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HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
VOL. XL V 1909
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CONTENTS.
Amphions, The. By Herbert E. Valentine, .... 283
Baptisms inWiscasset, Damariscotta, and New Castle,Maine,
during the year 1763, from Records of Old South Church,
Newburyport. Copied by Alice B. G. Boynton, . . 87
Bosson, Jennie (Hood). John Hood of Lynn, and Some of
his Descendants, 49, 137
Custom House Records of the Annapolis District, Maryland,
Relating to Shipping from the Ports of Essex Co., Mass.,
1756-1775, 256
Dow, George Francis. The French Acadians in Essex
County, 293
Essex County, Newspaper Items Relating to (Continued), 157, 341
Essex County Notarial Records (Continued), . . 90, 130, 212, 333
French Acadians in Essex County. By George Francis Dow, 293
Goodwin, John, of Marblehead. Military Journal kept in
1777, during the Rhode Island Expedition, . . . 205
Greely, Maj.-Gen. A. W. Richard Ingersoll and Some of his
Descendants, 185
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Records of the Vice- Admiralty Court,
28, 161, 221, 309
Hood, Jphn, of Lynn, and Some of his Descendants. By
Jennie (Hood) Bosson, 49, 137
Ingersoll, Richard, and Some of his Descendants. By Maj.-
Gen. A. W. Greely, 185
Ipswich Voters in 1673, 355
Journal of a Cruise in 1777 in the Privateer Brig Oliver
Cromwell, 245
Journal of John Noyes of Newbury in the Expedition against
Ticonderoga, 1758, 73
Letters Written by Benjamin Wadleigh of Salisbury, in 1810-
1813, 353
Letters Written during the Revolution by Capt. John Noyes
of Newbury, 77
Lincoln, Abraham. By Robert S. Rantoul (Illustrated), . 97
Manley, Capt. John, of Marblehead, Naval Career of. By
Robert E. Peabody (Illustrated), 1
Military Journal kept in 1777, during the Rhode Island Expe-
dition, by John Goodwin of Marblehead, . . . 205
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Newspaper Items Relating to Essex County (Continued), 157, 341
Noyes, John, of Newbury. Journal in the Expedition against
Ticonderoga, 1758, . . . . . , . 73
Noyes, Capt. John of Newbury. Letters Written during the
Revolution, . . . . 77
Peabody, Robert E. The Naval Career of Capt. John Manley
of Marblehead (Illustrated), 1
Rantoul, Robert S. Abraham Lincoln (Illustrated), ... 97
Records of the Vice-Admiralty Court at Halifax, Nova Scotia,
28, 161, 221, 309
Revolutionary Letters, ,..'.. . . . . . 77, 308
Revolutionary Letters Written to Colonel Timothy Picker-
ing. By George Williams of Salem (Concluded), . 119, 286
Revolutionary Prisoners at Gloucester, . . ..... 350
Twenty-five Largest Ships Registered in Salem, Mass., . 204
Valentine, Herbert E. The Amphions, . . .... 283
Wadleigh, Benjamin of Salisbury. Letters Written in 1810-
1813, . . . . . * . . . . . 353
Williams, George. Revolutionary Letters Written to Colonel
Timothy Pickering (Co ncluded), . . . . 119,286
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THE NAVAL CAREER OF CAPTAIN JOHN
MANLEY OF MARBLEHEAD.
BY ROBERT E. PEABODY.
The story of the American War of Independence has
been told many times. Its important diplomatic events
and great battles are recorded in every school history of
the nation and its famous statesmen and military heroes
are well known. Historians have preserved in much de-
tail the exploits of the Continental Army, but concerning
the operations of the Americans upon the sea, during the
Revolution, they seem to have known and certainly to have
said but very little. With the exception of John Paul
Jones the name of no American naval hero of the Revolu-
tion is familiar today, although it is safe to say that but
for the energy and enterprise of the Continental seamen
the result of the Revolution would have been far different.
Without doubt the reason for this neglect on the part of
historians is due to the fact that our early naval records
are far from complete, and thus a certain veil of mystery
shrouds our sailor heroes. Many important engagements
and captures took place of which we know little or noth-
ing, for the larger number of our fighting craft were priv-
ateers and their exploits are not to be found in the nava
archives. It is this very lack of definite facts together
with the romance that always surrounds tales of rich
prizes, daring adventures, and crews " armed to the teeth, "
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2 THE NAVAL CAREER OF
that makes the exploits of our early sea fighters such an
inviting field for study.
No more typical story of the life of the Revolutionary
naval men and privateers can be found than the career of
John Manley of Marblehead. At the time of the Revolu-
tion and for a number of years after he was one of the most
famous naval officers in the Continental service, ; but with
the lapse of time he has gradually become forgotten and
now his name no longer retains that place in history to
which his achievments justly entitle him. It is therefore
most interesting to study the active and eventful career of
this neglected hero and to bring to light again his once
famous deeds. But before beginning on the story of Man-
ley's life, it may be well to look into the circumstances
which brought him before the public eye.
Apparently it was not for some time after war had be-
gun that the Continental Congress appreciated what a
powerful weapon they possessed in the American ships and
sailors. All through the spring and summer of 1775,
British men-of-war were continually capturing American
merchant vessels and making many depredations along the
coast.* Except for an occasional spirited resistance, how-
ever, no official retaliatory measures were taken by the
Americans. To be sure, there were many small brushes
between Continental and British vessels in which the
British were often worsted, and every now and then some
venturesome Yankee skipper captured an English mer-
chantman and quietly brought her into port. But such
captures although undoubtedly known to the Continental
Congress were not officially recognized by them.f At
that time Congress had not resolved upon an actual separ-
ation from England and was therefore anxious to prevent
as much as possible anything that might be construed as
open rebellion.
During the spring and summer of 1775, Washington
Current issues of the newspapers of the time give notice of many captures of
American merchant vessels by British men-of-war. The most important of these
depredations by the British was the burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Me.),in
Oct., 1775.
tSuch unofficial captures were very numerous during 1775. The newspapers
mention a great number and many more took place which are not recorded.
Often people living along the coast would put out in whaleboats and capture
British merchant vessels that ventured too near the shore.
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEY OF MARBLEHEAD. 6
with his Continental army was besieging the British forces
in Boston and by August he had made his blockade so
effective that it was practically impossible for the British
to obtain any supplies or provisions from the surrounding
country. Owing to the rebellious state of the country,
however, few provisions had been received from that
source and it became necessary to procure supplies from
the British colonies in Nova Scotia, the West Indies, and
from England, and consequently vessels laden with every
sort of stores for the army were continually passing into
Boston. It is possible that Washington was not aware of
the extent of this traffic, but in his army was Col. John
Glover of Marblehead, who from his home could easily see
the great number of vessels passing unharmed into Boston.
Accordingly in August, Glover came to Washington and
laid the facts before him, demonstrating in the first place
that so long as the provision vessels were allowed to get
into Boston, the British army would not submit, and in
the second place, that the capture of these vessels would
supply the Continental army with stores of which they
were in great need. Washington immediately saw the
force of these arguments and commissioned Glover and a
certain- Col. Stephen Moylan to superintend the fitting out
of one or more vessels at the Continental expense to pre-
vent this traffic. We do not find that Washington re-
ceived any authority from Congress to do this but appar-
ently he made the move as an incident in his siege of Bos-
ton and under his own authority as general of the army.
John Glover in times of peace was a fisherman and
owner of several fishing vessels. Although a citizen of
Marblehead, about a year before the beginning of the war
he had purchased a wharf and storehouse at Beverly and
had transferred there his fishing business. Taking one of
his own vessels, the " Hannah," a small schooner, he
proceeded to fit her out with a few guns and in other ways
transform her from a peaceful fisherman into an armed
vessel. By Sept. 2d, 1775, the " Hannah " was ready for
sea and Washington commissioned Nicholas Broughton*
of Marblehead, a captain in the Continental army, to
*American Archives, 4th series, Vol. in, p. 633.
4 THE NAVAL CAREER OF
command her with a crew made up of soldiers from
Glover's "Amphibious Regiment."* His orders were
" to take and seize all vessels as may be found on the
high seas or elsewhere, bound to or from Boston in
the service of the Ministerial Army, laden with soldiers,
arms, ammunitions, or provisions, for or from said Army."
Accordingly on Sept. 5th, Broughton sailed from Beverly
in the " Hannah " and two days later he captured and
brought into Gloucester the large unarmed ship " Unity/'
an American vessel which had been captured by the
British.f
In the meantime, however, the British army's provision
vessels were constantly passing into Boston, so on Oct.
4th Washington ordered Glover to charter more vessels
and fit them out 4 In the next few days, therefore, four
schooners were chartered by Glover, from Marblehead
people, in the name of the United Colonies of North
America. They were chartered at the rate of one dollar a
ton per month and all were small fishing schooners bearing
the names of " Hancock," "Lee," u Franklin," and "War-
ren.'^ Glover and Moylan immediately set to work to fit
out these vessels, the " Hannah," " Franklin," and " War-
ren " at Beverly, and the " Lee " at Marblehead, and the
preparations progressed as rapidly as possible under the
difficulties of obtaining the necessary supplies and arma-
ment. ||
In the meantime, on October 12th, Washington received
a letter from Congress 1 ^ which commissioned him to dis-
patch two of these vessels to the Gulf of St. Lawrence for
the purpose of intercepting two unarmed British brigs
bound from England for Quebec, with arms, powder, and
military stores for the British army in America. u The
Hanock" and the " Franklin " were selected for this ser-
vice and sailed October 21st, Capt. Broughton and his
*So called because its members were largely composed of fishermen and sail-
ors from the Essex County coast towns who were as much at home at sea as on
land. It was Glove >'s men that ferried the Continental Army across the Dela-
ware and across New York har or at the time of the battle of Long Island.
t American Archives, 4th series, Vol. Ill, p. 668.
^American Archives, 4th series, Vol. Ill, p. 948.
Original bills of charter in possession of Beverly Historical Society.
J! American Archives, 4th series, Vol. III. p. 1251.
!Am. Archives, 4th series, Vol. Ill, p. 1037.
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEY OF MARBLEHBAD. 5
crew from the " Hannah " taking the former and Capt. John
Selman of Marblehead with a detachment of Glover's reg-
iment manning the " Franklin." The " Warren " and the
" Lee," Washington reserved to cruise off Boston harbor.
Capt. Waters of the New Hampshire troops was appointed
captain of the former, and the command of the " Lee," on
the recommendation of Glover, was given to John Manley
of Marblehead.*
A more able man for the position could not have been
chosen. Born in 1733, on the shores of Tor Bay near
Torquay, Devonshire, England, he had followed the sea
from boyhood. When a young man he had crossed the
Atlantic and settled at Marblehead where, at the time of
his assuming command of the " Lee," he was the captain
of a merchant vessel. Of Manley's domestic life little is
known. On Sept. 27, 3764 he married at Marblehead,
Martha Hickman, of that town. A peculiar circumstance
of his marriage was the fact that he was married under the
name of John Russell. The reason for this is not known,
but he and all his descendants were known at Marblehead
by that surname. In public life, however, and every-
where except at Marblehead, he went by his given name
of John Manley. By this marriage he had at least two
sons and three daughters, all born before 1775. Manley
evidently lived in Marblehead from the time he came to
America until he entered the service of the United Colo-
nies in 1775, after which he moved to Boston. A bold,
fearless, and experienced seaman and an ardent patriot of
the American cause, he was well fitted to become one of
the fathers of the great United States Navy.
On October 17, 1775, Washington approved Manley's
appointment and a few days later gave him his orders
which like those first issued to Broughton empowered him
to " take and seize all vessels bound to or from Boston in
the service of the Ministerial Army." His crew consisted
of fifty men from Col. Glover's regiment, f all of whom
were still considered members of the army and received
their wages from the paymaster of the army, so that they
*American Archives, 4th series, Vol. Ill, p. 1083.
t American Archives, 4th series, Vol. Ill, p. 1251.
6 THE NAVAL CAREER OF
were actually soldiers detailed for sea service. But it made
very little difference whether they were officially soldiers
or sailors for all of them were men brought up along the
shores of Essex County and as much at home afloat as on
dry land.
There has been much confusion regarding the manner in
which these armed schooners were commissioned. Some
historians call them naval vessels. Thomas Clark in his
u Naval History " speaks of them as privateers, and Edgar
S. Maclay in his " History of the Navy " calls them State
cruisers. Practically all writers take one of these three
opinions, but a careful study of the American Archives
supplemented by the information contained in the original
documents in the possession of the Beverly Historical So-
ciety shows the real status of these vessels. They
were fitted out and commissioned by Washington, as
General of the Continental Army, in connection with his
siege of Boston, solely to intercept supplies going to the
British army in Boston. They were chartered at the
Continental expense, but their captains were captains in
the army of the United Colonies and their crews were
soldiers from the army who still received their pay from
the army paymaster. The vessels were under the control
of Washington as leader of the siege of Boston.
The " Lee " is said to have been a half -decked schooner
of 72 tons and had been used by her owner, Thomas Grant
of Marblehead, as a fishing vessel.* For that work she
was rigged, like other boats of her class, with a mainsail,
foresail, and jib ; but when her owner occasionally sent her
on a trip to the West Indies she was equipped with a big
squaresail on the fore topmast, thus making her what is
technically known as a topsail schooner. It was this latter
rig that she carried while in the service of the United
Colonies. Her armament consisted of ten swivels and
four 4-pound cannon, the latter having been lent by Capt.
John Derby of Salem. Twenty rounds of ammunition
were supplied for each cannon and swivel.f
After many exasperating delays, especially in procuring
Original papers in possession of the Beverly Historical Society.
American Archives, 4th series, Vol. Ill, p. 1251; 5th series, Vol. Ill, p. 1088.
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEY OF MABBLEHEAD. 7
the ammunition, on October 27th Glover and Moylanwere
able to send to Washington the cheering news that ' c Capt.
Manly's vessel is all ready and we now only await the
collecting together his hopeful crew to send him off." The
following day the crew went aboard and on Oct. 29, 1775
the armed schooner "Lee," Capt. John Manley, sailed from
Marblehead with the pine tree flag flying defiantly at the
main truck.*
The next we hear of the " Lee " is on November 1st,
when for some reason she put into Plymouth. Here she
was detained by head winds till the 6th, when she went
out to sea again. In the next few days Manley fell in
with his first prize, a small Continental schooner loaded
with fire wood, which had been captured a few days before
by the H. M. S. u Cerebus," then cruising in Massachu-
setts Bay. The little vessel was being sent in to Boston
with a prize crew on board, consisting of the master, who
was a midshipman, and a crew of two marines and four
sailors from the ' Cerebus/' Manley had little trouble in
retaking her and sent her into Marblehead. f
For over a fortnight after this event Manley cruised in
Massachusetts Bay with little success, and dissatisfaction
was expressed with the armed schooners. " I am in very
great want of powder, lead, mortars, indeed most sorts of
military stores," wrote Washington to Congress, and added,
" A fortunate capture of an ordinance ship would give new
life to the camp, and an immediate turn to the issue of
this campaign."f On Nov. 26th he sent word to Capt.
William Bartlett, his agent at Beverly, that an English
merchant ship in convoy of a frigate had arrived at Bos-
ton about a fortnight before, but that the brig " Nancy "
loaded with a very valuable cargo of military stores, which
had been in company with them, had not yet arrived, and
her non-appearance was causing much anxiety to the Bri-
tish in Boston. Manley was in Beverly at that time tak-
ing on provisions and having received this news he imme-
diately sailed in hopes of intercepting this valuable craft.
Three days later, on November 29th, while cruising about
American Archives, 4th series, Vol. Ill, pp. 1208, 1251, 1126.
tAmerican Archives, 4th series, Vol. Ill, pp. 1345, 1378, 1531.
^American Archives, 4th series, Vol. Ill, p. 1037.
8 THE NAVAL CAREER OF
ten miles east of Cape Ann he sighted a brig. Bearing
down upon her he found her to be no other than the very
vessel he was awaiting, the " Nancy " of 250 tons, Robert
Hunter, master, bound from Woolwich Arsenal to Boston.
She was but lightly armed and struck to Manley without
hesitation. Before night he had brought her .to a safe
anchorage in Fresh Water Cove on the west shore of
Gloucester outer harbor.* The more important itemsf in
the cargo were 2000 muskets and bayonets, 8000 fuses, 31
tons of musket shot, 3000 round shot for 12-pounders, 2
6-pounders, several barrels of powder, a 13 in. brass mor-
tar, and a great assortment of all necessary tools and uten-
sils for military operations.J Had Washington sent Con-
gress an order for supplies he could not have made out a
list of articles more completely filling his needs than did
the cargo of the " Nancy." The Continental army was
almost destitute of stores and this capture was of inesti-
mable value to them. " We must be thankful " wrote
Washington, " for this instance of Divine favour ; for
nothing surely ever came more apropos," and John Adams
on hearing the news is said to have exclaimed, " We must
succeed Providence is with us."
As soon as the capture was reported to Washington he
ordered out the Essex County minute^ men to Cape Ann
to protect the stores and impressed every available team to
remove them with all haste. With 450 minute men under
his command Glover soon had the stores removed to places
of safety and four days later, on December 3d, a long,
heavily laden, flag-bedecked train of wagons carrying the
cargo of the " Nancy," came rolling into the camp at
Cambridge. " Such universal joy ran through the whole,"
writes an officer who was present, " as if each grasped
victory in his hand : to crown the glorious scene there in-
tervened one truly ludicrous, which was old Put mounted
*Many historians claim that this was the first time a British vessel ever
struck to an American vessel of war. This was by no means the first time an Eng-
lish vessel ever surrendered to an American vessel, but it was undoubtedly the
first prize of any consequence made by a vessel cruising in behalf of the General
Government of the United Colonies.
fAmerican Archives, 4th series. Vol. Ill, p. 1722.
iThe value of the ' Nancy " and her cargo was 20,541, 15, 3 of which 1-3 or
6,574, 17, 5 1-2 went to Manley and his crew as prize money. From original ac-
counts in possession of Beverly Historical Society.
General Putnam.
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEY OF MARBLEHEAD. 9
on the large mortar* which was fixed in its bed for the oc-
casion, with a bottle of rum in his hand, standing parson
to christen, while god-father Mifflin gave it the name of
* Congress. ' The huzzas on the occasion I dare say were
heard through all the territories of our most gracious sov-
ereign in this Province."f It is said that the British in
Boston heard this hilarity across the Charles river, but it
was not till a week later that they learned its meaning.
On Dec. 8, 1775, Peter Oliver jr. wrote from Boston to
Ex-Gov. Thomas Hutchinson in London as follows :
"The Ordinance Brigg was taken the 1st Instant, by one
of their pirates, and carried into Cape Ann. To send an
Ordinance Brigg of such a value out so poorly mann'd and
arm'd looks very odd. We have 8 or 10 Pirate vessells
out between the Capes, and yet our Men-of-Warr are
chiefly in the Harbour. Two thirds of the troop and pro-
vision vessells are out, yet we expect they will be taken,
many of them."
Oliver was justified in his fears, and no one did more to
help justify them than Capt. Manley. On December 3,
1775 this intrepid mariner brought into Marblehead his
second important prize, the ship " Concord " of 300 tons,
James Lowrie, master, from Glasgow for Boston with a
cargo of dry goods and coal to the value of <3606 19s 6d
sterling. $
In less than a week he added two more prizes to his
list in a single day. On December 9th while cruising in
the bay he fell in with the ship " Jenny," Capt. William
Foster, seven weeks out from London, bound for Boston.
She was armed with only two-double fortified six pounders
and six blunderbusses and carried a crew of but eighteen
men, so that Manley had little difficulty in taking her.
*The existence of this glorious trophy was destined to be short, for a contem-
porary tells us " Our people splet the Congress the third time that they fired it."
Washington also mentions the fact that while bombarding Boston to cover his
taking Dorchester Heights " through the ignorance of our artillery men (they)
burst five mortars, the Congress one of them." Washington to Reed, May 7, 1776.
tLifeand Correspondence of Joseph Reed, p. 133.
jAn example of how strictly the Continentals adhered to the fact that they
were only waging war on the British ministers and not on the British people may
be taken from the case of the " Concord." By her manifest it was found that her
cargo was consigned to a private person in Boston and as such Washington dared
not confiscate her. It was not until it was found that this person was in the ser-
vice of the Ministerial Army that he seized the cargo.
Essex Gazette, Dec. 14, 1775.
10 THE NAVAL CAREER OF
She proved to be a valuable prize, being a vessel of 300
tons with a cargo of coal and a variety of provisions of
which the chief items were u about 100 butts of porter,
cheese, and forty live hogs, thirty more having died on
the passage." Hardly had Manley made this capture when
a brig flying the British flag was sighted bearing down on
him. A current issue of the Essex Gazette tells us rather
humorously how this vessel was captured. The brig
" wanting a pilot, and seeing the ship and the privateer
together, supposed the latter could help her to one ; she
accordingly made for them. She soon came up, when
Capt. Manley readily afforded her a pilot, and conducted
her together with the ship, very safely into Beverly har-
bour." The brig was the " Little Hannah " of 150 tons,
Robert Adams, master, bound from Antigua to Boston,
with a cargo of " about 130 puncheons of rum, 100 cases
of gin, some cocoa, sugar, and a cask of oranges to please
the delicate appetite of my Lord Howe." She was later
sold for $25,000, and together with the " Jenny " made a
very profitable day's work for Manley and his crew.
Eight days elapsed before we have record of another
capture by the " Lee." On Dec. 17th, Manley took and
sent into Beverly the sloop " Betsey," 60 tons, A. Atkin-
son, master, fourteen days out from Virginia for Boston,
with a cargo of Indian corn, potatoes, and oats for the
British army. The vessel had been dispatched by Lord
Dunmore, then Royal Governor in Virginia and had as
passengers a member of the Virginia Provincial Congress
and two other persons of note in Virginia who were being
sent to Boston by Dunmore to be tried for their lives, and
also a Tory colonel who having fared badly in Virginia
was coming to Boston to try and obtain a commission from
Lord Howe. On board the prize were several papers and
letters which laid open all sorts of schemes of Lord Dun-
more against the Provincials and which were of great value
to Washington.
As far as the records show this was the last capture
made by Manley in 1775 and terminated a long list of val-
uable prizes made in less than two months. Manley, too,
had risen from an obscure mariner to one of the country's
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEY OF MAKBLEHEAD. 11
first and most important naval heroes. An enthusiastic
citizen of Beverly wrote after Manley had brought in the
Virginia sloop, that " as many towns contend for the
honour of his birth as they did for that of Homer's."
However true this may be, Washington was quick to ap-
preciate Manley's ability as a naval commander and, on
January 1st, 1776, when there was a reorganization of the
armed schooners, he appointed him commodore of the
fleet.* Manley relinquished command of the " Lee " to
Capt. Waters and hoisted his pennant on the schooner
" Hancock," a vessel of almost exactly the same size as
the " Lee," but a faster sailer. Manley had as officers on
the " Hancock," Richard Stiles, 1st Lieutenant and Nich-
olas Ogilby, 2d Lieutenant. The other vessels of his fleet
were the schooners " Lee," Capt. Daniel Waters ; ' Frank-
lin," Capt. Samuel Tucker ; " Harrison," Capt. Charles
Dyer ; " Lynch," Capt. John Ayres ; and " Warren," Capt.
William Burke. These vessels were now placed under the
authority of the newly formed Marine Committee of Con-
gress although they still remained under the command of
Washington, during the siege of Boston. Their terms
having expired on Dec. 31st, many of the soldier crews re-
turned to the army. New crews were obtained from the
men of the seacoast towns, and all wages were paid by the
Marine Committee. Thus the armed schooners became
the embryo of the great United States Navy.
These six little schooners cruised around between Cape
Ann and Cape Cod capturing whatever British vessels
they fell in with. On Jan. 25, 1776, while cruising in the
Bay, off the mouth of Boston harbor, Manley, in the
"Hancock," sighted the ship "Happy Return," of 130
tons, Capt. Hall, from Whitehaven for Boston with coal
and potatoes. He gave chase and succeeded in capturing
her just before she got into harbor, while in full sight of
the British fleet lying in Nantasket Roads.f Putting a
prize crew on board the " Happy Return," Manley started
to take her into Plymouth, but when off Cohasset Rocks
he sighted a brig bound in to Boston. He immediately
* American Archives, 4th series, Vol. IV, p. 90.
t American Archives, 4th series, Vol. IV., p. 863.
12 THE NAVAL CAREER OF
bore down towards her and she quickly struck her colors.
She proved to be the "Norfolk," Capt. Grindall, of 120
tons, and like the " Happy Return," bound from White-
haven to Boston with a cargo of coal and some potatoes.
Another prize crew was put on the "Norfolk," and Manley
was about to continue to Plymouth with his two prizes*
when he sighted a British armed "schooner of eight carriage
guns, with many swivels and full of men," coming rapidly
towards him. She was from Halifax for Boston and had in
convoy two little provision vessels. Ordering his two prizes
to make the best of their way to Plymouth, Manley hove
to and waited for his assailant. As soon as she came up a
brisk engagement took place. Manley was at a great dis-
advantage owing to the fact that having put a large crew
on both of his prizes he had only sixteen of his men left
on the " Hancock." Strange to say, his prisoners and
especially the captains, assisted him considerable and as
Manley says, " did as much as they dared do in such cir-
cumstances." The result was that after a short engage-
ment the British vessel was glad to sheer off and continue
into Boston with her two little charges, while Manley, see-
ing that the English frigates were preparing to come out
and seize him, continued on after his prizes to Plymouth.
He arrived there safely on the ensuing evening, without
further adventure and was able to report no worse loss
than one gunner wounded and the rigging damaged. On
his arrival he said that the whole fleet would have been
captured " had it not been for the cowardice of one of the
Continental armed vessels who was very near them, but
dared not engage, and who made the best of his way off."
A few days letter Manley received the following letter
from Washington of which he might justly feel proud :
" Sir : I received your agreeable letter of the 26th
instant, giving an account of your having taken and car-
ried into Plymouth two of the enemy's transports. Your
conduct in engaging the eight gun schooner with so few
hands as you went out with, your attention in securing
These two vessels were of a fleet of eight which sailed from Whitehaven,
England, for Boston, and all bat one were captured before arriving at their des-
tination. (Essex Gazette, March 28, 1776.)
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEY OF MARBLEHEAD. 13
your prizes, and your general good behaviour since you
first engaged in the service, merits mine and your country's
thanks.
" You may be assured that every attention will be paid
to any reasonable request of yours, and that you shall
have the command of a stronger vessel of war; but, as it
will take up some time before such a one can be fitted out,
my desire is, that you continue in the Hancock until the
end of the cruise. When that is out you will come to
Headquarters, and we will confer together on the subject
of the other ship."
In closing, Washington writes : " I wish you could
inspire the Captains of the other armed schooners under
your command with some of your activity and industry.
Cannot you appoint such stations for them, where they
may have the best chance of intercepting supplies going to
the enemy? They dare not disobey your orders, as it is
mentioned in the instructions I have given them, that they
are to be under your command as Commodore ; and, as
such, I desire that you will give them such Instructions in
writing, as to you will appear proper for the good of the
service.
" I am, sir, wishing you a continuance of success,
yours, &c.,
GEORGE WASHINGTON."*
Having been detained in Plymouth by the ice for sev-
eral days Manley put to sea again early on the morning
of January 30th. Apparently Washington's wishes for
his success were not a good omen, for hardly had he
cleared the Gurnet when he saw a large British frigate
bearing down upon him. Knowing it would be useless to
engage a vessel of such superior force Manley started to
flee up the coast, but finding that the larger vessel was
rapidly gaining on him, he headed directly for the shore
and ran the " Hancock "deliberately aground on the beach
a little south of the North River, in Scituate. The larger
vessel soon came up and proved to be the frigate " Falcon,"
Capt. Linzee, the same that had gone ashore on Eastern
*Spark's Letters of Washington.
14 THE NAVAL CAREER OF
Point, while chasing Manley about two months before.
She had been sent out especially to take Manley, and,
approaching as near as the depth of water would permit,
dropped anchor and began to pour a most disastrous fire
upon the "Hancock." One ball entered the stern and
just missed hitting Manley by six inches. In the midst
of this bombardment Manley and his crew left their ves-
sel and waded ashore, but the British did not abandon
their fusilade until they had fire<J nearly four hundred
times. Owing to extremely poor markmanship not one of
Manley's people were injured, the only damage being to the
rigging of the " Hancock," and on the next day one hundred
and thirty cannon balls were found on the adjacent shore.
Having used up all their ammunition or else being aware
of the uselessness of their fire, the British now changed
their tactics. Launching their boats they started to row
in and board the " Hancock " with the intention of setting
her on fire. By this time, however, Manley and his crew
had been joined by the militia of the neighborhood, and
formed such an imposing array as they stood on the shore
with their muskets bearing on the " Hancock " that the
British quickly abandoned their project and, returning to
their vessel, weighed anchor and sailed back to Boston. *
Manley succeeded in floating the ' Hancock " the
following day and on Feb. 1st, was refitting and nearly
ready for sea again.
Records of Manley's doings after this become scarce.
All through February we may think of him as still
cruising in the bay, but with little success, for few vessels
attempted a winter passage across the North Atlantic in
those days. On March 4th, 1776, however, he sent into
Portsmouth a ship of 240 tons, from England for Boston,
with various supplies for the British army,f and the fol-
lowing week on March 1 Oth with Captains Waters, Tucker
and Ayres, he took another provision ship. She was a
vessel of 300 tons, 17 weeks out from London for Boston,
and, being well armed, did not strike till after a brisk
engagement in which the u Hancock " was considerably
American Archives, 4th series, Vol. IV, p. 9. 10.
tEssex Gazette, Mar. 14, 1776.
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEY OF MARBLEHEAD. 15
damaged and lost her bowsprit. A prize crew started with
the ship for Gloucester, but night coming on, and it being
very dark, she had the misfortune to run upon the rocks
about three miles from the harbor's mouth. She became
bilged and most of her cargo was lost.*
On March 17, 1776, the British evacuated Boston, but
it was a fortnight or more before the last British vessel
had left the harbor. These days must have been active
ones for Manley and his little fleet, for Washington had
given orders that the armed schooners should lie in wait
for the British vessels as they left the harbor and try to
capture what small craft and unarmed transports they
could, at the same time avoiding the men-of-war and frig-
ates. The transports, however, must have been well
guarded, for we have record of only one falling into Man-
ley's hands. This was the brig " Elizabeth," which was
loaded with a miscellaneous cargo of goods that had been
taken at the time of the evacuation from the stores and
houses of many citizens of Boston by a certain Tory
named Crean Brush.f The " Elizabeth " had sailed from
Boston on the evening of March 29th for Halifax under
convoy of the British ship-of-war "Niger." Becoming
separated from her convoy the brig had the misfortune on
April 2nd to meet the u Hancock," Manley bore rapidly
down upon her and greeted her with a broadside. The
" Elizabeth " responded with a fusillade of muskets, but on
seeing the armed schooners " Lee " and " Lynch " ap-
proaching, she surrendered and was taken into Portsmouth.
This was apparently Manley's last capture in the schoon-
er " Hancock,'' for shortly after the first of April the com-
mand of that vessel was assumed by Capt. Samuel Tucker f
and Manley's name disappears in connection with the
armed schooners. Although we have no record of Man-
ley's movements we may be led to suppose that his term
of service on the armed schooner having expired on
March 31st, he proceeded to Headquarters in compliance
with Washington's letter quoted above to confer on the
*American Archives, 4th series, Vol. v. p. 196.
fFor a complete report of Crean Brash's actions at the time of the Evacua-
tion of Boston, see the Journals of Congress for Oct. 14, 1776.
JLife of Samuel Tucker by J. H. Sheppard, p. 61.
16 THE NAVAL CAREER OP
subject of a larger ship, for on April 17, 1776, Congress
appointed John Manley to command the Continental 32
gun frigate " Hancock," building at Newburyport, which
was one of the thirteen frigates authorized by Congress on
December 13, 1775. It is safe to presume, therefore, that
on receiving his commission Manley proceeded to New-
buryport and was undoubtedly there all summer superin-
tending the construction of his fine new ship. On Octo-
ber 23d, we find the Marine Committee of Congress send-
ing Manley his sailing orders.* It is evident that his
ship was far from ready to go to sea, for on November 9th
Manley wrote to the Massachusetts General Court that
he feared it would be of damage to the " Hancock " to
leave her at Newburyport all winter. He asked permission
to bring her around to Boston, and, in order to make her
passage secure, asked to have some of the guns of the
Continental frigate " Boston " sent him at Newburyport as
the " Hancock's " own armament had not been procured.!
This petition was allowed, the guns were sent down and
put on board the " Hancock," and on December 13th she
arrived in Boston.
What the " Hancock's " movements were during the next
few months is not known, but a letter from Manley to his
landlady shows that he was still in Boston on January
16, 1777. In fact it is doubtful if Manley ever fulfilled
his sailing orders of October 23d, for on April 11, 1777
the Massachusetts State Council authorized a warrant of
" ,2,056, 9, 0, for the purchase of 22 12-lb. Cannon for the
Continental Ship Hancock," and a few days later ,400
more to Capt. Manley " to enable him to put his vessel to
sea," which seems to show that the " Hancock " must have
laid in Boston harbor all winter awaiting her armament.
On April 24th, however, having received news that a
British frigate was in the neighborhood and capturing
American vessels, the Massachusetts General Court re-
solved that the " Hancock " and the u Boston " should put
to sea in pursuit of her. Accordingly, shortly after the
first of May, the frigates " Hancock," 32 guns, Capt. Man-
*Amertcan Archives, 5th series, Vol. II, p. 1200.
tMass. Archives, Vol. 211, pp. 73-74.
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEY OF MARBLEHEAD. 17
ley, and the " Boston," 24 guns, Capt. McNeil, finally got
under way. Apparently the two vessels failed to sight
the British frigate in the neighborhood and started out on
a cruise. Early on the morning of the fourth day after
leaving Boston, Manley sighted a strange sail which soon
turned out to be a British frigate of about the same size as
the " Hancock." The two vessels being on opposite tacks
rapidly approached one another and on passing were near
enough to exchange broadsides. The British vessel, how-
ever, did not wait to continue the action but crowded on
all sail to escape. Manley immediately put his ship about
and started in pursuit, and the " Hancock " being a very
fast sailer rapidly gained on her antagonist. As soon as
she was in range the Britisher commenced firing again, but
Manley withheld his fire until close aboard, when a brisk
engagement began which lasted an hour and a half. At the
end of this time the " Boston," which had been out of gun-
shot, began to draw near and the Englishman seeing with
what a superior force he would have to contend, prudently
struck his colors. Manley lost eight men in this engage-
ment. On the prize, which proved to be the u Fox," of
twenty-eight guns, thirty-two men were killed. A prize
crew was transferred to the " Fox " and the three vessels
proceeded on their cruise.*
Towards the end of May, in Lat. 39, they took a brig
bound from London for New York, loaded with cordage
and duck, which they sent into Boston f and on the same
day they fell in with three large transports in convoy of
a 64 gun ship but did not engage with them. Manley
now turned his course northwards and on June 1st ap-
peared off the mouth of Halifax harbor. This rather im-
prudent move brought out three British frigates, the
" Rainbow," 44 guns, under Sir George Collier, the "Flora "
32 guns, and the "Victor " 18 guns. The Americans im-
mediately scattered, and the " Boston " having a good
start easily escaped. $ The ' Flora," however, quickly
*Cooper's Naval History.
tlndependent Chronicle, June 19, 1777.
$On arriving home, Capt. McNeil of the " Boston " was greatly censured for
thus abandoning Manley at this critical moment. Public anger ran high ; he was
court marshalled, and dismissed from the navy.
18 THE NAVAL CAREER OF
caught up with the " Fox " and after a short and brisk en-
gagement, took her. In the meantime the " Rainbow "
and the " Victor " gave chase after the " Hancock." The
wind was very light, and Manley endeavoured to lighten
his vessel by pumping out the water from his tanks and
bilge. But instead of helping her sailing, this process only
put her out of trim and the enemy began rapidly to over-
haul her. Seeing that he could not escape Manley now
tried to bring his ship around so as to board the " Rain-
bow," but the wind was so light that before he could carry
out this manoeuvre, the " Rainbow " was upon him and
the " Victor " had him in a raking position. He accord-
ingly struck his colors* and was carried into Halifax
where he was imprisoned.
Exactly how long Manley was imprisoned at Halifax we
do not know, but on Dec. 14, 1778 the ship " Cumber-
land " of 290 tons and twenty guns, owned by Stephen
Bruce and others of Boston, was commissioned as a priva-
teer with John Manley in command.! Sailing from Bos-
ton early in January, 1779, Manley proceeded to the West
Indies in search of prizes, but hardly had he reached the
Caribbean when he fell in with the British frigate " Pomo-
na," which being a very superior force easily took the
" Cumberland " and carried her into Barbadoes. Captain
Manley and his officers were imprisoned at Barbadoes and
not allowed any of the usual indulgences. $ It is said,
however, that the British frigate " Fox," the same vessel
which Manley had captured two years before, was in port
at the time and the officers came in a body to the prison and
paid him their civilities. Aftei being confined for about a
month, Manley and his officers by bribing the jailer effected
their escape. Seizing a Bermudian sloop which was in the
harbor, they made their way to Martinique, from whence
they obtained passage home, arriving in Boston on April
9, 1779.
For about two months Manley remained on shore, but
early in June he received a new command. Mungo
*Af ter being captured, the " Hancock " became the British frigate " Iris "
and later, on Aug. 9, 1781, captured the Continental frigate " Trumbuil."
tMass. Archives, Vol. 169, p. 367.
^Independent Chronicle, Apr. 15, 1779.
^Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 170, p. 148.
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEf OF MARBLEHEAB. 19
Mackey and others of Boston having fitted out a privateer
ship called the " Jason "* of 200 tons, mounting eighteen
6 pounders, were looking for some one to command their
vessel. Manley, being unemployed, was selected as cap-
tain, which shows that his great naval ability was still
respected, in spite of the fact that he had already lost two
valuable ships. On June 2d, he received his commission
as commander of the " Jason/' having under him a crew
of one hundred and twenty men with Nathaniel Thayer
as 1st lieutenant and John Frost as 2d lieutenant. On
June 19th, the ' Jason " sailed from Boston, proceeding
first to Portsmouth where she took on 2d lieutenant Frost
and the remainder of the crew.f Leaving the latter port
early on the morning of the 22d she stood out to sea on
her cruise. When well clear of the land the lookout
reported two sails directly ahead. Capt. Manley and
Lieut. Thayer immediately ascended to the foretop and
soon pronounced the vessels to be a frigate and a brig,
but were unable to determine whether they were friend or
foe. Waiting therefore until they got a little nearer, the
" Jason " was put about, and the moment this was done
the vessels gave chase, proving beyond a doubt that they
were British. All sail was now crowded on the " Jason "
to get back safe into Portsmouth, but the enemy gained
so rapidly that when off the Isles of Shoals they were only
two gunshots astern. In the meantime a heavy thunder
squall had been making in the west and at this critical,
moment suddenly struck the " Jason." Joshua Davis one
of the crew thus describes this incident: "When the
squall struck us it hove us all aback when we clued
down. In ten seconds, the wind shifted on our starboard
beam, and shivered our sails. In a few seconds more the
wind shifted on the starboard quarter, and struck us with
such force, that hove us on our beam ends, and carried
away our three masts and bowsprit. She immediately^
righted and the squall went over.":f The two British
*The Jason " was formerly an English ship and had been captured by three
American men-of-war on April 20, 1779. Cooper's Naval History. Vol. I, p. 189^
tMS. Journal of Wm. Russell, Manley's clerk on the " Jason," in the Essex
Institute.
^Narrative of Joshua Davis, Boston, 1811, p. 4.
20 THE NAVAL CAREER OF
vessels in the meantime had all they wanted to look out
for themselves and drifting rapidly out to sea were not
seen again. Manley accordingly set his men to clearing
away the wreckage, and putting up jury masts and sails
stood in between the Isles of Shoals and Portsmouth and
came to anchor.
During the squall one of the crew was knocked over-
board and drowned, and this, together with the fact that
Manley had already lost two ships under his command, led
the crew to think none too highly of their captain and to
look on him as a " Jonah," or bringer of ill luck. They
accordingly mutinied and refused to do any work towards
re-rigging the ship unless she was taken into port which
would give them a chance to desert. The manner in
which Manley handled the situation is graphically described
by Joshua Davis.
" The captain asked Mr. Thayer why the people were
not at work; and was told they wished to get into the har-
bour first. The captain answered, * I'll harbour them,'
and stepped up to the sentry at the cabin door, took his
cutlass out of his hand and ran forward and said, * boat-
swain, why do you not go to work? ' He began to tell
him the impropriety of getting the masts in where the
ship then was ; when Capt. Manley struck him with the
cutlass on the cheek, with such force that his teeth were
to be seen from the upper part of his jaw to the lower
part of his chin. He next spoke to John Graves, and
interrogated, and was answered in a similar manner, when
the Captain struck him with the cutlass on the head,
which cut him so bad that he was obliged to be sent to the
hospital with the boatswain. The Captain then called the
other to come down and go to work. Michael Wall came
down to him ; the Captain made a stroke at him which
missed, and while the Captain was lifting up the cutlass to
strike him again, Wall gave him a push against the stump
of the foremast and ran aft. The captain made after him.
Wall ran to the main hatchway and jumped down between
the decks and hurt himself very much. The captain then,
with severe threats, ordered the people to go to work.
They went to work and stepped the masts, got the top-
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEY OF MARBLKHEAD. 21
masts on end, lower yards athwart, the topsail yards on
the caps, topgallant masts on end, sails bent, running rig-
ging rove, boats on booms, etc., and all done in thirty-six
hours."
Having completed his repairs Manley continued on his
cruise without putting into port, and a week or so later
appeared off Sandy Hook where he stood back and forth
awaiting a prize. On July 23, 1779, about three in the
afternoon two brigs were sighted, which as they ap-
proached were seen to be English. Joshua Davis thus
describes the engagement :
" Our captain ordered every man to his quarters. The
enemy hove upon the wind with his larboard tacks on
board, run up his courses, hoisted his colours, and gave
us a broadside. Our captain ordered the sailing master to
get the best bower anchor out, so that the bill of it should
take into the fore shrouds of the enemy. It was quickly
done. The captain ordered the helm hard a port, which
brought us along side. The anchor caught their fore rig-
ging. Our captain then said, * fire away, my boys.' We
then gave them a broadside which tore her off side very
much, and killed and wounded some of them. The rest all
ran below, except their captain who stood on the deck like
a man amazed. Our captain ordered Lieut. Frost to go
out on the driver boom and get on board of her, and send
the captain on board of us, and keep the prisoners below.
It was done ; and as soon as the captain came on
board of us, our men on board of her cut away all her
fore rigging and pushed her ahead, to clear our anchor.
When we got disentangled we bore away for the other pri-
vateer, that began to run from us. We gave her a few shot
from our bow chasers, and she hove too. Our captain told
them to take their boat and come on board. They answered
* our boat won't swim.' Our captain said, 'then sink in
her ; you shall come on board or I will fire into you.'
Then they out boat and came on board."
The two prizes were the privateers " Hazard " of
eighteen guns from Liverpool and the " Adventurer " of
the same number of guns from Glasgow. A large num-
ber of the men on the ' Hazard " were killed or wounded,
22 THE NAVAL CAREER OF
but on the "Jason " the only loss was one man who was
struck on the head by a shot and died a few days later.
With a prize crew on both of the brigs, Manley started
back to Boston, and two days later anchored off Hull.
Here the " Jason " remained for several days taking on
stores which were brought down from Boston, for
Manley did not dare to take his vessel up to the city lest
his crew should desert.
On July 30th, having heard that a large fleet of home-
ward-bound English merchant veseels had just left New
York, Manley set sail again in ^search of them. A
few days later while sailing in a very thick fog in the
neighborhood of Nantucket Shoals he fell in with a British
merchant vessel which reported herself as being bound
from Liverpool for New York. He was just about to open
fire on her to bring her to, when another vessel was seen
looming up through the fog, and then another, and
another. Not wishing to be surrounded by a large fleet
Manley bore away, but he had not been sailing an hour
before the fog lifted and revealed no less than forty good
sized merchantmen in convoy of a heavily armed frigate.
On sighting the " Jason," the frigate tacked and setting
every possible sail made the best of her way to escape.
Manley immediately put about after her and was gaining
very rapidly when it was noticed that the Englishman had
out drags which greatly retarded her progress with the
evident desire of bringing the u Jason " within range.
Seeing through the ruse Manley tacked, upon which the
enemy did the same and, casting away her drags, rapidly
overhauled the " Jason." As she drew near, Manley saw
that she was of veiy superior force and that he would be
an easy prey to her, when suddenly the fog shut down
again and by quickly changing his course he shook off his
pursuer.
After this narrow escape Manley continued his cruise
by easy stages as far east as the Banks of Newfoundland.
On September 8th, he captured an English brig from Bris-
tol, England, for Barbadoes, which he sent back to Boston
in charge of a prize crew.* Her cargo consisted of flour,
"Independent Chronicle, Sept. 23, 1779.
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLEY OF MARBLBHEAD. 23
beef, and butter, besides a consignment of hats and two
bags of Spanish dollars. After this nothing else of note
happened until September 30th. Early on the morning
of that day a sail was sighted which rapidly approached
the " Jason." As she drew near it became apparent that
she was a British frigate of considerable strength and
Manley accordingly made all sail to get away. The
stranger, however, kept gaining slowly and, after chasing
all day, about eleven o'clock in the evening she came up
with the " Jason." Once more to quote from Davis' ac-
count :
" On hailing her we found her to be the Surprise Frig-
ate. They hailed us, ' what ship is that ? ' We answered
the ' Dean.' They ordered us to * heave too, or they would
fire into us. ' We replied, 4 fire away, and be d d, we
have got as many guns as you.' They then gave us a
broadside Our captain would not let us fire until they
got abreast of us. They gave us another broadside, which
cut away some of our running rigging, and drove some of
our men from the tops. We gave them a broadside which
silenced two of her bow guns. The next we gave her,
cut away her maintopsail, and drove her maintop-men out
of it. Both sides continued the fire until one o'clock.
Our studding sails and booms, our sails, rigging, yards, &c.
were so cut away that they were useless. Lanterns were
hung at the ship's side, between the guns, on nails ; but
they soon fell on deck, at the shaking of the guns ; which
made it so dark that the men could not see to load the
guns. They broke the fore hatches open, and ran below.
Our captain sent the sailing master forward to see why the
bow guns did not keep the fire up ; but he never returned.
The captain then sent the master's mate on the same er-
rand and he never returned. It was therefore thought
needless to stand it any longer, and the captain took the
trumpet and called out for quarters."
It was one o'clock when Manley surrendered, the fight
having lasted " 2 glasses and some minutes." The Brit-
ish vessel was far stronger than the " Jason," having 28
guns and 230 men against the " Jason's " 18 guns and 120
men, yet on the 4< Surprise " fifteen men had been killed
24 THE NAVAL CAREER OP
and thirty wounded, while on the " Jason " the loss was
only five men killed and a few wounded. A prize crew
was now put on the " Jason " and the two vessels started
for St. John's, Newfoundland, where they arrived ten days
later.* Manley and his crew were then placed on the
guardship " Proteus," at St. John's, where they remained
until the first of November. They were then ordered to
the Mill Prison in England, and sailing from St. John's on
November 1st, arrived in England early in December to
begin their long confinement.
For a little over two years Manley remained in Mill
Prison, although it is recorded that he made three attempts
to escape. On one of these attempts he and eleven others
got as far as a neighboring town but were caught and
brought back and confined in the " Black Hole " for some
time as a punishment. At last, early in January, 1782,
Manley and several other American prisoners were ex-
changed. Making their way to France they obtained pas-
sage at Dunkirk on a French letter-of-marque bound for
America. Twenty-nine days later they landed at Phila-
delphia and on April 1, 1782, Manley was back again in
Boston.f
For the next few months little is known of Manley,
but we may easily imagine that he must have had difficul-
ty in obtaining a new command, having already lost three
of his ships. During the summer, however, he offered his
services to the government again and joined the navy in
his previous rank as captain, for in the Independent Chron-
icle for Sept. 26, 1782 appears the following notice :
" On Monday llth inst John Manly, Esq. Captain in
the American navy was appointed to the command of the
Continental frigate Hague, (1 ite the Deane) in this har-
bour, agreeable to an order from the Hon. Robert Morris,
Esq.; principal agent of marine, investing said command in
the senior officer resident in the department. Capt. Manley,
at 2 P. M. of the same day, repaired on board, attended by
his principal officers, and was \velcomed with united accla-
mations. 13 guns were fired in honour of the appoint-
*MS. Journal of William Russell.
fSaleua Gazette, Apr. 4, 1732.
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLKY OF MARBLEHEAD. 25
rnent the ship beautifully decorated with colors and
every possible demonstration of joy expressed a general
satisfaction."
Manley then assembled all hands on the quarter deck
and addressing his crew as " My good lads and jolly sea-
men," thanked them for their kind reception and promised
to do all in his power to make their relations the pleasant-
est during the coming voyage. Shortly after taking com-
mand Manley got his ship under way and sailed for an ex-
tended cruise in the West Indies. Of this, Manley's last
voyage during the war, we know very little. When thir-
teen days out he took a ship of 20 guns with a valuable
cargo of provisions for the British army in New York.*
Later, during December, he made four more captures in-
cluding a brig loaded with rum, sugar and coffeef and a
light shipf bound from St. Lucia to St. Martin, both of
which he sent back to Boston. On December 26th the
" Hague " is reported as sailing from Martinique on a
cruise. About the middle of January, while still cruising
in the West Indies, the " Hague " was chased by a British
fifty-gun ship and after keeping out of reach of his pursuer
for thirty-six hours Manley unfortunately ran ashore on
a sand bar near Guadeloupe. The fifty-gun ship on com-
ing up was joined by three other British ships of the line,
one of them a 74, and all four vessels anchoring with
springs on their cables within gunshot of the " Hague,"
opened a tremendous fire. For two whole days the Amer-
ican vessel withstood and returned this cannonading. On
the ihird, however, Manley succeeded in floating his ship
and acoording to Clark, our early naval historian, " hoist-
ing continental colors at the main-top-gallant-mast, she
fired thirteen guns as a farewell defiance," and escaped,
eventually arriving safely in Boston.
Under the date of January 26, 1783, Manley writes
from Guadeloupe to friends in Boston concerning this ep-
isode : " I have been drove on shore, after a thirty-six
hours chase, by a 50-gun ship, and lay at the mercy of
*Maclay's History of American Privateers, p. 204.
tlndepf ndent Chronicle, Jan. 30, 1783.
JProba'.ly the ship " Ballier " of 340 tons, Wm. Paxton, master, which was
advertised for sale in Boston, on Mar.25, 1783. Independent Chronicle, Mar. 26, 1783.
Clark's Naval History, Vol. 1, page 168.
26 THE NAVAL CAREER OP
her incessant fire for two days ; who with the assistance of
a 74 (and two other sail of the line to back her) were not
very sparing of a heavy and brisk cannonade. However,
without a man killed and on]y one slightly wounded, and
my damages repaired, in hull, masts, &c., &c., it is with
pleasure I look to the prospect of getting out to-morrow,
for Martinquo, Port-Royal, for heaving down.
" Enclosed is a copy of a letter from his Excellency,
the Governor, to me, which I request you to publish, as it
may satisfy those who wish to entertain doubts, that my
conduct has met the approbation of our Allies, as far as
they had an opportunity of judging; and besides, the
count appears to possess that friendship for America,
which it ever gives me pleasure to find in the bosoms of
distinguished foreigners.
" I am, gentlemen, your very humble servant,
JOHN MANLEY."*
The following is the letter from the French governor
to Manley and shows the high esteem in which he was
held by our allies in the West Indies :
" Basseterre, 1st January, 1783.
"1 had the honour, Sir, to receive your's, dated 13th
instant, and it was with the greatest pleasure I heard of
your good conduct, courage and bravery, that you showed,
in defending a frigate trusted to your care. You have
perfectly fulfilled the duty of a brave officer ; and it is
with the utmost satisfaction that I pay this tribute to your
valour. The second Commandant of the Colony, the one
of Port Louis, and all the officers who sent you assistance,
have entered into his Majesty's intention, who wills, that
his allies receive from his subjects their assistance and
protection. In consequence, Sir, they have my approba-
tion to continue their asssistance as long as you may be in
want. I have wrote to M. the Marquis de Bouille, upon
a request which was made by your desire, for eight or
ten cannon, English nines. This Commandant General
*8alem Gazette, Feb. 27, 1783.
CAPTAIN JOHN MANLBY OP MARBLEHEAD. 27
will let me know, and shall have the honour to communi-
cate to you.
*' Perhaps you may not find in the Colony all what is
necessary to heave down your frigate ; that you will cer-
tainly get at Martinico ; and you will find in all French
places, a friendship for your nation, and a true esteem for
the brave ; and, Sir, you have already given proof that
you are worthy the title. I should be very happy that
circumstances would procure me the pleasure of your ac-
quaintance. If I can be of any further service, I shall do
it with pleasure. I have the honour to be, &c., &c.
(Signed) DAMAS.
" Claud Charles, Viscount de Damas, Marshal de Camp
of the King's Armies, Governor, Lieutenant General for
his Majesty of the Island of Guadeloupe, Marigalante, its
Dependencies, &c., &c."*
With this action off Guadeloupe, the story of Manley's
naval career comes to an end. We know, to be sure, that
he paid off the crew of the " Hague " at Boston in May,
I783f and that he remained in the naval service up to his
death on Feb. 12, 1793, but beyond that we know nothing.
Perhaps it is fortunate that we are thus left in ignorance,
for what could more fitting than to part from this old sea
fighter as he fires thirteen guns in farewell defiance of the
British ships and sails away into history with the stars and
stripes flying at the main-topgallant masthead.
*Mass. Muster and Pay Rolls, Vol. 52, p. 103 K.
t Salem Gazette, Feb. 27, 1783.
RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.
THE CONDEMNATION OF PRIZES AND RECAPTURES OF
THE REVOLUTION AND THE WAR OF 1812.
The records of the Vice- Admiralty Court at Halifax,
Nova Scotia, covering the period of the American Revo-
lution, are now preserved in the Provincial Building at
Halifax, in the custody of the Provincial Secretary. The
registers for the years 1776-1783 are in three folio vol-
umes and preserve only the essential facts. The original
files of documents relating to each case have disappeared.
Some years ago a considerable mass of manuscripts was
found stored at the Navy Yard in Halifax, and after
burning a portion and selling considerable for junk, the re-
mainder was sent to the Admiralty Office in London.
Possibly some of these Vice-Admiralty Court papers may
have found their way to London in this manner.
The Vice- Admiralty Court records for the period of the
War of 1812 are now stored in the County Court House
at Halifax. The register of cases is in the Prothonotary's
Office and the files of original papers are contained in
some dozen or more boxes stored in a damp basement.
The papers in each file are numbered to correspond with
the number of the case in the register of the court, and in
the abstracts here printed these case numbers are included
so that it may be possible to secure additional information
upon application to the office of the Prothonotary. These
files in many instances contain a considerable number of
papers in addition to the documents of the Court. The
ship's papers, if not already destroyed at the time of cap-
ture, will be found, consisting of the commission in the
case of a privateer the ship's register or license, the
crew list, bill of health, various bills of lading, and some-
times owner's instructions with business correspondence.
(28)
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 29
In the following pages the records covering the period
of the Revolution are printed in a condensed form, al-
phabetically arranged by the name of the vessel captured,
and precede the records of the War of 1812. The first
case brought before the Court was under date of April 15,
1776. Previous to that time prizes taken along the New
England coast had been condemned at a Vice-Admiralty
Court sitting in Boston. Three typical cases recorded in
the register of the Court are here reprinted verbatim to
illustrate the form of entry.
GEORGE FRANCIS Dow.
CAUSE.
Philamon Pownall Esq., Commander of His Majesty's
Ship of War the Apollo, and Pere Williams, Commander of
His Majesty's Ship Venus, vs. the Schooner True Blue.
*<6 ffeby j Libel filed and Entered and order made thereon
1778 \ as on file. Registeres Office 9th ffeb y 1778.
" William Belcher 2 Lieutenant on board the Schooner
call'd the True Bell being duly sworn on the Holy Evan-
gelists of Almighty God deposeth that said schooner was
fitted out from Boston, New England, that being on a
cruise, they fell in with the Venus & Appollo Men of War
on the 27 January last, being then South side George's
Banks that the said ships took the Schooner and sent her
into this port where she now is, that she mounts 10 Car-
riage Guns and 12 Swivels and had on board 45 men in-
cluding officers, 4 Carriage Guns they threw overboard
when Chased by the aforesaid Ships.
WILLIAM BELCHER.
"Thomas Anthony, Midshipman on Board the Venus
being duly sworn Confirms the above as to the taking of
the Schooner and bringing her into this Port.
THOMAS ANTHONY.
80 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
" Sworn before me
CHARLES MORRIS, Jun r Regs r
" Wednesday j Court opened by making Proclamation as
25 ffeb y '78 ( usual. Libel order & return thereon
read, the Evidence taken before the register, also read,
Judge then ordered Proclamation to be made for all
Persons claiming property in the Schoonor True Blue
& her appurtenances to appear & assert their Claims
and defend their rights to the same, none appeared. De-
cree pronounced as on tile whereby the Schooner True Blue
& her appurtenances were condemned as Lawful Prize
to the captors thereof. Court adjourned without day."
CAUSE.
" Thomas Fitzherbert Esq re ., Commander of His Majes-
ty's Ship of War the Raisonable, vs. the Schooner Wil-
liam & Cargo.
27th FeR ( Register's Office, March 2d, 1778.
1778 1 Thomas Chambers midshipman on Board
His Majesty's Ship Raisonable, being duly sworn depo-
seth, that being on a Cruise to the Eastward of St. George's
Banks, on or about the 19 day of February last they fell
in with a Schooner & took her, & found she was from
Cape Anne Bound to Bilboa Loaded with Rice & tobac-
co, that the Master's name was Osburn Serjeant, & the
Schooner was call'd the William, that the Deponent was
put on Board as Prize Master, & he brought said
Schooner into this Harbour.
THOMAS CHAMBERS.
Sworn before
Wm. Morris D. Rr.
"March 19. Court opened by Making Proclamation as
usual. Proclamation made for all Claimors to appear &
Asert their claims, none appeared. The Libel order &
return thereon read, the evidence taken before the regis-
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 31
ter also read, the Advocate Gen 1 , then moved for a De-
cree, which was pronounced as on file, whereby the said
Schooner & Cargo was condemned as Lawfull Prize to
the Captors.
" Court adjourned without Day."
" April 15 th , 1776. Sundry Goods seized on Board the
Schooner Tarter.
" April 19th, 1776. " Wyndham Bryer being duly
Sworne deposeth that he was on Board the Lively a Mid-
shipman, that in February last near Cape Ann in New
England Captain Bishop Seiz'd the Schooner Tarter, and
carried her into Boston. That they found on board about
two Hogsheads, one Tierce and thirteen Barrels Sugar, nine
Hogshead and one Barrel of Coffee and Six Hogsheads of
Cocoa Nutts, all which are now in the Harbour of Halifax,
is not positively certain as to the exact number of Casks."
" Having maturely considered the allegations against
sundry Goods and Merchandise seized and taken by
Thomas Bishop Esq r , Commander of his Majestys Ship
of War the Lively and libelled in this Court by William
Nesbitt Esq., his Majestys Advocate General in the
said Court' for and on behalf as well of said Majesty as of
the said Thomas Bishop wherein the said Advocate al-
ledges that contrary to an Act of Parliament made &
pass'd in the sixteenth year of his present Majestys reign
one Benjamin Warren master of a certain schooner called
the Tarter was carrying on a Trade with and endeavour-
ing to enter the Harbour of some one of the Colonies now
in open Rebellion, and that the said Schooner Tarter and
some part of her cargo had been condemned in the Court
Vice Admiralty at Boston in New England, but that some
part of said cargo to wit two hogsheads, one tierce and
thirteen barrels of sugar, nine hogsheads and one barrel of
coffee and six hogsheads of Cocoa Nutts were not con-
demn'd, but are now brought into this Harbour of Halifax
and are within the jurisdiction of this Court and it ap-
pearing to us by Papers produc'd and other Evidence sworn
and examined in open Court that the said Benjamin War-
ren the Master of said Schooner was carrying on a Trade
32 KECOBDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
and Commerce with the Colonies now in open Rebellion
Contrary to the Actt of Parliament before mentioned &
all persons claiming property in the said two Hogsheads
one Tierce & thirteen Barrels of Sugar nine Hogsheads
& one Barrel of Coffee & Six Hogsheads of Cocoa part
of y e Cargo of y e said Schooner Tarter having been duly
notified to appear & assert their claims but no person
appearing so to do tho thrice called upon & all matters
for a fair & impartial tryal of the Premises haveing been
fully attended to we adjudge and decree the said two
Hogsheads one Tierce & thirteen Barrels of Sugar nine
Hogsheads and one Barrel of Coffee & Six Hogsheads of
Cocoa Nutts to be lawf ull Prize to y e Captors thereof &
do condemn the same as such accordingly and do order
the same to be delivered to y e Agent or Agents for the said
Thomas Bishop his Officers and Crew to be divided in such
Proportions & after such Manner as his Majesty by his
Royal Proclamation or Proclamations hereafter to be Is-
sued for that purpose shall think fit to order & direct.
Given under our hand & the seal of y e said Court this
4 th day of May Anno Domini 1776 & in the 16 year of
his Majestys reign.
RICH. BULKELEY
Jud. Adm 1 * "
ABIGAL, schr., Josiah Thatcher, master, South Carolina
to some port in Massachusetts Bay, cargo : rice, pitch, tar,
indigo, deer skins, etc., captured April 5th, 1778, near
George's Banks, by H. M. S. Scarborough.
ACTIVE, brigantine, a recapture. Taken by H. M. S.
Amazon off the coast of Nova Scotia about July 19th,
1777, from the Rebels, who had taken her on her passage
from Quebec to England, and were proceeding to Boston.
" Enoch Taylor being duly Sworne Deposeth, that he be-
longed to the Schooner Speedwell, a Privateer fitted out
from Boston, New England, commanded by one Jonathan
Greley, mounting 8 four pounders, 8 swivels, & had
thirteen hands Men and Boys on Board, that on or about
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 33
the 20th June last being on a Cruize in said Privateer, they
fell in with a Brig called the Active, being then to the
Eastward of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland & in
the Latitude 48 which Brig they took and found she had
been at Quebec last fall with Provisions, & was when
taken Bound to Liverpool in England one Clark master
of her, that she had 8 four pounders 8 swivels, a chest of
small arms, 10 barrels of Powder, the best part of a Suit
of Sails, which he the Deponant understood was for the
Brig, some Balls, Cartridges, Pistols & Cutlasses, all which
they put on Board the Privateer, that they also took out
the Master, Mate and all the hands, except three lads, that
one Thomas Smith was put on Board Prize Master, who
had orders from the Captain of the Privateer to proceed to
Boston with said Brig or any other Port in New England
he could get into, that on or about the 20th July Inst. be-
ing off Cape Sables, they fell in with a ship called the
Amazon Commanded by Capt. Jacobs who retook the
said Brig & brought her into this Port, and the Deponant
further Deposeth that he understood said Brig was a hired
vessel, that he does not know what became of the Papers,
but supposes the Captain of the Privateer took them." The
Active w&s sold to pay captors one-eighth, sundry expen-
ses, and leaving for the owners 186. 18.
ACTIVE, schr., about 85 tons, two sets of papers found on
board, by one the vessel was cleared out from Canso, in
N. S., and the other from Salem. The captors were in-
formed that she belonged to Salem. Captured Oct. 4th,
1782, in Boston Bay, by the Sloop of War Savage.
ADVENTURE, schr., cargo of Libel September llth,
1782, by armed brigantine Meriam.
ADVENTURE, snow, a recapture. " Anthony Roiz being
duly sworne deposeth that he shipp'd himself on Board the
snow Adventure, Thomas Brown master at New York 9th
May last Bound for Newfoundland, Loaded with Salt, Gen-
ena, Chocolate, Coffee, Tar, Turpentine, & sundry other
articles, that he was taken near St. John's Harbour, New
foundland, by a Yanky Privateer, that he was on Board-
34 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
said Privateer 32 days, that on or about the 7th July last,
they were retaken by the Resolution privateer, Thomas
Ross Commander, and brought into this port, that Cap-
tain Brown (he believes) was part owner." An eighth of
the salt was decreed to the recaptors and the vessel and
other goods forfeited to his Majesty. The rebel privateer's
crew were carrying the prize to Salem.
ADVENTURER, brigantine, bound for the West Indies
loaded with lumber,captured near Frenchman's Bay, N. E.,
about Dec. 6th, 1778, by H. M. S. Rainbow's tender, True
Blue.
AJAX, brigantine, Thomas Workman, master, a recap-
ture. Depositions referred to " as on file." The only
information to be gathered from the record is that the
Ajax was recaptured previous to Oct. 17th, 1778, the date
of libel.
ALBION, brigantine, John Birket, master, a recapture.
June 20th, 1781, "James Butlar, masters mate of His
Majesty's Ship of War the Charlestown being duly sworn
deposeth that being on a cruize on the 18th of June Inst.
they fell in with a Brig on the Coast of Nova Scotia, which
they took, that she was then when retaken in the Posses-
sion of the Rebels, that she is loaded with Rum, Sugar
and Puminto as the Deponant was Informed, & was
originally Bound from Jamaica to England when taken
by the Americans, that she is now brought safe into this
Port by the Charlestown, & that the papers now pro-
duced by the agent for the Captors marked No. 1 a 12 are
the papers found on Board the said Brigantine, without
fraud, subduction, or Embezzlement, & that they are
all the papers found & Received from on board the said
Brigantine, except some letters directed to Persons in
England which have not been opened."
AMAZONE, brig, in ballast from Cyan to New York, cap-
tured off Sandy Hook April 18th or 19th, 1776, by a ten-
der belonging to H. M. S. Phenix.
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 35
AMSTERDAM, brig, James McGee, master, Masdrant in
Sweden to Boston, cargo : dry goods, captured Oct. 19th,
1791, off Cape Ann, by H. M. S. Amphytrite.
ANN, brigantine, a recapture, Charles Webster, master.
June 18th, 1781. "Francis Harrison, mate of the Brig-
antine Ann of London being duly sworn deposeth that he
shipped on Board the said brig at London for New York
that afterwards on their voyage from New York to Lisbon
they were chased by a Rebel privateer about four Glasses
when they came up with the Brig & took her on about
the 8th June Inst, off of Block Island near Rhode Island,
that she was called the Neptune, one Smith Commander
belonging to Boston mounting, Sixteen Six pounders, and
sixty men, that after Exchanging Hands they were preced-
ing with the Brig for Boston that on or about the 10th
June Inst., near the Nan tucket Shoals they fell in with
His Majesty's ship the America Thomson Commander
who retook them and sent them into this Port under the
convoy of His Majesty's ship of War the Royal Oak, that
the master of the Brig, Charles Webster, was kept on
Board the Privateer, & that the said Master had all the
Papers belonging to the Brig in his Chest with him on
Board said Privateer."
ANN, schr., a recapture. Nov. 6th, 1781. " Charles
Milford, Midshipman on board His Majesty's Ship As-
surance, being duly sworn deposeth that they were in
Lat. 41, 10, " Long. 62 when they fell in with a Schooner
which they chased about 8 hours and took her, and found
she was from Cork bound to New York, called the Ann, and
on her passage had been taken by a Rebel Privateer, called
the Thorn & was when taken by the Assurance in the
Possession of the Rebels, that the Deponant was put on
board as Prize Master, & was making the best of his
way for the Port of Halifax, when on the 22d October he
fell in with His Majesty's Ship Charlestown who ordered
the Deponant to keep company with her, being off Jed-
dore to the Eastward of Halifax the wind being to the
Westward, they endeavour'd to work up, but the Schooner
being a bad sailor fell to Leeward, the Charlestown being
36 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
at some distance we saw a sail coming out of Jeddore,
who chased the Schooner, Charlestown discovering that
bore away, but before the Charlestown could come up the
Privateer was alongside & took the Deponent, the Pri-
vateer being apprehensive of the Charlestown coming up
with her, kept ahead of the schooner Ann, & ordered the
Deponant to steer after her. As soon as the Deponant
thought he was out of Shot of the Privateer, he brought
too and waited for the Charlestown. When she came up
she hoisted out her cutter, & Sent her on board, & im-
mediately made sail after the Privateer, which they took,
and the next morning joined the schooner Ann, & or-
der'd the Deponent to stand to the Westward, & make
all the sail he possibly could, the next day they made
Cape L Have, being short of water, they proposed going
in, which they were prevented from doing by a gale of
wind which came on and drove them to the westward, as
far as Port Mutton, then they endeavour'd to get in,
hoisted the Union Jack and fired a gun, as a signal of Dis-
tress, no relief coming they hoisted out their boat and one
of the Rebel Prisoners and the Deponent rowed into the
Harbour, just as they entered the Harbour a Privateer
bore down upon them and took them on board, & went
out to the schooner which they boarded, and took out all
the Rebel Prisoners that were on board and plundered the
vessel of Sundry articles, that on seeing two sail to the
Leward & one to Windward, they quitted the schooner
and left the Deponent with three men and a boy in pos-
session of her, that one of the sail to Leward gave chase
to the Deponent, and being but weakly mann'd & in
want of water the deponent bore down to her, that she
fired two guns at the schooner Ann and hoisted American
colors after they were alongside the schooner about a
quarter of an hour the Brig hoisted English Colors, sent a
boat on board the schooner with three men and a Prize
Master, that he understood she was called the Sir Andrew
and Hamond Peter Henderkin commander, and went in
chase of the sail to Windward, which they took, and then
took the Deponent, & one of his Men out of the schooner
Ann, and sent her into this Port." The salvage was divided
between Assurance and the Sir Andrew Hamond.
AT HALIFAX, NOVA 8OOTIA. 37
ARGUS, ship, a recapture. " Thomas Robinson Mariner
on Board the Ship Argus being duly Sworne Deposeth
that on or about the 12th day of July last, on their pas-
sage from Barbados to Quebec they fell in with a Priva-
teer Sloop called the Trumbull, commanded by one Henry
Billings & Mounting 12 Carriage Guns & about 70
men, that after they Boarded the Ship Argus they ex-
changed Hands put a Prize Master on Board, & then
Shaped their Course for Boston, that about 19 Days after-
wards they were Chased by a Man of War who retook the
Ship Argus being then to the northward of Cape Anne
off of Piscataqua River, which Man of War they found to
be the Amazon Commanded by Maximilian Jacobs, who
took Possession of said Ship & sent her into this Port of
Halifax where she now is."
Francis Sandford, of the Trumbull, who was brought
to Halifax on the brig Betsey, also made a deposition in
this case.
ATLANTA, sloop of war, a recapture. July 21st, 1781,
" Hezekiah Welsh second Lieutenant on Board the Alli-
ance being duly sworn Deposeth that being on a Cruize-
in said ship on or about the 30th May last in Lat. 42
Long, 60 they fell in with His Majesty's Sloop of War the
Atalanta, which they took after engaging her 3 Hours and
a Half, that the Captain of the Alliance, ordered the Dep 1
to take possession of the Atalanta and proceed with her to
Boston, New England, that on their passage thither the
7th June last, being near Cape Cod, they fell in with His
Majesty's ships of War the Assurance, Charlestown, Am-
phytrite and Vulture, which retook the said sloop Atalan-
ta, put a British officer & Seamen on board her & sent
her safe into this Port of Halifax."
u Francis Downing being duly sworn Deposeth, that he
belonged to the Sloop of War the Atalanta and was Ser-
vant to the Doctor of her, that being on a cruize from St.
John's in Newfoundland on or about the 28th day of May
last they fell in with an American Frigate called the Alli-
ance, which they engaged 7 Glasses & a half that the
Alliance being greatly superior in Force to the Atalanta
38 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
having Forty Guns, sixes, nines & twelves, the Atalanta
after losing Twenty-four men killed & wounded was
obliged to strike, that after the Alliance had shifted Hands
with the Atalanta, she ordered the Atalanta for Boston in
New England & shaped her Course for Philadelphia, that
three days after parting company with the Alliance, the
Atalanta fell in with the Assurance, Charles town, Amphy-
trite & Vulture, which ships retook the Atalanta, &
sent her into this port."
The prisoners taken by the Alliance were put on a
brigantine taken at Newfoundland, and sent into Halifax.
BALTIMORE, sloop, William Clesby, master, loaded with
one hogshead molasses and about 100 Ibs. coffee, with no
register or other papers, except a few letters got out of a
passenger's chest, bound from the East Passage near Cape
Sable to a place called Narrow Guerres near Mechias,
captured about forty leagues westward of Seal Islands,
Aug. 13th, 1776, by the armed sloop Gage.
BELL, brig, recaptured from the rebels Aug. 4th, 1780,
off Halifax light house, by William Gill, the owner, and
some hands and passengers on the brig, and brought into
Halifax Harbour.
BELL or BILL AND MARY, ship, John Burrows, master,
owned in Philadelphia by one Mitchell, bound to France,
cargo: tobacco; captured April 20th, 1777, off the Capes
of Virginia by H. M. S. Phenix, and sent into New York.
George Scott, mariner on the ship Bell and Mary, made
deposition. Letter signed by Robert Morris, or as in next
paragraph, Thomas Morris, dated at Philadelphia, April
1st, 1777, read in Court. Reference made to packet di-
rected to Dr. Francklin at Paris, France.
BELLONA, schr., Guadelope to Newbury, cargo: rum,
coffee and molasses, captured March 7th, 1778, between
Cape Sable and George's Banks, by H. M. S. Rainbow's
tender, the schooner Arbuthnot.
BETSEY, brig, a recapture. Aug. 6th, 1777. " Henry
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 39
Trotman, Gentleman, being duly Sworne, Deposeth that
on or about the 12th day of July last, about 5 o'clock
A. M., in Latitude 42 26" Long. 50 30" or thereabouts,
The Brig Betsey Bayley Warren Master, Owned in Bar-
bados, and Liverpool, Loaded with Rum & Sugar, part
the Deponants property the other part consigned to him
Bound to Quebec, was Chased, Fired at, & taken, by a
Privateer Sloop of 12 guns, & about 70 men, called the
Trumbull, Henry Billings Master of New London, all the
Crew of the Brig except two men was taken out of the
Brig directly, consisting of Six Whites, one Black &
the Captain; and a Prize Master and Seven Men
was put on Board the Brig, out of the Privateer,
The Deponants Son, said two men & himself remained on
Board. The next day in the afternoon Capt. Billings
came on Board the Brig with Capt. Warren, & spent some
Hours on Board, when said Billings was willing & gave
Consent for Capt. Warren to Tarry and remain on Board
the Brig, with those that were already left, but the Prize
Master & his people rejected & would not consent to it,
vhen Captain Billings ordered several things to be taken
out of the Brig, such as a small Cask of Spirit a Bar,
Sugar, Limes, Cordage & c & after Consenting to Exchange
one of the men that was left on Board for one that was
taken out the Evening before Capt. Billings & Capt. War-
ren left the Brig, Wishing us all well and safe in Boston,
The Deponants Son and himself remained Prisoners, &
the two men did their Duty as Seamen on Board under
the Command of Caleb Trapp the Prize Master, who did
all he could to get to Boston New England until the 21st
of the same month about 9 oClock in the evening, when
the two men that was left on Board, & the Deponant and
Son (having previously agreed to it) Surprized the
Watch on Deck, Confined them retook the Vessel, then
called up the other Watch & Confined them, except one
man who offered to Ship in the Deponants Service, they
then got the Vessel about, the Prize Master being below
asleep knew nothing of it until about 2 oClock next morn-
ing when he wanted to come upon Deck but could not the
compa. being Shut, as soon as the Vessel was about the
40 RKCOKDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COUKT
Deponant had the men unbound, & they went to Sleep in
the Boat, the next Day he shipp'd another of their Crew,
set the Prisoners some Bounds, & suffered them on Deck
occasionally, & proceeded directly for Halifax, Nova
Scotia, where he arrived on the 2d Day of this present
Month August, after a Disagreeable time from Bad Wea-
ther, & further saith not."
44 Francis Sandford a Seaman on Board the Privateer
called the Trumbull, being duly Sworne Depose th that the
said Sloop was fitted out at New London, Commanded by
one Henry Billings, & mounting Twelve Carriage Guns,
Twelve Swivels, & Seventy five men, that being on a
Cruize to the Eastward of the Banks of New London, on
or about the 12 Day of July last, they fell in with the
Brigantine Betsey, Bayley Warren Master, which Brig
they fired at and took, and took out the Master and all the
Seamen, except two and two Passengers M r Trotman &
Son & put on Board the Brig out of the Privateer a Prise
Master Mate & Six hands, & then shaped their Course for
Boston New England, that 7 or 8 Days afterwards on their
said Passage to Boston, about 9 oClock in the evening M r
Trotman and Son and the two Seamen belonging to the
Brig rose upon them and retook the said Brig from then
& then shaped their Course for Halifax.*'
BETSEY, brigantine, Edward Davis, master, Boston to
Amsterdam, cargo: mahogany and logwood, captured Aug.
2d, 1781, off Nova Scotia by the Letter of Marque Schoon-
er Betsey. Edward Davis of the brigantine Betsey, made
deposition.
BETSEY, brigantine, George Knowles master, a recapture.
" George Knowles, master of the Brigantine Betsey being
duly Sworn Deposeth that he sailed from St. Johns in
East Florida the 18 th July last loaded with pitch & Tar,
Bound to Jamaica that they fell in with two Rebel Letter
of Marque Brigs, who chased the Deponent from 4 in the
morning till 2 in the afternoon of the 27 th July, when they
came up with the Brig Betsey & took & manned her with
four seamen, & two Prize Masters, & took out 4 of the
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 41
Brig's Hands, leaving only the Deponant, 2 d mate & a
negro man & then made for Salem, that on the 8 th of
August Inst. they fell in with the Warwick & Garland off
of Nantucket Island, who retook the said Brig, & sent her
into this port, that they (the Rebels) took out a Spy Glass,
an English Jack and nothing else to the Deponant's know-
ledge."
BETSEY, schr., Henry White, master, " was going into
some one Port or place in some one of his Majestys Colo-
nies now in open Rebellion, to trade,'* captured previous
to April 27 th 1776, by H. M. Armed Brig the Hope.
BETSEY, schr., Ross, master, Cape Porpois to the West
Indies, cargo: lumber, captured December 5 th , 1777, in
Boston Bay, by H. M. S. Milford.
BETSEY, ship, a recapture. " William Dowdoll late sea-
man on board the ship Betsey Thomas Jarrold late Mas-
ter Bound from the Isle of White to this Port of Halifax
being duly sworne Deposeth that on or about the 2 Day of
November Instant they fell in with & was taken about 40
Leagues to the Eastward of the Grand Bank of Newfound-
land, by a 'Brigantine called the Washington* Commanded
by one Elias Smith mounting Twelve Carriage Guns, and
a number of Swivels, that when they were taken, the
Rebels put about Eleven Hands out of the Privateer on
Board the Ship Betsey, and took the Master, Thos. Jarrold,
& five Hands out & then shaped their course for Cape
Anne. That Sunday morning the 17 th Inst. the ship Bet-
sey fell in with Capt. Dawson Commander of his Majesty's
Brig the Hope, who retook the Ship Betsey & brought her
into this Port of Halifax."
BETSEY, sloop, captured August 13 th , 1777, at Machias
River, with no one on board and no papers to be found, by
H. M. S. Rainbow and Mermaid. The Betsey was a square
stern sloop, and had on board about 5,000 feet of boards.
BETSEY, sloop, Edward Millikin, master, Piscataqua to
Brigt. Washington, Capt. Elias Smith, was owned in Beverly.
42 RECORDS OP THE VICE- ADMIRALTY COURT
Cape Porpoise, cargo: apples, cider, corn, sheep and other
stores, captured October 23d, 1780, on the coast of New
England, by the armed schooner David, and carried into
the harbour of Fort George. The prisoners were sent to
Boston in a cartel, 4 in number.
BETSEY AND RISQUE, shallops, a recapture. July 27 th ,
1779, " Nehemiah Adams late belonging to the Privateer
called the Hibernia out of Newbury being duly sworne on
the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, Deposeth that being
on a Cruize, & falling in near a Point called Point Dugall
or Du gal on the Coast of Newfoundland they fell in with
a large new Shallop, & three or four people on Board who
informed the Deponant the Shallop was loaded with Pro-
visions taken out of a ship cast away on the Bank of said
Point, & that the ship was called the John and Thomas,
the Shallop's name he does not know that when they took
Possession of her the People on Board her left her, & the
Deponant was put on Board as Prize Master, & that he
was proceeding with her for Newbury or any Port on the
Coast of New England he could get into, that about 10
days ago being off of Cape Negro about 2 Leagues they
fell in with the Howe Captain Fawson, & the Snake, Cap-
tain Young who took them & brought them into this Port.*'
" Thomas Bedford late Seaman belonging to the Priva-
teer called the Bod wine out of Salem being duly sworne
Deposeth that they were at a Place called St. Lawrence in
Newfoundland, that they found there an old Shallop which
they took Possession of no People being on Board her that
she was loaded with about 120 Quintals of Codfish, that
the Deponant was put on Board her as Prize Master & that
he was proceeding with her for Salem or any Port on the
Coast of New England he could get into when on or about
the 8 th of July inst. near Cape Negro they fell in with
a Brig & a Sloop commanded as he found afterwards by
one Fawson & one Young that they took Possession of the
Shallop & brought her into this Harbour that he does
not know the name of the Shallop, or who the owners were,
& further saith not"
BETTY, schr., libel filed December 7 th , 1782, on behalf
of the schooner Buckram and brig Howe.
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 43
BLAZE CASTLE, armed sloop, of Providence, 18 six
pounders, 4 howitzers, " besides swivels," about 150 men,
returning from a cruize, bound to Dartmouth, captured
June llth, 1778, on George's Banks, by H. M. S. Uni-
corn. TheJSlaze Castle was claimed by John Butler, Esq,.
and ordered to be delivered to him, with merchandise on
board taken from the brig Maria, upon his paying the 8th
and giving security to restore the same to the lawful own-
ers, and the stores, guns and provisions were condemned
as lawful prize. Some depositions are referred to " as on
file," which probably proved the ship to rightly belong to
a British subject.
BRAYTON, brigantine, John Harrison, master, a recapture.
* 4 Lancelot Thomson being duly sworn deposeth, that he
belonged to the Brigantine Brayton, John Harrison mas-
ter, that he was an apprentice to said master, that they
sailed from Cork in said Brig last Spring bound to Que-
bec, that they sailed in company with the fleet Bound
there, that after they had been at sea six weeks, they
parted in a gale of wind, that about 3 days after they
parted with the Fleet they fell in with a ship, which
proved to' be a privateer called the Grand Turk, belonging
to Salem, New England, that the ship chased them about
two hours, when they came up with the Brig & took her,
the ship having 26 nine pounders & a copper bottom,
that after they had taken out & shifted Hands & put a
Prize Master on Board they were ordered by the Com-
mander of the Ship for Salem, to which place they were
steering as this Deponant was informed, when about 5
days after they fell in with His Majesty's ship the Assur-
ance, who Retook them, that before the Assurance came
up with the Brig the Americans all made their escape be-
ing 8 in number, that the Brig is loaded with Salt, &
about 30 Tirces of Pork, that the Privateer's people took
out everything they could come at in the Cabin, viz*.,
bread, butter, flour, the Mate's quadrant, & sundry other
articles, that they also took 2 studding sails, a foresail &
3 boat sails, & every coil of rope they could find on board
the Brig, & 4 bundles of canvas, 15 fathoms of the Sheet
44 RECORDS OF THE VICE- ADMIRALTY OOUltT
cable, the greater part of a Box of Tobacco, and sundry
other stores, that the Brig is now in this Harbour, that
the Master, Mate, three men & two boys were taken on
board the privateer."
"John Lamb, Midshipman on Board the Assurance, be-
ing duly sworn Deposeth, that when they were coming
out of Spanish River in the Island of Cape Breton, they
discovered a Brig a little to the Eastward & northward
which they gave chase to for about 4 Hours, when they
came up with and took her, on or about the 19th Augt
Inst. that before the Assurance's boat could get a Board
her they hoisted out the Prize's Longboat, & being in with
the Shore they made their escape all except 4 Boys who
all belonged to the Brig, & who informed the Deponant
that the people who had made their escape were all Amer
leans, that this Deponant was put in charge of said Brig
as Prize Master, & that she is now in this Harbour."
BBITTANIA, sloop, John Gray, master, cargo : wood,
" found trading or on a pretended voyage to one of the
said Rebellious Colonies without any Papers on Board,"
captured previous to April 27th, 1776, by H. M. S. Mil-
ford.
BEITTANIA, sloop, loaded with wood, bound for Boston
captured off Cape Ann about July 16th, 1776, by H. M. S.
Milford.
BROTHERS, brigantine, a recapture. "Joseph Malls being
duly sworne deposeth, that he belonged to the Privateer
Brig called the Speedwell mounting 10 Carriage Guns, 46
Men, Commanded by Captain Cane, that the said Brig be-
longed to Boston, that being on a Cruize in said Brig they
fell in with a Brigantine called the Brothers, and took her
being then in the Latitude of New York, and about three
Degrees from New York, that they found the said Brig
was from Madeira, Bound to New York, that they had got
near to Casco Bay with the Brig Brothers, when they fell
in with the Blond Frigate last Saturday in the morning,
that the Blond took them and brought said Brig Brothers
into this Port, that the Rebels had the Said Brig in their
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTJA. 45
Possession 15 Days, that the Rebel Prize Master Tied all
the Papers of the Brig to the Tin Poker & threw them
over Board."
"Jeremiah Stevens Boatswain of the Brigantine
Brothers being duly sworne deposeth that he shipped on
Board said Brig at New York in June last by Capt. Dan-
iel Bruce, the master for a voyage to Madeira, that they
went to Madeira & there loaded with Wines & Boxes
of Citron & some Cordage, that some time in the latter
end of November last on their return to New York in the
Latitude about 37 & Long. 73 they fell in with a Brig
Privateer called the Speedwell, mounting 10 Carriage
Guns, 40 men from Boston, that the Privateers People
Boarded & took possession of the Brig Brothers, took out
the Master, Mate & all the Hands, except the Deponant,
another man and a Boy, that they also took all the Pa-
pers, & then mann'd the Brig Brothers with a Prize
Master & a Crew from the Privateer & gave them orders
to steer for Boston, & that they were proceeding with said
Brig for Boston, that on or about the 13th December Inst.
being then as they imagined off of Cape Anne they fell in
with a man of war, who chaced them the best part of a
day and a night till they got near Casco Bay, where they
were retaken by said man of war & sent into this Port,
That while she was in the Rebels Possession, they took out
3 Kegs of Cordial belonging to the Captain, a Cask of
Lemons and two Casks of Onions, several Boxes of Cit-
ron, drank out one Pipe of Wine, & Broached several
others & wasted it about the Cabin, that they took away
a coil of 2 Inch Cordage, & cut some others to use
aboard the Brig Brothers, that when the Man of War's
boat was coming on Board they Pulled the spikes out of
the Wine on Broach, & let it out about the Cabin, that
there was also one or two down the Hold on Broach but
does not know how much was out, that he understood
from the Captain of the Brig Brothers that the Cargo was
consigned to Colo 1 S her riff & one M r . Vandam of New
York. That the Rebels used several Boxes of Citron &
3 Casks of onions, while the Brig was in their Posses-
46 RECORDS OP THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
CABOT, privateer, brigantine. "Thomas Stone master
of his Majesty's ship of War the Milford commanded by
Andrew Barkley, Esq., being duly sworne Deposeth, that
on Sunday the 23 March about 5 o'clock in the Evening,
Cape Anne then bearing West about 5 Leagues distant
they fell in with a Privateer Brigantine called the Cabot,
who was in company with two others which they took to
be Privateers also, that they gave chace to all three till
Monday afternoon, the Cabot being Nearest & the others
far to Windward they gave chace to the Cabot only till
Tuesday evening, when the said Brig Cabot run ashore
near Jaboque, & there the crew of the Brig Quitted
her immediately, and took all the small arms with them
that the Milfords people took possession of her, & that by
papers found on Board they understood the Brig belonged
to the Continental Congress."
CARBONEER, brig, a recapture. " Charles Hornsby (Prize
Master on Board the Cutter Revenge Augustus Cunning-
ham Commander, an American Privateer fitted out by the
Congress, mounting 14 Guns, & navigated with 120 men)
being duly sworne Deposeth, that being on a Cruize in
Lat. 37 N. Long 7 35 W. on or about the 17 th of April
last they fell in with a Brig & took her & found she was
from Trapoli in the Island of Sicilly Bound to Carboneer
in Newfoundland loaded with Salt, the Capt. name was
Phabian Street, the Brig was called the Carboneer^ that the
Capt. of the Privateer took out the Master, & all the
Hands belonging to the Brig, & put the Deponant & 7 men
on Board her, & ordered them to steer for the first Port
they could fetch in America, that on or about the 11 Inst.
being about 1 League to the Southward of Halifax Light
House they fell in with the Ambuscade Ship of War, who
retook the said Brig & sent her into this Port."
CHANCE, ship, Thomas Rose, master, " found trading on
a pretended voyage from one of his Majestys Colonies now
in open Rebellion," captured previous to April 27th, 1777,
by H. M. S. Roebuck.
CHANCE, sloop, libel filed October 24 th , 1777. Captured
by H. M. S. Juno. All papers referred to " as on file."
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 47
CHARLES, brigantine, a recapture. " Peter Martin Mid-
shipman on Board his Majesty's Ship of War the Mer-
maid, being duly Sworne Deposeth that some time in May
last, being then to the Southward of Port Rosamay on the
Coast of Nova Scotia, the said Ship Mermaid fell in with
the Brigantine Charles, one Jeffery Tapley Master, which
Brig they Boarded and found she was in the Possession of
the Rebells who were proceeding with her to the first Port
they could make in the Rebellions Colonies, that Capt.
Hawker took Possession of her, took out the Rebells, &
manned her with his own People, & sent her into this Port
where she now is."
" Jefferey Tapley Master of the Brig Charley being duly
Sworne deposeth, that on the 11 th day of May last, being
at anchor on the Banks of Newfoundland, a Privateer
Schooner called the Lee, John Skinner, Master, Mounting
10 Carriage Guns & 18 Swivels, & 4 Cohorns, took the
Said Brig and took out of her 10 men, and then mann'd
her with the Rebells, and shap'd their course for Boston in
New England, that on the 23d day of May they fell in
with the Mermaid Man of War, who retook the said Brig
and brought her safe into this Port of Halifax. "
CHARMING POLLY, sloop, laden with rye and Indian corn,
captured March 4 th , 1776, off Cape Cod by the transport
Pacific, Captain James Dunn, and delivered to Commodore
Banks, H. M. S. Renown. The Charming Polly had no
papers on board.
COMET, armed schr., six swivels mounted on sliding car-
riages, and two cohorns, captured Apr. 26 th , 1781, after a
chase during which the Comet fired two guns under a
rebel pendant, at a place called false LaHave, Nova Scotia,
by the armed schooner Buckram. The captain and men
of the Comet escaped in their boat.
CONCORDE, alias VIPER, brigantine, George Gyet, alias
McGuire, master, libel filed June 29 th , 1782, evidence
taken as on file, claim of William Abbot filed, settlement
of salvage and charges made.
48 RECORDS OF THE VICE- ADMIRALTY COURT.
COUNT D'EsTANG, brigantine, captured, after being
driven ashore near Cape Cod about June 27 th , 1777, by
H. M. S. Amazon and Orpheus. From Martinico, loaded
with powder, arms, duck and salt James Walker deposed
that he was taken prisoner at the Isle of Sables by the
rebels, being cast away in a gale of wind, that they carried
him to Boston, and from there to Cape Cod, that the people
and the brig belonged to New England, and that they un-
loaded all the powder, arms and duck when she was driven
ashore before the men of war's people took possession of her.
DAVIS, brigantine, John Pepard, master, a recapture.
" John Pepard, Master of the Brig Davis, being Duly
Sworne Deposeth, that he sail'd from London on the 7 th
of May last Bound to Halifax loaded with Provisious for
the Army, that on his Passage to Halifax, being about 20
Leagues to the Westward of Cape Pine, the first, August
Inst. he fell in with an American Brig, called the Hornet,
mounting 10 Carriage Guns, & navigated with 40 men,
Commanded by one John Sillers, which Chased them
about 6 Hours, and came up with & took them, took out
5 of the Deponant's Hands, and put on Board the Brig
Davis 9 Rebells and a Prize Master, & Ordered them to
make the best of their way for Salem, New England, that
afterwards on or about the 13 th Inst. being then off Cape
Sables in this Province they fell in with the Arm'd Sloop
Howe, who retook them & sent Said Brig Davis, into Hal-
ifax Harbour, and the Deponant further Deposeth, that
the said Brig is own'd by Thomas Scutt Merchant, in Lon-
don, & is about 190 Tons Burthen."
DEFENCE, brigantine, a recapture. Libel filed Nov. llth,
1782, by His Majesty's Frigate Jason. His Majesty's
Naval Store Keeper claimed the Defence, alias Trepassy,
Sloop of War. The cargo, being proved American prop-
erty, was condemned as prize, and one-eighth of the De-
fence to the captors.
DEFENCE, ship, Bilboa to Beverly, cargo : brandy, steel,
silks and blankets, captured Oct. 2d, 1781, in Boston Bay,
by H. M. S. Chatham.
(To be continued.)
JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS., AND SOME
OF HIS DESCENDANTS.
BY MKS. JENNIE (HOOD) BOSSON.
1 John Hood was the son of John and Anne Hood
of Halsted, England, and was born about 1600. His
father was a weaver and died at Halsted, and by will
dated Nov. 6, 1622, proved Nov. 20, 1622, bequeathed to
his son John, all his real estate, and to his daughters Anne,
Jane, Avese, Catherine, Grace, Mary, and Rose, 40 shil-
lings each, while his wife Anne was appointed executrix.
She afterwards married Thomas Beard.* The daughter
Mary married Richard Truesdale who emigrated from
Lincolnshire, arriving in Boston in 1630, then being about
24 years old. He was a butcher by trade, a deacon in the
First Church, Boston, and one of the founders of the Old
South Church. He died apparently without issue, his will
being proved, in January, 1671-2. His widow Mary in
her will, proved Nov. 26, 1674, bequeathed .50, each to
brother John Hood's children, Richard and Mary, not of
age.
John Hood, junior, was a weaver, and settled at Cam-
bridge, Mass., as early as Oct. 20, 1638. With his son
Richard, he appeared in Lynn before 1650.f In 1652,
John Hood of Lynn, yeoman, conveyed to William Crofts
for <30, " three dwelling howses or tenements with all
thereto belonging in Halsted in the County of Essex in
old England with a covenant for further assurance. And
the said Willm is to pay 40s. a peice to the sisters of the
said John according to his father's will the wch apeth in
the bargain and sale by deed dated the 10th day of De-
eember, 1652."$
*Lechford's Note Book, pp. 10-12.
t John Hood was also in Kittery in 1652.
tEssex Registry of Deeds, Book I, leaf 58.
(49)
50 JOHN HOOD OP LYNN, MASS.
The following year he visited England, as appears from
a deposition in old Norfolk County records, under date of
Dec. 5, 1653, that John Hood, late of Lynn, sent a letter
out of old England, to his wife Elizabeth, then living in
Lynn.
In February, 1683, John Hude with two others bought
from Roger Shaw of Hampton, N. H., an estate in Lynn,
of house and two acres more or less, 3 acres lying near
Sagamore hill, 4 acres salt marsh near Saugus river, 12
acres of planting ground on east side of town.
Children of John and Elizabeth:
2. RICHARD, b. abt. 1625, in England.
3. MABY.
2 Richard Hood, said to have been born at Lynn
Regis, Norfolk Co., England, about 1625, came to America
with his father and was living in Lynn before 1650. In
1681, he bought for <100, Mr. Humfries farm in Lynn on
what is now Nahant street, which for several years pre-
vious he had leased of Humfries' widow, at an annual ren-
tal of ,9, and " one good load of salt marsh hay." The
house upon this farm was the one in which Lady Deborah
Moody formerly lived. He was admitted a freeman in
1691. In 1692 he was allowed to sit in the pulpit with
seven other old men, probably on account of defective
hearing. He died September 12, 1695, and administration
on the estate was granted to his son Richard, but he died
before it was settled and his brother John was appointed
September 7, 1696. The estate was divided as follows :
"The children of the eldest son, he being dec'd," two
shares, and John, Samuel, Nathaniel, Joseph, Benjamin,
Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth, Ruth, Rebeckah, Hannah and
Anna Hood, each one share.
Richard Hood married Mary, daughter of Anthony New-
hall whose will proved Mar. 31, 1656, mentions grand-
children Richard and Elizabeth Hood, and daughter Mary
to whom he bequeaths the third part of the interest of his
orchard for seven years, also a " pcell of ground that lys
one the other syde the brook at the north end of my hows
lott uppon condittyon that her husband doe build a dwel-
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 51
ling hows oppon it. " One half of the remainder of his
estate also went to Mary.
July 7, 1682, Richard and Mary Hood sold a house and
four acres of land.* This was the four acre lot next
Hathorne's that Mr. Newhall bequeathed to his daughter,
and here probably her husband built a house for their
homestead, instead of on the small lot north of the brook,
spoken of in the will. A Mary Hood died about Feb. 14,
1727-8. Lynn Records.
Children of Richard and Mary, born in Lynn :
4. MART, m. Michel Derich. In 1692 she was accused of practising
witchcraft, and was imprisoned in Boston for 7 months. She
was a wid. in 1692.
6. RICHARD, b. Nov. 18, 1655.
6. SARA, b. Aug. 2, 1657; m. Oct. 25, 1675, William Bassett, jr.,
husbandman. She was tried for witchcraft May 23, 1692,
and imprisoned at Boston until Nov. 2. While in prison she
had with her a child 22 months old, and another was born
after her liberation whom she named ' Deliverance." Her
husband's sister Elizabeth, m. John Proctor of Danvers. She
also was accused and sentenced to death, but afterward re-
leased through the brave and persistent efforts of her hus-
band, Goodman Proctor, who afterwards suffered the death
penalty. Had: (1) Sarah, b. Dec. 6, 1676; m. 1st Joseph Grif-
fin; m. 2d. Newbold; m. 3d. Hawkes; (2) William,.
b. Nov., 1678; m. Jan. 14, 1703, Rebecca Berry; (3) Mary, b.
June 13, 1680; m. Feb. 15, 1705-6, Andrew Jearns of Boston^
(4) John, b. Sept. 8, 1682; m. Feb. 9, 1704-5, Abigail Berry of
Chelsea; (5) Hannah, b. Feb. 2, 1685; m. John Estes of Salem;
(6) Ruth, b. Mar.16, 1689-90 ;m. Jan. 6, 1713, Abraham Allen of
Marblehead, fisherman; (7) Joseph, b. Dec. 15, 1692 ; lost at
sea before 1721; (8) Deliverance, b. Aug. 2, 1695; m. Jan. 25,.
1719-20, Samuel Breed, jr.; (9) Abigail, m. Dec. 12, 1728,
Samuel Alley.
7. ELIZABETH, b. Nov., 1658; m. Dec. 6, 1682, Thomas Farrar, jr.
8. RUTH, b. July, 1660.
9. REBECCA, b. Feb. 7, 1662; m. Dec. 9, 1681, Hugh Alley of Lynn,,
weaver. Had: (1) Solomon, b. Oct. 11, 1682; (2) Jacob, b.
Jan. 28, 1683-4; (3) Eleazer, b. Nov. 1, 1686; (4) Hannah, b.
Aug. 16, 1689; (5) Richard, b. July 31, 1691; (6) Joseph, b.
June 22, 1693; (7) Benjamin, b. Feb. 24, 1694-5; (8) Samuel.
Sometime ia the possession of Anthony Newhall, to Matthew Farrington
for 66.
52 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
10. JOHN, b. May 7, 1664.
11. HANNA, b. Oct. 21, 1665; m. Mar. 15, 1702-3, Edmond Needham;
d. Sept. 28, 1740, " suddenly." Had: (1) Daniel, b. Dec. 5,
1708; (2) Bathsheba, b. Apr. 30, 1705.
12. SAMUEL, b. May 12, 1667; m. Deborah He became a
Quaker before 1690. Had : Sarah, m. July 29, 1731, John
Presbrey of Boston. Samuel Hood, d. Mar. 9, 1749-50. Z.
Collins Diary.
13. NATHANIEL, b. June 9, 1669.
14. ANNE, b. Feb. 13, 1672; m. (as (Anna) Feb. 5, 1691-2, Samuel
Breed of Lynn, husbandman and weaver. Had: (1) Samuel,
b. Nov. 11, 1692; (2) Amos, b. July 20, 1694; (3) Jabez, b.
Jan. 26, 1695-6; (4) Abigail, b. Sept. 7, 1698; (5) Nathan, b.
Jan. 3, 1702-3; (6) Keziah, b. Oct. 16, 1704; (7) Anna, b. July
28, 1706; (8) Ebenezer, b. May 1, 1710; (9) Ruth, b. Mar. 10,
1711-12; (10) Benjamin, b. July 4, 1715.
15. JOSEPH, b. July 8, 1674.
16. BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 3, 1677; made freeman, 1691 ; d. 1696.
5 Richard Hood, born Nov. 18, 1655, united with
the Quakers before 1690. He married about 1689, Han-
nah , and died in 1696. (Adm. on his estate granted
Dec. 14, 1696.)
Children of Richard and Hannah, born in Lynn :
17. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 18, 1690.
18. RICHARD, b. Mar. 30, 1692.
19. ZEBULON, b. Sept. 13, 1693; d. Dec. 2, 1693.
20. ZEBULON, b. Feb. 28, 1694; d. July 12, 1695.
10 John Hood, born May 7, 1664, married Sarah
Breed of Lynn. He united with the Quakers before
1690 and from that year until 1720, with others, signed a
yearly petition to the General Court for refunding the
ministerial tax which was levied also upon Quakers. In
1696, he was imprisoned one month in Salem jail for re-
fusing to pay a tax to support the Kev. Mr. Shepherd. Ac-
cording to the diary of his son-in-law Zaccheus Collins, of
Lynn, he died Dec. 4, 1730 and his widow died May 6,
1747. His will dated Dec. 1, 1730 ; prob. Jan. 2, 1730-1,
mentions wife Sarah.
Children of John and Sarah, born in Lynn :
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 53
21. BARBARA (Barberry, birth and marriage rd.), b. June 10, 1694;
m. (int. Mar. 14, 1717-18) Benjamin Bowden of Marblehead.
22. HULDAH, b. Nov. 28, 1697 (Hildah Hood, m. Michael Bassett of
Marblehead). Int. Dec. 5, 1719.
28. BENJAMIN, b. June 14, 1700.
24. CONTENT, b. July 25, 1703; m. (int. July 15, 1721), Zaccheus Col-
lins of Lynn. She was not named in her father's will, in 1730.
25. BREED, b. July 22, 1706. Breed Hood, buried Nov. 23, 1763, at
Marblehead Z. Collins Diary. Shipwright and lived in Mar-
blehead, where he m. Lydia . Will dated Oct. 14,
1763, probated Nov. 24, 1763.
26. SARAH, m. (int. Nov. 23, 1729), John Andrews of Marblehead.
27. LYDIA, b. Apr. 17, 1714 ; m. Nov. 30, 1736, Daniel Bassett, hus-
bandman, of Lynn.
13 Nathaniel Hood, born June 9, 1669, in Lynn,
married Oct. 16, 1706, Joanna Dwinnell of Topsfield.
They lived in Lynn for a few years and then removed to
Topsfield and lived in the northwest part of the town ad-
joining Ipswich and Boxford on the farm owned in 1835
by Capt. Daniel Bixby. In 1746 Nathaniel Hood built a
house by the pond which is now called " Hood's Pond."
The house has always remained in the Hood family and in
the Hood jiame and is now owned by Ralph D. Hood.
Nathaniel Hood died Oct. 30, 1748, at Topsfield, and his
wife Joanna died Mar. 1, 1731-2.
She was daughter of Michael Dwinell a French Hugue-
not who came to America after the revocation of the Edict
of Nantes in 1685, and settled in Topsfield.
Children of Nathaniel and Joanna :
28. NATHAN.
29. NATHANIEL.
30. JOSEPH, m. ; d. Sept. 6, 1745 at Newport, R. I.
31. SUSANNAH, b. 1714; m. Nov. 7, 1733, Samuel Cummings; lived
in Middleton and Stoughton. He was a soldier in the ex-
pedition against Louisburg and d. in Sharon, Mass., Dec.
11, 1804; she d. there Jan. 14, 1812, . 98 y. Had 11 child-
ren.
32. AMOS, unm.; lived at Biddeford, Me., where he joined the
church, June 27, 1742; tailor by trade.
33. RICHABD(?), m. Apr. 1, 1747, in Beverly, Elizabeth Coy. He was
then of Salem. He was a mariner and lived in Beverly. He
5i JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
d. in Bristol, of small pox, in 1751 (adm. granted on his es-
tate June 17, 1751). She d. in Beverly, May 24, 1748, .27y.
Had: Elizabeth, bp. Jan. 17, 1747-8; m. Jan. 9, 1766, An-
drew Gage of Beverly; d. (bur. Oct. 28, 1810.)
34. MABCY (dau. Nathaniel and Hannah. Beverly rds.), b. Dec. 12,
1722, Beverly ; m. in Salem, June 8, 1742, James Smith.
35. JOHN, b. Jan. 10, 1724.
15 Joseph Hood, born July 8, 1674, married May
17, 1716, at Boston, Rebecca Cumbey. She was born Dec.
8, 1683, daughter of Robert Cumbee, and married, first,
July 27, 1704, John More ; married, second, Oct. 24, 1706,
Thomas Mieres, and had one son Cumbey Mieres. She
married, third, Joseph Hood. He died Dec. 14, 1729
(Z. Collins Diary) and she may have married, fourth, in
1738, William Lee.
Child of Joseph and Rebecca :
86. CUMBEY, b. Aug. 28, 1717, at Boston. Was the captain of a
vessel, and was lost at sea.
In 1749, he sold the homestead on Salutation Lane, Bos-
ton, and in 1751 removed to New York.
He married, first, in 1739, Lettice Begood, at Boston, and
had Rebecca, who died in infancy ; married, second,
Sarah Nolens, daughter of Robert Nolens, gentleman, of
Wales. They had a daughter Sarah, born Mar. 8, 1749,
who married, Oct. 7, 1773, at Portsmouth, N. H., Ezekiel
Russell, and died Oct. 15, 1806.
17 Samuel Hood, born Oct. 18, 1690, married (int.
Dec. 15, 1723) Agnes, daughter of Henry and Sarah Snow
of Kittery, Me. He was a husbandman and lived in Lynn.
His will dated Feb. 28, 1749, probated Apr. 2, 1750, names
wife Agnes, and eight children. " In those early days, a
young man who was inclined to indulge in the laudable
custom of courting, went to visit a young lady named
Agnes. As he was returning, late one evening, he was
overheard saying to himself ' Well, so far proceeded
towards courting Agnes.' This phrase became common
and has been introduced into an English comedy." Lewis
and Newhall's History of Lynn.
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 55
Children of Samuel and Agnes, born in Lynn :
37. RIOHABD, b. Jan. 26, 1725.
38. MABY, b. Apr. 22, 1727; mentioned in father's will as unm. in
1749.
39. SABAH, b. Jan. 4, 1730; d. Aug. 11, 1761.
40. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 19, 1733.
41. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 18, 1736.
42.' HANNAH, b. May 1, 1739.
43. DANIEL, b. Mar. 18, 1742.
44. JOHN, b. Dec. 16, 1744.
18 Richard Hood, born in Lynn, Mar. 30, 1692,
married May 20, 1718, Theodate, daughter of Samuel and
Rebecca Collins of Lynn. He was a husbandman and lived
on Nahant where he bought land in 1739. Zaccheus Col-
lins' Diary notes that his wife died in Boston and was
buried in Lynn, Jan. 17, 1764. His will dated Dec. 7,
1769 was probated May 29, 1779.
Children of Richard and Theodate, born in Lynn :
45. THEODATE, b. Oct. 27, 1719; m. (int. Apr. 8, 1739) Jeremiah
Gray; d. Apr. 28, 1751, " suddenly."
46. JEDADIAH, b. Sept. 25, 1721; d. Sept. 26, 1721.
47. CONTENT, b. Dec. 20, 1722; m. at Salem, Oct. 8, 1741, John Phil-
lips of Boston, shipwright, s. of Walter Phillips of Salem.
48. REBEKAH, b. Apr. 3, 1725; m. Oct. 20, 1742, Solomon Alley,
cordwainer, of Lynn.
49. HANNAH, b. Dec. 9, 1727 ; m. Sept. 19, 1750, Daniel Holder,
shipwright, s. of Thomas Holder of Marblehead.
60. PATIENCE, b. Sept. 9, 1730 ; m. Aug. 18, 1756, Daniel Silsbee,
shipwright, of Boston, s. of Henry Silsbee. She was living
with her father in 1769, her husband having died.
51. ABNEB, b. Sept. 26, 1733.
52. ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 14, 1736; m. Jan. 26, 1757, Hugh Alley, house-
wright, s. of Samuel Alley.
53. A child, b. Nov. 8, 1737.
28 Benjamin Hood, born in Lynn, June 14, 1700,
married Dec. 16, 1729, Elizabeth, daughter of William
Bassett of Lynn. House wright and husbandman and
lived in Marblehead and Lynn (Nahant). Inherited his
father's house. Will dated Dec. 22, 1762, probated Oct.
5, 1778, mentions wife Elizabeth.
56 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
Children of Benjamin and Elizabeth, born in Lynn :
54. CONTENT, b. Sept. 3, 1780; m. Sept. 26, 1752, Walter Phillips,
jr., s. of Jonathan Phillips.
65. BEBKOOA, b. Aug. 18, 1732; m. Nov. 23, 1757, Gideon Phillips,
s. of Jonathan Phillips.
66. SARAH, b. Dec. 30, 1734; m. Aug. 25, 1779, John Alley.
57. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 4, 1743; d. Sept. 12, 1762.
58. ANNA, b. May 12, 1746; " drowned in Lynn harbour," Aug. a,
1770, from a canoe, while with a party of seven others,
going on board a schooner in the harbour.
28 Nathan Hood, married, first, Mar. 6, 1731, Eliz-
abeth Palmer, who was born May 1, 1710 at Rowley.
They resided at Topsfield. She died June 10, 1782, " in
a very sudden manner," and he married, second, (int. Nov.
24, 1782) Lydia Corliss [Colly. Topsfield rds.] of Salem,
N. H. He was a housewright, a surveyor of highways in
1738 and constable in 1756. He died May 4, 1792.
Children of Nathan and Elizabeth, born in Topsfield :
59. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 26, 1731.
60. A child, d. May 24, 1734.
61. A child, d. May 26, 1734.
62. MARY, b. Jan. 1, 1735-6; d. Jan. 9, 1738.
63. JOANNA, b. Nov. 19, 1737; m. Feb. 27, 1759, Daniel Averill; d.
Dec. 12, 1816, ' occasioned by falling into the fire."
64. NATHAN, b. Jan. 10, 173940.
66. DANIEL, b. Nov. 11, 1741.
66. MARY, b. Jan. 1, 1744; m. July 23, 1768, Moses Safford of
Ipswich.
67. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 2, 1746.
68. BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 13, 1748.
69. ELIZABETH, b. Apr. 19, 1750; m. Apr. 5, 1774, Andrew Gould',
d. Aug. 5, 1791.
70. MEHITABLE, b. Mar. 15, 1752; m. Nov. 30, 1772, Jonathan
Perkins of Boxford.
71. SUSANNA, b. June 17, 1754; d. July 8,"1756.
Nathan and Elizabeth also may have had a son Jonathan who set-
tled in Topsham, Vt., in 1782, and who came from Topsfield, ac-
cording to family tradition. He was one of the first settlers in the
town and was killed by being thrown from a load of hay. Had: (1,
Polly, b. 1773; m. Reuben Gilbert of Lyndon, Vt.; d. Feb. 19, 1842-,
(2) Betsey, b. 1777, m. Lemuel Randall of Newbury, Vt.; d. Oct. 2)
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 57
1864; (3) William (twin), b. July, 1778; m. Sally Crown; d. Dec. 3,
1862; (4) Jonathan (twin), b. July, 1778; m. Susan Farwell; d. Sept.
23, 1848; (5), Sally, b. 1780; m. Jacob Morse; d. June 8, 1861; (6),
Mehitable, b. 1787; m. Zimriah Dodge of Topsham; d. Feb. 23, 1844;
(7) Hepsibah, b. 1790; d. unm. Oct. 10, 1865.
29 Nathaniel Hood, married Nov. 13, 1735, Abi-
gail Potter of Ipswich. He died June 8, 1755, in Tops-
field. Farmer and cordwainer.
Children of Nathaniel and Abigail, bom in Topsfield :
72. SAMUEL, bapt. June 12, 1737; d. Jan. 4, 1738.
73. ESTHER, b. May 20, 1739.
74. ABIGAIL, b. May 16, 1741; m. (int. July 18, 1761) Stephen
Hovey .
75. SARAH, bapt. June 19, 1743; m. Dec. 9, 1762, Alexander
Tapley.
76. SUSANNAH, b. Oct. 27, 1745; m. June 9, 1763, Israel Kenney.
77. HULDAH " infant daughter of Nathaniel," d. Feb. 1, 1749.
78. " Infant son of Nathaniel,' 1 d. Mar. 4, 1750.
79. 4 Infant son of Nathaniel," d. Nov. 17, 1751.
35 John Hood, born Jan. 10, 1724, at Topsfield ;
was a carpenter by trade, and served in the " French and
Indian War " and in the " Revolution. " He enlisted
Feb. 1745 for Cape Breton and was at the surrender July
26, 1758. He also was one of the men who scaled the
cliffs and stood on the plains of Abraham in the capture
of Quebec. In the Revolutionary War he served as
guard at Charlestown from Nov. 12, 1777, to Apr. 3 r
1778, and in 1789 he was sergeant in Capt. Benjamin
Gould's Company with Col. Wade's Essex Co. Regiment.
He lived in Topsfield, and married, first, Sept. 16, 1746,
Elizabeth Reddington. She died Oct. 23, 1755, and he
married, second, Mar. 1, 1757, Mary Kimball of Boxford.
She was born Aug. 25, 1727, and died Dec. 6, 1807. He
died Oct. 10, 1805, in Topsfield.
Children of John and Elizabeth , born in Topsfield :
80. A daughter, d. June 29, 1847.
81. A son, d. Feb. 24, 1749.
82. RICHARD, b. Feb. 18, 1750-1.
83. A child, d. Apr. 15, 1753.
58 JOHN HOOD OP LYNN, MASS.
Children of John and Mary :
84. EUNICE, b. Oct. 1, 1757, (Family rd.) ; m. Oct. 27, 1781,
Henry Perley of Andover, lived in Andover and removed to
Boxford, in 1786; d. October 11, 1790. Had: (1) Eunice, b.
Apr. 14, 1782; d. July 18, 1862; (2) Henry, b. Oct. 14,
1784, d. Nov. 14, 1841 ; (3) Susanna, b. Mar. 16, 1788, d. Nov.
23, 1791; (4) Samuel, b. Oct. 9, 1790.
85. JOHN, b. Feb. 26, 1760.
86. SAMUEL, b. Mar. 1, 1762.
87. HULDAH, b. May 27, 1765; d. Feb. 18, 1776.
88. ESTHER, b. Sept. 4, 1768; d. Sept. 25, 1775.
89. A son, d. July 13, 1772.
37 Richard Hood, born Jan. 26, 1725 in Lynn, mar-
ried at Beverly Nov. 28,1749, Sarah, daughter of John and
Sarah West of Beverly. Mariner, lived in Lynn, admin-
istration granted in his estate to wife Sarah, Apr. 3, 1787.
She probably died his widow, Sept. 24, 1796. (Collins
Diary.)
Children of Richard and Sarah, born in Lynn :
90. JOHN, b. May 7, 1753 ; m. (int. July 20, 1776) Hannah Reden of
Salem.
91. HANNAH, b. Feb. 23, 1756.
92. RICHARD, b. Dec. 3, 1759: buried Oct. 6, 1761. (Richard,
s. Richard, d. Oct. 4, 1762, Lynn rds.)
93. SARAH, b. Oct. 14, 1762, (bp. Apr. 25, 1762, Beverly rds.)
94. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 4, 1764; d. unm. in Lynn, (will prob. Apr.
8, 1788.)
95. AGNES, bp. Apr. 8, 1770, in Beverly.
51 Abner Hood, born in Lynn, Sept. 26, 1733, mar-
ried, June 11, 1783, Keziah, daughter of Benjamin and
Ruth Breed of Lynn. He was small in stature and always
wore the Quaker dress. He inherited his father's estate
in Nahant, which occupied nearly all the peninsular.
This property remained in the Hood name until 1869. He
died in Lynn (Nahant), Mar. 11, 1818, and she died Nov.
4, 1825, aged 74 years.
Children of Abner and Kezia,h, born in Lynn :
96. ABNER, b. Apr. 1, 1784.
97. BICHABD, b. Mar. 13, 1786.
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 59
98. THEODATE, b. May 23, 1787; m. Jan. 1, 1807, Jabez Breed, jr.
99. BENJAMIN (twin), b. Apr. 7, 1790.
100. EBENEZBR (twin), b. Apr. 7, 1790.
101. CONTENT (Maria, m. rd.), b. Dec. 21, 1792; m. Oct. 31, 1822,
Gideon Phillips; d. Sept. 15, 1857.
59 William Hood, born Dec. 26, 1731, at Tops-
field, married Aug. 27, 1754, Mary, daughter of Aaron
and Mary Hubbard of Topsfield. He removed to Tops-
ham, Vt. House wright by trade.
Children of William and Mary :
102. AMOS, b. Aug. 12, 1757.
103. LYDIA, b. Oct. 16, 1759.
104. SUSANNA, bapt. Feb. 21, 1762.
105. MOSES, bapt. May 22, 1763; m. (int. Apr. 23, 1784) Sally Felt
of Salem.
106. AARON, bapt. Apr. 5, 1767.
107. JOHNATHAN (?), b. abt. 1775; m. Hannah Hamlet of Topsham,
Vt. Had: Charles, Susan, Sargent, John, Mary, Angeline,
Levi and Maria.
64 Nathan Hood, born in Topsfield, Jan. 10, 1739-
40, married Feb. 17, 1763, Mary Perkins. He died Mar.
23, 1772.
Children of Nathan and Mary :
108. NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 3, 1763.
109. NATHAN, b. Mar. 8, 1765.
110. ENOS, b. May 26, 1767.
111. THOMAS (twin), b. May 27, 1769.
112. AMOS (twin), b. May 27, 1769.
65 Daniel Hood, born Nov. 11, 1741, married Feb.
10, 1763, Ruth Towne. They were dismissed Nov. 18,
1787 to a church in Wilton, N. H. They afterwards lived
near Portland, Me. Farmer and housewright.
Children of Daniel and Ruth, born in Topsfield :
113. LUCY, b. Aug. 8, 1763; d. Mar. 31, 1776.
114. JACOB, b. Jan. 5, 1765; m. Mary Gove.
115. RUTH, bp. Nov. 9, 1766; d. Sept. 15, 1767.
116. RUTH, b. Oct. 10, 1767.
117. DANIEL, b. Feb. 20, 1770; d. Oct., 1775.
60 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
118. ABNER, b. Feb. 18, 1772.
119. MABY, b. June 9, 1776.
120. LUCY, b. Jan. 28, 1778.
121. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 28, 1780.
122. DANIEL, b. Dec. 7, 1783.
67 Joseph Hood, born Feb. 2, 1746, married Oct.
13, 1767, Dorcas Hovey. She was the daughter of Ivory
and Anne Hovey, and was born Apr. 18, 1749. They both
accepted the covenant, Aug. 14, 1768, in the Topsfield
church. He removed in 1782 to Hollis, N. H M to that
part afterwards incorporated as the town of Milford, where
both he and his wife afterwards died and were buried.
Their graves are marked with one stone bearing both
names. Farmer. He died Oct. 21, 1795. Soldier in the
Revolution, from Topsfield, mustered Aug. 1, 1775, into
Capt. Baker's Co. in Little's Regt., served in that and
other regiments until Nov. 22, 1779. Fought at Bunker
Hill and in the operations about New York.
Children of Joseph and Dorcas, first five born in Tops-
field:
123. SARAH, bapt. Aug. 14, 1768; m. May 25, 1790, David Dunc-
kle, jr. of Milford, N. H., and d. July 13, 1849.
124. JOSEPH, bapt. Nov. 28, 1769.
125. DOBCAS, bapt. Feb. 23, 1772; m. May 20, 1794, Jacob Mooar, of
Hollis, N. H., and d. Aug. 4, 1851.
126. HULDAH, bapt. Mar. 13, 1774 ; m. Nov., 1795, William Pea-
body, jr., of Amherst, N. H., and d. Sept. 17, 1861.
127. BETSEY, b. Aug. 12, 1777; m. May 9, 1795, Stephen Lovejoy of
Hollis, N. H., and d. May 22, 1852.
128. SUSANNA, b. June 10, 1781, in Amherst, N. H.; m. (1) Nov.
27, 1797, William Bacon; m. (2) William J. Doyle of Provi-
dence, R. I., and d. there Mar. 5, 1843.
129. JEREMIAH, b. Mar. 30, 1783, in Amherst; m. 1810, Mary
Warner, b. in Newburyport, Mar. 17, 1783 and d. Apr,
3, 1865. Farmer; lived in Milford, and d. Aug. 8, 1861.
Had: (1) John A.I b. May 27, 1812; carpenter; m. Jane
Baker; (2) Mary Ann, b.Nov. 21, 1814; m. Abijah Wood; d.
Aug. 6, 1887; (3) Sarah D., b. Feb. 27, 1816; m. Hezekiah P.
Hamblett; d. July 3, 1886; (4) Elizabeth P., b. Jan. 5, 1821;
m. Daniel Hopkins, jr., d. Apr. 2, 1857.
AND SOME OP HIS DESCENDANTS. 61
68 Benjamin Hood, born Feb. 13, 1748, married
Sept. 4, 1777, Sarah Cross of Boxford. He died in Box-
ford in 180 Land she died there Feb. 15, 1840. Farmer,
and lived in Boxford not far from the Topsfield boundary
line. Soldier in the Revolution, from Topsfield.
Children of Benjamin and Sarah, baptized in Topsfield :
130. DOROTHY, bapt. Nov. 20, 1785; m. Nov. 30, 1806, John Todd,
of Salem; d. Nov., 1839.
131. FRANCIS, b. Dec. 1, 1780.
132. JERE, bapt. Nov. 20, 1785; d. unm.
133. ELIZABETH, m. Moses Shaw.
134. FANNY, unm.
135. MARY, unm.
136. BENJAMIN; a cooper in Salem?
137. SALLY, m. Nov. 23, 1806, in Boxford, Samuel Shaw jr. of
Newburyport; d. Apr. 30, 1825, in Pembroke, N. H.
82 Richard Hood, born Feb. 18, 1750, married
Feb. 15, 1776, Lydia Tarbox, at Wenham. She was born
Sept. 16, 1753, and died Mar. 10, 1824. They resided at
Wenham. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and
marched on the alarm of Apr. 19, 1775, from Topsfield.
Yeoman. He died Nov. 19, 1835.
Children of Richard and Lydia :
138. JOSIAH Moulton, b. July 22, 1776.
139. BETSEY, b. Mar. 6, 1778; d. unm. Dec. 19, 1839, in Georgetown.
140. JOHN, b. Feb. 4, 1780; d. Feb. 7, 1781.
141. MARY (roily), b. July 27, 1782; m. July 19, 1804, Peter Pous-
land of Beverly ; d . Dec. 8, 1807.
142. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 8, 1785; m. Dec. 29, 1814. Phebe Wood of
Boxford; he lived in Wenham and Georgetown, and d. June
1843; Had: (1) William Henry, b. Oct. 26, 1815; d. Apr. 19,
1824; (2), Samuel, b. Dec. 16, 1817; (3), Mary (Polly), b. Jan.
12, 1820; (4), Solomon Perley, b. Mar. 31, 1822; (5), William
Henry, b. in Boxford, June 25, 1825; (6) Sarah Peabody, b.
in Boxford, Apr. 2. 1828.
85 John Hood, born Feb. 26, 1760, enlisted in the
Revolutionary army, June 17,1775, when but fifteen years
and three months old, and was at the battle of Bunker
Hill, on picket duty, watching an English vessel to keep
62 JOHN HOOD OF LFNN, MASS.
her men from landing. He also was at the battles of
Long Island and White Plains, and crossed the Delaware
with Gen. Washington. He was in the battle of Prince-
ton, and for two months lived a life of great suffering,
without shoes, and clothed with rags. He then received
his discharge and started on foot to his home 250 miles
distant, begging his food on the way. When only two or
three days from camp, he was taken sick with the small-
pox, which at that time was a scourge in the army, and
after having been carried for some miles from house to
house, he was received at Coventry, Conn., and nursed by
an old lady named Barnes. When recovered he was
clothed and sent on his way home, where he arrived early
in the spring. After a few weeks stay, he re-enlisted.
Sept. 11, 1777, and was in the battle of Brandywine, and
was also in the battle at German town. In 1778 he was
discharged, and the following year he went on a privateer-
ing cruise and was taken prisoner and carried into Halifax,
and confined in a prison ship, where he suffered everything
but death. In time he was exchanged and returned to
his home. In September, 1780, he was in the army at the
time of Arnold's treachery, and the next year was at the
surrender of Cornwallis. He was in the service seven of
the eight years of the war. In 1787 Tops field was called
upon for troops to suppress Shay's Rebellion. No one
would lead in the enlistment until John Hood enrolled
his name then to be followed by others.
John Hood was a carpenter by trade, and helped to
build seven large bridges ; three over the Merrimac River,
at Andover, at Haverhill, and at the Rocks ; one over
Plum Island river ; one over Parker's river at Byfield ;
one over the Kennebec at Augusta ; and one over the
Connecticut, at Windsor, Vt. His last years were spent
at home in the same cottage in which he was born, in
which his father lived and died, and which he bequeathed
to his son. He married, first, Aug. 2, 1787, Anne, daugh-
ter of Jacob and Priscilla Kim ball, born June 2, 1765.
She died Sept. 12, 1789, of consumption. He married,
second, Feb. 17, 1791, Ruth, daughter of Daniel and Lucy
(Tarbox) Gould, born Dec. 3, 1762. Her father was a
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 63
son of John Gould, the son of the largest landholder in
Topsfield. During the last eleven years of her life, she
was confined to her room as the result of a fall. She died
Mar. 8, 1840. He died July 19, 1836.
Child of John and Anne, born in Topsfield :
143. JACOB, b. Mar. 10, 1788; d. Apr. 10, 1789.
Children of John and Ruth, born in Topsfield :
144. JACOB, b. Dec. 25, 1791.
145. JOHN, b. Oct. 8, 1793; m. Dec. 20, 1854. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Phil-
lips, dau. Enos and Anna Lake. Shoemaker and farmer. He
d. Apr. 12, 1870; Shed. Dec. 17, 1859; SB. 40 y. No issue. In-
herited his grandfather's gun.
146. ANNK (twin), b. July 29, 1795; m. Nov. 2, 1812, Zaccheus
Gould, jr. of Topsfield, b. Jan. 19, 1790. He d. July 5,
1874; she d. Oct. 13, 1874. Children: (1) Anne, b. June 24,
1813; m. Apr. 14, 1845, John B. Lake; d. June 8, 1846. (2)
Zaccheus, b. Apr. 3, 1815; m. Elizabeth Thomas; d.
June 23, 1888. (3) Adeline, b. Feb. 28, 1817; m. 1835, Tim-
othy M. Phillips; d. July 5, 1892. (4) Rebecca, b. Apr. 28,
1819; m. 1840, John Brown Lake; d. Aug. 12, 1843. (5) Emi-
ly, b. Apr. 5, 1821; m. 1844, Moses B. Home; d. Oct. 14,
1876. (6) John, b. Jan. 30, 1824; m. 1854, Mary F. Revere;
d. Feb. 11, 1895. (7) Elizabeth, b. June 28, 1826; d. Nov. 13,
1827; (8) Humphrey, b. Oct. 13, 1829; m. 1854, Sarah A.
Peabody; d. Nov. 12, 1856. (9) Elizabeth, b. July 8, 1832;
m. 1853, Charles Winslow. (10) William H. Harrison, b.
June 25, 1836; m. 1862, Sarah Stone.
147. RUTH (twin), b. July 29, 1795; unm. ; d. Dec. 23, 1821.
148. DAVID, b. Sept. 3, 1797.
149. RICHARD, b. Sept. 4, 1799; d. Nov. 8, 1799.
150. MARY, b. Sept. 29, 1800; d. in Topsfield, Sept. 27, 1875; unm.
151. RICHARD, b. Dec. 9, 1802.
152. GEORGE, b. Aug. 11, 1805; d. Oct. 5, 1805.
153. GEORGE, b. Feb. 10, 1807.
154. LUCY, b. June 25, 1809; d. in Topsfield, Mar. 31, 1895; unm.
86 Samuel Hood, born Mar. 1, 1762 in Topsfield,
married July 22, 1783, Lydia Gould, born Dec. 31, 1760,
daughter of Dea. Daniel and Lucy (Tarbox) Gould.
Lived in Topsfield where he was a carpenter and builder,
64 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
and died Dec. 10, 1843. He was town treasurer, 1818-
1823. She died Dec. 2, 1834.
Children of Samuel and Lydia, bom in Topsfield :
155. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 24, 1784; ra. Apr. 18, 1814, Abigail, dau.
David and Mehitable (Cave) Cummings. He d. Aug. 29,
1865. She d. Sept. 15, 1863. He was a master mariner, a sol-
dier in the Seminole War, and lived in Topsfield and Danvers.
In 1827 he was adjudged non compos mentis, and remained
under guardianship until his death. Had: (1) Sally C., d.
Sept. 29, 1815, ast. about 15 mos. (16 mos. g.s.) (2). Samuel
Cummings, d. unm. in Georgetown ; (3) Sarah Porter, b. Apr.
6, 1819 (Topsfield); m. Nov. 24, 1842, Lewis Symmes of
Beverly; d. Mar. 14, 1886, 3 children : (4) Hitty Cave, b.
Mar. 31, 1821 (Middleton); d. Apr. 8,1821 (Middleton); (5)
Hitty Cave, b. Jan. 28, 1824; m. Nov. 6, 1851, Charles Augus-
tus Fiske of E. Saugus, trader; d. Jan. 23, 1906 (Lynn); 4
children.
156. LYDIA, b. Sept. 13, 1786; m. (int. Sept. 4, 1814), Nathan Brown,
jr. of Ipswich; d. Nov. 1, 1859; Had: (1) Nathan, b. Dec. 3,
1814; d. July 13, 1840; (2) Abigail, b. Apr. 27, 1816; d. Dec.
16, 1848; (3) Lydia H., b. Feb. 2, 1818; d. Oct. 17, 1818; (4),
Samuel H., b. Oct. 21, 1820; d. May 5, 1843; (5) Lydia H., b.
Nov. 28, 1822; d. Aug. 2, 1902; (6) Francis E., b. June 17, 1827.
157. NELLY, b. Apr. 13, 1789; m. Dec. 25, 1826, Amos Gould of Ip-
swich; d. Oct. 26, 1877. No issue.
158. ELISHA, b. Dec. 13, 1796.
159. EDWARD,' b. May 1, 1799; d. in Topsfield, Aug. 21, 1852; unm.
160. JOHN Gould, b. June 4, 1807.
96 Abner Hood, bom in Lynn, April 1, 1784, mar-
ried Sept. 28, 1806, Mary Newhall Richardson of Danvers.
Cordwainer, lived in Lynn. Complained of as a spend-
thrift in 1826 by the selectmen of Lynn, guardian ap-
pointed, who was discharged in 1833. He died Nov. 30,
1854. She died May 12, 1883 in Lynn.
Children of Abner and Polly, born in Lynn :
161. GEORGE, b. Nov. 10, 1806 .
162. MABTHA ANN, b. Jan. 21, 1809; m. Sept. 29, 1833, Abner Hill.
163. ABNER, b. July 29, 1812.
164. CHARLES GREEN, b. Dec. 23, 1814.
165. JAMES MAGEE, b. Nov. 2, 1820; m. (int. Oct. 20, 1844), Almira
Collins; d. May 26, 1857.
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 65
97 Richard Hood, born Mar. 13, 1786, married
(int. Nov. 1, 1812) Clarissa, daughter of Dr. Martin and
Sarah (Wright) Herrick of Reading, Mass. He was a
Quaker and lived for a time at Nahant, then removed to
Portland, Me., and in 1847 returned to Lynn where he
died July 17, 1854.
Children of Richard and Clarissa, born in Lynn :
16. MARTIN HERRICK, b. Sept. 15, 1813; m. Dec. 9, 1852, Sarah G.,
dan. Francis Hay of Charlestown, Mass.; she d. May 27,
1901. He d. Mar. 25, 1899. Had: Oliver F., d. Sept. 21,
1873, aj. 19 y.
167. KEZIAH (Almira Keziah Herrick genealogy), b. Mar. 25, 1815;
m. Eli Sargent of Portland, Me.; d. Apr. 11, 1902.
168. SARAH MARIA, b. May 26, 1818; m. Thomas Swain of Lynn.
169. CLARISSA JANE, b. Jan. 22, 1821; m. Fitz Sargent of Portland,
Me.
1-70. SUSAN CHARLOTTE, b. Mar. 25, 1823, inNatick; unrn.; d. Apr.
1902, in Lynn.
99 Benjamin Hood, born in Lynn, April 7, 1790,
married Nov. 17, 1819, Hannah, daughter of John and
Judith Phillips of what is now Swampseott. Lived in
Nahant where he died May 3, 1857. She died there Oct.
4, 1859.
Children of Benjamin and Hannah, born in Lynn :
171. LOUISA PHILLIPS, b. Mar. 14, 1821 (1822, Bible rd.) ; m. Albert
Wyer; d. 1876; no issue.
172. ANN MARIA, b. Jan. 9, 1824; m. July 6, 1847, Dexter Stetson,
carpenter, s. of Charles and Abigail; b. in Freeport, Me.,
d. , 1875.
173. ANNA AMELIA, b. Dec. 27, 1832 (Jan. 27, 1831, Bible rd.); unm. ;
d. Apr. 27, 1900.
174. JULIA POND, b. (July 1, 1834, Bible rd.); unm.
10O Ebenezer Hood, born April 7, 1790, married
Nov. 17, 1813, Abigail, daughter of Zacheus and Sarah
Phillips of Swampseott. He was a farmer and lived on Na-
hant, where he died Oct. 4, 1849, of consumption. She
died April 26, 1873.
66 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
Children of Ebenezer and Abigail, born in Nahant :
175. ELDBIDOE GERRY, b. Aug. 18, 1814; m. Mar. 23, 1835, Nancy,
dau. Tarbox. Lived in Lynn, where he d. Sept. 3, 1841.
His widow m. 2d, Aug. 23, 1855, John Newman Lewis of
Lynn. Had: (1) Charles Greenwood, b. May 31, 1836, d.
Dec. 11, 1837; (2) John Henry Gray, b. ; removed
to Iowa, where he m. and had: Edgar, Elbridge, Grace,
Jessie, May and Abbie May. Soldier in the Civil War. (3)
Elbridge Gerry, b. Mar. 17, 1841; m. Sophia Dennis of
Swampscott. Capt. of Co. K, 35th Mass. Vols. in Civil War.
Lived at Nahant where he d. Jan. 3, 1902, of consumption.
Had: (1) Abbie May, b. May 25, 1867; m. Jan. 6, 1897;
Thomas Roland of Nahant; (2) Elbridge Gerry, b. Apr. 12,
1872, d. Apr. 16, 1872.
176. CATHARINE AMORY, b. May 1, 1820 (sic); m. Nov. 16, 1834,
Ezra R. Tebbetts; d. Jan., 1903; 10 children.
102 Amos Hood/born in Topsfield, Aug. 12, 1757,
married Apr. 16, 1779, Phebe Perkins of Topsfield. Re-
moved to Salem, Mass., about 1790-5, and was killed not
long after by the caving in of a well at Buff urn's Corner,
Salem. His widow died in Salem, Apr. 4, 1842. He
was a soldier in the Revolution.
Children of Amos and Phebe :
177. Child, d. Apr. 7, 1785 (infant), in Topsfield.
178. AMOS, m. , Sarah Smith and removed from Salem to
Chelsea, Vt. about 1814. Known as u sailor Amos." Had:
(1) Phebe, m. Samuel Dennison and lived in Chelsea, Vt. ;
(2) Mary, lived in Manchester, N. H. ; (3) Jonathan, b. Feb.
12, 1808, m. Persis Folsom, lived in Lowell, Mass., and had:
Rinaldo, Augustus, Egerton, Alpheus, Cornelius, Elondus,
b. June 19, 1832, m. Mary Paine, and 4 others; (4) Isaac; (5)
Isaiah; (6) Charles ; (7) Lydia; (8) Lucy; (9) Amos; m. Bet-
sey Hibbard; lived in Chelsea, Vt. and had 13 children.
179. SABAH (?), m. July 16, 1807, John Jacobs of Salem.
180. EZRA, removed to Vt. about 1814; m. and had: (1) Azro; (2)
Orange; and others.
181. ASA, b. 1785; d. Jan. 1, 1864; m. Nov. 15, 1812, Martha Silsbee,
wid. of David Beedle of Salem. She d. Jan. 22, 1854, . 68 y.
Had: (1) Samuel Silsbee, b. 1812, in Chelsea, Vt.; m. Jane
Ryder of Yonkers, N. Y.; d. May 20, 1860. (2) John Silsbee,
b. Jan. 28, 1815, in Chelsea, Vt.; m. Amanda Hood of Chel-
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 67
sea, Vt.; d. Mar. 18, 1871. (3) Nathaniel Silsbee, b. Mar. 20,
1816; m. Elizabeth Gove; d. Apr. 2, 1892, at Salem, Mass.
(4) Asa, b. Apr. 21, 1818, in Salem ; m. Jeanette Blanchard,
of Medford, Mass. (5) Sarah Silsbee, b. July 17, 1821, in Sa-
lem; m. John W. Russell, of Ipswich; d. Mar. 23, 1886. (6)
Martha Prince, b. Dec. 9, 1823 in Salem; m. Stephen Whip-
pie of Salem; (7) Thomas R. P., b. in Salem; m. Har-
riet Waite of South Reading, Mass. ; d. Aug. 27, 1889, at
Springfield, Mass.; (8) William Sage, d. young.
182. ABRAHAM, b. June 28, 1790, in Boxford.
183. ELIZABETH (?), m. Nov. 19, 1815, Moses H. Shaw, of Salem.
184. MERCY (?), b. 1796; d. Sept. 28, 1825, at Salem.
110 Enos Hood, born May 26, 176T, married Sept.
29, 1791, Gillin Lane, and lived in Chelsea, Vt. He died
Apr. 23, 1845. She was born in Vermont and died in
Salem, Mass., Dec. 22, 1845, aged 72 years. Farmer and
mill owner.
Children of Enos and Gillin :
185. ELIZA, b. Apr. 21, 1794; m. Abraham Hood (see No. 182); d.
Feb. 25, 1867.
186. SARA, b. Sept. 2, 1796; m. Jan. 9, 1820, Ebenezer Smith, b.
1798. They lived in Chelsea, Vt. She d. Sept. 24, 1853.
Children:
(l)Adaline Converse, b. Nov. 20, 1820; m. 1848, Jotham Blais-
dell; d. July 17, 1899, at Lowell, Mass. Had: La Forest, b. 1849,
d. 1856; Addie, b. Feb., 1851.
(2) Harriet Hood, b. Jan. 3, 1823; m. 1st, Nov. 25, 1846.
Thomas B. Dalton, lived in Koxbury. Had : Kingsley La-
Forest, b. Oct., 1847, d. Mar. 28, 1853; Melvin Chamberlain,
b. Aug. 20, 1851, m. Theresa Link. Harriet Hood, m. 2d,
Aug. 12, 1858, Daniel E. King; she d. Dec. 30, 1901, at
Boston.
(3) Caroline Hatch, b. Feb. 15, 1825; m. Sept. 29, 1850,
Josiah Goodrich Morse, and lived in Roxbury. He d. 1889.
Had: Emma Caroline, b. Aug. 5, 1852 ; m. Sept. 29, 1871,
Hartley Seaver.
(4) Cyrus, b. Aug. 16, 1827; m. May 28, 1854, Elizabeth
Russel Paine. He d. Jan. 1, 1898, at Cambridge, Mass. She
d. Jan., 1898. Had: Frank Cyrus, b. July, 1856; Fred Eben,
b. May 15, 1861 ; Etta Maria and Willard.
(5) Fanny Apphia, b. Dec. 19, 1829; m. May 28, 1854, Hi-
ram Knights. He d. Nov. 12, 1872. She d. Jan. 28, 1902,
68 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
at Roxbury. Had: Hiram Frank, b. Apr. 8, 1855; m.
Georgina Card. Emma Francis, b. June 14, 1857; m. Al-
bion H. Cain. Charles Henry, b. Dec. 1, 1866; m. Mira
Kendall.
(6) Sara Elizabeth, b. May 18, 1836; m. Apr. 25, 1868;
George Washington Rogers. Had: Geo. W., jr., b. Apr. 15.,
1859; d. Apr. 18, 1859. Louise Frances, b. Nov. 12, 1860;
m. Sept. 3, 1877, John Langdon Sibley.
(7) John Enva, b. Nov. 12, 1838.
(8) Perley Ebenezer, b. Mar. 28, 1842; d. Aug. 13, 1842.
187 . HABVKY, b. June 1, 1798.
188. ABNEB, b. May 12, 1801.
189. ENDS, jr., b. Mar. 25, 1804.
190. HABBIKT, b. Apr. 24, 1808; m. Stephen W. Bliss.
191. CYNTHIA, b. May 9, 1814; m. Jacob Haskell; d. June 8, 1850.
112 Amos Hood, born in Topsfield, May 27, 1769,
Married, first, in 1792, Sally Ramsdell ; married, second,
Rachel Coburn. He was a carpenter and lived in Chelsea,
removing there in 1794.
Children of Amos and Sally :
192. AMOS R., b. Mar. 24, 1804; m. Feb. 3, 1836, Abigail Calley of
Tunbridge, Vt. ; 4 children. Druggist in Chelsea, Yt.
193. IBA, b. 1810; m. 1st, 1833, Achsah Green of Chelsea, Vt.; m.
2d, 1881, Ellen Titus. Shoemaker and hotel keeper at
Chelsea, Vt.
Children of Amos and Rachel :
194. ALBERT.
195. THOMAS.
124 Joseph Hood, baptized Nov. 28, 1769, in An>
herst, N. H., married, first, Mar. 12, 1794, in Ainherst,
Eleanor Wood bury, and second, March, 1829, Dorothy
Kirk of Deering, N. H., daughter of John and Abigail
(Green) Kirk. He came from Topsfield, Mass., with his
father in 1782 and lived in Milford and afterwards in Am-
herst where he died June 15, 1855.
Children of Joseph and Eleanor, born in Milford:
196. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 7, 1794; m. Aug. 27, 1820, Sarah Blanchard ;
he d. Sept. 3, 1873; she d. Aug. 27, 1849. Farmer, lived ia
Milford; 8 children.
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 69
197. BETSEY, b. Apr. 24, 1796.
198. DORCAS, b. Apr. 13, 1798 ; in. 1st, Timothy Blanchard; m. 2d,
Luther Elliott.
199. ELEANOR, b. June 1, 1800.
200. JOSEPH, b. July 24, 1801.
201. JEREMIAH, b. Aug. 13, 1802; m. in 1830, Harriet E. Elkins;
cooper, and lived in Billerica and Lowell, Mass. ; d. in Mil-
ford, N. H., Jan. 18, 1882, 10 children.
202. ROBERT, b. Dec. 14, 1803; m. Blood.
203. JOHN, b. Mar. 2, 1805.
204. SARAH, b. Jan. 25, 1807; m. Jan. 31, 1844, Elisha Swinington
of Mount Vernon; d. there July 3, 1869.
205. CHARLES, b. Aug. 14, 1808; m. P. Elizabeth White.
206. DAVID, b. Jan. 22, 1810; m. 1st, Mary Ann Gilchrist.
207. NANCY, b. Mar. 13, 1812; m. Mar. 19, 1843, J. Bowen Jones; d.
in Nashua, Dec. 13, 1889.
Children of Joseph and Dorothy, six born in Milford,
four in Deering :
208. DANIEL, b. Nov. 23, 1829; m. Jan. 4, 1856, MaryLongley;
lived in Dublin, N. H.
209. HARRIET, b. Apr. 4, 1831 ; m. Sanford George.
210. SUSAN, y b. Mar. 23,1833; m. 1st, George Goodwin; 2d, John
Hunt of Hill, N. H.
21L ANDREW J., b. June 14, 1835; Martha C. Straw of Weare,
N. H.; lived in Goffstown.
212. STEPHEN P., b. Sept. 15, 1837; d. in Deering, N. H.
213. HIRAM, b. Oct. 25, 1839 ; went to sea abt. 1858 ; never heard from.
214. ALLEN R., b. Apr. 8, 1842; m. May 28, 1868, Ellen R. Keyes of
Milford, N. H. Hotel keeper at East Lempster.
215. EDWARD P., b. Apr. 29, 1844; soldier in Civil War and after-
wards in regular army. Supposed to have been killed by
Indians with General Custer.
216. ELEANOR, b. Aug. 24, 1847; m. Sept. 20, 1870, George Ten-
ney of Goffstown.
217. JOHN J., b. June 30, 1850.
131 Francis Hood, born Dec. 1, 1780, married Sept.
16, 1804, Hannah Gould, born Sept. 1, 1781. Farmer
and lived in Boxford. She died May 4, 1862.
Children of Francis and Hannah:
218. JEREMIAH, b. Nov. 4, 1804, at Topsfield; d. Jan. 20, 1857, in
Danvers; m. Nov. 1, 1840, Eliza Carter of Stoneham. Had:
70 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
(1) Sarah Ellen, b. Apr. 7, 1842; (2) William Henry, b. May
26, 1848.
219. SALLY, b. Apr. 28, 1806, at Ipswich; d. May 29, 1810.
220. GEOR&E W., b. Jan. 9, 1808; m. Oct. 20, 1836, Louisa, dau. of
Abraham and Betsey Perley of Boxford. Farmer. He d. in
Danvers, Feb. 9, 1892; she d. inDanvers, Aug. 23, 1902. Had:
(1) Caroline A., b. Apr. 29, 1838, in Boxford; m. Apr. 17,
1860, Elias P. Peabody, s. of Ebenezer and Abigail (Perkins)
Peabody of Topsfield;
(2) Charlotte A., b. Mar. 18, 1841, in Topsfield; m. Apr. 11,
1867, in Danvers, Addison W. Putnam; d. Sept. 16, 1867.
221. CAROLINE, b. Nov. 14, 1809; d. June 12, 1810.
222. ANDREW G., b. Sept. 19, 1811; d. Oct. 17, 1813.
223. SALLY, b. Oct. 4, 1813; d. in Boxford, Apr. 27, 1893; unm.
224. ALLEN G., b. Apr. 12, 1816; m. June 12, 1850; Irene Belsora
Gould of Topsfield, b. Mar. 7, 1823, d. Mar. 5, 1392, in
Georgetown. Lived in Georgetown where he d. Apr. 21,
1878. Had: (1) Mary Catherine Pingree, b. July 9, 1851; d.
Feb. 25, 1864; (2) Irene Belsora Allen, b. Sept. 3, 1869.
225. BENJAMEN, b. Feb. 4, 1818; farmer; d. unm. June 25, 1897, in
Boxford.
226. MARY ANN, b. Apr. 26, 1820; d. Sept. 12, 1822.
227. IRENE, b. Feb. 16, 1822; d. Feb. 14, 1825.
228. FRANCIS AUGUSTUS, b. Apr. 9, 1825; private in 40th Mass. Vols.;
wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor and d. in Patterson
Park Hospital, Baltimore, Md. June 27, 1864; m. May
15, 1853, in Danvers, Elizabeth G., dau. of Joseph and Han-
nah Perley of Ipswich. Had: Warren A. who d. Mar. 7,
1879, in Danvers. She m. 2d, Oct 8, 1866, in Danvers, Jud-
son W. Dodge, s. of Adoniram and Julia Dodge of Wenham.,
138 Josiah Moulton Hood, born in Wenham,
July 22, 17T6, married, first, at Hamilton, Dec. 26, 1799,
Sally Dodge of Wenham. She died July 18, 1806, aged 25
years and he married, second, Aug. 23, 1821, Betsey
Cook of Glover, Vt., where he was living in 1839. She
was born, 1786, and died Mar. 29, 1852, at Glover, Vt.
About the time of his second marriage he removed to
Sheffield, Vt., and then to Glover, Vt., where he died Aug.
26, 1865.
Children of Josiah and Sally :
229. A daughter, d. young.
230. JOHN, b. May 8, 1806.
AND SOME OP HIS DESCENDANTS. 71
Children of Josiah and Betsey:
231. CALVIN H., b. Nov. 23, 1823, at Sheffield, Vt., m. Dec. 29,
1850, May Bickford. Soldier in the Civil War and lives at
Turner's Falls, Mass. Had: Lucinda, Lucy, George, Calvin
Henry, Charles, John Frederick, Daniel L., William P.
232. PHILIP PEBLEY, b. Apr. 12, 1825; d. Jan. 22, 1844, at Glover,
Vt.
144 Jacob Hood, born Dec. 25, 1791, at Topsfield,
married June 1, 1820, Sophia Needham, born Jan. 1,
1797, at Lynnfield, daughter of Daniel and Edie (Flint)
Needham of Danvers. He was graduated from the public
schools and attended Bradford Academy. Later he
went to Pelham, N. H., where he studied medicine but his
health did not permit him to complete the course and he
began to teach school at Andover, Mass. He afterward
taught in Danvers, Topsfield, Middleton, Marblehead and
Salem. As a teacher he was remarkable for his penman-
ship, and for his success in elocution. He was an excel-
lent grammarian and a strict disciplinarian. He came to
Salem in 1822, and lived there for over forty years. In
1823 he joined the South Church, of which he became
Deacon, and was leader of the choir for many years. In
1852, he turned his attention to vocal music, leading
classes of from 200 to 300, with his violin. He also often
wrote music of sterling merit. In 1852 he served as col-
porteur for two counties, in New Hampshire, distributing
Bibles. In 1858 at Gilmanton, N. H., he was approved as
a preacher, and in 1859 was ordained at Nottingham,
N. H., where he remained until 1866, when he removed to
Lynnfield Centre, Mass. There he became acting pastor of
the Second Congregational Church, resigning his charge
in 1880. He died Jan. 17, 1886. She died Dec. 11, 1886.
Children of Jacob and Sophia, last six born in Salem :
233. Infant child, buried Mar. 4, 1821, at Marblehead.
234. JACOB AUGUSTINE, b. May 5, 1822, at Marblehead.
235. ELIZABETH SOPHIA, b. Mar. 16, 1824; m. July 11, 1843, Henry
Merritt, b. June 4, 1819 in Marblehead, s. David and Anne
(Ashby) Merritt. He was commissioned Lt.-Col. of the 23d
Regt., Mass. Vols., Sept., 1861, and fell Mar. 14, 1862, while
leading his regiment at the battle of Newberna, N. C.
72 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
She d. July 12, 1879, at Salem; Children: (1) Henry Augus-
tine, b. June 15, 1845, in Salem; m. Aug. 1, 1870, Louisa F.
Symonds; d. Oct. 12,1891. Had: Henry A.; Arthur. (2) Eliz-
abeth Sophia, b. Sept. 19, 1848, in Salem; m. Sept. 3, 1873,
Charles H. Goss, b. Salem. They reside in Boston. (3) Wal-
ter Howard, b. Aug. 26, 1852; m. Apr. 30, 1890, May Munroe
Tucker. They reside in Lynn.
236. MABY JANE, b. Nov. 23, 1827, in Salem; m. May 10, 1849,
George Chapman Bosson. He was b. Oct. 11, 1825, at
Charlestown, s. of Jonathan Davis and Lydia (Palf ray) Bos-
son. He entered the dry goods business at an early age, after-
wards becoming a commission merchant in Boston, under
the firm name of G. C. Bosson and Co. In 1880 he became a
partner of Reed & Brother, in the insurance business. He
resided in Chelsea. All of the eighty lines of ancestry of
Jennie Hood and George C. Bossom, came to Salem and vicin-
ity before 1650. He d. Mar. 7, 1900, at Reading. Children :
(1) Jennie Hood, b. Feb. 26, 1850, in Salem; m. May 25, 1870,
Frederick William Hatch, in Chelsea. He was b. Apr. 14,
1845, in Bath, Me., s. Capt. William Boyd and Sarah (Hun-
ter) Hatch. He d. Dec. 18, 1897, in Boston.
(2) Albert Davis, b. Nov. 8, 1853, in Chelsea; m. May 18,
1887, Alice Lavinia Campbell, b. Apr. 9, 1866, dau. Charles A.
and Lavinia (Hutchinson) Campbell of Chelsea. Children
born in Chelsea: Campbell, b. Nov. 18, 1888 ; Pauline Arlaud,
b. Feb. 24, 1894.
(3) Harry Palfray, b. Feb. 26, 1857, in Chelsea; m. Apr. 26,
1883, Florence Richmond Eustis, b. June 7, 1861, dau. James
Everett French and Annie (Pratt) Eustis of Chelsea. Chil-
dren: Eustis, b. Feb. 8, 1884, in Chelsea. (When he was
born he had living, four grandparents, and five great-grand-
parents); d. Dec. 30, 1907; George Chapman, 3d, b. Oct. 11,
1886, at Reading ; Genevieve, b. Aug. 14, 1890, at Reading.
(4) Frederick Needham, b. Dec. 15, 1860, in Chelsea; m. 1st,
Apr. 27, 1882, Caroline Augusta Goodrich, b. Aug. 20, 1860,
in Boston; dau. James Jasper and Margaret Augusta (Hurley)
Goodrich. She d. Jan. 29, 1904, at Calumet, Mich. Had:
Amy Goodrich, b. Nov. 19, 1883, in Medford, Mass. He m.
2d. Sept. 29, 1906, Bessie M. Chambers.
(5) George Chapman, jr., b. June 11, 1865, in Chelsea; m.
Dec. 14, 1887, at Lawrence, Mary Emma Fisher, b. Nov. 30,
1866, at Lawrence, dau. James Cumleigh, b. Feb. 22, 1838,
in Bradford, Eng., and Emma Abbott Fisher.
(To be continued.)
JOURNAL OF JOHN NOTES OF NEWBURY
IN THE EXPEDITION AGAINST
TICONDEROGA, 1758.
FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT IN THE POSSESSION OF
ELWELL NOYES OF SALEM.
A JORNAL OR MEMARANDOM
April y e 4, 1758 I Inlisted my Self under Captain
Joseph Newell then I received five Dollars : May y e 7 th
I had Eight Dollars more. May y e 25th I Received too
Dollars of my Billety Mony ; May y e 27th we marcht of
to Andover ; and from there too Bilrica ; and from there
to Concord ; and from there to Malbory ; and from there
to Woosterand we Stayed too Days and we Staydfour our
billety and we got won Dollar and he told us that we
Shoold heave it at North hamton and we went to Les-
ter June y e 4th we went to meeting at Broockfield and
from there to wier River and from there to Cold Spring
.and from there to hadly and then over the ferry into
North hamton, and we stayd there a week and we Coold
not Get our billety and we Marcht of without our bilety
and he told us that should heave it at green Boosh and
And we marcht and we Came to Pantusick fort and then
we came to a garrison and then to Greenboosh and there
we Stayd a week June y e 20th I had a Point of rum that
was five ihillings June y e 25th I had a Nother Point of
rum Saterday July y e 25th there was a man Killed and
a Nother wounded Sat June y c 25th we marcht from
Snacaty to the Kings ferry and then to the half moon
and we Stayd there too Days tuesday we went to
Stilwater wensday we went to Saratoge thusday we got
to fort Edward Saterday July y e 1 we Got up to lake
(73)
74 JOURNAL OP JOHN NO YES
George and they had Got every thing reddy to go of all
there Cannon loded to go : of : July y e 5th we march and
the Lake was fool of battoes and we went up and July y e
6th we landed and rojers Killed six Indians and the french
run and they Killed Some and there Came about three
thousand french out upon us, and we drove them and we
Killed a hundred of them and toock a hundred of them
July y e 7 th we marcht a little afore Sun Set and we waded
over a river to join the battallion and we had got about
half way and was Lost and we Coold Not find them and
we Stood to arms all Knight and the Next Morning we
marcht to Join the Battallion July y e 8th we marcht up
to the Sawmill and from there to the brest work and we
marcht up In a String that was too mile long and we
marcht up to the french and begun to fight, and they
begun about Noon and they Kept a Continual firing while
Sun Set there was no Sessation arm Not won minuet and
we came of to the brest work and all the Rigulars Came
of and all the rest & left us behind and we was Ralied
about midnight and we Stayd while all the wounded ware
Carried by us and then we Came of and we got down to
the Lake about Sun rise and we got all into the Battoes
and we Lost about too thousand men and we Could Not
tell how many french we Killed but we kild Some Con-
fiderable of them July y e 9 we Came of and we got Down
that Night July the 15th Major Rojers Brought in three
Prisoners July y e 16th Mr. Cleaveland Preach t a sermon
to us and his text was in luke the 13th ch. and 2 & 3
Verses : and in the after Noon twas in the 33d Chapt of
Ezekiel and the Eleaventh Verse. Munday we made a
brest work all round us. tuesday there was a gard went
down to the half way Broock and there was twenty Killed
July y e 25 there was a man hanged and he hung all Day :
July y e 25th I had a Point of rum and half a Pound of
Shuger and half a Cake of Chocolat July y e 27th there
was thurty men Killed and twelve Women and Childred
kild and a hundred and thirty oxen and major Rojers
went out upon a Scout to the fouth Bay and a Saterday
there went out thirteen Hundred after them Sunday there
went out Eight hundred after the rest there was feven
OF NEWBURY IN 1758. 75
hundred of our men killed ; and thirteen hundred wounded
In the fight Monday august the 7th I went down to the
half way Broock, and there was a man Drounded in the
after noon in the Lake tuesday there was too men Killed
and Scalpt Tuesday there was a french man Came in to
lake Gorge : august Wednesday y e 19 I had a Cake of fope
that was won shilling : august y e 10th they Lancht the
Vessel Saterday august the 13th there was won man
Killed another a fighting and David Jaquis was under
gard three Days : : Major rogers Came in with fifty fcalpt
and a Duch man he came in the 13th Day of august; and
went out the fourteenth Day of August ; august y e 15th
1758 general mun Calm fent a Present to general abba
Cromba and y e Presfent was a Dear and fome fbringed
Beens august y e 19th there was five men went up to
Crown Point and Cecth a french man and killed too more
Sunday August the 20th there was too french men came
in to Lake George and a Post Came in to Lake George
and told us that CaPretoon was taken august the 21 1 had
half a Point of fnake root & august y e 25th 1 had a Point
of rum. the 26th I went down to the half way Broock
and flayed there fifteen days September the 2 d major
rogers went out upon a fcout and the sloop saild for
tiConderoga and there went that day too great Cannon
and thirty Carts Loded with balls up to the Lake Septem-
ber the llth we garded up Eighty Carts to the Lake Sep-
tember the 9th there was fventy Cart Came up to the
Lake loaded with Provision Munday September y 8 llth
1758 Brosftred took a fort at Catarocka thursday I took
up a Pound of Sope and a Point of Rum & a Pound of
Shuger. Munday September y e 25 : 1758 I had a Point
of wine and a quart of molasses. Saterday there was
lixty Carts Came up with Provifion : Sunday there was a
Scout went out and they Brought in too Burch Connoos :
tuesday there was Eighty Carts Came in Loded with
Provilion munday October the 2d the gard Came of from
the Island thursday I [had] a Point of fnakeroot tuesday
October the 10th I had a Pound of Ralins October y e 12th
1758 Colonal Hart marcht of from Lake George down to
faratoge to make a Bridge over the brook: friday October
76 JOURNAL OP JOHN NOTES
y e 13th I had a Point of melafses and a Cake of Choco-
lat y e 23 d I had a Pound of Shuger & a Point of rum.
Munday : oCtober y e 16th there was a Hundred Carts
Came up Loded with Bread tuesday they Eight Cannon
& a great many Shells ; & there was a hundred wagons
Came in and went of the Next Morning Loaded with Bat-
toes. Wensday the Carts Came in at Night and we Left
Mounting the main Gard. thursday the fioop was onrigd
and there went of too hundred Carts & wagons, agust ye
23 d they funk the floop & the ark and funk Battoes all
Day Long ; Col. Pribble and Col. Williams and Col.
Nicols went of and hauld Battoes to fort Edward. Octo-
ber y e 25th we tore the ftore house Down and Cut all the
Pickets and all the houses Down that there was at Lake
George. October the 25th 1758. wee Marcht off from
Lake George and Lodged in the Woods and it fnowed all
Night and all the Next Day and we marcht to fort Ed-
ward and Campt there ; friday the Battoes Came from
the half way Broock to fort Edward and a Saterday to.
October y e 27, 1758 the general went from fort Edward
to Albany ; funday we went up to the falls and hald
Down Battoes Munday y e 27th I went out a hunting and
kild too Partridges : tuesday we hald Down Battoes ;
Munday I had a Pound of fhugar ; tuesday we marcht at
too a Clock and got to fort Miller that Night November
y 6 1st we hald the Battoes over the falls and we Got to
Stilwater and we went over them falls and Lodgd on an
island that Night the Next Day we got to Albany aBout
three a Clock and then we went over to Green Buf h and
Campt there that Night & y e Next day. November y e 3 d
I had a Pound of Rasins, and a Pound of Shuger and
a Pound of Chees &c. November y e 4 we marcht from
green Bush and marcht to Godeneres Sunday we marcht
to our Province and had a meals victuals at Robinfes and
the Next Morning we marcht four mile and then went to
Brecfast : and then we marcht to Davises and went to
dinner and then we marcht to the Green woods and eat a
fupper and a Brecfast 7 we marcht through the Green
woods and got over Glasco and eat three meals that day.
y e 8th I marcht to Brimfield and eat four meals that day.
OP NEWBURY IN 1758. 77
y e 9 th we marcht to and twenty mile and eat but four
meals that Day y e 10th it fnowd very hard and we
marcht that Day to Worcester and eat but five meals
y e llth we marcht to Concord y e 12th we marcht to An-
dover y e 13th we marcht home.
Newbury June y e 20th 1759 we kild a Bear and the
Pigeons ware very thick that year.
Newbury March, Apr. & May 1764 I Killed Sixty &
four gray geese.
LETTERS WRITTEN DURING THE REVOLU-
TION BY CAPT. JOHN NOTES
OF NEWBURY.
FROM THE ORIGINALS IN THE POSSESSION OF
ELWELL NO YES OF SALEM.
[tornjelfea August 9 th 1775. Mrs. Noyes limbrace
this oppertunity to Let you know that I am well through
Divine Goodnefs & I Hope these [torn] Will find you In
Health. I heard that you Ware Very much Surprifed att
the Death of your Husband But 1 Delire to Blefe God
for His Preferving Goodnefs to me ward & that you Heave
had the News to the Contrary. I in joy a good State of
Health I Hope you will make your Self Easy I hope that
I Shall Be Preserved & in Gods time [torn]e Returned to
you & my Family in Health and Peace I was yefterday up
to See Amos & he is a Getting Better I heave [torn]t
much News to tell you Not til I Come Home and then I
Will tell It Verblely I want to See you Very much and
Should be Glad to [torn] you But I Cannot att Prefent I
Intend to Come Home as Soon as I Can. there was a
house Burnt att Penny ferry Laft Sabbath Evening there
was a fmall Company of men from Lynn which Guarded
att that Place But there Cap* was Gone Home and Some
78 LETTERS WRITTEN DURING THE REVOLUTION
of there men was from Home and almost all the Rest that
was Left Behind Run Some one way & Some a Nother I
believe there was too or three that Did Not run this fire
was occationed by too floating Batterry & one Barge full
men we do Expect that we Shall Intrench at Cap* Green'
Hill In a few Days, & by & by we Shall With Divine
Permission Ingage With them from Every quarter [torn]
time to Write So No More at Presen[torn] Your Ever
Loving Husband til Death [torn]
P. S. I want to See my Children and all th[torn]
Give my Love to all Brothers & Sifters [torn]
[Reverse] To
Mrs. Mary Noyes
Att Newbury Old Town.
Chelfea Sep* y 6 12 th 1775.
[torn]ear I thought to Come home & See you Last
Saterday or Munday But Providence has order d It other-
ways I Could Not Be Permitted Because there is a Gene-
ral Perade this Week & the Colon 1 told me that 1 muf t [not]
Go Home til after then. But we heave Not Peraded as
yet But I Expect that we Shall to Day or to Morrow there
Cannot But one officer be absent at one time and the Colo n
Says that I Shall Go the Firft that Does Go and I Expect
to Come & See you this week If Nothing turns up Con-
trary to my Expectation. I Hope that will Make your
Self Eafey a Little While and by the Leave of Providence
I will Come, for you do Not Long to See me More than I
doo to See you & my Children I Hope Something will
Turn up in our favour there Seemes to be Something a
brewing thats [torn] favorable by accounts from Bofton
and from the Southward [torn] was a high Liberty man
In England that wrote to a friend jn Boston that there
was No More troops Coming from London, that might be
Depended upon, alfo that the People With Lord wilks
Waited on his majesty Concerning the american affairs.
General How Servant Came to us Last Saterday he Says
there is Seven thousand men jn Boston and Round Boston
He Says Gen 1 How has got Spirit Enough to go out
BY CAPT. JOHN NOTES OF NEWBURY. 79
against us but he has Not men Enough, mr. Chafe is wait-
ing for the Letter So No More I Remain Your Loving
Husband John Noyes.
Ifaiah is well & the Company Is well all except too or
three.
[Reverse] To
Lieut. John Noyes
Newbury old town
by favour of mr. with Care and
Thomas Chase Speed.
Mrs. [tornjes there is an oppertunity Prefents and I
imbrace it With the Greateft Pleafure imaginable although
I am at a Diftance From you yet my Mind is Prefent With
you and I fhould Be glad to fee you and my Family But 1
Doe Not Expect it at Prefent. But I Expect according
to What you Have Sent me, I Expect if you are well that
you Will Come and See me Before Winter which I Should
be Very Much PleaF With and I Hope we Shall Injoy
much fatisf action and Pleafure in Each other. Pray Send
Me Word when you will Come and I will Come and meete
you at Simondfes the Sign of the Bell at Salem or at
Newels tavern at Lynn but I want to know What Day you
will Come and if that Day Should be a foul Day whether
you will Come the Next Day or the Next Day after, we
Have No News at this time I Believe there is no more
troops Come yet. and I wish you wou d tel mr. Joseph
toppan wife that there has Not any Boat Paft this ferry
Since I Came from Newbury but we Expect one Next week
& I will Send her Letter the first oppertunity. I hope you
are well and my family & Parents and Brethren So No-
More I Remain your Conftant friend & Loving Husband
John Noyes.
Chelfea octob r 21 st 1775.
Mrs. Prats family Remembers there
Love to you & wants to See you.
[Reverse] To
Mrs. Mary Noyes
att Newbury old town.
80 LETTERS WRITTEN DURING THE REVOLUTION
Chelfea Decemb' y 30 th 1775.
Mrs. Noyes I am well through the Goodness of God
and I Hope thefe Lines will find you and my family well.
I Wish you would Send word By Jacob whether you are
Like to Send the Barrel that I talkd of Getting and Send-
ing By Moody or If moody Is a Coming the Beginning of
the Next week [torn] Jacob to Come So as to be Down
as Soon as he Can after him. the Vessels that I told you
of in my Letter is Not true I Believe that the Difficulty
about a Certain officer will be Decided for he is a going
home this week [torn]e heave Not Drawed any Mony yet
for me. the Soldiers haue Drawd [torn]e months advance
Pay, and the mony for the Blankets and I have [torn]
aught one for Jacob our troopes ware a going to take Bun-
kers Hill [torn]husday Night But the Ice was Not Strong
Enough to Bear them, there [torn] re too or three morter
Beds fitted at Leachmore Point and if Providence Permits
there will Something done within a fortnite God Grant
that we might have Sucfess I have Not Seen Amos for I
was on Guard on f ryday and on Court martial on Saterday.
So Nor more at
I remain your affectionate and Ever Loving Husband.
John Noyes.
[Reverse] To
Mrs. Mary Noyes
att Newbury Old town.
. . . Send by this Post for I pay him for Carrying and
for fetching the Sergant & asked him to joyn them and he
mentiond it to the General and his Excellency told him to
joyn them and to Carry it on as far as he Could and to Let
him Know from day to day what Progrefs they made
which by all account he did & the Serjant told his Excel-
lency that it was gon as far as it would Bear this was Last
friday or Saterday att three o'Clock the guards ware mus-
tred and Sent all over town there was 1 think Seven of
the Gn 1 life guard and Several other Soldiers Some of the
train the Lord mayor of this City was att the head of all
BY CAPT. JOHN NOYES OF NEWBURY. 81
this who Now is in Irons and one more, it is Said the
Later is turn d Kings Evidence and has Brought out Seve-
ral hundred Some yorkers and Some att Long Island and
Some in the Country they have got forty in Goal at New
York and twice as many more under Guard there is Seve-
ral Companies out in Perfuit after the Eeft Mofes Pigeon
was one No Doubt all the Soldiers will be put to Death I
Could have wrote more But there is a vast many Stories
about the matter I have Not heard anything this Morning
I have sent four Dollers to my father inclos d in his Letter
I Sent five Dollers in a letter by M r Jofeph Littel to you
Pray Give it to father if he wants it More than you. I
Did not mention this mony in that Letter for I had Not
time I again Say I want to see you and my family Give
my Love to my Children and Parents Brothers and Sisters
and friends if any
[torn] this week I have [torn]
Not do without g[torn]
fruit is dear they [torn]
a Copper Lieu [torn]
I Shall write m[torn]
Affectionate Huf[torn]
Jacob is well an[torn]
Isaiah and all [torn]
[Reverse] To
L* John Noyes of
Newbury Old town
in new England.
My Dear the times Look Dark there is one Hundred
and thirty Sail of Vessels att the Narrows about 8 mile
from York they have Landed on Straten Island I Believe
they have Not more than 10 thoufand troops at Prefent
this Island is 18 miles in Length they have Procured the
Greateft Part of the Cattel and Sheep that was on that
Island which was Some hundred Some of the inhabitants
Sign d for Goverment and Some have Got off it apears that
82 LETTERS WRITTEN DURING THE REVOLUTION
we Can Get them of that Place, it is furrounded with
water, this Island Makes the weft Side of the Harbour
and Long island the Eaft fide. Laft fry day y e 12 of July
two of y e [faded] Ships and the tenders Came up by the
town which Cauf d a Heavy Fire from the City and alfo
from the Jerfes which Shater d their Riging Confiderably
But they went by the City and went up the North River
which Leads to albany they paft by a fort by Kings Bridge
where they ware oblig d to Receiv d 12 Shot But they Past
that fort So that they are about 25 miles up the river from
y e City they intend to cut of our Comuncation to Albany
we Expect that Lord How will be hear Every Day I wrote
to you Concerning the Plot that the tories earring on there
was one man Hang d y e 28 of June and it is Judg d there
will Be Several more Executed the Lord Mayor of the
City is Moft Criminal Gilty he will Swing for it there is
a good many of them in jail and Confin d there was 3 hun-
dred Gather d togather in the Country but the Militia was
Raifed and they Disperf d but they Catch* 70 ty of them and
Confin d them there was two of our men Shot by them from
there Cellar windows in the City as they Stood Sentry one
was Shot in the flelh and like to [torn]
not [faded and torn] Enemies in the front and traitors
on the Back However I Hope we Shall Conquer all our
Unnatural Enemies we are in high Spirits although too
Ships are gone up the River. I wish they ware all there
to there is some Preparing for these two we have fire rafts
almost Ready to Send among them if the Kings troops had
try* for New York instead of Boston Last year they would
have Caried the Point it Seemes without Much Refiftance
But [torn] almighty God has ordered it otherways in his
alwife Providence however I Expect they will try for this
Place as Soon as they are Recruted I Expect it will be
warm work we had Six men Kil d by our own Cannon th
[torn] Day the Ships went by the City the Gunner tucht
fire to the Cannon wh[torn] ware Loading which Blow d
them all in Pieces, the other done by Loading without
Swabing the gun out I hope it will make them Look out
for time to Come, we Expect Some more Ships will go up
the River to morrow, we are I hope Ready to Receive
BY CAPT. JOHN NOTES OP NEWBURY. 83
them [torn] we have between 30 and 40 thoufand men in
this army
[written on side of paper]
Mr s Noyes you Sent for a prefent in tea I am Sorry that
I Can 1 Pleafure you with Some I was in town yefterday
and it is a Shilling a pound and Not to be had for the in-
habitants have moved out Since the fleet ariv d Lord [torn]
But three Ships [torn] the Ri[torn] of his fleet is I Can*
[faded and torn]
[Reverse] To
Lieut. John Noyes att
Newbury Old town this with
In New England care.
New York July y e 17, 1776.
My Dear I again Compofe my thoughts to Write one
More Letter to you. But why fhould I write to the Beft
of Creatures when I only trouble you with Reading what
you wont Believe I Have told you that I Long d to See you
my tongue as well as my Pen has Declared it. My Dear
If you think of me half as often as I do of you it
would Be a great Part of your time, for you are fcarce
out of my thoughts for when I am asleep my Mind is Rov-
ing after you But I Cannot find you only in Imagination
I Hope that you Retain Something of the Like Nature in
your Breaft. But I would Not Have you Be anxtiously
Concernd about me. I remember rite you Caution* ma
against the Bad women at New York I would Have you
take the Same Caution I Hope that you won* forget tha
Vows that you Have Made to me for my Part I wou d
Sooner have my Heart torn from my Breaft than Harbour
a wifh for any other woman than my Molle Shee is my
Delight my thoughts are all after you I hope the time
will Come when I Shall Come and See you and join hands
with you my Dear as we have our Hearts before. I Re-
member that you Reminded me of a Kifs that you had
Since We Parted at Chelsea If I had Been in his Place
one kifs would Not have Served my turn. But I hope it
84 LETTERS WRITTEN DURING THE REVOLUTION
will His. However If he takes too one for me and one
for himself e I Shall Not think much of it if he is worthy
Well what Shall I Say Next for I have an hundred things
Crouding in upon me While 1 am writing to the Beft of
Creatures my Dear I Receiv d your Letter the 12 of July
that was Dated the 2 d wherein you mention that your Babe
is Not well and your Self alfo. But I Hope these few
lines will find you and your [torn] Comfortable and well
as they Leave me. But for this weeke Past I Have had a
tedious Bad Cold But am Now Comfortable I Sent a Let-
ter by M r Jofeph Littel that had five Dollars Seal d up in it
about a Month agoe But you did Not Send in yours
whether you had Receiv d it or Not I Should be glad that
you would mention it whether you did or Not in al the
Letters that you Send me I have Sent you 8 dollers one
time and five another time and four to my father this is
all the mony that I have Sent from New York my father
Mention d in the Letter that he wrote to me that he Receiv d
four Dol I Sent it Seald So as to Save Postage for they
ask one Shilling for Carring 20 But I Shall Send Some by
the Post this time if I Can Get it which I Expect if we are
Not Cal d to Battle turn over
Our Company is well through mercy 1 havnt had oppor-
tunity to Speak to Col Baldwin Concerning Jonathan
Pettingall I hope to rite again Soon.
Jacob Sends his Love to you and all the family Pray
for us. Amen.
[torn] Sent a flag of truce up to the City Laft Sun-
day I have nt hear d what was in it- it is said that he Came
to Settel matters But we have Declar d independency and
that has Broke all up I believe that General Wafh n Would
be Glad they wou d atempt to Land againf t the City. Every
Regiment has a wagon Loaded With Cartridges Ready to
follow and Supply us in Cafe we Shou d want. My Dear
I have Sent fourteen Dollers in this Letter and 18 dollers
by the Poft. wont this Do for a present if Not you Must
wait til I Come and I will give you a Better one if you
Please I Should be Glad to be in your imbraces. Sure
I Shou d think my Self almoft happy But I must Not in-
large I want to See my Children and Parents and friends
BY CAPT. JOHN NOYES OF NEWBURY. 85
if I have any Pray Rememb er Me to all my Brethren and
Sisters. I hear M r Parfons is unwell there is But Littel
Regard Paid to the Sabbath in this Country they will Ride
about to See fafions go a fifhing and the Negroes to mar-
ket but there is Some fine Preachers in New York forne-
times I think we are given up But God has Some thou-
sands in america which have not bow d the Knee to Baal I
Believe my Dear Pray for me Pray for your felf alfo and
for My Children that God would Give us a heart to fear
him and to Know Jesus Christ and the Power of his Ref-
errection. it apears that we Shall have a moft terible
Seige if they attempt to Land againft this City Dont Lett
your heart be troubl d trust in God and Look to him for
all you Stand in Need of I Expect we Shall go Go to the
City in a few Days we are in good Spirits the Lord Pro-
tect you and me alfo if it is the will of God I hope that I
Shall Live to See you all in his time. I Expect to Draw
a months Pay next week I write No More att Prefent I
am your affectionate Husband
John Noyes.
Give, my Love to my Dear Children,
my Duty to my father and Mother.
I have Sent 18 dollers by y e Post
. . . Wounded several hundred of them our Lofs was Eight
Kil d and about twenty wounded. The General Return*
the Brigade his most Hearty thanks in the Grandest Stile
for Their Coolnefs, Calmnefs and Spirit in time of action
the Enemy attempted to force our Lines on York Island
27 Oct and Brought two Ships opposite the Lines and
fir d Like fury at the [sa]me time their troops Came up
But we got some thirty-two pounders to play upon the
Ships and they ware oblige to tow the Ships off Stern
f ormost. We Drove them from the Lines also their Lqfs
was one hundred kil d & wounded our Lofs was one kil d
and two wounded only. 28 a part of our army and a part
of theirs Ingag d in Battle as warm perhaps as Bunkers
hill but Not So Long our Lofs was upwards of one hun-
dred Kil d [torn]d wounded, the Enemy Lofs it is Said
86 LETTERS WRITTEN BY CAPT. JOHN NOYES.
was by account from [torn]rters above five hundred we
have taken a good many pr [tornjers. Deserters Come
to us every week or oftener. this is [torn] lace where
almost all are tones the British troops Land d near f roggs-
neck up the Sound and have advanc* over to the North
river at Dobbs Ferry. But they heave mov d off the 12
of November and are suppofed to be gone to Kings Bridge
where [torn]e Expect there will be a Bloody Battle in a
few days if the Enemy attempts to Ingage for we have a
Very Strong fort with five months provisions in it I think
we have Been wonderfully preserv d in all the Battles Ex-
cepting on Long Island our Lofs has Been inconfiderable
Confidering the many Disadvantages we have Laboured
under.
John Noyes.
[Reverse] To M Noyes theas Lines will Inform you
that I am well hoping these will find you and [torn]
ours So I give you many thanks for your notice of me in
your Laft hoping we Shall Live to rejoice with your
and mine togather in good time My Love to you and to
all frinds hoping you will forgive me for paft Neglect
[torn] I take Leve to Subscribe mySelf your abfent
frind.
Sam" Carr.
Newbury Jany. y* 15th, 1778.
This may Certify that Benjamin Main Samuel Fowler
& Samuel Gould Soldiers Belonging to Cap*. Noyes's
Company in Col. Sam 11 Johnfons Reg*, of militia were in
Battles two of which were kild the other wounded and
is since Dead on the Seventh of October 1777 at Still-
water.
the above mens guns were Loft
John Noyes Cap*.
To
Col*. Sam 11 Johnfon.
BAPTISMS IN WISCASSET, DAMARISCOTTA,
AND NEW CASTLE, MAINE, DURING THE
YEAR 1763, FROM THE RECORDS OF
THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH,
NEWBURYPORT.
COPIED BY ALICE B. G. BOYNTON.
BAPTISMS AT YE EASTWARD.
Colby, Abel, Dolly, Molly, Spencer, Eliot ; 4 chn. Rug-
gles, bp. at Witchcasset, Aug. 25, 1 763.
Foster, Mary, d. Nat[hanie]ll, bp. at Witchcasset, Aug. 25,
1733.
Honywell, Thomas & Daniel, ss. Israel, bp. at Witchcasset,
Aug. 25, 1763.
Boynton, Rachel, Pelatiah, Joshua, Mary, Pomroy, chn.
W[iilia]m, at Witchasset, bp. Aug. 25, 1763.
Metcalf, Anne and Ruth, ds. Jacob, bp. Aug. 25, 1753,
at Witchcasset.
Sylvester, Rachel, d. Joshua, bp. Aug. 25, 1763, at
Witchcasset.
Fairfield, Prudence Griffin, d. John, bp. Aug. 25, 1763, at
Witchcasset.
Lambard, Dorcas, John, Abigail, 3 chn. Sherebiah, bp.
Aug. 25, 1763, at Witchcasset.
Leeman, Jacob Smith & Samuel, 2 ss. John, bp. Aug. 25,
1763, at Witchcasset.
Leeman, William, s. John, bp. Aug. 25, 1763, at Witch-
casset.
Moor, Sarah, d.,and Jonathan, s. John, bp. Aug. 25, 1763,
at Witchcasset.
Forester, John and Sarah, 2 chn. James, bp. Aug. 25, 1763,
at Witchcasset.
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88 BAPTISMS IN WI8C ASSET, ME.
Chapman, Sarah, Kezia, Daniel, 3 chn. John, bp. Aug. 25,
1763, at Witchcasset.
Averill, Ezekiel, s. Job, bp. Aug. 25, 1763, at Witchcasset.
Noble, Mary, d. Arthur, bp. Aug. 30, 1763, at Dama[ri]s-
cotty.
Reed, Sarah, d. John, bp. Aug. 30, 1763, at Dainascotty.
Blackstone, Benjamin, John, Susanna, Mary, 4 chn.
W[illia]m, bp. Aug. 30, 1763, at Damascotty.
Rollins, Mary, John, Eliphalet, Nathaniel, 4 chn. Na-
th[anie]ll, bp. Aug. 30, 1763, at Damascotty.
Rollins, James & Stephen, ss. Benja[min], bp. Aug. 30,
1763, at Damascotty.
Hall, Abigail and Isaac, 2 chn. Sam[ue]ll, bp. Sept. 1,
1763, at Damascotty.
Brown, Martha, d. James, bp. Sept. 1, 1763, at Damas-
cotty.
Winslow, Mary, d. Kenelm, bp. Sept. 1, 1763, at Damas-
cotty.
Hussy, Sarah, Margery, John, 3 chn. John, bp. Sept. 1,
1763, at Damascotty.
Paterson, John, s. Sam[ue]ll, bapt. Sept. 1, 1763, at Dam-
ascotty.
Nicol, Hannah, d. Sam[ue]ll, bp. Sept. 4, 1763, at New
Castle.
Hodge, Margaret & Henry, 2 chn. Henry, bp. Sept. 4,
1763, at New Castle.
Turner, Benjamin, Sarah, Elizabeth, & Mary, 4 chn. Ne-
hemiah, bp. Sept. 4, 1763, at New Castle.
Greele, Jacob, s. Jacob, bp. Sept. 6, 1763, at Kew Castle.
McCallaster, Mary, d. Archibald, bp. Sept. 6, 1T63, at New
Castle.
Kennedy, Samuel Hodge, s. Fergius, bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at
New Castle.
Davis, Jennet, d. Eb[enezer], bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at New
Castle.
Cuningham, Margaret, d. W[illia]m, bp. Aug. 22, 1763,
at New Castle.
Homes, John, s. Hugh, bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at New Castle.
Kennedy, Jane, d. W[illia]m, bp. Aufi. 22, 1763, at New
Castle.
BAPTISMS IN WISC ASSET, ME. 89
Hodge, Allice, d. W[illia]m, bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at New
Castle.
Waters, Samuel, s. Sam[ue]ll, bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at New
Castle.
Kennedy, Samuel, s. Sam[ue]ll, bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at
New Castle.
Cuningham, Sarah, d. John, bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at New
Castle.
Clark, Isabel, d. W[iUia]m, bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at New
Castle.
Lei ton, Hannah, d. Jonath[an], bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at New
Castle.
Cargill, Jane & James, 2 chn. James, bp. Aug. 22, 1763,
at New Castle.
Clark, James & Sarah, 2 chn. James, bp. Aug. 22, I763 t
at Newcastle.
Ball, Phebe, d. Sam[ua]ll, bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at New
Castle.
Randal, John, s. John, bp. Aug. 22, 1763, at New Castle.
Hopkins, Mary, d. David, at New Castle, Aug. 22, 1763.
Pribble, James, Olive, Ann, Susanna, 4 chn. Abra[h]am r
bp. Sept. 8, 1763, at Witchcasset.
Grey, Hannah, Sarah, William, 3 chn. Moses, bp. Sept. 8,
1763, at Witchcasset.
Hilton, Isaac, s. Sam[ue]ll, bp. Sept. 8, 1763, at Witch-
casset.
Fowel, Rachel & Thomas, 2 chn. Bartholomew, bp. Sep. 8,
1763, at Witchcasset.
Kincaid, Samuel, Mary, Ruben, Rachel, John, 5 chn. Sam-
[ue]ll, bp. Sep. 8, 1763, at Witchcasset.
Stewart, Sarah, d. James, bp. Sep. 8, 1763, at Witchcasset.
Grey, Ruben, Simeon, Mary, Elizabeth, chn. Eb[enezer],
bp. Sep. 8, 1763, at Witchcasset.
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS,
1697-1768.
(Continued from Vol. XL IV, page 381.)
[1] Bond, dated July 4, 1722, for 500, between Joseph
Davis of Amesbury, trader, and Caleb Spurrier of York,
plunmer. Said Davis to pay said Spurrier 10s. per an-
num " for each and every ton of Oar or Oares that shall be
dugg & raised in or on any part of my land" in Amesbury,
or the " twentieth part of ton of oar or oars when raised
& made merchantable at the charge of the said Spurrier,'*
Davis to have his choice. Said Spurrier to improve the
work of mining at all seasonable times during the term
of thirty years, and to pay just damages for " digging in
any Come field, orchard, mowing ground or Damnifying
any building of the said Davises." Witnesses : Jedediah
Titcomb, and the mark of Elizabeth Titcomb. Acknowl-
edged at Haverhill, Dec. 14, 1723, before John White,
Justice of the Peace.
Indenture. Ralph Tonkin of Lynn, for 1\. 5s. to
John Coit of Marblehead, his right in *' two Plotts of
Ground Laid out to me by order of His Excellency Gen-
erall Philipps (to cure Fish upon) [2] situate upon the
Eastermost Part of the Great Island of Canso in the
Province of Nova Scotia," bounded by land of Capt,
James Galley, John Pitts and Nicholas Rhymer." Dated :
Aug. 15, 173. Witnesses: Philip Johnson, Weston
Clark, Richard Richardson.
Mortgage deed. John Coit for 40 " in good passable.
Bills of Credit of this Province" to Ralph Tonkin, same
property. Witnesses: Joseph Polang, Nathan Bowen.
Acknowledged, Apr. 8, 1724, before John Galley, Justice
of the Peace.
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ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 91
Protest. Capt. Edward How of London, mariner, com-
mander of the ship Joanna, made declaration that " being
Lately arrived from the west Indies at the Port of Salem,"
on the 18 th of May 1724, five of his men, viz. John
Painter, mate, John Richardson, boatswain, Richard
Houghtwell, George Sinkler & Edward Mitchell, sailors,
" Illegally Deserted the s d Ships Service & run away
whereby the Ship was Detained nigh about three weeks
time to the Great Detriment of the s d Capt Edward How,
his Partners & all Concerned." [3] Witnesses : Edward
Thomson, Henery West. William Browne and Thomas
Lasbbril, two of the ship's company, acknowledged the
above facts. June 18, 1724.
Protest. 4 Jethro Wheeler, jr. of Gloucester, fisherman,
made declaration that being master of a sloop, Seahorse,
about 29 tons, in the latter end of March or beginning of
April last 1724, they sailed from Gloucester as far as the
Isle of Sables, to the eastern end to a bank sometimes
called Quero, where they caught 7000 fish. Returning to
Gloucester they delivered the fare to Edward Harridine
to dry and cure, and again sailed to Cape Sables where
they caught between two and three thousand of fish but
" ye wind proving very Contrary to goe homewards & y*
weather very hott insomuch that we were afraid our fish
would Rott & be spoiled whereupon we bore up for Cansoe
& went in and delivered our fare of fish to a Neighbour
of ours, viz : Capt. Robinson to dry for us, then went out
& Sayld to y e banks againe and caught abought Twenty
Seven hundred of fish & y e wind being contrary & we
standing in need of Water, we stood in for Cansoe to
recruit, where we arived y e 21 Day of August." They
sailed for Gloucester Aug. 22, 1724, arriving Sept. 2, with
their fare of " Green fish," and the only reasons for delay
were the contrary winds and need of water. Sept. 3, 1724.
Protest. Capt. William Dericott, commander of the
ship Granveil, made declaration that on Oct. 22, 1724, he
sailed from Newcastle, N. H. for Lisbon and 4< when about
27 leagues distant from s d port of New Castle y e s d ship
suddenly sprang a leake (tho good weather) whereby they
92 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
were forct to keep both pumps dilligently going & yet
cou'd very Scarcely keep her free & from Sinking so that
his Crew were [so] very much Tyrd that he was sus-
trained to make y e best of his way for the next convenient
Harbour as y e wind might fauor whereupon on y e 24 th Day
of y e same Month he reached y e Harbour of Marblehead
in New England & whilst they were coming to an An-
chor they had three foot water in y e Hold insomuch that
he was forct to procure a Doz hands to keep her from
Sinking (ye Crew being Tyrd out as afores d )." [4] Wit-
nesses : Tho : Jans, jun r , Thomas Fernam. Oct. 26, 1724.
Protest. Richard Hogg, mariner, and chief mate to
Capt. William Darricot on board the ship Granvill,
Humphrey Blackmore, carpenter, of the same, and John
Leidlow, boatswain, made declaration that on Oct. 22,
1724, they set sail with Capt. Darricott for Portugal, etc.
Witnesses: Jn Lancey, James. Wise. Dated, Oct. 27,
1724.
Protest. Capt. William Taylor, commander of the ship
Bacchus of Bristol, Eng. made declaration Nov. 26, 1724,
that " lying with his said ship at y e publique Wharf at
Winter Island within y e limits of Salem, loading of dry
fish there & being nigh loaded, having about fifteen hun-
dred Kentalls on board on y e 23 of November Instant we
Halld off into y e Harbour or road & there arose y e night
following a vehement Tempestuous storm at about E. S. E.
& from thence to y e Southeast so that on y e 24 th of y e same
month it forceably drove y e ship on shore tho Two anchors
a head as was y e unhappy lot of severall others who were
put ashore y e same storm by reason of which our ship had
considerable water in y e Hold and remains yet leaky [5]
so that probably there is Damage done to y e Cargoe."
Witnesses : Mitchell Sewall, Paul Woodbridge. Sworn to
by William Chaplin, William Williams and Ephraim Har-
ris who were on board.
"Nevis. Reced Oct. 4 th , 1723 From John Peckman
X23 : 14s : on account of Col. John Turner of Salem to be
shipped by the first opportunity for Boston or Salem in
good sugar or mallaces p r Nic ho Burrough."
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 93
Lyndhurst, March y e 3 d , 1722-3
Hon d Father :
I Reced your Letter wherein you Told me you would
have me Come to New England to you which if God per-
mitt I Doe Design to be with you next fall from Newfound-
land for I haue put my Chest on Board M r Burte of Ly-
mington to go with him thither. I went and Spake with
M r Benney according as you ordered me and he Could Tell
me of no Passage unless it wase from London or Bristol
and That Could not Doe withoute a Greate Expence and So
I thought to Come that way would be best So no more at
present but my mother remembers her kind Love to you
and my Brothers their humble Duty with my own who am
your Duttyfull Son
John Dampney.
" Remembe my Kind Love to Johnson Franklon. Tel him
his mother is Dead and have been ever Since last Mickle-
mass and She have Left a small Estate if he Comes to it
in Three or four years Elce he will lost it for is mother
have Left it after that maner to him. John Haines Re-
members kindly to you and To Johnson Franklon."
Salem, Mar. 10, 1723-4. John Dampney made oath be-
fore William Gedney, Justice of the Peace, that he sent
this letter to his father, William Dampney, then in New
England in answer to a letter from his father for the son
to come to New England.
Salem, Nov. 11, 1724. Johnson Franklon made oath
before same, that " John Dampney now In Salem In New
England is the Reputed Son of William Dampney of
Lyndhurst parish in Great Brittaine who Lately Died In
Salem. I know It full well for I Liued in y e Same par-
rish of Lyndhurst where they Liued."
Salem, Jan. 4, 1724-5. William Mooreing made oath
before same, that he is " acquainted with that family and
haue had Trading with his s d father William Dampney."
[6] Protest. Capt. James Arnall of Boston, mariner,
commander of the sloop Swallow, of North Carolina, made
declaration that on Feb. 3, 1724-5, he set sail from Boston
for North Carolina and when " he came nigh & on y e Said
94 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
Coast of Carolina y e winds & weather proved so stormy &
violent that he could not adventure over any Barr but
was forct to keep without y e broken land & so stood to &
froe y e wind very high & stormy, at last he came to an
anchor & y e wind & Sea rising yet higher his Cable parted
& lost his anchor & then let goe another & lost that
alsoe, & then beat upon that coast Trying for a har-
bour severall dayes longer, but having lost his other
anchor which was his last anchor having no other on
board & y e wind proving very tempestuous & Stormy be-
ing westerly he was forct to bear up for New England
meeting chiefly with very stormy Tempestuous weather
all y e time he was out whereby his vessel was Much
weather beaten boatsprit carried away & severall of
y e chain plates broke & that on y e 15 th Day of March In-
stant he ariued at Glocester alias Cape Anne being
y e first Harbour he could obtain & meeting with an ac-
quaintance of his at y e entrance of y e said Harbour he bor-
rowed an anchor & so went up into y e Harbour & came to
anchor there & saved his s d sloop." Sworn to by Sam 11
Blacklach, mate of the sloop. Mar. 17, 1724-5.
Protest. Capt. Eleazer Delarue, commander of the brig
Peace, of Gurnsey, made declaration that on Mar. 9,
1724-5, he sailed from Weymouth, in Great Britain, bound
for Pennsylvania, and when, on Apr. 7, 1725, in or near
latitude 40, " about 70 Leagues to y e Westward of y e
western Island he Mett with a violent Storm of Wind
which veerd from y e S. West to y e N. N. West & blew so
excefsiue hard that Raised y e Sea So very high as broke
upon us Dangerously & at length laid downe our Brigg all
on one Side so as to shift y e Ballast in y e Hold whereby
we were in great Danger of loosing our vessel & Cargoe
& Hues To saue which wee were forct to Cutt away our
main mast & lost our mainsail Main Topsail & other Small
Sayles & much Rigging & Tackle washt overboad : y e
Khds of beer staved y e Binnacle carried away & many
other things & what other Damage we may haue received
in y e Hold we cannot yet Tell & that by y e help of Jury
masts we made a shift to get into Marblehead harbour be-
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 95
ing ye first place we could obtain as y e winds were, &
being so poorly masted & say Id." [7] Witness: Mitchel
Sewall. Sworn to by Hellier Maugier, mate, and John
J. C. T. Collenet. May 20, 1725.
Promissory note. Col. Alex a Cosby of Cansoe to Capt.
John Shattock, for .29: 10s : also acknowledge " to haue
in my possession of his Two barrells of Tarr & thirteen
Cedar Canns." Canso, May 4, 1724.
" May y e 6 th 1724. S r pleas to pay y e within mentioned
sum of Twenty Nine pounds Ten Shillings & the produce
of y e Two bb of Tarr of Thirteen Canns to John Clark or
his order & you'l obleige yo r humble seru*, John Shattuck.
To y e Honourable Majo r Alex a Cosby."
Affidavits of Samuel Leighton of Lynn, aged 79 years,
and Mary Nicks of Lynn, aged 75 years, " that one M r
William Knight ali s Knights Came from Great Brittain to
Boston with a family as wee are Enformed & of our Cer-
taine Knowledge he setled in y e Towne of Linn abovesaid
& died in the said Towne of Linn & that said William
Knight ali 8 Knights Left a Son Called John Knights who
went for England in order to Recover an Estate, who did
never Return to New England again but are Enformed
that he Married & Setled in England, & y e said John
Knight ali s Knights Left in New England his Son John
Knight ali s Knights who is dead & left three Sons John,
William & Daniel Knight alias Knights & four Daughters
all Reputed Children of y e said John Knight as we are
Informed & now Liveing." Affidavits acknowledged in
Lynn, June 15, 1725, before William Gedney, Esq., Jus-
tice of the Peace.
[8] Protest. John Reed of Marblehead, mariner and
fisherman, master of the schooner Hanah of Marblehead,
made declaration that " being a fishing in y e s d Skooner
with his crew this last Summer at some distance from
Cansoe, about 25 leagues, when on y e 16 th Day of July
1725 their Said Vessel Sprung a great leake so that they
had three foot water in y e hold by reason of which they
96 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
were obleiged to make y e best of their way for Cansoe
where they ariued y e 2i d Day of July afores d & on y e
Munday following being y e 26 th Day y e said John Reed
was Seised by vertue of a warrant from y e Gouerment to
answer y e Complaint of John Galley Esq. whereby he was
carried to y e Fort & there confined & kept a prisoner for
y e space of Twenty four houres & in y e time of his con-
finement y e s d Skooner was taken & carried away by order
of y e s d John Galley Esq r (without any consent of y e s d
John Reed) to y e said Galleys roome & all y e Fish taken
out of s d Skooner by s d Galleys order & afterwards by y e
Threatning of Whiping & attandance of unchristian like
usuages said Galley payd me Twenty pounds which he said
was my part of s d Fish & y e said Galley kept y e s d
Skooner in custody with y e Register & Clearing & Said y e
s d John Reed should not haue y e s d vessel to goe to Sea
till he had giuen him security for s d vessel which I refused
To doe & y e time that I was Detained as alsoe y e Skooner
afores d was nine Dayes & all by Complaint of s d Gal-
ley & Further by detaining One of my Crew which was
a fisherman & Inticing another man from me So that I
was not in a capacity of carrying on my Fishing busi-
ness." Sept. 7, 1725.
[9] Protest. George Oakes, late master of the sloop
Dove, made declaration that on Saturday, Sept. 16, 1727,
while at anchor in Marblehead harbor, having on board
about 270 quintalls of refuse codfish, bound for Boston,
" there arose a great Storm of wind at East North East
which Continued Extream hard & Tempestuous all the
day and about Sunsett Drove the said Vessell (tho well
Mor'd with two Anchors ahead) a Shore on the Great
beach at the head of said Harbour and there Stranded,
and all the fish wash'd out & utterly ruined." Attested
by Georg Oaks, W m Card. Sept 18, 1727.
(To be continued.)
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
OP THE
ESSEX INSTITUTE
VOL. XLV. APRIL, 1909 No. 2
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE ESSEX INSTITUTE
AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF SALEM AT
THE TABERNACLE CHURCH, SALEM,
FEBRUARY 12, 1909.
BY ROBERT S. RANTOUL.
We are met here, my friends, to pay our tribute of
affection and respect to the remarkable man whose name
is on all lips today. A tragic death has closed a stormy
scene :
" Afterlife's fitful fever he sleeps well!
u Nothing can touch him further."
No patriotic citizen, who had reached mature age during
the last ten years of Lincoln's life, feels anything less
than a sense of personal obligation and gratitude to the
strong deliverer who served us in those bitter days. I
speak for the generation that knew the agony of
the First Bull Run. I speak for the generation
that felt the deep religious joy of Richmond's fall. We
of the North, who had lifted him from obscurity to place
and who were inclined, at times, to think him slow in heed'_
ing our behests, have come to feel that strength and not
weakness dictated his delay. They of the South, who
did their best bo persuade themselves that he was a ty-
rant and a monster, now lift their voices to swell the
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98 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
universal chorus of acclaim. A man of Peace, he had
marshalled armies comparable in numbers with the hosts
of Xerxes and Alexander and Hannibal and Csesar. So
blind was he to the honor of it all, so insensible to
pride, that as often as a way seemed open to him by
which he might delegate his Atlantean task, he sighed to
be allowed to shift to other shoulders a burden which he
felt and said was greater than Washington had been called
to bear. Wielding an authority the most absolute in
the whole range of Constitutional Administration, he
subordinated self to duty always, and made the world to
see and to know how greater than the conqueror that taketh
a city is he who ruleth his own spirit. No pride of an-
cestry, no Circe-promise that he might found a dynasty
or a state, lured this man on. Nothing impelled him but
the single wish that he might be helpful to his kind, and
the natural ambition every good man feels to fill well the
place where fate has put him. The debt due his memory
from every citizen and from every soldier who prayed in
that dark hour that the country might live, is a debt
which cannot be exaggerated and will not be forgotten.
Child of the Masses, lifted to command upon the shoulders
of the Masses, he stands there, simple unpretentious
self-poised genuine sincere the peer of princes arbi-
ter of peace and war balancing in his hand the fate of
peoples !
Lincoln reached the age of citizenship in 1830. What
had been his special training, if any, for taking a man's
part in government I shall consider later. Let me at-
tempt first to outline the conditions with which he found
himself surrounded in state and nation. Jackson was
President. He was branding nullification as treason, and was
making no secret of his purpose to hang the first nullifier
who should commit an overt act. The Federalist Party,
which had called the Union into being, had wrecked itself
through its internal discords and its undue assumptions.
Webster was at the zenith of his power, pronouncing his
historic expositions of Constitutional Construction and of
the value of the Federal Union. The protest against
hide-bound dogma in both religion and politics was fast
BY ROBERT S. RANTOUL. 99
making head. The great railroad-movement which was
to create the West hurrying into the unbroken prairie
the old-world redundancy of population, to bring back
to the sea-board for a foreign market the garnered products
of their tillage, was about to demonstrate that the
upper valley of the Mississippi and its confluents, with
its unprobed depth of alluvial deposit, with its capacity
for sustaining life almost without limit, with its water-
courses and great lakes, with its untouched wealth of
timber-lands and mineral resources, was the natural Seat
of Empire on this Continent.
Such was the atmosphere, bracing and broadening,
from which Lincoln drew his early inspiration. Ken-
tucky and Illinois, the states of his birth and later resi-
dence, touched both the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers,
and Indiana, in which he passed a few years, on the way
from his Kentucky birthplace to his home in Illinois,
touched the Ohio. New birth of a new soil, the child
drank in ' the physical not more than the political atmos-
phere of the new-born state. He was looking on at an Em-
pire in the making. The systems of the elder world in-
cline their peoples to leave, to favored orders of men,
their political and religious concerns, and to limit their
interests to industry and amusement. Not so with us.
Every man-child born into these United States makes
haste to take his part in the great drama of statecraft
playing before his eyes. He plays at politics when barely
out of skirts, as at a national game of which the counters
are fortunes, the prizes dignities, the stake an Empire-
Lincoln found himself not ill-prepared to take his part,
the born subject of a dual citizenship, thrown into a
rude and unformed society. The people of this coun-
try, in breaking away from old-world systems and tra-
ditions, had established for themselves two distinct
repositories of supreme authority. For us, the powers of
government did not find their way down through magis-
trates and dignitaries from a single heaven-anointed source..
They were drawn directly from the sanction of the gov-
erned. Officials were agents of the people, answerable
directly to the governed, and their powers returnable,.
100 ABKAHAM LINCOLN
from time to time, to the people governed. Tims govern-
ment was a limited agency, for securing ceil dn well-
defined requirements of the people, and was nob in any
sense a prerogative of the magistracy created for such tem-
porary service. For certain broad, national concerns the
people had constituted as their agent a federal organiza-
tion. And for certain other much more numerous and
intimate, but more limited concerns, the people, according
to their locality, had constituted state organizations for
their agents. These last represented the colonial settle-
ments founded long before, and grown strong in local sen-
timent as well as in the military vigor learned in the
rough school of Indian warfare and in struggles against
the mother-land for an alloted share of autonomy. In its
limited sphere, each government was sovereign and su-
preme, and they both equally drew their authority from the
single undisputed source of power, the people's will.
Recognized attributes of so vereignity such as the power of
life and death, of eminent domain and taxation, of re-
pelling invasion and repressing insurrection, inhere in the
States. Other recognized attributes of sovereignty, such
as the making of treaties, declaring war, regulating
inter-state and foreign trade, were inhibited to the States
and inhere in the Federal Union. All is delicately ad-
justed by written constitutions to be construed in the last
resort by a Federal Court. While the original states of
the sea-board antedated the Union and had created it, and
while some of the Federalists of the constructive period,
living before the Union had been cemented in blood,
felt that, having made it, they could unmake it at their
pleasure for they had joined it, some of them, doubtfully
and with much reluctance, the states of the Northwest, on
the other hand, had no origin anterior to the Federal Union.
They were the very creatures of the Federal Union itself,
looking to no earlier source, never having recognized any
protective power outside the Federal Government to which
they could turn for help. Lincoln might have been counted
among the founders of Illinois. When he went there he
found little but hopeless debt, public works on paper, vast
natural resources, exhaustless vigor and unbounded faith.
Coin was a curiosity. Cured hams were a legal tender.
BY ROBERT S. RANTOUL. 101
In 1830 an angry dispute was growing up between sec-
tions of the national domain, unsympathetic and a good
deal unlike, but which had been forced into a common
Federal bond by the imperious necessity for National
Defense. The first defensive league had been consummated
in 1774. The necessity was then perceived of bringing all
the colonies without exception into a Federal bond. Fail-
ing this, those colonies withholding their assent would be
free to open negotiations with a foreign enemy for a footing
on this continent, and resistance to Great Britain must
come to naught. To secure this unity, such concessions
were made as were found indispensible to cementing a de-
fensive union against Great Britain. One of these con-
cessions related to slavery. Slavery, though discredited,
was not then odious in any part of the world. It existed
in every one of the colonies. The newspapers of New
England and of the country at large are filled with an-
nouncements warranting this assertion, and there are
standing m Massachusetts to-day Colonial meeting-houses
in which special provisions made for the worship of slaves
can still be traced. Many of the substantial stone fences
marking the boundaries of early New England homesteads
are the handiwork of slaves. Both Indian captives and
imported West India negros had been bought and sold
here from traditional times. But slavery was an exotic at
the North. Nowhere were the blacks numerous enough
to be seriously reckoned with as a social factor, and, being
household servants, they were treated humanely.
In the Southern colonies Africans and their descendants
constituted substantially the whole labor element of the
section. The industries of the South lent themselves read-
ily to negro labor, and the vast scale upon which their pe-
culiar industries were conducted, as well as the climate of
the region, fostered the system. Of course the blacks, now
and then, escaped from this compulsory employment and
sought refuge in the states where blacks were fewer and
their labors lighter. Together with fugitive apprentices,
and criminals who were fugitives from justice, these escap-
ing slaves were included in a constitutional stipulation as
between the colonies forming the Federal compact that
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all fugitives of these three classes should be restored
upon demand. While the promise of restoration on
motion of the States was thought to be sufficient, and has
proved to be ample , in the case of run-away apprentices
and criminals, it was found necessary to pledge the inter-
vention of the Federal Government in order to secure
the rendition of fugitive slaves. Right or wrong, this
provision was seen to be inevitable. Without it the ordi-
nance of 1787, consecrating the whole Northwestern Ter-
ritory to freedom, could never have been passed, nor
could the Federal Union have been effected. But the
underlying fact upon which rests the whole moral justi-
fication of the war which saved the Union must not be
lost sight of. No principle of law or morals is better es-
tablished than this, that contracts are to be construed and
interpreted with a view to the conditions which surround
the making of them. All thoughtful people, South as
well as North, the leading statesmen of the South more
decidedly than any, at that time regarded negro slavery
in the South as an undesirable system, condemned by
modern views of political economy and morals, and only
waiting to be got rid of as rapidly as might be without un-
due violence to existing social and industrial demands.
Accordingly the Constitution provided for the suppression
of the slave-trade on and after an approaching date. It
avoided the introduction of the word " slave, " resorting,
in every necessary reference to the indefensible system,
to a cumbersome circumlocution. Jefferson in his draft
of the Declaration had enumerated the forcing of slavery
upon the Colonies as one of our grounds of complaint
against Great Britain. Leading Southern men, in face of
the archaic legislation of their states, and greatly to the
discomfiture of adherents of the discredited form of la-
bor, the free negro was regarded as a nuisance and the
intelligent negro as a menace, in face of this opposition,
leading public men of the South, among them Washing-
ton, persisted in freeing their slaves by will and providing
for their instruction. But for the invention of the Cotton
Gin, which suddenly made cotton-growing vastly lucra-
tive, and built up a world- wide market for the product,
BY ROBERT S. RANTOUL. 103
it is not impossible that slavery at the South might have
gradually yielded in the course of years to the advancing
sense of humanity, and have been disposed of without
violence, giving way to industrial systems in which the
imported negroes and their descendants might have re-
mained to till in peace the soil on which most of them
were born, with at least as near an approach to justice and
fair dealing as they now enjoy, and the South might have
been spared the devastation, the madness of her dominant
class invoked upon her head, But this was not to be.
Conceiving that while she enjoyed the control of the
cotton-market of the world, she was superior to political
dictation and almost, it would seem, to moral restraint,
the united cotton-industry of the South faced squarely
about, defied the deliberate judgment of the civilized
world pronounced in its arraignment of chattel-slavery,
and arrogantly proposed the indefinite extension and per-
petuity of it, and the reopening of the slave trade. This,
with a reenforcing of the legal provisions exacted by the
South of the Federal government, for the return of fugitive
slaves escaping to the free states, and the proposal to
enforce, in the common territories of the nation, the same
property rights in slave property which were guaranteed
in other kinds of property, brought on a crisis which
could probably have been met in no other way but by
a resort to arms. And the final verdict of history will
record the fact that, in supposing they could, while con-
sulting no interests or preferences but their own, turn
their backs on their traditional distrust of slavery, its
thriftlessness, its immorality, its perpetual night-mare
dread of servile insurrection, that they could turn their
backs upon all this at will, and force their fellow-citizens
to help them extend and perpetuate the monstrous anach-
ronism a policy which united against them in advance the
population of the North, more than ready as it was for
every consession compatible with manhood, a population
out-ranking them two to one in numbers, wealth, mechan-
ical capacity, industrial development, general intelligence,
in every manly attribute except audacious courage, in
taking this fatal step, the Southern people will be found
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to haye committed the most stupendous folly which dis-
credits the statesmanship of modern times.
The Cotton States entered upon the struggle with three
distinct possibilities of success. They hoped for the in-
tervention of England. They hoped for a political disrup-
tion of the North. They questioned the financial suffi-
ciency of the Federal Government. 1 must not pause to
discuss the grounds upon which these hopes were based.
It was Lincoln's task to defeat them all. Who could say
that a people impatient of national debt, and of direct tax-
ation as was the America of 1860, would patiently, for
years after the first flush of battle, subject its industries
to the burden of an enormous tax ? Who could say that
the North, welded together by the first assault upon the
Union, would hold itself together when the war, dragging
along through varying fortunes of victory and defeat,
should more and more take on that anti-slavery complex-
ion which had been from the outset foreordained ? Who
could say that the governing class of England, bred to re-
gard our Union as a rope of sand, and honestly supposing
when they heard the signal-gun at Sumter that they
were listening to its knell, who could say that Monar-
chical England would suppress the longing to intervene in
behalf of her natural ally, our baronial, cotton-growing
South, would suppress this natural longing through all
the rasping irritations of a naval conflict, through all the
terrible pangs of the cotton-hunger that was paralizing
her mills ? While the North must maintain its solvency
immaculate, and subsist its armies through the medium of
crushing loans, the South, on the other hand, was under
no such necessity. It was enlisted in a desperate under-
taking, in which financial credit was a secondary concern,
and in which the impressment of private property for
public uses at once became the accepted resource. And,
moreover, it had, as a momentary reliance to fall back
upon, the great cotton-crop of 1860, so far as this could
be smuggled through the blockade to England or could be
sold through our lines to meet the daily necessities of the
North, and this, while it lasted, furnished the sinews of war.
Whether the North could maintain its political solidarity
BY ROBERT S. RANTOUL. 105
was at all times in doubt. Every dubious or disloyal ut-
terance finding its way into the northern press was repro-
duced without delay in the journals of the South. The
hope of British aid, stimulated by the London Times which
was known to be in touch with Palrnerston and Russell,
the hope of British aid almost justified by the Trent
Affair, and by the fitting out of the Alabama, was only
abandoned when English mill-owners had, perforce, found
sources of a supply of cotton outside of the Confederacy.
Such in rough outline was the stupendous problem
confronting Lincoln. He could not delegate it. If he
failed to solve it, the country failed with him, and with
him failed the experiment of representative democracy. In
some ways, but not in all, his training had schooled him
for the task. It was a task for which no man could be
wholly fit. For no such task had ever before confronted
mortal man. There were no precedents. His native vigor
must lift him up to cope with the occasion. He must
grow as the growing demands of his problem developed.
He had ready to his hand, as a nucleus for the military
force he was to need, a little standing army, honeycombed
with treason in rank and file. He had for a navy with which
to maintain the blockade of a coast-line longer than was
ever before essayed, a few obsolete sea-craft, manned by
officers and crews whose loyalty awaited an uncertain test.
When he came to Washington from Illinois, charged to
pick up and knit together the shattered fragments of the
expiring administration, it was found unsafe for him to
approach his capital by day. For temporizing and trifling
in his utterances along the way he was harshly condemned
when it would have been a fatal breach of trust to betray
by a single word the solemn thoughts that were weighing
down his soul. The actual condition of things at Wash-
ington was not suspected by the country at large. Ex-
Governor Clifford and Ex-Attorney General Phillips, both
of Massachusetts, were in Washington a month before
Lincoln's accession to office, engaged in an effort to ad-
just, with Attorney General Stanton of Buchanan's cabi-
net, a disputed boundary between Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. They found the Attorney-General of the
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United States sleeping at night and quartered by day in
his office, and barricaded, and every way prepared for the
hourly- expected attack upon the archives of his depart-
ment.
But at last Lincoln took the oath and found his lips
unsealed. He gave utterance to a magnanimous appeal
to the humanity and manhood of the warring states. If
anything could have given pause to the madness of the
Southern heart, that might have been hoped from Lincoln's
words. Through him the North had spoken, and the
great mass of moderate Northern men felt that their best
thought had found voice at last. Events rushed on. South
Carolina fired the signal-gun, precipitating upon the
country a contest for which the Southern States had been
for months prepared, and for which we of the North
were so little ready, that our own Senator Wilson declared,
in Mechanic Hall, at the close of the Presidential cam-
paign that, inasmuch as he sat day by day, elbow to elbow,
with Jefferson Davis in the Senate Chamber, he was able
to say, and we might take it on his word, that the war
threats were bluster and that there would be no fighting.
But the war was upon us. Doctor Far ness of Philadelphia,
who had stood for years in the forefront of liberal thought
in the Middle States, preached before the Barton Square
Congregational Society on the Sunday after Sumter, and
pictured the South as the spoiled child of the Federal
household, needing vigorous discipline which he believed
she was about to get.
Weeks were consumed in the government service, in
separating those who did from those who did not regard
the sanctity of an oath. Then came the mad rush to
arms. Lincoln must not go too fast. He was no soldier.
General Scott, the Nestor of the army, his natural advi-
ser, was disqualified by years. To whom should he turn?
He had made up his cabinet on a unique plan which showed
his magnanimity, if nothing else. In order to unite
around his administration the constituent masses of the
Northern people, for he needed the support of all, he had
invited to seats in his cabinet not only life-long political
opponents who had lately become identified with the com-
BY ROBERT S. RANTOUL. 107
mon movement against slavery-extension, but also personal
rivals who had contested with him the nomination for the
Presidency. This was a distinct demonstration of his mental
fibre. Seward, perhaps his strongest opponent, and
Chase, who had a powerful backing in the West, and Cam-
eron of Pennsylvania, and Bates of Missouri, all found
themselves among his official family ,Jand the first months
of the war were consumed in finding out how far the new
President could trust his political rivals with his political
secrets. He could see no factions only his suffering coun-
try. All help was welcome, and all found their place. The
Secretary of War made way for Buchanan's Attorney
General, Stanton. Seward, perceiving that Lincoln and
not he was to dominate the situation, became an invalu-
able aid. And in Chase, the President, absolutely lacking
himself in the financial instinct, was fortunate in finding at
the start a financial minister whom, personal ambitions
aside, he could trust without reserve.
But campaigns must be mapped out and battles fought
and at first Lincoln, in the selection of Commanders, ap-
plied much the same system which he had followed in the
selection of his cabinet. It was the People's war, not
his, and wherever he could clearly discern a popular de-
mand for the appointment of a General Officer, he made it
with, at times, all too little regard for his own opinion of
its fitness. Captains of capacity not only waited to be
distinguished by events from the common mass. Captains
of capacity had even to be created from the raw material.
For all were alike unschooled in the grand strategy of
continental warfare. While future heroes were making
their dreadful mistakes and learning their lesson at a ter-
rible expenditure of the best blood we had to give, it was
Lincoln's fate to be super-adding to the agony of his self-
distrust the crushing dread that the country's faith in his
integrity might not bear the strain. But, from an early
period of the war until his second election, the confidence
of the masses of the North, the affection of the soldiers
he always had, unmoved by the virulence of his critics and
by his assumptions of power which nothing short of
down-right necessity could excuse, the confidence of the
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people iii his unselfish devotion to duty, in his homely,
genuine good-sense, in his transparent frankness, in his
largeness of purpose, in his instinctive weighing of con-
flicting interest and claims so that each might have his due,
in his all-embracing tenderness of heart, this deep as-
surance of the highest attributes of statesmanship grew
from day to day, and made it seem then, as it seems now,
to be impossible that any other hand could have held the
helm so well.
Lincoln was born in Kentucky, of parents who had
drifted there from Virginia, of which Commonwealth
Kentucky had been a province until the admission of the
latter into the Union. The generations of Lincoln's an-
cestry, tarrying in Virginia, were not many, and before
reaching Virginia they had been settled among the Dutch
and Quakers of Pennsylvania and the Jersey Welshmen.
Earlier than this they had traced back to New England.
Lincoln is an honored name in Massachusetts, and a re-
search now in progress is expected to vindicate the tradi-
tional claim that Lincoln's earliest American ancestor
was a Pilgrim pioneer of the South Shore of Massachu-
setts Bay. The stay in Kentucky was brief. When he
was but seven, the Lincolns made their way across the
Ohio, into the free and fertile area of the great North-
west, making a few years' sojourn on their march through
Indiana and finally striking root in Sangamon County
in the Mississippi River-basin of Illinois. In Kentucky,
as in Virginia, they had lived in what was nominally slave
territory. Slavery was little more than a tradition in
Kentucky. But the slightest taint of the pest was enough
to pollute the social atmosphere. In no community where
capital owns labor can free labor compete for employment
or the self-respecting free mechanic lift his head. In Vir-
ginia and in Kentucky, the Lincolns were of that non-
descript class which, lacking capital, owned little land and
no slaves, and which, unable to command employment
from the capitalists who owned both, enjoyed the consid-
eration neither of master nor of slave. In Southern Indi-
ana, where the Lincolns passed twelve years, and again in
Illinois, they found themselves members of a new comma-
BY ROBERT S. RANTOUL. 109
nity recruited largely from Kentucky, but forever ex-
empt from the blasting touch of slavery by virtue of the
Ordinance of 1787 which Essex County, let us remember
it with pride today, had the chief share in securing. A
few blacks, who had yielded to the loyal affection of their
race, had followed their masters into the new territory,
and, though moved by one of the noblest instincts of man-
kind, were instrumental, few as they were, in keeping alive
the jealousies which poor white laborers are sure to enter-
tain against a cheaper labor than their own. Thus the
fast-growing populations of the Mississippi River-basin
became the home of an inhuman hatred of the negro, of
antagonism to negro labor, and to every remote approach
to industrial or social equality, in a society so crude as
almost to lack distinctions of any other kind than those
of color. Here on the Mississippi River-bank, not far
from the homestead of the Lincolns, was the scene, soon
after their arrival, of the ghastly murder of Lovejoy,
a crime destined to take on national importance, in that
it unlocked the lips of Wendell Phillips. Here, a little
latter, was the scene of the sojourn of Dred Scott and
his Missouri master, from whose four years' stay on free
soil the slave deduced a claim for the restoration of his
natural rights, which betrayed the Chief Justice of the
supreme tribunal of the country, then under the dictation
of the Southern oligarchy, into the preposterous position,
false in history as it was vile in morals, that, traditionally,
from the settlement of the country, negroes had no rights.
This pronouncement, hopelessly unsound in law as it
was seen to be, was a logical necessity of the attitude the
Cotton States had assumed. It fixed the low- water mark
of Southern retrogression. The alleged right of the mas-
ter to the person and service of the slave rested upon
nothing but superior force. Captives in war, since a pre-
historic past, could either be dispatched or, if their lives
were spared, could be held as slaves. To say that bond-
men had no rights was to deny that they were human.
A code that denied to human beings, because born in a
certain social status, the right to their own muscles,
to their own earnings, to their own children, threw the
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negro back on the natural law of self-protection and fur
nished every justification for the violence, the sleepless
apprehension of which made a night-mare at times of
Southern life, made habitancy in some parts of the
South like living on a slumbering volcano.
For years, the spokesmen of the South had allowed
themselves to argue that their slaves were contented and
devoted to the whites, and that the master-class had nothing
to apprehend from them. Doubtless this was true of
most of them, for most of them were well treated, and the
loyal devotion they displayed throughout the war justified
this confidence. But always there was an uneasy, threat-
ening minority. The moment the agitation of the slavery
issue became general and acute, the South, both in and
out of Congress, showed an utter want of reliance on this
ante-war philosophy. John Brown with his nineteen pike-
men dealt it a death-blow. When he appeared at Harper's
Ferry and invited the negroes of the region into a camp
of refuge, panic was the only word which could describe
the effect of his movement on Virginia, although the
blacks never evinced a willingness to join him. The pre-
vailing expression throughout the South was one of dread
of servile insurrection and of the horrors of San Domingo.
The South seemed astounded, when the test was applied,
to find how slight was its reliance on these old-time assur-
ances. And this slavery, let it be noted, was the cherished
the much lauded, the peculiar institution of Southern
publicists, in their adventure for spreading which over the
free territory of Mexico and of the Louisiana Purchase, and
wherever their greed for unexhausted acreage invited them,
they proposed to make partners of the Northern States. Not
only so, but they proposed also to employ us on their slave-
hunts whenever their bondmen, taking the North Star
for a compass, found their way to freedom, an office
which, at the South, stamped the brute who stooped to it
with the execration and contempt of the whole Southern
people.
Lincoln's youth and early manhood were employed in
such struggles for self-help as his surroundings called
for. He had lost his mother, a young woman of thirty-five,
BY EGBERT 8. KANTOUL. Ill
when he was but nine, and, illiterate as she was, she had
been able to add new meaning to the aphorism that great
characters are not produced except under the smiles of a
mother who is true to her best ideals. She had lived long
enough to quicken the intelligence which made Lincoln see
the sort of food his mental nature craved, and he was able,
when far-advanced in his wonderful career, to say of her:
" God bless my mother ! All that I am or ever hope to be,
I owe to her." He had one elder sister, there were no
brothers, and she died before the Lincolns reached Illi-
nois. Hand in hand they had tramped the prairie each day,
nine miles out and back, that they might not grow up un-
schooled. Singularly, while his early experience was in al-
most every way the opposite of Washington's, there is in
their careers a point of contact. Both were surveyors of
land. While Lincoln was piloting the river flat-boat and
splitting fence-rails, he was at the same time imbibing
principles and storing up decision. In one respect, at least,
he had the best of training. He had mastered Euclid, and
he had learned to face the issues which arose in his path,
single-handed, and without recourse to advice or books. Of
all the disputes arising among his fellows he was the accept-
ed umpire, and in all the frequent attempts at overbearing
assumption among his rude compeers he was the self-ap-
pointed champion and the self-commissioned law-giver, am-
ply endowed with prowess to enforce his judgments. One
of his earliest convictions was a detestation of slavery. This
did not proceed from partiality for the negro. Free blacks,
as we have seen, were no favorites in the prairie country. The
general inclination of the Mississippi valley was to be rid
of them. Until he reached New Orleans on his first river-
passage Lincoln had seen little of slavery. Slave-auctions
and the inherent abuses of the system confronted him
here, and he received impressions which stood by him to
the end. These he epitomized from time to time as oc-
casion prompted. " If slavery is not wrong nothing is
wrong" " A house divided against itself cannot stand "
" No man is good enough to be the owner of anybody
but himself." But while these convictions strengthened
with his years, so did the obvious correlative persuasion
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that under our Constitution the Federal authority had
nothing whatever to do with slavery in the several states.
As well might the general government propose to extend
its control over the distribution of property by will, over
the subject of marriage and divorce, over the requisites
for citizenship, over the adjustment of local taxes, over
any other strictly state concern, as to attempt intervention
in the relation of master and slave. The moment the
general government assumes authority over issues from the
outset reserved to the discretion of the States, that mo-
ment we subject all our traditional, internal state policies
to the judgment and political action of the whole people
of this imperial domain, and we of the older settlements,
who have wrought out, through centuries of painful and
laborious struggle, methods of our own, school systems,
and highway systems, and tax-adjustments, and municipal
systems, and industrial systems, measurably satisfactory to
ourselves, do not care in every national election to sub-
mit these methods to review and reversal at the whim of
Carolina Crackers or of the Cowboys of Colorado. The
only safety for the future of America, the only working
plan of which there is a hope, is that intended by the
fathers and now insisted on by the Supreme Tribunal of
the Nation, and this was Lincoln's lode-star.
Lincoln took an oath to safeguard the Constitution of
the United States. The Constitution, in a way, respected
slavery. Not only did the South insist upon this guar-
anty : Garrison and Phillips recognized the fact, and de-
nounced the Constitution accordingly. But the weapon
for dealing the death-blow to slavery, with which the
North could not arm Lincoln, the South could and did
furnish him. Lincoln was pledged to conserve the Union at
all hazards. Whenever a military necessity in our strug-
gle for the Union made it fitting to recognize the blacks
in reducing the war resources of the enemy, or in reenforc-
ing ours, the Constitution made it the President's duty so
to recognize them. Lincoln, long schooled in readiness
for the providential moment, was prompt to act. To have
struck too soon would have been to alienate the border-
slave-states and to have courted invasion He gave due
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warning. The South must give up resistance or give up
slavery. She chose the latter. She prepared to arm her
blacks, and in taking that step she yielded the last issue.
John Brown's raid, the horrors of St. Domingo, had lost
their virtue as a spell to conjure with.
Some of Lincoln's most trying experiences were reserved
for the months between the autumn election which had
won for his career the favoring judgment of the Nation
and the ending of the war. The election made it clear that
the war was to be fought out to its legitimate result. The
Oligarchy of the South was doomed, and was only fight-
ing for terms. The Mighty Father of Waters at last
coursed through loyal territory to the sea, and by token
of that fact the Confederacy was rent in twain. Supplies
procured in Texas, or bought in Mexico, arms and am-
munition delivered from a foreign market in Mexico,
could no longer cross the Mississippi into Confederate
territory to subsist the South. The blockade was at last
complete. Every Southern port was sealed. Sherman's
march had shown the rebellion to be in a military col-
lapse, and at the touch of his spear it had crumbled like
an empty shell.
The end had come. The high hopes with which the
South approached the crisis, encouraged for a while by
temporary successes, had faded one by one. The resour-
ces which might well have sustained so brave a people
through a shorter trial had proved inadequate to four years
of war. Their means were exhausted, and so was their
public credit. Only courage remained. The statesmen of
the South had not authority enough to make honorable
terms and enforce them upon their people. As late as
October, 1864, their President was saying that he could
not negotiate, that the only way he knew of making our
spaniels respect us was to whip them. His voice was still
for war. No man had expressed a more persistent deter-
mination than he, to die in the last ditch. But when the
last ditch was reached, under circumstances not altogether
heroic, one look was enough to satisfy the fugi-
tive War-Lord of the Confederacy that it offered no at-
tractions as a final resting place for him. The Union
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was restored and slavery was extinct. But the end was
not to be reached without new trials of Lincoln's firmness
and patience. New crops of dragons' teeth seemed to
spring up about him. To a soul like his, almost morbidly
sensitive to the demands of friendship, the suggestions
his loyal supporters made of this or that impracticable
short-cut to peace, when peace loomed up so near, sug-
gestions which could only be ignored, cost him the keen-
est pangs. Greeley, loyal but erratic, who knew so much
of the situation that he could not suppose it possible for
any one to know more, pushed himself forward as a self-
appointed umpire and had to be restrained. The conference
at Norfolk, between the President and accredited agents of
the South, threw upon Lincoln the onus of rejecting terms
which were clearly inadmissible, at a moment when the
Nation was so weary of the war that almost any terms ac-
cepted by the President would have been welcomed with
acclaim.
Colonel Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, who had
closed one of the noblest records of thirty years' service
ever accredited to any man in the Senate of the United
States, and had closed it because the Slave State he had
honored for a generation felt the need of a spokesman who
would bow lower than he to the demands of Slavery, visited
Salem as the guest of Mayor Messervey, just before Seces-
sion came, and addressed us in the First Baptist Church
on the topic of the hour. I never forgot the distinct
portrayal he gave of the conditions which must follow
the division of the Union by an artificial line of demarka-
tion between the slave-states and the free. Would the
Northern Mississippi valley ever submit to pay tribute to
a foreign power planted at its mouth ? If the South made
it a grievance now that they got so little help in recovering
fugitive slaves, what would happen when the fugitives be-
came much more numerous and the hospitality of the
North much more spontaneous ? The Canada line would
practically be brought down to Maryland and Kentucky.
No line of forts, no military defenses would avail to keep
the peace, and a protracted border-warfare would result,
like that between England and Scotland, ending as all
BY BOBEET S. RANTOUL. 115
such contests must, with the absorption of the weaker by the
stronger power. Common necessities of defence no long-
er held the Union together. The time had gone by
when there was anything to apprehend from outside inter-
ference. Many patriotic people were inclined to listen to
the seductive plea that we might well say to the revolted
States, " Wayward sisters ! Depart in peace !" Nobody
who heard Colonel Benton ever again supposed that the
Mississippi river was to be anything but the water-way of
a reunited nation or that the war would close except with
every revolted State safe moored again at its anchorage
within the Union.
One after another, Lincoln's troubles disappeared. The
rebel Capital, for four years flaunting from her northern
outposts the flag of treason almost in his face, at last suc-
cumbed. He entered Richmond on foot without ceremony,
much more impressed with the prostration of all these
high hopes, with all this waste of splendid courage, than
with any sense of personal exultation. To his great,
yearning heart the Southern insurgents had never been
other than his fellow-countrymen, erring, faulty, they
might be, but brethren still. He held certain definite
conceptions of what steps it would be expedient to try
next as the first essay in restoring the exhausted South.
These were views which he could not abandon, for his
whole life-schooling had led up to them. They were views
in which he might hope to have the support of the saner
element of Southern statesmanship as fast as that saner
element was able to make itself felt at home. They were
views which led him consciously away from the doctrinaire-
school of statecraft, the school of which Chase and Sum-
ner stood forth as eminent exemplars, and they were
views which brought him day by day in closer touch with
two of the purest patriots and profoundest statesmen de-
veloped by the war, Senators William Pitt Fessenden
and Lyman Trumbull. Our own War Governor had made
himself so much more than a mere local magistrate that
he was recognized, in company with Curtin of Pennsyl-
vania and Morton of Indiana, as among the figures of
national importance. And in laying down his official
116 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
functions at the end of the war, he expressed, in a fare-
well address, views which placed him by the side of the
martyred Lincoln in the practical statesmanship which
should have been applied to the reconstruction of the
South. It was a crucial moment when the renascent Re-
public had need of all her sons.
But, whether supported or denounced, Lincoln was
ready with the remedies and measures called for. He
was neither hasty nor tardy. Tentative in his policy,
mindful of the terrible prostration under which the con-
quered sections of the country groaned, prompt in his
sympathetic devotion where help was needed, but by no
means over-tender, nor reckless in his processes, he was
fast coming to be accepted as the protector of the South
and the one monumental figure in all the country in which
combined the supreme qualities needed for rehabilitation.
Thus the final summons reached him. The opening scene
of reconstruction ended his career. If it could ever be
said without hyperbole of mortal man, * No act of his
life became him like the leaving of it," that man was
Lincoln. If there be one sort of courage higher than all
others, Lincoln showed the highest. He had risked all
in an effort to save his country, following out a line of
policy which was ingrained in his nature and part and par-
cel of his substance. The end was clear in sight. The prom-
ised guerdon seemed within his reach. Yet he did not shrink
from staking everything which wore the aspect of a per-
sonal triumph on the success of principles, odious though
they were to some of his supporters, upon which his policies
had rested and prevailed. Death came at a moment when he
might well have been reposing on his laurels and have begun
to look back with the gratifying sense of duty done
upon a success without a parallel since Napoleon died.
But no ! He must push on. Dangers awaited him it
might be, but duties also. While his country needed ser-
vice which he believed he could perform, his labors were
not done. There was no hesitancy.
"He either loves his fame too much,
"Or his desert is small,
14 Who fears to put it to the touch,
"And win or lose it all."
BY ROBERT S. RANTOUL. 117
New England and the North swarmed with stalwart
young men whose social and industrial connections had
been broken up by four years of service in the ranks, and
who had observed, in their campaigning through the
South, her affluence of natural resources fertile lands,
inviting the thrifty hand of Northern enterprize, and
water-power running to waste down hillsides heavy with
the greenery of virgin forests, and having seen all this,
thousands of the disbanded soldiers of the North were
eager to pursue their fortunes there, rather than return
to the old New England homesteads to grub a pittance from
our rocky acres. The North was piled high with accumu-
lated capital which had been employed in industries cre-
ated by the war, but which suddenly found itself idle.
This capital would have sought investment in a reviving
South, and would have opened to that section a career of
prosperity it had never known before, had not mismanage-
ment North and South postponed it all for a generation.
These glorious possibilities Lincoln foresaw and welcomed.
But the stroke of the assassin had changed all. Treason
had done its worst. Yesterday he was but one of thousands,
struggling like the rest of us in a sacred cause. To-day
his apotheosis had begun. What men liked in him they
made haste to study and admire. What men disliked in
him they made haste to forget. There was little for ob-
livion and much for glory. Lincoln is growing with the
years. Until he died, Washington stood alone. We who
knew him, and who took his hand, and heard his honest
laugh, and saw the sparkle of his eye, must not be blamed
if we failed to grasp at once, while he was near us, the
grand proportions which the perspective of distance in time
has opened to our ken. The man has never lived not
Columbus, not George III, not Franklin, not Wash-
ington, who has stamped himself more indelibly upon the
future of this continent.
118 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Here was a type of the true elder race,
And one of Plutarch's men talked with us, face to face.
He knew to bide his time,
And can his fame abide,
Still patient in his simple faith sublime,
Till the wise years decide.
Great Captains, with their guns and drums,
Disturb our judgment for the hour,
But at last Silence comes ;
These are all gone, and standing like a tower,
Our children shall behold his fame,
The kindly-earnest, brave, foreseeing man;
Sagacious, patient, dreading praise not blame;
New birth of our new soil, the first American !
NOTE ON THE ILLUSTRATION.
The frontispiece preceding this paper is taken from the famous
Volk Bust of Lincoln, cast from the life-mask made at Springfield in
June, 1860, just after his nomination for the Presidency. This partic-
ular copy was procured from the sculptor, Volk, by the painter,
Ames, after Lincoln's death, and was used by him as the safest guide
in painting, at the order of the Merchants of Boston, the portrait of
Lincoln which hangs in Fanueil Hall. It was presented by the artist,
Ames, to Mr . Rantoul, while he was collector of this port, and was
left by him, as a transmittendum, at the Salem Custom-House.
[See the Century Magazine for December, 1881, New Series, Vol.
H, p. 223: also Vol. Ill, p. 462.]
The autograph is reproduced, of its actual size, and is taken from
the Commission issued to Mr. Rantoul as Collector of the Customs
for this District, dated January 13, 1865. The Commission was signed
by the President with his first name in full, which is a little unusual.
It is countersigned: 4< W. P. Fessenden, Secretary of the Treasury."
REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS WRITTEN TO
COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING.
BY GEORGE WILLIAMS OF SALEM.
(Continued from Vol. XL1V, page 38 fc)
Salem, July 2 d , 1780.
D'Sir
Yours of June 1 st came to hand but a few days past,
with a Bill on the Council of this state. Shall send it for
pay or go my self in a few days. You also inention'd
their remains due for the Hopes stores 280,000 doll r *
which I am very sorry the Gentlemen dont pay According
to promise. 1 hope there will be no failure in the pay-
ment. If any Lost it will be a misforten on the Owners,
as the seamen is got their parts and spent it. When paid
please to mention it. You say it is intolerable when
there is so small a navel Force of Frigates in New York
that such havoc should be made on our priverteers. Con-
sider the orders given to our Continental ships 4 in
Charleston Harbour, clean 3 or 4 m. Trumble 3 years
and now return'd dismasted. If our continental ships
had been Kept Flying as our priverteers are, they would
have made a figure, but Laying in a Harbour discourages
men from going on Board of them. We was in Hops
thay would have been of Service to us but have given up
that.
Yours of 18 th June came to hand Last night with the
inclosed paper. You mention publick distresses. I am
well Acquainted with them for Four years past. The
Two Last has been very distresing. Am sensible, if 50
or 60 members could have had their way, and the out door
men would have gave the Credit for our paper money, we
should have had army, and money for our publick Treas-
(119)
120 REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS
ury, to Answer all the Demands. The disinterested men
that has Served the publick & their Towns has spent Time
& money. The men that had no money hardly, is now
got the money, and when the publick calls thay with a
hard heart & never used to pay Taxes now find fait &
Dam all in publick places.
I have escaped as well as any, for I have not made any
money out of the publick, and have Time on hand offen
Telling the new Fangled Gentlemen as thay are called,
thay must pay Taxes, and to encourage geting the men
for the Army. If thay dont thay may depend on the
game is allmost up & Vengance will be on them. This
Language offen Scares them into a Complyance. The
Loss of Charleston vexes us much that a brave & good
General, Officer & men should be so neglected by the
Rich States of S Carolina, Virginia & N Carol na that
thay should be starved into a surrender. What a idisgrace
it is on the States to Let their Troops give up for want
of provisions as they must have a plenty. The plan of
your March* 8 for a bank I Like it well, but the Marchant
offen failes in their plans of these dayes, as the Farmer is
jellous of the Marchant, the Marchant of the Farmer,
and no Faith will be given to their Bank.
The close of the Last years General Court of this State
passed act for a Tax of a Million , to be paid quar-
terly July, Sep*, dec 1 ", March. Also a hard Money Tax
for 72,000 yearly for 7 years to come for a Bank to pay
of our States part of 10 Million of the New Money from
Congress, & if the Farmer & Marchant will give Credit
to this Last Act, & a punctual complyance with said Act,
it will Answer well for this State. If you have not seen
the Act inquire for it at Congress of the delegates of our
State. Their you will see the whole plan.
For ameadit Supplying the Treasury a Committee ap-
pointed in each County with a resolve to the selectmen in
each Town for the Inhabitants to Advance for July &
Sep* Taxes. This Towns part is 60,000 quarterly. We
have got collected in a few dayes about half y e am and
hope the whole soon to be paid and I Judge the other
Towns in the State will soon get their parts. We have
WRITTEN TO COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING. 121
Ordered 120,000 Town Tax to get 62 men for 6 months
& we have got some of them & Sent them off. Some
Country Towns have got all & sent them off, and have
been in the Country & have seen a number of men on the
road marching for the Army & thay are good men. The
cuntry men all Seams to be spirited.
We wish the enemys whole Force was in the Country of
Worster. We are willing to decide the contest their. If
thay beat us we will ware the yoak and not Trouble them
more. If we beat them we will send them home & wish
them a good passage.
Besness is very dull hear. My son Samuel this month
Takes his degree. He Leves Collage with a good Carrac-
tor. I wish your Office was this way & you wanted any
help. I should be Glad he was with you for a year, so he
might get the use of the pen. He rights a good Hand.
I have sent Dole & Balls receipt by Cap* peele. He
could not find them. He is going to spend a few days at
Newbury & he promises me he will inquire thro the
whole Town for them.
The Last Time I was in Boston D r Joseph Gardner
Told me their was a D r to be Appointed for the Conti-
nental Hospittal at Boston. He has had the ease of all
most all the wounded men by sea. He is much approved
of in s d Town & a good Carractor, as any Gentlemen of
his profession, and he desired me to mention to you he
would be glad to Take the charge of s d Hospittal if you
can due him any Service. You will much obliage him,
&c.
N. B. prise Current West Indies Rum at 21 to 24<
p Gal. N. E. Indies Rum at 15 d. Moll 8 13 d. Su-
gar, 180 to 200. p C fc . Salt, 75< p bush. Coffe 66/ p
Ib. Cocoa, 300< p C fc . Cotton S p Ib. Flour 150X
C*. Ric 33<. Indian Corn, 21 per bush. Beef, 42/ per
Ib. Veal 30/. Lamb 42/. Butter IS/. (Fresh Fish plenty.)
French, Spanish & English dry goods at 250 for one, or
3 to 4 hard money for one.
Pickering MS&, Vol. 18, p. 30.
122 REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS
Salem, July 23, 1780.
D'Sir
Yours of 8 th came to hand Last night and have delever'd
y e inclosed. Am very sorry you have not received the
Hopes money for the Stores. Pray call on them offen un-
till you get it, for fear of a falure & when you have got
it Let me know.
I am very Sorry the Jack's prise is clamed by the orig-
anal owners. Was in hopes you would not have any more
Trouble on that Acco*.
The 1 st French Fleet is Arrived and not ships anuf to
due what I could wish. Cap* Jon a Mason J r Arrived yes-
terday from St. Eustatia in 15 days & says the French &
Spanish fleets Lays at Mertinico duing nothing. I wish
thay was Active. It is in their power to Take all the
windard Islands. The day before he sailed [arrived] a
English Fleet of Sugar Ships of 100 Sail convoyed by 3
Ships of Line disabled & Two others from S* Christopher
for England. The French & Spaniards might have come
down & destroyed them all in the oppen Bay of Basterre
in s d S* Christophers.
We was in hopes our priverteres on the Newfound Land
Station would have done well. Yesterday the Brig For-
ten Arrived, and sayes the Brigs Tyger & Griffen from
this Town is Taken & Severel Frigates, Sloop & Luger of
war, is Cruisin after our priverteers. The Forten & Grif-
fin Took the Luger of 16 Guns 6 lb & a Ship with 1800
barrills of provisions &c. The Forten Took a ship with
Salt, Cordage &c & a Vessel with out. She also Took
from the Land 1200 Q* dryed Fish. The above vessels
is expected every minnit.
Arrived from the Brig Tyger 2 Brigs of Salt *] gg
do Sch r Cutter 3 ships do ^
do Sch r Santepe 1 do do j cr
do Ship Harlequin 1 sch r do J g-
do Brig Saretoga 1 Brig of 253 Cask
of Madra Wine
do Brig Griffen 1 Brig 200 Cask of
Moll 8 Rum Sugar
& Cotfe
do Ship Brutus 1 ship, 24,000 G al
moll 8
WRITTEN TO COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING. 123
Y e above is Salem priverteers. The ship Starkes of
Cape Ann Arrived yesterday, out 3 weeks, off Cape Brit-
ton Took 3 Ships, one 500 350, 300 Tons. Their Car-
goes 600 hh ds Rum, 200 hh ds Sugar, 100 half Cask of
Madara Wine, Iron, Steel & all Sorts of dry goods, y e
am of whole the D r which is Barnard of Salem Sayes the
Captins Sayes thay all are worth .90,000 Sterling, & I
hope thay will Arrive Safe.
If Congres had order'd 3 or 4 Frigates on that Station,
with our priverteers thay might have Taken all most all
the Fleet which was 48 Sail. A French Two Decker a
few dayes after thay Left England one of the Captins
sayes fell in with them and Took 12 Sail of the Fleet. I
hope some of our priverteers will get some more of them.
My Boyes & Jn Gardner J r was Intrested in the Tyger
& Griffin & now thay have no Intrest in any. All is Taken
which I am very Sorry for them.
In my Last I mention'd that I sent Balls & Doles re-
ceipt by Ca^p* Peele. He found one of them, & sayes he
supposed M r Tracy had payed it & he went to M r Tracy
with Peele & he was not at Home & he is agoing again in
a few days & will call again. Your Bill on Council Sent
it by the Rev d Jn Clark & he has not Acquainted me if
he is got it paid. Expect to hear from him in a day or
Two. Shall Let you know when it is paid.
Business hear is dull, on Acco* of money is very scarce,
goods plenty, the prises as p r other side.
prise Current moll 5 at 11 p g* 1 N. E. Rum at 13 p
g al W. I. do at 20 to 25 p G al Sugar at 150 to 170 p C*
Coffe at 66/ p 0* Cotton at 7.10 to 8.10 p lb salt at 60/
to 70/ p r Bus h English, French & Spanish dry goods at
250 for one or 3 to 4 hard for one. Beef at 42/ p lb. Lamb
42/ Veal 24 to 30/ Inden Corn 21 p bus h Ric 30 p
bus h Flour 140 to 150 p C*
Pickering MSS. Vol. 18, p. 3%.
At Boston Sep* 13 th 1780
D r Sir
Yours of 17 th Aug* came to hand but a few days past,
124 REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS
Millet is ingaged in a Fishing Voyage. It will be up in
about three weeks Time. He cant Leave untill that Time
is out. If y e can wait untill that Time, & you will order
the quarter Master to Let him haue a horse to come up he
will com up & serve you untill next April or Longer if
you and he can agree about wages. He desires to know
Soon if the Time will do.
You mention Sams coming to serve you as Clark in
camp or to be at pheledelphia. I gave your Letter to my
wife & Sam. but was obliaged to come to court on busness
& had not there Answer. If he consents to go will Let
you know when I return home which will be in a day or
Two.
Som of your Freinds is Sorry you went to camp, others
think it will be for your Intrest.
Nothing New Sence my Last, in that you had your
Acco* inclosed, & have got all your Money Collected but
the order on Council, which I hope to do before I Leave.
To
Timothy Pickering Esq r
Quarter Master General
at Head Quarters
Timothy Pickering, MSS. Vol. 18, p. 36.
At Boston Sep* 21, 1780
D< Sir
Here calling on the General Court for pay for the Loss
of the Ships I was consarned in at the ponnobscot expidi-
tion, and am in hopes to get some part of it to help many
of our Freinds. Your Brother will Acquaint you consarn-
ing the Appointment of a Deputy Q r M. G.
Cap* Harraden is Arrived Safe at Salem from Bilboa
with three prizes, Brigs Load'd with dry Fish 4600 Q*
which is a great Servics to the Owners as you know Many
have gave there Time & Intrest to the public k. By my
Last I Acquintd you I had not your sisters & Samuel
Answer. Have ben detained here & when I go horn e will
Let you know.
WRITTEN TO COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKEEING. 125
Cap* Harraden says the English Fleet has Block'd up
the French at Brest, and M r Gardoqui Told him there was
a Large Fleet sail'd about three weeks before he sailed from
Cadiz, he Judged for the English Channel. I hope they
will be active and due Some good. Cap* Harraden's name
rings all over Spain & France for his Brave deffence of
his Ship which you have I suppose seen by the Boston
papers.
Our Markets hear is Much the same. Money is wanted
in all our publick offices, and the Faith of Government is
in very poor Credit, and I hope the heavy Taxes or some
other way will be found out to support publick Faith.
N. B. Cap* Harraden had 45 dayes passhage fr Bilboa
to Salem.
Timothy Pickering MSS. Vol. 18, p. 38.
Salem Oct 24, 1780
D'Sir
Yours of 7 & 12 Sep* received and have collected all
your money and paid it to M r Ward for your Bill drawn
on me. Allso the Ballance as you will see by the inclosed
Account Current. Am very sorry Millet could not go
Sooner to you. It is Troublesome Leaving a Famely
under his curcumstances, and some Trouble in giting a
Horse, and Brother John & I could not find one that
would due for you without going to a very High prize. He
has my old one, and if he will Answer for you you may
give me what you Judge he is worth. If it wont Answer
for you dispose of him on my Account. You mention my
readiness to obliage. I wish it was in my power to obliage
you more, but while it is in my power shall allways be
ready to Serve you, in any Thing in my power. At this
Time money is very scarse with every body hear. Goods
plenty alltho very high,
M r Henry Rust, Cap* Sam 1 Flag, Joshua Ward, & Mr
Whittemore of Cape Ann, are part owners of the ship Bru-
tas which has Taken some of the Valluable Quebeck
Fleet. I pased a word to Rust & Flag, as thay had plenty
of goods I say'd to them I wished thay would Remember
126 REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS
their old Col 1 Pickering. Thay sayed thay would remem-
ber you. You have from them a Bundel by Millet which
thay desire you would Accept, and I dont know but the
whole owners will pay for the Contents of s d Bundel, if
thay due will Let you know but the aboue Four will be
accountable for the whole.
If Land carrage was not so expensive many of your
Freinds would send you some eatables &c.
Last night the Ship Rodes arrive from a Cruise off of
Charleston and she fell in with the s d Ship Burtus. Thay
Took 4 Jamaca Vessels Bound to Charleston with 900
hh ds Rum 300 hh ds of Sugar and a store ship from George
with 24 Cannon 24 pounder, and a number of 9 & 6 lb
Ditto, Stores of a 60 Gun Ship & other stores. We ex-
pect them every minnet.
I am not consarned in them. My serving the publick
Lost many good oppertunity, and the publick not paying
me for my part of y e Two Ships Lost at penobscot, which
is a Great Damage.
All the shiping I am consarned in is the Ship pickering
Sailes in a few dayes on a voyage to West Indies & a
Cruise their, a Brig formerly Saratoga now the Union
owned as the ship Pickering, sailes allso soone, a small
schooner gone to West Indies, a New Brig called the Salem
own'd with my sons, built fit for a priveteer, will go to
Bilboa or West Indies, soone. You see 1 am entering into
Trade againe. Next Spring if no prospect of a peace we
shall go Largely into priverteering I beleve.
Your sister is fearefull of Sams going to camp for fear
of his going into the Army and at present you must not
expect to see him.
Our kinsman M r White was well from Holland as far
west as the Island of Sables, now is missing, Taken or
Lost, which is a great Loss to him and other Freinds.
Our Kinsman Fra s Cabot is every day expected from Got-
tenburge. I hope will Arrive safe.
As you are at Head Quarters knows all the News and
if their should be any prospect of a pease, please to give
me a hint of it in Time Which will be a great advantage
to any one in Trade.
Timothy Pickering MS8. Vol. 18, p. 46.
WRITTEN TO COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING. 127
Salem, Dec r 7, 1780.
D r Sir
I have [not] nor any other of y r Freinds received a
Line from you for some Time past & no Account of Mil-
lets arriveing at Head quarters. We suppose he is got
their, you being so much ingaged you cant spare Time.
Your Freinds desires you will right if you can spare a
minaits Time so thay may know you are well also of your
wife & Sons. Winter is come and the Generel Court has
ordered about 5000 men to be raised for the Army by the
Last of Janevery for 3 years or during the war. I hope
the men will be got. Our Kinsman Cabot is Arrived safe
Home, M r White not, and we Generely give him over for
being Lost. All other of of our Freinds is well. Tell
Millet his son is Got Home safe. I Judge he will make
what I call a good Fortune. He with Cap Smith Took a
Jamaca Ship Loaded with Sugar, Rum, Ginger &c. His
share is worth in hard money 5 or 6 Thousand pounds.
We have had Severel prises from Franklin & pelgrim. The
Rodes & Brutus is Arrived Safe but no prises that I gave
you Account of.
This town stands the war at presant well, by the great
exerstion in Privertering & march* Vessels. Goods
plenty, no money to speak off puts all hands to work to
no how to pay Taxes &c. Y r Brother & I are at Leasure
from all publick busness. We Talked to Take a ride to
see you but winter is come, dont Look for us.
rec d not till Feb* 3 d 1781.
Timothy Pickering MSS. Vol. 18, p. 121.
Salem Feb. 25, 1781.
D'Sir
Since Millet went I have received only y rs of Jan. 16,
26 & Feb. 3 d & but a few days past. That of 3 d Instant
I received 22 d at my return from Boston, Being with
Brother John at Boston, Coll Hatch heard I was in
Town, sent for me, and presented me with your Order for
128 REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS
15 half Joannes,* or other hard money equi*. I Bor-
rowed it and gave him it, which I hope you will receive
before this comes to hand. He paid me 22,500 old
Continental dollars altho I had not received your Letter
or order on him.
Y r Bill of stores shall be collected and sent up to Coll
Hatch soon and he has promised me he will see them safe
Forrowed. I will Informe you when 1 have sent them.
Your Freinds except mother & Brother John, which I
Left at Boston, has seene your Letters and are Greved for
you that the United States cant affored you a maintenance
while you was at Board of war. Your New Office I sup-
pose will.
I have in my chest six hundred hard dollars Layed by
for you if you should want them. Your order for them
shall be paid at sight Dont draw for Joannes because
thay are not to be got.
The exchange has been at 75 for 1 and the Account
from Pheledelphia at 100 for 1 has got to Boston & I
found the hard money sellers stoped selling.
You ask my advice what is Best for you. I wish you
could resine your office with Honour. I suppose you cant
untill the war is Over which I hope will not be Long. I
Judge when it is Over you may have some office at Salem
& some other busness 1 hope will present that we cant
Account for at present.
I hope you will not ingage in any other department
with out you can make more then a maintenance which I
know you could here if you had never went into the Army.
It is your Misfortune in going. It is Also every Honist
mans misfortune in the Army or in any other public k em-
ploy.
I have returned your Thanks to the Gentelmen that
sent the sute of Cloaths. Thay say you are well come.
M r Joseph Hiller called on me and Told me he had
never beared from you nor the Board of war, untill a
Commision date d Dec r 2, Instructions dated Jan. 18 th , came
to his hand Feb. 17 th and he supposed you & the Board
*A Portuguese gold coin worth about $9.00.
WRITTEN TO COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING. 129
had given over all thoughts of him. He got his Busness
setteled in Dec r & expected to hear from you or the Board
& was ready to go at warning, but hearing nothing from
you &c he ingaged in busness again. He Told me he
would go to Springfield & See if he could Accomadate
him & Famely he would give his Answer to you &c.
Great preperation here for priverteering. I acquainted
you some Time ago 1 had entered into Trade.
Nothing New only what you see in our papers. My
Brother Henry in mine & Sons New Brig Arrived from
Cape Francois Last Wednesday. He Left it 2 d Instant.
No conformation of Count de Stange,* Captoring part of
the English Fleet as p r the papers. I wish it may prove
True.
Money is hard to come at, goods plenty, provissions
also, altho very high. Taxes very high. We have got &
sent to Boston 20 or 30 men for the Army & as soon as
the other Towns has got their men we shall have ours as
we depend on giting from Hampshire & other Towns.
You say Millet is a coming home, & ask for a man. I
dont no of any here that would go to you at any prise
while previrteering is going on & I dont know of any that
would due that we have sent to the Army.
Timothy Pickering MSS. Vol. 18, p. 79.
(To be continued.)
^Admiral Comte D'Estaing.
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS,
1697-1768.
(Continued from Vol. XLV, page, 96.)
Power of attorney given by Samuel Weeks, Henry Cas-
well, Gilbert Bant, Jacob Royall and James King, mer-
chants, William Downs, merchant, Zachariah Fitch, leather
dresser, Sarah Elliott, widow, William Tyler, brasier, all
of Boston, to James King and Thomas Cannington, both
of Boston, merchants, Sept. 29, 1727. [10] Witnesses :
Rebeckah Fuller, John Davidson, sworn, before Samuel
Checkley, Justice of the Peace, at Boston, Sept. 29, 1727,
"only Rebecca Fuller Declared She did not see Gilbert
Bant Execute it."
Protest. Capt. William Taylor, Commander of the
Ship Bacchus, of Bristol, Eng., made declaration that
' on the 26 th of October last past in Our Voyage from Bris-
tol to New England in the Ship Bacchus at Seven of the
Clock in the Evening we saw a Sail Right ahead Standing
to the Eastward almost Close aboard us upon which we
Clapp d our helm hard a weather & Called to them to Clap
theirs hard a Lee but had no answer at all being soon past
Each other we running then about Seven knotts & an
half as we believed they might. Some part of their Ship
took our main Chan on the Starboard Side which drawd
& Broke them not having one Left to Support the Main-
mast & did likewise Ripp out before & under the Misne
Chains apiece of plank near five feet Long & on the 31 st of
October & 4 th of November had very Bad weather the deck
being seldom clear of the Sea & we made much more water
then we used to do in the hold so that there is probably
damage done to the Cargoe as well as the ship." Wit-
nessess : Thomas Powel, Jacob Case, " who were present
on Board." Nov. 20, 1727.
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ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECOBDS. 131
[11] Protest. Phillip Cowen of Salem, mate of the
Brigantine Charming Eunice, John Crowningshield, mas-
ter, made declaration that they sailed in Jan., 1727 from
the Island of Guadaloupe for New England and on the
18 th in Latitude 33 : 33 " they met with a violent Storm
the wind at W. S. W. and about two of y e Clock in the
morning they shipt a sea whereby part of the Cargo
Shifted, one Barrell of Molasses Stoue & Several Slueed
and on the 25 th of the same month in the Latt. of 34 : 18
about eight of the clock at night a Sea struck them which
Shifted their cargo and all their water, tore of the Gunwale
Rails & Strained the Vessell very much." Witnesses :
John White, John Hill. Feb. 21, 1727.
Protest. Clifford Crowningshield, master of the Brig-
antine Salisbury made declaration that they set sail from
Guadeloupe for Salem on May 12, 1728, and on the
28 th in latitude 37 : 14 " they met with a great Storm of
wind the wind at W. S. W. and about Three of the clock
in the morning they Shipt a sea which washt over the mate
who was drowned and the Sheet Cable & Struck the Ves-
sel So violently that there was probably much damage
to the Cargo in the hold for when they Came to pumping
after the Storm was something abated they pumped up
great quantities of Molasses which they had not done be-
fore." [12] Witnesses: Benj a Masury, Malachi Foot.
June 8, 1728.
"Antigua, Feb. the 16 th 1727-8. Reed from Joseph
Hathorne nine Bills Payable to said Hathorne or Order
which I see put into a Letter to his Brother & was Sent
by me to Guardelope where the Bills was Payable contain-
ing thirty Eight french Hogg d Molasses the Danger of the
Seas Excepted Rec d pr Charle Layett."
Power of Attorney given by Joshua Guppy of Beverly,
fisherman or mariner, to Jonathan Felps of Beverly,
blacksmith, Nov. 18, 1728. Witnesses: Jon* Glover,
Ephriam Sheldon.
[13] Indenture, July 27, 1725, between James Ennis
of the Parish of St. Michael, Barbadoes, and Joseph Graf-
132 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
ton of New England, mariner, " that the Said James Ennis
of his own voluntary will as allso by & with the Consent
of his Mother (Mary Olufsion) hath put and bound him
Self an Apprentice unto the S d Joseph Graf ton" for 7
years, to end July 27, 1732, he to teach the said Ennis
the mariner's art. Witnesses : Philip Bishop, Baltz r Oluf-
son.
Protest. Capt. Benj* Hathorne of Salem, mariner, com-
mander of the Brigantine Two Brothers made declaration
that on Aug. 15, 1729, he sailed from Salem for the Island
of Barbadoes and on the 20 th in Latitude 39 : : they
met with a very hard Gale of wind at S. S. E. and a great
Sea [14] so that about Eight of the Clock in the Evening
they were oblidged to Land all Sails Except the Foresail,
about nine they perceived their Vessell proved very Leaky,
at Four of the Clock in the morning the storm was so
Violent that they were forced to Scud before the Wind &
the sea broke upon them Severall times & washed both
Horses of the Deck, Broke loose the Boat, which oblidged
them to Clear & Heaue what was in her over Board as
Apples, Bow Sticks &c it also washed away two Water
Hogsheads, about Eleven of the Clock they were forced to
lay too her Hulk, on ffriday morn about Eight of the Clock
they fixed their Sails & Stood Back for Salem again and
on this day arrived in Salem Harbour." Witnesses :
Rob 1 Rook, Matthew Phillips. Aug. 28, 1729.
Protest. Luke Morgan, mariner, master of the
Schooner Speedwell, belonging to Samuel Ruck of Salem,
made declaration that they sailed from Canso on a fishing
voyage on July 29, 1729, bound for Saint Peters, to get a
fare of fish, intending to return to Canso. On Sept. 14,
they left St. Peter's with sixteen men besides their own
crew, and " on the 16 th they had a strong Gale of Wind
at E. S. E. and the Weather very thick and that they then
wore their Vessell and laid her Head to the Southard
under a Three Reif Fore Sail and that the Wind Contin-
ued Violent until Six a Clock in the morning following
And that they then stood in to make the Land and Split
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 133
the Jibb But finding themselves 50 Leagues To the West-
ward of Canso and their [15] Provisions, & Water being
very Scant and the Wind still Continually against them to
go to Canso on the Twenty first day of the said Month
they put into Portmuttoone to Gett Water & on the 22 d
Day of the s d Month finding the Wind still Continuing
Easterly they Sett Sale for and made the best of their
way to New England and about Ten a Clock on the 27 th
Day of the s d Month they Arrived in the Harbour of Bev-
erly." Witnesses : Stephen Budden, Samuel Luscomb.
Sept. 27, 1729.
[16] Bill of Lading. Dec. 17, 1729, shipped by the
Brigantine Good Intention, Capt. Benjamin Manning, mas-
ter, by Warwick Palfrey, 2 hogsheads of fish and three
barrels of train oil to be delivered to Capt. Benjamin Man-
ning at the West Indies " Except at Barbados then to M r
George Hows, he or they paying freight for y e said Goods
three pound nine Shillings Barbados Money with primage
& average accustomed." Salem, Dec. 17, 1729.
Receipt, Feb. 13, 1729, for this bill of lading, signed by
Benjamin LeGay in behalf of his master, George Hows.
Barbados, Rec d February 14, 1729 from Cap* Thos. Beadle
,15: 12s : " which sum I promise to Remit to M r Benjamin
Ropes of Salem according to Orders. George Hows."
[17] Promissory note, Joseph Moore to Richard
Thompson, <6 : 1 s: 3 d : Salem, Oct. 31, 1728. Witnes-
ses : Peter Power Samuel Osgood.
Deed. John Lumas, soldier, innholder, resident at Can-
so, Nova Scotia, makes over to Col. Samuel Browne of Sa-
lem, merchant, " my dwelling House & Garden Scituate on
the Hill of Canso " & " likewise the Hulk, Tackle & ap-
purtenances of my sloop three Friends now rideing in the
port of Canso," to be delivered up at or before Aug. 30,
1730, as security for goods received from Robert Williams
of Salem, mariner, and belonging to Col. Browne, amount-
ing to 173, which he had agreed to pay in merchantable
cod fish as per note dated at Canso June 27, 1730, but
" finding myself void of Effects to Compleat the s d Pay-
ment." Witness : John Gibbs. Canso, Nov. 24, 1730.
134 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS .
[18] Protest. Capt. John Sachett, master of the
Ship William, now at anchor in Marblehead, made decla-
ration that in London he shipped Thomas Philpot, John
Michal and Samuel Montgall as sailors for a voyage to
New England, thence to Lisbon or elsewhere, and upon ar-
riving at Marblehead they ran away on May 30, to the
great detriment of the owners, etc. June 24, 1732.
[19-22] Indenture. Jan. 13, 1723, between William
Blackman, son of John Blackman of Berte precinct in Al-
bermarle Co., North Carolina, and Thomas Mason of Sa-
lem, the latter to take said Blackman as an apprentice and
to instruct him in * ye Science, Art or Mystery of a Mari-
ner," until Sept. 8, 1734. "The father and Mother al-
low their Son to be ten years Old y e 8 th of Sept. 1723."
Witnesses, Simon Jeffreys, Thomas Bryant, William Ben-
net, Joseph Legroo, Joseph Swasey.
[23] Surrinam, 1732.
D r Ace* of Sales of Cargo of Sloop Endeavour
Gil r : Sti
To Inward Duties paid the Collector . . 113-14
To Collector & Country Duties for 12 horses at
6-12 Each 79-4
To Cash paid Benedix the Savanah man 1-4 Each
horse 14-8
To Adjutants flees . . 15
To Collector for Certificate . 15-10
To Church & Orange Walk . 15-
To Secretary office & the Fort 03-6 48-16
To Duties paid the Liquor office for
4 pipes of Wine at 23-14 Eeach pipe . 94-16
To Storidge Cooperhouse &c ... 40-
To 4 Days Negro hire to help Unload . . 03-
To loss on Bills of Exchange for the Horses . 18-
To Commissions for Sales 10 pr C* . . 272-5
To Neat Proceeds Carried to Ace* Curr 1 . 2038-11
2722-14
Errors Excepted. June 26 th : N. S-1732
George Slyfeild
Recorded & Exam d
p Mitchell Sewall Not. Pub.
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
135
Nathane 11 Andrew Master
C r Gild Sti
June 10 By Four Bar 118 Salt at 7-10 to M r Schiewert 30-
By One Bar 1 Mackrel to M r Tassmar 20-
D 12 By One Bar 1 Pork to M r Brauw 28
D 13 By two Bar 18 Flour to the Governour 21-12
D 14 By Eleven Bar 18 herrings at 7 pr to
M r Dowes 77-
D By One Pipe Wine to M r Good 170-
D 18 By One Bar 1 pork to M r Chanon 28-
D 20 By 10000 Shingles at 4-10 to George
Slyfeild 45
By 17 Bar 18 Flour to Dit at 11-10 Eeach 195-10
By 2000 Staves 600 hoops & 1000 foot
of heading to dit 130-
By three Pipes Madera Wine to Dit
at 170 510-
By 12 hh ds Fish at 60 pr Hhd 8 720
D 21 By Seven horses to wid Chaffoo for 365
D 23 By two Bar ls Mackrel to the Governour 030
D 24 By Nine Bar 18 Salt at / 7 to George Sly field 063
By four hh d8 Ditto at 22/10 to Ditto 090
By two Bar 15 beeff at / 20 per Bar 1 040
By Two Bar 13 Salt to Wido Van Widom at 7 014
By 16 Bar 15 D at 7 / 10 to Sundry s 120
D 25 By One Bar 1 Tobacco 68 n* at 4 / pr pound 013-12
By One Bar 1 Pitch to M r Oversheld 012
2722-14
Remains Unsold Eleven Bar 18 Beeff, Eight halff Bar u
Dit, fourteen Bar 15 pork, three Bar 18 of Pitch, One Bar 1 Tar,
Seven Barls Tobacco & four horses.
One Horse Dead
Recorded & Exam d
p r Mitchel Sewall Not. Pub.
[24] Surrinam 1732
136 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
nam 1732
Ace 1 Current for Cargo
June
To four Setts of Bills of Exchange, all Amounting
To three thousand Eight hundred forty five
Gilders Seventeen Stivers Hollands Moneys Gild 8ti
which at 20 p C* makes Surrinams Money 4615- 1
To Registering Ditto In the Secretarys office &c 5- 2
To Cash paid Cap* Cherelier for Passage of Cap 1
Andrew and five more 150-
To two p cs Ozenbrigs 9* 274 3-4 Ells at 4 1-2 pr Ell 61-16
To 470 1-2 Coco at 18 / pr pound 423- 9
To 18 Moydores at 18 gild Eeach 324-
To 22 Pistoles at 10-16 Eeach 237-12 561-12
To Loss In Changing Bills for y e above Gold 28-
To Commissions for Sales of the Sloop, 5 p C* 300-
To Ballance due to Owners of the Sloop
Endeavor 1893-11
8038:11
Errors Excepted June 26 th N : S : 1732
George Slyfield
Recorded & Exam d
p Mitchel Sewall Not. Pub.
And the Sloop Endeavor C r
By Neat proceeds of Sales of what is Glld . stiv .
Sold as Appears by the Particulars 2038-11
By Sale of the Sloop Endeavour with all her
Appurtenances Sold to Cap* John Bonneau 6000-
Recorded & Exam d
p Mitchell Sewall Not. Pub. 8038-11
Protest. Capt. Nath 11 Alden, Master of the Ship Dol-
phin, made declaration that on Nov. 10, 1732, they sailed
from London for New England and when in or near Lati-
tude 42 : 38, " they met with a violent Storm, the wind
west then Shifting to the north blew excessive hard made
a very great and hollow Sea which broke upon Them sev-
eral times whereby there is probably much Damage done
to the Cargo/' Jan. 11, 1732.
(To be continued.)
JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS., AND SOME
OF HIS DESCENDANTS.
BY MRS. JENNIE (HOOD) BOSSON.
(Continued from Vol. XLV, page 72.)
237. SABAH NEEDHAM, b. Ang. 21, 1829; d. Aug. 31, 1830.
238. SABAH FLINT NBBDHAM, b. Aug. 22, 1831; m. Aug. 11, 1853,
Edward Augustus Webster, b. Feb. 15, 1824, in Salem, s.
Stephen and Abigail (Messer) Webster. They lived at Chi-
cago, 111. He d. Feb. 16, 1905. She d. Sept. 6, 1907, in Dan-
vers. Had : (1) Stephen Augustus, b. June 12, 1856, in Salem;
m. Aug. 15, 1892, Estelle A. Goodrich, in Chicago, 111.
(2) Elizabeth Walker, b. Jan. 9, 1858, in Beloit, Wis.; m.
July 7, 1889, Frank M. Hughes, of Schuyler, Neb., b. 1859.
Children, b. at Schuyler, Neb. : Maybelle, b. Apr. 28, 1890;
Ede May, b. July 5, 1892; Estelle, b. Mar. 24, 1903.
239. DANIEL NEEDHAM, b. Sept. 25, 1833.
240. GEOBGE HENBY, b. May 30, 1835.
148 David Hood, born Sept. 3, 1797, married June
5, 1820, Phebe Foster, born Jan. 27, 1797, daughter of
Thomas and Lydia (Batehelder) Foster of Linebrook
parish, in Ipswich. She died in Topsfield, Sept. 29, 1875,
aged 77 years, 7 mos. 29 days. By an act of the Legis-
lature he had his name changed from David to Westley
De La Fletcher. He d. in Boxford, Mar. 22, 1852.
Children of David and Phebe :
241. ELIZA CHABLOTTE, b. Dec. 15, 1820; m. Jan. 13, 1848, William
Hall of Danvers; d. Feb. 3, 1866. Children: (1) Edward
Clarence, b. May 31, 1850; (2) Son, b. Oct. 26, 1855, d. Mar.
1856; (3) Alice Greenwood, b. Dec. 25, 1860; d. Feb. 21,
1866.
242. SALMON DUTTON, b. Feb. 17, 1830.
(137)
138 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
151 Richard Hood, born Dec. 9, 1802, in Topsfield,
married, first, Sept. 22, 1825, Asenath, daughter of
Moses and Mary Smith. She was born Sept. 21, 1798,
in Henniker, N. H., and died Oct. 4, 1859, in Danvers,
Mass., where they resided. He married, second, Jan.
27, 1861, Harriet, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Woods)
Parker of Groton, Mass. She was born Jan. 28, 1834. He
died Apr. 20, 1881. He lived in Danversport, where he
owned a grist mill and also was a contractor. He was prom-
inent in the anti-slavery movement in Essex County, and at
the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted Oct. 17, 1861, in Co.
G, 23d Mass. Inf.; was appointed wagon master of the reg-
iment and later was appointed wagon master of the brigade
under General Burnside ; discharged Oct. 21, 1862, for
disability. He was coroner and deputy sheriff for a num-
ber of years.
Children of Richard and Asenath :
243. RICHARD BRAINARD, b. Jan. 31, 1826, in Topsfield.
244. RUTH, b. June 30, 1827, in Topsfield; m. Apr. 30, 1848, in Dan-
vers, Ebenezer Bolls Buxton, b. May 7, 1824, in Richmond,
N. H.; lived at North Reading. She d. Aug. 5, 1872. He d.
Jan. 27, 1895. Had : (1) Mary Susan, b. Sept. 20, 1849; (2)
Charles Adams, b. Apr. 18, 1851; (3) Richard Hood, b. May
16, 1853; d. July 7, 1885; (4) Albert Henry, b. Sept. 21,
1854; (5), Elsie Asenath, b. Feb. 10, 1858.
245. FRANCES MALVENA, b. Jan. 4, 1829, in Topsfield; m. May 5,
1848, Charles Adams, b. Dec. 28, 1826, at Brookfield, Mass.,
and d. Oct. 5, 1865, at Atlanta, Ga. She now lives at
Nashville, Tenn. Had: (1) Addie Frances, b. Sept. 5, 1849,
at Danvers; m. Nov. 18, 1865, Harry Van Allen McCrea of
Chatham, C. W.; d. Jan. 8, 1868; (2) Charles Francis, b.
Apr. 22, 1852, at Malone, N. Y. ; d. July 5, 1866, at Nashville,
Tenn. ; (3) Samuel Hamilton, b. Sept. 12, 1854, at Hamilton,
C. W.; (4) Carrie Bell, b. Feb. 9, 1857, at Racine, Wis.; d.
Nov. 11, 1895; (5) George More, b. July 5, 1860, at Eliza-
bethtown, Ky.
246. WILLIAM ORVIN, b. May 4, 1830, in Danvers.
247. ADONIRAM JUDSON, b. Apr. 7, 1832, in Danvers.
248. ELSA ASENATH, b. Jan. 10, 1834, in Danvers; d. Jan. 14, 1835.
249. ALONSO LEROY, b. Aug. 7, 1836, in Danvers; d. Jan. 18, 1837.
250. MARY ASENATH, b. Apr. 25, 1838, in Danvers; m. Dec. 22,
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 139
1857, Leonard C.Legro, b. May 8, 1834. They live at Lynn.
Children: (1) James, b. Jan. 25, 1858; d. Oct. 5, 1858; (2
Lizzie, b. Aug. 30, 1859; m. June 1,1887, Walter Webber, of
Lynn; (3) Anthon Porter, b. Oct. 2, 1862; (4) Catherine,
b. Aug. 8, 1867; d. Sept. 4, 1877; (5) Elmer K., b. Nov. 20,
1869; (6) Luella Frances, b. May 11, 1873; unm; (7) Alice,
b. June 20, 1875 (adopted by her uncle Adoniram Judson
Hood).
251 ALONZO LsRoY, b. Apr. 30, 1840 in Danvers; d. Sept. 4, 1840.
Child of Richard and Harriet, born in Danvers :
252 WALLACE PARKER, b. Dec. 3, 1863, in Daiivers; m. Nov. 10,
1887, Lizzie Frances Hood, b. Sept. 9, 1864, dau. of Wil-
liam Henry and Augusta P. (Dodge) Hood of Danvers.
In the wholesale leather business in Boston, trustee of
Peabody Institute, and Electric Light Commissioner. They
live in Danvers. Had: Helen Dodge, b. Jan. 27, 1892.
153 Rev. George Hood, born Feb. 10, 1807, mar-
ried Dec. 26, 1844, Martha Ann Bell of Newark, Del.
She was born Apr. 27, 1819, and was the daughter of
Rev. Samuel and Mary Snodgrass Bell. She died at
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 2, 1894. Rev. .George Hood
died there Sept. 24, 1882. In early life he taught pen-
manship and vocal music, directing large choruses in
Richmond, Philadelphia, and other large cities. After
1855 he became the principal of a successful finishing
school for young ladies, located first at Newark, Del.,
and afterwards at Chester, Pa. The latter part of his life
he became minister of Presbyterian churches in New
York and Minnesota. He was the author of " A History
of Music in New England," Boston, 1846, a work of much
interest and historical value.
Children of George and Martha Ann :
253. GEORGE ALFRED, b. July 13, 1846, at Philadelphia, Pa.
254. EDWARD CLEEVES, b. Apr. 21, 1848, at Lawrenceville, Pa.
255. MARY GOULD, b. Mar. 10, 1850, at Bath, N. Y.; physician and
lives in Newton, Mass.
256. EMMA, b. Mar. 8, 1852, at Southport, N. T. ; school teacher.
257. JOHN HAMILTON, b. Oct. 24, 1857, at Newark, Del. ; d. May 24,
1858.
140 JOHN HOOD OF LZNK, MASS.
258. CHARLES HOWARD, b. July 14, 1860, at Chester, Pa. ; m. 1st
Nov. n 18, 1885, Marguerite Lodge Hopkins; she d. Oct. 17,
1889. Had: (1), Mary Watzek, b. Oct. 15, 1889. He m. 2d,
Emma Allen. Had: (2) Virginia Thurston, b. May 3, 1902.
158 Elisha Hood, born in Topsfield, Dec. 13, 1796,
married June 14, 1821, Betsey, daughter of Joshua and
Rachel Herrick, born in Wenham, Jan. 29, 1796 (1797.
Bible rds.) She died Nov. 7, 1824, and he died in Tops-
field Jan. 15, 1830.
Child of Elisha and Betsey:
259. ELISHA AUGUSTUS, b. Apr. 5, 1822, in Haverhill.
160 John Gould Hood, born June 4, 1807, in
Topsfield, married June 7, 1832, Sarah, daughter of David
and Sarah (Gould) Brown of Boxford. She was born
Aug. 16, 1804. He died June 6, 1858, and she died Feb.
4, 1876. They lived in Topsfield.
He was a farmer and manufacturer of coffins. While a
young man he taught school in Boxford, Topsfield and
Georgetown, and afterwards studied law and made a spec-
ialty of conveyancy and probate practice. He was town
treasurer, 1839, 1850 ; auditor, 1840 ; selectmen, 1846 ; as-
sessor, 1848-1858 ; and member of the school committee,
1845, 1846, 1849 and 1855.
Children of John Gould and Sarah, born in Topsfield :
260. SABAH Maria, b. Feb. 20, 1833; m. June 4, 1856, Oliver Down-
ing, s. Edward and Sarah (Henfield) Downing of Lynnfield
Centre. He d. Dec. 13, 1904. Had: (1) Sarah Ellen, b.
June 22, 1858, in Topsfield; (2) Cora Maria, b. Mar. 19,
1863, in Lynnfield Centre; d. Aug. 14, 1863.
261. EDWARD HARBISON, b. Oct. 2, 1834; d. Oct. 14, 1836.
262. ELLEN AUGUSTA, b. Aug. 22, 1839; m. Feb. 6, 1861, William
Welch, carpenter, s. Thomas and Letitia Welch, of New-
buryport; d. Mar. 13, 1906. They lived in Topsfield.
Had: (1) Justin Hood, b. Aug. 21, 1862; m. Dec. 28, 1899,
Abby Jane (Cummings) Gould, wid. of William Porter
Gould of Topsfield, and daughter of Alfred and Salome M.
(Welch) Cummings ; carpenter, lives in Topsfield; (2) Wil-
liam Brown, b. Mar. 4, 1864; m. 1st, Aug. 9, 1893, Lillian
Ina Peckham of Plymouth, Mass., dau. of George T. and
Caroline E. (Odell) Peckham; she d. Jan. 30, 1900; m. 2d,
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS.
141
May 20, 1902, Helen Augusta Dunham of Plymouth, dau.
of Isaac T. and Angeline (Bartlett) Dunham. Had: Tru-
man Bartlett, b. June 13, 1905, in Plymouth. In business
in Plymouth, Mass. (3) Leone Parker, b. May 14, 1872;
m. Oct. 6, 1904, Mary Adeline, dau. of Augustus Willard
and Harriet Bartlett (Shaw) Smith of Topsfield; convey-
*ancer, lives in Topsfield. Had: Alice Hood, b. Sept. 17,
1907.
263. JOHN HERBERT, b. Sept. 13, 1840; d. Aug. 10, 1842.
161 George Hood, born in Lynn, Nov. 10, 1806,
married in Salem, Sept. 11, 1833, Hermione, daughter of
Maj. Aaron and Mary Kemp Breed. She was born March
18, 1812 and died Jan. 20, 1887. Engaged in the shoe
and leather business and became very prominent in business
and politics ; was elected the first mayor of Lynn, in 1850,
and served two terms ; was several times a representative
to the General Court ; a State Senator in 1843 ; and a
member of the Constitutional Convention in 1853. He died
June 29, 1859, in the Asylum for the Insane, at Worcester.
Children of George and Hermione, born in Lynn :
264. HARRIET MARIA, b. Aug. 27, 1834, in St. Louis; unm.
265. GEORGE ABBOTT, b. Sept. 7, 1835.
266. ADELAIDE MARGARETTA, b. Oct. 28, 1836; d. Oct. 9, 1838.
267. EDWIN ELIOT, b. Aug. 10, 1838; buried Aug. 27, 1838.
268. EDWIN, b. Aug., 1839; buried Aug. 3, 1839.
269. JULIUS SEDGWICK, b. Oct. 7, 1840; d. Dec. 21, 1861, Louisville,
Ky.
270. HENRIETTA AGNES, b. June 18, 1843; m. Dec. 2, 1873, James
E. Bigelow.
271. HENRY, b. May 28, 1844; d. May 28, 1844.
272. CAROLINE PERSIS (Kate P.), b. July 23, 1845; m. May 10, 1870,
Hall W. Tebbetts of Rochester, N. H., shoe manufacturer.
273. AUBREY, b. July 18, 1846; d. July 28, 1857.
274. ADA HERMIONE, b. May 21, 1848; m. Oct. 3, 1872, Louis Henry
Bonnelli of the Island of St. Thomas, W. I.
275. EDWARD KENT, b. Jan. 18, 1850; m. Oct., 1874, Fanny A., dau.
of Jas. L. and Caroline A. Dayton of Brooklyn, N. Y.
She d. Feb. 13, 1889, and he d. Dec. 16, 1904. Merchant.
Had: (1) George, b. June 26, 1874 in Lynn; (2) Carrie Ade-
laide, b. July 28, 1876 in Lynn; (3) Harriet Maria, b. Aug.
24, 1878 in Lynn; (4) Addie Kemp, b. July 23, 1880 in
Cambridge; d. Mar. 5, 1907.
142 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
276. MART, b. Oct. 21, 1852; m. July 30, 1873 in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Albert Bonnelli of the Island of St. Thomas, W. I.;d.
June 1, 1907, in Boston.
163 Abner Hood, born July 29, 1812, married Mar-
garet Jones of Baltimore, Md., who died in St. Louis, Mo.,
in 1883. He was engaged in the shoe business in St.
Louis, Mo., where he died in 1867.
Children of Abner and Margaret :
277. GEORGE JONES, b. Nov., 1837; d. 1876; married.
278. FRANCIS XAVARA, b. June, 1840, in St. Louis; d. July 27,
1858, Lynn.
279. MARGARET, b. Nov. 18, 1846; unm.
280. MARY HERMIONE (twin), b. Mar. 13, 1850; unm.
281. ABNER (twin), b. Mar. 13, 1850; engaged in manufacturing
chemicals in Kansas City where he d. in 1906.
282. LOUISE, b. Jan. 27, 1852.
182 Abraham Hood, born June 28, 1790 in Box-
ford, married Eliza, daughter of Enos and Gillin (Lane)
Hood of Chelsea, Vt. He lived in Salem, Mass, until
about 1812 when he removed to Chelsea, Vt. and lived
with his great uncle Enos Hood (No. 110). He became a
successful farmer. He died July 11, 1878 in Salem, Mass.
She was born Apr. 21, 1794 in Chelsea, Vt., and died Feb.
25, 1867 in Salem.
Children of Abraham and Eliza :
283. ASA, b. Dec. 25, 1811, in Chelsea, Vt.; m. Sarah Carey; d. Jan.
11, 1883, New Ipswich, N. H.
284. HENRY P., b. Dec. 31, 1812, in Chelsea, Vt.; d. Mar. 16, 1886,
at Salem, Mass.
285. ABRAHAM K., b. Aug. 14, 1815, at Chelsea, Vt. ; m. 1st, Eliza-
beth Porter, b. Dec. 25, 1810, and d. Apr. 5, 1843. Had:
(1) Harrison Porter, b. Feb. 27, 1841; m. June, 1863, Vesta
Jane Merrill, b. Feb. 1, 1840; he d. Aug. 5, 1897. Had: (a)
Oqui Porter, b. June 14, 1865, m. Gertrude P. Benight, b.
Nov. 10, 1861. They live at Houghton, Mich., where he oc-
cupies the chair of Mechanics and Electricity in the Col-
lege of Mines. Children: Ben Benight, b.Nov. 1, 1886; Karl
Kedzie, b. Nov. 3, 1889; an infant b. and d. 1895; Harrison
Porter, 2d. (b) Arthur Merrill, b. Dec. 25, 1871; m. Apr.
J.6, 1895, Alice Burgess Johnson. He is a lawyer in In-
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS.
143
dianapolis, Ind. Children: Mary Arnold, b. Mar. 7, 1896;
Dorothy Merrill, b. Oct. 25, 1899; Harold Burgess, b. Sept.
24, 1902. (c) Ernest K., b. May 1, 1873; m. 1895, Harriet
Simonton, b.Aug. 12, 1873. He is a mechanical engineer
and lives in Indianapolis, (d) Mabel, b. Dec. 3, 1877 ; m. July,
1899, L. Guy Long, b. Feb. 1878. Lives in Indianapolis.
Abraham K. Hood, m. 2d, Adeline M. Baker, b. Mar. 1,
1816; d. Sept. 26, 1891. He d. Feb. 13, 1890 at Lowell, Mass.
Children: (2) George Augustus, b. Aug. 18, 1849. Lives
in Lowell. (3) Ida Adelia, b. July 9, 1853; m. 1st, Wyatt
M. Stevens, b. July 14, 1853. Had : Edward H., b. May
11, 1877, d. Aug. 28, 1880; m. 2d, Rufus H. Burgess, b.
Apr. 26, 1840. Lives in West Groton, Mass.
286. WILLIAM LANE, b. Sept. 17, 1817, in Chelsea, Vt.; m. Nov. 25,
1844 in Lowell, Ann Maria Dole of Lynn. Carpenter.
Lived in Lowell, Salem and Concord, N. H. She d. Aug.
25, 1894. Had: Maria, Susan Ella, Seth Richmond and
William E. He d. Aug. 14, 1908, in Concord.
287. ELIZA ANN, b. Mar. 12, 1820, at Chelsea, Vt. ; m. 1841-2, Win.
A. Preston of Salem; d. Oct. 17, 1845.
288. MARTHA PRESTON, b. June 11, 1821, at Chelsea, Vt. ; m. Wil-
liam Curtis; d. Apr. 22, 1903 at Stoughton, Mass.
289. HIRAM D., b. Nov. 21, 1823, at Chelsea, Vt. ; d. in Boston, Mass.
290. DAVID BEADLE, b. Jan. 6, 1826, at Chester, N. H.; m. 1848,
Abigail Very Dowst of Salem where he lived and d. June
17, 1870. Master-carpenter. Had: (1) David Curtis, b.
Dec. 14, 1848; m. Feb. 19, 1879, Annie M. Nichols of Salem,
and had: (a) Ernest Nichols (twin), b. Feb. 3, 1881; (b)
Frederick Curtis (twin), b. Feb. 3, 1881; (c) Grace Eliza,
b. Feb. 24, 1886. (2) Alice, b. Dec. 22, 1850; m. 1st, Simon
A. Stodder of Salem; m. 2d, Silas Locke of Salem. Had:
Bessie H., b. Mar. 28, 1873. (3) Frank, b. Apr. 3, 1853; m.
June 13, 1875, Arabella G. Silver of Yarmouth, N. S.
Mason. Had: (a) Emma F., b. Mar. 23, 1876; (b) Nellie B.,
b. Dec. 12, 1878. (4) Katie Dowst, b. June 8, 1856; m.
Jan. 18, 1883, George W. Moulton of Salem. Had: Lucy M.
b., Mar. 22, 1887. (5) Willis, b. May 12, 1859; m. Apr. 18,
1883, Minnie A. Mansfield. Lives in Salem.
291. HARRIETT E., b. Sept. 10, 1828, at Salem, Mass.; m. George
Curtis. He d. May, 1881. She d. Aug. 20, 1906 at Dan-
vers, Mass.
292. CATHERINE G., b. Dec. 17, 1830, at Salem, Mass.; d. Feb. 15,
1866(?) at Chelsea, Mass.
293. SUSAN M., b. Nov. 12, 1833, at Salem, Mass. ; m. Henry Nichols;
d. Feb. 3, 1889 at Salem.
144 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
187 Harvey Hood, born June 1, 1898, married Sept.
23, 1821, Rebecca Smith, and lived in Chelsea, Vt. She
was born Aug. 6, 1797, and died Oct. 27, 1882. He died
Sept. 18, 1879.
m of Harvey and Rebecca, born in Chelsea, Vt :
294. HARVEY PKBLEY, b. Jan. 6, 1823.
295. GILBERT E., b. Nov. 21, 1824; m. May 13, 1852 in Danvers,
Frances E., dau. of John and Elizabeth Herrick; lived in
Lawrence; d. 1905. School teacher.
296. ELIZA P., b. Aug. 2, 1827; d. July 1, 1906, at Reading. Before
her 16th y. she was teacher in a district school where she
taught for ten years. Afterward she was principal Thet-
ford Academy a "feeder" for Dartmouth College and
Andover (N. H.) Academy. She taught graded schools at
North Andover, N. H., Worcester and Lynnfield Centre,
Mass. Her death was caused by an apoplectic shock, re-
sulting from excitement and inhaling of smoke at a fire
in her sister's house, with whom she lived.
297. LUCINDA R., b. May 28, 1830 ; m. Aug. 20, 1857, Rev. Azro A.
Smith, at Chelsea, Vt. He was b. Sept. 6, 1827, at Tun-
bridge, Vt. In 1863, he was admitted to the ministry, re-
tiring from active work in 1899, when he removed to Read-
ing. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1907. They
have one child, Mrs. Edgar F. Reeves, who resides at
Wayland, and two grandchildren.
298. MABY A., b. Aug. 28, 1833; d. June 27, 1886.
299. HENRY C., b. Nov. 19, 1835; d. Feb. 22, 1866.
300. EDWARD P., b. Mar. 3, 1838; d. Nov. 6, 1860.
301. ELLEN M., b. July 10, 1840; d. Apr. 20, 1860.
188 Abner Hood, born May 12, 1801, in Chelsea,
Vt. He married Jan. 26, 1827, Joanna Brown, born
Mar. 25, 1804. They lived in Somerville, Mass, where
he died Apr. 18, 1867, and she died Feb. 9, 1887, at
Madison, N. H.
Children of Abner and Joanna :
302. MARTIN CARLOS, b. Mar. 9, 1829, at Chelsea, Vt.; m. Aug. 8,
1860, Susan R. Hoyt; lived in Chelsea, Mass. He d. Sept.
27, 1885; she d. Feb. 28, 1900. Had: Anna, d. aged 1 y.
303. HENRY ABNER, b. Aug. 22, 1830, at Chelsea, Vt. ; d. unm .
June 13, 1858 in Somerville, Mass,
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 145
304. JOANNA C., b. Dec. 23, 1833, at Worcester, Vt.; d. Mar. 26,
1837.
305. MABTHA CORNELIA, b. Feb. 14, 1838, at Bow, N. H.; m. Feb.
21, 1867, Nicholas Blaisdell, b. Mar. 27, 1832, d. Dec. 17,
1885, at Jacksonville, Fla. Had: Mary E., b. Mar. , 1869.
306. CHARLES WHITE, b. Mar. 5, 1840, at Worcester, Vt.
307. MERCY BLAISDELL (twin), b. Oct. 11, 1843, at Worcester, Vt.;
m. Dec. 25, 1865, Edward E. Hoyt, b. Feb. 2, 1837, and d.
Apr. 14, 1903. They lived in Brookline, Mass. Had: (1)
Edward E., b. July 2, 1867; (2) Milton H., b. Feb. 27,
1869; (3) Caleb E., b. Oct. 13, 1871; (4) Martin C., b. Apr.
26, 1874.
308. MILTON B. (twin), b. Oct. 11, 1843.
196 Samuel Hood, born Oct. 7, 1794; married,
first, Sarah Blanchard ; married, second, Mrs. Esther
Mooar.
Children of Samuel and Sarah :
309. ELLEN, m. Spaulding Sawtelle. Had: (1) Frank; (2) Mary
Ellen, m. Alfred Burkinshaw; (3) Ella M., m. Joe Green.
310. SARAH, m. Franklin Nutting. Had: (1) Edson, m. Kate Elliott ;
(2) Georgianna, m. Otis Elliott; (3) Samuel; (4) Ida; (5)
Jennie; (6) Hattie; (7) Nellie. The last four died of con-
sumption between the ages of 15 and 20.
311. JANE, m. Sydney Barrett. No issue.
812. PHINEAS.
Children of Samuel and Esther :
313. SUMNER.
314. MARY ANN.
315. SUMNER, m. Matilda Cox.
316. HANNAH, m. John Kendall. Had: (1) Mary; (2) Mabel.
218 Jeremiah Hood, born in Topsfield, Nov. 4,
1804, married Eliza, daughter of John and Sally Carter of
Stoneham. Lived in Danvers. He died Jan. 20, 1857,
and she died Dec. 8, 1887, both in Danvers.
Children of Jeremiah and Eliza :
317. WILLIAM HENRY, b. May 26, 1848 in Danvers; d. Dec. 3, 1858.
318. JOHN F. , b. 1853, in Danvers; m. Sept. 17, 1883, in Danvers,
Sarah A. daughter of Charles H. and Mary G. Saunders of
Orland, Me. Had: Ralph Saunders, b. Dec. 29, 1884, in
Danvers; m. Dec. 28, 1905, in Danvers, Bertha F., dau. of
Horace M. and Anna E. (Bates) Gilford of Danvers.
146 JOHN HOOD OP LYNN, MASS.
230 John Hood, born May 8, 1806, in Wenham,
married Nov. 29, 1827, Rebecca, daughter of David and
Mary O. Stanley of Beverly. She was born Jan. 6, 1808,
at Beverly, and died Mar. 22, 1882, at Danvers. He died
Oct. 5, 1867, at Danvers. Farmer and lived in Danvers.
Member of School Board for many years.
Children of John and Rebecca :
319. LYDIA ANN, b. Nov. 20, 1828, at Wenham; m. May 20, 1847 in
Danvers, Charles W. Brown; d. Oct. 13, 1891. Lived in
Essex and Danvers. Had: (1) Frances Maria, b. Feb. 26,
1848; (2) Marcia Dodge, b. Jan. 15, 1851; (3) Ella Frances,
b. June 26, 1854; (4) Ella Augusta, b. Apr. 25, 1856; (5)
Charles Wallace, b. Oct. 30, 1859; (6) Lillian Frances, b.
Dec. 26, 1861; (7) Joseph Edward, b. Oct. 25, 1864; (8)
Dennison Leslie, b. Feb. 21, 1869.
320. REBECCA STANLEY, b. Aug. 5, 1830, at Wenham ; m. July 14,
1846 in Beverly, Thaddeus Osgood, b. in Milford, N. H.;
d. Dec. 26, 1854. Had: (1) Thaddeus, b. Sept. 5, 1847; (2)
John Hood, b. Apr. 30, 1853.
321. AMANDA BAILEY, b. Aug. 19, 1832, at Wenham; m. May 2,
1851, in Danvers, William B. Jenness, s. of Samuel and
Sally Jenness, b. in Strafford, N. H. Lived in Wenham
and Alton, N. H. Had: (1) Alice Amanda, b. Oct. 20,
1854; (2) Harriet Elizabeth, b. Nov. 10, 1856.
322. MARY ELIZABETH, b. July 26, 1834, at Danversport; m. 1st,
Feb. 24, 1856, Moses H. Goodwin, s. of Moses. He d. in
Lynn, May 1, 1880; she m. 2d, Mar. 11. 1891, John W.
Frost of Springvale, Me.; no issue; d. Aug. 24, 1895.
323. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Aug. 13, 1836, at Danversport.
324. WENDELL PHILLIPS, b. Feb. 25, 1839, at Danversport.
325. JOSEPH EDWARD, b. Mar. 26, 1841, at Danversport.
326. CORNELIA ELIZA, b. Mar. 5, 1844, at Danversport; m. June 17,
1871 at Saco, Me., John Francis Whipple, s. of Daniel and
Adaline Whipple of Ipswich. Lives in Danvers. Had: (1)
a child b. and d. Aug. 15, 1873; (2) Guy Montrose, b. June
12, 1876.
327. EMELINE OSGOOD, b. July 10, 1845, at Beverly, now Danvers ;
d. Mar. 21, 1903, in Danvers. (Emma O. Death rds.)
234 Jacob Augustine Hood, born May 5, 1822,
at Marblehead, was graduated from Dartmouth College in
1844, and from Union Theological Seminary in New York
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 147
City in 1849. He was ordained and installed pastor of
the Congregational Church, in Middleton, Mass., June 2,
1850. Afterwards he held pastorates in Pittsfield, and
Loudon, N. H., and Schuyler, Neb., and filled many im-
portant public positions. He married, first, at Hampton-
burgh, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1849, Kate Delia Hawkins. She
was born in Scottstown, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1830, the daugh-
ter of Jacob Mills and Eleanor (Randall) Hawkins. She
died Mar. 29, 1857, at Pittsfield, N. H. He married,
second, Sept. 24, 1857, Emily Parker Greene. She was
born May 9, 1838, at Pittsfield, N. H., daughter of Oliver
P. and Charlotte Mayo (Fay) Greene. He died July 9,
1890, at Schuyler, Neb.
Children of Jacob Augustine and Kate Delia :
328. AUGUSTINE HAWKINS, b. Sept. 30, 1850; at Middleton, Mass.
329. ELLEN RANDALL, b. Feb. 5, 1853, at Middleton; m. Fred W.
Pattee, b. Sept. 1, 1846.
330. KATE NEEDHAM, b. Dec. 11, 1856, at Pittsfield; N. H.; d. Apr.
19, 1876 at Lynnfield, Mass.
Children of Jacob Augustine and Emily Parker :
331. HERBERT FAY, b. Aug. 16, 1858, at Pittsfield, N. H.; d. Feb. 8,
1884, at Schuyler, Neb.
332. HARRIET FLINT, b. Aug. 20, 1870, at Maroa, 111.
333. FLORENCE, b. Apr. 9, 1877 ; d. Apr. 22, 1877, at Schuyler, Neb.
239 Daniel Needham Hood, born Sept. 15, 1833,
married, first, June 9, 1853, Maria Jennette Greenough.
She was born Jan. 29, 1835, at South Boston, and was the
daughter of John Grafton and Jennette (Putnam) Green-
ough. She died Feb. 21, 1880, at St. Augustine, Fla.
He married, second, June 29, 1881, Helen (Burton)
Balch. For thirty-eight years he was the head of the de-
partment of music in Rockford College in Illinois. In
1895 he removed to Woburn, Mass., where he is organist
and musical director in the Congregational church.
Children of Daniel Needham and Maria Jennette :
334. NETTIE GREENOUGH, b. Jan. 25, 1855, at Brooklyn, N. Y.; m.
Dec. 25, 1877, Frank D. Emerson. He d. Oct., 1907. Had:
(1) Frances, b. May 29, 1882, at Rockford, 111.; (2) Fred-
erick Hood, b. Apr. 10, 1884, at Rockford, 111.
148 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
335. CABBIE FBANOKS, b. Oct. 4, 1858, at Rockford, 111. ; d. Mar. 20,
1880, at St. Augustine, Fla.
336. GENEVIEVE, b. Sept. 9, 1870, at Rockford, 111.; m. Sept. 6,
1892, Jere Campbell, b. Nov. 9, 1868, at Chelsea, s. Charles
A. and Lavinia (Hutchinson) Campbell. Had: (1) Richard
Hood, b. Aug. 18, 1893, at Chelsea; (2) Barbara, b. Mar. 1,
1901, at Chestnut Hill. Lives at Providence, R. I.
240 George Henry Hood, born May 30, 1835, in
Salem, married Sept. 18, 1859, at Chelsea, Frances Henri-
etta Janvrin. She was born in Chelsea, June 29, 1839,
daughter of Dennis and Sarah (Knowles) Janvrin. Re-
sided in Chelsea where he served in the Common Council.
Founded the Boston Rubber Company and was interested
in several other rubber manufacturing companies. Retired
from business in 1896 and now lives in Hamilton.
Children of George Henry and Frances Henrietta, born
in Chelsea:
337. HELEN FRANCES, b. June 28, 1860.
338. GEORGE HENRY, b. Oct. 1, 1862; d. Dec. 27, 1887.
839. FREDERICK CLARKE, b. Mar. 11, 1865; m. Nov. 4, 1891, Myra
Tucker of Providence, R. I. Harvard University, 1886.
With brother Arthur,established, in 1896, the Hood Rubber
Co. at Watertown, Mass. Had: Donald Tucker, b. Feb.
13, 1893.
340. ARTHUR NEEDHAM, b. Feb. 15, 1868; m. Jan. 27, 1897, Ellen
Katherine Van Voorhis, b. Dec. 13, 1867. Had: Frances,
b. Mar. 3, 1899.
341. RICHARD PEROIVAL, b. Aug. 5, 1871; m. Nov. 12, 1906, Marie
Bellanger. Harvard University, 1894. Lives in Paris,
where he is European agent of the Hood Rubber Company.
342. FLORENCE HENRIETTA, b. May 11, 1876.
242 Salmon Button Hood, born in Topsfield, Feb.
17, 1830, married Mar. 31, 1850, Perthena Calista Pear-
son, who was born in Albany, Vt., Jan. 28, 1833, and was
the daughter of John W. Pearson. They resided at Tops-
field, in the homestead by Hood's Pond. She died Dec. 6,
1907. He was educated in the public schools and at At-
kinson Academy and later studied probate law in the
office of Col. Charles Kimball of Salem. He was a Justice
of the Peace for nearly fifty years and much of his time
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 149
was devoted to the settlement of estates. For over 25
years he served as selectman and assessor in Topsfield, and
also was superintendent of schools for several years,
postmaster for seven years, and a well-known auctioneer.
He died Feb. 18, 1908.
Children of Salmon Button and Perthena C. :
343. ELEANOR JENNESS, b. June 24, 1853; unm.; lives in Haverhill.
344. WILBUB FLETCHER, b. Nov. 8, 1855.
345. ELIZA CHARLOTTE, b. Dec. 29, 1857; m. Sept. 12, 1877, Frank
L. Jacobs. Lived in Haverhill. Had one son, Francis
Dutton, b. 1878.
346. SUSAN ISABEL, b. Feb. 9, 1863; m. Jan. 17, 1882, Eugene Hor-
ace Perley; d. May 15, 1898. Children: (1) Ada Isabel, b.
Nov. 25, 1882; (2) Arthur Warren, b. 1884, d. in infancy;
(3) Albert Edward, b. Oct. 17,1885; (4) Helen Hood, b.
Nov. 19, 1887; (5) Reuben Noel, b. Dec. 6, 1889; (6) Robert
Reuel, b. Feb. 5, 1892; (7) Rachel Olive, b. Aug. 26, 1894;
(8) Lawrence Titcomb, b. Nov. 13, 1896.
347. RALPH DUTTON, b. Aug. 28, 1874.
243 Richard Brainard Hood, born Jan. 81, 1826
in Topsfield. He married, first, May 2 8, 184 8, in Beverly,
Louisa Jane Webber of Shapleigh, Me. She was the
daughter of John and Hepsibah (Beverly rds.) and was
bom May 14, 1826, and died Apr. 7, 1884. He married,
second, in Salem, Oct. 27, 1886, Caroline, daughter of
Joshua F. and Nancy (Flint) Safford of Northbridge.
They lived in Danvers where he died Aug. 16, 1889.
Contractor, teamster and street commissioner.
Children of Richard Brainard and Louisa Jane :
348. FRANKLIN EDSON, b. Feb. 2, 1850; unm.; d. Feb. 16, 1895, in
Danvers. Boxmaker.
349. FRED BRAINABD, b. July 20, 1858.
246 William Orvin Hood, born May 4, 1830, mar-
ried Feb. 13, 1856, Martha, daughter of Isaac and Mary
Caldwell. She was bom Nov. 5, 1833, at Beverly, Mass.
They reside in Danvers. Engaged in the livery stable
business, then in the coal business and afterwards in the
manufacture of leather-measuring machinery. Overseer
of the poor for many years.
150 JOHN HOOD OS 1 LYNN, MASS.
Children of William Orvin and Martha :
350. CHARLES WILLIAM, b. Dec. 20, 1860; m. June 1, 1893, Elizabeth
Gardner, daughter of Nathaniel and Harriet M. (Putnam)
Boardman, b. Dec. 1, 1861, at Danvers. Bookkeeper for
Waldo Bros., Boston. Lives in Danvers.
351. CLARENCE ORVIN, b. Sept. 11, 1863, in Danvers.
247 Adoniram Judson Hood, born Apr. 7, 1832,
married Jan. 9, 1855, Catharine Reynolds, daughter of
Joseph, jr. and Catherine Porter of Beverly, and lived
hi Danvers and Beverly. She was born July 17, 1833,
at Beverly. He died Aug. 16, 1895 at Beverly. Enlisted
Oct. 21, 1861 ; discharged Oct. 30, 1864. Teamster.
Children of Adoniram Judson and Catharine R. :
352. NANOY PORTER, b. May 18, 1869 ; d. Aug. 27, 1869.
853. ALICE REYNOLDS, b. June 20, 1875, dau. of Leonard C. and
Mary A. (Hood) Legro (adopted while an infant); m. Jan.
9, 1895, Edward A. Haibon. Lived in Beverly. Had : (1)
Ruth Porter, b. June 23, 1897; (2) Albert Judson, b. June
7, 1900.
253 George Alfred Hood, born July 13, 1846, at
Philadelphia, Pa., married Aug. 3, 1870, Mary Elizabeth
Clark. Congregational minister, engaged in the Home
missionary field. Is Home Missionary Superintendent
for Colorado at the present time.
Children of George A. and Mary Elizabeth :
354. CORA CLARK, b. Apr. 29, 1871; m. Rev. Arthur Bumpus.
355. EDWARD CLARK, b. Mar. 10, 1874; m. Mabel Eddy of Newton,
Mass. Had: (1) Donald, b. Sept. 26, 1905.
356. BESSIE BELL, b. Feb. 15, 1878; m. Oct. 12, 1906, Kev. Arthur
Guy Graves.
254 Edward Cleeves Hood, born Apr. 21, 1848,
at Lawrenceville, Pa., married June 6, 1878, Carrie Oak-
man Gardner of Hingham, Mass.
Children of Edward Cleeves and Carrie O. :
357. HELEN GARDNER, b. Mar. 22, 1879.
358. EDWARD OAKMAN, b. Sept. 26, 1883.
359. ANNA BELL, b. Aug. 25, 1884; d. Sept. 15, 1884.
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 151
259 Elisha Augustus Hood, born in Haverhill,
April 5, 1822, married in Topsfield, April 18, 1844, Mary
Jane, daughter of Josiah and Betsey Gould of Topsfield,
born Dec. 30, 1824. He died in Boxford July 30, 1873,
and she died in Georgetown April 11, 1896.
Children of Elisha Augustus and Betsey J. :
860. EDWARD AUGUSTUS, b. Sept. 16, 1845, in Topsfield (Sept. 17,
Bible rds.); stable keeper; lived in Georgetown, where
he d., unm., Apr. 4, 1896.
861. MARY ALICE, b. May 31, 1849, in Topsfield; m. Nov. 23, 1868
(Nov. 26. Bible rd.), Charles A. Beckford, s. of William
and Lucinda F. (Small) Beckford ; lived in Danvers and
Salem. He d. in Salem, Mar. 13, 1896, . 50 y. Had: (1)
Ralph L., b. Sept. 13, 1869, in Danvers; (2) Mabel Herrick,
b. Nov. 16, 1881. in Salem.
362. ELIZABETH HERRICK, b. Apr. 16, 1852 (Bible rd.), in Box-
ford ; d. Dec. 17, 1852, in Boxford.
363. WALTER GOULD, b. Mar. 9, 1854, in Boxford; d., unm., in
Georgetown, Sept. 29, 1879.
S64. NELLIE BROWN, b. June 25, 1858, in Topsfield; unm.; lives in
Danvers.
265 George Abbott Hood, born Sept. 7, 1835, in
Lynn, married, Nov. 23, 1858, Emma J. Calvert of Louis-
ville, Ky. He died Oct. 17, 1865, in Lynn.
Children of George Abbott and Emma J. :
365. ELLA HERMIONE, b. Dec. 6, 1859, Louisville.
366. HARRIET MARIA, b. Sept. 8, 1861, Louisville.
367. PERSIS CALVERT, b. July 6, 1863, Cincinnati; d. Jan. 16, 1865,
in Lynn.
368. CORA, b. July 6, 1863, in Lynn; d. in Lynn.
294 Harvey Perley Hood, born in Chelsea, Vt.,
Jan. 6, 1823, married May 5, 1850, Caroline L., daughter
of John and Clarissa (Thompson') Corwin. They lived
in Derry, N. H. With his three sons, he built up a large
business as a milk contractor, having a large farm at Der-
ry, with offices in Lynn, Boston, and Salem, and employ-
ing nearly 200 men. He died June 17, 1900.
152 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
Children of Harvey P. and Caroline L. :
869. LAURA CAROLINE, b. Sept. 6, 1851; m. Nov., 1893, John Wal-
ter Johnston.
370. CLARA REBECCA, b. Oct. 22, 1854; m. June 4, 1902, Greenleaf
Kelly Bartlett.
371. NELLIE PRANCES, b. Oct. 23, 1856; m. Feb. 1, 1882, Marcel
Nelson Smith. Had: (1) Clara Nellie, b. Dec. 6, 1882; d.
Dec. 25, 1885; (2) Nelson Harvey, b. Feb., 1890; (3) Miri-
am, b. Oct. 15, 1891; (4) Lawrence Marcel, lived two
weeks.
372. CHARLES HARVEY, b. Feb. 26, 1860; m. June 10, 1886, Kath-
erine Wyman Eastman. He is a milk contractor and
lives in Derry, N. H. Had: (1) Marion Allen, b, July,
1888; (2) Caroline Wyman; (3) Harvey Perley; (4) Sabra;
(5) Helen Eastman.
373. EDWARD JOHN, b. Oct. 19, 1863; m. June 27, 1893, Harriet
Geddes. He is a milk contractor and lives in Derry, N. H.
Children: (1) Marjorie; (2) Zaida Marguerite.
374. GILBERT HENRY, b. May 11, 1866; m. June 27, 1893, Helen M.
Davis. He is a milk contractor and lives in Derry, N. H.
Children: (1) Emily Caroline, b. Nov, 30, 1897; (2) Gilbert
Henry, b. Aug. 12, 1899.
306 Charles White Hood, born Mar. 5, 1840, at
Worcester, Vt. ; married Aug. 9, 1863, Mary B., daugh-
ter of Henry and Lorena (Palmer) Sutherland. She was
born July 2, 1846, in New York City. They live in Jersey
City, N. J.
Children of Charles W. and Mary B. :
375. LORENA JOANNA, b. Dec. 1, 1864.
376. ANNA MARTIN, b. Oct. 31, 1867.
377. CHARLES HERBERT, b. Nov. 28, 1869 .
378. ALFRED COOKMAN, b. Dec. 23, 1873.
379. MILTON BROWN, b. Sept. 18, 1875.
380. RALPH SUTHERLAND, b. June 20, 1886.
308 Milton B. Hood, born in Worcester, Vt, Oct.
11, 1843 ; married June 26, 1872, Fanny, daughter of
Joseph and Lucy J. (Reynolds) Montgomery. She was
born Aug. 18, 1850, in Derry, N. H. They live in Mel-
rose; manufacturer of cologne.
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS.
153
Children of Milton B. and Fanny :
381. MEROY MONTGOMERY, b. July 17, 1875.
382. JOSEPH MONTGOMERY, b. Apr. 3, 1877.
383. LAURA MONTGOMERY, b. Nov. 21, 1879.
312 Phineas Hood, married Mary J. Needham.
Children of Phineas and Mary J. :
384. ALICE JANETTE NEEDHAM; m. Prof. Amos E. Dolbear of
Tufts College. Children : (1) Alice Gertrude, b. Nov. 22,
1871, at Bethany, W. Va., d. Oct. 22, 1882, at College Hill;
(2) Clinton Emerson, b. Dec. 10, 1873, at Bethany, W. Va.,
m. Mrs. Florabel Weatherbee, at Somerville. Children:
Gertrude, b. May 20, 1900, in Hyde Park; Alice, b. May
20, 1902, in California. (3) Katy Ella, b. Oct. 18, 1875; (4)
Mary Elizabeth, b. Mar. 14, 1885; (5) Samuel Hood, b.
Dec. 6, 1886; (6) Benjamin Leslie, b. Dec. 1, 1887. The
last four were born at College Hill, Mass.
385. ELLA MELINDA, m. 1st, Ivan Townsend; m. 2d, Hufus J.
Culver.
386. IDA MARY.
387. LURA ETHYLENE, m. Elmer Clifford Clark.
323 William Henry Hood, born Aug. 13, 1836,
at Danversport; married, first, Sept. 28, 1858, Sarah
Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Hammond, of Dan-
vers. She was born Jan. 11, 1839, at Berwick, Me., and
died Oct. 20, 1862. He married, second, Dec. 4, 1863,
Augusta P., daughter of William Batchelder and Sophia
(Friend) Dodge, of Beverly. She was born Feb. 22,
1834, in Beverly, and died Sept. 28, 1886. He married,
third, Oct. 3, 1891, Mrs. Clara Tufts, daughter of Oliver
and Betsey Trafton of Springvale, Me. She died Mar.
31, 1894, and he died Jan. 15, 1898. Wheelwright, and
lived in Haverhill and Danvers. Deputy sheriff and tax
collector for many years.
Child of William Henry and Sarah Elizabeth, born in
Danvers :
388. JOSEPH EDWARD, b. Aug. 4, 1862; d. Sept. 28, 1862.
154 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
Children of William Henry and Augusta P. :
389. LIZZIE PRANCES, b. Sept. 9, 1864. (See 173.)
390. ADDIE REBECCA, b. Feb. 2, 1867; m. Dec. 16, 1891, Daniel W.
Mason (2d m.), s. of Oliver and Elizabeth Mason of Fall
River. Lived in Pawtucket, R. I. Had : (1) Kenneth
Oliver, b. Apr. 12, 1893, in Pawtucket; (2) Francis Hood,
b. Apr. 4, 1905.
391. CALEB BATCHELDEK, b. Apr. 14, 1872; m. Jan. 5, 1898, Nina
F., daughter of Henry T. and Lucy (Hardwick) Milton of
Danvers, b. Jan. 7, 1873. They reside at Danvers. Bank
clerk in Boston. Had : (1) Philip Milton, b. Mar. 19, 1902,
in Melrose.
324 Wendell Phillips Hood, born Feb. 25, 1839,
at Danversport; married Mar. 27, 1866, Maria Phelps,
daughter of William R. and Mary Putnam. She was
born Apr. 5, 1843, at Wenham. Enlisted in Co. A, 10th
R. I. Vols., discharged Sept. 1, 1862; enlisted Nov. 7,
1862, Co. F, 48th Inf. ; hospital steward at Port Hudson
and at Baton Rouge ; discharged Sept. 3, 1863. Grad-
uated at Dartmouth College in 1865. Principal of High
School and Supt. of Schools for many years. Lives in
Melrose.
Children of Wendell Phillips and Maria P., born at
Red Wing, Minn. :
392. ROBERT PUTNAM, b. Feb. 17, 1868; m. Nov. 3, 1898, Mary Ann
Campbell of Melrose, b. Aug. 17, 1873. Lawyer, Boston
University Law School, 1890. They live in Melrose. No
issue.
393. WILLIAM PHELPS, b. Apr. 2, 1870; d. Aug. 4, 1870.
394. SUSAN MABEL, b. May 10, 1876; Smith College, 1901; m. Oct.
5, 1904, George W. Emerson of Amesbury, s. of Charles
W. and Susan (Littlefield) Emerson. Live in Amesbury.
Had : (1) Edward Everett, b. Sept. 2, 1905, in Danvers;
(2) Elizabeth Capen, b.^Nov. 22, 1906, in Salem.
325 Joseph Edward Hood, born Mar. 26, 1841, at
Danversport; married Nov. 18, 1866, Martha A., daugh-
ter of Joseph and Electa (Taylor) Gilpa trick, and lived
in Danvers. She was born Mar. 30, 1843, at Shapleigh,
AND SOME OP HIS DESCENDANTS. 155
Me., and died Sept. 6, 1897, in Danvers. Lived in Dan-
vers, where he died May 8, 1901. Enlisted Aug. 19,
1862, in Co. F, 35th Regt. Mass. Vols. ; wounded July
30, 1864, at Petersburg, Va. ; discharged Apr. 10, 1865,
as sergeant. Postmaster at Danvers for nearly twenty
years ; town clerk, collector of taxes, and overseer of the
poor.
Children of Joseph Edward and Martha A. :
395. RALPH OTHO, b. July 5, 1870; m. Oct. 6, 1898, Grace B., daugh-
ter of Jefferson and Emily J. (Berry) Hayes of Danvers,
b. Aug. 21, 1879, at Stoneham, Mass. Electrical engineer.
They live in Danvers. Had: (1) Ralph Stedman, b. June
11, 1899; (2) Grace Geraldine, b. Apr. 9, 1902; (3) Martha,
b. June 17, 1907.
396. CHARLES E., b. Jan. 22, 1873; d. same day.
397. MABEL ELEOTA (twin), b. June 26, 1877; m. Nov. 18, 1903,
Nathan Perley Clark, s. of Nathan J. and Georgiana B.
(Perley) Clark.
398. LEROY STANLEY (twin), b. June 26, 1877; d. May 31, 1879.
328 Augustine Hawkins Hood, born Sept. 30,
1850, at Middleton ; married Nov. 25, 1879, Kate A. Fo-
gerty, at Carlinville, 111. She was born Feb. 12, 1858.
Children of Augustine Hawkins and Kate A. :
399. GEORGE DANIEL AUGUSTINE, b. May 26, 1881, at Carlinville.
400. LEO HERBERT, b. May 2, 1884, at Carlinville.
401. Louis, b. Aug. 2, 1887, at Bellevue, Neb.; d. May, 1893.
402. MARY KATE, b. Feb. 7, 1890, at Bellevue, Neb.
344 Wilbur Fletcher Hood, born Nov. 8, 1855 ;
married, Dec. 19, 1880, Nettie Mabel, daughter of William
M. and Martha Kneeland. Shoecutter, lives in Topsfield.
Children of Wilbur Fletcher and Nettie M. :
403. ROY EATON, b. Sept. 6, 1882.
404. HARRIS LEON, b. Jan. 22, 1885.
405. ALICE, b. Aug. 2, 1899; d. Mar. 1, 1906.
347 Ralph Button Hood, born Aug. 28, 1874
married, first, Nov. 29, 1894, Annah Emerson Jacobs. She
156 JOHN HOOD OF LYNN, MASS.
died in Haverhill, Sept. 8, 1898. He married, second,
Jan. 24, 1904, Maude Currier. Civil engineer ; lives in
Haverhill.
Child of Ralph Dutton and Annah E.:
406. PAUL EMERSON, b. Nov. 16, 1895.
347 Fred Brainard Hood, born July 20, 1858 ;
married, Aug. 1, 1878, Sarah Lindsey, daughter of George
H. and Priscilla (Harlow) Barrett, and lived in Danvers.
She was born Aug. 14, 1859, in Marblehead, and died
March 16, 1905, in Danvers. He died Feb. 3, 1902, in
Danvers. Teamster and motorman.
Children of Fred Brainard and Sarah L. :
407. LOUISA BELLE, b. Feb. 14, 1879.
408. HARRY PRESTON, b. May 28, 1880.
409. MARIAN LINDSEY, b. Oct. 2, 1886.
351 Clarence Orvin Hood, born Sept. 11, 1863, at
Danvers ; married, Oct. 2, 1894, Abbie Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of Chauncey S. and Alice G. (Black) Richards, of
Danvers. She was born Feb. 24, 1866, at Danvers. He
is a dentist, and resides at Beverly.
Children of Clarence Orvin and Abbie E. :
410. CHAUNOEY RICHARDS, b. Nov. 21, 1895.
411. MARTHA, b. Feb. 25. 1898.
NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX
COUNTY.
(Continued from Vol. XLIV, page 347.)
These may inform those who may have the Care of pro-
viding the BAYONETS for the Province, that Jacob
Tyler of Andover, Blacksmith, will provide the Regiment
to which he belongs, if timely notified, and they shall be
done in a Workman-like Manner.
Boston G-azette, Feb. 13, 1758.
Portsmouth (in New Hampshire) February &4*
The Day before the Fleet sail'd, early in the Morning
a Man belonging to Ipswich who had been press'd about
a Week on board the Enterprize coming in from Sea, not
inclining to see London till he had paid a Visit to his
Friends, bundled up his Cloaths, tied them on his Head,
lower'd himself down into the Water, swam about half a
Mile, and came ashore at the Point; Tho' some of the
Ship's Crew discovered him at a Distance in the Water,
and pursued him immediately but could not over-take him,
he clamber'd up the Rocks, got on the Land, and ran from
them like a lusty Fellow, no doubt to their great Mortifi-
cation, and got clear.
Boston Gazette, Mar. 6, 1758.
In a few Days will be Published,
A Summer-Morning's Conversation on the Doctrine of
Original Sin, between a Minister, and a Neighbour.
Being a REPLY to a late Anonymous Pamphlet Intitled,
A Winter Evening's Conversation on the same Subject,
between a Minister and three Neighbours, By the Rev.
PETER CLARKE of Danvers. Together with an AP.
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168 NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY.
PENDIX, in Answer to a Piece lately published in Con-
necticut, relating also to said Subject Those who have
Subscription Papers in their Hands, are desired to send
them to S. KNEELAND in Queen-street.
Boston Gazette, Mar. 6, 1758.
By two Vessels arrived at Salem in about 26 Days from
St. Martins, we have Advice of the following Vessels
being arrived and taken, viz. Capt. Dodge of Salem, taken.
Worth of Newbury, taken. Hodgkins of ditto, taken.
Florence of Marblehead, taken.
Boston Gazette, Mar. 13, 1758
We hear from Cape Ann, that last Monday as Capt.
Soams of that Town was fixing a Bayonet on his Gun, not
knowing it was charg'd, it unhappily went off, and shot
his Father and Brother in a terrible Manner ; his Brother
died in a few Hours after, and his Father lies in a dan-
gerous Condition.
Boston Gazette, Mar. W, 1758.
THIS DAY PUBLISH'D,
{And Sold by the Printers hereof;)
Spiritual Fortitude recommended to young Men, in re-
sisting and overcoming the wicked one, by the Word of
God abiding in them. A SERMON Preach'd at a Lee-
ture to a Society of young Men, in the North-Parish of
Danvers, December 15th 1757. By PETER CLARK, M. A.
Pastor of the first Church in Danvers.
Boston Gazette, Mar. 20, 1758.
ALL Licenced and permitted Persons in the County of
Essex, are hereby notified to pay the Duties of Excise,
which by Law will be due to the Subscriber (in Manner
following), namely. Those of Salem, Beverly, Wenham,
Boxford, Topsfield and Danvers, at the House of Mrs. Mar-
garet Pratt, Innholder in Salem, on the 5th Day of April
next. Those of Marblehead, at the House of Major Rich-
ard Reed, Innholder in Marblehead on the 10th Day of the
NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY. 159
Same Month. Those of Manchester at the House of Mr.
John Allen, Innholder, on the 17th Day of the same Month.
Those of Glocester, on the 18th Day of the same Month, at
the House of Mr. James Broom, Innholder in said Glocester.
Those of Ipswch on the 24th Day of the same Month, at
the House of Capt. Nathaniel Treadwell, Innholder in said
Ipswich. Those Newbury, Rowley, Almesury, and Salis-
bury at the house of Mr. Joseph Newhall, Innholder in
Newbury aforesaid, on the 25th and 26th Days of April
aforesaid. Those of Andover and Methuen at the House
of Mr. Asa Foster in Andover aforesaid, on the 1st day of
May next. Those of Haverhill $ Bradford at the House
of Mrs. Hannah Foster Innholder in Haverhill, on the 2d
Day of the same Month. At Times and Places above
mentioned, Attendance will be given, by
JACOB ASHTON, Farmer.
N. B. No Accounts will be received, unless they be
according to Law.
Boston G-azette, Mar. 27, 1758.
The beginning of last Week a small Shock of an Earth-
quake was felt at Newbury, and Towns adjacent.
Boston G-azette, Apr. 10, 1758.
Last Monday Morning a fishing Vessel belonging to
Capt. Coles of Marblehead, arriv'd there from the Banks ;
which Vessel, with a Schooner belonging to Mr. Samuel
Selman, having put in at the isle of Sable about a Week
before to get Wood, were taken by a Number of Men,
which belong'd to a French Privateer Sloop that had been
cast away on that Island ; The last mention'd Schooner
they kept Possession of, and in the other sent all the Men
home.
Boston G-azette, Apr. % 1758.
The Rev. Mr. Thomas Barnard of Salem is chosen and
accepted to preach the Sermon before the ancient and hon-
ourable Artillery Company in June next.
Boston G-azette, May 1, 1758.
160 NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY,
Three fishing Schooners also arrived at Cape Ann last
Week, from the Banks, with but little Fair ; the Skippers
inform, that there was such a Surif, they could not con-
tinue fishing, they put into Cape Sables, and brought off
all the Cannon of the French Privateer cast ashore there,
as lately mentioned in this Paper.
Boston Gazette, May 8, 1758.
Lost on the Road between Boston and Newbury, on the
first of April last, about One Hundred and Twenty Dol-
lars, chiefly milTd. Whoever shall give intelligence of the
same to Messi'rs John Nutting junr. of Salem, William
M'Hard, of Newbury, or the Printers hereof, so that the
Owner may recover them, shall receive Twenty Dollars
reward and no Questions ask'd.
Boston Gazette, May 8, 1758.
Lost on the 3d Instant, between Charlestown Ferry and
Mr. Porter's, Inn holder in Danvers, a Bundle of Whale-
bone, containing 6wt. Whoever, has taken it up, and will
convey it to James Foster of Ipswich, or Mr. William Whit-
well of Boston, shall be handsomely rewarded for taking of
it up.
Boston Gazette, June 26, 1758.
JOHN GREEK, STAY-MAKER.
Hereby informs his Customers that he has rernov'd from
Marblehead to Boston, and lives in the next House to
Captain Sigourney's Distill-House in Black Horse Lane,
near Oharlestown Ferry, where he makes Stays of the New-
est Fashion at a reasonable Price. The said John also at
any Notice will wait on the Ladies his former Customers,
or any other in Town or Country, who please to favour
him with their Commands.
Boston G-azette, July 10, 1758.
(To be continued.)
RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.
THE CONDEMNATION OF PHIZES AND RECAPTURES OF
THE REVOLUTION AND THE WAR OF 1812.
( Continued from Vol. XL V, page
DIAMOND, schr., one Drew, master, from Plymouth,
bound on a fishing voyage, owned by one Winslow of
Plymouth, captured about June 20th, 1780, off Cape Cod,
by the .Letter of Marque Schooner Lucy, of Liverpool, to
which port the prize was taken.
DIANA, brigantine, one Caseby, master. A recapture.
Libel, Aug. 19th, 1780. Recaptured by Letter of Marque
Dispatch.
DIANA, brigantine, Hugh Chisholm, commander, built
at Dover on Piscataqua River about four months previous
to capture, owned by M r . Martin, M r . Wentworth and
others in Portsmouth, bound on a cruise in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence and Banks of Newfoundland, captured July 21st
1781, by H. M. S. Danse after a chase of ten hours. Hugh
Chisholm made deposition.
DIANA, brigantine, a recapture. " Heylen Mayberry
Master of the Brigantine Diana being duly sworne De-
poseth, that he was taken in the said Brig the beginning of
August by an Arm'd sloop called the Rover in the lati-
tude 38, 42 Long. 46, 30" that the said sloop carried
14 guns, & had 95 men on board, that they chaced him
from four o'clock in the morning till 12 at noon when they
boarded the Brig & took Possession of her and then
shap'd their Course for Salem, New England, that
the Rebels told him the Sloop belong'd to Salem, that in
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162 RECORDS OP THE VICE- ADMIRALTY COURT
about 3 weeks after they were taken they made Cape Ann
and got into a place called Braces Cove, & there Capt.
Burr in the Milford Man of War came and cut the said
Brig out under the fire of the Rebels who fir'd upon him
the whole time, that the said Brig & Cargo belongs to
Messrs. Charles Morris & John Church, Merchants in
Cork."
DIANA, ship, William Andrews, master, libel filed
April 4th, 1783, on behalf of the brigan tines Howe and
Shark. Decree pronounced as on file whereby the ship
Diana and cargo was decreed to be restored to the claim-
ant, from which M r . Nesbitt Advocate General in behalf of
the captors moved for an appeal.
DILIGENCE, brig, loaded with cyder, cotton, molasses
and salt, bound to Elizabethtown, New Jersey, captured
off Sandy Hook, about March 27th, 1776, by H. M. S.
Phenix and Asia.
DINAH, brigantine, a recapture. " James Robert Mosse,
Lieut, of his Majesty's ship Juno, being Duly Sworne
Deposeth as follows that on or about the 6th of Octo-
ber Instant, being on a cruise off Cape Sables they fell in
with and retook the Brigantine Dinah, that they found
she was loaded with Provisions, that they found no papers
on board except a Charter Part} T between John Wilkinson
owner of the Brig Dinah and the Commissioners for Vic-
tualling his Majesty's Navy and a Mediterenean pass and
copy of a Commission given to John Lee Commander of
the schooner Hawke by the Congress signed by John
Hancock, President, which schooner was from Newbury-
Port in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay that they
found none of the hands on board the Brig that were first
ship'd for the voyage that she was entirely in the Hands
of the Re bells that they were proceeding with hertoNew-
bury Port."
"Robert Clark late Mariner of the ship Nancy mount-
ing 14 Carriage Guns one Cowen Master bound from
Cork to Quebec Deposeth that the said ship Nancy was
taken by a Rebel Privateer call'd the Hawke Commanded
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 163
by John Lee in the month of Sept. last in the Latitude 46,
that the deponant was left on board said ship Nancy,
with 14 of the Privateers men that about 14 days after-
wards they fell in with the Brig Dinah in the Lattitude 42
which Brig they took and put the deponant on board to-
gether with three of the Rebel Privateersmen, that after-
wards on or about the sixth of October Instant, they fell
in with his Majesty's ship Juno who retook the Brig.
Dinah."
DoLPHiN,brig, of Falmouth, loaded and bound from there
to the West Indies, cargo : boards, shingles, staves and
hoops. Captured about Nov. 19th 1776, to the south-
ward of George's Banks, by H. M. S. Unicorn. The peo-
ple of the Brig fired upon the boats from the Unicorn.
William Roberts, seaman on board the Dolphin, made de-
position.
DOLPHIN, brigantine, David Felt, master. Libel filed Oct.
4th, 1782, on behalf of H. M. S. Chatham and Charlestown.
Evidence as on file.
DOLPHIN, schr., Aaron Burnham, master, registered at
Gloucester, Apl. 16th, 1779, bill of sale of said schr. made
William Jones to Daniel Collis, dated Newbury Port, Apl.
14th, 1779, exhibited, also a receipt from Seth Barns of
Yarmouth, N. S., for 58 barrels of tar and turpentine.
Seized by Jonathan Binney, Deputy Collector of H. M.
Customs for contraband trading, and condemned as for-
feited, May, 1779.
DOLPHIN, schr., John Collyer, master, Dominico for Mar-
blehead, cargo: rum, sugar and coffee, lost her rudder and
got into Port Mutton, N. S., where Colonel Perkins, com-
manding the Militia at Liverpool, and others, captured her
about the beginning of March, 1780, and took her to Liv-
erpool, and probably afterwards to Halifax to be sold.
Thomas Curtis, mate of the Dolphin made deposition.
DOLPHIN, schr., Joseph Clark, master, on a fishing cruise,
last from Piscataqua, captured July 21st, 1777, at Passa-
maquoddy by armed brig Hope, and taken to Windsor.
164 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
All papers found on her, except one, produced. That
one, the prize master deposed he understood was a pas-
sage from the Committee of Safety at Passamaquoddy for
the said schooner to pass and repass unmolested, & was
found in a house at Passamaqoddy.
DOLPHIN, schr., loaded with flour, bound to Martinico,
captured off Cape Charles in Virginia about June 17th,
1776, by H. M. S. Otter.
DOLPHIN, schr. alias Two BROTHERS and BETSEY sloop.
Libel Sept. llth, 1782, by armed brigantine Meriam.
DOLPHIN and DISPATCH, schrs., privateers. " Lemuel
Goddard, Midshipman of the Brig Observer, John Crymes
Esq., commander, being duly sworne deposeth, That on or
about the first of September last being off LaHave, they
Discovered Two Small Armed sch re , That The Observer
gave Chase to them, and they Run into false LaHave and
Run the Vessels Ashore, that the people belonging to
them all made their escape, that they found no papers,
one Schooner had seven Swivels on the Comings of the
Hatchways, and the other had 5 fixed in the same man-
ner, that Captain Crymes ordered them to Liverpool, that
one was about 18 tons, the other about 12 or 13 tons."
DON QUIXOT, sloop, Newbury to the eastward after a
load of wood. Had on board a small quantity of molasses,
sugar, cotton and coffee, captured in the fall, 1780, off Cape
Porpoise, by Letter of Marque schooner Mowatt.
DOVE, sloop. il Moses Dolsby, late Seaman on board the
Sloop Dove, being duly sworn Deposith that he sailed
from Cherristown, in Virginia in Sept r last and was
Bound taken by a ship called the Peggy, belonging to
Thomas Cochran of Halifax, and afterwards was retaken
by an American Privateer called the Pilgrim, and a little
time after was taken again by the Chatham, that he was
taken out of the sloop and kept on Board the Chatham,
that he never saw the Sloop afterwards until he came
into this Harbour, and further Deposeth that the said sloop
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 165
Dove & Cargo, Did belong to John Kindall & Henry
Harman in Virginia, that she is partly loaded with tobac-
co."
" Jeremiah Faraan Seaman on Board His Majesty's
Ship Charles town, being duly Sworn Deposeth that he
was on a Cruize in Said Ship in Boston Bay the 15th
October Inst. when they fell in with a Sloop which they
Chaised about Four Hours and took her and found she
was in the possession of the Rebels, Loaded with Tobacco
Bound to Boston, that Capt. George put the Deponant on
Board as Prize Master as Brought her safe into this Port,
that there was no papers found on Board her."
DREADNAUGHT, privateer schr. Libel filed Sept. 24 th ,
1782, on behalf of the armed brigantine Observer. Evi-
dence of Amos Potter and Lemuel Goddart taken as on
file.
EAGLE, brigantine, Seth Storer, master, Salem to the
West Indies, cargo: fish and lumber, captured Oct. 8 th ,
1781, in Boston Bay, by H. M. S. Chatham. Seth Storer
made deposition.
EARL OF GLENCAIRNE, ship, Alexander McCall, master,
a recapture. " James Karr being duly sworne deposeth
that he belonged to a Privateer Schooner out of New York,
that on the 5 or 6 th of this month [Aug. 1779] he was
taken by the Boston & Dean Frigates & was put on board
the Boston, that on the 9 th of August they fell in with the
Ship G-lencairne which they took, that the Deponent was
put on Board the Ship Grlencaime after she was taken,
that he saw the Rebel Boats pass & Repass near an Hour
and a half before he was put on Board the Ship Crlencairne,
he saw several Trunks & Blankets filled with Pieces of
Chuk & other things carried from the Ship by the Ameri-
cans, & that he also saw four or five Deale Boxes about 14
Inches long & 8 or 9 Inches wide which had been Broke
open & things taken out but what they Contained he does
not know, that he saw several Bundles of Silk Stockings &
Pieces of Chuk delivered the Rebel Prize Master by the
Rebel Seamen, that afterwards on or about the 23d of
166 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
August Inst. they fell in with the Romulus, Captain Gay-
ton, who retook the ship Earl Crlencairne & brought her
safe into this Port." The Earl of Crlencairne was bound
from Greenock to New York, and was taken on Nantucket
Shoals by the Dean and Boston, who took out the captain,
passengers, and all the crew with the exception of two sea-
men.
ELIZABETH, brigantine, Thos. Howe, master, Bordeaux
to New York, cargo : wine and brandy, captured May 2d,
1778, off Cape Anne, by H. M. S. Rainbow. The master,
Thos. Howe, made deposition, and claimed the brig* but
failed in his claim.
ELIZABETH, brigantine, a recapture. "Thomas Perry
mate of the Brigantine Elizabeth William Garnett late
Master being duly sworn deposeth that on his Passage to
Antigua, from Liverpool on the thirteenth day of January
last [1777] they were taken in the Lattitude 17.14 North
and Longitude 36.30 West by a Sloop call'd the Lion com-
manded by one Timothy Shaler from Connecticut, that the
said Sloop chas'd them three hours, and that they fired
two Broadsides and three Guns before the Brig Struck to
them, that after they Struck the Privateers people came
on board and took out of the Brig eight People besides
two Gentlemen Passengers, that they left only an old man
and a boy and the Deponent on board the Brig, that they
took out of the Sloop a Prize Master and Seven hands, and
put on board the Brig and then steerd for Egg Harbour
near Philadelphia, that on the 23d day of February last in
Longitude 61 : 58. Latt. 35 : 29, they fell in with the Mil-
ford Man of War Commanded by Captain Barkley, who
retook the said Brigantine the 24 th and sent her into this
Port. That before the said Brig was taken by the Mil-
ford, the Rebels had Plundered her of many valuable ar-
ticles ; that the Papers from number one to ten were all
the Papers the Rebels left on board the Brig, that be-
longed to her."
ELIZABETH, brigantine, loaded with powder, arms and
dry goods, no papers on board, bound to New York, cap-
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tured the beginning of June, off Long Island, by H. M. S.
Cerberus.
ELIZABETH, sloop. The Advocate General filed the de-
position of Thomas Prestland, taken before Joseph Win-
niet. Cause : James Hawker, commander of H. M. Ship
of War the Mermaid vs. Sloop Elizabeth & cargo, dated
July 11 th , 1777.
EMERALD, brig, retraxit.
ENDEAVOUR, brigantine, a recapture, from Greenock in
Scotland to Halifax, James Robertson, then master, cargo :
beef, pork, soap, candles and butter, taken Aug. 21st,
1781, off Isle of Sables, by the privateer brig Swift, com-
manded by John Fittle, of Salem, 14 guns, and course
shaped for Salem, recaptured about Aug. 31st, 1781, off
Cape Ann, by the Gen. Monk, and taken to Penobscott.
ENTERPRISE, ship, a recapture. " Alexander Francis
Landsman on the Ship Enterprize, being Sworn Deposeth
that he shipp'd on Board said vessel last spring, Captain
Winter, bound on a Cruize, that she mounted 22 Guns and
navigated with 140 men, owned by Thomas Eason & Co.
of Bristol, that the latter end of July last being near the
Landsend, they fell in with a Rebel Ship, which Chased
them about three days and came up with the Enterprize,
that she mounted 16 Guns, that she Engaged them four
Glasses & an half when the Enterprize struck to her
having four men killed and two wounded, that she was
called the Franklin, that they took out all the men belong-
ing to the Enterprize but six, and were carrying her to Sa-
lem, that the latter end of August they fell in with His
Majesty's Ship Amphy trite who retook the Ship Enterprize
and sent her safe into Penobscott."
ESTHER, schr. of Georgia River. Goods seized on board
the schooner Esther. The Esther was captured in Georgia
River about the latter end of February, 1776, with no
papers on board, by H. M. S. Scarborough. They took
the goods out of her and she was afterwards burnt. The
goods were put on board the ship Rittenhouse and brought
to Halifax.
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ESTHER, schr. understood to be owned in Cape Anne,
from Carolina to Cape Anne, cargo : rice and tar, captured
April 29 th 1777, about four leagues from Cape Anne, by
H. M. S. Scarborough.
EUNICE, brigantine, Ebenezer Peck, master, from the
West Indies to New Haven, where she was built and
owned by Chipman Todd and Ebenezer Peck, cargo : salt,
rum and sugar, carried six six pounders and one four
pounder, had three passengers and thirty-four hands, mas-
ter included, captured previous to Jan. 8 th , 1783, by H.
M. S. Garland.
EUROPIA, sloop, a recapture. From the West Indies
for Halifax, with rum and fruit, captured Oct. 19 th , 1781,
by the ship Minerva, American Letter of Marque, from
Amsterdam to Newburyport, and recaptured the next day
in Lat. 42 N., Long. 66 W., by H. M. S. Assurance. The
Europia was owned by Mr. Cochran of Halifax.
FAIR AMERICAN, brigantine, privateer, Hugh Ches-
holmn, commander. Libelled Oct. 4 th , 1781, by H. M.
sloop of war the Vulture. " The evidence of Hugh Ches-
holmn taken as on file."
FAIR PLAY, schr., bound for West Indies, loaded with
lumber, captured early in December, 1778, near French-
man's Bay, by the True Blue.
FALMOUTH PACKET, schr., libelled by armed schooner
David, Feb. 20 th , 1781, all evidence and decree referred
to " as on file," giving absolutely no information.
FANNY, brigantine, Samuel Tucker, master, from Gra-
nada to Salem, cargo : rum, captured Oct. 18 th , 1781, near
Brown's Banks, by H. M. S. Charlestown.
FANNY, sloop, William Britton, master, loaded with
flour, tobacco and lumber, detained and brought to port
by the brig that brought the Hessian troops, seized by H.
M. S. Niger, as forfeited. Date of libel, June 29 th , 1776.
The master of the Fanny made deposition.
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FANNY, brigantine, a recapture. " James Spence mate
of the Brigantine Fanny being duly sworne deposeth, that
the said Brigantine was Bound on a Voyage from Fal-
mouth in England to Quebec, loaded with Wines, that on
or about the 8 th of July last they fell in with a Rebel
Privateer Schooner of 10 Carriage Guns, call'd the True
Blue, that the Rebels Boarded & took Possession of said
Brig being in the Latitude 45 N. Long. 33. That the
Rebels took out the master John Wood, & all the hands
except the Depon* & a Boy, & also took out all the Papers
except the Register & Bill of Sale of the Vessel, which
are in the Attorney Genls. Hands, that they put on Board
said Brig 7 men and a Prize Master & stood to the West-
ward for Marblehead, that on the 29 th of August last
being near the Seal Islands in this Province they fell in
with his Majestys Ship of War the Mermaid, James
Hawker Esq r Commander who retook the said Brig Fanny
& sent her Safe into this Port of Halifax, that when the
Mermaid took possession of the Brig* the Rebels made
their escape in the Boat & the Boy with them."
FLYING FISH, John Gavett, commander, fitted out at
Salem, bound on a cruize on the Banks of Newfoundland,
owned by William Rankling & Co. of Salem, captured
about June 18 th , 1781, by H. M. S. Charlestown. John
Gavett, made deposition.
FORTUNE, brigantine, a recapture. " March 27 th , 1 781.
George Sutter part owner & Super Cargo of the Brigan-
tine Fortune Thomas Blanche master, being duly sworne
deposeth that on his passage from New York to Newfound-
land, being off Block Is d on the 11 th day of March Inst.
they fell in with a privateer about 10 o'clock at night,
which chased them all night & at 8 o'clock next morning
the privateer came up with the Brig, & took her, that the
Privateer's people took out sundry Sales & Stores & per
account now filed, that after shifting Hands and putting a
prize master on Board they steered for New London, that
on the 16 th of the same month as they were steering for New
London they fell in with the schooner Success, one Bennat
Ireloan Commander, a privateer Bound from Halifax to
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New York, who chased the Brig the whole day when they
came up with & Retook the Brig & sent her into this port
where she now is, that the Master & the papers belonging
to the Brig were taken & kept on Board the privateer."
"Elias Swann Seaman on Board the privateer called
the Marquis LeFiat being duly sworn deposeth that the
said privateer was fitted out at New London, owned by
one Mumford, that they had been out 3 days when they
captured the Brig Fortune, Thomas Blanche Master, that
they were carrying her into New London."
FORTUNE, schr., Rebel privateer, commanded by An-
drew Palmer, who was commissioned by the Continental
Congress, captured off New London, Feby. 3d, 1777, by
H. M. S. Amazon. She had six carriage guns mounted
and some in the hold. The captors took possession and
sent her to New York.
Fox, privateer schooner, a recapture. Libel filed July
16 th , 1782. * Thomas Freeman being duly sworn, depos-
eth that he was at Penobscott with M r Sherlock and saw
the schooner then call'd the Hawk, that he has . been on
board the Fox, a schooner brought in here by the Ceres
and Perseverance, Frigates, and examined her and knows
her to be the same vessel sold to James Ryder Momatt of
Penobscott last fall." The vessel was ordered to be re-
stored to the claimant, he paying an eighth salvage, and
articles returned as American property condemned as for
feited.
Fox, sloop, privateer, David Allen, master, libelled Oct.
10 th ; 1781, by H. M. S. Chatham.
FRIEND, schooner, of Boston, Lawrence, commander,
10 swivels, 20 men captured October 18 th , 1777, about a
mile and a half above the falls of the river St. John, by
the armed schooner Nova Scotia. The Friend was fitted
out by the Congress.
FRIENDSHIP, brigantine, libel filed June 24 th , 1782, by
H. M. S. Albany.
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FRIENDSHIP, brigantine, Nathaniel Brimblecomb, mas-
ter, Marblehead to Williamsburg in Virginia, in ballast,
captured April 9 th , 1778, near George's Banks, by H. M.
S. Orpheus.
FRIENDSHIP, schr., James Holliday, master, captured
near the end of May, 1779, by H. M. S. Blond. " Thomas
Talbot mate of the Schooner Friendship, being sworne de-
poseth that they sailed from Bermudas the 30 th of April
last Bound to Annapolis Royal in this Province Loaded
with Salt, that on the 16 th May they made the Land at
Townsend, that next day they went into Townsend to
get Provisions, the Master, James Holliday went ashore
& got a Calf, Half Bushel of Potatoes & some meal, they
were to come out again the next day, but two men came
on Board & Demanded their papers, the Captain gave the
papers up to them, & these two men told the Captain his
vessel was liable to be made a Prize of, the Captain then
demanded his papers from them, that they would not nor
did they deliver them. He then immediately set out for
Boston, & Returned again in 9 or 10 days, the Judge of
the Admiralty came with him, & the vessel & papers were
delivered to Captain Holliday, that they landed one hun-
dred & odd Bushels of Salt at Townsend for Provisions,
that the 3d day after they left Townsend they fell in with
a Fleet which they took for an English Fleet, that when
they came near them they saw they had French colours,
they bore down to them & found the Headmost ship was
the Blond."
FRIENDSHIP, schr., John Shelber, master, a recapture.
" John Shelber Master of the Schooner called the Friend-
ship being duly examined declares that he was bound from
St. Christophus to Salem Loaded with Rum and Salt, that
the Vessel & Cargo was owned in Salem by William
Shelber, John Tucker & others. That she had Twelve men
on Board in all & one gun, that they were taken by the
Halifax Packet in Latt. 40. 41. on Wednesday, after a
chase of six hours, that she is about one Hundred Tons
Burthen. That he understands she had been taken on her
passage from New York to Penobscott in Ballast & carried
into Salem as Prize."
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" William Currie late of New York being duly Sworne
Deposeth, that he has been on Board the Schooner Friend-
ship lately brought into this Poit, by the Biigantine Hali-
fax Packet and has examined her, that he saw the same
schooner at New Yoik, the 18 ;>1 of June last, that he then
shipped on Board net* a3 Mate, that she wrs then owned
by William Pagan & Company, that one Thomas Brown
was then Master, that they were bound for Penobscott in
company with the Ship Thomiis, that he was taken in Pe-
nobscott Bay by the Thrasher, that they put him with the
Captain and all the C*ew on Shore and eariied the vessel
and Cargo into Salem. ' : Dec. 17 th , 1782, the cargo was
condemned as lawiul Prize and the schooner to pay an
eighth.
FRIENDSHIP, schr., from Cape Anne in ballast, captured
October 23d, 1780, off Casco Bay, by armed schooner
David. The people of the Friend'Mp took to their boats
and got ashore, all bat a small boy lect on board. She
was carried into Penobscott, Fort George.
FRIENDSHIP, schr., from Plymouth on a fishing voyage
all summer, had about 40 quintals of green fish, captured
Sept. 8 th , 1782, off Cape Sable, by the Prince William
Henry, and Howe, Briggs and Buckram, schr. and brought
into Halifax. Eli Curtes of Scituate, belonging to the
Friendship made deposition.
FRIENDSHIP, sloop, Newbury to Martinico, cargo, lum-
ber, hoisted French colours, crew all Frenchmen, that the
prize master, deponant, saw, captured about June 23 d ,
1777, in the passage from Rhode Island to the Bay of
Fundy, by H. M. S. Flora,
FRIENDSHIP, snow, a recapture, "Gideon Ellis com-
mander of the Arm'd schooner Shark, being duly sworn
deposeth that on his passage from this Port to the Island
of Bermuda on Sunday the eighteenth of August Instant
being then about fifteen leagues to the Southward of the
Light they fell in with a snow which they chased about
four hours when they came up with her, and boarded her,
that she was then in the possession of the Americans who
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informed the Deponent, that they had been captured by
an American privateer Ship called the Grand Turk mount-
ing 18 Carriage Guns on one deck, that they said the
Captain of the Snow and all her hands were carried on
board the Grand Turk, that there was no papers on board
her, except the copy of the Grand Turk's Commission now
produced, that she had seven barrels of beef or pork and
about eight bags of bread, that she has ten carriage Guns,
threes and fours, that she is Square sterned, a woman's
head, a white bottom, sheathed, and double deck'd, that
she is now safe at anchor in this Harbour, the Prize Mas-
ter and five men the prisoners are now on board the Prison
Ship in this Harbour."
FRIENDSHIP, snow, a recapture. " James Ferrah, mate
of the Snow call'd the Friendship being duly sworne de-
poseth that on his Passage from Quebec to Barcelona, they
fell in with a Rebel Privateer Brig call'd the Washington*
Commanded by one Elias Smith mounting 12 Carriage
and 4 Swivel Guns. That on the 6 th November last in the
Lat. 42 . 22 Long. 37. 3 the said Privateer took the said
Snow, & took out the Captain, two Hands, & two boys &
put on Board the said Snow 7 of the Privateer's Men, &
then shaped their course for Cape Ann, that on or about
the 26 of Nov. last, they were retaken by a schooner call'd
the Loyal Nova Scotian, John Alexander, Commander,
who brought the said Snow into this Port."
GAFF FISH, schooner, one Yeaton or Eaton, master.
May 28 th 1781. " John Matthewson of Penobscott Fort
George being duly sworn deposeth, that he was at Penob-
scott when the schooner G-aff Fish was brought into that
port by the tender belonging to the Allegiance, that he
saw the Captain of her one Yeaton or Eaton who inform'd
the deponant that the said schooner G-aff Fish belonged to
Casco Bay, that he was the owner, & that this was the
first time he had been taken during the War, & that he
had destroyed the papers belonging to her before he was
taken, & that he had two other large schooners, which he
had rather should have been taken than this one, because
*Owned in Beverly.
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she was such a Lucky Vessel & Sailed so well, that he the
deponent saw said Eaton at another time, when he told
him the deponant he wished he would make application to
get his watch again, that he did not regret the taking of
his Vessel was so much as his watch, for he knew his
Vessel was a Lawful Prize, & further that said Eaton was
paroled as a Prisoner of War, & that he went off from
Penobscott in a Boat to Camden on the Rebel side." The
Graff Fish was condemned, being then in Halifax harbor.
GENERAL GATES, sloop, Joseph Dority, master, Balti-
more to St. Eustatia, cargo : tobacco and staves, 8 carriage
guns, 2 swivels, and 17 men, captured May 2d, 1779, in
Lat. 23, Long. 64 30" by H. M. S. Hope.
GENERAL GREEN, brigantine, Edward Bacon, master,
Amsterdam to Philadelphia, cargo : dry goods and teas,
captured Oct. 7 th , 1782, on the western part of George's
Banks, by H. M. S. Renown. Edward Bacon made de-
position, stating the brigantine was owned in Amsterdam
by Peter Le Poole and the cargo was consigned to Mr.
Hazelhurt in Philadelphia. His own home was Barnsta-
ble, near Cape Cod. He had three gentlemen passengers
and their servants. The whole number of seamen and all,
consisted of nineteen persons.
GENERAL McDuGAL, ship, a recapture. " Thomas
Leuwelling a mariner on Board His Majesty's Ship the
Diamond being duly Sworn Deposeth, that being on a
Cruize in said Ship the latter end of May last they fell in
with a Ship near George's Banks, that they Chased her for
7 or 8 Hours when they came up with her, she Hoisted
American Colours & Hauled them down again immediate-
ly, that Capt. Fielding sent an officer on Board her, &
found she was from Boston, four days out, that she had
only 2 or 3 Casks of Sugar on Board, that she was bound
to South Carolina, that the people on Board had told the
Deponant she was a Ship that belonged to Liverpool in
Great Britain, that she had been taken by the Americans
three or four months before & fitted out by them, that
she had 8 four pounders, 6 swivels & 2 Cohorns & 24
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men & is between three or 400 Tons Burthen, that they
called her the General McDugal that the said ship is now
in this Harbour."
"Isaac Taylor late Seaman on Board the Ship now
called the General McDugal being Sworne deposeth that
he was Born in Warrington in Great Britain, that he was
an apprentice to Jonathan Blundle of Liverpool in Great
Britain who was the owner of said Ship, that he sailed in
said Ship from Liverpool Bound to New York Loaded
with Coals in November last, that the Ship's name was the
Jonathan, that on his Passage they had two Engagements,
one was with an American Schooner, the othej: with the
Brig Genl. Washington who took them being then near
the Island of Bermuda, that they took out all the Hands
except the Captain (James Townsend) William Sampson
& the Deponant who were wounded, that they carried the
Ship into Boston N. E. where they stripp'd her & Dis-
charged the Cargo."
GENERAL STARK, privateer ship. William Coas, master,
of Cape Ann, 24 carriage guns and 90 men, on a cruize,
captured Oct. 8 th , 1781, in Boston Bay, by H. M. S.
Chatham. Wm. Coas made deposition.
GEORGE, brigantine, a recapture. "Richard Raggate
midshipman on Board his Majesty's Ship of War the Or-
pheus being duly Sworne Deposeth, that on the 17 th June
being on a Cruize in Boston Bay they fell in with the
Brigantine G-eorge one George Williams Master, that they
gave chace to the said Brig, & Boarded her & found she
was then in possession of the Rebels, & that she was from
Tobago, partly loaded with Rum & a few Bricks & Bound
to Boston, that the papers filed by the Advocate General
were found on Board her, that the Juno, & Amazon were
in Company when they took Possession of said Brig G-eorge
and that Captain Hudson of the Orpheus, made the Depo-
nant Prize Master of said Brig & sent him with her into
this Port, where she now is."
" 29 th June 1777. Charles Frederick Charlson a Swede
born at Stockholm, Seaman on Board the Brigantine G-eorge
George Williams Master, being duly Sworne Deposeth,
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that he was ship'd at Barbadoes & proceeded with said
Brig to the Island of Tobago, that about one month ago,
being about 3 English miles from a Harbour on the West
end of said Island of Tobago, which Harbour they were
going into, they fell in with an American Privateer Sloop
carrying 12 Guns & 75 men, that the said Privateer took
Possession of the said Brig, & took out the Master & all
the hands (except the Deponant) Broke everything in the
Cabin & took out one Hogshead of Rum & sundry Pro-
visions, that they then manned the Brig with Rebels &
shaped their course for Boston New England, that on the
17 th June being in Boston Bay, they fell in with three
English men of War, that they sent a boat from each Ship
and took Possession of said Brig Q-eorge, & sent her safe
into this Port where she now is, & that he the Deponant
was shipped by Captain Williams the first day of March
last at the monthly wages of Four pounds p month, Bar-
badoes Currency."
The Rebel Privateer which captured the Q-eorge was the
Trumbull, Henry Billings, master, which is ascertained
from copies of papers filed in the case, & which are in-
cluded in this particular record.
GOOD INTENT, schr., Willmot Wass, master, condemned
Feby. 22d, 1780 as lawful prize to the captors, H. M. S.
Albany.
GREYHOUND, brigantine, Clifford Byrne, master, a re-
capture, Nov. 2d, 1778. " John Gellen mate of the Brig-
antine Greyhound being duly Sworne Deposeth, that he
was shipp'd on board said Brig at St. Johns, Newfoundland,
by Clifford Byrne the Master, Bound to Jamaica Loaded
with dry Fish, that they sailed from St. Johns the 27 th of
September last, that on the 7 of October in the Lat. 40
Long 52 W. they fell in with a ship Carrying 18 Guns &
95 men, that the Ship Chased them 8 Hours, came up with
& took the Brig, that the Ship was from Piecataqua Com-
manded by Thomas Darling, that they took out the Master
of the Brig & Six Hands, & put on Board her a Prize
Master and Seven Hands & Ordered him the Prize Mas-
ter to Carry the Brig to Piscataqua, that afterwards on the
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19 th of October being then about 30 Leagues S. W. from
Cape Sable they fell in with the Schooner True Blue [the
Rainbow's tender] who Chased the Brig 12 Hours when
they came up with & took her & brought said Brig safe
into this Port."
GREYHOUND, privateer schooner, from Salem on a
cruize and returning home again, captured Aug. 11 th , 1781,
off George's Banks, by H. M. S. Warwick and Garland.
GREYHOUND, privateer sloop, one Stacey, commander,
captured Sept. 20 th , 1781, 30 leagues to the westward of
Halifax, by H. M. S. Assurance. The Greyhound came
from Portsmouth, N. H. Samuel Stacey made deposition.
HALIFAX, brigantine, a recapture. " Peter Robinson,
midshipman of the Serberus [sic~] being duly sworne de-
poseth that he was prize Master of the Brig call'd ye
Joseph, a Prize taken by the Cerberus, that on his Passage
to Halifax with the said Prize he fell in with & was taken
by a Schooner call'd the Gen 1 Putnam a Privateer fitted
out by some of the Colonies now in Rebellion mounting 6
Carriage Guns, that they put the Deponant and all the
People of the said Brig Joseph on board the Privateer, that
in the Lattitude about 37 and Long 57 on the 22 d Septem-
ber last the said Privateer fell in with and took the Brig-
antine Halifax, Richard Hinckly Master that afterwards
in the Lattitude 43 Long 66 on or about the beginning of
October Instant the Deponant being on board the Brig
Halifax they fell in with the Milford Man of War John
Burr Commander who retook the Brigantine Halifax
aforesaid and brought her into this Port of Halifax."
HAMMON, schr., 12 swivel guns and small arms, and
28 men, run ashore at L'Have, all hands but six got away,
captured by H. M. S. Rainbow's tender. Deposition made
April 13 th , 1778.
HANNAH, brigantine, owned in Newbury, New England,
by Nathaniel Tracey, from Newbury for Guadelope, cargo :
chiefly lumber, captured about April 30 th , 1777, near
Georges Banks, by H. M. S. Diamond. Caleb Turner,
seaman on the Hannah made deposition.
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HANNAH, schr., James Clinton, master, libel filed April
17 th , 1779, evidence as taken at Annapolis, N. S., read.
Captured by schooner Liverpool, Letter of Marque.
HANNAH, schr., John Askin, master, Piscataqua to
Damascotti, with only the vessel's stores on board. Cap-
tured Dec. 29 th , 1780, on the coast of New England, by
armed schooner David, & taken to Penobscott. All the
crew escaped, except one man, John Barker, who made
deposition, and said the schr. was owned in Damascotti by
one Prince Barker.
HANNAH, schr., Philip Hodgkins, master. Libel filed
Nov. 27 th , 1782 by Dreadnaught. Evidence taken at
Liverpool read.
HANNAH, schr., Cape Anne to Kennebek, with some
cider and rum on board, captured in October, 1780, off
Casco Bay, by armed schooner David, and carried into
Fort George Harbour, at Penobscott. The crew escaped
in boats during the chase.
HANNAH, schr., Marblehead to New Meadow, cargo:
apples, cider and cattle, captured in October, 1780, near
Cape Porpoise by schooner Halifax Adventure, a priva-
teer. The prisoners were sent to Boston in a cartel from
Penobscott.
HANNAH, sloop, Charles L e Ballister, master, Marblehead
for Fort George at Penobscott with 14 prisoners, which
were delivered at Penobscott, after remaining there three
days, sailed for Broad Bay where the vessel was loaded
with cord wood arid boards, sailed for Boston, captured
April 27 th , 1781, off Cape Porpois by the Letter of
Marque Schooner Halifax Bob. William Clark, appren-
tice to the master of the Hannah, made deposition.
HANNAH, sloop, owned by James Howard of the West
Jerseys, cargo : molasses and brandy, bound to the West
Jerseys, captured April 4 th , 1776, off Egg Harbour by H.
M. S. Phenix and Asia.
HJHANNAH, sloop, libel filed June 24 th , 1782, by H. M.
Sloop of War the Albany.
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HARRIET, brigantine. Montgomery, master, a recap-
ture. Recaptured from the Americans who had taken her
six days before, July 5 th , 1782, off Cape Sable, by H. M.
Frigates Perseverance and Ceres. She was from Jamaica
to Halifax loaded with ram and molasses. The American
privateer which took her was called the Dispatch.
HAWKE, schr., loaded with arms, powder, dry goods, gin,
rum, etc., had no papers, understood to be bound to New
York, captured off Long Island the beginning of June,
1776, by H. M. S. Cerberus.
HENRICA SOPHIA, brig, a recapture. u Peter Heldt
Master of the Brigantine Henrica Sophia being duly
Sworne Deposeth that the said Brigantine is owned in
Stockholm in Sweden, that he was Bound on a Voyage in
said Brig from London to Teneriffe, that in the latter end
of May last being in Lat. 40 & Long. 1 2 from London
they fell in with an American Privateer called the Revenge
mo an ting 14 Guns & had 60 men, that the Privateer fired
a shot at the Brig and brought her too, & ordered the De-
ponant to put out his Boat & bring his papers on Board
the Privateer which the Deponant did, that afterwards they
Sent an officer, & examined the Letters and papers, that
the Capt. of the Privateer one Cunningham then told the
Deponant the Cargo was English property & therefore was
a Prize, that he took out the Deponant's mate & 7 Hands
& put on Board the Brig a Prize Master & 8 Hands from
the Privateer, & then ordered the Prize Master to make
the best of his way with the Brig for Newbury, Piscataqua
or Casco Bay whichever they could get into, that the Mas-
ter of the Privateer told the Deponant he should have his
Brig again and Freight for the Cargo Six Hundred Pounds
Sterling, that before this 2 Days in the Lat. 42 50"
another Privateer fired a shott under striped Colours,
brought them too, sent his officer on Board the Brig
opened Several Chests & Boxes looking for papers, after
examining the papers, told the deponant he might proceed
his voyage, and the deponant further deposeth that on
their Passage towards America as aforesaid on the 7 th July
Inst. being then off the Seal Islands near Cape Sables in
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this Province they fell in with an Arm'd Schooner called
the True Blue [the Diamond's tender] who retook the said
Brig and brought her into this Port of Halifax."
HERO, privateer brig, Silas Smith, commander, eleven
carriage guns, captured in or near the Gut of Canso, July
4 th , 1781, by H. M. S. Charles town, all the men of the
Hero escaped ashore in boats, and the brig herself was
aground. The first lieutenant of the Charlestown fired
his piece at the shore, and the fire was returned.
HERO, sloop, libel filed October 24 th , 1777. Captured
by H. M. S. Juno. All papers referred to "as on file."
HESTER, ship, a recapture. "David Crombie, master
of the ship Hester being duly Sworne Deposeth as fol-
lows that on or about the 28 th of August last Lattitude
39 40" Longitude 48 45" he was taken by a Rebel Pri-
vateer from some of the Colonies now in Rebellion call'd
the Collumbus whereof was Master one Abraham Whipple
mounting 28 Carriage Guns, that they took out all of his
People and put on board 14 of the Privateer's men, that
they then shap'd their course for some Port in New Eng-
land, that on or about the 21 st of September the Deponant
fell in with Capt. Henry Bellew of his Majesty's Ship
Liverpool on Georges Banks who retook the said ship
Hester and bought her into this Port of Halifax."
HITTY, sloop, Salter, master, from Charlestown, North
Carolina, cargo : chiefly provisions, captured off the Cape
of Virginia by Phenix some time in May, 1777. The Hitty
was at anchor, & cut or slipped her cable & was taken
after a three hours' chase.
HOPE, brigantine, David Ross, commander, a recapture.
" Richard Pugh, masters mate of His Majesty's Sloop of
War Atalanta being duly sworn deposeth that being on a
Cruize in said Sloop of War they fell in with a Brigantine
off of Cape Negro, on the Coast of Nova Scotia call'd the
Hope on or about the fifth day of December last, which
they took about two O'Clock in the morning of the sixth,
and when they took possession of her found only man
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 181
on board a passenger, who informed the Deponant that
she had been taken a few hours before by an American
privateer Brig, and that the Americans had quitted her,
and took to the boat and carried off a Cable, and Plunder
as much as they could carry in the Boat, that after Cap-
tain Britt had put the Deponent on Board as Prize Mas-
ter, with hands sufficient to Navigate the Brig* he order'd
the Deponent to follow the Atalanta, that about one
O'Clock P. M. the same day Captain Britt took the Brig
Taw & endeavour'd to get into Liverpool, the wind at
E. S. E. and Hazy Thick Weather, that about five O'Clock
they came to anchor in Liverpool Harbour, that the next
morning the wind came on to blow very fresh and in-
creased, and the Brig having but one cable she parted it
and was forced ashore by the force of the wind and sea,
and altho every effort was made to save her she was lost,
that she was loaded with Rum & Sugar, that Captain
Britt with his people immediately gave every assistance
to save what they could of the cargo and did save about
thirty-two casks of Rum, which he brought to Halifax in
the Atalanta, that they found no papers on board, that he
understood the Master of her was on board the Rebel Pri-
vateer, 'that his name was David Ross." An eighth of
the value of the salved cargo was paid to the captors.
HOPE, brigantine, a recapture. " John Bell, Master of
the Brigantine Hope being Duly Sworne Deposeth that on
or about the 30 th of October last in the Lattitude 42 &
Longitude W & some odd he was taken in the said Brig-
antine by a Rebell Privateer Schooner call'd the Hawke
one John Lee Master, that they took the Deponant & kept
him on Board the Privateer 48 Hours, they then put him
on Board his own Brig again & took out the Mate of the
Brig & two men, & put on Board the Brig five men & a
Boy besides the Prize master, that after this was done they
made the best of their way for Newbury Port in New Eng-
land, that afterwards on or about the 11 th Instant Dec 1 near
Georges Banks they fell in with the Lizard Man of War
Capt. McKenzie Commander who retook the said Brig
and sent her safe into this Port of Halifax. That the
182 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
said Brig was Bound from larow in Portugal to Dublin
loaded with Fruit Principally."
HUMBUG, schr., libelled Nov. 3d, 1781, by the letter
of marque schr. David, and condemned.
HYDER ALLY, schr., Will m Baldwin, commander, of
Salem, eleven three pounders, forty-three men, about 55
tons burthen, captured Oct. 31st, 1782, on Georges Banks,
by H. M. S. Chatham.
INDEPENDANCE, ship, Joseph Olney, commander, built
and launched three months previous to capture, in Provi-
dence, owned by Captain Creed and Robert Taylor, out
about three weeks cruizing on the Banks of Newfoundland,
captured July 17 th , 1781, after a three hours chase, by
H. M. S. Danse. Joseph Olney made deposition.
INDUSTRY, brigantine, Arthur McClelan, master, bound
to St. Lucas, loaded with lumber, captured December 4 tb ,
1777, in Lat. 41, Long. 65, by H. M. S. Milford.
INNTS, schr., Smith, master, Broad Bay to Marblehead,
cargo : lumber, captured some time in November, 1777,
near Townsend on the coast of New England, by H. M. S.
Rainbow's tender.
JACK, ship, privateer, David Ropes, commander from
Salem, 15 guns, 9 and 6 pounders, 58 men, 12 of which were
killed at the capture and nine wounded, captured May 28 th ,
1782, to the westward of Halifax, by the armed brigantine,
Observer, after an engagement of two hours. " Lucas John-
stone, midshipman on board His Majesty's Ship Charles-
town being sworne declares that in the latter end of July
last on their passage from Halifax to Spanish River in
company with the Allegiance, Vulture and Jack and some
transports under their convoy, being off of Spanish River
Seeing two French Frigates L'Astrea & Hermionne to
Leward, Captain Evans who then commanded the Charles-
town, order'd the Deponent on board the Jack with orders
to Captain Tonge, that sometime after they engaged, that
the Jack was obliged to strike to the French Frigates, and
the Deponent and the whole crew belonging to the Jack,
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 183
were made prisoners and carried into Boston, that the Jack
at that time carried ten nine pounders and four sixes, and
was manned with sixty seven men, Richard Peter Tonge
Commander, that the Deponent has seen the ship called
the Jack (taken by Captain Crymes) now laying in this
Harbour & knows her to be the same ship taken by the
L'Astrea & Hermionne as above mentioned, and further
that when he was on board the Jack in July last he saw
her log book wherein was mentioned that she belonged to
the Province of Quebec, and was call'd His Majesty's
Arm'd ship Jack."
William Gray, first lieutenant of the Jack (American)
made deposition.
JAMES, schr., cargo : dry goods, spirits and flour, cap-
tured by H. M. S. Asia and Phoenix in East River above
New York. Date of libel, May 20 th , 1776.
JAMES, sloop, Richard Priller, master, captured previous
to April 27 th , 1776, by H. M. S. Chatham.
JANUS, ship, 150 tons, Bordeaux to Boston, cargo :
brandy and bale goods, thirty-five men, 12 carriage guns,
four pounders, captured Oct. 10 th , 1782, off Cape Cod,
by H. M. S. Chatham, which hoisted French colours and
the Janus came up to her.
JOHN, brig, a recapture, Casco Bay to Boston, cargo :
lumber, captured Sept. 6* , 1781, near Cape Porpoise, by
the armed sloop Howe and schooner Buckram. The
people on board escaped to the shore in a boat.
JOHN, schr., John Hews, master. Libel filed Oct. 2d
1782, on behalf of H. M. S. Renown.
JOHN, ship, a recapture. " John Hunter, master of the
ship John being duly sworne deposeth that he was taken
in the said ship on his passage from Quebec to England
30 th August last by the Schooner Independence John Gill
184 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT.
Master being an arm'd vessel having 6 carriage guns 8
swivels & 50 men, that they were taken 30 leagues S. S.
E. from Cape Race, that they the said Rebels were proceed,
ing with the said ship to Boston when Capt. John Burr in
the Milford came in sight & gave chace to them six hours
& took them 8 th Sept r instant about 30 leagues to the
Eastward of Cape Ann, that the schooner Independence
was own'd hi Boston, New England. " Capt. Hunter offered
to pay the one-eighth salvage to the captors, so his ship
could proceed in the service of His Majesty agreeable to
her charter party.
JOHN, sloop, William Chace, master, cargo: bread and
flour, " found on a trading voyage with the Colonies now
in Rebellion," captured previous to April 24 th , 17 T6, by
H. M. S. Nautilus.
JOHN AND MARY, brigantine, Daniel Haw, master, a re-
capture. " Samuel Ranney a Boy on Board the Brigantine
John and Mary of Lawful! age, being duly sworne depo-
seth that they sailed from St. Johns East Floriday on the
16 th day of Aug* Bound for London, Loaded with Tur-
pentine, that on the 23 d Aug. they fell in with an Ameri-
can Privateer which took them & were Carrying them to
Boston, that on the 2 d day of Segt. they fell in with the
Delight & other ships which retook the said Brigantine, &
brought her into this Port, that the rebels before they fell
in with the men of war had taken out of the Brig, 2 or 3
coils of Cordage, some new sails, 3 casks of Beef, 3 of
Bread, all the Cabin Furniture, some water Casks & all
the Colours to wit, a Burgee Pendant, a Long Pendant, an
English Ensign & Jack, & a French Jack, & took all the
Hammocks, 4 Brass Blunderbuses, 4 Brass Pistols, 2
Pocket Pistols, & a Hanger, & further saith not."
JOSEPH, brigantine. No particulars recorded. The
Joseph was captured by H. M. S. Rainbow, and libel filed
Sept. 11 th , 1777.
(To be continued.)
RICHARD INGERSOLL AND SOME OF HIS
DESCENDANTS.
BY MAJOR-GENERAL A. W. GREELY, U. S. ARMY.
Several years since there was published a genealogy of
John Ingersoll of Hampshire, which contained brief allu-
sions to his brother in Salem, the original settler, Richard
Ingersoll of Bedfordshire, England, whose activities in
1629 transferred the family to the Colony of Massachu-
setts Bay. For nearly two centuries the habitat of the
descendants of Richard, was confined to the New England
coast towns, Salem, Boston, Gloucester, Portland and
Kittery. It is therefore tit that the first effort to collate
data pertaining to the first five generations should appear
in the Historical Collections of Essex Institute,* which
have been the primary sources of information. The In-
gersolls were staunch defenders of their country, for, in
addition to a score or more of the males who served in
the Indian wars, there are recorded in the Massachusetts
Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War no less than
112 separate records, wherein some duplications occur..
The majority are descendants of Richard Ingersoll, and
the rest probably pertain to the family of his brother John:
Ingersoll of Hampshire, Mass.
1 Richard Ingersoll is first mentioned in a letter,
dated London, May 28, 1629, from the Governor of the
New England Colony to the Governor at Salem, in which
he writes :
" There is also one Richard Ha ward and Richard Inker-
sail, both Bedfordshire men, who we pray you may be
well accommodated, not doubting but they will well and
orderly demean themselves."
* All citations are from these Collections, unless specifically credited to other
publications.
(185)
186 RICHARD INGBRSOLL
The final record of his activities appears in the proceed-
ings of the Salem town meeting, 7th day, 5th mo., 1644,
as follows :
* Ordered that two be appointed every Lords day to walk
forth in the time of Gods worship, to take notice of such
as either lye about the meetinghouse, or that. lye at home
or in the fields, without giving good account thereof, and
to take the names of such persons and to present them to
the magistrate, whereby they may be proceeded against."
For the sixth day Richard Ingersoll was named, and his
son John, for the seventh day.
Richard was well received and did his part as a member
of the colony during the fifteen remaining years of his life.
He was granted 2 acres for a house lot and 80 acres for a
plantation (1636), portions of land on Frost Fish brook
(1637), and 30 acres ** of meadow in the great meadow"
(1639). On his own part he was active in making wood-
roads, established a ferry across North river (1637), and
in the development of his property. ' His appearance in
several suits indicates his insistence upon not only his own
rights but on those for the public weal, as in preventing
excessive tolls at the grist-mill. His own infraction was
confined to allowing his cows, with those of eleven of his
neighbors, to trespass on the common cornfields in 1642.
Richard prospered, added to his land by purchase, and left
a good estate, when he died in 1644. His will is as fol-
lows :
I, Richard Ingersoll of Salem in the County of Essex in
New England being weake in body, but through God's
mercy in perfect memory doe make this my last will and
testament as folio we th, viz.
I give to Ann my wife all my estate of land, goods, &
chattells whatsoever except as followeth, viz.
I give to George Ingersoll my son six acres lying in the
great meadow.
Item 1 give to Nathaniel Ingersoll my youngest son a
parcel! of ground, which I bought of John P , but if
the said Nathaniel dy without issue of his body lawfully
begotten, then the land aforesaid to be equally shared be-
tween John Ingersoll my son, & Richard Pettingell & Wil-
liam Haines my sons in law.
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 187
I give to Bathsheba my youngest daughter two cowes.
I give to my daughter Alice Walcott my house at town
with 10 acres of upland and meadow after my wife's de-
cease.
his
R x I
mark
I read this will to Richard Ingersoll & he acknowledged
it to be his will.
Jo. Endecott.
Proved in court upon oath 2 Jan. 1644-5.
Inventory taken 4 Oct. 1644.
Richard Ingersoll married in Sands, England, October
20, 1616, Agnes, or Ann, Langley who is said to be a
cousin of John Spencer of Newbury. (N. E. H. & G. R.,*
53 : 343). Ann married, second, John Knight Sr. , in whose
will of May 4, proved June 23, 1670, Ann was mentioned
with her grandson, Thomas Haines (Hoyt : Old Families
of Salisbury). Ann died July 30, 1677.
Children :
2. GEORGE, b. 1618.
3. JOHN, b. 1623.
4. SARAH, m. 1st, William Haines, and had: i. Thomas; m. 2nd,
Joseph Houlton. Their children were: i. Joseph, b. 1652,
bapt. 22-3-1653; m. Hannah Eborne. ii. Benjamin, b. 14-
12, 1657, bapt. 20-4-1658; m. Sarah . iii. Elizabeth,
b. 1660; m, 7-8-1677, John Buxton. iv. Henry, b. 1662,
bapt. 24-3-1663; m. Abigail Flint, v. James, b. 1665, bapt.
20-3-1666; m. Ruth Felton. vi. John, b. 1667, bapt. 23-6-
1668; m. Mary Star. vii. Sarah, b. 1669; m. Needham.
5. JOANNA, m. 1643, Richard Pettingell, b. about 1620. They had
i. Samuel, bapt. Salem, 9-12-1644. ii. Matthew, iii. Mary,
m. Nov. 10, 1670. Sergt. Abram Adams, b. 1630. iv. Na-
thaniel, b. Sept. 21, 1654. v. son, b. and d. Nov. 1657. vi.
Henry, b. and d. 1659.
6. ALICE, m. 1663, Jonathan Wolcott.
7. BATHSHEBA, d. Oct. 24, 1705; m. 1647, John Knight, jr. Among
their ten children were: i. John; ii. Joseph; iii. Elizabeth,
m. Cutting Noyes.
8. NATHANIEL, b. Salem, 1632.
*New England Historical and Genealogical Register.
188 RICHARD INGERSOLL
2 George (Richard 1 ) born, 1618, in England; died,
1694, after June 22 (Maine Wills, 9 : 174). He was al-
lotted 40 acres of land in Enon (Wenham), to which was
added a grant of 40 acres (29-9-1642). Selling this land he
moved in 1646 to Gloucester where he kept an ordinary, and
was elected selectman in 1652 (Babson : History, of Glouces-
ter). He emigrated to Casco Bay, where he settled at Back
Cove as early as June 25, 1657. He there bought 55
acres of land from George Cleaves, paying 55 shillings,
with an annual tribute of one shilling and one day's work.
He became prominent, and was a petitioner to the General
Court in 1660. Chosen juryman in 1666 and 1668, he
was sent the latter year to York, to meet the commission
engaged under the direction of the General Court in re-
establishing the disputed jurisdiction of Massachusetts.
He had on July 4, 1668, as selectman of and on the part
of Falmouth (now Portland) forwarded a petition on the
situation to the General Court. The commission, headed
by Major General Leverett, was empowered to appoint
officials, civil and military, George Ingersoll, erroneously
called Ingerfield in the report, was commissioned lieuten-
ant and placed in command of the militia at Falmouth.
He was most active during the Indian troubles, but the
King Philip war proved disastrous to him. One of his
sons was killed in October, 1675, at the opening of this
war in Maine, his plantation was attacked, and his house
and property were destroyed. Thirty-four persons were
killed or made captive in or near Falmouth, and the re-
maining inhabitants withdrew for safety to Andrew island.
Ingersoll was in the field until the beginning of December,
when he decided to return to Salem with the families of
himself and sons. His departure was criticised, but Wil-
liamson in his History of Maine says : " Ingersoll's mili-
tary talents procured his promotion to the command of the
town militia, an office he filled with much repute through
the first (1675) Indian war."
Casting in his lot again with Falmouth in 1680, Inger-
soll renewed his public activities. He was chosen deputy
to the Provincial Assembly of Maine from Falmouth in
1683 and 1685. He was designated by the General Court
AND SOME OP HIS DESCENDANTS. 189
as one of the commissioners to lay out a new town-site of
1,000 acres and make allotments thereof. At the threat-
ening Indian disturbances of 1689, he was called to serve
on the council of war at Falmouth. Doubtless foreseeing
the great dangers of his exposed plantation at Stroudwater,
and in view of his age (72), he withdrew to Salem and
thus escaped the vicissitudes of the second destruction of
Falmouth the following year. He married about 1642,
Elizabeth , who died before him.
Children :
9. Son, killed by Indians at Falmouth, Oct., 1675.
10. GEORGE, b. May, 1643; d. Aug. 10, 1724.
11. JOHN, b. Salem, 1645; d. 1716.
12. JOSEPH, b. Gloucester, Oct. 4, 1646; d. March 12, 1718.
13. ELIZABETH, b. Gloucester, Feb. 1, 1648; d. March 9, 1649.
14. ELIZABETH, b. Gloucester, March 19, 1651.
15. SAMUEL.
16. MARY, b. Gloucester, Aug. 12, 1657; possibly the Polly who m.
at Back Cove, James Rollins.
3 John (Richard 1 } born in England, 1623 (aged 55 y.
in 1678) ; died at Salem in 1683. Coming to Salem with
his father, he was allotted 40 acres of land, 19-9-1649, but
he was a mariner in 1658. John was freeman April 27,
1668, and was chosen juryman in 1669 and 1673. In
1667, with his son John, he signed the petition against
import taxes. As appears from Mr. Perley's *' Salem in
1700" (Essex Antiquarian, v. 10), John Ingersoll was a
man of affairs, selling a house to John Gardner, 16-9-1656.
He had previously bought from John Gray, 29-7-1656
(Essex Deeds, 2 : 4), a lot which has ever since been asso-
ciated with the Ingersoll name. At his death in 1683 he
devised part of it to his son John, who in turn willed it
to his son Samuel (No. 61), after whom it was known as
the Samuel Ingersoll lot. Another portion passed to
Samuel (No. 22), and later was inherited by probably the
only surviving daughter, Sarah (No. 69), then wife of
Josiah Orne. Another son of the original owner, Nathan-
iel (No. 18), dying before his father in 1688, a house-lot
and house thereon passed to his son, Nathaniel (No. 65),
who died in 1704, apparently unmarried, when his estate
190 BICHARD INGBKSOLL
including the Nathaniel Ingersoll house, was inherited by
his brother and sister, John and Elizabeth. Richard
(No. 20) also built on this land about 1675, a house,
which, on the remarriage of his widow, passed to his son
Richard (No. 68). In his will (E. I. Hist. Colls. 3 : 232),
dated Nov. 20, 1683, John 2 mentions his wife Judith, his
sons John, Richard and Samuel, his daughter Ruth, his
daughters-in-law Sarah (widow of Richard), and Mary
(widow of Nathaniel), and his grandson Nathaniel. He
married about 1643, Judith Felton, daughter of Nathaniel
Felton.
Children :
17. JOHN, bapt. First church, Salem, 10-7-1654.
18. NATHANIEL, b. 10-2-1647, bapt. 10-7-1654; d. 1684.
19. RUTH, b. 20-4-1649, bapt. 10-7-1654; m. 7-4-1670, Richard Ross,
(E. I. Hist. Col., 41: 191), who d. (inventory, Nov. 24),
1684. Children : i. Judith, ii. Richard, b. April 20, 1674;
d. before June 20, 1698. iii. Ruth, m. Hibbert, d.
before 1729. iv. John, b. Aug. 16, 1678. Ruth, m. sec-
ond Neale, d. before 1729.
20. RICHARD, b. 1-7-1651; bapt. 10-7-1654; d. April 1, 1683.
21. SARAH, b. 3-4-1655, bapt. 28-6-1655; d. after June 8, 1732;
m. July 26, 1676, William Ropes, bapt. Dec. 28, 1651;
his will of Nov. 24, 1723, was proved Jan. 3, 1728.
Children: i. Jonathan, b. Nov. 4, 1680. ii. Sarah, b. Jan.
9, 1683; d. Feb. 7, 1768, m. as his second wife about 1730,
Miles Ward. iii. William, b. March 5, 1685. iv. George,
b. Aug. 12, 1688. v. Joseph, b. Jan. 11, 1692. vi. John, b.
Jan. 25, 1695; d. Jan. 21, 1792; m. Dec. 13, 1723, Mary
White, daughter of John White and Abigail Dean.
22. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 6, bapt. 30-11-1658; d. Nov. 10, 1696.
23. JOSEPH, b. 9-10-1661; d. 1661.
24. HANNAH, bapt. 11-1-1663; d. 1663.
8 Nathaniel (Richard 1 ), born in Salem in 1632 (aged
75 y. in 1707) ; died Jan. 27, 1718-9. He signed a peti-
tion against import taxes in 1668 ; was constable, 1671 to
1673 ; freeman, 1690. In 1677 he was one of the remon-
strants against undue demands for guard duty on men re-
mote from the town's center. He was appointed lieutenant
in the Salem militia, 1689, and served in the Narragansett
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 191
war in Corwin's troop from Salem and Lynn. His interest
in military affairs is evidenced by his gift of land to the
town (now in Danvers) to be a training field forever. He
was also a firm supporter of the church, and was one of
the organizers of the Salem, now Danvers church, Nov. 19,
1689, of which he was chosen and ordained as its first
deacon. His bequest of land to the church led to litiga-
tion, as under his father's will the land reverted to his
brothers and sister, as he left no children. He was prom-
inent in the trials of the unfortunate victims of the
witchcraft delusion in 1692, being a complainant in many
cases. In 1673 Nathaniel was " allowed to sell beer and
cider by the quart for the time while the farmers are a
building their meeting-house, and on Lords days after-
wards."
The following is an abstract of Nathaniel's will (14,596
Essex Probate), dated July 8, 1709, probated Feb. 16,
1718-9. Gives to wife Hannah, use and improvement of
whole estate ; to church in Salem village (now Danvers)
50/ ; mentions Benjamin Hutchinson, " my adopted son" ;
gives training place to inhabitants of Salem village. Men-
tions the following : brother George's children, John,
George, Joseph, Samuel and Elizabeth ; sister Jane (wife
of Matthew) Pettingell ; children of sister Houlton Jo-
seph, Henry, James, John, Elizabeth, and Sarah ; Sarah
Ropes, daughter of brother John ; and eight children of
sister "Barshabah" Knight.
He married at Salem, Hannah Collins, who survived
him.
Child :
25. Daughter, name unknown. Possibly the Sarah Ingersoll who
made a deposition in the witchcraft cases of 1692, she be-
ing about thirty years of age (E. I. Hist. Colls. 2: 199).
She died early.
10 George ( George?, Richard l \ born in Salem, May,
1643, baptized in Charlestown, July 12, 1696, and died
(buried on Copp's Hill) Aug. 10, 1721 (Old Eliot, 5 : 88).
He grew up to be an energetic citizen at Falmouth, whence
he was driven with his family to Salem in 1675, after the
192 BICHARD INGERSOLL
destruction of his house and property by Indians. In
1680 with his brother John, and others he petitioned the
General Court of Massachusetts to authorize the establish-
ment of a new plantation eight miles square, on Casco
Bay. The General Court also confirmed Oct. 13, 1680, to
him and to his brother John, grants of 60 acres each, with
mill-privileges, which were utilized from 1680. The
grantees paid lumber to the value of five pounds sterling
annually to the Lord Proprietor. Driven from Falmouth
by the second Indian war in 1690, he settled with his
family in Boston, where he was a shipwright. He was
baptized (Wyman : Charlestown Genealogies, vol. 1) and
with his wife, Catherine, joined the First church, Charles-
town, 12-5-1696. In 1699 he was in Kittery. He married
about 1674, Catherine Nicholson, daughter of Robert
Nicholson of Scarboro.
Children :
26. ELIZABETH, b. 1675, bapt. (with others of family) at Charles-
town, Dec. 10 (Savage), 1693. (12-5-1696, N. E. Hist. Gen.
Reg.: 23: 441)
27. SARAH, b. 1677, bapt. Dec. 10, 1693; probably m. Aug. 30, 1716,
William Smallman.
28. BETHIA, b. 1679, bapt. Dec. 10, 1693.
29. MABY, b. 1681; d. Oct. 14, 1693.
30. GEORGE, b. 1683, bapt. 12-5-1696.
31. DANIEL, b. 1690, bapt. 12-11-1693; d. before 1756; m. Sarah .
32. CATHERINE, b. 1692, bapt. 12-5-1696; m. March 4, 1714, Benjamin
Eustis, b. Feb. 20, 1690; d. (willJan. 9), 1761. He was
the son of William Eustis and Sarah Cutler. They had:
i. Benjamin, b. Dec. 19, 1714; d. June 6, 1719. ii. George,
b. April 24, 1718; m. Ruth Dane. iii. Benjamin, b. Apr.
16, 1720; m. 1749, Elizabeth Hill.
33. LYDIA, b. 1695, bapt. July 12, 1696; m. Dec. 19, 1717, Elias
Hart.
34. DAVID (E. I. Hist. Colls. 1 : 153); no other record.
11 John (George 2 , Richard 1 ), born in Salem in 1645 ;
died in Kittery, 1716. In his will of Sept. 27, 1714,
proved April 4, 1716, he names his wife and all his chil-
dren except a daughter, deceased, who had married a
Brown (Maine Wills, 187). He prospered at Falmouth,
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS 193
Me., where he bought, May 1, 1675, from George Munjoy
a large tract of land. Driven from Falmouth by Indians
in 1675, he sought refuge, with his father and brother, in
Salem, where 11-11-1675, the town " admitted (them") as
inhabitants during the time of the Indian wars, being
driven from their habitations." He moved to Kittery in
1676, where his wife lived, but in 1680 was again in Fal-
mouth, where he received a house-lot and 60 acres of land
at Ft. Loyal on Sept. 23. The Massachusetts grant of
land and mill privileges, confirmed Oct. 13, 1680, was
perfected in 1682, and from 1684 was worked by a com-
pany. John's occupancy of his farm at the Stroudwater
(now Westbrook) was interrupted by the second Indian
war, when he sought refuge at Kittery, where he was a
carpenter. He also owned land in Kittery, Berwick and
Scarboro.
He married Deborah Gunnison, daughter of Hugh and
Elizabeth Gunnison, of Boston, 1634, and Kittery, 1651,
from which latter town Hugh was chosen Deputy to the
General Court in 1653, 1654 and 1657. Deborah was
baptised at Boston "about 7 days old", July 25, 1642 ;
she died after July 8, 1728.
Children (order uncertain) :
35. ELISHA.
36. NATHANIEL.
37. JOHN.
38. EPHBAIM, b. 1666; no further record. Lived at Kittery.
39. DEBORAH, b. 1668; d. after Aug. 2, 1746; m. at York, Dec. 1,
1686, Capt. Benjamin Larrabee.
40. ABIGAIL, d. Apr. 28, 1755; m. 1st (N. E. H. & G. R. 5 : 293)
Joseph Judkins; 2d, Blacey; and 3d, before Jan.,
1713, Ebenezer Blaisdell, b. Dec. 29, 1686 (Hoyt: Old
Families of Salisbury). They had : i. Sarah, b. Oct. 9,
1713. ii. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 9, 1715. Hi. Ephraim, b. Sept.
23, 1717. iv. Samuel, b. Aug. 21, 1719. v. Daniel, b. Feb.
7, 1720-1. vi. Abigail, b. Jan. 7, 1722-3. vii. Joseph, b. Oct.
25, 1725; d. 1726. viii. Mary, b. Feb. 19, 1726-7. ix. James,
b. March 7, 1727-8 ; d. 1728.
41. RACHEL, m. March 30, 1710, John Chapman, of Kittery, son of
Nathaniel Chapman and Mary Wilborn. They had : i.
Julia, b. Feb., 1710-11. ii. William, b. Nov. 20 1712. iii.
194 RICHARD INGBR8OLL
Abraham, b. Apr. 14, 1714; m. Apr. 14, 1741, Elizabeth
Ellis, iv. Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1715-16. v. Irene, b. Jan.
1717-18. vi. Jacob, b. Oct. 5, 1723.
42. MART, m. about 1708, Daniel Low.
43. Daughter, d. before 1714; m. Brown. They had: i. Sarah.
12 Joseph. (George 2 , Richard 1 ) , born in Gloucester Oct.
4, 1646, and died there March 12, 1718. Moving to Fal-
mouth, Me. as a boy with his father, Joseph, at the time
of the King Philip War, settled at Charlestown, where he
was received as an inhabitant March 6, 1676. He removed
in 1690 to Gloucester, where he was a carpenter. He
married Sarah Coe, daughter of Matthew Coe and Eliza-
beth Wakley, of Falmouth, originally of Gloucester. Sarah
died Jan 29, 1714.
Children :
44. MARTHA, b. Nov. 5, 1670, at Casco Bay; m. Jan. 26, 1697, Joseph
Mullett, b. Nov. 23, 1671.
45. JOHN, bapt. Aug. 13, 1676, Salem; possibly he may have been
the Jonathan, b. Jan. 25, 1672, who m. a sister of Hannah
Haskett.
46. STEPHEN, m. about 1694.
47. BENJAMIN, d. 1755; m. 1st, Mary Hunt; 2d, Sarah Ireson.
48. JOSEPH, d. 1755; m. Dec. 2, 1707, Mary Brewer.
49. HANNAH, b. Gloucester, 1693; possibly m. May 19, 1723, John
Clements.
15 Samuel (George*, Richard 1 ), was bom about 1652
at Falmouth, Me. and died at Gloucester after 1738. His
services in the King Philip War (Bodge : Narragansett
War, 422, 451), were recognized by a grant of one-fifth
of the plantation of Narragansett, now Amherst, N. H.
Engaging as a shipwright in 1676 at Charlestown he was
baptized and admitted to the First church, 12-5-1696 aged
"near 50". Moving to Gloucester after 1700 he was
there engaged in shipbuilding. He married Judith
(d. May 11, 172-, aged between 50 and 60) who was ad-
mitted to the Charlestown church, 27-3-1694 (N. E. H. &
G. R., 28 : 123), where the first five of their children were
baptized, 10-4-1694.
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 195
Children :
50. SAMUEL, m. 1708, Sarah Sargent.
51. REBECCA, d. Nov. 11, 1743, aged 57 (Babson); m. Capt. Andrew
Robinson. Among their eleven children were : Andrew,
and Judith who m. Thomas Sanders.
52. JOSIAH, m. 1712, Mary Stevens, jr.
53. DORCAS, m. Dec. 12, 1718, Samuel Row.
54. JONATHAN, b. Aug. 6. 1693; d. 1745; m. 1717, Elizabeth Perkins.
55. DAVID, b. Aug. 30, 1695; d. 1730; m. 1718, Mary Sargent.
56. MERCY, b. and d. 1697.
57. NEHEMIAH, b. Sept. 15, 1705; followed the sea.
58. JOEL, b. June 27, 1709.
17 John (John 2 , Riehard 1 ), born at Salem, Sept. 11,
bapt. 7-12-1644, and died there in 1683 ; his will dated
Nov. 20. He married March 17, 1670, Mary Cooms,
who in her will of June 12, proved June 27, 1711, men-
tions her children Mary, Ruth and Samuel.
Children :
59. MARY, b. Sept. 10, 1671; d. after 1728; m. George Cox, d. before
1728.
60. RUTH, b. Dec. 2, 1673; m. 1700 (Wyman, Charlestown Genealo-
gies), Zachariah Fowle[r], d. before 1729. Among their
children were : i. Joanna, m. Oct. 17, 1735, William Sils-
bee of Salem, ii. Mary. iii. Ruth. iv. Elizabeth, v. Zecha-
riah.
61. SAMUEL.
62. JOHN, bapt. Sept. 1, 1678 (E. I. Hist. Colls. 1 : 153); d. young.
63. ELIZABETH, bapt. adult March 15, 1702; died before 1711.
64. SARAH, bapt. adult March 15, 1702; died before 1711.
18 Nathaniel (John 2 , Richard 1 ), born in Salem, bapt.
Sept. 10, 1654, and perished at sea April 1, 1683 ; admin-
istration of his estate 19-9-1684 (37 : 90). He married
8-8-1670, Mary Preston, d. Sept. 28, 1684.
Children :
65. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 11, 1672; m. Nov. 2, 1696, Lawrence Knight
who died before 1729. Children: i. Nathaniel, b. March
29, 1698. ii. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 5, 1700. iii. John, b. May
20, 1703.
66. JOHN, b. Oct. 7, 1674.
67. NATHANIEL, d. 1704.
196 RICHARD INGERSOLL
20 Richard (John*, Richard 1 ), born at Salem, Sept.
1, 1651 ; died Nov. 27, 1683. He married Sarah ;
she married, second, before 1701, Joseph Procter, Ipswich.
Child:
68. RICHARD.
22 Samuel (John 2 , Richard 1 ), born in Salem, Oct. 6,
1658; died Nov. 19, 1696. Samuel was a shipmaster,
usually employed in foreign trade. In 1694 he commanded
the Prudent Mary, with Richard Ingersoll (No. 20) as a
seaman. Samuel left an estate of 538. He married
Sarah , who after his death, married in 1698, Stephen
English.
Children :
69. SARAH, b. Oct. 12, 1686; m. (int. Dec. 2, 1710), Josiah Orne.
They had : i. Jonathan.
70. MARGARET, b. April 8, 1690; m. (int. May 31, 1712), Thomas
Beadle.
71. SUSANNA; apparently d. young.
30 George (George*, George 2 , Richard 1 ) , born at Fal-
mouth in 1683, bapt. Charlestown, 12-5-1696. He was a
petitioner to Governor Shute, May 29, 1717, for admis-
sion as an inhabitant of Falmouth. He married, first,
Elizabeth , of Gloucester.
Child:
72. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 6, 1703.
He married, second, Sept. 2, 1707, Eliza Gourding of
Boston.
Children :
73. GEORGE, bapt. April 27, 1709, Boston.
74. ABRAHAM, bapt. July 23, 1711, Boston; m. June 16, 1737, Ann
Harwood of Boston; probably m. 2d, about 1749, Experi-
ence .
31 Daniel (George*, George 2 , Richard 1 ), was born in
1690, at Falmouth, was baptised at Charlestown, 12-11-1693.
He returned to and lived in Falmouth until 1730, and
was twice chosen as selectman. His first public record
was as a petitioner, with his brother George, for admission
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 19T
as an inhabitant of Falmouth, May 29, 1717. Moving to
Boston he was largely interested in shipping from 1739 to
1742, being a ship-owner. He died in (administration es-
tate) 1749. He married, first, Sarah , probably of
Charles town (Wyman).
Children :
75. DANIEL, b. Jan. 6, 1724; probably m. March 27, 1744, Mary
Gridley of Boston. He was prominent in the American
Revolution, and served as an officer in various commands,
1775-1780 (Mass. Soldiers in Revolution).
76. JOHN, b. Aug. 28, 1725; d. in Falmouth, 1758 (Maine Wills, 880).
77. BENJAMIN, b. Boston, 1735; m. June 28, 1768, Elizabeth Gray,
b. 1738; d. Apr. 30, 1815.
78. GEORGE, d. (will Nov. 9), 1756.
He married, second, at Boston (int. July 16, 1741),
Hannah Tucker.
Children :
79. JAMES, b. May 1, 1742.
80. JONATHAN, b. March 3, 1746.
35 Elislia (Johns, George 2 , Richard 1 ), was born in
Kittery about 1676, where he was an adult in 1695. He
was drowned at Presumpscot, Me., about 1726. The will
of his father, proved at Kittery in 1716 (Maine Wills, 186)
confirmed his title to land in Kittery, as well as bequeathed
to him one-half of the father's mill and water rights in
Falmouth, and one-half the homestead at Stroud water. He
settled on this farm, and in 1718 was one of the petitioners
for the incorporation of Falmouth. He received a grant
of 3 acres on "the Neck." Williamson (Hist. Maine,
2 : 84) says " The first new framed house (on Portland
Neck) being built by Mr. Ingersoll, about the year 1714
. . . for this cause called governor Ingersoll."
He married at Kittery, Mary , who died after
June 26, 1722 (York Deeds, 11 : 69).
Children :
81. ELISHA, b. Jan. 2, 1697; d. April 1, 1698. (Old Times at N. Yar-
mouth).
82. MARY, b. Nov. 29, 1702, at Dover; m. Martin.
198 RICHARD INGERSOLL
83. ELIZABETH, b. July 12, 1705; d. before 1765; m. 1731, Chipman
Cobb.* They had : i. Nathan, b. Jan. 7, 1732; m. March
27, 1757, Hannah Johnson of York. ii. Andrew, b. March
27, 1734; d. after 1800; m. 1st (int. Feb. 1, 1754) Hannah
Green, daughter of Daniel Green and Mary Hall.
84. DEBORAH, b. June 8, 1708; m. Dec. 29, 1726, John Tenney.
85. ELISHA, b. June 3, 1711; d. young.
86. MARGARET, b. Feb. 22, 1714; d. young.
36 Nathaniel (John*, George*, Richard 1 ), of Kittery,
was born about 1680. By his father's will of 1714 he
was left 36 acres of land at Kittery. He lived on Spruce
creek, where this land was situated. He married Joanna
and died before 1723, in which year his widow Joanna
was in Boston with two children (Boston Records, V : 13).
Children :
87. NATHANIEL, b. June 22, 1716; m. possibly Feb. 19, 1744, Jane
Fitzgerald, and had two daughters, Dorcas and Joanna,
bapt. Oct. 2, 1748, First church, Falmouth. He possibly
m. 2d, Feb. 16, 1749, Hannah Spinney of Falmouth. Na-
thaniel served in the Louisburg campaign (N. E. H. & G.
R. 26 : 251), and was an Indian scout in 1757.
88. WILLIAM.
37 John (John*, George*, Richard 1 ), was born in Kit-
tery about 1680. On Sept. 17, 1722, he was assigned
with his family to live in the garrisoned house of Ebenezer
More.
He married at York, about 1700 (Maine Hist, and Gen.
Recorder, 4 : 293) Deborah, daughter of John and Deborah
Phoenix of Kittery.
Children :
89. JOHN, (probably a son) m. Sarah Tucker. Had: i. John,
b. July 2, 1740. ii. William, b. Apr. 1, 1743. iii. Deborah,
b. Sept. 28, 1744.
90. JOANNA, m. at Kittery, Oct. 3, 1719, John Bowden, of Scarboro.
91. DEBORAH, b. Jan. 20, 1702, Kittery.
92. MARY, b. Jan. 6, 1705; m. Jan. 13, 1725-6, John Larrabee.
Chipman Cobb'a paternal ancestors were Samuel 3 Cobb, Jonathan 2 Cobb and
Henry 1 Cobb, of Plymouth 1629. His Mayflower ancestry was through the wife of
Jonathan* Cobb, Hope Chipman, a grand-daughter of John Howland.
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 199
46 Stephen (Joseph*, George 2 , Richard 1 ), was born in
Gloucester. He married . The only record is
his presentation for baptism at Salem, where he probably
lived, of his five children on August 15, 1703. (E. I. Hist.
Colls. 7 : 177.)
Children :
93. MARY ; possibly m. Nov. 18, 1733, John Matchell of Gloucester.
94. DIN A, m. (int. July 2, 1715), Joshua Wytherill of Salem.
95. STEPHEN, m. (int. Feb. 10, 1727), Hannah Manning.
96. MARGABET.
97. EPHBAIM.
47 Benjamin (Joseph*, George*, Richard 1 *), known
usually as Ensign, probably born in Charlestown, died at
North Yarmouth, Me., April 11, 1755. In his will dated
April 9, 1755 (Maine Wills, 760) he mentions his second
wife, Sarah, and all his children, named hereafter, includ-
ing Sarah, deceased. He became an inhabitant of Falmouth
by petition in 1718 and was town treasurer in 1728 and
1729, and thiice chosen selectman. In 1729, with Samuel
Cobb, he served on an important committee representing
the town. On Dec. 2, 1729, the water-power of Saccarappa
Falls was granted to him and others for a saw-mill, the
commencement on the Presumpscot of a profitable lum-
ber-trade that continued for more than a century. (N. E.
Hist, and Gen. Register, 14 : 144). He moved to North
Yarmouth prior to 1735, in which year he was appointed
Boundary Commissioner by the General Court of Massa-
chusetts (Old Times, 1902). He first married Mary Hunt
of Ipswich ; the marriage was in Gloucester where several
of his children were born. She died after May 5, 1722.
(York Deeds, 11 : 200)
Children :
98. MABY, b. 1713.
99. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 25, 1715; d. Nov. 13, 1739; m. June 6, 1736,
Mary, dau. of Capt. James and Sarah (Ireson) Parker.
100. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 8, 1717; m. wid. Sarah Parker.
101. MABTHA, b. 1719.
102. NATHANIEL, b. 1722 ; possibly m. Feb. 6, 1749, Hannah Spinney
of Falmouth. (See No. 87).
200 RICHARD INGERSOLL
He married, second, Sarah Ireson, who survived him.
Children :
103. JOSEPH, b. July 30, 1725.
104. SARAH, bapt. Jan. 22, 1728, Falmouth; d. before 1755; m. Aug.
11, 1744, James Parker.
105. HANNAH, b. Jan. 27, 1730; possibly m. Jan. 7, 1750, Henry Tol-
man.
106. DANIEL, b. 1734; d. 1737.
48 Joseph (Joseph*, George*, Richard 1 ), born probably
in Falmouth about 1686, lived in Gloucester where he
died in 1755. He is probably the Joseph who was ordered
to military service at Salem in 1703. He married Decem-
ber 2, 1707, Mary Brewer (Babson, First Additions).
Children :
107. JOSEPH, b. July 12, 1708; d. young.
108. JOSEPH, b. 1710; m. Nov. 18, 1732, Hannah Davis of Gloucester.
109. BENJAMIN, b. July 24, 1712.
110. JAMES, b. 1714; m. Sept. 24, 1749, Eliza Davenport of Boston.
111. ABIGAIL, b. 1716.
112. JOHN, b. 1719; m. 1st (int. May 9, 1741, Lydia Stockbridge);
m. 2d, July 22, 1775, wid. Lydia Woodbury.
113. MARY, b. 1721.
114. ISAAC, b. 1724; m. March 2, 1764, Susanna Small of Cape Eliza-
beth.
115. SARAH, b. 1726.
50 Samuel (Samuel*, George 2 , Richard 1 ), born about
1684 (baptised in Charlestown church, 10-4-1694), settled
in Gloucester where he died (buried Feb. 27, 1754), " up-
wards of 70" (Babson). He married Jan. 1, 1708, Sarah
Sargent, of Gloucester.
Children :
116. SARAH, b. Oct. 24, 1708; probably m. Dec. 3, 1730, Jonathan
Day.
117. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 26, 1710.
118. JOHN, b. Aug. 7, 1714; d. young.
119. JUDITH, b. Jan. 14, 1717; m. Sept. 5, 1739, George Giddings.
120. ZEBULON, b. Aug. 23, 1719.
121. DORCAS, b. Nov. 6, 1722; m. Nov. 30, 1742, Mark Parsons.
AND SOME OP HIS DESCENDANTS. 201
122. ANDREW, b. July 25, 1725; probably m. 1750, Hannah Browne.
123. SOLOMON, b. Oct. 1, 1729.
124. JOHN, b. Dec. 30, 1733.
52 Josiah (Samuels, George*, Richard*), born about
1687 (bapt. Charlestown church, 10-4-1694). His will
of Oct. 1, 1760, proved May 30, 1768, names sons Josiah,
William, Nehemiah, John and four daughters. He mar-
ried Dec. 30, 1712, Mary Stevens, jr., born Feb. 11, 1693,
and died Jan. 13, 1789, daughter of Samuel and Mary
(Ellery) Stevens.
Children :
125. MARY, b. Dec. 6, 1713.
126. JOSIAH, b. July 21, 1716; d. Jan. 13, 1789; m. April 11, 1741,
Bethia, dau. of John and Mary (Ellery) Sargent. She was
b. 1725, and d. Feb. 3, 1779.
127. WILLIAM, b. May 3, 1719; d. 1763; m. Nov. 23, 1749, Anne El-
lery.
128. ABIGAIL, b. July 3, 1721; d. young.
129. DANIEL, b. Nov. 3, and d. Nov. 27, 1723.
130. Lois, b. June 27, 1725 ; probably m. (int. Oct. 14, 1744), Joseph
Hibbard.
131. ABIGAIL, b. April 16, 1727; m. (int. Sept. 24, 1748), Peter Dol-
liver, jr.
132. NEHEMIAH, b. 1732; possibly m. Nov. 9, 1757, Sarah Youins
of Boston.
133. SUSANNAH, b. Dec., 1734.
134. JOHN, b. Feb. 7, 1736-7.
54 Jonathan (Samuels, George 2 , Richard*), born
Aug. 6, 1693 ; died in 1745. He was a hotel-keeper in
Gloucester (Babson). He married June 14, 1717, Eliza-
beth Perkins, of Ipswich, daughter of Francis and Eliza-
beth (Eveleth) Perkins.
Children :
135. JONATHAN, b. Aug. 3, 1719 ; m. 1737, Hannah Gilbert.
136. FRANCIS, b. July 4, 1721.
137. PERKINS, b. Sept. 14, 1723; m. Aug. 11, 1747, Hannah Ridgway.
138. LUCY, b. June 26, 1725; d. Sept. 4, 1810; m. Nov. 20, 1744, Zeb-
ulon Elwell.
139. SIMEON, b. Nov. 2, 1727; served in Capt. A. Wheeler's com-
pany in Revolutionary War.
140. DAVID, b. June 18, 1735.
202 RICHARD INGBRSOLL
55 David (SamueU, George*, Richard 1 ), born in
Charlestown, Aug. 30, 1695 ; settled in Gloucester ; mar-
ried Dec. 10, 1718, Mary Sargent. He was lost " on the
banks" in 1730 (Babson).
Children :
141. MARY, b. Feb. 9, 1720; m. Jan. 16, 1753, David Tarr.
142. REBECCA, b. July 25, 1722; m. Jan. 16, 1743, Peter Sargent, b.
June 2, 1721.
143. DAVID, b. Oct. 24, 1724; probably d. 1774; m. 1st, Dec. 29,
1747, Mary Sargent; m. 2d, Mary Touchstone.
144. SARGENT, b. Dec. 6, 1726; m. Esther Broom. He was 1st Lieut.
of the privateer Phoenix during the Revolutionary War.
145. MEDIFER, b. Aug. 3, 1729; d. in French and Indian war, 1759;
m. and had among his children Zebulon, of Revolutionary
service, commonly known as "Colonel".
58 Joel (Samuete, George*, Richard 1 *), of Gloucester,
born June 27, 1709 ; married Dec. 18, 1734, Mary, daugh-
ter of Benjamin Averill. She married, second, Jan. 21,
1744, Philip Bayley.
Children :
146. BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 11, 1735; d. Aug. 22, 1772; m. Feb. 7, 1755,
Lydia Davis.
147. JOEL, b. 1735 ; d. 1758 (adm. of est. Sept. 15).
148. SAMUEL, b. May 22, 1740; m. Mrs. Mary Weed.
149. SARAH, bapt. May 10, 1741.
150. JONATHAN, b. June 29, 1742; mariner; of Newburyport.
61 Samuel (John*, John 2 , Richard 1 ), baptized, an
adult, in First church, Salem, March 15, 1702. He mar-
ried, first, Elizabeth Wakefield, born in Boston March 2,
1675-6 ; and died Jan. 22, 1702. She was the daughter of
Samuel and Elizabeth (Dove) Wakefield. The only issue
of this marriage, Elizabeth (No. 151), was legally adopted
by Samuel Wakefield, Nov. 17, 1707, under written agree-
ment with Samuel Ingersoll. He was a cooper in Salem,
where he bought the Humphrey Coomb's house which he
sold in 1705 (Essex Antiquarian, 10 : 158). He moved
to Marblehead before 1728 (N. E. H. & G. R., 28: 319).
Child :
151. ELIZABETH, bapt. March 15, 1702; adopted by Samuel Wake-
field.
AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS, 203
Samuel Ingersoll is supposed to have married, second,
July 29, 1702, Sarah Haskett,born Feb. 5, 1673, daughter
of Capt. Stephen and Elizabeth (Langdon) Haskett.
Sarah Haskett inherited Mar. 23, 1747, from her father,
the Stephen Haskett house in Salem.
Children :
152. SAMUEL, bapt. Aug. 15, 1703; d. young.
153. MARY, bapt. Aug. 6, 1704; d. young.
154. SAMUEL, bapt. Apr. 14, 1706.
155. MARY, b. Aug. 18, 1708.
156. NATHANIEL, d. (will proved 1761); m. Sept. 1, 1737, Bethia
Gardner, bapt. Aug. 15, 1714; d. July 30, 1773. She was
dau. of John and Elizabeth (Weld) Gardner. In Nathan-
iel's will he mentions his wife Bethiah, and sons Samuel,
David, Jonathan and John.
157. JOHN, jr. (supposed to be Samuel's son), m. Nov. 27, 1740,
Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Daniel Bray. She was b. Oct. 10,
1710 and d. Aug. 5, 1768.
66 John (Nathaniel*, John 2 , Richard 1 ) born in Salem
Oct. 7, 1678 ; moved to Lynn before 1697. Served in
Capt. Moulton's company in 1725 (Mass. Arch. 91 : 134-5).
He married (int. Jan. 8, 1697), Elizabeth, widow of Sam-
uel Newhall. She probably was the daughter of Samuel
and Elizabeth (Andrews) Symons.
Child:
158. HANNAH (probably their daughter); m. May 19, 1723, John
Clement of Lynn.
68 Richard (Richard*, John 2 , Richard 1 }, of Salem,
died (administration of estate, July 11), 1708 ; married
April 28, 1699, Ruth Dodge.
Children :
159. RUTH, d. young.
160. SARAH, bapt. Aug. 30, 1702; m. Dec. 29, 1720, Daniel dressy;
removed to Connecticut about 1740. (11 children.)
161. JOHN, bapt. Oct. 5, 1712; probably m. (int. May 23, 1730), Mrs.
Sarah Raymond, widow of Henry Brown, and moved to
Windham, Conn.
162. RICHARD, bapt. Oct. 5, 1712; d. before June 5, 1735.
TWENTY-FIVE LARGEST SHIPS REGISTERED
IN SALEM, MASS.
COMPILED FROM
"SALEM SHIP R
Gross
Name
Tons Rig
1. Witch of the Wave 1498 ship Jo]
2. Aurora
1396 ship Stc
3. Highlander
1352 ship B.
4. Formosa
1252 ship Sils
5. Witchcraft
1250 ship We
6. Panay
1190 ship Sils
7. John Bertram
1080 ship Job
8. Mindoro
1065 ship Sils
9. Syren
1064 ship Sils
10. Derby
1062 ship Sto
11. Sumatra
1041 ship Stoi
12. John Tucker
989 ship Tuc
13. Josephine
947 ship Jos
14. Shirley
910 ship Stoi
15. Malay
868 ship Stoi
16. Sooloo
784 ship Sils
17. Ocean Rover
776 ship Sils
18. Siam
726 ship Tuc
19. Susan Drew
676 ship Jen
20. Essex
662 bark Job
21. America
654 ship Gee
22. New Jersey
636 ship Jos<
23. Taria Topan
631 bark Job
24. Edmund Perkins
617 ship Tine
25. Jersey
599 bark Job
When
Original Owners Built
John Bertram, et al 1851
Stone, Silsbee & Pickman 1853
B. W. Stone & Bros. 1869
Silsbee, Pickman & Allen 1868
Wm. D. Pickman & R. S.
Rogers 1850
Silsbee, Pickman & Allen 1877
John Bertram, et al 1851
Silsbee, Pickman & Allen 1864
Silsbee & Pickman 1851
Stone, Silsbee & Pickman 1855
Stone, Silsbee & Pickman 1856
Tucker Daland, et al 1857
Joseph Andrews
ilsbee & Pickman 1850
Stone, Silsbee & Pickman 1852
Silsbee, Pickman & Allen 1861
Silsbee, Pickman & Allen 1860
Tucker Daland 1847
Jeremiah Page 1839
rtram 1870
George Crowninshield,
et al 1798(?)
Joseph Peabody 1833
rtram 1870
Timothy Bryant, et al 1838
(204)
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
OF THE
ESSEX INSTITUTE
VOL. XLV. JULY, 1909 No. 3
MILITARY JOURNAL KEPT IN 1777, DURING
THE RHODE ISLAND EXPEDITION, BY
JOHN GOODWIN OF MARBLEHEAD,
MASS., FIRST LIEUTENANT IN
CAPT. NATHANIEL LINDSEY'S
COMPANY IN COL. TIMOTHY
PICKERING'S REGIMENT.
Marblehead Decemb 29 1776
We took our Departure from the Gun House in the
Training field and By God's Grace Bound to Reinforce
the Continental! Army. We ariv'd at m r Newhalls Tav-
ern 1-2 after 7 Oclock. No Accident. 30 1-4 after 12
OClock we arriv'd [at] B radishes in Cambridge & Got
dinner. No Accident.
30 Roxbury. We arrived at M r Child's Tarvin 3 1-4
after 5 OClock. No Accident and Took our Nights
Lod[g]ing. We arriv'd Ames Tarvin in Dedham 1-2
after 9 OClock. No Accident.
31 We arrived at Robins at Walpole at 2 OClock, no
accident and Got dinner. We put up in Wrentham for
Supper and Lod[g]ing at M r Blakes.
Janu^ 1, 1777. We Brakefast at Mans Tavern in
Wrentham. No Accident. We arriv'd at M r Macceys
Tarvern in Attlebery 1-2 after Eleven OClock. We
din'd in Attelbery at M r Sterns Privit House, our Cap 4
overtook us. We Lodg'd in the N. West End of Reho-
both at Bradfoard Tarvern.
(205)
206 MILITARY JOURNAL KEPT IN 1777,
Jany. 2. We Arriv'd in Providence. No Accident and
Brakefasted. Cap* Nathaniel Lindseys Company Drew 2
Days provisions.
Jan y 3d Cap* Princes Comp y arriv'd here from Danvers.
Benja Brook was at our Lodgin to Carrie Letters. (4th)
Mr. Humphres Bought 3 Turkeys at 4 d ^ Ib. Sabath (5)
. Our people went on Guard. Nothing Miterial. (6) Cap*
Lindsey with Mr Brown (one Sergeant M r Dolliber) M r
Hump y and Seven Privitts joyn'd to make 100 Men rank
and file To Goe to Greenage on discovery. The Same
day I went on Main Gard we took up at Midnight 5 Ofi-
cers of the Train and Kept the[m] under Guard till we
was Relived. (Omitted) Sabath Day 7th. We Receiv'd
orders From Sergeant Major that we Belongd to Corn 11
Holmans Rigement. (8) Cap* Lindsey Returned From
Greenage in the after Noon. No accident. (9) General
Spence aRived In Town from Greenage. We dined at
Cap* Princes Quarters on Rost'd Turkey. (10) An In-
dependant Company went from hence. (11) M r Seager
went from hence with his Wagon and Some Chese. I
went on Fattuge in the fore Noon, After to Baptiz Meet-
ing W[h]ere the Minister tund the psalm.
12 Jan 17 M r Hiller met with an accident by Tumbled
down a Ships Hole on Sabath day. (13) Nothing Ma-
te ial. (14) Mr Brown went on Fetuge. (14) At
Night we Espied a Large fire Bearing from providence
S. E. and be South supposed to be Newport in Fire. (15)
Nothing Materiall. (16) ditto. (17) The Connecti-
cut Troops Began to Come in. Our Cap* went on Main
guard. (18) Six privitts & 1 Sergeant went to Reho-
both to Guard Con* Stores. (19) Nothing Extrodinary.
(20) M r Brown Went on Main Guard. (21) Corp 1
Humphrey Went with a party on ditto. (21) Mrs.
Grant Arriv'd at our Barrak to Seek into the Conduct of
her Husband and Brought News of Cap* Joseph Proctor
was Ariv'd. (22) Nothing Extrodinary. (23) Nothing
ditto. (24) Mrs. Grant went from our Barrak For
Marblehead with Letters. (24) A Bad Storm Hap-
pen'd a Night. (25) Sergeant Dolliber Received a Let-
ter from his Father. (26) The Connecticut Troops came
BY JOHN GOODWIN OF MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 207
in. (27) Nothing Remarkable. (28) The Bay Troops
Came from the Estward the Connecticut] Troops paraded
and Exercised. (29) Fast day through out This state.
(29) at Ten oClock at Night we Receiu'd orders to
March to Tivetown down by Road island. (30) it Snowd
very fast that We Could Not Set of. (31) We set out
from Providence at 1 OClock. We arrivd at Mr Dogen's
Tarven at 3 Oclock in Rehoboth. We Cross'd a ferey.
We Lodg'd at M r Hunt's Tavern and Breakfast.
1 th Feb. We dine'd at M r Brown Tavern in Swansay.
We put up at M r Birden Tavern in Freetown for Lodg-
ing. M r Brown overtook us who Went after Ben Stacey
2d day Febr y We arrivd at Tivetown opposite Road isl-
[end]. No Accident. We stopt'd a Man who we supos d
was Going to Road Island in a Boat. (3) Cap* With,
M r Brown and a parte went on Shore to Road Isaland.
No Accident & the Same day we drew provisions. (4)
We Espied The Regulars Makeing a fort on an Eininance
on Road Isaland opisite our Quarters. (5) I was warn'd
to Goe on Main Gard at Howiand ferey. (6) In Main
Guard Espied Some Hessians oppisit the Gard House
whome we dischard a piece of Cannon between the Hours
of Eleven Oclock & 12 which mad them Run. (7) At
Night the Regulars fir'd at our people comeing from prov-
idence.
Feb y 8. 1 Regiment Came from providence By Warter
in 5 Gondolas & 7 Boats. M r Brown Went on Main guard
To day. (9) A Part of our Regiment went to Meeting
under Armes with our Company. (10) our Cap* went
on Main Guard their Appear'd Three Regular officers on
Horse Back oppisit our Fort at whome our Artillery dis-
chard Two pieces of Cannon which made them Retreat
very swiftly Back. The Same day M r Brown set out for
Providence with 4 Men in a wale Boat for our Cloths that
we Left Their. Febr y 10 I receivd a Letter from My Wife
$ fauour Cap* Prince. (11) I Went on the Parrade
With our Company to Se a prisoner punished for gitting
Drunk and Steeling, his punishment was to ride a wooden
Horse ten Minutes on a very Snowey day. (1 2) I went
on Main Guard on Said day, 3 prinsoners Were Brought
208 MILITARY JOURNAL KEPT IN 1777,
on Guard $ order of Generall Varnum. (13) I was
Reliv'd on Main Guard. This Thirteenth day of February
I was Thirty two years Old, our Cap* went on The parrade
with a party of our Company To Exercise & this Thirteenth
day M r Brown arrivd from providence and Had Like to a
been Lost in the Night By Crossing from Brister ferry to
Tiverton. The Wind blew so hard And Cold That they
Like to founded, Besides They frose some their hands &
some their feet and one Man Like to frose to death, one
Moses Welcom. The said Night at 2 OClock our Cap 1
Went with a partie on the Isaland on Discovery and Re-
turn'd With out Accident. The Said 13 th I Recie'd Two
Letters by the Way of providence, our Brigade Major M r
Bissill took one up fore Me. Said 13 I Sent a Letter p r
favour of John Perce. (14) Our Cap* Was Warn'd on
Court Matiall and M r Brown to try some prisoners. (15)
M r Brown Went on Main Guard with Cap* Prince, a Row
Galley Came down From providence.
16 on Sabath day I muster'd our Company in order
That the Commanding officer of the Roe Galley may Se
wither any of them Would Ingage on Board The Roe
Galley to Goe on an Expedition of Driving a Sloop of war
or Ship away from Forlkland Ferrey, our Cap* with M r
Brown was on Court Martial the Sam day. (17) Our
Cap* with Company went on Grand parprade to here
prayers. The 17 our people got 2 the Bigest Backlogs on
Fire that I ever see on fire. The Said Night Cap* Blaney
Mr Hump 7 a Benj a Bubier ojnted for the Itch and It over
came them so that we Thought they would a Died in the
Night. Said 17, at Night at 12 oClock 2 Roe Galleys
Went on Road jsaland Shore and Fier'd at the Main
Guard House of the Regulars and Maid them run But we
Cant Learne that it did any Dammage. The Regulars set
on fire their Beecon to Alarm their Troops. (18) Sergt
Dolliber, Wigan and Hiller ojnted for the Itch. (19) Two
Women Came from Road jsaland. (20) Capt and Good-
win Went on Main Guard. (21) We Came of Main
guard, Said 21, our people went on R Isaland and
took of Hay. The mean wile a Roe Galley engaged the
Enemy opisit Howl [and] Ferrey. Exchanged a Great
Many Shot.
BY JOHN GOODWIN OF MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 209
22 day of Febry at 1/4 after 9 OClock John Seasbrick
by an Accident Shott a Gun of in a Bed Room inside a
Partition which accident Shot Edward Shaw through the
h[ea]d that His Brains Came out Who Never Spoke Af-
terwards. The very Night before one Middleton Quar-
rel'd with Said Shaw aBout A Gun that was Left in The
Room. And Said Shaw went after John Seasbrick to
Come up to his Barrak to Clear Up the Quarril and were
satisfid te Think that He satisfied the Company. This
Said Seasbrick took the Flint out of Middleton Gun for
which he Blam'd Shaw. Said 22 day A Roe galley went
to the Isaland and the Regulars Fir'd So fast that She was
forst to Retreet with to men Mortaly Wounded and The
Galley torn al to pieces, one of The Guns dismounted of
the Carridge. They allso fir'd Rite into the Mussel of the
Eighteen pounder on Board the Galley. One of Said
Men Died of Their Wou[nds] in the Evening. Said day
The Soldiers Collected] together in a Bodie and Came
down on a point and drove our people of that Were geting
Hay. Said day our people Split a gun by Fireing from the
Fort And wounded Six Men one Since died of His
Wounds the others very Bad. Said Night I with a partie
went on said Isald and Brought three Boat Loads of
Household Furniture Belongin to M r Tolman who were
Threttned that if he did not get all his Effects of the
Isal'd By 9 OClock The Next day That they would Set
fire to The House and Burn Him out. We were put to
The Rout by a Centernal Discharging His peice at The
Soldiers as He Suppos'd but we Returnd in Safty without
Accident.
23rd of a Sabbath day We Inter'd the Bodie of Edward
Shaw. Said day 2 More Bodies were Intr'd Who died of
their Wounds from a Gun That Split, the other Wound
by The Enemy. (24) We held a Regementall Court
Martial at our House and Sentanced Two Men to Ried a
Wooden Horse. Said day M r Brown went on Main Guard
on a very Stormy day. (25) I Went on Main Guard
And Delivered The Said prisoners to Be punish'd. (26)
I was Relievd. (27) Our Cap* Went on Main Guard.
(28) M r Brown went on ditto. (29) At Night Some
210 MILITARY JOURNAL KEPT IN 1777,
of our Regiment were Comeing up from Folkland Ferrey
and The Sentrys haild the Men and The Centrys were so
scared That they Let fly their Charg that and one of the
Balls cut the Hare of His Temples and one Buck Shot
went Through His Hat.
March 1 th I was Warn'd on General Court Marshall.
(2 d ) Nothing Extrodinary. (3) Our Cap* Went on
Main Guard. (4) Our Cap* Coming of Main Guard Es-
pie'd a Regular oppisit our Barracks who had deserted In
The Night from The Fort at Brister ferry Who gave In-
teligence of the Number of Troops on The Isaland which
was aBout 3500 as Near as he Could Tell. The poor Fel-
low attemped in the Night to Come in a Canoe a Crost
The River and The Canoe Sunk under Him so that He
was forcd to Swim to The Shore. He The S d Soldier Lodg d
at our Barraks all Night and in the Morng Were Sent to
providence to General Spencer. (5) at Night Cap* Lind-
sey went with M r Brown Went on The Isaland to take
the Senternals and Return'd without accident bat did Not
Effect their plan. (6) The Regulars Came down on
Common Fence Point and Burnt Two Houses down oppi-
sit our Barrak. one of the Houses Belong'd to M r Fall-
man who was Threaten'd. they Likewise Burnt a Nother
House CalFd Hickes. I discharg'd my Gun 4 Times at
Them. (7) I went on Main Guard, in The Night the
Soldiers of our State went Home. The 8 th Nothing Ex-
trodinary. (9) Nothing ex. (10) I went after our
Raison Money. (11) Cap* Princes Company went Home.
I went To Comiss ry Grays for Our Rations. Said day at
Night General Varnum was at our Quarters. S d Night A
Major Went on The Isaland on Discovery. (32) One
of the Inhabitants Came of the Isaland and Brought News
That The Soldiers Shew no Respect to The Inhabitanst on
the Isaland. (13) Some of our Company went Home in
The Morning. Said day our Cap* Din'd with General
Varnum. (14) We set of from Tiverton and din'd in
Freetown at a Tarvern Lot Strange, we put for Lodging
at Mis French's Tarvern in Berkley and Supted. we
Brakefast in Tanton at a Tarvern. we Went Through
Norton and Arriv'd in East Town and Got Dinner. We
BY JOHN GOODWIN OF MARBLBHEAD, MASS. 211
Lodg'd at Stouting Ham.* No Accident, we Came
through Milton and din'd in dorchister.
D r M r Brown
Paid in Tanton for Brakefast I/
Paid for dinner in East town I/
Paid Mis Cambell 1 Can Grog 8 d
Paid for Lodging & c 5/ in Boston
Paid Newhall 5/ for dinners & c
Mem. Joseph Condol & Gideon Ginrnan Confind for
Absenting Themselves from their Company without Leave.
Benj* Willcox Capt*
William Fec[?] a soldier in the Artilery Comp y Got
Drunk and a Busing a Man of this Town and Stole a
Chare from Maijor Gray. Confined. Thos. Carlile Cap*
Lemuel Fowle for Refusing to due His Duty in Cap*
Willcox Comp. in which he has been Legaly Draugh* also
Refusing to Bare Arms. Confined. I. Varnum Generall
Essex Institute MS. Colls. Military MSS. Vol. II, p. 13.
*S tough tonham now Sharon.
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS,
1697-1768.
(Continued from Vol. XLV, page 136.
[25] Protest. Capt. W m Care, late master of the
Schooner Rumford of Boston, Will m Stevens, owner, made
declaration that on Oct. 14, 1732, on his passage from
Cape Breton to Boston, "the Wind Blowing very hard at
W. N. W. that in y e Evening between Six & Eight of the
Clock y e said Schooner Struck upon y e N. W st part of the
Isle of Sables with Such violence that She Soon was So
Bulged that there was no Prospect of Getting her off upon
which they gott a Shore and Saved of y e said vessoll & Car-
go the Gibb and Part of y e Main Sail, Two Anchors y e
Standing Rigging three Hh d8 of Molasses & 2 Bar 15 of
Flower and that They Stayed on Said Island untill ye
Twenty fifth day of March and Then Gott off from Thence
on board a Schooner belonging to Marblehead one Will m
Treffery Master and arived in y e Harbour of Marblehead
on Monday y e second of April Instant." Witnesses :
Thomas Fish, Benjamin Derning. Apr. 3, 1733.
Invoice of merchandise sent by Capt. Grafton and con-
signed by said Joseph Grafton of Salem on the account
and risk of Moses Pinheirae, viz :
4 th To 6 ps India Taffety 5 : 10 : X33 : :
To 4 P 8 of Buntin at 80 16 : :
49:0:0
"Barbados 8 ber 4 th 1732, S r At your Safe Arrival at your
desired port I desire youll dispose of y e above Goods for
ye most & my best advantage & for the neat proceeds
I desire youll Send or bring the following things I under-
neath mention & if any Goods unsold I desire youll bring
(212)
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL EECOEDS. 218
them back again from S r your friend & serv* to Comand,
Moses Pineirae."
[26 & 27 missing]
[28] Power of attorney given by Elizabeth Oliver,
wid., Andrew Oliver and Peter Oliver, merchants, all of
Boston, executors of will of Daniel Oliver, Esq., of Bos-
ton, to Edmund Goffe of Cambridge, Aug. 17, 1734, [29]
" and We promise we will never revoke this Power of
Attorney." Acknowledged in Boston, Aug. 19, 1734, before
Samuel Checkley, Justice of the Peace. Witnesses : John
Dunn, Will Willard. The letter sets forth that the said
executors at our Inferior Court of Common Pleas held at
Boston on the first Tuesday in January, 1733, recovered
judgment against Edmund Goffe, Esq r of Cambridge, and
John Stacey, shoreman, and John Aish, tailor, both of
Marblehead, for 206: 4 : 1 debt, and 5 : 17 : 6, cost of
suit. Letter of attorney gives said Goffe power to take
out one or more executions against said Stacey and Aish
for the whole amount of debt and costs.
Bill of Exchange, dated Canso, May 27, 1735. Thirty
days sight draft of Patt: Heron for 31 : 15s : 9d: on King
Gould, Esq., " or the Agent for the Time being, to the
Hon ble Col Rich d Phillips Regim* at the Horse Guards,
London," to Samuel Cheever. Endorsed to Benjamin
Pickman by Samuel Cheever. Endorsed to Henry Cas-
well by Benjamin Pickman. Endorsed to Ryley & Chap-
man by Henry Caswell. [30] Protested in London,
Oct. 3, 1735, as King Gould was not in Town," and had
left no orders for acceptance.
Bill of Exchange dated Canso, May 27, 1735. Thirty
days sight draft of William Strahorn for S : 7s : 3d: on
Paul Androvin, Esq. to Capt. Patrick Heron. Endorsed
to Benjamin Pickmaa by Patt. Heron. Endorsed to Henry
Caswell by Benjamin Pickman. Endorsed to Ryley &
Chapman by Henry Caswell. [31] Protested in London,
Sept. 12, 1735, said Androvin could not be found at his
address "the Tilt yard Coffee House," and had left no
order for acceptance.
214 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
Shipped by Caleb Lindall and Jon. Cooke in the Brig-
antine Newbury, Capt. Benj a Woodbridge, master, now in
Carlisle Bay bound for Boston, one small trunk and one
box marked L, to be delivered to Nathaniel Lindall, mer-
chant, he to pay for freight 15s, with primage and average.
Sept. 17, 1711. Received by Jonathan Barnard in behalf
of Mrs. Elizabeth Lindall. Boston, Nov. 16, 1711.
Benjamin Woodbridge delivered the above goods as by
his testimony, under oath, at Salem, July 21, 1735.
[32] Robert Robinson receipt dated St. Martains, July
23, 1736, to John Ingersoll for 9 compasses and one table.
Salem, Aug. 31, 1736. Robert Robinson to make re-
turn of the above goods to Daniel King of Salem, " as he
Ordered me to leave the compasses with you & his receipt
shall be your Discharge. John Ingersoll."
Rec d of Daniel King of Salem on board the Schooner
Luestana, John White, master, now in Salem Harbor, bound
for Island of St. Martins in the West Indies, " one large
Oval Cedar Table to the Value of five Pounds New Eng-
land money which I promise to dispose of to the best ad-
vantage at St. Martins or Else where & make return in
Jonas Adams or John White or in the first Vessel that
Comes to New England." Signed, Robert Robinson.
Dec. 18 1735.
Burger of St. Martins.
Receipt, not signed, to Daniel King, for " two Guaging
Rods the one fifteen shillings the other thirteen, one Gun-
ters Scale Twelve Shillings all amounting to two Pounds
the returns to be made as above." Dec. 18, 1735.
[33] Protest. Edward McCormick of Belfast, Ireland,
mariner, now resident in Ipswich, made declaration that
by an agreement between Edward McCormick and James
McCreles of Ipswich, shopkeeper, on the one part, and
Joseph Smith of Ipswich, shipwright, on the other part,
dated Nov. 24, 1736, Smith was to ' find & provide a good
Timber & Plank at his own Cost & therewith build for
the s d Edward McCormick & James McCreles a Vessell
ESSEX COUNTS NOTARIAL RECORDS. 215
called a Snow of the Dimensions following, viz forty Eight
feet and half a foot Keel Streight Rabbet, Eighteen Inches
of which not to be Tunaged for & nineteen feet Beam of
Eight feet & nine Inches Deep in the hold between Plank
& Ceiling to be a Vessell with two Decks & to be three
feet & nine Inches between Decks, the rise of the Quarter
Deck from the main Deck to be fifteen Inches & to be Ten
feet & half a foot floor between Sir mark & Sirmark the
dead riseing to be Eight Inches the running Plank to be
all white oake & two Inches & one Quarter Thick one
Streek under the wale & one Streek next above the wale
to be of three Inch white oake Plank the wales to be four
Inches thick & nine Inches in Breadth ; the Gunnel wales
to be six Inches Deep & three Inches Thick the water way
to be of two & half Inch white Oake Plank the Other
Decks to be of two Inch Pine Plank the waterways upon
the upper Decks to be of three Inch white Oak Plank,
two streeks upon the main Deck to be of two & half Inch
white Oake Plank, said Vessell to be built with good
Sound & Seasonable timber & fitt for a Vessell of the Di-
mensions aboves d with good Plank as abovesaid & the
Carpentery work to be done well substancial & workman-
like & finished off to a kleet ready to be delivered to s d
Edward McCormick & James McCreles afores d in Ipswich
River on or before the first Day of May next Ensuing the
Day of the Date of the s d Articles. [34] Also said Smith
agreed to find all Marsts Booms Bowsprits yards & all
Capps needfull for said Vessell." Smith failed to deliver
the Snow as agreed. May 9, 1737.
Received Sept. 14, 1735, by Is a Cardell from Brigantine
Abigail, Capt. Caleb Pickman, 24 hh ds of fish and a parcel
of lumber " which promise to be accountable for to
Mess" Benjamin & Samuel Pickman Merch* 8 in Salem for
self & partner."
Sales of Sundrys of the Brigg ne Abigail Cap* Caleb
Pickman account Mess rs Benj a & Samuel Pickman mercht 5
in Salem Viz*
216
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
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Charges Brot over 271. 11. 9 1/4
Landing & Negroe hire &c on Boards at
2/6 pr m, 3. 1. 9 1/4
Do on Hoops & Staves at DO 2. 0. 3 3/4
Do on Shingles at 1/8 1. 17. 7 1/2
Wharfage on Fish at 7 1/2 0. 14. 4 1/2
Cooperage on DO at 1/3 1. 8. 9
Commission & Storage 7 1-2 p Cwt 20. 7. 4 29. 10 2 1/2
242. 1. 6 3/4
N* proceeds Carried to the Credit of Mess rs Benj a &
Samuel Pickman ace* Currant
Kingstown Jam a Feb'v 3, 1735
Errors Excepted
Exam d Cardell & Mainwaring
f Hit. Sewall No 1 Pub.
Rec d 7 ber the 16, 1735 of Cardel & Mainwaring Two
Casks & one Bagg Indigo one Bagg Cotton & one Caske
pimento Weight N* viz*
One Cask of Hispaniola Indico N t 145
at3/8dplb 26. 11. 8
One Cask & one Bagg of Guatimala
Indico w* nt 223 at 3/10 p Ib 42. 14. 10
One Cask pemento n* 90 at 7 1/2 2. 16. 3
One Bagg Cotton n* HO^lb at 8* 8. 13. 4
One Cask Cocoa n* 259 at 12 p Ct 31. 1. 7
& Three Tonn Loggwood at 9.10 28. 10.
135. 7. 8
4 Casks 0. 8. 9
135. 16. 5
& in Cash 28. 15.
Commission on the above Goods at 7 1/2 p C 10. 3. 8 1/2
DO on the Cash at 5 p Cent 1. 8. 9
176. 3. 10 1/2
[36] " In all amounts to one Hundred & seventy six
pounds Three shillings & Tenpence 1/2 which is in part
of a Cargo left in their hands to be disposed of Acco* of
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 219
my Brothers Benj a & Samuel Pickman & the remainder as
Soon as Disposed of & you are in Cash or have rec d the
Country produce for the same to be remitted as near as
you can, in what said B. & S. Pickman directs in their
Orders to Me & as to the Thirty one Hh ds left with you
on Sundry persons and I refer you to their Several Orders
which have left with you however omitt no opportunity of
making remittances after you are in Cash & if you cant
Comply Exactly with those orders do it in the best man-
ner you can rather than miss any Opportunity & you'll
Oblige
Your Hum. Ser v
Caleb Pickman."
Exam d
f Mit Sewall.
" Invoice of two hhds Sugar Ship'd on board the Sloop
Endeavour, Cap 1 John Cobb, on the proper ace* & risque
of Mess rs Benj a & Samuel Pickman of Salem & to them
Consigned viz*
NO 3. 15. 3. 14 h 115
4. 15. 3. 14 115
31. 3. h 230 N* 3326 lb 17/6 30. 5. 9 1/2
^ C* & hhds 11/10 1-2 & d
To Duty on D @ 18/ f hhd 1. 16.
32. 1. 9 1/2
Commission &c 7/1-2 p C* 2. 8. 1 1/2
34. 9. 11
Kingston, Jam a May 14, 1736
Errors Excepted
Cardell & Mainwaring
Exam d
39 Mitchill Sewall Not. Pub.
220 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
1736 Dr. Cap 1 Habakkuk Gardner to Peter Hussey
July 23 d To 1 hh d Molasses q' 112 Gallons
y d p & hh d 26/ 5. 10.
To 1 hh d biskett q* 448"> @ 35 p C 7. 16. 9
To 703 lb Sugar 16/ p Cent 5. 12. 5
To 1 p M. Shoos 00. 10.
To 1 p M. Double thread Hose 0. 9. 10
To Cash Cent to pay for hh d rum 8. 5.
To Discount with Dennis Daley 50 lb Sugar 0. 8.
To 2 Barrells Beef 5. 0.
To Cash p d Hugh Allen for Turtle 0. 18. 9
To 100 1 * Cod Fish 0. 9.
To 3 Pistoles p d Mireer p Order 4. 4.
To 11 hh^ Rum q* 1220 Gal. 18 d p 28/
each hh d 106. 18.
To 1 Beer Cask D q* 62 Gal@18 d p &
Cask 12/ 5. 11.
To 2 hh ds 3 barrels Lime juice q* 321
Gal 8 , 12 d p & 20/ Each hh d 18. 17. 9
To 204 piemento 7 d 1/2 p & Cask 3/ 6. 60. 6
To 122 Indigo 3/6 p 21. 7.
To Cash p d y r waiter his fee 1. 8.
To D p d y r Secretary his D 0. 15. 6
To Cooperidge for Triming water cask 1. 0.
To John Moon for 1 Rum hh d 1. 8.
To George Moody by Discount 0. 17. 3
To y e Order in favor John Fulder 0. 19. 1 1/2
To y e D in favour John Mulkere 2. 6. 10 1/2
To Discount with Geo. Skerreil Jun r 0. 5. 7 1/2
To Cash p d y r Collector his fees & Duties
p his account 15. 9. 11 1/2
To Mary Houghton 0. 6.
To Will m White Gunner for his powder
money & permit 0. 5. 6
To Richard Mircir by Discount 2. 5. 10 1/2
To Hillan McMahon by D 1. 19. 6
(To be continued.)
RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.
THE CONDEMNATION OP PRIZES AND RECAPTURES OF
THE REVOLUTION AND THE WAR OF 1812.
(Continued from Vol. XLV, page
JEANIE, snow, a recapture. Kennedy Deane Midship-
man on Board His Majesty's Ship Assurance being duly
Sworn Deposeth that on or about the tenth day of Sep-
tember last, being about fifteen Leagues to the Southward
& Westward of Cape Sables they fell in with a Snow
which they gave chase to and took her and found she was
in the possession of the Rebels and that she had been taken
by a Rebel Privateer called the Porgas one Armstrong
Commander, that the Prize master informed the Deponant
they were Bound to Boston with Her, after exchanging
Hands Captain Swiney ordered the Snow for this Port,
that the same evening it being dark & Foggy and Blowing
very Hard they fell in with the Rock called the Gannet
Rock to the northward of Cape Sable, that the Amagins
[szV-probably " he imagines "] they were forced to the
Northward by the strong flood Tide then running into the
Bay of Funday which M r Pitts the Prize Master was un-
acquainted with & had no pilate, that they got out a Kedge
anchor (the others being too heavy for the people to get
over the Bows), the Kedge brought Her up, that after she
was brought up they got out a Deep Sea Line and Sent
the Boat a Shore with all the Hands but two made the line
fast to a hauser and hailed it Shore and made it fast a
Roack and Sent the Hands on Board again & Rowseed the
Hauser taught which moored Her, where lay safe between
Two of the Tusket Islands, that they lay there Two days
till the Weather Cleared up, that the third morning she
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got under way but before they got under way she got one
of the anchors of the Bows, that going thro the Passage of
the Tuskets Island the wind died away and the Tides took
her upon the Bow and forced her Shore before they had
time to let the anchor go the tide running 6 or 8 nots,
that four schooners which were outside the Islands, came
in to them But having no Boats sufficient to carry out an
anchor the Snow's boat being thrown over Board in a Gale
of Wind before the Assurance took her, and being no
wind when she floated, they got a hauser a Shore & made
to a Rock, that about Twelve oClk at night she fell upon
a C and about six in the morning she found the Hole half
full of water, threw the Lee Guns overboard and Hawled
one of the Schooners a long Side and Loaded her with 73
Barrels Tarpentine what provisions that could be saved
and some sails, M r Pitts went with them to Yarmouth &
Delivered them to the care of M r Barnard, that the Depo-
nant was left with the Rest of the men to Load the other
Schooners which he did one Fifty five Barrels and the
other with Fifty and sent them to Yarmouth and Two
other Schooners came, that he loaded one of them with 51
Barrels and sent to Yarmouth and a Fifth schr. they put
Eighty Barrels on Board, and then hauled another Schoon-
er along Side and had got in Six Barrels a Trysail &
Maintopsail of the Snow's, that while they were loading
this last schooner Two Rebel Privateer Shallops came with
Twenty-five men each arm'd, that they took M r Pitts com-
ing down from Town with Flour in a Schooner, the
Schooner with Trysail &c. got away But that they took
four or five of those Schooners that had been employed in
saving the cargo of the Snow, and also took possession of
her & took out all the remaining cargo and then set her
afire, that they then went to Yarmouth and took several
other small vessels and Shallops with Six Barrels Turpen-
tine that was on the Wharf, that they said they were going
to carry it to Salem that M r Pitts and four men are at
Yarmouth taking care of the Terpentine &c. saved being
Two Hundred & Thirty Two Barrels."
"Samuel Midshipman on Board the Assurance being
duly sworn and hearing the evidence of Kennedy Deane
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read to him cenfirms the same, & further Deposeth that
about a week after M r Kennedy left the Deponant, a Rebel
Privateer Schooner, 8 Guns commanded by one Jese
Obrien from New England came to Yarmouth and took
all the Terpentine that was left and sent it New England
and there is now not any part of the cargo of the Snow
Janie or of her materials remaining to this Deponants
knowledge, that he came here a prisoner on Parole."
JOSEPH, ship, a recapture. Recaptured by armed ves-
sels Howe and Buckram, June 3d, 1679, between Monhe-
gan and Darnascotti, all on board escaping in a boat.
" Halifax, July 6 th , 1779. George Davis late seaman be-
longing to the Ship Joseph Libelled in this court by Jones
Fawson and Arch. Allardice being duly sworne on the
Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth that he was
born in Wareham about eight miles from Pool in Great
Britain, that he shippd himself on Board said ship at New-
foundland in Trinity Harbour by signing a contract with
John Jenkins the master to proceed on a voyage from
thence to St. John, & to Cadiz where they lay all winter,
thence to Newfoundland, that she was loaded with salt &
three small Casks of Wine for the Owners, that on their
Passage to Newfoundland they fell in with a ship called
the Black Prince on or about the 12 th day of May last
which Chased them about two hours came up with & took
them about 9 o'clock at night, the Privateer ship carried
18 Guns & about 45 men then on Board, that she belonged
to Salem, New England, commanded by one West, & had
taken about Eleven Prizes, that after shifting hands they
made the best of their way for Portsmouth, that Captain
Jenkins was sent to Boston, & put on Board the Guard
Ship, that the Deponent made his Escape in a Boat with
some other Europeans, that he has been on Board the ship
Joseph since he came here, & knows her to be the same
ship . . . and further deposeth that there are three
owners all living in Pool in Great Britain, their names
Jeffreys, Randle and Street."
JOSEPH, sloop, Isaac Green Heason, master, of Newbury.
Cargo : a few boxes of Spermaceti Candles, Shook Hogs-
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head Staves, &c. Captured on or about Nov. 16 th 1776,
off Seguire Island near Kennebeck, by H. M. S. Juno.
JUNO, brigantine, William Keith, master, bound for
Philadelphia, carrying 24 hogsheads Salt Petre, 12 barrels
Sulphur and 20 barrels gunpowder, captured February
28 th 1776, near the Cape of Delaware, by H. M. S. King
Fisher, and taken into Hampton Road. The gunpowder
was put on board the Roebuck, the sulphur and Salt Petre
was brought to Halifax.
JUNO, sloop, owned in Old York, New England, by
Joseph Harris and Col. Dunnel, bound from Old York to
Santa Cruse, cargo : lumber, captured about April 30 th
1777, being on the south eastern part of Georges Banks,
by H. M. S. Diamond. Francis Lewis, seaman on the
Juno, made deposition.
KITTY, brig*, John Palmer, master, entered Le Have
flying signal of distress, being much battered, sent a boat
ashore with four men, who were taken prisoners by the
Le Have people, who later went on board the brig and
found she had already been surrendered to one Thomas
Harrington and others. Later the Militia of Lunenburg
took possession and had the Kitty taken to Lunenburg
with some difficulty. Owing to the disabled condition of
the brig, she was ordered to be sold at Lunenburg. Date
of libel Mar. 18, 1780.
LADY GAGE, ship, captured March 27 th or 28 th , 1776,
by H. M. S. Asia and a boat from the Phoenix in the river
Amboy the cargo all discharged, and no papers or persons
on board but the mate. James Downie being sworne says
the ship belonged to the Franklins in New York and two
gentlemen in London.
LARK and BETSEY, schrs., libel filed July 8 th , 1782,
evidence sent from Penobscott as on file, claims of Rich-
ard Meagher filed. Record of this case left unfinished.*
* It may be that all these cases of " evidence taken as on file " refer to prizes
taken into Peuobscot, which might account for the meagre record at Halifax.
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LE LEVRIER, schr., Elicane (or Etienne) Morin, master,
Boston to Cape Francois, two six pound guns, thirty-five
men including officers, captured previous to July 13 th ,
1782, near George's Banks, by H. M. Frigates Persever-
ance and Ceres.
LIBERTY, brigantine, captured by H. M. S. Cerberus.
Papers exhibited and filed in court by H. M. Advocate
General August 2d, 1777, were : " Liberty's Clearance
from New Haven to Martinico & her Permit to Pass Fort
Trumbull, which Papers and the Oath of Jno. Townsend
taken before Henry Barry D. Judge Advocate proving
them to be found on Board as also the Oath of Samuel
Thomson proving the capture of said Brig."
LITTLE JOE, schr., Giles Latham, master, libelled Feby.
15 th , 1780, captured by the Privateer schooner Lucy.
LITTLE TOM, schr., Richard Adams, master, owned in
Newbury, cargo : boards and shingles, captured June 3d,
1779, off Damascotti on the coast of New England, by
armed sloop Howe and schooner Buckram. Richard
Adams, master of the schr., made deposition.
LIVELY, schr., of Salem, David Ropes, commander, 13
swivel guns, 16 men, a commission from the Congress,
captured Nov. 10 th , 1778, off Jeddore, N. S., after being
chased about 2 1-2 hours by the armed Sloop Howe.
LIVELY, ship, Letter of Marque, Nathaniel Goodwin,
master. Captured by H. M. S. Pandora. Libel filed April
18 th , 1782. Evidence of John Little, master's mate on
board the ship Pandora, and that of Nathaniel Goodwin
taken as on file."
LIVELY, sloop, John Augustus Dunn, master, 8 carriage
guns, two and three pounders, deserted by her people on
the approach of the captors. Captured May 8 th , 1782, in
Annapolis Basin, by the armed schooner Buckram.
LIVELY, snow, a recapture. " Jno Carter master of the
Snow Lively being duly sworne deposeth that on their
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passage from this place to Bristol on the 30 th of August
last they were Chased, fired at and taken by a Rebel Pri
vateer the Lee Commanded by one Jno. Skinner, being
then in the Latitude 47. 42. W. Long. 45 49" W. that
afterwards on or about the 23d of September following
being then about 15 Leagues off Boston, they fell in with
Captain Fieldings Tender called the Buckram, who retook
the said Snow Lively & brought her safe into this Port of
Halifax where she now is."
LOCKART Ross, ship, John Cobb, master, a recapture.
On a voyage from Quebec to Placentia in Newfoundland,
captured by two French war ships July 20 th , 1781, and
was being taken to Boston. The next day the Danae and
Surprise recaptured the ship and sent her to Halifax.
LORD DUNGANNON, brigantine, a recapture. " Charles
Kirby, master of the Brig the Lord Dungannon being duly
sworne deposeth that on his Passage from Cork to Antigua
in the Lat. 17. 10. Long. 60. 30. on the 5 of March last
they fell in with two American privateers called the Cum-
berland and Fanny, the Cumberland was a 20 Gun ship,
& had upwards of a Hundred men, the other 16 Guns, 80
or 90 men, that they Chased him about four Hours when
the Privateers came up with & Boarded the said Brig,
took out all the men, except the Deponant & a Boy, &
then put on Board a Prize Master and 8 men, a gave the
Prize Master orders to make the best of his w y for any
Port near Boston, New England, that on the 6 h of April
Inst. being in the Latitude 42 12. Long 67, they fell in
with the Blond Man of War who retook the said Brig &
brought her into this Port of Halifax, that the Privateers
people took out Sundry articles of the Cargo while the
said Brig was in their possession."
LOVELY LASS, schr., Abram Toppan, master, Newbury,
to some of the French West India Islands, cargo : fish
and Lumber, captured October 8 th , 1777, 70 leagues to the
eastward of Cape Ann, by H. M. S. Flora.
LUCY, brigantine, a recapture. " Nicholas Watson,
master of the Brigantine called the Lucy being duly
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Sworne Deposeth that he was Bound from Cork to Quebec
with Provisions for the use of his Majestys Forces there,
that on the 19 th May last being off of the Island of St.
Peters they fell in with a Eebel Privateer Sloop called
the Providence, one George Pitcher Commander, having
14 Carriage Guns, 14 Swivels, and about 130 men from
Providence, that the said Privateer Engaged the Brig
iMcy about 5 Hours in which time the Deponant had 3
men wounded, & the Rigging & Sails of the Brig so much
Damaged he was obliged to give up the said Brig to the
Rebels who Boarded and took Possession of her & then
Shaped their course for Boston, that on the 5 th June Inst.
being about 12 Leagues from Cape Cod they fell in with
the Orpheus, Amazon, & Juno, men of war, who Retook
the said Brigantine & sent her under this Deponants Care
into the Port of Halifax, where she now is."
LUCY, schr., one Holmes, master. Dartmouth to Ply-
mouth in ballast, owned by Alexander Watson of Ply-
mouth, captured about June 20 th , 1780, off Cape Cod, by
the Letter of Marque schooner Lucy of Liverpool, to
which port the prize was taken.
Lucy, schr., Seth Smith, master, Plymouth to Cape
Francis, cargo : fish and lumber, captured December 16 th ,
1778, off St. George's Banks, by the Armed Sloop York.
LUCY, schr., Nathaniel Thare, master, South Carolina
to Boston, cargo : rice, captured October 12 th , 1777, 32
Leagues from Cape Sable, by H, M. S. Scarborough and
Lark. The Lucy was owned in Boston by one Job
Prince.
LUCY, sloop, loaded with cordwood and lumber, cap-
tured August 28 th 1777, off Seguin Island, by H. M. S.
Rainbow's tender the Spitfire. " The master and people
were put on shore.
LYDIA, brigantine, understood to be owned in Salem,
Joshua Grafton, master, " from Hispaniola, Capt. Nichola
Mold, Bound to Salem in New England," cargo : molasses,
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coffee, brandy, canvas, etc., 4 three pounder guns and 8
swivel guns, about 12 stands of arms, captured April 6 th ,
1778, off George's Banks to the southward, by H. M. S.
Diamond.
LYDIA, schr., loaded with staves and fish, bound for
the West Indies, captured seven leagues from Cape Ann,
previous to June 24 th , 1776, (date of libel) by H. M. S.
Lively, Milford and Hope.
LYDIA [OR LADY], schr., loaded with lumber, outward
bound, captured in Nantasket Road previous to June 27th,
(date of libel) by H. M. S. Renown.
LYON, brigantine, Henry Potbury, master, a recapture.
Libel Sept. 21 st 1780, " Henry Potbury master of the Brigan-
tine Lyon being examined, declares that he got over
Aveiro Bar the 16th July last Bound for Trepassey in
Newfoundland, Loaded with Fifty tons of Salt and there-
abouts, & some Brandy, Wine & Oil, that on the 3 d day
of Aug. being Lat. 44 30" long. 35, 30" they fell in
with a ship which chased them about 2 Hours, that they
came up with the Declarent & Brought them too, that she
proved to be a ship from Salem a Letter of Marque, that
they took possession of the Brig Lyon & Exchanged hands,
and then ordered the Brig to Salem, that on or about the
25 th day of August last, being then off Cape Sable, they
fell in with the Schooner Halifax Rover, Thomas Freeman,
Commander, who retook the Brig Lyon, carried her into
Annapolis in this province where she remains, that the pa-
pers No. 1,2, 3, 5 & 6 did belong to the Brig Lyon when he
was Master, No. 4 he believes is a copy of the Ships Com-
mission that took him."
LYON, Schr., Moses Barlow, master, bound to Long Is-
land, cargo : Arms, powder, sulphur, flints, steel, salt and
molasses, captured May 1st, 1776, twenty leagues to the
eastward of Long Island by H. M. S. Cerberus.
LYON, ship, William Tuck, master, a former British
ship called the George, captured o ff Newfoundland three
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years previously, by the American privateer Ranger, taken
into Beverly, purchased by the Cabots of that place altered
and fitted out as a mast ship, and was a letter of Marque
carrying 20 guns, 14 nine pounders, 4 sixes and 2 twelves,
and had 50 men. Sailed from Salem, early in May, 1782,
loaded with masts and naval stores, in company with oth-
ers, for Hispanola, captured May 6th, 1782, off Cape Ann,
by H. M. S. Blonde. Benjamin Flemming, of the Lyon,
and other Americans, made depositions.
McPHERSON, brigantine, Benjamin Rogers, master
Newbury to Suranam, cargo: lumber and fish, captured
June 21st, 1777, on the coast of New England, by H. M. S.
Scarborough.
MARGARET CHRISTIANA, ship, a recapture. < David
Anderson, Super Cargo of the Ship Margaret Christiana,
Benj. Cole late master being duly sworne deposeth that in
his passage from London to Quebec on the 9 th day of July
Inst. being off of St. Mary's, Newfoundland, they fell in
with a Privateer Ship about 4 o'clock in the morning,
which Chaced them about four Hours when the Priva-
teer came up with them, that the Privateer Hoisted Amer-
ican Colours & fired at the Ship Margaret Christiana, that
the Privateer being a Ship of 20 Guns, six pounders, and
having 120 men they were obliged to strike to the Priva-
teer, that they then boarded them, that she proved to be a
Rebel Privateer Ship called the Essex, from Boston or Sa-
lem, Commanded by one John Cathcart, who put two Prize
Masters on Board with 10 or 12 Hands, and ordered her
to Boston, Beverly or Salem, that they took out Captain
Cole, his mate and all his Hands except four, that before
they parted, two boats were employed by the Privateers
people in Carrying Provisions and Goods from the Ship
Christiana to the Rebel Privateer, that they carried off
barrels of Beef, Flour, Porter, some Trunks and Boxes
of Merchandise &c., but what quantity can't say as it was
done in a great hurry & Confusion, that the next day
the said Privateer fell in with them again, & took
out other articles, that after this as they were proceeding
with the Ship for Beverly, Boston or Salem, they fell in
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with His Majesty's Ship the Surprize, who retook the ship
Margaret Christiana, on the 14 th July last, [1780] &
brought her into the port of Halifax, where she arrived
on the 24th July last, that the four hands left with the
deponant by the Rebels were pressed into His Majesty's
service after the ship's arrival in Halifax." .
MARIA, sloop, a recapture, Sept. 28 th , 1781. Evidences
taken at Penobscot, Fort George, filed.
MARQUIS OF KILDARE, brig, 1777. " Registers Office
May 7th. Deposition of John Anson Atkinson, taken as
on file, Jonathan Pason, a Passenger on Board the Brig-
antine Kildare being duly Sworne confirms the Deposition
of John Anson Atkinson, & further says that the cargo
of Brig was owned by Jonathan Jones & Company of New
England, & the Brig was chartered by them for the voy-
age mentioned in Atkinson's Deposition, & that she was
taken on the Shoals of Georges Banks on or about the 24
day of April last by the Hearlem."
MARY, brigantine, 100 tons burthen and upwards,
loaded with rum, bound for New York, captured near
New York some time in March, 1776, by H. M. S. Phenix'
tender. The master of the brigantine deserted her and
went ashore on Long Island.
MARY, schr., George Todd, master, libel, Aug. 7th,
1781, evidences, etc., taken at Annapolis, N. S., filed.
Captured by the Letter of Marque schooner Adventure.
MARY, sloop, Salem to Casco Bay, cargo : apples and
cider, captured in October, 1780, near Cape Elizabeth,
by schooner Halifax Adventure, a privateer.
MEAD, brigantine, Thomas Archdeacon, master, a re-
capture. The armed vessels Howe, Buckram and Snake
on June 14 th 1779, gave chace in Chebucto Bay to a Pri-
vateer Brig, which had captured the Mead, but finding the
Privateer outsail them, they bore away for the Prize,
which they boarded, found the Rebels had deserted her,
and the wind being high, she ran ashore in Halibut Bay,
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and was wrecked. Cargo was salved. The privateer put
Capt. and hands of the Mead ashore at Prospect.
MERCURY AND FORTUNE, sloops. Libel. Oct. 10 th
1780. Captured by H. M. Ships, Blond, Albany, Nautil-
lus, North and brig Hope.
MINERVA, brigantine, John Bolton, master, a recap-
ture Oct. 2d, 1781. "John Seagrove Gunner of the
Sloop of War General Monk, being'duly Sworn Deposeth,
that they fell in with the Brig off of Cape Elizabeth near
Casco Bay, on or about the 17th September, last, that they
chased about three Hours, came up with and took her,
and found she was in Possession of the Rebels, with a
Rebel Prize Master, that they found no papers on Board
except some, that was in the possession of an Officer that
was on Board the Brig, that after they had exchanged
Hands, the brig was ordered for Penobscott, Fort George,
that she was loaded with Tobacco and called the Minerva,
that she is about one hundred tons." The Minerva was
afterwards taken to Annapolis, N. S.
MINERVA, brigantine, one Gaspar, master, a recapture,
London to Quebec, loaded with wine, porter and ball
goods, sugar and iron, taken near Newfoundland by a
rebel privateer brig called the Cato, who took out the Cap-
tain and all hands except a Portugese seaman, and shaped
her course for Salem. Recaptured in Boston Bay three
weeks later by H. M. S. Orpheus. Date of libel, Aug.
14 th 1781.
MOLLY, schr., loaded with corn and oats, bound to
Sante Cruise, captured near Philadelphia, May 24 th 1776,
by H. M. S. Mercury. The rudder of the schooner gave
way, and they took the cargo out of her and brought the
same to Halifax.
MONTGOMERY, ship, Rundeau, master, Boston to Mar-
tinico, cargo : lumber, chiefly, captured the beginning of
September, 1777, in sight of Boston Harbour by H M. S.
Diamond. The master and most of the men were French.
"Captain Fielding put a Prize Master and Hands on
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Board & sent the Ship Montgomery with all her papers to
Rhode Island." John LeGar, a passenger on the Mont-
gomery, made deposition that he understood Captain Run-
deau had given 18 six pounders in part payment for his
cargo in Boston. The Captain was asked if he would
claim the ship Montgomery but said he had no money to
pay the charges, and the ship and cargo were condemned.
MORNING STAR, brigantine. Several depositions re-
ferred to " as on file," but not recorded. Sept. 26th,
177T. " Rich d . Gibbons Esq. Proctor Exhibited the
claims of Charles Hill in behalf of the owners which was
read as on file, & order made thereon. The Advocate
General moved that the Claimant should produce some
proof to the Court that the owners were in Obedience to
the King & under his protection. The Proctor for the
Claimant moved the Court the Brigantine Morning Star
might be taken into the Custody of the Marshall of this
Court, alledging that she had been robbed of sundry of
her rigging & Furniture. Ordered that the Marshall of
this Court do take the said Brigantine into his Custody,
& her safe keep untill she shall be either Condemned or
ordered to be restored to the said Claimant for the Own-
ers by the definite sentence of this Court in the premises.
Court adjourned to the 1 of October at Eleven o'clock
A. M. Oct. 1. Court opened by making proclamation as
usual. Warrant of survey and return thereon read, the
Advocate General moved for a Decree, which was pro-
nounced as on file, whereby the Brigantine Morning Star
was ordered to be restored and delivered up to Charles
Hill the Claimant (on his paying an Eighth & Charges)
also another decree whereby the Cargo of said Brig was
condemned as Lawful Prize to the Captors." H. M. S.
Diamond captured the Morning Star.
NANCY, brigantine, Peter Joliff, master, a recapture,
bound from Carbonear in Newfoundland for Lisbon, with
dry cod fish, captured the second day out, July 20th,
1782, by an American privateer ship, the Junius Brutus,
and ordered for Salem, recaptured August 6 th in Lat. 44
12" by the Frigate Cyclops, and brought to Halifax.
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NANCY, schr., Edw. Freeman, master, owned in Boston
by Samuel Paine Somes & Wales, South Carolina to
Boston, cargo : rice, indigo and deer skins, captured March
1st, 1778, within George's Banks, by H. M. S. Orpheus.
NANCY, armed schr. George Leach, master. Six sur-
vels mounted on carriages. Captured previous to March
27 th 1781, to the eastward of Halifax, by the tender to
H. M. S. Albany.
NANCY, sloop, John Humphrey, master. Evidence
brought from Liverpool. The Nancy was condemned.
NANCY, sloop, a recapture. Casco Bay to Boston, car-
go: lumber, captured Sept. 6 th , 1781, near Cape Porpoise;
by the Armed Sloop Howe and Schooner Buckram. The
people on board deserted before the captors came up.
NATHANIEL, brigantine, James Ferry, master, a recap-
ture. "John Bennat, mate of the Brigantine Nathaniel
being duly sworne deposeth as follows, viz : that he
shipp'd on Board the said Brig at London the 17th day
of March last, bound on a voyage from thence to Quebec,
that they lost their convoy and met with repeated Heavy
Gales of wind which obliged them to Bear away for Hali-
fax as did all the Fleet, that on or about the 30 th of Octo-
ber being off Halifax Light House they fell in with a
schooner, & it being almost calm they rowed up under
the Brig's stern and Haled the Brig & asked where they
were from, that they ans d from Portsmouth, that the Brig
then Hailed the schooner & the Schooner answered from
Halifax & had an English Jack at masthead at the same
time, that while the t schooner lay on the Brig's starboard
quarter, they kept up" such a constant fire with small arms
from the Schooner, that the People of the Brig could not
keep the Deck, not having it in their power to bring one
of the Brig's guns to bear on the Schooner, that they
boarded the Brig and took Possession of the Brig, that
the schooner had six carriage guns, 4 swivels, & between
20 & 30 men, that they exchanged Hands, put a Prize
Master on Board, & ordered her to Boston, that on the
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first of November being off of Cape Sable they fell in
with the Savage Sloop of War Thomas Graves, Esq.,
Commander, who retook the said Brig and Brought her
safe into this Port where she now remains Loaded with
Beef, Pork, Flour & Pease."
NECESSITY, brigantine. " Thomas Ozard Midshipman
on Board His Majesty's Sloop of War the Vulture, being
duly sworne deposeth that being at Passamaquoddy some
time in the Month of October last they took a Brigantine
loaded with Lumber Bound to Bermudas, that the Cap.
of the Brig told the deponant he had been taken by the
Rebels and Carried into Maderias where the Vessel was
Cleared out & sent to Passamaquoddy for a load of Lum-
ber that Capt. Teatus ordered the Deponant to take pos-
session of said Brig & follow the Ship to St. John's, that
the said Brig is a Bermudian Built Vessel, that there was
no papers on Board."
NEPTUNE, schr., loaded with lemons and bale goods,
bound in to Philadelphia, captured off the mouth of Dele-
ware River, about June 3d, 1776, by H. M. S. Liverpool.
NEPTUNE, snow, Nathaniel Swaney, master, Bilboa to
Newbury, cargo, fruit, iron and salt, captured in March,
1778, by H. M. S. Rainbow's tender. The owners of the
snow lived one in Boston and one in Newbury, the Cap-
tain belonged to Marblehead, 4 besides the master were
English and 10 Spaniards. John Young 15 years of age,
of the Neptune, made deposition.
NEW YORK PACKET. Cause dated May llth, 1776,
relates to two hundred and ninety-one bars of iron found
in the New York Packet, which iron was condemned as
lawful prize to the captors thereof, H. M. S. the Tamar.
OLIVE, schr., John Bulkeley, master, fitted out from
Connecticut River, loaded with salt, captured about March
13 f 1777, by H. M. S. Amazon.
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OLIVE, sloop, William Nicholson, master, libel filed
Apl. 17 th , 1779, evidence as taken at Annapolis, N. S.,
read, captured by schooner Liverpool, Letter of Marque.
OLIVE, sloop, Manor Wilbur, master, captured April
20 th , 1777, by Mr. Knight in the Armed Sloop Hearlem.
The Olive was owned in Dartmouth, New England. Wil-
bur made deposition, from which above information is
taken, and in it he refers to deposition of John Anson
Atkinson (which is not recorded) as being true as relates
to the said sloop.
OTTER, brigantine, Edward Smith, jr., master, Salem to
Guadaloupe, cargo: fish and lumber, owned by Joseph
Lambert of Salem, about 120 tons, no guns, nine men,
libelled by the private ship of war Lord Corn wall is, Nov.
28 th , 1781. Captured in Boston Bay.
PACO BOB, schr., Solomon Coit, master, libel filed
June 24 th , 1782, by H. M. Sloop of War the Albany.
Claim of Alexander Bryrner filed July 18 th . "M r .
Gibbons Proctor for Alexander Brymer exhibited Let-
ters and papers from M r . Brymer's Attorney at Penobscott,
which were read as on file. M r . Gibbons then moved the
Court that as the schooner Saco Bob (by the Evidence
produced in the course of the trial) had been clearly
prov'd to be the property of Alexander Brymer Esquire,
and that she was the Identical Vessel for which he had
obtained a Commission out of this Court, by the name of
the Halifax Bob, that the Captor's should by Decree of
this Court be made to account with him the said Alexan-
der Brymer for the said Vessel agreeable to an Estima-
tion made at Penobscott being One Hundred and ninety
pounds by persons nominated by the parties for that pur-
pose, deducting, only the eighth to be allowed them
agreeable to act of Parliament." Decree was pronounced
in accordance.
PATTY, sloop, loaded with wood and bark, captured
July 5 th , 1780, off Sheepscutt River by the Mermaid,
tender to the Albany, the crew all escaping in boats. De-
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ponant states he had seen the Patty before, that she be-
longed to Townsend, owned by one David Rudd. She
was carried into Penobscott, Fort George.
PEACOCK, schr., Salem to Newburyport, cargo : salt and
ash timber, captured September 6 th 1781, off Cape Por-
pois, by the Sloop Horne and Schooner Buckram, and
taken to Penobscott, Fort George.
PEGGY, schr., Ray, master, Nothing on board but some
green fish, a hogshead of salt and fishing craft, captured
July 23d, 1T79, near Cranberry Island, off Goldsborough
River, by the schooner Rachael.
POLLY, brig, a recapture, Sept. 10th, 1778. " Benja-
min Stone being Duly Sworne Deposeth, that he was at
Harbour Briton, the latter end of August last, when a
Privateer Sloop call'd the Bodin, Mounting 10 Carriage
Guns, & Had about 30 men, commanded by one Thomas
Stevens, came in there & cut out the Brig Polly , Capt n .
Newman, and mann'd her with 6 Rebels & a Prize Mas-
ter and the Deponant, and Order'd them to make ye best
of their way for Salem in New England, that afterwards
on or about the latter end of August last, being then off
Cape Lee Have they were chased by the Buckram, Let-
ter of Marque who retoook them and sent the said Brig
into this Harbour, that she is loaded Principally with
Fish, Oil and Salt, which the Rebels plundered from the
Stores on Shore, that when the Rebel Privateer came into
Harbour Briton, there was no Person on Board the Brig
except the Master, the Hands having all Deserted the
Day before."
POLLY, letter of marque ship, Joseph Forster, Master,
14 guns, 35 men, Cape Ann to Guadaloupe, Cargo : fish
and lumber, captured July 4 th , 1782, near George's Banks,
by H. M. Frigate Ceres. Joseph Forster, captain of the
Polly confirmed the evidence given by the Prize Master.
POLLY, schr., John Carrol, master, Charlestown, S. C. ,
to Boston, cargo : rice, indigo, rum and sugar, captured
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 237
Sept. 18 th , 1778, off Nantucket Shoals, by H. M. Sloop of
War, the Dispatch.
POLLY, schr., John Dyer, master, understood to be
owned in Falmouth, bound to the West Indies, cargo:
lumber, captured March 13 th , 1778, off Falmouth, by
H. M. S. Rainbow's tender.
POLLY, schr., Peter Hinds, master, captured Jan. 27 th ,
1781, off Owls Head, by armed schooner David, one
Marblehead man and three men from Penobscott on
board, one David Dayly put on board as Prize Master,
and three other hands from the David, and orders given
to beat into the harbour called George's Island Harbour
and lay there until the gale then blowing was over. The
Polly was by accident cast away and totally lost on
George's Island, with the exception of her sails and an-
chors, which were saved and carried into Penobscott.
POLLY, schr., Ignatius Webber, master, Farro or
Ferro in Portugal, standing in for Boston, the captain
told the captors he was bound for Halifax, cargo : salt,
captured May 10 th 1778, between George's Banks and
Cape Anne, by H. M. S. Rainbow. Samuel Pierson, a
passenger on the Polly, made deposition.
POLLY, schr., cleared from Georgetown, South Carolina,
April 28 th , 1777, cargo : rice, pitch and turpentine, chassed
into Port Rosa way by H. M. S. Mermaid, where the mas-
ter and men deserted her, and the Mermaid's people took
possession on May 24 th , 1777.
POLLY, schr., of Newburyport, captured July 19 th ,
1777, westward of Halifax lighthouse, bound for St.
Peters, by armed Brig Victor.
POLLY, ship, John Leighton, master, a recapture. The
Polly in possession of the Americans, was from Boston to
Saco, John Leighton, master, had ten carriage guns which
were thrown overboard, no papers found on board, cap-
tured near the end of September, 1781, in Boston Bay,
H. M. S. Chatham.
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POLLY, sloop, Charles Callaghan, master, owned in Bos-
ton by Jonathan Davis and others, from St. Eustatia to
Casco Bay, cargo : molasses, rum and salt, captured about
April 1st, 1777, on Georges Banks, by H. M. S. Dia-
mond and Greyhound. Benjamin Randall, seaman on
board the Polly, made deposition.
POLLY, sloop, libel filed July 13 th , 1782, by the Armed
Schooner Dispatch, evidence brought from Liverpool, N. S.
POMPEY, sloop, libel filed Nov. 27 th 1782, on behalf
of Joseph Barss, master of the Schooner Dreadnaught.
Evidence and papers sent up by Registrar at Liverpool.
POOLE, brigantine, William Whitecomb, master, a re-
capture. From Poole to Newfoundland, and from thence
to Lisbon with a cargo of fish, taken Sept. 11 th , 1781, by
the American Privateer ship called the Franklin, and
were steered for Boston, recaptured Oct. 12, in Boston
Bay, by H. M. S. Assurance, William Stanley, seaman on
the Poole, made deposition, and stated the Americans took a
new towline, one barrel of pork, and 10 gallons of rum,
and cut up an old mainsail and a new mainsail, and the
master of the Assurance took a hanging Compass and
some small cordage, that the master was kept on the pri-
vateer and took all his papers with him.
PRINCESS ROYAL, recapture. "George Davis, being
duly sworne deposeth that he is a mariner on board the
ship called the Princess Royal, that on or about the 10 th
of Juty last [1776] off the Island of Bermuda they were
chased by an armed schooner, called the Sturdy Beggar,
fitted out by some of the Colonies now in Rebellion, that
the said schooner fired at and hailed the said ship Princess
Royal, and ordered them to hoist out their boat and go
aboard the said schooner, that Archibald Duffy, the cap-
tain of said ship Princess Royal told them he could not
hoist out his Boat, as it was lumbered up, they in the
Armed Schooner then hoisted out their own boat and came
aboard with Twelve men all armed, took Possession of the
ship, and took out the Master, Boatswain, 2 mates, 5 Fore-
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 239
mast men, a black man Passenger, & a Prentice Boy and
then shaped their course for New England, that on the 25 th
of July last, Captain John Burr, Esq., Commander of his
Majesty's ship the Milf ord, gave chace to the Ship Princess
Royal [within about 3 Leagues of Cape Ann, & retook her
within about 3 miles of New bury, & brought the said ship
Princess Royal] into this Port of Halifax, and that said ship
and Cargo is owned by persons residing in England &
some of them in Jamaica."
PROVIDENCE, sloop, loaded with lime and cord wood,
captured Nov. 18 th 1776, while trying to enter a harbour
called Herring Gut, by a boat from H. M. S. Albany.
When the boat was approaching all hands on board the
sloop deserted, and no papers were found by the captors.
RACE HORSE, sloop, Clifford Byrne, master, Cape
Francois to Salem, cargo: molasses, captured Sept. 4 th ,
1780, off Cape Cod, by H. M. Ships Delaware, Delight,
Bonetta and the Armed Sloop Howe.
RAMBLER, schr., Benjamin Fuller, master, two six
pounders, one three pounder, one two pounder and four
swivels, 30 men, owned in Newbury, were on a cruize
from there, captured while ashore in St. Margaret's Bay,
near Halifax, about July 20 th , 1781, by the brigantine
Lady Hammond, tender to H. M. S. Charlestown. While
they were trying to get the schooner off, the people of her
in the bushes ashore fired on the captors and killed one
and wounded another. The captors then went ashore and
scattered them, capturing one named Robert Kelley, who
made deposition and stated they had taken six shallops,
two belonging to the Frenchmen to the Eastward, and
sent them to Newbury.
RANGER, schr. one McGra or McCra, master. "John
McGra being duly sworne deposeth that on the 14 th day of
March, inst about sun sett, he arrived in the Harbour of
Halifax at Fairbank's wharf, that he was Hailed by the
Albany to come alongside, but that he did not understand
them, then went into the said wharf, that an officer came
240 RECORDS OF THE VICE- ADMIRALTY COURT
from the Albany and threatened the Deponant, and told
him he had done for himself because he did not obey the
orders in coming under the man of war's stern, that the
deponant told the officer he did not understand them, the
Deponant thought they asked where they came from, and
that was the reason he answered from Falmouth & did
not go under the stern of the ship, that the officer staid on
board the schooner Ranger about 3 minutes, & returned
to the Albany, that he left no person on Board the
schooner."
In answer to a question the Captain stated he had
loaded at Boston, proceeded to Piscataqua, and then came
to Halifax. The Ranger was seized by a Custom House
officer, and there was some dispute as to whether or no
the Albany had made the seizure. The schooner was
condemned.
RANGER, schr., probably a recapture, by the Sloop
Gage, William Callaghan, master, libel dated Nov. 7 th ,
1778, but record contains no further information.
RECOVERY, brigantine, loaded with molasses, going into
River Delaware, captured off the Capes of Philadelphia
June 18th, 1776, by H. M. S. Kingfisher.
RESOLUTION, schr., privateer, libel filed March 24th,
1783, on behalf of the Brigantine Shark.
RESOLUTION, privateer schr. of Boston. Abel Gore,
commander, two carriage guns, one a two pounder, the
other a three, eight swivel guns, two cohorns, and part of
two half-barrels of powder, captured previous to May
11 th , 1779, seven leagues to the westward of Halifax
lighthouse, by H. M. S. Blond.
RESTORATION, ship, a recapture. "Joseph Toye Gun-
ner on Board the Ship Restoration, being duly Sworne
deposeth that in his Passage from Quebec to Port in said
ship they fell in with a Rebel Privateer near the Western
Islands, on or about the 19th day of July last, that the
Privateer Chased them from 6 in the Morning till 6
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 241
o'clock in the Evening, when they Boarded the ship, the
Privateer was a 20 Gun Ship fitted out from New London
called the Oliver Cromwell Commanded by one Harding,
that they took out the Master, mate and all the hands
except the deponant and three boys, & put them on Board
the Privateer, manned the Ship Restoration with a Rebel
Crew and Prize Master, & then shaped their Course for
Boston, New England, that the beginning of this month
September, being by their reckoning about one days sail
from Boston, they ifell in with the Ambuscade, John Mc-
Cartney, Esq r Commander, who retook the said ship Resto-
ration and brought her safe into this Port, that the Papers
were all taken by the Rebels."
REVENGE, sloop, 11 th July, 1777, Reg r of the sloop
Revenge filed by the Advocate General, & proof of its
being found on board said sloop taken by Joseph Winniet,
Esq., Justice of Peace for the County of Annapolis also
filed. This cause entitled "Sir William Burnaby, com-
mander of His Majesty's shipMilford, vs. the Sloop Revenge
& Cargo.
RICUSET or RECUSETT, schr., Zachariah Murphy, mas-
ter. Captured early in August, 1778, by H. M. S. Grey-
hound, Blonde, and Dispatch.
" James Harley being Duly Sworne Deposeth, that he
sailed out of Salem, in a Privateer, about two months ago,
that they took two Brigs and one Schooner, loaded with
Green Fish, that he was put on Board one of these Prizes
the Schooner), that about 9 or 10 Days ago, they fell in
with a Schooner, near the Isle of Sables, that the Said
Schooner Bore down upon them, and asked where they
were Bound to, that they answere'd to Salem, that they
said they wanted wood and water, and then they ask'd
the Prize Master of the Schooner, the Deponant was on
Board to let them have a Pilot, to Pilot them into Salem,
Newbury, Boston or any Port they could get into, that
the Prize Master then sent the Deponant, on Board said
Schooner as Pilot, and received a Spaniard in Exchange
from ye Aforesaid Schooner, that about three Days after
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this, they fell in with three Men of War, who took them,
and Brought said Schooner into this Port, that one Zaeha-
riah Murphy was Master of her, that she is about 80 Tons
Burthen." Zachariah Murphy also made deposition.
The schooner is called the *' Rosa " in deposition of John
Fox, one of the prize crew.
RITTENHOUSE, ship, Ambrose Bartlett, master. Cause
dated May 2d, 1776 relates to a sum of money. X2000
in specie and 800 in Sterling Bills of Exchange, the
property of Merchants residing in Philadelphia, being the
proceeds of a cargo sold at Lisbon, taken from the ship
Rittenhouse, Ambrose Bartlett, master, by Captain Stan-
hope of H. M. S., the Raven. The Rittenhouse was taken
off the Cape of Virginia bound from Lisbon to Philadel-
phia, and was owned by York and Potts of the latter city.
Two q r casks of wine were also taken. The money was
condemned as lawful prize to the Captors, but there is no
mention of what became of the Rittenhouse.
ROBUSTE, ship, a recapture, Dec. 4th, 1781. "John
Flemming Sailing Master of the Ship Lord Cornwallis,
being duly Sworn deposeth, that being on a Cruise in
Boston Bay, they fell in with a Ship on the 25 November
last, which they Chased about two hours, came up with
and took, that she was called the Robust and was from
Salem bound to the Havannah loaded with Lumber, Fish,
Soap, and Tallow, &c., that she is about two Hundred
Tons Burthen, 14 Guns & 20 men, that they found no
papers on board, that the Ship is now in this Harbour, that
the prisoners are all on board the Lord Cornwallis."
"David Black, Seaman, being duely Sworn deposeth that
he has seen the Ship Robuste since she came into the
Harbour, that he belonged to her when John Noble Esq.
of Bristol owned her, that he was gunner of her, that she
was a French Snow, and the first Prize brought into Bris-
tol this war, that she was then copper'd by M r Noble in
his own Dock, and made into a Ship, that the Deponant
sailed the first voyage in her after she was made into a
ship, and knows her well." The cargo was condemned as
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 243
prize to the captors, and an eighth of the value of the
ship as salvage.
ROYAL BOUNTY, ship, a recapture. "Seth Russel late
Seaman on Board the American Privateer called the Tar-
tar being duly sworne deposeth that the said Privateer
was fitted out from Boston, that one of the Owners names
was Macky the other he don't know, that she mounted 24
Carriage Guns & had 180 men, that the masters name
was John Grimes, that being on a Cruize off Shetland
some time in August last they fell in with the Ship Royal
Bounty which they took & the next day they took a Brig
which belonged to Norway, that they gave this Brig to the
Captain of the Ship Royal Bounty, that they put the Cap-
tain of the ship Royal Bounty & all his Hands on Board
the Brig except seven, that the Captain of the Tartar then
gave Orders to the prize Master of the Ship Royal Bounty
to proceed immediately for Boston, New England ; that
afterwards sometime in September last being then off of
Cape Ann they fell in with the Diamonds Tender who
retook the said Ship Royal Bounty the Diamond being
then in sight, that the said ship Royal Bounty is now in
this Harbour."
"Seth Russel being reexamined further deposeth that
they took out of the Brig belonging to Norway & put on
Board the Royal Bounty 800 Calve Skins, that after this
they Cruized in Company with the Privateer about 3
weeks, and in about 14 days they took another Norway
Brig strip'd her of all her Tackle & Furniture & put the
same on Board the Royal Bounty, & then Burnt said Brig,
that a few days after this they took another Brig Loaded
with Lumber and 60 Tons of Iron, that they stripped this
Brig also of all her tackle and furniture & put on Board
the Tartar, & as the Brig was Leaky they scuttled and
sunk her, and further Deposeth that before they took the
Ship Royal Bounty they took a Brig off of Shetland, that
he thinks she was loaded with Lumber and Hides, that
they took the Hides (but does not know what quantity)
as also the Rigging & Furniture & then Burnt her, that
these things are on Board the Royal Bounty. That they
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also took another Brig and took out about 30 Barrels Tar
& put the same on Board the Royal Bounty , & gave said
Brig to the Master of her his name he does not know.
ST. DAVID, a recapture, Dec. llth, 1781. *' David
Cormick being duly Sworn deposeth that he shipped on
board the Ship St. David at St. John's, Newfoundland, as
Surgeon one William Price then Master of her, that they
were bound from that port to Statia or Jamaica, that they
left St. Johns in December, 1780, that about the 15 th Jan r
1781 they arrived at Antigua with a Prize they had taken,
from that they went to Eustatia, and from thence to Ja-
maica, where they loaded the Cargo she has now on
board, which was ship'd by McLeans and Moare, consist-
ing of Rum, that on the 24th August last they sail'd
from Jamaica with convoy for London, that after they
had been a month or five weeks out, they met with a heavy
gale of wind and parted convoy, that about three weeks
after they fell in with a ship call'd the Shambree, that she
was in a very distress'd Situation being water Log'd,
that they got about 80 Men, Women and Children out of
her, that the weather came on so bad they could not take
any more out, that they left about twenty-five behind,
they did not see the ship again, the next day they saw the
ship Lord Howe go down, some days after this they fell
in with the thorn Privateer, which was mann'd with
Americans, that the Thorn chas'd them a whole night,
came up with and engaged the St. David about forty min-
utes, when the Captain and five men of the St. David were
Kill'd, and fifteen or sixteen wounded, and the wheel be-
ing shot away oblig'd the St. David to strike, that the
Thorn exchanged hands, took out all the papers and were
sending her to Marblehead, that they were a Month all to
one day endeavouring for Marblehead, when they fell in
with the Brig Sir Andrew Hammond, who retook them
and brought said ship St. David safe into this port. "
'To be continued.)
JOURNAL
OF A CRUISE IN 1777 IN THE PRIVATEER
BRIG OLIVER CROMWELL.
The privateer brig Oliver Cromwell, 162 tons, William
Cole, commander, was fitted out in Beverly in 1777, and
owned by Thomas Lee, George, John and Andrew Cabot,
and twelve others residing in Salem and Beverly. She
was armed with sixteen carriage guns and carried a crew
of hundred men. On her first voyage, a portion of the
journal of which is here printed, seven prizes were taken,
five of which arrived safely in Beverly while the other two
were sold in Bilboa. The following year, during her
second cruise, she was commanded by Capt. Thomas
Simmonds. Ten prizes were captured, all of which arrived
safely at Beverly. During this cruise she was dismasted
in a severe storm and otherwise damaged so that she had
difficulty in reaching her home port where she was sold at
auction in 1780, to John and Andrew Cabot, Nathan
Leach, William Bartlett, and others. She was refitted
and went into commission in April 1781, with John Bray,
commander, and Thomas Brown, 1st Lieutenant. Not
long after sailing on this third cruise she was captured
and possibly destroyed, for the Vice-Admiralty records at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, contain no record of her condemna-
tion before the prize court. Part of her crew were sent
home from St. John, N. B. In the following journal, por-
tions of the original, both at the beginning and at the end,
are now missing.
... one of their Anchors & a Sack of the Fruit : That
they dispaired of being able to arrive at America &
determined to put into Some French or Spanish Port, had
n[ot] we providentially came across the[m] again.
1777, July 30 Thursday. Fair, raw cold wind, &
rough Sea. Sent our Boat on Board the Prize, took out
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M r Dixie & one of the Hands ; & Sent M r Thrash to take
y Command o[f] her, & carry her into Bilboe, with o[r]-
ders Mons r Gaudoque to Sell the Fruit (if much damaged)
& fo[r]ward the Vessell with a Cargo to Salem ; & keep
the Cm & [ ] till we came in there : But [if the]
Fruit was fit to proceed [ ] Vioge, then to leave the
C[argo] as aforesaid & proceed di[rectly] to Salem.
P M Saw a [Sail] to windward & hailed our Wind for her,
but could not come up with her before Dark, & consi-
quently lost Sight of her this Night, however, managed our
Courses in best Manner, so as not to loose he[r].
31 Friday. Fair pleasant Weather. At 1/2 past 3
A M Saw the Sail again & gave Chace. At 4 D gave
her a Gun & brought her too. She was a small Sloop
called the 3 Sisters,* about 60 Tuns Burthen, Loaded with
Butter, and Sheeps guts; from Cork, bound to Lisbon,
out 3 Days. Capt. Comand r . Bills of Lading as
follows viz. Butter. Sent her into Bilboa by M r Horton
with Orders to Mons r Guardoque to Sell the Vessell &
Cargo if practicable, if not to [ ] the Cargo & ballast
her with [ ] immediately for Salem to [ ]. At 6
A. M. Saw a Sail & Stood for her came up fired a Gun &
brought her too. She was a Sweden Ship.
Aug. 2 Saturday. Fair, light Breezy & smooth Sea.
Early A. M. Saw a Sail & stood for her. At 9 d came
up, judged her to be Capt. Lee of Marblehead, a Privateer
Brig, fired 2 Guns to Leward in Token of Friendship. At
10 d came up Sent our Small Boat on Board him, to
bring him on Board us to Dinner. He came on Board ac-
cordingly & informs us that he has taken 9 Prizes Some
of which were retaken, some were in Ballast which he gave
the Prisoners & 4 he had sent Home Lade[n] with Bale
Goods & Provisions]. Agreed to keep Compan[y] with
us & Cruize in Consort Several Days. At 6 P. M. Saw a
Sail standing for us at 7 bore away. Soon after hove in
Stays for her & came up with her. She was a Dutchman.
Kept in Company with our Consort, with whom we Spoke
at Dusk.
"She was an old vessel and could not be sold at Bilboa, so was loaded with salt
and sent to Beverly.
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4 Sabbath. Fair, very pleasant, & small Breezes.
Early A M saw a Sail & stood for her ; but soon found
her to be a Man of War, of 60 or 70 Guns. Out Oars &
rowed for Several Hours. Soon dropt her astern. At 6
P M lost sight of Capt. Lee.
4 Monday. Fair, pleasant Weather. At 6 A M a
Ship on our Weather Bow, suppos'd to be the Man of War
which chased us Yesterday.
5 Tuesday. Fair, moderate and pleasant. At P M
Saw a Sail. Discovered her to be a Man of War. At
Night lost Sight of Her.
6 Wednesday. Fair pleas 1 Weather. Early A M
Saw the Man of War in Chace. She continued Chace all
Day. At 7 Saw a Sail a Head & at 8 came up & took
her. She was a Brig from Cork in Ballast. Gave her to
the Prisoners & Sent her away. Soon after saw another
Sail and stood for her, came up & took her being a fine
Brig from Cork for Lisbon Laden with Butter & Beef.
Sent her Home by Capt. Gray. She was formerly an
American Privateer called the Montgomery mounting 18
Guns, taken & carried in to Gibralter, Cap* Fibby Com-
ander. She had Several Laidys on Board boun[d] to Lis-
bon, whom we determined to take on Board us, & together
with all our other Prisoners land them (as they were
effectionately desireous of it) on the British Shore. But
at 3 P M saw 2 Brigs, which we bore away for ; and not
knowing what they might prove to be, ordered Cap* Gray
to keep away from us, on a westward Course Out Oars
(being a small Breeze) & rowed towards them. They
kept near each other & hove too and formed in a Posture
of Battle to receive us. Every Thing being prepared for
Battle we advanced one of them gave Several Sho[t]
which we took no Notice of till we came nigh enough to
give her 2 Broad Sides She continuing her Fire. By our
well directed Fire She was compelled to strike to us, &
earnestly beg of us to desist our Fire on her. Our Cap*
then ordered to bear away for the other Brig; which
orders were immediately complyed with. We then charged
the other with an incessant Fire for almost 3 Glasses. She
returned our Fire for some Time with Spirit but being
248 JOURNAL OF A CKUISB IN 1777 IN THE
disanabled wore off. The other which fell a Stern, & not-
withstanding she had fairly struck to us ; yet seeing her
Partners Fire, she worried us with her Bow Chacers, but
did us no Damage. But now our Officers began to think
of the Man of War which had been in Chace all Day, &
was now reasonably expected to be near up with us ; there-
fore being dark, they rightly judged it best to give over
the Assault for this Night, least falling in between three
of them, we must be obliged to submit, & so altered our
Course.
The Engagement lasted about 3 Glasses, in which Time
Capt Coles (to his eternal Honour be it remembered) with
all the other Officers behaved with the greatest Magna-
nimity & Bravery possible. The Seamen & Marines also,
with remarkable Unanimity, good Order, & Heroism
seemed to vie with each other, which should excel in their
several Departments.
Then must our parent State Confess,
That we their freeborn Sons excel,
In Courage, & true Excellence,
Our British Foes, tho they act well.
Coles, with his braver Officers,
His Men both martial, bold & brave*
Through the marvellous Goodness of God not one Life
was lost on our Side ; our 1st Lieut, was wounded by a
Cannon Shott in both his thighs, just above the Knees.
One or two of the Men were very slightly wounded. Our
Brig rec d Several Shotts in her Hull, Rigging &c. but y e
Damage was inconsiderable. What the Enemys Loss &
Damage was cannot be ascertained ; by the best probable
Conjectures it must be considerable. As One of our
Maintopmen was siting upon the Chest hi the Main Top
containing the Ball &c &c for their Swivels & Blunder-
busses one of the Enemys doubleheaded Shott came &
struck part of the Trussle Trees upon which the Top is
Supported, & directly under the Chest whereon he Sat ;
the uper Head of the Shott struck the Bottom of ye
*The Muse here seems abruptly to have taken her flight.
PRIVATEER BRIG OLIVER CROMWELL. 249
Chest, tore it all in Pieces elivated the Person, & dis-
charged the Contents of the Chest upon Deck, without
any Damage to any Person.
7 Thursday. Fair fresh Breezes & rough Sea.
8 Friday. Fair, good Weather. Early A M Saw 2
Sails & stood for them ; But Soon perceiv'd one of them
to be a British Man of War. We tack'd she gave us
Chace Out Oars rowed several Glasses. In the After-
noon saw 2 Sails a Head, made all Sails for her being
almost calm. Out Oars again ; & before Night we dis-
covered Several Sails more, which by Information were a
Fleet of Transports under Convoy of 3 Men of War.
9 Saturday. Brisk Gales, squally, rainy, & high Sea.
Early A M saw some of the Fleet which were in Sight
yesterday. Our Brig is now very foul ; yet none have
hitherto been able to beat her.
10 Sabbath. Brisk Gales, & rough Sea, with Squally
wind & a little Rain.
11 Monday. Cloudy, dirty wet Weather, with rough
Wind & Sea. Nothing remarkable happened.
12 Tuesday. Fair, moderate & pleas 1 . Early A M
Saw a sail. Stood for her & came up with her. She was a
Frenchman. Saw another large Ship & bore away for her
till we discovered her to be a Man of War & hailed our Wind.
13 Wednesday. Fair, very pleasant, small wind &
Smooth Water. Early A M saw a Sail, & stood for her.
At 11 came up & took her. She was a Small sloop from
Isle of Man bound to Port a Port in Ballast. Took out
some Sails, a Gun & Sundries, put our Prisoners on Board
& sent her away.
14 Thursday. Fair, moderate & very Pleasant. A M
Saw 2 Sails.
15 Friday. Fair pleasant Weather. Saw a Sail &
gave Chace did not come up before Night.
16 Saturday. Fair good Weather. At 1 A M came
up with the Chace & took her. She was a Brig in Ballast
from London bound to Mallaga called Com r . At
5 do saw another & gave Chace at 11 took her She a
Brig from London called Little Betsey bound to Venice,
Trueman Com r Loaden with Fish Several Bales of Goods,
260 JOURNAL OF A CKUISE IN 1777 IN THE
some China ware, & other Valuables, some of which we
took on Board & at 2 P M Saw another Sail and gave
Chace came up & took her, a fine Brig from bound
to A fine Prize 103 bales of Goods. She Sail'd under
French colours & had a French Cap 1 & Crew. Sent her
Home by our 2d Mate Mr Brimblecom God send her a
Safe Passage & arival.
17 Sunday. Cloudy & misty. Nothing remarkable
happened.
18 Monday. Fair pleasant Weather. Saw 3 Sails
which we brought too. One a French man on Board of
whom we put 9 Prisoners. Another an America Brig
from Carolina bound to France ; & the other a Spaniard.
We are now standing in for Bilboa.
19 Tuesday. Fair pleasant Weather & small Wigd.n
Early A M made Land viz Cape Ortugall in Spain. Saw
several Sails to windward.
20 Wednesday. Fair pleasant Weather & Calm. We
are now crossing the Bay of Biscay toward Bilboa. Sev-
eral Sail in Sight.
21 Thursday. Fair pleasant Weather & Small winds.
One Sail in Sight on our Star [board].
22 Friday. Fair. Made Land under our Starboard
Quarter.
23 Saturday. Fair & hot. Early A M Our Pilot
carried us over the Bar & Anchored close under Port
Gelot. Went on Shore & at 3 P M hove up Anchor &
rowed up River as far as Allivago a very Pleasantly Situ-
ated Town on the River. Here lay two American Pri-
vateers, viz, Cap 1 Giddings of y e Civil Usage Brig 14
Guns, and Capt Buifington of the True American* which
last had taken nothing.
24 Sabbath. Fair & hot. The Small Pox Rife. Sev-
eral buried in a Day & all the Ships Crews which had not
had it were innoculated.
25 Monday. Fair & hot. This Day I was obliged to
be innoculated which was performed by Doct of the
Brig Civil Usage. At Night took a Mercurial Pill.
*The Letter of Marque schooner True American, 90 tons, 7 carriage guns, was
commanded by Capt. John Buffington, and was manned by a crew of twenty-five
men. While laying at Bilboa her rig was altered into that of a brig because her
masts were sprung. She Bailed from Bilboa on September 30th, 1777.
PRIVATEER BRIG OLIVER CROMWELL. 251
26 Thursday. Fair & hot. 7 Motions from the Pills.
Low in Spirit. Five more of our People were innoculated.
27 Wednesday. Fair and very hot. Took Cath.
Jallap. P M went up to Bilboa Town Bot a Piece of
Holland y d at p r y d Waistcoast Breeches.
28 Thursday. Thick Air, Sultry. A M Walked on
Shore & diverted myself in innocent Company & Amuse-
ment. Meloncholly Apprehensions respecting the Small-
Pox ; however, endeavour to commit myself & case to the
Disposal of a Divine Providence. At Night took a 6 g r
Calomel.
29 Friday. Fair & hot. Calomel produced 2 Motions.
Had an itching in my Arm where it was innoculated &
Pain in my Head & Limbs, with alternate Heats & Colds.
A restless Night. Gave my innoculated Patients Elect.
Con. Ros. R. & Mer. Dulc.
30 Saturday. Fair and hot. A M walk'd on Shore.
Waited upon D r - - of the True American to y e Hos-
pital where he had 37 of the Crew under ye Operation.
Symptoms coming on. The Doct & several Gentlemen
came off & Dined with us. P M went on Board Cap*
Swasey from Newbury by ye Cap" Desire to see his Mate.
At Night gave 5 small Patients M rs Dule 3 Gr. Took a
dose myself. Gave our Gunner Sundries for y e Clap &
M r M* D for his Leg.
31 Sabbath. Cloudy & some Rain. Early A M rose
& took a Cath. Jalap & gave the same to my fellow Pox-
men, also 2 doses Physick to 2 others & an Emet to
another. I begin to feal the Symptoms more & more viz,
Alternate Heats & Colds Head-ache, Eyeballs sore & ach
&c & a great Sinking & Lassitude.
Sept 1 Monday. Cloudy & muggy. One or two of
our people were innoculated again. I almost frose in the
Forenoon ; but in the Afternoon feverish.
2. Tuesday. Fair. Hailed our Vessel on the ways &
Breen & Clean. AMI am much indisposed, pain to
Back-ach Head-ach &c &c M D discovered a Pock on
my Cheek. At Night gave 3 Calomel.
3 Wednesday. Overcast, Nly wind. Gave 6 Men
Jalapia for y e S Pox. My Pock come out very well & I
252 JOURNAL OF A CRUISE IN 1777 IN THE
feal better. Walk on Shore, Bought a pair of Trowsers
4 1/2 Pisteereens. Take no Medicines but strictly adhere
to a low Diet. Gratia Die. Oh ! Meserai mei, non ad
hue I Taken all our prizes returning home Aug*.
4. Thursday. Overcast & Sultry. One of our People
break out. I have now about 100 Pock, very kind. Take
no Medicines, but exercise as much as I can without heat-
ing myself & live low.
5 Friday. A M Cloudy P M fair. Cap* Giddings of
the Privateer Brigg Civil Usage,* fell down the River to
go out on his Cruize. I have had but one or two Pock
come out since Yesterday & hope to have no more. They
fill fast & well. We are geting in our C m Tart. Water &
wood to proceed our Cruize. Capt. Nath 1 Westf came on
Board as Passanger to go Home. He had been taken
Prisoner & carried to London ; but made his escape here.
6. Saturday. Fair & pleasant. Mr. Stanly has ye
Symptoms. My Pock fill & are very sore and painful.
7 Sunday. Fine pleasant Weather. Pock fill well.
8 Monday. Fair & pleasant. Stanley breaks out. I
innoculated Will Cotton.
9 Thursday. Fair & pleasant. My Pock begin to
turn. We are taking in Wood & water for Sea.
10 Wednesday. Fair & pleasant.
11 Thursday. Fair & hot. I take Physick. Stanly
breaks out the natural way & is removed on shore.
12 Friday. Fair, dry & hot.
13 Saturday. Fair & pleasant. Taking in Provisions,
&c.
14. Sunday. Fair & pleasant. Will m Cotton breaks
out & is carried on shore to M r Stanly.
15 Monday. Fair, pleasant. Attend the Sick & walk
on Shore.
16 Tuesday, pleasant weather.
17 Wednesday. Pleasant Weather. Began to receive
our Prize money for a Brig & Sloop which were Sold here
viz Butter at 1 1/2 Ryal Ct. & Currants at 1-2 Ryal Ct.
Shares at the Rate of 20 Dollars.
From Gloucester, Mass.
tOf Salem.
PRIVATEER BRIG OLIVER CROMWELL. 253
18 Thursday. Fair & dry. Went to Town rec d 100
dollars & bought Sundry Things.
19 Friday. Fair. A Negro breaks out with the Small
Pox, also Joseph Cloutman.
20 Saturday. Fair & pleasant. Attend the Sick, &
walk on Shore.
21 Sabbath. Fair & pleasant. Early A M hove
Anchor & fell down the River to Port Gelatt & there
moor'd.
22 Monday. Fair & pleasant. Brought down Mr.
Stanly, Jos. Cloutman & Will Cotton from Allivago.
23 Tuesday. Dirty weather and much rain, with a
bad Bar, could not get out.
24 Wednesday. Fair weather.
25 Thursday. Fair and pleasant. Our Pilot came on
Board & at 8 fell down the River & got over the Bar,
in Company with the snow Neptune, Cap*. Swasey, & the
Brig Wolf, Capt. Worth.
26 Friday. Fair pleasant Weather. Small Winds. Sev-
eral Sails in Sight.
27 Saturday. Fair light Winds. Saw Several Sails.
Gave Chace to one & brought her too. She was a Span-
iard from Ferrol bound to Bilboa.
28 Sabbath. Fair weather. Spoke with a Frenchman.
Saw many Sails of one kind and another but no English-
men.
29 Monday. Fresh Breezes & rough Sea. Saw a
Sail and gave Chace. Spoke with One a Frenchman.
Several more Sails pass'd us.
30 Tuesday. Fair fresh Breezes. Saw a Sail & hauld
our Wind, then wore & stood for her, carried away our
Fore top mast. Hove too to mend it, then gave Chace,
came up fired a Gun brought her too. A Swede.
Octo r 1. Wednesday. Squally & rain, fresh, Winds
& a bad Sea. Saw a sail & gave Chace. Spoke her, a
Frenchman from Bourdeau bound to Porto Prince.
2 Thursday. A. M. Cloudy & Rain, P. M. Fair.
Saw a Sail & Stood for her. At 1-2 past 11 gave 3 Bow
Chaces upon which she brought too & we took her. She
was a Snow from Newfoundland with near 3000 Quintals
of Fish, called Eastly Cap*. ."
254 JOURNAL OP A CRUISE IN 1777 IN THE
3 Friday. Fair & pleasant. Gave 3 Men Purges.
4 Saturday. Fair & moderate. Saw a Sail & gave
Chace. At 5 P. M. came up and brought her too. She
was a Frenchman. Put all our Prisoners on Board her.
5. Sabbath. Fair, moderate & pleas* At 2 P. M.
Saw a Sail ahead ; also made Land, viz y e Burlings and
Part of the Coast of Portugal. Came up with the Sail &
took her. She was a Brig from Newfoundland with 1200
Quintals of Fish, called the Lark, Capt. Canterbury.
6. Monday. Fair & moderate. No Sail in Sight.
Gave 2 Men Physick.
7. Tuesday. Fair brisk Winds. At 4 A. M. made the
Rock of Lisbon & the Burlings.
8. Wednesday. Fair pleasant. Saw one or two sail.
9. Thursday. Fair, very pleasant and small Winds.
Saw several sail. Stood for one, out Oars, came up &
fired a Gun. She was a Swede.
10 Friday. Fair & pleasant with a fine Breeze. Early
A. M. Saw 5 Sail, gave Chace to one, at 9 came up &
brought her too, she was a Frenchman from bound to
Dunkirk. Put all our Prisoners on Board. Chased
another a Frenchman.
12 Sabbath. Squally & rainy. Strong Gales & rough
Sea. Dress'd several wounds.
13 Monday. Fair high wind & rough sea.
15 Wednesday. Fair & pleasant, Spoke several Sails
of Frenchmen.
16 Thursday. At 1 A. M. Saw a Sail, thick Weather.
At 5 Saw her again in Chace close under our Stern, made
Sail from her, but She came up fast. Discovered her to
be a Frigate. Now she began to fire at us many of her
Shot went over us. Several struck our Hull & Sails. We
hove our Guns overboard, & stove some Water & by that
means got a little from her.
17 Friday. The Man of War in Chace hard by. We
Rowed & kept at a Distance.
18 Saturday. Fine Weather. Lost sight of the Man
of War.
19 Sunday. Pleasant Weather & light Breezes of
Wind. Standing homewards.
PRIVATEER BRIG OLIVER CROMWELL. 255
21 Tuesday. Fair & pleasant, Several Sick & physick-
ing, light airs of wind.
26 Sunday. Fair weather and light Breezes. In
Sight of the Canary Islands. The Sloop in Tow.
27 Monday. Fair, light Winds. Islands still in sight
& sloop in tow.
28 Tuesday. Fair light winds. The same remark as
yesterday.
29 Wednesday. Fair pleasant Weather & moderate
Winds. The Sloop in tow. Sundry People have the
Itch.
30 Thursday. Fair moderate & pleasant. Lat. 25 : 52. N.
Novem r . 1 Saturday. Fair fine wind Easterly.
2 Sabbath. Fair & pleasant Weather. From this to
the 9th we had in general go[od] Breezes ; but squally
winds & much rain intermit. Running as far Sly as 25 : 2
and by Sunday 9 Long, in 45 : nearly. Nothing remarka-
ble happened in this time. Several were annointed for
the Itch. Several were Sick & took Emet 8 and Cath s .
One wounded in the Wrist by a Knife & Several Boils.
10 Monday to Wednesday inclusive. Fine winds and
weather notwithstanding some intermixed Squalls &
Rain.
12 Wednesday. Early A. M. Saw [a] Sail to Leward
Bore away [but] could not come up with [her.]
13 Thursday. Fair fine Breezes, Longt. in 54 & Lat.
25 : 27.
14 Friday. Fair small Winds and pleasant.
15 Saturday. Fair and moderate Winds Long. Lat.
26 : 18. Hove the Brig upon a Kreen to Cleen & tallow
her Bottom, being very foul.
[ ] Sunday to Tuesday, moderate with frequent
Calms.
19 Wednesday. Fair, brisk Gales of Wind & rough
Sea. Lat. 29: 35 Long.
20 Thursday & Friday. Fair cold Nly Winds & rough
sea.
[ ] Saturday, Fair moderate & pleasant. Small
winds NEly. [The remainder of the journal is missing.]
Essex Institute, MS. Colls. Ship Papers. Vol. 7, page 43.
CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS OF THE ANNAPOLIS
DISTRICT, MARYLAND, RELATING TO
SHIPPING FROM THE PORTS OF
ESSEX COUNTY, MASS.
1756-1775.
BOOK OF ENTRANCES.
ELIZABETH, Schooner, George Smith, master, 25 tons,
4 men, built in N. England, 1752, registered Salem, 29
October, 1753. Owner (present voyage) Samuel Bacon ;
cargoe, 14 Hhds. Isle May Salt, 10 Brls. pickled fish, 1
Barl. Trayn Oyl, 7 Brls. Blubber, 600 Pounds of sugar,
220 Gallons of Molasses, 400 Ibs. Cheese, sundry Iron,
Earthern, Wooden Ware made at Salem, 2 Hhds. Molas-
ses, 3 Barls. Sugar. Entered from Salem, December 28,
1756. Bond given at Salem, 11 Decem. 1756.
BONETTA, Sloop, John Smith, master, 40 tons, 5 men,
built in N. England, 1749, registered Salem, 16 Febry
1758. Owner (present voyage) John Smith & Co.; car-
goe, 1 Barl. Trayn Oyl, sundry Wooden Ware, 610
Gallons of Rum, 2 Barls. Tongues & Sounds, 9 Hhds.
Molasses, 6 Hhds. Rum, 6 Barrls. Sugar, 100 Ibs. refined
Sugar. Entered from Salem August 21, 1758. Bond
given at Salem, 5 August, 1758.
NOTE. Through the courtesy of Mr. Richard D. Fisher of Baltimore,
Md., it has been possible for the Essex Institute to secure these
extracts relating to Essex County ports, from the original Custom
House records now preserved by the Maryland Historical Society.
The character of the commercial relations existing between Mary-
land and the Massachusetts ports during the period immediately
preceding the Revolution is here shown together with interesting
information on the shipping of that time.
(256)
BOOK OP ENTRANCES. 257
ELIZABETH, Schooner, George Smith, master, 25 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1752, registered Salem, 29
Octo r 1753. Owner (present voyage) Samuel Bacon ; Car-
goe, 20 Hhds. Isle of May Salt, 2 Bails. Blubber, 1 Barl.
Cramberrys, 2 Barls. pickled Fish, 80 Ibs. Chocolate,
sundry Iron Earthern Wooden Ware. 1 Barl Musco, 50
Ibs. Loaf Sugar. Entered from Salem, Jany. 10, 1759.
Bond given at Salem, 15 Deer. 1758.
POLLY, Schooner, David Clowes, master, 15 tons, 4
men, built at Sussex, 1760, registered Philadelphia, 25
June, 1760. Owners (present voyage) David Clowes &
Humphrey Smith ; Cargoe, 18 Hhds. Molasses, 1 Hhd.
6 9 Barls. Sugar, 2 Barls. Limes & 4 Kegs Lime Juice,
220 Gallons of Rum, 70 Gallons of Wine, 300 Bushels of
Salt, 2 Boxes of Lemons, 1 Hhd. 4 Barls & 2 Kegs Rum,
2 Q. Casks & 2 Kegs of Wine & Parcel of Pewter & Brass
Ware. Entered from Salem, August 30, 1760.
POLLY, Schooner, Ephraim Jones, master, 15 tons, 4
men, built in Sussex, 1760, registered Philadelphia, 25
June, 1760. Owners (present voyage) David Clowes &
Co.; Cargoe, 1 Cask of Sugar, a Parcel of empty casks.
Entered from Salem, October 27, 1760.
NEPTUNE, Schooner, Jonathan Cooke, master, 50 tons,
2 guns, 5 men, built in N. England, 1752, registered Sa-
lem, 5 Dec r 1760. Owners (present voyage) Samuel Bar-
ton & Jonathan Cooke ; Cargoe, 4 quintals of Fish, 8
Hhds. Isle May Salt, 2 Barls. Cram berries, sundry wooden
Iron & Earthern Ware, 5 Hhds. Rum, 6 Hhds. of Molas-
ses, 4 Barls. Bro. sugar & 100 W* refined Sugar. Entered
from Salem, Dec r 29, 1760. Bond given at Salem, 13
Dec r 1760.
NEPTUNE, Schooner, Samuel Grant, master, 50 tons, 5
men, built in N. England 1752, registered Salem, 5th
Dec' 1760. Owners (present voyage) Sam 1 Barton Jun r
& Comp a ; Cargoe, 1 Chaise, 3 Chairs & Sundry Wooden
Ware. Entered from Salem, Oct. 26, 1761.
PRINCE, Schooner, Jonathan Cook, master, 50 tons, 5
men, built in N. England 1760, registered Salem, 19 th
258 CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS, 1756-1775.
March, 1760. Owner (present voyage) Christopher Bu-
bier ; Cargo, 2 Hhds. Barbadoes Rum, 3 Bbls. Foreign
Sugar, 2 Hhds. Anguilla Salt, 4 Quintals Fish, 2 Bbls.
Train Oyle. Entered from Salem, Dec r 21, 1761.
BETSEY, Schooner, G-eo. Glover, master, 24 tons, 4 men,
built in N. England 1753, registered Salem, 12th Octo r
1761. Owners (present voyage) Joseph Graf ton, Jun r ,
Entered in ballast from Salem, May 11, 1762.
JOHN & MARY, Schooner, Nath 1 Fellows, master, 40
tons, 5 men, built inN. England, 1761, registered Boston,
28 th March, 1761. Owners (present voyage,) William
Stevens ; Cargoe, Ballast & Stores. Entered from Salem,
Dec r 28, 1762.
1- .bill! (feifotfieJ 'to aor.--
RANGER, Sloop, George Oaks, master, 55 tons, 5 men
built in N. England 1762, registered Salem, 24 April
1762. Owners (present voyage), Geo. Oaks & Benj*
Brooks ; Cargoe, present voyage, 20 Bbls. 19 Casks, 41
Boxes, 19 Bbls. Pork, 10 Boxes Chocolate, 11 Boxes Soap,
20 Boxes Candles, 1 Bbl. Linseed Oyl, 19 Casks Loaf
Sugar. Entered from Philadelphia, April 1, 1763. Bond
given at Philadelphia, 16 March, 1763.
PORTER, Schooner, John Scollay, master, 65 tons, 6
men, built in N. England 1764, registered Salem, 27 Dec r
1764. Owners (present voyage) Benj u Pickman & Co.,
Cargoe, 6 Hhds. & 6 Bar 5 Rum, 6 Bar 5 Sugar, 1 Bar 1 Fish,
790 Gallons of Rum, 1707 Pounds of brown Sugar, 4
Bar s Blubber, 20 Pair Womens Shoes, Sund. Iron &
Wooden Ware. Entered from Salem 28 October, 1765.
Bond given at Salem.
HANNAH, Sloop, William Sweetsir, master, 50 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1763, registered Salem, 28 June,
1763. Owners (present voyage) William Sweetsir & Co.;
Entered in ballast from Philadelphia, May 9, 1766.
.my'jir', nioii DdiafttS! .0
ELIZABETH, schooner, Nathan Leech, master, 30 tons, 5
men, built in N. England 1756, registered Salem, 22 d De-
BOOK OF ENTRANCES. 259
cem r 1764. Owners (present voyage) Nathan Leech &
Co.; Cargo, 10 Hhds. & 3 Bar 8 N. Eng. Rum, 5 Hhds
Bbdoes Rum, 13 Casks foreign, 4 Bar 8 Brit h Plant. Sugar
& 2 Bar 8 foreign Do., 1596 Gallons of Rum, 765 Gallons
of Molasses, 1400 Pounds of bro. Sugar, 24 Chairs, 5
Desks, 18 Axes, 7 br. Pot Iron, sund. Wooden & Earthen
Ware, & 350 Ibs. Cod Fish, 56 Ibs. Pepper, 2 Bolts osna-
brig, 12 Brittish made Hatts, some Pewter & 36 Bottles
Snuff. Entered from Salem, Septem 1 8, 1766. Bond given
at Salem, 27 Aug st 1766.
DOLPHIN, schooner, John Millet, master, 40 tons, 6 men,
built in N.England, 1764, registered Salem, 14 th Decem r
1764. Owner (present voyage) Timothy Rogers; Car-
goe ; 2 Hhds & 7 Bar 5 Rum, 4 Casks Melasses, 3 Bar 8
brown Sugar, 410 Gallons of Rum, 409 Gallons of Melas-
ses, 504 Pounds of Brown Sugar, 144 Bushels of Salt,
200 Lbs. Cheese, 10 Lbs. Tea, 28 Lbs. Coffee, 1 Cask
Loaf Sugar Lbs 105, One Trunk of Woolens and Linens
the Manufacture of Great Britain, Wooden Earthen &
Iron Ware. Entered from Salem, January 26, 1767. Bond
given at Salem, 23 d Dec r 1766.
PRINCE OF ORANGE, schooner, Mark Burnham, mas-
ter, 35 tons, 4 men, built in N. England, 1759, registered
Salem, 30 March, 1759. Owners (present voyage) Eze-
chiel Woodward ; Cargoe, 4 Bar 8 Sugar, 4 Casks of Melas-
ses, 6 Bar 5 Rum, 185 Gallons of Rum, 104 Bushels of
Salt, 10 Bar 5 Mackrell, 7 Bar 5 pickled Fish, 563 Lbs.
Cheese, 1 Bar 1 Ginger Bread. Entered from Salem, Jany.
29, 1767. Bond given at Salem, 16 Dec r 1766.
BETSEY, Schooner, George Wright, master, 60 tons, 6
men, built in N. England 1765, registered Newbury, 26
November 1766. Owners (present voyage) John Rand &
Co.; Cargoe, 23 Hhds. Rum, 3 Hhds & 1 Bbl. Sugar,
2300 Gallons of Rum, 3850 Pounds of bro. Sugar. En-
tered from St. Christophers, January 11, 1768. Bond
given at Basseterre, 10 Dec r 1767.
260 CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS, 1756-1776.
PHENIX, Sloop, Ezra Moody, master, 25 tons, 4 men,
built in N. England, 1766, registered Newbury, 31 Dec r
1766. Owners (present voyage) James Obear & others;
cargoe, 19 Hhds Rum, 6 Bar 8 Sugar, 1 Hhd & 2 Tierces
Melasses, 1900 Gallons of Rum, 230 Gallons of Melasses,
1200 Pounds of bro. Sugar, 300 Lbs. Loaf Sugar, 6 Quin-
tals Fish, A Parcel of Hollow Iron Ware, 2 Desks. En-
tered from Piscataqua, April 2, 1768. Bond given at
Piscataqua, 3 March, 1768.
LIVE OAK, Schooner, Joseph Edes, master, 30 tons, 4
men, built in New England, 1758, registered Salem, 22 d
April, 1767. Owners (present voyage) Daniel Sargent
& Jacob Allen ; Cargoe, 3 Hhds, 4 Half Hhds & 8 Bar*
Melasses, 1 Hhd & 2 Bar 8 Muscov Sugar, 740 Gallons
of Melasses, 1200 Pounds of Musco. Sugar, 1000 Bush-
els of Salt Entered from St. Eustatia, St. Martins, Feb-
ry. 9, 1770.
VULTURE, Ship, Joseph Shillins, master, 110 tons, 10
men, built in N. England, 1757, registered Salem, 31
Jany. 1758. Owner (present voyage) Jeremiah Lee ;
Cargo, 216 Casks of Melasses, for which Duty had been
paid, 19113 Gallons of Melasses, 40 Bar 8 Trayne Oyl, 100
Pair Shoes. Entered from Salem, July 9, 1770.
DARBY, Schooner, John Allen, master, 50 tons, 6 men,
built in N. England, 1764, registered Salem, 24 Febry.
1764. Owner (present voyage) Jeremiah Lee; Cargoe,
2 Bbls. Sugar, 8 Boxes Sperma Ceti Candles, 12 Bbls.
Oyl, 400 Pounds of bro Sugar, 61 Bushels of Salt, 74
Sides of Tannd Soal Leather, 8 Bar 8 Holybut, 1 Desk, 2
Tables, 3 Dozen Axes, Lbs. 2000 Cheese; 2 Trunks con-
taining 380 Pair of Shoes. Entered from Salem, Jany 2,
1771. Bond given at Salem, 24th Febry, 1771.
POLLY, Schooner, David Bickford, master, 45 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1765, registered Salem 9th
April 1765. Owners (present voyage) David Bickford
& William West; Cargoe, 4 Hhds. & 14 Bbls. Rum, 2
Hhds. & 10 Tierces Melasses, 4 Bbls. foreign Sugar duty
BOOK OF ENTRANCES. 261
paid, 820 gallons of Rum, 800 Gallons of Melasses, TOO
Pounds of bro. Sugar, 140 Bushels of Salt, 5 Ct. of Pot.
Iron, 4 Doz. Axes, Lbs. 50 Chocolate, 13 Bbls. of pickled
Fish, 1 Bbl. of Trayn Oyl. Wooden & Earthen Ware.
Entered from Salem, Jany. 4, 1771.
POLLEY, Brig, Stephen Blaney, master, 70 tons, 6 men.
built in N. England, 1771, registered Salem, 2 d Jany. 1771,
Owner (present voyage) John Pedrick ; Cargoe, 1 Tierce
& 38 Bbls Rum, 4 Bbls. Sugar, 5 Bbls Oyl, 250 Ibs.
Chocolate, 36 Hhds and 20 Tierces Melasses, 1100 Gal-
lons of Rum, 4200 Gallons of Melasses, 1000 Pounds of
bro. Sugar, 5 Bbls. Mackerel, 15 Bbls Pounds, 10 Bbls
Blubber, 131 Pair of Shoes. Entered from N. England,
Febry 13, 1771. Bond given at Salem, 2 d Jany 1771.
SPRY, Sloop, Samuel Townshend, Master, 15 tons, 3
men, built in N. Jersey, 1767, registered Salem, 6 July,
1768. Owners (present voyage) John Mackey & Sam
Townshend; Cargoe, 200,000 Shingles, 14000 Feet of
Boards. Entered from New Jersey, April 20, 1771.
BETSEY, Schooner, James Genn, master, 20 tons, 4 men,
built in N. England, 1768, registered Boston, 21 May,
1771. Owners (present voyage) James Genn, & Daniel
Rogers ; Cargoe, 2 Bbls Rum, 13 Hhds, 12 Tierces
foreign Melasses, also 12 Hhds, 6 Tierces Do, 2 Quarter
Casks Madeira Wine, 65 Gallons of Rum, 50 Gallons of
Wine, 1550 Gallons of Melasses, 20 Pair Woniens
Shoes, 9 Quarter Barrels Raisins. Entered from Boston
& Salem, June 6, 1771.
MANCHESTER, Schooner, William Tarring, Master, 50
tons, 6 men, built in N. England, 1771, registered Salem,
4 March, 1771. Owners (present voyage) W m & Jere-
miah Lee; Cargoe, 27 Bbls. Oyl, 10 Bbls. Mackrel, 7
Bbls of Cods Sounds & Tongues, 50 Boxes Candles
2000 Ibs., 200 Pair Shoes, 7 Casks Loaf Sugar 2000 Ibs.,
48 Sides Soal Leather, Entered from Salem, Febry. 7,
1771.
262 CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS, 1756-1775.
ROBIN, Schooner, John Sanders, Master, 40 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1766, registered Salem 8th
Dec r 1766. Owners (present voyage) Peter Fry &
Hezechiah Ober ; Cargoe, 1 Tierce & 2 Bbls. bro.
Sugar 13 Ct. 1 qr. 12 Lbs, 4 Hhds, 4 Tierces, 2 Bbls
Melasses, 4 Hhds, 19 Bbls N E Rum, 920 Gallons of
Rum, 613 Gallons of Melasses, 84 Bushels of Salt, 300
Ibs. pot Iron, 4 quintals, 3 Bbls. Fish, 50 Ibs. Chocolate,
200 Ibs. Cheese, 12 Bbls Cyder, 2 Bbls Cranberries, 2
Bbls Oyl. Some Earthen & Wooden Ware. Entered
from Salem, Jany 1, 1773. Bond given at Salem, 13
Dec r 1772.
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LIBERTY, Schooner, James Genn, Master, 40 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1767, registered Salem, 14 th
April, 1767. Owner (present voyage) Dan 1 Rogers ;
Cargoe, 12 Tierces foreign Melasses & 2 Hhdsfor n Sugar
from St. Lucia, 720 Gallons of Melasses, 1568 Pounds of
bro. Sugar, 1000 Bushels of Salt, 15 Basses of Cotton
Wool 2000 Ibs. Entered from Anguilla, Febry 3, 1773.
Bond given at Anguilla, Jany. 1773.
RANGER, Schooner, John Pearce, Master, 55 Tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1762, registered Salem, 23 d
March, 1773. Owner (present voyage) John Pearce ;
Cargo, 3 Hhds & 3 Bbls Rum, 7 Qu Casks Wine, 10 Bar-
rels of Bro. Sugar, 384 Gallons of Rum, 196 Gallons of
Wine, 2758 Pounds of bro. Sugar, 7 Bbls Cyder, 4 Desks,
Sundry Earthern Ware, 15 Tables, 1 Case of Drawers, 4
quint. Fish, 3 Doz & half of Chairs, 42 Pair of Shoes,
3 Dozen Axes, 43 Casks of Raisins, 8 Boxes Lemons, 20
Gross Corks. Entered from Salem, April 7, 1773. Bond
given at Salem, 23 March, 1773.
WOOLFE, Brig, Amos Grandy, Master, 90 tons, 8 men,
built in N. England, 1764, registered Salem, 10 April,
1773. Owners (present voyage) Amos Grandy & Jacob
Fowle ; Cargoe, 25 Hhds & 21 Bbls Rum, 3500 Gallons of
Rum, 2 Bbls of Blubber, 2 Bbls of Mackrell. Entered
from Salem, April 19, 1773.
BOOK OF ENTRANCES. 263
YOUNG AFRICA, Brig, William Coles, Master, 100 tons,
9 men, built in N. England, 1T73, registered Salem, 21
April, 1773. Owner (present voyage) Jeremiah Lee ;
Cargoe, 2 Hhds Bdoes Rum, 8 Bbls. of foreign bro. Sugar,
80 Ibs. Chocolate, 210 Gallons of Rum, 1792 Pounds of
bro. Sugar, 100 Pair of Shoes, 2 Desks. Entered from Sa-
lem, June 30, 1773.
YOUNG PHOENIX, Brig, David Lee, Master, 100 tons,
9 men, built in N. England, 1771, registered Salem,
19 Aug. 1771. Owners (present voyage) William &
Jere h Lee ; Cargoe, 16 Bbls Trayn Oyl, 2 Bbls Mackrell,
2 Bbls of Hollybut. Entered from Salem, Decem r 6,
1773.
HOPE, Schooner, Benjamin Cook, Master, 40 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1765, registered Salem, 13
Febry. 1772. Owner (present voyage) Richard Derby ;
Cargoe, 5 Hhds. N E Rum, 9 Hhds W I Rum, 18 Casks
of For n Melasses, 900 Gallons of Rum, 1667 Gallons
of Melasses, 8 Quintals of Fish, 15 Bbls of Pickled Fish.
Entered from Salem, Decem r 18, 1773.
MARY, Schooner, Francis Grandy, Master, 40 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1755, registered Salem, 2 d
August, 1773. Owners (present voyage) Francis Grandy
& Jacob Fowle. Entered in Ballast from S* Ubes, De-
ceinbe r 20, 1773.
HORTON, Schooner, John Allen, Master, 50 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1772, registered Salem, 25
March, 1772. Owners (present voyage) Joseph & Jere h
Lee ; Cargoe, 10 Hhds & 2 Bbls of N E Rum, 5 Hhds of
For n Melasses, 13 Bbls for n bro. Sugar, 1472 Gallons of
Rum, 508 Gallons of Melasses, 3864 Pounds of bro. Sugar,
10 Bushels of Salt, 3 Bbls of Trayn Oyl, 3 Bbls of Blub-
ber, 3 Bbls of Sounds, 22 Bbls' of Mackrell, 1 Bbl of
Pickled Fish, 10 Quintals of dry Fish. Entered from
Salem, Decem. 21, 1773.
264 CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS, 1756-1775.
PELLICAN, Schooner, William Tucker, Master, 40 tons,
6 men, built in N. England, 1756, registered Salem, 21
April, 1773. Owner (present voyage) Jeremiah Lee;
Cargoe, 17 Bbls of For n brown Sugar, 40 Bbls of Mack-
erel. Entered from Salem, Febry 18, 1774.
HAWKE, Schooner, Philip Thrash, Master, 50 tons, 7
men, built in N. England, 1772, registered Salem, 18 Sept*
1772. Owners [present voyage] Jos. & Jere h Lee; Car"
foe, 400 Pair of shoes. Entered from Salem, Febry 19'
774.
HAWKE, Schooner, Benjamin West, Master, 40 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1765, registered Salem, 28 Oct r
1765. Owner (present vogage) Jonathan Gardner.
Entered in Ballast from Hispaniola, Febry 21, 1774.
MANCHESTER, Schooner, William Tuck, Master, 50
tons, 6 men, built in N. England, 1771, registered Salem,
4th March, 1771, Owners (present voyage) W m & Jere h
Lee ; Cargoe, 4 Boxes cont g 400 Pair of shoes. Entered
from Salem, Febry 25, 1774.
BETSEY, Schooner, Silas Nowell, Master, 60 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1771, registered Newbury, 28
June, 1773. Owners (present voyage) Rob* & Nath 1
Tracy; Cargoe, 10 Hhds 16 Tierces & 6 Bbls N E Rum, 10
Hhds of for 11 Melasses, 2300 Gallons of Rum, 1000 Gal-
lons of Melasses. Entered from Piscataqua, Febry 28,
1774,
SUSANNAH, Schooner, Nathaniel Dodd, Master, 40 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1763, registered Salem, 23 d
Dec r 1773. Owner (present voyage) Joseph Bubier &
Jacob Fowle; Cargoe, 12 Hhds, 6 Tierces & 5 Bbls of
N E Rum, 12 Hhds for 11 Melasses, 1835 Gallons of Rum,
1218 Gallons of Melasses, 15 Bbls of Trayn Oyl, 30 Bbls
Mackrel, 10 Bbls of Blubber, 5 Hhds Salt, a parcel of
Earthern Ware. Entered from Salem, March 10. 1774.
BOOK OF ENTRANCES. 265
WOOLFE, Brig, Amos Grandy, Master, 90 tons, 8 men,
built in N. England, 1764, registered Salem, 10 April
1773. Owner (present voyage) Amos Grandy & Jacob
Fowle ; Cargoe, 39 Hhds of N E Rum, 52 Hhds of Salt,
4300 Gallons of Rum, 416 Bushels of Salt. Entered from
Salem, March 28, 1774.
YOUNG AFRICA, Brig, William Coles, Master, 100
tons, 9 men, built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem,
21 st April 1773. Owners (present voyage) Jeremiah
Lee ; Cargo, 50 Casks of Raisins, 6 qu* Casks of Wine,
180 Gallons of Wine. Entered from Salem, April 5,
1774.
HORTON, Schooner, John Allen, Master, 50 tons, 6 men ,
built in N. England, 1772, registered Salem, 25 March,
1772. Owners (present voyage) Joseph and Jer h Lee ;
Cargoe, 100 Pair Shoes, 20 Quintals of Fish. Entered
from Salem, April 14, 1774.
SALLY, Brig, Wyat S* Barbe, master, 70 tons, 6 men,
built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 24 Aug 8t .
1773. Owners (present voyage) Jn & Jacob Fowle ;
Cargoe, 47 Hhds of N E Rum, 5186 Gallons of Rum, 430
Bushels of Salt. Entered from Salem, April 21, 1774.
DOVE, Sloop, W m . Brook Cotton, Master, 35 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1762, registered Salem, 18 July,
1771. Owner (present voyage) Miles Ward ; Cargoe,
200,000 Shingles. Entered from N. Carolina, June 6,
1774.
ELIZABETH, Schooner, Jo h Godfrey, Master, 35 tons
4 men, built in N. England, 1753, registered Patuxent, 8
June, 1771. Owner (present voyage) Melcher Keener ;
Cargoe, 67 Hds. & 10 Tierces of N E Rum, 11 Boxes of
Chocolate, 7806 Gallons of Rum, 30 Sides of Leather.
Entered from Salem, June 30, 1774.
Two BROTHERS, Sloop, George North, Master, 45 tons
5 men, built in N. England, 1769, registered Salem, 16
266 CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS, 1756-1775.
June, 1769. Owners (present voyage) Jn & Rob* Given.
Cargoe, 10 Hhds 15 Tierces & 20 Bbls for 11 Melasses, 5
Hhds & 10 Bbls for n Sugar, 2425 Gallons of Melasses,
6750 Pounds of bro. Sugar. Entered from S* Martins,
June 30, 1774.
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NINETY Two, Schooner, Joseph Smith, Master, 60 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1768, registered Boston, 21
April, 1774. Owners (present voyage) Nehemiah Somes
6 2 others ; Cargoe, 18 Hhds for n Melasses, 1870 Gal-
lons of Melasses, 3 Bbls Oyl, 6 Bundles of Sole Leather.
Entered from Salem, July 22, 1774.
GUARDOQUI, Snow, George Gordon, Master, 100 tons,
8 men, built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 14
Oct r 1773. Owner (present voyage) Jeremiah Lee.
Entered in Ballast from Salem, July 29, 1774.
ELIZABETH, Schooner, Litchfield Luce, Master, 35 tons,
4 men, built in N. England, 1753, registered Patuxent, 8
June, 1771. Owner (present voyage) Melcha Keener;
Cargoe, 20 Hhds Melasses, 2 Hhds N. England Rum, 44
Hhds W India Rum, 4700 Gallons of Rum, 1996
Gallons of Melasses, 6 Bbls Trayn Oil, 12 Bundles of
Leather, 110 Pair of Shoes, 14 Boxes of Chocolate, 8
Bbls of Shad. Entered from Salem, Sept. 28, 1774.
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HAWKE, Schooner, Nicholas Bartlett, Master, 45 tons,
4 men. Built in N. England, 1755, registered Salem, 9
Oct. 1770. Owners (present voyage) Israel Forster & 3
others. Entered in Ballast from S*. Eustatia, Octo r
5, 1774.
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DOLPHIN, Schooner, Henry Kellam, Master, 60 tons, 3
men, built in N. England, 1771, registered S* Vincents, 29
July, 1774. Owner (present voyage) Henry Kellam ;
Cargoe, 36 Hhds & 6 Tierces Rum, 3510 Gallons of Rum,
45 Bbls Mackrel, 3 Boxes Candles, 10 Bush 1 Cranber-
ries, 12 Bush 1 Onions, 10 Quintals of Fish. Entered from
Salem, Octo r 16, 1774.
BOOK OF ENTRANCES. 267
Two BROTHERS, Sloop, Henry Wolfe, Master, 45
tons, 4 men, built in N. England, 1769, registered Salem
16 Jane, 1769. Owners (present voyage) Henry Wolfe,
Entered in ballast from S* Croix, October 19, 1774.
NANCY, Brig, Thomas Davis, Master, 80 tons, 6 men,
built in N. England, 1765, registered Boston, 29 May,
1772. Owner (present voyage) Joshua Winslow. Entered
in Ballast from Salem, October 21, 1774.
SALLY, Schooner, Nathaniel Gray, Master, 50 tons,
6 men, built in N. England, 1763, registered Fatuxent, 28
April, 1773. Owner (present voyage) Melcha Keener ;
Cargoe, 24 Hhds for n Melasses, 3 Hhds W I Rum, 6
Hhds N E Rum, 1000 Pounds Loaf Sugar, 1016 Gallons
of Rum, 2418 Gallons of Melasses, 800 Bushels of Salt,
94 Casks of Oyl, 100 Hhds of Salt, 50 Bush 8 Barley,
3000 Pounds of Sole Leather. Entered from Salem,
October 21, 1774, Bond given at Salem, 11 th Oct r 1774.
NABBY, Brig, Dan 1 Sanders, Master, 85 tons, 7 men,
built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 22 Oct r 1773.
Owners (present voyage) Thomas Mason & Jonathan Peall ;
Cargoe, 10 Tierces & 25 Bbls of Bro. Sugar. Entered
from S 1 Croix, Dec br 2, 1774.
WELCOME, Schooner, Josh a Paine, Master, 70 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1774, registered Boston, 16 May,
1774. Owners (present voyage) Samuel Paine & John
Gray ; Cargoe, 100 Ibs. Whale bone, 60 Bbls Oyl, 80
Sides Sole Leather, 60 p rs Mens & Womens Shoes, 4 Tons
of Hay. Entered from Salem, Dec br -5, 1774.
ELIZABETH, Schooner, Litchfield Luce, Master, 35 Tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1753, registered Patuxent, 8
June, 1771. Owner (present voyage) Melcher Keener ;
Cargoe, 37 Hhds 1 Bbl. & 12 Tierces of Rum, 4698 Gal-
lons of Rum, 35 Bundles & 90 Sides of Leather, 220 p rs
Shoes, 2 Boxes Chocolate. Entered from Salem, Dec br
5, 1774.
268 CUSTOM HOUSE BECORDS, 1756-1775.
SUSANNAH, Schooner, Amos Grandy, Master, 40 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1763, registered Salem, 23
Dec br 1773. Owners (present voyage) Joseph Bubier &
Jacob Fowle ; Cargoe, 3 Hhds W. I. Rum, 10 Hhds N.
E. Rum, 1100 Gallons of Rum, 35 Bbls of Mackrel, 14
Bbls Oyl, 30 Hhds Salt. Entered from Salem, Dec br 20,
1774.
NINETY Two, Schooner, Nathaniel Cook, Master, 60
tons, 6 men, built in N. England, 1768, registered Salem,
10 Dec br 1774. Owners (present voyage), Lemuel Cra-
vath & Cumberland Dugan ; Cargoe, 63 Hhds 22 Tierces
8 Casks & 32 Bbls N. E. Rum, 10091 Gallons of Rum, 5
Bbls Oyl, 1 Hhd & 1 Box of Leather, 1 Chaise, 8 Doz n
Pails. Entered from Salem, Decem r 30, 1774.
HOPE, Brig, George Robinson, Master, 105 tons, 7 men,
built in N. England, 1772, registered Newberry, 23 Jan r v
1773. Owners (present voyage), Joseph Todhunter, John
Robinson & 2 others. Entered in Ballast from Dublin,
JanT 4, 1775.
SALLY, Schooner, Peter Fanuel Jones, Master, 45 tons,
6 men, built in N. England, 1771, registered Salem, 9 th
April, 1771. Owner (present voyage), John Gerry ;
Cargoe, 55 Bbls Fish, 2800 Bushels of Salt. Entered
from Salem, Jany 10, 1775.
DOLPHIN, Schooner, Joseph Proctor, Master, 45 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 2 d April,
1774. Owner (present voyage), John Gerry; Cargoe,
1480 Bushels of Salt. Entered from Salem, Febry 3,
1775.
WOODBRIDGE, Brig, William Knap, Master, 90 tons, 7
men, built in N. England, 1773, registered Piscataqua, 16
April, 1773. Owners (present voyage), Stephen Hooper
& Tho s Woodbridge ; Cargoe, 107 Hhds 77 Tierces & 23
Bbls foreign Molasses, 2 Bbls foreign bro. Sugar, 20 for-
eign Hides. Entered from Guadaloupe via Salem, Febry
4, 1775.
BOOK OF ENTRANCES. 269
NABBY, Brig, Jonathan Mason, Master, 85 tons, 7 men,
built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 22 d Octo r
1773. Owners (present voyage), Tho s Mason & Jona-
than Peale ; Cargoe, 26 Hhds W I Rum, 14 Bbls N E
Rum, 400 Gallons of Rum, 6 Hhds 21 Tierces & 5 Bbls
for n Melasses, 1960 Gallons of Melasses, 1 Box & 2 Bbls
Womens Shoes. Entered from Salem, Febry 20, 1775.
SALLY, Schooner, Thorndick Dalland, Master, 40 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 10
April, 1773. Owners (present voyage) Clark Gayton
Pickman ; Cargoe, 44 Hhds & 7 Bbls N E. Rum, 4634
Gallons of Rum. Entered from Salem, Febry 27,
1775.
HOPE, Schooner, George Southward, Master, 40 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1760, registered Boston, 6 th
Nov r 1773. Owner (present voyage) John Derby; Car-
goe, 39 Hhds Br & PI Rum, 12 Boxes of Chocolate, 9
Bbls Coffee, 1800 Ibs. 3900 Gallons of Rum, 40 Bushels
of Salt, 2 Desks. Entered from Salem, March 2, 1775.
Bond given at Salem, 7 Febry 1775.
SALLY, Schooner, Nathan 1 Gray, Master, 50 tons, 5 men,
built in N. England, 1763, registered Patuxent, 28 April,
1773. Owner (present voyage) Melcher Keener; Cargoe,
5 Hhds cont'g 3000 Ibs Loaf Sugar, 45 Hhds N E Rum,
15 Hhds Melasses, 1530 Gallons of Melasses, 40 Casks of
Raisins, 30 Boxes of Chocolate, 200 Pair of Shoes, 2
Boxes Sperma Ceti Candles, 3 Dozen Sugar Boxes. En-
tered from Salem, March 20, 1775. Bond given at Salem,
3 d March, 1775.
UNION, Brig, David Ross, Master, 85 tons, 5 men, built
in N. England, 1765, registered Salem, 9 Aug st 1765.
Owners (present voyage) Tho s Gerry & 3 others ; Cargoe,
5 Quarter Casks of Spanish Wine, 140 Gallons of Wine,
309 Casks of Raisins, 250 Hhds of Salt. Entered from
Salem, March 31, 1775.
270 CUSTOM HOUSE BBCOBD8, 1756-1775.
HANNAH, Schooner, Nathaniel Bosworth, Master, 60
tons, 5 men, built in N. England, 1772, registered Patux-
ent, 25 May, 1773. Owners (present voyage), Lemuel
Cravath & Cumberland Dugan ; Cargoe, 9 Hhds & 12
Bbls N E Rum, 1337 Gallons of Rum, 12 Cases Desks &
Tables, 16 Bundles of Sole Leather, 4 Bbls Shoes, 12
Boxes Candles, 1 Trunk of Linen. Entered from Salem,
April 4, 1775.
PEGGY, Schooner, John Lothrop, Master, 50 tons, 4
men, built in N. England, 1765, registered Patuxent, 30
Nov r 1774. Owners (present voyage), Geo Welsh &
Elisha Thatcher; Cargoe, 21 Hhds & 20 Bbls N E Rum,
2999 Gallons of Rum, 24 Bbls & 2 Half Bbls Mackrel.
Entered from Salem, April 10, 1775.
THREE BROTHERS, Schooner, David Smith, Master, 60
tons, 5 men, built in N. England, 1774, registered Salem,
21 st Octo r 1774. Owners (present voyage), DavidSmith^
John Pitts & Sam 1 Pitts ; Cargoe, 78 Casks of foreign
Melasses, 5400 Gallons of Melasses. Entered from Guad-
aloupe, April 17, 1775.
Two SISTERS, Sloop, Joseph Oakman, Master, 65 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1763, registered Patuxent,
28 April, 1775. Owner (present voyage), William Spear ;
Cargoe, 5 Hhds Rum, 500 Gallons of Rum. Entered
from Salem, May 1, 1775.
NINETY Two, Schooner, Isaiah Stetson, Master, 60 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1768, registered Salem, 10
Dec r 1774. Owners (present voyage), Lemuel Cravath &
Cumberland Dugan ; Cargoe, 2 Hhds N E Rum, 220 Gal-
lons of Rum, 4 Sides Sole Leather, 27 Pair Shoes. En-
tered from Salem, May 1, 1775.
SWALLOW, Schooner, John Lovett, Master, 30 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1750, registered Salem, 26 Octo r
1750. Owners (present voyage), Tho s Davis & Benj
Fisher. Entered in Ballast from S* Eustatia, June 27,
1775.
BOOK OF CLEABANCBS. 271
ELIZABETH, Schooner, Nathaniel Cook, Master, 35 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1753, registered Patuxent, 8
June, 1771. Owner (present voyage), Melcher Keener;
Cargoe, 15 Bbls. Mackrel, Sundry Passengers & their Bag-
gage. Entered from Salem, June 28, 1775.
NINETY Two, Schooner, Isaiah Henson, Master, 60 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1768, registered Salem, 10
Dec r 1774. Owners (present voyage), Lemuel Cravath
6 Cumberland Dugan ; Cargoe, 6 Servants. Entered from
Bristol, Sept' 28, 1775.
BOOK OF CLEAKANCES.
ELIZABETH, Schooner, George Smith, master, 25 tons,
4 men, built in N. England, 1752, registered Boston, 29
October, 1753. Owner (present voyage) Samuel Bacon ;
cargoe, 200 Bushels of Ind. Corn, 700 Bushls. wheat, 1
barl pork. Cleared for Salem, January 24, 1757. Bond
given at Annap 8 24 Janry. 1757.
BONETTA, Sloop, John Smith, master, 40 tons, 5 men,
built in N. England, 1749, registered Salem, 16 February
1758. Owner (present voyage) Samuel Smith & Co.; cargoe
1200 Bushels of Ind. Corn, 1400 Bushels of Wheat.
Cleared for Salem, November 25, 1758. Bond given at
Chester, 13 September, 1758.
ELIZABETH, Schooner, George Smith, master, 25 tons,
5 men, built in New England, 1752, registered Salem, 29
October 1753. Owner (present voyage) Samuel Bacon ;
cargoe, 1025 Bushels of Ind. Corn, 100 Bushels of Wheat.
Cleared for Salem, Mar. 1, 1759. Bond given at Annap s
2 March, 1759.
POLLY, Schooner, David Clowes, master , 15 tons, 4 men,
built at Sussex, 1760, registered Philadelphia, 25 June
1760. Owner (present voyage) David Clowes & Co.;
cargoe, 60 Bushels of Indian Corn, 700 Bushels of Wheat,
300 Flax Seed. Cleared for Salem, Sept. 24, 1760. Bond
given at Annapolis, 23 Sept. 1760.
272 CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS, 1756-1775.
POLLY, Schooner, Ephraim Jones, master, 15 tons, 4
men, built in Sussex 1760, registered Philadelphia, 25
June, 1760. Owner (present voyage) Humphrey Smith
& Co.; cargoe 1000 Bushels Wheat, 175 Bushels Flax
Seed. Cleared for Salem, 15 Nov r 1760. Bond given at
Annapolis, 12 Nov r 1760.
NEPTUNE, Schr., Jonathan Cooke, master, 50 tons, 5
men, built in New England, 1752, registered Salem, 5 Dec.
1760. Owner (present voyage) Samuel Barton & Co.;
cargoe, 1200 Bushels Corn, 300 Bushels Wheat, 30 Bush-
els Beans. Cleared for Salem, 27 Febry. 1761. Bond
given at Annapolis, 27 Febry. 1761.
NEPTUNE, Schooner, Sam 1 Grant, master, 50 tons, 5
men, built in New England, 1752, registered Salem, 5th
Dec r , 1760. Owner (present voyage) Sam 1 Barton Jun.
& Com.; cargoe, 1000 Bushels Corn, 600 Bushels Wheat.
Cleared for Salem, Nov r 13, 1761. Bond given at Ches-
ter, 10th Octo r 1761.
PEGGY & MOLLY, Sloop, David Coffin, master, 30 tons,
4 men, built in N. England, 1761, registered Piscataway
8th May, 1761. Owner (present voyage) Joshua Coffin &
Comp a ; cargoe, 1800 Bushels Corn, 50 Bushels Wheat,
100 Bush 8 Oats. Cleared for Newbury, Nov r 14, 1761.
Bond given at Annapolis, 14 th Nov r 1761.
PRINCE, Schooner, Jonathan Cook, master, 40 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1760, registered Salem, 19 th
March 1760. Owner (present voyage) Christopher Bub-
ier; cargoe, 1600 Bushels Corn, 400 Bushels Wheat.
Cleared for Salem, Decem r 31 1761. Bond given at An-
napolis, 21 8t Dec. 1761.
BETSEY, Sloop, Geo. Glover, master, 20 tons, 4 men,
built in N. England, 1753, registered Salem, 12 th Oct r 1761.
Owner (present voyage) Joseph Graf ton Jun.; cargoe,
1020 (Bushels Corn) 50 (Bushels Wheat) 20 Bushels
Beans. Cleared for Salem, May 13, 1762. Bond given at
Annapolis, 13 th May, 1762.
BOOK OF CLEARANCES. 273
RANGER, Sloop, George Oakes, master, 55 tons, 5 men,
built in N. England, 1762, registered Salem, 24th April
1762. Owner (present voyage) George Oakes & Benja-
min Brookes ; cargoe, 1 Ton of Bar Iron, 7000 Hhd &
& 3000 Pipe Staves, 6000 feet pine plank. Cleared for
Philadelphia, April 23, 1763.
PORTER, Schooner, John Scollay, master, 65 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1764, registered Salem, 27 Dec b
1764. Owner (present voyage) Benj a Pickman & Co.;
cargoe, 20 (Bushels Corn) 3600 (Bushels Wheat). Cleared
for Salem, October 31, 1765.
HANNAH, Sloop, William Sweetsir, master, 50 tons, 4
men, built in N. England, 1763, registered Salem, 28 June
1763, Owner (present voyage) Will Sweetsir & Co.; car-
goe, 125 Barrels of Flour, 700 Staves & Heading, 66440
Ibs. Bread in Bulk. Cleared for Newfoundland, May 21,
1766.
ELIZABETH, Schooner, Nathan Leech, master, 30 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1756, registered Salem, 22 d
Dec, 1764. Owner (present voyage) Nathan Leech &
Co.; cargo, 10 Bushels of Corn, 2200 Bushels of Wheat
1 Barrel of Pork, 1 Barrel of Bread, 6 Bush 8 Beans, 150
Bush 8 Rye, 1 Bar 1 Beef, Some Live Stock. Sundry
European Goods parts of Cargo inwards. Cleared for Sa-
lem, Nov r 15, 1766.
DOLPHIN, Schooner, John Millet, 40 tons, 6 men, built
in N. England, 1764, registered Salem, 14 Dec r 1764.
Owner (present voyage) Timothy Rogers ; cargoe, 1301
Bushels of Corn, 134 Bush s Beans. Cleared for Salem,
March 20, 1767.
PRINCE OF ORANGE, Schooner, Mark Burnham, mas-
ter, 35 tons, 5 men, built in N. England, 1759, registered
Salem, 30 March, 1759. Owner (present voyage) Eze-
chiel Woodward ; cargoe, 1140 Bushels of Corn, 20
Bushels of Wheat, 3 Bush 5 Beans. Cleared for Salem,
March 27, 1767.
274 CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS, 1756-1775.
BETSEY, Schooner, George Wright, master, 60 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1766, registered Newbury, 26
Nov r 1766. Owner (present voyage) John Rand & Co.;
cargoe, 500 Bushels of Corn, 155 Barrels of Flour, 78
Barrels of Bread, 14000 Staves & Heading, 1000 Feet
Plank, 1900 Hoops, 57000 Shingles. Cleared for St.
Kitts, March 15, 1768.
LIVE OAK, Schooner, Joseph Edes, master, 30 Tons,
4 men, built in N. England, 1758, registered Salem, 22d
April, 1767. Owner (present voyage) Daniel Sargent &
Jacob Allen ; cargoe, 30 Bushels of Wheat, 3 Barrels of
Pork, 233 Barrels of Flour, 20 Barrels of Bread, 2 Bar 5
Beer, 500 Bush 8 Salt. Cleared for Salem, Febry. 27,
1770.
VULTURE, Ship, Joseph Skillin, master, 110 tons, 10
men, built in N. England, 1757, registered Salem, 31
Jany. 1758. Owners (present voyage) Jeremiah Lee,
cargoe, 4120 Bushels of Wheat, 710 Barrels of Flour.
Cleared for Lisbon, Sept r 1, 1770.
DARBY, Schooner, John Allen, master, 50 tons, 6 men,
built in N. England, 1764, registered Salem, 24th Febry,
1764. Owner (present voyage) Jeremiah Lee ; cargoe,
2400 Bushels of Corn, 3 Barrels of Pork, 60 Barrels of
Flour, 12 Bush 8 Beans, 6 Bush 5 Pease. Cleared for Mar-
blchead, Jany. 26, 1770.
POLLY, Schooner, David Bickford, master, 45 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1765, registered Salem, 9 April
1765. Owners (present voyage) David Bickford & Wil-
liam West ; cargoe, 1400 Bushels of Corn, 200 Bushels
of Wheat, 12 Bush 5 Beans, 10 Bush 5 Pease. Cleared for
Salem April 16, 1771.
SPRY, Sloop, Samuel Townsend, master, 15 tons, 3 men,
built in New Jersey, 1767, registered in Salem, 6th July
1768; Owners (present voyage) John Mackie & Sam.
Townsend; Cargoe, 23 Barrels of Flour. Cleared for New
Jersey, May 4, 1771.
BOOK OF CLEARANCES. 275
POLLY, Brig, Stephen Blaney, master, 70 tons, 6 men,
built in N. England, 1771, registered Salem, 2 d Jany. 1771.
Owners (present voyage) Jno. Pedrick & Ebenezer Stacey ;
Cargoe, 3070 Bushels of Wheat, 60 Barrels of Flour, 1500
Ibs. Ship Bread. Cleared for Lisbon, May 16, 1771.
MANCHESTER, Schooner, William Tarring, master, 50
tons, 6 men, built in N. England, 1771, registered Salem,
4 March, 1771. Owners (present voyage) William Lee
& Jeremiah Lee ; Cargoe, 43 Tierces of Bread, 1626 Bush-
els of Corn, 203 Barrels of Flour, 4 Tons of Bar Iron, 4
Hhds Bran & 5 Tons of Bees Wax, 2 Doz. Pair of Shoes.
Cleared for Salem, May 2, 1772.
LIBERTY, Schooner, James Genn, master, 40 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1767, registered Salem, 14
April, 1767. Owner (present voyage) Daniel Rogers ;
cargoe, 2 Tierces for bro Sugar 14 Ct. 1 qr. Ib. 1 Bag
of Cotton 150 Ibs., 390 Barrels of Flour, 2 tons of Bar
Iron. Cleared for Salem, 17 Febry, 1773. Bond given
at Annapolis, 17 Febry 1773.
ROBIN, Schooner, James Saunders, master, 40 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1766, registered Salem, 8 Dec r
1766. Owners (present voyage) Peter Frye & Eleazer
Ober; cargoe, 2200 Bushels of Corn, 25 Bush s Beans, 12
Bush s Pease, 25 Bush 5 Rye, 30 Ibs. Chocolate, 5 Hogs,
4 Dozen Poultry. Cleared for Salem, March 8, 1773.
RANGER, Schooner, John Pearce, master, 55 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1762, registered Salem, 23 d
March, 1773. Owners (present voyage) John Pearce,
jun r ; cargoe, 120 Bushels of Corn, 382 Barrels of Flour,
800 feet of Walnut Plank, 100 Bushels of Rye. Cleared
for Marblehead, May 27, 1773.
WOLFE, Brig, Amos Grandy, master, 90 tons, 8 men,
built in N. England, 1764, registered Salem, 10 April,
1773. Owners (present voyage) Amos Grandy & Jacob
Fowle ; cargoe, 2000 Bushels of Corn, 1900 Bushels of
Wheat, 200 Barrells of Flour, 80 Bush 5 Beans. Cleared
for Lisbon, May 29, 1773.
276 CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS, 1756-1775.
YOUNG AFRICA, Brig, William Coles, master, 100 tons,
9 men, built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 1st
April, 1773. Owner (present voyage) Jeremiah Lee;
cargoe, 4 Casks cont'g 1200 Ibs. of Bees Wax, 1300 Bar-
rels of Flour, 8000 Staves & Heading. Cleared for Bil-
boa, 15 July, 1773.
YOUNG PHOENIX, Brig, David Lee, master, 100 tons, 9
men, built in N. England, 1771, registered Salem, 19th
Aug. 1771. Owners^ (present voyage) Will m & Jere h
Lee ; cargoe, 1057 Barrels of Flour. Cleared for Bilboa,
15 Dec 1773.
HOPE, Schooner, Benjamin Cook, master, 40 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1765, registered Salem, 13
Febry, 1772. Owner (present voyage) Richard Derby ;
cargoe, 330 Barrels of Flour. Cleared for Salem, Jan y 11,
1774.
HORTON, Schooner, John Allen, master, 50 tons, 5 men,
built in N. England, 1770, registered Salem, 25 March,
1772. Owners (present voyage) Joseph & Jeremiah
Lee; cargoe, 900 Bushels of Corn, 448 Barrels of Flour,
35 Barrels of Bread, 87 Bush 5 Rye, 27 Bush Beans,
60 Ibs. Feathers. Cleared for Marblehead, Febry 18,
1774.
MARY, Schooner, Francis Grandy, master, 40 tons, 6
men, built in N . England, 1755, registered Salem, 2 d Aug 5 *
1773. Owners (present voyage) Frances Grandye &
Jacob Fowle ; cargoe, 2100 Bushels of Wheat, 600 Bushs
Beang. Cleared for Allicant, Febry 18, 1774.
HAWKE, Schooner, Benjamin West, master, 40 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1765, registered Salem, 28 Oct r
1765. Owner (present voyage) Jonathan Gardner; car-
goe, 264 Barrels of Flour, 1000 Staves & Heading, 8
Hhds. of Rye, 2000 Shingles. Cleared for Salem, March
19, 1774.
BOOK OF CLEARANCES. 277
BETSEY, Schooner, Silas Nowell, master, 60 tons, 6 men,
built in N. England, 1771, registered Newbury, 28 June,
1773. Owners (present voyage) Rob* and Nath 1 Tracy ;
cargoe, 2657 Bushels of Wheat, 120 Barrels of Flour, 7500
Staves & Heading. Cleared for Cadiz, March 19, 1774.
MANCHESTER, Schooner, William Tuck, master, 50 tons,
6 men, built in N. England, 1771, registered Salem, 4
March, 1771. Owners (present voyage) W m & Jeremiah
Lee; cargoe, 2500 Bushels of Wheat, 10 Bush 5 Beans.
Cleared for Cadiz, March 23, 1774.
PELICAN, Schooner, William Tucker, master, 40 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1756, registered Salem, 21 April,
1773. Owner (present voyage) Jeremiah Lee ; cargoe,
627 Barrels of Flour, 4 casks of Bees Wax. Cleared for
Bilboa, March 23, 1774.
HAWKE, Schooner, Philip Thrash, master, 50 tons, 7
men, built in N. England, 1772, registered Salem, 18
Sept r 1772. Owners (present voyage) Joseph & Jere h
Lee ; cargoe, 2801 Bushels of Wheat. Cleared for Lisbon,
March 30, 1774.
SUSANNAH, Schooner, Nathaniel Dodd, master, 40 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1763, registered Salem, 23 d
Dec r 1773. Owners (present voyage) Joseph Bubier &
Jacob Fowle ; cargoe, 1 Hhd. contg. 115 Gall 5 N. E. Rum,
1222 Bushels of Corn, 100 Barrels of Flour, 40 Barrels of
Bread, 98 Bush 5 Rye, 12 Bush 8 Beans, 12 Bush 5 Pease.
Cleared for Marblehead, April 11, 1774.
YOUNG AFRICA, Brig, William Coles, master, 100 tons,
9 men, built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 21
April, 1773. Owner (present voyage) Jeremiah Lee;
cargoe, 1321 Barrels of Flour, 6500 Staves & Heading.
Cleared for Bilboa, April 28, 1774.
WOOLFE, Brig, Amos Grandy, master, 90 tons, 8 men,
built in N. England, 1764, registered Salem, 10 April,
1773. Owners (present voyage) Amos Grandy & Jacob
Fowle ; cargoe, 2000 Bushels of Corn, 2000 Bushels of
Wheat, 200 Barrels of Flour, 16 Barrels of Bread, 150
Bush 5 Beans. Cleared for Alicant, April 28, 1774.
278 CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS, 1756-1775.
HORTON, Schooner, John Allen, master, 50 tons, 6 men,
built in N. England, 1772, registered Salem, 25 March,
1772. Owners (present voyage) Joseph & Jerem h Lee ;
cargoe, 340 Bushels of Wheat, 400 Barrels of Flour,
4000 Staves & Heading, 280 Bush 5 Beans, 12 Quintals of
Fish. Cleared for Alicant, May 9, 1774.
SALLEY, Brig, Wiat S 1 Barbe, master, 70 tons, 6 men,
built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 24 Aug* 1773.
Owners (present voyage) John & Jacob Fowle ; cargoe,
2900 Bushels of Corn, 400 Barrels of Flour. Cleared for
Bilboa, May 14, 1774.
LITTLE FORTESQUE, Schooner, John Leighton, master,
35 tons, 3 men, built in N. England, registered Patuxent,
3 d June 1774. Owners (present voyage) Fortesque Ver-
non & Thos. Coverly Vernon ; cargoe, 1400 Bushels of
Corn, 1/2 ton Bar Iron. Cleared for Marblehead, June 9,
1774.
DOVE, Sloop, Will B. Cotton, master, 35 tons, 3 men,
built in N. England, 1762, registered Salem, 18 July 1771.
Owners (present voyage) Miles Ward & Joseph Blany ;
cargoe, Ballast. Cleared for N Carolina, June 18, 1774.
BILBOA, Ship, Richard Stacy, master, 105 tons, 11 men,
built in N. England, 1774, registered Newberry, 25 April,
1774. Owners (present voyage) Stephen Hooper; cargoe,
2 Tierces & 6 Bbls. contg. 251 Gal s of Rum part of Cargo
imp 1 , 1658 Barrels of Flour. Cleared for Bilboa, July
7, 1774.
Two BROTHERS, Sloop, George North, master, 45 tons,
4 men, built in N. England, 1769, registered Salem, 16
June, 1769. Owners (present voyage) Jn & Rob 1 Given ;
cargoe, 180 Barrels of Flour, 30 Barrels 50 Kegs of Bread,
10000 Staves & Heading, 20 Hhds. Indian Meal, 34 Hhds.
of Oats, 6000 feet of Plank, 20000 Shingles, 10 Bbls.
Herrings, 3000 Hoops. Cleared for Antigua, July 15,
1774.
BOOK OF CLEARANCES. 279
ELIZABETH, Schooner, Josiah Godfrey, master, 35 tons,
4 men, built in N. England, 1753, registered Patuxent, 8
June, 1771. Owner (present voyage) Melcher Keener ;
cargoe, 527 Barrels of Flour. Cleared for Salem, July 25,
1774.
AMERICA, Sloop, Perkins Allen, master, 90 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1764, registered Boston, 28
Febry, 1765. Owners (present voyage) John Soley & 3
others ; cargoe, 4000 Bushels of Corn, 2 Barrels of Pork,
20 Barrels of Flour, 21 Barrels 19 Kegs of Bread.
Cleared for Salem, August 8, 1774.
ENDEAVOUR, Schooner, Robt. Harding, master, 45 tons,
6 men, built in Maryland, 1774, registered Chester, 15
Aug st 1774. Owner (present voyage) Rob* Harding ;
cargoe, 3000 Bushels of Corn. Cleared for Salem, August
31, 1774.
ELIZABETH, Schooner, Litchfield Luce, master, 35 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1753, registered Patuxent,
8 June, 1771. Owner (present voyage) Melcher Keener ;
cargoe, 524 Bbls. of Flour, 1 Ton of Bar Iron. Cleared
for Salem, Oct r 15, 1774.
NINETY Two, Schooner, Joseph Smith, master, 60 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1768, registered Boston, 21
April, 1774. Owners (present voyage) Nehemiah Somes,
Eben r Wales & Joseph Smith ; cargoe, 996 Bbls. 24 Half
Bbls. of Flour, 11 Hhds. Bran. Cleared for Salem, Oct r
26, 1774.
NANCY, Brig, Thomas Davis, master, 80 tons, 6 men,
built in N. England 1765, registered Boston, 29 May,
1772. Owner (present voyage) Joshua Winslow ; cargoe,
946 Bbls. of Flour, 1000 Staves & Heading. Cleared for
Salem, Nov r 5, 1774.
SALLY, Schooner, Nathaniel Gray, master, 50 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1763, registered Patuxent, 28
Apr 1 1773. Owner (present voyage) Melcher Keener;
cargoe, 6 Firkins Butter, 828 Bbls. of Flour, 5 Hhds.
Bran. Cleared for Salem, Nov r 7, 1774.
280 CUSTOM HOUSE RECORDS, 1756-1775.
Two BROTHERS, Sloop, Henry Woolf, master, 45 tons,
4 men, built in N. England, 1769, registered Patuxent, 20
Oct r 1774. Owners (present voyage) Henry Woolf e :
cargoe, 372 Bbls. of Flour, 160 Bbls. of Bread, 2 Tons of
Bar Iron, 400 Staves & Heading. Cleared for Salem r
Nov r 14, 1774.
SNOW GUARDOQUI, George Gordon, master, 100 tons,.
9 men, built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 14
October, 1773. Owner (present voyage) Jerem h Lee ;
cargoe, 1250 Bbls. of Flour. Cleared for Marblehead, Nov r
16, 1774.
HAWKE, Schooner, Nicholas Bartlett, master, 45 tons,,
5 men, built in N. England, 1755, registered Salem, 9th
October, 1770. Owners (present voyage) Israel Forster
and 3 others ; cargoe, 1700 Bushels of Corn, 224 Bbls. of
Flour. Cleared for Marblehead, Nov br 16, 1774.
POLLY, Sloop, Enoch Howes, master, 45 tons, 6 men r
built in N. England, 1766, registered Boston, 29 Jan y
1774. Owner (present voyage) Shubael Downes ; cargoe,
515 Bbls. Flour, 40 Bbls. of Bread, 3500 Staves & Head-
ing. Cleared for Salem, Dec br 5, 1774.
PEGGY, Schooner, Silas Burgess, master, 50 tons, 5 men,
built in N. England, 1765, registered Patuxent, 30 Nov r
1774. Owners (present voyage) Elisha Thatcher &
George Welsh ; cargoe, 8 Firkins of Butter, 600 Bbls of
Flour, 20 Bbls of Bread, 3 Tons of Bar Iron, 56 Casks
cont. 358 Bush 8 Rye, 2 Hhds contg. 13 Bush 5 Beans*
Registered* at Salem, Dec br 8, 1774.
QUERO, Schooner, Wm. Carlton, master, 45 tons, 5 men,
built in N. England, 1765, registered Salem, 9 th Oct r 1765.
Owner (present voyage) Richard Derby; cargoe, 800
Bushels of Corn, 170 Bbls of Flour, 100 Bushels Beans,
100 Bbls. Salmon. Cleared for Gibralter, Dec br 16,
1774.
Probably should be Cleared for."
BOOK OF CLEARANCES. 281
ELIZABETH, Schooner, Litchfield Luce, master, 35 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1753, registered Patuxent, 8
June, 1771. Owner (present voyage) Melcher Keener ;
cargoe, 520 Bbls. of Flour, 1 Hhd. Bran. Cleared for
Salem, Dec br 16, 1774.
NABBY, Brig, Dan 1 Sanders, master, 85 tons, 7 men,
built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 22Oct r 1773-
Owners (present voyage) Tho s Mason & Jon a Peale ; car-
goe, 5 Tierces of brown Sugar, 500 Bbls. of Flour, 3 Tons
of Bar Iron. Cleared for Salem, Dec br 19, 1774. Bond
dated Annapolis, 19 Dec br 1774.
SUSANNAH, Schooner, Amos Grandy, master, 40 tons, 5
guns*, built in N. England, 1763, registered Salem, 23 Dec r
1773. Owners (present voyage) Joseph Bubier & Jacob
Fowle ; cargoe, 2000 Bushels of Corn, 100 Barrels of Flour,
100 Barrels of Bread. Cleared for Salem, Dec b r30, 1774.
NINETY Two, Schooner, Nathaniel Cook, master, 60
tons, 6 men, built in N. England, 1768, registered Salem,
10 Dec 1 1774. Owners (present voyage) Lemuel Cravath
<fc Cumberland Dugan ; cargoe, 1025 Barrels of Flour, 1
Ton of Bar Iron, 3 Bbls. Beer, 199 Bush s Bran. Cleared
for Salem, March 8, 1775.
SALLY, Schooner, Peter Fanuel Jones, master, 45 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1771, registered Salem, 9 th April,
1771. Owners present voyage) John Gerry ; cargoe, 3604
Bushels of Wheat. Cleared for Cadiz, March 10, 1775.
DOLPHIN, Schooner, Joseph Proctor, master, 45 tons, 6
men, built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 2 d April
1774. Owner (present voyage) John Gerry ; cargoe, 3000
Bushels of Wheat. Cleared for Cadiz, March 11, 1775.
NABBY, brig, Jonathan Mason, master, 85 tons, 8 men,
built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 22 d Octo r
1773. Owners (present voyage) Tho s Mason & C; car-
goe, 14 Bbls. N E Rum 400 Gal s part of the Cargo im-
ported, 5250 Bushels of Wheat, 300 Barrels of Flour, 150
Bush 8 of Beans. Cleared for Lisbon, March 13, 1775.
*Men?
282 CUSTOM HOUSE RECOBD8, 1756-1775.
SALLY, Schooner, Thorndick Deland, master, 40 tons,
5 men, built in N. England, 1773, registered Salem, 10 th
April, 1773. Owner (present voyage) Clark Gayton
Pickman ; cargoe, 30 Half Bbls. of Flour, 377 Barrels of
Flour. Cleared for Cadiz, March 21, 1775.
SALLY, Schooner, Nathi Gray, master, 50 tons, 5 men,
built in N. England, 1763, registered Patuxent, 28 April*
1773. Owner (present voyage) Melcher Keener ; car-
goe, 5 Tubs of Butter, 830 Barrels of Flour. Cleared
for Salem, April 1, 1775.
THREE BROTHERS, Schooner, David Smith, master, 60
tons, 5 men, built in N. England, 1774, registered Salem,
21 Oct r 1774. Owners (present voyage) David Smith &
3 others ; cargoe, 1800 Bushels of Corn, 500 Barrels of
Flour, 6 Barrels of Bread, 1500 Staves & Heading.
Cleared for Nova Scotia, May 1, 1775.
NINETY Two, Schooner, Isaiah Stetson, master, 60 tons,
7 men, built in N. England, 1768, registered Salem, 10
Dec r 1774. Owners (present voyage (Lemuel Cravath
6 Cumberland Dugan ; cargoe, 1030 Barrels of Flour,
2500 Staves & Heading. Cleared for Bristol, May 3,
1775.
UNION, Brig, David Ross, master, 85 tons, 7 men, built
in N. England, 1765, registered Salem, 9 Aug 3 * 1765.
Owners (present voyage) Thomas Gerry & 3 others ; car-
goe, 4764 Bushels of Wheat, 263 Barrels of Flour.
Cleared for Bristol, May 20, 1775.
SWALLOW, Schooner, John Lovett, master, 30 tons, 5
men, built in N. England, 1750, registered Salem, 26 Octo-
ber, 1750. Owners (present voyage) Thomas Davis &
Benj a Fisher; cargoe, 300 Bushels of Corn, 353 Barrels of
Flour, 300 Hoops, 100 Shaken Casks. Cleared for Anti-
gua, July 12,1775.
NABBY, Brigg, Daniel Sanders, master, cleared for Sa-
lem. Bond for 1000, given by Daniel Sanders & W m
Neill, 19 Dec r 1774. Cancelled 20 Febry. 1775.
THE AMPHIONS.
BY HERBERT B. VALENTINE.
This society was composed of young men of Salem and
yicinity, and the rapid progress made in its chosen field
indicated honest effort and devotion to their work " con
amore." There was little attempt at organization, as, so
far as is known, only a secretary, Mr. John C. Chadwick,
was chosen. The musical director was Mr. B. J. Lang.
The first meeting was held on Friday evening, October
26th, 1860, in Mr. Lang's room in Downing Block, on
Essex street, where subsequent rehearsals were held. The
first book used by the club was " Mendelssohn's Four-
part Songs," the English version by J. C. D. Parker, other
music being added from time to time. Mr. Lang import-
ed several sets of German songs, called the " Orpheus,"
which added many beautiful numbers to its repertoire.
With the excitement that was " in the air," on account of
political events, it was inevitable that patriotic songs
should become quite a feature of the Club's work, and
these were in manuscript, arranged expressly for its use.
The public work of the " Amphions " was somewhat
meagre and the record of it is to be found mainly in the
programs and the newspaper notices of the time. The
following notice is from a Salem paper of February 5th,
1861 :
" Grand Concert. Sig. Giorgio Stigelli will give a Grand
Concert at Lyceum Hall this Tuesday evening, assisted by
Mile. Carlotti Patti and B. J. Lang, pianist. The Amphi-
ons of Salem have also kindly volunteered their services.
Tickets 50 cents." There seems to be no record of the
music sung by the Club on this occasion.
March 16th, 1861, the Mendelssohn Quintette Club
gave a concert in Mr. Lang's room, at which the " Am-
phions " sang by invitation. The Club acquitted itself so
well that it was invited to sing in a series of classical con-
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284 THE AMPHIONS.
certs in Boston. This invitation, while much appreciated
by the society and its director, was declined, as it seemed
desirable that the Club should have more practice.
The first concert given by the " Amphions " occurred
April 18th, 1861, in Mechanic Hall. The newspaper an-
nouncement was as follows : " The Amphions of Salem
announce to their friends and the public a Grand Concert
of Vocal and Instrumental Music, in which they will be
assisted by Miss Louise Adams. The programme con-
tains the entire scene from the Opera of Der Freischutz ;
Two scenes from II Trovatore, containing the beautiful
Tenor Song, Soprano and Tenor Duo, Grand Soprano
Aria, and the famous Miserere for Male Chorus, together
with a choice selection from the Club's new music, lately
received from London." Beside the music indicated in the
above announcement, the club sang several patriotic songs
from manuscript.
May 1st, 1861, a concert was given by the *' Amphions"
in aid of the families of volunteer soldiers. The program
was as follows :
Salem, May 1st, 1861.
Part First.
1. America, My country 'tis of thee.
2. Serenade, Oh, why art thou not near me? Marschner
The Amphions.
3. Grand scene and prayer from Der Freischutz Weber
4. Chorus, with solo, Soldier's love Kucken
The Amphions.
5. Grand Fantasie on theme from La Musette de PoTbici..Thalberg
B. J. Lang.
6. Song, Parting Otto
The Amphions.
7. Song from La Fille du Regiment, Salut a la France. . . Donnizetti
8. Hail Columbia, Tenor Solo and Chorus.
The Amphions.
Part Second.
9. Song* The Flag of our Union Wallace
10. a. Part Song, Never doubt my truth Kennet
b. Chorus and Solo, Come, boys, drink and merry be.Marschner
The Amphions.
BY HERBERT E. VALENTINE. 285
11. Two scenes from Act 5, II Trovatore, consisting of Grand So-
prano Aria, Tenor Song, Soprano and Tenor Duo, and Mis-
erere for Male Chorus.
S. P. Driver and the Amphions.
12. Grand Transcription for left hand.
B. J. Lang.
13. Star Spangled Banner.
The Amphions.
14. Vive la America Wallace
15. Quartette and Chorus, The Recompense.
The Amphions.
A war meeting was held in Mechanic Hall, October 3d,
1861, presided over by Mayor Stephen P. Webb, at which
the " Amphions " sang. October 14th, 1861, the " Am-
phions " sang at a meeting in Mechanic Hall, held in the
interest of recruiting. Company " F " of the Twenty-
third regiment Mass. Vol. Infantry was present in a body,
and its members were mustered into the service of the
United States by Lt. Col. Henry Merritt. This proceed-
ing was somewhat spectacular in its nature, and we pre-
sume had the effect desired upon the minds of young men
present in the audience. From this time the membership
began to decline in point of numbers. One member had
already departed for the "three months' service," and now
five more left the Club, one going out in the Nineteenth
Mass, and four entering the ranks of the Twenty-third
Mass., about thirty per cent, of the membership enlisting
in the army. Incidentally it may be said that those of
the " Amphions " who enlisted in the Twenty-third had
many opportunities for singing together during the early
days of their term of service, as the regiment did patrol
duty in New Berne, N. C., for about six months. They
often, with others, furnished the music for services in the
various churches.
The " Amphions " seem to have struggled on in spite
of desertions, until 1862, when they were obliged to yield
to the inevitable and give up their organization. It is
probable that this society would have filled a larger place
in the history of music in Salem, had not the on-coming
Civil War, with its demands for men, depleted its mem-
bership, and caused, thus early, its disbandment.
REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS WRITTEN TO
COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING.
BY GEORGE WILLIAMS OP SALEM.
(Concluded from Volume XLV, page
Salem, April 26, 1781.
D r Sir
Yours of the 12 th came to hand a few days past. Last
night yours p r m r Jn White. I have sent to m r Nathan
Nichols to call and Take the 5663 60-90 doll r8 old emis-
sions. Please to give me Credet for the same.
You have inclosed M r Joh n Whites receipt for one hun-
dred hard Spanish Mill' d doll which you will Credet me.
Your 3 Bills in Faver of M r Hodgdon shall be paid at
sight.
You desirred me to inquire of David Ropes for the
Carracter of Primes. He & his wife Tells me he was very
Honest wile with them, & is a freeman.
You mention my procuring half a bb 1 of Rum. I hope
you have got it & all the other stores. Am very Sorry
you did not send for more at First as I am fearful! I shall
not git you any old Rum but shall indever to git you the
Best I can and send it to Boston soon.
I mentioned to you some Time past I had entred into
Trade again. I have Lost part of Two ships & a Brig at
S 1 Eustatia by that old Rodney. Thay ware very valable
and now I am reduced to a Brig in C with my son's
which is at sea. The above three if had got home safe
was to have been fited out for priverteers. This is the
second great disapointment to me. and it is hard giting
New Ships, and it falls "ery hard on many of your pertic-
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LETTERS TO COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING. 287
uler Freinds. Brother Gardner this winter has Lost every
Ton of Sniping he was Intresed in.
If I purchas into priverteers I shall Lay out the Last
doller I have, only what I have in the lands which is re-
duced much.
As you are at head quarters if any Alterration in our
publick affairs is Likely to Take place, please to Let me
know as Britton is got to war with the dutch I hope the
other powers will joine & go to war with him.
N. B. All goods from the Capter of Eustatia is Taking
a rise. You have inclosed a Letter fr M r Firginson.
Also one from y r Brother.
To
Timothy Pickering Esq r
Quarter Master General
Head Quarters
p r Faver )
of M r Jn White (
Timothy Pickering MSS., Vol. 18, p. 89.
Hartford, May 18, 1781.
D r Sir,
You will wonder how I came hear. It was to git the
opinion of M r Elsworth, consering the Captor of my only
Brig, taken & retaken, and Brought into Norwich, and the
Late ordinance of Congeres has deprived me of Salvage,
so I have Lost a great Intrest added to my other Loses
will amount to a very Great Sum for me.
Millet got to Salem Last Friday, and I set off on Sat-
urday and gave orders to my wife to Let Millet have the
500 hard doll 5 or Gould equal, and your Memorandum for
Sundry Articales to have them got, and he Told me he
would set of on Tusday Last. I call'd at Boston, and or-
derd ye Silver Cups made according to your order, and
will be ready by the Time y r wife comes as Millet says he
shall return home soon after he gets to Head quarters.
I Left all Freinds well and we wish to see you, and
hope soon to see y r wife & Son, if I had not have been so
288 REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS
unfortunite as I am so nigh you I would have come & see
you and have Compened your wife to Salem. Must re-
turn home to indever to purches into Some Shipes to make
up my Loses, as thay are gone & going out Soon.
To Timothy Pickering Esq r Quarter Master General
Head Quarters )
for Chain of Dragoon
Expresses )
Timothy Pickering MS8., Vol. 18, p. 95.
Salem, June 12, 1781.
Dear Sir,
Rec d yours by Millet, Last night by Primes, and have
gave him an order on M r Burtfor the 1 1-2 dozen of Cups.
Hope thay will be to your Liking. M r Burt sent me word
thay would be Finished this day so I hope he will not be
detan'd.
You mentioned you regret my misfortune. I am ob-
liaged to you for it. The Misfortune is very Great on my
Acco*. I dont mind it. Your sister & her sons is
Troubled much, as we had a very good prospect of making
money.
You also mention that the money you have had of me
puts me to any inconvenience you would mortgage or sell
to repay me. At present I can due with out it. If Mis-
fortune should further attend me I shall Let you know.
If you should want more & it is in my power shall all ways
be ready to Serve you.
I have purchas'd Latly Small parts of the Following
Ships. Ship calFd the Royal Louis, 16 Guns, 6 lb Priver-
teer, Ship call'd Marquis deLafayeett, 16 Guns, 4 lb Priv-
erteer, A New Ship 11 Guns gone to West Indies, a old
Brig for West Indies.
The Royal Louis has sent in a small prise Bound to
quebeck Loaded with French wines, Salt, Flouer, hard
ware & a few Bails of Marchandize which thay Took on
Board of s d Ship. Other news I refer you to Boston pa-
per. Please to due me the Favour if any Flag of Truce
WRITTEN TO COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING. 289
should be sent into York, to send to the Comissory of
prisoners if my Brother Henry Williams is not exchanged
if he will Let him come out on Perole. I will send one by
the First Flag to York or Halifax for him with out Faile.
Yours by Riche came safe to hand a day or Two past.
He was Taken and carried into Newburyport. If you
have any Demands on him Let me know.
The Acco* of what I have purchased for you, you would
have had before this. The cask of wine I had of Cap*
Peele he will not give me the account of it. The Lofe
Sugar Cap* Barth Putnam gave it to you & Jon* Gardner
1/2 Q ti of y e Fish, & if Cap* Peele will not give y e Bill I
will soon send the charge of all the goods sent you, but
the wine.
You sent for a bb l of Rum and I could not find any
good Rum but at one place thay would not Let me have
it. Sence my return from Hartford have not been able to
go out, and the First good Rum I will purchas.
Shall have some of your money Left 1 rece d of Col
Hatch. The old mony is allmost at a stand.
I and many of y r Freinds is much obliaged to you for
the news you mentiond in your Letter. Please to acquaint
me of any news or movements of y e Army. Shall give
you account of any thing New this way.
N. B. Betsey Gardner marred to D r Blanchard. (in
haste as primes is going)
Timothy Pickering M88. 9 Vol. 18, p. 97.
Salem, May 6, 1782.
D r Sir
Your's of the 15 th ultimo came to hand a few days past.
You mentioned M r Hodgdon informed you of my coming
to Pheladelphia. I shall not come as M r Lowel goes their.
If you have riot recived mine consering the Brewery I
found it would not Answer while Allmost every Famely
is a Brewery & White Rum is used so Freely. I sent
Col Hatch's Letter to him & the Last Time I saw him he
290 REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS
Told me it would not Answer. He promised me he would
wright you consering it.
I have paid your Two Bills. I have received Savages,
Lamberts, & have the promise of Holmes to day.
I am Sorry to Informe you Misfourtune on Misfourtune
is befalling me. That I have no money Left on hand.
The publick & the Littel Trade Left will not support my
Large Famely. If I have no success this Sumer I am
fearfull I shall be obliaged to Turn out and go to Sea
again. Dont draw on me again. If I should have Success
& you should want I should be glad to Serve you.
Your Stores you desired shall be sent to Col Hatch by
the First Coster for Boston.
Your Brother & Sisters is much Grieved that the pub-
lick dont pay you, & some other Freinds say you have the
handling of a great deel of money, the Labourer is worthy
of his hire, and say you ought to pay your self. I hope
the Time will come that you & all that is conserned with
the publick will get their due. It is distressing hear to
many that has Lent & served the publick.
The marchants hear in this Town is Lost in the course
of the Last year past a great deal of money. What Littel
is Left if no Success this year we shall be in great dis-
tress. All our Freinds has been great suffers. Our Kins-
man John Gardner is in New Yorke a prisoner. If you
can send in for him & thay will Let him come out on Pe-
role the first prisoner hear that comes in shall be sent for
him.
Timothy Pickering MSS., Vol. 18, p. 132.
Salem, Jan. 4, 1783.
D r Sir
Your Last was the 9* Get . All most ever since I
have been indivering to go to Toms river in the Jersies,
to purchase a sloop that I owned part of which was run
ashore their Last fall, & the master sold her and what was
saved, but have gave over, that is the reason you have not
beared from me.
WRITTEN TO COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING. 291
Brother John recived a Letter a few days past inform-
ing that your wife &c had recovered their Healths which
we all rejoice for their recovere. You offen desire to know
the well Fair of your Friends. Thay are all a Live & well
but M" Pickinan which died this fall past. Thay have
been in Trade very unfortunate in this unhappy war. I
have with sons Labour'd hard this Two years past and
have Lost by the enemy a goodeal of money. The French
Fleet coming to Boston has hurt the Trade of this Town
to a very Great Am . The English ships of war has Keept
crursing in our Bay & have Taking a great many of our
privateers & marchant Vessels which cost their owners a
very Large Sum. I have but part of Two ships Left.
One in Nants, Cap* Buffington of the Ship Marques dela-
fiatte, the other gone to Suranam. If thay should mis-
carre I am done Trading.
Brother Gardner & Dodge has Lost all their parts of
Vessels thay was consarned in and a great many others of
this Town.
The Town of Marblehead is Lost all but 2 or 3 Vessels,
the Town of Beverly is all most in the same order except
John & Andrew Cabbets. Thay have in France 2 3/4
parts of three ships that has Takin and carred into the
ports of France about 4000 hh ds suger & Rum, besides
Coffe &c & severel other prizes which makes up their For-
tune. Joseph Lee, E d Allen & H. Gardner owns the
other 1/4 parts.
Our Good Mother groes old and some what childish
and she mornes much for you, wife &c and desired me to
Acquaint you that she desires you would come home &
Bring wife &c but Brother John &c Told her the war was
a most over and then you would come home & Bring wife
&c. This is to Keep my word good with Mother, & by your
next a few Lines to her would please her much as she is
old.
I shall acquaint you weekly or monthly of any news
this way. If you have Time give me the News with you.
N. B. As you are at headquarters you will oblige me &
many of your Freinds, the Marchants of this Town, if you
will Acquaint me if any prospect of peace or not, as the
292 REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS.
marchants of this Town has a number of New Vessels on
the Stocks to be built this Winter & Spring, some for pri-
verteers, &c.
Timothy Pickering Esq r Quarter Master Generel
Head Quarters or Philadelphia.
Timothy Pickering M8S., Vol. 18, p.
At Boston, Jan* 29, 1783.
Dear Sir
This Instant received yours of 17 th and shall go ho me
tomorrow & deliver the inclosed to our good mother which
I hope will chear her old Heart.
You mention for the most diligent and painfull exer-
tions, is returned ingratitude, which is offen received for
their publick Servieses, which I know & see others have
recived, & I was in hopes you would not have had Acca-
tion to have found Fait. Please to remember the Labourer
is worthy of hire. Indever to keep your pay for your
services at the Board of War if you can in your hands &
also for your Last Servises if posible. When out of pub-
lick Servises Joseph is not known.
I have been informed your pay is reduced to one half. I
hope the war will soon be over. Nothing new by the Last
ships from Holland. This morning a prise ship to Cap*
Manly arrived hear. She was from London. Taken in
the West Indies. Had on board provisions
I am very Sorrow you could not have spared the Time
to come this way this^vinter, and to see if nothing could
be done for you this way. All Freinds this way is well
when I Left home. Any Thing Turns up shall Let you
know According to my Last promise. Please to informe
me if any thing new with you. Excuse this as the Gen-
telmen is going out this Instant.
Timothy Pickering Esq r
Quarter Master Generel
Newburgh
Timothy Pickering MSS., Vol. 18, p.
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
OF THE
ESSEX INSTITUTE
VOL. XLV. OCTOBER, 1909 No. 4
THE FRENCH ACADIANS IN ESSEX COUNTY
AND THEIR LIFE IN EXILE.
BY GEORGE FRANCIS DOW.
The French Acadians, sometimes improperly styled
French Neutrals, who inhabited the western part of Nova
Scotia in the vicinity of the Basin of Minas, were carried
into exile among the English settlements along the Atlan-
tic coast in accordance with a decision reached on July
28th, 1755, by the Governor and Council at Halifax. The
first embarkation took place on the 8th of October and ac-
cording to the best evidence families were kept together
as much as possible. As nearly as may be computed the
number of men, women and children transported was about
six thousand. They were distributed along the coast from
Maine to Georgia, nowhere finding a welcome, of alien
birth and religion, a financial burden on the various towns
where they chanced to be located, who can wonder that
their lot was a hard one. Over one thousand Acadians
found lodgement in Massachusetts and a committee was
appointed by the General Court for the duty of distribut-
ing them among the several towns. These towns, while
burdened with the care of the Acadians, were to be reim-
bursed from the Provincial treasury for all expenses that
might be incurred in their support, for at the first the
Acadians declared themselves to be prisoners of war and
refused to work.
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294 THE FRENCH ACADIANS IN ESSEX COUNTY.
The towns adopted various methods in performing this
duty. Usually some old building was rented and food
supplies were alloted from time to time. In Lancaster,
Mass., the Acadians were billeted among the farmers at
2s. 8d. per week. In making assignments among the va-
rious towns no consideration seems to have been given to
the previous occupations of the aliens. At Lancaster, for
example, the father of the family was a fisherman and as
the town is situated nearly forty miles from the ocean
there could be no opportunity for him to ply his trade. As
water seeks its level, it is not strange that the family
finally turned up at Weymouth on the coast, notwithstand-
ing the fact that selectmen's permits were lacking, for
journeying from one town to another without a permit
signed by two selectmen was strictly forbidden by law,
under penalty of five days imprisonment or ten lashes, and
after much controversy and petition, there this family re-
mained. The authorities seem to have had excellent rea-
sons for placing many of these families at a distance from
the sea shore as appears from the following petition :
" To the Hon ble the Council and House of Representa-
tives in General Court now Sitting at Boston, Octob r 6,
A. D. 1756.
" Humbly Shew the Overseers of the Poor of the Town
of Marblehead, that they have now under their Care Thirty-
Seven of the late Inhabitants of Nova Scotia, of whome
Sixteen are men (most of them Sea men). Those people
for want of Convenience in the Town, were placed in three
Houses near together, at a place called the Ferry, near to
Salem Harbour, a mile at least from the Town Inhabitants,
where they Stil remain. That their being together, and so
remote from the Town gives them greate opportunities of
Caballing together & forming designs free from the notice
of sd Over Seers, and 'tis generally Apprehended that the
sd French may with ease put themselves & Families on
board a Vessel or Vessels in either Salem, or this Harbour
and make their escape in the night, which the Forts of
these Harbours are in no condition to prevent. That tho
in the Summer Season the men were considerably Imployed
BY GEORGE FRANCIS DOW. 295
in Labour whereby they partly subsisted their Families yet
in the Winter Season there will be no Imployment for them
in this place, so that those Families (who are in want of
everything) must be supplied by sd Overseers at the pub-
lic Charge which must be much greater here than in the
Country.
"Wherefore the said Overseers Pray the sd French
People may be removed from Marblehead, and be other
ways disposed of as this Hon ble Court shall think fit.
Nathan Bowen for the said Overseers.
"P. S. As those People are extremely averse to living
in the Country tis likely that their knowledge of our de-
sires to have them removed may forward their Attempting
an escape wherefore hope your Honours will order their
Remove as Soon as possible and Some guard Over them in
the mean Time."*
A similar petition from the Overseers of the Poor at
Salem gives evidence :
" That about Twelve of the French Neutralls (so called)
were at first sent to this town who were orderly persons &
Willing to work for their Clothing & toward their Sup-
port. That since the Committee of the Court were pleased
to order an additionall Number of Twenty more who were
of the French residing in or near Cape Sables, persons of a
quite different Temper & behaviour, verry ungovernable &
do but little towards their maintenance but what is more
They are a people so acquainted with boats & vessells, that
there is considerable Hazard of their taking & Running
away with some of the fishing Vessells belonging to this
place, now begining to fitt out or of ye merchant Vessels.
The Inhabitants of the Town are therefore greatly uneasy
at their being continued with us, who are so Exposed when
the other seaports of Gloster Marblehead Boston and
Charlstown have theirs removed into the Country Towns
yr memorialists would further Inform yr Hon ble Hon rs
That by reason of this addition of neutrals The poor of
our Town are Keept out of the Almshouse at a Consider-
Massachusetts Archiyes, Vol. 23, page 226.
296 THE FRENCH ACADIANS IN ESSEX COUNTY.
able higher charge than they would be at if Entertained in
that house wch by private Donations & otherways was
built & appropriated only for the use of the poor. Fur-
ther yr Memorialists Apprehend that their being continued
within is a considerable Damage to the Public as they are
maintained at a place where the unavoidable charge for
maintainance is more than as much again, as it would be in
the Inland Towns.
" Your memorialists therefore most humbly Pray that
you would order them to some other Town where there
would be less Hazzard & where they might be less charge-
able to the Government And your memorialists as in Duty
bound shall every pray.
Benjr. Pickman, p. order overseers Poor of Salem."
"In the House of Repes. Feb. 17th, 1757
"Read and Ordered, That ye Overseers of ye Poor of
the Town of Salem, be and hereby are allowed & im pow-
ered at the Charge of the Province to remove the late In-
habitants of Nova Scotia, who have been placed there by
Order of this Court or of his Majesty's Council, from said
Town to ye Towns & in the proportions following, viz :
Seven to Hopkington, five to Southborough & Eight to
Tewksbury, And that ye Selectmen of said Towns be &
hereby are directed to support ye said Inhabitants late of
Nova Scotia in the manner as is directed by the Laws in
that Case made & provided, and that the twelve of said In-
habitants who were first ordered to said Town of Salem be
removed to ye Town of Sturbridge to be under the Care &
direction of Moses Money Esqr who is hereby directed to
provide for & Support them Accordingly, at as Small ex-
pence to the public as may be."*
The unfortunate family that was sent to Tewksbury re-
ceived scant attention from the Overseers of that town and
on Nov. 18th of the same year, the head of the family
caused to have presented to the General Court the follow-
ing petition :
" The petition of Frangoise Muise humbly Sheweth.
That your Petitioner formerly an Inhabitant of Cape Sa-
MMMChusetts Archives, Vol. 23, page 313.
BY GEORGE FRANCIS DOW. 297
bles in Nova Scotia, A Part of that Country always
friendly to ye English, and ready particularly to relieve
the Fisherman, who frequently experienced their Protec-
tion and Hospitality, was placed, after he was brought to
New England, at Salem with his Family, being Twelve
Persons in all, where he abode 9 months and by the Favour
of the People and their own works, were comfortably sub-
sisted. But that after 9 months, The Government thought
fit to remove them to a Town call'd Tewksbury, where
they have suffered much, it being a small poor Town, very
little work to be found, and for the little they do there is
hardly any Pay to be got, so that though they are able and
willing to work, they lose the Advantage. They are lodg'd
in the most miserable House in the world, all the Timber
rotten, not one square of Glass in the House, No Chimney
but a few stones pil'd up to the Height of about Six feet,
and then a Hole open thro the Top, so that they are smok'd
to Death ; add to this, that at every blast of wind they ex-
pect the House to be down upon their Heads, and think it
a miracle that it has stood so long :
" Your Petitioner prays your Excellency and Honours
to consider the miserable condition he must be in during
the Winter in such a Situation, and to order him some Re-
lief, He prays particularly that your Excellency and Hon-
ours would be pleased to remand him to Salem from whence
he was remov'd where he liv'd comfortably and inoffensive-
ly, and where He and his Family can find the Means of
supporting themselves by their Labour & Industry, with
little Expence to the public : and your Petitioner shall ever
pray, &c."*
The ultimate fate of this family does not appear.
A petition from John Labrador, the father of a large
family which was sent to the adjoining town of Wilming-
ton, reveals a pitiable condition. He prefaces his some-
what incoherent petition by stating that 4< while he lived
at Maligash he was so faithful in Serving and assisting all
Englishmen in distress and from the cruelties of the In-
dians that one Day in particular having sent away out of
/
Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 23, page 509.
298 THE FRENCH ACADIANS IN ESSEX COUNTY.
the harbour one Vessel which the Indians intended to prey
on and which they forbad him at his peril, they way laid
him coming from the Vessel and shot at him with Buck
shott seven of Wich lodg'd in his flesh and Thirty odd
went thro his coat which marks he now bears, having three
yet in his back, but not satisfied with that they threatened
to take his life away the first opportunity which oblig'd
him to abandon his habitation and go live at Pisiquitte,
but having done all the service in his powers and in a per-
ishable condition was prest without any regard or pity
shewed him which almost breaks his heart for those ten
Weeks past he had had no kind of subsistance only one
quarter Lamb, and about a quart Milk each Day among
seven in family without Wood, having at Length refus'd
him oxen to fech home his wood which he always cut him-
self, and left them now in that condition without victuals
or firing, and in a kind of house without Doors or Roof
for when it Rains they are oblig'd to shift their bed from
part of the wett to leward and from a melting snow there
is no screening, and having told one of the selectmen that
we were a float in the house he said I must build a Boat
and sail in it. He has with his family lived chiefly on
acorns three Weeks without any pity and innumerable other
cruelties too tedious to mention. Therefore if your hon-
ours would permit him to quit Wilminton that place of
Woe, and come to Charlestown he would for you as in Duty
bound for ever pray so hoping for the love of God (that
your Honours being the fathers of your Country) you will
help and redress the grievances of the Distressed and in
this confidence subscribes himself
Your Honour's Most Dutiful Serv't,
Jn Labrador.*
Wilmington, 26th Deer. 1757
It is pleasant to know that such tales of hardship and
neglect are not on record in connection with the towns of
Essex County.
Germain Laundry, with wife, 7 sons and 14 daughters,
was located at Andover and seems to have received excel-
Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 23, page 576.
BY GEORGE FRANCIS DOW. 299
lent care. The women, as well as men, worked in the
fields, and the women especially employed themselves in
pulling flax. This family finally set sail from Salem for
their native land in 1766.
At Ipswich, about 20 were located. Both sexes wore
wooden shoes. It is recorded that the men carved wooden
ladles and sold them to the citizens of the town. A cure
was alloted to Ipswich ; no doubt a welcome presence to
the heartsick exiles.
Rowley supported fourteen Acadians, and Boxford at
one 'time had nine, according to Gage, who also says of them
that " they were remarkable for the simplicity of their man-
ners, the ardor of their piety, and the purity of their mor-
als."
Soon after the arrival of the Acadians in the Province
thirty-two were located in Salem, but in 1756 were re-
moved to inland towns in answer to the foregoing petition.
In 1764 Salem had forty-two and two years later one hun-
dred and forty-one were reported as being at that port
ready to embark for Canada.
Selectmen at first were ordered to bind out the children
where places could be found for them and one may easily
imagine the terrible family separations that must have oc-
curred. One aged man, whose petition is on file in the
archives at the State House, stated that his hands and feet
were tied by the town officials and he was nearly strangled
to prevent him from running after and calling out to his
children who were carried away. Finally numerous peti-
tions from the Acadians resulted in the repeal of this or-
der.
Boston, being the most natural port at which to disem-
bark those assigned to the Province, for a time was obliged
to support a large number, and ere long petitions were
presented to the Governor by the inhabitants, deprecating
their presence and especially the fact of their being quar-
tered in the town in such large numbers. One petition
continues : " The receiving among us of so great a number
of persons whose gross bigotry to the Roman Catholic re-
ligion is notorious and whose loyalty to his Majesty is sus-
pected, is a thing very disagreeable to us." Finally in
300 THE FRENCH ACADIANS IN ESSEX COUNTY.
August, 1756, the committee on the Acadian French re-
ported to the Governor and Council that there were eighty-
four persons then in Boston under the care of the over-
seers of the poor and recommended that they be distribu-
ted among several towns afterwards named and that the
selectmen of those towns be ordered to procure work for
them or, should they be unable to work, to support them
as if they were " proper inhabitants" of the town and send
their bill of charges to the office of the Secretary. Among
the number thus distributed was Michael Dugoy who, with
his wife and five children, was sent to the town of Tops-
field. Numerous reports and papers relating to this family
are preserved in the archives and from them it is possible
to picture in outline the life of this family of Acadians
while resident in Topsfield, which no doubt may also an-
swer as well for other towns in Essex County.
It was the latter part of October in 1756, nearly a year
after the Dugoy family had landed in Boston, that Nathan-
iel Porter and Thomas Baker, selectmen of Topsfield, sent
a yeoman to Boston to transport the French family to town
in accordance with the order of the Province. For this
service 2. 13s. 4d. was charged, but the committee of ac-
counts deemed the amount exhorbitant and disallowed the
13s. 4d. On receiving notice from Boston that a French
family had been alloted to Topsfield, the selectmen engaged
John Gould to provide a house for them. He went to
David Balch, who was a tanner, and rented of him at 4s.
8d. per month the old William Towne house, then over
100 years old. The house long since has disappeared but
the site is known. Several times the present owner of the
land has plowed up bricks upon the spot and a few years
ago he uncovered anew the old chimney foundation. The
house was built in 1 651 and here lived, at various times,
three victims of the witchcraft delusion, Rebecca, Mary,
and Sarah, daughters of William Towne. Rebecca married
Francis Nurse. Mary, "the self forgetful", married Isaac
Esty, and her sister Sarah married for her second husband,
Peter Cloyes. To this house the Acadians were carried
and at a town meeting held November 9th, Jacob Robinson
was chosen to take care of them. On their arrival, the
BY GEOKGE FRANCIS DOW. 301
selectmen served them with scanty supplies, "eight feet of
wood cut & carried to their house, 8s. ; a Bushel of Indian
meal, 3s. ; a cheese w* 10 pounds, 2s. 8d. ; four pound halfe
of Salt pork, Is. lid. ; 11 1-2 Ib. lamb, Is. 9d. ; 1-2 bushel
Rice meal, Is. lOd. and bushel Potatoes Is. Id. ;" This,
according to the voucher on file, together with one bushel
of meal and a quart of rum furnished at the beginning by
John Gould, was supposed to supply their needs until Nov-
ember 10th, or for twenty days after they had arrived in
town. A bedstead and cord were not charged on their ac-
count until the following month. Probably the children
slept on the floor.
The following spring the selectmen certified regarding
the family as follows : " The man is 43 years of age, his
state of health sence he came to This towne has been such
that he has not been able to Labour but a vary little and
for some time past he [has] not been able to Labour any
att all. His wife [Elizabeth], as she saith, is about ye
age of her husband. She has had Several ill Turns which
has held Som time but She is Something better att present.
They have two male children, ye Eldest [Armont] is 13
years of age Last April, ye youngest [Joseph] is 5 years
of age, the females are ye eldest [Mary] 10 years, 2nd is
[Modesty] 7, the 3rd [Anne] is 3 years of Age it being
the best Account we can git as to their Age."
Jacob Robinson, during the first half year, supplied them
with many articles, notably, meal, biskit," wood, sugar,
pork, rum, veal, dry fish, molasses, butter, rice, fowls, can-
dles, beef, mutton, salt, " oyle," milk, a bedstead & cord,
a lamp, 2 meat barrells, 2 pairs small shoes at Is. each,
sheets, a spinning wheel, an earthen pot, 2 bread pans, 2
pounds of flour, turnips, a wash tub and 2 barrels of " cy-
der," that necessity of New England life. There was also
a charge for medical attendance and an item of expense
for purchasing and transporting provisions, which probably
went into Jacob Robinson's pocket, for no other charge
appears for service rendered. David Balch, the landlord,
also supplied cow-beef and butter.
The first article in the warrant for a town meeting held
June 28, 1757, reads as follows: "To Consider and come
302 THE FRENCH ACADIAN8 IN ESSEX COUNTY.
into some proper Measures for taking care of the French
family in said Town and to act any thing the Town shall
think proper respecting sd family Being provided for."
The question was discussed without result for no action is
recorded. Jacob Robinson's next quarterly bill has sup-
plies as enumerated before, also a pair of cards for carding
wool, additional visits by the Doctor, and nine pints of
rum. David Balch in the mean time advanced the rent to
5s. per month.
In November 1757, the selectmen wrote that " the sd
frenchman still continues in a vary poor State of health,
he has not been able to Do one days work for eight months
past." A town meeting held the same month took no ac-
tion on the following article inserted in the warrant : " To
see what measures the Town will Come into for to have
the f rench family in said Town supported under their Dif-
icult Surcomstances."
John Balch now appears in charge of the family and
among other items in his account is noted, a bed blanket,
for it was in December, 9 yards of cloth for a bedtick, a
new coverlet, a new sieve, 4 pairs of shoes, an earthen
pitcher, and beef " sewit." Possibly the family had adopted
New England customs in a measure and proposed to use
the beef " sewit " in the manufacture of mince pies for
Thanksgiving, the bill covering the month of November.
John Lefavour soon followed John Balch and remained
in charge of the family for two years. His bills contained
items similar to those already enumerated. On one lux-
urious occasion he supplied "a dung hill fowl." At
another time the family dined on a " calfs head & plock."
Green fish, ginger bread, an oil barrel to make wash tubs,
wine for the sick man, 3 pairs of shoes for the girls, and
a beer barrel, are among the items. During the month of
July they were supplied with 62 quarts of milk. Jan. 4,
1759, the selectmen again make report to the authorities :
" Michael Dugoy the man himselfe is now very weak and
poorly and hath been so for a year and halfe and is obliged
to keep his bed for some time together very often."
As must be expected the doctors services were in fre-
quent requisition. Dr. Richard Dexter was the local phy-
BY GEORGE FRANCIS DOW. 303
sician and lived on what is now known as " The Agricul-
tural Farm," just across the road from where the Dugoy
family were housed. In 1759, poor Michael Dugoy had
charged on his account, 13 professional visits, " Hystarick
pills & powders," 3 purges, " Stumatick mixter," blisters,
and purgatine powders," all being supplied for the mag-
nificent sum of 18s. But Dr. Dexter was not permitted
to possess a monoply of the business of healing Acadian
French, for Dr. Sawyer was called in from Ipswich, and in
John Lefavor's account for the quarter ending March 1st
appears the following item. " To the French Doctors bill
for Doctoring the french family, 1. 4.0." Where this
French physician resided does not appear.
After living in Topsfield for nearly four years, Dugoy
was allowed to remove to Newbury, where two families of
Acadians were already located. In a bill rendered to the
Committee of Accounts, Sept. 1, 1760, appears the follow-
ing item : " To Time spent to Settle & Come into meas-
sures with Middleton for to have the French family Sup-
ported that was Signed to Topsfield and Middleton & by
reason of there Sickness we have been obliged to Trans-
port ye whole of ye family to Newbury and we pay money
there for their support at ye rate of 26-1 3-4 per year."
It will be noted that the transfer was made to Newbury
because of continued sickness. Possibly the French phy-
sician may have lived there. At any rate, association with
others of their race was medicine for these homesick exiles.
The transfer was made Aug. 6, 1760 and regularly there-
after, every quarter until April, 1767, the town treasurer
contributed to their support in their new location.
In 1767, the Massachusetts Legislature enacted a law
impowering towns to remove by constables any persons,
not natives, who were undesirable as residents. Such
persons were to be conveyed by the constable of the
town to that official in the next town and so on until the
town was reached where the individual belonged. It
would seem that some construction of this enactment was
made to apply to the Acadian French, for many of them
began to leave for the land of their birth. The three
families located at Newbury, thirty persons in all, peti-
304 THE FRENCH ACADIANS IN ESSEX COUNTY.
tioned the town to be allowed to return to Canada. The
petition, most pathetically worded, was granted and the
exiles were furnished with money and supplies. Topsfield
at a town meeting held April 24, 1767, " voted to give the
French family (that was assigned to Topsfield and Mid-
dleton to Maintain) Thirty two Dollars to pay their pas-
sage to Canada and Support them on their voyage."
And so the Frenchman with his family sailed away,
not to his old home on the Basin of Minas, for that
was occupied by others, but to a new location in Claire, to
the westward of the former settlement. Topsfield, first
and last, had paid on his account 185. 11. 9.
" A List of the French Inhabitants in the County of
Essex as they were settled, & Proportioned to the several
Towns, after 16 of Andover & 3 of Haverhill were sett off
to the County of Hampshire.*
ALMSBURY, 7.
age
Cloda Bausway 64
Mary his Wife, weakly 51
Abel Bausway 25
Ahab Bausway 22
ANDOVER, 13.
Charles Bear 36
Margaret Bear 24
Molly 4
Charles 2
Margaret Bear 1
Jno Landry 35
Joseph A. Landry, weakly 26
BEVERLY, 9.
Joseph Bursway, Infirm 58
Anna Bursway 58
Bursway 24
Timo Bursway 20
Lydia Bursway 26
Jeremy, weakly
Margaret
Athala
Mary Landry
Amon Dupee
Mary his wife
Mary Joseph
Margaret Dupee
Fermon Dupee
Sarah Bursway
Margt Bursway
Frank Grovely
Mellish Grovely
40
19
17
26
30
2
5
2
3/4
16
14
54
50
'Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 24, page 367.
BY GEORGE FRANCIS DOW.
305
BRADFORD, 6.
age
age
Peter Bloften, Infirm
43
Joseph
5
Eliza his Wife
29
Lydia
1
Hannah their Daughr
7
Joseph Rasline
49
BOXFORD, 5.
Rence Landry, unable
69
Maria
4
Paul Landry
34
Margaret
2
Eliza Landry
28
METHUEN, 4.
Marron Lebedo
8
Margaret Leblong
61
fro Andovr
s & Infirm
Joseph Leblong
63
Mary Richards
13
fro Almsbury
fro Bradford
DANVERS, 10.
Antho Tibido
52
Molly
2
Mary his wife, verry sickly
35
Joseph Laundry, sickly
24
Jno son
13
Jno Baptist Laundry
14
David
8
Rossale Laundry
8
Joseph, sickly
6
last three fro Boxford
Peter
4
GLOUCESTER, 13.
Joseph Doucett
John
12
Ann Doucet
Florentias
10
Dominique son
26
Michael
6
Issidore Do
24
Peggy
9
Francis Do
20
Perez
2
Molly
18
Wido Eliza Janvire, Infirm
72
Ann
15
fro Manchr
HAVERHILL, 8.
Widow Robishaw, Infirm
57
Margaret Barshaw
7
Ormon Robishaw
31
Joseph Barshaw
6
Griquire Robishaw
38
John Barshaw
5
Catherine Robishaw
35
Titus
1
IPSWITCHE, 23.
Francis Landry, Infirm
67
Jno Landry
39
Mary Landry, Do
65
Marg* Landry
36
Charles Landry, non compos
36
Molly
15
Reta Landry
24
Peggy
13
$
306 THE FRENCH ACADIAN8 IN ESSEX COUNTY.
age
Nancy
11
Joseph
Susan
9
John
Matty
7
Nanny
Francis
6
Jno Batiss
Jno
3
Molly
Betty Laundry
1
Elizab**
Paul Brean
43
Peter
Mary his Wife
41
LYN, 9.
Hannah Prejean
20
Molly, short breath
Susan Prejeann
32
Collet
Jno LeBlanch, ptiy lame
36
Sarah
Mary his wife
30
Peter
MANCHESTER, 2.
Nath: Grovely
28
Margt White at Leblanch
fro Beverly
fro Boxford
MARBLEHEAD, 17.
Joseph Janvire
42
Amon Landry
Natally his Wife
32
His wife
Mary y* Daughtr
11
Joseph Landry
Anna
9
Mary
Mandly
5
Margaret
Margarett
13-4
Anna
fro Manchestr
from Middleton
Peter Prejeann, Infirm
78
Joseph Mense
Anna Prejeann
36
Lydia Mense
Joseph Prejeann
24
from Methuen
fro Lyn
Gloster
TOPSFIELD 4-7 th , MIDLETON 3-7 th of ye followg persons, 7.
Michael Dugoy, a sickly man 44 Joseph Dugoy
Eliza his wife 44 Modesty
Ammon Dugoy 15 Anna
Mary Dugoy 12
ROWLEY, 10.
Peter Dupie
Nextuzzabura his wife
Buzzel Leblong
Charlote Ozee
Mary his wife
44 Molly
29 Offee
31 Joseph Leblong
30 Ann Leblong
28 Peggy Dupee
age
17
15
13
6
10
10
7
3
2
29
31
31
8
4
2
1-2
16
9
2
1/2
4
3
These 10 being all well are taken for g pr agreem*.
BY GEOEQB FRANCIS DOW.
307
NEWBUBY, 30.
age
age
Joseph Broyn
48
Charles
14
Fanny his wife
46
Aaron
6
Molly
16
Mary
9
Mary
13
Allexandr Richards* Infirm
70
Joseph
6
Franc Remong
28
Charles
4
Eliza his wife
36
Peter Dossett
50
Andrew ye child
2
Mary Dossett
50
Anna Lower als Dosset,
Peter
27
very Infirm
73
Margt
24
Hannah her Dr
40
Anniable, sick & Lame
23
Margaret
38
Joseph
21
Eliza Dossett
34
Elizabeth
18
Wido Rashire
28
Edmond
16
fro Bradford
SALISBUBY, 7.
Maria Gould
78
John
14
Jos : Dossett
47
Mandely
12
Nanny Dosset
41
Eliza Dossett
6
Molly
22
WENHAM, 4.
Lajean de Parris, sickly
73
Titus Robishaw
24
Maudlin de Parris
40
fro Haverhill
Maria
13
SALEM, 15.
John Meuse
49
Michael Landry
20
Mary his wife, weakly
45
fro Midleton
Margaret
23
Felicity Prejean, Lame
18
Enoch
21
fro Lyn
Lawrence
19
Urna Rishaw
74
Jn<>
17
Margaret his wife
70
Charles
11
Ann Rishaw
8
Maria
7
3 Taken from Rowley
for 4
Paul
4
by Consent
Susan Meuse
2
all from Methuen or Glocest*"
REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS.*
Scasdale Manner Near
White Plains
Beloved Wyfe 1777 Feb. 12 th
these are to Inform you of my Health with all frinds
By the Blessing of God and hope you and fameley & all
frinds Injoying the Same, Orders Rec d } T esterday for
Marching for Moristown to Joine Gen 1 Woshington But
Prevented By Reason of a Snow Storm, tomorrow Morn-
ing at Eight Clock we March for Moristown if Weather
Permit, we expect to be About Six Days Marching the
Distance, Nothing New Sence I wrote to you before Ex-
epting a few Light Horse with the Riders have Ben kiled
heare, I Conclude you have heard of the Success Gen 1
Washington has Met with at Sunders, taking forty Od
Wagons Loaded with flower & Prisoners at Sunders wich
Sperits up the Solders Very Much. However put Not
your Dependence in Man But in the Living God Who is
Able to Grant us Our Request ; I should be Glad to hear
from you and the Little ones if you have an Opportunity.
Give My Respect to your hon d Parents and all frinds
I remain your Beloved Husband till Death.
Jerath 11 Peirce.
My Respect to M r Dutch & Wyfe.
Danbury January 9 th
Ever Loving Wife 1777
These are to Inform you that Our Company is Now
Under Marching Orders for the Jarsey Shore Whare We
Do Expect to Joyne General Washinton's army. Our
Cumpany is all in Good helth at Preasent. I hope this Will
find you Inioying the Same Innestimable Blessing. Remem-
ber Me to all Our frinds in Salem at the Recp* of this I
Would Desire you Would Desire M r Gray to Make One
hundred Pounds Lawfull. Money Insurance on the Sloop
Reveng the three first Prizes Provided it Can Be Maid for
30 or 35 cp Cent, as to News you have it Mor Peticcular
in Salem than We have here, So Not having ad I Remain
your affectionate Husband
Ichabod Nichols.
*The originals are now in the possession of the Misses Nichols of Salem.
(308)
RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.
THE CONDEMNATION OF PRIZES AND RECAPTURES OF
THE REVOLUTION AND THE WAR OF 1812.
( Continued from Vol. XL V, page 244-.)
ST. BEES, ship or barque, John Williamson, master, a
recapture. " James Bishop mate of the Barque St. Bees
being duly sworne deposeth that he shipp'd on Board said
Barque at New York the 16 th of November last with one
John Williamson Master, Bound on a voyage from thence
to Lisbon, & from thence back again to New York, that
on or about the 8th of August last on their Passage to
New York in Lat. about 39 North, Long. 70 West, they
fell in with two Brigs which chased them from about
8 o'clock in the morning till about 2 when they came up
with the Barque & Boarded her, that the Brigs both be-
longed to Maryland, that they exchanged Hands put a
Prize Master on Board, & ordered the Barque for Phila-
delphia, but could not get there. Afterwards they en-
deavoured for Boston in New England, that before they
parted the Rebels plundered the Barque of sundry valua-
ble articles, an account of which the Deponant has made
out as on file, that on or about the 1st of Sept. Inst., being
then on the Shoals of Cape Cod, they fell in with the De-
light & Delaware which retook the Barque & sent her into
this Port, that she is loaded with Wine & Fruit, that they
arrived here the 13th Inst."
ST. JOHN, brigantinc, James, Lowrie, Master, a recap-
ture. ''Donald McMullin, Seaman on Board the Brigan-
tine called the St. John being duly sworn deposeth that he
shipped on Board said Brig the 14th day of June last,
at Greenock, in Scotland, bound to St. Johns in New-
foundland, one James Lawrie then Master, that she was
partly loaded with coals and Dry Goods, at Greenock.
(309)
310 RECORDS OP THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
Dry Goods consisted of Shirts, Jackets, Trowsers, shoes
and other Traps. He believes one Densmore shipped
these articles, but is not certain of it, that they took in at
Dublin Sixty Hhds. of Molasses, can't tell who shipp'd
the Molasses, that they proceeded from Dublin for St.
Johns, Newfoundland. Can't tell who she was consigned
to them, that on the 28 th of August last near the Banks of
Newfoundland they fell in with an American Letter of
marque ship called the Cato, who took the Brig and car-
ried the Capt. and all the people on Board the ship ex-
cept Three. That they took all the Ball Goods out of
the Brig, one new cable, all her new rigging, all the best
Sails and Sail cloth, some coarse Earthern Ware,
and many other Articles, that put on Board the Brig a
Prize Master and five Hands, and ordered the Brig to
Newbury or the first American Port they could make.
That on the 28th of September last they fell in with the
Ship Renown, who retook the Brig and brought her into
this Port, where she now is."
SALEM PACKET, ship, Joseph Cook, Master, Bilboa to
Salem, Cargo : Salt and dry goods, captured in August,
1781, in Boston Bay, by H. M. S. Amphytrite.
SALLY, brigantine, Moses Fenny, master. *' Paulus Bray-
zelius of Lunenburg being duly sworn Deposeth that on
Friday morning the 25 th feby. Inst. they discovered a
Brig at anchor in the Harbour of Lunenburg, that they
sent four men ashore for Fresh provisions, that an officer
of the Militia went and took them Prisoners, Casper Wool-
enhof t commanded the party, that Colonel Creighton asked
them where they came from ? y i they (the Prisoners) an-
swered, from Guadeloup, Col. Creighton then ordered an
alarm Gun to be Fired to alarm the People, & the Brigan-
tine also immediately Fired a Gun, & then Col. Creighton
sent two Boats full of men to Board her, & they the Peo-
ple belonging to the Brigantine resisted, & would not let
them come on Board, & Hoisted Rebel Colours, the Fort
immediately fired two Guns which both took effect, the
Brigantine then immediately struck her Colours, & the
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 311
two Boats returned & Boarded her took them Prisoners &
delivered them over to the Militia." The Sally was appa-
rently brought to Halifax to be sold.
SALLY, brigantine, Jno. Holland Rickard, master, from
Plymouth, to Frenchman's Bay, then to Charlstown, South
Carolina, cargo : lumber, captured June 12 th , IT 78, to the
westward of Cape Sables, by H. M. S. Blond. Josiah
Dunham, mate of the Sally, made deposition that she was
built at Newbury 8 years before and had always remained
the property of Americans.
SALLY, brigantine, Soloman Saltus, master, a recapture.
"Soloman Saltus Master of the Brigantine Sally being duly
sworne deposeth that he loaded at St. Michaels with Wine
& Fruit & sailed from thence the 6 th of February last,
Bound to New York, that on the 27 th March last being in
Lat. 37 & about 67 or 68 Long, they fell in with the Gen-
eral Stark ship mounting twenty two Guns, an American
Privateer Commanded by James Pearson of Cape Anne,
that the ship chased them a few Hours, & came up with
the Brig, that the Ship Hailed the Brig, & ordered her to
Bring too, that the Privateer sent their Boat & Exchanged
Hands, that they permitted the Depon* to remain on Board
as he declared to them he was owner of the Vessel & Car-
go, that after this they steered for Cape Anne, that they
met with repeated heavy Gales of Wind, & the first land
they made was Cape L'Have which the Prize Master took
for Seguin Island & they ran into L'Have the 13 th day of
April Inst. in the evening, & came to anchor near Petit
Riviere, the next morning seven men came on Board in
two different Boats & said they were Militia of Nova Scotia
the Rebel Prize Master told them he was from New York
bound to Halifax, & offered four shillings a day for two
of them to assist him in navigating the Brig to Halifax,
that the Deponant hearing this Conversation on Deck
thought it might be something in his favour, & tho sick in
bed got up to go on Deck, but in his passage was met by
the Rebel Prize Master's Mate, who threw his arms around
the Deponant & endeavoured to prevent him from going
312 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
on Deck, that he then told the Prize Masters mate that he
would cry murder if he did not let him go on Deck, that
he then let the Deponant go, that the Deponant when he
got on Deck, asked the Militia how far they were from
Halifax, they answered about 17 or 20 leagues & that if
he was Bound there it was a good time, that the Deponant
told them he did not know he was bound to Halifax, he
understood they were bound to Cape Anne, but he should
be glad to go to Halifax, that he found one M r Brown was
overhauling the papers, that the Prize Master insisted he
was Bound to Halifax, that the Deponant then took the
papers from said Brown, & told him he had been on a
voyage Bound to New York, & that the Brig Sally had
been captured by the General Starks an American Priva-
teer, & that the Prize Master was only deceiving them,
that M r Brown then took the papers, & he the said Brown
& the other people of the aforesaid Militia agreed to take
the Brig to Liverpool, the wind proving contrary they re-
turned back to the Folly, a Harbour at Cape L'Have &
came to anchor there they lay till 9 o'clock in the morning
of the 14 th , that there was great disputes among said Mili-
tia about what they should do with the Brig, that the
same evening M r Brown gave the papers to one Cavanagh,
the next day they made the second attempt for Liverpool,
but the wind proving contrary they returned again into
the Folly, that the same afternoon of the 15 th there came
about 30 men armed from Lunenburg & demanded the
papers from Cavanagh, but before they came Cavanagh
had given the papers to the Deponant, that one McDonald
who said he commanded this party demanded the papers,
the deponant refused delivering them up, the same even-
ing about 11 o'clock Captain Henderkin Commander of
the Brigantine John and Rachael came alongside, that the
Deponant heard some of the people on Board tell him to
come along side, that at that time the Deponant was in
the Cabin, that he heard the noise of Musquets, a Battle
ensued which lasted about 8 minutes, that in this skirmish
the Captain of the Militia was killed & two of Captain
Henderkin's men in the Boat were wounded, & further de-
poseth that two of the seven Men that came first on Board
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 313
about an hour after they came on Board, said they be-
longed to the John and Rachael which had a Commission,
that after Captain Henderkin came on Board he took the
possession of her & declared one William Brown was ap-
pointed Prize Master."
SALLY, schr., David Lewis, master, on a fishing voyage
from Cape Cod, owned by David Lewis of Barnstable,
captured June 20 th , 1780, off Cape Cod by the Letter of
Marque Lucy of Liverpool, N. S. where the Sally was
then taken.
SALLY, schr., Robert Lieth, master, from one of the
Islands in the West Indies for Massachusetts Bay, loaded
with molasses and rum, captured near the end of Septem-
ber, 1777, off Georges Banks, by H. M. S. Milford.
SALLY, schr., Nicholas Smith, master, on a fishing voyage
from Cape Cod, owned by Nathaniel and Laz. Goodwin of
Plymouth, captured June 20 th , 1780, off Cape Cod by the
Letter of Marque Lucy of Liverpool, where the Sally was
then taken.
SALLY, sloop, Ben. Cole, master, libelled Febry. 15 th ,
1780, captured by the privateer schooner Lucy.
SALLY, sloop, Thomas Martin, master, loaded with wood
and staves, captured June 3d, 1779, off Damascotti, the
crew escaping in a boat, by the armed vessels Howe and
Buckram.
SALLY, sloop, loaded with bale goods from Hamburg,
captured off Nantucket shoals about July 27 th 1776, by
H. M. S. Liverpool. The sloop was left at Head Quarters
near New York, and cargo condemned at Halifax. Thomas
Mullock, mate of the Sally deposed that she was bound
for New York, but her papers cleared her out for St. Eus-
tatia.
SALLY, sloop, loaded with cordwood, captured with no
one on board, July 25 th , 1779, in Penobscot Bay, by H.
M. S. Albany. The deponant, Richard Pomroy, of the
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Albany, stated "that she is a Plantation Built Sloop,
square sterned, no head, all Black Bottom & sides, that he
knows the said Sloop for that he sailed in her formerly
out of Casco Bay about seven years ago & that she then
belonged to one John Gray."
SALLY, sloop, libel filed June 24 th , 1782, by H. M.
Sloop of war the Albany.
SALLY, sloop, libel filed Oct. 14 th , 1782, on behalf of
the Sloop Tartar, tender to H. M. S. Allegiance.
SANDWICH, schooner, about 40 tons, with no cargo or
papers on board, captured at a wharf in Norfolk, Va.,
previous to Aug. 28 th 1776 (date of libel) by H. M. S.
Otter.
SAVAGE, schr., Marblehead to Bilboa, cargo : dry fish,
captured May 5 th , 1777, on Georges Banks, by H. M. S.
Diamond. John Home, seaman on the Savage, made de-
position and said he understood the schooner belonged to
the Congress.
SCIPIO, snow, a recapture. " Samuel Hinkman master
of the Snow call'd the Scipio being duly sworne deposeth
that the said Snow was Loaded principally with Wine at
TenerifT, that he was proceeding with her to London, that
on his Passage on the 15 th November last he fell in with
two American Privateers, one a ship call'd the Mars of 24
Guns & 90 men, the other a Brig call'd the Fanny of 1 8
Guns & 90 men, that they carried English Colours, the
deponant crowded all the sail he could make, that they
chaced him 5 Hours before they came up with the Snow,
that they fired at the Snow, & ordered them to Haul down
their Colours & bring too, that they came on Board and
took out all the Hands, except one man a Boy & the De-
ponant, & put on Board the Snow nine of the Rebels with
a Prize Master amongst which were 3 Frenchmen, & one
Indian, that the Rebels plundered the Snow of Wine,
Fruit, & Sundry other articles, also about one thousand
dollars in specie, that after they had taken these things
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out of the Snow they gave directions to the Prize Master
to proceed with her for Dartmouth or any other Port they
could get into in America. That on the 23d December
last being in the Lat. 41 30" Long 64 40" being near
the South end of Georges Banks, they fell in with the
Greyhound Man of War Archibald Dixon Commander
who retook the said Snow from the Rebels, & brought her
into this Port of Halifax. The deponant further deposeth
that the said Snow is owned by Mess 1 * Paul Graves in
North Yarmouth in Great Britain, that the Cargo is owned
by sundry Persons subjects of & residing in Great Britain,
that the Rebels took the Snows register, Invoices, Bills of
Loading, Mediterranean Pass &, sundry other papers & that
the Rebels drank & destroyed Great quantities of Wine,
exclusive of what the Privateers people took."
SEA DUCK, schr., John Bohannan, master, captured in
Minas Basin, May 2d, 1777, by Thomas Dickson and party
on a Barge belonging to Government, under orders from
Capt. Collet. Was taken into Cornwallis River and after-
wards to Windsor. Cause entitled 4< Hyde Parker, Esq r
Commander of His Majesty's Ship Phenix vs. Schooner
Sea Duck and Cargo," but there is no information as to
who Capt. Collet was, who gave the orders, vide deposition
by Thos. Dickson.
SEA FLOWER, schr., Jacob Clarke, master, Gaudelope
to Salem, cargo : molasses and ram, captured June 8 th ,
1778, in Buzzard's Bay, by H. M. S. Unicorn. Jacob
Clarke master of the Sea Flower made deposition that the
vessel and cargo were owned by Joseph White, Joseph
Lambert, Miles Greenwood, and Henry White, all of
Salem.
SHAMBY, sloop, John Fraiser, master, Portsmouth, New
England, to Grenada, cargo : staves and heading, captured
January 2d, 1782, off Cape Ann, by the private ship of
War Lord Cornwallis.
The Shamby was condemned as lawful prize, but in
March following a claim was filed to the Shaunbouy, the
name evidently being wrongly spelt in the libel. The
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claimant, William Abbot, sought to prove that the Shaun-
bouy was owned in Waterf ord, Ireland, and had been taken
as a prize by the Americans some time previously. The
claim was, however, dismissed, and the evidence proved
that the sloop was owned by Walter McFarling and Dan-
iel Higgin of Berwick, New England, at the time of her
capture by the Lord Cornwallis. Edward Loude, of the
Shamby gave evidence in the libel case, and Walter Mc-
Farling, owner, in the Claim.
SNAKE, brigantine, a recapture. The private ship of
war, Revenge, captured the Snake, June 2d, 1779, in Bos-
ton Bay.. The Snake had 14 carriage guns, 6 swivel guns
and 12 men, commanded by Luke Matthewman. Samuel
Greenwood, mast-maker, and others, proved that the Snake
was in Halifax Harbour a year previous, being then called
the Loyalist, James Morris, master. The Snake was
claimed in behalf of Alex r Dover and others of St. Johns
in Antiqua, and an eighth of her value paid to the recap -
tors, after sale.
SOPHIA, brigantine, a recapture. " James Bizzet Cook on
Board the Brigantine Sophia being duly sworne deposeth
that on their passage from Granada to London, on the 23 d
of August last, being then in the Lat. 37 53" Long. 54
59" they fell in with a Rebel Privateer Sloop called the
Black Snake fitted from Salem, John Coulton, mast r that
they Chased the Brig from 11 in the morn g to 3 oclock in
the afternoon firing at each other the whole time, that the
Rebels Boarded the Brig about 3 oclock took out the Capt.
& all the hands, except the mate, a Boy & the deponant &
manned her with Rebels, & then Shaped their Course for
Cape Cod, that afterwards they fell in with the Mermaid
Capt. Hawker Commander who took them & sent the Brig
into this Port of Halifax."
Extract from deposition of David Wishart, mate of the
Sophia. " manned her with a Rebel Prize Master, Wil-
liam Monday, & seamen from the Rebel Privateer & gave
orders to make the best of their way to Salem, that after-
wards on or about the 4 th day of September Inst. being
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then off Barrington a Ground Capt. Hawker of the Mer-
maid sent his Boat on Board & took possession of her. . ."
SPEED, brigantine, Benjamin Cox, master, Port au Prince
to Salem, cargo : molasses and cotton, captured Sept. 3d,
1780, between Cape Cod and George's Banks, by H. M.
Ships Delaware, Delight, Bonetta and the armed sloop
Howe.
SPEEDWELL, brigantine, Benjamin Cox, master, a recap-
ture. " The evidence of William James Peugh carpenter
on board the Ship Renown sworn and examined as on file.
The Register of the Brig and the Clearance, being the
only papers found on board, Lodged with the Advocate
General, by which it appears the Brigantine Speedwell was
Built two years ago, in the Massachusetts Bay Govern-
ment, and owned in Boston."
" Benjamin Cox, Master of the Brigantine Speedwell,
being duly Sworne deposeth, That he sailed from Salem
on or about the 12 th Instant [Oct. 12 th , 1782] bound to
Hespanolia Loaded with Lumber and Fish, that on the
19 th of October Instant, he fell in with the Ship Renown,
That the Renown chased them Three Hours, when they
came up with the Brig and took her and sent her into this
port and further Deposeth That she was built at Rhode
Island about the year 1775, one Captain Mason of Salem
owns the Brig & Cargo, That he has owned the Brig two
years, that he heard she had been taken from the Ameri-
cans and carried into N. York, that he cant tell who
Bought her at New York, that she was afterwards Re-
taken by the Americans, He believes about 3 years ago
that she is square sterned no Head Two 4 pounders & 4
swivels & nine men in all." The Speedwell was claimed,
and one eighth salvage and the whole of the cargo decreed
to the captors.
STANISLAUS, ship, Jean Equillon, master. Brest to Bos-
ton or Rhode Island, cargo : wine, brandy, flour and cloth-
ing, captured June 9 th , 1781, in Boston Bay, by H. M. S.
Charlestown. This ship was apparently French.
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STORKE, brigantine, owned in Newbury, Philip Aubin,
master, Martinico to Newbury, cargo : molasses, captured
April 9 th , 1778, on George's Banks, by H. M. S. Centurion.
SUCCESS, brig, Fran* Harriman, master, a recapture.
" John De Ste. Croix, Mate of the Brigantine Success
being duly sworne deposeth that he shipp'd on Board
said Brig at London in March last as mate Bound on a
Voyage from thence to Mirimichi in Nova Scotia Loaded
with Salt, Beef, Pork, Bread, Flower, and Dry Goods,
that on or about the 22d June last being then off of the
Magdalene Islands they fell in with an American Priva-
teer called the Viper, Commanded by one Benj. Chapman
mounting 14 swivels on the Coming of her Hatches, had
30 men, that she belonged to Salem in New England, that
the Privateer chased them near four Hours, when it fell
calm, & they rowed up to the Brig & fired at them &
Ordered them to Bring too & come along side the Priva-
teer that it being calm they could not manage the Brig so
as to Bring a Gun to Bear on the Privateer, that the Priv-
ateers People then came on Board, took out the Capt. &
2 Hands, & put on Board the Brig a Prize Master & 7
Hands & Ordered them to make the best of their way for
Salem, that they were making the best of their way for
Salem, when they fell in with the Rainbow and her Ten-
der the True Blue being then about 25 Leagues from
Salem, that the True Blue brought them too, & Sir George
Collier sent a Prize Master & Hands on Board said Brig
& sent her into this Port."
SUCCESS, schr., Benj. Cole, Master. " Malcolm Mac-
Intyer Pilot on Board the Brig Mermaid being duly
sworne deposeth that on their Passage from Halifax to
Liverpool on or about the 28 th of August last they fell in
with a Schooner called the Success in Herring Cove a place
near Liverpool, that they Boarded said Schooner & the
People all deserted her, that there was no papers on
Board except a Register, that the Master one Benj. Cole
told the deponent that she was a lawfull Prize, & beg'd
him to speak to Capt. Browne to let the Schooner go &
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take the Cargo, that part of the Cargo was taken on Board
at Machias viz. some Pitch & Turpentine the other part
consisting of Staves at Passamaquoddy, & by the said
Benj Cole's own acct. belonged to him, that the said
Schooner is a square Sterned Schooner of about 35 Ton
New England Built, that she is now in this Harbour of
Halifax."
Sept. 15 th , 1777. "The Claim of Benjamin Valpy
read, & the Libellant having agreed to deliver the Schoon-
er Success to the Claimant on his paying an 8 th the Court
ordered that the same be restored to him accordingly."
The Brig Mermaid, captor of the schooner Success was
a Letter of Marque.
SUCCESS, schr., captured by H. M. S. Cerberus. Papers
exhibited and filed in Court by H. M. Advocate General,
Aug. 2d, 1777, were "the clearance of the Schooner Suc-
cess at Charlestown, South Carolina, and a certificate of
her landing a cargo at South Carolina, which papers and
the oath of John Townsend, proving them to be found on
Board said schooner, as also the oath of Samuel Thomson,
proving the capture of said schooner, are on file."
SUCCESS, sloop, Sulpherous Fisher, master, bound to
Boston, loaded with wood, captured June 2d, 1777, near
Casco Bay, by H. M. S. Ambuscade.
SUCCESS, sloop, over 100 tons, loaded with salt, stand-
ing in for Cape Henry, captured off Cape Henry about
January 12th 1776, by H. M. S. Kingfisher's tender.
SUKEY, schr., 30 tons burthen, one Proud, master and
owner, captured May 23d 1780, about one league to the
eastward of Frenchman's Island, near to the mouth of the
Damascotti river, by James Ryder Mowatt, Captain in the
Corps called the King's Rangers, while on a command in
two boats belonging to the Albany. He put two of the
prisoners ashore, sent the vessel to Penobscott and then to
Windsor, N. S.
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SUSANNAH, sloop, Edmund Conner, master, a recapture.
" Jonathan Glover, Prize Master on Board the Brig Priv-
ateer called the Terrible, Robert Richardson, Master, being
duly sworne deposeth, that being on a cruize in the said
Privateer in Lat. 38 30" Long. 72 6 th June Inst. they
fell in with a Sloop which they chased 3 or 4 Hours when
they came up with & took her, & found she was from
Cork Bound to Philadelphia, Loaded with Pork, Beef and
Butter, that the Sloop was called the Susannah, that the
deponent was put on Board as Prize Master of the Sloop
& ordered to make the best of his way for Salem, New
England, that about 5 Days afterwards they fell in with
his Majesty's Ship the Unicorn who retook the said Sloop,
& brought her & Cargo into this Port except two or three
Hampers of Porter, & Wine, which were taken out by the
Privateer's People for the Captain, Mate, & People of the
Privateer."
SWALLOW, schr., Saml. Dugard, master, anchored in Port
Metway, N. S., Feby. 25 th , 1780, asked for assistance to
pilot her further in, and stated they were from Halifax.
The people discovered the Swallow was from New Eng-
land, with rum. molasses, cotton, cocoa and coffee on
board, and captured her after some resistance.
SWALLOW, schr., And. Woodbury, master, Salem ta
Guadalope, cargo : fish and lumber, captured June 3d, 1777,,
near Casco Bay, by H. M. S. Ambuscade.
SWALLOW, schr., Marblehead to Kennebec River for cord
wood, captured Feb. 20 th , 1781, by armed schooner Ar-
buthnot, tender to the Allegiance, and carried into Penob-
scott. The prisoners were put ashore on parole.
SWALLOW, schr., libel filed June 24 th , 1782, by H. M.
S. Albany.
SWALLOW, schr., Libel Nov. 9 th , 1780, captured by Let-
ter of Marque Annapolis Rover.
SWAN, sloop, loaded principally with Indian Corn, cap-
tured off Cape Cod about August 1st, 1776, by H. M. S.
Liverpool.
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SWEAT, scbr., privateer, Jesse Fronson, commander.
Libel filed Dec. 28 lh , 1779, by Martin Minick, master of
tbe Schooner Sally, and James Pirley, Serjeant of the
Royal Fensible Americans. The Sweat appears from the
record to have been ashore, but no particulars are given,
and the last entry in the cause, Sept. 15 th , 1780, shows
she had not been got off.
SWEEPSTAKES, brig, of Portsmouth, 80 tons, privateer,
10 guns, 25 men, Timothy Mountfort, commander, cap-
tured Oct. 14 th , 1781, by the Letter of Marque Brig " Sir
Andrew Hammond."
TAMMY, schr., Zebulon Rust, master, owned in Boston,
bound to Surinam, cargo : dry fish, butter, oil and lumber,
captured on or about June 5 th , 1777, southward of Cape
Sable and about 66 Leagues from Cape Sambro, by H. M.
S. Syren.
TARTER, schr., Benjamin Warren, master, captured in
February, 1776 near Cape Ann by H. M. S. Lively, and
carried into Boston : cargo : sugar, coffee, and cocoa nuts.
TARTER, ship, a recapture. " William Marchant Bustle
master of the Ship call'd the Tartar being Duly Sworne
on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth as fol-
lows, that on the 24 th of November last having been taken
by a Privateer, and finding the Privateer's people had left
only four of the Rebells on board said Ship (for the re-
mainder of this Deposition vide minute Book, the claim
of Wm. McBustle filed & entered."
THIMOLEON, brigantine. " Henry Higginson, Pilot of
the Brigantine Thimoleon being duly sworne deposeth that
they were Bound from Bordeaux to Boston or some other
part of the Continent of North America, that she is loaded
with Brandy, Lead and Bale Goods, that they sailed for
Bordeaux the last day of January last, that he was taken
about 10 Leagues from Cape Ann on Saturday the 12 of
April Inst. by his Majesty's ship the Greyhound, Archibald
Dixon Commander, & further saith that he does not know
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either the owners of the said Brigantine or her cargo, that
she was entirely navigated by Frenchmen (except himself)
& his Instructions was to carry or Pilot the Vessel into
Boston or some other part of the Continent."
THOMAS, brigantine, Thomas Collier, master, libel filed
April 25 th , 1783. Evidence brought from Penobscott.
Claim made. Decree pronounced for restoration of the
Brig &c. to the owners as on file from which M r Gibbons
Proctor for the libellants, commander & crew of the Armed
sloop Industry, moved an appeal to the Lords Commis-
sioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.
THOMAS & WILLIAM, Brigantine, a recapture. " James
Smith master of the Brig Thomas and William being duly
sworne Deposeth; that he was bound from New York to
Cork for Provisions, & was on his said Passage met with
by a Rebel Privateer Schooner called the Warren,* in Lat.
39 8" Long. 60. That he the deponant used his utmost
Endeavours to get Clear of her, but being attacked by said
Privateer & her Prize, who both attacked the said Brig up-
on her Quarters at the same time he could not Escape, that
they took Possession of said Brig 20 th Nov. last & were
carrying her into Beverly New England, as the deponant
understood. That afterwards on or about the 27 th of the
same month they fell in with Captain Ford in the Unicorn,
Cape Anne then being W. S. W. distant about 20 Leagues,
that Capt. Ford's Boat Boarded & retook the said Brig,
the Rebels making no opposition, & brought her safe into
this Port, and the Deponant further Deposeth that when
he was taken by the Rebels as aforesaid, that they took
him & all his People (the Carpenter & 2 Boys excepted)
out of the Brig & then Plundered it, & after that they put
the Deponant on Board, & kept all his other hands on
Board the Privateer, except the Carpenter & 2 Boys afore-
said."
THORN, ship or sloop. Aug. 28 th , 1782, "Richard
Cowell commander of the ship Thorn being duly sworn,
From Beverly, Israel Thorndike, commander.
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deposeth, That in the year 1779 the Thorn was taken by
the Boston and Dean American ships of Warr, That in
1780 She was again retaken by the Hind, a Twenty Gun
Ship, That she was only Five days in the possession of the
English, when they fell in with the Harmoin and Astrea,
Two french ships, who took her and sent her into Boston,
where she was condemned and Sold, That William Ray-
mond Lee Esquire, purchased her, & were sending the
Ship Thorn to Lorient, in France, with about Fifteen
Thousand Weight of Indigo & with Stores and Provisions
for the Voyage, That all the property on Board, Vizt.
Guns, Stores, Provisions, Tackle, and apparell, marked
with a f or other marks usually made on the King's stores,
are not American property, That he left Marblehead on
the 9 th of August Instant, That on the 19 th Instant, being
Lat. 42, Long. 54 they fell in with the Arethusa, Frigate,
who chased the Thorn Twenty-five Hours, when they came
up, and took the Thorn and brought her into this Port,
that the papers No. 1 & 4 are all the papers belonging to
the Thorn, That she had sixty-eight men, and Three Pas-
sengers on Board when Taken, That she carried Eighteen
Six pounders, That by His Commission paper No. 1, he
had full Power and Authority to make Captors and Re-
prisals." The first and second Lieutenants of the Thorn
also made depositions confirming the above.
THREE BROTHERS, brigantine, a recapture. " William
Boyd, Passenger on Board the Brigantine 3 Brothers being
duly Sworne Deposeth that on the 25 th day of July last
in the Lat. 40 30" Long. 46 17" the said Brigantine three
Brothers one Thomas Johnson then Master, Bound from
St. Johns Newfoundland to Barbados, was chased by two
Schooners, that one of them called the Speedwell came up
with the Brig having 10 Carriage Guns, 10 Swivels & 49
men, Commanded by one Jonathan Greeley, who fired two
Shots at the Brig & ordered the Colours to be hauled
down, the other Schooner called the Active one Gardiner
Comm. had 10 Carriage Guns, 10 Swivels & 54 men, was
then about 2 Leagues off. The wind being very light
they rowed & sailed to the Brig in about an hour and a
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half, when the two Captains Greeley & Gardiner, came on
Board the Brig & overhauled her, & took away about 70
Fathoms of a new shroud Hawser, one coil of three inch
Laniard stuff, one coil of 2 Inch do. one Coil of Rattling
stuff a Coil of 3 quarter Inch Rope, a Coil of Inch Rope,
a Coil of new Spun Yarn, a Spying Glass, the Colours,
some new Canvas & Sewing twine, a number of small ar-
ticles, 2 Barrels of Herrings, a Firkin of Barley, a sack of
Bread, a Quantity of Dry'cl Codfish &c. That they then
left one Daniel Drinkwater on Board as Prize Master, with
three men from the Privateer, & took out of the Brigan-
tine the Master Thos. Johnson, the mate & all the hands
except Martin Hicks, Silvester Coleman (a boy) & the De-
ponant, & gave the Prize Master orders to shape his course
& make the best of his Way for Boston, New England
which orders the said Prize Master Endeavored to Comply
with until on or about the 20 th of August Inst. when the
said Brig was Chased by his Majestys Ship the Rainbow,
Sir George Collier, Commander, being then off Mount Des-
art Rock near Casco Bay, New England, who retook the
said Brig & sent her safe into this Port of Halifax where
she now is, that the sails & Rigging are much hurt from
the neglect and mismanagement of the Rebels, while in
their Possession."
John Hopkins, mariner on board the Privateer schooner
Speedwell, made deposition confirming the above.
THREE FRIENDS, brigantine, captured by H. M. S. Mer-
cury. Papers exhibited and filed by H. M. Advocate Gen-
eral, Aug. 2d, 1777, were : " Papers found on Board the
Brigantine Three Friends, as also the Oath of George But-
ler Lieut, of Marines on Board his Majestys Ship the Mer-
cury taken before David Matthews Esq. Mayor of New
York, Proving the capture of said Brigantine."
THREE FRIENDS, sloop, Benjamin Sison, master. Libel
filed October 13 th , 1777, capture made by H. M. S. Or-
pheus. All papers in this case referred to " as on file."
THREE SISTERS, Robert Browne, master, a recapture,
by H. M. S. Falcon, date of libel Aug. 12<
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of case not completed, and no information as to the cap-
ture to be had.
TOM, brigantine, David Smart, master, a recapture, from
Antiqua for Halifax, taken in Nov. or Dec., 1781, in the
vicinity of Bermuda, by the rebel privateer Marquis La
Fyatt and was being taken to Salem or Marblehead, re-
captured four days later, by H. M. S. Bellasarius, and was
being brought to Halifax, when by severe weather she
was driven ashore on Maugers Beach near the mouth of
the harbour. Some of the cargo was salved.
TOM, ship, John Lee, master, a recapture, libel filed July
30 th , 1782. " William Briggs supercargo of the ship Tom,
John Lee, late master, being duly sworn on the Holy
Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth that on the 25 th
day of May last he left St. Lucia bound to Liverpool in
Great Britain Loaded with Sugar, Coffee and Cotton that
he sailed in company with an Arm'd Brig, that on or
about the 30 th day of June last in the Lattitude 45 31"
Longitude 35 53" they fell in with the American privateer
Ship Poms of two and twenty guns nine pounders and
150 men that they chased the Tom about three hours when
they came up with the Tom and took her, that after ex-
changing hands the master of the Porus, John Carnes, Or-
der'd the Tom for Salem, New England, that they were
proceeding for that port when on or about the 26 th July
last they fell in with the Sloop of War the Savage, George
Oakes, Esquire, commander, being then in Lattitude 42
22" and Longitude 65 57", that after a short chase the Sav-
age came up with the Tom and retook her, and after ex-
changing hands Captain Oakes ordered her for this port,
where she arrived safe, and the deponent further deposeth
that the manifest Cocquets and other papers now produced
No. 1 to 8 inclusive are the papers belonging to the Ship
Tom, and that they mention and contain all the cargo and
private adventures that were on board said ship when she
saiTd from St. Lucia aforesaid (except two hogsheads of
English Brandy being part of the stores in the last Voy-
age) and he the Deponent also further Deposeth that the
Americans took out a Hawser and Tow line and nine coils
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of cordage some barrels of sugar and the greater part of
the cabin Furniture, and many other articles, that there
was nothing taken by any of the Savages people to this
Deponent's knowledge, that every Hatch had been un-
locked by the Americans while in their possession which
was about twenty seven days, and all that time they made
great waste of Sugar and Provisions."
TRITON, schr., loaded with lumber, flour and fish, from
Kennebunk river to the West Indies, captured in Massa-
chusetts Bay, July 21 Bt , 1776, by H. M. S. Milford.
TRUE BLUE, schr., of Boston, 10 carriage guns, 12
swivel guns, 45 men including officers, captured Jan. 27 th ,
1778, south of George's Banks by H. M. S. Appollo and
Venus, 4 carriage guns thrown overboard during the chase.
William Belcher, 2d lieutenant of True Blue made depo-
sition.
TRYAL, sloop, Joseph Bass, master. Libel filed Oct.
13 th , 1777. Capture made by H. M. S. Orpheus. All
papers in this case referred to " as on file. " Evidence in
this and the preceding case was taken before a full Court
Martial held on board the Orpheus by J. Sansbury, Depu-
ty Judge Advocate.
TRYAL, sloop, libel filed June 24 th , 1782, by H. M.
Sloop of War the Albany.
Two BETSYS, brig, a recapture. " Henry Botson, own-
er of the Brigantine, Two Betsys being duly Sworne, de-
poseth, that he was bound from Malina in Gibralter, to
London loaded with Fruit Wine & c , that on said Passage,
about, the 23 d of April last, Cilley then bearing about N.
N. East distant 12 Leagues, he fell in with a Rebell Priv-
ateer call'd the Freedom, Commanded by one John Clous-
ton belonging to Boston, haveing, 12 Gunns about 60 or
70 men, that the Privateers people Boarded the Brig Two
Betseys & took possession of her, & then shap'd their
Course for Boston, that on the 5 th June Instant, Cape
Negro bearing about N. N. East distant about 8 Leagues,
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they fell in with his Majestys Ship Mermaid, James Haw-
ker Esq r Commander, who retook the said Brig Two Betsys,
& brought her safe into this Port."
" Henry Botson being Re examined further Deposeth
that when he was taken by the Rebels they had with them
two Prizes which they had before taken, that the Rebels
threw part of the Cargo of the Brigantine # Betseys into
the Sea, & took out part of the Cargo of one of the
Prizes, being a Brigantine called the Dispatch one Morgan
Regan, Master, of Cork viz. four Pipes of Wine, Forty two
Quarter Casks full & five Empty ones Drank by the Priv-
ateers People, or Leaked out by Bad Stoage, Twenty Six
half boxes Lemmons, some three fourths out & some full.
And out of another vessel which the Deponant understood
from the Rebels they Destroyed some time before, part of
two Cables, one Eleven Inch, the other Ten, and four
Sails, That he understood by the Rebels this Vessel be-
longed to the Gurneys, & that her name was the Gurney,
& further Deposeth that the Capt. of the Brigantine from
which the Wine was taken, wrote in the Deponants Pock-
et Book as follows. " Capt Morgan Regan of the Brig
Dispatch to the care of M r Stephen White Mercht. Cork,"
Please to act for me as for yourself."
Two BROTHERS, schr., Philip Ashton, master, Marble-
head to Kennebec River in ballast for a load of cordwood,
captured Feb. 8 th , 1781, by armed schooner Arbuthnot,
tender to the Allegiance, and carried into Penobscott.
The people on the Two Brothers were given their liberty
on parole.
Two BROTHERS, sloop, George Maxwell, master, from
Boston to some place near Casco Bay, captured previous
to June 9 th 1777, in Massachusetts Bay, with no papers
except a register, by H. M. S. Ambuscade.
Two BROTHERS, sloop, owned in Boston, bound from
Frenchman's Bay to Boston, loaded with cordwood, cap-
tured near the end of August, 1777, on the coast of New
England, by H. M. S. Rainbow.
328 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
Two FRIENDS, schr., a recapture. This schooner had
been captured by the Neptune, rebel privateer, and was
recaptured Oct. 10 th , 1781, in Boston Bay, by H. M. S.
Chatham.
Two SISTERS, schooner, Leach, master, from Cape
Francois to some port in New England, cargo: principally
molasses, captured about March 9th, 1777, between Cape
Negro and Cape Sable, by H. M. S. Milford. The master,
mate and a boy were taken in the Schooner, and four
hands who tried to escape were also taken.
UNION, brigantine, Andrew Thorndike, master, a re-
capture. Evidence apparently taken at Liverpool. Cargo
condemned as lawful prize, and the brigantine to pay an
eighth.
UNION, privateer sloop. " Jonas Fauson Commander
of the Brig Howe being duly sworne deposeth, that they
fell in with a sloop Privateer off of Halifax Light House
on Saturday last which they chased into Prospect, that the
people on board run her into a narrow Harbour and then
made their escape with all the papers as this deponant be-
lieves as he found none, that she has six Guns two pound-
ers, that the said ship was brought into this Harbour where
she now lays, that her name is the Union." The Union
was claimed, and ordered to be restored and delivered up
to the claimants John Brook, Nathaniel Brown and Thomas
Fearson, and libellants and claimants each to pay their
own costs.
VENUS, brigantine, a recapture. "Alexander Read
Elliot midshipman on Board his Majesty's ship of War
the Milford (Henry Mowat at present Commander) being
duly sworne Deposeth that on or about the 1st day of
November Inst. about 15 Leagues to the Eastward of Cape
Ann the said ship Milford fell in with & retook the Brig-
antine Venus, whereof one Stanfield was Master, that there
was 4 of the hands belonging to the Brig on Board and
six Rebels, that they proceeded with said Brig after she
was taken by Captain Mowat immediately for this Port of
Halifax, where she now is."
AT HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. 329
" James Crawford Super Cargo of the Brigantine Venus
being duly sworne Deposeth that on or about the 18 th of
September last about 60 leagues to the Westward of Ire-
land he was taken by a Privateer Schooner called the
Hawke, whereof one John Lee was Master fitted out by
some of the Colonies now in open Rebellion mounting 8
or 10 Carriage Guns, with Swivels, and about 30 men.
That after they took the Brig Venus, they shaped their
course for Newbury & were got within about 15 Leagues
of Cape Ann, when they fell in with Captain Henry
Mowat, Commanding his Majesty's ship Milford, who re-
took the said Brigantine Venus, & brought her into this
Port of Halifax, where she now is."
VENUS, ship, George W. Babcock, commander, built in
Weymouth, near Boston in Oct., 1780, owned by Thomas
Harris of Boston and John Brown of Providence, bound
on a cruize to the Banks of Newfoundland, captured July
16 th , 1781, by H. M. S. Danae. George W. Babcock, com-
mander, made deposition.
WARREN, schr., carrying eight carriage guns, some
swivels, and about forty men, captured to the westward of
George's Banks about Aug. 26 th 1776, by H. M. S. Liver-
pool.
WASHINGTON, of Boston, Nathaniel Wardell, com-
mander, last from Plymouth, bound on a cruise, 12 car-
riage guns, threes, fours, and sixes, no cargo other than
three months stores, captured May 30 th , 1778, southward
of George's Banks, by H. M. S. Blond.
WILLIAM, schr., Osborn Serjeant, master, Cape Anne
to Bilboa, cargo : rice and tobacco, captured Feb. 19 th ,
1778, eastward of St. George's Banks, by H. M. S. Rai-
sonable.
WILLIAM, schr., William Tucker, master, Cape Anne,
on a fishing cruize, captured previous to July 11 th , 1781,
by the schooner David, and taken into Penobscott.
330 RECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT
WILLIAM, schr., loaded with fish, bound to the West
Indies, had no papers, captured near Long Island the be-
ginning of June, 1776, by H. M. S. Cerberus.
WILLIAM AND BARBARA, sloop, a recapture. "George
Harris, Purser of his Majesty's Ship of War the Albany,
being duly Sworn Deposeth, that on their Passage from
New York to this Port of Halifax, they fell in with the
Sloop William and Barbara on the 29 day of May last, be-
ing off of Cape Sables, that Joseph Haines, acting Capt. of
the Albany, order'd the Boat out and Boarded said Sloop,
& found she was from St. Lucas bound to Perth Loaded
with Salt & Wine, that she had been taken about six weeks
before by the Rebells, and was then in their Possession,
that the former Master & all the Hands, were taken out
of her by the Rebells (except a lad) that the said Sloop is
now safe in this Port, that the papers now produced by
the Advocate Genl. and filed in Court No. 1 to 6 were
found on board the said sloop."
"David Martin, seaman on Board the Sloop William and
Barbara, being duly Sworne Deposeth, that he was ship'd
on Board said Sloop at Perth in Scotland, that on their
Passage from St. Lucas to Perth, being sixteen Leagues
to the southward of the Rocks of Silly on the 15 th of April
last, they fell in with an American Privateer Brig com-
manded by one John Clouston, who boarded and took Pos-
session of the said Sloop, took out the Capt. & all the
Hands except the Deponant, & mann'd the Sloop with
Rebells & then shap'd their course for Marblehead or some
Port in the Rebellious Colonies, that on or about the 27 th of
May they fell in with the Albany Sloop of War who re-
took the said Sloop William & Barbara & brought her
safe into this Port."
WINDSOR, ship, a recapture. Memorial of John Prince,
merchant and owner of the ship Windsor, a recapture, filed
Feby. 28 th , 1781. There is no record of the recapture,
nor of any libel.
YORK, ship, a recapture. April 30 th , 1778, "Thomas
Cribben master of the Arm'd Brig Cabot being duly sworne
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 331
deposeth, that being on a Cruize in said Brig on the coast
of Nova Scotia on or about the 25 th of last April they fell
in with a Ship which they Chased about 5 Hours, when
they came up with & took her being then about 8 or 9
Leagues to the Southward of Port Mutton, that they found
she was from Martinico, Bound to Boston Loaded with
Salt & Molasses, the Captain's name was Barnard, the
Capt. told the Deponant the Ship was owned in Martinico,
that she was arm'd with 4 carriage Guns & a number of
Swivels, mann'd with seventeen men all Americans, the
ship was called the York, that she is now in this Harbour,
that the papers now produced being No. 1 to 4 were found
on Board her, that she was under American Colours when
the Cabot took her."
"Joseph Evans being duly sworne deposeth that he was
at Barbados last year about this time, that to the best of
his knowledge the Ship York came there from Glasgow &
that the master's name was Me Vie, that he the Depon* took
such notice of her that he knew her again as soon as she
came into this Harbour, that she had the same name (York)
wrote on her stern, & in the same manner as is now & that
he verily Believes this is the same ship, & that she belongs
to some Person in Glasgow."
"Alexander Brymer Esq r being duly sworne Deposeth
that the Ship York now under Libel in this Court by Capt.
Dodd as a Prize was two years ago in this Harbour one
Me Vie Master, that the said ship was then Consigned to
the Deponant by Alexander Spurs & Co. in Glasgow the
owners of said Ship & the Deponant further Deposeth that
he has been Credibly Informed that the said ship on her
Passage this Spring from Glasgow Loaded with Herring,
Dry Goods, & 18 Horses, Bound to Barbados was taken
by an American Privateer Brig called the Washington
mounting 1 8 Guns & Carried by them into Martinico, &
that the said Privateer was afterwards taken when it ap-
peared by the Journal kept by the Privateer that they had
taken the Ship York four days before."
Unknown sloop and cargo, captured off Cape Ann with
no papers on board the crew having quitted her before
capture, some time in May 1776, by H. M. S. Lively.
332 BECORDS OF THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT.
Two schooners, names unknown, loaded with wood and
empty casks, captured off Machias in July, 1776, with no
papers to be found, by H. M. S. Viper.
Unknown brigantine, upwards of 100 tons, loaded with a
quantity of molasses, captured off Cape Cod, August 1st,
1776, with no one on board and sails and rigging cut to
pieces, by H. M. S. Liverpool.
"28 th June, 1778. Jones Fausen and , Com-
manders of the Arm'd Sloops the Howe and Gage vs. the
Sloop Packet & Schooner Foxe American Privateers.
" Libel filed and Entered & Order made thereon as on
file. The Evidence and Papers as on file. 17 th July Court
opened by making Proclamation as usual, the Libel Order
and Return thereon read, the Evidence and Papers read,
proclamation made for all Persons claiming property in
the Sloop Packet & Schooner Fox and their appurtenances
to appear and assert their Claims, & Defend their rights
to the same, none appeared. . . . They were both con-
demned as Lawful Prize to the Captors."
Unknown sloop, loaded with molasses, rum, sugar, and
cotton, captured March 3d, 1780, in Tenant Harbour, about
20 Leagues to the westward of Penobscott, run ashore and
deserted, by the privateer schooner Lucy, and taken to
Liverpool, N. S. The people of the sloop fired upon the
captors from the shore, and the captain said she was Gua-
delope to Newbury.
Unknown schr. belonging to Nantucket in ballast, one
Gardner, master ; captured about June 20 th , 1780 on the
coast of New England, by the Letter of Marque schooner
Lucy of Liverpool, to which port the prize was taken.
They called her the Nantucket. The Capt. and crew went
ashore in a whale boat.
Two Shallops, names unknown, captured by armed schr.
David and libelled March 16 th , 1781.
A schooner-rigged boat, loaded with tobacco and Rum,
captured previous to June 20 th , 1781, by Schooner Adven-
ture.
(To be continued.)
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS,
1697-1768.
(Continued from Vol. XLV, page 220)
[37]
To Mary Houghton by Discount 0. 9.
To Cash p d you 1. 6. 6
To Judith Wilson 0. 15. 9
To 200 pump nails 0. 1. 6
230. 6. 5
Credit
1735 By 51366 Shingles 18/ p m 46. 4. 6
By 1200 Staves 50/ p m 3. 0.
By 24 Barrel hoops 25 p m 3. 0.
By 35177 feet boards & Plank 50/
p m 87. 18. 9
By 9 Barrells pork 36/ f 15. 15.
By 97 Bushells Salt 18 d p 7. 5. 6
By 27496 fish in 35 hh d * 9/ p Cwt 123. 14. 6
286. 18 3
By John Dyer for 1 Rum hh d Charges 1. 8.
By y r Secretarys fees Charges you in
mistake 0. 15. 6
By Duty 2 hh ds Rum borrowed on
the Cocket 0. 12.
289. 13. 9
1735 Continues amount brought over 230. 6. 5
To ballance due to Cap* Habak k
Gardner 59. 7. 4
289. 13. 9
384 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
D Gardner D*
To Discount with John Fulder for
ace' Lupton 0. 10 11/2
To D with John Mulkere ace 1 Blowers 2. 2. 6
To D with Matthew Thornton 1. 10.
4. 2. 7 1/2
To ball a due to Hat* Gardner 55. 4 8 1/2
Supra C d
by the ballance of the above ace* 59. 7. 4
Mountserat Errors Excepted this 10 7 ber 1735
Pet r Hussey.
" Mountseratt September the 10, 1735 then adjusted the
within account with Capt. Hab k Gardner & find myself
Indebted to him the full sum of Fifty five Pounds four
shillings & Eight pence half penny Currant money of s d
Island which I promise to pay s d Gardner or Order at or
before the first of March next Ensuing. Pet. Hussey."
Witness, John Mulryan Jun r . Endorsed by Hab b Gard-
ner to Col. Benjamin Browne, Mar. 16, 1735/6. Endorsed
by B. Browne to Capt. Joshua Hicks, Salem, Apr. 26,
1738.
[38] M r Charles Daly's Bond for 220. 8.
M r Henry Syms note for 7. 7.
M r John [blotted] oses note 7. 13. 6
M r Charles PiUsons D 8. 18.
M r W m Earles ace* 0. 16. 6
M r Joseph Bakers ballance D 0. 15.
M r Nicholas Daniells D 13. 3.
259. 1.
Mountserratt 9 ber the 19 th 1737. Thiton Skerrett's re-
ceipt for the above papers to Capt. Joseph Grafton. Wit-
ness, Andrew Joyes.
Bond. John Cole and Robert Ford, merchants, of St.
Margaret Co., Maryland, to Paul Thorndike, jun r of New
ESSEX COUNTY NOTAEIAL RECORDS. 335
England, mariner, for ,500, " Maryland Currency," Apr.
4, 1738. They to deliver to said Thorndike 200 bushels
of wheat on or before Sept. 25, and 2100 bushels of In-
dian corn on or before Jan. 31. Witnesses : Cornelius
Maning, Enoch Combs.
[39] Promissory note, dated St. Eustatia, Aug. 20,
1738, for 5 months, Christopher Almey, Jun r , to Capt.
Richard Derby, for 31 pieces of Eight for lumber. En-
dorsed by Derby to Capt. John White, dated Salem, Nov.
25, 1738.
Bill of Exchange. Thirty days sight draft, William
Jackson to William Hebb, for TL. 11*., dated Maryland,
Oct. 28, 1738. Indorsed by William Hebb, Thomas
Dean and Philip Sanders. " To Capt. William Jackson
In W haven."
Power of attorney given by Abraham Valpey of Salem,
Mariner, to wife Elizabeth, Oct. 30, 1730. Witnesses,
Jos. Grafton, Warwick Palfray. Acknowledged before
Benj a Lynde, Justice of the Peace. Dec. 22, 1739, Eliza-
beth Valpey substitutes [40] Thomas Lisbrill of Salem,
mariner, as attorney in her stead. Witnesses, John Byrne,
Daniel Lisbrill. Acknowledged before John Higginson,
Justice of the Peace, June 30, 1740.
[41] Note dated Paramaribo, Apr. 16, 1739, Philip
Fiot to Benj a Pickman, Joshua Hick and Thomas Gunter,
owners of the Brigantine Essex, John Berry, master, for
911 Gilders and 15 Stivers, Surrinam currency. Endorsed
by Benj a Pickman to Edward Tothiel, dated Salem, Nov.
21, 1741.
John Mulkere's receipt to Capt. Rich d Derby for five
orders on sundry persons amounting to <28. 5s. to be re-
mitted to Capt. Benjamin Gerrish, jun r & Co., merchants
in Salem. Dated Monserat, Mar. 17, 1741. Witness:
Dom. Lynch.
336 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
Ja s Farrill jun r 16. 6.
Jn Blake 6. 10.
Jn Missitt 2. 15,
Sam 1 Baker 0. 19.
Benj ft Walker 1. 15.
28. 5.
[42] Deposition of Martha Williams of Beverly,
widow, aged about 85 years, that " She was very well ac-
quainted with John Knight, late of Beverly, mason, and
that she heard him Say that his Father William Knight
was a mason & a Deacon of a Dissenting Congregation in
England & that he came over with one Hathorne & others
for the Enjoyment of the Liberty of his Consience & died
at Lynn in New England and that said William had a
House plaistered on the outside with plaister of Pllis &
an Estate in Lands in England also the Liberty of Killing
Deer & Rabbitts in a certain Park there and that he the
s d John was born in England came over into New Eng-
land with his Father went into England again in the Time
of the civil wars Listed himself under one Col Blundel in
the service of the Parliament was at Abingdon when Prince
Maurice Entred the Town but was beat out by Blundel
that he Continued in the service of the Parliament four
years that he then married and came into New England
where he had Issue John his Eldest son, William & Jos-
eph, Emma & Martha. She also Saith that he went again
to England about anno 1672 to get the Estate which his
Father left there (as he said) where she heard he married
again & died. She also Saith that she knew John Knight
the reputed Eldest Son of s d John and that he had Issue
John his reputed Eldest son who now lives at Manchester
in the County afores d , a Carpenter by Trade & that knows
of no other John Knight at Manchester afores d ." Dated
Beverly, Jan. 17, 1742-3. Acknowledged before Benjamin
Lynde Jun r and Ichabod Plaisted, Justices of the Peace.
Deposition of John Porter of Wenham, aged about 85
years, that " he knew John Knight, late of Beverly, ma-
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 337
son, that he was a very tall man, that he went into Eng-
land [43] about 1672 and left behind him his Eldest Son,
who is now dead, Joseph, William, Emma & Martha," etc.
Power of attorney given by Robert Roundy of Wind-
ham, Conn., weaver, to George Dealand of Salem, cord-
wainer, June 15, 1732. [44] Witnesses : John Stevens,
John Higginson, who made oath before Mitchel Sewall,
Justice of the Peace, Salem, Feb. 24, 1742.
Writ of Execution. Ammi Ruhamah Wise, Esq., of
Ipswich, the last Tuesday of March, recovered judgment
for title and possession of a mansion house and shop, with
six rods of land, in Ipswich, bounded by the meeting
house, homestead of Capt. Edward Eveleth, land formerly
Arthur Abbott's, now Arthur Abbott, Jr.'s, Nathaniel
Smith, tailor, and county road, against John Whitaker of
Ipswich peruke maker, [45] for 2. 6. costs and dam-
ages. Dated Salem, June 10, 1740. Writ returned June
12, 1740 by W m Dodge, undersheriff.
[46] Protest. Capt. Andrew Dewar, master of the
Ship Neptune, 235 tons, made declaration that " Sept. 16
last he sailed from St. Johns Harbour in the Island of An-
gegua, for London, with a cargo of sugar, rum, cotton
and logwood, that on the 30 th , in Latitude 31, 17' North,
about 40 leagues to the Eastward of the Island of Bermu-
das," about Eight of the Clock in the morning the wind
blowing hard at north Northeast & Northeast & the Ship
lying too under her main sail the gale Increasing they
furled the mainsail that in about an Hour after the wind
blew so violently that it lay their Gunwale under water &
kept her down for a Considerable Time & the seas running
very high they shipped a great Sea that washed two car-
riage Guns off the Deck & their Small Bower Anchor
from their head & sounding the Pumps they found nine
feet of water in the hold, that about Ten of the Clock the
loosed the goose wings of the foresail in order to wear the
Ship She then laying with her Gunwale under water by
the violence of the gale but she not wearing they were
338 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
obliged to cutaway her mizen mast & main Top mast but
they could not get her before the wind the foresail about
that Time blew all to pieces that they during the whole
Time kept both Pumps going that in about half an Hour
afterwards the Ship wore when she was peopled by a great
Sea that broke in the deadlights of the Cabin windows &
almost filled the Cabbin with water then they sounded
their Pumps & found nine & an half feet of water in the
hold which they pumped up thick & black as molasses
about Twelve of the Clock in their Extremity they cut
away her main mast to save the ship & their lives con-
stantly keeping the pumps going but not gaining anything
on her the Long Boat yawl & booms driving from side to
side of the ship which they feered would have Stove her
Sides asunder about two of the Clock the Same Day the
ships Company came to him & pressed him to cut away
the foremast which at first he refused but finding the
ships hold full of water tho they kept both pumps con-
stantly going & the ship very low down in the water he
gave order for cutting away the foremast which was done
and at that Instant they shipped a Sea which quite filled
their Decks floated the long boat yawl & Booms overboard
when loosing all hopes & feering every moment that the
ship would Sink under them everybody left the pumps
for some time & the Declarant the passengers & Mate
took [47] their leave of each other Expecting Soon to
leave the world then calling up his Sailors again upon
Decks he Set Some of them to the pumps others he em-
ployed in throwing Cotton overboard out of the great
Cabbin to lighten the ship on Fryday the first Day of Oc-
tober the Gale abated but tho they kept both pumps going
all Day they could gain but very little of the ship there
being Still nine feet of water in the hold on the Second
Day of October about one of the Clock it was almost calm
and a very great Swell from the westward and the hands
Standing by the Pumps the Ship Suddenly over sett with
her larboard Gunwale down under water when everyone
in the utmost distress thinking they were Instantly going
to the Bottom cryed we are gone but the Declarant or-
dered half his men to keep to the Pumps the other to work
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 339
in clearing the Ship & lighting of her in order if possible
to right her that they cut away their best Bower & Stream
Anchor together with their best Bower Cable from the
larboard Side threw over two Carriage Guns Sixteen
Hogsheads of Sugar Several Baggs of Cotton all their fire
wood (So that they have been Obliged Since to burn a
great Quantity of the Staves of their Empty Sugar Hogs-
heads having no other fuell) and everything that came to
hand in the Hatch way in order to Scuttle the Hogsheads
on the larboard side that on Sunday the Third Day of the
s d month they got the lower Hatches open & found many
of the Hogsheads in the hold with the Sugar all out & the
Hogsheads washed quite clean that they got up Thirty of
them & threw them overboard & put full ones from be-
twixt Decks down in their room that the Ship lay Eleven
Days upon her broad side that it was six Days before they
got a Launch upon her both Pumps going constantly Day
& night the whole Time So that Several of the men fell
down at the Pumps with fatigue & that having no mast
nor sails fit to proceed on their Voyage on the twelfth of
October with a mizen Yard for a Jury foremast Ensign
Staff for a foreyard having brought his People to short
allowance of water & bread he steered his cours for some
port in North America with an Intent to reach Boston &
arrived at Cape Anne the sixth Day of November Instant
and yesterday the Eighteenth Day of the same month he
saild with the s d ship from Cape Ann Harbour with a De-
sign for Boston that being the most Convenient Port to
refit the ship but after they had got without the Harbour
the weather growing thick & foggy & the wind very high
& the Pilot refusing to take charge of the ship so far as
Boston he steered for Salem Harbour where they arrived
last night [48] where the Declarant concluded to Stay
to refit the ship thinking it too great a risque at this Sea-
son of the year to attempt for Boston again." Walter
Kelley, chief mate, and David Hamilton, second mate, also
made oath to the above, Nov. 19, 1742.
[49] Protest made at Gloucester by Capt. Andrew
Dewar, David Hamilton, second mate, and George Winsor,
840 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
boatswain, of the Neptune, Nov. 5, 1742, "arrived in this
Harbour about Eight of the Clock last night." Sworn be-
fore Epes Sargent, Justice of the Peace, the Notary Pub-
lic for Gloucester, " having sailed Eastward Ten Days be-
fore," Nov. 6, 1742.
Note, dated Montserat, Apr. 2, 1743, Edmond Kelley
to Capt. John White, on account of Capt. Richard Derby,
for 28, to be paid in molasses at current price, viz., 12d.
f gaUon. Witness : Tho s Welch.
[50] The amount to be shipped to Capt. Benjamin
Gerrish & Co., Salem, the 3d, Bills of Loading to be left
with M r Kelley.
Writ of Execution, James M c Hard of Haverhill, mer-
chant, on last Tuesday of Sept., 1740, recovered judgment
against Jonathan Roberts of Haverhill, yeoman, for 10s.
damage, and 5. 11s. costs. To be returned at Ipswich
the last Tuesday of March. Dated Salem, Jan. 6, 1741.
[51] Haverhill, Mar. 29, 1742, Ebenezer Buck and
James Peirson, Jr. appointed by the officer, the debtor re-
fusing, and Daniel Herrick, by the creditor, appraised a
piece of land belonging to Jonathan Roberts, bounded by
Edward Thompson, James M c Hard, etc., at 10. Returned
by Edward Thompson, undersheriff.
Shipped by Maj. Joshua Hicks on Schooner Elizabeth,
Samuel Peele, master, now in Salem harbor bound for
Virginia or Maryland, [52] 2 Hogsheads rum, containing
230 gallons, to be delivered to Joshua Hicks, he paying
freight at rate of 4 $ ton with primage and average.
Dated Salem, May 8, 1741.
Invoice signed by Samuel Peele, dated Salem May 7,
1741.
1 Hogshead q* 121 Gallons
1 Ditto t 109
230 gallons @ 7/6 f 96. 5.
(To be continued.)
NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX
COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.
(Continued from Vol. XLIV, page 347.)
These are to Notify the Proprietors of Narragamett
Township No. 1, That there was raised, levy'd and assess'd
on said Propriety Decem. 1, 1756. X96 Money to defrey
the Ministerial Charges arising in said Year, which
amounts to 16s. per Right or Share in said Township ;
Also levy'd and assess'd on said Proprietors the 6th of
October 1757. 82 13s. 4d. Money to defrey the Minis-
terial and other necessary Charges for said Year, which
amounts to each Proprietor 13s lOd. Money.
These are therefore to Notify the several Delinquent
Proprietors here after named, to pay the several Sums af-
fixed to their Names to Mr. Cutting Moody, or to Deacon
Aaron Potter of Ipswich, or their Lands will be exposed to
Sale the last Thursday in June next, at Mr. John Thorlow,
Innholder in Newbury, by publick Vendue as the Law in
such Cases directs.
Philemon Dean 13s IQd Zechary Davis Do
Step. Greenleaf 13s lOcZ Joseph Pulmer 1 9s IQd
Nicholas Bawlins 13s IQd Jonathan Moers Do
Robert Down 13s IQd Jabez Mulgrove 13s IQd
Isaac Ilsley 13s lOd Cornelius Davis \ 9s IQd
John Luighton 13s IQd Caleb Jackson Do
Robert Kinsman 13s IQd John Boynton Do
Sam. Appleton \ 9s IQd Joseph Rose Do
Hugh Galloway ditto Thorn. Eastman \ 9s lOd
Rich. Jacobs 1 9s IQd Solomon Sheppard Do
Samuel Taylor 13s lOd John Davis Do
Edmund Potter 1 9s IQd Daniel Rolf Do
James Burnam Do Robert Swan Do
Joseph Brown Do Moses Durell Do
Jonathan Verry Do Simon Adams 13s IQd
(341)
342 NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY,
Daniel Thirston 13s IQd
Thomas Smith 1 9s IQd
Caleb Richardson Do
Joshua Boynton Do
John Stickney \ 12s
John Shepard \ 9s IQd
Thomas Brown Do
Thomas Low 13s IQd
Richard Allen \ 9s IQd
Richard Currier Do
Samuel Sadley Do
Richard Swan Do
Christopher Keniston Do
John Woodins 13s lOd
Judah Trumbal 13s IQd
Thomas Dow 13s IQd
Edward Cogswell 13s lOd
Moses Little 13s IQd
John Brown 13s IQd
Zach. Newmarsh 1 9s IQd
Seth Story 1 9s IQd
Benjamin Newman Do
John Barker 1 9s lOeZ
Samuel Ingols \. 9s IQd
Samuel Paine Do
John Lovell Do
Isaac Fellows Do
Newbnry, April 28,
1758
Henry Bodwell 13s lOd
Francis Young 13s IQd
George Cross 13s IQd
Moses Chase 13s IQd
John Williams 13s IQd
Ezek. Woodward \ 9s l
Daniel Ringe 1 9s lOd
Nath. Emerson 13s IQd
Caleb Kimball 1 9s lOd
Peter Emons Do
Jonathan Clark Do
William Knowlton Do
Jonathan Emery Do
Samuel Poor Do
Daniel Somerby Do
Christopher Bartlet Do
John Mitchell \ 9s lOd
Henry Poor Do
Gershom Brown Do
John Spoffard Do
John Hearin Do
John Lad Do
John Martin Do
James George Do
Daniel Russe Do
Edward Colcutt Do
Joseph Grerrish )
Joseph Coffin > Cominittee
Aaron Potter )
Boston Gazette, May $2, 1758.
JUST PUBLISHED
(And Sold by the Printers hereof;)
A Sermon preached to the Ancient and Honorable AR-
TILLERY COMPANY in Boston New-England, June 5,
1758. Being the Anniversary of their Election of Officers.
By THOMAS BARNARD A. M. Pastor of the first
Church in Salem.
Boston G-azette, July 17, 1758.
NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY. 343
The following Particulars may be depended on, of the
Skirmish between a Party of Col. Nichol's Regiment and the
Enemy near Half-way-Brook.
Stockade, at Half-Way-Brook, July 20, 1758.
Last Evening we sent ten Men to escorte a Post to the
Lake, and as they were returning early the next Morning
they met an Indian within 1/4 of a Mile of the Advance-
Guard of the Lake, who said he belonged to General John-
son he was destitute of Arms and Ammunition, but said
he was going to the Lake after his Powder-Horn and his
Gun, he had left at the Stockade Fort there, and so he
passed them ; Our People had not travell'd three Miles
before this Indian overtook them, having his Powder-
Horn and would fain have passed them, but they travelling
very fast kept him Company till they came within a Mile and
1/2 of this Stockade, where lay in Ambush near 50 of the
Enemy, who cahoop'd, at which the Indian sprung out of
the Road towards the Enemy, and cahoop'd likewise, then
the Enemy fired upon them; all which was done in an In-
stant ; All these unhappy Men fell into the Hands of the
Enemy, except one, who was reliev'd by a Party consisting
of near 100, which was sent out immediately at the Hear-
ing of the Guns ; two Indians who were pursuing the Sol-
dier, fled back near the Place where the Ambush was,
where lay a large Body of the Enemy in a curve line with
a great Advantage of Ground, which they arose from and
fir'd, which was well answer'd from our Front ; the Enemy
being very numerous attempted to flank us, but a second
Party being sent out covered a Retreat and prevented their
Design ; However artfully they laid their Scheme, it ap-
pears from several Circumstances plain, that the Enemy
had a Design to keep us in play, till they could cut us off
from Fort Edward, which if they had, the parties posted
between the Fort and the Lake must have been cut off and
destroyed* as the Enemy did consist of Eleven or Twelve
Hundred. By the great Marks they left behind them where
the main Body lay, we have Reason to believe that we
*Col. Nichol's Regiment is posted at different Places between Fort Edward
and the Lake.
344 NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY*
kill'd and wounded a considerable Number of the Eneemy,
by the Number of Poles cut and hew'd for Biers ; they
left of Peas, Pork, Indian-Meal, a considerable Quantity on
the Ground, as also Spears, Poles, Packs and Blankets :
They march'd off in 5 Paths or Columns towards South-Bay,
all which was discover'd by Major Gage and his Party.
Among our slain are several brave and worthy Officers,
and the others narrowly excaped, who also behaved well.
In the List of Killed and Missing of the above party are
Of Capt. Jones Company
Moses Hagget of Andover, wounded and since dead.
Of Capt. Foster's Company
Killed Ensign Daniel Davis of Methuen
Of Capt. Poor's Company
Killed David Pay son of Rowley
Missing Caleb Kimball of Rowley.
Boston Gazette, Aug. 1^ 1758.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
On the Night between the 2d & 3d of July 1758. The
Shop of 'William Mori and of Newbury was broke open,
out of which the following Goods are stolen. Viz. One
Piece superfine Purple and red Chints, one Piece blue and
white ditto, Check'd Figure, two Pieces of coarser ditto,
Purple and Red, two Pieces of Cotton and Linnen ditto
Purple and White one Piece fine Cambrick, sundry Pieces
fine Irish Hollands, one Dozen fine 3 thread white thread
Stockings, 2 Dozen fine Worsted ditto, one Piece super-
fine Scotch Plaid red and green, sundry Pieces of fine wide
black Bone Lace, sundry Pieces fine white Cap ditto, sun-
dry Pieces wide new fashion Satten Ribbons, Sea-wave
at Sides, with sundry other Figures, three Pieces fine 7, 8
Check Linnen, four Pieces of stript Holland, one Piece of
London Shalloon, six pair of brass Candlesticks, one Piece
of plain Lawn, one Piece long ditto, sundry Bundles of
Sleeve Buttons, Glass sett in Brass, one Card Bristol Stone
sett in Silver, one Seal Ring with a Cornelion Stone, &<?.
&c. &c.
NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY. 345
Whoever shall make Discovery of the Thief or Thieves so
as legally to convict them of said Theft, shall have FIFTY
DOLLARS Reward, of me the Subscriber.
WILLIAM MORLAND.
Boston Gazette, Aug. 14, 1758.
We have Advice from Cape Ann, that a Fishing Schooner
arrived there Last Week, that had been taken by a French
Frigate, which after being Pillaged of all her Fishing
Stores, the Master ransom'd for 200 Guineas. The Capt.
of the Frigate told the Skipper of the Schooner that he
came from Canada with 14 Frigates and six Ships of the
Line ; and that he was to cruize some Time on the Banks.
He likewise informs That a Marblehead Schooner was
taken about the same Time.
Boston Gazette, Aug. 21, 1758.
We hear from Ipswich, that one Day last Week a Man
of considerable Estate hang'd himself, for Fear of coming
to Want.
Boston Gazette, Oct. 16, 1758.
Just launched and to be Sold by Michael Dalton, of New-
lury, a good well-built Ship between 180 and 190 Tons,
of proper Dimensions for stowing sugar or Tobacco. New-
bury, October 11, 1758.
Boston Gazette, Oct. 16, 1758.
To be LETT by Samuel White of Haverhill, on reason-
able Terms, his Fulling Mill in said Town, with a conven-
ient Shop and Yard, and all the Utensils belonging to
a Clothier's Trade ; any Person inclining to Hire the same,
or carry on the Business, may meet with all proper En-
couragement from said White.
Boston Gazette, Oct. %3, 1758.
Run away from his master mr. Timothy Perkins of Mid-
dleborough in the county of Essex, a negro servant named
Pompey, of a middle stature ; said Fellow has lost one fin-
ger from one of his hands ; Whosoever shall take up said
346 NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY.
Negro, and convey him to his master shall have Four Dol-
lars reward, and all necessary charges paid.
By Timothy Perkins.
Boston Gazette, Nov. 6, 1758.
A Schooner bound hither from the West Indies, laden
with Salt, John Proctor, lately of Halifax, Master, was
drove ashore on Ipswich Beach, Yesterday feo'night in a
tempestuous Season ; the Vessel and Cargo lost ; and the
Master, three Men (two of which tis said belonged to this
Town) and a Negro were drowned ; two others got ashore
and sav'd their lives.
Boston Gazette, Nov. 13,1758.
To be lett at a reasonable rate, by Mary Gott, adminis-
tratrix to the estate of her late husband, Daniel Gott,
deceas'd ; the tan-yard and tan-house that belong'd to said
Daniel ; and the easterly part of his house, viz. one room,
chamber and garret, and the cellar under it. The said tan-
yard has vats enough to tan 500 hides in a year, and skins
in proportion. The said tan-yard and house are all commo-
diously situated in Wenham. Any person that is inclined to
have the tan-yard without the house, may have it be itself.
Boston Gazette, Nov. 13, 1758.
[In a] List of Vessels burnt, drove ashore and carried
off at Monti-Christi, by a French Frigate the 2d of Decem-
ber 1758 [appears the]
Charming Molly Davis of Ipswich, with 90 Hhds. of
Molasses, and 6 of Sugar. Burnt.
Boston Gazette, Jan. 15, 1759.
Barbados Rum to be sold by the Hogshead, at Salem,
by Stephen Higginson. Boston Gazette, Jan. 22, 1759.
We hear the following Gentlemen were settled in the
Ministry the Month past, viz. January 3d, The Rev. Mr.
Nathan Holt at Danvers 10th, Mr. Elias Smith at Middle-
ton, near Salem Mr. John Searle at Stoneham ; and Mr.
Jonathan Eames at Newton, New Hampshire 31st, Mr.
Elizur Holyoke at Boxford.
Boston Gazette, Feb. 5, 1759.
NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY. 347
Friday Morning last died here of the Measles, Henry
Oibbs, Esqr. of Salem, who for several Years past has
serv'd the Great and General Court or Assembly of this
Province in the Capacity of a Clerk, to general Accept-
ance : We hear his Funeral is to be attended this After-
noon.
Boston Gazette, Feb. 19, 1759.
TO BE LETT.
A Convenient Distil House, well situated and fitted with
Stills, Worms, Tubs, Cisterns and other Conveniences; ly-
ing in Marblekead ; Any Person minded to hire it, may in-
quire of Richard Leechmere, Esq. of Salem, or of Thomas
Green of Boston, Esq.
Boston G-azette, Mar. 26, 1759.
We hear that Capt. Webster in a Sloop from Madeira
for Salem, was cast away last Friday se'nnight, on Hamp-
ton-beach ; great part of the Cargo which consisted of Salt
and Wine will be saved, and 'tis tho't the Vessel may be
got off without much damage.
Boston Evening Post, April 9, 1759.
To be Sold, a new Snow, Burthen about 125 Tons, 54
Feet Keel, and 21 Feet Beam, 9 Foot & half in Hold, and
4 & half between Decks, built with 2 Inch and half Plank,
compleatly finish'd, and no lying at the Long Wharff in
Newbury ; for further Particulars, inquire of Captain
Arthur Craige, in said Newbury.
Boston Gazette, Apr. 16, 1759.
NEWBURY LOTTERY.
The Drawing of Newbury-Lottery (the Hd Part) will
punctually commence at the Town-House in Newbury, on
Thursday the last Day of May next ; there being a Sub-
scription for the Tickets then unsold, if any there shall be.
TICKETS to be had of Ebenezer Storer, Esq. ; Messi'rs.
Timothy Newell, William Jackson and James Jackson in
Boston -, Capt. Bowen and Mr. Ohipman, in Marblehead ; Mr.
Pynchon in Salem ; Mr. Symonds in Danvers ; Daniel Cribbs
Esq. ; and Mr. Daniel Sergent in Q-locester ; Major Epes,
348 NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY.
Capt. Stamford, and Mr. William Dodge in Ipswich ; James
McHard Esq. ; and Mr. Joseph Badger, in Haverhill ; of the
Managers in Newlury, and of Edes and Gill Printers.
[BUT TWO BLANKS TO A PRIZE.]
Boston Gazette, April 30, 1759.
We hear from Beverly that on Sunday April 29th in
the Afternoon, the House of one Mr. Picket of that Town
catch'd Fire, which soon communicated itself to the next
House, belonging to one of the same Name ; both of them
were burnt to the Ground, also a Shop and sundry Barns,
Four Families were burnt out and but few of their Goods
saved, its supposed that some Children left at Home made
a Fire near the House, while the People were at Meeting,
which occasioned this sorrowful Disaster.
Boston Gazette, May 14, 1759.
Last Monday Capt. Orne arrived at Salem in a Schooner
from Jamaica who was taken in his Pasaage coming through
the Gulph, by a French Frigate ; but ransom'd his Vessel
and Cargo for 300 Dollars. This Frigate tis said was
bound from France with Dispatches for Quebeck, but it
being impracticable to get up the River St. Lawrence,
stood to the Southward, in order to forward them by the
Way of the Mississippi.
Boston Gazette, May 21, 1759.
Thursday forenoon last began and continued till the Day
following in the Afternoon, the severest N. E. Storm of
Rain, that has been known for many Years at this Season,
during which Time the Wind very high ; the Damage done
by it that we have already heard of is, that almost all the
Shipping at Salem and Marblehead are drove ashore ; a
Schooner belonging to Mr. Cottle of Newbury, ashore on
Plumb Island ; a Man belonging to which was knock'd
overboard by the Boom the Day before, and drowned, the
Vessel missing Stay ; a Sloop belonging to this Port ashore
on Squam Beach ; another from Maryland ashore at Marsh-
field.
Boston Gazette, June 11, 1759.
NEWSPAPER ITEMS BELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY. 349
Last Saturday Se'nnight there was a severe Thunder
Storm at Newbury, in which the Dwelling Houses of Mr.
Anthony Gwynn and Mr. Somerby were struck by the
Lightning, but receiv'd no considerable Damage ; 2 or 3
Cows were kill'd near by.
At the same Time at Newbury Newton the House of
Mr. Greenleaf was struck by the Lightning and four Peo-
ple were knock'd down, and lay for dead for some consider-
able Time.
We hear from Andover that on Wednesday last the
House of Mr. Jonathan Holt was struck by Lightning and
considerably shatter' d ; four Children being in a Room,
two of them were struck down, but thro' Divine Goodness
they recover 'd in a few Hours after.
Boston G-azette, July 23, 1759.
The Proprietors of the Township of Lyndeborough (Part
of which was lately Salem Canada) in the Province of New
Hampshire, are hereby notified, that the Meeting of the Pro-
prietors held on the 6th Instand at Salem, for the raising of
Money and others Matters then to have been transacted was
adjourned to Wednesday the First day of August next, then
to meet at Mrs. Prat's in Salem to finish the other Articles
mentioned in the Warrant for calling said Meeting.
The Delinquent Proprietors are also Notified, That at the
said Meeting^ The Proprietors taking into Consideration the
great Hurt and Damage accruing to the Proprietee from the
Neglect of seasonably paying up the Taxes (the last of which
was voted more than two Years ago) did vote that the Stand-
ing Committee or the major part of them, be a Committee to
dispose of the whole or so much of such delinquent Proprie-
tor's Rights as may be sufficient to pay up their Taxes : Such
Proprietors are therefore desired to pay in their Taxes, least
their Lands should be exposed for Sale, as is designed by the
Committee.
Benj. Lynde,
Benj. Pickman,
John Bickford,
Salem, July 7, 1759. Benj. Goodhue
Boston Evening Post, July 23, 1759.
(To be continued.)
REVOLUTIONARY PRISONERS AT GLOUCESTER.
On January 11, 1782, a cartel from Halifax sailed into
the harbor of Gloucester. The vessel was bound to Bos-
ton with prisoners of war to be exchanged and on ac-
count of sickness among the passengers put into Glouces-
ter.
A list of these men has been preserved in a paper-
covered memorandum book kept by the selectmen from
1781 to 1783, and now in the custody of the city clerk.
"A List of Sundry People and the Towns to which
they belong, Landed out of a Carteele from Halifax,
Bound to Boston, but by Reason of Sickness the Select
Men was obligd to Take them on Shoar to Gloucester,
and Provide for them : viz :
Seth Cart wright
Thomas Hunt
Thomas Barton
Eben Simns
Urey Donam
James Lister
Asea Moon
Muling
Thomas Case
Joseph Wheeler
John Finlis
Tim Wellman
John Savig
Richard Mills
Stanford Jackson
Naph Newell
Eshmel Reves
Benjm Niles
Thorns Jonson
Wm Bearing
Henry Lewis
Thomas Trundy
(350)
of Nantucket
Brunswick
Salem
do
Dartmouth
Boston
do
do
Dartmouth
Salem
Rhode Island
Salem
Marblehead
Philadelphia
Poartsmouth
Boston
Ipswich
freetown
Salem
Kittery
Poartsmouth
do
REVOLUTIONARY PRISONERS AT GLOUCESTER. 351
Smith Cape Cod
Benjamin fuller Poartsmouth
Joseph Hooker do
Thorns Weller Wells
Anthony Mitchell Salem, a black
Joseph Greenleff Newburyport
Richard Horton Marblehead
Joseph White Salem
John Pery Manchester
Benjm Redin Marblehead"
Nowhere in the record are we told of the nature of the
sickness which caused the vessel to bear up for Gloucester,
when within a little more than thirty miles from the port
to which she was bound. That it was serious enough we
may be sure, else her passengers would not have landed.
For one of them it was only to die, for in the town's
account against the Commonwealth, which was rendered
under date of April 26, 1782, a coffin is specified. This
account is made out in the handwriting of " John Low,
per order of the selectmen," and is for supplies furnished.
s d
Doctor Plummer's acct., 22
Captain Jacob Allen's acct., 12 9 7 1-2
John Low, Esq., his acct., 830
John Low, Jr., his acct., 838
Eliphalet Davis' acct., 106
Andrew Ellioit's acct., 100
Jeremiah Robinson, sexton, acct., 300
John Savill, 18
Abraham Davis his acct., 11 2
Shirts supplied by Selectmen, 1 10
Mary Tucker's bill of attendance, 900
Nathaniel Haskell for coffin, 3 15
Gloucester Dalton acct., 33
Joshua Riggs acct., 300
Jonathan Griffin's acct., 1 10
William Davis acct, 11 9
<132 13 9
352 REVOLUTIONARY PRISONERS AT GLOUCESTER.
The Gloucester Dalton, whose account above called for
33 pounds, probably was a black, and may have been the
one referred to by Babson, in writing of the Ellery family
John Ellery, son by the first William, a sea captain, who
in his will provided for the giving of freedom to his
negro man servant named Gloucester. Possibly his pay
may have been for watching.
Two other cartels, other than the above noted, landed
their passengers at Gloucester, one being piloted into
Annisquam harbor, under stress of weather, by one of
the Gloucester prisoners on board. The other landed her
men at the old town landing, foot of Washington street,
and it is claimed that so weak were some of the men that
they made their way from the vessel on hands and knees,
assisted by their friends. No list of these men have been
preserved.
A fourth cartel, having on board Capt. Coas of
privateer Stark fame, was lost, as supposed, while but a
few hours out of Halifax, with all on board, including a
number of Gloucester men.
Q-eorge E. Merchant in Gloucester Daily Times,
Jan. 11, 1907.
LETTERS WRITTEN BY BENJAMIN WADLEIGH
OF SALISBURY, MASS., IN 1810-1813.*
Leith Scotland July 5th 1810
Dear Friend and Parent tis with the Greatest anxiety
that I Now take my Pen in hand to inform you that I am
well hoping with the blesing of God that you enjoy a per-
fect State of health.
We are Now laying in Leith Roads we ware boarded by
one of his Magestys damd Benevlent men of war who had
the politeness to tak Capt. Swasey on board and endorse
the Brigs Redgester which prevented us from proceiding
to Tonnengen whether we Shall go to Liverpool or dis-
charge here I dont Now we have some hopes of going to
Gotting Burg we expect to have Letters from Londn to
Morrow by the time that Capt Swasey Rote for informa-
tion how long we shall be on the Voyages I cant tel But
I hope Not long for the time seems to be long Since I
took My leve of you in such haste the moste that troubles
me is to think that it was not in my power to leeve you
better prouided for then I did Call on Mr Coffin for Goods
or money as much as you want if it is all that is due to
me dont want for any thing while I can ern enough for
you for I get my living whare I do my work if Mr Coffin
wont let you have what you want get what you want
[torn] present But Remember me to all enquiring
Friends and Relations William Morril more preticular
Benjamin Wadleigh your afectnate
Husband
Barbadoes Febuary 7th 1813
Dear Wife and Hounred Parent
I take this as a faverible opportunity To inform you
that 1 am well hoping these few Lines will find you the
*The originals are now in the possession of Elwell Noyee of Salem.
(353)
354 LETTERS WRITTEN BY BENJAMIN WADLEIGH.
Same with the Blessing of God you must make your Selfs
as easy as possible and Consider that it is the fortune of
war that has Plased me here we ware taken by the Sur-
prise Frigate January 16th one man kiled belonging to
Marblehead and Mr foot of Newburyport Lost his Leg all
the rest well and in Good Spirits we are locked up at
night and have the Liberty of a fine Yard a Days as prou-
sion we have as Good as I expected thair is three or four
hundred prisoners here abought 50 will be Sent as I here
Home in a Small Carteal no more at Present Remember
me to all inquiring Friends and relations
Benjm Wadleig[h]
[on reverse] We toock three prises one Brig one Ship
and Schooner ordered the Brig and Schooner to france and
the Ship to America.
Salisbury Oct 30 1813
Sir
by your Letter you Desired me to call and Se you at 3
oclock conserning my gone Gunner of the Fox but as I am
busy I Cant make it Convient as I Cannot take a Cruse
this winter as I am Short of Cloathes my being taken Last
Cruse Stript me of Cheafe of my Clothes and I Cannot
Replac them at present for the want of Money you know
that I Cannot Leave home withot Leaving Some thing to
Suport my familly and our prise money Dont become Due
this Some time which makes it verry Difficult for me to
Leave Home or I Shold be verry happy to except the
offer
your Cousin
B Wadleigh
John Colbey
Salisbury.
IPSWICH VOTERS IN 1673.
Febru: 18 : 1673 A list of y e names of those persons
y* wee of the comittee apprehend haue liberty of voatinge
in town affaires according to law :
Major Gen 11 Denison
M r Gobbet
M r Will hubbard
Elder Payne
M r Jn Roggers
Cap* Jn Appleton
M a jor Sam 11 Appleton
Corp 11 Jn Andrews
Corp 11 Jn Addams
Nath 11 Addams
Nehemiah Abbot
Arthur Abbot
Daniell Bosworth
John Brewer Sen r
Tho Borman
Edm d Bridges
Serg* Belcher
Henery Benit
Ensign Burnum
Tho Burnum
Edw d Brag
Moses Bradstreet
John Burnum Sen r
Jn Caldwell
Serg* Clarke
Corp 11 Tho Clarke
Tho Clarke : mill
Rob* Cross sen r
M r Will Cogswell
Jn Choat
M r Jn Cogswell
Edw d Colburne
Rob* Day
Jn Denison Sen r
Jn Dane Sen r
M r Epps
Nath 11 Emerson
Philip fowler Sen r
Reginall foster Sen r
Jacob foster
Joseph felowes
Ensig n french
Tho ffrench
Abram fitts sen r
Reginall Foster Jun r
Isaac fellowes
Ephraim fellowes
Isaac foster
Abram foster
Deacon Goodhue
Will Goodhue
Tho Giddings
Joseph Goodhue
M r Rich d hubbard
Dan 11 hovey Sen r
Sam 11 hunt Sen r
Dan 11 hovey Jun r
Georg hadlye
Will howlet
Jams how Sen r
(355)
356
IPSWICH VOTERS IN 1673.
James how Ju r
Nehemy Juett
Jn Juet
Sam u Ingalls
Nath u Jacob
Tho Jacob
Jn Knolton Sen r
Jn Kemball
Deacon Knolton
Rob* Kinsman
Dan 11 Killam Sen r
Tho Lull
Rob* lord Sen r
Rob 4 lord marsh u
Jn Laiton
Tho Louell
Edw d Lumas
John Lamson
Tho Medcalfe
John Newmarsh sen r
Deacon Pengry
Aaron Pengry Sen r
Quart 1 M r perkins
Sergt Perkins
Jacob Perkins Ju r
Abram Perkins
Anthony Potter
Sam u pool
Sam u perly
M r Samuel Roggers
Walter Roper
M r Smith
Rich* Smith
Will Story Sen r
Will Story Jun r
Simon Stace
Will Smith
M r Will Simonds
M r Tutle
Nath 11 Tredwell
Tho Varny
M r Jona th Wade
Rob 1 Whitman
Obadiah Wood
M r Wainewright Sen r
M r Jn Wanewright
Dan 11 Warner Sen
Nath 11 Warner
Cap* Jn Whipple
Esaiah Wood
James White
Will White
Necolas Wallis
Corp 11 Jn Whipple
Twifirel* West
Nath 11 Wells
Rich d Walker
Joseph Whipple
Sam 11 yongloue Sen r
Sam u yongloue Ju r
Tho loe
M r Theophi Wilson
Nath u Rust
Simon Chapman
M r Will Norton
M r Tho Andrewes
Joseph Quilter
Subscribed p r me Moses Pengry Sen r by the Consent &
in the name of the Rest of the Comitte.
Essex Institute MS. Colls., Ipswich M8S.
*Twiford?
INDEX.
Abba Cromba, Gen.,
75.
Abbott, Abbot, Ar-
thur, 337, 355.
Arthur, jr., 337.
Nehemiah, 355.
William, 47, 316.
Abigail (brigantine),
215(2).
Abigal (schooner), 32.
Aborn, see Eborne.
Acadians, 293(5), 294,
299(3).
Active (brig), 33(2).
Active (brigantine),32.
Active (schooner), 33,
323.
Adam & Gordon, 216
(5).
Adams, Addams, ,
217.
Sergt. Abram, 187.
Addie Frances, 138.
Carrie Bell, 138.
Charles, 138.
Charles Francis, 138.
George More, 138.
John, 8.
Corp. John, 355.
Jonas, 214.
Louise, 284.
Nathll., 355.
Nehemiah, 42.
Richard, 225(2).
Robert, 10.
Samuel Hamilton,
138.
Simon, 341.
Adventure (letter of
marque), 230.
Adventure (schooner),
33, 332.
Adventure (snow), 33
(2)
Adventurer (brigan-
tine), 34.
Adventurer (priva-
teer), 21.
Aish, , 213.
John, 213.
Ajax (brigantine), 34
(2).
Albany (ship), 170,
176, 231, 233, 235,
239(2), 240(3), 313,
314, 319, 320.
Albany (ship of war),
330(2).
Albany (sloop of war),
178, 235, 314, 326,
330.
Albion(brigantine),34.
Alden, Capt. Nathan-
iel, 136.
Alexander, John, 173.
Allardice, Arch., 223.
Allegiance (ship), 173,
182, 314, 320, 327.
Allen, Abraham, 51.
David, 170.
Ed, 291.
Emma, 140.
Hugh, 220.
Jacob, 260, 274.
Capt. Jacob, 351.
John, 159, 260, 263,
265, 274, 276, 278.
Perkins, 279.
Richard, 342.
Alley, Benjamin, 51.
Eleazer, 51.
Hannah, 51.
Hugh, 51, 55.
Jacob, 51.
John, 56.
Joseph, 51.
Richard, 51.
Samuel, 51(2), 55.
Solomon, 51, 55.
Alliance (frigate), 37
(4), 38(3).
Almey, Christopher,
jr., 335.
Alvin, Isaac, 216,
Amazon (man of
war), 37, 227.
Amazon (ship), 32, 33
48, 170, 175, 234.
Amazone (brig), 34.
Ambuscade (ship),241,
319, 320, 327.
Ambuscade (ship of
war), 46.
America (ship), 35,
204.
America (sloop), 279.
Ames, , 118(2),
205.
Ames, see also Eames.
Amphions, 283(4), 284
(8), 285(7).
Amphytrite (ship), 35,
167, 310.
Amphytrite (ship of
war), 37, 38.
Amsterdam (brig), 35.
Anderson, David, 229.
Andrew, Capt., 136.
Nathanell, 135.
Andrews, Andre wes,
John, 53.
Corp. John, 355.
Joseph, 204.
Tho., 356.
William, 162.
Androvin, , 213.
Paul v 213.
Ann (brigantine), 35
(2).
Ann (schooner), 35(2),
36(4).
Annapolis Rover (let-
ter of marque),
320.
Anthony, Thomas, 29
(2).
Apollo (man of war),
29.
Apollo (ship of war),
29.
Appleton, Capt. John,
355.
Sam, 341.
Maj. Samll, 355.
(357)
358
INDEX.
Appollo and Venus
(ship), 326.
Arbuthnot (armed
schooner), 320,
327.
Arbuthnot (schooner),
38.
Archdeacon, Thomas,
230.
Arethusa (frigate),
323.
Argus (ship), 37(4).
Armstrong, , 221.
Arnall, Capt. James,
93.
Ashton, Jacob, 159.
Philip, 327.
Asia (ship), 178, 183
(2), 224.
Askin, John, 178.
Assurance (ship), 35
(2), 36, 43(2), 44
(2), 168, 177, 221,
222(2), 238(2).
Assurance (ship of
war), 37, 38.
Astrea (ship), 323.
Atalanta (sloop of
war), 37(5), 38(5),
180, 181(2).
Atkinson, , 230.
A., 10.
John Anson, 230(2),
235.
Atlanta (sloop of war),
37.
Aubin, Philip, 318.
Aurora (ship), 204.
Averill, Benjamin,202.
Daniel, 56.
Ezekiel, 88.
Job, 88.
Mary, 202.
Ayres, Capt., 14.
Capt. John, 11.
Babcock, George W.,
329(2).
Bacchus (ship), 92,
130(2).
Bacon, Edward, 174(2).
Samuel, 256, 257,
271(2).
William, 60.
Badger, Joseph, 348.
Bailey, see Bayley.
Baker, Capt., 60.
Adeline M., 143.
Jane, 60.
Joseph, 334.
Samuel, 336.
Thomas, 300.
Balch, David, 300,301,
302.
Helen (Burton), 147.
John, 302(2).
Baldwin, Col., 84.
William, 182.
Ball, Phebe, 89.
Samuall, 89.
Ballier (ship), 25.
Ballou, see Bellew.
Balls & Doles, 123.
Baltimore (sloop), 38.
Banks, Commodore,
47.
Bant, Gilbert, 130(2).
Barker, John, 178, 342.
Prince, 178.
Barkley, Capt., 166.
Andrew, 46.
Barlow, Moses, 228.
Barnard, , 123,
222, 331.
Jonathan, 214.
Thomas, 342.
Rev. Thomas, 159.
Barnes, Barns, ,
62.
Seth, 163.
Barrett, George H.,
156.
Priscilla (Harlow),
156.
Sarah Lindsey, 156.
Sydney, 145.
Barry, Henry, 225.
Barshaw, John, 305.
Joseph, 305.
Margaret, 305.
Titus, 305.
Barss, see Bass.
Bartlett, Bartlet, Am-
brose, 242(2).
Christopher, 342.
Greenleaf, Kelly,
.152.
Nicholas, 266, 280.
William, 245.
Capt. William, 7.
Barton, Samuel, 257.
Samuel & Co., 272.
Samuel, jr. & Co.,
257, 272.
Thomas, 350.
Bass, Joseph, 238,326.
Bassett, Abigail, 51.
Daniel, 53.
Deliverance, 51(2).
Elizabeth, 51, 55.
Hannah, 51.
John, 51.
Joseph, 51.
Mary, 51.
Michael, 53.
Ruth, 51.
Sarah, 51.
William, 51, 55.
William, jr., 51.
Bates, , 107.
Batiss, John, 306.
Bausway, Abel, 304.
Ahab, 304.
Athala, 304.
Cloda, 304.
Jeremy, 304.
Margaret, 304.
Mary, 304.
Bayley, Philip, 202.
Beadle, Beedle,David,
66.
Martha Silsbee,
66(2).
Thomas, 196.
Capt. Thomas, 133.
Bear, Charles, 304(2).
Margaret, 304(2).
Molly, 304.
Beard, Thomas, 49.
Beckford, Charles A.,
151.
Lucinda F. (Small),
151.
Mabel Horrick, 151.
Ralph L., 151.
William, 151.
Thomas, 42.
Begood, Lettice, 54.
Belcher, Sergt., 355.
William, 29(2), 326.
Bell, John, 181.
Martha Ann, 139.
Mary Snodgrass,
139.
Rev. Samuel, 139.
INDEX.
359
Bell (brig), 38.
Bell and Mary (ship),
38.
Bell or Bill and Mary
(ship), 38.
Bellanger, Marie, 148.
Bellasarius(ship),325.
Bellew, Capt. Henry,
180.
Bellona (schooner),38.
Benedix, , 134.
Benight, Gertrude P.,
142.
Bennet,Benit, Bennat,
Henery, 355.
John, 233.
William, 134.
Benney, , 93.
Benton, Col., 115.
Col. Thomas Hart,
114.
Berry, Abigail, 51.
John, 335.
Rebecca, 51.
Bertram, John, 204(5).
Betsey (brig), 37-40.
Betsey (brigantine),
40(5).
Betsey (letter of mar-
que schooner), 40.
Betsey (schooner),
41(2), 224, 258,259,
261, 264, 274, 277.
Betsey (shallop), 42.
Betsey (ship), 41(5).
Betsey (sloop), 10,
41(3), 272.
Betty (schooner), 42.
Bickford, David, 260
(2), 274(2).
John, 349.
May, 71.
Bigelow, James E.,
141.
Bilboa (ship), 278.
Billings, Capt., 39(4).
Henry, 37, 39, 40,176.
Binney, Jonathan, 163.
Birden, , 207.
Birket, John, 34.
Bishop, Capt., 31.
James, 309.
Philip, 132.
Thomas, 31(2), 32.
Bissill, Maj., 208.
Bixby, Capt. Daniel,
53.
Bizzet, James, 316.
Blacey, , 193.
Black, David, 242.
Black Prince (ship),
223.
Black Snake (priva-
teer), 316.
Blacklach, Samuel, 94.
Blackman, , 134.
John, 134.
William, 134.
Blackmore, Hum-
phrey, 92.
Blackstone, Benjamin,
88.
John, 88.
Mary, 88.
Susanna, 88.
William, 88.
Blaisdell, Abigail, 193.
Addie, 67.
Daniel, J93.
Ebenezer, 193(2).
Ephraim, 193.
James, 193.
Joseph, 193.
Jotham, 67.
LaForest, 67.
Mary, 193.
MaryE., 145.
Nicholas, 145.
Samuel, 193.
Sarah, 193.
Blake, , 205.
John, 336.
Blanchard, Dr., 289.
Jeanette, 67.
Sarah, 68, 145.
Timothy, 69.
Blanche, Thomas, 169,
170.
Blaney, Blany, Capt.,
208.
Joseph, 278.
Stephen, 261, 275.
Blaze Castle (armed
sloop), 43(2).
Bliss, Stephen W., 68.
Bloften, Eliza, 305.
Hannah, 305.
Joseph, 305.
Lydia, 305.
Peter, 305.
Blond (frigate), 44(2).
Blond (man of war)i
226.
Blond (ship), 171(2),
229, 231, 240, 241,
329.
Blood, , 69.
Blowers, , 334.
Blundel, Blundle,
, 336.
Col., 336.
Jonathan, 175.
Boardman, Elizabeth
Gardner, 150.
Harriet M. (Put-
nam), 150.
Nathaniel, 150.
Boden, see Bowden.
Bodin (privateer),236.
Bodwell, Henry, 342.
Bodwine (privateer),
42.
Bohannan, John, 315.
Bolton, John, 231.
Bonetta (ship), 239,
317.
Bonetta (sloop), 256,
271.
Bonneau, Capt. John,
136.
Bonnelli, Albert, 142.
Louis Henry, 141.
Borman, Tho., 355.
Bosson, Albert Davis,
72.
Amy Goodrich, 72.
Campbell, 72.
Eustis, 72.
FrederickNeedham,
72.
G. C. & Co., 72.
Genevieve, 72.
George C., 72.
George Chapman,
72.
George Chapman,
jr., 72.
George Chapman,
3d, 72.
Harry Palfray, 72.
Jennie (Hood), 49,
72, 137.
Jonathan Davis, 72.
Lydia (Palfray), 72.
Pauline Arlaud, 72.
360
INDEX.
Boston (Mass.), 3, 5,
6, 11, 15(2).
Boston (frigate), 16(2),
17(4), 165.
Boston (ship of war),
323.
Bosworth, Daniell,
355.
Nathaniel, 270.
Botson, Henry, 326,
327.
Bouille, Marquis de,
26.
Bowden, Boden, Ben-
jamin, 53.
James, 217(2).
John, 198.
Bo wen, Capt., 347.
Nathan, 90, 295.
Boyd, William, 323.
Boynton, Alice B. G.,
87.
John, 341.
Joshua, 87, 342.
Mary, 87.
Pelatiah, 87.
Pomroy, 87.
Rachel, 87.
William, 87.
Bradish, , 205.
Bradstreet, Moses,355.
Brag, Edw., 355.
Brauw, , 135.
Bray, Capt. Daniel,203.
Elizabeth, 203.
John, 245.
Brayton (brigantine),
48(2).
Brayzelius, Paulus,
310.
Brean, Elizabeth, 306.
John, 306.
Joseph, 306.
Mary, 306.
Molly, 306.
Nanny, 306.
Paul, 306.
Peter, 306.
Breed, Maj. Aaron, 141.
Abigail, 52.
Amos, 52.
Anna, 52.
Benjamin, 52, 58.
Ebenezer, 52.
Hermione, 141.
Breed. Jabez, 52.
Jabez, jr., 59.
Keziah, 52, 58(2).
Mary Kemp, 141.
Nathan, 52.
Ruth, 52, 58.
Samuel, 52(2).
Samuel, jr., 51.
Sarah, 52.
Brewer, John, sr., 355.
Mary, 194, 200.
Bridges, Edm., 355.
Briggs, , 172.
William, 325.
Brimblecom, Brimble-
comb, , 250.
Nathaniel, 171.
Britt, Capt., 181(3).
Brittania (sloop), 44
(2).
Britton, William, 168.
Brooks, Brook, Ben-
ja., 206, 258, 273.
John, 328.
Broom, Esther, 202.
James, 159.
Brostred, , 75.
Brothers (brig), 44(2),
45(4).
Brothers (brigantine),
44(2), 45.
Broughton, , 4, 5.
Capt., 4.
Nicholas, 3.
Brown, , 192, 194,
206(3), 207(5), 208
(4), 209(2), 210,
211, 312(5).
Capt. , 34.
Abigail, 64.
Charles W., 146.
Charles Wallace,
146.
David, 140.
Denni sonLesl i e , 146 .
Ella Augusta, 146.
Ella Frances, 146.
Frances Maria, 146.
Francis E., 64.
Gershom, 342.
Henry, 203.
James, 88.
Joanna, 144.
John, 110, 113, 329,
342.
Brown, Joseph, 341.
Joseph Edward, 146.
Lillian Frances, 146.
Lydia H., 64(2).
Marcia Dodge, 146.
Martha, 88.
Nathan, 64.
Nathan, ir., 64.
Nathaniel, 328.
Samuel H., 64.
Sarah, 140, 194.
Sarah (Gould), 140.
Sarah Raymond, 203.
Thomas, 33,172, 245,
342.
William, 313.
Browne, Capt., 318.
Col., 133.
B., 334.
Col. Benjamin, 334.
Hannah, 201.
Robert, 324.
Col. Samuel, 133.
William, 91.
Broyn, Charles, 307.
Fanny, 307.
Joseph, 307(2).
Mary, 307.
Molly, 307.
Bruce,Capt.Daniel,45.
Stephen, 18.
Brush, Crean, 15(2).
Brutus (ship), 122,125,
127.
Bryant, Thomas, 134.
Timothy, 204.
Bryer, Wyndham, 31.
Brymer, , 235.
Alexander, 235(4),
331.
Bubier, Benjamin,208.
Christopher, 258,
272.
Joseph, 264, 268,
277, 281.
Buchanan, , 105,
107.
Buck, Ebenezer, 340.
Buckram, , 172.
Buckram (armed
schooner), 47, 225.
Buckram (armed ves-
sel), 223, 230, 313.
Buckram (letter of
marque), 236.
INDEX.
361
Buckram (schooner),
42, 183, 225, 233,
236.
Buckram (tender), 226.
Budden, Stephen, 133.
Buffington, Capt., 250,
291.
Oapt. John, 250.
Bulkeley, John, 234.
Rich., 32.
Bumpus, Rev. Arthur,
150.
Burgess, Ruf us H.,143.
Silas, 280.
Burke, Capt. William,
11.
Burkinshaw, Alfred,
145.
Burnaby, Sir William,
241.
Burnham, Burnam,
Burnum, Aaron,
163.
Ensign, 355.
James, 341.
John, sr., 355.
Mark, 259, 273.
Tho., 355.
Burnside, Gen., 138.
Burr, Capt., 162.
John, 177.
Capt. John, 184,239.
Burrough, Nicho, 92.
Burrows, John, 38.
Bursway, , 304.
Anna, 304.
Joseph, 304.
Lydia, 304.
Margt., 304.
Sarah, 304.
Timothy, 304.
Burt, Burte, , 93,
288(2).
Burtus (ship), 126.
Bustle, William Mar-
chant, 321.
Butler, Butlar,George,
324.
James, 34.
John, 43.
Buxton, Albert Hen-
ry, 138.
Charles Adams, 138.
Ebenezer Bolls, 138.
Elsie Asenath, 138.
Buxton, John, 187.
Mary Susan, 138.
Richard Hood, 138.
Byrne, Clifford, 176
(2), 239.
John, 335.
Cabot, Cabbet, ,
127, 229, 331.
Andrew, 245(2), 291.
Fras., 126.
George, 245.
John, 245(2), 291.
Cabot (arm'd brig),
330.
Cabot (privateer), 46
(5).
Cain, Albion H., 68.
Caldwell, Isaac, 149.
John, 355.
Martha, 149.
Mary, 149.
Callaghan, Chas., 238.
William, 240.
Galley, , 96(5).
Abigail, 68.
Capt. James, 90.
John, 90, 96(2).
Calvert, Emma J.,151.
Cambell, Alice Lavin-
ia, 72.
Barbara, 148.
Charles A., 72, 148.
Jere, 148.
Lavinia (Hutchin-
son), 72, 148.
Mary Ann, 154.
Richard Hood, 148.
Cameron, , 107.
Campbell, , 211.
Cane, Capt., 44.
Cannington, Thomas,
130.
Canterbury, Capt., 254.
Carboneer (brig), 46
(2).
Card, Georgiana, 68.
Wm., 96.
Cardell, Isa., 215.
Cardell & Mainwar-
ing, 218(2), 219.
Care, Capt. Wm.,212.
Carey, Sarah, 142.
Cargill, James, 89(2).
Jane, 89.
Carlile, Thos., 211.
Carlton, William, 280.
Games, John, 325.
Carr, Samuell, 86.
Carr, see also Karr.
Carrol, John, 236.
Carter, Eliza, 69, 145.
John, 145.
Jno., 225.
Sally, 145.
Cartwright, Seth, 350.
Case, Jacob, 130.
Thomas, 350.
Caseby, , 161.
Caswell, Henry, 130,
213(4).
Cathcart, John, 229.
Cato(letterof marque)
310.
Cato (privateer), 231.
Cavanagh, , 312
(3).
Centurion (ship), 318.
Cerebus (ship), 7(2),
167, 177, 179, 225,
228, 319, 330.
Ceres (frigate), 170,
179, 225, 236.
Chad wick, John C.,
283.
Chaffoo, , 135.
Chambers, Bessie M.,
72.
Thomas, 30(2).
Chance (ship), 46.
Chance (sloop), 46.
Chanon, , 135.
Chaplin, William, 92.
Chapman, Abraham,
194.
Benj., 318.
Daniel, 88.
Irene, 194.
Jacob, 194.
John, 88, 193.
Julia, 193.
Kezia, 88.
Mary, 194.
Nathaniel, 193.
Sarah, 88.
Simon, 356.
William, 193.
Charles (brig), 47.
Charles (brigantine),
47(2).
362
INDEX.
Charlestown (ship),
35(2), 36(4), 163,
165, 168, 169, 180,
182(2), 239, 317.
Charlestown (ship o(
war), 34(2), 37, 38.
Charlson, Charles
Frederick, 175.
Charming Eunice
(brigantine), 131.
Charming Molly Da-
vis (ship), 346.
Charming Polly
(sloop), 47(2).
Chase, Chace, ,
79, 107(2), 115.
Moses, 342.
Thomas, 79.
William, 184.
Chatham (ship), 48,
163, 164(2), 165,
170, 175, 182, 183
(2), 237, 328.
Checkley, Samuel,
130, 213.
Cheever, Samuel, 213
(2).
Cherelier, Capt., 136.
Child, , 205.
Chipman, , 347.
Hope, 198.
Chisholm, Chesholmn,
Hugh, 161(2), 168
(2).
Choat, John, 355.
Christiana (ship), 229.
Church, John, 162.
Civil Usage (priva-
teer), 250(2), 252.
Clark, , 25(2), 33.
Elmer Clifford, 153.
Georgiana B. (Per-
ley), 155.
Isabel, 89.
James, 89(2).
John, 95.
Rev. John,' 123.
Jonathan, 342.
Joseph, 163.
MaryElizabeth,150.
Nathan J., 155.
Nathan Perley, 155.
Peter, 158.
Robert, 162.
Sarah, 89.
Clark, Thomas, 5.
Weston, 90.
William, 89, 178,
Clarke, Sergt., 355.
Jacob, 315(2).
Rev. Peter, 157.
Tho., 355.
Corp. Tho., 355.
Cleaveland, , 74.
Cleaves, George, 188.
Clement, Clements,
John, 194, 203.
Clesby, William, 38.
Clifford, , 105.
Clifton, Francis, 216.
Clinton, James, 178.
Clouston, John, 326,
330.
Cloutman, Joseph,
253(2).
Clowes, David, 257(2),
271(2).
Cloyes, Peter, 300.
Coas, Capt., 352.
William, 175(2).
Cobb, Andrew, 198.
Chipman, 198(2).
Henry, 198.
John, 226.
Capt. John, 219.
Jonathan, 198(2).
Nathan, 198.
Samuel, 198, 199.
Gobbet, , 355.
Coburn, Rachel, 68.
Cochran, , 168.
Thomas, 164.
Coe, Matthew, 194.
Sarah, 194.
Coffin, , 353(2).
David, 272.
Joseph, 342.
Joshua & Co., 272.
Cogswell,Edward,342.
John, 355.
Will, 355.
Coit, John, 90(2).
Solomon, 235.
Colburne, Edward,
355.
Colby, Colbey, Abel,
87.
Dolly, 87.
Eliot, 87.
John, 354.
Colby, Molly, 87.
Ruggles, 87.
Spencer, 87.
Colcutt, Edward, 342.
Cole, Coles, Capt, 159,
229, 248(2).
Benj., 229, 313, 318
(2), 319.
John, 334.
William, 245, 263,
265, 276, 277.
Coleman, Silvester,
324.
Collenet, John J. C.
T., 95.
Collet, Capt., 315(2).
Collier, Collyer, Sir
George, 17, 318,
324.
John, 163.
Thomas, 322.
Collins, Almira, 64.
Hannah, 191.
Rebecca, 55.
Samuel, 55.
Theodate, 55.
Z., 52, 53, 54.
Zaccheus, 52, 53, 55.
Collis, Daniel, 163.
Collumbus( privateer),
180.
Colly, see Corliss.
Columbus, 117.
Comet(armed schoon-
er), 47(3).
Concord (ship), 9(2).
Concorde, alias Viper
(brigantine), 47.
Condol, Joseph, 211.
Conner, Edmund, 320.
Cook, Cooke, Benja-
min, 263, 276.
Betsey, 70.
Jonathan, 214, 257
(3), 272(2).
Joseph, 310.
Nathaniel, 268, 271,
281.
Coombs, Combs,
Cooms,Enoch,335.
Humphrey, 202.
Mary, 195.
Cooper, , 17, 19.
Corliss, Lydia, 56.
Cormick, David, 244,
INDEX.
363
Corwin, , 191.
Caroline L., 151.
Clarissa (Thomp-
son), 151.
John, 151.
Cosby, Col. Alex., 95.
Major Alex., 95.
Cottle, , 348.
Cotton. William, 252
(2), 253.
William B., 278.
William Brook, 265.
Coulton, John, 316.
Count D'Estang (brig-
antine), 48.
Cowell, Richard, 322.
Co wen, , 162.
Phillip, 131.
Cox, Benjamin, 317
(3).
George, 195.
Matilda, 145.
Coy, Elizabeth, 53.
Craige, Capt. Arthur,
347.
Cravath, Lemuel, 268,
270(2), 271, 281,
282.
Crawford, James, 329.
Creed, Capt., 182.
Creighton, Col., 310
(3).
Cressy, Daniel, 203.
Cribben, Thomas,330.
Crofts, William,49(2).
Crombie, David, 180.
Cross, George, 342.
Robert, sr., 355.
Sarah, 61.
Crown, Sally, 57.
Crowninshield,
Crowningshield,
Clifford, 131.
George, 204.
John, 131.
Crymes, Capt., 164,
183.
John, 164.
Culver, Rufus J., 153.
Cumberland (priva-
teer), 226(2).
Cumberland (ship),
18(2).
Cumbee, Rebecca, 54.
Cumbey, Robert, 54.
Cummings, Abigail,
64.
Alfred, 140.
David, 64.
Mehi table (Cave),
64.
Salome M. (Welch),
140.
Samuel, 53.
Cunningham, Cuning-
ham, , 179.
Augustus, 46.
John, 89.
Margaret, 88.
Sarah, 89.
William, 88.
Currie, William, 172.
Currier, Maude, 156.
Richard, 342.
Curtin, , 115.
Curtis,Curtes,Eli,172.
George, 143.
Thomas, 163.
William, 143.
Cutler, Sarah, 192.
Cutter (schooner), 122.
Cyclops (frigate), 232.
Daland, Dalland, De-
land, Thorndick,
269, 282.
Tucker, 204(2).
Daley, Dennis, 220.
Dalton, Gloucester,
351, 352.
Zingsley LaForest,
67.
Melvin Chamber-
lain, 67.
Michael, 345.
Thomas B., 67.
Daly, Charles, 334.
Damas, , 27.
Claud Charles, Vis-
count de, 27.
Dampney, John,93(3).
William, 93(3).
Danae (ship), 161, 182,
226, 329.
Dane, John, sr., 355.
Ruth, 192.
Daniell, Nicholas,334.
Danvers (Mass.), 191.
Darby (schooner),
260, 274.
Darling, Thomas, 176.
Darricott, Darricot,
Capt., 92.
Capt. William, 92.
Davenport, Eliza, 200.
David (armed schoon-
er), 42, 168, 178(2),
237(2), 332.
David (letter of mar-
que), 182.
David (schooner), 329.
Davidson, John, 130.
Davis, , 23, 76,
90(3).
Abraham, 351.
Cornelius, 341.
Ensign Daniel, 344.
Ebenezer, 88.
Edward, 40(2).
Eliphalet, 351.
George, 223, 239.
Hannah, 200.
Helen M., 152.
Jefferson, 106.
Jennet, 88.
John, 341.
Jonathan, 238.
Joseph, 90.
Joshua, 19(2)-21.
Lydia, 202.
Thomas, 267, 270,
279, 282.
William, 351.
Zechary, 341.
Davis (brig), 48(3).
Davis (brigantine),48.
Dawson, Capt., 41.
Day, Jonathan, 200.
Robert, 355.
Dayly, David, 237.
Dayton, Caroline A.,
141.
Fanny A., 141.
James L., 141.
Dealand, George, 337.
Dean, Abigail, 190.
Philemon, 341.
Thomas, 335.
Dean (frigate), 165.
Dean (ship), 23.
Dean (ship of war),
323.
Deane, Kennedy, 221,
222.
Deane (frigate), 24.
364
INDEX.
Deariog, Wm., 350.
Defence (brigantine),
48(2).
Defence (ship), 48.
Defence, alias Trepas-
sy (sloop of war),
48.
Deland, see Daland.
Delarae, Capt. Eleaz-
er, 94.
Delaware (ship), 239,
309, 317.
Delight (ship), 184,
239, 309, 317.
Dennis, Sophia, 66.
Dennison, Denison,
Maj. Gen., 355.
John, sr., 355.
Samuel, 66.
Densmore, , 310.
Derby, , 335.
John, 269.
Capt. John, 6.
Richard, 263, 276,
280.
Capt. Richard, 335
(2), 340.
Derby (ship), 204.
Derich, Michel, 61.
Dericott, Capt. Wil-
liam, 91.
Derning, Benjamin,
212.
D'Estaing, Admiral
Comte, 129.
Desylva, Jacob, 216
(2).
Dewar, Capt. Andrew,
337, 339.
Dexter, Dr., 303.
Dr. Richard, 302.
Diamond (schooner),
161.
Diamond (ship), 174,
177, 180, 224, 228,
231, 232, 238, 243,
314.
Diana (brigantine),
161(4).
Diana (ship), 162(2).
Dicker, Samuel, 216,
217(2).
Dickson, Thomas,
315(2).
Diligence (brig), 162.
Dinah (brig), 162, 163
(2).
Dinah (brigantine),
162(2).
Dispatch (armed
schooner), 238.
Dispatch (brig), 327.
Dispatch (brigantine),
327.
Dispatch (letter of
marque), 161.
Dispatch (privateer),
164, 179.
Dispatch (ship), 241.
Dispatch (sloop of
war), 237.
Dixie, , 246.
Dixon, Archibald,315,
321.
Dodd, Capt., 331.
Nathaniel, 264, 277.
Dodge, , 291.
Capt., 158.
Adoniram, 70.
Augusta P., 153.
Judson W., 70.
Julia, 70.
Ruth, 203.
Sally, 70.
Sophia (Friend),153.
William, 337, 348.
WilliamBatchelder,
153.
Zimriah, 57.
Dogen, , 207.
Dolbear, Alice, 153.
Alice Gertrude, 153.
Prof. Amos E., 153.
Benjamin Leslie,
153.
Clinton Emerson,
153.
Gertrude, 153.
Katy Ella, 153.
Mary Elizabeth,153.
Samuel Hood, 153.
Dole, Ann Maria, 143.
Dole & Balls, 121.
Dolliber, Sergt., 206
(2), 208.
Dolliver, Peter, jr.,
201.
Dolphin (brig), 163(2).
Dolphin (brigantine),
163.
Dolphin (privateer),
164.
Dolphin (schooner),
163(4), 164(2), 259,
266, 268, 273, 281.
Dolphin (ship), 136.
Dolsby, Moses, 164.
Donam, Urey, 350.
Don ijuixot (sloop),
164.
Dority, Joseph, 174.
Dossett, Dosset,
Aaron, 307.
Anniable, 307.
Charles, 307.
Edmond, 307.
Elizabeth, 307(3).
John, 307.
Joseph, 307(2).
Mandely, 307.
Margt., 307.
Mary, 307(2).
Molly, 307.
Nanny, 307.
Peter, 307(2).
Doucet,Doucett, Ann,
305(2).
Dominique, 305.
Florentias, 305.
Francis, 305.
Issidore, 305.
John, 305.
Joseph, 305.
Michael, 305.
Molly, 305.^
Peggy, 305.
Perez, 305.
Dove (sloop), 96, 164
(2), 165, 265, 278.
Dover, Alex., 316.
Dow, George Francis,
29, 293.
Thomas, 342.
Dowdoll, William, 41.
Dowes, , 135.
Down, Robert, 341.
Downes, Shubael,280.
Downs, William, 130.
Downie, James, 224.
Downing, Cora Maria,
140.
Edward, 140.
Francis, 37.
Oliver, 140.
Sarah Ellen, 140.
INDEX.
365
Downing, Sarah (Hen-
field), 140.
Dowst, Abigail Very,
143.
Doyle, William J., 60.
Dreadnaught (priva-
teer), 165.
Dreadnaught (ship),
178.
Dreadnaught (schoon-
er), 238.
Drew, , 161.
Drinkwater, Daniel,
324.
Driver, S. P., 285.
Duffy, Archibald, 238.
Dugan, Cumberland,
268, 270(2), 271,
281, 282.
Dugard, Samuel, 320.
Dugoy, , 300, 303
(2).
Ammon, 306.
Anna, 306.
Anne, 301.
Armont, 301.
Elizabeth, 301, 306.
Joseph, 301, 306.
Mary, 301, 306.
Michael, 300, 302,
303, 306.
Modesty, 301, 306.
Dule, , 251.
Dunckle, David, jr.,
60.
Dunham, Angeline
(Bartlett), 141.
Helen Augusta, 141.
Isaac T., 141.
Josiah,311.
Dunmore, , 10.
Lord, 10(2).
Dunn, Capt. James,
47.
John, 213.
John Augustus, 225.
Dunnel, Col., 224.
Dupee, Dupie, Amon,
304.
Fermon, 304.
Margaret, 304.
Mary, 304.
Nextuzzabura, 306.
Peggy, 306.
Peter, 306.
Durell, Moses, 341.
Dutch, , 308.
Dwinnell, Dwinell,
Joanna, 53.
Michael, 53.
Dyer,Capt.Charles,ll.
John, 237, 333.
Eagle (brigantine),
165.
Eames, Jonathan, 346.
Eames, see also Ames.
Earl of Glencairne
(ship),165, 166(2).
Earles, William, 334.
Eason, Thomas & Co.,
167.
Eastly (snow), 253.
Eastman, Katherine
Wyman, 152.
Thorn., 341.
Eaton, , 173(2),
174(2).
Eborne, Hannah, 187.
Eborne,see aZsoAborn.
Eddy, Mabel, 150.
Edes, Joseph, 260, 274.
Edes and Gill, 348.
Edmund Perkins
(ship), 204.
Elizabeth(brig), 15(3).
Elizabeth(brigantine),
166(4).
Elizabeth (schooner),
256, 257, 258, 265,
26, 267, 271(3),
273, 279(2), 281,
340.
Elizabeth (sloop), 167
(2).
Elkins, Harriet E., 69.
Ellery, , 352.
Anne, 201.
John, 352.
William, 352.
Elliot, Ellioit, Elliott,
Alexander Read,
328.
Andrew, 351.
Kate, 145.
Luther, 69.
Otis, 145.
Sarah, 130.
Ellis, Elizabeth, 194.
Gideon, 172.
Ellsworth, , 287.
Elwell, Zebulon, 201.
Emerald (brig), 167.
Emerson, Charles W.,
154.
Edward Everett, 154
Elizabeth Capen,
154.
Frances, 147.
Frank D., 147.
FrederickHood,147.
George W., 154.
Nath., 342, 355.
Susan (Littlefield),
154.
Emery, Jonathan, 342.
Emons, Peter, 342.
Endeavour (brigan-
tine), 167.
Endeavour(schooner),
279.
Endeavour (sloop),
134, 136(2), 219.
Endecott, John, 187.
English, Stephen, 196.
Ennis, , 132.
James, 131, 132.
Enterprize (ship), 157,
167(6).
Epes, Epps, , 355.
Major, 347.
Equillon, Jean, 317.
Essex (bark), 204.
Essex(brigantine),335.
Essex (privateer), 229.
Estes, John, 51.
Esther (schooner), 167
(3), 168.
Esty, Isaac, 300.
Eunice (brigantine),
168.
Europia (sloop),168(2).
Eustis, Annie (Pratt),
72.
Benjamin, 192(3).
Florence Richmond,
72.
George, 192.
James Everett
French, 72.
William, 192.
Evans, Capt., 182.
Joseph, 331.
Eveleth , Capt. Edward,
337.
366
INDEX.
pair American (brig-
antine), 168.
Fairbanks, , 239.
Fairfield, John, 87.
Prudence Griffin,87.
Fair Play (schooner),
168.
Falcon (frigate), 13.
Falcon (ship), 324.
Fallman, , 210.
Falmouth Packet
(schooner), 168.
Fanny (brig), 169.
Fanny (brigantine),
168,169(2).
Fanny (privateer),226,
314.
Fanny (sloop), 168(2).
Farnan, Jeremiah,165.
Farquharson & Co.,
217.
Farrar,Thomas,jr. , 51.
Farrill, Jas., jr., 336.
Farrington, Matthew,
51.
Farwell, Susan, 57.
Fawson, Fausen, Fau-
son, , 42.
Capt., 42.
Jonas, 328.
Jones, 223, 332.
Fearson, Thomas, 328.
Fec[?J, William, 211.
Fellows, Fellowes,
Ephraim, 355.
Isaac, 342, 355.
Joseph, 355.
Nathaniel, 258.
Felps, Jonathan, 131.
Felt, David, 163.
Sally, 59.
Felton, Judith, 190.
Nathaniel, 190.
Ruth, 187.
Fenny, Moses, 310.
Ferguson, see Firgin-
son.
Fernam, Thomas, 92.
Ferrah, James, 173.
Ferry, James, 233.
Fessenden, W. P., 118.
William Pitt, 115.
Fibby, Capt., 247.
Fielding, Capt., 174,
226, 231.
Finlis, John, 350.
Fiot, Philip, 335.
Firginson, , 287.
Fish, Thomas, 212.
Fisher, Benjamin, 270,
282.
Emma Abbott, 72.
James Cumleigh,72.
Mary Emma, 72.
Richard D., 256.
Sulpherous, 319.
Fiske, Charles Augus-
tus, 64.
Fitch, Zachariah, 130.
Fittle, John, 167.
Fitts, Abram, sr., 355.
Fitzgerald, Jane, 198.
Fitzherbert, Thomas,
30.
Flag, Capt. Samuel,
125.
Flemming, Benjamin,
229.
John, 242.
Flint, Abigail, 187.
Flora (frigate), 17(2).
Flora (ship), 172,226.
Florence, , 158.
Flying Fish (ship), 169.
Fogerty, Kate A., 155.
Folly (ship), 312.
Folsom, Persia, 66.
Foot, , 354.
Malachi, 131.
Ford, Capt., 322(2).
Robert, 334.
Forester, James, 87.
John, 87.
Sarah, 87.
Formosa (ship), 204.
Forten (brig), 122(3).
Fortune (brig), 170.
Fortune (brigantine),
169(2).
Fortune (schooner),
170.
Fortune (sloop), 231.
Foster, Forster, Capt.,
844.
Abram, 355.
Asa, 159.
Hannah, 159.
Isaac, 355.
Israel, 266, 280.
Jacob, 355.
Foster, James, 160.
Joseph, 236(2).
Lydia (Batchelder),
137.
Mary, 87.
Nathaniell, 87.
Phebe, 137.
Reginall, jr., 355.
Reginall, sr., 355.
Thomas, 137.
Capt. William, 9.
Fowel, Bartholomew,
89.
Rachel, 89.
Thomas, 89.
Fowle, Jacob, 262-265
(2),268,275-278,281.
John, 265, 278.
Lemuel, 211.
Fowler, Elizabeth, 195.
Joanna, 195.
Mary, 195.
Philip, sr., 355.
Ruth, 195.
Samuel, 86.
Zechariah, 195(2).
Fox, John, 242.
Fox (frigate), 17(2), 18
(2).
Fox (privateer),170(2),
332.
Fox (schooner), 170.
Fox (ship), 354.
Foxe (privateer), 332.
Frasier, John, 315.
Francis, Alexander,
167.
Franklin, Francklin,
Franklon, ,
117, 224.
Dr., 38.
Johnson, 93(3).
Franklin (privateer),
238.
Franklin (schooner),
4(3), 5, 11.
Franklin (ship), 127,
167.
Freedom (privateer),
326.
Freeman, Edward,233.
Thomas, 170, 228.
French, , 210.
Ensign, 355.
Tho., 355.
INDEX. 867
Friend (schooner), 170 Gaspar, , 231. Gilchrist, Mary Ann,
(2). Gaudoqne, , 246. 69.
Friendship (brigan- Gavett, John, 169(2). Gilford, Anna E.
tine), 170, 171. Gayton, Capt., 166. (Bates), 145.
Friendship (schooner) Geddes, Harriet, 152. Bertha F., 145.
171(4), 172(5). Gedney, William, 93, Horace M., 145.
Friendship(sloop),172. 95. Gill, John, 183.
Friendship (snow), 172, Gellen, John, 176. William, 38.
173(2). General Gates (sloop), Gilpatrick, Electa
Fronson, Jesse, 321. 174. (Taylor), 154.
Frost, , 19. General Green (brig- Joseph, 154,
Lieut., 21. antine), 174 Martha A., 154.
John, 19. General McDugal Ginman, Gideon, 211.
John W., 146. (ship), 174,175(2). Given, John, 266, 278.
Fry, Frye, Peter, 262, Gen. Monk (ship),167. Robert, 266, 278.
275. General Monk (sloop Glencairne (ship), 165
Fulder, John, 220, 334. of war), 231. (3).
Fuller, Benjamin, 239, Genl. Putnam (priva- Gloucester (Mass.), 8.
351. teer), 177. Glover, ,3(2), 4(5),
Rebecca, 130(2). General Stark (priva- 5(2), 7, 8.
Furness, Dr., 106. teer), 175, 311, Col., 5.
312. George, 258, 272.
Caff Fish (schooner), Genl. Washington John, 3(2).
173(3), 174. (brig), 175. Jonathan, 131, 320.
Gage, , 299. Genn, James, 261(2), Goddard, Goddart,
Maj., 344. 262, 275. Lemuel, 164,165.
Andrew, 54. George III, 117. Godfrey, Josiah, 265,
Gage (armed sloop), George, Capt., 165. 279.
38, 332. James, 342. Goffe, , 213.
Gage (sloop), 240. Sanford, 69. Edmund, 213(2).
Galloway, Hugh, 341. George (brig), 175, 176 Good, , 135.
Gardner, , 287, (2). Goodhue, Deacon,355.
291,323,332,334(2). George (brigantine), Benj., 349.
Capt., 324. 175(3). Joseph, 355.
Bethia, 203. George (ship), 228. Will, 355.
Betsey, 289. Gerrish, Capt. Benja- Good Intent (schoon-
Carrie Oakman, 150. min & Co., 340. er), 176.
Elizabeth (Weld), Capt. Benjamin, jr. Good Intention (brig-
203. & Co., 335. antine), 133.
H., 291. Joseph, 342. Goodrich, Caroline
Habk,, 334(2). Gerry, John, 268(2), Augusta, 72.
Capt. Habakk., 220, 281(2). Estelle A., 137.
333, 334. Thomas, 269, 282. James Jasper, 72.
John, 189, 203, 290. Gibbons, , 235(2), Margaret Augusta
John, jr., 123. 322. (Hurley), 72.
Jonathan, 264, 276, Richard, 232. Goodwin, , 208.
289. Gibbs, Daniel, 347. George, 69.
Dr. Joseph, 121. Henry, 347. John, 205.
Gardoqui, , 125. John, 133. Laz., 313.
Garland (ship), 41,168, Giddings, Capt., 250, Moses, 146.
177. 252. Moses H., 146.
Garnett, William, 166. George, 200. Nathaniel, 225(2),
Garrison, , 112. Tho., 355. 313.
Garth wait, Edward, Gilbert, Hannah, 201. Gordon, George, 266,
217. Reuben, 56. 280.
368
INDEX.
Gore, Abel, 240.
Goss, Charles H., 72.
Gott, Daniel, 346(2).
Mary, 346.
Gould, Abby Jane
(Cummings), 140.
Adeline, 63.
Amos, 64.
Andrew, 56.
Anne, 63.
Capt. Benjamin, 57.
Betsey, 151.
Daniel, 62, 63.
Elizabeth, 63(2).
Emily, 63.
Hannah, 69.
Humphrey, 63.
Irene Belsora, 70.
John, 63(2),300, 301.
Josiah, 151.
King, 213(2).
Lucy (Tarbox), 62,
63.
Lydia, 63.
Maria, 307.
Mary Jane, 151.
Rebecca, 63.
Ruth, 62.
Samuel, 86.
William H. Harri-
son, 63.
William Porter, 140.
Zaccheus, 63.
Zaccheus, jr., 63.
Gourding, Eliza, 196.
Gove, Elizabeth, 67.
Mary, 59.
Graf ton, Capt., 212.
Joseph, 131, 132,
212, 335.
Capt Joseph, 334.
Joseph, jr., 258,272.
Joshua, 227.
Grand Turk (priva-
teer), 43, 173(3).
Grandy, Grandye,
Amos, 262(2), 265
(2), 268, 275(2),
277(2), 281.
Frances, 276.
Francis, 263(2), 276.
Grant, , 206(2).
Samuel, 257, 272.
Thomas, 6.
Granveil (ship), 91.
Granvill (ship), 92.
Graves, Rev. Arthur
Guy, 150.
John, 20.
Paul, 315.
Thomas, 234.
Gray, , 210, 308.
Capt., 247(2).
Maj., 211.
Elizabeth, 197.
Jeremiah, 55.
John, 44, 189, 267,
314.
Nathaniel, 267, 269,
279, 282.
William, 183.
Gray, see also Grey.
Greely, Greele, Gree-
ley, Greley, ,
114.
Capt., 324.
Maj .-Gen. A. W.,185.
Jacob, 88(2).
Jonathan, 32, 323.
Green, Greene, Capt.,
78.
Achsah, 68.
Charlotte Mayo
(Fay), 147.
Daniel, 198.
Emily Parker, 147.
Hannah, 198.
Joe, 145.
Oliver P., 147.
Thomas, 347.
Greenleaf, Greenleff,
, 349.
Joseph, 351.
Step., 341.
Greenough, Jennette
(Putnam), 147.
John Grafton, 147.
Maria Jennette, 147.
Greenwood, Miles,315.
Samuel, 316.
Greer, John, 160(2).
Grey, Ebenezer, 89.
Elizabeth, 89.
Hannah, 89.
Mary, 89.
Moses, 89.
Ruben, 89.
Sarah, 89.
Simeon, 89.
William, 89.
Grey, see also Gray.
Greyhound (brigan-
tine), 176(2).
Greyhound (man of
war), 315.
Greyhound (priva-
teer), 177(3).
Greyhound (ship),
238, 241, 321.
Gridley, Mary, 197.
Griffen (brig), 122
Griffin, Jonathan, 351.
Joseph, 51.
Griffin (brig), 123.
Grimes, John, 243.
Grindall, Capt., 12.
Grovely, Frank, 304.
Mellish, 304.
Nath:306.
Guardoque, , 246.
Guardoqui (snow),
266, 280.
Gunnison, Deborah,
193(2).
Elizabeth, 193.
Hugh, 193(2).
Gunter, Thomas,
335.
Guppy, Joshua, 131.
Gurney, , 327.
Gurney (ship), 327.
Gwynn, Anthony, 349.
Gyet, George, alias
McGuire, 47.
Hadley, Hadlye,
Georg, 355.
Samuel, 342.
Hagget, Moses, 344.
Hague (frigate), 24,
25(3), 27.
Haibon, Albert Jud-
son, 150.
Edward A., 150.
Ruth Porter, 150.
Haines, John, 93.
Joseph, 330.
Thomas, 187(2).
William, 186, 187.
Halifax (N. S.), 28(5),
161.
Halifax (brig), 177.
Halifax (brigantine),
177(3).
INDEX. 369
Halifax Adventure Harraden, Harridine, Hay, Francis, 65.
(privateer), 178, Capt., 124, 125(3). Sarah G., 65.
230. Edward, 91. Hayes, Emily J. (Ber-
Halifax Bob (letter of Harriet (brigantine), ry), 155.
marque), 178. 179. Grace B., 155.
Halifax Bob (ship), Harriman, Fran*, 318. Jefferson, 155.
235. Harrington, Thomas, Hazard (privateer), 21
Halifax Packet (brig- 224. (2).
antine), 172. Harris, Ephraim, 92. Hazelhurst, , 174.
Halifax Rover George, 330. Hearin, John,
(schooner), 228. Joseph, 224. 342.
Hall, Capt., 11. Thomas, 329. Hearlem (arm e d
Abigail, 88. Harrison, Francis, 35. sloop), 235.
Alice Greenwood, John, 43(2). Hearlem (ship), 230.
137. Harrison (schooner), Heason, Isaac Grene,
Edward Clarence, 11. 223.
137. Hart, Col., 75. Hebb, William, 335(2).
Isaac, 88. Elias, 192. Heldt, Peter, 179.
Mary, 198. Harwood, Ann, 196 Henderkin, Capt., 312
Samuell, 88. Haskell, Jacob, (2), 313.
William, 137. 68. Peter, 36.
Hamblett, Hamlet, Nathaniel, 351. Henrica Sophia (brig),
Hannah, 59. Haskett, Elizabeth 179.
Hezekiah P., 60. (Langdon), 203. Henrica Sophia (brig-
Hamilton, David, 339 Hannah, 194. antine), 179.
(2). Sarah, 203(2). Henson, Isaiah,
Hammon (schooner), Stephen, 203. 271.
177. Capt. Stephen, 203. Hermionne (frigate),
Hammond, Christo- Hatch, Col., 127, 128, 182, 183.
pher, 153. 289(2), 290. Hero (privateer), 180
Sarah Elizabeth, 153. Frederick William, 2\.
Hancock, John, 72. Hero (sloop), 180.
162. Sarah (Hunter), 72. Heron, Patrick, 213
Hancock (frigate), 16 Capt. William Boyd, (2).
(8), 17(2), 18(2). 72. Capt. Patrick, 213.
Hancock (schooner), Hathorne, , 51, Herrick, Betsey,
4(2), 11(3), 12, 13, 131, 336. 140.
14(6), 15(2). Capt. Benjamin, 132. Clarissa, 65.
Hancock (ship), 16. Joseph, 131. Daniel, 340.
Hannah (brigantine), Haw, Daniel, 184. Elizabeth, 144.
177(2). Haward, Richard,185. Frances E., 144.
Hannah (schooner), 3 Hawke (privateer), John, 144.
(2), 4(2), 5, 95, 178 162, 181, 329. Joshua, 140.
(5), 270. Hawke (schooner), Dr. Martin, 65.
Hannah (sloop), 178 162, 170, 179, 264 Rachel, 140.
(4), 258, 273. (2), 266, 276, 277, Sarah (Wright), 65.
Happy Return (ship), 280. Hester (ship), 180(3).
11(2), 12. Hawker, Capt., 47, Hews, John,
Harding, , 241. 316, 317. 183.
Robert, 279(2). James, 167, 169,327. Hibbard, Betsey, 66.
Harlequin (ship), Hawkes, , 51. Joseph, 201.
122. Hawkins, Eleanor Hibbert, , 190.
Harley, James, 241. (Randall), 147. Hibernia (privateer).
Harman, Henry, 165. Jacob Mills, 147. 42.
Harmoin (ship), 323. Kate Delia, 147. Hickman, Martha, 5.
370
INDEX.
Hickes, Hicke, Hicks,
, 210.
Joshua, 335, 340.
Capt. Joshua, 334.
Maj. Joshua, 340.
Martin, 324.
Higgin, Daniel, 316.
Higginson,Henry, 321 .
John, 335, 337.
Stephen, 346.
Highlander (ship),204.
Hill, Abner, 64.
Charles, 232(2).
Elizabeth, 192.
John, 131.
Hiller, , 206, 208.
Joseph, 128.
Hilton, Isaac, 89.
Samuell, 89.
Hinckly, Richard, 177.
Hind (ship), 323.
Hinds, Peter, 237.
Hinkman,Samuel,314.
Hitty (sloop), 180(2).
Hodgdon, , 286,
289.
Hodge, Allice, 89.
Henry, 88(2).
Margaret, 88.
William, 89.
Hodgkins, , 158.
Philip, 178.
Hogg, Richard, 92.
Holder, Daniel, 55.
Thomas, 55.
Holliday, Capt., 171.
James, 171(2).
Holman, Col., 206.
Holmes, , 227,290.
Holt, Jonathan, 349.
Rev. Nathan, 346.
Holyoke, Elizur, 346.
Homes, Hugh, 88.
John, 88.
Honywell, Daniel,
87.
Israel, 87.
Thomas, 87.
Hood, Hude, , 53
(2), 58.
Aaron, 59.
Abbie E., 156.
Abbie May, 66(2).
Abigail, 55, 57(2),
66.
Hood, Abner, 55, 58
(3), 60, 64(3), 68,
142(3), 144(2).
Abraham, 67(2), 142
(2).
Abraham K., 142,
143.
Ada Hermione, 141.
Addie Kemp, 141.
Addie Rebecca, 154.
Adelaide Margaret-
ta, 141.
Adoniram Judson,
138, 139, 150(2).
Agnes, 54, 55, 58.
Albert, 68.
Alfred Cookman,
152.
Alice, 143, 155.
Alice Janette Need-
ham, 153.
Alice Reynolds, 150.
Allen G., 70.
Allen R., 69.
Almira Keziah, 65.
Alonso Le Roy, 138,
139.
Alpheus, 66.
Amanda, 66.
Amanda Bailey, 146.
Amos, 53, 59(2), 66
(4), 68(3).
Amos R M 68.
Andrew G., 70.
Andrew J., 69.
Angeline, 59.
Ann Maria, 65.
Anna, 50, 52, 56,
144.
Anna Amelia, 65.
Anna Bell, 150.
Anna Martin, 152.
Annah E., 156.
Anne, 49(3), 52, 63
(2).
Arthur, 148.
Arthur Merrill, 142.
Arthur Needham,
148.
Asa, 66, 67, 142.
Asenath, 138.
Aubrey, 141.
Augusta P., 154.
Augusta P. (Dodge),
139.
Hood, Augustine
Hawkins, 147, 155
(2).
Augustus, 66.
Avese, 49.
Azro, 66.
Barbara, 53.
Barberry, 53.
Ben Benight, 142.
Benjamin.50, 52 53,
55, 56(2), 59, 61(3),
65(2), 70.
Bessie Bell, 150.
Betsey, 56, 60, 61,
69, 71, 140.
Betsey J., 151.
Breed, 53(2).
Caleb Batchelder,
154.
Calvin, 71.
Calvin H., 71.
Caroline, 70.
Caroline A., 70.
Caroline L., 152.
Caroline Persis, 141.
Caroline Wyman,
152.
Carrie Adelaide,
141.
Carrie Frances, 148.
Carrie p., 150.
Catharine Amory,
66.
Catharine R., 150.
Catherine, 49.
Catherine G., 143.
Charles, 59, 66, 69,
71.
Charles E., 155.
Charles Green, 64.
Charles Greenwood,
66.
Charles Harvey, 152.
Charles Herbert,
152.
Charles Howard,
140.
Charles W., 152.
Charles White, 145,
152.
CharlesWilliam,150.
Charlotte A., 70.
Chauncey Richards,
156.
Clara Rebecca, 152.
INDEX.
371
Hood, Clarence Orvin,
150, 156(2).
Clarissa, 65.
Clarissa Jane, 65.
Content, 53, 55, 56,
59.
Cora, 151.
Cora Clark, 150.
Cornelia Eliza, 146.
Cornelius, 66.
Cumbey, 54.
Cynthia, 68.
Daniel, 55, 56, 59(3),
60, 69.
Daniel L., 71.
Daniel Needham,
137, 147(2).
David, 63,69,137(3).
David Beadle, 143.
David Curtis, 143.
Donald, 150.
Donald Tucker, 148.
Dorcas, 60(2), 69.
Dorothy, 61, 69.
Dorothy Merrill,
143.
Ebenezer, 59, 65, 66.
Edgar, 66.
Edward, 64.
Edward Augustus,
151.
Edward Clark, 150.
Edward Cleeves,
139, 150(2).
Edward Harrison,
140.
Edward John, 152.
Edward Kent, 141.
Edward Oakman,
150.
Edward P., 69, 144.
Edwin, 141.
Edwin Eliot, 141.
Egerton, 66.
Elbridge, 66.
Eldridge Gerry, 66
(3).
Eleanor, 68, 69(2).
Eleanor Jenness,
149.
Elisha, 64, 140(2).
Elisha Augustus,
140, 151(2).
Eliza, 67,142(2),145.
Eliza Ann, 143.
Hood, Eliza Charlotte,
137, 149.
Eliza P., 144.
Elizabeth, 50(4), 51,
54, 55(2), 56(5), 57,
58, 60, 61, 67.
Elizabeth Herrick,
151,
Elizabeth P., 60.
Elizabeth Sophia,
71.
Ella Hermione, 151.
Ella Melinda, 153.
Ellen, 145.
Ellen Augusta, 140.
Ellen M., 144.
Ellen Randall, 147.
Elondus, 66.
Elsa Asenath, 138.
Emeline Osgood,
146.
Emily Caroline, 152.
Emily Parker, 147.
Emma, 139.
Emma F., 143.
Emma J., 151.
Emma O., 146.
Enos, 59, 67(2), 142
(2).
Enos, jr., 68.
Ernest K., 143.
Ernest Nichols, 143.
Esther, 57, 58, 145.
Eunice, 58.
Ezra, 66.
Fanny, 61, 153.
Florence,
147.
Florence Henrietta,
148.
Frances, 148.
Frances Henrietta,
148. '
Frances Malvena,
138.
Francis, 61, 69(2).
Francis Augustus,
70.
Francis Xavara,142.
Frank, 143.
Franklin Edson,149.
Fred Brainard, 149,
156(2).
Frederick Clarke,
148.
Hood, Frederick Cur-
tis, 143.
Genevieve, 148.
George, 63(2), 64,
71, 133(2), 139,
141(3).
Rev. George, 139(2).
George A., 150.
George Abbott, 141,
151(2).
George Alfred, 139,
150.
George Augustus,
143.
George Daniel Au-
gustine, 155.
George Henry, 137,
148(3).
George Jones, 142.
George W., 70.
Gilberts., 144.
Gilbert Henry, 152
(2).
Gillin, 67.
Gillin (Lane), 142.
Grace, 49, 66.
Grace Eliza, 143.
Grace Geraldine
155.
Hanna, 52.
Hannah, 50, 52, 54,
55(2), 58, 65, 69,
145.
Harold Burgess, 14S
Harriet, 68, 69, 139,
Harriett E., 143.
Harriet Flint, 147.
Harriet Maria, 141
(2), 151.
Harris Leon, 155.
Harrison Porter,
142.
Harrison Porter,2d,
142.
Harry Preston, 156.
Harvey, 68, 144(2).
Harvey P., 152.
Harvey Perley, 144,
151, 152,
Helen Dodge, 139.
Helen Eastman, 152.
Helen Frances, 148.
Helen Gardner, 150.
Henrietta Agnes,
141.
372
INDEX.
Hood, Henry, 71, 141.
Henry Abner, 144.
Henry C., 144.
Henry P., 142.
Hepsibah, 57.
Herbert Fay, 147.
Hermione, 141.
Hildah, 53.
Hiram, 69.
Hiram D., 143.
Hitty Cave, 64(2).
Huldah, 53, 57, 58,
60.
Ida Adelia, 143.
Ida Mary, 153.
Ira, 68.
Irene, 70.
Irene Belsora Al-
len, 70.
Isaac, 66.
Isaiah, 66.
Jacob, 59, 63(2), 71
(2).
Jacob Augustine,
71, 146, 147(2).
James Magee, 64.
Jane, 49, 145.
Jedadiah, 55.
Jennie, 72.
Jere, 61.
Jeremiah, 60, 69(2),
145(2).
Jessie, 66.
Joanna, 53(2), 56,
144.
Joanna C., 145.
John, 49(10), 50(5),
52(3), 54, 55, 57
(2), 58(3), 59, 61
(2), 62(2), 63(3),
69, 70, 137, 146(2).
John, jr., 49.
John A., 60.
John F., 145.
John Frederick, 71.
John Gould, 64, 140
John Hamilton, 139.
John Henry Gray,
66.
John Herbert, 141.
John J., 69.
John Silsbee, 66.
Jonathan, 56, 57, 59,
66.
Hood, Joseph, 50, 52,
53, 54(3), 56, 60(3),
68(2), 69(2).
Joseph Edward, 146,
153-155.
Joseph Montgom-
ery, 153.
Josiah, 70, 71.
Josiah Moulton, 61,
70.
Julia Pond, 65.
Julius Sedgwick,
141.
Karl Kedzie, 142.
Kate A., 155.
Kate Delia, 147.
Kate Needham, 147.
Kate P., 141.
Katie Dowst, 143.
Keziah, 58, 65.
Laura Caroline, 152.
Laura Montgomery,
153.
Leo Herbert, 155.
LeRoy Stanley, 155.
Levi, 59.
Lizzie Frances, 139,
154.
Lorena Joanna, 152.
Louis, 155.
Louisa Belle, 156.
Louisa Jane, 149.
Louisa Phillips, 65.
Louise, 142.
Lucinda, 71.
Lucinda R., 144.
Lucy, 59, 60, 63, 66,
71.
Lura Ethylene, 153.
Lydia, 53, 59, 61, 64
(2), 66.
Lydia Ann, 146.
Mabel, 143.
Mabel Electa, 155.
Marcy, 54.
Margaret, 142(2).
Maria, 59(2), 143.
Maria Jeonette,147.
Maria P., 154.
Marian Lindsey,156.
Marion Allen, 152.
Marjorie, 152.
Martha, 150,155,156.
Martha A., 155.
Martha Ann, 64, 139.
Hood, Martha Corne-
lia, 145.
Martha Preston,143.
Martha Prince, 67.
Martin Carlos, 144.
Martin Herrick, 65.
Mary, 49(3), 50(3),
51(5), 55, 56(2), 58,
59(3), 60, 61(3), 63,
66, 142.
Mary A., 144.
Mary Alice, 151.
Mary Ann, 60, 70,
145.
Mary Arnold, 143.
Mary Asenath, 138.
Mary B., 152.
Mary Catherine Pin-
gree, 70.
Mary Elizabeth, 146,
150.
Mary Gould, 139.
Mary Hermione, 142.
Mary J., 153.
Mary Jane, 72.
Mary Kate, 155.
Mary Watzek, 140.
May, 66.
Mehitable, 56, 57.
Mercy, 67.
Mercy Blaisdell,145.
Mercy Montgomery,
153.
Milton B., 145, 152,
153.
Milton Brown, 152.
Moses, 59.
Nancy, 69.
Nancy Porter, 150.
Nathan, 53, 56(4),
59(3).
Nathaniel, 50, 52, 53
(4), 54, 57(5), 59.
Nathaniel Silsbee,
67.
Nellie B., 143.
Nellie Brown, 151.
Nellie Frances, 152.
Nelly, 64.
Nettie Greenough,
147.
Nettie M., 155.
Oliver F., 65.
Oqui Porter, 142.
Orange, 66.
INDEX.
373
Hood, Patience, 55.
Paul Emerson, 156.
Persis Calvert, 151.
Perthena C., 149.
Phebe, 66(2), 137.
Philip Milton, 154.
Philip Perley, 71.
Phineas, 145, 153(2).
Polly, 56, 6J (2), 64.
Rachel, 68.
Ralph D., 53.
Ralph Button, 149,
155, 156.
Ralph Otho, 155.
Ralph Saunders,145.
Ralph Stedman, 155.
Ralph Sutherland,
152.
Rebecca, 50, 51, 54
(2), 55, 56, 144,
146.
Rebecca Stanley,
146.
Richard, 49(2),50(5),
51(3), 52(3), 53, 55
(3), 57, 58(6), 61(2),
63(2), 65(2), 138(2),
139.
Richard Brainard,
138, 149(2).
Richard Percival,
148.
Rinaldo, 66.
Robert, 69.
Robert Putnam, 154.
Rose, 49.
Roy Eaton, 155.
Ruth, 50, 51, 59(3),
63(2), 138.
Sabra, 152.
Sally,57,61,68,70(3).
Sally C., 64.
Salmon Dutton, 137,
148, 149.
Samuel, 50, 52(3),
54, 55(2), 57, 58,
61(2), 63, 64(2), 68,
145(3).
Samuel Cummings,
64.
Samuel Silsbee, 66.
Sarah, 50, 51, 52(3),
53-57, 58(3), 60, 61,
66, 67, 69, 140, 145
(2).
Hood, Sarah D., 60.
Sarah Elizabeth, 153.
Sarah Ellen, 70.
Sarah Flint Need-
ham, 137.
Sarah L., 156.
Sarah Maria, 65,140.
Sarah Needham,137.
Sarah Peabody, 61.
Sarah Porter, 64.
Sarah Silsbee, 67.
Sargent, 59.
Seth Richmond, 143.
Solomon Perley, 61.
Sophia, 71.
Stephen P., 69.
Sumner, 145(2).
Susan, 59, 69.
Susan Charlotte, 65.
Susan Ella, 143.
Susan Isabel, 149.
Susan M., 143.
Susan Mabel, 154.
Susanna, 53, 56, 57,
59, 60.
Theodate, 55(2), 59.
Thomas, 59, 68.
Thomas R. P., 67.
Virginia Thurston,
140.
Wallace Parker, 139.
Walter Gould, 151.
Warren A., 70.
Wendell Phillips,
146, 154(2).
Westley De La
Fletcher, 137.
WilburFletcher,149,
155(2).
William, 56, 57, 59
(2).
William E., 143.
William Henry, 61
(2), 70, 139, 145,
146, 153(2), 154.
William Lane, 143.
William Orvin, 138,
149, 150.
William P., 71.
William Phelps, 154.
William Sage, 67.
Willis, 143.
Zaida Marguerite,
152.
Zebulon, 52(2).
Hood Rubber Co. ,148.
Hooker, Joseph, 351.
Hooper, Stephen, 268,
278.
Hope (armed brig),41,
163.
Hope (brig), 41, 231,
268.
Hope (brigantine),180
(2), 181(2).
Hope (schooner), 263,
269, 276.
Hope (ship), 174, 228.
Hopes (ship), 119.
Hopkins,Daniel,jr.,60.
David, 89.
John, 324.
Marguerite Lodge,
Mary] 89.
Home, John, 314.
Moses B., 63.
Home (sloop), 236.
Hornet (brig), 48.
Hornsby, Charles, 46.
Horton, , 246.
Richard, 351.
Horton(schooner),263,
265, 276, 278.
Houghton, Mary, 220,
333.
Houghtwell, Richard,
91.
Houlton, , 191.
Benjamin, 187.
Elizabeth, 187, 191.
Henry, 187, 191.
James, 187, 191.
John, 187, 191.
Joseph, 187(2), 191.
Sarah, 187, 191.
Hovey, Anne, 60.
Danll., jr., 355.
Danll., sr., 355.
Dorcas, 60.
Ivory, 60.
Stephen, 57.
Howard, James, 178.
Howe, How, Gen., 78
(2).
Howe, Lord, 10(2), 82.
Capt. Edward, 91(2).
James, jr., 356.
James, sr., 355.
Thomas, 166(2).
3T4
INDEX.
Howe (arm'd sloop),
48, 183, 225(2), 233,
239, 317, 332.
Howe (armed vessel),
223, 230, 313.
Howe (brig), 42, 328.
Howe(brigantine),162.
Howe (schooner), 172.
Howe (ship), 42.
Howes, Hows, Enoch,
280.
George, 133.
Howland, John, 198.
Howlet, Will, 355.
Hoyt, Caleb E., 145.
Edward E., 145(2).
Martin C., 145.
Milton H., 145.
Susan R., 144.
Hubbard, Aaron, 59.
Mary, 59(2).
Richd., 355.
Will, 355.
Hudson, Capt., 175.
Hughes, Ede May, 137.
Estelle, 137.
Frank M., 137,
Maybelle, 137.
Humbug (schooner),
182.
Hume & Hamilton,
217.
Humphrey, Humfries,
Humphres, ,
50(2), 206(2), 208.
Corp., 206.
John, 233.
Hunt, , 207.
John, 69.
Mary, 194, 199.
Samll., sr., 355.
Thomas, 350.
Hunter, Capt., 184.
John, 183.
Robert, 8.
Hussey, Hussy, John,
88(2).
Margery, 88.
Peter, 220, 334(2).
Sarah, 88.
Hutchinson, Benja-
min, 191.
Thomas, 9.
Hyder Ally (schooner),
182.
llsley, Isaac, 341.
Independance (ship),
182.
Independence(schoon-
er), 183, 184.
Industry (armed
sloop), 322.
Industry (brigantine),
182.
Ingalls, see Ingols.
Ingerfield, see Inger-
soll.
Ingersoll, Ingerfield,
Inkersall, ,
185,188(3),189,197.
Gov., 197.
Abigail, 193, 200,201
(2).
Abraham, 196.
Alice, 187.
Andrew, 201.
Ann, 186, 187.*
Bathsheba, 187(2).
Benjamin, 194, 196,
197,199(2),200, 202.
Bethia, 192.
Bethiah, 203.
Catherine, 192(2).
Daniel, 192, 196, 197,
200, 201.
David, 192, 195, 201,
202(2), 203.
Deborah, 193, 198(3).
Dina, 199.
Dorcas, 195, 198,200.
Elisha, 193, 197(2),
198.
Elizabeth, 189(2),
190, 191, 192, 195
(2),196,198, 202(2).
Ephraim, 193, 199.
Francis, 201.
George, 197.
Hannah, 190, 191,
194, 200, 203.
Isaac, 200.
James, 197, 200.
Joanna, 187, 198(3).
Joel, 195, 202(2).
John, 185(2), 186(2),
187, 189(6), 190(4),
191(2), 192(4), 193
(2),194,195(3),197,
198(3), 200(2), 201
(3), 203(3), 214(2).
Ingersoll, John, jr.,
203.
Jonathan, 194, 195
(2),197, 201(2),202,
203.
Joseph, 189, 190,
191, 194(3), 200(5).
Josiah, 195, 201(3).
Judith, 190, 200(2).
Lois, 201.
Lucy, 201.
Lydia, 192.
Margaret, 196, 198,
199.
Martha, 194, 199.
Mary, 189, 190, 192,
194, 195(2), 197,
198, 199(2), 201,
202, 203(2).
Medifer, 202.
Mercy, 195.
Nathaniel, 186(2),
187, 189(2), 190(6),
191(2), 193, 195(3),
198(3), 199, 203(2).
Nehemiah, 195, 201
(2).
Perkins, 201.
Polly, 189.
Rachel, 193.
Rebecca, 195, 202.
Richard, 185(6), 186
(4), 187(2), 190(5),
196(3), 203(2).
Ruth, 190(2), 195(2),
203.
Samuel, 189(4), 190
(2), 191, 194,195(3),
196(3), 200(2), 202
(3), 203(5), 356.
Sarah, 187, 190(2),
191, 192, 194-196,
199(2), 200(3), 202,
203.
Sargent, 202.
Simeon, 201.
Solomon, 201.
Stephen, 194, 199(2).
Susanna, 196, 201.
William, 198(2), 199,
201(2).
Zebulon, 200, 202.
Ingols, Samuel, 342.
Innis (schooner), 182.
Ireloan, Bennat, 169.
INDEX.
375
Iris (frigate), 18.
Ireson, Sarah, 194,
200.
Jack (arm'd ship),
183.
Jack (privateer), 182
(5).
Jack (ship), 183(4).
Jackson, , 98.
Caleb, 341.
James, 347.
Stanford, 350.
Willia m, 335, 347.
Capt. William, 385.
Jacobs, Jacob, Capt.,
33.
AnnahEmerson,155.
Francis Dutton,149.
Frank L., 149.
John, 66.
Maximilian, 37.
Nathll.,356.
Kich., 341.
Tho., 356.
James (schooner), 183.
James (sloop), 183.
Janie (snow), 223.
Jans, Tho: jr., 92.
Janus (ship), 183(2).
Janvire, Anna, 306.
Eliza, 305.
Joseph, 306.
Mandly, 306.
Margarett, 306.
Mary, 306.
Natally, 306.
Janvrin, Dennis, 148.
Frances Henrietta,
148.
Sarah (Knowles),
148.
Jaquis, David, 75.
Jarrold, Thomas, 41
(2).
Jason (frigate), 48.
Jason (privateer), 22
(5), 23(4), 24(2).
Jason (privateer ship),
19(8).
Jeanie (snow), 221.
Jearns, Andrew, 51.
Jefferson, , 102.
Jeffreys, , 223.
Simon, 134.
Jenkins, Capt., 223.
John, 223.
Jenness, Alice Aman-
da, 146.
Harriet Elizabeth,
146.
Sally, 146.
Samuel, 146.
William B., 146.
Jenny (ship), 9, 10.
Jersey (bark), 204.
Jewett, see Juett.
Joanna (ship), 91.
John (brig), 183.
John (schooner), 183.
John (ship), 183(2).
John (sloop), 184.
John Bertram (ship),
204.
John Tucker (ship),
204.
John and Mary (brig-
antine), 184<2).
John & Mary (schoon-
er), 258.
John and Rachael
(brigantine), 312,
313.
John and Thomas,
(ship), 42.
Johnson, Jonson,
Gen., 343.
Alice Burgess, 142.
Hannah, 198.
Philip, 90.
Col. Samuell, 86(2).
Thomas, 323, 324,
350.
Johnston, John Wal-
ter, 152.
Johnstone, Lucas, 182.
Joliff, Peter, 232.
Jonathan (ship), 175.
Jones, Capt., 344.
Ephraim, 257, 272.
J. Bowen, 69.
John Paul, 1.
Jonathan & Co. ,230.
Margaret, 142.
Peter Fanuel, 268,
281.
William, 163.
Jonson, see Johnson.
Joseph, Mary, 304.
Joseph (brig), 177(2).
Joseph (brigantine),
184(2).
Joseph (ship), 223(3).
Joseph (sloop), 223.
Josephine (ship), 204.
Joyes, Andrew, 334.
Judkins, Joseph, 193.
Juett, Juet, John, 356.
Nehemy, 356.
Junius Brutus (priva-
teer), 232.
Juno (brigantine),224.
Juno (man of war),
227.
Juno (ship), 46, 162,
163, 175, 180, 224.
Juno (sloop), 224(2).
Karr, James, 165.
Karr, see also Carr.
Keener, Melcher, 265,
266, 267(2), 269,
271, 279(3), 281,
282.
Keith, William, 224.
Kellam, Henry, 266(2).
Kelley, , 340.
Edmond, 340.
Robert, 239.
Walter, 339.
Kendall, John, 145.
Mabel, 145.
Mary, 145.
Mira, 68.
Keniston, Christo-
pher, 342.
Kennedy, , 223.
Ferguis, 88.
Jane, 88.
Samuel, 89(2).
Samuel Hodge, 88.
William, 88.
Kenney, Israel, 57.
Keyes, Ellen R., 69.
Kildare (brigantine),
230.
Killam, Daniel, sr.,
356.
Kimball, Anne, 62.
Caleb, 342, 344.
Col. Charles, 148.
Jacob, 62.
John, 856.
Mary, 57.
Priscilla, 62.
376
INDEX.
Kincaid, John, 89.
Mary, 89.
Rachel, 89.
Ruben, 89.
Samuel, 89(2).
Kindall, John, 165.
King, Daniel, 214(3).
Daniel E., 67.
James, 130(2).
Fisher (ship), 224.
Kingfisher (ship), 240,
319.
Kinsman, Robert, 341,
356.
Kirby, Charles, 226.
Kirk, Abigail (Green),
68.
Dorothy, 68.
John, 68.
Kitty (brigantine), 224
(2).
Knap, William, 268.
Kneeland, Martha,
155.
Nettie Mabel, 155.
S., 158.
William M., 155.
Knights, Knight, ,
235.
Ann, 187(2).
Barshabah, 191.
Charles Henry, 68.
Daniel, 95(2).
Elizabeth, 187, 195.
Emma, 336, 337.
Emma Francis, 68.
Hiram, 67.
Hiram Frank, 68.
John, 95(5), 187,195,
336(8).
John, jr., 187.
John, sr., 187.
Joseph, 187, 336,
337.
Lawrence, 195.
Martha, 336, 337.
Nathaniel, 195.
William, 95(2), 336
(3), 337.
Knowles, George, 40
(2).
Knowlton, Knolton,
Deacon, 356.
John, sr., 356.
William, 342.
Labrador, John, 297,
298.
Lad, John, 342.
Lady Gage (ship), 224.
Lady Hammond (brig-
antine), 239.
Laiton, see Leighton.
Lake, Anna, 63.
Enos, 63.
John B., 63.
John Brown, 63.
Lamb, John, 44.
Lambard, Abigail, 87.
Dorcas, 87.
John, 87.
Sherebiah, 87.
Lambert, , 290.
Joseph, 235, 315.
Lamson, John, 356.
Lancey, Jno., 92.
Landry, Laundry,
Amou, 306.
Anna, 306.
Betty, 306.
Charles, 305.
Eliza, 305.
Francis, 305, 306.
Germain, 298.
John, 304, 305, 306.
John Baptist, 305.
Joseph, 305, 306.
Joseph A., 304.
Margaret, 305(2),
306.
Maria, 305.
Mary, 304, 305, 306.
Matty, 306.
Michael, 307.
Molly, 305.
Nancy, 306.
Paul, 305.
Peggy, 305.
Rence, 305.
Reta, 305.
Rossale, 305.
Susan, 306.
Lane, Gillin, 67.
Lang, , 283(3).
B. J., 283(2), 284,
285.
Langley, Agnes, 187.
Ann, 187.
Lark (brig), 254.
Lark (schooner), 224.
Lark (ship), 227.
Larrabee, Capt. Ben-
jamin, 193.
John, 198.
Lasbbril, see Lisbrill.
L'Astrea (frigate), 182,
183.
Latham, Giles, 225.
Lawrence, , 170.
Lawrie, James, 309.
Layett, Charle, 131.
Leach, , 328.
George, 233.
Nathan, 245.
LeBallister, Charles,
178.
Lebedo, Marron, 305.
Leblanch, , 306.
Collet, 306.
John, 306.
Mary, 306.
Molly, 306.
Peter, 306.
Sarah, 306.
Leblong, Ann,
306.
Buzzel, 306.
Joseph, 305.
Joseph, 306.
Margaret, 305.
Lechford, , 49.
Lee, Capt., 246, 247.
David, 263, 276.
Jeremiah, 260(2),
261, 263(3), 264(3),
265(2), 266, 274(2),
275, 276(3), 277(4),
278, 280.
John, 162, 163, 181,
325(2), 329.
Joseph, 263-265,276-
278, 291.
Thomas, 245.
William, 54,261,263,
264, 275-277.
William Raymond,
323.
Lee (armed schooner),
7(2), 10, 11(2), 15.
Lee (privateer),47,226.
Lee (schooner), 4(2),
5(3), 6, 11.
Leech, Nathan, 258,
273.
Nathan & Co., 259,
273.
INDEX.
377
Leechmere, Richard,
347.
Leeman, Jacob Smith,
87.
John, 87(2).
Samuel, 87.
William, 87.
Lefavour, John, 302,
303.
LeGar, John, 232.
LeGay, Benjamin,133.
Legro, Legroo, Alice,
139.
Anthon Porter, 139.
Catherine, 139.
Elmer R., 139.
James, 139.
Joseph, 134.
Leonard C., 139,150.
Lizzie, 139.
Luella Frances, 139.
Mary A. (Hood), 150.
Leidlow, John, 92.
Leighton, Leiton,
Laiton. Hannah.
89.
John, 237(2), 278,
356.
Jonathan, 89.
Samuel, 95.
LeLevrier (schooner),
225.
LePoole, Peter, 174.
Leu welling, Thomas,
174.
Leverett, Maj. Gen.,
188.
Lewis, David, 313(2).
Francis, 224.
Henry, 350.
John Newman, 66.
Liberty (brigantine),
225(2).
Liberty (schooner),
262, 275.
Lieth, Robert, 313.
Lincoln, , 97, 98,
99(2), 100, 104,
105(2), 106(3), 107
(3), 108(7), 109,
110, 111(4), 112(4),
113, 114(2), 115,
116(4), 117(2),
118(3).
Abraham, 97.
Lindall, Caleb, 214.
Elizabeth, 214.
Nathaniel, 214.
Lindsey, Capt., 206(2),
210.
Capt. Nathaniel,
205, 206.
Link, Theresa, 67.
Linzee, Capt., 13.
Lion (sloop), 166.
Lisbrill, Lasbrill,
Daniel, 335.
Thomas, 91, 335.
Lister, James, 350.
Little, Littel, , 60.
Joseph, 81, 84.
John, 225.
Moses, 342.
Little Betsey (brig),
249.
Little Fortesque
(schooner), 278.
Little Hannah (brig),
10.
Little Joe (schooner),
225.
Little Tom(schooner),
225.
Live Oak (schooner),
260, 274.
Lively (letter of mar-
que), 225.
Lively (schooner),225.
Lively (ship), 228, 321,
331.
Lively (ship of war),
31(2).
Lively (sloop), 225.
Lively (snow), 225(2),
226.
Liverpool (letter of
marque), 178(2),
235.
Liverpool (ship), 180,
234, 313, 320, 329,
332.
Lizard (man of war),
181.
Lockart Ross (ship),
226.
Locke, Silas, 143.
Loe, Tho, 356.
Long, L. Guy, 143.
Longley, Mary,
69.
Lord, Robert, 356.
Robert, sr., 356.
Lord Cornwallis (pri-
vate ship of war),
235, 315, 316.
Lord Cornwallis(ship)
242(2).
Lord Dungannon
(brig), 226.
Lord Dungannon
(brigantine), 226.
Lord Howe (ship),
244.
Lothrop, John, 270.
Loude, Edward, 316.
Love joy, , 109.
Stephen, 60.
Lovell, Louell, John,
342.
Tho., 356.
Lovely Lass (schoon-
er), 226.
Lovett, John, 270,
282.
Low, Daniel, 194.
John, 351(2).
John, jr., 351.
Thomas, 342.
Lowel, , 289.
Lower, al Dossett,
Anna, 307.
Hannah, 307.
Margaret, 307.
Lowrie, James, 9, 309.
Loyal Nova Scotian
(schooner), 173.
Loyalist (brigantine),
316.
Luce, Litchfield, 266,
267, 279, 281.
Lucy (brig), 227.
Lucy (brigantine),
226(2(.
Lucy (letter of mar-
que), 161, 227, 313
(2), 332.
Lucy (privateer), 225,
313, 332.
Lucy (schooner), 227
(4).
Lucy (sloop), 227.
Luestana (schooner),
214.
Luighton, John, 341.
Lull, Tho., 356.
378
INDEX.
Lumas, Edward, 356.
John, 133.
Lupton, , 334.
Luscomb,Samuel,133.
Lydia (brigantine),
227.
Lydia (schooner), 228.
Lydia, or Lady
(schooner), 228.
Lynch, Dom., 335.
Lynch (armed schoon-
er), 15.
Lynch (schooner), 11.
Lynde, Benja., 335,
349.
Benjamin, jr., 336.
Lyndeborough, N. H.,
349.
Lyon (brig), 228(3).
Lyon (brigantine), 228
(2).
Lyon (schooner),
228.
Lyon (ship), 228.
McBustle, William,
321.
McCall, Alexander,
165.
McCallaster, Archi-
bald, 88.
Mary. 88.
McCartney, John, 241.
Maccey, , 205.
McClelan, Arthur,182.
McCormick, Edward,
214(3), 215.
McCrea, Harry Van
Allen, 138.
McCreles, James, 214
(2), 215.
McDonald, , 312.
McFarling, Walter,
316(2).
McGee, James, 35.
McGra or McCra, ,
239.
John, 239.
McGuire, , see
Gyet, George.
McHard, James, 340
(2), 348.
William, 160.
Maclntyer, Malcolm,
318.
Mackey, Macky, ,
243.
John, 261, 274.
Mungo, 19.
McKenzie, Capt., 181.
Maclay, , 25.
Edgar S., 5.
McLeans and Moare,
244.
McMahon, Hillan,220.
McMullin, Donald,
309.
McNeil, Capt, 17(2).
McPherson (brigan-
tine), 229.
McVie, , 331(2).
Main, Benjamin, 86.
Malay (ship), 204.
Malls, Joseph, 44.
Man, 215(2), 218, 219
(2).
Manchester (schoon-
er), 261, 264, 275,
277.
Manley, Manly, ,
2, 5(3), 7(4), 8(2),
9, 10(5), 11(5), 12
(6), 13(2), 14(8),
15(6), 16(5), 17(6),
18(7), 19(2), 20(3),
21, 22(8), 23(2),
24(5), 25(6), 26, 27.
Capt., 7, 9, 10, 16,
17, 18, 19, 20, 24,
292.
John, 2, 5(2), 16, 18,
24, 26.
Capt. John, 1, 7.
Manning, Maning,
Capt. Benjamin,
133(2).
Cornelius, 335.
Hannah, 199.
Manning & Ducomun,
217.
Mans, , 205.
Mansfield, Minnie A.,
143.
Marblehead (Mass.),4.
Margaret Christiana
(ship), 229(3), 230.
Maria (brig), 43.
Maria (sloop), 230.
Marques delafiatte
(ship), 291.
Marquis de Lafayeett
(ship), 288.
Marquis LeFiat (pri-
vateer), 170.
Marquis LaFyatt (pri-
vateer), 325.
Marquis of Kildare
(brig), 230.
Mars (privateer), 314.
Martin, , 161, 197.
David, 330.
John, 342.
Peter, 47.
Thomas, 313.
Mary (brigantine),280.
Mary (schooner), 230,
263, 276.
Mary (sloop), 230.
Mason, Capt., 317.
Daniel W., 154.
Elizabeth, 154.
Francis Hood, 154.
Jonathan, 269, 281.
Capt. Jonathan, jr.,
122.
Kenneth Oliver, 154.
Oliver, 154.
Thomas, 134, 267,
269, 281.
Thomas, & Co., 281.
Masury, Benjamin,
131.
Matchell, John, 199.
Matthewman, Luke,
316.
Matthews, David, 324.
Matthewson, John,
173.
Maugier, Hellier, 95.
Maxwell, George, 327.
Mayberry, Heylen,
161.
Mead (brigantine),
230(2), 231.
Meagher, Richard,
224.
Medelssohn, ,283.
Mendes, Solomon,216,
217.
Mense, Joseph, 306.
Lydia, 306.
Merchant, George E.,
352.
Mercury (ship), 231,
324(2).
INDEX.
379
Mercury (sloop), 231.
Meriam (armed brig-
antine), 164.
Meriam (brigantine),
33.
Mermaid (brig), 318.
Mermaid (letter of
marque), 319.
Mermaid (man of
war), 47.
Mermaid (ship), 41,
237(2), 316, 317,
327.
Mermaid (ship of war),
47(2), 167, 169(2).
Mermaid (tender),235.
Merrill, Vesta Jane,
142.
Merritt Anne(Ashby),
71.
Arthur, 72.
David, 71.
Elizabeth Sophia,
72.
Henry, 71.
Lt. Col. Henry, 285.
Henry A., 72.
Henry Augustine,
72.
Walter Howard, 72.
Merriweather, John,
216(2), 217.
Messervy, , 114.
Metcalf, Medcalfe,
Anne, 87.
Jacob, 87.
Ruth, 87.
Tho., 356.
Meuse, Charles, 307.
Enoch, 307.
John, 307(2).
Lawrence, 307.
Margaret, 307.
Maria, 307.
Mary, 307.
Paul, 307.
Susan, 307.
Michal, see Mitchell.
Middleton, , 209
(2).
Mieres, Cumbey, 54.
Thomas, 54.
Mifflin, , 9.
Milford, Charles,
35.
Milford (man of war),
162, 166(2), 177.
Milford (ship), 41, 44
(2), 182, 184, 228,
239, 241, 313, 326,
328(2), 329.
Milford (ship of war),
46(2), 328.
Millet, , 124, 125,
126, 127(3), 129,
287(3), 288.
John, 259, 273.
Millikin, Edward,
41.
Mills, Richard,
350.
Milton, Henry T.,
154.
Lucy (Hardwick),
154.
NinaF., 154.
Mindoro (ship), 204.
Minerva (brig), 231 r
Minerva (brigantine),
231(3).
Minerva (letter of
marque), 168.
Minick, Martin, 321.
Mircir, Richard, 220.
Mireer, , 220.
Missitt, John, 336.
Mitchell, Michal, ,
38.
Anthony, 351.
Edward, 91.
John, 134, 342.
Moers, Jonathan, 341.
Molly (schooner), 231.
Momatt, James Ry-
der, 170.
Monday, William,316.
Money, Moses, 296.
Montcalm, see Mun-
Calm.
Montgall, Samuel,
134.
Montgomery, ,179.
Fanny, 152.
Joseph, 152.
Lucy J. (Reynolds),
152.
Montgomery, (priva-
teer), 247.
Montgomery, (ship),
231, 232(3).
Moody, , 80(2).
Cutting, 341.
Ezra, 260.
George, 220.
Lady Deborah, 50.
Moon, Asea, 350.
John, 220.
Moore, Mooar, Moor,
More, Ebenezer,
198.
Mrs. Esther, 145.
Jacob, 60.
John, 54, 87.
Jonathan, 87.
Joseph, 133.
Sarah, 87.
Mooreing, William, 93.
Morais,Abraham, 216.
Morgan, Luke, 132.
Morin, Elicane (or
Etienne), 225.
Morland, William, 344,
345.
Morning Slar (brigan-
tine), 232(4).
Morril, William, 353.
Morris, Charles, 30,
162.
James, 316.
Robert, 24, 38.
Thomas, 38.
William, 30.
Morse, Emma Caro-
line, 67.
Josiah Goodrich,67.
Jacob, 57.
Morton, , 115.
Mosse, James Robert,
162.
Moulton, Capt., 203.
George W., 143.
Lucy M., 143.
Mountford, Timothy,
321.
Mo watt, Mo wat, Capt. ,
328.
Henry, 328.
Capt. Henry, 329.
James Ryder, 319.
Mowatt (letter of
marque), 164.
Moylan, , 4, 7.
Col. Stephen, 3.
Muse, Francoise, 296.
Mulgrove, Jabez, 341.
380
INDEX.
Muling, , 350.
Mulkere, John, 220,
334, 335.
Mullett, Joseph, 194.
Mullock, Thomas,313.
Mulryan, John, jr.,
334.
Mumford, , 170.
Muncalm, Gen., 75.
Munjoy, George,
193.
Murphy, Zachariah,
241, 242(2).
Nabby (brig), 267, 269,
281(2), 282.
Nancy (armed schoon-
er), 233.
Nancy (brig), 7, 8(4),
267, 279.
Nancy (brigantine),
232.
Nancy (schooner), 233.
Nancy (ship), 162(2),
163.
Nancy (sloop), 233(3).
Nantucket (schooner),
332.
Napoleon, 116.
Narragansett Town-
ship No. 1, 341.
Nathaniel (brigan-
tine), 233(2).
Nautilus (ship), 184,
231.
Neale, Neill, ,
190.
William, 282.
Necessity (brigantine)
234.
Needham, , 187.
Bathsheba, 52.
Daniel, 52, 71.
Edie (Flint), 71.
Edmond, 52.
MaryJ., 153.
Sophia, 71.
Neptune (brig), 35.
Neptune (privateer),
328.
Neptune (schooner),
234, 257(2), 272(2).
Neptune (ship), 337.
Neptune (snow), 234
(2), 263.
Nesbitt, , 162.
William, 31.
Newbold, , 51.
Newbury (brigantine),
214.
Newell, Newel, ,
79.
Capt. Joseph, 73.
Naph, 350.
Timothy, 347.
Newhall, , 51,205,
211.
Anthony, 50, 51.
Elizabeth, 203.
Joseph, 159.
Mary, 50.
Samuel, 203.
New Jersey (ship),
204.
Newman, Capt., 236.
Benjamin, 342.
Newmarsh, John, sr.,
356.
Zach., 342.
New York Packet,
234(2).
Nichols,Nichol,Nicol,
Nicols, , 308.
Col., 76, 343(2).
Annie M., 143.
Hannah, 88.
Henry, 143.
Ichabod, 308.
Nathan, 286.
Samuell, 88.
Nicholson, Catherine,
192.
Robert, 192.
William, 235.
Nicks, Mary, 95.
Niger (ship), 168.
Niger (ship-of-war),
15.
Niles, Benjm., 350.
Ninety-Two (schoon-
er), 266, 268, 270,
271, 279, 281, 282.
Noble, , 242.
Arthur, 88.
John, 242.
Mary, 88.
Nolens, Robert, 54.
Sarah, 54.
Norfolk (brig), 12
(2),
North, George, 265,
278.
North river (Salem),
186.
North (ship), 231.
Norton, Will, 356.
Nowell, Silas, 264,277.
Noyes, ,77,80,83,
86.
Capt., 86.
Cutting, 187.
Elwell, 73, 77, 353.
John, 73, 79(2), 80,
85, 86(2).
Capt. John, 77.
Lieut. John, 79, 81,
83.
Mary, 78, 79, 80.
Nurse, Francis, 300.
Nutting, Edson, 145.
Franklin, 145.
Georgianna, 145.
Hattie, 145.
Ida, 145.
Jennie, 145.
John, jr., 160.
Nellie, 145.
Samuel, 145.
Oakes, Oaks, Capt.,
325.
Georg, 96(2), 258(2),
273(2), 325.
Oakman, Joseph, 270.
Ober, Obear, Eleazer,
275.
Hezechiah, 262.
James, 260.
Obrien, Jese, 223.
Observer (armed brig-
antine), 164, 182.
Observer (brig), 164
(2).
Ocean Rover (ship),
204.
Ogilby, Nicholas,
Olive (schooner), 234.
Olive (sloop), 235(3).
Oliver, , 9.
Andrew, 213.
Daniel, 213.
Elizabeth, 213.
Peter, 213.
Peter, jr.,9 .
INDEX.
381
Hyde, 315.
J. C. D., 283.
James, 200.
Capt. .James, 199.
Mary, 199.
Mary (Woods), 138.
Sarah, 199.
Sarah (Ireson), 199.
Oliver Cromwell (pri- Parker, Daniel, 138.
vateer), 241, 245 Harriet, 138.
(2).
Olney, Joseph, 182(2).
Olufsion, Mary, 132.
Olufson, Baltzr., 132.
Orne, Capt., 348.
Jonathan, 196.
Josiah, 189, 196.
Sarah, 189.
Orpheus (man of war) Paris, Lajean de, 307.
227. Maria de, 307.
Orpheus (ship), 48, Maudlin de, 307.
171, 231, 233, 324, Parsons, , 85,
326(2). Mark, 200.
Orpheus (ship of war) Paterson, John, 88.
175(2). Samuell, 88.
Osgood, John Hood, Pattee, Fred W., 147.
146. Patti, Carlotti, 283.
Samuel, 133. Patty (sloop), 235, 236.
Thaddeus, 146(2). Paxton, William, 25
Otter (brigantine),235. Payson,Pason, David,
Otter (ship), 164, 314. 344.
Overs held, , 135.
Ozard, Thomas,
234.
Ozee, Charlotte, 306.
Mary, 806.
Molly, 306.
Offie, 306.
Jonathan, 230.
Peabody, Abigail (Per-
kins), 70.
Ebenezer, 70.
Elias P., 70.
Joseph, 204.
Robert E., 1.
Sarah A., 63.
William, jr., 60.
pacific (transport),47.
Packet (privateer), Peace (brig), 94.
332(2). Peacock (schooner),
Paco Bob (schooner), 236.
235. Pearce, Perce, John,
Page, Jeremiah, 204. 208, 262(2), 275.
Paine, Payne, Elder, John, jr., 275.
355. Pearce, see also
Elizabeth Russell, Peirce.
67.
Joshua, 267.
Mary, 66.
Samuel, 267, 342.
Painter, John, 91.
Palfrey, Palf ray, War-
wick, 133, 335.
Palmer, Andrew, 170. Peckham, Caroline E.
Elizabeth, 56. (Odell), 140.
John, 224. George T., 140.
Palmerston, , 105. Lillian Ina, 140.
Panay (ship), John, 92.
204. Pedrick,John,261,275.
Pandora (ship), 225 Peele, Peale, Peall,
(2). , 123.
Pearson, James, 311.
John W., 148.
Perthena Calista,
148.
Pearson, see also
Peirson, Pierson.
Peck,Ebenezer, 168(2) .
Peele, Capt., 121, 123,
289(2).
Jonathan, 267, 269,
281.
Samuel, 340(2).
Peggy (schooner),236,
270, 280.
Peggy (ship), 164.
Peggy & Molly (sloop)
272.
Peirce, Jerathll., 308.
Peirson, James, jr.,
340.
Peirson, see also
Pearson, Pierson.
Pilgrim (ship), 127.
Pelican (schooner),
277.
Pellican (schooner),
264.
Pengry, Deacon, 356.
Aaron, sr., 356.
Moses, sr., 356.
Pepard, John, 48(2).
Pereira, Joseph, 216.
Perkins, Col., 163.
Quartrmr., 356.
Sergt., 356.
Abram, 356.
Elizabeth, 195, 201.
Elizabeth (Eveleth),
201.
Francis, 201.
Jacob, jr., 356.
Jonathan, 56.
Mary, 59.
Phebe, 66.
Timothy, 345, 346.
Perley, Abraham, 70.
Ada Isabel, 149.
Albert Edward, 149.
Arthur Warren, 149.
Betsey, 70.
Elizabeth G., 70.
Eugene Horace, 149.
Eunice, 58.
Hannah, 70.
Helen Hood, 149.
Henry, 58(2).
James, 321.
Joseph, 70.
Lawrence Titcomb,
149.
Louisa, 70.
Rachel Olive, 149.
382
INDEX.
Perley, Reuben Noel,
149.
Robert Reuel, 149.
Samuel, 58, 356.
Susanna, 58.
Perry, Pery, John,
351.
Thomas, 166.
Perseverance (frig-
ate), 170, 179, 225.
Pettingall, Pettingell,
Henry, 187.
Jane, 191.
Jonathan, 84.
Mary, 187.
Matthew, 187, 191.
Nathaniel, 187.
Richard, 186, 187.
Samuel, 187.
P e u g h, William
James, 317.
Phelps, see Felps.
Philp & Perryn, 216.
Phillips, Philipps,
, 105, 112.
General, 90.
Abigail, 65.
Elizabeth B. (Lake),
63.
Gideon, 56, 59.
Hannah, 65.
John, 55, 65.
Jonathan, 56(2).
Judith, 65.
Matthew, 132.
Col. Richard, 213.
Sarah, 65.
Timothy M., 63.
Walter, 55.
Walter, jr., 56.
Wendell, 109.
Zacheus, 65.
Philpot, Thomas, 134.
Phoenix, Deborah, 198
(2).
John, 198.
Phoenix (privateer),
202.
Phenix (ship), 34, 88,
178, 180, 183, 224,
230, 315.
Phenix (sloop), 260.
Pickering, , 121,
123.
Col., 126.
Pickering, Timothy,
124(2), 125, 126,
127, 129, 287(2),
288(2), 290, 292(4).
Col. Timothy, 119,
205, 286.
Pickering (ship), 126
(2).
Picket, , 348.
Pickman, , 291.
B. & S., 219.
Benjamin, 213(4),
296, 335(2), 349.
Benjamin & Co., 258,
273.
Caleb, 219.
Capt. Caleb, 215(2).
Clark Gayton, 269,
282.
William D., 204.
Pierson, Samuel, 237.
Pierson, see also
Pearson, Peirson.
Pigeon, Moses, 81.
Pilgrim (privateer),
164.
Pillson, Charles, 334.
Pingree, see Pengry.
Pinheirae, Pineirse,
Moses, 212, 213.
Pitcher, George, 227.
Pitts, , 221, 222(3).
John, 90, 270.
Samuel, 270.
Plaisted, Ichabod,336.
Plummer, Dr., 351.
Polang, Joseph, 90.
Polly (brig), 236(2),
261, 275.
Polly (letter of
marque), 236(2).
Polly (schooner), 236,
237(7), 257(2), 260,
271, 272, 274.
Polly (ship), 237(2).
Polly (sloop), 238(3),
280.
Pomona (frigate), 18.
Pompey (negro), 345.
Pompey (sloop), 238.
Pomroy, Richard,
313.
Pool, Samuel, 356.
Poole (brigantine),
238(2).
Poor, Capt., 344.
Henry, 342.
Samuel, 342.
Porgas( privateer), 221.
Porter, , 160.
Catharine Reynolds,
150.
Catherine, 150.
Elizabeth, 142.
John, 336.
Joseph, jr., 150.
Nathaniel, 300.
Porter (schooner), 258,
273.
Porus (privateer), 325
(2).
Potbury, Henry, 228
(2).
Potter, Aaron, 342.
Deacon Aaron, 341.
Abigail, 57.
Amos, 165.
Anthony, 356.
Edmund, 341.
Pousland, Peter, 61.
Powel, Thomas, 130.
Power, Peter, 133.
Pownall, Philamon,
29.
Pratt, Prat, , 79,
349.
Margaret, 158.
Preble, see Pribble.
Prejeann, Prejean,
Anna, 306.
Felicity, 307.
Hannah, 306.
Joseph, 306.
Peter, 306.
Susan, 306.
Presbrey, John, 52.
Prestland, Thomas,
167.
Preston, Mary, 195.
William A., 143.
Pribble, Col., 76.
Abraham, 89.
Ann, 89.
James, 89.
Olive, 69.
Susanna, 89.
Price, William, 244.
Priller, Richard, 183.
Primes, , 286, 288,
289.
INDEX. 383
Prince, Capt., 206(2), Rambler (schooner), Revenge (private ship
207, 208, 210. 239. of war), 316.
Job, 227. Ramsdell, Sally, 68. Revenge (privateer),
John, 330. Rand, John & Co., 179.
Prince Maurice, 336. 259, 274. Revenge (sloop), 241
Prince (schooner),257, Randall, Randal, Ran- (3).
272. die, , 223. Revere, Mary F., 63.
Prince of Orange Benjamin, 238. Reves, Eshmel, 350.
(schooner), 259, John, 89(2). Rhymer, Nicholas, 90.
273. Lemuel, 56. Richards, Abbie Eliz-
Prince William Henry Ranger (privateer), abeth, 156.
(schooner), 172. 229. Alice G.(Black),156.
Princess Royal (ship), Ranger (schooner), Allexandr., 307.
239(6). 239, 240(3), 262, ChaunceyS., 156.
Proctor, Procter, 275. Mary, 305.
Goodman, 51. Ranger (sloop), 258, Richardson, Caleb,
John, 51, 346. 273. 342.
Joseph, 196, 206, Rankling, William, John, 91.
268, 281. & Co., 199. Mary Newhall, 64.
Proteus (guardship), Ranney, Samuel, 184. Richard, 90.
24. Rantoul, , 118(2). Robert, 320.
Proud, , 319. Robert S., 97. Riche, , 289.
Providence (priva- Rashire, , 307. Rickard, John Hol-
teer), 227. Joseph, 305. land, 311.
Providence (sloop), Raven (ship), 242. Ricuset or Recusett
239. Rawlins,Nicholas,341. (schooner), 241.
Prudent Mary (ship), Ray, , 236. Ridgway, Hannah,
196. Recovery (brigantine), 201.
Pugh, Richard, 180. 240. Riggs, Joshua, 351.
Pulmer, Joseph, 341.
Putnam, General, 8.
Addison W., 70.
Capt. Bartho., 289.
Maria Phelps, 154.
Reddington, Eliza- Ringe, Daniel, 342.
beth, 57. Rishaw, Ann, 307.
Reden, Hannah, 58. Margaret, 307.
Redin, Benjm., 351. Urna, 307.
Reed, , 9. Risque (shallop), 42.
Mary, 154. John, 88, 95, 96(3). Rittenhouse (ship),
William R., 154. Joseph, 9. 167, 242(4).
Pynchon, , 347. Maj. Richard, 158. Roberts, Jonathan,
Sarah, 88. 340(2).
8uero (schooner), 280. Reed & Brother, 72. William, 163.
lilter, Joseph, 356. Reeves, Mrs. Edgar Robertson, James, 167.
F., 144. Robin (schooner), 262,
Race Horse (sloop), Regan, Morgan, 327. 275.
239. Capt. Morgan, 327. Robins, , 76, 205.
Rachael (schooner), Remong, Andrew,307. Robinson, Capt., 91.
236. Eliza, 307. Andrew, 195.
Raggate, Richard, 175. Franc, 307. Capt. Andrew, 195.
Rainbow (frigate), 17, Renown (ship), 47,174, George, 268.
18(3). 183, 228, 310, 317 Jacob, 300, 301(2),
Rainbow (ship), 34,38, (3). 302.
41, 166, 177(2), 182, Resolution(privateer), Jeremiah, 351.
184, 227, 234, 237 34, 240(2). -John, 268.
(2), 318, 324, 327. Restoration (ship), Judith, 195.
Raisonable (ship),329. 240(2), 241(2). Peter, 177.
Raisonable (ship of Reveng (sloop), 308. Robert, 214(3).
war), 30(2). Revenge (cutter), 46. Thomas, 37.
384
INDEX.
Robishaw, , 305.
Catherine, 305.
Grequire, 305.
Ormon, 305.
Titus, 307.
Robust (ship), 242.
Robuste (ship),242(2).
Rodes (ship), 126, 127.
Rodney, , 286.
Roebuck(ship),46,224.
Rogers, Roggers, Roj-
Maj.,*74(2), 75(2).
Benjamin, 229.
Daniel, 261,262, 275.
Geo. W., jr., 68.
George Washington,
68.
John, 355.
Louise Frances, 68.
R. S.,204.
Samuel, 356.
Timothy, 259, 273.
Roiz, Anthony, 33.
Roland, Thomas, 66.
Rolf, Daniel, 341.
Rollins, Benjamin, 88.
Eliphalet, 88.
James, 88, 189.
John, 88.
Mary, 88.
Nathaniel, 88(2).
Stephen, 88.
Romulus (ship), 166.
Rook, Robert, 132.
Roper, Walter, 356.
Ropes, Benjamin, 133.
David, 182, 225, 286.
George, 190.
John, 190.
Jonathan, 190.
Joseph, 190.
Sarah, 190, 191.
William, 190(2).
Rosa (schooner), 242.
Rose, Joseph, 341.
Thomas, 46.
Ross, , 41.
David, 180, 181, 269,
282.
John, 190.
Judith, 190.
Richard, 190(2).
Ruth, 190(2).
Thomas, 34.
Roundy, Robert, 337.
Rover (armed) sloop
161.*
Row, Samuel, 195.
Royal Bounty (ship),
243(11), 244.
Royal Louis (ship)
288(2).
Royal Oak (ship
war), 35.
Royall, Jacob, 130.
Ruck, Samuel, 132.
Rudd, David, 236.
Rumford (schooner),
212.
Rundeau, , 231.
Capt., 232.
Russe, Daniel, 342.
Russell, Russel, ,
105.
Ezekiel, 54.
John, 5.
John W., 67.
Seth, 243(2).
William, 19, 24.
Rust, Henry, 125.
Nathaniel, 356.
Zebulon, 321.
Rust & Flag, 125.
Ryder, Jane, 66.
Ryley & Chapman,
213(2).
Sachett, Capt. John,
134.
Saco Bob (schooner),
235.
Safford, Caroline, 149.
Joshua F. , 149.
Moses, 56.
Nancy (Flint), 149.
St. Barbe, Wiat, 278.
Wyat, 265.
St. Bees (barque), 309
(2).
St. Croix, John, 318.
St. David (ship), 244
(6).
St. John (brigantine),
309(2).
Salem (brig), 126.
Salem Packet (ship),
310.
Salisbury (brigantine)
131.
Sally (brig), 278.
Sally (brig), 265, 312.
Sally (brigantine),310,
311(5).
Sally (schooner), 267,
268, 269(2), 279,
281, 282(2), 313(5),
321.
Sally (sloop), 313(5),
314(2).
Salter, , 180.
Saltus, Solomon, 311
(2).
Sampson, William,
175.
Sanders, Daniel, 267,
281, 282(2).
John, 262.
Philip, 335.
Thomas, 195.
Sandford, Francis, 37,
40.
Sandwich (schooner
314.
Sansbury, J., 326.
Santepe (schooner),
122.
Saratoga (brig), 126.
Saretoga (brig), 122.
Sargent, Serjeant, Be-
thia, 201.
Daniel, 260, 274,347.
Eli, 65.
Epes, 340.
Fitz, 65.
John, 201.
Mary, 195, 202(2).
Mary (Ellery), 201.
Osborn, 30, 329.
Peter, 202.
Sarah, 195, 200.
Saunders, Charles H.,
145.
James, 275.
Mary G., 145.
Sarah A., 145.
Savage, Savig, ,
290.
John, 350.
Savage ( chooner),
1 4(2).
Savage (sloop of war),
33, 234, 325(2),
326.
Savill, John, 351.
INDEX.
385
Sawtelle, Ella M., 145.
Frank, 145.
Mary Ellen, 145.
Spaulding, 145.
Sawyer, Dr., 303.
Scarborough (ship),
32, 167, 168, 227,
229.
Schiewert, , 135.
Scipio (snow), 314(2).
Scollay, John,258,273.
Scott, Scutt, Gen.,
106.
Dred, 109.
George, 38.
Thomas, 48.
Sea Duck (schooner),
315(2).
SeaFlower(schooner),
315(2).
Seager, , 206.
Seagrove, John, 231.
Seahorse (sloop), 91.
Searle, John, 346.
Seasbrick, , 209.
John, 209(2).
Seaver, Hartley, 67.
Selman, Capt. John, 5.
Samuel, 159.
Serberus (ship), 177.
Sewall, Mitchell, 92,
95, 134-136(2), 218,
219, 337.
Seward, , 107(2).
Shaler, Timothy, 166.
Shambree (ship), 244.
Shamby (sloop), 315
(2), 316.
Shark (arm'd schoon-
er), 172.
Shark (brigantine),
162, 240.
Shattuck, Shattock,
John, 95.
Capt. John, 95.
Shaunbouy (sloop),
315, 316.
Shaw, , 209(3).
Edward, 209(2).
Moses, 61.
Moses H., 67.
Roger, 50.
Samuel, jr., 61.
Shelber, John, 171(2).
William, 171.
Sheldon,Ephraim,131.
Shepard, Sheppard,
Shepherd, Rev.
Mr., 52.
J. H., 15.
John, 342.
Solomon, 341.
Sherlock, , 170.
Sherman, , 113.
Sherriff, Col., 45.
Shillins, Joseph, 260.
Shirley (ship), 204.
Shute, Gov., 196.
Siam (ship), 204.
Sibley, John Langdon,
68.
Sigourney, Capt., 160.
Sillers, John, 48.
Silsbee, Daniel, 55.
Henry, 55.
William, 195.
Silsbee & Pickman,
204.
Silsbee, Pickman &
Allen, 204(5).
Silver, Arabella G.,
143.
Simns, Eben, 350.
Simonds, Simond,
Simmonds, ,
79.
Capt. Thomas, 245.
Will, 356.
Simonds, see also Sy-
monds.
Simonton, Harriet,
143.
Sinkler, George, 91.
Sir Andrew Hammond
(brig), 244.
Sir Andrew Hammond
(letter of marque),
321.
Sir Andrew Hamond
(schooner), 36(2).
Sison, Benjamin, 324.
Skerrell, George, jr.,
220.
Skerrett, Thiton, 334.
Skillin, Joseph, 274.
Skinner, John, 47,
226.
Slyfeild, George, 134,
135(2), 136.
Small, Susanna, 200.
Smallman, William,
192.
Smith, , 35, 182,
214, 215(2), 351,
356.
Capt, 127.
Adaline Converse,
67.
Asenath, 138.
Augustus Willard,
141.
Rev. Azro A., 144.
Caroline Hatch, 67.
Clara Nellie, 152.
Cyrus, 67.
David, 270(2), 282
(2), 325.
Ebenezer, 67.
Edward, jr., 235.
Elias, 41, 173, 346.
Capt. Elias, 41.
Etta Maria, 67.
Fanny Apphia, 67.
Frank Cyrus, 67.
Fred Eben, 67.
George, 256, 257,
271(2).
Harriet Bartlett
(Shaw), 141.
Harriet Hood 67(2).
Humphrey, 257.
Humphrey & Co.,
272.
James, 54, 322.
John, 256, 271.
John & Co., 256.
John Enva, 68.
Joseph, 214, 266,
279(2).
Lawrence Marcel,
152.
Marcel Nelson, 152.
Mary, 138.
Mary Adeline, 141.
Miriam, 152.
Moses, 138.
Nathaniel, 337.
Nelson Harvey, 152.
Nicholas, 313.
Perley Ebeneze.r,68.
Rebecca, 144.
Richard, 356.
Samuel & Co., 271.
Sarah, 66.
Sarah Elizabeth, 68.
386
INDEX.
Smith, Seth, 227.
Silas, 180.
Thomas, 33, 342.
Will, 356.
Willard, 67.
Snake (armed vessel),
230.
Snake (brigantine),
316(5).
Snake (ship), 42.
Snow, Agnes, 54.
Henry, 54.
Sarah, 54.
Soley, John, 279.
Somerby, , 349.
Daniel, 342.
Somes, Soams, Capt.,
158.
Nehemiah, 266, 279.
Sooloo (ship), 204.
Sophia (brigantine),
316(3).
Southward, George,
269.
Spear, William, 270.
Speed (brigantine),
317.
Speedwell (brigan-
tine), 317(4).
Speedwell (privateer),
32, 44, 45, 324.
Speedwell (schooner),
132, 323.
S pence, Gen., 206.
James, 169.
Spencer, Gen., 210.
John, 187.
Spinney, Hannah, 198,
199.
Spitfire (tender), 227.
Spoffard, John, 342.
Springer, Daniel, 216.
Spry (sloop), 261, 274.
Spurrier, ,90(3).
Caleb, 90.
Spujs, Alexander &
Co., 331.
Stacy, Stace, Stacey,
, 177, 213.
Ben, 207.
Ebenezer, 275.
John, 213.
Richard, 278.
Samuel, 177.
Simon, 356.
Stanfield, , 328.
Stanhope, Capt., 242.
Staniford, Capt., 348.
Stanislaus (ship), 317.
Stanley, Stanly, ,
. 252(4), 253.
David, 146.
Mary O., 146.
Rebecca, 146.
William, 238.
Stanton, , 107.
Attorney General,
105.
Star, Mary, 187.
Stark (privateer), 352.
Starkes (ship), 123.
Sterns, , 205.
Stetson, Abigail, 65.
Charles, 65.
Dexter, 65.
Isaiah, 270, 282.
Stevens, Edward H.,
143.
Jeremiah, 45.
John, 337.
Mary, jr., 195, 201.
Mary (Ellery), 201.
Samuel, 201.
Thomas, 236.
William, 212, 258.
Wyatt M., 143.
Stewart, James, 89.
Sarah, 89.
Stickney, John, 342.
Stigelli, Giorgio, 283.
Stiles, Richard, 11.
Stockb ridge, Lydia,
200.
Stodder, Bessie H.,
143.
Simon A., 143.
Stone, B. W. & Bros.,
204.
Benjamin, 236.
Sarah, 63.
Thomas, 46.
Stone, Silsbee & Pick-
man, 204(5).
Storer, Ebenezer, 347.
Seth, 165(2).
Storke (brigantine),
318.
Story, Seth, 342.
Will, jr., 356.
Will, sr., 356.
Strahorn, William,
213.
Straw, Martha C., 69.
Street, , 223.
Phabian, 46.
Sturdy Beggar (armed
schooner), 238.
Success (brig), 318.
Success (brigantine),
318.
Success (privateer).
169.
Success (schooner),
318(2), 319(4).
Success (sloop), 319
(2).
Sukey (schooner), 319.
Sumatra (ship), 204.
Sumner, , 115.
Surprise (frigate), 23
(2), 354.
Surprise (ship), 226.
Surprize (ship), 230.
Susan Drew (ship),
204.
Susannah (schooner),
264, 268, 277, 281.
Susannah (sloop), 320
(2).
Sutherland, Henry,
152.
Lorena (Palmer),
152.
Mary B., 152.
Sutter, George, 169.
Swain, Thomas, 65.
Swallow (schooner),
270, 282, 320(6).
Swallow (sloop), 93.
Swan, Swann, Elias,
170.
Richard, 342.
Robert, 341.
Swan (sloop), 320.
Swaney, Nathaniel,
234.
Swasey, Capt., 251,
253, 353(2).
Joseph, 134.
Sweat (privateer), 321
(2).
Sweepstakes (brig),
321.
Sweetsir, William,
258, 273,
INDEX.
387
Sweetsir, William &
Co., 258, 273.
Swift (privateer brig),
167.
Swiney, Capt., 221.
Swinington, Elisha,
69.
Sylvester, Joshua, 87.
Rachel, 87.
Symmes, Lewis, 64.
Symonds, Symons,
-, 347.
Elizabeth (An-
drews), 203.
Louisa F., 72.
Samuel, 203.
Symonds, see also
Simonds.
Syms, Henry, 334.
Syren (ship), 204, 321.
Talbot, Thomas, 171.
Tamar (ship), 234.
Tammy (schooner),
321.
Tapley, Alexander,57.
Jeffery, 47(2).
Tarbox, , 66.
Lydia, 61.
Nancy, 66.
Taria Topan (bark),
204.
Tarr, David, 202.
Tarring, William, 261,
275.
Tartar (privateer), 243
(3).
Tartar (ship), 321(2).
Tartar (sloop), 314.
Tarter (schooner), 31
(4), 32, 321(2).
Tassmar, , 135.
Taw (brig), 181.
Taylor, Enoch, 32.
Isaac, 175.
Robert, 182.
Samuel, 341.
Capt. William, 92,
130.
Teatus, Capt., 234.
Tebbetts, Ezra R., 66.
Hall W., 141.
Tenney, George,
69.
John, 198,
Terrible (privateer),
320.
Thatcher, Elisha, 270,
280.
Josiah, 32.
Thayer, Thare, ,
20.
Lieut., 19.
Nathaniel, 19, 227.
Thimoleon (brigan-
tine), 321(2).
Thirston, Daniel, 342.
Thomas, Elizabeth,
63.
Thomas (brigantine),
322.
Thomas (ship), 172.
Thomas and William
(brig), 322.
Thomas & William
(brigantine), 322.
Thompson, Thomson,
,35.
Edward, 91, 340(2).
Lancelot, 43.
Richard, 133.
Samuel, 225, 319.
Thorlow, John, 341.
Thorn (privateer), 35,
244(3;.
Thorn (ship), 322, 323
(6).
Thorn (sloop), 322.
Thorndike, , 335.
Andrew, 328.
Israel, 322.
Paul, jr., 334.
Thornton, Matthew,
334.
Thrash, , 246.
Philip, 264, 277.
Thrasher (ship), 172.
Three Brothers (brig-
antine), 323(3).
Three Brothers
(schooner), 270,
282.
Three Friends(brigan-
tine), 324(2).
Three Friends (sloop),
133, 324.
Three Sisters (ship),
324.
Three Sisters (sloop),
246.
Thurston, see Thirs-
ton.
Tibido, Antho., 305.
David, 305.
John, 305.
Joseph, 305.
Mary, 305.
Molly, 305.
Peter, 305.
Titcomb, Elizabeth,
90.
Jedediah, 90.
Titus, Ellen, 68.
Todd, Chipman, 168.
George, 230.
John, 61.
Todhunter, Joseph,
268.
Tolman, , 209.
Henry, 200.
Tom (brigantine), 325.
Tom (ship), 325(7).
Tonge, Capt., 182.
Richard Peter, 183.
Tonkin, Ralph, 90(2).
Toppan, Abram, 226.
Joseph, 79.
Tothiel, Edward, 335.
Touchstone, Mary ,202 .
Towne, Mary, 300(2).
Rebecca, 300(2).
Ruth, 59.
Sarah, 300(2).
William, 300(2).
Townsend, Town-
shend, Ivan, 153.
James, 175.
John, 225, 319.
Samuel, 261(2), 274
(2).
Toye, Joseph, 240.
Tracy, Tracey, ,
123(2).
Nathaniel, 177, 264,
277.
Robert, 264, 277.
Trafton, Betsey, 153.
Oliver, 153.
Trapp, Caleb, 39.
Treadwell, Tredwell,
Nathll., 356.
Capt. Nathaniel,159.
Treffery, William, 212.
Trepassy (sloop of
war), see Defence.
388 INDEX.
Triton (schooner),326. Tutle, , 356. Venus (man of war),
Trotman, , 40(2). Two Betseys (brigan- 29(2).
Henry, 39. tine), 327. Venus (ship), 29, 329.
True American (letter Two Betsys (brig), 326 Vernon, Fortesque,
of marque), 250. (2), 327. 278.
True American (priv- Two Betsys (brigan- Thomas Coverly,278
ateer), 250. tine), 326. Verry, Jonathan, 341.
True American (ship), Two Brothers (brigan- Victor (armed brig),
251. tine), 132. 237.
True Bell (schooner), Two Brothers (sohoon- Victor (frigate), 17,
29. er), 327(2). 18(2).
True Blue (arm'd Two Brothers (sloop), Viper (brigantine), see
schooner), 180. 265, 267, 278, 280, Concorde.
True Blue (privateer), 327(2). Viper (privateer), 318.
169. Two Brothers and Viper (ship), 332.
True Blue (schooner), Betsey(sloop),164. Volk, , 118(2).
29, 30(2), 177, 326 Two Friends (schoon- Vulture (ship), 182,
(2). er), 328. 260,274.
True Blue (ship), 168. Two Sisters (schoon- Vulture (ship of war),
True Blue (tender),34, er), 328. 87, 38.
318(2). Two Sisters (sloop), Vulture(sloop of war),
Trueman, , 249. 270. 168, 234.
Truesdale, Mary, 49. Tyger (brig), 122(2),
Richard, 49. 123. Wade, Col., 57.
Trumbull, Trumbal, Tyler, Jacob, 157. Jonath., 356.
Trumble, , William, 130. Wadleigh, B., 354.
119. Benjamin, 353(2),
Judah, 342. Unborn (ship), 43, 354.
Lyman, 115. 163(2), 315, 320, Wainewright, Wane-
Trumbull (frigate), 18. 322. wright, , ir.,
Trumbull (privateer), Union (brig), 126, 269, 356.
37(2), 39, 40, 176. 282. John, 356.
Trundy, Thomas, 350. Union (brigantine), Wair, Thomas, 216.
Tryal (sloop), 326(2). 328. Waite, Harriet, 67.
Tuck, William, 228, Union (privateer), 328 Wakefield, Elizabeth,
264, 277. (3). 202.
Tucker, Capt , 14. Unity (ship), 4. Elizabeth (Dove),
Hannah, 197. 202.
John, 171. Valentine,HerbertE., Samuel, 202(3).
Mary, 351. 283. Wakelyn, Timothy,
May Munroe, 72. Valpy, Valpey, Abra- 216.
Myra, 148. ham, 335. Wakley, Elizabeth,
Samuel, 15, 168. Benjamin, 319. 194.
Capt. Samuel, 11,15. Elizabeth, 335(2). Walcott, Alice, 187.
Sarah, 198. Vandam, , 45. Wales, Ebenezer, 279.
William, 264, 277, Van Voorhis, Ellen Walker, Benjamin,
329. Katherine, 148. 336.
Tufts, Mrs. Clara, 153. Van Widom, ,135. James, 48.
Turner, Benjamin, 88. Varnum, Ge*., 208, Richard, 356.
Caleb, 177. 210(2). Wall, ,20(2).
Elizabeth, 88. I., 211. Michael, 20.
Col. John, 92. Varny, Tho., 356. Wallis, Necolas, 356.
Mary, 88. Venus (brig), 329. Ward, , 125.
Nehemiah, 88. Venus (brigantine), Joshua, 125.
Sarah, 88. 328(2), 329(2). Miles, 190, 266, 278.
INDEX.
389
Wardell, Nathaniel,
329.
Ware, Thomas, 216.
Warner, Daniel, sr.,
356.
Mary, 60.
Nathll., 356.
Warren, Capt., 39(3).
Bayley, 39, 40.
Benjamin, 31(2),321.
Warren (privateer),
322.
Warren (schooner),
4(2), 5, 11, 329.
Warwick (ship), 41,
177.
Washington, , 2,
3(4), 4(2), 5(3), 7
(2), 8(3), 9(3) -
11(2), 12, 13(2), 15
(2), 98, 102, 111,
117(2).
Washington, Gen., 62,
84, 308(3).
George, 13.
Washington (brigan-
tine), 41(2).
Washington (priva-
teer), 173, 331.
Washington (ship),
329.
Wass, Willmot, 176.
Waters, Capt., 5, 11,
14.
Capt. Daniel, 11.
Samuel, 89(2).
Watson, Alexander,
227.
Nicholas, 226.
Weatherbee, Mrs.
Florabel, 153.
Webb, Stephen P.,
285.
Webber,Hepsibah,149
Ignatius, 237.
John, 149.
Louisa Jane, 149.
Walter, 139.
Webster, , 98.
Capt, 347.
Abigail (Messer),
Charles, 35(2).
Edward Augustus,
137.
Webster, Elizabeth
Walker, 137.
Stephen, 137.
Stephen Augustus,
137.
Weed, Mrs. Mary,202.
Weeks, Samuel, 130.
Welch, Alice Hood,
141.
Justin Hood, 140.
Leone Parker, 141.
Letitia, 140.
Thomas, 140, 340.
Truman Bartlett,
141.
William, 140.
William Brown, 140.
Welcom, Moses, 208.
Welcome (schooner),
267.
Weller, Thorns, 351.
Wellman, Tim, 350.
Wells, Nathll., 356.
Welsh, George, 270,
280.
Hezekiah, 37.
Wentworth, , 161.
West, Benjamin, 264,
276.
Henery, 91.
John, 58.
Capt. Nathaniel,252.
Sarah, 58(2).
Twifirel, 356.
Twiford, 356.
William, 260, 274.
Wheeler, Capt. A.,
201.
Jethro, jr., 91.
Joseph, 350.
Whipple, Abraham,
180.
Adaline, 146.
Daniel, 146.
Guy Montrose, 146.
Capt. John, 356.
Corp. John, 356.
John Francis, 146.
Joseph, 356.
Stephen, 67.
Whitaker, John, 337.
White, , 126, 127,
345.
Henry, 41, 315.
James, 356.
White, John, 90, 131,
190, 214(2), 286(2),
287.
Capt. John, 335,340.
Joseph, 315, 351.
Margt., 306.
Mary, 190.
P. Elizabeth, 69.
Samuel, 345.
Stephen, 327.
William, 220, 356.
Whitecomb, William,
238.
Whitman, Robert,356.
Whittemore, ,125.
Whitwell, William,
160.
Wigan, , 208.
Wilborn, Mary, 193.
Wilbur, , 235.
Manor, 235.
Wilkinson, John, 162.
Wilks, Lord, 78.
Willard, William, 213.
Willcox, Capt., 211.
Benjamin, 211.
William (schooner),
30(2), 329(2), 330.
William (ship), 134.
William and Barbara
(sloop), 330(4).
William Pagan & Co.,
172.
William Rankling &
Co., 169.
Williams, Capt., 176.
Col., 76.
George, 119, 175(2),
286.
Henry, 289.
Heugh, 217.
John, 342.
Martha, 336.
Pere, 29.
Robert, 133.
William, 92.
Williamson, John, 309
(2).
Willis, John, 216, 217.
Wilson, , 106.
Judith, 333.
Theophi, 356.
Windsor (ship),330(2),
Winniet, Joseph, 167.
241.
390
INDEX.
Winslow, , 161.
Charles, 63.
Joshua, 267, 279.
Kenelm, 88.
Mary, 88.
Winsor, George, 339.
Winter, Capt., 167.
Wise, Ammi Ruha-
mah, 337.
James, 92.
Wishart, David, 316.
Witch of the Wave
(ship), 204.
Witchcraft (ship),204.
Wolcott, Jonathan,
187.
Wolf (brig), 253.
Wolfe, Henry, 267(2).
Wolfe (brig), 275.
Wood, Abijah, 60.
Esaiah, 356.
John, 169.
Obadiah, 356.
Phebe, 61.
Woodbridge, Benja-
min, 214.
Capt. Benjamin,214.
Paul, 92.
Thomas, 268.
Woodbridge (brig),
268.
Woodbury, And., 320.
Eleanor, 68.
Lydia, 200.
Woodins, John,
342.
Woodward, Ezechiel,
259, 273, 342.
Woolenhoft, Casper,
310.
Woolfe, Woolf, Hen-
ry, 280(2).
Woolfe (brig), 262,265,
277.
Workman, Thomas,
34.
Worth, , 158.
Capt., 253.
Wright, George, 259,
274.
Wyer, Albert,
65.
Wytherill, Joshua,199 .
Yeaton, , 173(2).
York (armed sloop),
227.
York (ship), 330, 331
(5).
York and Potts, 242.
Youins, Sarah, 201.
Young, , 42.
Capt., 42.
Francis, 342.
John, 234.
Young Africa (brig),
263, 265, 276, 277.
Young Phoenix (brig),
263, 276.
Youngloue, Samuel,
sr., 356.
Samuel, jr., 356.
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