692,  a  new  charter  was  sent  over 
which  converted  the  Colonies  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  Plym- 


*  Town  Records  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i  :  195,  201,  203  ;   also  Plymouth  Colony 
Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6  :  205,  210,  211,  222. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6 :  240,  263,  268,  269. 


The  Cuskman  Family  581 

outh,  and  Maine  into  one  Province ;  but  the  people  had  no 
power  to  make  any  laws  except  such  as  the  king  approved. 
The  Deputies  thereafter  met  at  Boston. 

After  the  death  of  Elder  Thomas  Cushman,  in  December, 
1691,  the  church  at  Plymouth  for  some  months  remained 
without  a  Ruling  Elder.  To  provide  assistance  for  the 
pastor,  Rev.  John  Cotton,  on  September  11,  1692,  "divers 
Brethren  were  nominated  as  sutable  to  read  the  Psalmes : 
viz  Jonathan  Shaw  Thomas  Cushman  Isaac  Cushman  Elka- 
nan  Cushman  John  Morton  Ephraim  Morton  Jun""  Eleizer 
Churchel  William  Shurtliffe  John  Bradford  &  Baruch  Jor- 
dan :  &  it  was  concluded  that  any  of  these  might  be  called 
forth  by  the  Pastor  to  this  service."  Later,  Mr.  Samuel 
Fuller  succeeded  Thomas  Cushman  in  the  position  of  Ruling 
Elder,  but  was  dismissed  early  in  1694  to  be  "the  Teacher 
of  the  chh  at  Middlebury."  March  7,  1694-95,  action  was 
taken  by  the  church  again  to  fill  the  office  of  Ruling  Elder, 
notice  having  been  given  the  Sabbath  before  "to  prepare 
their  thoughts  to  nominate  some  brethren  to  serve  in  the 
office  of  Deacons  and  Elders.  The  chh  spoke  man  by  man, 
and  all  but  two  or  three  of  the  brethren  nominated  Deacon 
Faunce  and  Bro.  Isaac  Cushman  for  Elders."  At  the  same 
time  Messrs.  George  Morton,  Nathaniel  Wood,  and  Thomas 
Clark  were  chosen  Deacons.* 

On  June  16,  1695,  the  "Elders  being  desired  to  give  their 
answers  ;  Bro.  Faunce  declined  a  present  acceptance  of  the 
call  from  sense  of  his  own  unfitness.  Bro.  Isaac  Cushman 
desired  further  time  for  consideration."  Cushman's  indeci- 
sion arose  from  the  fact  that  he  was  at  that  time  preach- 
ing to  the  people  of  the  Western  Precinct,  later  known  as 
Plympton,  who  desired  him  to  become  their  settled  pastor ; 
and  he  also  had  received  a  call  from  Middleborough  "to 
be  their  Teacher,"  in  place  of  Rev.  Samuel  Fuller,  who  had 
died  a  few  months  after  accepting  that  office.   The  church 

*  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  Plymouth  (copy),  vol.  i  :  163,  22. 


5S2  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

record  so  quaintly  describes  the  matter  that  it  is  here  copied 
in  full:  — 

"  The  chh  was  called  to  meet  on  September  i  :  which  they  did, 
and  the  Pastor  acquainted  them  with  those  2.  calls  our  brother 
had.  The  chh  manifested  generally  their  good  respect  to  him 
and  desires  not  to  part  with  him,  but  that  he  should  be  an  Elder 
here  in  his  blessed  Father's  room,  and  desired  him  now  to  give 
his  answer  to  that  call,  which  accordingly  he  did  :  That  the  Pro- 
vidence of  God  was  mysterious,  but  he  apprehended  he  should 
rather  accept  the  call  of  this  chh  to  be  Elder  here,  because  it  was 
first  given  before  the  other  two  calls  ;  the  chh  acted  no  further 
in  that  matter  at  that  time,  only  voted  that  it  would  be  noe  offence 
but  acceptable  to  them  if  Bro.  Cushman  did  improve  his  gifts  in 
teaching  at  Middlebury  or  any  other  place  where  the  orderly 
providence  of  God  should  call  him.  God  soe  disposed  that  he 
barkened  to  the  call  of  our  Brethren  and  neighbours  of  the  new 
society  where  he  now  lives  and  constantly  attends  the  work  of 
Preaching  amongst  them  and  is  well  accepted  and  acknowledged 
by  them." 

The  Western  Precinct  of  Plymouth  was  incorporated  No- 
vember 25,  1695,  though  its  first  meeting  of  record  was  not 
held  until  January,  1701.  This  incorporation  made  it  possi- 
ble for  the  inhabitants  to  settle  a  pastor  and  contribute  to  his 
support,  and  relieved  them  from  any  further  tax  for  the  par- 
ent church  at  Plymouth.  The  uniform  traditional  testimony 
of  aged  people  in  Plympton  is  that,  before  the  Rev.  Isaac 
Cushman  preached  to  them,  both  men  and  women  generally 
walked  to  Plymouth  to  attend  "meeting"  on  Sunday.  His 
church  probably  was  the  outgrowth  of  neighborhood  prayer- 
meetings  held  in  their  homes,  because  they  were  so  far  from 
the  regular  church  services. 

It  appears  from  the  Plympton  church  records  that  the 
Rev.  Isaac  Cushman  was  ordained  October  27,  1698,  and 
that  he  had  been  preaching  in  the  Western  Precinct  for 
three  years  before  his  ordination.  The  delay  was  caused  by 
the  diversity  of  opinion  as  to  the  fitness  of  installing  as  Pas- 


The  Cushman  Family  583 


tor  one  who  had  not  been  ordained,  and  who  had  not  served 
as  Ruling  Elder.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Cotton  and  a  minority  of  the 
members  of  the  Plymouth  Church  took  the  negative  side 
of  the  question  ;  Mr.  Cotton  probably  felt  that  the  power 
and  influence  of  the  clergy  were  at  stake.  Cushman  was 
then  about  forty-seven  years  of  age,  and  was  resolved  to 
enter  the  ministry,  for  which  he  undoubtedly  had  peculiar 
"gifts  and  graces."  He  and  a  majority  of  the  church  op- 
posed Mr.  Cotton,  and  approved  of  the  ordination.  In  the 
mean  time,  Mr.  Cushman  commenced  preaching  at  Plymp- 
ton,  without  being  ordained.  That  increased  the  flame ;  and 
"many  ill  reports  were  propogated."  At  length  it  became 
apparent  that  Mr.  Cushman  and  his  supporters  "  would  pre- 
vail, for  he  would  preach  and  the  people  at  Plympton  zvoiild 
hear  him  —  ordained  or  not."  Thereupon  the  Rev.  Mr.  Cot- 
ton sent  in  his  resignation,  October  3,  1697,  "to  the  great 
grief  of  a  number  of  the  Church  and  Town  who  desired  his 
continuance."  The  following  account  of  his  ordination  is 
from  the  first  page  of  records  of  the  Plympton  Church  :  — 

"  Whereas  the  Inhabitance  of  the  western  part  of  Plimouth  in 
y<=  year  1695  obtained  liberty  of  being  a  distinct  Society  by  them- 
selves from  the  generall  Court,  having  before  sought  to  God  for 
help  and  direction,  did,  on  the  first  daye  of  Janewary  in  said  year 
set  apart  a  daye  for  thanksgiuin  —  after  which  upon  their  desire 
Mr.  .Isaac  Cushman  preached  the  gospel!  there  untill  the  27* 
daye  of  October,  in  y^  year  1698,  upon  which  daye  after  a  confes- 
sion of  faith  and  a  church  couenant  was  made,  he  was  chosen  and 
ordained  to  the  pastorell  office  amongst  them  by  the  Elders  and 
messengers  of  thre  of  the  neighbouring  churches,  viz :  Plimouth 
Duxborough  and  Marsfeeld  being  those  present  and  assisting." 

The  Plymouth  church  records  bear  these  notes  :  — 

"  This  second  Church  in  Town  had  been  formed  about  a  Twelve- 
month before,  and  M""  Isaac  Cushman  was  ordained  their  pastor, 
who  afterwards  proved  a  useful  Instrument  of  building  up  Christ's 
Kingdom  :  This  was  the  4*'^  Church  derived  from  us,  seated  at 
a  Place  since  called  Plympton:'   "  In  April  1699,  they  [the  Plym- 


584  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

outh  Church]  chose  Deacon  Thomas  Faunce  their  Ruling  Elder 
to  be  helpful  to  M'  Little  in  church  affairs.  He  was  ordained  to 
that  office  by  Messrs.  Little  and  Cushman,  Oct.  25,  1699."* 

In  the  peaceful  settlement  of  the  heated  controversy 
between  the  two  churches,  which  to-day  appears  so  small  but 
at  that  time  was  a  matter  of  great  moment,  was  founded 
the  principle  of  the  Congregational  body  of  believers,  — 
"  that  each  church  was  entirely  independent  in  its  organi- 
zation from  all  others,"  and  that  the  vote  of  the  majority 
should  rule.  The  "  Creed  and  Confession  of  Faith,"  written 
in  the  church  records  by  the  Rev.  Isaac  Cushman  himself, 
"are  precisely  the  same  that  are  now  [1855]  used  by  the 
Congregational  Church  at  Plympton.  In  the  year  1793, 
under  the  ministry  of  Rev.  Ezra  Sampson,  it  was  changed, 
and  its  ultra-calvinism  somewhat  modified.  But  in  the  year 
1808,  the  original,  as  prepared  by  our  ancestor,  was  again 
adopted  and  has  since  remained  unchanged."  |  To  this 
"Creed  and  Covenant"  were  attached  the  names  of  fourteen 
males,  the  first  being  "M""  Isaac  Cushman  ;"  and  twenty  fe- 
males, the  first  —  "  M"^  Rebeckah  Cushman,"  his  wife.  The 
following  had  been  dismissed  from  the  church  in  Plymouth: 
"  M""  Isaac  Cushman  Rebecca  Cushman 

Stephen  Bryant  Persis  Shaw 

Jonathan  Shaw  Anna  Waterman 

Joseph  Dunham  Abigail  bryant 

John  Waterman  Elizabeth  Cooke 

John  Rickard  Stirtevant 

Samuel  Stirtevant  Elizabeth  King 

Mary  Rickard 
Rebecca  Rickard 
Susanna  Rausom 
Elizabeth  Cannady."| 

*  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  Plymouth,  vol.  i :  22,  23. 

t  Cushman 's  Genealogy  of  the  Cushmans,  1855  •  '°4'  l^°>  109. 

J  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  Plymouth^  vol.  1 :  51. 


The  Cushman  Family  585 

It  should  be  remembered  that  Plympton,  for  many  years 
after  its  incorporation  in  1707,  included  besides  its  present 
limits,  all  the  town  of  Carver,  the  greater  part  of  the  town 
of  Halifax,  and  a  strip  of  Kingston.  Many  of  Mr.  Cush- 
man's  parishioners  went  long  distances  to  hear  him.  Deacon 
Lewis  Bradford  *  wrote  of  him :  "  He  was  a  pious  and  godly 
man.  He  had  not  a  college  education.  He  used  to  preach 
without  notes,  but  studied  his  sermons  beforehand  and  com- 
mitted them  to  memory.  It  is  said  that  those  who  worked 
with  him  could  generally  tell  what  his  text  would  be  the 
Sabbath  following.  I  have  heard  my  grandfather,  Gideon 
Bradford,  Esq.,  say  that  when  the  Rev.  Mr.  Cushman  met 
with  children  or  youth,  he  always  had  something  to  say  to 
them  of  a  religious  nature,  and  at  parting,  gave  them  his 
blessing ;  that  he  himself  had  received  many  a  blessing  from 
him."  On  Sundays,  when  he  preached,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Cush- 
man is  said  to  have  worn  a  black  velvet  cap,  instead  of  the 
customary  wig. 

His  dwelling-house  stood  "on  the  high  ground  near  the 
easterly  end  of  a  small  piece  of  fresh  meadow,  the  water 
from  which,  when  it  runs,  crosses  the  road  about  forty  rods 
northward  of  the  burying-ground  at  Plympton."  The  first 
meeting-house,  which  probably  was  built  before  Mr.  Cush- 
man was  ordained,  "  stood  on  the  Green  opposite  to  the  old 
Lane  which  led  eastward  from  the  Green  down  to  the  house 
of  the  first  Benjamin  Soule  in  Plympton."  This  meeting- 
house, which  was  a  small  building,  was  so  constructed  that 
each  side  of  the  house  had  a  gable  end,  allowing  the  rain  to  run 
off  at  the  four  corners  of  the  roof.  The  roof  of  Mr.  Cush- 
man's  house  was  "such  a  one  as  this  meeting-house  had." 

The  number  of  church  people  increased  so  that  the  old 
meeting-house  could  not  accommodate  them  ;  and  the  Town 

*  Deacon  Lewis  Bradford  was  Town  Clerk  of  Plympton  for  nearly  forty 
years ;  and,  for  a  long  period,  Clerk  of  the  Congregational  Church.  "  He  was 
a  most  laborious  and  persevering  genealogist  and  antiquarian."  He  died,  sud- 
denly, from  an  accident,  Aug.  lo,  1S51,  in  Plympton,  set.  eighty  three  years. 


586  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

voted,  September  16,  1714,  to  build  a  new  and  larger  struc- 
ture. The  second  meeting-house  was  first  used  in  1716; 
and,  about  that  time,  the  old  one  was  sold  to  Mr.  Benjamin 
Soule,  who  moved  it  off  and  made  it  into  a  barn.  The  new 
building  is  described  as  facing  the  south,  and  having  its 
interior  walls  plastered.  Overhead,  it  had  no  "garret-floor" 
nor  plastering.  There  were  no  broad  aisles,  there  was  no 
middle  aisle,  and  no  porch.  "  The  Liberty  Pole  which  was 
erected  about  the  commencement  of  the  Revolutionary 
war,  or  rather  in  1774,  stood  in  the  centre  of  the  Site  of 
this  Second  Meeting-house,  from  north  to  south." 

The  salary  received  by  the  Rev.  Isaac  Cushman,  in  1701, 
was  ;^35  ;  one  half  in  money,  the  other  half  in  "  marchant- 
able  produce."  This  fortunately  was  supplemented  by  the 
profits  from  his  large  farm.  From  time  to  time  his  salary 
was  increased  until,  in  1728,  it  had  reached  £,^^,  as  money 
was  then  reckoned.  Previous  to  his  eighty-fourth  year, 
he  had  borne  the  weight  of  parish  work  unaided  ;  but,  Sep- 
tember 3,  173 1,  the  Rev.  Jonathan  Parker  was  ordained  as 
"  Colleague  Pastor."  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Cushman, 
Mr.  Parker  continued  in  the  ministry  at  Plympton  to  the 
end  of  his  life  —  a  period  of  about  forty-five  years. 

The  Rev.  Isaac  Cushman  died  October  21,  1732,  in  Plymp- 
ton, aged  eighty-four  years,  eight  months,  and  thirteen  days. 
He  was  buried  in  the  old  Burying-Ground  at  Plympton 
"  next  to  the  road,  about  middle  way  between  the  north  and 
south  ends  of  the  yard."  "  His  memory  has  been  much 
respected."  The  plain  slate  headstone  bears  the  following 
inscription :  — 

HERE   LYES   ENTEARD  YB 

BODY  OF   YE  REVD 

MR  ISAAC   CUSHMAN  Y^ 

1ST  MINISTER  OF  Y^  CHURCH 

OF  CHRIST  IN  PLYMPTON 

DEC  OCTBR  YE   2 1  ST 

1732    IN    YE 

84TU  YEAR   OF   HIS 

AGE  &   IN  YE   37TH 

YEAR  OF   HIS  MINISTRY. 


The  Cushman  Family  587 

At  the  foot  of  the  grave  :  — 

YE  REVO  MR 

ISAAC  CUSHMAN 

1732 

His  will,  dated  October  25,  1727,  was  proved  October  30, 
1732,  nine  days  after  his  decease  :  — 

"  Know  all  Men  by  these  Presents  that  I,  Isaac  Cushman  Sen"^ 
of  Plimton  in  the  County  of  Plymouth  in  the  Province  of  y« 
Massachusetts  Bay  in  New-England  being  at  this  present  time  in 
Health  &  of  sound  Mind  &  Memory  Thanks  be  to  God  for  the 
Same  Yet  calling  to  Mind  the  Mortality  of  my  Body  and  knowing 
that  it  is  Appointed  for  all  Men  once  to  dy  do  Make  &  ordain  this 
my  last  Will  &  Testament  *  That  is  to  Say  principally  &  first  of 
all  I  Recommend  my  Soul  into  the  Hand  of  God  that  gave  it  &  my 
Body  I  recommend  [to]  the  Earth  to  be  buried  in  decent  Chris- 
tian Burial  at  the  Discretion  of  my  Execuf  nothing  Doubting  but 
at  y^  General  Resurrection  I  shall  recieve  the  Same  by  the  mighty 
Power  of  God  And  as  touching  Such  worldly  Estate  wherewith  it 
hath  pleased  God  to  bless  Me  in  this  Life  Having  given  to  my 
Son  Isaac  Cushman  Dec<^  his  full  Portion  in  land  to  his  full  Satis- 
faction And  as  concerning  my  Son  Ichabod  Cushman  he  has  had 
his  Portion  already  to  his  full  Satisfaction  —  Yet  notwithstand- 
ing for  the  Love  &  fatherly  affection  which  I  bear  towards  him 
I  Give  to  him  the  fift  Part  of  my  Books  &  twenty  Shilling  to  be 
paid  to  him  out  of  my  moveable  Estate —  Imprim  I  Give  to  my 
Grandson  Nathaniel  Cushman  my  Share  of  Cedar  Swamp  lying 
in  Colchester  Swamp  :  And  also  concerning  y«  Rest  of  my  move- 
able Estate  besides  what  is  Above  Expressed  I  Give  in  Manner 
following  Imprim  I  Give  to  my  Daughter  Rebekah  Mitchel 
one  quarter  Part  of  my  moveable  Estate  besides  what  is  Above 
Expressed  —  Item  I  Give  to  y^  Children  of  my  Daughter  Mary 
Waterman  deceased  One  quarter  Part  of  my  Moveable  Estate 
besides  what  is  above  Expressed  —  Item  I  Give  to  the  Children 
of  my  Daughter  Sarah  Briant  deceasd  One  quarter  Part  of  my 
Moveable  Estate  besides  what  is  Above  Expressed  —  Item  I 
Give  to  my  Daughter  Fear  Sturtevant  One  quarter  Part  of  my 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  6  :  248. 


588  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

moveable  Estate  besides  what  is  Above  Expressed  And  if  it  should 
please  God  to  take  away  by  Death  Either  or  Both  my  Daughters 
w?li  are  now  Surviving  before  my  Self  then  what  I  have  given  to 
them  shall  belong  to  their  Children  :  And  my  Will  is  that  my  Son 
in  Law  Robert  Waterman  shall  be  my  Executor  to  this  my  last 
Will  &  Testament  to  Recieve  all  Debts  due  to  the  Estate  &  also 
to  pay  all  Debts  due  from  the  Estate  &  Funeral  Charges  before 
any  Division  be  made  of  y«  Above  said  Particulars  amongst  my 
Children  &  Grand  Children  —  And  I  do  hereby  Request  my  lov- 
ing fTriends  Capt.  Benoni  Lucas  &  Deacon  David  Bozworth  to  be 
Overseers  of  this  my  last  Will  &  Testament  And  to  be  Assistant 
unto  my  afores?.  Execut"^  in  the  Performance  of  y^  Same.  In  Wit- 
ness Whereof  I  have  hereunto  Set  my  hand  and  Seal  this  twenty 
fift  day  of  October  One  thousand  Seven  hundred  twenty  &  Seven 

"  Signed  Sealed  &  Declared  by  y=  Aboves<^  Isaac  Cushman  Senr' 
to  be  his  Will  and  Testament  in  y^  Presence  of  Us. 

Ignatius  Gushing 

David  Bozworth 

Benoni  Lucas 

"  Octob'"  the  30,  1732.  The  Within  Named  Ignatius  Gushing  & 
David  Bozworth  Made  Oath  that  they  Saw  the  within  named 
Isaac  Cushman  Sign  Seal  &  heard  him  Declare  the  within  written 
to  be  his  last  Will  &  Testament  &  that  they  at  y^  Same  time  In  y^ 
Presence  of  yf  s^  Testator  Together  w'''  Benoni  Lucas  Set  to 
their  hands  as  Witnesses  and  that  according  to  the  best  of  y  Ob- 
servation he  then  was  of  a  Sound  &  Disposing  Mind  &  Memory 
Before  Isaac  Winslow  Judge  of  Probate  " 

"An  inventory*  of  the  personal  Estate  of  the  Revd  M""  Isaac  Cushman  late 
of  Plimton  Deceasd  taken  by  Us  y*  Subscribers  Nov  2^  1732 

To  Books i^i2-  0-  o 

To  Bonds 220-12-10 

To  Province  Bills  of  Credit 03-5-0 

To  Wearing  Apparrel 23-2-0 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  6  :  267,  365. 


The  Cushman  Family  589 

To  Bedding  &  ffurniture 63 -15-6 

To  Peuter 09-17-9 

To  Brass 04-07-0 

To  tin 00-09-0 

To  Iron  Pots  &  Kettles 03-1-0 

To  Knives  &  Forlcs 00-13-0 

To  fire  tackling  &  Iron  Hatchet 05-13-0 

To  old  Iron 03-00-  o 

To  glass  Ware 00-10-   6 

To  Earthen  Ware 00-4-6 

To  Chairs 02-11-   o 

To  Chests  &  Tables 03-12-0 

To  trays  &  dishes  &  barrels  &  other  House  lumber     .     .  03-14-0 

To  Yarn  &  Wooll  &  Tow 04-   9-   7 

To  tobacco 00-7-0 

To  Cart  &  Wheels 01  -  10-   o 

Saddle  &  Bridle 00-  10-  o 

To  Provision 50-2-5 

To  Cattle  &  Horse 48-15-0 

To  Hay 34-14-  o 

Debts  due  to  the  Estate 134-16-   2 

Debts  due  from  ye  Estate 42- 16- 11 

;i^635.  12-3.  David  Bosworth 

Benjamin  Weston 

[Sworn  to  Dec.  19,  1732.]  IGNATIUS    CUSHING 

"  An  acct  of  Debts  due  &  charges  brought  in  against  the  Estate  of  ye  Rev<l 
M'' Isaac  Cushman  since  the  Inventory  was  given  in  Plimton  June  28th  1733  — 

To  funeral  Charges  &  others i^8-8 

To  due  from  the  Estate 0-6-7 

To  Prizing  Estate  Proving  Will  &  Register 7-7-0 

Exd=  Total  16- 1 -7" 

Rebecca  Cushman,  of  whom  little  is  known,  died  Septem- 
ber 3,  1727,  —  five  years  before  her  husband,  the  Rev.  Isaac 
Cushman.     Her  monument  stands  beside  his  :  — 

HERE   LIES   BURIED   Y^ 

BODY   OF   MR8    REBEKAH 

CUSHMAN   WIFE   TO   YE 

REV   MR  ISAAC  CUSH 

MAN  DECD   SEPsa 

YE   3D    I    7    2    7 

IN  Y«   73D   YEAR 

OF     HER    AGE 


590  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

ISSUE 

I.  Isaac*,  b.  Nov.  15,  1676,  in  Plymouth;  mar.,  first,  Jan.  28, 
1700-01,  widow  Sarah  Gibbs,  daughter  to  Nathaniel  Warner. 
She  d.  Oct.  28,  17 16,  at  the  age  of  thirty-three  years,  and  he 
mar.,  second,  Oct.  10,  17 17,  widow  Mercy  Freeman,  daugh- 
ter to  Major  John  ^  and  Mary  (Warren)  Bradford,  of  Kingston, 
Mercy*  Bradford,  b.  Dec.  23,  1681,  in  Kingston,  was  mar. 
in  1708  to  Jonathan®  Freeman,  who  d.  April  27,  1714,  in 
Harwich,  aged  thirty-six  years.* 

The  will  of  John  Bradford,  Gent.,  of  Kingston,  dated  Oct. 
2,  1732,  proved  Dec.  21,  1736,  gave  to  his  wife,  Mary,  an 
interest  in  his  grist-mill  and  fulling-mill,  in  Kingston.  He 
also  bequeathed  "unto  my  Daughter  Mercy  y^  Widow  of 
Isaac  Cushman  jun""  late  of  Plimton  Deceas^  the  Sum  of 
ffifty  Pounds  to  be  paid  w'^^in  one  Year  after  y^  Decease 
of  my  Self  &  Wife."  f 

Isaac  Cushman  was  Lieutenant  of  the  Militia  Company 
of  the  town  of  Plympton,  where  his  life  was  spent ;  he  also 
held  the  office  of  Town  Clerk  from  17 11  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  in  1727.  He  served  as  selectman  and  assessor  almost 
continuously ;  and  was  well  known  as  a  surveyor.  He  was 
chosen  Representative  to  the  General  Court,  where  he  served 
from  May  26,  1725,  to  April  14,  1726,  —  two  sessions.  He 
was  twice  reelected,  1726  and  1727,  serving  three  sessions 
each  year.t 

He  and  both  of  his  wives  were  active  members  of  the 
church  in  Plympton,  He  died  intestate,  Sept.  18,  1727,  and 
administration  of  his  estate  was  granted  Nov.  6,  following, 
to  his  widow  Mercy.  In  the  division  of  his  estate,  March 
27,   1734,  the  homestead,  valued  at  ;^56o,  was  set  off  to 

*  Issue  :  I.  Jonathan  s  Freeman,  b.  March  26,  1709-10,  in  Harwich. 

2.  Mercy®  Freeman,  b.  April  24,  171 1  ;  mar.  1728,  Thomas*  Waterman. 

3.  Bradford®  Freeman,  b.  Aug.  15,  17 13. 

4.  Ichabod®  Freeman,  b.  Aug.  2,  17 14,  —  "born  four  months  after  his 

father's  decease." 
(Freeman's  Genealos^y  of  the  Freeman  Family,  Second  Edition,  1875  •  57-) 

t  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  7  :  260. 

X  Massachusetts  Archives,  Acts  and  Resolves,  vol.  10  :  574,  649;  vol.  11:4, 
57,  68,  132,  186,  205. 


The  Cushman  Family  591 

the  widow  for  her  "  only  son,"  Nathaniel  Cushman  ;  and  the 
remainder  was  divided  into  four  shares  for  the  surviving 
daughters,  Abigail  Cushman,  Priscilla  Cushman,  Fear  Cush- 
man, and  Phebe  Spooner,  who  "was  wife  of  Nath''  Spooner 
late  of  Dartmouth,  Bristol  Co.,  dec'd."  *  The  tombstone  of 
"  Lft""  Isaac  Cushman  "  still  is  standing  in  the  old  Burying- 
Ground  at  Plympton.  His  widow,  Mercy,  d.  June  27,  1738, 
aged  56  years.  She  was  buried  beside  him,  and  her  stone 
also  is  standing. 

Issue  by  first  wife:  i.  Phebe^  b.  March  14,  1702-03,  in 
Plymouth  ;  mar.  Nathaniel  Spooner,  of  Dartmouth. 

2.  "AUes"^  (Alice),  b.  June  26,  1705,  in  Plymouth  3  mar. 

Jonathan  Bosworth. 

3.  Rebecca^,  b.  Oct.  14,  1707,  in   Plymouth;  mar.  Dec. 

8,  1726,  Jabez  Newland,  of  Plympton.    No  issue. 

4.  Sarah*,  b.  Dec.  2,  1709,  in  Plympton;  mar.  Benjamin 

Spooner. 

5.  Nathaniel  ^b.   May  28,    1712,   in   Plympton;  married 

twice,  and  had  fourteen  children.  He  was  Captain 
in  the  Militia;  lived  in  Lebanon,  Connecticut,  and 
in  Bernardston  and  Montague,  Massachusetts.  He 
d.  Oct.  25,  1793,  at  the  home  of  one  of  his  sons, 
in  Montague.  From  his  grandfather  he  received  a 
legacy  of  his  share  of  land  in  "  Cedar  Swamp  lying 
in  Colchester  Swamp." 
Issue  by  second  wife:  6.  Fear*,  b.  July  10,  17 18,  in 
Plympton  ;  mar.  Nehemiah  Sturtevant. 

7.  Priscilla*,  b.  Dec.  12,  17 19,  in  Plympton  ;  mar.  Israel 

Holmes. 

8.  Isaac  ^  b.  Sept.  29,  1721,  in  Plympton;  d.  Oct.,  1721. 

9.  Abigail^,  b.  Dec.  31,  1722,  in  Plympton  ;   mar.  Gideon 

Sampson.    No  issue. 
II.  Rebecca*,  b.  Nov.  30,  1678,   in  Plymouth;  mar.   Nov.   18, 
1 701,  Jacob  Mitchell,  of  Plymouth. f    Her  father  remem- 
bered her  in  his  will,  as  follows  :  "I  Give  to  my  Daughter 

*  Plymouth   County  Probate,  Book  5  :  317,  580  ;  Book  7  :  20-24;  Book  8  : 
301. 

t  Vide  page  384. 


592  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Rebekah  Mitchel  one  Quarter  Part  of  my  moveable 
Estate,"  after  the  payment  of  certain  legacies, 
III.  Mary*,  b.  Oct.  12,  1682,  in  Plymouth  ;  mar.  March  19,  1702, 
Robert^  Waterman,  of  Halifax.  Mary  Waterman  d.  in 
Plympton,  March  13,  1722-23.  Her  husband  mar.,  sec- 
ond, Dec.  5,  1723,  Ehzabeth*  Cushman,  daughter  to 
Elkanah*  and  Martha  ^  (Cooke)  Cushman,  of  Plympton. 
She  d.,  without  issue,  March  13,  1724-25;  and  Robert 

mar.,  third,  Abigail . 

Robert^  Waterman,  b.  Feb.  9,  1681,  in  Marshfield,  son  to 
Deacon  John  "  and  Anne  (Sturtevant)  Waterman,  was  grand- 
son to  Robert^  Waterman,  of  Salem,  1636  ;  Plymouth,  1638; 
and  Marshfield,  1639.  He  was  identified,  in  his  later  years, 
with  the  interests  of  the  town  of  Halifax,  which  was  set  off  in 
1734  from  Plympton,  Middleborough,  and  Pembroke.  The 
births  of  all  of  his  children  were  recorded  in  Plympton.* 
"M""  Robert  Waterman  Sen''"d.  Jan.  10, 1749-50,  in  Halifax.f 
Issue  by  first  wife  :  i.  Isaac*  Waterman,  b.  May  11, 1703, 
in  Plymouth. 

2.  Josiah*  Waterman,  b.  March  5,  1704-05,  in  Plymouth. 

3.  Thomas*  Waterman,  b.  Oct.,  1707,  in  Plympton;  mar. 

by  Rev.   Isaac  Cushman,   June  23,  1728,  to  Mercy 
Freeman. 

4.  Rebecca*  Waterman,  b.  Oct.   9,   17 10,  in   Plympton; 

mar.,   first,    May   20,    1731,    in    Plympton,    Joseph 
Holmes ;  mar.,  second,  William  Rand. 

5.  Robert*  Waterman,  b.  March  2,  17 12-13,  in  Plympton; 

mar.  April  8,  1734,  Martha^,  daughter  to  Lt.  Josiah* 
Cushman. 

6.  Mary  *  Waterman,  b.  Feb.  25,   1715-16,  in  Plympton; 

mar.  Jonathan   Holmes,  of  Kingston ;   d.   Jan.    26, 
1749-50. 

7.  Samuel*  Waterman,  b.  Aug.  11,  17 18,  in  Plympton. 

8.  Anna*  Waterman,  b.  March  6,  1720-21,  in  Plympton. 
Issue  by  third  wife  :  9.  Abigail  *  Waterman,  b.  March  5, 

1728-29  ;  d.  April  9,  1729,  aged  one  month. 

*   Town  Records  of  Plympton,  vol.  i  :  146. 
t   Town  Records  of  Halifax,  vol.  1  :  18. 


The  Cushman  Family  593 

IV.  Sarah*,  b.  April  17,  1684,  in   Plymouth;  mar.  July  8,  1708, 

in  Plympton,  by  Rev.  Isaac  Cushman,  to  James  ^  Bryant, 
of  Plympton,  later  Halifax.  He  was  b.  July  26,  1682,  son 
to  John  ^  and  Sarah  ( )  Bryant,  and  grandson  to  Ste- 
phen ^  Bryant  (of  Duxbury,  1643;  Plymouth,  1650)  by 
Sarah,  his  first  wife.  Sarah*  Bryant  d.  Feb.  2,  1724-25,  in 
Plympton,  and  her  husband  mar.,  second,  May  12,  1725, 
Dorcas  Whipple.* 

Issue   by  first  wife:  i.  Barnabas*   Bryant,  b.  March  7, 
1710-11,  in  Plympton;  d.  young. 

2.  Rebecca*  Bryant,  d.  April  26,  17 11,  in  Plympton. 

3.  Hopestill  *  Bryant,  b.  June  23,  1713,  in  Plympton. 

4.  Barnabas*  Bryant,  b.  Nov.  18,  17 15,  in  Plympton. 

5.  Seth*  Bryant,  b.  July  16,  1718,  in  Plympton. 

6.  Rebecca*  Bryant,  b.  Feb.  4,  1720-21,  in  Plympton. 
Issue  by  second   wife :   7.  Sarah  *  Bryant,  b.    Sept.   14, 

1726,  in  Plympton. 

8.  Matthew  *  Bryant,  b,  Dec.  15,  1727,  in  Plympton;  d. 

March  22,  1727-28. 

9.  Abishai*  Bryant,  b.  Jan.  3,   1728-29,  in   Plympton;  d. 

Feb.  22,  1728-29. 

10.  Jemima*  Bryant,  b.  1732,  in  Plympton. 

V.  Ichabod*,  b.  Oct.  30,  1686,  in  Plymouth  ;  mar.,  first,  Esther', 

daughter  to  Jonathan'^  and  Elizabeth^  (Hedge)  Barnes. 
Esther'  Barnes  was  b.  Feb.  18,  1682  ;  her  mother,  Eliza- 
beth'^  Hedge,  was  daughter  to  William  ^  Hedge,  of  Yar' 
mouth ;  her  father,  Jonathan  ^  Barnes,  was  son  to  John  ^ 
Barnes,  of  Plymouth,  1632,  Yarmouth,  1639.  The  second 
wife  of  Ichabod  Cushman,  whom  he  mar.  Nov.  27,  1712, 
was  Patience*,  b.  1690,  daughter  to  John  ^  and  Patience 
(Faunce)  Holmes,  of  Middleborough  (John  '^,  John  ^ 
Holmes).  She  was  the  mother  of  all  his  children. 
Ichabod  Cushman  was  of  Plympton  and  Middleborough, 

He  died,  intestate,  in  the  latter  town,  in  1732,  and  Patience, 

his  widow,  was  appointed  administratrix  of  his  estate,  Nov. 

2,  of  that  year.    "  M^  Seth  Tinkom  M'  Jacob  Tomson  &  M}. 

Jabez  Vaughn  all  of  Middleborough,"  were  appointed  on 

*  Town  Records  of  Plympton^  vol.  i :  117,  152,  122. 


594  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

the  same  day  "to  take  a  view  &  make  a  just  and  equal 
apprisement."  The  inventory,  which  was  taken  on  Dec.  20, 
1732,  included  among  other  items:  '*  Weareing  apparrell 
&  books,  £0^ :  07 :  10  ;  Spining  Wheele  Woosted  Combs 
Hatchel  &  cards,  ;!^o2  :  10:  06  ;  Taylors  Goose  Box  Jron  & 
Heater,  ;^oo:  08  :  06  ;  Tools  &  Tackling  for  Carpentry  & 
Husbandry,  ;^i8  :  18  :  08 ;  Neat  Cattel  Jades  Sheep  &  lean 
Swine  with  the  Hay,  ;^83  :  08  :  00 ;  Boards  &  Board  logs, 
;^02  :  17:  06;"  land  "whereon  y^  Housing  standeth  "  and 
several  other  tracts,  ;^69o:  00  :  00,  and  land  in  "  Great  Cedar 
Swamp,  ;^2o :  00:  00.  Total  valuation,  ;^903  :  13  :  02.* 

Widow  Patience  Cushman  mar.,  second,  before  June  13, 
1737,  Elanathan  Wood.  On  that  date  she  appeared  as  "his 
now  wife  "  in  the  final  settlement  of  her  first  husband's  estate. 
Elnathan  Wood  previously  had  been  appointed  guardian 
to  her  six  minor  children  :  Experience,  Patience,  Mary,  Icha- 
bod,  Rebecca,  and  Isaac  Cushman.  The  inventory  of  the 
estate  of  Elnathan  Wood,  taken  May  15,  1752,  shows  a  total 
valuation  of  "  ^2305  :  11:6:  Old  Tenour  .  .  .  Reduced  to 
Lawfull  Money  is  [;^]307  :  08  :  02^."  f 

Issue  by  second  wife:  i.  Joanna^,  b.  Dec.  17,  1713,  in 
Plympton  ;  mar.  Ichabod  Bosworth.  Issue  :  a  son 
and  a  daughter. 

2.  William^  b.  Oct,  13,  1715,  in  Plympton;  mar.  twice; 

d.  Aug.  27,  1768.    Issue  :  twelve. 

3.  Sarah^  b.  Nov.  8,   1717,  in  Plympton;  mar.  Aug.  12, 

1735,  Daniel  Vaughan.    Issue:  four. 

4.  Experience  ^  b.  July  12,  17 19,  in  Middleborough  ;  mar. 

Sept.  6,  1737,  Jonathan  Smith.    Issue  :  nine. 

5.  Patience^  b.  April  8,   1721,  in  Middleborough ;  mar. 

July  23,  1739,  Caleb  Sturtevant.  Issue:  I.  Joanna. 
II.  Betsey.  III.  Susan.  IV.  Fear.  V.  Sarah  t  VI. 
Patience.   VII.    Jabez  Sturtevant. 

*  Plymouth  County Probate,V>oo\(i:  245,263,264;  Book;:  313,317,262-264. 

t  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  12  :  474. 

\  Sarah  Sturtevant  mar.  Josiah  Whitman,  of  Bridgewater,  Mass.  Their  son, 
Hon.  Ezekiel  Whitman,  was  of  New  Gloucester  and  Portland,  Maine.  He 
was  a  distinguished  counselor-at-law,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas,  also  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of  Maine. 


The  Cushman  Family  595 

6.  Mary*,  b.  Dec.  22,  1723,  in  Middleborough ;  mar.  Nov. 

24,  1743,  Jedediah  Lyon.    Issue:  eight. 

7.  Ichabod*,  b.  May  12,  1725,  in  Middleborough ;  mar., 

first,  Patience  Mackfern  ;  mar.,  second,  Hope  White. 

8.  Rebecca ^  b.  July  n,   1727,  in  Middleborough;   mar. 

Jan,  14,  1744-45,  Manassah  Clapp, 

9.  Isaac*,  b.  Aug.  12,  1730,  in  Middleborough  ;  mar.,  about 

1756,  Sarah  —  (probably  Sarah  Miller).    He  d.  Aug. 
I,  1820,  aged  ninety  years;  she  d.  Aug.  11,  1806. 
VI.  Fear *,  b.  March  10,  1689,  in  Plymouth;  mar.  Feb.  12,  1707- 
08,  William  Sturtevant,  of  Halifax.    She  d.  July  13,  1746, 

aged  fifty-seven  years ;  his  second  wife  was  Joanna . 

The  will  of  William  Sturtevant,  of  Halifax,  dated  Aug.  7, 
1753,  was  proved  Sept.  3,  following.  The  inventory,  taken 
Sept.  8,  includes  one  sixth  of  one  saw-mill  and  one  fourth 
of  another.  Total  valuation,  ^378  :  11:08.  To  his  wife, 
Joanna,  he  left  £2>  '■  06  :  08,  annually,  "  during  widowhood." 
To  his  daughters,  Hannah  Ripley  and  Fear  Waterman,  he 
bequeathed  the  one  sixth  of  a  saw-mill.* 

Issue  by  first  wife  :t  i.  Isaac  Sturtevant,  b.  Aug.  10,  1708, 
in  Plympton.  His  father  mentioned  in  his  will 
"grandchildren,"  the  "children  of  my  late  son  Isaac 
Stertevant  viz*  William  Isaac  Simeon  Samuel  Jesse 
Nath'  Deborah  &  Martha." 
2.  Hannah  Sturtevant,   b.  Aug.  20,  17 11,  in   Plympton; 

mar.  Jonathan  Ripley. 
3.'  Rebecca  Sturtevant,  "born  July  y^  (deceas')  1715,"  in 
Plympton. 

4.  Fear  Sturtevant  (twin),  b.  April  7,  17 19,  in  Plympton  ; 

mar.  Capt.  John  Waterman,  Jr.,  of  Halifax,  whom 
her  father  appointed  executor  of  his  will. 

5.  Elizabeth  Sturtevant  (twin),  b.  April  7,  17 19,  in  Plymp- 

ton. 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  13  :  130,  369. 
t  Town  Records  of  Plympton,  vol.  i  :  149. 


THE   ALLERTON   FAMILY 

ISAAC  I   ALLERTON 

No  one  of  the  Pilgrim  Fathers  is  more  widely  known  to-day 
than  Isaac  Allerton,  fifth  signer  of  the  Compact ;  yet  the 
praise  accorded  to  him  is  modified  by  insinuations  that 
greatly  mar  his  memory.  Bradford,  failing  to  understand 
him,  wrote  with  an  unwarrantable  prejudice,  unmindful  of 
the  fact  that  Allerton,  as  agent  for  the  Colonists,  was  endeav- 
oring to  solve  an  almost  impossible  financial  problem.  Some 
of  our  later  historians,  following  Bradford,  represent  him  as 
a  shrewd  schemer,  who  trampled  upon  the  rights  of  others 
regardless  of  everything  except  his  own  aggrandizement.* 
That  this  estimate  is  unjust  is  shown  by  a  study  of  the 
original  records  of  the  Colonies  of  Plymouth,  Massachusetts 
Bay,  and  New  Haven,  as  well  as  those  of  Maine  and  New 
Amsterdam. 

The  date  of  birth  of  Isaac  Allerton  usually  is  assumed  to 
be  1583  or  1585  ;  but  a  deposition,  later  given  in  full,  dated 
Plymouth,  September  26,  1639,  ^^  which  he  states  his  age  as 
"about  53  yeares,"  indicates  that  he  was  born  about  1586. 
His  birthplace  is  unknown.  Prior  to  his  removal  to  Holland 
about  1609,  he  was  of  London.  He  belonged  to  an  old  and 
honorable  family  of  mixed  Saxon  and  Danish  ancestry,  some 
of  whose  representatives  still  are  to  be  found  in  England. 
There  is  a  fine  coat-of-arms  of  the  Allerton  family  at  the 
Heraldic  College  in  London,  but  it  is  not  known  that  Isaac 
was  of  the  knighted  branch. 

He  may  have  been  with  the  Pilgrims  in  Amsterdam,  but 
probably  joined  them  with  the  others  from  London,  at  Ley- 

*  Goodwin's  Pilgrim  Republic,  1888  :  322,  330,  346,  347  ;  also  Drake's  PifU 
Tree  Coast :  236. 


The  Allerton  Family  597 

den.  His  name  first  appeared  in  the  Leyden  records  with 
that  of  a  widowed  sister,  Sarah  (Allerton)  Vincent,  whose 
marriage  to  Degory  Priest  occurred  on  the  same  day  as  his 
own.  Degory  Priest  and  Sarah,  widow  of  John  Vincent,  also 
were  from  London.  The  record  of  the  double  marriage  has 
been  photographed  expressly  for  "  The  Mayflower  Descend- 
ant," and  is  as  follows  :  — 

[The  Dutch  Record] 

tje  de  8.  10. 161 1  Diggorie  Freest  Jongman  van  Londe  In 

tije  de  15.  10.  161 1  Engelant  Vergeselschapt  vergeselchapt 

tiijede  22.  10.  161  r  met  William  Leesle  &  Samuel  Fuller 

zyn  getrout  voor  Willem  zyn  bekende 

Corsn  Tybault  &  Jacob  met 

Paedts  Schepene  Sarah  Vincent  mede  van  Londe  in 

Dezen  iiije  Novembris  161 1     Engelant  wedue  van  Jan  Vincent 

Versegelschapt  met  Jannetge  Diggens 
&  Rasemyn  Gipsyn  haer  bekende 

tje  de8.  10.  161 1  Isaack  Allerton  Jongman  van  Londe 

tije  de  15.  10.  i6ri  In  Engelant  vergeselchapt  met  Ed- 

tiije  de  22.  10,  161 1  ward  Southward  Richard  Masterson  & 

zyn  getrout  voor  Willem  Ranulphe  Thickins  zyn  bekende 
Cornelison  Tybault  &  met 

Jacob  Paedts  Schepene  Marie  Norris  Jonge  dochter  van  Nu- 

Dese  iiije  Novembris  bere  In  Engelant  Vergeselschapt  met 

xvie  elfte  Anne  Fuller  &  Dille  Carpenter  haer 

bekenden 

[The  English  Translation] 

Degorie  Priest,  unmarried  man,  from  London,  in  England,  ac- 
companied by  William  Lisle  and  Samuel  Fuller,  his  acquaintances, 

with 

Sarah  Vincent,  also  from  London,  in  England,  widow  of  John 
Vincent,  accompanied  by  Jane  Thickins  and  Rosamond  Jepson, 
her  acquaintances. 

Isaac  Allerton,  unmarried  man,  from  London,  in  England,  ac- 
companied by  Edward  Southworth,  Richard  Masterson  and  Ran- 
dall Thickins,  his  acquaintances, 

with 


59S  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Mary  Norris,  single  woman,  from  Newbury,  in  England,  accom- 
panied by  Anne  [Susanna]  Fuller  and  Dille  [Priscilla]  Carpen- 
ter her  acquaintances. 

The  entries  "tj^  de  8.  10.  161 1,"  etc.,  refer  to  the  first, 
second,  and  third  dates  of  publication  of  the  banns  ;  beneath 
is  added : — 

[English  Translation] 

They  were  married  before  William  Cornellson  Tybault  and 
Jacob  Paedts,  sheriffs,  this  4th  of  November,  161 1.* 

While  in  Leyden,  Isaac  Allerton  was  a  tailor.  He  was 
admitted  to  citizenship  February  7,  1614,  upon  the  guaranty 
of  Roger  Wilson  and  Henry  Wood  ;  November  16,  1615, 
he  "guaranteed"  his  brother-in-law  Priest.  With  his  wife, 
Mary,  he  witnessed  the  betrothal,  April  27,  161 8,  of  Edward 
Winslow  (who  arrived  in  the  Mayflower,  1620,  and  after- 
ward was  Governor)  to  Elizabeth  Barker,  of  Chester,  Eng- 
land ;  he  also  witnessed  the  betrothal  of  Roger  Wilkins  to 
his  second  wife,  Margaret  Barrow,  on  September  16,  1619. 
Allerton  buried  a  child,  February  5,  1620,  at  St.  Peter's. 
He  was  then  living  in  Pieterskerkhof.  Dexter  states  that 
"apparently  the  Pieterskej'khof  was  similar  in  appearance 
to  the  'hofs'  in  a  modern  Dutch  town  and  evidently 
was  the  little  colony  of  houses  built  upon  the  grounds  of 
the  Robinson  estate.  Sometimes  it  was  called  the  Groene- 
poort."  t 

The  few  records  of  1620,  in  Leyden,  do  not  throw  much 
light  on  the  last  few  months  of  the  Pilgrims'  sojourn  there. 
That  Allerton  was  actively  engaged  in  the  preparations  for 
removal  is  evident  from  the  letter  written  by  Samuel  Fuller, 
Edward  Winslow,  William  Bradford,  and  himself,  on  June 
10,  to  Robert  Cushman  and  John  Carver,  then  in  England. 
It  criticised  "y^  new  conditions  .  .  .  which  all   men    are 

*    The  Mayflower  Descendant,  vol.  7  :  1 29,  1 30. 

t   Dexter's  England  and  Holland  0/  the  Pilgrims,  1905:  601,  639,  649,  640, 
639,  601,  600. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  599 

against ; "  and  added,  "  whereas  Robart  Cushman  desires 
reasons  for  our  dislike,  promising  therupon  to  alter  y^ 
same,  or  els  saing  we  should  think  he  hath  no  brains,  we 
desire  him  to  exercise  them  therin,  refering  him  to  our  pas- 
tors former  reasons,  and  them  to  y®  censure  of  y®  godly 
wise.  But  our  desires  are  that  you  will  not  entangle  your 
selvs  and  us  in  any  such  unreasonable  courses  as  those  are, 
viz.  y*  the  marchants  should  have  y^  halfe  of  mens  houses 
and  lands  at  y^  dividente ;  and  that  persons  should  be 
deprived  of  y^  2.  days  in  a  weeke  agreed  upon,  yea  every 
momente  of  time  for  their  owne  perticuler;  by  reason 
wherof  we  cannot  conceive  why  any  should  carie  servants 
for  their  own  help  and  comfort ;  for  that  we  can  require 
no  more  of  them  then  all  men  one  of  another.*  .  .  .  We 
hope  you  have  not  proceeded  far  in  so  great  a  thing  with- 
out us."  f 

But  Robert  Cushman  already  had  acceded  to  the  de- 
mands of  the  Merchant  Adventurers,  for  he  wrote  on  the 
same  date  (June  10),  that  no  one  of  the  Adventurers  except 
Mr.  Weston  had  seen  the  disputed  articles  before  they  were 
agreed  upon  at  Leyden  ;  but  when  they  did  learn  of  them, 
there  was  widespread  dissatisfaction,  and  a  threat  of  with- 
drawing the  promised  financial  assistance.  In  the  three 
letters  of  about  the  same  date,  "to  them  at  Leyden,"  Cush- 
man wrote :  "  Now  whilst  we  at  Leyden  conclude[d]  upon 
points,  as  we  did,  we  reckoned  without  our  host,  which  was 
not  my  falte.  ...  If  you  had  beaten  this  bussines  so 
throuly  [thoroughly]  a  month  agoe,  and  write  to  us  as  now 
you  doe,  we  could  thus  have  done  much  more  conveniently. 
But  it  is  as  it  is."  He  also  told  them  that  if  they  would 
only  agree  upon  the  present  terms,  "your  money  which  you 
ther  must  have,  we  will  get  provided  for  you  instantly," 
otherwise  "we  may  goe  scratch  for  it."  :j:    In  the  face  of 

*  Vide  page  516. 

t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  61,  62. 

%  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  63-71. 


6oo  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

all  this,  the  Pilgrims,  of  whom  Bradford,  Allerton,  Winslow, 
and  Fuller,  upheld  by  the  counsels  of  Pastor  Robinson, 
were  certainly  the  leaders,  sailed  from  Southampton  with- 
out signing  those  articles.  History  shows  how  dearly  they 
paid  for  this  mismanagement. 

The  Speedwell  left  Delfshaven  with  Isaac  Allerton  and 
his  family  on  board  ;  when  the  passengers  were  readjusted 
at  Plymouth,  England,  and  some  were  sent  back  to  London, 
the  Allertons  continued  with  the  Mayflower  on  its  eventful 
voyage.  Bradford,  in  enumerating  "  those  which  came  over 
first,  in  y^  year  1620,"  mentions  "My  Isaack  Allerton,  and 
Mary,  his  wife  ;  with  3.  children,  Bartholomew,  Remember, 
&  Mary ;  and  a  servant  boy,  John  Hooke."  *  The  youngest 
daughter,  Sarah,  followed  soon  after  in  the  care  of  her  aunt 
Sarah,  widow  of  Degory  Priest,  who  had  married  Mr.  Cuth- 
bert  Cuthbertson.f 

While  on  the  Mayflower  in  the  harbor  of  Cape  Cod  (Pro- 
vincetown  harbor),  a  second  son  was  born  to  Isaac  and  Mary 
Allerton,  who  did  not  live.  The  mother,  enfeebled  with  the 
hardships  and  privations  of  that  terrible  winter,  "  dyed  with 
the  first,"  February  25,  1620-21.  She  was  buried  at  Cole's 
Hill,  near  the  foot  of  the  present  Middle  Street.  John 
Hooke,  the  servant  boy,  died  about  the  same  time.  In  1626, 
Isaac  Allerton  married  Fear  2,  daughter  to  Elder  William  ^ 
and  Mary  ( )  Brewster.    Elder  ^  Brewster,  with  his  wife, 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898:  531. 

t  Degory  1  Priest,  a  hat-maker  from  London,  mar.  Nov.  4,  161 1,  Sarah  ^ 
(Allerton)  Vincent,  sister  to  Isaac  1  Allerton.  Priest  arrived,  without  his  fam- 
ily, in  the  Mayflower,  1620;  but  died  "in  the  first  sickness,"  Jan.  i,  1620-21. 
Widow  Sarah  Priest  was  betrothed  in  Leyden  to  Cuthbert  Cuthbertson, 
Oct.  25,  and  mar.  Nov.  13,  1621.  Cuthbertson  first  mar.  May  27,  1617,  in 
Leyden,  Elizabeth  Kendall,  by  whom  he  had  a  son  Samuel. 

Issue  of  Degory  ^  and  Sarah  Priest:  I.  Mary  ^  Priest,  who  came  in  the  Anne, 
1623,  with  her  mother  and  sister  Sarah ;  mar.  between  1627  and  1633,  Phineas 
Pratt,  of  Plymouth  and  Charlestown.  IL  Sarah  2  Priest,  mar.  John  Coombs, 
of  Plymouth.  "  M^  John  Combes  "  possessed  land  lying  upon  the  south  side 
of  Phineas  Pratt's  homestead  in  Plymouth.  {Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  i  : 
81.) 


The  A  Her  ton  Fa7nily  60 1 

Mary,  and  sons,  Love^  and  Wrestling^,  came  over  in  the 
Mayflower;  another  son,  Jonathan  2,  came  in  the  Fo'tune, 
1621  ;  and  the  daughters,  Patience  ^  and  Fear  2,  in  the  Ajine, 
1623.  Fear  Allerton  died  December  12,  1634,  of  "the  pes- 
tilent fever,"  then  prevailing  in  Plymouth.* 

About  a  year  before  her  death,  a  maid-servant,  named 
Alice  Grinder,  was  brought  to  Plymouth  by  Mr.  John  Grant, 
a  ship-master.  In  the  absence  of  her  master,  Isaac  Allerton, 
she  was  apprenticed  to  him,  November  24,  1633,  by  the 
Court  for  five  years. f  The  only  child  of  Fear,  Isaac,  Jr.,  was 
then  about  three  years  old.  After  the  death  of  the  mother, 
it  does  not  appear  what  disposition  was  made  of  Allerton's 
elder  children  by  his  first  wife,  but  the  young  Isaac  was 
cared  for  by  his  grandfather  Brewster's  family.  The  settle- 
ment of  Elder  Brewster's  estate,  August  20,  1645,  demanded 
that  Jonathan,  the  elder  son,  should  payp^4  to  his  brother 
Love, in  consideration  of  his  wintering  some  cattle,  "and  for 
the  dyett  of  Isaack  Allerton  a  grandchild  of  the  said  Wiltm 
w<=h  he  had  placed  w'^^  his  sonn  Love  to  table."  :|:  As  Love 
Brewster  and  his  wife,  Sarah,  occupied  the  homestead  where 
the  father  dwelt  also,  Isaac,  Jr.,  .then  fifteen  years  of  age, 
evidently  was  being  brought  up  by  the  Elder.  The  third 
wife  of  Allerton,  by  whom  he  had  no  children,  was  Johanna 
,  whom  he  married  before  1644. 

Isaac  Allerton  invariably  was  mentioned  by  others  as 
"M"^"  or  "Gentleman,"  an  indication  of  his  high  position; 
he  styled  himself  "merchant."  During  his  later  years  in 
Connecticut,  he  bore  the  title  of  "  Captain  "  or  "  Master." 
In  the  assignment  of  the  seven  "  Garden  plotes  of  [those] 
which  came  first  layd  out  1620  .  .  .  M''  Isaack  Allerton" 
was  to  build  his  house  next  to  Francis  Cooke  on  the  south  ;  § 

*  Winthrop's  History  of  New  England,   Savage's  Edition,  1853,  vol.   I : 

463- 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  20. 
X  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  I  :  198. 
§  Vide  pages  447,  448. 


6o2  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

there  is  no  doubt  that  much  of  the  labor  was  done  with  his 
own  hands.  In  1623,  when  the  land  was  distributed  by  the 
casting  of  lots,  "  m''  Isaack  Alierton  "  was  given  seven  acres 
"  on  the  south  side  of  the  brooke  to  the  baywards,"  *  between 
the  present  Sandwich  Street  and  the  harbor. 

The  name  of  every  member  of  his  family  appears  in  the 
list  of  cattle  distributed  by  order  of  the  Court,  dated  May 
22,  1627  :  — 

"  2  The  second  lot  fel  to  M"^  Isaac  Alierton  &  his  com- 
panie  ioyned  to  him  his  wife  ffeare  Alierton 

3  Bartholomew  Alierton 

4  Remember  Alierton 

5  Mary  Alierton 

6  Sarah  Alierton  To  this  lot  fell  the  Create  Black  cow 

7  Godber  Godberson      came  in  the  Ann  to  which  they  must 

8  Sarah  Godberson         keepe  the  lesser  of  the  two  steers  and 

9  Samuel  Godberson     two  shee  goats 

10  Marra  Priest 

11  Sarah  Priest 

12  Edward  Bumpasse 

13  John  Crackstone  "  t 

Soon  after  the  death  in  April,  1621,  of  John  Carver,  their 
first  Governor,  William  Bradford  was  chosen  Governor 
"in  his  stead,  and  being  not  yet  recovered  of  his  ilnes,  in 
which  he  had  been  near  y^  point  of  death,  Isaak  Alierton 
was  chosen  to  be  an  Assistante  unto  him,  who,  by  renewed 
election  every  year,  continued  sundry  years  togeather."^ 
Alierton  was  Bradford's  sole  Assistant  until  1624,  when 
the  number  of  Assistants  was  raised  to  five ;  but  he  prob- 
ably continued  as  one  of  them  for  several  years  longer.§ 
When  the  Colonists  had  bought  out  the  Merchant  Adven- 

*  Vide  page  451. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  vol.  i  :  9. 

X  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  121,  122. 
§  Whitmore's  Civil  List,  1870  :  37;  z\?,o'Q\z.AioxA^s  History  of  Plimoth  Plan- 
tation, 1898  :  187. 


The  A I  lev  ton  Family  603 

turers  and  had  established  an  independent  government,  Isaac 
Allerton  again  was  chosen  Governor's  Assistant,  Janu- 
ary I,  1633-34.*  On  the  same  date,  the  name  "  M''  Isaac 
Allerton "  headed  the  first  complete  list  of  freemen  of 
Plymouth  Colony;  as  "  Isaack  Allerton  gen  [gentleman]," 
he  appeared,  March  7,  1636-37,  in  the  second  list.  March 
25,  1633,  he  was  assessed  the  largest  tax  in  the  Colony, 
—  £i:   II  :  00. t 

At  what  period  Isaac  Allerton  became  a  resident  of 
Rocky  Nook,  at  Jones's  River,  is  not  known.  He  was  as- 
signed mowing-ground  there  in  1633,  and  had  built  a  house 
before  1635  near  "  the  Old  Wading  Place."  This  property 
later  passed  into  the  possession  of  his  son-in-law,  Elder 
Thomas  Cushman;  the  spring  upon  it  is  called  Elder's 
Spring  to  this  day. 

In  December,  1633,  Bradford  was  appointed  by  the  Court 
to  settle  the  estate  of  Godbert  Godbertson  and  Sarah  his 
wife,  both  deceased  ;  and  to  discharge  the  debts  of  the  same 
"so  far  as  his  estate  will  make  good."  "  M''  Isaac  Allerton, 
of  Plym,  merchS  late  brother  of  the  said  Zarah,"  the  largest 
creditor,  to  whom  ^J^  :  10  :  03  was  due,  gave  "free  leaue  " 
that  all  others  should  be  paid  before  himself,  "  desiring 
rather  to  lose  all  rather  then  other  men  should  lose  any."  \ 

On  October  27,  1646,  Allerton  gave  to  "  his  son-in-law, 
M'  Thomas  Cushman,"  power  of  attorney  (signed  "  Isaacke 
Allerton ")  to  collect  the  debts  from  John  Coombs  and 
others  to  the  estate  of  Godbert  Godbertson.  The  Court 
ordered,  August  i,  1648,  that  Thomas  Cushman,  for  that 
year,  should  have  certain  proportions  of  corn,  rye,  fruit, 
and  hemp  "due  vnto  Mis  Coombe ; "  also  "a  pte  of  the 
encrease  thereof  [i.  e.  of  land  at  Rocky  Nook]  for  some 
time  should  bee  payed  to  M''  Cushman  aforsaid,  to  whom 
the  monyes  was  due."    The   last  payment  was   made  in 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  21. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  3,  52,  9. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  i  :  12,  13. 


6o4  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

1654,  and  acknowledged  May  6,  1656,  by  "Thomas  Cush- 
man  as  the  agent  for  Isaacke  Allerton,  for  the  profits  of 
land  at  Rocky  Nooke  ...  as  followeth  :  — 

li  s  d 

It,  in  corn  receiued 19  :  01   :  oo| 

It,  in  fruite  receiued,  one  hundred  ninety  one  bushells  and 
a  halfe  of  aples."  * 

After  the  death  of  Robert  Cushman,  in  1625,  Isaac  Aller- 
ton was  sent  over  to  England  repeatedly  as  the  agent  of 
the  Colony.  An  account  of  his  doings  for  the  several  suc- 
ceeding years  would  be  about  as  "intermixte"  as  the  cargo 
he  brought  over  in  1628,  when  "they  knew  not  which  was 
theirs,  &  w<=^  was  his  .  .  .  for  ther  was  no  distinction." 
Allerton's  strongest  ally  was  James  Sherley,  of  London,  one 
of  the  Merchant  Adventurers,  who  still  had  faith  in  the 
struggling  Colony ;  and  who,  after  the  disaffection  of  Wes- 
ton, was  largely  instrumental  in  holding  the  weak  organiza- 
tion of  Adventurers  together.  January  25,  1623,  Sherley 
wrote  a  letter  to  New  Plymouth  informing  the  Colonists  of 
a  meeting  held  on  Thursday,  January  8,  preceding,  to  dis- 
cuss the  "artickls  betweene  you  and  us."  The  meeting  was 
anything  but  harmonious,  and  broke  up  in  confusion.  "But 
on  ye  12.  of  Jan :  we  had  another  meting,  but  in  the  interime 
divers  of  us  had  talked  with  most  of  them  privatly,  and 
had  great  combats  &  reasoning,  pro  &  con."  The  result 
was  the  friendliest  meeting  they  ever  knew,  ending  with 
"a  potle  of  wine  .  .  .  which  we  dranke  freindly  together." 
"Our  greatest  enemise  offered  to  lend  us  50'',"  wrote  Sher- 
ley. Shortly  afterward,  Winslow,  who  was  already  in  Eng- 
land for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  supplies,  returned  in  the 
Charity  with  the  "first  catle"  and  "aprety  good  supply" 
of  general  merchandise.! 

The  next  year,  December  18,  1624,  four  of  the  Adventur- 
ers, "  W^^  stuck  to  them,"  as  Bradford  puts  it,  sent  over  a 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  20;  vol.  2  :  131-133;  vol. 
3  :  98;  vol.  4  :  81. 

t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation^  1898  :  189-191. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  605 

statement  of  their  affairs,  praying  that  "  you  will  doe  your 
best  to  free  our  ingagements,  &c."  They  represented  that 
owing  to  factions  among  the  Adventurers,  lack  of  money, 
and  other  excuses,  principally  "  that  you  are  Brownists,  &c 
.  .  .  the  former  course  for  the  generalitie  here  is  wholly 
dissolved  from  what  it  was  ;  and  wheras  you  &  we  were  for- 
merly sharers  and  partners,  in  all  viages  &  deallings,  this 
way  is  no  more,  but  you  and  we  are  left  to  be  thinke  our 
sellves  what  course  to  take  in  y®  future,  that  your  lives  & 
our  monies  be  not  lost."  They  also  suggested  that  those 
now  at  Plymouth  gather  together  such  commodities  as  the 
country  yielded,  and  send  them  over  to  pay  their  debts  and 
"ingagements  hear,  which  are  not  less  then  1400'V  At  the 
same  time,  they  sent  over  "  catle,  cloath,  hose,  shoes,  leather, 
&c.,"  and  committed  them  to  the  "custody  of  M^  Allerton 
and  Mt  Winslow,  as  our  factours,  at  whose  discretion  they 
are  to  be  sould,  and  comodities  to  be  taken  for  them,  as  is  fit- 
ting." This  letter  was  signed  only  with  initials,  "J.  S.  W.  C. 
T.  F,  R.  H.  &c.,"  *  which  undoubtedly  represented  the 
names  of  James  Sherley,  William  Collier,  Thomas  Fletcher, 
and  Robert  Holland.  The  money  advanced  to  purchase  these 
supplies  was  at  a  ruinous  rate  of  interest,  "  thought  unrea- 
sonable by  some,  and  too  great  an  oppression  upon  y^  poore 
people,  as  their  case  stood." 

To  meet  these  heavy  financial  obligations,  the  Colonists 
had  two  main  sources  of  revenue,  trading  and  fishing.  Fish- 
ing along  the  coast  of  Maine  had  been  a  prominent  industry 
from  the  time  of  the  earliest  settlement.  Ships  were  sent 
over  from  every  part  of  England,  with  Pemaquid  and  the 
Isles  of  Shoals  as  their  objective  points ;  and  the  Merchant 
Adventurers  began  to  clamor  for  returns  from  the  fisheries 
before  the  Plymouth  Colonists  were  fairly  housed.  Yet 
Bradford,  in  1624,  wrote  that  fishing  was  "a  thing  fatall  to 
this  plantation,"  for  every  attempt  ended  in  disaster. 

Allerton  himself  had  begun  the  Plymouth  Colony  trade 

*  T^TzdiordiS  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898:  239-243. 


6o6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

with  the  Eastern  Indians.  By  a  little  barter  from  year 
to  year  at  Monhegan  and  in  that  vicinity,  he  became  ac- 
quainted with  the  fur  trade  and  fishing,  and  recognized 
the  possibilities  of  both.  After  the  harvest  was  gathered  in 
1625,  a  shallop-load  of  corn  was  sent  from  Plymouth  to 
Kennebec,  and  exchanged  for  "  700  1'  of  beaver  besids  some 
other  furrs." 

In  the  summer  of  1626,  the  Governor  "and  such  as  were 
designed  to  manage  the  trade,"  hearing  that  the  plantation 
at  Monhegan  "  was  to  break  up,  and  diverse  usef ull  goods 
were  ther  to  be  sould,"  took  a  boat  and  went  up  there. 
They  purchased  goods,  goats,  and  other  things,  to  the  value 
of  ;^400,  sterling.  There  was  also  a  French  ship  cast  away 
at  Sagadahock,  about  this  time,  whose  cargo  they  purchased 
for  above  ;2^500,  and  paid  for  in  "  beaver  &  comodities  they 
had  gott  ye  winter  before  .  .  .  and  y*  somer."  The  profits 
from  these  expeditions  enabled  them  to  repay  "the  money 
taken  up  by  Captaine  Standish,*  and  y^  remains  of  former 
debts." 

It  was  at  this  juncture  that  Allerton  again  was  sent  over 
to  England  "to  make  a  composition"  with  the  Merchant 
Adventurers,  which  Captain  Standish  had  attempted  the 
year  before  (1625),  but  abandoned.  He  was  instructed  to 
make  the  best  terms  he  could,  and  "  not  to  conclud  abso- 
lutly  till  they  knew  y^  termes,  and  had  well  considered  of 
them."  They  also  gave  him  "a  comission  under  their  hands 
&  seals  "  to  borrow  money  not  exceeding  a  specified  sum, 
which  he  was  to  expend  for  the  "  use  of  the  plantation." 

"At  y^  usuall  season  of  y^  coming  of  ships,"  that  is,  in 
the  early  spring  of  1627,  "  M"!  Allerton  returned,"  bringing 
goods,  and  "^200')  which  he  now  gott  at  30.  percent." 
After  "much  adoe  and  no  small  trouble,"  he  had  succeeded 
in  bringing  back  the  draft  of  an  agreement  with  the  Mer- 
chant Adventurers,  "drawne  by  the  best  counsell  of  law 
they  could  get,  to  make  it  firme."    By  this  contract,  dated 

*  Vide  page  524- 


The  Allerton  Family 


607 


London,  November  15,  1626,  the  Adventurers  sold  their 
entire  interest  to  the  Plymouth  Colony  for  ;!^i8oo  ;  the  sum 
of  ^200  to  be  paid  annually,  beginning  in  1628,  at  the  feast 
of  St.  Michael,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Royal  Exchange 
in  London.  "  Least  any  forfeiture  should  fall  on  y^  whole 
for  none  paimente  at  any  of  y*^  days,"  they  were  to  forfeit 
"30!  a  weeke  if  they  missed  y^  time."  This  agreement 
gave  general  satisfaction;  and  though  they  hardly  knew 
how  to  raise  the  money,  besides  discharging  their  other 
debts  and  supplying  their  own  needs,  "yet  they  undertooke 
it,"  wrote  Bradford.  He  also  added  that  "  they  rane  a  great 
adventure"  in  so  doing;  but  "it  was  absolutly  confirmed 
on  both  sids  .  .  .  and  ingrossed  in  partchmente."  *  Four 
of  the  Merchant  Adventurers  retained  their  interest  in  the 
affairs  of  the  Plymouth  Colony ;  they  were  known  later  as 
the  English  partners  of  the  Purchasers. 

Before  sending  Mr.  Allerton  back  to  England,  the  Gov- 
ernor and  "some  of  their  cheefe  freinds  had  serious  con- 
sideration, not  only  how  they  might  discharge  those  great 
ingagments  which  lay  so  heavily  upon  them,  .  .  .  but  also 
how  they  might  devise  means  to  help  some  of  their  freinds 

*  The  list  of  Merchant  Adventurers  (originally  seventy  in  number)  who 
signed  the  agreement  is  given  below.  "John  White"  undoubtedly  was  the 
celebrated  clergyman  of  Dorchester,  England,  the  reputed  author  of  the 
Planter'' s  PleU. 

Samuel  Sharpe, 

Robert  Holland, 

James  Sherley, 

Thomas  Mott, 

Thomas  Fletcher, 

Timothy  Hatherly, 

Thomas  Brewer, 

John  Thomed, 

Myles  Knowles, 

William  Collier, 

John  Revell, 

Peter  Gudburn, 

Emnu.  Alltham, 

John  Beauchamp, 


John  White, 
John  Pocock, 
Robert  Kean, 
Edward  Bass, 
William  Hobson, 
William  Penington, 
William  Quarles, 
Daniel  Poynton, 
Richard  Andrews, 
Newman  Rookes, 
Henry  Browning, 
Richard  Wright, 
John  Ling, 
Thomas  Goffe, 


Thomas  Hudson, 
Thomas  Andrews, 
Thomas  Ward, 
Fria.  Newbald, 
Thomas  Heath, 
Joseph  Tilden, 
William  Perrin, 
Eliza  Knight, 
Thomas  Coventry, 
Robert  Allden, 
Lawrence  Anthony, 
John  Knight, 
Matthew  Thornhill, 
Thomas  Millsop. 


[^Massachusetts  Historical  Society  Collections,  First  Series,  vol.  3  :  48.) 


6o8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

and  breethren  of  Leyden  over  unto  them,  who  desired  so 
much  to  come  to  them."  To  effect  this,  "they  resolved  to 
rune  a  high  course,  and  of  great  adventure,  not  knowing 
otherwise  how  to  bring  it  aboute."  After  some  agitation 
an  agreement  of  the  "joint  purchasers  "  was  made  upon  the 
following  conditions  :  *  — 

"Articles  of  agreemente  betweene  y^  coUony  of  New-Plimoth 
of  y^  one  partie,  and  William  Bradford,  Captein  Myles  Standish, 
Isaack  Allerton,  &c.  one  y^  other  partie ;  and  such  shuch  others 
as  they  shall  thinke  good  to  take  as  partners  and  undertakers 
with  them,  concerning  the  trade  for  beaver  &  other  furrs  &  co- 
modities,  &c. ;  made  July,  1627." 

The  first  of  the  seven  articles  "  covenanted  "  that  the  Under- 
takers, as  they  were  termed,  should  discharge  every  debt  due  for 
the  purchase  (;^i8oo),  "  or  any  other  belonging  to  them,"  By  the 
terms  of  the  second  article  the  new  company  was  to  enjoy  the 
free  use  of  their  "  pinass  latly  built,  the  boat  at  Manamett,  and 
y^  shalop,  called  y^  Bass-boat,"  with  all  their  implements ;  also 
their  stock  of  "furrs,  fells,  beads,  corne,  wampampeak,  hatchets, 
knives,  &c.  .  .  .  now  in  y^  storre."  The  third  article  gave  them 
the  whole  trade  of  the  Colony  "for  6.  full  years,  to  begine  y^  last 
of  September  next  insuing."  The  fourth  article  stipulated  that 
"every  severall  purchaser"  should  annually  pay  to  the  Under- 
takers, for  the  term  of  six  years,  "3.  bushells  of  corne,  or  6  i'  of 
tobaco,  at  y^  undertakers  choyse."  The  Undertakers  agreed,  in 
the  fifth  article,  that  they  should  "bestowe  50'.'  per  annum  in 
hose  and  shoese,  ...  to  be  sould  unto  them  [the  joint  Purchasers] 
for  corne  at  6?  per  bushell ;  "  and,  in  the  sixth  article,  that  the 
whole  trade  at  the  end  of  six  years  should  "returne  to  y=  use  and 
benefite  of  y^  said  collonie,  as  before."  Lastly,  it  was  provided 
that  the  Undertakers  should  obtain  the  consent  of  their  English 
partners  to  these  articles,  "to  stand  in  full  force,"  or  to  abandon 
them  and  "  remaine  as  formerly  they  were." 

This  agreement  was  signed  by  the  representative  men  of 
the  Colony,  though  "  some  would  not  subscribe,  and  some 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  271,  272. 


The  Allerton  Family 


609 


were  from  home."  *    Bradford's  Letter  Book  states  that  the 
first  three  signers  "  made  choice  of  these  other,"  who  joined 
with  them;   the  names  of  the  Undertakers  who  were  to 
manage  the  trade  of  the  Colony  were  as  follows  :  — 
"  William  Bradford     John  Rowland      And  these  of  London 

John  Alden 

Thomas  Prince 


Captain  Standish 
Isaac  Allerton 
Edward  Winslow 
William  Brewster 


James  Shirley 
John  Beauchamp 
Richard  Andrews 
Timothy  Hatherly  "  f 


*  "  The  Names  of  the  Purchasers. 
Mr  Wm  Bradford 
M>-  Thorn  Prence 
Mr  Wm  Brewster 
Mr  Ed\v  Winslow 
Mr  John  Alden 
Mr  John  Jenney 
Mr  Isaack  Allerton 
Capt  Miles  Standish 
Mr  W™  Collyer 
Mr  John  Rowland 
Mannasseth  Kempton 
Francis  Cooke 
Jonathan  Brewster 
Edward  Banges 
Nicholas  Snow 
Steven  Hopkins 
Thomas  Clarke 
Ralph  Wallen 
WilTm  Wright 
Elizabeth  Warren,  widdow 
Edward  Dotey 
Cuthbert  Cuthbertson 
John  Winslow 
John  Shaw 
Joshua  Pratt 
John  Adams 

A     Billington 
Phineas  Pratt 
Samuell  Fuller 


Abraham  Pearse 

Steeven  Tracy 

Joseph  Rogers 

John  Faunce 

Steeven  Deane 

Thom  Cushman 

Robte  Hicks 

Thorn  Morton 

Anthony  Annable 

Samuell  Fuller 

Franc  Eaton 

Wiltm  Basset 

Francis  Sprague 

The  Heirs  of  John  Crackstone 

Edward  Bumpas 

WilTm  Palmer 

Peter  Browne 

Henry  Sampson 

Experience  Michell 

Phillip  Delanoy 

Moyses  Symonson 

Georg  Soule 

Edward  Holman 

Mr  James  Sherley 
Mr  Beauchampe 
Mr  Andrewes 
Mr  Hatherly 
Mr  Wn  Thomas   / 


S3- 


Clement  Briggs 
(Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  2:  177.) 
t   The  Mayflower  Descendant,  vol.  6  :  147. 


In  aU  58." 


6 1  o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

With  the  return  of  the  ships  they  sent  Mr.  Allerton  again 
to  England.  This  was  early  in  the  fall  of  1627.  He  carried 
a  copy  of  the  agreement  for  their  English  friends  to  sign. 
James  Sherley  hesitated  to  set  his  "  hand  to  y^  sale,  being 
y^  receiver  of  most  part  of  y®  adventurs,  and  a  second  causer 
of  much  of  y^  ingagments,"  but  rather  than  that  the  bar- 
gain "should  faile,  M^  Alerton  having  taken  so  much  pains," 
Sherley  v^^rote,  December  27, 1627,  "  I  have  sealed  w^'^  y^  rest, 
with  this  proviso  &  promise  of  his,  y^  if  any  trouble  arise 
hear,  you  are  to  bear  halfe  y^  charge."  Another  letter  from 
James  Sherley,  dated  November  17,  1628,  acknowledged 
the  receipt  of  a  barrel  of  otter  skins,  which  he  had  sold  for 
£,J^:  12,  sterling,  giving  the  money  to  Mr.  Allerton.  He 
added :  *  — 

"  It  is  true  (as  you  write)  that  your  ingagments  are  great,  not 
only  the  purchass,  but  you  are  yet  necissitated  to  take  up  y*  stock 
you  work  upon  ;  and  y*  not  at  6.  or  S."^""  cent,  as  it  is  here  let  out, 
but  at  30.  40.  yea,  &  some  at  50.  '^■'  cent,  which,  were  not  your  gaines 
great,  and  God's  blessing  on  your  honest  indeaours  more  than 
ordinarie,  it  could  not  be  y'  you  should  longe  subsiste  y«  maintain- 
ing of,  &  upholding  of  your  worldly  affaires.  And  this  your  hon- 
est &  discreete  agente,  M!"  Allerton,  hath  seriously  considered, 
&  deeply  laid  to  mind,  how  to  ease  you  of  it.  He  tould  me  you 
were  contented  to  accepte  of  me  &  some  few  others,  to  joyne  with 
you  in  y«  purchass,  as  partners  ;  for  which  I  kindly  thanke  you 
and  all  y^  rest,  and  doe  willingly  accepte  of  it.  And  though  absente, 
shall  willingly  be  at  shuch  charge  as  you  &  y=  rest  shall  thinke 
meete."  Sherley  also  was  "contented  to  forbear  "  his  part  of  the 
interest  about  to  become  due,  and  persuaded  "  'W.  Andrews  and 
Mr  Beauchamp  to  doe  y^  like."  f 

Isaac  Allerton  canied  with  the  agreement  a  power  of 
attorney  from  the  Undertakers,  "William  Bradford  Gov""  of 
Plimoth,  in  N.  E.  in  America,  Isaac  Allerton,  Myles  Stan- 
dish,  William  Brewster,  &  Ed :  Winslow,  of  Plimoth  afore- 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  272-277. 
t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  275. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  6ii 


said,  merchants,"  by  which  "  James  Sherley,  Goldsmith,  & 
John  Beachamp,  Salter,  citizens  of  London,"  were  appointed 
their  "  true  &  lawful  agents,  factors,  substitutes,  &  assignes  " 
to  receive  all  goods  or  merchandise  sent  to  London  or  any 
part  of  England ;  "  allso  to  vend,  sell,  barter,"  or  exchange 
their  wares  according  to  the  judgment  of  these  agents,  jointly 
or  severally.  They  were  to  purchase  supplies  for  New  Eng- 
land ;  and  to  "demand  for  us  &  in  our  names  all  such  debtes 
&  sumes  of  money,  as  now  are  or  hereafter  shall  be  due 
...  by  any  wayes  or  means  ;  and  to  acquite,  discharge,  or 
compound  "  with  any  or  all  of  the  creditors.  The  bond  was 
signed,  November  28,  1628.  This  sweeping  power  of  attor- 
ney was  their  undoing  ;  or,  as  Bradford  has  it,  —  "  some 
inconvenience  grue  therby  afterward."  Isaac  Allerton  re- 
tained his  "authoritie  under  their  hands  &  seals  for  y^  trans- 
acting of  y^  former  bussines,  and  taking  up  of  moneys,"  etc.* 

During  his  stay  in  London,  Allerton  obtained  "a  reason- 
able supply  of  goods  for  the  plantation,"  at  a  less  interest 
than  before  ;  he  brought  home  an  account  of  the  beaver  sold 
and  how  the  money  was  disbursed  for  goods  and  the  pay- 
ment of  debts ;  and,  above  all,  he  had  maile  the  first  pay- 
ment of  ;^200  for  the  purchase,  and  "  brought  them  y^  bond 
for  y^  same  canselled  ;  so  as  they  now  had  no  more  foreine 
debtes  but  y^  abovesaid  400  !'  and  odde  pounds,  and  y^  rest 
of  y^  yearly  purchass  monie." 

Following  instructions  received  before  leaving  Plymouth, 
he  also  brought  (1628)  a  patent  for  a  trading-place  at  Kenne- 
beck.  This  was  greatly  desired  at  Plymouth,  in  order  that 
they  might  control  the  trade  at  that  point,  and  "  shutte  out  " 
the  planters  from  Piscataqua  and  "  to  the  eastward,"  for  the 
Pilgrims  held  that  they  "  them  selves  had  first  begune  and 
discovered  the  same  [and]  brought  it  to  so  good  effecte." 
But  the  patent  "was  so  straite  and  ill  bounded,  as  they  were 
faine  to  renew  &  inlarge  it  the  next  year."  Yet  they  lost 
no  time  in  taking  possession  of  the  land  thus  granted,  and 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898:  277-279. 


6 1 2  Ge7tealogy  of  Edward  Small 

at  once  erected  a  fortified  trading-house  well  up  the  river  at 
the  most  convenient  place  for  trade  (now  Augusta).  This 
was  provided  with  such  commodities  as  the  fishermen  and 
Indians  needed  :  coats,  shirts,  rugs,  blankets,  biscuit,  pease, 
prunes,  knives,  hatchets,  and  wampum ;  and  a  brisk  trade 
for  beaver  was  opened  with  the  natives. 

For  several  preceding  years  Isaac  Allerton  occasionally 
had  brought  over  small  quantities  of  goods,  "  upon  his  owne 
perticuler,"  to  supply  the  pressing  needs  of  the  community. 
But  this  year  (1628)  he  fetched  a  larger  and  more  varied 
assortment  than  ever  before,  and  this  was  construed  as  a 
direct  interference  with  the  trade  of  the  Colony.  It  was 
claimed  that  Allerton's  goods  were  "  most  vendible,  and 
would  yeeld  present  pay"  before  their  own.  He  now  com- 
menced "  to  sell  abroad  to  others  of  forine  places,  which 
.  .  .  they  began  to  dislike,"  says  Bradford.  Complaint  also 
was  made  about  the  stowing  of  Allerton's  latest  cargo  ;  that 
their  goods  and  his  were  so  intermixed  that  "if  any  casu- 
alty had  beefalne  at  sea,  he  might  have  laid  y^  whole  [loss] 
on  them,  if  he  would  ;  for  ther  was  no  distinction.  .  .  .  Yet 
because  love  thinkes  no  evill  .  .  .  they  tooke  his  faire  words 
for  excuse,  and  resolved  to  send  him  againe  this  year  for 
England;  considering  how  well  he  had  done  y^  former  bussi- 
nes,  and  what  good  acceptation  he  had  with  their  freinds 
ther ;  as  also  seeing  sundry  of  their  freinds  from  Leyden 
were  sente  for,  which  would  or  might  be  much  furthered 
by  his  means."  * 

In  August,  1629,  the  first  company  of  the  Pilgrims  who 
had  been  left  in  Leyden  reached  Salem.  They  came  on  the 
Mayflower,  William  Peirce,  Master,  having  left  Holland  in 
May.  Bradford  says  there  were  "  35.  persons,"  but  Prince 
construes  it  thirty-five  families.  The  second  and  last  de- 
tachment left  Holland  the  following  March  with  the  same 
master  (Peirce),  then  in  the  Lion,  who  landed  them  near  the 
end  of  May,  1630,  at  Charlestown.    At  the  great  charge  of 

*  Bradford's  History  ofPlimoih  Plantation,  1898 :  293. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  613 

;£"550,  "besids  ther  fetching  hither  from  Salem  &  y^  Bay" 
in  a  shallop,  they  had  been  shipped  from  Holland  to  Eng- 
land, and  then  to  New  England.  When  it  is  considered  tha\. 
those  passengers  were  lacking  clothing  to  the  extent  that  it 
required  "  125.  y cards  of  karsey,  127.  ellons  of  linen  cloath, 
shoes,  6^.  p"",  with  many  other  perticulers,"  to  make  them 
comfortable  for  the  voyage,  the  charge  does  not  appear  so 
excessive.* 

Allerton  had  been  for  three  months,  with  Mr.  Sherley,  in 
Holland,  making  arrangements  to  convey  these  Pilgrims  to 
New  England.  When  they  reached  England,  Allerton  did 
his  best  to  obtain  the  two  patents  that  he  had  been  com- 
missioned to  procure :  a  patent  or  charter  for  the  Plymouth 
Colony,  and  a  more  satisfactory  adjustment  of  the  Kenne- 
beck  patent  which  they  already  held.  Sherley  afterwards 
wrote  of  this  period  :  — 

"  But  till  our  maine  bussines,  y^  patent,  was  granted,  I  could  not 
setle  my  mind  nor  pen  to  writing.  M""  Allerton  was  so  turrmoyled 
about  it,  as  verily  I  would  not  nor  could  not  have  undergone  it, 
if  I  might  have  had  a  thousand  pounds ;  but  y^  Lord  so  blessed 
his  labours  ...  as  he  obtained  y^  love  &  favore  of  great  men 
in  repute  &  place.  He  got  granted  from  y«  Earle  of  Warwick  & 
Sf  Ferdinando  Gorge  all  that  My  Winslow  desired  in  his  letters 
to  me,  &  more  also,  which  I  leave  him  to  relate.  Then  he  sued  to 
y^  king  to  confirme  their  grant,  and  to  make  you  a  corporation, 
and  so  to  inable  you  to  make  &  execute  lawes,  in  such  large  & 
ample  maneras  y^  Massachusett  plantation  hath  it;  which  y^  king 
graciously  granted,  refferring  it  to  y^  Lord  Keeper  to  give  order 
to  y^  solisiter  to  draw  it  up."  The  Lord  Keeper  furthered  it  all  he 
could,  also  the  solicitor,  but  when  it  reached  the  Lord  Treasurer, 
"  to  have  his  warrante  for  freeing  y^  custume  for  a  certaine  time 
...  he  would  not  doe  it,  but  reffered  it  to  y«  Counsell  table. 
And  ther  Mr  Allerton  atended  day  by  day,  when  they  sate,  but 
could  not  gett  his  petition  read." 

*  Brzdiordi's  History  of  Plimoik  Plantation,  1898:  295-299;  s\so  New  Ha- 
ven Historical  Facers,  vol.  3  :  102,  103. 


6 1 4  Geitealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Allerton  finally  was  forced  temporarily  to  abandon  the 
whole  matter,  for  Mr,  Peirce  was  waiting  with  his  passen- 
gers at  Bristol.  He  left  "y«  further  prosecuting  of  it  to  a 
solissiter,"  and  sailed  in  the  Lion  with  the  last  of  the  Pil- 
grims. Sherley  concluded  his  letter  with  an  attempt  to 
pour  oil  upon  the  troubled  waters  ;  said  there  was  no  doubt 
that  the  patent  would  be  granted,  "  but  such  things  must 
work  by  degrees ;  men  cannot  hasten  it  as  they  would,"  and 
requested  the  return  of  Allerton  by  the  first  ship.  This 
letter  was  dated  March  19,  1629-30. 

In  1630,  Allerton  again  was  despatched  to  England, — 
"though  it  was  with  some  fear  &  jeolocie"  —  to  complete 
negotiations  for  the  patent.  After  months  of  patient  en- 
deavor, hampered  by  lack  of  adequate  financial  support,  he 
was  forced  to  abandon  the  effort,  and  this  patent  never 
was  granted.  But  Allerton  and  the  London  partners,  with 
the  cooperation  of  Captain  William  Peirce,  did  obtain  a 
patent  of  land  on  the  Penobscot,  now  Castine.*  After  Al- 
lerton returned  to  Plymouth,  in  the  summer  of  1630,  the 
Council  for  New  England  sent  over  a  new  patent,  ante- 
dated January  13,  i629[-3o].  This  "Warwick  patent"  was 
from  the  Earl  of  Warwick  to  William  Bradford,  his  "heirs, 
associates  and  assignes ; "  it  fixed  the  bounds  of  the  tract 
on  the  Kennebec ;  it  also  defined  the  boundary  lines  of 
the  Plymouth  Colony.  Though  it  granted  certain  rights, 
it  was  not  so  favorable  as  the  one  abandoned,  and  com- 
plaint was  made  that  it  was  not  so  liberal  as  the  patent 
of  Massachusetts  Bay.f  By  securing  these  two  patents 
(Kennebec  and  Penobscot),  Allerton  provided  the  desired 
opportunity  for  the  Plymouth  Colony  to  control  trade  and 
fishing  along  the  coast  of  Maine.  He  also  sent  Edward 
Ashley  from  England  as  agent  to  manage  the  trade  at 
Penobscot.    This  the  Colonists  resented ;    but  later  were 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898:313,  307,  308. 
t  Goodwin's  Pilgrim  Republic,  1888  :  337,  338. 


The  Allerton  Family  615 

induced  to  further  the  enterprise,  and  to  send  supplies  to 
Ashley.* 

To  drive  off  all  competitors  in  that  region  with  the  small 
boats  then  at  Plymouth  was  impossible.  Their  little  fleet 
consisted  of  "2.  very  good  &  strong  shalops,"  built  at  Plym- 
outh in  1624,  one  of  which  had  been  enlarged  two  years 
later  by  a  "house  carpenter,"  who  "sawed  her  in  y^  midle" 
and  added  some  five  or  six  feet  to  her  length,  "and  laid  a 
deck  on  her."  The  third  ship  was  a  small  pinnace  built  at 
Manamet  (Sandwich),  in  1627.  No  one  of  these  was  fit  to 
cross  the  ocean,  and  Bradford  mentions  no  other.f  To  carry 
on  the  work  of  the  Colony,  Allerton  and  the  English  part- 
ners, acting  by  their  power  of  attorney,  purchased  the  White 
Angel  and  hired  the  FriendsJiip.  The  two  ships  were  fitted 
out  for  the  double  purpose  of  trading  with  the  Indians  and 
"bass-fishing."  Sherley  and  the  others  saw  in  these  ships  a 
means  of  being  repaid  for  the  losses  they  already  had  sus- 
tained, and,  at  the  same  time,  of  building  up  the  interests 
of  the  Purchasers.  The  Colonists  were  preparing  to  trade 
on  a  scale  for  which  such  vessels  would  appear  to  be  the 
first  requisite.  Although  previously  determined  "to  runne 
a  high  course  and  of  great  adventure,"  yet  the  knowledge 
that  ships  had  been  obtained  without  their  consent  brought 
"grief  and  astonishment"  to  William  Bradford  and  his 
associates.  $ 

The  Friendship  vj2is" s,ttt  out  on  fishing,"  but  after  eleven 
weeks'  beating  at  sea,  from  foul  weather,  she  was  forced  to 
turn  back  with  her  provisions  "spente  and  spoyled."  As 
the  season  was  too  far  advanced  for  a  renewal  of  the  fishing 
venture,  they  sent  her  over  at  midsummer  with  goods  to 
Massachusetts  Bay.  Timothy  Hatherly,  one  of  the  London 
partners,  had  come  over  in  her,  but  that  did  not  prevent 
the  general  dissatisfaction  "  that   this  fishing  ship  should 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  307-311. 

t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898:  267,  203,  253,  266.  ' 

}  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  320,  321,  307,  272. 


6 1 6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

be  set  out,  and  fraight  with  other  men's  goods,  &  scarce 
any  of  theirs."  As  for  bass-fishing  with  the  other  ship,  the 
White  Angel,  it  was  prophesied  it  "  would  certainly  turn  to 
loss.  And  for  M!  Allerton  to  follow  any  trade  for  them,  it 
was  never  in  their  thoughts."  * 

Besides  all  these  querulous  complaints,  their  debts  had 
reached  such  large  proportions  that  they  were  "  strucken 
with  some  sadness  aboute  these  things."  Allerton  had  ex- 
pended about  ;!^500  in  his  vain  endeavor  to  obtain  a  more 
satisfactory  patent  for  the  Colony;  they  had  "been  to 
great  charge  "  for  the  White  Angel  and  Friendship  ;  and,  in 
all,  the  Purchasers  found  themselves  owing  jQ^.y/o  :  19  :02, 
besides  ;^iooo  still  due  for  the  purchase.  Mr.  Hatherly, 
who  lately  had  been  much  associated  with  Allerton,  did 
not  escape  censure.  When  it  was  demanded  of  him  "  how 
he  should  make  this  good  ...  he  tould  them  he  was 
sent  over  as  their  agente,  and  had  this  order  from  them, 
that  whatsoever  he  and  Ml  Allerton  did  togeather,  they 
would  stand  to  it;  but  they  would  not  alow  of  what  M^ 
Allerton  did  alone,  except  they  liked  it ;  but  if  he  did  it 
alone,  they  would  not  gain  say  it.  Upon  which  they  sould 
to  him  &  M^  Allerton  all  y^  rest  of  y^  goods,  and  gave 
them  present  possession  of  them,"  and  a  writing  to  that 
effect,  f 

Meanwhile,  Mr.  Winslowhad  been  sent  to  England  with 
instructions  "  to  see  how  y^  squars  wente,"  and  if  he  found 
things  unsatisfactory,  "to  discharge  M^  Allerton  for  being 
any  longer  agent  for  them,  or  to  deal  any  more  in  y^  bussi- 
nes."  There  is  no  record  of  such  discharge  ;  but  Bradford 
rather  spitefully  wrote,  in  1630,  that  "  M":  Allerton  followed 
his  affaires,  &  returned  [to  England]  with  his  White  Angell, 
being  no  more  imployed  by  y^  plantation."  %  A  pronoun 
rarely   is   used   with   so  great    effect  —  his    White   Angel. 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  321,  189,  322,  323. 
t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1S9S  :  324,  325,  346. 
t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  189S  :  319,  328. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  617 

Therein  lay  the  gist  of  the  trouble.  When  the  storm  of 
protest  arose  about  the  two  new  ships,  "  M^  Allerton  tould 
them  that  y^  ship  Whit-Angele  did  not  belong  to  them,  nor 
their  accounte,  neither  neede  they  have  anything  to  doe 
with  her,  excepte  they  would.  And  M":  Hatherly  confirmed 
y^  same."  Mr.  Sherley  and  the  other  London  partners 
disclaimed  any  responsibility  for  the  purchase,  from  which 
Bradford  and  others  deduced  that  from  the  first  she  "  was 
not  intended  for  y^  plantation,"  but  for  Allerton's  private 
gain.*   • 

Mr.  Winslow  could  not  prevent  Mr.  Sherley  and  the  other 
English  partners  "from  putting  both  y^  Friendship  and 
Whit-Angell  on  y«  generall  accounte ;  which  caused  contin- 
uall  contention  betweene  them."  This  was  explained  in  a 
letter  from  Mr.  Sherley  to  Bradford  and  others,  dated  Jan- 
uary 2,  163 1  [-32],  in  which  he  stated  that  the  purpose  of 
himself  and  friends  was  to  keep  the  accounts  of  the  two 
ships  "  for  y^  last  year  viages,  on  the  generall  accounte ; " 
but  that  they  had  now  let  the  White  Angel  to  Mr.  Allerton 
"at  30!'  p""  month,  by  charter-partie,"  and  "bound  him  in  a 
bond  of  a  1000  M  to  performe  covenants,  and  bring  her  back 
to  London."  Sherley  also  promised  to  send  over  Allerton's 
three  books  of  accounts,  or  copies  of  them,  —  "  one  for  y« 
company,  another  for  Ashley's  bussines,  and  y^  third  for 
ye  Whit-Angell  and  Freldship.  .  .  .  The  totall  sume,  as  he 
hath  put  it,  is  7103. 1 7.1.  Of  this  he  hath  expended,  and 
given  to  M^  Vines  &  others,  aboute  543  '^  ode  money."  The 
sum  of  ;^7I03  :  17  :oi  evidently  was  the  full  amount  which 
had  passed  through  the  hands  of  Allerton,  as  agent. 
Bradford  says  :  "  Concerning  M":  Allerton's  accounts,  they 
were  so  larg  and  entrecate,  as  they  could  not  well  under- 
stand them,  much  less  examine  &  correcte  them,  without 
a  great  deale  of  time  &  help,  and  his  owne  presence,  which 
was  now  hard  to  gett  amongst  them  ;  and  it  was  2.  or  3. 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  323-329. 


6i8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

years  before  they  could  bring  them  to  any  good  pass,  but 
never  make  them  perfecte."  * 

Again,  Bradford  writing,  it  must  be  remembered,  long 
afterwards,  says  under  date  of  1632,  that  Allerton  had  paid 
no  hire  for  the  White  Angel ;  "he  broke  his  bonds,  kepte 
no  covenante  .  .  .  nor  was  ever  like  to  keep  covenants," 
and  their  only  redress  was  "  a  few  catle  &  a  litle  land  & 
some  small  maters  he  had  here  at  Plimoth."!  Bradford's 
memory  was  prejudiced;  the  Plymouth  Colony  Court  records 
show  that  in  January,  1633-34,  Allerton's  tax  was  the  third 
largest  in  the  Colony,  and  at  the  same  time  he  again  was 
chosen  Assistant. 

Early  in  the  year  1631,  Bradford  wrote  that,  Mr.  Aller- 
ton having  been  discharged,  "  their  bussines  began  againe 
to  rune  in  one  chanell,  and  them  selves  better  able  to  guide 
the  same,  Penobscote  being  wholy  now  at  their  dispos- 
ing." Ashley  had  been  sent  back  to  England  as  a  prisoner, 
for  violating  the  terms  of  his  bond ;  and  Captain  William 
Peirce,  who  "had  a  parte  ther  .  .  .  was  glad  to  have  his 
money  repaid  him,  and  stand  out."  But  their  troubles  did 
not  cease. 

At  the  beginning  of  their  differences  in  1629,  the  Pur- 
chasers had  demanded  of  Sherley,  and  the  other  London 
partners,  the  return  of  their  "  cornission,"  or  power  of  attor- 
ney, which  they  refused  to  give  up  while  "  shuch  great 
sumes  "  were  owing  them.  Allerton  was  then  appealed  to, 
but  he  put  them  off  from  time  to  time,  and  never  returned 
it.  He  considered  that  he  had  been  unfairly  used,  and  that 
his  good  name  had  been  tarnished.  He  felt  justified  in  with- 
drawing from  the  Colony.  Yet,  Bradford,  under  date  of  163 1, 
fretfully  wrote  that  "  M":  Allerton  doth  in  a  sorte  wholy  now 
deserte  them  ;  having  brought  them  into  y®  briars,  he  leaves 
them  to  gett  out  as  they  can."  J 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  PlaJitation,  1898  :  333,  338,  344. 

t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  358. 

\  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  278,  334,  335,  348. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  619 

Not  only  the  partners  criticised  Allerton  sharply,  but  the 
church  censured  him.  In  163 1,  when  he  returned  to  Plym- 
outh from  one  of  his  many  voyages,  "  y^  church  caled  him  to 
account  for  .  .  .  his  grosse  miscarriages  ;  he  confessed  his 
faulte,  and  promised  better  walking,  and  that  he  would  wind 
him  selfe  out  of  these  courses  as  soone  as  he  could,  &c."* 

Mr.  Sherley,  too,  joined  in  the  disaffection  toward  Aller- 
ton, whom  he  had  at  first  praised  so  warmly.  In  163 1,  he 
wrote :  "  Verily  had  he  [Allerton]  run  on  in  that  desperate 
and  chargable  course  one  year  more,  we  had  not  been  able 
to  support  him  ;  nay,  both  he  and  we  must  have  lyen  in  y^ 
ditch,  and  sunck  under  y«  burden."  Two  years  later  :  "Oh 
the  greefe  &  trouble  y*  man,  M^  Allerton,  hath  brought  upon 
you  and  us  !  I  cannot  forgett  it,  and  to  thinke  on  it  draws 
many  a  sigh  from  my  harte,  and  teares  from  my  eyes ;  .  .  . 
verily,  at  this  time  greefe  hinders  me  to  write,  and  tears  will 
not  suffer  me  to  see."  Still,  Sherley  himself  did  not  escape 
censure  from  the  Plymouth  Colonists  (1636-1641)  ;  and,  in 
1637,  Mr.  Beauchamp  "sued  him  in  y^  Chancerie  "  for  an 
accounting  of  money  and  goods  sent  over  to  Mr.  Sherley, 
Mr.  Andrews,  and  himself,  in  partnership.! 

Although  they  found  fault  with  Allerton,  Plymouth 
Colony  could  not  spare  him.  P'or  several  years  he  had  been 
engaged  in  commercial  pursuits  at  Marblehead,  New  Am- 
sterdam, and  elsewhere ;  but  when  an  independent  govern- 
ment was' set  up  in  January,  1633-34,  the  Colonists  elected 
him  Assistant,  evidently  as  an  inducement  for  his  return. 
Still,  the  matter  of  the  White  Angel  and  Friendship  was 
tossed  to  and  fro  with  the  regularity  of  a  shuttlecock,  "  to 
y®  great  loss  &  vexation  of  y^  plantation."  \  Three  deposi- 
tions taken  in  1639  are  of  special  interest  because  of  their 
bearing  in  this  matter :  — 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  349. 

t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898 :  339,  368, 413, 415,  436, 448, 

450.  431- 

X  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  329. 


620  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Timothy  Hatherly^  of  Scituate,  within  the  jurisdiction  of  Mas- 
sachusetts Bay,  "  affirmed  upon  othe,  taken  before  y=  Gov^iS:  Dep: 
Gov''  of  ye  Massachusetts,  M^  Winthrop&  M-:  Dudley  :  That  this 
ship  —  Frindship  was  not  sett  out  nor  intended  for  y«  joyn-t  part- 
nership of  y=  plantation,  but  for  y^  perticuler  accounte  of  M"" 
James  Sherley,  M":  Beachampe,  M":  Andrews,  M":  Allerton,  &  him 
selfe.    This  deposition  was  taken  at  Boston  y^  29.  of  Aug:  1639."  * 

"Isaacke  Allerton  of  New  Plimmouth  in  New  England  mer- 
chant aged  about  53  yeares  sworne  saith  that  the  ship  White 
Angell  was  heretofore  in  the  yeare  of  our  Lord  1631  bought  at 
Bristoll  of  Alderman  Aldworth  by  this  deponent  to  the  use  of 
M":  James  Sherley,  M":  Richard  Andrewes,  M":  John  Beauchamp 
of  London  merchants  M^  Timothy  Hatherly  then  of  London  felt- 
maker  &  this  deponent,  but  this  deponent  saith  that  the  said 
Timothy  Hatherly  did  afterward  refuse  to  accept  of  the  said 
bargaine.  And  this  deponent  saith  that  the  ship  Frendship 
was  heretofore  hired  &  victualled  by  this  deponent  in  the  yeare 
aforesaid  for  the  use  of  the  said  M^  Sherley  M":  Andrews  Mr 
Beauchampe  M";  Hatherly  and  all  the  partners  &  purchasers  of 
the  plantation  of  Plimmouth  aforesaid.  And  further  this  depo- 
nent saith  that  afterwards  divers  losses  falling  out  upon  the  said 
ship  Friendship  the  said  M":  Hatherly  and  this  deponent  did  in 
the  behalf  of  themselves  &  the  said  M":  Sherley  M";  Andrews  & 
M^  Beauchampe  agree  &  undertake  to  discharge  &  save  harm- 
lesse  all  the  rest  of  the  said  partners  &  purchasers  of  &  from  the 
said  losses  for  two  hundred  pounds." 

Sworn  to  before  "y«  Gov  &  Deputie,  the  7.  of  Sep:  1639."  t 

"  M""  Winslow  deposed,  y^  same  time,  before  y^  Gov""  afore  said 
[Winthrop],  &c.  that  when  he  came  into  England,  and  y^  part- 
ners inquired  of  y^  success  of  y^  Whit  Angell,  which  should  have 
been  laden  w^i^  bass  and  so  sent  for  Port,  of  Porting-gall  [Oporto, 
in  Portugal],  and  their  ship  &  goods  to  be  sould  ;  having  informed 
them  that  they  were  like  to  faile  in  their  lading  of  bass,  that  then 
Mj.  James  Sherley  used  these  termes :  Feck,  we  must  make  one 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  342. 

t  Thomas  Lechford's  Note-Book,  1885:  1 89-90 ;  also  Bradford's  History  of 
Plimolh  Plantation,  1 898  :  343. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  621 

accounte  of  all ;  and  ther  upon  pressed  him,  as  agente  fory^  part- 
ners in  Neu-England,  to  accepte  y^  said  ship  Whit-Angell,  and  her 
accounte,  into  y^  joynte  partner-ship  ;  which  he  refused,  for  many 
reasons,  and  after  received  instructions  from  New-Engl:  to  refuse 
her  if  she  should  be  offered,  which  instructions  he  shewed  them ; 
and  wheras  he  was  often  pressed  to  accept  her,  he  ever  refused, 
&c."  * 

Why  there  should  have  been  such  strong,  unreasoning 
opposition  to  the  White  Angel  and  Friendship,  on  the  part 
of  the  Pymouth  people,  is  incomprehensible.  To  paralyze 
all  operations  for  a  time,  as  they  did  while  indulging  in  their 
undignified  quarrel,  was  most  disastrous  to  their  finances 
and  to  their  credit  abroad. 

An  agreement  finally  was  concluded,  on  October  15,  1641, 
between  James  Sherley,  John  Beauchamp,  and  Richard 
Andrews,  who  were  represented  through  power  of  attorney 
by  Mr.  John  Atwood,  of  Plymouth,  "withy^  advice  &  con- 
sente  of  William  Collier,  of  Duxborrow,"  and  "  William 
Bradford,  Edward  Winslow,  &c.,  in  y^  presence  of  Edmond 
Freeman,  William  Thomas,  William  Pady,  [and]  Nathaniel 
Souther."  The  agreement  stipulated  first,  that  there  should 
be  "an  absolute  end  "  to  the  former  partnership.  With  the 
aid  of  their  present  book-keeper,  Josias  Winslow,  they  esti- 
mated their  assets,  including  housing,  boats,  bark,  imple- 
ments, and  commodities,  as  "  1400  \  or  ther  aboute."  Upon 
this  basis,  "William  Bradford,  Edward  Winslow,  &c.,"  were 
"bound  in  the  sum  of  2400 ''.  for  paymente  of  1200  'l  in  full 
satisfaction  of  all  demands ; "  the  "  bond  of  2400 ''.  to  be 
deposited  into  y^  hands  of  y«  said  John  Attwode."  The 
agreement  was  given  into  the  care  of  the  Rev,  Mr.  Reyner, 
teacher  of  the  Plymouth  Church. f 

The  individual  claims  of  the  three  English  partners 
were:  Sherley,  ;^I50;  Andrews,  ;£'544  ;  and  Beauchamp, 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plaittatioti,  1898  :  344. 
t  Bradford's  History  0/ Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  451-456. 


622  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

;£^400,  Andrews  charged  the  two  others  with  defrauding 
Plymouth  ;  "  he  believed  nothing  due  Sherley,  nor  more 
than  ^^150  to  Beauchamp."  To  protect  himself,  Andrews 
returned  the  land  which  had  been  granted  him  by  the  Plym- 
outh Colony,  and  gave  his  claim  of  £S44  to  Massachu- 
setts Bay,  "  which  very  promptly  exacted  the  last  penny 
from  Plymouth."  This  claim  was  paid  at  once.  Sherley, 
"the  chief  Shylock,"  as  Goodwin  calls  him,  also  received 
his  money  and  signed  a  release,  June  2,  1642  ;  *  but  with 
Beauchamp  "matters  dragged  provokingly."  In  1645,  he 
received  ^210  :  10,  in  sundry  houses  and  lands  from  Brad- 
ford, Prence,  Standish,  Alden,  and  Winslow ;  finally,  in 
March,  1646,  a  settlement  was  completed,  and  "the  Pilgrim 
Republic  for  the  first  time  enjoyed  the  luxury  of  owing  no 
man  anything."  f 

Winslow  and  the  others,  having  voluntarily  surrendered 
their  property  to  free  the  Colony  from  indebtedness,  tried 
in  vain  to  get  Allerton  to  adjust  his  accounts.  Had  Aller- 
ton  forced  his  private  claims  in  Plymouth,  he  would  have 
been  better  prepared  to  meet  his  obligations  to  the  Colony. 
The  probate  files  of  Plymouth  County  show  that  many 
estates  were  indebted  to  him.  Of  those  who  died  in  the 
epidemic  of  1633,  Godbert  Godbertson,  Richard  Lanckford, 
John  Thorp,  and  Francis  Eaton  owed  him  respectively, 
;^75:io:03,  [  ],  ^9  :04  :  04,  ^105  :oo  :oo.    In  1643, 

there  was  due  to  Allerton  from  the  estate  of  John  Atwood, 
;^i4: 17:08.$ 

At  length,  being  pressed  by  the  Plymouth  Colony  Court 
for  a  settlement,  upon  a  motion  made  by  his  son-in-law, 
Thomas  Cushman,  March  3,  1645,  Mr.  Allerton  was  "  allowed 
a  years  tyme  for  recoiling  his  debts  in  this  goument,  vpon 
books  and  papers."  §    Two  weeks  later  (March  16),  it  is  re- 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  483,  48 1. 

t  Goodwin's  Pilgrim  Republic,  1888  :  410,  41 1. 

X  Plymouth  Colony  Probate,  Book  i  :  11,  15,  17,  48. 

§  Plymouth  Colony  Probate,  Book  i :  li,  15,  17,  48. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  623 

corded  :  "  That  whereas  M''  Isaac  Allerton  formly  sold  vnto 
M"-  Wittm  Bradford  M""  Edward  Winslow  M""  Thomas  Prence 
&c  one  house  and  garden  place  scituate  on  the  South  side  of 
the  heigh  streete  in  Plymouth  in  pt  payment  of  certain  ac- 
counts betwixte  them,"  they  now,  jointly  and  severally,  con- 
veyed the  said  house  and  garden  place  with  all  appurtenances 
to  Mr.  Edmond  Freeman,  and  agreed  to  give  him  a  deed 
within  the  space  of  twelve  months.  The  "house  and  land 
at  Joaneses  Riuer  sometime  apertaineing  vnto  M""  Isaack 
Allerton"  was  sold  February  3,  1648,  for  ;^75,  to  Captain 
Willett  and  Mr.  Paddy.*  These  transfers  were  authorized 
by  the  following  order :  — 

"  1646  Isaac  Allerton  for  himself  his  heires  execut  &  administr  : 
did  Ratifie  whatsoever  M^  W'"  Bradford  Edw  winslow^  &  Capt 
Miles  Standish  Agents  for  M""  Sherley  M""  Andrews  &  M''  Bee- 
cham  have  done  or  hereafter  shalbe  done  about  the  sale  of  any 
lands  or  goods  &  Cattle  formerly  his  in  propriety  :  provided  they 
do  cleerly  acquitt  him  fro  all  debts  &  demands  due  from  the  said 
Isaac  Allerton  to  the  said  M""  Sherley,  Andrewes  &  Beecham  & 
this  was  by  him  done  the  XII'^  (3)  1646,"  at  Boston. t 

On  March  10,  1652,  Mr.  Edmond  Freeman,  of  Sandwich, 
brother-in-law  of  John  Beauchamp,  together  with  William 
Paddy,  whom  Beauchamp  in  a  letter  called  "  Loveing  Cozen," 
requested  of  Governor  Bradford  that  they  might  have  the 
estate  of  Mr.  Beauchamp  "  recorded  in  the  courte  booke,"  as 
they  held  "  Letters  of  Attorney,"  and  were  about  "  to  make 
Return  to  England  [of]  all  the  estate  of  M""  Beachampe." 
This  list  embraced  "  M"'  Bradfords  land  at  Secunke  .  .  .  Mf 
Winslows  house  at  Plymouth  .  .  .  M""  Prences  house  at 
Plymouth  and  five  acres  of  land  at  second  brooke  .  .  .  M^ 
Alden  and  captaine  Standish  land  att  South  river,"  etc., 
together  with  certain  "moneyes  Received,"  to  which  these 
items  were  added  :  — ■ 


*  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  i  :  130,  133. 
t  Aspitvwall  Notarial  Records,  1903:  21. 


624  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  Sold  to   M""  Willett  M*-  Allertons  house     &      s      d 
at  Plymouth  att  the  Rate  of 07  :  00  :  00 

M""  Prences  ffarme  att  Joaneses  River 
sold  to  M""  Willett  and  William  Paddy  for 
Thomas  Coachman 75:00:00"* 

This  farm  at  Jones's  River  w^as  conveyed  by  Captain  Wil- 
lett and  Mr.  Paddy  to  Elder  Thomas  Cushraan,  October  20, 
1653  ;  it  was  then  described  as  "  Originally  .  .  .  the  house 
and  land  of  M""  Isaak  Allerton."  | 

From  the  time  the  Purchasers  began  to  find  fault  with 
Allerton,  Plymouth  had  little  of  his  presence.  Bradford 
says  :  "  so  in  y^  end  removed,  as  he  had  allready  his  person, 
all  his  from  hence."  :j:  It  is  uncertain  when  he  left  Plym- 
outh. His  deposition  concerning  the  two  ships  proves  that 
he  retained  his  citizenship  as  late  as  1639,  though  most  of 
his  time  was  spent  at  sea,  or  looking  after  his  varied  inter- 
ests. As  all  matters  of  trust  had  been  taken  from  him,  and 
he  was  no  longer  their  agent,  he  naturally  turned  to  his  own 
affairs  and  made  the  most  of  every  opportunity. 

It  was  when  he  went  to  England  in  the  fall  of  1630,  in 
the  White  Angel,  that  he  hired  the  same  ship  from  Mr. 
Sherley  for  ^30  a  month,  and  fitted  her  out  for  commer- 
cial purposes  of  his  own.  Early  in  the  spring  of  163 1,  he 
set  forth.  His  passage  was  perilous  in  the  extreme,  from  the 
fact  that  the  ship  was  overladen  and  her  cargo  badly  stowed, 
and  that  the  crew  was  a  roistering  set  of  fellows,  who  proved 
troublesome.  Allerton  was  forced  to  put  into  Milford  Haven, 
where  the  cargo  was  "new-stowed  ;"  thence  he  proceeded 
to  the  coast  of  Maine.  By  reason  of  the  delay,  he  was  late 
for  the  fishing  season,  so  he  "sells  [his]  trading  comodities 
to  any  y^  will  buy,  to  y^  great  prejudice  of  y®  plantation 
here,"  says  Bradford  ;  "  but  that  which  is  worse,  what  he 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  i  :  128 ;  Book  2 :  pt.  i :  34,  32,  33. 

t  Vide  pages  538,  539. 

}  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  358. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  625 

could  not  sell,  he  trusts."  He  ran  "  into  every  hole,  &  into 
y«  river  of  Kenebeck,  to  gleane  away  y«  trade  from  y«^  house 
ther,"  continues  the  same  author,  *'  and  sets  up  a  trading 
house  beyoned  Penobscote,  to  cute  of  [cut  off]  y^  trade  from 
thence  also."  * 

Whether  this  new  trading-post  at  Machias  (Indian  name 
Mechisses)  was  opened  at  the  "instigation"  of  the  English 
partners,  as  claimed,  or  by  Sir  Richard  Vines  and  Allerton, 
certainly  no  one  was  better  fitted  to  carry  it  on  than  the 
latter.  The  result  of  this  venture  is  concisely  given  by 
Governor  John  Winthrop  :  — 

"[November,  1633]  News  of  the  taking  of  Machias  by  the 
French.  Mr.  Allerton  of  Plimoth,  and  some  others,  had  set  up  a 
trading  wigwam  there,  and  left  in  it  five  men  and  store  of  com- 
modities. La  Tour,  governor  of  the  French  in  those  parts,  making 
claim  to  the  place,  came  to  displant  them,  and,  finding  resist- 
ance, killed  two  of  the  men,  and  carried  away  the  other  three,  and 
the  goods."    The  trading-house  was  burned. 

La  Tour,  at  that  time  Governor  of  Nova  Scotia,  was  but 
protecting  his  own,  for  the  French  then  claimed  all  the  land 
east  of  the  Penobscot  River,  and  not  until  1782  were  the 
eastern  boundaries  of  what  is  now  the  State  of  Maine  fully 
defined.  Early  in  the  spring  of  1634-35,  "Mr.  Allerton" 
went  in  his  pinnace  to  Port  Royal  to  fetch  the  men  who  had 
been  taken  from  his  trading-camp  at  Machias,  and  to  demand 
his  goods  or  their  equivalent.  La  Tour  told  him  that  "  he 
took  them  as  lawful  prize,"  and  that  if  Allerton  or  any  other 
English  "  traded  to  the  east  of  Pemaquid,  he  would  make 
prize  of  them.  Being  desired  to  show  his  commission,  he 
answered  that  his  sword  was  commission  sufificient."  Nine 
years  later  (1643),  in  a  review  of  this  matter  before  the 
Governor,  it  was  stated  that  goods  to  the  value  of  ;£500  had 
been  taken  at  Machias,  and  that  the  seizure  had  been  due 
to  the  violation  of  a  tacit  agreement  between  "  Mr.  Vines, 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  348,  349. 


626  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

of  Saco,  who  was  part  owner  of  the  goods  and  principal 
trader,"  and  La  Tour.* 

The  summer  after  La  Tour's  occupation  of  Machias,  that 
is,  in  1635,  the  French,  by  a  ruse,  surprised  and  took  pos- 
session of  the  Pilgrims'  trading-post  which  had  been  estab- 
lished by  Ashley  at  "  Biguyduce  "  (called  by  the  Indians 
Matchebiguatus,  and  later  by  the  whites  Majorbagaduce), 
now  Castine.  While  all  the  trading  commodities  were  kept 
by  the  French,  the  men  were  allowed  to  "have  their  shalop 
and  some  victualls  to  bring  them  home."  f 

The  records  of  Maine  give  proof  of  Allerton's  association 
with  Sir  Ferdinando  Gorges,  and  with  Sir  Richard  Vines, 
other  than  at  Machias.  June  25,  1630,  "  M""  Isaacke  Aller- 
ton,  Capt.  Thomas  Wiggin,  M"^  Thomas  Purchase,"  and  three 
others,  were  witnesses  to  possession  taken  by  "John  Ould- 
ham  and  Richard  Vines  Gentlemen,"  of  land  at  "  Swacka- 
dock,"  between  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Cape  Porpus,  now 
Biddeford,  Maine.  Their  patent  from  "  Ro  :  Warwicke  Ed  : 
Gorges  fferd :  Gorges  &  Tho :  Smith,"  who  constituted 
the  "Councell  for  New  England,"  was  dated  February  12, 
1629.$  Allerton  also  witnessed,  July  21,  1632,  a  memoran- 
dum that  John  Winter,  attorney  for  "  Robert  Trelawny  and 
Moses  Goodyeare,"  accepted  for  them  of  Richard  Vines  a 
tract  of  land  extending  from  Cammock's  patent  at  Black 
Poynt  "along  the  sea-coast  eastward,"  July  30,  following, 
Allerton  witnessed  that  possession  was  given  to  John  Win- 
ter of  the  same  land,  by  Vines.§ 

On  January  27,  1636-37,  "  Sir  Fardinando  Gorges,"  for 
£,iQ)0,  granted  to  George  Cleeves  and  Richard  Tucker,  of 
Casco  Bay,  a  patent  of  that  portion  of  the  land  at  "  Mache- 
gonne  ...  to  the  Falls  of  Pesumpsca  [Pesumpscott]  .  .  . 

*  Winthrop's  History  of  New  England,  Savage's  Edition,  1853,  vol.  i  :  139, 
184;  vol.  2  :  151,  152. 
t  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  395-400. 
X   York  County  Deeds,  vol.  i :  pt.  2  :  9. 
§  Maine  Historical  Society  Collections,  Second  Series,  vol.  3 :  15. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  627 

that  y®  s<^  Geo :  Cleeves  &  the  s^  Rich<^  Tucker,  haue 
planted,  for  diverse  yeares  already  expired  .  .  .  estimated 
in  the  whoole  to  bee  fiveteen  hundred  acres  ...  for  the 
full  Tearme  of  Two  Thousand  years.  .  .  .  The  s^  Ferdi- 
nando  Gorges  doth  appoynt  his  trusty  and  well  beloved 
Isaacke  Allerton  &  Arthur  Mackeworth,  gentle  :  his  true 
&  lawful  attorneys,  jointly  or  seuerally,  for  him  and  in  his 
name,  to  enter  into  the  s^^  Land^  ...  in  the  name  of  the 
whoole :  And  ...  to  take  full  and  peaceable  possession." 
They  were  then  to  deliver  the  same  "  vnto  the  say^  Geo : 
Cleeve,  and  Richard  Tucker,  they're  heyres  and  assigns, 
according  to  y«  .  .  .  true  meaning  of  these  P'sents."  * 

That  Allerton  also  was  well  known  in  other  parts  of 
Maine  is  shown  by  a  letter  from  William  Hilton,  dated  Pis- 
cataqua,  April  18,  1633,  which  says,  "one  Richard  Foxwell 
.  .  .  bringeth  nuse  ...  he  heard  from  Mr.  Alerton  whoe 
was  making  ready  at  Bristol  for  to  come  to  this  cuntery."  f 

Another  venture  of  Allerton's  was  located  at  Marblehead, 
in  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony.  About  163 1  or  1632,  with 
Moses  Maverick,  afterwards  his  son-in-law,  he  established 
the  headquarters  of  his  fishing-fleet  at  Marble  Harbor,  set 
off  from  Salem  in  1649  as  the  town  of  Marblehead.  Here 
he  built  a  warehouse,  with  stages  for  curing  fish.  In  the 
spring  of  1633-34,  Winthrop  says  that  Allerton,  that  season, 
"fished  [here]  with  eight  boats,"  while  "seventeen  fishing 
ships  were  come  to  Richman's  Isle  and  the  Isles  of  Shoals," 
off  the  coast  of  Maine.  It  probably  was  with  reference  to 
this  business  of  Allerton's  that  in  April,  1633,  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Bay  Court  ordered :  "  That  if  any  swine  shall 
in  fishing  time,  come  within  a  quarter  of  a  myle  of  the 
stage  at  Marble- Harbor,  they  shalbe  forfeited  to  the  own- 
ers of  sd  stadge,  &  soe  for  all  other  stadges  within  their 
lymitts." 


*  York  County  Deeds,  vol.  i  :  96;  also  vide  pages  27,  81,  83. 
t  Maine  Historical  Society  Collections,  First  Series,  vol.  3 :  21. 


628  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

On  February  i,  1634,  Matthew  Cradock's  *  house  at 
Marblehead  was  "  burnt  down  about  midnight  .  .  .  there 
being  then  in  it  Mr.  Allerton,  and  many  fisherman,  whom 
he  employed  that  season."  The  fire  was  discovered  by  a 
"tailor  who  sate  up  that  night  at  work  in  the  house,  and, 
hearing  a  noise,  looked  out  and  saw  the  house  on  fire  above 
the  oven  in  the  thatch."  No  one  was  injured,  and  "most  of 
his  goods  therein  "  were  saved.f 

The  period  of  Allerton's  residence  at  Marblehead  was  a 
time  of  misfortune.  Every  undertaking  resulted  in  loss.  In 
Bradford's  opinion  it  was  a  direct  judgment  upon  him  for 
his  "  evil  courses,"  and  "  God  crost  him  mightily."  Besides 
the  failure  of  his  trading-camp  at  Machias  and  the  burning 
of  the  house  at  Marblehead,  a  pinnace  which  he  had  sent  on 
a  trading  voyage  to  France  was  lost  with  its  entire  cargo. 
To  add  to  his  troubles,  on  March  4,  1634-35,  the  Court  of 
Massachusetts  Bay  "  agreed,  that  M*"  Allerton  shalbe  sent 
for,  by  pcess,  to  the  nexte  Court  of  Assistants,  to  the  intent 
that  hee  may  vnderstand  the  desire  of  the  country  for  his 
removall  from  Marble  Harbor,  &  soe  to  be  enioyned  to  be 
att  the  nexte  Genall  Court,  or  otherwise  to  be  dealt  withall, 
as  the  pticular  Courte  shall  thinke  meete."  The  steps  taken 
to  accomplish  Allerton's  removal  must  have  been  summary, 
for  on  May  6  (1635)  it  is  recorded  in  a  "  Memorand  :  "  of  the 
Court,  "  that  M""  Ollerton  hath  giuen  to  Moses  Mauacke,  his 
sofie  in  lawe,  all  his  bowses,  buildings,  &  stages,  that  hee  hath 
att  Marble  Head,  to  enioy  to  him  &  his  heires  for  euer."  \ 


*  "  M''  Allerton  of  New  Plymouth  "  had  been  entrusted,  in  November,  1628, 
with  a  letter  from  Matthew  Cradock  (first  Governor  of  Massachusetts  Bay, 
though  he  never  came  over)  to  John  Endicott,  at  Salem,  stating  that  he  pro- 
posed sending  over  two  or  three  hundred  persons  and  one  hundred  head  of 
cattle,  and  requesting  that  "  convenient  howsinge  "  be  speedily  prepared  for 
them.  This  anticipated  the  coming  of  Winthrop's  fleet.  {Massachusetts  Bay 
Colony  Records,  vol.  i  :  383.) 

t  Winthrop's  History  of  New  England,  Savage's  Edition,  1853,  vol.  I  : 
148,  147. 

X  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  i :  140,  147. 


The  Allerton  Family  629 

Allerton  is  said  to  have  departed  then  ;  but  he  evidently 
retained  some  interest  at  that  place,  as  at  Plymouth,  since, 
in  June,  1642,  his  "servant"  or  clerk,  Thomas  Bryant,  who 
had  been  "  imprisoned  neare  2.  months,  was  discharged  from 
prison  w^^^out  whipping,  and  sent  to  M""  Moses  Mavericke  to 
be  imployed  for  his  master."  *  Isaac  Allerton  shared  in  the 
division  of  pasturage  to  the  forty-four  families  of  Marblehead, 
December  22,  1648;  he  was  allowed  shares  for  two  cows 
and  Moses  Maverick  for  three.f  Allerton  joined  the  First 
Church  of  Salem,  of  which  Marblehead  was  then  a  part,  in 
1647.  Felt's  list  of  members  %  gives  his  name  thus  :  "  1647 
—  Isaac  Allerton,  +  1639,"  —  the  mark  before  the  second 
year  denoting  that  he  was  a  resident  that  year  or  prior  to  it. 
A  later  hand  has  added  "  1634,"  which  probably  is  correct. 

On  August  16,  1635,  "  a  mighty  storm  of  wind  and  rain  " 
visited  the  New  England  coast,  demolishing  houses,  uproot- 
ing trees,  and  causing  great  damage  to  shipping.  Bradford 
adds  that  "the  moone  suffered  a  great  eclips  the  2.  night 
after  it."  In  the  same  tempest  a  bark,  sailing  from  Ipswich 
to  Marblehead,  "  was  cast  away  upon  Cape  Ann,  and  twenty- 
one  persons  drowned."  Among  the  lost  were  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Avery,  his  wife,  and  six  small  children,  who  were  emigrating 
to  Marblehead.  The  only  ones  saved  were  Mr.  Thacher 
(cousin  to  Mr.  Avery)  and  his  wife,  who  were  cast  on  shore ; 
he,  after  "  a  quarter  of  an  hour  beaten  up  and  down  by  the 
waves,  not  being  able  to  swim  one  stroke  ;  and  his  wife 
sitting  in  the  scuttle  of  the  bark,  the  deck  was  broke  off,  and 
brought  on  shore,  as  she  stuck  in  it."  A  powder-horn  and  a 
bag  of  flint,  a  goat,  a  cheese,  some  bedding,  and  other  neces- 
saries, also  were  washed  ashore  ;  which  enabled  them  to 
subsist  until  they  were  taken  off  the  island,  three  days  later, § 

*  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  2  :  6. 
t  Roads's  History  and  Traditions  of  Marblehead,  1880  :  8,  20. 
I  Felt's  Annals  of  Salem,  Massachusetts,  1827  :  552. 

§  Winthrop's   History  of  New  England,  Savage's  Edition,  1853,  vol.  i  : 
195-197- 


630  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

The  reef  upon  which  they  struck  has  since  been  known 
as  Avery's  Woe,  and  the  spot  upon  which  they  landed,  as 
Thacher's  Island.  It  was  Allerton  who  sent  for  Parson 
Avery  to  minister  to  them  at  Marblehead,  since  the  Salem 
church  was  so  far  away  that  the  large  group  of  fishermen 
employed,  described  as  "  something  loose  and  remiss  in  their 
behavior,"  rarely  attended  those  services.*  It  also  was  Aller- 
ton's  ill-fated  bark  which  was  dashed  against  the  rocks,  and 
was  lost.  The  impulse  which  he  gave  to  the  fishing-trade 
at  that  point,  of  which  he  may  justly  be  called  the  founder, 
has  extended  from  generation  to  generation  to  this  day.  At 
this  moment,  the  finest  building  for  business  purposes  in 
the  ancient  town  is  called  "Allerton  Block." 

The  following  March,  1635-36,  while  returning  from  a 
trading-voyage  to  Penobscot,  Allerton  came  near  losing  an- 
other bark.  She  "  was  cast  upon  an  island,  and  beat  out  her 
keel,  and  so  lay  ten  days ;  yet  he  gate  help  from  Pemaquid, 
and  mended  her,  and  brought  her  home."  In  the  winter 
of  1644-45,  ^^  w^s  shipwrecked  at  Scituate,  with  his  third 
wife,  Joanna,  and  some  others,  in  a  northeast  storm  of  great 
violence  "with  much  snow;"  but  all  were  saved.f 

The  differences  between  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony 
and  Isaac  Allerton,  at  the  time  of  his  residence  in  Marble- 
head,  are  vaguely  suspected  to  have  been  the  outgrowth  of 
Allerton's  championship  of  Roger  Williams  and  his  peculiar 
religious  belief  ;  however  that  may  be,  his  earlier  relations 
with  the  Bay  Colony  were  pleasant.  Allerton  was  enabled 
to  assist  the  new  settlement  at  Boston  very  materially.  He 
and  Captain  Peirce  were  the  first  to  greet  John  Winthrop,  on 
the  Arbella,  as  she  neared  the  port  of  "  Nahumkeck,"  now 
Salem,  June  12,  1630.  Sailing  by  on  a  voyage  to  Pemaquid 
in  his  shallop,  Allerton  met  the  Arbella,  and  went  aboard 
to  welcome  Winthrop  and  his  company  to  the  New  World. 

*  Mather's  Remarkable  Providences,  Offer's  Edition,  1856 :  2. 
t  Winthrop's  History  of  New  England,  Savage's  Edition,  1853,  vol.  i :  466; 
vol.  2 :  258. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  631 

The  first  letter  of  Winthrop  to  his  son  in  England,  dated 
"Charlton  [Charlestown]  July  23,  1630,"  says:  "We  are 
forced  to  send  to  Bristowe  for  supply  of  provisions,  by  Mr. 
Peirce  and  Mr.  Allerton,  for  which  I  have  given  them  a  bill 
of  exchange.  You  must  needs  take  order,  the  money  may 
be  provided  presently  for  them,  for  they  can't  stay."  *  No- 
vember 18,  following,  Captain  Peirce  wrote  to  John  Win- 
throp, Jr.,  still  in  England :  "  my  ship  is  so  full  y^  I  cannot 
take  in  what  I  would  &  should ;  but  M""  Allertown  hath  a 
ship  to  depart  from  Barnstable  very  shortly,  vnto  y^  w<=^  we 
can  send  away  what  I  cannot  take  in."  f  Winthrop,  in  June, 
163 1,  mentions  letters  from  Barnstable  brought  "out  of 
the  White  Angel  (which  was  lately  arrived  at  Sauco).  She 
brought  [  ]  cows,  goats,  and  hogs,  and  many  provisions  for 
the  bay  and  for  Plimoth."  When  the  White  Angel  sailed 
into  the  Bay,  July  22,  following,  she  landed  twenty-one 
heifers  and  a  store  of  supplies  at  Boston.  On  her  way  to 
Plymouth  she  ran  aground  "  near  Gurnett's  Nose,"  but  got 
off  and  proceeded  on  her  way,  Winthrop  adds  that  "  Mr. 
Allerton  returned  in  this  ship  "  to  England.  From  another 
letter  of  Winthrop' s  it  appears  that  the  trading  venture  in 
March,  1635-36,  when  Allerton's  bark  was  cast  upon  the 
rocks  near  Pemaquid  and  "  beat  out  her  keel,"  brought  mis- 
fortune to  him  also.  Owing  to  the  disaster,  "  Mr.  Mayhew 
and  he  [Allerton]  could  get  but  little  provisions,  and  at 
extreme  rates,  but  six  hogsheads  of  bread,  and  a  few  peas. 
.  .  .  Some  pork  they  brought,  but  so  lean  as  I  have  not  seen 
the  like  salted."  % 

The  following  petition  and  bill,  presented  by  Isaac  Aller- 
ton to  Governor  Dudley,  for  the  payment  of  goods  brought 
from  England  to  Boston  in  the  years  1630,  1631,  and  1632, 

*  Winthrop's  History  of  New  England,  Savage's  Edition,  1853,  vol.  i  :  29, 
448. 

t  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  Collections,  Fifth  Series,  vol.  i  :  196. 

X  Winthrop's  History  of  New  England,  Savage's  Edition,  1853  :  69,  70,  71, 
466. 


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632  Genealogy  0/ Edward  Small 

never  before  have  been  published.  Their  special  value  lies 
in  the  fact  that  they  bear  the  autograph  signature  of  the 
Rev.  John  White,  of  Dorchester,  England,  prove  his  active 
assistance  to  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  and  cite  Isaac 
Allerton's  ships  as  the  means  used  by  Mr.  White  to  trans- 
port his  supplies  :  — 

"  To  thee  Right  Worship^  Thomas  Dudley  Esq""  Gouerno'^  and  thee 
rest  of  the  magistrates  herein  Boston  and  to  the  deputyes  now 
assembled  in  general!  Court  in  boston 
"  The  humble  petition  of 
Shweth  your  worship^  that 
wereas  your  petitioner  —  be- 
ing bound  for  England  wth  Mr  Peirce  from  these  partes  in  the 
yeares  1630  : 2)^ :  2,2  :  was  desired  by  the  magistrates  and  othere 
gent^  here  to  take  care  for  thee  buying  and  transportation  of  pvi- 
sions  thither  for  the  releife  of  thee  countrys  then  necessities  as 
is  well  knowen  to  some  of  your  worships,  The  care  and  Charge 
a  whereof  your  petitioner  was  willing  to  vndertake  whereby  he 
mought  bee  serviceable  to  this  country  to  thee  vtmost.  Did  (by 
Gods  goodnesse)  vpon  his  safe  arriuall  in  england  prosecute  that 
desseigne  with  his  best  endeavors,  which  through  Gods  blessing 
took  effect,  though  with  great  trouble  to  your  petitioner  at  Can- 
cell  board  and  elsewhere  as  is  knowen  :  And  further  whereas  mr 
white  did  then  out  of  his  good  affections  to  this  country  pcure 
diuers  pvisions  for  its  supply  in  its  then  necessities  hee  the  sd  mr 
white  Did  alsoe  imploy  your  petitioner  for  the  transportation  of 
them  heither  and  did  imbarke  them  in  your  petitioners  sd  ship^ 
all  which  sd  ^visions  were  by  Gods  goodnesse  saffley  landed  here 
at  boston  and  deliuered  vnto  the  then  Gouernor  and  magistrates 
to  bee  dispossed  of  to  the  countrys  vse  which  was  done  accord- 
ingly :  But  soe  it  is,  may  it  please  your  worships,  that  your  peti- 
tioner having  layed  out  diuers  sumes  of  monye  for  the  charges 
of  the  sd  pvisions  and  is  yet  out  of  purse  for  the  fraight  and 
Charge  of  the  sd  pvisions  and  soe  hath  bine  a  longe  tyme  ase 

*  Afassachusetis  Archives,  vol.  100  :  8.  This  petition  of  Isaac  Allerton  un- 
doubtedly was  written  by  himself.  His  autograph  shows  the  same  character- 
istics as  the  one  given  in  the  latter  part  of  this  sketch. 


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by  an  accompt  of  the  foresd  mr  white  vnder  his  hand  herewith 
pduced  may  more  fully  appeare  the  ballance  whereof  remaines 
vnsatisfied  as  yet  vnto  your  petitioner  to  his  great  detriment  and 
lose,  mr  white  having  not  payed  it  neither  will  he  pay  it,  as 
appeares  vnder  his  hand  vpon  accompt, 

"  May  it  therefore  please  your  Worship^  to  take  the  equitie  of 
the  premises  into  consideration  And  to  take  order  that  your 
petitioner  may  be  forthwith  satisfied  the  ballance  of  the  sd 
accompt  amounting  vnto  the  suiiie  of  49^ :  12* :  as  by  the  sd 
accompt  appeares,  And  your  petitioner  shall  euer  acknow- 
ledge your  righteous  f  auor  herein  and  shall  pray  to  thee  God 
of  wisdom  and  grace  to  fill  you  with  his  Spiritt  for  the  guid- 
ing of  you  in  all  your  wayes  to  his  glory  and  thee  good  of 
this  his  people/ 

[Endorsed  on  the  margin  in  a  different  hand] 

"we  Conceiue  it  Requisite  y*  enquirie  should  be  made  whether  such 
Goods  were  dS.  to  y«  GounoT  &  assistants  as  are  brought  in  vppon 
accounts:  &  if  so  to  whom  they  haue  ben  Distributed:  &  as 
many  as  can  be  found  to  haue  Rec<*.  any  of  y^  sd  goods  &  are  able 
should  giue  satisfaction  to  y^  petitioner  if  it  appeare  to  be  Due  & 
in  case  y*  psons  are  not  able  or  cannot  be  found  that  then  y^ 
seuall  Townes  where  they  Dwelt  at  y'  time  are  liable  to  giue  satis- 
faction 

[The  following  autograph  endorsements  are  on  the  back] 

"The  howse  of  Dep*^  haue  made  choyce  of  Majo*".  Gibbons  & 
willm  Parks  to  speake  wth  o""  hono''ed  mag***,  to.  know  w*  became 
of  y«  goods,  y'  m""  Allerton  brought  ou'  for  y«  Country,  &  to  make 
returne  thereof  to  y*  howse. 

Rob  :  Bridges. 

"The  howse  of  Dep*^,  conceive  it  meet, y*  m"^  Allerton.  shall  be 
Allowed  by.  y*  Tresurer,  y^  some  of  forty  nyne  pounds  &  twelve 
shillings ;  acording  to  his  petition ;  for  y^  Cause  therein  men- 
coned,  so  as  y«  said  m""  Allerton  depose  ;  y'  it  is  now  Dew  vnto 
him,  &  vnpaid :  &  Desires  o""  honno^ed  magis*^  to  concuere  w'^ 
them  herein 

Edward  Rawson. 


634  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  If  m""  Allerton  can  prove,  that  hee  Delivered  goods  to  the  then 
Gov'^n''  or  any  other  appointed  by  authority  to  receive  them  to  the 
valewe  of  179*.  12^  for  the  use  of  the  Country,  &  will  take  his  oath, 
that  there  is  yet  due  to  him  49,  12=^  to  ballance  his  accoumpt  let 
it  be  paid  out  of  the  Country. 

"  The  magistrates  doe  concure  wth  the  Deptys  in  Aller* 

Petition  so  far  as  is  here  aboue  expressed. 


"^.  \/riry1mJ\  <Si:  fii 


"  y«  Dep'^  consent  to  y''  magis'*  retourne 

Edward  Rawson" 

"VeraCopia  The  coppy  of  an  accoumpt*  delivered  me  by  M''  Allerton 
7  Septemb.  to  [sho]w  vnto  M""  White  to  write  to  the  Governour  of  the 
'^32-  bay  that  it  is  due  vnto  M"^  Allerton,  &  that  he  hath  not  payd 

it,  but  they  of  the  Bay  ou[ght]  to  pay  it,  M'  white  havinge  noe 
monyes  in  his  hands  for  that  busines.  &  to  desier  his  note  to  that 
effect  they  will  pay  it,  noe  reason  M''  w[hite]  should,  Jt  is  sufficient 
he  pcured  the  yings  [things] 

"  An  accoumpt  of  charges  of  a  barke  of  goods  sent  by  M'  George 
Way  [of]  Dorchester  for  the  accoumpt  of  M''  Jn":  white  minister 
or  preacher  of  Gods  worde  at  dorchester  from  Padstow  in  Corne- 
we[ll]  foUoweth. 

"1631.  Inpr.  payd   a  barks  fraight  Loaden  with   Come  to 

Decemb.  i8  Bristoll o8  :   [        ]o: 

for  M''  wayes  mans  diet  aboard  the  barke  .     .     .     .  co  :  [    ]  00 

for  the  barks  Companies  supper 00  :  [    ]  06 

for  the  returne  of  the  warrants 00  :  [    ]  10 

for  a  certificate  to  Barnestaple  9  major o[  ]  00 

pd  the  Come  measurer  for  his  fee [  ]  00 

pd  the  barks  fraight  from  Bristoll  to  Barnestaple      .     .  o[  ]  00 

pd  boats  &  porters  to  land  the  [     ] [  ]o 

pd  for  storehouse  to  put  the  meale  in  2/8 []   14:00 

pd  for  an  other  storehouse  to  put  the  remaynder  of  the 

meale  in 00  :  05  :  00 

pd  for  a  man  to  goe  downe  with  the  Barke 01  :   00  :  00 

the  goods  beinge  steyed  to  cleare  them,  these  goods  part 

amounteth  but  to 05  :    13  :  06 

pd  for  a  barke  from  Barnestaple  to  Bristoll  back  againe  05  :  00  :  CO 

*  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  100  :  9. 


The  Allerto7i  Family  635 

for  2  boats  &  porters  to  land  the  goods 00:10:00 

for  a  mans  charges  that  came  with  the  goods 00  :  17  :  00 

pd  demeurradge  vntill  a  storehouse  was  pvided  J  being 

not  there  myselfe 00  :  13  :  11 

pd  for  a  warrant,  &  officers  fees  in  custome  house  .     .     .    00  :  15  :  00 
for  fraight  of  6  butts  :  49  Wi.  30  bair:  of  meale  from  Padstow 
^^     by  M^'waymarkedasinthemargent.    And2trti  of  meale 
TS.RS  &  pease  sent  from  Padsto  by  M^  way  from  M""  Southcott. 
And  25  tearses  of  pease  &  oatmeale  sent  by  M    william 
Vassell  by  M^  whites  order  wch  he  payd  for.    And  M' 
way  sent  i  iTtI  of  wheate  marked  W  W  W  W  all  [     ]  i  at 
4  b  pton :  Mr  wayes  was  for  M""  Purchas'  accoumpt     .     97  :  00  :  00 
for  hawlinge  craindge  litridge  &  wharfidge  at  3/8  pton  .     .     03  :  12  :  09 
windage  to  the  ships  company 02  :  08  :  06 

134  •  04  :  10 
For  charges  on  these  goods  being  24  tonn  &  \  accordinge 

to  the  pportion  on  the  whole  about  35/8  4d  \  ptonn  is .     42  :  09  :  02 

176  :  14  :  00 
M^  way  demaundeth  mony  for  8  bushells  of  meale  beinge 
one  tift   marked  W  W  W   W  wch  beinge  heare  put 
ashore  &  vsed  it  must  be  allowed  at  7/8  3d  pbushell    .       2  :  18  :  o[ 

179:  12  :[ 
Mr  White  IS  Creditor 
decemb.  1630:  p  50  b  res  p  his  order  of  M""  Arthur  Kinge 

of  Bristoll 50  :  00  :  GO 

May  20.  res  of  Mr  way  p  bill  of  Exch:  p  Mr  whits  order  & 

accoumpt 40  :  00  :  00 

Aprill  15.  1632.  res  of  him  by  exch:  by  M""  whits  order    .    40  :  00  :  00 

130  :  00  :  00 
due  to  M'  Allerton  to  ballance  this  accoumpt  .     .    49  :  12  :  [ 

179:  12  :[ 


fFor  the  article  of  42^*  —  9*  —  or  for  the  charges  vppon  the 
goods  sent  for  the  releiving  of  the  poore  people  in  New- 
England  J  payd  to  M""  Allerton  as  having  Disbursed  before 
more  money  then  J  received  as  appears  by  the  account  w'^'* 
J  gave  in  to  the  Contributors  w<='*  J  testify  this  September 

*  The  above  autograph  of  the  Rev.  John  White,  of  Dorchester,  England,  is 
pronounced  genuine  by  Mrs.  Frances  Rose-Troup,  of  Ottery  St.  Mary,  Devon, 
England,  who  has  been  engaged  for  nearly  twenty  years  in  writing  the  life  of 
that  reverend  gentleman. 


636  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  Thomas  Bushroade  merchant  aged  thirtie  six  or  thereabou[t]  being 
sworne  maketh  oath  that  this  abouewritten  was  subscribed  as  the  act 
&  deede  of  the  abouesaid  ra^:  John  White  of  the  said  Thomas. 

Tho:  Bushrode 

"  Jurat :  Coram  me 

[Signature  undecipherable]     Gus:  N:  B. 
2.  die  Sepff  " 

This  bill,  accompanying  the  petition  of  Isaac  Allerton  for 
its  payment,  evidently  is  a  copy  of  an  account  originally 
presented  to  Governor  Winthrop,  who  ordered  the  supplies. 
From  the  petition  to  Governor  Dudley,  which  is  without 
date,  and  the  endorsement  of  the  Rev.  John  White,  in  1640, 
it  is  apparent  that  at  that  late  date  the  amount  of  £,^1:^  :  12 
remained  unpaid. 

While  yet  a  citizen  of  Plymouth,  Allerton  had  extended 
his  operations  eastward  along  the  entire  coast.  He  had  a 
residence  and  warehouse  at  Marblehead,  and  was  well  known 
in  Boston.  At  the  same  time  he  established  business  rela- 
tions in  New  Amsterdam  (the  present  city  of  New  York)  and 
New  Haven,  with  a  home  in  each  place.  He  also  acquired 
large  interests  at  Delaware  Bay  and  Virginia.  In  proof  that 
the  confidence  reposed  in  Allerton  by  his  business  associates 
in  Massachusetts  Bay  and  elsewhere  still  continued,  the 
following  abstracts  of  "  powers  of  attorney  "  are  given  from 
the  records  of  Thomas  Lechford  and  William  Aspinwall, 
notaries  of  Boston,  and  other  sources  :  — 

March  29,  1639  •  "  Thomas  Beech  now  remayning  att  the  Dutch 
Plantation  "  was  indebted  to  "  Peter  Garland  of  New  England 
Mariner  "  the  sum  of  ;^33  :  04 :  06,  and  other  debts  which  he  had 
been  intrusted  "  to  take  up  "  amounting  to  £(i :  03  :  09.  By  letter 
of  attorney  Peter  Garland  appointed  "  my  trusty  fifriend  Isaacke 
Allerton  of  New  England  mariner  my  lawful  Attorney  "  to  collect 
these  amounts.* 

March,  1645  :  "A  ttre   [of]  Atturney  from  M""  Tho  :  ffowle  to 


*  LechforcTs  Note- Book,  1855:  60,  61. 


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The  A  Her  ton  Family  637 

Isaac  Allerton  to  Account  with  peter  Johnson,"  and  to  sue  him 
for  ;^2oo. 

October  13,  1646  :  "  A  ttre  [of]  Atturney  from  John  Manning 
of  Boston  Merch*  unto  Isaac  Allerton  of  New  Haven  Merch'  to 
aske  leavie  recover  &  receive  of  Thomas  Bushrode  in  Virginia 
merch'  .  .  .  goods  effects  actions  creditts  where  ever  they  may 
be  found  the  valew  of  16804  pounds  tobacco  due  to  him  uppon 
Accounts  &  certaine  other  moneys  pd  for  him  uppo  his  Bills  of 
Exchange  &  to  compound  agree  &c  :  &  to  substitute  other  under 
hi™  w'h  like  or  limited  power  :  &c  :  " 

August  6,  1647  :  Isaac  Walker  constituted  Isaac  Allerton  his 
attorney  to  collect  ("  &  to  compound  &c:  &  to  appeare  in  any 
Court  ")  the  sum  of  £']  from  "  Cloyse  Cornelius  &  Peter  Cloise 
.  .  .  payable  the  3  (4)  1647  in  Bev«  [beaver],  Otter  skins  or 
money." 

August  23,  1647:  "M""  Adam  Winthrop  constituted  Isaac  Aller- 
ton of  New  haven  "  his  attorney  to  collect  a  debt  of  £12,  ster- 
ling, "payable  in  Bever  to  himself  &  Benjamin  Gillom,  .  .  .  also 
to  compound  &c  &  to  appeare  in  any  Court  or  Courts,  in  New 
Netherland  or  elsewhere  to  sue  implead  .  .  .  attach  imprison  & 
condemne  &c  : " 

August  25,  1647:  Articles  of  agreement  by  which  Captain 
Jelmer  Thompson,  commander  of  the  ship  Great  Garret^  and 
Captain  Jan  (John)  Clawson  Smale,  commander  of  the  Beaver, 
said  ships  "nowrideing  at  Anchor  in  Charles  river  nigh  unto 
Boston,"  contract  with  "  M""  Raph  Woory  of  Charlestown  Merch* 
...  to  transporf  &  lade  what  merchantable  goods  or  Cattle 
he  please  from  this  place  to  the  Barbados,"  provided  they  re- 
tained command  of  their  ships.  Mr.  Richard  Smith,  who  had 
an  interest  in  the  venture,  was  placed  under  bond  to  pay  ;^ioo 
to  Governor  Stuyvesant.  Smith  failing  to  meet  the  obligation, 
it  was  to  be  paid  by  "  M""  Isaac  Allerton  uppon  Certificate  of 
the  Arrivall  &  delivery  of  the  s^  freight  at  Barbados."  March  4, 
1649,  William  Aspinwall  recorded  :  "  I  attested  a  Copie  of  M' 
Isaac  Allertons  oath  touching  the  freightm*  of  yelmer  Thomson 
in  the  great  Garrat." 

September  9,  1647  '•  Valentine  Hill  of  Boston,  merchant,  con- 
stituted Isaac  Allerton  of  New  Haven,  merchant,  his  lawful  attor- 
ney, "  granting  him  full  power  ...  to  aske  &c :  of  Thomas 


638  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Bushrode  of  Kikatm*  in  Virginia  Merch*  24  C  of  Porke  &  60 
barr"s  Indian  Corne  due  by  bill,  &  1850"'  w'  of  Tobacco  uppon 
Account  under  hand  of  s^  Bushrode,  &  of  the  receit  to  give  ac- 
quittance &c :  also  to  compound  .  .  .  arrest  &c." 

May  24,  1649  '•  "Capt  (Theo  :)  Cromwell  of  Boston  gent."  gave 
"  Isaac  Allerton  of  Newhaven  merch',"  ;^2oo,  "to  purchase  the 
frigot  that  was  taken  out  of  the  Harbo""  of  Newhaven  when  she 
shall  arrive  at  the  manhatas,"  June  4,  following,  Captain  Crom- 
well advised  Allerton  :  "  Yo"  are  to  doe  nothing  concerning  the 
purchaseing  of  the  ffrigot  that  was  taken  from  Newhaven  but  what 
Nicholas  Shapley  [of  Kittery,  Maine]  shall  advise  w'*>  yo",  &  if 
yo"  buy  not  the  ffrigott  then  yo"  to  Deliver  unto  the  s<^  Nicholas 
Shaply  the  two  hundred  pounds  sterl  yo"  received  of  mee  .  .  . 
in  so  doing  this  shalbe  yo''  discharge." 

June  II,  1649  :  "  M""  John  Treworgie  [of  Kittery]  did  acknow- 
ledge to  have  received  foure  thousand  w'  of  Tobacco  by  Isaac 
Allerto[n]  for  the  Account  of  M''  Georg  Ludlow  of  Virginia." 

August  23,  1649:  Edmund  Leach,  of  New  Haven,  delivered 
to  Isaac  Allerton,  wampum  and  trading-cloth  to  the  value  of 
;^i8o  "  sterling,  to  be  exchanged  at  Boston  for  "  Merchantable 
bever  at  price  current,"  before  the  first  day  of  June  next. 

June  28,  1650:  Isaac  Allerton,  William  Phillips,  and  six  others 
signed  a  contract  with  Richard  Thurston,  of  Boston,  mariner,  to 
build  a  ship  "for  ou''  uses  not  exceeding  the  burden  of  eight 
score  Tonns  or  thereabouts ; "  Allerton  and  Phillips,  each,  to  own 
one  eighth. t 

*  Kikatan,  also  written  Kiquotan,  Kiccoutan,  Kecoughtan,  etc.,  now  Hamp- 
ton, Virginia.  In  1608,  Captain  Smith  "  was  very  hospitably  entertained  by  the 
Kecoughtans,"  a  small  tribe  of  Indian  warriors.  The  English  settlement  upon 
this  peculiarly  healthful  spot,  known  as  Kecoughtan,  was  one  of  the  eleven 
boroughs  entitled,  in  1619,  to  two  Representatives  in  the  House  of  Burgesses; 
the  name  was  soon  changed  to  Hampton. 

Col.  Thomas  Bushrod,  b.  1604;  d.  1661,  in  the  adjoining  county  of  York, 
Virginia.  In  March,  1658-59,  he  was  a  Burgess  of  York  County.  His  wife  was 
Elizabeth,  widow  of  Captain  Thomas  Hill.  Descendants  of  this  family  mar- 
ried into  the  Washingtons  and  AUertons,  of  Virginia. 

(Fiske's  Old  Virginia  and  Her  Neighbours,  1900,  vol.  I  :  131,  178,  199;  also 
Hayden's  Virginia  Genealogies,  1891  :  636,  81.) 

t  Aspinwall  Notarial  Records,  1903  :  5,  31,  81,  82,  83,  84,  215,  103,  216-220, 
218,  239,  324. 


The  Allerton  Family  639 

November  28,  1653:  "  Michall  Tainter  master  of  m""  Alertons 
Catch  &  now  bownd  to  verginea  haue  Reed  of  Euan  Thomas 
Vintner  of  Boston  one  lihd  two  barrels  of  mackrill  ...  to  ad- 
uenture  a'  halfe  proffitt  .  .  .  allso  Two  tiftds  of  Stronge  beere 
...  to  aduenture  in  like  manner."  The  next  day  (November 
29),  Allerton  gave  a  receipt  to  Evan  Thomas  for  "  one  hhd  & 
fower  barrels  of  mackryll  to  aduenture  for  halfe  proffytt,"  which 
he  signed 

"  IsACH  Allerton  Senior  "  * 

Little  has  been  known  of  the  last  years  of  Isaac  Aller- 
ton in  New  Amsterdam  and  New  Haven.  It  has  been  "la- 
mented that  the  later  years  of  Allerton  are  not  illustrated  by 
public  services ; "  f  yet  he  was  quite  as  prominent  in  New 
Amsterdam  as  in  Plymouth.  He  "  could  talk  Dutch  as  well 
as  English,"  \  besides  undoubtedly  possessing  considerable 
knowledge  of  the  Indian  tongues.  These  continuing  pages 
show  that  he  occupied  positions  of  unusual  trust  no  less 
than  before,  and  that  his  activities  ceased  only  with  his 
life. 

The  earliest  references  to  Allerton  in  New  Amsterdam 
are  contained  in  the  Registers  of  the  Provincial  Secretary. 
These  books  give  abstracts  only  of  the  original  papers,  but 
they  are  sufficient  to  show  Allerton's  many  transactions  and 
his  high  standing  in  the  community.  The  first  record  is  a 
declaration  of  Director  Kieft,  dated  February  17,  1639,  that 
he  had  offered  to  receive  tobacco  from  Mr.  Allerton  in 
exchange  for  corn  or  money. §  This  appears  to  have  been 
the  beginning  of  those  business  relations  at  New  Amster- 
dam, which  later  assumed  such  large  proportions.  Wilson 
mentions  Thomas  Hall  and  Isaac  Allerton  as  "the  English 

*  Stiff  oik  County  Deeds,  vol.  2 :  191,  192. 

t  Winthrop's  History  of  New  England,  Savage's  Edition,  1853,  vol.  i  :  29; 
also  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  Collections,  Third  Series,  vol.  7  :  243. 

X  New  York  Biographical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  1876,  vol.  7:  99. 

§  Calendar  of  Historical  Manuscripts  in  the  Office  of  the  Secretary  of  State, 
Albany,  New  York,  Edited  by  E.  B.  O'Callaghan,  1865,  vol.  i :  5. 


640  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

tobacco-planters."*  There  is  hardly  sufficient  evidence  to 
show  that  he  actually  raised  tobacco  there,  but  he  may  have 
done  so  ;  he  certainly  was  a  large  dealer  in  it.  Much  of  the 
arable  land  at  Manhattan  was  devoted  to  the  raising  of  that 
crop,  which  was  considered  "  not  much  inferior  "  to  the  to- 
bacco exported  from  Virginia.  Allerton  early  saw  that  deal- 
ing in  tobacco  was  remunerative,  and  he  built  a  warehouse 
on  the  shore  of  the  East  River  for  its  storage. 

On  May  19,  1643,  Albert  Cuyn  conveyed  by  deed  "  a 
house  and  two  lots,"  at  New  Amsterdam,  to  Isaac  Allerton 
and  Govert  Loockerman  ;  f  and  within  a  month  (June  2), 
Allerton  and  Loockerman  received  a  grant  of  land  in  New 
Amsterdam  from  the  West  India  Company,  of  Amsterdam, 
Holland.  The  later  grant  consisted  of  "  two  lots  on  the 
east  side  of  the  Great  Highway  [Broadway]  on  the  island  of 
Manhattan,  containing  160  rods,  9  ft.,  2  in.,"  running  back 
to  the  marshes.  \  It  may  have  been  intended  as  a  site  for 
a  warehouse,  but  probably  was  not  used  for  that  purpose, 
since  it  was  sold  later  by  the  above  grantees.  The  land 
upon  which  Isaac  Allerton  built  his  warehouse,  "  a  capa- 
cious two-story  building,"  included  in  "  Allerton's  Build- 
ings," he  purchased,  April  10,  1647,  from  Philip  de  Truy.  It 
was  a  triangular  lot,  a  few  feet  in  width  at  the  southern  end, 
but  broadening  to  the  width  of  more  than  five  hundred  feet 
of  water  frontage  on  East  River.  The  little  haven  upon  which 
it  abutted,  long  ago  filled  in,  forms  the  modern  Peck  Slip ; 
the  site  of  the  warehouse  very  nearly  corresponds  to  num- 
bers "  8  and  10  Peck  Slip,"  of  to-day.  §  The  "  Duke's  Plan  " 
of  New  York,  1661,  represents  "Allerton's  Buildings"  on 

*  Wilson's  Memorial  History  of  the  City  of  New  York,  vol.  I  :  207,  231. 

t  Govert  Loockerman,  then  a  youth,  arrived  at  New  Amsterdam  in  1633, 
as  a  ship's  cook.  For  years  he  was  closely  associated  with  Allerton  in  various 
business  ventures ;  and,  after  the  death  of  Allerton,  was  the  leading  merchant 
of  New  Amsterdam. 

%  Calendar  of  Historical  Manuscripts,  etc.,  of  New  York,  Edited  by  E.  B. 
O'Callaghan,  1865,  vol.  i:  22,  336. 

§  Innes's  New  Amsterdam  and  Its  People,  1902 :  335,  336. 


I 


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The  A  Her  ton  Family  641 

the  East  River,  outside  of  the  city  limits,  just  south  of  the 
"  Passage  Place  "  to  Long  Island  ;  and  the  same  is  given  on 
"Nicoll's  Map,"  1664-1668.* 

There  is  good  reason  to  believe  that  a  picture  of  the  old 
warehouse  and  residence  of  Isaac  Allerton  is  shown  in  one 
of  a  series  of  sketches  made,  in  1679,  by  the  Labbadist  mis- 
sionaries, Danker  and  Sluyter,  taken  from  a  boat  upon  the 
waters  of  the  rivers  and  bay.  The  sketch  shows  a  little  bay 
or  cove  that  has  been  filled  in  to  make  the  present  Peck 
Slip.  On  the  lower  side  is  a  wharf,  on  which  stands  two 
large,  two-story  buildings,  connected  by  a  shed.  There  is 
little  doubt  that  they  represent  "  Allerton's  Buildings  "  as 
shown  on  the  various  maps.f 

An  ordinance  passed  by  the  Director-General  of  the 
Council  of  New  Amsterdam,  in  1650,  also  indicates  Aller- 
ton's location.  Fort  Amsterdam  was  being  repaired,  for 
"  this  decayed  fortress,  formerly  in  fair  condition,  has  mostly 
been  trodden  down  "  by  cattle  ;  the  inhabitants  were  warned 
"not  to  allow  hogs,  sheep,  goats,  horses  or  cows  to  run 
free  between  the  Fort,  the  Company's  Bouwery  at  the  end 
of  the  Heeren  Way  [Broadway]  now  tenanted  by  Thomas 
Hall,  and  the  [warejhouse  of  Master  Isaac  Allerton,  with 
out  herder  or  driver,"  under  penalty  of  a  "  fine  of  6  fl  [flor- 
ins]." X 

In  1654,  Allerton's  Building  was  hired  by  the  burgomas- 
ters for  the  temporary  reception  of  fifty  boys  and  girls  who 
had  been  brought  over  from  the  almshouse  in  Amsterdam, 
to  be  "bound  out."  When  the  Indians  surprised  the  settle- 
ment on  Manhattan  Island,  September  15,  1655,  in  the  ab- 
sence of  the  Director-General  Stuyvesant  and  his  soldiers, 
they  commenced  their  work  of  violence  at  this  warehouse. 
They  numbered    five  or   six  hundred,  but  fortunately  the 

*  Ne^v  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  July,  1890. 
t  Bulletin  of  the  Society  of  Mayflower  Descendants  in  the  State  of  New  York, 
June,  1904  :  5,  8. 

X  Records  of  New  Amsterdam,  1653-1674,  vol.  i  :  16. 


642  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


guns  of  a  Dutch  ship  in  the  East  River  were  brought  to 
bear  upon  them,  which  frightened  them  off  before  any  seri- 
ous damage  was  done.  In  1656,  George  Woolsey,*  who  then 
lived  in  the  house,  obtained  permission  "to  keep  tavern;" 
at  the  same  time  he  requested  "  to  be  allowed  to  tap  "  there, 
but  was  refused.  Later,  a  license  to  "sell  beer  and  wine" 
was  granted.  This  old  warehouse,  which,  during  Allerton's 
life,  was  the  resort  of  most  of  the  English  doing  business 
in  New  Amsterdam,  towards  the  close  of  the  seventeenth 
century  passed  into  the  possession  of  the  Beekman  family, 
who  owned  property  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  street.  It 
has  since  been  demolished. 

In  the  summer  of  1643,  an  Indian  uprising  began  at  New 
Amsterdam.  The  exciting  cause  was  the  killing  of  "  an  old 
Dutchman  "  by  a  drunken  Indian.  The  people  called  upon 
Director  Kieft  to  apprehend  the  murderer,  but  he  "  thought 
it  not  just,  or  not  safe,"  so  put  them  off.  While  the  matter 
was  pending,  the  Mohawks,  "either  upon  their  own  quar- 
rel, or  rather,  as  report  went,  being  set  on  by  the  Dutch," 
surprised  some  of  the  friendly  Indians  near  the  Dutch 
and  killed  about  thirty  of  them.  A  Dutch  captain,  with  the 
consent  of  Kieft,  retaliated  by  slaying  "  about  70  or  80  men, 
women  and  children."  Upon  this  the  Indians  burned  the 
settlers'  farmhouses,  slew  or  carried  off  their  cattle,  and 
"killed  all  they  could  meet  with."  The  trouble  extended 
from  the  mainland  to  Long  Island,  until  the  Dutch  were 
"  pressed  so  hard  "  that  they  were  forced  to  call  the  English 
to  their  aid.f 

At  the  request  of  Director  Kieft,  the  "  Commonality  of 

♦  As  early  as  1646,  George  Woolsey  was  called  servant  to  Isaac  AUerton, 
that  term  then  being  synonymous  with  clerk  or  agent.  He  continued  his  rela- 
tions with  Allerton  probably  until  the  death  of  the  latter  in  1659.  In  Decem- 
ber, 1647,  Woolsey  married  Rebecca  Cornell.  Among  his  many  distinguished 
descendants  was  Theodore  D.  Woolsey,  president  of  Yale  College  from  1846 
to  1S71. 

t  Winthrop's  History  of  New  England,  Savage's  Edition,  1853,  vol.  2  :  116, 
117. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  643 


the  Manhattas"  elected,  September  13,  1643,  eight  select- 
men as  Council  in  the  emergency.    These  "  Men  of  Eight," 
as  they  were  termed,  consisted  of  :  — 
"Joachim  Pietersen  [Kuyter]  Isaac  Allerton 

Jan  Damen  Thomas  Hal  [Hall] 

Barent  Dirksen  Gerrit  Wolphertsen 

Abraham  Pietersen  Cornlius  Melyn  "  * 

As  it  was  stipulated  that  any  person  then  chosen  could  be 
rejected,  Jan  Damen  was  excluded,  and  Jan  Evertsen  Bout 
was  put  in  his  place. 

"  The  Eight  Men  "  immediately  drew  up  a  letter  of  com- 
plaint to  the  "Assembly  ...  of  the  General  Incorporated 
West  India  Company  at  the  Chamber  in  Amsterdam,"  stat- 
ing the  details  of  the  Indian  uprising  which  had  devastated 
the  country  so  that  the  "few  settlers  remaining  were  de- 
fenceless and  starving."  Then  followed  an  urgent  appeal  for 
help,  signed  by  :  — 

"  Cornelius  Melyn  Gerrit  Wolphersen 

Abraham  Pietersen  Isaac  Allerton 

Thomas  Hal  [Hall]  Jan  Evertse  Bout 

Barent  Dirksen  Jochem  Pietersen  [Kuyter] 

Done  Manahatas  this  24'^^  October 
in  New  Netherland,  Anno  1643."  t 

"  Captaine  John  Underbill  and  Mr.  Allerton  "  were  de- 
spatched immediately  to  New  Haven  for  assistance.  Their 
"proposition,"  presented  to  the  General  Court  held  at  New 
Haven,  October  27,  1643,  was  a  request  for  one  hundred 
soldiers,  "armed  and  victualled,  to  be  led  forth  by  Captaine 
Underbill  against  the  Indians  now  in  hostility."  The  Court 
decided  that  the  soldiers  could  not  be  sent  without  the  con- 
sent of  the  United  Commissioners,  for  fear  of  involving  the 
Colonies  in  a  general  Indian  war ;  nevertheless,  if  corn  and 


*  Documents  Relating  to  the  Colonial  History  of  New  York,  1856,  vol.  I  : 
191,  192. 

t  Documents  Relating  to  the  Colonial  History  of  New  York,  1856,  vol.  i : 
191. 


644  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

provisions  were  needed,  the  Court  resolved  to  give  the  Dutch 
all  the  assistance  in  its  power.* 

In  November  following,  the  "  Eight  Men  "  sent  an  elabo- 
rate "  Memorial "  to  the  "  Noble,  High  and  Mighty  Lords 
...  of  the  United  Netherland  Provinces,"  praying  for  speedy 
assistance  or  they  would  be  obliged  to  betake  themselves  and 
families  "  to  the  English  at  the  East,  who  would  like  nothing 
better  than  to  possess  this  place."  This  was  signed  :  — 
"  Cornelius  Melyn  Jan  Evertse  Boudt 

Tomas  Hal  [Hall]  Gerrit  Wolphertse 

Isak  Allerton  Barent  Dirckse 

Abraham  Peiterse  Jochem  Pieterse  Kuyter 

Dated  Manhatan,  in  New  Netherland, 
this  3<*  November,  1643  !  Stil :  Romo  "t 

On  October  28,  1644,  ^^e  "Eight  Men"  sent  a  letter  to 
Amsterdam,  charging  Director  Kieft  with  malfeasance  in 
office  and  inciting  the  recent  Indian  war,  and  requesting  his 
removal.  Isaac  Allerton's  signature  was  second  in  the 
eight.  Their  efforts  eventually  were  rewarded  by  the  arrival, 
in  May,  1647,  of  Peter  Stuyvesant,  who  was  sent  over  as 
Director-General  to  supplant  Kieft.  Within  a  few  days  after 
Kieft  had  been  removed  from  his  office,  Cornelius  Melyn 
and  Jochem  Pietersen  Kuyter,  as  representatives  of  the 
"Eight  Men,"  brought  a  formal  complaint  of  ten  charges 
against  the  former  Director  Kieft,  which  had  been  circulated 
for  signatures  by  Isaac  Allerton  and  Jacob  Stoffelse.  In  a 
letter,  dated  June  18,  1647,  Kieft  says  that  the  charges  are 
lies,  and  that  Allerton  and  Stoffelse  have  cheated  the  people 
and  abused  the  "Lords  Patroons."  Yet  Allerton  and  Stof- 
felse escaped  punishment,  though  the  "  Eight  Men  "  were 
prosecuted  by  the  Fiscal,  while  Kuyter  and  Melyn  were 
banished. :|: 

*  Records  of  the  Colony  of  New  Haven,  1638- [649:  112,  116. 
t  Documents  Relating  to  the  Colonial  History  of  New  York,  1856,  vol.  I  :  139. 
X  Documents  Relating  to  the  Colonial  History  of  New  York,  1856,  vol.  I : 
204,  250. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  645 

Isaac  Allerton  was  a  burgher  or  freeman  in  New  Amster- 
dam, though  his  name  does  not  appear  in  the  first  Hst,  dated 
April,  1657.  The  "Burgher  Right"  was  not  established 
until  January  23,  1657.  On  March  9,  following,  in  a  state- 
ment of  taxes,  assessed  by  the  "  Burgomaster  and  Schepens  " 
in  October,  1655,  but  now  overdue,  and  ordered  to  be  col- 
lected by  the  Court  Messenger,  Allerton's  tax  was  sixty 
florins.  Of  the  sixty  or  more  persons  named  in  the  list,  but 
five  were  taxed  a  larger  amount.  In  November,  1656,  he 
said  of  himself  that  he  "  is  a  Burgher  here."  * 

The  miscellaneous  services  of  Allerton  in  New  Amster- 
dam extended  over  a  long  period,  and,  as  recorded  in  the 
Registers  of  the  Provincial  Secretary,  were  notable.  The 
first  group  of  extracts  refers  chiefly  to  business  entrusted  to 
him  by  others  :  — 

1639  (entered  before  May  18)  :  Note  from  George  Horns 
(Holmes)  to  John  Jenney,  for  "sixty  carolus  guilders,"  with  re- 
ceipt of  Isaac  Allerton  for  the  same,  dated  December  29  (1638  ?). 
September  7,  1642,  John  Jenney  gave  Isaac  Allerton  a  power 
of  attorney  to  collect  other  money  due  him.  In  December,  1639, 
John  "  Celes "  gave  to  Allerton  power  of  attorney  to  collect 
money  due  him  from  George  Spencer.  In  1645,  Jan  Evertson 
Bout  and  Jan  Jansen  Damen  empowered  Allerton  to  sell  the  ship 
St.  Peter  in  New  England.  June  6,  1647,  certain  men  gave  Aller- 
ton power  of  attorney  "  to  sell  horses  on  their  account  in  Vir- 
ginia." In  September  of  that  year,  Allerton  himself  gave  power 
of  attorney  to  John  Ogden  and  Richard  "  Cloff  "  to  collect  his 
debts  ;  in  March,  1648,  he  gave  the  same  to  Johannes  Verbrugge 
to  collect  money  from  Captain  Francis  Aerly,  Jr.,  of  Virginia. 

April  27,  1641 :  Note  of  Nanne  Beets  to  Isaac  Allerton  "for 
755  guilders  13  stivers;"  May  29,  following,  a  bond  from  Aller- 
ton as  guardian  of  Eva,  daughter  to  Nanne  Beets.  July  25,  1644, 
a  mortgage  was  recorded  from  Jannitje,  wife  of  Thomas  Broen, 
to  Isaac  Allerton  of  a  house  on  the  island  of  Manhattan,  near 

*  N'ew  York  Historical  Society  Collections,  1885  :  5 ;  also  Records  of  New 
Amsterdam,  1653-167 4,  vol.  7  :  143;  vol.  2  :  225. 


646  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


Fort  Amsterdam.  Isaac  AUerton  registered  in  Court  as  referee, 
December  12,  1642.  In  November,  1644,  he  was  referee  with 
Captain  John  Underbill  in  a  case  of  difference  between  "  M' 
Moor  "  and  Mr.  Wedderly  respecting  a  bark.  In  Court  Proceed- 
ings, January  22,  1643,  the  case  of  John  Brint,  cooper,  vs.  Mr. 
Heyl  was  referred  to  Mr.  Allerton  and  Thomas  Baxter  for  settle- 
ment. In  1645,  Allerton  was  a  referee  in  a  case  of  violation  of 
contract  in  trading.* 

August  14,  1647,  Isaac  Allerton  signed  a  bond  as  security  for 
a  debt  due  from  John  Wilcox  ;  September  23,  1648,  he  was  secur- 
ity for  Nicholas  Hart.  Thomas  Adams  and  Isaac  Allerton  gave 
a  bond,  June  8,  1654,  for  the  delivery  of  3000  pounds  of  tobacco 
to  Director  Stuyvesant.  Thomas  Adams  and  Edward  Bushell,  of 
"  Haccomacco,"  Virginia,  gave  a  bond  to  Isaac  Allerton  June  9, 
1654,  to  indemnify  him  for  any  loss  he  might  suffer  as  their  secur- 
ity. Thomas  "  More,"  of  New  Haven,  and  Isaac  Allerton,  Sr., 
gave  bond  to  Jan  Jansen,  of  St.  Obyn,  to  restore  a  certain  bark 
stolen  by  Thomas  Baxter,  and  sold  to  said  "  More."  Declaration 
was  made  by  Isaac  Allerton,  of  Suffolk,  October,  1655,  that  he 
had  paid  the  amount  of  a  bond  that  he  had  given  for  "  Ralph 
Whory,"  a  leather-dresser,  of  Charlestown.f  December  6,  1655, 
Isaac  Allerton,  "  the  elder,"  gave  a  bond  for  "  Grinfil  Lerben," 
captain  of  the  ship  Charles,  about  to  sail  for  Cura9ao.  Clearance 
was  given,  on  the  same  date,  to  Isaac  Allerton  for  the  ship 
Charles,  "  Greenfield  Lerben,"  commander,  to  sail  to  the  *'  Cura- 
sao islands  "  for  salt  and  horses.t 

The  second  group  of  extracts  gives  his  dealings  in  con- 
nection with  ships  and  cargoes  :  — 


*  Calendar  of  Historical  Manuscripts,  etc.,  of  New  York,  Edited  by  E.  B. 
O'Callaghan,  1S65  :  8,  20,  12,  31,  37,  41,  51,  15,  29,  21,  31,  84,  93. 

t  At  several  different  periods,  Isaac  Allerton  is  mentioned  as  "  of  Suffolk  ; " 
5'et  in  1639,  and  again  in  1640,  Governor  Winthrop  certifies  "  that  Isaacke 
Allerton  merchant  haih  no  visible  estate  reall  or  personall  heere  in  this  Juris- 
diction or  Country  for  the  present  to  my  knowledge  and  yet  I  am  well  ac- 
quainted w">  him  &  his  trade  &  dealings  in  this  Country."  {^Lechford's  Note- 
Book :  189,  378.) 

\  Calendar  of  Historical  Manuscripts,  etc.,  of  New  York,  Edited  by  E.  B. 
O'Callaghan,  1865  =  40>  44>  57'  60,  63,  156. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  647 

Isaac  Allerton,  in  January,  1642,  sold  the  yacht  Hope  to  Govert 
Loockerman.  November  17,  1644,  he  gave  a  note  in  favor  of 
the  owners  oi  La  Garce  for  "500  guilders,"  a  balance  due  for 
sugar.  January  18,  1644,  he  gave  another  note  to  the  owners 
of  La  Garce  "for  3773  guilders,"  also  for  sugar.  May  31,  1647, 
Isaac  Allerton,  of  New  Amsterdam,  and  Thomas  Willett,  of  New 
Plymouth,  were  securities  on  a  bill  of  sale  of  the  ship  Amandare, 
from  Peter  Stuyvesant,  to  go  to  Boston.  A  transfer  was  made, 
September  21,  1647,  by  Thomas  Baxter  to  Isaac  Allerton,  of  his 
share  of  a  certain  sloop.  The  certified  copy  of  a  receipt  given 
by  Isaac  Allerton  and  others,  agents  of  "  Augustyn  Herrmann," 
dated  December  14,  1650,  was  for  sundries  delivered  to  them  by 
Governor  John  "Prins"  (Governor  Prince,  of  Delaware  Bay)  on 
said  Herrmann's  account.  Power  of  attorney  was  given,  May  12, 
1 65 1,  by  Augustyn  Herrmann  to  Isaac  Allerton,  to  collect  beavers 
from  Governor  "Prins."  In  September,  1652,  "Carel  Gabry" 
sued  George  Woolsey  for  payment  of  cordage  sold  to  Governor 
"  Printz,"  in  the  South  River  (Delaware),  by  Augustyn  Herrmann, 
for  which  Isaac  Allerton  was  security.  March  29,  1656,  intelli- 
gence was  brought  by  Isaac  Allerton's  ketch  that  a  Swedish  ship, 
called  the  Mercury^  had  arrived  at  the  South  River,  and  order 
was  given  not  to  allow  the  Swedes  to  land.* 

On  August  16,  1646,  Captain  John  Underbill  f  brought 
suit,  in  New  Amsterdam,  against  Isaac  Allerton  ;  alleging 
that,  before  the  plaintiff  came  there,  Allerton  had  promised 
him  that  the  commonalty  (of  New  Amsterdam)  would  pay 
him  higher  wages  than  he  could  get  from  the  New  Haven 
company.    The  defendant  denied  ever  having  made  such  a 

*  Calendar  of  Historical  Manuscripts,  etc.,  of  New  York,  Edited  by  E.  B. 
O'Callaghan,  1865  '•  '8,  30,  31,  37,  41,  52,  127,  164. 

t  In  July,  1642,  Captain  Underbill,  whose  early  training  had  been  wholly 
military,  finding  no  employment  in  Boston  "  that  would  maintain  him  and  his 
family,"  resolved  to  go  to  the  Dutch,  —  "he  speaking  the  Dutch  tongue  and 
his  wife  a  Dutch  woman."  The  church  in  Boston  gave  him  leave  to  depart 
to  Stamford,  Conn.,  and  provided  a  pinnace  to  transport  him ;  but  "  when  he 
came  there  he  changed  his  mind,  or  at  least  his  course,  and  went  to  the  Dutch." 
(Winthrop,  vol.  2  :  76.)  From  the  above  it  appears  that  Allerton  was  instru- 
mental in  Underbill's  removal  to  New  Amsterdam.  His  last  years  were  spent 
at  Oyster  Bay,  Long  Island. 


648  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

promise,  and  demanded  proof.  Underbill  promised  in  Court 
that  the  defendant  should  not  be  troubled  again  by  himself 
or  his  heirs  on  this  subject.* 

The  Court  Minutes  of  New  Amsterdam  abound  in  refer- 
ences to  Isaac  Allerton,  his  house,  his  servants,  and  his 
affairs.  He  seems  to  have  been  in  great  demand  as  security 
or  bail  for  others  ;  and,  in  a  suit  brought  by  "  Robbert  Pas- 
sele  "  against  "Skipper  Igsiter,"  in  1658,  for  wages  earned 
as  seaman,  the  skipper  requested  the  services  of  "  M""  Aller- 
ton as  interpreter,"  who  appeared  in  Court.f 

In  November,  1656,  William  Beekman,  of  New  Amster- 
dam, brought  suit  against  Isaac  Allerton,  Sr.,  for  the  pay- 
ment of  the  balance  of  a  note  due  thirty  days  after  the 
arrival  of  the  ships  iromPairia,  the  amount  being  "fl.  952," 
with  costs  and  damages.  Allerton  acknowledged  the  debt, 
but  requested  a  delay  of  "  3  months  as  he  is  a  Burgher 
here,"  on  paying  interest.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  paid. 
In  1658,  the  Court  declared  an  attachment  of  Thomas  Hall's 
tobacco  by  Allerton  invalid,  "inasmuch  as  his  [Hall's]  goods 
are  not  liable  to  arrest,  according  to  the  privilege  of  the  city 
of  Amsterdam,  [he]  having  a  house  &  lot  here  &  keeping 
fixum  doinicilitim."  \ 

About  this  time  (1658),  Allerton  was  somewhat  embar- 
rassed financially.  He  had  reached  the  age  of  seventy-two 
years,  and  was  beginning  to  feel  the  effects  of  his  strenuous 
life.  In  July,  he  appeared  before  D.  Van  Schelluyne,  notary 
at  "  Breuckelen  "  (Brooklyn),  acknowledging  that  he  owed 
Cornells  Schutt  a  balance  of  purchase-money  for  Virginia 
tobacco,  "amounting  to  1757  guilders."  To  meet  this  obli- 
gation, he  mortgaged  two  mares  with  their  foals,  four  cows, 
and,  further,  his  house  and  farm  on  the  South  River  near 

*  Calendar  of  Historical  Manuscripts,  etc.,  of  New  York,  Edited  by  E.  B. 
O'Callaghan,  1865 :  104. 

t  Records  of  New  Amsterdam,  1 653-1 674,  vol.  2  :  381. 

\  Records  of  New  Amsterdam,  1653-1674,  vol.  2  :  225,  307,  346,  377,  382, 
405. 


The  Allerton  Family  649 

"  fort  Neuvver  Amstel  "  (Delaware  Bay),  occupied  by  Jan 
Jansz  Van  Cranenburgh.  In  September,  following,  he  mort- 
gaged his  ketch  called  "Willem  en  Jan"  {William  and 
John)y  to  meet  a  note  of  "  1392  guilders,  12  stivers,"  dated 
November  14,  1656,  which  he  had  given  Joannes  Pietersz 
Verbrugge.* 

Though  at  that  time  a  resident  of  New  Amsterdam,  Aller- 
ton probably  was  one  of  the  earliest  promoters  of  the 
settlement  at  Delaware  Bay.  George  Lamberton,  of  New 
Haven,  a  friend  of  AUerton's,  while  on  a  trading  voyage  to 
Virginia  in  his  bark  TJie  Cock,  discovered  that  there  was  a 
brisk  fur  trade  with  the  Indians  along  the  Delaware.  This 
was  in  the  fall  and  winter  of  1638-39.!  A  company  was  at 
once  formed,  comprising,  among  others.  Governor  Theophi- 
lus  Eaton,  the  Rev.  John  Davenport,  pastor  of  the  church, 
Deacon  Robert  Newman,  and  Captain  Nathaniel  Turner. 
August  30,  1 64 1,  a  town-meeting  was  held  at  New  Haven 
"  which  voted  to  itself  authority  over  the  region  of  Dela- 
ware Bay,"  and  the  acts  of  the  Delaware  Company  were 
approved.  Some  fifty  families  already  had  removed  to  the 
Bay  and  settled  in  a  plantation  on  Varkin's  Kill,  now  Salem, 
New  Jersey.  A  fortified  trading-house  was  built  or  occupied 
at  Passayunk  (Philadelphia),  The  Swedes  also  had  estab- 
lished themselves  nearby  on  the  same  territory,  calling  it 
New  Sweden,  and  the  fort  which  they  had  erected,  Fort 
Christina.    John  Printz,  or  Prince,  was  their  governor.  J 

The  next  year,  1642,  the  Dutch,  fearing  further  encroach- 
ments upon  what  they  considered  their  territory,  "  resolved 
to  drive  the  insolent  English  away."  They  burned  their 
trading-houses,  imprisoned  Lamberton  and  several  other 
Englishmen,  seized  goods  and  did  damage  to  the  extent  of 
;!^iooo,  sterling.  The  Swedes  made  common  cause  with  the 
Dutch  against  the  English.    Lamberton  was  tried  at  Fort 

*  Year  Book  of  the  Holland  Society  of  New  York,  1900  :  165,  173. 
t  New  Haven  Historical  Society  Papers,  vol.  3  :  93,  94. 
X  Levermore's  Republic  of  New  Haven,  1886 :  91,  92. 


650  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Christina,  July  10,  1643,  by  a  "court  of  ten  persons,  among 
whom  no  English  name  appears."  He  showed  that  the 
English  had  purchased  the  land  at  Varkin's  Kill,  two  years 
before,  from  a  chief  representing  the  sachem  of  all  that 
country.  Governor  Printz  produced  testimony  to  prove  that 
Peter  Hollander,  their  agent,  had  bought  all  the  country 
thereabouts  from  the  head  sachem  himself,  three  days  before 
Lamberton's  bargain.  "  The  court  concluded  that  the  Eng- 
lish were  trespassers,  and  that  Lamberton  must  pay  double 
duty  on  his  beaver." 

The  difficulties  arising  from  this  triple  occupation  of  the 
same  territory  led  the  United  Colonies  to  open  a  commis- 
sion to  examine  their  claims,  and  if  possible  secure  a  peace- 
ful solution  of  present  disagreements.  The  members  of  this 
body,  probably  the  first  "  Mixed  Commission  "  ever  convened 
on  this  continent,  were  selected  from  the  Swedish,  Dutch, 
and  English  nations.  The  examination  is  supposed  to  have 
taken  place  in  the  Swedish  fort,  and  a  degree  of  harmony 
resulted  from  it  which  was  fairly  satisfactory  to  the  United 
Colonies.  The  questions  and  answers  were  long  and  tedi- 
ous. A  translation  of  the  Dutch  copy,  dated  "Anno  1644 
Jan  16,"  certifies  that:  "The  vnderwritten  examination 
was  vpon  the  letters  of  the  governor  of  New-england  to  the 
governor  of  New  Sweden,  it  was  taken  vpon  oath  in  the 
p''sence  of 

Capitaine  Christian  Boy  The  Governo''  John  Printz 

Comis  Hendrick  Huggen  Capitaine  Turner 

Capitaine  Mons  Clinge  M--  Isaac  Alerton 

Wachtmeister  Gregory  Von  Dyck  Secretary  Carl  Janssen  "* 

The  English  settlers  remaining  at  Delaware  Bay,  when 
their  cup  of  misery  seemed  full  from  loss  of  homes,  stores, 
vessels,  and  trade,  were  further  reduced  by  "a  sickness  which 
fell  upon  them."    But  the  poverty  and  distress  were  not  con- 


*  Kidder's  Swedes  on  the  Delaware  and  their  Intercourse  with  New  England, 
1874  :  46,  45. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  651 

fined  to  those  who  had  risked  their  persons  in  the  enterprise. 
The  leading  families  in  New  Haven  suffered  severely,  and 
the  town's  financial  strength  was  crippled.  But  they  did  not 
despair.  In  1650,  the  matter  of  colonization  at  Delaware 
Bay  was  reopened,  at  a  town-meeting,  with  the  result  that 
another  party  set  sail  for  the  Delaware ;  this  time,  armed 
with  a  commission  from  Governor  Eaton.  The  expedition 
was  intercepted  at  Manhattan  by  Governor  Stuyvesant,  who 
confiscated  the  commission,  imprisoned  many  of  the  colo- 
nists, and  released  them  only  under  condition  of  an  imme- 
diate return  to  New  Haven.  At  this  juncture.  New  Haven 
asked  assistance  from  Plymouth  "to  plant  a  united  colony 
at  Delaware  ;  "  but  Plymouth  refused.  The  United  Colonies 
were  appealed  to  with  a  like  result ;  and  the  Dutch  remained 
masters  of  the  situation.* 

In  July,  165 1,  a  military  force  under  Stuyvesant  was  sta- 
tioned on  the  Delaware  River,  at  Raccoon  Creek,  near  Fort 
Christina,  for  the  purpose  of  opposing  the  Swedish  settle- 
ment. A  conference  was  held  with  the  Indians,  who  pre- 
tended they  had  sold  no  lands  to  the  Swedes  except  the 
site  of  Fort  Christina.  This  was  reduced  to  writing ;  and, 
upon  requisition  of  Director-General  "  Petrus  Stuyvesant," 
was  certified  to>  July  9  {new  style),  by  "  Wilhelmus  Grasmeer, 
V.  D.  M.  Cornells  de  Potter,  merchant,  Isaack  Allerton  of 
Suffolk,  merchant,  Brian  Newton,  Captain-lieutenant,  George 
Baxter,  Ensign,  Isaac  de  foreest,  Selectman."  These  wit- 
nesses also  testified  to  the  formal  gift  to  the  Dutch  of  land 
"  on  the  west  side  of  the  river,"  by  the  sachems  Mattehoorn, 
Pemenatta,  and  Sinquesz,  through  "  Sander  [Alexander] 
Boyer,"  interpreter.  This  land  was  now  occupied  by  the 
Swedes  ;  "  to  wit  —  the  land  from  the  west  point  of  the 
Minquaas  Kil,  where  Fort  Christina  stands,  called  in  their 
language  Supeskongh,  unto  Boompgens  hook,  in  their  lan- 
guage called  Neuwsings.  And  Pemenatta,  the  present  and 
ceding  proprietor,"  stipulated  that  whenever  anything  was 

*  Levermore's  Republic  of  New  Haven,  1886  :  96,  97. 


652  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


the  matter  with  his  gun,  it  should  be  repaired  for  nothing ; 
also  that  he  should  be  given  maize,  "  when  he  come  empty 
among  our  people."  The  conference  was  closed  and  "con- 
firmed" by  the  Indians,  with  "solemn  shaking  of  the  hands 
of  the  General  and  of  us  the  undersigned." 

"  Thus  done  at  Fort  Nassau,  on  the  South  river  of  New 
Netherland,  this  9  July,  165 1. 
[Signed] 
Wilhelemus  Grasmeer,  clergyman 
Cornelius  de  Potter,  Isaac  Alderton, 
Bryan  Neuton,  George  Baxter, 

A.  Hudde  [witness],  Alexander  Boyer,  as  Interpreter, 
R[oelo£f]  de  Haes  [witness],  the  ^^  mark  of  Jan  Andriesen 

[witness],  made  by  himself."  ^^1 

The  "four  witnesses"  (Pieter  Harmensen,  for  some  rea- 
son, did  not  sign),  all  of  whom  were  "  well  versed  in  the 
language  of  the  Indians  on  this  river,"  were  vouched  for, 
as  "  of  competant  age  and  credible,"  by  "  Marten  Cregier, 
Captain  Lieutenant  of  New  Amsterdam  burghess  company," 
and  "Abraham  Staats,  Surgeon  and  elder  of  Renslaers 
Wyck."*  By  virtue  of  this  transaction,  the  region  north  of 
Fort  Christina  remained  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  West 
India  Company,  and  the  name  of  the  fort  was  changed  to 
"Altona." 

"During  the  next  three  years  the  New  England  Confed- 
eration trembled  on  the  verge  of  a  war  with  Stuyvesant." 
War  was  declared  between  England  and  Holland.  In  the 
spring  of  1654,  Oliver  Cromwell  sent  out  an  expedition  to 
seize  New  Netherland,  and  several  men-of-war  arrived  at 
Boston.  Intelligence  of  the  projected  expedition  being  car- 
ried to  Director  Stuyvesant  by  Allerton,  the  Council  was 
instantly  summoned  (May  30)  at  Fort  Amsterdam.  Money 
was  borrowed  and  plans  made  for  defence ;  but  before  hos- 

•  Documents  Relating  to  the  Colonial  History  of  the  State  of  New  York, 
1856,  vol.  I  :  597-599- 


The  Allerton  Family  653 

tilities  began,  word  arrived  of  a  treaty  between  the  English 
and  the  Dutch,  and  the  whole  matter  dropped.* 

Notwithstanding  all  the  intervening  tribulations,  the  colo- 
nists at  New  Haven  did  not  lose  hope.  In  July,  1654,  on 
the  day  when  peace  was  publicly  proclaimed,  the  General 
Court  despatched  a  letter  to  the  authorities  at  New  Sweden, 
asserting  their  right  to  large  tracts  of  land  on  both  sides  of 
Delaware  Bay  and  River ;  the  Court  also  desired  "  a  neigh- 
bourly correspondency  with  them  both  in  trading  and  plant- 
ing there."  Allerton  appears  to  have  anticipated  this  move- 
ment, since  on  June  22,  preceding,  Schepen  Poulus  Leedertsz 
Van  de  Grift  made  a  declaration  in  New  Amsterdam,  "at 
the  request  of  Isaac  Allerton,  merchant  at  New  Amster- 
dam," concerning  merchandise  held  for  "said  Isaac  Allerton, 
Senior,"  in  the  warehouse  of  the  Crown  of  Sweden  on  the 
South  River.f  From  this  it  appears  that  Allerton  sustained 
friendly  business  relations  with  the  Swedes  at  Delaware 
Bay,  as  well  as  the  English,  — for  he  certainly  was  in  good 
favor  at  New  Haven.  As  for  the  Dutch  :  it  was  upon  the 
protest  of  Isaac  Allerton,  Sr.,  dated  April  6,  1657,  that  Jan 
Paul  Jacquet  was  removed,  fourteen  days  later,  from  his  office 
as  commander  on  the  South  River.  J  Governor  Stuyvesant 
ordered  Jacquet  to  transfer  the  company's  effects  to  "  An- 
dries  Hudde."  This  was  done,  and  Jacquet,  upon  his  return 
to  Manhattan,  was  arrested  and  prosecuted.  Allerton,  in 
his  so-called  will,  mentions  debts  due  from  Delaware  Bay, 
showing  that  he  retained  interests  there  throughout  his 
life. 

The  traffic  of  the  New  Amsterdam  and  New  Haven  mer- 
chants with  Virginia  was  directly  with  the  English  planters, 


*  Brodhead's  History  of  the  State  of  N'ew  York,  1853  :  583;  also  Calendar 
of  Historical  Manuscripts,  etc.,  of  New  York,  Edited  by  E.  B.  O'Callaghan, 
1865,  vol.  I  :  137. 

t    Year  Book  of  the  Holland  Society  of  New  York,  1 900  :  173. 

J  Calendar  of  Historical  Manuscripts,  etc.,  of  New  York,  Edited  by  E.  B. 
O'Callaghan,  1865  :  184. 


654  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


and  not  with  the  aborigines  as  at  Delaware  Bay.  Tobacco, 
the  staple  export,  and  beaver,  purchased  from  the  Indians, 
were  exchanged  by  the  planters  for  supplies  from  England, 
Barbadoes,  and  northern  Colonial  ports.  Yet  Allerton,  as- 
sisted by  his  familiarity  with  their  ways,  appears  to  have 
obtained  his  land  in  Virginia  directly  from  the  Indians.  In 
Northumberland  County  (then  including  Westmoreland),  it 
is  recorded,  under  date  of  February  6,  1650,  that  "according 
to  an  order  of  the  Governor  and  Council,  inquiry  had  been 
made  concerning  the  complaint  of  the  Machoatick  Indians 
about  Mr.  AUerton's  intending  a  plantation  upon  them  ;  .  .  . 
but  due  inquisition  being  made,  the  said  Indians,  and  the 
werowance  Peckatoan  (also  the  name  of  a  well-known  plan- 
tation in  Westmoreland)  declared  they  were  well  content 
with  Mr.  Allerton  staying  there,  so  long  as  the  land,  'wher- 
ever hee  hath  already  cleared,'  be  useful,"  But  they  desired 
"that  no  more  houseing  be  there  built  than  is  now  upon  it, 
and  to  keep  his  cattle  and  hogs  on  the  other  side  of  Ma- 
choatick river,"  a  small  tributary  of  the  Potomac.  AUer- 
ton's plantation  is  laid  down  on  Herrmann's  map  of  Virginia 
and  Maryland,  made  in  1670.  In  1657,  William  Nutt  deposed 
"  that  about  February  preceding,  he  and  the  other  commis- 
sioners of  Northumberland  County,  being  appointed  by  the 
Governor  and  Council  to  inquire  concerning  the  seating  of 
M":  Isaac  AUerton's  land  at  Machoatic,  M^  W™  Cooke  being 
requested  to  be  interpreter,  the  deponent  heard  Captain 
Peter  Lefebeer  promise  to  pay,  on  the  said  AUerton's  behalf, 
to  the  said  Cooke,  1,000  lbs.  of  tobacco  in  case  Allerton 
seated  further."  * 

After  the  death  of  his  father,  in  1659,  Isaac  Allerton, 
Jr.,  removed  to  this  tract  of  land  on  the  Machoatick  River, 
where  he  built  a  stately  mansion,  and  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  His  descendants  are  prominent  among  the 
"many  Virginia  families  of  distinction  .  .  .  descended  from 
ancestors  of  gentle  lineage,"  who  "  intermarried  with  the 

*   Virginia  Magazine  of  History  and  Biography,  yoX.  i  :  199-200. 


The  Allerton  Family  655 

families  of  Lee,Travers,  Cooke,  Colston,  Corbin,  Willoughby, 
Newton,"  etc.,  of  Virginia.* 

At  what  date  Isaac  Allerton,  Sr.,  removed  his  family  to 
New  Haven  is  uncertain.  In  a  deed  of  October  27,  1646, 
and  repeatedly  afterward,  he  called  himself  a  merchant  of 
New  Amsterdam,  in  the  Province  of  New  Netherlands,! 
where  he  maintained  his  trading-house  on  Manhattan  Island 
for  many  years.  Yet,  at  a  General  Court  held  in  New 
Haven,  March  10,  1646-47,  "when  the  names  of  people 
as  they  were  seated  in  the  meeting-house  were  read  in 
Court,  and  it  was  ordered  that  they  should  be  recorded," 
Isaac  Allerton  and  his  wife  were  assigned  seats  of  honor. 
In  the  first  seat  were  the  Governor  and  Deputy-Governor ; 
in  the  second  seat,  Mr.  Malbon,  magistrate.  "  In  the  cross 
seats  at  the  end,"  second  seat,  "Thom.  Nash,  M.  Allerton, 
Bro.  Perry."  "  Secondly  for  the  Women's  seats  .  ,  .  Sister 
Fowler,  Sister  Ling,  Sister  Allerton."  This  was  under  the 
pastorate  of  the  Rev.  John  Davenport.  After  Mr.  Hooke 
[Hooker  .-'J  became  the  colleague  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Davenport, 
new  seats  were  assigned  to  the  congregation,  February  11, 
1655-56;  "  M^  Allerton,  sen.,"  was  placed  in  the  first  seat 
"in  the  cross  seats  at  the  upper  end,"  and  "M"  Allerton, 
the  elder,"  in  the  first  seat  "in  the  cross  seats  for  women." 
In  the  third  plan  of  the  seating,  by  authority  of  the  Court, 
on  February  20,  1661-62,  "  M""*  Allerton  "  was  given  the 
first  seat  "  in  the  short  seats  at  the  upper  end,"  the  most 
prominent  position  for  women  in  the  church.:^  The  cross 
seats  of  the  brethren  were  always  at  the  preacher's  right ; 
those  for  the  sisters,  at  his  left. 

The  town  of  New  Haven  was  laid  out  in  "squares,"  the 
central  square  being  what  is  now  the  Common,  or  "  Green  ; " 

*  Hayden's  Virginia  Genealogies,  1891  :  xvi. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  2  :  16. 

X  The  three  plans  for  seating  in  the  First  Church  of  New  Haven  are  shown 
in  Atwater's  History  of  the  Colony  of  New  Haven,  1902  :  542,  543,  546,  547,  550, 
552- 


656  G  erica  logy  of  Edwa  rd  Small 

about  this  were  eight  other  squares.  The  town  plan  of  1641 
does  not  show  Allerton's  location  ;  but  he  was  granted  later 
a  lot  on  the  east  side  of  the  present  Union  Street  near  Fair 
Street.  The  lot,  consisting  of  about  two  acres,  is  now 
thickly  covered  with  houses  ;  "  yet  it  is  obvious,  that  when 
Allerton  built  his  house  there,  it  was  just  such  a  spot  as 
would  strike  the  fancy  of  a  'sea-captain.'  There  was  a  grad- 
ual but  very  considerable  slope  towards  the  harbor,  on  the 
south,  and  towards  the  creek,  on  the  west.  He  must  have 
had,  from  his  upper  windows,  a  fair  view  of  a  great  part  of 
the  town,  in  one  direction,  and  the  harbor  and  sound  even 
to  Long  Island,  on  the  other,  while,  on  the  north,  the  fine 
bluff  of  East  Rock,  and  very  likely  that  of  West  Rock,  the 
refuge  of  the  Regicides,  were  in  full  view."  The  house  itself, 
a  "grand  house  with  four  porticoes,"  must  have  fronted 
upon  Union  Street,  between  Cherry  Street  on  the  north 
and  Fair  Street  on  the  south,  near  the  present  residence 
(1882)  of  Mr.  Edward  Buddington.  President  Styles  records 
the  tradition  that  Thomas  Gregson's  house  "was  one  of  the 
four  which  excelled  in  stateliness  all  other  houses  erected  in 
New  Haven  by  the  first  generation  of  its  inhabitants ;"  the 
other  three  were  those  of  Governor  Theophilus  Eaton,  Rev. 
John  Davenport,  and  Mr.  Isaac  Allerton.*  The  house  of 
Allerton  was  taken  down  about  1742.  His  warehouse,  with- 
out doubt,  was  opposite  his  residence  ;  standing  on  the  bank 
of  the  creek,  which  was  accessible  to  small  vessels  until 
after  the  Revolution,  but  which  is  now  the  bed  of  the  rail- 
road.f 

The  Colonial  Records  of  New  Haven  contain  but  few 
references  to  Allerton  or  his  affairs.  In  1647,  "John  Bish- 
opp,  serv*  to  M^  Allerton  "  was  complained  of  for  want  of 
arms.  November  12,  1649,  ^^e  General  Court  taxed  Aller- 
ton "20^  for  a  single  rate."    In  December,  1647,  and  sub- 

*  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  Collections,  Third  Series,  vol.  7  :  301. 
t  New  Haven  Historical  Society  Papers,  vol.  3  :  104-105. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  657 

sequently,  he  was  the  bearer  of  important  letters  passing 
between  Governor  Stuyvesant  and  the  Governor  and  Dep- 
uty-Governor of  New  Haven,  which  showed  that  his  advice 
was  sought  by  both  parties.* 

At  a  Court  of  Magistrates,  held  in  New  Haven,  January 
26,  1654,  one  "  Lawranc  Corneliusson,  a  Dutchman,"  was 
before  the  Court  "  charged  with  seuerall  great  miscarriages  " 
at  Milford,  principally  a  quarrel  with  "another  Dutchman, 
who  had  bine  scandalously,  and  for  himselfe,  dangerously, 
drunke."  Mr.  Allerton,  whom  Lawrence  *'  desired  might  be 
p'sent  to  speake  for  him,"  said  "  he  did  beleeve  they  [the 
charges]  were  all  true  .  .  .  but  thinks  the  man  was  in  such  a 
passion  as  he  knows  not  what  he  did."  However,  the  Court 
fined  Lawrence  £^0,  which,  at  Allerton's  request,  was  re- 
duced to  p^30,  "with  three  months  time  in  which  to  pay"  it.f 

In  1655,  Mr.  Allerton,  Ensign  Bryan,  and  Mr.  Auger 
appeared  before  the  Court  with  the  complaint  that,  by  reason 
of  bad  biscuit  and  flour  that  they  had  from  the  baker  of 
Milford,  they  had  suffered  much  damage,  "  and  likewise  the 
place  lies  under  reproach  at  Virginia  and  Barbadoes,  so  as 
when  other  men  from  other  places  can  have  a  ready  market 
for  their  goods,  that  from  hence  lies  by  and  will  not  sell,  or 
if  it  do,  it  is  for  little  above  half  so  much  as  others  sell  for." 
May  25,  1657:  "Some  difference  betwixt  James  Mills,  M^ 
Goodyeare,  M^  Allerton  and  M^  Larebee,  was  presented 
to  the  court,  but  after,  by  consent  [it  was]  w^hdrawne  and 
referred  to  a  private  determination."  % 

That  there  are  so  few  references  to  Isaac  Allerton  in  the 
New  Haven  Colony  Records  would  seem  strange  if  it  were 
not  for  his  great  interests  elsewhere.  It  may  be  that  he  pur- 
posely refrained  from  becoming  closely  identified  with  the 
affairs  of  his  "home  town,"  choosing  rather  to  keep  it  as  a 
retreat  from  governmental  affairs. 

*  Hoadly's  Records  of  the  Colony  of  New  Haven,  vol.  i  :  309,  499,  520-533. 
t  Hoadly's  Records  of  the  Colony  of  New  Haven,  vol.  2  :  124-126, 
'  X  Hoadly's  Records  of  the  Colony  of  New  Haven,  vol.  2  ;  142-143,  204. 


658  Genea  logy  of  Edwa  rd  Sma  II 


In  the  spring  of  1659,  Winthrop  says  :  "  The  winter  hath 
been  extraordinarily  long  and  sharp  and  sickly  among  us." 
The  "common  sickness  of  the  town,"  at  that  time,  Mr. 
Davenport  describes  as  accompanied  with  such  symptoms 
as  "  gripings  .  .  .  agues  and  fevers,  giddiness,  much  sleep- 
iness, and  burning.  It  comes  by  fits  every  other  day  ;  "  worse 
than  all  else,  "the  supply  of  medicine  ...  is  spent."  *  Isaac 
Allerton  died  at  New  Haven  between  February  i,  1658-59, 
when  he  appeared  in  Court  as  defendant  in  a  suit  brought 
to  compel  the  payment  of  an  old  debt,  and  February  12  (the 
same  month),  the  date  on  which  his  inventory  was  taken.f 
His  will,  informal  and  without  date,  but  duly  sworn  to  by 
subscribing  witnesses,  was  allowed  by  the  Court.;): 
"  At  a  Court  1  ^  writeing  presented  as  the  last  will  &  Testa- 
of  Magistrates  \  "^^"'^  ^^  Isaac  Alerton,  late  of  Newhaven  de- 
Octob  20  CO  I  ceased,  w^^  an  account  of  certaine  debts,  dew 
to  him  ;  &  from  him  ; 
An  account  of  debts  at  the  Duch/ 

first.  700.  &  gilders  fro.  Tho.  Hall  by  Arbitration  of  Captaine 
Willet,  &  Augustine  Harman  —  about  Captaine  Scarlet  w^ii  I 
paid  out, 

And  there  is  900  gilders  owing  by  John  Peterson  the  Bond,  as 
by  Georg  woolseyes  booke  will  appeare ;  &  severall  obligations 
thereto, 

ffrom  Richard  Cloufe  owed  as  Georg  woolseyes  Booke  will 
make  appear  ;  I  thinke  900  gilders,  but  his  Estate  being  broken. 
I  Desire  that  what  may  be  gotten  may  be  layd  hold  on  for  mee, 

Due  fro.  william  Goulder  270,  od  gilders,  by  his  Bill  appears; 

Due  fro. /John  Snedecare  a  shoomaker  150,  od  gilders  as  by 
his  acc°.  appears, 

fro.  the  widdow  of  the  Hanc  Hancson  due  as  by  severall  Bills 
&  accounts ; 

Peter  Corneliusson  120.  od  guilders  as  by  y":  account  will 
appeare. 

*  At  water's  History  of  the  Colony  of  New  Haven,  1902  :  369. 

t    The  Mayflower  Descendant,  vol.  2  :  155-157. 

J  Probate  Court  Records,  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  vol.  I  :  pt.  I  :  82,  83. 


The  Allerton  Family  659 

Due  fro.  Henry  Brasser  for  rent  for  18  moneths,  fro.  the  first 
October  1656.  to  the  last  of  May  58  :  for  three  roomes  at  3 
gilders  a  week.  I  am  in  his  debt  for  worke  of  the  old  acc°  w'^ 
must  be  deducted. 

there  is  20  I'  in  George  woolseyes  hand,  that  came  fro,  m""  Tho 
Mayhue  for  mee 

There  is  400.  od,  gilders  that  I  owe  to  Nicholas,  the  ffrench- 
man,  &  a  Cooper  I  owe  something  to,  w^^  I  would  have  that  20  ^' 
in  George  woolseyes  hand,  &  the  rest  of  that  in  Henry  Brassers 
hand  to  them  two  ; 

And  now  I  leave  my  Son   Isaac  Allerton   and  my  wife,  as 
Trustees  to  receive  in  my  debts,  &  to  pay  what  I  owe,  as  farr 
as  it  will  goe  &  what  is  ouerpluss  I  leave  to  my  wife  &  my 
Sonne  Isaac,  as  far  as  they  receive  the  Debts  to  pay  what  I 
owe./ 
In  Captaine  Willetts  hand,  a  pcell  of  booke/  lace  1300  &  odd 
guilders  w^h  I  have  received  some  of  the  pay.  w^h  I  left  in  trust 
with  him,  &  Shipper  Low  about  y«  vessell  I  left  in  trust  with  Cap- 
taine willett  to  take  care  of :  [seal] 

My  brother  Breuster  owes  mee  foure  score  pounds  &  odd.  as 
the  obligations  will  appeare. 

Besides  all  my  Debts  in  Delloware  Bay  &  in  virgenia  w^i^  in  my 
booke  will  appeare :  &  in  Barbadoe[s]  what  can  be  gott./ 

Witnesses  Isaac  Allerton  Senio'' 

John  Harriman 
Edward  Preston 

"  An  Inuentory  of  the  estate  of  Isaac  Allerton  late  of  Newhaven  deceased 
taken  ffeb  12  :  1658 

li       sh      d 
Imp'"  —  the  Dwelling  house  Orchard  &  Barne  w*"?  two  acres  of 

meadow 75  .  00  .  00 

a  pcell  of  Tubbs  &  other  cask,  &  2  bush  apples     .     .     .     .     .     .    01  .  12  .  06 

8  Jarrs,  a  case  of  bottles,  &  2  cases  w"^out  bottles    .     .     .     .     .     oi  .  03  .  00 

I  pr.  of  small  stilleyards  i  old  sieve,  6  stooles  &  3  old  chaires    .     01  .  02  .  00 
I  chest  of  Drawers,  i  bedstead  w"?  cord,  &  one  small  chest,  &  i 

old  booke  

I  pr.  of  Ondirons,  &  4  pott  hangers,  &  other  iro  .  .  . 
I  rugg.  2  blankitts.  i  old  feather  bed  &  bolster  &  pillow 
I  Drawtable,  2  chaires,  &  a  forme  &  a  carpet  .... 
a  pr.  of  blankitts  of  cotton  &  sheeps  wooU 


01  .  17  .  00 

00  .  08  .  CO 
04  .  13  .  00 

02  .  06  .  00 

01  .  16  .  00 


66o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

li       sh       d 

I  Sea  chest,  small  box,  &  2  warming  pans 00  .  17  .  06 

4  old  skellitts.  &  2  small  old  bottles 00  .  15  .  00 

3  Iron  potts,  2  frying  panns,  &  a  pcell  of  Tinware 01  .  17  .  04 

5  brase  candlesticks,  &  a  brass  chaffing  dish 00  .  09  .  06 

1  bolster,  i  blankitt,  a  remn?  trading  cloath 01  .   10  .  00 

a  pcell  of  wearing  cloaths 06  .  17  .  06 

curtaines  &  vallens  for  a  bed,  &  a  sm:  turky  carpet 02  .  06  .  00 

2  old  blankitts,  a  pcell  of  carpeting  &  a  small  old  Table    .     .     .  01  .  08  .  00 

a  pcell  of  pewter 02  .  17  .  10 

8.  ounces  of  plate  at  5 !  p 02  :  00  :  00 

a  pcell  of  old  linnen  w'^  threed 02  :  07  :  04 

2  sowes  &  4  piggs 02  :  10  :  00 

a  bedstead,  old  curtaines,  &  a  mortar  &  peshell  \ 

a  chest  case,  &  two  old  tubbs,  &  a  pr.  spectacles,  old  hat,  &  >  01  :  05  :  06 

capp  .  / 

5  cushions,  some  old  bands,  w'**  some  other  old  linnen       .     .     .  00  :  11  :  06 

brimston,  &  sheeps  wooll 00  :  14  :  06 

118  :  05  :'02 


Prisers 
Wilt :  Andrews 
Will :  Russel 


Debts  Due  to  the  Estate  in  Newhaven. 


M!  Goodenhouse  pr  Order  of  m""  Malbo  50^   fro.  w'^'?  he  De-  \ 

ducts  20.  that  he  saith  m^  Allerton  owed  him,  and  8!  paid  >      01  .  12  .  00 
mr  mills,  Rests  ) 

m^  Tuttle  by  the  Rest  of  40?   ord^ed  by  m^  Malbon 00  :  10  :  00 

Goodm  :  Hull  is  Dr 00  :  16  :  00 

m''  Gilberts  man  Isaac  Hall Oi  :  00  :  00 

Humphry  Spinigh 

m^  w"?  Trowbridg  for  his 

p'dessesso''  Daniell  Sillivan  " 

This  will,  which  is  little  more  than  memoranda  of  debts 
due  to  him,  and  amounts  that  he  wished  to  have  collected 
and  used  to  pay  his  creditors,  gives  but  a  vague  idea  of  Mr. 
Allerton' s  many  possessions.  His  homestead  in  New  Haven, 
valued  at  ;^75,  had  greatly  depreciated  with  other  estates 
in  the  town  ;  but  his  interests  in  New  Amsterdam,  Virginia, 
Delaware  Bay,  and  Barbadoes,  as  developed  by  his  son  Isaac, 
gave  to  his  immediate  descendants  a  position  which  wealth 
only  could  confer.   The  judicial  account  of  the  settlement  of 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  66 1 

the  estate,  in  which  Isaac  Allerton,  Jr.,  prayed  to  be  dis- 
missed from  his  trust  as  executor,  "  vnlesse  he  might  be  left 
free  to  act  in  it  as  he  saw  conuenient,"  is  as  follows  :  *  — 

"  Whereas  at  a  court  held  at  Newhaven  Aprill  the  5'*^  1659,  an 
inventory  &  an  account  take  &  p^'sented  to  the  court,  of  an  estate 
left  by  M""  Isaac  Allerton  sen.  deceased  here,  at  w^^  time  the  court 
was  informed  that  there  was  a  will  left  by  the  deceased,  w<=h  was 
supposed  to  be  in  the  hands  of  M"!  Isaac  Allerton,  who  was  now 
gone  from  home,  vpon  W^^  ground  the  court  proceeded  not  fur- 
ther in  that  business  at  that  time,  onely  they  signified  there  desire 
that  the  will  spoken  of  might  be  brought  forth  at  his  returne ; 
accordingly  at  a  court  held  at  Newhaven  the  5**1  of  July  1659,  M' 
Allerton  appeared,  &  p''sented  the  said  writeing  as  the  will  of  his 
deceased  father,  but  the  court  findeing  that  neither  W.  Allerton 
nor  any  other  was  willing  at  that  time  to  administer  vpon  the 
said  estate,  it  was  ordered  that  y^  bookes  of  accounts,  w^^  all  bills 
&  specialities  appertaining  to  the  said  estate,  should  be  deliured 
to  the  secretary,  and  that  by  a  writeing  sett  vpon  the  door  post 
of  the  meeting  house,  intimation  should  be  given  to  such  as  were 
creditors  to  that  estate,  that  if  they  made  their  appearance  at  the 
court  of  magistrates  in  October  next,  their  demands  should  be 
considered  ;  at  w<=^  court  sundry  creditors  appeareing,  to  make 
clayme  of  considerable  somes  due  from  the  said  estate,  M"^  Isaac 
Allerton  pi'sented  a  writeing,  as  the  last  will  of  the  deceased,  now 
witnessed  vpon  oath  by  John  Harriman  &  Edward  Preston,  that 
it  was  sealed  &  subscribed  by  Mr  Allerton  deceased,  whilest  he 
had  the  vse  of  his  vnderstanding  &  memory  in  a  competant  mea- 
sure, by  wch  writeing  it  appeared  y'  Mf  Allerton  himself  &  his 
mother,  the  widdow  of  the  deceased,  were  made  ioynt  trustees  to 
gather  in  &  dispose  of  the  estate  for  paym*  of  the  said  iust  debts 
due  from  the  same.  The  said  widdow  renouncing  her  part  of 
that  trust  &  no  els  appeaing  who  were  willing  to  administer,  the 
court  vpon  request  of  the  M^  Isaac  Allerton,  established  the  sole 
trust  of  that  business  vpon  him,  to  collect  &  dispose  of  the  estate 
for  the  ends  aforesaid,  within  any  of  the  English  jurisdictions  in 
these  parts  of  America." 

*  Hoadly's  Records  of  the  Colony  of  New  Haven,  vol.  2  :  307-309. 


662  Gejiealogy  of  Edward  Small 

The  Court  instructed  Mr.  Allerton  to  make  "  p-'sent  payment 
proportionally  "  to  each  and  all  of  the  creditors  according  to  the 
value  of  the  estate  as  apprised  in  the  inventory ;  and  to  gather 
in  the  debts  elsewhere  with  all  "conuenient  speed"  and  make 
payments  "  yearly,  in  proportion  to  all  the  creditors  .  .  .  vntill 
all  iust  debts  be  sattisfied.  .  .  .  But  Mr  Isaac  Allerton  junior, 
in  his  more  serious  thoughts  about  ye  business,  came  the  next 
day  vnto  the  court  &  pfessed  his  discouragment  to  proceed  in 
that  trust,  vnlesse  he  might  be  left  free  to  act  in  it  as  he  saw  con- 
uenient, &  might  be  dismissed  therefrom  vpon  account,  wheneuer 
he  desired."  The  Court  refused  to  discharge  him  until  it  "  saw 
a  satisfying  or  iust  account  given  of  the  faithful  discharge  of  that 
trust,  w'^''  he  was  the  rather  to  be  obliged  to  because  he  was  the 
deceaseds  eldest  or  onely  sonne,  who  had  conferred  that  trust 
vpon  him  for  attendance  vnto  righteousness  on  his  fathers  be- 
half." Allerton  persisted  in  his  "  renouncing  &  refusing  to  vnter- 
take  the  matter,  vpon  the  tearmes  aforesd  ;  wherevpon  .  .  .  the 
court  vpon  request  of  the  creditors,  who  had  long  waited  for  an 
issue  .  .  .  did,  with  the  consent  of  the  creditors,"  appoint  Mr. 
Richard  Miles  and  Gervase  Boykin  "  commissioners  in  trust,  for 
collection  &  conservation  of  the  said  estate." 

At  a  Court  of  Magistrates  held  in  Nevi^  Haven,  May  28, 
1660,  at  the  request  of  Ensign  Bryan,  Deacon  Miles  and 
Gervase  Boykin  gave  in  their  account,  "viz.  that  they  had 
sould  the  time  of  service  devi^  fro  John  Little,  servant  to 
Mr  Allerton  deceased,  for  3  ."  The  Court  also  vi^as  informed 
"that  there  is  in  Mr  Ogdens  hand  a  mare  &  2  colts  be- 
longing to  this  estate,  onely  an  account  w^^  jyjr  Ogden  is  to 
be  considered,  w^h  is  not  yet  come  to  hand  ;  also  a  debt  devir 
fro  Captaine  Morris  of  Road  Island  ;  also  that  there  came 
fro  Barbadoes,  (since  Mr  Clarke  came  thence)  to  Mr  Lake, 
4  hogsheads  of  sugar,  part  of  which  belongs  to  this  estate." 
It  was  ordered  by  the  Court,  at  this  time,  that  no  claims 
would  be  considered  after  October  next.  Still,  one  more 
account  was  allowed  at  a  session  of  the  Court  of  Magistrates, 
May  27,  1661,— a  debt  from  "  Isaacke  Allerton  sen""  vnto 
Edward  Batter  of  Salem  .  .  .  which  being  attested  was  by 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  663 

this  court  accepted  to  come  in  with  other  debts  "  upon  his 
estate.* 

Several  matters  connected  with  the  settlement  of  Isaac 
Allerton's  estate  are  found  in  the  Court  Minutes  of  New 
Amsterdam  :  — 

August  23,  1659,  in  the  Writs  of  Appeal,  appears  a  summons 
to  "  Peter  le  Feber,"  to  pay  and  discharge,  upon  pain  of  fore- 
closure, "  a  certain  mortgage  on  his  bouwery  and  cattle  at  the 
Walebocht  on  Long  Island,  passed  to  the  late  Isaac  Allerton, 
and  by  him  assigned  to  Wallewyn  van  der  Veen."  f 

"Tuesg  Dec  1659:  Mr  Isaack  Allarton  the  younger  appears 
in  Court  requesting  that  the  Court  may  appoint  curators  to  the 
residuary  estate  in  this  country,  of  his  father  dec^,  and  regarding 
the  papers  remaining  at  New  Haven  in  the  hands  of  the  Court 
there,  requests  that  they  be  written  to,  to  send  them  here.  The 
Court  appoint  as  curators  Paulus  Leenderzen  van  der  Grift, 
Govert  Loockermans,  M^  Jan  Lauwerens,  and  M^  George  Wolsy." 
A  week  later,  obeying  a  summons  to  the  Court  "to  know  if  they 
will  be  pleased  to  accept  "  the  trust,  "  Paulus  Leenderzen  van  der 
Grift  says,  that  there  are  a  great  many  bad  debts  here  and  that 
those  of  New  Haven  might  take  the  best  debts  to  themselves, 
sending  the  creditors  to  them."  Whereupon  the  Court  agreed 
to  request  the  magistrates  at  New  Haven  "to  send  the  books, 
papers  and  a/cs  concerning  this  place  and  to  communicate  with 
each  other;  arranging  also  together  for  any  trouble  that  may 
attend  it."  They  were  told  "  to  draw  their  fees  of  ofhce ;  "  and 
finally,  "  after  much  conversation,"  they  accepted. 

March  29,  1661-62  :  "Abraham  Van  Nas,  attorney  for  Isaaq 
Allerton,  Senior,  dec4,"  asked  to  be  relieved  of  papers  and  docu- 
ments relating  to  deceased's  estate,  and  to  receive  65  fi.  (florins) 
"commission  money."  He  also  wanted  to  know  whom  "to  deal 
with."  The  Court  referred  him  to  the  above  named  curators,  who 
as  yet  had  received  no  "  Acte  of  Authorization,"  but  now  were 
supplied  promptly  therewith. 


*  Hoadly's  Records  of  the  Colony  of  New  Haven^  vol.  2  :  347,  354,  355,  417. 
t   Calendar  of  Historical  Manuscripts,  etc.,  of  New  York,  Edited  by  E.  B. 
O'Callaghan,  1865,  vol.  i  :  326. 


664  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


Two  months  before,  January  29,  one  Joannes  Withart  brought 
a  suit  in  which  he  insisted  "on  being  preferred  in  the  proceeds 
of  the  sold  ketch,  William  and  John,  formerly  belonging  to  Isaack 
Allerton,  the  Elder."  His  claim  for  furnishing  "  sails  and  rigging  " 
for  that  vessel  in  January,  1658,  was  dismissed  by  the  Court.  * 

The  final  statement  of  "  the  estate  of  W-  Allerton  de- 
ceased," in  New  Haven,  "  according  to  the  inventory  was 
118'',  05s  02^1,  w^h  (M';^  Allertons  thirds  of  the  houses 
and  lands  being  deducted,)  falling  into  the  hands  of  y^ 
creditors,  they  sould  vnto  M^  Isaac  Allerton  the  dwelling 
house,  orchard  &  barne,  w*'^  2  acres  of  meadow  for  i2oli"  f 
By  deed  of  October  4,  1660,  he  "alienated  "  to  his  stepmo- 
ther, Johanna,  for  life,  the  homestead  in  New  Haven,  with 
reversion  to  his  eldest  daughter,  Elizabeth.  Mrs.  Johanna 
Allerton  occupied  the  house  until  her  death,  early  in  1682. 
On  March  10,  1682-83,  the  deed  was  confirmed,  and  the 
property  passed  into  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Eyres. 
Soon  after  her  death,  which  occurred  November  17,  1740, 
the  ancient  house  was  demolished. 

The  early  Colonial  records  of  New  England  and  New 
Amsterdam  pertaining  to  Isaac  Allerton,  so  fully  quoted  but 
by  no  means  exhausted,  prove  the  high  estimation  of  Aller- 
ton's  abilities  held  by  his  contemporaries.  It  has,  however, 
remained  for  the  present  generation,  nearly  three  centuries 
later,  fully  to  realize  his  worth. |   No  injustice  is  done  to 

*  Records  of  New  Amsterdam,  vol.  3  :  90,  92,  288,  254. 

t   Hoadly's  Records  of  the  Colony  of  New  Haven,  vol.  2  :  309. 

t  Mr.  Walter  S.  Allerton,  of  the  New  York  Society  of  Mayflower  Descend- 
ants, has  published  a  History  of  the  Allerton  Family,  which  describes  the  life 
of  his  ancestor,  Isaac  Allerton,  in  merited  terms  of  praise.  He  depicts  him  as 
"  superior  to  all  of  them  [the  Pilgrims]  in  knowledge  of  the  world  and  famil- 
iarity with  business,  ...  his  mental  horizon  was  far  wider  and  his  views 
more  liberal  and  more  tolerant  of  the  opinion  of  others."  Of  his  accomplish- 
ments in  London,  "it  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  the  very  existence  of  the 
Plymouth  Colony  depended  for  a  time  upon  the  success  of  his  negotiations 
there."    Vide  Allerton's  History  of  the  Allerton  Family,  1888  :  45,  46. 

Mr.  Isaac  J.  Greenwood,  a  resident  of  New  York  city,  has  written  an  arti- 
cle upon  the  Allertons  of  New  England  and  Virginia  (reprinted  in  pamphlet 


The  Allerton  Family  665 

the  memory  of  other  Pilgrims  by  claiming  for  him  a  broad 
spirit  of  enterprise,  exceeding  in  its  results  that  of  any  other 
of  the  Mayflower  passengers.  With  his  far-reaching  activi- 
ties, he  certainly  was  a  strong  factor  in  welding  together  the 
Colonies.  His  mission  was  ever  one  of  conciliation  and  peace. 
It  also  is  not  too  much  to  assert  that,  were  he  alive  to-day, 
he  would  exercise  a  strong  and  successful  influence  in  our 
commercial  (and  possibly  political)  world  ;  but,  hampered  as 
he  was  by  circumstances  due  to  his  environment  and  the 
narrow  spirit  of  the  age,  many  of  his  undertakings  were  un- 
successful. 

The  records  show  him  to  have  been  one  of  the  mainstays 
in  Holland,  and  no  other  was  deemed  fitted  to  bring  the  last 
of  the  Pilgrims  from  Leyden  to  New  Plymouth.  He  was 
one  of  the  "  first  five  signers  of  the  Compact  "  in  Province- 
town  harbor,  who.  Dr.  Fowler*  claims,  "should  be  placed  on 
the  same  high  level  in  the  annals  of  the  world  as  the  immor- 
tal five  who  drafted  the  Declaration  of  Independence."  At 
Plymouth,  when  Massasoit,  accompanied  by  his  warriors, 
made  friendly  overtures,  March  22,  1620-21,  it  was  Captain 
Standish  and  "  Isaac  Alderton  "  who  were  sent  out  "to  the 
brooke  "  to  meet  him  and  escort  him  in  ;  the  treaty  of  peace 
so  ruthlessly  broken  more  than  fifty  years  later  by  his  son 
Philip  was  then  signed. f  The  next  day,  to  cement  the 
friendship,  Standish  and  Allerton  "  went  venterously  "  into 
the  woods  to  Massasoit,  who  gave  them  "  three  or  foure 
ground  nuts,  and  some  Tobacco."  :|:  Allerton  also  was  Brad- 
ford's first  Assistant ;  he  served  in  that  office  many  years, 
the  last  term  being  i633-34.§ 


form  from  the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  July,  1890), 
which  deals  appreciatively  with  the  public  life  of  Isaac  Allerton  after  leaving 
the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony. 

*  Mr.  William  Chauncey  Fowler,  LL.  D.,  of  Durham,  Conn.  Vide  New 
England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  25  :  278. 

t  Vide  page  377. 

%  Mottrfs  Relation,  Dexter's  Edition,  1863  :  90-95. 

§  Vide  pages  602,  618. 


666  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

After  the  death  of  Robert  Cushman,  their  agent  in  Eng- 
land, early  in  1625,  Isaac  Allerton  was  chosen  immediately 
to  fill  his  place.  He  voyaged  untiringly  between  the  old 
country  and  the  new  on  errands  of  doubtful  expediency  that 
brought  him  little  else  than  unfriendly  criticism  ;  yet  the 
supplies  that  he  brought  over  during  the  period  of  disaffec- 
tion of  the  Merchant  Adventurers,  though  so  strongly  con- 
demned by  Bradford  as  "on  his  owne  perticuler,"  saved 
much  distress.  The  sums  due  to  him  from  the  estates  of 
those  who  died  in  1633  show  not  only  that  he  had  supplied 
the  present  necessities  of  their  families,  but  that  he  had 
"trusted  "  a  much  larger  amount  than  would  have  saved  his 
home.*  Later,  when  free  to  follow  his  own  inclinations,  he 
visited,  in  his  bark,  every  known  port  on  the  Atlantic  coast, 
besides  Barbadoes,  the  Dutch  West  Indies,  Spain,  Portu- 
gal, and  England.  Carrying  valuable  cargoes  of  his  own,  or 
those  entrusted  to  him  by  others,  he  bartered  or  purchased 
fish,  grain,  tobacco,  and  other  staple  commodities.  He  also 
was  the  bearer  of  many  important  messages  and  letters 
between  the  Colonies  and  England,  as  well  as  home  ports. 
Mr.  Trowbridge,!  in  a  paper  read,  February  10,  1877,  before 
the  New  Haven  Historical  Society,  said  that  Isaac  Allerton 
"well  merited  the  title  that  had  been  given  him:  'The 
Father  of  New  England  Commerce.'  "  He  was  more  than 
that.    He  was  The  Father  of  American  Commerce. 

Isaac  Allerton  has  the  unique  distinction  of  having  been 
the  only  one  of  the  Pilgrim  Fathers  who  became  a  resident 
of  New  York,  a  fact  which  has  been  recognized  by  the  New 
York  State  Society  of  Mayflower  Descendants.  On  June  i, 
1904,  a  tablet  to  his  memory  was  placed  at  No.  8  Peck  Slip, 
the  site  of  his  warehouse.^:  He  was  not  the  first  Englishman 
to  take  up  his  abode  in  New  Amsterdam,  —  Thomas  Hall 
and  George  Holm  (Holmes .?)  preceded  him  (in   1638)  by  a 

*  Vide  page  622. 

t  Mr.  Thomas  Rutherford  Trowbridge,  Jr.  Vide  New  Haven  Historical 
Society  Papers,  vol.  3  :  loi. 

X  Vide  frontispiece,  volume  II. 


The  A  Her  ion  Family  667 

few  months ;  but  the  part  he  bore  in  public  affairs  clearly 
shows  him  to  have  been  the  most  prominent,  in  that  fre- 
quently he  was  the  only  Englishman  present  among  the 
Swedes,  Dutch,  and  Indians.  His  presence  was  requested, 
and  his  suggestions  and  decisions  uniformly  were  adopted. 

Allerton's  practical  expression  of  sympathy  was  one  of  his 
strongest  characteristics,  so  far  little  recognized.  He  was  a 
friend  in  need  to  many  an  unfortunate,  giving  his  bond  in 
all  the  courts,  and  acting  again  and  again,  "  by  request,"  as 
interpreter,  referee,  or  arbitrator.  It  is  suspected  that  his 
censure  from  the  Plymouth  Church  and  Colony  was  due 
quite  as  much  to  the  liberality  of  his  religious  sentiment 
and  toleration  of  Quakers  as  to  his  business  methods  ;  and 
that  his  unceremonious  invitation  to  leave  Marblehead  was 
the  result  of  kindness  shown  to  Roger  Williams,  who  had 
been  long  under  the  ban,  and  who,  in  the  winter  of  1634-35, 
was  ordered  to  leave  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony. 

It  was  Isaac  Allerton  who  succored  the  three  ministers, 
Mr.  Tompson,  Mr.  Knolles,  and  Mr.  James,  who  came  near 
foundering  in  the  vicinity  of  Hell  Gate,  in  the  "dead  of 
winter,"  1642-43,  while  sailing  from  New  Haven  to  Vir- 
ginia. They  barely  escaped  with  their  lives.  "  The  Dutch 
governor  gave  them  slender  entertainment,"  says  Winthrop, 
"  but  Mr.  Allerton  of  New  Haven,  being  there,  took  great 
pains  and  care  for  them,  and  procured  for  them  a  very  good 
pinnace  and  all  things  necessary,  ...  so  as  with  difficulty 
&  danger  they  arrived  safe  in  Virginia."  * 

There  is  a  well-founded  tradition  that  the  regicide  Judges, 
Colonel  Whalley  and  Colonel  Goffe,  found  temporary  shelter 
and  concealment  in  the  New  Haven  residence  of  Mr.  Aller- 
ton, in  the  summer  of  1661.  He  had  died  two  years  before, 
but  his  widow,  Johanna,  was  living  there  ;  and,  notwithstand- 
ing a  proclamation  had  gone  out  from  Massachusetts  Bay 
"  that  whosever  shall  be  found  to  have  a  hand  in  concealing 

*  Winthrop's  History  of  New  England,  Savage's  Edition,  1853,  vol.  2  :  96. 


668  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


the  said  colnels,  or  either  of  them,  shall  answer  for  the  same 
as  an  offence  of  the  highest  nature,"  she  is  thought  to  have 
surreptitiously  harbored  them  from  June  1 1  to  June  22,  if 
not  longer.*  Probably  she  was  sustained  by  the  thought 
that  her  husband,  in  her  place,  would  have  done  the  same. 
Her  burial-place  is  unknown  ;  but  the  beautiful  "Green  "  in 
New  Haven  is  supposed  to  be  the  last  resting-place  of  our 
Forefather,  Isaac  Allerton.  No  monument  marks  his  place 
of  burial  ;  but  the  site  of  his  house,  on  Fair  Street,  has  been 
indicated  by  the  New  Haven  Colony  Historical  Society  by 
a  suitably  inscribed  tablet :  — 

ISAAC   ALLERTON 

A  PILGRIM   OF  THE 

MAYFLOWER 

AND   THE   FATHER   OF 

NEW    ENGLAND   COMMERCE 

LIVED   ON   THIS   GROUND 

1646  TILL  1659 

The  house  on  which  the  tablet  was  placed  was  recently 
demolished,  as  it  stood  in  the  direct  path  of  railroad  im- 
provements ;  the  tablet  itself  is  now  in  the  rooms  of  the 
Historical  Society,  awaiting  the  time  when  it  can  be  reset 
near  its  former  position. 

But  his  most  enduring  monuments  are  the  localities  which 
bear  his  name :  Allerton  Street,  in  Plymouth ;  Allerton's 
Hill,  so  called  in  the  early  settlement  of  Duxbury  ;  and  Point 
Allerton  in  Boston  harbor  (known  in  1634  as  Point  Alder- 
ton),  nine  and  a  half  miles  from  the  city  of  Boston. 

Physically,  Isaac  Allerton  is  described  by  a  descendant  as 
"  slightly  above  the  average  height,  of  a  spare  but  muscular 
frame,  with  dark  hair  and  beard,  a  clear  complexion  and 
strongly  marked  features,  a  good  looking  rather  than  a  hand- 
some man.  In  the  great  majority  of  his  descendants  there 
can  be  noticed  a  great  similarity  of  development  in  the 
upper  portion  of  the  head  and  face,  more  especially  notice- 

*  Atwater's  History  of  the  Colony  of  New  Haven,  1902  :  419-444. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  669 

able  in  the  forehead,  eyes  and  nose,  and  there  can  be  no 
doubt  that  these  physical  marks,  together  with  certain  well- 
defined  traits  of  character,  have  descended  to  us  from  our 
common  ancestor."  * 

A  number  of  autograph  signatures  of  Isaac  Allerton  have 
appeared,  without  reference  to  their  source  ;  but  the  follow- 
ing is  vouched  for  as  genuine  by  Justin  Winsor,  who  in- 
cludes it  in  a  group  of  autographs  of  "  Mayflower  Pilgrims."  f 


The  name  of  Allerton  "will  be  forever  cherished  by  the 
entire  people  of  that  mighty  nation,  the  corner-stone  of 
whose  foundations  was  so  deeply  and  so  enduringly  laid  by 
the  Pilgrims  of  Plymouth." 

ISSUE   BY   FIRST   WIFE 
I.  Bartholomew^,  b.  about  1612,  at  Leyden,    He  came  with  his 
parents  in  the  Mayflower,  and  was  in  Plymouth  at  the  divi- 
sion of  cattle  in   1627.    He  returned  to  England  and  re- 
mained there.    Bradford,  writing  in  1650  of  Mr.  Allerton's 
family,  says :  "  His  sone  Bartle  is  maried  in  England,  but 
I  know  not  how  many  children  he  hath."  % 
II.  Remember  2,  b.  about   1614,  at  Leyden,  came  in  the  May- 
flower.   She  was  mar.  before  May  6,  1635,  ^o  Moses  "^  Mav- 
erick, of  Marblehead.    Bradford's  account  of  1650  says  : 
"  His  [Allerton's]  daughter  Remember  is  maried  at  Salem, 
&  hath  3.  or  4.  children  living."    She  died  in  Marblehead 
between  Sept.  12,  1652,  and  Oct.  22,  1656.   On  the  latter 

*  Allerton's  History  of  the  Allerton  Family,  1888  :  45,  46. 

t  Winsor's  Narrative  and  Critical  History  of  America,  1884,  vol.  3  :  277. 

%  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  535. 


670  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

date,  Moses  Maverick  married,  second,  at  Boston,  Eunice, 

widow  of  Tiiomas-  Roberts,  of  Boston;*  they  were  married 

by  Governor  John  Endicott. 

"  The  Maverick  family  was  one  of  prominence  in  Colonial 
days,  noted  for  hospitality,  religious  tolerance,  and  active 
philanthropy."  Moses  ^  was  the  fourth  and  youngest  son  of 
the  Rev.  John  ^  Maverick,  of  Dorchester,  in  New  England  ; 
Samuel ",  Elias  ^,  and  Antipas  ^  were  his  brothers.  The  Rev. 
John  ^  Maverick,  born  in  1577,  in  County  Devon,  England, 
was  ordained  deacon  at  Exeter,  England,  July  26,  1597  ; 
and,  later,  by  a  bishop  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  as  a  min- 
ister of  the  Church  of  England.  In  1615,  he  was  rector  of 
Beaworthy,  County  Devon.  He  made  the  acquaintance  of 
the  Rev.  John  Warham,  also  a  minister  of  the  Church  of 
England,  who  was  established  at  Exeter. t  These  "  West 
Country  ministers  "  became  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  the 
Reformation,  and  joined  a  company  of  Puritans  of  Devon- 
shire, Dorsetshire,  and  Somersetshire,  who  were  about  to 
embark  for  the  New  World. $ 

On  March  20,  1629-30,  this  company  gathered  in  the 
"  new  hospital  "  at  Plymouth,  England,  and  there  the  Rev. 
John  White,  of  Dorchester,  preached  to  them  in  the  forenoon. 
In  the  afternoon,  under  his  direction,  they  formed  themselves 
into  a  church,  of  which  "  the  godly  M""  Maverick  "  and  "  the 
gratious  servant  of  Christ,"  Mr.  John  Warham,  were  chosen 
associate  pastors.  The  company,  numbering  one  hundred  and 
ten,  "set  sail  on  the  30^^  of  March  following,"  in  the  Mary  and 
Jofm^  a  vessel  of  four  hundred  tons.  Captain  Squeb,  master ; 
and  "on  Lord's  day,  May  30th  [20th],  arrived  at  Nantasket, 
where  the  captain  put  them  ashore,  notwithstanding  his 
engagement  was  to  bring  them  up  Charles  river."    Through 


*  Thomas  2  Roberts,  of  Boston,  may  have  been  son  to  John^  Roberts,  of 
Roxbury,  where  he  previously  had  lived  and  was  a  church  member.  The 
maiden  name  of  his  wife,  Eunice,  is  not  known.  Thomas  Roberts,  in  1644, 
was  a  member  of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery  Company;  freeman 
in  1645.  He  d.,  probably,  in  July,  1654.  Issue :  I.  Timothy  3.  II.  Elizabeth  «. 
III.  Lydia».    IV.  Eunice »,  b.  Aug.  18,  1653. 

t  Clapp's  History  of  Dorchester,  Massachusetts,  1859  :  64,  404. 

X  Morton's  New  England's  Memorial,  1669:  162. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  671 

the  wilderness  they  made  their  way  inland  to  a  place  which 
they  soon  named  Dorchester,  in  honor  of  the  home  town  of 
the  Rev.  John  White,  from  which  some  of  the  settlers  also  had 
come.  This  settlement  was  formed  a  month  before  the  arrival 
of  Governor  Winthrop  and  his  company  at  Charlestown.* 

The  names  of  "  M-^  John  Mauacke"  and  "M-'Jo:  War- 
ham  "  appear  at  the  beginning  of  the  first  list  of  freemen  in 
the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  dated  May  18,  163 i.f  These 
two  men,  with  William  Gaylard  and  William  Rockwell,  dea- 
cons of  the  church  at  Dorchester,  assigned  lots  to  the  inhab- 
itants, issued  town  orders,  and  had  full  control  of  affairs 
temporal,  as  well  as  spiritual,  until  Oct.  28,  1634,  when  a 
form  of  town  government  was  established  by  the  election  of 
"Tenn  men  chosen  to  order  all  the  affayres  of  the  Planta- 
tion." Two  years  after  this,  Mr.  Warham  joined  the  swarm- 
ing colony  that  removed  to  Windsor,  Connecticut ;  Mr. 
Maverick  remained  at  Dorchester.  His  death  occurred  Feb. 
3,  1636-37,  probably  in  Boston,  at  the  age  of  about  sixty 
years  ;  he  was  buried  in  the  "  Old  Burying-Ground  "  at  Dor- 
chester.t  On  Oct.  9,  1668,  his  widow  was  still  living,  when 
Samuel  Maverick  wrote  to  Secretary  Sir  William  Morice  that 
his  mother  "presents  her  humble  service."  § 

The  relationship  of  these  early  members  of  the  Maverick 
family  has  been  questioned  ;  but  Sumner  states  that  "  all  the 
known  circumstances  connected  with  the  births,  lives,  busi- 
ness relations,  and  residences  of  Samuel,  Elias,  Moses  and 
Antipas,  lead  to  the  conclusion  that  they  were  brothers."  || 
John  Josselyn,  writing  in  1674,  refers  to  "  Mr.  Maverick  " 
(whom  he  couples  with  "  Mr.  Wareham,"  calling  them  "  Min- 
isters"), as  "  the  Father  of  Mr.  Samuel  Maverick,  one  of  his 
Majesties  Commissioners."  H     If  further  proof  is  needed,  it 

*  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  Collections,  First  Series,  vol.  9:  148,  149; 
also  Yottng's  Chronicles,  1846 :  347,  348. 

t  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  I  :  79,  366. 

X  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  Collections,  First  Series,  vol.  9  :  170 ;  also 
Clapp's  History  of  Dorchester,  Massachusetts,  1859:  XI,  404. 

§  New  England  Historical  and  Ge7iealogical  Register,  vol.  48  :  207. 

II   Sumner's  History  of  East  Boston,  1858  :  168. 

If  Josselyn's  Chronological  Observations  of  America,  London,  1674  :  253. 


672  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


is  found  in  the  statement  of  Colonel  Cartwright,  who,  in 
1665,  says  in  his  Memorial:  "  M--  [Samuel]  Maverick  hath 
his  mother,  wife,  children  &  brothers  living  there  ...  in  the 
Massachusets."* 

*  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  48:  207. 

A  brief  sketch  of  the  Maverick  brothers  will  show  how  thoroughly  they 
were  identified  with  others  mentioned  in  this  volume :  — 

I.  Samuel-,  b.  about  1602,  in  England.  He  wrote  of  himself,  in  1660,  that 
he  had  spent  his  time  "in  America,  even  from  the  year  1624  till  within 
these  two  years  last  past."  It  is  now  known  that  he  came  in  Sir  Fer- 
dinando  Gorges'  first  company  to  Wessagusset  (Weymouth)  in  1623, 
with  Blackstone  and  Walford.  From  there  he  went  to  Winnisimet 
(Chelsea)  ;  and,  later,  to  Noddle's  Island  (East  Boston),  where,  "with 
the  helpe  of  one  Mr.  David  Tompson,"  he  built  a  small  Fort,  "  placing 
therein  foure  Murtherers  [pieces  of  ordnance]  to  protect  him  from 
the  Indians."  He  had  no  sympathy  with  his  father's  dissent,  and  early 
in  life  was  an  avowed  Episcopalian.  This  probably  was  the  reason  why 
he  was  not  made  freeman  until  Oct.  2,  1632,  though  his  name  was  first 
on  the  list  of  "such  as  desire[d]  to  be  made  Freemen,"  Oct.  19,  1630. 
Yet  he  was  popular,  —  "a  man  of  a  very  loving  and  curteous  behavior, 
very  ready  to  entertaine  strangers."  He  was  appointed  April  2,  1664, 
by  Charles  II,  to  be  one  of  four  Royal  Commissioners;  a  year  later, 
they  were  recalled.  There  is  no  doubt  that  he  knew  Isaac  Allerton 
well,  for  he  eventually  retired  to  New  Amsterdam,  where  he  is  sup- 
posed to  have  died  before  1676.  His  wife  was  Amias,  widow  of  David 
Tompson,  who  assisted  in  building  his  Fort.  Her  maiden  name  was 
Cole,  or  Colle.  "  David  Thomson  and  Amyes  Colle  "  were  mar.  July 
13,  1613,  in  Plymouth,  England. 
Issue:  I.  Nathaniel'' Maverick. 

2.  Mary"  Maverick,  was  mar.,  first,   Feb.  8,  1655,  to  John  Palsgrave; 

mar.,  second,   Sept.  20,  1660,  to  Hon.  Francis  Hooke,  of  Kittery 
Point,  Maine. 

3.  Samuel"  Maverick,  mar.  Dec,  1660,  Rebecca,  daughter  to  Rev.  John 

Wheelwright.  He  d.  March  10,  1664,  at  Boston.  His  widow  was 
mar.  March  12,  1671-72,  at  Boston,  to  William  Bradbury. 
II.  Elias 2  Maverick,  b.  about  1604,  in  England,  was  of  Charlestown  and 
Chelsea.  He  was  made  freeman  June  11,  1633  ;  was  a  member  of  the 
Charlestown  church,  and  of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery  Com- 
pany. He  married  Ann  Harris,  and  d.  Sept.  8, 1681.  Issue :  Five  sons 
and  six  daughters. 

III.  Antipas  2  Maverick,  b. ,  in  England,  is  recorded  as  "  belonging  to  y* 

He  of  Shoals."  June  23,  1646,  "  Edward  Smale  "  sold  his  entire  pro- 
perty at  Kittery,  Maine,  to  Antipas  Maverick,  who  remained  thereuntil 
his  death,  July  2,  1678.   (Vide  page  4.)   Antipas  Maverick  mortgaged 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  673 

Moses  ^  Maverick,  the  youngest  of  the  brothers,  who  mar- 
ried Remember  Allerton,  was  born  about  1610,  in  County 
Devon,  England.  He  was,  without  doubt,  a  member  of  the 
First  Church  of  Dorchester,  of  which  his  father  was  pastor, 
before  its  reconstruction  in  1636  ;  for  he  was  admitted  free- 
man of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  on  Sept.  3,  1634,  be- 
ing then  accounted  a  citizen  of  Dorchester,*  and  no  one  was 
then  made  a  freeman  who  was  not  already  a  church  member. 
While  there  is  no  record  of  a  grant  of  land  to  Moses  Mav- 
erick, in  Dorchester,  it  is  evident  that  he  had  a  grant,  from 
the  mention  in  the  Town  Books,  Jan.  2,  1637-38,  that  Good- 
man Greenway  should  have  all  the  land  at  Pine  Neck  "  for 
his  great  lott  except  4  acres  belonging  to  Good  [man]  Bing- 
ham and  6  Acres  bought  of  Moses  Mauericke."  t  This  lot 
is  alluded  to  again  in  a  deed  of  Greenway  to  his  son-in-law, 
Robert  Pearce,  and  Ann,  his  wife,  dated  Feb.  5,  1650,  when 
he  conveyed  to  them  all  his  land  at  Pine  Neck  in  Dorchester, 
adding  that  "  six  acres  was  purchased  of  moses  mauericke 
together  with  the  meadow  in  the  said  necke  belonging  to  the 
same  together  with  the  Coinons  appertayning  to  the  six  acres 
afore  mentioned."  X 

Roads  says  that  Moses  Maverick  arrived  at  Marblehead 
with  Isaac  Allerton,  in  1631,  in  the  White  Angel.  They  prob- 
ably were  directed  to  that  point  by  Samuel  Maverick,  who 
later  described  Marblehead  as  the  best  place  for  fishing  on 

this  "  house  &  land  that  is  scittuate  &  being  in  Kittrie,"  Dec.  i6,  1663, 
to  Moses  Maverick,  of  Marblehead,  for  £,^0-    He  also  became  involved 
in  transactions  with   Thomas    Booth  ;  but   appears   to  have  met  his 
obligations,  at  least  in  part,  since  his  heirs  conveyed,  in   1682,  forty 
acres  of  the  original  hundred  to  one  Dennett.    {Essex  County  Deeds, 
Book  3  :  389-390;  also  Appendix  I,  II.) 
Issue:  I.  Catherine 3  Maverick,  mar.  Stephen  Paul,  of  Kittery. 
2.  Abigail  ^  Maverick,  mar.  Edward  Oilman,  of  Exeter,  N.  H. 
IV.  Moses  2  Maverick,  b.  about  1610,  in  England. 
V.  Abigail  2  Maverick  (probably),  who  was  admitted,  Feb.  18,  1637-38,  to  the 
First  Church  of  Charlestown. 
*  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  1 :  369 ;  also  Records  of  the  First 
Church  of  Dorchester,  1636-1^34,  1891  :  XV. 
t    Town  Records  of  Dorchester,  1880  :  26. 
X  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  vol.  i  :  201. 


674  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


the  coast.  "  Here  be  good  harbour  for  boates,  and  safe  rid- 
ing for  shippes,"  wrote  Wood,  in  1633.*  The  first  settlement 
was  at  Peach  Point,  near  Little  Harbor,  and  here  Moses 
Maverick  lived  as  early  as  1634.  He  and  AUerton,  with  their 
servants,  were  engaged  in  fishing. 

There  is  no  record  of  early  land-grants  in  Marblehead  to 
Moses  Maverick.  On  May  6,  1635,  he  came  into  possession 
of  all  the  houses  and  stages  of  his  father-in-law,  Isaac  AUer- 
ton, "to  enioy  to  him  &  his  heires  for  euer."  f  In  1650, 
Sarah  Webber,  widow  of  John  Webber,  of  Lynn,  made  over 
to  Maverick  a  small  parcel  of  land  at  Marblehead,  "  being 
in  the  possession  of  the  sd  moses  mavericke."  %  He  also 
acquired,  in  1653,  a  dwelling  house  and  half  an  acre  of 
land  near  Mr.  Walton's  orchard,  and  with  William  Pitt, 
eighty-five  acres  bordering  on  the  northeast  on  the  town 
of  Manchester.  Two  years  later,  1655,  Thomas  Chubb,  of 
Manchester,  and  "  Anis  his  wife,"  conveyed  to  Maverick  and 
Pitt  a  dwelling-house,  and  fifty  acres  upon  which  the  house 
stood. § 

His  fishing-stages,  house,  etc.,  on  "his  island  or  poynt  of 
land  comonly  caled  Maverick's  Island,"  containing  two  acres, 
"  Moses  Maverick  of  Marblehead,  marchant,"  and  Eunice 
his  wife,  conveyed,  Aug.  20,  1672,  to  William  Browne,  "for 
a  valuable  consideration."  The  island  is  described  as  "be- 
ing scittuate  in  Marblehead  aforesaid  &  is  surrounded  with 
the  sea  at  high  water ; "  by  the  same  deed  he  also  conveyed 
"  one  halfe  of  a  warehouse,  standing  neere  the  orchard  of 
Mr.  Walton  deceased."  || 

Mr.  Moses  Maverick  became  a  member  of  the  First  Church 
of  Salem  in  1638  ;  and  thereafter  was  active  in  all  the  enter- 
prises of  the  church  and  town.  He  usually  appears  on  the 
records  with  the  title  of  "  M>-."  In  1638,  he  was  active  in 
assisting  Mr.  William  Walton,  minister  of  the  Salem  church, 
to  build  the  first  meeting-house  ;    in   1659,  he  was  one  of 


*  William  Wood's  New- England's  Prospect,  1865  :  48. 

t  Vide  page  629.  \  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  vol.  1 :  134. 

§  Essex  Cotitity  Deeds,  Book  i  :  70,  69. 

II  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  3 :  530-533. 


The  A  Her  ion  Family  675 

a  committee  to  have  the  meeting-house  "sealed"  (ceiled). 
He  was  chosen,  April  6,  1672,  chairman  of  a  committee  to 
settle  a  serious  quarrel  as  to  seating  the  congregation  in 
the  new  "  lean-to  "  of  the  meeting-house.*  On  May  24, 
1684,  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Marblehead  was 
formed,  with  Samuel  Cheever,  Ruth  Cheever,  Moses  Maver- 
ick, and  Eunice  Maverick  first  in  the  list  of  its  fifty-four 
members. t 

On  June  7,  1636,  "  M''  Moses  Maverick  paid  the  Gov'^no"' 
[of  Massachusetts  Bay]  40^  rent  for  Nodles  Hand."  %  It  is 
supposed  that  he  hired  the  island  during  the  absence  of 
his  brother  Samuel  in  Virginia,  in  order  "  to  hold  it  during 
his  [Samuel's]  Southern  excursion."  After  this,  Moses  was 
wholly  identitied  with  the  interests  of  Marblehead,  where  his 
tax,  Jan.  i,  1637-38,  was  next  to  the  largest  in  the  town. 
Sept.  6,  1638,  he  was  "  pmitted  to  sell  a  tun  of  wine  at  Mar- 
ble Head,  &  not  to  exceede  this  yeare."§  Dec.  23,  1638, 
he  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Walton  were  chosen  to  lay  out  certain 
lots  of  land.  In  1648,  when  there  was  a  shortage  of  common 
pasture  land,  Moses  Maverick  was  allowed  a  share  for  three 
cows,  and  Isaac  Allerton  for  two.  || 

The  record  of  the  first  town-meeting,  held  at  Marblehead 
in  1649,  names  Mr.  Moses  Maverick  and  six  others,  who 
were  chosen  selectmen.  In  1662,  he  was  the  first  to  sign  an 
agreement  as  to  a  public  landing-place  or  wharf  in  the  town. 
Again,  he  was  the  first  of  a  hundred  and  forty  signers  of  a 
petition  against  imposts  at  Marblehead. H  The  Samuel  Mav- 
erick who  also  signed  is  thought  to  have  been  Samuel  ^,  son 
to  Moses,  who  was  of  age  on  Dec.  19,  1668.  The  petition, 
though  undated,  probably  was  presented  to  the  General  Court 
about  February,  1668-69.  I^  May,  1669,  a  reduction  of  duties 
throughout  the  Colony  was  ordered.** 

*  Roads's  History  and  Traditions  of  Marblehead,  1897  :  14,  21,  26. 

t  Manual  of  the  First  Coiigregational  Church  of  Marblehead,  1876:  15. 

X  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  i  :  176. 

§  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  i  :  236. 

II  Roads's  History  and  Traditions  of  Marblehead,  1897  :  15,  20. 

T[  N'ew  Etigland  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  9  :  82. 

**  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  4  :  pt.  2  :  418. 


6/6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

On  June  i,  1677,  "  Ml"  Moses  Mauericke  "  and  two  others 
were  empowered  by  the  Court  "  as  comissioners  to  end  smale 
causes  at  Marblehead  according  to  law;  and  also  that  M"" 
Mauericke  haue  power  to  joyne  persons  in  marriage  w^Mn 
the  sajd  toune  .  .  .  ,  and  also  to  administer  oathes  both  in 
civil  &  criminal  cases."  *  It  is  probable  that  Mr.  Maverick 
already  had  served  as  magistrate  for  a  number  of  years, 
though  this  was  the  first  record  of  his  formal  appointment 
to  that  office,  since  he  is  mentioned  as  having  been  "  the 
founder  and  for  many  years  the  only  magistrate  in  Marble- 
head."  Mr.  Roads,  in  his  "  History  of  Marblehead,"  gives  a 
photograph  of  an  affidavit,  dated  Nov.  28,  1677,  in  the  hand- 
writing of  Moses  Maverick,  "Commissioner."!  The  three 
commissioners  asked  the  Court,  March  29,  1681,  to  remit 
a  fine  of  ;^io,  for  not  having  sent  the  town's  quota  of  sol- 
diers in  time  of  war ;  one  half  of  the  fine  was  remitted.  On 
July  4,  1684,  Mr.  Maverick  was  appointed  chairman  of  a 
committee  of  three  to  investigate  the  claims  of  certain  In- 
dians, heirs  to  the  Squaw  Sachem  of  Saugus,  to  land  in 
Marblehead. 

The  last  of  Moses  Maverick's  many  and  valuable  pub- 
lic services,  which  extended  over  a  period  of  fifty  years, 
were  those  rendered  as  Town  Clerk.  There  is  no  entry  to 
show  when  he  began  to  serve ;  it  is  probable  that  he  had 
done  the  clerical  work  of  the  settlement  before  the  town 
was  established.  He  died  at  Marblehead,  Jan.  28,  1685- 
86,  aged  seventy-six  years.  The  town  record  of  his  death 
states  that  he  "solemnized  the  preceding  marriages  and 
being  Clerke  registered  y«=  births  and  deaths  preceding."  % 
His  widow,  Eunice,  survived  him,  and  was  living  on  Dec.  5, 
1698. 

The  will  of  Moses  Maverick,  dated  "  this  [  ]  day  of  Jan- 
uary: Anno  Dom  :  1685,"  lacked  not  only  the  day  of  the 
month  but  the  signature.  For  that  reason,  when  it  was  pre- 
sented to  the  County  Court,  held  at  Ipswich,  March  30,  1686, 

*  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  5  :  148. 

t  Roads's  History  and  Traditions  of  Marblehead,  1897  :  4S6. 

X   Vital  Statistics  0/  Marblehead,  1900,  vol.  2  :  614. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  677 

some  of  the  children  objected  to  its  allowance.*  Samuel 
Cheever,  minister  of  the  church  at  Marblehead,  who  drew 
the  will,  delivered  it  to  the  Court ;  yet  the  depositions  of 
Ambrose  Gale,  of  Marblehead,  a  "  loving  freind  "  of  Mav- 
erick, and  Archibald  Ferguson  and  John  Norman,  his  sons- 
in-law,  were  taken,  in  1685  and  1686,  at  the  County  Court 
in  Salem,  to  attest  to  the  circumstances  attending  the  mak- 
ing of  the  will.  These  depositions  and  the  will,  which  was 
allowed,  are  filed  in  the  Registry  of  Probate  at  Boston.f 
After  making  ample  provision  for  his  widow,  Eunice,  dur- 
ing her  lifetime,  he  provided  that,  at  her  decease,  "  Moses 
Hawks  y*  onely  surviving  child  of  my  daughter  Rebecca 
deceased,"  should  be  paid  ;i^5  ;  and  the  same  should  be 
paid  to  each  of  the  four  children  of  his  "daughter  Abi- 
gail deceased,  viz*  Sam'^ :  Ward,  Abigail  Hinds,  Mary  Dalla- 
ber  &  Martha  Ward."  The  remainder  of  the  estate  was  to 
be  divided  equally  between  his  "  four  daughters,  vizt  Eliz : 
Skinner,  Remem''  Woodman,  Mary  fferguson  &  Sarah  Nor- 
man." 

The  inventory  of  the  estate,  taken  Feb.  26,  1685-86, 
amounted  to  ^^^342  :  19  :  00.  "  His  house  &  Land  with  one 
Cow-commonage :  with  the  outhousing,"  was  estimated  at 
;^i5o  ;  a  small  pasture  behind  y^  meeting  house,  £^  ;  med- 
dow  ground  before  the  house,  ;^6o ;  his  part  in  the  ffarme, 
;^6o  ;  and  one  Cow  lease,  £^"  The  remainder  consisted 
of  "two  old  swords  &  gun,  15^"  household  furniture,  a  few 
books,  cattle,  farming  implements,  etc.  The  widow  gave  a 
bond,  July  15,  1686,  as  administratrix  of  the  estate,  but 
neglected  to  fulfil  her  duties,  and  several  times  was  called 
upon  by  the  heirs  for  an  accounting.  Finally,  "  the  house 
[being]  much  decayed,  and  in  a  ruinous  condition,"  the 
widow  and  heirs  signed  an  agreement,!  Nov.  29,  1698,  for 
the  sale  of  the  entire  estate,  with  stipulations  for  the  "  cred- 
itable and  comfortable  maintenance  "  of  the  widow,  out  of 
her  thirds,  and   the  division  of  the  remaining  two   thirds 

*  Essex  County  Court,  1682-1692,  Ipswich,  Case  No.  35. 
t  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Docket  :  1472. 
X  Essex  County  Probate,  Docket  :  18029. 


678  Gettealogy  of  Edward  Small 

among  the  heirs.  This  agreement,  which  gave  general  satis- 
faction, was  signed  in  the  presence  of  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Cheever,  by 

*'  Eunice  Maverick  [Seal] 
Archibald  fferguson  [Seal] 
Moses  Hawks  [Seal] 

John  Norman  ) 
Sarah  norman  ) 
Samuel  Ward  [Seal] 

elizebeth  hewes  [Seal] 

Tho :  Jackson  [Seal] 

Thomas  Perkins        [Seal]  " 
The  above   parties  acknowledged  the  above  "within  y^ 
County  of  Essex  .  .  .  Decemb""  5^*^  1698  "  before  Jonathan 
Corwin.* 

Issue  by  first  wife :  i.  Rebecca*  Maverick,  bap.  Aug.  7, 
1639  ;  mar.  June  3,  1658,  John  ^  Hawkes,  of  Lynn  ;  d. 
Nov.  4,  1659,  soon  after  the  birth  of  a  son  Moses  ^ 
The  second  wife  of  John  ^  Hawkes  was  Sarah  ^,  daugh- 
ter to  Elder  Thomas^  Cushman.f 

2.  Mary^  Maverick,  bap.  Feb.  14,  1640-41;  d.  Feb.  24, 

1655,  in  Boston,  aged  fifteen  years. 

3.  Abigail^   Maverick,   bap.    Jan.    12,    1645;    mar.  

Ward.  Issue  :  I.  Samuel  Ward.  II.  Abigail  Ward  ; 
mar.  about  1681,  to  William  Hinds  or  Hines ;  d, 
1688.    Issue :  three  children  b.  in  Marblehead,  and 

perhaps   others.    III.    Mary  Ward ;   mar. Dol- 

liber,  or  Deliver.  Issue,  bap.  at  Marblehead  :  i. 
Joseph.  2.  Abigail.  3.  Peter  Doliver.  IV.  Martha 
Ward  ;  mar. Wood. 

4.  Elizabeth  *  Maverick,  bap.   Dec.  3,   1646 ;  d.   before 

Sept.,  1649. 

5.  Samuel'  Maverick,  bap.  Dec.  19,  1647.    He  signed  a 

protest,  about  Jan.,  1668-69,  ^i^h  his  father  and 
others,  against  imposts  at  Marblehead,  but  probably 

*  All  the  papers  in  connection  with  the  settlement  of  this  estate,  including 
the  will,  are  given  in  The  Mayflower  Descendant,  vol.  5  :  129-141. 
t  Vide  pages  556,  564. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  679 

was  not  living  in  1685,  as  he  was  not  mentioned  in 
the  will  or  settlement  of  the  estate  of  his  father, 

6.  Elizabeth^  Maverick,  bap.  Sept.  30,   1649;  was  mar., 

first,  April  6,  1665,  to  Nathaniel^  Grafton,  son  to 
Joseph  ^  and  Mary  Grafton.  He  d.  Feb.  11,  1671-72, 
at  Barbadoes,  and  she  was  mar.,  second,  to  Thomas 
Skinner,*  of  Boston.  The  first  wife  of  Thomas  Skin- 
ner  was    Mary ;  their   daughter  Mary  was  b. 

Oct.  4,  1670,  in  Boston.    He  d.  Dec.  28  [1690],  in 
Boston. 
Issue  by  first  husband :  I.  Elizabeth  Grafton,  b.  Dec. 
18,  1667;  mar.  Nov.  25,  i68[?],  at  Boston,  to  Wil- 
liam Hughes. 

II.  Remember  Grafton,  b.  Sept.  29,  1669. 

III.  Priscilla  Grafton,  b.  March  12,  167 1 ;  mar.  Oct.  15, 
1690,  in  Boston,  by  Isaac  Addington,  Esq.,  Assist- 
ant, to  Thomas  Jackson. 

Issue  by  second  husband  :  IV,  Rebecca  Skinner,  b.  Jan. 
22,  1677-78,  in  Boston, 

V.  Sarah  Skinner,  b.  Sept.  18,  1687,  in  Boston. 

7.  Remember^  Maverick,  bap.  Sept.  12,  1652  ;  mar.,  first, 

to  Edward  Woodman,  Sr,,  of  Boston,  later  called  a 
mariner  of  Marblehead.  She  was  mar,,  second,  July 
26,  1694,  in  Boston,  by  the  Rev.  Cotton  Mather,  to 
Thomas  Perkins.  Remember  Perkins  d,  before  Nov. 
29,  1698,  Issue  by  first  husband  :  I.  Remember 
Woodman,  b.  1673.  II.  John  Woodman,  b.  1676  ; 
and  five  others. 
Issue  by  second  wife :  8.  Mary  ^  Maverick,  bap.  Sept.  6, 
1657;  mar.  to  Archibald  Ferguson,  b.  about  1649. 
She  d.  about  1695,  at  Marblehead. 
Issue :    I.  Archibald   Ferguson,  b.    Oct.    19,   1684,  in 

Marblehead ;  d.  young. 
II.  James   Ferguson,  b.   Jan.  3,   1685-86,  in   Marble- 
head. 

III.  David  Ferguson,  b.  Feb.  26,  1687-88,  in  Marble- 

head. 

*  Not  before  published.  Miss  M.  B.  Fairbanks,  Boston. 


68o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

IV.  Archibald   Ferguson,  b.  May  ii,   1690,  in  Marble- 
head. 
V.  Mary  Ferguson,  b.  July  22,  1694,  in  Marblehead. 
9.  Moses'  Maverick,  bap.  "  4  day  i"""  1660,"  in  the  First 
Church  of  Boston  ;  d.  young. 

10.  A  son^,  b.  March  20,  1663  ;  d.  1698. 

11.  Sarah  '  Maverick;  the  only  child  living  Nov.  29,  1698, 

at  the  division  of  the  estate  of  Moses  ^  Maverick. 

She  was  mar.  Nov.  10,   1683,  to  John  Norman,  of 

Marblehead,  b.  about  1660. 
Issue:  I.  Richard  Norman,  b.  Sept.  4,  1684,  in  Marble- 
head. 
II.  Margaret  Norman,  b.  1685,  in  Marblehead. 

III.  Eunice  Norman,  b.  March  14,  1686,  in  Marblehead. 

IV.  Moses  Norman,  b.  Feb.  23,  1687,  in  Marblehead. 
V.  John  Norman,  b.  March  2,  1690,  in  Marblehead  ;  d. 

young. 

VI.  Sarah   Norman,  b.  Jan.   26,   1693,   in   Marblehead; 
mar.,  17 18,  John  Broughton. 
VII.  Benjamin  Norman,  b.  Aug.  18,  1694,  in  Marblehead; 
d.  young. 
VIII.  John  Norman,  bap.  April  26,  1696,  in  Marblehead. 

IX.  Benjamin  Norman,  bap.  Oct.  8,  1699,  i"  Marblehead. 

X.  Jonathan  Norman,  bap.  March  9,  1700-01,  in  Mar- 
blehead. 

XI.  Elizabeth  Norman,  b.  Aug.  30,  1706,  in  Marblehead. 

III.  Mary  ^  AUerton,  b.  about  1616,  at  Leyden  ;  mar.,  about  1636, 

in  Plymouth,  to  Thomas^  Cushman ;  d,  Nov.  28,  1699,  in 
Plymouth,  aged  about  eighty-three  years.  She  was  the  last 
survivor  of  those  who  came,  1620,  in  the  Mayflower* 

IV.  Sarah  ^  Allerton,  b.  about  1618,  at  Leyden.    Sarah  came  to 

New  England  in  the  Amie,  1623,  with  her  aunt,  Sarah 
Cuthbertson.t  It  has  been  stated  by  many  that  she 
became  the  wife  of  Moses  Maverick;  but  his  first  wife 
is  proved  to  have  been  her  sister  Remember,  his  second 
wife  was  Eunice  (Cole)  Roberts,  and  he  never,  at  any 
time,  had  a  wife  Sarah.    It  is  probable  that  Sarah  Aller- 


*  Vide  pages  537,  553,  554.  f  Vide  page  600. 


The  Allerton  Family  68 1 

ton  died  before  165 1,  as  Bradford  makes  no  mention  of 
her  at  that  time  with  the  others. 
V.  A  child,'-'  buried  Feb.  5,  1620,  in  the  Pieterskerk,  at  Ley- 
den.* 
VI,  A  son  2,  born  and  died  in  Provincetown  harbor. 

ISSUE  BY  SECOND  WIFE 

VII.  Isaac'',  b.  about  1630,  in  Plymouth.  His  mother  died  when 
he  was  four  years  of  age.  On  his  father's  removal  to  New 
Amsterdam,  about  1639,  the  young  Isaac  remained  at 
Plymouth  with  his  grandfather  Brewster,  who  prepared 
him  for  college.  In  1650,  when  he  was  twenty  years  of 
age,  "  Isaacus  Allertonus  "  was  named  in  the  catalogue 
of  "  Harvard  College,  Cambridge,  New-England,"  as  hav- 
ing received  a  degree. f  Upon  returning  to  his  father's 
home,  then  in  New  Haven,  Isaac,  Jr.,  was  closely  asso- 
ciated in  commercial  and  maritime  pursuits  with  his 
father,  for  whom,  in  the  later  years  of  Isaac,  Sr.,  he  fre- 
quently acted  in  the  courts. 

At  the  time  of  his  father's  death,  in  1659,  Isaac,  Jr.,  was 
"  gone  from  home,"  but,  upon  his  return,  produced  the  will 
by  which  he  and  his  stepmother  were  made  joint  trustees  or 
executors  under  the  will.  The  widow  "  renounced  "  her  part 
of  that  trust, .and  Isaac  declined  to  proceed  "vnlesse  he 
might  be  left  free  to  act  as  he  saw  conuenient."  Two  others 
were  chosen  trustees ;  yet  it  is  apparent  that  Isaac  was 
consulted  with  regard  to  the  settlement  of  the  estate,  both 
in  New  Haven  and  New  York,  and  through  his  endeavors 
the  homestead  was  saved  for  the  widow  during  her  lifetime. 
In  New  York,  "  M""  Isaack  AUarton  the  younger  "  appeared 
in  court,  Dec.  9,  1659,  with  the  request  that  curators  of  the 
estate  be  appointed  there. t  The  following  year  he  removed 
to  the  land  in  Virginia  which  his  father  had  received  ten 

*  Dexter's  England  and  Holland  of  the  Pilgrims,  1905  :  601. 

t  Mather's  Magnalia,  vol.  2  :  30 ;  Catalogue  of  Harvard  College,  vol.  2  ;  also 
Langdon's  Biographical  Sketches  of  Graduates  of  Harvard  University,  1873, 
vol.  I  :  253-256. 

X  Records  of  New  Amsterdam,  1653-1674,  vol.  3  :  90. 


682  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


years  before  from  the  Indians ;  here  he  remained  until  his 
death. 

Isaac  ^  Allerton  married,  about  1652,  in  New  Haven. 
Nothing  is  known  of  this  first  wife  except  that  her  name 
was  Elizabeth,  and  that  she  was  the  mother  of  two  children, 
who  survived  her.  His  second  wife,  whom  he  married  in  Vir- 
ginia about  1663,  was  EUzabeth,  widow  of  Major  George 
Colclough,  and  daughter  to  Captain  Thomas  Willoughby,  of 
Virginia.    Colonel  Thomas  Willoughby  was  her  brother. 

Elizabeth  Willoughby  was  mar.,  first,  as  his  second  wife, 
to  Simon  Overzee,  a  Hollander,  who  was  prominent  as  a 
merchant  in  Maryland  and  Virginia.  Overzee's  first  wife  was 
Sarah,  daughter  to  Captain  Adam  and  Sarah  Thoroughgood  ; 
she  was  buried  Oct.  9,  1658.  Administration  was  granted, 
Dec.  18,  1660,  to  Elizabeth,  widow  of  Simon  Overzee;  and 
soon  after  she  was  mar.  to  Major  George  Colclough,  as  his 
second  wife.  Ursula,  the  first  wife  of  Major  Colclough,  mar., 
first,  Richard  Thompson ;  second.  Colonel  John  Mottrom  ; 
and  third,  Colclough.  The  death  of  Major  Colclough  occurred 
about  1662,  and,  in  1663,  his  widow  was  the  wife  of  Isaac  ^ 
Allerton.*  By  this  it  appears  that  Elizabeth  (Willoughby) 
(Overzee)  (Colclough)  Allerton  was  married  three  times 
within  five  years.    She  died  before  October,  1702. 

Though  no  mention  is  found  of  Allerton's  homestead,  it 
is  evident  from  contemporaneous  history  that  he  became 
a  large  and  successful  planter,  and  enjoyed  the  friendship 
and  confidence  of  his  neighbors.  On  March  10,  1670,  he 
entered  into  a  compact  with  John  Lee,  Henry  Corbin,  and 
Thomas  Gerrard  to  build  a  Banqueting  House  "  at  or  near 
the  corner  of  their  respective  lands,  where  they  joined."  The 
agreement,  as  recorded,  states  that  Corbin  and  Lee  should 
build  the  house  "  where  Mr.  Allerton  &  Mr.  Gerard  shall 
think  fit,  for  the  continuance  of  good  Neighborhood."  It 
was  stipulated  that  every  person  "  bear  an  Equal  charge  to 
the  building  thereof  .  .  .  and  each  man  or  his  heirs,  yearly, 
according  to  his  due  course  [turn]  to  make  an  Honorable 
treatment  [entertainment]  fit  to  entertain  the  undertakers 

*  The  Virginia  Magazine  of  History  and  Biography,  vol.  3  :  323,  324. 


The  Allerton  Family  683 

thereof,  their  wives,  mistress  [sweetheart  or  fiancee]  & 
friends,  yearly  &  every  year,  &  to  be  begin  upon  the  2Q)^^  of 
May  [1671]."*  Thus  was  inaugurated  "that  kind  of  dissi- 
pation which  proved  so  destructive  to  Virginia." 

Gerrard,  professedly  a  Roman  Catholic,  died  on  his  plan- 
tation on  Machoatick  Creek,  and,  by  his  will,  dated  Feb.  5, 
1672,  appointed  "  Major  Isaac  Allerton,"  John  Lee,  and  John 
Cooper  to  settle  his  estate.  In  September,  1675,  Major 
Allerton  was  second  in  command  of  forces  under  Colonel 
John  Washington  (great-grandfather  of  George  Washington) 
which  were  sent  out  to  dislodge  the  Susquehannock  Indians 
from  an  old  blockhouse  on  the  Maryland  side  of  the  river-t 
In  1676,  Major  Allerton,  Colonel  St.  Leger  Codd,  and  Colonel 
George  Mason  were  appointed  to  superintend  the  building  of 
a  garrison  or  storehouse,  "60x22,  and  a  magazine  10  feet 
square,  at  Neapsico,  near  Occaquan,  on  the  Potomac  River."  % 
Later,  he  was  mentioned  as  Colonel  Allerton. § 

Isaac  Allerton  was  appointed  April  22,  1663,  Justice  of 
the  Peace  for  Northumberland  County.  On  November  i, 
1667,  he  was  a  member  of  the  "  Committee  of  Association 
of  Northumberland,  Westmoreland  and  Stafford  Counties;" 
member  of  the  House  of  Burgesses,  February  16,  1676-77  ; 
"2*^  in  the  commission  of  the  peace  for  Westmoreland,  and 
of  the  quorum,  Nov.  5,  1677  ; "  member  of  the  Council,  1683. 
Governor  Nicholson,  in  a  letter  dated  June  10,  1691,  re- 
ported to  the  English  government  that  Richard  Lee  (the 
younger),  Isaac  Allerton,  and  John  Armistead,  out  of  scru- 
ples of  conscience,  refused  to  take  the  oath  of  allegiance  to 
William  and  Mary,  and  "  so  were  left  out  of  the  Council  ;  "  || 
it  was  alleged  that  they  were  papists.  But  Isaac  Allerton 
again  appeared  on  the  "  Roll  of  Burgesses  at  an  Assembly 
beginning  the  24'^  day  of  Sept.,  1696."  IF    In  1699,  he  was 

*   Virginia  Magazine  of  History  and  Biography,  vol.  8  :  171,  172. 
t  Fiske's  Old  Virginia  and  Her  Neighbours,  1900  :  vol.  2  :  52,  60. 
X  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  July,  1890. 
§    Virginia  Magazine  of  History  and  Biography,  vol.  i  :  199. 
II    Virginia  Magazine  of  History  and  Biography,  vol.  i  :  199-200. 
T[    Virginia  Magazine  of  History  atid  Biography,  vol.  3  :  425. 


684  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  Naval  Officer  and  Receiver  of  the  Virginia  duties  in  West- 
moreland County,  including  Yeocomico  River."  * 

The  exact  date  of  the  death  of  Isaac '^  Allerton  is  un- 
known ;  his  will,t  dated  October  25,  1702,  v/as  proved  Decem- 
ber 30,  following  ;  his  age  was  seventy-two  years.  As  no 
mention  was  made  of  his  wife,  she  was  not  then  living. 

His  will,  which  was  witnessed  by  Humphrey  Morriss,  John 
Garrard,  and  Daniel  Oceany,  bequeathed,  first,  to  the  "church 
of  Cople  parish,"  in  the  lower  or  eastern  part  of  Westmoreland 
County,  "  the  sum  of  ten  pounds  sterling."  To  "  my  dear  daughter 
Sarah  Lee  &  my  grandson  Allerton  Newton,"  two  large  tracts  of 
land  in  Stafford  County,  "  to  be  equally  divided  between  them ; " 
and  to  the  latter  "  one  thousand  pounds  of  tobacco  to  be  pd  at 
the  yrs  of  one  &  twenty."  To  "  my  dear  Daughter  Elizabeth  Starr 
als.  Heirs  who  lives  in  New  England,"  six  hundred  acres  of  land 
on  the  south  side  of  Rappahannock  River  ;  also  "  two  thousand 
pounds  of  tobacco  to  be  pd  upon  demand."  "  And  forasmuch  as 
my  daughter  Traverse  has  had  a  sufficient  part  or  proportion  of  my 
estate  given  her  in  consideration  of  marriage  I  do  therefore  for 
memorial  sake  give  unto  her  three  daughters  Elizabeth,  Rebecca 
&  Winifred  Travers  the  sum  of  one  thousand  pounds  of  tobacco  J 
apeice  to  be  pd  them  at  the  yrs  of  seventeen  or  the  day  of  mar- 
riage which  shall  first  happen." 

"  Item —  I  give  bequeath  and  devise  all  the  remaining  part  of  my 
land  &  tenements  not  above  bequeathed  how  and  wheresoever  situ- 
ate &  being  to  my  well  beloved  son  Willoughby  Allerton  and  to  his 
heirs  forever."     His  son  Willoughby  was  appointed  sole  executor. 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.  Elizabeth^,  b.  Sept.  27,  1653,  at  New 
Haven  ;  mar.  Dec.  23,  1675,  to  Benjamin  Starr,  of  New 
Haven,  who  d.  in  1678,  aged  thirty-one  years.  She  was 
mar.,  second,  July  22,  1679,  to  Simon  Eyres,  or  Heyres, 
a  sea  captain,  and  cousin  to  her  first  husband.  He  was 
b,  Aug.  6,  1652  in  Boston;  d.  1695. 

On  March  10,  1682-83,  her  father  confirmed  to  her  the 
homestead,  which  she  enjoyed  before  and  after  the  death  of 

*   The  Mayflower  Descendant,  vol.  7  :  173. 

t    The  Mayflower  Descendant,  vol.  7:  174-176. 

\  English  money,  at  that  time,  was  scarce  in  Virginia,  and  tobacco  was  the 
"  common  currency  and  measure  of  value,"  as  beaver  skins  had  been  in  some 
of  the  northern  Colonies. 


The  Alter  ton  F amity  685 

her  grandmother,  Johanna  Allerton,  until  her  own  death  on 
Nov.  17,  1740.    The  house  was  torn  down  soon  after.    She 
also  was  generously  remembered  in  the  will  of  her  father. 
Issue  by  first  husband:    I.  Allerton   Starr,   b.  Jan.  6, 

1677,  in  New  Haven. 
Issue  by  second  husband :    II.  Simon  Eyres,  b.  Sept., 
1682,  in  New  Haven.     III.  Isaac  Eyres,  b.  Feb.  23, 
1683-84,  in  New  Haven  ;  and  perhaps  others. 
2.    Isaac  ^b.  June  II,  1655,  in  New  Haven.    He  was  about 
five  years  of  age  when  his  father  removed  to  Virginia. 
In  1683,  he  returned  to  New  Haven,  and  resided 
there  and    at  Norwich  in  that   State.      He  was  a 
farmer,  taking  little  part  in  public  affairs,  "  but  serv- 
ing with  credit  in  the  Indian  wars."  *    The  date  of 
death  of  Isaac  ^  Allerton  is  unknown  ;  he  is  said  to 
have  passed  away  at  the  home  of  his  son  John*, 
in  Coventry,  Rhode  Island.    Nothing  is  known   of 
his  wife,  nor  with  certainty  how  many  children  he 
had. 
Issue  :   I.  John  *,  b.  about  1685,  in  New  Haven  ;  was  a 
farmer  at  Coventry,  Rhode  Island ;  married  and 
had  a  large  family, 
II.    Jesse*,  b.  about  1686  or  1687,  in  New  Haven;  mar- 
ried and  had  a  son  Zachariah,  and  other  children. 
III.    Isaac  *,  b.  about  1690,  in  New  Haven  ;  d.  young  and 
unmarried.    There  probably  were  other  children. 
Issue  by  second  wife:    3.  Willoughby  ^,  b.   in  Virginia; 
mar.,  about  1719  or  1720,  Hannah,  widow  of  Cap- 
tain  John    Bushrod,  of    Nominy   Plantation,t   and 
daughter  to  William  Keene,  of  North  County. 
Willoughby  Allerton,  like   his  father,  was  prominent  in 
civil  and  military  life  ;  he  also  was  a  large  landed  proprietor, 
living  on  the  west  side  of  Machoatick  Creek,  and  owning 
slaves.    In   17 11,  he  was  Deputy  Collector  of  Customs  for 
York  River.     His  will,  which  was  drawn  up  January  16  and 

*  Allerton's  History  of  the  Allerton  Family,  1888  :  55. 

t  John  Bushrod,  b.  Jan.  30, 1663,  in  Gloucester  County,  Virginia;  d.  Feb.  6, 
1719.     Issue:  I.  Hannah  Bushrod.     II.  Sarah  Bushrod. 


686  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


17,  1723-24,  was  proved  March  25,  following.  He  called 
himself  "  Willoughby  AUerton,  Gent.,"  and  directed  his  ex- 
ecutors that  he  "  be  interred  in  silence,  without  any  show 
of  funebrious  rites  and  solemnities,  and  that  my  grave  be 
impall<^  with  a  brick  wall,  together  with  all  the  rest  of  my 
friends  &  ancestors,  a  year's  time  after  my  death,  .  .  .  and 
further  I  desire  that  none  of  my  friends  may  wear  anything 
of  mourning-cloathing  in  representacon  of  grief  and  sorrow 
for  my  death,"  His  homestead,  "some  500  acres,"  and  his 
sword,  he  willed  to  his  son  Isaac  —  upon  attaining  his  ma- 
jority. To  his  daughter,  Elizabeth  Allerton,  he  left  land  and 
personal  estate ;  and  to  his  widow,  Hannah,  he  gave  back 
all  the  negroes,  cattle,  horses,  sheep,  etc.,  which  she  brought 
to  him  at  her  marriage.* 

Issue:   I.  Elizabeth*;  mar. Quills,  and  had  chil- 
dren, Sarah  and  Margaret,  living  in  1639. 

II.   Isaac*;  mar.  Ann ;  d.  1639.    In  the  probate  of 

his  will  he  was  mentioned  as  "gentleman  of  Cople 
parish,  co.  Westm  :  [Westmoreland]."    Issue  :  i. 
Garwin^    2.  Isaac  ^    3.  Willoughby  ^ 
4.   Sarah  Elizabeth  ^,  b.  about  1670,  in  Virginia  ;  probably 

mar.,  first,  Newton,  and  had  a  son,  Allerton 

Newton.  Her  second  husband  was  Hancock  ^  Lee, 
son  to  Colonel  Richard  ^  Lee,  of  Virginia.  The  first 
wife  of  Hancock  Lee  was  Mary,  daughter  to  Colonel 
William  Kendall,  of  Newport  House,  by  whom  he 
had  children.  Hancock  Lee  was  Justice  of  Northamp- 
ton County,  in  1677  ;  in  1688,  he  removed  to  Wyco- 
mico  Parish  in  Northumberland  County,  where  he 
was  Justice,  1689,  1699,  1702;  burgess,  1688;  naval 
officer,  1699.  In  1729,  he  was  buried  on  his  estate; 
his  widow,  Sarah,  died  two  years  later.  The  inscrip- 
tion on  the  tomb  of  Hancock  Lee  says  :  "  and  Sarah 
his  last  wife,  daughter  of  Isaac  Allerton  Esq.,  who 
departed  this  life  the  17th  May,  Anno  Domo  1731, 
Aeta  60  years." 
Issue  by  first  wife :  I.  William  ^  Lee.    II.  Richard  ^  Lee. 

*  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  July,  1890. 


The  A  Her  ton  Family  687 


III.    Anne*  Lee;  mar.  to  William  Armistead.     IV. 
John  *   Lee.     Issue,   probably    by   second   wife :   V. 
Isaac  2  Lee,  b.  1707  ;  d.  1727,  in  England.    VI.  Han- 
cock* Lee  (twin).   VII.  Elizabeth*  Lee  (twin). 
.    Frances  * ;  mar.,  about  1685  or  1686,  to  Captain  Samuel  ^ 
Travers,  b.  1660,  son  to  William  ^  Travers,  of  Vir- 
ginia.   They  lived  in  Richmond  County,  at  Fairham 
Creek,    North  Fairham    Parish.     In   1693,  he  was 
Justice  of  Richmond  County. 
Issue:  I.  Elizabeth  *  Travers.    II.  Rebecca  *  Travers ; 
in  172 1,  the  wife  of  Charles  Colston.    III.  Winifred* 
Travers. 


THE   ANDREWS   FAMILY 

THOMAS'  ANDREWS 

Thomas  Andrews  and  his  son  Joseph  came  from  County 
Devon,  England,  and  settled  in  Hingham,  Massachusetts, 
prior  to  the  arrival  of  the  Rev.  Peter  Hobart  and  his  com- 
pany in  1635.*  At  the  drawing  of  the  house-lots,  on  Sep- 
tember 18,  1635,  Thomas  Andrews  drew  five  acres,  includ- 
ing back  land  on  Town  Street,  now  North  Street.  His  lot 
was  the  one  upon  which  stood,  in  1899,  the  dwelling  owned 
by  the  heirs  of  the  late  Perez  Lincoln.  He  was  aged  at  the 
time  of  his  arrival,  and  did  not  long  survive.  The  Rev.  Peter 
Hobart  wrote  in  his  diary,  under  date  of  August  21,  1643: 
"Old  Thomas  Andrews  dyed." 

ISSUE 
I.   Joseph^.    (Vide  infra.) 
II,   Thomas  ^ ;  t  who  has  been  mentioned   as   probably  son  to 
Thomas  ^  Andrews,  of  Hingham,  though  no  evidence  has 

*  The  Rev.  Peter  Hobart  and  his  twin  brother,  Edmund,  were  sons  of 
Edmund  Hobart,  of  Hingham,  England.  They  were  baptized  Oct.  13,  1604, 
in  that  town.  The  diary  of  the  Rev.  Peter  Hobart  contained  many  valuable 
records,  among  them  the  following :  "  I  with  my  wife  and  four  children  came 
safely  to  New  England  June  ye  8:  1635."  ^^  arrived  at  Charlestown,  but  in 
September  following  removed  his  family  to  Hingham,  where,  after  a  pastorate 
of  forty-four  years,  he  died  Jan.  20.  1679.  To  him  the  town  probably  owes  its 
name. 

t  This  Thomas  Andrews  was  not  one  of  the  Merchant  Adventurers.  (Vide 
page  607.)  It  is  probable  that  Thomas  and  Richard  Andrews,  of  London,  who 
signed  the  agreement,  were  brothers.  Both  men  assisted  the  Massachusetts 
Bay  Colony  with  liberal  contributions  of  money,  and  with  their  services. 

Thomas  Andrews  served  as  Deputy  in  England  before  Winthrop's  colony 
came  over  in  1630;  he  also  was  chosen,  June  17,  1629,  in  England,  as  auditor 
of  the  Ray  Company's  "accompts."  In  1651,  "The  Right  Hon.  Thomas 
Andrews  esq."  was  Lord  Mayor  of  London.  Vide  Young's  Chronicles,  1846  : 
81  ;  also  Massachusetts  Historical  Society's  Collections,  vol.  10  :  27. 


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been  found  to  establish  that  relationship  beyond  the  simi- 
larity of  names,  and  the  fact  that  this  Thomas  does  not 
belong  to  any  other  Andrews  family  at  that  time  in  New 
England.  He  settled  in  Dorchester.  "  Mattapan  "  became 
the  town  of  Dorchester  Sept.  7,  1630,  and  the  bounds  were 
established  six  years  later. 

On  Dec.  17,  1634,  three  acres  of  land  were  granted  Thomas 
Andrews  next  the  house  which  he  already  had  built.  Before 
1636,  he  and  his  wife  "  Ann  "  were  members  of  the  First 
Church ;  but  the  date  of  their  admission  was  on  the  early 
missing  records.  On  March  6,  1637-38,  the  sale  of  Mr. 
Curling's  land  was  confirmed,  and  it  was  appointed  to  be 
laid  out  "by  M""  Benjamin  &  M""  Joseph  Weld  to  M''  An- 
drews."* In  1637,  Thomas  Andrews  was  one  of  the  ninety- 
five  inhabitants  among  whom  Dorchester  Neck  was  divided. 
He  was  bailifT  in  i66o.t  "Thomas  Andrews  Departed  this 
life  the  20'^  (Mon  :  3"?)  May  1673."  His  will,  dated  two 
weeks  before  his  death,  is  found  in  the  Suffolk  County 
Probate.  "  Anne  Andrewes  widow  died  January :  13th : 
[i6]84." 

Issue:  I.  Thomas ^  bap.  June  23,  1639,  in  Dorchester; 
mar.  Dec.  31,  1667,  Phebe,  daughter  to  Richard  Gourd 
(Goard).  He  was  then  "Thomas  Andrews  Jun"","  and 
of  Dorchester. 

Issue:'!.  Thomas ^  b.  Dec.  31,  1668,  in  Dorchester. 
II.   Joseph'*,  b.  Dec.   25,  1675,    in  Dorchester;    mar. 

Elizabeth  ,  and  had,  in  Dorchester,  issue: 

I.  Phebe  ^  b.  March  25,  1706.  2.  Elizabeth &,  b. 
Feb.  19,  1707-08.  3.  Hannah  ^  b.  Nov.  i,  1709. 
4.  Mary^b.  Nov.  5,  1712.  5.  Thankful^  b.  May 
ig,  1715.  6.  Ebenezer^  b.  April  13,  1721.  7. 
Joseph  ^  b.  July  15,  1724. 

III.  Thankful  *,  b.  May  i,  1680,  in  Dorchester. 

IV.  John*,  b.  "the  last  weeke  in  July:  1686,"  in  Dor- 

chester; mar.  April  8,  1708,  in  Dorchester,  Mar- 

*  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records.,  vol.  I  :  219. 

t  Drake's  Materials  for  Early  History  of  Dorchester,  1851  :  9. 

X  Dorchester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1891 :  28,  120. 


690  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

garet  Lord.    Issue  :  i.  Thomas  ^  b.  Jan.  28, 1708- 

09;  d.  young.     2.  Margaret^  b.  June  11,  1710. 

3.  Mary^  b.  April  9,  1712  ;  d.  young.   4.  Mary^ 

b.  March  28,  1714.    5.  John  ^  b.  March  10,  1715. 

6.  Thomas  S  b.  Feb.  14,  1717-18.    7.  Sarah  ^  b. 

Feb,  14,  1720-21.    8.  Samuel^,  b.  Oct.  19,  1722. 

9.  William  ^  b.  July  15,  1725. 
2.    Susanna'';  mar.  to  William  Hopkins.    They  removed 
to  Roxbury.    She  and  her  children  were  mentioned 
in  her  father's  will. 


JOSEPH  2  ANDREWS 

Joseph  Andrews,  born  about  1597,  in  County  Devon, 
England,  went  with  his  father  to  Hingham,  Massachusetts, 
before  1635.  His  house-lot  granted  by  the  town,  September 
18, 1635,  was  "  next  west "  of  that  of  his  father,  and  contained 
five  acres,  including  back  land. 

He  was  the  first  Town  Constable,  being  "sworne  consta- 
ble of  Barecove"  (afterward  incorporated  as  Hingham)  July 
8,  1635.*  At  this  unsettled  period  the  office  was  of  the 
utmost  importance,  since  the  law  and  order  of  the  commu- 
nity were  under  the  control  of  the  Constable.  Besides  this, 
if  the  Captain  of  the  Train  Band  were  not  present  on  train- 
ing days,  the  Constable  took  his  place.  Joseph  Andrews  was 
sent  as  Deputy  from  the  town  of  Hingham  to  the  General 
Court  of  the  "Bay  Colony"  six  sessions,  commencing  May 
25,  1636;  Septembers,  1636;  April  18,1637;  May  11,  1637; 
September  11,  1637,  and  May  2,  1638.!  He  was  also  the 
first  Town  Clerk  of  Hingham. 

September  8,  1636,  Joseph  Andrews  was  one  of  twelve 
"  gentlemen  .  .  .  deputed  as  comittes  to  inqu""  after  y^ 
townes  true  valuation,"  in  all  the  towns  of  the  Colony,  "so 
as  to  make  an  equall  rate  for  the  first  6oo^  now  graunted  to 

*  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  I  :  149. 

t  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  i :  174,  178,  192,  194,  204,  227. 


The  Andrews  Family  691 


be  levyed  .  .  ,  the  meeting  to  bee  at  Boston,  the  returne  to 
bee  made  to  the  Treasurer/."  He  was  also  one  of  a  commit- 
tee of  eleven,  chosen  August  i,  1637,  "for  the  raising  of  a 
rate  of  ^400."  *  May  17,  1637,  "  the  commissioners,  M''.  W™ 
Aspinwall  and  W.  Joseph  Andrews,"  on  the  part  of  Massa- 
chusetts Bay,  together  with  "M^  Timothy  Hatherly  and  Mf 
Nathaniel  Tilden,"  on  the  part  of  the  Plymouth  Colony,  were 
appointed  to  "  settle  the  line  between  the  two  colonies,"  f 
although  the  bounds  were  not  fixed  until  some  years  after- 
wards. 

Joseph  Andrews  later  became  a  resident  of  Duxbury  in 
Plymouth  County,  where  he  was  "  empannelled  vpon  a  pettye 
jury  and  sworne,  at  Generall  Court  holden  att  New  Plym- 
outh the  sixt  Day  of  March  1654."  J  William  Bradford  was 
then  governor.  Joseph  Andrews  also  was  appointed  upon 
the  "jury  before  Generall  Court,"  October  3,  1654 ;  March  2, 
1657-58  ;  October  2,  1660;  and  October  3,  1665.  §  He  was 
chairman  of  "The  Grand  Enquest "  in  1655  ^"d  1661  ;||  a 
surveyor  of  highways  1654  and  1655,  and  was  chosen  Con- 
stable of  Duxbury,  June  8,  1664,  under  Governor  Thomas 
Prince.^ 

In  i7S7>  Joseph  Andrews,  who  described  himself  as  "of  Dux- 
bury ...  in  New  England  .  .  .  Planter,"  conveyed  to  William 
Huser,  Jr.,  of  Hingham,  for  £\2,  "  all  that  parcell  of  Vpland  & 
Meadow  lying  in  Hingham  aforesaid  neere  Captaines  Tent  .  .  . 
containing  fiue  acres." 

(Signed) 

Joseph  Andrews**     [seal]. 

"Joseph  Andrewes  and  Elizabeth  Andrewes  the  wife  of  s^ 
Joseph  Andrewes,"  of  Duxbury,  conveyed  on  October  16,  1665,  to 

*  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  I :  i8o,  20i. 

t  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  I  :  96. 

X  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  3  :  73. 

§  Plymouth  Colony  Judicial  Acts :  72,  87,  98,  lOO,  126. 

II  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  3:  78;  vol.  4:  12. 

1  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  3 :  82 ;  vol.  4 :  61. 

**  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  6 :  300-301. 


692  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


Thomas  Andrews,  of  Hingham,  "our  naturall*  Sonne  ...  all 
that  our  house  Lotts  Containeing  tenn  t  acres  of  Land  with  all 
the  houses  Orchards  &  fences  Standing  &  being  vpon  the  S'^ 
house  Lotts  bounded  with  the  Towne  Street  Southward  &  with 
broad  Coave  Northward  ...  &  also  our  Salt  Meadow  .  .  .  w^h 
Salt  Meadow  Lyeth  in  a  place  Called  the  home  Meadow  and 
Containeth  eight  acres  ...  &  also  y*  peece  of  Land  Lying  at  a 
place  Called  Pyne  Hill  ...  &  also  the  Northpart  of  a  piece  of 
Land  Called  Rocky  necke  ...  all  Lying  &  being  Within  the 
Township  of  Hingham. 

(Signed) 

Joseph  Andrewes  [seal] 

the  m'ke  of 

Elizabeth  E  A  Andrewes  "  X  [seal] 
Late  in  life  Joseph  Andrews  returned  to  Hingham,  where 
he  conveyed  to  his  son  Thomas,  September  10,  1679,  "all 
that  my  Shares  of  Land  in  all  the  four  divisions  of  Conni- 
hassett  [Cohassett]  upland  and  also  all  the  right  of  Comons 
belonging  to  the  s*^  two  shares  .  .  .  lately  given  and  granted 
unto  me  the  s^  Joseph  Andrews  by  the  towne  of  s^  Hing- 
ham." §  He  evidently  was  very  feeble,  since  this  deed  was 
signed  with  his  mark  ;  as  was  also  his  will,  dated  ten  days 
later.  His  death  occurred  in  Hingham,  January  i,  1679-80, 
at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years,  and  his  will  was  proved  in 
the  same  month  :  — 

"  I  Joseph  Andrewes  of  hingham  of  the  County  of  sufTolk  in 
Neweingland  being  weak  in  body  but  of  pfect  memory,  doe  make 
&  ordayne  this  my  last  will  ||  and  Testament  in  manner  &  forme  as 
followeth  Revoaking  &  herby  making  voyd  all  other  will  or  wills 

*  At  that  time  the  term  "  natural "  was  used  to  distinguish  one's  own  child 
from  a  stepchild,  a  child-in-law,  or  an  adopted  child.  Vide  Goodwin's  Pilgrim 
Republic,  18S8:  344. 

t  The  ten  acres  represented  the  grants  to  himself  and  his  father,  five  acres 
each,  in  1635. 

X  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  6  :  209-210. 

§  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  li  :  354-355. 

II  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Docket :  1128  ;  also  Book  6,  pt.  2  :  318-320;  Book 
12  :  336. 


The  Andrews  Family  693 

formerly  made  by  me  the  said  Joseph  andrews  either  by  word  or 
wrighting  Impmis  I  giue  &  bequeath  my  soule  into  the  hands 
of  Jesus  Christ  my  Redemer  and  my  body  to  be  buryed  with 
Decent  buriall,  Item  I  giue  &  bequeath  vnto  Elizabeth  andrewes 
my  well  beloued  wife  all  that  my  estate  of  mouable  goods  nowe 
in  possession  for  her  to  vse  &  Improue  during  her  naturall  life, 
Item  I  giue  and  bequeath  un  to  my  Daughter  Elizabeth  emes  that 
featherbed  and  bedstead  with  all  the  furnytur  therevnto  belonging 
whereon  I  now  ly,  Item  I  giue  and  bequeath  vnto  my  Daughter 
hannah  ganitt  one  peauter  platter  Item  I  giue  vnto  my  Daughter 
mary  beard  one  peauter  platter  and  one  Candlestick  Item  I  giue 
vnto  my  Son  Joseph  andrewes  my  Sword  and  my  goold  Ringe  and 
a  bible  and  also  tenn  pounds  to  be  paid  him  by  my  executor  if  he 
come  to  Demand  it,  Item  I  giue  vnto  Ephraim  Andrewes  my  Son 
all  that  estate  of  mine  that  is  in  his  hands  which  he  had  of  me 
when  he  went  to  newe  Jazsy  [New  Jersey]  Item  I  giue  vnto  Hip- 
sebeth  maning  my  Daughter  three  pounds  of  that  bill  of  eight 
pouuds  that  I  had  of  her  husband  Jeffery  maning,  and  my  mind 
and  will  is  that  the  Remaynder  of  the  said  bill  which  is  fiue 
pounds  shall  bee  equally  Deuided  between  Rehobath  gannitt  and 
Israeli  thorne  fifty  shillings  a  peece,  Item  I  giue  and  bequeath 
vnto  all  my  grand  Sons  that  beare  my  name  Joseph  each  of  them 
&  euery  one  of  them  a  peauter  platter  Item  I  giue  &  bequaeth 
vnto  Ruth  andrewes  my  Daughter  in  law  my  newest  Chist  Item 
I  giue  vnto  Ruth  andrewes  my  grand  Daughter  my  ould  Chist 
and  my  frame  table  &  forme  Item  I  giue  to  my  grand  Son 
Thomas  andrewes  a  Cowe,  Item  I  giue  to  my  grand  Son  Steaven 
Andrewes  and  Jededyah  each  of  them  an  Iron  pott  Item  I  giue 
to  benjamine  andrewes  my  grand  Son  my  Desk  Item  I  giue  vnto 
Elizabeth  andrewes  my  grand  daughter  my  warming  pann  Ite 
1  giue  vnto  my  grand  Daughter  Abygall  andrewes  my  frying 
pann,  Item  I  giue  and  bequeath  vnto  Thomas  Andrewes  my  Son 
all  the  Rest  &  Remaynder  of  my  goods  and  houshould  Stuffe, 
and  doe  hereby  make  and  apoynt  him  the  said  Thomas  Andrewes 
my  Soel  executer  of  this  my  last  will  and  testament  And  my 
minde  and  will  is  that  whatsoeuer  I  haue  giuen  &  bequeath  of  my 
goods  &  estat  in  this  my  will  abouesaid  Shall  not  be  Claymed  by 
any  of  the  persons  abouesaid  vntill  after  the  decease  of  my  said 
wife  but  shall  be  for  her  vse  as  abouesaid  in  witns  whereof  I  the 


694  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


abouesaid  Joseph  Andrewes  haue  herevnto  Set  my  hand  and  Scale 
this  Seauen  &  twenty  day  of  September  Annoqj  Dofh  1679. 


The  marke  of 


Joseph    jL    JU    Andrews     [seal] 


Signed  &  Sealed  in  the 

presence  of  us  —  witnesses  — 

JosiAH  LoRiNG  Josiah   Loring   &    Edm-?   Pitts 

Edm  Pitts —  the     two     witnesses     to     this 

Instrumf  made  oath  before  Simon  Bradstreet  EsqT  Govo^  & 
Humphry  Davie  Esq"!  assist  2i«  January  1679  [-80]  that  they 
were  present  &  did  see  Joseph  Andrews  Signe  &  Scale  and 
heard  him  publish  it  to  be  his  last  will  and  that  then  he  was 
of  a  disposing  minde  to  their  best  knowlidge. 

as  attests  Is'^  Addington  Cler  " 

"The  12"!  Day  of  January  Anno  Dom  i679[-8o] 

An  Inventory  of  y«  goods  of  Joseph  Andrews  of  Hingham  DecC^  apprized 

by  us  whose  names  are  under  subscribed 

£       s    d 

Imp'  his  wearing  Apparrell     -----------       10.    9.6 

It.  one  gold  ring  10.  one  Silver  cup  and  Silver  tooth  I  1.4 

picker  14?  ' 

It.  one  Sword  ----------------       —      5 

It.  InBookes-    ---------------        3-^°  — 

It.  three  Cowes    ---------------        7.  10 

It.  one  Bedstead  with  matt  and  cord  and  ffeather  bed  | 

one  pair  of  blankets  and  one  pair  of  Sheets  one  I  ^^ 

coverlid  one  bolster  and  one  pillow  and  curtains  f 

and  vallents  J 

It.  one  Bedstead  and  cord  and  small  old  ffeather  bed  I  2     it 

with  one  old  overworne  bedding  ) 

It.  one  Buriall  Cloth  -    -------------        i 

It.  one  frame  Table  and  frame  forme  ---------     —     15  — 

It.  two  old  Chests  and  one  old  Deske       --------     —     12  — 

It.  one  pair  of  Taylors  Shiers  pressing  Iron  —  one  )  - 

small  hammer  and  two  Button  hole  Cheezels  ) 

It.  ten  pewier  platters-  __---_------        i.io  — 

It.  one  small  pewter  dish,  one  plate  one  bason  two  j 

porringers,  two  pewter  candlesticks  one  vinegar/  —     13  — 

one  Salt  one  dram  cup  and  one  old  Razor  ) 

It.  one  glass  bottle  and  Earthen  ware       -__-_---      —      4  — 

It.  one  small  brewing  tub  one  washing  Keeler  and  |  —      4 

payle  ) 


The  Andrews  Family  695 

It.  one  warming  pan,  one  brass  Skillet  and  one  Ladle  )                 8  6 

one  Scummer  and  meate  fforke  ) 

It.  one  wainscoat  box      __-_--------  —  ^  — 

It.  one  small  Swine  -------------  —  7  — 

It.  ffour  pillowbeers   -------------  —  7.6 

It.  three  tablecloths  Six  towels  and  one  Napkin      -    -    -    -  —  12  — 

It.  two  pairs  of  Sheets     ------------  i  5  — 

It.  Lumber       ---------------  —  5  — 

Totall    ;^45    07      6 

Edm  :  pitts.   Josiah  Loring 

Tho  :  Andrews  Executor  made  Oath  before  Simon  Bradstreet 
Esqr  Govf  and  Humphry  Davie  Esqf  Assist  21°  Janur°  i67g[-8o] 
to  the  truth  of  this  Inventory  and  w"  more  appears  to  adde  it 

Attests.   J  :  Addington  Cler' " 

The  mention  of  "  one  pair  of  Taylors  Shiers  pressing  Iron 
—  one  small  hammer  and  two  Button  hole  Cheezels  "  sug- 
gests that  he  was  a  tailor.  Elizabeth,  widow  of  Joseph  An- 
drews, died  August  12,  1688,  in  Hingham,  probably  at  the 
home  of  her  son  Thomas. 

ISSUE 

I.  Thomas',   b.   Nov.,   1632,  probably  in   England.     (Vide 

infra.) 

II.  Joseph  ^,  b.  about  1634-35.   His  father  willed  to  him  "my 

Sword  and  my  gold  ringe  &  a  bible  ;  "  also  £\o  "  if  hee 

comes  to  demand  it." 

III.  Elizabeth',  bap.  March,  1637-38,  in  Hingham,  by  the  Rev. 

Peter  Hobart ;  mar. "  Emes." 

IV.  Ephraim',  bap.  Aug.,  1639,  in  Hingham,  by  the  Rev. 
Peter  Hobart.  Before  1679,  he  had  removed  to  New 
Jersey. 
V.  Hannah ' ;  probably  was  married  to  Matthew  Gannett,  Sr., 
of  Scituate,  who  died  at  Scituate  in  1695,  leaving  sons, 
Matthew,  Joseph,  Rehoboth,  and  three  daughters. 

VI.  Mary';  mar.  to Beard  (probably  Thomas  Beard). 

VII.  Hepzibah';  mar,  to  Jeffrey  Manning. 
VIII.  Abigail',  b.   1647;  mar.  July  25,   1667,  to  John '^  Wads- 
worth,  son  to  Christopher^   Wadsworth,   of  Duxbury. 
Deacon  John  Wadsworth  died  May  15,  1700,  in  Dux- 


696  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

bury.  His  widow,  Abigail,  died  Nov.  25,  1723,  in  the 
same  town,  aged  seventy-six  years.  She  was  the  only 
child  not  mentioned  in  her  father's  will.    Issue  :  eleven. 


THOMAS  3  ANDREWS 

Thomas,  eldest  son  to  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  Andrews,  was 
born  in  November,  1632,  probably  in  England.  He  lived  in 
Hingham  on  the  home  lot,  which  had  been  conveyed  to  him 
by  his  parents  in  1665  ;  the  original  house  formed  part  of 
the  dwelling  owned  by  the  heirs  of  the  late  Perez  Lincoln 
in  1889,  and  possibly  is  still  standing. 

Thomas  Andrews  served  the  town  as  Constable  in  1654 
and  1661 ;  selectman,  1670,  1672,  1676,  1679,  1685,  1687, 
and  1688.*  He  was  sent  from  Hingham,  as  Representative 
to  the  General  Court,  May  8,  1678.! 

In  the  uprising  of  the  people  against  the  tyranny  of  Sir 
Edmund  Andros,  "  Cap :  Tho?  Andrews"  was  chosen  to  re- 
present the  town  "At  the  Council  for  the  Safety  of  the 
People  and  Conservation  of  the  Peace,"  in  the  sessions  of 
May  22,  June  5,  October  24,  and  December  3,  1689.$ 

On  the  1 8th  of  April,  1689,  Edmund  Andros  was  arrested 
by  the  inhabitants  of  Boston. §  The  next  day,  the  conduct 
of  public  affairs  was  assumed  by  the  Council  of  Safety,  of 
which  Simon  Bradstreet  was  chosen  President.  ||    On  May 

*  History  of  Hingham,  Massachusetts,  1889:  li. 

t  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  5  :  184. 

X  Massachusetts  Archives,  Court  Records,  1689-1698,  vol.  6  :  25,  30. 

§  "In  1686  when  Sir  Edmond  Andros  came  to  New  England  as  Governor 
.  .  .  the  rights  of  property  were  so  invaded,  according  to  Increase  Mather, 
that  no  man  could  call  anything  his  own.  Danforth  wrote,  '  Our  condition  is 
little  inferior  to  absolute  slavery.'  When  the  people  pleaded  for  habeas  corpus 
and  the  simple  rights  of  Magna  Charta,  Andros  answered  with  a  gibe. 

"  With  Dudley  censor  of  the  press,  the  General  Court  abolished,  the  assem- 
bling of  a  town  meeting  made  an  act  of  sedition,  it  is  certain  that  to  those 
then  living  the  times  seemed  big  with  dangers."  Vide  The  Social  Unrest,  by 
John  Graham  Brooks,  1903  :  73-74. 

II  Massachusetts  Archives,  Court  Orders,  1689-1698,  vol.  6  :  i. 


The  Andrews  Family  697 

8th,  acting  doubtless  under  the  orders  of  this  extraordi- 
nary body,  the  Train  Band  of  Hingham  went  to  Boston, 
where  the  next  day  were  gathered  the  sixty-six  Repre- 
sentatives of  forty-four  towns.  Cushing's  diary  tells  us  that 
a  town-meeting  was  held  in  Hingham,  on  the  17th  of 
the  same  month,  to  choose  a  member  of  the  Council ;  and 
the  choice  fell  upon  Captain  Thomas  Andrews,  already 
distinguished  in  town  affairs.  "  It  was  an  honor  wisely  be- 
stowed." 

In  1684,  Thomas  Andrews  had  been  appointed  Sergeant 
of  the  Train  Band  ;  but  soon  after  he  was  elected  their  Cap- 
tain. On  the  6th  of  August,  1690,  he  and  a  number  of  his 
company  joined  the  ill-fated  expedition  under  Sir  William 
Phips  for  the  reduction  of  Canada,  Sir  William  having  chosen 
Captain  Thomas  Andrews  as  one  of  the  twenty-one  captains 
that  he  desired  should  go  with  him.  Three  days  later  (Au- 
gust 9),  they  set  sail  from  Hull,  "  near  Boston,"  with  a  fleet 
of  thirty-two  ships  and  tenders,  and  more  than  two  thousand 
men  on  board  the  whole  fleet. 

Adverse  winds  up  the  St.  Lawrence  River  delayed  them 
so  that  it  was  the  5th  of  October  when  they  dropped  anchor 
near  Quebec.  The  castle  was  commanded  by  Frontenac, 
an  old  and  distinguished  French  officer,  who  repulsed  the 
attacks  of  the  Colonial  troops  for  two  days.  After  suffering 
great  loss,  appalled  at  the  severity  of  the  wintry  weather 
which  had  set  in.  Sir  William  Phips  started  on  his  return 
to  Boston  with  the  remnant  of  his  army  and  fleet.  On  the 
way  home,  the  fleet  was  scattered  by  "cross-winds  ; "  one 
vessel  never  was  heard  from,  a  second  was  wrecked,  and  a 
third  was  lost  on  an  uninhabited  shore,  so  that  all  the  men 
either  were  starved  or  drowned.  In  addition,  the  small-pox 
broke  out  among  the  troops,  and  many  were  stricken  with 
"  a  kind  of  Camp-Fever." 

The  few  survivors  reached  the  harbor  of  Boston  on  No- 
vember 9  ;  but  some  died,  even  then,  before  they  could 
be  taken  to  their  homes.    Most  of  the  Hingham  men  died 


698  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

on  this  expedition;  and  on  November  25,  1690,*  Captain 
Thomas  Andrews  succumbed  to  the  hardships  he  had  en- 
dured. His  age  was  fifty-eight  years.  There  evidently  was 
an  error  in  the  town  records  as  to  the  time  of  his  death,  as 
his  will  was  dated  November  26,  1690.  Captain  Andrews 
was  in  very  comfortable  circumstances,  wealthy  for  those 
times.    His  will  was  as  follows  :  — 

"  I  Thomas  Andrewes  S"""  of  Hingham  t  in  y^  County  of  Suf- 
folke  within  their  Maj'i«*  Territory  &  Dominion  of  New-Eng- 
land ;  being  very  weake  of  body  but  (through  mercy)  of  per- 
fect Understanding  &  Memory,  do  thus  dispose  of  y'  part  of 
ye  World  which  it  hath  pleased  God  to  bestowe  upon  me; 
declareing  this  to  be  my  Last  Will  &  Testament: 

'*Imp''s  I  give  unto  my  Son  Thomas  Andrewes,  that  Dwelling- 
house  wch  I  built  for  him  with  y^  Land  about  it  y'  was  Ed- 
mond  Pitts's  y'  I  bought  of  his  Son  &  Daughter  Eastman ; 
and  also  my  great  Lott ;  &  this  to  have  now : 

"  Item  As  for  all  my  other  estate  my  Will  is  y'  all  my  Four  Sons 
Shall  be  equal ;  &  my  three  Daughters  all  alike  halfe  as 
much  apiece  as  one  of  my  Sons  ;  &  also  my  wife  to  have 
for  her  Livelihood  out  of  y^  whole  of  my  Estate  as  she  shall 
have  need  off,  as  long  as  shee  shall  bear  my  Name,  &  if  she 
shall  marry,  then  she  to  have  Sixty  pounds  of  my  Estate 
at  her  own  disposing;  And  if  any  of  Children  shall  dye 
without  any  Children,  then  what  Land  they  had  of  mine  to 
return  unto  y^  rest  of  their  Brothers  &  Sisters  according  as 
y«  rest  is  ordered ;  Only  what  I  give  unto  my  Son  Thomas 
I  mean  his  House  &  Land  it  stands  upon  &  my  great  Lott 
to  be  att  his  own  disposing : 

"  Item  I  give  unto  my  Son  Thomas  now  two  Oxen  two  Cows,  & 
three  young  Cattle  for  his  own  besides  a  single  Portion 
equal  with  his  Brothers  : 

"  Item  My  desire  is  y*  Jedediah  may  be  brought  up  to  Learning 
if  it  can  be  :  or  if  it  be,  then  I  do  desire  y^  Rev"^"!  M^  JoB  Nor- 


*    Tcrwn  Records  of  Hingham,  Massachusetts. 

t  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Docket :  i8oi ;  also  Book  8 :  24-25,  ic 


The  Andrews  Family  699 

ton  w^*^  my  Wife  to  order  it  &  what  they  think  is  Reason,  to 
take  out  of  his  Portion  for  y*  use ;  so  y*  his  Brothers  &  Sisters 
be  not  too  much  wronged  : 

Item  As  for  y^  Sixty  pounds  which  I  give  to  my  wife  my  Will 
is  y*  it  be  taken  not  out  of  my  Land,  but  out  of  y«  moveable 
part  of  my  Estate  : 

Item  it  is  to  be  understood  y'  all  which  I  have  given  unto  my 
Son  Thomas  (except  his  Single  Share  equal  with  y^  rest  of  his 
Brothers)  &  what  he  hath  gained  upon  it ;  is  clear  unto  him- 
selfe,  &  at  his  own  disposal : 

Item  I  do  constitute  &  appoint  my  trusty  &  well  beloved 
Son  Thomas  Andrewes ;  &  my  Dearly  beloved  Wife  Ruth 
Andrews  to  be  y^  Executor,  &  y^  Executrix  of  this  my  Last 
Will  &  Testament :  In  Witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto 
Sett  my  Hand  &  Seal  this  Twentie-sixth  day  of  Novem- 
ber An?  Doml  One  thousand,  Six  hundred  and  Ninety; 
Annoq^  Regni  R?  &  Regina,  Gulielmij  &  Maria  Anglia  &cj 
Secundo : 


"Read  Signed  &  Sealed  in  y«^  The  Mark  &  Seal  of 

Heareing,  Presence  of 
Thomas  Thaxter 
SamV  Shepard" 


^        [eal]         ^ 

Thomas  Andrewes 

"  Boston  February  5*^  1 690/1 
"  Thomas  Andrews  Executo''  of  this  will  presented  this  will  for 
probate  the  Ex'"'  could  not  come  up. 

"  Thomas  Thaxter  &  Samuel  Shepard  the  two  subscribing  Wit- 
nesses made  oath  before  the  worshipfuU  Samuel  Sewall  &  John 
Smith  Esq':^  assis'^  y*  they  were  present  &  did  see  Cap*.  Thomas 
Andrews  Signe  Seale  &  heard  him  publish  this  Instrument  to  be 
his  last  will  and  testam*.  and  y'  when  he  did  so  was  of  dispos- 
ing minde  to  their  best  understanding." 

That  Captain  Thomas  Andrews  signed  this  document 
with  his  mark  was  due  to  weakness,  for  he  was  a  man 
of  more  than  ordinary  education.  The  inventory  of  his 
estate,  which  amounted  to  ;^724  \T.6t  is  especially  inter- 
esting :  — 


700 


Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


"An  Inventory  of  the  Estate  of  Cap"  Thomas.  Andrews,  late  of  Hingham 
deceased  taken  and  Apprized  this  loth  Day  of  december  1690.  by  us  under 
written./ 


Imprimis,  his  wearing  Apparel   . 

#  In  silver 

#  2  Gold  Rings 

•^  Arms  &  Ammunition     ) 
2  :  17  ;  00  Bookes.  30'.   ) 

#  Pewter  and  brass 

#  Iron  potts.  &  other  Iron  things 
■^  Earthen  ware  7'.   working     ) 

tools  &  old  iron  37^  J 

•#  cart  Plow  &  chains 
•jt  butter  cheese  &  tallow 
^  come  and  meat 

#  to  beds  &  bedding 

#  sheets  table  cloths  \ 
napkins  &  towels    ) 

^  Cotton  &  linnen  yarne 

#  New  Cotton  &  linnen  cloth 

#  Sheeps  wool  20'.  a  sadle  5'. 
■^  Tables  chairs  &  cushions   \ 

35!  a  chest  12?  ) 

#  Tubs  for  meat  brewing  &  » 

washing  J 

^  Spinning  wheels 
^  Glass  bottles  &  trenchers  1 

&  spoons  ) 

^  a  looking  glass 

#  One  house  &  home  lott    ) 

bame  &  other  buildings  \ 

#  4  Oxen    5  Cowes 

#  3  cattle  of  2  years  old 

#  5  young  cattle 

#  1  young  Bull  year  old  | 

&  upwards  ) 

■#  in  horse  kind 


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02  :  00  :  00 


05  :  00 
07  :  00 


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■jj-  twelve  swine  03  :  00  :  00 

#  27  Sheep  07  :  00  :  00 
#■  a  piece  of  land  at  Pine  Hill  46  :  10  :  00 

#  to  a  piece  of  land  at  Planters  hill  10  :  00  :  00 


#•  a  piece  of  land  at  Rocky  neck 
-^  the  first  division  of  at    ) 

Cohasatt  ' 

■#■  2*  division  goeing  to    \ 

Cohaset  ) 

■#■  3a  division  at  James  Hill 
w*  a  lot  that  was  Thomas 
Joyes.  &  some  land  that  be- 
long to  that  division  that 
lyeth  by  scittuate  pond 
w*  land  that  was  John 
Ripley  lying  neer  said  pond 

#  To  the  4*  division 

#  Twelve  Shares  of  Coirion 

#  A  piece  of  Saltmarsh    ) 

neer  y»  Towne  ) 

#  A  piece  of  Salt  Marsh  ) 

at  Cohaset  ' 

#■  A  piece  of  fresh  meadow   \ 

at  Turkey  hill  } 

TJf  To  halfe  a  share  of  land  1 

called  y^  small  shares       ' 

#  To  interest  in  scittuate  ) 

coiiion  ) 

•#  A  lott  at  straights  pond 
■f  a  piece  of  land  lying  w""  1 
Josiah  Lorings  land  in  > 

Plimouth  colony  ' 

#  to  wages  due  from  y^    1 
country  ) 

■#  to  a  load  of  Cedar  bolts 
-^  housing  and  lands  and 
cattle  given  to  his  son 
Thomas  in  present  possession 
John  Jacob  Thoms    Thaxter 
Funeral  charges. 


60  :  CO  :  00 


22  :  00  :  00 


20  :  00  :  00 


07  :  00  :  00 
24  :  00  :  00 

100  :  00  :  00 
36  :  00  :  00 


02  :  00  :  00 


00  :  10  :  00 


02  :  00  :  00 


00  :  12  :  00 


10  :  00  :  00 


"Boston  April  28,  1691. 

"Ruth  Andrews.  &  Thomas  Andrews,  the  Execuf.^  of  the  last 
Will  &  Testam*.  of  Cap'  Thomas  Andrews,  made  Oath  in  County 
Court  that  this  is  a  true  Inventory  of  the  Estate  of  s^  Thomas. 
Andrews.  dec4  so  far  as  is  come  to  their  knowledge  &  that  when 
they  know  more  will  cause  it  to  be  added.  "^  Attests  Joseph 
Webb  cler 

"  Ex-:  Joseph  Webb  cler." 


The  Andrews  Family  701 

Ruth,  widow  of  Thomas  Andrews,  and  the  mother  of  all 
his  children,  was  mentioned  in  the  will  of  Joseph  Andrews 
(1679)  ^^  "  Ruth  Andrews  my  daughter  in  law,"  with  the 
gift  of  "my  newest  chest."  She  survived  her  husband  many 
years,  and  passed  away  at  Hingham,  October  23,  1732,  in 
her  ninety-seventh  year. 

ISSUE 

I.  Joseph*,  b.  Sept.  22,  1656,  in  Hingham;  died,  unmarried, 
Nov.  24,  1724,  in  Hingham. 
II.  John*,  b.  Sept.  30,  1658,  in  Hingham;  mar.  Dec.  21,  1685, 
in  Hingham,  Patience  Nichols ;  he  died  July  3,  1695,  ^"^ 
the  same  town,  aged  thirty-six  years.  Patience  (Nichols) 
Andrews  was  b.  Dec.  25,  i66c,  in  Hingham.  She  was 
mar.,  second,  Feb.  12,  1695-96,  to  Joseph  Beal.  Issue  by 
first  husband :    i.  Patience*.    2.  John^   3.  Abigail ^ 

III.  Ruth*,  b.  Aug.  6, 1660,  in  Hingham  ;  mar.  Feb.  22,  1687-88, 

to  Ambrose  Low. 

IV.  Thomas*,  b.  June  26,  1663,  in  Hingham  ;  mar.,  first,  April 

12,  1693,  Abigail  Lincoln,  daughter  to  Stephen  and  Eliza- 
beth (Hawke)  Lincoln.  She  was  b.  in  Hingham,  April 
7,  1673;  d.  Aug.  18,  1713,  aged  forty  years.  He  mar., 
second  (published  Nov.  19,  17 14),  Susanna  Stutson  (Stet- 
son), of  Boston,  who  survived  him. 

Thomas  Andrews,  known  as  "  Lieut.  Thomas,"  was  a  tailor 
by  trade.  "  L*  Tho^  Andrews,"  of  Hingham,  was  Repre- 
sentative, Feb.  12,  1689-90,  and  throughout  the  year,  at 
the  "  Council  for  Safety  of  the  People  and  Conservation 
of  the  Peace."  * 

He  resided  at  the  homestead  of  his  father  and  grandfather 
until  his  death,  Aug.  5,  1727,  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years. 
The  homestead  is  said  to  have  remained  in  the  possession 
of  this  family  down  to  the  seventh  generation  (Joseph  ^, 
Thomas  ^  Thomas  *,  Thomas  ^  Thomas  ®,  Thomas  ^).  The 
seventh  Thomas  Andrews,  styled  "Gentleman,"  died  on  the 
old  home  place  on  North  Street,  formerly  Town  Street,  oppo- 

*  Massachusetts  Archives,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6,  1689-1698  :  113. 


702  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


site  Thaxter's  Bridge,  on  March  27,  182 1,  aged  sixty-one 
years. 

Issue  of   Lieut.  Thomas*  Andrews,  all  by  wife  Abigail 
Lincoln:      i.   Abigail'.     2.    Ruth  ^     3.    Thomas  ^     4. 
Elizabeth  ^    5.  Joseph  ^    6.  Ephraim  ^    7.  David  '. 
V.    Elizabeth  \  b.  Sept.  22,  1665,  in  Hingham  ;  mar.  May  22, 

1690,  to  Joseph  Joy. 
VL    Ephraim  \  b.  Oct.  27,  1667,  in  Hingham  ;  d.  Sept.  7,  1669. 
VIL    Abigail*,   b.   Jan.   6,    1669,   in   Hingham;  mar.  Jan,   16, 
1693-94,  to  Joseph  Blany. 
VIIL    Stephen*,  b.  March  6,  1672,  in  Hingham;  mar.   Bethia 
Stetson.    (Vide  infra.) 
IX.    Jedediah*,  b.  July  3,  1674,  in  Hingham;  married,   and 
had  a  son  Ephraim  ^  who  was  a  physician  in  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  and  died  there  about  1781. 
Jedediah  Andrews  was  graduated  from  Harvard  College 
in   1695.    During  the  following  two  years  he  taught  Latin, 
Arithmetic,  etc.,  in  his  native  town.     Subsequently,  he  set- 
tled as  a  minister  at  Philadelphia. 
X.    Benjamin*,  b.  March   11,  1677,  in  Hingham;  mar.  Mary 
Sweetzer,  and  had  issue  :   i.  Benjamin^     2.  John^.     3. 
Ephraim  ^     He  resided  in  Boston. 


STEPHEN*  ANDREWS 

Stephen  Andrev^rs,  b.  March  6,  1672,  in  Hingham  ;  mar,, 
first,  June  23,  1697,  Bethia^,*  daughter  to  Benjamin^  and 
Bethia 2  (Hawke)  Stetson,  of  Scituate,  Mass.f 

*  Matthew  Hawke,  from  Cambridge,  England,  embarked  with  his  wife, 
Margaret,  and  servant,  John  Fearing,  in  the  ship  Diligent,  of  Ipswich,  for 
New  England,  and  arrived  August  lo,  1638.  The  following  year  they  were 
residents  of  Hingham,  and  lived  on  Main  Street  at  the  centre  of  the  town. 

Matthew  Hawke  was  made  freeman  May  18,  1642;  was  the  third  Town 
Clerk  of  Hingham  ;  Selectman,  1663;  also  schoolmaster,  1679-83. 

Margaret  Hawke  died  in  Hingham,  March  18,  1683-84;  her  husband  fol- 
lowing, Dec.  II,  16S4,  aged  seventy-four  years  (gravestone  inscription).  He 
made  his  will  Sept.  24,  16S4. 


t  Vide  The  Stetson  Family. 


The  Andrews  Family  703 

Bethia^  Hawke  was  first  cousin  to  Deborah  ^  Hawke,  born 
January  14,  1691-92  (daughter  to  James  ^  and  Sarah  (Jacob) 
Hawke),  who  was  married  May  2,  17 16,  to  John^  Lewis,  of 
Hingham.  John  ^  and  Deborah  ^  (Hawke)  Lewis  were  the 
parents  of  Judge  John^  Lewis,*  of  North  Yarmouth,  who 
married,  in  1746,  Mary^  Mitchell,  eldest  daughter  to  Jacob* 
Mitchell,  Jr.,  of  North  Yarmouth,  half-brother  to  Seth* 
Mitchell. 

By  the  will  of  his  grandfather,  Joseph  2,  Stephen*  An- 
drews was  to  become  the  possessor  of  "  an  Iron  pott," 
after  the  death  of  his  grandmother.  His  father,  Thomas^ 
Andrews,  first  giving  to  his  eldest  son,  Thomas*,  the 
homestead  and  other  property,  provided  that  the  remaining 
portion  of  "  all  my  four  sons  shall  be  equall." 

Stephen  Andrews,  by  trade  a  weaver,  removed  from 
Hingham  soon  after  the  birth  of  his  third  child,  Benjamin, 
in  1706  ;  but  there  is  no  record  that  shows  his  place  of  resi- 
dence during  the  intervening  years  between  that  date  and 
1734,  when  he  is  mentioned  as  of  Duxbury  :  — 

"  Stephen  Andrews,  Jonathan  Peterson  and  Reuben  Peterson, 
all  of  Duxborrough  in  the  County  of  Plymouth  ...  do  jointly 
own,  and  are  possessed  of  a  certain  peice  of  salt  meadow  lying 


1.  Elizabeth  2,  b.  July  14,  1639,  in  Hingham;  mar.  Feb.,  1660,  Stephen  Lin- 

coln, of  Hingham. 

2.  Sarah  2,  b.   Aug.   i,   1641,  in  Hingham  ;  mar.   1657,  John  Gushing,  of 

Scituate. 

3.  Bethia^,  b.  Jan.  21,  1643-44,  in  Hingham  ;  mar.  Aug.  15,  1665,  Benjamin* 

Stetson,  of  Scituate.    Their  daughter  Bethia^  mar.  June  23,  1697,  Ste- 
phen* Andrews,  of  Hingham. 

4.  Mary 2,  b.  Aug.  2,  1646,  in  Hingham;  mar.  Benjamin  Loring,  of  Hing- 

ham. 

5.  James  2,  b.  May  27,  1649,  i"  Hingham ;  mar.  Sarah  Jacob,  of  Hingham. 

6.  Deborah  2,  b.  March  22,   1651-52,  in  Hingham;  mar.  John   Briggs,  of 

Duxbury. 

7.  Hannah  2,  b.  July  26,  1655,  ^i*  Hingham ;  mar.  June  4,  1685,  Peter  Gush- 

ing, of  Hingham. 
*  Vide  pages  408-412. 


704  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


and  being  in  Duxbury  aforesaid,  the  meadow  lyeth  adjacent  to 
the  beach  called  the  salt  house  beach,  and  the  hummock  called 
Rouses  hummock,  and  is  the  meadow  that  M^  Jonathan  Peterson 
purchased  of  M^  John  Wadsworth  of  Duxborough  afore  said,  and 
as  yet  no  deeds  of  partition  being  signed  by  us,  Now  Know  all 
men  by  these  presents,  that  we  ...  do  divide  the  same  as  fol- 

loweth,  viz.  .  .  . 

(Signed) 
Dated,  Dec.  5,  1734.  Stephen  Andrews  [seal] 

"  Signed  Sealed  and  Jonathan  Peterson         [seal] 

delivered  in  presence  of  Reuben  Peterson  "  *       [seal] 

MiCAH  Soule 
Elizabeth  Andrews  " 

A  few  years  later,  Stephen  Andrews  appeared  as  a  resi- 
dent of  Pembroke  when  he  purchased,  for  ;^39,  of  Joshua 
Hopkins,  of  Taunton,  a  homestead  in  Taunton  consisting  of 
twenty  acres  in  the  home-lot  and  twenty  acres  additional. 
This  was  on  March  28,  1738.  In  1747,  Stephen  Andrews 
purchased,  for  ^50,  of  James  Andrews,  of  Taunton,  one 
sixth  of  James's  land.f 

As  both  the  Town  and  Church  records  of  Taunton,  pre- 
vious to  1820,  were  burned,  very  little  can  be  learned  of 
Stephen  Andrews  in  that  town.  A  compilation  of  Taunton 
records,  made  up  from  every  available  source,  bears  this 
item  :  "  Old  Stephen  Andrews  died  4*^  March  1770."  %  His 
age  was  ninety-eight  years.  His  will,  dated  October  20, 
1762,  when  he  was  ninety  years  of  age,  was  proved  April 
30,  1770.  There  is  no  record  of  the  death  of  his  wife  Bethia, 
but  a  second  "  wife  Mary  "  is  named  in  his  will :  §  — 

"  In  the  Name  of  God  Amen  I  Stephen  Andrews  of  Taunton 
in  the  County  of  Bristol  Husbandman  this  Twentyeth  day  of 
October  and  in  the  second  year  of  his  Majesty's  Reign  annoque 

•  Duxbury  Town  Records,  1S93,  1642-1770  :  13. 

t  Bristol  County,  Massachusetts,  Deeds,  Book  27  :  462  ;  Book  35 :  132. 
X  Town  Records  of  Taunton,  Massachusetts  (Compilation),  vol.  I  :  142. 
§  Bristol  County,  Massachusetts,  Probate,  Book  21 :  234-237. 


The  Andrews  Family  705 

Domini  1762  being  in  Good  health  of  Body  and  of  a  sound  & 
disposing  mind  &  memory  thanks  be  Given  to  God  therefore  & 
Calling  to  mind  the  uncernty  of  Life  do  Make  and  ordain  this 
my  Last  will  &  testament  in  manner  and  form  following  that  is 
to  say  Principally  and  first  of  all :  I  Give  &  Recommend  my  soul 
into  the  hands  of  God,  that  Give  it  to  me  &  my  body  to  the 
Earth  to  be  Decently  buried  in  a  Christian  Manner  at  the  dis- 
cretion of  my  Executors  hereafter  named  Nothing  Doubting  but 
at  the  Generall  Resurrection  I  Shall  again  Receive  the  Same  by 
the  Mighty  power  of  God  and  as  touching  such  worldly  Estate 
as  God  in  his  providence  have  bestowed  on  me  I  Give  and  Be- 
queath and  dispose  y*  in  the  following  Manner  &  form 
"  Imps  ]viy  Yvill  is  that  all  my  Just  debts  and  funerall  Charges  be 
paid  first  out  of  my  Estate  by  my  Executor  hereafter  named 
within  Convenient  time  after  my  decease 
"  Item     I  Give  to  my  well  beloved  wife  Mary  Andrews  one  Good 
Cow  for  Ever  and  all  my  Indoor  Moveables  that  I  had  before 
my  Inter  marrige  with  my  wife  mary  as  well  all  she  brought 
with  her  at  sd  time  to  be  for  Improvement  and  not  to  dispose 
of  the  same  nor  no  part  thereof)  for  and  dureing  her  widow 
hood  and  my  Indoor  moveables  after  my  sd  wifes  decease 
or  marriage  to  be  disposed  of  as  hereafter  mentioned  and 
if  my  sd  wife   Mary  should  see  Cause  to  marry  after  my 
decease  then  my  will  is  that  she  to  have  no  more  than  that 
part  of  my  Indoor  Movabls  that  was  hers  before  our  Inter 
marriage  — 
"  Item     I  Give  to  my  Grandson  Stephen  Andrews  and  to  his  heirs 
and  assigns  for  Ever  one  Great  bible  &  my  book  Called 
Concordance  &  ye  Book  Called  the  Secatarys  Gide  and  one 
Book  more  Called  Gospell  Church  and  all  the  Rest  of  my 
books  to  be  Equally  Divided  between  him  sd  Stephen  and 
my  Grandson  Thomas  Andrews  I  allso  Give  to  him  my  sd 
Grandson  Stephen  Andrews  one  pair  of  worsted  Combs  ye 
best  Iron  doggs  and  all  my  wareing  Apparell  as  also  all  my 
Husbandry  tools  and  my  Gun  sword  and  walking  Cane  and 
I  also  Give  him  the  fifth  part  of  all  my  money  that  shall  be 
found  Due  to  me  after  the  payments  made  as  aforesd  for 
funeral  Charges  and  Just  Debts  and  What  I  shall  Give  my 
Grandson  Thomas  Andrews 


7o6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  Item  I  Give  to  my  Daughter  mary  Doty  the  wife  of  Edward 
Doty  the  one  half  of  all  my  weaveing  Tackling  and  also 
the  fifth  part  of  all  the  Money  that  shall  be  found  due  at 
my  decease  Excepting  that  first  payment  be  made  for  Just 
Debts  &  funerall  Charges  as  aforesd  and  What  I  Shall  Give 
my  Grandson  Thomas  Andrews  — 

"Item  I  Give  to  my  Daughter  Hannah  Coombs  the  wif  of  Ashe- 
mar  Coombs  the  other  half  of  all  my  weaveing  Tackling  and 
the  fifth  part  of  all  my  Money  that  shall  be  found  due  at 
my  Decease  Exceepting  the  payments  being  first  made  as 
aforesd  —  and  after  my  wifs  death  or  day  of  Marriage  all 
my  Indoor  Moveables  that  was  not  my  wifs  mary  before  our 
Inter  Marriage  nor  Given  to  my  Daughter  Deborah  Mitchel 
hereafter  mentioned  Neither  plainly  Given  away  in  this  my 
Last  will  my  will  is  that  they  be  Equally  divided  between 
my  four  Daughters  viz  Mary  Doty  Hannah  Coombs  Bethia 
winslow  and  Deborah  Mitchel  — 

"Item  I  Give  to  my  Daughter  Bethiah  winslow  the  one  fifth 
part  of  all  the  Money  that  shall  be  found  Due  after  my 
decease  debts  &  funerall  Charges  being  first  paid  out  as 
aforesd  — 

"  Item  I  Give  to  my  Daughter  Deborah  Mitchel  the  fifth  part  of 
all  the  Money  that  shall  be  found  due  after  Just  Debts  and 
funerall  Charges  being  first  paid  out  as  aforesd  I  also  Give 
my  Daughter  Deborah  the  Best-bed  with  the  furniture  thereto 
belonging  which  bed  I  had  before  my  Inter  marriage  with 
my  wife  Mary  Andrews  — 

"  Item  I  Give  to  my  Grand  Son  Thomas  Andrews  and  to  his 
heirs  for  Ever  three  pounds  Lawful!  Money  &  to  be  paid  to 
him  by  my  Exector  hereafter  named  in  one  year  after  my 
decease  and  to  be  paid  out  of  my  money  that  shall  be  found 
due  after  debts  &  funerall  Charges  being  first  paid  and  also 
the  other  half  of  my  Books  as  made  Mention  of  in  my  Legacy 
to  my  Grandson  Stephen  I  hereby  nominate  and  Appoint 
Edward  Doty  &  John  Winslow  both  of  Rochester  in  the 
County  of  Plimouth  sole  Executors  of  this  my  Last  will  & 
testament  whom  I  order  to  Receive  in  all  my  Just  Deues 
and  pay  all  my  Debts  and  Legacys  and  all  and  Every  part 
of  my  Estate  not  before  Given  away  in  this  my  Last  will  & 


The  Andrews  Family  707 

testament  I  Give  to  my  Executors  aforesd  to  them  and  their 
heirs  and  Assigns  for  Ever  they  paying  out  the  several! 
Donations  as  aforesd.  Utterly  Revokeing  and  Dis  allowing 
all  other  wills  by  me  made  Ratifying  and  Confirming  this 
and  only  this  to  be  my  Last  will  and  Testament. 

"  In  Witness  Whereof  I  the  Sd  Stephen  Andrews  have 
hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal  the  day  and  year  first  Men- 
tioned —  four  places  Interlined  before  Signeing 
"Signed  Sealed  Published  and 
Pronounced  &  Declared  by  the  sd 
Stephen  Andrews  to  be  his  Last  j,;^ 

will  &  Testament  in  Presence  of  ,^i_ 

us  the  Subscribers  Seth  Knap  Stephen  ^  Andrews 

Abigail  X  Pratt 

mark 

ZiLPAH  Pratt  [seal] 

George  Godfrey" 

His  ournership  of  the  "Great  bible  .  .  .  Concordance 
.  .  .  Secatarys  Gide  .  .  .  Gospell  Church,  and  all  the  Rest 
of  my  books  to  be  Equally  Divided  between  "  his  grandsons, 
Stephen  and  Thomas  Andrews,  proves  him  to  have  been 
much  more  scholarly  than  the  average  person  of  that  period. 
When  his  will  was  allowed,  April  30,  1770,  Edward  Doty 
and  John  Winslow  were  appointed  executors.  The  inven- 
tory, submitted  May  i,  1770,  mentions  clothing",  "great 
Bible,"  looms,  farm  tools,  beds  and  bedding,  household 
goods,  dishes  of  iron,  pewter,  "earthen,"  and  wood  ;  linen, 
a  black  cow,  red  cow,  red  heifer,  and  a  "  mair."  Total  valua- 
tion, ^169  :  14  :  10.* 

ISSUE 

I.  Bethia^   b.    May   26,    1699,    in    Hingham ;   mar.   to  

Winslow  ;  probably  was  a  widow  at  the  time  her  father 
made  his  will.  She  had  a  son  John,  who  resided  at  Roches- 
ter, Mass. 

*  Bristol  County,  Massachusetts,  Probate,  Book  2i  :  237,  410. 


7o8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


II.  Mary^  b.  Sept.   15,   1703,   in  H  high  am ;  mar.  to  Edward 
Duty,  and  was  living  in  Rochester,  Mass.,  in  1762. 

III.  Benjamin ^  b.  Jan.  25,  1705-06,  in  Hingham.    No  record  of 

his  death  appears  in  Taunton,  nor  in  the  Bristol  County 
Probate.  His  sons,  Stephen  and  Thomas  Andrews,  were 
mentioned  in  their  grandfather's  will. 

IV.  Hannah  ^ ;  was  the  wife  of  Ashemar  Coombs  at  the  time  her 

father's  will  was  made. 
V.  Deborah^;  mar.  about  1730,  to  Seth*  Mitchell,  of  North 
Yarmouth,  son  to  Jacob ^  and  Rebecca^  (Cushman)  Mitch- 
ell.   Seth*  Mitchell,  b.  March  16,  1705-06,  in  Plymouth, 
Mass.;  d.  Aug.  26,   1760,  in  North  Yarmouth,  Maine.* 
His  widow,  Deborah,  was  living  there  in  1785. 
By  the  will  of  her  father  she  was  to  receive  one  fifth  of 
the  money  that  remained  after  all  just  debts  and  funeral 
charges  were  paid,  "  the  Best-bed  with  the  furniture  thereto 
belonging,"  that  probably  had  belonged  to  her  own  mother, 
and  one  fourth  of  all  the  "  Indoor  Moveables  "  that  he  had 
before  his  marriage  to  his  second  wife,  Mary. 


*  Vide  pages  429-442. 


THE   STETSON   FAMILY 
ROBERT 1   STETSON 

Robert  1  Stetson,  b.  1612,  tradition  says,  came  from 
County  Kent,  England.  A  Stetson  coat-of-arms,  found 
among  ancient  papers  once  belonging  to  him,  has  been  re- 
produced in  a  small  pamphlet  written,  in  1847,  by  Mr.  John 
Stetson  Barry,  and  is  considered  authentic.  The  spelling  of 
this  family  name  in  New  England  was  somewhat  erratic,  as 
was  common  at  that  period  ;  but  during  Robert's  later  years 
it  usually  was  "Studson."  Some  of  his  sons  retained  that 
form,  though  most  of  them  changed  it  to  Stetson. 

Early  in  1634,  Robert  Stetson  appeared  as  a  resident  of 
Scituate,  Massachusetts.  The  name  of  his  first  wife  is  no- 
where recorded,  and  is  unknown.  She  is  supposed  to  have 
been  the  mother  of  all  his  children,  the  first  of  whom  was 
born  in  June,  1639.  His  second  wife,  the  widow  Mary  Bry- 
ant, survived  him.  After  many  years  of  usefulness  in  the 
affairs  of  the  town  and  of  Plymouth  Colony,  Robert  Stetson 
died  where  he  had  spent  his  life,  in  Scituate,  on  February 
I,  1702-03,  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety  years,  —  "having 
lived  long  and  left  a  good  name." 

His  farm  was  situated  on  the  banks  of  the  North  River, 
his  house  being  located  on  a  beautiful  plain  nearly  opposite 
"Cornet's  Rocks."  These  rocks,  jutting  out  of  the  river 
east  of  the  farm,  are  well  known  to  this  day.  An  unfailing 
and  valuable  spring  of  water,  from  which  eight  generations* 

*  The  children  of  Charles'^  Stetson,  in  1830,  were  the  eighth  generation 
who  had  lived  on  the  old  homestead,  which  had  descended  from  Cornet 
Robert!  Stetson  through  Joseph 2,  Robert »,  William*,  William 6,  Stephens, 
to  Charles  ^  Stetson.  Vide  Dean's  History  of  Scituate,  Massachusetts,  1831 : 
341-342. 


7 1  o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

of  the  family  have  been  supplied,  marks  the  spot  upon  which 
the  house  stood.  July  3,  1653,  this  farm  was  further  en- 
larged, as  follows  :  "  Fifty  acres  of  land  is  graunted  [by  the 
General  Court]  to  Robert  Studson,  aded  to  twenty  acres 
which  he  hath  bought,  which  was  James  Dauis  his  land, 
for  which  said  Robert  Studson  shewed  a  deed  in  Court ; 
the  said  fifty  acars  of  land  to  lye  to  the  seaward  of  Plym- 
outh Path,  towards  the  Indian  Head  Riuer,  incase  it  has  been 
found  not  to  intrench  on  any  former  graunts  ;  and  incase 
it  shalbee  soe  found  to  doe,  then  to  haue  it  in  soiri  other 
conuenient  place  where  hee  shall  find  it."  * 

About  1653,  Robert  Studson,  who  was  a  carpenter,f  Tim- 
othy Hatherly,  and  Joseph  Tilden  erected  a  saw-mill  on  the 
"Third  Herring  Brook,"  in  Scituate,  where  remains  of  the 
dam  still  are  to  be  seen.  For  this  mill  a  very  extensive 
tract  was  overflowed,  now  called  "The  Old  Pond."  In  1676, 
the  mill  was  burned  by  the  Indians,  and  never  was  rebuilt. 
Later,  for  valuable  services  rendered  the  struggling  Col- 
ony, there  was  "graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  Cornett  Stud- 
son, two  hundred  acrees  of  land  ...  on  the  southerly  side 
of  the  three  mile  square  of  land  formerly  graunted  vnto  M"" 
Hatherly  ...  to  be  layed  out  for  him  by  Leiftenant  James 
Torrey."  This  order  was  dated  June  7,  1665  ;  but  Lieuten- 
ant Torrey  having  deceased,  "The  major  and  Treasurer 
[were]  appointed  by  the  Court  to  lay  out  the  two  hundred 
acrees  of  land  graunted  vnto  Cornett  Studson,"  the  bounds 
of  which  were  fixed  March  5,  1666-6^,  "on  the  north  side 
by  those  lands  that  were  graunted  att  Accord  Pond."  % 

In  1668,  Cornet  Stetson  was  commissioned  to  purchase 
from  the  Sachem  Josias  Chickatabutt,  for  the  use  of  the  Col- 
ony, a  tract  of  land  mainly  included  in  the  present  towns  of 
Hanover  and  Abington.  It  was  near  Accord  Pond,  south 
of  land  formerly  granted  to  Mr.  Timothy  Hatherly.    It  was 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  3  :  106. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  vol.  3,  pt.  i  :  323. 

J  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  4:  95,  127,  142;  vol.  5:  130. 


The  Stetson  Family  711 

called  by  the  Indians  "  Nanumackeuitt."  The  deed  was 
made  out  April  13,  1668,  and  recorded  in  1674;  the  wit- 
nesses were  Josias  Winslow  and  John  Browne.  On  July  10, 
1669,  this  land  was  conveyed  to  the  Cornet,  "for  ^^7.5^  of 
Currant  New  England  pay,"  by  "  Thos.  Prence,  Governor 
...  to  the  proper  use  and  behoof  of  him  the  sd.  Robert 
Stetson,  hee  his  heires  and  assignes  forever."* 

"  Robte  Steedson "  was  chosen  Constable  of  Scituate, 
March  7,  1642-43;  he  also  appeared  that  year  in  the  list 
of  males  "able  to  beare  Armes."  June  3,  1652,  "Robert 
Studson  "  was  made  freeman. f  He  was  on  the  "Grand 
Enquest,"  June  7,  1652;  "on  pettye  jury  or  jury  of  life 
and  death,"  March  6,  1654-55,  March  5,  1660-61  ;  and,  as 
"  Cornett  Studson,"  on  jury,  March  3,  1662-63,  and  March 
3,  1665-66.:!:  "Cornett  Robert  Studson  "  was  "approved  by 
the  Court  as  a  selectman  of  Scittuate,  June  5,  1666,"  June 
2,  1667,  June  22,  1674,  and  other  years.§  He  was  sent  as 
Deputy  from  Scituate  to  the  General  Court  of  Plymouth 
twenty-two  sessions,  which  began  on  these  dates  :  — 

"  Robert  Studson  "  —  March  7,  1653-54. 

"  "  June  6,  1654. 

«  "  Aug.  I,  1654. 

'  "  "  Junes,  1655. 

"  "  June  2,  1656. 

"  "  June  I,  1658. 

«  "  June  7,  1659. 

"  «  Oct.  3,  1659. 

"Cornett         "  "  June  6,  1660. 

"  "  "  Aug.  7,  1660. 

«  "  «  June  4,  1 66 1. 

"  «  "  June  3,  1662. 

«  "  June  5,  1666. 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  vol.  4 :  1-3. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  2  :  53  ;  vol.  3  :  8. 
J  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  vol.  3  :  73,  205  ;  vol.  4 :  30,  115. 
§  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  vol.  4  :  124,  149 ;  vol.  S  :  149- 


7 1 2  Ge7iealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"Cornett  Robert  Studson  "  —  June  5,  1667. 

June  I,  1669. 

June  7,  1670. 

June  5,  1671, 

June  3,  1673. 

Sept.  15,  1673. 

June  3,  1674. 

June  5,  1677. 

June  5,  1678."* 
The  military  title  of  Cornet  had  been  bestowed  upon  him 
October  6,  1659;  at  which  time  "Captaine  Wiltam  Brad- 
ford, Leiftenant  John  Freeman,  and  Cornett  Robert  Stud- 
son  [were]  confeirmed  by  the  Court  to  bee  coiriission  officers 
of  the  troop  of  horse."  f  This  was  the  first  "Light  Horse 
Corps  "  raised  in  the  Colony.  He  previously  had  been  on 
a  committee  "  For  the  cecuring  of  the  countreyes  powder 
[and]  to  hier  workmen  to  make  a  place  to  cecure  it  in." 
June  10,  1662,  when  "  the  Major,"  Captain  South  worth,  and 
Captain  Bradford  were  appointed  by  the  Court  "  to  draw  vp 
a  forme  of  corhission  for  military  officers  [there  were]  aded 
vnto  these  ...  for  advice  and  councell  .  .  .  Cornett  Stud- 
son"  and  three  lieutenants.^  Early  in  the  year  1667,  this 
"Troop  of  Horse"  was  sent  on  a  "journey  to  the  sachem 
Phillip  in  behalfe  of  the  countrey,"  for  which  "the  Major" 
received  £i^,  as  his  due.  At  the  same  time  (June  5,  1667), 
"the  Treasurer"  received  ^3,  Captain  Southworth  40^  and 
"Cornett  Robert  Studson,  his  horse,  time  and  paines  40';" 
while  "  two  shillings  and  sixpence  a  day  [was]  alowed  vnto 
the  troopers  ...  on  the  abouesaid  expedition."  § 

In  1675,  when  it  was  suspected  that  neither  King  Philip 
nor  the  Narragansett  Indians  would  be   faithful  to  their 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  vol.  3  :  44,  49,  63,  79,  99,  135,  162,  170,  187,  198, 
214;  vol.  4:  14,  122,  148;  vol.  5  :  17,  34,  55,  114,  135,  144,  231,  256. 
t  Plymouth  Colofiy  Records,  vol.  3:  174. 
\  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  vol.  4  :  21. 
§  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  4:  1 51. 


The  Stetson  Family  713 

treaties  of  amity,  the  town  fathers  of  Scituate  ordered  addi- 
tional garrisons  for  defence  ;  and  also  ordered  that  the 
"twenty  three  men  from  Scituate  .  .  .  pressed  for  this  war" 
be  "raised."  General  Cudworth,  Cornet  Stetson,  Isaac  Chit- 
tenden, and  Joseph  White  were  chosen  a  committee  "  to 
procure  clothing  &c.,  for  the  soldiers."  After  the  "Narra- 
gansett  fight"  of  December  25,  1675,  the  Indians  became 
still  more  troublesome,  committing  ravages  in  every  direc- 
tion. In  May,  1676,  following  an  attack  on  Hingham,  where 
they  burned  five  houses,  they  went  into  Scituate  by  the 
"  Indian  path,"  which  led  from  Scituate  to  the  Matakeeset 
settlements  at  Indian  Head  Ponds,  by  the  Cornet's  mill  on 
the  Third  Herring  Brook.  This  saw-mill  they  burned,  on 
May  30.  The  losses  in  the  town  of  Scituate  were  given :  * 
"13  dwelling  houses  burnt  with  their  barns  —  one  saw  mill 
—  six  heads  of  families  and  many  others  killed  and  made 
cripples."  f 

The  veteran  Cornet  Stetson  during  this  period  was  con- 
stantly on  horseback,  either  in  making  voluntary  excursions, 
as  tradition  asserts,  with  General  Cudworth,  also  "  waxing 
old,"  or  in  returning  to  encourage  the  garrisons  at  home,  or 
in  guiding  the  directions  of  the  Council  of  War.  In  consid- 
eration of  these  services  and  losses  by  the  destruction  of  the 
Indians,"  Major  Cudworth  "  %  and  "  Cornett  Studson  "  were 
awarded  by  the  authorities  of  Plymouth  Colony  £,\2  out  of 
the  £,\2df  :  10,  which  was  their  allotment  of  the  ^^450  sent 
over  in  1676  from  Ireland,  termed  the  "  Irish  Donation."  § 

On  April  2,  1667,  Cornet  Stetson  was  appointed  "to  be 

*  Deane's  History  of  Scituate,  Massachusetts,  1831 :  128,  401-402. 

t  Goodwin  says  that  twenty-two  houses  were  burned.  Vide  Goodwin's 
Pilgrim  Republic,  1888  :  558. 

\  Early  in  1675,  Major  James  Cudworth  was  advanced  to  the  rank  of  Gen- 
eral (at  6s  a  day),  a  title  then  bestowed  for  the  first  time  in  the  Colony.  After 
six  months'  service  in  command  of  the  troops,  he  retired  to  civil  life  ;  but  the 
title  of  Major  still  clung  to  him. 

§  Vide  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  5 :  222  ;  also  pages  466, 
467. 


714  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

of  [the]  Councell  [of  War]  with  the  Comission  Officers  in 
each  towne  ;  "  he  also  appeared  June  5,  1671,  with  "such  as 
are  aded  to  the  Magistrates  to  be  off  the  Councill  of  Warr." 
His  last  election  to  this  council  was  on  July  7,  168 1,  wheh 
he  was  sixty-nine  years  of  age.* 

Cornet  Robert  Stetson  also  was  something  of  a  surveyor, 
his  earliest  appointment  by  the  Court  dating  June  7,  1659, 
when  he  was  one  of  a  committee  of  three  chosen  "  to  run 
the  line  betwixt  the  Bay  goiarment  and  vs."  f  Not,  however, 
until  five  years  later — May  29,  1664  —  did  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  two  Colonies  report  to  the  General  Court  of 
Massachusetts  Bay,  the  "bound  Ijne  betwixt  the  colon] es 
of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  and  New  Pljmouth."  This  report 
was  signed  by  three  commissioners  from  each  government, 
as  follows :  — 

[Plymouth]  "Robert  Studson 

Constant  Southworth 
Jos  :  Winslow 

[Massachusetts  Bay]  Joshua  Fisher 

Rog""  Clap 
&  Elea :  Lusher  " 

May  15,  1672,  when  it  was  determined  to  "run  over  the 
line  from  Accord  Pond  to  Bound  Brook,"  as  that  boundary 
did  not  give  general  satisfaction,  "  Cornet  Studson  "  of  the 
"Pljmouth  comissioners  .  .  .  told  vs  [the  Massachusetts 
commissioners]  they  should  concurr  w*^  what  wee  did,  but 
[they]  were  not  willing  to  be  at  charge  for  it. 

Joshua  Hubbard 
&  Joshua  Fisher"  J 

Cornet  Stetson  frequently  was  chosen  to  "lay  out  land," 
to  "view  the  land,"  to  "view  a  fence;"  and,  June  3,  1668, 
he  was  chosen  surveyor  of  highways  for  the  town  of  Scitu- 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  4  :  145  ;  vol.  S  :  64;  vol.  6 :  67. 

t   Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  3 :  166. 

I  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  4,  pt.  2  :  114-116,  531. 


The  Stetson  Family  715 

ate.  When  Thomas  Andrews  made  petition  to  the  Court 
in  behalf  of  two  "ancient  servants  of  the  town  .  .  .  that  a 
supply  of  land  be  settled  vpon  them,"  the  Court  ordered 
"  the  Treasurer  and  Cornett  Studson  to  lay  out  to  each  of 
them  sixty  acres  of  land."  This  was  on  July  7,  1668.  The 
Cornet  was  appointed  June  3,  1679,  surveyor  of  highways  by 
the  General  Court  of  Plymouth  Colony.  In  1678  and  1679, 
Cornet  Stetson  and  Mr.  Nathaniel  Thomas  were  appointed 
by  the  Court  "  collectors  of  the  rents  for  the  profifitts  of  the 
Cape  fishing,"  for  bass  and  mackerel.* 

Yet,  with  all  these  positions  of  trust  filled  so  acceptably 
by  Cornet  Stetson,  nothing  exceeds  in  interest  or  importance 
his  connection  with  the  Kennebec  trade.  The  Plymouth 
Colonists  early  had  established,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Kenne- 
bec River,  a  trading-post  with  the  Indians,  which  was  a  con- 
stant source  of  trouble  and  disappointment.  They  hoped 
much  from  it,  but  it  never  had  been  profitable.  On  July  2, 
1655,  "  M'' Josias  Winslow,  SenF,  M""  Josias  Winslow,  Junr, 
Mf  Hinckley,  Th?  Clarke  and  Robert  Studson,"  were  ap- 
pointed by  the  General  Court  "  as  a  comittee  to  meett  with 
the  majestrates  att  the  next  Court  of  Assistants,  to  treat 
with  them  about  letting  of  the  trade  att  Kennebecke,  and 
about  regulateing  the  disorders  of  the  goument  there."  Octo- 
ber 6,  1659,  this  committee  had  "covenanted  and  agreed 
together  with  the  farmers  of  the  said  traid,  viz:  M*"  Thomas 
Prence,  Mistris  Allice  Bradford,  Seni":,  Captaine  Thomas 
Willet,  and  Major  Josias  Winslow ; "  and  the  paper  was 
signed  by  both  parties,  the  only  ones  making  their  marks 
being  Mrs.  Alice  Bradford  (widow  of  the  Governor,  who  had 
died  two  years  before)  and  Robert  Studson  :  — 

"  The  marke  of    ^\l^  Robert  Studson."  f 


*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  4:  i8t,  189;  vol.  6:  12,  18. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  vol.  3:  87,  170.  It  is  not  quite  clear  why  he 
should  have  made  his  mark  here,  as  his  autograph  signature  appeared  several 
times  afterward  —  notably  May  29,  1664. 


7 1 6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

June  13,  of  the  following  year,  "Leif  tenant  South  worth, 
M''  Constant  Southworth  and  Cornett  Studson,  and  M^ 
Josias  Winslow  Seni"".,  or  any  three  of  them  [were  authorized] 
either  to  sell  or  otherwise  dispose  of  the  said  trad[e]  in  the 
countreyes  behalfe."  The  measures  taken  evidently  were 
successful,  since  at  a  meeting  of  the  General  Court,  June 
I,  1663,  "  Cornett  Studson  was  appointed  by  the  Court  to 
accompany  the  Treasurer  in  demanding  and  receiueing  the 
moneyes  due  to  the  countrey  from  the  purchasers  of  Ken- 
ebecke ; "  and  at  the  same  meeting  it  was  ordered  by  the 
Court  "that  a  convenient,  handsome  rome  [room]  be  aded  to 
the  Gounor's  house,  and  that  the  charg  of  the  building  therof 
bee  defrayed  out  of  the  pay  for  Kenebecke,  if  that  kind  of 
pay  will  doe  it  .  .  .  the  major,  the  Treasurer,  and  Cornett 
Studson  are  impowered  to  take  course  for  the  procureing  of 
the  thinge  done."  *  For  this  Kennebec  service.  Cornet  Stet- 
son received  the  grant  previously  mentioned  of  two  hundred 
acres  of  land  adjoining  that  of  Mr.  Timothy  Hatherly. 

During  the  "  Inter-Charter  "  period,  shortly  before  Andros 
was  appointed  Governor,  "  The  Town  being  met  together 
[May  27,  1686],  and  the  New  Book  of  Laws  being  read, 
and  being  sensible  of  our  inability  to  undergo  the  Change 
which  this  new  form  will  occasion,  and  what  consequences 
thereby  may  accrue,  if  changes  shall  come,  and  being  de- 
sirous to  prevent  what  may  be  hurtful,  chose  M""  John 
Cushing,  Samuel  Clap,  Capt.  John  Williams,  Cornet  Robert 
Stetson,  Jeremiah  Hatch,  Elder  Thomas  King,  and  Isaac 
Buck,  to  draw  up  our  grievances  and  impart  their  appre- 
hensions to  the  Town  before  the  next  Court."  The  com- 
mittee reported  at  the  next  town-meeting  an  elaborately 
extended  protest  against  existing  conditions  and  the  "  ex- 
pected changes  "  of  government,  f  This  action  of  the  town 
of  Scituate,  in  which  Cornet  Stetson  bore  a  leading  part,  is 

♦  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  vol.  4  :  38,  44. 

t  Deane's  History  of  Scituate,  Massachusetts,  1831 :  103-105. 


The  Stetson  Family  jij 

more  noticeable  from  the  fact  that  the  general  uprising  of 
the  people  did  not  occur  until  three  years  later —  1689. 

Throughout  these  years  of  hardship  and  danger,  no  citi- 
zen of  Scituate  bore  a  stronger  part  in  the  affairs  of  the 
town  and  Colony  than  Cornet  Robert  Stetson.  His  advice 
and  assistance  were  sought,  both  in  public  and  private  capa- 
cities, and  to  no  one  did  he  turn  a  deaf  ear.  The  last  few 
years  of  retirement  at  his  home  were  well  earned.  His  will, 
dated  Scituate,  September  4,  1702,  when  he  had  reached 
the  age  of  ninety  years,  shows  that  he  had  retained  his 
mental  faculties  to  a  remarkable  degree,  although  through 
physical  infirmities  it  is  signed  with  a  mark.  On  February 
I,  1702-03,  he  passed  away.  Ten  days  later,  the  inventory 
of  his  property  was  taken  ;  it  was  presented  on  March  5, 
at  the  time  his  will  was  proved  :  — 

"  Scituate  the  fourth  day  of  September  Anno  Domini  one  thou- 
sand seven  hundred  and  two  I  Robert  Stetson  of  Scituate  in  y« 
County  of  Plimouth  in  New  England  being  Aged  and  weak  of 
Body  but  of  Sound  disposing  mind  and  memory  praises  be  ren- 
dered to  God  for  ys  same  — 

"  And  being  in  dayly  Expectation  of  my  last  &  Great  Change 
&  desirous  to  settle  things  in  order  before  my  decease  Do  there- 
fore hereby  make  '&  declare  this  my  last  Will  *  and  Testament 
in  manner  following  Imprimis  I  Humbly  Commit  my  Spirit  to  y^ 
father  of  Spirits  and  my  body  to  decent  Burial  when  it  Shall 
please  God  to  call  me  hence  And  Touching  Such  outward  Estate 
as  it  hath  pleased  God  so  to  Bless  me  withall,  my  will  is  that  ye 
same  shall  be  Imployed  &  bestowed  according  as  herein  is  Ex- 
pressed. Item  I  Give  and  Bequeath  to  Mary  my  welbeloved  Wife 
vpon  y^  prouiso  and  condition  herein  after  Set  down  the  Sum  of 
Twelve  pounds  in  money  And  ten  pounds  worth  of  my  houshold 
Goods  Such  as  She  Shall  Choose  with  the  sole  use  and  Benifit  of 
y«  South  End  of  my  now  Dwelling  house  &  one  half  of  my  Cellar 
And  two  Cows  with  Sumer  pasture   &  wintering  of  them  with 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  2:  15-17.  This  is  a  copy  from  the  ori- 
ginal —  one  of  the  few  ancient  wills  remaining  in  the  probate  files  of  Plymouth 
County. 


7 1 8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

fifteene  bushels  of  Good  merchantable  bread  Corne,  Annually 
paid  &  delivered  to  her  and  Sufficient  and  Convenient  fire  wood 
Cut  and  layd  at  her  doore  as  she  shall  need  y^  same  The  sd  The 
said  Ten  pounds  worth  of  Goods  and  two  Cows  with  y^  twelve 
pounds  in  money  to  be  at  her  own  dispose  as  to  her  shall  Seeme 
meet  The  other  particulars  to  be  for  her  Support  &  Comfort  dur- 
ing her  Remaining  my  widdow  &  no  longer  The  sd  ten  pounds 
worth  of  Goods  &  Cows  to  be  paid  &  Delivered  to  her  by  my 
Executors  within  two  months  after  my  decease  The  sd  twelve 
pounds  in  money  and  other  particulars  to  be  paid  &  Delivered 
to  her  by  my  Eldest  Son  Joseph  Stetson  as  follows  that  is  to  say 
ye  sd  money  at  three  Severall  payments  vizt  four  pounds  to  be 
paid  within  one  year  after  my  decease  &  other  four  pounds  within 
two  years  after  my  decease  &  y^  Residue  at  y^  Expiration  of  three 
years  after  my  decease  the  sd  Bread  Corne  Summering  &  winter- 
ing sd  Cows  &  fire  wood  provided  to  be  annually  delivered  paid 
&  performed  by  my  sd  Son  as  y^  same  is  above  Expressed  Always 
provided  and  it  is  y^  true  Intent  &  meaning  of  this  my  will  and 
y«  Condition  of  y«  bequests  &  Divice  abovesd  &  Every  particular 
of  y^  same,  That  my  sd  wife  shall  &  do  within  two  months  after 
my  decease  In  writing  under  her  hand  &  seale  Absolutely  Quit 
Claime  to  &  Release  her  Right  of  Dower  and  power  of  thirds 
in  and  unto  all  my  lands  &  housing  in  Scituate  aforesd  that  she 
may  thenceforth  have  or  pretend  to  have  in  or  unto  y^  same  or 
any  part  thereof  *  except  what  is  above  given  to  her  unto  my  sd 
Eldest  Son  &  his  heirs  &c  Item  I  Give  &  bequeath  to  my  Sd 
Eldest  son  Joseph  Studson  All  that  my  Dwelling  house  out  houses 
upland  &  meadows  being  y«  farm  on  which  I  now  live  &  dwell  to 
hold  to  him  &  his  heirs  for  Ever  according  to  y^  Known  &  accus- 
tomed boundaries  of  y^  same  Excepting  out  of  it  onely  one  acre 
of  meadow  which  I  have  formerly  promised  to  Give  to  my  son 
Samuel  Lying  next  unto  his  other  meadow  which  sd  Excepted 
Acre  of  meadow  I  hereby  Give  &  bequeath  to  y=  sd  Samuel  &  his 
heirs  for  Ever  Hereby  Enjoyning  my  sd  Eldest  Son  Joseph  to 

•  As  his  wife  Mary  had  children  by  her  former  husband,  whom  he  considered 
spendthrifts,  this  provision  was  made  in  order  that  the  homestead  should 
be  enjoyed  by  his  eldest  son,  Joseph.  Vide  Barry's  Genealogy  of  the  Stetson 
Family,  1847  :  13. 


The  Stetson  Family  719 

pay  deliver  &  perform  unto  my  sd  wife  as  abovesaid  upon  her 
Release  of  dower  as  above  sd  &  acceptance  of  what  is  by  this 
my  will  Given  &  bequeathed  unto  her  which  if  She  shall  neglect 
deny  or  Refuse  to  do  then  I  hereby  declare  that  what  I  have 
above  bequeathed  unto  her  &  Every  particular  of  the  same  Shall 
thenceforth  be  null  &  void,  further  it  is  my  will  that  my  Sd 
Eldest  Son  Shall  not  alien  or  sell  any  of  y«  lands  above  Given 
him  unless  to  his  Children  or  one  of  them. 

"Item  I  Give  &  bequeath  to  my  son  Benjamin  Ten  pounds 
out  of  my  moveable  estate. 

"  Item  I  Give  &  bequeath  to  my  son  Thomas  five  pounds  to  be 
paid  to  him  out  of  my  movables. 

"  Item  I  Give  to  my  Son  Samuel  y*  sum  of  Eight  pounds  out  of 
my  movable  Estate. 

"  Item  I  Give  to  my  Daughter  Eunice  Rogers  y^  Sum  of  ten 
pounds  out  of  my  movable  Estate 

"  Item  I  Give  to  my  son  Robert  my  wearing  Cloaths  which  with 
wt  I  have  formerly  Given  him  I  Judge  convenient  for  him.  Item 
I  Give  to  my  Daughter  in  Law  Abigail  y^  Relict  &  widdow  of  my 
son  John  deceased  y^  sum  of  ten  pounds  to  be  paid  to  her  out  of 
my  movables  Estate. 

"Item  I  Give  unto  my  Grand  children  that  are  now  Surviving 
to  Each  of  them  six  shillings.  Item  my  debts  legacies  &  funerall 
Expences  being  p^id  I  hereby  order  y^  Residue  of  movables  to 
be  Equally  divided  betweene  my  three  Children  vizt  Benjamin 
Samuel  and  Eunice  Lastly  I  nominate  &  appoint  my  two  sons 
namely  Benjamin  &  Samuel  Joynt  Executors  of  this  my  last  will  & 
testament  &  hereby  Revoak  &  make  voyd  any  former  will  or  wils 
by  me  made  &  declare  this  onely  to  be  my  last  will  &  Testament 

"  In  Testimony  whereof  I  have  hereunto  sealed  and  Subscribed 
y«  day  &  year  first  above  written 

The  mark  of  Cornet 

Robert     it     Stetson     [seal] 


"  In  presence  of  these  witnesses 
Joseph  Bearstow 
William  Bearstow 
Sam'  Sprague. 


R 


7  2  o  Genealogy  of  Edwa  rd  Small 

"on  the  fift  day  of  march  1702-3  before  Nathaniel  Thomas 
Esq  :  the  s^  Joseph  Bearstow  William  Bearstow  &  Samuell  Sprague 
made  oath  y*  they  did  see  &  hear  the  aboves<^  Robert  Studson 
sign  Seale  &  declare  the  above  written  to  be  his  last  will  &  testa- 
ment &  that  he  then  was  of  a  disposeing  minde  to  the  best  of 
their  knowledge  «Sr  Judgments. 

as  attests  Nathaniel  Thomas  Register." 
"  Scituate  the  10  of  february  1702-3 
"An  Inventory*  of  all  the  goods  &  Chattels  of  Cornet  Robert  Stedson  De- 
ceased as  followeth  taken  by  us  whose  names  are  hereunto  Subscribed 
Item  in  apparrill  both  linen  &  wooling    -----___       510.. 

Item  in  money  &  plate  &  books     --------__       2      8.. 

Item  four  fether  beds  &  furniture  ----------    2y 

one  Couerled  -----------_____       ii© 

Item  twenty  fiue  pair  of  Sheets     -----_____     20       1.. 

in  houshold  linen  pillow  coats  &  table  clothes  napkins  &  Towels         5     15 
in  new  linning  &  wolling  cloth  &  leather-    ----___       ,      8.. 

in  pewter  new  &  old       ---------____       r      - 

in  Brass  new  &  old   ---------_____      5 

more  in  Iron  ----------______       ,       o 

Iron  old  &  new    --------_______      2     16      6 

one  old  bed  a  flock  bed  &  beding  &  baskets       ---___       2     .  .     .  . 

in  woll  threed  cooper  ware  &  trays     ----_____       j       8.. 

in  wooden  dishes  glass  bottles  Earthenware  &  Spoons     -    -    -  8     .  . 

in  Prouition  beefe  Porke  butter  Cheese  &  Com      -----      4     15     .. 

armes  &  amunition   ------________       116 

Chairs  &  Cushings  &  other  small  things       ---____     ,.     15.. 

in  Chests  boxes  &  table  &  forme  ----------      j^^^^ 

in  Sheep  Cattle  &  horse      ------______     16.  c.. 

in  lumber  ---------________  jg 

two  piggs  ---------________     ,  ,     10    \\ 

four  pound  of  bullets  one  Shilling  sence  discouered 

one  bill  of  Seventeen  pounds 

as  a  desparate  debt  Samuel  Clap 

Debts  due  from  the  Estate  Thomas  King 

re  .    u     ,.  Richard  Dwelly " 

lb  worn  to  by  the  executors,  March  5,  1702-03.] 

ISSUE  BY   FIRST   WIFE 
I.   Joseph  2,  b.  June,  1639,  bap.  Oct.  6,  1645,  in  Scituate.     His 
father  bequeathed   to  him  the  homestead   and  "farm  on 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  2 :  17, 


The  Stetson  Family  721 

which  I  now  live  &  dwell ; "  and,  like  his  father,  he  lived 
and  died  in  Scituate.  His  will*  was  dated  April  4,  1722, 
and  his  inventory  May  8,  1724.  The  maiden  name  of  his 
wife,  Prudence,  does  not  appear.  Issue:  i.  Joseph^,  bap. 
June,  1667.     2.  Robert  ^    b.  Dec.  9,  1670.    3.  Lois  ^,  b. 

March,  1672  ;  mar. Ford.    4.  William  ^  b.  Dec,  1673; 

d.  Aug.  14, 1699.  5.  Desire  ^,  bap.  Sept.,  1676  ;  mar.  Aug. 
16,  1703,  to  Richard  Sylvester,  of  Scituate.  6.  Prudence  ^ 
b.  Sept.,  1678 ;  mar.  Dec.  17,  1707,  to  Ebenezer  Leach,  o£ 
Bridgewater.  7.  SamueP,  b.  Dec,  1679.  8.  Hannah^,  b. 
June,  1682.  In  her  father's  will  she  was  called  Hannah 
Lincoln  ;  it  is  probable  that  it  was  she  who  was  mar.  April 
25,  1705,  to  Solomon  Lincoln. 

II.   Benjamin  ^  b.  Aug;,  1641,  bap.  Oct.  6,   1645,  ^^  Scituate. 

(Vide  infra.) 
III.  Thomas^,  b.  Dec  11,  1643,  bap.  Oct.  6,  1645,  i"  Scituate. 
His  wife,  whom  he  mar.  in  1671,  was  Sarah,  daughter  to 
Anthony  Dodson.  As  his  will,t  dated  July  2,  1729,  does 
not  mention  her,  she  probably  had  died  previously.  Issue  : 
I.  Hannah  ^  2.  Thomas  ^  3.  Gershom^  4.  Sarah  ^  5. 
Joshua ^  6.  Calebs.  7.  Elisha^  8.  Elijah ».  9.  Mary ». 
10.  Ebenezer  ^    11.  Ruth  ^    12.  Margaret  I 

IV.  Samuel  ^  b.  June,  1646,  bap.  July  12,  1646,  in  Scituate. 
He  was  prominent  in  town  affairs,  had  the  military  title  of 
sergeant,  and  was  one  of  the  executors  of  his  father's  will. 
His  first  wife,  Lydia ,  was  the  mother  of  all  his  chil- 
dren.    His  second  wife,   Mercy  or  Mary ,   survived 

him.  He  died  in  1687.  Issue:  i.  SamueP.  2.  Elizabeth*. 
3.  Lydia  ^  4.  Patience  ^  5.  Jonah  ^  6.  Mary  I  7.  John  .' 
8.  Silas''.  9.  Seth^  10.  Nathaniel^  11.  Deborah^  12. 
Rachael '. 

V.  John  2,  b.  April,  1648,  bap.  May  7,  1648,  in  Scituate.  Dur- 
ing the  "Revolution  of  1689,"  it  was  recorded,  Dec.  25, 
"That  John  Stetson  have  15=  p""  weeke  for  his  service, 
&  being  helpful  to  y^  coinisary."  t   For  the  Canada  expe- 

•  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  4:  417. 
t  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  6 :  296. 
X  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6  :  229. 


72  2  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


dition  of  1690,  under  Sir  William  Phips,  Scituate  fur- 
nished sixteen  men.  Joseph  Sylvester  was  Captain ; 
Israel  Chittenden,  Lieutenant ;  and  John  Stetson,  En- 
sign. Ensign  John  Stetson  served  at  the  taking  of  Port 
Royal  and  the  attempt  to  take  Quebec,  and  died  dur- 
ing the  expedition.  In  the  settlement  of  his  estate,  the 
Court  ordered  "  that  the  oldest  son  John  shall  have  and 
enjoy  the  house  and  land  which  his  father  died  seized 
of,"  when  said  son  shall  attain  to  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years,  he  paying  to  his  sister  Honour  and  to  Bar- 
nabas his  brother,  each  of  them,  fifty  shillings,  when 
they  are  twenty-one  or  are  married,  "  which  shall  first 
happen."  The  widow  was  to  have  the  use  of  all  goods 
and  chattels  until  the  heir  should  come  of  age,  for  bring- 
ing up  her  children  ;  she  was  to  pay  to  Abigail,  the  eldest 
daughter,  and  to  Anne,  the  youngest,  each  fifty  shil- 
lings upon  marriage  or  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years. 
The  widow  of  Ensign  John  Stetson,  in  1703,  received 
£\o  from  the  estate  of  her  father-in-law.  Cornet  Rob- 
ert Stetson.  Deane  says  that  the  name  of  this  widow 
was  Mary,  but  the  will  clearly  gives  it  Abigail,  Issue  : 
I.  Abigail.  2.  John^  3.  Honour  ^  4.  Barnabas  ^  5. 
Anne  I 
VI.  Eunice^,  b.  April  28,  bap.  May  19,  1650,  in  Scituate  ;  was 
mar.  to  John  ^  Rogers,  son  to  John  ^  Rogers.  "  Eunice 
Rogers  "  was  remembered  by  her  father  with  a  legacy 

of  ;^IO. 

VII.  Lois 2,  b.  Feb.,  1652,  in    Scituate;  probably  died  before 

her  father,  as  he  did  not  mention  her  in  his  will. 
VIII.  Robert  2,  b.  Jan.  19,  bap.  Feb.  26,  1653,  in  Scituate.  The 
year  that  he  was  married,  1676,  his  house  was  burned 
by  Indians.  On  June  3,  1684,  he  was  chosen  Constable 
of  Scituate,*  but  there  is  no  record  of  his  family  in  that 
town.  In  1711,  he  was  of  Pembroke,  and  in  1712,  he 
and  his  son  Isaac  were  named  in  a  list  of  the  heads 
of  families  there.  His  descendants  have  been  noted  for 
mechanical   ingenuity,  and   some  have  owned  rolling- 

•  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6:  128. 


The  Stetson  Family  723 

mills.    The  wife  of  Robert  Stetson  was  Joanna  Brooks. 
Issue:     I.  Isaac  ^.     2.    Timothy  ^     3.  Resolved  ^      4. 
Sarah'.    5.  NathanieP. 
IX.  Timothy  ^  bap.  Oct.  11,  1657,  in  Scituate;  probably  died 
before  his  father. 


BENJAMIN  2  STETSON 

Benjamin 2,  second  son  to  Cornet  Robert  ^  Stetson,  was 
b.  August,  164 1,  bap.  October  6,  1645,  in  the  Second  Church 
of  Scituate.  At  the  age  of  twenty-four  years,  he  married, 
August  15,  1665,  Bethia^,  third  daughter  to  Matthew  ^  and 
Margaret  Hawke,  of  Hingham.* 

"  Benjamin  Studson  "  was  chosen  Constable  for  the  town 
of  Scituate,  June  3,  1668  ;  and  again,  June  2,  1685.!  In  1684, 
he  was  on  a  committee  to  make  the  rate;  June  2,  1685, 
he  served  on  a  jury  at  the  General  Court.  As  Benjamin 
"Stetson,"  he  appeared  as  Deputy  from  his  native  town 
to  the  General  Court,  two  sessions  in  the  year  1691,  com- 
mencing June  2  and  July  7.  \ 

When  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  lost  her  charter  in 
1684,  and  her  civil  rights  under  the  rule  of  Sir  Edmund 
Andros  in  1686, ,the  Plymouth  Colony  fared  no  better.  "If 
the  stronger  colony  fell  prostrate,  what  could  the  weaker 
do  ? "  The  power  of  Andros  terminated  with  his  arrest, 
April  8,  1689,  as  a  result  of  the  insurrection  spreading  over 
the  country,  which  he  termed  "  a  general  buzzing  among  the 
people."  Every  effort  was  put  forth  to  reunite  the  scattered 
forces  of  the  two  colonies  in  their  respective  governments, 
and  the  strongest  men  were  sent  to  represent  the  several 
towns.  These  colonies  gradually  had  been  tending  toward 
each  other,  and  Benjamin  Stetson's  services  in  1691,  as 
Deputy,  were  in  the  last  sessions  of  the  Plymouth  Colony 

*  Vide  pages  702,  703. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  4:  180;  vol.  6:  166. 

I  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6:  263,  268. 


724  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Court.*  On  October  7,  169 1,  the  two  colonies  were  united 
under  a  new  charter,  as  the  Royal  Province  of  Massachu- 
setts Bay.  The  Governor  was  to  be  appointed  by  the  Crown. 

"  M*"  Benja  Stutson  "  was  Representative  from  the  town  of 
Scituate  to  the  legislature  of  Massachusetts  Bay  in  the  ses- 
sions commencing  May  31  and  November  8,  1693.  He  also 
served  in  the  same  capacity,  as  "Capt  Benja  Stutson,"  May  9, 
1700,  and  throughout  that  year.f  "  His  Ex'^y  Richard  [Coote], 
Earl  of  Bellomont,  &c,"  was  then  the  Royal  Governor. 

A  second  company  of  militia  was  established  at  Scituate 
in  1695,  and  the  town  records  state  "that  the  Commands 
of  Capt.  Chittenden  on  the  north,  and  Capt.  Stetson  on  the 
south  were  to  be  limited  by  the  first  Herring  brook."  \  This 
year,  probably,  was  the  date  of  Benjamin  Stetson's  commis- 
sion as  Captain. 

Captain  Stetson  was  prominent  in  the  church,  as  well  as 
in  civil  and  military  affairs.  In  1698,  he  was  chosen  with 
Deacon  Thomas  King  "  to  go  to  the  neighboring  elders  and 
acquaint  them  with  our  present  state  and  condition  and 
intreat  their  advice  what  sd.  church  may  and  ought  to  do." 
At  a  subsequent  meeting  they  were  appointed  "  to  look  out 
and  get  a  minister  for  us."  In  1702,  he  was  chosen  on  a 
committee  to  settle  Mr.  Eels.  In  1708,  he  was  chosen  with 
Mr.  Collamore  to  make  application  to  the  town  to  rectify  a 
mistake  in  laying  out  some  of  the  parsonage  land.§ 

He  died  May  4,  171 1.  His  widow,  "Bethya  Stetson 
Relict  of  Capt  Benj.  Stetson  late  of  Scituate  deceased," 
was  appointed  administratrix  of  his  estate,  June  11,  171 1  ; 
and,  at  the  same  time,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  ap- 
praise the  land.  The  inventory,  taken  June  i,  mentions 
books,  arms  and  ammunition,  beds  and  bedding,  wool,  linen, 
pewter  and  earthen  ware,  glass  and  iron,  carpenter's  tools, 

*  Vide  page  580. 

t  Massachusetts  Archives,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6  :  279,  300  ;  vol.  7  :  70, 

X  Deane's  History  of  Scituate,  Massachusetts,  1831  :  131. 

§  Barry's  Genealogy  of  the  Stetson  Family,  1847  '•  49- 


_     V66 :  3:  6 


The  Stetson  Family  725 

farming-tools,    household   furniture,    corn    and    provisions, 
stock,  wood,  land  in  the  woods,  etc.* 

The  division  of  the  estate,  according  to  the  account  of 
Mrs.  Bethia  Stetson,  "exhibeted  June27,  171 5,  and  allowed," 
gave  to  the  widow  her  thirds.  "The  Whole  Sum  to  be 
divided  amongst  the  Children,  whereof  the  Eldest  Son  Ben- 
jamin hath  a  double  Portion,  is  £\6^\  2:  10;  Each  Nineth 
Part  or  Single  Share  is  the  Sum  of  ^18  :  4 :  9." 

"  Each  of  the  childrean  have  had  of  their  father's  Estate  in  his 
Life  time  as  their  mother  affirms 

viz  To  Benjamin  the  Vallue  of     1:17: 

To  Samuel  Nothing  

To  James  the  Value  of  1:17 

To  Bethia  Andrews  15  :  —  — 
To  Hannah  Tileston  8  :     9 

To  Deborah  Fisher  20:  10 

To  Eunice  James  15  :     6 
To  Mary  Partridge  3  :     4 

"The  Eldest  Son  Benj^  double  portion  is  —  36  :  9  :  6,  whereof 
he  hath  already  had  from  his  father  i  :  17  :  — ;  There  remains 
due  to  him  the  Sum  of  34 :  12  :  6. 

And  to  Samuel  remains  the  Sum  of  18  :  4  :  9 

And  to  James  (deceased)  his  two  children  remains 

ye  Sum  of  16:     7  :  9 

And  to  Bethia  Andrews  remains  the  Sum  of  3:4:9 

And  to  Hannah  Tileston  remains  the  Sum  of  9:15:9 

And  Deborah  Fisher  hath  had  more  than  her  Portion  2  :     5:3 
And  to  Unice  James  remains  the  Sum  of  2:18:9 

And  to  Mary  Partridge  remains  the  Sum  of  15  :  —  :  3!  " 

It  is  not  known  when  or  where  Mrs.  Bethia  Stetson  died. 

ISSUE 

I.    Benjamin',  b.  Feb.  16,  bap.  May  19,  1668,  in  Scituate,  where 
he  lived  and  died.     He  mar.  Jan.  22,  1690,  Grace  Turner; 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  3  :  66,  67,  97. 
t  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  3  :  381. 


726  Genealogy  of  Edwa rd  Small 

died  about  1740*  Issue:  i.  Matthew \  2.  Grace*.  3. 
Margaret*.  4.  Benjamin*.  5.  Bethia*,  b.  May  4,  1699  ; 
mar.  Sept.  5,  1728,  to  Nicholas  Powers.  6.  Leah*. 
7.  Abijah*. 
II.  Matthew*,  b.  June  12,  1669,  in  Scituate;  d.  Nov.,  1690,  in 
the  expedition  of  Sir  William  Phips  to  Canada.  Mat- 
thew's father  was  appointed  administrator  of  his  estate.f 

III.  James ^  b.   March   i,    1670,   in   Scituate;  mar.  Nov.  26, 

1696,  Susanna  Townsend,  of  Boston,  and  lived  in  Bos- 
ton, where  all  his  children  were  born.  Issue:  i.  Su- 
sanna*.   2.  James*.    3.  Lydia*.    4.  William*.    5.  John*. 

IV.  Samuel  ^  b.  Oct.,  1673,  in  Scituate.    There  is  no  record  of 

his  having  any  wife  or  family. 
V.   Bethia',  b.  May  14,  1675,  in  Scituate;  mar.  June  23,  1697, 

to  Stephen  *  Andrews,  son  to  Thomas  *  and  Ruth  ( ) 

Andrews,  of  Hingham.J 

VI.    Mary  ^    b.   April    21,    1678,    in    Scituate;    mar.    to  

Partridge. 

VII.    Hannah*,  b.  June   i,    1679,  in   Scituate;    mar.   to  

Tileston. 
VIII.    Deborah^,  b.  Dec.  3,   1681,  in  Scituate;    mar.  to  Sam- 
uel [?]  Fisher. 
IX.    Eunice',   b.  March,    1683,  in    Scituate;   mar.  March    18, 
1700,  in  Scituate,  to  Deacon  John  James,  only  son  to 
John  and  Lydia  (Turner)  James.     Deacon  James  was 
born  in   1676,  at  about  the  time  of  the  death  of  his 
father,  who  had  been  "  wounded  by  the  Indians."    He 
was  a  prominent  man  in  Scituate.    Eunice,  his  first  wife, 
died,  leaving   eight  children  ;    and  he   mar.  in    17 19, 
Lydia,  daughter  to  Nathaniel  Turner.§ 
X.    Margaret  ^  b.  Sept.,  1684;  d.  Feb.,  1685,  in  Scituate. 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  8  :  190. 

t  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  i  :  74. 

X  Vide  page  702. 

§  Deane's  History  0/ Scituate,  Massachusetts,  1831  :  293. 


EDWARD  7   SMALL.  JR. 

MARRIED 

REBECCA «  PRATT 


THE   PRATT   FAMILY 

MATTHEW   PRATT 

Matthew  Pratt,  the  Weymouth  Planter,  is  supposed  to 
have  come  to  New  England  with  the  Gorges  Company 
that  began  the  first  permanent  settlement  at  Weymouth,  in 
August,  1623.  He  may  have  been  a  relative  of  Phineas  and 
Joshua  Pratt,  who  were  at  Plymouth  in  1627,*  but  there  is 
no  record  that  establishes  any  connection.  They  all  came 
from  England,  where  the  name  of  Pratt,  which  occurs  among 
the  earliest  English  surnames,  is  spelled  variously  in  ancient 
writings.  Some  of  its  forms  are  :  Prat,  Prate,  Pratt,  Pratte ; 
and,  still  earlier,  Du  Pre,  De  Preaux,  de  Pratellis,  etc. ;  all 
supposed  to  have  been  derived  from  the  Latin  pratum,  a 
meadow. 

The  Pratt  family  undoubtedly  went  to  England  from  Nor- 
mandy, where,  in  1096,  a  number  of  that  name  joined  the 
crusaders.  In  1 173,  Hamelin  and  Matthew  de  Pratellis  were 
of  the  party  of  the  Earl  of  Chester  and  Ralph  de  Fouguers, 
who  joined  Louis  of  France  in  the  revolt  of  Normandy 
against  Henry  II,  in  which  all  the  sons  of  the  King  were 
engaged  against  their  father.  The  Pratts  appear  in  many 
counties  of  the  British  Isle,  notably  Suffolk,  York,  and 
Leicester,  as  Knights  of  the  Shire  and  as  members  of  Par- 
liament. They  also  married  into  titled  families,  and  one 
Matthew  Pratt  was  the  younger  son  of  a  British  Lord.  An- 
other Matthew  Pratt  was  the  second  son  of  John  Pratt,  of 
Appleby,  County  Leicester,  whose  will,  dated  July  7,  161 1, 
was  proved  December  10,  161 2.t  It  is  known  that  Matthew 
Pratt,  of  Weymouth,  was  of  a  knighted  branch,  but  the  writer 

*  Vide  page  356.  t  Chapman's  Pratt  Family,  1864:  13,  15,  29. 


730  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


has  been  unable  to  obtain  copies  of  the  papers  sent  over 
from  England  that  prove  it. 

Little  can  be  learned  of  the  earlier  years  of  Matthew 
Pratt  in  Weymouth,  though  the  settlement  there,  called 
Wessaguscus,  was  second  to  that  of  Plymouth.  It  was  the 
scene  of  the  failure  of  Weston's  Colony,  upon  the  site  now 
locally  known  as  "Old  Spain,"  in  1622,  and  of  the  more 
permanent  settlement  by  Captain  Robert  Gorges,  son  to 
Sir  Ferdinando  Gorges,  in  1623.  On  July  8,  1635,  it  was 
recorded  :  "There  is  leave  graunted  to  21  ffamilyes  to  sitt 
downe  at  Wessaguscus."  On  September  2,  1635,  the  name 
of  Wessaguscus  is  "  hereafter  to  be  called  Waymothe ; " 
and,  at  the  same  session  of  Court,  it  was  "Ordered  that 
Waymothe  shall  have  a  Deputy."  On  May  13,  1640,  "Ma- 
thewe  Prat"  was  made  a  freeman  of  Massachusetts  Bay 
Colony."  *  That  year,  a  large  body  of  new  settlers  arrived  ; 
but  it  was  not  until  December,  1641,  that  the  dated  town 
records  were  begun,  f  A  few  earlier  items  were  incorporated, 
particularly  of  possessions  of  land.  The  First  Church  of 
Weymouth  names  1623  as  its  date  of  organization,  but  all 
its  records  prior  to  1724  were  destroyed  by  fire. 

Land  was  granted  to  Matthew  Pratt  at  "  A  General  Court 
holden  at  Boston  the  7th  day  of  loth  month,  December, 
A.  D.  1636 ; "  it  was  recorded,  with  grants  to  other  old 
settlers,  on  the  earliest  existing  records  of  Weymouth  :  — 

"the    land    of    MATTHEW    PRATT 

"  Twenty  acres  in  the  mill  field  twelue  of  them  first  giuen  to 
Edward  Bates  and  eyght  acres  to  him  selfe  all  ofit  bounded  on 
the  East  with  the  land  of  John  Gill  on  the  west  with  the  land  of 
Richard  Wealing  on  the  north  with  Rocky  hill  on  the  south  with 
the  land  of  Richard  Addames  and  Thomas  Baly  also  Eighteen 
ackers  of  vpland  first  giuen  to  Edward  Bennet  now  in  the  pos- 
session of  mathew  pratt  bounded  on  y"  east  with  the  mill  Riuer 

*  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  I  :  149,  156,  1 57,  377. 
t  Weymouth  Historical  Society  Collections,  1885  ;  7,  9. 


The  Pratt  Family  731 

on  the  west  with  John  whittmans  lot  on  the  north  with  y^  mill 
ground  on  y«  south  with  y^  pond."  * 

Mill  River  flows  from  South  Weymouth,  in  a  northeasterly 
direction  through  Weymouth,  into  Whitman's  Pond.  Land 
that  was  bounded  with  Mill  River  on  the  east  and  "y^  pond  " 
(not  Whitman's,  but  a  smaller  pond)  on  the  south,  must 
have  been  a  mile  southeast  of  the  present  centre  of  Wey- 
mouth. There  are  several  families  of  Pratt  descent  still 
living  in  the  neighborhood,  but  their  houses  are  of  com- 
paratively recent  date. 

The  name  "  Macut  Prat  "  appears  among  the  names  of 
"townsmen,"  or  selectmen,  signed  to  a  report  of  their  meet- 
ing, "the  Last  Day  of  the  Last  Month  1648."  f  In  1649  and 
1650,  he  continued  as  townsman;  but  in  the  town-meeting 
of  March,  1650-51,  his  name  is  not  seen.  His  autograph 
again  appears  in  "The  names  of  the  Townsmen  .  .  .  The 
first  Day  of  the  12  mo^^  1657." 

The  same  name,  "macuth  Pratt,"  is  number  two  in  a  list, 
dated  February  3,  165 1,  of  those  entitled  to  great  lots, — 
"which  great  lots  are  to  but  on  Hingham  line  on  the 
East."  § 

As  in  other  places,  the  early  Planters  of  Weymouth  were 
greatly  troubled  by  the  depredations  of  wild  animals  and 
birds;  so  much  so  that,  in  1657,  a  bounty  was  offered  by 
the  town  authorities  for  killing  them  : — 

"  [The]  Town  is  Debito""  to  seuerall  [per]sons  for  Service  done 
&  vpon  account  as  followt^^ :  1657  :  iimo'^  ...  To  Macuth  Pratt 
for  a  wolfe  &  woodp[ecker]  :  [2"]  1-6-8  payed  in  boards."  || 

*  Town  Records  of  Weymouth,  vol.  i  :  i8. 

t  Town  Records  of  Weymouth,  vol.  I  :  17. 

J  Town  Records  of  Weymouth,  vol.  i  :  39. 

§  Town  Records  of  Weymouth,  vol.  I  :  281. 

II  Town  Records  of  Weymouth,  vol.  i :  4. 


732  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

In  January,  of  that  year,  "it  did  appeare  Then  vpon 
account  That  Macuth  Prat  &  his  son  Thomas  had  entred 
22000  of  boards  the  father  15000  &  son  700,  dew  to  the 
Town  if  9?:6dpayd:  22:  10:  58."* 

In  the  distribution  of  land  by  the  selectmen,  Matthew 
Pratt  received  grants,  as  follows  :  "  1658.  The  17^^  Day  of 
the  10  mo**^"  ...  it  was  "ordered  also  that  Mar.  Pratt 
should  have  a  Swamp  lot  at  the  same  place  [the  Great 
Swamp]  to  be  layd  out  by  Sergeant  Whitmarsh."  He  also 
was  to  have  four  acres  of  upland,  to  be  laid  out  in  some  con- 
venient place  "neere  the  head  of  the  pond  above  the  mill 
&  Joyning  to  the  Great  lotts."  On  December  19,  1659,  ^^ 
was  given  "an  Hand  in  the  fresh  pond  above  the  mill  as 
an  addition  to  the  fower  acrees  formerly  graunted  him  ; "  to 
which  was  added  a  lot  in  "guppies  Swamp."!  In  the  first 
division,  Dec.  14,  1663,  of  "great  Lotts"  beginning  on  the 
Braintree  line,  "  Micaeth  Pratt  "  was  granted  ten  acres  in 
lot  fifty-one ;  his  sons  Thomas,  Matthew,  and  John,  [  ] 
"Acres  4,  Lot  62,"  "Acres  5,  Lot  73,"  respectively.  In  the 
second  division,  that  year,  "  Miceth  Pratt"  was  assigned 
"  Acres  30,  Lot  52  ;  "  while  his  son  Thomas  received  "  Acres 
21,  Lot  20,"  and  Matthew,  "Acres  12,  Lot  44."  The  son 
John  was  not  mentioned  in  the  second  division.:): 

The  wife  of  Matthew  ^  Pratt  was  Elizabeth  Bate  or  Bates. 
She  is  said  to  have  been  daughter  to  an  older  brother  of 
Elder  Edward  ^  Bates,  of  Weymouth,  whom  Matthew  names 
in  his  will  as  "kinsman,"  but  there  is  no  evidence  that  the 
older  men  of  the  name  in  the  town  or  state  were  related 
to  Edward.  It  is  more  probable  that  Elizabeth  was  sister 
to  Edward  Bates.  She  was  generously  provided  for  by  the 
will  of  her  husband,  of  which  she  was  made  sole  executrix. 
Very  little  of  the  property  was  to  go  to  the  children  until 
after  her  death,  which  occurred  in  1676. 

•    Town  Records  of  Weymouth,  vol.  1 :  38. 

t   Town  Records  of  Weymouth,  vol.  i  :  43,  47. 

X    Weymouth  Historical  Society  Collections,  1885  :  282-283. 


The  Pratt  Family  733 

Matthew  Pratt  died  October  ("8!!^")  29,  1672,  in  Wey- 
mouth. His  will,  dated  March  25,  1672,  was  proved  April 
30,  1673,  as  follows  :  — 

"  Macute  Pratt  of  Waymoth  being  in  health  of  bodie  and 
having  A  Competet  Use  of  his  understanding  and  memory  doe 
make  this  to  be  his  Last  Will  *  and  Testament  as  folloe  and 
saith 

"  first  I  doe  and  bequeath  my  soule  to  God  that  gave  it  and 
after  my  decease  my  Body  to  be  deacently  Buried  and  all  my 
debts  Honestly  payd  and  then  all  my  Worldly  goods  I  disspose 
of  thus 

"I  doe  give  to  my  Loving  Wife  Elisabeth  Pratt  all  my  Whole 
Estate  reall  and  personall  except  that  which  is  hearafter  Exprest 
that  is  for  her  naturall  Life 

"  I  doe  give  to  my  sonn  Thomas  Pratt  after  my  wives  decease, 
these  parsells  of  Land  as  folloe  four  Acres  of  Land  that  did 
belong  to  Shaws  house  And  my  share  of  Land  that  I  bought  of 
James  Nash  And  that  fiftene  Acres  I  bought  of  Deacon  John 
Roggers:  And  I  doe  give  him  that  Little  I  Land  in  the  fresh 
Pond  :  it  I  doe  give  him  ten  acres  in  the  Ceder  swamp  Plaine 
which  was  a  part  of  my  great  Lott :  Ad  I  doe  give  him  my  share 
in  the  two  acres  and  halfe  of  salt  marsh  at  Hoclie  (?)  upon  the 
condition  he  shall  pay  to  my  daughter  Chard  at  my  wives  decease 
four  pounds 

"II  doe  Give  to  my  Sonn  Mathew  Pratt  at  my  wives  decease 
these  parsells  of  House  and  Land  as  folloe  my  now  dwelling 
House  with  all  my  Housing  and  all  my  orChards  and  my  Land 
Ajoyning  twenty  acres  be  it  more  or  Less  :  It  I  doe  give  him 
ten  Acres  in  the  Ceder  Swomp  Plaine  which  is  alsoe  a  part 
of  my  gret  Lott  puided  he  pay  to  my  daughter  Chard  or  her 
Assignes  three  pounds  at  my  wives  Decease 

"  I  doe  give  to  my  sonn  John  Pratt  one  ewe  and  Lamb. 

"  I  doe  give  to  my  sonn  Samuell  Pratt  twelve  acres  of  Land 
neare  his  House  four  acres  of  it  was  William  Brandems  and  eight 
acres  of  it  was  John  Gurneyes  and  when  he  hath  fenct  it  out  as 

*  Suffolk  County  Probate  (original)  Docket:  645;  also  Book  7  (copy) :  299- 
300, 


734  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

far  as  it  is  Pasture  he  shall  have  it  and  not  before  And  I  doe 
give  him  one  acre  of  salt  marsh  by  John  Pratts  House  at  my  de- 
cease :  And  I  doe  give  him  that  pt  of  my  Comon  Lott  Laid  out  to 
me  at  Smelt  Brook  It  I  doe  give  him  my  two  aCres  of  Swomp  Lott 
it  is  in  the  woods  :  It  he  shall  have  one  Cow  in  stead  of  that 
spot  I  thought  he  should  have  in  my  orChard.  I  doe  give  to  my 
sonn  Joseph  Pratt  that  Lott  that  was  first  Edward  Bennetts  at 
the  pond  twenty  acres  be  it  more  or  Less. 

"  I  doe  give  to  my  daughter  Chard  seaven  pound  Stirling  in 
good  pay  at  my  wives  decease  which  is  to  be  paid  by  Thomas 
Pratt  and  Mathew  Pratt  as  Above  is  expressed :  it  I  doe  give  to 
her  daughter  Johanah  Chard  my  best  bed  and  Coverliad  at  my 
wives  decease. 

"  I  doe  give  to  my  daughter  White  after  my  wives  decease  all 
that  parsell  of  Land  that  I  have  in  wearieland  which  is  of  Marsh 
and  upland  about  three  or  four  acres  which  is  all  except  that 
which  is  above  given  to  my  sonn  Thomas  Pratt :  And  I  doe  give 
her  two  ewes  at  my  decease. 

"  I  doe  give  to  Thomas  Pratts  sonn  William  Pratt  that  halfe 
mare  with  her  increase  that  is  between  Thomas  Pratt  and  my- 
selfe  to  be  devided  at  my  decease 

"  I  doe  give  to  my  sonn  Thomas  Pratts  Daughter  Sarah  five 
pounds  at  my  wives  decease. 

"  I  doe  Apoint  my  Loving  wife  to  be  my  sole  Exequitrix  to 
fullfill  all  this  my  Last  will  and  to  have  full  power  to  improve 
my  whole  estate  for  her  Life  and  at  her  decease  to  give  what 
she  Leafs  to  my  Children  and  thire  Children  as  she  shall  then 
please 

"  I  doe  desier  the  Reverent  Pastor  m^  Samuell  Torrey  and  my 
Kinsman  Elder  Edward  Bate  and  my  sonn  Thomas  Pratt  to  be 
the  overseers  to  se  that  this  my  Last  will  be  in  all  points  fulfiled 
I  doe  alsoe  commit  full  Power  into  the  hands  of  these  overseers 
to  sell  or  dispose  of  Any  thing  that  I  have  Left  to  my  wife  if  she 
shall  have  need  of  it  for  her  Comfortable  Livelihood  but  not 
otherwise  to  despose  of  Any  Land  but  as  above  expressed  and 
heareunto  I  have  Set  my  hand  and  Scale  the  twenty  fifte  of 
march  1672 


The  Pratt  Family  735 

"  the  Word  Real  in  the  fourth  Line  was  entred  before  Sealing 
And  the  twenty  sixt  Line  was  blotted  out  before  Sealing 

Signed  Sealed  in  the  Macuth    rp   Pratt     [seal] 

presents  of  us  1 

Edward  Bate 
Thomas  Dyer 

"At  a  County  Court  held  at  Boston  Aprill  30*^  1673  Elder 
Edward  Bate  &  Thomas  Dyer  made  Oath  that 
having  Subscribed  theire  Names  as  Witnesses  to  this  will  did 
see  &  hear  Macute  Pratt  Signe  Seal  &  publish  it  as  his  last 
will  &  Testament  &  wn  hee  soe  did  hee  was  of  a  sound  disposing 
minde. 

As  Attests  Isaac  Addington  Cler./ 
Recorded  May  20-  1673  p  L  A.  Cler. 

"An  Inventory*  of  the  Estate  of  Macaieth  Pratt  who  deceased  the  29  .  S"^" 

1672  &  apprized  by  us  who  were  called  thereunto  the  the  12*!}  of  the  io*'» 
m°nth  1672  who  have  hereunto  Subscribed  o!   hands  / 

£.       s    d 

Imp?  Dwelling  House  out  housing  &  Orchard 30  .    o  .  o 

6  acres  of  broken  upland  at  4^6/8  p  acre 26  .    o  .  o 

15  acres  of  Woodland  &  unbroken  is 25  .    o  .  o 

30  acres  of  the  second  division  of  Town  Comons 06  .    o  .  o 

18  acres  neere  the  dwelling  house  pasture  land  &  some  medow  .     .  45  .    o  .  o 

one  acres  &  halfe  of  broke  upland  neere  y«  dwelling  house    .     .     .  06  .    o  .  o 

one  acre  of  Salt  Marsh  lying  by  Jno  Pratt  his  house 15  .    o  .  o 

one  acre  &  halfe  of  Salt  Marsh  neere  hokely 15.    0.0 

20  acres  at  Cedar  Swamp  plaine 20  .    o  .  o 

a  little  Island  at  the  head  of  the  great  pond 02  .    o  .  o 

wearing  Cloathes 05  .    o  .  o 

a  ffeather  bed 02  .  10  .  o 

a  boulster 01  .    o  .  o 

two  feather  pillows o  .  10  .  o 

two  pillow  beers o  .  05  .  o 

two  paire  of  Sheets 01  .  10  .  o 

a  flock  boulster 00  ,  05  .  o 

a  bed  Rug oi  .  10  .  o 

four  brass  kettles 01  .  10  .  o 

one  brass  Skellet 00  .  03  .  o 

two  Candlestick  &  a  brass  pan 00  .  05  .  o 

*  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Book  7  (copy) :  301-303. 


736  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

£     s     d 

4  pewter  platters oo.ii.o 

a  pewter  quart  pot  &  a  pewter  pinte  pot 00  .  04  .  o 

two  peeces  of  old  pewter 00  .  01  .  6 

two  pot  hangers  &  a  paire  of  pot  hookes  &  tongs 00  .  07  .  o 

Earthen  ware o  .  01  .  6 

Spoons  6»  &  other  house  lumber 3  •  09  •  o 

Sheeps  Wool 01  .  03  .  o 

Six  Cows  &  a  two  year  old  bullock 20  .    o  .  o 

Sixteen  Sheep 06  .    o  .  o 

5  Swine 03  .    o.  o 

horses  in  partner  ship 06.    5.0 

of  all  sorts  of  Corn 06  .    o.  o 

In  hay  &  Straw 06  .    o  .  o 

The  marke  of  the  Tomas  Done 

"  Memorandn 

"  Twelve  acres  neere  Sam  Pratts  house  in  the  possesion  of  Sam'J 
Pratt  before  the  decease  of  his  father  Micaeth  Pratt  ten  yeer 
or  upward  given  in  marriage 24  .  00  .  OO 

more  ten  acres  of  woodland  at  Smelt  brook 05  .  00  .    0 

6  two  acres  of  Swamp  purchased  by  Samuell  Pratt  of  his  flather 

Micath  pratt  about  5  year  before  the  si  Micaths  death    .     .     .    01  .    o.    o 
20  acres  above  mentioned  was  halfe  of  it  paide  for  before  the 
decease  of  the  s^  Micath  Pratt  by  Joseph  Pratt  his  Sonne  &  the 
whole  20  acres  was  possett  by  the  said  Joseph  Pratt  about  seven 
yeare  before  the  saide  Micath's  decease  28  .  10  .    O 

"  the  reason  why  the  said  Micath  Pratt  mentioned  these  lands 
in  his  will  was  because  hee  gave  them  noe  deede  of  gift  of  the 

aforesaid  lands 

(Signed)     Edward  Bate 
the  marke  of  The  Tmas  Done 

"  Elizabeth  Pratt  made  Oath  in  Court  Aprill  30*^1  1673  t'^^t  this  paper  con- 
teines  a  just  &  true,  Inventory  of  the  Estate  of  her  late  husband  Macute  Pratt 
to  her  best  knowledge  &  that  when  shee  knows  more  shee  will  discover  the 
same 

As  Attests  Isaac  Addington  Cler 

"  Recorded  May  20*  1673      •     ••  p.  I.  A.  Cler" 

The  amount  of  the  inventory,  £2^7  :  09  :  12,  with  the 
value  of  the  land  which  Matthew  Pratt  already  had  given  to 
his  sons,  Samuel  and  Joseph,  ;^58  :  10  :  00,  makes  the  esti- 
mated worth  of  the  estate  £zi^  :  19  :  12.  In  these  papers 
the  name  of  the  testator  is  spelled  Macute,  Macuth,  Ma- 
caieth,  Micath,  and  Micaeth,  yet  it  appears  in  the  list  of 


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freemen  as  "  Mathewe,"  and  Matthew  is  generally  conceded 
to  have  been  his  name.  The  date  of  death  of  Elizabeth, 
widow  of  Matthew  Pratt,  is  not  known. 

ISSUE 

I.  John^,  b.  about  1622,  probably  in  England.  He  was  made 
freeman  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  May  10,  1643,* 
which  is  proof  that  he  was  then  of  age.  On  Nov.  22,  1656, 
he  mar.  Mary  ^,  daughter  to  John  ^  Whitman,  of  Weymouth  ; 
she  d.  July  10,  1716,  three  months  before  her  husband,  aged 
eighty-two  years. 

John  Pratt,  lovingly  called  "  uncle  John  "  by  his  numerous 
nephews  and  nieces,  exercised  a  fatherly  care  over  the 
whole  town.  His  house  was  a  landmark ;  and,  in  the  affairs 
of  his  family  and  friends,  he  was  sought  as  a  witness,  ap- 
praiser, or  executor,  again  and  again,  particularly  in  the  later 
part  of  his  life.  In  1684,  and  probably  other  years,  he  was 
Constable ;  t  he  also  held  other  town  offices.  He  accumu- 
lated a  considerable  estate.  By  trade,  he  was  a  cooper;  late  in 
life,  he  was  called  a  husbandman.  No  children  are  recorded, 
and  he  probably  never  had  any,  which  would  account  for  the 
small  bequest  of  his  father  in  his  will  of  "one  ewe  and 
Iamb." 

John  Pratt  ,d.  Oct.  3,  1716,  in  Weymouth,  aged  not  less 
than  ninety-four  years.  His  will,  signed  with  his  autograph, 
"John  Pratt,"  and  dated  July  12,  17 14,  was  proved  Nov.  19, 
1716,  at  Boston, $  by  William  Dyer  and  Mary  Dyer,  execu- 
tors. It  said  that  he  was  "  aged  and  weake  in  body  but  of 
Perfect  mind  &  Memory;"  provided  that  his  wife  Mary 
(who  passed  away  before  him)  should  enjoy  the  "whole 
estate,"  both  real  and  personal,  "  for  her  Support  and  Com- 
fortable Maintenance  during  her  Natural  life ; "  and  set 
"  at  perfect  liberty  and  freedom  "  his  two  "  servants,"  or 
slaves,  Ruth  Pratt  and  Silence  Critchfield,  with  presents  of 
goods  and  money,  and  "  Liberty  to  dwell  in  my  house  until 

*  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  2 :  293. 
t    Weymouth  Historical  Society  Collections,  1885:  49. 
}  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Book  19:  215-216. 


738  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

they  See  Cause  to  Dispose  of  themselves  otherways."  John 
Pratt  also  gave  to  his  "  kinsman  John  Gurney  Twenty  and 
five  pound  when  he  Shall  arive  at  the  age  of  Twenty  one 
years  if  he  live  with  me  so  long  as  I  live  or  to  the  age 
aforesaid  ;"  to  his  "  nephew  Lieu*  John  Pratt  [son  to  Sam- 
uel '^J  of  Weymouth,"  £\o ;  and  to  his  "  nephew  Deacon 
Thomas  Pratt  of  North  Purchase  [Easton],"  ^10.  To  his 
nephew,  Ebenezer'  Pratt,  youngest  son  to  SamueP,  he  gave 
the  sum  of  "  fourty  pound  if  he  Do  bring  up  a  Son  of  his  at 
the  Colledge  and  when  he  dose  put  his  Son  to  the  Grammar 
School,  in  Order  there  unto  to  have  five  pound  paid  to  him 
and  so  five  pounds  p  year  until  the  forty  pound  be  paid." 
Lastly,  he  gave  the  "  residue  of  my  whole  Estate,"  after  his 
wife's  decease,  to  Mary  Dyer,  daughter  to  Samuel '  Pratt, 
who  had  lived  in  his  family  before  her  marriage,  and  "now 
near  two  years  Since  She  was  married  together  with  her 
husband  William  Dyer  .  .  .  provided  they  Continue  with 
us  and  be  faithful  to  and  careful  of  us."  By  this  arrange- 
ment he  secured  for  himself  and  his  wife  the  attention  they 
needed  in  their  extreme  old  age. 
II.  Thomas^,  b.  in  Weymouth  as  early  as  1626,  since,  on  May 
26,  1647,  he  became  a  freeman  of  Massachusetts  Bay  Col- 
ony.*   His  first  wife  was  Mary ;  his  second  wife,  who 

survived  him,  was  the  widow  Lydia .  In  the  first  divi- 
sion of  land  in  Weymouth,  Dec.  14,  1663,  Thomas  Pratt 
is  named  with  the  grantees,  but  the  amount  of  land  is 
not  given  ;  in  the  second  division,  1663,  he  received  twenty- 
one  acres  in  lot  number  twenty,  on  the  Braintree  line. 
By  the  will  of  his  father,  dated  1672,  he  was  to  become 
the  possessor  of  more  than  thirty  acres  of  land,  after  the 
decease  of  his  mother ;  but  he  probably  died  before  her, 
in  the  same  year. 

Sergeant  Thomas  Pratt,  of  the  Weymouth  Militia,  was 
killed  by  the  Indians  not  far  from  his  home  in  Weymouth. 
The  date  is  shown  by  the  **  Diary  "  of  his  eldest  son,  William, 
who  wrote  :  "  My  father  was  slaine  by  the  Indians  the  19*" 
day  of  April,  in  the  year  1676."   This  encounter  was  the 

*  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  2  :  295. 


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occasion  of  a  petition  from  the  Town  to  the  General  Court 
representing  "  the  danger  to  the  terror-stricken  town  and 
asking  for  protection,  and  at  least  that  six  men  impressed 
for  general  service  may  be  discharged  and  returned  to  the 
distressed  town."  William  Torrey,  Captain  of  the  Weymouth 
Militia,  also  petitioned  the  Court  that  more  "  men  should  re- 
main at  home  and  defend  their  own  firesides,"  for  we  "have 
the  enemy  appearing  daily  at  our  very  doors,  four  killed 
already,  all  in  danger  wheresouer  we  go ;  in  expectation 
euery  day  and  hour  of  being  assaulted,  stand  continually  on 
our  guard,  whereby  planting  is  obstructed  and  all  things 
turning  into  confusion  and  destruction."  *  The  losses  which 
the  town  sustained  in  this  war  were  sufficiently  severe  to 
induce  the  General  Court  to  allow  the  abatement  of  a  por- 
tion of  its  tax.f 

Thomas  Pratt  left  no  will ;  but  the  inventory  of  the  estate 
of  "  Sergf  Thomas  Pratt  of  Weymoth,  who  was  Slain  by  the 
Indians  the  I9'^  day  of  April  1676,"  %  was  "  apprized  by  Elder 
Edward  Bate  and  John  Kingman."  Besides  household  goods, 
a  variety  of  farming-tools,  produce,  and  a  tew  cattle,  it  men- 
tions :  "  a  dwelling  house  barne  &part  of  the  Orchard  adjoin- 
ing/' £a^  ;  "  13  acres  \  neere  the  house  4  acres  by  Rich4 
Fosters  and  2  acres  in  weary  land,"  ;^66  ;  "  |  of  Salt  Marsh 
by  bound  brooke  and  i  acre  %  at  Hockley,"  ;^2o  ;  marsh  and 
land  at  "  Drakes  lott,"  ;^ii.io  ;  "  18  acres  at  the  old  cedar 
Swamp  plain  "and  "21  acres  in  the  i^.*  and  24  division," 
£1  ;  "  13  acres  of  Land  neare  the  house  that  was  the  widdow 
Pools  house,"  ;^io;  "a  Sword,"  £(i ;  "The  Estate  the  wid- 
dow brought  with  her  apprised  —  in  pewter,"  ;^i  :  05  :  05  ; 
and  "  an  Hand  in  the  fresh  pond  about  two  acres,"  £2. 
Total  value  of  the  estate,  ^^278  :  11  :  01. 

Lydia  Pratt,  widow  of  Thomas,  who  had  been  appointed 
one  of  the  administrators,  "appearing  in  Court  July  27, 
1676,"  declared  that  she  had  agreed  with  John  Pratt,  the 
other  administrator,  as  follows:  "to  bee  paid  .  .  .  twenty 

*  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  68  :  79. 

t   Weymouth  Historical  Society  Collections,  1905  :  50. 

t  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Book  12  (copy)  :  49-50. 


740  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

pounds  in  money  .  .  .  and  to  have  all  the  Estate  Shea 
brought  with  her  .  .  .  in  full  of  her  Dower."  "  Brother  John 
Pratt  and  brother-in-law  White  "  were  appointed  guardians 
to  the  four  children  under  age.  In  the  division  of  the  estate, 
Jan.  27,  1679-80,  it  was  set  forth  that  John  Pratt,  admin- 
istrator and  guardian,  with  Thomas  White,  the  other  guard- 
ian, and  Ephraim  Frost,  husband  of  the  eldest  daughter, 
Hepzibah,  agreed  as  to  the  division.* 

Issue:  I.  Hepzibah',  b.  about  1653;  since  she  is  men- 
tioned in  the  settlement  of  her  father's  estate,  in  1676, 
as  "  about  twenty-three  years  "  of  age.  Before  Jan. 
27,  1679-80,  she  was  mar.  to  Ephraim  Frost. 

2.  Sarah';  called  "helpless  and  incapable  "  in  the  settle- 

ment of  the  estate  of  her  father.  Her  grandfather,  in 
his  will,  left  ^^5  to  Sarah,  daughter  to  his  son  Thomas, 
"  at  my  wives  decease." 

3.  William '.    During  his  life   he   kept   a   little  "  Pocket 

Almanac,  or  Diary;"  a  few  extracts  from  it  best  tell 
his  history  :  "  I  was  borne  on  the  6""  of  March  in  the 
year  1659.    I  was  married  the  26*''  day  of  Oct.  in  the 
year   1680.    I  removed  from  Waymouth  to  bridge- 
water  the  i<f^  day  of  December  in  the  year  1705.  — 
removed  from  Waymouth   to   dorchester  about  the 
middle  of  April  in  the  year  1690.    I  was  taken  sick 
with  the  smal  pox  the  26*''  day  of  March  in  the  year 
1691.   In  the  year  1697,  the  16'^  day  of  December  I 
was  ordained  Ruling  elder  of  the  Church  of  Christ. 
Swearing  in  a  religious  manner  is  a  duty  when  called 
unto  it." 
This  perhaps  needs  a  little    explanation.    His  wife  was 
Elizabeth  Baker,  of  Dorchester,  in  New  England,  who  was  b. 
1655  ;  d.  Aug.  20,  1728,  aged  seventy-three  years.    In  1690, 
they  removed  from  Weymouth  to  Dorchester,  where  he  be- 
came interested  in  an  organization  "for  Carrying  the  Gospel 
Ordinances  "  to  South  Carolina.    In  the  "  Brigantine  Friend- 
ship" of  Boston,  he  sailed  with  the  expedition  to  Ashley 
River,  above  Charleston,  where  a  town  was  planted  named 

*  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Book  6  :  321-324. 


The  Pratt  Family  741 

Dorchester.  It  was  there  that  he  was  ordained  Ruling  Elder 
over  this  small  "  religious  colony."  The  climate  did  not 
agree  with  him,  and  he  soon  returned  to  Weymouth.  In  1705, 
he  removed  to  Bridgewater,  Mass. ;  and  subsequently  (about 
171 1)  to  Easton,  where  he  died  Jan.  13,1713.  His  grave  and 
that  of  his  wife  are  in  the  Old  Burying-Ground  at  Easton. 

The  inventory  of  his  estate,  valued  at  ^^429  :  1 1  :  06,  in- 
cludes "  two  young  negroes,  ^50  ;"  their  names  were  Heber 
and  Hagar.    They  became  the  property  of  the  widow  Eliza- 
beth, and  lived  with  her  until  she  gave  them  their  freedom  and 
a  portion  of  land,  in  1722.    Heber  was  called  "  Heber  Hon- 
esty,"  and  "  was  held  in  good  esteem  by  all."    The  widow 
Elizabeth  was  mentioned  as  "  a  person  of  excelling  Piety 
and  uncommon  prudence  .  .  .  one  of  a  Charitable  spirit." 
Issue:   I.  Thankful ^  b.  Oct.   4,   1683,   in  Weymouth; 
mar.   May  13,  1702,  to  Daniel  Axtell,  whose  first  wife 
was  Lady  Axtell.    Daniel  Axtell  came  to  New  Eng- 
land and  settled  in  Taunton  (now  Berkley),  where  he 
died.   The   descendants   of   their   ten   children,   the 
Cranes,  Marshes,  and  others,  of  Berkley  and  Bridge- 
water,  have  been  distinguished  in  many  walks  of  life.* 
Issue  by  second  wife:  I.  Elizabeth  Axtell,  b.  1703. 
II.  Daniel  Axtell,  b.   1704-05.    III.  Rebecca  Ax- 
tell, b.  1706.    IV.  Hannah  Axtell,  b.  17 10.    V.  Wil- 
liam Axtell,  b.  1 7 13.    VI.  Henry  Axtell,  b.  1715. 
VII.   Samuel  Axtell,  b.  17 17.    VIII.  Ebenezer  Ax- 
tell, b.   1724.    IX.   Thankful  Axtell,  b.   1725.   X. 
Thomas  Axtell,  b.  1727. 
4,  Thomas  ^,  b.  in  Weymouth.    He  was  still  under  guard- 
ianship when  his  father's  estate  was  divided,  in  1679- 

80.    His  first  wife  was  Deborah ,  who  d.  Jan. 

12,  1727.  He  mar.,  second,  March  5,  1729,  Desire 
Bonney.  About  1695,  he  removed  to  Middleborough  ; 
was  selectman,  1704,  town  treasurer,  1705.  Soon  after 
17 10,  he  went  to  Easton,  Mass.,  where  his  children 
married  and  remained.  At  Easton,  he  was  a  deacon 
of  the  church  ;  also  selectman.    His  uncle,  John  Pratt, 


*  Pratt's  Genealogy  of  the  Pratt  Family,  1889  :  31. 


742  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

who  was  his  guardian  after  the  death  of  his  father, 
referred  to  him  in  his  will   as  "  Deacon  Thomas." 
He  d.  Dec.  i,  1744,  in  Easton.   The  house  which  he 
built  was  standing,  in  1889,  at  South  Easton,  and  had 
"  never  passed  out  of  the  possession  of  the  family." 
Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.Thomas*.  II.  Mary*.  III.  Jane  *. 
IV.  James*.    V.  Abigail*.    VI.  Hepzibah  *. 
5.  Abigail  ^  b.  May  15,  1662,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  to  Wil- 
liam Tirrell,  son  to  William  and  Rebecca  Tirrell. 
III.  Matthew^,  b.  1628,  in  Weymouth.    He  mar.  Aug.   i,   1661, 
at  the  age  of  thirty-three  years,  Sarah,  daughter  to  Enoch 
and  Sarah  Hunt.    She  was  b.  July  4,  1640;  d.  Aug.   3, 
1729,  in  Weymouth. 

Matthew  Pratt  received  various  grants  of  land  from  the 
town  of  Weymouth.  After  the  decease  of  his  mother,  by  the 
terms  of  his  father's  will  he  came  into  full  possession  of 
the  homestead,  "  with  all  my  Housing  and  all  my  orChards 
and  my  Land  ajoyning." 

Matthew  Pratt  and  his  wife  were  totally  deaf;  yet  their 
large  family  of  three  sons  and  six  daughters  were  carefully 
and  intelligently  reared,  their  infirmities  not  appearing  in 
any  of  their  descendants.  The  name  of  Matthew  more  fre- 
quently appears  in  this  line  than  in  any  other. 

Cotton  Mather,  in  his  "  Magnalia,"  in  connection  with  the 
ministry  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Thatcher,  thus  refers  to  the 
worthy  couple  :  *  — 

"  One  Matthew  Prat,  whose  religious  parents  had  well  instructed 
him  in  his  minority,  when  he  was  twelve  years  of  age  became 
totally  deaf  through  sickness,  and  so  hath  ever  since  continued. 
He  was  taught  after  this  to  write,  as  he  had  before  to  read ;  and 
both  his  reading  and  his  writing  he  retaineth  perfectly;  but  he  has 
almost  forgotten  to  speak ;  speaking  but  imperfectly,  and  scarce 
intelligibly,  and  very  seldojn.  He  is  yet  a  very  judicious  Christian, 
and  being  admitted  into  the  communion  of  the  church,  he  has  therein 
for  many  years  behaved  himself  unto  the  extream  satisfaction  of 
good  people  in  the  neighbourhood.  Sarah  Prat,  the  wife  of  this 
man,  is  one  also  who  was  altogether  deprived  of  her  hearing  by 
sickness  when  she  was  about  the  third  year  of  her  age ;  but  having 

*  Mather's  Magnalia,  1620-1698,  vol.  i  :  494-495. 


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utterly  lost  her  hearing,  she  utterly  lost  her  speech  also,  and  no 
doubt  all  remembrance  of  everything  that  refers  to  language.  Mr. 
Thatcher  made  an  essay  to  teach  her  the  use  of  letters,  but  it  suc- 
ceeded not;  however,  she  discourses  by  signs,  whereat  some  of  her 
friends  are  so  expert  as  to  maintain  a  conversation  with  her  upon 
any  point  whatever,  with  as  much  freedotn  and  fulness  as  if  she 
wanted  neither  tongue  nor  ear  for  conference.  Her  children  do 
learn  her  signs  from  the  breast,  and  speak  sooner  by  her  eyes  and 
hands  than  by  their  lips.  From  her  infancy  she  was  very  sober  and 
modest,  but  she  had  no  knowledge  of  a  Deity,  nor  of  anything  that 
concerns  another  Hfe  and  world.  Nevertheless,  God  of  his  infinite 
mercy  has  revealed  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and  the  great  tnysteries 
of  salvation  by  him  unto  her,  by  a  more  extraordinary  and  imme- 
diate operation  of  his  own  spirit  upon  her.  An  account  of  her 
experiences  was  written  from  her  by  her  husband  ;  and  the  elders 
of  the  church  employing  her  husband,  with  two  of  her  sisters,  who 
are  notably  skilled  in  her  way  of  conversation,  examined  her  strictly 
hereabout :  and  they  found  that  she  understood  the  unity  of  the 
divine  essence,  the  trinity  of  persons  in  the  Godhead,  the  personal 
union  in  our  Lord,  the  mystical  union  between  our  Lord  and  his 
church,  and  that  she  was  acquainted  with  the  impressions  oi grace 
upon  a  regenerate  soul.  .  .  .  Yea,  she  once  in  her  exercise,  wrote 
with  a  pin  upon  a  trencher,  three  times  over,  '  Ah,  poor  soul ! ' 
and  therewith,  before  divers  persons,  burst  into  tears.  .  .  .  She 
was  admitted  into  the  church  with  the  general  approbation  of  the 
faithful,  ,  .  .  and  her  carriage  is  that  of  a  grave,  gracious,  holy 
woman." 

This  sketch  of  Matthew  Pratt  and  his  wife  by  Mather 
conveys  to  the  thoughtful  reader  much  of  interest.  It  ap- 
pears that  they  had  some  sort  of  a  sign  code,  in  which  the 
sisters  of  Sarah  Pratt  also  were  skilled,  that  they  used  with 
considerable  facility.  Her  writing  "  with  a  pin  upon  a 
trencher  "  is  evidence  that  the  endeavors  of  her  pastor  (the 
Rev.  Mr.  Thatcher)  to  teach  her  "  the  use  of  letters,"  were 
more  successful  than  he  thought ;  or  that  her  husband  had 
taught  her  later.  The  travail  of  soul  through  which  she  evi- 
dently passed,  and  catechising  by  the  Elders  of  the  church, 
were  in  accordance  with  religious  methods  of  that  time ;  and 
this  "  gracious,  holy  woman  "  was  thus  enabled  to  enjoy  the 
privileges  of  church  fellowship,  which  meant  so  much  more 
to  her  than  to  others. 


744  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


Matthew  2  Pratt  d.  Jan.  12,  17 12-13,  in  Weymouth,  aged 
eighty-five  years.  His  will,  dated  July  30,  17 11,  was  proved 
June  4,  1 7 13,  at  Boston.*  His  three  sons,  Matthew,  William, 
and  Samuel,  were  named  executors.  He  gave  to  his  "  Be- 
loved wife  Sarah  Pratt "  his  dwelling-house  and  barn,  with 
land  adjoining,  on  "the  way  that  leadeth  to  my  Brother 
John  Pratts  house,"  together  with  all  the  personal  estate,  for 
life.  The  .sons,  Matthew  and  William,  were  to  pay  annually 
to  their  mother  fifty  and  forty  shillings,  respectively.  To 
his  son  Matthew  he  gave  "  All  that  my  housing  and  Lands  I 
bought  of  my  cousin  William  Pratt,"  and  other  landj  to  his 
son  William,  various  tracts  of  land  ;  and  to  his  son  Samuel 
the  homestead,  after  "  my  wifes  decease."  To  his  daughter, 
Susanna  Porter,  he  bequeathed  ;^io;  to  Mary  Allen,  ;^i5  j 
to  Dorothy  Whitman,  ^15  ;  to  Sarah  Ford,  ;^io  ;  to  Anne 
White,  ;^i3  ;  and  to  his  daughter,  Hannah  Whitmarsh,  a  lot 
of  land  "  near  the  late  Dwelling  house  of  Samuel  Whitmarsh 
in  Weymouth."  Stephen  French,  Sr.,  and  Capt.  John  Hunt, 
"  my  loving  Friends,"  he  appointed  to  be  "  overseers."  The 
will  was  signed  with  his  autograph  :  — 

"  Matthew  Pratt  " 

Nearly  all  the  legacies  were  to  be  paid  after  the  decease 
of  his  wife;  in  consideration  of  her  infirmity,  no  inventory 
was  taken  of  the  estate  until  after  her  death,  which  occurred 
August  3,  1729,  at  the  age  of  eighty-nine  years.  The  inven- 
tory of  the  estate  of  "  MF  Matthew  Pratt  of  Weymouth " 
was  taken  Dec.  6,  1731,  as  follows:  — 

£,    s 

"  Imp"  I  or  [?]  Womans  aparrell  and  a  chest  18 :  9 

To  one  Feather  Bed  and  one  Straw  Bed  Cloathes  belonging  to 

said  beds  7  :  7 

To  Real  Estate  Housing  and  Lands  1301  :  o 

i£\  1326:  16 
Ezra  Whitmarsh 

Ebenezer  Porter 

Sam'.  Badlam  "  t 

*  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Book  18  (copy)  :   109. 

t  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Book  29  (copy) :  323-324. 


The  Pratt  Family  745 

Matthew  Pratt,  the  eldest  son,  had  long  been  a  resident 
of  Abington,  William,  the  second  son,  died  a  year  after  his 
father,  and  Samuel,  "one  of  the  Surviving  Executors,"  and 
the  only  son  remaining  in  Weymouth,  made  oath  that  it  was 
a  true  inventory  of  the  estate  of  his  father,  at  Boston,  Dec- 
13,  1731,  before  the  "  Hon'''^  Josiah  Willard  Esq"","  Judge 
of  Probate.  Of  all  the  sons  of  Matthew  ^  Pratt,  Matthew  ^ 
Jr.,  despite  his  infirmity,  became  the  wealthiest. 

His  widow,  Sarah,  conveyed,  June  12,  1720,  to  her  children, 
"  land  which  descended  to  [the  said]  Sarah  Pratt  from  her 
father  Hunt."*    She  was  at  that  time  eighty  years  of  age. 
Issue:    I.    Matthew',  b.  Sept.    18,   1665,   in  Weymouth; 

mar.  Mary .    She  was  b.  Jan.  2,  1665  ;  d.  1761, 

in  Abington,  aged  ninety-six  years.  Matthew  Pratt  re- 
moved about  1 7 13  from  Weymouth  to  Abington,  and 
died  there  July  i,  1746,  aged  eighty-one  years.  Issue  : 
I.  John*.  II.  Micah*.  III.  Samuel*.  IV.  Mary*; 
mar.  to  Rev.  Samuel  Brown,  of  Abington. 

2.  Mary',  b.  Nov.  27,  1669,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  to 

Allen. 

3.  Hannah ',  b.  Nov.  3,  1670,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  to  Sam- 

uel Whitmarsh. 

4.  Sarah',  b.  1672  ;  mar.  to  Isaac  Ford ;  d.  Sept.  16,  1788. 

5.  William',  -b.  May  5,   1673,  in  Weymouth;  mar.   Han- 

nah   .    He  d.  Sept.   18,    17 14,  and   his  widow, 

Hannah  Pratt,  mar.  Dec.  23,  17 19,  Thomas  Randall, 
of  Easton.  Issue:  I.  Sarah*.  II.  William*.  III. 
Joshua*.  IV.  James*;  d.  young.  V.  James*.  VI. 
Matthew*.  VII.  Ann*.  VIII.  Betty*.  IX.  Mary*. 
X.  Hannah  *. 

6.  Samuel ',  b.  April  3,  1676,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  Hannah 

;    d.   Oct.   16,    1715.     Issue:    I.  Samuel*.    II. 

Daniel*.    III.  Hannah*.    IV.  John*;  d.  young. 

7.  Dorothy',  b.  in  Weymouth;  mar.  Aug.    13,    1700,   to 

John  Whitman. 

8.  Ann  (Anne),  b.  Sept.  14,  1682,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  to 

Samuel  White. 

*  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  34  :  221. 


746  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

9.  Susanna  ^   b,    Sept.,    1684,    in    Weymouth;    mar.   to 
Thomas  Porter. 
IV.    Samuel  ^  b.   in   Weymouth ;    mar.  Hannah  Rogers.   (Vide 

infra.) 
V.   Joseph'^,  b.  Aug.  10,  1639,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  May  7,  1662, 

Sarah  Judkins.    She  was  b.  1638  ;  d.  Jan.  14,  1726,  aged 

eighty-eight  years. 

On  March  11,  1673-74,  "  Joseph  Pratt  Wejm  "  was  made 
freeman  of  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony.*  That  he  was  of 
"  Wejm  [Weymouth]  "  was  recorded  to  distinguish  him  from 
another  Joseph  Pratt,  who  was  made  freeman  the  previous 
year. 

Joseph  ^  Pratt  was  the  youngest  son,  and  lived  with  his 
parents  until  about  the  time  of  his  marriage.  In  the  town 
records,  where  his  birth,  marriage,  and  death  appear,  he  is 
shown  to  have  been  prominent  not  only  in  town  affairs,  but 
in  the  church.  In  1666  and  1673,  he  was  a  fence- viewer ;  in 
1667,  he  cut  five  hundred  shingles  for  his  house.  He  was 
appointed,  in  1681,  to  cut  five  cords  of  wood  a  year  for  the 
pastor;  in  1682,  was  on  a  committee  to  rebuild  the  meeting- 
house. In  1685,  he  was  a  "  way-warden;  "  1686,  a  surveyor ; 
1693,  named  a  "freeholder;"  1706,  surveyor  of  highways; 
1709,  chosen  to  lay  off  land  adjoining  his  own.  In  1710, 
eighty-seven  rods  of  land  were  laid  out  for  Joseph  Pratt, 
senior,  bounded  by  land  owned  by  himself  and  Samuel  Whit- 
marsh,  who  had  married  his  niece.  His  occupation  was  that 
of  a  "  husbandman." 

The  death  of  Joseph  Pratt  occurred  Dec.  24,  1720,  in 
Weymouth,  at  the  age  of  eighty-one  years ;  his  will,  dated 
March  5,  17 18-19,  was  presented  for  probate,  at  Boston,  on 
Feb.  10,  1720-21,1  by  his  son  Samuel,  executor.  To  his 
aged  wife,  Sarah,  he  bequeathed  all  the  "  moveables  and 
Household  goods  and  a  good  convenient  maintenance  so 
that  she  may  live  comfortably  upon  the  Income  of  my  Estate 
to  be  brought  in  unto  her  by  my  Executor."  To  his  son 
Joseph  he  left  ten  shillings  beside  what  he  already  had  given 

*  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  4  :  pt.  2  :  587. 
t  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Book  22  (copy)  :  80-81. 


The  Pratt  Family  747 


him  ;  to  his  "  Son  John  Pratt,  Ten  Shillings  if  he  should  ever 
come  hither  again;"  to  his  son  William,  five  shillings  "be- 
sides what  he  hath  had  of  my  Estate  already."  He  gave 
ten  shillings  to  Aaron  Pratt,  his  son-in-law,  to  be  equally 
divided  between  the  children  of  **  his  late  wife  Sarah  Pratt ; " 
to  his  daughter,  Experience  Battle,  ;;^8,  "beside  what  she 
has  had;"  and  to  his  daughter,  Hannah  Hines  (?),  ^5, 
"  beside  what  she  has  had."  His  son  Samuel  was  appointed 
the  "  only  &  sole  executor,"  with  the  gift  of  all  the  "  Housing 
Lands  Messuages  and  Tenements  in  Weymouth  and  all  my 
Meadow  Land."  This  will  was  signed  with  the  mark  of 
Joseph  Pratt,  probably  from  illness,  as  he  mentioned  him- 
self, at  that  time,  "  through  .  .  .  Old  Age  weak  in  Body ; " 
it  was  witnessed  by  Edward  Bate,  John  Reed,  and  Joshua 
Torrey. 

Issue:  I.  Sarah  ^,  b.  May  31,  1664,  in  Weymouth;  mar. 
to  Aaron  Pratt,  of  Hingham,  son  to  Phineas  Pratt.  She 
d.  July  22,  1706;  her  husband  mar.,  second,  Sept.  4, 
1707,  Sarah  (Cummings)  Wright,  a  widow,  who  d.  Dec. 
25,  1752,  Aaron  Pratt  d.  in  1735,  aged  eighty-one  years. 
As  the  dates  of  births  of  the  children  are  not  known, 
they  cannot  be  arranged  in  proper  order,  neither  can 
the  children  be  separated  as  belonging  to  the  first  or 
second  wife. 

Issue  :  I.   Henry  Pratt.     11.  Daniel  Pratt.    III.  Aaron 
Pratt.    IV.  John  Pratt.   V.  Jonathan  Pratt.  VI.  Moses 
Pratt.     VII.  Sarah  Pratt.     VIII.  Mercy  Pratt.     IX. 
Elizabeth  Pratt.     X.  Hannah  Pratt.     XI.  Nathaniel 
Pratt.     XII.  Phineas  Pratt.     XIII.  Benjamin  Pratt. 
2.  Joseph^,  b.  Feb.  2,   1665,  in  Weymouth;    mar.,  first, 
Sarah  Benson,  of  Hull,  by  whom  he  had  twenty  chil- 
dren.    He  lived  to  a  great  age,  and  his  will,  dated 
March  13,  1755,  when  he  was  ninety  years  of  age, 
mentions  but  seven  of  them. 
In  1704,  he  sold  a  mill  at  Abington,  and  soon  after  re- 
moved  to   Bridgewater.    As   Joseph   Pratt,  Jr.,  he  was   a 
fence-viewer,  surveyor  of  highways,  etc.,  in  Weymouth.    In 
Bridgewater  he  served  on  the  grand  jury,  Feb.  17,  1720,  and 


748  Geiiealogy  of  Edward  Small 

as  selectman  in  1739.     He  was  called  "  Little-leg  Joe,"  on 
account  of  one  leg  being  a  trifle  short. 

The  wife  of  his  old  age,  whom  he  mar.  Dec.  14,  172 1, 
in  Bridgewater,  was  Ann  Richards;  she  d.  March  21,  1766, 
aged  ninety-two  years.  "  The  Boston  News-Letter  "  of  Jan- 
uary 31,  1765,  gives  the  following  account  of  his  death: 
"  On  the  fourteenth  of  this  month  died  at  Bridgewater  Joseph 
Pratt,  aged  100  years.  A  man  of  good  character  and  reli- 
gious profession.  He  had  twenty  children  by  his  first  wife, 
but  none  by  his  second,  who  still  survives  him,  about  90 
years  of  age." 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.  Joseph*.  II.  Nathaniel*.  III. 
Benjamin  *.  IV.  Solomon  *.  V.  David  *.  VI.  Sam- 
uel *.  VII.  Sarah*;  mar.,  1728,  to  Ebenezer  Snow; 
d.  before  1655. 

3.  John^,  b.  May  17,  1668,  in  Weymouth;   mar.  Mercy 

Newcomb.    He  was  mentioned  in  his  father's  will ; 
the  date  of  his  death  is  not  known. 
Issue:  I.  John*,  b.  May  8,  1692;  d.  young.    II.  John*, 
b.  May  26,  1696;  married  and  had  nine  children. 

4.  William  ^,  b.  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  Experience  King. 
Issue:  I.  Joanna*.    II.  William*.    III.  Isaac*.    IV.  Ex- 
perience *.   V.  Ann  *. 

5.  Ephraim  ^    b.   in   Weymouth ;   mar.   Phoebe  ;   d. 

about  1745.  His  widow,  Phoebe  Pratt,  d.  Dec.  2, 
1736.  The  will  of  Ephraim  Pratt,  dated  Feb.  9, 
1740-41,  was  proved  Feb.  7,  1748,  at  Boston  3  the 
inventory  of  his  estate  amounted  to  ^191  :  08.* 
Issue:  I.  Ephraim*.  II.  Phcebe*.  III.  Joseph*.  IV. 
John*.    V.  Mary*. 

6.  Experience  ^  b.  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  to Battle. 

7.  Hannah  ^  b.  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  to Hines  (?). 

8.  Samuel  3,  b.   in  Weymouth  \   was  the  executor  of  his 

father's  estate.  In  1710,  land  was  granted  by  the 
town  of  Weymouth  to  Samuel  Pratt,  son  to  Joseph 
Pratt.  Little  is  known  of  him,  probably  because  of 
his  removal  elsewhere. 

*  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Book  42  (copy) :  164-168. 


The  Pratt  Family  749 

VI.  Elizabeth  ^,  b.  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.,  as  his  second  wife,  Wil- 

liam Chard,  of  Weymouth.  They  were  married  by  Capt. 
John  Torrey,  Nov.  22,  1656,  at  the  same  time  that  her 
brother,  John  ^  Pratt,  married  Mary  ^  Whitman.  The  first 
wife  of  William  Chard  was  Grace ,  who  d.  Jan.  23, 

1655- 

On  Nov.  26,  165 1,  William  Chard  was  granted  lot  number 

fifteen,  in  the  "  great  lots  on  the  East  side  of  Fresh  Pond, 
next  to  Mrs.  Richard's  mill."  In  the  first  division  of  the 
grant  of  1663,  he  received  "Acres  6,  Lot  12,"  and  in  the 
second  division,  "Acres  18,  Lot  53,"*  on  the  west  side  of 
the  town  near  the  Braintree  line.  He  was  the  schoolmas- 
ter of  Weymouth  almost  continuously  from  April  10,  1667, 
to  1696  ;  he  also  was  chosen  the  first  Town  Clerk,  and  con- 
tinued in  that  office  many  years.  As  the  "  Town  Scrivener  " 
he  wrote  many  wills,  as  well  as  conveyances  of  land  and 
public  documents.  On  June  24,  1689,  in  a  town-meeting,  he 
was  reelected  Clerk ;  and,  at  the  same  time,  was  appointed 
"  to  Ring  the  Bell  &  Sweep  the  Meeting  house,"  his  services 
to  begin  July  6,  1689.  The  pay  for  the  latter  was  to  be 
"  forty  shillings  a  year  in  money,  or  three  pounds  in  town 
pay." 

William  Chard  removed  about  1696  to  Abington,  where 
he  probably  died.  Elizabeth  Chard  d.  Feb.  26,  1726,  in 
Weymouth. 

Issue  by  second  wife  :    i.    Thomas  Chard,  b.  Sept.  27, 

1657.    2.  A  child,  b.  March  22,  1659.    3.  Caleb  Chard, 

b.  Oct.  19,   1660.    4.  Mary  Chard,  b.  April  8,  1663.    5. 

Samuel  Chard,  b.  Oct.   i,   1665.    6.  Joanna  Chard,  b. 

Aug.  17,  1667.    7.  Patience  Chard,  b.  April  20,  1671. 

8.  Hugh  Chard,  b.  Jan.  4,  1674. 

VII.  Mary  ^,  b.  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  to  Thomas  ^  White,  of  Brain- 

tree,   son  to  Thomas  ^  White,   of  Weymouth.     Thomas  '^ 
White  was  made  freeman  in  1681  ;  d.  April  11,  1706. 
Issue :    I.  Thomas  ^  White ;   mar.,    first,    Mehitable   Ad- 
dams;  mar.,  second,  Mary  Bowditch.    2.  Mary^  White; 
mar.    to   Thomas    Holbrook.      3.    Samuel  ^    White,    b. 

*   Weymouth  Historical  Society  Collections,  1885  :  281,  282,  283. 


750  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Sept.  19,  1676 ;  mar.,  first,  Deborah  Penniman ; 
mar.,  second,  Sarah  Torrey.  4.  Joseph^  White;  mar. 
Sarah    Bayley.    5.    Ebenezer^    White,   b.    1683;   mar, 

Lydia . 

VIII.    Sarah  ^,   b.    in  Weymouth;    mar.  about  1671,   to  John^ 
Richards,*  son  to  William  ^  and  Grace  (Shaw  ?)  Rich- 
ards.   William  Richards  was  at  Plymouth,  March  25, 
1633,  but  removed  about  1635  o"^  1636  to  Scituate.    In 
1645,  ^^  w^s  at  Weymouth,  where  he  served  in  1659  as 
Constable.    His  will,  dated  Jan.  18,  1680,  was  proved 
July  25,   1682  ;t    it   mentioned  wife  Grace  and  sons 
John,  Joseph,  James,  William,  and  Benjamin. 
John  "^  Richards  purchased  land  in  Weymouth,  in  1678,  of 
John  and  Jane  Lovell ;  took  the  freeman's  oath  Oct.  12,  1681. 
He  died  intestate;  the  inventory  of  his  estate,  taken  Dec.  23, 
1695,  amounted  to  ^202  :  13.    His  widow  survived  him. 

Issue:  I.  Sarah ^  Richards,  b.  June  20,  1672.  2.  Bath- 
sheba*  Richards,  b.  Nov.  16,  1674.  3.  John''  Rich- 
ards, b.  Feb.  20,  1679;  ^-  May  15,  17 12.  4.  William* 
Richards,  b.  April  12,  1685;  d.  May  25,  1712.  5. 
Ephraim^  Richards,  b.  April  30,  1687;  mar.  1715, 
Mary  Vining.  6.  Grace^  Richards,  b.  March  16,  1689. 
7.   Lydia  ^  Richards,  b.  Nov.  8,  1691. 

SAMUEL  2   PRATT 

Samuel  Pratt,  fourth  son  to  Matthew  ^  and  Elizabeth 
(Bate)  Pratt,  was  born  about  1637  in  Weymouth,  but  the 
date  of  his  birth  is  not  upon  the  records.  He  married 
September  19,  1660,  Hannah  2,  daughter  to  Deacon  John  ^ 
Rogers,  of  Weymouth. 

Deacon  John  Rogers  was  in  Weymouth  before  1643,  and 
probably  was  the  John  Rogers  who  was  admitted  freeman 
with  Edward  Bate,  March  13,  1638-394   He  often  has  been 

*  Mr.  Quincy  L.  Reed,  who  is  well  known  in  Weymouth  as  an  antiquarian, 
is  authority  for  this  statement. 

t  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Book  6  :  pt.  2  :  388-389. 
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The  Pratt  Family  751 


confounded  with  others  of  the  name  who  were  early  resi- 
dents of  Plymouth,  Duxbury,  Marshfield,  and  Scituate.  Mr, 
Drummond,  in  his  exhaustive  researches  to  separate  these 
men,  believes  that  John  Rogers  of  Weymouth  "must  have 
lived  there  for  some  years  previous"  to  1643;  and  that 
Judith,  his  widow,  was  probably  a  second  wife.*  He  was 
selectman  in  "  1645,  1646,  1652,  when,  as  such,  he  witnessed 
the  addition  to  the  Indian  deed  of  Weymouth,  1654,  1655, 
1657,  1659,"  and  other  years  ;  in  165 1,  he  was  chosen  "  town 
recorder,"  He  died  in  Weymouth,  February  i,  1661.  The 
will  of  "Deacon  John  Rodgers  [dated]  this  8  12"^°  1660" 
(written  in  the  third  person),  bequeathed  to  his  wife  Judith 
the  life  use  of  her  thirds ;  gave  legacies  to  his  son  John, 
"without  wife  or  child,"  to  his  daughter  Mary  Kane,  wife  of 
John  Kane,  to  his  daughter  Lydia  White,  wife  of  Joseph 
White,  and  to  his  daughter  Sarah  Pratt;  to  his  daughter 
"Hannah  Pratt  five  pound."  Samuel  Pratt  (not  called 
son-in-law)  was  to  have  the  son  John's  portion  in  case  the 
latter  died  unmarried ;  f  John,  however,  married  January 
29,  1662-63,  Mary  2,  daughter  to  Elder  Edward  ^  Bate,  of 
Weymouth,  by  whom  he  had  several  children. 

Samuel  Pratt  was  made  freeman  of  the  Massachusetts 
Bay  Colony,  May  23,  1666, :j:  He  was  a  large  land-owner 
in  Weymouth,  and  frequently  filled  town  offices.  On  July 
16,  1673,  Samuel  Pratt,  of  Weymouth,  carpenter,  and  Han- 
nah his  wife,  conveyed,  for  a  valuable  consideration,  to  his 
brother,  John  Pratt,  one  acre  of  salt  marsh  near  John's 
house.§  By  the  terms  of  his  father's  will,  Samuel  Pratt  was 
to  receive  "  twelve  acres  of  Land  neare  his  House  ,  .  .  and 
when  he  hath  fenct  it  out  as  far  as  it  is  Pasture  he  shall 
have  it  and  not  before;"  also  an  acre  of  salt  marsh  by  John 
Pratt's  house,  which  he  conveyed  to  John,  as  above,  soon 

*  Maine  Historical  Society  Collections,  1896:  275-300. 
t  Suffolk  County  Probate,  Book  i  :  364. 
I  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  4  :  pt,  2  :  582. 
§  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  10  :  172. 


752  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

after  it  came  into  his  possession.  To  this  was  added  a  part 
of  the  "  Coiiion  lot  .  .  .  at  Smelt  Brook,"  two  acres  of 
swamp  land  in  the  woods,  and  "  one  Cow  in  stead  of  that 
spot  I  thought  he  should  have  in  my  orChard." 

The  exact  date  of  the  death  of  Samuel  Pratt  is  not  known  ; 
but  he  died  between  April  12,  1679,  the  date  of  his  will,  and 
September  5  of  that  year,  when  his  inventory  was  taken. 
His  age  is  supposed  to  have  been  about  forty-two  years. 
The  seven  children  were  all  minors  ;  John,  the  eldest,  being 
sixteen.  His  will,  written  by  another  in  a  small  hand  very 
difficult  to  decipher,  is  signed  with  his  mark,  probably  be- 
cause of  illness  :  — 

"  Samuel  Pratt  of  waymoth  being  Sicke  and  werke  and  mind- 
ing his  mortallety  Though  at  the  psent  of  rationall  vnderstanding 
and  of  a  desposing  minde  doth  make  this  to  be  his  Last  will  and 
Testament*  ffirst  I  doth  giue  my  Soull  and  body  vnto  god  that 
gaue  it  and  after  my  decese  doe  apoint  my  body  to  be  desently 
buryed  and  my  funerall  Exspenses  discharged  and  my  just  debts 
honestly  paid  and  for  all  the  rest  of  my  worly  Estate  I  despose 
of  as  foloeth 

"  I  doe  apointe  my  Loueing  wife  and  my  brother  John  Roggers 
to  be  my  Executores  and  to  do  in  all  things  as  becometh  Execu- 
tores  and  my  will  is  that  they  shall  haue  honest  Satisfextion  for 
there  paines  and  charge  about  it  and  forder  I  doe  Leue  my  my 
hoUe  estate  in  my  wifes  hands  vntill  my  children  are  of  age  as 
Long  as  She  conteniou  my  wedow  and  what  I  doe  giue  to  my 
children  thay  shall  haue  it  eury  one  of  them  as  Sone  as  he  or  She 
is  twenty  and  one  years  ould  and  whene  euer  my  wife  hanah 
Pratt  doth  mary  that  then  She  Shall  haue  twenty  pounds  starling 
paid  to  her  and  after  that  She  Shall  not  improue  any  of  my  estat 
but  as  an  Executore  to  the  fullfilling  of  this  my  will 

"  fforder  I  doe  giue  vn  to  my  Son  John  Pratte  one  halfe  that 
Land  as  Lyeth  between  John  Prattes  Land  and  Elder  bates  Land 
that  the  west  end  of  that  Land 


*  Suffolk  County  Probate   (original),  Docket:   1117;   also  Book  6  (copy) 
pt.  2  :  476-479- 


The  Pratt  Family  753 

"fforder  I  doe  giue  vnto  my  Son  Samuel  Pratte  half  that  Lotte 
at  pen^  plaine  * 

"fforder  I  doe  giue  vnto  my  Son  Ebenezear  Pratt  one  halfe  of 
all  my  housing  and  Land  ajoyening  to  it  one  halfe  of  it 

"  fforder  I  doe  giue  vnto  all  the  rest  of  my  children  Seuen 
poundes  Sterling  apese  euery  one  of  them  Seuen  pound  and  all 
this  as  I  haue  apointed  for  my  children  it  is  my  will  that  it  Shall 
all  be  paid  and  deleuord  vnto  them  as  Sone  as  thay  ar  of  the  age 
aboue  Said 

"  fforder  my  Will  is  that  my  Sone  John  Pratt  Shall  haue  the 
other  halfe  of  that  Lott  as  he  is  to  haue  one  half  when  he  is  of 
age  when  my  wife  is  desesed  and  he  is  of  age  or  when  my  wife  is 
maryed  and  also  that  then  he  Shall  haue  one  acor  of  fresh  medo.w 
which  is  in  my  forty  acor  Lott  ner  pen  plain  and  also  one  acor 
of  my  Salt  medow  vpon  hingham  fresh  reuer  if  it  be  not  Spent 
in  my  wife  wedohod  or  in  bringing  vp  of  my  children 

"  and  my  Will  is  that  my  Son  Samuel  Pratt  Shall  haue  after 
my  wifes  desese  and  he  is  of  age  the  remainders  of  my  Lott  at 
plen  plaine  as  he  is  to  haue  eighten  acores  when  he  is  of  age  if 
it  be  not  Spent  in  my  wifes  wedouhod  or  in  bringing  vp  of  the 
children  also  with  one  acor  of  Salt  medow  at  hingham  fresh 
reuer 

"  and  fforder  my  will  is  that  my  Son  Ebenesar  Pratt  Shall 
haue  the  other  part  or  halfe  of  my  houseing  and  and  Land  with 

*  A  river  that  flows  from  the  Rockland  line  through  the  swamps  to  the 
Fair  Grounds  at  South  Weymouth  was  anciently  called  Pen  River,  because 
near  the  river  was  a  "  pen  "  in  which  sheep  were  enclosed  before  shearing. 
The  plain  near  by  was  known  as  Pen  Plain,  later  Dyer's  Plain. 

Another  plot  of  land  in  Weymouth,  "  wearieland,"  mentioned  in  the  will  of 
Matthew  1  Pratt,  is  said  by  Mr.  Quincy  L.  Reed  to  have  probably  taken  its 
name  from  "  Weary  All  Hill,"  now  called  Otis  Hill,  in  Hingham.  The  land 
between  the  hill  and  the  Weymouth  line,  including  part  of  Weymouth,  may 
have  been  known  as  Weary  Land.  In  that  vicinity  the  United  States  govern- 
ment has  secured  a  site  for  a  naval  magazine. 

"  Hoclie,"  also  mentioned  in  the  will  of  Matthew  ^  Pratt,  was  a  familiar  land- 
mark for  years.  In  1752,  it  is  described  in  a  deed  as  "  Hockley's  Meadow," 
lying  partly  on  land  owned  by  "  the  heirs  of  William  Dyer  .  .  .  partly  on 
Joshua  Lovet  .  .  .  and  Northerly  on  the  Dam  including  the  Dam."  {Suffolk 
County  Deeds,  Book  89 :  243.)  To-day  it  is  known  as  a  tract  on  the  banks  of 
Back  River,  at  East  Weymouth.   Vide  pages  734,  1733. 


754  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

one  acor  of  Salt  medow  at  hingham  fresh  reuer  that  Land  is 
a  joyning  to  my  house  as  he  was  to  haue  the  other  halfe  when  he 
was  of  age  this  halfe  he  Shall  haue  after  my  wife  is  desesed  or 
mayed  and  he  is  of  age  if  it  be  not  Spent  in  my  wifes  wedowhod 
or  in  bringing  up  of  my  children 

"  and  fforder  my  Will  is  that  my  wife  hanah  Pratt  Shall  des- 
pose  of  all  the  rest  of  my  Estat  as  She  pleseth  with  that  prouser 
that  She  giue  it  to  my  children 

"  and  fforder  it  is  my  will  that  my  daughters  Legasyes  Shall 
be  equaly  tacen  out  of  my  three  Sones  portiones  if  my  Sones 
doth  not  paiy  them  other  wise  and  that  my  Executores  Shall  Se 
it  don 

"fforder  my  will  is  that  my  brother  Joseph  Pratt  and  John 
Richards  and  Samull  white  Shall  be  ouerSeuers  to  this  my  Last 
will  and  testament  to  Se  it  be  don  acording  to  what  is  here 
writen 

"and  by  this  my  Last  will  I  doe  make  void  and  null  all  my 
former  wills  and  Testementes  of  this  nature  and  that  this  is  my 
Last  will  and  Testement  I  doe  for  the  rateficatyon  and  Confor- 
matyon  here  of  Set  to  my  hand  and  Sele  and  doe  publish  this  to 
be  my  Last  will  and  Testement  this  twelvth  Day  of  Aprill  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord  god  one  thosand  Six  hundred  Seuenty  and  nin 

Signed  Seled  and  deleuord  fforder  it  is  my  will  that  my  Son 

in  the  presentes  of  vs  John  prat  shall  haue  nin 

John  Rogers  acors  of  Land  more  which  Li- 

Jonas  Humfrye  eth  in  part  of  to  Lotes  of 

Joseph  Lyau  tow  Lowrdeuesones  [divisions]  this  is 

besides  what  my  wife  is  to 
despose  of 

the  marke  of 

Samull 


"John  Rogers  and  Jonas  Humfrys  made  oath,  before  the 
Worpjp"  Tho :  Danforth  Esq.'  Deputy  Gov'  and  Humphry  Davie 
Esqf  Assis'  i6.  octobr  1679.  that  they  were  present  and  did  see 
Sam:  Pratt  Signe  and  Scale  and  heard  him  publish  this  In- 


The  Pratt  Family  755 

strum*  to  bee  his  Last  will  and  that  then  hee  was  of  a  disposing 
minde  to  their  understanding 

attests.  J.  Addington  Cler 
Examin?  pr  Jsaac  Addington  Cler  " 

"  A  true  Inventory  of  the  Estate  of  Samuel  Pratt  late  of  Weymouth  .  Dece*' 
apprized  .  5.  7"?"  1679.  by  us  whose  names  are  Subscribed.* 

Impr^  To  Wearing  Apparrell 

To  a  Dwelling  House,  Barn  and  13  Acres  of  Land  adjoneing 

To.  3  Acres  of  Salt  meadow  at  fresh  River 

To.  a  Lot  of  Land  12  Acres  neere  Hezekiah  Kings  house 

To.  40  Acres  of  Land  neere  the  Pen  plaine 

To.  the  Wood  and  timber,  of  15  Acres  in  the  2?  Division 

To.  about  15  Acres  of  Land  in  the  2^  Division 

To.  3  Acres  of  Cedar  Swamp  at  the  head  of  the  pond 

To.  one  small  Lot  neer  the  great  Marshes 

To.  a  part  of  two  Lots  in  the  first  Division 

To.  2  Oxen  £•].  three  Cows,  2.  heifers  15V  is 

To.  I  yearling  bullock  30^  thirty  Sheepe  61'  is 

To.  6  Swine  5I'  one  more  and  i  horse  4'.'  10?  is 

To.  I  Cart  and  Wheeles  and  plough  and  tacklin 

To.  I  ffeather  bed  and  bolster.  3!^  Six  pT  of  Sheets  3I' 

To.  I  Table  cloth  and  napkins  il'  one  Rugg  6!  3  coverlits  3'/ 

To.  4  pillowbeers  10?  three  ffeather  pillows  12! 

To.  5  blankets  30?  one  pr  of  Curtains  and  valents  \z\ 

To.  1  bed  ticking  and  fflock  bed 

To.  Bed  steeds  bed  cords  and  Bed  matts 

To.  28I'  of  cotton  Woole  21?  twenty  pound  of  Sheeps  Woole  12; 

To.  144^  of  Woolen  Cloth  2I'  — 25  y?' cotton  Cloth  2l» 

To.  a  Remn^  of  Red  Cotton  5?  blew  Linnen  3? 

To.  a  Long  Table  158  two  Chests  4  Boxes  12? 

To.  4  Chaires  one  Cushin 

To.  I  musket  Sword  Cutleasce  Bandileers 

To.  I  Saddle  10?  Brass  and  pewter  30?  is 

To.  I  Jron  pot ;  Jron  kettle  6?  ffrying  pan  tongs  6?  tramel 

To.  Bookes  10?  Wooden  ware  30? 

To  Spinning  Wheele  Cards  and  Reele 

To.  I  Table  and  forme  10?  22'.*  of  Woolen  yam  33? 

To.  Carpenters  Tooles  and  other  Jron  tooles 

To,  a  Remn*  of  Searge  26!  English  grain  in  the  Barn  7V 

To.  2  Acres  of  Indian  Corne  2'.'  Hay  3^ 

To.  Lumber  and  things  y'.  may  bee  forgotten 

Sume  totall    275  12 
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756  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  John  Rogers  and  Hannah  Pratt  ExecP  made  oath  before  The :  Danforth 

Esqf  Dep^  Gov"",  and   Hump:  Davie   Esq^  Assist.  i6?  October.  1679.  to  the 

truth  of  this  Jnventory  being  so  they  at  present  know  and  w?  more  appears  to 

cause  it  to  bee  added./ 

attests.  Js*:  Addington  Cier." 

The  town  records  of  Weymouth  *  state  that  Hannah, 
widow  of  Samuel  Pratt,  died  October  16,  171 5. f 

ISSUE 

I.  "Judah[^],  son  of  Samuell  &  Hanna  pratt  Born  June  25  — 
1661,"  X  in  Weymouth  ;  died  before  his  father  made  his 
will. 
II.  John',  b.  Aug.   17,  1663,  in  Weymouth;  mar.,  first,  Mary 

;  mar.,    second,    Elizabeth,    daughter   to   Thomas 

Swift,  of  Milton.     She  d.  Dec.  25,  1736,  aged  seventy- 
five  years  ;  and  he  mar.,  third,  Dec.  8,  1737,  Sarah  Gard- 
ner, or  Garner,  a  widow,  of  Hingham. 
John  Pratt  early  in  life  attained  the  rank  of  Lieutenant, 
and  as  "  Lieut.  John,"  his  name  frequently  appears  on  the 
town  records  in  positions  of  trust  and  honor.    He  was  a  man 
of  great  energy,  not  only  in  the  affairs  of  the  town  and  mili- 
tary matters,  but  also  in  the  church.    His  pew  was  near  that 
of  his  brother  Ebenezer,  "  on  the  west  side  of  the  great  dore  " 
of  the  meeting-house,  for  which  he  paid  £'^.  Lieutenant  John ' 
Pratt  was  mentioned  in  the  will  of  his  uncle,  John  ^  Pratt ; 
he  d.  Feb.  8,  1743-44,  in  Weymouth,  aged  eighty-one  years. 
Issue  by  first  wife  :  i.  Samuel*,  b.  Oct.  15,  1683,  in  Wey- 
mouth. 
Issue  by  second  wife:  2.  Nathaniel*,  b.  Oct.  26,  1702,  in 
Weymouth,    3.  Thomas*,  b.  Jan.  3,  1705,  in  Weymouth. 
HI.  Hannah',  b.  Dec.  21,  1665,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  in  1699,  to 
Ebenezer  Shaw,  of  Hingham. 

*   Town  Records  of  Weymouth,  vol.  i  :  20. 

t  It  also  is  said  that  the  widow,  Hannah  (Rogers)  Pratt,  mar.  Thomas 
Ilailey,  Jr.,  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Ruth,  daughter  to  Richard  ^  Porter; 
and  that  Hannah  Bailey  had  a  son,  Thomas  Bailey,  b.  April  24,  1687,  and  that 
her  death  occurred  May  29,  1721,  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven  years.  Vide 
Porter's  Genealoi^y  of  the  Porter  Family,  1878:  13-14. 

X    Town  Records  of  Weymouth,  vol.  I  :  102. 


The  Pratt  Family  757 

IV.  Mary^  b.  March  3,  1668,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  about  17 12  to 

William  Dyer,    She  lived  with  her  uncle,  John  ^  Pratt,  for 
many  years,  and  received  by  his  will  a  valuable  property,* 

V.  Samuel^,  b,  Nov.   15,   1670,  in  Weymouth;  mar.   Patience 

,  b.  1675  ;  d,  Jan.  8,  1735,  in  Taunton.    They  removed 

soon  after  the  birth  of  their  first  child,  in  1695,  to  Taun- 
ton, that  part  of  the  town  later  set  off  as  Norton.    He  was 
a  man  of  considerable  prominence,  owning  a  large  estate. 
His  will  was  dated  July  31,  1728,  and  his  death  occurred 
in  Taunton,  Aug.  11,  following.     Inventory,  ;^3oo. 
Issue:  I.  Judith*,  b.  Nov.  23,  1695,  in  Weymouth;  mar. 
to  William  Caswell.    2.  Samuel*.   3.  Josiah  *.    4.  Jona- 
than*.   5.  Benjamin*,  b.    1705;  d.  June   29,  1785.    6. 
Peter  *,  b.  1 7 1 1 ;  d.  Feb.  1 6,  1 760.  7.  Paul  *.  8.  Hannah  *. 
9.  Patience*;  mar.  Jan.  2,  1734,  to  Moses  Knapp,  Jr. 

VI.  Experience',  b.  Jan.  8,  1672,  in  Weymouth. 
VII.  Ebenezer^,  b.  1674,  in  Weymouth.    (Vide  infra.) 


EBENEZER"   PRATT 

Ebenezer  ^  Pratt,  youngest  child  to  Samuel  ^  and  Hannah 
(Rogers)  Pratt,  vi^as  born  in  1674,  at  Weymouth.     He  mar., 

first,  about  17CK)  or  1701,  Martha ,  who  was  the  mother 

of  all  his  children;  she  d.  May,  1720.  He  mar.,  second, 
Dec.  25,  1720,  the  widow  Waitstill  Washburn,  of  Bridge- 
water;  mar.,  third.,  Hannah  ,  who  survived  him.     He 

paid  ;^4.  5^  for  a  pew  in  the  meeting-house,  on  the  "west 
side  of  the  great  dore,"  near  that  of  his  eldest  brother,  John  ; 
and  was  active  in  matters  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  the 
church.     He  also  held  a  number  of  town  offices. 

On  March  6,  1699- 1700,  Ebenezer  Pratt  and  Martha,  his 
wife,  conveyed,  for  £,%^,  to  Robert  Waterman,  of  Hingham, 
"a  dwelling  house  &  Barn  &  about  Thirty  acres  of  Land," 
in  Weymouth,  near  the  Elder's  Mill-Pond,  which  he  inherited 
from  his  father.    It  was  bounded  on  the  north  by  land  of 

*  Vide  page  737. 


758  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

John  Pratt,  of  Bridgewater,  late  of  Weymouth  ;  on  the  west 
"by  y^  said  Fresh  pond."  They  also  gave  a  deed,  on  the 
same  day,  for  £20,  of  an  acre  of  salt  marsh  to  Nathaniel 
Nichols.*  It  is  probable  that,  after  this  sale  of  the  home- 
stead near  the  centre  of  the  town,  Ebenezer  removed  to 
North  Weymouth,  and  built  the  house  afterward  occupied 
by  his  son  Samuel.  To  enlarge  his  estate  in  that  section  of 
the  town,  "  Ebenezer  Pratt  Sen''  of  Weymouth,  Weaver,"  pur- 
chased of  John  Pratt,  Sr.,  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  for  ^^450, 
on  January  18,  1724-25,  sixteen  acres  ;  described  as  bounded 
"  Northerly  partly  by  land  belonging  to  Humphreys  &  partly 
by  land  lately  sold  to  Philip  Torrey  westerly  by  the  Towns 
Common  Southerly  and  Easterly  by  the  Land  of  Ebenezer 
Pratt  aforesaid."  f  By  will,  Ebenezer  Pratt  divided  all  his 
real  estate  between  his  two  sons,  Ebenezer  and  Samuel, 
the  latter  to  have  "the  North  end  of  my  dwelling  house  he 
now  lives  in,  and  also  My  Barn  ;  "  and  by  the  above  boundary 
lines  his  land  can  be  traced  for  several  generations. 

Ebenezer  Pratt  was  identified  with  the  establishment  of 
the  fishing  trade  between  Weymouth  and  Cape  Sable.  At 
a  town-meeting  held  March  7,  1715,  "John  Torrey,  James 
Humphrey,  Joseph  Torrey,  Ezra  Whitmarsh,  Enoch  Lovell, 
Ebenezer  Pratt  &  divers  others  their  partners  who  had 
agreed  to  begin  a  fishing  trade  to  Cape-sables,  requested  of 
the  town  that  they  might  have  that  piece  or  parcel  of  land 
at  the  mouth  of  the  fore  river  in  the  northerly  part  of  Wey- 
mouth called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Hunts  Hill  and  the 
low  land  and  Beach  adjoining  thereunto,  that  is  so  much  as 
they  shall  need  for  the  management  of  said  trade.  The 
Town  after  consideration  thereof  Voted  that  they  should 
have  the  said  land  and  Beach  to  manage  their  fishing 
trade."  % 

•  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  20  :  13-17. 
t  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  40:  21 1-2 12. 

X  Proceedings  on  the  z^oth  Anniversary  of  the  Permanent  Settlement  of  Wey- 
mouth, July  4,  1674  :  pub.  1S74  :  61. 


The  Pratt  Family  759 


By  the  will  of  his  uncle,  John^  Pratt,  Ebenezer  was  to 
have  £,^0,  "  if  he  Do  bring  up  a  Son  of  his  at  the  Colledge." 
It  does  not  appear,  however,  that  either  of  his  sons  enjoyed 
an  extended  education. 

The  death  of  Ebenezer  Pratt  occurred  about  January, 
1751-52,  at  the  age  of  seventy-four  years;  he  was  buried 
in  the  "  Old  Burying-Ground "  opposite  the  Pratt  School- 
house,  in  North  Weymouth.  His  will,  dated  Dec.  5,  1744, 
was  proved  Feb.  1 1,  1752  ;  it  is  unique  in  that  every  line  but 
three,  except  the  seven  interlined  before  signing,  begins 
with  a  capital  letter.  The  will  was  written  in  a  large,  clerkly 
hand  by  another,  but  the  signature  is  his  own  autograph  :  — 

"  In  the  name  of  God  Amen  : 
I  Ebenezer  Prat  of  Weymouth,  within  the  County  of 

I  Suffolk,  in  his  majesties  province,  of  the  Massechusetts  bay 
In  New  England,  being  of  a  Sound,  disposing  mind  and 
Memory,  but  calling  to  mind,  the  mortality  of  the  Body  and 
That  it  is  appointed,  for  all  men  once,  to  die,  do  make,  and 
Ordain,  this  my  last  will,  &  testament :  *  Committing  my  body 
To  Earth,  to  christian  decent  burial,  at  the  discretion 
Of  my  Executors,  &  recommending  my  Soul  to  God,  through 
Jesus  Christ,  in  hopes  of  a  Joyful  union,  at  the  resurrection 
Of  the  lust,  as  touching  Such  worldly  goods,  that  God  my 
Bountifull  benefactor,  hath  graciously,  bestowed  upon  me 
I  do  will,  and  bequeath,  them  as  follows  :  '-o  o^  v.^  t^  ..o 
Imprimis     I  do  give  and  bequeath,  Unto  Hannah  my  well  beloved  wife, 
The  South  end  of  my  dwelling  house,  four  barrells  of  cydar 
Yearly  what  Apples  She  wants  out  of  my  orchards  for  her 
Family  use,  and  all  within  door  moveables  except  what  I 
Hereafter,  otherwise  dispose  of,  during  her  remaining  my 
Widow,  said  Cydar,  and  Apples  to  be  found  her  by  my 
Executors  hereafter  named  ;  I  further  give  unto  her,  a  bed 
And  bedding,  a  cow,  &  Six  Sheep,  to  be  at  her  dispose ;  Said 
Cow  and  Sheep,  to  be  well  kept  &  provided  for  by  my 
Executors  during  her  remaining  my  Widow,  I  also  give 
Unto  my  Said  wife,  twelve  pounds  old  tenor,  to  be 
Paid  Yearly  by  my  Executors  during  her  natural  life  :  >->?> 
And  lastly  I  give  unto  my  Said  wife  four  Cords  of  good  wood 
To  be  found  her  Yearly,  by  my  Executors  during  her  rema- 

-ining  my  Widow  ;v.^<-^^.^^>^<•^vy-ll•^«^^^•^^•^<,•^^•^^•^ 

*  Suffolk  County  Probate  (original),  Docket:  9950;  also  Book  (copy)  46: 
23-24. 


760  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Item        I  give  and  bequeath  Unto  my  Son  Ebenezer  &  to  his 

Assigns  for  ever,  My  Cedar  Swamp  in  the  Birch  Swamp 

And  also  another  piece  of  Cedar  Swamp  lying  near  the  Second 

Bridge  leading  to  paper  bridge  ;  '.^  t>^  >-o  v.^  ^-<^  i-o  i^^ 

Item       I  give  Unto  My  Son,  Samuel  &  to  his  Assigns  for  ever  the 
North  end  of  my  dwelling  house  he  now  lives  in,  and  also 
My  Barn,  and  all  my  Interest  in  the  old  Swamp  (•^  ^.-^  v^ 

And 
And  I  allso  give  unto  my  Sons  Ebenezer  &  Samuel  and 
To  their  assigns  for  ever.  All  my  real  estate  and  housing 
Not  yet  disposed  of  to  be  divided  equally  between  them 
And  also  all  my  out  door  moveables  and  wearing  appa- 
-rrell ;  but  my  will  is ;  that  whereas  I  have  given  deeds  of 
Gift  to  each  of  My  Sons  of  Some  parcels  of  my  lands 
That  those  Several  deeds  Shou'd  be  look't  upon  and 
Deemed  by  my  Sons  as  Null  and  void,  and  if  either  of 
My  Sons,  look  upon  and  esteem  Said  deeds  of  any 
Manner  of  force  or  Virtue  after  my  decease,  he  that 
So  does  and  pretends  to  hold  any  lands  by  virtue  of  sd 
Deed,  my  will  is  that  this  my  Said  Son,  Shall  have  no  more  j 

Of  my  lands  than  is  Supposed  to  be  conveyed  to  him  in 
Said  deed  under  which  he  claims  and  all  the  rest  or 
Remaining  part  of  my  lands  I  will  and  bequeath  to 
The  other  Son,  that  does  not  pretend  to  hold  any  of 
My  lands  by  any  deed  of  Gift  whatever  : 

Item       I  will  and  bequeath  Unto  My  daughter  Ann  Allen  one 
Bed  and  bedding  &  fifteen  pounds  old  tenor  to  be  paid 
Within  three  years  after  my  decease  and  whereas  I  have 
Given  my  sd  Daughter  Ann,  while  her  first  husband 
Was  Living,  a  bond  of  thirty  pounds  old  tenor,  to  be 
Paid  at  my  decease  in  Consideration  of  her  part  of 
Her  Mothers  lands  and  said  Bond  at  present  cannot  be 
Found  and  if  it  be  utterly  lost  and  cannot  be  found  within 
Three  years  after  my  decease  then  my  will  is  that  my 
Executors  pay  or  cause  to  be  paid,  said  thirty  pounds  unto 
The  children  of  my  sd  Daughter  An      born  of  her  body 
In  Equal  proportion  as  they  come  of  Age  on  i^^  i-<-» 

Item       I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  Daughter  Mary  Pool  one 

Bed  and  bedding  &  fifteen  pounds  old  tenor  to  be  paid  by 
My  Executor  within  three  years  after  My  decease   v-o  w^ 

Lastly.    I  Give  and  bequeath  Unto  my  Daughter  Sara  Pratt 

The  Bed  and  bedding  she  now  Improves  and  five  pound 
Yearly  during  her  natural  life,  to  be  paid  her  Equally  by 
My  Executors,  in  old  tenor,  in  Such  things  as  She  may  >-^ 

want 
Want,  for  the  Support  &  comfort  of  life,  and  if  Said 


The  Pratt  Family  761 

Five  pounds  with  her  Labour  is  thought  not  Sufficient 
For  her  necessary  Support ;  than  my  will  is  that  my 
Executors,  make  up  the  deficiency,  during  her  natural 
Life  from  year  to  Year  :^>-^v^^v>nv.y^^,•^(,•^v•^v>-^^•^ 
And  further  My  will  is  that  My  Executors  hereafter 
Named,  Pay  my  lust  debts,  Legacies  and  funeral  charge 
And  finally  I  constitute  ordain  and  Appoint,  My  Sons 
Ebenezer,  and  Samuel,  Executors,  of  this  my  last  will 
And  Testament,  hereby  revoking,  all  other  former  wills 
or  testaments,  or  Executors  Made  or  named  by  me  In 
Witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  Set  my  hand  &  Seal 
On  this  fifth  day  of  December  Anno  Domini  1744 
Before  signing  I  woud  further  Express  my  will  about  what  I  have  given  to  my 
wife,  namly  that,  if  my  wife  deems  the  Contract  made  between  my  Selfe  and  her 
before  Marriage  of  any  force  after  my  decease,  than  my  will  is  what  I  have 
in  my  will  above  within  given  her  be  of  no  force  or  virtue :  and 
and  will  is  that  my  daughters  Ann  &  mary  have  my  in  door  moveables 
not  yet  disposed  of  after  my  decease,  who  is  to  have  them  during  her 
natural  life  : 


Signed,  Sealed,  published 
Pronounced  and  declared 
By  the  said  Ebenezer 
Prat  as  his  last  will  & 
—  Testament  — 
In  presence  of  us  the 

Subscribers 
Ezra  Whitmarsh  Junr 
James  Humphrey 
Philip  Torrey  Junr  _ 


^^nv^f" 


rath 


"  The  within  written  Will  being  presented  for  Probate  by  the 
Executors  therein  Named  James  Humphrey  &  Philip  Torrey  made 
oath  that  they  saw  Ebenezer  Pratt  the  Subscriber  to  this  Instru- 
ment Sign  &  Scale  &  heard  him  publish  &  declare  the  same  to 
be  his  Last  Will  &  Testament  and  that  when  he  so  did  he  was  of 
Sound  disposing  Mind  &  Memory  according  to  these  Depones  best 

discerning 
Discerning  and  that  they,  together  with  Ezra  Whitmarsh  Junr 
no[w]  absent  /  set  to  their  hands  as  Witnesses  thereof  in  the  Said 
Testators  presence 

Boston  Feby.  11,  1752 

Edw^.  Hutchinson 

N.  B.   The  Testator's  Widow  at  y£  Same  Time  Signified  to  Me 


762  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

in  Writing  that  she  would  not  accept  y?  bequest  of  the  said 
Testator  ^^  " 

There  is  no  record  of  the  marriage  contract  which  evi- 
dently was  broken  by  the  terms  of  the  will.  The  small, 
separate  paper  preserved  with  the  original  will,  signed  with 
the  autograph  of  Hannah  Pratt,  was  as  follows  :  — 

"  To  his  Honour  Edward  Hutchinson  Esq";  Judge  fory!  Probate 
of  Wills  for  y?  County  of  Suffolk —  Ss  :  These  May  Jn  form  Your 
Honour  that  I  do  non  except  the  Bequest  of  My  Husband  Eben- 
ezer  Prat  late  of  Weymouth  deceased  in  his  last  Will  and  testa- 
ment. ^^ 

as  Witness  my  hand  ^ri  r      \^YCt/H'^ 

Weymouth  February  6  Jt ^ Yfnafl      "^  '^   ^"^^ 

1752" 

The  sons,  Ebenezer  and  Samuel,  were  sworn  February 
II,  1752,  by  Edward  Hutchinson,  executors  of  their  father's 
estate,  and  agreed  to  bring  in  an  inventory  "  at  or  before  the 
1 1*'^  Day  of  May  next  Ensuing  ;  "  there  is,  however,  no  record 
of  its  return.  As  no  deeds  were  at  any  time  recorded  from 
Ebenezer  to  these  sons,  they  appear  to  have  made  the  amic- 
able division  desired  by  their  father. 

ISSUE   BY   FIRST   WIFE 

I.  Ebenezer*,  b.  Aug.  6,   1702,  in  Weymouth;   mar.   Dec.   11, 
1726, "  Tabatha  "  Crane,  of  Weymouth.    She  d.  1756,  in  Wey- 
mouth;  and  her  husband  d.  Oct.  9,  1760,  in  the  same  town. 
Issue:  I.  Silas ^,  b.  Sept.  9,  1729,  in  Weymouth;  d.  1776. 
He  had  a  son  Silas  ®,  who  went  to  New  York. 

2.  Tabitha^  b.   April    8,    1732,   in   Weymouth;   mar.,  in 

1754,  to  Ebenezer^  Porter,  b.  Dec.  7,  1733,  son  to 
Ebenezer  *  and  Mary  (Lovell)  Porter,  of  Weymouth. 
Ebenezer^  Porter  d.  in  1763,  and  his  widow  was 
mar.,  second,  to  Deacon  Jonathan  Collier,  from  Hull. 
There  were  children  by  both  marriages.* 

3.  Ebenezer^,  b.  May  9,   1734,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.,  first, 

*  Porter's  Genealogy  of  the  Porter  Family,  1S78  :  31,  59. 


The  Pratt  Family  'j62, 


April  14,  1757,  Hannah,  daughter  to  John  and  Mary 
(Torrey)  Reed;  mar.,  second,  Nov.  28,  1761,  Molly, 
daughter  to  Samuel  and  Mary  (Lovell)  Kingman.  He 
was  a  blacksmith;  he  d.  Jan.  10,  1760.  Issue:  four 
sons  and  three  daughters. 

4.  Abner^,  b,  Jan.    14,   1736,  in  Weymouth;   mar.,  first, 

June   19,   1756,    Mary,    daughter  to    Ebenezer   and 

Melea  ( )  Porter,  b.  Dec.  15,  1739;  d.  1758.    He 

mar.,  second,  Dec.  19,  1758,  Margaret,  daughter  to 

James  and  Ann  ( )  Humphrey,  b.  Feb.  8,  1739; 

d.  Jan.  29,  1832.  Abner  Pratt,  a  cordwainer,  was  the 
executor  of  his  father's  will.*  Issue :  four  sons  and 
five  daughters. 

5.  Hannah^,  b.   Aug.   7,    1738,    in  Weymouth;    mar.    in 

1754,  to  Samuel  Bate. 

6.  Stephen^,  b.  March  27,  1740,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.,  first, 

Betsey ,   who  d.  July  20,   1788;   mar.,  second, 

Mary  Whitman.  She  d.  Aug.  29,  1801  ;  her  husband 
d.  Jan,  16,  1806.    Issue :  three  sons. 

7.  Rebecca ^  b.  July  16,  1741,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  Oct. 

26,  1760,  to  Stephen  Paine,  Jr. 

8.  Sherebiah^  b.  April  5,  1745,  in  Weymouth.    He  prob- 

ably removed  to  Maine  before  or  soon  after  reach- 
ing his  majority,  since  he  is  not  mentioned  in  the 
Suffolk  County  records.  In  North  Yarmouth,  June 
15,  1805,  Seth  Mitchell  and  Sherebiah  Pratt  were  on 
a  committee  of  the  First  Baptist  Church.  In  1815, 
Pratt  was  taxed  for  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  thirty 
acres,  with  the  buildings  thereon,  situated  on  the 
"post  road"  near  the  Freeport  line;  at  the  same 
time  a  Benjamin  Pratt  was  taxed  for  sixty  acres,  with 
buildings,  in  "lot  43,  of  the  120  acre  division." f 

9.  Reliance ^  b.   Nov.   16,   1749,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  in 

1766,  to  Ebenezer  Hovey. 
[Q.  Molly ^  b.   in  Weymouth;  mar.  in  1777,  to  Zachariah 
Bicknell,  Jr. 

*  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  96  : 1 20. 
t  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  432,  68. 


764  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

II.  Ann  *,  b.  April  24,  1704,  in  Weymouth.  The  name  of  her 
first  husband  is  not  known  ;  her  second  husband,  men- 
tioned in  her  father's  will,  was Allen. 

III.  Mary*,  b.  Aug.  23,  1706,  in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  Jan.  4,  1732- 

TyT^,  to  John  Pool,  of  Weymouth.    She  d.  May  30,  1798,  in 
Weymouth  ;  age  not  given. 

IV.  Joseph*,  b.  1707,  in  Weymouth  ;  d.  before  his  father. 

V.  Sarah*,  b.  Oct.  3,  1708,  in  Weymouth.    She  was  unmarried 
in  1744,  when  her  father  made  his  will. 
VI.  Samuel*,  b.  Dec.  19,  1712,  in  Weymouth.   (Vide  infra.) 
VII.  A  son*,  b.  April,  1715  ;  d.  June  2,  17 15,  in  Weymouth, 


SAMUEL*   PRATT 

Samuel*  Pratt,  youngest  surviving  son  to  Ebenezer^  and 
Martha  ( )  Pratt,  was  born  December  19,  171 2,  in  Wey- 
mouth. His  first  wife,  whom  he  married  February  17,  1736- 
37,  in  Weymouth,  was  Betty  ^,  daughter  to  Benjamin*  and 
Susanna  (Humphrey)  Bicknell.*    Betty  Bicknell  was  born 

*  The  ship  "  Assurance  de  Lo  "  {Assurance,  of  London)  sailed  for  Amer- 
ica in  the  spring  of  1635,  from  Gravesend,  County  Kent,  England,  with  one 
hundred  and  six  emigrants.  Among  them  were  "  Zachary  Bicknell  aged  45 
yeare  .  .  .  Agnis  Bicknell  his  wife  aged  37  yeare  .  .  .  John  Bicknell  his  sonne 
aged  II  yeare  .  .  .  John  Kitchin  his  servant  23  yeare."  They  arrived  at  Wes- 
saguscus,  now  Weymouth,  in  the  following  summer,  where  they  were  soon 
enjoying  the  house  built  by  Zachary  on  land  granted  him  by  the  town.  There 
is  a  tradition  that  he  was  a  Captain  in  the  English  Navy,  retired  on  half  pay, 
and  that  his  English  home  was  near  Weymouth,  in  Dorsetshire.  Unaccus- 
tomed to  the  hardships  of  a  new  settlement  and  a  still  harder  climate,  he  died 
two  years  after  his  arrival,  in  1637,  set.  forty-seven.  His  widow,  Agnis,  mar. 
Richard  Rocket,  or  Rockwood,  of  Braintree,  by  whom  she  had  a  son  John, 
b.  Dec.  I,  1641.   She  d.  July  9,  1643,  i"  Braintree,  set.  forty-five. 

JOHN  2  BICKNELL 

John  2  Bicknell,  only  child  of  Zachary  ^  and  Agnis  Bicknell,  b.  1624,  in  Eng- 
land, received  a  comfortable  fortune  from  his  father,  and  became  an  influential 
citizen  of  Weymouth.  He  was  selectman  many  years  ;  in  1661,  he  was  one  of 
a  committee  to  repair  the  meeting-house.  The  record  of  this  service  reads  : 
"  Bro  Bicknell  for  making  the  meeting  house  title  :  3  pounds."  He  was  chosen 
Deputy  to  the  General  Court,  a  short  time  before  his  death. 

About  1650,  he  mar.  Mary ,  who  d.  March  25,  1658.    His  second  wife, 


The  Pratt  Family  765 

July  16,  1720,  in  Weymouth;  the  date  of  her  death  is  un- 
known, but  she  was  the  mother  of  all  his  children.  The  sec- 
ond wife  of  Samuel  Pratt  was  Mary ,  who  survived  him. 

He  was  one  of  the  executors  of  his  father's  will,  by  which 
he  came  into  possession  of  the  north  end  of  the  house,  and 
the  barn,  and  half  of  the  land.  He  enlarged  this  farm  by 
purchasing  additional  land,  and  followed  the  occupation  of 
a  farmer  throughout  his  life.    He  lived  in  what  is  now  North 

whom  he  mar.  Dec.  2, 1659,  was  Mary  '■',  daughter  to  Richard  ^  and  Ruth  ( ) 

Porter,  of  Weymouth,  who  survived  him.  His  will,  dated  Nov.  6,  1678,  was 
proved  Jan.  20,  1679,  ^^  Boston. 

Issue  by  first  wife:  I.  John  3,  b.  1653-54.    II.  Mary^j  mar.  to  John  Dyer. 

III.  Naomi  3,  b.  June  21,  1657. 
Issue  by  second  wife  :  IV.  Ruth  3,  b.  Oct.  26,  1660;  mar.  to  James '^Rich- 
ards, son  to  William  Richards.  V.  Joanna 3,  b.  March  2,  1663.  VI.  Ex- 
perience 3,  b.  Oct.  20,  1665.  VII.  "Zechary"3,  b.  Feb.  7,  1668.  VIII. 
Thomas  3,  b.  Aug.  12,  1670.  IX.  Elizabeth  3,  b.  April  29,  1673.  X-  Han- 
nah 2,  b.  Nov.  15,  1675.  ^I-  Mary3,  b.  March  16,  1678;  mar.  Maurice 
Truphant,  or  Trufant. 

JOHN  3   BICKNELL 

John  3  Bicknell,  eldest  son  to  John  2  and  Mary  ( )  Bicknell,  b.  1653-54, 

in  Weymouth  ;  mar.  Sarah .    Little  is  known  of  him  or  his  wife ;  he  d. 

Aug.  4,  1737,  set.  about  eighty-three. 

Issue:  I.  John*,  b.  Nov.  24,  1688.  II.  "Zecharia"*,  b.  Oct.  8,  1691.  III. 
Benjamin*,  b.  June  8,  1694.  IV.  Joseph*,  b.  Feb.  28,  1698-99.  V.  Ebene- 
zer*,  b.  Jan.  22,  1700. 

BENJAMIN  *  BICKNELL 

Benjamin*  Bicknell,  third  son  to  John 3  and  Sarah  ( )  Bicknell,  b.  June 

8, 1694,  in  Weymouth;  was  published  July  6, 17x7,  in  Weymouth  to  Susannah* 

Humphrey,  daughter  to  Nathaniel  ^  and  Elizabeth  ( )  Humphrey.    She  was 

b.  April  6,  1695,  i"  Weymouth;  d.  there  Jan.  13,  1767,  ast.  seventy-one. 
Issue:  I    Susannah  5,  b.  Aug.  13,  1718,  in  Weymouth;  pub.  Aug.  13, 1738,  to 
William,  son  to  William  and  Sarah  (Derby)  Dyer,  b.  Sept.  29,  1717,  in 
Weymouth. 
II.  Betty 5,  b.  July  16,  1720,  in  Weymouth ;  mar.  Samuel*  Pratt. 

III.  Hannah 5,  b.  Nov.  25,  1723,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  Jan.  17,  1745,  to  Joseph, 

son  to  John  and  Mary  (Humphrey)  Burrill,  b.  Sept.  24,  1719,  in  Wey- 
mouth. 

IV.  Benjamin 5,  b.  June  24,  1727,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  Jan.  29,  1747,  Mary, 

daughter  to  Thomas  and  Mary  (Green)  Kingman,  b.  April  17,  1729,  in 
Weymouth. 


766  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Weymouth,  on  Green  Street.  The  street  Ues  north  of  the 
village,  and  curves  toward  the  northeast  and  north  in  a  gen- 
tle ascent  around  a  grassy  hill.  The  house,  which  probably 
was  built  by  his  father,  Ebenezer^  Pratt,  about  1700,  stood 
a  short  half-mile  from  the  present  (1905)  North  Weymouth 
post-office,  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  street,  facing  the 
village.  After  this  ancient  house  was  burned  in  1789,  Jona- 
than ^  one  of  the  twin  sons  of  Samuel  *,  rebuilt  upon  the 
same  spot.  Like  the  houses  erected  later  by  his  brothers, 
it  is  a  substantial  two-and-a-half  story  frame  house,  in  good 
repair,  and  is  now  (1905)  occupied  by  Miss  Clara  BelP  Pratt, 
youngest  daughter  to  Washington  '^  and  Narissa  (Baker) 
Pratt.  Washington'''  Pratt  was  son  to  William^,  youngest 
son  to  Jonathan  ^  Pratt,  who  rebuilt  on  the  homestead  site. 
Miss  Pratt  was  for  many  years  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools 
of  Weymouth. 

Three  other  sons  of  Samuel  *  built  and  settled  near  their 
father,  on  the  same  side  of  the  street.  Samuel's  land  ex- 
tended along  both  sides  of  the  road,  in  which  a  bridge  was 
made  near  each  house  for  convenience  in  passing  under  the 
roadway  down  to  the  fields  beyond.  The  four  houses  still 
are  standing  and  are  occupied,  but  all  except  Jonathan's 
have  passed  long  since  out  of  possession  of  the  Pratt  family. 
Peter ^  was  the  second  to  build;  then,  beyond  him  to  the 
south,  Benjamin^  and  Sylvanus  ^  put  up  a  house  together; 
later,  they  sawed  it  in  halves,  moved  one  half  farther  up  the 
street,  put  an  ell  on  each,  and  reared  their  families  inde- 
pendently. 

In  1807,  Jonathan  5  moved  a  shop  which  he  owned  at  Fore 
River  to  Green  Street,  and  set  it  on  the  corner  of  Shaw 
Street,  almost  opposite  his  own  dwelling.  The  shop  was  con- 
verted into  a  house,  an  ell  was  added,  and  this  became  the 
home  of  William^  Pratt  until  the  death  of  his  father,  Jona- 
than ^,  in  1732.  William  6  then  moved  into  the  larger  house, 
while  the  smaller  one  was  occupied  by  his  son  Charles^, 
whose  widow,  Mrs.  Maria  C.  (Totman)  Pratt,  aged  seventy- 


The  Pratt  Family  767 

eight  years,  with  her  son  Charles  ^  and  a  grandson,  still  lives 
there.  Mrs.  Sarah  Louisa^  (Pratt)  Cleverly,  also  seventy- 
eight,  daughter  to  William  ^  Pratt  and  widow  of  Thomas  F. 
Cleverly,  is  living  at  the  head  of  Shaw  Street  by  the  school- 
house.  Her  notebook  furnished  the  date  of  the  burning  of 
Samuel  ^  Pratt's  old  house  and  the  rebuilding  by  his  son 
Jonathan  ^  upon  the  same  spot. 

Many  descendants  of  Samuel*  Pratt  are  now  living  in 
North  Weymouth,  with  a  goodly  number  of  the  old-fashioned 
names  repeated  in  the  younger  generation.  Recently,  as  a 
bevy  of  small  boys  were  rushing  out  of  the  Pratt  school- 
house,  one  shouted  to  another  :  "  Sam  Pratt 's  coming  out  to 
play  with  us  this  afternoon." 

There  is  no  doubt  that  Samuel*  Pratt  served  as  private  in 
the  early  part  of  the  Revolutionary  War.  Mr.  Nash,  in  his 
Historical  Sketches  of  Weyvtoiith,  mentions  David,  Benja- 
min, Sylvanus,  Matthew,  and  Samuel  Pratt,  Jr.,  among  the 
men  in  that  service.*  For  a  time  the  "Jr."  was  puzzling, 
until  it  became  evident  that  this  Samuel  was  called  "Jr."  as 
the  younger  man  of  the  same  name  in  the  town,  a  practice 
common  at  that  period.  In  1759,  Ebenezer*  Pratt,  for  "love 
and  good  will,"  gave  to  his  son  Abner^,  cordwainer,  twelve 
acres  "  belonging  to  my  homestead  bounded  northerly  on  my 
Brother  Samuel  Prat  and  Philip  and  William  Torrey ; "  in 
1 76 1,  Abner  Pratt,  cordwainer,  as  executor  of  his  father's 
estate,  conveyed  land,  it  "being  the  Easterly  part  of  said 
deceased's  Homestead,  and  is  butted  &  bounded  as  follows 
viz^  Northwesterly  on  the  land  of  Samuel  Pratt  jun^  North 
on  the  saltmarsh  of  Philip  and  William  Torrey,"  etc.  The 
use  of  the  Jr.  is  further  confirmed  by  the  deed  of  "  Samuel 
Pratt  Jr."  to  his  son  Jonathan  ^  May  5,  iy66.-\ 

The  ancestors  of  Samuel  Pratt  from  the  first  had  been 
prosperous  farmers  of  good  standing  in  the  community,  who 

*    Weymouth  Historical  Society  Collections,  1885  :  301. 

t  Suffolk  Comity  Deeds,  Book  95  :  166 ;  Book  96  :  120 ;  Book  164  :  80. 


768  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


staid  by  their  own  firesides.  But  when  those  firesides  were 
threatened  with  British  invasion,  Samuel  prepared  to  resist 
to  the  uttermost.  He  joined  the  company  of  Minute  Men 
of  Weymouth  who,  for  months,  had  been  quietly  driUing 
for  any  emergency  that  might  arise.  Furnished  with  am- 
munition by  the  town  of  Weymouth,  these  Minute  Men, 
commanded  by  Captain  Jacob  Goold,  upon  the  alarm  from 
Lexington  marched,  on  the  run,  to  Roxbury,  arriving  too 
late  to  participate  in  the  fight.  Still,  the  record  says  that 
the  company  served  eight  days  in  Colonel  Benjamin  Lin- 
coln's regiment.*  On  the  last  day  of  that  service,  April  27, 
Samuel  Pratt  enlisted  for  the  "  Eight  Months  Service," 
sic^nino-  the  form  of  enlistment  adopted  on  April  21,  at  a 
meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Safety,  which  was  as  follows 

"  I,  A.  B.,  do  hereby  solemnly  engage  and  enlist  myself  as  a 
Soldier  in  the  Massachusetts  service,  from  the  day  of  my  enlist- 
ment to  the  last  day  of  December  next,  unless  the  service  should 
admit  of  a  discharge  of  a  part  or  the  whole  sooner,  which  shall 
be  at  the  discretion  of  the  Committee  of  Safety  ;  and  I  hereby 
promise  to  submit  myself  to  all  the  orders  and  regulations  of  the 
Army,  and  faithfully  to  observe  and  obey  all  such  orders  as  I 
shall  receive  from  any  superior  officer."  f 

The  pay  of  each  private  was  to  be  £2  per  month,  and 
"  besides  the  above  a  Coat  for  a  uniform  to  be  given  to  each 
of  the  Noncommissioned  Officers  and  Privates,  as  soon  as 
the  state  of  the  Province  will  admit  of  it."  Each  town  was 
expected  "  to  furnish  good  Blankets  "  for  its  men.  Such 
was  their  equipment.  On  April  29,  1775,  the  defence  of 
Cambridge  consisted  of  "  six  three-pounders  complete,  with 
ammunition,  and  one  six-pounder."  That  same  day,  one  half 
of  the  militia  was  ordered  to  go  to  Roxbury  and  Cambridge. 
Samuel  Pratt  was  stationed  at  "  Fort  No.  2,"  in  the  latter 
town.    The  Committee  of  Safety,  on  May  16,  sent  out  no- 

*  Vide  Appendix  LXXXVII,  A. 

t  Force's  American  Archives,  Fourth  Series,  vol.  2:  744. 


The  Pratt  Family  769 

tices  to  the  effect  that  the  "female  friends  of  America,  in 
the  neighboring  Counties,  are  hereby  desired  to  send  such 
quantities  of  Rags  as  they  can  spare,  to  the  Selectmen  of 
their  respective  Towns,  the  latter  to  send  them  to  Comisary 
Craigie,"  at  the  hospital  in  Cambridge.* 

Samuel  Pratt  was  discharged  September  14,  1775,  after 
a  service  of  five  months  and  thirteen  days.  His  autograph 
appears  on  an  order  for  a  "  Bounty  Coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,"  signed  by  forty-six  men  (two  making  their  marks), 
his  name  being  number  eleven. 

"Cambridge  Camp  Dec:  12.  1775 
"Sir 

Pleas  to  Pay  to  Cap*  Jacob  Goold  the  Money  Dew  to  us  for 
the  Cots  Promist  us  By  the  Province  Colo  Gratons  Reg' " 


«/^ 


^^^^^TTk 


There  is  nothing  that  shows  any  participation  in  the  Bat- 
tle of  Bunker  Hill.  Men  of  his  age  (sixty-three),  and  even 
older,  formed  a  large  part  of  the  Regiment  of  Guards  at  Cam- 
bridge. The  records  of  the  town  of  Weymouth,  under  date 
of  May  7,  1778,  state  that  orders  were  drawn  by  the  select- 
men "  To  several  Persons  who  served  as  soldiers  at  Cam- 
bridge last  winter*  (in  addition  to  the  Wages  allowed  by 
the  Continent)  four  months  and  22  days  ...  to  each  nine 
pounds  &  ten  shillings."  Among  these  thirteen  men  was 
"  Saml  Pratt  2^,"  |  who  is  thought  to  have  been  the  same 
person  who  was  at  Cambridge  in  1775. 

The  difficulties  encountered  in  attempting  to  determine 
whether  this  record  of  Revolutionary  service  belongs  to  this 
particular  Samuel  Pratt  have  been  discouraging.  But,  by  a 
process  of  elimination  in  several  directions,  the  conclusion 

*  Force's  American  Archives,  Fourth  Series,  vol.  2  :  766,  775,  747»  761. 
t  Vide  Appendix  LXXXVII,  B. 


770  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


seems  to  be  justified  that  he  is  the  one  entitled  to  the  credit 
of  it.  There  was  in  Weymouth  a  Samuel^  Pratt  (son  to 
SamueP  who  died  in  I774)»  born  in  1722,  died  May  12, 
1792  ;  there  was  another  Samuel^  (son  to  Matthew  S),  born 
in  1705,  living  in  1756,  and  date  of  death  unknown.  He 
may  have  been  the  Samuel  Pratt,  Sr.  A  third  Samuel^  (son 
to  Daniel^),  born  in  1751,  died  May  22,  1830.*  Not  one  of 
these  had  a  brother  Ebenezer,  nor  a  son  Jonathan.  Hence 
it  is  quite  safe  to  assume  from  all  the  evidence  that  Samuel  * 
Pratt,  born  December  19,  1712,  served  in  the  Revolution. 
He  died  December  28,  1793,  in  Weymouth,  aged  eighty- 
one  years  and  nine  days.  He  left  no  will,  having  previously 
divided,  by  deed,  all  his  property  among  his  children. 

ISSUE   BY   FIRST   WIFE 

I.  Betty  ^  b.  April  15,  1738,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  Dec.  31,  1758, 
to  James ^  Humphrey,  Jr.,  b.  April  12,  1737,  in  Weymouth, 
son  to  Major  James  *  and  Ann  (Torrey)  Humphrey.  (James  ^, 
Jonas  ^,  Jonas  ^  Humphrey,  of  Dorchester,  Mass.) 

James  ^  Humphrey  was  a  farmer,  of  Weymouth,  whose 
land  is  mentioned  in  a  number  of  deeds  as  joining  that  of 
Samuel  *  Pratt  and  his  sons.  His  house  in  the  north  part 
of  the  town  was  situated  "  on  the  Old  Plymouth  Road, 
opposite  Meeting-House  Lane."  He  d.  Aug.  20,  181 1,  in 
Weymouth,  aged  seventy-four;  his  widow,  Betty,  d.  Oct.  24, 
I  S3 1,  in  Weymouth,  at  the  great  age  of  ninety-three. 

Issue :  t  I-  Hannah  **  Humphrey,  b.  May  8,  1759;  mar. 
April  I,  1784,  to  Thaddeus,  son  to  Abraham  and 
Sarah  (Tower)  Bates.    Issue  :  seven. 

2.  Mary"  Humphrey,   b.  Nov.   21,    1761  ;    mar.  July  11, 

1782,  to  David  Blanchard.    Issue  :  fourteen. 

3.  James  ^  Humphrey,  b.  Feb.   17,    1764;    mar.  Nov.   7, 

181 1,  Molly,  daughter  to  Urban  and  Hannah  (Hol- 
brook)  Bates.    Issue  :  three. 

4.  Joseph^  Humphrey,  b,  March  2,   1766;  mar.  Jan,  7, 

♦  Pratt's  Genealo^^y  of  the  Pratt  Family,  1S89  :  40,  67,  68. 

t  Humphreys's  Genealogy  of  the  Humphrey  Family,  1883  =  866,  876,  878. 


179°)   Rebecca,  daughter   to   Moses   and    Rebecca 
(Tirrell)  Nash.    Issue :  eight. 
5.  William®  Humphry,  bap.  June  30,  1770;  mar.  Nov.  4, 
1792,  Jane,  daughter  to  Thomas  and  Jane  (Reed) 
Webb.    Issue  :  eight. 

6.  David'  Humphrey,  bap.  June  6,   1779;  d.   Nov.   10, 

1801. 

7.  Charles®  Humphrey,  b.  April  4,  1783  ;  d.  Oct.  2,  1800. 
II.  Asa  ^  b.  July  8,  1742,  in  Weymouth  ;    probably  died  before 

reaching  his  majority,  as  he  was  not  mentioned  by  his 
father  or  brothers. 

III.  David*  (twin),  b.  Feb.  12,  1745,  in  Weymouth j   removed 

before  his  marriage  to  North  Yarmouth  (afterward  set  off 
as  Freeport),  Maine.    (Vide  infra.) 

IV.  Jonathan®   (twin),  b,  Feb.   12,    1745,  in  Weymouth;    was 

published  March  i,  1766,  to  Sarah,  daughter  to  William 

and  Susanna  ( )  Dyer,  Jr.     Sarah  Dyer,  b.  Dec.  19, 

1748  ;  d.  a  widow,  Dec.  25,  1833,  aged  eighty-five  years. 
"  Samuel  Pratt  Jr.,"  yeoman,  of  Weymouth,  conveyed  to 
"his  son  Jonathan  Pratt,  house  carpenter,"  on  May  5,  1766, 
for  the  consideration  of  ^2  :  13  104,  ten  acres  of  "swamp 
land  lying  near  the  Dwelling  house  of  said  Samuel  Pratt 
Jun'';"  bounded  southerly  by  land  of  widow  Hannah  Tor- 
rey,  westerly  by  land  of  Joshua  Torrey,  northerly  and  easterly 
by  land  of  "  Samuel  Pratt  Jr.,"  the  grantor.  This  deed  was 
not  recorded  until  Jan.  6,  1789.  On  May  5,  1791,  not  long 
after  the  old  house  was  burned,  "  Samuel  Pratt,"  for  ^15 
paid  by  his  son  Jonathan,  then  called  a  housewright,  gave 
him  a  deed  of  "  a  House  lot  as  follows  viz.  ten  Rods  in  front 
five  to  y?  Northward  of  the  middle  of  y^  house  lately  burnt 
and  five  to  y!  southward  &  extending  so  far  back  as  to  make 
one  third  of  an  Acre,  with  all  the  Appurtenances  (except 
y!  buildings  now  standing)."  It  was  here  that  Jonathan 
built  the  house  now  occupied  by  Miss  Clara  Bell  ®  Pratt. 
Three  months  later,  Aug.  i,  1791,  his  father  conveyed  to 
Jonathan,  for  ;^3o,  three  acres  more  of  the  choicest  part 
of  his  farm.  It  is  described  as  situated  "  in  the  North  part  of 
the  first  Precinct  in  said  Town  ;  being  apart  of  Homestead 
of  said  Samuel,"  and  bounded  "  Northwardly  partly  on  the 


772  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

land  of  James  Humphrey,  partly  on  the  land  of  Philip  Torrey ; 
Easterly  on  Rocky  bottom  fence ;  Southwardly  on  the  Grantor  j 
Westerly  on  the  Road  partly,  &  partly  on  the  Grantees 
House."   Both  deeds  were  recorded  Sept.  13,  1791.* 

These  three  deeds,  so  accurately  describing  the  situation 
of  the  homestead  of  Samuel  ^  Pratt,  might  be  called  the  key 
to  the  whole  estate  ,  the  lands  of  the  other  brothers  are  traced 
from  them.  After  the  death  of  his  father,  Jonathan  was 
looked  to  as  the  head  of  the  family.  His  immediate  descend- 
ants are  found  in  Weymouth,  Braintree,  Quincy,  and  Wind- 
sor, Mass.,  and  Wilson,  New  York.  His  death  occurred  July 
6,  1832,  in  Weymouth,  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven  years.  He 
left  no  will. 

Issue:  I.  Josiah ',  b.  Jan.  21,  1768,  in  Weymouth;  mar. 
Deborah  Tower. 

2.  Susa',  b.  Jan.  8,  1770,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  (probably) 

to  Thomas  Cook. 

3.  Jonathan*,  b.  April  18,  1772,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  in 

1793,  Sarah  Cook.  He  removed  to  Braintree,  where 
he  had  a  large  family. 

4.  Betsey  *,  b.  May  3, 1774,  in  Weymouth;  mar,  to  William 

Everson. 

5.  Sarah ",  b.  Aug.  20,  1776,  in  Weymouth  ;  is  said  to  have 

married. 

6.  Mary^  b.  March   15,   1779,  i^^  Weymouth;    mar.  to 

Samuel  Bent. 

7.  Nathaniel ^  b.  Nov.  8,  1780,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  June 

12,  i8o3,Lydia,daughter  to  Asa  and  Silence  (Orcutt) 
Hunt,  b.  Jan.  11,  1786.  Nathaniel  Pratt  d.  May  27, 
1852,  aged  seventy-two  years.  Issue:  three  daugh- 
ters and  one  son. 

8.  William^  b.  June  3,  1785,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  Nov.  8, 

1804,  Martha,  daughter  to  Daniel  and  Philippi  (Da- 
mon) Dunbar,  of  Hingham,  b.  Feb.  28, 1788.  William » 
Pratt  took  possession  of  the  homestead  after  the 
death  of  his  father,  and  died  there.  May  i6,  1858,  at 
the  age  of  seventy-three. 


Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  164  :  80 ;  Book  170  :  164,  165. 


Issue:   I.  William'',  b.  Jan.  29,  1805,  mar.  and  had  a 

family  of  seven  children. 
II.  A  son,  b.  July  15,  1806  ;  d.  aged  two  days. 

III.  David  Matthew'',  b.  July  13,   1807  ;  mar.  and  had 

one  son,  David  Jackson  *  Pratt. 

IV.  Hosea   D.'',  b.  June   13,   1809 ;   mar.  and   had   six 

children. 
v.  Washington'',  b.  April  5,   1812  ;  mar.  and  had  five 
children. 
VI.  Alvin'',  b.  July  9,    1814;   mar,  and  had  five  chil- 
dren, 
VII.  Martha  S.^  b.  Oct.  6,  1816  ;  d.  unmar.  Dec.  31,  1833. 
VIII.  Mary',  b.  Dec.  27,  1818;  mar.  to  Edwin  Everson  ; 
d.  Sept.  21,  1847. 
IX.  Daniel ■',  b.  Dec.  27,  1820;  d.  unmar.  May  17,  1864. 

X.  Charles'',  b.  March  10,    182 1;  mar.  May  23,   1847, 

Maria  Collyer  Totman,  b.  Oct.  27,  1828,  in  Hing- 
ham,  daughter  to  Stephen  and  Leah  B.  (Reming- 
ton) Totman.  Charles  Pratt  d.  March  3,  1892,  in 
Weymouth.  His  widow  lives  in  the  small  house 
remodelled  by  Jonathan  ^  for  his  son  William  ^ 
Issue  :  I.  Charles  Morris*,  b.  April  23,  1849. 

2.  Elizabeth  Harrison  ^  b.  July  31,  1853;  mar.  Nov. 

29,  1883,  to  George  B.  Mitchell,  of  Brockton. 

3.  William  Austin  ^  b.  May  9,   1855;  mar.  June  16, 

188 1,  Dora  A.  Roberts,  of  Ludlow,  Vt.  In  1887, 
the  Rev.  William  A.  Pratt  was  pastor  of  the 
Universalist  Church  in  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 

4.  Ella  Maria*,    b.  March    14,    1857;    mar.  in  July, 

1890,  to  Edwin  H.  French,  of  Hingham.  She 
d.  March  10,  1892.  Issue :  I.  Harold  Pratt 
French. 

XI.  Seth'',  b.  Sept.  23,  1823  ;  mar.  Sarah  Jane  Dodge. 
Issue:  I.  Seth  Arthur*.    In  1889,  he  was  the  Ameri- 
can consul  at  Zanzibar,  East  Africa. 

XII.  Sarah  Louisa'',  b.  Feb.  16,  1828  ;  mar.  Sept.  9,  1852, 
to  Thomas  Francis  Cleverly,  of  North  Weymouth, 
b.  June  21,  1828,  son  to  Thomas  and  Elizabeth 
(Lincoln)  Cleverly. 


774  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


Mr.  Thomas  F.  Cleverly,  who  d.  Aug.  ii,  1894,  was  much 
interested  in  historical  and  genealogical  research,  particu- 
larly in  "  Old  Spain,"  North  Weymouth,  his  home.  To  his 
widow  the  writer  is  much  indebted. 

Issue:  I.  Mary  Louisa  Cleverly,  b.  Nov.  10,  1853,  in 
Weymouth  ;  mar.  May  i,  1906,  to  Howard  Wilbur 
Swan,  of  Norwell. 

XIII.  Jonathan  ^  b.  June  14,  1830  ;  d.  unmar.,  Feb.  5, 1859. 

XIV.  A  son'';  d.  in  infancy. 
XV.  A  daughter^;  d.  in  infancy. 

V.  Thomas  \  b.  in  Weymouth,  probably  about  1748  ;  mar.  Mary 

.    He  removed  to  Braintree.    His  father  conveyed,  for 

thirty  shillings,  to  "  David  Pratt  of  Yarmouth"  (Maine), 
and  "  Thomas  Pratt  of  Braintree  in  the  County  of  Suffolk, 
Housewright,"  ten  acres  in  the  "  east  Parish  "  of  Wey- 
mouth, adjoining  land  of  Jonathan  Pratt,  "  partly  on  the 
Road  .  .  .  reserving  to  myself  the  improvement  of  the 
aforesaid  premises  during  my  natural  life."  This  deed  was 
dated  Sept.  12,  1791,  and  recorded  the  same  day.* 
Little  is  known  of  Thomas  Pratt  except  that  he  had  a 
daughter,  Polly®,  b.  Aug.  6,  1770. 
VI.  Peter^  b.  1750,  in  Weymouth;  was  published  Dec.  26, 
1772,  to  Amy  or  Amity  Porter,  who  d.  Sept.  12,  1838, 
aged  eighty-three  years.  He  d.  Dec.  5,  1833,  in  Wey- 
mouth. 

Peter  Pratt,  though  mentioned  in  the  deeds  as  a  "La- 
bourer," was  a  farmer  of  North  Weymouth.  He  received  a 
share  of  his  father's  estate  equal  to  that  of  his  brothers, 
upon  which  he  lived  all  his  days.  The  first  deed  from  his 
father  conveyed  to  him,  April  13,  1783,  for  ^3,  a  third  of  an 
acre  of  land  "  and  the  House  standing  thereon  with  all  the 
Privileges,"  etc.,  bounded  easterly,  northerly,  and  southerly 
by  land  of  his  father,  and  "westerly  on  the  Road."  On  May 
5,  1 79 1,  his  father  sold  to  him,  for  ;^i9,  an  acre  in  Cedar 
Swamp  and  four  acres  in  "another  piece  of  swamp;"  and 
on  Aug.  3,  following,  for  ;^3o,  three  acres  "  precisely,"  ad- 
joining his  house  lot  and  reaching  to  the  road,  between  him- 

*  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  170  :  155. 


self,  the  grantor,  on  the  north,  and  Benjamin  Pratt,  "  South- 
wardly." * 

Issue:   I.   SamueP,  b.   Dec.  8,   1774,  in  Weymouth;  d. 
young. 

2.  SamueP,  b.  Dec.  7,  1775,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  March 

8,  1798,  widow  Nabby  Gushing (?),  b.  Sept.  27,  1778. 
The  date  of  death  of  Samuel  Pratt  is  not  known  ; 
his  widow  was  mar.,  second,  Nov.  9,  18 17,  to  Capt. 
Robert  Bates. 
Issue:  I.  Peter ^  b.  Sept.  13,  1799.  II.  Harriet',  b. 
April  22,  1803.    III.  Samuel  P.^  b.  Sept.  16,  1806. 

3.  Rebecca^  b.  May  17,  1777,  in  Weymouth. 

4.  Molly ^  b.  Sept.  22,  1779,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  Jan.  25, 

1800,  to  Jonathan  Cleverly.    Issue  :  six  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

5.  Jenny ^  b.  Nov.  2,  1782,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  Dec.  i, 

1803,  to  Isaac  Damon.    They  removed  to  Northamp- 
ton, Mass. 

6.  Asa^  b.   1786,  in  Weymouth ;  mar.  Feb.  21,  1809,  to 

Betsey  Leavitt ;  d.  1821. 
VII.  Chloe^  b.  June  8,  1754,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  March  19, 
1775,  to  Matthew*  Pratt,  b.  May  20,  1752,  son  to  Mat- 
thew^ and  Mary  (Lovell)   Pratt  (Samuel  ^   Matthew  ^ 
Matthew  2,  Matthew  ^  Pratt).    Matthew «  Pratt  d.  Oct.  16, 
1835,  in  Weymouth  ;  his  widow,  Chloe,  d.  May  19,  1838. 
Issue:  I.  Matthew''.    2.  Polly''.    3.  AbigaiF.    4.  Anna' 
(or  Nancy).    5.  Warren''.   6.  Royal ''.    7.  Deborah''.    8. 
Betsey''.    9.  Chloe''.    10.  Josiah''.    11.  Sylvanus''. 
VIII.  Benjamin^,   b.   May  29,    1757,   in  Weymouth;  was  pub- 
lished Jan.  18,  1783,  to  Betty  Dyer,  daughter  to  Joseph 
and  Hannah  (Bate)  Dyer,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  6,  1757. 
Benjamin  Pratt  and  his  brother  Sylvanus  occupied,  for  a 
time,  a  large  double  house,  which  appears  to  have  been  built 
for  them  by  their  father.   For  reasons  not  now  apparent, 
they  decided  to  cut  the  house  in  two  and  separate.    On 
May  7,  1783,  their  father,  Samuel  Pratt,  conveyed  to  Benja- 

*  Suffolk   County  Deeds,  Book  170:  164;  Book  171  :  228-229;  Book  170: 
165-166. 


776  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


min  Pratt,  "yeoman,"  for  £i,  one  third  of  an  acre  of  land, 
"  And  one  half  of  the  House  Standing  thereon,  with  all  the 
Appurtenances,"  bounded  "West  on  the  Road,  Northerly 
on  the  Land  of  Peter  Pratt."  Samuel  also  conveyed  to  his 
son  Benjamin,  on  Aug.  i,  1 791,  for  ;^3o,  three  acres  "pre- 
cisely," bounded  partly  on  the  westerly  side  by  the  "  House 
lot  of  the  Grantee  &  partly  on  the  Road"  and  "South- 
wardly on  Sylvanus  Pratt."  His  father  had  previously  (May 
5,  1 791),  for;£'i9,  sold  to  Benjamin  one  acre  in  Cedar  Swamp, 
and  "a  third  part  of  another  piece  of  Swamp  and  upland," 
consisting  of  four  acres  ;  which  made  his  estate  equal  to  that 
of  his  brothers,  Peter  and  Sylvanus.* 

The  dates  of  death  of  Benjamin  Pratt  and  his  wife  are 
unknown. 

Issue:  I.  Luther  ^,  b.  Oct.  27,  1783,  in  Weymouth ;  mar- 
ried and  had  seven  children. 

2.  Betsey®,  b.  July  i,   1788,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  Dec.  5, 

1809,  to  Ebenezer  Humphrey. 

3.  Abigail  ®,  b.  Sept.  6,   1794,  in  Weymouth;  mar.  Sept. 

22,  18 16,  to  James  Thomas. 
IX.  Sylvanus^,  b.  June  8,   1758,  in  Weymouth;  was  published 

June  22,  1782,  to  Hannah,  daughter  to  Urban  and  Hannah 

(Holbrook)  Bates,  b.  Aug.  16,  1765. 

He  is  mentioned  in  the  deeds  as  a  "  Labourer."  His 
father,  who  evidently  had  built  and  at  that  time  owned  the 
double  house  in  which  he  lived  with  his  brother  Benjamin, 
conveyed  to  him,  "  Silvanus,"  on  May  16,  1783,  for  ^^3,  a 
third  of  an  acre  of  land  with  "one  half  of  the  Dwelling 
House  Standing  thereon  ;  together  with  All  the  Privileges  & 
Appurtenances  thereunto  belonging,"  bounded  "  East  on  the 
land  of  s4  Samuel  Pratt;  West  on  the  highway;  North  on 
the  land  of  Benjamin  Pratt ;  South  on  the  land  of  Samuel 
Pratt  afores'J."  For  ;^3o,  his  father  sold  Sylvanus,  Aug.  i, 
1791,  "Three  Acres  precisely  ...  to  the  Southward  of  the 
Dwelling  House  of  the  said  Silvanus,"  bounded  "  Westerly 
on  the  Road  partly,  «S:  partly  on  the  House  lot  of  the  said 
Silvanus  Pratt ;  Southwardly  on  the  Grantor  ;  Northwardly 


*  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  170:  161,  162;  Book  171 :  230. 


on  Benj^  Pratt."  Sylvanus  Pratt  also  paid  his  father,  May 
5,  1791,  the  sum  of  ;^i9  for  an  acre  in  Cedar  Swamp  and 
four  acres  in  "  another  piece  of  Swamp  and  Upland."  * 

Sylvanus  Pratt  d.  Nov.  26,  1836,  in  Weymouth,  aged 
seventy-eight  years  ;  his  widow,  Hannah,  d.  Sept.  1844,  aged 
seventy-nine. 

Issue:  I.  Hannah^,  b.  1784;  mar.  to  Stephen  Richards; 
d.  Sept.  27,  1812.  Their  only  child,  Mary  Richards, 
b.  Dec.  27,  1804;  d.  March  29,  1816. 


DAVID  6  PRATT 

David  Pratt,  twin  to  Jonathan,  was  born  February  12, 
1745,  in  Weymouth.  He  was  the  second  son  born  to  Samuel 
and  Betty  (Bicknell)  Pratt,  but  the  first  to  reach  majority. 
Imbued  with  the  pioneer  spirit  that  already  had  taken  many 
of  his  townsmen  to  North  Yarmouth,  Maine,  he  resolved  to 
follow  them.  The  date  of  his  arrival  there  is  not  known  ; 
the  first  record  is  his  marriage,  March  28,  1771,  at  the 
age  of  twenty-six  years,  to  Rebecca,  daughter  to  Edmund 
and  Mercy  (Fogg)  Chandler,  of  North  Yarmouth.  Rebecca 
Chandler  was  born  April  30,  1753,  and  baptized  June  17, 
following,  in  the  old  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth. 

On  March  2,  1774,  David  Pratt,  "yeoman,"  of  North  Yar- 
mouth, purchased  of  Samuel  Grant  a  lot  consisting  of  thir- 
teen acres,  three  quarters,  and  thirty  rods,  it  being  part  of 
"  lot  No.  37,  drawn  in  Right  of  home  lot  No.  3  .  .  .  Origi- 
nal, Samuel  Smith."  f  Other  acres  were  added  from  time 
to  time,  until  he  became  the  possessor  of  a  large  farm.  To- 
day, he  is  best  remembered  as  a  prosperous  farmer,  although 
he  had  learned  the  trade  of  a  mason  ;  a  trade  followed  by 
several  of  his  sons. 

The  house  which  he  built,  "on  the  Neck,"  was  demolished 
years  ago,  but  the  lines  of  the  cellar  are  easily  traced.    It 

*  Suffolk  County  Deeds,  Book  170 :  163  ;  Book  171  :  229. 
t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  10  :  200. 


778  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

stood  on  the  top  of  Mitchell's  Hill  in  North  Yarmouth,  that 
part  of  the  town  that  became  South  Freeport  after  the  divi- 
sion of  1789 ;  the  site  is  easily  found  by  its  proximity  to  a 
gaunt  old  pine  that  has  been  struck  by  lightning.  The  pine 
stands,  maimed  and  alone,  towering  above  every  other  tree 
in  its  vicinity.  Efforts  made  in  town-meetings  by  some  of 
the  citizens  to  have  it  removed  invariably  have  been  voted 
down,  because  of  its  value  as  a  landmark  to  the  seafaring 
men  of  Casco  Bay.  Mitchell's  Hill  rises  with  an  abrupt 
slope  on  the  easterly  side  of  the  eastern  branch  of  Cousins's 
River.  The  most  northerly  of  the  three  early  settlers  on  the 
hill  was  David  ^  Pratt,  with  Ira  Mitchell  to  the  south,  and 
Barnabas  ^  Soule  still  further  south.  Pratt's  house  was  reached 
by  a  lane  from  the  road  upon  which  Mitchell's  and  Soule's 
houses  stood  ;  the  latter  winding  around  the  hill  to  what  was 
then  called  the  Neck  Road,  the  only  road  leading  to  Free- 
port  village.  Within  the  remembrance  of  some  of  the  older 
people,  the  present  Marsh  Road  has  been  built  at  the  foot 
of  Mitchell's  Hill,  on  the  westerly  side,  over  which  the  trol- 
ley runs  from  Portland  to  Brunswick.  The  landing  beside 
the  bridge  over  the  eastern  branch  of  Cousins's  River  is 
called  Bailey's  wharf. 

The  site  of  the  house  is  indicated  by  a  few  scattered  stones 
and  two  doorsteps  of  split  stone,  the  one  near  the  middle 
much  larger  than  the  other.  A  depression  at  the  easterly 
end  in  which  a  juniper  bush  is  growing  marks  the  cellar. 
All  that  is  left  of  the  chimney  that  probably  was  built  in 
the  middle  of  the  house  is  a  heap  of  stones.  The  green  spot 
at  the  northwesterly  corner,  of  which  the  outlines  are  un- 
certain, is  without  doubt  where  the  barn  once  stood.  Though 
the  ancient  well  has  been  filled  to  the  brim  with  stones,  the 
water  still  unceasingly  bubbles  up  and  trickles  through  the 
rank  growth  of  grass  down  the  hillside ;  and  mounds  of 
spongy  moss  show  where  corn  was  once  planted. 

The  view  is  picturesque,  and  extensive  on  all  sides  except 
the  north.    From  the  front  doorstep,  southeasterly,  it  com- 


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mands  the  shore  and  islands  of  Casco  Bay  to  Portland  har- 
bor ;  to  the  south  and  west,  the  small  streams  meandering 
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ings,  can  be  followed  to  their  source  in  the  high  hills  beyond. 
Late  in  life,  David  Pratt  left  this  home  "on  the  Neck  "  and 
removed  to  Pownal.  No  one  remembers  the  date  ;  but  Mrs. 
Rebecca  Pierce  said  that  his  daughter  Sally,  who  married 


ySo  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Captain  Enos  Soule  in  1817,  was  the  first  child  married  in 
the  new  home.  David  Pratt  and  his  wife  were  among  the 
earliest  members  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  North  Yar- 
mouth, and  they  retained  that  church  connection  after  their 
removal  to  Pownal,  It  was  through  the  marriage  of  their 
daughter  Rebecca  to  Edward "  Small  that  this  branch  of  the 
Small  family  became  adherents  of  the  same  faith, 

David  Pratt  and  his  wife  spent  their  last  years  in  the 
home  of  their  eldest  son,  Deacon  Edmund.  He  lived  to  be 
eighty-two  years  old,  and  died,  June  10,  1827,  "down  in  the 
field  west  of  the  house  owned  about  i860  by  James  and 
Peter  Tuttle  ; "  his  widow,  Rebecca,  survived  him.  A  letter 
written  by  their  grandson,  Captain  Enos  C.  Soule,  to  his 
cousin,  Robert  H.  Pratt,  dated  Newton,  February  10,  1893, 
stated  that,  as  he  was  but  seven  years  old  when  his  grand- 
father died,  his  recollections  of  him  were  slight ;  but  he  "  re- 
membered grandmother  well."  He  added  :  "  It  has  always 
been  a  matter  of  curiosity  to  know  something  about  the 
Pratt  family ;  all  I  ever  heard  was  that  grandfather  came 
from  Weymouth  (Mass.),  and  grandmother  never  saw  any  of 
his  relatives  but  once,  when  she  was  first  married.  He  took 
her  up  there  in  a  carriage  to  visit  his  family  and  she  antici- 
pated a  good  time,  but  grandfather  only  consented  to  stay 
two  days.  I  never  heard  he  was  a  twin  before  I  read  the 
[Pratt]  Genealogy,  and  never  saw  "one  of  our  [Massachusetts] 
relatives  until  I  came  up  here.  .  .  .  She  was  a  woman  with 
a  tenacious  memory  ;  imbued  strongly  with  the  superstitions 
of  her  younger  days,  she  believed  in  witchcraft  thoroughly. 
Moll  Day  was  the  famous  witch  of  the  neighborhood,  and 
the  family  Bible  was  kept  in  the  baby's  cradle  to  shield  the 
child  when  left  there  alone.  .  .  .  When  General  [Edward] 
Russell  delivered  the  address  in  the  old  church  at  North 
Yarmouth  Foreside,  at  the  Centennial  of  the  first  town-meet- 
ing ever  held  at  North  Yarmouth,*  he  made  the  statement 

*  Vide  page  396. 


that  grandmother  Pratt  related  correctly  all  the  old  history 
of  the  town  as  she  had  heard  it  from  her  forebears."  Her 
deposition  taken  at  this  time,  to  which  Captain  Soule  re- 
ferred, appears  in  the  form  of  a  series  of  answers  to  ques- 
tions. From  the  fact  that  the  paper  has  been  preserved,*  it 
is  judged  that  her  information  then  was  considered  of  great 
value :  — 

'^June,  1833  Rebecca  Pratt,  aged  80  last  April,  daughter  of 
Edmund  and  Mercy  (Fogg)  Chandler,  born  where  Reuben  Chan- 
dler now  lives,  says  :  Edmund  Chandler,  the  original  owner  of 
lot  81,  came  from  Duxbury,  and  was  my  grandfather,  and  was 
also  grandfather  of  the  first  Peleg  Chandler  of  New  Gloucester. 
Joseph  Chandler,  the  boy  who  was  taken  by  Indians,  was  my 
brother.    My  brother  Joseph  died  in  Hispaniola  in  1763. 

"  I  suppose  Perez  Bradford  belonged  to  Duxbury.  I  have  heard 
that  Samuel  Fisher  came  from  that  town,  also  Cornelius  Soule, 
also  Southworth.  Heard  my  father  speak  of  Dr.  Wadsworth  of 
Duxbury.  I  think  Samuel  [John  ?]  White  came  from  Weymouth  ; 
he  married  Parson  Loring's  sister.  Have  heard  my  uncle  Judah 
say  that  Dea.  White  told  him  where  he  lived  in  Weymouth. 

"  The  Fogg  family  came  from  Hampton  [N.  H.].  My  mother 
was  a  Fogg,  daughter  of  Benoni  Fogg  by  his  first  wife.  My  grand- 
mother Fogg's  maiden  name  was  Abigail  Cass  of  Hampton. 

"  I  think  I  have  heard  that  old  Mr.  Drinkwater  came  from 
Stonington.  His  wife  was  a  Latham,  and  had  relatives  in  Caro- 
lina. 

"  Mrs.  Cutter  was  Dorothy  Bradbury,  sister  of  Moses.  Colonel 
[Jonathan]  Mitchell's  wife  was  a  Loring,  but  not  a  sister  to  Par- 
son Loring. 

"  Issacher  Winslow,  brother  of  Gilbert,  was  killed  by  the  stone 
between  Loring's  and  Powell's.  He  was  the  father  of  '  Chiz  Gil- 
bert,' so  called.    They  were  making  a  stone  sluiceway. 

"  I  remember  that  Master  Wiswell  kept  a  shop  at  Mrs.  Cutter's. 
He  was  the  first  person  that  I  remember  who  kept  goods  to  sell. 

"  Capt.  Sykes  was  an  Englishman  and  an  army  officer.  He 
came  before  I  was  ten  years  old. 


*  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  H71-1172. 


782  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  Dr.  Russell  used  to  preach  in  New  Gloucester,  and  some- 
times exchanged  with  Mr.  Brooks.  I  have  heard  him  preach  a 
number  of  times. 

"  I  have  heard  that  there  was  a  Dr.  Raynes  in  town  about  fif- 
teen years  before  I  was  born. 

"My  mother  and  my  aunts  [Abigail]  Bradbury  and  [Sarah] 
Thoits  [wife  of  Jonathan]  had  ten  children  each. 

"Capt.  Joseph  Drinkwater,  b.  Aug.  — ,  1736.  John  Hamilton, 
aged  eighty-six  in  1819. 

"  Joseph  Chandler,  son  of  Edmund  and  Mercy,  born  in  North 
Yarmouth,  Feb.  11,  1739.  Solomon  Mitchell,  born  in  Kittery, 
Sept.  5,  1739;  Daniel  Mitchell,  born  in  North  Yarmouth,  June 
II,  1744;  sons  of  Benjamin  and  Mehitable  [Bragdon]  Mitchell. 
These  three  boys  were  captured  by  the  Indians,  in  May,  175 1, 
while  driving  cows  ;  Chandler  soon  returned.  Solomon  was  sold 
to  a  Frenchman,  and  afterwards  returned  home.  Daniel  was  with 
the  Indians  ten  years  and  ten  months."  * 

It  viras  said  that  she  remembered  the  date  of  birth  of  every 
child  in  town.  She  stated  that  vi^hiteweed,  the  bane  of  Nev^^ 
England  farmers,  w&s,  first  brought  into  the  neighborhood 
by  some  visitors  who  came  from  a  distance,  provided  with 
hay  to  feed  their  horse. 

Rebecca  Pratt  died  in  Freeport,  at  the  home  of  her  eldest 
son,  Deacon  Edmund  Pratt,  April  i,  1837!  (March  31,  in 
family  records),  aged  eighty-four  years. 

ISSUE  t 

I.  Edmund  Chandler^  b.  Jan.  11,  1772,  in  North  Yarmouth  ;  was 
married  Jan.  20,  1797,  in  Freeport,  by  Mr.  Alfred^  Johnson, 
to  Sarah,  daughter  to  Bailey  Talbot,  of  South  Freeport. 
"Master"  Bailey  Talbot  lived  on  the  "curved  road"  to 
South  Freeport.  The  musical  talent  of  this  branch  of  the 
Pratt  family  is  said  to  have  been  inherited  largely  from  the 
mother. 

*  Vide  The  Chandler  Family. 

t    Town  Records  of  Freeport,  vol.  I  :  158. 

t  Town  Records  of  Freeport,  vol.  i  :  40. 


J.  rifO  J.    f  u/i'i'  J.  u/ffti,!, 


Deacon  Edmund  Pratt  lived  near  Hedgehog  Mountain  in 
the  north  part  of  the  town.  He  was  a  mason  by  trade  ;  and 
by  the  thoroughness  of  his  work  and  sterling  integrity  he 
accumulated  a  comfortable  property.  He  is  remembered  as 
a  person  of  very  few  words,  yet  observant  and  of  good  judg- 
ment, a  man  often  called  upon  for  aid  or  advice.  A  grand- 
son describes  him  as  possessing  a  profound  mind,  with  a 
taste  for  literature  of  a  high  order ;  and,  as  far  as  his  oppor- 
tunities afforded,  he  kept  in  touch  with  the  best  writers. 
His  mental  grasp  was  remarkable  ;  he  could  "  analyze  the 
propositions  of  Butler's  Anailogy  and  Watson's  Apology, 
was  thoroughly  read  in  ancient  and  modern  history,  was  well 
versed  in  chemistry,  made  a  study  of  astronomy  and  could 
calculate  the  declension  of  the  sun."  After  sixty  years  of 
age,  never  before  having  had  the  leisure,  he  mastered  lower 
and  higher  algebra.  'His  familiarity  with  the  Bible  was 
equally  remarkable. 

When  he  was  twenty  years  of  age,  he  resolved  never  again 
to  touch  alcoholic  beverages,  and  kept  his  self-made  pledge 
to  the  end.  He  was  opposed  to  slavery,  "but  not  ultra." 
About  1793,  he  joined  the  First  Congregational  Church  of 
Freeport.  Later,  "  through  much  spiritual  exercise  and  deep 
reading  ...  an  entire  change  of  religious  view  overtook 
him,"  which  resulted  in  his  early  becoming  identified  with 
the  First  Baptist  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  of  which  he 
became  a  member  July  7,  1799.  Upon  the  formation  of  a 
church  of  that  denomination  in  Freeport,  on  April  11,  1807, 
he  was  dismissed  from  the  church  of  North  Yarmouth,  No- 
vember 15,  and  received  into  the  Baptist  Church  of  Free- 
port,  'November  20,  1807.  Four  days  later  (Nov.  24),  he  was 
appointed  Deacon.  Through  all  these  changes  his  name  re- 
mained on  the  list  of  members  of  the  Congregational  Church 
until  June  22,  1815,  when  he  was  "dismissed  ...  to  join 
a  Baptist  church."  *  Evidently  there  was  a  period  when  he 
did  not  serve  as  Deacon,  since  the  church  records  show  that 
on  "July  12,  1817  :  —  At  a  monthly  conference  held  at  the 
meeting-house  voted  that  Brother  Edmund  Pratt  be  restored 

*  Manual  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Freeport,  1889 :  21. 


784  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

to  his  former  office  as  Deacon  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Free- 
port,"  *  This  office  he  retained  until  his  death,  though  unable 
for  the  last  few  j^ears  to  perform  its  duties. 

His  wife,  Sarah,  was  received  June  12,  1808,  into  the  same 
church.  She  d.  April  2,  1865,  in  Freeport ;  he  d.  Sept.  27, 
following,  aged  ninety-three  years  and  eight  months.  Their 
married  life,  extending  over  a  period  of  sixty-eight  years,  was 
ideal ;  after  the  children  had  left  home,  they  lived  alone  for 
many  years,  declining  either  assistance  or  company.  They 
were  nearly  of  an  age,  and  both  retained  their  physical 
strength  and  mental  faculties  in  a  remarkable  degree  to  the 
end. 

The  Rev.  Edgar  H.  Gray,  who  was  ordained  pastor  of  the 
Baptist  Church  of  Freeport  in  October,  1839,  wrote  to  a 
friend  of  the  death  of  Deacon  Edmund  Pratt,  as  follows  :  — 

"  Good  old  Dea.  Pratt  has  reached  home  !  Truly  he  will  rest 
and  his  works  will  follow  him  !  He  is  the  only  man  I  ever  knew  in 
whom  I  saw  no  guile.  If  ever  man  hved  and  sinned  not,  that  man 
was  Dea.  Pratt.  He  was  a  man  of  few  words,  yet  his  influence 
was  great  in  the  Church  ;  a  man  of  no  pretensions,  still  he  pos- 
sessed the  best  balanced  mind  of  any  man  I  ever  knew.  He  was 
always  regular  at  all  the  meetings  of  the  Church,  and  always  in 
season;  a  man  of  great  natural  diffidence,  yet  always  at  his  post. 
Possessed  of  small  pecuniary  means,  yet  always  liberal  —  indeed, 
any  good  thing  and  every  good  thing  can  truthfully  be  said  of  Dea. 
Pratt.  I  regarded  him  with  veneration  when  I  first  knew  him  — 
my  reverence  increased  with  acquaintance ;  truly  he  was  a  model 
Christian  man." 

Issue:  I.  Simeon',  b.   Nov.   14,   1797,  in   Freeport;  was 
mar.  Oct.  30,   1823,  by  Enos  Merrill  (Town   Clerk  of 
Freeport,  and  Justice  of  the  Peace)   to  Philendia  Lin- 
coln,! b.  Nov.  5,  1801,  daughter  to  Jacob  and  Bethia 
(Talbot)  Lincoln,  of  Freeport. 
At  the  time  of  their  marriage,  he  and  his  wife  were  consid- 
ered   "  an  exceedingly    handsome   couple ;   both  tall,  he  a 
blonde  and  his  wife  with  black  hair  and  eyes,  and  both  with 

*  Records  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Freeport,  vol.  i :  13. 
t   Town  Records  of  Freeport,  vol.  i :  122,  263. 


The  Pratt  Family  785 

high  color  in  their  cheeks."  Philendia  Pratt  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Freeport,  Aug.  3, 
1828,  and  retained  her  membership  until  her  death,  which 
occurred  July  16,  1835,  i'^  Freeport.*  The  second  wife  of 
Simeon  Pratt,  whom  he  married  in  March,  1838,  was  Mary* 
Dennison,  b.  July  23,  1807,  daughter  to  Joseph^  and  Dorcas 
(Lufkin)  Dennison.  Her  stepson  George  had  the  greatest 
love  and  veneration  for  this  mother ;  late  in  life,  he  told  of 
her  kneeling  down  with  him  to  pray.  She  died  Oct.  i,  1840, 
aged  thirty-three  years.  Simeon  Pratt  mar.,  third,  May  14, 
1844,  Joanna  Emerson*  Dennison,  b.  Oct.  9,  1814,  in  Free- 
port,  daughter  to  David '  Dennison  by  his  second  wife,  Susan 
(Haraden)  Grififin,t  widow  of  Captain  Benjamin  Griffin.  This 
wife  also  "  was  greatly  loved  by  all  the  children  ; "  she  died 
Dec.  27,  189 1,  in  California,  aged  seventy-seven,  having  sur- 
vived her  husband  sixteen  years. 

Simeon  Pratt,  when  four  years  of  age,  fell  into  a  spring 
behind  the  barn  at  his  home ;  his  mother,  missing  him, 
rushed  for  the  most  dangerous  place,  and  found  him  there. 
It  was  with  great  difficulty  that  he  was  restored  to  conscious- 
ness. Because  a  fever,  from  which  he  suffered  in  his  youth, 
left  one  side  of  his  body  somewhat  weakened,  "his  father 
sent  him  to  school  more  than  the  other  boys ; "  later,  he  be- 
came a  merchant,  and  in  middle  life  enjoyed  perfect  health. 
He  received  the  title  of  Colonel  from  his  rank  in  the  state 
militia.  He  kept  store  first  at  the  "  Old  Tavern  "  at  Free- 
port  Corner,  and  afterwards  on  the  old  wharf  at  South  Free- 
port.  In  those  days  he  also  kept  books  for  the  ship-builders, 
and  prospered.  During  the  years  when  he  was  a  merchant  at 
South  Freeport,  he  lived  in  the  house  afterward  owned  by  Cap- 
tain Enos  Soule.  It  was  beautifully  situated,  commanding 
a  view  of  the  river  where  it  flows  into  Casco  Bay,  and  over- 
looking a  group  of  small  islands  called  Crab  Islands,  and 
beyond,  Little  Bustin's  Island.  The  latter  is  still  in  posses- 
sion of  the  Soule  family.  Colonel  Pratt  removed  from  there  to 
the  "  old  Weatherspoon  farm,"  where  he  remained  for  a  time. 

*  Manual  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Freeport,  1889  :  28. 
t  Deufiison's  Genealogy  of  the  Deiinison  Family,  1906  :  108,  71. 


786  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

When  his  father  became  too  feeble  to  manage  his  farm,  he 
gave  it  to  Simeon  as  compensation  for  the  care  and  support 
of  himself  and  his  wife  for  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  The 
aged  couple  retained  two  or  three  rooms,  where  they  lived 
independently,  while  Simeon's  family  occupied  the  remain- 
der of  the  house. 

Colonel  Pratt  invested  in  mackerel-fishing  at  a  time  when 
the  waters  of  Casco  Bay  and  vicinity  swarmed  with  schools 
of  this  fish,  and  great  quantities  were  caught.  But  there  came 
a  day  when  the  fish,  though  plentiful  as  before,  refused  to 
take  the  bait.  Simeon  Pratt,  "  who  had  a  good  many  irons 
in  the  fire,"  failed.  He  was  an  "  indulgent  creditor ; "  had 
he  been  able  to  collect  his  debts,  the  result  might  have  been 
different.  This  was  about  the  time  of  his  second  marriage, 
in  1838.  He  then  commenced  school-teaching,  and  was  teach- 
ing at  the  time  of  his  third  marriage. 

The  town  of  Freeport  manifested  its  confidence  by  electing 
Colonel  Simeon  Pratt  selectman  in  1826,  1829,  1830,  1831, 
1832,  1834,  1835,  and  several  times  afterward.  He  was  Town 
Clerk  several  years,  was  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  frequently 
was  appointed  administrator  of  estates.  He  also  surveyed 
land ;  his  sons  have  vivid  remembrances  of  tramping  through 
wet  underbrush  on  dewy  mornings  as  they  carried  the  chain. 

For  many  years  he  was  the  teacher  of  singing-schools  for 
the  whole  country  side.  The  winter  singing-schools  are  a 
thing  of  the  past,  but  their  memory  lingers  with  those  who 
are  so  fortunate  as  to  have  attended  them.  One  of  Colonel 
Simeon's  former  pupils,  an  elderly  lady,  says  that  they  were 
the  joy  of  her  life  ;  she  could  sing  alone  at  home,  but  "  the 
part-singing  was  so  inspiring."  She  describes  her  teacher 
as  "  at  least  six  feet  tall,  handsome,  cultivated,  a  fine  singer, 
and  withal  a  great  ladies'  man."  It  is  said  that  his  voice  was 
the  best  tenor  of  that  neighborhood,  —  a  voice  which  devel- 
oped to  the  age  of  forty-five,  held  its  own  for  ten  years,  and 
never  wholly  left  him.  His  children  still  remember  the  even- 
ings when  their  father  "  sat  by  the  hearthstone  and  poured 
out  a  stream  of  song,  as  he  loved  to  do  when  all  was  quiet 
and  the  day  was  done." 

The  brothers,  Colonel   Simeon,  Rufus,  Enoch,  Thomas, 


The  Pratt  Family  j^j 


Ambrose,  and  Edmund,  Jr.,  are  remembered  as  "  large  men 
of  broad  ideas,"  Simeon  and  Thomas  six  feet  tall,  the  others 
somewhat  shorter,  but  all  with  "  strong  frames."  Parmenas, 
the  youngest  and  seventh  son,  with  his  pranks  and  jokes, 
was  a  constant  source  of  worry  to  his  father,  who  expected 
nothing  less  than  that  "  Parmenas  will  end  up  some  day  in 
state's  prison."  Simeon,  on  the  contrary,  was  a  courtly  man 
of  the  olden  type,  whose  strongest  trait  was  "  reverence  and 
respect  for  both  God  and  man." 

In  187 1,  Colonel  Pratt  and  his  wife  spent  six  months  in 
California  with  his  sons  Robert,  George,  and  William,  who 
had  gone  there  in  1849.  The  circumstances  of  his  death,  in 
1875,  were  peculiarly  sad.  He  had  broken  up  his  home  in 
Freeport,  and  was  on  his  way  to  join  his  sons  in  California. 
In  Boston,  while  attempting  to  board  the  East  Boston  ferry- 
boat, —  a  little  tardy,  —  he  miscalculated,  and  fell  into  the 
dock  as  the  boat  was  moving  out.  Assistance  was  rendered, 
but  it  was  too  late.  The  First  Baptist  Church  of  Freeport 
records  the  following :  "  Col.  Simeon  Pratt  was  baptized 
July  28,  1839,  and  was  received  into  the  church  on  the  same 
date.  April  13,  1848,  he  was  chosen  Deacon.  Drowned  in 
Boston,  Aug.  26,  1875,  O"  his  way  to  California."  *  He  was 
in  his  seventy-eighth  year.  The  night  before  he  was  drowned 
he  spent  at  the  home  of  his  nephew,  Josiah  N.  Pratt,  in  Law- 
rence. His  brothers,  Enoch,  Thomas,  and  Edmund,  also  were 
there,  and  the  four  passed  the  larger  part  of  the  evening 
about  the  piano,  singing  the  old-time  songs  and  hymns  they 
so  often  had  sung  together  in  Freeport.  Those  who  were 
present  never  will  forget  that  singing,  especially  the  beauty 
of  Simeon's  voice,  which  even  then,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
seven,  was  strong  and  full.  In  the  course  of  the  evening  he 
remarked  that  in  going  to  California  he  had  but  one  regret, 
—  that  he  should  not  be  buried  in  Freeport.  After  the  acci- 
dent, he  was  taken  to  Freeport  and  buried  in  his  own  lot ; 
his  last  desire  was  fulfilled. 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.  Robert  Henry  ^,  b.  Aug.  2,  1824, 
in  Freeport ;  mar.  Louisa  Merrill,  of  Pownal. 

*  Records  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Freeport,  vol.  2  :  132. 


ySS  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


In  1847  and  1848,  he  was  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  working  as 
a  mason  on  buildings  with  his  uncle  Enoch.  During  the  ex- 
citement caused  by  the  discovery  of  gold,  in  1849,  he  joined 
a  number  of  his  friends,  who  chartered  a  brig  to  take  them 
to  California.  At  first  he  engaged  in  mining ;  later,  with  his 
brothers,  he  purchased  an  extensive  tract  of  land  which  took 
their  name  —  Pratt  Valley.  It  lies  in  Napa  County,  in  which 
the  town  of  St.  Helena  sprang  up.  St.  Helena  became  his 
home.  Having  acquired  a  competency,  he  leased  his  house 
and  went  to  Europe  for  two  years.  Upon  his  return,  he  was 
engaged  by  the  Southern  Pacific  Railway,  and  filled  several 
offices,  ending  as  assistant  general  manager.  He  now  (1905) 
is  president  of  the  Yosemite  Stage  Company. 

Issue  :  1.  Sarah  ^  mar.  to  Colonel  B.  O.  Carr.  They 
reside  in  Seattle,  Washington.  She  is  an  ordained 
Unitarian  minister  and  an  author.  Her  only  child, 
Mary  Carr,  who  is  a  musician  of  note,  is  married 
to  Dr.  J.  C.  Moore,  and  also  fives  in  Seattle.  Issue  : 
I.  Torrey  Moore,  drowned  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
years.    II.  Mary  Carr  Moore. 

2.  Harriet^;  mar.,  first,  to Pierce;  mar.,  second,  to 

General  Moses  H.  Sherman  ;  resides  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Issue  by  first  husband  :  I.  Robert  Pierce,  who  married, 
and  lives  in  Phoenix,  Arizona. 

Issue  by  second  husband  :  II.  Hazeltine  Sherman.  III. 
Lucy  Sherman. 

3.  B.  Newcomb  ® ;  he  is  married  ;  is  (1905)  superintendent 

of  electric  railways  in  Phoenix,  Arizona.  Issue  :  I,  II. 
Twin  sons.    III.  A  daughter. 

4.  Carlin  ^ ;  mar.  to  Orlo  Eastwood.    She  is  a  regular  con- 

tributor to  various  magazines. 
Issue  :  I.  Merrill  Eastwood. 

II.  George  Lincoln  ^  b.  Dec.  16,  1825,  in  Freeport. 
In  1849,  he  and  his  brother  William  went  to  California  by 
way  of  the  Isthmus  of  Panama ;  for  about  two  years  they 
engaged  in  gold  mining  on  the  American  River,  near  Auburn. 
In  the  mean  time,  their  brother  Robert  arrived,  and  the  three 
purchased  a  large  cattle  ranch  in   the   Sacramento  Valley. 


The  Pratt  Family  789 

After  operating  it  for  a  time  together,  they  sold  it  to  Dr. 
Glenn,  a  large  land-owner  of  that  neighborhood.  George 
Pratt  then  turned  his  attention  to  a  ranch  of  his  own,  about 
a  mile  from  Pratt  Valley  toward  the  city,  upon  which  he  has 
remained.  He  has  been  successful  in  business,  and  retained 
his  position  as  director  in  a  local  bank  until  past  eighty 
years.  He  never  married  ;  is  now  (1906)  rather  feeble  from 
a  shock  of  paralysis. 

in.  William  Augustus^,  b.  April  29,  1827,  in  Freeport. 

He  went,  by  way  of  the  Isthmus,  to  California,  in  1849, 
with  his  brother  George,  where  they  were  joined  by  Robert, 
who  had  taken  the  longer  course  in  a  brig  "  round  the 
Horn."  Together  they  engaged  in  mining  and  ranching.  In 
1852,  William  Pratt  returned  to  his  old  home,  expecting  to 
stay;  but  after  two  years,  he  decided  that  California  afforded 
larger  opportunities  for  a  young  man,  and  again  went  west. 
For  ten  years  he  was  associated  with  his  brothers  in  the 
cattle  business.  In  1864,  he  removed  to  Napa  City;  while 
there  he  married  Miss  Mary  Ellen  Findley,  b.  April  8,  1849  ; 
in  187 1,  he  became  a  resident  of  St.  Helena.  With  his  bro- 
thers, Robert  and  George,  he  purchased,  in  equal  shares,  five 
hundred  acres  of  land,  comprising  what  is  now  known  as 
Pratt  Valley,  and  the  southern  slope  of  Howell  Mountain 
where  the  buildings  of  the  St.  Helena  Sanitarium  now  stand. 
He  was  one  of  the  few  men  who  organized  the  association 
that  began,  in  a  small  way,  what  is  widely  known  as  the  St. 
Helena  Sanitarium,  now  of  such  vast  proportions ;  he  was 
ever  one  of  its  most  liberal  friends  and  supporters. 

His  farm,  situated  about  two  miles  north  of  St.  Helena, 
was  very  productive,  and  devoted  largely  to  the  cultivation 
of  fruit.  He  took  pride  in  it,  and  was  constantly  improving 
it.  At  first  he  had  vineyards ;  but  from  religious  scruples, 
because  the  grapes  he  sold  were  made  into  wine,  he  uprooted 
all  the  vines  and  set  out  prune  orchards  —  the  first  in  that 
section.  When  the  scourge  of  phylloxera  destroyed  his  neigh- 
bors' vines,  to  their  great  loss,  he  was  made  still  more  pros- 
perous by  the  demand  for  prunes,  at  a  high  price. 

Though  the  early  religious  teaching  of  William  Pratt  was 
strongly  of  the  Baptist  belief,  his  views  in  later  years  became 


790  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


somewhat  modified.  He  was  a  devoted  member  of  the 
Adventist  Church  of  St.  Helena  to  the  end  of  his  days. 
Dearly  loved  by  all  his  family,  —  particularly  his  half-sisters, 
—  he  was  equally  liked  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 
For  nine  years  he  was  in  failing  health,  but  the  failure  was 
so  gradual  that  he  was  able  to  attend  to  business  until  a  few 
months  before  his  death,  Feb.  29,  1896,  in  St.  Helena,  His 
widow  survived  him. 

Issue  :  I.  Minerva  Alice®  (Minnie),  b.  Nov.  11,  1867  ; 
mar.  May  30,  1887,  to  Dr.  Thomas  Coolidge. 
Issue :  I.  Homer  Hurlbutt  Coolidge,  b.  March 
16,  1889.  II.  Ethel  Myrle  Coolidge,  b.  Dec.  4, 
1892.     III.  Edna   Low    Coolidge,  b.  April  14, 

1895.  IV,  Elmer  Raymond  Coolidge,  b.  Aug,  2, 
1897,  V,  Carol  May  Coolidge,  b.  Oct.  30,  1899. 

2.  Robert  Madison®,  b.  Nov.  9,  1869;  mar.  July  5, 

1892,  Luena  Robbins.  Issue  :  I.  Lester  Leland  ^"^j 
b.  March  30,  1894  ;  d.  June  28,  1896.  II.  Erwin 
Douglas^",  b,  April  12,  1897,  m*  Orlyn  Ber- 
nard 1°,  b.  May  23,  1899.  IV.  Dorothy  May  1°,  b. 
June  29,  1901.  V,  William  Asa  ^°,  b.  Feb.  19,  1903. 

3.  Clara  Jane®,  b.  Nov,  6,  187 1  ;  mar.  July  20,  1897, 

to  Henry  Parrott.  Issue:  I.  Clara  Lois  Parrott, 
b.  March  28,  1900. 

4.  Amelia  Constance  ®,  b,  March  6,  1874 ;  mar.  June  28, 

1896,  to  Arthur  Myers.  Issue  :  I,  Wilda  Bernice 
Myers,  b.  May  3,  1897.  II.  Arthurite  Myers,  b. 
Sept.,  1898  ;  d.  aged  twelve  weeks.  III.  Everett 
Lowell  Myers,  b.  July  2,  1901. 

5.  William  Edward®,  b.  Dec.  28,   1876;  d.   Nov.  26, 

1897. 

6.  Homer  Clarence®,  b.  Oct.   i,  1881  ;  mar.  Feb.  22, 

1904,  Ethel  Amy  Renfro. 

7.  George  Ernest®,  b.  March  30,  1886. 

IV.  Amelia  ^  b.  Feb.  19,  1829,  in  Freeport ;  mar.,  first, 

to Newcomb ;    mar,,    second,  to    Dr, 

Edwards.    She  d,  Jan,  14,  1877.    No  issue. 
V.  Sarah  Bethia^  b.  April  17,  1831,  in  Freeport ;  d. 
Jan.  15,  1850,  aged  eighteen  years. 


The  Pratt  Family  791 

VI.  Edward  Lincoln  ^  b.  Jan.  7,  1833,  in  Freeport  j  d. 
March  18,  1847,  aged  fourteen  years.  He  was  re- 
turning home  from  a  voyage  in  the  ship  Arthur ; 
while  nearing  port,  he  fell  from  the  mast  into 
the  sea,  and  never  rose.  It  was  supposed  that 
while  falling  he  became  unconscious  from  strik- 
ing some  part  of  the  vessel. 
VII.  Abba  Frances  ^  b.  July  15,  1834;  d.  Sept.  18,  1834, 
in  Freeport,  aged  two  months. 

Issue  by  third  wife  :  VIII.  Lucy  Ellen*,  b.  Oct.  9,  1845, 
in  Freeport  ;  mar.  Nov.  26,  1878,  in  St.  Helena, 
California,  to  Sinon  Clare  Lillis,  a  banker.    They 
reside  (1905)  in  San  Francisco. 
Issue  :   I.  Helen  Clare  Lillis,  b.  Jan.  21,  1880. 

IX.  Mary  Philendia  *,  b.  Aug.   19,  1847,  in  Freeport ; 

mar.  Dec.  30,  1875,  in  St.  Helena,  California,  to 
James  Madison  Findley,  b.  Dec.  17,  1829.    He  is 
by  trade  a  carpenter  and  finisher. 
Mrs.  Findley  was  dismissed,  Dec.  2,  1877,  from  the  Bap- 
tist Church  of  Freeport  to  a  church  of  that  denomination  in 
Oakland,  California.    She  lived  for  thirteen  years  at  New  Era, 
Oregon;  at  present  (1905),  she  resides  in  Ventura,  California. 
Issue  :  I.  Lucy  Mae   Findley,  b.  May  18,   1877,   in 
Oakland;  mar.  June  17,   1897,  in  Ventura,  to 
Jesse  Bert  Shaw,  b.  June  10,  1876.    He  is  a  car- 
penter and  finisher  ;  resides  in  Ventura.    Issue  : 
I.  Lawrence  Maine  Shaw,  b.  April  3,   1889,  in 
Ventura.     II.  Ernest  Findley  Shaw,  b.  June  6, 
1899,  in  Ventura. 
2.  Alice  Emerson  Findley,  b.  April  19,  1881,  in  New 
Era,  Oregon. 

X.  John  Haraden  ^  b.  Nov.  20,  1848,  in  Freeport;  was 

mar.  Aug.  23,  1890,  in  San  Francisco,  by  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Edgar  H.  Gray,*  to  Sophie  Adelheid  Christian, 
b.  Dec.  21,  1862. 

*  The  first  pastorate  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Edgar  H.  Gray  was  at  Freeport,  Maine. 
"  Dea.  Edmund  Pratt,  Dea.  Reuben  Harvey,  Brethren  Simeon  Pratt  &  Samuel 
Soule  "  were  the  committee  chosen  to  make  arrangements  for  his  ordination, 


792  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

For  some  years  they  have  resided  in  San  Francisco.  Their 
house  was  scarcely  affected  by  the  earthquake  of  the  spring 
of  1906,  though  at  the  time  they  "  seemed  to  be  travelling 
over  huge  rocks ;  "  neither  was  it  reached  by  the  fire,  which 
fortunately  was  stayed  two  blocks  away.  They  considered 
themselves  "  greatly  blessed,"  in  retaining  their  home. 

Mr.  Pratt  in  his  younger  days  served  an  apprenticeship 
with  the  firm  of  Small,  Knight  and  Company,  builders  of  par- 
lor-organs in  Portland,  Maine  ;*  at  the  same  time  he  lived  in 
Mr.  Daniel  Small's  family  for  a  year  and  a  half.  He  now  is 
a  professional  musician. 

Issue:  I.  Haraden®,  b.  July   18,  1891,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. 
XI.  Emily  Chubbuck  Judson^  b.  Oct.  3,  1854,  in  Free- 
port;  resides  at  St.  Helena,  California. 
XII.  Alice  Edwards  ^  b.  Jan.  9,  i860,  in  Freeport.    On 
Dec.  2,  1877,  she  was  dismissed  with  her  sisters, 
Mary  and   Emily,   from  the   Baptist  Church  of 
Freeport  to  the  Baptist  Church  of  Oakland,  Cali- 
fornia.f 
She  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  from  the  University 
of  Chicago,   where  for  excellence   she   won   a  scholarship 
entitling  her  to  two  years  of  study  and  travel  in  Europe. 
She  has  taught  in  California ;  also  several  years  at  Vassar 
College,  New  York. 

2.  Joseph'',  son  to  Edmund  ^  b.  Aug.   17,  1799,  in  Free- 

port;  d.  Nov.  19,  1803,  aged  four  years. 

3.  Rufus^,  son  to  Edmund  ^  b.  Aug.  21,  1801,  in  Freeport ; 

mar.  Joanna  Harvey.  Their  marriage  intention  was 
dated  Oct.  31,  1824,  certificate  given  Nov.  15,  follow- 
ing, in  Freeport.t    On  June  2,  1839,  ^^  was  received 


Oct.  6,  1839,  in  the  Baptist  Church.  For  several  years,  including  1874,  Dr. 
Gray  was  Chaplain  to  the  United  States  Senate.  Later,  he  removed  to  Oak- 
land, California,  and  "went  across  the  bay  one  beautiful  Saturday  in  August  " 
to  perform  this  marriage  ceremony. 

*  Vide  page  237. 

t  Records  of  the  First  Baptist  Chttrch  of  Freeport,  vol.  2  :  136. 

t    Tow7i  Records  of  Freeport,  vol.  I  :  124  ;  also  copy  ;  7. 


The  Pratt  Family  793 


by  baptism  into  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Freeport. 

Their  home  was  next  to  that  of  his  brother  Enoch, 

and  was  afterwards  occupied  by  Ambrose  Pratt  and 

his  family. 
Rufus  Pratt  followed  the  sea,  and  became  master  of  some 
of  the  best  ships  sailing  from  Freeport  and  vicinity.  He 
was  so  much  away  from  home  that  no  one  now  living  in 
Freeport  remembers  much  about  him.  He  was  in  prosper- 
ous circumstances,  which  enabled  his  four  sons  to  acquire 
good  educations.  They  all  served  in  the  United  States 
Army  throughout  the  Civil  War,  though  the  youngest,  Lu- 
cius, was  but  twenty  years  of  age  when  he  enlisted.  Two  of 
them  were  seriously  wounded,  but  all  survived  and  returned 

home. 

Joanna  Pratt  d.  before  1856  ;  Captain  Rufus  Pratt  d.  about 

1867. 

Issue:  I.  Diantha^  b.  July  8,   1829,  in  Freeport;    d. 
unmar.,  in  Freeport,  when  a  young  woman. 

n.  Algernon  Harvey*,  b.  May  29,  183 1,  in  Freeport; 
is  married,  and  lives  (1906)  in  Oklahoma,  very 
much  crippled  with  rheumatism.  No  issue, 
in.  Samuel  A.',  b.  Feb.  15,  1834,  in  Freeport.  He  is  a 
farmer,  and  resides  at  Glenwood,  Iowa ;  he  is 
married,  but  has  no  children. 

IV.  Rufus  H.^  b.  March  2,  1836,  in  Freeport.  He  stud- 
ied medicine  and  practised  as  a  physician  many 
years.  Dr.  Pratt  married,  but  had  no  children. 
An  adopted  son,  to  whom  he  gave  the  name  of 
Samuel  A.  Pratt,  is  a  college  graduate. 

V.  Henry  T.^  b.  Sept.  17,  1838,  in  Freeport;  d.  before 
he  was  five  years  old. 

VI.  Lucius  E.',  b.  Feb.  28,  1841,  in  Freeport.  He  is  a 
druggist  at  Tecumseh,  Nebraska ;  also  has  a  farm. 
He  is  known  as  a  mathematician  and  a  chess- 
player ;  he  is  a  Mason,  and  often  preaches  in  the 
Baptist  Church.  At  last  accounts  he  was  still 
unmarried. 
4.  Enoch',  son  to  Edmund',  b.  Aug.  13,  1803,  in  Free- 
port;  mar.  Eliza',  daughter  to  Benjamin®  and  Han- 


794  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

nah  (Sylvester)  Porter,  of  Freeport,  b.  Feb.  2,  1S07,  in 
Freeport.    Their  marriage  intention  was  dated  Nov. 
II,  and  certificate  given  Nov.  28,  1827,  in  Freeport.* 
She  was  a  noted  housewife,  taking  many  local  prizes 
for  butter  and  bread  of  her  own  manufacture.    Her 
charities  were  numerous.    She  d.  Aug.  17,  1883,  in 
Lawrence,  Mass. 
In   1838  and  1839,  Enoch  Pratt  was  selectman  of  Free- 
port.   June  9,  1839,  he  and  his  wife,  Eliza,  were  received  into 
the  Baptist  Church  of  Freeport ;  they  were  dismissed  Aug. 
10,  1845,  to  the  Baptist  Church  of  Saco.f    In  1848,  they  re- 
moved to  Lawrence,  Mass.,  where  they  became  identified 
with  the   Baptist   Church  of  Lawrence.    He  was  musical; 
he  played  the  bass-viol,'sang  bass,  and  early  joined  the  choir, 
with  which  one  or  more  of  his  children   or  grandchildren 
have  been  connected  ever  since. 

He  taught  school  in  his  younger  days,  excelling  in  mathe- 
matics ;  later,  he  followed  the  trade  of  a  mason,  like  his 
father.  In  Lawrence,  he  was  one  of  the  principal  builders  in 
brick,  constructing  the  old  High  School,  the  former  Post- 
Office,  Saunders  Hall,  the  police  building,  the  larger  part  of 
Essex  Street,  etc.  During  his  last  years,  he  was  associated 
with  a  partner,  under  the  name  of  Littlefield  and  Pratt. 
Though  not  aspiring  to  office,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  legislature  and  served  one  year.  He  was  not 
so  tall  as  some  of  his  brothers,  about  five  feet,  eight  inches, 
but  of  sturdy  build.  His  death  occurred  in  Lawrence,  Sept. 
26,  1877,  at  the  age  of  seventy-four  years  ;  he  was  buried  in 
Bellevue  Cemetery,  where,  six  years  later,  his  widow  was 
placed  beside  him. 

Issue  :  I.  Melissa*,  b.  Sept.  29,  1828,  in  Freeport  j  re- 
sides in  Lawrence,  Mass. 
II.  Ellen ^  b.  March  3,  1830,  in  Freeport;  mar.  April 
15,  1849,  in  Lawrence,  to  Oliver  Hazard  Perry 
Norcross,  b.  July  24,  1824,  in  Dixfield,  Maine. 
They  removed   to  Weaverville,  Trinity  County, 

*   Town  Records  of  Freeport,  vol.  i  :  226  ;  also  copy :  2. 

t  Records  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Freep07-t,  vol.  I ;  34. 


The  Pratt  Family  795 

California,  where  Mr.  Norcross  d.  April  19,  187 1. 

His  widow  survived  him. 
Issue:  I.  Nellie  Zelita  Norcross,  b.  May  22,  1850, 
in  Lawrence,  Mass.  ;  mar.  Oct.  10,  1868,  in  Wea- 
verville,  to  Champion  W.  Smith.  They  reside  at 
Pacific  Grove,  Monterey  County,  California.  No 
issue. 

2.  Benn  Norcross  ;  died  young. 

3.  Frank  Oilman  Norcross  ;  mar.  Isabel  Mary  Nichols ; 

resides  in  San  Francisco.    No  issue. 

4.  Encie  May  Norcross ;  mar.  April  4,  1885,  in  Weaver- 

ville,  to  Selden  Lafayette  Blake.  Issue  :  I.  Sel- 
den  Maurice  Blake  ;  d.  young.  II.  Encie  Zelita 
Blake.    III.  Elinor  Blake. 

III.  Emma  Hobbs^b.  Jan.  7,   1832,  in   Freeport ;    d. 

June  26,  1856,  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  aged  twenty- 
four  years. 

IV.  Joseph  Porter^,  b.  Jan.  12,  1834,  in  Freeport.    He 

was  graduated  from  Brown  University,  A.  B.,  in 

i860;  d.  unmar.  in  1863. 

V.  Isabella    Hobbs  ^  b.  Oct.    11,    1835,  i^   Freeport. 

She  was  for  many  years  a  teacher ;  resides  in 

Lawrence,  Mass. 

VI.  Enoch  *,  b.  Feb.  10,  1842,  in  Freeport.    He  entered 

Boston  University  in  1858,  and  died  Nov.  6,  1859, 

in  Lawrence,  aged  eighteen  years. 

VII.  Edgar  Gray^,  b.  Nov.  24,  1843,  in  Freeport;  mar. 

April   30,    1874,    in    Lawrence,    Mass.,  Adeline 

Cecilia  Richards,  b.  Aug.  17,   1849,  i'^   Kenne- 

bunk,  Maine,  daughter   to   John   Madison    and 

Adeline  (Watson)  Richards,  of  Lawrence. 

After  finishing  her  school  life  in  the  east,  Mrs.  Richards 

spent  some  time  with  relatives,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  S.  W.  Jones, 

in  Leavenworth,  Kansas.    "  She  at  once  became  the  centre 

of  a  musical  circle,  where  her  voice  was  always  heard  with 

pleasure ;  and  for  about  two  years  she  was  the  soprano  of 

a  quartette  in  St.  Pauls  church."    Returning  east,  she  was 

married  to  Mr.  Pratt.    Her  home  was  in  Lawrence,  Mass., 

until  October,  1897,  when  she  again  went  west  in  hope  of 


796  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


restoring  her  health  by  a  change  of  climate.  For  a  time  she 
seemed  to  be  benefited,  and  had  made  plans  to  return  home, 
when  she  was  stricken  with  paralysis,  and  passed  away  on 
Aug.  3,  1898,  in  Leavenworth,  Kansas.  She  was  buried  on 
Sunday  afternoon,  Aug.  7,  in  Lawrence,  Mass. 

Mr.  Edgar  G.  Pratt  was  educated  in  the  Lawrence  High 
School.  He  was  proficient  in  mathematics,  discovering,  with 
his  brother  Enoch,  certain  processes  for  shortening  mathe- 
matical problems,  which  he  has  demonstrated  in  a  chalk-talk 
before  some  of  the  professors  of  Berkeley  University,  Cali- 
fornia. In  August,  1862,  he  enlisted  as  private  in  Co.  B.,  4th 
Mass.  Infantry,  and  was  in  active  service  in  Louisiana  for 
about  a  year,  under  General  N.  P.  Banks.  About  the  middle 
of  April,  1863,  Mr.  Pratt  was  in  action  at  Bayou  Teche  (Camp 
Bisland) ;  John  Bartol,  of  Freeport,  was  with  him.  At  the 
siege  of  Port  Hudson,  under  Captain  George  S.  Merrill  and 
Colonel  Walker  (later  Commander  of  the  Ancient  and  Hon- 
orable Artillery  Company,  Boston),  he  participated  in  the 
unfortunate  assault  on  Port  Hudson,  June  14,  1863,*  and 
was  wounded  in  both  legs  by  the  same  bullet.  This  was  four- 
teen days  after  his  term  of  enlistment  had  expired.  Ten 
weeks  spent  in  the  hospital  enabled  him  to  recover  suffi- 
ciently to  be  sent  home.  In  1864,  he  entered  the  firm  of 
Littlefield  and  Pratt,  of  Lawrence,  retaining  this  connection 
a  number  of  years  after  his  father's  death,  in  1877.  He  now 
is  retired.  Such  leisure  as  has  come  to  him  has  been  spent 
mainly  in  travelling  to  the  Pacific  coast  and  other  parts 
of  the  United  States.  Probably  no  other  member  of  the 
Pratt  family  has  so  extensive  personal  acquaintance  with  his 
kin  as  he.  Mr.  Pratt  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic.  Except  in  church  he  has  held  no  office,  but  for 
years  was  prominent  in  the  choir  of  the  Baptist  Church, 
where  his  children,  as  they  grew  up,  followed  him.  Since  the 
death  of  his  wife,  Mr.  Pratt  has  lived  in  Lawrence  with  his 
sisters. 

Issue:   I.  Charlotte  IsabeP,  b.  Feb.  i,  1875,  i"  Law- 
rence ;  mar.  Nov.  22,  1893,  in  Lawrence,  to  Seth 

*  The  Great  Contest,  by  Willis  C.  Humphrey,  1S86 :  505,  508. 


The  Pratt  Family  797 

Raymond  Kitchin,  b.  Sept.  29,  1870,  in  China, 
Maine,  son  to  Alonzo  McCready  and  Ellen 
(Wentworth)  Kitchin.  They  reside  in  Maynard, 
Mass.,  where  Mr.  Kitchin  is  cashier  of  the  As- 
sabet  Mills.  Issue:  I.  Doris  Richards  Kitchin, 
b,  Aug.  30,  1894,  in  Lawrence.  II.  Rachel 
Wentworth  Kitchin,  b.  March  16,  1896,  in 
Lawrence. 

2.  Edgar  Richards  ^  b.   April   20,   1876;  d.  Aug.  6, 

1878,  in  Lawrence. 

3.  Henry  Selden^,  b.  May  20,   1877,  in   Lawrence; 

mar.  Dec.  29,  1902,  in  Lawrence,  Mabel  Ellen 

Kitchin,  b,  1876,  daughter  to  Alonzo  McCready 

and  Ellen  (Wentworth)  Kitchin. 

Mr.  Pratt  was  graduated  from  Brown  University,   1900  ; 

in  his  senior  year,  he  was  captain  of  the  football  team.    He 

resides  (1906)  at  North  Easton,  Mass.,  where  he  is  a  teacher 

in  the  Oliver  Ames  High  School,  and  manager  and  instructor 

of  the  Oliver  Ames  Gymnasium. 

4.  Eleanor  Richards®,  b.  Aug.  7,  1885,  in  Lawrence  ; 

resides  in  Fitchburg,  Mass. 

5.  Thomas'',  son  to  Edmund®,  b.  July  7,  1805,  in  Free- 
port  ;  mar.  March  25,  1834,  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  "  Lydia 
Ann  R.  Robinson,"  of  Lowell.* 

Thomas  Pratt,  six  feet  in  height,  "  was  called  the  best  look- 
ing and  most  popular  of  all  the  brothers.  He  was  quiet,  even 
retiring  ;  a  Christian  gentleman  of  the  highest  type.  His  wife 
was  one  of  the  kindest,  most  genial,  hospitable  souls  I  ever 
knew,"  writes  a  relative  ;  "  in  her  earlier  years  she  was  con- 
sidered a  beauty."  Thomas  Pratt  had  a  fine  bass  voice  ;  he 
was  a  skilled  mechanic,  and  noted  as  a  stair-builder.  He  was 
industrious,  and  prospered.  His  residence  during  the  earlier 
years  of  his  married  life  is  not  known,  but  about  1846  or 
1847,  he  came  into  possession  of  the  homestead  of  his  father- 
in-law  on  Rock  Street,  Lowell,  and  remained  there.  Of  his 
four  children,  one  only  is  living,  and  she  has  lost  her  mind. 
There  were  no  grandchildren,  so  the  family  is  practically 

*  City  Records  of  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  vol.  A  :  141. 


ygS  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

extinct.  The  date  of  his  death  cannot  be  learned,  it  does 
not  appear  in  the  Lowell  records.  His  widow,  Lydia  Ann, 
died  about  1902. 

Issue:  I.  Ann  Maria  ^  (Annie),   b.  about   1835;  ^'^^^ 
Nov.  13,  1867,  to  Lawrence  Kidder  Stanwood,  b. 
Aug.  31,   1835,  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  son  to  Samuel 
and  Hannah  (Loring)  Stanwood,  of  Lowell.    Law- 
rence K.  Stanwood  was  a  mechanic  j  their  home 
for  many  years  was  St.  Albans,  Vermont,  where 
they  built  for  themselves  a  house. 
Before  his  marriage,  he  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil 
War.    He  was  mustered  Feb.  i,  1865,  from  Andover,  Mass., 
as   private   in    Co.    F.,    First    Battalion,    Heavy   Artillery; 
he   was    discharged   June    24,    1865,    at   the   expiration   of 
his  term  of  service.     Mr.  Stanwood  died  about  1892  ;  his 
widow  removed  to  Lynn,  Mass.,  where  she  now  resides.    No 
issue. 

IL  Mary  Ellen  ^,  b.  about  1837;  died,  a  young  lady. 
She  is  said  to  have  inherited  her  mother's  good 
looks,  and  to  have  been  the  most  promising  of 
all  the  children. 
IIL  Thomas  Franklin^,  b.  about  1842.  He  enlisted  from 
Lowell,  Mass.,  and  served  throughout  the  Civil 
War,  1861-65.  After  his  return,  he  mar.  Au- 
gusta   ,  a  widow.    He  died  suddenly,   about 

1893  or   1894,  in  Lowell,  where  his  widow  was 
living  in  1906.    No  issue. 
IV.  Albert  F.*,  b.  Aug.  7,  1847,  in  Lowell,  was  the  only 
child  whose  birth  is   recorded    there.    He   mar. 
Aug.   26,   187 1,   in  Lowell,  Alice  A.  Sothard,  b. 
1852,  in  Waterville,  Maine,  daughter  to  Theodore 
and  Abbie  F.  Sothard.    His  occupation,  as  given 
in   the  marriage  record,  was    "actor."*    He  d. 
about   1901,   "a  year   before   his   mother."   No 
issue. 
6.  Mary',  daughter  to  Edmund ^  b.  Oct.  7,  1807;  d.  Jan. 
7,  1808,  in  Freeport,  aged  three  months. 

*  City  Records  of  Lowell,  Massachusetts,  vol.  C  :  51 ;  vol.  H :  131. 


The  Pratt  Family  799 

7.  Rebecca'',  daughter  to  Edmund",  b.  Feb,  19,  1809,  in 
Freeport, 

When  a  little  child,  she  received  an  injury  to  the  left  side 
of  her  face  from  the  kick  of  a  horse,  which  left  a  conspicuous 
scar.  At  maturity,  she  was  about  medium  height,  with  dark 
brown  eyes  and  hair,  rather  slight,  and,  even  in  her  old  age, 
she  was  surprisingly  agile.  She  was  educated  at  South  Free- 
port  and  at  the  Old  North  Yarmouth  Academy,*  the  latter  a 
famous  school  in  its  day  ;  she  taught  school  in  South  Free- 
port  and  vicinity  until  her  marriage.  Lacking  the  opportu- 
nity in  her  earlier  years,  she  studied  music  and  French  after 
she  was  forty.  Throughout  her  long  life  she  was  a  great 
reader,  until  nearly  ninety  years  of  age,  when  blindness  threat- 
ened her.  With  complete  rest,  she  partially  recovered  her 
sight. 

On  May  28,  1848,  she  was  married  to  the  Rev.  Hosea 
Pierce,  son  to  Ephraim  and  Hannah  Pierce,  of  Freeport,  b. 
Aug.  7,  1823,  in  that  town.  She  was  then  thirty-nine  and  her 
husband  under  twenty-five  years  of  age,  but  the  union  was 
particularly  happy ;  it  was  saddened  only  by  the  death  of 
their  only  child,  a  daughter,  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  At 
the  time  of  their  marriage,  Hosea  Pierce  was  about  complet- 
ing his  studies  for  the  ministry ;  not  long  after,  he  accepted 
a  call  from  the  Baptist  Church  of  West  Gardiner,  Maine. 
He  had  been  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Freeport 
since  Aug.  6,  1843  :  his  wife,  Rebecca,  had  united  with  it 
on  May  30,  1840.  She  was  dismissed  Feb.  17,  1850,  to  the 
church  in  West  Gardiner.  The  Rev.  Hosea  Pierce  later  was 
settled  over  churches  in  Hallowell  and  one  or  two  other 
Maine  towns,  and  completed  thirty  years  of  ministry  at 
Skowhegan.  The  quick  wit  and  cheerfulness,  kind  heart  and 
every  ready  sympathy  of  his  wife  must  have  been  especially 
helpful  to  him  and  his  parish.  Throughout  her  life  she  was 
blessed  with  the  most  perfect  health,  and  with  a  large  store  of 
self-reliance  ;  those  who  knew  her  best  recognized  a  char- 
acter in  which  were  blended  the  noblest  qualities  of  mind 
and  heart. 

*  Vide  pages  283,  434. 


8oo  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


Her  husband  died  March  lo,  1879,  in  Skowhegan,  aged 
fifty-six  years ;  she  soon  returned  to  Freeport,  where  she  re- 
sumed her  old  church  relations.  She  purchased  a  small  cot- 
tage near  the  main  road  at  South  Freeport,  and  lived  very 
comfortably  for  a  time  upon  the  small  sum  remaining  from 
the  scanty  savings  of  a  country  minister's  wife.  But  her 
years  were  many,  and  she  was  obliged  to  accept  remittances 
that  came  regularly  from  her  nieces  and  nephews  in  Cali- 
fornia. Finally,  in  the  fall  of  1900,  she  sold  her  house  with 
the  proviso  that  she  should  remain  in  it  as  long  as  she 
lived,  without  paying  rent.  The  money  so  obtained  was 
used  for  necessary  expenses,  and  was  not  all  gone  when  she 
died. 

The  companion  of  Mrs.  Pierce's  old  age  was  a  widowed  sis- 
ter of  her  husband,  less  than  a  month  older  than  herself, 
Mrs.  Joanna  (Pierce)  Bean,  widow  of  Andrew  Bean,  Jr.  To- 
gether they  lived  in  the  little  house,  with  only  the  assistance 
of  a  relative,  who  occasionally  came  in  "  to  tidy  them  up  a 
bit ; "  their  mutual  helpfulness  was  very  beautiful.  In  the 
summer  of  1902,  when  the  trolley-line  from  Portland  to 
Brunswick  was  opened  beside  her  home,  she  and  her  sister- 
in-law,  Joanna,  were  taken  to  Brunswick;  it  was  the  first 
trolley-ride  in  their  lives,  and  the  last.  Early  in  January  fol- 
lowing, Mrs.  Pierce  was  stricken  with  the  grip,  and  passed 
away  a  few  days  later,  — January  7,  1903,  —  aged  "  93  years, 
ID  months,  18  days."  Her  sister-in-law,  Mrs.  Bean,  died 
February  17,  following,  at  the  age  of  "93  years,  11  months, 
14  days." 

It  is  given  to  few  to  retain  all  their  powers,  both  physical 
and  mental,  as  did  Mrs.  Pierce.  Each  birthday  her  friends 
called  to  offer  congratulations,  with  the  hope  that  she  might 
see  many  more  years.  The  townspeople  were  proud  of  her, 
and  frequently  appealed  to  her  to  elucidate  some  long-for- 
gotten matter  of  years  before,  with  her  clear  memory  of  facts 
and  often  of  dates.  The  writer  also  acknowledges  great 
obligations  to  her. 

Issue :  I.  Sarah  Boardman  Pierce,  b.  March  23,  1849  ; 
d.  Jan.  7,  1865,  in  Hallowell,  Maine,  aged  "15  years, 
9  months,  15  days." 


MRS.  JOANNA   (PIERCE)    BEAN   AND   MRS.   REBECCA   (PRATT)   PIERCE 


I 


The  Pratt  Family  80 1 


8.  Ambrose^,  son  to  Edmund ^  b.  April  25,  181 1,  in  Free- 
port  ;  mar.  about  1837,*  Lydia  Ann  Nelson,  b.  Nov. 
14,   18 15,  at  Exeter,  N.  H.,  daughter  to  John  and 
Susan  (West)  Nelson,  of  Freeport, 
Ambrose  Pratt  was  by  trade  a  mason.    About  four  years 
after  his  marriage,  he  went  to  Lawrence  and  Methuen,  Mass., 
with  his  brother  Parmenas,  where  they  commenced  the  erec- 
tion of  brick  houses.    This  took  him  away  from  home  for 
long  periods,  for  his  family  still  remained  on  the  farm  that 
he  owned  in  Freeport,    This  farm,  which  had  acquired  the 
name  of  "  the  Todd  place  "  from  a  previous  occupant,  was 
near  the  **  old  Wetherspoon  place,"  where  Simeon  Pratt  was 
then  living.    Because  of  failing  health,  Ambrose  returned  to 
Freeport  about  1850.    He  sold  his  farm  and  built  a  house  at 
"  the  Corner,"  now  Freeport  village,  in  order  that  his  chil- 
dren might  have  better  school  privileges. 

Ambrose  Pratt  possessed  the  same  love  of  music  as  his 
brothers  ;  he  sang  tenor,  played  the  violin,  and  taught  music. 
He  and  his  wife  were  worthy  members  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Freeport.    He  d.  Oct.  2,  1853,  in  Freeport,  aged 
forty-two  years.   The  church  records  state  that  "  Lydia  Ann 
Pratt"  was  received  into  the  church  June   17,   1840,  and 
"  died  Jan.  23,  1889,  in  Freeport,  aged  74  yrs.  2  m.  9  d."  f 
Issue:  I.  Josiah  Nelson^,  b.  March  14,  1838,  in  Free- 
port;  mar.,  first,  Feb.   18,  1859,  in  Freeport,  Harriet 
Amanda   Corliss,   daughter   to    George  and  Vienna 
(Stetson)  Corliss,  of  Freeport.    She  died  Oct.,  1868, 
at  Freeport;  he  mar.,   second,  March   11,   1871,   in 
Fairfield,  Maine,  Delia  A.  Howe,  daughter  to  Isaac 
and  Sarah  (Ellis)  Howe,  of  Solon,  Maine. 
Josiah  N.  Pratt  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Freeport ; 
at  one  time  he  was  under  the  instruction  of  his  aunt  Rebecca 
(later  the  wife  of  Rev.  Hosea  Pierce),  whom  he  remembers 
with  great  love  and  veneration.    At  the  age  of  eighteen  years, 
he  went  to  Portland,  Maine,  where  he  served  an   appren- 
ticeship as  mason.    From  1861  to  1864,  he  was  employed  as 

*  The  family  Bible  is  in  storage,  and  no  one  remembers  the  date, 
t  Records  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Freeport,  vol.  2  :  132. 


8o2  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


a  skilled  mechanic  on  the  fortifications  of  Portland  harbor 
(principally  in  the  construction  of  Fort  Gorges),  and  at  Fort 
Knox,  on  the  Penobscot  River.  On  Sept.  2,  1864,  he  enlisted, 
in  Portland,  as  landsman,  on  board  the  U.  S.  S.  Enterprise, 
though  credited  to  the  Freeport  quota.  Soon  afterward,  he 
was  transferred  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Ohio,  at  the  Charlestown 
(Mass.)  Navy  Yard,  where  he  remained  until  March  i,  1865. 
At  that  time,  he  was  drafted  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Trefoil,  Captain 
G.  C.  Wells,  which  was  ordered  to  the  West  Gulf  Squadron, 
to  report  to  Admiral  Thatcher,  who  had  succeeded  Admiral 
Farragut.  The  Trefoil  was  engaged  with  the  fleet  in  the  com- 
bined movement  against  the  city  of  Mobile,  Alabama,  the 
land  forces  under  General  Granger  closing  in  at  the  same 
time.  The  siege  lasted  from  March  26  until  April  11,  when 
the  remnant  of  Confederate  troops  fled  to  the  interior.  On  the 
12th,  the  Mayor  of  Mobile  surrendered  to  Admiral  Thatcher 
and  General  Granger;*  Mr.  Pratt  was  one  of  the  first  who 
landed  in  Mobile  after  the  surrender.  The  Confederate 
naval  fleet,  which  fled  up  the  Tombigbee  River,  also  surren- 
dered soon  after.  At  about  the  beginning  of  the  siege,  Mr. 
Pratt  was  appointed  Yeoman  of  the  ship,  and  held  that  office 
until  discharged,  on  Aug.  31,  1865,  at  the  Charlestown  Navy 
Yard.  He  returned  to  his  home  in  Freeport,  and  was  rein- 
stated in  his  former  position  at  Fort  Gorges ;  but,  having 
contracted  fever  and  ague  in  the  service,  he  was  obliged  to 
resign  in  order  to  get  away  from  the  seacoast. 

Immediately  following  the  great  fire  in  Portland,  Maine,  in 
1866,  Mr.  Pratt  had  charge  of  the  construction  of  some  of 
the  most  prominent  buildings  in  that  city.  Two  years  later, 
he  removed  to  Lawrence,  Mass.,  where  he  also  engaged  in 
building.  In  1882,  he  became  connected  with  the  Jarvis 
Engineering  Company,  as  superintendent  of  construction  ; 
in  1887,  he  was  appointed  treasurer  and  general  manager. 
His  specialty  is  constructing  steam  motive  power  for  electri- 
cal plants,  under  the  name  of  "  The  Pratt  Construction  Com- 
pany." Since  1888,  he  has  resided  in  Somerville,  Mass.  He 
served  that  city  as  alderman  in  1895  and  1896.    He  is  a  Free- 

»  Harper's  Pictorial  History  of  the  Civil  War,  1866 :  744-748. 


The  Pratt  Family  803 

mason,  also  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic ; 
in  politics  he  is  a  republican.  He  and  his  wife  attend  the 
Perkins  Street  Baptist  Church  of  Somerville. 

Issue  by  first  wife:   i.  Ambrose  Everett®,  b.  Feb.  5, 
i860,  in   South   Freeport,   Maine;    mar.   May  29, 
1883,  in  Sandwich,  Mass.,  Ida  Louise  Whittemore, 
b.  Aug.  3,  i86i,  in  Sandwich,  daughter  to  Ebenezer 
Stowell   and    Mary  Louisa  (Murray)  Whittemore. 
Ebenezer  Stowell  Whittemore,  b.  Sept.  4,  1838,  in 
Rindge,   N.  H.,    is    not   living;   his    widow,    Mary 
Louisa,  b.    Aug.    13,   1837,  in  Charlestown,  Mass., 
resides  at  Watertown,  Mass. 
Mr.  Ambrose  E.  Pratt  removed  with  his  parents  to  Law- 
rence.   He  learned  the  drug  business,  in  which  he  became 
engaged,  in   1881,  at  Sandwich,  Mass.    In   1886,  he  "took 
up  "  journalism,  representing  Boston  and  New  York  papers 
on  Cape  Cod.    During  the  presidency  of  Grover  Cleveland, 
he  was  stationed  for  four  summers  at  Buzzard's  Bay,  "  cover- 
ing the  movements  of  the  President."    From  1895  to  1901, 
he  occupied  the  position  of  private  secretary,  at  different 
intervals,  to  Senator  Henry  Cabot  Lodge,  and  Congressmen 
Simpkins,  Greene,  and  Sprague.    Since   1901,  he  has  been 
confidential   secretary  to    Mrs.  Edward   D.   Brandegee,  for- 
merly wife  of  Congressman  Sprague  ;  he  also  is  editor  and 
publisher  of  the  Brookline  Press.    He  is  a  Freemason,  Elk, 
Odd  Fellow,  and  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church ;  he  re- 
sides in  Brookline,  Mass. 

Issue:  1.  Lora  Whittemore^",  b.   1886;  is  in  the 

class  of  1907,  Boston  University. 
II.  Everard  Stowell '° ;  is  in  the  class  of  1910,  Dart- 
mouth College. 
2.  Clara  Emma  Baker®,  b.   Aug.    i,  1862,  in   South 
Freeport;  mar.  Nov.  27,   1879,  in  Lawrence,  to 
Rev.  John  B.  Gough  Pidge,  b.  Feb.  4,  1844,  in 
Providence,  R.  I.,  son  to  Edwin  and  Mary  Eliza- 
beth (Gough)  Pidge,  of  Providence.* 

*  Mary  Elizabeth  Gough,  now  deceased,  was  sister  to  John  B.  Gough,  a 
leading  orator  in  the  temperance  cause  in  America,  and  later  in  the  British 


8o4  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

The  Rev.  Dr,  Pidge  was  graduated  from  Brown  University 
in  June,  1866,  and  from  Newton  Tlieological  Seminary  in 
1869.  He  was  ordained  and  assumed  charge  of  the  First  Bap- 
tist Church  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  in  September,  1869,  where 
he  remained  ten  years.  In  May,  1879,  he  accepted  a  call  to 
the  Fourth  Baptist  Church  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  of  which  he 
has  since  been  pastor,  — a  period  of  twenty-seven  years.  He 
received  his  degree  of  D.  D.  from  Bucknell  University. 

Issue  :  I.  Rachel  Pidge,  b.  Sept.  15,  1880,  in  Phila- 
delphia. 
II.  Harry  Story  Pidge,  b.  June  18,  1882  ;  d.  Aug. 
10,  1882,  in  Philadelphia. 
III.  John  Gough  Pidge,  b.  May  21,  1884,  in  Phila- 
delphia. 
II.  Abby  Frances  ^  b.  Nov.  14,  1839,  i"  Freeport ;  was 
mar.,  first,  to  Asa  Humphrey,  who  had  a  daughter 
living  (by  his  first  wife),  now  Mrs.  Freeman  San- 
born, of  Chicopee,  Mass.   After  the  death  of  Mr. 
Humphrey,  Abby  Frances  Pratt  became  the  sec- 
ond wife  of  Charles  Augustus  Litchfield,  of  Free- 
port.*    She  had  no  children  of  her  own ;  her  death 
occurred  July  2,  1903,  in  Freeport. 
in.  Mary  Dennison  ^  b.  Sept.  3,  1841,  in  Freeport;  mar. 
Edmund  Pratt  '^  Soule,  son  to  Joshua  ^  and  Rachel 
Chandler^  (Pratt)  Soule,  of  Freeport.f 
IV.  Susan  Ophelia S  b.  Nov.  18,  1845,  in  Freeport;  was 
mar.,  first,  in   Freeport,  to  Montella  Evans,  and 
resided  in  Wakefield,  Mass.    Her  second  husband, 
whom  she   married  at    Fort   Dodge,   Iowa,  was 
Harry  P.  Walker.   He  d.  June  23,  1895. 


Isles.  He  was  b.  Aug.  22,  1817,  in  Sandgate,  County  Kent,  England,  where 
for  more  than  twenty  years  his  mother  was  the  village  schoolmistress.  His 
father  was  a  soldier,  retired  from  active  service  on  an  annual  pension  of 
^20.  At  the  age  of  twelve  years  (1829),  the  son  came  to  America,  where  in 
1833,  his  mother  and  sister  (also  born  in  Sandgate)  joined  him.  The  mother 
died  soon  afterward,  and  the  sister  became  the  wife  of  Edwin  Pidge. 

*  Vide  RacheP  Soule,  b.  Oct.  29,  1821,  daughter  to  Joshua «  and  Rachel 
Chandler 6  (Pratt)  Soule,  first  wife  of  Charles  Augustus  Litchfield. 

t  Vide  Rachel  Chandlers  (Pratt)  Soule. 


The  Pratt  Family  805 

Issue  by  first  husband :  i,  Frank  Herman  Evans,  b. 
Sept.  23,  1866,  in  Wakefield,  Mass.  j  d.  June  17, 
1875,  aged  nine  years. 
2.  Emma  Ildefonsa  Evans,  b.  Sept.  24,  1870,  in  Wake- 
field ;  mar.  Aug.  12,  1901,  to  Matthew  Charles 
Hendrie  ;  resides  in  Clifton,  N.  J. 
V.  Charles  Adams^  b.  1847,  in  Freeport.    He  had  risen 
to  the  rank  of  first  mate,  on  board  ship ;  d.  from 
illness,  unmar.,  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years. 
VI.  Julius',    b.    1849,    in    Freeport;    went   to   sea   very 
young,  and  was  drowned  off  Thatcher's  Island, 
near  Gloucester,  Mass.,  aged  about  sixteen. 
VII.  John    Edward',    b.   1850,  in   Freeport;    mar.  Sarah 
Cornish,  who  is  not  living.    Dr.  John  E.  Pratt  is 
a  physician,  and  resides  in  Dumont,  New  Jersey. 
Issue:   I.  MabeP;  married.    II.  Marion®;  mar- 
ried.   III.  Eva'. 
VIII.  Sarah  Dianthe',  b.  June  20,  1852,  in  Freeport;  mar. 
Nov.    14,    187 1,  in  Freeport,   to   George    Frank 
Fogg,  b.  1852,  in  Freeport,  son  to  Azariah  Fogg. 
George  F.  Fogg  was  a  ship-carpenter ;  he  d.  Aug. 
29,  1904,  in  Freeport,  aged  forty-two  years.    His 
widow  resides  in  Roslindale. 
Issue:   I.  Annie  Nelson  Fogg,  b.  March  13,  1873,  in 
Freeport;  mar.  1893,  to    Robert  W.  Williams; 
resides    in    Portland,    Maine.    They   have  two 
daughters,  and  a  son,  Cedric. 
2.  Julius  Howard  Bradford  Fogg,  b.  Dec.  27,  1875, 
in  Freeport;  was  graduated,  1902,  from  Colby 
University ;    is  studying  law  at   Harvard  Uni- 
versity. 
9.  SamueF,  son  to  Edmund «,  b.  Oct.  9,  1813  ;  d.  April  9, 

18 1 5,  in  Freeport,  aged  one  and  a  half  years. 
10.  Edmund',  son  to  Edmund  ',  b.  Sept.  10,  1815,  in  Free- 
port  ;  mar.  May  25,  1841,  in  Freeport,  Mary  Grant 
Alden,  daughter  to  Samuel^  and  Hannah  (Reed) 
Alden,  of  Freeport.  Mary  G.'  Alden,  b.  Nov.  2,  1816, 
in  Freeport,  was  of  the  seventh  generation  from 
John  ^  Alden,  who  came  over  in  the  Mayflower,  1620, 


8o6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


and  was  the  last  survivor  of  the  forty-one  signers  of 
the  Compact.*    Samuel '  Alden,  her  father,  was  b. 
July  19,  1784,  in  Duxbury,  Mass.,  d.  Feb.  21,  1866, 
in  Freeport ;  her  mother,  Hannah  Reed,  was  b.  Dec. 
9,  1787,  in  Freeport;  d.  there,  1849. 
Edmund  Pratt  lived  in  Freeport,  about  three  miles  from 
the  village,  in  what  long  has  been  recognized  as  the  "  Pratt 
neio-hborhood."    He  was  a  carpenter,  and  followed  that  trade 
all  his  life.    Like  his  brothers,  he  was  a  large  man,  of  sturdy 
physique,  strong   mentality,  and   some    musical  talent;  he 
sang  bass,  and  played  the  clarinet  and  violin.    At  the  time  of 
their  marriage,  his  wife  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church  of  Freeport,  which  her  parents  had  joined  in  1824; 
but  when  her  husband   became   a  member  of  the   Baptist 
Church,  on  June  6,  1858,  she  left  her  own  church  and  went 
with  him.   Ten  years  later,  March  15,  1868,  they  were  dis- 
missed to  the  Baptist  Church  of  Portland,  Maine,!  to  which 
city  they  had  removed. 

After  two  of  their  children  had  married  and  removed  to 
Boston,  where  they  built  houses  and  made  homes  for  them- 
selves, Edmund  Pratt  and  his  wife  followed,  about  1872.  In 
1877,  they  removed  to  Roslindale,  within  the  limits  of  the 
city  of  Boston,  and  lived  in  a  part  of  the  house  occupied 
by  their  daughter,  Mrs.  Hudson,  until  their  death.  Mr.  Pratt 
never  was  in  perfect  sympathy  with  the  Baptist  belief,  though 
strongly  religious.  Late  in  life,  through  association  with  the 
Rev.  Charles  F.  Dole,  of  Jamaica  Plain,  he  became  a  Unita- 
rian. He  d.  May  25,  1882,  in  Roslindale  ;  his  widow  d.  there, 
March  3,  1887. 

Issue:  I.  Thomas  Clarkson  ^  b.  May  19,  1843,  '^^  Free- 
port  ;  mar.  June  13,  1870,  Grace  C  Reed,  of  Portland. 
Thomas  C.  Pratt  enlisted,  in  1862,  in  Co.  G.,  25th  Mass. 
Infantry,  for  the  "  nine  months'  service."  Though  sent  south, 
he  never  participated  in  an  engagement;  he  returned  home 
with  impaired  health,  a  disappointed  man.  He  d.  Jan.  i, 
1S79,  in  Dorchester,  Mass. 

*  Vide  Appendix  LXXXV. 

t  Records  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Freeport,  vol.  2  :  136. 


The  Pratt  Family  807 

Issue  :  I.  Edgar  Reed^  b.  Jan.  26,  187 1  ;  d.  May  14, 

187 1,  aged  three  months. 
2.  Anna  E.®,  b.  June  3,  1877  ;  mar.  June  8,  1897,  to 
Charles  Bertram  Briggs.    They  reside  in  Beach- 
mont,  Mass.    Issue  :  I.  Chester  Haskell  Briggs, 
b.  April  2,  1899. 
11.  Edmund  ^  b.  May  19,   1844,  in  Freeport ;  d.  there 
Oct.  II,  i860,  aged  sixteen  years. 
III.  Cassius  Marcellus  Clay  ^  b.  Jan.  30,  1846,  in  Free- 
port;  mar.  Jan.  8,  1874,  Esther  V.  Cole,  of  Lan- 
caster or  Berlin,  N.  H. 
He  is  in  the  piano  business  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.  ;  his 
wife  teaches  vocal  and  instrumental  music.    They  both  sing 
in  the  quartette  choir  of  the  Baptist  Church  of  Minneapolis, 
of  which  they  are  members. 

Issue:  I.  Harold^b.Nov.  I3,i875;d.july8,  1881  (?). 
2.   Robert  Henry',  b.   July  8,   1882;  mar.   Aug.   18, 
1903,  Winnie  E.  Race.     He  was  graduated  at  a 
Minneapolis  University ;  he  is  now  (1906)  at  New- 
ton Theological  Seminary,  studying  for  the  Bap- 
tist ministry.     Issue :    I.  Alden  Cole  ^°,  b.  June 
23,  1904.     II.  Harold  ^°,  b.  Dec.  30,  1905. 
IV.  Florence  R.^  (twin),  b.  Jan.  13,  1849,  in  Freeport; 
mar.  Oct.  13,  1869,  to  William  R.  Hudson. 
Mr.  Hudson  enlisted  for  three  years  in  the  regular  army, 
17th  U.  S.  Infantry,  during  the  Civil  War.    He  was  stationed 
at  Fort  Preble,   Portland    Harbor,  most  of  the  time.     At 
the  end  of  his  term  he  was  discharged,  greatly  incapacitated 
from  having  broken  both  ankles  and  their  not  being  properly 
cared  for.    He  recovered  sufficiently  to  walk  with  a  cane,  but 
used  his  feet  with  difficulty  as  long  as  he  lived.     He  d.  May 
10,  1906,  in  Roslindale,  where  his  widow  remains. 

Issue  :  I.  William  E.  Hudson,  b.  Dec.  23,  1870 ;  d. 

Sept.  1871. 
2.  Mary  G.  Hudson,  b.  Aug.  28,  1872  ;  was  gradu- 
ated from  the  Boston  Normal  School,  1895,  and 
teaches  in  the  Robert  G.  Shaw  District,  West 
Roxbury.  She  resides  with  her  mother  in  Ros- 
lindale. 


8o8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

V.  Clara  G/  (twin),   b.  Jan.  13,  1849,  in  Freeport ;  re- 
sides with  her  sister  in  Roslindale. 
VI.  HenryW.^jb.  Aug.  23, 1847,  in  Freeport;  mar.  Susan 
Sewall,  of  Minneapolis  ;  was  divorced,  and  has 
married  again.   He  resides  at  Seattle,  Washing- 
ton. 
Issue:  I.  Clarence'.     2.  Edmund'. 
II.  Parmenas'',  son  to  Edmund®,  b.  July  12,  18 18,  in  Free- 
port;  mar.  April  11,   1844,  in  Hampstead,  N.  H., 
Tryphena   Webster    Mooers,    b.    July   4,    1825,    in 
Hampstead.     She  was  daughter   to   Edmund   and 
Hannah  (Brickett)  Mooers,  of  Hampstead. 
Parmenas  Pratt,  the  youngest  child  in  this  large  family, 
was  full  of  life  and  fun,  a  great  favorite  with  everybody.    He 
sang,  and  played  on  every  instrument  that  belonged  to  his 
brothers.     He  liked  to  dance,  which  was  a  great  trial  to 
his  father.  Deacon  Edmund.     From  his  father  he  learned 
his  trade,  and  soon  became  a  master-mason.     Searching  for 
larger  opportunities  than  his  home  town  afforded,  he  made 
his  way  to  Massachusetts,  with  his  brother  Ambrose,  where 
he  built  the  first  brick  house  in  the  city  of  Lawrence ;  it  is 
now  standing.    He  also  constructed  other  buildings  in  neigh- 
boring towns  and  cities,  and  prospered.    In  1849,  he  joined 
the  expedition  to  the  gold-fields  of  California  that  chartered 
a  brig  to  take  them  "  round  the  Horn."    As  a  good  business 
venture,  he  carried  a  quantity  of  house-frames,  ready  to  be 
put  together  quickly.     The  voyage  was  tedious  ;  six  months 
were  consumed  before  they  entered  the  Golden  Gate  at  San 
Francisco.    His  nephew,  Robert  H.  Pratt,  four  years  younger 
than  himself,  was  of  the  company.    Afterward,  in  describing 
the  voyage,  Robert  said  that  his  uncle  Parmenas  was  much 
depressed,  and  seemed  to  regret  the  step  he  had  taken.    Par- 
menas did  not  long  survive  ;  he  died  of  an  acute  illness,  near 
Weaverville,   Trinity  County,   California,  on   Oct.   4,   1850, 
aged  thirty-two  years.     His  nephew  Robert  was  with  him  at 
the  time. 

His  widow  was  married,  second,  Feb.  17,  1856,  in  Man- 
chester, N.  H.,  to  Nathaniel  Marshall  Ladd,  by  whom  she 
had  one  son.     They  reside  at  Bordentown,  N,  J, 


The  Pratt  Family  809 

Issue:  I.  Rosa  LucretiaS  b.  July  i,  1847,  in  Methuen, 
Mass.     She   was   graduated   from    the   Framingham 
Normal  School,  and  taught  before  her  marriage.    On 
April  2,  1872,  she  was  married  in  Andover,  Mass.,  to 
Henry  Chapin  Sawin,  b.  Aug.  22,   1843,  in  Saugus, 
Mass.,  son  to  the  Rev.  Theophilus  Parsons  Sawin. 
That  same  year,  1872,  Mr.  Sawin  accepted  the  posi- 
tion of  head  master  of  the  Bigelow  School,  in  New- 
ton, Mass.,  a  position  which  he  ably  filled  for  thirty- 
three  years,  until  his  death,  on  April  28,  1905.     The 
services  held  in  Eliot  Church,  Newton,   on  May  8, 
were  attended  by  a  large  number  of  people,  old  and 
young,  who  came  to  pay  loving  tribute  to  his  memory  ; 
and  the  casket  was  buried  beneath  a  wealth  of  rare 
flowers. 
His  influence  for  good  in  the  community  cannot  be  over- 
estimated.   Two  generations — for  many  of  his  later  pupils 
were  children  of  those  who  were  under  his  teaching  in  earlier 
years  —  were  guided  and  uplifted  by  his  judicious  counsels 
to  a  desire  for  a  higher  education,  not  only  for  their  own 
gratification,  but  that  they  might  be  of  use  to  others.    A 
friend  wrote  of  him  as  "  a  man  possessed  of  a  quiet,  retir- 
ing, unostentatious  disposition.     He  was  never  known   to 
even  refer  to  his  long  years  of  public  service  in  behalf  of  the 
education  of  the  young  ;  he  was  never  known  to  shirk  a 
duty  ;  he  was  always  at  his  post,  and  was  ever  alert  to  acquire 
new  methods   and  new  ideas.     He  was  a  great  reader,  a 
broad   thinker,   and   a   ripe   scholar.  .   .   .   We   mourn    the 
demise  of  such  a  valuable  public  servant  and  loyal  fellow- 
citizen."     His  widow  resides  in  Newton. 

Issue:  I.  Edmund  Chapin  Sawin,  b.  Feb.  24,  1873,  in 
Newton  ;  mar.  Feb.  24,  1895,  in  Newton,  Isabelle 
Aston.   He  is  an  electrician ;  resides  at  Wollaston, 
Mass. 
II.  Betsey®,  daughter  to  David ^  b.  Oct.   13,  1773,  in   North 
Yarmouth  ;  probably  d.  young. 
III.  Samuel  ^  son    to  David  ^  b.   May  6,  1776,   in  North   Yar- 
mouth.    His  marriage  certificate  was  dated  Dec.  19,  1801, 
certificate  given  March  10,  1802,  to  Sally  Soule,  of  Free- 


8 1  o  Ge7iealogy  of  Edward  Small 

port.*    Little  is  remembered  of  him.     He  left  his  wife 
and  two  young  children  to  go  on  a  voyage,  and  never 
returned.    It  was  supposed  that  he  was  lost  at  sea ;  but, 
many  years  afterward,  it  was  reported  that  an  old  ac- 
quaintance had  met  him  in  the  south. 
Issue  :  One  or  two  children  —  names  unknown. 
IV.  David ",  son  to  David ^  b.  July  6,  1778,  in  North  Yarmouth; 
mar.,  first,  Polly  Mann,  of  Freeport,  b.  1781. 
Their  marriage  intention  was  dated  Feb.  27,  1801,  certifi- 
cate given  April  22,  1801,  in  Freeport.f     Her  name  at  this 
time  was  recorded  as  Polly,  and  her  sisters  always  called  her 
Polly,  though  late  in  life  she  oftener  was  called  Mary.     As 
"  Polly  Pratt  "  she  appears  in  a  list  of  the  members  of  the 
First  Congregational  Church  of  Freeport,  who  were  admitted 
"between  1806  and  1810 ; "  on  Aug.  9,  1818,  she  was  dis- 
missed to  the  Congregational  Church  of  North  Yarmouth.! 
It  was  about  this  time  that  they  removed  to  the  latter  town, 
where  she  d.  Jan.   28,  1840,  aged  fifty-nine  years. 

The  second  wife  of  David  Pratt  was  Margaret  (Humphrey) 
Favor,  widow  of  Timothy  Favor,  of  North  Yarmouth ;  they 
were  married  "at  the  house  of  the  bride,"  Sept.  11,  1842. 
Margaret  Humphrey,  b.  June  10,  1796,  was  mar.,  first.  May 
6,  1822,  to  Timothy  Favor,  b.  1777  ;  he  d.  Sept.  16,  1837. 
They  had  one  daughter,  Sarah  Favor,  b.  May  17,  1823  ;  she 
became  the  wife  of  Asa  Humphrey,  and  d.  Dec.  31,  1858, 
leaving  one  daughter.  The  second  wife  of  Asa  Humphrey 
was  Abby  Frances  ^  daughter  to  Ambrose  "^  and  Lydia  Ann 
(Nelson)  Pratt. 

In  his  youth,  David  Pratt  learned  the  trade  of  a  shipwright, 
and  was  employed  in  constructing  vessels  in  the  then  famous 
shipyards  of  Freeport.  These  yards  have  long  been  idle, 
and,  though  some  of  the  wharves  and  buildings  remain,  they 
are  in  a  dilapidated  condition.  At  this  time  he  lived  in  his 
father's  house  on  Mitchell's  Hill,  at  South  Freeport.  It  was 
a  "  roomy  "  old  house,  measuring  forty  feet  across  the  front, 

*   Town  Records  of  Freeport^  vol.  i  :  70,  130. 

t    Town  Records  of  Freeport,  vol.  i  :  54. 

\  Manual  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Freeport,  1889  :  23. 


The  Pratt  Family  8 1 1 

by  thirty  feet  at  the  end,  with  a  low,  gable  roof.  Before 
1835,  it  was  demolished.  On  Nov.  3,  1807,  Cornelius  Soule 
and  Edmund  Pratt,  both  of  Freeport,  yeomen,  together  "  with 
David  Pratt  Ju'  of  the  same  Freeport  Shipwright,"  for  $350, 
paid  by  Barnabas  Soule,  conveyed  to  him  "  a  certain  piece 
of  land  lying  in  Freeport  aforesaid  adjoining  the  easterly 
side  of  the  Eastern  branch  of  Couzens's  River  Containing 
about  fifty  acres  more  or  less  known  by  the  name  of  Equi- 
valent Lot,  Number*^  twenty  six,  bounded  westerly  on  Cou- 
zens's River,  Northerly  on  William  Brown's  land,  Easterly 
on  land  of  Cornelius  Soule,  and  Southerly  on  land  of 
David  Pratt  Jun^"*  This  lot  was  on  the  westerly  side 
of  Mitchell's  Hill,  and  either  a  part  of  David  Pratt,  Sr.'s  ori- 
ginal land,  or  adjoining  it.  The  settlers  on  this  hill  were 
few ;  David  Pratt's  house  near  the  pine  tree  was  the  most 
northern ;  \  to  the  south,  divided  by  a  stone  wall  still  there, 
was  the  homestead  of  Ira  Mitchell.  A  little  southeasterly 
was  the  house  of  Captain  Enos^  Soule,  whose  wife  was  Sally ' 
Pratt ;  and,  about  west  from  the  latter,  the  house  of  Bar- 
nabas^ Soule,  father  to  Captain  Enos®.  On  April  25,  1834, 
Ira  Mitchell  and  his  wife,  Sarah,  conveyed  to  "  Enos  Soule  of 
s*^  Freeport  mariner,"  a  small  strip  of  land  "  on  the  East  side 
of  the  Town  road  leading  from  the  County  road  by  said 
Soules  now  dwelling  house."  %  These  two  deeds  give  a  good 
description  of  David  Pratt's  location. 

In  1808  and  1809,  David  Pratt,  Jr.,  was  a  surveyor  of 
roads  in  Freeport ;  he  does  not  appear  to  have  filled  other 
town  offices.  Before  1818,  he  removed  to  North  Yarmouth  ; 
the  house  that  he  owned  and  occupied  there  still  is  stand- 
ing, in  good  condition  in  its  exterior.  The  interior  is  much 
out  of  repair.  Originally  it  was  a  small  house  of  one  story, 
which  he  purchased  of  Dr.  David  Jones  and  moved  nearer 
the  street.§  He  added  to  this  another  room,  and  built  a 
second  story  over  the  whole,  with  a  commodious  woodshed 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  54:  113. 
t  Vide  pages  777-779. 
%  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  164. 
§  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  607. 


8 1 2  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

in  the  rear.  The  steep  and  narrow  stairway,  like  the  com- 
panionway  of  a  vessel,  the  woodwork  of  the  interior  and 
outside  frames  of  the  windows,  all  suggest  the  work  of  a  ship- 
wright rather  than  a  carpenter.  After  the  death  of  "  Master 
David,"  as  he  was  familiarly  called,  the  house  and  all  its 
furnishings  were  sold,  the  house  passing  into  the  possession 
of  Mrs.  Susan  (Pierce)  Pratt,  wife  of  his  youngest  son,  David  ®. 
Several  years  later,  Susan  Dunham,  daughter  to  David ', 
bought  the  house  and  lived  in  it.  She  sold  it  to  a  Mr,  Plum- 
mer.  When  occupied  by  David  Pratt,  the  house  was  the  first 
on  the  right  of  the  road  to  Freeport,  after  crossing  the  bridge 
just  below  the  first  fall  on  Royal  River.  It  stands  on  a  slight 
elevation  that,  in  his  day,  sloped  to  the  river  with  an  unob- 
structed view  of  his  shipyard.  Since  then,  another  house  has 
been  built  between  it  and  the  river.  In  recent  years,  the  an- 
cient wooden  bridge  has  been  replaced  with  a  substantial 
structure  of  iron. 

One  of  the  earliest  industries  of  North  Yarmouth  was 
getting  out  lumber ;  much  of  it  was  white  oak,  of  a  quality 
so  superior  for  shipbuilding  that  many  of  the  most  prominent 
men  turned  their  attention  that  way.  For  many  years  an  up- 
right saw-mill  at  Gooch's  Falls  (the  second  falls,  near  the 
present  Pulp-Mill)  was  owned  and  operated  by  "  John  Gooch, 
David  Pratt,  John  Sargent,  Benjamin  Gooch,  Rufus  Gooch, 
John  Cutter,  James  Russell,  Joseph  Russell,  Ebenezer  Pratt, 
and  Jeremiah  Baker,"* 

David  Pratt's  shipyard  was  on  the  bank  of  Royal  River, 
south  of  his  house.  How  early  he  launched  a  ship  of  his 
own  construction  does  not  appear.  The  first  on  record 
was  the  brig  Cornelia,  of  i6o  tons,  built  in  1826.  There 
were  other  builders,  but  few  ships  were  set  afloat  in  North 
Yarmouth  of  more  than  500  tons;  "Master  David"  con- 
fined himself  to  the  smaller  craft  in  great  demand  for  the 
coasting  and  fishing  trade.  His  "  vessels  were  noted  for 
their  thorough  build,  graceful  models,  and  superior  sailing 
qualities."  The  following  is  a  list  of  the  ships  he  built,  with 
their  tonnage  ;  three  schooners,  not  included  because  their 

Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  359. 


\ 


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The  Pratt  Family 


813 


dates  are  unknown,  were  the  David  Pratt,  Clio,  and  Ox- 
ford: — 


tons       year 

Brig  Cornelia  -  160  -  1826. 

Brig  Ilsley  -  ^35  -  1826. 

Sloop  Milo  -    46  -  1826. 

Ship  Saratoga  -  335  -  1827, 

Schooner  Midas  -  115  -  1827. 

Schooner  Jane  -    97  -  1827. 

Sloop  Packet  -    49  -  1828. 

Schooner  Caspian  -  103  -  1829. 

Schooner  Vesper  -  106  -  1829. 

Schooner  Ellen  -  175  -  1829. 

Brig  Conway  ~  '35  ~  1830. 

Schooner  Native  -    63  -  1832. 
Schooner  Catherine  -  133  -  1833. 

Brig  Halcyon  -  150  -  1834. 


tons       year 
Brig  Pallas  -  160  -  1835. 

Schooner  Lucy  -115-  1835. 
Brig  Trojan  -  191  -  1836. 

Brig  Anyia  Maria  -  1 16  -  1837. 
Brig  Homer  -  221  -  1838. 

Brig  Norman  —  200  -  1839. 

Bark  AMy  Baker  -  259  -  1840. 
Brig  Levant  -  167  -  1841. 

Schooner  Boston  -  75  -  1841, 
Bark  Pilgrim  -  326  -  1843. 

Brig  Lucy  Ellen  -  170  -  1844. 
Schooner  Effort  -  85  -  1844. 
'$i<:\^oontx  Advattce-  85-1844. 
Bark  J.  Baker       -  787  -  1857* 


Several  of  "  Master  David's  "  sons-in-law  worked  in  his 
shipyard,  and  afterward  became  builders  on  their  own  ac- 
count. Why  he  should  have  built  the  y.  Baker,  in  1857, 
after  thirteen  years  of  idleness,  is  not  apparent,  unless  it  was 
to  show  that,  notwithstanding  his  seventy-nine  years,  he  could 
construct  a  large  ship  as  well  as  the  younger  men.  The  de- 
cline of  shipbuilding  in  North  Yarmouth  was  due  to  various 
causes,  prominently  the  fact  that  long  voyages  of  two  or  three 
years'  duration  ceased  to  be  as  profitable  as  formerly.  The 
old  shipmasters  were  passing  away,  and  the  younger  gener- 
ation did  not  care  to  follow  the  sea.  The  last  ship  launched 
from  the  yard,  in  1885,  was  photographed. f  After  years  of 
idleness  and  decay,  the  banks  of  Royal  River  at  this  point 
are  being  utilized  for  other  purposes ;  and  the  trolley  line 
from  Portland  passes  by. 

David  Pratt  was  a  member  of  the  First  Baptist  Church 
of  North  Yarmouth  for  many  years.  The  records  of  the 
church  at  this  period  are  so  fragmentary  that  reference  to 
volume  and  page  is  impossible,  but  from  them  it  is  gleaned 
that,  in  1823,  Edward  Small,  David  Pratt,  and  Ebenezer 
Pratt  were  the  standing  committee  of  the  church. t  In  1824, 
David  Pratt  was  taxed  on  an  "income  of  $2,120"  the  pre- 


*  Old  Times  /«  North  Yarmouth  :  743-746. 
t  Vide  page  224.  J  Vide  page  244. 


8 14  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

vious  year.  The  revenue  for  support  of  the  church  appears 
to  have  been  a  pro  rata  tax  on  the  incomes  of  the  members, 
and  he  paid  the  highest  tax ;  few  other  incomes  exceeded 
five  hundred  dollars  a  year.  He  was  considered  a  wealthy 
man.  The  causes  that  led  to  his  change  of  faith  are  un- 
known, but  on  March  i,  1829,  he  and  his  wife  Mary  were 
received,  "  by  public  profession,"  into  the  Congregational 
Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  and  the  date  of  her  death  is 
recorded  there.*  It  appears,  from  her  being  received  a 
second  time  as  a  member  of  that  church,  that  she  probably 
for  some  years  attended  the  Baptist  Church  with  her  hus- 
band. 

Margaret,  the  second  wife  of  David  Pratt,  was  a  devoted 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church  ;  she  always  attended  its 
services,  while  her  husband  went  to  the  Congregational 
Church.  He  died,  from  what  is  now  called  pneumonia,  on 
May  I,  186 1,  aged  eighty-two  years  and  ten  months.  His 
widow  Margaret  died  in  the  summer  of  1882,  aged  eighty-six 
years. 

Issue  by  first  wife:  i.  Timothy'',  son  to  David',  b.  about 
1802,  in  Freeport ;  mar.  Jane  Chandler,  b.  March  6,  1802, 
in  Freeport.    She  had  a  twin  sister,  Charlotte ;  they  were 
daughters  to  Joel  ^  and  Pamelia  (Lincoln)  Chandler,  of 
that  town.f 
Timothy  Pratt  followed  the  sea  from  his  boyhood,  and 
early  attained  the  rank  of  captain.    His  home  was  a  cottage 
situated  on  the  main  street  of  Yarmouth,  just  above  where 
the  Cumberland  road  comes  down  to  Main  Street,^  near  the 
Baptist  Church.    This  cottage  was  destroyed  about  1848,  by 
fire ;  the  family  and  such  household  goods  as  were  saved 
were  sheltered  temporarily  in  a  house  near  by.    The  follow- 
ing spring,  rumors  of  the  discovery  of  gold  in  California 
reached  the  Eastern  States.    Captain  Timothy  determined  to 
go  there ;  and  it  is  thought  to-day  that  the  loss  of  his  home 
was  responsible  for  his  taking  so  many  of  his  family  with 
him.    He  chartered  one  of  his  father's  ships,  the  bark  Abby 

*  Records  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  1848:  34. 

t  Vide  page  905. 

X  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth:  949,  950. 


The  Pratt  Family  8 1 5 

Baker,  called  his  eldest  son,  Augustus,  from  his  studies  at 
Bowdoin  College,  and  made  him  first  mate  ;  Enos,  the  next 
son,  was  second  mate.  The  only  daughter,  Jane,  was  placed 
in  school,  and  the  third  son,  Franklin,  was  left  with  a  near 
neighbor  who  was  very  fond  of  him.  The  captain's  wife  and 
twin  sons,  William  and  Henry,  completed  the  family  of  six 
that  sailed,  with  a  few  seamen,  on  that  eventful  voyage. 
The  cargo  was  house-frames. 

It  was  not  often  that  sailing  vessels  attempted  to  go 
through  the  Strait  of  Magellan  ;  Captain  Timothy,  however, 
tried  it,  with  the  result  that  he  was  becalmed  for  eighty 
days,  under  the  most  trying  conditions.  They  were  becom- 
ing short  of  provisions  and  of  water,  to  say  nothing  of  the 
harassing  delay.  Favorable  winds  at  last  took  them  out  on 
the  open  sea,  and  they  sailed  up  the  west  coast  of  South 
America.  One  day  the  captain  dropped  dead  on  deck ;  it 
was  thought  his  death  was  caused  solely  by  grief  and  anxiety. 
The  sailors  rowed  ashore  and  buried  him  on  the  nearest 
land,  an  island  near  San  Luis  Obispo,  about  a  hundred  miles 
below  San  Francisco,  on  the  coast  of  California.  The  son 
Augustus  then  took  command  of  the  ship,  and  brought  her 
into  Sacramento  Bay.  Shortly  after  reaching  port  the  cholera 
broke  out ;  the  sailors  deserted  the  ship,  and  "  robbed  them 
of  everything  they  could  lay  hands  on."  Augustus  com- 
menced a  letter  to  his  aunt,  Susan  Dunham,  saying,  "  Al- 
ready the  ravages  of  this  dread  disease  are  upon  us."  The 
unfinished  letter  finally  reached  her  and  was  kept  for  years. 
After  Augustus  and  Enos,  William,  one  of  the  twins,  aged 
about  eleven,  was  the  next  to  succumb.  The  mother  died  of 
a  broken  heart.  Captain  Talbot,  of  Freeport,  happened  to 
sail  into  the  harbor ;  he  went  on  board  and  found  Henry 
Pratt,  the  other  twin,  the  only  survivor  on  board.  He  buried 
William  and  the  mother,  and  took  Henry  with  him,  with 
such  effects  as  he  thought  prudent.  Captain  Talbot's  voyage 
was  long,  and  it  was  a  year  or  two  before  Henry  reached 
home.  What  became  of  the  Abby  Baker  is  not  known  ;  she 
probably  was  taken  for  salvage.  If  a  bark  of  only  259  tons 
should  undertake  such  a  voyage  to-day,  it  would  be  thought 
suicidal. 


8 1 6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Issue:  I.  Augustus',  b.  in  Yarmouth,  was  a  talented 
young  man  and  something  of  a  poet ;  he  entered 
Bowdoin  College,  expecting  to  graduate.  He  d. 
in  Sacramento  Bay,  California. 

II.  Enos^  b.  in  Yarmouth  ;  d.  in  Sacramento  Bay,  soon 
after  Augustus. 

III.  Edward  CS  b.  in  Yarmouth  ;  was  left  at  home  when 

his  parents  sailed  for  California.  His  mother  is  re- 
membered as  "  a  beautiful  woman,  with  black  eyes 
and  black  curly  hair,  and  Edward  looked  like  her." 
At  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War,  he  enlisted  in 
the  navy  ;  after  his  service  expired,  it  was  necessary 
to  confine  him  in  the  Insane  Asylum  at  Augusta, 
Maine.  In  1879,  he  escaped,  and  is  supposed  to 
have  drowned  himself. 

IV.  Franklin  *  (twin),  b.  in  Yarmouth.    He  was  adopted 

by  a  family  of  the  name  of  Thomas,  who  lived  in 
the  next  house  to  his  Yarmouth  home.    They  gave 
him  their  name,  and  he  was  known  as  Franklin 
Pratt  Thomas.   In  1876,  he  was  a  resident  of  Reno, 
Nevada;  the  following  year  he  was  heard  from  at 
Benton,  California  ;  later,  he  was  at  Oakland,  that 
state  ;  he  is  supposed  to  have  died. 
V.  A  son  (twin  to  Franklin),  died  in  infancy. 
VI.  Jane  A.^,  b.  in  Yarmouth ;  mar.,  first,  Waitstill  Cur- 
tis, better  known  as  "Waite."    Her  second  hus- 
band was  Frank  Yeaton.    For  many  years  she  re- 
sided in  Portland  and  Belfast,  Maine,  but  is  not 
living. 
Issue  by  first  husband  :  i.  Henry  Curtis.    2.  Jenny 

Curtis. 
Issue  by  second  husband :  3,  4.  Twins,  one  of  whom, 
Inez  Yeaton,  is  living. 
VII.  William*  (twin),  b.  1838,  in  Yarmouth  ;  d.  in  Sacra- 
mento Bay,  aged  eleven  years. 
VIII.  Henry*  (twin),  b.  1838,  in  Yarmouth,  was  the  only 
survivor  of  the  voyage.    He  enlisted  in  the  navy, 
during  the  Civil  War.    When  last  heard  from,  he 
was  unmarried. 


The  Pratt  Family  8 1 7 


2.  Mary'',  daughter  to  David®,  b.  March  4,  1804,  in  Free- 
port,  was  mar.  in  1826,  at  Yarmouth,  to  Isaac  Allen, 
Jr.,  son  to  Isaac  and  Elizabeth  (Alexander)  Allen,  of 
Freeport.   The  first  wife  of  Isaac  Allen,  Jr.,  was  Susan 
Dunham,  sister  to  George  Dunham  who  married  Su- 
san'' Pratt. 
Isaac  Allen,  Jr.,  b.  Oct.  3,  1798,  in  Harpswell,  Maine,  was 
a  shipjoiner,  and  worked  more  or  less  at  his  trade  until  very 
aged.    About   1848,  he  bought  a  farm  in   Freeport,  three 
miles  north  of  Freeport  Corner  towards  Brunswick.    Here 
he  remained  until  his  death,  on  June  20,  1888,  at  the  age  of 
ninety  years,  having  survived  his  wife,  Mary,  nearly  twenty 
years.    She  d.  Dec.  6,  1869,  ^^  Freeport,  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
five.   They  both  attended  the  Free  Baptist  Church  of  Free- 
port. 

Issue  by  first  wife :   I.  Robert  Allen,  who  d.  aged  six 

years- 
Issue  by  second  wife  :  II.  Isaac  Henry  Allen,  b.  1827, 
in  Freeport;  d.   1848,  in  Freeport,  aged  twenty-one 
years. 

III.  Susan  Maria  Allen,  b.  1829,  in  Freeport. 

IV.  Mary  Elizabeth  Allen,  b.  Nov.  6,  183 1,  in  Freeport; 

mar.  Jan.  6,  1854,  to  Albert  A.  Byram  (or  Byron), 

b.  Jan.  22,  1829,  in  Freeport. 
Issue :    I.   Helen  Byram  ;  mar.  to  Walter  Milliken 
Rogers ;  resides  in  Chelsea,  Mass.    Issue :  I.  Wal- 
ter Byron  Rogers.     II.  John  Albert  Rogers. 

2.  Frank  Melville  Byram,  unmar.,  resides  in  Califor- 

nia. 

3.  Angenette  Byram ;  mar.  to  John  Strahan ;  resides 

in  Chelsea,  Mass.     Issue  :  I.  Jean  Gordon  Stra- 
han.    II.  Byron  Bradstreet  Strahan. 

4.  Mary  Elizabeth  Byram ;  d.  aged  two  years. 

5.  Lavinia  Gertrude  Byram,  resides  in  Chelsea. 

6.  Ethel  Marie  Byram,  resides  in  Chelsea. 

V.  Sarah  Jane  Allen,  b.  1833  ;  d.  1847,  ^^^^  fourteen 

years. 
VI.  Enos  Pratt  Allen,  b.   1836 ;  mar.   1864,  Mary  Jane 
Carver,  daughter  to  Blaney  and  Sally  Carver,  and 


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twin  sister  to  Sarah  Ann  Carver,  wife  of  Thomas^ 
Pratt. 
VII.  Juliette  Allen,  b.  1839 ;  mar.  1865,  Harlan  Knight. 
VIII.  Albion  Seabury  Allen,  b.  1842  ;  mar.  1866,  Arabella 
Curtis,  daughter  to  Joseph  and  Susanna  Curtis. 
IX.  Angenette   Allen,   b.    1845  ;    mar.,   first,   to   James 
Greene,  who  d.  1870;  mar.,  second,  to  Isaac  By- 
ram,  in   1879,  son  to  Rufus  and  Margaret  (Dun- 
ham) Byram. 
X.  Fanny  Allen,  b.  1849 ;  d.  1864,  in  Freeport,  aged 
fifteen  years. 
3.  Dorcas'',  daughter  to  David ^  b.  Dec.  7,  1808,  in  Free- 
port;  mar.  June  3,  1826,  in  North  Yarmouth,  to  Al- 
bion Seabury,  b.  Oct.  27,  1806,  in  North  Yarmouth, 
son  to  John  and  Lucy  (Grant)  Seabury. 
Albion  Seabury  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  shipbuild- 
ers of  his  native  town  ;  his  shipyard  was  on  the  northeast 
side  of  Royal  River,  at  East  Yarmouth.   The  first  vessel  that 
he  launched  probably  was  the  \>x\g  Harry,  in  1831.    Other 
vessels  of  his  construction  were  the  schooners  Union,  Ex- 
change, Albion,  Hope,  Kate  Aubrey,  brigs  Helen,  Maria,  Star, 
Sophia,   Persia,   Russia,  America,    Union,  Ann  M.  Knight, 
sloop  Gull,  and  the  ship  Hudson.    From  1842  to  1847,  ^^ 
was  associated  v/ith  George  Dunham,  as  "  Seabury  and  Dun- 
ham," and  from  1849  to  1879,  with  Joseph  Seabury,  as  "J. 
and  A.  Seabury."* 

The  house  built  and  occupied  by  Albion  Seabury,  oppo- 
site that  of  his  father-in-law,  David  Pratt,  is  a  large  and 
beautifully  constructed  building,  which  is  now  (1906)  the 
home  of  his  youngest  daughter,  Mrs.  Dresser.  Mr.  Seabury 
and  his  wife,  Dorcas,  for  many  years  were  members  of  the 
old  First  Congregational  Church  of  Yarmouth  ;  on  March 
30,  1859,  they  were  dismissed  to  the  Central  Congregational 
Church. t  He  d.  in  Dec,  1881,  in  Auburn,  Maine;  his 
widow,  Dorcas,  d.  Oct.  13,  1897,  in  Yarmouth,  aged  ninety 
years. 

*  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth:  744-746,  832. 

\  Second  Manual  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Yarmouth,  187S  :  14. 


The  Pratt  Family  819 

Issue:  I.  Mary  Eliza  Seabury,  b.  Oct.  23,  1828;  bap. 
Nov.  4,  1832,  in  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth ; 
mar.  Sept.  16,  1847,  in  Yarmouth,  to  Enoch  Chandler 
Farrington,  b.  Dec.  14,  1815,  in  Fryeburg,  Maine,  son 
to  John  and  Nancy  (Royce)  Farrington.  He  was  a 
teacher  of  music,  and  resided  in  Auburn,  Maine, 
where  he  d.  Dec.  13,  1870.  His  widow,  Mary  Eliza, 
d.  there,  June  6,  1900. 

Issue:  I.  Jenny  Lind  Farrington,  b.  Nov.  18,  1850, 
in  Auburn  ;  mar.  Feb.  26,  1877,  in  Dansville,  Nova 
Scotia,  to  Jacob  Jackson  Abbott,  b.  May,  1850,  in 
Uxbridge,  Mass.,  son  to  Jacob  Jackson  and  Mar- 
garet Fletcher  (Whitin)  Abbott.  They  reside  in 
Denver,  Colorado. 

Issue :  I.  Margaret  Farrington  Abbott,  b.  Aug.  6, 
1878,  in  Lake  City,  Colorado;  mar.  April  21, 
1904,  in  Auburn,  Maine,  to  George  W.  Blan- 
chard. 
II.  James  Dudley  Abbott,  b.  July  3,  1880,  in  Lake 
City,  mar.  June  14,  1906,  Mary  MacLean. 

III.  Edward  Farrington  Abbott,  b.  April  3,  1882,  in 

Lake  City;  mar.  June  7,    1906,   in  Auburn, 
Maine,  Mary  Hale  Dana. 

IV.  Jacob  Jackson  Abbott,  b.  July  9,  1883,  in  Lake 

City. 
V.  Catherine  Whitin  Abbott,  b.  Nov.  3,  1887,  in 
Lake  City. 
VI.  Charles  Cushman  Abbott,  b.  Sept.  22,  1889,  i'^ 
Lake  City. 
VII.  Dorothy  Abbott,  b.  May  4,  1894,  in  Lake  City. 
2.  Lena  Annetta  Farrington,  b.  April  11,    1856,  in 
Auburn,  Maine;  mar.  June  21,  1878,  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  to  Charles  Livingston  Cushman,  b.  May 
13,  1856,  at  Minot,  Maine,  son  to  Ara  and  Julia 
Woodman  (Morse)  Cushman.    Charles  L.  Cush- 
man is  a  shoe  manufacturer  of  Auburn,  Maine. 
No  issue. 
II.  George  Albion  Seabury,  b.  Jan.  8,  1831  ;  baptized 
Nov.  4,  1832,  with  his  elder  sister ;  mar.  April, 


8  2 o  Genea logy  of  Edwa rd  Small 

1854,  Charlotte  Fitch.  He  was  a  farmer  of  Yar- 
mouth, but  removed  some  years  ago  to  Oregon. 
Issue:  I.  Charlotte  A.  Fitch  Seabury. 
III.  Lucy  Grant  Seabury,  b.  Nov.  24,  1833,  in  North 
Yarmouth  ;  mar.  Jan.  i,  1850,  to  Francis  Wood- 
bury Seabury,  b.  May  6,  1820,  in  North  Yarmouth, 
son  to  David  and  Mary  (Low)  Seabury,  a  ship- 
master of  North  Yarmouth.  Francis  W.  Seabury 
was  a  ship-joiner  in  Yarmouth ;  later,  he  removed 
to  California,  where  he  was  known  as  a  merchant 
and  a  builder.  He  d.  May,  1893,  in  Mancos,  Colo- 
rado; his  widow  resides  at  Los  Angeles,  Cali- 
fornia. 
Issue:  I.  Sarah  Grant  Seabury,  b.  Aug,  16,  1856  ;  d. 
May  16,  1859,  i"  Yarmouth,  Maine. 

2.  Frank  Edwin  Seabury,  b.  Aug.  17,  1858,  in  Yar- 

mouth ;  mar.  Sept.  7,  1885,  in  Boston,  Eliza  J. 
McWhirk.  At  about  sixteen  years  of  age,  Frank 
E.  Seabury  entered  the  printing-office  of  his 
uncle,  Julius  A.  Dresser.  Two  years  later,  he 
became  connected  with  a  wholesale  boot  and 
shoe  house  in  Boston.  For  several  years  he  was 
with  his  cousin,  W,  G.  Seabury,  in  Kansas. 
About  1884,  he  returned  to  Boston,  which  since 
has  been  his  home.  For  six  years  he  has  been 
connected  with  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  of 
New  York.    No  issue. 

3.  Arthur  Woodbury  Seabury,  b.   Oct.   21,   1864,  in 

Yarmouth,  Maine;  mar.  March  i,  1896,  in  Du- 
rango,  Colorado,  Hattie  Ellen  Scott.    He  is  a 
physician,    and    resides    at    Lamar,   Colorado. 
Issue  :  I.  Doris  Gertrude  Seabury,  b.  July  20, 
1899,  in  Buena  Vista,  Colorado  ;  d.  June  8, 1900, 
at  Lamar. 
IV.  Abby  Frances  Seabury,  b.  Sept.  15,  1842,  in  Yar- 
mouth;   mar.  May    16,  i860,    in    Yarmouth,   to 
Ambrose    Samuel    Dyer,    b.    1833,   in    Brewer, 

Maine,  son  to  Jesse  and  Rachel  ( )  Dyer. 

Ambrose  Samuel  Dyer  enlisted,  at  the  beginning  of  the 


The  Pratt  Family  821 

Civil  War,  as  2d  Lieutenant  of  Co.  H,  5th  Maine  Regiment. 
This  company  consisted  largely  of  men  from  Yarmouth, 
Freeport,  and  the  surrounding  towns.  Dyer  soon  was  pro- 
moted to  ist  Lieutenant ;  in  that  capacity  he  served  during 
the  company's  encampment  at  Portland,  Maine.  He  was 
taken  ill  almost  immediately  after  their  arrival  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  and  was  sent  home  to  Yarmouth,  where  he  d. 
Sept.  I,  1861. 

His  widow  returned  home  to  her  father  with  her  infant 
son,  not  yet  three  months  old.    She  had  a  thorough  musical 
education  and  soon  began  teaching,  which  she  has  followed 
as  a  profession  all  her  life.    In  June,  1906,  she  gave  up  a 
large  class  at  Los  Angeles,  California,  and  returned  east  to 
make  her  home  with  her  son  at  Lansdowne,  Pennsylvania. 
Issue:  I.  Samuel   Haley  Dyer,  b.   July   2,   1861,  in 
Yarmouth,  Maine;  mar.   Oct.   2,    1885,  in  Auburn, 
Maine,  Elizabeth  Frances  Hall,  b.  Oct.  2,  1864,  in 
Dixfield,  Maine.    He   is   a  lumber  manufacturer; 
resides  at  Lansdowne,  Pennsylvania. 
Issue:  I.  Ralph  Seabury  Dyer,  b.  Feb.  8,  1886,  in 
Portland,  Maine  ;  d.  May  11,  1886,  aged  three 
months. 
11.  Lena  Cushman  Dyer,  b.  Aug.  28,  1888,  in  Port- 
land, Maine. 
IIL  Jessica  May  Dyer,  b.  Feb.  6,  1890,  in  Portland, 

Maine. 
IV.  Dorrance  Seabury  Dyer,  b.   Sept.   9,    1894,  in 
Portland,  Maine. 
V.  Elizabeth  Jane  Dyer,  b.  Nov.  19,  1897,  in  Port- 
land, Maine. 
VI.  Samuel  Dyer,  b.  June  20,  1904,  in  Lansdowne, 
Pa.;  d.  Aug.  17,  1904,  aged  two  months,  in 
Ocean  City,  N.  J. 
V.  Annetta  Seabury,   b.  May  6,   1844,  in   Yarmouth; 
mar.  Sept.  2,  1863,  in  Yarmouth,   to  Julius    Al- 
phonso  Dresser,   b.   Feb.  12,   1838,  in  Portland, 
Maine,  son  to  Asa  and  Nancy  (Smart)  Dresser,  of 
Portland. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dresser,  for  many  years,  were  engaged  in 


822  Genea logy  of  Edward  Small 


the  work  of  spiritual  healing,  in  Boston.  Even  a  brief  expo- 
sition of  their  philosophy  of  life  is  impossible  here,  but  it 
is  embodied  in  "The  Power  of  Silence,"  written  by  their 
eldest  son,  Horatio  W.  Dresser ;  and  a  brief  account  of  their 
work  may  be  found  in  another  of  his  publications,  "  Health 
and  the  Inner  Life,"  page  121.  Mr.  Julius  A.  Dresser  d. 
May  10,  1893,  in  Boston,  Mass.  His  widow  resides  in  the 
homestead  of  her  father,  at  Yarmouth. 

Issue:  I.  Horatio  Willis  Dresser,  b.  Jan.  15,  1866, 

in    Yarmouth,  Maine;   mar.   March    17,    1898,    in 

Boston,  Mass.,  Alice  Mae  Reed,  daughter  to  Elliott 

Gregory  and  Betsey  H.  Reed. 
Mr.  Dresser  was  educated  in  Harvard  University ;  A.  B., 
1895,  A.  M.,  1904.  Since  1903,  he  has  been  Assistant  in 
Philosophy  in  the  University,  and  resides  at  Cambridge. 
He  is,  however,  chiefly  a  writer ;  his  publications,  previous 
to  1907,  embrace :  "  The  Power  of  Silence,"  a  study  of  the 
values  and  ideals  of  the  inner  life,  "  Living  by  the  Spirit," 
"A  Book  of  Secrets,"  "Methods  and  Problems  of  Spiritual 
Healing,"  "  In  Search  of  a  Soul,"  "Voices  of  Hope,"  "  The 
Christ  Ideal,"  "  The  Perfect  Whole,"  "  Voices  of  Freedom," 
"  The  Heart  of  It,"  "  Education  and  the  Philosophical  Ideal," 
"  Health  and  the  Inner  Life,"  and  "  Man  and  the  Divine 
Order." 

Issue :  I.  Dorothea  Dresser,  b.  Dec.  18,  1901.  II. 
Malcolm  Dresser,  b.  Oct.  14,  1905,  in  Cam- 
bridge. 

2.  Ralph  Howard  Dresser,  b.  April  21,  1872,  in  Bos- 

ton ;  d.  young. 

3.  Jean   Paul  Dresser,  b.  July  7,    1877,   in   Boston; 

mar.  Aug.  2,  1906,  to  Faith  Leafe  Storer. 

4.  Philip  Seabury  Dresser,  b.  Sept.  1 1, 1885,  in  Boston. 

4.  Joseph'',  son  to  David ^  b.  181  o,  in  Freeport ;  d.  there, 

aged  one  and  a  half  years. 

5.  Enos',  son  to  David",  b.   1812,  in  Freeport;  was  lost 

at  sea,  aged  about  twenty-one  years. 

6.  Susan'',  daughter  to  David®,  b.  Jan.  30,  18 15,  in  Free- 

port  ;  mar.  Sept.  30,  1832,  in   North  Yarmouth,  to 
George    Dunham,    b.   July  30,   181 1,  in  Brunswick, 


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Maine,  son  to  Caleb  and  Margaret  (Morse)  Dunham, 
of  Brunswick. 

George  Dunham  was  a  large  shipbuilder,  as  well  as  a  ship- 
owner, in  Yarmouth.  He  was  associated  with  Albion  Sea- 
bury,  under  the  firm  name  of  Seabury  and  Dunham,  from 
1842  to  1847.  During  that  time  they  built  the  barks  Henry 
Kelsey,  200  (tons),  Archimedes^  291,  jf.  W.  Blodgett,  250, 
Polka,  165,  Ellen,  200,  schooners  Westogustogo,  105,  Petrel, 
130,  sloop  Empress,  35,  brig  Vancouver,  180,  and  ships  Helen 
Augusta,  450,  Blanchard,  598.  They  also  had  a  large  sail- 
making  loft  in  a  storehouse  on  Union  Wharf.*  Mr.  Dunham, 
in  1848,  formed  a  partnership  with  Matthias  Allen ;  during 
that  year  they  constructed  and  launched  the  bark  Sunny- 
Eye,  252  tons,  and  the  brig  Harriet,  173.  The  following 
year,  1849,  ^''-  Dunham  removed  to  Winterport,  then  called 
Frankfort,  on  the  Penobscot  River,  where  he  built  large 
ships,  chiefly  by  contract.  One  of  his  large  ships,  a  clipper 
called  the  Nonpareil,  is  said  to  have  crossed  the  Atlantic  in 
nine  days,  and  "broken  the  record." 

In  1856  and  1857,  during  a  season  of  great  business  de- 
pression, Mr.  Dunham  built  two  large  ships  with  his  own 
capital.  He  held  them  for  a  time,  but  finally  was  obliged  to 
sell  them  at  a  loss  ;  this  caused  his  failure.  He  gave  his 
comfortable  home  and  everything  to  his  creditors,  and  re- 
moved to  a  farm  in  Strong.  But  "  Sandy  River  was  not 
navigable,"  and  farm  life  was  not  congenial ;  a  few  years 
later,  he  removed  to  Bangor,  and  resumed  shipbuilding, 
which  he  continued  until  his  death.  He  is  described  as 
"  genial,  generous,  and  hospitable."  His  wife  "  was  essen- 
tially a  home-maker,  devoted  to  her  family,  fond  of  reading^ 
and  particularly  gifted  in  the  use  of  her  needle."  They  both 
were  members  of  the  Congregational  Church. 

George  Dunham  d.  July  18,  1867,  in  Bangor,  Maine  ;  his 
widow,  Susan,  d.  May  10,  1893,  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  aged 
seventy-eight  years. 

Issue  :  I.  Ellen  Melinda  Dunham,  b.  June  26,  1833,  in 
North  Yarmouth;    mar.,  first,  Jan.  17,   1850,  in 

*  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  744-745,  359. 


824  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Winterport,  to  Eliphalet  Greeley,  who  d.  Dec. 
9,  1864,  in  Bangor.  She  was  mar.,  second,  Dec. 
13,  1870,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  to  Daniel  Copeland,  b. 
Sept.  6,  1806,  in  Boston  ;  he  d.  about  1895.  Mrs. 
Copeland  resides  (1906)  in  Maiden,  Mass.  Issue 
by  first  husband:  i.  George  Dunham  Greeley, 
b.  Feb.  5,  1853,  in  Winterport,  Maine  j  mar.  Oct. 
28,  1881,  in  Boston,  Jenny  Loring,  adopted  daugh- 
ter to  Ansil  and  Lucy  Loring.    No  issue. 

II.  Arabella  Dunham,  known  as  Belle,  b.  Dec.  2,  1836, 

in  North  Yarmouth  ;  mar.  Sept.  17,  1856,  in  Win- 
terport, to  Captain  Benjamin  Thompson,  b.  Sept. 
ID,  1834,  in  Winterport.    Captain  Thompson  fol- 
lowed the  sea,  and  his  wife  sailed  with  him  on 
long  voyages  to  all  parts  of  the  globe.    He  d. 
Oct.  31,    1904,   in   Winterport.    His  widow  now 
(1906)  resides  in  Maiden,  Mass. 
Issue:   I.  Louise   Thompson,   b.    Feb.   19,   1858,  in 
Winterport ;  mar.  in  May,  1879,  in   Bangor,  to 
Frank  Williams,    of   Bangor.    Issue :    I.  Hilda 
Frances  Williams,  b.  Jan.   13,  1888,  in  Newton, 
Mass. 
2.  William  Thompson,  b.  Feb.  28,  1875,  in  Maiden, 
Mass. ;  mar.    in   Oct.,    1902,   in    Boston,    Mary 
Arey,  of  Winterport.    No  issue. 

III.  Abby  Estelle  Dunham,  b.  May  28,  1845,  in  North 

Yarmouth ;  mar.,  first.  May,  1866,  in  Bangor,  to 
Joseph  White.    After  his  death,  she  mar.,  second, 
George  A.  Nourse,  of  Oakland,  California. 
Issue  by  first  husband:  i.  Marion  White,  b.  Dec.  9, 
1869,  in  Bangor;  mar.  Nov.,  1889,  in  Fresno,  Cali- 
fornia, to  Charles  W.  Miller,  of  Fresno.    Issue  :  I. 
Helen  Dunham  Miller,    II.  Alice    Earley  Miller. 
III.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Miller.   IV.  Marian  Miller. 

IV.  Mary  Alice  Dunham,  b.   July  4,   1859,  in  Strong, 

Maine ;  mar.  June  14,  1877,  in  Yarmouth,  to 
George  G.  Vianello,  of  Yarmouth.  He  d.  July 
17,  1884;  his  widow  resides  (1906)  in  Maiden, 
Mass. 


The  Pratt  Family  825 

Issue  :   I.  George  Leslie  Vianello,  b.  April  11,  1880, 
in  Lewiston,  Maine;  mar.  Jan,  21,  1905,  in  Bos- 
ton,  Reba  Squiers,  of  Boston.    Issue :  I.  Alice 
Jeanette  Vianello,  b.  Oct.    17,    1906,  in   North 
Adams,  Mass. 
2.  Ralph  Dunham  Vianello,  b.  Nov.  15,  1882,  in  Yar- 
mouth, Maine  ;  resides  in  Maiden. 
7.  Eliza^  daughter  to  David',  b.  May  17,  1818,  in  Free- 
port  ;  was  mar.,  about  1839,  ^o  Captain  Hiram  Chesley 
Hatch,  a  seafaring  man.     He  was  b.  18 12,  in  Minot, 
Maine,  son  to  Chesley  and  Betsey  (Perkins)  Hatch, 
of  Minot. 
Chesley  Hatch  was  a  blacksmith,  who  had  removed  to 
Minot  from  North  Yarmouth.    His  father,  Hiram  Hatch,  of 
North  Yarmouth,  appears  to  have  been  the  first  manufac- 
turer of  wagons  and  carriages  in  that  section  ;  the  iron-work 
he  used  came  from  the  blacksmith  shop  of  his  son  Chesley. 
It  also  is  recorded  that  Hiram  Hatch  made  the  first  "bel- 
lows-topped chaise,"  and  wore  the  first  "  long  trowsers,"  in 
town.    His  wife  was  a  Brown,  whose  "  father  lived  to  be  over 
ninety  years  old."     This   Hatch  family  doubtless   was  de- 
scended from  Barnabas  Hatch,  cooper,  sometime  of  Tolland, 
Conn.,  of  Duxbury,  1727,  and  of  North  Yarmouth,  1729.* 

Hiram  Hatch  lived  in  what  was  called  "  No.  9,"  opposite 
the  schoolhouse.  For  a  time,  after  his  marriage,  the  family 
of  Captain  Hatch  lived  in  his  grandfather's  house.  Early 
in  the  "  gold  fever"  of  1849,  the  captain  went  to  California, 
where  he  remained.  After  the  marriage  of  her  eldest  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Hatch  joined  her  husband  in  the  fall  of  1856,  tak- 
ing with  her  the  two  younger  daughters,  Harriet  and  Mary. 
But  the  climate  did  not  agree  with  her,  she  had  constant 
trouble  with  her  throat  while  she  was  there  ;  in  about  a  year 
she  returned  to  Portland.  In  186 r,  she  moved  to  Falmouth, 
where  she  lived,  with  all  her  children,  in  the  old  Buckman 
Tavern  ;  later,  her  sisters  induced  her  to  return  to  Yarmouth, 
and  she  was  living  there  when  her  husband  died,  in  1863. 
Captain  Hatch  was  very  successful  in  his  business  enter- 

*  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth:  609,  276,  282,  684,  682,  1198. 


826  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

prises  on  the  Pacific  coast ;  he  was  interested  in  mills,  and 
had  established  a  line  of  vessels  that  were  plying  between 
Humboldt  Bay  and  San  Francisco,  with  passengers  and  mer- 
chandise. Between  those  two  points  there  was  a  dangerous 
shoal,  called  "The  Bar,"  upon  which  he  was  wrecked  on 
Feb.  22,  1863.  His  vessel  was  lost,  with  all  on  board,  but 
his  body  was  found  and  buried  on  the  shore.  As  soon  as 
Mrs.  Hatch  received  the  letter  informing  her  of  her  hus- 
band's death,  she  went  to  San  Francisco,  leaving  home 
on  April  11.  When  she  reached  there,  the  people  were  very 
kind  and  sympathetic,  for  her  husband  was  well  known  as  a 
careful  and  skilful  navigator;  but  the  main  object  of  her 
long  journey  was  not  realized.  Captain  Hatch's  partner,  one 
McLean,  was  lost  with  him,  as  well  as  valuable  papers ;  and 
she  was  told  that  there  was  no  estate  to  settle.  On  reach- 
ing home,  July  8,  1863,  she  removed  to  Portland,  where  she 
lived  until  her  death,  Dec.  26,  1883,  at  the  age  of  sixty-five 
years. 

Issue:  I,  Almira  Adelaide  Hatch,  b.  Aug.  6,  1840,  in 
Yarmouth  ;  mar.  April  15,  1856,  in  Portland,  to  Wil- 
liam J.  McDonald,  who  d.  July  5,  1890,  in  Westbrook, 
a  suburb  of  Portland.  She  d.  March  23,  1886,  aged 
forty-five  years. 

Issue:  I.  William  Herbert  McDonald,  b.  May  11, 
1857,  in  Portland;  mar.  June  23,  1890,  in  Ran- 
dolph, Maine,  Caroline  L.  Yeaton,  of  Randolph. 
He  is  night  editor  of  the  "Portland  (Maine) 
Argus." 

2.  John  Percy  McDonald,  b.  April  6,  1859,  in  Port- 

land ;  mar.  Oct.  24,  188 1,  in  Augusta,  Maine, 
Cordelia  Littlejohn. 

3.  Hattie  May  McDonald,  b.  Sept.  13,  1861,  in  Fal- 

mouth, Maine;  was  mar.  Sept.  12,  1888,  in  the 
Church  of  the  Messiah,  Portland,  to  Charles  F. 
Hamblen,  of  Boston,  formerly  of  Portland.  She 
d.  Jan.  28,  1890,  in  Boston,  aged  twenty-eight 
years. 

4.  Irving  Parker  McDonald,   b.    Dec.    16,   1865,  in 

Portland. 


The  Pratt  Family  827 


5.  Frank  Clifford  McDonald,  b.  July  4,  1869,  in  Port- 

land;  mar.  Sept.  30,   1891,  in  Maiden,   Mass., 
Sarah  S.  Keeler. 

6.  Harry  Wadsworth  McDonald,  b.  Aug.  15,  1876,  in 

Portland. 

7.  Bertie  McDonald  (son),  b.  April  9,  1880,  in  Port- 

land, 
II.  Lizzie  Hatch,  b.  1842,  in  Yarmouth ;  d.  aged  about 
six  months. 

III.  A  son,  b.  1845,  in  Yarmouth;  d.  one  day  old. 

IV.  Harriet  Elizabeth  Hatch,  b.  Sept.  14,  1847,  in  Yar- 

mouth, resides  (1906)  in  Portland,   Maine.    She 
distinctly  remembers  the  journey  she  made,  with 
her  mother  and  sister  Mary,  to  California,  when 
she  was  nine  years  of  age ;  also  the  fearful  earth- 
quake that  occurred  while  they  were  there.   At 
several  different  periods  she  lived  with  her  aunt, 
Mrs.   Henry  Dyer,*   in    Portland,   and  her  aunt 
wished  to  adopt  her,  as  she  had  no  daughter,  but 
her  mother  would  not  give  her  consent. 
V.  Mary  Etta  Hatch,  b.  Sept.  15,  1849,  ^^  Yarmouth. 
VI.  David  Chesley  Hatch,  b.  June  15,   1858,  in  Port- 
land ;  d.  May  6,  1879,  of  consumption,  in  Portland. 
He  was  a  printer  in  the  office  of  the  "  Portland 
Argus." 
8.  Sarah  Jane'',   daughter  to  David',   b.  June  6,  1821; 
bap.  Aug.  2,   1829,  in  the  First  Church   of   North 
Yarmouth ;  mar.  about  1839,  in  Yarmouth,  to  Ebene- 
zer  Davis  Lane,  a  shipmaster  of  Yarmouth.    Captain 

*  Issue  of  Chesley  and  Betsey  Perkins  Hatch,  of  Minot,  Maine  :  — 
I.  Leonard  Hatch. 
II.  Louisiana  Hatch. 
III.  Betsey  Hatch  ;  mar.  to  Henry  Dyer,  a  boat-builder  of  Portland,  Maine  ; 
d.  May  23,  1893,  in  Portland.   Henry  Dyer  d.  Jan.  5,  1896,  in  Port- 
land.  Issue:    I.  Joseph  Dyer. 
rV.  Lydia  Jane  Hatch. 
V.  Harrison  Hatch. 
VI.  Levi  Hatch. 
VII.  Hiram  Chesley  Hatch,  b.  1812,  in  Minot;  mar.  Eliza^  Pratt. 


828  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Lane  was  b.  Feb,  2,  1805,  in  Gray,  Maine;  d.  April 
29,  1880,  in  Yarmouth.   "  Mrs.  Sarah  J.  (Pratt)  Lane  " 
was  received,  July  5,  1840,  into  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church,  of  Yarmouth  ;  she  d.  Oct.  13,  1862.* 
Issue:  I.  Leila  lanthe  Lane,  b.  Nov.  3,  1842,  in  North 
Yarmouth ;   mar.  Sept.   8,   1865,  in  that  town,  to 
Captain  John  H.  Humphrey,  a  shipmaster.    She  d. 
May  3,  1900,  in  Yarmouth. 
Captain  Humphrey,  who  retired  from  a  seafaring  life  some 
years  ago,  resides  in  Yarmouth  beside  the  Merrill  Memorial 
Library.    As  chairman  of   the  Board  of  Selectmen  of  the 
town    of  Yarmouth,  Captain    Humphrey  accepted   for   the 
town,  on  Sept.  15,  1904,  the  gift  of  that  library  and  the  land 
upon  which  it  stands.    He  also  was  chosen,  in  1904,  one  of 
the  eight  persons  composing  the  first  Board  of  Trustees  of 
that  library.f 

Issue:  I.  Elizabeth  J.  Humphrey,  b.  April  18,  1867, 
in  Yarmouth;  mar.  May  10,  1892,  to  Dr.  A.  R. 
Smith. 

2.  Edith  Gertrude  Humphrey,  b.  Aug.   12,  1868,  in 

Yarmouth;  mar.  June  17,  1896,  to  John  C.  Bur- 
rowes ;  they  reside  in  North  Carolina. 

3.  John  E.  L.  Humphrey,  b.  Aug.  28,  1873,  in  Yar- 

mouth ;  resides,  unmarried,  in  Reno,  Nevada. 

4.  Leila  May  Humphrey,  b.  Aug.  18,  1877,  in  Yar- 

mouth. 

5.  Wilder  C.  Humphrey,  b.  Dec.   10,  1880,  in  Yar- 

mouth; mar.  Aug.   i,   1906,  Lucy  Crockett,  of 
Rockland,  Maine. 

6.  George   Howard  Humphrey,  b.  Feb.   10,  1882,  in 

Yarmouth. 
II.  Samuel  Bucknam  Lane,  b.  May  2,  1844,  in  Yar- 
mouth ;  was  lost  at  sea  in  1862. 
III.  Alfred  E.  Lane,  b.  June  6,  1846,  in  Yarmouth;  d. 
1865,  at  Key  West,  Florida. 

*  Second  Manual  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Yarmouth,  Maine, 
1878:  15. 

t  Vide  page  412. 


The  Pratt  Family  829 

IV.  Sarah  Helena  Lane,  b.  May  10,  1848,  in  Yarmouth  ; 
mar.  June  15,    1869,  in  Yarmouth,  to  Benjamin 
Franklin  Whitcomb,  b.  May  8,  1846,  in  Sweden, 
Maine,  son  to  Benjamin   Franklin    and   Harriet 
Pike  (Whitehouse)  Whitcomb.    Mr.   B.  F.  Whit- 
comb, Jr.,  who  was  a  paper  manufacturer,  d.  Nov. 
25,  1876,  at  Turner's  Falls,  Mass.  3  his  widow  re- 
sides at  Exeter,  N.  H. 
Issue :  I.  Gertrude  Florence   Whitcomb,   b.  Jan.  8, 
187 1,  in  Laurel,  Indiana;  mar.  Sept.  2,  1896,10 
Frank   Melbourn   Bucknam ;   resides  in   Skow- 
hegan,  Maine.    Issue  :  I.  Alvan  William  Buck- 
nam, b.  Jan.  6,  1899. 
2.  Inez  Maud  Whitcomb,  b.  Nov.  2,  1873,  in  Hard- 
wick,  Mass.;  mar.  April  2,  1902,  to  Dr.  William 
Beaman   Kenniston  ;  resides  in  Exeter,  N.  H. 
Issue  :  I.  Faith  Elizabeth  Kenniston,  b.  July  5, 
1905. 

V.  Mary  Gertrude  Lane,  b.  Nov.  30,   1851,  in   North 

Yarmouth  ;  mar.  Dec.  24,  1873,  to  Irving  F.  True, 
a  banker.  Their  home,  for  a  number  of  years,  has 
been  the  mansion  in  Yarmouth,  on  the  road  to 
Portland,  built  about  1810  by  Captain  Seth* 
Mitchell.* 
Issue  :  I.  Levi  True ;  d.  in  infancy. 

2.  Herbert  True  ;  d.  in  infancy. 

3.  Marion  True,  b.  Aug.  30,  1878,  in  Portland,  Maine  ; 

mar.  Sept.  17,  1902,  to  Ralph  Bissell  Redfern, 
b.  Sept.  9,  1877,  in  Winchester,  Mass.,  son  to 
Charles  Edward  and  Harriet  (McLellan)  Red- 
fern,  of  Winchester.  Ralph  B.  Redfern  was  grad- 
uated from  Amherst  College,  1899  ;  his  wife  was 
graduated  from  North  Yarmouth  Academy,  1895, 
from  Smith  College,  1900.  They  reside  in  Win- 
chester. Issue :  I.  Katherine  True  Redfern,  b. 
Dec.  I,  1904,  in  Boston,  Mass. 

VI.  Herbert  Lane ;  d.  in  infancy. 

*  Vide  pages  434,  435. 


830  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

VII.  Levi  Lane ;  d.  in  infancy. 
9.  David  ^    youngest    child  to    David  ^,    b.    about  1823, 
in  Freeport,  Maine ;  mar,,  about   1848,   Susan  Day 
Pierce,  b.  Jan.,  1827,  in  the  "  Gooch  neighborhood," 
at  North  Yarmouth.    She  was  the  thirteenth  and  last 
child  of  John  and  Sarah  (Mitchell)   Pierce.    Sarah 
Mitchell's  family  lived  at  Falmouth  Foreside.    Susan 
Pierce  was  tall  (five  feet,  seven  and  a  half  inches)  ; 
her  usual  weight  was  about  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
two  pounds. 
David  Pratt,  Jr.,  did  not  attain  the  height  of  his  father;  he 
was  only  five  feet,  nine  inches  tall,  but  he  was  powerfully 
built.    At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  commenced  going  to 
sea,  and  made  his  first  voyage  with  his  brother.  Captain 
Timothy,  "  round  the  Horn,"  in  1839.    After  that  he  sailed 
as  mate  on  the  Reaper,  a  number  of  years.   As  captain,  he 
succeeded   Captain  Benjamin  Webster  in  the  Heloise,  and 
sailed  in  her  for  five  years  (1862  to  1867),  carrying  passen- 
gers   and   freight,  between   San   Francisco  and  Hongkong. 
During  this  time   he  was   forced  to  remain  at  Hongkong, 
for  six  months,  by  the  Confederate  cruiser  Alabama.   The 
Alabama  had  come  into  Chinese  waters,  by  way  of  the  Cape 
of  Good  Hope  and  the  Indian  Ocean,  and  coaled  at  Singa- 
pore, Dec.   23,   1863  ;  not  until  she  was  reported   to  have 
rounded  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  on  her  return  to  France 
in   March,  1864,  did  any  American  shipping  dare  venture 
out.*    Captain  Pratt  and  his  wife  were  royally  entertained 
at  Hongkong  by  the  American  consulate  and  by  Chinese 
mandarins.    A   Russian   corvette,   whose   officers   were    all 
noblemen,  took  them  up  to  Tokio,  where  they  spent  several 
weeks.    But  as  soon  as  the  embargo  was  ofif.  Captain  Pratt 
resumed  his  regular  trips  from   San  Francisco.    The  inter- 
vals between   these  trips  were  consumed  in  coasting  from 
San  Francisco  along  the  shore  to  what  now  is  Alaska,t  at 

*  The  Great  Contest,  by  Willis  C.  Humphrey,  1886:  601. 

t  The  name  Alaska  was  adopted  by  the  United  States  at  the  suggestion  of 
Charles  Sumner,  after  the  purchase  of  this  valuable  territory  from  Russia,  on 
March  30,  1867. 


The  Pratt  Family  831 

his  own  venture,  for  ice,  furs,  and  fish.    He  was  the  first  per- 
son to  introduce  trade  in  fresh  fish  at  San  Francisco. 

Early  in  1868,  Captain  Pratt  and  his  wife  returned  to  their 
home  in  Yarmouth  ;  from  there  he  made  several  short  voy- 
ages, usually  without  his  wife.  His  last  voyage  as  captain 
was  on  the  J.  Baker,  built  by  his  father  in  1857.  He  was  to 
take  her  "  round  the  Horn  "  to  California,  for  other  parties, 
but  the  bark  was  overladen  by  those  who  sent  her  out,  and 
at  Callao  the  crew  mutinied  because  they  considered  her 
unsafe.  With  difificulty  he  quelled  the  mutiny,  but  not  before 
he  had  received  several  wounds,  one  of  which  permanently 
injured  the  sight  of  one  eye.  At  Acapulco  the  ship  was  con- 
demned and  sold.  Because  of  defective  eyesight  he  never 
again  took  command,  but  was  sailing-master  for  a  number  of 
years  on  the  Alice  Cooper,  of  which  John  H.  Humphrey,  of 
Yarmouth,  was  captain.  About  1884,  he  removed  with  his 
family  to  Atlantic  (a  village  in  the  town  of  Quincy,  Mass.), 
where  he  engaged  in  stair-building.  He  d.  March  i,  1892, 
in  Atlantic,  aged  sixty-nine  years. 

Susan  Pratt  passed  through  the  experiences  common  to 
the  wives  of  seafaring  men.  In  the  earlier  years  of  their 
married  life,  when  her  husband  was  at  sea  most  of  the  time, 
she  lived  with  her  children  in  a  small  cottage  between  the 
home  of  her  father-in-law  and  Daniel  L.  Mitchell.  When 
"Master  David's"  house  was  sold,  after  his  death  in  186 1, 
she  bought  it,  and  moved  in  with  her  little  family.  But  she 
had  not  been  there  much  more  than  a  year  before  her  hus- 
band returned,  obtained  command  of  the  Heloise,  and  took 
her  with  him  to  the  Pacific  coast.  Her  home  was  broken 
up,  the  daughter  was  placed  in  boarding-school,  and  the 
son  with  relatives.  Upon  her  return  to  Yarmouth,  five 
years  later,  she  resumed  housekeeping.  The  valuable  curios, 
gathered  by  her  and  her  husband  in  foreign  lands,  she  left 
by  will  to  her  only  grandson,  William  Frederick  Pratt.  She 
d.  Jan.,  1896,  in  Atlantic,  having  just  passed  her  sixty-ninth 
birthday. 

Issue:  I.  Susan  Adelaide ^  b.  June  6,  1850,  in  Yar- 
mouth, Maine  ;  was  mar.,  first,  in  Boston,  Dec.  10, 
1870,  by  the  Rev.  Justin  Fulton,  to  John  Edward 


832  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Robinson.    He  d.  Jan.   16,  1891,  in  Revere,   Mass., 
their  home.    She  was  mar.,  second,  Dec.  16,  1895,  in 
Montgomery,  Alabama,  to  Warren  Ralph  Dickinson, 
who  was  killed  in  a  railroad  accident,  Sept.  10,  1896. 
Her  third  husband,  to  whom  she  was  married  March 
2,    1901,  at  her  home  in  Revere,  is    Frank  Tuthill 
Sterling. 
Mrs.  Sterling  received  her  early  education  in  Yarmouth. 
While  her  parents  were  abroad,  1862  to  1867,  she  attended 
the  old  North  Yarmouth  Academy,  and  boarded  in  the  fam- 
ily of  the  principal,   Edwin   Hoyt.    Those   five   years   had 
changed  her  from  a  rosy  little  girl  of  twelve  to  a  rather  tall 
and  pale  young  lady  of  seventeen,  whom  her  father  did  not 
recognize  when  he  returned.    After  her  marriage,  she  lived 
many  years  in  Revere ;  but  in   1893,  she  sold  her  property 
there,  and  since  has  resided  in  Somerville,  Mass. 

Issue  by  first  husband  :   i.  Grace  Adelaide  Robinson, 
b,  March  i,  1872,  in  Boston,  Mass. ;  mar.  Sept.  23, 
1897,  in  Somerville,  to  Andrew  Willard  Freeman  ; 
resides  at  Arlington  Heights,  Mass. 
Issue  :  I.  Ruth  Adelaide  Freeman,  b.  Feb.  7,  1899. 
II.  Helen  Grace  Freeman,  b.  March  28,  1902. 
III.  Priscilla  Freeman,  b.  Feb.  8,  1904. 
II.  David  William*,   b.   Dec.   29,   1852,  in  Yarmouth, 
Maine;  mar.,  first,  about  1873,  in  Stockton,  Maine, 
Agnes  Irene  Staples,  b.  about  1850,  in  Stockton, 
daughter  to  Frederick  Staples ;  she  d.  in  Boston, 
Mass.    He  mar.,  second,  about  1878,  in  Portland, 
Oregon,  Maud  Cornelius,  of  Portland,  Oregon. 
After  her  death,   he  mar.,   third,  about  1889,  in 
Norfolk,  Virginia,  Lily  Dozier. 
Captain  Pratt  first  went  to  sea  with  his  father,  at  about 
the  age  of  seventeen  years.    Several  years  later,  he  went  on 
a  voyage  as  mate  with  another  captain  ;  the  captain  became 
insane  and  jumped  overboard,  and  Pratt  brought  the  ship 
home.    The  owners  of  the  ship  gave  him  the  pQsition  of  cap- 
tain on  her  next  voyage ;  and  thereafter  he  sailed  in  com- 
mand of  large  ships  on  foreign  voyages,  until  about  the  time 
of  his  third  marriage.    From  1891  to  1895,  ^^  ^^^  manager 


The  Pratt  Family  833 

of  hotels  in  Fernandina,  Florida,  Thomasville,  Georgia,  and 
Suwanee,  in  the  same  state  ;  then  he  went  to  New  York 
City.  For  some  time  Captain  Pratt  has  been  in  command 
of  the  yacht  AquiUa,  owned  by  Mr.  Eno,  of  the  New  York 
Yacht  Club. 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  i.  William  Frederick',  b.  1874 (?), 
in  Cardiff,  Wales  j  mar.  1903,  Ada  Waters;  resides 
at  Revere,  Mass. 
Issue  by  second  wife :  2.  Ruth  ^  b.  in  Portland,  Ore- 
gon ;  mar.  1906,  in  Portland,  Oregon. 
Issue  by  third    wife:  3.   Maud*,  b.  about   1893,  in 
Thomasville,  Ga. 
V.  Timothy*,  son   to  David ^  b.  July  22   (27),   1780,  in  North 
Yarmouth;  mar.    April    18,   1803,  in   Freeport,   Hannah  ^ 
daughter  to  Samuel  *  and  Mary  (Bartol)  Winslow.*    Hannah 
Winslow,  b.  March  11,  1783,  in  Freeport,  was  the  fourth  in 
a  family  of  eight  children.    Her  father  was  the  fifth  genera- 
tion from  Kenelm  ^  Winslow,  of  Plymouth  (Gilbert  *,  Gil- 
bert 8,  Nathaniel  ^  Kenelm  ^).t 
Early  in  life,  Timothy  Pratt  followed  the  sea ;  but,  a  few 
years  after  his  marriage,  he  engaged  in  farming  on  a  tract 
of  land  which  he  cleared  on  the  "  Merrill  Road,"  bordering 
on  the  line  between  Freeport  and  Pownal.    About  18 18,  he 
removed  with  his  wife  and  three  children  to  Jay,  Maine.    He 
lived  in  Jay  and  Canton,  Maine,  until  after  his  daughter, 
Mary  Richardson,  went  to  Concord,  Mass.    He  and  his  wife 
spent  their  declining  years  with  this  daughter,  or  near  her. 
Hannah  Pratt  d.  Sept.  4,  1862,  in  Concord,  aged  seventy- 
nine  years  ;  she  was  buried  in  the  adjoining  town  of  Sud- 
bury.   Timothy  Pratt  d.   Feb.    17,   1865,  in  Concord,  aged 
eighty-four  years,  and  was  buried  beside  his  wife. 
Issue:   I.  Arthur'',  b.  in  Freeport. 

2.  David'',  b.  in  Freeport.    This  name  is  mentioned  in 

"  Old  Times  "  as  David ;  the  "  Winslow  Memorial  " 
has  it  Daniel. 

3.  Annis '',  b.  in  Freeport ;  mar.,  first,  to Pray.    After 

*   Town  Records  of  Freeport,  vol.  i  :  71,  131. 

t  Dr.  Holton's  Wimlow  Memorial,  1888,  vol.  2 :  733. 


834  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

his  death  she  was  mar.  to  Adelbert  Jordan.  She 
lived  some  years  in  Lawrence,  Mass. 

Issue  by  first  husband:  I.  Martha  Pray.  II,  Medora 
Pray. 

Issue  by  second  husband  :  III.  A  son, Jordan. 

4.  Hannah  Winslow'^,  b.  probably  in  Jay. 

5.  Mary  Fitts'',   b.   in    Jay;   was   mar.   by   Hewer   Dow, 

Esq.,  on  May  23,  1839,  ^"  Canton,  Maine,  to  Jesse 
Cooledge  Richardson,  b.  March  26,  1816,  in  Jay. 
In  1852,  Jesse  C.  Richardson  removed  his  family  to  Con- 
cord, Mass.,  where  he  purchased  "  the  Haywood  Farm  .  .  . 
so  called  .  .  .  partly  in  Concord,  partly  in  Sudbury  .  .  . 
with  the  buildings  "  thereon.  It  consisted  of  two  hundred 
and  forty  acres.  He  mortgaged  the  farm  to  Aaron  and  Cyrus 
Hunt,  of  Sudbury,  on  Nov.  3,  1852,  for  $4,000  ;  the  mort- 
gage was  discharged  Dec.  27,  1855.*  In  1874,  they  still  were 
living  at  Concord. 

Issue  :  I.  Emma  Jane  Richardson,  b.  April  25,  1840,  in 

Jay. 
11.  Darius  Osman  Richardson,  b.  Aug.  i,  1842,  in  Jay. 

III.  Willard  Sherman  Richardson,  b.  Aug.  24,  1844,  in 

Jay;  d.  young. 

IV.  Deborah  Meggs  Richardson,  b.  Dec.  24,   1846,  in 

Jay  ;  d.  young. 
V.  Deborah  Pratt  Richardson,  b.  Feb.  8,  1848,  in  Jay. 
VI.  Willard    Laforest    Richardson,  b.  Aug.  2,  1849,  J^^ 
Jay. 
VII.  Mary  Hannah  Richardson,  b.  Jan.  12,  185 1, in  Jay; 
in  1874  was  living  in  Concord,  Mass. 
VIII.  Norman  Hudson  Richardson,  b.  June  20,  1852,  in 
Jay. 
IX.  Lucy  Chase  Richardson,  b.  Sept.  2,  1853,  in  Con- 
cord. 
X.  Annette  Lincoln  Richardson,  b.  Oct.   19,  1854,  in 
Concord. 
XI.  Jesse  Stone  Richardson,  b.  April  11,  1856,  in  Con- 
cord. 

*  Middlesex  County  Deeds,  Book  641  :  2S9. 


The  Pratt  Family  835 


XII.  Hattie  Winslow  Richardson,  b,   Aug.    10,  1857,  in 
Concord. 
XIII.  Ellen  Groer  Richardson,  b.  April  10,  1859,  in  Con- 
cord. 

6.  Timothy  Wainwright '',  b.  in  Jay. 

7.  Artson  Knight  ^  b.  in  Jay. 

VL  Joseph",  son  to  David  ^,  b.  Sept.  22,  1782,  in  North  Yar- 
mouth; mar.  Oct,  22,  1808,  in  North  Yarmouth,  Mary  ^, 
daughter  to  Samuel  ^  and  Eunice  (Davis)  Soule.  Mary 
Soule  was  b.  May  13,  1786,  in  North  Yarmouth;  d.  there. 
May  15,  1853,  aged  sixty-seven  years. 
Joseph  Pratt  lived  about  two  miles  from  the  village  of 
Yarmouth,  on  the  road  leading  to  Pownal,  but  only  a  short 
distance  from  the  main  road  to  Brunswick.  Timothy  Davis, 
whose  daughter  Eunice  married  Samuel  *  Soule,  lived  in  the 
last  house  in  town  on  that  road,  with  Joseph  Pratt  beside 
him.*  Mr.  Pratt  kept  a  small  store,  near  his  home,  where  he 
received  farm  produce  and  cord-wood  in  exchange  for  West 
India  goods,  calico,  etc.  All  trade  at  that  day  was  by  barter, 
very  little  money  being  in  circulation.  After  a  time  he  gave 
up  the  store  and  purchased  a  farm  near  his  house  ;  but  he 
always  lived  on  the  same  place  until  a  few  years  before  his 
death,  when  he  purchased  a  house  in  the  village  and  moved 
there.  All  the  children  were  born  in  the  first  house,  and  re- 
mained at  home  until  scattered  by  marriage.  On  August  14, 
1818,  Joseph  Pratt  and  his  wife  Mary  were  received,  from 
the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Freeport,  into  the  First 
Congregational  Church  in  North  Yarmouth.!  He  died  Nov. 
21,  at  the  age  of  seventy-three  years,  and  was  buried  Nov. 
24,  1855,  ^'^  ^^^  Baptist  burying-ground.  His  wife,  who  had 
been  buried  in  Davis's  family  burying-ground  on  the  Davis 
farm,  was  removed  and  placed  beside  him. 

Issue:  I.  Darius'',  b.  Jan.  5,  1810,  in  North  Yarmouth; 
mar.  Jan.  14,  1835,  Margaret  Noyes  Gooch,  bap.  Oct. 
20,  1822,  daughter  to  Rufus  and  Dorcas  (Noyes)  Gooch. t 

*  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth :  975,  274. 

t  Records  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  North  Yarmouth  :  31. 

J  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  1 1 24. 


836  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Captain  Darius  Pratt  was  well  known  as  a  man  of  superior 
ability.  He  commanded  large  ships  that  sailed  to  foreign 
ports,  on  voyages  of  two  and  three  years'  duration.  In  1854, 
while  master  of  the  Fumgustic,  loaded  with  railroad  iron, 
from  Cardiff,  Wales,  to  New  York,  he  was  shipwrecked.  His 
wife  and  only  child  were  with  him.  The  ship  was  lost ;  but 
Captain  Pratt,  with  his  family  and  a  part  of  the  crew,  was 
rescued  and  taken  to  Liverpool.  They  sailed  for  home  on 
the  ill-fated  Arctic,  which  was  lost  in  September,  1854.  After 
leaving  England  the  Arctic  never  was  heard  from,  and  the 
supposition  was  that  she  encountered  an  iceberg  and  foun- 
dered in  mid-ocean. 

Issue  :  I.  Norman  ^  b.  July  7,  1836 ;  was  lost  in  the 
Arctic,  Sept.,  1854,  aged  eighteen  years.  II.  Infant  ^ 
buried  Jan.,  1838,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

2.  Lydia'',  b.  April  21,  1812,  in  North  Yarmouth;  mar.  to 

Samuel  A.  Lawrence;  she  d.  June,  1865. 
Issue  :  I.  William  Lawrence,  b.  March  31,  1842.    He  is 

a  dwarf,  unmarried,  and  resides  with  his  aunt,  Mrs. 

Eliza  Mitchell,  in  Yarmouthville,  Maine. 
11.  and  III.  Twins,  who  died  April  10,  1844,  in  infancy, 

without  names. 
IV.  Julia  Lawrence,  b.  Aug.,  1846;  mar.  June,  1866,  to 

Dudley  Haley,  of  Bath,  Maine. 
V.  George  Lawrence,  who  was  lost  at  sea,  aged  about 

eighteen  years. 

3.  Eunice'',  b.  Feb.  3,  1814,  in  North  Yarmouth;  mar.  to 

Captain  Benjamin  Webster,  of  Portland. 
Captain  Benjamin  Webster  was  a  man  greatly  respected, 
and  of  considerable  wealth  accumulated  in  a  seafaring  life. 
Their  home  for  many  years  was  on  Spring  Street,  Portland. 
Mrs.  Eunice  Webster  d.  March  16,  1896,  in  Portland  ;  her 
husband  d.  July  29,  1902,  in  the  same  city.  They  had  no 
children,  but  adopted,  or  educated,  several  young  people. 

4.  Joseph^,  b.   Nov.   28,   1815;  bap.   Sept.   22,   1816,  in 

North  Yarmouth ;  mar.  Oct.  28,  1845,  Margaret  Ann 
Akerman,  b.  Oct.  30,  1828.    She  d.  May  12,  1895. 
Issue:  I.  Anna  R.«,  b.  1846.   IL  Joseph «,  b.  1848.  IIL 
Walter',  b.  1850.    IV.  Arthur*,  b.  May  6,  1853.   V. 


The  Pratt  Family  837 

Edith  «,  b.  1856.   VI.  Jennie  ^b.  1859.   VII.  Horace  », 
b.  Feb.,  1867. 

5.  Catherine'',  b.  Sept.  27,  18 17,  in  North  Yarmouth  ;  mar. 

May  26,  1840,  Captain  David  Seabury,  Jr.    She  d.  in 
Oct.,  1865,  three  years  and  a  half  after  her  husband. 
Captain  Seabury  sailed  on  long  voyages  to  foreign  ports, 
his  wife  and  daughter  usually  accompanying  him.    He  ac- 
quired a  considerable  fortune,  retiring  from  the  sea  a  few 
years  before  his  death,  which  occurred  March  4,  1862. 
Issue:  I.  Annie  Belle  Seabury;  d.  in  infancy. 
II.  Grace  Fletcher  Seabury  ;  d.  in  infancy. 
III.  Flora  Williams  Seabury,  b.  May  12,  1845  )  "^^''-  Oct. 
3,  1866,  to  Charles  Henry  Pettengill,  b.  May  i, 
1844.    She  resides  in  Auburn  or  Lewiston,  Maine. 
Issue:  I.  Charles  Jason  Pettengill.   2.  Harry  Sea- 
bury Pettengill, 

6.  Eliza  S.'',  b.  Oct.  i,  1819,  in  North  Yarmouth;  mar. 

March  6,  1851,10  Daniel  Lewis  ^  Mitchell,  b.  Jan. 

22,  18 19,  in  North  Yarmouth.* 

VII.  Mercy®,  daughter  to  David*,  b.   April  3,    1785,  in  North 

Yarmouth;  mar.  March  6,  18 12,  in  Freeport,  to  Daniel 

Tuck,  b.  May  2,  1786,  in  North  Yarmouth.    He  was  son 

to  Lemuel  and  Susanna  (Fellows)  Tuck,  of  Farmington, 

Maine.    Susanna  Tuck  d.  April  19,  1828,  in  Farmington, 

aged  seventy-nine  years. f    Lemuel  Tuck  d.  in  the  same 

town,   Feb.   19,   1842,   aged  ninety-eight  years.     Daniel 

Tuck  d.  Feb.  8,  1869,  in  Farmington  ;  his  widow,  Mercy, 

d.  there  Dec.  12,  187 1,  aged  eighty-six  years.  1: 

Issue:  I.  Joseph    Fellows   Tuck,  b.  Feb,  24,   1813.    He 

never  married ;  in   1885,  he  was  living  in  Temple, 

Maine. 

2.  Daniel  Corydon  Tuck,  b.  April  11,   1814;  mar.  April 

9,  1855,  Elizabeth  T.  Crane. 
For  a  number  of  years,  Corydon  Tuck,  as  he  generally 
was  known,  was  working  as  a  stair-builder  with  his  cousin, 

*  Vide  The  Mitchells  from  Kittery. 

t  Vide  page  425. 

%  Butler's  History  of  Farmington,  Maine,  1885  :  593-595. 


8  38  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Thomas  "^  Pratt,  in  Lowell.  He  finally  retired  to  the  family 
homestead,  near  Porter's  Hill,  in  Farmington,  where  he  con- 
tinued stair-building,  as  well  as  farming. 

Issue  :  I.  Sadie  Miriam  Tuck,  b.  May  24,  1865,  in  Farm- 
ington. 

3.  Mary  Mitchell  Tuck,  b.  Sept.  28,  18 15  ;  mar.  Feb.  25, 

1838,  to  George  Mosher,    Issue  :  three. 

4.  Lydia   Ann   Tuck,   b.   April  7,  1818  ;  she  never  was 

married. 

5.  Sarah  Pratt  Tuck,   b.    Aug.   8,    1823 ;   mar.,   first,   to 

Crocker  W.   Sampson ;  mar.,  second.  May  7,   1849, 
to  William  T.   Brackley.    In  1885,  they  resided   in 
Avon,  Maine.    No  issue. 
VIII.  Rebecca',  daughter  to  David **,  b.  March  18, 1788,  in  North 
Yarmouth  ;  mar.  Dec.  22,  1803,  in  Freeport,  to  Edward''^ 
Small,*  son  to  Edward®  and  Sarah «  (Mitchell)  Small.f 
IX,  Enos^  son  to  David  ^  b.  June  28,  1790,  in  Freeport  (set 
off  Feb.  14,  1789,  from  North  Yarmouth).    He  was  lost 
at  sea,  Aug.  2,  18 10,  aged  nearly  twenty  years. 
X.  Jonathan",  son  to  David",  b.  Aug.  25,  1792,  in  Freeport; 
he  doubtless  was  named  for  the  twin  brother  of  his  father 
who  remained  in  Weymouth. 
Jonathan  Pratt  was  married  Sept.  8,  1814,  in  Freeport,  by 
the  Rev.   Reuben  Nason,  to  Harriet  Loring,1:  who  was  b. 
Feb.  26,  1795,  four  months  after  the  death  of  her  father, 
Thomas  ®  Loring,  of  Hingham,  Mass.   Thomas  Loring  was 
b.  Nov.  18,  1758,  in  Hingham  ;  mar.  April,  1782,  Lydia  Lin- 
coln, b.  Jan.  30,  1762,  daughter  to  Captain  John  and  Lydia 
(Jacob)  Lincoln,  of  Hingham. §    Captain  John  Lincoln  served 
in   the    Revolutionary  War,   from    the   town    of    Hingham. 
Thomas  ®  Loring  in   early  life  was  a  schoolmaster  in  his 
native  town ;  at  the  time  of  his  death,  he  had  filled  for  some 
years  the  position  of  clerk,  also  weigher  and  ganger,  in  the 
Boston  Custom  House.    He  d.  Oct.  11,  1794,  in  Boston;  in 

*  Town  Records  of  Freeport,  vol.  i :  131. 

t  Vide  pages  240,  442. 

I    Town  Records  of  Freeport,  vol.  1  :  136. 

§  History  of  Hingham,  Mass.,  1893,  vol.  3  :  37,  38. 


The  Pratt  Family  839 

1805,  his  widow  removed  to  Freeport  with  two  or  three  of  her 
seven  children,  where  she  was  man,  second,  to  Silas  Hol- 
brook.  Her  old  family  Bible  is  in  the  possession  of  her 
great-grandson,  Timothy  Pratt,  of  Freeport. 

Jonathan  Pratt  lived  on  a  farm,  and  worked  a  part  of  the 
time  as  ship-carpenter  in  the  shipyards.  He  was  a  man  of 
extraordinary  strength,  and  is  said  to  have  been  in  great 
demand  for  the  heavy  work  of  shipbuilding  because  he  could 
handle  twice  the  weight  attempted  by  other  men.  He  lived 
in  Wales  and  Saco,  Maine,  but  returned  to  Freeport,  where 
his  home  was  "  on  the  Neck,"  near  Cousins's  River.  He 
d.  Oct.  29,  1864,  in  Freeport,  aged  seventy-two  years.  His 
widow,  Harriet,  d.  Oct.  3,  1880,  in  the  same  town,  aged  eighty- 
five.  Of  her  ten  children,  nine  reached  maturity ;  at  the  time 
of  her  death  there  were  forty  grandchildren  and  twelve  great- 
grandchildren. 

Issue  ;  I.  Charles'',  b.  Aug.  i,  1815,  in  Freeport ;  d.  young. 
2.  Harriet  Loring'',  b.  Feb.  14,  i8i7,in  Freeport;  mar.  to 
Daniel  Patrick  Talbot,  of  Freeport,  b.   1813.    They 
lived  at  Strout's  Point,  Freeport.    In  her  old  age,  she 
became  blind. 
Issue:  I.  Josiah  Talbot,  b.  Feb.  25,  1845,  in  Freeport ; 
d.  unmar.,  Sept.  7,  1879,  in  Freeport,  aged  thirty- 
four  years. 
II.  George  Washington  Talbot,  b.   Aug.   11,  1846,  in 
Freeport ;  resides  in  Haverhill,  Mass. 
Ill,  Edgar  A.  Talbot,  b.  March  11,   1848,  in  Freeport; 
mar.  July  22,  1884,  Marietta  Coffin  ;  he  resides  in 
Freeport,  and  is  interested  in  a  saw-mill. 
Issue :  I.  Hattie  Cecilia  Talbot,  b.  Oct.  20,  1889,  in 
Freeport. 
IV.  Annabelle  Talbot,  b.  Nov.   7,  1850,  in  Freeport ; 

mar.  to Brewer,  of  South  Freeport.   She  d. 

June  26,  1874,  in  Freeport. 
V.  Florilla  Barker  Talbot,  b.  Feb.  28,  1855,  in  Free- 
port;   mar.  April  16,    1873,  to  Captain  Joseph 
Fickett,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  Maine.  She  was  lost 
at  sea,  about  1885. 
VI.  William  Eugene  Talbot,  b.  April  20,  1859,  in  Free- 


840  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

port ;  mar.  June  5,  1903,  in  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia, Albertena  Mathelda  Englund,  b.  April  19, 
1863,  in  Sweden,  daughter  to  Larz  and  Anna  L. 
(Person)  Englund,  of  Matala,  Sweden.    Resides 
(1906)  in  Sacramento,  California.    No  issue. 
3.  Charles  Loring'',  son  to  Jonathan®,  b.  June  19,  i8ig, 
in  Freeport ;  mar.,  first,  May  22,   1842,  Alice  Jane 
Curtis,  daughter  to  Benjamin   Curtis ;   she  had   no 
children.    He  mar.,  second,  1848,  Catherine  Hersey 
Allen,  daughter  to  John   Allen.  The  third  wife  of 
Charles  L.  Pratt,  whom  he  mar.  in  1869,  was  Martha® 
Dennison,  b.  Sept.  5,  1849,  daughter  to  Caleb  and 
Pamelia  (Allen)  Dennison,  of  Freeport. 
Charles  L.  Pratt  inherited  the  strength  and  endurance  of 
his  father.    At  the  age  of  fourteen  years  he  commenced  go- 
ing to  sea,  and  led  an  active  and  industrious  life  until  past 
seventy.    Notwithstanding    his   eighty-seven    years,    in    the 
summer  of  1906  he  frequently  walked  two  miles.    He  has 
lived  in  Bath  and  Baldwin,  Maine ;  now  resides  in  Freeport. 
Issue  by  second  wife:  I.  Charles  Loring^,  b.  April  24, 

1849,  '"  Freeport;  d.  in  infancy. 
II.  Alice  Jane  ^,  b.  July  26,  1850,  in  Freeport;  d.  in  in- 
fancy. 
III.  Fred^,  b.  Nov.  27,  1851,  in  Freeport ;  mar.  June  21, 
1880,  in  Pownal,  Tillie  Perkins  Coombs,  daughter 
to  Joshua  and  Mary  S.  (Davis)  Coombs,  b.  Jan. 
10,  1858,   in   Freeport.    On  Nov.   6,    1887,   Fred 
Pratt  and  his  wife  became  members  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church  of  Freeport.    He  is  a  car- 
.    penter  and  mason,  and  resides  in  Freeport.    His 
knowledge  of  the  Pratt  families  of  his  native  town, 
and  those  allied  to  them,  has  been  of  great  assist- 
ance to  the  writer. 
Issue:  I.  Osborne  Chester^,  b.  March   28,  1881,  in 
Freeport.    He  is  a  mason  by  trade,  Superintend- 
ent of  the  Sabbath  School  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Freeport,  and  a  good  bass  singer. 
With  his  two  brothers  and  three  sisters,  he  united 
with  that  church,  on  March  3,  1901. 


The  Pratt  Family  841 

2.  Percy  Clifford',  b.  Jan.  21,  1883,  in  Freeport.   He 

is  a  mason  by  trade ;  he  sings  baritone. 

3.  Ethel  Mellie^  b.  Jan.  2,  1885,  in  Freeport.    She 

plays  the  organ  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  of  which  she  is  a  member;  she  also  pos- 
sesses a  good  alto  voice. 

4.  Everett  Noyes^  b.  Feb.  24,  1887,  in  Freeport.   His 

trade  is  that  of  a  machinist ;  he  sings  bass.  He 
is  six  feet,  seven  inches,  in  height. 

5.  Laura  Belle',  b.  Jan.  4,  1889,  in  Freeport.    She  is 

engaged  in  shoe-work;  she  sings  soprano. 

6.  Clara  Louise',  b.   March  21,    1891,  in  Freeport. 

She  sings  alto ;  she  is  now  in  school. 
IV.  Maria  Soule  *,  b.  Oct.  31,   1853,  in    Freeport;  d. 

Nov.  3,  1868,  aged  fifteen  years. 
Issue  by  third  wife:  V.  Timothy^,  b.  Jan.  7,  1870,  in 
Freeport ;  mar.  Jan.  30,  1897,  in  Freeport,  Hattie 
Mabel  Sampson,  b.  Dec.  21,  1880,  in  Buckfield, 
Maine,  daughter  to  Colby  Sampson,  b.  July  7, 
1840,   in  Quincy,  Mass.,  and  his  wife,  Caroline 
Britton  (Poland)  Sampson,  b.  Jan.  15,  1844,  in 
Durham,  Maine. 
Timothy  Pratt  is  superintendent  of  the  Freeport  Water 
Company.     On  June  9,  1899,  Mr.  Pratt  joined  the  Portland 
Commandery,  No.  2,  of  Knights  Templar  ;  Dec.  31,  1900,  he 
was  elected  Worshipful  Master  of  Freeport  Lodge,  No.  23, 
in  which  he  has  held  nearly  every  office,  including  that  of 
secretary. 

Issue:  I.  Ruth',  b.  May  20,  1898,  in  Freeport. 

2.  Naomi',  b.  Jan.  5,  1901,  in  Freeport. 

3.  Eunice',  b.  Oct.  16,  1903,  in  Freeport. 

4.  Gladys',  b.  Dec.  11,  1905,  in  Durham. 

VI.  Alice  J.',  b.  July  4,  1872,  in  Bath,  Maine;  mar.  to 
Frank  Thompson  ;  went  to  Massachusetts. 
VII.  Katie  ^  b.  Sept.  5,  1873,  in  Baldwin,  Maine  ;  resides 
in  Haverhill,  Mass. 
VIII.  Nellie  ^  b.  April  13,  1879,  in  Baldwin,  Maine  ;  mar. 
a  son  to  George  Dennison,  of  Mast  Landing, 
Freeport,  and  has  several  children. 


842  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

IX.  David ^  b.  Sept.,  1884,  in  East  Baldwin,  Maine;  is 
married  and  lives  in  New  Hampshire. 

4.  Lydia  L.'',  daughter  to  Jonathan  ',  b.  Sept.  23,  182 1,  in 

Freeport ;  d.  unmar.,  in  Freeport,  aged  about  twenty 
years. 

5.  Sarah  T.'',  daughter  to  Jonathan®,  b.  May  11,  1824,  in 

Freeport ;  mar.  Nov.  27,  1842,  to  Amos  Carver  Allen, 
b.  Nov.  18,  18 18,  in  Freeport.    He  d.  Dec.  7,  1897, 
at  Topsham,  Maine  ;  his  widow  d.  April  11,  1903,  in 
Freeport. 
Issue  :  I.  Ellen  F.  Allen,  b.  June  30,  1844,  in  Freeport; 
d.  May  29,  1861,  at  Topsham,  aged  sixteen  years 
and  eleven  months. 
II.  Charles  W.  Allen,  b.  Sept.   20,  1846,  in  Freeport; 
d.  June  8,  1874,  in  Topsham,  aged  twenty-seven 
years. 
III.  Harriet  P.  Allen,  b.  Aug.  3, 1848,  in  Freeport;  mar. 
March  7, 1874,  to  Frank  W.  Leonard.  She  d.  Dec. 
9,  1875,  in  Topsham,  aged  twenty-seven  years. 
Issue  :  I.  Abbie  E.  Leonard,  b.  Nov.  24,   1875,  i'^ 
Topsham;    mar.    Dec.    25,    1899,    to    Milton   W. 
Coombs ;  resides  in  Topsham. 
IV.  Edward  Amos  Allen,  b.  Jan.  31,  185 1,  in  Freeport; 
mar.  May  i,  1872,  Fannie  Dunning.    He  d.  Feb. 
20,   1886,   in   Portland,    Maine,  aged   thirty-five. 
Issue  :  A  son  who  died  very  young. 
V.  Jonathan  P.  Allen,  b.  April  17,  1853,  in  Freeport; 

he  is  married. 
VI.  Maria  S.  Allen,  b.  July  26,  1855,  in  Topsham;  d. 
Oct.,  1855,  aged  three  months. 
VII.  Adrian  M.  Allen,  b.  Aug.  9,  1856,  in  Topsham;  mar. 
Fannie   Smith  ;  d.   March,   1893,  aged  thirty-six 
years.   Issue  :    three  children,   including   a  son, 
Frank,  who  resides  at  Lisbon  Falls,  Maine. 
VIII.  Amelia  S.  Allen,  b.  June  21,  1859,  in  Topsham; 
mar.,  first,  Oct.  31,  1877,  to  William  H.  Harris; 
mar.,  second,  to  E.  L.  Hunter. 
Issue  by  first  husband:  i.  Eva  M.  Harris,  b.  Aug.  7, 
1878. 


The  Pratt  Family  843 

2.  Hattie  E.  Harris,  b.  March  5,  1880  ;  mar.  to  Harry 

Grady ;    lives   in  Topsham.     Issue :   I.    Ernest 
Grady. 

3.  Flora  B.  Harris,  b.  March  4,  1882  ;  mar.  Dec.  i, 

1902,  to  Harry  A.  Hall ;  resides  at  Freeport. 
IX.  Howard  Leslie  Allen,  b.  May  28,  1862,  in  Tops- 
ham,  Maine ;  mar.  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  Ida  May 
Crowell,  b.  March  10,  1865,  in  Lynn,  daughter 
to  George  and  Jennette  (Smith)  Crowell,  of 
Lynn.  Howard  L.  Allen  is  a  shoemaker ;  resides 
in  Lynn.  His  wife  d.  Jan.  10,  1895,  in  Lynn. 
Issue:  I.  Ida  May  Allen,  b.  Sept.  12,  1886, in  Lynn  ; 
d.  Sept.  I,  1888,  aged  two  years. 

2.  Jennette  Talbot  Allen,  b.  Sept.  13,  1888,  in  Lynn. 

3.  Gertrude  Ethel  Allen,  b.  Oct.  10,  1890,  in  Lynn. 

4.  Amelia   Southworth   Allen,  b.  Oct.    15,    1893,  in 

Lynn. 
X.  Sarah  F.  Allen,  b.  Feb.  12,  1865,  in  Topsham; 
mar.  Oct.  8,  1904,  to  Alvah  A.  Plummer ;  resides 
at  Auburn,  Maine. 
XI.  Dwinel  P.  Allen,  b.  Aug.  25,  1867,  in  Topsham; 
mar.  May  9,  1900,  at  Freeport,  Edwina  Elise 
Coffin,  b.  May  26,  1878,  in  Winthrop,  Maine. 
They  reside  at  Freeport.  Issue:  i.  Elvira  Louise 
Allen,  b.  Aug.  19,  1901,  in  Freeport.  2.  Viola 
Edwina  Allen,  b.  Oct.  15,  1903,  in  Freeport.  3. 
Agnes  Allen,  b.  April  17,  1905,  in  Freeport. 

6.  John  William",  son  to  Jonathan',  b.  Aug.  23,  1826,  in 

Freeport ;  mar.  Caroline  Carver ;  lived  in  Bath,  Maine, 
and  had  several  children. 

7.  Rebecca  C.'',  daughter  to  Jonathan',  b.  Feb.  6,  1829,  in 

Freeport ;  mar.  to  Isaac  Allen,  3d,  son  to  John  Allen, 
brother  to  Isaac  Allen,  Jr.,  who  mar.  Mary'^,  daugh- 
ter to  David '  Pratt,  Jr.* 
Rebecca  C.  Allen  married  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years, 

and  died  when  her  child  was  a  year  and  a  half  or  two  years 

old. 

*  Vide  page  817. 


844  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

8.  Amelia  A.^  daughter  to  Jonathan®,  b.  May  10,  1831,  in 

Freeport ;  mar.  Oct.  12,  i85i,in  Freeport,  to  William 
Southworth,  b.  Dec.  26, 1826,  in  Duxbury,  Mass.,  son 
to  Jedidiah  and  Elizabeth  (Thomas)  Southworth,  of 
Duxbury.  William  Southworth  is  a  carver  and  gilder 
by  occupation ;  he  lived  for  a  number  of  years  in 
Newcastle,  but  now  resides  in  Bath,  Maine. 

Issue :  I.  Allston  Southworth,  b.  July  14,  1852,  in  New- 
castle, Lincoln  County,  Maine. 

II.  Elizabeth  Southworth,  b.  June  12,  1857,  in  New- 
castle; d.  June  2,  1865,  in  Newcastle. 

III.  William  Southworth,  b.  Dec.  17,  1862,  in  Newcastle. 

IV.  Alice  Southworth,  b.  April  13,  1865,  in  Newcastle  ; 

d.  April  28,  1865,  aged  fifteen  days. 
V.  Frederick  Southworth,  b.  April  4,  1867,  in  NewcaS' 
tie  ;  mar.  Nellie  Coby,  or  Colby. 
VI.  Jennie  E.  Southworth,  b.  Nov.  16,  1869,  in  Newcas- 
tle ;  mar.  to  Fred  M.  Cook.    SJie  d.  May  19,  1904, 
in  Bath,  Maine. 

9.  Mary  A.'',  daughter  to  Jonathan®,  b.  June  16,  1834,  in 

Freeport ;  mar.  Benjamin  Swett,  "  a  purser  on  the 
Boston   and  Portland  boat,"     from  whom  she   was 
divorced.    She  d.  Oct.  8,  1897.    No  issue. 
10.  Thomas  Odiorne  '',  youngest  child  to  Jonathan  ®,  b.  Feb. 
27,  1838,  in  Freeport.    His  wife  was  Sarah  Ann  Car- 
ver (known  as  Sally),  twin  sister  to  Mary  Jane  Carver, 
wife  of  Enos  Pratt  Allen.*   They  were  married  about 
1863. 
In  his  earlier  years,  Thomas  Pratt  followed  the  sea.    He 
never  would  talk  of  his  experiences,  but  another  sea-captain  of 
Freeport,  who  was  an  eyewitness  to  the  affair,  tells  this  story: 

Thomas  Pratt  had  risen  to  the  rank  of  second  mate,  when  a 
mutiny  occurred  among  the  crew  of  his  vessel  as  they  were  Hear- 
ing the  Canary  Islands.  The  fourteen  men  comprising  the  crew 
intrenched  themselves  in  the  forecastle  and  refused  duty;  at  the 
same  time  they  threatened  death  to  any  one  who  tried  to  enter. 
Not  one  of  the  other  officers  dared  to  make  a  move,  but  Pratt  de- 

*  Vide  pages  817-818. 


The  Pratt  Family  845 

clared  that  he  would  fight  it  out  single-handed,  if  he  could  get  no 
help  ;  and  he  did.  With  only  his  hands  to  aid  him,  he  made  a  rush 
for  the  forecastle  ;  "  there  was  some  wild  work  for  a  few  minutes," 
but  he  effectually  quelled  the  mutiny,  though  he  received  a  stab  in 
the  back  that  nearly  ended  his  life. 

During  the  Civil  War,  he  was  in  the  30th  Maine  Regiment 
of  Volunteers.  After  the  war  was  ended,  he  returned  to  Free- 
port  and  worked  as  ship-carpenter.  He  lived  in  Brunswick 
and  Bath,  Maine  ;  about  1897,  he  was  mysteriously  drowned 
at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Issue  :  I.  Clara  Estelle  ^  b.  June  16,  1864,  in  Freeport ; 

resides  in  Hartford,  Conn. 
II.  A  daughter  ^,  who  d.  soon  after  her  father. 
HI.  Thomas   Stockbridge^  b.  June   28,   1873,  in  Free- 
port  ;  resides  in  Hartford,  Conn. 
XL  Rispah  ^,  daughter  to  David',  b.  Aug.   i,  1794  (1796?),  in 

Freeport;  mar.  Nov.  5,  181 1,  in  Freeport,  to  John  Toby.* 

This  family  is  quite  lost  sight  of,  but  the  story  of  "  Aunt 
Rispah's  "  first  visit  still  lingers  in  Yarmouth.  It  is  said 
that,  after  having  been  away  for  some  years,  she  went  home 
for  a  visit,  and  her  first  appearance  to  her  sister,  "  Sally 
Soule,  "  was  in  this  fashion  :  unheralded,  she  made  her  way 
around  the  house  to  the  back,  where  she  found  Sally  sit- 
ting on  the  doorstep  shelling  peas.  Putting  her  carpet-bag 
down  on  the  grass,  she  seated  herself  in  silence  and  com- 
menced shelling  peas,  too.  It  is  not  remembered  which 
spoke  first,  but  the  end  was  a  real  old-time  visit,  such  as  is 
unknown  in  this  generation  ;  the  visitor  helped  with  the 
housework  and  sewing,  "swapped  receipts,"  exchanged  fam- 
ily news  in  detail,  and  assisted  in  spinning,  weaving,  or  knit- 
ting, whichever  was  on  hand. 

Rispah  Tobey  is  said  to  have  lived  about  three  years  in 
Wales,  Maine,  and  then  removed  to  China,  Kennebec  County, 
where  she  died.  China  is  now  a  small,  but  picturesque  coun- 
try village,  where  few  records  were  kept  until  recent  years. 

Of  ten  children,  the  ninth,  Sarah  Morton,  is  the  only  one 
living,  and  she  is  too  feeble  to  be  of  assistance.    The  grand- 

*  Town  Records  of  Freeport. 


846  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

children  are  widely  scattered ;  few  are  left  in  their  native 
towns. 

Issue:  I.  Edmund  Tobey;  he  lived  and  died  in  South 
China,  Maine. 

2.  Davis  (David?)  Tobey,  lived  and  died  in  South  China. 

3.  Bartlett  Tobey ;  he  also  lived  and  died  in  South  China. 

4.  Mercy  Tobey,  died  in  Albion,  a  town  adjoining  China 

on  the  northeast. 

5.  Harriet  Tobey  ;  she  died  in  Albion. 

6.  Nancy  Tobey,  lived  and  died  in  Vassalboro,  a  town 

adjoining  China  on  the  west. 

7.  John  Tobey ;  he  went  west,  and  died  in  Minnesota. 

8.  Phebe  Tobey ;  nothing  is  known  of  her. 

9.  Sarah  Tobey ;  she  was  mar.  to Morton,  and  is  the 

only  child  living. 
10.  Martha  Tobey;  mar.  to Danforth  ;  died  in  Bos- 
ton, Mass.    Her  daughter,  Helen  M.  Danforth,  was 

mar.  to Rich,  and  resides  in  Boston. 

XII.  Sarah',  daughter  to  David  ^  best  known  as  Sally,  b.  June  30, 
1798,  in  Freeport,  was  the  first  child  married  from  her 
father's  new  home  in  Pownal,  after  his  removal  from 
Mitchell's  Hill.  The  marriage  intention  of  "  Enos  Soule 
of  Freeport  &  Sally  Pratt  of  Pownal "  was  dated  Oct.  23, 
1817.* 
Enos  ®  Soule,  b.  Nov.  29, 1792,  in  Freeport,  was  the  seventh 
child  to  Barnabas  ^  and  Jane  *  (Dennison)  Soule,  of  Freeport.f 

*  Town  Records  of  Freeport :  54. 

t  Barnabas 5  Soule,  b.  March  25,  1758,  in  Freeport;  mar.  May  17,  1781, 
Jane  8  Dennison,  b.  Jan.  10,  1764,  in  Freeport.  He  lived  on  Mitchell's  Hill  at 
"the  Neck,"  in  South  Freeport,  where  he  d.  Jan.  25,  1823.  His  widow,  Jane, 
d.  March  5,  1825. 

ISSUE 

I.  David  8  Soule,  b.  1782;  d.  Feb.  14,  1784. 
II.  David^  Soule,  b.  Feb.  12,  1783;  mar.  Cynthia  Litchfield;  d.  Nov.  22, 
1846.    Issue  :  ten. 

III.  Esther  8  Soule,  b.  Feb.  12,  1785;  d.  1862,  aged  seventy-seven  years. 

IV.  Thomas  ^  Soule,  b.  Oct.  20, 1 787  ;  mar.,  first,  Kethia  Dunham  ;  mar.,  sec- 

ond, Sarah  Follansbee;  he  was  lost  at  sea,  Feb.,  1825.  Issue:  three. 
V.  Jane^  Soule,  b.  Sept.  5,  1789;  d.  Aug.  27,  1800,  aged  eleven  years. 


The  Pratt  Family  847 

Early  in  life  a  sailor,  he  rose  by  gradual  but  certain  steps  to 
the  command  of  some  of  the  largest  vessels  that  left  the  har- 
bors of  Maine  ;  among  these  were  the  ship  Doti  Juan,  of  645 
tons,  built  in  1841,  and  the  ship  Haidee,  of  655  tons,  built  in 
1843.  He  was  one  of  the  "  Soule  Brothers  "  (Enos,  Hench- 
man S.,  and  Clement  H.),  who,  for  more  than  a  quarter  of 
a  century,  carried  on  a  large  shipyard  at  Strout's  Point.  One 
or  another  of  these  brothers  at  first  commanded  the  vessels 
built  by  the  firm ;  eventually  they  retired  from  the  sea,  but 
continued  to  build  and  to  manage  vessels.  Some  of  the 
largest,  staunchest,  and  handsomest  ships  built  during  that 
period  were  constructed  and  launched  in  their  yard ;  among 
the  number  were  ten  large  ships,  five  barks,  two  brigs,  and 
three  schooners,  besides  innumerable  smaller  craft. 

In  the  war  of  18 12,  Captain  Soule,  then  about  twenty,  was 
taken  prisoner  on  the  high  seas  and  carried  to  Dartmoor 
prison,  in  England.  He  was  but  one  of  the  2500  sailors 
captured  at  sea  soon  after  the  breaking  out  of  hostilities 
against  the  United  States,  and  imprisoned;  their  only 
"  crime  "  was  refusing  to  serve  in  the  British  navy,  because 


VI.  Eliphaz^  Soule,  b.  April  20,  1791  ;  he  was  lost  in  the  privateer 

Dash,  Jan.  23,  1815.    (Vide  The  Roberts  Family.) 
VII.  Enos  6  Soule,  b.  Nov.  29,  1792;  mar.  Sally  «,  daughter  to  David  * 
Pratt. 
VIII.  Joanna^  Soule,  b.  Jan.  12,  1795;  "^^r.  DanieF  Small,  b.  Sept.  i, 
1794.   (Vide  pages  228-239.) 
IX.  Alfred 6  Soule,  b.  June  23,  1797  ;  mar.  Martha  Talbot;  he  was  lost 
at  sea.   Issue  :  two. 
X.  Henchman  6  Soule,  b.  Aug.  2,  1799;    mar.   Pamelia,  daughter  to 
Jacob  and  Bethia  (Talbot)  Lincoln  (sister  to  Col.  Simeon  Pratt's 
wife) ;  he  d.  March  2,  i860,  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  Issue  :  eleven. 
XI.  Jane  Bradbury  6  Soule,  b.  Nov.   16,  1801  ;  d.  June  3,  1839,  aged 
thirty-seven  years. 
XII.  William  «  Soule,  b.  Oct.  16,  1803;  lost  at  sea,  1827,  off  Cape  Sable. 
XIII.  Clement  Hall^  Soule,  b.  July  20,  1808;  mar.  Mary  Jane,  daughter 
to  Ambrose,  Jr.,  and  Jane  (Pickerman)  Talbot.   She  was  sister  to 
his  brother  Alfred's  wife,  Martha  Talbot.    He  was  interested  in 
shipbuilding,  with  his  brothers,  Enos  and  Henchman.    Previous 
to  1869,  he  removed  to  Passaic,  N.  J.,  where  he  d.  June  10,  1874. 
Issue :  six. 


848  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

they  were  American  citizens.  Tliey  were  treated  with  great 
harshness ;  and  those  who  were  so  fortunate  as  to  survive 
were  kept  until  the  end  of  the  war.  Enos  Soule  spent  two 
years  within  those  walls.  His  record  in  Freeport  as  "  a  model 
citizen,  public-spirited,  patriotic,  and  of  unbending  integrity," 
survives  him  ;  but  the  last  few  years  of  his  life  were  clouded 
by  hallucinations  and  fancies,  —  harmless,  though  often  ex- 
travagant, —  which  made  it  necessary  to  place  a  guardian 
over  his  extensive  financial  interests.  His  condition  then 
was  largely  attributed  to  the  sufferings  he  endured  in  Dart- 
moor prison,  from  which  he  never  fully  had  recovered. 

The  homestead  of  Captain  Enos  Soule,  on  the  road  be- 
tween Freeport  and  South  Freeport,  is  said  to  have  been  the 
land  once  owned  and  occupied  by  John  Hayes  ^  and  Hannah 
(Bowdoin)  Mitchell.*  Later,  he  removed  "to  the  old  field 
called  the  Neck."  He  d.  Nov.  8,  1869,  in  Freeport.  His 
wife,  familiarly  known  as  "  Aunt  Sally  Soule,"  was  a  woman 
of  sterling  character,  a  true  helpmeet  to  her  husband.  She 
is  said  to  have  closely  resembled  her  sister  Rebecca,  wife  of 
Edward  Small,t  and  to  have  been  much  like  her.  She  always 
had  a  luxuriant  flower  garden,  and  when  the  making  of  wax 
flowers  came  into  vogue,  she  had  great  success  in  repro- 
ducing her  favorites.  The  store  of  linen  she  laid  away  in 
lavender  for  her  daughters,  when  they  should  marry,  rivalled 
that  of  a  German  hausfrau.  She  d.  Dec.  31,  1881,  in  Free- 
port,  aged  eighty-three  years. 

Issue  :  I.  Francis  B.'^  Soule,  b.  July  6,  18 18,  in  Freeport ; 

mar.  Nov.  6,  1869,  Eliza  M.  (W  X)  Wait. 

Issue:  I.  Edgar  de  Lettre  *  Soule,  b.  Sept.  20,  1847,  i" 
Freeport. 

II.  Wilhelmina  ^  Soule,  b.  Sept.  26,  1848,  in  Freeport. 

III.  Frances  E.^  Soule,  b.  May  21,  1850,  in  Freeport, 

IV.  Sydney  S.^  Soule,  b.  May  11,  1856,  in  Freeport. 

V.  Norman  Pratt*  Soule,  b.  April,  1857,  in  Freeport; 
mar.  July  12,  1882,  in  Freeport,  Clara  O.  Denni- 
son,  b.  Feb.  8,  1857,  daughter  to  Benjamin  Griffin 

*  Vide  The  Mitchells  from  Kittery.  t  Vide  pages  240-258. 


The  Pratt  Family  849 

and  Martha  (Soule)  Dennison,  of  South  Freeport. 
Issue  :  seven. 
2.  Enos  Corydon  ''  Soule,  b.  June  4,   1820,  in  Freeport ; 
mar.  May  13,  1857,  Helen  Louisa  Gore,  b.  Oct.  11, 
1838,  daughter  to  William  and  Helen  (Nye)  Gore. 
Captain  Enos  C.  Soule  began  a  seafaring  life  at  the  age  of 
seventeen  years  ;  he  became  master  in  1846,  and  sailed  on 
long  voyages  until  i860.    At  that  time  he  took  charge  of  the 
old  shipyard  so  long  controlled  by  the  "  Soule  Brothers,"  and 
constructed,  within  the  next  few  years,  the  ships  Enos  Soule, 
of  15 18  tons,  Lucille,  1394  tons.  Tarn  O' Shunter,  1602  tons, 
Uncle  Tobey,  iioo  tons,  Superior,  1240  tons,  Yerick,  1187  tons, 
besides  other  craft.*    Eighteen  years  later  (1878),  he  stopped 
building,  "  under  the  conviction  that  iron  would  soon  replace 
wood  in  naval  architecture,"  and  soon  after  removed  to  New- 
ton, Mass.f    He  d.  Jan.  20,  1894,  in  Newton,  aged  seventy- 
three  years ;  his  widow,  Helen,  d.  Aug.  5,  following,  in  New- 
ton, aged  fifty-five. 

Issue  :  I.  Herman  C.^  Soule,  b.  Feb.  19,  1858,  in  Free- 
port  ;  resides  in  Newton. 
II.  Sarah  H.^  Soule,  b.  March  23,  i860,  in   Freeport ; 
resides  in  Newton. 

III.  Clara  G.^  Soule,  b.  Dec.  3,  1863,  in  Freeport ;  resides 

in  Newton. 

IV.  William  G.®  Soule,  b.  Sept.   24,   1866,  in  Freeport; 

mar.  June  10,  1899,  Margaret  Wallace.    Issue:  i. 
Wallace^  Soule,  b.  Dec.  8,  1901,  in  Newton. 
V.  Frank  Enos*  Soule,  b.  Jan,  14,   1869,  ^^  Freeport; 
resides  in  Newton. 
VI.  Elizabeth  N.*  Soule,  known  as  Bessie,  b.  March  2, 
187 1,  in  Freeport ;  resides  in  Newton. 
VII.  Leonora  N.*  Soule,  b.  April  12,  1872,  in  Freeport; 
resides  in  Newton. 
VIII.  Walter  S.*  Soule,  b.  Dec.  14,  1875,  in  Freeport ;  d. 
1898,  aged  twenty-three  years. 
IX.  Laura*  Soule,  b.  Feb.  16,  1877,  i"^  Freeport;  resides 
in  Newton. 

*  Vide  page  233.  t  Vide  pages  780-781. 


850  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


Martha  Jane''  Soule,  b.  July  6,   1822,  in  Freeport;  d. 

Feb.  12,  1826,  aged  three  years,  seven  months. 
Laura  Ann '  Soule,  b.  Sept.  15,  1824,  in  Freeport ;  mar. 
Jan.   19,  1853,  to  Charles  Bliss,  of  South  Freeport. 
No  issue. 
Lydia  Lincoln'  Soule,  b.  July  23,  1827,  in  Freeport; 
mar.  to  Charles  Bliss,  after  the  death  of  her  sister 
Laura.    She  d.  Sept.  20,  1894.    No  issue. 
Horace  B.'  Soule,  b.  Feb.  21,  1830,  in  Freeport;  mar. 

Emeline  Talbot.    He  d.  Aug.  16,  1898. 
Issue:  I.  Horace  Everett*  Soule,  b.  July  27,  1861.    H. 
MaudHamor^  Soule,  b.  March   10,  1864.    HL  Lina 
Frances"  Soule,  b.  Aug.  5,  1868.    IV.  Paul  Hench- 
man *  Soule,  b.  June  25,  1875.   V.  Thatcher  H.«  Soule, 
b.  June  30,  1877. 
Barnabas'  Soule,  b.  March   16,  1832,  in  Freeport;  d. 
Oct.  23,  1849,  aged  seventeen  years. 
,  Emilie  Sarah'  Soule,  b.  Oct.  2,  1834,  in  Freeport;  mar. 
to  Josiah  Soule,  Jr. 
Ellen  Thompson'  Soule,  b.  Dec.  8,  1836,  in  Freeport; 
d.  Dec.  I,  1856,  aged  twenty  years. 
,  Margaret  Pratt'  Soule,  b.  May  25,  1839,  in  Freeport; 
mar.  to  James  E.  Wengren,  a  banker,  of  Portland, 
Maine.    Issue  :  i.  Elmer  Sanberg  Wengren ;  he  was 
graduated  from  Harvard  University  in  1889;  he  re- 
sides in  Portland. 
.  Julius  Seymour'  Soule,  b.  Feb.    11,  1842,  in  Freeport; 
mar.  June  6,   1876,  in  Freeport,  Edith  M.  Creech, 
daughter  to  William  H.  and  Catharine  E.  (Means) 
Creech.    His  first  voyage  extended  over  a  year,  from 
1857  to  1858,  and  he  continued  for  some  time  to  fol- 
low the  sea.    As  master,  Captain  Julius  Soule  sailed 
the  H.  S.  Soule,  later  called  the  SuHote,  and  the  Tarn 
O'Shanter*  built  in  1875  ^Y  ^is  brother  Enos,  and 
other  ships.    He  still  resides  in  Freeport,  near  the 
centre  of  the  town. 


*  Vide  page  236. 


The  Pratt  Family  851 


Issue:  I.  Sarah  Elizabeth*  Soule,  b.  Jan.  19,  1882,  in 

Freeport. 
II.  Albert  Creech*  Soule,  b.  Jan.  23,  1885, in  Freeport. 
III.  Helen'  Soule,  b.  Feb.  11,  1891,  in  Freeport. 
12.  Henrietta  Q?  Soule,  b.  April  25,  1844,  in  Freeport ;  d. 
unmar.,  May,  1899,  aged  fifty-five  years, 
XIII.  Rachel  Chandler  ^  daughter  to  David  ^  b.  July  26,  1800, 
in  Freeport ;  vi^as  married  in  Freeport,  to  Joshua  ®  Soule, 
b.  July  31,  1796,  in  Freeport,  son  to  James  ^  and  Martha 
(Curtis)  Soule.    She,  also,  was  married  from  her  father's 
house  in  Pownal. 
"There  is  no  spot  on  any  of  Joshua  Soule's  descendants  ; 
they  are  honest,  moral,  temperate  men  and  women,"  writes  a 
distant  relative.    During  "  the  great  famine  in  Ireland,"  1846- 
47,  Captain  Rufus  Pratt  brought  over  two  Irish  girls,  Annie 

and  Margaret ,  to  save  them  from  starvation.    Annie  was 

sickly  and  did  not  live  long ;  Margaret  was  adopted  by  Joshua 
Soule.  She  was  "  a  remarkable  girl,  the  life  of  the  home  cir- 
cle, a  sincere  Christian,  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church." 
She  became  a  milliner,  and  went  into  business  at  Augusta, 
Maine,  where  she  made  her  home  with  friends  of  the  family 
of  Hon.  James  G.  Blaine.  "  She  did  as  much  for  the  com- 
fort of  Joshua  and  Rachael  Soule  in  their  declining  years 
as  any  of  their  children."  Afterward,  she  married  an  "  edu- 
cated and  handsome  man,  who  had  the  misfortune  to  have 
lost  a  leg."  Her  son  was  young  at  the  time  of  his  mother's 
death. 

The  homestead  of  Joshua  Soule,  at  Porter's  Landing,  Free- 
port,  is  occupied  (1906)  by  his  youngest  son,  Edmund  Pratt 
Soule.  Joshua  Soule  d.  Oct.,  1873,  in  Freeport,  aged  seventy- 
seven  years;  his  widow,  Rachel,  d.  April  16,  1885,  in  Free- 
port,  aged  eighty-four  years  and  nine  months.  Her  grand- 
children remember  her  as  "a  dear  old  soul,  one  of  the  salt  of 
the  earth." 

Issue:  I.  Joshua  Chandler''  Soule,  b.  Sept.  12,  18 19,  in 
Freeport.  He  was  a  ship-carpenter,  and  spent  all  his  life 
in  his  native  town.  His  wife  was  Mary  Staples,  b.  July 
29,  18 19,  in  Freeport,  daughter  to  Reuben  and  Betsey 
(Carver)  Staples,  of  Freeport;  they  were  mar.  Oct.  15, 


852  Ge7tealogy  of  Edward  Sma II 

1846,  in  Freeport.  She  d.  March  i,  1890,  in  Freeport; 
Joshua  C.  Soule  d.  Oct.  15,  1904,  in  Freeport,  aged 
eighty-five  years. 

Issue  :  I.  Ella^  Soule,  b.  May  9,  1848,  in  Freeport. 
II.  Ralph ^  Soule,  b.  Dec.  28,  1850,  in  Freeport;  mar. 
Nov.  25,  1880,  in  Freeport,  Luella  Stoddard. 
III.  Victor*  Soule,  b.  May  8,  1859,  in  Freeport;  d.  April 
16,  1880,  in  Whitinsville,  Mass.,  aged  twenty-one 
years. 
2.  Rachel  Pratt '^  Soule,  b.  Oct.  29,  182 1,  in  Freeport;  mar. 
Nov.  2,  1846,  in  Freeport,  to  Charles  Augustus  Litch- 
field, b.  Nov.   19,  182 1,  in  Freeport,  son  to  George 
and  Hannah  (Anderson)  Litchfield. 
Charles  A.  Litchfield  v^ras  a  ship-carpenter  and  caulker.    He 
is  represented  by  a  friend  and  relative  as  "  a  strong  man, 
honest,  industrious,  and  frugal.    A  man  of  strong  opinions 
and   strong   prejudices,  a  good    hater   or   a   good   friend." 
Rachel  Litchfield  d.  Dec.  6,  1884,  in  Portland,  Maine,  leav- 
ing two  daughters.    Her  husband's  second  wife  was  Abby 
Frances '   (Pratt)    Humphrey,   daughter   to  Ambrose ''  and 
Lydia  Ann  (Nelson)  Pratt,  and  widow  of  Asa   Humphrey.* 
The  death  of  Charles  A.  Litchfield  occurred  June  19,  1898, 
in  Freeport. 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.  Emilie  Bennett  Litchfield,  b.  Aug. 
12,  1847,  i"^  Freeport;  mar.  Dec.  16,  1874,  in  Jeffer- 
son, Maine,  to  Samuel  Albert  Richardson. 
Issue:  I.  Charles   Albert    Richardson,   b.    Dec.    17, 
1875.    He  was  graduated  from  Hebron   Acad- 
emy, and  McGill  University ;  he  is  a  physician 
in  King's  County  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

2.  Mary  Emilie   Richardson,  b.  July   17,    1877.    She 

was  graduated  from  Hebron  Academy,  and  is 
a  trained  nurse  in  Bellevue  Hospital,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. 

3.  Samuel  Albert  Richardson,  b.  Sept.  24,  1880  ;  mar. 

Sept.  27,  1906,  in  Calais,  Maine,  to  Flora  Hines, 
of   Calais.     He   was   graduated    from   Hebron 

*  Vide  pages  803,  810. 


The  Pratt  Family  853 

Academy,    Maine,    and    Bryant    and    Stratton's 
Business  College,  Boston,  Mass.    He  is  now  of 
the  firm  of  Patch  and  Richardson,  at  Southern 
Pines,  North  Carolina. 
4.  Frank  Cummings  Richardson,  b.  July  6,  1886.    He 
was  graduated  from  Hebron  Academy ;  he  is  now 
in  the  University  of  Maine,  at  Orono. 
II.  Hannah  Anderson  Litchfield,  b.  May  26,  1852,  in 
Freeport ;  mar.  Nov.  24,  1880,  in  Jefferson,  Maine, 
to  Marshall  Atwood   Bond ;  resides  at  Porter's 
Landing,  Freeport.    No  issue. 
;.  Deborah  Stover''  Soule,  b.  Dec.  10,  1824,  in  Freeport; 

d.  aged  about  nineteen  years. 
\.  Charles  William ^  Soule,  b.  July  7,  1829,  in  Freeport; 
mar.   Oct.    22,    1854,  in   Freeport,    Margaret   Alice 
Chase,   who  d.  July  2,   1906,  in  Freeport.    He.   d. 
Nov.  22,  following. 
Issue:  I.  Carrie  Estella^  Soule,  b.   May  26,    1857,  in 
Freeport;   mar.  Dec.  25,    1879,    to    Herman    E. 
Brewer ;  lives  at  South  Freeport.    Issue:  i.  Stella 
Alice  Brewer,  b.  Oct.  2,  1880,  in  Freeport ;  mar. 
Jan.   4,   1906,  to    Henry   C.    Pritham,   of   Free- 
port. 
XL  Sumner  Chase  ^  Soule,  b.  Oct.  2,  1864,  in  Freeport; 
mar.  Nov.   16,  1887,  Grace  Soule.    He  d.  Nov.  3, 
1892.    Issue:  I.  Leland  Sumner^  Soule,  b.  July 
19,  1888.    2.  Arthur  Burnham®  Soule,  b.  April  16, 
1890. 

III.  Margaret  Flora  ^  Soule,  b.  Jan.  19,  1874,  in  Free- 

port  ;  mar.  March  7,  1899,  to  Howard  A.  Roberts, 
of  Turner,  Maine. 

IV.  Helen  Cummings*  Soule,  b.   March  26,   1876,  in 

Freeport. 
;.  Isaac  Smith''  Soule,  b.   April   27,   1832,  in  Freeport; 

mar.  Harriet  Davis.    He  is  a  ship-joiner  ;  resides  at 

Porter's  Landing,  Freeport. 
5.  Edmund  Pratt''  Soule,  b.  Jan.  25,  1835,  in  Freeport; 

mar.  Nov.  28,  i860,  in  Freeport,  Mary  Dennison* 


854  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Pratt,  daughter  to  Ambrose  ^  and  Lydia  Ann  (Nel- 
son) Pratt,  of  Freeport  * 
Edmund  P.  Soule,  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  has  always  lived 
in  Freeport,  and  now  occupies  the  homestead  of  his  father 
at  Porter's  Landing.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
Baptist  Church.  Issue:  I.  Stella  Lee^  Soule,  b.  April,  1868, 
in  Freeport ;  lived  but  a  few  hours. 

*  Vide  page  804. 


THE   CHANDLER   FAMILY 

EDMUNDi   CHANDLER 

Edmund  Chandler,  of  Duxbury,  Massachusetts,  in  1633, 
is  supposed  to  have  been  the  person  of  that  name  who  was 
with  the  Pilgrims  in  Leyden,  though  there  are  no  records 
that  positively  prove  it.  Yet  the  positions  of  trust  to  which 
he  was  chosen,  in  the  early  settlement  of  the  town  of  Dux- 
bury,  show  that  he  was  well  acquainted  with  the  others  who 
had  removed  there,  and  that  they  had  confidence  in  him. 
He  may  have  been  with  the  Pilgrim  band  at  Amsterdam, 
but  his  name  does  not  appear  until  after  their  removal,  in 
the  summer  of  1609,  to  Leyden.  He  was  admitted  to  cit- 
izenship in  Leyden,  November  11,  1613,  under  the  guaranty 
of  Roger  Wilson  and  Henry  Wood.  This  is  evidence  that 
he  was  then  of  age ;  consequently  the  date  of  his  birth  may 
have  been  as  early  as  1592,  if  not  earlier.  Subsequently,  he 
"guaranteed"  others  for  citizenship;  on  April  27,  1615, 
John  Keble,  on  May  5,  1623,  Roger  White,  and  on  April 
17,  1626,  Edward  Coolidge.  Like  the  others  who,  as  Brad- 
ford says,  had  been  "  constrained  to  leave  their  native  soyle 
and  countrie,  their  lands  &  livings,  and  all  their  freinds  & 
familier  acquaintance  "  *  in  England  for  the  shores  of  Holland, 
to  escape  religious  persecution,  he  was  enabled  to  engage 
only  in  the  most  menial  occupations.  When  he  was  admitted 
to  citizenship,  in  1613,  he  was  called  a  "say-weaver,"  — 
"  say  "  being  a  coarse  woolen  cloth,  something  like  a  blan- 
ket. In  1623,  he  was  mentioned  as  a  "  draper,"  in  1626,  as 
a  "pipe-maker."  He  buried  a  child  March  26,  1619,  in  St. 
Peter's  ;  he  then  lived  in  Nieuwestadt.^ 
These  records,  which  are  all  that  have  been  found  in  Ley- 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Plantation,  1898  :  15. 

t  Dexter's  England  and  Holland  of  the  Pilgrims^  1905  :  609,  648,  652. 


856  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

den  concerning  him  or  his  family,  prove  that  he  belonged  to 
the  remnant  of  the  Pilgrim  body  that  remained  after  the 
first  three  ships,  the  Mayflower,  the  Fortune,  and  the  Anne, 
had  been  sent  to  New  England.  Impatiently  they  awaited 
the  time  when  they,  too,  should  join  their  brethren.  Their 
beloved  pastor,  John  Robinson,  had  sickened  and  died 
(March  i,  1625)  ;  this  added  greatly  to  their  discourage- 
ment, "and  many,  being  aged,  begane  to  drop  away  by 
death."  But  the  little  band  continued  to"hould  close  to- 
geather,  in  peace  and  quietnes ;  .  .  .  though  .  .  .  very 
weake."*  Through  the  instrumentality  of  Isaac  Allerton, 
aided  by  Mr.  Sherley,  they  were  brought  over  in  two  com- 
panies, the  first  in  1629,  the  second  in  1630.! 

In  1633,  Edmund  Chandler,  then  a  resident  of  Duxbury, 
was  made  freeman,  church  membership  (before  1686)  being 
a  necessary  qualification.  He  again  appeared  in  lists  of  free- 
men, March  7,  1636-37,!  and  in  i658.§  On  January  3,  1636- 
37,  he  was  chosen  Constable  for  the  town  of  Duxbury,  and 
"sworne"  to  that  ofiice  on  March  7,  following.  ||  At  that 
time,  and  for  many  years  afterward,  the  Constable  was  the 
chief  executive  officer  in  the  parish  or  town ;  he  carried  a 
staff,  and  his  duties  were  surrounded  with  much  formality. 
"  Edmond  Chandler  and  Jonathan  Brewster  "  were  sent, 
June  4,  1639,  ^s  the  first  Deputies  from  the  town  of  Dux- 
bury to  the  Plymouth  Colony  General  Court ;  Bradford 
was  then  Governor.  Edmund  Chandler  again  served,  as 
Deputy  from  Duxbury,  in  sessions  beginning  August  29, 
1643,  and  March  5,  1643-44.^  Like  most  of  the  early  set- 
tlers, Edmund  Chandler  acquired  large  tracts  of  land  by 
purchase  and  by  grants  :  — 

At  Duxbury,  in  1633,  his  share  of  the  mowing  ground 

*  Bradford's  History  of  Plimoth  Fiatttatton,  1898:  250,  248. 

T  Vide  page  613. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  r  :  4,  52. 

§  Plymouth  Colofiy  Miscellaneous  Records,  vol.  8  :  198. 

II  Plymouth  Colojiy  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  48,  54. 

IT  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  ;  126;  vol.  2  :  60,  68. 


The  Chandler  Fainily  857 

is  not  recorded,  but  in  assigning  the  plots  for  "  mowing  of 
Grasse  for  the  p''sentyeare,  1633  .  .  .  Manasseh  Kempton" 
was  given  "  that  at  the  Hand  Creeke  abutting  vpon  Stephen 
Tracies  ground  &  Edmund  Chandlers."  On  "Oct.  20,  1634, 
Edmun  Chanler  came  and  had  recorded  that  he  had  sold 
[for  £,\2\  unto  John  Rogers  a  lot  of  land  adjoining  the  land 
of  Robert  Hicks,  on  Duxbery  side,  the  lot  which  he  had 
bought  of  Johr:  Barnes."  *  "  April  2,  1638  :  Threescore 
acres  of  land  are  graunted  to  Edmond  Chaundler,  lying  on 
Duxborrow  side  and  to  be  layd  forth  for  him  by  Captaine 
Standish  &  M""  Alden,  w'^''  was  accordingly  layd  forth  on 
the  northeast  side  of  the  lands  graunted  to  Moyses  Symons, 
&  ranging  as  his  doth  in  length  north  &  by  east  and  south  & 
by  west  from  the  marked  trees."  f  This  was  his  homestead 
which  was  occupied  later  by  his  sons. 

"July  19,  1639:  M""  Thomas  Besbeech  [Bixby]  of  Dux- 
borrow,"  for  twenty  shillings  paid  by  Edmund  Chandler, 
conveyed  to  him  one  acre  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  his 
land,  "  next  to  the  highway  .  .  .  the  said  Edward  is  to  set 
up  the  fence  betwixt  them  before  the  beginning  of  the  next 
March."  Here  Chandler  built  a  house.  In  1647,  Bixby  sold 
to  "  M''  John  Reiner  [Rev.  John  Reyner]  of  Plymouth,"  all 
"  his  house  and  houseing  and  sixty  acars  of  vpland  .  .  .  ex- 
cepting one  acar  sould  vnto  Edmond  Chandeler  of  Duxbery." 
This  acre  "Edmond  Chandeler"  conveyed,  June  8,  1650,10 
"John  Browne  of  Duxborrow,  weaver."  It  was  then  de- 
scribed as  "an  house  Scittuate  in  Duxburrow  aforesaid,  and 
an  acar  of  land  on  w^  the  said  house  standeth  next  aioyn- 
ing  vnto  the  house  and  land  of  M""  John  Rener  above  the 
path  .  .  .  with  all  the  boards  shelues  dores  locks  and  win- 
dows belonging  vnto  the  said  house  with  all  the  fencing 
stufe  and  all  other  apurtenances  now  standing  vppon  the 
aforesaid  acar  of  land,"  etc.J 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  14,  31. 
t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  I  :  82. 
J  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  vol.  i  :  46,  141,  187. 


858  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

November  2,  1640,  in  a  grant  of  land  by  the  General 
Court,  at  "North  Riuer,"  the  share  of  "Edmond  Chandlor" 
was  "fifty  acres,  w**^  some  meddow  to  y*"  This  tract  of 
"marsh  meddow  and  vpland  "  Chandler  sold,  June  7,  165 1, 
for  :£io,  to  "Thomas  Byrd  of  Scittuate."*  On  May  4, 1653, 
James  Lendall,  of  Duxbury,  tailor,  for  ;^3,  sold  to  "  Edmond 
Chandeler  of  the  towne  aforesaid  .  .  .  planter,"  two  acres 
of  marsh  meadow,  "sometimes  the  meddow  of  Peeter 
Brownes  Children  .  .  .  neare  unto  the  Dweling  place  of  the 
said  Edmond  Chandeler;  being  bounded  on  the  one  side 
with  other  land  of  the  said  Edmond  Chandelers  ;  and  on  the 
other  side  with  a  certaine  pcell  of  meddow  belonging  to  John 
Washburn  Junier."  This  sale  was  acknowledged  before 
"M^'John  Alden  asistant."  On  July  15,  1653,  Edmond 
Chandeler  exchanged,  "upon  equall  tearmes,"  with  Edward 
Bumpas  of  Marshfield,  all  his  interest  "in  Duxburrow  New 
plantation  commonly  called  and  knowne  by  the  Indian 
Names  of  Satuckquett  and  Nunckatatesett  [Bridge water] 
and  places  adiacent ;  ffor  all  .  .  ,  Right  title  or  enterest 
the  said  Edward  Bumpas  hath  ...  as  one  of  the  thirty-foure 
purchasers  .  .  .  att  the  places  commonly  called  and  knowne 
by  the  Indian  names  of  Cushnet  and  Coaksett  [Dartmouth] ; 
and  places  adiacent."  This  exchange  also  was  acknowledged 
before  "M""  John  Alden  asistant."  f  "Duxburrow  New 
Plantation,"  later  Bridgewater,  had  been  granted,  in  1645, 
to  fifty-four  persons  who  were  proprietors  of  the  town  of 
Duxbury,  including  Edmund  Chandler.  % 

On  July  3,  1656,  the  General  Court  granted  unto  sundry 
of  the  ancient  freemen  of  that  jurisdiction  certain  tracts  of 
land  from  "  Assonate  Neck  to  Quaquerchand,  alias  the 
Plain "  —  afterward  called  Freetown.  Three  years  later 
(April  2,  1659),  a  deed  was  signed  by  the  Indians,  convey- 
ing this  tract  to  Captain  James  Cudworth,  Josiah  Winslow, 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i :  165 ;  Plymouth  Colony 
Deeds,  vol.  i  :  207. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  vol.  2  :  pt.  i  :  51,  53.  {  Vide  page  359. 


The  Chandler  Family  859 

Constant  Southworth,  Edmund  Chandler,  Love  Brewster, 
Kenelm  Winslow,  John  Waterman,  son  to  Robert  Waterman, 
and  others.*  This  share  of  land  "by  Taunton  Riuer"  Chan- 
dler left,  by  will,  to  his  son  Joseph. 

For  a  few  years  the  services  of  Edmund  Chandler,  in  the 
town  of  Duxbury  and  in  the  Colony,  were  important  and 
varied.  As  his  name  does  not  appear  in  the  list  of  males 
able  to  bear  arms,  in  1643,  it  may  be  inferred  that  he  then 
was  over  sixty,f  or  incapable  of  performing  military  service. 
At  a  session  of  the  General  Court,  held  October  2,  1637, 
"  Jonathan  Brewster  &  Edmond  Chandler  for  Ducksborrow  " 
were  chosen  a  committee,  with  the  Governor  and  Assistants, 
to  divide  a  tract  of  five  hundred  acres  of  "meadow  grounds 
betwixt  Eele  Riuer  and  South  Riuer."  \  The  First  Church 
of  Duxbury  "was  gathered"  in  1632;  but  steps  were  not 
taken  to  build  a  meeting-house  until  March  21,  1635-36,  on 
which  date  the  two  factions  that  could  not  agree  upon  a 
site  met  together.  On  one  side  were  "M""  William  Collier, 
Stephen  Tracy,  M"^  Joh.  Rowland,  Edm,  Chandler  [and] 
Josuah  Pratt,"  on  the  other  side,  "  Capt.  Myles  Standish, 
Manasseh  Kempton,  George  Kenrick,  John  Jenney,  &  Ed- 
wards Bangs."  All  were  present  but  Edward  Bangs;  seven 
of  the  nine  held  "Jones  River  to  be  the  fittest  place  & 
there  to  build  a  meeting  howse  &  towne  .  .  .  the  other 
two  preferred  Morton's  Hole."  §  The  "old  burial  place"  is 
near  the  site  of  the  meeting-house  built  during  that  year, 
and  of  the  second  structure  erected  in  1706  on  the  same  site. 
The  oldest  stone  in  the  graveyard  bears  the  date  of  1697.  || 

On  June  7,  1636,  Edmund  Chandler  was  chosen  upon  a 
"Jewry  that  serued  vpon  trials  ;"  ^  September  i,  1640,  he 
served  on  jury  before  the  General  Court,  and  October  5,  fol- 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  4 :  67,  68.     t  "Vide  page  361. 
\  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  67. 
§  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i :  41. 
II  Historic  Duxbury,  by  Laurence  Bradford,  1900:  51,  55. 
IT  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i :  42. 


86o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

lowing,  on  jury  before  the  Court  of  Assistants.*  In  1639,  he 
took  to  himself  an  apprentice,  with  the  customary  bond,  as 
follows :  — 

"  29  Jan.  1638-9.  Memorand  :  That  John  Edwards  hath  put 
himself  apprentice  to  Edmond  Chaundlor,  of  Duxborrow,  yeom. 
[yeoman]  and  after  the  manner  of  an  apprentice  w^^  him  to  dwell 
from  the  last  day  of  September  next  ensuing  the  date  hereof  vnto 
the  end  &  terme  of  hue  yeares  thence  next  ensuing,  to  serue  him 
in  all  such  lawful  labors  as  the  said  Edmund  shall  ymploy  him  in 
during  the  said  terme ;  the  said  Edmond  Chaundler  fynding  vnto 
his  said  servant  meate  drinke  and  apparell  during  the  said  terme, 
and  in  thend  thereof  to  giue  him  double  apparell  throughout,  in 
convenyent  manner,  w^^  one  suite  for  Lords  days  and  another 
for  working  days."  t 

The  inventory  of  the  estate  of  Godbert  Godbertson  (Cuth- 
bert  Cuthbertson)  and  Sarah  (Allerton),  his  wife,|  which 
was  presented  in  Court  November  11,  1633,  mentions 
£2  :05  due  to  "Edm.  Chandler."  On  November  13,  1637, 
the  inventory  of  the  estate  of  William  Palmer,  "  the  elder," 
of  Duxbury,  was  taken  by  "Jonathan  Brewster  Edmond 
Chaundler  Willia  Basset  &  John  Willis," —  due  to  "Edmond 
Chandler  .  .  .  oo:05:o."§  On  page  sixty-two  of  the 
"wast  book,"  or  blank  book,  now  called  The  Brewster 
Book,  which  is  supposed  to  have  belonged  to  Elder  William  ^ 
Brewster,  and  is  known  to  have  become  the  property  of  his 
eldest  son,  Jonathan  2  Brewster,  is  this  incomplete  memoran- 
dum, in  the  handwriting  of  Jonathan  :  — 

"  [worn]  nd  Chandeler  had  of  me  the  [worn]  of  June.  1644.  in 
bookes."|| 

These  books  may  have  been  the  same  that  were  men- 
tioned in  the  inventory  of  Edmund  Chandler,  in  1662,  as  "a 
pcell  of  bookes  att  .  .  .  00 :  10  :  00." 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Judicial  Acts,  1636-1692  :   17,  18. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i :  no. 

J  Vide  pages  600,  603.  §  Plymouth  Colony  Probate,  vol.  i  :  13,  28. 

II    The  Mayflower  Descendant,  vol.  i  :  6. 


The  Chandler  Family  86 1 

The  only  transaction  in  which  Edmund  Chandler  appears 
with  a  member  of  his  family  is  where  he  gave  bail,  May  30, 
1637,  for  Samuel  Chandler,  his  eldest  son.  John  Jenney 
brought  suit  "against  Samuel  Chaundler,  in  an  action  vpon 
the  case  to  the  damnage  of  XX^,  wherevpon  a  pcell  of  beauer 
of  the  deffen^s  ^i^^s  arrested  aboard  the  s'^  M""  Jenneys  bark. 
Edmond  Chaundler  became  bayle  to  the  action,  and  to  satis- 
fye  the  debt  what  it  should  be."  Upon  the  agreement  of 
Edmund  Chandler  to  pay  the  indebtedness,  the  action  was 
"  w'Mrawne."  Two  years  later,  June  2,  1639-40,  Samuel 
Chandler  brought  an  action  in  court  against  "John  Jenney 
gent  ...  to  the  dam.  of  XL^ ;  "  the  jury  found  for  the  plain- 
tiff.*   Possibly  it  concerned  the  same  matter. 

No  mention  of  a  wife  of  Edmund  Chandler  is  made,  either 
in  Leyden  or  in  New  England,  yet  it  is  probable  that  he 
married  at  least  twice.  His  eldest  son,  Samuel,  was  of  age 
in  1633,  and  he  lost  a  child  in  1619,  at  Leyden  ;  the  children 
of  a  younger,  or  second,  wife  were  Benjamin,  married  about 
1671,  Joseph,  married  before  1673,  ^■"d  ^o^^r  daughters,  who 
all  appear  to  have  been  unmarried  when  his  will  was  made,  in 
1662.  His  death,  when  he  probably  was  more  than  eighty 
years  of  age,  occurred  between  May  2,  1662,  the  date  of  his 
will,  in  which  he  calls  himself  "old  and  weake,"  and  the 
taking  of  an  inventory  of  his  personal  belongings  and  debts, 
on  June  2,  following.  His  homestead  and  other  real  estate 
in  Duxbury,  Dartmouth,  and  Taunton,  together  with  the 
"  three  thousand  and  five  hundred  [weight]  of  sugar,"  at 
Barbadoes,  were  not  included  in  his  inventory,  which  is 
chiefly  a  list  of  the  effects  of  an  aged  man  whose  wife  was 
not  living.    His  will  was  as  follows  :  — 

"  The  Last  Will  and  Testament  of  Edmond  Chandeler  f  late 
deceased  exhibited  to  the  Court  held  att  Plymouth  the  fourth 
day  of  June  i662  on  the  oathes  of  M""  John  Aldin  and  My  Con- 
stant Southworth 

*  Plymouth  Colony  "Judicial  Acts,  1636-1692  :  6,  15. 
t  Plymouth  Colony  Probate,  Book  2  :  pt.  2  :  75,  76. 


862  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


"These  p'^sents  witnesseth  that  I  Edmond  Chandeler being  old 
and  weake  in  body  ;  yet  in  good  and  pfect  memory  doe  make  and 
ordaine  this  to  bee  my  last  Will  and  Testament  — 

"first  my  will  is  that  when  it  shall  please  god  to  take  mee 
out  of  this  world  vnto  himselfe  that  my  body  bee  decently  bur- 
ied and  that  out  of  my  whole  estate  my  funerall  charges  be  de- 
frayed 

"  2  My  will  is  that  out  of  the  Remainder  of  my  whole  estate 
all  my  Just  and  lawfuU  debts  bee  payed 

"  3  I  giue  and  beqveath  vnto  my  son  Samvell  Chandeler  my 
whole  share  of  land  that  is  att  the  place  or  places  Called  by  name 
of  Akoaksett  and  Cushenah  [Dartmouth]  which  said  land  hee 
doth  and  shall  presently  possesse ; 

"4  I  giue  and  beqveath  vnto  my  sone  Benjamine  Chandeler 
to  him  and  his  heires  for  euer  all  that  tract  or  trackes  of  land 
lying  in  Duxburrow  both  vpland  and  meddow  with  all  the  hous- 
ing belonging  thervnto ;  onely  hee  is  not  to  enter  vpon  the  pos- 
session therof  till  the  tearmes  of  six  yeares  be  ended, 

"  5  I  giue  and  beqveath  vnto  my  son  Joseph  Chandeler  to  him 
and  his  heires  for  euer  my  whole  share  of  land  which  now  lyeth 
by  Taunton  Riuer  neare  vnto  a  place  Comonly  knowne  by  the 
falls  with  all  my  further  Interest  belonging  thervnto 

"61  giue  and  beqveath  vnto  my  three  daughters  Sarah  Anna 
and  Mary  three  thousand  and  fiue  hundred  of  sugar  which  be- 
longes  to  mee  att  Barbadoes. 

"7  I  giue  and  beqveath  vnto  my  three  Children  viz  Benja- 
mine Josepth  and  Ruth  Chandeler  the  four  last  yeares  Rent  due 
to  mee  from  my  son  Samuell  Chandeler  for  my  land  and  Cattle ; 
eqvally  to  bee  devided  amongst  them  and  for  the  first  two  yeares 
Rent  I  Reserue  it  for  my  selfe  and  to  dispose  of  as  I  shall  see 
good 

"  8  My  will  is  that  that  stocke  of  Cattle  of  mine  which  is  in 
my  son  Samuells  hand  shall  after  the  tearme  of  six  yeares  (which 
hee  tooke  them  for)  bee  eqvally  devided  between  my  three  Children 
Benjamine  Josepth  and  Ruth 

"further  I  doe  by  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament  make  Con- 
stitute and  appoint  my  deare  and  loveing  son  Joseph  Chandeler 
to  bee  sole  exeqvitor  of  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament; 

"  In  Witness  that  this  is  my  last  Will  and  Testament  I  haue 


The  Chandler  Family  86 


o 


sett  to  my  hand  and  scale  this  third  day  of  May  one  Thousand 
six  hundred  sixty  and  two  i662 

"  In  the  p''sence  Edmond  Chandeler 

of  John  Aldin  and  A  [scale] 

Constant  Southworth 

"An  Jnventory  of  the  goods  and  Chatties  of  Edmond  Chandeler  de- 
ceased taken  this  second  of  the  fourth  month  [June  2]  1662  by  those 
whose  names  are  vnderwritten  and  exhibited  to  the  Court  held  att 
Plymouth  the  fourth  of  June  i662 

«     s     d 

"Jmp":  foure  Cowes  prised  att 15  00  00 

Jtem  two  oxen  att 10  00  00 

Jtem  one  feather  bolster  and  two  pillowes 01  00  00 

Jtem  three  Canvas  sheets 00  17  00 

Jtem  one  old  Rugg  and  one  blankett  att 01  08  00 

Jtem  two  old  Curtaines  att 00  04  00 

Jtem  wearing  Clothes  att 02  06  00 

Jtem  3  paire  of  old  stokens  and  paire  >  g 

of  spatterlashes  *) 

Jtem  2  shirts  att 00  10  00 

Jtem  4  old  linnine  Capps  and  one  7 
old  knit  capp  att  > 
Jtem  3  towells  i  old  pillovvbeer  and  3  )  00  o-^  00 

old  Neckcothes  ) 

Jtem  one  old  hatt  att 00  03  00 

Jtem  a  pcell  of  bookes  att 00  10  00 

Jtem  4  old  pewter  dishes  one  old  pott  &  [ 
one  chamber  pott  three  spoones  S 
Jtem  one  frying  pan  2  candlestickes  one  )  ^^ 

skillett  att  i 
Jtem  one  smale  Compas  i  looking  glase  )  ^^        ^^ 

and  severall  smale  thinges  ) 
Jtem  I  sword  shot  moulders  burning )  00  1 1  00 

marke  and  sheers  powder  homes  > 
Jtem  one  Darke  lanthorne  pot  hangers  )  ^^  1200 

and  tonggs  pot  hookes  ) 

Jtem  three  Chists 00  14  00 

Jtem  two  old  hogsheads  2  beer  Caske  one  ^ 

powthering  tubb  and  other  old  >• 00  14  00 

thinges  all  att) 
Jtem  one  wheele  i  old  home  and  old  skales 00  03  06 


* 


Spatterdasht      long  gaiters. 


864  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Jtem  one  chaire  and  two  Cushens  att 00  05  00 

Jtem  six  Jron  wedges  att    ...     , 00  08  00 

Jtem  one  little  Table  forme  halfe  pecke  ^  ^  00  o^  06 

and  old  box  > 

Jtem  one  bedsteed  and  sifting  trough  att 00  08  00 

Jtem  a  lamp  att 00  01  04 

suma  38  07  04 
Debts  oweing  by  the  estate  as  foUoweth 

Jmp"  To  Samvell  Chandeler 04  15  00 

Jtem  to  Moses  Simons 00  10  06 

Jtem  to  Josepth  Chandeler 00  18  00 

Jtem  to  makeing  of  the  coffin  and  grave 00  03  00 

Debts  oweing  to  the  estate 

Jmp"  :  by  John  Thomas  one  bushell  of  come  .     .     .     .     .     00  03  00 
Jtem  by  Abraham  Sampson 00  go  10 

John  Aldin 

Phillip  Delano  " 

ISSUE   (PROBABLY)   BY   FIRST   WIFE 

I.  Samuel  ^  b.  as  early  as  1612,  in  Leyden,  since  he  was  of 
age  when  he  was  taxed,  March  25,  1633,  in  Plymouth, 
"  [i^]oo  :  09  :  00,"  in  corn  at  six  shillings  per  bushel ;  March 
27,  1634,  he  was  taxed  the  same.* 

In  1637,  John  Jenney  brought  suit  against  him  for  ;^2o,  and 
held  a  "  pcell  of  beaver  .  .  .  aboard  the  s'^  M""  Jenneys  bark," 
as  security  ;  two  years  later,  Samuel  Chandler  recovered  ^41 
from  John  Jenney,  which  may  indicate  that  the  original  action 
was  unwarranted.!  In  1639,  Samuel  Chandler  was  men- 
tioned as  a  "planter,"  of  Duxbury.t  In  1657,  he  took  the 
Oath  of  Fidelity  at  Duxbury.§  At  the  time  of  his  father's 
death  in  May,  1662,  Samuel  had  occupied  his  father's 
house,  and  had  the  use  of  his  father's  land  and  cattle 
for  two  years  of  a  "  tearme  of  six  yeares  (which  hee  tooke 
them  for)."  The  next  year,  Dec.  i,  1663,  he  made  com- 
plaint "  that  the  range  of  the  land  is  not  sett  betwixt  Moses 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  vol.  1 :  11,  28.  t  Vide  page  861. 

X  riymouth  Colo7ty  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i  :  137. 
§  Plymouth  Colony  Miscellaneous  Records,  vol.  8 :  181. 


The  Chandler  Family  865 

Simons  &  himselfe ; "  the  Court  ordered  three  men  to 
"run  the  line  with  the  best  care  they  can."  On  May  i,  1666, 
an  error  in  this  line,  which  was  acknowledged  by  the  Court 
"  a  mistake,"  was  rectified.  That  same  year,  June  5,  Sam- 
uel Chandler  and  Joseph  Wadsworth  were  chosen  surveyors 
of  highways  in  Duxbury.*  Joseph  Chandler  and  Samuel 
Chandler  served  on  a  jury  to  lay  out  a  highway  for  George 
Soule  ;  their  report  was  dated  "19  —  first  month  —  1678- 

79."  t 

Three  years  after  the  death  of  his  father,  Samuel  Chan- 
dler received  his  first  grant  of  land  from  the  town  of  Dux- 
bury —  "  Sixty  acres  of  land  between  Indian  head  river,  and 
the  great  Cedar  Swamp,  with  the  condition  that  he  shall  not 
sell  it  except  to  a  townsman."  This  grant  was  dated  Oct.  21, 
1665.$  In  1678,  he  sold,  for  ^10,  to  John  Rouse,  Jr.,  all  his 
interest  in  "  those  Lands  .  .  .  which  goe  vnder  the  Name  of 
the  servants  Lands  ...  at  a  place  comonly  knowne  by  the 
name  of  Saconett  Necke,"  which  he  bought  of  "  Thomas 
Bryant  one  of  the  companies  servants."  This  deed  was 
signed  with 

Witnesses  "The  marke   Z^^*^ 

"  The  D  marke  of  of  Samuell  ^TK^  Chandeler,"  [seal] 

John  Rouse  seni"" : 
John  Soule  " 

It  was  acknowledged  before  Constant  Southworth,  Assist- 
ant, Jan.  27,  1678,  by  "  Samvell  Chandlerer  and  his  wife."  § 
Samuel  Chandler  died,  intestate,  at  Duxbury,  in  1683.  The 
only  mention  of  his  wife  is  in  the  above  deed  and  in  the  settle- 
ment of  his  estate ;  in  neither,  however,  is  her  name  given. 
After  his  death,  the  following  order  was  passed  by  the  Court: 

"  March  5,  1683-84 

"  In  reference  to  the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  Samuell  Chan- 
deler, deceased,  in  as  much  as  the  estate  is  but  smale,  the  Court 
thought  meet  to  settle  the  intire  estate  on  the  widdow,  which  was 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  4:  48,  120,  123. 
t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6:  15. 
J   Town  Records  of  Duxbury,  vol.  A  :  214. 
§  Plymouth  County  Deeds,  Book  3 :  16. 


866  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

his  wife,  and  haue  grauntedlres  of  administration  to  the  said  wid- 
dow  and  John  Soule,  to  administer  on  the  said  estate."  * 

The  inventory  of  his  estate  was  as  follows  :  t  — 

"Duxboroug  this  17  day  of  y^  9  month  1683  An  Jnventory  taken  of  y*  estate 
of  y*  late  deceased  Samuel  Chanler  by  vs  Thomas  Delano  &  John  Rouse 

\.£,    s  d] 

t  two  Cowes 04  00  o 

1 4  heifers 06  00  o 

t  one  mare 01  00  o 

t  one  ox 02  00  o 

t  twelue  sheep.  9  dead 02  14  o 

t  two  piggs  one  dead 00  04  o 

t  wearing  Clothing  &  money 02  18  o 

t  Bedding 01  04  o 

t  meat  &  Sider 01  10  o 

t  new  Cloth 00  16  o 

t  4  brass  Kettles  one  warming  pan 01  02  6 

t  one  pott  &  posnett 00  05  o 

t  wedges  &  plow 01  00  0 

t  pewter 00  12  o 

t  one  saddle 00  05  o 

t  Wheat  Rye  Jndian  Come 04  05  o 

t  Earthen  ware 00  10  o 

t  one  frying  pan 00  01  o 

t  Tobacco 00150 

t  Trammell  &  Tongs 00  05  o 

t  Hay 03  04  o 

t  The  widdows  bed  &  bedding 04  00  o 

t  Posts  &  Rayles co  15  o 

y«  Total!  sum  39  08  6 

The  Debts  y*  ar  Due  out  of  y«  estate 

To  Capt  Thomas 06  13  i 

to  John  Delano 00  04  o 

to  y*  Constable 00  04  o 

to  Edward  Southworth 00  02  o 

to  Joseph  chaunler 00  06  o 

to  good  wife  Browne 00  05  o 

to  John  Sprague 00  01  o 

to  Sam  Rowland 00  01  o 

to  m'  Wiswell 00  12  o 

to  Ruth  West 00  03  6 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6 :  124. 
t  Plymouth  Colony  Probate,  Book  4  :  pt.  2  :  145. 


The  Chandler  Family  867 

to  John  Rouse oo  19  o 

to  John  sole 00  03  6 

to  Moses  Simonds 01  07  9 

to  John  Simonds 00  13  9 

to  William  Brewster 00  02  o 

to  William  Vobes  [Forbes  ?] 00  06  3 

to  Sami  West 00  04  o 

to  Joseph  Fryer 00  02  o 

to  Thomas  Delano 00  01  6 

12  12  o 
"Duxburroug  ye  17  :  9™  83 

Thomas  Delano 

John  Rouse " 

While  he  was  treated  in  the  Plymouth  Colony  with  due 
consideration,  Samuel  Chandler  appears  to  have  been  a  son 
quite  unworthy  of  his  respected  father.  It  is  easy  to  conjec- 
ture that  his  early  surroundings  in  Holland  had  bred  in  him 
the  very  evils  which  the  Pilgrims,  as  a  body,  feared  from  a 
long  sojourn  there.*  He  was  inclined  to  be  lawless  ;  he  was 
improvident  and  illiterate.  In  support  of  these  statements, 
on  Oct.  2,  1637,  he  was  "warned  ...  to  appeare  at  the 
next  Court  to  answer  for  shooteing  off  three  guns  in  the 
night  tyme,  as  if  it  were  an  alarm."  A  little  later,  he  was 
warned  "  to  psonally  appeare  at  the  next  Gehall  Court  to 
answere  .  .  .  concerneing  opprobrious  &  slanderous  words 
spoken  by  him  against  the  Gou''  and  goument."  Several 
times  he  was  presented  to  the  Court  "  for  being  drunke  ;" 
the  last  time  on  record  was  in  June,  1670,  when  he  was  lined 
five  shillings,  and  John  Sprague  was  fined  the  same  "  for 
sufiferring  Samuell  Chandler  to  be  drunke  in  his  house."  t 
The  estate  settled  by  the  Court  upon  his  widow  amounted 
to  the  small  sum  of  £2(i  :  16  :  06.  He  signed  all  papers  with 
his  mark,  and  his  son  Samuel  did  the  same.  There  probably 
were  other  children,  but  the  only  one  identified  is  the  son 
Samuel,  Jr. 

Issue:  I.  Samuel ^  of  Duxbury.  He  married  Margaret 
Bonney,  widow  of  Joseph  ^  Bonney,  of  Pembroke. 

*  Vide  page  513. 

t  Plymouth   Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  i :  68,  137  ;  also  Plymouth 
Colony  Miscellaneous  Records,  vol.  8  •.31. 


868  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Joseph  ^  Bonney  was  a  younger  son  to  Thomas  ^  Bonney, 
'  b.  about  1604,  who  came  to  New  England  from  Dover,  Eng- 
land. His  first  wife  was  Mary  Terry,  his  second,  Mary  Hunt. 
The  children  of  Thomas  ^  Bonney  were  Thomas  ^,  who  mar. 
Dorcas  Sampson,  Mary  ^,  who  mar.  John  ^  Mitchell,  Sarah  *, 
Hannah  ^,  John  ^,  William  2,  Joseph  ^,  who  mar.  Margaret 
Phillips,  and  James  ^,  who  mar.  Abigail  Bishop.*  Joseph  ^ 
and  Margaret  (Phillips)  Bonney  lived  in  Pembroke,  where 
he  died  before  17 19.  Samuel  Chandler,  of  Duxbury,  was  ap- 
pointed administrator  of  the  estate  of  "  Joseph  Bonny  late  of 
Pembroke,"  April  8,  1720.  The  inventory  of  his  estate  was 
sworn  to  by  John  Partridge,  Thomas  Parris,  and  John  Wads- 
worth,  on  April  26,  1721.  The  next  day,  April  27,  Samuel 
Chandler  brought  in  an  account  of  ;^2i  :  18,  for  the  board, 
in  Hingham,  of  "  two  children  of  the  s'^  deceased  two  years 
Since  his  decease."  t 

The  date  of  marriage  of  Samuel  Chandler  does  not  ap- 
pear. He  was  a  respected  citizen  of  Duxbury,  and  lived 
on  land  adjoining  that  of  his  cousin,  Joseph  *  Chandler.  On 
Feb.  I,  1724,  they  settled  the  bounds  between  their  farms  on 
Brewster's  Brook,|  in  the  centre  of  the  town.  Samuel  also 
shared  in  the  several  divisions  of  the  common  lands  of  the 
town,  of  which  mention  is  made  in  connection  with  Joseph' 
Chandler.  The  date  of  Samuel  Chandler's  death  is  not 
known.  There  was  no  inventory  of  his  estate,  nor  division. 
His  will,  dated  July  17,  1742,  was  proved  Aug.  2,  1742.  It 
was  signed  with  his  mark. 

his 

"Samuel    |J     Chandler." § 

mark 

He  called  himself  "  yeoman,"  and  left  to  his  wife  "  Mar- 
gett "  all  his  "  indoor  moveables  "  and  a  "  comfortable  main- 
tenance."  His  son,  Samuel  Chandler,  named  as  sole  executor, 

*  The  Bonney  Family,  by  Charles  L.  Bonney,  Chicago,  1898  :  5,  41,  201-208. 
t  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  4  :  267,  269. 
\    Town  Records  of  Duxbury,  vol.  i  :   118. 
§  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  9  :  6,  7. 


The  Chandler  Family  869 

was  to  have  his  land,  homestead,  stock  of  cattle,  utensils  on 
the  farm,  etc.  His  son  Thomas  was  to  have  ;^3o,  "  when  he 
comes  of  age,"  and  half  the  "moveables,"  etc.,  after  his 
mother's  decease  ;  his  daughter,  Abigail  Delano,  was  to  have 
;^io,  with  the  other  half  of  the  "  moveables,"  under  the  same 
condition.  The  witnesses  to  his  will  were  Thomas  Phillips, 
Keturah  Samson,  who  made  her  mark,  and  Jonathan  Peter- 
son. 

The  will  of  Margaret  Chandler,  widow,  of  Pembroke,  to 
which  town  she  had  returned,  was  dated  Sept.  27,  1754, 
and  proved  Aug.  7,  1758.*  She  mentioned  sons,  Ezekiel 
Bonney,  Nathaniel  Bonney,  and  Thomas  Chandler,  daugh- 
ter Margaret  Robinson,  "daughter  Foster's  daughter,  .  .  . 
daughter  Delano's  daughter,"  granddaughter  "  Margrat 
Crocker,"  and  granddaughter  "  Martha  Delano."  The  in- 
ventory of  her  estate  was  extensive. 

Issue  by  first   husband  :t  I.  Mary'    Bonney,  b.  Nov. 

14,  1708  ;  mar.  to  Josiah  Foster,  Jr.    She  had  a 

daughter,  and  probably  other  children. 
II.  Ezekiel*  Bonney,  b.  Nov.   14,  1711;  mar.  Dec.  26, 

1734,    Hannah    Bryant,    of    Pembroke.    Issue: 

eleven. 

III.  Nathaniel*  Bonney,  b.  Sept.   11,  1714;  mar.   Lydia 

Bryant,  of  Plympton.    Issue  :  six. 

IV.  Margaret  *  Bonney,  b. ;  mar.  to  Increase  Robin- 

son.   Issue :  seven. 

Issue  by  second  husband :  |  V.  Martha*  Chandler,  b. 
Sept.  22,  1 7 19,  in  Duxbury  ,  d.  before  her  father. 

VI.  Abigail*  Chandler,  b.  July  i,  172 1,  in  Duxbury;  was 
mar.  May  28,  1740,  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  Veazie, 
to  David  Delano,  of  Duxbury.§    She  died  before 

1758,  in  which  year  he  mar.,  second,  Sarah . 

David  Delano  died  of  smallpox,  in   1760,  while 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  15:  74,  75. 
t   The  Bonney  Family,  by  Charles  L.  Bonney,  Chicago,  1898  :  75. 
}   Town  Reco7-ds  of  £>uxbury,  vol.  1:15. 

§  Delano  History  and  Genealogy,  by  Major  Joel  Andrew  Delano,  New  York, 
1899  ■•  267. 


870  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

serving  in  the  "  Army  at  the  westward."  His  in- 
ventory was  taken  in  1761,  and  his  property  was 
divided  among  the  heirs  in  1765.  Thomas  Chan- 
dler, on  Dec.  3,  1763,  was  appointed  guardian  of 
Jonathan  Delano,  son  to  David,  deceased,  and 
"nephew  of  the  said  Thomas."*  Issue:  Jonathan 
Delano,  and  other  children. 
VII,  Samuel*  Chandler,  b.  Oct.  3,  1723,  in  Duxbury. 
Although  not  quite  of  age,  his  father  appointed 
him  executor  of  his  estate,  which  is  shown  by  the 
following :  "  Item,  I  give  to  my  Well  beloved 
daughter  Abigail  Dellano  the  sum  of  Ten  pounds 
...  to  be  paid  when  my  Executor  Comes  to  y* 
age  of  One  and  twenty  years  by  my  Executor." 
VIII.  Thomas*  Chandler,  b.  April  30,  1725,  in  Duxbury; 
mar.,  first,  Aug.  24,  1749,  Silvia  Bisbee  (Bixby) ; 
mar.,  second,  May  6,  1762,  Rhoda  Blackmore.t 

ISSUE   (PROBABLY)    BY   SECOND   WIFE 

II.  Benjamin*,  born  in  Duxbury;  mar.  about  167 1,  Elizabeth 
Buck,  b.  1653,  daughter  to  Cornet  John  Buck,  of  Scituate. 
Cornet  John  Buck  was  in  Scituate  before  1650.  He  and 
his  brother  Isaac  are  supposed  to  have  been  sons  to  James 
Buck,  who  came  early  to  Hingham.  John  Buck  was  the  first 
proprietor  who  settled  on  Walnut  Tree  Hill  in  Scituate ;  his 
house  was  on  the  west  side  of  that  hill.  He  succeeded  the 
veteran  Robert  Stetson  as  "  Cornet  of  the  Troopers  "  before 
King  Philip's  war,t  in  which  he  saw  constant  service.  His 
first  wife  was  Elizabeth,  daughter  to  Samuel  Holbrook,  of 
Weymouth. §  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Benjamin  Chandler,  was  his 
eldest  daughter ;  there  were  also  five  other  daughters  and 
four  sons. II    Cornet  John  Buck's  will,  dated  Sept,  4,  1697, 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  19, 
t  Winsor's  History  of  Duxbury,  1849  •241. 
t  Vide  page  712. 

§  Harvey's  History  of  the  Buck  Family,  1889  :  24. 

II  Mitchell's  History  of  Bridge-water,  1840:  125  ;    also  Deane's  History  of 
Scituate,  1831 :  229. 


The  Chandler  Family  871 

gave  legacies  "  to  my  Daughter  Chandler"  and  "  to  all  my 
Grand  children  living  at  yarmouth  and  Sandwich,"  * 

Benjamin  Chandler,  although  he  received  several  grants 
of  land  in  Duxbury,t  was  a  resident  of  Scituate  as  late  as 
1683,  and  probably  several  years  after.  Immediately  follow- 
ing the  death  of  his  brother  Samuel,  that  is,  on  "  Jan.  20, 1683 
[-84]  ,  .  .  Benjamin  Chandler  of  Scituate,"  for  ;^io,  paid 
by  Edward  Wanton,  sold  to  him  "  all  that  my  sixty  acres  of 
land  .  .  .  within  the  Township  of  duxborough  between  the 
old  path  called  the  massachusets  path  and  the  great  Cedar 
swamp  ...  as  it  was  laid  out  &  bounded  by  Sam'^  Nash  and 
phillip  dellano,"  by  order  of  the  town  of  Duxbury,  "after  it 
was  granted  to  samuel  Chandler  now  deceased."  These  sixty 
acres  he  confirmed  to  Wanton,  as  "  all  those  my  lands  at  s* 
duxborough  that  were  lately  in  the  occupation  of  the  above- 
named  Samuel  Chandler,"   This  deed  was  signed  : 

"  Benjamin  Chandler     (seal) 
The  marke  of  X  Elizabeth  Chandler  "     (seal) 

It  was  acknowledged,  March  27,  1685,  by  Benjamin  Chan- 
dler, before  "  John  Alden  assist :  "  % 

Benjamin  Chandler  removed  to  Duxbury  before  1691 ;  in 
that  year  he  died  intestate.  The  inventory  of  his  estate, 
taken  by  Thomas  Delano  and  Edward  Southworth,  was  as 
follows :  — 

"  An  Jnventory  §  taken  of  the  estate  of  the  late  Deceased  Benjamin  chandler 
this  6th  Day  of  Octobr  1691  By  us  whose  names  are  under  written 

■  £.     s     d 

"  Jtem  the  House  and  lands 090  00  00 

Jtem  Neat  cattel 013  15  00 

Jtem  sheepe 002  10  00 

Jtem  swine 002  1 5  op 

Jtem  Beds  and  Bedding  besides  ye  widdows  Bedd 013  00  00 

Jtem  Table  Linnen 001   10  00 

Jtem  cloathing  money  and  Books 005  01  00 

Jtem  one  peece  of  Cloth 002  00  00 

Jtem  carpenters  tooles  and  Cart  taklen 004  00  00 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  i  :  276. 

t  Vide  Josephs  Chandler. 

X  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  6. 

§  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  i  :  128. 


872  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

£  s     d 

Jtem  Jron  Brass  and  Pewter 004  10  00 

Jtem  one  Gun 001  00  00 

Jtem  about  25  bushells  of  come 001  10  00 

Jtem  chests  and  spinning  wheels  and  other  household  lumber 

and  Tobacco  and  a  little  sheeps  wool 002  00  00 

Jtem  Woorsted  and  cloth  yarn 001  10  00 

145  01  00 
The  widows  Bed  &  furniture  and  a  Pillion  not  apprized 
Thomas  Delano 
Edward  Southworth 

Debts  due  out  of  ye  estate 

To  Capt  Thomas  about 02  00  00 

To  Edward  Southworth 01   13  00 

To  John  Sifnons 01   17  05 

To  Joseph  ffoord 00  11  03 

To  John  Rouse 00  08  00 

To  Anthony  Callimer 00  04  09 

To  Hope  Besboy  [Bixby] co  06  03 

And  by  other  Particulars  Debts  due  to  several!  psons  :     .    .    .    .  08  14  00 

"  Elizabeth  Chandler  relict  widdow  of  Benjamin  chandler  late  of  Dux- 
borough  Deceased  made  oath  before  y^  county  court  at  Plimoth  March 
i6''i  169I  that  ye  above  written  is  a  true  Inventory  of  his  estate  so  far 
as  she  Knoweth  and  that  when  more  shall  be  Discovered  to  her  she  will 
make  it  known 

Attest  Sami  Sprague  Clerk  " 

On  the  same  date,  March  16,  1691-92,  the  widow  Eliza- 
beth was  appointed  administratrix  of  the  estate  of  her  late 
husband.    The  date  of  her  death  is  not  known. 

Issue:*  I.  Benjamin  ^  b.  1672,  in  Scituate. 

2.  Martha ^  b.  1673,  in  Scituate. 

3.  Samuel  ^  b.  Nov.  30,   1674,  in  Scituate.    He  removed 

to  Bridgewater ;  his  wife  was  Mercy .    Issue  :  f 

I.  Jonathan*,  b.  1699;  mar.  Nov.  27,  1751,  Rebecca 
Packard.  II.  Mary*,  b.  1702;  mar.  Oct.  17, 1729,  in 
Bridgewater,  to  Joseph  Perry,  of  that  town. J  III. 
Sarah  *,  b.  1703.  IV.  Samuel*,  b.  1709.  V.  Abra- 
ham*, b.  1711.   VI.  Susanna*,  b.  1715. 

*  Deane's  History  of  Scituate,  1831 :  231. 

t  Mitchell's  History  of  Bridgewater,  1840  :  136. 

X   The  Genealogical  Advertiser,  1898,  vol.  i  :  37. 


The  Chandler  Family  873 

4.  John  ^,  b.  1675,  in  Scituate. 

5.  Mary^,  b.  1678,  in  Scituate. 

6.  Joseph ',  date  of  birth  unknown.   That  he  was  a  son  of 

Benjamin  is  proved  by  the  following  extract  from  the 
town  records  of  a  petition  *  presented  by  Joseph 
Chandler  to  the  town  of  Duxbury,  March  i,  1747- 
48:  — 

"Whereas  my  honoured  Father  Benjamin  Chandler  late  of  Dux- 
bury  County  of  Plymouth,  Deed  died  seized  of  a  considerable  real 
Estate  in  said  Town  of  Duxbury  and  after  his  death  to  wit  on 
third  Tuesday  of  March  1691-2  the  County  court  then  holden  at 
Plymouth  settled  the  whole  of  the  Real  Estate  aforesaid  upon  the 
four  Sons  which  my  Father  left  behind  him  |  to  the  Elddest  of  the 
said  sons  \  part  to  each  of  the  other  said  sons  ''  the  said  Joseph  made 
complaint  that  although  an  inhabitant  and  a  freeholder  he  had  not 
received  his  share  of  the  common  lands  divided  in  January,  1709, 
and  prayed  "  that  I  may  yet  have  my  right."  This  petition  was  not 
granted. 

7.  Keturah',  mentioned  in  her  mother's  will. 

8.  Elizabeth ',  also  mentioned  in  that  will.     . 

III.  Joseph  ^,  b.  in  Duxbury.     (Vide  infra.) 

IV.  Sarah  "^^  b.  in  Duxbury.    She  and  her  sisters  probably  were 

unmarried  at  the  time  of  her  father's  death,  in  1662.    Her 
share  of  his  estate  was  one  third  of  his  sugar  "  att  Bar- 
badoes." 
V.  Anna^  b.  in  Duxbury.   To  her,   also,  was  bequeathed  a 
third  of  the  sugar. 
VI.  Mary^,  b.  in   Duxbury.   The  remainder  of  the  sugar  was 
given  to  Mary.    At  that  early  period  corn,   sugar,  and 
beaver-skins  were  used  as  currency;  and,  later,  tobacco.f 
VII.  Ruth  ^,  b.  in  Duxbury.    With  her  brothers,  Benjamin    and 
Joseph,  she  was  to  receive  from  her  father's  estate  the 
*'  rent "  of  the  homestead  due  from  his  son  Samuel,  and  a 
share  of  the  cattle  when  they  were  divided  at  the  expira- 
tion of  Samuel's  lease. 

*  Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  3 :  26.  t  Vide  page  684. 


874  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

JOSEPH  2  CHANDLER 

Joseph  ^  Chandler,  son  to  Edmund  ^  Chandler  by  his 
second,  or  last,  wife,  was  born  in  Duxbury,  His  father, 
in  his  will,  dated  May  3,  1662,  appointed  him  executor, 
which  is  proof  that  he  then  was  of  age ;  consequently 
the  date  of  birth  of  Joseph  may  be  considered  as  previous 
to  1641.  There  is  no  record  of  his  marriage,  but  the  name 
of  his  wife  and  proof  that  Edmund  was  his  father  are  con- 
tained in  the  following  extracts  from  a  deed,  acknowledged 
July  7,  1673,  by  "Joseph  Chandeler  and  Marcye  his  wife." 
This  deed  was  written  in  the  old  English  form,  so  rare  in 
Plymouth  but  more  common  in  the  other  New  England 
Colonies :  — 

"  Know  all  men  by  these  p''sents  That  I  Joseph  Chandeler  of 
the  Towne  of  Duxburrow  in  the  Jurisdiction  of  Plymouth  in  New 
England  in  America  Blacksmith  for  and  in  consideration  of  the 
same  of  thirty  pounds  in  currant  pay  of  New  England  to  me  in 
hand  payed  by  henery  Brightman  of  Portsmouth  on  Rhode  Island 
in  the  Jurisdiction  of  Providence  plantations  in  New  England  in 
America  yeoman ;  "  convey  "  To  him  the  said  henery  Brightman 
and  his  heires  and  assignes  for  euer  ;  a  certaine  tracte  or  psell  of 
land  belonging  to  mee  lying  and  being  on  the  easternsyde  of 
Taunton  Riuer  in  the  Jurisdiction  aforsaid  vnto  sundry  of  the 
freemen  of  that  corporation ;  It  being  in  Number  the  fourth  lott 
bounded  on  the  southsyde  with  the  land  of  Christopher  Wads- 
worth,  and  on  the  Northsyde  with  the  land  of  Samuel  house  abut- 
ing  vpon  Taunton  Riuer  aforsaid  as  yett  vndeuided  lying  on  both 
sydes  Taunton  Riuer,  from  Mattapoisett  vpon  the  said  Taun- 
ton Riuer  on  both  sydes  the  said  Riuer  viz :  all  that  my  said 
lott  of  land  which  is  the  fourth  lott  bounded  as  aforsaid  being  on 
the  eastern  syde  of  Taunton  Riuer  with  the  Meddowes  thervnto 
appertaining ;  excepting  my  meddowes  or  Rights  of  meddowes 
att  Sepecan ;  To  haue  and  to  hold  [etc.]  .  .  .  The  which  said 
land  and  meddow,  and  appurtenances,  are  mine  by  donation 
and  Gift :  willed  vnto  mee  by  my  honored  and  deceased  father 


The  Chandler  Family  875 

M"'  Edmond  Chandeler  as  appeereth  by  his  last  will  and  Testa- 
ment bearing  date  the  third  day  of  May  Ann° :  Dom :  one  thou- 
sand six  hundred  sixty  and  two  To  be  holden  off  our  Sou"" :  Lord 
the  Kinge  as  off  his  Mannor  of  East  Greenwich  in  the  County 
of  Kent  in  the  Realme  of  England  in  free  and  comon  soccage, 
and  nott  in  capite  nor  by  Knight  service,"  etc. 

(Signed) 

*'  Joseph  Chandeler  "     [seal] 

Witnessed 
"  in  the  p''sence  of 

Jonathan  Alden 

David  Alden  " 

"  This  deed  was  acknowlidged  this  7*  of  the  5*  [July]  1673 
by  Joseph  Chandeler  and  Marcye  his  wife,  before  me 

John  Alden  Assistant."* 

This  Joseph  probably  was  the  "Josepth  Chandeler"  v^rho, 
with  "  Certaine  psons  of  Sandwich,"  was  fined  ten  shillings 
by  the  General  Court,  May  7,  1661,  "for  refusing  and  neg- 
lecting to  assist  marshall  Barlow,  in  the  execution  of  his 
office."  t  The  death  of  his  father,  the  following  year,  doubt- 
less was  the  cause  of  his  return  to  Duxbury,  where  he  was 
a  prominent  citizen  throughout  his  life. 

On  June  3,  1679,  Joseph  Chandler  and  Samuel  Chandler 
were  chosen  by  the  General  Court  to  lay  out  a  highway  for 
George  Soule.  At  the  same  session  of  the  Court,  Joseph 
Chandler  was  chosen  "Constable  for  Duxbury."  ^  In  a  bill 
of  charges  of  the  town  of  Duxbury  for  the  year  1686,  Joseph 
Chandler  was  paid  "  [;£']o-2-3  ...  for  a  cunstables  stafe 
&  a  small  matter  dew  before."  §  He  was  "  sworne  .  .  . 
July  I,  1684,"  to  serve  on  a  jury. ||  March  21,  1700-01, 
"Joseph  Chandler  Sen"""  was  chosen  Grand  Juror.    "Joseph 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Deeds,  Book  3  :  287. 

t  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  3  :  213. 

X  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  6:  15,  10. 

§   Town  Records  0/ Duxbury  (original),  vol.  5  :  106. 

II  Plymouth  Colony  yudicial  Acts  :  279. 


876  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Chandler  "  and  others  "  desiring  to  take  up  their  freedom  " 
were  approved  by  the  Town  May  28,  1689.* 

For  many  years  the  common  lands  of  the  town  of  Dux- 
bury  were  let  out  to  proprietors.  In  1692,  Joseph  Chandler 
was  charged  "  [p^]oo-6-o  ,  .  .  rent  dew  "  for  town  land.f 
March  27,  1694-95,  he  "subscribed"  to  pay  "  ;!{^oo-02-o  " 
for  the  use  of  town  land,  for  the  term  of  seven  years,  "on 
little  wood  neck."  %  On  May  17,  1703,  measures  were  taken 
by  the  town  for  a  division  of  the  commons,  but  action  was 
deferred  because  of  the  remonstrance  of  thirty-two  citizens, 
including  "Joseph  Chanler  Sen.  [and]  Edmund  Chanler." 
On  September  12,  1707,  however,  it  was  voted  in  town-meet- 
ing that  every  freeholder  and  housekeeper  should  have 
twenty  acres  of  the  commons,  and  those  who  had  previous 
grants  should  have  enough  more  to  make  up  the  twenty 
acres.  Yet  a  protest  was  entered  at  the  town-meeting  of 
March  7,  1709-10,  by  "Joseph  Chandler,  Sen"",  Edmond 
Chanler,  Samuel  Chandler,"  and  others,  against  acts  passed 
concerning  the  division.§  Their  protest  availed  nothing  and 
appears  not  to  have  operated  against  them,  since  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Chandler  family  recorded,  June  5,  17 10,  in  a  list 
of  those  having  rights  in  the  commons,  were  Samuel,  John, 
Benjamin,  Joseph  Sr.,  Edmund,  and  Joseph  Jr.  With  the 
exception  of  Samuel,  all  of  the  above  shared  in  the  divi- 
sions by  lot,  on  July  12,  1712,  and  December  13,  1713. 
On  June  29,  1714,  Samuel  shared  with  them  in  the  drawing. 
As  late  as  May  10,  1748,  the  list  of  voters  who  had  rights 
in  the  common  meadows,  at  Duxbury,  included  :  — 
"Sam'  Chanlers  heirs/  Cp'^  John  Chanler/ 

John  Chanler/  Joseph  Chanler  Jun""  heirs/ 

Benj  Chanler  (234  rts)  Joshua  Chanler/"  || 

Joseph  Chanler  Sen""  heirs/ 

*  Tow7t  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  5:  44,  12. 

t  Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  5  :  16. 

X  Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  i  :  29. 

§  Towti  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  2  :  284,  296. 

II  Proprietors'  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  3;  16,  4,  9,  13,  14,  29. 


The  Chandler  Family  ^'jj 

The  early  farm  or  homestead  of  Joseph  ^  Chandler  con- 
sisted of  twenty  acres,  at  the  lower  end  of  the  town,  bounded 
by  "  meeting  house  path  "  and  the  Plymouth  road.  It  is  best 
described  by  the  following  extract  from  the  Town  Records : 

"  Whereas  formerly  a  tract  of  land  was  granted  by  the  town  of 
Duxburrough  to  Joseph  Chandler,  lying  between  the  meeting 
house  path  and  Plymouth  road,  and  was  laid  out  to  him,  but  now 
no  record  to  be  found  of  it,  We  Ensign  John  Tracy,  Thomas 
Delano  and  Abram  Sampson,  being  desired  by  Joseph  Chandler, 
have  laid  out  unto  him  twenty  acres  of  land,  more  or  less,  bounded 
on  the  East  by  the  meeting  house  path  to  a  red  oak.  tree  marked 
on  four  sides,  and  from  said  tree  by  a  west  south  west  line  to  a 
pine  tree  which  is  the  corner  mark  of  the  town  land,  and  from 
said  pine  tree  by  the  same  line,  a  range  of  trees  marked,  until  we 
come  to  a  cart  road,  where  we  marked  a  red  oak  sapling,  and 
then  bounded  by  said  path  and  Plymouth  road,  and  by  said  road 
to  the  lotted  land  of  said  Joseph  Chandler,  and  so  by  Joseph 
Chandlers  line  to  the  meeting  house  path.  .  .  .  This  17'^  day  of 
February  1699-700."* 

That  this  land  remained  his  homestead  is  proved  by 
the  provisions  of  his  will,  dated  April  21,  1721.  He  gave  to 
his  son  Joseph  all  his  cooper's  tools  and  "  half  of  y«  smiths 
Tools  &  yf  anvil  that  he  hath  in  his  Possession  ;  "  and  to  his 
"  Grandson  John  Chandler  .  .  .  y?  other  half  of  my  smiths 
Tools."  The  death  of  Joseph  Chandler,  Sr.,  at  above  eighty 
years  of  age,  probably  occurred  in  November  or  December, 
172 1  ;  the  inventory  of  his  estate,  which  does  not  include 
his  many  and  valuable  tracts  of  land,  was  taken  on  the  28th 
of  the  latter  month.  The  date  of  death  of  his  wife,  Mercy, 
for  whom  he  made  ample  provision,  is  unknown.  The  follow- 
ing is  a  copy  of  his  will  and  inventory ;  the  originals  have 
not  been  preserved  :  — 

"  In  y«  Name  of  God  amen  :  y9  twenty  first  Day  of  aprill  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven  Hundred  twenty  &  one  I 

*  Town  Records  of  Duxbury,  1893:  71. 


878  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Joseph  Chandler  of  Duxbor9  in  y?  County  of  Plymouth  in  New  : 
England  Being  weak  in  Body  but  of  perfect  mind  &  memory 
thanks  be  given  unto  God  therefore  Calling  to  mind  y!  mortality 
of  my  Body  &  knowing  that  it  is  appointed  for  all  men  once  to 
Dye  Do  make  &  ordain  this  my  last  will  &  Testament :  *  that  is 
to  say  Principally  &  first  of  all  I  give  &  Recofnend  my  Soul  into 
y!  Hands  of  God  that  gave  it  &  my  Body  to  a  Decent  Burial  at 
the  descretion  of  my  Executor  nothing  doubting  but  at  y^  General 
Resurection  I  Shall  Receive  y?  same  again  by  y!  almighty  Power 
of  God  &  as  Touching  Such  worldly  Estate  wherewith  it  hath 
Pleased  God  to  Bless  me  in  this  Life  I  Give  Demise  &  Dispose 
of  y^  same.  In  y?  following  manner  &  Forme  Imprimis  I  give  & 
Bequeath  unto  my  son  Joseph  Chandler  to  Him  and  His  Heirs 
all  my  out  Lands  in  y^  Town  of  Duxbor?  &  y?  one  half  of  my 
meadow  at  little  wood  Island  &  all  my  meadow  at  Gottom  [Go- 
tham] So  called  in  Duxbor?  afores4  &  my  share  in  y?  Beach  &  y^ 
one  half  of  my  Right  in  y^  Great  Cedar  Swamp  &  all  my  Cooper 
Tools  &  y^  one  half  of  y!  Smiths  Tools  &  y!  anvil  that  he  hath  in 
his  Possession.  Item  I  give  &  Bequeath  unto  my  Grandson  John 
Chandler  all  that  Part  of  my  Land  at  Home  on  y!  westerly  side  of 
y!  way  that  Leads  to  y?  meeting  House  Reserving  fire  wood  for  my 
Wife  &  my  Daughter  Sarah  Chandler  &  a  Quarter  of  my  meadow 
at  little  wood  Island  in  Duxbor?  &  a  Quarter  of  my  Right  in  y? 
Great  Cedar  Swamp  &  y!  other  half  of  my  Smith  Tools.  Item  I 
give  &  Bequeath  unto  my  Daughter  Sarah  Chandler  my  Dwell- 
ing House  &  ye.  Land  it  Stands  upon  after  my  Wifes  Decease  &  a 
Bed.  Item  I  give  &  Bequeath  unto  my  three  Daughters  Esther 
Glass,  Mary  Bradford,  &  Sarah  Chandler  to  them  &  their  Heirs 
all  ye.  Land  on  y^  Easterly  side  of  y^  way  y?  leads  to  y?  meeting 
House  after  my  wifes  Decease  :  Item  I  give  unto  my  Daughter 
Esher  Glass  a  Quarter  of  y?  great  Cedar  Swamp  and  a  Bed  — 
Item  I  give  unto  my  Daughter  in  Law  Elisabeth  Chandler  four 
Pounds  to  be  Paid  by  my  Executor  in  one  year  after  my  Decease 
&  y!  House  and  lire  wood  as  long  as  she  Remains  a  widdow. 
Item  I  give  &  Bequeath  unto  my  Dear  &  Loving  Wife  Mercy  all 
ye  Rest  &  Residue  of  my  Estate.  &  a  Quarter  of  y!  meadow  at 
little  wood  Island  as  long  as  she  lives  &  then  to  my  three  Daugh- 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  4:  309-311. 


The  Chandler  Family  879 

ters  &  y?  Improvement  of  y!  House  &  Land  on  y!  Easterly  side 
of  y!  way  during  Her  Natural  Life.  Item  by  these  Presents  I  Do 
Constitute  &  ordain  my  above  named  son  Joseph  Chandler  Exe- 
cutor of  this  my  last  Will  &  Testament  &  Doe  hereby  Revoke 
&  disallow  all  former  Wills  by  me  heretofore  made.  Confirming 
this  and  no  other  to  be  my  last  Will  &  Testament.  In  Witness 
whereof  I  have  hereunto  Set  my  hand  &  seal  y!  Day  &  year 
above  written 

"  Signed  Sealed  &  Declared  Joseph  Chandler     [seal] 

to  be  his  last  Will  &  Testa- 
ment in  y^  Presence  of 

his 

Samuel  Sprague,  Thomas  *r/—'   Hunt 
Bethiah  Sprague  "  mark 

"January  y^  i^y  vjtj.  [1721-22]  this  will  was  sworn  to  by  the 
above  witnesses ;  it  was  approved  and  the  inventory  was  ordered 
"y?  fifth  Day  of  Feb.''  1721  [1721-22]  " 

"An  Inventory  of  y«  Estate  of  Joseph  Chandler  Sen";  late  of  Duxbor?  Dec? 
Taken  y?  28*  Day  of  December  1721  by  us  whose  Names  are  underwritten 

Imprimis  His  Purse  &  apparrel £16  :    1:2 

Item  to  Books 2:8:0 

Item  to  Neat  Cattle 6  :  10  :  o 

Item  to  Swine i:o:o 

Item  to  Husbandry  Tools 1:5:0 

Item,  to  Iron  Ware  &  Brass 5  :  14  :  o 

Item,  to  Earthen  Ware  &  Glass  Bottles 6:6 

Item,  to  Pewter  &  Tinn I  :  10  :  O 

Item,  to  wooden  vessels i  :  10  :  o 

Item,  to  arms  &  amunition i:ii:o 

Item,  to  Chests  &  Boxes 1:0:0 

Item,  to  Bed  &  Bedding  &  Table  Linnen 25  :    o  :  o 

Item,  to  Feathers 0:8:0 

Item,  to  Smith  Tools 10  :    o  :  o 

Item,  to  Coopers  Tools i:o:o 

Item,  to  Carpenters  Tools 1:0:0 

Item,  to  Lumber 0:15:0 

Item,  to  a  Grindstone  &  two  Spinning  Wheels 

to  a  Pair  of  Cards  &  a  Meal  Bagg 

Philip  Delenoe 
Samuel  Sprague 


88o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"January  y=  i?'  1721  [1721-22]  Joseph  Chandler  Executor  to 
y?  last  Will  and  Testament  of  His  Father  Joseph  Chandler  late 
of  Duxbor?  in  y?  County  of  Plymouth  Dec"?  made  Oath  that  y? 
Within  Written  is  a  true  &  Just  Inventory  of  y^  Estate  of  y!  s^ 
Joseph  Chandler  Dec4  as  far  as  it  is  Come  to  His  Knowledge  & 
when  more  appear^  he  will  also  give  it  in. 

Before  mee  Isaac  Winslow,  Judge  of  Probates." 

The  date  of  the  death  of  Mercy,  wife  of  Joseph  Chandler, 
who  survived  her  husband,  is  not  known. 

ISSUE 

I.  Edmund  ^  son  to  Joseph  ^  and  Mercy  ( )  Chandler,  was 

born   in   Duxbury.    His  wife  was  Elizabeth  3,  daughter  to 
Jonathan  ^  Alden. 

Jonathan  ^  Alden,  son  to  John  ^  and  Priscilla  (Mullins) 
Alden,  inherited  and  occupied  the  home  of  his  father,  in 
Duxbury.  His  wife,  whom  he  mar.  Dec.  10,  1672,  was  Abi- 
gail, daughter  to  Benjamin  Hallett,  Esq.,  of  Barnstable. 
Captain  Jonathan  Alden  died  Feb.,  1697,  and  was  buried, 
under  arms,  on  the  17th  day  of  that  month.  He  left  no  will, 
but  the  division  of  his  estate  mentions  widow  Abigail,  eldest 
son  John,  who  received  a  double  portion,  and  the  two  bro- 
thers and  three  sisters  of  John.*  On  July  2,  1 7 II,  "Jonathan 
Alden,  Andrew  Alden,  Edmond  Chandler  and  Elizabeth  his 
wife,  Thomas  Southworth  and  Sarah  his  wife,"  all  of  Dux- 
bury, signed  a  deed,  acknowledging  that  they  had  "  Re- 
ceive'^ of  our  Brother  John  Alden  of  Duxborough  .  .  .  full 
satisfaction  as  to  our  Parts  and  claims  to  any  Part  of  the 
Lands  that  was  our  Fathers  Jonathan  Alden's  in  Duxbor- 
ough afores"^ ;"  May  20,  1723,  the  deed  was  recorded. t  The 
name  of  the  third  sister  did  not  appear. 

Edmund  Chandler  is  not  mentioned  as  holding  any  town 
office  in  Duxbury.  Although  a  remonstrant,  with  his  father 
and  brother  Joseph,  against  the  division  of  the  town's  com- 
mon lands,  he  shared  with  them   in  the  divisions  of   1710, 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  I  :  255;  Book  2  :  28. 
t  Plymouth  County  Deeds,  Book  16 :  197. 


The  Chandler  Family  88 1 

1712,  1713,  and  17 14.*  Several  of  these  lots  are  mentioned 
in  his  inventory.  He  died  intestate,  in  Duxbury,  before  Feb, 
5,  172 1.  On  this  date,  Isaac  Winslow,  Esq.,  Judge  of  Probate 
for  the  County  of  Plymouth,  ordered  "  Elizabeth  .  .  .  Widow 
of  Edmund  Chandler  late  of  Duxborough  "  to  bring  in  an 
inventory  of  her  husband's  "  Goods  Chattels  Rights  &  Cred- 
its;" it  was  presented  at  Court  as  follows  :  t  — 

"  An  Inventory  taken  this  aG'.**  Day  of  Febuary  by  us  the  Subscribers  of  y*. 
Real  &  Personall  Estate  of  Edmund  Chandler  late  of  Duxbor?  Dec<? 

;,C     Sh     d 
To  one  fourty  acre  Lott  in  Pembrooke  y!  28th  in  Number  .  20  :  00  .  o  . 

to  y*  one  half  of  y?  84':''  Lott  in  y!  Second  Division 10  :       .     . 

to  y?  one  half  of  y«  96"*  Lott  in  y!  Second  Division 10  :       .     . 

to  meadow  att  blile  Fish-River 10  :       .     . 

to  a  share  of  meadow  in  y*  Second  Division 6  :       .     . 

to  y^  House  &  Barn  with  a  Small  Piece  of  Land 70  :       .     . 

to  one  Horse 5  :       .     . 

to  one  ox  &  steer 7  :       .     . 

to  two  Cows  &  two  Calves 7  :       .     . 

to  sixteen  sheep 4  :        .      . 

to  His  armes  20/  to  Books  30/ 2:10 

to  yf  widdows  Bed  not  Prised [  ] 

to  Beds  &  Bedding.  Table  Linnen 11:12 

to  Pewter  27/  to  Brass  10/ 1:17 

to  andirons  15/  to  two  Pott  Hangers  16/ i  :  11 

to  Potts  &  Kettles I  :  18 

to  one  Pair  of  Tongs  &  frying  Pan :    4 

To  one  ax  &  ads  &  other  Tools i  =    3 

to  Glass  Bottles       :    i 

to  Barrels  Tubbs  &  Spinnen  wheels :  10 

to  Chests  &  Chairs  21/  to  Sickel  2/ i  •    3 

John  Partridge,  Thomas  Southworth,  Edward  Arnold  " 

Sworn  to  by  the  above,  "  March  y^  5'.'^  1721/22,"  before  "Isaac  Winslow, 
Judge  of  Probate." 

Sworn  to  by  "  Elizabeth  Chandler  widdow  ...  of  Edmund  Chandler  late 
ofDuxboro.  .  .  April  y?    2o'>  1722." 

"  Here  is  an  accompt  of  y«  Debts  Due  from  y*  Estate  of  my  Husband  Ed- 
mund Chandler  Dec4  &  it  is  as  followeth. 

;{;     Sh      d 

"  To  Nathaniel  Thomas  Esq^ 5  :    • 

to  John  watson  Esq! 4:12: 

to  m!  Murdoch 2:11:, 

*  Vide  page  876.  t  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  4 :  299,  356,  357. 


882  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

/:   sh   d 

to  m";  Charls  Little 5:4:6 

to  ml  Edwards   of  Boston 9  •    • 

to  m^  John  Wadsworth 9:15:. 

to  m":  Samuel  Seabury 14  :    . 

to  m":  Thomas  Loring 3:4:4 

to  m^8  Ruth  Silvester 12  ;    . 

to  Jonathan  Alden 5  •  ^o  • 

to  Jonathan  Delanoe 1  '•    • 

to  Thomas  Fish 7  :    • 

to  Samuel  Fisher 1:7:6 

to  William  Brewster  Junr 3-    • 

to  John  Sprague i  :  13  : 

to  m^  Burton 10  : 

to  Hamshear 15  : 

to  Joseph  Chandler 6  :    . 

£^-  2:    4 

"  Here  is  an  accompt  of  what  was  due  to  y*  e[st]ate  and  that  amounts  to  y? 
Sum  of  5  :  14  :  10." 

The  widow  Elizabeth  was  mentioned  in  the  will  of  Joseph'^ 
Chandler,  dated  April  21,  1721,  by  which  he  bequeathed 
"  unto  my  Daughter  in  Law  Elisabeth  Chandler  four  Pounds 
to  be  Paid  by  my  Executor  in  one  year  after  my  Decease  & 
y^  House  and  fire  wood  as  long  as  she  Remains  a  widdow." 
She  died  between  April  22,  1728,  the  date  of  her  will,  and 
Dec.  5,  1732,  when  it  was  proved :  — 

"  The  Last  Will  *  and  Testament  of  the  Widow  Elizabeth  Chandler 
of  Duxboro —  I  being  ill  &  weak  &  not  knowing  the  day  of  my  Death 
&  yet  of  sound  understanding  &  good  Memory  do  thus  Will  my  Estate 
to  be  Disposed  of  after  my  Death  —  In  the  name  of  God  amen.  I  Give 
my  Soul  to  God  my  Body  I  Commit  to  the  Earth  to  be  decently  buried 
&  do  will  that  my  Debts  &  funeral  charges  be  paid  before  any  Legacies 

—  Item  I  Give  to  my  Daughters  Mary  Keturah  &  Elizabeth  all  my 
Wearing  Cloathes  Woollen  &  Linnen  equally  between  them  three  Only 
my  best  Riding  hood  &  my  Scarf  to  Elizabeth  more  than  the  other  two 

—  I  do  Give  to  my  Son  Samuel  one  pair  of  Sheets  and  twenty  shillings 

—  I  do  Give  to  my  Son  Joseph  one  pair  of  Sheets  &  my  Tankard  &  my 
Bible  —  I  do  Give  to  my  Son  John  my  Chest  of  Drawers  &  one  pair  of 
Sheets  &  my  Silver  Spoon  and  twenty  shillings  —  I  do  Give  to  my  Son 
Benjam".  Twenty  Shillings  —  I  do  Give  to  my  Son  Joseph  Twenty 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  6:  259-261. 


The  Chandler  Family 


883 


Shillings  more  than  what  is  above  written — I  do  Will  that  after  my 
Debts  &  funeral  Charges  are  paid  if  any  of  my  Estate  remain  after  y^ 
first  Division  Three  fourth  Parts  of  it  be  equally  Divided  betwixt  my 
Three  Daughters  &  the  other  fourth  Part  half  of  it  to  Deborah  Siirions 
the  Daughter  of  Isaac  Simons  and  the  Other  half  to  Isaac  Simmons, 
jun''  &  for  Siiiions  his  sister  equally  betwixt  them  two  —  I  do  Consti- 
tute &  appoint  my  Son  John  Chandler  to  be  my  Execuf  of  this  my  last 
Will  and  Testament —  And  so  desiring  to  live  in  peace  &  that  my  Chil- 
dren may  have  peace  when  I  am  dead  I  do  here  unto  Set  my  hand  & 
Seal  this  twenty  Second  day  of  april  in  the  Year  of  our  Lord  one  thou- 
sand seven  hundred  &  twenty  eight 


The  Mark  of 


cA 


Elizabeth  Chandler 


"  In  Presence  of  these 

Witnesses 

The  mark  of  X  Ephm  Norcott 

Moses  Simons 

Philip  Delano  " 

The  will  was  proved  December  5,  1732,  by  the  above  witnesses, 
"Ephraim  Norcott,  Moses  Siinons  &  Philip  Delano." 

"  A  true  Inventory  of  the  Estate  of  the  Widow  Elizabeth  Chandler  late  of 
Duxborough  Deceas*  Taken  by  us  the  Subscribers  this  Sixth  Day  of 
Decemb'  in  y«  Year  of  our  Lord. 

1732  —  Viz  :  To  Wearing  Cloaths 

To  Money 

To  Sheets  &  Table  Linnen    . 

To  Cloths 

To  Beds  Bedstead  &  Bedding 
To  Chests  Desk  &  Trunk  , 
To  Wooden  Ware    .     .     , 
To  Earthen  Ware      .     . 
To  Silver  &  money  Scales 
To  Brass  &  Jron  Ware  . 
To  Glass  ware  Pewter  &  Books 


K 

33' 

05, 

25, 

OS' 

30  • 

04. 

02  , 

01 

01  . 

06, 

3' 

2 

14, 


To  Baskets  Bags  &  Chairs 

To  Cattel , 

Philip  Delano 
Ed^  Arnold 
Moses  Simons  " 

"  Dec""  y?  7.  1732.  John  Chandler  Execute  "  made  oath  that  this  was  a  true 
inventory  of  the  estate  "  of  his  mother  Elizabeth  Chandler  .  .  .  Deceas"?  " 

Issue  :  I,  Mary^,  b.  in  Duxbury. 

2.  Keturah*,  b.  Sept.,  1688,  in  Duxbury;  mar.,  Jan.  19, 


884  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

1703,  to  Nathaniel  ^  Sampson  (Abraham  ^,  Abraham  ^ 
Sampson).  He  was  b.  about  1682,  in  Duxbury,  and 
d.  there  in  1749.  Keturah  Sampson  d.  Jan.  14,  1777, 
aged  eighty-eight  years,  four  months.* 

3.  Elizabeth  *,  b.  in  Duxbury. 

4.  Samuel  ■*,  b.  in  Duxbury. 

5.  Joseph*,  b.  about  1694,  in  Duxbury,  was  of  Pembroke. 

He  mar.  Sept.  8,  1720,  Elizabeth,  daughter  to  Sam- 
uel Delano;  he  was  then  called  "Joseph  Chandler 
3d."  About  1748,  he  removed  to  Cornwall,  Conn., 
and  d.  about  1784,  in  that  State. f 

Issue  :  I.  John^,  b.  Oct.  25,  1722,  in  Duxbury. 

II.  Simeon^,  b.  Jan.  24,  1724-25,  in  Duxbury;  and 
probably  others. 

6.  John  *,  b.  in  Duxbury.    He  was  appointed  executor  of 

his  mother's  estate,  and  probably  was  the  "  Grand- 
son John  Chandler  "  mentioned  by  his  grandfather, 
Joseph  "^  Chandler,  in  his  will. 

7.  Benjamin  *,  b.  in  Duxbury. 
II.  Joseph  ^     (Vide  infra.) 

III.  John^,  b,  Sept.,  1676,  in  Duxbury;  mar.  March  4,  1707-08, 
in  Duxbury,  Sarah  Weston. J 

John  Chandler  was  not  remembered  in  the  will  of  his 
father,  Joseph  "^  Chandler.  This  may  be  accounted  for  by  his 
having  been  married  a  number  of  years  and  having  no  chil- 
dren ;  but  that  John  ^  was  son  to  Joseph  ^  is  evident  from  the 
following  town  record  :  §  — 

"At  A  Town  Meeting  held  in  Duxburrough,  2  June  1687.  The 
Town  did  give  unto  Joseph  Chandlers  son  John  who  by  Gods  Provi- 
dence has  lost  his  hand  50  Acres  of  Land  Lying  on  the  Easterly 
side  of  the  South  River  &  Northerly  side  of  the  Place  Called  the 
Rockes  Provided  that  his  Father  shall  have  liberty  to  sell  or  other 
wise  improve  sd  Lands  for  the  benefit  of  the  afore  sd  child." 

*  The  Sampson  Family,  by  John  Adams  Vinton,  1864  •'  I4' 
t  Delano  History  and  Genealogy,  by  Major  Joel  Andrew  Delano,  New  York, 
1899:  508,  517. 
%   Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  A  i :  112. 
§   Tozvn  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  5  :  6. 


The  Chandler  Family  885 

The  child  John  at  that  time  was  eleven  years  of  age,  and 
there  is  no  record  of  any  other  Joseph,  or  John,  Chandler 
previous  to  1687,  nor  for  many  years  afterward.  John  Chan- 
dler received  his  share  of  the  common  lands  in  the  divisions 
of  1710,  1712,  1713,  and  1714;  he  also  was  mentioned 
among  those  voters  who  had  rights  in  the  commons  in  1748.* 
John  Chandler  d.  April  7,  1759,  in  Duxbury,  aged  eighty-two 
years  and  seven  months.f  His  will,  dated  Sept.  14,  1747, 
proved  July  9,  1759,$  bequeathed  to  "my  kinsman  John 
Chandler  of  Duxborough  abovesaid,  who  is  the  Son  of  my 
Brother  Joseph  Chandler  all  that  farme  of  Land  in  Duxbor- 
ough abovesaid  whereon  I  now  Dwell  both  upland  &  meadow 
the  whole  Containing  about  an  hundred  acres  together  also 
with  all  my  other  lands  Contiguous  thereunto  lying  in  the 
town  of  Marshfield  .  .  .  with  all  y?  houseing  fencing  and 
orchards  ..."  (Signed) 

"John  Chandler"     [seal] 

His  wife  Sarah  was  appointed  executrix.    She  was  b.  Oct., 
1688,  and  d.  April  13,  1764,  in  Duxbury,  aged  seventy-five 
and  a  half  years.§    No  issue. 
IV.  Esther  3,  b.  in  Duxbury;  mar.  Feb.  14,  1705,  to  John  ^  Glass, 

of  Duxbury.    She  was  his  second  wife  ;  the  name  of  his 

first  wife  is  not  known. 

John  ^  Glass  was  son  to  Roger  ^  and  Mary  ( )  Glass,  of 

Duxbury. II  On  May  2,  1726,  it  was  ordered  by  the  Court  that 
"  m*"  Joseph  Chandler  Sen"^  m""  Samuel  Sprague  &  m""  Moses 
Soul  all  of  Duxboro  "  should  make  an  inventory  of  the  estate 
of  John  Glass,  late  of  Duxbury.  The  inventory,  sworn  to  by 
the  above  appraisers  July  4,  1726,  included  a  house  and  barn, 
land  in  Pembroke,  land  adjacent  to  Benjamin  Chandler's 
home  lot  .  .  .  ;^5o ;  stock,  tools,  and  household  goods. IT 

Issue:  I.  James ^  Glass.    On  Nov.  12,  1733,  James  Glass 
and  Mercy  Glass,  "  heirs  of  our  hon"^  father  M''  John 

*  Vide  page  876. 

t    Totu7t  Records  of  Duxbury  (copy),  vol.  A  i  :  6. 

J  Plymouth  Coujity  Probate,  Book  1 5  :  238-240. 

§    Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  I  :  250. 

11   Winsor's  History  of  Duxbury,  1849  •  262. 

If  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  5  :  545. 


886  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Glass  late  of  Duxbury  dec^,"  agreed  on  a  division  of 
their  father's  estate.   James,  who  signed  with  a  mark, 
was  to  receive  two  thirds,  and  Mercy,  one  third.* 
This  indicates  that  they  were  the  only  children. 
2.  Mercy  ^  Glass. 

V.  Mary^  b.  in  Duxbury  ;  was  mar.  to  Hezekiah  '  Bradford,  son 

to  Major  William  ^  Bradford  (Gov.  William  ^  Bradford)  by 
his  third  wife,  Mary,  daughter  to  John  Atwood,  and  widow 
of  Rev.  John  Holmes. 
Issue  :   I.  Mary*  Bradford,  an  only  child. t 

VI.  Sarah  ',$  b.  in  Duxbury,  probably  was  the  youngest  daughter. 

She  was  remembered  in  the  will  of  her  father  with  the  gift 
of  "  my  Dwelling  House  &  y^  Land  it  Stands  upon  after 
my  Wifes  Decease  «Sc  a  Bed."  She  also  shared,  with  her 
two  sisters,  in  another  tract  of  land  in  Duxbury. 


JOSEPH*   CHANDLER 

Joseph  ^  Chandler,  son  to  Joseph  ^  and  Mercy  ( )  Chan- 
dler, w^as  born  in  Duxbury,  but  the  date  of  his  birth,  through 
the  loss  of  the  tov^rn  records  of  that  period,  is  unknown  ; 
it  was  probably  about  1678  or  1679.  His  wife  was  Mar- 
tha, daughter  to  Samuel   and   Mary  ( )  Hunt,  of  Dux- 

*  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  6  :  399. 

t  Governor  William  Bradford  and  his  Soft  Major  William  Bradford,  by 
James  Shepard,  1900 :  79-93. 

X  Winsor,  in  his  History  of  Duxbury  (page  305),  adds  to  this  family,  Ben- 
jamin, b.  1684,  in  Duxbury,  who  d.  there,  March  26,  1771,  aged  eighty-seven 
years.  Proof  that  this  Benjamin  was  not  son  to  Joseph  ''■  Chandler  is  fully 
shown  in  the  records  of  the  Probate  Court.  Joseph  ^  Chandler,  son  to  Jo- 
seph *,  removed  to  North  Yarmouth,  Maine,  in  1727,  and  d.  there  in  1744.  But 
the  Joseph  Chandler  who  petitioned  for  a  guardian  for  "  his  brother  Benja- 
min Chandler,"  who  had  "  become  non  Compus  Mentis  and  intirely  unable  of 
taking  Care  of  himself  Family  or  Estate,"  is  stated  to  have  been  "  of  Dux- 
bury." The  petition  was  brought  Feb.  3,  1745  ;  he  was  appointed  guardian, 
and  served  until  1750.  The  guardianship  continued  until  the  death  of  Ben- 
jamin, in  1771. 

Vide  Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  i  :  252.  Plymouth  County 
Probate,  Book  10  :  128,  296-298,  528  ;  Book  11  :  352,  360 ;  Book  13  :  80  ;  Book 
19  :  202  ;  Book  20  :  491,  492. 


The  Chandler  Family  887 

bury,*  whom  he  married,  February  12,  1700-01,  in  Duxbury.f 
Like  his  father,  he  was  a  prominent  blacksmith  of  that  town, 
and  all  his  children  were  born  there. 

When  the  town  of  Duxbury  "  sold  lands  to  defray  the 
charges  of  building  the  New  Meeting  House,"  September 
16,  1706,  Joseph  Chandler  purchased,  for  £>\^,  "a  parcel 
of  vpland,  and  a  parcel  of  meadow  ,  .  .  containing  about 
twenty-four  acres,  and  began  at  a  white  oak  stump  at  the 
westerly  corner  of  the  said  Chandler's  shop,  and  thence  it 
runneth  upward  along  by  the  countrey  road  to  his  home 
lot  .  .  .  excepting  out  of  this  land  the  Tar-Kiln  Pond,"  \ 
a  marshy  spot  of  some  three  acres.  In  the  division  of  the 
commons,  1710,  salt  meadows,  1712,  and  common  meadows, 
1748,  Joseph  Chandler,  Jr.,  was  allotted  the  same  quantities 
of  land  as  his  father.  In  1748,  however,  it  was  granted  to 
his  heirs, §  for  he  died  in  North  Yarmouth,  Maine,  before 
February  19,  1745,  at  which  time  his  son,  Zachariah,  ap- 
peared as  administrator  of  his  estate.  The  homestead  of 
Joseph  Chandler  in  Duxbury  is  fully  described  in  the  follow- 
ing record  of  a  division  of  land  between  him  and  his  cousin, 
Samuel  Chandler  :  ||  — 

"  upon  the  i®'  day  of  February  Anno  Domini  1724-25 — We 
the  subscribers,  to  wit.  Joseph  Chanler  sen'^IT  —  and  Samuel 
Chanler  both  of  Duxborough  in  y^  County  of  Plymouth  in  y^  Pro- 
vince of  y^  Massachusetts-Bay  in  New-England,  have  run  y^  Di- 
viding line  &  settled  y^  Bounds  between  y^  Farms  of  land  whereon 
we  each  of  us  do  now  Dwell  as  followeth.  viz  we  began  at  a  stone 

*  The  Hunt  Genealogy,  by  W.  L.  G.  Hunt,  1862-63  :  140. 

t  Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  A  i  :  125. 

I  Town  Records  of  Duxbury,  1893  •  7^-  §  Vide  page  876. 

II  Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  i  :  118. 

IT  Joseph 3  Chandler,  during  the  lifetime  of  his  father,  was  always  men- 
tioned as  Joseph  Chandler,  Jr.  After  his  father's  death,  in  1721,  he  was  called 
Joseph  Chandler,  Sr.,  to  distinguish  him  from  others  of  the  name  in  Duxbury. 
The  settlement  of  the  estate  of  David  ^  Alden,  of  Duxbury,  in  17 19,  mentions 
"  Joseph  Chanler  ye  second  [and]  Joseph  Chanler  ye  third."  Vide  Plymouth 
County  Probate,  Book  4 :  186. 


888  Geiiealogy  of  Edward  Small 

set  in  y^  ground  in  y^  Cone  of  y®  Eastwardly  side  of  y^  149'h  lot 
in  y^  upland  in  y«  second  Division  of  y^  Commons  which  belonged 
to  y^  towns  of  Duxborough  &  Pembroke  s*^  lot  being  now  in  y^ 
Possession  of  Thomas  Phillips,  and  from  thence  we  run  East  32 
Degrees  South  to  Brewsters  Brook,  so  Called,  to  a  Stump  and 
from  thence  we  run  East  6  Degrees  Southerly  7  Rods  to  a  stone 
set  in  y^  ground  &  from  thence  we  run  North  41  Degrees  and  a 
half  Easterly  to  a  stone  pitched  in  y^  ground  on  the  westerly  side 
of  the  Country  Rhoad,  which  last-mentioned  stone  is  at  y^  East- 
erly end  of  y^  s*^  Dividing  line,  and  we  do  mutually  agree  y^  aboves*^ 
Dividing  line  shall  stand  and  remain  as  a  Dividing  line  or  parti- 
tion Between  y^  above  s<^  Farms  for  us  our  heirs  &  Assigns  forever. 
Jn  witness  whereof  we  have  hereunto  set  our  hands  the  day  & 
year  first  above  written  .  .  . 

"  Signed  in  presence  of  Joseph  Chandler 

Ichabod  Sampson  his 

Ebenezer  Thomas  Samuel  A  Chanler  " 

mark 

In  1727,  when  a  number  of  the  citizens  of  the  coast  towns 
of  Massachusetts,  between  Hingham  and  Plymouth,  united 
with  several  men  of  Boston  in  an  effort  to  permanently  set- 
tle the  town  of  North  Yarmouth,  on  the  shore  of  Casco 
Bay,*  Joseph  Chandler  and  Jacob  Mitchell,  two  prosperous 
blacksmiths,  left  their  shops  and  began  anew  in  North  Yar- 
mouth. It  is  probable  that  Joseph  Chandler  did  not  take 
his  family  there  until  some  two  years  later,  for  his  son 
Judah,  b.  Aug.  13,  1720,  stated,  in  1796,  that  "when  he  was 
about  nine  years  old  "  he  moved  there  with  his  father;  but 
the  homestead,  in  Duxbury,  was  not  sold  until  1735.  The 
deed  describes  the  same  land  that  was  mentioned  in  the 
division  of  1724-25  :  — 

"Joseph  Chandler  .  .  .  Blacksmith,"  of  North  Yarmouth,! 
County  of  York,  for  ^^"400,  conveyed  to  his  son,  "  Philip  chandler 
of  Duxborough  .  .  .  Blacksmith,"   all   "  my  Farm  or  Tract  of 

*  Vide  Appendix  LXXXIV  :  A-R. 

t  Plymouth  County  Deeds,  Book  30:  173-174. 


The  Chandler  Family  889 

Land  Together  with  all  my  Housings  or  Buildings  «&  Fencings  & 
Orchard  &  Appurtenances  &  Commodities  &  Priviledges  what- 
soever lying  &  being  in  the  Township  of  Duxborough  aforesaid, 
on  the  Westerly  Side  of  the  Countrey  Road  &  is  Bounded  as  fol- 
lows, viz  :  .  .  .  [by]  the  Farm  that  Joshua  Samson  lives  on  .  .  . 
to  a  Maple  Stump  by  a  Brook  called  Brewsters  Brook  *  ...  by 
y^  Countrey  Road  .  .  .  only  Excepting  &  Reserving  a  good  & 
Sufficient  Cart  Way  through  Gates  or  Bars  for  Samuel  Chandler 
that  may  be  most  convenient  for  s4  Samuel  Chandler  and  least 
prejudicial  for  s4  Philip  Chandler  through  s^  Farm  above  men- 
tioned ..." 

Witnesses :  (Signed) 

"Zachariah  Chandler  "  Joseph  Chandler  "     [seal] 

John  Wadsworth  jun""" 

This  deed  was  dated  Sept.  27,  1735,  and  acknowledged  at  North 
Yarmouth,  York  County,  Massachusetts,  "Octobrye22:  1735," 
by  Joseph  Chandler.   It  was  "  Receiv4  Jun  29  :   1736  &  Record4  " 

In  the  drawing  of  the  first  division  of  ten  acre  lots  in 
North  Yarmouth,  May  16,  1727,!  Joseph  Chandler's  lot  was 
number  81  ;  and  by  right  of  this  lot  he  received  a  pew  in 
the  "  Old  Church  by  the  Ledge  "  when  the  seats  were  appor- 
tioned to  the  lot-holders,  in  17394  ^^  ^^so  received  his 
part  of  the  "  120  acre  division  [Gedney's  claim]  .  .  .  drawn 
by  virtue  of  his  home  lot  N"?  81  ;  "  in  the  division  of  the 
islands,  he  received  a  third  part  of  "  Cap*  Parker's  and 
Seguin  Islands."  § 

When  the  first  town-meeting  was  held  in  North  Yar- 
mouth, May  14,  1733,  in  the  "framed  and  boarded"  struc- 
ture of  the  old  First  Church,  Joseph  Chandler  was  chosen 
"to  be  the  Cutter  of  Timber."    At  the  same  time  he  was 

*  "  Brewsters  Brook  "  is  so  called  to-day.  It  is  near  the  geographical  centre 
of  the  present  town  of  Duxbury  —  the  village  centre  is  south  of  that  point  — 
and  flows  northerly  through  Cranberry  Factory  Pond  into  South  River.  The 
area  of  the  original  town  of  Duxbury  has  been  much  reduced  by  setting  off 
parts  to  form  the  towns  of  Marshfield,  Pembroke,  and  Kingston. 

t  This  date  is  given  also  as  June  26,  1727. 

t  Vide  pages  390,  395.  §  Vide  pages  400,  40T. 


890  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

chosen  one  of  the  three  selectmen  and  assessors,  filling  the 
former  office  again  in  1735  and  1741.  He  was  assessor  in 
1733'  1734.  I735>  and  1738.*  In  the  spring  of  1734,  he  was 
appointed  on  a  "committee  to  treat  with  persons  claiming 
undivided  lands."  When  the  second  town-meeting  of  the 
year  was  held,  October  3,  1734,  "  Joseph  Chandler,  Benjamin 
Prince  and  Cornelius  Sole  [were  chosen]  to  receive  pro- 
l^osals  to  build  a  mill." 

Joseph  Chandler  was  number  four  in  the  list  of  nine 
founders  of  the  First  Church  in  North  Yarmouth,  in  1729; 
he  was  received  into  that  church,  November  18,  1730,  from 
the  church  in  Duxbury.  His  wife,  Martha  Chandler,  was 
received  August  21,  1737  ;  she  died,  his  widow,  January  31, 
1759,  in  North  Yarmouth.!  The  death  of  Joseph  Chandler 
probably  occurred  late  in  the  year  1744,  during  the  preva- 
lence of  the  "slow  fever"  that  was  fatal  to  so  many. J  He 
left  no  will,  but  his  son  Zachariah  appeared  as  administrator 
of  his  estate,  February  19,  1745  [1744-45].  The  inventory 
of  his  personal  estate  was  as  follows: — 

"A  true  Inventory  §  of  the  Goods  and  Estate  both  Real  and 
personal  of  M'  Joseph  Chandler  late  of  North  Yarmouth  De- 
ceased, as  it  was  Shewed  to  and  taken  by  us  the  Subscribers 
on  September  y^.  14,  1745. 

"  To  his  Arms  and  Ammunition ^Z  ^    ^^ 

Item,  to  his  Wearing  Apparrell i8  lo  ^^ 

Item,  to  the  best  Bed  and  Bedding lo  v^   >•> 

Item,  to  the  Second  Bed 5  lo  ''^ 

Item,  to  one  Coverlid  one  Blanket,  &  three  Sheets 8  10   un 

Item,  to  Books I5>^ 

Item,  to  Pewter 15*^ 

Item,  to  a  Brass  Skillet i^^.^ 

Item,  to  a  frying  pan 2  "^   ^^ 

Item,  to  Iron  Ware,  as  pot,  Kittle  &  Skillet 3     5'^ 

Item,  to  Hand  jrons  Tongs  &  Fire  Shovel i     z  ^ 

*  Vide  pages  398,  399. 

t  Records  of  the  First  Congregational  Church,  North   Yarmouth,   Maine, 
1848:  14. 

X  Vide  page  403.  §    York  County  Probate,  Book  6  :  181-182. 


The  Chandler  Family  891 

Item,  to  a  Crane  and  Tramels  belonging  to  it 2  ^    u^ 

Item,  to  Knives  and  Forks vy-.^o^ 

Item,  to  a  pair  of  Worsted  Combs luov/^ 

Item,  to  three  old  Chests  and  a  Table 32^ 

Item,  to  Six  old  Chairs <j^    i^  ■j^ 

Item,  to  a  Cane ^^S*^ 

Item,  to  a  Loom  and  Tackling 2v^i^ 

Item,  to  Linnen  and  woolin  Yarn 25^^ 

Item,  to  Smiths  Tools 8  10  "^ 

Item,  to  one  pair  of  Stillyards \     i)  '^ 

Item,  to  Carpenters  tools 44^ 

Item,  to  a  Sythe  &  Tackling  £1    To  a  plough  £\ 2  ■^    ^ 

Item,  to  two  Cows 26  ^    ^ 

Item,  to  a  P'  of  Steears 23  ^    ■^ 

Item,  to  one  Heifer  ;,^5  ..  10  ..  o  ..  to  a  Calf  2  ..  10  '^ %  ^   ^ 

Item,  to  Swine 55"^ 

Item,  to  one  Right  of  out  Lands  in  said  Town no  «->    u^ 

Item,  to  one  P^   Money  Scales  8/  to  Cash  i  ..  9  ..  4 i   17     4 

This  Inventory  taken  in  old  Tenor ;^282  ^  4 

Jacob  Mitchell 

Andrew  Gray 

Barnabas  Winslow 
"York  Ss  Northyarmouth  Feb""/  y?   15,  1745. 

"Then  personally  appeared  the  within  named  Jacob  Mitchell 
Andrew  Gray  and  Barnabas  Winslow,  and  made  Oath  to  the  just 
Apprizement  of  the  above  Inventory  '-^  according  to  the  best  of 
their  Judgment. 

Before  me  Samuel  Seabury,  J  peace 
"  York  Ss. 

"At  a  Court  of  Probate  held  at  York  Feb'7  19,  1745. 

"Zechariah  Chandler  Administrator  of  the  Estate  of  the  within 
named  :  Joseph  Chandler  Dec?  appeared  and  made  Oath  that  the 
Several  Articles  mentioned  in  the  within  Inventory  is  all  the 
Estate  he  knows  of  within  y^ :  County  of  York  belonging  to 
the  Said  Deceased,  and  that  if  anything  more  hereafter  appear  he 
will  give  it  into  the  Registers  Office 

Jer :  Moulton 
"  Recorded  from  the  Original  and  compared 

"^  Simon  Frost  Reg^" 

The  appraisement  of  the  estate  of  Joseph  Chandler,  of  North 
Yarmouth,  lying  in  Plymouth  County,  Massachusetts,  taken  by 


892  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Samuel  Seabury  and  George  Partridge,  was  dated  September  20, 
1746.     It  consisted  of  — 

Salt  Meadow  near  Wood  Island, 

Salt  Meadow  at  a  place  called  Goatam  [Gotham], 

Cedar  Swamp  ...  in  Pembroke, 

Cedar  Swamp  ...  in  Duxboro, 

Two  shares  in  the  Beach  at  Duxboro, 

"Total  ;^328  10  s" 
On  October  7,  1747,  Zachariah  Chandler  presented  an  account 
of  his  father's  estate,  which  was  allowed  ;  an  additional  account 
was  brought  in  by  him,  October  4,  1749,  which  was  allowed,  and 
he  was  discharged.*  No  heirs  were  mentioned  in  the  settlement, 
though  they  all  appeared  later  in  deeds  that  transferred  portions 
of  his  estate. 

ISSUE  t 
I.  Philip^,  b.  July  21,  1702,  in  Duxbury ;  mar.  Dec.  16,  1725,  in 
Duxbury,  Rebecca  Phillips,^  eldest  child  to  Thomas  and 
Rebecca  (Blaney)  Phillips,  of  Duxbury.  Rebecca  (Phillips) 
Chandler  was  b.  1704  ;  d.  January,  1782,  aged  seventy-eight 
years. 

Though  Philip  Chandler  lived  and  died  in  Duxbury,  he 
probably,  at  one  time,  seriously  contemplated  following  his 
father  to  North  Yarmouth,  since  he  purchased,  on  Oct.  22, 
^735)  ^^^  ;^30>  of  Stephen  Larrabee,  of  that  town,  "One 
whole  Quarter  ...  of  all  the  Lands  Islands  meadows,"  etc., 
that  belonged  to  a  certain  ten-acre  lot  in  North  Yarmouth. § 
July  8,  1753,  "  Philip  Chandler,  Blacksmith,"  of  Duxbury, 
joined  other  heirs  of  Joseph  Chandler  in  "  relinquishing  "  to 
Jonas  Mason,  Esqr,  of  North  Yarmouth,  and  his  wife  Mary, 
"all  Right  Title  &  Interest  ...  in  the  one  Hundred  & 
Twenty  acre  Division  in  Northyarmouth  .  .  .  that  was  Drawn 
in  the  Right  of  our  Hon4  Father  Joseph  Chandler  late  of 
Northyarmouth  Dec'?  by  virtue  of  his  home  Lot  N?  81  as 

*  York  Coimty  Probate,  Book  7  :  102,  103,  268. 

t  Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original)  vol.  i :  126. 

\  Towfi  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  A  I  :  158. 

§  Yoik  Coimty  Deeds,  Book  18:  25. 


The  Chandler  Family  893 

also  the  Right  in  the  Pew  in  the  meeting  house  in  said 
Town."  * 

Philip  Chandler  d.  in  Duxbury,  Nov.  15,  1764,  aged  sixty- 
two  years,  four  months.  His  stone  in  the  old  graveyard 
gives  his  age.  His  will,  dated  Oct.  9,  1762,  proved  Dec.  3, 
1764,  bequeathed  to  his  wife,  Rebecca  Chandler,  one  half  of 
the  estate,  mentioned  six  sons,  Nathan,  Perez,  Peleg,  Philip, 
Asa,  and  Elijah,  and  four  daughters,  Martha  and  Mary  un- 
married, Betty  and  Esther.  His  "  beloved  brother  Ebenezer 
Chandler "  to  be  executor.  The  inventory  of  his  estate 
amounted  to  ;^io28  :  10:0;  it  included  "  land  at  Northyar- 
mouth  by  Information  .  .  .  ;^27  :o:o."  An  order  for  the 
division  of  his  real  estate  among  his  six  sons  was  dated  Dec. 
3,  1764,  and  division  made  May  30,  1765. t 

Issue:  I.  Nathan^,  b.  Oct.  28,  1726,  in  Duxbury;  mar. 

first,  Ruth ;  she  d.  Aug.  26, 1767,  aged  forty-two 

years.     He  mar.,  second,  Feb.  20,  1770,  Esther  Glass. 
Issue  by  first  wife  :  six.     Issue  by  second  wife  :  two. 

2.  Esther^,  b.  Oct.  22,  1727,  in  Duxbury;  d.  aged  sixteen 

days. 

3.  Betty  ^  b.  Oct.  21,  1728,  in  Duxbury. 

4.  Perez "^j  b.  July  10,  1730,  in  Duxbury;  mar.  Dec.  11, 

1755,  Rhoda  Wadsworth,  and  had  several  children. $ 

5.  Martha^,  b.  May  31,  1732,  in  Duxbury. 

6.  A  child  ^,  b.  April  27,  1735,  in  Duxbury. 

7.  Peleg ^,   b.  Oct.  24,   1738,  in  Duxbury;  mar.  Dec.  9, 

1762,  at  North  Yarmouth,  Maine,  Sarah  ^  Winslow, 
daughter  to  Barnabas  ^  and  Mary  (Glass)  Winslow, 
of  North  Yarmouth.  Barnabas*  was  son  to  Gilbert^ 
Winslow,  prominent  among  the  early  settlers  of  the 
town.  (Nathaniel  ^,  Kenelm  -^  Winslow,  of  Plymouth.) 
Sarah  Winslow,  b.  July  29,  1739,  in  North  Yar- 
mouth ;  d.  1823,  in  New  Gloucester,  Maine. 
Peleg  ^  Chandler  removed  soon  after  his  marriage  to 
New  Gloucester,  a  distance  of  fifteen  miles,  in  an  ox-cart, 

*  Vide  Appendix  LXXXVIII :  A. 

t  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  19 :  148,  226,  233,  234-239. 

\   Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  5  :  245. 


894  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  the  first  wheeled  vehicle  that  ever  had  been  used  to  per- 
form that  journey."  He  and  his  wife  were  two  of  the  five 
members  who  founded  the  first  church  in  that  town  —  Con- 
gregational. He  d.  Aug.  24,  1819,  in  New  Gloucester.  In 
187 1,  their  great-grandson,  Andrew  C.  Chandler,  was  living 
on  Philip  Chandler's  farm  in  New  Gloucester.  Their  eleven 
children  were  born  in  that  town,  and  they  have  had  many 
distinguished  descendants ;  among  them  the  Hon.  Peleg 
W.  Chandler,  Hon.  Theophilus  Chandler,  and  Hon.  William 
Pitt  Fessenden.* 

8.  Philip  ^,  b.  Aug.  16,  1741,  in  Duxbury ;  mar.  Christiana 

.  In  1789,  he  was  chosen  selectman  of  Dux- 
bury,  and  was  reelected  every  year  until  1801. 
Issue  :  seven. t 

9.  A  child  ^,  b.  Aug.  16,  1743,  in  Duxbury. 

10.  Mary^,  b.  Sept.  25,  1744,  in  Duxbury;   mar.  Jan.  15, 

1767,  to  Joshua  Delano  2^.     She  d.  Aug.  19,  1824. 

11.  Asa®,  b.  Sept.  25,  1745,  in  Duxbury;  mar.  June  30, 

1763,  Martha,  daughter  to  David  Delano,  of  Dux- 
bury. She  d.  April  21,  1783  (?).  His  second  wife 
was  Clarissa .     There  was  a  large  family. 

12.  Elijah®,  b.  Jan.  4,  1746-47,  in  Duxbury. 

II.  Mary  ^,  b.  Aug.  3,  1704,  in  Duxbury  ;  she  was  mar.  about  1731, 
to  Jonas  Mason,  of  North  Yarmouth. 
Jonas  Mason  was  born  in  Lexington,  Mass.,  Oct.  21,  1708. 
He  was  of  Charlestown,  Mass.,  in  1727  ;  but,  before  1731, 
he  had  removed  to  North  Yarmouth,  Maine.  He  was  re- 
ceived into  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  Feb.  27, 
1732,  from  the  church  in  Charlestown.  In  1737,  he  was 
chosen  Deacon  (with  Jacob  ^  Mitchell,  Sr.),  continuing  in 
that  office  until  his  death,  March  13,  1801,  at  the  age  of 
ninety-three  years.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Mary  (Chandler)  Mason, 
became  a  member  of  the  First  Church,  July  9,  1732,  and  d. 
Nov.  27,  1787,  in  North  Yarmouth,  "  aged  eighty-five  years."  % 

*  Helton's  Winslow  Memorial,  1888,  vol.  2:  705;  also,  vol.  2,  app. :  56. 
t    Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  5:  235. 

\  Records  of  the  First  Congregational  Church,  North    Yarmouth,   Maine, 
1848. 


The  Chandler  Family  895 

In  1753,  Deacon  Jonas  Mason  purchased  of  the  heirs  of 
Joseph  Chandler,  his  father-in-law,  the  interest  of  the  latter 
in  the  "  Hundred  &  Twenty  acre  Division,"  and  his  pew  in 
the  meeting-house.  He  also  conveyed  land  with  his  brothers- 
in-law.*  He  was  a  country  magistrate,  and  Judge  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  Cumberland  County.  He  is 
mentioned  as  "one  of  the  best  of  men,"  a  man  of  sterling 
integrity  and  great  moral  worth.  He  filled  the  office  of  select- 
man many  years. 

Issue:  I.  Ebenezer  Mason,  b.  Nov.  i,  1732,  in  North  Yar- 
mouth. 

2.  John  Mason,  b.  Sept.  18,  1734,  in  North  Yarmouth;  d. 

Feb.  3,   1769,  in  North  Yarmouth,  aged  thirty-four 
years. 

3.  Mary  Mason,  b.  Feb.  12,  1735-36;  mar.  to  John  Ham- 

ilton, of  North  Yarmouth, 

4.  Sarah  Mason,  b.  July  20,   1738,  in  North  Yarmouth; 

mar.  Jan.  4,  1760,   to   Nathaniel  Eveleth,  of   New 
Gloucester,  Maine. 

5.  Elizabeth  Mason,  b.  March  13,  1740,  in  North  Yar- 

mouth ;  mar.  to  Bezaleel  Loring. 

6.  Mercy  Mason,  b.  Nov.  10,  1743,  in  North  Yarmouth, 

7.  Samuel  Mason,  b.  Aug.  22,  1746,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

Captain  Samuel  Mason,  a  shipmaster,  mar.,  first, 
Sarah,  daughter  to  Col.  Jonathan  ®  and  Sarah  (Loring) 
Mitchell. t  She  was  b.  Oct.  24,  175 1  ;  d.  July  9, 1781, 
in  North  Yarmouth.  Captain  Mason  mar.,  second, 
Sarah  Beals.  Issue  :  Theodosia  Mason,  bap.  Aug. 
14,  1791,  in  North  Yarmouth;  mar.  to  Major  Daniel 
Mitchell,  There  also  were  other  children. 
III.  Joshua*,  b,  July  i,  1706,1:  in  Duxbury  ;  mar.  Nov,  27,  1728, 


*  Vide  Appendix  LXXXVIII :  A,  B,  C.  t  Vide  page  415. 

X  William  M.  Sargent,  in  Old  Times,  includes  Phebe  Chandler,  b.  about 
1706,  among  the  children  of  Joseph  and  Martha  (Hunt)  Chandler,  Nothing 
has  been  found  that  connects  her  or  her  heirs  with  Joseph  Chandler  or  any  of 
his  family.  She  probably  was  daughter  to  Samuel  Chandler,  one  of  the  early 
selectmen  of  North  Yarmouth. 

Phebe  Chandler  was  the  first  wife  of  Andrew  ^  Gray,  b.  Sept.  29, 1707,  son  to 


896  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

in  Duxbury,  Mary  "  Waste,"  or  West.*    She  d.,  his  widow, 

April  28,  1794,  in  Duxbury. 

Joshua  Chandler  was  a  shoemaker  ;  he  lived  all  his  life  in 
Duxbury,  and  d.  there,  May  i,  1782,  nearly  seventy-six  years 
of  age.  His  will,  in  which  he  called  himself  a  "  Cordwainer 
.  .  .  sick  and  weak,"  was  dated  May  25,  1761.!  He  named 
wife  Mary,  "  only  surviving  son  Ezekiel,"  who  was  to  be  exe- 
cutor, daughter  Sarah  Chandler,  grandson  Joseph  Chandler, 
and  granddaughters  Esther  Chandler  and  Susanna  Chan- 
dler. In  this  will  he  asked  his  brother,  Philip  Chandler,  to 
buy  his  salt  marsh  in  Duxbury,  and  mentioned  real  estate  in 
North  Yarmouth.  This  will,  made  twenty-one  years  before 
his  death,  was  proved  June  3,  1782. 

Issue:  X  I.  Joseph 6,  b.  Sept.  27,  1729,  in  Duxbury  ;  mar. 
Susanna . 

John  2  and  Susanna  ( )  Gray,  of  Harwich,  Mass.    (John  2  was  son  to  John  1 

and    Hannah  ( )  Graj',  of   Yarmouth,  Mass.)    Andrew   Gray  and  Phebe 

Chandler  were  married  about  1731  ;  she  d.  Sept.  23,  1744,  in  North  Yarmouth, 
aged  thirty-eight  years.  He  mar.,  second,  Dec.  19,  1745,  Zerviah  (Standish) 
Ring,  widow  of  Andrew  Ring.  She  was  b.  in  1706,  and  d.  April  26,  1798,  in 
North  Yarmouth,  aged  ninety-two  years.  She  was  of  the  fourth  generation 
from  Captain  Myles  ^  Standish,  and  was  a  descendant  of  John  ^  Alden. 

Andrew  Gray  was  a  farmer  of  North  Yarmouth.  He  was  drowned  in  cross- 
ing Broad  Cove,  on  the  evening  of  Dec.  19,  1757,  at  the  age  of  fifty  years,  two 
months,  and  twenty  days. 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.  John*  Gray,  b.  Nov.  29,  1732;  mar.  Sarah  ^,  daugh- 
ter to  Jacob*  and  Rachel  (Cushing)  Mitchell. 

II.  Joseph*  Gray,  b.  Nov.  19,  1734;  d.  July  17,  1792. 

III.  Andrew*  Gray,  b.  Jan.  12,  1736;  mar.  Elizabeth  Bucknam  ;  he  d.  Dec. 

8,  iSio. 

IV.  Mehitable*  Gray,  b.  Dec.  25,  1739;  mar.  to  William  Cutter.     She   d. 

March  19,  1S08. 
V.  Rhoda*  Gray,  b.  Jan.  12,  1741  ;  mar.  Abraham*  Mitchell.     She  d.  Aug. 
10,  1780. 
VI.  Joshua*  Gray,  b.  Jan.  22,  1743  ;  he  removed  to  Barnstable,  Mass. 
Issue  by  second  wife  :  VII.  Ebenezer*  Gra}^  b.  Sept.  20, 1746  ;  mar.  Dorcas 

IMitchell.    He  d.  June  19,  1779.    No  issue. 
Vide  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  1 095-1096,  346-347,  115;  also  Records 
of  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  1S4S  :  52  ;  also  vide  pages  420-421 ;  also 
vide  The  Mitchells  from  Kittery. 

*   ToTvn  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  A  i  ;  158. 

t  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  28  :  395. 

X   Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  i  :  43  ;  vol.  5  :  253, 


The  Chandler  Family  897 

Joseph  Chandler  enlisted,  April  2,  1759,  as  seaman,  on 
board  "  His  Majesty's  .  .  .  ship  Dublin,  serving  up  the  St. 
Lawrence  under  Vice  Admiral  Saunders."  He  was  discharged 
from  the  ship  Oct.  i,  1759,  "whole  time  of  service  31  weeks 
6  days."*  The  town  records  of  Duxbury  state  that  Joseph 
Chandler,  Oliver  Oldham,  Thomas  Lucas,  and  Job  Randall, 
"  died  on  their  return  from  the  fleet  &  Canada  expedition 
of  the  yellow  fever  .  .  .  Oct.  [  ]  1759."!  The  age  of  Jo- 
seph Chandler  is  given  as  thirty  years.  His  father,  Joshua 
Chandler,  on  Jan.  7,  1760,  prayed  that  he  might  be  appointed 
administrator  of  his  son's  estate,  as  he  "apprehends  the 
said  deceaseds  Estate  is  greatly  Insolv'."  The  widow  Su- 
sanna's dower  was  defined,  June  9,  following;  the  adminis- 
trator's final  account,  by  which  it  appeared  that  the  estate 
was  valued  at  ^21,  and  the  amount  owing  was  £,2)'^  :  16  :5, 
was  rendered  Sept.  11,  1760,  and  division  ordered  among  the 
creditors,  t 

Issue:    I.   Esther ^     H.    Susanna ^     III.    Joseph®,    b. 
Oct.  25,  1759,  in  Duxbury. 

2.  Ezekiel^,  b.  Sept.  14, 1733,  in  Duxbury;  mar.  Mary , 

On  May  5,   1756,  Ezekiel  Chandler  appeared    in   Major 

Moses  Deshon's  Co.,  Col.  Joseph  Thacher's  Regt.,  "  raised 
for  the  intended  expedition  against  Crown  Point,  under  John 
Winslow,  Commander-in-Chief."  July  26,  following,  he  ap- 
peared in  the  same  company  and  regiment,  at  Fort  Edward  ; 
"station,  private,  age  22,  occupation,  cordwainer,  birthplace 
Duxborough  .  .  .  reported  impressed  from  Col.  Bradford's 
Regt.  .  .  .  for  Crown  Point  Expedition."  § 

As  the  only  surviving  son,  he  was  appointed,  in  1782, 
the  executor  of  his  father's  estate.  The  four  children  of  Eze- 
kiel and  Mary  were  born  in  Duxbury,  between  1764  and 
1772.11 

3.  Sarah  ^  b.  Oct.  9,  1735,  in  Duxbury. 

*  Massachusetts  Archives,  Muster  Rolls,  vol.  97  :  340. 

j"  Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (copy),  vol.  i  :  6. 

X  Plymouth  County  Probate,  Book  15:  418,  443,  526,  565,  581. 

§  Massachusetts  Archives,  Muster  Rolls,  vol.  94:  297,  175,  514,  561. 

II  Town  Records  of  Duxbury  (original),  vol.  5  :  248. 


898  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

IV.   Zachariah  *,  b.  July  26,  1708,  in  Duxbury,  was  mar.  Oct.  21, 
1736,    in    Kingston,    Mass.,   by    "J   Stacey,"  to   Zerviah 
Holmes,  of  Kingston.*    She  was  b.  in  17 15. 
Zachariah  Chandler  was  in  North  Yarmouth  with  his  father 
before  his  marriage,  and  returned  there  with  his  bride.    As 
a  resident  of  that  town  he  purchased,  Oct.  9,  1731,  for  ^32, 
of  Perez  Bradford   and  his  wife  Abigail,  of  Milton,  in  the 
County  of  Suffolk,  ten  acres  of  land  in  North  Yarmouth, 
"part  of  Lot  82  .  .  .  Together  with  y^  One   Halfe   of  y« 
Whole  of  all  y^  after  Divisions  and  Allotments  of  Uplands 
Islands    &    Meadows   within    s^    Township."  f     This   land 
adjoined  that  of  his  father,  in  "Lot  81."     Zachariah  Chan- 
dler, "coaster,"  also  purchased,  for  ^55,  May  8,  1744,  of 
Jeremiah  Powell,  thirty-five  acres  in  the  same  township. $ 

On  Nov.  20,  1746,  "Zachariah  Chandler  of  North  Yar- 
mouth .  .  .  coaster,"  purchased,  for  ^400,  a  tract  of  land 
consisting  of  six  hundred  and  fifty  acres,  "  lying  on  the 
Westermost  Side  of  Great  Chebeague  Island  in  Said  North- 
yarmouth  ...  in  his  actual  possession  Now  being."  The 
grantors  were  "  Thomas  Waite,  Shopkeeper,  &  Jonathan 
Williams,  wine-Seller,"  both  of  Boston,  "  Deacons  of  y^  first 
Church  in  Boston."  They  conveyed  their  title  to  this  land 
by  right  of  a  conveyance  from  Ephraim  Savage,  gentleman, 
sole  administrator  of  the  estate  of  Richard  Wharton,  "  Late 
of  Said  Boston  Esq""  Dec^  on  the  Fifteenth  Day  of  May 
anno  Dom'  17 13,"  who  sold  "unto  John  Marion  Isaiah  Tay 
and  John  Hubbard  then  Deacons  of  the  said  first  Church 
in  Boston  their  Successors  in  the  Said  office  and  assigns 
In  truth  to  and  for  y^  use  of  the  poor  of  s"^  Church  .  .  .  Six 
hundred  &  Fifty  acres  Lying  Situate  in  y^  Westermost  Side 
of  a  Certain  Island  Called  Great  Chebeague  alias  Recom- 
pence  Island  in  Casco  bay."  §  This  tract  of  six  hundred  and 
fifty  acres  had  been  confirmed,  by  the  government  of  Massa- 
chusetts, to  Richard  Wharton,  in  1682.   It  did  not  retain  the 

*  TJie  Genealogical  Advertiser,  1898,  vol.  2:  57,  126. 

t  York  County  Deeds,  Book  16:  59. 

X  York  County  Deeds,  Book  25  :  86. 

§  York  County  Deeds,  Book  28  :  39-40. 


The  Chandler  Family  899 

early  name  of  Recompence  Island,*  but  has  been  known  as 
Great  Chebeague  to  this  day. 

This  conveyance  of  Nov.  20,  1746,  was  "  Made  to  y^  s"* 
Zachariah  alone  as  by  s^  Deed  doth  fully  appear;"  but, 
eleven  days  later  (Dec.  i),  he  sold  one  half  to  his  brothers, 
and  brother-in-law,  Jonas  Mason,  for  the  sum  of  ^^200.  Di- 
vision was  then  made  by  which  Zachariah's  half  was  "  to 
begin  on  the  westerly  Side  of  the  Island  at  the  Boundary 
or  dividing  Point,  in  the  Division  formerly  made  between 
Collo  Thomas  Westbrook  &  the  first  Church  in  Boston  or  their 
Representatives."  The  deed  of  partition  gave  to  Jonas 
Mason,  Esq.,  one  sixth  of  the  entire  tract ;  to  Jonathan  Chan- 
dler yeoman,  one  sixth  ;  and  to  Edmund  Chandler  and  Judah 
Chandler,  yeomen,  one  sixth,  in  common  between  them.f 
The  first  deeds  being  "  Loss'd,"  and  *'  the  said  Parties  being 
all  Living  .  .  .  (having  the  Original  Minits  by  them),"  anew 
deed  was  executed  Aug.  28,  1775.^ 

The  two  islands  in  Casco  Bay,  Great  and  Little  Chebeague, 
situated  about  six  miles  from  the  mainland,  are  "famous  in 
their  history  and  ancient  proprietors."  §  Great  Chebeague, 
the  largest  island  in  the  Bay,  contains  over  two  thousand 
acres  ;  Little  Chebeague,  about  one  hundred  and  eighty. 
The  latter  was  granted,  in  1681,  to  Silvanus  Davis,  who 
erected  a  fort  upon  it.||  The  larger  island  suffered,  for  many 
years,  from  conflicting  titles  on  the  eastern  side.  In  1743, 
Colonel  Thomas  Westbrook's  interest  there  was  "  set  off  on 

*  The  General  Court,  on  May  17,  1684,  granted  to  Deputy  Governor 
Thomas  Danforth,  Esq.,  and  Increase  Nowell,  Esq.,  "  for  there  great  paynes 
&  good  service  donn  by  order  of  this  Court  in  the  expedition  &  seuerall  jour- 
neys to  Casco,  for  which  no  recompense  hath  binn  made  them,  an  island  called 
Chebiscodego  [Chebeague],  in  Casco  Bay,  in  the  Province  of  Mayne."  {Mas- 
sachusetts Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  5  :  309.) 

t    York  County  Deeds,  Book  28  :  39-40. 

\  Vid«  Appendix  LXXXVIII :  C,  D. 

§  Thomas  Scottow,  in  a  letter  from  the  garrison  at  Black  Point,  dated  July 
II,  1689,  tells  of  the  damage  inflicted  upon  the  towns  of  "  Scarborough,  ffal- 
mouth  and  North  Yarmoth,"  and  "  Severall  firings  on  Chebeeg  Island."  He 
requests  help  from  the  General  Court,  as  the  towns  "  without  your  assistance, 
will  be  deserted."    (Massachusetts  Archives,  Revolution,  1689:  189.) 

II   York  Coutity  Deeds,  Book  13:  124. 


900  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

execution  to  Samuel  and  Cornelius  Waldo,  as  was  Little 
Chebeague,  also  belonging  to  Westbrook  and  Waldo,  and 
derived  by  them  from  the  legatees  of  Silvanus  Davis."  * 
Little  Chebeague  belonged  to  the  town  of  Falmouth,  The 
fertile  island  of  Great  Chebeague,  four  miles  long  by  three 
quarters  of  a  mile  in  breadth,  stands  high  above  the  water, 
with  a  rolling,  hilly  surface.  It  was  allotted  to  the  planta- 
tion at  "  Swegustagoe  "  (North  Yarmouth),  in  i68o.t  It  has 
two  good  harbors,  that  on  the  southwest  being  known,  to 
this  day,  as  Chandler's  Cove.X  At  the  time  of  its  purchase  by 
the  Chandlers,  in  1746,  the  island  was  heavily  wooded  with 
choice  timber  that  was  zealously  guarded  by  the  early  Pro- 
prietors.§  Trees  of  six  to  eight  feet  in  diameter  were  not 
uncommon,  —  so  large  that  "  a  yoke  of  oxen  could  be  turned 
around  on  the  butt."  To-day,  the  southerly  part  of  the  island 
is  quite  destitute  of  foliage,  and  is  devoted  to  grazing ;  but 
there  are  a  few  strips  of  forest  toward  the  north. 

Previous  to  1800,  the  inhabitants  attended  church  in  North 
Yarmouth  ;  but,  soon  after  that  date,  they  built  a  small 
church,  with  a  square  tower  or  belfry  on  the  front,  which  is 
very  quaint.  The  high  pulpit,  sounding-board,  and  ancient 
pews  remain  untouched  except  by  the  hand  of  time.  The 
church  stands,  destitute  of  paint,  in  a  picturesque  spot  on 
the  hillside  at  the  northerly  end  of  the  island,  near  the  land- 
ing of  the  steamers  of  the  Casco  Bay  Company.  It  is  sur- 
rounded by  trees,  and  attracts  many  visitors. 

How  many  of  the  Chandler  brothers  lived  on  Chebeague 
has  not  been  determined ;  some  of  their  children  settled 
there.  About  1800,  Judah,  David,  and  Rufus  were  living  on 
Great  Chebeague;  in  182 1,  John,  Asa,  and  Judah  paid  a 
poll  tax,  as  "  belonging  to  the  west  part  "  of  that  island.  1| 

In  1759,  Zachariah  Chandler  paid  the  third  largest  tax  of 

*  Maine  Historical  Society  Collections,  vol.  i :  146-147  ;  also  Old  Times  in 
North  Yarmouth  :  354,  383,  411,  412,  434,  580,  739. 
t  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  5  ;  441-442. 
X  Vide  illustration  :  Martin's  Point  and  Islands  of  Casco  Bay,  1904. 
§  Vide  page  391. 
II  Old  Times  in  North   Yarmouth  :  589,  981,  982,  580. 


The  Chandler  Faultily  901 

the  Chandler  brothers,  —  £\  :  8  :  7.*  He  and  his  wife,  Zer- 
viah,  joined  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  25, 
1744.  He  d.  in  1782,  in  North  Yarmouth.!  March  30,  1790, 
Zerviah  Chandler,  widow,  James  Pittee,  yeoman,  and  Betty, 
his  wife,  David  Barker  and  Chandler  Barker,  yeomen,  with 
John  Brown,  cordwainer,  of  Windham  (Maine),  and  Hannah, 
his  wife,  conveyed  to  David  Chandler,  land  on  Great  Che- 
beague,  "  103^  acres,"  bounded  "northwesterly  on  the  Bay 
or  Sea  shore,"  it  being  that  part  set  off  to  Mary  Chandler, 
deceased,  as  a  part  of  the  estate  of  her  deceased  father, 
Zachariah  Chandler.^  The  widow,  Zerviah  Chandler,  d. 
May  26,  1795,  in  North  Yarmouth,  aged  eighty  years. 

Issue  :  I.  Sarah^  b.  Aug.  10,  1739,  in  North  Yarmouth; 
mar.  Aug.  6,  1761,  to  David  Barker.§  This  name  is 
miscalled  "  Parker  "  in  a  town  record  of  their  mar- 
riage.   She  d.  before  March  30,  1790. 

2.  Mary  ®,  b.  Feb.  20,  1741,  in  North  Yarmouth  ;  d.  unmar., 

before  March  30,  1790. 

3.  Hannah^,  b.  Aug.  18,  1745,  in  North  Yarmouth  ;  mar. 

to  John  Brown,  of  Windham,  Maine. 

4.  Joshua^,  b.  Oct.  26,  1747,  in   North  Yarmouth;  mar. 

Sarah  Parker.  Their  four  children,  Sally,  Enos,  Eze- 
kiel,  and  Sukey,  were  baptized  Oct.  3,  1793,  "at  a 
lecture  at  Joshua  Chandler's  house,"  together  with 
Enos  and  Rebecca,  children  of  Edward  ®  and  Sarah  * 
(Mitchell)  Small. II  On  the  same  day,  Oct.  3,  1793, 
Joshua  Chandler  and  his  wife  Sarah  (Parker)  Chan- 
dler were  received,  by  profession,  into  the  First 
Church  of  North  Yarmouth.  The  church  records 
add  that  Mrs.  Joshua  Chandler  d.  Oct.,  1794,  and 
that  he  "  Moved  Westward."  IT 

5.  Mercy',  b.    Feb.  8,   1749,  in    North  Yarmouth.    The 

marriage   intention   of   David    Harvey   and   Mercy 

*  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth:  "ji. 

t  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  1848  :  17. 

X  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  19  :  486. 

§  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  658. 

11  Vide  pages  226,  228. 

Tf  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  1848 :  26. 


902  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Chandler,   both  of  North  Yarmouth,  was  recorded 
Sept.  4,  1773. 
6.  Elizabeth  ^  b.  May  6,  1754;  baptized  as  Betty,  July  28, 
1754,  in  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth.    The 
marriage  intention   of   James    "  Pittey "    and    Betty 
Chandler,  both  of  North  Yarmouth,   was  recorded 
Sept.  4,   1773;  they  were  married  Dec.   23,  follow- 
ing. 
V.  Edmund  ^  b.  April  9,  17 10,  in  Duxbury.    (Vide  infra.) 
VI.  Ebenezer*,  b.  Sept.   8,   17 12,  in  Duxbury.    "  Ebenezer  and 
Anna  Chandler,"  of  Kingston,  were  mar.  Feb.  23,  1737,  i" 
Kingston,  by  Joshua  Cushing,  Justice  of  the  Peace.* 
Very  little    is   known  of  Ebenezer  Chandler.    From  the 
fact  that  the  births  of  none  of  his  children  were  recorded  in 
Duxbury,  it  is  surmised  that  he  lived  for  a  number  of  years 
in  Kingston,    or  a  neighboring  town.    The  record  of   the 
deaths  f  of  his  children   in  Duxbury  indicates   his  return 
there  before  1770.     There  is  no  record  of  the  settlement  of 
his  estate  in  Plymouth  County. 

Issue:  I.  Simeon ^  b.  Feb.,  1744;  d.  April  17,  1767,  in 
Duxbury,  aged  twenty-two  years,  ten  months. 

2.  Zilpha^  b.    1749;    d.  May  7,   1837,    in  the   Duxbury 

Almshouse,    aged    eighty-eight  years.    She  was  the 
last  survivor  of  the  family. 

3.  Judah^  b.  Feb.,  175 1  ;  d.  April  24,  1772,  in  Duxbury, 

aged  twenty-one  years,  two  months. 

4.  Nathaniel  ^  b.  April,  1752;  d.  June   14,  1773,  in   Dux- 

bury, aged  twenty  years,  nine  months. 

5.  Anna  ^,  b. .    An  Anna  Chandler  d.  Sept.  i,  1805, 

in  Duxbury  ;  age  not  given. 

6.  Sceva^  b.  1756. 

In  1777,  "Seva  Chandler,"  of  Duxbury,  served  fifteen 
days,  at  Rhode  Island,  as  "  private  in  Lieut.  Nathan  Samp- 
son's (2^  Duxbury)  co.,  Col.  Thos.  Lothrop's  regt."  He  also 
**  served  33  days  on  [a]  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island, 
in  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1777,  ...  in  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co., 

*   TTie  Genealogical  Advertiser,  vol.  2  :  51,  126. 

t    Town  Records  of  Duxbury,  vol.  i  :  251,  252  ;  vol.  5  :  243  ;  vol.  2  :  50. 


The  Chandler  Family  903 

Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;"  "also  in   Rhode    Island 
service,  July  30  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  under  Capt.  Calvin  Part- 
ridge's CO.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston."  *    He  mar.,  first,  Edith  Sampson.    She  d.  June  2, 
1796,  in  Duxbury  ;  he  mar.,  second,  March,  1798,  Elizabeth 
Darling.    Sceva  Chandler  d.  March   14,  1832,  in  Duxbury, 
aged  seventy-six  years. 
VII.  Sarah*,  b.  Oct.  25,  1714,  in  Duxbury;  d.  in  North  Yar- 
mouth, Maine.    Her  stone  in  the  old  graveyard  by  the 
"  Ledge  "  bears  the  following  inscription  :  — 

Here  Lyes  Buried 

YB  Body  of  M"^  Sarah  Chandler 

WHO  died  April 

28™  1737  IN  YK  23D  year 

OF  HER  Age.  t 

VIII.  Martha*,  b.  Nov.  23,  17 16,  in  Duxbury;  d.  in  North  Yar- 
mouth. The  inscription  upon  her  gravestone,  which 
stands  near  that  of  her  sister  Sarah,  is  as  follows :  — 

Here  Lies  Burried 

YE  Body  of  M^^ 
Martha  Chandler 

Who  Died  Augst 

^th  1737  in  ye  2 1st 

Year  of  her  Age.  \ 

IX.  Jonathan*,  b.  Feb.  18,  1717-18,  in  Duxbury;  mar.  Jan.  19, 
1749,  in   North  Yarmouth,    "Rachael",''   daughter   to 
Jacob  *  Mitchell  by  his  second  wife,  Rachel  (Cushing) 
Mitchell.§ 
During  his  earlier  years  Jonathan  Chandler  was  called  a 
"coaster,"  later  a  "yeoman."    He  purchased,  in   1746,  with 
his  brothers,  Zachariah,  Edmund,  Judah,  and  his  brother- 
in-law,  Jonas  Mason,  six  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  land  on 
the  westerly  side  of  the  island  of  Great  Chebeague.    In  the 

*  Massachusetts  Soldiers  and  Sailors  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  vol.  3 : 
297. 

t  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  656. 

%  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth:  1185. 

§  Vide  pages  406,  418;  also  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  658. 


904  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

division  that  followed,  Jonathan  retained  one  sixth  ;  *  two 
of  his  sons,  David  and  Rufus,  remained  there. 

The  name  of  Jonathan  Chandler  appears  with  rank  of  pri- 
vate in  a  "  list  dated  North  Yarmouth,  May  18,  1757,  o^  the 
I*'  Co.  of  Militia  in  the  town  of  North  Yarmouth,  commanded 
by  Capt.  Solomon  Mitchell,  comprising  the  Train  Band  and 
Alarm  List  ...  as  returned  to  Col.  [Ezekiel]  Cushing  by 
Capt.  Solomon  Mitchell."  His  brothers,  Zachariah,  "  Ed- 
mond,"  and  Judah,  also  were  privates  in  the  same  com- 
pany, t 

Jonathan  was  received  into  the  First  Church  of  North 
Yarmouth,  March  31,  1745  ;  his  wife,  Rachel  (Mitchell) 
Chandler,  was  received  Dec.  30,  1753.  The  date  of  his  death 
is  recorded  in  the  church  manual  as  July  20,  1786,  and  that 
of  his  wife,  Rachel,  as  Jan.  i,  1814  ;  her  age  was  eighty-three 
years,  t 

Issue:  I.  "Tabiatha^"  b.  Sept.  18,  1750,  in  North  Yar- 
mouth;  d.  Aug.  11,  1756. 

2.  David ^,  b.  June  30,    1752,  in  North  Yarmouth;  mar. 

July  5,  1787,  in  North  Yarmouth,  Rebecca  Drisco. 
They  lived  on  Great  Chebeague.  Issue:  I,  Lucy', 
b.  March   24,  1789.    11.  Jacob  ^  b.  Sept.  24,  1790. 

III.  Rhoda®,  bap.   Sept.    18,    1793,  at  Chebeague. 

IV.  John®,  b.  Feb.  26,  1794.  V.  Rebecca ^  bap. 
Sept.  24,  1795,  ^^  Chebeague.  VI.  David  '',  bap.  Aug. 
23>  i797>  at  Chebeague;  and  probably  other  chil- 
dren. 

3.  Timothy ^   b.   Oct.   20,    1754,  in  North   Yarmouth;  d. 

Sept.  26,  1757. 

4.  Jacob  ^,  b.  June   19,    1757,  in  North  Yarmouth;  mar. 

Huldah .    She  was  mar.,  second,  before  1783,  to 

Briggs ;  they  removed  to  Portland.§ 

5.  Rachel^,  b.  May  20,  1761  ;  bap.  July  12,  1761,  in  North 

Yarmouth.     She  was  mar.  to  Daniel  Waite. 

*  Vide  Appendix  LXXXVIII :  A,  B,  C,  D. 

t  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  95  :  383. 

X  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  1848  :  17. 

§  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  1848  :  22. 


The  Chandler  Family  905 

6,  Lucy  ',  b.  Oct.  12,  1763  ;  wife  of  Benjamin  Waite. 

7.  Rufus^  b.  March  18,  1766;  bap.  May  4,   1766,  in  the 

First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth;  mar.,  first,  Nancy 
Gushing.     "  Mrs.    Nancy   (Gushing)    Ghandler  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Rufus  "  was  received,  Oct.   10,  1802,  into  the 
First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth.*  The  date  of  her 
death  is  not  given. 
The  second  wife  of  Rufus  Chandler  was  Abigail  ^,  daugh- 
ter to  David  "^  and  Jenny  (Haraden)  Dennison  ;  she  was  b. 
Feb.  19,  1777.    They  lived  on  Great  Chebeague.    "  Mrs.  Abi- 
gail (Dennison)  Chandler  .  ,  .   Mrs.  Rufus"  was  received, 
Oct.  15,  1810,  by  public  profession,  into  the  First  Church 
of  North  Yarmouth.    On  July  25,  18 13,  Rufus  Chandler  and 
his  wife  Abigail  were  dismissed  from  the  First  Church  to 
the  Congregational  Church  in  Freeport;t  they  were  received 
into  the  latter  church,  Nov.  26,  following.    He  d.  Sept.  16, 
1844,   aged  seventy-eight  years.    His  widow,  Abigail,   was 
dismissed  Dec.  12,  1850,  to  a  church  in  Homewood,  Missis- 
sippi.!   She  was  then  seventy-three  years  of  age,  and  prob- 
ably followed  one  of  her  children. 

Issue  by  second  wife  :  §  I.  Nancy  Gushing  ®,  b.  May  5, 
1809.    II.  Daniel  Haraden®,  b.  March  23,   181 1;  d. 
July  7,  1812.    III.  Edward^b.  Dec.   21,   1812.    IV. 
Rufus  ^  b.  Jan.  23,   1815.    V.  David  ^  b.  April   12, 
1817.   VI.  Rachel  «,b.  July  7,  1819.    VII.  William  «, 
b.  July  15,  1821  ;  d.  Nov.  20,  1822. 
8.  Joel  ^  b.  July  21,  1770;  bap.  July  29,  1770,  in  the  First 
Church  of  North  Yarmouth  ;  mar.  Pamelia  Lincoln, 
of  Hingham. 
Issue  :  I.  Mary®,  b.  Sept.  18,  1796,  in  Freeport. 
II.  Nancy  Deering',  b.  Jan.  19,  1798,  in  Freeport;  she 
was  mar,  April  18,  1819,  to  Timothy'  Davis,  b. 
Jan.  10,  1795.  II 

*  Records  of  the  Fi7-st  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  1848  :  27. 

t  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  No7'th  Yarmouth,  1848  :  28. 

\  Manual  of  the  First  Congregational  Church,  Freeport,  Maine  :  25. 

§  Dennison's  Genealogy  of  the  Dennison  Family,  1906:  46,  104. 

II   Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  975-976. 


9o6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

III.  Pamelia^  b.  June  30,  1799,  in  Freeport;  she  was 

mar.  Sept.  2,  1824,  to  Samuel  Coleman,  of  Salem, 
Mass.* 

IV.  Charlotte®  (twin),  b.  March  6,  1802,  in  Freeport. 
V.  Jane  ®  (twin),  b.  March  6,  1802,  in  Freeport  \  she  was 

mar,  to  Timothy '',  son  to  David  ®  and  Polly  (Mann) 
Pratt.t 
VI.  Jacob  ^  b.  Dec.  30,  1804;  d.  Jan.  29,  1805. 
VII.  Cushing  Lincoln*,  b.  March  12,  1806,  in  Freeport. 
VIII.  Julia  Ann  ^  b.  Aug.  8,  1809,  in  Freeport. 
9.  Reuben  *,  bap.  June  6,  1773,  in  North  Yarmouth. 
In   1815,   Reuben  Chandler  was  taxed   $2.75,  for  "one 
farm,  bounded  S.  E.  by  Broad  Cove,  containing  45  acres  and 
buildings  thereon."   In  1823,  he  lived  in   "  District  No.  2," 
and  was  taxed  ^12.30.    In  the  same  district,  at  that  time, 
lived  Joseph  Chandler,  Joseph,  Jr.,  and   Enos  Chandler.l 
The  homestead  of  Reuben,  according  to  the  deposition  of 
Rebecca  ^  (Chandler)  Pratt,  daughter  to   Edmund  ^  Chan- 
dler, in  1833,  was  the  house  in  which  she  was  born.§    Probably 
it  was  the  same  house  and  farm  that  Joseph  ^  conveyed,  in 
1734,  to  his  son  Edmund  *.|| 
X.  Judah  *,  b.  Aug.    13,   1720,  in   Duxbury ;  mar.,  first,   Martha 
Seabury,   of  North   Yarmouth.     "  Mrs.   Martha   (Seabury) 
Chandler  .  .  .  wife  of  Judah,"  was  received  April  20,  1742, 
into  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth. H    His  second 
wife  was  Rebecca  Seabury,  daughter  to  Barnabas  and  Mary 

( )  Seabury,  b.  Sept.  24,  1723.    As  the  wife   of  Judah 

Chandler,  she  was  received  into  the  First  Church  of  North 
Yarmouth,  "  April  5,  1747  ;  moved  to  Durham."** 
According  to   an    ancient   deposition   found    among   the 
papers  of  Rev.  David  Shepley,  pastor  of  the  First  Church  of 


*  Maine  Histo7-ical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  3  :  33. 
t  Vide  page  814. 

I  Old  Times  ifi  North  Yarmouth  :  3,  47. 
§  Vide  page  781. 

II  Vide  pages  91 1-91 2. 

T  Records  of  the  First  Church  0/  North  Yarmouth,  1848  :  16. 
**  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  1848  :  18. 


The  Chandler  Family  907 

North  Yarmouth,  Judah  Chandler  was  nine  years  of  age 
when  he  went  to  North  Yarmouth,  with  his  father  :  — 

"Judah  Chandler,  Oct.  2ist,  1796,  aged  76  last  August,  deposes 
that  when  he  was  about  nine  years  old  he  moved  with  his  father 
from  Duxbury  to  North  Yarmouth.  About  thirty  years  ago  he 
(Judah)  moved  eastward  and  lived  about  nine  years,  then  returned 
to  North  Yarmouth."  * 

Early  in  life  he  followed  the  sea  ;  in  1746  and  1753,  he 
was  mentioned  as  a  "coaster."  About  1766,  he  removed  to 
Royalsborough  (Durham),  where  he  lived  in  the  "  south- 
westerly part  of  the  town  near  a  small  pond  from  which 
flowed  a  small  stream  called  Chandler's  River,"  f  —  a  trib- 
utary of  Royal  River.  The  first  saw-mill  was  doubtless 
built  by  Judah  on  Chandler's  River  soon  after  he  removed  to 
the  town  in  1766.  Here  he  carried  on  lumbering,  sending 
*'  ton-timber  "  to  Harrisicket  (now  Freeport)  by  the  "  Old 
Mast  Road."  If  he  "  returned  to  North  Yarmouth  "  after 
living  there  "about  nine  years  "  (that  is,  in  1775),  he  soon 
went  back  to  Royalsborough;  since,  in  1777,  he  purchased, 
with  others,  a  tract  of  land  upon  which  was  built  another 
mill.  The  deed  states  that  "Jonathan  Bagley  of  Almsbury 
[Amesbury],  Essex  County,  Mass.,  Esq.,"  for  ^30,  conveyed 
to  "Judah  Chandler,  O  Israel  Bagley, $  Daniel  Bagley,  John 
Randall,  Stephen  Randall,  and  John  Gushing,  all  of  Royal- 
borough,  Cumberland  County,  yeomen,"  three  fourths  of 
fifty  acres  of  land  in  Royalsborough,  it  "  being  the  south- 
westerly End  or  part  of  Lot  number  One  hundred  &  Forty 
Six  as  laid  down  in  the  Plan  of  said  Royalboro',"  bordering 
on  the  highway,  "with  the  Mill  Priviledges  and  all  Appur- 
tenances and  Priviledges  to  the  same  belonging  ...  to 
hold  by  severalty  &  not  by  survivourship,  as  followeth,  the 
said  Judah  Chandler  one  Eighth  part,  O  Israel  Bagley  one 
quarter  part,  Daniel  Bagley  one  Eighth  part,  John  Randall 
One  Twelfth  part,  Stephen  Randall   one  Twelfth    part,  & 

*  Old  Times  hi  North  Yarmouth  :  1167. 

t  Stackpole's  History  of  Durham,  Maine:  vide  map  on  page  41. 
\  Tills  name  is  never  written  with  a  period  after  the  O  ;  it  evidently  is  from 
the  Biblical  phrase,  "  Hear,  O  Israel." 


9o8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

John  Gushing  one  Twelfth  part,"  This  deed  was  signed  Feb. 
24,  1777,  by  Jonathan  Bagley,  and  recorded  May  30,  1788. 
The  witnesses  were  Mary  Bagley  and  Dorcas  Bagley.*  It 
has  been  conjectured  by  those  most  familiar  with  the  locality 
that  the  remainder  of  the  fifty  acre  lot  had  been  occupied 
previously  by  Chandler  as  a  homestead.  The  first  mill  was 
located  at  the  head  of  the  falls,  near  the  present  bridge.  Its 
successor  is  now  called  the  "  Old  Stone  Mill."  The  old  road 
crossed  the  stream  below  the  present  mill,  and  traces  of 
Chandler's  house  near  by  still  are  visible. 

In  1746,  Judah  Chandler  received  one  sixth  of  the  tract  of 
land  on  Chebeague,  in  common  with  his  brother  Edmund. 
With  the  other  heirs,  he  also  conveyed  portions  of  his  father's 
estate. t  As  a  resident  of  North  Yarmouth,  he  served  as  pri- 
vate, in  1757,  in  Captain  Solomon  Mitchell's  Train  Band.l 
In  1759,  he  was  taxed  £0  :  \2  :  i.§  He  does  not  appear  to 
have  held  any  town  office  in  North  Yarmouth.  In  Durham, 
he  was  chosen  surveyor  of  lumber.  From  1777,  he  resided 
in  Durham  until  his  death  ;  he  probably  died  in  1802,  at 
the  age  of  eighty-two  years.  The  date  of  death  of  his  wife, 
Rebecca,  is  unknown. 

Issue  (probably)  by  first  wife  :  ||  i.  Mary  Johnson  ^  b. 
Oct.  25,  1745;  bap.  Oct.  27,  1745,  in  the  First  Church 
of  North  Yarmouth. 

Issue  by  second  wife:  2.  "Edmond,"^b.  Jan.  7,  1747; 
bap.  Jan.  10,  1747,  in  the  First  Church  of  North  Yar- 
mouth.If 

3.  John^  b.  Feb.  4,  1748,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

John  Chandler,  of  Royalsborough  (the  town  also  given  as 
Royalston  and  New  Gloucester),  appeared  in  a  return  of 
men  who  enlisted  in  the  Continental  Army,  for  three  years. 
He  served  as  "  private,  in  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt.  .  .  .  from   Feb.    15,    1777,  to 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  14  :  330. 

t   Vide  Appendix  LXXXVIII.  %  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  95  :  383. 

§   Old  Times  in  North  Ya?'mouth  :  Ji. 

II   ^\.zckY>o\e.^s  History  of  Durham,  Maine,  igoo:  159. 

IT  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth,  615- 


The  Chandler  Family  909 

May  I,  1778  ;  reported  died  May  — ,  1778."  *    He  was  then 
thirty  years  of  age,  and  probably  unmarried. 

4.  Jonathan*,  b.  Dec.  24,  1750,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

5.  Mercy^  b.  April  4,  1754,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

6.  Abigail  ^  b.  Sept.  23,  1756,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

7.  Dorcas ^  b.  Oct.  28,  1758,  in  North  Yarmouth;  mar.  in 

Durham,  April  i,  1784,  to  Isaac  Davis,  of  Durham. 

8.  Huldah^  b.  Feb.  9,   1761  ;  bap.  April  5,  1761,  in  the 

First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth;  mar.  (intention 
Dec.  I,  1787)  to  Eben  Bragdon,  of  Durham. 

9.  Ebenezer^  b.  Sept.  11,  1763,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

10.  Sarah ^  b.  Aug.  9,  1766,  at  Pleasant  River;  bap.  June 
28,  1767,  in  First  Church  of  Durham  ;  mar.  Nov.  21, 
1785,  to  William  Blake.    They  removed  to  Ohio. 


EDMUND*   CHANDLER 

Edmund*,  son  to  Joseph ^  and  Martha  (Hunt)  Chandler, 
was  born  April  9,  17 10,  in  Duxbury,  Massachusetts.  Before 
he  was  of  age,  he  accompanied  his  father  from  Duxbury  to 
the  new  settlement  at  North  Yarmouth,  Maine.  His  first 
wife,  to  whom  he  was  married,  in  North  Yarmouth,  Jan.  i 
(13),  1736-37,  by  the  Rev.  Nicholas  Loring,  was  Mercy  *,t 
daughter  to  Benoni  ^  Fogg  by  his  first  wife,  Abigail  (Cass) 
Fogg.^    Edmund  and  Mercy  (Fogg)  Chandler  were  received, 

*  Massachusetts  Soldiers  atid  Sailors  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  vol.  3  :  289. 
t  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  Maine,  1848  :  16  ;  also 
Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  472. 

t  SAMUEL  1  FOGG 

There  is  a  tradition  in  Eliot,  Maine  (once  a  part  of  Kittery),  that  Samuel  * 
Fogg  came  from  Wales.  The  Kent  County,  England,  family  usually  spelled 
the  name  Fogge,  and  were  of  title  ;  some  were  buried  in  Canterbury  Cathedral. 

Samuel  ^  Fogg  settled  in  Hampton,  N.  H.  He  mar., "  I2<1 :  lo'"^:  1652,"  Anne 
Shaw,  of  Hampton,  who  d.  in  1661.  He  mar.,  second  in  1662,  Mary  Page  ;  she 
d.  March  8,  1699.  He  was  an  early  member  of  the  church  in  Hampton ;  he 
d.  there,  April  16,  1672.  Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.  Samuel  2,  b.  1653,  in  Hampton  ; 
mar.  "  zg^  :  io™°  :  1676,"  Hannah  Marston.  He  was  of  North  Hampton,  and 
d.  there  set.  "  107  years."    He  had  sons,  Joseph  s,  Samuel  ^  and  Stephen  8, 


9 1  o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


September  13,  1741,  by  "public  profession,"  into  the  First 
Church    of    North  Yarmouth.    She  died  July    12,  1769,  in 


II.  Joseph*,  b.  1655,  in  Hampton;  d.  young. 

III.  John  2,  b.  1656,  in  Hampton  ;  d.  young. 

IV.  Mary  ■■2,  b.  1658,  in  Hampton. 

V.  Daniel  2,  b.  "  i6<^  :  4™°  :  1660,"  in  Hampton.    He  was  a  blacksmith,  and 

settled  in  Scarborough,  Maine.  He  mar.  in  1684,  Hannah 2,  daughter 
to  John  *  Libby,  of  Scarborough.  In  1690,  he  was  driven  out  by  the 
Indians,  and  lived  on  an  island  belonging  to  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  on 
the  Piscataqua  River.  He  removed  to  Kittery  (now  Eliot),  about 
1700;  he  d.  there,  in  1755,  aet.  95  years,  and  was  buried  on  his  farm. 
Issue  :  Daniel  ^,  and  other  children. 
Issue  by  second  wife  :  VI.  Seth^,  b.  1665,  in  Hampton. 

VII.  James  2,  b.  1668,   in    Hampton;   mar.   Jan.  9,    1695,   Mary    Barringer 

(Brewer.?).  She  d.  Oct.  14,  1750,  aet.  88  years;  he  d.  June  17,  1760, 
"  of  a  slight  fever,"  aet.  92  years.  Their  children  were  Mary  3,  James  », 
John  ^  Sarah  ^,  and  Enoch  ^. 

SETH2  FOGG 

Seth  2  Fogg,  b.  1665 ;  mar.  Sarah  Shaw,  who  d.  April  10, 1755,  ^^'  ^5  years. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  church  in  Hampton,  Jan.  17,  1697  ;  he  d.  about  1754, 
in  Hampton,  set.  89  years. 

Issue:  I.  Benoni^,  bap.  May  2,  1697,  with  his  brother  Seth,  and  sisters, 

Hannah,  Sarah,  and  Esther. 
II.  Hannah  ^,  bap.  May  2,  1697  ;  mar.  to Elkins. 

III.  Seth  3,  bap.  at  the  same  time  as  his  elder  brother,  Benoni ;  mar.  Meri- 

bah  Smith. 

IV.  Sarah  ^,  bap.  May  2,  1697  ;  d.  July  4,  1701,  aet.  4  years. 

V.  Esther  3,  bap.  May  2,  1697  ;  mar.  Oct.  24,  1734,  to  David  Fogg ;  mar., 
second,  to Dearborn  ;  mar.,  third,  to Wadleigh. 

VI.  Samuel  3,  bap.  March   17,    1700;  mar.  Nov.   29,  1744,  Abigail  Fowle. 

He  lived  in  Hampton. 

VII.  Simon  3,  b.  1702  ;  bap.  Dec.  13,  1707  ;  mar.  Sarah ;  he  d.  in  1749, 

at  Hampton,  ast.  47  years. 

VIII.  Abner^,  bap.  Feb.  19,  1705  ;  mar.  Dec.  10,  1730,  Bertha  Robie  ;  he  d, 

Aug.  27,  1788,  at  Hampton. 
IX.  Abigail  ^  bap.  Sept.  7, 1707,  in  Hampton. 
X.  Daniel  3,  bap.  March  9,  1710;  mar.  Dec.  5,  1734,  Esther  Elkins;  he.  d. 

Aug.  7,  1757,  at  Rye,  N.  H. 
XI.  Jeremiah  8,  b.  May  24,  1712  ;  bap.  July  20,  1712. 

BENONI 3  FOGG 
Benoni  8  Fogg,  b.  about  1688,  in  Hampton  ;  bap.  May  2,  1797  ;  mar.,  first, 
in  Hampton,  Abigail  Cass.    His  second  wife  was  Mary  Parker  ;  she  was  re- 


The  Chandler  Family 


911 


North  Yarmouth;  he  married,  second,  December  25,  1769, 
Mrs.  Sarah  Merrill,  of  North  Yarmouth.  Their  intention  of 
marriage  was  dated  December  9,  1769. 


ceived,  June  3,  1733,  into  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth,  from  the  Sec- 
ond Church  in  Hampton,  N.  H. 

Benoni  Fogg  was  a  weaver,  also  a  farmer.  He  removed,  before  1733,  from 
Hampton  to  North  Yarmouth,  where  he  filled  several  public  offices.  He  was 
received  into  the  First  Church,  Dec.  5,  1742,  by  public  profession  of  faith.  His 
death  is  recorded  in  that  church,  July  5,  1770. 

His  autograph  appears  as  one  of  the  selectmen  of  that  town :  — 


W^rul 


Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.  Abigail  *  ;  mar.  Dec.  28,  1737,  in  North  Yarmouth,  to 

Moses  Bradbury.    Issue  :  ten.    (Vide  page  7S2.) 
II.  Mercy*;  mar.  Jan.  13,  1736-37,  to  Edmund*  Chandler. 

III.  Sarah*,  mar.  Jonathan  Thoits.    Issue:  ten.    (Vide  page  782.) 

IV.  Benaiah*;    mar.  Aug.    18,    1746,   Esther   Parker,    b.  June   29,   1729, 

daughter  to  Capt  James  Parker,  of  North  Yarmouth. 
Issue  by  second  wife  :  V.  Mary  *,  b.  May  8,  1732,  in  Hampton ;  d.  June  29, 

1738,  in  North  Yarmouth. 
VI.  Hannah*,  b.  May  5,  1734,  in  North  Yarmouth  ;  d.  July  20,  1738, in  that 
town. 
VII.  Jeremiah*,  b.  Dec.  29,  1735,  in  North  Yarmouth  ;  d.  July  2,  1738.   The 
deaths  of  these  three  children,  in  1738,  were  caused  by  "  canker  dis- 
temper," as  Parson  Smith  calls  it  in  his  "  Journal ;  "  possibly  it  was 
scarlet  fever. 
VIII.  David*,  b.  March  17,  1737-38,  in  North  Yarmouth;  d.  Oct.  10,  1758. 

Vide  Old  Eliot,  Maine,  1901,  vol.  4  :  149-151, 154  ;  also  Old  Times  in  North 
Yarmouth  :  472,  720,  742,  1062;  also  Records  of  the  First  Church  in  North 
Yarmouth,  1848:  15,  17. 


9 1 2  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


Before  his  marriage,  and  when  he  was  but  twenty-four 
years  of  age,  his  father,  Joseph  Chandler,  conveyed,  "for 
^200  old  tenor,"  to  Edmund,*  then  called  a  blacksmith  of 
North  Yarmouth,  his  "whole  Ten  Acre  Lot  of  Upland  .  .  . 
the  Eighty  first  ten  Acre  Lot  in  Number  in  North  Yar- 
mouth afores^"  also  one  and  a  quarter  acres  of  salt  marsh, 
"  with  all  the  House  or  Housing  Fencings  that  does  any 
ways  belong  or  accrue  unto  the  Ten  Acre  Lot  above  s'^ .  .  . 
only  excepting  &  reserving  for  my  self  the  s^  Joseph  Chan- 
dler all  one  half  of  y^  whole  of  y^  above  bargained  Premises 
for  my  own  proper  Use  &  Benefit  &  Behoof  so  long  as  I 
shall  live  &  further  for  my  Wife  Martha  Chandler  so  long 
as  I  do  live  &  so  long  as  She  shall  remain  my  Widow  or  till 
her  Time  of  Marriage  after  my  Decease.  .  .  .  And  More- 
over also  I  do  reserve  for  my  Two  Daughters  Sarah  Chan- 
dler &  Martha  Chandler  each  of  them  &  both  of  them  a 
Priviledge  for  to  Live  in  the  House  upon  the  Lot  above  s*^ 
so  long  as  they  remain  UnMarried."  This  deed  was  dated 
November  4,  1734,  and  acknowledged  February  14,  1734-35- 
In  January,  1743-44,  Edmund  and  his  younger  brother, 
Judah,  "Blacksmiths  of  North  Yarmouth,"  for  ;^5 3,  pur- 
chased a  tract  of  fifty  acres,  in  the  town,  from  Jonas  Rice, 
of  Worcester,  Massachusetts.!  April  26,  1755,  Edmund 
bought,  for  ^40,  of  Thomas  Davee,  of  Plymouth,  Massa- 
chusetts, "  Seven  Acres  of  the  Easterly  part  of  Home  Lot 
N?Ten."$ 

At  that  period  every  man,  no  matter  what  his  trade  or 
profession,  strove  to  own  a  farm,  part  of  which  he  culti- 
vated for  the  support  of  his  family.  The  meadows  and  salt 
marshes  were  cut  to  make  hay  for  his  cattle,  and  the  wood- 
lots  furnished  his  only  fuel.  Generous  fires  of  wood  in  the 
huge,  open  fireplaces,  often  with  a  back-log  "  fifteen  to  four 

*  York  County  Deeds,  Book  17  :  249. 
t  York  County  Deeds,  Book  25:  175. 
%    York  County  Deeds,  Book  33  :  74. 


The  Chandler  Family  9 1 3 

and  twenty  inches  in  diameter,"  and  six  feet  in  length,  were 
the  sole  means  of  heating,  and  of  cooking  as  well.  The 
brick  ovens  of  later  days  were  then  unknown.  Edmund 
Chandler  was  a  thrifty  farmer,  as  well  as  a  blacksmith.  In 
1759,  his  tax  was  ^2  :  01  :  01,  —a  larger  tax  than  that  of 
any  of  his  brothers.* 

Edmund  Chandler  filled  a  number  of  town  offices.  In 
1741,  1742,  1745,  1758,  and  1764,  he  was  Constable.f  He 
served  many  years  as  assessor,  and  was  one  of  the  early 
selectmen.  J 

In  1740,  the  following  record  was  placed  upon  the  Treasur- 
er's Book :  — 

"  Northyarmouth  June  3c  day  1740 

then  paid  to  Edmund  Chandler  the  som  of  two  pounds  eight 
shillings  and  five  pence  for  miking  the  whipping  posts  and  stones 
paid  by  me 

Gilbert  winslow  town  treasurer 
02  -  08  -  05."  § 

In  1665,  the  town  of  North  Yarmouth,  then  Wescustogo, 
had  been  presented  to  the  Court  and  fined  forty  shillings, 
"  for  not  attending  to  the  Court's  order  for  making  a  pair  of 
stocks,  cage  and  a  ducking  stool."  It  is  presumed  that  the 
post  and  stocks  erected  in  the  churchyard  beside  the  Ledge, 
in  1740,  by  Edmund  Chandler,  in  compliance  with  the  order 
of  the  town,  were  placed  there  to  avoid  a  similar  fine.  Winsor 
says  :  "  Stocks  were  ordinary  appendages  to  a  meeting-house 
until  of  late  years.   They  were  in  Duxbury  in  1753."  || 

In  response  to  an  order  that  the  assessors  make  a  return 
of  the  colored  people  in  the  town,  the  following  was  entered 
upon  the  books,  January  17,  1755:  — 


*  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  ."71. 

t  First  Treasurer'' s  Record  Book  of  North  Yarmouth  :  33,  etc. 

%  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  North  Yarmouth  :  52. 

§  First  Treasurer's  Record  Book  of  North  Yarmouth  :  18;  also  vide  page  397. 

II  Winsor's  History  of  Duxbury^  1849:  834. 


914  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  Pursuant  to  the  above  order,  we  certify  there  are  Two  Negro 
Males  &  one  Female.  The  female  belongs  to  the  minister  of  the 
Town. 

Jonas  Mason  \ 

Edmund  Chandler  /-  assessors  "  * 

Jno.  Lewis  ) 

Deacon  Jonas  Mason  thought  it  of  sufficient  importance 
to  record  in  his  diary,  under  date  of  February  23,  175 1,  that 
"  Edmund  Chandler  [was]  scalded  very  bad."  f  Chandler 
probably  was  then  living  in  the  same  house  where  his  daugh- 
ter Rebecca  was  born  two  years  later.  Her  deposition,  in 
1833,  when  she  was  eighty  years  of  age,  stated  that  she  was 
"born  where  Reuben  Chandler  now  lives."  J  In  1763,  after 
the  enlargement  of  the  meeting-house,  at  the  sale  of  the 
twenty-eight  new  pews  to  defray  the  costs,  Edmund  Chan- 
dler purchased  pew  "  N?  25,"  for  ";/^9:9:4."§  In  Octo- 
ber, 1767,  he  served  in  the  County  Court  of  Common  Pleas, 
as  referee  in  a  plea  of  ejectment.  || 

The  name  of  Edmund  Chandler  appeared.  May  2,  1757, 
in  a  list  of  Captain  Solomon  Mitchell's  company,  "  compris- 
ing the  Train  Band  and  Alarm  List,"  in  North  Yarmouth. 
It  was  composed  of  all  males  in  the  town  between  sixteen 
years  and  sixty,  and  was  organized  as  the  First  Company 
of  Militia  in  the  town.  His  brothers,  Zachariah,  Jonathan, 
Judah,  and  his  eldest  son,  Joseph,  belonged  to  the  same 
company.^ 

In  the  division  of  land  at  Chebeague  in  1746,  Edmund 
Chandler,  *'  blacksmith  "  or  "  yeoman,"  received  with  his 
brother  Judah,  "onethirdof  one  half  "  between  them.**  It  is 


*  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  1194.    The  minister  is  supposed  to  have 
been  "  Parson  Loring." 

t   Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  1188.  %  Vide  page  187. 

§   Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  454,  456. 

II   Cumberland  County  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  Book  I  :  644. 

T[  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  95  :  383. 

**  Vide  Appendix  LXXXVIII :  C,  D. 


The  Chandler  Family  915 

not  probable  that  Edmund  ever  occupied  it;  and,  in   1788, 
he  sold  his  interest,  as  follows:  — 

"Edmond  Chandler  of  North  Yarmouth  .  .  .  yeoman,"  for 
;^38  :  14,  paid  by  David  Chandler,  of  North  Yarmouth,  yeoman, 
Conveyed  to  him  forty-three  acres  on  Great  Chebeague,  it  "  being 
a  half  part  of  the  eighty  six  acres  owned  by  me  and  my  Brother 
Judah  Chandler  ...  in  equal  halves  ...  as  set  forth  in  a  Deed 
of  partition  of  three  hundred  and  twenty  five  acres  .  .  .  made 
by  Jonas  Mason,  Jonathan  Chandler  &  myself  &  Brother  Judah 
aforesaid."   This  deed  was  dated  August  28,  1788,  and  signed: 

"  Edmond  Chandler  "  [seal]  * 

His  interest  in  the  "one  Hundred  &  Twenty  acre  Divi- 
sion in  North  Yarmouth  .  .  .  Drawn  in  the  Right  of  our 
Hon*?  Father  Joseph  Chandler  ...  by  virtue  of  his  home 
Lot  N?  81,"  and  the  "third  Part  "  of  Captain  Parker's  Island 
and  Seguin  Island,  in  Casco  Bay,  he  sold,  together  with  the 
other  heirs,  in  1753  and  1777,  respectively.! 

Edmund  Chandler  died  March  30,  1793,  in  North  Yar- 
mouth.:]:  He  may  have  left  a  will ;  but  as  all  the  Probate 
Records  of  Portland  previous  to  1866  were  destroyed  by 
the  fire  of  that  year,  there  is  nothing  that  shows  the  dis- 
tribution of  his  estate  after  his  decease. 

ISSUE   BY   FIRST   WIFE 

I.  Martha",  b.  Nov.  10,  1737;  bap.  Sept.  13,  1741,  in  the  First 
Church  of  North  Yarmouth.  Her  marriage  intention  to 
Ezekiel  Delano  was  recorded  Aug.  2,  1755,  ^"  North  Yar- 
mouth; they  were  married  Sept.  14,  following.  Ezekiel,  son 
to  Amaziah  Delano,  of  Duxbury,  was  a  prominent  citizen  of 
North  Yarmouth.  In  1759,  he  was  taxed  ^10  :  10  :  00.  He 
d.  in  North  Yarmouth  after  1794;  his  widow  Martha  d. 
March,  18 14,  in  the  same  town. 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  19  :  4S5-486. 

t  Vide  Appendix  LXXXVIII :  A,  B. 

{  Records  cf  the  First  Churck  of  North  Yarmouth,  1848  :  16. 


9i6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Issue:*  I.  Child,  unnamed,  b.  and  d.  Nov.  2,  1756,  in 
North  Yarmouth. 

2.  Amaziah  Delano,  b.  June  16,  1758,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

3.  Rhoda  Delano,  b.  1760,  in  North  Yarmouth  ;  mar.  July 

I,  1785,  to  Amaziah  Reed,  of  North  Yarmouth. 

4.  Sarah  Delano,  b.  1763,  in  North  Yarmouth;  mar.  May 

18,  1786,  to  Benjamin  Merrill,  of  North  Yarmouth. 

5.  Edmund  Chandler  Delano,  b.  1766,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

6.  Mercy  Delano,  b.  1768,  in  North  Yarmouth;  mar.  to 

Mitchell,  of  North  Yarmouth. 

7.  Hannah  Delano,  b.  1770,  in  North  Yarmouth;  d.  un- 

mar.  in  Falmouth. 

8.  Ezekiel  Delano,  b.    1773,    in  North   Yarmouth;  was 

drowned  at  sea,  in  1815. 

9.  Dorcas  Delano,  b.  1777,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

11.  Joseph^  b.  Feb.  11,  1739;  bap.  Sept.  13,  1741,  in  the  First 
Church,  with  his  elder  sister. 

When  he  was  twelve  years  of  age,  Joseph  Chandler  was 
captured  by  the  Indians,  while  driving  cows.  Solomon 
Mitchell,  "  nigh  twelve,"  and  his  younger  brother,  Daniel, 
not  quite  seven,  were  taken  captive  at  the  same  time.  Dea- 
con Jonas  Mason,  in  his  diary,  gives  the  date  as  "  May  25, 
1751,"  and  adds,  "  King's  oxen  killed  by  them."  f  Rebecca, 
sister  to  Joseph,  in  her  deposition  of  1833,  stated  that  "Jo- 
seph Chandler,  the  boy  who  was  taken  by  Indians,  was  my 
brother."  X  The  town  fathers  of  North  Yarmouth  took  imme- 
diate action,  which  resulted  in  the  following  letter  §  being 
sent,  the  next  day,  to  the  legislature  of  Massachusetts ;  it 
was  endorsed,  on  the  back  —  "  For  Jeremiah  Powell  Esq""  in 
Boston  : "  — 

«Sr 

These  follow  you  with  the  sorrowfuU  Ac*  of  the  Jndians  Carry- 
ing of  M''  Edmond  Chandlers  Eldest  son  and  M*"  Benjamin  Mich- 
ells  Eldest  and  Youngist  All  which  they  Took  Just  by  ye  Corner 

*  History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Delano  Family,   by   Major   Joel   Andrew 
Delano,  New  York,  1899 :  230. 

t  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  1189.  t  Vide  page  781. 

§  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  74  :  12. 


The  Chandler  Family  917 

of  M""  Greeleys  Feild  yesterday  Just  before  Night  they  also  Kild  2 
oxen  for  M""  King  all  which  J  Desire  youd  Let  the  Capt  Gener'j 
Know  as  soon  as  Possible  J  need  not  urge  you  to  use  your  best 
Endeavours  that  Releife  may  be  Jmmediatly  Sent  Down  to  ye 
Frontiers  in  these  Parts  their  Distress  Condition  is  so  well  known 
to  you  that  J  am  pers waded  you  Cant  Possibly  omit  it  —  J  am  Just 
Come  out  of  your  House  and  am  of  opinion  that  Your  Family  Will 
soon  remove  if  they  Have  no  Assistance  sent  Which  is  in  hast 
from  Your  Hum'.i  ServJ  Cornelius  Soul 

N  YtiMay26:  1751." 

On  Sept.  8,  1751,  Deacon  Jonas  Mason  recorded:  — 
"News  of  Joseph  Chandler's  return  from  captivity  j "*  yet 
there  were  further  and  most  distressing  delays  that  called 
forth  the  following  petition  from  the  father  of  Joseph.  The 
body  of  the  petition  evidently  was  written  by  another,  but  the 
signature  is  a  genuine  autograph  of  Edmund  Chandler :  — 

"  Prov.  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  —  t 
"  To  the  hon.  Spencer  Phips  Esq  Lieu?  Gov'  &  Commander  in 
Chief  of  sd  Province  to  the  hon.  his   majestys  Council  &  house  of 
Representatives  in  great  &  gen!  Court  Assembled  the  Second  day 
of  October  ad.  1751. 

"The  Petition  of  Edmond  Chandler  of  North  Yarmouth  In  ye 
County  of  York  Humbly  Sheweth  that  on  ye  251}!  day  of  May  last  his 
son  Joseph  Chandler  an  Jnfant  was  taken  Prisoner  by  the  Jndians 
&  Carryed  to  St.  Francois  &  there  Sold  to  a  Frenchman  who  Sold 
him  to  mr  Cornelius  Cuyler  of  Albany  for  £-2^.  York  Currency  & 
sd  Cuyler  has  been  at  £y.  of  sd  Currency  Expence  in  Bringin  of  sd 
Child  from  Canada  &  now  detains  him  for  yepaym*  of  sd  Ransom 
money  &  Charges  as  by  his  letter  herewith  Exibited  will  appear  — 

"  Wherefore  as  your  Petitioner  is  poor  &  Cannot  Raise  sufficient 
to  redeem  his  sd  son  he  humbly  prays  ye  Compassion  of  your  hon? 
&  yt  you  would  be  pleased  to  make  him  a  Grant  of  Sufficient  for 
Redeeming  his  sd  son  or  to  otherwise  order  as  Jn  your  hon?  Wis- 
dom Shall  seem  meet  &  your  Pett  as  in  Duty  Bound  Shall  Ever- 
pray  &.c. 


*  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  1 189. 
t  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  74  :  41,  42. 


9 1 8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


[Endorsed  on  the  Back  o£  the  Petition.] 

"  Jn  the  House  of  Repsrt  Octr.  3.  1751  Read  and  Ordered  that  the 
Prayer  of  the  Pettr  be  granted.     And  that  the  Pef  be  allowed  the 
value  of  the  Sum  of  twenty  eight  pounds.  York  Currency  out  of 
the  pubHck  Treasury  for  the  purposes  within  mentioned. 
Sent  up  for  concurrence 

T  Hubbard  Spkr 
"In  Council  Octor4.  1751  Read  &  Concur'd 

Sam  Holbrook  Dty  Secr'y 
Consented  to  =  S  Phips  " 

The  exact  date  of  Joseph  Chandler's  return  is  not  known  ; 
it  is  said  to  have  been  in  November,  or  December,  1751. 
The  marriage  intention  of  Joseph  Chandler  to  Susanna 
Brown  was  published  Nov.  23,  1754;  they  were  married 
Jan.  20,  1755.*  He  was  but  sixteen  years  of  age.  In  1757, 
he  belonged  to  the  "  Train  Band  "  of  North  Yarmouth,  com- 
manded by  Captain  Solomon  Mitchell ;  because  he  was 
under  age  his  father  signed  for  him.f  He  probably  led  a 
seafaring  life,  as  his  sister  Rebecca  stated  that  he  "  died  in 
Hispaniola,  in  i763."1: 

Issue:   I.  Joseph  ^     2.  Enos  ®. 
III.  Enos^  b.  July  3,  1742,  in  North  Yarmouth  ;  mar.  Oct.  21, 
1765,  Elizabeth^,  daughter  to  Barnabas*  and  Jane  (Brad- 
bury) Soule.     She  was  b.  Oct.  28,  1747  ;  bap.  Nov.  i, 
1747,  in  the  First   Church  of    North  Yarmouth. §     His 
family  has  not  been  traced. 
IV.  Abigail^  b,  Jan.  16,  1744;  d.  Oct.  24,  1755,  in  North  Yar- 
mouth. 
V.  Sarah  ^  b.  Oct.  25,  1747,  in  North  Yarmouth. 
VI.  Rhoda^  b.  June  29,  1750  ;  d.  Nov.  4,  1755,  in  North  Yar- 
mouth. 

VII.  Rebecca^,  b.  April  30,   1753,   in   North   Yarmouth;    mar. 

March  28,  1771,  to  David*  Pratt. ||     Their  marriage  in- 
tention was  dated  Feb.  23,  1771. 

VIII.  Mary®,  bap.  June  2,  1754,  in  North  Yarmouth. 

*  Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  658. 

+  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  95  :  383.  }  Vide  page  781. 

§   Old  Times  in  North  Yarmouth  :  865.  1|   Vide  page  777. 


The  Chandler  Family  9 1 9 

IX.  Mercy*,  b.  Sept.  28,  1755,  in  North  Yarmouth. 
X.  Edmond  ",  b.  March  3,  1759;  bap.  April  30,  1759,  in  the 
First  Church;  d.  May  i6,  1763. 

XI.  Submit^,  b.  Dec.  31,  1762,  in  North  Yarmouth  ;  mar.  (in- 
tention May  22,  1784)  to  "  Daniel  Mitchell,  Jr.,"  son  to 
Joseph  *  and  Susannah  (Paul)  Mitchell ;  they  were  mar- 
ried Sept.  2,  following.* 

*  Vide  The  Mitchells  from  Kittery. 


EDWARD   AL0NZ08  SMALL 

MARRIED 

MARY   CAROLINE   ROBERTS 


THE   ROBERTS   FAMILY 

The  family  of  Roberts  is  of  ancient  origin.  Tradition  on  this 
side  of  the  water  says  it  "  came  from  Wales."  One  encoun- 
ters this  assertion  in  many  distinct  lines,  where  the  Planter 
ancestors  may  never  have  heard  of  one  another.  It  is 
generally  conceded  that  the  family  sprang  from  the  origi- 
nal Britons,  who  were  driven,  during  the  many  invasions  of 
England  by  the  Normans  and  other  Continental  forces,  into 
the  mountain  fastnesses  of  Wales.  Later,  some  spread  over 
into  County  Cornwall,  and  there  remained.  While  the  peo- 
ple of  these  two  sections  retained  many  general  character- 
istics,  in  the  lapse  of  time  they  came  to  speak  a  different 
language,  and,  with  local  pride,  one  division  came  to  con- 
sider themselves  Cornishmen,  the  other  Welshmen.  Yet 
there  were  not  a  few  intermarriages  —  for  love  knows  no 
nationality. 

Ancient  records  in  the  Archives  of  the  College  of 
Arms,*  in  London,  show  that  the  Roberts  family  derives 
its  origin  from  Justin  ap  Gurgan,  Lord  of  Glanmorganshire, 
who  was  forced  out  of  the  castle  of  Cardiff,  in  Wales,  by 
Sir  Robert  Fitz  Hammond,  in  the  year  1090,  during  the 
reign  of  William  I.  Justin  ap  Gurgan,  by  his  second  wife, 
Ankarad,  daughter  to  Elliston  Gloderydd,  had  a  son,  Cra- 
dock  ap  Justin,  who  married  "Gladys,  granddaughter  on  the 
paternal  side  of  Rees  a  Tudor,  Prince  of  South  Wales,  and 
maternally  of  Griffith  ap  Conan,  Prince  of  North  Wales, 
was  by  the  father  of  Morgan  Argelloyld,  father  to  Morgan 
ICHAN,  Lord  of  Avon."  Several  generations  later,  Wil- 
liam Jenkin  ap  Richard,  a  descendant  of  Morgan  ICHAN, 

*  College  of  Arms  Register,  3.  D.  fol.  i6o,  etc. 


924  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

became  father  to  Christopher  Roberts,  of  St.  Tathan,  the 
first  to  use  the  surname  of  Roberts.  Christopher  Roberts, 
Esq.,  fifth  generation  from  the  first  Christopher,  was  gentle- 
man of  the  Privy  Chamber  to  King  George  II.  The  Coat- 
of-Arms  of  this  branch  of  the  family  bears  this  motto  : 
"Truth  will  stand."* 

In  Cornwall,  there  was  a  titled  Roberts  family  living  in 
or  near  Truro.  The  first  to  bear  a  title  was  "  Richard  Rob- 
artes,"  who  married,  about  1605,  Frances,  daughter  to  John 
Render,  of  Botreux  Castle.  In  1616,  Richard  Roberts  was 
knighted  ;  in  162 1,  he  was  created  Baronet,  and  in  1625,  was 
raised  to  the  peerage  as  "  Baron  Robartes  of  Truro."  "  His 
wealth  made  him  a  mark  for  extortion."  John  Roberts, 
b.  1606,  eldest  son  to  Baron  Richard,  succeeded  to  the  title 
and  estates  of  his  father.  On  December  10,  1643,  as  "J. 
Roberts,"  he  signed  the  charter  of  Roger  Williams  to  Nar- 
ragansett  Bay,  in  New  England ;  he  was  known  at  that  time 
as  Lord  John  Roberts,  Earl  of  Radnor.  He  was  a  strong 
Presbyterian  and  made  himself  offensive  to  the  government, 
with  the  result  that  his  house  at  Lanhydrock,  in  Cornwall, 
was  occupied  in  September,  1644,  by  the  royalists,  and  his 
estates  were  assigned  to  Sir  Roger  Grenville  by  the  king. 
His  children  were  detained  as  prisoners,  but  he  himself  fled 
"in  a  cock-boat  to  Plymouth."  Lord  John  Roberts  married 
twice ;  his  eldest  son,  "  Robert  Robartes,  styled  Viscount 
Bodmin,"  b.  about  1633,  died  March,  1681-82,  in  England.f 

Among  those  who  came  early  to  New  England  was  Simon  ^ 
Roberts.  He  was  married,  "iS''^  5*^  month,  1654,"  in  Bos- 
ton, by  Richard  Bellingham,  to  Christian  Baker.  She  was 
born  1634,  in  England,  and  came  over  at  the  age  of  one 
year   with   her   parents,    Alexander   and    Elizabeth   Baker. 

*  New  England  Historic  Genealogical  Society,  Boutelle  Collection,  vol.  7 : 

53.  54- 

t  Dictionary  of  National  Biography,  by  Sidney  Lee,  1896,  London  and  New 
York  :  339-341  ;  also  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol. 
10 :  303  ;  vol.  II  :  41  ;  vol.  40:  169. 


The  Roberts  Family  925 

Alexander  1  Baker  was  at  Gloucester,  Massachusetts,  about 
1641,  with  Rev.  Richard  Blynman,  Obadiah  Bruen,  Thomas 
Bray,  Hugh  Caulkins,  and  others.*  Baker  did  not  remain 
long  in  Gloucester,  but  moved  to  Boston,  where  the  mar- 
riage of  his  daughter,  Christian,  and  the  births  of  his  ten 
children  are  recorded.f  Simon  ^  and  Christian  Roberts  had 
eight  children  born  in  Boston:  John 2,  Simon 2,  Samuel 2, 
Joseph  2  who  died  young,  Elizabeth  ^,  Ann  2,  Benjamin  2, 
and  Joseph  ^  ^  b,  Jan.  24,  1673.  The  obituary  notice  of  Mr. 
Joseph  3  Roberts,  who  departed  this  life  February  26,  1774, 
in  Boston,  at  the  age  of  eighty  {son  to  Joseph  ^  and  Esther 

( )  Roberts,  and  grandson  to  Simon  ^  Roberts,  of  B6ston), 

states  that  the  father  of  Simon  Roberts  was  brother  to  Sir 
Richard  Roberts,  of  Truro,  created  Baron  of  Truro  by  King 
James  I.  It  also  states  that  Simon  "came  over  into  New  Eng- 
land about  the  year  1649,"  ^^^^  that  he  was  cousin  to  Lady 
Jane  Roberts,  and  to  "Lord  John  Roberts  of  Truro  .  .  . 
created  Viscount  of  Bodwin  and  Earl  of  Radnor  by  King 
Charles  II."  §  The  will  of  Martin  Roberts,  of  Truro,  Eng- 
land, dated  1594,  proved  1598,  shows  that  the  name  Simon 
was  common  in  the  family  at  that  early  date.  He  mentions 
his  wife  Joan  Roberts,  brother  John  Roberts,  brother  Rich- 
ard Roberts  (not  the  later  Baron  Richard),  "sister  Philips," 
and  cousins,  William,  John,  and  "Simons"  Roberts.  The 
will  of  John  Roberts,  of  Truro,  England,  dated  1603,  proved 
1605,  mentions  wife  Mary  Roberts,  brothers  William  and 
"Symon,"  sister-in-law  Jane  Roberts,  sister  Mary,  and 
nephew  John.|| 

Hugh  1  Roberts,  of  Gloucester,  Massachusetts,  was  evi- 
dently an   elder   brother   to    Simon  ^   Roberts,  of   Boston. 

*  Babson's  History  of  Gloucester,  i860  :  52-53. 

t  Netv  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  4  :  54  ;  vol.  8  :  3, 
349  ;  vol.  9  :  251,  309  ;  vol.  14  :  312. 

X   Commissioners'  Records  0/ Boston,  vol.  9:  48,  50,  56,  64,  85,  97,  ill,  US- 
§  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  10:  303. 
II  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  49  :  239. 


926  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  Hugh  Robertes,"  husbandman,  was  married  by  Mr.  Sam- 
uel Symonds,  of  Ipswich,  to  "Mary,  daughter  of  Hugh  Cal- 
kin," of  Gloucester,  on  "  the  8'i^  of  the  9^^  month  1649."  *  In 
1650,  Hugh  Roberts,  his  father-in-law  Hugh  Caulkins,  Oba- 
diah  Bruen,  and  Rev.  Richard  Blynman,  with  a  number  of 
others  from  Ipswich  and  Gloucester,  were  in  New  London, 
Connecticut.!  John  Winthrop,  Jr.,  who  had  opened  the 
settlement  at  Ipswich,  about  1640  turned  his  energies  and 
his  fortune  towards  New  London,  of  which  town  he  "  emi- 
nently deserves  the  title  of  Founder ; "  he  was  afterwards 
Governor  of  Connecticut.  Hugh  Roberts,  tanner,  left  New 
London  and  went  to  Newark,  New  Jersey.  The  date  does 
not  appear ;  but  a  map  of  the  home  lots  of  the  first  settlers 
of  "Pesayak  Towne  (Newark),"  from  1666  to  1680,  shows 
that  Hugh  Roberts  was  allotted  the  land  marked  X,  in  the 
southeast  section.  J  At  New  London,  the  following  children 
were  recorded  :  Mary,  b.  Dec.  9,  1652,  Samuel,  b.  April  25, 
1656,  and  Mehitable,  b.  April  15,  i658.§  The  last  will  and 
testament  of  Hugh  Roberts,  of  Newark,  dated  February  26, 
1670-71,  mentions  wife  Mary,  eldest  son  Samuel,  youngest 
son  Hugh,  and  eldest  daughter  Priscilla  (probably  b.  1650), 
wife  of  Joseph  Osborn.  Robert  Treat  was  witness  to  the 
will,  also  one  of  three  executors.  Before  1675,  Mary  Rob- 
erts, widow  of  Hugh,  was  the  wife  of  Robert  Bond,  of 
Newark.  j| 

Robert  ^  Roberts,  of  Ipswich,  whose  descendants  for  sev- 
eral generations  will  be  followed,  may  have  been  nearly 
related  to  Simon  ^  and  Hugh^.  Circumstantial  evidence 
strongly  points  that  way,  but  there  is  no  absolute  proof. 
Though  the  descendants  of  Robert  ^  Roberts  were  numer- 


*  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  i642-iy8o  :  234. 
t  History  of  New  London,  Connecticut,  by  Frances  M.  Caulkins,  1895  =  67. 
X  First  Church  in  Newark,  New  Jersey,  by  Jonathan  F.  Stearns,  D.  D., 
1853  ••  316,318. 

§  Savage's  Ge^tealogical  Dictionary,  vol.  3  :  546. 

11  New  Jersey  Archives,  First  Series,  vol.  21 :  31,  20,  40. 


The  Roberts  Family  927 

ous,  the  name  is  not  repeated  until  one  "  Robert  Roberts, 
a  native  of  Wales,"  appears  in  Newbury,  about  1745,  with  a 
wife  Sarah ;  he  had  a  large  family,*  and  was  a  man  of  con- 
siderable prominence.  He  cannot  be  connected  with  the 
family  of  Robert  ^  Roberts.     The  name  of  "  Vincent  Rob- 


*  In  September,  1745,  "  Robert  Roberts,"  who  called  himself  a  mariner  of 
Newbury,  with  his  wife,  "  Sarah  Roberts,"  sold  land  in  Newbury  to  "  Edm*^ 
March."  In  1756,  Robert  Roberts,  of  Newbury,  mariner,  and  Sarah,  his  wife, 
with  Thomas  Barnard,  of  Salem,  clerk  (minister),  and  Mary,  his  wife,  quit- 
claimed land  in  Amesbury,  "formerly  in  possession  of  John  Foot  Jun'',"  for 
£^\,  to  Benjamin  Woodbridge,  of  Newbury. 

The  will  of  "  Robert  Roberts  of  Newburyport  .  .  .  merchant,"  dated  June  g, 
1771,  proved  Aug.  5, 1771,  mentions  wife  Elizabeth  Roberts,  Elizabeth  Starkey 
widow  of  William  Starkey,  "  my  Wife's  Daughter,"  eldest  son  Robert,  who 
was  to  have  a  double  portion,  son  Thomas,  and  daughters,  Alice  Roberts,  Ann 
Roberts,  and  Sarah  Roberts.  The  inventory  of  "  Cap?  Robert  Roberts,"  dated 
Sept.,  1771,  refers  to  "Bristol  Goods  that  arrived  after  Cap*  Roberts'  De- 
cease." The  value  of  merchandise  of  all  sorts  was  £l^o'^  :  12  :  2|,  to  which 
"Household  furniture"  was  added,  making  a  total  of  £i,(i2.Z:  15:4.  The 
settlement  of  the  estate  shows  that  the  widow  received  a  substantial  legacy. 
On  Jan.  12,  1780,  the  other  heirs,  whose  names  appear  below,  acknowledged 
the  receipt  of  "  our  full  part  "  of  their  father's  estate,  "  also  of  that  part  of  his 
estate  bequeathed  to  our  Brother  Robert  Roberts,  deceased." 

(Their  portion) 
"  Thomas  Roberts  £^ii, :  02  :  4^ 
John  Bromfield  £^9^  :  n  :  10 
Allice  Roberts  £^'^\  :  02  :  05 
Ann  Bromfield 
Sarah  Roberts"   ;^695  :  11  :  io|- 

ISSUE  BY  FIRST  WIFE 

1.  Alice,  b.  May  31,  1747,  in  Newbury;  mar.  to  Stephen  Hooper,  Esq. 

2.  Ann,  b.  Dec.  19,  1749,  in  Newbury;  mar.  to  John  Bromfield,  of  Boston. 

3.  Sarah,  b.  Dec.  i,  1751,  in  Newbury. 

4.  Robert,  b.  Dec.  28,  1754,  in  Newbury;  died  before  1780. 

5.  Thomas,  b.  March  3,  1757,  in  Newbury.     The  will  of  Thomas  Roberts, 

of  Newburyport,  merchant,  dated  May  17,  1782,  was  proved  May  31, 
following.    He  bequeathed  to  his  sisters,  Alice  Hooper  wife  of  Stephen 
Hooper,  Esq.,  and  Ann  Bromfield,  ^80,  each.     To  his  sister,  Sarah 
Roberts,  he  left  the  residue  of  his  estate. 
Vide  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  87:  134;  Book   103:  67.     Essex  County 

Probate,  Book  347  :  141 ;    Book   352  :  81 ;    Book  354  :  5x4,   516,  518  :  Book 

355  :  297  ;  Book  365  :  436. 


928  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

erts  "  appears  in  Amwell  Township,  New  Jersey,  1714  to 
1721  ;  mention  is  made  of  his  wife  Maudlin,  and  sons  Vin- 
cent and  John.*  A  little  later,  the  name  of  Vincent  appears 
in  Gloucester  among  representatives  of  Robert  ^. 

The  spelling  of  the  name  Roberts  —  Robards,  Roberds, 
Robords,  etc.  —  is  probably  due  to  the  thick  pronunciation 
of  the  Welsh  and  Cornishmen.  Those  familiar  with  the 
Marblehead  of  fifty  to  a  hundred  years  ago  will  recall  many 
such  peculiarities.  A  sample  is  found  in  the  well-known 
poem  "Skipper  Ireson's  Ride." 

ROBERT!   ROBERTS 

Robert  1  Roberts,  of  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  must  have 
been  the  emigrant  of  that  name  who  embarked,  May  2,  1635, 
at  London,  for  the  Barbadoes  in  the  ship  Alexander,  Cap- 
tain Burche  and  Gilbert  Grimes,  masters.  All  the  passen- 
gers were  required  to  give  a  "  Certificate  from  the  Minister 
where  they  late  dwelt,"  and  take  the  "oaths  of  Allegience 
and  Supremacie,"  At  that  time  his  age  was  given  as 
eighteen  years.f  In  a  deposition,  dated  September  7,  1659, 
at  Ipswich,  he  testified  that  he  was  then  "aged  about  40 
years,"  and  had  "knowne  the  farm  in  question  above  24 
years. "■:{:  From  these  statements  it  is  evident  that  he  was 
born  about  16 17,  in  England,  and  became  a  settler  at  Ips- 
wich immediately  after  his  arrival,  in  1635,  i^  the  Massa- 
chusetts-Bay Colony.  § 

»  New  Jersey  Archives,  First  Series,  vol.  23 :  387. 

t  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  14  :  353. 

J  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  Book  5  :  12,  13. 

§  Savage  says  that  Robert  Roberts  was  of  Boston,  1640,  and  of  Ipswich, 
1648 ;  he  also  names  the  first  wife  of  Robert  Roberts  as  Eunice,  and  his  sec- 
ond wife  as  Susanna.  Robert  Roberts  died  in  1663,  at  Ipswich,  and  his 
widow  Susanna  afterwards  was  married  to  Thomas  Perrin.  To  complete  the 
chain,  Savage  mentions  Timothy,  b.  Aug.  7,  1646,  in  Boston,  as  son  to  Robert 
and  Eunice. 

To  refute  several  of  these  statements,  there  is  no  record  of  Robert  Roberts 


The  Roberts  Family  929 

The  first  settlement  at  "  Aggawam,"  incorporated  August 
5,  1634,  as  Ipswich,  was  made  in  March,  1632-33,  at  Jef- 
frey's Neck  by  John  Winthrop,  Jr.,  and  twelve  associates.* 
The  title  to  the  land  at  the  Neck  was  obtained  by  William 
Jeffrey  from  the  Indians  ;  when  Winthrop  came  there,  he 
called  Jeffrey  "an  old  planter."  It  is  supposed  that  the 
latter  was  with  the  Plymouth  company,  who  went  there  in 
1623-24,  and  that  he  remained  after  the  Plymouth  men 
withdrew  from  the  enterprise.!  The  limits  of  the  town 
included  what  are  now  the  towns  of  Topsfield,  Hamilton, 
and  Essex,  and  parts  of  Rowley  and  Boxford.  In  1793, 
"  the  Hamlet  "  of  Ipswich  was  set  off  as  Hamilton  ;  "  Che- 
bacco  "  became  Essex,  in  1819.  Ipswich  was  named  for 
Ipswich,  England,  "in  acknowledgement  of  the  honor  and 
kindness  done  to  our  people  who  took  shipping  there."  The 
Colonial  records  state  that  Masconnomet  sold  his  fee  in 
Ipswich,  for  ;^20,  on  June  28,  1638,  to  John  Winthrop,  Jr.; 
the  deed  was  witnessed  by  "John  Jolyliffe,  James  Downing, 
Thomas  Coytimore,  and  Robert  Harding."  \ 

Felt  says,  "A  large  proportion  of  these  inhabitants  pos- 
sessed intelligent  minds,  virtuous  hearts,   useful  influence 

in  Boston,  either  in  the  First  Church,  in  conveyancing,  or  as  a  witness  to 
others.  The  only  Timothy  Roberts  in  Boston  was  recorded  erroneously  as 
son  to  "Robert  and  Eunice,"  in  the  town  books,  b.  "7'^  6  month^"  1646;  the 
same  Timothy  was  baptized  in  the  First  Church  of  Boston,  "  9*^  6  "o  ",  1646, 
"aged  about  i  day,"  son  to  "Thomas  Robert  member  of  Church  in  Rocks- 
bury."  Eunice,  wife  of  Thomas,  in  1647,  was  a  member  of  the  First  Church 
in  Boston  ;  after  her  husband's  death,  she  was  mar.  "  Z2^  8"*  mo,  1656,"  to 
Moses  Maverick.  Her  son,  Timothy,  of  Marblehead,  was  the  only  Timothy 
Roberts  in  Essex  County. 

Vide  Savage's  Genealogical  Dictionary,  vol.  3  :  547.  Boston  Births,  Mar- 
riages, and  Deaths,  i6jo-i6gg  :  24,  25.  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  Boston, 
163^-184'/  :  84,  325.     Vide  pages  669-670. 

*  The  Hammatt  Papers^  163:3-1^00,  by  Abraham  Hammatt,  1854  ;  no.  i  :  416. 

t  Vide  page  523  ;  also  Salem  Commons  and  Commoners,  by  Herbert  B. 
Adams,  1882:  3. 

X  History  of  Ips^uich,  Massachusetts,  by  Joseph  B.  Felt,  1834  :  4,  8.  A  pho- 
tograph of  the  original  deed  is  found  in  A  Sketch  of  the  Life  of  John  Win- 
throp the  Younger,  by  Thomas  Franklin  Waters,  1899. 


930  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

and  remarkable  character.  They  were  careful  of  their  own 
example,  and  thereby  gave  force  to  their  precepts."  *  Prob- 
ably no  other  town  outside  of  Boston  could  boast  of  so  many 
representatives  in  the  early  affairs  of  the  government  of  the 
Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  as  Ipswich.  A  few  of  the  set- 
tlers, before  1650,  were  :  — 

John  Winthrop,  Jr.,  son  to  the  Governor,  and  himself 
Governor's  Assistant  and  Deputy  Governor. 

Thomas  Dudley,  Governor,  Deputy  Governor,  Assistant, 
Commissioner  of  the  Colonies,  Justice  of  the  Inferior  Quar- 
ter Court,  and  influential  to  the  end  of  his  long  life. 

Simon  Bradstreet,f  Governor,  Deputy  Governor,  Colonial 
Secretary,  Assistant,  Commissioner  of  the  Colonies,  and  Jus- 
tice of  the  Inferior  Quarter  Court. 

Daniel  Dennison,^  Colonial  Secretary,  Speaker  of  the 
House,  Commissioner  of  the  Colonies,  Assistant,  Justice  of 
the  Inferior  Quarter  Court,  Deputy  to  the  General  Court  ten 
years,  with  military  rank  of  Major  General  in  eleven  years' 
service. 

Samuel  Symonds,  Town  Clerk  1639-1645,  Deputy  Gov- 
ernor, Assistant,  Justice  of  the  Inferior  Quarter  Court, 
Registrar  of  the  Court,  Deputy  six  years  to  the  General 
Court,  and  Feoffee  of  the  Grammar  School. 

Samuel  Appleton,  of  the  Governor's  Council  ten  years 
between  168 1  and  1692,  Assistant,  Justice  of  the  Inferior 
Quarter  Court,  Deputy  to  the  General  Court  nine  years, 
and  Captain  many  years,  including  1675-76,  of  the  military 
company  of  Ipswich  and  the  surrounding  towns. 

Robert  Paine,  Deputy  to  the  General  Court,  County 
Treasurer,  Founder  and  Feoffee  of  the  Grammar  School, 
and  Ruling  Elder  of  the  Church. 

*  History  of  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  by  Joseph  B.  Felt,  1834:  33. 

t  His  first  wife  was  Ann  2,  daughter  to  Governor  ^  Dudley ;  his  second  wife 
was  Ann 2,  widow  of  Captain  Joseph  Gardner,  and  daughter  to  Emmanuel^ 
Downing. 

{  He  married  Patience  2,  daughter  to  Governor  1  Dudley. 


The  Roberts  Family  931 

Richard  Saltonstall,  Assistant,  and  Justice  of  the  Inferior 
Quarter  Court. 

Robert  Lord,  Clerk  of  the  Court,  and  Deputy  one  year  to 
the  General  Court. 

To  these  may  be  added  others  whose  descendants  have 
contributed  largely  to  the  growth  of  the  Commonwealth : 
William  Paine,  Christopher  Osgood,  George  Carr  of  Salis- 
bury in  1640,  William  Bartholomew,  Richard  Scofield,  Regi- 
nald Foster,  Robert  Roberts,  William  Whitredge,  Thomas 
Whitredge,  Thomas  Boreman,  Jonathan  Wade,  William  Fel- 
lows, Edward  Harriden,  Robert  Dutch,  Samuel  Dudley  son 
to  the  Governor,  Humphrey  Bradstreet,  and  Dudley  Brad- 
street,  the  latter  son  to  Governor  Simon  Bradstreet,*  etc. 

Johnson,  in  his  Wonder-working  Providence^  published 
1654  in  London,  says  of  Ipswich  :f  "The  peopling  of  this 
Towne  is  by  men  of  good  ranke  and  quality,  many  of  them 
having  the  yearly  Revenue  of  large  Lands  in  England 
before  they  came  to  this  Wildernesse.  It  is  a  very  good 
Haven  Towne,  yet  a  little  barr'd  up  at  the  Mouth  of  the 
River,  some  merchants  are  here,  (but  Boston,  being  the  chief- 
est  place  of  resort  of  Shipping,  carries  away  all  the  Trade) 
they  have  very  good  Land  for  Husbandry,  where  Rocks 
hinder  not  the  course  of  the  Plow:  .  .  .  their  Houses  are 
many  of  them  very  faire  built  with  pleasant  Gardens  and 
Orchards,  consisting  of  about  one  hundred  and  forty  fami- 
lies. Their  meeting-house  is  a  very  good  prospect  to  a 
great  part  of  the  Towne,  and  beautifully  built."  Their 
church,  which  was  the  ninth  in  the  Massachusetts-Bay  Col- 
ony, consisted  of  about  one  hundred  and  sixty  souls.  Rev. 
Nathaniel  Ward  was  their  second  pastor.  Johnson  describes 
his  people  as  "  being  exact  in  their  conversation,  and  free 
from  the  Epidemicall  Disease  of  all  Reforming  Churches." 

*  History  of  Essex  County,  Massachusetts,  vol.  i"^  :  627,  628. 
t  Wonder-working  Providence,  by  Captain  Edward  Johnson,  London,  1654; 
Andover,  Massachusetts,  1867  :  66. 


932  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Such  were  the  surroundings  of  Robert  Roberts,  who, 
when  he  took  up  his  abode  on  New  England  soil,  was  not 
yet  of  age.  In  various  histories  he  is  credited  with  having 
become  a  citizen  of  Ipswich  in  1643  or  1644,  From  his 
deposition  in  1659,  ^"^  another  record  which  will  be  men- 
tioned later,  he  was  there  as  early  as  1635.  The  earliest 
town  book  is  much  worn,  though  it  has  been  preserved 
from  further  dilapidation  by  the  "Emery  process."  The 
greater  part  of  the  writing  is  faded  and  almost  illegible  ; 
many  leaves  are  torn  or  wholly  gone.  The  copyist  states 
that  — "  These  Records  following  weare  taken  out  of  an 
old  booke,  that  the  most  of  what  was  written  there  is  either 
torne  out  or  much  defaced  .  .  .  what  could  be  transcribed, 
is  as  followeth."  *  There  are  few  records  of  births,  deaths, 
or  marriages,  prior  to  1664. 

Though  John  Winthrop,  Jr.,  had  obtained  title  from  the 
Indians  of  the  land  upon  which  Ipswich  was  built,  the  gen- 
eral unrest  among  the  neighboring  tribes  caused  organized 
preparations  to  be  made  by  the  town  against  a  surprise.  In 
the  spring  of  1642,  the  General  Court,  fearing  that  Passa- 
conaway,  a  Sagamore  of  the  Merrimac,  was  involved  in  a 
general  plot  to  cut  off  the  English,  ordered  that  upon  a  public 
alarm  the  women  and  children,  the  old  and  infirm,  should 
be  hurried  to  the  fort,  where  the  ammunition  was  guarded. 
Several  times  the  alarm  was  given.  Early  in  September, 
1642,  on  a  Saturday,  a  messenger  arrived  with  orders  that 
the  militia  of  Ipswich,  Rowley,  and  Newbury  were  to  march 
at  once  against  Passaconaway,  to  disarm  him.  "On  the 
morning  of  the  Sabbath,  in  a  heavy  rain,  the  twenty  Ipswich 
soldiers  started  out  on  their  expedition.  No  blood  was 
shed,  and  in  due  time  he  delivered  up  his  guns."  f  The 
town  settled  with  the  soldiers,  December  4,   1643,  paying 

*   Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  I  :  24. 

t  Ipswich  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  by  Rev.  Thomas  Franklin  Waters, 
1905:  126,  127;  also  Hammatt  Papers,  16J3-1700,  by  Abraham  Hammatt, 
1854,  no.  1 :  288. 


The  Roberts  Family  933 

"12*^  a  day  allowing  for  the  Lord's  day  in  respect  of  the 
extremity  of  the  wether)  and  the  officers  dubble  :  ...  to 
Robert  Roberts  3^"  *  On  the  25th  of  the  same  month,  the 
widow  Lumpkin,  who  kept  an  ordinary,  or  tavern,  was  reim- 
bursed for  the  provisions  she  had  furnished  the  soldiers. 

That  Robert  Roberts  continued  in  the  military  company, 
for  some  years  at  least,  is  shown  by  bis  subscription,  at  a 
"generall  Towne  Meeting  held  the  19  of  December,  1648," 
when  the  inhabitants  of  Ipswich  engaged  Major  Daniel 
Dennison  to  "be  their  Leader.''  They  voted,  at  the  same 
time,  to  pay  yearly  the  several  sums  subscribed  against  their 
names,  "while  he  continued  to  be  our  Leader."  The  list, 
containing  the  names  of  one  hundred  and  sixty-three  citi- 
zens, was  headed  by  "M""  Saltingstall  .  .  .  \_£\o:  4:  o;" 
the  same  amount  was  to  be  paid  yearly  by  "  Robert  Roberds," 
"Thos.  Harris  and  Robert  Roberds"  also  paid  a  town  rate 
of  £^0  :  6  :  o,  that  year.f 

The  traffic  in  "  strong  water  "  early  engaged  the  attention 
of  the  town.  The  first  license  to  sell  was  granted  Robert 
Roberts,  in  1635,  by  the  Court  of  Assistants.:}:  In  1637, 
the  law  forbade  "sack  or  strong  water"  to  be  sold  at  any 
ordinary  because  the  privilege  had  been  abused.  March  12, 
1638,  Mr.  Samuel  Symonds  was  appointed  to  sell  "strong 
water."  The  price,  in  1646,  of  a  license  to  retail  "strong 
water,  wine  &  beer,"  at  Ipswich,  was  £,2.  Men  of  the  high- 
est reputation  soon  sought  like  liberty  :  Mr.  Robert  Paine, 
Mr.  William  Bartholomew,  and  Jeremy  Belcher  received 
licenses  in  1652.  Deacon  Moses  Pengry  also  kept  an  ordi- 
nary, and  dispensed  spirit. § 

On  the  last  day  of  the  5th  month,  1641,  a  list  of  the  com- 

*   Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (original),  vol.  i  ;   (copy)  vol.  i  :   112. 

t    Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  i  :  149,  147. 

X  Ipswich  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  by  Rev.  Thomas  Franklin  Wa- 
ters, 1905 :  281. 

§  Ipswich  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  by  Rev.  Thomas  Franklin  Wa- 
ters, 1905:  275,  276,  281. 


934  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

moners  or  voters  of  Ipswich  was  made  out ;  the  first  two 
names  were  "  M*"  Richard  Saltonstall "  and  "  M""  Symon 
Bradstreet."  *  As  the  lower  end  of  the  page  upon  which 
these  names  appear  in  two  columns  is  torn  off,  and  the  name 
of  Robert  Roberts  is  not  among  the  large  number  pre- 
served, one  is  left  in  doubt  as  to  whether  or  not  he  ever 
signed  it.  His  name  is  not  in  the  published  lists  of  freemen 
in  the  Court  Records.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  he  refused 
to  pay  the  rate  assessed  each  citizen,  in  1647,  toward  the 
expense  of  building  a  new  meeting-house  at  Ipswich,  it 
seems  probable  that  he  was  not  in  sympathy  with  exist- 
ing conditions  in  the  Church.  At  that  time  Church  and 
State  were  one ;  no  man  could  be  a  freeman,  or  vote,  or 
hold  office,  who  did  not  belong  to  the  Church.  "  Offences 
against  the  sanctity  of  the  Church  and  Sabbath  were  dealt 
with  summarily."  William  Bartholomew,  in  behalf  of  the 
town,  brought  suit  against  "  Thomas  Rohnson  "  and  "  Robert 
Robards  "  for  refusing  to  pay  the  rate  ;  f  "Rolingson  "  was 
fined  "40s  and  7^  6^  more  for  costs."  "The  Town  was  ad- 
vised to  compound  with  Roberts  for  16V 

The  name  Robert  Roberts  appears  a  number  of  times 
in  the  Court  Papers  of  Essex  County,  and  always  favorably : 
—  On  the  "  1^0^  165 1,"  he  was  a  witness  at  Ipswich  in  the 
case  of  Mark  Symonds  ;  "4'"o  165 1,"  he  made  a  deposition 
at  Ipswich.  In  1653,  he  testified  that  "the  six-acre  lot  by 
Seargent  Fowle's  had  very  good  corn  on  it."  In  1658, 
Richard  Shatswell  was  requested  to  appear  before  the  Court 
at  Ipswich,  "on  complaint  of  Robert  Robarts  "  for  "taking 
from  him  about  halfe  a  load  of  wood  out  of  his  cart." 
Judgment  was  given  against  Shatswell  for  "  y--6^  damage  & 
5s-5«i  cost."  In  March,  1659,  Robert  Roberts  was  a  witness 
in  the  case  of  John  Baker  vs.  John  Andrews,  as  to  the  own- 
ership of  two  heifers  which  were  said  to  be  "  very  nearly 

*   Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (original),  vol.  i ;  (copy)  vol.  1 :  98,  99. 
t    The  Essex  Antiquarian,  vol.  8  :  9,  10. 


The  Roberts  Family  935 

alike  in  appearance."  September  7,  1659,  "The  Testi- 
mony of  Robart  Robarts  aged  about  40  year  —  Saith  that 
he  hath  knowne  the  farme,  granted  to  the  Major  Gen^'  [Deni- 
son]  &  M''  Dudley  from  the  first  &  for  divers  yeares  was 
im ployed  there  to  make  hay,  &  looke  to  cattle  in  winter, 
when  M""  Winthrop  made  use  of  his  farme,  in  all  which  time 
nor  sines  for  more  than  25  years  he  never  heard  of  any 
crotched  or  forked  tree  to  be  any  bounds,  nor  of  any  other, 
than  a  line  from  a  walnut-tree  neere  Goodm:  fellows  house 
through  the  glade  or  hollow  on  the  Eagles  nest."  There 
are  several  copies  of  this  deposition,  which  vary  in  some 
degree.  In  one  it  is  stated  that  Robert  Roberts  had  known 
the  bounds  of  Major  General  Denison's  and  Mr.  Dudley's 
land  "by  the  Eagles  Nest  in  the  hollow,"  also  the  bounds 
of  land  at  "  Labour  in  Vain  Creek."  *  In  March,  1659-60, 
"  Robert  Roberts  aged  40  yeares  "  testified  about  the  farm 
of  William  Fellows,  in  Ipswich,  which  formerly  belonged  to 
Mr.  Dudley,  adding  that  he  had  been  "imployed  vpon  the 
same  for  divers  yeares  .  .  .  about  fine  yeares,"  for  Mr.  Fel- 
lows, f 

The  wife  of  Robert  Roberts  was  Susan,  or  Susanna ;  the 
date  and  place  of  their  marriage  is  unknown.  Their  eldest 
son  recorded  in  1669  was  John  ;  his  birth  appears  from  his 
depositions  to  have  been  about  1646.  Susanna  Roberts  may 
have  been  daughter  to  Emmanuel  Downing.:}:    He  is  said 

*  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  Book  2  :  88,  96,  154 ;  Book  4  :  80,  362  ;  Book 
5  :  22,  12,  13. 

t  Suffolk  County  Superior  Court  Files  :  351. 

J  Emmanuel  Downing  went  to  Salem,  Massachusetts,  about  1638,  from 
London,  where  he  was  a  lawyer  of  the  Inner  Temple,  and  inhabitant  of  the 
Parish  of  St.  Michael.  He  appears  to  have  married  twice ;  his  second  wife, 
whom  he  married  April  10,  1622,  was  Lucy,  daughter  to  Adam  Winthrop, 
Esq.,  of  Groton,  County  Suffolk,  England,  and  sister  to  John  Winthrop,  Sr., 
first  Governor  of  the  Massachusetts-Bay  Colony.  On  March  14,  1638-39,  soon 
after  his  arrival  in  New  England,  "  M'  Emanuell  Downeing  "  took  the  oath 
of  freedom  before  "  M'  Endicot  and  M'  John  Winthrope,  Ju,"  and  was  Dep- 
uty to  the  General  Court,  1639,  1640,  1641,  1643,  ^644,  1648.    In  1640,  he  was 


936  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

to  have  had  a  daughter  Susan,  but  all  efforts  to  obtain 
proof  of  her'  marriage  have  been  unavailing  unless  the  sug- 
gestion is  accepted  that  she  became  the  wife  of  Robert 
Roberts. 

On  the  "2«i  s^^o  1643,"  which  maybe  considered  near  the 
time  of  his  marriage,  Robert  Roberts  bought  of  Richard 
Scofield,  of  Ipswich,  for  £^\\  :  17,  a  house  and  lot  of  two 
acres,  with  appurtenances,  which  is  described  as  "  having 
ye  house  lott  of  Robert  Andrews  towards  the  east,  a  high- 
waye  leading  to  y^  meeting  house  towards  y^  south,  a  house 
lott  of  M"".  Bartlemew  [Bartholomew]  towards  the  west,  and 


chosen  Register  for  Salem;  in  1641,  he  was  proposed  for  Magistrate;  in  1644 
and  1649,  he  was  "  associate  for  Salem  Court."    In  1639,  he  "  was  granted  600 
acres  of  land,"  which  was  laid  out  in  1651,  "betwene  Hampton  and  the  rivers 
mouth  of  Pascataq,"  in  New  Hampshire.     He  also  bought  large  tracts  of  land 
"  three  miles  west  of  Salem  ;  "  five  hundred  acres  of  which  he  sold  John  Por- 
ter.    This  tract  is  now  in  Danvers.     In  1648,  the  General  Court  ordered  that 
"  as  M'  Downings  farm,  in  the  way  betwen  Linn  &  Ipswich,  is  a  convenient 
place  for  the  reliefe  of  travellers  .  .  .  M'  Downings  tenant  shall  have  liberty 
to  keepe  an  ordinary  ;  "  said  tenant  "  shall  live  "  on  the  farm.     At  the  same 
time,  Emmanuel  Downing  was  licensed  as  innkeeper.     He  went  to  England 
a  number  of  times,  and  was  dead  before  1656 ;  his  widow  remained  in  Salem. 
Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.  James  ^  Downing.     He  was  of  Ipswich,  Mass.,  and 
must  have  been  of  age  when  he  signed  the  deed  of  "  Masconnomet, 
saggamore  of  Aggawam,"  to  John  Winthrop,  Jr.,  June  28, 1638. 
II.  Susan  -  Downing. 

Issue  by  second  wife  :  III.  George  2  Downing,  b.  1623  or  1624.    Sir  George 
Downing,  "of   East   Hatley,    in  the    County   of    Cambridge,"    was 
knighted  by  Charles  the  Second.     He  married,  and  had  children. 
IV.  Ann 2  Downing.     She  was  mar.,  first,  to  Captain  Joseph  Gardner;  sec- 
ond, to  Governor  Simon  1  Bradstreet,  after  the  death  of  his  first 
wife. 
— ■    V.  Mary  2  Downing.     She  was  mar.  to  Anthony  Stoddard,  of  Boston. 
VI.  Lucy  2  Downing;  she  became  the  wife  of  William  Norton. 
VII.  John 2  Downing,  bap.  March  i,  1640,  in  Salem;  he  probably  died  1694, 

at  Boston,  Mass. 
VIII.  Dorcas  2  Downing,  bap.  Feb.  7,  1641,  in  Salem. 
IX.  Joshua  Downing,  Sr.,  of  Kittery,  is  thought  to  belong  to  this  family. 
Vide  Massachiisetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  i,  2,  4^  ;  Savage's  Genealogical 
Dictionary,  vol.  2  :  65 ;  i\so  New  Englatid  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register, 
vols.  13,  15,  38,  etc. 


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The  Roberts  Family  ^2)1 

a  hous  lott  of  John  Perkins  the  younger,  and  a  piece  of 
land  of  Thomas  Boreman  towards  the  north."  *  This  lot 
sold  to  Roberts  by  Scofield  had  originally  been  granted 
"lo'h  4^^  mo,  1639,"  to  Robert  Lord,  at  which  time  it  was 
described  as  a  "  house  lott  on  the  High  street,  butting  upon 
the  same  street  at  the  South  end,  having  a  house  lott  of 
Humphrey  Vincent  on  the  East,  and  a  house  lott  granted  to 
William  Bartholomew  on  the  West."  f  Vincent's  land  was 
owned  later  by  Robert  Andrews  and  by  Thomas  Clark. 

In  the  History  of  Ipswich,  published  recently  by  Rev. 
Thomas  Franklin  Waters,  President  of  the  Ipswich  Histori- 
cal Society,  there  is  a  diagram  J  which  shows  the  location 
of  this  house  and  land  of  Robert  Roberts  —  originally  the 
grant  to  Robert  Lord  —  on  "The  High  Street,"  a  continua- 
tion of  "West  End  Street."  The  diagram  also  shows  the 
nine  acres  granted,  in  1635,  to  "Thomas  Dudley  Esq""," 
lying  between  Goodman  Cross  on  the  west  and  "a  lott 
intended  to  Mr.  Bradstreet  on  the  east,"  upon  which  the 
grant  says  "  M''  Dudley  hath  built  an  house."  § 

"The  High  Street,"  now  called  High  Street,  and  many 
other  streets  of  this  picturesque  old  town  are  to-day  much 
as  they  were  when  the  town  was  first  laid  out.  Central 
Square,  to  which  five  streets  converge,  is  very  near  the  geo- 
graphical centre.  The  grassy  plot  in  this  Square,  which 
like  many  New  England  "  Squares  "  is  in  reality  a  triangle, 
has  been  given  to  the  Woman's  Relief  Corps,  which  has 
erected  there  a  memorial  to  The  Unknown  Dead  of  our 
Civil  War.  They  have  also  a  flagstaff,  a  little  back  of  the 
stone.  Following  North  Main  Street  up  the  hill,  past  the 
First  Church,  whose  present  edifice  is  on  the  site  of  the  ori- 
ginal building  which  Captain  Johnson  thought  so  "beauti- 


*  Essex  County  Deeds,  Ipswich  Records,  Book  i :  6. 
t   To7un  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  i  :  55. 
I  Kindly  loaned  by  Rev.  T.'F.  Waters. 
§   Town  Records  0/ Ipswich  (original),  vol.  r. 


938  Ge7iealogy  of  Edward  Small 

fully  built,"  with  such  "a  very  good  prospect,"  the  visitor 
turns  at  the  end  of  the  street,  to  the  left,  into  High  Street. 
This  street  gradually  winds  around  Town  Hill,  some  dis- 
tance from  the  top,  which  in  the  early  days  was  densely 
wooded  ;  the  view  to  the  south  and  west  is  extensive.  From 
the  top  of  the  hill  one  can  see  many  miles  in  every  direc- 
tion. It  was  this  feature  probably  that  caused  the  first 
settlement  to  be  made  on  that  spot  —  it  could  not  easily  be 
surprised  by  the  Indians. 

The  house  of  Robert  Roberts  disappeared  long  ago,  but 
the  ancient  dwelling  now  (1906)  numbered  17,  on  High 
Street,  is  said  to  be  very  nearly  on  the  site  of  his  original 
house.  It  is  identical  with  the  Philip  Lord  place,  and  still 
earlier  homestead  of  Robert  Lord.  Beyond  a  doubt  it  is  of 
the  eighteenth  century.*  The  lots  on  the  street  are  nar- 
rower than  when  first  laid  out,  but  they  all  run  up  the  hill- 
side, as  in  the  olden  days.  In  front  of  the  seventh  house 
to  the  west,  on  the  same  side  of  the  street,  a  tablet  has  been 
placed  by  the  Ipswich  Historical  Society.  It  is  of  bronze, 
about  two  feet  square,  set  into  a  granite  boulder.  The  in- 
scription is  as  follows  :  — 

NEAR  THIS  SPOT  WAS  THE   HOUSE   OF 

SIMON   BRADSTREET 

GOVERNOR 

OF 

MASSACHUSETTS-BAY 

1679-1686  AND    1689-1692 

HIS   WIFE,   ANN,    DAUGHTER   OF   GOVERNOR 

DUDLEY,    WAS   THE   FIRST   AMERICAN    POETESS 

THEY   LIVED    IN    IPSWICH    1635-1644 

There  is  also  another  tablet  a  short  distance  beyond,  still 
on  the  same  side  of  the  street,  in  memory  of  Governor  Dud- 
ley. The  bronze,  about  two  feet  square,  is  set  into  a  block 
of  hewn  granite,  and  reads  :  — 

*  Ipswich  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  by  Rev.  Thomas   Franklin   Waters, 
1905  :  382. 


The  Roberts  Family  939 

ON  THIS  LOT,   ORIGINALLY   NINE 

ACRES,   WAS   THE   HOUSE 

OF 

THOMAS   DUDLEY 

GOVERNOR 

OF 

MASSACHUSETTS-BAY 

1634,    1640,    1645   ^ND    1650 

HE   DWELT    HERE 

1635-1639 

The  character  of  the  early  structures  was  much  the  same; 
they  were  small,  rough  houses ;  many  were  built  of  logs  and 
roofed  with  thatch.  The  single  chimney  was  constructed 
chiefly  of  wood,  daubed  with  clay,  or  plastered  with  a  sort 
of  lime  made  of  burnt  and  powdered  clam-shells.  Repeated 
accidents  from  fire  caused  the  town  to  pass  a  vote,  in  1647, 
"  requiring  chimnies  to  be  kept  clean  .  .  .  also  to  look  to  any 
defect  in  daubing."  The  houses  were  devoid  of  paint,  and 
most  of  the  windows  were  provided  with  oiled  paper  instead 
of  glass.  The  use  of  glass  did  not  become  general  until 
more  than  a  hundred  years  after  Robert  Roberts  bought  his 
house  of  Scofield.  After  living  there  fifteen  years,  Robert 
Roberts  sold  his  house  and  the  two  acres  upon  which  it 
stood  to  Thomas  Lord,  a  shoemaker  of  Ipswich,  for  "two 
bills  of  fifteen  pounds  a  peece."  It  was  described  as  on 
"the  north  syde  of  the  river,"  and  bounded  by  land  of 
Thomas  Clark  on  the  southeast,  "the  streete  towards  y^ 
southwest,"  and  land  of  William  Bartholomew  on  the  north- 
west.    The  deed,  dated  February  22,  1658,  was  signed:  — 

Witnesses  :  "  Robert  Roberds  "     [seal]  * 

"Walter  Ropes  his  mark 

Robert  Lord  senir." 

The  only  reference  to  the  occupation  of  Robert  Roberts 
is  found  in  the  Notarial  Records  of  William  Aspinwall,  of 
Boston  ;  he  is  called  a  merchant.     On  July   i,    1650,  the 

*  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  2  :  9. 


940  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  Notarie  "  certified  that  the  Swallow,  of  London,  William 
Greene,  master,  hath  here  delivered  for  the  account  of 
"  Robt  Roberts  mer.,"  two  bales  containing  "i8  Devon 
Kersies."  *  As  no  other  in  New  England  at  that  time  bore 
the  name,  this  must  have  meant  Robert,  of  Ipswich.  This 
supposition  is  strengthened  by  the  fact  that  William  Greene, 
master  of  the  "  shipp  Swallow  of  London,"  who  made  voy- 
age after  voyage  between  London  and  the  ports  of  New 
England,  on  February  20,  1648-49,  made  a  contract  to  de- 
liver, for  "  W°^  Bartholomew  of  Ipswich  in  New  England 
merch'  &  Nathaniel  Eldred  of  London  MerchV'  sixteen 
hundred  quintals  of  merchantable  dry  cod-fish,  which  he 
should  take  on  "at  the  port  of  Cape  Anne  in  New  England." 
The  fish  was  to  be  delivered  to  Elias  Roberts,  of  London, 
Richard  Westcome,  of  London,  Richard  Ryals  and  Robert 
Hamond  (no  residence  given). f 

As  fishing  was  the  common  industry  of  the  town  of  Ips- 
wich, it  is  probable  that  Robert  Roberts  was  more  or  less 
engaged  in  it ;  but  he  early  became  identified  with  the  rais- 
ing of  cattle,  an  important  source  of  revenue.  Johnson 
wrote,  in  1646:  "the  Lord  hath  been  pleased  to  increase 
them  in  Corne  and  cattell  of  late ;  Insomuch  that  they 
have  many  hundred  quarters  to  spare  yearly,  and  feed,  at  the 
latter  end  of  the  Summer,  the  Towne  of  Boston  with  good 
Beefe."  % 

The  lowlands  northeast  of  Town  Hill,  rich  in  herbage 
then  as  to-day,  were  retained  by  the  town  as  a  commonage, 
or  pasture,  in  which  citizens  had  certain  defined  rights  but 
no  equity.  These  commons  comprised  the  whole  of  Jef- 
frey's Neck  and  a  considerable  stretch  of  land  to  the  west- 
ward. At  first  the  children  were  "  sett  to  keep  cattle,"  but 
as  the  herds  increased,  men  were  given  the  task.     In  1652, 

*  Aspinwall  Notarial  Records,  1903  :  416. 
t  Aspifiwall  Notarial  Records,  1903  :  217,  218,  3015. 

X  Wonder-working  Providence,  by  Captain  Edward  Johnson,  London,  1654 ; 
Andover,  Massachusetts,  1867  :  66. 


The  Roberts  Family  941 

the  General  Court  ordered  every  man  to  fence  his  land  with 
palings,  five-rail  fences,  or  stone  walls,  conformable  to  law  ; 
yet  the  herdsmen  were  retained  to  keep  cattle  and  sheep 
from  straying,  or  being  assailed  by  wolves.  Bears,  too,  were 
not  uncommon. 

The  connection  of  Robert  Roberts  with  Little  Neck,  the 
southeasterly  corner  of  Jeffrey's  Neck,  and  commonly  in- 
cluded in  it,  began  in  165 1.  On  February  12,  of  that  year, 
the  town  granted  to  "Robert  Roberts,  liberty  to  mo  we  2 
loades  of  Hay  vpon  any  part  of  Jeffreys  neck,  which  he 
shall  solely  enjoy  during  the  pleasure  of  the  town,  and  for 
w^ii  he  shal  be  ready  to  serve  the  towne  in  taking  care  that 
no  trespass  shall  be  done  vpon  s^  neck."  Two  weeks  later  it 
was  "Voted  and  ordered,  by  the  consent  of  the  Towne,  that 
noe  Hoggs  shall  goe  at  Jeferyes  neck  vpon  the  penalty  of 
five  shillings  for  every  ofence.  Robert  Roberts  when  he 
pounds  them,  or  brings  y"?  to  the  owner  shall  have  halfe  the 
forfitt."*  Swine  gave  the  town  more  trouble  than  cattle, 
and  the  order  that  they  should  be  allowed  to  run  at  large, 
"yoked  and  ringed,"  was  repeated  year  after  year  in  town- 
meetings  ;  later  they  were  herded  the  same  as  sheep  and 
cattle.  In  1643,  the  cows  were  gathered  "over  against  M*" 
Robert  Paynes  house,"  that  is,  at  the  corner  of  High  and 
North  Main  Streets.  In  1647,  all  the  herdsmen  were  ordered 
"to  winde  a  horn  before  their  going  out."  f 

Following  the  sale,  February  22,  1658,  of  his  house  on  High 
Street,  on  June  18,  Robert  Roberts  presented  a  petition 
to  the  town,  upon  which  it  was  "  Voted,  to  leave  the  con- 
sideration of  Robert  Roberds,  his  motion  about  a  little  pcell 
of  ground  at  the  great  neck  [Jeffrey's  Neck]  to  the  7  men, 
and  to  report  it  to  the  Towne."  December  24,  "Liberty 
[was]  granted  to  Robert  Roberds  to  fence  in  half  an  acre 
of  Land  by  the  Spring   near  little  Neck,  and  to  build  a 

*   Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  I  :  171,  173. 

t  Ipswich  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  by  Rev.  Thomas  Franklin  Waters,  1905 : 
64,63. 


942  Ge7iealogy  of  Edward  Small 

House  on  it  while  he  hold  the  Little  Neck.  The  property 
still  to  remain  the  Townes."*  It  was  probably  about  this 
time  that  he  hired  Little  Neck  from  William  Paine,  of  Bos- 
ton, since  according  to  the  following  deposition,  Roberts  had 
his  rent  reduced  from  £,']  to  £,6  a  year,  in  1660  :  — 

"  The  deposition  of  Robert  Day.t 

"  This  deponent  saith  that  about  2  years  Since,  being  at  Mr. 
William  Paines  at  Boston,  Robert  Roberts  being  alsoe  there  at 
the  same  time,  the  sayd  Roberts  desired  Mr.  Paine  to  hire  the 
little  neck  lying  heere  in  Ipswich  of  him.  Mr.  Paine  consented 
he  should  have  it  of  him  for  one  hundred  years,  upon  these  con- 
ditions :  for  ten  years  the  said  Roberts  was  to  paye  the  sum  of 
six  pound  a  yeare,  and  then  to  returne  to  the  former  rent,  which 
was  seaven  pound  a  year :  and  further  this  deponent  saith,  that 
Mr,  William  Paine  did  give  the  full  rent  of  this  neck  unto  the 
scoole  here  in  Ipswich  from  that  time  forward  :  alsoe  to  the  latter 
part  of  this  testimony,  concerning  Mr.  William  Paine's  giving  the 
full  rent  of  this  necke  to  the  scoole,  Robert  Roberts  above  testi- 
fieth.  dat:  April  17  :  1662. 

"  Sworne  in  Court  held  at  Ipswich,  the  17th  of  April:  1662. 
p  me 

Robert  Lord  Cleric." 

Robert  Roberts  remained  at  Little  Neck  until  his  death. 
To  fully  understand  the  conditions  of  his  and  his  successors' 
tenure  of  the  land,  it  is  necessary  to  explain  how  the  rent  of 
Little  Neck  came  to  be  given  for  the  support  of  the  "scoole." 

In  1636,  the  town  records  state  :  "A  Grammar  School  is 
set  up  but  does  not  succeed  ; "  |  in  1642  :  "  It  is  granted 
that  there  shal  be  a  free  Schoole."  The  next  year;^ii 
was  raised,  and  it  was  voted  "  that  there  shal  be  seven  free 
Schollars,  or  so  as  the  Feffees  (to  be  chosen)  from  tyme 
to  tyme  shall  order,  soe  as  the  numb,  exceed  not  seven."  § 

*  Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  i :  214,  216. 

t  Essex  Cottnty  Deeds,  Ipswich  Records,  Book  2  :  167. 

}  History  of  Ipswich,  Essex,  and  Hamilton,  by  Joseph  B.  Felt,  1834  :  83. 

§   Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  i  :  103,  iii. 


The  Roberts  Family  943 

Lionel  Chute  was  probably  the  first  schoolmaster;  he  died 
in  1645,  About  1650,  "Robert  Paine  sen^.  of  Ipswich  ,  .  . 
after  several  overtures  and  Endeav^^s  among  y^  Inhabitants  of 
s*^  Ipswich  for  settling  A  Gramar  school  In  y*  place,"  agreed 
to  build  a  school,  if  it  should  be  "  put  into  y^  hands  of  Certain 
Discreet  and  Faithful  persons  of  the  said  Town  and  their 
successors  which  Himself  should  nominate  to  be  Ordered 
and  Managed  by  them  as  Feoffes  Jn  Trust  for  y'  End,  & 
their  successors  for  Ever,"  provided  the  town  would  set 
apart  certain  lands  in  Ipswich  "  for  the  yearly  maintenance 
of  such  a  one."  *  "  At  a  generall  Town  meeting  the  14^^  (11) 
1650,"  the  town  voted  as  follows  :  "Granted  to  Mr.  Robert 
Payne  and  Mr.  Will"^  Payne,  and  such  others  as  the  Towne 
shall  apoynt,  for  the  use  of  the  Schoole,  all  that  neck  beyond 
Chebacco  River,  and  the  rest  of  the  Ground  (up  to  Gloster 
line)  adjoyneing  to  it.  Major  Denison  and  Mr.  Bartholomew 
chosen  by  the  Towne  and  added  to  the  Mr.  Paynes."  Janu- 
ary 26,  165 1,  nine  men,  including  "Mr.  Robert  Payne  &  Mr. 
Will'"  Payne,"  were  chosen  to  receive  money  towards  building 
and  maintaining  the  "  Gramar  School  and  school  m"^  [with] 
full  power  to  regulate  all  matters  concerninge  the  school  my^ 
and  Scholars  as  in  their  wisdom  they  think  meet  from  time  to 
time,  who  shall  also  consider  the  best  way  to  make  provision 
for  teaching  to  write,  and  to  cast  accounts."  f  The  Ipswich 
Grammar  School  had  now  become  the  pride  of  the  town  ;  it 
soon  fitted  students  for  college  under  the  teachings  of  Mas- 
ter Ezekiel  Cheever. 

Little  Neck  is  now  a  picturesque  and  favorite  summer 
resort,  yet  the  land  is  still  held  by  the  town  of  Ipswich. 
Each  cottager  is  assessed  ten  dollars  a  year  for  the  rent  of 
the  land,  besides  taxes.  The  report  of  the  "  Feoffees  of  the 
Grammar  School,"  in  1907,  states  the  value  of  the  land  at 
Little  Neck  to  be  $5,000.     The  land  rents  and  taxes  form 

*  Essex  Cou7tty  Deeds,  Ipswich  Records,  Book  5  :  268. 
\  Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  I  :  165,  170-171. 


944  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

a  substantial  part  of  the  income  for  the  support  of  that 
school.*  The  town  has  also  some  claim  on  the  common 
lands ;  just  how  much  is  not  known.  This  question  has 
formed  the  basis  of  numerous  lawsuits  in  generations  past, 
and  others  are  still  pending.  Many  such  curious  ancient 
customs  crept  into  the  early  settlements  of  Massachusetts 
Bay  —  perhaps  a  little  more  noticeably  in  Ipswich  than  else- 
where. Professor  Edward  A.  Freeman  alludes  to  these 
features  in  his  Introduction  to  American  Institutional  His- 
tory :  — 

*•  The  most  notable  thing  of  all,  yet  surely  the  most  natural 
thing  of  all,  is  that  the  New  England  settlers  of  the  seventeeth 
century  largely  reproduced  English  institutions  in  an  older  shape 
than  they  bore  in  the  England  of  the  seventeenth  century.  They 
gave  a  new  life  to  many  things,  which  in  their  older  home  had  well- 
nigh  died  out.  The  necessary  smallness  of  scale  in  the  original 
settlements  was  the  root  of  the  whole  matter.  It,  so  to  speak, 
drove  them  back  several  centuries.  It  caused  them  to  reproduce 
in  not  a  few  points,  not  the  England  of  their  own  day,  but  the 
England  of  a  far  earlier  time.  It  led  them  to  reproduce  in  many 
points  the  state  of  things  in  old  Greece  and  in  medieval  Switzer- 
land." t 

The  early  settlers  of  Ipswich  were  largely  men  who  in- 
tended to  engage  in  mercantile  pursuits,  and  to  make  it  a 
port  of  entry.  The  condition  of  the  river,  which  Johnson 
describes  as  "a  little  barr'd  up  at  the  mouth,"  prevented 
the  realization  of  their  plans.  Some  removed  to  Boston  and 
other  localities  ;  those  who  remained  turned  their  attention 
successfully  to  the  raising  of  cattle  and  to  husbandry.  Prior 
to  1700,  the  town  had  a  brilliant  history;  it  was  the  county 
seat,  and  ranked  foremost  in  military  affairs.  It  was  dis- 
tinctively English,  and  as  Freeman  says,  English  of  an  early 
type.     The  setting  apart  of  the  commons  was  a  marked 

*  Ipswich  Town  Proceedings,  vol.  8  :  270. 
t  Johns  Hopkins  Studies,  Series  1 :  15-16. 


The  Roberts  Family  945 


example.  On  February  25,  1645,  the  "plot  of  the  cow-com- 
mon on  the  north  side  of  the  river,  containing  by  estimation  " 
3244  acres,  was  "presented  unto  the  freemen  of  the  town;" 
the  freemen  granted  the  inhabitants,  "their  heirs  &  suc- 
cessors for  ever,  all  the  aforesaid  common  to  be  improved, 
&  the  commons  were  to  be  managed  by  7  men  [later  called 
selectmen]  &  no  house  should  be  hereafter  built  without 
express  leave  of  the  town."  *  Afterwards  land  was  set 
apart  for  "horse-commons,"  also  for  the  herding  of  swine 
and  sheep.  The  ancient  terms,  cowherd,  swineherd,  and 
"  sheepherd,"  are  found  repeatedly  in  the  records  of  the 
town. 

The  setting  apart  of  a  portion  of  the  town's  land,  at 
Little  Neck,  to  be  managed  by  Feoffees  for  the  support  of 
the  Grammar  School,  was  another  custom  distinctly  Eng- 
lish in  its  origin,  though  varied,  it  may  be,  by  conditions 
peculiar  to  its  new  environment.  The  Puritan  founders  of 
the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  so  ably  represented  at  Ips- 
wich, also  brought  over  with  them  a  modified  English  form 
of  government,  laid  out  for  them  in  England,  which  they 
proceeded  to  follow  ;  their  wills  and  deeds  (particularly  the 
latter)  were  written  in  the  elaborate  forms  then  prevailing 
in  the  mother  country.  In  this  respect  they  were  quite 
different  from  the  first  settlers  of  Plymouth.  The  Pilgrims, 
as  they  loved  to  call  themselves,  had  spent  many  years  in 
Holland.  The  bitter  persecutions  which  drove  them  from 
their  native  land  left  few  memories  of  English  customs  to 
be  perpetuated.  Their  form  of  government  was  expressed 
in  the  famous  Compact,  to  which  the  nation  to-day  is  so 
greatly  indebted,  though  it  was  not  carried  out  to  its 
fullest  intent.  Many  of  their  early  failures  were  due  to 
want  of  concerted  action  and  established  government.  In 
1690,  the  two  colonies  were  united  in  the  Province  of  the 
Massachusetts  Bay. 

*  History  of  Ipswich,  Essex,  and  Hamilton,  by  Joseph  B.  Felt,  1834:  16. 


946  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

In  April,  1655,  Robert  Roberts  was  employed  by  the 
town  to  "look  out  for"  the  cattle  on  Jeffrey's  Neck.  Three 
years  later  it  was  voted  "to  haue  noe  cattle  goe  on  the 
Neck,  but  such  as  [illegible]  of  the  Inhabitants  haue  liberty 
to  putt  on."  April  5,  1661,  the  town  engaged  Robert  Rob- 
erts to  keep  the  sheep  on  Jeffrey's  Neck,  from  "  the  8*^  of 
this  month  to  the  end  of  October  to  haue  one  following 
them  constantly  .  .  .  and  to  haue  for  his  wages  thirteen 
pounds  to  be  payd  halfe  in  merchantable  Indian  corne,  and 
halfe  in  English  corne  at  the  current  price."  *  Two  days 
later,  April  7,  Roberts  signed  an  agreement  in  the  Town 
Records  to  keep  the  sheep :  — 


"  Robert 


V>. 


Roberds."t 


At  the  same  town-meeting  it  was  agreed  that  Robert 
Whitman  should  keep  another  flock  on  the  north  side  of 
the  river,  at  ten  shillings  a  week.  The  next  year  there 
were  three  shepherds,  and  the  commons  on  the  south  side 
were  so  burdened  that  one  hundred  sheep  were  transferred 
to  the  north  side ;  %  but  Robert  Roberts  was  retained  as  one 
of  the  three  shepherds.  On  March  19,  1662-63,  he  made  a 
similar  agreement  to  that  of  the  year  before,  the  town  stipu- 
lating also  that  he  should  "be  always  following  them  by 
himselfe  or  to  [illegible]  a  man  constantly."  This  he  also 
signed  :  — 

"Robert  r\  KaW  Roberds. 


PxjL 


Robert  Roberts  signed  his  name  in  full  to  the  deed  con- 
veying his  house  on  High  Street,  in  1658,  to  Thomas  Lord  ; 

*   Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  I  :  192-193,  216,  236. 

t    Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (original),  vol.  2  :  5,  7. 

\  History  of  Ipswich,  Essex,  and  Hamilton,  by  Joseph  B.  Felt,  1834 :  45. 

§   Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (original),  vol.  2:11. 


The  Roberts  Family  947 

the  second  time  that  he  made  his  mark  (March  ig,  1662-63) 
his  hand  was  more  unsteady  than  the  first,  the  year  before. 
This  indicates  that  he  was  in  failing  health ;  he  may  have 
followed  the  occupation  of  a  shepherd  on  that  account.  He 
died  early  in  July,  1663,*  leaving  a  widow  Susanna  and  sev- 
eral children.  The  ten  acres  of  land  at  Chebacco,  men- 
tioned in  his  inventory,  were  the  "  6  acres  of  vpland  and 
4  acres  of  Marsh  "  granted  him  by  the  town,  February 
27,  1644.1  It  is  notable  that  while  his  dwelling-house  and 
barn  were  valued  at  £^20,  there  is  no  mention  of  the  land 
upon  which  they  stood,  for  the  reason  that  they  were  built 
at  Little  Neck  upon  the  half  acre  of  land  by  the  spring, 
leased  him  by  the  town  in  1658.$  Of  the  settlement  of  the 
estate  of  Robert  Roberts  by  the  Court,  to  which  allusion  is 
made  in  connection  with  the  portions  of  some  of  his  chil- 
dren, the  original  inventory  only  remains.  This  worn  and 
discolored  document,  which  has  been  reinforced  by  crossed 
strips  of  paper  on  the  back,  reads  :  §  — ■ 

"July  20,  63  [1663] 
"  The  Jnventorye  of  Robert  Roberts  of  Jpswich  lately  deceased  of  all  such 

goods  &  Chattells  in  possession 

li 

"  Imp?  a  dwellinge  house  and  a  barne 20  o  o 

a  Cart  &  wheeles  &  plough  w"^  the  furniture  to  them      ....  05  5  o 

2  oxen.  13-10:  4  Cowes  16'':  2  steers  8:    3  Calfes  i^'  —  16/   .     .  39  6  o 

10:  acres:  of  land  at  Chebacco  of  vpland  and  meddow  ....  20  o  o 

II  swine  and  tenn  piggs 16  6  8 

halfe  a  mare  &  half  a  horse  |I 09  o  o 

a  sheepe  fold 02  10  o 

4  Ews  4  lambs  :  a  Ram  and  a  wether 04  6  o 

in  ground  improued 05  o  0 

*  Savage  says  (vol.  3  :  547)  that  Robert  Roberts  died  July  19,  1663.  His 
inventory,  signed  July  20,  1663,  would  hardly  have  been  taken  the  day  after 
his  decease,  even  at  that  period. 

t   Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  i :  122. 

t  Vide  pages  941-942. 

§  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  Book  9  :  47. 

II  In  early  days,  a  half  or  third  interest  in  an  animal  was  represented  as 
"  half  a  mare,"  or  "  one-third  of  a  cow,"  etc. 


94^  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

3  Canows  [canoes] 05    o    o 

a  bed  and  Courlett 05  10    o 

a  bed  and  Courlets  &  pillows  and  bolster 06  12    o 

2  blanketts  3  pillows 01  12    6 

a  bed  &  Bolster 02  10    o 

Indian  Corne 600 

Bacon  &  Porke i  10    o 

his  aparall 500 

fethers o  18    o 

wool  i^  2V  Bedstede  2.  16 2  16    o 

a  Cubberd  10^  a  Chest  3  boxes  a  Case  o£  Bottells i  i6    o 

Sheetes  &  pillow  beers 520 

peuter  &  warminge  pan  : 200 

pots  kettell  skillets  fiersouell  &  tonges 280 

a  table  5"  Charres  5^  wheeles  5^  a  Cradle  5 loo 

a  Jron  pott  6' 060 

Milke  vessells  tubbs  &  other  nessessarys 200 

Bottles  wedges  &  [illegible]  hows 180 

Instruments  for  his  trade 100 

3  bushells  of  Malt o  18    o 

176  10     2 

posts  &  Rayles  7 070 

Powder  &shott o  12     6 

2  pair  of  shoes 020 

Due  to  me  from  divers  debtors 400 

"  This  is  a  true  Jnventory  of  all  the  goods  &  Chattells  of  the  late  deceased 
Robert  Roberts  accordinge  to  our  best  aprehension  :  taken  by  vs  : 

Regnald  foster  Se^ 
Tho ;  Clarke 
Thomas  knoult[on] 
"The  Jnventory  red  in  court  held  at  Jpswich  the  29  of  Sept:  1663 

P  me  Robert  Lord  Cleric." 

Susanna  Roberts,  who  was  left  with  a  young  child  at  the 
time  of  her  husband's  death,  appears  to  have  been  a  thrifty 
widow.  On  April  9,  1666,  the  town  "Agreed  with  Good- 
wife  Roberds  to  keepe  the  sheepe  at  the  Neck  for  the  year 
ensueing  and  to  have  for  hir  wages  6^  p  weeke."  She  was 
to  begin  on  the  i6th  of  that  month,  and  to  be  paid  by  the 
owners  of  the  sheep  "at  the  end  of  the  time,"  which  would 
be  the  middle  of  November.*     In  August,  of  that  year,  she 

*  Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  I  :  271 ;  (original)  vol.  2  :  21. 


The  Roberts  Family  949 


bought  of  John  Whipple,  of  Ipswich,  for  £\2,  four  and 
a  half  acres  of  marsh  at  Plum  Island.  On  the  "last  day 
of  february  1666  [i666-6y],"  as  "Susanna  Roberts  .  . 
widow,"  she  bought  of  Richard  Jacob,  for  ^£4  :  10,  six  acres 
more  of  marsh  land  at  Plum  Island,  adjoining  her  first  pur- 
chase ;  the  deed  was  recorded  the  same  day.* 

Later,  on  that  day,  she  was  married  to  Thomas  Perrin, 
of  Ipswich,  for  it  is  written  that  "  Thomas  Perrin  &  Sussan 
Roberds,  maryed  the  28  of  February  1666  [1666-67]."! 
Thomas  Perrin  was  a  worthy  citizen  of  the  town.  He 
had  a  son  Thomas,  Jr.  {a  saddler  by  trade),  whose  wife  was 
Margaret ;  they  had  several  children  in  Ipswich,  including 
Thomas  ^  Perrin.  It  does  not  appear  whether  this  Thomas, 
Jr.,  was  son  to  Thomas^  Perrin  by  a  former  wife  or  by  Su- 
sanna. In  1 7 14,  Ephraim  Roberts,  son  to  Susanna,  called 
Thomas,  Jr.,  "my  BroF" 

On  June  6,  1667,  Thomas  Perrin  was  allowed  to  keep  the 
sheep,  on  much  the  same  terms  as  his  predecessors.  He 
signed  the  agreement  —  "  Thomas  Perrin."  ^  It  is  probable 
that  he  lived  at  the  Neck  and  cared  for  the  sheep,  several 
years.  At  a  town-meeting,  held  February  11,  1672,  com- 
plaints having  been  made  "  against  Thomas  Perin,  about 
the  Neck,"  it  was  "left  to  the  Selectmen  to  considder  of 
the  complaints  .  .  .  and  report  to  the  Towne  how  they  find 
it."  On  February  27,  following,  "The  Towne  declared  that 
the  halfe  acre  of  Land,  that  Rob?  Roberds  had  liberty  to 
fence  in,  and  build  upon  (while  he  held  the  little  Neck,  the 
Neck  being  out  of  their  hands,  the  lease  being  out)  I  say 
the  Towne  declared  the  s^  halfe  acre  to  be  in  the  Townes 
hands."  At  the  same  time,  "The  Feoffees  and  Towne  are 
willing  that  Thomas  Perrin  should  hold  the  Land  one  yeare 
more,  payeing  seaven  pounds  in  mafier  as  before,  he  ob- 


*  Essex  County  Deeds,  Ipswich  Records,  Book  3  :  134,  136. 
t  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  163^-^^687  :  46. 
I  Tcnun  Records  of  Ipswich  (original),  vol.  2  :  25. 


950  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

serveing  to  keepe  within  those  limits  the  Towne  hath  tyed 
other  p'sons  unto,  with  reference  to  Swine,  and  any  other 
sort  of  Cattell."  In  February,  1673,  Robert  Starkweather 
desired  Uberty  to  "  hould  the  house  of  Tho:  Perrin  and  Httle 
Neck,  for  seaven  years."  His  request  "  was  granted  he 
agreeing  with  Thomas  Perrin  about  his  interest."  * 

Thomas  Perrin  moved  up  into  the  town ;  in  1692,  his  lot 
was  the  second  "  by  y^  River  side  between  Samuel  Ordway's 
shop,  &  y^  Towne  Bridg  ...  24  foot  front."  In  1697,  he 
had  horses  on  the  common;  in  1700,  a  seat  was  assigned 
him  in  the  meeting-house;  in  1703,  he  was  chosen  Con- 
stable.f 

Not  long  after  his  marriage  to  the  widow  Susanna  Rob- 
erts, Thomas  Perrin  made  over  to  John  Roberts,  his  step- 
son, that  portion  of  the  estate  of  his  father  that  was  com- 
ing to  him.  That  he  was  the  eldest  son  is  proved  by  his 
receiving  the  double  portion  of  p^20,  while  his  brother 
Samuel  received  but  ;!^io.  The  paper  is  copied  nearly  in 
full:^  — 

"October  the  8'^  Anno  Dom  1669 

"Thomas  Perrin  of  Jpswich  .  .  .  planter,"  for  ;^2o,  "payd, 
that  is  to  Say  as  it  was  a  legacie  or  portion  designed  &  ordered 
by  the  Court  held  at  Jpswich  in  &  vpon  the  eight  &  twentyeth 
September  last  past  before  the  date  heerof  vnto  John  Roberts  my 
son  in  law,  as  in  and  by  the  copie  of  court  Role  doth  &  may 
more  at  Large  appeare  ...  I  have  and  by  these  presents  doe 
.  .  .  confirme  vnto  the  s<i  John  Roberts,  a  certaine  pcell  of  land  both 
vpland  and  meadow  or  marsh  ground  being  in  tyme  past  the 
propriaty  of  Robert  Roberts  ffather  of  the  s^  John  now  deceased 
the  land  conteineing  by  estimation  six  acres  more  or  lesse,  Scituate 
lyeing  &  being  beyond  Jubaque  [Chebacco]  Riuer  Southward, 
bounded  as  foUoweth  to  witt  the  vpland  bounded  by  the  land  of 

*  Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  i  :  345,  346,  356. 
t    The  Hammatt  Papers^  1633-1^00,  by  Abraham  Hammatt,  1854,  no.  i  : 
261. 

\  Essex  County  Records,  Ipswich  Records,  Book  3 :  287. 


The  Roberts  Family  951 

on  [one]  John  Burnam  on  the  west  and  the  marsh  bounded  in 
like  manner  by  the  land  of  y^  sayd  John  Burnam  on  the  south 
and  on  the  north  by  a  creeke  that  comes  from  the  Saw  mill." 

(Signed) 
"  Sealed  &  deliuered  "  Thomas  Perrin  &  a  seale  " 

in  the  presence  of  vs 
W°»  White 
James  coleman 
and  a  marke" 

The  date  of  death  of  Thomas  Perrin  does  not  appear,  nor 
that  of  his  wife  Susanna;  but,  on  September  18,  1713, 
Ephraim  Roberts,  of  Haverhill,  as  administrator  "att  Large" 
upon  the  estate  of  "  Susanna  Roberds  of  Ipswich,"  was  re- 
quired to  give  bond,  and  was  ordered  to  bring  in  an  inventory 
"  before  y«  first  Monday  In  June  Next  Ensueing."  *  No 
inventory  was  recorded.  On  May  17,  1714,  three  months 
after  the  decease  of  his  elder  brother,  John,  "Ephraim 
Roberds  of  Haverhill  .  .  .  yeoman.  Surviving  hier  of  my 
father  Robert  Roberds  Late  of  Jpswich  DeC^  and  admin- 
istrate'' to  ye  Estate  of  my  mother  Susannah  Roberds  of 
Ipswich  afores<i  Dec<i  Jntestate,"  for  £,1^,  "paid  by  my 
Bror  Thomas  Perrin  of  Jpswich  .  .  .  Sadler,"  quitclaimed 
to  the  said  Thomas  Perrin,  "  any  right  J  my  Selfe  my  heires 
or  assigns  or  any  of  my  Bro^  or  Sisters  of  any  of  the  heires 
Representative  in  Law  vnder  them  .  .  .  might  Claim  Either 
from  Estate  of  My  said  Father  or  Mother  ...  in  the  Town- 
ship of  Jpswich  " 

Witnesses  :  "  Ephraim  Roberds  "  f     [seal] 

"  Phillip  Fowler 
Daniel  Rogers  " 

It  is  remarkable  that  this  estate  should  be  settled  under 
the  name  of  Susanna  Roberts,  as  her  marriage  to  Thomas 
Perrin,  in  1667,  is  fully  proved.     In  1691,  question  arising 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  311  :  40. 
t  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  28  :  3. 


952  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

as  to  the  use  of  the  beach  at  Little  Neck,  the  following 
depositions  were  presented  in  the  County  Court  held  at 
Ipswich  :  — 

"  The  Deposition  of  William  Hodgkins  Sen'  aged  about  69  years 
"This  Deponent  Testifieth  that  he  with  Divers  other  persons 
hath  occupyed  vsed  &  Jmproued,  y^  beach  adjoyneing  to  the 
Little  neck,  Jn  Jpswich,  as  a  Towne  privelidg,  &  Common  Land 
for  makeing  &  curing  fish,  aboue  fiftye  years  more  or  Less  & 
neuer  was  demanded,  anything  for  Rent,  Either  from  M^  William 
Paine,  nor  Robert  Robards  said  Pains  Tennant,  nor  from  Widow 
Robards,  nor  from  John  Robards,  nor  from  old  father  Stark- 
weather, nor  from  John  Pengery  [Pingree],  which  persons  all  did 
Jn  their  day  Jmproue  both  y«  plow  land  &  pasture  Land,  apper- 
taineing  to  said  neck,  but  none  of  them,  did  Either  directly,  or 
Jndirectly,  demand  any  thing  for  rent.  Either  of  me  or  any  per- 
son Else  that  J  know  of,  for  vsing  &  Jmproueing  the  afforesaid 
Beach,  but  did  allwayes  owne,  it  to  be  a  priveledged  place  to 
make,  &  Cure  fish  vpon,  nor  hinder  us,  for  Erecting  &  building 
Stages,  and  other  houses  there  vpon,  untill  this  present  year 
1691./ 

"  John  Robards  aged  about  45,  years  Testifieth  that  to  his 
knowledg  what  is  aboue  written,  is  Certainly  True,  for  thirty 
seven  years  past  and  further  adds,  that  his  father  Robards  did 
Tell  him  this  deponant  that  M""  William  Payne,  had  forbid,  him, 
hindering  a  fishing  Trade  vpon,  ye  Little  neck  beach,  because  it 
was,  a  Towne  priviledg  &  therefore  my  father,  gaue  me  this  de- 
ponent, the  like  Charge  that  J  should  not  Jntervpt,  So  beneficiall 
a  designe,  which  J  allways  attended 

"  Sworne  Jn  Court  at  Jpswich  Sep?  y?  29*^  1691  by  both  par- 
ties as  atteste 

Tho?  Wade.  Cler  "  * 

ISSUE 

L  John',  b.  about  1646,  in  Ipswich.     (Vide  infra.) 
II.  SamueP,  b.  about  1648  or  1649,  i"  Ipswich,     He  was  a  mari- 
ner, and  died  unmarried,  in  June,  1670,  soon  after  reaching 

*  Essex  County  Deeds,  Ipswich  Records,  Book  5  :  503. 


The  Roberts  Family  953 

his  majority.  The  ten  pounds  he  received  from  the  estate? 
of  his  father  is  mentioned  only  in  the  following  inven- 
tory :  *  — 

"  An  Jnventory  of  the  goods  &  estate  of  Samuel  Roberts  late  of  Jpswich  De- 
ceased  taken  the  21'''  day  of  June  1670 

"  Jmprimis  his  wareing  Aparrell  &  linnen  with  li     s    d 

it  3  hatts  &  2  p  shooes 22     7  00 

it  in  bookes 02     o  00 

it  2  Combs  2  Rasors  Jnkhorn  &  Sizars  &  hoane 00    8  00 

it  2  p  Compasses  5° 00     5  00 

&  2  Chests  io« 00  10  GO 

it  I  hogshead  of  feathers  2^' 02  00  00 

Jn  money  6''  8'  7*^ 06  08  07J 

it  his  portion  giuen  him  by  the  Court 10  00  00 

43  15    7i 
A  fowling  peece  30"  houlsters  brest  plate  &  belt  10" 02  00  00 

"  This  Jnventory  was  alowed  in  court  at  Salem  29 :  4  :  70 

atteste  Hilliard  Veren.  Cler : 

H    s     d 
"  his  funerall  Charge 2  10  00 

"This  Jnventory  was  taken  &  Apprised  by  us  whose  names  are  underwritten 
the  day  &  yeare  aboue  written 

Robert  Pers 
James  Chute." 

III.  Ephraim  2,  b.  about  1650,  in  Ipswich.  "  Ephraim  Roberts  & 
Dorothie  Hendrick  "  were  mar.  Aug.  24,  1684,  in  Haver- 
hill, Mass.  She  was  b.  May  31,  1659,  in  Haverhill,  and 
was  the  sixth  and  youngest  child  to  Daniel  Hendrick  by 
his  first  wife,  "Dorothie"  (Pike)  Hendrick.f  Dorothy 
Roberts  d.  Jan.  9,  1701-02,  aged  forty-three  years.  Her 
husband  man,  second  (no  date  given),  the  widow  Hannah 
How,t  who  survived  him. 

Daniel  Hendrick,  on  March  13,  1692-93,  "for  that  good 
Will  which  I  bear  to  my  naturall  daughter  Dorothy  now  y* 
wife  of  Ephraim  Roberts  and  to  my  Son  in  Law  Ephraim  Rob- 
erts," confirmed  to  them  "five  acres  of  land  in  Haverhill 


*  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  Book  16 :  29. 

t  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  2  :  57,  21. 

}  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  2  :  57. 


954  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

caled  ox  comon  land  which  y^  Said  Ephraim  had  in  his  pos- 
session Seuen  yeares  agoe."  At  the  same  time,  Daniel  Hen- 
drick,  for  ;^20,  confirmed  "  unto  my  Son  in  Law  Ephraim 
Roberts,"  land  in  the  third  division  which  he  had  purchased 
of  John  Ayer,  beside  "  y«  Town  Brooke  of  Hauerhill  by  Old 
Spicutt  path  So  caled  together  with  a  piece  of  .  .  .  meadow 
by  Estimation  Twelue  acres."  Both  deeds  were  signed  by 
•'Daniel  Hendrick,"  and  witnessed  by  "  Samuel  Dalton  and 
Deborah  Hendrick."  * 

In  1694,  Ephraim  Roberts  bought  of  Henry  Dow  several 
parcels  of  land  in  Haverhill  that  belonged  to  the  estate  of  his 
late  grandfather,  Thomas  Dow,  also  the  home  lot  of  Edward 
Clarke  —  "  seuen  acres  with  housing,"  etc.  —  "  On  y^  South 
West  End  by  y«  High  Way  vpon  y^  Riuer  Merrimack,"  ad- 
joining land  "now  in  y^  hands  of  s^  Ephraim  Roberts,"  which 
formerly  was  John  Heath's  and  after  that  Samuel  Shepard's.f 
In  these  deeds  Ephraim  Roberts  was  called  a  cooper.  In 
going  to  Haverhill  he  simply  joined  a  movement  among  the 
young  men  from  Ipswich  to  open  another  new  settlement. 
Moses  Pengry,  Jr.,  Aaron  Pengry,  John  Pengry,  and  Moses 
Burnam  asked  the  town  of  Haverhill,  in  1693-94,  to  have 
land  laid  out  to  them  in  the  "  4*^  division  ;  "  and  other 
familiar  names  of  Ipswich  appear  in  the  early  records. 

At  Haverhill,  Ephraim  Roberts  bore  a  modest  part  in 
town  affairs.  In  the  town-meeting  of  March  22,  1692-93, 
he  was  chosen  a  fence-viewer  with  his  brother-in-law,  Israel 
Hendrick,  to  view  the  town  "between  the  Mill  brook  and 
Great  Plain  ;  "  March  i,  1694-95,  he  was  chosen  to  the  same 
office,  "  For  the  Great  Plain  &  Eastwards."  In  December, 
1698,  "  Eph  :  Roberds  "  was  one  of  thirty-four  subscribers  for 
"  setting  up  the  new  meeting  house,  as  soon  as  the  glass 
windows  are  finished  and  set  up."  March  7,  1698-99,  he 
was  chosen  surveyor  of  highways.  At  the  same  town-meet- 
ing, in  answer  to  a  petition  from  "  Eph  :  Roberds  ...  for  a 
grant  of  liberty  of  building  a  Saw  mill  upon  the  place  where 
the  old  sawmill  was  set  .  .  .  and  to  have  full  liberty  of 

*  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  10 :  124,  76. 
t  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  10:  123. 


The  Roberts  Family  9c c 


that  stream,"  the  town  refused,  as  that  privilege  had  been 
"  long  since  granted  to  others."  In  answer  to  a  petition  of 
Ephraim  Roberts  and  several  other  men,  at  town-meeting 
held  April  9,  1700,  the  town  refused  to  allow  them  to  "build 
a  sawmill  at  Spickett  River  stream."  March  4,  1700-01,  he 
was  chosen  selectman,  and  again  on  March  7,  1709-10,* 
With  rank  of  Sergeant,  Ephraim  Roberts  "led  seven  sen- 
tinels from  the  Haverhill  garrison,"  in  March,  1706-07.! 

As  the  only  surviving  heir,  and  executor  of  the  estates  of 
his  father  and  mother,  he  sold  in  17 14,  to  "  my  BroT  Thomas 
Perrin,  of  Ipswich,"  all  right  of  the  heirs  or  their  children  to 
the  real  or  personal  property  of  Robert  and  Susanna  Roberts, 
of  Ipswich. $ 

Ephraim  Roberts,  of  Haverhill,  died  after  October,  1732. 
His  will,  dated  Oct.  27,  1732,  when  he  was  about  eighty-two 
years  of  age,  was  as  follows :  §  — 

"  In  the  name  of  God  amen  This  Twenty  seventh  day  of  Octo- 
ber anno  Domini  1732  in  the  [blank]  year  of  his  Majestys  Reign : 
J  Ephraim  Roberds  of  Haverhill  in  the  County  of  Essex  in  Pro- 
vence of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  in  New  England  yeoman  being 
very  sik  and  apprehensive  that  my  grate  and  last  chang  draws  near 
being  of  perfect  mind  and  memory  and  sound  understanding 
thanks  be  given  to  almighty  God.  J  therefore  make  and  ordain 
this  my  Last  will  and  Testament :  first  J  reccomend  my  soul  to 
almighty  God  who  gave  it  and  my  body  to  the  earth  to  be  decently 
buried  att  the  discretion  of  my  Executor  hereafter  named  hopeing 
and  trusting  that  By  the  Power  of  almighty  God  through  the 
merits  of  Christ  my  redeemer  J  shall  Receve  the  same  again :  and 
as  touching  such  worldly  Estate  wherewith  it  hath  pleased  God  to 
bless  me  with  in  this  Life :  J  give  demise  and  dispose  thereof  in 
maner  and  form  following :  viz 
"  Imprimis :  J  give  and  bequeath  unto  Hannah  my  derely  beloved 
wife  the  one  half  of  my  Dwelling  House  from  the  botum  of  the 
celer  to  the  top  of  the  house  J  also  give  her  one  hors  sutable  for 
her  to  ride  on  and  also  three  milch  Cows  and  all  my  sheep  and  also 

*  Town  Records  of  Haverhill^  vol.  2  :  307,  323,  345,  348,  349,  363,  370,  413. 

t  Massachusetts  Province  Laws,  1703-1707,  voL  8  :  677. 

t  Vide  page  951. 

§  Essex  County  Probate  (original),  No.  23814. 


95  6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


sutable  hay  and  pastering  for  the  sd  cretures  J  also  give  her  one 
fatt  CO  [illegible]  and  also  all  my  swine  J  also  give  her  thirty  bushils 
of  Jndian  Corn  and  ten  bushils  Jnglish  corn  J  also  give  her  all  my 
Houset  stuf :  and  it  is  my  will  and  pleasure  that  all  those  move- 
ables that  my  wife  shall  leave  att  her  decease  undisposed  of  shall 
be  equaly  devided  among   my  three   daughters   namely   Hannah 
Patience  &  Mary  J  also  give  my  wife  the  free  and  full  improve- 
ment of  that  part  of  my  Homstead  that  lyeth  between  the  high- 
way by  my  house  and  the  fishing  River  except  four  Acres  which  is 
for  my  son  Daniel  and  also  convenient  pastering  by  my  house  on 
the  east  side  of  the  highway  during  her  natural  life  for  her  three 
cows  and  one  hors  J  also  let  my  wife  have  the  whol  use  of  one 
yoak  of  my  oxen  dureing  the  time  she  remains  my  widow  and  then 
they  are  to  be  my  executors  J  also  give  her  the  use  of  my  seed 
plow 
"  Secondly :  J  give  and  bequeth  unto  my  beloved  son  Samuels  two 
Children  namely  Samuel  Roberts  and  Mary  Roberts  thirty  pounds 
twenty  pounds  to  my  grandson  Samuel  Roberts  to  be  paid  to  him 
when  he  shal  come  to  the  age  of  twenty  one  years  and  to  my  sd 
grandaughter  Mary  ten  pounds  in  or  as  money  on  or  before  her 
marriage  day  these  somes  to  be  paid  by  my  executor 
"Thirdly:    J  give    and    bequeth   unto   my   beloved    son    Ephraim 
Roberds  the  sum  of  thirty  pounds  in  money  to  be  paid  by  my  exec- 
utor att  the  end  of  a  full  year  after  my  decease  J  also  give  him  one 
coat  wescoat  &  brecks  which  J  had  last  made  for  me 
"  Fourthly :  J  give  and  bequeth  unto  my  beloved  son  Jonathan  all 
that  land  that  was  my  son  Davids  and  also  all  my  land  lying  on 
the  east  side  of  the  way  by  my  dwelling  house  excepting  what  was 
before  reserved  for  my  wife  and  also  all  my  real  and  personal 
estate  which  J  have  not  allredy  desposed  of  in  this  my  last  will  or 
shall  not  depose  of  herein:  and  it  is  my  will  and  pleasure  that  my 
sd  son  Jonathan  pay  to  such  persons  as  J  shall  here  after  name  the 
sums  that  J  shall  apoint  he  being  also  to  be  my  Executor 
"  Fifthly :  J  give  and  beqeth  unto  my  beloved  son  Daniel  four  Acres 
of  land  adjoyning  to  his  Dwelling  house  where  he  now  lives  with 
about  four  Acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  fishing  River  ad- 
joyning to  sd  River  att  my  decease  and  also  about  Twelve  acres  of 
paster  land  which  J  bought  of  mr  James  Peker  and  also  all  my 
building  that  is  my  dwelling  house  and  barne  where  J  now  dwell 
with  about  sixteen  acres  of  land  lying  between  the  fishing  River 
and  the  highway  it  being  that  part  of  my  Homsted  where  my  sd 
buildings  now  stand  this  sixteen  Acres  with  my  building  J  reserve 
for  my  wife  dureing  her  remaineing  my  widow  :  J  further  order  and 


The  Roberts  Family  957 


ap  [worn]  my  son  Daniel  to  pay  unto  David  felton  of  Salem 
my  belove  [worn]  Grandson  fifteen  pounds  in  money  or  bills  of 
credit  att  the  end  of  [worn]  year  after  my  decease  J  also  order  and 
apoint  my  son  Dan  [worn]  pay  unto  my  wel  beloved  Daughter 
Hannah  fifteen  pounds  in  [worn]  or  bils  of  credit  att  or  before 
the  end  of  two  full  years  after  my  decease  J  further  will  and 
order  that  my  sd  son  Daniel  pay  to  my  two  beloved  Grandaughters 
the  Daughters  of  my  beloved  son  David  Anne  &  Sarah  fifteen 
pounds  in  money  to  each  att  or  before  their  marriage  day  also  J 
give  my  son  Daniel  one  coat  wescoat  and  brecks  all  well  lined 

"  Sixthly  :  J  give  and  beqeth  unto  John  Atwood  the  child  that  J 
have  brought  up  from  a  child  to  this  day  as  a  reward  for  his  obedi- 
ence the  time  past  and  to  incourage  him  to  be  obedient  and  faith- 
full  to  my  wife  after  my  decease  :  all  my  Right  in  a  medow  known 
by  the  name  of  rubigge  [Rubbish]  Medow  and  also  fifty  pounds 
in  money  at  the  end  of  a  full  year  after  he  shall  arive  to  the 
age  of  Twenty  one  years  provided  he  live  with  me  or  my  wife 
until  he  shall  come  to  s^  age  and  if  he  do  not  live  to  the  age  of 
Twenty  one  years  then  the  sd  medow  and  money  is  to  be  my  Exe- 
cutors :  and  if  my  wife  shall  not  live  nor  my  self  til  the  sd  John 
Atwood  comes  to  the  age  of  Twenty  one  so  much  time  as  he  is 
freed  from  serveing  me  or  my  wife  before  he  is  Twenty  one  years 
old  so  much  is  to  be  abated  of  his  fifty  pounds  reconing  his  time 
from  the  date  hereof 

"  Seventhly  ;  J  give  and  bequeth  unto  my  well  beloved  Daughter  Pa- 
tience the  sum  of  fifteen  pounds  in  money  or  bills  of  credit  to  be 
paid  unto  her  att  the  end  of  two  full  years  after  my  decease  to  be 
paid  by  my  son  Jonathan  my  Executor 

"  Eighthly  :  J  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  wel  beloved  Doughter 
mary  the  some  of  fifteen  pounds  in  money  att  the  end  of  two  full 
years  after  my  decease  to  be  paid  to  her  by  my  son  Jonathan  my 
Executor 

"  Lastly  it  is  my  will  and  pleasure  and  order  that  my  son  Jonathan 
pay  to  the  sd  samuel  Roberds  and  mary  Roberds  and  to  my  son 
Ephraim  and  to  John  Atwod  and  to  my  daughters  Patience  and 
Mary  the  several  sums  allredy  named  :  &  at  the  time  before  de- 
scribed :  J  also  will  and  ordain  that  all  those  Just  debts  which  in 
Duty  right  or  Conscience  J  owe  to  any  person  or  persons  what- 
soever together  with  my  [worn]  funeral  Expences  &  Charges  be 
well  and  truly  paid  by  my  sd  son  Jonathan  in  Convenient  season 
after  my  decease  whom  J  Constitute  sole  Executor  of  this  my  Last 
will  and  testament  Hereby  revoking  disanulling  and  disalowing  all 
former  wills  Testament  Legaces  and  Executors  by  me  at  any  time 


958  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

heretofore  willed  Constituted  and  made  &  Ratifying  allowing  and 
Confirming  this  and  no  other  to  be  my  last  will  and  testament  Jn 
witnes  &  for  Confirmation  hereof  J  have  hereto  set  my  hand  and 
seal  the  day  and  Year  first  written 


€k^7^  J?-^^, 


[seal] 

"  Signed  sealed  and  Delivered  by  the  said 
Ephraim  Roberds  to  be  his  Last  will 
and  Testament  before  us 
Joseph  heath 

his 

Joseph  X  Heath  jr 

mark 

Daniel  Little  " 

This  will  is  one  of  the  few  originals  in  the  Essex  County 
Probate,  and  is  fairly  legible,  though  much  worn  at  one  side. 
There  is  nothing  in  the  Probate  Records  that  shows  when  it 
was  proved,  or  how  the  estate  was  settled. 

Hannah  Roberts  was  the  widow  of  John  How,  of  Ipswich, 
when  she  became  the  wife  of  Ephraim  Roberts,  of  Haverhill, 
about  1702.  On  Feb.  8,  17 12,  Ephraim  Roberts  was  ap- 
pointed guardian  to  her  son,  James  How,  "  a  minor  upwards 
of  14  years."  *  Hannah  Roberts  died  in  Methuen  ;  her  will, 
dated  March  22,  1744-45,  was  proved  May  13,  1745.  She 
appointed  her  "  well  beloved  son  James  How,  to  be  sole  ex- 
ecutor ; "  he  was  to  have  one  cow,  a  yearling  and  calf,  one 
sheep,  and  all  other  real  and  personal  estate.  She  gave  to 
her  "beloved  Daughter  Martha  How,  who  has  been  very 
helpful  to  Me  in  my  Old  age  &  sickness,"  a  sheep,  bedding, 
and  household  stuff.  To  granddaughter,  "  Susannah  Herri- 
man  Daughter  of  my  Daughf  Herriman  DeC^,"  she  be- 
queathed "  one  of  my  wearing  caps  ;  "  to  "  Daughter  Mary, 
wife  of  Moses  Stevens  .  ,  .  two  bed  blankets  and  one  cap." 
Her  will  was  signed  with  a  mark,  and  vi^itnessed  by  Samuel 
Parker,  Samuel  Pingry,  and  Moses  Pingry.f 

*  Essex  County  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  I :  i6. 
t  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  326:  286-287. 


The  Roberts  Family  959 


Issue*  by  first  wife:  i.  Hannah^,  b.  Sept.  20,  1685,  in 
Haverhill.  There  is  no  record  of  her  marriage  or 
death  in  Haverhill,  but  she  was  living  in  1732,  when 
her  father  made  his  will,  wife  of  Nathaniel  Putnam. 

2.  Samuel  ^  son  to  Ephraim  ^,  b.  Aug.  7,  1687,  in  Haver- 

hill. He  married  Abigail  Ladd,  no  date  given. 
In  17 14,  with  his  wife  Abigail,  Nathaniel  Ladd  and  Jona- 
than Ladd,  both  of  Norwich,  Conn.,  Samuel  Roberts,  of 
Haverhill,  conveyed  all  right  in  the  property  of  "  our  Brother 
Ezekiel  Lad  Late  of  Boxford  DeC^',"  to  John  Chadwick,  of 
Boxford.  Samuel  Roberts  lived  near  the  Town  Common, 
in  Haverhill,  on  land  adjoining  that  of  his  father,  which  he 
bought,  in  March,  1710-11,  of  Joseph  Heath. f 

Samuel  Roberts  d.   March   29,   1720,   in   Haverhill-  his 
widow,  Abigail,  was  married,  Jan.  31,   1721-22,  to  William 
Johnson,  of  that  town.     She  d.  Aug.  2,  1736,  in  Haverhill.^ 
Issue  by  first  husband  :  I.  Mary*,  b.  June  20,  17 18,  in 

Haverhill. 
II.  Samuel*,  b.  Dec.  6,  1720,  in  Haverhill.     Both  these 
children  were  mentioned  in  the  will  of  their  grand- 
father, Ephraim  Roberts. 
Issue  by  second  husband :   III.  William   Johnson,  b. 

July  21,  1723,  in  Haverhill. 
IV.  Abigail  Johnson,  b.  Sept.  25,  1726,  in  Haverhill, 
V.  Caleb  Johnson,  b.  Sept.  18,  1730,  in  Haverhill;  d. 
Sept.  10,  1737. 

3.  Ephraim  ^  son  to  Ephraim  ^  b.  Jan.  i,  1689-90,  in  Ha- 

verhill.   He  mar.,  Feb.  7,  17 14-15,  Hannah  Smith.§ 
Issue:    L  " Mehetabel" *,    b.    March  9,    17 16-17,    in 

Haverhill, 
IL  Abigail*,  b.  March  3,  1718-19,  in  Haverhill. 
in.  Hannah*,  b.  May  10,  1722,  in  Haverhill;  d.  May 

28,  1722. 
IV.  Rachel*,  b.  Oct.  30,  1723,  in  Haverhill. 

*  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  2 :  57. 

t  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  29:  87,  116. 

X  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  2:  135;  vol.  3:  131. 

§  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths^  voL  2  ;  UQ. 


960  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

V,  "Meriam"*,  b.  Aug.  30,  1727,  in  Haverhill. 
VI.  Ephraim*,  b.  Aug.  9,  1729,  in  Haverhill ;  d.  Jan.  19, 

1730- 
Vn,  David*,  b.  June  i,  1732,  in  Haverhill. 

4.  "Mehetabel"^    daughter   to   Ephraim^,  b.   April   10, 

1692,  in   Haverhill.     Mehitable  Roberts  was  mar., 
about   17 10,  to  Ebenezer^  Felton,  of  Salem,  Mass. 
He  was  b.  about  1685,  son  to  Nathaniel^  and  Ann 
(Horn)  Felton,  of  Salem. 
This  Felton  family  enjoyed  a  position  of  prominence  in 
Salem,  and  married  with  other  families  equally  prominent, 
as  the  Endicott,  Goodale,  Pitman,  Foot,  Waters,  and  Tomp- 
kins.    Nathaniel^  Felton,  "the  Planter,"  was  b.  about  1615, 
in  England,     In  1633,  he  married  at  Salem,  Mary^  Skelton, 
daughter  to  Rev.  Samuel  ^  Skelton,  the  first  minister  of  the 
First  Church.    Ann  ^  Horn,  the  wife  of  their  son  Nathaniel  *, 
was  daughter  to  Deacon  John  ^  Horn,  of  the  First  Church, 
Ebenezer  ^  Felton   was    a   housewright  by  trade  ;  his   wife 
Mehitable  was  baptized  Feb.  21,  17 13,  with  her  infant  son 
David,  and  died  not  long  after.     Her  husband  mar.,  second, 
Oct.,  17 16,  Jehoadan  Ward,  b.  March,  1690-91,  daughter  to 

John  and  Jehoadan  ( )  Ward,  of  Salem,  by  whom  he  had 

nine  children.  About  1740,  Ebenezer  Felton  went  to  New 
Salem,  Franklin  County,  Mass.,  with  his  five  sons,  David*, 
Ebenezer*,  Amos*,  Benjamin,*  and  Nathaniel  *.  The  father 
died  there,  in  1776,  aged  ninety  years.  His  will,  dated  Nov. 
24,  1762,  was  proved  Sept.,  1776.  His  children  were  all 
born  in  Essex  County.* 

Issue  by  first  wife:  I.  David*  Felton,  b.  about  1711,  in 
Salem  ;  mar.  1736,  Sarah  Houlton,  of  Salem.  He 
was  mentioned  in  the  will  of  his  grandfather, 
Ephraim  Roberts,  with  a  bequest  of  ;^i5.t  In 
1740,  he  went  with  his  father  to  New  Salem. 

5.  David  ^  (twin),  son  to  Ephraim'^,  b.  Sept.  23,  1696,  in 

Haverhill;  mar.  March  24,   17 18-19,   Mary  Dow. J 

*  The  Felton  Family,  by  Cyrus  Felton,  1886:  18-19,  ^Zi  ^i 

t  Vide  page  957. 

X  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  2  ;  125, 


The  Roberts  Family  961 


His  death  occurred  in  September,  1722,  and  admin- 
istration of  his  estate  was  granted  Oct.  i,  1722,  to  his 
widow,  Mary,  and  father,  Ephraim  Roberts,  who  gave 
bond,   etc.*     His  widow,  Mary  Roberts,  was   mar. 
Nov.  5,  1724,  to  Nathaniel  Marble,  of  Haverhill. t    It 
is  probable  that  she  was  the  "  widow  Mary  Marble  " 
who   was    mar.   March    17,    1756,    in    Haverhill,  to 
Obadiah  Belknap. $ 
Issue  by   first  husband  :  I.  Anna  ^     The  date  of  her 
birth  is  not  recorded,  but  she  was  mentioned  in 
the  will  of  her  grandfather,  Ephraim  Roberts. 
II,  Sarah*,  b.  April  19,  1722,  in  Haverhill. 
Issue  by  second  husband :  III.  Rachel  Marble,  b.  July 

13,  1727,  in  Haverhill. 
IV.  Hannah  Marble,  b.  Oct.  30,  1729,  in  Haverhill. 
V.  Abigail  Marble,  b.  Feb.  i,  1731-32,  in  Haverhill. 
VI.  Phebe  Marble,  b.  May  12,  1737,  in  Haverhill. 
VII.  Nathaniel  Marble,  b.  March  19,  1741-42,  in  Haver- 
hill. 

6.  Jonathan^  (twin),  son  to  Ephraim^,  b.  Sept.  23,  1696, 

in  Haverhill ;  died  the  same  day. 

7.  Jonathan'',  son  to  Ephraim^,  b.  Jan.  31,    1698-99,  in 

Haverhill.  He  mar.  April  6,  1731,  in  Haverhill, 
"Abiah  Belknapp."  On  July  6,  1730,  he  and  his 
brother  Ephraim,  yeomen,  of  Haverhill,  sold  to  Moses 
Copp,  for  ;^4o,  forty  acres  in  that  town,  "  laid  out  to 
the  Original  Right  of  Bartholomew  Heath."  Their 
signatures  were — "  Ephraim  Roberds  "  and  "Jona- 
than Roberds."  Jonathan  Roberts  enlisted  for  the 
military  service  at  Louisburg,  1744-1745  and  "Died 
at  Cape  Brittain  January  15,  1745/6."  § 
Issue:  I.  Hannah*,  b.  Oct.  9,  1731  ;  d.  Nov.  26,  1737, 

in  Haverhill. 
II.  Amos*,  b.    May  25,    1733;  d.    Nov.    15,    1737,   in 

Haverhill. 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  319 :  57. 

t  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  3  :  2. 

I    The  Essex  Antiquarian,  vol.  8  :  142. 

§  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  3  :  26. 


962  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

III.  Mary*,  b.  Sept.  18,  1735  ;  d.  Oct.  3,  1737,  in  Haver- 

hill. 

IV.  Zilla^  b.  Jan.   18,   1736-37;   d.   Nov.   13,    1737,   in 

Haverhill. 
Three  of  these  children  are  recorded  as  having  died  of 
the  "  throat  distemper  "  which  caused  so  many  deaths  among 
the  children  of  Haverhill  in  November  and  December,  1737.* 
The  death  of  Mary,  in  October,  was  p'robably  from  the  same 
disease. 

V.  Susannah*,  b.  Aug.  16,  1738,  in  Haverhill. 
VI.  Meribah*,  b.  May  28,  1741,  in  Haverhill. 
VII.  Tamor*,  b.  Sept.  4,  1743,  in  Haverhill. 
8.  Daniel^,  son  to  Ephraim^,  b.  April  25,  1701,  in  Haver- 
hill.    He  married   Martha  Heath,  of  Haverhill  (no 
date  given). t     She  was  b.  March  21,  1702,  in  Haver- 
hill, daughter  to  Joseph  and  Hannah  (Bradley)  Heath, 
of  that  town. 
On  Nov.  26,  1722,  Ephraim  Roberts,  for  "Love  &  Natu- 
rall  affection  .  .  .  towards  my  son  Daniel  Roberts,"  gave  him 
four  acres,  '*  it  being  a  part  of  my  Homestead,"  adjoining 
land  of  Joseph  Heath  and  the  highway.     In  1738,  *' Dan^ 
Roberdes  of  Haverhill  "  conveyed  land  which  he  bought  of 
"my  Said  Father  in  Law  Joseph  Heath;"  in  1739,  Daniel 
sold  land  in  Haverhill  to  his  son  Daniel  Roberts,  Jr. ;  %  in 
1750,  father  and  son  were  mentioned  in  Province  deeds  as 
of  Hampstead,  N.  H. 

The  town  of  Hampstead,  N.  H.,  was  set  off  Jan.  19,  1749, 
from  Haverhill.  The  History  of  Hampstead  states  that 
Daniel  and  Jonathan  Roberts  "  settled  on  tracts  purchased 
in  1742,  part  of  Stephen  Kent's  5th  division  of  lands." 
"  Abiah  Roberds,"  probably  wife  of  Jonathan,  "  made  settle- 
ment on  a  tract  north  of  the  Island  Pond."  § 

Daniel   Roberts,  of   Hampstead,    N.  H,,   served   in   the 

*   The  Essex  Antiquarian,  vol.  I  :  11. 
t  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  2  :  133. 
\  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  41  :  146;  Book  74  :  26S  ;  Book  79:  107. 
§  A  Memorial  History  of  Hampstead,  New  Hampshire,  by  Harriette  Eliza 
Noyes,  1903,  vol.  i :  156,  151. 


The  Roberts  Family  963 


"  Crown  Point  Expedition  "  of  1756.  He  entered  service  as 
private,  on  April  22,  and  served  until  Nov.  7,  of  that  year,  a 
period  of  twenty-eight  weeks,  four  days  ;  he  was  in  Captain 
Edmund  Mooers'  company.  Colonel  Ichabod  Plaisted's  regi- 
ment. In  a  roll  of  that  company,  dated  July  26,  1756,  his 
age  was  given  as  fifty-six  years,  "occupation  labourer," 
birthplace  Haverhill,  residence  Hampstead;  in  a  roll  of 
Oct.  II,  he  was  reported  sick  in  camp  at  Fort  William 
Henry.* 

About  a  year  later,  Daniel  Roberts  was  dead ;  his  will, 
dated  April  30,  1756,  was  allowed  Oct.  11,  1757.  It  men- 
tioned his  wife  Martha,  daughters  Hannah,  Sarah,  and  Mary 
Foster,  and  three  children  of  his  deceased  son  Daniel ;  daugh- 
ter Hannah  to  be  executrix.  Five  children  of  Daniel  and 
Martha  Roberts  were  recorded  in  Haverhill,  three  of  whom 
died  of  "throat  distemper"  in  the  fall  of  1737.! 

Issue:  I.  Daniel^,  b.  March  6,   1721-22,  in  Haverhill. 

His  wife  was  Meribah ;  they  lived  in  Hampstead 

near  his  father.  Daniel  Roberts  enlisted  as  private 
April  24,  1755,  for  the  Crown  Point  expedition.  He 
appears  to  have  served  in  "  Captain  Joseph  Eastman's 
CO.,  Col.  Joseph  Blanchard's  regt.  .  .  .  time  of  dis- 
charge Oct.  24,  1755."  X  In  an  account  rendered 
May  25,  1757,  by  Meribah  Roberts,  widow  and  ad- 
ministratrix of  Daniel  Roberts,  Jr.,  the  date  of  his 
death  is  given  Oct.  16,  1755.  On  Dec.  28,  1768,  an 
additional  account  was  brought  in  by  the  widow 
Meribah. 

Issue:  I.  Phebe^  b.  "6,  15,  1748,"  in  Hampstead. 
2.  Meribah  ^  b.  "8,  23,  1750,"  in  Hampstead.  She 
was  mar.  Sept.  28,  1769,  to  John  Atwood,  Jr., 
son  to  John  and  Abigail  (Sanders)  Atwood,  of 
Haverhill.  John  Atwood,  Sr.,  must  have  been 
the  youth  of  that  name  mentioned  in  the  will  of 


*  Massachusetts  Archives,  Muster  Rolls,  vol.  95  :  112 ;  vol.  94 :  347,  505. 
t  The  Essex  Antiquarian,  vol.  1  :  11. 

X  Report  of  the  Adjutant-General  of  the  State  of  New  Hampshire,  1866,  vol. 
2:  135. 


964  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Ephraim  ^  Roberts  ;  he  was  b.  17 14,  mar.  Jan.  7, 
1735,  Abigail  Sanders,  and  d.  Jan.  i,  1812,  in 
Haverhill,  aged  ninety-seven  years,  seven  months. 
3.  Jonathan  ^  b.  "10,  15,  1754,"  in  Hampstead;  d. 
four  months  after  his  father. 
II.  Dorothy^,  b.  Feb.  28,  1724-25,  in  Haverhill. 

III,  Joseph*,  b.  March  7,  1730,  in  Haverhill.     He  prob- 

ably was  one  of  the  children  who  died  of  diph- 
theria, as  he  never  was  mentioned  afterwards. 

IV.  Priscilla*,  b.  Aug.  28,  1732,  in  Haverhill. 
V.  Martha*,  b.  March  4,  1735,  i"  Haverhill. 

VI.  Mary*,  b.  "7,  1736,"  in  Hampstead.     She  was  mar. 
May  10,  1755,  in  Hampstead,  to  Ezekiel  Foster. 
VII.  Hannah*,  b.  "4, 19,  1740,"  in  Hampstead.     She  was 
executrix  of  her  father's  will. 
VIII.  Sarah*,  b.  "6,  i,  1745,"  in  Hampstead. 
IX.  Samuel*,  b.  "9,  22,  1748,"  in  Hampstead;  he  prob- 
ably died  young,  as  he  was  not  mentioned  in  his 
father's  will. 
Issue  by  second  wife  :  9.  Patience  ^,  daughter  to  Ephraim^ 
Roberts,  b.  July  5,  1703,  in  Haverhill.     She  was  mar. 
Dec.  25,  1723, in  Haverhill,  to  "Stephen  Herriman," 
or  Harriman.     She  d.  Aug.  26,   1742,  in  Haverhill, 
aged  thirty-nine  years.* 
Issue:  I.  Hannah    Harriman,   b.    Oct.    13,    1724,   in 

Haverhill. 
II.  "Mehetabel"  Harriman,  b.  Jan.   14,    1725-26,   in 
Haverhill. 

III.  Stephen  Harriman,  b.  March  9,  1727-28,  in  Haver- 

hill. 

IV.  Edmund  Harriman,  b.  Oct.  i,  1729,  in  Haverhill. 
V.  Susanna  Harriman,  b.  Oct.  12,  173 1,  in  Haverhill. 

VI.  Ebenezer  Harriman,  b.  Aug.  11,  1733,  in  Haverhill. 
VII.  James  Harriman,  b.  Jan.  31,  1734-35,  in  Haverhill. 
VIII.  Asa  Harriman,  b.  March  5,  1736-37,  in  Haverhill. 
10.  Mary^,  daughter  to  Ephraim'^  Roberts,  b.   Oct.   17, 

*  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  2  :  142. 


The  Roberts  Family  965 


1705,  in  Haverhill.     She  was  mar.  April  23,  1724, 

to  Moses  Stevens,  of  Haverhill.* 
Issue  :  I.  Moses  Stevens,  b.  Sept.  29,  1726,  in  Haver- 
hill. 
II.  David  Stevens,  b.  Oct.  10,  1728,  in  Haverhill. 

III.  Mary  Stevens,  b.  Oct.  29,  1730,  in  Haverhill. 

IV.  Hannah  Stevens,  b.  Oct.  3,  1732,  in  Haverhill. 
V.  Reuben  Stevens,  b.  Dec.  i,  1734,  in  Haverhill. 

IV.  Hannah ^  daughter  to  Robert^  and  Susanna  Roberts,  b. 
about  1656,  in  Ipswich.  "William  Whitridge  and  Han- 
nah Roberts"  were  mar.  March  4,  1684,  by  William 
Brown,  Esq.f 

William^  Whittredge,  b.  March  31,  1658,  in  Ipswich,  was 
son  to  William  ^  Whittredge  %  by  his  second  wife,  Frances, 
who  d.  April  26,  1658,  in  Ipswich. §  The  father  was  from 
Benindon,  County  Kent,  England.  He  came  to  New  Eng- 
land in  the  Elizabeth,  in  1635  i  his  age  was  thirty-six  years, 
his  wife  Elizabeth  was  thirty,  and  their  son  Thomas  was 
ten  years  of  age.  His  wife  Frances  having  died,  William  ^ 
Whittredge  mar.,  third,  about  1663,  Susanna,  widow  of 
Anthony  Colby.  In  April,  1637,  "William  Whitred  "  was  a 
Pequod  soldier;  in  1638,  he  first  was  mentioned  in  the 
Ipswich  records,  though  he  probably  was  there  soon  after 
his  arrival  in  1635.  Under  date  of  1639,  it  was  mentioned 
that  he  had  sold  to  Thomas  Smith  his  house  and  lot  in  the 
street  called  West  End  Street.  ||  About  165 1,  he  was  pos- 
sessed of  ten  acres  of  "  Marsh  bounded  by  a  creek  next  to 
Robert  Roberds  toward  the  West."  IF  William  ^  Whittredge 
was  a  carpenter ;  his  death  occurred  Dec.  9, 1668,  in  Ipswich, 
"his  inventory  showing  estate  one  third  less  than  his  debts." 
His  son  Thomas  ^  married  twice,  and  had  one  child  by  each 


*  Haverhill  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  3  :  i. 
t   Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80:  313. 
J  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1635-1687 :  2. 
§  Essex  County  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  i  :  42. 
II  Ipswich   in  the   Massachusetts  Bay    Colony,  by   Rev.   Thomas    Franklin 
Waters,  1905  :  82,  125,  372,  339. 
U   Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  i  :  180. 


966  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

wife.*     Their  immediate  descendants  lived  in  Beverly,  oc- 
cupying positions  of  wealth  and  responsibility. 

William  ^  Whittredge  and  his  wife  Hannah  probably  went 
to  Gloucester  soon  after  their  marriage,  as  all  their  children 
were  registered  there.  He  was  a  mariner.  In  March,  1705-06, 
he  sold  to  Henry  Haskell,  of  Gloucester,  for  ;i^5,  "  One  Com- 
monage .  .  .  within  y^  township  of  Gloucester,"  with  a  right 
in  all  the  woods,  timbers,  waters,  etc.  "July  y^  16'^  1706," 
he  sold  to  Isaac  Eveleth,  for  ^5,  land  in  Gloucester,  "on 
y^  South  Side  of  Squamme  river  or  Ferry  contayning  One 
acre  .  .  .  with  y*  dwelling  house  &  housing  vpon  it  together 
with  all  other  privileges  to  y«  same  belonging."  His  signa- 
ture in  both  deeds  was  the  same :  — 

"  William  Whitteredge  "  t  [seal] 
He  does  not  appear  to  have  left  the  town,  since  his  death 
was  recorded  there  :  "  W™  Whitridge  (aged  about  70  years) 
Dyed  Aug.  8,  1726."  X    The  date  of  death  of  his  wife  Hannah 
is  not  given. 

Issue:  I.  Hannah'  Whittredge,  b.  Jan.    4,    1684-85,  in 

Gloucester. 
2.  SamueP  Whittredge,  b.  July  30,  1692,  in  Gloucester. 
He  was  mar.  Jan.  20,  1720,  by  the  Rev.  John  White, 
pastor  of  the  First  Church  of  Gloucester,  to  Hannah 
Whiston  (?),  of  Barnstable.  "  M""  Samuel  Whitereg 
was  drowned  near  the  new  Barr  of  the  Island  of 
Sable  May  10,  1732,  in  the  42  year  of  his  Eage." 
His  widow  appears  to  have  been  the  Hannah  Whit- 
tredge who  was  mar.  May  2,  1735,  in  Gloucester,  by 
Rev.  Benjamin  Bradstreet,  to  Joseph  Harraden.§ 
Issue:  I.  Mary*   Whittredge,    b.    June    16,     1722,    in 

Gloucester ;  d.  young. 
II.  Mary  ^  Whittredge,  b.  March  4,  1724,  in  Gloucester; 
d.  April  14,  1726,  aged  two  years. 


*  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register^  vol.  14  :  307  ;  vol.  8  : 
167. 

t  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  22  :  263  ;  Book  20  :  59. 

J  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1780:  313. 

§  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80  :  313,  314,  126. 


The  Roberts  Family  967 


III.  Abigail  *  Whittredge,  b.  May  18,  1726,  in  Gloucester. 

IV.  Sarah*  Whittredge,  b.  May,  1728,  in  Gloucester. 
V.  Susanna*  Whittredge,  b.  July  19,  1730,  in  Glouces- 
ter; d.  Sept.  3,  1730,  aged  about  six  weeks. 

VI.  William  *  Whittredge,  b.  Oct.  17,  1731,  in  Glouces- 
ter ;  he  was  mar.  Dec.  8,  1755,  by  Rev.  Benjamin 
Bradstreet,  to  Mary  Saville.     Issue  :  i.  William  ^ 
2.  Oliver  Saville  ^     3.  Mary^ 
3.  Susanna «  Whittredge,  b.  Feb.  26,  1697,  in  Gloucester. 
She  was  mar.  Jan.  11,  1722,  by  the  Rev.  John  White, 
to  "  Nathaniel  Soams,"  or  Somes,  of  Gloucester.* 
Issue :  I,  Nathaniel  Somes,  b.  May  25,  1723,  in  Glouces- 
ter. 
II.  Susanna  Somes,  b.  Nov.   19,   1725,  in  Gloucester. 
There  probably  were  other  children. 
V.  Abigail^  daughter  to  Robert^  Roberts,  b.  March  27,  1658, 

in  Ipswich. t     She  does  not  appear  further. 
VI.  Patience ^  daughter  to  Robert  *  Roberts,  b.  "about  20  Feb., 
1660,"  in  Ipswich. t     In  1667,  when  she  was  seven  years 
old,  she  was  killed  by  a  log  from  a  fence  falling  upon  her. 
The  report  of  the  coroner's  jury  is  as  follows  :  § 

"  We  whose  names  vnder  wrighten  being  warned  By  the  Con- 
stabell  to  examine  the  maner  of  the  death  of  Pacent  Roberds : 
acording  To  our  best  vnderstanding  &  the  best  information  we 
coud  gett  is  as  foloweth  :  ther  was  two :  children  being  together  on 
[one]  was  this  deceased  child  Pacents  Roberds  aged  about  seuen 
yeres  the  other  a  boy  hir  Brother  between  4  or  5  yeres  of  age  : 
the  girlie  that  was  found  dead  was  found  lying  cros  two  loggs 
vpon  her  Backe  &  a  logge  aboute  20  ffeete  lying  vpon  hir  .  .  .  this 
doth  appeare  by  hir  sister  that  found  hir :  the  littell  boye  being 
caryed  with  vs  to  the  place  wher  the  deed  child  had  layne  showed 
vs  how  his  sister  satte  vpon  a  small  logg  vnder  a  logg  ffence  he 
the  littell  boy  was  clambering  vpe  the  fenc  a  logg  ffell  vpon  his 
sister  &  beate  hir  Backwarde  &  this  doth  apeare  to  vs  to  be  the 
death  of  pacente  Roberds  by  the  lying  or  maner  of  lying  of  the 

*  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1780 :  270. 
t  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  163^-1687  :  2. 
X  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  16JJ-1687  :  6. 
§  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  Book  13  :  26. 


968  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

logge  &  by  the  browses  [bruises]  that  we  found  vpon  hir  .  .  . 
arms  &  hir  Back 

"The  Clarke  John  Newmarch. 

Edward  Chapman  John  Brown. 

Andrew  Fetters  Nathaniel  Treadwell 

Roberd  Perce  ffreegrace  Nortton. 

Robert  Lord  Robert  Duch. 

Jacob  fioster.  Joseph  Brown : 

"  The  abouenamed  appeared  before  me  feb  24  1667:  and  gaue  in 
their  verdict  aboue  written  Daniel  Denison." 

VII.  Richard^,  son  to  Robert^  Roberts,  b.  about  1662  or  1663, 
in  Ipswich.  He  probably  was  the  little  boy  who  was 
with  his  sister  Patience,  when  she  was  killed. 

In  1697,  his  name  was  in  a  list  of  those  citizens  of  Ipswich 
who  were  entitled  to  "horse  commonage,"  he  having  regis- 
tered, on  May  15,  "  i  black  mare,  2  years  old,  w'^^  i  white 
foot  and  a  Starr  in  her  forehead."*  In  1700,  he  had  seat 
number  twelve  in  the  meeting-house. f 

On  May  i,  1712,  the  name  "Richard  Roberds"  appeared 
on  a  petition  for  a  minister  in  "  The  Hamlet."  The  request 
was  granted  May  22,  following,  to  take  effect  as  soon  as  the 
petitioners  should  "  build  a  meeting  house  and  call  an  ortho- 
dox minister  to  preach  y^  Gospel  to  them."  %  Richard  Rob- 
erts died  before  17 15,  at  which  time  his  brother  Ephraim,  as 
sole  survivor  of  the  children,  administered  upon  the  estate  of 
their  parents. § 

The  wife  of  Richard  evidently  was  the  "  Elizabeth  Rob- 
erts wife  to  Old  Father  Roberts  "  mentioned  in  a  catalogue 
of  women  who  belonged  to  the  Third  Church  of  Ipswich,  "in 
its  first  formation."  ||  The  number  of  children  born  to  them 
is  unknown  ;  only  three  can  be  identified. 

Issue:  I.  John^      "John   Roberds"   and  Mary  Abbott 

*   Town  Records  of  Ipswich  (copy),  vol.  I  :  268. 

t    The  Hammatt  Papers,  lOjj-iyoo,  by  Abraham  Hammatt,  1854 ;  no.  I : 
288. 

X  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  9  :  348. 

§  Vide  page  951. 

II  Records  of  the  Third  Church  of  Ipswich,  now  Hamilton  (copy),  vol.  I  :  5. 


I 


The  Roberts  Family  969 

were  mar.  March  16,  1720-21,  in  the  Third  Parish  of 
Ipswich.  In  1727,  they  were  members  of  the  Third 
Church,  "  in  full  communion."  *  After  the  birth  of  their 
fifth  child,  in  1733,  there  is  no  further  mention  of  this 
family  in  the  town,  church,  or  county  records. 
Issue :  t  I.  John\  bap.    Dec.    17,   1721,  in   the  Third 

Church. 
II.  Richard*,  bap.  Jan.   12,   1723 [-24],  in  the  Third 

Church. 

III.  Joseph*,  bap.  Aug.  25,  1728,  in  the  Third  Church. 

IV.  Benjamin*,  bap.  June  21,  1730,  in  the  Third  Church. 
V.  A  son*,  bap.  Aug.  12,  1733,  in  the  Third  Church. 

2.  Elizabeth  3.     She  was  admitted  to  the  Third  Church, 

May  27,  1722,  as  "  Elizabeth  Roberts."  X 

3.  David  ^  b.  1704,  in  Ipswich.    David  Roberts  and  Eliza- 

beth *  Brown,  both  of  Ipswich,  were  published  Jan.  3, 
i729[-3o];  they  were  mar.  Feb.  18,  1729-30,  in  the 
Third  Parish.§     She  was  b.    1711,  daughter  to  Jo- 
seph *,  Jr.,  and  Elizabeth  (Abbott)  Brown  (Joseph  ^ 
Edward  ^    Brown,    of   Ipswich).     The   name    David 
Roberts   is   in   a   list  of   members  who  joined  the 
Third  Church,  Feb.  4,  1727-28;   "Elizabeth  y^  wife 
of  David  Roberts"  was  admitted  to  full  communion, 
Aug.  8,  1736.11     She  died,  his  widow,  Dec.  23,  1797, 
in  Ipswich. 
"  David  Roberds  "  was  a  mason  by  trade.     The  first  land 
that  he  bought  consisted  of  five  acres,  in  Ipswich,  "  in  the 
Limits  of  y^  Second  precincts  of  s^  Town  called  y*  Hamlet 
.  .  .  [with]  ye  Homestead  of  Lands  whereon  y«  House  & 
Barn  Stands,"  adjoining  land  of  Samuel  Knowlton  and  "  W-" 


*  Records  of  the  Third  Church  of  Ipswich,  now  Hamilton  (original),  vol.  i ; 
also  (copy)  vol.  i  :  24,  7. 

t  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1635-1687  :  174  ;  also  Records  of 
the  Third  Church  of  Ipswich,  now  Hamilton  (copy),  vol.  I  :  14,  15,  17.  I9- 

\  Records  of  the  Third  Church  of  Ipswich   (original),  vol.  i  ;  also  (copy) 

vol.  1 :  6. 

§  Records  of  the  Third  Church  of  Ipswich,  now  Hamilton  (copy),  vol.  I  :  24. 
II  Records  of  the  Third  Church  of  Ipswich,  now  Hamilton  (original),  vol.  i  ; 
also  (copy)  vol.  i :  10. 


970  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Maxies  Land,"  and  another  tract  "on  y«  Southerly  Side  of 
y«  Road  passing  before  s*^  Dwelling  House  &  Barn."  The 
price  paid  Robert  Holmes,  Jr.,  was  £(>"]  ;  the  deed  was 
dated  Dec.  5,  1729.*  To  this  home,  it  is  supposed,  David 
took  his  bride,  less  than  three  months  later.  He  acquired 
other  land,  and  prospered. 

The  death  of  David  Roberts  occurred  on  Dec.  25,  1792, 
at  the  age  of  eighty-eight  years.  His  will,  dated  Oct.  22, 
1782,  mentions  his  wife  Elizabeth,  to  whom  he  left  one  third 
of  all  his  real  estate  "  during  her  Life,"  and  one  third  of  his 
personal  property.  It  mentions  their  sons,  Joseph  Roberts, 
Francis  Roberts,  and  Thomas  Roberts,  who,  upon  the  death 
of  their  mother,  were  to  have  the  land  and  buildings  divided 
amongst  them.  David  Roberts  also  left  small  bequests  to 
his  three  daughters,  Elizabeth  Brown,  Martha  Brown,  and 
Lucy  Stone,  and  to  his  grandchildren,  David  Roberts,  Jr., 
and  "  Hannah  Woodberry."  This  will,  proved  Feb.  4,  1793, 
was  signed :  — 

"  David  Roberts." 
In  the  inventory  of  his  estate,  the  homestead,  consisting  of 
about  seventy-eight  acres,  was  valued  at  ^273  :  o  :  o.  Four 
other  lots  increased  the  value  of  his  real  estate  to  £\o\  :  12  :  o ; 
to  which  was  added  personal  estate  —  ^23  :  19  :  5.  The 
sons  Joseph  and  Francis  were  executors. f 

Issue:  I.  David*,  bap.  Sept.   27,    1730,  in  the  Third 

Church.      He  mar.   Jan.    19,    1757,  in   Hamilton, 

Sarah  Potter;  he  died  early  in  the  year  1761. 

Issue:  I.  Hannah  ^,  b.  Sept.  27,  1759,  in  Hamilton. 

She  was  mar.  Nov.   4,  1780,  to  Jacob  Brown' 

Woodbury,  b.  July  30,  1756,  in  Hamilton.     He 

was  son  to  Isaac  ^  Woodbury,  b.  April  14,  1734, 

in  Ipswich,  and  his  first  wife,  Mary  Brown,  b. 

Sept.,    1729,    daughter    to    Jacob    and    Mercy 

(Quarles)    Brown,    of   Ipswich.      Jacob   Brown 

Woodbury  went  to  Winchendon,  Mass.,  where 

he  d.  Dec.  25,  1839.     He  had  a  distinguished 

*  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  53  :  227. 

t  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  362 :  283,  284,  307. 


The  Roberts  Family  971 

record  as  Colonel  in  the  Revolutionary  Army. 
His  widow  Hannah  d.   Feb.  14,  1845,  i"  Win- 
chendon.     They  had  nine  children. 
2.  David  ^  b.  1761,  in  Hamilton. 
II.  Joseph*,  bap.  Dec.  17,  1732,  in  the  Third  Church. 
Joseph  Roberts  mar.  Jan.  25,  1760,  in  Hamilton, 
Mercy  Clark,  b.  Dec.  28,  1734,  daughter  to  Israel 
and  Mercy  (Porter)  Clark.     She  d.  Feb.  i,  18 18, 
in  Hamilton. 
Joseph  Roberts  was  a  "  bricklayer  "  ;  he  lived  in  Hamilton 
"back  of  the  cemetery."     He  d.  Feb.  12,  1814;  his  estate 
was  settled  by  his  son,  "  Samuel  Roberts  of  Salem,  gentle- 
man," who  gave  bond  with  Daniel  Roberts  and  Abraham 
Patch  as  securities.* 

Issue:  I.  Joseph^,  b.  March  20,  1761,  in  Hamilton; 
d.  unmar..  May  15,  1807. 

2.  Mercy ^,  b.  April  27,  1762,  in  Hamilton;  d.  unmar., 

March  27,  1817. 

3.  Asa^  b.  Aug.  16,  1763,  in  Hamilton ;  d.  unmar.,  at 

sea. 

4.  David^  b.  Jan.  3,  1765;  he  mar.  May  21,  1797, 

Polly  Lovering,  b.  May  3,  1773,  daughter  to  John 
Lovering.  She  d.  Nov.  19, 1858,  in  Hamilton. 
David  Roberts  was  a  sea-captain.  In  1793,  with  his  bro- 
thers, Joseph  and  Samuel  Roberts,  he  bought  for  ^^315,  land 
in  Hamilton  bounded  "  by  the  great  road  .  .  .  the  burying- 
yard,"  and  land  of  George  Adams,  Joseph  Roberts,  and  the 
"reverand  Doctor  Cutlers  land  .  .  .  together  with  all  the 
buildings  thereon  also  the  pew  in  the  Hamlet  meeting  house 
that  was  formerly  owned  by  John  Thompson,  late  of  Ipswich 
deceased."!  Captain  David  Roberts  died  at  sea,  in  1805; 
his  widow,  Polly,  was  appointed  administratrix,  May  7,  1805, 
In  the  settlement  of  his  estate  his  homestead  is  mentioned 
as  one  third  of  the  twenty-one  acres,  with  buildings,  held  in 
common  with  Joseph  and  Samuel  Roberts ;  his  third  of  the 
"  pew  in  the  Hamilton  meeting  house  "  was  valued  at  $33. 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  385  :  234. 
t  Essex  Cotmty  Deeds,  Book  156:  119. 


972  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

The  widow,  Polly  Roberts,  was  appointed  June  5,  1805, 
guardian  to  her  young  children —  "  Sally,  aged  six  years,  and 
Caroline,  aged  two  years."  * 

Issue:  I.  Sarah ^,  b.  April  27,  1798,  in  Hamilton; 
she  was  mar.  Dec.  29, 1822,  to  Ephraim  Safford. 

II.  Caroline', b.  Aug.  16,  i8oi,in  Hamilton  ;d.  1813. 

5.  Elizabeth^,  b.  Oct  10,  1766,  in  Hamilton  ;  d.  1845. 

6.  Samuel '^,  b.  April  15,  1768,  in  Hamilton.  He  mar. 

Nov.  30,  1797,  his  cousin,  Martha  Stone,  b.  1774, 
daughter  to  Benjamin  Stone,  Jr.,  and  his  wife, 
Lucy*  Roberts,  daughter  to  David*  and  Eliza- 
beth (Brown)  Roberts. 
In  April,  1793,  Samuel  Roberts  was  called  a  "bricklayer 
.  .  .  of  Ipswich  ";  later,  he  appeared  as  "gentleman  ...  of 
Salem."  He  died,  intestate,  March  3,  1835,  in  Salem;  David 
Roberts,  his  son,  was  appointed  administrator  March   14, 
and  gave  bond  May  19,  1835,  with  Nehemiah  Roberts,  mas- 
ter-mariner, of  Salem,  and  Patty  Roberts,  widow  of  Samuel, 
as  securities.!     Martha,  or  Patty,  Roberts  d.  in  1845. 

Issue:  I.  Charlotte ^  b.  Dec.  25,  1798,  in  Hamil- 
ton ;  d.  1873. 
II.  Nehemiah',  b.  Dec.  9,  1800,  in  Hamilton;  he 
mar.  March  12,  1833,  Hannah  Ward  Os- 
borne. He  was  a  master-mariner,  and  died  at 
sea,  March  27,  1840.  His  widow  was  left  with 
three  children:  i.  Caroline  Elizabeth'',  b. 
Dec.  8,  1833.  2.  Henry  Osborne"',  b.  March, 
1835.   3.  David  Augustus',  b.  Oct.  23,  1836. 

III.  Samuel®,  b.  March  22,   1802,  in  Hamilton;  d. 

March  18,  1820,  at  sea. 

IV.  David®,  b.  April  5,  1804,  in  Hamilton  ;  d.  March 

8,  1879. 
V.  Martha®,  b.  Feb.  23,  1806,  in  Hamilton;  d.  un- 
man, Aug.  18,  1889. 
VI.  Harriet®,  b.  Jan.  2,   1808,  in  Hamilton;  d.  un- 
mar.,  Jan.  2,  i88r. 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  37 1 :  423. 
t  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  88 :  196,  253. 


The  Roberts  Family  973 

VII.  Lucy",  b.  Aug.  12,   18 12,  in  Salem.     She  was 
mar.  Dec.  8,  1836,  to  Henry  B.  Groves;  she 
d.  June  8,  1902  ;  he  d.  in  1876. 
VIII.  Caroline",  b.  Nov.  18,  1814;  d.  unmar.,  March 
30.  1893. 
IX.  Joseph",  b.  1817.     There  is  no  further  record. 

7.  Nehemiah^,  son  to  Joseph*  Roberts,  b.  Jan.  3, 

1770;  bap.  Jan.  21,  1770,  in  the  Third  Church; 
he  died  at  sea. 

8.  Parker^,  son  to  Joseph*  Roberts,  b.  Dec.  3,  1771 ; 

bap,  April  26,  1772,  in  the  Third  Church.  He 
also  was  a  seafaring  man,  and  lived  in  Newbury- 
port.  He  died  at  sea  in  January,  1815  ;  on  Feb. 
15,  following,  his  widow,  "  Ednah  Roberts,"  was 
appointed  administratrix.  June  24,  1817,  the 
widow  Edna  requested  the  Court  to  grant  her  an 
allowance  out  of  the  estate  of  her  late  husband, 
as  she  had  four  children,  "the  eldest  aged  11 
years,  and  the  youngest  born  six  months  after 
the  decease  of  its  father."  *  She  described  the 
children  as :  — 
I.  "  Parker  Roberts,  aged  1 1  years  last  July  "  — 

Parker",  b.  July,  1805.     He  married,  but  had 

no  children. 
II.  "  Joseph  Roberts,  aged  9  years  last  May  "  — 

Joseph",  b.  May,  1808. 

III.  '*  Adeline  Roberts,  aged  5  years  last  August " 

—  later    called   "Lucy  Adeline","  b.   Aug., 
1811. 

IV.  "Lydia  Ann  Roberts,  aged  i  year  last  July"  — 

Lydia  Ann",  b.  July,  1815. 

9.  Sarah  ^  daughter  to  Joseph  *  Roberts,  bap.  July  3, 

1774,  in  the  Third  Church. 
10.  Daniel',  son    to  Joseph*  Roberts,  b.  March   10, 
1776;  bap.  May  26,  1776,  in  the  Third  Church. 
He  mar.  Mrs.  Abigail  (Patch)  Stanford,  a  widow ; 
he  d.  before  1832. 

•  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  386 :  517,  605;  Book  391  :  528. 


974  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Issue:  I.  Daniel",  b.    182 1 ;   his  wife  was   Sarah 
Story  ;  they  had  six  children. 

III.  Thomas*,  son  to  David''  Roberts,  bap.  Aug.,  1735, 

in  the  Third  Church  of  Ipswich ;  he  died  in  in- 
fancy. 

IV.  Thomas*,  son  to  David  ^  Roberts,  bap.  Oct.,  1736, 

in  the  Third  Church.     He  mar.   Feb.  4,   1802, 
Sarah  (Perkins)  Brown,  sister  to  James  Perkins, 

and  widow  of Brown,  by  whom  she  had  a 

son,  Joseph  Brown.     Sarah  Roberts  died  before 
her  husband ;  there  were  no  children  by  her  sec- 
ond marriage.     For  many  years  Thomas  Roberts 
and  his  brother  Francis  possessed  their  lands  in 
common. 
Thomas  Roberts  died  Oct.  11,  1833,  in   Hamilton,  aged 
ninety-seven  years.    His  will,  dated  May  13,  1833,  bequeathed 
to  "  my  beloved  brother  Francis  Roberts  all  my  farming 
utencils   in  common  with  him,  and   my  wearing  apparel." 
Having  no  children  of  his  own,  he  bequeathed  to  each  of  the 
four  daughters  of  his  brother  Francis  as  follows  :  *  — 

To  "  Sally  wife  of  Ezekiel  Allen  and  her  children,"  "  one  fifth  of 
all  my  real  estate  in  common  with  my  brother  Francis  Roberts," 
one  fourth  of  the  household  furniture  and  one  fourth  of  a  pew  in 
the  meeting-house,  in  common. 

To  "widow  Mary  Hoyt"  one  fifth  of  all  real  estate,  one  fourth 
of  the  household  furniture,  and  one  fourth  of  the  pew,  in  common. 

To  Abigail  Roberts,  one  fifth  of  the  real  estate,  one  fourth  of 
the  furniture,  one  fourth  of  the  pew,  and  "  one  fourth  of  my  dwell- 
ing house  in  common  with  my  brother  Francis  Roberts." 

To  Elizabeth  Roberts,  two  fifths  of  all  real  estate,  "  in  conse- 
quence of  her  blindness,"  one  fourth  of  the  dwelling  house,  one 
fourth  of  the  furniture,  and  one  fourth  of  the  pew,  in  common. 

To  Abigail  and  Elizabeth  Roberts,  "  a  horse  for  their  use  in  the 
family,  in  common  with  my  brother." 

To  the  "heirs  of  Benjamin  Edwards'  wife,  Francis,  Anna, 
Parker,  Elizabeth  and  Harriet  Edwards,"  one  dollar  each. 

To  "  Jacob  B.  Woodberry's  wife  Hannah,"  two  dollars. 

To  "  Samuel,  Elizabeth  and  Daniel  Roberts,"  two  dollars  each. 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  409  :  70. 


The  Roberts  Family  975 

To  "my  deceased  sister  Elizabeth  Brown's  children,"  to  the 
children  of  deceased  sisters  Martha  Brown  and  Lucy  Stone,  one 
dollar  each. 

To  "deceased  wife  Sarah  her  heirs,  viz.  Joseph  Brown  five  dol- 
lars, to  be  divided  equally  among  his  children." 

To  Joseph  Brown,  Jr.,  James  and  Isaac  Brown,  "one  gold  neck- 
lace, one  large  silver  spoon,  and  three  small  ones,  to  be  divided 
equal  among  them." 

To  "  my  brother  James  Perkins  deceased  and  family,"  five  dol- 
lars ;  also  the  same  to  John  Perkins,  Robert  Perkins,  "Jeremiah 
Western  and  family,"  and  "  Benj.  Perkins  deceased,  to  his  family." 

"  If  there  are  any  more  lawful  heirs  to  my  estate,  not  mentioned 
herein,  I  give  to  each  one  fifty  cents." 

Mary  Hoyt,  of  Beverly,  widow,  was  to  be  sole  executrix. 

This  will,  witnessed  by  O.  S.  Cressy,  Zebulon  Burnham,  and 
Samuel  Means,  was  signed  :  — 

"  Thomas  Roberts."     [seal] 

On  Nov.  5,  1833,  Mary  Hoyt,  of  Beverly,  widow,  was  ap- 
pointed executrix  of  the  estate  of   "  Thomas    Roberts,    of 
Hamilton,  yeoman,  who  died  Oct.  11,   1833,"  with  Francis 
Roberts,  yeoman,  and  Oliver  S.  Cressy,  pliysician,  sureties.* 
V.  Elizabeth  ^,  daughter  to  David  ^  Roberts,  bap.  Dec. 
II,  1737,  in  the  Third  Church.     She  was  mar. 
Dec.    15,    1758,  to  Elisha  Brown,  of  Hamilton, 
known  as  "  Elisha  Brown  the  elder,"  to  distinguish 
him  from  "  Elisha  Brown  the  younger."     The  will 
of  "Elisha  Brown  the  elder,"  dated  April  i,  1799, 
was  proved  July  i,  following.     It  mentions  his 
wife    Elizabeth,    sons,   Ephraim    Brown,    Daniel 
Brown,  and  daughters,  Lydia  Brown,  Lucy  Tib- 
betts,   and   Betsey   Raymond.     Division   of  his 
estate  was  made  April  28,  1809.! 
VI.  Francis  *,  son  to  David  ^  Roberts,  bap.  Nov.  28, 1740, 
in  the  Third  Church.     His  first  wife  was  Susanna 
;  she  did  not  long  survive  the  birth  of  trip- 
lets.   His  second  wife,  whom  he  mar.  Nov.  16, 
1783,  was  Sarah  Smith,  b.  March  5,  1755. 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  75  :  221. 

t  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  367  :  19  ;  Book  377  :  530-534. 


976  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Francis  Roberts  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  He  served 
in  defence  of  the  seacoast  of  Essex  County,  in  Captain  Dan- 
iel Giddings'  company,  Colonel  Joseph  Foster's  regiment, 
from  Jan.  29  to  Nov,  18,  1776  —  the  last  eight  months  with 
rank  of  Corporal.  "  Francis  Robards,  of  Ipswich,"  also 
served  as  private  in  Captain  Richard  Dodge's  company  of 
volunteers,  3d  Essex  County  regiment ;  he  enlisted  Sept.  30, 
1777,  marched  Oct.  2,  1777,  and  was  discharged  Nov.  7, 
1777.  His  service  consisted  of  forty  days  in  a  "regiment 
commanded  by  Major  Charles  Smith  under  General  Gates, 
in  the  Northern  department,  and  in  guarding  Lt.  Gen.  Bur- 
goyne's  troops  to  Prospect  Hill,"  after  Burgoyne's  surrender. 
Captain  Richard  Dodge's  company  was  discharged  at  Cam- 
bridge.* 

Francis  Roberts,  aged  ninety-three  years,  died  Dec.  25, 
1833,  less  than  three  months  after  the  death  of  his  brother 
Thomas.  His  widow,  Sarah  Roberts,  on  April  i,  1834,  re- 
corded in  the  Essex  County  Probate  that  "  said  Francis,  a 
revolutionary  pensioner,  died  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  De- 
cember last;  that  she  is  his  widow."  f  On  June  30,  1834, 
the  heirs  of  Francis  Roberts,  yeoman,  of  Hamilton,  made 
division  of  the  estate  "  held  in  common  with  the  heirs  of  his 
brother  Thomas."  The  widow  Sarah  was  to  have  her  third 
of  the  real  estate,  and  the  "  southwestern  lower  room  in  the 
dwelling  house,  a  privilege  in  the  kitchen  to  wash,  bake," 
etc.J  She  died,  his  widow,  March  14,  1842,  aged  eighty- 
seven  years. 

Issue:  I.  Sarah®,  b.  March  10,  1784,  in  Hamilton. 
In  1833,  she  was  the  wife  of  Ezekiel  Allen,  and 
had  children;  she  d.  Aug.  5,  1863.  Dr.  Justin 
Allen,  of  Topsfield,  was  their  son. 

2.  Francis ^  b.  Dec.  26,  1786,  in  Hamilton;  d.  Dec. 

9,  1809,  aged  twenty-three  years. 

3.  Susan  ^  b.  March  6,  1790,  in  Hamilton.     She  was 


*  Massachusetts  Soldiers  and  Sailors  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  vol.  13 
405,  366. 

t  Essex  Connty  Probate,  Book  409  :  114. 

\  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  409:  218-220. 


The  Roberts  Family  977 

the  wife  of  Benjamin  Edwards  ;  she  d.  Aug, 
22,  1832.  Benjamin  Edwards  mar.,  second, 
Abigail  ^  Roberts,  sister  to  his  first  wife  ;  she 
d.  June  16,  1885.  The  children  of  Benjamin 
Edwards  by  his  first  wife  were :  I.  Francis 
Edwards.  II.  Anna  Edwards.  III.  Parker 
Edwards.  IV.  Elizabeth  Edwards.  V.  Har- 
riet Edwards. 

4.  Mary  ^,  b.  Feb.  14,  1793,  in  Hamilton.     The  mar- 

riage intention  of  Isaiah  Hoyt,  of  Beverly,  and 
Mary  Roberts,  of  Hamilton,  was  published  Sept. 
3,  1820,  in  Beverly.  Isaiah  Hoyt  died  Aug.  16 
(or  14),  1827,  in  Beverly,  aged  thirty-three  years. 
In  the  distribution  of  his  estate  among  his  widow 
and  four  children,  he  was  called  a  "trader."  * 

Issue :  I.  Abigail  Cressy  Hoyt,  bap.  July  20,  1823, 
in  Beverly. 

II.  Thomas  Hoyt,  bap.  Aug.  7,  1825,  in  Beverly. 

III.  Isaiah  Francis  Hoyt,  bap.  Aug.   14,    1831,  in 

Beverly. 

IV.  Mary  Elizabeth  Brown  Hoyt,  bap.  Oct.  21, 183 1, 

in  Beverly. 

5.  Abigail^,  b.  July  26,  1796,  in  Hamilton.     She  was 

unmarried  in  1833,  when  her  uncle  Thomas 
made  his  will  \  later,  she  became  the  second 
wife  of  Benjamin  Edwards. 

6.  Elizabeth,'  b.  June  9,  1800,  in  Hamilton.     She  was 

mentioned  in  the  will  of  her  uncle,  Thomas 
Roberts,  in  1833,  as  blind ;  she  d.  June  22,  1885, 
aged  eighty-five  years. 
VII.  Martha*,  daughter  to  David'  Roberts,  b.  1742,  in 
Hamilton.  She  was  mar.  March  20,  1762,  to 
Benjamin  Brown,  b.  1739;  she  d.  March  20, 
1786,  in  Ipswich.  Administration  upon  the 
estate  of  Benjamin  Brown,  of  Ipswich,  yeoman, 
was   granted   in    i8i8.t      Issue   mentioned   at 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  52  :  100. 
t  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  393  :  2,  3. 


978  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

that  time :  i.  Benjamin  Brown,  Jr.  2.  Parker 
Brown.  3.  Martha  Brown.  4.  Sarah  Brown. 
VIII.  Lucy^  daughter  to  David  ^  Roberts,  b,  Nov.  11, 
1745,  in  Hamilton.  Benjamin  Stone,  Jr.,  and 
Lucy  Roberts  were  mar.  Jan,  25,  1766.  On 
Nov.  6,  1781,  administration  upon  the  estate  of 
Benjamin  Stone,  late  of  Ipswich,  deceased,  was 
granted  to  Lucy  Stone,  who  gave  bond  with 
Joseph  Roberts  and  Francis  Roberts.  His  in- 
ventory, amounting  to  ^568: 13,  was  dated  May 
28,  1782.*  There  probably  were  several  chil- 
dren ;  the  only  one  traced  is  Martha  Stone,  b. 
1774,  who  was  mar.  Nov.  30,  1797,  to  Samuel^ 
Roberts. 
4.  Richard  3.  It  is  possible  that  Richard  Roberts,  of 
Kittery,  Maine,  may  have  been  son  to  Richard  "^  and 

Elizabeth  ( )  Roberts,  of  Ipswich.     The  marriage 

intention  of  "  Richard  Robarts  and  Lucie  Burdeen, 
both  of  Kittery,"  was  recorded  July  30,  1737,  in  Kit- 
tery.f     No  children  are  recorded  there. 
VIII.  William  ^.     There  is  no  absolute  proof  that  William  Rob- 
erts, of  Kittery,  was  son  (possibly  the  eldest)  to  Rob- 
ert^  Roberts,  of   Ipswich,  yet   the   circumstantial  evi- 
dence is  so  strong  that  he  is  mentioned  here,  with  a 
few  of  his  descendants.    According  to  his  deposition, 
William   Roberts  was  born  "  about   1640,"  which  may 
be  considered  only  as  approximating   the  date  of  his 
birth.     Robert  ^  Roberts  was  then   twenty-three   years 
of  age  ;  the  date  of  his  marriage  to  Susanna  (Downing  ?) 
is  unknown.    William  Roberts  died  between  1708  and 
1710;   in    1715,  Ephraim    Roberts  was   appointed   ad- 
ministrator of  his  parents'  estate,  as  the  only  surviving 
heir.t 
Kittery,  with  her  extensive   maritime  interests — fishing 
and  shipbuilding  —  offered  large  inducements  to  the  young 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  355  :  56,  479. 
t    Town  Records  of  Kittery,  vol.  I  :  148. 
t  Vide  page  951. 


The  Roberts  Family  979 

men  *  of  that  period ;  many  removed  there  from  other  coast 
towns,  married,  and  remained.  William  Roberts  married 
"Anna  (alias  Nan)"  Crockett,  daughter  to  Thomas  *  and 

Ann  ( )  Crockett,  who  lived  at  Spruce  Creek.     In  1634, 

Thomas  Crockett  was  employed  by  Captain  John  Mason, 
probably  at  Portsmouth.  In  1641,  he  received  a  grant  of 
nearly  two  hundred  acres  from  Thomas  Gorges,  situated  on 
the  east  side  of  Spruce  Creek,  in  Kittery ;  this  was  known 
later  as  Crockett's  Neck.  In  1657,  Thomas  Crockett  was 
Constable  of  Kittery.  He  died  about  1679  ;  his  widow,  Ann, 
was  appointed  administratrix  of  his  estate.  Before  1683, 
she  was  married  to  "  Diggory  Jeffreys,"  of  Kittery  Point ; 
she  was  living  in  i7i2.t  On  June  26,  1695,  "Anne  Jefifry 
Relict  &  Admrx  of  Thomas  Crockett,  Late  of  the  town  of 
Kittery  dec'd,  with  ffree  Consent  of  my  husband,  Digory 
Jeffry  &  y^  more  in  order  to  fullfill  ye  mind  of  my  Late  Hus- 
band Thomas  Crockett  afres'J  .  .  .  granted  &  confirmed  to 
my  Son  in  Law  William  Roberts  and  Anne  his  Now  wife 
...  all  that  Tract  of  Land  Lying  &  being  on  that  Neck  of 
Land  Called  Crocketts  Neck  Near  unto  y^  Homestead  of  y« 
s^  Crockett  &  is  bounded  Southward  with  a  Little  Creek  .  .  . 
it  being  y^  homestead  of  y^  s''  Roberts  with  an  adition  of 
Land  Six  acres."  % 

In  1699,  the  town  of  Kittery  granted  to  William  Roberts 
forty  acres  of  land;  this  land  he  assigned  to  "William 
Pepperrell  Esq"","  June  18,  1702,  for  a  "  valluable  surn  of 
money  to  me  in  hand."  The  conveyance  was  witnessed  by 
Joshua  Downing  and  Joseph  Hammond,  Jr.,  of  Kittery ;  it 
was  signed :  —  ^  '^'^  ^ 

William  y^  Roberts  §     [seal] 


*  Among  these  was  Joshua  Downing,  b.  1644,  supposed  by  some  to  be  son 
to  Emmanuel  ^  Downing,  of  Ipswich  and  Salem.  It  appears  more  probable, 
however,  that  he  was  son  to  James  2,  one  of  the  children  of  Emmanuel  ^  Down- 
ing by  his  first  wife.  In  1638,  James  Downing  was  of  Ipswich,  and  of  age. 
(Vide  page  929.) 

t  History  of  Kittery,  Maine,  by  Rev.  Everett  S.  Stackpole,  1903  :  329. 

X    York  County  Deeds,  Book  8  :  145. 

§   York  County  Deeds,  Book  6  :  1 39. 


980  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

At  "Ipswich  in  y^  County  of  Essex,"  on  Sept.  23,  1706, 
"William  Roberts  of  Kittery,"  for  £12,  "paid  me  by  my 
Son  George  Roberts  of  Ipswich  .  .  .  Sold  unto  s"^  George 
Roberts,"  his  homestead  in  Kittery,  "  by  Estimation  Sixteen 
Acres  ...  on  Spruce  Creek  .  .  .  with  all  y«  houseing  on  y^ 
s^  land  &  fences  orchard  trees,"  etc.,  "  also  one  Shallop  with 
all  her  Appur«s  to  her  any  ways  belonging."  This  deed, 
which  was  not  recorded  until  July  11,  17 10,  probably  after 
the  death  of  William  Roberts,  was  witnessed  by  Caleb 
Hobbs  and  (Colonel)  Francis  Wainwright,  of  Ipswich.  It 
bore  the  signature  :  — 

mark  of 

"William  W/  Roberts"*     [seal] 

On  July  17,  1708  (recorded  July  17,  17 10),  George  Rob- 
erts, of  Ipswich,  for  £\^  :  17,  paid  by  "  W™  Pepperrell  Esq"^ 
of  Kittery  .  .  .  Set  over  unto  ye  s"^  W"*  Pepperell  y«  within 
mentioned  deed  of  Sale  or  Mortgage,"  with  the  condition 
that  if  he  or  his  father  paid  the  above  mentioned  £16:  17, 
to  Pepperrell,  on  or  before  July  17,  17 11,  "then  y^  Above  to 
be  voyd."  The  date  of  the  death  of  William  Roberts  is  not 
known;  but  on  Aug.  30,  17 15,  William  Pepperrell  levied  an 
execution  upon  the  "  Estate  of  W™  Roberts  Late  of  s<^  Kit- 
tery dec<i,"  for  the  sum  of  ;^i4:  13:  5,  and  £1:  08:  4  for 
cost  of  suit.  At  the  same  time  his  "  widow  Anne  Roberts  " 
relinquished  her  right  in  "  fourteen  acres  of  Land  and  a 
Dwelling  house  .  .  .  Lying  in  Kittery,"  and  the  same  was 
delivered  up  to  "  W"  Pepperrell  Esq""  ...  p  me  Abraham 
Preble  Sheriff."! 

Issue:  I.  William ^  son  to  William ^  and  Anne  (Crockett) 
Roberts.  The  wife  of  William  Roberts  was  "Sarah 
Crecy  "  ;  they  are  supposed  to  have  been  married  about 
1700.  There  is  no  doubt  that  she  was  daughter  or 
granddaughter  to  "  Mighill  Cresie,"  of  Ipswich,  whose 
inventory  was  taken  May  2,  1670,  by  Robert  Lord,  and 
presented  the  next  day  at  Court  by  his  widow,  "Mary 

*  York  County  Deeds,  Book  7  ;  146,  147. 
t   York  County  Deeds,  Book  8;  127. 


The  Roberts  Family  98 1 

Cresie."  *     This  name  has  passed  through  innumera- 
ble changes  to  the  modern  Cressey.     The  children  of 
Mighill   Cressey  lived  in  that  part  of  Ipswich  set  oif, 
in  1639,  as  Rowley. 
William  and  Sarah  Roberts  remained  for  a  time  in  Kit- 
tery,  where  two  sons,  William  and  George,  were  born.    There 
is  no  record  of  them  in  Kittery  after  1704;  they  appear  to 
be  the  William  and  Sarah  who  had   a  son  Tobias  born  in 
Ipswich,  in  17 n,  and  a  daughter  Sarah  in  1715.     Later,  he 
is  credited  with  being  the  William  Roberds,  or  Robards, 
who  went  to  Falmouth,  Maine,  where  the  ill  luck  of  his  father 
seemed  to  follow  him. 

On  July  7,  1730,  "William  Roberds  of  s^  Falmouth,"  for 
"full satisfaction,"  acquired  of  William  Graves,  of  Falmouth, 
one  half  of  his  title  to  a  thirty  acre  lot  in  "  Falmouth  on 
the  Western  Side  of  Presumpscot  River,"  adjoining  land 
of  John  Clark,  Moses  Pearson,  and  the  common  land.  In 
1 736,  Roberts  sold  this  land  to  Thomas  Westbrook  (Colonel 
Thomas  Westbrook),  for  £\o,  signing  his  name  :  — 

his 

"  William  X  Robards  "  t 

mark 

In  1738,  "Thomas  Westbrook,  Esq.,"  of  Falmouth,  for 
;^ioo,  sold  to  James  Doughty  and  John  Clark,  husbandmen, 
William  Roberts  and  George  Doughty,  laborers,  all  of  Fal- 
mouth, his  "  Part  or  Proportion  of  a  Certain  Island  lying  in 
Casco  Bay  .  .  .  called  Sebasco=deggin."  This  island  was 
within  the  limits  of  North  Yarmouth,  and  Roberts  removed 
his  family  there;  afterwards,  on  Feb.  16,  1740,  as  a  resident 
of  that  town,  his  "one  moiety  Sixth  part  of  .  .  .  Great  Sebas- 
codegon  "  was  attached  by  Phineas  and  Stephen  Jones  for  a 
debt  of  ;^i5  :  13  :  6.  Roberts  appears  to  have  compromised 
with  his  creditors,  and  to  have  raised  the  money  by  selling, 
on  Oct.  8,  forty  acres  on  the  island  of  Sebascodegan,  for 
^50.  Two  years  later,  he  sold  the  "  Dwelling-House  which 
I  now  live  in  with  all  my  Improvements  "  on  Great  Sebasco- 
degan, with  all  his  possessions  on  the  island. $ 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  File  No.  6540. 

t    York  County  Deeds,  Book  21,  120. 

X   York  County  Deeds,  Book  21 :  53 ;  Book  22 :  1 53 ;  Book  23 :  2 ;  Book  25:61. 


982  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


It  is  not  known  when  or  where  William  and  Sarah  Roberts 
died.  Besides  the  four  children  who  are  mentioned,  others 
probably  went  to  North  Yarmouth  with  their  parents.  There 
is  reason  to  believe  that  most  of  those  bearing  the  name  of 
Roberts,  in  that  town,  prior  to  1800,  were  descendants  of 
William ». 

Issue :  I.  William  *,  son  to  William  ^  and  Sarah  (Crecy) 
Roberts,  was  b.  June  30,  1701,  in  Kittery.     He  ap- 
pears to  be  the  "  William  Roberts,"  of  Ipswich,  who 
was  published  Dec.  18,  1725,  in  Ipswich,  to  Esther 
Hodgkins,  of  the  same  town.*     Mr.  Waters  states 
that,  in  1726,  William  Roberts  and  Nathaniel  New- 
man occupied  a  house  on  the  original  Robert  Coles's 
estate.!     On  Feb.  7,  1728,  "William  Robbens  Jun'" 
bought  for  £1^,  of  Robert  Cross  and  his  wife  Eliza- 
beth, a  "  Dwelling  House  and  half  an  Acre  of  Land 
...  in  Ipswich  ...  on  the  South  Side  of  the  Town 
River,"  which  said  Cross  bought  of  Edward  Webber.t 
It  is  curious  that  at  about  this  period  in  Ipswich  the 
name  of  Roberts  appears  in  the  records  interchange- 
able with  Robbins  and  Robbens. 
William  Roberts,  or  Robins,  died  before  1760,     On  March 
6,  of  that  year,  his  widow,  Esther  Robins,  of  Ipswich,  Wil- 
liam Robins,  joiner,  and  Thomas  Robins,  cordwainer,  both 
of  Gloucester,  Esther  Robins,  Abigail  Robins,  and  Sarah 
Robins,  single  women,  of  Ipswich,  sold  a  small  piece  of  land 
near  the  river,  in  Ipswich,  for  ;^3  :  06  :  08,  to  David  Andrews.§ 
"  William  Roberts  jun'  and  Esther "  his  wife  had  but  one 
child  recorded  in  Ipswich. 

Issue:  I.  William^  bap.  Oct.  27,  1728,  in  Ipswich.|| 

He  was  a  joiner,  and  lived  in  Gloucester. 
2.  Thomas  ^  a  cordwainer,  of  Gloucester. 


*  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths  (copy),  vol.  i  :  166. 
t  History  of  Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  by  Rev.   Thomas   Franklin   Waters, 
1905  :  399. 

X  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  51 :  275. 

§  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  160:  277. 

II  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths  (copy),  vol.  I. 


The  Roberts  Family  983 

3.  Abigail^,  of  age,  but  unmarried,  in  1760. 

4.  Esther^,  of  age,  but  unmarried,  in  1760. 

5.  Sarah  ^  She  became  the  wife  of  Nathaniel  Rust. 
II.  George  *,  son  to  William  ^  and  Sarah  (Crecy)  Rob- 
erts, wash,  March  30,  1704,  in  Kittery.  His  wife 
was  Catherine*,  b.  Feb.  19,  1708,  in  Kittery, 
daughter  to  SamueP  and  Rhoda  (Haley)  Skill- 
ings,  of  Kittery. 

In  1723,  Samuel^  Skillings  lived  on  Spruce  Creek;  he 
was  a  shipwright.*  His  grandfather,  Thomas^  Skillings, 
was  settled  as  early  as  165 1  in  Falmouth,  Maine,  where  he 
had  a  farm  at  Back  Cove.  He  died  in  1666.  John'^,  son  to 
Thomas  ^  Skillings,  had  a  grant  of  land  upon  the  Neck,  in 
1680 ;  he  also  possessed  a  farm  near  Long  Creek,  where  he 
lived  in  1688.  Tradition  says  that  he  died  before  he  was 
forty  years  old  ;  his  widow  Elizabeth  with  her  children  fled, 
during  the  Indian  War  of  1690,  to  Kittery.  Before  1730, 
Samuel  returned  and  established  himself  on  his  father's  land 
at  Long  Creek. t 

George  Roberts  went  to  Falmouth  with  his  father-in-law. 
On  July  I,  1731,  he  and  his  wife  "  Katherine  "  acknowledged 
the  covenant,  in  the  First  Church  of  Falmouth;  she  was 
admitted  to  full  communion  Aug.  20,  1732.$ 

In  1734,  George  Roberts  bought  of  "Phinehas  Jones,"  for 
;^42,  thirty-two  acres  of  land  in  Falmouth,  "  about  twenty 
Rods  Southerly  from  the  now  dwelling  House  of  the  said 
Roberts."  Two  years  later,  Samuel  Skillings,  for  ;^2o, 
"  paid  by  my  Son  in  Law  George  Roberts  of  Falm?  La- 
bourer," sold  him  fifty-four  acres,  "  the  same  being  so  much 
of  the  Right  in  Common  Lands  in  Falm?  allowed  to  the 
Heirs  or  assigns  of  my  Father  John  Skillings  late  of  Falm° 
.  .  .  Carpenter  Dec^  by  the  Proprietors  of  Falmo."  July  23, 
1745,  "  George  Roberts  of  Falmouth  .  .  .  yeoman,"  for 
£^12,  paid   by  Thomas  Cummings,  sold  him   thirty  acres 

*   York  County  Deeds,  Book  8  :  43. 

t  Collections  of  the  Maine  Historical  Society,  vol.   1 :  121,  14I,  314;  vol.  3: 
223. 

I  Records  of  the  First  Church  of  Falmouth,  Maine,  1898  :  9. 


984  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


*'  near  Long  Creek  by  a  place  called  the  Indian   Spring." 
The  deed  was  signed  :  — 

"George  Robbards  [seal] 

Catteren  Robbyads  "  *      [seal] 

George  Roberts  later  acquired  from  the  other  heirs  fifty- 
eight  acres,  "which  was  part  of  the  Estate  of  said  Samuel 
Skellen  our  Honour^  Father,"  situated  "  on  the  Banks  by 
the  South  West  Side  of  Long  Creek,  &  down  to  land  of  W"" 
Westcoat."  Before  1781,  George  Roberts  and  his  wife  had 
passed  away.  On  Sept.  12,  of  that  year,  their  sons,  George 
Copson  Roberts  and  Joseph  Roberts,  both  of  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, sold  to  Richard  Crockett,  Jr.,  for  ;^2o,  "Our  whole 
Right  &  Title  to  the  real  estate  that  belonged  to  our  late 
Honoured  Father  &  Mother,  George  Roberts  yeoman  De- 
ceased &  Katharine  Roberts  late  of  Cape  Elizabeth  either  in 
s<*  Cape  Elizabeth  or  other  where  Excepting  their  Dwelling 
House  &  Right  in  a  Corn  Mill  &  mill  Privilege  &  s'^  Georges 
share  in  a  Thatch  Bed  &  a  certain  Tract  of  Land  commonly 
called  the  Corn  Field."  Their  signatures  were  "  George 
Copson  Roberts  .  .  .  Joseph  Roberts,"  f 

Eight  children  of  George^  and  Catherine  Roberts  have 
been  traced  ;  there  may  have  been  others. 

Issue:  I.  Rhoda^  bap.  Aug.,  1731,  in  Falmouth.J 

2.  William  5,  b.  Sept.  19,  1733,  in  Falmouth. 

3.  Elizabeth  ^  b.  March  5,  1736,  in  Falmouth.     She 

was  published  Nov.  14,  1755,  to  Richard  Crock- 
ett, Jr.,  of  Cape  Elizabeth.  He  was  a  "  chair- 
maker."  § 

4.  "  George  Copson  "  ^   also    called    "  George,  Jr." 

(twin),  b.  June  i,  1738,  in  Falmouth. 
On  October  29,    1759,    "George   Roberts"   appeared  as 
"  centinel  "  on  a  Muster  Roll  of  Captain  James  Cargill's  com- 
pany, in  service  on  the  Penobscot  River.     Roberts  entered 
service  March  31,  and  served  until  July  23,  1759,  length  of 

*   York  County  Deeds,  Book  16 :  195 ;  Book  18  :  126  ;  Book  26  :  54. 
t   Cumberla?id  County  Deeds,  Book  i  :  69,  lOi  ;  Book  il  :  408. 
X  Records  0/ the  First  Church  of  Falmouth,  Maine,  1898  :  95. 
§  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  15  :  99. 


The  Roberts  Family  985 

service  sixteen  weeks  and  three  days ;  "  reported  —  Son 
of  George  Roberts."  *  Tlae  detachment  of  "  24  men  from 
Falmouth,"  under  command  of  Captain  Cargill,  rendered 
signal  service  in  the  Penobscot  Expedition.  They  first  went 
to  Pemaquid  to  collect  whale-boats,  by  order  of  Brigadier- 
General  Preble,t  and  had  them  on  the  Penobscot  River  when 
Governor  Pownall  arrived.  The  boats,  with  their  crews, 
were  sent  out  with  surveying  parties,  and  were  retained  at 
the  Fort  some  time  after  the  departure  of  the  troops  for 
Boston.^ 

On  Oct.  20,  1759,  George  Roberts  published  his  intention 
of  marriage  with  Deborah  York,  daughter  to  Samuel  and 
Joanna*  (Skillings)  York,  of  Cape  Elizabeth.  Susanna,  sis- 
ter to  Deborah  York,  became  the  wife  of  Vincent^  Roberts, 
of  Cape  Elizabeth,  later  of  Durham,  Maine. §  George  Rob- 
erts lived  all  his  life  at  Long  Creek,  in  Cape  Elizabeth ;  the 
following  inscription  is  on  his  headstone  in  an  old  cemetery 
there:  "  M^  George  Roberts  died  August  28,  1824  .  .  . 
Ae.  86."     But  three  of  his  children  have  been  identified. 

I.  Deborah  ^      Nathaniel   Skillings  and    Deborah 
Roberts  were  mar.   April  28,  1796,  in  Cape 
Elizabeth. 
II.  Richard  ®,  mentioned  as  "  my  son  "  in  a  deed 
from  his  father,  in  1803.II 
III.  George*.     "Mr.  George  Roberts  of  Cape  Eliza- 
beth," was  mar.  Dec.  16,  1805,  in  Portland,  by 
Rev.  Elijah  Kellogg,  to  "  Miss  Susan  Wood- 
bury, of  Portland."  IT 
5.  Joseph^  (twin),  b.  June  i,  1738,  in  Falmouth. 
In  1758,  when  he  was  but  twenty  years  of  age,  Joseph 
Roberts  served  as  private,  six  months  and  nineteen  days,  in 
Captain  John  Libby's  company,  Colonel  Jedidiah  Preble's 


*  Massachusetts  Archives,  Muster  Rolls,  vol.  97 :  244. 

t  Massachusetts  Archives,  Muster  Rolls,  vol.  97  :  244,  244  a. 

X  Vide  pages  187-189. 

§  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder^  vol.  3  :  ig. 

II  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  48  :  216. 

H  Records  of  Portland,  Marriages,  vol.  3: 166. 


986  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

regiment.  This  was  the  same  command  under  which  Lieuten- 
ant John  Small,  afterwards  Captain,  went  through  that  mem- 
orable campaign.*  Joseph  Roberts  enlisted  April  8,  in  the 
town  of  Falmouth ;  because  he  was  under  age,  his  "  Father 
.  .  .  George  Roberts  "  signed  for  him.  The  service  of  Jo- 
seph Roberts  expired  Oct.  11,  1758,  though  he  was  "  reported 
discharged  Sept.  20,"  probably  through  disability.  The 
irregularity  of  his  leaving  the  service  may  be  responsible  for 
his  being  "charged  ^3,  for  arms  not  returned."  t  The  com- 
pany of  Captain  Libby  delivered  up  their  "Province  arms  " 
at  Albany,  before  starting  homeward.^ 

On  Feb.  8,  1776,  Joseph  Roberts,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  mar- 
ried Anna  5  Fogg,  of  Scarborough.  She  was  b.  Nov.  29, 1755, 
daughter  to  Samuel^  and  Rachel'  (Mariner)  Fogg.§  At 
the  time  of  his  marriage,  Joseph  Roberts  was  thirty-eight 
years  old.  Perhaps  some  of  his  descendants  now  living  in 
Portland  may  be  able  to  trace  his  late  marriage  to  shattered 
health,  or  to  wounds  received  in  1758. 

As  early  as  1769,  Joseph  Roberts  bought  land,  in  Gor- 
ham,  of  Thomas  Pote ;  it  was  described  as  twenty-five  acres 
of  the  "  Easterly  End  of  the  100  acre  Lot  numbered  9  in  the 

*  Vide  pages  172-185. 

t  Massachusetts  Archives,  Muster  Rolls,  vol.  96 :  533. 

\  This  Joseph  Roberts  was  not  in  the  Revolutionary  service ;  nor  was  the 
Joseph  Roberts  who  married  Hannah  Freeman,  and  later  moved  to  Gorham. 
The  only  one  of  the  name  enlisting  from  Cape  Elizabeth  was  the  Joseph  Rob- 
erts who  married  Hannah  Young ;  they  went  to  Windham,  in  the  winter  of 
1775-76. 

He  enlisted  May  15,  1775,  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  in  "  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  "  he  appeared  in  a  return  of  that 
company  in  Oct.,  1775,  and  on  an  order  for  a  bounty  coat,  Nov.,  1775.  He 
was  in  "service  at  Dorchester  Heights,  Aug.  31,  1776;  was  reported  sick 
in  barracks  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  residence,  Windham,  Maine."  In 
1777,  he  was  at  Bennington,  Vermont,  and  at  Fort  Edward,  New  York.  In 
the  summer  of  1779,  he  was  at  "  Major  Biguaduce,"  with  Colonel  Jonathan 
Mitchell,  and  left  the  service  Nov.  3,  1779.  He  appears  in  a  list  of  men  who 
moved  from  Cape  Elizabeth  about  1776,  list  dated  Jan.  17,  1782,  at  Cape 
Elizabeth. 

Vide  The  Roberts  Family,  by  Mrs.  Amorena  Grant :  7,  8,  9 ;  also  Massa- 
chusetts Soldiers  and  Sailors  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  vol.  13  :  408,  409. 

§  Vide  The  Mariner  Family. 


The  Roberts  Family  987 

second  Division  of  land  in  Gorham,"  *  Soon  after  the  close 
of  the  Revolutionary  War,  in  which  he  did  not  participate, 
Roberts  removed  his  family  to  Gorham.  He  was  all  his  life 
a  farmer,  and  died  on  his  farm  in  Gorham,  Oct.  12,  1798. 
His  widow,  Rachel,  made  her  home,  after  the  death  of  her 
husband,  in  Gardiner,  Maine,  where  she  died. 

Issue  :  t  I-  Joseph^,  b.  March  5,  1777,  in  Cape 
Elizabeth.  He  married,  and  settled  in  Gar- 
diner, Maine. 
II.  Samuel ',  b.  June  2,  1779,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 
He  mar.,  first  (intention  Sept.  30,  1809),  Eliz- 
abeth Staples ;  his  second  wife  was  Betsey 
Houston.  Samuel  remained  in  the  homestead 
of  his  father,  in  the  south  part  of  the  town. 

III.  Rhoda^,  b.  Nov.  22,  1782,  in  Cape  Elizabeth; 

she  was  mar.  June  27,  1802,  to  Daniel  Mer- 
rill, Jr. 

IV.  Rachel®,  b.  July  23,  1785,  in  Gorham.    In  18 16, 

Rachel  Roberts,  of  Gorham,  single  woman, 
quitclaimed  to  Joseph  Roberts,  of  Gardiner, 
and  Samuel  Roberts,  of  Gorham,  her  share  in 
the  estate  of  her  father,  "Joseph  Roberts,  Jr., 
late  of  Gorham,  deceased."  X  "Joseph  Rob- 
erts, Jr.,"  was  so  called  because  there  was 
another  and  older  Joseph  Roberts  (said  to 
have  "  come  from  Cape  Cod,"  wife  Hannah 
Freeman)  in  the  town.    Rachel  never  married. 

V.  Anna',  b.  March  17,  1789,  in  Gorham;  she  was 

mar.,  about  1805,  to  Elkanah  McLellan. 
6.  Benjamin",  b.  1741,  in  Falmouth.  He  was  a  ship- 
carpenter  by  trade.  His  wife  was  Mary  Weeks, 
whom  he  mar.  March  7,  1765,  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth. §  After  their  marriage,  they  lived  a  few 
years  at  Falmouth,  now  Portland. 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  12  :  371. 

t  History  of  Gorham,  Maine,  by  Hugh  D.  McLellan,  1903  :  742. 

%  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  73  :  316. 

§  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  3 :  102. 


988  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Benjamin  Roberts,  in  1759,  though  but  eighteen  years  of 
age,  served  as  "centinel "  in  Captain  James  Cargill's  company, 
at  the  Penobscot.  Benjamin  enlisted  at  the  same  time  as 
his  brother,  George  Copson,  on  March  31 ;  he  was  mustered 
out  July  15,  one  week  earlier  than  George.  Benjamin,  too, 
was  signed  for  by  his  **  father,  George  Roberts."  *     On  Feb. 

25,  1760,  Benjamin  Roberts  was  enlisted  by  Nathaniel  In- 
gersoll,  "  for  the  total  reduction  of  Canada."  His  age  was 
then  given  as  nineteen  years,  and  his  birthplace,  as  well 
as  present  residence,  Falmouth.  "  Reported  Son  to  George 
Roberts."  Benjamin's  service  was  in  Colonel  Waldo's  regi- 
ment, probably  under  Captain  Benjamin  Waite.t 

Before  1776,  Benjamin  Roberts  took  his  family  to  Gor- 
ham,  where  they  lived  on  the  "south  part  of  the  100  acre 
Lot  No.  9 ;  "  this  was  the  same  lot  to  which  his  brother 
Joseph  removed  later.     Benjamin  Roberts  died  before  Oct. 

26,  1805,  on  which  date  his  widow,  Mary  Roberts,  and  her 
son  Benjamin,  with  his  wife  Rebecca,  conveyed  land  in  Gor- 
ham,  adjoining  that  purchased,  in  1769,  by  Joseph  Roberts 
from  Thomas  Bote. J 

Issue:  §  I.  Mary'  b.  April  30,  1767,  in  Falmouth; 

she  was  mar.  Dec.  14,  1794,  to  James  Sturgis. 
II.  Benjamin  ^,  b.  Aug.  29,  1768,  in  Falmouth  ;  mar. 

Rebecca,  daughter  to  Joshua  Dyer,  of  Cape 

Elizabeth. 

III.  John^  b.   May  17,    1770,  in   Falmouth,  mar. 

July  30,  1794,  Lucy  Libby. 

IV.  Jane^  b.  Nov.  13,  1771,  in  Falmouth  ;  she  was 

mar.  Oct.  4,  1792,  to  John  Whitmore. 
v.  William',  b.  Oct.  23,  1774,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 
He  mar.,  first,  Betsey,  daughter  to  Rev.  Na- 
thaniel Hatch,  of  Westbrook  ;  he  mar.,  second, 
Dorcas,  daughter  to  John  Johnson,  of  Fal- 
mouth. William  Roberts  lived  and  died  in 
Westbrook. 

*  Massachusetts  Archives^  Muster  Rolls,  vol.  97  :  243. 

t  Massachusetts  Archives,  Muster  Rolls,  vol.  98  :  IIO. 

J   Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  65  :  139. 

§  History  of  G  or  ham,  Maine,  by  Hugh  D.  McLellan,  1903  :  740. 


The  Roberts  Family  989 

VI.  Susanna',  b.  Oct.  5,  1776,  in  Gorham ;  she  was 

mar.  Jan.  10,  1799,  to  Nathaniel  Knight. 
VII,  Stephen®,  b.   Aug.   20,  1778,  in  Gorham,  mar. 
Abigail  Tibbetts.     He  died  about  1830. 
VIII.  Dorcas®,  b.  Aug.  27,  1781,  in  Gorham  ;  she  was 
mar.  July  29,  1802,  to  John  Libby,  of  Scar- 
borough. 

7.  Joshua^,  b.  about  1743,  in  Falmouth. 

As  "  Jos'h  Roberts,"  of  Falmouth,  he  enlisted  as  private, 
June  13,  1 76 1,  in  a  company  under  the  command  of  Cap- 
tain Simon  Jefferds.  Roberts  appears  in  continued  service 
in  the  same  company,  until  July  15,  1762.  As  he  was  under 
age,  in  1761,  when  he  enlisted,  his  "Father  .  .  .  George 
Roberts  "  signed  for  him.*  Joshua  Roberts  has  not  beer> 
traced  further. 

8.  Lydia',  b.  about  1745,  or  1746,  in  Falmouth;  she 

was  mar.  Dec.  18,  1766,  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  to 
her  cousin,  Thomas  Millett,  Jr.,t  son  to  Thomas 
and  Susanna^  (Skillings)  Millett. 
Thomas  Millett,  Jr.,  bought  part  of  the  "  100  acre  Lot  No. 
46,"  in  Gorham,  in  1774,  and  soon  removed  there.     He  en- 
listed as  private,  in   1775,  in  Captain  David  Strout's  com- 
pany. Colonel  Enoch  Freeman's  regiment,  and  was  called 
out  to  work  on  the  fort  at  Falmouth  Neck,  in  Nov.,  1775. 
He  also  enlisted  Jan.  i,  1777,  as  private  in  "Lieut.  Colonel's 
company.  Colonel  Vose's  regiment,"  for  the  three  years'  ser- 
vice of  the  Continental  Army.     Aug.  15,  1777,  his  name  ap- 
peared on  a  "return  of  men  who  were  in  camp;"  on  Oct. 
19,  following,  he  was  "  reported  deceased."  %     Not  long  after 
his  death,  his  widow,  Lydia,  returned  to  Cape  Elizabeth. 

On  Jan.  30,  1786,  Benjamin  Roberts,  of  Gorham,  and 
Lydia  Millett,  widow,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  for  £(i,  sold  to 
George  Copson  Roberts  a  small  tract  of  land  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, also  two  fifths  of  a  "  piece  of  land  called  the  Barnfield 

*  Massachusetts  Archives,  Muster  Rolls,  vol.  99 :  135,  177,  244. 
■j"  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  3  :  103. 
X  Massachusetts  Soldiers  and  Sailors  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution^  vol.  10 : 
781,  780. 


990  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

in  said  Cape  Elizabeth  on  the  Eastern  Side  of  the  County 
Road,  which  formerly  belonged  to  M":  George  Roberts  late 
of  Falmouth,  deceased."  This  deed  was  signed  "Lydia 
Millett  .  .  .  Benjamin  Roberts."  * 

The  children  of  Thomas  Millett,  Jr.,  and  his  wife  Lydia 
have  not  been  traced. 

III.  Tobias*,  "son   of  William   Roberds,"   b.  "19-6- 

171 1,"  in  Ipswich. t 

IV.  Sarah*,  "daughter  to  William  and  Sarah  Roberts," 

b.  July  17,  1715,  in  Ipswich.J 

2.  Mary^,  daughter  to  William  '^  and  Anne  (Crockett)  Rob- 

erts, was  "mentioned  in  1702."  § 

3.  Elizabeth  ^  daughter  to  William  ^  and  Anne  (Crockett) 

Roberts.  She  was  married,  first,  to  John  Surplus ; 
after  his  death,  she  became  the  wife  of  William^ 
Godsoe,  b.  March  4,  1680-81,  in  Salem,  Mass.,  son 
to  William '  and  Elizabeth  (Lord)  Godsoe,  of  Salem. 
Issue  by  first  husband  :  I.  Catherine  Surplus ;  she  was 
mar.  July  16,  17 19,  to  John  Marr,  a  mariner,  of  Kit- 
tery. 
Issue  by  second  husband  :  II.  John  ^  Godsoe.  III. 
Elizabeth '  Godsoe  ;  died  young.  IV.  Alice  ^  God- 
soe. V.  Joseph  ^  Godsoe.  VL  James  ^  Godsoe. 
VII.  Dorothy «  Godsoe.  VIII.  Elizabeth"  Godsoe. 
IX.  Hannah  3  Godsoe.     X.  William  ^  Godsoe.  || 

4.  George  ^,   son  to  William  ^  and  Anne  (Crockett)  Rob- 

erts, of  Kittery,  was  a  fisherman,  of  Ipswich.  The 
publishment  of  "  George  Roberds,"  of  Ipswich,  to 
"Hannah  Pettee  of  Haverhill,"  was  recorded  Oct. 
25,  1712,  in  Ipswich. H 
On  Nov.  8,  1706,  Benjamin  Dutch,  of  Ipswich,  for  £(i<,^ 
sold  to  "  George  Robbins  of  Ipswich,  mariner  ...  all  that 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  14  :  150. 
f  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths  (copy),  vol.  I  :  53. 
J  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths  (copy),  vol.  i  :  63. 
§  History  of  Kittery,  Maine,  by  Rev.  Everett  S.  Stackpole,  1903  :  701. 
II  History  of  Kittery,  Maine,  by  Rev.  Everett  S.  Stackpole,  1903  :  449,  450, 
604. 
TT  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths  (copy),  vol.  I  :  145. 


The  Roberts  Family  99 1 

my  Mansion  house  and  homestead  that  was  My  father  John 
Dutch  late  of  Ipswich  Deceased  "  —  about  one  and  a  half 
acres — "on  the  Street  or  towne  highway."  Three  years 
later,  "  George  Roberds  of  Ipswich  *  .  .  .  fisherman,"  con- 
veyed to  John  Dennis,  of  Ipswich,  for  ;^37,  about  an  acre 
of  land  on  "  the  upper  part  of  My  homestead  which  I  bought 
of  Benjamin  Dutch  in  Ipswich,"  the  boundary  "  to  begin 
within  one  rod  and  an  halfe  of  the  End  of  My  Dwelling 
house  running  from  the  high  way  or  road  on  the  northerly 
End  of  said  House  on  a  Streight  line  to  Coll°  fifrancis  Wain- 
wright['s]  Stone  wall."  The  deed  was  signed  with  the  mark 
of  "George  Robbins."  On  Jan.  18,  1713-14,  a  few  months 
after  his  marriage,  he  and  his  wife  Hannah  sold  to  John 
Staniford,  for  £\o  :  6,  one  fourth  of  an  acre  "  on  the  high- 
way," adjoining  land  of  John  Dennis.  Their  signatures 
were :  — 

ye  mark  of 

"  George       X     Robins      [seal] 
Hannah  Robins"  t  [seal] 

They  probably  removed,  soon  after  1726,  to  some  distant 
town.  Two  children  were  recorded,  in  Ipswich,  to  "  George 
and  Hannah  Roberds."  t 

Issue  :  I.  Jeremy^,  b.  "  1-12-1718,"  in  Ipswich. 
II.  Hannah^,  bap.  May  22,  1726,  in  Ipswich. 


JOHN  2   ROBERTS 

John 2  Roberts,  of  Ipswich,  son  to  Robert*  and  Susanna 

( )  Roberts,  was  born  about  1646,  in  Ipswich.     His  age 

is  stated  in  three  depositions,  sworn  to  at  Ipswich ;  in  the 
first,  "John  Roberds  aged  about  24  yeres "  testified,  in 
March,  1670,  as  to  the  exchange  of  horses  between  John 
Burnam,  Jr.,  and  John  Andrews,  Jr.  On  March  31,  1674, 
"The  deposition  of  John    Roberts   aged  about  eight  and 

*  Vide  page  980. 

t  £ssex  County  Deeds,  Book  i8  :  212  ;  Book  22 :  37  ;  Book  29  :  156. 

I  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths  (copy),  vol.  I  :  74,  99. 


992  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

twenty  years  testifieth  and  Saith  that  henery  bennett  did  lett 
a  parsell  of  grass  for  tenn  Shillings  to  the  said  deponent, 
for  his  use,  that  lay  next  to  John  kimball,  and  I  went  to 
rnowe  the  grass  and  Deacon  pengrys  Sons  did  hinder  me, 
and  Saith  that  Good  :  bennett  [Goodman  Bennett]  had  noe 
meddow  there,  for  it  was  theires."  Also,  in  1681,  "John 
Roberts :  aged  34  yeares  "  deposed  that  "  at  the  house  of 
John  Wainwright,  he  heard  Robert  Haines  :  demand  of  Jo- 
seph Lee  :  possession  of  a  house  .  .  .  sittuated  upo  the  lies 
of  Shoales,"  and  further,  he  "heard  Joseph  Lee  say  that 
he  Gaue  Robert  Haines:  order  to  pay  Jn°  Wainwright  Ten 
pounds  for  the  house  now  sued  for  By  Robt  Haines."  * 

In  September,  1666,  "John  Robards  &  Susan  Robards, 
his  mother,"  of  Ipswich,  were  presented  at  Court  by  John 
Leigh,  Sr.,  of  the  same  town,  "for  trespass  in  mowing,  dis- 
posing, &  carrying  away  his  grass,  or  hay  from  his  marsh  at 
Hogg  island."!  His  mother  probably  was  haled  into  Court 
because  her  son  John  was  still  under  age;  but  that  did  not 
prevent  his  adding  his  signature  to  the  Loyalists'  petition, 
which  was  presented  to  the  General  Court,  September  11, 
16664  Similar  petitions  were  presented  at  the  same  time 
by  other  towns  :  Boston,  with  twenty-six  names ;  Salem,  with 
thirty-five  names ;  Newbury,  with  thirty-nine  names ;  and 
Ipswich,  with  seventy-three,  far  exceeding  her  neighbors. 

In  a  list  of  Commoners  of  Ipswich  who  had  the  privilege 
of  the  ballot  at  the  meetings  of  the  Commoners,  in  1677 
and  1678,  appear  the  names  of  John  Roberts  and  Thomas 
Bray.  This  list  seems  to  include  "all  the  youth  and  men 
from  the  Topsfield  line  to  Gloucester,  who  lived  in  scat- 
tered hamlets,  and  were  members  of  large  families."  § 

*  Essex  Cotaity  Court  Papers^  Book  15  :  94 ;  Book  21  :  29;  Book  35  :  7. 

t  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  Book  11  :  141. 

\  Ipswich  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  by  Rev.  Thomas  Franklin 
Waters,  1905  :  135-138. 

§  Ipswich  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  by  Rev.  Thomas  Franklin 
Waters,  1905  :  98,  104,  99. 


The  Roberts  Family  993 

On  the  "4  of  12"^°  1677  [Feb.  4,  1677-78],"  John  Roberts 
and  Hannah  Bray  were  married  by  Mr.  Samuel  Symonds, 
of  Ipswich.*  Hannah  2  Bray,  born  March  21,  1661-62,  in 
Gloucester,  was  the  seventh  child  of  Thomas^  and  Marie 
(Wilson)  Bray ;  who  were  married  "  3^  of  3"^  mo  1646,"  in 
Gloucester.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  the  town. 
On  the  "7^0;  47  [1647],"  the  town  granted  to  Thomas  Bray 
three  acres  of  marsh  "  lying  on  the  South  Side  of  Little  River 
and  Between  a  cove  of  marsh  of  obadiah  Brven  y  [Bruen] 
and  William  Euens."  f  Thomas  Bray  was  by  trade  a  car- 
penter ;  he  always  lived  at  the  head  of  Little  River,  in  West 
Gloucester,  and  died  there  November  30,  1691.  His  widow, 
"Mary  Bray  the  aged  d.  March  21,  1707."$  On  May  12, 
171 2,  "John  Roberts  who  married  with  Hannah  Daughter 
of  said  Thomas  Bray  Dec^i,"  Mary  Ring,  widow  of  John 
Ring,  deceased,  Sarah  Sawyer,  widow  of  James  Sawyer,  de- 
ceased, §  Thomas  Bray,  Sr.,  yeoman,  and  Philip  Stanwood 
who  married  Esther,  daughter  of  said  Thomas  Bray,  de- 
ceased —  all  of  Gloucester,  quitclaimed  to  "  our  brothers  John 
Bray  &  Nathaniel  Bray  both  of  Said  Gloucester  .  .  .  the  two 
Eldest  Sons,"  all  right  that  they  might  have  in  the  "  housing 
lands  or  other  Estate,"  in  Gloucester,  "  w^^  our  father  y^  Said 
Thomas  Bray  Deceas'd  Dyed  Seized  or  Possessed  off."  This 
deed  was  signed  by  the  above  heirs  including  — 

ye  mark  of 

Witnesses:  "John  |  R  Roberts  [seal] 

"John  Newman  Hannah  H  Roberts  "  ||  [seal] 

John  Ring 
Abraham  Sawyer." 
"Jno  Roberts"  was  made  freeman.  May  19,   1669,  with 
a  number   of   other  Ipswich  men ;  \  he  was  a  commoner 

*  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80  :  234. 

t  Suffolk  County  Court  Files,  No.  133. 

J  Gloucester  Births,  Mary-iages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80  :  26. 

§  Vide  The  Mariner  Family. 

II  £ssex  County  Deeds,  Book  25  :  3. 

\  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  3  :  583. 


994  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

or  voter  of  that  town  in  1677  and  1678.  The  date  of  his 
removal  to  Gloucester  is  fixed  as  early  in  1679  by  the  sale, 
in  September  of  that  year,  of  the  land  derived  from  the 
"  propriaty  of  Robert  Roberts  ffather  of  the  said  John  now 
deceased  :  "  *  — 

"  I  John  Roberts  of  Cape  Ann  alias  Gloster  f  .  .  . 
planter,"  for  ;£'i8,  paid  by  John  Burnam  of  Chebacho  .  .  . 
carpenter  viz  John  Burnam  Sen"^  .  .  .  twelue  pounds  of 
the  Say'iSome  in  money  and  six  pounds  in  Sheepe  or  cattle 
or  both  .  .  .  Sell  .  .  .  vnto  the  afore  say^  John  Burnam 
Senior  ...  A  certaine  pcell  of  Land  both  vpland  &  mead- 
ows or  marsh  ground,  conteineing  by  estimation  Six  acres 
more  or  less,  Scituate  lying  and  being  in  the  South  Syd  of 
Chebcho  riuer,  bounded  .  .  .  round  by  the  land  of  the  s<^ 
John  Burnam  Senior  and  the  meadow  or  marsh  on  the  South 
&  the  north  bounded  upon  a  creeke,  coming  from  the  Saw 
mill  ...  I  the  say*^  John  Roberts  haue  sett  my  hand  & 
scale  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,"  1679. 

Witnesses:  "John  Roberts  &  a  mark  [seal] 

"  William  White        Hanah  Roberts  &  a  Marke"      [seal] 
Thomas  Bray" 

"John  Roberts  and  Hanah  his  wife  acknowledged  the 
aboue  written  to  be  there  act  &  deed  before  me  March  25 
1680  Daniell  Denison  " 

On  May  10,  1705,  the  town  committee  of  Gloucester, 
consisting  of  nine  men,  laid  out  to  "John  Roberts  Seor  .  .  . 
about  six  acres  being  situate  and  lying  on  the  southeast- 
erly side  of  a  lott  which  the  said  Roberts  formaly  had  of 
the  town  for  goeing  out  a  solder  near  Nathanaell  Hadlocks 
dwelling  house."  \  As  Hadlock's  land  bordered  on  the 
Ipswich  line,  Babson  suggests  that  the  lot  alluded  to,  as  a 
grant  for  military  service,  might  have  been  given  to  John 


*  Vide  page  950. 

t  Essex  County  Records,  Ipswich  Records,  Book  4  :  311. 

X  Transcript  of  Commoners'  Records,  iyoy-1820,  vol.  I  :  234-235. 


The  Roberts  Family  995 

Roberts  by  the  adjoining  town  of  Ipswich  ;  *  but  the  phrase 
—  "formaly  had  of  the  town"  —  can  only  be  construed  as 
a  Gloucester  grant  of  which  there  is  now  no  record.  The 
service  appears  to  have  been  in  King  Philip's  War,  when 
John  Roberts  and  Nathaniel  Hadlock  were  credited  with 
£,^  :  01  :  08,  each,  on  January  25,  1675-76,  at  the  Lancaster 
Garrison,  f 

At  a  town-meeting  held  in  Gloucester,  June  16,  1707,  six 
acres  more  were  granted  to  John  Roberts,  "  Beginning  [at] 
Benjamin  Haskells  Seor  corner  .  .  .  with  a  stripe  of  land 
lying  between  his  own  land  he  had  his  house  upon." 

"John  Roberts,  se,"  died  January  10,  1714,  in  Gloucester, 
leaving  no  will.  The  only  record  of  the  settlement  of  his 
estate  appears  in  the  two  following  documents  :  % — 

On  February  5,  1714-15,  "  Nathan^  Robards  Late  of  Gloster 
now  of  Beverly  .  .  .  Bricklayer  Eldest  son  of  M""  John  Robards 
Late  of  s<i  Gloster  Dec"^,"  for  the  "  consideration  of  Twenty  pounds 
to  him  in  hand  pay^  by  &  received  of  his  father  y^  Said  John 
Robards  deC^,  in  y^  time  of  his  Life,"  acknowledged  himself 
"  to  be  full  content,  ...  &  for  Ever  quitt  Claime  unto  my  Hon^"^ 
Mother  Hannah  Robards  &  to  my  Bro""  William  Robards  both 
of  Gloster,"  all  interest  in  the  estate  of  his  father. 
(Signed) 
Witnesses  :  "  Nathan'  Robards  "   [seal] 

"  John  Herrick 
Richard  Hascall  jun^" 

On  January  21,  17 14-15,  "John  Robards,  housewright,  David 
Downing  Cordw!!  who  marryed  with  Susannah  Daughter  to  John 
Robards  Sen'  Late  of  Gloster  Dec4  Thomas  Robards  Ebene- 
zer^  Robards  &  Mary  Robards  all  of  Gloster  ...  all  Children 
fores'^  John  Robards  Dec4  .  .  .  for  y^  sum  of  ten  pounds  "  each, 
their  share  of  "y^  whole  of  y^  som  of  fifty  pounds,"  quitclaimed 
to  their  mother,  "  Hannah  Robards,  and  brother,  William  Rob- 

*  Babson's  History  of  Gloucester^  i860  :  133. 

t  King  Philip'' s  War,  by  George  M.  Bodge,  1906  :  355. 

t  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  311 :  255,  256. 


996  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

ards  ...  All  y^  Right  .  .  .  Title,"  etc.,  to  their  father's  estate, 
with  all  the  "  personall  or  moveables  our  HotT'^  ffather  Jn°  Rob- 
ards  Dyed  seized  or  possessed  oiif,"     (Signed) 

Witnesses  :     "  Thom^  Robards  [seal]  John  Robards        [seal] 
"  Thomas  Bray  Eben^  Robards  [seal]  David  Downing     [seal] 

John  Ring  "      Mary  Robards    [seal]  Susanna  Downing  [seal]  " 
Sworn  to  before  "John  Newman  Just  Peace  "Jan.  21,  1714,  at 
Gloucester. 

Hannah  Roberts,  widow  of  John  Roberts,  died  March  23, 
1717,  in  Gloucester,  "aged  about  55  years."* 

ISSUE  t 
I.  Nathaniel^  b.  March  26,  1679,  probably  in  Gloucester. 

The  marriage  intention  of  Nathaniel  Roberts  to  Mary 
Biles  was  published  "April  22,  170-,"  in  Gloucester;  they 
were  married  July  i,  1707,  in  Beverly,  Mass.J  Mary  Biles 
(or  Boyles),  b.  March  27,  168 1,  in  Beverly,  was  daughter  to 
Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  (Patch)  Biles,  of  that  town. 

On  Feb.  19,  1710-11,  the  Commoners  of  Gloucester  laid 
out  to  Nathaniel  Roberts,  "  two  acres  .  .  .  bounded  southerly 
by  the  land  which  the  said  Roberts  bought  lately  of  Aaron 
Davis."  §  In  17 14,  "Nathaniel  Roberts  of  Gloucester  .  .  . 
bricklayer,"  sold  to  his  brother  "  John  Roberts  .  .  .  carpen- 
ter," for  ;^i6,||  eleven  acres  "on  the  southwesterly  Side  of 
Anna  Squam  river  .  .  .  Near  unto  y^  Land  which  is  Joseph 
Prides,"  together  with  the  five  acres  which  he  bought  of 
Aaron  Davis.     This  deed  was  signed  :  — 

"  Nathaniel  Robberts  [seal] 

The  mark  Mary  Robberts  "       [seal] 
of 
Nathaniel   Roberts   moved   soon    afterward   to    Beverly, 
where  he  purchased  a  farm  and  called  himself  husbandman. 


*  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80 :  234. 

t   Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80 :  234. 

t    Vital  Records  of  Beverly,  1907:  vol.  2  :  265. 

§    Transcript  of  Commoners''  Records  of  Gloucester,  l'^OJ—1820,  vol.  I  :  236. 

II  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  66  :  174. 


The  Roberts  Family  997 

In  1733,  he  sold  his  home,  described  as  "an  old  House  & 
Ten  acres  "  of  land,  bounded  "  Northerly  with  the  High  Way 
That  leads  to  Manchester  at  the  Crook  Gate  (So  Called)  .  .  . 
&  a  little  distance  from  the  late  Dwelling  house  of  Jn?  Wood- 
bery  &  now  of  John  Lee  Jun":"*  Nathaniel  Roberts  died 
in  175 1,  at  Beverly,  aged  seventy-one  years.  The  widow  of 
Nathaniel  Roberts  (no  name  given)  died  Jan.  30,  1761,  in 
Beverly,  aged  eighty-two  years.  There  may  have  been  a  num- 
ber of  children,  though  but  one  was  recorded  in  Gloucester 
or  Beverly. 

Issue  :  I.  Jonathan*,  b.  March  28,  1708,  in  Gloucester.! 
The  marriage  intention  of  Jonathan  Roberts,  of  Beverly, 
and  Hannah  Badcock,  of  Manchester,  was  published  Oct. 
27,  1734,  in  Beverly.     He  d.  Feb.  25,  1786,  in  Manchester, 
aged  "  seventy  odd  "  years. 

Issue  :t  I.  Mary^,  b.  1735  ;  bap.  Nov.  29,  1741,  in  Man- 
chester; d.  Jan.  15,  1748-49,   "of  y^  throat  dis- 
temper." 
II.  Joanna  ^  bap.  Nov.  29,  1741,  in  Manchester. 

III.  Miriam^,  bap.  Nov.  29,  1741,  in  Manchester. 

IV.  Jonathan ^  bap.  Oct,  7,    1744,  in  Manchester;   d. 

Jan,  29,  1748-49,  aged  four  years. 
V.  William^,  bap.  April  5,    1747,  in   Manchester;   d. 

March  21,  1749,  aged  two  years. 
VI.  William',  bap.  Sept.  3,  1749,  in  Manchester. 
VII.  Mary",  bap,  Nov,  17,  175 1,  in  Manchester. 
VIII.  Anna*,  bap.  April  28,  1754,  in  Manchester. 
2.  Nathaniel*.     Nathaniel  Roberts,  who  had  a  wife,  Han- 
nah, in  Manchester,  was  probably  another   son   of 
Nathaniel  Roberts. 
Issue  :  §  I.  Nathaniel  ^  bap.  Jan.    20,    1741,    in  Man- 
chester.    He  mar.  March  17,  1764,  Mary  Presson,  of 
Beverly.     Their  children  recorded  in  Beverly  were 
John  ®,  Nathaniel  ®,  and  David  Presson  ^  Roberts. 

•  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  6o  :  121 ;  Book  72  :  263. 

t   Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  i6f2-iy8o  :  234. 

X    Vital  Records  of  Manchester,  1903,  vol.  i  :  108,  210,  286. 

§  Vital  Records  of  Beverly,  1907,  vol.  2  :  544,  264;  vol.  r  :  282-283. 


998  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

II.  John',  b.  Dec.  12,  1680,  in  Gloucester.     He  was  mar.  March 

17,   1702-03,  in   Beverly,  to  Patience'  Haskell,    by  Rev. 

Robert  Hale,  of  Beverly.*    She  was  daughter  to  Benjamin  * 

Haskell  (William^  Haskell),  of  Gloucester;  she  d.  Oct.  13, 

1749,  in  Gloucester,  in  her  "  69'^  year," 

John  Roberts,  Jr.,  was  a  carpenter  by  trade.  He  was 
granted,  June  16,  1707,  seven  acres  in  Gloucester,  adjoining 
"  his  owne  land  and  near  the  dwelling  house  westerly  from 
his  house  .  .  .  also  two  acres  near  Jones  bridge,"  near  land 
he  had  recently  bought  of  Aaron  Davis.  In  1708,  he  was 
granted  ten  acres  "  on  Chebacco  Side,"  and  about  six  acres 
more  which  "fell  out  to  be  the  seventy-first  lot  in  number." 
On  Jan.  14,  1722-23,  he  drew  a  wood  lot  "between  Kittle 
Cove  and  Little  River  by  virtue  of  a  coiiion  right  given  to 
Jacob  Elwell  by  the  town."  Twelve  acres  were  laid  out  to 
him,  in  1726,  "beginning  at  the  way  that  leads  from  the 
precinct  meeting  house  to  Thomas  Haskells."  On  Aug.  4, 
1729,  there  were  laid  out  to  John  Roberts  nine  acres  "near 
the  road  that  leads  from  the  head  of  Little  River  to  Has- 
kell's sawmill,"  adjoining  land  of  John  Mariner.  This  lot 
was  receipted  for  April  21,  1730  — 
"  As  witness  my  hand 

John  Roberts." 

In  Jan.,  1731-32,  a  tract  of  fifty  acres,  "in  the  westerly 
Precinct  in  s*^  Gloaster,"  was  granted  to  "  Capt.  Isaac  Eve- 
leth,  Lieut.  Samuel  Herrick,  Mf  John  Roberts,  Ensign  Thomas 
Bray,"  and  seventeen  others,  to  be  laid  out  in  lots  for  them, 
on  condition  that  the  owners  fence  the  land  and  make  sev- 
eral ways  (roads)  as  defined  in  the  grant.  In  1760,  the 
town  sold  to  "John  Roberts  Es' "  about  two  acres  "near 
the  precinct  meeting  house  adjoining  the  parsonage  land."t 

Babson  says  of  this  "John  Roberts,  Esq.,"  that  he  "spent 
his  whole  life  near  the  place  of  his  birth,  in  the  West  Parish, 
esteemed  by  neighbors  and  friends  as  a  just  and  upright 
man.     He  was  selectman  of  the  town  several  years.     He  d. 

*   Vital  Records  of  Beverly,  Massachusetts,  1907,  vol.  2  :  264. 
t   Transcript  of  Commoners'  Records,  i-joy- 1820 :  235,  237,  396,  513,  616, 
68s. 


The  Roberts  Family  999 

May  3,  1767,  in  Gloucester,"  aged  eighty-six  years,  four 
months.*  His  descendants  were  numerous  in  the  town,  as 
late  as  1850,  most  of  them  living  in  the  West  Parish, 

Issue  :  t  I.  Benjamin*,  b.  Dec,  11,  1703,  in  Gloucester. 
"  Benjamin  Robards  &  Ruth  Marston  "  were  mar.  Dec. 
14,  1728,  in  Gloucester,  by  Rev.  Richard  Jaques.  They 
were  members  of  the  Second  Church,  in  which  several 
of  their  children  were  baptized.  Benjamin  Roberts  d. 
April  4,  1777,  in  Gloucester,  aged  seventy-three  )'ears. 
Issue  :  I.  William  ^,  b.  Sept.  22,  1729  ;  d.  Nov.  21,  1729, 

in  Gloucester. 
II.  Mary^,  b.  Aug.  i,  1731  ;  bap.  Aug.  15,  1731,  in  the 
Second  Church;  d.  Nov.  24,   1731,  in  Glouces- 
ter. 
III.  "Judeah"",  b.  Jan.  13,   1733,  in  Gloucester.     Al- 
though  this   name   is  distinctly   written   Judeah 
in  the  Gloucester   records,  she  must  have  been 
the  Judith  Roberts  who  was  mar.  Nov.  30,  1752, 
to  Benjamin  Averill,  Jr.,  by  Rev.  Richard  Jaques. 
Benjamin  Averill,  Jr.,  was  son  to  Benjamin  and 
Sarah  (Blye)  Averill,  of  Ipswich. 
Issue  :$  I.  Ruth  Averill,  bap.  Dec.  2, 1754,  in  Glouces- 
ter. 

2.  Samuel  Averill,  bap.  May  18,  1755,  in  Gloucester. 

He  married,  and  lived  in  Gloucester. 

3.  Joshua  Averill,  bap.  Sept.  18,  1757,  in  Gloucester; 

d.  Dec,  1778,  on  a  Privateer. 

4.  Benjamin  Averill,  bap.  July  21, 1760,  in  Gloucester. 

5.  John  Averill,  bap.  Oct.  10,  1762,  in  Gloucester; 

he  was  drowned  Oct.  i,  1784,  near  the  bar  of 
Chebacco  River. 
IV.  Samuel  ^  b.  Aug.  28,  1735  ;  bap.  Aug.  31,  1735,  i" 

the  Second  Church. 
V.  Joshua »,  b.  Jan.  8,  1738  [1737-38];  bap.  Jan.  8, 
1737-38,  in  the  Second  Church. 

*  Babson's  History  of  Gloucester,  i860:  133. 

t   Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80 :  235. 

}   The  Essex  Antiquarian,  vol.  6 :  88. 


looo  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

VI.  Ruth^  b.  Sept.  ii,  1740;  bap.  Sept.  14,  1740,  in 
the  Second  Church. 
VII.  William  ^  b.  July  15,  1744,  in  Gloucester, 

2.  Patience*,  b.  March  9,  1707;   d.  Dec.   24,   1713,   in 

Gloucester-. 

3.  Samuel*, b,  Feb.  25,  i7io;d.  Aug.  2, 1727,  in  Gloucester. 

4.  John*,  b.  April  20,  1714,  in  Gloucester.     John  Roberts 

and  Mary  Lane,  dau,  to  John  Lane,  Jr.,  were  mar. 
Nov,  13,  1735,  in  Gloucester.  He  was  deacon  of  the 
Second  Church  of  Gloucester,  many  years.  Mary 
Roberts  d.  in  1787,  at  Gloucester,  aged  about  seventy- 
two  years.  Deacon  John  Roberts  died,  "  much  la- 
mented," Dec.  27,  1793,  aged  seventy-nine.  His 
will,  dated  March  18,  1788,  was  proved  Jan.  6,  1794.* 

Issue  :t  I-  David ^  b.  Aug.  8,  1736,  in  Gloucester;  d, 
next  day. 

II.  Comfort  ^  b.  Aug.  8, 1 737,  in  Gloucester ;  d.  same  day. 

III.  Sarah ^,  b.  Nov.  22,  1740,  in  Gloucester;  d.  young, 

IV,  Eliphalet^   b.  Oct,   20,    1743,  in   Gloucester,  mar. 

March  21,  1765,  in  Gloucester,  to  Abigail  Lufkin, 
by  Rev.  John  Rogers.     One  child  was  recorded  in 
Gloucester:  Adam®,  b.  Jan.  29,  1766. 
V.  Levi^  b.  July  10,  1746,  in  Gloucester;  mar.  Oct.  25, 
1774,  in  Gloucester,  to  Susanna  Lincoln  (widow), 
by  Rev.  Samuel  Chandler.     Only  child  recorded 
in  Gloucester:   i.  Mary',  b.  May  2,  1776. 
VI.  Hannah^,  b.  May  8,  1748,  in  Gloucester.     She  was 
mar.  (intention,    Dec.    26,    1772)  to   her  cousin, 
Josiah  ^  Choate,  Jr.,  of  Gloucester.  $ 
VII.  John°,  b,  Dec.  30,  1750,  in  Gloucester. 
VIII.  Sarah  ^  b.  Oct,  17,  1753,  in  Gloucester.     She  was 
mar.  (intention,  Jan.  i,  1774)  to  Elias  Haskell,  of 
Gloucester.     They  had  sons,  Epes,  Eli,  and  Wil- 
liam Haskell,  who  were  mentioned  in  her  father's 
will. 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  363 :  78-80. 

t   Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1780 :  235. 

X  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1180 :  43. 


The  Roberts  Family  looi 

5.  Patience*,   daughter  to   John^,   b.   Dec.    2,    1715,   in 

Gloucester.  Patience  Roberts  was  mar.  Nov.  11, 
1736,  in  Gloucester,  to  Josiah*  Choate,  by  Rev.  Rich- 
ard Jaques.*    Josiah  *  Choate,  b.  Sept.  16,  17 15,  was 

son  to  John  ^  and  Miriam  ( )  Choate,  of  Ipswich 

(Thomas ^,  John  ^  Choate)-!     Josiah*  and   Patience 
(Roberts)   Choate   were    members    of    the    Second 
Church  of  Gloucester. 
Issue  :  I.  Ephraim  ^  Choate,  b.  Jan.  8,  1738,  in  Glouces- 
ter- d.  young. 
II.  Elizabeth^  Choate,  b.  Sept.  20,  1740,  in  Gloucester. 
[  III.  Ephraim^  Choate,  b.  Feb.  2,  1743,  in  Gloucester. 
IV.  Sarah  ^  Choate,  b.  July  28,  1745,  in  Gloucester. 
V.  Josiah  ^  Choate,  b.  Oct.  20,  1747,  in  Gloucester  j  he 
mar,  (intention,  Dec.  26,  1772)  Hannah'  Roberts, 
daughter  to  Deacon  John  *  and  Mary  (Lane)  Rob- 
erts. 
VI.  Thomas^  Choate,  b.  Feb.  26,  1749-50,  in  Glouces- 
ter. 
VII.  Patience'  Choate,  b.  Nov.  28,  1752,  in  Gloucester. 
VIII.  William'  Choate,  b.  Jan.  22,  1756,  in  Gloucester. 
IX.  Judith'  Choate,  b.  Aug.  10,  1758,  in  Gloucester. 

6.  Ephraim*,  b.  Nov.  5,  172 1,  in  Gloucester.     "Ephraim 

Robberts  and  Dolly  Francis,  of  Medford,"  were  mar. 
June  13,  1751,  in  Gloucester,  by  Rev.  Mr.  Jaques.t 

Several  members  of  the  Francis  family  removed  from 
Medford  to  Beverly,  among  them  Colonel  Ebenezer  Francis, 
who  fell  at  Hubbardton,  Vt.,  July  7,  1777.  He  married,  1766, 
in  Beverly,  Judith  Wood,  by  whom  he  had  four  daughters 
and  one  son.  Dolly  Francis  appears  to  have  been  daughter 
to  John  Francis  (younger  brother  to  Colonel  Ebenezer)  and 
his  wife  Dorothy.  § 

Four  children  of  Ephraim  *  and  Dolly  (Francis)  Roberts 
were  recorded  in  Gloucester. 


*  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80 :  42. 

t   The  Hammatt  Papers,  1633-1^00,  by  Abraham  Hammatt,  1854,  No.  i  :  52. 

I   Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80  :  235. 

§  History  of  Medford,  Massachusetts,  by  Charles  Brooks,  1886 :  179-180,  534. 


I002  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Issue  :  I.  Patience ^  b.  May  i8,  1758,  in  Gloucester;  d. 

Nov.  28,  1759. 
II.  Ephraim^,  b.  April  13,  1759,  in  Gloucester. 

III.  Nathan  ^  b.  March  8,  1766,  in  Gloucester. 

IV.  Dolly  ^,  b.  June  11,  1769,  in  Gloucester. 

III.  Susanna',  daughter  to  John 2,  b.  about  1682,  in  Gloucester, 
was  mar.  Nov.  5,  1701,  in  Ipswich,  to  David  Downing.* 
He  was  b.  about  1677,  ^"^  Ipswich,  son  to  John^  and 
Mehitable  (Braybrook)  Downing,  of  that  town. 
On  June  12,  1699,  soon  after  David  became  of  age,  his 
father,  "  John  Downing  Sen'',"  and  Mehitable,  wife  of  John, 
both  of  Ipswich,  for  "  love  &  natural  afection,"  conveyed  to 
"  David  Downing  our  Sonne  .  .  .  the  full  halfe  part  of  that 
halfe  of  ye  farm  Wee  now  Hue  vpon  ...  in  Chebacco  in  Ips- 
wich .  .  .  formerly  called  Richard  Braybrooks  farme  from 
whom  we  derived  our  right."  In  1701,  "Thomas  Luskin 
[Lufkin  ?]  Jun"" "  and  David  Downing,  both  of  Ipswich,  hus- 
bandmen, took  measures  to  establish  the  bounds  between 
their  lands  "  w*^^  they  had  By  gift  and  purchase  from  their 
father  John  Downing  Sen""  of  Ipswich."  Jan.  19,  1704-05, 
David  Downing  and  "  Susanna  my  now  wife,"  of  Ipswich, 
sold  to  Thomas  Butler,  of  that  town,  for  ;^ii8,  sixty  acres 
of  the  westerly  end  of  "  Braybrooks  farme  .  .  .  Chebacco," 
adjoining  land  of  "John  Burnam,  M^  Adams  Coggswell," 
and  the  "  widow  Varney's  two  acres."  That  same  month,  he 
also  sold  "  half  of  that  comonage  "  belonging  to  Braybrook's 
farm.f 

David  Downing  went  to  Gloucester,  soon  after  the  sale  of 
his  holdings  in  Ipswich.  On  Jan.  25,  1708-09,  the  Com- 
moners of  Gloucester  granted  to  William  Coggswell  and 
David  Downing,  ten  acres  on  "  Chebacco  Side  ...  &  the 
lot  they  drew  .  .  .  fell  out  to  be  the  65th ;"  at  the  same 
time  they  "  drew  the  lot  on  the  Cape  No.  112."  Later  in 
the  year,  a  lot  that  "  buts  on  Jonesses  riuer  att  the  north 
end "  was  granted  to  the  heirs  of  "  M""  William  Cogswell 
deceased  of  Chebacco  in  Ipswich  &  David  Downing."    Jan. 

*  Ipswich  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  i  :  203. 

t  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  15:  287,  62;  Book  17  :  70;  Book  33  :  256. 


The  Roberts  Family  1003 

20,  1710-11,  the  town  also  laid  out  to  David  Downing,  "by 
virtue  of  half  a  common  right,"  land  on  the  southerly  side  of 
his  own  land.* 

"  David  Downing,  of  Gloucester,  .  .  .  yeoman,"  for  £2/^, 
sold  to  Daniel  Ring,  of  Gloucester,  half  of  ten  acres  of  salt 
marsh  "  on  Brewin's  Island,"  near  Jones's  River.     This  deed 
was  signed  Dec.  16,  1709,  by 
Witnesses :  "  David  Downing       [seal] 

her 

"  John  Roberds  jun""  Susan!"  S  Downing     [seal] 

Will"  Ring  ""'■'' 

John  Ring." 

"John  Roberts,  aged  79  years,"  made  oath  Sept.  26, 
1760,  that  he  signed  the  deed  as  "John  Roberds  jun"" 
altho  ye  seal  now  appears  to  be  torn  of."  The  deed  was 
recorded  Feb.  26,  1761,  nearly  fifty-two  years  after  it  was 
made.f 

On  Feb.  14,  1710-11,  David  and  Susanna  Downing,  of 
Gloucester,  sold  to  Daniel  Riggs,  of  the  same  town,  for 
£^2'],  their  "  now  dwelling  house  &  about  fourteen  Acres  of 
vpland  Lying  most  parte  of  it  on  y^  Northwardly  Side  of 
ye  high  way  or  road  leading  along  towards  y^  ferry."  This 
farm  he  bought  of  Colonel  John  Wainwright,  of  Ipswich,  in 
1704.  When  he  sold  it  to  Riggs,  he  also  added  five  acres 
of  marsh,  half  an  island,  and  half  of  ten  acres  of  salt  marsh, 
—  the  latter  presumably  what  was  remaining  "  on  Brewin's 
Island."  X 

The  sale  of  his  farm  looks  as  though  he  contemplated 
removal  elsewhere,  yet  there  is  no  record  of  it.  "  Susanna, 
wife  of  David  Downing  (aged  about  39  years)  dyed  Decy  22, 
1719,"  in  Gloucester;  "David  Downing  (aged  about  46 
years)  Dyed  Sept.  20,  1723."  §  It  is  probable  that  there 
were  other  children  ;  the  following  appear  in  the  Town  and 
Church  records :  — 


*  Transcript  of  Commoners'  Records,  lyoy-iSzo,  vol.  i  1343,  633,  717,  169. 

t  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  109  :  ill. 

X  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  16  :  161  ;  Book  35  :  161. 

§  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1780 :  79. 


I004  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Issue  :*  I.  Hannah*  Downing,  bap.  September,  1703,  in 
the  First  Church  of  Gloucester,  was  mar.  Dec.  3, 
17 19,  in  the  Second  Church,  to  Ebenezer  Day,  by 
Rev.  Samuel  Tompson.  Issue :  I.  Jonathan  Day. 
II.  Lucy  Day.  III.  Hannah  Day.  IV.  Job  Day. 
V.  Jerusha  Day.  VI.  David  Day.  VII.  James 
Day.t 

2.  David*  Downing,  b.  about  1704  or  1705  in  Gloucester; 

was  mar.  Dec.  14,  1722,  to  Mary  Joslin,  of  Glouces- 
ter, by  Rev.  Samuel  Tompson.  Issue  :  I.  Jonathan  ^ 
Downing,  bap.  Oct.  26,  1729,  in  the  Second  Church. 

3.  Lucy*  Downing,  b.  Nov.  29,  1706;  bap.  Dec.  10,  1706, 

in  the  First  Church  of  Gloucester. 

4.  Jonathan*  Downing,  b.  about  1708  in  Gloucester,  was 

mar.  Jan.  30,  1728-29,  to  Sarah  Day,  by  Rev. 
R.  Jaques,  in  the  Second  Church.  Issue:  I.  Sarah ^ 
Downing,  b.  Dec.  11,  1729,  in  Gloucester;  bap.  Dec. 
14,  in  the  Second  Church. 
IV.  SamueP,  b.  March  25,  1685,  in  Gloucester.  **  Samuel  Rob- 
erts & ,  mar.  Feb.  27, 17—,  by  M^  White."  %    The 

record  of  this  marriage  was  partially  erased  in  the  ori- 
ginal  town   book;  it  has  been   impossible  to  trace  him 
further. 
V.  Thomas*,  b.  Aug.  2,  1687,  in  Gloucester.     It  seems  prob- 
able that  this  Thomas  Roberts  was  the  one  who  later 
appeared  in   Newbury,  Mass.     His  wife  was  Elizabeth 
Richardson  ;  she  had,  in  1743,  brothers  Thomas  and  Caleb 
Richardson,  and  "  brother  William  late  deceased."  § 
In  August,  1746,  Samuel  Roberts,  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  was 
appointed  executor  of  the  estate  of  his  father,  "Thomas 
Roberts  late  of  Newbury  in  the  County  of  Essex."     The 
appraisement  of  the  estate,  taken  Sept.  30,  1746,  gave  the 
house  and  land  as  ;^9  : 7  :  6,  cash,  ;^9  : 3  :  6,  total  valuation, 

*  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  i64.2-i'j8o ."  79 ;   also   Church 
Records  of  Gloucester,  iyoj-i8j^. 

t  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80 :  Jl. 
X   Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1180 :  234. 
§  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  114:53. 


The  Roberts  Family  icx)5 

^30  :  19  :  I.  The  following  account  was  sworn  to  by  "  Sam" 
Roberts,"  the  executor,  Oct.  6,  1746  :  "The  Ballance  of  the 
Personal  Estate  Clear  of  All  Charges  amounts  To  £\-^  :  14  :2j 
which  proportion  Among  y«  Children  gives  34/3^  New 
Tenor."  *  Two  children  of  "  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Rob- 
erts "  were  recorded  in  Newbury  ;  there  must  have  been  sev- 
eral others. 

Issue  :  t  I-  Elizabeth*,  b.  Nov.  13,  1715,  in  Newbury. 
II.  Samuel*,  b.  Jan.  21,  1716,  in  Newbury.     In  1746, 
he  was  of  Dover,  N.  H. 
VI.  Ebenezer^  b.  Jan.  22,  1690,  in  Gloucester.     (Vide  infra.) 
VII.  William®,  b.  about  1693,  in  Gloucester.     There  is  no  record 
of  his  birth,  but  he  must  have  been  of  age  in  17 18,  when 
he  signed  the  petition  of  the  Proprietors  of  Falmouth, 
Maine,  with  Job  Harris,  James  Mariner,  Adam  Mariner, 
and   others,   for   the   reestablishment   of    their   ancient 
rights,  t 

In  the  winter  of  1719-20,  "  William  Robards  "  was  granted 
sixty  acres  of  land  in  Falmouth,  on  condition  that  he  settle 
there  within  a  year,  §  —  a  condition  which  he  fulfilled.  He 
served  in  Captain  Francis  Baker's  company,  from  Feb.  28 
to  Nov.  6,  1722,  in  Colonel  Thomas  Westbrook's  expedition 
against  the  Indians.  |( 

The  wife  of  William  Roberts  was  Sarah ;  they  prob- 
ably were  married  at  Falmouth.  He  died  in  the  spring  of 
1723.  At  Ipswich,  May  6,  1723,  a  "Letter  att  Large  of 
Administration  "  on  the  "  estate  of  William  Roberds  .  .  . 
Late  of  Casco  Bay  .  .  .  having  Estate  Jn  y«  Town  of  Gloster 
Jn  the  County  of  Essex,"  was  "  granted  unto  Sarah  Roberds 
Widow  and  Relict  of  said  William  Roberds."  The  inven- 
tory of  his  estate  included  the  homestead  which  he  and  his 
mother  bought,  Jan.  21,  1714-15,  of  the  other  heirs.lF 


*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  323  :  225  ;  Book  327  :  113. 

t    Town  Records  of  Newbury,  vol.  i  :  170,  176. 

\  Vide  The  Mariner  Family. 

§  Records  of  the  Proprietors  of  Falmouth,  Maine,  vol.  1:12. 

II  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  48  :  437. 

H  Vide  pages  995-996. 


ioo6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

"  A  True  Jnventory  *  of  all  and  singular  both  Reall  and  Passonall  estate  Jn 
Gloster  of  William  Roberds  Late  of  Casco  Bay  Dec4  W^i^  was  show^  to 
us  who  are  Desired  by  y*  Administratrix  &c^  viz* 

"  Jmp^^  To  his  House  and  Homestead  about  six  acres  ....  ;^5o  o  o 
To  his  Wareing  Apparrill  of  all  Sorts  100/ :  table  Linnen  of  all 

sorts  32/ 6  12  o 

To  an  old  Suit  Curtains  30/  to  yam  8/  Earthen  ware  4/6  ...  226 
To  Puter  12/  wooden  ware  6/  glass  bottles  2/  Sword  &  Catutch 

box  8/ 180 

To  Gunn  12/  Chest  Draws  25/  2  other  D°  12/  Bedsteed&c»  15/  340 

her 

Sarah  X  Roberds  adm* 
mark 

"This  was  Piu^  :  by :  us  under  Oath  as  Wittness  our  hands  May  16*'^ :  1723 
Before  y*:  Honb\«  John  Appleton  Esq'  Judge  of  y^  Prob'  &c* :  this  16*  May 
1723  Sarah  Roberds  made  oath  y^  above  was  a  true  Jnventory  to  y^  best  of 
her  [illegible]  and  Jf  more  come  to  hand  to  give  an  acco'.  thereof  sworne 

attestt  Dan\i  Appleton  Reg' " 

In  a  further  account  of  the  estate,  May  17,  1725,  Sarah 
Roberts  brought  in  a  bill  of  £\^^  for  "Bringing  up  young 
child." 

Issue:  I.  Job*,  b.  March  14,  1721,  in  Falmouth,  Maine. t 
He  settled  in  Biddeford,  where  he  mar.  July  25,    1745, 
Sarah*  Tarbox,  b.  1720,  daughter  to  Nathaniel^  Tarbox,  of 
Biddeford. I     On  Jan.  i,  1748,  Job  Roberts,  of  Biddeford, 
yeoman,  sold  to  Daniel  Sawyer,  of  Falmouth,  for  ;^74,  sev- 
enty-four acres,  it  being  his  portion  of  the  hundred  and  four 
acres  of  common  land  granted  by  the  town  of  Falmouth  to 
"William  Roberds,"  §  his  father.     Before  1750,  Job  Roberts 
had  removed  with  his  family  to  Buxton. 
VIII.  Mary^  b.  Oct.  28,  1696,  in  Gloucester;  d.  Aug.  16,  1717, 
"  near  21  year." 
IX.  Job  ^  b.  March  19,  1701,  in  Gloucester;  d.  June  16,  1725, 
in  Gloucester,  "  aged  24  years." 

*  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  313  :  624 ;  Book  315 :  234. 
t  Willis's  Manuscript,  New  England  Historic  Genealogical  Society,  Bos- 
ton :  80. 

I  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  42 :  32. 
§  York  County  Deeds,  Book  30  :  54. 


The  Roberts  Family  1007 


EBENEZER8   ROBERTS 

Ebenezer^  Roberts,  son  to  John^  and  Hannah ^  (Bray) 
Roberts,  was  born  January  22,  1690,  in  Gloucester.  He  was 
married  January  13,  171 5,  by  Rev.  John  White,  to  Sarah* 
Elwell,  of  Gloucester.*  Ebenezer  Roberts  probably  never 
made  a  wiser  move  than  his  marriage.  His  wife  Sarah,  b. 
February  8,  1692,  was  daughter  to  Jacob  ^  and  Abigail  ^  (Vin- 
cent) Elwell,  of  Gloucester,  descendants  of  two  of  the  earliest 
and  most  prominent  families  of  the  town.  Jacob  ^  Elwell 
was  son  to  Samuel  2,  and  grandson  to  Robert  ^  Elwell.  The 
latter  was  not  only  a  pioneer,  but  was  prominent  in  no  small 
measure  in  building  up  the  town.  To  understand  the  value 
of  his  services,  it  is  necessary  to  note  conditions  at  that 
period. 

The  attention  of  the  colonists  was  first  attracted  to  Cape 
Ann  by  its  natural  advantages  as  a  fishing  station.  On 
January  24,  1623-24,  Robert  Cushman,  acting  for  the  Pil- 
grims at  Plymouth  who  already  had  erected  fishing-stages 
on  Stage  Neck  (now  Stage  Fort  Park),  wrote  to  Governor 
Bradford  from  England  :  "  We  have  tooke  a  patente  for  Cap 
Anne."  f  At  about  the  same  time,  the  Rev.  John  White, 
of  Dorchester,  England,  sent  over  a  company  equipped 
for  fishing,  who  took  possession  of  all  the  improvements 
there.  For  a  time  it  was  disputed  territory,  but  in  less  than 
three  years  it  was  abandoned  by  both  parties. $  A  perma- 
nent settlement  was  begun  in  163 1  ;  in  1639,  special  privi- 
leges were  granted  by  the  General  Court  to  such  as  shall 
"inhabit  there."  §  In  February,  1642,  the  Rev.  Richard 
Blynman,  who  had  been  accompanied  to  New  England  by 
several  Welsh  gentlemen  of  note,  went  to  Gloucester  from 

♦  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  i642-iy8o:  234,  235. 
t  The  original  patent  may  be  seen  at  the  Essex  Institute,  Salem,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

t  Vide  pages  523,  524. 

§  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  23  :  396. 


ioo8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Plymouth,  Massachusetts.  This  "Welch  party,"  as  it  was 
termed,  included  among  others  Hugh  Caulkin,  Obadiah 
Bruen,  Hugh  Pritchard,  Walter  Tybbot  (now  Tibbets  or 
Tebbets),  John  Sadler,  and  Mr.  Fryer.  All  these  men  ex- 
cept the  last  had  been  propounded  for  freemen,  March  2, 
1640-41,  at  Plymouth.*  Others  joined  them  at  Gloucester, 
including  Hugh  Roberts,  who  married  a  daughter  to  Hugh 
Caulkin. 

The  first  church  was  organized  at  once  by  Mr.  Blynman, 
who  became  their  pastor.  William  Stevens,  Mr.  Sadler, 
Obadiah  Bruen,  George  Norton,  William  Addes,  Thomas 
Milward,  Mr.  Fryer,  and  Walter  Tybbot  were  appointed  by 
the  Massachusetts  Commissioners  "to  manage  the  affairs 
of  the  plantation,"  which  was  incorporated  in  May  of  that 
year  (1642)  as  the  town  of  Gloucester.  On  May  14,  1645, 
"  Hugh  Caulkin,  Thomas  Smyth  &  Obedia  Brewen  "  were 
"chosen  to  end  small  controversies  at  Gloucester."! 

Robert  ElwellJ  was  first  at  Dorchester,  Massachusetts, 

*  Plymouth  Colony  Records,  Court  Orders,  vol.  2  :  8. 

t  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  2  :  98. 

X  Robert!  Elwell  mar.,  first,  Joane  or  Jane;  she  d.   March   31,   1675,  ^* 

Gloucester.     His  second  wife  was  Alee,  widow  of Leach,  who  survived 

him.  She  d.  April  10,  1691.  Her  will,  dated  March  24,  1690-91,  was  proved 
June  30,  1691  ;  it  referred  to  an  agreement  made  with  her  sons,  Samuel  and 
Robert  Leach,  and  daughter,  Alice  Bennett. 

ISSUE   BY   FIRST  WIFE 

I.  Samuel  2  Elwell,  b.  about  1636,  in  Dorchester,  Mass. 
II.  "  Second  Child,"  bap.  Aug.  28,  1639,  in  Salem ;  d.  aged  six  months, 

III.  John  2  Elwell,  bap.  "23  (ii)  1639-40,"  in  Salem. 

IV.  Isaac 2  Elwell,  bap.  "27  (12)  1641-2,"  in  Salem;  he  mar.  Mehitable 

Millet. 
V.  Mary  2  Elwell.  She  became  the  second  wife  of  Samuel  1  DoUiver,  son 
to  Robert  Dolliver,  of  Stoke  Abbot,  Dorset,  England.  Samuel  ^ 
DoUiver  was  of  Marblehead,  Mass.;  in  1652,  he  bought  a  farm  at 
Freshwater  Cove,  in  Gloucester  ;  he  d.  there  in  1683.  Issue  by  first 
wife:  I.  Joseph 2  Dolliver.  2.  William 2  Dolliver.  Issue  by  second 
wife:  3.  Samuel  2  Dolliver,  b.  July  9,  1658.  4.  Mary  2  Dolliver,  b. 
March  26,  1662.  5.  Richard 2  Dolliver,  b.  April  18,  1665.  6.  Sarah* 
Dolliver,  b.  Dec.  10,  1667.     7.  John2  Dolliver,  b.  "2  (7)  1671  [Sept. 


The  Roberts  Family  1009 

in  1634,  perhaps  earlier ;  he  afterwards  went  to  Salem.     In 
1642,   he  bought  land  at  Gloucester,  but  did  not  at  once 

2,  1671]."     He  mar.  Nov.  i,  1700,    Susanna  ^  Mariner,  daughter  to 

John  1  and  Elizabeth  ( )  Mariner,  of  Gloucester. 

VI.  Josiah  2  Elwell,  who  d.  before  his  father,  leaving  a  son  William  ^ 
VII.  Joseph  2  Elwell,  mentioned  in  his  father's  will. 
VIII.  Sara  2  Elwell,  b.  1651  ;  d.  same  year  in  Gloucester. 
IX.  Sarah2  Elwell,  b.  May  12,  1652;  d.  Aug.  26,  1655,  i"  Gloucester. 
X.  Thomas  2  Elwell,  b.  Nov.  12,  1654,  in  Gloucester. 
XI.  Jacob''  Elwell,  b.  June  10,  1657,  in  Gloucester;  d.  May  21,  1658. 
XII.  Richard  2  Elwell,  bap.  April  11,  1658,  in  Gloucester. 

SAMUEL  2   ELWELL 

Samuel^  Elwell  mar.  Esther  or  Hester  Dutch,  daughter  to  Osman  and 

Grace  ( )  Dutch,  of  Gloucester.     Samuel  Elwell  had  land  at  Little  Good 

Harbor,  Gloucester  ;  he  d.  about  1697,  in  that  town.     His  widow  d.  Sept.  6, 
1721,  in  Gloucester,  aged  about  eighty-two  years. 


I.  Samuel  ^  Elwell,  b.  March  14,  1659,  in  Gloucester. 
II.  Jacob  3  Elwell,  b.  Aug.  10,  1662,  in  Gloucester. 

III.  Robert  8  Elwell,  b.  Dec.  13,  1664,  in  Gloucester. 

IV.  Esther  3  Elwell,  b.  Aug.  25,  1667,  in  Gloucester. 

V.  Sarah'  Elwell,  b.  1670;  d.  the  same  year  in  Gloucester. 
VI.  Ebenezer^  Elwell,  b.  Feb.  29,  1670-71,  in  Gloucester. 
VII.  Hannah  3  Elwell,  b.  Aug.  11,  1674,  in  Gloucester. 
VIII.  Ehzabeth  ^  Elwell,  b.  July  30,  1678,  in  Gloucester. 
IX.  Thomas  ^  Elwell,  b.  in  Gloucester. 

JACOB*  ELWELL 

Jacob  8  Elwell  mar.  July  5,  1686,  in  Gloucester,  Abigail,  daughter  to  Wil- 
liam and  Rachel  (Cook)  Vincent.  Abigail  Elwell  was  b.  May  8,  1668,  in 
Gloucester.  Jacob  Elwell  was  killed  in  the  French  and  Indian  War,  at  Cape 
Sable,  May  2,  1710.     His  widow  sold  land  in  1714  and  1728. 


I.  Benjamin*  Elwell,  d.  Sept.  11,  1694,  in  Gloucester,  aged  about  seven 
years. 
II.  Rachel*  Elwell,  b.  Feb.  21,  1688,  in  Gloucester  ;  mar.,  first,  Peter  Lur- 
vey ;  mar.,  second,  John  Day,  of  Gloucester,  who  d.  before  Nov., 
1743.     In  Jan.,  1743-44,  she  was  the  wife  of  John  Scott,  of  Rowley. 

III.  Abigail*  Elwell,  b.  Jan.  30,  1690,  in  Gloucester;  mar.  Joseph  Foster. 

IV.  Sarah  *  Elwell,  b.  Feb.  8, 1692,  in  Gloucester  ;  mar.  Ebenezer  »  Roberts. 
V.  Jacob*  Elwell,  b.  March  26,  1695,  in  Gloucester;  d.  Sept.  20,  17 13. 


I  o  I  o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

remove  his  family.  They  were  established  in  1649  ^-t  Glou- 
cester, when  he  was  chosen  selectman,  an  office  he  filled 
several  other  terms.  He  had  a  grant  of  land  at  Stage  Neck, 
in  165 1,  but  finally  settled  at  Eastern  Point.  On  the  "27* 
of  7™  1652,"  William  Stevens,  Robert  Tucker,  and  Robert 
Elwell  were  "  Commissioners  of  Gloster  apoynted  to  end 
small  causes."*  In  February,  1652-53,  and  March,  i654(- 
55),  Robert  Elwell  was  again  appointed  Commissioner;  in 
1658,  he  was  chosen  Magistrate,!  and  "did  considerable 
business  in  this  judicial  position."  March  5,  1657-58,  he 
was  chosen  Constable,  and  served  for  one  year.:|:  The  title 
"  Goodman  "  was  often  prefixed  to  his  name.  In  Septem- 
ber, 1660,  Goodman  Elwell  and  William  Vincent  were  sure- 
ties for  John  Jackson;  in  March,  1663,  Goodman  Elwell  was 
"master  of  the  voyage."  §  Robert  Elwell  died  May  18, 
1683,  in  Gloucester.  The  day  before  his  death,  "  being 
caste  upon  my  Bed  of  sicknesse  and  weaknesse,"  he  signed 
his  will  with  a  mark.  He  bequeathed  to  his  eldest  son, 
Samuel,  the  "  House  I  now  dwel  in  together  with  all  the 
Barnes  &  buildings  neare  adjoyning  .  .  .  also  all  the  Neck 
of  Land  whereupon  my  sayd  House  standeth,"  on  condi- 
tion that  Samuel  maintain  "  my  selfe  and  his  mother  my 
wife  .  .  .  while  we  live."  Mention  was  made  of  sons  John, 
Joseph,  Isaac,  Thomas,  "Josiah  deceased,"  and  "Daughter 

VI.  Hannah*  Elwell,  b.  May  6,  1697,  in  Gloucester;  mar.  John  Brown,  of 

Falmouth,  Maine. 
VII.  Vinson*  (Vincent)  Elwell,  b.  July  15,  1700,  in  Gloucester. 
VIII.  Lydia*  Elwell,  b.  Dec.  10,  1702,  in  Gloucester;  mar.  Jonathan  Brown. 

IX.  William*  Elwell,  b.  April  6,  1705,  in  Gloucester ;  mar.  Elizabeth . 

Before  1727,  they  were  in  Falmouth,  Maine,  where  he  became  the  possessor 
of  large  tracts  of  land. 

X.  Mary*  Elwell,  b.  Jan.  29,  1708,  in  Gloucester;  mar.  Joseph  Brown, 
Vide  The  Elwell  Family  in  America,  by  Rev.  Jacob  Thomas  Elwell,  1899 : 
3.  7,  12. 
*  Essex  County  Probate  (copy).  Book  1 :  143. 

t  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  Book  2  :  115,  120,  155 ;  Book  4 :  359. 
X  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  Book  5  :  287,  325. 
§  Essex  County  Court  Papers^  Book  6:71;  Book  8  :  271. 


The  Roberts  Family  loi  i 

Deleber  [Dolliver]."  His  will  was  proved  June  26,  1683,  at 
Salem;  the  original  paper  is  preserved,*  His  inventory 
valued  houses  and  lands  at  ;£i82 ;  total  amount  ^290  :  10  :  o. 
"William  Vinson,  William  Sargent  [and]  Steven  Glover" 
were  the  appraisers-! 

Abigail  ^  wife  of  Jacob  ^  Elwell,  was  daughter  to  William  ^ 
Vinson,  or  Vincent, :j:  by  his  second  wife,  Rachel.    William* 


*  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  Book  39 :  145-146. 

t  Essex  County  Probate  (copy),  Book  II :  701-708. 

X  The  first  wife  of  William  ^  Vincent  was  Sarah  ;  she  d.  Feb.  4,  1660-61.  He 
was  mar.,  second,  June  10,  1661,  by  Mr.  Samuel  Symonds,  to  Rachel  Cooke, 
daughter  to  Bridget  Verney,  of  Gloucester.  In  the  will  of  Bridget  Verney, 
dated  Nov.  10,  1671,  proved  "  27  :  9 :  72,"  she  mentioned  "daughter  Rachel 
Vinson  (the  wife  of  William  Vinson)  ...  my  sonne  in  law,"  and  appointed 
him  executor  of  her  estate.  Rachel  Vinson,  widow  of  William,  d.  Feb.  15, 
1707,  in  Gloucester. 

ISSUE  BY   FIRST  WIFE 

I.  Sarah  2  Vincent,  b.  about   1639-40,  in  Salem,  Mass.     She  was  mar., 
»'  nth  :  grao  :  57  [1657],"  by  Major  Hathorne  to  Jeffrey  1  Parsons,  of 
Gloucester. 
Issue  :  I.  James  2  Parsons,  b.  "  18  :  lom :  58,"  in  Gloucester. 

2.  "  Jeffery  "  ^  Parsons,  b.  "  25  :  ii™o :  1660,"  in  Gloucester. 

3.  Sara2  Parsons,  b.  "April  19,  '63,"  in  Gloucester. 

4.  John  2  Parsons,  b.  "  24 :  3  :  1666,"  in  Gloucester. 

5.  Elizabeth  2  Parsons,  b.  "  22  :  i  :  '69,"  in  Gloucester. 

6.  Nathaniel  2  Parsons,  b.  "  16  :  jmo  :  7*  [1674-75],"  in  Gloucester. 

7.  Abigail  2  Parsons,  b.  "  25  :  i  :  '78,"  in  Gloucester. 

8.  Ebenezer  2  Parsons,  b.  "  28  :  11  :  '81,"  in  Gloucester. 
II.  Hannah  2  Vincent,  b.  about  1642,  in  Salem. 

III.  Elizabeth  2  Vincent,  b.  May  16,  1644,  probably  in  Gloucester. 

IV.  Richard  2  Vincent,  b.  "  i  :  7  : ;  "  d.  July  24,  1652. 

V.  John  2  Vincent,  b.  May  15,  1648,  in  Gloucester. 
VI.  William 2  Vincent,  b,  Sept.  9,  1651,  in  Gloucester;  d.  Dec.  9,  1675. 
VII.  Richard  2  Vincent,  b.  Sept.  i,  1658,  in  Gloucester  •  d.  Dec.  26,  1675. 

ISSUE  BY  SECOND  WIFE 

VIII.  Thomas  2  Vincent,  b.  April  i,  1662,  in  Gloucester;  d.  Dec.  31,  1675. 

IX.  Abigail 2  Vincent,  b.  May  28,  1668,  in  Gloucester;  mar.  July  5,  1686, 
Jacob*  Elwell. 

Vide  Essex  County  Probate  (copy),  vol.  i  :  745,  747 ;  Gloucester  Births, 
Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80:  301 ;  Salem  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths, 
vol.  1 :  195,  196. 


I  o  1 2  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Vincent,  born  about  1610,  in  England,  was  son  to  Francis 
Vincent,  who  married  Sarah,  daughter  to  Sir  Francis  Paulet ; 
Sarah  Paulet  was  maid  of  honor  to  Queen  Anne,  wife  of 
James  I.*  About  1635,  William  Vincent,  a  potter  by  trade, 
appeared  in  Salem,  Massachusetts  ;  in  1636,  he  had  a  grant 
of  land.  On  the  "  12^^  ^mo^  1637,"  he  sent  in  "his  request 
for  acomodation ; "  the  "7*''  6'*^™°  1637,"  he  "desireth  5 
acres  and  it  is  granted  him."  On  the  "  30**^  1™°,  1640,"  there 
was  granted  by  the  town  of  Salem  to  William  Vincent,  two 
acres,  to  "Vincents  mother,"  two  acres,  and  to  "Vincents 
Cozen  Antho:  Buckstone,"  two  acres.f 

William  Vincent  did  not  long  remain  at  Salem.  In  1643, 
he  was  made  freeman  ;$  in  1646,  and  several  years  after- 
wards, he  was  selectman  of  Gloucester.  He  built  three 
houses  near  Vincent's  Spring ;  and,  though  the  name  be- 
came extinct  in  the  town  after  the  second  generation,  it  is 
perpetuated  in  Vincent's  Spring  and  Vincent's  Cove,  and 
in  the  baptismal  name  of  many  of  his  descendants,  to  the 
present  day.  From  a  deposition  of  1663,  we  learn  that  he 
was  then  about  fifty-three  years  of  age,  and  from  another 
deposition  that  his  wife  Sarah,  in  1660,  was  about  forty.§ 
They  both  were  devout  members  of  the  First  Church  of 
Gloucester.  In  June,  1652,  "William  Vincent,  goodwife 
Vincent,  Sarah  Vincent  &  Grace  Dutch,"  testified  in  Court 
at  Salem  that  Mrs.  Holgreave,  of  Gloucester,  had  said  that 
"  the  Teacher  [minister]  was  more  fitted  to  be  a  Ladies 
chamberman  than  to  be  in  the  pulpit."  In  September, 
1653,  William  Vincent  was  witness  that  "reproachful 
speeches"  had  been  made  "against  their  teacher  in  town 
meeting."  At  the  same  session  of  Court,  Vincent  brought 
suit  against  Edmond  Marshall,  of  Ipswich,  "for  defaming 
his  wife  saying  She  was  a  witch."     In  "The  free  offer  for 

*  History  of  Gloucester,  by  James  R.  Pringle,  1892  :  52. 

t  Essex  Institute  Collections,  vol.  9 :  24,  51  ;  vol.  4  :  116;  vol.  9:  102. 

X  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  Records,  vol.  2  :  293. 

§  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  vol.  8  :  271  ;  vol.  6  :  73. 


The  Roberts  Family  1013 

the  present  maintenance  of  Brother  Millet  being  faithfull 
to  gitt  an  Elder"  for  the  church,  March,  1658,  William 
Vincent  subscribed  ^2,  Samuel  Dolliver,  £^\,  Thomas 
Bray  £,0  :  7,  and  Robert  Elwell  ;^o  :  o.* 

In  1646,  William  Vincent,  who  was  "chosen  by  the  town 
to  keep  an  ordinary  and  to  sell  wine,  petitioned  for  confirma- 
tion "  from  the  Court.  March,  1657,  "Sylvester  Everleth  " 
and  William  Vincent  were  appointed  Commissioners  to  end 
small  causes  in  Gloucester;  in  1658,  William  Vincent  was 
Constable.!  His  numerous  depositions,  scattered  through 
the  Court  Papers,  show  that  his  judgment  was  sought  in 
many  different  directions.  He  does  not  appear  to  have  been 
related  to  Humphrey  Vincent,  of  Ipswich,  who  died  about 
1664,  childless  and  alone.^  William  Vincent  died  Septem- 
ber 17,  1690,  in  Gloucester,  aged  about  eighty  years. §  His 
will,  dated  March  19,  1684,  was  proved  November  25,  1690. 
It  left  to  his  "loving  wife  Rachel  Vinson"  all  his  houses 
and  lands  "during  her  natural  life."  Upon  her  death,  the 
property  was  to  revert  to  "John  Vinson,"  his  son,  "in  case 
he  be  living  and  return  home  again."  Said  son  was  to  "  have 
my  house  and  barn  and  all  the  upland  upon  the  western  side 
of  the  Cartway,"  also  all  the  saltmarsh  at  Little  Good  Har- 
bor ;  but  "  if  my  sone  John  comes  no  more  then  my  daugh- 
ter abigail  shall  have  all  the  Estate  given  to  him,  to  her  own 
propper  use  and  behoofe."  The  will  was  signed  with  his 
mark.  The  dwelling-house  and  lands  mentioned  in  the  in- 
ventory were  valued  at  ;^I25  :  00  :  03  ;  total  amount,  ;^i8o: 
03  :  08.  The  widow  Sarah  takes  oath  to  the  truth  of  the 
inventory,  November  25,  1690 ;  ||  she  must  have  been  a  third 
wife. 

Before  1725,  Ebenezer  Roberts  joined  in  the  movement 

*  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  vol.  i :  104 ;  vol.  2  :  138,  134  ;  vol.  4  :  287,  288. 

\  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  vol.  i  :  43;  vol.  3  :  254,  255 ;  vol.  4  :  243,  259. 

J  Essex  County  Court  Papers,  vol.  10 :  161,  163,  164. 

§  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80 :  301. 

H  Essex  County  Probate,  Book  303  :  4-7. 


I  o  1 4  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

for  the  re-settlement  of  Falmouth,  Maine.  As  a  resident  of 
Falmouth,  with  his  wife  Sarah,  he  joined  the  other  heirs  in 
conveying,  for  ;r^io,  to  William*  Elwell,  son  to  Jacob ^  and 
Abigail 2  (Vincent)  Elwell,  of  Falmouth,  all  title  to  "any 
Estate  of  one  kind  or  other  Real  or  Personal  of  William 
Vincent  alias  Vinson  late  of  Glocester  .  .  .  Potter  Deceased 
our  Grandfather  and  any  Estate  of  lacob  Elwell  late  of  said 
Glocester  yeoman  Deceased  or  in  any  Estate  of  Abigail 
Elwell  widow  of  said  lacob  Elwell  Deceased  &  Daughter  of 
said  William  Vinson  Dec^  our  Mother  .  .  .  with  all  Privi- 
ledges,"  etc.     This  deed  was  signed  November  15,  1743. 

Witnesses :  (Signed)    ^f^ 

"  Andrew  Riggs  Peter  "V^  Lovery     "Rachel  ^^     Day  [seal] 

mark  mark 

Joseph  Foster  [seal] 

Benj^^Allen  Christ?  Strout  Abigail  r^  Foster  [seal] 

Ebenezer  Roberds      [seal] 

her 

Orlando  Bagley  Thomas  Bagley  Sarah  *^^  Roberds  [seal] 

mark 

Jon^  Brown  [seal] 

her 

John  Corny  Daniel  Brown  Lydia  J^  Brown         [seal] 

mark 

Joseph  Brown  [seal] 

Daniel  Brown  Mary  OT^k^  Elwell       Mary  Brown  "  *  [seal] 

mark 

Ebenezer  Roberts  received  his  first  grant  of  land  in  Fal- 
mouth, May  29,  1727,  consisting  of  thirty-four  acres  on  the 
south  side  of  Fore  River.  On  August  27,  1728,  "John 
Brown  &  Joshua  Woodbery  of  Falmouth,"  granted  to  "Jo- 
seph Cobb  Ebenezer  Robords  Robert  Thorndike  &  John 
White  all  of  the  Town  .  .  .  aboves<^  to  each  of  them  ...  a 

*  Essex  County  Deeds,  Book  87  :  20. 


her 


The  Roberts  Family  1015 

sixth  Part  or  an  equal  Priviledge  with  us  in  the  Stream  & 
Falls  granted  to  us  by  the  aboves'i  Town  at  Barberry  Creek."* 
In  1736,  Joshua  Woodbery,  yeoman,  Joseph  Cobb,  glazier, 
and  Ebenezer  Roberds  (no  occupation  given),  all  of  Fal- 
mouth, sold  to  Phinehas  Jones,  for  ^24,  their  "  half  parte  "  of 
the  mill-stream,  at  Barberry  Creek,  on  the  southerly  side  of 
Fore  River,  with  all  the  "  land  on  both  sides  for  building 
mills  Dams  &  Laying  loggs  &  the  priviledge  of  flowing,"  also 
half  of  the  "  Remains  of  the  former  mill  that  was  built  on 
s"^  stream."  The  original  deed  is  in  the  Willis  Collections, 
at  the  Portland  Public  Library ;  from  it  the  following  signa- 
tures have  been  copied  :  — 

Witnesses : 
"  Sam"  Moody 

Robert  Bayley 

witnesses  for  Roberts 

John  Sawyer  Jun 

Robert  Bayley  " 


[U;^J''^^c<^/4/C^^^^^^(9S^  [seal] 

The  condition  imposed  by  the  Falmouth  Proprietors  was 
that  the  lots  should  be  built  upon  "within  twelue  months." 


*   York  County  Deeds,  Book  25  :  90;  Book  13 :  pt.  i :  162. 
t  Willis   Collections,   Portland   Public  Library,   Book  T  :  206 ;  also  York 
County  Deeds,  Book  20  :  265. 


I  o  1 6  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

On  May  ii,  1730,  among  those  who  had  "fulfilled  the  con- 
ditions of  settlement "  were  Joshua  Woodbury,  Samuel 
Cobb,  John  White,  William  White,  Ebenezer  Roberts,  John 
Mariner,  and  Adam  Mariner.*  In  "minutes  of  grants," 
without  date,  showing  a  list  of  Ancient  Proprietors  and  their 
lands  as  laid  out,  is  the  following:  "Ebe^  Roberts  —  90 
[acres]  —  parte  of  his  prop's  Ri*  [proprietor's  right]."  f  This 
does  not  appear  to  include  his  other  grants :  sixty  acres, 
laid  out  September  30,  1731,  "beginning  at  a  Birch  tre  the 
northeast  Corner  of  s^  Roberts  his  ten  acre  lott ;  "  thirty- 
four  acres,  on  February  13,  1 739-40,  lying  in  Falmouth  "on 
the  South  Side  the  fore  River  it  being  so  made  in  the  Room 
of  34  acres  which  was  laid  out  to  him  the  2(f^  of  Ma[y]  1727 
and  now  Improved  by  Robert  Elder,"  adjoining  "Joseph 
Wessons  [Weston's]  Sixty  Acre  lott ;  "  thirty  acres,  March 
10,  1739-40,  on  the  south  side  of  Fore  River,  "bounded 
Northerly  on  the  head  of  w™  Elwells  Sixty  acre  lott  thirty 
rods  in  Breadth  .  .  .  until  thirty  acres  be  made  up."  \ 

On  December  12,  1741,  "Ebenezer  Robards  of  Falmouth 
.  .  .  Husbandman,"  for  "  Love  &  good  will  and  affections," 
conveyed  to  his  son  Ebenezer,  forty  acres  on  the  south  side 
of  Fore  River,  adjoining  land  of  Joseph   Parker,  William 

Elwell  and Wesson.     Two  years  later,  father  and  son 

bought,  for  £,"^0,  of  William  Elwell  and  his  wife  Elizabeth, 
forty  acres  adjoining  "land  of  Joseph  Parker  and  Ebenezer 
Roberts  Forty  and  Two  Rods,"  also  joining  land  of  Elisha 
Parker,  William  Dyer,  Joseph  Parker,  "  Halls  Land  and 
Reuben  Dyers."  It  was  described  in  the  deed  as  "  neigh 
to  my  [Elwell's]  now  Dwelling  House,  it  being  all  the  Lands 
that  I  have  to  the  Southward  of  the  Highway."  In  March, 
1746-47,  Ebenezer  Roberts,  Jr.,  bought  the  half  owned  by 

*  Collections  of  the  Maine  Historical  Society,  Documentary  History,  Second 
Series,  vol.  11  :  13-14;  also  Proprietors'  Records  of  Falmouth  (copy),  vol.  I  : 
12;  vol.  2:433-434. 

t   Willis  Collections,  Portland  Public  Library,  Book  T  :  82. 

X  Records  of  the  Proprietors  of  Falmouth  (original),  vol.  i :  124,  238,  239. 


The  Roberts  Family  1017 

his  father,  for  ;^50.*    These  tracts  of  land  will  be  mentioned 
later  in  connection  with  the  son. 

During  the  period  1729-173 5,  Ebenezer  Roberts  was  a 
fence-viewer,  hogreeve,  fish-culler,  constable,  and  tithing- 
man,  of  the  town  of  Falmouth.  In  a  list  of  tax-payers  of 
the  Second  Parish  of  Falmouth,  in  1735,  Ebenezer  Roberts 
was  taxed  £,0  :  1 1  :  8  for  polls,  £,0  :  2  :  o  real  estate,  and 
£,0  :  o  :  10  personal.     No  one  paid  more,  many  paid  less. 

He  was  all  his  life  a  farmer.  On  October  30,  1764,  when 
he  was  seventy-four  years  of  age,  "  Ebenezer  Roberts  of 
Falmouth  .  .  .  yeoman  ...  in  Consideration  of  Love  Good- 
will and  Affection  which  I  have  and  do  bear  towards  my  loving 
Grandson  Ephraim  Roberts  Son  of  my  Son  Vincent  Rob- 
erts Deceased,"  conveyed  to  Ephraim  by  deed,  "  after  my 
Decease  and  the  Decease  of  my  now  Wife  ...  all  my 
House  where  I  now  dwell  with  all  the  Lands  whereon  the 
House  stands  &  all  the  Upland  that  belongs  to  me  near 
the  said  House  it  being  eighteen  Acres  and  three  quarters 
&  eleven  square  Rods,"  with  the  barn,  orchard,  cattle,  and 
"  Implements  for  the  carrying  on  my  Husbandry,"  with  all 
the  timber  and  wood  standing  on  the  said  land.  He  gave  to 
Ephraim  his  sheep,  horses,  and  all  his  cattle,  all  the  "  Goods 
and  Chattels  now  being  in  my  present  Dwelling  House," 
and  four  acres  of  fresh  marsh  joining  the  homestead  ;  also 
twenty-one  acres,  it  being  part  of  two  thirty  acre  lots,  the 
other  part  of  which  had  already  been  given  "  to  my  son 
Ebenezer  Roberts."     The  deed  was  signed  :  — 

Witnesses  : 
"  George  Dyer  **  Ebenezer  Roberts  [seal] 

her 

Daniel  Merritt  "  Sarah  +  Robers  "  [seal] 

mark 

"The  condition  of  this  Instrument  is"  that  the  "within 
named  Ephraim  Roberts  is  to  maintain  &  to  provide  .  .  . 
for  the    comfortable    Support  ...  of  the  within  named 

*  York  County  Deeds,  Book  24:  90;  Book  26:  114. 


I  o  1 8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Ebenezer  Roberts  &  wife  during  their  natural  Life."     Ac- 
knowledged November  19,  1764,  by:  — 

his 

Witnesses  :  "  Ebenezer  +  Roberts  [seal] 

mark 
her 

"  George  Dyer  Sarah  ^  Roberts        [seal] 

mark 

Daniel  Merrit"  Ephraim  Roberts  "  *  [seal] 

This  deed,  in  lieu  of  a  will,  disposed  of  his  estate.  There 
is  no  record  of  his  death;  he  was  living  in  1767,  and  died 
before  1773,  when  his  son  Ebenezer  had  dropped  the  "Jr." 
The  date  of  death  of  his  wife  Sarah  is  not  known.  The  births 
of  their  first  three  children  are  recorded  in  Gloucester  ;  f 
two  more  are  recorded  in  Falmouth.  There  probably  were 
a  number  of  others,  but  they  cannot  be  identified. 

ISSUE 

I.  Samuel^,  b.  Nov,  9,  1715,  in  Gloucester;  d.  April  6,  1717. 
II.  Ebenezer*,  b.  Sept.  13,  17 17,  in  Gloucester.     (Vide  infra.) 
III.  Sarah*,  b.  April  11,  1720,  in  Gloucester.     She  was  mar.  (in- 
tention, June  19,  1737)  at  Falmouth,  to  John^  Mariner, 
son  to  John'^  and  Sarah  (Sawyer)  Mariner.t 
IV.  William*,  b.  March  18,  1725,  in  Falmouth, §  Maine.     There 

appears  to  be  no  further  trace  of  him. 
V.  Vincent*,  b.  June  8,  1727,  in  Falmouth.  This  date  is  given 
as  a  correction  in  the  city  records,  from  July  25,  1727  ; 
his  name  is  there  spelled  "  Vinson  Robards."  |!  He  was 
baptized  as  "Vincent  Robards,"  July  9,  1727,  in  the  First 
Church  of  Falmouth. IT  "  Vincent  Robards  and  Isabella 
Dyer,  both  of  Falmouth,"  were  published  March  16,  1744- 
45,  in  that  town.**    Isabella*  Dyer,  b.  July  10,  1729,  was 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  4  :  273. 

t  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80  :  235. 

%  Vide  The  Mariner  Family. 

§  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  i :  356,  358. 

II  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  i :  360. 

If  Records  of  First  Parish  of  Falmouth,  1898  :  95. 

**  Falmouth  Intentions  and  Marriages,  vol.  i  :  592. 


The  Roberts  Family  1019 

daughter  to  William^  and  Hannah  (Strout)  Dyer,  of  Cape 

Elizabeth,  formerly  of  Truro,  Mass.* 

Family  tradition  says  that  Vincent  Roberts  was  killed 
at  Pemaquid  by  the  Indians,  but  it  appears  more  probable 
that  his  death  occurred  at  Annapolis,  Nova  Scotia.  The 
Rev.  Thomas  Smith,  in  his  diary,  wrote  under  date  of  Feb. 
25,  1747  :  "We  hear  father  Hall  and  Roberts  of  this  place 
lately  died  at  Annapolis."  f  Little  is  known  of  Vincent 
Roberts ;  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his 
marriage,  and  but  twenty  when  he  died  —  not  yet  of  age. 
His  widow,  Isabella  Roberts,  was  mar.  (intention,  Dec.  13, 
1749)  to  John  Fickett,  of  Cape  Elizabeth. J  John  and  Isa- 
bella (Roberts)  Fickett  were  the  parents  of  a  number  of 
children,  but  their  births  are  not  recorded  in  Falmouth  nor 
Cape  Elizabeth.  Benjamin,  b.  1750,  John,  Jr.,  b.  1752,  and 
Vincent  Fickett  have  been  proved  their  sons ;  Nathaniel, 
Abner,  and  Zebulon  Fickett  may  also  belong  to  the  same 
family.  These  six  young  men  served  in  the  Revolution, 
from  Cape  Elizabeth. § 

Issue  by  first  husband:  i.  Ephraim^,  b.  about  1745,  in 
Falmouth.  Ephraim  Roberts  and  Joanna  Dyer,  both 
of  Cape  Elizabeth,  were  mar.  July  2,  1766,  by  Rev. 
Ephraim  Clark.  || 

At  a  town-meeting,  held  March  15,  1768,  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, "  Sargent  Ephraim  Roberts  "  was  chosen  one  of  twelve 
hogreeves  ;  in  1774,  he  was  tithing-man  and  surveyor  of 
highways;  in  1781,  "Lieut.  Robards  "  was  assisting  Captain 
Benjamin  Fickett  in  enlisting  soldiers.  He  was  also  collector 
of  taxes  and  Constable ;  the  latter  office  he  again  filled,  in 
1783.11  It  is  not  often  that  a  man  appears  locally  with  such 
rank  as  Sergeant  or  Lieutenant,  without  official  recognition 
in  the  Archives ;  in  this  case,  "  Ephrain  Robards,  of  Cape 

*  Vide  The  Dyer  Family, 
t  Smith  and  Deane's  yournal,  1849  '•  127. 
t  Falmouth  Intentions  and  Marriages,  vol.  I  :  448. 

§  Massachusetts  Soldiers  and  Sailors  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  vol.  13 : 
642,  643,  643,  644,  643,  642. 

II   Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  3  :  loi. 
1[  Cape  Elizabeth  Town  Proceedings,  vol.  i  :  18,  58,  127,  128. 


I020  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Elizabeth,"  is  mentioned  only  as  private,  in  Nov.,  1775, 
in  Captain  Daniel  Strout's  company,  Colonel  Enoch  Free- 
man's regiment,  assisting  in  building  the  fort  at  Falmouth 
Neck.* 

On  Oct.  30,  1764,  Ephraim  Roberts  received  by  deed  of 
gift  from  his  grandparents,  Ebenezer  and  Sarah  Roberts, 
the  homestead  on  which  they  lived  and  other  land,  amount- 
ing to  forty-three  acres.f  There  is  no  record  of  the  death 
of  Ephraim  Roberts;  on  April  27,  1808,  his  heirs  sold,  to 
Rishworth  Jordan,  for  $1,000,  fifty-six  acres  of  land  in 
Cape  Elizabeth,  it  "being  the  estate  of  the  late  Ephraim 
Roberts  &  whereon  he  lately  dwelt."  % 

Issue  :§  I.  Sarah®,  b.  April  20,   1767,  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth.    She  was  mar.  March  31,  1783,  to  Josiah 
Wallace,  or  Wallis,  a  mariner  of  Cape  Elizabeth. 
In   1808,  they  were  living  in  Harrington,  Wash- 
ington County,  Maine. 
II.  Vincent  ^    b.    May   27,    1769,    in    Cape   Elizabeth. 
Vincent  Roberts  and  Abigail '  Jordan  were  mar. 
July  12,  1806,  by  Rev.  William  Gregg,  pastor  of 
the  Church  in  Cape  Elizabeth.     Abigail  Jordan, 
b.  1777,  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  was  daughter  to  John  ^ 
and  Elizabeth  ^  (Jordan)  Jordan,  of  that  town. 
Vincent  Roberts  settled  on  the  Jordan  farm,  situated  on 
what   is   now  Sawyer   Street,  between  Cottage  Street  and 
South  Portland  Heights.     He  and  his  sons  built  boats  and 
carried  them  to  Portland  to  sell.    Sometimes  he  was  obliged 
to  exchange  them  for  goods ;  when  he  had  no  use  for  the 
goods,  he  sold  them  at  his  house  to  his  neighbors.  On  April 
14,  1838,  he  conveyed,  for  $900,  to  his  sons,  Jordan  Roberts 
and  Ebenezer  Roberts,  all  the  real  estate  he  owned  in  Cape 
Elizabeth,  including  buildings ;  the  deed  was  signed,  "  Vin- 
cent Roberts."  II 


*  Massachusetts  Soldiers  and  Sailors  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  vol.  13: 
365- 
t  Vide  page  1017. 

\  Cumberlatid  County  Deeds,  Book  55  :  243. 
§   Cape  Elizabeth  Records,  vol.  i  :  355. 
II   Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  191 :  206. 


The  Roberts  Family  102 1 

Abigail,  wife  of  Vincent  Roberts,  died  Dec.  30,  1837  ;  she 
was  buried  in  Mt.  Pleasant  Cemetery,  on  Meeting-House 
Hill.  He  died,  about  1847,  on  the  homestead,  "  a  very  old 
man,"  and  was  buried  beside  his  wife.  His  age  was  about 
seventy-eight  years. 

Issue:  I.  Betsey^;   she  was   mar.  Jan.    8,   1829,   in 
Cape  Elizabeth,  to  Ephraim  Dyer. 

2.  Jordan^,   b.    18 14,   in  Cape   Elizabeth;    he   mar., 

about  1842,  Martha  G.  Boynton.  He  was  a 
boatbuilder  and  farmer  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  and 
lived  on  a  part  of  the  homestead  of  his  father, 
"  near  Great  Meadow,  at  the  head  of  Mill  Creek 
Brook."  Jordan  Roberts  d.  April  8,  1861,  aged 
forty-seven  years.  He  was  buried  in  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant Cemetery,  where  his  widow,  Martha,  was 
placed  later  beside  him. 

Issue  :  I.  Sarah  A.*,  b.  March  20,  1843,  in  Cape 
Elizabeth. 

II.  Emily  C.^  b.  July  15,  1845,  i"  Cape  Elizabeth. 

3.  Ebenezer'';  he  mar.,  about  1847,  Mary .    She 

was  of  the  Society  of  Friends. 

4.  A  daughter,  who  went  to  Baldwin,  Maine. 

III.  Ephraim",  b.  Aug.  12,  1774,  in  Cape  Elizabeth.    He 
probably  was  not  living    in   1808,  when  all  the 
other  children  signed  the  deed  of  sale  of  their 
father's  homestead. 
rV.  Asa',  b.  June  27, 1776,  in  Cape  Elizabeth.     He  was 
a  boatbuilder  of  Cape  Elizabeth ;   his  wife  was 
Miriam  Dyer ;  their  marriage  intention  was  pub- 
lished Jan.  25,  1800,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 
Issue:  I.  Mary',  b.  Nov.    13,    1800,  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth ;  d.  Nov.,  1801. 

2.  Joseph'',  b.  Sept.  20,  1802,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 

3.  Mary'',  b.  Sept.  lo,  1804,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 

4.  Joanna'',  b.  Oct.  8,  1806,  in  Cape  Elizabeth, 

V.  Ebenezer',  b.  Dec.  10,  1779,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 
In  1808,  he  was  a  coppersmith,  of  Portland  ;  later 
he  removed  to  Buxton.    His  wife  was  Sally  Thorn- 


1 02  2  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

dike,  of  Buxton  (mar.  intention,  Feb.  8,  1801,  in 
Cape  Elizabeth) ;  they  had  a  large  family. 
VI.  Joseph®,  b.  Jan.  11,  1783,  in  Cape  Elizabeth.  Jo- 
seph Roberts  and  Achsah  Dyer  were  mar.  Aug. 
8,  1802,  by  Rev.  William  Gregg.*  Achsah  Dyer, 
b.  July  22,  1783,  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  was  daughter 
to  Robert  ^  and  Miriam  ^  (Jordan)  Dyer,  of  that 
town.  Soon  after  his  marriage,  Joseph  Roberts 
removed  to  Portland,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
building  boats.  In  September,  1835,  he  bought 
of  William,  Edward,  and  John  Oxnard,  grandsons 
to  General  Jedidiah  Preble,  a  lot  of  land  on  Ox- 
ford Street,  Portland,  which  his  executors  sold 
on  Oct.  25,  1836.1  Achsah,  widow  of  Joseph 
Roberts,  d.  Oct.  21,  1845,  in  Portland,  aged 
sixty-two  years. 
Issue  :t  I.  Zilpah'',  b.  Aug.  15,  1803,  in  Portland  j 
d.  April  ig,  1821. 

2.  Sarah  D.',  b.  Dec.  28,  1804,  in  Portland ;  d.  Feb. 

13,  1805. 

3.  Sarah  D.'',  b.  Jan.  13,  1806,  in  Portland.     She  be- 

came the  second  wife  of  William  Briggs,  of  Port- 
land, a  "rigger"  by  occupation. 

William  Briggs  mar.,  first,  Elizabeth ,  who  d.  July  31, 

1827,  aged  twenty-nine  years.  His  second  wife  was  Sarah 
D.  Roberts;  she  d.  "Jan.  5,  1838,  in  Portland  (parents  un- 
known)."    His  third  wife  was  Mary . 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  I.  Abner  Briggs,  b.  June  22, 

1822,  in  Portland;  d.  April  5,  1839. 
II.  William  Briggs,  b.  Sept.  13,  1824,  in  Portland. 
III.  Elizabeth  Ann  Briggs,  b.  Jan.  27,  1827,  in  Port- 
land ;  d.  Jan.  7,  1828. 
Issue  by  second  wife:  IV.  Joseph  R.  [Roberts?] 

Briggs,  b.  June  9,  1829,  in  Portland. 
V.  Sarah   Elizabeth    Briggs,  b.   April  3,  1831,  in 
Portland  ;  d.  Jan.  7,  1832. 

*  Cape  Elizabeth  Records,  vol.  I  :  474. 

t   Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  145  :  384;  Book  150  :  129. 

%  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  5  :  5. 


The  Roberts  Family  1023 

VI,  Sarah  Elizabeth  Briggs,  b.  March  8,  1833,  in 
Portland ;  d.  Aug.  8,  1833. 
VII.  Mary  Frances  Briggs,  b.  May  9,  1834,  in  Port- 
land. 

Issue    by   third   wife :    VIII.  Elizabeth   Briggs,   b. 
April  24,  1839,  in  Portland. 

IX.  Sarah  Augusta  Briggs,  b.  Dec.  8,  1840,  in  Port- 
land. 
X.  Catharine  G.  Briggs,  b.  Nov.  16,  1843,  in  Port- 
land. 

4.  Joseph  G.'',  b.  Dec.  30,  1808,  in  Portland. 

5.  Enos  D,'',  b.  Jan.  7,  1810,  in  Portland.     He  was  a 

sailor;  he  d.  at  sea,  May  15,  1827. 

6.  Thomas  F.'',  b.  June  22,  18 13,  in  Portland.     He 

was  a  boatbuilder  in  Portland.  In  1836,  he 
was  administrator,  with  his  mother,  of  the  estate 
of  his  father.  Adaline,  wife  of  Thomas  F.  Rob- 
erts, d.  Aug.  7,  1850,  aged  thirty-one  years ;  he 
d.  Oct.  I,  186 1,  in  Portland,  aged  forty-eight 
years. 

7.  Harriet  N.',  b.  Nov.  26,  1814,  in  Portland. 

8.  Thomas  U.'',  b.  June  22,  1817,  in  Portland. 

9.  Nathan  D.^,  b.  Jan.   24,  182 1,  in  Portland.     His 

wife  was  Louisa '' Jordan,  b.  1820,  daughter  to 

Rufus  *  and  Mary  (Waterhouse)  Jordan,  of  Cape 

Elizabeth.     Nathan  D.  Roberts  kept  a  store  in 

Portland.     He  d.   Nov.   10,  1907,  in  Portland, 

aged  eighty-six  years. 

Issue:  I.    Harriet   Louisa*.     II.  Mary  Augusta®. 

III.  Georgianna^     IV.  Minnie*. 

10.  Eunice  D.'',  b.  April  14,  1823,  in  Portland;  d.  Dec. 

II,  1824. 
VII.  Joanna®,  daughter  to  Ephraim  ^  Roberts,  b.  Feb. 
13,  1786,  in  Cape  Elizabeth;  she  was  mar.  to 
Benjamin  Strout.  In  1808,  they  were  living 
in  Harrington,  Washington  County,  Maine. 
VIII.  Betsey  ®,  daughter  to  Ephraim  ^  Roberts,  b.  June 
19,   1791,   in  Cape  Elizabeth;   she  was  mar. 


I024  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Dec,  30,  1807,  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  to  Benjamin 
Fickett,  a  farmer  of  that  town. 
VI.  A  son  *.  There  must  have  been  one  or  more  sons  to  Ebene- 
zer  ^  and  Sarah  *  (Elwell)  Roberts,  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  who 
have  not  been  accounted  for  ;  yet  it  is  impossible  to  prove 
relationship.  There  was  another  Vincent  Roberts  in  Cape 
Elizabeth,  who  without  doubt  was  grandson  to  Ebenezer  * 
Roberts.  Vincent  ^  Roberts  and  Sarah  Sawyer  were  mar. 
Nov.  21,  1790,  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  by  Rev.  Ephraim  Clark.* 
"  Sarah,  wife  of  s^  Vincent  Robarts  Departed  this  Life 
March  the  3^  A  D  1806,  in  the  2,(>^^  year  of  her  age." 
Nothing  further  is  known  of  Vincent  Roberts. 
Issue  :t  I-  Daniel^,  b.  Jan.  16,  1793,  in  Falmouth. 

2.  Joanna",  b.  Jan.  6,  1795,  in  Falmouth. 

3.  Mary",  b.  March  21,  1797,  in  Falmouth. 

4.  William",  b.  Sept.  14,  1800,  in  Falmouth. 

5.  Ephraim",  b. 30,  1802,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 

6.  Sarah",  b.  Sept.  11,  1804,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 


EBENEZER4   ROBERTS 

Ebenezer*  Roberts,  son  to  Ebenezer  ^  and  Sarah  (Elvi^ell) 
Roberts,  was  born  September  13,  17 17,  in  Gloucester.^  His 
brother  Samuel  died  several  months  before  the  birth  of 
Ebenezer,  consequently  the  latter  occupied  through  life  the 
position  of  the  eldest  son.  He  was  ten  years  old  when  his 
father  went  to  Falmouth.  In  his  youth  he  probably  followed 
the  sea,  more  or  less ;  for  many  years  he  was  a  fisherman, 
and  lived  at  Purpooduck  in  Cape  Elizabeth.  Purpooduck 
was  a  local  term  borrowed  from  the  Indians.  In  the  first 
settlement,  the  Purpooduck  side  of  Fore  River,  from  Simon- 
ton's  Cove  to  Stroudwater,  "was  fringed  with  farms  and 
settlers  ; "  there  was  a  fort  as  early  as  1689  at  Purpooduck 
Point,  where  Fort  Preble  now  stands. 

*  Cape  Elizabeth  Records,  vol.  I  :  469. 
t  Cape  Elizabeth  Records,  vol.  I  :  369. 
X  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1780 :  235. 


The  Roberts  Family  1025 

Spring  Point  received  its  name  from  a  spring  of  water 
just  above  high-water  mark ;  it  was  enclosed  by  the  outworks 
of  Fort  Preble,  when  that  fort  was  constructed.  In  an 
attempt  to  improve  the  ancient  boiling  spring  by  blasting, 
seams  were  opened  in  the  ledge  which  let  in  the  sea  and 
greatly  damaged  its  pure  waters.  There  is  no  trace  of  the 
spring  to-day.  The  Point  formerly  belonged  to  John^  and 
William  ^  White,  sons  to  Rev.  John  ^  White,  of  Gloucester, 
Massachusetts,  Jerusha,  widow  of  John^  White,  was  mar- 
ried before  1741  to  Benjamin  Thrasher,*  who  occupied  the 
property.  In  1808,  the  Thrasher  family  sold  the  site  to  the 
government  for  a  fort.  It  was  on  this  lot  that  the  first  log 
meeting-house  stood.  The  burying-ground  connected  with 
it  adjoined  the  shore;  the  encroachment  of  the  sea  has 
washed  much  of  it  away,  but  a  few  headstones  remain.  Oc- 
casionally the  Rev.  John  White  sailed  along  the  coast  from 
Gloucester,  to  hold  services.  Parson  Smith,  of  Falmouth, 
wrote  in  his  Journal,  under  date  of  Sunday,  July  24,  1725  : 
"M''  White  preached  over  to  Purpooduck  A.  M.  .  .  .  Sept. 
21,  1741 :  Rev.  M'"  White,  of  Gloucester,  and  his  son  dined 
here  [at  Rev.  Thomas  Smith's],  .  .  .  Sept.  24  :  M"^  White 
preached  an  evening  lecture  at  my  house  :  it  was  very  full. 
.  .  ,  Sept.  27 :  M''  White  preached ;  a  very  full  meeting ; 
people  were  pleased  with  the  meeting,  .  .  .  Sept,  29 :  M*^ 
White  went  away."  f 

On  April  13,  1737,  Ebenezer  Roberts,  Jr.,  of  Falmouth, 
was  published  to  "  Mary  Kinnecum,  of  Gloucester  ; "  %  they 
were  married  June  7,  following,  by  Rev.  John  White,  of 
Gloucester.  §  The  groom  was  not  quite  twenty,  and  the  bride 
lacked  a  month  of  being  seventeen.  She  was  born  July 
6,  1720,  in  Gloucester,  daughter  to  Benjamin  and  Margaret 


*   York  Cou?tty  Probate,  Book  5 :  136,  176. 

t  Smith  and  Deane's  Journal,  1849  :  47,  loi,  102. 

X  Falmouth  Intentions  and  Marriages,  vol.  i  :  567. 

§  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1780 :  235. 


I026  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

(Josline)  Kinnecum,  of  Gloucester.*  The  name  Kinnecum 
is  a  corruption  of  Cunningham  ;  through  various  transitions 
of  "  Kinningham,"  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  "  Chinecum "  and 
"Kennecum,"  in  Durham,  etc.,  it  has  resolved  itself  cor- 
rectly as  Cunningham,  in  the  Roberts  family.  There  is 
little  doubt  that  those  who  early  bore  the  name  of  Cunning- 
ham, in  Massachusetts,  were  of  Scotch  descent.  The  first 
mentioned  was  one  Andrew  Cunningham,  of  Boston  ;  nei- 
ther the  "date  of  his  arrival  nor  from  whence  he  came  "  has 
been  learned,  f  On  October  25,  1684,  he  signed  the  records 
of  the  Scots  Charitable  Society,  of  Boston,  commencing : 
"Wee  are  this  day  convined  being  Scottsmen  and  the  sons 
of  Scottsmen  Inhabitants  of  Boston."  %  It  is  possible  that 
Benjamin  "  Kinnecum"  was  related  to  Andrew  Cunningham, 
of  Boston,  but  the  records  do  not  show  it. 

On  February  i,  1738-39,  about  a  year  after  his  marriage, 
Ebenezer  Roberts,  Jr.,  yeoman,  bought  of  Joseph  Cobb,  of 
Falmouth,  three  acres  and  twenty-four  rods  of  land  adjoin- 
ing land  of  his  father. §     Later,  he  acquired  land  from  his 

*  Benjamin  Kinnecum  and  Margaret  Josline  were  married  Feb.  8,  171 1,  by 
Rev-  John  White,  of  Gloucester. 

ISSUE 

I.  John  Kinnecum,  b.  Nov.  23,  17 11,  in  Gloucester;  d.  29th  of  the  same 
month. 
II.  Joseph  Kinnecum,  b.  April  6,  1717,  in  Gloucester;  d.  July  14,  1717. 
III.  Mary  Kinnecum,  b.  July  6,   1720,  in  Gloucester;  she  was  married  to 

Ebenezer  Roberts,  Jr. 
IV.  Hannah  Kinnecum,  b.  Aug.  29,  1722,  in  Gloucester. 
V.  Ann  Kinnecum,  b.  Aug.  11,  1725,  in  Gloucester.     She  was  mar.  Feb.  8, 
1743,  to  Joseph  Davis,  Jr.,  of  Gloucester ;  their  eldest  son  was  called 
"  Cunningham  Davis." 
VI.  Sarah  Kinnecum,  b.  Dec.  11,  1727,  in  Gloucester. 
VII.  Lydia  Kinnecum,  b.  Sept.  19,  1732,  in  Gloucester. 

Vide  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1780 :  161. 
t  Andrew  Cuttningham  of  Boston,  and  Some  of  his  Descendants,  by  Henry 
Winchester  Cunningham,  1901  :  3. 

X   The  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  the  Scots'  Charitable  Society  of  Boston, 
1878:  28. 
§  York  County  Deeds,  Book  21  :  144. 


The  Roberts  Family  1027 

father  and  from  William  Elwell,  eighty  acres  in  all,  on  "  Pur- 
pooduck  side,"  as  it  was  commonly  called.*  Though  for  a 
time  Ebenezer  Roberts,  Jr.,  called  himself  a  yeoman,  or 
farmer,  he  soon  returned  to  the  fishing — probably  because 
most  of  his  neighbors  were  engaged  in  it,  and  it  brought 
better  financial  returns.  As  a  fisherman  of  Falmouth,  he 
sold  for  .?^I3  :  06,  in  1754,  to  Jonathan  Fairbanks,  fisherman, 
the  three  acres  he  bought  in  March,  1738-39,  of  Joseph 
Cobb.  It  was  "  agreed  between  the  Parties  that  the  said 
Fairbanks  is  to  allow  M":  Ebenezer  Robards  a  Road  from 
the  s^  Mr  Robards  House  across  the  head  of  the  said  Land 
to  the  Main  Road  said  Road  is  to  be  one  Rod  Wide."  This 
deed  he  signed  :  — 

"  Ebenezer  Robard  JuV  "  [seal]  f 
By  some  means  he  became  possessed  with  the  idea  that 
there  were  coals  and  minerals  on  his  land.  This  was  not 
strange,  as  the  peculiar  geological  formation  of  many  sec- 
tions of  Maine  has  given  rise  to  a  similar  belief.  Roberts 
first  appears  to  have  interested  one  Archelaus  Stone,  a  shoe- 
maker of  Cape  Elizabeth,  to  whom  he  sold,  March  8,  1748- 
49,  for  ;^4,  an  acre  and  a  quarter  of  this  land,  "with  all 
Whatsoever  is  thereon  Growing  Standing  Lying  &  being."  \ 
On  June  7,  1756,  he  proceeded  to  organize  a  company  among 
his  near  neighbors  to  develop  the  mines,  each  binding  him- 
self to  "  the  termes  of  partnership  ...  in  the  sum  of  ;i^200," 
as  expressed  in  the  following  document :  §  — 

"Ebenezer  Roberts  JunT  Joseph  Weston  Elisha  Parker  and 
Archelaus  Stone  all  of  Falmouth  in  the  County  of  Cumberland 
yeomen  send  Greeting  Whereas  we  have  reason  to  Believe  that 
there  are  Coals  or  Mines  in  Lands  belonging  to  us  lying  and 
Being  in  Falmouth  afores?  being  a  Certain  Ledge  Bounded  North- 
easterly by  the  Line  Between  said  Ebenezer  Roberds  and  William 

*  Vide  page  1016. 

t  York  County  Deeds,  Book  32  :  218. 
X  York  County  Deeds,  Book  27  :  230. 
§  York  County  Deeds,  Book  32  :  274. 


1 02 8  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


Dyers  Land  as  it  Runs  over  Said  Ledge  to  the  Road  that  Leads 
to  Black  Point  thence  as  Said  Ledge  Runs  Southwesterly  thro 
said  Ebenezer  Roberds  Elisha  Parkers  Archelaus  Stones  and  Jo- 
seph Westons  Lands  and  being  by  ourselves  alone  unable  and  un- 
willing to  be  at  the  Expense  of  Sinking  Pits  and  other  Charges 
Nessessary  for  fully  Discovering  the  same  Now  Know  ye  that  we 
the  said  Ebenezer  Roberds  Joseph  Weston  Elisha  Parker  and 
Archelaus  Stone  for  the  Consideration  herein  after  mentioned 
Have  and  by  these  Presents  do  freely  fully  and  absolutely  .  .  . 
Sell  unto  Walter  Simonton  Esqr  William  Cotton  Tanner  Edmond 
Weston  and  Thomas  Anderson  Labourers  all  of  Falmouth,  each 
...  an  Equall  Share  and  Proportion  of  all  Coals  and  Mines  that 
now  are  or  hereafter  may  be  opened  and  Discovered  in  s?  Ledge 
or  any  Part  of  our  Lands." 

(Signed)       "Joseph  Weston  [seal] 

Witnesses :  Ebenezer  Robards  Jun'      [seal] 

"  Enoch  Freeman  Archeus  Stone  [seal] 

his 

Stephen  Longfellow  "  Thomas  T  A  Anderson     [seal] 

mark 

Walter  Simonton  [seal] 

Edmund  Weston  [seal] 

Elisha  Parker  [seal] 

William  Cotton  "  [seal] 

It  is  evident  that  in  starting  so  momentous  an  undertak- 
ing these  parties  had  sought  advice  from  two  leading  men  of 
Falmouth  Neck,  "  Squires  "  Freeman  and  Longfellow,  who 
appeared  as  witnesses.  There  is  no  further  record  of  the 
development  of  these  mines,  which  to-day  would  be  known 
as  worthless  ;  there  is  no  local  tradition  about  them  ;  no  one 
living  ever  heard  of  them. 

Upon  the  death,  in  1754,  of  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Allen,  for 
twenty  years  pastor  of  the  Second  Parish,  it  was  discovered 
that  the  church  had  become  divided  on  the  subject  of  Pres- 
byterianism,  through  the  teachings  of  Rev.  William  McClan- 
athan,  who  had  made  himself  and  his  religious  tenets  popular. 
On  Oct.  4,  1754,  certain  of  the  inhabitants  and  freeholders 


The  Roberts  Family  1029 

petitioned  the  legislature  of  Massachusetts,  for  permission  to 
divide  the  parish  into  "two  Distinct  Parishes  or  Districts." 
The  petition,  headed  by  William  Wentworth,  was  signed 
by  sixty-six  citizens,  including  Christopher  Mitchell,  Rob- 
ert Mitchell,  and  fourteen  by  the  name  of  Jordan.*  The 
attempted  division  was  unsuccessful,  but  local  feeling  was 
intense,  and  "  the  parish  was  in  a  sad  situation,  dismally  di- 
vided and  quarreling."  In  the  "midst  of  the  confusion  Rev. 
Ephraim  Clark  came  among  them  to  preach,  and  so  great 
was  the  interest  taken  in  the  neighboring  parish  that  many 
persons  went  from  Portland  to  hear  him."  There  was,  how- 
ever, a  distinct  opposition  from  the  disaffected  parties.  They 
objected  so  strongly  to  his  settlement  that  the  "  council  first 
called  "  did  not  think  proper  to  recommend  him  for  installa- 
tion ;  but  the  installation  was  finally  held  "in  Mr.  Simon- 
ton's  orchard,  at  Purpooduck,  May  21,  1756."  Twenty-four 
members  of  the  parish,  refusing  to  pay  their  rates,  were  com- 
mitted to  jail.  The  religious  warfare  finally  subsided,  and 
Mr.  Clark  remained  strongly  intrenched  in  his  parish  until 
his  death,  in  1797.! 

Ebenezer  Roberts  did  not  sign  the  petition  ;  further  evi- 
dence of  his  attitude  in  the  matter  is  shown  by  the  baptism 
of  his  son  William,  in  the  First  Congregational  Church  of 
the  neighboring  town  of  Scarborough,  on  December  15, 
1754,  when  the  dissension  was  at  its  height. 

As  "  Ebenez^  Robards,"  private,  his  name  appears  in  the 
Train  Band  and  Alarm  List  of  the  town  of  Falmouth,  under 
command  of  Captain  Loring  Cushing.  The  roll  was  "  sworn 
to  at  Falmouth,  Second  Parish,  April  29,  1757."  %  He  also 
appeared  as  private,  September  18,  1758,  in  Captain  John 
Robinson's  Falmouth  company,  which  was  "  provided  with 


*  Collections  of  the  Maine  Historical  Society,  Documentary  History,  Second 
Series,  vol.  12  :  310. 

t  History  of  Cumberland  County,  Maine,  Everts  and  Peck,  1880  :  254. 
X  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  95  :  330. 


1030  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Bayonets."  *  Although  the  "Jr."  was  not  used  by  Ebene- 
zer  Roberts  in  either  of  these  rolls,  it  is  obvious  that  the 
son,  not  the  elderly  father,  was  "  training." 

In  the  town  affairs  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  Ebenezer  Roberts 
bore  an  inconspicuous  part.  This  section  of  the  town  of 
Falmouth,  early  called  the  Second  Parish,  was  set  off  as 
Cape  Elizabeth  in  1765  ;  the  first  town-meeting  was  held 
December  2,  of  that  year.  Captain  John  Robinson,  Jr.,  was 
moderator,  Mr,  Thomas  Simonton,  clerk,  Mr.  Peter  Wood- 
bury, constable.!  On  March  10,  1767,  Jonathan  Sawyer, 
William  Mitchell,  Levi  Strout,  William  Webster,  Jeremiah 
Jordan  Jun"",  James  Leach,  and  Ebenez"^  Roberts  Jun"""  were 
chosen  field-drivers  and  fence-viewers.  March  13,  1773,  it 
was  voted  that  Patrick  Maxwell,  "  Ebenezer  Robards,"  Ben- 
jamin Jordan,  Dominicus  Jordan,  Daniel  Strout,  Peter  Wood- 
bury, Samuel  Skillings,  Noah  Jordan,  Zebulon  Trickey,  and 
William  Ray  be  surveyors  of  highways. $  It  is  notable  that 
Ebenezer  Roberts  had  this  year,  1773,  dropped  the  "Jr." 
from  his  name,  because  of  the  death  of  his  father. 

There  is  no  mention  of  the  death  of  Ebenezer*  Roberts  in 
Cape  Elizabeth.  The  oldest  cemetery,  near  the  site  of  the 
first  log  meeting-house  at  Purpooduck,  is  nearly  obliterated ; 
here  naturally  would  be  his  last  resting-place.  His  name 
does  not  appear  in  deeds  nor  in  the  records  of  Cape  Elizabeth, 
after  the  town-meeting  of  March  13,  1773,  when  he  was  but 
fifty-six  years  of  age ;  yet  it  is  not  probable  that  he  went  to 
Royalsborough  (now  Durham),  with  his  sons,  as  suggested.§ 
Had  he  gone,  his  son  Ebenezer  would  have  been  designated 
as  Ebenezer,  Jr.,  and  he  as  Ebenezer,  Sr.,  but  the  records 
there  have  only  "Ebenezer  Roberds,"  "  Robbarts,"  etc. 

*  Original  Muster  Roll,  in  possession  of  a  descendant  at  Cape  Elizabeth 
(South  Portland). 

t   Cape  Elizabeth  Town  Proceedings,  vol.  i  :  i. 

X   Cape  Elizabeth  Town  Proceedings,  vol.  1:13,  50. 

§  History  of  Durham,  Maine,  by  Rev.  Everett  S.  Stackpole,  1903  :  243. 


The  Roberts  Family  1031 

ISSUE 

I.  William^,  b.  March  15,  1737-38,  in  Falmouth;*  d.  before 

1754. 
11.  Ebenezer®,  b.  about  1740,  in  Falmouth.     He  appears  to  be 

the  "  Ebenezer  Roberts  and ,"  whose  marriage 

was  recorded  March  15,  1764,  in  the  Second  Parish  of  Fal- 
mouth. They  were  married  by  Rev.  Ephraim  Clark.f  The 
name  of  his  wife  was  torn  out  when  the  three  following 
records  were  mutilated.  About  1774,  he  removed  to  Roy- 
alsborough,  with  others  of  the  family.  The  hundred  acres 
upon  which  he  settled  consisted  of  the  northeasterly  half 
parts  of  lots  thirty  and  thirty-two. 

The  first  recorded  religious  service  in  Royalsborough  was 
held  on  Feb.  23,  1774,  by  "  Mr.  Prince."  On  July  30, 1776, 
it  was  voted  at  town-meeting  that  "  Major  Charles  Gerrish  & 
M''  Ebenezer  Robards  be  a  commity  and  to  hire  a  preacher, 
voted  that  the  minister  preach  at  the  House  of  M""  Eliot 
Frost."  Sept.  15,  1777,  it  was  "Voted  Mess^  Josiah  Dunn, 
Benjamin  vining,  Ebenezer  Robbarts  and  Charles  Hill  Esq'' 
[be]  a  Commity  of  Correspondance,  Inspection  &  Safety," 
and  they  were  "  sworn ;  "  at  the  same  time,  it  was  voted  "  to 
Purch[ase]  some  Corn  to  Suply  the  women  whose  Husbands 
are  gon  in  the  army."  %  In  the  History  of  Androscoggin 
County  the  name  of  "  Ebenezer  Robbins "  is  erroneously 
given  on  this  committee. § 

Previous  to  1795,  the  church  had  been  furnished  with 
various  supplies.  In  the  summer  of  that  year,  it  was  voted 
to  settle  Rev.  Jacob  Herrick  as  their  minister;  Ebenezer 
Roberts,  Nathaniel  Osgood,  and  William  True  were  chosen 
a  committee  to  send  for  the  new  minister.  Ordination  ser- 
vices were  held  Feb.  22,  1796,  —  parsons  Eaton,  Lancaster, 
Oilman,  Johnson,   Coffin,  and  Keylock,  assisting.     Among 

*  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  i  :  395. 
t   Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  3  :  lOI. 
J  Records  of  the  Plantation  of  Royalsborough,  iy^4-i^8g. 
§  History  of  Androscoggin  County,  Maijie,  edited  by  Georgia  Drew  Merrill, 
1891 :  792. 


1032  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

the  thirty-five  pew-owners,  prior  to  1804,  were  Ebenezer 
Roberts,  Nathaniel  Osgood,  Simeon  Sanborn,  Benjamin  Vin- 
ing,  Jacob  Sawyer,  David  Dyer,  and  Micah  Dyer.  In  1796, 
Ebenezer  Roberts  was  chosen  surveyor  of  highways ;  in  1796 
and  1797,  he  and  Jabez  Dyer  formed  the  school  committee. 
In  1802,  "Ebenezer  Roberds  "  served  on  "petty  jury,"  and 
as  tithing-man.* 

There  was  a  Train  Band  in  Royalsborough,  in  1778.  In 
1787,  O  Israel  Bagley  was  captain  of  a  military  company,  of 
which  John  Randall  and  Joshua  Snow  were  sergeants.  The 
company  consisted  of  eleven  officers,  fifty-seven  privates,  and 
sixteen  men  on  the  Alarm  List.  Among  the  privates  were 
Stephen  Randall ;  Benjamin,  Vincent,  and  William  Roberts  ; 
Nathan[iel]  Osgood;  James,  John,  and  Joseph  Parker;  on 
the  Alarm  List  were  John  Gushing,  Esq.,  Ebenezer  Roberts, 
and  Benjamin  Vining.f 

The  house  of  Ebenezer  Roberts,  on  "lot  32,"  was  burned 
in  1805  ;  he  lost  his  life  in  the  fire.  An  elderly  lady,  a  de- 
scendant now  living  in  Durham,  remembers  hearing  it  talked 
about.  It  was  said  that  her  great-grandfather  (whose  name 
she  did  not  recollect,  but  which  she  felt  sure  was  not  Ben- 
jamin), at  the  time  of  the  fire,  went  back  into  the  house  in 
an  effort  to  save  something  ;  he  fell  through  into  the  cellar, 
and  could  not  get  out.  She  also  said  that  the  children  she 
knew,  "  of  the  Roberts  burned  in  his  house,"  were  Susanna, 
wife  of  Joseph  B.  Allen,  Benjamin  her  grandfather,  Deborah 
who  married  a  Cross,  and  Stillman,  whose  wife's  name  she 
did  not  know. 

Benjamin^,  son  to  Ebenezer^,  afterwards  built  a  house 
upon  the  same  lot,  and  nearly  on  the  same  site,  which  is  still 
standing.  It  is  on  the  right  side  of  the  road  leading  from 
Freeport  to  South  West  Bend,  about  a  mile  beyond  the  old 
burying-ground  where  Rev.  Jacob  Herrick  is  buried.  In  the 
settlement  of  the  estate  of  Ebenezer  Roberts  by  his  son 
Joseph,  the  following  deed,  dated  May  17,  1806,  was  made 


*   Town  Records  of  D wham,  vol.  i  :  90,  91,  94,  95,  104,  143,  147. 

t  History  of  Durham,  Maine,  by  Rev.  Everett  S.  Stackpole,  1899  :  96,  97. 


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LOCATIONS    (IN   PART)   OF   THE   EARLY   SETTLERS 

OF   DURHAM,  MAINE,   AS    SHOWN    BY 

STACKPOLE'S    MAP 


1.  North  Meeting  House 

2.  Friends'  Meeting  House 

3.  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 

4.  Union  Church 

5.  Freewill  Baptist  Church 

6.  Congregational  Church 

7.  Old  Stone  Mill 

8.  Gerrish's  or  Plummer's  Mill 
II.  Steam  Mill 

14.  Nathaniel  Osgood 

15.  John  Sydleman 
17.  Aaron  Osgood 

19.  Major  Charles  Gerrish 

20.  Reuben  Dyer,  Francis  Harmon 
22.  O  Israel  Bagley 

24.  Parson  Herrick 
26.  Joshua  Strout 

28.  Benjamin  Vining 

29.  David  Dyer  (?),  Barnabas  Strout 

30.  Universalist  Church 

32.  Micah  Dyer 

33.  John  Gushing,  Abel  Curtis 

34.  Dr.  John  Converse 

35.  Joseph  Proctor's  Tavern 

36.  Proprietor's  House,  built  by  Lit- 

tle 

37.  Jonathan  Bagley,  James  Strout 

38.  Rev.  Elijah  Macomber,  later  Rev. 

Joseph  Roberts 


39.  Jonathan  Strout 
41.  Samuel   Merrill,   William   Stod- 
dard 

44.  William  Webster 

45.  John  Stackpole 

46.  Samuel  Mitchell 
52.  Joseph  Weeman 
66.  Samuel  Roberts 

68.  Judah  Chandler,  Isaac  Turner 

69.  Samuel  York 

70.  Zebulon  York 

71.  William  Roberts 

72.  John  Randall,  Ezekiel  Turner  (?) 

73.  William  True 

74.  Abel  True,  William  Miller 

79.  Joseph  Paul,  Matthew  Duran 

80.  Ezekiel  Jones,  Thomas  Pierce 

81.  Ebenezer  Roberts 

97.  Job  Blethen,  Josiah  Day 
99.  James  Blethen 
loi.  Ebenezer  Woodbury 

102.  John  Vining 

103.  William  Gerrish 

105.  Bela  Vining 

106.  Peter  Mitchell 

108.  Nathan    Lewis,    Benjamin    Os- 

good 

109.  John  Gushing 

112.  Israel  Estes,  Amos  Knight 


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The  Roberts  Family  103  3 

out  by  Josiah  Little,  representative  of  the  Pejepscot  Proprie- 
tors :  *  — 

"  Whereas  Ebenezer  Roberts,  Late  of  Durham,  in  the  County  of 
Cumberland,  Deceased,  had  a  deed  from  the  Pejepscot  Proprietors, 
of  the  northeasterly  half  part  of  Lot  numbered  thirty,  in  said  Town 
of  Durham  —  which  deed  was  burnt  with  his  Dwelling  House  and 
ail  his  other  papers,  which  deed  not  being  upon  record  —  Now  there- 
fore Know  ye,  That  I  Josiah  Little  of  Newbury  ...  by  Virtue  of 
a  Vote  of  the  Pejepscot  Proprietors  ...  In  Consideration  of  one 
Dollar  paid  me  by  Joseph  Roberts  of  Durham  aforesaid,  Adminis- 
trator upon  the  estate  of  said  Deceased,  and  one  of  the  Heirs  to 
the  same,  for  himself,  and  in  behalf  of  the  other  heirs  to  the  said 
deceased  ...  do  hereby  .  .  .  absolutely  grant  .  .  .  unto  the  said 
Joseph  Roberts  and  the  other  lawful!  heirs  .  ,  ,  fifty  acres  of  land 
in  said  Durham,  being  the  Northeasterly  half  part  of  lot  n?  thirty." 

On  Oct.  9,  1807,  the  other  heirs,  Benjamin  Roberts,  yeo- 
man, of  Durham,  Moses  Roberts,  merchant,  of  Portland, 
Susanna  Roberts,  "singlewoman,"  of  Durham,  Cunningham 
Roberts,  yeoman,  of  Monmouth,  Kennebec  County,  Joseph 
Paul,  yeoman,  of  Monmouth,  and  Hannah  Paul,  wife  of  said 
Joseph,  quitclaimed,  for  $500,  to  Joseph  Roberts  "all  our 
right  ...  in  and  to,  two  certain  half  lots  of  land  "  in  Dur- 
ham, "  said  lots  being  numbers  thirty  &  thirty  two,  on  which 
the  said  Joseph  Roberts  now  lives  .  ,  .  and  formerly  owned 
and  possessed  by  Ebenezer  Roberts  late  of  said  Durham 
deceased  .  .  .  also  their  right  &  interest  to  and  in  the  Pew 
in  the  congregational  Meeting  house  in  said  Durham  which 
was  the  property  and  estate  of  the  said  Ebenezer  Roberts 
together  with  all  the  buildings  on  said  premises  standing." 
This  deed  was  signed  :  — 
"  in  presence  of  "  Benjamin  Robarts  [seal] 

test  Joshua  Snow  Moses  Robards  [seal] 

Peter  sanborn  Susanna  Robards  [seal] 

kennecum  Robards  Joseph  Paul  [seal] 

test  Zebulon  Harmon."  Hannah  Paul  [seal] 

Kennecum  Robards  "  f      [seal] 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  49  :  403. 
t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  57  :  385. 


I034  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Joseph  Roberts,  "  administrator  upon  the  estate  of  Eben- 
ezer  Roberts  late  of  Durham,"  by  an  order  of  Court  holden 
at  Portland,  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  November,  1807,  sold 
to  Elijah  Macumber,  of  Durham,  for  $323,  seventy-five  acres 
of  the  "northeasterly  end  of  lot  N?  thirty  two  and  the  north- 
easterly end  of  the  lot  next  adjoining  .  .  .  the  remainder 
being  set  off  to  the  widow  for  her  dower  in  said  farm  and 
contains  26  acres,  with  one  third  of  the  barn  and  one  third 
of  the  shed  thereon  standing."  This  deed  was  dated  March 
22,  1810;  on  the  same  date,  Elijah  Macumber  re-conveyed 
the  same  land  to  Joseph  Roberts,  for  $1,000,  In  both  deeds 
Joseph  Roberts  is  called  "  of  Pejepscot  .  .  .  blacksmith ;  " 
the  witnesses  were  John  Gushing  and  Dorothy  Gushing.* 
He  was  called  "Rev"?  Joseph  Roberts,  of  Pejepscot,"  in  De- 
cember, 1810,  when  Penning  Wentworth,  of  Freeport,  sold 
him  land  "  in  the  town  of  Pejepscot  .  .  .  part  of  the  Great 
lot  N?  5,  on  the  Bank  of  the  Great  river  Androscoggin,"  near 
Maxwell's  claim. t 

It  is  singular  that  the  name  of  the  wife  of  Ebenezer  Rob- 
erts did  not  appear  in  the  notice  of  their  marriage,  in  Cape 
Elizabeth,  or  the  name  of  his  widow  in  the  settlement  of  his 
estate  or  elsewhere.  His  widow  probably  was  a  second 
wife  —  Deborah  Sawyer,  of  Freeport,  whom  he  mar.  Sept.  8, 
1798,  in  Durham.^  The  records  of  Durham  do  not  men- 
tion the  date  of  the  first  wife's  death,  so  she  must  remain 
nameless  until  some  descendant,  at  present  unknown,  shall 
furnish  it. 

Issue  by  first  wife :  i.  Hannah  ^  She  was  mar.  Oct.  26, 
1789,  to  Joseph  Paul,  of  Durham. §  In  1807,  when 
they  conveyed  to  Joseph  Roberts  their  interest  in  the 
estate  of  her  father,  they  were  living  on  a  farm  in 
Monmouth,  Maine, 

2.  Benjamin',  b.  Oct,  24,  1769,  at  Gape  Elizabeth,     He 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  59  :  133  ;  Book  60:  189. 
t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  66:  95,  44;  Book  65:  262;  Book  63: 
257  ;  Book  67  :  340. 

X  Durham  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol,  i  :  23. 
§  Durham  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  I, 


The  Roberts  Family  1035 

mar.  July  12,  1791,  Sarah  Paul,  b.  June  28,  1769,  in 
Berwick,  Maine. 
Benjamin  Roberts  was  a  farmer  of  Durham.  His  house 
was  on  the  right  side  of  the  road  leading  from  Freeport  to 
South  West  Bend,  on  "  lot  32,"  which  was  originally  sold  by 
the  Pejepscot  Proprietors  to  his  father.  He  and  his  wife 
were  buried  on  his  farm  in  the  family  lot ;  seven  of  their  eight 
children  were  buried  there.  A  stranger  would  have  difficulty 
in  finding  the  lot,  it  is  so  covered  with  low  shrubbery ;  yet 
within  the  high  stone  wall  surrounding  the  enclosure,  on  the 
opposite  side  of  the  road  and  a  little  nearer  South  West 
Bend  than  the  house,  there  were  once  many  gravestones, 
now  crumbled  away.  "  Grandma  Sarah,"  shortly  before 
her  death,  placed  two  memorial  stones  of  granite  in  the  lot, 
one  for  herself  and  husband,  the  other  for  their  children  ; 
the  stones  are  now  well  hidden  among  the  bushes.  Benjamin 
Roberts  died  in  1849,  aged  eighty  years  ;  his  widow,  Sarah, 
died  in  1852,  at  the  age  of  eighty-three. 

Issue:*  I.  Elizabeth '',  b.  April  26,   1793,  in  Durham; 

d.  1857. 
II.  Sarah '^,  b.  March  9,  1795,  in  Durham;  d.  unmar., 
1823. 

III.  AbigaiF,  b.  July  14,  1797,  in  Durham;  d.  1820. 

IV.  Benjamin'',  b.  July  14,  1799,  in  Durham  ;  d.  April  29, 

1805. 
V.  Patience  ^  b.  May  4,  1802,  in  Durham ;  d.  1805. 

VI.  Hiram'',  b.  March  16,  1804,  in  Durham;  d.  unmar., 
1856. 

VII.  Benjamin  PauF,  b.  May  28,  1807,  in  Durham.  He 
mar.  Lucy  Tyler,  b.  Aug.  22,  1811,  in  Pownal ;  f 
they  lived  at  Durham  in  the  house  occupied  (1906) 
by  Mr.  Fred.  D.  Miller.  Captain  Benjamin  P. 
Roberts  d.  June  11,  1888,  aged  eighty-one  years, 
fourteen  days  ;  his  widow,  Lucy,  died  May  4,  1896, 
aged  eighty-four  years,  nine  months.  White  mar- 
ble stones  mark  their  graves  in  the  cemetery  at 

*  Durham  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  I  :  72. 
t  Durham  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  2. 


1 036  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


Durham,  near  the  Freeport  line,  on  the  left  side 
of  the  road  leading  to  South  West  Bend. 
Issue:  I.  Nahum*,   b.    1831,     2.  John  T.«,  b.    1832. 
3.  Harriet',  b.  1834.    4.  Sarah*,  b.  1836.     5.  Wil- 
liam H.^  b.  1840,     6,  Lucy  E.^  b.  1844,     7.  Ben- 
jamin F.8,  b.  1846  ;  d.  July  9,  1865,  in  a  hospital  in 
Virginia,  aged  eighteen  years,  eight  months.     He 
was  a   member  of  Co.   C,  32d   Maine  Regiment. 
8.  Mary  E.»,  b.  185 1. 
Vni.  Nahum^,  b.  1809  ;  d.  1826,  aged  seventeen  years. 
Moses  ^     He  mar.  Jan.  18,  1798,  Susanna  Harmon,  of 
Durham.*     In  1807,  he  was  a  "  merchant  of  Port- 
land," when  he  sold  his  interest  in  the  estate  of  his 
father  to  his  brother  Joseph  jf  in  18 15,  he  lived  in 
Paris,   Maine;  in   1823,   he  was  a  citizen  of  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.|     One  of  his  sons  appears  to  have  re- 
turned to  Portland  ;  he  probably  had  other  children. 
Issue  :  I.  Moses  ^     The  marriage  intention  of  Moses 
Roberts  and  Susan  M.  Knight,  both  of  Portland,  was 
published  June  16,  1838,  in  Portland;  she  d.  Dec.  25, 
1 85 1,  aged  thirty-five  years. §     Moses  Roberts  must 
have  married  again,  as  a  daughter  was  born  to  him, 
in  Dec,  1853. 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  II    i.  Mary  Caroline ',  b.  Oct.  29, 
1840,  in  Portland;  d,  there  March  20,  1845. 

2.  William  H.«,  b.  Nov.  3,  1842,  in  Portland. 

3.  Harriet  M.«,   b.  Dec.   28,    1843,   in    Portland;  d. 

'•  1848,  in  Boston,   aged  2  years,  four   months 
.  .  .  interred  in  Portland."    (Obviously  an  error.) 

4.  Mary  Ella  S  b.  March  24,  1845,  i^^  Portland;  d. 

May  I,  1848,  in  Boston,  aged  three  years;  "in- 
terred in  Portland." 


*  Durham  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  i. 
t  Vide  page  1033. 

X  Oxford  County  Deeds,  Book  ri :  187  ;  Book  13  :  307  ;  Book  25  :  14. 
§  Records  of  Portland,  Marriages,  vol.  5:15;  Deaths,  vol.  5  :  44. 
II  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  5 :  35,  163;  Deaths,  vol.  4  :  204,  249 ;  vol. 
S  :  7,  32,  104. 


The  Roberts  Family  103  7 

5.  Moses  ®,  b.  April  25,  1846,  in  Portland.     He  prob- 

ably was  the  "  Moses,  son  of  Moses,"  who  d. 
Nov.  29,  1847,  in  Boston,  "  aged  five  and  a  half 
months  .  .  .  interred  in  Portland ; "  his  age, 
however,  is  given  incorrectly. 

6.  Clarissa'.     Shed.  Sept.  27,  1847,  ^^  Boston,  "aged 

fourteen  months."  There  is  something  wrong 
about  these  dates,  also. 

7.  Evelyn  L.^ ;  d.  May  26,  1850,  in  Boston,  aged  one 

year. 

8.  Ellen  Mora*;  d.  Sept.  25,  1855,  in  Boston,  aged 

four  years. 
Issue  by  second  wife:  9.  Mary  Angeline^  [b.  Dec, 
1853];  d.  Dec.  2,  1855,  "aged  two  years." 

4.  Ebenezer  ^     The  marriage  intention  of  "  M""  Ebenezer 

Roberds  Ju""  &  Miss  Lydia  Merrill  of  Lewiston  "  was 
recorded  July  13,  1801,  in  Durham.*  Although  he 
did  not  convey  his  interest  in  the  estate  of  his  father, 
with  the  other  heirs,  it  is  evident  that  he  belonged  to 
this  family. 

5.  Joseph  ',  b.  April  10,  1781,  in  Durham.     He  mar.  Nov. 

25,  1802,  in  Brunswick,  Susanna  Dunning,t  b.  March 
14,  1780,  in  Brunswick,  daughter  to  Captain  William 
and  Jean  *  (Stanwood)  Dunning.  Jean  ^  Stanwood, 
b.  July  26,  1757,  was  daughter  to  Samuel*  Stanwood 
and  Jean  (Lithgow)  McFarland,  his  first  wife,  whom 
he  married  "soon  after  1742."  Lieutenant  Eben- 
ezer* Stanwood  (father  to  Samuel  *),  b.  July  20,  1695, 
in  Gloucester,  Mass.,  went  to  Brunswick,  Maine, 
about  1719  ;  he  is  recognized  as  the  "founder  of  the 
Brunswick  branch"  of  this  family.  He  settled  on 
the  shores  of  Maquoit  Bay  on  land  adjoining  that 
of  James  Dunning. $ 
In  October,  1806,  Arthur  Given  and  his  wife  Elizabeth,  of 
Wales,  Lincoln  County,  David  Stanwood  and  his  wife  Sarah, 

*  Durham  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  i  :  30. 

f  Records  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Pejepscot,  in  their  Families :  126. 

X   The  Stanwood  Family,  by  Ethel  Stanwood  Bolton,  1899  :  66,  46. 


1 038  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


of  Brunswick,  Nathan  Bucklin,  Jr.,  and  his  wife  Mary,  of 

Warren,  Lincoln  County,  with  Joseph  Roberts  and  his  wife 

Susanna,  of  Durham,  sold  to  Joseph  Dustin,  of  Brunswick, 

for  $1,073,  land  on  the  "east  side  of  a  twelve  rod  road  that 

leads  from  Brunswick  falls  to  Maquoit  shore,"  also  marsh 

"  at  the  end  of  pump  Log  point  ...  a  reduction  out  of  the 

above  land  of  one  third  for  the  Widows  dower."     In  1808, 

"Joseph  Roberts   of   Durham  .  .  .  blacksmith,"  for  $675, 

paid  by  Samuel   Patten,  of  Brunswick,  sold  him    land  in 

Brunswick  near  Maquoit  Landing,  on  the  county  road.     The 

deed  was  signed  :  — 

"  Joseph  Roberts  "  *     [seal] 

Joseph  Roberts  lived  in  Brunswick  for  a  short  time  after 
his  marriage.  After  the  death  of  his  father,  whose  estate  he 
settled,!  he  went  to  Durham,  where  he  remained  until  he 
moved,  in  1808,  to  "  Pejepscot  Gore,"  a  new  settlement  on 
an  irregular  tract  of  land  adjoining  Durham  on  the  north- 
west; it  was  incorporated  March  6,  1802,  under  the  Indian 
name  of  Pejepscot.  In  18 17,  the  name  of  the  town  was 
changed  to  Danville  ;  it  is  now  annexed  to  the  city  of  Auburn. 
Probably  no  man  of  that  region  was  wider  or  more  favorably 
known  than  Elder  Joseph  Roberts.  Early  in  life  a  black- 
smith, as  shown  by  the  records,  he  commenced  preaching,  as 
many  others  did,  with  little  preparation  ;  it  was  the  fashion 
of  the  time.  As  a  Baptist  licentiate  he  preached  with  marked 
success  in  the  town ;  "  extensive  revivals  followed,  a  church 
of  fifty-six  members  was  formed,  and  he  was  ordained  its 
pastor  in  December,  1808.  This  position  he  held  nearly  a 
score  of  years,  and  was  an  honored  and  influential  citizen."  % 

He  was  the  only  Representative  sent  from  Pejepscot  to 
the  General  Court  of  Massachusetts  before  the  State  of  Maine 
was  set  off  in  1820.  He  was  present  at  sessions  beginning 
June  12,  1812,  Feb.  10,  1813,  and  through  those  years  ;§  in 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  65 :  262 ;  Book  66 :  95. 
t  Vide  pages  1032-1034. 

X  History  of  Androscoggin  County,  Maine,  edited  by  Georgia  Drew  Merrill, 
1891  :  700. 
§  Journal  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  vol.  33. 


The  Roberts  Family  i039 

other  years  no  one  was  sent  to  represent  that  district.  At  a 
legal  town-meeting  "  convened  at  the  barn  of  William  Stinch- 
field  of  said  town  [of  Danville],  on  Monday  the  twentieth 
day  of  September  A.  D.  1819  .  .  .  Elder  Joseph  Roberts" 
was  elected  "  Delegate  to  the  Convention  to  be  holden  at 
the  Courthouse  in  Portland,  on  the  Second  Monday  of  Octo- 
ber next."  At  this  meeting,  "  Elder  Joseph  Roberts  "  re- 
ceived forty-three  votes,  "  M""  Nathaniel  Sturgis  "  received 
forty  votes,  and  the  former  was  declared  elected.  The  object 
of  the  convention  was  to  frame  a  constitution  for  the  new 
State  of  Maine.  On  Monday,  April  10,  1820,  the  town- 
meeting  was  held  "  at  the  school  house  near  Elder  Joseph 
Roberts."  The  "  Roberts  place  so  called  "  was  in  the  fifth 
School  District.* 

In  1820,  it  was  written  :  "  Mr.  Joseph  Roberts,  the  present 
minister  of  the  Predestinarian  Baptists,  was  the  first  and  only 
ordained  minister  in  the  town.  He  has  no  stated  salary. 
He  supports  himself  as  others  do  by  the  cultivation  of  the 
land  —  assisted  now  and  then  by  small  contributions  of  a 
voluntary  nature  from  his  brethren."  f  The  "  Rev<^  Elder 
Joseph  Roberts  "  officiated  in  a  large  proportion  of  the  mar- 
riages in  the  town,  between  1815  and  1827.  The  church, 
after  his  retirement  in  the  latter  year,  remained  for  several 
years  without  a  pastor. 

Elder  Roberts  and  his  wife  probably  did  not  finish  their 
days  in  Danville,  since  there  are  no  records  of  their  deaths 
in  the  town.  It  is  remembered  by  some  of  the  descendants 
of  his  brother  Benjamin,  now  living  in  Durham,  that  Rev. 
Joseph  Roberts,  a  cousin,  was  living  many  years  ago  near 
Bangor,  Maine ;  he  may  have  been  the  son,  Joseph  Parker 
Roberts.  The  names  of  Elder  Roberts's  sons  —  Parker  and 
Joseph  Parker  —  appear  as  conclusive  evidence  that  the 
Elder  had  visited  Joseph  Roberts,  of  Ipswich  and  Newbury- 
port,  who  also  had  a  son  Parker, $  and  that  the  Elder  knew 
much  of  the  early  beginnings  of  the  family.     It  is  probable 

*  Town  Records  of  Danville,  Maine,  1818-184^ :  28,  38,  64. 
t  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  5:  15. 
t  Vide  page  973. 


1 040  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


that  Elder  Roberts  was  the  only  one  of  his  generation,  in 
Durham,  who  travelled  as  far  as  Boston. 

Issue:*  I.  Parker '',  b.  May  20,  1804,  in  Brunswick  ;  d. 

June  4,  1806. 
II.  Sally ^  b.  July   14,    1806,  in  Brunswick;  d.  Aug.  2, 
1808. 

III.  Mary'',  b.  March  12,  1808,  in  Durham.     Mr.  James 

Mitchell  and  Mary  Roberts,  both  of  Pejepscot, 
were  mar.  Oct.  2,  1826,  in  Pejepscot,  by  "  Elder 
Joseph  Roberts." 

IV.  Sally'',  b.  June  3,  1810,  in  Pejepscot. 

V.  Susannah'',  b.  Oct.  i,  1812,  in  Pejepscot;  d.  Feb. 
10,  1813. 
VI.  Susannah ^  b.  April  16,  1815,  in  Pejepscot. 
VII.  Joseph  Parker'',  b.  June  11,  1817,  in  Pejepscot. 

6.  "  Cunningham  "  ^    He  mar.  June  20,  1806,  in  Durham, 

his  cousin,  Sally'  Roberts,  b.  March  31,  1784,  daugh- 
ter to  William^  and  Susanna  (Randall)  Roberts,  of 
Durham.  The  year  following  their  marriage,  they 
were  living  in  Monmouth,  Maine. 

7.  Susanna'.     She  was  unmarried  in  October,  1807,  when 

she  signed  the  deed  conveying  her  interest  in  the 
estate  of  her  father  to  her  brother  Joseph.  On  Sept. 
12,  1807,  the  marriage  intention  of  Joseph  B.  Allen, 
of  Monmouth,  to  Susanna  Roberts,  of  Durham,  was 
recorded ;  they  were  mar.  Nov.  14,  1807,!  and  lived 
in  Monmouth. 

8.  Samuel  *.     There  was  a  Samuel  Roberts  in  Monmouth, 

who  appears  to  belong  to  this  family.  In  the  Pejep- 
scot records  is  the  following  :  Anna  Roberts,  daugh- 
ter to  "  Sam^  Roberts,  b.  Nov.  i,  1801,  at  Monmouth, 
d.  Oct.  29,  1815."  This  was  written  below  the  record 
of  Elder  Joseph's  children. t 
Issue  by  second  wife :  9.  Deborah  *,  daughter  to  Ebenezer ' 
Roberts.     She  was  mar.  to Cross. 

*  Record  of  the  hihabitants  of  the  Town  of  Pejepscot,  in  their  Families  :  126. 

t  Durham  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  I. 

t  Record  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Pejepscot,  in  their  Families:  126. 


The  Roberts  Family  1041 

10.  Stillman^  son  to  Ebenezer  ^  Roberts.     He  married,  but 
the  name  of  his  wife  is  not  remembered. 

III.  Joseph  ^  son  to  Ebenezer^  Roberts.     (Vide  infra.) 

IV.  Vincent  ^  son  to  Ebenezer^  b.   about  1745,  in  Cape  Eliza- 

beth. He  mar.  Nov.  24,  1772,  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  Susanna, 
daughter  to  Samuel^  and  Joanna^  (Skillings)  York.* 
Vincent  Roberts  moved  to  Royalsborough,  about  1774  or 
1775,  with  his  brother  Ebenezer  and  brothers-in-law,  Samuel 
and  Joseph  York.  Dec.  10,  1776,  as  a  resident  of  Royalsbor- 
ough, he  bought  of  Belcher  Noyes,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  repre- 
sentative of  the  Pejepscot  Proprietors,  half  of  lot  thirty-two 
in  the  "  intended  Township  of  Royalsborough."  His  lot  con- 
tained fifty  acres,  and  cost  him  ^26  :  13  104;  in  1782,  he 
sold  it  to  Matthew  Duran,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  for  £<^\  :  06. 
It  was  described  in  the  deed  of  sale  as  the  southwest  half  of 
lot  thirty-two,  adjoining  to  Charles  Gerrish's  land  and  the 
road,  "  it  being  the  lot  whereon  Ebenezer  Robards  now  lives 
on  vizt  the  northeast  fifty  acres  of  said  hundred  acre  lot."t 
Three  years  later,  he  bought  of  Moses  Little  and  Josiah 
Little,  of  Newbury,  Mass.,  Pejepscot  Proprietors,  for  ;^io5, 
the  whole  of  "  Lot  N°  128."  He  removed  to  this  hundred 
acre  lot  near  Chandler's  mill ;  in  1803,  he  sold  forty  acres  of 
it  to  his  eldest  son,  Samuel  York  Roberts.^ 

On  Sept.  15,  1777,  "  M""  Vinson  Robbarts  "  was  chosen 
the  first  constable  of  Royalsborough;  in  1779,  ^^  ^^^  chosen 
surveyor  of  highways. §  In  1793,  he  was  surveyor  of  high- 
ways and  surveyor  of  lumber  for  the  town  of  Durham  ;  in 
1801,  surveyor  of  highways.  || 

There  is  no  record  of  the  birth  or  death  of  Vincent  Rob- 
erts ;  he  is  supposed  to  have  died  before  1805.  The  births 
of  the  first  three  children  only  are  recorded. 

Issue  :  IF  I.  Joanna  ^  b.  Oct.   i,   1773,  in  Royalsborough. 

*  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  3:19- 
t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  47  :  458  ;  Book  21  :  252. 
X  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  41  :  474;  Book  44  :  494. 
§  Records  of  the  Plantation  of  Royalsborough,  iyy4.-iy8g. 
II    Town  Records  of  Durham,  vol.  i  :  67,  130. 
T[  Records  of  the  Plantation  of  Royalsborough,  jy/4-iy8g. 


1 04  2  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

She  was  mar.,  first,  Jan.  12,  1792,  to  Ezekiel  Turner, 
of  Freeport ;  she  was  mar,,  second,  to  Samuel  Sawyer. 
She  d.  March  27,  1858. 

2.  Samuel  York',  b.  May  3,  1776,  in  Royalsborough.    He 

mar.  (intention,  Jan.  5,  1799)  Betsey  Plummer,  of 
Durham,  and  lived  on  the  homestead  of  his  father. 

3.  James ',  b.  Dec.  10,  1779,  in  Royalsborough;  he  mar. 

(intention,  Jan.  23,  1802)  Sally  Turner,  of  Freeport. 

4.  Thomas '.     There  is  no  record  of  his  birth  ;  he  mar. 

Dec.  4,  1806,  in  Durham,  Submit  York,  of  that  town. 
Four  children  are  recorded  in  Durham  :  I.  Sam- 
ueP.  II.  Rebecca  ^  III.  True  Glidden\  IV.  Su- 
sannah''. 

5.  Ebenezer®;  he  mar.  (intention,  Jan.    14,    1809)   Sally 

Plummer,  of  Durham. 

6.  Susanna  ^     She  was  mar.   Oct.    16,   181 1,  to   Robert 

Hunnewell,  of  Durham. 

7.  Daniel ',  b.  July   16,  1790,   in   Durham.     In   1812,   he 

married  Abigail,  daughter  to  George  Goodwin,  of 
Durham.  Five  years  after  his  marriage,  he  went  to 
Ohio.  At  Cincinnati,  he  united  with  the  Christian 
Church,  and  was  ordained  to  preach  the  Gospel.  He 
settled  in  Dearborn  County,  Indiana,  where  he  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  preached  over  sixty 
years  "  without  compensation  in  money,  relying  upon 
the  products  of  his  small  farm  for  a  living."  In  the 
course  of  his  ministry  he  organized  upwards  of  two 
hundred  churches.  He  died  June  24,  1882,  in  Sparta, 
Indiana,  aged  ninety-two  years ;  his  wife  died  fifteen 
years  before.  They  had  twelve  children,  only  two  of 
whom  survived  their  father.  Judge  Omar  F.  Rob- 
erts, of  Aurora,  Indiana,  son  to  Rev.  Daniel  Roberts, 
has  furnished  a  Memorial  to  his  father.* 

8.  Reuben";  he  mar.  (intention,  Jan.  i,  1817)  Sally  Good- 

win, of  Durham. 

9.  Hannah  '.     She  is  supposed  to  be  the  "  Hannah  Rob- 

erts, of  Cape  Elizabeth,"  who  was  published,  Feb.  24, 

*  History  of  Durham,  Maine,  by  Rev.  Everett  S.  Stackpole,  1899:  66. 


The  Roberts  Family  1043 

1798,  to  Jacob  Sawyer,  of  Durham,*  and  was  married 
March  12,  following. 

10.  Sally*,  b.  in  Durham. 

11.  Lemuel®,  b.  in  Durham. 

'^.  Anna^,  daughter  to  Ebenezer  ^,  b.  March,  1749,  in  Falmouth. 
Anna  Roberts  was  mar.  Nov.  24,  1769,  in  Cape  Elizabeth, 
to  John  Randall,t  b.  July  16,  1747,  in  Falmouth.     He  prob- 
ably was  brother   to    Stephen  Randall,  Jr.,  who  married 
Anna's  sister  Lydia. 
In  1774,  John  and  Stephen  Randall  went  with  Ebenezer 
and  Vincent  Roberts  to  Royalsborough ;  in  1777,  the  Ran- 
dalls became  interested  in  Judah  Chandler's  mill,  with  O  Israel 
Bagley,  Daniel  Bagley,  and  John  Cushing.J     In  1813,  Joseph 
Spaulding  sold  the  southwesterly  half  of  "lot  126"  to  John 
Randall. §     "  His  house  stood   near  where  James  Hascall 
lived  in  1898  ;  he  and  his  wife  were  buried  on  that  lot."   The 
road  from  South  West  Bend  came  over  the  hill  near  his 
house ;  close  by  were  the  schoolhouse    and  church.     This 
was  the  original  "  Methodist  Corner,"  which  was  shifted  east- 
ward by  a  change  in  the  road.     Besides  running  a  farm  of 
fifty  acres,  John  Randall  kept  a  store.  || 

John  Randall's  name  appears  first  in  the  records  of  Royals- 
borough,  June  20,  1776,  in  connection  with  his  "creatures 
[cattle]   mark."      In   1791   and   1794,  he  was  fence-viewer, 
field-driver,  and  hogreeve ;  in  1796,  he  was  surveyor  of  high- 
ways ;  in  1805,  on  the  school  committee.     He  was  living  in 
1815  ;  there  is  no  record  of  his  death. 
Issue  :  IT  I.  Jacob  Randall,  b.  Oct.  24,  1770,  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth.    He  settled  in  Pownal. 
2.  Anna  Randall,  b.  Dec.   19,    1772,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 
She  was  mar.  (intention,  April  27,  1794)  to  Simeon 
Sanborn.     Anna  appears  to  have  been  a  second  wife, 
as  three  children  of  Simeon  Sanborn  were  previously 

*  Durham  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  i  :  21. 

t  Maine  Historical  atid  Genealogical  Recorder^  vol.  3  :  104. 

I  Vide  page  907. 

§   Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  72  :  349. 

II  History  of  Durham,  Maine,  by  Rev.  Everett  S.  Stackpole,  1899:  240. 
\  Durham  Births,  Marriages^  and  Deaths,  vol.  i  :  79. 


I044  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


recorded:  I.  Peter  Sanborn,  b.  April  5,  1779,  in 
North  Salisbury,  N.  H.  11.  Susanna  Sanborn,  b. 
July  I,  1781,  in  Royalsborough.  III.  Molly  San- 
born, b.  Oct.  18,  1783,  in  Royalsborough. 

3.  Molly  Randall,  b.  April  18,  1775,  in  Royalsborough. 

4.  Sarah  Randall,  b.  Jan.  6,  1777,  in  Royalsborough. 

5.  Benjamin  Randall,  b.  April  12, 1781,  in  Royalsborough. 

6.  Margaret  Randall,  b.  March  i,  1783,  in  Royalsborough. 

7.  John  Randall,  b.  March  13,  1785,  in  Royalsborough. 

8.  Isaac  Randall,  b.  April  18,  1787,  in  Royalsborough. 

9.  Hannah  Randall,  b.  March  9,  1789;  d.  June  24,  1790, 

in  Durham. 

10.  Ebenezer  Randall,  b.  Nov.  27,  1791,  in  Durham. 

11.  Samuel  Randall,  b.  Jan.  5,  1794,  in  Durham. 

VI.  Lydia^  daughter  to  Ebenezer  ^  b.  in  Falmouth,  was  mar. 
Oct.  20,  1774,  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  to  Stephen  Randall,  Jr., 
of  Cape  Elizabeth.*  Stephen  Randall,  Sr.,  was  one  of  the 
most  prominent  citizens  of  Cape  Elizabeth.  He  was  sealer 
of  wood  and  surveyor  of  lumber,  1765,  1769,  1774  ;  warden, 
1770;  collector  of  taxes,  1772;  constable,  1774;  select- 
man, 1 780-1 783  ;  moderator  at  town-meetings,  1780,  1782, 
and  later.  He  d.  Jan.  r6,  1797  ;  his  widow,  Mercy,  d.  Nov. 
18,  1803  ;  they  were  buried  in  the  Meeting-House  Hill 
Cemetery. 

Stephen  Randall,  Jr.,  the  third  of  the  name  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, went  to  Royalsborough  (Durham)  at  about  the  time  of 
his  marriage,  perhaps  before,  and  settled  on  "lot  125."  In 
1777,  he  purchased  one  twelfth  interest  in  Chandler's  mill. 
In  1790,  he  sold  seventy  acres  of  his  hundred  acre  farm  to 
Joshua  Strout,  of  Durham,  and  returned  to  Cape  Elizabeth ; 
he  and  his  wife  Lydia  were  living  there  in  1815.! 

Issue:   I.  Joseph  Randall,  b.  March  9,  1775,  ^"  Royals- 
borough. 

2.  Deborah  Randall,  b.  Feb.  12,  1777,  in  Royalsborough. 

3.  Stephen  Randall,  b.  June  7,  1779,  in  Royalsborough. 

4.  Nathaniel  Randall,  b.  May  12, 1781,  in  Royalsborough. 

*  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  3  :  106. 

t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  14  :  330,  508;  Book  74 :  241. 


The  Roberts  Family  1045 

5.  "Chinecum  [Cunningham]"  Randall,  b.  Oct.  12, 1784, 

in  Royalsborough. 

6.  Hannah  Randall,  b.  Dec.  22,  1789,  in  Durham.* 

7.  Dolly  Randall,  b,  April  27,  1791,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 

8.  Sally  Randall,  b.  May  13,  1793,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 

9.  Benjamin  Randall,  b.  Nov.,  1795,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. f 
VII.  William*,  son  to    Ebenezer^   bap.  Dec.   15,   1754,  in  the 

First  Church  of  Scarborough ;  J  He  was  mar.  Oct.  16, 
1777,  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  by  Rev.  Ephraim  Clark,  to  Su- 
sanna Randall. §  He  probably  soon  followed  his  bro- 
thers to  Royalsborough  (Durham),  and  later  settled  on 
the  farm  which  he  bought,  in  1784,  of  Isaac  Randall,  of 
Amesbury,  Mass.,  for  £\^.  It  was  known  as  "  lot  N?  one 
hundred  and  forty  seven,"  and  was  originally  a  part  of 
Colonel  Jonathan  Bagley's  estate.  ||  William  Roberts  took 
no  part  in  town  affairs ;  he  is  said  to  have  died  in  Dur- 
ham, about  1804.  His  widow  removed  with  some  of  her 
children  to  Genesee.  County,  New  York,  before  1815  ;  in 
November  of  that  year,  Ebenezer  Roberts,  blacksmith, 
of  Durham,  as  administrator  of  the  estate,  sold  land  of 
"William  Roberts,  deceased,"  in  Durham. 1[ 
Issue:**  I.  Catherine®,  b.  Nov.  10,  1778,  in  Royalsbor- 
ough ;  she  was  mar.  (intention,  Oct.  7,  1797)  to  Thomas 
Wharff,  Jr.  (.?),  of  New  Gloucester. 

2.  Mercy ^  b.  Aug.  7,  1780,  in  Royalsborough;  d.  young. 

3.  Susanna®,  b.  Jan.  15,  1782,  in  Royalsborough  ;  she  was 

mar.  Nov.  26,  1801,  to  James  Gerrish,  of  Freeport. 

4.  Sally®,  b.  March  31,  1784,  in  Royalsborough;  she  was 

mar.  June  20, 1806,  to  "M""  Cunningham  Roberds  .  .  . 
of  Durham."  His  name  appears  as  Kennecum  Roberts 
in  other  records.     They  moved  to  Monmouth,  Maine. 


*  Durham  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  1  :  87. 

f   Town  Records  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  vol.  i  :  354. 

X  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  2  :  29,  34. 

§  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  3  :  185. 

II   Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  32  :  245. 

T[  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  75  :  22. 

**  Durham  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  vol.  i :  53. 


1046  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

5.  William®,  b.  Dec.  29,  1787,  in  Royalsborough. 

6.  Mary®,  b.  Feb.  20,  1791,  in  Durham  ;  she  was  married 

to  Robert  Jones. 

7.  Hannah  Chapman®,  b.  May  20,  1793,  in  Durham;  she 

was  mar.  to  Eldrick  Smith.* 

8.  Benjamin®,  b.  Feb.  21,  1795,  in  Durham. 

9.  Michael®  (Micah),  b.  June  24,  1797,  in  Durham. 

10.  Catherine  ®,  b.  Dec.  12,  1799,  in  Durham.    She  probably 
was  named  after  the  death  of  the  first  Catherine. 
[VIII.]   Samuel  ^,  b.  in  Falmouth.     He  appears  to  be  one  of  the 
sons  to  Ebenezer  ^  Roberts,  but  it  cannot  be  proved. 
In  1775,  he  was  in  Revolutionary  service  as  "Sam! 
Robards  of  Cape  Elizabeth."    In  1777,  he  enlisted  in 
the  Continental  Army,  for  three  years,  and  remained 
until  his  term  expired.     During  the  year  1778,  he  was 
private   in    Captain    Daniel    Strout's   company  from 
Cape  Elizabeth. t 
Samuel  Roberts  and  Hannah  Small,  both  of  Cape  Eliza- 
beth, were  mar.  Aug.  24,  1780,  by  Rev.  Ephraim  Clark,  pastor 
of  the  Second  Parish.     In  1 787,  Jonah  Dyer,  for  ^72  :  13  :  04, 
sold  to  "  Samuel  Robards,"  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  half  a  sixty  acre 
lot  "  adjoining  to  Beriah  Westons  land  whereon  he  [Samuel] 
now  dwells."     In  1791,  Hannah  Roberts,  widow  and  admin- 
istratrix of  the  estate  of  Samuel  Roberts,  mariner,  late  de- 
ceased, sold  "two  acres  and  17  rods"  to  Joshua  Elder,  for 
;^5  :  09  :  03  ;  it  was  described  as  "  adjoining  Beriah  Westons 
and  the  road."  % 

Issue  :  §  7.  "  Micah  "  ®,  b.  Feb.  9,  1781,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 

2.  Mary®,  b.  Oct.  18,  1782,  in  Cape  Elizabeth;  d.  Nov.  5, 

1786. 

3.  Hannah®,  b.  Nov.  21,  1784,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 

4.  Samuel®,    b.    Oct.    3,    1786,    in    Cape    Elizabeth.      In 

1807,  as  a  housewright,  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  he  sold 

*  History  of  Durham,  Maifte,  by  Rev.  Everett  S.  Stackpole,  1899:  244. 
t  Massachusetts  Soldiers  and  Sailors  in  the  War  0/  the  jR evolution,  vo\.  13: 
366,411,  365,412. 

X  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  18  :  375  ;  Book  28  :  231. 
§    Town  Records  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  vol.  I  :  348. 


The  Roberts  Family  1047 

for  55^230  to  Micah  Higgins,  his  half  of  the  thirty 
acres  "  that  my  Hon^  Father  Samuel  Roberts,  Late 
of   said    Cape   Elizabeth    Deceased,    purchased   of 
Jonah  Dyer,  by  deed  dated  February  3^  1787."* 
[IX.]  Thomas  ^     There  are  many  reasons  for  thinking  that  this 
Thomas  was  son  to  Ebenezer^  Roberts,     As  "Thomas 
Roberts,  of  Falmouth,"  he  enlisted  July   19,   1776,  in 
Captain   Samuel   Knights's  company,  stationed  on  the 
seacoast.     In  an  abstract  of  pay,  due  to  Nov.  i,  1776,  he 
was  allowed  £\  :  18  :  9.  f 
Thomas  Roberts  and    Hannah  Wormwell  were  married 
April  21,  1777,  by  Rev.  Ebenezer  Williams,  "Minister  of 
the  Gospel  in  Falmouth."  %     In  1784,  Thomas  Roberts,  of 
Falmouth,  yeoman,  bought  for  £\2,  of  George  Knight,  of  Fal- 
mouth, twenty  acres  of  the  common  and  undivided  lands  in 
that  town.    In  April,  1797,  "Thomas  Roberts,  of  Falmouth," 
and  his  wife,  "Hannah   Roberts,"  sold  for  $500,  a  tract  of 
thirty-four  acres,  and  another  of  twenty-five  acres,  near  their 
"homestead."     In    1802,  they  bought  of  Othniel  and  Wil- 
liam Merrill,  a  small   lot  of  land  adjoining  that  of  Dr.  Ste- 
phen Cummings,  which  is  described  as  on  Main  Street,  near 
Vaughn  Street.     A  part  of  this  lot  they  exchanged,  the  next 
year,  for  a  strip  of  land  belonging  to  Dr.  Cummings.     In 
Sept.,   1805,  they  sold,   for    $900,  the    land  and  buildings 
on  Main  Street. §     There  is  no  further  record  of  Thomas 
Roberts,  in  Portland,  except  his  death,  Sept.  20,  183 1,  at  the 
age  of  seventy-seven  years.     That  would  make  him  b.  in 
1754,  the  year  William^  Roberts  was  baptized  in  Scarbor- 
ough,  The  Portland  records  are  compilations  ;  discrepancies 
of  several  years  often  have  been  proved.    No  children  were 
recorded  there ;  a  strong  probability  exists,  however,  that 
Nathaniel,  born  1796,  was  their  son,  and  they  may  have  had 
other  children, 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  54 :  60. 
t  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  4:  21. 
I   Cumberland  County  Commissioners''  Records,  vol.  2  :  251. 
§  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  12:397;  Book  29:  88;  Book  39:  169; 
Book  40:  220;  Book  46:  355. 


1048  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Issue  :  I.    Nathaniel^  b.  April  5,  1796,  probably  in  Port- 
land.    He  was  a  ship-carpenter  ;  he  lived  all  his  life  in 
Portland,  and  died  there  July  17,  1869. 
Nathaniel  Roberts  was  mar.,  first,  June  13,  1816,  by  "  Sam- 
uel Rand,"  to  Miriam  Adams.     She  was  b.  July  28,  1796, 
and  is  supposed  to  have  been  daughter  to  Jacob  Adams;  she 
d.  July  23,  1840,  in  Portland.    The  second  wife  of  Nathaniel 
Roberts,  to'whom  he  was  mar.  Sept.  3,  1843,  by  Rev.  A.  K. 
Moulton,  was  Susan  P.  Townsend,  of  Portland ;  she  d.  Dec. 
22,  1846,  in  Portland,  aged  forty-four  years.     She  left  no 
children.     Nathaniel  Roberts  was  mar.,  third,  Feb,  21,  1848, 
by  Rev.  William  T.  Dwight,  to   Eliza  West,  of  Portland.* 
In  1846,  Nathaniel  Roberts  was  living  on  the  corner  of  York 
and  Brackett  Streets.     He  d.  August  17,  1869,  in  Portland, 
aged  seventy-three  years. t 

Issue  by  first  wife  :  $  I.  Thomas  Adams'',  b.  July  7,  18 17,  in 
Portland  ;  he  married  and  had  a  family.  It  is  well 
known  among  the  descendants  of  Colonel  Thomas  A. 
Roberts  that  he  was  "  second  cousin  to  Moses  Rob- 
erts, of  Portland,  who  spent  some  years  in  Boston 
prior  to  i860."  Thomas  A.  Roberts  was  captain  in 
the  State  Militia  from  1854  to  1861,  commanding 
during  that  time  the  "  Mechanic  Blues,"  of  Portland. 
He  served  as  colonel  in  the  Seventeenth  Regiment 
of  Maine  Volunteers,  from  July  15,  1862,  until  dis- 
charged July  3,  1863  \  he  died  in  1888,  at  Portland. 
His  son,  Charles  W.  Roberts,  known  as  Colonel 
though  he  disclaims  any  title  to  that  rank,  was  Adju- 
tant of  the  Seventeenth  Regiment  of  Maine  Volun- 
teers, in  1862  and  1863.  He  is  well  known  in  Portland 
from  his  long  service  in  the  Custom-House. 
II.  Dorcas'',  b.  Jan.  16,  1819,  in  Portland;  d.  Oct.  5, 
1820. 

III.  Dorcas  Adams'',  b.  Sept.  25,  1820,  in  Portland. 

IV.  James   Stetson'',  b.  Nov.  5,  1822,  in  Portland.      He 


*  Records  of  Portland,  Marriages,  vol.  3:7, 
t  Records  of  Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  6:  174. 
X  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  5  :  7. 


The  Roberts  Family  i049 

Tiarried,    and    died    young,   leaving   a   son    and   a 
daughter. 
V.  George  Washington'^,  b.  Oct.  22,  1824,  in  Portland. 
He  went  to  Albany,  New  York,  about  186 1,  mar- 
ried, and  had  two  daughters,  also  a  son  William. 
George  W.  Roberts  and  his  wife  both  died  in  Albany. 
VI.  William   Henry  ^  b.  Nov.  11,  1826,  in  Portland.     He 
married,  and  died  in  Portland. 
VII.  Frances  Ellen ^  b.  Sept.  22,  1828,   in  Portland.    She 
became  the  second  wife  of  Thomas''  F.  Roberts,  a 
boatbuilder  of  Portland,  son  to  Joseph  ®  and  Achsah 
(Dyer)  Roberts.    Thomas  F.  Roberts  had  two  daugh- 
ters by  his  first  wife,  Adaline.* 
VIII.  Margaret  Stetson '',  b.  June  20,  1830,  in  Portland.  She 
was  married  to  Rackliffe ;    she  died,  of  con- 
sumption, in  Portland. 
IX.  Mary  M.'^,  b.   Aug.   23,  1832,  in   Portland.     She  was 

married  to  Bridges;  she  d.  about  1861.     Mr. 

Bridges  "  moved  West ;  "  they  had  one  son. 
X.  Sarah  Watrus'^,  b.  Sept.   2,   1834,  in  Portland.     She 
was  married  to  George  Merry;   she  is  now  (1907)  a 
widow,  living  at  Cape  Elizabeth. 
XI.  Harriet  Eliza'',  b.  Jan.  29,  1838,  in  Portland.    She  was 
married  to  James  R.  Gray;  they  reside  in  Haver- 
hill, Mass. 
Issue  by  third  wife :  XII.    Ella  E.'' ;  she  died  at  the  age 
of  eighteen  years. 
XIII.  Edith ^  "probably  died  young." 
[X.]  James  ^t     James   Roberts    and   Abigail  Pierce  were  mar. 
Feb.  6,  1783,  in  Portland,  by  Rev.  Ebenezer  Williams. 1: 
James  Roberts  and  his  wife  soon  removed  to  Freeport, 
where,  as  a  resident  of  that  town,  he  bought,  in  1790,  thirty 
acres  of  land  at  "  Little  River  Point,"  on  the  southeasterly 

*  Vide  page  1023. 

t  There  is  no  doubt  that  James  was  brother  to  Thomas  Roberts.  If  any 
one  can  prove  that  they  (or  Samuel)  were  not  sons  to  Ebenezer  *  Roberts,  the 
writer  would  be  glad  to  learn  their  parentage. 

\  Cumberland  County  Commissioners''  Records,  vol.  2  :  252. 


1 050  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

side  of  Little  River,  "  with  one  half  of  the  Mill  Privilege, 
supposed  to  be  on  the  above  land."  The  next  year,  with 
his  wife,  Abigail,  he  sold  the  same  to  Hezekiah  Merrill,  of 
Freeport ;  he  and  his  wife  also  conveyed  land  in  the  town, 
in  1797-* 

Issue:  t  I.  Moses^  b.  Jan.  6,  1784,  probably  in  Freeport. 

2.  Samuel  Pierce  ^  b.  March  26,  1786,  probably  in  Freeport. 

3.  Benjamin®,  b.  May  2,  1788,  probably  in  Freeport. 

4.  Daniel',  b.  Feb.  5,  1791,  in  Freeport. 

5.  James  ^  b.  Nov.  11,  1793,  in  Freeport. 

6.  Merrill'^,  b.  July  7,  1796,  in  Freeport. 

7.  Abigail^  b.  May  12,  1799,  in  Freeport. 


JOSEPH 6   ROBERTS 

Joseph^  Roberts,  son  to  Ebenezer*  and  Mary  (Kinnecum) 
Roberts,  appears  to  have  been  their  second  or  third  child. 
There  is  no  record  of  the  date  of  his  birth;  probably  it  was 
about  1 74 1  or  1742.  His  marriage  is  in  the  Commissioners' 
Records  of  Portland,  in  a  "  List  of  Persons  Joined  in  Mar- 
riage by  the  Rev^  M""  Thomas  Smith  Minister  of  the  Gospel 
in  Falmouth  as  p  Return  of  Certificates  on  File  .  .  .  Joseph 
Roberts  and  Ruth  White  .  .  .  April  12,  1767.  Recorded  by 
Stephen  Longfellow  Town  Clerk."  %  Ruth  White  probably 
was  daughter  to  William^  and  Christina  ^  (Simonton)  White, 
of  Cape  Elizabeth,  and  granddaughter  to  Rev.  John^  White, 
of  Gloucester,  Massachusetts. 

John  3  and  William  ^  White  went  to  Falmouth,  where,  on 
April  22,  1728,  they  were  admitted  inhabitants  upon  pay- 
ment of  £,\o,  each  ;  two  years  later,  they  were  mentioned 
among  those  who  had  fulfilled  the  conditions  of  settle- 
ment.§     That  they  were  sons  to  the  Rev,  John  White,  of 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  i8  :  249,  250  ;  Book  27  :  15. 
t  Freeport  Births,  Marriages,  a7id  Deaths,  vol.  i  :  41. 

X   Cumberland  County  Commissioners'  Records,  Book  I  :  148  ;  also  New  Eng^ 
land  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  17  :  33. 
§  Vide  page  1016. 


The  Roberts  Family  1051 

Gloucester,  Massachusetts,  is  proved  by  the  following  deed, 
dated  March  14,  1736-37:  — 

John  White  and  his  wife  Abigail,  of  Gloucester,  in  the  County 
of  Essex,  "  for  love  &  parental  affection,"  conveyed  "  to  my  Sons 
John  &  William  White  of  Falmouth  .  .  .  Tanner  &  Carpenter  .  .  . 
fifty  acres  in  Falmouth  .  .  .  adjoining  to  Maiden  Cove  it  being 
the  Fifty  acres  bought  of  the  Heirs  of  Josiah  White  formerly  of 
Falmouth  and  which  were  granted  to  him  by  said  Town  under 
Govern^  Danforths  Settlement  as  by  the  Town  Grant  may  farther 
appear  or  by  living  evidences  of  s"?  Grant  viz  of  an  Hundred 
Acres  between  Maiden  Cove  Brook  &  Little  Brook  so  called 
which  Fifty  acres  William  White  has  given  to  him  Twenty  acres 
Adjoining  to  the  Fifty  formerly  given  to  him  &  to  John  White 
Thirty  acres  adjoining  to  said  Williams  Land  &  between  that 
&  Maiden  Cove  Brook." 

Witnesses :  (Signed) 

"  Samuel  Stevens  Jun""  "  John  White  [seal] 

Abigail  White  Jun"" "  Abigail  White  "  *     [seal] 

There  appears  to  be  no  occasion  to  doubt  (though  it  has 
been  questioned)  that  the  Rev.  John  White,  of  Gloucester, 
was  son  to  Josiah  White,  one  of  the  grantees  of  Falmouth 
in  its  first  settlement.  Josiah  and  his  brother  Nathaniel 
went  there  early,  had  grants  at  Maiden  Cove,  and  re- 
mained until  they  were  obliged  to  flee  from  the  Indians. 
Nathaniel  was  killed  later  by  the  Indians  ;  he  left  two 
daughters,  Mary  and  Dorcas,  who  were  married  respectively 
to  Nathaniel  and  John  Danford,  of  Newbury.  Josiah  White, 
before  1703,  had  returned  to  Purpooduck  with  Michael 
Webber,  Joseph  Morgan,  Thomas  Loveitt,  Joel  Madford,  and 
Benjamin,  Joseph,  James,  and  Josiah  Wallis,  sons  to  John 
Wallis.  They  built  houses,  brought  their  families  there,  and 
"engaged  heartily  in  establishing  of  the  Settlement;"  but 
they  were  again  driven  away  by  the  savages.  Josiah  White 
had  two  sons,  John  and  Samuel  ;f  his  daughter  Miriam  was 

*   York  County  Deeds,  Book  21  :  17. 
j-   York  County  Deeds,  Book  il :  212. 


1052  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

married  to  Richard  Suntay  or  Sontag.*  The  Rev.  John  White, 
in  the  desire  that  his  sons  should  profit  by  the  land  that  had 
cost  his  father  so  dear,  purchased,  as  he  says,  of  the  other 
heirs  their  interests  at  Maiden  Cove.  On  February  16, 
1724-25,  he  bought  of  "Hannah  White,  Relict  of  Samuel 
White  in  the  Town  of  Boston,"  for  £,\Q),  one  half  of  the 
grant  of  fifty  acres  formerly  "laid  out  to  and  possessed  by 
Josiah  White  of  Falmouth  ...  in  Casco  Bay  .  .  .  Situate 
on  Papooduck;"  it  is  evident  that  the  other  half  already 
belonged  to  Rev.  John  White,  as  an  heir. 

On  April  18,  1727,  "y^  Rever<i  John  White  of  y^  Town  of 
Gloucester  in  y^  County  of  Essex  Pastour,"  bought  of  Na- 
thaniel Danford,  of  Newbury,  for  £2^,  fifty  acres  "joining 
to  little  Brook  near  Maiden  Cove  ...  in  Falmouth  .  .  .  Casco 
Bay."  f  This  was  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Nathaniel 
White,  as  deposed  by  one  John  Lane,  in  August,  1727.  The 
said  John  Lane,  aged  seventy-three  years,  testified  that 
about  forty-two  years  ago,  "  while  I  lived  there  the  Town  of 
Falmouth  did  grant  unto  Josiah  White  &  Nathanael  White 
one  hundred  Acres  of  Land  lying  between  Little  Brook  so 
called  &  a  Brook  called  Maiden  Cove  Brook,"  which  they 
divided  equally  and  lived,  "each  on  his  Part,"  several  years. 
"Josiah  died  possessed  of  his  Part  of  s<i  Land,  and  Na- 
thanael White  possessed  his  .  .  .  until  he  was  driven  away 
from  the  same  by  the  Indian  War  &  he  was  afterward  slain 
by  the  Indians."  %  Besides  these  hundred  acres,  Rev.  John 
White  bought,  for  ^d^o,  on  January  26,  1724-25,  of  James 
Wallis,  of  Gloucester,  his  tract  of  land  "  in  papooduck,  which 
he  drew  by  lot  near  his  brother  Benjamin."  § 

Rev.  John  White  assisted  substantially  the  new  settle- 
ment at  Cape  Elizabeth ;  he  also  organized  the  town  of  New 


*  Smith  and  D cane's  Journal,  1849  '•  AT- 

f   York  County  Deeds,  Book  11  :  212 ;  Book  12  :  pt.  i  :  137. 

t    York  Coimty  Deeds,  Book  12  :  pt.  i :  170,  177. 

§   York  County  Deeds,  Book  11 :  212. 


The  Roberts  Family  105  3 

Gloucester,  Maine,  and  was  moderator  at  the  first  meeting 
of  the  Proprietors  of  the  new  town,  held  in  Gloucester, 
Massachusetts.  In  March,  1736-37,  when  the  first  division 
of  lots  at  New  Gloucester  was  made,  "  The  Rev.  John 
White  "  had  "lot  N°  20"  set  off  to  him  ;  "lot  N''  21  "  was 
given  to  him  for  his  son  Thomas,  who  removed  there. 

Probably  no  divine  of  his  day  was  more  sincerely  revered 
for  his  learning  and  piety  than  Rev.  John  White.  He  was 
graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  1698,  and  was  ordained 
April  21,  1703.*  The  following  notice  of  his  death  is  in 
the  Gloucester  records  :  — 

"The  Rev"^,  Mr  John  White  who  had  been  settled  a  minister  in 
this  town  from  the  21  day  of  October  1702  as  appears  by  Votes 
of  the  Town  on  Record  deceased  in  his  chair  about  eleven  of  the 
clock  in  the  forenoon  on  the  16  day  of  January  1760  being  the 
59  year  after  his  beginning  his  ministry  here  and  the  eighty  third 
year  of  his  age."  t 

The  will  of  the  Rev.  John  White,|  of  Gloucester,  "  clerk 

*  History  of  Gloucester,  Massachusetts,  by  John  J.  Babson,  i860:  224. 
f  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80:  312. 
I  Rev.  John  2  VVhite,  of  Gloucester,  was  born  about  1677.  His  first  wife, 
whom  he  married  about  1703,  was  Lucy  Wise,  daughter  to  "the  excellent  John 
Wise."  "  M"  Lucy  (wife  of  our  Rev.  pasf  aged  about  46  years)  Dyed  March 
5,  1727,"  in  Gloucester.  She  was  the  mother  of  all  his  children.  The  mar- 
riage intention  of  "  Rev.  M^  John  White  &  Miss  Abigail  Blague  of  Boston  " 
was  dated  Aug.  26,  1727  ;  there  is  no  record  of  her  death.  His  third  wife  was 
"Mrs.  Alice  Norwood,"  to  whom  he  was  married  June  i,  1749,  by  "M''  Brad- 
street."     She  survived  her  husband. 

Issue  by  first  wife:  I.  John^  White,  b.  June  10,  1704,  in  Gloucester.     He 
was  a  tanner,  and  lived  at  Cape  Elizabeth  on  the  present  site  of 
Fort  Preble.     He  died  in  1738;  on  Oct.  17,  of  that  year,  his  widow, 
Jerusha  (said  to  be  daughter  to  Joshua  Woodbury,  though  not  men- 
tioned in  his  will),  was  appointed  administratrix  of  his  estate.     His 
inventory,  presented  June  25,  1739,  amounted  to  ;^I275  :  9:  6.     On 
Nov.  17,  1740,  Jerusha  White  was  published  to  Benjamin  Thrasher, 
a  tanner  of  Cape  Elizabeth. 
Issue  by  first  husband:  i.  Lucy*  White,  b.  Feb.  i,  1731-32,  at  Fal- 
mouth; she  was  mar.  (intention  April  13,  1751)  to  Aaron  Cham- 
berlain. 


1054  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

[minister],"  dated  Aug.  4,  1758,  was  admitted  to  probate,  at 
Ipswich,  February  4,  1760*     His  wife  Alice  was  to  receive 

2.  Hannah*  White;  she  was  mar.  (intention  Sept.  22,  1752)  to  Peter ^ 

Woodbury,  b.  April  i8,  1724,  in  Beverly,  Mass.,  son  to  Joshua* 
and  Sarah*  (Woodbury)  Woodbury,  of  Cape  Elizabeth.  Peter 
Woodbury  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens,  and  occupied 
the  position  of  legal  adviser  in  many  affairs  of  the  town,  as  well 
as  of  private  individuals.  In  this  capacity,  he  was  interested  in 
the  Ossipee  claim.  (Vide  page  49.) 
It  is  known  that  Peter  and  Hannah  Woodbury  had  children,  Joshua  and 
Jerusha ;  there  may  have  been  others. 

3.  Jerusha*  White;  she  was  mar.  (intention  Oct.  5,  1758)  to  Isaac* 

Dyer. 

4.  Abigail*  White;  she  was  mar.  (intention  June  30,  1756)  to  Josiah 

Wallis,  or  Wallace. 
II.  Lucy  3  White,  b.  March  27,  1706,  in  Gloucester.  She  became  the 
wife  of  Joseph  Moody;  they  had  four  children,  of  whom  Samuel, 
Joseph,  and  Thomas,  in  1760,  were  living  at  York,  Maine.  Han- 
nah Moody,  the  daughter,  was  married  to  Doctor  Samuel  Plummer, 
of  Gloucester;  in  1760,  she  was  mentioned  as  dead,  leaving  a  son 
Samuel. 

III.  Joseph  3  White,  b.  Feb.  21,  1708,  in  Gloucester;  d.  Nov.  4,  1708. 

IV.  William  3  White,  b  Nov.  11,  1709,  in  Gloucester.     Before  he  was  of 

age,  he  went  to  Cape  Elizabeth,  with  his  brother  John.     He  mar. 
(intention  Jan.  19,  1735-36)  Christina,  or  Christian,  Simonton,  daugh- 
ter to  Andrew  Simonton.     The  latter,  with  sons  William,  Andrew, 
and  Walter  Simonton,  were  of  a  party  from  Scotland  that  landed  at 
Cape  Elizabeth  in  17 18;  ten  years  later,  they  had  grants  of  land  at 
Simonton's  Cove,  now  called  Willard's  Beach. 
William  White  died  in  1758;  his  widow,  "  Christian  White,"  was  appointed 
administratrix  of  her  husband's  estate,  on  Oct.  2,  1758;  his  inventory  was 
brought  in  the  same  day.     The  names  of  her  children  were  not  mentioned  in 
the  settlement.     "  M''  Jacob  Sawyer  &  M'^  Christian  White,"  both  of  Cape 
Elizabeth,  were  published  Nov.  21,  1772,  in  that  town.     The  births  of  her 
seven  children  by  her  first  husband  are  not  recorded,  but  there  is  good  evi- 
dence to  prove  that  the  following  list  is  correct. 

Issue  by  first  husband:  i.  Abigail*  White;  she  was  mar.  to  Andrew 
Crockett. 

2.  Mary*  White;  she  was  mar.  (intention  Nov.  27,  1762)  to  Ebenezer 

Robinson. 

3.  Ruth  *  White.     There  appears  to  be  little  doubt  that  Ruth  White, 

b.  1744,  was  daughter  to  William  and  Christina  White.    Joseph 

*  Essex  County  Probate  (original).  No.  29590. 


The  Roberts  Family  105  5 

such  part  of  his  real  and  personal  estate  "  as  is  proscribed  in 
the  Law  of  this  Province."  The  "four  Daughters  of  my 
Son  John  [to]  have  each  of  them  ten  shillings.  He  having  in 
his  Life  time  received  a  double  portion."  Following  men- 
tion of  his  son  Samuel,  the  Rev.  John  ordered,  that  after 
payment  of  debts,  legacies,  and  funeral  charges,  "  the  whole 
of  what  remains  both  real  &  personal  ...  be  equally  di- 
vided by  the  Heirs  of  my  Son  William  and  to  my  daugh- 
ter Moodyes  Heirs  &  to  Abigail  Allin,  Hannah  Haskel  & 
Mary  Allin  .  .  .  Sons  in  Law  Deacon  Haskell  &  Deacon 
Allin  in  conjuction  with  Doctor  Samuel  Plumer  ...  to  be 


Roberts  and  Ruth  White  were  mar.  April  12,  1767,  in  Falmouth  ; 
.she  d.  May  12,  1784,  aged  forty  years. 

4.  Anna*  White,  b.  1745.     She  was  mar.  (intention  Sept.  26,  1765)  to 

Israel  ^  Woodbury,  b.  1745,  son  to  Hugh  •♦  and  Jane  (Green)  Wood- 
bury, of  Cape  Elizabeth.  Israel  Woodbury  d.  Feb.  10,  1831  ;  his 
widow  d.  Dec.  27,  1837,  in  Cape  Elizabeth,  aged  ninety-two  years. 
They  had  ten  children. 

5.  William*  White.     He  mar.  (intention  Nov.  30,  1775)  Mary  Simon- 

ton,  of  Cape  Elizabeth. 

6.  Christian*.     Joseph  Cobb,  3d,  mar.  (intention  July  i,  1774)  "  Miss 

Christian  White ;  "  both  were  of  Cape  Elizabeth. 

7.  Matthew  *;  known  to  be  son  to  William  ^  White. 

V.   Thomas 3   White,  b.  Jan.  27,  1712,  in  Gloucester;  he  went  to  New 
Gloucester,  Maine. 
VI.   Joseph  3  White,  b.  Feb.  2,  17 16,  in  Gloucester;  d.  Feb.  17,  17 18. 
VII.    Benjamin  3  White,  b.  Jan.  18,  1718,  in  Gloucester. 
VIII.   Abigail  3  White,  b.  April  17,  1720,  in  Gloucester.     When  her  father 
made  his  will,  in  1758,  she  was  the  widow  of  Isaac  Allen  ;  in  August, 
1760,  she  was  dead,  leaving  three  children. 
IX.    Hannah  3  White,  b.  Oct.  10,  1721,  in  Gloucester.     She  was  the  wife  of 
Deacon  Nathaniel  Haskell,  one  of  the  executors  of  her  father's  estate. 
X.   Mary  8  White,  b.  March  20,  1723,  in  Gloucester.     She  was  married  to 
Deacon  David  Allen,  another  executor. 
XI.    Samuel  3  White,  b.  May  20,  1725,  in  Gloucester.    His  father  mentioned 
this  son  in  his  will  as  follows :  "  My  will  is  that  the  Heir  of  my  Son 
Samuel  if  he  leaves  any  to  receive  ten  Shillings  J  having  paid  him 
his  portion  in  his  Lifetime." 
Vide  Gloucester  Births,  Marriages,  and  Deaths,  1642-1^80:  311,312;    York 
County  Probate,  Book  5:  136,  176;  Book  10:  18,  38;  Essex  County  Probate 
(original).  No.  29590;  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  19:  708. 


1056  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Exequitors."    This  will,  which  is  a  model  of  brevity  was 
signed :  — 

"Thomas  Allen  At^^^^^f^lJ^      t^^^^] 

Susanah  Haskell       ^r^  ^^ 

Jemima  Allen  " 

The  inventory  of  his  estate,  dated  March  8, 1760,  was  pre- 
sented three  days  later  in  Court.  The  first  item  is  "  Books 
,  .  .  £,2\  :  58."  His  "House  Barn  &  Land  adjoyning" 
were  valued  at  ;^240,  "Orchard  &  Land  adjoyning  .  .  . 
;^52,"  and  "  A  piece  of  Salt  Marsh  in  Jones's  River  .  .  . 
;!{^i3  :  6  :  8  ;  "  total  valuation  of  real  estate,  ;^305  •.6\2>.  To 
this  was  added  ;£^27i  :  14 :  3,  in  personal  estate,  "  dues,"  etc. 
On  August  13,  1760,  a  petition*  was  presented  to  the  Gov- 
ernor, Council,  and  House  of  Representatives,  by  Thomas 
Allen,  Nathaniel  Haskell,  David  Allen,  Samuel  Plummer,  and 
Christian  White,  stating  that  the  real  estate  of  the  "  Rev^ 
John  White  of  Gloucester  deceased  "  was  valued  at  ;^'305  :  6  : 
8,  and  that  "  one  Third  Part  "  has  been  set  off  to  the  "  Widow 
of  the  said  Testator  as  her  Dower."  As  the  remaining  two- 
thirds  will  be  "  very  much  predudiced  ...  by  Division," 
they  pray  as  guardians  of  the  minor  heirs,  for  permission  to 
sell  it  as  it  stands.  The  petition  cites  the  heirs  who  were 
living  in  1758,  when  his  will  was  made,  and  those  who  were 
then  (1760)  living.  "The Names  of  those  of  Testators  Chil- 
dren that  were  deceased  when  his  will  was  made  are  William 
White  who  left  seven  Children  to  whom  your  said  Petitionor 
Christian  White  is  appointed  Guardian  ;  and  Lucy  who 
married  m^  Joseph  Moodey  by  whom  she  had  four  Children," 
etc.  This  is  the  only  reference  to  the  number  of  William 
White's  children  ;  their  names  are  nowhere  given. 

It  is  claimed  by  many,  though  no  attempt  is  made  here 
to  prove  it,  that  the  Rev.  John  White,  of  Gloucester,  Massa- 
chusetts, was  a  descendant  of  Rev.  John  White,  of  Dorches- 

*  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  19  :  708,  709. 


The  Roberts  Family  1057 

ter,  England,  whose  autograph  appears  in  this  volume  on 
a  bill  of  Isaac  Allerton's,  in  1640.*  This  branch  of  the 
White  family  certainly  was  superior,  and  had  more  money 
than  was  common  in  that  day. 

Besides  the  lands  at  Maiden  Cove  and  other  locations 
given  by  their  father  to  John  and  William  White,  they  re- 
ceived several  grants  of  land  from  the  Proprietors  of  Fal- 
mouth.f  They  also  bought  and  sold  land  on  the  south 
side  of  Fore  River.  John  built  a  house  of  white  oak  logs, 
"squared,"  which  is  still  standing  close  by  Fort  Preble;  it 
is  the  ell  of  a  more  modern  house.  William  lived  at  Deep 
Brook,  towards  the  present  Casino,  on  the  Purpooduck  side 
of  Mountain  View  Park,  near  the  dividing  line  (1906)  be- 
tween South  Portland  and  Cape  Elizabeth. 

The  Rev.  Thomas  Smith  was  pastor  of  the  First  Church 
of  Falmouth  from  January  23,  1727,  until  his  death,  "aged 
and  feeble,"  on  May  25,  1795.  There  is  no  mention  of 
Joseph  or  Ruth  Roberts  in  the  records  of  this  First  Con- 
gregational Church  (now  Unitarian) ;  but  in  1768,  the  year 
following  his  marriage,  Joseph  Roberts  was  taxed  for  the 
first  time  in  St.  Paul's  (Episcopal)  Church,  his  tax  being 
seven  shillings  a  year.  He  was  the  only  person  bearing  the 
name  of  Roberts  mentioned  in  the  records  of  St.  Paul's 
during  the  first  fifty  years  of  its  existence,  yet  it  is  difficult 
to  determine  whether  he  belonged  to  that  church  through 
his  employment  by  Jedidiah  Preble,  or  because  his  early 
education  tended  toward  that  faith. 

The  history  of  this  First  Episcopal  Church  in  Portland 
is  unique.  It  was  founded  by  a  few  of  the  prominent  and 
wealthy  men  of  that  town ;  \  but  within  a  few  years  of  its 

*  Vide  page  635. 

t  Records  of  the  Proprietors  of  Falmouth,  vol.  i  :  75,  175,  206,  179,  180. 

I  The  following  is  the  first  entry  in  "  The  Oldest  Book  "  of  records  of  St. 

Paul's  Church,  Portland,  Maine  :  — 

"  Falmouth,  Nov.  4,  1763. 

"  Whereas  the  Inhabitants  on  the  Neck  are  become  so  numerous  as  to  render 
it  inconvenient  to  meet  together  in  one  House  for  publick  Worship  — for  the 


1 058  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


establishment,  it  had  members  from  North  Yarmouth,  Bruns- 
wick, Georgetown,  Scarborough,  and  other  settlements  along 


better  accommodation  of  all  the  Inhabitants  it  is  proposed  to  build  another 
House  for  divine  Service  betvireen  Major  Freemans  and  the  House  improved 
as  a  School  house,  we  therefore  the  underwritten  oblige  our  selves  our  Heirs 
&  Assigns  to  pay  the  respective  Sums  affixed  to  our  Names  to  the  Person  or 
Persons  appointed  to  receive  the  Monies  toward  building  a  convenient  meet- 
ing-House  provided  — 

"  First,  said  Meeting  House  be  made  fitt  to  meet  in  at  or  before  the  last 
Lords  Day  in  June  1764 

"2ly  That  the  Subscribers  have  the  first  Choice  of  Pews  in  this  Order  — 
The  Largest  subscriber  choosing  first  &c  — 

"  317  That  if  the  Rev"."!  John  Wiswall  Pastor  of  the  third  Parish  of  this  Town 
should  leave  his  people  he  be  invited  to  settle  as  a  Minister  in  said  Meeting 
House. 


John  Waite  Jun^ 
Daniel  Ilsley 
Benjamin  Waite 
Ebenezer  Hilton 
Jedidiah  Preble  Jun^ 
David  Wyer 
Jonathan  Craft 
William  Waterhouse 
John  Burnam 
William  M<=Lellan 
Isaac  Ilsley  in  Work 
Henry  Wallis 
John  Lowther 
John  Preble 
Abraham  Osgood 
James  Hope 
James  Ross 
Thomas  Bradbury 
Joseph  Bean  Barber 
John  Motley  in  Work  10 
Daniel  Pettingail  10 


{.  s  d 
26:  13:4 
13:    6:8 


40: 

13: 

20: 

2  : 
2 : 


6:8 


4   - 
o:  o 


6:  8 
6:  8 


Joseph  Follow 
Stephen  Waite 
Benjamin  Weeks 
Jon»  Ilsley  in  Work 
John  Wildridge 
Joshua  Boynton 
Jeremiah  Webber 
Joshua  Eldridge 
Jedidiah  Preble 
John  Minott  Jun' 
Samuel  Moody 
Jacob  Stickney 
William  Pike 
Edward  Watts 
Isaac  Waite 
Andrew  Patterson 
David  Woodman 
Joseph  McLellan 
Robert  McLellan 
Wheeler  Briggs 


13: 

2: 

5  = 

5: 

6: 
30: 
13: 
13: 

5: 

6:  - 
10:    - 

6:  13 

6:  13 

2:  8 
10:  - 
13:  6 
13:  6 


s   d 

6:  8 
10  - 
10     - 


6:  8 

6:  8 

10    - 


"  A  true  Coppy  of  the  original  Minit 
Atts'  Jon*  Craft  Cler" 


"  Falm?  Febry  e""  1764 
•«  At  a  meeting  of  the  Subscribers  for  building  a  new  Meeting  House  it  was 
voted  viz  — 

"  i«*  That  Jedidiah  Preble  Esq'  be  Moderator 


The  Roberts  Family  io59 

the  coast,  for  it  was  the  only  church  of  that  denomination, 
at  that  period,  in  the  territory  now  comprising  the  State  of 
Maine.  The  first  house  of  worship  was  a  wooden  building 
on  Middle  Street,  near  what  is  now  Pearl  Street ;  when 
Captain  Mowatt  burned  the  greater  part  of  the  town,  Octo- 
ber 1 8,  1775,  this  "Church,"  as  well  as  the  "Meeting 
House"  of  Parson  Smith,  was  destroyed.*  In  1839,  the 
name  of  the  Society  was  changed  from  St.  Paul's  to  St. 
Stephen's.  Fire  again  visited  Portland  in  1866,  and  again 
the  church  was  burned.  The  present  home  of  St.  Stephen's 
Church  is  the  fine  stone  edifice  on  Congress  Street,  near 
the  public  library. 

It  is  evident  that  Jedidiah  Preble,  Sr.,  was  one  of  the  most 
active  founders  of  this  church.  He  was  the  first  moderator  ; 
and,  together  with  his  sons,  Jedidiah,  Jr.,  and  John,  he  con- 
tributed more  than  any  other  toward  the  building  of  the  first 
meeting-house.  He  was  "  confirmed  one  of  the  Vestry,  March 
31, 1766,"  and  again  was  chosen  to  that  office,  April  20,1767.! 
In  1772,  he  was  the  wealthiest  man  in  Falmouth,  his  pro- 
perty being  valued  at  ^l\\ :  08.  Enoch  Ilsley's  estate  was 
valued  at  ;^300,  and  but  two  others  exceeded  ^^150  each. 
In  the  church,  Jedidiah  Preble  paid  his  tax  rate  of  two  or 
three  pounds  annually,  with  liberal  contributions  toward 
extra  expenses,  up  to  and  including  the  year  1773.  It  is  said 

"  2iy  That  William  Pike  be  Clerk 

"3'y  That  James  Hope  John  Waite  Jun'  &  Daniel  Ilsley  be  a  Committee  to 
agree  with  William  Waterhouse,  or  some  other  Person  for  a  Place  to  sett  said 
House  upon." 

"  Falm?  May  6th  1765 
"  James  Hope  J  ^^^j^^g_ 
Geo  Tate       ) 

"  -^y  That  M'  Wheeler  Riggs  warn  the  subscribers  to  attend  at  the  Church 
at  3  o'clock  to  draw  the  Pews," 

Vide  First  Book  of  Records,  St.  PauPs  Church,  Portland,  Maine,  lydj :  i,  2, 6. 

*  Willis's  History  of  Portland,  Maine,  1865  :  520-521. 
t  First  Book  of  Records,  St.  PauPs  Church,  1^63 :  ^\,  8. 


io6o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

that  he  abandoned  the  Episcopal  form  of  worship  about  this 
time,  "  because  the  Episcopal  clergyman  had  offended  him 
by  continuing  to  pray  for  the  King  and  royal  family."  It  is 
a  curious  coincidence  that  the  eldest  son  of  Joseph  Rob- 
erts was  baptized  in  that  church  in  1769,  that  Joseph  paid 
his  tax  rate  of  seven  shillings  a  year  from  1768  to  1773, 
inclusive,*  and  that  he  dropped  out  of  the  church  at  pre- 
cisely the  same  time  as  Jedidiah  Preble  and  his  sons.  The 
Preble  family  returned  to  the  First  Congregational  Church, 
and  "took  seats  under  the  droppings  of  Pastor  Smith's  elo- 
quence." It  also  is  significant  that  George  Roberts,  b.  March 
I,  1773,  in  Falmouth,  second  son  to  Joseph  and  Ruth  Rob- 
erts, was  not  baptized  in  St.  Paul's ;  at  least,  there  is  no 
record  there  of  his  baptism.  But  the  church  records  became 
fragmentary  during  the  following  year,  1774;  they  were  dis- 
continued altogether  while  the  Revolutionary  War  was  in 
progress,  and  for  some  years  afterward. 

In  1780,  several  families  of  Falmouth  united  in  an  effort 
to  secure  the  services  of  an  Episcopal  clergyman.  The  Rev. 
Stephen  Lewis,  pastor  of  Christ  Church  in  Boston,  re- 
sponded by  going  to  Falmouth,  where  he  baptized  fifteen 
children,  between  October  18  and  31  ;  among  them,  "Polly 
daughter  to  Joseph  and  Ruth  Roberts,"  who  was  "baptised 
Oct.  31,  1780."!  In  August,  1783,  Bishop  Bass,  of  Massa- 
chusetts, held  services  in  a  new  three-story  building  which 
stood  where  the  passenger  station  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Rail- 
way is  now.  At  that  time  he  baptized  thirteen  children,  and, 
on  September  29,  "  Cato,  adult  negroe  of  Brigadier  Preble."  % 


*  First  Book  of  Records,  St.  PauPs  Church,  lydj  :  i,  2,  4 ;  also  Second  Book, 
1765  ■■  2. 

t  Records  of  Christ  Church,  Boston,  1^23-18^1 :  132. 

\  Records  of  Christ  Church,  Boston,  172J-18J1 :  138.  This  negro  servant  of 
Brigadier-General  Preble  is  described  as  "  quite  a  character,"  and  somewhat 
imposing  when  dressed,  as  was  usual  during  his  later  years,  in  the  General's 
cast-off  military  clothing  and  wig.  Vide  The  Preble  Family,  by  Captain  George 
H.  Preble,  U.  S.  N.,  1868 :  265. 


The  Roberts  Family  1061 

The  records  of  Christ  Church  state,  under  date  of  April  1 1, 
1775  :  "The  Church  shut  from  this  Time  till  August  1778."  * 
It  is  remarkable  that,  with  the  prevailing  public  sentiment 
during  the  Revolutionary  period,  it  should  have  opened  its 
doors  so  soon.  Christ  Church  was  the  second  Episcopal 
Church  in  Boston. f  From  its  situation  at  the  North  End, 
it  is  perhaps  more  widely  known  as  the  Old  North  Church. 
The  corner-stone  was  laid  in  April,  1723.  Rev.  Timothy 
Cutler,  the  first  rector,  was  settled  December  29,  1739,  and 
remained  until  his  death,  August  17,  1765.  On  April  22, 
1768,  Rev.  Mather  Byles,  Jr.,  became  the  second  incum- 
bent. He  was  a  Royalist,  and  left  in  April,  1775  ;  he  died 
March  12,  18 14,  in  St.  John,  New  Brunswick.  The  church 
was  reopened  in  August,  1778,  by  Rev.  Stephen  Lewis,  who 
remained  until  September,  I784.:{:  Christ  Church,  though 
somewhat  changed  by  various  repairs,  has  been  greatly  ad- 
mired for  its  architecture.  The  old  steeple,  blown  down  in 
1804  during  a  violent  gale,  was  rebuilt  as  far  as  possible  on 
the  original  lines.  The  "Peal  of  eight  Bells,"  set  up  in  1744, 
is  still  in  the  tower.  As  one  of  the  few  Episcopal  churches 
of  New  England  that  always  has  remained  in  that  faith, 
Christ  Church  stands  preeminent. 

At  the  time  of  his  marriage,  Joseph  Roberts  must  have 
been  living  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  for  on  March  10,  of  that 
year  (1767),  he  was  chosen  "Hog  Reve,"  with  Jeremiah 
Sawyer,  Daniel  Sawyer,  Barzillai  Delano,  Ebenezer  Sawyer, 
Richard  Jordan,  Joshua  Jordan,  and  Christopher  Dyer.  In 
1766,  and  a  number  of  years  afterward,  it  was  annually 
"  voted  that  the  Hoggs  Go  at  Large  well  Yoked  and  Ringed 
under  y^  Care  of  y«  hogg  Reves."  This  ancient  custom 
was  brought  to  the  Cape  by  the  settlers  from  Ipswich  and 
Gloucester.     Captain  Nathaniel  Jordan  and  Captain  Samuel 


*  Records  of  Christ  Church,  Boston,  Mass.,  1^23-18^1 :  128. 
t  King's  Chapel  was  the  First  Episcopal  Church  in  Boston. 
I  Drake's  History  of  Boston,  Mass.,  1856  :  567. 


io62  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Skillings  frequently  served  the  town  as  "  Dere  Reves  [deer 
reeves]."  * 

In  1768,  Joseph  Roberts  was  at  Falmouth.  The  lack  of 
any  record  to  show  that  he  owned  land  in  Falmouth  indi- 
cates that  he  may  have  followed  the  sea  or  been  engaged  in 
the  construction  of  ships.  At  that  period,  ship-builders  and 
men  who  worked  for  them  drifted  from  one  town  to  another 
on  the  coast,  wherever  work  could  be  obtained.  Sometimes 
they  took  their  families  with  them,  and  were  gone  a  year  or 
two.  Since  Joseph  Roberts  had  children  born  at  Falmouth 
in  1769,  1773,  and  1784,  and  a  daughter  baptized  there  in 
1 780,  it  is  probable  that  Falmouth  was  his  permanent  home. 
It  is  probable,  too,  that  his  family  was  there  at  the  time  of 
the  burning  by  Captain  Mowatt,  October  18,  1775  ;  yet  the 
name  of  Joseph  Roberts  does  not  appear  among  the  sufferers 
by  that  fire,f  nor  in  a  list,  dated  February  26,  1777,  of  tax- 
payers who  resided  at  Falmouth  the  preceding  year —  1776.^ 
March  9,  1791,  on  petition  of  Enoch  Ilsley  and  two  others, 
"in  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  other  sufferers  by  the 
destruction  of  the  town  of  Falmouth  (now  Portland)  by  the 
British  -forces,  in  the  year  1775,"  there  was  granted  "two 
townships  of  land,  of  six  miles  square,  each  ...  in  the 
counties  of  Cumberland  or  Lincoln  ...  to  be  apportioned 
among  the  sufferers  according  to  their  present  respective 
circumstances  and  wants."  §  The  towns  finally  set  off  were 
New  Portland  and  Freeman,  in  Lincoln  County.  Further 
divisions  of  counties  have  brought  New  Portland  into  Som- 
erset County,  and  Freeman  into  Franklin  County.  Neither 
town  nor  county  records  show  that  Joseph  Roberts  lived  at 
any  time  in  Freeman  or  New  Portland. 

It  is  probable  that  Joseph  Roberts,  like  his  brother  Eben- 


*  Town  Proceedings,  Cape  Elizabeth,  vol.  i :  13,  6,  13. 

t  History  0/ Portland,  Maine,  by  William  Willis,  1865:  900-902. 

X  Maine  Genealogist  and  Biographer,  vol.  i  :  1 16. 

§  Report  of  the  Committees  on  Eastern  Lands,  iy8i-i8oj,  Boston,  1803  :  106. 


The  Roberts  Family  1063 

ezer,  was  a  blacksmith.  In  those  days,  all  iron-work  (even 
nails)  was  hand-wrought ;  such  iron  as  entered  into  the 
construction  and  rigging  of  ships  was  laboriously  forged 
by  the  local  blacksmith.  There  is  a  tradition  among  the 
descendants  of  George  Roberts,  son  to  Joseph,  that  the 
father  of  George  (whose  name  they  did  not  know)  was  a 
man  of  marvellous  strength  and  tact.  They  tell  this  story  : 
The  "  father  of  George "  was  working  in  the  fields  when 
two  Indians  came  along ;  they  told  him  they  meant  to  kill 
him.  He  replied — "Wait  a  minute,"  which  so  astonished 
the  natives  that  they  hesitated.  He  grabbed  them  and 
knocked  their  heads  together — kiUing  them  instantly. 

In  his  Manuscript  Records  of  Portland,  Willis  writes  of 
the  deaths  there :  "  Roberts  wife,  of  childbed,"  died  May 
12,  1784,  aged  forty  years.*  There  is  no  doubt  that  this 
was  Ruth,  wife  of  Joseph  Roberts.  The  birth  of  their  last 
child,  Priscilla,  is  everywhere  given  as  in  the  month  of  May, 
though  no  one  can  give  the  day ;  Priscilla  died  May  26, 
1806,  in  Portland,  aged  twenty-two  years.  This  appears  to 
be  conclusive  evidence  that  the  death  record  of  1784  was  of 
the  wife  of  Joseph.  The  date  and  place  of  death  of  Joseph 
Roberts  cannot  be  found,  nor  where  he  lies  buried.  Four 
children  have  been  identified  as  belonging  to  Joseph  and 
Ruth ;  there  may  have  been  others. 

ISSUE 

I.  John®,  b.  Oct.  26,  1769,  son  to  " Joseph *&  Ruth  Roberts  of 
Falmouth,"  was  baptized  Oct.  29,  1769,  in  St.  Paul's  Church. f 
Of  his  boyhood  nothing  is  known ;  in  mature  life  he  followed 
the  occupation  of  a  caulker  of  vessels,  and  probably  went 
more  or  less  to  sea.  When  about  thirty  years  of  age,  John 
Roberts  was  married, $  April  21,  1799,  in  Portland,  to  Mary 


*  Willis's  Manuscript,  New  England  Historic  Genealogical  Society:  122. 
t  Second  Book  of  Records  of  St.  PauVs  Church,  Portland,  Maine,  iy6^  :  1 1, 
t  Records  of  Portland,  Marriages,  vol.  3  :  61. 


1064  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Snow,  by  Rev.  Samuel  Deane,  pastor  of  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church,  now  Unitarian. 

About  a  year  later,  John  Roberts  and  his  brother  George 
bought  a  small  lot  of  land  on  the  northerly  side  of  Fore 
Street,  near  Hancock  Street,  with  the  evident  intention  of 
building  upon  it.  They  sold  it,  Sept.  28,  1805,  to  Samuel 
Stephenson,  later  known  as  General,  and  on  the  same  day 
bought  of  William  Moulton,  Jr.,  land  situated  "  one  hundred 
feet  from  Hancock  Street  by  the  Southerly  side  of  Waite 
Street."  Later,  they  divided  this  equally;  in  1808,  George 
Roberts  and  his  wife  Hannah  conveyed  their  half  of  the  lot 
to  their  "brother  John,"  and  bought  other  land  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, upon  which  they  built  a  double  house.*  On  Dec. 
16,  1813,  "John  Roberts  of  Portland  .  .  .  Caulker  "  and  his 
wife  Mary  sold  to  Dudley  Cammett,  of  Portland,  for  $600, 
all  right,  title,  and  interest  in  a  lot  of  land  in  Portland,  it 
"being  the  same  lot  I  together  with  George  Roberts  pur- 
chased of  William  Moulton  Junf  Sept.  28,  a.  d.  1805  .  .  . 
Excepting  however  out  of  the  above  described  premises  all 
to  satisfy  Execution  in  favor  of  the  Executors  to  the  estate 
of  Enoch  Ilsley  late  of  said  Portland  deceased  against  me 
.  .  .  and  all  the  right  I  have  to  redeem  the  part  set  off  as 
aforesaid  is  hereby  conveyed." 

(Signed) 

"John  Roberts  [seal] 

Recorded  Dec.  16,  1818.  Mary  Roberts  "  f     [seal] 

In  182 1,  Mary  Cammett,  widow,  William  Haynes,  block- 
maker,  his  wife  Ann  Haynes,  and  Anthony  Fernald,  cooper, 
quitclaimed  to  "  Mary  Roberts  of  said  Portland  Caulker," 
for  $350,  all  interest  in  "  a  certain  lot  of  land  in  said  Port- 
land .  .  .  Beginning  at  a  Stake  standing  on  the  Southwest- 
erly side  of  Mountfort  Street  seventy  feet  distant  from  fore 
street,  thence  Northwesterly  on  said  Mountfort  St.  about 
fifty  feet  to  a  lot  James  Alden  purchased  of  the  Executors  of 
the  late  Enoch  Ilsley's  estate  ...  to  land  of  Samuel  Free- 
man Esq"",  and  is  the  same  Dudley  Cammett  Jun''  purchased 

*  Vide  George  ^  Roberts. 

t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  70 :  26. 


The  Roberts  Family  1065 

of  Benjamin  Rolfe  [Book  76  :  Page  71]  .  .  .  Reserving  how- 
ever liberty  for  the  Proprietors  of  the  Acqueduct  the  use  of 
the  fountain  therein  and  of  the  Acqueduct  running  from  the 
same."   This  deed  was  recorded  May  20,  1824.* 

On  this  land  John  and  Mary  Roberts  built  a  medium-sized, 
single  house,  on  Mountfort  Street,  which  stands  to-day  in 
good  condition.  It  was  number  10  Mountfort  Street  in  the 
Portland  Directory  of  1847,  and  still  retains  that  number. 
The  gable  end  faces  the  street.  There  are  four  rooms  on 
the  first  floor  and  probably  as  many  on  the  second.  The 
adjoining  corner  lot,  on  Mountfort  and  Fore  Streets,  has  no 
building  on  it,  and  looks  as  though  it  never  had  been  built 
upon. 

There  is  no  record  of  John  Roberts's  death ;  it  is  remem- 
bered by  residents  in  the  vicinity  that  Mary  Roberts  was 
many  years  a  widow,  and  that  a  grandson,  George  Carr, 
made  his  home  with  her.  She  also  had  a  grandson  in  Cali- 
fornia who  frequently  sent  her  long  letters.  She  is  described 
as  a  "  little  woman,"  whom  her  many  friends  called  "  Polly 
Roberts;"  she  was  fond  of  children,  especially  little  girls. 
Mary  Roberts  died  at  her  home  on  Mountfort  Street,  July  12, 
1849,  aged  seventy-seven  years. t 

Two  years  before  her  death,  probably  to  perfect  the  title, 
Edwin  Fernald,  Henry  B.  Fernald,  and  Mary  C.  Gay,  widow, 
all  of  Portland,  for  $1,  quitclaimed  to  Mary  Roberts,  of 
Portland,  "  widow  of  the  late  John  Roberts,"  %  the  land  upon 
which  she  dwelt  "on  the  southwesterly  side  of  Mountfort 
Street  .  .  .  bought  of  Dudley  Cammett  Senior,  May  21,  1817," 
referring  for  a  fuller  description  to  "Book  78:  Page  191." 
Her  surviving  daughters,  Mary  Ann  Noyes,  of  Somerville, 
Mass.,  and  Catherine  Carr,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  both  widows, 
conveyed,  Aug.  17,  1857,  to  John  Cammett,  of  Portland,  for 
$666.66,  "  two  undivided  third  parts  "  of  the  lot  of  land  on 
Mountfort  Street,  "  seventy  feet  distant  from  Fore  Street .  .  . 
with  the  buildings  thereon,"  reference  being  given  to  "  Book 

*  Cuvtberland  County  Deeds,  Book  97  :  502. 
t  Records  of  Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  5  :  14. 
X  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  207  :  9. 


io66  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

76  :  Page  71  "  and  "  Book  97  :  Page  502,"  Cumberland  County 
Deeds. 

(Signed) 
Witnesses :  "  Mary  Ann  Noyes     [seal] 

"  Joshua  Magoun  Catharine  Carr "       [seal] 

Lucia  Magoun  " 
Recorded  Oct.  12,  1857.* 

Mr.  John  Cammett  sold  the  house  and  land,  some  years 
ago,  to  a  Mr.  O'Flaherty,  who  built  an  addition  to  the  house 
in  the  rear,  larger  than  the  original  building.  This  once 
aristocratic  neighborhood  is  now  filled  with  tenements,  while 
on  the  opposite  side  of  Fore  Street  are  the  tracks  and  ele- 
vators of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway. 

Issue  :t  I-  Mary  A.'',  b.  Dec.  12,  1802  ;  d.  Dec.  23,  1802, 
in  Portland,  aged  eleven  days. 

2.  Mary  Ann'',  b.  May  6,  1804,  in  Portland;  she  was  mar. 
June  7,  1824,  in  Portland,  by  Rev.  Joshua  Taylor,  to 
Osgood^  Noyes,  of  Portland. | 

Osgood ''  Noyes,  son  to  David  ®  and  Sarah  (Sawyer)  Noyes, 
was  born,  1803,  in  Portland,  Maine ;  §  he  was  a  shoemaker 
by  trade.  Previous  to  1845,  ^^  moved  his  family  to  Boston, 
for  that  year  they  were  living  on  Lowell  Street.  In  1849,  they 
removed  to  4  Auburn  Court, ||  where  he  died,  on  July  16,  of 
heart  disease,  aged  forty-six  years.  He  was  buried  in  King's 
Chapel  burying-ground,  near  the  corner  of  School  and  Tre- 
mont  Streets;  the  official  record  says  —  number  "21  west 
side."  IF  His  widow  removed,  the  following  year,  to  44  Myrtle 
Street ;  in  1852,  she  was  living  with  her  son,  John  O.  Noyes, 
at  26  Minot  Street.** 

On  Aug,  17,  1852,  Mary  A.  Noyes,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  widow. 


*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  281 :  453. 
t  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  4  :  172-173. 
X  Records  of  Portland,  Marriages,  vol.  4  :  26. 

§  Descendants  of  Nicholas  Noyes,  by  Brigadier-General   Henry  E.   Noyes, 
U.  S.  N.,  1904:  215. 

II  Boston  Directories,  1845-1849. 

IT  Records  of  Boston,  Deaths,  1849  •  ^^-  2438. 

**  Boston  Directories,  1850,  1852. 


The  Roberts  Family  1067 

mortgaged  "  an  undivided  third  "  of  land  on  the  southwesterly 
side  of  Mountfort  Street,  Portland,  with  buildings,  for  $93.37, 
to  Charles  H.  Parker,  of  Boston.  This  deed  was  accom- 
panied by  a  promissory  note  signed  by  Mary  A.  Noyes  and 
John  O.  Noyes.  The  mortgage  was  discharged  Oct.  20,  1857,* 
two  months  after  the  sale  of  the  homestead  by  Mary  Ann 
Noyes  and  her  sister,  Catharine  Carr.  Mrs.  Noyes  was  then 
living  in  Somerville.  The  date  of  her  death  has  not  been 
learned. 

Issue:  I.  William  H.^  Noyes,  b.  Oct.  17,  1825,  in  Port- 
land, Maine. 
II.  John  Osgood  ^  Noyes,  b.  1828,  in  Portland,  Maine. 
In  his  youth  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  printer,  and  followed 
it.  In  1852,  he  was  living  with  his  mother  at  26  Minot  Street, 
Boston. t  This  was  the  year  when  he  and  his  mother  signed 
the  mortgage  note.  At  the  time  of  his  marriage,  he  was  a 
resident  of  Charlestown.  The  record  in  Somerville  states 
that  John  O.  Noyes,  of  Charlestown,  aged  twenty-eight  years, 
was  married  Nov.  27,  1856,  by  the  Rev.  B.  Judkins,  Jr.,  of 
Somerville,  to  Harriet  J.  Wild,  of  Somerville,  aged  twenty, 
born  in  Boston,  daughter  to  Charles  D.  and  Rebecca  Wild.l 
The  young  people  probably  lived  in  Somerville  during  the 
few  years  of  their  married  life.  In  1859,  their  home  was  at 
East  Somerville,  on  the  old  turnpike  road  leading  from  Bos- 
ton to  Medford.  John  O.  Noyes  died  Dec.  5,  1861,  in  Somer- 
ville, of  consumption,  aged  thirty-three  years  ;  he  was  buried 
in  Woodlawn  Cemetery.  § 

Issue :  II   I.  Henry  Q.^  Noyes,  b.  Sept.  10,   1857,  in 

Somerville. 
2.  Almira  F.'  Noyes,  b.   March   28,   1859,  ^"^  -^^^^ 
Somerville,  on   "  Turnpike   St."    She  was  mar. 
June  8,   1881,  in  Somerville,  by  Rev.  Daniel  T. 
Noyes,  to  Frank  E.  Barnes,  of  Somerville,  son  to 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  238 :  499 ;  Book  282  :  253. 

t  Boston  Directories,  1850,  1852,  1857. 

X   Records  of  Somerville,  Marriages,  vol.  3  :  p.  5,  no.  20. 

§  Records  of  Somerville,  Deaths,  vol.  3:  p.  22,  no.  172. 

II  Records  of  Somerville,  Births,  vol.  3  :  p.  36,  no.  200;  p.  52,  no.  168. 


lo68  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


John  and  Hannah  E.  Barnes.*  Frank  E.  Barnes, 
born  in  Chelsea,  Mass.,  was  twenty-six  years  of 
age  at  the  time  of  his  marriage.  He  was  a  bank- 
teller.  No  children  have  been  recorded  in  Somer- 
ville  or  Boston. 

III.  Frances  E.*  Noyes,  b.  April  ii,  1831,  in  Portland. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-two,  she  was  married,  April 
II,  1853,  in  Boston,  by  Rev.  Horatio  Southgate, 
to  Henry  C.  Quimby,  b.  1832,  in  Westbrook, 
Maine,  son  to  Moses  Quimby.  Henry  C.  Quimby 
was  at  that  time  a  watchmaker,  residing  in  Som- 
erville.t  No  children  are  recorded  in  Boston  or 
Somerville. 

IV.  Charles  Holden «  Noyes,  b.  Feb.  13,  1834,  in  Port- 

land ;  d.  Jan.  27,  1836,1:  and  was  buried  in  the 
Eastern  Cemetery,    The  small  gravestone,  beside 
that  of  Moses  N.  Carr,  is  inscribed:  "Charles 
Holden  |  son  of  |  Osgood  &  Mary  Ann  |  Noyes  | 
died  Jan.  27,  1836  |  aged  2  years." 
3.  Catharine  ^  daughter  to  John  ^  Roberts,  b.  Jan.  7,  1806, 
in  Portland  ;  she  was  married  (intention  dated  May 
10,  1828)  to  Moses  Nowell  Carr,  of  Portland.§ 
Moses  Nowell  Carr,  b.  Sept.  22, 1805,  in  Hampden,  Penob- 
scot County,  Maine,  was  third  son  to  John  and  Avis  Binney^ 
(Preble)  Carr.||     Avis  was  daughter  to  Jedidiah^  Preble,  Jr., 
eldest  son  to  Brigadier-General  Jedidiah  ^  Preble,  of  Colonial 
and  Revolutionary  fame,  and  his  first  wife,  Martha  Junkins. 
The  wife  of  Jedidiah,  Jr.,  was  Avis  Phillips,  of  Boston,  Soon 
after  their  marriage,  about  1761,  Jedidiah,  Jr.,  was  placed  in 
command  of  Fort  Pownal,  which  had  been  completed  after 
his  father's  notable  possession,  in  May,   1759. IT    Although 
Fort  Pownal  was  destroyed  by  Captain  Mowatt,  in   1775, 

*  Records  of  Somerville,  Marriages,  vol.  i  :  110,  no.  85. 

t  Records  of  Boston,  Marriages,  1853:  no.  697. 

X  Records  of  Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  4:  30. 

§  Records  of  Portland,  Marriage  Intentions,  vol.  5:  143. 

II  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  5 :  36. 

H  Vide  pages  186-191. 


The  Roberts  Family  1069 

Jedidiah  remained  at  Castine ;  he  died  there  in  1782  or 
1783.  His  widow  married  again,  and  removed  to  Portland. 
She  was  a  devout  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and 
though  most  of  her  married  life  was  spent  far  from  the 
services  of  that  church,  she  "  often  discoursed  with  her  chil- 
dren concerning  religion  and  taught  them  the  Catechism  and 
Hymns."* 

John  and  Avis  Carr  lived  several  years  at  Hampden,  Maine, 
then  moved  to  Warren.  One  or  both  of  them  probably  ended 
their  days  in  Portland,  since  the  births  of  their  eight  chil- 
dren were  recorded,  in  1844,  at  Portland.  Moses  N.  Carr 
lived  in  Portland,  and  died  there  May  2,  1839. t  He  was 
buried  in  the  Eastern  Cemetery,  which  was  begun  in  1668; 
a  small  gravestone,  on  the  right  side  of  the  central  path  near 
the  middle  of  the  ground,  bears  this  inscription  :  — 

MOSES  N.  CARR 

DIED    MAY    2,    1 839 
AGED   33   YEARS 

In  1848,  "  Catherine  Carr,  widow,"  was  living  with  Osgood 
Noyes  and  his  family  at  2  Lowell  Street,  Boston  ;  from  1857 
to  1859,  she  was  again  in  Boston.  J  As  her  death  is  not  re- 
corded  in  that  city,  she  probably  spent  her  last  years  else'^ 
where,  with  some  of  her  children. 

Issue :  §    I.  Charles  Henry  Carr,  b.  March   19,  1829, 

in  Portland. 
II.    George  W.  Carr,  b.  April  5, 1832,  in  Portland. 

III.  Ellen  Maria  Carr,  b.  Dec.  20,  1833,  in  Portland; 

her  gravestone,  beside  her  father's,  is  inscribed  : 
"  Ellen  W.  Carr  |  died  March  6,  1836  |  aged 
2  yrs." 

IV.  "Ellen  Maria  Carr  2^,"  b.  Aug.  31,  1836,  in  Port- 

land. 

*  The  Preble  Family,  h^  (Z2i^\.2xa.Q&oxgfi  H.  Preble,  U.  S.  N.,  1868:  130- 

137. 
f  Records  of  Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  4;  149. 
}  Boston  Directories,  1848,  1857-1859. 
§  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  4 :  42. 


loyo  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

V.    Moses   Carr,  b.  April   i6,  1838 ;  d.  July  29,  1839,* 
aged  fifteen  months. 

4.  Franklin'',   son  to  John®  Roberts,  b.   Dec.  27,  1808, 

in  Portland.  He  did  not  remain  long  in  Port- 
land after  he  became  of  age,  neither  did  he  go 
to  Boston  with  his  sisters.  From  the  fact  that 
his  sisters,  in  1857,  conveyed  to  John  Cammett 
but  "  two  undivided  third  parts "  of  the  home- 
stead on  Mountfort  Street,!  it  is  judged  that 
Franklin  Roberts  was  then  living;  the  deaths  of 
the  three  other  children  are  on  record  at  Port- 
land. 

5.  Francis'',  son  to  John®  Roberts,  b.  July  18,  1810,  in 

Portland ;  d.  Dec.  4, 1828,  in  Portland, t  aged  eighteen 
years,  four  months, 

6.  George'',  son  to  John'  Roberts,  b.  Sept.   12,   1814,  in 

Portland;  d.  Aug.  3,  1834,  in  Portland,^  aged  nine- 
teen years,  eleven  months. 
II.   George",  son   to  Joseph^  Roberts,  b.  March  i,    1773,  in 
Falmouth,  now  Portland.    (Vide  infra.) 
III.    "  Polly  "  ®,  daughter  to  Joseph  ^  Roberts,  bap.  Oct.  31,  1780, 
in  Falmouth,  by  Rev.  Stephen  Lewis,  pastor  of  Christ 
Church,  Boston. § 

Henry  McKenney  and  Polly  Roberts,  both  of  Portland, 
were  published  Oct.  2,  1803.  ||  He  was  a  mariner,  of  Port- 
land ;  on  Sept.  i,  1803,  he  conveyed  to  "  Lord  and  Thomas," 
of  Portland,  merchants,  for  $50,  a  lot  of  land  in  Portland, 
"  adjoining  land  formerly  owned  by  William  Waterhouse  & 
on  the  westerly  side  of  Washington  Street  .  .  .  carrying  the 
same  wedth  of  Four  rods  to  high  water  mark."  This  deed, 
recorded  the  same  day,  was  signed :  — 

"  Henery  McKinney  "     [seal]  IT 


*  Records  0/  Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  4  :  26. 
t  Vide  page  1065. 

I  Records  0/ Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  4  :  66. 

§  Records  of  Christ  Church,  Boston,  Baptisms,  1723-1851  :  132. 

II  Records  0/ Portland,  Marriages,  vol.  3:  93. 
IT  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  40  :  544. 


The  Roberts  Family  107 1 

There  is  no  other  record  of  this  family  in  Portland ;  it  is  im- 
possible to  trace  it  further. 

IV.    Priscilla*,  daughter  to  Joseph^  Roberts,  b.  May,  1784,  in 
Falmouth.* 

The  date  of  Priscilla's  birth  appears  as  "May,  1783," 
in  the  old  Family  Bible  of  Captain  James  ^  Slater,  her  hus- 
band ;  neither  church  nor  city  records  show  it.  There  is 
good  reason,  however,  to  believe  that  she  was  born  early 
in  May,  1784.!  Priscilla  Roberts  was  married  Sept.  23,  1804, 
in  Falmouth,  to  James  Slater,  by  Rev.  Samuel  Deane,t  pas- 
tor of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Falmouth  (now 
Unitarian).  She  died  May  26,  1806,  in  Portland, §  leaving 
an  infant  daughter;  her  age  then  was  given  correctly  as 
twenty-two  years.  She  was  buried  in  the  Eastern  Cemetery, 
in  "section  F.,  no.  174."  James  Slater  mar.,  second,  June 
19,  1812,  in  Portland,  Betsey  Davis,  b.  July,  1792,  in  Port- 
land, daughter  to  Samuel  and  Hannah^  (I^yGi")  Davis. || 

James  Slater,  b.  Jan.  18,  1776,  in  the  Shetland  Isles,  off 
the  coast  of  Scotland,  came  to  New  England  at  the  age  of 
twelve  years.  The  name  of  his  father  is  not  known  ;  his 
mother,  whose  maiden  name  was  Catharine  Fullington,  was 
then  a  widow.  She  either  came  with  him,  or  was  brought 
over  soon  afterward.  James  had  sisters  Catharine  and  Isa- 
bella, From  his  boyhood  he  followed  the  sea;  until  past 
middle  life  he  sailed  as  shipmaster  to  foreign  ports,  —  prin- 
cipally to  the  West  Indies.  During  the  War  of  181 2,  when 
merchantmen  did  not  dare  to  leave  port  for  fear  of  seizure, 
he  made  a  number  of  short  voyages  on  the  Privateer  Dash. 
On  her  last  voyage  before  she  was  lost,  with  all  on  board. 
Captain  Slater  was  one  of  the  prize-masters.lF  Late  in  life 
he  kept  a  store,  down  near  the  wharves,  where  he  sold  West 

*  Falmouth  Neck  was  organized  as  the  town  of  Portland,  Aug.  9,  1786;  it 
became  a  city  in  1832. 
t  Vide  page  1063. 

X  Records  of  Portland,  Marriages,  vol.  3  :  174. 
§  Records  of  Portland,  Eastern  Cemetery  Records. 
II  Vide  The  Dyer  Family. 
1  Vide  page  1084. 


1072  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

India  goods  and  ship  supplies ;  to-day  he  probably  would 
be  called  a  ship-chandler.  He  was  licensed  as  a  retailer  of 
spirits,  July  21,  1821,  and  renewed  his  license  every  year 
until  1835.* 

The  second  wife  of  Captain  Slater,  Betsey  Davis,  was 
sister  to  Hannah,  wife  of  Captain  George  Roberts,  his 
brother-in-law.  A  few  months  before  his  second  marriage, 
Captain  Slater  bought  of  George  and  Hannah  Roberts  "  one 
undivided  moiety,"  or  the  westerly  half,  of  the  double  house 
in  which  they  lived,  with  the  land  about  it.  The  deed  was 
dated  Feb.  13,  18 12,  and  recorded  five  days  later.f  The 
house,  which  was  built  originally  for  two  families,  in  1847  ^^s 
number  12  Mountfort  Street.  On  March  13,  1837,  "James 
Slater,  of  Portland  .  .  .  marriner,"  for  $160,  paid  by  Hannah 
Roberts,  widow  of  George,  conveyed  to  her  a  strip  of  land 
consisting  of  "  about  14  sq.  rods,  which  I  bought  of  James 
Alden  by  deed  dated  April  29,  1816." 

(Signed) 

"James  Slater "t     [seal] 

On  Dec.  26,  1844,  Hannah  Roberts,  widow,  of  Portland,  for 
$150,  conveyed  to  James  M.  Slater,  son  to  Captain  James 
Slater,  the  same  "14  sq.  rods  ...  on  the  southwest  side  of 
Mountfort  Street,"  which  had  been  sold  to  her,  March  13, 
1837,  by  Captain  Slater. 

(Signed) 

"  Hannah  Roberts  "  §     [seal] 

The  old  Family  Bible  of  Captain  Slater,  to  which  reference 
has  been  made,  was  printed  in  1825  ;  the  early  records  trans- 
ferred to  its  pages  are  invaluable.  The  Captain  gave  it  to 
his  daughter,  Mary  Caroline  Dyer,  who  died  Jan.  26,  1907, 
in  Portland ;  she,  in  turn,  has  left  it  to  her  daughter,  Eliza- 
beth Wallace  Smith.  Captain  Slater  died  April  10,  1853,  in 
Portland,  aged  seventy-seven  years,  three  months.  He  was 
buried  in  the  Eastern  Cemetery,  "  section  A,  Range  13,  no. 

*  Willis  Collections,  Portland  Public  Library,  Book  1 :  3-80. 

f  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  64 :  445. 

X  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  74  :  399. 

§  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  151  :  140. 


The  Roberts  Family  I073 

6."  His  gravestone,  which  stands  beside  that  of  George 
and  Hannah  Roberts,  is  of  white  marble,  and  measures  forty- 
two  inches  in  height  by  twenty-one  and  a  half  inches  in 
breadth.    The  inscription  is  as  follows  :  — 

JAMES   SLATER 

J^cuYv.  IS,  mb 
Qy|aA..   10.   1853 

"  God's  noblest  work  an  honest  man." 

His  widow  Betsey  died  March  8,  1863,  aged  sixty-nine 
years,  eight  months.  Her  white  marble  stone,  the  same  size 
as  her  husband's  beside  it,  is  inscribed  :  — 

BETSEY 

SJuAj  T^oA..  8,   I8Id3 

OjiX'.  qo 

"  God  giveth  his  beloved  rest" 

Issue  by  first  wife:  i.  Priscilla  Knight"  Slater,  b.  May  i, 
1806,  in  Portland ;  she  was  mar.  Dec.  10,  1826,  in 
Portland,  to  John  White.  The  names  of  his  parents 
have  not  been  ascertained  ;  he  had  a  sister  Ann,  and 
brothers,  Horatio,  Joseph,  and  Henry  White.  Pris- 
cilla White  d.  Dec.  9,  1834,  in  Portland,  aged  twenty- 
eight  years,  seven  months.  John  White  d.  Sept.  11, 
1843,  in  Portland.* 
Issue :  I.  James  Slater  White,  b.  Dec.  10,  1828,  in  Port- 
land. 

*  Records  of  Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  5 :  82,  112. 


I074  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

II.    Ann  Maria  White,  b.  May  7,  183 1,  in  Portland. 
Issue  by  second  wife:  2.  James ^  Slater,  b.  Dec.  10,  1813, 
in   Portland;  d.  Sept.    i,   1825,  in   Portland;  aged 
eleven  years,  nine  months. 
3.  Catharine  Fullington  ^  Slater,  b.  Jan.  20,  18 17,  in  Port- 
land; she  was  mar.  May   15,  1837,  i"  Portland,  to 
Joseph  W.  Dyer,  son  to  Lemuel  and  Betsey  (Wallace) 
Dyer. 
Issue  :  I.  Joseph  Franklin  Dyer,  b.  June  28,   1838,  in 

Portland  ;  lives,  unmarried  (1907),  in  Portland. 
II.    Isabella  Slater  Dyer,  b.  1840,  in  Portland ;  she  was 
mar.,  first,  to  Samuel  Hudson,  of  Portland,  sec- 
ond, to  Major  John  Craig,  of  Portland. 
Issue  by  first  husband  :  i.  Marion  B.  Hudson  ;  she 

resides  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
Issue  by  second  husband  :  2.  Harry  Craig.   3.  John 
Craig.   4.  Winifred  Craig.    5.  Joseph  Craig. 

III.  Eunice  Churchill  Dyer,  b.  1842,  in  Portland  ;  she 

was  mar.  in  Portland,  to  Henry  Inman ;  resides 
in  Ellsworth,  Kansas.     Issue  :  four. 

IV.  Ansel  Dyer,  b.  1844,  in  Portland  ;  d.  young. 

V.    Ansel  Lewis  Dyer,  b.  Aug.,  1846,  in  Portland ;  he 
was  lost  on  the  steamer  Portland,  when  she  went 
down  with  all   on    board,   November  29,   1898. 
His  age  was  fifty-two  years.     He  married  about 
a  year  before  he  was  lost ;  his  widow  resides  in 
Portland. 
VI.    Gertrude    Dyer,  b.  1849,  >"   Portland;   d.  unman, 
Oct.,  1879,  in  Deering,  now  Portland,  aged  thirty 
years. 
VII.    Mildred  Dyer,  b.  185 1,  in  Portland;  she  was  mar. 
in  Portland,  to  John  Goddard  ;  resides  in  Port- 
land. 
Issue :  two. 
VIII.    Kate  Fullington  Dyer,  b.  Dec.  6,  i860,  in  Portland ; 
she  was  mar.,  in  Portland,  to  Henry  P.  Wood. 
They  reside  in  San  Rafael,  California. 
Issue:  I,  Parker  Wood.    2.  Mildred  Wood. 


The  Roberts  Family  107^ 

4.  John  Mountfort^  Slater,  b.  Feb.  25,  1819,  in  Portland; 

d.  unmar.,  March  31,  187 1,  in  Portland,  aged  fifty- 
two  years.  He  was  a  sea-captain.  The  date  of  his 
death  is  inscribed  on  the  gravestone  of  his  brother, 
Daniel  Mountfort  Slater. 

5.  Mary  Caroline'^  Slater,  b.  May  6,  1821,  in  Portland; 

she  was  mar.  May  22,  1844,  in  Portland,  to  Augustus 
A.  Dyer. 
Augustus  A.  Dyer,  b.  June  23,  1820,  in  Portland,  was  son 
to  Lemuel  and  Betsey  (Wallace)  Dyer.  He  d.  June,  1885, 
in  Portland,  aged  sixty-five  years.  His  widow,  Mary  Caroline 
Dyer,  d.  Jan.  26.  1907,  in  Portland,  aged  eighty-five  years, 
eight  months.  She  cherished  the  ancient  Bible  that  was 
given  to  her  by  her  father,  from  which  nearly  all  the  family 
records  have  been  copied. 

Issue:  I.  Augustus  Fuller  Dyer,  b.  Dec.   16,    1845,   J" 

Portland  ;  d.  Dec,  1846,  aged  one  year. 
II.    Elizabeth  Wallace  Dyer,  b.  Feb.  21,  1847,  in  Port- 
land ;  mar.  Oct.  2,   1879,  in  Portland,  to  Abiel 
Manley   Smith,   b.   Oct.  23,    1837,   in   Boothbay, 
Maine,  son  to  Stevens  and  Harriet  Newell  (Knight) 
Smith.    They  have  always  lived  in  Portland. 
Issue:  I.  Elizabeth  Manley  Smith,  b.  July  26,  1880, 
in  Portland.     She  has   been  a  teacher   in   the 
Cathedral    School  (Episcopal),  at  Washington, 
D.  C. ;  she  is  now  (1907)  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  in- 
terested in  library  work. 
2.  Margaret  Slater  Smith,  b.  Oct.  24,  1883,  in  Port- 
land ;  d.  June  5,  1892,  in  Portland,  aged  eight 
years. 
6.  Hannah  Elizabeth^  Slater,  daughter  to  Captain  James ^ 
Slater,  b.  Nov.  17,  1823,  in  Portland  ;  she  was  mar- 
ried in  Portland  to  Daniel  Hall.    He  d.  1852,  in  Port- 
land ;  his  widow  d.  April  18,  1855,  aged  thirty-one 
years. 
Issue  :  I.  Thomas  Hall,  b.  1845  ;  d.  in  South  America. 
II.    Mary  E.  Hall,  b.   1847,  in  Portland  ;  she  was 
mar.    June  4,    1874,   in    Portland,  to  William   S. 
Lowell.     They  reside  in  Portland. 


1076  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 


James  F.=^  Slater,  b.  Jan.  23,  1826,  in  Portland  ;  mar. 
Nov.  14,  1858,  in  Portland,  Eliza  B.  Parsons,  of  Port- 
land. She  d.  about  1880,  and  was  buried  in  Portland. 
James  F.  Slater  d.  about  1898. 

Isabella"  Slater,  b.  Feb.  10,  1829,  in  Portland;  d. 
May  26,  1832,  in  Portland,  aged  three  years,  three 
months. 

Daniel  Mountfort=^  Slater,  b.  Jan.  12, 1832,  in  Portland; 
d.  Aug.  II,  1855,  of  yellow  fever,  in  New  Orleans. 
The  gravestone  of  white  marble,  thirty-nine  inches  in 
height  by  nineteen  and  a  half  inches  in  width,  erected 
in  his  memory  beside  the  stone  of  his  mother,  has 
this  inscription :  — 

DANIEL   MOUNTFORT 

(Xa^.   I  I ,  I  855 

OaX.  23  o^A^.  "^  yno-d^. 

A  token  of  mother  love. 


CAPT.   JOHN   M. 

jQuxL  'yyioA..  31,  I  sq  I 

10.  Isabella «  Slater,  b.  Feb.  8,  1834,  in  Portland;  d.  Nov. 
6,  1836,  in  Portland,  aged  two  years,  nine  months. 
Many  years  after  her  death,  a  stone  of  white  marble, 
twenty-nine  inches  in  height  by  sixteen  in  width,  was 
placed  beside  that  of  Daniel  M.  and  Captain  John  M. 
Slater,  in  memory  of  the  three  children  who  had  died 
young :  — 


The  Roberts  Family  i077 

JAMES 

61aA  ^0^.   I ,   I  SJ25, 

ISABELLA 

cLUxl  TVUiA^  i2b.   I  S3J2, 
amxL  3  ojAA^.  3  Tru^-Oy. 

ISABELLA 

cLU>cl  Uo-A>.  lo,   183b, 

children  of 
James  Or"  Betsey  Slater. 

GEORGE  e  ROBERTS 

George^  Roberts,  second  son  to  Joseph^  and  Ruth  (White) 
Roberts,  was  "born  March  i,  1773,  in  Falmouth,"  Maine. 
The  date  of  his  birth  appears  in  the  Bible  of  his  son  Benja- 
min, and  in  the  "  Family  Bible  "  of  Captain  James  Slater,  his 
brother-in-law.  No  church  or  city  records  show  it ;  yet  it  is 
probable  that  he  was  baptized  in  St.  Paul's  Church,  since 
his  father  paid  his  tax  in  the  church  that  year.  "  George 
Roberts  entered  his  name  &  intention  of  marriage  with 
Hannah  Davis,  both  of  Portland,  May  13,  1794  ; "  they  were 
married  October  25,  1797,  in  Portland,  by  "Rev.  Samuel 
Dean,  Minister  of  the  Gospel,"  *  and  pastor  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church  (now  Unitarian).  The  lapse  of  three 
and  a  half  years  between  the  publishment  of  their  intention 
of  marriage  and  their  marriage  was  very  unusual ;  the  law  re- 
quired three  weeks,  the  period  seldom  exceeded  three  months. 
As  George  Roberts  was  a  mariner,  from  his  youth,  it  is  prob- 
able that  he  spent  much  of  the  intervening  time  at  sea. 

*  Records  of  Portland,  Marriages,  vol.  3  :  40,  51. 


1078  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Hannah  Davis,  b.  November  10,  1774,  in  Falmouth,  was 
daughter  to  Samuel  and  Hannah^  (Dyer)  Davis,  of  Falmouth. 
It  has  been  impossible  to  trace  the  parentage  of  Samuel 
Davis,  yet  without  doubt  he  was  a  descendant  of  Isaac 
Davis,  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Falmouth.  The  mar- 
riage intention  of  "Samuel  Davis  of  Falmouth  &  Hannah 
Dyer  of  Cape  Elizabeth"  was  dated  November  24,  1773  ;* 
they  were  married  December  13,  1773,  in  Falmouth,  by  Rev. 
Ephraim  Clark.  Before  1809,  Hannah^  (Dyer)  Davis  was  a 
widow.f  She  died  August  18,  1844,  in  Portland,  aged  eighty- 
nine  years.J 

Soon  after  their  marriage,  George  and  Hannah  Roberts 
had  silhouettes  §  made;  these  pictures,  time-worn  and  yel- 
lowed by  age,  are  now  in  the  possession  of  their  only  sur- 
viving granddaughter,  Mrs.  Mary  Caroline  Small.  ||  George, 
with  the  fashionable  cue  and  forelock  of  the  period,  is 
evidently  gotten  up  with  great  care  ;  while  Hannah,  "  with 
comely  carriage  of  her  countenance  trim  "  and  matronly  cap, 
is  the  personification  of  daintiness.^  At  this  time  they 
were  living  on  what  locally  has  been  known  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth (now  South  Portland)  as  the  "Chris  Dyer  estate,"  at 
the  foot  of  Meeting-House  Hill,  on  the  right.  Originally 
there  were  two  houses  on  the  place,  besides  the  barn ;  none 
of  the  buildings  appear  to  have  been  painted.  One  of  the 
houses  was  taken  down  some  years  ago  ;  the  house  now 
remaining  is  thought  to  be  the  one  in  which  they  lived. 
Here  their  eldest  son,  Reuben  Davis  Roberts,  was  born  — for 
he  himself  so  told  his  son.    Not  far  from  the  house  a  small 


*  Records  of  Cape  Elizabeth^  Maine,  Births,  Deaths,  and  Marriages,  vol.  4 :  6. 

t   Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  56  :  501. 

X  Vide  The  Dyer  Family. 

§  Profiles  were  traced  by  an  instrument  with  a  black  pencil  on  the  shadow 
cast  by  a  candle  on  white  paper  —  an  inexpensive  fashion  at  that  time  styled 
"  \  la  Silhouette."  In  this  case,  the  white  paper  was  cut  and  placed  upon  the 
black,  the  reverse  of  such  efforts  to-day. 

II  Vide  page  284.  \  Vide  page  1088. 


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Alt»r, 


MR.    GEORGE    ROBERTS,    I797. 


MRS.    GEORGE    ROBERTS,    1 797- 


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^A»t»r,  Limy  s.'.d  TiitiM  / 
I  Sir  J  I        .;?^ 


The  Roberts  Family  io79 

creek  flows  into  Fore  River,  and  by  it  stands  an  ancient 
tide-mill  once  belonging  to  the  estate.  Its  crumbling  and 
windowless  frame,  standing  on  piles,  looms  up  in  the  per- 
spective like  a  shadowy  ghost  of  the  past.  Between  the 
tide-mill  and  the  rear  of  the  house  is  the  main  road  over 
Meeting-House  Hill,  upon  which  passes  the  trolley-line  to 
the  Casino.  Facing  the  house  and  the  main  road,  the  view, 
as  seen  in  the  illustration,  is  most  attractive.  It  embraces 
the  large,  old  house  and  barn,  overtopped  by  trees  of  more 
than  a  century's  growth,  while  beyond.  Fore  River,  a  salt 
water  indent,  ebbs  and  flows  with  the  waters  of  Casco  Bay; 
in  the  distance  lies  the  city  of  Portland.  Portland  then 
(1797),  with  its  green  and  wooded  hills,  was  a  somewhat 
rural  town  rising  out  of  the  ashes  of  Revolutionary  fires. 
There  is  no  record  that  accurately  fixes  the  date  of  George 
Roberts's  removal  to  Portland.  In  1800,  he  was  mentioned 
in  a  deed  as  of  Cape  Elizabeth,  and  his  son  Benjamin  was 
born  there,  August  2,  1803  ;  but  in  1805,  he  was  a  citizen 
of  Portland. 

The  earliest  conveyance  to  George  Roberts  was  of  a 
tract  of  land  in  Portland,  as  follows  :  "  Joseph  Plumer  of 
Portland  .  .  .  Trader,"  for  ^450,  paid  by  "John  Roberts  of 
said  Portland  .  .  ,  Mariner  and  George  Roberts  of  Cape 
Elizabeth  .  .  .  Mariner,"  sold  to  them  a  "certain  parcel  of 
Land  in  Said  Portland  .  .  .  beginning  at  a  stake  standing 
by  the  northerly  side  of  Fore  Street  three  rods  &  a  half 
northeasterly  from  the  corner  where  said  side  is  intersected 
by  the  easterly  side  of  Hancock  Street,  thence  from  said 
stake  northwesterly  on  a  course  parallel  with  said  Hancock 
Street  to  John  Dole's  land,  thence  by  said  Dole's  land  north- 
easterly to  Land  belonging  to  Stephen  Longfellow  Esq.  thence 
southeasterly  by  said  Longfellow's  Land  to  Fore  Street." 
This  deed  was  dated  May  29,  1800,  and  signed  and  acknow- 
ledged on  the  same  day  by  Joseph  Plummer  and  his  wife, 
Mary  Plummer ;  it  was  recorded  June  14,  following.  At  the 
same  time,  the  above  land  was  mortgaged  back  to  Plummer, 


io8o  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

for  ^450,  by  John  and  George  Roberts,  "  Mary  wife  of  John 
&  Hannah  wife  of  George"  relinquishing  their  right  of 
dower;  May  24,  1804,  the  mortgage  was  discharged.*  This 
lot  of  land,  "situated  on  Fore  &  Hancock  Streets,"  in  Port- 
land, was  sold,  September  28,  1805,  by  "John  Roberts  of 
Portland  .  .  .  caulker"  and  "George  Roberts  of  Portland 
,  .  .  yeoman,"  for  1^450,  to  Samuel  Stephenson,  a  merchant 
of  Portland.     The  deed  was  signed  :  — 

"John  Roberts 
George  Roberts 
Hannah  Roberts 
Recorded :  Oct.  8, 1805.  Mary  Roberts ' '  f 

On  September  28,  1805,  John  and  George  Roberts  bought 
of  William  Moulton,  Jr.,  shipwright,  of  Portland,  for  ^500,  a 
lot  of  land  "i(X)  feet  from  Hancock  Street  by  the  Southerly 
side  of  Waite  street."  This  land  they  divided,  July  10,  1807, 
George  taking  the  southwesterly  half.  The  next  year,  April 
25,  1808,  "George  Roberts  of  Portland  .  .  .  yeoman,"  and 
his  wife  Hannah,  conveyed,  for  ^230,  to  John  Roberts,  of 
Portland,  "  all  my  right  title  interest  that  I  have  to  a  cer- 
tain lot  of  land  that  I  and  my  brother  John  bought  of  Wil- 
ham  Moulton,"  on  Wait  and  Hancock  Streets. 
(Signed) 

"  George  Roberts  [seal] 

Recorded :  April  26,  1808.  Hannah  Roberts  "  ij:    [seal] 

The  latter  deed  contains  the  only  positive  reference  to 
the  relationship  of  the  brothers,  John  and  George  Roberts, 
that  has  been  found  after  a  search  extended  through  several 
years.  It  is  singular  that  from  this  year,  1808,  their  ways 
gradually  diverged,  until  their  grandchildren  had  no  know- 
ledge of  each  other. 

In  the  fall  of  that  year  (October  3,  1808),  George  Rob- 


*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  33;  61,  62,  63. 

f  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  46:  580. 

t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  46:  618 ;  Book  53;  III  ;  Book  55:  55. 


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BIRTHPLACE    OF    REUliEN    D.    AND    BK\J 

MAIM 


THE 

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The  Roberts  Family  1081 

erts  bought  of  Enoch  Ilsley  and  his  wife  Abigail,  for  $276, 
"a  certain  small  Lot  of  land  in  Portland  bounded  as  fol- 
lows, viz5  Beginning  at  a  Stake  Standing  in  the  South- 
west side  of  Mountfort  Street,  sixty  two  feet  Northwesterly 
from  the  North  Corner  of  the  house  lately  built  by  Joseph 
Stilson,  then  northwesterly  by  said  Street  forty  feet  to 
a  Stake,"  *  etc.  Five  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  of  the 
amount  used  to  build  the  house  upon  this  lot  was  advanced 
by  "  Hannah  Davis  of  Portland  .  .  .  widow,"  mother-in-law 
to  George  Roberts,  to  whom  he  mortgaged  the  land  with  the 
"Dwelling  house  thereon  standing."  The  mortgage  was 
signed,  acknowledged,  and  recorded  February  8,  1809,  by 
"  George  Roberts  "  ;  it  was  discharged  P'ebruary  13,  1812,  by 

"Hannah  X  Davis"!     [seal] 

mark 

On  the  day  of  discharge,  George  and  Hannah  Roberts 
sold  "to  James  Slater  of  s^  Portland  Marriner  .  .  .  One 
undivided  moiety  "  of  the  estate  on  Mountfort  Street,  with 
the  "westerly  half  of  the  house  thereon."  J  The  first  wife 
of  Captain  James  Slater  was  sister  to  George  Roberts  ;  his 
second  wife  was  sister  to  Hannah,  wife  of  George  Roberts. 
These  ties,  strengthened  by  marriages  of  Captain  Slater's 
children  to  Dyers  (relatives  to  both),  kept  the  descendants 
of  James  Slater  and  George  Roberts  near  together.  When 
the  house  was  first  built,  there  was  but  one  house  on  Mun- 
joy  Hill  beyond  Mountfort  Street ;  for  a  longtime  afterward, 
there  was  an  uninterrupted  view  of  the  harbor,  with  the 
water  not  more  than  four  hundred  feet  away.  Later,  on  the 
opposite  side  of  the  street,  lived  the  Chases,  the  Potes,  and 
the  Mountforts.  The  latter  lived  on  the  corner  of  Fore  and 
Mountfort  Streets  in  the  house  built  about  1 800-1 804  by 
Daniel  Mountfort,  who  went  there  from  Boston.  Mrs.  Chase 


*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  56 :  281. 
t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  56:  501. 
t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  64  :  445. 


io82  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

and  Mrs.  Pote  were  daughters  to  James  Mountfort,  son 
to  Daniel.  The  Mountfort  house  is  now  (1906)  occupied 
by  Mrs.  Sarah  T.  (Moulton)  Carleton,  a  widow,  daughter  to 
Edward  and  Mary  Ann  (Mountfort)  Moulton.  Mary  Ann 
Mountfort  was  daughter  to  Daniel  Mountfort,  who  built  the 
house.  In  1847,  the  Roberts  house  was  number  12  Mount- 
fort Street.*  Within  a  few  years,  the  old  house  has  been 
torn  down,  and  a  brick  house  arranged  for  two  families  has 
been  erected  on  the  same  site;  it  is  numbered  12  and  \2\ 
Mountfort  Street. 

During  his  earlier  years,  and  until  the  War  of  181 2  made 
it  unsafe  for  merchantmen  to  venture  out.  Captain  George 
Roberts  sailed  in  command  of  ships  to  foreign  ports.  On 
one  of  these  voyages  he  brought  home  a  complete  set  of 
china  that  had  been  made  for  him  in  Liverpool.  The  design 
represents  a  full-rigged  ship,  in  black,  upon  a  sea  of  green. 
Eleven  of  the  original  dozen  dinner  plates  are  in  the  posses- 
sion of  descendants.  The  accompanying  illustration  shows 
a  mahogany  "  light  stand,"  with  leaves  outspread,  that  be- 
longed to  George  and  Hannah  Roberts  ;  it  has  the  original 
brass  rings.f  On  the  table  at  the  left  is  one  of  the  dinner 
plates,  scalloped  edged,  the  ship  in  the  centre;  its  diameter 
is  nine  and  a  half  inches.  The  bowl  near  this  plate  was 
owned  by  Hannah,  also  the  Staffordshire  plate,  an  early 
English  ware  something  like  the  ancient  "flowing-blue." 
The  plate,  cup,  and  saucer,  at  the  right,  belonged  to  Clarissa 
Roberts,  daughter-in-law  to  George  and  Hannah.  The  deco- 
ration on  these  consists  of  bands  of  "pink  lustre"  with  gilt 
edges. 

The  pitcher,!  eleven  inches  in  height,  was  a  part  of  the 
original  set  with  the  ship  design.  On  one  side  is  the  ship ; 
on  the  opposite  side  is  The  Shipwrighf s  Arms.    Under  the 


•  Portland  Directory,  1847. 
t  Vide  illustration,  page  1046. 
I  Vide  illustration,  page  1096. 


T  ■'■*■■ 


The  Roberts  Family  1083 

lip,  surrounded  by  a  wreath,  George  and  Hafinah  Roberts, 
and  below,  Success  to  America.  The  design  under  the  han- 
dle, which  shows  very  little  in  the  illustration,  is  a  copy  of 
the  first  "Great  Seal  of  the  United  States  of  America," 
adopted  June  20,  1782.*  It  greatly  enhances  the  value  of 
the  pitcher.  Though  made  in  Liverpool,  it  is  almost  an 
exact  copy  ;  the  chief  variation  being  in  the  number  and 
arrangement  of  the  stars.f  On  the  pitcher  is  an  eagle  with 
wings  outspread,  a  shield  covering  his  body.  The  right 
talon  holds  an  olive  branch,  the  left  a  bundle  of  arrows. 
On  a  streamer,  held  in  the  beak,  is  E  Phiribus  Utmm, 
There  is  a  star  above  the  head  of  the  eagle  and  one  on  each 
side  of  the  neck,  while  a  curved  row  of  stars  overarches 
the  whole  from  the  tip  of  one  wing  to  the  tip  of  the  other. 
This  pitcher  is  in  the  possession  of  a  great-granddaughter 
to  Hannah  Roberts;  the  "light  stand"  and  china  belong 
to  her  sister,  while  a  third  sister  has  the  brass  andirons, 
shovel,  and  tongs  which  were  used  by  Hannah  Roberts  in 
her  room  on  Mountfort  Street. 

George  Roberts  was  lost  at  sea,  in  the  Dash,  January  23, 
181 5  ;  the  city  records  of  Portland  add,  "  son  of  Joseph."  J 
The  circumstances  surrounding  his  tragic  death  have  long 
been  a  matter  of  history.  The  brig  Dash  had  been  one  of 
the  most  efificient  and  successful  of  the  armed  privateers 

*  U.  S.  Curious  Facts,  Historical,  Geographical,  and  Political,  by  Malcolm 
Townsend,  1890  •  392,  393. 

t  ''The  Great  Seal"  is  thus  described  by  the  chairman  (1907)  of  the  com- 
mittee of  Heraldry  of  the  New-England  Historic  Genealogical  Society,  Boston ; 
''ARMS:  Argent  six  pallets  gules,  a  chief  azure,  the  shield  borne  on  the 
breast  of  an  American  eagle  displayed,  holding  in  his  dexter  talon  an  olive 
branch,  and  in  his  sinister  talon  a  bunch  of  thirteen  arrows,  all  proper.  In 
his  beak  a  scroll  bearing  the  motto  E  Pluribus  Unum.  Above  the  eagle 
appears  a  semi-circular  band  of  clouds  bounded  by  the  scroll  held  in  the  eagle's 
beak,  irradiated  on  the  outer  side,  the  field  enclosed  being  semi  of  thirteen 
stars." 

There  are  thirteen  leaves  on  the  olive  branch,  thirteen  arrows  in  the  bunch, 
thirteen  tail-feathers,  and  thirteen  edge-feathers  on  each  wing  of  the  eagle. 

X  Records  0/ Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  4  :  155. 


1084  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

during  the  War  of  18 12.  She  was  not  designed  originally 
for  a  privateer,  but  when  war  was  declared,  she  was  fitted 
out  to  operate  much  like  our  blockade-runners  in  the  Civil 
War.  The  Dash  was  of  222  tons,  was  pierced  for  sixteen 
guns,  and  carried  forty  men.  She  was  launched  early  in 
1813  at  Porter's  Landing,  in  Freeport,  where  she  was  built 
for  her  owners,  William  Porter,  Seward  Porter,  and  Samuel 
Porter,  merchants  of  Portland.  She  was  clipper  built,  and 
rigged  at  first  as  a  top-sail  schooner,  a  style  now  obsolete, 
but  she  outsailed  everything  she  came  across.  Her  first 
voyage  as  a  blockade-runner  was  under  the  command  of 
Captain  Edward  Kelleran,  to  Santo  Domingo  ;  Henry  Cobb 
was  Lieutenant.*  She  skipped  south  unobserved,  and  dis- 
posed of  her  cargo  at  good  prices  ;  on  her  return  voyage, 
laden  with  coffee,  etc.,  she  was  chased  by  a  British  man- 
of-war,  and  came  near  being  captured.  An  accident  to  her 
foremast,  which  occurred  during  the  exciting  pursuit,  made 
it  necessary  to  refit  her  on  her  return,  so  her  whole  rig  was 
changed  to  that  of  a  "hermaphrodite  brig."  She  made  three 
successful  voyages  under  Captain  Kelleran. 

Captain  Cammett  next  commanded  the  Dash.  Hitherto 
she  had  not  been  aggressive,  but  had  sailed  in  the  regular 
Santo  Domingo  trade  and  "wasted  no  ammunition  except 
in  self  defence."  Under  her  new  commander,  she  made  sev- 
eral sorties  on  British  shipping,  capturing  between  August, 
1 8 14,  and  January  4,  1815,  several  valuable  prizes.  Captain 
James  Slater,  of  Portland,  was  one  of  the  prize-masters.f 
Soon  after  her  arrival,  it  was  known  that  the  Dash  was 
making  ready  for  another  cruise  as  a  privateer,  under  the 
command  of  Captain  John  Porter,  a  younger  brother  of  her 
owners.  They  were  totally  unaware  that  a  treaty  of  peace 
had  been  signed,  December  24,  between  Great  Britain  and 
the  United  States.    The  Porter  brothers  chose  their  own 


*  Manuscript  Records  of  Portland,  Maine,  by  William  Willis,  1850. 
t  Portland  in  the  Past,  by  William  Goold,  1886 :  457. 


The  Roberts  Family  1085 

ship's  company  "from  the  best  families*  of  Portland  and 
the  sea-board  towns; "  many  of  the  men  previously  had  com- 
manded their  own  ships.  "  No  vessel  ever  sailed  from  the 
port  which  had  the  prayers  of  such  a  multitude  for  her 
safety."  The  privateer  schooner  Champlain  had  been  built 
and  fitted  out  in  Portsmouth,  and  by  arrangement  was  ready 
to  sail  with  the  Dash,  to  test  her  speed.  Copper  sheathing 
was  then  unknown,  but,  just  before  she  sailed,  the  Dash 
was  given  a  coating  of  soap  and  tallow,  which  was  good 
while  it  lasted. 

On  January  21,  the  two  ships  passed  the  lighthouse  in 
company,  and  not  till  then  did  the  crowd  leave  the  hill  over- 
looking the  harbor.  "For  what  more  is  known  of  the  Dash 
we  are  indebted  to  the  Champlain^  The  Dash  led  the 
way  for  more  than  twenty-four  hours  ;  at  dark,  on  the  second 
day,  she  was  a  long  distance  ahead,  steering  nearly  south ; 
but  the  Champlain  kept  her  light  in  sight.  A  gale  sprang 
up,  the  captain  sounded  and  found  the  water  shoaling ;  fear- 
ing the  Georges  Banks,  he  changed  his  course.  When  last 
seen,  "  the  light  of  the  Dash  bore  the  same  by  the  compass." 
It  was  the  opinion  of  nautical  men  that  Captain  Porter 
underrated  his  speed  and  foundered  on  Georges  Banks.  The 
records  of  the  Dash  are  among  the  ancient  files  of  the  Cus- 
tom-House  at  Portland.  That  they  are  records  to  be  proud 
of  is  shown  by  references  to  her  prowess  in  nearly  every 
history  of  the  city  of  Portland  and  the  State  of  Maine,  as 
well  as  the  Cumberland  County  History,  f 

It  was  years  before  the  bereaved  families  of  those  who 
sailed  in  the  Dash  would  believe  that  their  loved  ones  were 

»  Among  those  who  were  lost  on  the  Dash  were  Edward  and  Enoch  Oxnard, 
sons  to  Thomas  and  Martha  (Preble)  Oxnard,  of  Portland,  and  grandsons 
to  Brigadier  General  Jedidiah  Preble.  Vide  The  Preble  Family,  by  Captain 
George  H.  Preble,  U.  S.  N.,  i868 :  143,  146,  148. 

t  Portland  in  the  Past,  by  William  Goold,  1886:  449-466;  also  Stories  of 
Maine,hy  Sophie  Swett,  1899:  262-268;  also  History  of  Cumberland  County, 
Maine,  1880:  284. 


io86  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

lost.  Cruel  reports  that  some  of  the  ship's  company  had 
been  heard  of  on  desolate  islands  came  to  them  ;  then  again 
it  was  feared  that  they  had  been  captured  and  held  as  slaves 
in  some  of  the  Barbary  States.*  But  at  last  all  hope  died 
out,  and  many  wives  were  compelled  to  feel  that  they  indeed 
were  widows.  Hannah  Roberts  was  inconsolable  ;  from  the 
time  of  the  return  of  the  Champlain  without  her  consort, 
the  Dash,  she  dressed  in  black.  Later,  she  added  a  white 
stomacher  and  a  white  cap,  but  she  dressed  as  a  widow  to 
the  end  of  her  days.  She  was  a  dainty  little  woman,  with 
black  eyes  and  black  hair,  whom  everybody  respected  and 
loved.  She  was  "aunt  Hannah"  to  her  relatives,  and  was 
called  "aunt  Hannah  "  by  her  many  friends.  That  her  hus- 
band might  return  was  her  daily  thought,  and  her  many 
suitors  were  made  to  feel  that  her  kindly  refusals  to  marry 
again  were  final. 

Hannah  Roberts  was  a  "  very  religious  woman,"  and  regu- 
larly attended  the  Chestnut  Street  Methodist  Church,  in 
Portland.  Each  day,  at  twelve  o'clock,  she  went  into  her 
closet  to  pray ;  a  well-worn  copy  of  Baxter's  "Saint's  Rest," 
bound  in  calfskin,  was  her  constant  companion.  There  are 
those  living  who  remember  the  beauty  of  her  daily  life  ;  how 
cheerful  she  was,  how  her  ever  ready  sympathy  helped 
others.  She  had  a  store  of  old-fashioned  "maxims"  that 
were  brought  forth  to  fit  every  emergency.     Many  of  these 

*  For  many  years  the  United  States,  as  well  as  nearly  every  European  gov- 
ernment, had  been  annoyed  by  the  outrages  of  the  Algerine  corsairs  against 
commerce.  Officers  and  crews  of  vessels  were  captured  and  held  prisoners 
for  the  purpose  of  extorting  ransoms  from  their  respective  governments.  These 
prisoners  were  not  only  kept  in  slavery,  but  were  subjected  to  every  indignity  ; 
in  addition,  they  were  decimated  by  the  plague.  Stories  of  their  sufferings 
had  reached  the  shores  of  Maine,  and  when  the  American  government,  on 
March  3,  1815  (six  weeks  after  the  loss  of  the  Dash),  declared  war  against 
Algiers,  it  must  have  appeared  to  the  bereaved  ones  that  their  worst  fears 
would  be  realized.  The  war  was  of  but  a  few  months'  duration,  and  the  United 
States  was  the  first  nation  to  free  herself  from  Algerine  piracy. 

Vide  The  Old  Shipmasters  of  Salem,  Mass.,  by  Charles  E.  Trow,  1905: 
76-81. 


The  Roberts  Family  1087 

have  been  forgotten,  but   there  are  a  few  that  have  been 
passed  on  to  her  great-granddaughters :  — 

"  Take  time  in  time  while  time  lasts, 
For  time  's  no  time  when  time 's  past." 

"  Never  seem  to  mind  it,  nor  count  your  fate  a  curse, 
For  however  bad  you  find  it,  there  's  somebody  's  worse." 

She  was  able  to  keep  the  homestead  on  Mountfort  Street; 
but  in  18 1 8,  with  two  minor  children  to  maintain,  she  felt 
obliged  to  apply  for  a  pension.  The  eldest  son,  Reuben, 
was  self-supporting.  A  copy  of  her  pension-paper  states 
that  the  application  for  a  pension  was  dated  "June  11, 
1818,"  and  "her  claim  was  allowed."  The  "  statement  of 
the  military  history  of  George  Roberts,  a  sailor  of  the  War 
of  18 1 2,"  shows  that  he  had  the  rank  of  "Carpenter,"  that 
is,  ship's-carpenter,  under  "Captain  John  Porter,  on  the 
Private  armed  Brig  '  The  Dash,' "  which  "  sailed  from  Port- 
land, Jan.  21,  1 8 15,  and  was  lost  in  a  gale  about  Jan. 
23,  18 1 5."  His  "residence  ...  at  enlistment,  Portland." 
"Sailor  married  Hannah  ,  Oct.  — ,  1797;"  her  "resi- 
dence at  date  of  application,  Portland,  Cumberland  County, 
Massachusetts."  Their  children  were  "  Mary  Caroline,  born 
Feb.  26,  1801  — and  Benjamin,  born  Aug.  2,  1803."  * 

The  declining  years  of  Hannah  Roberts  were  cheered  by 
the  loving  care  of  her  son  Benjamin  and  his  wife.  Her 
sunny  "front  room,"  immaculate  as  herself,  was  the  Mecca 
of  all  her  friends  and  relatives.  Some  of  her  grand-nephews, 
now  gray-haired  men,  remember  the  pleasure  they  had,  as 
little  boys,  visiting  "  aunt  Hannah  "  on  certain  Sunday  after- 
noons. "  Hannah,  widow  of  the  late  George  Roberts,"  died 
August  4,  1855,  in  Portland.!  Her  age,  as  given  in  the  city 
records  of  Portland,  was  eighty-three  years  ;  from  the  date 


*  Department  of  the  Interior,  Bureau  of  Pensions,  Washington,  D.  C, 
"  Wid.  File  No.  119,  Privateer." 

t  City  Records  of  Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  5  :  104. 


io88  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

of  her  birth  in  the  family  Bible,  it  was  eighty  years  and 
nine  months.  Her  grave  is  in  the  old  Eastern  Cemetery,* 
whose  southeastern  boundary  was  then,  as  now,  Mount- 
fort  Street.  Over  the  gateway  on  Congress  Street  is  this 
inscription  —  "  Eastern  Cemetery,  1668."  Following  the 
central  path  and  soon  turning  to  the  left,  one  reaches  the 
graves  of  the  Roberts  family,  near  the  Cushing  monument 
which  is  enclosed  with  an  iron  fence.  The  second  stone,  of 
white  marble  and  measuring  thirty-eight  inches  in  height 
by  twenty  and  a  half  inches  in  breadth,  bears  this  inscrip- 
tion :  — 

HANNAH 

widow  of 

George  Roberts 

cUccL  (Xaax^.  4",   I  855 
JEt.  83. 

GEORGE  ROBERTS 

was  lost  in  the  Dash 

A  small  stone,  marked  "  H  R  "  stands  at  the  foot  of  her 
grave.  In  1906,  the  Memorial  Association  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic  placed  before  the  headstone  one  of 
its  markers,  with  a  flag  and  wreath  of  evergreens,  which  is 
to  remain  in  perpetuam  rei  memoriam. 

ISSUEt 
I.  Reuben  Davis  ^,  b.  Nov.  4,  1798,  in  Cape  Elizabeth.  Reuben 
Davis  Roberts  and  Mary  Ann  Flagg '  Baker  were  married 
April  10,  1822,  in  Portland,  by  Rev.  David  Kilburn.  She 
was  b.  May  20,  1803,  probably  in  Portland,  Maine,  daughter 
to  Thomas  *  and  Mary  (Cullis)  Baker. 

*  Records  of  Eastern  Cemetery  (City  Hall,  Portland) :  "  Section  A,  Range 
13,  no.  5." 
t  City  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  5  :  53. 


The  Roberts  Family  1089 

Thomas*  Baker  was  b.  Dec.  30,  1780,  in  Springfield, 
Mass, ;  his  wife,  Mary  Cullis,  was  b.  April  23,  1782,  in  Nor- 
wich, Conn.  They  had  nine  children.  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Thomas  Baker  belonged  to  the  Maine  Militia,  and  served  in 
the  War  of  1 8 1 2 .  He  was  Coroner  and  Constable  of  Portland, 
Deputy  Sheriff  and  Crier  of  the  Courts  nearly  twenty  years, 
and  for  thirteen  years  Messenger  of  the  Maine  House  of 
Representatives.  "He  was  a  man  beloved  and  respected 
by  the  leading  citizens  of  Portland,  as  well  as  by  all  who 
knew  him  in  Augusta."  He  d.  in  Portland,  Sept.  5,  1838, 
twenty  years  after  the  death  of  his  wife,  Mary,  who  passed 
away  June  18,  18 18. 

Thomas  *  Baker  and  his  father,  John  *■  Baker,  established 
a  bakery  in  Portland  ;  their  business  later  passed  into  the 
hands  of  Reuben  D.  Roberts.  John  *  Baker  (Thomas  ^, 
Thomas  ^)  was  descended  from  Edward  ^  Baker,  of  Lynn, 
Mass.  The  wife  of  John  *  Baker  was  Mary  Flagg  Tappan, 
daughter  to  Rev.  Benjamin  Tappan,  of  Manchester,  Mass. 
A  son  of  Reuben  D.  Roberts  was  named  Benjamin  Tappan 
Roberts,  for  that  reverend  gentleman.* 

Reuben  D.  Roberts  mar.,  second,  about  1839,  Rachel 
Webster,  b.  Aug.  i,  1812,  in  Freeport,  daughter  to  Captain 
Benjamin  Webster  by  his  second  wife,  Mary  (Waite)  Webster. 
Mary  Waite  was  daughter  to  Daniel  and  Rachel  *  (Chandler) 
Waite,  the  latter  daughter  to  Jonathan  ^  and  Rachel  ^  (Mitch- 
ell) Chandler,  of  North  Yarmouth.  Lucy ',  sister  to  Rachel ' 
Chandler,  mar.  Benjamin  Waite. f  Rachel  Roberts  d.  Jan.  g, 
1841,  in  Portland,  leaving  an  infant  son,  now  (1906)  the  sole 
survivor  of  the  family.  The  third  wife  of  Reuben  D.  Roberts, 
to  whom  he  was  mar.  Oct.  24,  1841,  in  Portland,  by  Rev.  Wil- 
liam S.  Dwight,  was  Julia  Ann  Webster,  b.  Aug.  9,  1807,  in 
Freeport,  daughter  to  Captain  Benjamin  Webster  by  his  first 
wife,  Lydia  (Soule)  Webster.  Mrs.  Julia  Ann  Roberts  d. 
May  20,  1893,  in  South  Paris,  Maine ;  she  had  no  children. 
The  birthplace  X  of  Mr.  Roberts  was  the  "  old  Chris  Dyer  " 
estate  in  Cape  Elizabeth.     Not  long  before  his  death,  while 

*  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol.  8  :  159-163. 
t  Vide  pages  904,  905.  \  Vide  illustration,  page  1078. 


lOQO  Ge7iealogy  of  Edward  Small 

driving  by  the  old  house  with  his  youngest  son,  he  pointed 
it  out  as  the  place  where  he  was  born.  In  his  youth,  he 
learned  from  Thomas  Baker,  later  his  father-in-law,  the  trade 
of  a  baker,  which  he  continued  to  follow.  In  addition,  he 
was  licensed,  in  1823  and  1824,  as  a  retailer  of  spirits.* 
Every  shopkeeper  of  standing  at  that  time  had  to  sell  wine, 
beer,  and  spirits,  if  he  wanted  to  keep  his  trade.  Dram- 
drinking  was  the  universal  custom  ;  many  of  the  oldest  in- 
habitants of  Portland  can  remember  that,  in  their  youth,  the 
bell  of  the  First  Church  was  rung  at  eleven  in  the  forenoon 
and  four  in  the  afternoon,  for  the  men  to  take  their  *'  toddy." 
The  excesses  arising  from  this  custom  led  to  the  formation 
of  the  Washingtonian  Society  —  akin  to  the  modern  Total 
Abstinence  Society.  This  organization  was  of  slow  growth, 
but  it  effected,  by  public  opinion,  a  much-needed  reform.  As 
Reuben  Davis  was  licensed  for  that  trade  but  two  years, 
while  his  neighbors  carried  it  on  much  longer,  it  appears 
that  he  was  somewhat  ahead  of  his  time  in  the  movement ; 
for  that  reason  he  probably  died  a  poorer  man. 

The  small  shop  where  he  sold  his  wares  is  entered  by  the 
door  to  the  left ;  in  the  rear  were  the  oven,  the  mixing-table, 
the  moulding-table,  etc.  A  door  to  the  right  led  upstairs  to 
the  family  living-rooms.  Little  is  changed  except  at  the  foot 
of  the  stairs,  where  the  door  once  leading  to  the  bake-shop  is 
now  boarded  up.  In  1847,  the  shop  was  94  Federal  Street,  the 
house  number  96  ;  f  in  1906,  the  numbers  were  204  and  204I 
Federal  Street,  near  Temple  Street. 

Reuben  D.  Roberts  was  a  member  of  the  Chestnut  Street 
Methodist  Church,  in  Portland,  which  he  regularly  attended 
with  his  family.  He  died  Oct.  27,  185 1,  in  Portland,  aged 
fifty-three  years.t 

Issue  §  by  first  wife:  i.  Amanda  M.*,  b.  Dec.  24,  1825,  in 
Portland;  d.  Aug.  28,  1827,  aged  one  year,  eight 
months. 

*   Willis  Collections,  Portland  Public  Library,  Book  1 :  20,  23. 

t  Portland  Directory,  1847. 

\  Records  of  Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  5  :  44. 

§  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  5  :  16. 


f/f3Ut:U' 


The  Roberts  Family  1091 


2.  Amanda ^  b.  July  9,  1828,  in  Portland;  she  was  mar., 

in  Portland,  to  Lorenzo  De  M.  Ling.    She  d.  March 

10,   185 1,  in  Portland,  aged  twenty-two  years,  eight 

months.*    Her   husband    married   again   and  "went 

West." 

Issue:  I.  Inez  Ling,  b.  Aug.   i,   1850;  she  was  seven 

months  old  when  her  mother  died ;  she  was  married 

in  the  West. 

3.  Benjamin  Tappan^,  b.  Aug.  16,  1830,  in  Portland.    He 

enlisted  early  in  the  Civil  War,  and  was  killed  Nov. 
9,  1862,  at  the  Battle  of  Fredericksburg,  while  serv- 
ing under  General  Burnside. 

4.  Ezra  Kellogg",  b.  Dec.  13,  1832,  in  Portland.    He  was 

accidentally   killed,  about    1878,    in    Chicago,  by   a 
moving  train  \  he  was  a  sea-captain  \  he  never  mar- 
ried. 
Issue  by  second  wife:  5.  William  Webster ^,  b.  Nov.  14, 

1840,  in  Portland. 
He  mar.  Sept.  3,  1862,  in  Medford,  Mass.,  Arabella  Water- 
man, b.  June  3,  1840,  in  Medford.  She  was  daughter  to 
Eben  Waterman,  born  in  Pembroke,  Mass.,  and  his  wife, 
Sarah  (Rogers)  Waterman,  who  was  born  in  Marshfield, 
Mass.  Mrs.  Waterman  d.  April  7,  1884,  in  Medford  \  her 
husband  removed  to  Portland,  where  he  d.  Jan.  22,  1885,  at 
the  home  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Arabella  Roberts. 

For  a  while  after  his  marriage,  Mr.  Roberts  resided  in 
Ohio  ;  returning  East,  he  was  in  Portland  with  Hall  L.  Davis 
(books,  stationery,  etc.)  for  about  eight  years.  In  May,  1900, 
he  formed  the  corporation  of  "  William  W.  Roberts  Co.," 
stationers,  at  Portland.  Mr.  Roberts  is  a  member  of  the 
Maine  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
the  Elks,  and  a  "32°  Mason."  With  his  family,  he  attends 
the  Congress  Square  Universalist  Church  of  Portland  ;  his 
residence  is  in  Westbrook. 

Issue:  I.  Lora  Josephine',  b.  Oct.  24,  1867,  in  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio ;  d.  Sept.  14,  1886,  in  New  Gloucester, 
Maine,  aged  eighteen  years,  ten  months. 

*  Records  of  Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  S  :  31. 


1092  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

II.   George   Clinton',   b.   Jan.  23,   187 1,  in  Portland, 
Maine  ;  mar,  Nov.  27,  1895,  in  Portland,  Nancy 
Day  Kimball.    He  learned  the    business   of   a 
druggist,  but  failing  health  obliged  him  to  re- 
linquish it.    He  has  a  small  farm  in  Westbrook, 
a  suburb  of  Portland, 
Issue  :  I.  Pauline  Alice,  b.  Oct.  i,  1896,  in  Portland. 
2.  Marian,  b.  Jan,  4,  1900,  in  Portland. 
III.    Alice  McLellan®,   b,  July   10,   1876,  in  Portland; 
mar.   April   24,    1901,  in   Portland,  to  Alan   O. 
Goold.    They  reside  in  Westbrook. 
Issue:  I.  Gilbert  Goold,  b.  Feb.  28,  1904,  in  Port- 
land. 
II.    Mary  Caroline',  daughter  to  George^  Roberts,  b.  Feb.  26, 
1801,  in  Cape  Elizabeth. 

At  the  time  her  father  was  lost  at  sea,  she  was  fourteen 
years  of  age.  Within  the  next  two  years,  she  developed  a 
delicacy  of  constitution  that  caused  her  family  great  anxiety. 
Her  condition  probably  was  the  direct  result  of  the  shock 
of  her  father's  death ;  she  never  fully  recovered.  Debarred 
from  much  that  other  young  girls  enjoyed,  she  turned  her 
attention  to  books.  She  studied  and  read ;  and,  when  she 
grew  a  little  stronger,  she  opened  a  private  school  in  her 
home.  This  school  she  kept  for  years,  and  employed  her 
spare  time  in  writing  both  verse  and  prose,  which  were  pub- 
lished in  the  local  papers.  For  a  long  time  she  was  secretary 
of  the  Martha  Washington  Society,  of  Portland,  —  a  temper- 
ance organization  throughout  the  state ;  her  beautiful  hand- 
writing in  the  Society's  books  has  been  greatly  admired. 

Flowers  were  her  children ;  she  planted,  tended,  encouraged, 
and  petted  them  until  her  summer  garden  was  a  wonder.  In 
the  winter  her  windows  were  filled  with  blossoms.  Knowing 
how  fond  she  was  of  plants,  neighbors  and  friends  sent  her 
slips  of  their  rarest  blooms,  seeds,  or  pots  of  growing  flowers. 
She  always  lived  with  her  mother  in  the  Mountfort  Street 
home.  From  1834  to  1846,  they  lived  there  by  themselves. 
She  died  April  16,  1848,  in  Portland,  aged  forty-seven  years  ;* 

*  Records  of  Portland,  Deaths,  vol.  5  :  7. 


The  Roberts  Family  i093 

the  memory  of  her  beautiful  life  is  still  green.  Her  grave 
in  the  Eastern  Cemetery  is  beside  that  of  her  mother.  The 
headstone  *  of  white  marble  is  twenty-three  inches  in  height 
by  sixteen  inches  in  width.     The  inscription  is  as  follows :  — 

MARY  CAROLINE 

daughter  of 

George  dr*  Hannah 

Roberts 

Died 

QJ^ihjX  llo,   ISM-S 

III.    Benjamin',  son  to  George^  Roberts,  born  Aug.  2,  1803,  in 
Cape  Elizabeth.    (Vide  infra.) 


BENJAMIN  7   ROBERTS 

Benjamin^  Roberts,  younger  son  to  George^  and  Hannah 
(Davis)  Roberts,  was  born  August  2,  1803,  in  Cape  Eliza- 
beth (South  Portland),  Maine,  as  is  shown  by  the  record  in 
his  Bible.  That  his  birth  and  the  births  of  his  brother 
and  sister  are  found  recorded  in  Portland  f  is  accounted 
for  by  the  fact  that  a  large  proportion  of  the  present  vital 
statistics  of  that  city  is  a  compilation  of  records  secured  by 
a  house-to-house  canvass,  and  collected  from  other  sources, 
both  before  and  since  the  fire  of  1866. 

Benjamin  Roberts  and  his  brother  Reuben  looked  very 
much  alike;  their  mother  always  said  they  strongly  re- 
sembled their  father,  whom  they  but  dimly  remembered. 
Benjamin,  described  as  a  little  above  medium  height,  with 
black  eyes  and  black  hair,  "  as  a  young  man  was  considered 
very  handsome,  and  his  manners  unusually  polished  for  those 
days."  His  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of 
Portland.     Among  his  schoolmates  was  Henry  Wadsworth 

*  Records  of  Eastern  Cemetery:  "  Section  A,  range  13,  no.  4." 
f  Records  of  Portland,  Births,  vol.  5  :  53. 


1 094  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

Longfellow  (son  to  Stephen  and  Zilpha  (Wadsworth)  Long- 
fellow), who  was  to  establish  a  world-wide  reputation  as 
scholar  and  poet.  Longfellow  was  born  in  the  house  of  his 
uncle,  General  Samuel  Stevenson,  at  the  corner  of  Fore  and 
Hancock  Streets.  The  latter  street  was  next  parallel  to 
Mountfort  Street,  on  the  west ;  and  the  land  of  General 
Stevenson  originally  joined  that  of  Hannah  Roberts,  in  the 
rear.  Later,  his  parents  moved  into  the  so-called  Longfellow 
House,  on  Congress  Street,  but  Henry  W.  remained  in  the 
same  school  district.  His  first  poetic  attempt  is  said  to  have 
been  a  few  "verses  "  that  he  brought,  when  quite  young,  to 
his  school-teacher :  — 

"  Mrs.  Phinney  had  a  turnip.,  and  it  grew  and  it  grew." 

A  tablet  has  been  placed  on  the  front  of  the  ancient  Ste- 
venson mansion,  at  the  corner  of  Hancock  Street,  facing 
Fore  Street :  — 

AMERICA'S   GREATEST    POET 

HENRY   W.   LONGFELLOW 

WAS   BORN   IN   THIS    HOUSE 
FEBRUARY    27TH    1807 

While  Longfellow  went  to  college,  the  exigencies  of  the 
home  demanded  that  Benjamin  Roberts  should  learn  a  trade 
and  become  self-supporting  as  soon  as  possible.  He  chose 
the  trade  of  a  cabinet-maker,  probably  serving  an  appren- 
ticeship, as  was  then  customary.  He  became  a  superior 
workman  in  every  line  of  light  wood-working,  and  is  men- 
tioned in  deeds  first  as  a  "chair  maker,"  and  then  as  "chaise 
maker;"  in  1838,  he  first  was  called  a  "carriage  maker,"  or 
builder.  The  reputation  which  he  established  in  Portland 
for  good  workmanship,  fidelity,  and  thorough  honesty  lasted 
throughout  his  fourscore  years. 

On  April  24,  1825,  Benjamin  Roberts  was  married  by 
"Rev.  Phineas  Crandall,  minister  of  the  Gospell,"  in  Fal- 
mouth, to  Clarissa  Mitchell  ;*  their  marriage  intention  was 

*  Records  of  Portland,  Marriages,  vol.  5  :  29. 


The  Roberts  Family  109 5 

dated  a  month  before —  "  March  26  ,  .  .  both  of  Portland."  * 
Their  wedded  Hfe  extended  over  a  period  of  nearly  fifty-nine 
years.  Clarissa^  Mitchell,  born  September  23,  1800,  in  Free- 
port,  Maine,  was  the  youngest  child  to  John  Hayes  ^  and 
Hannah  (Bowdoin)  Mitchell,  of  Freeport.  f  Her  father  was 
lost  at  sea  when  she  was  but  one  year  old  ;  the  death  of  her 
mother,  "widow  Hannah  Mitchell,"  in  1804,  left  six  chil- 
dren quite  unprovided  for,  Clarissa  was  adopted  into  the 
family  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Bradbury)  Osgood,  who 
lived  in  Durham  on  the  west  side  of  the  "  County  Road" 
near  the  Freeport  line. 

Nathaniel  Osgood  and  his  brothers,  William  and  David, 
moved  about  1780  from  Deerfield,  New  Hampshire,  to  Dur- 
ham, where  they  possessed  a  large  farm  of  three  hundred  and 
forty-two  acres,  in  common,  for  nearly  twenty  years  ;  then  it 
was  amicably  divided.  Nathaniel  spent  his  early  life  in  Salis- 
bury, Massachusetts,  where  he  was  born,  August  12,  1747, 
He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  treasured  a  gun 
taken  by  him  from  one  of  the  British  in  1777,  at  the  surren- 
der of  Burgoyne.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were  persons  of  more 
than  ordinary  education  and  refinement.  They  had  three 
sons,  Benjamin,  David,  and  Joseph,  all  born  before  Septem- 
ber, 1779,  in  Deerfield,  New  Hampshire  ;  but  there  were  no 
daughters.  A  young  woman,  who  had  been  taken  into  the 
family,  begged  to  be  allowed  to  bring  the  "  pretty  little  girl," 
then  four  years  old,  into  the  home  and  care  for  her.  Clarissa 
remained  with  the  Osgood  family  until  she  was  about  twenty- 
one  ;  she  then  left  to  take  care  of  her  mother's  mother,  who 
was  aged  and  feeble.  It  was  at  the  Osgoods  that  Clarissa 
Mitchell  developed  the  strong  character,  remarkable  execu- 
tive ability,  and  clear,  logical  brain  that  served  her  well.  Up 
to  the  time  of  her  death,  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight  years,  she 
was  mentally  very  active.    She  was  small  of  stature  —  not 

*  Records  of  Portland^  Marriage  Intentions,  vol.  4  rgg. 
t  Vide  The  Mitchells  from  Kittery. 


1096  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

much  over  five  feet,  and  of  dark  complexion.  Though  gifted 
with  a  keen  sense  of  humor,  she  was  ever  ready  to  sympa- 
thize  with  those  in  trouble  and  to  help  them. 

The  year  following  his  marriage,  Benjamin  Roberts, 
"  Chaise  Maker,"  bought  of  James  Deering  a  small  lot  of 
land  in  Portland,  which  he  mortgaged  July  23,  1829,  to  his 
mother  for  ^415.  It  was  described  as  having  "a  small 
dwelling  house  thereon  standing  ...  on  Newbury  Street " 
near  Theophilus  Bradbury's  dwelling-house,  it  "being  the 
same  land  I  purchased  of  James  Deering  as  per  his  deed 
Dated  June  i,  1826  .  .  .  Clarisa  Roberts  wife  of  the  said 
Benjamin  hereby  relinquishing  her  dower." 

Witnesses :  (Signed) 

"Elliot  G.  Vaughan  "Benjamin  Roberts     [seal] 

Reuben  D.  Roberts."  Clarisa  Roberts "       [seal] 

This  mortgage  was  discharged  September  11,  1833,  by 


C^^f^.CUn^ri^  ^-ie^  *      [seal] 


On  December  17,  1830,  Reuben  D.  Roberts,  "baker," 
Benjamin  Roberts,  "  chaisemaker,"  and  Mary  C.  Roberts, 
"singlewoman,"  all  of  Portland,  for  1^500,  conveyed  to  Han- 
nah Roberts,  their  mother,  all  right  and  title  to  the  half  of 
the  house  and  land  where  she  lived  on  Mountfort  Street. 
Elliot  G.  Vaughan  and  William  C.  Vaughan  were  the  wit- 
nesses to  this  deed."  f 

About  1836,  Benjamin  Roberts  removed  his  family  to 
Boston.  In  the  Boston  Directory  of  1837,  his  occupation  is 
given  as  chaise-maker;  his  home,  4  Stillman  Place.  The 
following  year,  they  were  living  at  6  Province  Street,  which 
was  a  short  street  running  from  30  School  Street  to  Brom- 

*  Cumberland  Coufity  Deeds,  Book  1 19:  36;  Book  118:  400. 

The  signatures  of  Benjamin  and  Clarissa  Roberts  in  this  deed  are  copies, 
but  the  signature  of  Hannah  Roberts,  written  on  the  margin  after  the  deeds 
were  copied  and  bound,  is  an  autograph. 

t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  125  :  14. 


MAHOGANY   TABLE,   WITH    A   PLATE  OF  A   SET   OF  CHINA   BROUGHT   FROM 
LIVERPOOL,  ABOUT   1800,   BY   CAPT.   GEORGE   ROBERTS 


The  Roberts  Family  109  7 

field  Street.  From  1840  to  1843,  inclusive,  he  was  called  a 
wheelwright;  but  in  1847,  1848,  and  1849,  he  appears  as  a 
"carriage  maker,"*  or  manufacturer  of  carriages.  Early  in 
1848,  his  family  was  called  back  to  Portland  by  the  illness 
and  death  of  his  sister,  Mary  Caroline,  which  left  the  mother 
unprotected  and  alone;  Mr.  Roberts  followed  them  the  next 
year. 

On  June  29,  1850,  Hannah  Roberts  conveyed  to  her  son 
Benjamin  "an  undivided  half"  of  the  estate  on  Mountfort 
Street,  for  ^1,000,  stipulating  that  the  said  Benjamin 
"  shall  well  &  truly  support  and  maintain  the  said  Hannah 
Roberts  who  is  my  mother  in  sickness  and  health  during 
her  natural  life,  in  my  family,  &  shall  in  all  things  treat  her, 
and  conduct  towards  her  as  a  son  should,  then  this,  as  also 
a  Bond  [for  ^1,000]  this  day  given  to  support  and  maintain 
my  mother,  given  by  the  said  Benjamin  Roberts  to  the  said 
Hannah  Roberts  .  .  .  shall  be  void,  otherwise  remain  in 
full  force."  The  two  instruments  of  the  same  date  were 
witnessed  by  Mary  C.  Roberts,  daughter  to  Benjamin,  and 
by  Samuel  Fessenden.f 

In  1852,  this  daughter,  Mary  Caroline^  Roberts,  was  mar- 
ried to  Edward  A.^  Small,  and  removed  to  Illinois,^  but  Ben- 
jamin Roberts  and  his  wife  remained  in  the  old  home  until 
after  the  death  of  his  mother  on  August  4,  1855,  at  the 
advanced  age  of  eighty  years.  They  also  had  the  stone  placed 
upon  her  grave.  §  On  September  12,  following,  they  sold  to 
Bethuel  Sweetser,  of  Portland,  an  "undivided  half  part"  of 
the  lot  "with  that  half  of  the  buildings  thereon  standing 
which  fronts  upon  Mountfort  Street,  said  half  part  being 
the  part  which  has  been  occupied  by  my  late  Mother  Hannah 
Roberts  for  more  than  forty  years." 


*  Boston  Directories,  1 837-1849. 

t  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  225 :  59 ;  Book  224 :  318. 

I  Vide  page  284. 

§  Vide  page  1088, 


1098  Genealogy  of  Edward  Small 

This  deed,  acknowledged  and  recorded  September  13, 
1855,  was  signed  :  — 

Witnesses:  "Benjamin  Roberts         [seal] 

"  Lucy  A.  Hartshorn  Clarissa  Roberts  "  *      [seal] 

Jere.  Mitchell" 

Not  long  afterward,  they  removed  to  Winona,  Minne- 
sota, with  their  eldest  son,  George,  where  they  remained  for 
a  time.  The  closing  years  of  their  lives  were  spent  in  the 
home  of  their  only  daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Small,  at  Geneva, 
Illinois.  Benjamin  Roberts  died  there  in  February,  1886, 
aged  eighty-two  years  and  six  months  ;  his  wife  Clarissa 
died  in  the  same  place,  four  years  later,  in  April,  1888,  aged 
eighty-seven  years  and  seven  months.  They  were  buried  in 
the  family  lot  of  Edward  A.  Small,  at  Oakwood  Cemetery, 
Chicago. 

ISSUE 

I.  George  Henry  ^  b.  Oct.  7, 1827,  in  Portland,  Maine ;  mar.  July 
27,  1856,  in  Portland,  Maine,  Sarah  Melvina®  Small,  b.  Sept. 
2,  1833,  in  Readfield,  Maine,  daughter  to  Dr.  Joseph  P.®  and 
Pamelia  (Dolly)  Small. f  Immediately  after  their  marriage, 
they  removed  to  Winona,  Minnesota,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming.  About  1859,  he  went  to  Utica,  in  the  same  state, 
but  later  moved  to  Minneapolis,  where  he  died  Aug.  8,  1905, 
aged  seventy-seven  years,  ten  months.  His  widow  still  re- 
mains (1908)  in  Minneapolis. 

Issue:  I.  Benjamin  Edward',  b.  March  21,  1858,  in  Wi- 
nona, Minnesota ;  mar.  Aug.  28,  1879,  in  Minneaprlis, 
Sarah  Elizabeth  Rutledge,  b.  April  19,  1858,  at  Fish 
Lake,  Scott  County,  Minnesota.  Her  parents  were 
John  Rutledge,  b.  Jan.  6,  1828,  in  Mercer  County, 
Ohio,  and  Belinda  (Whipps)  Rutledge,  b.  Dec.  16, 
1832,  in  the  same  county.  In  1906,  they  were  living 
at  Edina  Mills,  Minnesota.     Mr.  Benjamin  E.  Rob- 

*  Cumberland  County  Deeds,  Book  266 :  266. 
t  Vide  pages  258-260. 


The  Roberts  Family  1099 

erts  is  a  "sheet  metal  worker;"  he  resides  in  Minne- 
apolis. 
Issue:  I.  Sarah  MabeP",  b.  May  8,  1881,  in  Minneapo- 
lis ;  she  was  mar,  Oct.  17,  igoo,  in  Minneapolis,  to 
Hugh  Robinson  Campbell,  b.  Aug.  i,  1879,  in  Pem- 
broke, Maine.     He  was  son  to  John  Colby  Camp- 
bell, b.  April  25,  1848,  in  Pembroke,  Maine,  and 
Eva  S.  (Clark)  Campbell,  b.  Nov.  26,  1856,  in  the 
same  town. 
Issue:  I.  Lora  Louise  Campbell,  b.  Dec.  4,  1902,  in 
Minneapolis. 

2.  Sarah  Inez  Campbell,  b.  March  15,  1904,  in  Minne- 

apolis. 

3.  Hugh  Roberts  Campbell,  b.  Nov.  14, 1905,  in  Min- 

neapolis. 
II.    Ralph  Benjamin  *°,  b.  June  12, 1884,  in  Minneapolis ; 
d.  Jan.  7,  1890,  in  Seattle,  Washington,  aged  five 
years,  seven  months. 
2.  George  Henry®,  son  to  George   Henry ^  Roberts,  b. 
March  24,  i860,  in  Utica,  Minnesota;  mar.  April  11, 
1889,  in  Minneapolis,  Margaret  Florence  Butler,  born 
in  Finnsville,  New  Jersey.     Her  parents,  William  and 
Hannah  (Strong)  Butler,  were  both  born  at  Upper 
Black  Eddy,  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania.    They  live 
in  Minneapolis.     No  issue. 
II.   Mary  Caroline  ^,  b.  Aug.  7,  1829,  in  Portland  ;  she  was  mar. 
Aug.  10,  1852,  in  Portland,  to  Edward  Alonzo^  Small.* 
HI.    Andrew  Rose  ^  b.  Aug.  27,  1835,  in  Portland.    About  1854, 
he  went  to  the  far  West,  and  has  never  been  heard  from 
since.     It  has  been  supposed  that  he  was  killed  by  the 
Indians. 

*  Vide  page  284. 


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