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HISTORY & GENEALOGY

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS

By William C. Smitli, Esq.,
Author of a History of Chatham.

Early Settlers, 1690, 1711— Atkins, Bassett, Covell, Eldredge, Godfrey,
Hamilton, Harding, Howes, Lurabert, Nickerson, Paddock, Phil-
lips, Sears, Smith, Stewart, Tucker.

Later Settlers— Collins, Crowell, Doane, Eldredge, Farris, Hawes,
Knowles, Mayo, Mit,(;hcll, Ryder, Smith, Stewart, Taylor.

YARMOUTHPORT, MASS.:

C. W. SWIFT, Publisher and Printer,

The "Register" Press,

1915.

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EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS

By Williain C. Smitli, Esq.,
Author of a History of Chatham.

Copyright, 1915, by /
William C. Smith, -f

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.*
ATKINS.

Capt. John Atkins, son of Henry
and Bethiali (Linnell) Atkins of
Eastham, born August 1, 1G74,
married Elizabeth, daughter of
Lieut. Andrew Newcomb of Edgar-
town, March 5, 1699-1700. He
lived a few years in Eastham,
removing to Monomoit about 1705.
It is not certain where his farm
was located. He was active in local
affairs, being selectman five years,
treasurer two years, etc. He be-
came lieutenant of the military
company under Capt. Ebenezer
Hawes in 1715 and was appointed
captain in 1720. He was one of
the first seven members of the
church organized in 1720, and was
prominent in the controversies,
which arose with Rev. Hugh
Adams and Rev. Samuel Osborne,
the Eastham minister,^ He died
January 30, 1732-3, leaving no
descendants. His widow was liv-
ing as late as 1743, when she
conveyed land in Edgartown.^

Samuel Atkins, brother of John,
born at Eastham June 25, 1679,
married Emlea-' [Emeline] New-
comb, a sister of his brother's
wife, April 3, 1703, and settled at

Monomoit soon after. He probably
bought a tract of land of the In-
dians, adjoining the shore and
bounded south on the Sears farm.
This tract after his death fell to
his only son Henry." He was
selectman in 1737 and 1738. His
name does not appear on the tax
lists or records of the town after
1755, but his estate was not ad-
ministered upon til^ August 26,
1768. His widow was not then
living. The entire estate was
assigned to the son Henry, he
paying his sisters certain sums of
money.^

Dea. Thomas Atkins, an elder
brother of John and Samuel, born
at Eastham June 19, 1671, removed
to Monomoit as early as 1694. The
name of his first wife is not
known. He bought of the Nick-
ersons and Covells 10 acres of land
lying between Lord's pond and the
highway, which became his home-
stead. The house and four acres
of this land, lying north
of the meeting house, he
sold in 1718 to the town for the
use of the ministry and the re-
maining six acres he sold in 1729
to Thomas Doano." After the sale
to the town, he appears to have

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lived on the Vickery homestead,
which he had bought of the Vick-
ery heirs in 1714.' With Capt.
Joseph Harding he bought Sept. 7,
1797, of Josephus Quason all the
interest of the latter in the
(Juason lands in the south part of
Old Harwich and later, in 1713, in
the division of these lands, re-
ceived one-sixteenth part, which
he later sold.« He was clerk of
the proprietors of these lands.
He was one of the leading men of
the town, being selectman 21 years,
town clerk 14 years, and holding
other offices. He was a leader in
the church and a firm friend and
confidant of the ministers. He
was the first deacon of the church.
He married 2nd, June 28, 1739,
Hope (Horton) Snow, widow of
Ebenezer Snow of Eastham. Ad-
ministration on his estate was
granted Jan. 16, 1750-1, to his son
Joshua. Although town clerk
many years, he failed to record
any information about his own
family.*

NOTES.

*The author is indebted to Mr.
Josiah Paine of Harwich, Mr.
Stanley W. Smith of Boston and
Mr. William E. Nickerson of Gam-
bridge for helpful genealogical in-
formation respecting some of the
families mentioned in these ar-
ticles.

(1) Rev. Samuel Treat of East-
ham writes of him in 1716 as
follows: "He is a person born in
our town of godly parents who
gave him a religious education
and he early expressed a pious
inclination to the ways of God and
a religious profession and has for
many years been entertained in

our church, adorning his profes-
sion by a very laudable conversa-
tion and so esteemed by the ad-
jacent towns, to many of whom he
is well known." Adams v Hawes,
Files Superior Court of Judica-
ture, No. 10,812.

(2) Newcomb Genealogy, 20.

(3) She is called Emlen in the
will of Capt. John Atkins. The
name has caused trouble for gen-
ealogists. In the Newcomb Gene-
alogy she is called Emblem, else-
where Embling. The forms Em-
bling and Emblen (not Emblem)
are old forms for Emlen (Eme-
line), just as we have Hamblen
for Hamlin, Tombling and Tom-
blen for Tomlin, Hambleton for
Hamilton, etc.

(4) By deed dated July 29, 1783,
Henry Atkins sold to Isaac Howes
and John Harding the following
tract in Chatham, doubtless his
father's farm: "where my dwell-
ing house stands, beginning at a
stake and stone at the westerly
end of the Pond near my Dwell-
ing house aforesaid in Mr. Paul
Sears his range, thence Westerly
as the fence now stands to the
highway, thence northerly to
Thomas Bee's range, being about
twenty-five feet, thence Easterly
in said Bee's range till it comes
to the Partition fence between the
aforesaid Bee and Atkins, thence
Northerly as the fence now stands
till it comes to the land of Seth
Smith, thence Easterly in said
Smith's range as the fence now
stands till it comes to the land
of Constant Nickerson, thence still
Easterly as the fence now stands
till it comes to the corner of the
fence to a stone in the ground,
thence Northerly in the aforesaid

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Niokerson's range as the fence
now stands till it comes to another
corner to a stone in the ground,
thence Southeasterly in the range
of the land that was Solomon
Collings, as the fence now stands,
till it comes to a Ditch near the
fore side of the aforesaid John
Harding's now Dwelling house,
thence Easterly as the Ditch now
runs to low water mark, thence
Southerly by the water till it
comes to Mr. Richard Sears his
range, thence Westerly in said
Sears his range, as the fence now
stands, till it comes to the afore-
said Pond, thence Westerly
through the Pond to the first
specified bounds * * * exclusive of
5 or 6 acres which belong to said
Atkins his sister." Seth W. Ham-
mond papers.

(5) Children of Samuel and Em-
len (Newcomb) Atkins (from Pro-
bate Records, order uncertain) : 1
Eunice, b. 1705; m. Solomon Col-
lins, son of John, about 1726. 2
Elizabeth, b. ; m. 1st Daniel

Eldredge of Eastham Jan. 31,
1727-8, (East. Rec.) who was "sup-
posed to be deceased" Jan. 1732-3;
m. 2nd about 1735, Solomon Ken-
drick, son of Edward of Harwich;
removed to Harrington, N. S.,
about 1762. 3 Desire, b. ; m.

Sylvester. 4 x\nna, b. 1714;
m. Thomas Kendrick, son of Ed-
ward of Harwich (int. Jan. 27,
1734-5, East. Rec). 5 Bethiah, .Jr.,
b. - ; m. Christopher Taylor,
son of Abraham of Barnstable,
Feb. 3, 1757 (Chat. Rec); d. be-
fore 1769. 6 Tabitha, b. ; m.
Southworth Hamlin, son of Joseph
of Barnstable, May 12, 1757 (Chat.
Rec). 7 Henry, b. (not of age
Jan. 1733) ; m. Deborah Lothrop,

dau. of Joseph of Barnslable, Doc.

8, 1768 (Barnst. Rec.) ; after sell-
ing his fai'in in 1783 as above, he
probably moved to south pai't of
Eastham, where his widow died
Nov. 22, 1822, aged 85 (Hdstn.).

(6) Town Records; M. L. Luce
papers.

(7) Page 124, note 86, Smith's
History of Chatham.

(8) Files Superior Court of
Judicature, Nos. 7,626, 9,537, 66,388,
30,339; Osborn Nickerson papers.

(9) Children of Thomas and

( ) Atkins (order un-

certain) : 1 Thomas, b. ; m.

1st Elizabeth Nickerson, dau, of
William, about 1726. She died
before Sept. 13, 1739, (date of her
father's will) and he m. 2nd
Thankful Snow, dau. of Ebenezer
of Eastham, May 14, 1741 (East.
Rec). 2 Joshua, b. ; m.

Sarah Sears, dau. of Daniel, Aug.
1, 1734 (Chat. Rec). She died
April 30, 1751, and he m. 2nd Mary
(Freeman) Doane, widow of Ben-
jamin (int. Oct. 5, 1751, Chat.
Rec). 3 Susanna, b. about 1717;
m. Reuben Ryder, son of John,
Oct. 26, 1740 (Chat. Rec); d. Aug.

9, 1743, aged 26. 4 Bethiah, sen.,
b. ; single in 1757. (See
marriage of Bethiah Jr., note 5
supra. Bethiah, sen., considering
the known facts, could have been
no one but a dau. of Thomas.)
5 Possibly other daughters not
identified.

BASSETT.

Nathan Bassett, son of Nathaniel
and Mary or Dorcas (Joyce) Bas-
sett of Marshfield and Yarmouth,
born , married Mary, daugh-

ter of Thomas and Deborah Crow
of Yarmouth, March 7, 1709, and

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settled at Monomoit soon after.
He bought of one of the Govells
(probably Joseph) an interest in
the common land and settled on
that part of it on the south side
of the road to Yarmouth, opposite
the farm of Joseph Nickerson. In
the division of the common land
in 1713, he had all the land be-
tween the ponds and the road,
from the Indian meeting house
nearly to Harwich line, assigned
to him." He died in 1728, but his
estate was not settled. His widow
died in 1742, leaving a will dated
Nov. 5. 1741, proved May 6, 1742,
disposing of her husband's prop-
erty. She gave the homestead to
her sons Nathaniel and Samuel.'^

NOTES.

(10) A Proprietors' Book for
Chatham, town clerk's office.

(11) Children of Nathan and
Mary (Crow) Bassett (from Pro-
bate Records, order uncertain) : 1
Dorcas, b. ; m. John Nicker-
son, Jr., son of William of Har-
wich, March 14, 1727-8 (Har. Rec).

2 Nathan, b. ; m. Elizabeth
Rogers, dau. of Eleazer of Har-
wich, Jan. 2, J734-5 (Har. Rec).

3 Mary, b. ; single in 1741. 4
Thomas, b. ;m. 1st Deborah
Godfrey, dau. of Moses; 2nd, Mary
Newcomb, widow of Joseph of
Wellfleot, Sept. 15, 17(53 (East.
Rec). 5 Hannah, b. ;
m. 1st Joseph Covell, son
of Joseph, who died before
1741, and she m. 2nd Asa Mayo of
Eastham July 23, 1756 (East. Rec).

6 Nathaniel, b. ; m, Sarah
Chase, dau. of Thomas of Yar-
mouth, Aug. 23, 1739 (Yar. Rec).

7 Samuel, b. ; living in 1741.

COVELL.

Natlftuiiel Covell, son of Nathan-
iel and Sarah (Nickerson) Covell,
born about 1670, married March
1, 1G96-7, Judith Nickei'son, dau. of
William and Mercy. He lived on
or near his father's farm between
Crow's pond and Ryder's cove at
Chathamport.i'' He was select-
man two years and treasurer two
years. His will, dated Sept. 19,
1746, was proved March 13, 1746-7.
He had previously disposed of his
real estate to his children. His
widow, daughter Elizabeth and
granddaughter Daty Nickerson
each received one-third of his
personal estate."

William Covell, son of Nathaniel
and Sarah (Nickerson) Covell, was
born at Monomoit about 1673. His
wife was Sarah, but her parentage
is not known. His homestead,
bought of Joseph Nickerson about
1695, was at Chathamport, bounded
"Easterly by Ensign William Nick-
erson, Southerly by the land of
Jehosaphat Eldred, Southerly,
Southwesterly and Westerly by ye
land of Jeremiah Nickerson's to
ye Bank or Clift n(?er ye Wading
place, and Northerly by ye Clift,"
containing 60 acres. On November
28, 1710, he bought of Jeremiah
Nickerson a tract of 20 acres ad-
joining the above on the west.
All his lands and right at Chat-
ham, he sold by deed dated Sep-
tember 10, 1716, to John Crowell,
Jr., of Yarmouth" and removed to
Harwich, where he purchaseii of
his brother Ephraim the easterly
part of the latter's farm, lying on
the southwest side of Flax pond.
It was conveyed to him by deed
dated February 9, 1718-9, after he
had built a house uih)ii the tract.

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

This farm of 40 acres he sold by
deed dated August 17, 1725, to
Jonathan Smalley of Harwich'^
and removed to tliat pai't of
Eastham now Wellfleet. He died
there January 18, 17G0, aged 87.'"

Joseph Covell, son of Nathaniel
and Sarah (Niokerson) Covell, born
at Monomoit about 1675, married
first Lydia Stev^^art, daughter of
Ensign Hugh of Monomoit, about
1700. She died not long after and
he married second Hannah Bas-
sett, daughter of Nathaniel of Yar-
mouth and sister of Nathan of
Monomoit, March 1, 1703-4. His
farm was on the east side of
Muddy Cove and extended east to
the present road from the old
cemeteries over to the late Rufus
Smith's. It was a part of the old
William Nickerson farm. There is
no record of his death or of his
children and no settlement of his
estate. He was living as late as
1732," but does not appear in the
tax list of 1755."

Ephraim Covell, youngest son of
Nathaniel and Sarah (Nickerson)
Covell, born about 1677; married,
first, Mercy , who died Feb. 1,

1727-8; second, Abigail Ellis of
Yarmouth Feb. 4, 1729-30, and af-
ter her decease, third, Mary Tay-
lor of Chatham (intent. Sept. 20,
1746), who survived him.'" By
deed dated May 19, 1G99, he re-
ceived from his mother one-fourth
part of all her interest in his
grandfather Nickerson's home,
farm and in all his other land at
Monomoit, his brothers probably
receiving their respective shares
at the same time.-" His part of
his grandfather's farm lay be-
tween the two ponds (which are
next the Stephen Smith place)

and the road past the late Dr.
Clifford's and extended easterly
nearly to the head of Ryder's
Cove. This property he sold in
1712 to Edward Bangs of Harwich,
receiving in exchange the farm of
300 acres on the south side of
Harwich, formerly belonging to
Joseph Severance and Manoah Ellis,
which lay between Grassy pond,
Flax pond and the sea, and
bounded west on land of Isaac At-
kins and east on land of Scotto
Clark." His house was on the
south side of Grassy pond. He
sold the easterly part of this
farm to his brother William in
1719. In the latter part of his
life he was reputed to be a
Quaker." His will, dated July 14,
1 7 49,^'^ was proved Sept. 10, 1753.-*

NOTES.

(12) Town Records, 1734.

(13) Children of Nathaniel and
Judith (Nickerson) Covell (from
Probate Records, order uncertain) :

1 Jane, b. ; m. Jonathan Nick-
erson, son of Thomas, about 1718.

2 John, b. ; m. Thankful
Bangs, dau. of Jonathan of Har-
wich, Aug. IG, 1721 (Har. Rec). 3
Nathaniel, b. ; m. Keziah
Tucker, dau. of Samuel. April 14,
1727 (Chat. Rec.). 4 Seth, b. :
m. Sarah Hurd, dau. of John of
Harwich, Nov. 22, 1732 (Har. Rec.) ;
removed to Ridgefield, Conn.,
about 1747. 5 Hannah, b. ; m.
Alexander Cuiuiingham of Nan-
tucket, Feb. 8, 1732-3 (Nan. Rec).
G Simeon, b. ; m. Thankful Rob-
bins of Yarniniitji, probably dau. of
James, Aug. 26, 1746 (Yar. Rec);
removed to Ridgefield, Conn. 7
Elizabeth, b. ; died single
about 1776. This Nathaniel Covell

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did not settle in the north part of
Eastham as stated by Pratt (Hist.
of Eastham, 113) ; it was his broth-
er William who is referred to.

(14) M. L. Luce papers.

(15) Files Superior Court of
Judicature, No. 02,893.

(16) Children of William and
Sarah ( ) Govell (order mi-
certain) : 1 Nathaniel, b. ; m.
Esther Atwood, dau. of Medad of
Eastham (int. July 29, 1724, East.
Rec). Their children probably
were Esther, Sarah, Reuben,
Philip, Jedidah and Priscilla. 2
Ephraim, b. ; m. Mercy Brown
of Eastham, July 9, 1730 (East
Rec). Their children were Amy,
Phebe, Zeruiah, Ephraim, Amy,
Solomon, Daniel, Mary, Mercy. 3
William, b. ; m. 1st Joanna
Atwood, widow of Eleazer of
Eastham, June 27, 1734 (East. Rec.) .
She died Jan. 16, 1736-7, in her
44th year (Hdstn.) and he m. 2nd
Elizabeth Webber of Eastham
Feb. 16, 1737-8 (East. Rec). Chil-
dren: Joanna and David. 4 Prop-
ably a son, b. ; m. Mary ,
and d. young, leaving a widow and
dau. Mary. 5 Prob. a dau., b.

; m. before 1726 Daniel El-
dridge of Eastham and d. young.
(Files Sup. Ct. of Judicature, No.
19,310.) Other children not iden-
tified.

(17) M. L. Luce papers.

(18) Children of Joseph Covell:
By wife Lydia: 1 Lydia, b. July
12, 1701 (Chat. Rec), m. Thomas
Nickerson, Jr., May 16, 1716 (Chat.
Rec). By wife Hannah: (order
uncertain) 2 Sarah, b. ; m.
William Nickerson ("Red Stock-
ings"), son of William, about 1723
(Osborn Nickerson papers). 3
James, b. ; m. 1st Mehitable

Nickerson, dau. of Samuel of
Harwich, Aug. 4, 1727 (Har. Rec).
She died Nov. 26, 1761, and he m.
2nd Ruth (Crowell) Kelley, widow
of Amos Kelley of Yarmouth. 4
Nathaniel, b. ; m. Mary Chase,

dau. of Isaac of Yarmouth (int.
July 20, 1740, Yar. Rec). 5 Joseph,
b. ; m. Hannah Bassett, dau.

of Nathan, and died not long af-
ter marriage, leaving widow and
dau. Hannah. 6 Possibly a dau.
Constant, who. m. Ebenezer Nick-
erson, son of Thomas. 7 Possibly
a dau. Dorcas, who m. James
Nickerson, son of William.

(19) The Harwich records give
the name of the second wife as
Mrs. Abigail Ellis and of the third
wife as Mrs. Mary Taylor, yet
one and perhaps both were un-
married. Mary Taylor was dau.
of John Taylor of Yarmouth and
Chatham. Her brother, Seth Tay-
lor of Chatham, in his will in
1702 mentions "my sister, Mary
Covell, which now liveth with me."

(20) The description in this deed
is as follows: "All that part &
share of land situate, lying &
being in Maiiamoyot aforesaid
bounded viz: ye estern corner a
stone marked E near ye harbor,
from sd stone Westerly to a stone
marked E on ye Southerly side of
ye Burling place hill & so from
sd stone Westerly to a rock
marked C & so westerly to a
stone marked E on ye Southerly
side of the Comon road wich is
ye bounds between sd lands &
Joseph Covel's land & so ranging
on ye Southerly side of sd Comon
highway to another stone marked
E & from sd stone Southerly to
a white oake tree marked on
four sids nere a pond called by

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ye Indians Nespoxet and so rang-
ing by ye North side of sd pond
Easterly to a pond called ye pas-
ture pond to ye old bounds & so
by sd pond untill it come to ye
land wicli was Abraham Johnson's.
[Also a parcel of meadow adjoin-
ing meadow of Joseph Covell, im-
perfectly described.] With one
quarter part of a small neck of
land in said Manamoy comonly
called ye short neck, with one
quarter part of all my share of
the undivided land with all woods,
fencings, with whatsoever ys
standing, lying or growing on sd
lands." Reservation made for
"William Nickerson Senr to have
a convenient highway from his
now dwelling house to ly open to
his land at Manamoyot." (Files,
Superior Court of Judicature, No.
3,919.)

(21) Files, Superior Court of
Judicature, No. 144,324.

(22) Freeman, History of Gape
Cod, n, 512.

(23) On a stone erected to his
memory in Harwich Centre ceme-
tery by his grandson, the date of
his death is given as Aug. 23, 1748
(13 Mayflower Descendant, 239.)
This is obviously a mistake, as his
will is dated in 1749.

(24) Children of Ephraim and
Mercy Covell (from his will,
order uncertain) : 1 Thankful, b.

; m. Edward Nickerson, son
of Thomas of Chatham, Feb. 24,
1724-5 (Har. Rec). 2 Mercy, b.

; m. Samuel Burge, son of
Samuel of Yarmouth, Sept. 25,
1730 (Har. Rec). 3 Sarah, b. ;

m. Benjamin Nickerson, son of
Samuel of Harwich, Oct. 13, 1741
(Har. Rec). 4 Mary, b. ; m.

Thomas Burge, son of Samuel of

Yarmouth, July 28, 1742 (Har.
Rec).

ELDREDGE.

Lieut. William Eldredge, son of
Robert and Elizabeth (Nickerson)
Eldredge, married first,
second, Sarah (Newcomb) Conant,
widow of Joshua of Salem and
later of Truro, Jan. 30, 1706-7.
She was born about 1670. As
early as 1700 he had a sloop or
small vessel used in coasting
trips." He acquired his father's
farm at West Chatham in the
John K. Kendrick neighborhood,
lying between the highway and
Oyster pond river, besides con-
siderable adjacent land. This
property, consisting ol about 200
acres, he sold by deed dated
December 18, 1711, to Mr. Seth
Taylor of Yarmouth, a real estate
trader,="' and removed to Monomoit
Beach, where he had bought land
of Joseph Stewart and others. He
built a house here and opened a
tavern for the entertainment of
sailors and others seeking a tem-
porary harbor at or near Wreck
Cove. After a few years he sold
this place to Morris Farris and
returned to the main land." He
was selectman for seven years
between 1697 and 1727 and lieu-
tenant as early as 1713. His death,
which occurred April 27, 1749, is
the only one recorded in the first
book of town records. There is
no settlement of his estate and
no list of his children."

Serg. Joseph Eldredge, son of
Robert and Elizabeth (Nickerson)
Eldredge, perhaps married first a
daughter of Teague Jones, a
neighbor at Monomoit from 1675 to
1683. He acquired land and prob-

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ably Hvod for a time in tlio south
part ol" Yai'iiiouLh on Llie west
side of Bass river. His land ad-
joined land of Teague Jones and
his sons, and the circumstances
indicate that it was a family
community.'^'' The Boston records
give the marriage of a Joseph
Eldredge and Elizabeth Gross Oc-
tober 9, 1G95. He was living at
Monomoit again before 1098, where
he settled on a tract of 50 acres
on the south side of the Oyster
pond, extending from the head of
the pond westerly along the pond
and river. William Nickerson,
son of John, owned and lived upon
the farm next southerly, and the
present road from Atwood's corner
westerly, known as Cedar street,
is the old cart way which sep-
arated these two farms. His house
stood at the east end of the farm
in the present John Emery neigh-
borhood.''" He was selectman in
1710. His will, dated August 27,
1728, was proved September 2'i,
1735. His wife Elizabeth survived
him and was living probably as
late as 1755. His farm passed to
his three sons, subject to the
dower of the widow.^'

Jehoshaphat Eldredge, sou of
William and Aime (Lumpkin)
Eldredge of Yarmouth, born in
that town about 1658, married
Elizabeth , probably daughter

of Nathaniol and Sarah Covell."
He settled on a portion of the old
Nickerson or Sarah Covell farm
at Chathamport. His house stood
on the west side of Crow's pond,
near and south of the William
Covell (later Paul Crowell) farm.
His will, dated Feb. 9, 1731-2, was
proved Nov. 29, 1732. He had a
house and lot of land at Red Riv-

er neck, which was given (o his
son Eiisha, a nock of land at
Chathamport called Short neck,
lueadow at Ragged neck, meadow
at Matchapoxett and woodland near
the Red river. His dwelling house
and land near Paul Crowell were
given to his sons Ebenezer and
Barnabas. His wife survived him,
and was probably living as late as
1755."'=

NOTES.

(25) Town Records, 1700.

(26) Deed from Seth Taylor to
Thomas Doane dated March 20,
1718-9. M. L. Luce papers.

(27) See page 209, note 29,
Smith, History of Chatham.

(28) Children of William and
Eldredge (order uncertain) :

1 Rebecca, b. ; m. Ebenezer

Berry of Harwich, son of John,
Oct. 13, 1713 (Har. Roc). 2
William, b. ; m. Thankful

Crowell, (lau. of John of Yarmouth,
Marcli 20, 1718 (Yar. Roc); lived
at Harwich. Their children were
Reuben, Rebecca, Sarah, Thankful,
Bridget, William, Isaac, Jeremiah.
3 Lsaac, b. ; m. Dorothy ;

lived at Harwich. Their children
wnrc J(Mni.sha, Monica,' Mary. 4
J'l'ob. a son Joshua, b. ; m.

(taxed in 1755). 5 Other
children, if any, not identified.

(29) See a deed from Teague
Jones to his son Jeremiah, dated
May 29, 1691, conveying land on
the west side of Bass river, Yar-
mouth. Files, Superior Court of
Judicature, No. 9,838.

(30) Sec a deed from Samuel
Sprague to Richard Sears dated
March 3, 1707-8. Josiah Paine
papers.

(31) Childi'en of Joseph "and

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

Eldrodge (from the will,
order uncertain) : 1 Williani, b.
; m. Hannah Taylor, dau.
of John, Oct, 1, 1713 (note 45, page
188, Smith, Hist, of Chatham), 2
Tabitha, b, ; m, William

Mitchell, son of William, March 19,
1712-3 (note 45, page 188, Smith,
Hist, of Chatham), and died not
long after. 3 John, h. ; m, Ru-
hamah Doane, dan. of Thomas,
Sept. 26, 1728 (Chat, Rec). 4 Jer-
emiah, b. ; m, 1st Lydia
Hamilton, dau, of Daniel, before
1720, She died before Jan, 28,
1735-6, and he m, 2nd Thankful
, perhaps his first wife's
sister.

(32) James Covell mentions Bar-
nabas Eldredge as his cousin,

(33) Children of Jehoshaphat and
Elizabeth (Covell) Eldredge (from
the will, order uncertain) : 1 Na-
thaniel, b. ; m. Sarah Gonant,
dau, of Joshua of Truro, Sept. 4,
1712 (East. Rec). She was b, in
Salem April 12, 1695. 2 Elnathan,
b. as early as 1694; m, 1st at
Yarmouth, Hamiah O'Kelley, dau.
of Jeremiah of Yarmouth, where
he was living in 1723; m. 2nd
Deliverance, probably dau. of
Caleb Lumbert; removed to
Dartmouth about 1740. 3 Eliza-
beth, b. ; single 1732. 4 Ed-
ward, b, July 17, 1702 (Chat, Rec.) ;
m, Mary, dau, of Thomas Nicker-
son. 5 Elisha, b. ; m. Fear
Niekerson, dau, of Robert. 6
Ebenezer, b. about 1707, m. Deliv-
erance, dau, of William and Sarah
Niekerson (tradition through Mr.
Josiah Paine), about 1742, 7 Bar-
nabas, b. ; m. Mary , about
1735.

GODFREY.

George CJodfrey, eldest son of
George and Godfrey of East-

ham, born January 2, 1662-3, set-
tled at Monomoit about 1690.
There is no record of his mar-
riage. He owned land, probably
his homestead, near and north of
Ragged Neck." He was chosen in
1700 with William Niekerson, Sen.,
to have charge of the building of
the first meeting house. There is
no mention of him in the town
records after this date.'°

Moses Godfrey, son of George
and Godfrey of Eastham, born

Jan. 27, 1667-8, married Deborah
Cook, daughter of Josiah and
Deborah (Hopkins) Cook of East-
ham. He settled at Monomoit
about 1695, in that part called
Cotchpinicut (Old Harbor) in the
vicinity of the farm of William
Niekerson, son of the first
William.^" He was early in-
terested in religious affairs and
was a special friend of Rev. John
Latimer, who remembered him
and his wife in his will." When
the church was organized in 1720,
he and his wife were among the
first to join. He soon, however,
found himself at odds with Rev.
Joseph Lord, the pastor, on ac-
count of the attitude of the latter
towards Rev. Samuel Osborn and
the church at Pochet (now Or-
leans) and was excommunicated,
together with Mr. Elisha Mayo.
They both were at once received
again by the Pochet church, to
which they had formerly belonged.
Mr. Godfrey was selectman in 1710
and held other offices. He was a
substantial citizen and reared a
large family, which furnished en-

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EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

ergetic citizens to the town for
nearly two centuries. He died
April IG, 1743, aged 75 years, and
his wife died seven days later,
aged 64. He left a will, dated
Feb. 1741-2, proved May 21, 1743,
leaving his large property to his
seven living sons, Samuel, Moses,
David, George, Benjamin, Joshua
and Richard, they paying certain
legacies. A son Jonathan had
died.'^"

Jonathan Godfrey, son of George
and Godfrey of Eastham,

born June 24, 1682, married Mercy
Mayo, daughter of Thomas and
Barbara (Knowles) Mayo of East-
ham, October 30, 1707, and settled
at Monomoit soon after. The
location of his farm is not known.
He appears to have been a worthy
citizen, but not prominent. He
had an interest in the Common
land and was one of those who
took pew ground in 1742. His
will, dated March 7, 1765, was
proved April 23, 17G5, and divided
his property equally among his
children and the heirs of deceased
children.'"'

NOTES.

(34) See deed from William
Nickerson and others to Michael
Stewart dated Oct. 12, 1702, and
deed from Samuel Eldredge to
Seth Taylor dated May 15, 1711.
M. L. Luce papers.

(35) It is not known whether
or not he had any children.

(36) See Smith, Hist, of Chat-
page 142, note 30.

(37) See Smith, Hist, of Chat-
ham, page 106.

(39) Children of Moses and Deb-
orah (Cook) Godfrc^y (from the
will, order uncertain) : 1 Jona-

than, b. ; m. Mercy Nicker-

son, dan. of Robert, Sept,, 2, 1725
(Chat. Rec). (Admn. on his es-
tate March 18, 1729-30. Children,
Caleb, Jonathan, Rebecca.) 2 Sam-
uel, b. ; m. .3 Moses,
b. ;m. Martha Collins, dau.
of John, about 1726. 4 Desire, b.
; m. Nathaniel Ryder, son
of John and Esther of Yarmouth,
Sept. 26, 1728 (Chat. Rec). 5
George, b. about 1706; m. 1st
Mercy Knowles, dau. of Richard,
Nov. 1, 1733 (Ghat. Rec). She
died May 14, 1758, and he m. 2nd
Jane (Collins) Bearse, widow of
Prince Snow, Jr., and Benjamin
Bearse, Nov. 9, 1758 (Chat. Rec).
6 David, b. ; m. Priscilla
Baker, dau. of of Yarmouth,
Oct. 14, 1731 (Yar. Rec). 7 Mary,
b. Sept. 4, 1711 (old Bible record);
m. 1st Caleb Nickerson, son of
William, about 1732. He died Dec.
18, 1749 (Chat. Rec), and she m.
2iid Seth Smith, son of John, Nov.
18, 1756 (old Bible record). 8
Deborah, 1). ; m. Thomas
Bassett, son of Nathan. 9 Benja-
min, b. ; m. Elizabeth Hop-
kins, dau. of Elisha, Aug. 23, 1738
(Chat. Rec). 10 Elizabeth, b.
about 1717; m. Benjamin Bearse,
son of Benjamin of Barnstable, May
31, 1733 (Chat. Rec). 11 Joshua,
b ; m. Phebe Gould, dau. of
Nathaniel of Harwich (Int. Dec
17, 1742, Har. Rec). 12 Richard,
b, ; m. Azubah Collins, dau.
of Solomon, Jan. 10, 1750-1 (Chat.
Rec). He died in 1759, leaving
Enoch, b. April 20, 1752, and War-
ren, b. April 6, 1757 (Liverpool, N.
S. Rec).

(40) Children of Jonathan and
Mercy (Mayo) Godfrey (from the
v.ill, order uncertain) : 1 Hannah,

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

11

b. ; m. Jamos Rogers, Jr., of

Eastham May 21, 1730 (East. Roc).
2 Mercy, b. ; m. 1st Ebenezer

Burgess, son of Thomas, of Yar-
mouth (Int. Feb. 22, 1734-5, Yar.
Rec.) ; m. 2nd Elkanah Rogers, son
of Joseph, of Eastham (Int. June
25, 1748, East. Rec). 3 Thomas,
b. ; m. 1st Bethiah Eldredge,

dau. of Nathaniel, June 7, 1733
(Ghat. Rec) ; m. 2nd Mrs. Mary
Covell of Eastham, March 8, 1753
(East. Rec). 4 Ruth, b. about
1719; m. 1st John Gould, son of
Nathaniel of Harwich (Int. Aug.
18, 1737, East; Rec); m. 2nd
Thomas Myrick of Harwich. 5
Lydia. b. ; m. 1st Joseph My-

rick, son of of Eastham (Int.

Feb. 5, 1742-3, East. Rec) ; m. 2nd
Samuel Smith, Jr., of Eastham
(Int. July 3, 1756, East. Rec). 6
Jephthah, b. ; m, Bathsheba

Eldredge, dau. of Nathaniel (See
deed dated April 1?, 1759, Warren
J. Nickerson papers). 7 Mehitablo,
b. ; m. Nathaniel Hamilton,

son of Thomas, Sept. 7, 1749
(Chat. Rec). 8 Anna, b. ; m.

1st Eldredge; m, 2nd James

Freeman Dec. 8, 1763 (Chat, Rec).
9 Bar-bara, b. ; m. Young;

died before her father.

HAMILTON.

Serg. Daniel Hamilton, probably
son of Thomas and Lydia Hamil-
ton of Rhode Island, Sandwich and
Eastham," born in 1670, married
at Eastham Mary, daughter of
Samuel Smith, about 1693 and
resided there till after the birth
of their second child. By the will
of her father, who died in 1697,
his wife came into possession of
one-half of two farms at Monomoit
located at Tom's Neck, and the

family removed thither. His first
wife luvving died, he married
second August 5, 1708, Sarah
(Smith) Snow, widow of Joseph
Snow of Eastham,*^ and daughter
of John and Hannah Smith of
Eastham. His third wife was
Desire Springer, widow of Edward
Springer of Newport, R. I., and
daughter of James Gorham of
Barnstable, whom he married at
Barnstable Dec 15, 1715. His
fourth wife, who survived him,
was named Elizabeth, perhaps
daughter of John Taylor. Serg.
Hamilton, with his brother Thom-
as, served under Capt. John Gor-
ham in the expedition to Canada
in 1690 and received therefor a
share of land at Dunbarton, N. H.,
in 1735." He was active in local
affairs, being selectman three
years, constable several years and
holding other positions. He was
styled Sergeant as early as 1710.
Through his first wife, he was
interested not only in the farm at
Tom's Neck, but in the Common
lands and the Great Beach. He
died December 8, 1738, aged 68
years. His will, written by Rev.
Mr. Lord, dated January 20,
1735-6, was proved March 22,
1738-9. In it he calls Sarah, Eliz-
abeth and Thankful his three
youngest daughters."^

NOTES.

(41) Note the following entry
in the Sandwich town records:
"Thomas Hambleton, the son of
Thomas Hamblton and lidia his
wife was bourne the 17 of Febuary
1671, borne at Rohd Hand." 14
Mayflower Descendant, 170.

(42) "Nathaniel Snow of Lawful
Age Testifieth and Sailh that on

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EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

or aboutc ye year 1709 I went to
Chatham to Live vvilh my Father
in Law, Daniel Hambleton, Late
of said Chatham, Deceased, and I
saw my said Father, John Atkins,
Theophilus Mayo, Thomas Mayo,
John Smith and Joshua Higgins
Mow and Garry of hay from Mon-
omoit Great Beach, so caHed, for
seven years together without Mo-
lestation. Sworn in Court July
1753. Att. Saml Winthrop Clerk."
Files, Superior Court of Judica-
ture, No. 71,149.

(43) State Archives, vol. 114,
page 116; petition of Shubael Gor-
ham June 12, 1735. Acts and Re-
solves of Mass.

(44) Children of Daniel Hamil-
ton (from the will and Eastham
records). 1 Grace, h. Aug. 3,
1G94; d. Aug. 20, 1694 (East. Roc).

2 Thomas, b. Sept. 1, 1095, m. Re-
becca Mayo, dau. of Nathaniel of
Eastham, May 3, 1716 (East. Rec).

3 Lydia, b. ; m. Jeremiah El-
dredge, son of Joseph, about or
before 1720. 4 Mary, b. ; ni.
Judah Mayo, son of Thomas, of
Eastham (Int. Jan. 27, 1721-2, East.
Rec). 5 Samuel, b. ; m. 1st
Bethiah Stewart, dau. of Michael,
May 25, 1727 (Chat. Rec); m. 2nd
Mrs. Mercy Ellis of Harwich, Oct.
3, 1741 (Har. Rec). 6 Daniel, b,

; m. 1st, Abigail , about

1729; m. 2nd Mrs Sarah Lewis of
Harwich (Int. July 21, 1750, Chat.
Rec). 7 Sarah, b. ; m. Theo-

dore Harding, son of Joshua, of
Eastham, Jan, 23, 1728-9 (Chat.
Rec). 8 Joseph, b. ; m.

Martha Atkins, dau. of Joseph, of
Eastham, Jan. 22, 1731-2 (East.
Rec); lived at Eastham. 9 Eliza-
beth, b. ; m. Soth Taylor, son
of John, about 1730. 10 Thnnkiul.

b. ; single in 1736; perhaps

m.' Jeremiah Eldredge as 2nd wife
after sister's death. The last four
childi'on were by wife Sarah.

HARDING.

Capt. Joseph Harding, eldest son
of Joseph and Bethiah (Cook)
Harding of Eastham, born July 8,
1667, married Dinah , probably

daughter of Tristram Hedges, and
settled at Monomoit prior to 1693
in the southwest quai'ter of the
town. He was selectman seven
years, treasurer two years and
held other local offices. He be-
came lieutenant of the military
company as early as 1702 and cap-
tain as early as 1706, holding that
position till 1715. He was prob-
ably one of the first inembers of
the chui'cli. He had interests in
the Connnon lands and with
Thomas Atkins, bought of Josephus
C'uasou in 1797 the interest of the
latter in the Ouason lands in
Harwich, later receiving one-six-
teenth part in the division of
these lands^" In 1721 he took the
contract to build a new parsonage
for Rev. Mr. Lord, but later, after
ho had begun, the town cancelled
the agreement and controversy en-
sued. He lived on the neck south-
east of Cockle Cove, then called
Ragged Neck, the whole of which
he owned at his death. Harding's
Beach, which adjoins this neck,
was named for him. His wife
Dinah died January 28, 1738, aged
76 years. He died early in 1745,
leaving a will dated February 16,
1738-9, proved May 8, 1745. The
homestead at Ragg^nl Neck was
given to his son N(?hemiah. His
son Maziah had a homestead and
land on (\)cli side of the road

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

13

leading ^ui of the nook to Uie
highway, bought by the testator
of Samuel Taylor in part ami of
Michael Stewart in part/"

NOTES.

(45) Files, Superior Court of
Judicature, No. 7,626.

(46) Children of Joseph and
Dinah [ Hedges (?)] Harding (from
the will, order uncertain) : 1 Jo-
seph, b. ; m. 1st Jane Adams,
dau. of John of Boston and sister
of Rev. Hugh Adams, July 23, 1713
(note 45, page 188, Smith, Hist,
of Chatham) ; m. 2nd Mary
Stewart, widow of Michael,
betw. 1716 and 1720, 2 Maziah, b.
about 1693; m. Bethiah Hawes,
dau. of Isaac, about 1721. 3 Dinah,
b. about 1700; m. 1st, William
Baker, Jr., of Yarmouth, who d.
soon after marriage; m. 2nd John
Young, son of David of Eastham
(Int. March 10, 1721, East. Rec).
4 Bethiah, b. ; m. William
Nickerson, son of Thomas, before
Oct. 1725. 5 Priscilla, b. ; m.
Joseph Howes, son of Thomas,
Feb. 2, 1720-7 (Chat. Rec). 6
Grace, b. ; m. ; d. before
her father, leaving dau. Mary. 7
Mary, b. ; m. John Buck, son
of , after 1726. 8 Nehe-
miah, b. about 1708; m. Priscilla
Collins, dau. of Joseph of East-
ham, Jan. 14, 1730-1 (East. Rec).
The Harding Gen, by Rev. Abner
Morse mentions a son John who
m. a Deborah Nickerson, but the
will of Joseph Harding does not
mention him or any children of
his. Sylvanus Harding, a grand-
sou of Joseph, had a son John
who m. Deborah Nickerson, Jr.,
Sept. 15, 1707 (Chat. Rec).

HOWES.

Capt. Thomas ilowes, son of
Joseph and Howes of Yar-

mouth, born about 1080, married
at Eastham Dec. 11, 1701, Content
Smith, daughter of Daniel and
Mary (Young) Smith of Eastham."^
By deed dated April 8, 1703, he
purchased of William Griffith,
Sen., all the real estate of the
latter at Mouomoit, consisting of
a homestead lot of 26 acres in the
Christopher Smith neighborood,
one-half of 20 acres on the Great
Neck and some meadow land (in
all about 40 acres)." Two years
later by deed dated October 22,
1705, he purchased of Philip Grif-
fith a lot of four acres adjoining
the homestead, the other half of
the 20 acre lot on the Great Neck
and another lot of meadow.'"

Still later, by deed dated April 6,
1713, he purchased of James El-
dredge, the farm inherited by the
latter from his father, Nicholas
Eldredge, which adjoined a portion,
of the Howes farm."" He was
selectman two years and treasurer
two years. He was ensign of the
military company in 1715, later
lieutenant and then captain. His
will, dated May 29, 1736, was
proved October 19, 1738. His
widow survived him. His i^eal es-
tate was divided between his three
sons.^*

NOTES.

(47) The Howes Genealogy by
Mr. J. C. Howes is incorrect in
giving the wife of Thomas as
Rebecca Howes. See the will of
said Daniel Smith in Barnstable
Probate Records.

(48) "Thirty acres of which
Farm or Tenement, is yt on which
ye dwellinghouse now stands,

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EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

which hath a highway through it
down to ye Inlands so Galled, ye
land on ye North side of sd way
where ye house stands was bought
of William Nickerson deceased,
with ye priviledge of Comon for
Cutting wood feeding or grasing
as pr deed expressed under hand
of ye sd William Nickerson; and
ye land on ye South side of sd
way bought of James Maker,
excepting four acres of sd Tract
which was formerly disposed of to
my son Philip Griffeth x x x and
also one half of a twenty acre lot
upon ye Great Neck & is Called
ye fourth lot, my son Philip Grif-
feth owning ye other half— with
two acres of salt and fresh
meadow, one acre bought of Trus-
trum Hedges & one acre bought of
Sanmel Nickerson, joyning both
together & lyeth on ye South side
of ye Oyster pond & is on ye
Easterly side of ye meadow of
Lieut Eldred deceased. Witli ye
Interest in ye Meeting house ac-
cording to charge paid in building
ye Same by ye said William Grif-
feth." Old Barnstable Deeds,
book 4, page 87. M. L. Luce
papers.

(49) Forty acres more or less,
bounded "beginning on ye south
side at a stone next ye lands of
ye sd Thomas Howes & on ye
west side it is bounded by ye sd
Howeses land & John Paddock's
land, from sd stone to a red oak
tree, thence to ye Corner of ye
fence, thence to a red oak tree by
ye Cart way, thence by a sett off
Easterly to a pine tree marked,
thence a little Southerly to a
white oak tree by a swamp side
& so through ye Swamp to an-
other white oak tree & thence by

ye swamp to ye Indian bounds,
leaving ye highway to ye Jury
way, thence by ye sd Jury way
Westward to ye first mentioned
stone. And also ye one half of a
twenty acre lot on ye Stage Neck,
ye other half of said lot is now
in ye tenure & possession of ye
sd Thomas Howes. And also half
an acre of meadow, lying in
Grigeries Neck adjoining to David
Melvels meadow & was formerly
William Griffith Junrs meadow."
Old Barnstable Deeds, book 5, page
49. M. L. Luce papers.

(50) Sixteen acres, "bounded on
ye Southwest by an old ditch &
post & rail fence down to ye
White Pond so called & then
bounded Northwest by sd Pond
down to ye land of John Eldredg
which was set out to him as a
part of his Father's farm to a
Beach tree marked, thence Easter-
ly to a markt red oak tree near
ye head of a swamp & stone set
in ye ground & thence upon ye
same j'ange straight over a fresh
pond to ye other side thereof.
And then bounded by sd Pond
down to meet with ye other land
of ye sd Thomas Howes: Then
it is bounded Easterly by ye land
of ye sd Thomas Howes up to ye
land now in occupation of Lieut.
Seth Taylor which he bought of
Lieut. Eldredge (excepting only ye
highway or road throu) And then
l)y ye land of sd Taylor to ye
first mentioned ditch & post &
rails (only still allowing to Eliz-
abeth, ye mother of ye sd James
to gather cherrys & other fruit
for her spending in ye summer
time & ye sd James to take off ye
timber & old bords of ye old house
thereon)." Old Barnstable Deeds,

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

15

book 6, pagp 513, Luce papers.

(51) Children of Thomas and
Content (Smith) Howes (from the
will, order uncertain) : 1 Daniel,
b. about 1702; m. Elizabeth Doane,
dau. of Thomas, about 1723. 2
Elizabeth, b. ; m. Samuel

Stewart, son of Hugh, as his 2nd
wife about 1730. 3 Mary, b. ;

single in 1736; m. Zachariah Sears
of Yarmouth, as 2nd wife, Dec. 14,
1768 (Chat. Rec.) 4 Joseph, b.
about 1708; m. Priscilla Harding,
dau. of Joseph, Feb. 2, 1720-7
(Chat. Rec). 5 Thankful, b. ;

prob. m. Paul Ryder, son of
of Yarmouth (Int. Oct. 1, 1742, Yar.
Rec). 6 Thomas, b. about 1712; m.
1st Rebecca Sears, dau. of Daniel,
about 1730. She died of smallpox
Dec. 10, 1765, and he m. 2nd Hope
(Sears) Doane, widow of Nehemi-
ah. 7 Hannah, b. ; prob. m.

Joseph Harding, son of Maziah,
Sept. 17, 1747 (Ghat. Rec).

LUMBERT.

Caleb Lumbert, son of Caleb and
Lumbert of Barnstable and
Monomoit, born ; married Sept.

1, 1704, Elizaheth Small, daughter
of Edward and Mary (Woodman)
Small. By deed dated Feb. 22,
1709-10, he purchased of Joseph
and Ephraim Covell all their in-
terest in the Common lands at
Red River Neck and was the first
to settle there.^" In the division
of the Common lands in 1713, a
considerable tract in this neck
was laid out to him, on which he
had, no doubt, previously settled.
He had trouble with the adjoining
owners. In 1722 he was sued by
Robert Nickerson, son of William,
for cutting wood over the line,
but successfully defended himself

on appeal.'"''' In or about 1733 he
was attorney for Katherine, widow
of Nathaniel Nickerson, having
charge of her property in the
town in her absence." By deed
dated Feb. 14, 1739, he conveyed
to Shubael Gorham, Jr., his rights
in Narragansett Township No. 7,
(Gorham, Me.) derived from his
father.^^ In 1741 he brought suit
against Ebenezer and Barnabas El-
dredge on account of the adjoin-
ing meadow land of said El-
dredge.^" He appears to have
moved from town or to have died
soon after this date, there being
no further mention of him.

NOTES.

(52) "All that our right & In-
terest in & to a neck of land
called the Red River Neck in said
Manamoy, that is, our right in &
to the upland in said neck, being
two fifths parts of one third of
sd neck, the whole of sd neck is
bounded viz: at the Northeasterly
corner where a spring Issues out
into the pond thence running on
a straight line to the cartway to
a little swamp neer adjoining to
said Cart way to the Easterly side
of said Swamp, thence running
Westerly by said Cartway as [it]
runs to the head of the Red River
hollow." Old Barnstable Deeds,
book 5, page 563. Files, Superior
Court of Judicature, No. 8,005.

(53) Records, Superior Court of
Judicature, vol. 5, page 171; files
of said Court, No. 19,259.

(54) Files, Superior Court of
Judicature, Nos. 37,160 and 38,588.

(55) York, Me., Deeds, book 27,
page 78.

(56) Files, Superior Court of
Judicature, No. 55,002.

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EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

(57) Cliildron of Calel) and Eliz-
abeth (Small) Liiinljcrt (Chat.
Rec): 1 Mary, b. Juno 4, 1705.
2 Deliverance, b. April 4, 1710; m.
probably Elnntlian Eldredge, son of
Jehoshaphat. 3 Elizabeth, b. April
1, 1714; m. Seth Hammond of
Dartmouth Aug. 23, 1738 (Chat.
Rec), and lived there. 4 Caleb, b.
Sept. 20, 1717; m. . 5 Edward,

b. March 11, 1721-2; m. . One
of these sons m. Nelly Eldredge,
dau, of Nathaniel.

NICKERSON.

William Nickerson, son of John
and Sarah (Williams) Nickerson,
married Hannah . He settled

on the Great Neck (Stage Neck)
probably on the lot conveyed to
liis father Nickerson in 1674 (see
note 83, page 124, Smith, History
of Chatham). His house stood
on the west side of the road
to the wharf near the present
Davis place and his land extended
west along the south side of Cedar
street to and beyond the Cedar
Swamp.^-* He also had land on
the east side of the road near the
Joseph Atwood place. He was
selectman two years and treasurer
one year. He and some of his
childi'en signed their names Nich-
olson, doubtless through the in-
fluence of Rev. Mr. Lord, who
evidently considered it the proper
spelling. His will, written by Mr.
Lord, was dated August 6, 1735,
and pi'oved Oct. 19, 1738. His wife
Hannah survived him and was
living as late as 1755. He gave
the land on the east side of the
road to his son David, that on
the west side, with the dwelling
house and outbuildings, to his son
William. He had land at Seaquan-

set, which he gave to Thomas Boa,
son of his daughter Martha, de-
ceased, also meadow land bought
of David Melvil at a place called
Melvil's flats.^"

John Nickerson, son of John and
Sarah (Williams) Nickerson, mar-
ried Mary July 11, 1706. He
lived on his father's farm between
the White pond and Emery's pond
near the centre of the town at
that time. He was selectman
tlii'ee years and held other offices.
His will, dated May 27, 1762, was
proved Sept. 7, 1762. His only son
Elisha having removed to Nova
Scotia, he gave his farm and other
property to his maiden daughters,
Mary and Elizabeth. He had
ineadow bought of David Melvil
and land and meadow adjoining
John Buck's.""

Lieut. Thomas Nickerson, eldest
son of William and Mercy
(Williams) Nickerson, born at
Monomoit about 1670, married
Mary, daughter of Jonathan Bangs
of Hai'wich. She was born April
14, 1671. He settled at Cotchpin-
icut Neck (Old Harbor) on land
lying just W(>st of his father's
farm there. He was selectman
two years, town clerk twice for
short periods and held other of-
fices. His wife joined the Har-
wich church Nov. 14, 1708, and he
and his children were all bap-
tized Oct. 9, 1709. His wife was
dismissed to the church in Chat-
bam July 7, 1728." He was lieu-
tenant of the military company as
early as 1708. By deed dated July
11, 1706, he acquired the interest
which his mother had by fore-
closure in the land adjoining him
on the west and in the possession
of Dogamus, Stephen and Morti-

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17

quit, Indians. They disputed his
title and successfully defended
themselves in the courts."- There
were about 100 acres in this tract,
which bordered on Ryder's cove
and Pleasant bay."" His will,
dated August 4, 1735, was proved
August 3, 1736. He devised his
dwelling house and land connected
with it and one-half of Ram
Island to his nephew, Samuel
Hinckley, who lived with him. His
son Nathaniel received the other
half of the island. His other sons
had already received their por-
tions.**

Ensign William Nickerson, second
son of William and Mercy
(Williams> Nickerson, born about
1675, married first Deliverance,
probably daughter of Caleb liUm-
bert, Sen., of Monomoit. She died
probably about 1716 and he mar-
ried second Anna Atwood, daugh-
ter of Eldad Atwood of Eastham,
October 24, 1717."= By deed dated
March 25, 1697, he purchased of
John Quason a lot of land at
Cotchpinicut, on which he prob-
ably lived.'"' His father, by deed
dated October 13, 1702, conveyed
to him the land at Monomesset
Neck." He was plaintiff for the
"proprietors" in the dispute over
the division of the Common lands.
He is styled Ensign as early as
1706, He was selectman two years
and for many years carried on
the business of tanning hides.
There was a demand for leather
in those days not only for shoes
but for making the leathern
trousers which nearly everyone
wore at his work. About 1740 he
bought of the heirs of his brother
Nathaniel a part of the real estate
of the latter. He took pew ground

in the church in 1742. He died
between October 19, 1742, date of
the codicil to his will, and No-
vember 15, 1742, date of its pro-
bate. His wife Anna survived him
and married August 25, 1747, Ben-
jamin Bearse, Sen., of Barnstable,
who died the following year. He
gave the tan house and tanning
business to his sons Caleb, Na-
thaniel and Eldad."^

Nathaniel Nickerson, son of
William and Mercy (Williams)
Nickerson, born about 1680, mar-
ried Katherine Stewart, daughter
of Hugh, May 13, 1702. He settled
at Chathamport on the west side
of Frostfish creek. His home-
stead is described in 1728 as
bounded "by Capt. Thomas Howes'
land on ye South side and by
Elisha Mayou's land on ye west
and north side and by a salt creek
on ye East side.""" He was town
treasurer in 1723 and 1724. Ad-
ministration on his estate was
granted to his widow Katherine,
May 20, 1725. He left, beside the
homestead held by deed from his
father, a parcel of upland, meadow
and woodland held by deed from
Ebenezer Stewart, upland at "the
Stage" by deed from William
Mitchell, and land at Cotchpinicut
by deed from his father. Elisha
Mayo was appointed guardian of
his daughter Mercy Sept. 8, 1726.
His widow leased the homestead
in 1728 to Samuel Godfrey'" and
probably removed with most of
the family to Falmouth, where
her daughter Experience had mar-
ried. She appointed Caleb Lum-
bert an attorney for her, who had
trouble with Godfrey, and in 1733
leased the property to Elisha Hop-
kins.'^ The widow Katherine died

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EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

about 1740. There is no list of
the children.'*

Robert Nickerson, youngest son
of William and Mercy (Williams)
IVickerson, born about 1G84, mar-
ried Rebecca Jones, daughter of
Jeremiah of Yarmouth, March 28,
1706-7. He lived on his father's
farm and came into full possession
of it on the death of his father
in 1719, subject to the life estate
of the widow. By deed dated May
15, 1729, he conveyed all his
property to his sons James, Rob-
ert, Sylvanus and Elkanah, re-
serving the use and improvement
to himself and wife." Soon after
this his creditors became more
pressing. Richard Knowles, Thom-
as Doane, Samuel Godfrey, Ben-
jamin Ashton and others secured
judgments against him about
1730.'* His will, dated January 16,
1755, and proved February 4, 1755,
mentions no other son but El-
kanah. His widow died about
1765.'^

NOTES.

(58) A deed dated March 16,
1767, from William Nicholson to
Joseph Atwood gives the following
description of this land: Thirty
acres bounded "Easterly by the
Road to Stage Harbour Northerly
by the land of John and Jeremiah
Eldredge, Westerly by land of
Solomon Eldredge as the fence
stands and by other land of the
grantor and in ye Swamp, South-
erly by land of Seth Eldredge's
heirs." Joseph Atwood papers.

(59) Children of William and
Hannah ( ) Nickerson (from
the will, order uncertain) : 1 Mar-
tha, b. ; m. John Bea of East-
ham March 30, 1729 (East. Rec).

2 Hannah, b. ; single in 1735.

3 David, b. ; m. Elizabeth
Mayo, dau. of Nathaniel, of East-
ham, Aug. 7, 1731 (East. Rec). 4
Elizabeth, b. ; single in 1735.
5 Sarah, b. ; m. Thomas Ash
before 1735. 6 William, b. ; m.
Hannah Baker, dau. of Jonathan (?)
of Yarmouth (Int. Jan. 28, 1738-9,
Yar. Rec). 7 Ruth, b. ; single
in 1735. 8 Zilpha, b. ; m.
Thomas Baxter, son of Thomas, of
Yarmouth (Int. Nov. 8, 1740, Yar.
Rec).

(60) Children of John and Mary
( ) Nickerson (from the will,
order uncertain) : 1 Elisha, b.
March 7, 1706-7 (Chat. Rec); m.
Desire ; moved to Harwich and
about 1761 to Liverpool, N. S.,
thence to Argyle, N. S. 2 Mary, b.

; single in 1762. 3 Eliza-
beth, b. ; single in 1762. 4
Bethiah, b. about 1715; died Aug.
7, 1759, aged 44 (Hdstn.). 5

; m. Prince Young, son of
John, and died leaving a dau.
Patience.

(61) Harwich Church Records;
IV Mayflower Descendant, 247; VI
ib. 155.

(62) Files, Superior Court of
Judicature, Nos. 7,043 and 13,779;
Records, Superior Court of Judica-
ture.

(63) Page 99, note, Smith, His-
tory of Chatham.

(64) Children of Thomas and
Mary (Bangs) Nickerson (all bap-
tized at Harwich Oct. 9, 1709, by
Rev. Nathaniel Stone, who records
their names in the following or-
der, doubtless according to age) :
1 Jonathan, b. ; m. 1st Jane
Covell, dau. of Nathaniel, about
1718. She died about 1728, and
he m. 2nd Sarah Collins, dau. of

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19

Jonathan of Ghalliam and Truro;
moved to Harwich ahout 1735 and
to Provincetown about 1742. 2
Mercy, b. ; m. Scth Crowell,

son of Thomas of Yarmouth,
March 23, 1714 (note 45, page 188,
Smith, History of Chatham). 3
Thomas, b. Dec. 24, 1696 (Chat.
Rec.) ; m. 1st Lydia Covell, dau.
of Joseph, May 16. 1716 (Chat.
Rec). She died Oct. 18, 1750
(Ghat. Rec), and he m. 2nd Mrs.
Sarah Crowell, widow of John
(Int. July 5, 1751) (Chat. Rec); m.
3rd Mrs. Bethiah Harding, widow
of Maziah, Dec. 26, 1763 (Chat.
Rec). 4 William, b. ; m. 1st

Bethiah Harding, dau. of Joseph,
before Oct. 1725; rn. 2nd Sarah
Bassett; moved to Ridgefield, Conn.,
in 1747. 5 Ebenezer, b. ; m.

Constant, prob. a dau. of Joseph
Covell. 6 Edward, b. ; m.

Thankful Covell, dau. of Ephraim
of Harwich, Feb. 24, 1724-5 (Har.
Rec.) ; lived in Harwich. 7 Na-
thaniel, b. ; m. Hannah ;
moved to Ridgefield, Conn., in
1747, thence to Putnam Co., N. Y.
8 Mary, b. ; m. Edward El-
dredge, son of Jehoshaphat. 9
Thankful, b. ; prob. m. Na-
thaniel Nickerson, son of William,
about 1738.

(65) "William Nickerson and
hannah Elis ann atwood were
joyned in marriage on the 24th
day of October 1717 at Chathamr
by Peter Thacher jus. of peace."
(Yar. Rec.) This entry probably
means "Hannah alias Ann Atwood,"
"alis" and possibly "elis" being a
common spelling for "alias." The
marriage to Deliverance appears
from Osborn Nickerson papers.

(66) Note 13, page 137, Smith,
History of Chatham.

(67) Osborn Nickerson papers.

(68) Children of William Nick-
erson (from the will, order uncer-
tain). By wife Deliverance: 1
William, b. May 15, 1701 (O.
Nickerson papers) ; m. Sarah
Covell, dau. of Joseph, about 1723.

2 Deliveranse, b. ; m. Ab-
raham Chase of Harwich;
moved to Tisbury before 1744.

3 Mercy, b . ; m. Seth
Paddock, son of Robert, April 13,
1727 (Chat. Rec); died before her
father, leaving two children. 4
Elizabeth, b. ; m. Thomas At-
kins, son of Thomas, about 1726;
died before her father. 5 Caleb, b.

; m. Mary Godfrey, dau. of
Moses, about 1732. 6 James, b.
; m. Dorcas , prob. dau.

of Joseph Covell; moved to Ridge-
field, Conn., about 1747. 7 Joshua,
b. (of age in 1734) living in 1739.
8 Nathaniel, b. (under age in
1734) ; m. prob. Thankful Nicker-
son, dau. of Thomas, about 1738.
By wife Anna: 9 Anna, b.
m. Jonathan Crowell, son of Isaac
of Yarmouth, July 13, 1738 (Chat,
Rec.) ; moved to Harrington, N. S.,
about 1762. (Their children, ac-
cording to Barrington records,
were David, Joanna, Deborah,
Azubah, Mary, Jonathan, Ruth,
Sylvanus and Freeman. They did
not have a son Samuel, who went
to Connecticut, and other chil-
dren, as given in Freeman's His-
tory of Cape Cod, II, 598, in
Crowell Genealogy, etc. These lat-
ter were children of Jonathan
Crowell (son of Paul) and Anna
(Collins) Crowell, who moved
about 1762 from Chatham to Liv-
erpool, N. S.) 10 Deborah, b. ;
m. William Padishall between
Sept. 1739, and Oct. 1742. 11 El-

20

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

dad, b. about 1723; m, Mary Ga-
boon, dau. of James of Easlhaiii,
Oct. 31, 1744 (East. Rec); moved
to Barriiigton, N. S., about 1762.

(69) Files, Superior Court of
Judicature, No. 21,870.

(70) Files, Superior Court of
Judicature, No. 21,870.

(71) Files, Superior Court of
Judicature, No. 37,166.

(72) Children of Nathaniel and
Katberine (Stewart) Nickerson
(order uncertain) : 1 Experience, b.

; m. Thomas Parker of Fal-
mouth Feb. 12, 1726-7 (Chat. Rec).
2 Mercy, b. about 1709; m. Abra-
ham Chase in Falmouth March 5,
1732 (Falmouth Rec), and lived
in Tisbury. (Their children ac-
cording to Tisbury records were
Valentine, Zaccheus, David, Wait-
still Mercy, and Margaret.) 3 Na-
thaniel, b. about 1718; m. Ruth
Young of Falmouth (Int. Jan. 21,
1742, Fal. Rec). 4 Samuel (prob-
ably) b. ; m. Jane Himt, dau.
of William of Ghilmark, July 5.
1744 (Ghil. Rec). (They had chil-
dren: Jane, Beriah and Nathaniel.)

5 Shubael, b. ; m. Mary Ham-
ilton, dau. of Samuel of Chatham,
Dec 23, 1748 (Ghat. Rec), and re-
moved to Tisbury, He, his wife
and children, Katberine, Samuel
and Job, were warned from Bos-
ton July, 1753 (Files, Superior
Court of Judicature, No. 71,573).

6 Other chiUlrcMi, if any, not
known.

(73) M. L. Luce papers.

(74) Records, Superior Court of
Judicature.

(75) Children of Robert and
Rebecca (Jones) Nickerson (order
uncertain) : 1 James, b. ;
gram Ijury man 1732. 2 Mercy, b. ;
m. pi'ob. 1st Jonathan Godfre\',

son of Moses, Sept. 2, 1725 (Chat.
Rec)*. He died in 1730 and she
m. 2nd Stephen Kidder, 3 Robert,
i). ; m. Mercy Cole, dau. of
Daniel of Eastham, Sept. 17, 1728
(East, Rec). 4 Fear, b, ; m.
Elisha Eldredge, son of Jehosha-
phat. 5 Sylvanus, b. ; (taxes
abated 1742). 6 Elizabeth, b. ;
m. 1st, Sept. 19, 1733, Peter Ray,
son of Peter of Edgartown, and
had children Joseph, Peter, Eliz-
abeth, He died before 1741 and
she m, 2nd Alexander (?) Cun-
ningham and died before 1755. 7
Elkanah, b. Feb. 14, 1721-2 (Ghat,
Rec) ; m. Bathsheba Snow, dau. of
of Eastham, Oct, 18, 1741
(East. Rec.) ; moved to Liverpool,
N. S., about 1762. 8 Rebecca, b.
; m. John Hopkins, son of
Elisha, about 1741; moved to Dart-
mouth, Mass., about 1750, and to
Liverpool, N. S., about 1762.

PADDOCK.

Serg. Robert Paddock, son of
Zacliariab and Deborah (Sears)
J'addock of Yarmouth, born Jan-
uiU'y 17, 1670-1, married Martha
Hall, daughter of John and Pris-
cilla (Bearse) Hall of Yarmouth,
March 6, 1701-2, He moved to
Monomoit soon after the birth of
his second child in 1705 and set-
tled on a farm in the- north part
of the town near Great Hill. He
was selectman in 1720 and 1721,
and was living at Chatham as late
as 1730, but removed soon after
to Mansfield, Conn., where -Joseph,
William and Benjamin Hall of
^■armouth and other relatives of
his wife had settled. He probably
diiHl there before 1750 and his
(•ltil(lc(Mi or most, of them removed

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

21

to the "Oblong." (Putnam Co., N. of Coventry, Conn., Nov. 5, 1747
Y.)7« (Munsri(;Ul Roc.)

NOTES.
(76) Children of Robert and
Martha (Hall) Paddock (order af-
ter third child uncertain) : 1 son,
unnamed, b. Feb. 2, 1702-3; d.
seven weeks later. 2 Seth, b.
March 13, 170i-5 (Yar. Rec.) ; m.
1st Mercy Nickerson, dau. of
William, April 13, 1727 (Chat.
Rec). She died leaving children
Deliverance and Zachariah, and he
m. 2nd Zeruiah Storrs, dau. of
Capt. Thomas Storrs of Mans-
field, Conn., Oct. 10, 1735. She
died Jan. 3, 1737-8, and he m.
3rd Ruth Arnold, dau. of Lieut.
Robert Arnold of Mansfield, Feb.
17, 1744-5 (Mansfield Rec). 3
J3eborah, b. about 1706; m. Joseph
Doane, Jr., of Eastham, Sept. 30,
1725 (Chat. Rec). He died in 1745
and she moved to Middletown,
Conn., v\rhere she died of small
pox Aug. 27, 1752. 4 Zachariah, b.
; m. prob. in Chatham,
moved to Mansfield, Conn. 5
Bcthiah, b. ; m. Nehemiah

Easterbrook, son of Rev Samuel
of Mansfield, Sept. 2, 1736 (Mans-
field Rec). She died about 1743.
6 Martha, b. ; m. Elnathan

Doane, son of Israel of Eastham,
Feb. 25, 1737 (East. sRec) ; moved
to the "ObloTig" about 1754. 7
Robert, b. ; m, Ruth Fletcher,

dau. of John of Mansfield, June
19, 1740 (Mansfield Rec). 8 Pris-
cilla, b. ; m. Elisha Eldredge,

son of Elisha of Mansfield, Jan.
1743 (Mansfield Rec). 9 Eunice,
b. ; m. Thomas Storrs, Jr.,

of Mansfield, Feb. 27, 1742-3
(Mansfield Rec). 10 Silas, b. ;

m. Abial Russ, dau. of Nathaniel

PHILLIPS.

Benjamin Phillips, probably son
of Thomas Phelps or Phillips of
Yarmouth, whose estate was set-
tled in 1674 by Hugh Stewart,
(who may have brought Benjamin
with him to Monomoit) married
about 1696 , daughter of
Nathaniel and Sarah Covell. He
received from his mother-in-law
a lot of land near and east of
the head of Muddy Cove, whereon
he erected a house." It is sup-
posed that his wife died in a few
years and that he married second
Temperance Stewart, daughter of
Hugh of Chatham," and removed
to Harwich. He sold his place
at Monomoit to Ebenezer Hawes
between 1706 and 1713. He was of
Harwich as early as 1712, having
located at East Harwich near the
house lately of James T. Smalley.
In deeds of land in 1713 Briggs
pond. East Harwich, is described
as "the pond southward of Ben-
jamin Phillips." He was living as
late as 1744.'" His widow Tem-
perance married Beriah Broad-
brooks in 1747. There is no settle-
ment of his estate and no record
of his children.""

NOTES.

(77) See note 23. page 84, Smith,
History of Chatham.

(78) Temperance and her sister
Joanna were unmarried in March,
1711, the date of their father's
will, but it is believed that they
married soon after, Joanna becom-
ing the wife of one Oaker. The
widow Joanna Oaker is mentioned
in the Chatham records. Note that

22

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

two of the childrou of Benjamin
Phillips are named Joanna and
Oaker.

(79) 8 Mayflower Descendant,
119.

(80) Children of Benjamin Phil-
lips (order uncertain) : By 1st
wife probably: 1 Anna, b. ;
m. Samuel Atkins, son of Isaac of
Harwich, Feb. 23, 1720-1 (Har.
Rec). 2 Henry, b. ; estate set-
tled in 1725, 3 Micah, b. ; m.
Joanna Baker of Yarmouth, dau.
of William, Aug. 25, 1726 (Yar.
Rec). 4 Jane, b. ; m. Gowell
Chase, son of Lsaac of Yarmouth,
Nov. 1727 (Har. Rec). Probably
by wife Temperance: 5 Benjamin,
b, ; m. Maria Broadbrooks,
daughter of Beriah of Harwich,
Aug. 23, 1735 (Har. Rec). 6 Joan-
na, b. ; m. Ebenezer Berry
of Yarmouth as 2nd wife Dec 20,
1738 (Har. Rec). 7 Oaker, b.
about 1720; m. Mary Small or
Smalley Dec 4, 1741 (Har. Rec) .
8 Joseph, b. about 1721; m. Mercy
Small or Smalley Nov. 8, 1744 (Hai-.
Rec). 9 Hannah, b. ; m.
Samuel Nickerson, Jr., of Harwich
Dec G. 1745 (Har. Roc).

SEARS.

Richard Seai's, son of Paul and
Deborah (Willard) Sears of Yar-
mouth, born in 1680 or 1681, mar-
ried May 15, 1706, Hope, daughter
of Samuel and Rebecca Howes of
Yarmouth. By deed dated March
3, 1707-8, he bought of Samuel
Sprague of Marshfield all the lands
and rights of the latter at Mono-
moit. This included a farm, for-
merly of Joseph Quason, Indian,
extending from the head of the
Oyster pond east to the bay or
salt water, and from the Black

pond south to the head of the
Mill pond, also one-third interest
in the undivided lands." He set-
tled at Monomoit soon after this
purchase. He was treasurer in
1713, constable in 1714-5 and
selectman in 1717. He died May
24, 1718, at the early age of 37
years. His gravestone is the old-
est in the old cemetery. His
widow married, second, Dea. John
Rich of Eastham (Int. Aug. 2, 1723)
and his children were brought up
in that place, but Paul, the son,
returned to Chatham, and settled
upon the real estate assigned to
him out of his father's estate."^

Capt. Daniel Sears, brother
of Richard, born 1682 or 1683, mar-
ried Feb. 12, 1708-9, Sarah Howes
of Yarmouth, sister of his broth-
er's wife. He became interested
in the farm at Monomoit bought
by his bi"ot:lier and removed
thithei'. The purchase was doubt-
less made oil Iheir joint account.
After the death of Richard, the
management of the whole farm
doubtless fell vipon Daniel, During
his long career he was one of
tlie leading citizens of the town,
being town clerk 24 years between
1715 and 1753, selectman 8 years,
and holding other offices. He was
ensign as early as 1722, lieutenant
as early as 1733 and later captain
of the local military company. He
died August 10, 1756, aged 73,
leaving a will dated January 30,
1753. His wife died November 9,
1748, aged 62, He gave all his
real estate to his son Daniel, His
descendants have probably at-
tained more wealth and distinction
than those of any other Chatham
family. His grandson, David Sears,
long a prominent merchant and

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

23

financier of Boston, director of the
first Bank of the United States,
was accounted at his death the
richest man of that city and
founded a family long and prom-
inently known. His grandson
Richard of this town also attained
a local prominence, which the
family maintained till its extinc-
tion here about 50 years ago.**"

NOTES.

(81) "All those my land and
rights of land I now have or of
right I ought to have within the
precinct or Village of Monomoy
in the County of Barnstable afore-
said, that is to say more particu-
larly all that my farm or tract of
land which I lately purchased of
Joseph Quason, Indian of Mono-
moy aforesaid. The said farm
being bounded towards the east
by the Bay or Salt Water &
towards the north by certain
boundaries that that is to say ptly
by the ditch called Indian Nicks
ditch so extending westerly over

a pond w oak tree marked so

continuing the same range wester-
ly till it comes to a tall pine tree
marked which is the corner boun-
dary of the farm and bounded
towards the South by the land
lately John Cussens, Indian, as an
old fence & dry ditch directs to
a pine tree near the house of
Joseph Eldridges & is bounded
towards the West partly by the
Oyster pond & pty by the lands
of particular persons. That is to
say all my lands pertaining to
said farm & not formerly sold or
passed away by the said Joseph
Quason before the 12th day of
October A. D. 1702 as in & by one
instrument or deed of feofment of

the date aforesaid given me
under the hand and seal of said
Quason may appear at large, ref-
erance thereto be had for the
westerly bounds of the said farm
— And also my two parcels of
meadow land, The one called
Stumpy Marsh esteemed at eight
acres more or less environed with
upland and meadow of the heirs
of Samuel Smith deceased. The
otlier being a small piece of
marsh esteemed at one acre more
or less bounded westward by a
creek southward by a pine tree
standing on the upland which tree
is the Northerly bounds of the
meadow of the heirs of the said
Samuel Smith, Eastward by the
upland till it comes to point
thereof near ye creek, together
also with my one third part of all
the common or undivided land
within the limits of Monomoy
aforesaid, excepting such priv-
iledges of herbage or feeding for
cattle & firewood as hath been
formerly granted to any person or
persons in or on the said Com-
mons or undivided land by Mr.
William Nickerson deceased or by
his son William Nickerson, Sarah
Covel & her children or myself
or any one of us." March 3, 1707-
8, Samuel Sprague acknowledged
before Elikem Brett, Justice
Peace. Witnesses, Abraham Sam-
son and John Murdo. Recorded
July G, 1708, William Bassett Reg.
(Josiah Paine papers.)

(82) Children of Richard and
Hope (Howes) Sears: 1 Thankful,
b. at Yarmouth March 18, 1706-7;
m. April 13, 1727, John Rich, Jr.,
of Eastham (East. Rec). 2 Paul,
b. at Chatham about 1710, m.
x\nna Atkins, dau. of Joseph of

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

Eastham (Int. Jan. 31, 1729-30,
East. Rec). 3 Samuel, b. at Ghat-
ham about 1712; d. Dec. 21, 1738,
aged 2Ci (Hdstn.). A Hannah, b.
at Chatham about 1717; m. Feb.
23, 1737-8, Zoheth Smith of East-
ham (East. Rec).

(83) Children of Daniel and
Sarah (Howes) Sears (Chat. Rec.) :
1 Rebecca, b. March 19, 1701-11;
m. Thomas Howes, son of Thomas,
about 1730. 2 Daniel, b. June 1,
1712; m. Fear Freeman, dau. of
Benjamin of Harwich, Oct. 31,
1745 (Har. Rec). 3 Sarah, b.
April 11, 1714; m. Joshua Atkins,
son of Thomas, Aug. 1, 1734 (Chat.
Rec). 4 Mercy, b. July 17, 1716;
m. Stephen Ryder, son of John,
about 1738. 5 Richard, b. April 20,
1718; died unmarried in 1746. 6
David, b. April 21, 1720; died un-
married in 1746. 7 Deborah, b.
Oct. 13, 1722; m. Joseph Atwood,
son of Joseph of Eastham (Int.
April 14, 1742, East. Rec).

SMITH.
John Smith, son of Samuel and
Mary (Hopkins) Smith of Eastham,
was born May 26, 1673, and mar-
ried Bethiah Snow, daughter of
Stephen and Susanna (Dean) Snow,
May 14, 1694. He resided at East-
ham till after the birth of his
second child. Having received by
the will of his father one-half of
two farms at Tom's Neck, Mono-
moit, ho removed thither and
became one of the substantial cit-
izens of the place. The boundaries
of the two farms are described in
the note on page 99, Smith,
History of Chatham. He was
selectman one year and held other
offices in the town. In 1716 he
testified against Rev. Mr. Adams

in the suit of Adams vs Hawes."*
He was a large owner in the Great
Beach. He died in middle life,
administration on his estate being
granted to his son Samuel, Feb.
25, 1717. His widow was living as
late as 1734,"^ when his estate was
finally settled among the children.
NOTES.

(84) Page 183, Smith's Chatham.

(85) Children of John and
Bethiah (Snow) Smith (from Pro-
bate and Eastham Rec) : 1 James,
b. Feb. 13, 1694-5; died May 27,
1696. 2 Samuel, b. May 25, 1696;
m. Mercy Higgins, dau. of Isaac of
Eastham (Int. July 19, 1718, East.
Rec). (He did not m. 2nd Sarah
Snow of Eastham, Sept. 25, 1736,
and have cliildren born in East-
ham, as frequently stated. See N.
E. Hist. Gen. Reg. [1897] 204,
"Wellington Smith and his Fam-
ily" etc. He lived at Chatham,
was selectman there in 1736 and
1743, member of the church, and
so far as known, had but one wife
and ch.: Samuel, Eleanor and
Bi^thiah, all baptized at Chatham
May 25, 1742. N. E. Hist. Gen.
Weg. [19 ] ). 3 Deane, b.
about 1698; m. Esther Ryder, dau.
of John of Yarmouth, Oct. 17, 1720
(Yac Rec). 4 Mercy, b. betw. 1698
and 1702; m. Nathan Kenney of
Chatham, Sept. 24, 1729 (Chat.
Rec). 5 Mary, b. about 1702; m.
m. Obediah Chase, son of Isaac of
Yarmouth, about 1732; died about
1767. 6 John, b. April 7, 1703 (old
Bible rec) ; m. 1st Elizabeth
Brown, dau. of George of East-
ham, Sept. 21, 1727 (P:ast. Rec.) ;
m. 2iid Lydia Snow, wid. of
Ebenezer of Eastham, April 7,
1763 (Chat. Rec) ; moved to East-
ham after second marriage. 7

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25

Stoplion, b. about 170G; m. 1st
Hannah Collins, dau. of John,
about 1727; m. 2nd Bathshoha
Brown, dau. of George of East-
ham, April 9, 1729 (East. Rec).
8 Bethiah, b. about 1708; m. Elisha
Young, Jr., Dec. 15, 1731 (Chat.
Rec). 9 David, b. about 1711; liv-
ing in 1734. 10 Seth, b. about
1713, ace. to Probate Rec. (Nov. 13
or 14, 1711, old Bible rec); m. 1st
Elizabeth , March 15, 1737
(old Bible rec). She was b.
March 15, 1718 (old Bible rec),
and died April 12, 1756 (Hdstn.).
He m. 2nd Mary (Godfrey) Nick-
erson, wid. of Caleb, Nov. 18, 175G
(Chat. Rec).

STEWART.

Michael Stewart, eldest son of
Hugh and Wait Stewart, born in
Yarmouth probably about 1070,
married Mary . He was

a mariner. By deed dated October
12, 1702, he bought of the then
proprietors of Monomoit, viz:
William Nickerson, Sen., Nathan-
iel Covell, William Covell, Joseph
Covell, Ephraim Covell and Sam-
uel Spragiie, a large irregular tract
at what is now West Chatham, on
both sides of the highway, lying
between the ponds there and
Ragged Neck and extending from
the present Doane neighborhood
westerly to the present George
Buck neighborhood.*" The easter-
ly end of this tract at Ockpeset
lie sold in part by deed dated
March 31, 1703, to William El-
dredge, receiving in exchange a
parcel of meadow near his own
land "at or near a place com-
monly called Nick's place," and in
part by deed dated May 22, 1708,
to James Eldredge." That part

on the south side of the highway
between it and Ragged Neck ap-
pears to have been sold to Sam-
uel Taylor, son of John, before
1711.''" He died in middle life. Ad-
ministration was granted on his
estate to his brother Samuel Sep-
tember 26, 1716. His widow mar-
ried Joseph Harding, Jr., before
1720.'^

John Stewart, probably son of
Hugh and Wait Stewart, married
Elizabeth . He was tithing
m_an in 1702, but appears later to
have moved away, returning to
the town again about 1715.'" Ad-
ministration on his estate was
granted to his widow July 11, 1722.
He left an estate valued at £360,
of which £290 was in real estate.
His widow was left with several
small children, among whom was
probably a son John, who mar-
ried Jenny, daughter of Joseph
Harding, Jr., and was a resident
of the town as late as 1744, and
perhaps Elizabeth, who married
Seth Smith. ^____

NOTES.
(86) This tract is described as
follows: "Beginning at ye North-
erly Corner of ye land of Hugh
Stewart thence ranging Easterly
to a fresh pond, so ranging fur-
tber Easterly by ye sd pond on
thwart a neck of land to a Run or
flow of water that runs into a
pond Called ye white pond &
bounded westerly by ye lands of
ye sd Hugh Stewart & Southerly
partly by ye meadow sometime of
Robert Eldredge deceased & partly
by ye upland of George Godfree &
Xiartly by ye land formerly re-
puted to be ye land of John
Downing deceased & Easterly by

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K\RLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

yo reputed lands of yc sd Robert
Fldrodge & NorLhorly by ye n'-
putcd lands of Teagne Jones
deceased x x reserving a Conven-
ient highway through sd land & a
way Issuing out of ye sd highway
to ye six acre lots so called &
another way to ye neck of land
called ye Ragged Neck." Recorded
Book 4, folio 8G, Old Barnstable
Deeds. (M. L. Luce papers.)

(87) M. L. Luce papers.

(88) See "A Proprietor's Book
for Chatham" and deed from Sam-
uel Eldredge to Seth Taylor of
Yarmouth dated May 15, 1711. (M.
L. Luce papers.)

(89) Children of Michael and
Mary Stewart (Chat. Rec.) :
1 Bethiah, b. Sept. 21, 1704; m.
Samuel Hamilton, son of Daniel,
May 25, 1727 (Chat. Rec). 2
Patience, b. Aug. 27, 1713; prob.
m. at Liverpool, N. S., Dec. 25,
1760, George Winslow (Liverpool
Rec).

(90) See page 190, Smith, His-
tory of Chatham.

TUCKER.

Samuel Tucker, pi'ohahly son of
John and Susanna Tucker of
Tisbury and brother of John
Tucker of Harwich, mnriied
Hannah Mayo, daughter of William
and Elizabeth (Ring) Mayo of
Eastham, about 1706 and settled at
Monomoit soon after.*^ On May
17, 1713, he joined the church at
Harwich and his children, Keziah,
Elizabeth and Thankful, were
baptized there July 3, 1715, and
his daughter Hannah, July 29,
1716.'" Later he doubtless joined
the Chatham church under Mr.
Lord. He had the care of the
church building for many yoai's,

receiving an annual stipend from
the town "for his panes of
swepen the meten hous." He was
often chosen tithingman and in
1750 was the town schoolmaster.
He died about 1765, leaving no es-
tate. His wife died a few years
before him."^

NOTES.

(91) 14 Mayflower Decsendant,
117; 6 ib. 95.

(92) Harwich Ch. Rec; 4 May-
flower Descendant, 248, 249; 5 ib.
17.

(93) Children of Samuel and
Hannah (Mayo) Tucker (Chat.
Rec): 1 Keziah, b. Nov. 1707; m.
Nathaniel Covell, son of Nathaniel,
April 14, 1727 (Chat. Rec). 2 John,
b. Sept. 1709; died Sept. 1709. 3
Thankful, b. Sept. 1710. 4 Eliza-
beth, b, Sept. 1712. 5 Hannah, b.
Sept. 1714; prob. m. Isaac Hawes,
Jr., and moved to the Oblong
about 1747. 6 John, b. March 20,
1715-6. 7 Samuel, b. March 16,
1719-20. 8 Eunice, b. June 12, 1722.

COLLINS.

The for(^going families all settled
in or became connected with the
village between 1690 and the em-
igration of 1711. After that emi-
gration the following new families
came in, completing the settlement
of the town. By 1725 the period
of settlement may be said to have
ended. Very few new families
came in after that date.

John Collins, son of Joseph and
Ruth (Knowles) Collins of East-
ham, born December 18, 1674,
married Hannah Doane, daughter
of John of Eastham, February 12,
1701-2. He lived for some time at
Eastham, selling his farm there by
deed dated Sept. 5, 1715, to Icha-

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

27

bod Higgins." The same year he
purchased land at Tom's Nock,
Chatham, of John Smith or Dan-
iel Hamilton or both and settled
there. He was interested in the
church and was one of the earli-
est pew owners. He was a man
of energy and ability and accu-
mulated considerable property.
Although not the richest man in
the place, he and his children
together formed by far the weal-
thiest family in the place in the
period before the Revolution. His
oldest son, Solomon, became in
time the largest taxpayer, and
several of his other sons had
large properties for the time.
From him, through his son Jo-
seph, who went to Nova Scotia,
descended Hon. Enos Collins, a
distinguished merchant of Liver-
pool, N. S., who married a daugh-
ter of Chief Justice Brenton Hali-
burton of that colony. From him,
through his daughter Anna, who
married Jonathan Crowell, des-
cended Hon. John Crowell of
Ohio, member of Congress in 1846,
and prominent in Ohio in his
time. Although he lived to be
very old, he left a large estate for
his time. He died March 2^, 1765,
at the age of 91. His widow died
June 6, 1765, aged 85. His will
dated March 12, 1749, with codicil
of later date, was proved June 28,
1765. It divides the real estate
among his sons and shows that
he lived in the easterly part of
Tom's Neck.'^

NOTES.

(94) Stanley W. Smith papers.

(95) Children of John and Han-
nah (Doane) Collins (all born in
Eastham except the last two) : 1
Solomon, b. Feb. 6, 1703-4; m.

Eunice Atkins, dau. of Samuel,
about 1726. 2 Samuel, b. Nov. 26,
1705; m. 1st ; m. 2nd

Patience (Howes) Eldredge, widow
of Jonathan and of Seth Eldredge,
Oct. 19, 1758 (Chat. Rec). 3
Martha, b. Jan. 26, 1707-8; m.
Moses Godfrey, son of Moses, about
1726. 4 John, b. Nov. 2, 1709; m.
Thankful Taylor, dau. of Samuel,
about 1740. 5 Hannah, b. Nov. 2,
1711; m. Stephen Smith, son of
John, about 1727; died young
leaving child Stephen. 6 Joseph,
b. Aug. 14, 1713; m. Abigail
Crowell, dau. of Paul, about 1737;
moved to Liverpool, N. S., about
1760. 7 David, b. April 20, 1715;
m. Desire . 8 Jane, b.

at Chatham about 1717; m. 1st
Prince Snow, Jr., of Harwich (Int.
Sept. 10, 1737, Har. Reel; m. 2nd
Benjamin Bearse of Chatham, son
of Benjamin of Barnstable, about
1743; m. 3rd George Godfrey, son
of Moses, Nov. 9, 1758 (Chat. Rec).
0 Anna, b. at Chatham; m. Jona-
than Crowell, son of Paul, about
1740; moved to Liverpool, N. S.,
about 1760. (The list of the chil-
dren of John Collins born in
Chatham given by Dean Dudley
in his Genealogy of the Bangs
Family, p. 30, is wholly erroneous.)

CROWELL.

John Crowell, son of John and
Hannah Crowell of Yarmouth, born
December 5. 1689, married Alice
Gross, daughter of Simeon and
Mary (Bond) Gross of Hingham
(published Aug. 21, 1714). He was
a carpenter by trade. He lived at
Hingham a year or two, removing
to Eastham about 1716 and to
Chatham two or three years later.
His house was at the head of

28

IL\RLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

Muddy Cove, near Die Harwich lino
and opposite the Indian meeting
house."" Administration on his
estate was granted to his son
Jabez July 9, 1746. In the inven-
tory of his estate appears the
following item: "Cash being the
doc'ds wages at Cape Breton £44-
06-04." His widow, whose name
was Sarah, a second wife, mar-
ried second Thomas Nickerson,
Sen., July 5, 1751."'

Col. and Dea. Paul Crowell,
second child of John and Bethiah
(Sears) Crowell of Yarmouth, born
April 20, 1687, married first Eliz-
abeth, daughter of Jonathan Hal-
lett of Yai'mouth, October 21, 1714.
She died November 17, 1723, aged
34 years, and be. married second
Margery Hall, daughter of Dea.
Joseph Hall of Yarmouth. Febru-
ary 15, 1724-5. He settled at
Chatham in 1717 on the farm at
Cbatiiamport purchased for him by
his father of William Covell."" The
house of the late Dslioni
Nickerson, Esq., stands on
this fai-ni, which bor(ler(Hl

on Plcasisiit P.ay. He soon
became an acti\'(', and highly
respect(;d (utizcn. He was town
treasurer seven years and select-
man six years. He became a
deacon of the chvurb as early as
173S. He was first a lieuti^iant
(1739) and then captain (1744) of
the local military company, then
major (1749) and finally colonel of
the county regiment of soldiers.
From him. through his son Jona-
than, is descended Hon. John
Crowell, member of Congress fi'om
Ohio in 1846.'"> Col Crowell died
October 11, 1765, aged 78 yeai's.
He left a large estate, most of
which was divided by his will

among his three sons. 'J1ie bonic-
slead was given to his son David.
The widow, Margery Crowell, died
May 26, 1773, aged 78.^''»

NOTES.

(96) Town Records — renewals of
boundary with Harwich.

(97) Children of John and Alice
(Gross) Crowell: 1 Abigail, b. at
Hingham June 3, 1715 (Hing. and
East. Rec.) ; m. Hincks Gross, son
of Thomas of Eastham, July 25,
1734 (Chat. Rec). 2 Jabez, b. at
Eastham June 4, 1717 (East. Rec.) ;
m. Lydia . 3 Jonah, b. ;
mentioned in the list of his
lather's creditors; perhaps d.
young. 4 John (?) (a John Crowt^U
r(Mnoved fj'oni town oi' died in
1763).

(98) See account of William
C()\-ell, Smith, History of Chatham.

(99) Hon. John Crowell, member
of the Ohio state Senate and
elect(^d to Congress in the fall of
1846, was born r.t East Haddam,
Conn., Sept. 15, 1801, son of
William and Ruth (Peck) Crowell
of East Haddam. His grandparents
were Samuel and Jerusha (Tracy)
Cj'owell, of whom Samuel was
born at Chatham. Mass., March 16,
1742-3, removed with his parents
about 1760 to Liverpool, N. S., and
I hence i'eniov(;d to East Haddam,
Conn., where he was married about
1770. (For evidence of this re-
moval see land records of Queens
Co., N. S.) The parents of Sam-
TH'l wei'(^ Jonathan and Anna (Col-
lins) Crowell of Chatham and Liv-
erpool, N. S.

(100) Children of Paul Crowell
(I'rom iiunily Bilile) : by wife
Elizabelli: 1 Abigail, b. Sept. 13,
1715; ni. Joseph Collins, son of

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

29

John, about 1737; removed to Liv-
erpool, N. S., about 17G0. 2 Paul,
b. April 4, 1717; m. 1st Rebeeca
Paine, dau. of Ebenezer, about
1738. She died Dec. 30, 1746, and
he m. 2nd Reliance Cobb, dau.
of Eleazer of Barnstable, April 27,
1747 (Barn. Rec). She died Nov.
9, 1774, and he m. 3rd Mehitable
(Snow) Ryder, widow of Samuel
Hopkins of Harwich and of Reuben
Ryder of Chatham. 3 Jonathan, b.
Feb. 25, 1718; m. Anna Collins,
dau. of John, about 1740 (not
Anna Nickerson, as stated II Free-
man, Hist, of Cape Cod, 598) ; re-
moved to Liverpool, N. S., about
17G0. By wife Margery: 4 Eliza-
beth, b. April 7, 1726; m. Hezekiah
Doane, son of of Eastham,

Oct. 25, 1750 (Chat. Rec). 5
David, b. Aug. 3, 1730; m. Thank-
ful Atwood, dau. of James of East-
ham, Dec. 6, 1759 (East. Rec).

DOANE.

Thomas Doane, son of Ephraim
and Mercy (Knowlos) Doane of
Eastham, born September 4, 1674.
married Patience Mulford, daugh-
ter of Thomas and Hannah of
Eastham, February 28, 1700-1. He
learned the trade of a blacksmith,
but early engaged in whaling. He
removed his family to Chatham
in or before 1719, where he pur-
chased liy deed dated March 20,
1718-9, of Seth Taylor of Yar-
mouth, a large farm of about 300
acres at West Chatham lying be-
tween the Oyster pond river and
the White pond."^ He was for
many years one of the leading
citizens and the largest land
owner and tax payer of the town.
He was selectman ten years be-
tween 1725 and 1745, frequently

moderator of town meetings and
aften chosen to serve the town in
other capacities. He was one of
the first to take pew ground in
the church in 1742. He was often
engaged in litigation. His deeds
and papers (herein referred to as
the M. L. Luce papers) have come
down to us and throw a flood of
light on the early history of the
town. His wife died February 8,
1744, aged 70, and his death oc-
curred May 3, 1756, at the age of
82 years. His will, dated March
17, 1756, was proved September
21, 1756. His three sons had died
before him and his real estate
went to his grandsons. His
youngest child, Anna, married Dr.
John Osborn, son of the minister
at Eastham, a graduate of Har-
vard college, a poet, physician
and man of talent, and lived at
Middletown, Conn., where there
was a colony of Cape settlers.^""

NOTES.
(101) "All that my Messuag,
Tenement, Dwelling House and
house lot of land situate in Chat-
ham X X with all my Lands and
Meadows lying in sd Chatham,
Together with all the Right and
Interest that I have Devided &
undevided in the bounds of Har-
wich, being all my Housing, Lands
& Meadows, Rights & Interest,
acording as they are expressed In
& by one T>eod Pole of Convey-
ance from William Eldred of Man-
emoy now Chatham, Planter, bear-
ing date the 18th day of December
1711 Recorded in the Registry of
sd County in the sixth book of
Evidences of Lands, folio 300, to
me given & Granted, signed sealed
& delivered: sd Granted premises

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EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

Containing by estimation two hun-
dred a<'i'es more or less. Togetlici-
with all my Rights in & to the
Lands lately Divided or to be
J^ivided in sd Chatham so far as
my Right extends by virtue of
what I bought of Capt Ebenezer
Hawes of sd Chatham. Together
with all that my parcel & parcels
of Land & Meadow lying in Chat-
ham above sd, being by estimation
forty acres more or less, which is
all the Lands that I have in sd
Chatham & all the xMeadows there
that I have & hold by Deed from
Samuel Eldredg of Manamoy for-
merly so called <fe is buted &
bounded as by one Deed Pole
under the hand & seal of sd Sam-
uel Eldrege to me signed, sealed
& Delivered may appear baring
date the 15th of May 1711 Re-
corded in the Registry of sd
County in the sixth book of Evi-
dences of Lands in folio 49 & 50
& 51: Together with all that my
parcel of Land Messuage or Ten-
ement lying in sd Chatham which
I have & hold by one Deed Pole
from under the hand & seal of
Robert Nickerson of Harwich in
the County abovesd son of Robert
Nickerson Deceased baring Date
the 22nd Day of July 1713
Recorded in Seventh book of Ev-
idences of Lands page 97 buted &
bounded as in & by sd Deed is
expresst: Together with all that
my parcel of meadow & sedge
ground lying in sd Chatham which
I have & hold by one Deed Pole
from under the hand & seal of
John Eldredg of sd Chatham, La-
bourer, baring Date the 7th day
of June 1716 Recorded in the
Eighth Book of Evidences of Lands
folio 195 buted & bounded as in A:

by sd Deed is exprest." M. L.
Luce papers.

(102) Children of Thomas and
Patience (Mulford) Doant* (all
born at Eastham) : 1 Thomas, b.
Jan. 10, 1701; m. in 1729, Sarah
Barnes, dau. of Jonathan of Ply-
mouth, 2 Elizabeth, b. Feb. .5,
1703-4; m. Daniel Howes, son of
Thomas, about 1723. 3 Reuben, b.
March 21, 1705; m. Sarah Haugh,
dau. of Samuel of Boston, (Doane
Gen.) about 1730. i Abigail, b.
March 28, 1708; m. John Hawes,
son of Isaac, about 1735. 5 Ru-
hama, b. about 1709; m. John El-
dredge, son of Joseph, Sept, 26,
1728 (Chat, Rec). Benjamin, b.
Dec. 26, 1710; m. Mary P'reeman,
dau, of Nathaniel of Harwich, Nov.
7, 1734 (Har. Rec). 7 Anna, b.
; in. Dr. John Osborn, son
of Rev. Samuel of Eastham. He
died :\Iay 31, 1753, and she m. 2nd
Thomas Smith of East Haddam,
('onn., May 27, 1750.

ELDREDGE.

James Eldi-edge. eldest son of
Lieut. Nicholas and Elizabeth El-
dredge, mai'ried Ruth . He
lived at West Chatham on the
John Downing farm set off to
him in the liivision of his father's
estate in 1708. By deed dated
May 22, 1708, he bought of Michael
Stewart, a tract of 10 acres be-
tween the highway and the White
pond.^"' This lie sold, together
with six acres more inherited
from his father, to Thomas Howes
by deed dated April 6, 1713,'°^ He
dit^d July 19, 1757. He gave his
homestead by will to his sons
James and Abner. His widow
Uuth removed with several of her
cliiMrcii in 1762 to Liverpool, N.

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

31

S., but returned in a, few years.""

NOTES.

(103) Described as follows:
"Bounded Southerly by ye land of
ye sd James Eldredge, & at ye
Easterly end is bounded by ye
land of William Eldredge & is
bounded Northerly by ye land of
Nicholas Eldredge [deceased] & is
bounded westerly by ye Rellict of
an old fence called ye General
fence near a little pond runing
into ye white pond or adjoining
to ye white pond, containing ten
acres more or less." M. L. Luce
papers.

(104) See note 50, supra, for
description.

(105) Children of James and
Ruth ( ) Eldredge: 1 Seth,
b. ; m. ;lived in R. I.

2 Mary, b. ; single in 1757.

3 Zephaniah, b. Dec. 2, J 733; m.
Phebe Eldredge Nov. 29, 1752
(Chat. Rec). 4 Rebecca, b. Nov.
IG, 1735; m. Cyrenus Collins, son
of Solomon, July 13, 1756 (Chat.
Rec). 5 Ruth, b. Feb. 16, 1737; m.
Jonathan Bearse May 19, 1755
(Chat. Rec). 6 Abner, b. Oct. 11,
1738; m. Sarah Eldredge, April 19,
1762 (Chat. Rec). 7 James, b.
April 8, 1742; m. Hannah Collins,
dau. of , March 2, 1771 (Chat.
Rec) .

ing tavern on Monomoit Beach.
This tavern he sold to Joseph
Stewart about 1728."' It is sup-
posed that he died not long after,
leaving a son William, who was
of Chatham in 1736, a sea faring
man, and gave bond on that date
to Sylvanus Bourne of Barn-
stable."" In 1745 William Farris
was one of the creditors of the
estate of Elisha Hopkins."" It is
supposed that this William (or a
son William) removed to Fal-
mouth, where he was living as late
as 1790."^

NOTES.

(106) See page 190, Smith. His-
tory of Chatham. His stepson,
Nicholas Gartwright, came with
him.

(107) See page 92, note 38,
Smith, History of Chatham.

(108) See page 209, note 29,
Smith, History ot Chatham.

(109) Bourne Mss. Harvard Coll.
Library.

(110) Barnstable Probate Rec,
est. of Elisha Hopkins.

(111) See U. S. census, 1790. In
Dec. 1784, William Farris and
others, described as of Falmouth,
signed an inquest on the body of
Elizabeth Cator of Mashpee. Files,
Superior Court of Judicature, No.
144,470.

FARRIS.

Morris Farris, whose origin and
parentage is unknown, married at
Nantucket June 18, 1708, Mrs.
Orange (Rogers) Cartwright,

widow of Nicholas of Nan-
tucket. He was a resident
of Chatham as early as
1715,"" living first on Quituesset
(Morris) Island"" and later keep-

HAWES.

Lieut. Isaac Hawes, son of Cap-
tain John and Desire (Gorham)
Hawes of Yarmouth, born March
9, 1679-80. married January 8,
1700-1, Bethiah Howes, daughter of
Jeremiah of Yarmouth, and lived
there till about 1712, when he re-
moved to Chatham. He purchased
a part of the interest of the

;«» v\n\.\ ciiMiiAM si'.rri.Kiis.

<li>\»'lls in lilt' ('(tmiiidii land ami Mardinji. son ol .losi'pli, aiinnl
ro('oi\<>(i in llir tii\i 1(111 ol i;i;i a I ,','1 ; *im. "Jnti riuiiiias NicIuM-son,
tra»'( iMi («ai'li siiic nl llu» ruaii S(Mi., Dim*. V(i. I ;(>;{ (('lial. HtM-.V 'J
wliii'li runs I'loni Ih.' laic Saiinii-I Isaac. I>. Aiuil. i;(i;!; in. Ilannali.
1>. Clirrord's 1(1 I lie laic lluliis inoh. dan. ol Sannud 'I'ucktM'; rc-
SmiJh'.s, Ills li(>us(« was in or moved lo llic "( Hilon.u," N. ^ .,
ticar lliis liai'l. In tli(< lallcr pail ahonl i;!;. an. I lliciicc lo K(>iil,
o\' liis life he lived III Ol- ii(>ar IIk- Conn. ;t 'riiaiiKriil. h. March.
V\'.WO late o( I'liiliiaini SU'tdiv'"" lie li(i,>; in. Moses Voiin.i.;, son of
was ser.ueani ol' liu> iiiililarv com licmv ol' l':aslliam Jnt. March (i.
pany as early as ITJO and laler i;i". .•. Masl. Wi^r.y \ .lolm. Ii.
litMU.Miant. .VdminislraluMi (Mi his Jan. 'J'J. i;(H')-:; m. .Miiuail I>()anc.
estat«> was .craiiWMl lo his widow dan. ol' Thoinas. ahoiil i:;!r). 5
Melliiah March is. I :;ii) 1. SIk- mar hcsir(>. Ji. .Ian. I i. I ;dS-;i. i', .|,>re-
r\t\\ siM'Diid John Smith ol IvasI iiiiali. Ii. ,\pril T). DM; m. I'Ii(>Im>
ham. son id' John Jul. .\pril II. Noiiiii: (d' Kaslliam, proh. dau. of
i:ih. U(' died ill i;i'J and sh(> Jonailian. .\vi.i^. S, \::\\ (Kasl. Wov.).
married third N»>\i>mher l(>. ilVA. lived al Kaslliam. (Tiie forcRO-
Uev. .l«vs(>ph l.»ird oi' (Ihatliam. um childnMi wim'(> hern in Y.ar-
Sh.> di«>d l)elw«MMi Mareli ;. I ; ii'i :. nioulir. ; ll.nniali. I». al dial-
when she is named as otii> ol" Hie ham: m. Is| .lolm S|al.M\ l^'ch. iM.
oxeiMitdis ol" Ml'. Lord's will, and I ; i'.' fid ^(llial. Ui'r.y S Sai'ali. h.
June ;?0. i:iS. wluMi I he will was May ;il. i;i«i J<ihlc record"*; m.
provod and sh(> was luW app(milt>d (leriiclnis Ili,i;,yiiis. son ol" Kht>n(>Z(M'

with the others."' o[ Kaslliam. S,>pl. j;), i:i;! JUhIo

~ ~ records ml. ol m. I'.di. I'.t. I ; r,'-:i

Nl)'l'KS. ^Kasl. Uee.' ; removed lo lladdam.

vtl'^"* Si>,> a de(>d datiMl .Inly .iO. tloim.. ahoul \',\'..
iT">0. fvoux .l(>bn llawes. ;ulminis-
trator of Isaac, [o KbtMi(>.'<>r Paine

of a tra»M ol land "where the KNOWLES.

dwelliniilums(> o{ the laic Isaac l.ieul. Uicliaid Knovvles. son of

MaWi's last sltHnl. conlamini: six Samuel and MtMi'y i T'l'i'tMiiaiO

JUMVs moi-e or less, lnmnd»>d \\'(>st- KiuavKvs o[' l\aslha!u. h()rii July,

»M"ly on tht> said KhtMuv.t»r Paim<. lt>SS. marri«Nl .Martha ('.olih. dau^ll-

Soutlierly on tlu> way untill it l(>r ol' James and Sarah ("lohh of

r«Mues lo tli.> land that James Co- Haiaistahle. ahoul i:iL\'"* ll(»

\ell hou.clit t>f Simoon Cov (>ll. then canu- to Chatham ahoul Kl'.i and

NortluM-ly lo tlu> pi>ud and WesttM-- siu'cciMled Capl. Khi>ne/(M- llawes

ly by the p(>nd to Jaiiuvs ("".om'IIs as llie tavern kcciier of lUo plac(\

land wher(> th(> I'.Mice stands and 11(> undoiiht(>dlv hoii,-ht oi' llawes

by the f(MU'i> and .lames l^ntMls the tavern and land .ad.joininjr

land to saiil Paino's land." .h^siah ovviit>d hy the lall(M'. and carriiMl

Paino papers. (Mi th(< husim'ss t(>r iu;uiy y(>ars.

vli;V O.hildrtMi of Isaac and ll<> was sidtM-tmaii three years ami

Bethiah (Howos^ llawes: 1 Hethi- tit\tsurer two yi>ars. ll(> was

ah. b. July. ITiM; m. Isl Ma/iah a.-tiv.' in local affairs, hut appears

KArtT.Y rjfATHA.VI l-'KTTTJ-'.flH.

'o ha.Vf5 losf, his prr)pfrrf.y in his
old aj?H. Hi.H wiff; i\i>u\ Ocf.ohf.r- .'M,
1763, afCfrfl HI, }\(: rJjffl ahoiit, 17f',0,
leavjnfr no ft«t.at<>.^'*

NOTT-IH.

nii) Seff Barnstabk; f'robafft
Rftc, ftstat.f, of Jane Hnow.

(115) Children of Rlr-hard and
Martha fCobhj Knowlfrw Cfihaf-
Roc): 1 Martha, b. Jan. 2«, 1713-4;
m. John Hhaw of Ka«t-harn Cfnt,
Nov. 10, 1729, Ka.'^t,. Rec.). 2 Rifh-
nrd, b. March 2fi, 1715; (\\f'.(] Ausr.
20, 1736, a?rftd 21 rFfd^tn.,. 3
MfTcy, b, Ai]!?. ^, 1717; m, Of.orsre
(iodfrpiy, son of Moses, Nov, 1,
1733 (Chat., Ree.). 4 James, b.
Nov. 11, 1719; m. 1^t Sarah f>oane
of Eaatham, dau. of Joseph, Nov.
25, 17i2 rKast, Rec.;, Hh^- died
fx'C. 26, 1748. ns'M 2« (Hdsfn.;, and
he m, 2nd ' 70, dau. of

Theophihm am, July 20,

!7i9 f^Jint. Kec,;. i^he died Hf.x>l.
!7, 1766, asred 45 (Hdstn.j, ap^' h"
m. 3rd Harah CLinnelly
wido-rv of ^rideon of Eautham, . '>v.
K>. ::07 'East. fte<»,), She died
r7i and he m. /lih Aii>e
,.in. o^ TohT> of Rasf.harn,
iM-<:. 12, 17" Reft,;, She

:;.•: Ar^rll : -.nd he m. 5t,h

-; him.

.', .,:,, .. ; .. ; .i2; m.

Mary. ; of Rlisha Hop-

ler. Iff. was orif, of Ibf. sr-.ven fif.-^f-
rnfirribccs of (fic. Chfitharn chiirrb,
whifh was f»rfcariiy,ed in 172^), hiif-
with Mf)S«'S Oorlfrey soon Kot into
a f',r>rif [r.vi ^y wilti Rev, Mr. f/>rd,
who (•xforrirrnifiir.at.ed fbr-.m."*
They wcvn at, otic<5 received intr>'
the ehdrch at, Orlf-ans. His wife
died about 17<J7 and be soon jiftfr
removed wit.h b»s family f/» F'rf»v
incetown, a rof>re f'/»nven»ent plae/',
for f.bf. fisbinjf Industry, s^'llin(<
out to FUisha Hopkins of P'astbam.
Mis se/'-ofid wife was Mar-I.ba

Judah Mayo, :V)n r»f Thomas and
Tirirbara ('Knowies; Mayo of f^'a-tt--
ham, born November 25, 1691 ;
married Mary Ffamilf/m of Chat
ham, dauKbt^^-r of fwoicl by bi^
fir.st wife, Mary Smith (fr\t.. fi
27; 1721-2;, H'^ ^fiUU\fl at ^
bam on a r- / befwe/'n thf.

farm of M the fndian

saebem, and that of Samuel Af^
kins and probably bound in if east
on thff salt wat.^'.r.'"' His will,

dat.^^ r. ' <•-• ,>, I7r>«, was

proved '■ ■', n<M. H*^ flpave

■'.ite t>> his *i>rvivin{!r

:tist.ory of

2, i,2.>-i, ;ii!:Cl iamarrifiri ano'-.'
1784,

MAYO

; I I.I ' -

f .We3V»l*isft,
dah an4

34

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

Jan. 23, 1722-3 (East. Rec.) ; m.
Prince Young, son of John, as
second wife. 2 Maiy, b. about
1725; m, 1st. Joseph Doane, son of
Hezekiah of Truro, about 1744; m.
2nd Freeman, before 1758;

removed to Liverpool, N. S., about
1762. 3 Richard, b. ; m.

Mary Ann Hale of Boston, June
14, 1750; died before 1758, leaving
child Augustine. 4 Barbara, b.

; m. George Smith, son of
Stephen, Oct. 16, 1755 (Chat. Rec).
5 Ruth, b. ; m. Benjamin

Gardner of Nantucket Nov. 3,
1756 (Chat. Rec). 6 Elizabeth, b.

; m. Caleb Nickerson, son
of Caleb, May 4, 1758 (Chat. Rec).
7 Judah, b. about 1736; m. 1st
Mary Rogers, dau. of of Har-

wich Dec. 21, 1758 (Har. Rec).
She died about 1776 and he m.
2nd Mrs. Sarah Fuller in 1779; re-
moved to Rutland, Mass., about
1780 and to Woodstock, Vt., about
1797. 8 Hannah, b. ; m.

William Mitchell, son of William,
at Liverpool, N. S., Sept. 11, 1701
(Liverpool Rec). 9 Sarah, b.
about 1742; m. Benjamin Godfrey,
son of George, April 20, 1704
(Chat. Rec). 10 Priscilla, b. ;

m. Eleazer Simmons of North-
field at Chatham April 2, 1767
(Liverpool Rec.) ; removed to
Liverpool, N. S.

MITCHELL.

William Mitchell, only child of
William and Mercy (Nickerson)
-Mitchell, born about 1691, married
first Tabitha Eldredge, daughter
of Joseph, March 19, 1712-3. She
died in a few years, probably
without children, and he married
second Sarah Higgins of Eastham,

probably daughter of Isaac, April

10, llin. He inherited his father's
farm on the west side of Mitchell's
river, but sold it in part to
Nathaniel Nickerson before 1725
and in part to Richard Knowles
before 1740."° Nothing more is
known about him,^"

NOTES.

(120) See page 153, note 66,
Smith, History of Chatham.

(121) Children of William and
Sarah (Higgins) Mitchell (Chat.
Rec) : 1 James, b. Nov. 4, 1718. 2
Tabitha, b. July 19, 1720. 3 Mercy,
b. May 4, 1722. 4 William, b. June
31, 1725; m, Hannah Mayo, dau.
of Judah, at Liverpool, N. S., Sept.

11, 1761 (Liverpool Rec).

RYDER.

John Ryder.'-- son of John and
Esther (Hall?) Ryder of Yar-
mouth, born May 28, 1692, married
Mehitable Crowell, daughter of
John and Bethiah Crowell of Yar-
mouth, May 20, 1713. He settled
at Chatham as early as 1715 on
land formerly the homestead of
William Nickerson, Sen. This
farm appears to have extended
from Muddy Cove across to
Herring river (later called Ryder's
Cove) and to have bounded north
on land of Paul Crowell and of
Jehoshaphat Eldredge. He and his
wife both died in the great small
pox epidemic of 1766, which fell
upon this family witli unexampled
severity. Not only did the father
and mother succumb to this
disease, but a daughter Bethiah,
a son Zenas and his wife, a son
^■tephen, his wife and nine of his
ten children, and the wife of a
son Reuben -making in all seven-

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

35

toen people out of this one fam-
ily."* Mr. Ryder died Jfiiniary 10,
1766, and his wife March 26,
1766, aged 76. His will dated
March 30, 1762, was proved March
11, 1766, the son Reuben being
the only surviving executor. He
gave the homestead to his son
/enas and equivalent property to
his other two sons in Chatham.
Two other of his sons had re-
moved to the "Oblong," nearly
twenty years before.^"

NOTES.

(122) He is not styled "Col." in
the town or probate records or
elsewhere, and is not entitled to
that designation, given him by
some writers.

(123) See account of this epi-
demic, chapter xiv. Smith, History
of Chatham.

(124) Children of John and Me-
hitable (Crowell) Ryder: 1 John,
h. about 1715; m. Mary Paine, dau.
of Ebenezer of Chatham , and
removed to the Oblong about 1747.
2 Reuben, b. about 1717; m. 1st
Susanna Atkins, prob. dau. of
Thomas, Oct. 26, 1740 (Chat. Rec).
She died Aug. 9, 1743, aged 26,
and he m. 2nd Hannah Paine, dau.
of Ebenezer. She died of small-
pox Jan. 11, 1766, aged 42, and he
m. 3rd Mehitable (Snow) Hop-
kins, wid. of Samuel of Harwich,
Oct. 16, 1766 (Har. Rec). 3
Stephen, b. about 1718; m. Mercy
Sears, dau. of Daniel, about 1739.
4 Simeon, b. April 4, 1720; m.

, and removed to the Ob-
long about 1747. 5 Mehitable, b.
Jan. 27, 1724-5; m. Samuel Taylor,
son of Samuel, about 1743. 6
Zenas, b. April 27, 1726; m. Eliz-'
abeth Howes of Yarmouth, dau. of

, March 30, 1749 (Yar. ReC).
7 Bethiah, b. Sept. 11, 1728; d.
unmarried Jan. 17, 1766, of small-
pox. 8 Zeruiah, b. Jan. 12, 1733-4;
m. 1st Reuben Collins, son of Sol-
omon, July 11, 1751 (Chat. Rec).
He d. Feb. 4, 1762 (Hdstn.), and
she m. 2nd Joseph Harding, son of
Maziah, Oct. 2, 1766 (Chat. Rec).
9 Esther, b. March 4, 1734-5; m.
Joshua Nickerson, son of Caleb,
Dec. 15, 1754 (Chat. Rec), removed
to Harrington, N. S., about 1763.

SMITH.

David Smith, son of Thomas
and Mary Smith of Eastham, born
in the last part of March, 1691,
married Sarah Higgins of East-
ham, daughter of Jonathan (Int.
Feb. 26, 1717-8.). It is believed
that he is the David Smith who
was of Chatham in 1716 and again
in 1723,^^^^ and that he had the
children given below. Very little
is known about him.*^"

NOTES.

(125) See page 190, Smith, His-
tory of Chatham.

(126) Children of David and
Sarah (Higgins) Smith: 1 David,
b. ; m. 1st Sarah , who
died March 20, 1750, aged 28 (Chat.
Rec). He m. 2nd Thankful (God-
frey) Reynolds, widow of John
Reynolds and dau. of Samuel God-
frey, and removed to Harrington,
N. S., about 1762 (B. Bangs Diary).
2 Solomon, b. ; m. Rebecca
Hamilton, dau. of Thomas and
Rebecca, removed to Harrington,
N. S., about 1762. 3 Jonathan, b.

; m. Jane Hamilton, dau.
of Thomas and Rebecca, Nov. 9,
1752 (Chat. Rec), removed to Har-
rington, N. S., about 1762. 4 El-
kanah, b. about 1734; m. Elizabeth

36

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

Konch'ick, dan. of Solomon and
Elizabeth (Int. Nov. 17, 1753, Har.
Rec), and removed to Harrington,
N. S., about 1762. 5 Daughters not
known. According to the notes of
Mr. Arnold Doane, late of Barring-
ton, N. S., these four Smiths were
bi'olhoi'.s.

STEWART.

Joseph Stewart, son of Hugh
and Wait Stewart, born
married Mary about 1712. lie

kept a tavern on Monomoit Beach
near Wreck Cove for about 25
years, beginning about 1725.'" The
starving immigrants of Charles
Clinton landed at his tavern in
October , 1729, and were saved,
as also were many shipwrecked
sailors, cast ashoi'e on the beach
from time to time. In or about
1753 his house there, which he
had left some time before, was
either blown down or torn down
by maliciously disposed persons.^-''
At that time he appears to have
been living in Hai-wich or Yar-
mouth, but later returned to Chat-
ham, where he and his wife were
living as late as 1763. He left no
estate.^-"

NOTES.

(127) See page 200, note 2'.>,
Smith, History of Chatham.

(128) Files, Superior Court of
Judicnlin-e, Nos. 70 9o.s, 27,319 and
71,055.

(129) Children of .Toseidi and
Mary ( ) Stewart (Chat.
Rec.) : 1 Temperance, b, March
15, 1713-'i; m. William Penney,
prob. son of .John of Harwich (Int.
Mai-ch 15, 173i-5, Har. Rec). 2
I*rob. Lydia, b. ; m. Shubael
Baker of Yarmouth, son of Scim-

u.'l. June 19, 1733 (Chat. Rec). 3
Pro!).* Hugh, b. ; tax abated

1741 and 17i5. 'i Prob. Michael, b.
; tax abated 1740 and 1741.
5 James, b. May 9, 1722. 6 Mary,
b. March 26, 172'i; m. Hezekiah
Baker of Yarmouth, son of Sam-
uel, Sept. 2, 17 ii (Yar. Rec). 7
Abigail, b. March 15, 1726. 8 Sam-
uel, b. Oct. 25, 1727. 9 Alice, b.
Feb. 19, 1729. 10 Mercy, b. July
17, 1735; m. Thomas Croweil, son
of John of Yarmouth, June 25,
1753 (Yar. Rec)

TAYLOR.

John Tayloi-, son of Richard and
Ruth (Whelden) Taylor of Yar-
mouth, boi-n about 1652, married
Sarah Matthews, daughtej- of
James of Yarmouth, December 15,
1674. He was a soldier in King
Philip's war, going out on several
expeditions.'"" He lived most of
his life at Yai'inouih. There is
no evidence of his reinoval to
;\lonomoit li!l I In- year 1711. As
he owned land adjoiiiing Tum-
hlen's or Tomliirs (^onc and came
to .Alonomoit abo\it tin' lime the
Tomlons aj)pea,r to lia\e moved
away, if is supposed that he
JKUiglit the faj'm of Nathaniel
Tomlon, which was doubtless
located on the east side of Tay-
ior's pond, now so called, formerly
known as Tomlin's Cove.'" He
also liiid an iiifcM'est in the
common lands boHi at Yai'inouth
and at Mononunt. His will, dated
.June 23, 1718, was proved January
18, 1721-2. He devised his real
eslati" to his son Setli.'-

NOTES.

ll30) Freeman. Hist, of Cape
Cod II, 193; deed fi'om Sanuiel

EARLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

37

Taylor to Shubael Gorham, Jr.,
York (Me.) Deeds, XXVII, 75.

(131) The exact location of this
farm appears to a deed from Soth
Taylor, grandson of John, to Soars
Atwood, David Atwood, John Tay-
lor and Elizabeth Howes, dated
June 30, 1821, as follows: "All
my real estate situate in the south
west quarter of the town of Ghat-
ham, consisting of upland and
meadow ground with the buildings
thereon standing, bounded. Begin-
ning at the Northeast corner of
the premises at a drain of water
near the old Bridge so called in
the range of Mathis Taylor and
Stephen Smith, thence Westerly
in said Mathis range to a corner
of fence near my dwelling house,
thence Northwesterly by said
Mathis to another corner of fence,
thence Northerly by said Mathis
Taylor, as the fence stands to the
Public Road, thence Westerly by
the said Road to Enoch Bassett
his land, thence Southerly by said
Bassett to Taylor's Pond so called,
thence Southeasterly in a straight
line to Nathaniel Bassett and
Ebenezer Barse's range at the
Pond, then Easterly a short dis-
tance by said Bassett and Barse
to a fence, thence Southerly and
Southwesterly by said Bassett and
Barse as the fence now stands to
the Eldredge meadow so called,
thence Southerly and Westerly by
the meadow round points of land
and nooks of meadow into Ghat-
ham Bay at the Southwesterly part
of Taylors Neck socalled, thence
Easterly by said Bay to a Harbor
or Neck near Fox hill socalled, then
Northerly through the middle of
the main Greek to Edward Ken-
drick his meadow, then Westerly

by said Kendrick to the upland or
fence, thence Northerly by said
Kendrick and Barse's meadow to
an old Watering place and the main
Greek near by, thence Northerly
and Easterly by said Greek which
parts my meadow from Stephen
Smith and others to the first
mentioned bounds." Joseph At-
wood papers.

Dea. Samuel Taylor, eldest son
of John Taylor above, born De-
cember 14, 1675, at Yarmouth,
married Elizabeth . His farm
was at West Ghatham between the
highway and Buck's Greek, bound-
ing west on Hugh Stewart's farm
and east on the cartway to Ragged
Neck."^ He is styled Deacon as
early as 1734. He was selectman
seven years and frequently mod-
erator of town meeting. He re-
ceived an interest in the Narra-
gansett lands on account of his
father's service in King Philip's
war. He was living in 1756, but
died before 1761, when his son is
no longer called Samuel Jr. in the
town records. There is no settle-
ment of his estate."^

NOTES.
(132) Ghildren of John and
Sarah (Matthews) Taylor (all born
at Yarmouth, order uncertain) : 1
Samuel, b. Dec. 14, 1675; m. Eliz-
abeth about 1713. 2 John,
b. June 15, 1678; m, Hannah ;
d. 1734. 3 Hannah, b. ; m.
William Eldredge, son of Joseph,
Oct. 1, 1713 (page 188, note 45,
Smith, History of Ghatham).
4 Elizabeth, b. ; single in
1722; perhaps m. Daniel Hamilton
as fourth wife. 5 INIary, b. ;
m. Ephraim Govell of Har. (Int.
Sept. 20, 1746, Har. Rcc.) 6 Seth,

38 K\RLY CHATHAM SETTLERS.

b. ; m. Elizabeth, dau. of and thcnre to Kont, Conn. 2

Daniel Hamilton, about 1730. Thankful, b. ; m, John Col-

(133) See "A Proprietor's Book lins, son of John, about 1740. 3
for Chatham," and a deed from Samuel, b. about 1722; m. Mehit-
Samuel Eldredge to Seth Taylor able Ryder, dau. of John, about
dated May 15, 1711. (M. L. Luce 1743. 4 Matthews, (commonly
papers.) ' written "Matthes") b. May 15, 1724

(134) Children of Samuel and (Chat. Rec.) ; m. Desire Harding,
Elizabeth ( ) Taylor: 1 Jo- dau. of Maziah, Aug. 3, 1747 (Chat,
seph, b. Jan. 22, 1713-4 (Chat. Rec). 5 James, b. about 1732;
Rec); m. Hannah ; removed died May 19, 1758, aged 26 (Hdstn.).
about 1747 to the "Oblong," N. Y.,

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