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Contents— 3anuarp, 1917
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•''The Twenty-Third Psalm"; vf. Facing
L; Rev. IchabodWisw all's Will
11^ Plymouth/" Mass., Vital Records?, (Continued)
tjgt..-- ;;^'jni^^»SUc6KbED^'BARNSTABLET-'CoUNTY: Deeds. Abstracts ; ,
Wv the Editor. ' . ,
IV. _;-■• Thomas Macomber's Will' and -the Estates of His Sons
. v; Thomas and. Onesimus '^ly ;^_. .
. V.- ^Plymouth Colony VitaLVR^ecords. (Continued) .
>,■;•' VI. Thomas Pope to Joseph Bartlett
VIiXthe Will of?Thomas Southworth'of Duxbury and the
.Transcribed by Miss Ethel
Estate of His Son JedediAH.
*'4>vf. "^-^^-Bfadford Davis j^: '"'. y/V ti'-H?^'^
VIII. Plymouth Colony Wills andInyentoeii
IX/,;Thk^Will of^Seth; Staple of Taunton
X. The^Wills of ^MeiAtiahv,BourNv of?
Silvanus and Mercy, Bourn of Barnstable,
Abstracts of Barnstable County, Mass., Probate Record:
Form for a Beques
XIII. J Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records. (Continue:
"The Twenty-Third Psalm " .
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Vol, XEX JANUARY, 1917 No. \
REV. ICHABOD WISW ALL'S WILL
By the Editor
Rev. Ichabod Wiswall of Duxbury married Priscilla
Pabodie3 (Elizabeth2 Aldcn, Jo/ui1) of Duxbury. They had six
children, but the births of only four, Mercy, Hannah, Peleg and
Perez, were entered on the Duxbury records.* All of these, with
the exception of Perez, were mentioned in their father's will,
which also mentioned two other daughters, Priscilla and Deborah.
The five children who survived their father married as
follows :
Mercy Wiswall4 ; born 4 October, 1680; died 12 November,
1716; married, 25 January, 1704/5, John Wadsworth.
Hannah Wiswall4; born 22 February, 1681 f ; died 22 Sep-
tember, 1722; married Rev. John Robinson.
Peleg Wiswall4; born 5 February, 1683 ; married, in 17 19 or
1720, Elizabeth Rogers of Ipswich, and died in Boston, in 1767.
Priscilla Wiswall4, born about 1690; died in Bristol, R. I.,
12 September, 1780; married in Duxbury, 23 October, 17 16,
Ger shorn4 Bradford (Samziefi, William2'1), who was born
21 December, 1691, and died in Bristol, R. I., 4 April, 1757.
The two deaths are on one gravestone.
'Deborah Wiswall4; born about 1693; died 22 April, 1776;
married 21 October, 17 17, Samuel Seabury.
Rev. Ichabod Wiswall died in Duxbury, 23 July, 1700, in his
sixty-third year, and was buried in the old cemetery at South
Duxbury. His widow, Priscilla, died 3 June, 1724, and was
buried in the old cemetery at Kingston, Mass.
♦Mayflower Descendant, 8 : 231 and 9 : 229.
t Hannah was born in 1682 (in new style) and Peleg in 16S4.
2 Rev. Ichabod Wiswall's Will
Rev. Ichabod Wiswall made his will, at Duxbury, 25 May,
1700, and it was probated 19 August, 1700. The original will
is still preserved in the files of the Registry of Probate at
Plymouth ; but it is somewhat worn, and in the copy here pre-
sented the missing words have been supplied from t;.
the will in the first volume of the Probate Records.
A careful copy of the will and inventory, and of the probate
proceedings, made from the original documents, is here printed,
at the expense of two members of the Massachusetts Society of
Mayflower Descendants, who have requested us not to publish
their names. They are descended from Rev. Ichabod and
Priscilla (Pabodie) Wiswall, through the daughter Priscilla
Wiswall, who married Gershom4 Bradford.
Especial attention is called to the fact that "my Eldest
Daughter the wife of Elisha Wadsworth", mentioned in the will,
was Ichabod's daughter Elizabeth, by his first wife. Elisha
Wadsworth and Elizabeth Wiswall were married in Duxbury,
9 December, 1694.*
The original will, the original letter of administration and the
original inventory are still in the probate files.
[Rev. Ichabod Wiswall's Will]
[From original will] [I Ich]abod Wiswall [of Duxborough in
ye County of Plimouth being weak o]f body but of [sound mind
and memory praised be God for ye Same] Doe make this my
la[st Will & Testament] in m[ann]er & form following] that is
to say first I Comitt my body to the Earth to be decently
[Buryed w]hen it shall Please God to take [me] hence & my soul
into the hands [of God] my saviour in sure & Certain hope of a
Joyfull Resurrection & Reunion through the precious Merritts
of Jesus Christ my Lord & only Redeemer. And for the dis-
posall of my outward Estate which God hath Graciously Given
me my mind & will [is] the same shall be disposed as in this my
Will is sett Down . first I have [alread]y Given to my Eldest
Daughter the wife of Elisha Wadsworth her Portion of my Estate
& is as much as I have to give to any other of My Daughters.
Item I give & bequeath unto my welbeloved wife Presilla all
my housing & lands Lying in the Township of Duxburough for
& During the Terme of her Naturall Life or otherwise soe long
as she shall Continue my widdow.
Item I give & bequeath to my son Peleg one half of all my
lands & meadows both salt & fresh meadows to him & his heirs
for Ever . lying at Scipican
* Pilgrim Notes and Queries, 3 : 121.
Rev. Ichabod Wiswall 's Will 3
Item I give & bequeath unto my four Daughters mercy
Hanah Prissilla & Deborah the other half of all my lands &
meadows at Scipican Alias Rochester in Equall parts to thern
& their severall heirs for Ever.
Item I give & bequeath to my said four Daughters all my
lands at Sagetihock or Kenebeck in the Eastern parts of this
Cuntry being one hundred acres be the same more or less to
them & their Respective heirs for Ever.
Item I give & bequeath to my son Peleg all my houses &
lands uplands & meadows lying in the Township of Duxbury to
be possesed & Injoyed by him after the decease of his Mother
or her second Marriage to him & his heirs for Ever.
Item I give & bequeath to my son Peleg all my Books &
thirty pounds in money towards his Education at the Collegde
Item I give & bequeath all my other goods & Chatties &
moneys to my well beloved wife Prissilla for the bring up of my
Children & her support & Comfort during her life & at her dis-
cretion to bestow amongst my Children.
Item I nominate & appoint my welbeloved wife Prissilla to
be sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament In Witness
I wherof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the 25* day of
May 1700
Signed Sealed & Declared Ichabod wiswall (seal)
by the above named Mr
Icabod Wiswall to be his
I Last Will & Testament
in the prsence of us
Alexander Standishe
: John Sprague
! Samuell Seabury
John Wadsworth
John Sprague Samuel Seabury & John Wadsworth three of ye
: witnesses here named Appeared before William Bradford Esqr
, Judge of probate on ye 19th day of August 1700 And made oath
; that they were present and Saw and heard mr Ichabod Wiswall
the Testator above named sign Seal & declare this Instrument
to be his last will and Testament And that to the best of their
, Judgment he was of Sound disposing mind and memory when
• he did the same
Attest Sam1 Sprague Register
On the back of the original will is written " The Last Will &
Testam1 of Mr Ichabod Wiswall To be opened after his Decease "
[The will was also recorded, 1 : 325.]
Rev. Ichabod WiswaWs Will
[From original letter] Willyam Bradford Esqr Commission;
&c for ye Granting of Probate of Wils and Letters of Adminis-
tration within the County of Plimouth &c To all to whome these
presents Shall Come or may Concern Greeting
know ye that on the nineteenth Day of August An" Domini
one thousand and Seven hundred Before me at Plimouth The
Will of m1' Ichabod Wisewall late of Duxborough in the County
aforesaid Deceased to these presents Annexed was proved
Approved and allowed who having while he lived and at y time
of his Death Goods Chattels Rights and Credits Thje said
Deceased and his said will in any manner Concerning was Com-
mitted unto pricilla his wife Executrix in the same will named
well and truly to Administer y same And to make a true ana
perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Goods Chattels Right -
and Credits of the said deceased And the same to Exhibit Into
ye Registers office of the said County according to Law Also tc
Render a true and Plaine account of her said Administration
upon oath In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and ye Seal of ye said Office.
Dated at Plimouth the 19th William Bradford (seal,
day of August 1700 :
Sam1 Sprague Regster
[The letter of administration was also recorded, 1 : 325.]
[From original inventory] An Enventory Taken of the
Estate of the Late decesed mr Ichobod Wisewall : This ninth
day of august 1700 by us Whose names are under writen :
It To money and clothing
Itn To Botes
Itm To beds and Beding
Itn To plate
Itm To brass Iran and puter with other housell stuf
Itm To Cubbords Cheists and Trunks
Itm To Table Linnin
Itm To Guns and pistel
Itm To Table wheeles and Chairs with all other hous-
hold Lumber
Itm To hors and furnitor
Itn To neate Chatles
Itm To Sheepe and Swine
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flax wool & Remnants of Cloth.
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Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records 5
The house and Lands not prised : nor the part of the Sawmill att
Rochester : nor Lands at or near Narhaganset & Sagadahock alias
kenebeck
Edward southworth
Thomas Delano
mr Priscilla Wisewall Executrix of the last will of her late Hus-
band mr Ichabod Wiswall late of duxborough deceased made oath
in plimouth August 19th 1700 That the above written is a true
Inventory of the goods chattels & Credits of the sd Deceased so
far as she knows and that if more shall Come to her knowledge
She will Cause it to be Added
Before W,n Bradford Esqr
Attest Sam1 Sprague Register
[The inventory was also recorded, 1 : 326.]
PLYMOUTH, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
( Ctmtin u edfrom Vol. X VIII, p. 216)
[p. 14] The Child . of . William Huston & Elizabeth his Wife
William Huston . Born July . 22nd 1755.
The Children of Thomas Cornish, & Anne his Wife
1 Elizabeth Cornish Born March 2 . 1757.
2 Thomas Cornish, Born Septr 22 . 1758.
3. Josiah Cornish, Born Octr 15th 1760.
4. Anna Cornish . Born Feby 24th 1763.
5 Abigal Cornish Born Novr 24th 1764
6 Samuel Cornish Born Janry 10th 1767.
TJie Children of . Branch Blackmer & Sarah his Wife
1 Mary . Blackmer . Born Febry 21st 1758 . Deceasd
2. Sarah Blackmer, Born July 2 . 1759. Deceasd
3 William Blackmer born Octr 27 . 1760
4 John Blackmer born Janfy 8 . 1763
5 Sarah Blackmer born Novr 28th 1764
ry . j Mary Blakmer born July 10th 1767
( Mercy Blackmer born July 10th 1767
8 Betty Blackmer born Novr 3rd 1769
9 Richard Blackmr born Novr ist 1772
ry . (10 Branch Blackmer born April 10th 1775
I n Ivorey Blackmer born April 10th 1775
[p. 15] The Chilldern . of William Serjant . & Mary his Wife
1 Experience Serjant . Born May ist 1750
2 Ruth . Serjant . Born Decemb 27th 175 1
6 Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records
3. Mary Serjant Born July 22 . 1754
4 Elizabeth Serjant Born March 22nd 1756 Deceased March 28th 1758
5 Lydia Serjant Born Janry ist 1758
6 Elizabeth Serjant Born June 10th 1760
7 Sarah Serjant Born April 4th 1762
8 Hannah Serjant Born July . 10th 1764
The Children of Benjamin Lucas, & Lydia his Wife
1 Bela Lucas, Born Feb1^ 3 . 1757.
2. Isaac Lucas Born Jan^ 6 . 1759
3 Abigail Lucas Born March 8 . 1761.
4. Ezra Lucas Born . May 19 . 1763.
5 Lucey Lucas Born March 24th 1765
6 Lydia Lucas Born July 24th 1767
7 Naomi Lucas born June 2nd 1770
The Children of George [Henry*] Griffin & Marcia his wife
1. George Henry Griffin, born, 1833 . July 29th
2. Hannah Elizabeth, born, 1835 . June 6th.
3. Sarah Williams born, 1837 . June 13th.
[p. 16] The Chilld of Ebenezer Fuller . & Lowis His Wife
1 Ebenezer Fuller . Born Febry 4th 1758
The Children of John Gardner & Ann his wife.
1 William Gardner born in Roxbury
2. Susan Gear Gardner born 1824 August 24
3. Ann Maria Gardner born 1830 July 20
4 John Gardner born 1832 . Novr 9.
5. Andrew Gear Gardner . 1834 . Decr 2.
6 Mary Clark Gardner 1837 . May 9.
The Child of Benja Allen, & Beza his Wife
Benjamin Allen, Born, Octr 11 . 1755.
The Children of Nathan Simmons & Lydia his wife.
1. Nathan born July. 29 . 1754 . deceased august . n . following.
2. Nathan born august . n . 1755.
3. Bennet born august . 17 . 1757.
Said Nathan Simmons dyed November . 3 . 1758 . Aged . 27 . years
& . 6 . months.
Children of Chandler Carver & Catharine his Wife
1. Lucy Carver born March 28 . 1837.
2. James M Carver March 5 . 1839.
[p. 17] The Children of Mr William Watson, & Elizabeth his Wife.
1 William Watson Born Augst 18 . 1757.
2 Elizabeth Watson Born Febry 17th 1759
3 Benjamin Watson Born Febry 8th 1761
4 Ellen Watson Born April 12th 1764
The Children of John Stephenson, & Elizabeth his Wife
1 John Stephenson Born Octr ye 13th 1757.
2 Elizabeth Stephenson Born in Bostson may 15th 1760
*" Henry" has a line through it, with an "x" above, referring to "x
Washington " at the bottom of the page, written in a different hand.
Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records y
3 Jasper hall Stephenson Born Jany 1 8th 1766
4th Child see above
4 Will1" Stephenson born Ap: 27th 1767
The Children of Joshua Holmes & Hannah Holmes his Wife
1. Elizabeth Holmes Born Augst 8 . 1756.
2 Joshua Holmes Born, March 28 . 1759.
Children of Charles Westgate & Lydia his wife.
1. Charles Howard Westgate, born 1832, May 29
2. Nancy Polden Westgate born 1835, Feb* 19
3. Susan Polden Westgate born 1838 April, 28.
[p. 18] The . Chilldren of Joseph Rider ye 3rd & Thankfull his wife.
1 Samuel . Rider . Born Novr 28th 1752 Deceasd Decr yc 19th 1752
2 Samuel . Rider . Born . June 25th 1754
3 a Daughter . not named . born July . 18th 1757 . Deceasd the same day
4. Hannah Rider Born Augst 17 . 1760.
[5 Joawia Ryder born Aug. igth iy8i*~\
The Children of Thadeus Faunce & Mary Ann his wife.
1 Elizabeth Davis born 1834 . Novr 2 2d
2. Mary Ann born 1836 . Aug1 10th.
3. Thadeus born 1839 . Ap1 4th
The Children of John Cobb & Hannah his Wife
1 Hannah . Cobb Born in Kingston June 17th 1756
2 Patience . Cobb Born in Plym0 April 29th 1758
3. Joannah Cobb Born Decr 4 . 1759.
4. Lydia Cobb Born Novr 3 . 1761.
5. Sarah Cobb . Born . Novr 5 1762.
6 Abigail Cobb Born Novr 30th 1765
The Children of John Cobb & Pearces his 2nd wife
1 William Cobb born June 24th 1767
2 Elizabeth Cobb born Novr 14th 1769
3 Eleonar Cobb born Novr 26th 1770
4 John Cobb born April 22nd 1773
5 Ruth Cobb born Oct1" 13th 1775
6 Perces Cobb born Decr 31 1777 Deceasd Jan^ 2nd 1782
7 Josiah Cobb born Novr 3rd 1780
8 Perces Cobb . born June 16th 1783
[p. 19] The Child of Willm Gammons & Fear his Wife
Rebeckah Gammons, Born March 1753.
Samuel Alexander Jrf & Charlotte his wife
1. Catharine Elizabeth born January 21 . 1830
2. Samuel Thomas " July 24 . 1833
3. John Knowls " March . 2 . 1837
The Chilld of John Dyre & Mary his Wife
John Dyre Born May 25th 1758
♦This entry evidently was an error, and it was partially erased. The record
will be found on original page 78, among the children of Joseph Rider, Jr., and
Abigail his wife.
t " Jr " was added in a different hand.
8 Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records
The Child of James Timberleck & Lydia his wife
Sarah Timberleck born June 27th 1775
Children of Oliver Holmes & Pamela his Wife
1. Amelia Anne born, 1831, May 31
2. Maria Thomas born 1833, June 28
3. Fanny Winsor born 1835, Mar. 24
4. Mehetable Pain " 1839 Feby 3.
[p. 20] The Chilldren of . William Weston & Mary His Wife
1 Lewis Weston . Born . August 22nd 1754
2 William Weston Born July . 17th 1757
3 Comer Weston born
The Chilldren of Samuel Doten & Mary Doten his Wife
1 Rebeckah Doten . Born . Novr 30th 1753 Deceasd Decr 14th 1753
2 Samuel . Doten . Born July 15th 1758
Mary Doten Born, Sep1 18, 1762
[p. 21] The Children of John Cornish & Lydia his Wife
2. Hannah Cornish Born, April 3 . 1758.
1 A Son Borne, June 1757 . & Dyed a few Minutes after its Birth.
3. A Daughter Born Decr 3 . 1759 . and Lived about one Week.
4. Mary Cornish Born March 176 1 is March ye ist
5. Lydia Cornish Born April 19th 1763
The Child of John Cornish & Sarah his 2nd wife
John Cornish born Jan^ 5th 177 1 Deceasd
The Children of John Cornish & Pheba his wife
1 John Cornish born Novr 22nd 1772
2. Freeman Cornish born Augst 27th 1774 Deceasd
3. Sarah . Cornish born Nov1" 22nd 1776
4 Spooner Cornish born Janry 10 . 1779
The Children of Nath1 Washburn, & Mary his Wife
1 Mary Washburn Born July 27 . 1758 . Deceased Decr 15th 1759.
2 Nathaniel Washburn Born August ye 1 . 1760
3 Mary Washburn . Born . Feb1"? ye 17 1764.
The Chilldren of John Cornish & Elizabeth his wife
Freeman Cornish & \ T
Clark . Cornish )
Twins borne Oct0 24th 1782
Phebe Cornish born April 20th 1785
[p. 22] The Chilldern of Zacheus Bartlett & Margarett his Wife
1 Phebe Bartlett Born March 16th 1754
2 Elizabeth Bartlett Born Octr 21st 1758
Children of James Diman & Rebecca his wife
1 Rebecca Harlow, born May 17 . 1834
2 Mary Boylston " Mar: 29 . 1837
The Chilldren of William Carver & Margarett his Wife
1 Thomas Carver born Octr 4th 1755
2 William Carver born Augst 2nd 1757
3 Branch Carver borne Octr 17th 1759
The Child of Joseph Fulgham & Rebackah Fulgham his Wife
Charles Fulgham Born June 13th 1749
Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records
Children of Joseph Wright and Sally his wife
i Sarah Robbins born January ist . 1832
2 Joseph Wright born April 21th . 1834
[p. 23] The Chilldren of Elkanah Waterman of Mary His Wife
1 Mary Waterman Born March 23rd 1755
2 Mercy Waterman Born July 30th 1757
The Children of Patrick Morris, & Mary Morris his Wife
1. John Morris Born, October ye 24th 1758.
2. James Morris, Born, Sep1 ye 9th 1761.
The Children of John Jones, & Lydia Jones his Wife
1 John Jones Born, March 2 . 1759 • Deceasd Octr 22nd 1761
2 John Jones Born Jan1^ 14th 1763
3 Benjamin Jones Born May 20th 1767
4 Ebenezr Jones born at Kingston 14th Septemr 1769 Deceasd
5 Lydia Jones born Novembr 13th 177 1
6. Ebenezr Jones Born Sep1 12th 1774
The Children of Thomas Diman & Polly his Wife.
1. Sophia Sampson born in 1832 . May 14th
2. Abby Philips born in 1833 . Sep1 26th
4 Mary Harlow born in 1837 . Feby 24th ) born in Boston
3. Polly born in 1835 . July 31st \ deceased
[p. 24] The Children of George Glover, & Mary his Wife
1. Mary Glover Born July 16 . 1758
2. George Glover Born Febry 23 . 1761
3 Margaret Glover, Born, April . 10 . 1763
4 Sam11 Glover Born August ist 1764
The Children of John Wiswell & his Wife
1. Priscilla Thomas born October 29, 1828.
2. John Bradford born June 1, 1837.
The Chilldren of Nathaniel Torrey & Anna His Wife
1 Elizabeth Torrey . bom Feb^ 5th 1747/8
2 Nathaniel Torrey born Octr 8th 1750
3 Priscilla Torrey born Octr 2nd 1754
4 Annah Torrey . born July 11th 1756
5 Sarah Torrey born Aug: 7th 1758 Deceasd April 4th 1759
Daniel Torrey born decd in U. S. army*
John Torrey born*
Children of Nathaniel Barnes & Hannah his wife.
1. Betsey Goddard Barnes born 182 1 . May 6
2. John Ellis Barnes born 1826 July 25
3. Nathaniel Barnes born 1829 . Feby 23.
The Child of Sally Burgess
named Horatio Spooner. born March 6 . 1825.
Child of Nathan Hall & Sally his wife
Nathan Thomas Hall, born October nth . 1828.
(To be continued)
* These two entries are in a different hand.
10 Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds
UNRECORDED BARNSTABLE COUNTY DEEDS
Abstracts by the Editor
{Continued from Vol. XVIJI.p. 220)
The abstracts presented in this issue were made in January,
1910, from original deeds owned by Mrs. Oliver Doane, of East
Orleans, Mass.
Two of these deeds were formerly recorded in the Barnstable
County, Mass., Registry of Deeds, but had not been re-recorded
after the fire, which destroyed the records in 1827.
The other deeds here presented had never been recorded.
[John Sparrow to Joseph Cole]
" I John Sparrow of Eastham .... yeoman " for ^24
14 mony to me in hand paid .... by Joseph Cole of Eastham ....
yeoman " sold to him "my peace of Land in Eastham Lying on
the southerly side of said Joseph Coles Land that Joins to the
mill-pond & is bounded begining at the north East corner bound
of Ruben Riches Land Runing North Easterly in the Range
of Joseph Coles & Joshua Coles Land fifty one pole to a stone
in the ground that was Capt. Jonathan Sparrows bound thence
westerly in the Range of said Joseph Coles Land thirty five pole
to a stone in the ground marked : J : S : being the North East
corner bound of the wido Mary Sparrows Land thence southerly
thurty seven pole to a Rock marked : J : S : and still on a strate
Line halfe a pole to Ruben Riches Range thence Easterly in
said Ruben Riches Range twenty pole wanting two feet to the
first specified bound "
The deed was dated 10 July, 1767, and was witnessed by
Elisha Linnell. It was acknowledged, 17 July, 1767, before
John Freeman, Justice of the Peace, and was recorded, 30
September, 1767, in Barnstable County Deeds, Book 31, folio
51, by Solomon Otis, Register. It was not re-recorded, after
the fire in 1827.
[Zebulon and Abigail Young to Joseph Cole]
" We Zebulon Young and Abigail Young wife of Zebulon
Young of Eastham .... Yeoman" for ^30 "Lawful Money
Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds 1 1
paid to us by Joseph Cole of Eastham .... Yeoman " sold to him
"A Piece of woodland lying in Harwich .... in Sipson's Purchase
being the Southwesterly Part of the Eighth Lot in the first Division
which Lot was laid out to John King and this southerly Part is
bounded as followeth viz Beginning at the South West Corner
bound of Said Lot and running easterly in the Range of said Lot
fifty two Pole to an Oak Sappling marked from thence running
Northwardly twenty Pole to a white Oak Tree Marked thence
Northwesterly twenty Eight Pole to an Oak Tree marked and
from thence running Southwesterly about twenty seven Pole to
the first specified Bound containing by Esteemation five Acres
be it more or less To have and to hold "
The deed was dated 4 February, 1779, signed by Zebulon
and Abigail Young, Abigail signing by a mark, and acknowl-
edged by both on that date, before Thomas Paine, Justice of the
Peace. The witnesses were Thomas Paine and Edmund Snow.
The deed was recorded, 3 May, 1779, in Barnstable County
Deeds, Book 35, folio 250, by Solomon Otis, Register, and has
not been re-recorded, since the fire in 1827.
[Isaac Cole to John Doane, Jr.]
u I . Isaac Cole of Eastham .... yeoman " for ,£732 " to me
in hand paid by John Doane Jur of Eastham .... yeoman " sold
him "all that my parcel of Land in Eastham whare I now Dwell
with all my Buldings thare on (Excepting my part of the Grist
mill) bounded viz ; begining at the mouth of the Laine in Dan-
iel Coles Range Runing Northerly in said Range as the fence
now Stand to a Rock under the bank marked . C . from thence
westerly and southerly by the shore to the mill thence Easterly
and southerly by the shore to Joseph Coles Range thence south-
erly in said Coles Range to Joshua Coles North wrest Corner
bound thence Easterly in said Coles Rang as the fence now
stands and a Crost the Lane to the first bound (Excepting a bout
three Quarters of an acor at the stage that was Reserved by the
town for fishing and Joshua Coles small peace of Land near the
mill with his way to the same and a way from the head of the
Lane westerly by Joshua Coles Range to Joseph Coles Land) and
allso all that my peace of Land Lying against slush Bush En-
closed with the widow freeman s Land that I bought of Tymothy
Higgens as may appear by a deed I had of said Higgens baring
Date the twentieth Day of May : 1773 to which Deed Reference
being had for Boundaryes : also all that my peace of Land on
Pochet Island that I bought in partener ship with my father and
William Twining and Joseph Cole as by our Deed of Division
12 Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds
may appear to which Deed Reference being had for boundaries.
also all my peace of Ceder swamp Lying near Seth Knc
Dwelling house on the westerly side of the swomp bounded . viz .
at a stump standing near the swamp thence Runing Easterly
twelve pole in Paines Range thence Northerly to a tree marked
standing in Seth Knowleses Range thence south westerly by the
up Land to the first Specified bound : also all my three Rights
or shears Divided or undevided in the seventh shears propriatee
of meadow and sedge Ground in the south part of Eastham as
by the Reccords of said Propriatee may appear . also all my three
Rights on the Western shore in the south propriatee in East-
ham ... .in witness whare of I the said Isaac Cole and I Anne
Cole Wife of the said Isaac Cole " signed and sealed the deed, on
23 April, 1 78 1, Anna signing by a mark.
The witnesses were Heman Doane and Elizabeth Cole, the
latter signing by a mark. The deed was acknowledged, by
Isaac Cole only, on 3 September, 1781, before Thomas Paine,
Justice of the Peace. It has not been re-recorded, since the fire
in 1827.
[Estate of Daniel Cole to John Doane, Jr.]
" I Jonathan Linnel of Eastham .... Yeoman, Administrator
to Daniel Cole, late of Eastham, Aforesaid, Yeoman, Deceased, "
for ;£i2, 6s., money to him paid "by John Doane Ju1 of East-
ham abovesd Cordwainer .... in my Capacity of Administrator,
(by Virtue of a Warrant from the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas) Sell .... unto him .... a piece of Clear'd Land in sd
Eastham at a Place Called Stage Neck; Adjoning s'd Doanes
Land, being Part of the Estate of the s'd Daniel Cole Deceas'd
.... and is sold .... to Pay s'd Deceased's Debts ; and is
Bounded Beginning at the Widow Mercy Coles North-West Cor-
ner bound in the Range of Sd Doane's land, Running Northerly
in sd range about forty Six Pole to Richard Sparrow's south
West Corner Bound, thence Easterly in S'd Sparrow's Range
twenty two Poles to S'd Sparrow's South East bound in Timothy
Doanes range, thence Southerly forty three Pole in sd Doane's
range, to a stone in the Ground, thence Westerly twenty four
Pole and an half to the first Specified Bound ; (Allowing a way
where it is most Convenient and least Damage, by Gates or Bars,
for s'd Richard Sparrow to Pass to his Land.)"
The deed was dated 15 November, 1783, and was witnessed
by Richard Sparrow and Elizabeth Sparrow, but it was not
acknowledged, or recorded.
U?ire corded Barnstable County Deeds 13
On the back is written, all in one hand : " This may Sartefy
all hoom it may ConSarn that this is Timothy Doans Decad
thease Lins writ Byrne John Doane "
[Smith Estate to Hurd, Doane and Linnell]
" I Winslow Lewis of Boston .... Esq. Executor of the Last
will .... of Samuel Smith the third of Wellfleet .... Deceased "
for $250.00 "paid by Joseph Hurd, Timothy Doane and Uriah
Linnell of Eastham .... Yeomen .... by Virtue of the Power
.... Given me in said Smiths Last will .... to Sell .... so much
.... Real Estate as Should be Sufficient to pay the Legacies given
in said Will" sold to them "to be hereafter Divided in Equel
thirds between them, a Certain Island of upland lying in East-
ham .... known by the Name of Hog Island, said upland Contains
fourteen acres more or less also a piece of Salt Meadow adjoin-
ing said upland Sufficient to Produce about three Tuns of Hay
Yearly, what I Now Convey is all the right .... the said Samuel
Smith 3(1 owned on said Island both upland and Meadow and
Died Seized off "
The deed was dated 27 October, 1795, and was witnessed by
Isaiah Lewis Green and Hannah Brigham. It was acknowledged
at Boston, 29 October, 1795, before Joseph Gardner, Justice of
the Peace, and has not been recorded.
[Estate of Amos Knowles to Timothy Doane]
" We Hezekiah Higgins, and Mary Knowles, both of Orleans
. . . ." Executor and Executrix to the Last will .... of Amos
Knowles Late of Eastham now Orleans deceased Whereas by
the ... . Will Athority was given to us to sell so much ....
Real Estate as would pay the Just debts .... and incidental
Charges " sold for $95.00 to " Timothy Doane of Orleans afore-
said yeoman .... a piece of Land Situate at Stage so called in said
Orleans, and is bounded as follows bounded on the Northerly
and southerly Sides by Said Timothy Doane's Lands, on the
westerly side by Marther Coles Land, on the Easterly Side by
and as the fence now stands that is one half of all the Land con-
tained within the aforesaid boundaries for Quantity and Quality
and is all the Land the Said Amos Knowles died Seized of in
that place"
The deed was dated 25 December, 1797, and acknowledged
that day by both grantors, before Simeon Kingman, Justice of
the Peace. It was witnessed by Simeon Kingman and Phebe
Knowles, and has not been recorded.
14 Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds
[Jabez Sparrow to Timothy Doane]
" I Jabez Sparrow of Orleans .... Gentelman " for £9.50 sold
to " timothy Doan of Orleans .... Gentelman .... all that My
half Lot of Land it being tow acres and Land that was formerly
Moses Smiths Lying in Orleans .... and is a Littel to the west-
ward of Jedediah youngs dweling house Bounded as May appere
by the Record of Said Lot in a trackt of Land Called Smiths
purches and is the Seventy Sixth Lot with all the priveledges
there unto Belonging .... in witness wherof I the Said Jabez
Sparrow togather with My wife Moley Sparrow Do hereunto
Set our hands and Seals "
The deed was dated 24 March, 1800, and witnessed by
Godfrey Sparrow and Polly Sparrow. It was not acknowledged
or recorded.
[Josiah Sparrow and Ephraim Cole to Timothy Doane]
" I Josiah Sparrow of Orleans .... gentleman and I Ephriem
Cole of Orleans .... mariner " for $25.00 sold to " Timothy
Doane of Orleans .... yeoman .... a peice of Land Lying in
Orleans at a place Called Stage Neck begining at martha Coles
Noerth East bound Riming in sd Coles range till it Comes to
Timothy Doanes Land thence in sd Doanes range till it Comes
to the Land that was formerly Daniel Coles thence Easterly in
sd Coles range to the Land that was Joseph Knowleses thence
Southerly in that range to the first Bound"
The deed was dated "this twentieth day of may Anno
Domini 1800" and was acknowledged by both grantors "Barn-
stable ss May 17th A D 1800" before Simeon Kingman,
Justice of the Peace. The witnesses were Keziah Harding and
Simeon Kingman. The deed was not recorded.
[John Crosby, Jr., to Elkanah Snow]
" I John* Crosby of Harwich .... yarman " for $2 5.33 sold
to " Elkanah Snow of Orleans .... yarman .... one Peace of wood
Land Liing to Estward of the Said Snows dwelling House and
butts to the cart way also one Peace more of wood Land liing
bacside of the Sand heep so colled being one Acre more or les
allso one pece of Cleard land being one Acre an half allso one
Peace of Cleard land that did Join the old house and one ninth
of the old orchard land all which I do sell to the said Elkanah
Snow .... and one ninth of a lot of meddo that was formaly
* " Jr " was inserted, in different ink, between " John " and " Crosby ".
Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds \ 5
our honnoured fathers Edmon Higginses .... In Witness
whereof, I the said John Crosby and rny wife have hereunto
set our Hand and Seal "
The deed was dated 25 March, 1802, signed by "John
Crosby Jun." and "Rachel Crosby" and witnessed by Uriah
Mayo, Jr. It was not acknowledged or recorded.
[Joshua and Rachel Crosby to Timothy Doane]
" I Joshua Crosby with my Wife Rachel of Orleans ....
yeoman" for $120.00 "paid by Timothy Doane of Said Orleans
Yeoman" sold him "all that my Peice of Land and medow
Called Little Islland and the medow Joining know Improvecd
with Said Islland and also about three Quarters of an Acre on
Poacha Islland Joining to Said Little Islland Containing about
thrteen Acres of up Land and it is all the Said Littl Islland
but about two Acres which was formerly James Higgins's ....
with all the Privileges know Improveed with Said Islland "
The deed was dated 29 August, 1803, and witnessed by
Benoni Baker and Thankful Crosby, the latter signing by a mark.
The deed was not acknowledged or recorded.
[Freeman, Higgins and Mayo to Doane]
" we Isaac Freeman & hannah the wife of Said Isaac and
Hesekiah Higgins all of Orleans" for $18.00 sold to "Timothy
Doane of Orleans .... Yeoman .... A Piece of Land Lying in
Orleans at a place Called Little Island that was formerly our
Honered father's James Higgins about two Acres more or Less
& is all the Land he own'd in that Place . . . . N. B. the Widow
Sarah Mayo Quits all her Right to the Above Bargined
Premises "
The deed was dated 16 May, 1804, and signed by Isaac
Freeman, Hannah Freeman, Hezekiah Higgins, and Sarah Mayo,
Sarah signing by a mark. It was witnessed by Joshua Rogers,
Jr., and Zerviah Linnell. It was not acknowledged or recorded.
[Timothy Doane to Patty Higgins]
" I Timothy Doane of Orleans .... Yeoman " for Si. 00 sold
to "Patty Higgins of Orleans ... .a piece of Land Lying in
Orleans north of the Meeting House Called a three-Square piece
and was formerly the property of Freeman Higgins late of Orleans
— Containing one acre be it more or less "
The deed was dated 8 November, 1805, and acknowledged
that day, by both grantors, before Timothy Bascom, Justice of
1 6 Thomas Macomber s Will and Estates of His Sons
the Peace. The witnesses were Timothy Bascom and Rebecca
Bascom. The deed was not recorded.
[Widow Anna Cole to Timothy Doane]
" I Anna Cole of Orleans Widow " for $18.00 mortga
to " Timothy Doane of Orleans .... Yeoman .... one third par.
of a certain tract of land situated in said Orleans in Common £:
undivided with Rebecca Higgins and another containing in the
whole about three acres bounded on the north by Capt Jonathan
Snows land East by the same South by Thomas Boardman West
by the road with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same
belonging a small house which said Timothy Doane bought of
Robert Mayo is to be moved on said land and to be included in
the deed To Have and to Hold .... Provided nevertheless, That
if the said Anna Cole .... pay to the said Timothy .... the Sum
of Eighteen Dollars and interest in one year from this date then
this Deed, as also a certain note of hand bearing even Date ....
given by the said Anna to the said Timothy .... shall be void "
The deed was dated 1 November, 18 19, and witnessed by
Josiah Hopkins and Isaiah Cole. It was acknowledged 12 May,
1824, before Isaac Sparrow, Justice of the Peace. It was not
recorded.
THOMAS MACOMBER'S WILL AND THE ESTATES
OF HIS SONS THOMAS AND ONESIMUS
By the Editor
Thomas Macomber of Marshfield, Mass., married Joanna
Tinkham4 (Ebenezer3, Mary2 Brown, Peter1), of Middleborough,
on 14 June, 1709, and they had six children, recorded at Marsh-
field : Thomas, Ursula, Sarah, Elizabeth, Onesimus and Joanna.
Of the four daughters, Ursula died before her parents, and
Joanna died unmarried, Sarah married Josiah Barker, and
Elizabeth married Job Winslow5 (Mercy Snow*, Josiah2, , Abigail'2
Warren, Richard1).
The son Thomas Macomber5 was born at Marshfield, 28 April,
1 7 10, and died there, 8 January, 1748/9. He married, at
Marshfield, on 9 May, 1745, Mercy Tilden5 (Desire Oldham*,
Mercy Sprout3, Elizabeth2 Samson, Henry1) of Marshfield, and
they had two children born there : William Macomber0, born
1 May, 1746, and Thomas Macomber6, born 2 August, 1748.
Thomas Macomber s Will a?id Estates of His Sons 17
The son Onesimus Macomber5 was born at Marshfield,
18 June, 1720, and died there, 20 August, 1749. He married
Lucy Barker, and had two children, born at Marshfield : Thomas
Macomber6, born 31 May, 1746, and Onesimus Macomber6, born
20 July, 1 748. These two sons were living with their grandfather,
when he made his will.
Joanna (Tinkham) Macomber died at Marshfield, 29 April,
1766. Thomas Macomber, her husband, died at Marshfield,
5 October, 177 1. He had made his will on 19 August, 1767,
and it was proved 17 October, 1771. There are no original
documents, relating to his estate, now in the probate files.
His two sons, Thomas and Onesimus, died intestate, and he
was appointed administrator of both estates. His two bonds are
the only original papers, relating to these two estates, now
remaining in the files.
An exhaustive abstract of all records and original documents,
relating to these three estates, found in the Plymouth County,
Mass., Registry of Probate, is here printed, at the expense of
Mr. George A. Macomber, a descendant of Thomas and Mercy
(Tilden) Macomber. The proper reference, to original document,
or record, is given with each abstract.
[Thomas Macomber, Jr., 1749]
[n : 181] On 26 January, 1748, administration was granted
to " Thomas Macumber of Marshfield .... yeoman " on the
estate of "your Son Thomas Macumber Late of s'1 Marshfield
Husbandman, Deceased .... Intestate"
[From original bond] On 26 January, 1748, "Thomas
Macomber" of Marshfield, as administrator, gave a bond of
^500, with " Edw1 Oakman " and " John Tilden ye 3 ", both of
Marshfield, yeomen, as sureties. The witnesses were John Jones
and Charles Cushing.
[11:182] The inventory, not dated, was taken by John
Jones, John Tilden, 3d, and Edward Oakman. It was sworn to,
by the administrator and the three appraisers, on 26 January, 1 748 .
The total was ^1262, us., nd., old tenor. No real estate was
mentioned.
[n 1234] On 4 July, 1749, Thomas Macomber, the admin-
istrator, presented an account, which was allowed. Debts due
the estate, amounting to ^169, 3s., had been received. Payments
had been made to : " Doctr Harlow " £26, 16s. ; " Doct1 Otiss "
£6 ; John Tilden, Jr. ; Jedediah Eames ; Francis Crooker ; Job
Winslow ; " Onessimus Macumber " ^30 ; " Provisions spent in
the Family" £96, 7s. The total payments had been^32 1, i6s.,2d.
1 8 Thomas Macomber s Will and Estates of His Sons
[Onesimus Macomber — 1749]
[11 -.412] On 2 November, 1749, administration was grantee
to "Thomas Macumber of Marshfield .... yeoman" on the
estate of " Onessimus Macumber late of Marshfield Husband
man deceasd .... Intestate"
[From original bond] On 2 November, 1749, « Thomas
Macomber " of Marshfield, as administrator, gave a bond of
^500, with John Tilden and "John Tilden 3d", both of Marsh-
field, yeomen, as sureties. The witnesses were Cornelius White
and " Mary ann Greffice "
[12:5] On 2 November, 1749, Nathaniel Phillips, Adam
Hall and Elisha Phillips were appointed to appraise the estate.
The inventory was taken at Marshfield, 3 November, 1749. Thc
total was .£600, 10s. No real estate was mentioned. It was
sworn to, 7 November, 1749, by the administrator and the three
appraisers.
[Thomas Macomber, Sr.]
[21 146] "Thomas Macomber of Marshfield .... yeoman "
made his will on 19 August, 1767. Bequests were as follows.
To " my daughter Elizabeth Winslow .... a part of my
wood-land .... in the township of Pembroke .... viz, all that
part .... lying to the southward of the road or cart-way from
a pond called Sandy-bottom-pond to Nehemiah Peirce's in Pem-
broke, and also two acres of salt meadow in Marshfield in my
upper meadow next to Lemuel White's meadow and ditch and
to the creek."
To " my daughter Sarah Barker .... all my woodland in the
township of Pembroke aforesaid not already disposed off in this
my last will" also "one feather-bed, and .... one quarter part
of the furniture belonging to all my beds ; and I give her one
midling cow."
To "my daughter Joanna Macomber .... my wood lot of
land lying in Marshfield .... which lot of land I bought of Isaac
Winslow, and one acre of salt-meadow in my lower meadow on
the northwest corner next to Dea11 Tilden's island, making the
acre near square ; and I give the said Joanna liberty to pass over
my meadow to the upland, & upon my upland to the highway.''
" I give unto my two grandsons who now live with me namely
Thomas Macomber, & Onessimus Macomber the sons of
Onessimus deced, all the upland with the buildings thereon,
where I now dwell, in equal division between them, except my
coopers shop, and I give to them one thirty acres lot of woodland
Thomas Macomber s Will and Estates of His Sons 19
lying in the township of Marshfield, by David Thomas's, and all
my salt-meadow called my lower-meadow, except one acre which
I have given to my daughter Joanna Macomber, in equal division
between them ".
" I give to my grandson Onessimus Macomber my coopers-
shop & tools, and all my bolts fit for cooper's-ware, and the
land said shop now standeth on ".
"I give unto my grandson Thomas Macomber son of
Onessimus Macomber, my blacksmith's shop, which I have leased
out for a term to Ebenezer Barker ".
" I give to my two grandsons that now live with me namely
Thomas Macomber & Onessimus Macomber my half of that
yoke of oxen that they now own one half off, equally between
them; and also all my husbandry tools, and all the shingles &
boards, that I now own at home & abroad, and I order them to
lay them on the buildings where I now dwell, upon their own
charge."
" I give to my daughter Joanna Macomber as long as she
liveth a single-life the improvement of one third part of my
building? where I now dwell, and my garden the use of it all,
which is now fenced in . And [p. 47] And order my two grandsons
before-mentioned to keep said buildings in good repair and said
garden well fenced in ; and I give to the said Joanna the privilege
to draw water at my well as long as she liveth single ; and in
case either of my grandsons beforementioned, die without issue,
my will is the surviving one shall have what I have now given to
the other ; and I order my abovesaid grandsons to keep one cow
for my daughter Joanna Macomber both winter & summer, as
long as she shall live a single life."
" I give unto my two grandsons the sons of Thomas
Macomber deced, William Macomber & Thomas Macomber, and
to their heirs & assigns, all my upper farm in Marshfield both
upland & salt-meadow to the great-ditch, which came to me by
my father Thomas Macomber now deced, except that part
which I have given to my daughter Elizabeth Winslow, in this
my last will already . and I give unto my two grandsons, the
sons of Thomas Macomber deced, William & Thomas Macomber,
all my wearing cloaths ; and I order my said grandsons to keep
eight sheep summer & winter for my daughter Joanna Macomber
the encrease of said sheep she is to dispose off before the winter
season every year so long as she liveth a single-life . And I order
my two grandsons last-mentioned William & Thomas Macomber,
in case my daughter Joanna aforesaid chuseth to live upon the
i
20 Thomas Macomber" s Will and Estates of His Sons
farm I have given them, to let her have a convenient r
there dwelling-house, and the whole of the garden now within
fence, and to have a cow kept sumer & winter instead of the
eight sheep before-mentioned, and to afford her as many apples
for summer & winter as she shall want for her own use, and to
keep said house they now live in in good repair upon their own
charge for said Joanna if she chuseth to live with them while she
remains single . And I order my four grandsons before-mentioned
to bring to either of the houses which said Joanna shall chuse to
live at, each of them two cords of oak-wood, cut in cord-wood
length, each of them is to cut one cord of said wood upon the lot
I gave unto s'1 Joanna, and the other upon their own wood-land
as long as she liveth single."
" I give unto my daughter Joanna Macomber the weaving-
loom the tackling thereunto belonging, my worsted combs ; and
all the eatables & drinkables which I leave, I give to the use of
the family which I shall leave in my house I now dwell in . And
I order my two grandsons Thomas & Onessimus Macomber to
keep one swine for my daughter Joanna Macomber, summer &
winter, and fat it well in the fall of the year upon their cost, and
to find her two bushels of indian-corn, one bushel of rye, and one
bushel of malt, between them yearly and every year while she
may live single . And I order my two grandsons the sons of
Thomas Macomber deced, William Macomber & Thomas Macom-
ber, to find three bushels of indian-corn, & one of wheat, & one
of rye for my daughter Joanna Macomber yearly & every year
between them equally while she may remain single."
" I give unto my daughter Joanna Macomber & my grandson
Onessimus Macomber equally between them, a yearling colt .
And I enjoin it upon all my grandsons to fulfill what I have now
ordered them to do towards my daughter Joanna Macomber, or
forfeit double the value of what I ordered them to do for her."
" Further my will is that none of my legatees bring in any
book debt against my estate after my death, upon forfeiture of
what I've now given 'em."
[p. 48] "And after my just debts and funeral charges, and
the setling my estate are all paid by my executrix out of my
personal estate, I give unto my two daughters namely Elizabeth
Winslow & Joanna Macomber, in equal division between them,
all my personal estate that may be left which I have not given
away before in this my last will & testament."
" I . . . . apoint my daughter Joanna Macomber sole executrix "
The witnesses were Thomas Eames, Mary Phillips and Elisha
Phillips.
Plymouth Colony Vital Records 2 1
On 17 October, 1771, the will "was presented for probate by
Joanna Macomber the executrix", and was proved on the testi-
mony of Thomas Eames and Mary Phillips, two of the witnesses.
[p. 49] On 17 October, 1771, Isaac Phillips, Daniel White
and Simeon Keen took the inventory. The total amount was
,£1448, 14s., 6d. The " whole of the real estate " was valued at
^1309, 6s., 8d. The inventory was sworn to by the executrix
and the three appraisers, on the day of its date.
PLYMOUTH COLONY VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
( Continued from Vol. XVIII, p. 203)
A list of such marriages beirthes and burialls as were brought into
the [towne*~\ Towne clarke of swansey to be Recorded from the 27th
of february 1672 to this prsent february the 27 [of february*~\ 1673
Marriages
John Padducke and Anna Jones were married on the one and twentyeth
Day of December 1673
Samuell Bullucke and Mary thurber were Married on the 12th Day
of November 1673
Beirthes
Anne the Daughter of Leiftenant John Browne and off Anne his wife
was borne the 19th of September 1673 att4 a Clock in the Morning
Benjamine the son of John Crabtree and of Mary his wife was borne
on the 12 Day of October 1673
Elizabeth the Daughter of Thomas Easterbrook and Sarah his wife
was borne on the 19th of December 1673
Elizabeth the Daughter of Daniell Allin and of Mary his wife was
borne on the 28th Day of [ocfofier*] September 1673
Hannah the Daughter of Jonathan Bosworth was Borne November
the 5th 1673
[p. 52] Hannah the Daughter of Jarrett Ingraham was born[e] oc-
toberf the 29th of Decemberf [1629%] 1673
John the son of Gedian Allin and of Sarah his wife was borne October
the 20th 1673
Mellatia the son of John Martin and Jone his wife borne the [third ^
31 of August 1673
♦Crossed out, in the original.
t This entry is printed exactly as written.
\ " 1629" was first written, but was crossed out and the entry completed as
here printed.
§ " third" was crossed out and "31" interlined, in the same hand and ink.
22 Plymouth Colony Vital Records
Margery the Daughter of Willam Haward and of Sarah his wife was
borne Sept: 10th 1673
Nathaniell the son of Nathaniell Lewis and of Mary his wife was
borne July the 17th 1673
Samuell the son of Thomas Lewis and Hannah his wife was borne
Aprill the 23 1673
Burialls
Mistris Dorrithy Browne the wife of Mr John Browne senir: Deceased
January the 27 being the 90th yeer of her life or therabouts and
was buried on the 29th of January 1673
Taken out of the booke of Records att Swansey
by mee John Myles Junr Towne Clarke
A coppy of the beirthes and burialls of Swansey from March the first
167 1 To this Instant March 1672
Caleb the son of Caleb Eedey and of Elizabeth his wife were borne on
the 29th of May 1672
Jonathan the son of William Haward and Sarah his wife was borne on
the 8th of Aprill 1672
Joseph the son of \John Leiuis*~\ Joseph Lewis and of Mary his wife
was borne June the sixt 1672
John the son of John Cobleich and of Mary his wife was borne the
fift of January 1672
Thomas the son of Nathaniell Chaffey and of Experience his wife was
borne October the 19th 1672 ;
Pr me John Myles Junir Towne Clarke
Scittuates Register
Thomas Oldham Marryed to Mary Witherell November the 20th 1656
Jonas Pickles was Married to Allice Hattee Dcember the 23 1657,
John Lovell of Boston Married to Elizabeth Silvester the Daughter of
Richard Silvester the 2 4th of January \16g8 1] 1658 PrMrHatherley
Daniell Hickes was Marryed to Elizabeth Hanmore Sept: 19th 1657
[p. 53] John Bryant was Marryed to Elizabeth Witherell December
the 22 1 65 1
Mary the Daughter of Thomas Oldham was borne august the 20th 1658
Jonas the son of Jonas Pickles was bone the lift of february 165S
Steven the son of Joseph Tilden was borne May the 14th 1659
Ichabod the son of Henery Ewell was borne in June 1659
Abigaill the Daughter of Thomas Clapp was borne January 29 1659
Mary the wife of John Bryant, Deceased the July the 2cond 1655
Elizabeth the Daughter of Nathaniel: Rawlins Deceased february
17 1659
* " John Lewis " was first written, but was crossed out and the record com-
pleted as here printed.
t " 1698 " was first written, but was crossed out and the record completed as
here printed.
Plymouth Colony Vital Records
23
Ephraim Kempton Deceased 24* 1655
Joannahf the wife of Ephraim Kempton Deceased March 31 1656;
Pr me James Torrey Tov/ne Clark:
A true hists of all beirthes that have bine brought in to mee Isaacke
Bucke Towne Clarke of Scittuate in the yeer 1674 as for Marriages
and burialls there hath not one bine brought in to mee this yeer
to Record ;
Marcye Tilden the Daughter of Steven Tilden was borne the first of
May 1674
John Cushen the son of John Cushen was borne the 14th September
1674
Samuell Chandeler the son of Benjamine Chandeler was borne the
30th of November 1674
James Hatch the son of Jeremiah Hatch was borne the 4th of May
1674
James Perrey the son of {Jonathan Perreyf] Thomas Perrey was borne
the 12th of March 1673
Sarah Leichfeild the Daughter of Josiah Leichfeild was borne the 25
of December 1674
Rodulphus Hatch the son of Thomas Hatch was borne the 26th of
December 1674
Hannah Cudworth the Daughter of Jonathan Cudworth was borne the
eight of May 1674
Trascribed out of the records of Scittuate pr me Isack Bucke towne
Clarke of Scittuate
[p. 54] Scittuate the 3 of March i6^f :
A true lists of the Marriages beirthes and burialls that have bine
brought in to mee Isacke Bucke in the yeer 1676
Joseph Garrett Married to Ruth Bucke the 17th Day of January 1676
Ichabod Turner the son of John Turner Junir was borne the 9th of
Aprill 1676
Willam Blackmore Deceased the 21 of Aprill 1676
Transcribed out of the Records of Scittuate pr Isacke Bucke Towne
Clarke of Scittuate
( To be continued)
*The month was not entered.
t Incorrectly printed as " Hannah " in the eighth volume of " Records of the
Colony of New Plymouth", published by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
in 1857. See also Mayflower Descendant, Vol. XV, p. 25.
\ " Jonathan Perrey " was first written, but was crossed out and the entry
completed as here printed.
24 Thomas Pope to Joseph Bart left
THOMAS POPE TO JOSEPH BARTLETT
By the Editor
At the request of descendants, we here present an abstra^
of the deed from Thomas Pope to his son-in-law, Joseph Harder
{Mary1 Warren, Richard1), which was referred to in the articl
on Thomas Pope's will, printed in our last volume.*
Joseph Bartlett married Hannah, the daughter of Thoma
Pope, as shown by this deed and the article mentioned. He di
not marry Hannah Fallowell, as frequently stated.
It should be noted that, at the time this deed was made,
daughter's husband was called "son" probably as often as he;
was called " son-in-law ".
The deed here printed was recorded in the Plymouth Count)
Registry of Deeds, Book I, page 84.
[Thomas Pope to Joseph Bartlett]
[Plym. Co. Deeds, 1:84] In July, 1678, the day of the
month not being stated in the deed, " Thomas Pope of Dart-
mouth .... Wine Cooper ", for .£4, 10s., sold to u my Son in lawf
Joseph Bartlett of Plimouth .... wine Cooper" "All that my
parcel or lott of land .... near a place Called Monament Ponds
in the Township of Plimouth aforesaid which was Granted me
by the said Town lying near unto the lands of Awanno the
Indian of Plimouth aforesaid, the north end of my said parcel of
land being bounded with a great white oak by a Little Brooke
and so Running Southerly Six score Rodd And Bounded on the
East side of a pond with a Red oak tree, and from thence Run-
ning Easterly threescore and six pole marked with a Bush "
The witnesses were Ephraim Morton and Andrew Ring.
Thomas Pope acknowledged the deed, before William Brad-
ford, Assistant, on 26 September, 1678 ; but it was not recorded
by Joseph Bartlett until 23 April, 1690, nearly twelve years
later.
* Mayflower Descendant, XVIII : 129.
t Also called "my son Joseph Bartlett" five times in the deed.
The Will of Thomas Southworth of Duxbury 25
THE WELL OF THOMAS SOUTHWORTH OF DUXBURY
AND THE ESTATE OF HIS SON JEDEDIAH
Transcribed by Miss Ethel Bradford Davis
[Introductory Note by the Editor]
The date and place of the birth of Thomas Southworth4
(Mary Pabodie*, Elizabeth1 Alden, John1) are unknown; but he
was born about 1675, as the record on his gravestone, in the old
cemetery at South Duxbury, Mass., states that he died 2* Sep-
tember, 1 743, in his 68th year. [Mayflower Descendant, 10:1 70.]
This Thomas Southworth married Sarah3 Alden (Jonathan2,
John1), probably about 1 701, as Jedediah, the first child recorded,
was born 13 April, 1702. The proof that Thomas Southworth's
wife was Sarah3 Alden is found in a deed, printed in our four-
teenth volume [p. 141], in which "Thomas Southworth & Sarah
his Wife" sold to "our Brother John Alden" their share in
11 Land that was our Father Jonathan Alden's ".
Sarah (Alden) Southworth was not " mentioned in Jonathan
Alden's will as one of his daughters ", as stated in the South-
worth Genealogy, page 38, because Jonathan Alden left no
will. Nor is she named in the settlement of her father's
estate, as the record says that he left "three sons & three
daughters", and the only child mentioned by name was "John
Alden Eldest son of the said Capt: Jonathan Alden ". [May-
flower Descendant, 6: 174-178.]
Sarah3 (Alden) Southworth died 26 June, 1738, in her 59th
year, according to the record on her gravestone, beside her hus-
band's, at South Duxbury. She was, therefore, born about
1679! ; but the date and place of her birth are unknown.
[Mayflower Descendant, 10 : 170.]
Thomas and Sarah (Alden) Southworth of Duxbury had only
two children : Jedediah, born 13 April, 1702; Mary, born 18
September, 1703. [Mayflower Descendant, 9:231.] The South-
worth Genealogy, on page 38, erroneously states that they had
also a son Nathaniel, born 23 January, 171 1, died 23 August,
1 73 1. The Nathaniel Southworth who was born and died on
*Not "9 ", as given in the Southworth Genealogy, pages 36 and 37.
t Not " 1681 ", as given in the Southworth Genealogy, page 37.
26 The Will of Thomas Southworth of Duxbury
those dates was the son of Capt. Ichabod Southworth5 (Desire
Gray*, Mary Wins low? Mary'1 Chilton, James1) of Middleborough,
Mass., and was born and died in that town. [Mayflower C
scendant, 3 : 84 and 15 -.7.]
Deacon Jedediah Southworth5 {Thomas*, Mary Pabodir,
Elizabeth2 Alden, John1) died at Duxbury, 8 September, 1739,
in his 38th year, according to his gravestone in the old cemetery
at South Duxbury* ; and Hannah, the "widow of Deacn Jedidiah
Southworth" died 18 October, 1790, in her 82d year, according
to her gravestone in the cemetery on Tremont Street, South
Duxbury.
Mary Southworth5 (Thomas*, Mary Pabodic?J, Elizabeth1
Alden, John1) married, on 3 February, 1723/4, Thomas Loring,
of Duxbury. Mary (Southworth) Loring died 12 November,
x739t> and Thomas Loring died 8 December, 1739. They left
five sons and one daughter, as shown by Thomas Southworth'*
will ; and the division of Thomas Loring's real estate, on 20
May, 1746, shows that his children were Thomas, Simeon, Perez,
Levi, Joshua and Deborah. [Plym. Co. Prob., 10:222.]
The date of Thomas Southworth's will, as recorded, was 2 1
August, " One thousand seven hundred and two"; but this is
evidently an error of the recording officer, as the will mentions
children of the son Jedediah, born 1702, died 1739, and children
of the daughter Mary, born 1703, died 1739. I* *s certain,
therefore, that the true date of the will was 1742, and the re-
corder accidentally omitted the "fourty" which preceded the
"two " in the original will, which is not now in the files.
Miss Ethel Bradford Davis, who prepared the exhaustive ab-
stracts, here presented, of all records, and original documents on
file, in the Plymouth, Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to the
estates of Thomas Southworth, Jedediah Southworth and the
latter's widow, Hannah Southworth, is a descendant of Jedediah
and Hannah, through their daughter Lydia, who married Seth5
Bradford (Gamaliel*, Samuel5, William2'1).
The reference to the original document, or the record, is
given with each of the following abstracts.
[Jedediah Southworth's Estate]
[From original document] On 25 September, 1739, at Scit-
uate, "Hannah Southworth of Duxboro .... widdo " was ap-
* Mayflower Descendant, 10 : 170.
t Not ''about 1735", as stated in the Southworth Genealogy, page 38.
The Will of Thomas Southworth of Duxbnry 27
pointed administratrix of the estate of "Jedediah Southworth
Late of stl Duxboro yeoman". On the back of the letter was
indorsed, in the same hand : " Let1" of Adminis" Hannah South-
worth on her Husbands Estate".
[From original bond] On 25 September, 1739, Thomas
Loring and Joshua Loring, yeomen, as sureties, with Hannah
Southworth, widow, as administratrix, gave a bond of ^500.
The bond was signed by Thomas Loring, Joshua Loring, and
" Hannah Souhworth ". The witnesses were Benjamin Loring
and Hannah Alden.
[8 : 125] On 25 September, 1739, at Scituate, "John Wads-
worth, Gamaliell Bradford, and Samuell Weston all of Dux-
borough " were appointed to appraise " all the Estate Reall &
Personall which Jedidiah Southworth late of s'1 Duxbourough
yeoman Deaceased Dyed Seised of "
[8 : 134] On 22 December, 1739, John Wadsworth, Gama-
liel Bradford and Samuel Weston made oath to the inventory
of "all the Estate Reall and Personal! which Jedediah South-
worth late of Duxbouro .... Dyed Seized off ". No real estate
is mentioned. The amount of the inventory is not stated, but
it is ^183, os., 6d. Money was due the estate from Benjamin
Prince, on a bond dated 1 October, 1734. Money was also due
from Samuel Baker.
On 22 December, 1739, Hannah Southworth, administratrix,
made oath to the inventory, before John Cushing, Judge of
Probate.
[9:8] On 5 August, 1740, Joseph Chandler, Zachariah
Chandler and Gilbert Winslow took the inventory of the " Real
and Personall Estate of mr Jedediah Southworth late of Dux-
borough .... of what Estate he had in had in Northyarmouth in
the County of York". The real estate was : "One Ten acre
Lot number . and the Equivalent that ajoyning to it and house "
,£150 ; " One ten Acre lott number 84 . and four Acres of Land
Ajoyning to s'1 Lott " ^84; "one Out Right of land number "
^140; "One half Right of land number 84" £70. Money
was due the estate from Samuel Baker, Benjamin Prince, Amy
Harris, John[*], John Goss, Samuel Seabury and James Parker.
The total amount was ^520, 9s.
On 28 April, 1742, Joseph Chandler, Zachariah Chandler
and Gilbert Winslow made oath to the inventor)' before Samuel
Seabury, Justice of the Peace, at North Yarmouth.
On 22 September, 1742, Hannah Southworth, administratrix,
made oath to the inventory before John Cushing, Judge of Pro-
bate, at Plymouth.
*The surname was not recorded.
28 The Will of Thomas Southworth of Dux bury
[14:281] On 21 July, 1757, an account was presented by
" Hannah Southworth Widow Admr* on the Estate of her latt
Husband Jedidiah Southworth Late of Duxborough .... yeomar
deceas'd ", and sworn to before Edward Winslow, of Plymouth,
Justice of the Peace. Payments had been made to James Par-
tridge, William Brewster, John Southworth, William Coomer,
" the Wid° Wire " ; " the beiger part of the Personall Estate at
North Yarmouth, the same being Lost " jQ6 ; " Sundrys of the
personall Estate Consumed in the in the burning of the Dwelling
House in Duxbor0 " £4. The account was allowed 21 July,
1757, by John Cushing, Judge of Probate.
[Thomas Southworth's Will]
[Plym. Co. Prob., 9:4] On 21 August, "One thousand
seven hundred and [*] two " " Thomas Southworth of the Town
of Duxborough .... Gentleman having Thoughts of my Depar-
ture from this life M made his will. Bequests were as follows :
To "my Daughter Hannah Southworth The widdow of my
late son Jedediah Southworth one hundred pounds and a part of
sd hundred pounds is one Case of Draws and a Brass kittle, and
the Remainder of sd hundred pounds in any of my moveable
Estate that she doth see Cause to take after my Estate is Prizd :
and I allso further give to my sd Daughter Hannah the whole
Improvement of all my Estate untill John Southworth my
Grandson shall arrive to ye age of twenty and one years or the
first male heir that may attain to age (of my late sons Children)
provided my sd Daughter Hannah Remain my son widdow, but
if she shall marry at her mariage the improvement of my Estate
shall then be for the use of my late son Children : and when my
Grandson John is of age then he shall have one half of all ye
improvement of my sd Estate and sd Hannah the other half
During her Widdowhood. "
To " my Grand daughter Deborah Loring a bed and what
furniture that doth now belong unto ye Same with all ye weare-
ing Cloaths that my Late wife left as they are now at the house
of Joshua Lorings in Duxborough "
To " my five Grandsons Lorings the Remainder of my House-
hold Goods that are at sd Joshua Lorings house to be equally
Divided amongst them all "
To "my Grandson John Southward mr Willards Exposition
on the Catechism and my Will further is when he Comes of age
*"fourty " was omitted here, by the recording clerk. The will was, without
doubt, made in 1742. See introductory note.
The Will of Thomas SoutJnvortJi of Dux bury 29
that he may purchase the whole or part of my Estate as he shall
think proper as it then may be prized by three sufficient men : &
in Case he Die a minor, Then my Grandson James shall have the
Same privilige of makeing the like purchase "
To "my Grandson James Southworth my best Bible."
11 1 give all the Remainder of all my Estate both Real and
personal in the Town of Duxborough unto sd five Children of my
late son Jedediah Southworth and it is to be divided amongst
them agreable to the Law of this province made for sd Estates
of Intestates"
"my said Daughter Hannah Southworth and Joshua Delano
my executors "
The witnesses were John Hunt, Joseph Bartlet and Asa
Hunt. The will was probated on 22 September, 1742, on the
oath of the three witnesses, before John Cushing, Judge of Pro-
bate, and letter of administration was granted to u Hannah
Southworth widdow and Joshua Dellano houswright both of sd
Duxborough Executors "
[9:25] On 22 September, 1742, "Deacon James Arnold
Samuel Weston & Moses Sole all of Duxborough " were ap-
pointed to appraise " all the Estate Real & Personall that Thomas
Southworth late of Duxbor0 .... dyed Seizd of "
On 14 October, 1742, Moses Soule, James Arnold and
Samuel Weston took the inventory " in the old tenour." The
total amount was ^1230, 17s. The only real estate was " his
Farme with ye Out lands " ^886.
On 10 January, 1742, Joshua Delano and Hannah South-
worth, executors, made oath to the inventory, before John
Cushing, Judge of Probate.
[Widow Hannah Southworth's Estate]
[27 : 339] On 7 March, 1791, James Southworth of Dux-
bury, yeoman, was appointed administrator of the estate of
"Hannah Southworth Late of said Duxbury, widow deceased".
[From original bond] On 7 March, 1791, James Southworth,
yeoman, of Duxbury, as administrator, with Lewis Bradford, yeo-
man, of Duxbury, and Crocker Sampson, gentleman, of Kingston,
as sureties, gave a bond of ^"100. The witnesses were Isaac
Lobdell, Jr., and Isaac Lothrop.
[From original warrant] On 7 March, 1791, " Briggs Alden
& Gamaliel Bradford Esqrs & Judah Delano, yeoman, all of Dux-
bury " were appointed to appraise the estate. The warrant was
also recorded, 31 1355.
30 Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventor. .
[From original document] On 7 April, 1791, Briggs Alden,
Judah Delano and Gamaliel Bradford took the inventory. I I
total was £26, lis. On the same day, B Alden an.]
Judah Delano swore to the inventory, before Gamaliel Bradford,
Justice of the Peace.
On 14 April, 1791, James Southworth, the administrator,
swore to it before Joseph Cushing, Judge of Probate. The
inventory was also recorded, 31:355.
PLYMOUTH COLONY WILLS AND INVENTORIES
Abstracts by the Editor
{Continued from Vol. XV/II, /. 2jj)
[Nunould Num acre's Will]
[p. 23] The will of "Nunquit Numacke of a place Called
Pinquin hole allies Wesqueebs In the Jurisdiction of New
Plymouth " was exhibited at the court at Plymouth, 1 March,
1669, on the oath of " Mr Richard Bourne of Sandwich"
" I Desire that my Children after mee may Choo.se the Lord
for their god "
" I Desire that mr Edmond Freeman senil'and Richard Bourne
to watch over them and p'swade them to keep and walke in the
wayes of God ;"
" I give unto TequatShasom my son a p'sell of Land That
lyeth between the Land of Thomas Dexter att Pauaukessett 6:
the lands of hope or Pachamu to a place Called Wequanakoke
If my son TequatShashom will live upon it and Improve it : but
not sell it or exchange it or anyway allianate it from my Children ;
but if " he " be not willing to live upon it and Improve it ; Then
.... my son Willam Numacke shall have the keeping of it ; but
not to Dispose of it any way from my family; and if that after-
ward TequatShashom my son Desires to have it on the Conditions
before expressed then hee shall have it (although it be lunge ere
hee accept of it) and to his Children after him for ever and this
prsel of land is bounded with the bounds of the Land of Thomas
Dexters land with Joseph Purge his Lands and with hope or
Pachamu his Lands ; but the old feild att Paukessett my will is
PlymoutJi Colony Wills and Inventories 31
that my wife and Children .should have that to Improve for th
selves for ever;"
To "my son Willam Numacke a third p'te 01 the Land be
twixt the River Cobpauanisitt or Pinquin River unto Menuk*
sitt and his Land to Lye Next unto the River " also
Meddow that Lyeth by the River syde " also "an Hand called
Squnaqueest ; "
To " Moses Numacke my son the next third p'te of the Land
betwixt Cobpauanisitt and Menukesissitt adjoyning unto my sol
Willams third p'te .... I give unto him the middle third prte of
this Land : and the longe necke that goeth into the sea Called
Weenaumutt with all meddow belonging to the Longe Necke
To <• Jonas Numacke my son the Last third p'te of thLs Land
adjoyning unto Menuksissitt with a little Necke or Hand Called
Chuppatuesett or Conneys Hand;"
To "my son Willam a smale Hand Called Auntchishog-
quechike;"
To "my son Moses the Meddow That Metumpahan gave to
mee Lying in Waweyontat necke ;"
To "my Daughter Margery her son Samuell one of the two
smale Hands Called Panokoest;"
"Tequtshashom shall have but halfe of the Laud from
Wequonakoke to the bounds of Joseph Burge ;"
" I give unto my wife my Name and the kettle that I have ;"
"my will is that not any of my Children shall sell or Dispose
of or change away any of the Lands that I have given unto any
of them or all of them; but that it shalbe kept for them selves ;
and for theire Children for ever;"
The will was dated 9 February, 1669, and signed by a mark.
The only witness was Richard Bourne.
[George Petcocle's Will]
"Gorge Petcocke of Scittuate .... not able to Dispose of
mine owne affaires ; Doe .... resigne up my body ; and my whole
estate ; into the hands' of the Towne of Scittuare ; To be Disposed
of by the Towne aforsaid (or theire agents) for my subsistence :"
Dated 27 November, 1670, and signed by a mark. "Signed
sealed and Delivered to Cornett Robert Studson and Isacke
Bucke and Isacke Chettenden agents for the Towne of Scittuate
Witnessed by Willam Sherman and Cornelious Hriggs "
"The Court Doth heerby order that Cornett Robert Studson
and Isacke Chettenden shall take the estate of Gorge Petcocke
Deceased into their Costody .... that it may be forth Com::
when the Court requires it ;"
32 Plymouth Colu?iy Wills and Inventories
[Abraham Martin's Will]
[p. 24] " Abraham Martin weaver Liveing in the Towne off
Rehoboth " made his will 9 September, 1669, and it was " ex-r
hibited to the Court" at Plymouth, 6 October, 1670, "on I
oath of Ensigne Henery Smith " one of the witnesses. Bequests'
were as follows.
"it is my Will That all my houshold stuffe and Loomes be
proportionably Devided amongst the Children of my brother
Richard now liveing and the Children of John Ormsbey "
"it is my Will That Mr Hubbert Pastour att Hingham ;
have out of my estate" £1, 10s.
"it is my Will That our owne Pastour have" £2.
" is my Will That Hannah Hill Liveing att Boggestow neare
Medfeild have" £1, 10s.
"it is my Will That one pound be given to Moses Mavoricke
att Marblehead ;or to his heires "
"it is my Will That Samuell Paine the sonne of Stephen
Paine Junir should have" £3.
" it is my Will that one pound be given towards the Incom-
pasing of the burying place ;"
" it is my Will that one pound be expended for the procur-
ment of a bell to Call the people to gods Worship ; "
" it is my Will that ten shillings* be layed out in the Makeing
of a bear ;"
" it is my Will That Leiftenant Peter Hunt be the sole Ex-
equitor of this my Last Will .... Comiting the overplusse of my
estate to him to be Disposed of according to his Descretion "
The witnesses were Thomas Cooper and Henry Smith.
[p. 25] The inventory was taken 13 September, 1670, by
Thomas Cooper, Sr., and Henry Smith, and "exhibited to the
Court" at Plymouth, 6 October, 1670, "on the oath of Leif-
tenant Peter Hunt" No real estate was mentioned. The
total was £66, is., 8d.
[Henry Howland's Will]
[p. 26] Henry Howland (called "of Duxburrow " in the in-
ventory) made his will on 28 November, 1670. Bequests were
as follows.
" I give .... all my housing both Dwelling house and Barne :
with all my lands both upland and meddow land .... within the
Township of Duxburrow ; unto my sonne Joseph Howland ; onely
* " one pound " was first recorded, but it was crossed out and " ten shillings "
interlined in the same hand and ink.
Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories 33
During my wifes life shee shall have and Injoy the new Roome
to herselfe for her owne use ; "
"To my sonne Joseph Howland four oxen and two heiffers
and one horse with all the Tackling belonging therunto as alsoe
a bed with things belonging therunto ; as alsoe my fowling
peece ; "
" my sonne Joseph Howland out of the foremensioned houses
and lands and Cattle shall pay or cause to be payed unto my
sonne Zoeth Howland " ,£20, " that is to say " £5 per year, " till
the twenty pounds be payed ; as alsoe twelve pence apeece to all
his brothers and sisters and theire Children now Surviveing ; "
To " my Daughter Sarah two heiffers and two steers and one
Mare now riming att Ponagansett ; as alsoe one bed and beding
therunto belonging ; "
To "my sonne John one Muskett ; "
To "my Daughter Elizabeth one Cow ; "
" I give my old Mare now Riming att Ponagansett unto my
sonne Samuell Howland;"
To " my sonne Joseph Howland ; two acrees of meddow land
.... att a place Comonly knowne by the name of the Gurnetts
nose marsh ; "
To "my Daughter Mary ten shillings"
To " my Daughter Abigaill ten shillings to be payed by my
son Joseph ; whoe is to sell a barrell of Syder ; and to pay it out
of that ; "
To " my two sonnes John and Samuell each of them a bar-
rell of Syder ; "
To " my loveing wife Mary Howland all the rest of my estate
both moveables and Chatties ; "
The witnesses were Samuel Nash and John Sprague. The
will was probated at Plymouth, 8 March, 1670*, on the oaths of
the two witnesses.
[p. 27] The inventory of " Henery Howland of Duxburrow :
late Deceased " was taken " the 14 Day of the 1 Ith monthf 1670 ",
by Constant Southworth, Samuel Nash and John Soule, and ex-
hibited at the court at Plymouth, 8 March, 1670*, " on the oath
of Joseph Howland the sonne of the said Henery Howland ".
No real estate was mentioned. The total was £141, 4s.
(To be continued)
♦This would be iS March, 1671, in new style.
t The eleventh month was January, in old style. The inventor)- was taken
on 24 January, 1671, in new style.
34 The Will of Seth Staple of Taunton
THE WILL OF SETH STAPLE OF TAUNTON
By the Editor
Seth Staple married Hannah4 Standish {Ebenezet*% Alex-
ander1, Afyles1) on 4 January, 1721, at Plympton, Mass.*
In his will, dated 3 December, 1763, and proved 26 May,
1778, he calls himself of Taunton, and mentions his wife Han-
nah, one son, John Staple, and seven daughters. The daughters
were : Hannah; wife of Abraham Gashet ; Sarah, wife of Daniel
Wild ; Susanna, deceased, who had married Job White and left
children ; Anne, unmarried at the date of the will ; Mary, wife of
Philip Ellis ; Zerviah, wife of Abiel Williams ; Ruth, wife of
Oliver Soper.
Seth Staple's widow Hannah died before 26 May, 1778, the
day the will was probated, and the son John became the sole ex-
ecutor. The only original document, relating to the estate, now
in the files of the Bristol County, Mass., Registry of Probate, at
Taunton, is the will, which is also recorded. An exhaustive ab-
stract of the will, made from the original, and of all probate
records relating to the estate, are here printed, at the expense of
Mr. Oliver Stetson Presbrey, of Burlington, Vt., a descendant of
Oliver and Ruth (Staple) Soper.
|[Seth Staple's Will]
[From original will] On 3 December, 1763, "Seth Staple
of Taunton " made his will. Bequests were as follows.
To "Wife Hannah all ye Improvement of my home stead
Lands & Building Dureing her widowhood as also the priveldge
of Cutting fenceing & fire wood needfull Dureing sd Term upon
a Certain Tract of wood Land in or near pole plain in sd County
and all such Improvmt to be made with out strip or wast I also
Give sd wife all my Indore movables for Ever : and Stock of
Catties Sheep & Swine &c as also sd Wife with my son John
Staple to make Disposition of my stock of Leather & Tanners
Tools of ocupation as They shall Think fitt : I also Give said
Wife the sole Improvement of all my husbandy Tools upon my
* Mayflower Descendant, 2 : 138 and 5 : 184.
The Will of Seth Staple of Taunton 35
farm & what Remains at her Term to be & abide & belong to sd
home stead farm "
To u my son John Staple .... (after his mother Term of Im-
provement) I Give sd son all my mantion house & home stead
farm on Both sides ye Road Leanding before my sd house in sd
Taunton with all ye Buildings and appurtancs .... with all That
my Tract of wood Land Laying in sd County in ye Towns of
Taunton & Berkley .... and Lays near a place Called Pole plain
and what is hereby Intend to be Given & Bequeathed said son
is all my Land & Buldings with all there appurtanncs in sd
Towns .... with all Rights to Lands in sd Town Ship proprity
or Esewhere in sd Two Towns " Jfl * *' ■ ■■:";■ Wt
To "my Seven Daughters to Wit Hannan^^vifeowlbraham
Gashet, Sarah ye wife of Daniel Wild ; and to ye Children and
Lcgall Representatives of Susanah White of Norton Decased ;
and Anne Single woman, mary wife of Phillip Ellis ; Zeruah
Wife of abiel Williams Junr, and Ruth ye Wife of oliver Soper
and to be holden in Severity .... all That my house and farm of
Land with ye Buildings & appurtances Laying in Raynham in sd
County & in the Town of Bridgwater in ye County of Plymouth
Including all my Rael Estate in sd Two Towns : To them my
sd Daughters to wit one Seventh part to Each Surviving and to
y" Children of sd Daugher Susanah Deceased one Seventh part
to bee her Seventh part equally Divided between her Children
or Legall Representive .... allways Saveing to my wife if she
sel ye Improvement of ye above mentioned Lands two years next
Coming with ye appurtances "
"and all my other Estate not before Disposed of in This
will I Give to sd Beloved Wife and so much of sd Estate as
Comes into her hand by This Clause in my will if sd Wife Doth
not Dispose of in her Live Time I jjf^rfVfitRg^ m)r son
John Staple " I-1K3 J^OO
"I do Constitute .... my sd Wife & son John Staple Exec"
to this my Last will "
The witnesses were James Macomber, Susanna Williams and
James Williams.
On 26 May, 1778, James Macomber and James Williams, Esq.,
two. of the witnesses, made oath to the will and on the same day
John Staple accepted the appointment as executor.
The original will is endorsed : " Deacon Seth Staple's Will "
[The will is also recorded, 25 : 151.]
[25:152] On 26 May, 1778, the will was probated, and
administration granted "unto his Son John Staples (his Wife
Hannah, the other named being Dead) Executor in the same
Will Named "
,6 The Wills of Melatiah, Silvanus, and Mercy Bourn
THE WILLS OF MELATIAH BOURN OF SANDWICH
AND SILVANUS AND MERCY BOURN
OF BARNSTABLE, MASS*
By the Editor
The first wife of Melatiah Bourn, Esq., of Sandwich, Mass.,
was Desire Chipman3, daughter of Elder John and Hope1
(Howland) Chipman, and granddaughter of John1 and Elizabeth
(Tilley) Howland of The Mayflower. Melatiah Bourn's second
wife, and widow, was Abigail ( ) Smith, widow of Thomas
Smith of Sandwich.
All of Melatiah Bourn's children-were by his first wife, Desire
Chipman ; but in his will he mentions several of his second wife's
children by her first husband, Thomas Smith, and three of her
grandchildren, as follows : son Samuel Smith ; son John Smith ;
daughter Rebecca Smith ; grandchildren Mary and Isaac Smith,
children of her deceased -son Shubael Smith ; grandson Dr.
Thomas Smith.
Children of Melatiah and Desire (Chipman) Bourn are men-
tioned in his will as follows : son Silvanus Bourn ; son John
Bourn ; son Shearjashub Bourn ; son Silas Bourn ; daughter
Bathsheba Ruggles, formerly widow of William Xewcomb.
(Bathsheba had married, for her second husband, Timothy
Ruggles.) Grandchildren are also mentioned.
Melatiah Bourn made his will n August, 1742, and added a
codicil, on 7 September, 1742, and a second codicil, on 24 Sep-
tember, 1742. The will was probated at Sandwich, on 15 Feb-
ruary, i742/3-
At the time of Melatiah Bourn's death, his son Silvanus
Bourn held the office of Judge of Probate for Barnstable County,
and it was necessary to appoint a special Judge of Probate to act
in this case only, as shown in the last paragraph of the probate
proceedings relating to his estate.
Silvanus Bourn4 {Desire Chipman3, Hope2 Hoivland, Johrf)
married his second cousin, Mercy Gorham4 (John*, Desire2 Hoiv-
land, John1), and their children, therefore, have two lines of
descent from John Howland, the Mayflower Passenger.
Silvanus Bourn, of Barnstable, made his will 20 May, 1763,
and it was probated 15 February, 1764. It mentioned the widow
Mercy ; sons Melatiah, William and Richard ; daughters Desire
The Wills of Melatiah', Si Ivan as, and Mercy Bourn 37
Clap, Mary Stone, Hannah Hinckley, Mercy Jordan, Eunice
Gallison ; and grandchildren Kenelm, Joseph and Abigail Wins-
low, children of a deceased daughter, Abigail Winslow.
Widow Mercy (Gorham) Bourn, of Barnstable, made her will
10 July, 1 78 1, and it was probated 28 May, 1782. It mentioned
the son Richard, and the children of deceased sons Melatiah and
William ; daughters Desire Clap, Mary Stone, Hannah Hinckley
and Mercy Jordan ; children of deceased daughters Abigail
Winslow and Eunice Gallison ; granddaughter Abigail Gallison ;
son-in-law John Gallison ; daughter-in-law Hannah Bourn.
The daughters had married as follows : Desire Bourn5 mar-
ried Nathaniel Clap ; Mary Bourn5 married Nathaniel Stone ;
Hannah Bourn5 married Isaac Hinckley5 {Mary G or ham*, John* ,
Desire2 Hozvla?id,JoJml) ; Mercy Bourn5 married Samuel Jordan ;
Abigail Bourn5 married Kenelm Winslow5 (Abigail Waterman*,
Sarah Snoztfi, Abigail'2 Warren, Richard1) ; Eunice Bourn5 mar-
ried John Gallison.
Exhaustive abstracts of all records in the Barnstable County
Registry of Probate, at Barnstable, Mass., relating to the estates
of Melatiah Bourn, Silvanus Bourn and Widow Mercy Bourn,
are here printed, at the expense of Mrs. Bayard Thayer of Lan-
caster, Mass., a descendant of Nathaniel and Mary (Bourn) Stone.
[Melatiah Bourn's Will]
[6 : 262] " Melatiah Bourn Esqr of the Town of Sandwich "
made his will 1 1 August, 1742. Bequests were as follows.
To " the Church of Christ in Sandwich whereof I am a mem-
ber Ten pounds Old Tenr or fifty Shillings Lawfull money."
To "Abigail my well beloved wife" £j$ "Lawfull money
and one third part of my household Utensils (exclusive of my
Goods for Sale) togeather with " £?, 10s. "more in like money
as aforesaid to purchase a Mourning Suit; " also " the Use and
Improvement of my real Estate in Sandwich during her Life and
my Negro Woman to Serve her so long as my wife Shall Live "
also " one third of my books of Divinity Saving that my Said
Wife Shall release to my Sons Silvanus and John her Right of
Dower to all the Lands by me given to them by deed or this
Will before She Receive Said Sum of Seventy five pounds."
To "my Said Wives Son Samuell " ^25 "Lawfull money
upon the following Condition that he do within two Months after
my decease release to my Son Silas Bourn .... all his Claim of
any Intrest of in or to any of the Estate herein or hereby given
to my Said Son Silas Said release to be made and executed by
Said Samuell Smith in Legall form."
38 The Wills of Melatiah, Silvanus, and Mercy Bourn
To " my Wives Son John Smith " £12, 10s. " Lawful! money
upon the same Condition to be performed by him within five
Months after my decease as his Brother Samuell is to perform
in two months "
To "my Wifes Daughter Rebecca" £\2y 10s. << Lawfull
money upon ye same Condition to be performed by her on her
part as her Brother Samuell is to perform So as to be Effectual
in the Law."
To " the Children of my Wifes Son Shoble deceased viz Mary
and Isaac" £7, 10s. ''Lawful money to each of them as they
Shall respectively arrive to the age of twenty one Years they and
each of them performing the same Condition as Samuell Smith
is obliga to perform as above."
To "Doctor Thomas Smith my Wifes grandson" £12, 10s.
•'« Lawfull money to be paid in one year after my decease "
To "my Eldest grandson Melatiah my Ivory headed Cane
marked with his name."
To "my Son Silvanus my Millitary Arms Weapons and
accoutraments my other walking Staves & my watch "
To "my Son Silas my Clock"
To "my Son John my Goald Shirt buttons and to his Son
Joseph my Silver Shoe-buckels."
To "my Son Shearjashob " ^100 "Lawfull money to be
paid at the End of two years after my decease and My black
wearing Apparrel."
To "my Daughter Bathsheba Ruggles " £2$ " Lawful money,
to be paid at the End of two years after my decease And also to
each of her Children that She had by her Late Husband William
Newcomb Deceased" £12, 10s. "Lawfull money to be paid as
they Respectively arrive to the age of twenty one years or Mar-
riage which respective Sums when paid Shall be in discharge of
So much Left by their Father to them and is in the hands of
their Mother as administratrix of Said Newcombs Estate and in
Case either of Said Children Should Dye before they Arrive to
the Age aforsaid or Marriage then their part to be Equally
divided amongst ye Survivors."
To " my Son John .... all that my neck of Land & Meddow
in Falmouth Lying between the Lands of Ezra Bourn Esqr and
Jenkins's Land with all my Lands adjoining either divided or
Undivided as also my tract of Land where Samuell Lewis Lately-
dwelt and also that Land I bought of Cornelius Lewis and all
my Lotts of Land Lying betwixt Theophilus Dimmock & Ben-
jamin Bourmans with my Islands of meddow lying to the Nor-
ward of Secussit Neck but not adjoining thereto."
The Wills of Me la ti ah, Silvanus, and Mercy Bourn 39
To "my Son Silvanus .... all my right to purchase Quen-
amot Neck a place So called of the Indians and also all my Real
Estate whatsoever and wheresoever except what I have Given
away as above and what Lyes in Sandwich I also give him my
Said Son Silvanus the Sum of " .£125 " Lawfull money."
To " my Son Silas .... all my Real Estate lying in the
Township of Sandwich he paying to my Son Silvanus " .£200
M Lawfull money out of his Own Estate at the End of One year
after my Decease."
"my Will is that my Negro man Nero be manumitted and
Sett free from his Servitude with his Wearing Cloths Bed and
bedding and Chest which he Usually Improves upon Condition
that he faithfully Serve my Son Silas one year after my decease
and also Procure Sufficient Security to be Given to my Executors
to Save my Estate from any further Charge or Cost relaiting to
him."
" in case any of my Children decease before this Will take
effect then the Surviving Children of Such deceased Child if
they Leave any Shall take that Which would have been their
parents if they had ben then Living."
" Whatsoever shall remain of my Estate personall Including
Credits over and above what is alredy Orderd and disposed of
by this my Will Shall be equally divided betwixt my two Sons
Silvanus and Silas or their Heirs or assigns."
"in Case my personal Estate fall Short of being Sufficient
to pay or make out all the before mentioned Legacies which are
Mentioned to be paid in Money that then there Shall be a pro-
portionable abatement on the whole & Each of Said Legacies. "
"my two Sons Silvanus and Silas to be Executors of this my
Last Will "
The witnesses were John Rogers, John Freeman and Samuel
Jennings.
On 7 September, 1742, " Melatiah Bourn Esqure " added a
codicil to his will, confirming said will " excepting the alterations
hereafter mentioned .... whereas in Said WTill I gave to my
Loving Wife Abigail the Use .... of all my Real Estate in Sand-
wich during her Life : But now I see cause to give her .... but
one third of the Improvement of my Said real Estate in Sandwich
during her Life . and further .... in Case my Son Silas or his
Heirs Shall be Molested by Legal process and disposssest of any
part of the real Estate which I now possess in Sandwich and
have given to him in Said Will then the Rest of my Children or
their respective Heirs Shall bear their equal proportion with him
or his heirs of So much of Said Estate as he or his Heirs Shall
40 The Wills of Melatiah, Silvanust a?id Mercy Bourn
be Legally dispossed off and their proportion of the Charge
arrising by Such process : I do also Give to my Said Son Silas al
my husbandry tools and Utensils "
The codicil was witnessed by John Rogers, John Freeman
and Samuel Jennings.
On 24 September, 1742, a second codicil was added "for
Explanation of a Clause or Article in Said former Codicell that
is to Say whereas Whereas I have ordered in Said Codicel that
in Case my Son Silas or his Heirs Shall be molested by Legal
process and dispossest of any part of the real Estate which I now
possess in Sandwich and have Given to him in Said will then the
rest of my Children or their respective Heirs Shall bear their
equal proportion with him or his Heirs of So much of Said
Estate as he or his heirs Shall be Legally dispossessed off and
their proportion of the Charge arrising by Such process. Now
my will & meaning is that the rest of my Children or their re-
spective Heirs Shall bear their proportion of Said proposed Loss
and Charge with my Son Silas and his Heirs proportionable to
the Value of the Estate that is Respectively given to Each of
them in my Said Last Will "
The second codicil was also witnessed by John Rogers, John
Freeman and Samuel Jennings.
" Barnstable Ss: By the Hon1,le John Otis Esqr Judge of the
Probate of Wills &c for the County of Barnstable for this Special
purpose only namely to take the Probate of the Testament of
Melatiah Bourn Esq1' Deces(l and to Do and perform all other
things Necessary & proper to be done by a Judge for the
Probate of Wills for the Settlement of the Estate of the Said
deceased According to Law. The foregoing Will being pre-
sented for probate by the Executors therein named " the will
and codicils were probated at Sandwich, 15 February, 1742*,
on the testimony of the three witnesses.
[Silvanus Bourn's Will]
[13:1] " Silvanus Bourn of Barnstable .... Esqr M made his
will on 20 May, 1763. Bequests were as follows.
To "my Son Melatiah Bourn" ^£266, 13s., 4d.
To "my Son William Bourn " ^133, 6s., 8d.
To "my Son Richard Bourn" p£i33> 6s., 8d.
To " my five Daughters viz4 Desire Clap, Mary Stone, Hannah
Hinkley, Mercy Jordan, and Eunice Gallison To Each of them "
*This is Old Style. In New Style the date would be 26 February, 1743.
The Wills of Melatiah, Silvaw/s, a?id Mercy Bourn 41
£66, 13s., 4<d. "and if Either of them should dye before this
my Will be in full force that their Surviving Children should
Share Equally between them the Legacy Given their mother in
this Will as their full part of my Estate."
To " Kenelm Winslow, Joseph Winslow, & Abigail Winslow
the Children of my Daughter Abigail Winslow Deceased to Each
of them " ,£22, 4s. "when they Respectively arrive at the Age
of Twenty One years or Marriage."
To "my Dear and Loving Wife Mercy Bourn and to her
heirs and Assigns forever all and Singular the Remainder or
Rest of my Estate both real & Personall .... Including all that
is or shall be due to me at my Decease she paying all my Just
} debts and Funeral Charges .... and all the Legacies in this
; Will Given to my Sons and Daughters within two years after
* my Decease & and the Legacies Given to my Grandchildren as
they Respectively become Due"
" I Do Constitute and Appoint my Loving Wife Mercy Bourn
Sole Executrix to this my Last Will "
The witnesses were David Gorham, Thomas Annable and
Ebenezer Hinckley.
On 15 February, 1764, "Mercy Bourn the Executrix" pre-
sented the will for probate, and it was proved, on the testimony
of the three witnesses.
[Widow Mercy Bourn's Will]
[14 : 1071] " Mercy Bourn of Barnstable .... widow " made
her will 10 July, 1781. Bequests were as follows.
To " my Son Richard Bourn my Negro Boy Nero, also Two
pair of oxen (if I should have so many at my decease) the Silver
hilted sword that was his fathers, a large Silver Tankard that
was his Grandfathers, My best great Bible, One Cow & half
of my Sheep, & one Bed & furniture, also a Bed & Furniture
which he now hath in his possession, I also give him all my
husbandry Tools & Tackling of all Sorts." also "all my real
Estate Lands & buildings, woodlands & meadows .... in
Barnstable aforesd or else where I also give him my Pew in the
meeting House."
To "my three daughters Desire Clap Mary Stone & Hannah
Hinckley equally to [p. 1081] to be divided among them all my
wearing apparel & ornaments all my Plate (except the Tankard
given to my son Richard & a Silver porringer to my daughter
Mercy) & all my houshold furniture I also give to them my Sd
Three daughters each of them " £30.
42 The Wills of Melatiah, Si ' harms, and Mercy Bourn
To "my granddaughter Abigail Gallison her mothers wor,
called a Chimney Piece . I also give her two mourning rings ht
Grandfather Bourns & her Mothers."
To " my daughter Mercy Jordan her work called the Coat t
Arms, one Silver porringer & " £6 " in Lawful Silver mone.
over & above what she hath already had & rec'1 of me."
To "the Children of my Son Meletiah Bourn decd the ran
of Thirty Pounds."
To "the Children of my daughter Abigail dec'1 Twent)
Pounds."
To "the Children of my daughter Eunice deceased Twentv
Pounds."
To "the Children of my son William Twenty Pounds."
To "my Son in law John Gallison Esq1" Ten Pounds."
To " my daughter in law Hannah Bourn Three Pounds."
" I give my negro Boy Cato to my son Richard Bourn on the
following conditions that is as soon as the Said Cato shall arrive
to the age of Thirty Five years my said son shall manumit him.
he procuring suffn1 Security of indemnification as the law in that
case directs."
" my negro Girl Chloe after my decease shall choose which
of my surviving Children she shall choose to live with . to whom
I give her the said Chloe upon condition the child with whom
she chooses to live pay to my Executor so much as she shall
be valued at by indifferent men appointed for that purpose."
" I do ... . appoint my Son Richard Bourn Sole Executor
.... & direct him to pay all my debts & Legacies in this will
given, The pecuniary ones in Silver dollars at Six Shillings apiece
or other money to the acceptance of the Legatees . I also order
& direct him .... to pay the Legacy which his father gave to
the Children of my daughter Abigail Winslow decd & I do hereby
give & bequeath to him my s'1 Son Richard " the residue of
the estate.
The witnesses were David Gorham, Joseph Annable and
Thomas Allyn.
[14 : 1091] On 28 May, 1782, "Richard Bourn the Executor"
presented the will for probate, and it was proved, on the testi-
mony of " David Gorham Esqr & Joseph Annable " two of the
witnesses.
Abstracts of Barnstable Comity, Mass., Probate Records 43
ABSTRACTS OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MASS.,
PROBATE RECORDS
By the Editor
{Continued from Vol. XVIII, p. j38)
[Will of Edmund Havves]
[p. 83] On 5 May, 1692, Edmund Hawes of Yarmouth
made his will. Bequests were as follows.
To " my Grand son Joseph Hawes six acres of of my Land
(to be Laid forth to him at marriage or full Age which shall first
happen) so as it may Liy next to Cap1 Thachers or John Hallets
Land and Abut up on ye high way and also ye one halfe of my
Island of sedg or crick thatch Land which Lyies in ye Lone tree
crick the which sd Island being divided in too Equal devitions
my Son John Hawes to have his Choice first : And also I do
give to ye sd Joseph priviledg to driy thetch up on that meadow
at Lone tree : And also I do give to ye sd Joseph one acre of
my meadow where his Father shall see Cause to lay it forth
to him : "
To " Son John Hawes all my uplands & meadows and broken
marshes or creeck thatch Land where so ever within ye Towne-
ship of yarmouth or elsewhere "
To " my Loving Daughter desire Hawes ye wife of my sd
Son John Hawes one Cow and Calf and my great Brass kettle
and my Brass morter and pestle with all my houshold Stuff :
only my Bed with all thereto belonging I do give to my grand
Daughter Desire Hawes and one ewe sheep "
To "my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Dogged one Cow "
To "my Grand Daughter mary Bacon on Cow"
To "my Grand Son Jabez Hawes one Cow"
To "my Grand Son John Hawes .... one two year old and
one young horse if his Brother Edmond dont Com againe : but
if Edmond his Brother do come againe I do give sd young horse
to him : "
To "my Grand Son Ebenezer Hawes .... one yearling : "
To " my two grand Children Isaac and Benjamin .... to each
of them one Calf :"
To "my Grand Child Experience .... one sheep : "
"ye Rest of my sheep my will is that my executor do devide
them to my great Grand Children in such proportions as he
shall think fitt : "
44 Abstracts of Barnstable Comity, Mass., Probate Records
To " John Hathaway of yarmouth thirty Shillings wich he
oweth to me "
"my well Beloved Son John Hawes to be sole executor "
The witnesses were John Thacher and Lydia Thacher.
On 31 March, 1693, a codicil was added : "my will is that f
.... Six acres of Land given .... unto my Grand Son Joseph
Hawes there mentioned to Ly next adjoyning to John Hallets
on ye west side of my Land or next to John Thacher on y east
side be Determined and Setled on which Side his father pleas-
eth : and further my will is that in Case his Father my Son John
Hawes in Leue of this sd Six acres of Land do give him y* sd
Joseph Six acres of Land in sum other place to ye sd Josephs
Liking : that then this sd Six acres in my will given to Joseph
Shall be my Son Johns "
The codicil was witnessed by John Thacher and Lydia Thacher.
The will was probated on 20 July, 1693, on the testimony of
the two witnesses, and on 2 September, 1693, administration
was " Comitted un to Ensigne John Hawes of said yarmouth
Son of sd deceased "
[p. 85] On 1 August, 1693, John Thacher and John Miller
took an inventory of the real and personal estate. The total
was ^132, 9s. The real estate was "house Lands and mead-
owes" ^100. The estate was indebted "to his son John
Hawes for diat and tendance" ^29, 3s.
11 Ensigne John Hawes made oath " to the inventory 2 August,
1693-
[Jane Barlow's Will]
[p. 86] On 6 August, 1693, "Jane Barlow of Sandwich"
made her will. Bequests were as follows.
"my Son John Barlow Shall have my dwelling house and all
my Land on which it Stands and Land adjacent .... to gether
with my great Iron kittle and ye money that he ows me "
To " my Son Nathan Barlow forty Shillings in money and
my Fether Bed and ye Iron kittle that he now hath of mine"
To "my Son Nehemiah Bessie one Cow"
To " Alee Hunter and Rebeckah Hunter ye Daughters of my
Daughter Rebeckah Hunter one Cow apeice "
To " my three Daughters viz Anna Hallett Elizabeth Bod-
fish and Rebeckah Hunter all my wearing clothes and ye Rest of
my Estate to be devided between them at ye discrestion of my sd
Executor : "
"my will is that Stephen Skeffe Esq1 be my Executor "
Form for a Bequest
45
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were William
Bassett, Ephraim Tobe (by a mark), and Sarah Allin (by a mark).
"An Invintory of ye Estate of Jane Barlow Late of Sandwich
who deceased ye 22* day of August 1693:" was taken "this
4lh* day of August: 1693:" by William Bassett and Nathan
Barlow. The total was ^38. No real estate is mentioned.
The inventory was sworn to, on 5 October, 1693, by"mr
Stephen Skeffe "
The will was probated 4 October, 1693, on the testimony of
William Bassett and Sarah Allin, two of the witnesses, and " they
did see ye now deceased Ephraim Tobe Sett his hand as a wit-
ness to this will "
[Ephraim Tobey's Estate]
[p. 87] " The Inventory of Ephraim Tobey of Sandwich "
was taken 29 September, 1693, by Daniel Wing and Shubael
Smith. The total was ^45, 1 3s. No real estate was mentioned.
" Hannah Tobey vid Relict of Ephraim Tobey" made oath
to the inventory 4 October, 1693, and administration was granted
to her the same day.
[John Okilley's Estate]
[p. 88] "A memorandom of ye Estate of John Okilley of
yarmouth .... as it was Shewed unto us Joseph Rider and Jasper
Taylor of yarmouth December ye 8th 1693" The only real
estate was "his house and Land and meadow " £8.
" Bathsua Okilley vid Relict of John Okilley " made oath to
the inventory 9 December, 1693.
Administration was granted, 14 December, 1693, "To
George Lewes Sr of Barnestable afforesd and Bathsua okilley
vid Relict of John okilley"
( To be continued)
FORM FOR A BEQUEST
I give and bequeath to the Society of Mayflower Descendants,
a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, the sum of dollars.
♦These two dates are here printed exactly as recorded.
46 Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
{Continued from Vol. XVIII, p. /j8)
[p. 45] November 30 . 1752 . Josiah Smith Jur of Middleborough &
Priscilla Prat of Bridgwater were marred by me Benja Ruggles.
Dceember 21 . 1752 . John Peckins of Middleborough and Ruth
Gushing of Taunton was marred by me Benja Ruggles
January 5 . 1753 • William Sprauge and Sarah Wescoat both of
Middleborough was Marred by me Benja Ruggles
January n . 1753 . William Snow of Rochester and Priscilla Rich-
mond of Middleborough was marred by me Benja Ruggles
August 20th 1753 . James Peckins and Margaret Sthowbridge both of
Middleborough was marred by me Benja Ruggles
November 1 . 1753 . Abraham Shaw & Sarah Barrows both of the
Town of Middleborough ware marred by me Benja Ruggles
Plimouth Ss. I hearby Certifie that Benjamin Horskins and Hannah
Duglass both of middleborough : were this Day joined in mar-
riage by me Peter Oliver Just ad Pacis Middleborough Decemr
26 . 1753.
January 16 . 1753 William Ellis of Rochester & Elisabeth Lazell of
Middleborough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
Janr 25 . 1753 . Nathan Landers of Wareham and Ruth Benson of
Middleborough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
May 16 . 1753 . John Bent and Bethiah Morss both of Middleborough
were married by me . Silvanus Conant
June 14 . 1753 . Mr George Watson of Plimouth & Mrs Elizabeth
Oliver of Middleborough were married by me Silvanus Conant
Octor 4 . 1753 . Robert Hoar and Judah Tinkham both of Middle-
borough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
Octor 18 . 1753 . Abraham Warshburn of Bridgwater and Mary Weston
of Middleborough were married by me Silvanus Conant
November 1 . 1753 . Gideon Tinkham & Mercy Thomas both of
Middleborough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
November 1 : 1753 . Thomas Wood & Sarah Thomas both of
Middleborough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
November 1 : 1753 . David Alden of Stafford : and Lucia Thomas of
Middleborough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
November 8 . 1753 . Samuel Eaton : and Patience Tinkham both of
Middleborough were married by me Silvanus Conant
[p. 46] November 29 . 1753 . Nathan Cob and Abij ah Tinkham both
of Middleborough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
January 10 . 1754 . Abiel Smith & Lydia Potter both of Middle-
borough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
January 17 . 1754 . Nathaniel Billington and Mary Donham both of
Middleborough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records 47
March 21 . 1754 . Samuel Niks and Elisabeth Reynouds* both of
Middleborough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
April n . 1754- William Bryant Jur and Hannah Cob both of Middle-
borough were married by me . Silvanus Conant
[August j Ist 1754 . Francis Thomas I?idian ma?i of Bridgwater 6-
Elisabeth Cozuet India?i woman of Middleborough f]
Plim0 Ss. Middleborough November 12th 1754. This Certifies that
Mr Lawrence . Kets & Mrs Abigail Thayer both of Said Mid-
dleborough were this Day joined in marriage pr me . Peter Oliver
Jus1 ad Pacs
Plim0 Ss. Middleborough Novr 21 . 1754. This Certifies that John
Norcut & Mary Hayford both of Said Middleborough were this
Day Joined in marriage pr me Peter Oliver Jus1 ad. Pac:
Plim0 Ss. This certifies that John Cole Jur of Plimton & Hasadiah
Lewis of Middleborough, were Joyned in marriage on the 12th
Day of february . 1755 . pr me Peter oliver Jus1 ad Pac
Plimouth ss This certifies that Mr Isaac Barden & Mrs Experience
miller Jr both of middleborough were this Day joined in marriage
by me Peter Oliver Justes ad pace middleb: July 10 : 1755
Plimouth Ss middleborough November 27th 1755 This Certifies that
Eleazer Leuis & mary Eddy (both of middleborough) Were this
Day joined in marriage by me Peter Oliver Jus1 ad Pace
This Certifies that John Jackson & Jemima Jackson both of middle-
borough being Lawfully published were joind Together in mar-
riage in middleborough on Feby 19 : 1758 by Isaac Backus
Baptist minister in Sd Town
[p. 47] Plymouth Ss middleborough march 4 : 1756 This Certifieth
that Benjamin white & Hannah Shaw (both of Said middle-
borough) were this day joined in marriage, as were also Zebedee
Sears & mary Leonard, both of Said middleborough, by me
Peter Oliver Justice ad Pec:
april 3d 1755 James Larabe of Norwich and Abigail Williams of
middleborough, Were marriad by Silvanus Conant
may 27 1755 Zebulon Leonard, and Hannah Miller both of middle-
borough were married by Silvanus Conant
June 9th 1755 Edward Richmond Junr of Taunton, and Reliance
Paddock of middleborough after Lawfull publication were married
by S: Conant
Septr 9th 1755 John Miller 3d and Joanna Smith both of middle-
borough after Lawfull Publication Were married by Silvanus
Conant
Sep1- 10th 1755 mr Samuel Clark, and Mrs Lucia Morton both of
middleborough, after Lawfull Publication were married by
Silvanus Conant
*" Samuel Niles & Elisabeth Reynolds" were published 23 February, 1754.
Middleborough Records, Vol. II, Pt. I, p. S3.
t This entry has been crossed out, in the original.
48 "77/* Twenty-third Psalm"
Sepr nlh 1755 Edmond weston Junr and mary Tinkham both
middleborough after Lawfull Publication were married b
Silvanus Conant
John Eddy of middleborough, and Priscilla Richmond of Taunt'
after Lawfull Publication were married by Silvanus Conant
march 4th 1756 Joseph Bessey of wareham, and Mercy Dunham
middleborough after Lawfull publication were married b
Silvanus Conant
march 11th 1756 Elijah Briggs of Taunton & Ruth Leonard of midd.
borough, after Lawfull Publication were married by Silvanu
Conant
Silvanus Eaton & Deborah Caswell both of middleborough af*.
Lawfull publication were married by Silvanus Conant
This Certifies that Theophilus Crocker and mercy Hayfords both 0
middleborough being Lawfully published were joind together i
marriage In middleborough on the 16th of Decemer 1756 b
Isaac Backus Baptist minister In Said Town
Novr ye 23d 1758 Then Isaac washburn of plymton, & mary Benso.
of middleborough both in the County of plymouth were joined in
marriage by me Ebenezer Hinds Baptest minister
Decemr the 17th 1758 Then Jacob Booth & Hannah Jones both c:
middleborough In the County of plymouth were joined 'in mar-
riage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptest Minister
(To be continued)
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Lieutenant John Tomson's' Will
^Chatham,- Mass., Gravestone Records
-%:.^ Stanley WV Smith.
?The: Estate _o? John Simmons-of Duxbury and ti
^;^of; His Wn30w;MERcY;^^By the Editor
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The
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VoL XIX APRIL, 1917 No. 2
CHATHAM, MASS., GRAVESTONE RECORDS
Communicated by Stanley W. Smith
In June, 19 14, the writer, with the assistance of Messrs.
William C. Smith and Frederick G. Hopkins, copied and carefully
checked all the inscriptions on the gravestones in three private
smallpox cemeteries in Chatham, Mass. They also checked the
copies of inscriptions in the Old Baptist Cemetery, near the rail-
road station at Chatham, which were made in August, 1906, and
presented to the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descend-
ants, by Mr. Arthur E. Linnell and Rev. Robert E. Ramsay.
All records prior to 185 1 (with two of later date) were copied
in the Baptist Cemetery.
The following abstracts include all the information contained
! in the inscriptions.
S .
[On hill west of head of Ryder's Cove, near residence of
Charles J. Jager]
Rider, John, died with the smallpox, 10 January, 1766, in his 76th
year.
Rider, Zenas, died with the smallpox, in [*] January, 1766, in his
41st year. [On stone with Bethiah.]
Rider, Bethiah. "Sister to ye Above Named", died "at the same
time", in her 39th year. [On stone with Zenas.]
Rider, Elizabeth, wife of Zenas, died with the smallpox, in [*]
January, 1766, in her 39th year.
•The day of the month was omitted.
49
5<d Chatham, Mass., Gravestone Records
[In field in rear of the late residence of Samuel D.
Clifford, deceased, near the East Harwich line]
Doane, Mercy, wife of Joseph, Jr., died with the smallpox, 16
January, 1766, in her 23d year.
Rider, Stephen, died with the smallpox, 18 January, 1766, in his
49th year.
Smith, Bershebe, widow of Stephen, died with the smallpox, 16
January, 1766, in her 57th year.
Smith, Bershebe, daughter of Stephen, died 18 January, 1766, in
her 22d year.
Smith, Betty, daughter of Mrs. Bershebe, died 7 February, 1766,
in her 16th year.
Smith, Stephen, "A Deacon", died with the smallpox, 13 January,
1766, in his 60th year.
[In field, across the road and north from the six Doane,
Rider and Smith stones]
Crowel, Paul, son of Deacon Paul and Rebecca, died with the
smallpox, 23 November, 1765, in his 21st year. [On stone
with the "2 Infant Children".]
Crowell ) "at the foot of this Grave lyes 2 Infant Children
Crowell J Decd Decern1" ye I2lh 1766" [On stone with
Paul.]
[In Old Baptist Cemetery]
Doane, Mary, widow of Samuel, died 20 June, 1830, aged 81.*
Doane, Nehemiah, died with the smallpox, 17 January, 1766, in
his 36th year.
Doane, Samuel, died 21 February, 1827, aged 76.
Eldredge, Jonathan, died 15 December, 1837, aged 39.
Eldredge, Joshua N., son of Abner and Rebecca, died 22 Novem-
ber, 1838, aged 5 years, 5 months, 14 days.
Eldredge, Smith, died, on his passage from Mobile to Boston,
2 September, 1844, aged 24. "Husband, I cannot feel that
thou art gone". [On stone with infant.]
Eldredge, , "infant", child of Smith, died 6 September,
1843. [On stone with its father.]
Felton, Emily H., wife of Rev. George D., died 10 August, 1843,
aged 27 years.
Felton, Emily L., daughter of Rev. George D. and Emily H., died
29 March [f], aged 1 year.
*"8o" was changed to "81 ".
tThe stone was bidly broken, when copied by Mr. Linnell and Mr. Ramsay
in 1906, and could not be found in 1914.
The Estate of John Simmons of Duxbury 51
Hallett, Sarah H., wife of Asa, died 29 June, 1869, aged 39 years,
4 months, 29 days. "A tender wife in mother died"
Harding, Alfred, son of Isaiah and Mehitable, died 13 September,
1843, aged 22 years.
[■■ Harding, Isaiah, born 25 February, 1796; died 3 February, 1853.
Harding, Mehitable, wife of Isaiah, died 12 August, 1836, aged
39 years, 6 months.
Snow, Reuben, died 2 May, 1843, *n ms 52d year. [On stone with
Rufus K.]
Snow, Rufus K., died at "Mansannillo", 17 May, 1843, aged 22
years. [On stone with Reuben.]
Taylor, Azel S., son of Capt. John and Hannah, died 5 October,
1842, aged 1 year, 2 months.
Taylor, Horace Scudder, son of Capt. John and Hannah, died 20
September, 1821, aged 1 year, 8 months.
Taylor, Prince Harding, son of Capt. John and Hannah, died
23 September, 1833, aged 1 year, 1 month.
Varney, Gideon G., died 27 J[*], 1848, in Norfolk. [On his wife's
stone.]
Varney, Mahala, wife of Gideon G., died 2 November, 1848, aged
28 years, 1 month, 4 days. [On stone with her husband.]
THE ESTATE OF JOHN SIMMONS OF DUXBURY
AND THE WILL OF HIS WIDOW MERCY
By the Editor
John Simmons of Duxbury married Mercy Pabodie3 (Eliza-
beth2 Alden, John1) of that town, on 16 November, 1669. John
died intestate, before 9 February, 171 5/16, when his widow
Mercy was appointed administratrix. Mercy made her will 26
September, 1728, and died before 8 November, 1728, when her
inventory was taken.
Seven sons and two daughters were mentioned in the settle-
ment of the estate of John Simmons, and all were mentioned
again in their mother's will.
In the following pages will be found exhaustive abstracts of
all records, and original documents now on file, in the Plymouth
County, Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to the estates of
* Broken off.
52 The Estate of John Simmons of Duxbury
John Simmons and his widow Mercy. These abstracts are he
printed at the expense of Mrs. Alfred H. Burnham, a descends:
of John and Mercy (Pabodie) Simmons, through their l
William.
The proper reference, to original document, or record, i
given with each abstract.
[Settlement of the Estate of John Simmons]
[3: 388] On 9 February, 1715, "Marcy Simmons Relict wi .
dow of John Simmons Late of Duxborough .... Lately dyed I
testate" was appointed administratrix of his estate.
[From original bond] On 9 February, 1715, "Mercy Simon-.
of Duxbury, as administratrix, with ''Moses Simons" of Du-
bury, as surety, gave a bond for £200. Mercy Simmons signed t
a mark. The witnesses were Nathaniel Watson and Elizabe-
Wade. The bond was not recorded.
[3: 400] "The Settlem* of the estate both real & personal (
John Simmons late of Duxborough .... decd to and amongst h;
widdow & Childrean by mutuall agreement amongst themselves
was made 11 February, 1715/16, as follows:
"Mercy his relict widdow shall have one third part of all tl.
deceased his goods & Chattells & debts to her own proper use 1
dispose for ever, & one third part of the sd deceased's Lands dun
ing her life in full of her part of the sd deceaseds Estate."
"moses the youngest son of the sd deceased shall have all tl.
Lands both houses homlands meadows and all Other parcells 0.
what kind, nature or name whatsoever to him & his heirs & A
signes for ever and also his moth1"5 thirds of the afforesd Land
after her decease .... and also all the Other two thirds of Good
Chattells & Debts of his sd Fathers Estate he paying & satisfyin
all Just debts due from the sd Estate. And also he the Said Most
his Executors or administrators therefore paying to his six broth;
namely John, William, Isaac, Benjamin Joseph & Joshua & hi
two sisters [p. 401] Namely Martha the wife of Samuel West 8
Rebeckah the wife of Constant Southworth the sum of two hur.
dread pounds, what any of them may have had already of their
fathers Estate in his life time to be recon'd a part of the sd twc
hundread pounds, & so the same to be equally divided to all th<
said sons and daughters the eldest son John to have a double
portion thereof."
The settlement was signed by Moses Simmons, John Simmons
William Simmons, Isaac Simmons, Benjamin Simmons, Merc\
Simmons (by a mark), Joseph Simmons, Joshua Simmons, Sam-
The Estate of John Simmons of Duxbury 53
uel West, Martha West (by a mark), Constant Southworth (by a
mark), Rebecca Southworth.
The witnesses were Elizabeth Thomas and Elizabeth Wade.
"On the 11th & 13th days of February" 1715/16, the settlement
was acknowledged by Mercy Simmons, John Simmons, William
Simmons, Isaac Simmons, Benjamin Simmons, Joseph Sim-
mons, Joshua Simmons, Samuel West and Martha West, before
Nathaniel Thomas, Judge of Probate.
It was acknowledged by Constant Southworth and Rebecca
Southworth, on 5 March, 171 5/16, before Nathaniel Thomas,
Judge of Probate.
[Will of Widow Mercy Simmons]
[From original will] On 26 September, 1728, "the widdo
mercy simons of Duxborough" made her will. Bequests were as
follows.
To "my Son John Simons five Shilins in Silver mony and all
my Sheep"
To "my Son william I give one Shiling in Silver money"
To "my Son Isaac I give five Shilings in Silver mony"
To "beniamen Simons I give five Shilings in Silver moner*"
To "Joseph Simons I give five Shilings in Silver money"
To "Joshua Simons I give five Shilins in Silver money"
To "my Daughter martha I give five Shilings in Silver money
and my Riding gown and best pettecoat and whood and Scarf and
red Silk neck cloath"
To "my Daughter Rebecah I give five Shilings in Silver
money and my best Riding whood"
To "my Son moses I give my bed and beding belonging to itt
and my cow and all the money not Disposed of"
"The Rest of my Estate if any there be I give to my children
Equaly betwext them"
"Sons John and moses" were appointed executors.
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were "John
chandler", "John fullarton" and "philip Dilano", all of whom
made oath to the will on 8 November, 1728, before Isaac Winslow,
Judge of Probate.
On 26 November, 1728, at Marshfield, "The Will of Mercy
Simmons late of Duxborough .... Widdow deceased" was pro-
bated, and administration "commited unto John. Simmons and
Mosess Simmons two of the sons of the sd deceased and Execu-
*Sic.
54 The Estate of John Simmons of Duxbury
tors in the same Will named" [The will and letter were al
recorded, 5: 487.]
[From original inventory] "A Trew Enventary of The Esta*
of The widdo mercy Simons late of Duxborough" taken L
"John chandler" and "Philip Dilano" on 8 November, 1728.
one Third part of the Estate that was in part-
nership between her and her son Moses is
According to our valueation
her own proper Estate to a bed and beding to it
To a gown and coat
to Silk
to a Riding whood
to money at Eight Shillings ye ounce
to bills of credet
to Dogs
to two hives of bees
to gloves an fans
to head cloaths
to Three Sheets
to wearing lining
to cloath
to petecoats
to gowns
to aporns and neckcloaths
to bags and botles
to smal cloaths
to fifteen pear of Stockens
to thirteen pound of tobaco
to woolen yarn
to muster Seed
to Smal Things
to a warming pan
to a pot and Tramel
to puter
to Seaven Sheep
to a Cow
to a pear of cards
The inventory was sworn to, by the appraisers and the two
executors, on 8 November, 1728, before Isaac Winslow, Judge of
Probate. [The inventory was also recorded, 5: 489-]
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Harwich, Mass., Vital Records 55
HARWICH, MASS,, VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
{Continued jrom Vol. XIII, p. 149)
[p. 203] february the 15 day 1733/4 Then John Sears entred an
intention of marriage between himself and grace paddack of
Yarmouth with me Chillingsth Foster Town Clerk
february the 23 day 1733/4 then Thomas Foster and mary hopkins
had this their intention of marriage entered here in this book
march the 2 day 1733/4 there is an intention of marriage now
entered here in this book between Docter John Duncain of
Harwich and mrs Keziah Baker of Eastham
June the 14 day 1734 Then Benjamin Doane of Chatham come and
declared that there was an intention of marriage Conclued
upon between himself and mary Freeman of Harwich which is
this day entered here in this Book
July the 6 day 1734 Then gershom Hall of Harwich Come and
entered an intention of marriage between himself and mary
Hall of sd Harwich
July the 10 day 1734 Then philip Flows of yarmouth entered this
his intention of marriage with marcy Sears of Harwich
August 24 day 1734 Then mr Barnabous Freeman of Eastham and
mrs mary Stone of Harwich entered their intention of mar-
riage each to other
August 30 day 1734 Then Ebenezer Rider jur of yarmouth and
Abagal Crosby entered their intention of marriage
September 7 day 1734 Then Jeremiah Nickerson of Eastham and
Deborah yeats entered an intention of marriage Each to other
Sep1 28 day 1734 Then John Lincoln Come and entred an intention
of marriage between himself and hanah Hopkins both being
of Harwich
October 17 day 1734 Then Joseph parker of Falmouth entered an
intention of marriage between himself and Rebeckah Free-
man of Harwich
[p. 207] mary griffith Daughter to Lazerous and Lidea griffith his
wife was Born in June the 10 day 1733
William griffith Son to Lazerous and Lidea griffith was born in
June the 14 day 1735 and he dyed in november the 19 day
1735
S6 Hanvich, Mass., Vital Records
Lazerous griffith Son to Lazerous and Lidea griffith was born in
November the 5 day 1736
Rebeca GrifTeth Daughter to Lazerus & Lidia GrifTcth his wile
born Augs 19th 1741 Died June 19th 1743
Elknah Hopkins Son to Richard Hopkins and Ruth hopkins his
wife was Born in September the 22 day 1734
Lamuell hopkins Son to Richard and Ruth hopkins was born in
February the 16 day 1738/9
Thankfull Foster Daughter to Chillingsworth Foster juner and
marcy Foster his wife was born in June the 14 day 1733
marcy Foster Daughter to Chillingsworth Foster jur and marcy
Foster was Born at Barnstable in may the 2 day 1735
Chillingsworth Foster Son to Chillingsworth Foster jur and marcy
Foster was born in Barnstable in July the 17 day 1737
Mahitabel Foster Daughter to Chillings Foster Jur & Mary Foster
his wife born April 18th 1746
Sarah Foster Daughter to Chillg Foster Jur & Mary his wife born
Novr 26th 1747
[p. 208] John griffith Son to Joseph and Hope griffith his wife was
Born in february 12 day 1730/31 and he died in January' the
21 day 1732/3
Thankfull griffith Daughter to Joseph and Hope griffith was Born
in April the 23 day 1733
Joseph griffith Son to Joseph and hope griffith was born in Aprill
the 29 day 1735
hannah griffith Daughter to Joseph and hope griffith was born in
January the 11 day 1736/7
Benjamin Crosby Son to Jonathan Crosby and Hannah Crosby his
wife was born in may 15 day 1734
Jonathan Crosby Son to Jonathan and hannah crosby was in
december the 18 day 1735 and deceased in march 13 day
1735/6
Jonathan Crosby Son to Jonathan and hannah Crosby was born in
July the 16 day 1738
[p. 209] Isaac Freeman Son to prence Freeman jur and Abigal
Freeman his wife was born in December 3th 1732
Thomas Baker Son to Jeremiah baker and martha Baker his wife
was born in november the 9 day 1729
Sarah Baker Daughter to Jeremiah and martha Baker was Born in
August the 26 day 1732
martha Baker and mary Baker Daughters to Jeremiah and martha
Baker ware born in April the 7 day 1735 being twins
Harwich, Mass., Vital Records 57
mary Baker Daughter to Jeremiah and martha Baker was born in
may the 4 day 1737
Jeremiah Baker Son to Jeremiah and martha Baker was born in
July the 4 day 1740
[p. 211] Lidea Freeman Daughter to Thacher Freeman and Anna
Freeman his wife was Born in November the 9 day 1733
Anna Freeman Daughter to Thacher and Anna Freeman was born
in October 26 day 1735
Susanna Freeman Daughter to Thacher and Anna Freeman was
born in June the 25 day 1737
Thacher Freeman Son to Thacher and Anna Freeman was born in
June 23 day 1739
mehitable Freeman Daughter to Thacher and anna Freeman was
born in June 23 day 1741
Keziah Freeman Daughter to Thacher & Anna Freeman born
Augst 10th 1743
Joseph Freeman Sone to Thacher & Anne his wife born Sep* Ist
1745 Died Augst 1 1747
Joseph Freeman Sone of Thachar & Anna his wife born Sep1 18
1747
Rebecca Freeman Daughter of Thache Freeman & Anne his wife
born July 29 1750
Thomas Freeman Sone of Thacher & Anna Freeman his wife
born May 30th 1752
Thomas Freeman Son to Thomas Freeman and Dorothy Freeman
his wife was Born at Cape Cod April 26 : 1731
James Freeman Son to Thomas and Dorothy Freeman was Born
in Harwich June 23 : 1734
Isaac Freeman Son to Thomas and Dorothy Freeman was born in
february the 12 day 1736/7
Sarah Freeman Daughter to Thomas and Dorothy Freeman was
born in November 23 day 1739
Marah Freeman Daughter of Thomas & Dorathy Freeman was
borne April ye Ninth 1742
Obed Freeman Sone of Thomas Freeman & Dorothy Freeman
t was born Nov 27th ADom 1744
Timothy Freeman Sone of Thorn5 & & Dorathy his wife born May
4th 1747
[p. 212] November 16 day 1734 Then John Rogers jur of Har-
wich entered this the intention of marriage betwee himself
and mary winge of sd Harwich
November 23 day 1734 Then Benjamin Elles of Harwich entered
an intention of marriage between himself and Anna Clark of
sd Harwich
5^ Harwich, Mass., Vital Records
December 12 day 1734 Then Nathan Bassett of Chatham entered
an intention of marriage between himself and Elezebeth
Rogers of Harwich
December 27 day 1734 Then David Crosby of Harwich Come and
entered an intention of marriage between himself and Re-
liance Hopkins of Sd Harwich
march 8 day 1734/5 Then mr Elishua Cobb of plymouth and
perscilla myrick of Harwich had their intention of marriage
entered here in this book
march the 15 day 1734/5 then William peney of Harwich and
Temperance Steward of Chatham had their intention of mar-
riage Each to other entered here in this book
April 19 day 1735 Then mr Shubal Lewes of Barnstable and mary
Snow of Harwich had their intention of marriage entered
here in this book
July 5 day 1735 there is an intention of marriage between Joseph
Ranges of Harwich and Thankfull Hamblen of Barnstable
now entered here in this Book
July 5 day 1735 There is an intention of marriage between Elezer
Crosby jur and Lidea godfree both of Harwich now entefed
in this book
July 26 day 1735 Then Benjamin Sears and marcy Snow both of
Harwich had this their intention of marriage entered liere in
this book
July 27 day 1735 Benjamin philips jur and meriah Broadbroks do
now enter an intention of marriage between themselves
August 7 day 1735 here is now entered an intention of marriage
between Samuell Knowls jur of Eastham and hannah Free-
man of harwich
August 9 day 1735 the is an intention of marriage Concluded upon
between mr Thomas pope of Sandwich and Thankfull Dil-
lingham of Harwich
[p. 213] July the 11 day 1734 Then Thomas Foster and mary Hop-
kins both of Harwich ware married in Harwich by the Rev-
erand mr Nathanaell Stone
October the 10 day 1734 Then philip Howse of yarmouth and
marcy Sears of Harwich ware marred in Harwich by the
Reverand mr Nathanaell Stone
October the 17 day 1734 Then Ebenezer Rider of yarmouth and
Abigal Crosby of Harwich ware marred in Harwich by the
Reverand mr Nathanaell Stone
October the 17 day 1734 Then John Lincoln and hannah Hopkins
both of Harwich ware married in Harwich by the Reverand
mr Nathanaell Stone
Harwich, Mass., Vital Records 59
November the 7 day 1734 then Benjamin Doane of Chatham and
mary freeman of Harwich ware married in Harwich by the
Reverand mr Nathanaell Stone
November the 15 day 1734 Then Joseph parker of falmouth and
Rebakah Freeman of Harwich ware married in Harwich by
the Reverand mr Nathanaell Stone
December the 10 day 1734 Then Barnabas Freeman of Eastham
and mary Stone of Harwich ware marred in Harwich by the
Reverand mr Nathanaell Stone
September the 10 day 1737 Then Ser* prence Snow of harwich and
Jeney Collins of Chatham had their intention of marriage
enterd
Sep4 the 17 day 1737 then John Elles of harwich and Johanna
Swift of harwich had this their intention of marriage entered
here
September the 24 day 1737 Then paul higgens of Eastham and
Rebakah mayo of harwich entered their intention of marriage
to Each other
October the 1 day 1737 Then Joseph Cole jur of Eastham and
Sarah Nickerson of harwich entered their intention of mar-
riage Each to other
on february the 3 day 1738/9 Benjamin Freeman jur and Sarah
Dillingham had their intention of marriage now entered here
in this book
on August 25 day 1739 Then Docter John Whitney of harwich and
mrs Jerushah knowls of Eastham had this enterey of their in-
tention in order to their being published in harwich as the law
directs
[p. 216] Elishua Clark Son to Scotto Clark jur and Thankfull
Clark his wife was Born in may the 14 day 1734
Ruben Clark Son to Scotto and thankfull Clark was born in Au-
gust the 1 day 1735
Tulley Clark Son to Scotto Clark jur and Thankfull Clark was
born in november the 30 day 1736
Mark Clark Son to Scotto Clark jur and Thankfull Clark was born
in may the 3 day 1738
Will Clark Son to Scotto Clark jur and Thankfull Clark was born
in January the 14 day 1740
Marcy Clark Daughter to Scoto Clark & Thankfull his Wife born
ye 9th Day of Aug1 AD 1741
Barnabas Clark Sone of Scotto & Thankfull Clark his Wife born
March gl 1743
60 Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories
Scoto Clark Sone to Scoto Clark & Thank full his wife born Sep*
[*] 1745
Hannah Freeman Daughter to Edmond Freeman jur and mary
Freeman his wife was born in October 25 : 1732
Edmond Freeman Son to Edmond and mary Freeman was born in
October the 10 day 1734
Scoto Freeman Sone to Edmond & Mary his wife born Feb* 20th
1736
Mary Freeman Daughte to Edmond & Mary Freman Wife June
12th 1739
( To be continued)
PLYMOUTH COLONY WILLS AND INVENTORIES
{Continued from page j>j)
[Henry Wood's Inventory]
[p. 29] On 30 September, 1670, John Morton, Jonathan
Dunham, Francis Combe and George Vaughan took an inventory
of the estate "of Henery Wood of the Towne of Middleberry
.... late Deceased" and it was presented at the Court at Plym-
outh, 29 October, 1670, "on the oath of Abigaill Wood widdow ;"
No real estate was mentioned. The total amount was £63, 3s., 3d.
The only names mentioned are in the items: "Docter Down-
hams workes" ; "a prsell of Cotton woole between him and
Thomas Lettice undevided".
[John Richmond's Estate — Receipts?]
On 11 April, 1664, "Edward Rew of Taunton" receipted to
"Shedrach wilbore and John Richmond" executors of the will of
John Richmond, dated 14 December, 1663, for "all Dues and De-
mands whatsoever Concerning the aforsaid will or all or any other
Debt .... Due to mee from the said John Richmond". The
receipt was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Edward Rich-
mond and John Macomber.
On 11 April iccl*. "Wilhni Fa::!eof Tann ten "give a sl^Uzr
receipt, signing it by a mark. The witnesses were John Macomber
and William Langley.
*The day of the month was omitted.
t See John Richmond's will, Mayflower Descendant, 18:248.
Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories 6l
[John Turner's Estate]
"Joseph Lumbert aged twenty nine yeares or therabouts; Tes-
tifyeth that i being being in Boston in the yeare 1667 in the ninth
month of that yeare I meeting with Simon bringly: in the street
wee walked into a house to Drinke ; and when wee were sett
Downe wee fell into sume Discourse Concerning Thomas Ewer
and those men that were with him ; which wee supposed to be lost ;
I asked him whether hee Could testify to a will : that John Turner
made when hee went that voyage, hee told mee hee could take his
oath That John Turner gave to Mathew Darbey all that hee had in
Barnstable : if hee Did Returne noe more ; except his Mare and
for her hee had Disposed of her alreddy;" Sworn 3 July, 1G71,
"before mee Nathaniell Bacon assistant".
"John Cole aged twenty seaven yeares or therabouts testifyeth
.... That Simon Bringley being att Plymouth ; upon some Dis-
course between him and my selfe; hee told mee that John Turner
of Barnstable Seaman; had given all his estate in Barnstable (ex-
cepting his Mare) to Mathew Darbey of Barnstable if the said
Turner Returned noe More from Sea;" Sworn in Court, 6 July,
1671, "attested pr me Nathaniel Morton Secre."
On 6 July, 1671, "The Court; upon Consideration of what
Testimony was produced by Mathew Darbey as above written ;
and no other appeering to make better title" to "the Estate of
John Turner above named" settled it upon "the said Mathew
Darbey; excepting the Mare above excepted untill another and
better heire Doe appeer and make better title therunto" said
Darbey paying any debts.
[William Lumpkin's Will]
[The will and inventory of William Lumpkin, recorded on
pages 30 and 31, were printed in full in our twelfth volume, pages
139-141. — Editor.]
[The Will of John Barnes]
[The will and inventory of John Barnes are recorded on pages
31-36. A literal copy of the original will, which bears the auto-
graph signature of George1 Soule, the Mayflower Passenger, was
printed in our fourth volume. — Editor.]
[p. 32] An inventory of "Mr John Barnes lately Deceased"
was taken 30 August, 1671, by Nathaniel Morton, John Morton,
Gyles Rickard, Sr., and Samuel Dunham. The widow, "Mistris
J one Barnes gave this Inventory in unto the Court upon her oath"
at Plymouth, 29 October, 1671. Interesting items are: "a night
62 Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories
uper Garment and a tuffted Holland wastcoate" 7s.; "io' sent
into the Bay by Gorge Watson and by him Returned" 10s. ;
"2 bibles 1 English and another Indian" £1 ; "another box three
square in which a silver seale a silver Ringe a Case with tooth
pickers a paire of spectacles with a prsell of Ribband in a box in
which it is a Case with knives and a Minkes skin" us.;
"7 ephagges or pictures" 7s.; "in English mony" £7 ; "a broken
Ringe with a Cheine of which a Cnppe since made", no value
stated. The inventory, which mentions no real estate, covers more
than four pages of the records.
[Edward Hall's Will]
[p. 36] "Edward Hall of Rehoboth" made his will 23 Novem-
ber, 1671. Bequests were as follows.
To "my son John forty acrees of upon my share of land on
the North Purchase; which is to be his full Share of land;"
"I give my house orchyard Garden Barne homlott and all my
other lands and meddowes in the Towne of Rehoboth or on the
North purchase or elsewhere as alsoe my houshold Goods Cattle
or Chatties whatsoever .... unto my beloved wife Ester; whom
I ordaine .... sole exequitrix ; That is to pay all my Debts; To
Improve for to bring up my Children ; and to Dispose of it unto
them according to her wisdome; but if my wife should Marry
then shee shall have the third of my land; and the other two
thirds shalbe Devided as abovesaid;"
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were John
Miller, Sr., and John Peck. John Miller, Sr., made oath to the
will, on 4 July, 1671, before Henry Smith.
The inventory was taken, 6 March, 1670, by Peter Hunt and
Henry Smith, and was exhibited to the Court, at Plymouth,
29 October, 1671, "on the oath of Ester Hall widdow;" The
amount was £84. The only real estate mentioned was : "hous and
lands with meddow" £40.
[Esther Woodfield's Will]
[p. 37] "Ester Woodfeild of Scittuate" made her will 27 May,
1672. Bequests were as follows.
To "Nicholas Baker senir: of Scittuate" £6 "of silver mony
that I have now in the house" also "my pyed Cow ;"
To "Isacke Bucke of Scittuate Junir: the bedstead bed and all
the beding of it that have the Green Rugg upon it standing in the
Chamber wher I now lye; and Chist that stands by my bedsyde"
also "my mare and Colt;"
Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories 63
To "Experience Leichfeild of Scittuate all my Iron tooles;"
To "Hannah my maid servant" £4. "of silver mony .... that
is now in the house"
"I give that ten pounds that is mine yett in Willam James his
hand; I say I give of it to Judith peakes wife to Willam Peakes
senir: of Scittuate ten shillings; and to Dependance Leichfeild ten
shillings; and to Israeli Peakes ten shillings; and to Willam
Peakes Junir: ten shillings; and to Byah Peirse ten shillings and
to Peirsis Peirse ten shillings ; and to Phillip Micaell Peirse his
servant ten shilhnges ; and to the wife of Francis James of Hing-
ham named Elizabeth five pounds; and to Robert Whetcombe
senir: of Scittuate twenty shillinges; and to my servant Hannah
Ewell ten shillinges;"
To "my servant Hannah Ewell my browne Cow and my bible
and my best hatt ;"
"I give my Pied heifTer to Francis Bucke the wife of Isacke
Bucke of Scittuate ; and my Cloak and my hood ;"
To "Elizabeth Wade wife to Nicholas Wade of Scittuate my
Red cow ; and my broadcloth petticoate and my Wastcoate that
shee made;"
To "Samuell Jakson of Scittuate my little blacke Cow;"
To "the wife of Thomas Hiland senir of Scittuate my serge
Petticoate ; and my Green apron and my green mantle that I use
to weare on my shoulders;"
To "my servant Hannah Ewell; all the rest of my wearing
Clothes woolen and linnin; except those upon my bed that I were
every Day ; which I give those that shall lay mee forth equally to
beDevided;"
To "Hannah Ewell aforsaid all the Rest of my beding and
houshold goods whatsoever else of mine within Dores and with-
out: not heer before Disposed of by mee;"
"I Doe heerby make .... Henery Ewell of Scittuate .... sole
Exequitor .... and appoint Nicholas Baker and Richard Curtice
both of Scittuate .... overseers of this .... will:"
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Michael
Peirse and Elizabeth Wade, the latter signing by a mark.
The will was exhibited at the Court at Plymouth 5 June, 1672,
on the oaths of the two witnesses.
[p. 38] The inventory, taken by Rodulphus Elmes and Stephen
Vinall, was presented at Court at Plymouth, 5 June, 1672, on the
oath of Henry Ewell. No real estate is mentioned.
( To be continued)
64 Plymouth Colony Records of Deeds
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS OF DEEDS
By the Editor
( Continued from Vol. X VIII, p. lyj)
Abstracts of the Records in Volume III
A literal copy of the entire Second Book of the Plymouth
Colony Records of Deeds, transcribed by the Editor from the
original records, was completed in the last volume of this maga-
zine. As there are nearly fourteen hundred (1400) manuscript
pages in the remaining four books of these records, we shall, in
future, print abstracts of the deeds recorded, instead of complete
copies. Each abstract will include every name of a person or place
mentioned in the deed, and the names of the witnesses. The com-
plete description of the land conveyed will not be printed, unless
the transaction has some special interest. When a complete
description is printed the fact will be noted.
[William Bradford to his Son John*]
[3:1] "Ann°: 1649 I have given unto my son John
Bradford; and alreddy possesed him therof ; all that land I
bought of Constant Soutworth for which I have payed" £12 "and
since have built an house theron which cost mee upward of" £34,
"these lands are bounded on the one side with the lands of Abra-
ham Peirse and on another pte with the Lands of Stephen Tracye;
and soe runeth up into the woods the length of other lotts ; all
which house and lands with the meddow grounds therunto belong-
ing and all other the appurtenances I have given and by these
prsents Doe give .... to the said my son John Bradford .... more-
over I have given him all those lands which lye in the nooke of
Jones River; that is to say one lott of land esteemed twenty
acrees ; bee it more or lesse; lying by the side of the said river;
and for the most pte Cerculated by the said river; and bounded
on the other side with the lands of Thomas Cushman ; alsoe I give
unto him all the meddowes that lye therunto adjoyning that is to
say four acrees had by exchange with John Winslow called pudle
marsh by reason of the salt pudleholes that are therin ; and three
acrees I bought of mr hickes which was somtimes Nicholas
Snowes and three acrees more bought of Mr Done which was
somtimes mr Willetts ; all which meddowes or marsh ground lye
♦Complete description printed.
Plymouth Colony Records of Deeds 65
alonge the said river side and abutt upon the said upland ; alsoe
I give unto hi[m] a prcell of land which I had in exchange of
John Faunce with another moyety Joyning therunto ; which was
Steven Deanes; in all estemed to bee thirty acrees [be] it more
or lesse ; These are bounded with the lands of Stephen Tracye
northside ; and with mr Howlands on the southside ; alsoe I give
unto him anothe[r] pcell of land in the same nooke which I
bought of John Barker knowne comonly [by] the name of
Barkers feild: adjoyning unto the lands aforsaid on the one sid[e]
and to the lands of Thomas Cushman on the other side; and
buting eastward [on] the bay and westward on the lands of mr
Howland esteemed to be ten acr[es] bee it more or lesse onely ; I
reserve unto my selfe two smale feilds or little clo[ses] att the
west end of the lands aforsaid During my life (or such time as
I sh[all] thinke meet) for my owne use; and for all the aforsaid
lands and prmis[es] I Doe heerby give graunt and confeirme and
ratify them to him my said son John Bradford "
The witnesses were Thomas Southworth and Nathaniel
Morton.
" Likewise Leiftenant Southworth witnesseth that mr Willam
Bradford senir: Did in the time of his sicknes give unto his son:
Mr John Bradford a pcell of meddow lying att the end of John
Faunces land ; and lying between Mr Howlands meddow which
was somtimes the meddow of Josepth Rogers; and Stephen
Tracyes ; and likewise a Certaine pcell of meddow in the woods
above the path lea [ding] from Plymouth to waymouth ; which
said two pcells of meddow was since Confeirmed u[nto] the said
John Bradford; by mistris Allis Bradford senir:"
"this was [witnessed and [swor]ne Ann0: [i]658"
[Robert Stetson to Joseph Tilden*]
[p. 2] On 10 November, 1662, "Robert Stetson of Scittuate
. ... in america Carpenter" for "a sufficient some of money" sold
to "Josepth Tilden of Scittuate aforsaid yeoman all my Right
.... in a saw mill standing upon the third herring brooke in
Scittuate aforsaid my pte of which said saw mill is one whole
third pte or share therof ; the whole said saw mill being built by
mr Timothy Hatherley of Scittuate aforsaid and Josepth Tilden
aforsaid and my selfe;"
The deed was signed by a mark. The witnesses were James
Torrey, Sr., and James Torrey, Jr.
(To be continued)
♦Complete description printed.
66 Hon. Peter Thacher's Will
HON. PETER THACHER'S WILL
By the Editor
Peter Thacher, son of John and Rebecca (Winslow)
Thacher, of Yarmouth, Mass., was born in that town 20 May,
1665, and died there on 13 February, 1735/6. He married
Thankful Sturgis4 (Temperance Gorhamz, Desire'- I lowland,
John1), of Yarmouth. The date of the marriage is not known,
but the first recorded child was born 13 January, 1693/4. Thank-
ful (Sturgis) Thacher was born about 1674, and died 1 May,
1745. She and her husband were buried in the Ancient Cemetery
at Yarmouth.
Peter and Thankful Thacher had seven children, recorded at
Yarmouth: Thankful, who married John Hallet; Peter, died
young; a son, lived only two days; Sarah, who married George
Lewis ; Temperance, who married Seth Crocker ; a second Peter,
who married Anner Lewis ; Hannah, who did not marry.
Peter Thacher made his will on 6 January, 1735/6, and it was
probated 26 February, 1735/6. Exhaustive abstracts of all records
on the Barnstable County, Mass., Probate Records, at Barnstable,
Mass., relating to his estate, are here printed, at the expense of
Mr. Arthur E. Lothrop, of Brookline, Mass., a member of the
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, and a descend-
ant of Peter and Thankful (Sturgis) Thacher, through their
daughter Sarah, who married George Lewis. No original papers
relating to this estate are now in the probate files.
[Hon. Peter Thacher's Will]
[5: 281] "Peter Thacher of Yarmouth" made his will 6 Janu-
ary, 1735/6. Bequests were as follows.
"all my Just Debts and funeral charges Shall be paid by my
Son Peter Thacher .... In consideration of what I have given to
him in this my will"
To "my loving Wife Thankfull Thacher ye use and Improve-
ment of ye Easterly End of my Dwelling House from ye lower
floor and upward and ye use of half my leantoo chimney & oven
and Cellars during her continuance my Widdow (She allowing
my Daughter Hannah to live with her untill Maried) togeather
with ye Profits use and Improvement of one third pl both for
Quantity & Quality of all my lands & meadows & Barn during her
Hon. Peter Thacher's Will 67
Widdowhood as above and no longer. Also I Give unto my Sd
Wife one third p* of all my moveable Estate Except my hus-
bandry tools and tackling and my two oxen all which I Give to my
Son Peter ye better to enable him to Pay my Debts abovesd"
To "my Daughter Hannah Thacher my bed in my bedroom
with ye Beding belonging to it And .... Fifty pounds more to be
paid to her out of ye other two thirds of my moveable Estate: She
to chuse Such things as will best Suit her & to have Them at a
Just price as She and my Execeds may agree on or else Valued
by Indifferent men And .... my Sd Daughter Hannah Shall have
ye previledge to live with her mother During her continuance in
my house If Sd hannah continue Single So long : And if ... . She
continue Single longer than her mother lives in Sd house then ....
Sd Hannah Shall have the priviledge & Improvement of ye Great
lower room & bedroom and liberty in the leatoo to use ye oven
and Cellar as She may have occasion for her own prsonal Im-
provement and to have of ye fruit that Shall grow in my orchards
yearly for her own eating untill maryed"
To "my grandson Peter Hallet Three pounds money if he live
to ye age of twenty one years Viz in Such money as Then goes
currant"
To "my son Peter all my wearing apparill my gun and my
Servant Robin he fulfiling [p. 282] Indenters &c And I Give unto
my Sd Son Peter my Bed which was mother Baxters Bolster and
one pair of Shets one blanket and one coverlid which my wife
Shall then See Cause And my Cain"
To "my Son George Lewis my waling Stik which he gave me"
"I give all The rest of my moveable Estate to my four Daugh-
ters viz Thankfull Hallet Sarah Lewis Temperence Crocker ft
Hannah Thacher Equally among Them .... also to my Sd four
Daughters .... Twenty Shilling each To be paid to them within
two years after my Decease"
To "my Son Peter Thacher all my housings lands mead-
ows woodlands and woodlots (Excepting and Reserving only
to my wife and Daughter Hannah what I have herein given to
them) on Condition he my Sd Son fulfill ye Contents of this my
will and find and provide Suitable and Sufficient fire wood att ye
door cut fit for ye fire for his mother and Sister Hannah during
their and each of their abode in Sd house"
"my wife Thankfull and my Son Peter to be Executrix &
Executor"
The witnesses were John Thacher, Judah Thacher and John
Thacher, Jr.
68 Plymouth Colony Vital Records
On 26 February, 1735, at Barnstable, before Mclatiah Bourn,
Esq., Judge of Probate, the "will of the Honarable Peter Thacher
late of Yarmouth Esqr Deceased" was probated on the testimony
of the three witnesses, "John Thacher Esqr Judah Thacher and
John Thacher Junr", and administration was "commited unto
m" Thankfull Thacher and Peter Thacher Executors"
[p. 283] On 18 February, 1736, Joseph Hawes, Thomas Hallet
and Samuel Sturgis took the inventory, at Yarmouth. The total
amount was £876, 17s. The real estate was "House out Housing
and lands & meadow" £650. The time of an "Indian Boy called
Robin" was valued at £20; the time of an Indian boy called John,
£15 ; "Chest and Cuppboard 8/ that is at John Hallets" 8s.
On 18 February, 1736, "Mrs Thankfull Thacher and Peter
Thacher Executors" made oath to this "Inventory of y« Estate of
ye HonbIe Peter Thacher Esqr Late of Yarmouth Deceased"
The will and inventory were recorded by Silvanus Bourn,
Register.
PLYMOUTH COLONY VITAL RECORDS
{Continued from page 23)
Swansey Regester of Marriages Beirthes and burialls 1674
Ben j amine the son of Robert Jones was borne the 8th day of May
in the yeer 1674
Edward the son of Hezekiah Luther was borne the 27th of Aprill
1674
Hephzibath the Daughter of Thomas Lewis was borne the 15th of
November 1674
James the son of John Myles the younger was borne the 26th of
December 1674
John the son of Joseph Chafey was borne the 16th Day of Septem:
1673
Israeli the son of Israeli Pecke was borne the 18th Day of Decem-
ber 1674
Rachell the Daughter of Nathaniel : Chafey was borne the 7th of
Septem: in the yeer 1673
Thomas Manning and Rachell Blisse were Married the 28 of
October 1674
Mr John Faireweather and Elizabeth Dicksey were Married and
not Recorded
Plymouth Colony Vital Records 69
• Burialls
Mary the Daughter of Joseph Chafey Deceased the 7th of May
1674
Mary the wife of Samuell Bullocke Deceased the 4th of October
1674
Sollomon the son of Joseph Carpenter Deceased the 25 of October
1674
Capt: Thomas Willett the 3 Day of August 1674
This is a true accompt of all the beirthes Marriages and burialls
that have bine to my knowlidge within the Towne of
Swansey for to be Returned this yeer;
Dated Swansey the 26 of the 12th month 1674
Nicholas Tanner Town Clarke
[p. 55] 1673
Beirthes Marriages and burialls of the Towne of Rehoboth in the
yeer of our Lord 1673
Birthes
Antipas Newman son of Samuell Newman borne the 29 of
March ;
Rachell the Daughter of Rice Leanard the 26 of January
Mehittable the Daughter of William Sabin the 10th of May
Israeli the son of Samuell Sabin the 16 of June
Nathaniell the son of Gorge Robinson the 1 of November
Judith the Daughter of Thomas Cooper the 11th of September]
Henery the son of Ensigne Henery Smith the 4th of Decembe[r]
Robert the son of Jonathan Fuller the 2rond of March
Benjamine the son of Benjamine Sabin the 2cond of December
Sarah the Daughter of Jeremiah Wheaten the 29th September]
Mary the Daughter of John Perren Junir : the 16th of Aprill ;
Ruth the Daughter of John Wilmoth the 5th of October
Hannah the Daughter of John Albey the 10th of October
Elizabeth the Daughter of Willam Hamon The 24th of Septem
1661
Elizabeth the Daughter of John Johnson 19 : of May
Marriages 1673*
Mr James Willett Married to Elizabeth Hunt the 17th of Aprill;
John Fuller to Abigaill Titus 25th of Aprill
John Titus to Lydia Redwey the 17th of July:
Isacke Allin to Mary Bowin the 30th of May
Robert Beere to Elizabeth Bulluck the 25 of June
•The year is on the inner margin of the page.
70 Plymouth Colony Vital Records
Joseph Allin to Hannah Sabin the iolh of November
Peter Hunt Junir : to Rebeckah Paine the 24th of December
Samuell Fuller to Mary Iyde the 12th of December
John Woodcocke Junir: To Sarah Smith the 26th of February
Burialls 1673*
Elizabeth the Daughter of John Savage was buried the 3* c.
March
Mary the Daughter of Jarett Ingram the 25 of May
Antipas the son of Samuell Newman the [25 of May\] 17 of July
Sarah the Daughter of John Reed: Junr: 19 July
Sarah the wife of Samuell Pecke the 27 of October
Daniell the son of Leift Peter Hunt the 15th of Septem
Roger Annadowne the 13th of November
Nathaniell the son of Gorge Robinson the 9 of November
Sarah the wife of Mr Willam Blackston the Middle of June
Allice the wife of John Kinsley the 14 of January
Transcribed out of the Towne Records
by me Willam Carpenter
Clarke;
[p. 56] 1674
The Marriages beirthes and Burialls in the Towne of Rehoboth i
the yeer 1674
John Kinsley Married to Mary Maury the 16th of March ;
Thomas Wilmouth Married to Mary Robinson the 7th of June
Willam Blanding Married to BethyaJ the 4th of September
John Butterworth Married to Hannah Wheaten the 4th of Sep
tember
Thomas Manning Married to Rachell Blisse the 28th of October
Steven Burph married to Elizabeth Perry the 29th of May
Thomas Jordaine Married to Easter Hall the 24th of December
Beirthes i674§
Mathew Buckland son of Joseph Buckland borne the 16 of Sep
tember
Meriam Carpenter Daughter of William Carpenter borne the i6r
of October;
Sollomon Miller son of Robert Miller borne the sixt of March
•The year is on the inner margin of the page.
t Crossed out, in the original, and the entry completed, as printed, in the 91
hand and ink.
J The surname was omitted, apparently by oversight, as no space was left
§ The year is on the outer margin of the page.
Plymouth Colony Vital Records 71
Mehittable Whittaker Daughter of Richard Whittakar borne the
27th of December
Elizabeth Ormsbey Daughter of John Ormsbey borne the 27th of
November
Rebeckah Pecke Daughter of John Pecke borne the 5th of Aprill ;
Isacke Bovvine son of Obadiah Bowine borne the 30th of Sep-
tember ;
Nathaniel : Smith son of Daniell Smith borne the 7th of August;
Thomas Cooper son of Nathaniel Cooper borne the 12th of July;
• Jacob Ormsbey son of Jacob Ormsbey borne the 23 of august
Sarah Savage Daughter of John Savage borne the 10th of March ;
Mary Bullocke Daughter of Samuell Bullock borne the 5th of
October
John Fuller son of John Fuller borne the 8th of Septem :
Isacke Allin son of Isake Allin Borne the 3th of January ;
Lydia Titus Daughter of John Titus borne the sixt of December
Nathaniell Gylson son of James Gylson borne the 24 of January
Jonathan Sabin son of Joseph Sabin borne the 12th of July
David Sabin son of Nehemiah Sabin borne the 10th of November;
[P. 57] 1674
Benjamine Beer son of Rober Beer . borne the sixt of June
John Woodcocke son of John Woodcocke Junir borne the 18th
of December;
Gilbert Stevens son of Francis Stevens borne the 26th of Feb-
ruary ;
Burialls 1674*
John Perren senir: buried the 13th of September
Samuell Holmes son of Samuell Holmes buried the 13th of Sept:
Richard Bowine senir buried 4th of february
David Sabin son of Nehemiah Sabin buried the 4th of february
Experience Walker Daughter of Phillip Walker buried the 10th
of November
Elizabeth Reed the wife of Thomas Reed buried the 23 of feb-
ruary
Transcribed out of the Records by mee
William Carpenter
Clarke ;
( To be continued)
*The year is on the inner margin of the page.
72 The Estate of Joseph Bartlett, Jr.
THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH BARTLETT, JR.
By the Editor
Joseph Bartlett4 (Joseph*, Mary2 Warren, Richard1) wa
born about 1665, and died 9 April, 1703, at Plymouth, Mass. The
record of his death calls him "Sergant Joseph Bartlett", and hi-,
gravestone, on Burial Hill, at Plymouth, states that he was in hi,
thirty-eighth year. He married, on 6 June, 1692, Lydia Griswold.
who was born in September, 1672, and survived her first husband
marrying Joseph Holmes on 25 January, 1705. Lydia (Griswold;
(Bartlett) Holmes died 6 January, 1752, old style, and was buried
on Burial Hill.
Joseph Bartlett4 died intestate, and his widow Lydia was ap-
pointed administratrix. In the settlement dated 18 December,
1713, Lydia was called "now the wife of Joseph Holmes Junr of
Plimouth".
Exhaustive abstracts of all records, and original documents
now on file, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Probate,
relating to the settlement of the estate of Joseph Bartlett4 are here
printed, at the expense of Mrs. Charles Franklin Stevens, a mem-
ber of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, who
is descended from Joseph and Lydia (Griswold) Bartlett, through
their daughter Lydia (Bartlett) LeBaron.
'[Joseph Bartlett's Estate]
[From original inventory] On 21 April, 1703, James Warren
and Thomas Clarke took "An Inventory of ye Estate of Joseph
Bartlett Juner". The total amount was £653, 16s., iod. The real
estate was: "The homestead and Salt marsh" £210; "yc point
feild" £44; "the pasture" £60; "Tarrowes Feild and 40 acres
adjoining" £50; "45 acres & Sarah Warrens Lot" £70; "Lands
at Agawam" £30; "Littles meadow" £3; "flat at Ele River".
Lydia Bartlett, the administratrix, made oath to the inventory,
23 December, 1703. [The inventory was also recorded, 2: 52.]
[2: 20] On 18 June, 1703, Lydia Bartlett "widdow of Joseph
Bartlett late of Plimouth" was appointed administratrix.
[From original bond] On 18 June, 1703, "Lidia Bartlett of
Plimouth", as administratrix, gave a bond of £300. with "Joseph
Bartlett of Plimouth yeoman" as surety. The bond was
The Estate of Joseph Bartlett, Jr. 73
signed by "lidia Bartlett" and "Joseph Bartlet". The witnesses
were Caleb Loring and Cornelius Waldo.
[From original document] On 24 June, 1704, "Lidia Bartlett
of Plimouth Relect widdow of Joseph Bartlett Junr" was ap-
pointed guardian of "Joseph Samuel Benjamin Lidia & Sarah
Bartlett all Children of the sd Joseph Bartlett who are Minors
under the age of fourteen years" [The appointment was also
recorded, 2: 46.]
[From original bond] On 24 June, 1704, Lydia Bartlett,
widow, with Joseph Bartlett, cooper, of Plymouth, as surety, gave
a bond of £500, as guardian of Joseph, Samuel, Benjamin, Lydia
and Sarah, "her children by her said late husband". The bond
was signed by "Lidea Bartlett" and "Joseph Bartlet". The wit-
nesses were Joseph Otis and "Ephraim Little Junr".
[From original settlement] "Decembr 20th 1705 The Settlem1
of ye Estate of Joseph Bartlett Junr of Plimouth
The Total of ye Inventory i87lb 39 2d
out of wch was taken as follows
The Widows bed 1000
allowed for Loss of Cattell 700
provision Taken out of Inventory 13 70
charge in administration 200
which 32lb 7sh taken out of ye Inventory Remaines
Out of wch ye Widows thirds
Remaines to the children 2 thirds
To Joseph Bartlett
to Samuel Bartlett
to Benjamin Bartlett
to Lydia Bartlett
to Sarah Bartlett
103 17 6
The Income of yc farm 26lb allowed also for bring up ye Children :
pr Nathaniel Thomas. J. Probats"
[The settlement was also recorded, 2 : 20.]
[From original bond] On 22 December, 1705, Ephraim Little
of Plymouth gave a bond of £200, with William Clarke of Plym-
outh as surety, said Little having been "admitted Guardian
unto Joseph Bartlett Samuel Bartlett & Lidia Bartlett children of
Joseph Bartlett late of Plimouth deceased". The witnesses were
Jacob Willard and Joshua Morss.
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74 The Estate of Joseph Bartlett, Jr.
[2: 68] On 8 March, 1705/6, "Mr Ephraim Little of Plim-
outh" was appointed guardian of "Joseph, Samuel & Lidia
Bartlett Children of Joseph Bartlett Junr late of Plimouth
deceased who are Minors under the age of fourteen years".
[From original document] "Wheras Joseph Bartlett late of
Plimouth aforesd decd Leaving (amongst other Children) Ben-
jamin & Sarah who are Minors under the age of fourteen years"
"Mr Ephraim Little of Plimouth Clerk" was appointed their
guardian, on 20 December, 1706. [The appointment was also
recorded, 2: 83.]
[From original warrant] On 17 June, 1713, "James Warren
Esqr Ensigne Benjamin Warren & Cap1 Charles Church all of
Plimouth" were appointed to appraise "all the houseing & Lands
of Joseph Bartlett Junr Late of Plimouth aforesd deceased wherof
he dyed seized & that hath sence his death accrued to his Estate"
[The warrant was also recorded, 3: 262.]
[From original appraisal] The appraisal was made 3 Novem-
ber, 1713, and sworn to by the three appraisers 17 December,
1713. The real estate was: "The hous loot or hoome steed being
a bout 70 : or : 80 : acres Together with the dwellen hous .barn
and sheep hous crib ochard and fenses Thar on standen" £330;
"The land that was nathanel warrens Senr formarly of plimouth
desesed being bounded as by one deed of petion* being a bout 35
acres" £175 ; "The land betwen Taros feeld and the Whall hoolf
being about 48 acres" £144; ''his 30 acre loot : and : 10 : acres
he boot of ye Town ling nere John wonos land and bounded
Toward The weast with ye sd nathanel warren land above men-
tond" £120; "The other 15 : acres of land he boot of ye Town
ling betwen Unphry Torner land and the home steed being a bout :
8 : acres" £10; "The land caled Taros feeld being a bout 16
acres" £56; "The pint feeld so Caled as it is inclosed with the
fence being a bout : 18 : acres" £172; "The : 20 : acre loot and :
60 : acre loot ling nere lettel medo so caled" £12; "his shar in
lettel medo granted by the Town ling above ye dam" £3; "his
Shar or loot of land being ye 14 loot in nomber in ye Tenth loot
latly lade out in ye comond land" £7; "his shar in the seader
swamp ling in the 3 loot" £4; "his part of lettel medo lieng below
ye dam geven to him by his fathar" £1 ; "his part of the land and
medo at Agawame" £40. [The warrant and inventory are also
recorded, 3 : 262.]
* Partition,
t Whale hole.
The Estate of Joseph Bartlett, Jr. 75
[3: 264] "The Settlement of The Estate of Joseph Bartlett
Junr Late of Plimouth deceased to & amongst his Childrean
Viz Joseph Samuel & Benjamin Lydia & Sarah Saveing & Reserv-
ing to their mother the Relict of the Said Deceased now the wife
of Joseph Holmes Junr of Plimouth AfToresd her thirds or Dower
in all the following Parcells of Land dureing her Life the third
part of the apprized Vallue of all the Said Lands being deducted
and to be proportioned in Like manner amongst the Said Chil-
drean after their mothers Decease So that herein now following
all the Lands of the Said Deceased are Divided yet but two thirds
of the Apprized Vallue Thereof as followeth"
"Joseph The Eldest Sons Double Portion being 273 .. 5 .. 10
he Shall have all the houselott or homestead being about Seventy
or Eighty acres together with the Dwelling house Barne Sheep
house Crib orchard and fences prized at 330 pounds and also the
five acres of Land bought of the Town Lying between Humphry
Turners and the homestead being about Eight Acres prized at Ten
pounds and also his father's part of the Lands and meadows at
Agavvam prized at fourty Pounds and also of the moveable
Estate the Sum of 19 .. 19 .. 2"
"And Samuel The 2d Sons Portion being 136.. 12 .mi he Shall
have the Point Field So Called as it is Inclosed with the fence
being about Eighteen Acres Prized at 172 pounds and also his
fathers Share in the Cedar Swamp being in the 3d Lott prized at
four Pounds and also Ten acres of Land his father bought of the
Town Laid out with his 30 acre Lott prized at thirty pounds ....
he therefore paying to his two Sisters the sum of" 13s., 9d.
"And The Third Sons Benjamins Portion being 136.. 12 .. 11
he shall have the Land that was Nathaniel Warrens Senr formerly
of Plimouth decd being bounded as by one Deed of Partition
being about 35 Acres prized at 175 pounds and also the sum
of 19 .. 19 .. 7 out of the moveable Estate."
"And Lidia the Eldest Daughters Portions being Each* 136..
12 ..11 They* shall have in Equal halves their fathers thirty acre
Lott Laid out with the above mentioned Ten Acres bought of the
Town Lying near John Wannos Land and bounded toward the
West with the Said Nathaniel Warrens Land above mentioned
prized at 90 pounds and the Land Called Tarras Feild bein^ about
16 acres prized at 66 pounds and the Land between Tarra's Field
and the Whale hole being about 48 acres prized at 144 pounds and
the 20 acre Lott & the 60 acre Lott Lying near Littles Meadow
♦Sarah's name appears to have been omitted by mistake.
y6 The Estate of Joseph Bartlett, Jr.
[p. 265] Meadow So Called prized at 12 pounds and their fathers
Share Lying in Littles Meadow above the Dam prized at 3 pounds
and their fathers part of Littles meadow Lying below the Dam
Given to him by his father prized at 20 shillings and there fathers
Share of Land being the fourteenth Lott in number in the Tenth
Lott lately Laid out in the Comon Land prized at seven pounds.
To have and To hold all the Said parcells of Land To Them and
their Several heirs for Ever . and also shall have out of the move-
able Estate the Sum of 63 pounds 18 shillings & 9 pence and also
their Brother Samuel Shall pay them thirteen shillings and nine
pence also there is some Sal meadow at Monument Ponds and a
part of a flatt in ye Eel River not hereby divided being Covered
with the Sea which if Recovered may be divided hereafter."
"Memorandum that whereas there is mention made of a
former Divident of the said moveable Estate upon Record it is to
be noted that the same moveables are here Divided in other man-
ner then is there mentioned so that nothing is to be demanded of
the Gardian of the Said Childrean by Vertue of that former divis-
sion and the Said Gaurdian only to account to them for this
divission."
The division was dated 18 December, 1713.
[From original release] "whereas Ephraim Little Clerk was
appointed .... Guardian To mee Joseph Bartlett of plymth ....
and Received into his hands & Improvem* my Estate Settled upon
mee in the Settlement of the Estate of my honoured father Joseph
Bartlett late of plymth deceased, I the sd Joseph have received of
sd Guardian my whole part of sd Estate wth the income & Im-
provemt of ye same and do discharge the sd Ephraim
Little". The release was acknowledged on 18 June, 1714, by
"Joseph Bartlet". The witnesses were Thomas Croade and Sarah
Rogers. [The release was also recorded, 3: 300.]
[From original release] "Samuel Bartlett of plymouth
Trader sendeth Greeting wheares Mr Ephraim Little of sd
plymouth Clerk was appointed in my Minority to be my Guardian
and Accordingly took into his possesion my goods & Estate
that I have now (being Arrived to full Age) Accounted with J*
sd Ephraim Little & Do hereby discharge ye sd Ephraim
Little". The release was acknowledged 17 November, 171 8, by
"Sam11 Bartlett". The witnesses were Ignatius Cushing and
Samuel Clark. [The release was also recorded, 4: 152.]
Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records yy
BARNSTABLE, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
( Con tin u ed from Vol. XIV, p. 227)
[Vol. I, p. 194] Marriages sollemnized by the Revd Enoch Pratt.
Micajah Handy to Betsey Holmes of Barnstable Novmr 27th 1807
David H. Eldridge to Polly Snow of D° Novr 27th
Asa Conant to Anna Smith of D° Decmr 24th
Alpeus Hinckley to Sylvia Lovell of D° January 14th 1808
Thomas Phinney to Mary Carsley of D° February 28th
James Howland to Patty Hopkins . March 31st
Barnabas Crocker to Joanna Crocker . April 7th
Isaac Bodfish to Betsy Bodfish . May 6th
Josiah Ames to Chloe Lovell . June 18th
Stephen Southvvick of Newport to Lydia Backus Septr 19th
Peter Howes to Rebecca Backus . Octr 20th
Ebenr C. Shermon of Newbedford to Content Tabor, Octr 22d
Benjn Gifford to Sally Allen, both of Sandwich Septr 29th
Peter Cammet to Anna Goodspeed . March 7th 1809
Allen Fuller to Betsy Smith . March 20th
William Holway to Mary Fish . D° 30th
Nathan Thomas, to Jane Goodspeed . D° 30th
Bartlet Hilliard to Sally Ames . July 15th
Cornelius Jones to Abigail Bursley . July 23d
Heman Backus to Mahitable Crocker . July 23d
Edmond Hinckley to Betsey Crocker . July 23d
Ellis Jenkins to Susanna Goodspeed . Novmr 30th
Josiah Bodfish to Mahitable Parker . Novmr 30th
Nye Jones to Betsey Jones . D° 30th
Lot Crocker to Betsey Chipman . Jan1"* Ist 1810
John Goodspeed to Phebe Ford of Welfleet . D° 25th
Almon Goodspeed to Rebecca Parker . Feb^ 25th
Thomas Goodspeed to Patty Goodspeed . D° 28th
David Bodfish to Betsey Nye — May.
James Fuller to Rosanna Jones . July 28th
Marsena Jones to Mercy Bursley . Septr 14th
Thomas Isham to Sophia Hinckley . Octr 17th
Reuben Backus to Patience Marston . D° 22d
78 Barnstable. Mass., Vital Records
[p. 195] Marriages sollemnised by the Revd Enoch Pratt.
Richard Cowet to Leah Rednder, of Couler march 26th 181 1
Eliphalet Hatch of Falmouth to Eunice Lovell . Feb" 15th
Alvin Hinckley to Polly Isham . Septr
Barnabas Ryder to Mercy Adams . Octr
Thomas Backus to Polly Bates . Dcemr
Crocker Backus to Betsey Crocker . April 1812
Benjamin Jones to Betsey Crocker . June
John Ames to Maria Hilliard . Augst
William Crosby to Lorinza Hinckley . D°
Luther Hinckley to Polly Marston . Oct1"
Enos Aames to Polly Coombs . Oct1"
Benjamin Bacon to Sophia Crosby . Octr
Job Hovvland to Anna Lovell . Novr
Anselm Parker of Falmouth to Charlotte Jenkins - D°
Ezra Crocker to Lydia Nye of Sandwich . Novr
Joseph Nye of Sandwich to Betsey H. Wood . Feb* 3d 1813
Silas Goodspeed to Rachel Goodspeed . Feby 11th
Samuel Crocker to Thankful Percival of Sandh D°
Zenas Lovell to Lydia Marston . March
Zenas Fish to Lydia Nye . Augst 13th
William Lumbard of Sandwich to Eunice Crosby Nov1" 30th
Joshua Parker to Deborah Black . Deem1" 17th
Samuel Blackwell of Sandwich to Jane Whelden . Decmr
David Lovell to Patty Crocker . January 5th 1814
Moses Sturgis to Hannah Cottelle . Febr? 9th
James P. Crocker to Serena Lovell . March 11th
Ezekiel Crocker Jr to Deborah Jones . May 14th
Cornelius Jones to Mariah Jones . June 19th
Samuel Crosby to Martha Bodfish . D° 30th
Samuel Pitcher to Chloe Ames . July 12th
Thomas Jones to Polly Jones . D° 21st
Jesse Bradford of Plymouth to Maria Lovell . Octr 30th
James Childs of Lee . to Betsy Goodspeed . Novr 10th
Jedediah Jones Jr to Hannah Bodfish . Decr Ist
Isaac Fish of Barnstable to Cyntha Launders., of Sandh March 8th
1815
Nathan Jones to Rhoda Atwood - D° 26th
David Green to Hannah Bates - April 13*
David Parker of Boston to Olive Garrett - D° 22d
Josiah Hinckley to Mercy C. Easterbrook - July 9th
Richard Derrick to Eunice Bursley, both of Sandwich . D° 27th
,rh
Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records 79
[p. 196] Marriages Solemised by Revd Enoch Pratt, as follows .
viz .
Elijah Loring to Hannah Hinckley, of Barnstable July 19th 1815
John Thacher Jr to Eliza Hewett . D° Augs* 13th
Timothy Horsfield of Yarmouth to Eliza Doane . D°* . D° 20th
Ansel D. Annable to Lucretia Crocker . D°* . Nor 12th
Ebenezer Bacon to Phebe Davis . D°* . Octr 8th
Eliphalet Jones to Chloe Hilliard . D°* . Jan* 28th 1816
Lot Wing of Sandwich to Clarissa Hallet . D°* . Feb* Ist
Jonathan Eldridge, to Melinda Bearse, both of Barnstable Febr*
29th D°
George Crocker, of Barnstable to Alice Hoxie of Sandwich . May
5th D°
William Tupper to Ruth Crosby . both of Barnstable . June 5th D°
Nathan Goodspeed of Barnstable to Thankful Holway of Sand-
wich June 13th
Crocker Marchant to Amelia Lovell of Barnstable July 28th
Micajah Handy, to Aurela Gage - of Barnstable . Septr 19th
Henry Lovell, to Lydia Marchant of D° - Novmr 7th
Alvan Coleman to Lydia Robbins of D° - Novmr 28th
Joshua Lovell Jr to Lydia Scudder - D° - Novmr 28th
Ezra Lovell to Chloe Hinckley -both of D°- April 13th 1817
Ezra Goodspeed, to Liticier Wiley of D°- May 28th
William Hinckley to Rebecca Allyn - D° - June Ist
Oliver Hinckley to Louisa Crocker - D° - August 14th
Seth Carsley to Temperance Bradley - D° - August 25th
Nathaniel A. Crosby to Eliza Lovell D° - Oct1" 2d
James Percivell of Sandwich to Mary Crocker, of Barnstable Octr
9th
Alfred Gifford of Hudson N. Y. to Clarissa Crocker D°* Octr 14th
Ausmon Bursley to Huldah Fish, both of D°* . Oct1" 19th
Oliver Scudder to Chalana Lumbard of D°* . Oct1" 21th
Freeman Percivell of Sandwich to Maria E. Wood of D°* . Octr
29th
Daniel Lovell to Sarah Jenkins both of Barnstable Novr 6th
John Lewis to Sarah Parker - of D° - Decmr 4th
Joseph Goodspeed, to Zilpha Jones- D° - Decmr 6th
Harcules Hodges, to Ester Parker - D° Dcemr 23d
Philip Colby of Middelborough to Maria Otis of Barnstable Janu-
ary Ist 1818
* Barnstable.
80 Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records
Benjamin Berry to Lucy Bearse, both of Barnstable - January 29*
Zenas Jones to Martha Jones - of D° - March 4th
Andrew Crosby to Thirsa Lovell . of D° - July 2d
Silvanus Hatch, of Falmouth to Sarah F. Stewart, of Barnstable
Septr 9th
Barachiah Bourne, D° - to Eliza Young - D°* - Septr 9th
Abraham Hinckley to Betsy Jones both of D°* - 1819
Freeman Crosby to Caroline Parker - of D°* - 1819
[p. 197] Marriages Solenized by the Revd Enoch Pratt as follows
viz
Chipman Hinckley to Abigail Hamlen both of Barnstable April
25th 1819
Warren Hinckley to Lucy Russell -D°f
Allen G. Drody to Priscilla Clark - D°t
Stephen Coombs to Lucretia Isham - D°f
Charles Man of Scituate to Mary D. Lothrop of D°*|
Seth Goodspeed to Clarissa Robbins - D°*f
Stephen Baley of Raymond N. H. to Sally Whitman of Barnstable
Novmr 2d
Seth Meiggs of Sandwich to Rebecca Fuller of D°* - Novr 2d
Arthur B. Marston, to Hannah Jones, both of Barnstable January
2d 1820
Harvey Hinckley to Caroline C. Smith of D° January 20th D°
Thomas S. Nye, of Sandwich to Betsy Whitman of D°* - Febru-
ary 15th D°
Daniel Parker to Rachel Nye both of D°* March 14th D°
John Hamlin to Chloe Chamberlin of D°* April - D°
John Goodspeed, to Lydia Meiggs - of D°* April - D°
Joseph Huckins, to Rebecca Flawes - of D°* Septr 7th D°
Silvester Baxter, of Yarmouth, to Mercy B. Parker of D°* Sep*
10th D°
Holbrook Lovell, to Sarah Allen, both of Barnstable Septr 14th D°
James Childs, to Elizabeth Crocker of D°* Septr 28th
Noah Bradford, to Caroline Parker, of D°* Octr 5th
David Phinney, to Joanna Smith of D°* Octr 8th
Joseph Bodfish, to Tabitha Hatch, of D°* Nov™ 23d
Charles Marston, to Nancy Goodspeed, of D°* Febry nth+ 1821
* Barnstable.
t No date was entered.
X l< Febry nth" has been crossed out in pencil, and "January iS&" inter-
lined, in pencil, in a different hand. This pencil interlineation has been used in
the copied volume, and no mention made of the original date recorded.
1
Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records 81
Daniel H. Sturgis to Betsy B. Crocker -of D°* -June 16th
Robert H. Cammet, to Cynthia Baker of D°* -July 17th
Isaac Phinney, to Mehitable Ames -of D°* - Septr 11th
Samuel Chilcls, to Sarah Goodspeed - of D°* - Octr 1 Ith
Charles B. Tobey of Nantucket to Marv Goodspeed of D°* Novrnr
15th
Ira Hinckley, to Hannah Robbins of Barnstable - Novmr 22d
Arthur B. Crocker, to Eliza Whelden of D°* Dcemr 5th
James Robbins, to Sally Bearse-of D°* Dcemr 26th
Silas F Jones to Ollive Lovel both of Barnstable Jan. 29th 1822
Thomas Vinson of Dennis to Mary Smith of D°* March 19th
George Blish to Rebeckah P Fish both of D°* April 1 Ith
Lot Gage to Hannah Chipman both of D°* June 13th
Josiah Clark to Rachel Berry - of D°* August 8th
Abram Fuller to Lucy Wheldren - of D°* September
Isaih Rider of Chatham to Martha Crocker of D°* December 4th
Noble Everet of Wareham to Mercy Nye of D°* December 5th
David Lothrop of Yarmouth to Sally Swenton of D°* Dec 26th
Aaron Nickerson Martha Phinny both of D°* Dec 17th
Alaxander Pinkam of Nantucket to Celio Fuller of D°* [f]
[p. 198] Marriages Sollemnized by the Rev. Enoch Pratt 1823
January the 2d Albert Hinkley to Eliza Goodspeed both of Barn-
stable
19th Jason Rowland to Anna F Jones both of Barnstable
26th David Parker of Boston to Sophia Marston of Barnstable
Feb 7th Isaac Ewer to Mercy Parker both of Barnstable
March 18th Stephen C Nye to Rachel Huckins both of Barnstable
April 6th William W Stirgis to Ruth D Childs both of Barnstable
May 20th Reuben Jones of Fairfield to Sally Jenkins of Barnstable
June 12th Bela Wheldren to Clarisa Crocker both of Barnstable
& Thomas Smith to Susanna Howes both of Barnstable
Sept I Thomas Gray of Boston to Mary S Gorham of Barnstable
Oct 26 Samuel Burbank of Nantucket to Loisa Crocker of Barn-
stable
Nov 4th Enoch T Cobb to Abiah Crocker both of Barnstable
19th Henry Cobb to Patience M Jones both of Barnstable
Nov 27th James N Howland to Lttrana Bursley both of Barnstable
Dec 18th John Crocker of Sandwich to Ruth Fuller of Barnstable
♦Barnstable.
t The dale was not entered.
82 Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records
A D 1824
Jan 1. David Snow of Orleans to Betsy Fish of Barnstable
& Warren Freeman of Sandwich to Sarah G Harris of
Barnstable
22d Prince Bodfish to Clarisa Fish both of Barnstable
Feb 3d Charles H Bursley to Joanna Chipman both of Barnstable
4th Doct. Frederick N Thayr to Augusta M Dewy of Barnstable
5th Daniel Bassett to Sarah Linnel both of Barnstable
" Charles Goodspeed to Sophrona Marston both of Barnstable
16th James Lumbard to Betsy Isham both of Barnstable
17th Oliver Crosby to Freelove Lumbard both of Barnstable
18th Oliver Hinkley Jun to Eliza Tupper both of Barnstable
19th John Colman to Dorcas S Childs both of Barnstable
March 4 Jonathan Parker to Maria Phinney both of Barnstable
22d Bradford B Williams to Jula Ann Hallet both of Barnstable
August 5 Obed Clark 3d of Nantucket to Mary Ann Wing of
Barnstable
Sept 12th Thomas Isham to Lucy Crocker both of Barnstable
Oct 3d Benjaman Hinckley to Rebeckah E Lewis both of Barn-
stable
Nov 11th William Crocker Jur to Sarah Nye Howland both of D°
28th Clement Kelley to Polly Roggers both of Barnstable by Rev.
P Fish
Dec 2d James H Fuller to Abigail Chipman both of Barnstable
Dec David Pratt of Carver to Sally Barrows of Barnstable
1825
Jan 13th Wilson Crosby to Mary Ann Hinckley both of Barnstable
18th Calvan Fish of Sandwich to Martha Adams of Barnstable
Feb Ist Elijah Phinney to Temperence Harlow both of Barnstable
3d Allen Tupper to Abigail H Lovell both of Barnstable
" Josiah Ames to Abigail H Parker both of Barnstable
[p. 209] Marriages solemised by the Revd Josiah Sturtevant as
Returned by him viz
Benjamin Lewis Jr to Mehitable Pinney* both of Barnstable, May
9th 1819
Harvey Hallet, to Nancy Linnell of D° Oct1" 7th D°
Eli Hinckley, to Caroline Gage of D° July 25th D°
Silvanus Simmons Jr to Hannah Hadaway of D° Novmr 3d D°
Benjamin Eldridge, of Chatham, to Eliza Phinney, of Barnstable
May 7th 1820
Thomas Linnell, to Sophia Case, both of Barnstable, May 16th Dc
*Sic.
Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records 83
George Hinckley, to Puella* Scudder, both of Barnstable, August
13th D°
Watson Crosby, to Olive Bassett, both of Barnstable . Oct1" 10th D°
Lot Case, to Eliza Cahoon, both of Barnstable, Novmr 22d D°
Asa Stephens, to Caroline Crosby, both of Barnstable, Novmr 23d
D°
Simeon Coombs, to Sarah Hinckley, both of Barnstable Sep* 11th
1821
Ansel Hamlesf, to Asenath H. Crosby, both of Barnstable Octr
28th D°
Freeman Phinney, to Harriet Crosby, both of Barnstable Novmr
11th D°
Thomas Bearse, of Nantucket to Jemima Norris of Barnstable
Novmr 25th D°
Reuben Hilman of D°J, to Betsy Chase, of Barnstable Dcemr 13th
D°
Charles Phinney, to Lucy Scudder, both of Barnstable January
27th 1822
Almond Bearse, of Barnstable to Mary T. Thayer, of Taunton
March 5th D°
Judah Bacon to Mahala Bearse, both of Barnstable April 11th D°
Josiah Scudder Jun to Sophrona Hawes both of Barnstable Feb
16th 1823
Elijah Lewis to Jane Phinney both of Barnstable April 22d D°
Seth Hallet to Sophia Bassett both of Barnstable May 25th D°
Lemuel Holway to Melissa Hallet both of Barnstable May 22d D°
Ira Bearse to Melintha Crowel both of Barnstable May 28th D°
George Savory to Catharine B Baxter both of Barnstable June 8th
D°
[End of Volume I of Original Records. — Editor.']
FORM FOR A BEQUEST
I give and bequeath to the Society of Mayflower Descendants,
a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, the sum of dollars.
*"L" has been inserted after " i'uella", in pencil.
t Sic. Frobably for " Ilamlen "
} Nantucket.
84 Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds
UNRECORDED BARNSTABLE COUNTY DEEDS
( Continued from page 16)
The abstracts printed in this issue were made in March, 1909,
from original deeds owned by Mr. Henry Arey of Yarmouthport,
Mass.
Two of these deeds were formerly recorded in the Barnstable
County, Mass., Registry of Deeds, but had not been re-recorded
after the fire, which destroyed the records in 1827.
The other deeds here presented had never been recorded.
[Dr. Jonathan Kenwrick to Oliver Arey]
"Jonathan Kenwrick of Harwich phisition" for £32 . 55.
iod . 1 farthing sold to "Oliver Arey of Eastham Mariner
.... all that my Land and Meadow as herin herafter Expressed
viz one part of a Lot of Land Lying in the Easterly part of Sd
Harwich" containing about 16 acres, bounded "Begining on the
Bank by the River at the fence that is in the Rang between Said
Granted Land and Namecoik thence Runinging Southerly as the
Said fence Runs betwen Sd land and Namecoik to the Road way
that Leads into Said Namecoik thence Westerly by the fence that
Runs between Sd Land and John Yeatses land till in Comes to a
Ceder, Swamp to a Stump in the Edge of the Swamp thence
Northerly to the River aforsaid to a heap of Stones by the Edge
of the upland thence to the River thence by Said River Easterly to
the first mentioned Bound as also one piece of Meadow lying in
Eastham abovesaid Containg thre acors & one Quarter Lying near
poche Island & on the westerly Side of Beach Creek so Called & is
so much of the notherly part of a Lot of medow formerly nicolas
pains the Easterly side of said Lot Lyes near Bordering on on the
westerly Side of the Saide Creek where It Enters the meadows
southerly of Sd poche Island & Sd meadow Extends from the
northerly Knowls Bounds of sd lot on Each side & Ranging South
Easterly thirty four poles & two thirds of a pole & In wedth the
it Contains Equal as the original Lot as it was Sould from sd
nicolas paine To Joshua Higgins"
The deed was dated 13 July, 1751, signed "Jonathan Ken-
wrick", and witnessed by Ebenezer Hopkins and Thomas
Freeman. It was acknowledged 16 July, 1751, before Nathaniel
Stone, Justice of the Peace, recorded 18 July, 175 1, in Barnstable
Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds 85
County Deeds, Book 23, folio 10S, by Solomon Otis, Register, and
was not re-recorded, after the fire in 1827.
[Joseph Arey to Thomas Arey]
"Joseph ary of Eastham .... yeoman" for £12, sold to
"thomas ary of Eastham .... yeoman .... all that my one Lot of
wood Land .... in the Seventeenth Shear purchase lying to the
northward of freemans way and is the Lot that I purched of
James Knowles wich was formaly Isaac mayo deseed and is
Butted and Boundded as it may appeer By a deed of devizion
wich was given Betwen Judah Rogers descee and James Higgins"
The deed was dated 22 October, 1774, and signed by "Joseph
ary" and Hannah Ary, the latter by a mark. The witnesses were
Experience Higgins, who signed by a mark, and "Jonathan Linnel,
Jr". It was acknowledged 4 March, 1776, by Joseph and Hannah
Arey, before Thomas Paine, Justice of the Peace, and was not
recorded.
[Joshua Mayo to Thomas Arey]
"Joshua Mayo of Eastham .... yeaoman" for £2, sold to
"Thomas Ary of Eastham .... yeaoman a peice of my Land
that I bought of Joseph ary begining at a stone in the bank Ruing
south westerly by the Bank five pole to a stone in the Bank thence
Northwesterly four pole to a stone in the ground a Little to the
westward of a Rock thence Northerly three pole to a stone in the
ground by the way thence south Easterly by the way six pole to
the first specified bound"
The deed was dated 28 March, 1775, signed "Joshua mayo",
and witnessed by Richard Sparrow and "Joshua gould". It was
not acknowledged or recorded.
[Benjamin and Eunice Taylor to Thomas Arey]
"we Benjamin Taylor and Eunis Taylor wife of said Ben-
jamin Taylor of Eastham" for £3, 14s., 8d., sold to "Thomas ary
of Eastham .... yeoman .... a certain peace of meadow Lying in
Eastham near pochy Island and on the westerly side of the Beach
Crick being part of a Lot of meadow that our Honnored Father
Oliver ary bought of Doctor Jonathan Kenwrick as may appear by
a Deed baring Date the thirteenth Day of July 175 1 : begining at
the Northerly or Lower End of said Lot Riming south Easterly
one halfe of the Length of said Lot being about seventeen pole
and one third of a pole"
86 Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds
The deed was dated 25 March, 1777, and signed by both
grantors. The witnesses were "Oliver Arey" and "Nathanael
myrick". It was acknowledged, 5 February, 1778, by Benjamin
Taylor only, before Thomas Paine, Justice of the Peace, and has
not been recorded.
[William Higgins to Thomas Arey]
"I William Higgens of Eastham . .-. . yeaoman for ... . forty
bushels of Graine" sold to "Thomas Ary of Eastham yeao-
man .... all that my Lot of Land in Eastham in Smiths purchis
whare on my barn now stands which I bought of Joshua mayo
Sarah mayo mary Lewis and William freeman it being the twen-
tyeth Lot in said Smiths purchis being six acors and an half more
or Less"
The deed was dated 18 June, 1779, signed "William higgins",
and witnessed by Zaccheus Higgins and John Higgins. "Elise-
beth Higgens wife of the above William Higgens Consents to the
above said sale and Doth here unto set her hand and seale the Day
and year above Ritten". The deed was acknowledged 9 July,
1779, by William Higgins only, "before Thomas Paine, Justice of
the Peace. It was recorded 25 June, 1782, in Barnstable County
Deeds, Book 38, folio 32, by Edward Bacon, Register, and was
not re-recorded, after the fire in 1827.
[William Higgins to Thomas Arey and John Higgins]
"william Higgens of of Eastham .... Cordwinder" for i450.
sold to "Thomas ary and John Higgens borth of Eastham
yeomen .... in Equil proportion .... all that my Lot of Land Ly-
ing in Eastham in that tract of Land called Smiths purchis and
is the twenty first Lot in that Division and is Bounded as may
appear by Record of that propriatee togather with my Dwelling
house and orchard thare on"
The deed was dated 25 June, 1779, signed "William higgins",
and witnessed by "Zaccheus Higgins" and "Jonathan Kenwrick".
"I Elisebeth Higgins wife of the above named named William
higgens consent to the sale .... and give up my Right of Dower
.... the Day and year above Ritten" This release was signed by a
mark.
The deed was acknowledged by William Higgins only, on
9 July, 1779, before Thomas Paine, Justice of the Peace, and was
not recorded.
Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds 87
[John Higgins to Thomas Arey]
"I John Higgens of Eastham .... mariner" for £125, "paid
by Thomas Ary of Eastham yeoman Do Quit all
Clame or Demand what Ever of the house Land and orchard that
I bought of william Higgens of Eastham : in partennership with
him the said Thomas ary as may appear by a Deed bareing Date"
25 June, 1779, "and I Sarah Higgens wife of the above said John
Higgens Do Concent to the above Quit clame and Do ... . Quit
my Right of Dower in the same unto the said Thomas ary"
The deed was dated 28 July, 1779, signed by "John Higgins"
and Sarah Higgins, the latter making a mark, and witnessed by
Hannah Hamelton, also by a mark. It was not acknowledged, and
was not recorded.
[John Higgins to Thomas Arey]
"I John Higgens of Eastham .... yeoman" for £8, sold to
"Thomas Ary of Eastham .... yeoman .... all that my peace of
Land and swomp and shore thare to Belonging Lying in Eastham
in a neck of Land Called Namecoyck being that parsel of Land
and swomp and shore that Came to Asa mayos Children by their
Granfather John yates Deceased . bounded as may appear by the
Reccord thare of to which Reccord Reference being had for
Boundaryes .... in Witness whare of I the said John Higgens and
I Sarah Higgens wife of the said John Higgens Do hear unto set
our hands and seals"
The deed was dated 14 December, 1781, signed by "John
Higgins" and Sarah Higgins, the latter making a mark, and wit-
nessed by Thomas Paine and Hezekiah Higgins. It was acknowl-
edged 3 January, 1782, by John Higgins only, before Thomas
Paine, Justice of the Peace, and was not recorded.
[John Gould to Thomas Arey]
"John Gould of Eastham .... yeoman" for £7, 4s., sold to
"Thomas Ary of Eastham .... yeoman .... two acors of my
Land in Namecoyk neck .... begining at the south East Corner
bound of the Land that was Asa mayos Runingng Northerly in
the Range of said Land to Jonathan Kenwricks Range thence
Easterly in said Kenwricks Range to Jonathan mayos Range
thence southerly in said mayos Range thirteen pole to a stone set
in the ground thence westerly on a strait Line to the first spcified
bound with that part of the shore thare to belonging .... In wit-
88 Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds
ness whar[e] of I the said John Gould and I apphia Gould wife
of the said John Gould Do set our hands and seals"
The deed was dated 19 March, 1782, and signed by John
Gould and Apphia Gould, the latter making a mark. It was wit-
nessed by Crisp Rogers and Oliver Arey. It was acknowledged
1 August, 1782, by John Gould only, before John Davis, Justice
Peace, and was not recorded.
[Stephen Cohoon to Thomas Arey]
"I Stephen Coohoone of Eastham yeoman" for £7, ios.,
"Lawful silver mony" sold to "Thomas Ary of Eastham
yeoman all that my peace of Land in Eastham that I pur-
chised of Thomas Gould as may appear by Deead from said
Thomas Gould bairing Date" 2 January, 1779, "to which Deede
Referance being had for Bound Daryes also my two thurds of the
orchard that I bought of Thomas Hamilton with the small peace
of Land Joining to the same that I bought of the widow mary
Linnel in witness whareof I the said Stephen Coohoone and
I Martha Coohoone wife of the above said Stephen Coohoone £)o
heare unto set our hands"
The deed was dated 13 December, 1782, and signed by "Ste-
phen Cohoon" and Martha Cohoon, the latter making her mark.
The witnesses were Samuel Kenwrick and Elizabeth Hopkins. It
was acknowledged 4 January, 1798, by Stephen Cohoon only, be-
fore Isaac Sparrow, Justice of the Peace, and was not recorded.
[Thomas Twining to Thomas Arey]
"Thomas Twining of Eastham .... Gentleman" for £35, 13s.,
8d., sold to "Thomas Ary of Eastham .... yeoman .... all that
my Right in a peace of Land that I owne in partenership with
Elijah Twining my Right being one halfe of said peace Lying in
Eastham to the southward of the way that Leads from Yates Nic-
corsons to Isaac Sparrows and Joyns to Solomon higgenses Land
bounded as the fence now stands .... in witness whare of I the said
Thomas Twining and I Anne Twining wife of the said Thomas
Twining Do heare unto set our hands" 2 January, 1783.
The deed was signed by Thomas Twining and Anna Twining,
and witnessed by John Knowles and Timothy Doane. It was
acknowledged 24 September, 1783, by both Thomas and Anna
Twining, before Solomon Freeman, Justice of the Peace ; but was
not recorded.
Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds 89
[Solomon Rogers to Thomas Arey]
"Solomon Rogers of Eastham yeoman" for £6 sold to
Thomas Ary of said Eastham yeoman .... all that my peace of
wood Land in Harwich that I bought of Samuel Knowles
bounded at Gould bound on Clift pond Bank Riming Easterly
forty five pole to a swamp thence Northerly ten pole to two pine
trees marked on four sides thence westerly to the Clift pond to a
Black oke sapling under the Bank marked on four sides from
thence along the Bank to the first Bound .... in witness whare of
I the said Solomon Rogers and I Zeruiah Rogers wife of the said
Solomon Rogers Do hear unto set our hands" 26 February, 1783.
The deed was signed by Solomon Rogers and Zerviah Rogers,
the latter making her mark, and was witnessed by Samuel Smith
and Josiah Sparrow. It was acknowledged 5 April, 1783, by
Solomon Rogers only, before John Davis, Justice of the Peace;
but it was not recorded.
[Estate of Eleazer Rogers to Arey and Linnell]
"I asa Nickerson of Harwich .... Sole adminstrator of the
Estate of Elezaer Rogers Late of Eastham Decead" for £20, 14s.,
"paid to me in in my said Capacity by thomas ary and uriah
Linnel both of Eastham .... yeoman .... do by virtue of the
power and authority given to me by the Justices of the Inferiuor
Court of Common Pleas .... held at Barstable .... on the first
tuesday of aprail" 1785 "Sell & Convey unto them .... all that
parcil Land that the above said Elezar Rogers did dy sezies of
that is to say all that Lot of Land the said Elezear Bought of
Zaccheus Higgins of Estham a tract of Land Called Smiths pur-
chas it being the Eighteenth Lot in said purchas Bunded as may
appear by Record of said purchas also all that the said Rogers
Bought of said Zaccheus Higgins that is to say all the said
Higgins bought of the proprietors of said purchas Lying on the
northerly and norther Easterly End of said Lot ajoyning to Lot
Higgins Land as the fence now stands on the Easterly sid of a
small swamp and so to the way"
The deed was dated 8 June, 1785, signed "Asa Nickerson",
and witnessed by Jonathan Hopkins and Levi Rogers. It was
acknowledged 11 April, 1786, before Solomon Freeman, Justice
of the Peace, but was not recorded.
90 Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records
PLYMOUTH, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
(Continued from page 9)
[p. 25] The Children of Thomas Mayhew, & Mary Mayhew his
Wife
Mary Mayhew, Born April 22nd 1742. Deceasd Feb1^ 9th 181 2
Thomas Mayhew, Born Septr 9. 1744.
Anna Mayhew, Born Decr 11 . 1746. Died at L Island N York
1826
Elizabeth Mayhew Born Feb1"* . 13 . 1748. Deceasd Decr 4 . 1756.
William Mayhew Born Novr 28 . 175 1. Deceasd April . 2 . 1752
Sarah Mayhew, Born Janry 18 . 1753. Deceasd 1789
William Mayhew Born Augst 1 . 1755.
Betty Mayhew . Born March 5 . 1757.
Lucy Mayhew Born July 30 . 1760. deceased July 6 . 1766
The Children of Solomon Silvester, and Hannah Silvester his
Wife
1 Hannah Silvester Born, April 13th 1759.
2. Elizabeth Silvester Born, Febfy 8 . 1762.
3 Solomon Silvester Born July ye 5th 1764
4 George Silvester Born .June 25th 1766
5 Lucy Silvester Born Sep* 4th 1768
The Children of Francis Polden & Catharine B. his Wife
1. Harriet Thomas born May 9th 1837.
The Children of George F. Lanman & Abby his Wife.
1 George Francis, born February 1835.
2. Samuel Ellis, born January . 1837.
[p. 26] The Children of John Russell, & Marcy Russell his Wife
1. John Russell Born July 8th 1758.
2. James Russell Born Jan* ye 3d 1760 Deceasd Sep* 28th 1792
3. Thomas Russell Born Octr 3 . 1761.
4. Mercy Russell Born June 18 1763. Decd September 24th 1802
5 Abigail Russell Born May 4th 1766 Deceasd
6 Nancey Russell Born May 24th 1767
Jane Russell
Nathaniel Russell
George Russell
The Children of John Russell & Mary his wife
1 John Russell born Aug: 13th 1786
2 Thomas Russell born July 19th 1788
Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records 91
3 Charles Russell born Aug: 24th 1790 Decd Nov: 2nd 1791
4 Mary Russell born Octr 5th 1792
5. Nancey Russell born July 2nd 1795 Deceasd Aug: 10th 1797
6. Charles Russell born Decr 11th 1798
7. James Russell born
The Child of Edward Lanman & Abiah his Wife
William Lanman Born Aprill ye 8th 1759
The Children of James Prince & Eunice his wife
1 Polley Prince . born April 11th 1784
2 Thomas Prince born Janry 17th 1786
3 Lydia Prince born Aug: 14th 1788
Child of Jesse Cunningham & Sarah his wife
Sarah Elizabeth born, February 21 . 1834
[p. 2j] The Child of Samuel Dogget & Deborah his Wife
Deborah Dogget Born Augst 8th 1758
Children of America Rogers & Eliza his wife
1. William Rogers, born 1836 . February 14th
2. Lydia Holmes Rogers born December 21 . 1837.
The Children of Levi Drew, & Mary Drew, his Wife
1. Mary Drew Born, Novr 9 . 1756.
2. Joanna Drew Born June 11 . 1759. Deceased, Novr 9 . 1760.
3. Levi Drew Born, July 29 . 1761. Deceased September* 9 . 1762.
4. Lydia Drew Born August 3rd 1764
5 Levi Drew . born Dec1" 10th 1766
6 John Milk Drew Born March 21st 1769
Children of Winslow Drew and Abby his wife
1. Augusta Winslow born July 12 . 1833
2. Edward Winslow born July 7. 1835
[p. 28] The Children of Joseph Trask, & Jerusha Trask, his Wife
1 Joseph Trask Born, Sep1 27 1758.
2 Thomas Trask Born Febry 11 . 1760
3 Priscilla Trask Born October 27th 1761
4 William Trask Born Augst 2 : 1763
Children of David Cobb Holmes & Louisa his wife.
1. David Winsor, born Ap1 n . 1832
2 Albert I TwinS' b°m Mardl I9 ' l833'
4. Louisa born January 10 . 1835
5. Mary Smith, born Novr 3 . 1836
The Children of James Harlow & Jerusha his Wife
I. Nathaniel Harlow born Janry 12th 1759
*" December* was first written, but was crossed out and "September"
written above it, in the same hand and ink.
92 Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records
2. Susanna Harlow* Born July 12th 1761
3. James Harlow, Born August . 5th . 1763.
4 Reubin Harlow born Augst 12th 1766
Children of Thomas Allen & Betsey his wife . viz
I. Thomas Jefferson Allen, born March 23d . 1839
[p. 29] The Children of Ebenezer Donham Junr, and Hannah
Donham his Wife
1. Abigail Donham Born, August 10th 1757.
2. Ebenezer Donham Born, Jan1"* 12 . 1759.
Children of Asa Thomas & [f] his wife viz:
Fanny Thomas was born March 26, 1819
Asa Thomas Jr. was born August . 25, 1820
Alanson Thomas was born Septr 21, 1822
Gamaliel Thomas was born . Aug4 10, 1824
Eleazer Thomas was born July 5, 1827
Ezra Thomas was born August . 5, 1829.
The Child of Thomas . Churchell & Mary his Wife
Gamaliel Churchell Borne Augst 30th 1759
Children of George Augustus Drew & Ruby his wife
1. Georgianna Drew, born, May 17 . 1836
2. Charles Lee Drew, born, March 5 . 1839
Children of George Washburn & Priscilla his 2d Wife
1. George born Feb* 28 . 1828
2. Priscilla D. Washburn born . Jany 28 . 1830
[p. 30] The Children of Peleg Faunce & Mary his Wife
1 Eleazer Faunce Born Decr 16th 1757
2 Peleg Faunce Born Decr 2nd 1759
3 Joseph Faunce Born April 4th 1763
4 Benjamin Faunce Born Augst 18th 1765
Children of George P. Fowler & Margarett his wife
1. Margarett Elizabeth . born November nth. 1832
2. Harriet Frankson born October 19th . 1834
3. Sophia Hersey born Ap1 26th . 1836 deceased March 26 . 1837.
4. Thomas Bartlett born Jan* nth . 1839.
The Children of Joshua Battles & Experience his Wife
1 Martha Battles borne May 15th 1758
2 Experience Battles borne Aug: 18th 1760
3. Joshua Battles, born July . 19th 1762.
4. Timothy Battles, Born Augst 6th 1764.
*" Holmes" was first written, but was crossed out and M Harlow " interlined,
in the same hand and ink.
t A blank space was left for the name of the wife.
Paine Notes 93
Children of Daniel J. Lewis & Sarah his wife.
1. James Augustus, born May 20th . 1833
2. Albert born May 19th . 1835
3. William born Mar : 6th . 1839
( To be continued)
PAINE NOTES
By the Editor
{Continued from Vol. XV, p. jgo)
In this article we present an exhaustive abstract of all records,
on the Barnstable County, Mass., Probate Records, relating to the
estate of Samuel Paine4 {Mary Snow3, Constance2 Hopkins, Ste-
phen1) of Eastham, Mass., who died in that town on 13 October,
1712. Samuel Paine4 married, on 31 January, 1682, at Eastham,
Patience Freeman4 (Mercy Prencez, Patience2 Brezvster, Wil-
liam1), who survived her husband and was appointed administra-
trix. They had nine children, six sons and three daughters. Two
of the sons died before their father, and one daughter died before
her father's estate was settled, but the date of her death has not
been found. [Mayflower Descendant, 6: 12, 13, and 9: 98.]
[Samuel Paine's Estate]
[3: 115] On 23 January, 1712/13, Nathaniel Freeman and
Samuel Freeman took an inventory of the estate of "Samuel
Paine yeoman Deceased apraised att Eastham". No real estate is
included. The "apparel of a Daughter lately Deceased" was
valued at £3. The total amount was £127, 3s., 6d.
On 27 January, 1 712/13, "Patience Paine widow Relict of
Sam11 Paine Late of Eastham now Deceasd and Adminestratrix to
his Estate" made oath to the inventory.
[3: 114] On 27 January, 1712/13, "Patience Paine widow
Relict of Samuel Paine Late of Eastham Deceasd" was ap-
pointed administratrix.
[4: 72] On 29 January, 1717, "Whereas Samuel Paine Late
of Eastham yeoman Died Intestate In the year 17 12" and
administration "being then granted to Patience Paine widow Rel-
94 Paine Notes
ect of Said Deceased and ye Lands and Real Estate of the
Deceased haveing been prized by three sufficient free holders
and application being now made to me to settle said Estate, the
Same is settled and ordered to be Divided and paid out as follow-
eth, that is to say first their is Sett out her ye Sd Patience Paine
the widow Necessary bedding Utensells and implements of house-
hold, Necessary for the Upholding of Life to the Use of her and
the family of the Deceased psuant to Law .... an acco1 thereof
given her In writting amounting to" £21, 8s., 4d. "and then
allowance was made for the Lose of Stock amounting unto"
£12, 5s., "and allso of Debts paid out and other Charges ariseing
being" £23, 19s., nd., "and then the widows thirds taken out
of the psonall Estate there yet remains" £46, 6s., iod. "and the
whole of the Real Estate apprized at" £280, "So y1 the Real &
Psonall Estate to be divided besides the widows thirds of the
Psonall Estate is" £326, 6s., iod. "And there is allso Sett out
unto the Sd Patience Paine the widow for her Dower the One
third Part of all the Real Estate of ye Decesed Dureing her Life,
and then there remains to Ebenr Paine the Eldest son of the De-
ceased" £93, 5s., "and to Each of the Other Childeren of Sd
Deceased, viz. Joshua Paine Isaac Paine Seth Paine Mercy Paine
and Mary Paine" £46, 12s., 6d. "apeice which is to be paid as fol-
loweth, viz" £33, 5s., 9d., "apeice to be paid by the Administratrix
to the five younger Children out of the Psonall Estate and out of
that part which Ebenr Paine ye Eldest son is to pay before his
mothers Decease, and the remainder to be paid out of the money
that Said Ebenezer Paine is to pay after ye Decease of the Sd
Patience Paine his Mother . And for as much as it is represented
to me that the Divideing of the Real Estate of ye Deceased will
tend to the prejudce or Spoyling of the whole and he the said
Ebenezer Paine the Eldest Son Desiereing to have the Same Set-
tled upon him as the Law Directs : I Do therefore hereby order
and settle all the houseing Lands and other the Real Estate of Sd
Deceased lying within the Town of Eastham aforesd upon And
to him the Said Ebenezer Paine .... he haveing Given bond for
payment of the remaining part of the value of Sd Lands as they
ware apprized Upon Oath more then his own Double portion of
the whole Estate part to be paid before and the remainder after
the Decease of his Sd Mother . She only Enjoying her third,
thereof Dureing Life as aforesd." The settlement was decreed by
John Otis, Judge of Probate.
Lieutenant John Tomsojis Will 95
LIEUTENANT JOHN TOMSON'S WILL
By the Editor
In our fourth volume, pages 22 to 29, were printed literal
copies of the will and inventory and the agreement of the heirs of
Lieut. John Tomson, of Middleborough, Mass., who married
I Mary2 Cooke. (Francis1). When these copies were made by the
Editor, the original will was missing from the probate files at
Plymouth, Mass., and our transcripts were made from the records.
The original will has recently been returned to the probate
registry, and we have reproduced it in the illustration facing
I page 49. The document is about seventeen inches high, and about
twelve and one-fourth inches in width. At the bottom is attached
the certificate of probate, bearing the autograph signatures of
William2 Bradford {Gov. William1), the Judge of Probate, and
Samuel Sprague, the Register of Probate. This certificate, which
is about seven inches high by seven and five-eighths inches wide,
was folded back on the will, when taking the photograph, in order
to show the Bradford and Sprague autographs without unduly
reducing the width of the reproduction.
The will was dated 23 April, 1696, and probated 8 July, 1696.
The will and the inventory are the only original documents relat-
ing to Lieut. John Tomson's estate now in the files.
John Tomson married Mary2 Cooke (Francis1) at Plymouth,
26 December, 1645. He died at Middleborough, 16 June, 1696, in
his eightieth year, and his death was entered twice on the Middle-
borough records. In both entries, which were printed in our sec-
ond volume [pages 43 and 159], he was called "Lieut", and he
was so styled in the inventory of his estate. He was buried in the
Nemasket Cemetery, at Middleborough, and his gravestone was
in excellent condition in iqto. It is inscribed as follows:
Memento Mori
In Memory of
Lieu1 John Tomson
who Died June ye 16th 1696
In the 80th Year of his
Age.
Death is a debt to nature due
Which i have paid and so must you.
96 Notes by the Editor
NOTES BY THE EDITOR
Simmons-Soule. Proof that the first wife of John2 Soule
(George1) of Duxbury was Rebecca Simmons, eldest daughter of
Moses Simmons of Duxbury, is found in the following deed of
gift, recorded in the Plymouth Colony Records of Deeds, Vol-
ume IV, page 43.
"Moses Simons of Duxburrow .... yeoman .... in Considera-
tion of a Marriage heertofore Consumated ; between John Soule
of Duxburrow aforsaid and my eldest Daughter Rebeckah ; have
Given .... and for ever quite Claimed .... unto the said John
Soule .... all my Right .... of and into all my purchased Lands
att Namaskett ; and places adjacent Graunted by the Court of New
Plymouth, unto the first Comers, wherof I the said Moses Simons
ame one, as by the Records of the said Court ; Doth and may more
fully appeer ;"
The deed was dated 30 December, 1674, and was signed by a
mark. The witnesses were Nathaniel Southworth and his wife
Desire Southworth4 (Mary Gray3, Mary2 Chilton, James1).
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ILLUSTRATION
"Bond of Lydia (Turner) James
The Estate of {John; ! James'; of'Scituate. By th^Editox^.
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Plymouth Colony Records^ OF Deeds. ^ (Continued) .
Plymouth Colony Vital Records. (Continued)
°The Wills of 'JohnVs6uthwprth';oV.};15uxbury and Hi's -^
iv ^,; Sister Pris^cilla South worth.' By the Editor
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! Vol XDC JULY, 19J7 No. 3
THE ESTATE OF JOHN JAMES OF SCITUATE
By the Editor
John James of Scituate married Lydia Turner4, daughter of
John Turner, Sr., of Scituate, by his wife Mary3 Brewster (Jona-
than2, Elder William1), but the record of the marriage has not
been found. The Plymouth Colony Records, however, show that
administration on the estate of John James was granted to Lydia
"the relict of John James of Scittuate; and unto John Turner her
father", and the will of John Turner, Sr., dated 4 March, 1695,
[printed in our fifth volume] mentions his daughter Lydia and
his grandson John James.
According to the Scituate, Mass., records, John the son of John
James was born 10 January, 1676/7. No other child of John and
Lydia James has been found on the records.
John James the father died before 5 March, 1678/9, the date of
the bond given by the administrators. As he died before Plymouth
Colony was divided into counties, the settlement of his estate is
found in the Plymouth Colony Records of Wills and Inventories ;
but the original bond of the administrators is in the Plymouth
County Probate Files.
This bond of the administrators is of especial interest to de-
scendants of John Turner, Sr., and of John and Lydia (Turner)
James, not only because it bears the autograph signatures of John
Turner, Sr., and his daughter Lydia, but also because it shows that
John Turner was a tanner and that John James was a shipwright.
The bond bears also the autograph signature of Lieut. Josiah*
Standish (Myles1), as one of the witnesses.
97
9% The Estate of John James of Scituate
We here print a complete copy of the bond of the administra-
tors (which was not recorded) and exhaustive abstracts of
records, on the Plymouth Colony Court Orders and Plymouth *
Colony Wills and Inventories, relating to the estate of John James. }
These abstracts, and the accompanying illustration, showing
the bond, have been prepared at the expense of a member of the
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mrs. George
H. Woodman, of Boston, who is a descendant of Lydia ( Turner;
James by her second husband William Barrell.
[Bond of Lydia James and John Turner, Sr.]
[From original document] Know all men by these prsents that
wee Lydia James of the Towne of Scittuate in the Jurisdiction of
Plym: in New England in America widdow, and John Turner
senir of The Towne aforsaid in the Jurisdiction aforsaid Tanner
Doe acknowlidge our selves heerby to stand bound unto the Govr
and Court of Plymouth aforsaid in the penall sume of five hundred
pounds sterling, for the payment of which said sume, well and
truely to bee made, wee bind our selves our heires executors & Ad-
minnestrators, Joyntly and severly, feirmly by [by*] these prsents,
sealed and Given this fift Day of March Ann° : Dom one Thousand
six hundred seaventy and eight
The Condition of the abovewritten obligation is such that
wheras the above bounden Lydia James and John T[urner
Tjurnerf have obtained Letters of Adminnestration to [A]dmin-
nester on the estate of John James of Scittuate [a] forsaid S[hi]p-
wright Dec[ea]sed, if therfore the said Lydia James and John
Turner, shall pay such Debts as are [owin]g owing from the
said estate, soe farr and by equall proportions as it will amount
unto, and Keep a faire acoumpt of theire said Adminnestration;
and Delive[r], in there said accompt [when by*] unto the Court
aforsaid, when by them Required; and save and keep harmles,
and undamnifyed, the said Govr and court, from any Damage,
that may acrew unto them; by theire said Adminnestration; that;
then the above written obligation to be void; and of none effect,
or otherwise to Remaine in full force strength and vertue
Signed sealed and Lydia Jams (seal)
Delivered in the prsence . John turnner (seal)
of Josiah Standish
John Haward
* Crossed out in the original.
t " Turner" was written twice, by mistake of the person who wrote the bond.
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Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records 101
January 16 : 1738/9 then capt Edward Bangs of Harwich & Ruth
mayo of Eastham ware married in Eastham by Joseph Doane
Justice Peace
December 8 : 1738 Samuel Cole & Dorkis young both of Eastham
ware married by Joseph Doane Justice Peace
Dorkis Cole Daughter of Samuel Cole was born the 25 of October
1740
Hannah cole Daughter of Samuel cole was born the 13 day of
January 1742/3
April 13 : 1739 then Joseph Rogers & Sarah harding ware mar-
ried in Eastham by Joseph Doane Justice Peace
[p. 130] Tamson Doane Daughter of Joshua Doane & Mary
Doane was born in Eastham the 16 day of September 1738
Margret Cole Daughter of Isaac Cole was born November 10th
1738
Anne Cole Daughter of Isaac Cole was born 3 of Desembar : 1740
Apphia Cole Daughter of Isaac cole was born the 16th day of feb-
ruary 1742/3
Susana Cole Daughter of Isaac and anne Cole was born ye 5th day
of march 1744/5
Hannah cole daughter of Isaac and anne Cole was born at East-
ham on the 21th day of June 1747
Isaac Cole the sun of Isaac Cole and anne Cole was Born at East-
ham on the 21 of novembar 1749 and Died January 1750
Jesse Brown Son of Jesse Brown was born the first day of Novem-
ber 1738
Elisabath Cole Dafter of Isaac and Anne Cole was Born in East-
ham march 15 : 1751
Timothy Cole the sun of Isaac and Anne Cole was Born in East-
ham August : 6 : 1753 and Died novembar 10 Day 1755
martha Cole Daughter of Isaac and Anne Cole was Born in East-
ham October the 1 Day 1757
April 19 : 1738 Jabiz Sparrow & mary young ware married In
Eastham by Nathaniel Freeman Justice Peace.
Sarah Sparrow Daughter of Jabes and mary Sparrow was born at
Eastham September ye 14th 1740
mary Sparrow Daughter of Jabez and mary Sparrow was born at
Eastham march ye 13th 1743
Tohomas Sparrow Son of Jabez and mary Sparrow was born at
Eastham December ye 3d 1745
Elizabeth Gross Daughter of Hinks Gross born the 28 of October
1735
102 Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records
Elis Gross Daughter of Hinks Gross born the 28 day of november
1737
John ward Son of Joseph and mary ward was born in Eastham
march 18 : 1750
william word Son of Joseph and mary ward was born in Eastham
January 16 . 1752
David ward Son of Joseph and mary ward was born in Eastham 1j
June 1 day 1754
Elisha ward Son of Joseph and mary ward was born in Eastham •
October 29 : 1756
Ezekiel ward Son of Joseph and mary ward was born in Eastham .
June 22 day 1759
Daniel ward Son of Joseph and mary ward was born in Eastham
Sep1 21 : 1761
[p. 131] June 28th 1739 then Mr Thomas Atkins of Chatham & Mri
Hope Snow of Eastham ware married In Eastham by Joseph
Doane Justice Peace*
January 21 : 1733/4 then Abigel Snow Daughter of Samuel Snow
was born
October 12 : 1735 then Samuel Snow Son of Samuel Snow was
born
May the 8th 1737 then Mercy Snow Daughter of Samuel Snow was
born
May 19 : 1739 then Treat Snow Son of Samuel Snow was born
march 5 Day 1761 then John Davis and hannah Twinin both of
harwich ware married by John freeman Jestice peace Entred
by me Edwd Knowles Town Cr
the marriages below not given into the dark last april by Reason
thay ware brough in since
September 7th 1738 William Graham of Boston & ann hamlen of
Eastham ware Married in Eastham by Mr Isaiah Leues Clarkt
September 14th 1738 Benjamin Bullard & hannah nucomb both of
Eastham ware married in Eastham by mr Isaiah Leues Clarkt
September 28 : 1738 Ruben Rich & Martha Smith both of East-
ham ware Married in Eastham by Mr Isayah Leues Clarkt
August : ye : 5 : 1739 then thankful rich Dafter of ruben rich and
marther was borne
June : ye 5 : 1742 then mather rich the Dafter of ruben rich was
born
mary rich the Daufter of ruben rich was born nombr 29 : 1743
Abagill rich Dafter of ruben rich born Aprel 23 : 1745
* See duplicate record on original page 132.
t A clergyman was, at that time, called "clerk", pronounced "dark".
Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records 103
ruben rich sun of ruben rich born August 23 : 1748
Ruth Rich Dafter of ruben and ruth rich was Born in Eastham
novem n : 1750
Elisha rich the sun of ruben and ruth rich was Born in Eastham
January 27 : 1753
Isaac rich the sun of ruben and ruth rich was Born in Eastham
Aprel 17 : 1755
[p. 132] March 1 . 1738/9 Daniel Mayo junr & Martha Holbrook
both of Eastham ware Married in Eastham by Mr Isaiah
Leues dark*
March 16th 1738/9 Joseph Newcomb of Eastham & Mary Eldrege
of Truro or rather of Eastham ware married in Eastham mr
by Isaiah Leues dark*
april 12th 1739 Joseph Doane, third, & Dorcas Eldrege both of
Eastham ware married in Eastham by Mr Isaiah Lues dark*
June 28th 1739 Abiezor Holebrook & Hannah Treat both of East-
ham ware Married in Eastham by Isaiah Mr Leues dark*
June 28 : 1739 then Mr Thomas atkins of Chatham & Hope Snow
ware married in Eastham by Joseph Doane Justice Peacef
[p. 133] November 29th 1739 then Mr Joseph Paddock of yar-
mouth & Mrs Elizabeth Mayo of Eastham ware Married in
Eastham by Joseph Doane Justice Peace
february the 11th 1739/40 then Joshua Doane junr & Bettee Mey-
rick both of Eastham ware Married in Eastham by Nathaniel
Freeman Justice Peace.
September 20th 1739 then John Whitney of Harwich & Jerusha
Knowls of Eastham ware married in Eastham by Mr Joseph
crocker an ordained Minester in Eastham
November 20 : 1760 then David Ralph and Jedidah Cowet Both
of harwich ware married by John freeman Justice peace
Entred by me Edward Knowles Town Cler
January 9th 1739/40 then Daniel Freeman of Harwich & Mercy
Freeman of Eastham ware Married In Eastham by Mr Joseph
Crocker an ordained Minester in Eastham
January 10th 1739/40 then Nathaniel Knowls & Mercy freeman
ware maried in Eastham by Joseph Doane Justice Peace
December 17 : 1740 then Nathaniel Knowls Son of Nathaniel
Knowls & Mercy Knowls was born in Eastham
January 11th 1739/40 then James Mitchel & Hannah Higgins both
of Eastham ware married In Eastham by Mr Joseph Crocker
an ordained Minester In Eastham.
* A clergyman was, at that time, called "clerk", pronounced "dark".
t See duplicate record on original page 131.
104 Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records
february 7th 1739/40 then Benjamin jur Higgins & Hannah Hig-
gins both of Eastham ware ware married In Eastham by Mr
Joseph Crocker an ordained minester in Eastham
[p. 134] february 21 . 1739/40 then Solomon Smith & Susannah
Snow both of Eastham ware both married In Eastham by Mr
Joseph Crocker an ordained minester in Eastham
Sollomon Smith Son of Solomon Smith was born in Eastham the
third day of november 1741
The above marriages all above Copyed for the County dark
October 22 : 1732 then Nathan Snow Son of Benjamin Snow junr
& martha Snow was born
Ruth Snow Daughter of Benjamin Snow junr was born 25th day
of may 1724
Martha Snow Daughter of Benjamin Snow junr was born the 19th
day of may 1726 :
Keziah Snow Daughter of Benjamin Snow junr was born about the
midle of may 1724*
the above acount taken from their mother the 19th of may 1740
Joseph Cole Jr and mary younge was marriade in Eastham by mr
Samuel osban Desembar 2 : 1736
James cole Son of Joseph Cole junr was born the 19 day of Sep-
tember 1737
Mary Cole Daughter of Joseph Cole Junrj- was born the 12th day
of February 1739/40
Phebee cole Daughter of Joseph Cole junr was born the 14th of
november 1741
Kezia Cole Daughter of Joseph Jur and Mary Cole was born at
Eastham on the 24th of march 1747
thankful Cole the Dafter of Joseph Cole Jr and mary Cole was
Born in Eastham January : ye : 10 : 1750
Rebaca Cole the Dafter of Joseph and mary Cole was Born in
Eastham July 30 : 1754
[p. 135] Elizabeth Thatcher Daughter of Thomas & Serah
Thatcher was born at Billinsget in Eastham in the County of
Barnstable In the Province of the Masachusetts Bay In New-
england May the 24th 1725 Recorded in Eastham Town Book
of Records of Marriages & births by me Joseph Doane Town
clerk
November 13th 1740 then John Sparrow junr & Anne Atwood both
of Eastham ware married in Eastham by Joseph Doane
Justice Peace
*Sic.
t"the third "was first written, but was crossed out, and "Junr" interlined
in the same hand.
Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records 105
Thankfull Sparrow Daughter of John Sparrow junr was born
January 2nd 1743/4
Lamuel Smith Son of Samuel Smith junr was born the 28 of Sep-
tember 1737
Sarah Smith Daughter of Samuel Smith junr was born the 23 day
of October 1740
Lamuel Smith Son of Samuel Smith junr was born the 7th day of
October 1742
Stephen Smith Son of Samuel Smith junr was born the 28th of
September 1744
Ruben Smith Son of Samuel and Sarah Smith was born at East-
ham on the 9th day of march 1746/7
april the 17th 1716 then Bathshua Smith Daughter of Joseph
Smith & mary Smith was born and She sd Bashshua Died
april 19 1722
October the fourth 1718 Mary Smith Daughter of Joseph & mary
Smith was born
august 8th 1724 Bathshua Smith Daughter of Joseph & mary
Smith was born
December the 21 : 1729 Samuel Smith Son of Joseph & Mary
Smith was born
July 28 : 1732 then Huldah Smith Daughter of Joseph & Mary
Smith was born
July 23 : 1739 then Rebecka Smith Daughter of Joseph Smith was
born
Joseph Smith Son of Joseph and Rebecka Smith was born at East-
ham the 17th day of October 1743
April the 17th 1741 then Mr Isaack Beaker & Lidea Hopkins bobth
of Eastham ware married in Eastham by Joseph Doane
Justice Peace.
September 27th 1739 then Stephen Cash of Truro & Anne Brown
of Eastham ware 'married by Mr Isaiah Lewes Minester in
Eastham
December 13th 1739 : then Elisha Cole junr & Prissila Smally both
of Eastham ware married in Eastham by mr Isaiah Lewes
Minester
april 22 : 1740 then Joseph harding & Eunice newcomb both of
Eastham ware married in Eastham by mr Isaiah Lewes Min-
ester look in pd 136
June 13th 1740 then John young & Jerusha Cole both of Eastham
ware maried in Eastham by Mr Isaiah Lewes minester
(To be continued)
io6 Plymouth Colony Records of Deeds
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS OF DEEDS
{Continued from page 6j)
[Resolved White to William Wills*]
[p. 3] On 17 March, 1662, "Resolved WThite of Scittuate
in america plantor", for £26, 10s., sold to " Willam Wills of Scittu- I
ate aforsaid plantor .... all that peece and pte of orchyard contein- I
ing two rowes and halfe way the next row of trees in breadth att
the east end of the orchyard that formerly was mr W[illam] Vas-
salls; and alsoe one peece of land enclosed on the south and east
with railes and abuteth on the said graunted orchyard one the west .
and on the cornfeild that n[ow] is in the posession of John
Cushen on the north containing two acrees and an halfe more or
lesse ; with a garden formerly enclosed on the south side of the said
feild ; as a[lso] one other peece of land as it lyeth between the said
feild and garden towards the north and the mersh that sometimes
was Mr Willam Vassalls towards the south and abuteth on the
lands that formerly was Mr Vassalls towards the west by a
st[raight] line from the said rowes of trees as is before mentioned
towards the mersh southwar[d] and abuteth on the land which
Mr Willam Vassall bought of Samuell Fuller on the [zcorn] and
alsoe all that upland which lyeth on the east side of that peece of
enclosed land befo[re] mentioned on the east side of the railes
containing one rodd and an halfe in breadth all the length of the
said railes with all the houses and edifices therupon builded
wh[ich] lands were pte of the lands of mr Willam Vassalls called
bellhouse lands ; and were given to mee Resolved White as ap-
peers by a Deed of gift, bearing Date" 24 October, 1646, "alsoe
all that upland which Mr Willam Vassall bought or exchanged
with Samuell Fuller aforsaid abuti[n]g abuting upon the fore-
mentioned graunted land on the west; and the mersh tha[t] was
the said Willam Vassalls on the south and east and on the land that
somti[me] was the land of Samuell Fullers on the north except
and alwaies reserved of this sale unto mr Willam Vassall his heires
and assignes for ever a good and sufficient way in the most con-
venientest throwout the afore mentioned bounded lands from the
west to the east to fech and Drive Cattle Cart and Cary all man-
[ner] of Carriages from the house and other the lands that was the
♦Complete description printed.
Plymouth Colony Records of Deeds 107
house and lands [of] the said Willam Vassall unto and from the
mershes that were the said Willam [s] lying on the east side
of the said lands alsoe another pcell of upland being t[he]
one halfe of an Hand called beare Hand .... in Scittuate afor-
said being the southerly pte or halfe of the Hand being De-
vided from the Northerly halfe of the said Hand by a straight line
crose the middle of the said Hand from we[st] to east .... and the
said Resolved White Doth .... graunt unto the said Willam Wills
.... libertie of Ingresse egresse and regres[se] of passages from
the house and lands heerby sould unto Willam Wills ; and vvhfich]
was formerly given .... by my father in law mr Willam Vassall
unto me the said Resolved unto the Dwelling house that was Mr
Vassalls Called Belhouse by and through all the waies leading
from the said house and lands unto belhous[e] and soe from
thence through the lands that formerly were Willam Vassalls by
and through all waies and passages comonly used and to bee used
unto the highwaies beyond the said lands ; and hee the said Willam
Wills his hei[res] [p. 4] heires and assignes and every of them
to cart and carry all manor of Carriages ride Drive and lead all
manor of Cattle as oft as they or either of them shall please ; which
privilidge was given and graunted by my fatherinlaw Mr Willam
Vassell unto mee .... as appeers by a Deed of gift formerly
expressed;"
James Torrey, Sr., and John Buck witnessed the deed, and
"posession livery and season of the house and land within speci-
fyed" was given in their presence, on the date of the deed.
On 25 September, 1663, "Judith the wife of Resolved White
Did acknowlidge the sale abovementioned and Did resigne up her
whole right and Interest in what is therin mentioned; before mee;
Josias Winslow Asistant;"
[Francis Sprague to Son John Sprague*]
On 3 May, 1664, "Francis Sprague of the Towne of Dux-
burrow .... plantor" gave "and confeirmed . . . . unto his son
John Sprague all that his pte portion and share of land and med-
dow ; hee hath att or neer Namasakett .... which was graunted to
him and others .... as appeers by the record of Court" dated
3 June, 1662.
The deed was acknowledged before Thomas Prence, Governor,
3 May, 1664, and ordered by the Court to be recorded.
( To be continued )
♦Complete description printed.
io8 Plymouth Colony Vital Records
PLYMOUTH COLONY VITAL RECORDS
{Continued from page yi)
To the honored Court holden att Plymouth March 167 1 : or 72
heer followeth the beirthes Marriages and burialls that were
brought to mee the yeer past ; according to order of Court by
the Inhabitants of Taunton
Imprs Mehittable Dean Daughter of John Dean borne the 9th of
October 1671
John Austine the son of Jonah Austin was borne the first of July
1671
Hannah Leanard the Daughter of James Leanard was borne att
Braintrey the 2cond of October 1671
Ruth Bobbitt the Daughter of Edward Bobbitt was borne the 7th of
August 1 67 1
Richard Willams the son of Joseph Williams was borne the 26th of
Novem 1671
Thomas Armsbee the son of Thomas Armsbee was borne the 23 of
february 1668
Mary Armsbee the Daughter of Thomas Armsbee was borne the
3th of October 1671*
Abigaill Tisdall the Daughter of John Tisdall was borne the 15th
of July 1667
John Tisdall the son of John Tisdall borne the 10th of August 1669
Willam Hacke the son of Willam Hacke was borne the 15th of
November 1663
Richard Stevens the son of Richard Stevens was borne the 23 of
february 1669
John Dean the son of John Dean Died the sixt of August 1670
John Tisdall Junir Marryed To Hannah Rogers of Duxburrow the
23 of November 1664
Taunton the 3th of March 71 172 pr me Shadrach Wilbore Garke
[p. 58] The first of March 1674
To the honored Court ; heer followeth the Marriages beirthes and
burialls of all those that were brought to mee but many
Neglect to bringe in their Names to mee
*" 23 febrary 1668" was first written; but it was crossed out and the entry,
as printed, completed in the same hand and ink.
Plymouth Colony Vital Records 109
John Pollard married to Mary Leanard of Bridgwater the 24th of
December 1673
Mary Wilbore the Daughter of Shadrach Wilbore Died the 19th of
January 1674
Nicholas Staughton Married to Elizabeth Knapp the 17 of Feb-
ruary 1673
Martha Bundey the wife of John Bundey Died the first of May
1674
Sarah Hall the Daughter of Samuell Hall borne the 14th of Octo-
ber 1674
Hopestill Shove the wife of mr Gorge Shove Died the 7th of March
1673 or 74
Dorcas Bobbitt the Daughter of Edward Bobbitt Died the 9th of
Aprill 1674
Joseph Bell the son of James Bell was borne the 27th of June 1670
Easter Bell the Daughter of James Bell borne the 15th of August
1672
Amy* Staples the Daughter of Joseph Staples borne the 13th of
Aprill 1674
Thomas Stevens the son of Richard Stevens borne the 3th of
Februaryf 1674
Abigaill Paule the Daughter of Willam Paule borne the 15th of
May 1673
James Walker Junir : Married to Barshebal the 23 of December
i647§
Hannah Lenard the son|| of James Leanard Died the 25th of febru-
ary 1674
Attest by mee Shadrach Wilbore Clarke
Taunton the first of March 1674
To the honered Court holden att Plymouth the first Tusday in
March 1670 allies 71
Wheras it is ordered by the Court that the Clarkes or Register
keepers of every Towne shall exhibite a true and pfect Coppy
fairely written yeerly att March Court unto the Court of all
the Marriages beirthes and burialls of the yeer past according
* Not "Amey", as printed in the eighth volume of "Records of the Colony
of New Plymouth", published in 1857. See also "Mayflower Descendant",
Vol. XV, p. 25.
f " 13th of Aprill" was first written, but it was crossed out and the entry, as
printed, completed in the same hand and ink.
X The surname was accidentally omitted.
§ Sic. Probably an error for " 1674 ".
II Sic.
1 10 Plymouth Colony Vital Records
to that trust put upon mee and may bee expected from mee,
Doe prsent to the honored Court a true Coppy of all the Mar-
riages beirthes and burialls Recored in the yeer 1670:
Prence Freeman the son of Mr John Freeman was Borne the 3d
Day of february in the 1665
Nathaniell Freeman the son of Mr John Freeman, was borne the
20th Day of March in the yeer 1669
Symon Crosbey the son of Mr Thomas Crosbey was borne the fift
Day of July in the yeer 1665
Sarah Crosbey the Daughter of Mr Thomas Crosbey was borne the
24th Day of March in the yeer 1667
Joseph Crosbey the son of mr Thomas Crosbey was borne the 27th
Day of January; 1668:
Mr Thomas Crosby had 2 Children which were borne att a beirth
the 4th Day of December in the yeer 1665
The said Children viz: the 2 last Intimated of mr Crosbeyes Chil-
dren ; the one of them Deceased the 10th Day of [*] 1670 And
the other is Named John
[p. 59] Jonathan Banges and Mary Mayo were Marryed the 16th
Day of July 1664
Edward Banges the son of Jonathan Banges was borne the last
Day of September 1665
Rebeckah Banges the Daughter of Jonathan Banges was borne the
first Day of february 1667
Jonathan Banges the son of Jonathan Banges was borne the
eleventh of May 1670
Jonath Banges the son of Jonathan Banges Deceased the 11th of
May 1670
William Merricke and Abigaill Hopkins were Married the 23 Day
of May 1667
Rebeckah Merricke the Daughter of William Merricke was borne
the 28th Day of November 1668
William Merricke the son of William Merricke was borne the first
Day of August 1670
John Cole and Ruth Snow were Married the 10th of December
1666
Ruth Cole the Daughter of John Cole was borne the eleventh Day
of March i6|J
John Cole the son of John Cole was borne the sixt Day of March
1669:70,
Constant Done the son of Daniell Done was borne the 7th Day of
March 1669:70
* " February " appears to have been altered to '« January ".
Plymouth Colony Vital Records 1 1 1
Ephraim Done and Mercye Knowles were Married the 5th of feb-
ruary 1667
Patience Done the Daughter of Ephraim Done was borne the 28th
of January 1668
Apphiah Done the Daughter of Ephraim Done was borne the 28th
of July 1670
John Smith and Hannah Williams were Married the 24th of May
1670
Elizabeth Smith the Daughter of John Smith was borne the 24th of
february 1668
John Knowles and Apphiah Banges were Married the 28th of
December 1670
Steven Merricke and Mercy Banges were Marred the 28th of
December 1670
from Eastham the 4th pr me Marke Snow
Day of March 1670 Towne Clark
Jonathan Sparrow the son of Jonathan Sparrow was borne the 9th
of July 1665
Richard Sparrow the son of Jonathan Sparrow was borne the 17th
of March: 1669-70
Apphiah Freeman the Daughter of Samuell Freeman was borne
the first of January 1666
Constant Freeman the son of Samuell Freeman [wa]s borne the
Last Day of March ; 1669
[p. 60] Joseph Higgens the son of Jonathan Higgens was borne
the 14th Day of February in the yeer 1666
Nathaniell Mayo the son of John Mayo was borne the second Day
of Aprill 1667
Thomas Mayo the son of John Mayo was borne the 24th of June
1670
Isacke Done the son of John Done was borne the second of June
1670
Mary Smith the Daughter of Samuell Smith was borne trie 3th Day
of January 1669*
Joshua Higgens the son of Benj amine Higgens was borne the first
Day of October 1668
Lydia Higgens the Daughter of Benj amine Higgens was borne the
latter end of May 1670
Josiah Cooke the son of Josiah Cooke was borne the 12th of No-
vember 1670
* " 1639 " was first written, but it was changed to " 1669 " in the same ink.
112 The Wills of John Southworth and His Sister
Thomas Snow the son of Marke Snow was borne the 6th of Au-
gust 1668
Steven Hopkins and Mary Merricke were Marryed ; the 23 Day of
May 1667
Elizabeth Hopkins the Daughter of Steven Hopkins was borne
the last week of June 1668
Steven Hopkins the son of Steven Hopkins was borne the 15th Day
of July 1670
James Rogers and Mary Paine were Married the 11th of January
1670
Joshuah Banges and Hannah Scudder were Married the first Day
of December 1669
Pr Marke Snow Towne Clarke
of Eastham
{To be continued)
THE WILLS OF JOHN SOUTHWORTH OF DUXBURY
AND HIS SISTER PRISOLLA SOUTHWORTH
By the Editor
The will of Edward Southworth, of Duxbury, Mass., who
married Mary Pabodie3 {Elizabeth2 Alden, John1) mentions seven
children: four sons, Thomas Southworth, Constant Southworth,
Benjamin Southworth, John Southworth; two married daugh-
ters, Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Weston, and Mercy, wife of
Moses3 Soule (John2, George1) ; and one unmarried daughter,
Priscilla Southworth. This will was printed in our eighteenth
volume.
The son John Southworth and the daughter Priscilla South-
worth, both of Duxbury, died without issue, and their wills are of
great assistance in determining the descendants of Edward and
Mary (Pabodie) Southworth.
In studying these wills, it is necessary to remember that the
word "cousin", at that period, was frequently applied to children
or grandchildren of brothers or sisters of a testator ; and it is so
used in Priscilla Southworth's will.
John Southworth's will, made in 1750/1, mentions relatives as
follows : his sister Priscilla Southworth ; Rebecca Southworth,
widow of his brother Constant; a niece (Constant's daughter),
Mary, wife of Thomas Weston; a nephew (Constant's son),
The Wills of John Southworth and His Sister 113
William Southworth, and William's children Reumah and Ed-
ward Southworth.
Priscilla Southworth's will, made in 1761, mentions relatives
as follows:
Her brother John Southworth (deceased).
Her nephew* William Southworth (son of her deceased
brother Constant), his wife Mary,* and their children, two of
whom, Reumah and Alice, are mentioned by name.
Three nieces* (daughters of her deceased sister Mercy, who
married Moses3 Soule) : Ruth4 Soule; Deborah4 (Soule) Hunt,
wife of John; Alice4 (Soule) (Perry) King,f widow of Barnabas
Perry and wife of Edward King.
Her niece* (daughter of her deceased sister Elizabeth, who
married Samuel Weston) Mary Weston.
Two nieces* (daughters of her deceased brother Constant) :
Mercy (Southworth) Soule, wife of Micah4; Mary (Southworth)
Weston, wife of Thomas.
Three nieces* (daughters of her deceased brother Benjamin) :
Hannah (Southworth) Herrington, widow of Hezekiah ; Eliza-
beth Southworth; Deborah (Southworth) Delano, wife of
Reuben.
Exhaustive abstracts of all records and original documents on
file, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Probate, relating
to the estates of John and Priscilla Southworth are here pre-
sented, the proper reference being given with each abstract.
[John Southworth's Will]
[12:321] On 15 February, 1750, "John Southworth of Dux-
borough .... Gentleman" made his will. Bequests were as
follows :
To "my Sister Prisalah Southworth a Convenent fire Roume
in my Dwelling House and a Sufficeancy of Fire Wood in the
Woods for one Fire and the pastering of one Cow During the
Time of her Natural Life and Forther one Thurd of my movable
Estate after my Debts and Funeral Charges are paid out of the
Same:"
To "Sistor in Law Rebeckah Southworth the one Roome of
my Dwelling House to Improve her Life Time:"
♦Called cousin, in the will.
t The Southworth Genealogy, p. 39, errs in calling this niece "Elizabeth ",
and does not mention the second marriage, to Edward King.
114 The Wills of John SouthwortH and His Sister
To "my Kinswoman mary Weston the Wife of Thomas *
Weston three or four acres of Land that I Bought of Bezalel
Alden of Duxborough ajacent to a peace of Land [p. 322] Land
that I Sold To the Said Mary and Forther the Remaindor of the
Lot that I Sold to the Said mary Weston When I Sold it her '
name was Mary Southworth the Remaindor of the Lot I Say Ex-
cepting three acres at the Easterly Side of the Same"
To "Reumah Southworth Daughter of William Southworth
one third part of my movable Estate after my Debts are paid out
of the Same"
To "Edward Southworth son to Will™ Southworth all my
Wearing Cloathes"
To "William Southworth the son of Constant Southworth of
Duxborough Deceased all my Lands and meadows housing in
Duxborough During the Terme of his Natural Life and forther
one third of my movables after my Debts are paid out of the
Same"
To "Edward Southworth hereinbefore Named all the Lands
and Meaddows at his Fathers Decease that I have herin given to
his father William Southworth"
"my Will is that William Southworth herein Before named
be the Sole Executor"
The witnesses were William Thomas, Thomas Hunt, Jr., and
Jonathan Peterson.
The will was probated 2 September, 1751, on the testimony of
the three witnesses, and administration was granted to "William
Southworth of Duxborough aforesaid Executor"
[12: 412] On 25 September, 1751, Gamaliel Bradford, Joshua
Soule and Jonathan Peterson took the inventory, at Duxbury. The
total amount was £853, 8s., 8d. The real estate, which was not
itemized, was valued at £716, 13s., 4d. Joshua Soule and Jonathan
Peterson made oath to the inventory, 16 November, 1751, and
"Gamaliel Bradford Esqr" made oath to it, 18 December, 1751,
all before Edward Winslow, Justice of the Peace.
[13: 346] On 2 September, 1754, William Southworth, execu-
tor, presented an account, which was allowed. Payments had been
made, in 1752, to: Jesse Thomas; Israel Silvester; Elizabeth H*;
Jesse Delano; Thomas Prince; Joshua Soul; William Thomas;
Hannah H* ; Samuel Baker; Widdow Sarah Hewett ; Nathan
Soul; Perez Drew; John Hunt; Benjamin Prior; Thomas Wes-
ton; John Thomas; Barnabas Briggs ; Hezekiah Delano; David
Samson; David Samson, Jr.; Abisha Soul; Jethro Sprague;
"Jdath" Delano; "Warren & Goodwin for Funeral Gloves".
• The names were not completed.
The Wills of John South-worth and His Sister 115
The estate was still indebted to : John Thomas ; Abisha Soul ;
Josiah Soul; Nicholas Sever, Esq.; Isaac Soul; Barnabas Briggs;
James Thomas; the Town of Duxbury; Widow Hannah South-
worth; Joshua Loring; Priscilla Southworth, £16, lawfull money;
John Chandler, Jr. ; Doctor Eleazer Harlow ; William Coomer.
The probate files now contain no original papers relating to
this estate.
[Priscilla South worth's Will]
[From original will] "Priscilla Southworth of Duxborough
Spinster" made her will 5 June, 1761. Bequests were as
follows.
To "my Cuson william Southworth a Note that I had of my
brother John Southworth for sixteen pounds & to the Sd william
Southworth Children all Equaly my Cow amongst them"
To "Ruma Southworth my White fan"
To "Alice Southworth Daughter to william Southworth an
Infant Whome I named Eight Shilings Lawfull money"
To "my four Cussons viz Ruth Soul & Deborah Hunt wife to
John Hunt Alice King wife to Edward King & Mary Weston two
thirds of all my Estate After my Debts & funeral Charges are
paid out of the Same that Is two third of all that Is not herein
before Given away to be Equaly divided amongs them"
"I Give & bequeath the Remaining third of my Estate to be
Equaly Divided between my Six Cusons viz Marcy Soul wife
Micah Soul Mary Weston Wife to Tho3 weston Mary Southworth
wife to william Southworth Hannah Herenton wido Elizibeth
Southworth Deborah Delano wife to Reuben Delano"
"my Will Is that Elnathan Weston be Sole Executor"
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were William
Simmons, "anna Simmons" and "Jona Peterson". [The will was
also recorded, 16: 204.]
[From original letter] On 3 August, 1761, the will of "Pris-
cilla Southworth late of Duxborough Spinster deceased" was
probated, on the testimony of William Simmons and Jonathan
Peterson, and administration granted to Elnathan Weston, by John
Cushing, Judge of Probate. [The letter was also recorded, 16:
205.]
n6 Harwich, Mass., Vital Records
HARWICH, MASS,, VITAL RECORDS
{Continued from page 66)
[p. 217] Sarah Snow Daughter to Aaron Snow and hannah Snow
his wife was Born in may the 8 day 1733
Ebenezer Snow Son to Aaron and hannah Snow was born in Janu-
ary the 5 day 1734/5
Phebe Snow Daughter to Aaron and hanah Snow was born in Jan-
uary 2 day 1735/6
Allen Bangs Son to Docter Jonathan Bangs and his wife phebe
Bangs was Born in inarch 23 day 1733/4
martha Snow Daughter to Joseph Snow and mary Snow his wife
was Born in march the 27 day 1739
Joseph Snow Son to Joseph and mary Snow was born in Septem-
ber the 27 day 1740
Isaac Snow Son to Joseph and mary Snow was born in December
21 day 1741
Nathan Snow Sone to Joseph & Mary Snow his wife born Nov'
11th AD 1743
Mary Snow Daughter to Joseph & Mary his Wife born April 24th
A D 1745
Hannah Snow Daughter to Joseph & Mary Snow his Wife born
July ye 3d A Dom 1746
Desire Snow Daughter of Joseph & Mary Snow born Sep1 7th 1748
Sarah Snow Daughter of Joseph Snow & Mary his wfe born Augst
10th 1750
Mercy Snow of Joseph & Mary Snow born Augst 26th 1752
[p. 218] John Duncain Son to docter John Duncain and his wife
Keziah Duncain was born April 18 : 1735
march the 11 day 1737 Then Seth Winslow and priscilla Freeman
had this their intention of marriage entered in this book
December 12 day 1737 Then pashalor Collins of Eastham and Jane
maker of harwich had their 'intention of marriage entered
here in this book
December the 24 day 1737 Then Benjamin myrick juner and han-
nah Chase both of harwich had their intention of marriage
entered in this book
January 13 day 1737/8 Then William Long jur and Sarah Cohoon
both of harwich entered there intention of marriage Each to
other
Harwich, Mass., Vital Records ny
Isaac Sears Son to Joseph Sears and Ruth Sears his wife was born
in October the 28 day 1734 on munday
Lida Freeman Daughter to Wiliam Freeman jur and hannah Free-
man his wife was born Sep1 23 day 1737
[p. 223] Edward Stone Son to heman Stone and temperance Stone
his wife was born in July the 6 day 1728 and died July 22 :
1728
mehitable Stone Daughter to heman and Temperance Stone was
born in June the 23 day 1729 and deceased in July 17 day 1729
mehitable Stone Daughter to heman and Temperance Stone was
born in January the 17 day 1730/31
Edward Stone Son to heman and Temperance Stone was born in
november the 1 day 1732 and died march 4 day 1733/4
Temperance Stone Daughter to heman and Temperance Stone was
born in february 15 day 1733/4
Keziah Stone Daughter to heman and Temperance Stone was
borm in September the 25 day 1736
Edward Stone Son to Heman and Temperance Stone was Born in
August the 5 day 1738
Reliance Stone Daughter to Heman and Temperance Stone was
Born in October the 25 day 1740
desire Dillingham Daughter to John Dillingham jur and mehitable
Dillingham was born in November the 30 day 1729
Susannah Dillingham Daughter to John and mehitable Dillingham
was born in february the 23 day 173 1/2
Rhoda Dillingham Daughter to John and mehitable Dillingham
was born in July the 15 day 1735
mehitable Dillingham Daughter to John and mehitable Dillingham
was born in January the 18 day 1738/9
John dillingham Sone of John Dillingham & [*] his wife born
Novr 8th 1752
[p. 224] April the Second day 1735 then Elishua Baker of yar-
mouth and marcy Cahoon of Harwich ware married in Har-
wich by me Joseph Doane Justice peace
June the 5th 1735 Then Shubel Lues of Barnstable and mary Snow
of Harwich ware married in Harwich by me Joseph Doane
Justice peace
August 21 day 1735 Then Benjamin philips jur and Meraah
Broadbrooks ware married in harwich by me Joseph Doane
Justice peace
October 16 day 1735 Then Samuell Knowls Son of Cap* Samuell
Knowls of Eastham and hannah Freeman of harwich ware
married in harwich by me Joseph Doane Justice peace
* A space was left for the wife's name.
*
118 Harwich, Mass., Vital Records
march 5 day 1735/6 Then Iseral nickerson of yarmouth and han-
nah Smalle of Harwich ware married in harwich by me
Joseph Doane Justice peace
march 25 day 1735 then Elishua Cob of plymouth and Priscilla
myrick of harwich ware married in harwich by the Reverand |
mr Nathanaell Stone
June the 19 day 1735 then David Crosby and Reliance hopkins
both of harwich ware married by the Reverand mr Nathanaell
Stone
September 26 day 1735 then Thomas pope of Sandwich and
Thankfull Dilingham of harwich ware married in harwich by ;
the Reverand mr Nathanaell Stone
October the 20 day 1735 Then Elezer Crosby jur and Lidea godfree
both of harwich ware married by the Reverand mr Nathanaell
Stone
January the 15 day 1735/6 Then Seth Winslow and thankfull
Sears both of harwich ware married by the Reverand mr
Nathanaell Stone
February 26 day 1735/6 then Jessea Lewis of Barnstable and
marcy Crosby of harwich ware married in harwich by the
Reverand mr Nathanaell Stone
march the 4 day 1735/6 Then Lemuell Freeman and desire Sears
both of harwich ware marred by the Reverand mr Nathanaell
Stone
October 28 : 1736 Then Eleazer Robens and mehitable Weeks both
of harwich ware married in harwich by me Joseph Doane
Justice peace
August 25 day 1737 then Beriah broadbrooks junr and Lidea
Robens ware marred in harwich by me Joseph Doane Justice
peace
[p. 225] December 19 day 1735 now is entered here an intention of
marriage that is concluded upon between Seth Winslow and
thankfull Sears both of harwich
December 26 day 1735 Then Israel Nickerson of yarmouth Come
and entred an intention of marriage between himself and
hannah Small of harwich
January 26 day 1735/6 Then Jesse Lewes of Barnstable Come and
entered an intention of marriage betwext himself and marcy
Crosby of Harwich
february 7 day 1735/6 the James banges and bethiah winge both
of harwich had their intention of marriage now entered here
in this book
February 14 day 1735/6 Then Lemuel Freeman and Desire Sears
had their intention of marriage entered here in this book
Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds 119
April the 3 day 1736 Then Joseph hopkins and mary Berey hade
an intention of marriage entered here and their intention of
marriage is now entered
June 5 day 1736 Then William Freeman jur of Harwich and Han-
nah atwood of Eastham had their intention of marriage
entered here in this book as the law directs
June 26 day 1736 Then Benjamin Ruggles of Rhogeste[r]* and
Elce myrick of Harwich had this their intention of marriage
entered hear
July 31 day 1736 Then Cap* Joseph Freeman did enter this his in-
tention of marriage with mes mary Freeman
August 7 day 1736 Then mr Edmond Freeman the 3d of harwich
entered his intention of marriage with mes martha Otis of
Barnstable or their intention of marriage Each to other
August 21 day 1736 then Elezer Robbens and mehitable Weeks
both of harwich had their intention of marriage to Each other
entered and therefor I do now enter it
December the 11 day 1736 then Jesse nickerson of harwich and
thankfull Cook of Eastham had their intention of marriage
entered here in this book
( To be continued)
UNRECORDED BARNSTABLE COUNTY DEEDS
{Continued from page 89)
The abstracts printed in this issue were made in March, 1909,
from original deeds owned by Mr. Henry Arey of Yarmouthport,
Mass. None of these deeds had been recorded.
[Isaac Sparrow to Thomas Arey]
"Isaac Sparrow of Eastham .... Esq:" for £12, sold to
"Thomas Ary of Eastham .... yeoman .... a peace of wood Land
in Harwich in Sipsons purchis being part of the twefth Lot in the
first Devision of said purchis begining at stone in the Range of
said Lot being Thomas Linnels Bound Runing Northerly in the
Rang of said twelfth Lot twenty Eight pole and three Quarters of
a pole to a stake thence westerly acrost Said Lot to a tree marked
thence southerly twenty Eight pole and three Quarters of a pole in
* Rochester, Mass.
120 Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds
the Rang of said Lot to Thomas Linnels Land thenc Easterly in
said Linnels Range to the first Bound Being five acors"
The deed was dated 18 February, 1790, witnessed by "James
atwood" and "Jonathan Linnel [jur*]", and acknowledged, 28
December, 1790, by "Isaac Sparrow Esq", before Elijah Knowles,
Justice of the Peace. It was not recorded.
[Estate of Asa Mayo, Jr., to Thomas Arey]
"John Higgens of Eastham .... yeoman administrator to asa
mayo Jur Late of Eastham Deceased:" for £1, 4s., sold to
"Thomas ary of Eastham .... yeoman .... a peace of Land in
Eastham being part of the Estate of the said Deceased Bounded
Begining at the south East Bound of said arys Land Riming
North Easterly into the fresh pond thence North westerly by said
pond to oliver arys and Joshua Goulds Range thence southwesterly
to said arys northeast Bound thence southerly in said arys Range
to the first Bound with all the previliges thare to Belonging have-
ing obtained Licence from the Court of Common pleas .... to sell
and Convaye the same"
The deed was dated 2 March, 1790, and witnessed by Lot
Higgins and Azubah Higgins. It was not acknowledged or
recorded.
[Zaccheus Higgins to Thomas Arey]
"Zaccheus Higgens of Eastham .... yeoman", for £1, sold to
"Thomas ary of Eastham .... yeoman .... all my Rite in the un-
devided meadow and sedge ground in the fifth shears propriatee
in the south part of Eastham : my Rite being the twentyeth part
of said und Devided with all the previliges thare to belonging"
The deed was dated 22 March, 1791, signed "Zaccheus hig-
gins", and witnessed by Isaac Sparrow and Josiah Sparrow. It
was acknowledged, 22 March, 1791, before Isaac Sparrow, Justice
of the Peace, but was not recorded.
[Shubael Mayo to Thomas Arey]
"Shubel mayo of Eastham fisherman", for 15 shillings,
sold to "Thomas ary of Eastham yeoman all that my
peace of wood Land in Harwich Lying on the westerly side of
Bakers way being part of a Lot that was my fathar asa myos Late
of Eastham Deceased Riming from Bakers way westerly to the
widdow Kenwrickses Land being the second Lot in our Division"
* This seems to be the reading, but it may possibly be " Sen ".
Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds 121
The deed was dated 10 January, 1793, signed by "Shubael
mayo", and witnessed by Isaac Sparrow and Prince Rogers, Jr.
It was acknowledged, 10 January, 1793, before Isaac Sparrow,
Justice of the Peace, but was not recorded.
[Jabez Sparrow to Thomas Arey]
"Jabez Sparrow of Eastham .... Gentleman :" for $200.00,
sold to "Thomas Ary of Eastham .... yeoman .... all that my
peace of Land in Eastham Lying on the southerly side of the mill
River near Richard Rogerses house Begining at the Edge of the
River against whare the mill formerly stood near said Rogerses
house from thence Runing by Theophilus Hopkenses Land to the
North-west corner of a Ceder swamp from thence Easterly by the
swamp untill it Comes to the land of oliver and Thomas arys Land
thence Northerly by said aryes Land untill it Corns to the River
thence westerly by the Edge of the River to the first specified place
.... in witness whare of I the said Jabez Sparrow and I Molly
Sparrow wife of the said Jabez Sparrow Do hear unto set our
hands"
The deed was dated 28 December, 1795, signed by Jabez Spar-
row and "Molley Sparrow", and witnessed by Isaac Sparrow and
Samuel Rogers, Jr. It was acknowledged 28 December, 1795, by
Jabez Sparrow only, before Isaac Sparrow, Justice of the Peace,
and was not recorded.
[Hem an and Dorcas Snow to Thomas Arey]
"I Heman Snow Jur of Eastham .... yeoman and I Dorkes
Snow Wife of said Heman Snow", for $7.00, sold to "Thomas ary
of Eastham .... yeoman .... all that our peace of wood land Ly-
ing in harwich near Grassy nook Bounded on the westerly End by
the widdow hopkinses Land on the southerly side by Paul Hig-
genses Land on the Easterly End by Jonathan hopkinses Land on
the Northerly side by said arys Land".
The deed was dated 16 February, 1796, and signed by Heman
Snow, Jr., but not by his wife. It was witnessed by Isaac Sparrow
and Gould Linnell. It was acknowledged, 16 February, 1796, by
Heman Snow, Jr., before Isaac Sparrow, Justice of the Peace, but
was not recorded.
( 7!? be continued)
122 Joseph and Hannah Silvester's Joint Will
JOSEPH AND HANNAH SILVESTER'S JOINT WILL
AND THE ESTATE OF THEIR SON SOLOMON
By the Editor
Joseph Silvester married, about 1689, Hannah Bartlett*,
daughter of Joseph Bartlett3 {Mary2 Warren, Richard1) of Plym-
outh, and settled in that town. By means of the town records of
births and deaths, the church records of baptisms, gravestone rec-
ords at Plymouth, and the joint will of Joseph and Hannah Sil-
vester, we find that they had eight children, six of whom married
and had issue. Two of the children, Mercy and Ebenezer, died
without issue, before the joint will was made.
Solomon Silvester5 (Hannah Bartlett*, Joseph3, Mary2 Warren,
Richard1), the oldest son, married Elizabeth3 Rider (Samuel2'1),
settled in Plymouth, and had thirteen children.
Joseph Silvester5, the second son, married Mercy Holmes5
(Sarah Bartlett*, Joseph3, Mary2 Warren, Richard1), settled in
Plymouth, had two children, and died before the will of his parents
was made.
Hannah Silvester5, the oldest daughter, married Eleazer
Holmes, lived in Plymouth, and had nine children.
Mary Silvester5 married Samuel Rider5 (John*, Sarah Bartlett3,
Mary2 Warren, Richard1), lived in Plymouth, and had nine
children.
Thankful Silvester5 married Ebenezer Rider5 (John*, Sarah
Bartlett3, Mary2 Warren, Richard1), lived in Plymouth, and had
four children.
Content Silvester5 married James Holmes, lived in Plymouth,
and had eleven children.
On 1 November, 1734, Joseph and Hannah (Bartlett) Silvester
united in a very unusual proceeding. They made a joint will, which
could not take effect until after the death of both husband and
wife. Such wills are very rarely met with in the records, and in
the present case the probate proceedings contain nothing to deter-
mine which of the joint testators died first. We only know that
neither of the testators was living on 4 March, 1754, the day the
joint will was probated.
The oldest son, Solomon Silvester5, and Eleazer Holmes, hus-
band of Hannah, the oldest daughter, were named as executors in
the joint will, and both made oath to the inventory, on 21 March.
Joseph and Hannah Silvester s Joint Will 123
1754. Solomon Silvester5 died between that date and 31 May,
1754, when his widow Elizabeth was appointed to administer on
his estate; and Eleazer Holmes, the other executor of the joint
will, died 21 August, 1754. Three months later, on 19 November,
1754, James Holmes and Joseph Silvester, both of Plymouth, were
appointed to administer the remainder of the estate of Joseph and
Hannah Silvester.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of all records, and original
documents on file, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of
Probate, relating to the estates of Joseph and Hannah Silvester
and their oldest son, Solomon Silvester, the proper reference being
given with each abstract.
This article is printed at the expense of a member of the
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mr. Edward L.
Parker, of Concord, Mass., who is a descendant of Solomon and
Elizabeth (Rider) Silvester.
[Joint Will of Joseph and Hannah Silvester]
[13:205] On 1 November, 1734, "We Joseph Silvester and
Hannah Silvester his wife both of Plimouth" made "this our last
Will and Testament". Bequests were as follows:
"Imprimis; We Give to our well beloved son Sollomon Sil-
vester Forty acres of land of the southerly side of our Land which
Lieth at the head of the Mill pond in Plimouth at Moniment ponds
.... togather with what he hath allready Reserved* is his full
part of our Estate"
"to the Children of our son Joseph Silvester Deceas.d . One
fifth part of all our Estate both Real and personall in Plimouth and
Else."
"to our four Daughters . Hannah Holmes . Mary Rider .Thank-
full Rider and Content Holmes four fifths of all our Estate both
Real and personall in Plimouth and Else where .... to Each of
them in Equall parts that is Each of them one fifth part of all our
Estate and if it so happen that the above named Hannah Silvester
after the Decease of her Husband She shall have the Improvement
of the above Demised premisses and all the whole of Estate Dure-
ing her Naturall Life and after her Decease to be Inhereted in
Manner . as above Expresed"
"We Do also Hereby Constitute our Well beloved sons . Solo-
mon Silvester and Eleazer Holmes oure Sole Exec" of this our last
Will and TestamV
Hannah Silvester signed by a mark.
♦This is plainly an error in recording. It should have been " Received".
124 Joseph and Hannah Silvester's Joint IVill
The witnesses were Elisha Holmes (by a mark), Josiah Morton
and Elisha Holmes, Jr.
[13 : 206] On 4 March, 1754, Elisha Holmes made oath t
will, "and that he Togather with the said j rtoo and
Elisha Holmes Jim* (who is Since Deceas4) Subscribed as Wit-
nesses ", and the will "of Joseph Silvester and Hannah his wife,
- -t :: 11 - : r." : - _^e:ei - 1: :r: ; :: : 1. \\~ ~ r:\r ;-
"Committed unto Solomon Silvester and Eleazer Holmes . both of
said Plimouth Executors in the same will named"
[13 : 249] "An Inventory of the Real and Personall Estate of
Vr jeiech ^:'.wtiztT ir. _ r.\"\: :'e i:e ;: ? :~ I
t2.I-:er. "ir. L=-.v:ull rr.ir.ey"'. :r. 14 Mar:!- _:_ ': :- .- : •
J:r.=:hir- Zir.'.er. ar.i J:hn ELul-rrr :er The rei'. e.j :x
a:res cine Itr.: :; ---:~kX a: ,\ en:er . ire £: . -. -
:r. _ ::.e ~ei:: : .Lnrerm* 4= 1 ::e _::: ::~ _
verier, is £f_i: :s : : :
: es:er :::h ::' ?i:~:_;:h :- ere iti :.r.:e: :: lirr : ner :
re -.under :: :he es:i:e ::' "'znz'r. Silvester ii:e ::' 52::? ~: :h
V eir tin it:1 vh: had "An:in:ei S-:l:rr.;r. 5 ives:er - I . .
H: lrr.es :::h ::' s~- ?lirr.:u:ri I::e:r3 .... ':u: :he Z :e: : -
Vr-",:
. " -. " L : _ '
. re messes T ere :l:r. 1:::::; mi nirm
"5:":::::." Silvzstzz 5 Zsr
[13:261] On 31 May, 1754 Hezahett
Wid0" was appointed 1 in .r.s:n:r ..:
:rr.:r. 5ilves:er li:e :: s1 r! . Ye:~m :
[From original bond] On 3 : 17 : -
widdow", wi ,ziah Churchen Shorsi
vesrer Liecurer nil :: Zlirr: :: is sir-::es
Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records 125
as "Administratrix On the Estate of her husband Solomon Silves-
ter late of said Plimouth Deceasd"
Elizabeth Silvester signed by a mark. The witnesses were
Edward Winslow and "Marcy Warren"
[x3: 357] On 26 September, 1754, "An Inventory of the Estate
that Mr Solomon Silvester Late of Plimouth decd dyed Seized of"
was taken by Elisha Holmes, Benjamin Rider and John Blackmer.
The real estate was : "the Homstead and buildings" £306, 13s., 4d. ;
"at the Whale hole" £57, 6s., 8d. ; "Land at Sheften Cove" £26,
13s., 4d. ; "Land at the head of the brook" £5, 6s., 8d. A "Whale
bote Oars & Craft" were valued at £1, 10s., 8d. The total amount
of the inventory was £523, 12s., id.
On 26 September, 1754, "Elizabeth Silvester relect Widdow of
said Solomon Silvester decd", and the three appraisers, made oath
to the inventory, before Samuel Bartlett, Justice of the Peace.
BARNSTABLE, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
{Continued from page 83)
In our last article we completed the vital records in the oldest
volume of the Barnstable town records. We now begin printing
the births, marriages, etc., in the second volume. There are no
vital records in the first one hundred and forty-seven pages of that
volume.
In the following transcript, the number of the original page is
printed in brackets, at the beginning of each new page. Pages
which do not contain vital records are not mentioned in the
transcript.
[Volume II]
[2: 148] Seth Goodspeed Married Abigail Linnell. Their children
viz:
Anna Born Sep* 29 1753 Died Feb? 15 1821.
Nov1" 7 1755. Died
Temperance
Patience
Abigail
Hannah
Eunice
Olive
Allen
Sophia
Temperance
Oc* 10 1757.
Ap1 4 1760.
Sep1 19 1762.
Oc* 5 1764
Sep1 21 1766 Died Nov1" 21 1814.
Jan* 5 . 1769. " Jany 7 1831.
June 13 1771.
Jany 14 1774.
126 Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records
Mrs Abigail Goodspeed Died July 7 1805 Agd 75 years
Mr Seth Goodspeed Died March 26 1810 " 82 "
[p. 201] Marriages Solemnized by yc Reverd mr Joseph Green
Ebenezer Claghorn & Elizabeth Hamblin Sep1 8 : 1763
Joseph Davis & Lucretia Thacher Novr 17 1763
John Gray & Abigail Thacher Novr 24 1763
David Howland & Mary Coleman Decern1" 15 1763
Edward Bacon jur & Lydia Gorham Janu1^ 26 : 1764
John Coleman of Granville & Abigail Delap Feb : 9 : 1764
marriages Solemnised By David Gorham Esq1"
Luke Butler and Remember Blachford octr 9th 1760
Transmitted To the Cler of ye Sessions Jan* 28th 1766
marriages Solomnised By the Revd mr oakes Shaw
Viz mr John Smith & miss Abigail Hamblen both of Barnstable
Jan* 18th 1764
mr Joseph Smith & mrs mary Basset both of this Town Novr 22d
1765
Bezaleel Waste of Dartmouth & Joanna Cannon of this Town
Novr 28th 1765
mr Joseph Palmer of falmouth & miss Thankfull Davis of this
Town Decr 6th 1765
mr Lemuel Howland of Sandwich & Abigail Hamblin of this Town
Decr 11th 1765
Joseph Barnabas Indian man of this Town and Ruth Ralph of
Eastham Decr 24th 1765
Transmitted To ye Cler of ye Sessions Jan* 28th 1766 Pr Edwd
Bacon Town Cler
marriages Solomnised By the Reved mr Joseph Green 1764 & 1765
Viz mr mathew Wood & miss martha Davis Jnr both of this Town
July 26th 1764
mr Sturgis Gorham & miss Phebe Taylor Septr 13th 1764
mr Nathaniel Allen & miss Patience Cobb Septr 18th 1764
mr William Crocker Jnr & miss mary Cobb Jnr Sept1" 30th 1764
Samuel Bearse & Sarah Bearse Novr 15th 1764
Elpalet Loring & Abigail Gillman Nov1" 15th 1764
Thomas Stetson of Sandwich & Susanna Gray of this Town Xovf
22d 1764
oris Cobb & Theodate Lewis Decr 6th 1764
David Ramsey of f airfield & Anna Lovell of this Town Decr 26th
1764
Barnstable, ill ass., Vital Records 127
Jonathan Sturgis & Temperance Gorham Feby 7th 1765
Joseph Linnel & Sussanna Cobb Jnr march 21st 1765
mr Josiah Crocker & miss Deborah Davis Octr 6th 1765
mr Otis Loring and miss Sarah Hinckley Decr 5th 1765
Zacheus Allen of falmouth & Thankfull Thacher of this Town
Decr 30th 1765
Transmitted To the Cler of the Sessions Jan* 28th 1766 Pr Edwd
Bacon Town Cler
[p. 202] Persons Entered & Published In order for Marriage
Nathan Cannon and Thanckfull Basset feb: 26 : 1763
Benjamin Howland & Anna Crocker Feb: 26 : 1763
Isaac Phinney and Anna Thomas of Windham March 12 : 1763
Joseph Howland & Elizabeth Lovell march 19th 1763
Andrew Allyn jr of Barnstable & Dorcas Hawes of Dartmouth
april 16th 1763
Lemuel Crocker & Sarah Backhouse of Sandwich may 7th 1763
Thomas Palmer of Falmouth & Elizebeth Thacher May 7th 1763
James Colman jur and Anna Lumber may 7th 1763
Thomas Allyn and Hannah Gorham of yarmouth may 14th 1763
Shobael Lovell and Mary Fuller June 4th 1763
David Howland & mary coleman June 18 : 1763
Seth Lothrop & mary Fuller of Sandwich august 6th 1763
Ebenezer Foster & Martha Snow august 13 : 1763
Joseph Davis & Lucretia Thacher august 20th 1763
Ebenezer Claghorn & Elizabeth Hamblin aug* 27 : 1763
Richard Sparrow of Haddam in Connecticut and Deborah How-
land of Barnstable octo: Ist 1763
John Gray & Abigail Thacher octor 8th 1763
John Green and Elizebath Baxter of yarmouth novr 19th 1763
John Smith and Abigail Hamblin Dec1" 3 : 1763
the Revd mr Oakes Shaw of Barnstable and mrs Elisabeth Weld of
Attlebourough Decr 7th 1763
David Loring & Philippi Dexter of yarmouth Decr 17th 1763
Edward Bacon Jnr & Lydia Gorham Decr 17th 1763
John Coleman of Granville & Abigail Delap Decr 31 : 1763
Jabez Hinckley and Deborah Wing of Harwich J aim* 14 : I764
A List of Persons names Entered In order for Publication and
marriage by Edwd Bacon Town Cler
Viz Rowland Cobb of Barnstable and Thankfull Garritt of Sand-
wich march 24th 1764
Josiah Goodspeed and Jemima Blossom april ye 7th 1764
THE WILLS OF JOSIAH KEEN, SR., OF DUXBURY
AND HIS SON JOSIAH, OF PEMBROKE
By the Editor
Josiah Keen, Sr., of Marshfield and Duxbury, Mass., married,
first, Abigail Little3, daughter of Thomas and Anna2 (Warren)
Little of Marshfield, and granddaughter of Richard1 Warren, the
Mayflower Passenger. Josiah and Abigail Keen had two children :
a son, Josiah Keen4, who married Lydia Baker ; and a daughter,
who died young, and whose name is unknown.
Josiah Keen, Sr., married, for his second wife, Hannah Ding-
ley, daughter of John Dingley of Marshfield, and by her had seven
children: three sons, John, Matthew and Ephraim, and four daugh-
ters, Hannah, Elizabeth, Abigail and Sarah.
Josiah Keen, Sr., of Duxbury, made his will 28 May, 1695, but
it was not probated until 15 September, 1710. The date of his
death has not been found.
Josiah Keen4 (Abigail Little3, Anna2 Warren, Richard1) mar-
ried Lydia Baker, as already stated, and had eleven children, seven
sons and four daughters. The sons were: Benjamin, Josiah (died
young), Josiah again, Nathaniel, Samuel, Isaac, Hezekiah. The
daughters were: Abigail, who married Nicholas Drew; Eleanor,
who married Joseph Thomas ; Lydia, who married George Par-
tridge ; Bethiah, who married Judah West.
Josiah Keen4 lived in Pembroke. He made his will 2 February,
1728; but the date of his death has not been found. The first of
128 The Wills of Josiah Keen, Sr., and His Son Josiah
David Rumsey of fairfield in Conecticut and Anna Lovell may +
4th 1/64
Nathaniel Allen and Patience Cobb : June 8th 1764
Thomas Stetson of Sandwich and Susanna Gray Jnr of Barnstable !
June ye 9th 1764
mathew wood and martha Davis Jnr both of Barnstable July 6-h
1764
Sturgis Gorham and Phebe Taylor both of Barnstable July 25th
1764
Abner Coffen Servant To David Gorham Esqr of Barnstable and
peggy Cyprus of Harwich Sept1" 14th 1764
william Crocker Jur and mary Cobb both of Barnstable Septr 15th
1764
(To be continued)
The Wills of Josiah Keen, Sr., and His Son Josiah 129
the witnesses to his will was sworn on 23 December, 1732, and
Josiah probably died not long before that date.
We here present exhaustive abstracts of all records, and orig-
inal documents on file, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry
of Probate, relating to the estates of Josiah Keen of Duxbury and
his son Josiah Keen of Pembroke, the proper reference being given
with each abstract.
This article is printed at the expense of a member of the
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mr. John \V.
Churchill, of Plymouth, Mass., who is descended from Judah and
Bethiah (Keen) West in two different lines: through their daugh-
ter Lydia West, who married George Holmes ; and through their
son Samuel West, who married Elizabeth Rich.
[Will of Josiah Keen of Duxbury]
[From original will] "I give to my sone Josiah Keene yx part
of my land wher he ye sd Josiah Keene doth now dwell a strait line
from y^ Corner of his ould orcherd fenc to a maple tree marked
standing one the southerly side of puding brooke and from ye afore
sd Corner of the orcherd fenc as his fenc Runs to the end of my
land with a smal parcel of medow land Caled lendals medow y*
uper part all the rest of my land and housing I doo give to my wif
both upland and mdow improved and dorman duering ye tim of
her widowhoohoud and after her death or being maried to another
man The sd housing upland and medow to return to my son
mathew The sd mathew Keen paiing to my two sons John Keen
and ephralm keen five pounds each of them two: all my teem and
Tacklin belonging to ye team both horse and oxen I do give to my
wif duering the time of her widowhoud or til shee be maried to
another man then to return to my son mathew and for my foure
Daghter my will is yl thai shall have foure pounds a peece everi
one of them paied to them out of my estat ate or about the tim of
ther being maried I sai paid to them four out of my movable estat
and for my grand children my wil is yl thai shal have everi on of
them twelve penc a penc a peece paied to them out of my movable
estat"
"my wife To be my trew and lawful administrator"
The will was dated 28 May, 1695, and signed by "the mark of
Josiah Keen senior". The witnesses were Josiah Holmes and
"Aaron Soul". On 15 September, 1710, "The Will of Josiah Kean
I late of Duxbury" was probated, on the testimony of the two wit-
nesses. [The will was also recorded, 2 : 160.]
130 The Wills of Josiah Keen, Sr., and His Son Josiah
[From original document] Francis Barker and Josiah Holmes.^
took the inventory, on 15 September, 1710, and on that day, "Wid-
dow Hannah Keane made oath that the abovewritten is a true In-
ventory of the Estate of her late husband Josiah Keen" No real
estate was mentioned. [The inventory was also recorded, 2 : 161.]
;
[Will of Josiah Keen of Pembroke]
[From original will] "Josiah Keen of Pembrok yeaman
made his will on 2 February, 1728. Bequests were as follows.
"my will is that Debtes and Funerel Charges be sates-
fied and payed and then that ye legeses here after given to my six
sones and yl to my Loving Dafter Elener Thomas and yl to my
Grand Child Mary Bruster be Payed by my Executrex .... out of
my moveable Estate In one year after my Deseas"
To "Wife Leadyah Keen a living In my house where in I now
Dwell (as long as she shall live) which I Reserved in ye Dead I
Gave of the same to my son Isaac Keen allso I Give to my sd wife 5
the use and Improvement of all the Resedu of my moveable Estate
So long as She shall Remaine my widdow with power to Dispose
of such part thare of as may be nessesary for her soport: and
further my mind and will is that if my sd widdow shall Se case to
mary a gaine then my mind and will is that she shall have Twenty
pounds out of my Estate : and the other part thareof shall be Dis-
posed of as is here after ordered"
To "Son Benjemin Keen Four shilings which with what I have
alredy given him by Dead I account a sufficient Porshun for him"
To "Son Josiah Keen Four Shilings which with What I have
alredy Given him I apprehend is a sufficient portion for him"
To "Son Nethaniel Keen Four Shilings which with what he
hath allredy had I account his part or portion of my Estate"
To "son Samuel Keen Four Shilings which with what he hath
already had I account his full Portion in my Estate"
To "son Isaac Keen Four Shilings which with what he hath
already had is his Full portion"
To "Son Hazeciah Keen Four shilings which with what he
hath already had is his full portion"
To "Dafter Elener Thomas ye wife of Joseph Thomas Four
Pounds:"
To "my Grandchild Mary Bruster Twenty Shilings"
"all ye Remaining part of my moveable Estate at my wives
Deseas or at har marage which Ever shall first hapen shall be
Equelly Devided betwen my four Dafters or thare Legel Repre-
sentetives that is to say to the Children of my Dafter Abigale Drew
Form for a Bequest 131
cne Fourth part and to my Dafter Elener Thomas one fourth part
and to the Children of my Dafter Lediah Patridge one Fourth
part and to my Dafter Bethiah West one fourth Part:"
"wife Ledeah Keen to be Sole Executrex"
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were "Aaron
Soul", "Aaron Soul Junr" and "Elisha Bisbe". They made oath
to the will as follows : Elisha Bisbe on 23 December, 1732 ; Aaron
Soul, Jr., on 25 December, 1732 ; Aaron Soul, Sr., on 26 December,
1732 ; all before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate. On 10 January,
1732,* the will "of Josiah Keen late of Pembrok" was probated, at
Marshfield, and administration granted to "Ledea Keen Relict
VViddow of the sd deceased" [The will was also recorded, 6 : 272.]
[From original warrant] On 2 January, I732,f a warrant to
appraise the real and personal estate was issued to "Cap1 Fra*
Barker Cap1 Nehemiah Cushing and mr Aron SoleJ all of pern-
broke" [The warrant was also recorded, 6: 274.]
[From original inventory] On 5 January, 1732, § the inven-
tory was taken, and signed by "Fras Barker", "Nehemiah Cush-
ing" and "Aaron Soul". The total was £225, 8s., o,d. No real
estate was included. Three interesting items are: "the bed and
furniture att Hezekiah Keens" £12; "one Kittle att Hezekiahs and
pare Shares" 13s.; "One promesary Noat From Hezekiah" £2,
us.
On 9 January, 1732, || "Ledia Keen Executor .... of her late
husband Josiah Keen" and the three appraisers made oath to the
inventory, before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate. [The inven-
tory was also recorded, 6: 274.]
FORM FOR A BEQUEST
I give and bequeath to the Society of Mayflower Descendants,
a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, the sum of dollars.
•21 January, 1733, in New Style dating.
1 13 January, 1733, in New Style dating.
% " Israeli Turner " was first written, but it was crossed out and " Aron Sole
interlined, in the same hand and ink.
§ 16 January, 1733, in New Style dating.
B 20 January, 1733, in New Style dating.
132 Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories
PLYMOUTH COLONY WILLS AND INVENTORIES
{Continued from page 6j)
[Inventory of William Soane]
[3: 1:38] On "the 17 of the twelvth* month 1671" Thomas
Clapp and Walter Woodworthf took "An Inventory of the estate
or goods of Willam Soanes of Scittuate whoe Departed this life
the 29th of January 1671 ". It was "exhibited to the Court held att
Plymouth", on 4 June, 1672, "on the oath of Dorethy Tubbs".
No real estate was included.
[The date of death of William Soane was not given in "The
New England Historical and Genealogical Register", Volume 70,
page 200, and the reference to the record of his will is there given
incorrectly. We print his will, also the antenuptial agreement be-
tween William Tubbs, Sr., and the Widow Dorothy Soane, on
pages 143 and 144 of this issue. — Editor.]
[Ralph Chapman's Will]
[p- 39] "Ralph Chapman senir of Marshfeild" made his will
28 November, 1671, and it was "exhibited to the court held att
Plymouth" 4 June, 1672, "on the othes of Leift: White and
Ephraim Little", the two witnesses. Bequests were as follows:
To "my soninlaw Willam Norkett and to Sarah his wife that
now is and his heires for ever; by the heires is ment, the eldest son
of the said Willam and Sarah Surviveing for and in considera-
tion; of my long lying in my sicknes I say I give and Will unto;
my said son and Daughter and theire said heires; the one halfe
.... of my upland and Meddow ; and my son Ralph Chapman the
other halfe; equally Devided excepting onely the orchyard;"
To "my youngest son Ralph Chapman whom I make my heire;
the other halfe of that my said land and meddow house and orch-
yard and Cropp of Corne ; my mare and horsecolt one yeare and
vantage old ; & alsoe one milch Cow & 2 heiffers 1 three yeare old;
the other 2 yeare old; and two younge steers yeare and vantage;
alsoe the one third of my Debts Due att Boston or else where
and the other two thirds To my Daughter Sarah Norkott alsoe the
* In Old Style dating, the twelfth month was February. According to New
Style dating, William Soane died 8 February, 1672, the inventory was taken 27
February, 1672, and was presented in court, 14 June, 1672.
t Woodworth signed by a mark.
Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories 133
hommade cloth that is in the house I give the one halfe to my son
Ralph ; and the other halfe to my Daughter Sarah ; and the rest of
my moveable goods undesposed of ; I give to my son Ralph ; onely
a saw ; I give the one halfe of it to my son Willam Norkott ;"
"I alsoe Constitute .... Edward Wanton of Scittuate senir
my sons Gaurdian and to have full power; and my estate to
Improve for my sons good till hee comes of prfect age to Improve
it for himself e ;"
To "my son Isacke" 40s., sterling, "and to my son John" 20s.,
sterling, "and to my Daughter mary" 20s., sterling, "and to my
Daughter Sarah" 40s., sterling, "these to be payed in such pay as
this country Doth affoard upon the proced of Cattle in ... . one
yeare after my Decease ;"
To "my Daughter Mary one pewter Candlesticke one pewter
Dish one beer bowle;"
To "my Daughter Sarah my stocke of hemp and a warming
pan and an Iron pott and hangers ; two pewter Dishes and bason ;
one wine cup and halfe the hatchell and brake; alsoe a Chest; one
looking glasse one stocke of Bees one Chaire ;"
To "my son in law Willam Norkott all my wearing clothes;"
To "my Daughter Sarahs Children one three yeare old heifler;
to be Improved for theire use ; to be Devided when they come to
age proportionabley ; on Consideration of my son Norkotts looking
to the Cattle this prsent winter ;"
The will was not signed. The witnesses were Peregrine White
and Ephraim Little.
"as the abovewritten Will was prsented before the Court with-
out either Subscription or seall therto by the Testator Deceased;
the Court saw Cause to Require further evidence Concerning it
and accordingly severall Testimonies were produced by which it
Clearly appeered .... that the Testator .... altho hee was in Dis-
posing mind .... when this will was written yett that hee was then
soe Disabled by Reason of weaknes of body and lamnes and swell-
ing of his hands ; soe as hee could neither subscribe his hand nor
affix his seale therto as more fully appeers .... see over leafe"
[p. 40] "October 30 1671 The Deposition of Willam Foard
senir aged 67 or therabouts .... hee being Desire to come to Ralph
Chapmans house in the time of his extream sicknes ; and when I
came to his house ; hee Desired mee to write his will for him ....
which I Did for him according as hee Did expresse to mee word
for word without any Disturbance of son or Daughter; the said
Chapman altho very weake in body yett in prfect sence and memory
to my best apprehension; this being Done according to his mind;
134 Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories
Thomas Tilden being in the house wee Desired him to Read that
and sett his hand to it as witnes ; some speech wee had about the
sicke man seting his hand to it ; but hee being not Capable by Rea-<
son of his being much swollen in his body and hands; not able to
hold a pen or any other thing in his hands ; and I not knowing the
Nessesitie of it ; soe that it was not Done ;" Sworn in court, 6 June,
1672 ; attested by Nathaniel Morton, Secretary.
"Thomas Tilden being aged about fifty yeares Doe Testify
That I being att the house of Willam Norkott where goodman
Chapman lay sicke when Willam Foard senir wrote his will Doe
apprehend that the said Chapman was in his Richt sences .... al-
though very weake and much swelled that I thinke hee was uncapa-
ble to use his hand ;" Sworn 4 June, 1672, before Josias Winslow,
Assistant.
["The Testimony of Anna Little aged sixty yeares or ther-
abouts" taken 6 June, 1672, was printed in full in "The Mayflower
Descendant", Volume II, page 178. She was the daughter of
Richard Warren, the Mayflower Passenger. — Editor.]
"The Deposition of Ephraim Little* aged 22 yeares or ther-
abouts being att the house of Willam Norkott after the will
was made ; they Desired mee to sett my hand to the will : then the
Scribe Desired that I would Read it which accordingly I Did ; and
after that Mr White had Read it; hee asked Ralph Chapman
whether this was according to his mind ; and hee said it is ; and
further this Deponant saith that I Judge hee was in his prfect
sences and further I testify that they asked whoe shall keep
the Will: Mr White said lett Ephraim Little; but I made some
words ; and Ralph Chapman said lett my son William Take it and
Give it to Edward Wanton; and they spake Concerning the old
Will ; and it was Chapmans Desire it should be burned ; which ac-
cordingly they Did;" Sworn in court, 6 June, 1672; attested by
Nathaniel Morton, Secretary.
[p. 41] The inventory was taken by Philip Leanard (who
signed by a mark) and Peregrine White, 27 January, 1671J and
exhibited in court, 4 June, 1672, on the oaths "of Willam Norkott
and Sarah Norkott his wife". Debts were due the estate from:
John Waterman, Job Winslow, Nathaniel Soule, Arthur How-
land, Thomas Sumers, William Cotton of Boston, Timothy White,
William Leanard, John Mendall.
•Son of Thomas and Anna (Warren) Little. — Editor.
\ This would be 6 February, 1672, in New Style dating.
The Estate of Mercy Toms on* 135
The estate was indebted to Philip Leanard, William Holmes,
John Loe, John Phillips, Joseph Phillips, Richard French, "good
wife Crooker", "good wife Little", John Foster, John Sawyer,
John Mendall, "Docter Fuller".
(To be continued)
THE ESTATE OF MERCY TOMSON'
By the Editor
Mercy Tomson3, daughter of Lieut. John Tomson and Mary*
Cooke (Francis1) of Middleborough, Mass., outlived all of her
brothers and sisters, and died at Halifax, Mass., 19 April, 1756, in
her 85th year. She was unmarried, and her estate was divided
among the heirs of the four brothers and four sisters who had
married and left issue. The four sisters were: Mary, wife of
Thomas Taber; Esther, wife of William Reed; Elizabeth, wife of
William Swift; Lydia, wife of James3 Soule (John2, George1).
In recording the final settlement, the Register omitted the
number of farthings in the amount to be paid to the heirs of each
of the brothers ; but the number is given as three in the amount
to be paid to the heirs of each of the sisters, and three is the num-
ber obtained in dividing the total by eight. Three has, therefore,
been supplied in our abstract.
A careful abstract of all records in the Plymouth County,
Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to the estate of Mercy Tom-
son3, is here given, the proper reference being noted with each
record.
[Mercy Tomson's Estate]
[14: 67] On 3 May, 1756, "Zebediah Tomson of Halifax
Yeoman" was appointed administrator of the estate of "Marcy
Thomson late of sd Halifax Spinster decd .... Intestate"
[From original bond] On 3 May, 1756, "Zebadiah Tomson"
yeoman, of Halifax, as administrator, with Moses Standish, yeo-
man, of Halifax, and "Thos Foster" of Plymouth, "Esqr", as sure-
ties, gave a bond of £200. The witnesses were Josiah Morton, Jr.,
and Edward Winslow. [The bond was not recorded.]
[14:395] On 13 May, 1756, an inventory of the estate was
taken by Moses Standish, Robert Waterman and Noah Cushing.
136 The Wills of John3 Soule, His Widoiv and Daughters
The total amount was £92, 18s. No real estate was mentioned. The
three appraisers made oath to it on 8 June, 1756, and Zebadiah 'k
Tomson, administrator, made oath to it, on 5 July, 1756.
[14: 71] "The account of Zebediah Thomson admr on the \
Estate of Marcy Tomson late of Halifax decd" showed debts *
due to: "Wid° Martha Soul"; Peter Tomson ; "Dav*1 Simons";
"Wid° Mary Tomson Senr"; "Wid° Mary Tomson Junr";
Thomas Tomson, Jr.; "Dr Loring". The account was allowed,
5 July, 1756.
"Forasmuch as upon the Adjustment of the aforeging acc°
there remains a Ballance of" £81, 13s., 2d., "due .... to the Heirs
6 Legall representatives of the said* & the sd decd dyeing &
Leaving no Surviveing Brother or Sister, The Admr is therefore
Hereby Ordered & Directed to Pay out unto the then Surviving
Children of the severall Brothers and Sisters of the said Decd the
Severall Proportions following, Viz, unto the Children of John
Tomson Jacob Tomson, Thomas Tomson & Peter Tomson all decd
and Brothers of the said Marcy decd" £10, 4s., id., 3qr.,| "that is
unto each of the aforenamed Brothers Children in equall Parts,
and also the Like Sum of" £10, 4s., id., 3qr., "unto the Children
Mary Tabour, Esther Reed, Elizabeth Swift & Lydia Soul (decd)
the Sisters of the said Marcy decd that is to each Brothers and Sis-
ters Children in equall Proportion the aforesd sums, and all which
make the first mention'd sum"
This settlement was decreed, 24 July, 1756, by John Cushing,
Judge of Probate.
THE WILLS OF JOHN8 SOULE, HIS WIDOW MARTHA
AND HIS DAUGHTERS REBECCA AND ESTHER
By the Editor
John3 Soule {John2, George1) married Martha Tinkham4
(Ephraim3, Mary2 Brozvn, Peter1), at Middleborough, Mass., on
8 December, 1701. The marriage and the births of their nine chil-
dren will be found in our first three volumes, transcribed from the
Middleborough records. The father and mother and eight of their
children were buried in the old cemetery at "The Green", in Mid-
dleborough, and the records from these ten stones will be found in
our fourteenth volume.
*The word " deed" was omitted, in the record,
t See introductory note.
The Wills of John* Soule, His Widow and Daughters 137
John3 Soule died 19 May, 1743; his widow Martha died 16
February, 1758; their daughter Rebecca4 Soule died, unmarried,
24 January, 1759; their daughter Esther4 Soule died, unmarried,
15 May, 1793 ; and each of these four left a will. In the following
pages we present exhaustive abstracts of these four wills, and
of all other records, or original papers on file, in the Plymouth
County, Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to the settlements of
these four estates. The proper reference, to record or original
paper, will be given with each abstract.
[John3 Soule's Will]
[9:84] "Jonn Soul Senr of the Town of Middlebor0" made
his will 1 March, 1743. Bequests were as follows :
To "wife Martha Soul .... All my Indore & Out Door Move-
ables Estate Except my tools & tackling, and allso to have as Many
Apples Out of the Orchard as she wants for herself e and allso
Oblige my son John Soul to [p. 85] to keep her Two Cows and One
horse with Convenient Fodder and pasture and Oblige him to give
her Nine Bushels of Indian Corn & three Bushels of Rye and
twelve pounds in passable money yearly Dureing her Natural life
and to have one Room of the house for herself e"
To "my son John Soul .... my homestead with all the build-
ings Fences & orchards and allso both my South Purchas lotts the
One being in Number 120 . and the other being in Number 126.
and allso the Little Share being the 17th part of the 43d lott and
allso that part of a Lott of Cedar Swamp that I bought of Flenery
wood lying in the Purchase Called the Six & twenty mens Purchase
in the originall Right of Thomas & Samuel Dellingno — And I allso
make him my Executor"
"what I have Given to ... . son James Soul by Deed I Confirm
in this my will"
To "my Daughter Martha Tomson" £20, "in two years after
my Decease"
To "my Daughter Sarah Snow" £20, "in two years after my
Deceas"
To "my Daughter Ester Soul" £20, "in two years after my
Decease"
To "my Daughter Mary Samson" i20, "in two years after my
Decease"
To "my Daughter Rebecca Soul" £25, "in two years after my
Decease"
To "my Daughter Rachel Soul" £30, "in two years after my
Decease"
138 The Wills of John3 Soule, His Widow and Daughters
"all to be paid to Each of them in the old tenour."
"And Rebecca & Rachel Soul are to have the privilige of one
Room while they live unmaried"
The witnesses were Samuel Tinkham, Daniel Vaughn and I
Isaac Tinkham, Jr.
[9: 85] The will was probated, at Pembroke, 6 June, 1743, on ;
the testimony of Samuel Tinkham and Daniel Vaughn, and ad-
ministration "Committed unto John Soul of Middlebor0 aforesd
Sole Executor"
[9: 138] On 6 June, 1743, Jacob Tomson, Capt. Jabez Vaughn
and Samuel Tinkham, all of Middleborough, were appointed to
appraise the estate, and the three were sworn [*] July, 1743.
[9: x39] On 19 September, 1743, the inventory was taken, by •
the three appraisers. The real estate was: "His homested with
buildings thereon" £650; "His Share of land in yc South pur-
chase" £41; "His Cedar Swamp bought of Henry wood" £35.
The total amount was £1202, 6s., 5d.
On 22 September, 1743, John Soule, the executor, made oath to
the inventory.
[Martha (Tinkham) Soule's Will]
[15 : 29] "Martha Soul senr of Middleborough" made her
will 19 November, 1751. Bequests were as follows:
To "my John Souls Heirs" 5s. "lawfull money"
To "my son James Soul" 10s. "lawfull money"
To "the Heirs of my dauhter Sarah Snow decd" 5s. "lawfull
money"
To "my daughters Easter Soul & Rebeccah Soul one third
of my movebale Estate & the rest I give to my daughters martha
Thomson, & Ester Soul & mary Samson, & Rebecca Soul, & Rachal
Vaughan to be divided equally among them."
"Ester Soul & Rebecca Soul" were named as executors.
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Samuel
Tinkham, David Simmons and Nelson Finney. Samuel Tinkham
and David Simmons made oath to the will on 2 May, 1758.
[15: 30] "the Will of Martha Soul late of Middleboro
widdow Decd" was probated on 2 May, 1758.
[From original letter] On 2 May, 1758, "Isaac Tinkham of
Middleborough Husbandman" was appointed administrator
of the will of "Martha Soul senr Late of said Middleborough
Widow deced" who had "appointed her two Daughters Ester Soul
and Rebecca Soul Executorix's of the same Will but the said
*The day is doubtful. It may be either 4 or 14.
The Wills of John3 Soule, His Widow and Daughters 139
Ester & Rebecca Renounced & Rufused the Executorship" [The
letter was also recorded, 15 : 30.]
[From original bond] On 1 May, 1758, Isaac Tinkham, as ad-
ministrator, with Samuel Tinkham and David Simmons as sure-
ties, all of Middleborough, gave bond for £100. The witnesses
were Edward Winslow and William Cushing. [The bond was not
recorded.]
[15:224] "An Inventory .... of the widdow Martha Soul
late of Midleborough Decd" was taken on 19 May, 1758, by Daniel
Vaughan, William Cushman and James Cobb. The real estate was
valued at £1, 10s. ; the personal estate at £63, 18s., 9d. Neither real
nor personal estate was itemized.
The three appraisers made oath to the inventory on 19 January,
1759, and Isaac Tinkham, administrator, made oath to it on 6 Au-
gust, 1759.
The account of Isaac Tinkham, administrator, was allowed on
6 August, 1759. Payments had been made to "Dr Isaac otis",
"Ester & Rebekah Soul", "Doctr Josiah Sturtevant", "Tho\
Tomson", "Obediah Samson", "Ebr Vaughan".
[Rebecca4 Soule's Will]
[15 : 280] "Rebeckah Soul of midleborough" made her
will 23 September, 1758. Bequests were as follows :
To "my Sister Esther Soul all my Estate which Cheefly Con-
sists in houshold Goods live Stok Bonds notes & Book Debts &c
Except what I Shall here after Give away and order hir To Pay
out of Said Estate"
To "my Brother James Soul & To my three Sisters namely
martha Tomson mary Samson & Rachal Voughan" £2, 13s., 4d.,
"to Each of them to be Paid to them in one year after my Deceas
by my aforesaid Sister Ester Soul"
[p. 281] To "the Children of My Sister Sarah Snow Decd"
£2, 13s., 4d., "Equally to be Devided betwen them In one year after
my Decease by my aforesd Sister Ester Soul"
To "my Cossen John Soule" £2, 13s., 4d., "to be Paid him by
my aforesaid Sister Ester Soul when he arrives To the age Twenty
one"
"Sister Ester Soul" was appointed sole executrix.
The will was signed by a mark.
The witnesses were John Holmes, Joanna Holmes and Joseph
Tinkham.
The will was probated 26 April, 1759, on the oaths of John
Holmes and Joseph Tinkham, and administration committed to
Esther Soule.
140 The Wills of John* Soule, His Widow and Daughters
[Esther4 Soule's Will]
[From original will] "Esther Soule of Middleborough
Spinster" made her will 16 October, 1792. Bequests were as
follows:
To "my Niece Esther Bryant wife to Isaac Bryant .... my
bed ; and beding sufficient to dress the same so as to make it com-
fertable but not for a change of Beding"
To "my Nephew Nathan Tomson .... all of my property now
in his hands ; also my Black camblet Gown"
To "all of my Heirs at Law, Exceipting the said Nathan Tom-
son, all of the remaining part and resadue of my Estate to be
divided amongst them as the Law directs"
"My Nephew and trustee friend John Soule of said middle-
borough Gen1" was appointed sole executor.
The will was signed by a mark.
The witnesses were Thomas Bennet, Priscilla Barrows (by a
mark), and "Isaac Thomson". [The will was also recorded, 33:
374-]
[From original letter] The will of "Esther Soule late of mid-
dleborough .... Spinster" was probated, 11 June, 1793, on the
oaths of Thomas Bennet and Priscilla Barrows, who testified that
they "with Isaac Thomson esqr" witnessed the will, and adminis-
tration was granted to John Soule. [The letter was also recorded,
33-375-]
[From original bond] On 11 June, 1793, John Soule, yeoman,
as executor, with Nathaniel Thomson, yeoman, and Thomas Ben-
net, housewright, as sureties, all three of Middleborough, gave
bond for £600. The witnesses were Nathaniel' Lothrop and Pris-
cilla Burr. [The bond was not recorded.]
[From original order] On 11 June, 1793, "John Soule the Ex-
ecutor to the last Will .... of Esther Soule late of Middleboro
.... Spinster deceased" was ordered, by Joshua Thomas, Judge of
Probate, to post a notice of his appointment in Middleborough.
[From original notice] On 12 July, 1793, at Middleborough,
John Soule "gave public Notice to all persons" of his appoint-
ment as executor of the will of Esther Soule. On 7 October, 1793,
he made oath that notice had been posted, as ordered. [The order
and notice were also recorded, 33 : 432.]
[From original warrant] On 11 June, 1793, "Nath1 Samson,
Yeoman, William Samson, Gentleman and Thomas Bennett,
Housewright all of Middleborough" were appointed to appraise
the estate of "Esther Soule late of said Middleborough deced"
[The appointment was also recorded, 33 : 432.]
Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records 141
[From original inventory] The inventory was taken by "Nath11
Thomson", "Wn Tomson" and Thomas Bennet, on 29 June, 1793,
and sworn to by all. three on 5 September, 1793. No real estate
was mentioned. John Soule, executor, made oath to the inventory
on 7 October, 1793. [The inventory was also recorded, 33 : 432.]
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS-, VITAL RECORDS
{Continttedfrom page 48)
[p. 48] In middleborough may the 3 : 1759 Then Perez Cobb and
Abiah Richmond both of middleborough In the County of
Plymouth being Lawfully published Were Joyned in marriage
by me Eben1" Hinds baptist minister
September the 21st 1759 in middleborough Then Edward Sherman
of middleborough in the County of Plymouth and Lucia
Hathaway in freeton County of Bristol were Joyned in mar-
riage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist minister
December 20 1759 in middleborough Then Stephen Smith and
Judah Reynolds both of middleborough in the County of
Plymouth were Joynd in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist
minister
Janr the 3d 1760 in middleborough Then George Douglass &
Prudence Caswell both of middleborough in the County of
plimouth were Joyned in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Bap-
tist minister
middleborough April the 3d 1760 Then John Haskins and mieriam
Caswell both of middleborough in the County of plimouth
were Joynd in marriage by me Ebenezer Hinds baptist
minister
middleborough April 16 : 1760 Then James Hathaway of Taun-
ton in the County of Bristol and Abigiel Peirce of middle-
borough in the County of Plimouth were Joynd in marriage
by me Ebenezer Hinds Baptist minister
Middleborough April the 20 : 1760 Then Job Hunt Resident in
Middleborough and Abiah Allen of the Same Town in the
County of Plimouth were Joynd in marriage by me Ebenr
Hinds Baptist minister
Middleborough April 28 : 1760 Then Levy Rounsevell & Betty
Howland both of middleborough In the County of Plimouth
were Joynd in marriage by me Ebenezer Hinds Baptist
mister
142 Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records
Middleborongh July the 24 : 1760 Then mr John Harlow & m™
Joanna Thomas both of middleborough, in the County of
Plimouth were Joynd in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist
minister
Middleborough November the 5 : 1760 Then mr John Nelson of
middleborough in the County of Plimouth and Mrs Hope
Rounsevell of Freetown in the County of Bristol were Joynd
in marriage by me Ebenezer Hinds Baptist Minister
Middleborough Feb* the 11 : 1761 Then Levy Peirce and Basheba
Babbit both of middleborough in the County of plimouth
were Joynd in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist Minister
Middleborough Feb* the 12 : 1761 Then Jacob Samson & Allis
Clerk both of Middleborough in the County of plimouth were
Joynd in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist Minister
[p. 49] Middleborough Feb* 26 : 1761 Then Joseph Bennett &
Mary Winslow both of middleborough in the- County of
Plimouth were Joynd in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist
Minister
This Certifies that Joseph Drake of Taunton and Lydia Frye of
middleborough being Lawfully published were joind in mar-
riage in Middleborough on July 24 : 1760 by Isaac Backus
Baptist Minister
middleborough may the 28 : 1761 Then Job Peirce & Elisabeth
Rounsevel both of middleborough in the County of plimouth
were Joynd in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist minister
Plimouth Ss middleborough October 8th 1761 This Certifies that
Abijah Nichols of Killingly in Connetticut and Lydia wood
of middleborough were this Day joynd in marriage by me
Joseph Tinkham Justice of peace
Plimouth Ss Hallifax Octr 22d 1761 This Certifies that Seth
Tinkham of middleborough & Eunice Soul of Hallifax were
this Day joynd in marriage at sd Hallifax by me Joseph Tink-
ham Justice of peace
This Certifies that Micah Turner of Raynham and mary Eaton of
middleborough being Lawfully published were joined in mar-
riage in middleborough on October 1 : 1761 By Isaac Backus
Baptist minister
Plimouth Ss middleberough January 12 : 1762. This Certifies that
moses wood of middleborough and Lydia waterman of Hal-
lifax were this Day Joynd in marriage in Sd Middleborough
by me Joseph Tinkham Justice peace
Plimouth Ss middleborough Janr 14 : 1762 This Certifies that
William Fuller & Deborah Rider both of middleborough
Notes by the Editor 143
were joynd in marriage at Sd middleborough by me Joseph
Tinkham Justice peace
Middleborough august ye 6 . 1761 Then mr Abraham Peirce & mr»
Priscilla Reed Both of middleborough in The County of
plimouth were Joined in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist
minister
Middleborough Sepr ye 1 : 1761 Then mr Job Simmons and mri
Elisabeth Howland both of middleborough in the County of
Plimouth were joined in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist
minister
Novemr the 26 : 1761 Then mr Robart Hoar and mrs Rachal
Haskins both of middleborough in the County of Plimouth
were joind in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist minister
Plimouth Ss: march 24th 1762 This Certifies that David Vaughan
of middleborough and Phebe Washburn of Plymton were this
Day Joynd in marriage by me Joseph Tinkham Justice of
peace
This Certifies that David Bryant and Lucy Bryant both of mid-
dleborough were joind in marriage on Janr 14 : 1762 by Isaac
Backus Baptist minister
Middleborough march the 4 1762 Then mr David niles & mr8 mary
Caswell both of middleborough in The County of plimouth
Were Joned in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist minister
( To be continutd)
NOTES BY THE EDITOR
Soane — Tubbs. The inventory of William Soane, of Scituate,
is printed, in regular course, in the "Plymouth Colony Wills and
Inventories", on page 132 of this issue; but the will was entered
133 pages later, in the original record. For convenient reference,
therefore, we here present an exhaustive abstract of the will of
William Soane, also an exhaustive abstract of the antenuptial
agreement between his widow, Dorothy Soane, and William
Tubbs, Sr.
It is interesting to note that William Soane died 8 February,
1672, and on or before 2 April, 1672, his widow was engaged to
marry William Tubbs, Sr.
[Plym. Col. Wills, 3:1:171] "Willam Soane of Scittuate"
made his will on 21 August, 1671. Bequests were as follows.
144 Notes by the Editor
To "Dorethy my loveing wife my house and land wherin I now
Dwell lying in Scittuate; to be Injoyed by her Imediately after my
Death, During her life ; and after the Decease of the said Dorethy \
my wife, I give my said house and land, to my Daughter Mary
provided my said wife Doe not Mary ; but in case my said wife
Doe Marry againe then my will is that my house and land afore-
said ; I Give to my Daughter Mary aforsaid when shee Cometh to
the age of twenty and one veers;"
To "Dorethy my wife afore said all my moveable Goods and
other estate, my Debts being first payed ; whom I Doe heerby
make the sole executrix of this my last will"
"I appoint my trusty and welbeloved Cosen Charles Stock-
bridge ; and my Cosen James Torrey to be the overseers of this my
last will"
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Walter
Briggs and Thomas King.
Walter Briggs made oath to the will, in court, 29 October, 1672,
before Josiah Winslow, Assistant.
" Thomas Kinge of Scittuate" made oath to the will, 5 Novem-
ber, 1672, before Thomas Prence, Governor.
[Plym. Col. Deeds, 3:222] On 23 March, 1671/2, [2 April,
1672, in New Style dating.] "I Willam Tubbs senir of Duxburrow
.... acknowlidge, that I have engaged unto Dorrethy Soanes of
Scittuate .... incase of Marriage, with her to Give and make over
unto her the said Dorrethy Soanes my hou[se] and land att
Namassakeesett ; the land belonging to the said house, being by
estimation ten acrees, more or lesse ; and alsoe foure acrees of
meddow or therabouts, lying in the woods towards Joness River
pond ; which abovesaid house and land I . . . . Doe by these prsents
engage, to make over feirmly by writing, unto the said Dorrethy
according to Law before my marriage with her that if it should
please God to take away mee .... by Death before her .... that
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Contents — October, 1917
- ILLUSTRATION
The Will of Lydta (Turner) (James) Barrell Fac:r ? page r/c
I. The Estate of William Barrell of Scituate and the 1
Will of Widow Lydia Barrell. By the Editor .
II. Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records. (Continued) . 145
III. Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds. -.(Continued, : ■ 2
IV. Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records. (Continued) . 154
V. East Harwich, Mass., Gravestone Records. Come.
cated by Stanley W. Smith
VL '■ The Will of Ephraim Little*. ; By the Editor .
VII. Form for a Bequest . . . .
VIII. Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories. (Contir.--:
IX. The Wills of John Little* of Marshfield and His
Widow Constant. By the Editor ... -:-
X. Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records. (Continued, :-:
XL The Wills of Elisha8 and James* Doten and the Estate." •■
of Stephen4 Doten. By the Editor .
XII; Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records. (Contir
XIII. Hobart — Bradford — Rogers — Turner., By the E::
XIV. John Nelson's Will. By the Editor
XV. Notes by the Editor:
The Third Wife of John' Rogers ...
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THE WILL OF I.VI-IA (TURNER) (JAMES) BARRELL
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Vol. XIX OCTOBER, J917 No. 4
THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM BARRELL OF SCITUATE
AND THE WILL OF WIDOW LYDIA BARRELL
By the Editor
Through the generosity of one of our members, Mrs. George
H. Woodman, of Boston, we were able to present, in the July,
1917, issue of this magazine, the probate records relating to the
estate of John James, of Scituate, Mass., the first husband of
Lydia Turner4 (Mary3 Brezvster, Jonathan2, Elder William1),
with a reproduction of the original bond of administration, which
bears the autograph signatures of the widow, Lydia James, and
her father, John Turner.
An additional gift from Mrs. Woodman, who is descended
from William and Lydia (Turner) (James) Barrell, through
their son William Barrell, has made it possible to reproduce, in the
accompanying illustration, the original will of Lydia Barrell, of
Scituate, the double widow of John James and William Barrell.
We also print an exhaustive abstract of the probate records relat-
ing to William Barrell's estate, with a complete copy of the will
of his widow, and exhaustive abstracts of all other probate rec-
ords relating to her estate.
In the original records of Scituate, the following entry is
found: " William Barrell married to Lydah James th 20 day of
Aprell 1680". A much later hand has added the words "widow of
John James" ; but this modern addition was not a part of the orig-
inal record, and, therefore, should not be accepted without verifi-
cation. Fortunately we find conclusive proof that "Lydah James"
was Lydia, widow of John James and daughter of John Turner,
MS
146 Estate of William Barrell and IV ill of His Widow
in the settlement of the estate of John James, in which his widow
is called the daughter of John Turner, and in the will of Lydia
Barrell herself, in which she mentions her "son John James", her
"son William Barrell", her "Daughter Lydia Stockbridge", her
"son in Law Samuel Stockbridge" and her "Daughter Mary
Cushing", and several times refers to "my Father John Turner
Deceased".
We are very fortunate in being able to reproduce, in consecu-
tive issues of this magazine, two original documents, each bearing
the autograph signature of Lydia the daughter of John Turner,
but each signed with a different name. When she signed her bond
as administratrix of her first husband's estate, on 5 March, 1678/9,
she was the widow Lydia James. When she signed her own will,
thirty-five years later, on 29 April, 1714, she was the widow Lydia
Barrell.
The settlement of William Barrell's estate and the will of
Lydia Barrell follow, the proper reference, to the records or files,
being given with each copy or abstract.
[Estate of William Barrell]
[Plym. Co. Wills, 1 : 48] On 14 February, 1688/9, an inven-
tory of "the Goods and Chattels of Mr William Barrill late of
Scituate Deceased" was taken by Robert Stetson and Jeremiah
Hatch. Interesting items are: "Smiths Tooles in the shop vizt
Anvel Beakhorne Vice hamers Small tooles" £10, 10s. ; "a pair
of Smiths Bellows" £3 ; "about Six hundred weight of unwrought
Iron" £6, 10s. ; "Steele" £1 ; "Char Coal" £5; "Sea Coale" 6s.;
"J part of a Sloope" £16, 13s. No real estate was mentioned.
"Lidia Barrill Relict Widdow of Mr William Barrill" made
oath to the inventory 5 March, 1689/90, at Scituate, before Wil-
liam Bradford, Deputy Governor, and John Cushing, Assistant.
"Scituate March ye 5th i6|f: Administration is Granted pr
William Bradford Deputy Govern1" and John Cushing Assistant
unto Liddia Barrill of Scituate Relict Widdow of Mr William
Barrill late of Scituate"
[From original bond] On 5 March, 1689/90, Lydia Barrell,
widow, as administratrix, gave a bond of £50 sterling, with
Jonathan Turner and Joseph Turner as sureties. The bond was
not signed and was not recorded.
Estate of William Barrell and Will of His Widow 147
[Will of Lydia (Turner) (James) Barrell]
[From original will] "In the name of God Amen. The twenty
ninth day of April in the thirteenth year of Her Majesties Reign,
Annoqe Domini 1714, I Lydia Barrel of Scittuate in the County
of Plymouth in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New-
England, Being weak of body, But of Perfect & sound memory,
Blessed be god for it : Calling to minde my mortallity, & Knowing
that I must Leave this world, I do make, Constitute, & Ordain
this my Last will & testament in manner and form following,
Hereby revokeing, & making Null & void all former Will or
Wills, by me made Either by word or Writing, Ratifying & Con-
firming this and no other to be my Last Will, & Testament : First
& Principally, I give and Recommend my soul, into the hands of
god that gave it, & my Body to the Earth, to be buried in a decent
& Christian manner, at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter
named, nothing doubting but that I shall recieve the same again
at the Generall Resurrection by the mighty Power of God. And
as touching such worldly Estate as the Lord hath blessed me with,
I do Give, bequeath, & dispose of the Same in manner following ;
"Imprimis I Give to my Son John James one Feather Bed &
Bolster, wch I Lent to my son William Barrel, and which is now in
his hands : Item I give unto my sd Son John James one quarter
part of that wch is due to me from the Estate of my Father John
Turner Deceased : Item, I give to my sd Son John that Desk which
his father Left me.
"Item I Give to my son William Barrel that two and thirty
pounds wch he hath already recieved for the meadow wch was
formerly his Fathers and of Late sold by him. Item, I give to my
sd son William all those Shop tools belonging to a black smiths
trade which are already in his hands ; and also whatsoever he hath
now in his hands of mine, Excepting the Bed & Bolster which I
have above given to my son John James. Likewise one quarter
part of that wch is due to me from the Estate of my father John
Turner Deceased
"Item I Give to my Daughter Lydia Stockbridge fifty three
pounds wch she hath already recieved ; Item : I give to my Daugh-
ter Lydia one quarter part of that wch is due to me from the
Estate of my father John Turner Deceased.
"Item I Give to my Daughter Mary Cushing fifty three pounds
wch she hath already recieved ; Item I give to my Daughter Mary
one quarter part of that which is due to me from the Estate of my
father John Turner Deceased.
148 Estate of William Darrell and Will of His Widow
"Item My Will is that whatever Estate of mine, be left undis-
posed off after my Decease shall be Equally Divided between my'
three Children, William Barrel, Lydia Stockbridge, & Mary
Cushing, Except my Wearing Cloths wch I give to my two Daugh-
ters Lydia & Mary.
"And I do hereby Ordain Constitute and appoint my Loving
son in Law Samuel Stockbridge to be the Executor of this my
Last Will & Testament In Witnes whereof I have here unto set
my hand and seal the Day & year above written.
This above written Will was Lidy barrel (seal)
Signed, Sealed and Declared by the
above sd Lydia Barrel to be Her Last
Will & Testament in presence of us,
Nathanaell Eells
Benjamin Stockbridge
mary turner
"plim ss on the 13th day of July 1714 Mr Nathaniel Eeles Ben-
jamin Stockbridge & Mary Turner the Witneses above named
made oath that they saw the above named Lidia Banrill Signe &
Seale the above written Instrument & heard her Declare it to be
her last Will & Testament & that she then was of a disposeing
mind & memory to the best of their knowlege before me Nathaniel
Thomas Judge of Probate"
[On the back of the original will] On 13 July, 17 14, at Marsh-
field, "The Will of Lidia Barrill late of Sittuate" was proved.,
before Nathaniel Thomas, Judge of Probate, and administration
"Comitted unto Samuel Stockbridge her son in Law & sole Exec-
utor in the same Will named". [The will and probate were also
recorded, 3 : 327.]
[From original inventory] "A true Inventory of all and Sin-
gulare ye goods Chattls and Cridits of Lidiah Barrill deceased
prised at Scittuate on ye first day of July 1714" by Job Otis and
Amor Turner. No real estate is mentioned. The total amount of
the inventory was £139, 18s., 8d. Interesting items are: "her
purs"* £6, 7s., 2d.; "5 Stites of Apparell both Lining and wool-
ing" £25; "her books" £1, 2s. ; "a Square bed bolster 2 pillows
Curtins beadstead Curtin Rods and Cord" £12; "an other feather
bead bolster Curtins Curtin Rods beadstead and Cord" £7; "an
other feather bead and bolster" £4; "8 paire of ye best sheets"
£10; "2 paire of Specktekels" 5s.; "2 Looking glases" 8s.; "6
vialls of Oyles" 10s. ; "a still Copper worms and apurtenances"
£4; "mony due upon bonds" £32, 12s., 6d.
* That is, cash on hand.
Plymouth, Mass'., Vital Records 149
On 13 July, 1714, Samuel Stockbridge, executor, made oath to
this " Inventory of the Estate of his Mother in law Lidia Barrill"
before Nathaniel Thomas, Judge of Probate.
[The inventory was also recorded, 3 : 329.]
PLYMOUTH, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
{Continued from £ wge gj)
[p. 31] The Child of James Carver, & Hope Carver his Wife
James Carver Born Sep1 28 . 1757.
Children of Elisha Nelson & Abigail his wife
1. George William born June 3d . 1823
2. Hannah Thomas born Aug1 15th . 1828
The Child of John Cobb, & Hannah Cobb his Wife
Joannah Cobb, Born Decr 4 . 1759 . is Entred page 18th*
Children of Charles Nelson & Lucy his wife.
1. Lucy born July, 29 . 1830
2. Charles born June, 7, 1833
3. Harriet born May, 16, 1836.
[p. 32] The Child of John Totman, & Elizabeth Totman his Wife
1 John Totman Born, Decr 26 . 1759
Reubin Totman Born June 23rd 1766
Asaph Totman born May 4th 1769
Children of Lemuel Bradford & Bathsheba his wife
1. Lemuel, born May 22d . 1813
2. Charles, born Jan^ 28th . 1821
3. Winslow, born Novr 4th . 1826
4 Lydia Nelson Mar : 29th . 1830
5 Hannah Everson, Mar: 26 . 1833
6 Ebenezer Nelson, Octr 31 . 1836.
The Children of Cornelius Holmes Junr & Lydia Holmes his Wife
1. Cornelius Holmes Born Decr 3 . 1754.
2. Benjamin Llolmes Born, Decr 16 . 1759.
The Children of Daniel Prat, & Lydia Prat, his Wife
1. Lydia Prat Born Augst 27 . 1760.
2. Hopefull Prat Born Sep1 25 . 1761.
3 William Cobb Pratt born Febry 21st 1764
4 Daniel Pratt . born Decr 12th 1765
5 Ruth . Pratt . born April 30th 1768
6 Joshua Pratt . born June 20th 1770
♦This family was recorded in full on original page iS.
15° Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records
[p. 33] The Child of Samuell Calderwood, & Priscilla Calderwood
his Wife.
Sam11 Calderwood, Born, Sep* 1 . 1761
The Children of William LeBaron & Sarah his Wife
1 William born November 9th 1775 deceased the 17th
2 Sarah born December 16th 1776 mondy morn eight OClock
A.M
Twins \ ^ Mary born August 27th 1778 ) Thursday ten OClock
) 4 Lucy born August 27th 1778 \ A.M
5 Priscilla born March 7th 1781 Wednesday four OClock A.M.
6 Eliza . born May 1785
The Children of Solomon Holmes, & Abigail Holmes his Wife
1. Nathaniel Holmes, Born, Novr 19th 1760.
2. Abigail Holmes, Born . July . 4 . 1762.
3. Solomon Holmes . Born Jan1"* 1 1764
4 Thomas Holmes Born
The Above named Abigail Holmes Deceasd Novr 15th 1766
Children of Wm Hall & Susan his wife,
1. Susan Williams, born, 1834 . December 23d
2. John Frederick, born, 1837 . April . 22d
3. William Curtis, born, 1839 . January 12th
Children of Andrew Mackie & Hitty his wife.
1. Andrew born February 21 . 1823
2. John Howel Mackie, born Aug1 24 . 1826.
[p. 34] The Children of Samuel Donham Junr & Susannah his
Wfe
I Samuel Donham borne . Octr 9th 1758
2. Elizabeth Donham born Jan1^ 31 . 1761
3 Susannah Donham born May 20th 1763
4 Deborah Donham born Sep* 24th 1765
5 Ichabod Donham born Janry 8th 1768
6 Elijah Donham . born Febry 3rd 1770 Deceasd Sep* 30th 1773
7 Nath11 Thomas Donham born March 18th 1772 Deceasd Octobr
28th 1773
8 Nansey Donham born Novr 11th 1774
9 Ephraim Donham born Janry 6th 1777 Deceasd Jan^ 5th 1786
10 Andrew . Donham born June 23rd 1779
II Lewis . Donham born Aug: 28th 1785
1761. The Children of John Donham, & Mary Donham, his Wife
1. Moses Donham Born Jan1^ 23rd 1757.
2. Mary Donham, Born, Decr 16th 1758.
3 Salome Donham Born Apr 12 : 1762
4 John Donham Born Novr 16th 1764
Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records 151
Children of James Hall and Mary his Wife
1. Isaac Thomas, born June 29th . 1834
Children of John Thomas & Hannah his Wife
Eunice Burr Thomas born Ap1 7 . 1824
[p. 35] The Children of James Warren Esqr, & Mrs Marcy
Warren his Wife
1. James Warren Born Octr ye 18th 1757. [Died i8?i*]
2. Winslow Warren Born March 24th 1759. Deceasd Nov1" 4th
1791
3. Charles Warren, Born, April . 14 . 1762. Deceasd at S1 Lucar
in Spain Novr 30th 1784
4. Henry Warren Born March 21 . 1764. [Died 1828*]
5 George Warren born Sep1 20 . 1766 Deceasd at Augusta Dis-
trict of Main Feb1^ 1800
James Warren Esqr the father of the above famely Deceasd Nov1"
28th 1808
The Children of Henry Warren Esqr & Mary his wife
1 Marcia Otis Warren Sep* 26th 1792 [Died 1838*]
2 Winslow Warren Janfy 14 1795
3. Pelham Winslow Warren Janry 14th 1797 [Died 1848*]
4 Charles Henry Warren Sep1 29th 1798
5 James Warren March 6th .1801 deceasd Feb1^ 12th 18 14
6 Mary Ann Warren Sep1 2nd 1803 [Died 1834*]
7 Richard Warren June 5th 1805
8. George . Warren April 10th 1807 [Died 1855*]
9 Edward . Warrin Sep1 8th 1809
The Children of William Bradford & Alice his wife
1. Mary Ann born January 15 . 1822.
2. Alice S born October 26 . 1823.
3. Nancy born Novr 24 . 1827
4. William born Aug1 11 . 1829
5. Eudora born June 9 . 1831
[p. 36] The Children of Nathaniel Morton & Mary his wife
1 Nathaniel Morton Borne April 13th 1747 Deceasd Augst 8th
1758
2. Nathaniel Morton Borne July . 3rd 1749 Decasd July 17th 1753
3 Lemuel Morton Borne July 9th 1757 new Stile Decd 1827
The Children of Peleg Faunce & Olive his Wife
1. Daniel Woosterf , born Jany 3d . 1829
2. Caroline Augusta, born May 23d . 1833.
*The entries printed in italics are additions in 'pencil, and all in one hand,
therefore made in 1858, or later.
\ " Wooster " has been crossed out with pencil, and " Worcester" interlined
in a different hand and ink.
I52 Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds
The Chilldren of Joseph Pearse & Rebeckah his Wife
1 Joseph Pearse borne Oclr IIth 1749
2 Elizabeth Pearse borne Aug: 28th 1751
3 Rebeckah Pearse borne Nov1" 11 . 1753
Robert King and Eliza his Wife, their children
1. Eliza Ann, born May 15th . 1834
2. Robert Williams born March 12 . 1837.
3. Hannah Lewis born March . 29 . 1839.
{To be continued)
UNRECORDED BARNSTABLE COUNTY DEEDS
{Continued fro?n page 121)
The abstracts printed in this issue were made in March, 1909,
from original deeds owned by Mr. Henry Arey of Yarmouthport,
Mass. None of these deeds had been recorded.
[Jabez Sparrow to Joshua Gould and Thomas Arey]
"Jabez Sparrow of Orleans .... Gentleman." for $71.00, sold
to " Joshua Gould and Thomas ary of Orleans .... yeomen .... in
Equil proportion that my peace of Land in Orleans that was Crisp
Rogerses Bounded on the westerly side by the Kenwrickses Land
on the southerly End and Easterly side by Dec11 Rogerses Land on
the Northerly End by the way that Lead from Chatham Rode to
Hezekiah Rogerses Being Eighteen acors more or Less"
The deed was dated 2 January, 1800, and witnessed by Isaac
Sparrow and Nathaniel Knowles. It was acknowledged the same
day, before Isaac Sparrow, Justice of the Peace, but was not
recorded.
[Paul Nickerson to Thomas Arey]
"I Paul Nickerson of Orrington in the County of Hancock
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman", for $15.00, sold to
"Thomas Arey of Allends County of Barnstable & Commonwealth
aforesaid Yeoman .... all my right title Intrest & Possession of a
Piece of Woodland in the Townn of [Eastham*] Allends be-
*The original reads as copied, "Allends" following "Eastham" through
which a line was drawn. Orleans was apart of Eastham, Mass., until 1797.
1
Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds 153
ing butted & bounded as follows (viz) Beginning at the North
East Corner of Land formerly in possesion of Dr Samuel Ken-
wrick, thence running about South West Sixty Rods to a heap of
Stones Tence Southeasterly in Joshua Mayo's Range Thirty Rods
to a Stone set in the Ground, Thence North Easterly Forty four
Rods to a Stone in the Ground Thence North Westerly Thirty
four Rods to the first mentioned bound of Place began at .... In
Witness whereof, I the said Paul Nickerson Togather with Mary
Nickerson Wife of said Paul in token of her Relinquishment of
her Right of Dowr have hereunto set our Hands"
The deed was dated 21 June, 1800, and witnessed by Enoch
Mudge and Simeon Fowler. It was acknowledged the same day, in
Hancock County, by Paul Nickerson only, before Simeon Fowler,
Justice of the Peace, but was not recorded.
[Moses and Mary Mayo to Thomas Arey]
"I moses mayo of Harwich .... yeoman and I mary mayo
Wife of said moses mayo", for $15.00, sold to "Thomas Ary- of
Orleans .... yeoman .... all that our peace of wood Land Lying in
Harwich Bounded on the Easterly side by said arys Land on the
southerly End by Eliakim Higgenses Land on the westerly side by
Barnabas Twinings Land on the northerly End by Hatsel Hig-
genses Land Being two acors more or Less"
The deed was dated 16 November, 1801, signed by "moses
mayo" and "mary mayo", and witnessed by "Danil Rogers" and
"Lydia rogers". It was not acknowledged or recorded.
[Richard Rogers to Thomas Arey]
"Richard Rogers of Orleans yeoman", for $40.00, sold to
"Thomas ary of Orleans yeoman all that my peace of
Land in orleins Lying on the Northerly sid of Potenummicut
River Bounded Begning at the North west corner of said Land
on the souherly side of way that Leads to Lot Higginses Runing
Easterly by said way to said arys Land thence southerly as the
fence now stands to the River thence westerly and Northerly by
the River and pond to the first Bound (Resarving the previlig of
takeing off my Buildings in the space of one year from the Date
heare of)"
The deed was dated 26 November, 1804, and witnessed by
Judah Rogers and "Nathanel Knowles". It was acknowledged,
1 April, 1805, before Timothy Bascom, Justice of the Peace, but
was not recorded.
I
154 Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records
]
[Thomas Arey to Joseph Arey]
"Thomas arey of Orleans yeoman", for $5.00, sold to "Jo-
seph Arey of oleans yearman all my Right in the unde-
vided Land meadow and Sedge ground in the Severiel proppriatees
in the South part of Eastham"
The deed was dated 12 April, 1807, and witnessed by Mercy
Arey. It was not acknowledged or recorded.
( To be continued)
BARNSTABLE, MASS*, VITAL RECORDS
{Continued from page 128)
[p. 207] The names of Persons Entered with the Town Clerk In
order for Publishing their Intentions of marriage &c from
this Date and onwards Viz
mr Elpalet Loring & mrs Abigail Gillman both of Barnstable Septr
22 d 1764
Nicholas Cobb of this Town & Ann Perry of Sandwich Oct1" y*
6th 1764
Jesse Couet of Barnstable & Prissilla Elis of Nantucket now Resi-
dent in Barnsbl octr 20th 1764
Samuel Bearse & Sarah Bearse Both of Barnstable octr 27th 1764
Ebenezer Gorham of Barnstable & Hope Carver of Plymouth Nov1"
17th 1764
oris Cobb and Theodate Lewis both of Barnstable Novr 17th 1764
Jonathan Sturgis & Temperance Gorham both of Barnstable Jany
5th 1765
Joseph Smith & mary Basset both of Barnstable Jan>r 26 1765
Joseph Linnel & Susanna Cobb Jnr both of Barnstable Feb* y* 2d
1765
Hezekiah Jackson of Plymouth & Elizabeth Thacher of Barnstable
Feby 23d 1765
Barnabas Crocker & Ann Smith both of Barnstable march 2d 1765
John Bates Jnr & Hannah Cammet both of Barnstable march ye 8th
1765
Nye Jones & Deborah Crocker Both of Barnstable march ye 30th
1765
Nathan Bacon of Barnstable & mary Taylor of Yarmouth April y«
6th 1765
'
Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records 155
John Parcefull of Barnstable & mary Snow of Harwich April ye
27th 1765
Bezaleel Waste of Dartmouth & Joanna Cannon of Barnsb Sep1
16th 1765
David Blachford of Barnstable & Elizabeth Ellis of province Town
Sep1 ye 21st 1765
Josiah Crocker & Deborah Davis Septr 21st 1765 both of Barn-
stable
James Lothrop & Rebecca Paine both of Barnstable Octr 19th 1765
Lemuel Howland of Sandwich & Abigail Hamblen of Barnstable
Octr 26th 1765
Joseph Palmer of falmouth & Thankfull Davis of Barnstable Novr
6th 1765
Joseph Barnabas Indian man of Barnstable & Ruth Ralph Indian
woman of Eastham Novr 23d 1765
Zacheus Allen of falmouth & Thankfull Thacher of Barnstable
Dec1" 7th 1765
Thomas Gorham Jnr of Barnstable & Rebecca Jones of yarmouth
Decr 14th 1765
Edward Bacon Esqr of Barnstable & mrs Rachel Doane of wellfleet
Dec1" 21 1765
Mr Matthias fuller & miss Lydia Blossom both of Barnstable Decr
26 1765
Mr Nathaniel Crocker & miss Catherine Bridgham both of Barnsble
Jany 25th 1766
Joshua Ralph & Rachel Ralph Indians of Barnstable Jan* 25th 1766
Nathan foster & mercy Smith both of Barnstable february 21st
1766
Joseph Goodspeed ye 3d & Hannah Bodfish both of Barnstable
march 26th 1766
Edmund Hawes of this Town & Hannah Snow of Eastham march
30th 1766
John Bursley and mary Howland Both of this Town april 11th
1766
Benjamin Goodspeed & Susanna Smith Both of this Town April
26th 1766
Asa Crocker & Thankfull Cobb Jnr both of this Town April 26th
1766
Timothy Hinckley & mary Goodspeed (may ye 17th 1766) Both of
this Town
Benjamin Hamblen & mehetable Childs both of this Town may
31th 1766
Sam11 Scudder & Rachel Lewes both of this Town July 2d 1766
156 Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records
[p. 209] The Children of Joshua Lumbart (Son To mr Sam1 Lum-
bart) and Jane his first wife
Their Son Timothy Born may ye 10 1757*
Their Daughter Sarah Born January 10th 1758*
His Children by his Second wife Hannah
a Daughter mary born feby 7th 1764
Southworth Hamblin, Tabitha his Wife Their Children
their Daughter Bethiah Born July 3d 1758
their Son Eleazer Born march 25th 1760
their Son Southworth Born April 12th 1762
[p. 212] Marriages Solemnized By the Revd Oakes Shaw . viz
Benjamin Hamblen jr & Jerusha Hamblen . octor 9th 1760
Jabez Claghorn & Eunice Davis . Novr 21 . 1760
Jesse Crosby & Ruth Goodspeed . Novr 27 . 1760
Benjamin Hamlen 3d & Drusilla Dexter . Novr 27 . 1760
Christopher Tayler & Hannah Howland . Jany 15 1761
Jeremiah Jo and Hannah Tunegin . Febr 18 . 1761
John Gray & Mary Otis . May : 14 . 1761
Isaac Hinckly Jr Town Cler, Transmitted to the County Clerk
July 20 1761
Jabez Goodspeed & Margarett Basset august 4th 1761
James Coleman jr & Zeruiah Thomas Sep1 24 : 1761
Lot Jankins & Mary Howland octr 22 1761
John Marston & mary Crocker Jn [f] 1762
Levi Chase of Sandwich & Hannah Blossom Sep* 23 1762
James Lovell & Martha Fuller Decr 9 : 1761
Benjn Howland & Anna Crocker March 15 : 1763
Nathan Cannon & Thankfull Basset March 23 1763
TransMitted to the Clerk of the Sessions Janfy 1 : 1764
Joseph Howland & Elizebath Lovell March 1763
Jabez Bursley & Susanna Crocker april 1763
Shobael Lovell & mary Fuller august 11 : 1763
Ebenezer Foster and Martha Snow octor 1763
Richard Sparrow of East Haddam & Deborah Howland Novr 1763
( To be continued)
*Sic.
t The day and month were not recorded.
East Harzvich, Mass., Gravestone Records 157
EAST HARWICH, MASS., GRAVESTONE RECORDS
Communicated by Stanley W. Smith
In September, 1917, the writer, with the assistance of Mr. Wil-
liam C. Smith, copied and carefully checked the inscriptions on all
the gravestones in the Old Methodist Cemetery in East Harwich,
Mass,, on the north side of the old highway from Chatham to
North Harwich. The inscription on the only remaining stone in
an abandoned cemetery on the west side of the main road between
East Harwich and Harwich Centre, and about two miles from the
Methodist Church at East Harwich, was copied the same day.
The following abstracts include all the information contained
in these inscriptions.
[In Abandoned Cemetery]
Ryder, Harding, Jr., died 14 October, 1843, aged 27 years.
[In Old Methodist Cemetery]
Baker, Anthony, died 24 April, 1853, aged 87 years, 4 months,
24 days.
Baker, Joseph, died 13 April, 183 1, aged 44,
Baker, Mehitable, wife of Anthony, died 8 December, 1S15, aged
50-
Bassett, Nathaniel, died 4 January, 1832, aged 77 years.
Eldridge, Mrs.,* wife of Seth, died 17 November, 1827, aged 45.
Eldredge, Elizabeth, wife of William, Esq., died 19 May, 1833,
aged 75.
Eldredge, Huldah, wife of Washington, died 3 October, 1827,
aged 47.
Eldridge, Isaiah, died 1 November, 1828, aged 65.
Eldredge, Judah, died 13 February, 1837, in his 93d year.
"Farewell to all below the sun Friends, neighbors,
children all in one"
Eldredge, Mercy, wife of Judah, died 13 October, 1829, in her Sist
year.
Eldridge, Sally, wife of Bani, Jr.; "& late wife of Washington
Eldridge"; died 23 December, 1840, in her 48th year.
Eldredge, Seth, died 1 November, 185 1, aged 73.
" * The given name was not put on the stone.
158 The Will of Ephraim Little*
Eldredge, Tamson, wife of Isaiah, died 20 May, 1846, aged 82
years, 2 months, 16 days.
Eldredge, Washington, died 28 October, 185 1, aged 75 years.
Eldredge, William, Esq., died 17 March, 1836, aged 78.
Nickerson, Louisa H., daughter of Phineas and Mary, died 5 Au-
gust, 1837, a£ed 2 years, 7 weeks.
Nickerson, Phineas, died 16 July, 1813, aged 80 years.
Small, Benjamin, died 21 January, 1807, in his 75th year.
Small, Bridget, " widow of Mr Benjm Small late of Harwich",
died 15 March, 1812, in her 83d year. "She was a tender
Mother."
Small, Melinda, wife of Nathaniel, died 11 November, 1827, aged
25-
W , D., died 2 December, 1866. [Initials only.]
W , H., died 2 September, 1847. [Initials only.]
W , M., died i860. [Initials only.]
W , S. [Initials only. A broken stone. No date left.]
THE WILL OF EPHRAIM LITTLE3
By the Editor
Ephraim Little3, son of Thomas and Anna2 (Warren)
Little, and grandson of Richard1 Warren of The Mayflower, was
born at Plymouth, 17 May, 1650. The statement is frequently
printed that he was born at Marshfield, but the Plymouth Colony
Records printed in our sixteenth volume [p. 235] show conclu-
sively that he was born at Plymouth. An interesting deposition,
made by him in 1672, will be found in our last issue.* The age
therein stated agrees with the birth record at Plymouth.
In the will of Ephraim Little3, made 7 March, 1715, legacies
are given to three sons, two living daughters, and the children
of a deceased daughter.
These six children married as follows :
Anna Little4 married Thomas Gray and died before her
father, leaving issue.
Rev. Ephraim Little4 married Sarah Clarke and died without
issue.
Mercy Little4 married Job Otis, and left issue.
* Mayflower Descendant, XIX : 134.
The Will of Ephraim Little"' 159
David Little4 married Elizabeth Southworth4 (Rebecca
Pabodie3, Elizabeth2 Alden, John1), and left issue.
John Little4 married Constant Fobes4 [Martha (Pabodie"')
Seabury, Elizabeth2 Alden, John1], and left issue.
Ruth Little4 married Rev. John Avery, and left issue.
At the expense of Miss Anna A. Johnson, of Boston, a mem-
ber of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, who
is descended from Ephraim Little3, through his son John Little4,
we here print exhaustive abstracts of all original records, and
documents on file, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of
Probate, relating to the estate of Ephraim Little3 (Anna2
Warren, Richard1).
[Ephraim Little's Will]
[From original will] On 7 March, 1715, "Ephraim Little
of Marshfield .... Yeoman" made his will. Bequests were as
follows.
To "Wife Mary Little" £16 "Yearly and Every Yeare, dur-
ing. . . . her Naturall life, to be paid by my Son John hereafter
Named, in Currant passing money with the Merchants, at the
Respective times of payments, for her my Said Wife's Comfort,
and Support: But if my Said Wife Shall not Live to Receive the
Sum of" £150 "in money at the Yearly payments of Sixteen
pounds per Annum as aforesd: Then what Remaines of the Said"
£150 "at my sd : Wife's decease, Shall be paid by my Said Son
John to my two Daughters Living and the Children of my
Daughter Grey Deceased: Viz1: One Third part thereof to my
Daughter Mercy Otis And one third part to my Daughter Ruth
Avery, and One Third part to the Children of my Daughter Gray
Deceased :"
To "my aforesd wife that One bed and furniture, whereon
She Usually lyeth, As also the Use & Improvement of One Room
in my Now dwelling house, which She Shall make Choice of,
for her Comfort During her Naturall Life, If she shall see Cause
to dwell there."
To "Ephraim my Eldest Son (Over and Above what he has
formerly Received of me) All that my Estate of Housing and
Lands, lying and being in Showomett, which I have Lately Given
to him by One Certaine Deed As Also my Negro Boy Named
Elisha:"
To "my Son David Over and Above That Estate of Housing
and Lands I have Already Given him at Showomet; my Cane
with a Silver Head"
160 The Will of Ephraim Little'
To "my Son John All my Estate of Housing and Lands, and
Rights of Lands, which I have or Ought to Have, within the
Township of Marshfield, both Upland and Meadows. (Excepting
what is hereafter Excepted) Together with All my Tackling
Belonging to Husbandry, and my Tooles Belonging to my Trades
Provided my Said Son John his heirs, Executors, or Admin-
istrators, Shall pay to his Mother Mary Little my Wife" £16
"per Annum, In Specie, and In manner and forme As aboves*:
As his duty out of my Estate: And provided that my Said wife
Shall dye before She hath Received" £150 "as Aforesaid, if He
my Said Son John Shall .... pay all and Every part or parcel If
Any there be of the" £150 "to my two Surviving Daughters, and
the Children of my Daughter, Anna Grey Deceased, In Manner
and forme as is above Expressed."
To "my Daughter Mercy Otis thirty Pounds Out of my per-
sonall Estate, to make her up Equall to her Other two Sisters, in
What they have Already had"
To "my Daughter Mercy Otis, my Daughter Ruth Avery, and
the Children of my Daughter Anna Gray Deceased, My two Lotts
of Land lying in pembroke, Containing Sixty Acres .... Also two
Lotts of Land lying near to Walter Joyce's in Marshfield, Con-
taining about Fifty Acres .... Also two Lotts of Land lying On
the Westerly Side of the Round Swamp, Containing Thirty Acres
.... which I purchased of John Rogers. Also One Lott of
Land lying in Marshfield, Containing Sixteen Acres .... which I
Bought of Benjamin White. Also One Lott of Land lying in
Marshfield, Containing forty Acres .... lying in Ragged plaine
which I purchased of John Rogers ; As also all my personall
Estate in Marshfield, or Elswhere, Excepting what I have before
in these presents disposed of, And Also what Shall be further
Necessary for the Defreying my Funerall Charges, And the pay-
ment of my Just Debts: To Have and to Hold all the Said pieces,
or parcels of Lands, and my personal Estate as abovesaid, to my
Said Surviving Daughters, and the Children of my Daughter
Anna Gray Deceased .... In Manner and forme following; Viz':
One Third part of the sd Estate both Reall and personall, I Give
to the Children of my Daughter Gray deceased ; And One Third
part to my Daughter Mercy Otis; And One Third part to my
Daughter Ruth Avery"
" My mind and will is that my Negro Man Named Stuard be
kindly and Favourably dealt withall in his Old Age, And that he
be allowed, during his Naturall life, for Rest and Recreation, One
day in Every Month, Over and Above what the Law Allows."
"Son John Little" was appointed executor.
;
Form for a Bequest 161
The witnesses were "Jonath: merritt", "Mary dudson" and
Nathaniel Pitcher.
The will" was probated, at Marshfield, 24 December, 1717, on
the oath of Jonathan Merritt and Mary Dudson, and administra-
tion committed "unto his son John Little," by Nathaniel Thomas,
Judge of Probate.
Nathaniel Pitcher made oath to the will on 20 April, ,1719,
before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate. [The will and letter
were also recorded, 4: 113.]
[From original inventory] The inventory "of Mr Ephraim
Little Late of Marshfield who Desesed at Situate Novmber The
twenty fourth 1717" was taken, on "January the 22 1717"*, by
John Jones and Gilbert Winslow. Some interesting items are: a
silver-headed cane, £1, 10s. ; an ivory-headed cane, 5s.; "one
neigro boy named Elishua" £30; "1 quarter of a sloop" £20.
"Job Otis of Situate" owed the estate £110, 18s., on a bond
dated 24 April, 17 16, and payable 1 May, 17 17.
"mr John Avery of truroe" owed the estate £15, 7s., on a bond
dated 24 April, 1716, and payable 1 May, 1717.
"David Little of Situate" owed the estate £26, is., on a bond
dated 24 Aprilf, and payable 1 May, 1717. Pie also owed the
estate ten bills', of £10 each, one payable on the first day of
November, 1714, and one each year thereafter to and including
1723.
John Little owed the estate £178, 4s., on a bond dated
24 April, 1716, and payable 1 May, 1717.
Joseph Sturtevant of Plymouth, Ebenezer Standish of Plymp-
ton, Ephraim Norcut and Thomas Dogget were indebted to the
estate.
The inventory was sworn to, on 6 February, 17 17/18, by "Mr
John Little Executor of his fathers Will"
Seven items in the original inventory are not in the record,
which is found in Book 4, page 115.
FORM FOR A BEQUEST
I give and bequeath to the Society of Mayflower Descendants,
a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, the sum of dollars.
*This is in Old Style. In New Style dating it would be, 2 February, 171 8.
t The year was omitted.
162 Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories
PLYMOUTH COLONY WILLS AND INVENTORIES
{Continued from page /jj)
[Thomas Shaw's Will]
[3:1:42] "Thomas Shaue of Barnstable" made his will
25 June, 1672, and it was exhibited at "the Court held att Plym-
outh", 1 July, 1672, "on the oathes of Leiftenant Joseph Lay-
thorpe and John Tompson of Barnstable" the two witnesses.
Bequests were as follows.
To "my welbeloved kinsman Robert Parker" 40s. "that wilbe
Due to mee next Micaelmas" and £7 due from him "next Micael-
mas Come three yeare"
To "John Crocker one bobtaild steer, that is in his keeping
with all the rents Due to mee from him and three Cowes that hee
hath of mine"
To "Joshua Lumbert one Cow that John Crocker hath in
keeping of mine"
To "Elder John Chipman one serge suite, Coate and briches;
and one new Cloth Coate; and half the money hee hath of mine
in his keeping;"
To "James Hamblin Junir the two Cowes that hee hath of
mine in keeping;"
To "Ann Annible the wife of Anthony Annible my bed and all
my beding"
To "David Linnitt my black troopers Coate;"
"I make my welbeloved frind John Chipman my .... exequb
tor, that after Debts and Charges payed; to Dispose of the
remainder to my kinsmen Robert Parker and Elishas Children as
hee sees cause"
The will was signed by a mark.
[p. 43] The inventory was taken "The 2cond of the 5th month*
1672" by Thomas Huckens and Samuel Hinckley, Sr., and "ex*
hibited to the Court held att Plym: the 1 of July 1672 on the oath
of Elder Chipman". No real estate is mentioned. Besides those
mentioned in the will, Peter Blossom, Edward Tayler and John
Otis had some of the personal estate in their hands.
The estate was indebted: to John Tompson; "To Anthony
Annible for Comfortable thinges for the said Thomas Shaue and
trouble in his sicknes and att his buriall" £2, 19s., 2d.; "Elder
*The fifth month was July, in Old Style.
Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories 163
Chipman mony about his buriall" £1, 9s.; "The Charge brother
Annible is allowed for extreordinary trouble and expence for
Thomas Shaue for five yeares past is" £2, 10s. "By us to whom
it was refered this" 2 September, 1672, Thomas Hinckley, Sr.,
Thomas Hnckens.
"Ann the wife of Anthony Annible" made oath to the inven-
tory, 2 September, 1672, before Thomas Hinckley, Assistant.
[Joseph Biddle's Will]
[p. 44] "Joseph Biddle of Marshfeild" made his will 17 April,
167 1, and it was exhibited at "the Court held att Plymouth",
29 October, 1672, on the oath of "Mr Josias Winslow Sen1"", the
third witness. The other witnesses were John Bourne and Thomas
Doged, the latter signing by a mark. "Thomas Doged and John
Bourne made oath to this will November the 4th 1672 before mee
Josias Winslow Assistant;"
Bequests were as follows:
To "mr Samuell Arnold one of my Cowes;"
To "the poor of this Towne one of my Cowes ;"
To "Jacob Bumpas my Late servant one yearling;"
To "Edward Bumpas senir: a suite of my wearing aparrell"
To "John Branch a suite of my wearing aparrell ;"
"I Doe heerby Give all my whole estate remaining both Lands
housings goods and Chatties that I ame now posessed of ; and alsoe
my whole Interest of any lands Graunted by the Court; unto my
loveing wife Rachell During her life; and after her Decease, To
her Daughter Martha Dean; and shee the said Martha Surviveing
her mother, freely to Dispose of all or any prte therof .... make-
ing my wife and her Daughter, my sole and Joynt exequitrixes"
The will was signed by a mark.
The inventory was taken, 26 September, 1672, by Josias
Winslow, Anthony Snow and John Bourne. The real estate was :
"his Dwelling house and Lands and outhouses or housings in
Marshfeild" no value stated; "his prte of lands that is graunted
to him by the Court as hee was a servant of the first Comers into
the Country" no value stated.
"Martha Dean made oath to this Inventory .... November the
6th 1672 before Josias Winslow Assistant;"
[Thomas Little's Will]
[Thomas Little's will and inventory, recorded on pages 46 and
47 of the original, were printed in full, in our fourth volume,
pages 161 to 164 inclusive. — Editor.]
164 Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories
[Inventory of William Evance]
[p. 47] "An Inventory of the estate of Willam Evance of
Taunton Deceased" was taken, 15 September, 1671, and 14 June,
1672, by William Harvey, Walter Dean, Aaron Knapp and Wil-
liam Witherell. The real estate was: "the house lott and housing"
£40; "an acree and an halfe of meddow" £7, 10s. ; "9 acrees of
land" £5; "22 acrees of land" £10.
"Anna Evance tooke her oath to the truth of this Inventory"
17 June, 1672, before Constant Southworth, Assistant.
[Will of Thomas Walley, Jr.]
[p. 48] "Mr Thomas Walley Junir: of Sandwich" made his
will 6 May, 1672, and it was "exhibited to the Court" at Plym-
outh, 7 June, 1672, "on the oath of Mr Nathaniel : Bacon".
Bequests were as follows.
To "each of my three Children, Thomas Hannah and Eliza-
beth Walley two ewes"
To "my wife and my said Children; all my English bookes,
that are usefull and profitable bookes to be Devided between them,
by theire two Grandfathers Mr Thomas Walley and Mr Nathaniel :
Bacon, according to theire Wisdome and Discretion;"
"all the Rest of my goods and estate, to my wife Hannah
Walley ; and make her sole .... exequitrix"
"I Doe leave my three Children to the love and Care of my
father mr Thomas Walley ; and .... make my said father and my
father in law, overseers of this my last will"
The witnesses were William Caseley, Nathaniel Bacon, Sr.,
and Nathaniel Bacon, Jr. William Caseley made oath to the will,
2 May, 1672, before Thomas Hinckley, Assistant.
The inventory was taken by Thomas Huckens and Thomas
Tobey, and was exhibited to the Court, 7 June, 1672. No real
estate was mentioned. "Mistris Hannah Walley : viz : the relicte"
made oath to the inventory, 27 June, 1672, before Thomas
Hinckley, Assistant.
[George Young's Inventory]
[On p. 482] "Inventory of the estate of Gorge Younge late
Deceased taken" 16 October, 1672, by Richard Curtice and
Thomas Turner. The only real estate was: ''a Dwelling house"
£12. "Hannah Young, widdow Deposed to this Inventory before
mee Thomas Prence Gov1":" 1 December, 1672.
Wills of John Little41 and His Widozv Constant 165
[John Rowland's Will]
[The will and inventory of John Rowland, the Mayflower
Passenger, on pages 49 to 54 (both inclusive), of the original
record, were printed in full, in our second volume, pages 70 to JJ
inclusive. — Editor. ]
[John Sutton's Inventory]
[p- 55] "An Inventory of the Goods and Chatties of John
Sutton of Rehoboth Deceased the first of June 1672 Taken by
Leiftenant Peter Hunt Ensigne Henery Smith and Willam Car-
penter;" The real estate was: "a Dwelling house" £8; "land and
meddow" £12. Cows in the hands of Jonah Palmer and Joseph
Carpenter were mentioned.
(To be continued)
THE WILLS OF JOHN LITTLE4 OF MARSHFIELD
AND HIS WIDOW CONSTANT
By the Editor
John Little4 (Ephraim*, Anna2 Warren, Richard1) of
Marshfield married Constant Fobes4, the daughter of William and
Martha (Pabodie3) (Seabury) Fobes of Little Compton. Martha
Pabodie3 was the daughter of William Pabodie and Elizabeth2
Alden (Jolin1), therefore the children of John and Constant Little
had Mayflower ancestry through their mother as well as their
father.
John and Constant Little had twelve children: Anna, died
young; Ruth, died young; Mercy, apparently died without issue;
Fobes; John; Anna (second of the name) ; Thomas, died young;
Ephraim ; Thomas (second of the name) ; William ; Ruth (second
of the name) ; Lemuel. Of the eight children who married
and left issue, all but one married descendants of Mayflower
Passengers.
John Little4 made his will on 14 January, 1764, and died at
Marshfield, on 26 February, 1767. His widow, Constant, made
her will on 18 November, 1767, and died at Marshfield, on
29 June, 1771.
In the following pages we give exhaustive abstracts of all
records, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Probate,
1 66 Wills of John Little4' and His Widow Constant
relating to the estates of John and Constant (Fobes) Little. This
article has been prepared at the expense of Mr. John Mason Little,
of Boston, a member of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower
Descendants, and a descendant of John and Constant Little,
through their son Lemuel Little5.
No original papers relating to either estate are now in the
probate files. The reference to the record is given with each
abstract.
[John Little's Will]
[19:461] On 14 January, 1764, "John Little of Marshfield
esquire" made his will. Bequests were as follows:
To "wife Constant Little the use and improvement of the
northerly end of my dwelling house, during her natural life with
the privilege of the oven, to lay wood at the door, & fetch water
out of the Well, and also two beds & the furniture belonging to
them. And .... wood at the door sufficient for her use, and the
use & improvement of the sixth part of my real estate during her
natural life . and the sixth part of my personal estate after the
debts & funeral charges are paid forever at her dispose, And ....
that each of my six sons hereafternamed pay to their mother"
£2, ios., "every year during her natural life, in full for her right
of dower in my estate."
To * my son Fobes Little .... all my real & personal estate in
Little . Compton, and all my real estate in Rhode-island, provi-
dence Plantation, and" £5 "out of my personal estate .... in
twelve months after my decease."
To "my son John Little .... that farm, he now lives on in the
county of Windham in the colony of Conneticut, & all the per-
sonal that I put thereon, & the woodlot that belongs to the said
farm."
To "my son William Little .... the farm which he now lives
on which I bought of Samuel Cogswell & Samuel Cogswell Junr
& their wives lying partly in Lebanon & partly in Norwich, & all
the personal estate I put thereon."
To "my daughter Anna White .... the forty third Lot in
Marshfield first division being about twentyfive acres, excepting
the fence thereon, which I give to my son Ephraim Little, further-
more I give to my daughter Anna White my negro woman named
Phillis, and fifty pounds the one half in money the other half in
personal estate to be paid equally by my executors in twelve
months after my decease, and all the houshold goods she hath
already received."
Wills of John Little* and His Widow Constant 167
To "my daughter Ruth Oakman my woodlot being about
sixteen acres lying between Joyce & Carver,s land, butting on the
highway, calld Rogers,s way or however otherwise bounded . and
my negro woman named Jenne & forty pounds personal estate . to
be paid equally by my executors in twelve months after my
decease, & one Yoke of oxen Tobias Oakman has of mine, with
all the houshold goods she hath already received."
To "my son Ephraim Little the twelfth lot whereon his
house now stands, also the thirteenth, fourteenth & ye fifteenth
lots, also the seventh, eighth & ninth lots, with the buildings
thereon, and also the thirtieth, thirtyfirst & the thirtysecond lotts.
And also The [p. 462] The twentyfirst lot all lying in Marshfield
in the first division, and a part of my homestead whereon I now
dwell bounded as follows. Begining by the meadow of Job
Winslow as the fence now stands a little to the northward of a
hombind tree, then running as the fence now stands to the high-
way then runing south easterly by the way until it comes to the
southermost corner of the field by the highway near the apple
trees in the little hollow, then, then running northeasterly by -the
fence & row of stones in the same line until it comes to a row of
bushes in the swamp, so followg the row of bushes until it comes
to the fence of Asa Thomas, s meadow, then running northwest-
erly by the meadow fence as it now stands to the bounds first-
mentioned, and five acres of salt marsh I bought of David
Thomas, and one third part of all my salt meadow in Marshfield
excepting what belongs to Norcut,s farm, & also a small piece by
the landingplace . And .... one half of Stephen, s-island, and one
half of the meadow belonging thereto, and my silver hiked sword,
& one half of my wearing apparel."
To "my son Thomas Little the farm he now lives on
called Norcut,s farm with all the buildings & fences thereon and
all the meadow belonging to said farm, and the one half of
Booth, s lot & the one half of the additions to Little-town-brook
and the one half of the fortysecond lot, and the one half of the
thirty fourth, thirtyfifth, thirtysixth & thirtyseventh lots all in
Marshfield in the first division and one half of my salt-meadow
not heretofore given away, — excepting a piece by the landing
place, & one half of my wearing apparel."
To "my son Lemuel Little that part of my homestead
I now live on, begining at the mill-dam, running down stream
until it comes to the landingplace, and so by the meadow fence
until it comes to the row of bushes beforementioned against the
meadow of Asa Thomas, & so runing by the row of bushes until it
comes to the row of stones, so by the row of stones until it comes
i68 Wills of John Little4 and His Widow Constant
to the fence and so by the fence until it comes to the highway,
and so by the northerly side of the highway until it comes to the
mill dam firstmentd Furthermore, a piece of land a part of my
homestead on the southerly side of the highway bounded as fol-
lows, begining at the highway by the land of Asa Thomas so
runing upstream by the fence as it now stands, until it comes to
the land of Francis Crooker, and so by the land of Francis
Crooker as the fence is now until it comes to the highway, so by
the southerly side of the highway to the bounds firstmentioned .
also one third part of all my saltmeadow in Marshfield not here-
tofore given away . also one half of Stephens-island, & one half
of the meadow thereunto belonging . also one half the lot called
Booth,s lot with the additions thereunto belonging, between that
& Little-town-brook, the one half of the sixth, the one half of the
fortysecond lot, the one half of the thirtyfourth, thirtyfifth, thirty-
sixth, & thirtyseventh lots all in Marshfield in the first division,
also my negro man named Caesar, But it is my will that Caesar
wait on my wife when she shall have occasion for him. Further-
more [p. 463] Furthermore, I give to my two sons- Ephraim &
Thomas Little my negro man, named Amos, alias Gambo, & my
negro-man named Dego, equally between them"
To "my son Ephraim Little my riding horse, & my old barn
on the southerly side of the highway, and free liberty to take off
the same in twelve months after my decease."
To "my two sons Ephraim & Thomas Little liberty to land or
lay wood, hay or lumber at my landing place, where it may be
safe, & most convenient & least detrimental."
To "my grandaughter Alice Little one feather-bed & furni-
ture, one cow & four sheep, provided she does not bring in any
account, against my executors."
To "my son Thomas Little one half of the sixth lot, which
was omitted when I gave him the fortysecond, which is in Marsh-
field in the first division."
"My will is that none of my children or heirs bring in any
debt, charge, or demand against my executors except it be either
note or bond, on the forfeiture of his or their legacy or legacys."
"all my real & personal estate not heretofore disposd off I give
equally between my three sons Ephraim, Thomas & Lemuel Little
.... and I give each of my sons free liberty to pass & repass
across each others lands, where it will be least prejudicial & most
convenient."
"my will is that my sons John & William Little pay to my
executors hereafternamed each of them twenty pounds, John
twenty & William twenty, to enable my executors to pay debts &
legacies in twelve months after my decease."
Wills of John Little4" and His Widozv Constant 169
"my son Thomas Little having no part of Stephens Island
given him in this my last will .... I do hereby order my son
Lemuel Little to pay him .... twenty pounds, within twelve
months after my decease. "
"I nominate & appoint my three sons Ephraim, Thomas, &
Lemuel Little joint executors''
The witnesses were Elisha Phillips, Francis Crooker, and
Nathaniel Phillips.
[19:464] The will was probated on 6 March, 1767, on the
oath of the three witnesses, and administration granted to
Ephraim Little, Thomas Little, and Lemuel Little.
[19:464] The inventory of "all the estate both real & per-
sonal that John Little esqre late of Marshfield deced died seized
off" was taken, and sworn to, on 28 April, 1767, by Elisha Phillips,
Nathaniel Phillips and Daniel White. The real estate, not item-
ized, was valued at £4055, 9s., 4d. The total amount of the inven-
tory was £4345, 15s., iod. "negro man 60 yrs old we value at
nothing."
[20: 292] On 11 August, 1769, Ephraim Little, Thomas Little
and Lemuel Little petitioned for a division of the salt meadow
bequeathed to them, "which now lies in comon, & undivided",
and "Messrs Samuel Goold of Pembroke, Elisha Phillips and
Thomas Foord Jr of Marshfield .... yeomen" were appointed to
divide it.
The three commissioners "divided three different pieces of
salt-meadow shewn us by the said Ephraim, Thomas, & Lemuel,
viz.
"One piece lying adjoining on the South-river in said Marsh-
field, containing thirty three acres & sixteen poles ; One other
piece adjoining the North-river called the Pine-Island-meadow,
containing thirty acres, three quarters, & sixteen poles ; and One
other piece called The lower-meadow, adjoining on said North-
river, containing fourteen acres, three quarters & fourteen poles,
all lying in Marshfield aforesaid ; Each of said peices of meadow,
quantity & quality considered, We have divided in three several
lots in manner following viz That [p. 293] That on the South-
river, the first lot, begining at the northwesterly corner thereof,
by the upland, being the south-west corner of Aaron Soul's
meadow, thence by said upland as the fence now stands, south
twenty two degrees & an half west, fifteen poles & fourteen links,
thence south fifty five degrees west, seven poles eighteen links
to a stake standing between the meadow & Elisha Kent's upland,
thence from said stake ranging south seventy four degrees & an
half east to the South-river, thence by the river down stream, to
I/O Wills of John Little4" and His Widow Constant
the north-easterly side of the said thirty three acres, and thence
on the northeasterly side of the same, until it comes to the corner
first-mentioned, which first lot contains eleven acres, three quar-
ters & five poles. —
"The second lot is bounded, begining at the stake abovemen-
tioned, standing between the meadow & Elisha Kent's upland,
being the southwest corner of the first lot, thence ranging south
fifty five degrees west, eleven poles & a link by the fence of said
Kent, thence south thirty five degrees west eleven poles & ten
links to a stake & stones in said Kent's range, and from said stake
& stones it rangeth south, seventy three degrees east to the South-
river, and thence down river to the east corner of the first lot, and
thence by said first lot north, seventy four degrees & an half west
to the bounds first-mentioned, which contains ten acres & a half
& thirty seven poles. —
"The third lot is bounded, begining at the stake & stones,
being the southwesterly bounds of the second lot by said Kent's
upland, and thence south thirty five degrees west, sixteen poles &
twenty one links to a ditch, thence by said ditch, south twenty
eight degrees east six poles & twenty one links to Samuel Kent's
meadow, Thence by said Samuel Kent's meadow south, seventy
three degrees & an half east, seventy seven poles & seven links to
South-river, thence by the river down stream to the south-easterly
bounds of the second lot, and thence by the said second lot north
seventy three degrees west to the bounds firstmentioned, and con-
tains ten acres & a half & fourteen poles.
"Secondly, We divided the Pine-Island-meadow so called,
adjoining or near the North river, into three lots also.
"The first lot is bounded as follows, viz, Begining at a stake
being the southwest corner of said meadow, which is the south-
east corner of Job Winslow's meadow, thence in a range between
the meadow and the upland south fifty six degrees & an half east,
ten poles & ten links to a stake, thence north thirty six degrees
east to Broad-creek, thence on the North westerly side thereof it
is bounded by said creek till it comes to the meadow of said Job
Winslow, and then by said Winslow's range to the bounds first
mentioned, or otherwise bounded on the northwesterly side
thereof, by the northwesterly side of the said thirty acres, three
quarters & sixteen poles, or Pine-Island-meadow, aforesaid to the
bounds first mentioned, and contains ten acres & an half & thirty
nine poles.
"The second lot is bounded begining at the south easterly
corner of the first lot, being a stake between the meadow & the
upland, thence by the upland south fifty six degrees & an half
Wills of John Little'1 and His Widozv Constant 171
east, ten poles & seven links to a stake, thence north forty one
degrees & an half east to Broad-Creek, before mentioned, thence
by Broad-creek up stream, until it comes to the north east corner
of the first lot, thence by the said first lot, south, thirty six degrees
degrees west to the bounds firstmentioned . & contains nine acres
three quarters & twenty seven poles.
''The third lot is bounded, begining at a stake which is the
south easterly corner of the second lot in the range between the
upland and the meadow, thence south fifty six degrees & an half
east by the upland until it comes to a creek or guzzel, or the
meadow of Asa Thomas; thence by said creek or guzzel, till
comes to Broad-creek, and so by Broad-creek till it comes to the
northeasterly bounds of the second lot ; thence by said second lot
south, forty one degrees and an half west, to the stake first men-
tioned, and contains ten acres and thirty poles. Thirdly
[p. 294] ''Thirdly, We divided the lower meadow also into
three lots.
"The first lot is bounded as follows viz, begining at a stake
standing in the range of William Steven's meadow, twenty four
poles & ten links south, eighty seven degrees & an half from
Chapman's or Norkit's creek, so called, and from said stake it
rangeth north twenty five degrees east, thirty six poles & eight
links to Broad-creek, and thence down stream to the North-river,
and thence by the North-river down stream till it comes to Chap-
man's or Norkit's creek aforesaid, and thence up said creek to the
northeasterly corner of said Steven's meadow, and thence by said
Steven's meadow to the stake first-mentioned, and contains six
acres one quarter & thirty six poles.
"The second lot is bounded, begining at a stake being the
southwesterly corner of the first lot in the range of William
Stevens's meadow aforesaid, thence by the range of the said first
lot north, twenty five degrees east to Broad creek, and thence
by said creek up stream so far as a strait line will make fifteen
poles & four links to a ditch lately cut, and thence by said ditch
south, forty seven degrees & an half west to Broad-creek, and
thence by Broad-creek up stream, and on a branch thereof till it
comes to the north west corner of said William Steven's meadow,
being a stake standing on the east side of the most eastermost
branch of Broad-creek, aforesaid, and from said stake north
eighty seven degrees & an half east, sixteen poles to the bounds
first-mentioned. This lot contains four acres, three quarters &
one pole.
"The third lot is bounded on the south east side thereof by
the northwest side of the second lot before described, and all
172 Wills of John Little4 and His Widoiv Constant
other sides by Broad-creek before-mentioned, and contains three
acres & an half and twenty one poles.
"And according to our direction, We have assigned to
Ephraim, the second lot in number in the South-river-meadow,
the first lot in number in the Pine-Island-meadow, and the third
lot in number in the lower meadow, together with three small
islands or flats, lying in Broad-creek, before-mentioned.
"To Thomas the first lot in number in the South-river-
meadow, the second lot in number in the Pine Island meadow,
and the first lot in number in the lower-meadow.
"And to Lemuel the third lot in the South-river-meadow, the
third lot in number in the Pine-Island-meadow, & the second lot
in number in the lower meadow. "
On 1 January, 1770, "Samuel Goold .... (being one of the
people called Quakers) solemnly affirmed, & Elisha Phillips &
Thomas Foord junr made solemn oath" to the division, which
was confirmed by John Cushing, Judge of Probate.
[Widow Constant Little's Will]
[21:196] "Constant Little of Marshfield .... Widdow"
made her will on 18 November, 1767. Bequests were as follows:
To "my six sons hereafter-named Fobes Little, John Little,
Ephraim Little, Thomas Little, William Little and Lemuel Little
five shillings each .... to be paid .... in one year after my
decease."
To "my son Abijah White and my daughter Ann White his
wife, and to my son Tobias Oakman and my daughter Ruth Oak-
man his wife, all the rest & residue of my estate not heretofore
given away"
"my two sons in law Abijah White esqr & Tobias Oakman"
were appointed executors.
The witnesses were David Lapham, Thomas Sylvester and
Samuel Oakman.
On 6 August, 1772, the will was probated on the oaths of the
three witnesses, and administration granted to "Abijah White
one of the executors therein-named, (Tobias Oakman the other
executor therein-named having renounced the executorship)"
[21 : 197] The inventory was taken on 28 August, 1772, by
David Lapham, Samuel Oakman, and Joseph Rogers. No real
estate was mentioned. The total was £11, 8s., 8d. "The exec-
utor of the deced,s will" made oath to the inventory the same day.
Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records 173
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS*, VITAL RECORDS
[Continued from page 143)
[p. 50] Plimouth Ss: September 8 : 1762 This Certifies that Gib-
bons Sharp and Thankfull Hayford both of Middleborough
were this Day joynd in marriage at middleborough by me
Joseph Tinkham Justic peace
Plimouth Ss : December 3 11762 This Certifies that Dick alis
Richard Gool Negra man & Servant to Ll Jacob Tomson of
middleborough and Betty Hammond mullater woman of pern-
brook were this Day Joynd in marriage at middleborough by
me Joseph Tinkham Just peace
This Certifies that Thomas Raymond Jr Resident in middlebor-
ough and Sarah Hoskings of Said middleborough were joynd
in marriage on December the 9th 1762 by Ebenezer Jones
Baptist minister
Plimouth Ss Feb1" 10 : 1763 this Certifies that mr James Littlejohn
& miss Sarah Thomas 2d both of middleboro were this Day
joynd in marriage at Sd middleborough. by me Joseph Tink-
ham Justice Peace
middleborough Octr the 20 : 1762 Then mr Paul Handy of Dart-
mouth & mrs Ame Shermond of middleborough were Joynd
in marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist minister
middleborough November 20 : 1762 then Jesse Pratt & Lydia
Ramusdan both of middleborough were joynd in marriage by
me Eben1" Hinds Baptist minister
middleborough December the 9 : 1762 then Benjamin Smith and
Elisabeth Phinney Both of middleborough were Joynd in mar-
riage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist minister
middleborough January the 10 : 1763 Then mr John Howland and
mrs Lydia Peirce both of middleborough were joynd in mar-
riage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist Minister
middleborough January the 27 : 1763 Then mr Samuel Richmond
and mrs Rhoda Mayo both of middleborough Were joynd in
marriage by me Ebenr Hinds Baptist minister
middleborough December 22d 1761 Then I married Jonathan
Hoar Junr and anna Smith both of middleborough
Febuy n : 1762 Cephas Briggs of Berkley and Hopestill Allen of
middleborough
174 Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records
May 26 1762 mr Samuel Ruggels of Rutland & mrs Basheba
Southworth of middleborough by me Caleb Turner
Plimouth Ss: March 31st 1763 this Certifies that Nathaniel
Hooper Jr of Bridgewater and Elisabeth Bryant of middle-
borough were this Day joynd in marriage by me Joseph Tink-
ham Justice peace
These Certifies that Benjamin Haskall & Sarah Shermond both of
middleborough were joind in marriage on may the 3d 1763 by
Ebenezer Jones baptest minister
Plimouth Ss: June 30 : 1763 this Certifies that Benjamin Barden
Junr & Pheebe Shaw both of middleborough were this Day
joynd in marriage at Said middleborough by me Joseph Tink-
ham Justic Peace
These Cartifies that John Reed & Lydia Booth both of middle-
borough were Joyned in marriage on June ye 9th 1763 by
Ebenr Jones Baptist minister
[p. 51] Plimouth Ss. august 25th 1763 this Certifies that Jabez
Vaughan Junr of middleborough & Lois Soul of Halifax
were this Day Joynd in marriage by me Joseph Tinkham
Justic Peace
Plimouth Ss September 22d 1763 this Certifies that Benjamin Hall
Jr and Abigail Burgas both of middleborough where this Day
joynd in marriage by me Joseph Tinkham Justic Peace
Plimouth Ss October 27 : 1763 This Certifies that George Harrise
of Bridgewater, and Hannah Lyon of middleborough were
this Day joynd in marriage by me Joseph Tinkham Justic
Peace
Plimouth Ss. December 22d 1763 This Certifies that Ebenezer
Alden of middleborough, and Ruth Fobes of Bridgwater
were this Day joynd in marriage by me Joseph Tinkham
Justic Peace
These Certifies that Ebenezer Hackit and Betty Canedy both of
Middleborough were joynd in marriage on January 2d : 1764
by Ebenr Jones Baptist Minister
July the 28 1757 married Thomas Blackman Resident in middle-
borough and Sarah Ransom of middleborough
Scpr the 14 : 1757 married George Peirce and Sarah Peirce both
of middleborouh
Sep1" 16 : 1757 married Samuel Raymond & Dinah wood both of
middleborough
October the 5 : 1757 married Joseph Turner & mercy French both
of middleborough
Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records 175
Novem1* 15 : 1757 Married Mr Joseph Haskel of Rochester & mrs
Judath Thomas of middleborough
November 17 : 1757 married Nathan Eddy & Eunice Samson both
of middlebo:
December 6 : 1757 married John Eddy & Ruth Hayford both of
middleborough
march 8 : 1758 Married John Whitaker of Rehoboth and mary
Caswell of middleborough
August the 10 1758 married John Leonard & Susanna Jackson
both of middleborough
November ye 23 1758 married Jacob Tison* & Elisabeth Barden
both of middleborough
Janr 4 : 1759 married Jabez Eaton of middleborough & Elizabeth
Williams of Taunton
march 15th 1759 Married Thomas Hooper of Bridgewater & Abi-
gail White of middleborough
May 4th 1759 Married Thomas Cole Junr & Abiah Bryant both of
middleborough
June ye 21st 1759 Married Mr Elkanah Leonard Junr and mrs
Sarah Leonard both of middleborough
July ye 19th 1759 Married John Leach & Betty Vaughan both of
middleborough
February ye 28th 1760 Married Simeon Doggett and Abigail Pratt
both of middleborough
March 28th 1760 Married Barnabas Samson & mercy Clerke both
of middleborough
A Trew Coppy attest Solomon Reed Clerke
[p. 52] Thomas Sproutt Son of Cap1 Ebenezer Sproutt By Bath-
sheba his wife was bon October the Ist 1756
Ebenezer Smith Son of Enn Samuel Smith by Radial his wife was
born September the 18th 1756
James Soul Son of James Soul by Deborah his wife was born
november 10th 1756
Aaron Simmons Son of David Simmons by Priscilla his wife was
born feb>' 6 1757
Susanna Southworth Daughter of Nathaniel Southworth by
Susanna his wife was born august the 26 : 1755
Hannah Southworth Daughter of Gideon Southworth by Re-
beckah his wife was born april the 4th 1756 1756
Daniel Sears Son of Zebedee Sears by mary his wife was born
may 22d 1756
*" Jacob Tilson and Elisabeth Barden" were published 11 September, 1758.
Middleborough Records, Vol. II, Pt. I, p. J 17.
iy6 The Wills of Elisha3 and James* Doten
Sarah Snow Daughter of Jesse Snow by mary his Wife was born ;
march 20th 1758
Southworth Shaw Son of Samuel Shaw Junr by Fear his wife
was born October the Ist 1757
Pheby Sears Daughter of Zebedee Sears by mary his wife was
born October 7th 1758
Betty Smith Daughter of John Smith Junr by Betty his wife was
born march 2d 1758
James Sproutt Son of Cap1 Ebenr Sproutt by Bathsheba his wife
was born December 7th 1758
Chloe Samson Daughter of Nathaniel Samson by martha his wife
was born Janr 6 : 1757
George Samson Son of Nathaniel Samson by martha his wife was
born april 2d 1759
Noah- Shaw Son of Samuel Shaw Junr by Fear his wife was born
may 22d 1759
John Smith Son of Nathaniel Smith 3d by Susanna his wife was
born December the 25th 1759
Susanna Samson Daughter of Abner Samson by Hannah his wife
was born September 26 1759 1759
George Samson Son of Abner Samson by Hannah his wife was
born Feb^ 6th 1761 1761
Lois Shaw, daughter of Ebenr Shaw, was born Septr 5th 1754 1754
{To be continued)
THE WILLS OF ELISHA3 AND JAMES4 DOTEN
AND THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN4 DOTEN
By the Editor
Elisha3 Doten, of Plymouth, Mass., was the son of John*
Doty (Edzt'ard1) of that town, and was born there, on 13 July,
1686. In his birth record, and the record of the births of his
children, the surname was written "Doty";* but in his marriage
record, and in his will, the name was written "Doten".
In the oldest book of the Marblehead, Mass., town records,
the pages of which are not numbered, we find the marriage of
Elisha3 Doten entered twice, on the same page. The two entries,
which are separated by several other records, read as follows:
* Mayflower Descendant, 1 : 144 and 5 : 100.
The Wills of Elisha'* and James4 Doten 177
"Elisha Doten of Plymoth & Hannah Horten of this towne
were marryed the 1 Feb: 170$ pr ditto"
"Elisha Doten of Plymouth & Hannah Hortten were married
the 1 Febr. 170-I pr ditto"
The word "ditto", in these two entries, refers to "Mr Cheever
Clericus", in an earlier entry. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Samuel Cheever, pastor of the Marblehead church.
In the first volume of the original Plymouth, Mass., town
records, on page 65, we find "The Children of Elisha Doty and
Hanna Doty his wife", with the word "Harlow" added in a
modern hand, above and between "Hanna" and "Doty". A care-
ful study of this modern interlineation, and a comparison with
the copy of the records in this old volume, made for the town
by Mr. William T. Davis, of Plymouth, shows conclusively that
Mr. Davis was the person who thus altered the original record,
and misled many persons by so doing.
When the present writer copied the records on page 65 of the
original, for publication in the fifth volume of "The Mayflower
Descendant", he at once recognized that the word "Harlow" was
a modern interlineation, but did not know it to be an error. The
word "Harlow" was, therefore, printed in a footnote, and atten-
tion called to the fact that this interlineation was not a part of
the original record.
When Mr. William T. Davis published his "Ancient Land-
marks of Plymouth", in 1883, he gave no surname for Elisha3
Doten's wife. In an appendix added to the second edition, in
1899, he not only incorrectly stated that Elisha Doten married
"Hannah Harlow", but also stated that the marriage took place
in "1686", the year Elisha was born, thus making two serious
errors in one short sentence.
In the following pages we present exhaustive abstracts of all
records, and original documents on file, in the Plymouth County,
Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to the estates of Elisha3
Doten and his sons Stephen4 Doten and James4 Doten, all of
Plymouth.
This article has been prepared, and is printed, at the expense
of Mrs. Micajah P. Clough, of Lynn, Mass., a member of the
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, and a de-
scendant of James5 Doten, a son of Stephen4 Doten (Elisha3,
John2, Edward1), by his first wife, Hannah Bartlett6 (John5,
Robert1, Josepli3, Mary2 Warren, Richard1).
The proper reference, to record or original document on file,
is noted with each of the following abstracts.
178 The Wills of Elisha3 and James* Doten
[Elisha* Doten's Will]
[13 1312] "Elisha Doten of ... . Plimouth" made his will
on 24 December, 1753. Bequests were as follows:
To "my Loveing Wife Hannah Doten all my whole moveable
or personall Estate"
To "the heirs of my son Elisha Doten Decd the One seventh
part of all my Real Estate"
To "the heirs of my son Samuel Doten One seventh part of
all my Real Estate"
To "my son Edward Doten .... the seventh part of all my
Real Estate"
To ''my son Paul Doten the seventh part of all my Real
Estate"
To "my Daughter Lois Harlow wife to Amaziah Harlow
One seventh part of all my Real Estate"
To "my son Stephen Doten the One seventh" part of all my
Real Estate"
To "my son James Doten the One Seventh part of all my
Real Estate"
"my son Edward Doten" and Amaziah Harlow were ap-
pointed executors.
The witnesses were Joseph Morton, Thomas Bartlett and
Joseph \yarren. On 17 July, 1754, Thomas Bartlett and Joseph
Warren made oath to the will, stating that "they (togather
Joseph Morton who is Since Decd)" subscribed as witnesses.
[13 1314] On 17 July, 1754, administration on the estate of
"Elisha Doten Late of Plimouth .... Yeoman decd" was com-
mitted to "Edward Doten & Amaziah Harlow both of said
Plimouth Mariners, Execrs in the Same Will nam'd"
[13:371] "To His Excellency William Shirley Esqr. Cap1
Generall & Commander in Chief in & Over his Majesty's Province
of the Massachusets Bay; To the Honble his Majesty's Council
& House of Representatives in Generall Court Assembled Octo-
ber 17. 1754
"The petition of Edward Doten & Amaziah Harlow of
Plimouth, Humbly Sheweth
"That Elisha Doten late of Plimouth died Seized of a Certain
Tract of Land containing about Eighty Acres with a House
thereon (partly Finished) sd Land lying in Middleborough . . . .
& that sd Land Building was all the Reall Estate that your
Petitioners Testator died Seized of, that but a small part of sd
Land was brought too or Cleared, That your Petitioners Exec"
of the last Will .... of sd Elisha Doten do not incline to have
the Estate Settled On us or either of us, could that be done & the
The Wills of Elfeha* and James4 Dotcn 179
Estate being Equall Given to each Child of the decd or to their
heirs so that so small an Estate must be Divided into Seven
Shares which must make it of Little or no Vallue and two of the
Children being" dead & their Children being- Minors We cant
sell the Estate without the Interposition of your Excellency &
Honours, your Petnrs Humbly pray your Excellency & Honours
to Grant your Petnrs Liberty to sell the whole of sd Reall Estate &
Impower them to Give a Good Deed or Deeds of the same pro-
vided those Children of yor petrs Testator that are Surviveing
do approve of & Consent to the same (they being all of age &
your Petirs Give Sufficiant Caution to the Judge of probates for
the County of Plimouth to pay two Seventh parts of what sd
Iiouse & Land shall sell for to the Children of Elisha Doten
& Samuell Doten two of the sons of the sd Elisha your Petrs
Testator that are deceased or otherwise releive your petitioners"
"In the House of Representatives Oct° 24, 1754, Orderd
that the prayer of the petn be so far Granted as yt the petrs in
their capacity be & hereby are Impowered to make Sale of ye
Reall Estate in the petin mentioned for the most the same Will
fetch & to Execute a Good Deed or Deeds of the Same ....
provided that Paul Doten, James Doten & Stephen Doten (three
of the Children of Elisha Doten decd who are of age) do Give
their Consent to the sell of sd Estate, & that the petrs Give Cation
to the Judge of Probates for the County of Plimouth That the
proceeds by sd Sale be Distribeted to the Heirs of Elisha Doten
decd in Such Shares as is mentioned in the Last Will & Testa-
ment of the sd decd
Sent up for Concurrence
In Council October 25 1754, Read & Concurd
Consented to W Shirley
Copy Examd V Thos Clarke Dep* Sec1"*"
T Hubbard Spkr
J Willard Sec^
[James4 Doten's Will]
[From original will] " James Doten of Plimouth" made his
will 22 September, 1785. Bequests were as follows:
To "wife Bathsheba Doten after my Just Debts are paid all
my Estate both Real & Personall for her To Improve her life-
time and to Dispose off if necessity Requires. But if any Estate
be left after her death after paying her Furnall Charges & her
Debt3 allowing her to give her wareing Clothes and whatever
was given her by her Father To Such of her Relations as she
thinks Propper
i8o The Wills of Elislia3 and James4 Dotcn
"The one half of ye Remainder Both Real & Personall I Give
to James Doten the third: Son to Stephen Doten The othe half
to be Equaly devided between the three Sons of the Said Stephen
Dotens Sons . or there Heirs"
"My Brother Stephen Doten to be my Sole Executor".
The witnesses were Stephen Churchell, William Huston and
Stephen Churchell, Jr. [The will was also recorded, 30:10.]
[From original] On 7 August, 1786, the will of "James
Doten late of Plymouth .... Genteman deceased" was pro-
bated, on the oath of Stephen Churchill and Stephen Churchill,
Jr. [The letter was also recorded, 30 : 11.]
[From original bond] On 7 August, 1786, "Stephen Doten
yeoman", as executor, with John Bartlett, Jr., innholder, and
Timothy Goodwin, tinsman, as sureties, all three of Plymouth,
gave a bond for £500. The witnesses were Henry Warren and
Isaac Lothrop.
[From original warrant] On 7 August, 1786, Jesse Harlow,
Sylvanus Harlow, and Stephen Churchill, all of Plymouth, were
appointed appraisers. [The warrant was also recorded, 30 : 324.]
[From original] The inventory of "Cap1 James Doten" was
taken in March*, 1787. The real estate was "Dwelling House
and Garding &cc" £100; "1 piece Land Adjoin^ North Street"
£105; "1 fish House" £10, 10s. ; "-J pew in the Meeting House
Gallery in the front" £7, 10s. Other interesting items were:
"% of the Schooner Serious" £101, 3s., 4d. ; "f of the Schooner
Swallow" £103, 2s., 6d. Joseph Ryder, John Torrey, "Joseph &
Joshua Wright", Amaziah Harlow, Richard Bagnall, Elnathan
Lucas, were indebted to the estate.
The inventory was sworn to, 20 February, 1788, by the three
appraisers, and on 8 April, 1788, by Stephen Doten, executor.
[The inventory was also recorded, 30 : 324.]
[From original account] The account of Stephen Doten,
executor, was allowed, 9 April, 1788. Payments had been re-
ceived from: Jesse Churchill; "Barna Hedge"; Samuel Jackson,
Jr.; James Drew; "Barna Pledge junr"; Richard Bagnall;
Lewis Weston; William Crombie; "Jesse Churchill by Seth
Ryder"; Jesse Harlow; William Bartlett. Payments had been
made to: John Washburne ; Richard Bagnall; Richard Durfey;
Ellis Holmes; Lothrop Plolmes ; Seth Ryder; William LeBaron;
Nathaniel Carver; "ye widow Basheba Doten"; Joseph Nelson;
Josiah Bartlett; "Jona Varnom"; "Ellis Holmes by the widow
Morton"; Corban Barnes; Samuel Morton; Andrew Croswell;
Joanna Morton ; William Davis ; William Coye ; William Good-
* The day was omitted.
The Wills of Elisha3 and James4 Dotcn 181
win; "Dr Thaeher"; Seth Harlow; George Ellis; "Jn° Davey";
"Sylva Howes"; William Watson; "Isaac Lothrop esqr";
Nathan Perkins; "To my Son John's half Share in the fish
voya" £5, 3s., id.; "Balla due for Joseph's wages" £7, 16s., 3d.;
"ye wid° Joanna Morton"; "Dr Nath1 Lothrop"; Judah Hall;
Edward Doten; "To myself & two sons assisting in Curing &
weighing 1280 Ouentals of fish" £7; "ye Estate Richd Holmes
deced"; " Sylva ~Harlow " ; Ellis Holmes, Jr.; "Brigadr Good-
win"; Ebenezer Mitchell; "John Cotton esqr". [The account
was also recorded, 30 : 325.]
[30:326] On 9 April, 1788, "Recd of Mr Stephen Doten a
note of his hand, for the use of the Heirs to the Estate of my
husband James Doten Late of Plymouth deced for" £184, 18s.,
4d., "which when paid will be in full of the Ballance of his
Account Settled in the Probate office, as Executor" Bathsheba
Doten signed by a mark. Joseph Doten witnessed the receipt.
[34:382] On 24 May, 1804, "Stephen Doten of Plymouth
. . . . yeoman" was appointed "administrator, de bonis non,
of .... ye remaining goods, chattells, rights & credits of James
Doten late of said Plymouth Gentleman, deceased"
[From original bond] On 24 May, 1804, Stephen Doten, as
administrator de bonis non, with John Doten and Paul Doten,
as sureties, all three of Plymouth, yeomen, gave bond for $2000.
The witnesses were Sarah Cotton and Rosseter Cotton.
[From original notice] On 24 May, 1804, by order of the
Court, Stephen Doten, administrator de bonis non, posted a notice
of his appointment. On 7 July, 1804, he made oath to the notice.
[The notice was also recorded, 40 : 62.]
[From original warrant] On 24 May, 1804, "Ephraim
Spooner Esqr Ellis Holmes & Solomon Finney, yeomen, all of
Plymouth" were appointed to appraise "all the remaining Estate
of James Doten" [The warrant was also recorded, 40:60.]
[From original inventory] An "Inventory the Remains of
the Goods & Estate" was taken 4 June, 1804. The real estate
was: "Dwelling House, Store and land Adjoyning" $1000.00;
"Half a Pew in the Meeting House of the first Precinct in
Plymouth it is Scituate in the Gallery of said House on the South
Side thereof in the front of the Gallery N0*" $30.00. Ephraim
Spooner, Ellis Holmes, and Stephen Doten, administrator de
bonis non, made oath to the inventory, 3 September, 1804;
Solomon Finney made oath to it 26 September, 1804. [The
inventory was also recorded, 40 : 60.]
[From original division] On 2 February, 1805, "Ephraim
*The number was omitted.
I
182 The Wills of ElisJiaz and James* Doten
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i
Spooner, Esqr Messrs Ellis Holmes & Solomon Finney, yeomen,
all of Plymouth" were appointed to divide "the Real and Per-
sonal Estate whereof James Doten .... Gentleman .... died
seized .... into two equal parts .... and sett off to Susanna
Doten a minor the only child & heir of James Doten ye 3d de-
ceased, one moiety thereof, and to Stephen Doten, John Doten,
& the Pleirs of Joseph Doten deceased, the other moiety thereof,
all which is according- to the direction of the first named . James
Doten, deceased, as expressed in his last will"
On 20 February, 1805, Ephraim Spooner, Ellis Holmes and
Solomon Finney "Sett off to Susanna Doten a minor the only
Child and heir of Mr James Doten ye 3rd late of Plymouth
Deceasd within named The Dwelling House and Store and the
land Ajoyning- where Mr James Doten Senr within named lived
in Plymouth bounded Easterly and northerly by the road, West-
erly by the land belonging to the heirs of Mr Thomas Davee
deceasd, and Southerly by the alley leading round said dwelling
house — Also the Garden near said House bounded Easterly by
the Countrey road, Southerly by the land of Richard Durfey Jun.
Westerly by the land of Nathaniel Bartlett and northerly by the
Alley leading round the house on the Southerly part of it — being
one moiety of James Doten Senrs Estate
"We .... Sett off to Messrs Stephen Doten, John Doten, and
the heirs of Mr Joseph Doten deceasd within named . One half
a Pew in the Meeting house of the first Precinct in said Plym-
outh, is a Pew in the South Gallery of said house, in the front
thereof Number* and all the Personall Estate of Said James
Doten Sen1" deceasd, including all that is Containd in the Inven-
tory, and all the Debts due to said Estate on account and specially
of all kinds being the other Moiety of said Estate"
Ephraim Spooner, Esq., and Ellis Holmes made oath to the
division on 20 February, 1805, and Solomon Finney on 30 May,
1805. [The division was also recorded, 40:61.]
[From original receipt] On 21 May, 1815, "Betsy Doten of
Plymouth .... Widdow of Joseph Doten late of said Plymouth
Marriner Decsed as I am Guardiun for my Chilldren who are
Chilldren to said Joseph Doten Deceasd" receipted to "Stephen
Doten administrat on the Estate of Cap1 James Doten late of
Plymouth Deceacd" for $300, "being all their Shair and intrest
in the Estate of Said James Doten deceasd agreeable to his last
will". "Bathsheba Holmes" and "Betsey Doten" witnessed the
receipt. [The receipt was also recorded, 55*4*9*]
*The number of the pew was not recorded.
The Wilis of EHshfl9 and James4' Doten 183
[From original receipt] On 17 March, 1817, John Doten
receipted to "Stephen Doten administrator on the Estate of my
uncel James Doten late of Plymouth Decd" for $300, "in full
of all the Demands I have against Said Decd Estate" [The
receipt was also recorded, 53 1419.]
[From original account] On 21 May, 1821, "The account of
Stephen Doten as Administrator on the estate of James Doten
late of Plymouth .... yeoman Deceased .... being the 2d Ap-
praizment & Division" was allowed. The estate had received
"By Cash on Stephen Dotens Decd note" $616.39; "By Cash of
R Cotton being the bailance due for Land Sold him by Basheba
Doten for her Support" $265.40. Payments had been made,
as follows: funeral expenses "of Barsheba Doten Decd" $5;
to "Ephraim Spooner & others appraizers & dividers of Said
Estate" $10; "Sarah Leonards ace1" $29.25; "the whole real
estate assigned by Ephm Spooner & others Assignees to Susanna
Doten" $1030; to "Stephen Doten John Doten Joseph Dotens
heirs the personal Estate as Assigned them by Said Assignees"
$900; "the waring Apparil of Barsheba Doten Decd delivered to
mrs Carver" $13.55. [The account was also recorded, 53 : 419.]
[Stephen4 Doten 's Estate]
[34:334] On 29 November, 1802, "Stephen Doten of Plym-
outh .... Gentleman" was appointed administrator on the estate
of "Stephen Doten late of said Plymouth yeoman deceased"
[From original bond] On 29 November, 1802, "Stephen
Doten, Gentleman" as "administrator on the estate of Stephen
Doten late of said Plymouth yeoman, deceased", with "John
Doten & Stephen Doten junr yeomen", both of Plymouth, as
sureties, gave bond for $2000. The witnesses were Silvanus
Finney and "Rebeckah Morton". [The bond was not recorded.]
[From original warrant] "Abner Bartlett Esqr Messrs Syl-
vanus Finney & Solomon Finney yeomen, all of Plymouth" were
appointed, on 29 November, 1802, to appraise the estate of
"Stephen Doten late of Said Plymouth, yeoman, Deceased"
[The warrant was not recorded.]
[From original inventory] On 24 December, 1802, an inven-
tory of "the Estate of Mr Stephen Doten Late of Plymouth
Deced" was taken by Abner Bartlett, Sylvanus Finney and Solo-
mon Finney. The real estate was: "About 80 Accres of improvd
Land" $720; "the Dwelling house" $60; "one Barn" $60;
"one Corn house" $4; "one hundred Accres of wood Land"
$100. "one pew in Mr IToveys meeting House" was valued at
$25.
184 The Wills of BlisJur and James* Doten
Solomon Finney made oath to the inventory 1 March, 1803.
Abner Bartlett and Sylvantis Finney made oath to the inventory. •*
14 March, 1803, and Stephen Doten, administrator, made oath*
to it on 23 March, 1803. [The inventory was not recorded.]
[From original warrant] On 18 April, 1804, "Abner Bartlett,
Esqr — Thomas Morton junr Gentleman, & Sylvanus Finney, yeo-%
man, all of Plymouth" were appointed to "take a view of the
Real Estate whereof Stephen Doten, late of said Plymouth
yeoman, deceased, died seized ; and .... to Set off to Jane Doten,
the widow of the deceased, her thirds or right of Dower therin"
[The warrant was also recorded, 40 : 70.]
[From original assignment] On 7 May, 1804, Abner Bartlett,
Thomas Morton, Jr., and Sylvanus Finney "set of to Jane Doten :
widow of Stephen Doten late of Plymouth Decd her thirds ....
in her late Husband Stephen Dotens real Estate .... as follows
Viz .... a piece of wood land being thirty acres more or less
and is bounded as follows . begining by a road in the range of
Elkanah Finney land then to extand Northly by Sd road about
thirty rods To a tree marked then To Extend East Two Degrees
Northly To Deacon Blackmer's land and by Said Blackmers land
Southerly to Holmes land and then by Sd holmes & Finneys
land To the first Bounds mentiond Second a piece of Pasture
& meadow land being fifteen acres more or less, and is bounded
as follows begining at a Stake & Stones in the field then To
extend South ten Degrees west to a fence then Southerly & west-
erly as the fence Goes To Paul Dotens land . then again at the
Said Stake & Stones to extend west Eleven Degrees North To
Stephen Doten land then Southerly by Said Dotens land & Sd
Paul Dotens land till it Comes to the above westerly line that
Come to Paul Dotens land.
"third a piece of meadow by the road begining at a Stake
& stones by the road then to extend South ten Degrees west
Sixteen Rods to another Stake in the field then west Twelve
Degrees North To a brook then by the Brook & road To the
first Bounds.
"Also the Front room in the Dwelling house with one third
of the Seller & a right To bake in the oven with a Common
privilege To the house To pass and lay wood &c and a right To
the well To fetch warter
"also one third Part of the Barn with a right to Pass To &
from it and right to lay manure by the side of the Barn with
one third of the manure that That now is by the Barn
"Also a right for one to Sit in the Pew on the Lower floor
in monument Ponds meeting House"
I
Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records 185
Abner Bartlett, Esq., and Thomas Morton, Jr., made oath to
the assignment on 3 May, 1804, and Sylvanus Finney on 27 June,
1804. [The assignment was also recorded, 40 : 70.]
[From original account] On 21 May, 1821, "The Account
of Stephen Doten as Administrator on the Estate of Stephen
Doten late of Plymouth .... Yeoman deceased" was allowed.
The estate had received from "Ephm Spooner on note" $110.
The estate was charged with "what Jane Doten the widow of
said deceased Recd out of the personal Estate by Order of the
Judge of Probate" $62.02; "James Dotens Note" $616.39.
[The account was also recorded, 53 : 420.]
EASTHAM AND ORLEANS, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
{Continued from page ioj)
[p. 136] november 23 : 1738 then Isaac harding & experience Swet
both of Eastham ware married in Eastham by Mr Isaiah
Lewes minester
September 4th 1740 then James atwood & mercy young both of
Eastham ware married in Eastham by mr Isaiah Lewes min-
ester
January 22 : 1740/1 then Stephen King & hannah Peirce both of
Eastham ware married in Eastham by Mr Isaiah Lewes
minester
april 30th 1 74 1 then Joshua hamlen & Mary Lewes both of East-
ham ware married in Eastham by mr Isaiah Lewes minester
July the third 1740 then Capt Peleg Ford of marshfield & Mrs
Phebee higgins of Eastham ware married In Eastham by Mr
Joseph Crocker Minester
March the 5th 1 740/1 then mr Isaac Hopkins of Harwich & mrs
Thankfull Smith of Eastham ware married In Eastham by
Mr Joseph crocker minester
Jonathan Hopkins Son of Isaac and Thankful Hopkin was born
at Eastham on the 11th day of June 1747
Joseph hopkens sun of Isaac and thankful hopkens was born in
eastham march 10 : 1750
Mary Tower Daughter of John Tower was born the tenth day of
may 1736
Mercy Tower Daughter of John Tower was born the middle of
august 1738
186 Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records
I
Isaac hopkens sun of Isaac hopkens and thankful hopkins was born *
in Eastham octobar : ye : 25 : 1752
May the 14th 1741 then Thomas Atkins junr of Chatham & Thank-,
full Snow of Eastham ware married in Eastham by me Joseph
Doane Justice Peace
June 4th 1 74 1 then Judah Rogers & Susannah Rogers both of East- *
ham ware married in Eastham by Joseph Doane Justice Peace I
The above & before Recorded marriage are carried in to the ?
County clerk.
Susanna Rogers Daughter of Judah Rogers & susanna Rogers was
born in Eastham the Sixth day of October 1742
novembr 13 : 1741 then : Jase harding sun of Joseph and eunes
harding was born in Eastham
febuary : 11 : 1744 then hanah harding Dafter to Joseph and
Eunas harding was born in Eastham
august : 18 : 1745 then samuel harding sun of Joseph and Eunas
harding was born in Eastham
octobar 28 : 1747 then Joseph harding sun of Joseph and Eunas
harding was born in Eastham
march : 23 : 1750 then Joshua harding sun of Joseph and Eunas
harding was born in Eastham
look in pd 71 for the rest of the Children
[p. 137] Josiah Crocker the Son of the Revd Mr Joseph and Re-
liance Crocker was born In Eastham the 15th day of March
1740/41 entred by me Joseph Doane Town clerk
Lucia crocker Daughter of mr Joseph and Reliance Crocker was
born at Eastham ye 28th day of may 1744
The Revd mr Joseph Crocker Paster of the South Church of Christ
in Eastham Departed this Life the Second Day of march 1772
Bangs Atwood Son of Nathaniel Atwood was born the 11th day of
January 1736/7
Nathaniel atwood Son of Nathaniel Atwood was born the 4th day
of October 1738.
Richard Atwood Son of Nathaniel Atwood was born the 7th day
of June 1741
September 17 : 1741 then Joseph Snow junr & Thankfull Cole both
of Eastham ware married in Eastham by Joseph Doane
Justice Peace Entred & Recorded by me Joseph Doane Town
clerk
Joseph Snow Son of Joseph Snow junr & Thankfull Snow was/
born at Eastham the 13th day of May 1743 entred by me
Joseph Doane Town clerk
( To be continued)
Hobart — Bradford — Rogers — Turner 187
HOBART — BRADFORD - ROGERS — TURNER
By the Editor i
Three of the daughters of Rev. Peter Hobart, of Hingham,
Mass., married descendants of Mayflower Passengers, as follows:
Jael Hobart married Joseph2 Bradford {William1) of
Plymouth.
Hannah Hobart married, first, John Browne, of Salem, son
of Elder John Browne of that town. She married, second,
John3 Rogers {John2, Thomas1), of Duxbury, but left no chil-
dren by him.
Bathsheba Hobart married, first, John Leavitt, of Hingham.
She married, second, Joseph Turner4 {Mary2 Brewster, Jona-
than2, William1), of Scituate.
The Bradford, Rogers and Turner marriages are proved by
Rev. Peter Hobart's will, and by a later deed of some land men-
tioned therein. Extracts from the will and the deed will be found
at the end of this article.
In the will, dated 16 January, 1678, and proved 26 February,
1678/9, certain land in Hingham was bequeathed to six of the
children, including "my daughter Hannah Browne of Salem
widdow late the wife of John Browne deceased, my daughter
Bathsheba Turner, the wife of Joseph Turner of Scittuate, &
my daughter Jaell Bradford the wif[e of] Joseph Bradford of
Plimoth".
In the deed, dated 10 June, 1680, the same six children sold
a part of the land bequeathed to them, but the daughter Hannah
had married again, and was referred to as follows: "John Rogers
with Hannah his wife of Duxbury".
Additional evidence of the marriage of Hannah (Plobart)
Browne to John Rogers is found in the unrecorded will of
"Hannah Rogers formerly Browne now of Bristoll", wife of
"Mr John Rogers of Bristol", on file in the Bristol County,
Mass., Registry of Probate. The will was made 9 June, 1691,
and the inventory was taken, 31 October, 1691. In the will
Hannah mentions "my two brothers Gershom & Nehemiah
Hobart".
Particular attention is directed to the second marriage of
Hannah (Hobart) Browne, because of the very serious errors,
regard to Hannah and her first husband, printed in the Octo-
ier, 1909, issue of "The Essex Antiquarian" [Vol. XIII, pp.
i
iS8 Hobart — Bradford — Rogers — Turner
147, 148], where it is stated that John Browne survived his wife
Hannah Hobart, and married a second wife, Hannah Collins, ^
on 2J January, 1668.
The author of the article referred to has confused the John^J
Browne who married Hannah Hobart with another, and con- 1
temporary, John Browne, who married Hannah Collins, and has \
given to the first John Browne (son of Elder John Browne),'*'
in addition to his own wife and children, the wife and children '
of the second John Browne (who married Hannah Collins).
In the same article it is claimed that the composite John
Browne died in 1677. It is true that the inventory of the \.
John Browne (son of Elder John Browne), who married Hannah
Hobart, was taken 10 August, 1677*. But the John Browne who
married Hannah Collins was still alive on 7 December, 1680, the
day on which Francis Collins, carpenter, of Salem, his wife
Hannah also signing the deed, conveyed land to his son-in-law
John Browne and his daughter Hannah, the wife of said John
Brownef.
Other errors were made in the Browne article referred to,
but space cannot be given to their discussion here, as they have
no bearing on the Hobart — Browne — Rogers marriages.
Descendants of John3 Rogers will be interested in a note on
"The Third Wife of John3 Rogers," printed on page 192 of this
issue.
[From Rev. Peter Hobart's Will]
In the original will of Rev. Peter Hobart, of Hingham, Mass.,
now in the Suffolk County Registry of Probate, in Boston, the
following named relatives were mentioned: "Rebekah Hobart
my wife" and "my six Children which shee have born unto mee,
that is to say to my son Japhet Hobart, my son Nehemiah Hobart,
& my son David Hobart, and to my daughter Rebekah Hobart,
my Daughter Abigaile Hobart, And my Daughter lydia Hobart";
"my brother Joshua Hobart"; "my son Josiah Hobart"; "my
son Israeli Hobart"; "my eldest sonne Joshua Hobart"; and
the six children named in the following paragraph.
"I give & bequeath unto severall of my other Children not
yet mentioned in this my will (to witt) my sonne Jeremiah
Hobart, my sonne Gershom Iiobart, my daughter Elizabeth Rip-
ley the wife of John Ripley of Hingham my daughter Hannah
Browne of Salem widdow late the wife of John Browne de- .
* Essex Co. Prob., Docket No. 3615.
t Essex Co. Deeds, 8 : 133.
Hobart — Bradford — Rogers — Turner 189
ceased, my daughter Bathsheba Turner, the wife of Joseph
Turner of Scittuate, & my daughter Jaell Bradford the wif [e of]
Joseph Bradford of Plimoth, severall pcells of land as followeth,
that is to say, all that my lot of land being the twenty fift lot in
the second division of Conahasset upland in Hingham aforesaid,
which said lot Containeth seventy & two acres and thirty rods
of land be it more or less as it was granted to me by the Towne
of Hingham, Also all that my lot in the third division of Cona-
hasset upland in the said Hingham it being the seaventh lot in
the said division, & lyeth in two parts as all the lotts in the said
Division Doe by order of the Towne, the first part of the said lot
Containeth fifty & four acres, & halfe an acre & thirty rods of
land, the second part of the said lot lyeth in the Beech woods
& Containeth fifty & one acres & a quarter of an acre & twelve
rods of land be it more or less as it was granted to me by the
Towne, Also fifty acres of land lately granted to me by the Towne
of Hingham lyeing in the Towneshipp of Hingham aforesaid, to
the southward of the great lotts on the great plaine, Joyning
to the fifty acres of land I lately gave to my sonne Israeli Hobart
all which said lotts & grants of land .... my six Children last
mentioned, that is to say, my said son Jeremiah Hobart, my son
Gershom Hobart, my daughter Elizabeth Ripley, my daughter
Hannah Browne, my daughter Bathsheba Turner, & my daughter
Jaell Bradford, shall from & Immediately after my decease take
possession off & devide them equally amongst themselves"
[Deed from Six Children of Rev. Peter Hobart]
[Suff. Co. Deeds, 58:88] On 10 June, 1680, "Mr Jeremiah
Hobart of Topsfeild in the County of Essex and Mr Gershom
Hobart of Groton in the County of Middlesex and John Ripley
and Elizabeth his Wife* in the County of Suffolk in the Massa-
chusetts in New England and John Rogers with Hannah his Wife
(1 of Duxbury and And Joseph Bradford with Jael his Wife of
/ Plimouth, and Joseph Turner with Bathsheba his Wife of Scit-
uate in the Colony of New Plimouth", for £63, silver money of
New England, sold to "Daniel Stodder, Josiah Lane Ephraim
Lane and Ebenezer Lane all of Hingham in the County of Suf-
folk .... All that their Second Division . . . . att Conahassett in
the above said Hingham being the Twenty fifth Lot and Contain
five and Twenty Shares : which said Division was formerly
Mr Peter Hobart's of the said Hingham who by his will gave it
to his Children abovementioned as part of their portion:"
* Later in the deed called " of Hingham "
1 90 John Nelson s Will
The deed was signed by Jeremiah Hobart, Gershom HobarV*
John Ripley (by a mark), Elizabeth Ripley, John Rogers, Hannah*
Rogers, Joseph Bradford, Jael Bradford and Joseph Turner.
"John Rogers and Hannah his Wife and Joseph Bradford
and Jael his Wife" acknowledged the deed 15 June, 1680, bc-4
fore William Bradford "Assistant in the Government of New**
Plimouth."
"John Ripley and Elizabeth his Wife and Joseph Turner"
acknowledged the deed 27 September, 1680, before Thomas
Savage, "Assistant in the Alassachusetts Colony."
The deed was not recorded until 29 August, 1739.
JOHN NELSON'S WILL
By the Editor
John Nelson of Middleboroughand Plymouth, Mass., married
three times and had seven children. His first wife was Sarah'
Wood {Henry1), by whom he had: Mehitable, married John1
Doty {John-, Edzvard1) ; Martha, died young; John, died young.
The second wife was Lydia (Bartlett3) Barnabe, daughter
of Robert Bartlett and Mary2 Warren {Richard1), and widow of
Stephen Barnabe of Plymouth. John and Lydia Nelson had two
children: Samuel Nelson, who married Bathsheba Nichols and
Sarah Holmes ; Joanna Nelson.
John Nelson married, third, Patience3 Morton {Ephraim*,
George1), of Plymouth, by whom he had: Lydia Nelson, married
Joseph Bartlett5 {Samuel*, Benjamin*, Mary2 Warren, Richard1) ;
Sarah Nelson, married Thomas Spooner.
John Nelson made his will, at Plymouth, 29 April, 1697, and
died the same day. An exhaustive abstract of the will, and of
all records relating to the settlement of his estate, found in the
Plymouth County, Mass., Probate Records and Files, is here
printed, at the expense of Mr. Edward L. Parker, of Concord,
Mass., a member of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower
Descendants, and a descendant of John3 Doty {John2, Edzvard1)
and his first wife, Mehitable Nelson. Mr. Parker has also paid
the expense of printing the will of John8 Doty, which will be
printed in our next issue.
John Nelson's Will 191
[John Nelson's Will]
[1:270] On 29 April, 1697, "John Nelson of Plimouth"
made his will. Bequests were as follows :
To "my Son Samuel the westermost part of that land I
Bought mr Cotton Square off from Haywards Swamp to Edward
Doteys land."
"Item I Give to my Daughter Mehetabel Dotey That land
which lyes Eastward & westward of the house She lives in as
far as my land goes also to my sd Daughter [p. 271] I Give all
that part And portion of my meadow at ye Gurnet which I bought
of Francis west of Duxborough Also I Give unto her The yoak
of oxen which are now in ye hands of my Son in law John Dotey
and a Small Bed that is now in their hands which said Particu-
lars now Bequeathed to my Said Daughter with what they have
Received already I esteeme as good as fifty pounds."
To "my Daughter Joanna The Bed I commonly lye upon with
all Sutable furniture to it"
"I Give to Anne Tilson forty shillings."
"All ye the lands I have Either in plimouth or Duxborough
or Elsewhere whether upland or meadow I Give to my Beloved
wife patience Nelson for ye term of Sixteene yeares from ye day
of this date."
"All ye Cattel and movables I Give & Bequeath to my said
wife at the end of ye abovementioned Sixteene years : my Will
is that my Son Samuel Have all said Lands he allowing to his
mother in law the Benifits of ye thirds During her life . my de-
sire is that if Samuel cary it well to my wife that She allow7 him
a place to Build a house upon when he shall Attaine to ye Age of
twenty one years."
"Item my will is That my wife Give unto my Daughter
Joanna the Sum of ten pounds when she shall come to be
Eighteene years of age And if said Joanna dye before that time
or without heirs afterwards that then the said ten pounds be paid
to my Daughter Mehetabel Dotey."
"my will is that my wife Give unto Samuel two young Buls
or two young Steeres which they can agree upon."
"my will is That if my Son Samuel Dye before he comes of
Age that then all my lands which he is to Receive by vertue
of this will Sixteen years after my decease shall be Equally
divided betweene my then Surviving children Still Reserving
ye Rights & priviledge of thirds to my wife during her naturall
life."
"wife patience Nelson" to be sole executrix.
"Also my desire is That my loving Son in law John Dotey
I
192 Notes by the Editor
junr & Such other person or persons as my wife shall Desire jg
may be helpfull to her in ye performing this my will"
"my will is that when my son Samuel takes possession of y* J
land that he give ten pounds to my Daughter Joanna."
The witnesses were John Cotton, John Bradford and Thomaifc
Faunce, all of whom made oath to the will, at Plymouth, on?
16 June, 1697, before William Bradford, Esq., Judge of Probated
[1 1272] On 16 June, 1697, the will was probated, and ad-'l
ministration committed to Patience Nelson, executrix, by Wil-^i
Ham Bradford, Judge of Probate.
[From original inventory] On 18 May, 1697, the inventory
was taken, by Thomas Faunce, "Epraim morton" and "Nathanell :
Wood". No real estate was mentioned.
Patience Nelson, executrix, made oath to the inventory, I
before William Bradford, Esq., on 16 June, 1697. [The inven-fc
tory was also recorded, 1 : 272.]
NOTES BY THE EDITOR
The Third Wife of John3 Rogers. At various times
John3 Rogers {John2, Thomas1) was a resident of Duxbury,
Boston, Taunton and Swansea, Mass., also of the towns of
Bristol and Barrington, both then in Massachusetts, but now
in Rhode Island.
His first wife, who was the mother of his children, was
Elizabeth Pabodie3 {Elizabeth2 Alden, John1) of Duxbury, who
died in 1677, 1678 or 1679.
His second wife was Hannah (Hobart) Browne, widow of
John Browne of Salem, Mass., and daughter of Rev. Peter
Hobart of Hingham, Mass. She died in 1691. [See the article
on "Hobart — Bradford — Rogers — Turner", page 187 of this
issue.]
The third wife of John3 Rogers has heretofore been known
only as Marah, the widow of Joseph Bruning, a bookseller of
Boston, Mass., who died about 1691 ; but the Editor is now able
to announce that he has discovered her maiden name. She was
Marah Cobham, daughter of Josiah Cobham, of Salisbury, Mass.
In our January, 1918, issue, we shall print important data
relating to John3 Rogers {John2, Thomas1), his three wives and
his children. If space permits, we shall then print the evidence
which identifies the third wife as Marah (Cobham) Bruning.
INDEX OF PERSONS
Adams, Martha, 82
Mercy, 78
Albey, Hannah, 69
John, 69
Alden, Bezaleel, 114
Briggs, 29, 30
David, 46
Ebenezer, 174
Elizabeth, 1, 25, 26, 51, 112,
165, 192
Hannah, 27
John, 1, 25, 26, 51, 112, 159,
192
Jonathan, 25
Lucia, 46
Ruth, 174
Sarah, 25
Alexander, Catharine E., 7
Charlotte, 7
John K., 7
Samuel, 7
Samuel T., 7
Allen ^
Allin V Abiah, 141
Allyn )
Andrew, 127
Benjamin, 6
Betsey, 92
Beza, 6
Daniel, 21
Dorcas, 127
Elizabeth, 21
Ezra, 124
Frederick B., 96
Gideon, 21
Hannah, 70, 127
Hopestill, 173
Isaac, 69, 71
John, 21
Joseph, 70
Mary, 21, 69
Nathaniel, 126, 128
Patience, 126, 128
Rebecca, 79
Sally, 77
Sarah, 21, 45, 80
Thankful, 127, 155
Thomas, 42, 92, 127
Thomas J., 92
Zaccheus, 127, 155
^MES \ Abigail H., 82
Aames J &
Chloe, 77, 78
Enos, 78
Ames, etc., cont'd
John, 78
Josiah, 77, 82
Maria, 78
Mehitable, 81
Polly, 78
Sally, 77
Amos, negro, 168
159, Annable * .
Annible \Ann> l62> l63
Ansel D., 79
165, Anthony, 162, 163
Joseph, 42
Lucretia, 79
Thomas, 41
Annadowne, Roger, 70
AryY 1 Hannah> 85
Henry, 84, 119, 152
Joseph, 85, 154
Mercy, 154
Oliver, 84-86, 88, 120, 121
Thomas, 85-89, 119-121, 152-154
Armsbee, Mary, 108
Thomas, 108
Arnold, James, 29
Samuel, 163
Atkins, Hope, 102, 103
Thankful, 186
Thomas, 102, 103, 186
Atwood, Anne, 104
Bangs, 186
Hannah, 119
James, 120, 185
Mercy, 185
Nathaniel, 186
Rhoda, 78
Richard, 186
Austin ) T , _
John, 108
Austine
Jonah, 108
Avery, John, 159, 161
Ruth, 159, 160
Awanno, indian, 24
Babbit (,,■,,,
Bobbitt \ Bathsheba, 142
Dorcas, 109
Edward, 108, 109
Ruth, 108
Backus I ...
Backhouse \ Betse>- *
Crocker, 78
Heman, 77
193
194
Index of Persons
Backus, etc., cont'd
Isaac, 47, 48, 142, 143
Lydia, 77
Mehitable, 77
Patience, 77
Polly, 78
Rebecca, 77
Reuben, 77
Sarah, 127
Thomas, 78
Bacon, Benjamin, 78
Ebenezer, 79
Edward, 86, 126, 127, 155
Judah, 83
Lydia, 126, 127
Mahala, 83
Mary, 43, 154
Nathan, 154
Nathaniel, 61, 164
Phebe, 79
Rachel, 155
Sophia, 78
Bagnall, Richard, 180
Baley, Sally, 80
Stephen, 80
Baker
Beaker
Anthony, 157
Benoni, 15
Cynthia, 81
Elishua, 117
Isaac, 105
Jeremiah, 56, 57
Joseph, 157
Keziah, 55
Lydia, 105, 128
Martha, 56, 57
Mary, 56, 57
Mehitable, 157
Mercy, 117
Nicholas, 62, 63
Samuel, 27, 114
Sarah, 56
Thomas, 56
Bangs
Banges
Apphia, in
Bethiah, 118
Edward, 10 1, no
Hannah, 112
James, 118
Jonathan, no, 116
Joseph, 58
Joshua, 112
Mary, no
Mercy, 11 1
Phebe, 116
Rebecca, no
Allen, 116
Bancs, etc., cont'd
Ruth, 101
Thankful, 58
Barden, Benjamin, 174
Elizabeth, 175
Experience, 47
Isaac, 47
Phebe, 174
Barker, Ebenezer, 19
Francis, 130, 131
John, 65, 99
Josiah, 16
Lucy, 17
Sarah, 16, 18
Barlow, Anna, 44
Elizabeth, 44
Jane, 44, 45
John, 44
Nathan, 44, 45
Rebecca, 44
Barnabas, Joseph, 126, 155
Ruth, 126, 155
Barnabe, Lydia, 190
Stephen, 190
Barnes, Betsey G., 9
Corban, 180
Hannah, 9
Joan, 61
John, 61
John E., 9
" Nathaniel, 9
Barrell )
Barrel > Lydia, 98, 145-149
Barrill )
Mary, 146-148
William, 98, 99, 145-148
Barrows, Priscilla, 140
Sally, 82
Sarah, 46
Barstow, William, 99
Bartlett ) ., _ D
„ \ Abner, 183-185
Bartlet ) ° 3
Benjamin, 73-75, 190
Elizabeth, 8
Hannah, 24, 122, 177
John, 177, 180
Jonathan, 124
Joseph, 24, 29, 72-76, 122,
177, 190
Josiah, 180
Lydia, 72-75, 190
Margaret, 8
Mary, 24, 72, 122, 177, 190
Nathaniel, 182
Phebe, 8
Robert, 177, 190
Samuel, 73-76, 125, 190
Sarah, 73-75, 122
124,
Index of Persons
195
Daniel,
Baktlett, etc., cont'd
Thomas, 178
William, 180
Zaccheus, 8
Bascom, Rebecca, 16
Timothy, 15, 16, 153
Bassett
Basset
Elizabeth, 58
Margaret, 156
Mary, 126, 154
Nathan, 58
Nathaniel, 157
Olive, 83
Sarah, 82
Sophia, 83
Thankful, 127, 156
William, 45
Bates, Hannah, 78, 154
John, 154
Polly, 78
Battles, Experience, 92
Joshua, 92
Martha, 92
Timothy, 92
Baxter, , 67
Catharine B., 83
Elizabeth, 127
Mercy B., 80
Silvester, 80
Bearse, Almond, 83
Ira, 83
Jemima, 83
Lucy, 80
Mahala, 83
Mary T., 83
Melinda, 79
Melintha, 83
Sally, 81
Samuel, 126, 154
Sarah, 126, 154
Thomas, 83
Beer ) „
Beere fB^amin- 7i
Elizabeth, 69
Robert, 69, 71
Bell, Esther, 109
James, 109
Joseph, 109
Bennett ) T ,
0 \ Joseph, 142
Bennet )j lit
Mary, 142
Thomas, 140, 141
Benson, Mary, 48
Ruth, 46
Bent, Bethiah, 46
John, 46
184
Berry ) . .
Berey }BenJamin, 80
Lucy, 80
Mary, 119
Rachel, 81
Besbey ) _,. ,
Bisbe 5E1,sha> 99, 100, 131
Bessey ) t
Bessie | J°sePh> 4»
Mercy, 48
Nehemiah, 44
Biddle, Joseph, 163
Rachel, 163
Billington, Mary, 46
Nathaniel, 46
Blachford, David, 155
Elizabeth, 155
Remember, 126
Black, Deborah, 78
Blackman, Sarah, 174
Thomas, 174
Blackmer \
Blakmer
Blackmr I
Blackmore J
Betty, 5
Branch, 5
Ivory, 5
John, 5, 124, 125
Mary, 5
Mercy, 5
Richard, 5
Sarah, 5
William, 5, 21
Blackston, Sarah, 70
William, 70
Blackwell, Jane, 78
Samuel, 78
Blanding, Bethiah, 70
William, 70
Blish, George, 81
Rebecca P., 81
Blisse, Rachel, 68, 70
Blossom, Hannah, 156
Jemima, 127
Lydia, 155
Peter, 162
Boardman, Thomas, 16
Bodfish, Betsey, 77
Clarissa, 82
David, 77
Elizabeth, 44
Hannah, 78, 155
Isaac, 77
Joseph, 80
Josiah, 77
Martha, 78
Mehitable, 77
196
Index of Persons
Abigail, 36, 37, 39. 4«i 42
Bodfish, cont'd
Prince, 82
Tabitha, 80
Booth, , 167, 168
Hannah, 48
Jacob, 48
Lydia, 174
Bosworth, Hannah, 21
Jonathan, 21
Boitrman, Benjamin, 38
Bourn
Bourne
Barachiah, 80
Bathsheba, 36, 38
Desire, 36, 37, 40, 41
Eliza, 80
Eunice, 37, 40, 42
Ezra, 38
Hannah, 37, 40-42
John, 36-38, 163
Joseph, 38
Mary, 37, 40, 41
Melatiah, 36-40, 42, 68
Mercy, 36, 37, 40-42
Richard, 30, 31. 2>&, 37. A°~42
Shearjashub, 36, 38
Silas, 36-40
Silvanus, 36-40, 42, 68
William, 36, 37, 40. A2
Bowen "I
Bowin \ Isaac, 71
Bowine J
Mary, 69
Obadiah, 71
Richard, 71
Bowman, George Ernest, 96
Bradford, , 192
Alice, 65, 151
Alice S., 151
Bathsheba, 149
Caroline, 80
Charles, 149
Ebenezer N., 149
Eudora, 151
Gamaliel, 26, 27, 29, 30, 114
Gershom, 1, 2
Hannah E., 149
Jael, 187, 189, 190
Jesse, 78
John, 64, 65, 192
Joseph, 187, 189, 190
Lemuel, 149
Lewis, 29
Lydia, 26
Lydia N., 149
Maria, 78
Mary A., 151
Nancy, 151
'
Bradford, cont'd
Noah, 80
Priscilla, 1, 2
Samuel, 1, 26
Seth, 26
William, 1, 3-5, 24, 26, 64, 65, 95.
146, 151, 187, 190, 192
Winslow, 149
Brapley, Temperance, 79
Branch, John, 163
Brewster I T .
■n > Jonathan, 97. 145, 187
Bruster ) J ' y/' Wl '
Mary, 97, 130, 145, 187
Patience, 93
William, 28, 93, 97, 145, 187
Bridgham, Catherine, 155
Briggs, Barnabas, 114, 115
Cephas, 173
Cornelius, 31
Elijah, 48
Hopestill, 173
Ruth, 48
Walter, 144
Brigham, Hannah, 13
Bringley / <,. ,
■r, > Simon, 61
Bringly J '
BROADBROOKS ) -r, . . 0
Benah, 118
Broadbroks
Lydia, 118
Maria, 58, 117
Brown | a
~ > Anne, 21, 105
Browne J °
Dorothy, 22
Hannah, 187-189, 192
Jesse, 101
John, 2i, 22, 187, 188, 192
Mary, 16, 136
Peter, 16, 136
Bruning, Joseph, 192
Marah, 192
Bryant, Abiah, 175
David, 143
Elizabeth, 22, 174
Esther, 140
Hannah, 47
Isaac, 140
John, 22, 99
Lucy, 143
Mary, 22
William, 47
Buck
Bucke
Isaac, 23, 31, 62, 63
John, 107
Ruth, 23
Euckland, Joseph, 70
Matthew, 70
Frances, 63
Index of Persons
197
Bullard, Benjamin, 102
Cannon, Joanna, 126, 155
Hannah, 102
Nathan, 127, 156
Bullock j
Thankful, 127, 156
Bullocke Eiizabeth, 69
Carpenter, Joseph, 69, 165
BULLUCK
Miriam, 70
BULLUCKE J
Solomon, 69
Mary, 21, 69, 71
William, 70, 71, 165
Samuel, 21, 69, 71
Carsley ) ,,
Caseley [ Mar^ ??
Bumpus, Edward, 163
Jacob, 163
Seth, 79
Bundey, John, 109
Temperance, 79
Martha, 109
William, 164
Burbank, Louisa, 81
Carver, , 167, 183
Samuel, 81
Branch, 8
Burgess )
Catharine, 6
Burgas > Abigail, 174
Chandler, 6
Burge )
Hope, 149, 154
Horatio, 9
James, 149
Joseph, 30, 31
James M., 6
Sally, 9
Lucy, 6
Burnham, mrs. Alfred H., 52
Margaret, 8
Burph, Elizabeth, 70
Nathaniel, 180
Stephen, 70
Thomas, 8
Burr, Priscilla, 140
William, 8
Bursley, Abigail, 77
Case, Eliza, 83
Ausmon, 79
Lot, 83
Charles H., 82
Sophia, 82
Eunice, 78
Cash, Anne, 105
Huldah, 79
Stephen, 105
Jabez, 156
Caswell, Deborah, 48
Joanna, 82
Mary, 143, 175
John, 155
Miriam, 141
Lurana, 81
Prudence, 141
Mary, 155
Cato, negro, 42
Mercy, 77
Chaffey f t,
~ > Experience, 22
Chafey )
Susanna, 156
Butler, Luke, 126
John, 68
Remember, 126
Joseph, 68, 69
Butterworth, Hannah, 70
Mary, 69
John, 70
Nathaniel, 22, 68
Rachel, 68
Caesar, negro, 168
Thomas, 22
Cahoon \
Cohoon V Eliza, 83
Chamberlin ) -.. . 0
~ } Chloe, 80
Chamberline ) '
COOHOONE )
Job, 99
Martha, 88
Chandler ) T,
„ v Benjamin, 21
Chandeler )
Mercy, 117
Sarah, 116
John, 53, 54, 115
Stephen, 88
Joseph, 27
Calderwood, Priscilla, 150
Samuel, 23
Samuel, 150
Zachariah, 27
Cammet, Anna, 77
Chapman, , 171
Cynthia, 81
Isaac, 133
Hannah, 154
John, 133
Peter, 77
Mary, 133
Robert H., 81
Ralph, 132-134
Canedy, Betty, 174
Sarah, 132, 133
Index of Persons
Chase, Betsey, 83
Hannah, 11 6, 156
Levi, 156
Cheever, Samuel, 177
Childs, Betsey, 78
Dorcas S., 82
Elizabeth, 80
James, 78, 80
Mehitable, 155
Ruth D., 81
Samuel, 81
Sarah, 81
Chilton, James, 26, 96
Mary, 26, 96
Chipman, Abigail, 82
Betsey, 77
Desire, 36
Hannah, 81
Hope, 36
Joanna, 82
John, 36, 162, 163
Chittenden | t
~ > Isaac, 31
Chettenden J ' °
Chloe, negro, 42
Church, Charles, 74
Nathaniel, 99
Churchill ) A . ,
~ \ Amaziah, 124
Churchell ) ' ^
Gamaliel, 92
Jesse, 180
John W., 129
Mary, 92
Stephen, 180
Thomas, 92
Claflin, mrs. William H., 96
Claghorn, Ebenezer, 126, 127
Elizabeth, 126, 127
Eunice, 156
Jabez, 156
Clapp I ... .,
Clap \ Abl^ail« 22
Desire, 36, 37, 40, 41
Nathaniel, 37
Thomas, 22, 132
Clark "l
Clarke . ,.
~ \ Alice, 142
Clerk
Clerk e J
Anna, 57
Barnabas, 59
Elisha, 59
Josiah, 81
Lucia, 47
Mark, 59
Mary A., 82
Mercy, 59, 175
Obed, 82
Priscilla, 80
Clark, etc., cont'd
Rachel, 81
Reuben, 59
Samuel, 47, 76
Sarah, 158
Scotto, 59, 60
Thankful, 59, 60
Thomas, 72, 179
Tulley, 59
Will, 59
William, 73
Clifford, Samuel D., 50
Clough, mrs. Micajah P., 177
Cob* |Abiah. 81. «4.i
Abigail, 7
Abijah, 46
Ann, 154
Eleanor, 7
Elishua, 58, 118
Elizabeth, 7
Enoch T., 81
Hannah, 7, 47, 149
Henry, 81
James, 139
Joanna, 7, 149
John, 7, 149
Josiah, 7
Lydia, 7
Mary, 126, 128
Nathan, 46
Nicholas, 154
Oris, 126, 154
Patience, 7, 126, 128
Patience M., 81
Perez, 141
Persis, 7
Priscilla, 58, 118
Rowland, 127
Ruth, 7
Sarah, 7
Susanna, 127, 154
Thankful, 127, 155
Theodate, 126, 154
William, 7
Cobham, Josiah, 192
Marah, 192
Cobleich, John, 22
Mary, 22
Coffen, Abner, 128
Peggy, 128
Cogswell, Samuel, 166
Cohoon, see Cahoon
Colby, Maria, 79 .
Philip, 79
Cole, , 11
Abiah, 175
Anna, 16
Index of Persons
199
Cole, cont'd
Anne, 12, 10 r
Apphia, 101
Daniel, 11, 12, 14
Dorcas, 101
Elisha, 105
Elizabeth, 12, 101
Ephraim, 14
Hannah, 101
Hasadiah, 47
Isaac, ii, 12, 101
Isaiah, 16
James, 104
Jerusha, 105
John, 47, 6i, no
Joseph, 10, 11, 59, 104
Joshua, 10, n
Keziah, 104
Margaret, 101
Martha, 13, 14, 101
Mary, 104
Mercy, 12
Phebe, 104
Priscilla, 105
Rebecca, 104
Ruth, no
Samuel, 101
Sarah, 59
Susanna, 101
Thankful, 104, 186
Thomas, 175
Timothy, 101
Coleman
Colman
Alvan, 79
Anna, 127
Dorcas S., 82
James, 127, 156
John, 82, 126, 127
Lydia, 79
Mary, 126, 127
Zeruiah, 156
Collimore, Peter, 100
Collins, Francis, 188
Hannah, 188
Jane, 116
Jenny, 59
Pashalor, 116
Conant, Anna, 77
Asa, 77
Silvanus, 46-48
Cook ) ~ . 0
Cooke [ Francis, 48, 95, KV:
John, 48
Josiah, in
Mary, 48, 95, 135
Sarah, 48
Thankful, 119
Coombs
Francis, 60
Abigail, 126,
COMBE
Lucretia, 80
Polly, 78
Sarah, 83
Simeon, 83
Stephen, 80
Coomer, William, 28, 115
Cooper, Judith, 69
Nathaniel, 71
Thomas, 32, 69, 71
Cornish, , 8
Abigail, 5
Anna, 5
Clark, 8
Elizabeth, 5, 8
Freeman, 8
Hannah, 8
John, 8
Josiah, 5
Lydia, 8
Mary, 8
Phebe, 8
Samuel, 5
Sarah, 8
Spooner, 8
Thomas, 5
Cottelle, Hannah, 78
Cotton, , 191
John, 181, 192
Rosseter, 181, 183
Sarah, 181
William, 134
Covell ) Dayid IQ0
COVIL )
Elizabeth, 100
William, 100
Cowet ) Elizabeth> 47
COUET )
Jedidah, 103
Jesse, 154
Leah, 78
Priscilla, 154
Richard, 77
Coye, William, 180
Crabtree, Benjamin, 21
John, 21
Mary, 21
Croade, Thomas, 76
Crocker, Abiah, 81
Alice, 79
Ann, 154
Anna, 127, 156
Arthur B., 81
Asa, 155
Barnabas, 77, 154
Betsey, 77, 78
Betsey B., 81
200
Index of Persons
Ckocker, cont'd
Catherine, 155
Clarissa, 79, 81
Deborah, 78, 127, 154, 155
Eliza, 81
Elizabeth, 80
Ezekiel, 78
Ezra, 78
George, 79
James P., 78
Joanna, 77
John, 8i, 162
Joseph, 103, 104, 185, 186
Josiah, 127, 155, 186
Lemuel, 127
Lot, 77
Louisa, 79, 81
Lucia, 186
Lucretia, 79
Lucy, 82
Lydia, 78
Martha, 81
Mary, 79, 126, 128, 156
Mehitable, 77
Mercy, 48
Nathaniel, 155
Patty, 78
Reliance, 186
Ruth, 81
Samuel, 78
Sarah, 127
Sarah N., 82
Serena, 78
Seth, 66
Susanna, 156
Temperance, 66, 67
Thankful, 78, 155
Theophilus, 48
William, 82, 126, 128
Crombie, William, 180
Crooker, , 135
Francis, 17, 168, 169
Crosby
Crosbey
Abigail, 55, 58
Andrew, 80
Asenath H.f 83
Benjamin, 56
Caroline, 80, 83
David, 58, 118
Eleazer, 58, 118
Eliza, 79
Eunice, 78
Freelove, 82
Freeman, 80
Hannah, 56
Harriet, 83
Jesse, 156
Crosby, etc., cont'd
John, 14, 15, no
Jonathan, 56
Joseph, no
Joshua, 15
Lorinza, 78
Lydia, 58, 118
Martha, 78
Mary A., 82
Mercy, 118
Nathaniel A., 79
Olive, 83
Oliver, 82
Rachel, 15
Reliance, 58, 118
Ruth, 79, 156
Samuel, 78
Sarah, no
Simon, no
Sophia, 78
Thankful, 15
Thirsa, 80
Thomas, no
Watson, 83
William, 78
Wilson, 82
Croswell, Andrew, 180
Crowell )
Crowel ) ' 5°
Melintha, 83
Paul, 50
Rebecca, 50
Cudworth, Hannah, 23
Jonathan, 23
Cunningham, Jesse, 91
Sarah, 91
Sarah E., 91
Curtice, Richard, 63, 164
Cushing ) ,,, ,
-. } Charles, 17
CUSHEN ) ' '
Ignatius, 76
John, 23, 27-29, 99, 106, 115,
146, 172
Joseph, 30
Mary, 146-148
Nehemiah, 131
Noah, 135
Ruth, 46
William, 139
Cushman, Thomas, 64, 65
William, 139
Cyprus, Peggy, 128
136,
Daniels, Edwin A., 96
Darbey, Matthew, 61
Davee
Davey
Thomas, 182
John, 181
Index of Persons
201
Deborah, 113, 115
Davis, Deborah, 127, 155
Ethel B., 25, 26, 96
Eunice, 156
Hannah, 102
John, 88, 89, 102
Joseph, 126, 127
Lucretia, 126, 127
Martha, 126, 128
Phebe, 79
Thankful, 126, 155
William, 180
William T., 177
Deane ) T , 0
Dean \ John> Io8
Martha, 163
Mehitable, 108
Stephen, 65
Walter, 164
Dego, negro, 168
Delano ]
Dellano
Dilano
Dellingno J
Hezekiah, 114
Jesse, 114
Joshua, 29
Jdath, 114
Judah, 29, 30
Philip, 53, 54
Rebecca, 113, 115
Samuel, 137
Thomas, 5, 137
Delap, Abigail, 126, 127
Derrick, Eunice, 78
Richard, 78
Dewy, Augusta M., 82
Dexter, Drusilla, 156
Philippi, 127
Thomas, 30
Dicksey, Elizabeth, 68
Dillingham ) _. .
t^ }■ Desire, 117
Dilingham ) ' '
John, 117
Mehitable, 117
Rhoda, 117
Sarah, 59
Susanna, 117
Thankful, 58, 118
Diman, Abby P., 9
James, 8
Mary B., 8
Mary H., 9
Polly, 9
Rebecca, 8
Rebecca H., 8
Sophia S., 9
Thomas, 9
Dimmock, Theophilus, 38
17, 118, 186
101
Dingley, Hannah, 128
John, 128
Doane }
Doan > , 64
Done )
Apphia, in
Benjamin, 55, 59
Betty, 103
. Constant, no'
Daniel, no
Dorcas, 103
Eliza, 79
Ephraim, in
Heman, 12
Isaac, in
John, 11-13, in
Joseph, 50, 101-105,
Joshua, 101, 103
Mary, 50, 55, 59,
Mercy, 50, in
Nehemiah, 50
mrs. Oliver, 10
Patience, in
Rachel, 155
Samuel, 50
Tamso-n, 101
Timothy, 12-16, 88
Dodson ) . „«•
„ > Anthony, 144
Dudson )
Mary, 161
Doggett I
DOGGET
Dogged
Doged J
Deborah, 91
Elizabeth, 43
Samuel, 91
Simeon, 175
Thomas, 161, 163
Doty 1
DOTEY
Doten
Doubtey J
Bathsheba, 179-181, 183
Betsey, 182
Edward, 176-178, 181, 190, 191
Elisha, 176-179
Elizabeth, 99
Hannah, 177, 178
James, 176-183, 185
Jane, 184, 185
John, 176, 177, 181-183, 190, 191
Joseph, 181-183
Lois, 178
Mary, 8
Mehitable, 190, 191
Paul, 178, 179, 181, 184
Rebecca, 8
► Abigail, 175
-, 179, 180, 183, 183
202
Index of Persons
Doty, etc., cont'd
Samuel, 8, 178, 179
Stephen, 176-185
Susanna, 182, 183
Douglass ) n
_ [ George, 141
DUGLASS )
Hannah, 46
Prudence, 141
Dowse, William B. H., 96
Drake, Joseph, 142
Lydia, 142
Drew, , 13°
Abby, 91
Abigail, 128, 130
Augusta W., 91
Charles L., 92
Edward W., 91
George A., 92
Georgianna, 92
James, 180
Joanna, 91
John M., 91
Levi, 91
Lydia, 91
Mary, 91
Nicholas, 128
Perez, 114
Ruby, 92
Winslow, 91
Drody, Allen G., 80
Priscilla, 80
Duncain, John, 55, 116
Keziah, 55, 116
Dunham )
Don ham > , 60
Downham )
Abigail, 92
Andrew, 150
Deborah, 150
Ebenezer, 92
Elijah, 150
Elizabeth, 150
Ephraim, 150
Hannah, 92
Ichabod, 150
John, 150
Jonathan, 60
Lewis, 150
Mary, 46, 150
Mercy, 48
Moses, 150
Nancy, 150
Nathaniel T., 150
Salome, 150
Samuel, 61, 150
Susanna, 150
Durfey. Richard, 180, 182
Caleb, 22
Dyer ( T,
Dyre \ Hannah> I24
John, 7
Mary, 7
Eames, Jedediah, 17
Thomas, 20, 21
Easterbrook, Elizabeth, 21
Mercy C, 78
Sarah, 21
Thomas, 21
Eaton, Deborah, 48
Elizabeth, 175
Jabez, 175
Mary, 142
Patience, 46
Samuel, 46
Silvanus, 48
Eddy
Eedey
Elizabeth, 22
Eunice, 175
John, 48, 175
Mary, 47
Nathan, 175
Priscilla, 48
Ruth, 175
Eells I Nathaniel Mg
Eeles \
Eldredge )
Eldridge > , 50. *57
Etdrege )
Abner, 50
Bani, 157
Benjamin, 82
David H., 77
Dorcas, 103
Edric, 96
Eliza, 82
Elizabeth, 157
Huldah, 157
Isaiah, 157, 158
Jonathan, 50, 79
Joshua N., 50
Judah, 157
Mary, 103
Melinda, 79
Mercy, 157
Polly, 77
Rebecca, 50
Sally, 157
Seth, 157
Smith, 50
Tamson, 158
Washington, 157, 158
William, 157, 158
Elisha, negro, 159, 16:
;
Index of Persons
203
Ellis
Elles } Anna, 5/
I Elis
Benjamin, 57
Elizabeth, 46, 155
George, 181
Joanna, 59
John, 59
Mary, 34, 35
Philip, 34, 35
Priscilla, 154
William, 46
Elmes, Rhodolphus, 63
Evance, Anna, 164
William, 164
Everest, Jacob, 99
Everet, Mercy, 81
Noble, 81
Ewell, Hannah, 63
Henry, 22, 63, 99
Ichabod, 22
Ewer, Isaac, 81
Mercy, 81
Thomas, 61
Faireweather, Elizabeth, 68
John, 68
Fallowell, Hannah, 24
Faunce, Benjamin, 92
Caroline A., 151
Daniel W., 151
Eleazer, 92
Elizabeth D., 7
John, 65
Joseph, 92
Mary, 92
Mary A., 7
Olive, 151
Peleg, 92, 151
Thaddeus, 7
Thomas, 192
Felton, Emily H., 50
Emily L., 50
George D., 50
Field, Fred T., 96
Finney, see also Phinney
Elkanah, 184
Nelson, 138
Silvanus, 183-185
Solomon, 181-184
Fish, Betsey, 82
Calvin, 82
Clarissa, 82
Cyntha, 78
Huldah, 79
Isaac, 78
Lydia, 78
Martha, 82
Fish, cont'd
Mary, 77
P., 82
Rebecca P., 81
Zenas, 78
Fobes, Constant, 159, 165, 166
Martha, 159, 165
Ruth, 174
William, 165
Ford i
Foard > Peleg, 185
Foord ;
Phebe, 77, 185
Thomas, 169, 172
William, 133, 134
Foster, Chillingsworth, 55, 56
Ebenezer, 127, 156
John, 135
Martha, 127, 156
Mary, 55, 56, 58
Mehitable, 56
Mercy, 56, 155
Myles, 99
Nathan, 155
Sarah, 56
Thankful, 56
Thomas, 55, 58, 135
Fowler, George P., 92
Harriet F., 92
Margaret, 92
Margaret E., 92
Simeon, 153
Sophia H., 92
Thomas B., 92
Freberry, Richard, 99
Freeman, , 11, 85
Abigail, 56
Anna, 57
Apphia, in
Barnabas, 55, 59
Benjamin, 59
Constant, 111
Daniel, 103
Desire, 118
Dorothy, 57
Edmund, 30, 60, 119
Hannah, 15, 58, 60, 117, 119
Isaac, 15, 56, 57
James, 57
John, 10, 39, 40, 102, 103, no
Joseph, 57, 119
Keziah, 57
Lemuel, 118
Lydia, 57, 117
Marah, 57
Martha, 119
Mary, 55, 59, 60, 119
Mehitable, 57
204
Index of Persons
Freeman, cont'd
Mercy, 93, 103
Nathaniel, 93, 101, 103, no
Obed, 57
Patience, 93
Prence, 56, no
Priscilla, 116
Rebecca, 55, 57, 59
Samuel, 93, m
Sarah, 57, 59
Sarah G., 82
Scotto, 60
Solomon, 88, 89
Susanna, 57
Thacher, 57
Thankful, 100
Thomas, 57, 84
Timothy, 57
Warren, 82
William, 86, 117, 119
French, Mercy, 174
Richard, 135
Frye, Lydia, 142
Fulgham, Charles, 8
Joseph, 8
Rebecca, 8
Fuller, , 135
Abigail, 69, 82
Abram, 81
Allen, 77
Betsey, 77
Celia, 81
Deborah, 142
Ebenezer, 6
James, 77
James H., 82
John, 69, 71
Jonathan, 69
Lois, 6
Lucy, 81
Lydia, 155
Martha, 156
Mary, 70, 127, 156
Matthias, 155
Rebecca, 80
Robert, 69
Rosanna, 77
Ruth, 81
Samuel, 70, 106
Thomas, 99
William, 142
FULLERTON ) , ,
FULLARTON \ J°hn> 5*
Gage, Aurela, 79
Caroline, 82
Hannah, 81
Lot, 81
Gallison, Abigail, 37, 42
Eunice, 37, 40, 42
John, 37, 42
Gambo, negro, 168
Gammons, Fear, 7
Rebecca, 7
William, 7
Gardner, Andrew G., 6
Ann, 6
Ann M., 6
John, 6
Joseph, 13
Mary G, 6
Susan G., 6
William, 6
Garrett
Garritt \ J°sePh' 23
Olive, 78
Ruth, 23
Thankful, 127
Gashet, Abraham, 34, 35
Hannah, 34, 35
Gifford, Alfred, 79
Benjamin, 77
Clarissa, 79
Sally, 77
Gillman, Abigail, 126, 154
Gilson ) _
Gylson \ James' 7i
Nathaniel, 71
Glover, George, 9
Margaret, 9
Mary, 9
Samuel, 9
Godfree, Lydia, 58, 118
Goodspeed, Abigail, 125, 126
Allen, 125
Almon, 77
Anna, 77, 125
Benjamin, 155
Betsey, 78
Charles, 82
Clarissa, 80
Eliza, 81
Eunice, 125
Ezra, 79
Hannah, 125, 155
Jabez, 156
Jane, 77
Jemima, 127
John, 77, 80
Joseph, 79, 155
Joseph H., 96
Josiah, 127
Letitia, 79
Lydia, 80
Margaret, 156
Mary, 81, 155
Nancy, 80
.
Index of Persons
205
Goodspeed, cont'd
Nathan, 79
Olive, 125
Patience, 125
Patty, 77
Phebe, 77
Rachel, 78
Rebecca, 77
Ruth, 156
Sarah, 81
Seth, 80, 125, 126
Silas, 78
Sophia, 125
Sophrona, 82
Susanna, 77, 155
Temperance, 125
Thankful, 79
Thomas, 77
Zilpha, 79
Goodwin, , 114, 181
Timothy, 180
William, 180
Gorham, David, 41, 42, 126, 128
Desire, 36, 37, 66
Ebenezer, 154
Hannah, 127
Hope, 154
John, 36, 37
Lydia, 126, 127
Mary, 37
Mary S., 81
Mercy, 36, 37
Phebe, 126, 128
Rebecca, 155
Sturgis, 126, 128
Temperance, 66, 127, 154
Thomas, 155
Goss, John, 27
Gould
Goold
Gool
Apphia, 88
Betty, 173
John, 87, 88
Joshua, 85, 120, 152
Richard, 173
Samuel, 169, 172
Thomas, 88
Graham, Ann, 102
William, 102
Gray
Grey
Abigail, 126, 127
Anna, 158-160
Desire, 26
John, 126, 127, 156
Mary, 26, 96, 156
Mary S., 81
Susanna, 126, 128
159, 160
Gray, etc., cont'd
Thomas, 81, 158
Green | n . , „
Greene } Dav,d' 7*
Elizabeth, 127
Hannah, 78
Isaiah L., 13
John, 127
Joseph, 126
William, 99
Greffice, Mary A., 18
Griffin, George H., 6
George W., 6
Hannah E., 6
Marcia, 6
Sarah W., 6
Griffith }
Griffeth > Hannah, 56
Greffice )
Hope, 56
John, 56
Joseph, 56
Lazarus, 55, 56
Lydia, 55, 56
Mary, 55
Mary A., 18
Rebecca, 56
Thankful, 56
William, 55
Griswold, Lydia, 72
Gross, Elis, 102
Elizabeth, 101
Hinks, 101, 102
Guild, mrs. Curtis, 96
H , Elizabeth, 114
Hannah, 114
Hacke, William, 108
Hackit, Betty, 174
Ebenezer, 174
Hadaway, see Hathaway
Hall, Abigail, 174 -
Adam, 18
Benjamin, 174
Edward, 62
Esther, 62, 70
Gershom, 55
Isaac T., 151
James, 151
John, 62
John F., 150
Judah, 181
Mary, 55, 151
Nathan, 9
Nathan T., 9
Sally, 9
Samuel, 109
Sarah, 109
Susan, 150
206
Index of Persons
Abigail, 80, 126, 127, 155
Hall, cont'd
Susan W., 150
William, 150
William C, 150
Hallett ; .
Hallet \ Anna> 44
Asa, 51
Clarissa, 79
Harvey, 82
John, 43, 44, 66, 68
Julia A., 82
Melissa, 83
Nancy, 82
Peter, 67
Sarah H., 51
Seth, 83
Sophia, 83
Thankful, 66, 67
Thomas, 68
Hamilton | tt , „
tt ? Hannah, 87
Ha melton ) ' '
Thomas, 88
Hamlin
Hamlen
Hamblin
Hamblen
Hamles
Ann, 102
Ansel, 83
Asenath H., 83
Benjamin, 155, 156
Bethiah, 156
Chloe, 80
Drusilla, 156
Eleazer, 156
Elizabeth, 126, 127
James, 162
Jerusha, 156
John, 80
Joshua, 185
Mary, 185
Mehitable, 155
Southworth, 156
Tabitha, 156
Thankful, 58
Hammond | „ _
Hamon }Betty' I73
Elizabeth, 69
William, 69
Handy, Amy, 173
Aurela, 79
Betsey, 77
Micajah, 77, 79
Paul, 173
Hanmer
Hanmore
Isaac, 99
John, 99
Elizabeth, 22
Harding, Alfred, 51
Eunice, 105, 186
Experience, 185
Hannah, 186
Isaac, 185
Isaiah, 51
Jesse, 186
Joseph, 105, 186
Joshua, 186
Keziah, 14
Mehitable, 51
Ryder, 157
Samuel, 186
Sarah, 101
Harlow, , 17, 177
Amaziah, 178, 180
Eleazer, 115
Hannah, 177
James, 91, 92
Jerusha, 91
Jesse, 180
Joanna, 142
John, 142
Lois, 178
Nathaniel, 91
Reuben, 92
Seth, 181
Susanna, 92
Sylvanus, 180, 181
Temperance, 82
Harrington )
Herrington > Hannah, 113, 115
Herenton )
Hezekiah, 113
Harris ) .
Harrise [ Amy' 27
George, 174
Hannah, 174
Sarah G., 82
Harvey, William, 164
Haskins }
Hoskings i Benjamin, 46
Horskins )
Hannah, 46
John, 141
Miriam, 141
Rachel, 143
Sarah, 173
Haskell )
Haskel i Benjamin, 174
Haskall )
Joseph, 175
Judith, 175
Sarah, 174
Hatch, Eliphalet, 78
Eunice, 78
James, 23
Jeremiah, 23, 146
Rodolphus, 23
Index of Persons
207
Abigail, 141
Hatch, cont'd
Sarah F., 80
Silvanus, 80
Tabitha, 80
Thomas, 23
Hathaway
IIadaway
Hannah, 82
James, 141
John, 44
Lucia, 141
Hatherley, , 22
Timothy, 65
Hattee, Alice, 22
Hawes, Benjamin, 43
Desire, 43
Dorcas, 127
Ebenezer, 43
Edmund, 43, 1 55
Elizabeth, 43
Experience, 43
Hannah, 155
Isaac, 43
Jabez, 43
John, 43, 44
Joseph, 43, 44, 68
Mary, 43
Rebecca, 80
Sophrona, 83
Hayford ) ,,
tt [ Mary, 47
Hayfords )
Mercy, 48
Ruth, 175
Thankful, 173
Hayward
H award
John, 98
Jonathan, 22
Margery, 22
Sarah, 22
William, 22
Hedge, Barnabas, 180
Hewett, Eliza, 79
Sarah, 114
Hickes, , 64
Daniel, 22
Elizabeth, 22
Higgins
Higgens
Benjamin, 104, 11 1
Edmund, 15
Eliakim, 153
Elizabeth, 86
Experience, 85
Freeman, 15
Hannah, 103, 104
Hatsuld, 153
Hezekiah, 13, 15, 87
James, 15, 85
191
Azubah, 120
Higgins, etc., cont'd
John, 86, 87, 120
Jonathan, 11 1
Joseph, in
Joshua, 84, 1 1 1
Lot, 89, 120
Lydia, 111
Patty, 15
Paul, 59, 121
Phebe, 185
Rebecca, 16, 59
Sarah, 87
Solomon, 88
Timothy, 11
William, 86, 87
Zaccheus, 86, 89, 120
Hiland, , 63
Thomas, 63
Hill, Hannah, 32
Hilliard, Bartlett, 77
Chloe, 79
Maria, 78
Sally, 77
Hilman, Betsey, 83
Reuben, 83
Hinckes, John, 100
Hinckley )
Hinckly ? Abigail, 80
Hinkley )
Abraham, 80
Albert, 81
Alpeus, 77
Alvin, 78
Benjamin, 82
Betsey, 77, 80
Caroline, 82
Caroline C, 80
Chipman, 80
Chloe, 79
Deborah, 127
Ebenezer, 41
Edmund, 77
Eli, 82
Eliza, 8i, 82
George, 83
Hannah, 37, 40, 41, 79, 81
Harvey, 80
Ira, 81
Isaac, 37, 156
Jabez, 127
Josiah, 78
Lorinza, 78
Louisa, 79
Lucy, 80
Luther, 78
Mary, 37, 155
Mary A., 82
Mercy C, 78
Oliver, 79, 82
208
Index of Persons
Hinckley, etc., cont'd
Polly, 78
Puella, 83
Rebecca, 79
Rebecca E., 82
Samuel, 162
Sarah, 83, 127
Sophia, 77
Sylvia, 77
Thomas, 163, 164
Timothy, 155
Warren, 80
William, 79
Hinds, Ebenezer, 48, 141-14;,, 173
Hoar, Anna, 173
Jonathan, 173
Judah, 46
Rachel, 143
Robert, 46, 143
Hobart ) ^ Trto
tt e » 32» x92
HUBBERT ) * O » v
Abigail, 188
Bathsheba, 187, 189
David, 188
Elizabeth, 188, 189
Gershom, 187-190
Hannah, 187-189, 192
Israel, 188, 189
Jael, 187, 189
Japhet, 188
Jeremiah, 188-190
Joshua, 188
Josiah, 188
Lydia, 188
Nehemiah, 187, 188
Peter, 187-189, 192
Rebecca, 188
Hodges, Esther, 79
Hercules, 79
Holbrook ) A,.
TT f- Abiezer, 103
Holebrook ) f
Hannah, 103
Martha, 103
Holmes, , 122, 184
Abigail, 150
Abraham, 99
Albert, 91
Amelia A., 8
Andrew, 91
Bathsheba, 182
Benjamin, 149
Betsey, 77
Content, 122, 123
Cornelius, 149
David C, 91
David W., 91
Eleazer, 122-124
Elisha, 124, 125
Elizabeth, 7
Holmes, cont'd
Ellis, 180-182
Fanny W., 8
George, 129
Hannah, 7, 122, 123
James, 122-124
Joanna, 139
John, 139
Joseph, 72, 7S
Joshua, 7
Josiah, 129, 130
Lothrop, 180
Louisa, 91
Lydia, 72, i2g, 149
Maria T., 8
Mary S., 91
Mehitable P., 8
Mercy, 122
Nathaniel, 150
Oliver, 8
Pamela, 8
Richard, 181
Samuel, 71
Sarah, 122, 190
Solomon, 150
Susanna, 92
Thomas, 150
William, 135
Holway, Lemuel, 83
Mary, 77
Melissa, 83
Thankful, 79
William, 77
Hooper, Abigail, 175
Elizabeth, 174
Nathaniel, 174
Thomas, 175
Hope, indian, 30
Hopkins \
Hopkens > , 121
Hopkin J
Abigail, no
Constance, 93
Ebenezer, 84
Elizabeth, 88, 112
Elkanah, 56
Frederick G., 49
Hannah, 55, 58
Isaac, 185, 186
Jonathan, 89, 121, 185
Joseph, 119, 185
Josiah, 16
Lemuel, 56
Lydia, 105
Mary, 55, 58, 112, 119
Patty, 77
Reliance, 58, 118
Richard, 56
Ruth, 56
Index of Persons
209
Hopkins, etc., cont'd
Stephen, 93, 112
Thankful, 185, 186
Theophilus, 121
Horsfield, Eliza, 79
Timothy, 79
Horten ) TT ,
„ } Hannah, 177
HORTTEN J "
HOVEY, , 183
Howes )
Hows > Mercy, 55, 58
Howse )
Peter, 77
Philip, 55, 58
Rebecca, 77
Susanna, 81
Sylvanus, 181
Howland, Abigail, 33, 126, 155
Anna, 78, 127, 156
Anna F., 81
Arthur, 134
Benjamin, 127, 156
Betty, 141
David, 126, 127
Deborah, 127, 156
Desire, 36, 37, 66
Elizabeth, 33, 36, 127, 143, 156
Hannah, 156
Henry, 32, 33
Hope, 36
James, 77
James N., 81
Jason, 81
Job, 78
John, 33, 36, 37, 65, 66, 165, 173
Joseph, 32, 33, 127, 156
Lemuel, 126, 155
Lurana, 81
Lydia, 173
Mary, 33, 126, 127, 155, 156
Patty, 77
Samuel, 33
Sarah, 33
Sarah N., 82
Zoeth, 33
Hoxie, Alice, 79
Hubeard, T., 179
HUCKINS
Huckens
Rachel, 81
Rebecca, 80
Thomas, 162-164
Hunt, Abiah, 141
Asa, 29
Daniel, 70
Deborah, 113, 115
Elizabeth, 69
Job, 141
John, 29, 113-115
Joseph, 80
Hunt, cont'd
Peter, 32, 62, 70, 165
Rebecca, 70
Thomas, 114
Hunter, Alee, 44
Rebecca, 44
Hurd, Joseph, 13
Huston, Elizabeth, 5
William, 5, 180
lYDE \ Maty' 7°
Ingraham ) T7 ,
T y Hannah, 21
Ingram ) '
Jarett, 21, 70
Mary, 70
Isham, Betsey, 82
Lucretia, 80
Lucy, 82
Polly, 78
Sophia, 77
Thomas, 77, 82
Jackson ) „.. . .«
JAKSON [E1^beth> '54
Hezekiah, 154
Jemima, 47
John, 47
Samuel, 63, 180
Susanna, 175
Jager, Charles J., 49
James I
Jams )
Elizabeth, 63
Francis, 63
John, 97-100, 145-147
Lydia, 97-100, 145-147
William, 63, 99, 100
Jenkins )
Jenkens > , 38
Jankins )
Charlotte, 78
Edward, 99
Ellis, 77
Lot, 156
Mary, 156
Sally, 81
Sarah, 79
Susanna, 77
Jenne, negro, 167
Jennings, Samuel, 39, 40
Jo, Hannah, 156
Jeremiah, 156
John, indian, 68, 100
Johnson, Anna A., 159
Elizabeth, 69
John, 69
Jones, , 64, 144
Abigail, 77
210
Index of Persons
Jones, cont'd
Anna, 21
Anna F., 81
Benjamin, 9, 68, 78
Betsey, 77, 78, 80
Chloe, 79
Cornelius, 77, 78
Deborah, 78, 154
Ebenezer, 9, 173, 174
Eliphalet, 79
Hannah, 48, 78, 80
Jedediah, 78
John, 9, 17, 99, 161
Lydia, 9
Maria, 78
Marsena, 77
Martha, 80
Mercy, 77
Nathan, 78
Nye, 77, 154
Olive, 81
Patience M., 81
Polly, 78
Rebecca, 155
Reuben, 81
Rhoda, 78
Robert, 68
Rosanna, 77
Sally, 81
Silas F., 81
Thomas, 78
Zenas, 80
Zilpha, 79
Jordan | ., .
T > Esther, 70
JORDAINE ) '
Mercy, 37, 40, 42
Samuel, 37
Thomas, 70
Josline, Henry, 99
Joyce, , 167
Walter. 160
128, 129
Keen \
Keene I
Kean 1
Keane J
Abigail, 128, 130
Benjamin, 128, 130
Bethiah, 128, 129, 131
Eleanor, 128, 130, 131
Elizabeth, 128
Ephraim, 128, 129
Hannah, 128, 130
Hezekiah, 12S, 130, 131
Isaac, 128, 130
John, 128, 129
Josiah, 128-131
Lydia, 128, 130, 131
Matthew, 128, 129
Keen, etc., cont'd
Nathaniel, 128, 130
Samuel, 128, 130'
Sarah, 128
Simeon, 21
Kelley, Clement, 82
Polly, 82
Kempton, Ephraim, 23
Hannah, 23
Joanna, 23
Kent, Elisha, 169, 170
Samuel, 170
Kenvvrick J
tr \ . 120, 152
Kenwricks )
Jonathan, 84-87
Samuel, 88, 153
Kets, Abigail, 47
Lawrence, 47
King I it,
KlNGEfAllCe> "3' 1I5
Edward, 113, 115
Eliza, 152
Eliza A., 152
Hannah, 185
Hannah L., 152
John, 11
Robert, 152
Robert W., 152
Stephen, 185
Thomas, 144
William, 99
Kingman, Simeon, 13, 14
Kinsley, Alice, 70
John, 70
Mary, 70
Knapp, Aaron, 164
Elizabeth, 109
Knowles \ _ _ o
Knowls S
Amos, 1 3
Apphia, in
Edward, 102, 103
Elijah, 120
Hannah, 58, 117
James, 85
Jerusha, 59, 103
John, 88, in
Joseph, 14
Mary, 13
Mercy, 103, 111
Nathaniel, 103, 152, 153
Phebe, 13
Samuel, 58, 89, 117
Seth, 12
Landers
Launders
Nathan, 46
Ruth, 46
Cyntha, 78
Index of Persons
211
Lane, Ebenezer, 189
Ephraim, 189
Josiah, 189
Langley, William, 60
Lax man, Abby, 90
Abiah, 91
Edward, 91
George F., 90
Samuel E., 90
William, 91
Lapiiam, David, 172
Larabe, Abigail, 47
James, 47
Lazell, Elizabeth, 46
Leach, Betty, 175
John, 175
Leavitt, Bathsheba, 187
John, 187
Le Baron, Eliza, 150
Lucy, 150
Lydia, 72
Mary, 150
Priscilla, 150
Sarah, 150
William, 150, 180
Lendal, , 129
Leonard ]
Leanard > Elkanah, 175
Lenard )
Hannah, 47, 108, 109
James, 108, 109
John, 175
Mary, 47, 109
Philip, 134, 135
Rachel, 69
Rice, 69
Ruth, 48
Sarah, 175, 183
Susanna, 175
William, 134
Zebulon, 47
Lettice, Thomas, 60
Lewis
Lewes
Leuis
Leues
Lues
Anner, 66
Benjamin, 82
Cornelius, 38
Daniel J., 93
Eleazer, 47
Elijah, 83
George, 45, 66, 67
Hannah, 22
Hasadiah, 47
" Hephzibah, 68
Isaiah, 100, 102, 103, 105, 185
James A., 93
► Albert, 93
93
55, 58
'Abigail, 125
Lewis, etc., cont'd
Jane, 83
Jesse, 118
John, 22, 79
Joseph, 22
Mary, 22, 47,
Mehitable, 82
Mercy, 118
Nathaniel, 22
Rachel, 155
Rebecca E., 82
Samuel, 22, 38
Sarah, 66, 67, 79
Shubael, 58, 117
Theodate, 126, 154
Thomas, 22, 68
William, 93
Winslow, 13
Lincoln, Hannah
John, 55, 58
Lin nf.ll ]
LlNNEL
LlNNETT
Linn itt I
Arthur E., 49, 50
David, 162
Elisha, 10, 99
Gould, 121
Jonathan, 12, 85, 120
Joseph, 127, 154
Mary, 88
Nancy, 82
Sarah, 82
Sophia, 82
Susanna, 127, 154
Thomas, 82, 119, 120
Uriah, 13, 89
Zerviah, 15
Litchfield
Leichfeild
Experience
Josiah, 23
Sarah, 23
Little } _
Lettel $
Abigail, 12!
Alice, 168
Anna, 128.
58, 86, 117, 185
Dependance, 63
63
72, 74-76, 124, 135
134, 158-160, 165, 166,
17-
Constant, 159, 165, 166, 168, 172
David, 159, 161
Elizabeth, 159
Ephraim, 73, 74, 76, 132-134,
158, 159, 161, 165-169, 172
Fobes, 165, 166, 172
John, 159-161, 165, 166, 168, 169,
172
John M., 166
Lemuel, 165-169, 172
212
Index of Persons
Little, etc., cont'd
Mary, 159, 160
Mercy, 158-160, 165
Ruth, 159, 160, 165, 167, 172
Sarah, 158
Thomas, 128, 134, 158, 163, 165,
167-169, 172
William, 165, 166, 168, 172
Littlejohn, James, 173
Sarah, 173
Lobdell, Isaac, 29
Lombard, see Lumbard
Long, Sarah, 116
William, 116
Loring, , 28, 136
Abigail, 126, 154
Benjamin, 27
Caleb, 7s
David, 127
Deborah, 26, 28
Elijah, 79
Elpalet, 126, 154
Hannah, 79
Joshua, 26-28, 115
Levi, 26
Mary, 26
Otis, 127
Perez, 26
Philippi, 127
Sarah, 127
Simeon, 26
Thomas, 26, 27
LOTHROP J a .*, r- e*
Lavthorpe fArthur E" 66
David, 81
Isaac, 29, 180, 181
James, 155
John, 124
Joseph, 162
Mary, 127
Mary D., 80
Nathaniel, 140, 181
Rebecca, 155
Sally, 81
Seth, 127
Lovell \ ... .
Lovel J Abigail H„ 82
Amelia, 79
Anna, 78, 126, 128
Chloe, 77, 79
Daniel, 79
David, 78
Eliza, 79
Elizabeth, 22, 127, 156
Eunice, 78
Ezra, 79
Henry, 79
Holbrook, 80
James, 156
Lovell, etc., cont'd
John, 22, 99
Joshua, 79
Lydia, 78, 79
Maria, 78
Martha, 156
Mary, 127, 156
Olive, 81
Patty, 78
Sarah, 79, 80
Serena, 78
Shubael, 127, 156
Sylvia, 77
Thirsa, 80
Zenas, 78
Low ) T .
Loe (John' ***
Lucas, Abigail, 6
Bela, 6
Benjamin, 6
Elnathan, 180
Ezra, 6
Isaac, 6
Lucy, 6
Lydia, 6
Naomi, 6
Lumbard "J
Lumbart a
T VAnna, 127
LUMBERT j ' '
Lumber j
Betsey, 82
Chalana, 79
Eunice, 78
Freelove, 82
Hannah, 156
James, 82
Jane, 156
Joseph, 61
Joshua, 156, 162
Mary, 156
Samuel, 156
Sarah, 156
Timothy, 156
William, 78
Lumpkin, William, 61
Luther, Edward, 68
. Hezekiah, 68
Lyon, Hannah, 174
Mackie, Andrew, 150
Hitty, 150
John H., 150
Macomber \
Macumber V Elizabeth, 16, 18-20
Maycumber )
George A., 17
James, 35
Joanna, 16-21
•
Index of Persons
213
Macomber, etc., cont'd
John, 60
Lucy, 17
Mary L., 48
Mercy, 16, 17
Onesimus, 16-20
Sarah, 16, 18
Thomas, 16-20, 99
Ursula, 16
William, 16, 19, 20
Maker, Jane, 116
Man, Charles, 80
Mary D., 80
Manning, Rachel, 68, 70
Thomas, 68, 70
Marchant, Amelia, 79
Crocker, 79
Lydia, 79
Marston, Arthur B., 80
Charles, 80
Hannah, 80
John, 156
Lydia, 78
Mary, 156
Nancy, 80
Patience, 77
Polly, 78
Sophia, 81
Sophrona, 82
Martin, , 32
Abraham, 32
Joan, 21
John, 21
Melatiah, 21
Richard, 32
Maury, Mary, 70
Mavoricke, Moses, 32
Mayhevv, Anna, 90
Betty, 90
Elizabeth, 90
Lucy, 90
Mary, 90
Sarah, 90
Thomas, 90
William, 90
Mayo ) Q
Myo J ' 87
Asa, 87. 120
Daniel, 103
Elizabeth, 103
Isaac, 85
John, in
Jonathan, 87
Joshua, 85, 86, 153
Martha, 103
Mary, no, 153
Moses, 153
Nathaniel, in
Rebecca, 59
Ebenezer, 181
Mayo, etc., cont'd
Rhoda, 173
Robert, 16
Ruth, 10 1
Sarah, 15, 86
Shubael, 120, 121
Thomas, 111
Uriah, 15
Meiggs, Lydia, 80
Rebecca, 80
Seth, 80
Mendall, John, 99, 134, 135
Merrick, see Myrick
Merritt, Jonathan, 161
Metumpahan, indian, 31
Miller, Experience, 47
Hannah, 47
Joanna, 47
John, 44, 47, 62
Robert, 70
Solomon, 70
Mitchell
Mitchel
Hannah, 103
James, 103
Morris, James, 9
John, 9
Mary, 9
Patrick, 9
Morss, Bethiah, 46
Joshua, 73
Morton, , 180
Ephraim, 24, 190, 192
George, 190
Joanna, 180, 181
John, 60, 61
Joseph, 178
Josiah, 124, 135
Lemuel, 151
Lucia, 47
Mary, 151
Nathaniel, 61, 65, 134, 151
Patience, 190
Rebecca, 183
Samuel, 180
Thomas, 184, 185
Mudge, Enoch, 153
Myles, James, 68
John, 22, 68
Myrick ^
Meyrick > Abigail, no
Merricke )
Alice, 119
Benjamin, 116
Betty, 103
Elce, 119
Hannah, 116
Mary, 112
Mercy, 1 1 1
214
Index of Persons
Mykick, etc., cont'd
Nathaniel, 86
Priscilla, 58, 118
Rebecca, no
Stephen, 1 1 1
William, no
Nash, Samuel, 33
Nelson, Abigail, 149
Bathsheba, 190
Charles, 149
Elisha, 149
George W., 149
Hannah T., 149
Harriet, 149
Hope, 142
Joanna, 190-192
John, 142, 190, 191
Joseph, 180
Lucy, 149
Lydia, 190
Martha, 190
Mehitable, 190, 191
Patience, 190-192
Samuel, 190-192
Sarah, 190
Nero, negro, 39, 41
Newcomb I a •
NUCOMB ) ' *
Bathsheba, 36, 38
Ebenezer, 100
Eunice, 105
Hannah, 102
Joseph, 103
Mary, 103
Thankful, 100
William, 36, 38
Newman, Antipas, 69, 70
Samuel, 69, 70
Nichols ) .... ,
xt .- Abijah, 142
Nicolls \
Bathsheba, 190
Lydia, 142
Thomas, 99
Nickerson
NlCCORSON
Asa, 89
Deborah, 55
Hannah, 118
Israel, 118
Jeremiah, 55
Jesse, 119
Louisa H., 158
Martha, 81
Mary, 153, 158
Paul, 152, 153
Phineas, 158
Sarah, 59
Thankful, 119
Aaron, 8i
NlCKEKSON, etc., CO)
Yates, 88
Nilks, David, 143
Elizabeth, 47
Mary, 143
Samuel, 47
Nokcut I
NORKOTT
— i 132
It'll
NORKETT
NORKIT J
Ephraim, 161
John, 47
Mary, 47
Sarah, 132-134
William, 132-134
Norris, Jemima, 83
Numacke, , 31
Jonas, 31
Margery, 31
Moses, 31
Nunquid, 30
Tequatshashom, 30, 3
Samuel, 31
William, 30, 31
Nye, Betsey, 77, 80
Betsey H., 78
Joseph, 78
Lydia, 78
Mercy, 81
Rachel, 80, 81
Stephen C, 81
Thomas S., 80
Oakman, Edward, 17
Ruth, 167, 172
Samuel, 172
Tobias, 167, 172
Okilley, Bathshua, 45
John, 45
Oldham )
Oldum f
Mary, 22
Mercy, 16
Thomas, 22, 99
Oliver, Elizabeth, 46
Peter, 46, 47
Ormsbey, , 22
Elizabeth, 71
Jacob, 71
John, 32, 71
Osban, Samuel, 104
Otis V.
Otiss f ' I7
Isaac, 139
Job, 148, 158, 161
John, 40, 94, 162
Joseph, 73
Maria, 79
Martha, 119
133, 167, 171
Desire, 16
Index of Persons
215
Otis, etc., cont'd
Parker, cont'd
Mary, 156
Joshua, 78
Mercy, 158-160
Maria, 82
Solomon, 10, 11, 85
Mehitable, 77
Mercy, 81
Pabodie, Elizabeth, 1, 25, 26, 51, 112, Mercy B., 80
159, 165, 192
Olive, 78
Martha, 159, 165
Rachel, 80
Mary, 25, 26, 112
Rebecca, 55, 59, 77
Mercy, 51, 52
Robert, 162
Priscilla, 1, 2
Sarah, 79
Rebecca, 159
Sophia, 81
William, 165
Partridge, , 131
Pachamu, inclian, 30
George, 128
Paddock )
James, 28
Paddack > Anna, 21
Lydia, 128, 131
Padducke )
Paule, Abigail, 109
Elizabeth, 103
William, 60, 109
Ernest M., 96
Peakes, Israel, 63
Grace, 55
Judith, 63
John, 21
William, 63
Joseph, 103
Pearse, see Peirce
Reliance, 47
Pease, Ezra, 99
Paine 1
Payne > , 12, 93
Pain )
£ECK I Israel, 68
Pecke )
John, 62, 71
Ebenezer, 94
Rebecca, 71
Isaac, 94
Samuel, 70
Joshua, 94
Sarah, 70
Mary, 93, 94, 112
Peckins, James, 46
Mercy, 94
John, 46
Nicholas, 84
Margaret, 46
Patience, 93, 94
Ruth, 46
Rebecca, 70, 155
Peirce. }
Peirse > Abigail, 141
Pearse )
Samuel, 32, 93
Sarah, 100
Seth, 94
Abraham, 64, 143
Stephen, 32
Bathsheba, 142
Thomas, 11, 12, 85-87
Byah, 63
Palmer, Elizabeth, 127
Elizabeth, 142, 152
John, 99
George, 174
Jonah, 165
Hannah, 185
Joseph, 126, 155
Job, 142
Thankful, 126, 155
Joseph, 152
Thomas, 127
Levi, 142
Parker, , 162
Lydia, 173
Abigail H., 82
Michael, 63
Ansdm, 78
Nehemiah, 18
Caroline, 80
Persis, 63
Charlotte, 78
Priscilla, 143
Daniel, 80
Rebecca, 152
David, 78, 81
Sarah, 174
Deborah, 78
Peney, Temperance, 58
Edward L., 123, 190
William, 58
Elisha, 162
Percival )
Esther, 79
Percivell i Freeman, 79
James, 27
Parcefull )
Jonathan, 82
James, 79
Joseph, 55, 59
John, 155
2l6
Index of Persons
i Alice, 113
Percival, etc., cont'd
Maria E., 79
Mary, 79, 155
Thankful, 78
Perkins, Nathan, 181
Perren, John, 69, 71
Mary, 69
Perry
Perrey
Ann, 154
Barnabas, 113
Elizabeth, 70, 113
James, 23
Jonathan, 23
Thomas, 23
William, 99
Petcocke, George, 31
Peterson, Jonathan, 114, 115
Phillips | Benjamin> s8> I1?
Philips )
Elisha, iS, 20, 169, 172
Isaac, 21 .
John, 135
Joseph, 135
Maria, 58, 117
Mary, 20, 21
Nathaniel, 18, 169
Phillis, negro, 166
Phinney I see aIsQ FlNNEY
Phinny )
Anna, 127
Charles, 83
David, 80
Elijah, 82
Eliza, 82
Elizabeth, 173
Freeman, 83
Harriet, 83
Isaac, 81, 127
Jane, 83
Joanna, 80
Lucy, 83
Maria, 82
Martha, 81
Mary, 77
Mehitable, 81, 82
Temperance, 82
Thomas, 77
Pickles, Alice, 22
Jonas, 22
Pierce, see Peirce
Pinkam, Alexander, 81
Celia, 81
Pinney, Mehitable, 82
Pitcher, Chloe, 78
Nathaniel, 161
Samuel, 78
Polden, Catharine B., 90
Francis, 90
Polden, cont'd
Harriet T., 90
Pollard, John, 109
Mary, 109
Pope, Hannah, 24
Thankful, 58, 118
Thomas, 24, 58, 118
Potter, Lydia, 46
Pratt ) . . . .,
Prat [ Abl*&l1' I75
Daniel, 149
David, 82
Enoch, 77-81
Hopeful, 149
Jesse, 173
Joshua, 149
Lydia, 149, 173
Priscilla, 46
Ruth, 149
Sally, 82
William C, 149
Prence, see also Prince
Mercy, 93
Patience, 93
Thomas, 107, 144, 164
Presbrey, Oliver S., 34
Prince, see also Prence
Benjamin, 27
Eunice, 91
mrs. Gordon, 96
James, 91
Lydia, 91
Polly, 91
Thomas, 91, 114
Prior, Benjamin, 114
Ralph, David, 103
Jedidah, 103
Joshua, 155
Rachel, 155
Ruth, 126, 155
Ramsay, Robert E., 49, 50
Ramusdan, Lydia, 173
Randall, Job, 99
John, 100
William, 99, 100
Ransom, Sarah, 174
Rawlins, Elizabeth, 22
Nathaniel, 22
Raymond, Dinah; 174
Samuel, 174
Sarah, 173
Thomas, 173
Rednder, Leah, 78
Redyvey, Lydia 69
Reed, , 136
Elizabeth, 71
Esther, 135, 136
John, 70, 174
Index of Persons
217
Elizabeth, 47
Reed, cont'd
Lydia, 174
Priscilla, 143
Sarah, 70
Solomon, 175
Thomas, 71
William, 135
Rew, Edward, 60
Reynolds
Reynouds
Judah, 141
Rich, Abigail, 102
Elisha, 103
Elizabeth, 129
Isaac, 103
Martha, 102
Mary, 102
Reuben, 10, 102, 103
Ruth, 103
Thankful, 102
Richmond, Abiah, 141
Edward, 47, 60
John, 60
Priscilla, 46, 48
Reliance, 47
Rhoda, 173
Samuel, 173
Rickard, Gyles, 61
Rider
Ryder
Abigail, 7, 55, 58
Barnabas, 78
Benjamin, 125
Bethiah, 49
Deborah, 142
Ebenezer, 55, 58, 122
Elizabeth, 49, 122, 123
Hannah, 7
Isaiah, 81
Joanna, 7
John, 49, 122
Joseph, 7, 45, 180
Martha, 81
Mary, 122, 123
Mercy, 78
Samuel, 7, 122
Sarah, 122
Seth, 180
Stephen, 50
Thankful, 7, 122, 123
Zenas, 49
Ring, Andrew, 24
Ripley, Elizabeth, 188-190
John, 188-190
Robbins }
Robbens > Clarissa, 80
Robens )
Eleazer, 118, 119
Hannah, 81
, 7, 49. 122
72
Robbins, etc., cont'd
James, 81
Lydia, 79, 118
Mehitable, 118, 119
Sally, 81
Robin, indian, 67, 68
Robinson, George, 69, 70
Hannah, 1
John, 1
Mary, 70
Nathaniel, 69, 70
Rogers j ^
Roggers )
America, 91
Crisp, 88, 152
Daniel, 153
Eleazer, 89
Eliza, 91
Elizabeth, 1, 58, 192
Hannah, 108, 187, 189, 190, 192
Hezekiah, 152
James, 112
John, 39, 40, 57, loo, 160,
187-190, 192
Joseph, 65, 101
Joshua, 15
Judah, 85, 153, 186
Levi, 89
Lydia, 153
Lydia H., 91
Marah, 192
Mary, 57, n2
Polly, 82
Prince, 121
Richard, 121, 153
Samuel, 121
Sarah, 76, 101
Solomon, 89
Susanna, 186
Thomas, 187, 192
William, 91
Zerviah, 89
ROUNSEVELL
ROUNSEVEL
Elizabeth, 142
Hope, 142
Levi, 141
Ruggles I An
RUGGELS )
Bathsheba, 36, 38, *74
Benjamin, 46, 119
Elce, 119
Samuel, 174
Timothy, 36
Rumsey, Anna, 126, 128
David, 126, 128
Russell, Abigail, 90
Charles, 91
George, 90
Betty, 141
2,1 8
Index of Persons
Russell, cont'd
James, 90, 91
Jane, 90
John, 90
Lucy, 80
Mary, 90, 91
Mercy, 90
Nancy, 90, 91
Nathaniel, 90
Thomas, 90
Ryder, see Rider
Sabin, Benjamin, 69
David, 71
Hannah, 70
Israel, 69
Jonathan, 71
Joseph, 71
Mehitable, 69
Nehemiah, 71
Samuel, 69
William, 69
Samson { .. -
„ > Abner, 176
Sampson J '
Alice, 142
Barnabas, 175
Chloe, 176
Crocker, 29
David, 114
Elizabeth, 16
Eunice, 175
George, 176
Hannah, 176
Henry, 16
Jacob, 142
John, 99
Martha, 176
Mary, 137-139
Mercy, 175
Nathaniel, 140, 176
Obadiah, 139
Susanna, 176
William, 140
Savage, Elizabeth, 70
John, 70, 71
Sarah, 71
Thomas, 190
Savory, Catharine B., 83
George, 83
Sawyer, John, 135
Scudder, Chalana, 79
Hannah, 112
Josiah, 83
Lucy, 83
Lydia, 79
Oliver, 79
Puella, 83
Rachel, 155
Samuel, 155
Scudder, cont'd
Sophrona, 83
Seaeury, Deborah, 1
Martha, 159, 165
Samuel, 1, 3, 27
Sears ) n Q
Seers \ BenJamin« 58
Daniel, 175
Desire, 118
Grace, 55
Hannah, 100
Isaac, 117
John, 55
Joseph, 117
Mary, 47, 175, 176
Mercy, 55, 58
Phebe, 176
Ruth, 117
Thankful, 118
Zebedee, 47, 175, 176
Serjant, Elizabeth, 6
Experience, 5
Hannah, 6
Lydia, 6
Mary, 5, 6
Sarah, 6
William, 5
Sever, Nicholas, 115
Sharp, Gibbons, 173
Thankful, 173
Shaw ) A, , ,
„ > Abraham, 46
Shaue ) ' H
Ebenezer, 176
Elizabeth, 127
Hannah, 47
Lois, 176
Fear, 176
Noah, 176
Oakes, 126, 127, 156
Phebe, 174
Samuel, 176
Sarah, 46
Southworth, 176
Thomas, 162, 163
Sherman \
Shermon I Amy, 173
Shermond J
Content, 77
Ebenezer C, 77
Edward, 141
Lucia, 141
Sarah, 174
William, 31
Shirley, William, 178, 179
Shove, George, 109
Hopestill, 109
Silvester ) _
Sylvester \ ' I22' I23
Benjamin, 99
Index of Persons
219
Aaron, 175
Silvester, etc., cont'd
Content, 122, 123
Ebenezer, 122, 124
Elizabeth, 22, 90, 122-125
George, 90
Hannah, 90, 122-124
Israel, 99, 114
Joseph, 99, 122-124
Lucy, 90
Mary, 122, 123
Mercy, 122
Richard, 22
Solomon, 90, 122-125
Thankful, 122, 123
Thomas, 172
Simmons
Simons
Anna, 115
Benjamin, 52, 53
Bennet, 6
David, 136, 138, 139, 175
Elizabeth, 143
Hannah, 82
Isaac, 52, 53
Job, 143
John, 51-53
Joseph, 52, 53
Joshua, 52, 53
Lydia, 6
Martha, 52, 53
Mercy, 51-54
Moses, 52-54, 96
Nathan, 6
Priscilla, 175
Rebecca, 52, 53, 96
Silvanus, 82
William, 52, 53, 115
SlPSON, , II, 119
Skeffe, Stephen, 44, 45
Small }
Smalle > Benjamin,
58
Smally )
Bridget, 158
Hannah, 118
Melinda, 158
Nathaniel, 158
Priscilla, 105
Smith, , 86, 89
Abiel, 46
Abigail, 36, 126, 127
Ann, 154
Anna, 77, 173
Bathshua, 105
Benjamin, 173
Bershebe, 50
Betsey, 77
Betty, 50, 176
Caroline C, 80
Daniel, 71
Smith, cont'd
Ebenezer, 175
Elizabeth, lit, 173
Hannah, 100, 11 1
Henry, 32, 62, 69, 165
Huldah, 105
Isaac, 36, 38
Joanna, 47, 80
John, 36, 38, in, 126, 127, 176
Joseph, 105, 126, 154
Josiah, 46
Judah, 141
Lemuel, 105
Lydia, 46
Martha, 102
Mary, 36, 38, 81, 105, in, 126,
154
Mercy, 155
Moses, 14
Nathaniel, 71, 176
Priscilla, 46
Rachel, 175
Rebecca, 36, 38, 105
Reuben, 105
Samuel, 13, 36-38, 89, 100, 105,
in, 175
Sarah, 70, 100, 105
Shubael, 36, 38, 45
Solomon, 104
Stanley W., 49, 157
Stephen, 50, 105, 141
Susanna, 81, 104, 155, 176
Thankful, 185
Thomas, 36, 38, 81
William C, 49, 157
Zoeth, 100
Snow, , 138, 139
Aaron, 116
Abigail, 16, 37, 102
Anthony, 163
, Benjamin, 104
Betsey, 82
Constance, 93
David, 82
Desire, 116
Dorcas, 121
Ebenezer, 116
Edmund, 1 1
Elkanah, 14
Hannah, 116, 155
Heman, 121
Hope, 102, 103
Isaac, 116
Jenny, 59
Jesse, 176
Jonathan, 16
Joseph, 116, 186
Josiah, 16
Keziah, 104
220
Index of Persons
Snow, cont'd
Mark, in, 112
Martha, 104, 116, 127, 156
Mary, 58, 93, 116, 117, 155, 176
Mercy, 1 6, 58, 102, 116
Nathan, 104, 116
Nicholas, 64
Phebe, 116
Polly, 77
Prence, 59
Priscilla, 46
Reuben, 51
Rufus K., 51
Ruth, 104, no
Samuel, 102
Sarah, 37, 116, 137-139, 176
Susanna, 104
Thankful, 186
Thomas, 112
Treat, 102
William, 46
Soane ) ~ .
Soanes $Doroth>'' *3*. '43, 144
Mary, 144
William, 132, 143
Soper, Oliver, 34, 35
Ruth, 34, 35
SOULE \
Soul I , 136, 138
Sole j
Aaron, 129, 131, 169
Abisha, 114, 115
Alice, 113
Deborah, 113, 175
Elizabeth, 113
Esther, 136-140
Eunice, 142
George, 6i, 96, 112, 135, 136
Isaac, 115
James, 135, 137-139, 175
John, 33, 96, 112, 135-141
Joshua, 114
Josiah, 115
Lois, 174
Lydia, 135, 136
Martha, 136-139
Mary, 137-139
Mercy, 112, 113, 115
Micah, 113, 115
Moses, 29, 112, 113
Nathan, 114
Nathaniel, 134
Rachel, 137-139
Rebecca, 96, 136-139
Ruth, 113, 115
Sarah, 137-139
Soutiiwick, Lyclia, 77
Stephen, 77
, 25, 26, 29, 113 I
75
SOUTHWORTH
SOUTWORTH
SOUHWORTH
Southward J
Alice, 113, 115
Bathsheba, 174
Benjamin, 112, 113
Constant, 33, 52, 53, 64, 112-114
164
Deborah, 113
Desire, 26, 96
Edward, 5, 112-114
Elizabeth, 112, 113, 115, 159
Gideon, 175
Hannah, 26-29, 113, 115,
Ichabod, 26
James, 29, 30
Jedediah, 25-29
John, 28, 112, 113, 115
Lydia, 26
Mary, 25, 26, 112-115
Mercy, 112, 113
Nathaniel, 25, 96, 175
Priscilla, 112, 113, 115
Rebecca, 52, 53, 112, 113, 159,
175
Reumah, 113-115
Sarah, 25
Susanna, 175
Thomas, 25, 26, 28, 29, 65, 112
William, n 3-1 15
Sparrow, Anne, 104
Deborah, 127, 156
Elizabeth, 12
Godfrey, 14
Isaac, 16, 88, 119-121, 152
Jabez, 14, 101, 121, 152
John, 10, 104, 105
Jonathan, 10, in
Josiah, 14, 89, 120
Mary, 10, 101
Molly, 14, 121
Polly, 14
Richard, 12, 85, in, 127, 156
Sarah, 101
Thankful, 105
Thomas, 101
Spooner, Ephraim, 181-183, 185
Horatio, 9
Sarah, 190
Thomas, 190
Sprague
Spraugf.
Francis, 107
Jethro, 114
John, 3, 33, 107
Samuel, 3-5, 95
Sarah, 46
William, 46
Index of Persons
221
Sprout
Bathsheba, 175, 176
Sl'ROUTT
Ebenezer, 175, 176
Elizabeth, 16
James, 176
Mercy, 16
Thomas, 175
Standish / ., ,
„ > Alexander. 3, 34
Standishe ) ' ■ °
Ebenezer, 34, 161
Hannah, 34
Josiah, 97, 98
Moses, 135
Myles, 34, 97
Stanford, Robert, 99
Staples ) .
~ f- Amy, 109
Staple \ J' *
Anne, 34, 35
Hannah, 34, 35
John, 34, 35
Joseph, 109
Mary, 34, 35
Ruth, 34, 35
Sarah, 34, 35
Seth, 34, 35
Susanna, 34, 35
Zerviah, 34, 35
Stephens / ,
Stevens f • l67~l69
Asa, 83
Caroline, 83
mrs. Charles F., 72
Francis, 71
Gilbert, 71
Richard, 108, 109
Thomas, 109
William, 171
Stephenson, Elizabeth, 6
Jasper H., 7
John, 6
William, 7
Stetson { „ , ,
Studson }Robe^ 3i, 65, 99, 146
Susanna, 126, 128
Thomas, 126, 128
Stewart I Sarah p go
Steward \
Temperance, 58
Stockbridge, Benjamin, 148
Charles, 100, 144
Lydia, 146-148
Samuel, 146, 148, 149
Stodder, Daniel, 189
Stone, Edward, 117
Heman, 117
Keziah, 117
Mary, 37, 40, 41, 55, 59
M eh it able, 117
Stone, cont'd
Nathaniel, 37, 58, 59, 84, nl
Reliance, 117
Temperance, 117
Stoughton ) „,. , ,
Staughton I Ellza**th, 109
Nicholas, 109
Strowbridge } ,,
Sthowbridge \ Mar&aren 46
Stuard, negro, 160
Studliffe, John, 99, 100
Joseph, 99
Sturgis I,, _ n
Stirgis f Betsey B., 81
Daniel H., 81
Hannah, 78
Jonathan, 127, 154
Moses, 78
Ruth D., 81
Samuel, 68
Temperance, 66, 127, 154
Thankful, 66
William W., 81
Sturtevant, Joseph, 161
Josiah, 82, 139
Sumers, Thomas, 134
Sutton, John, 165
Swenton, Sally, 81
Swet, Experience, 185
Swift, , 136
Elizabeth, 135, 136
Joanna, 59
William, 135
Sylvester, see Silvester
Taber "J
Tabor £ , 136
Tabour )
Content, 77
Mary, 48, 135, 136
Thomas, 135
Tanner, Nicholas, 69
Tarrow \
Tarra V , 72, 74, 75
Taro J
Taylor ) .
Tayler [AzelS., 51
Benjamin, 85, 86
Christopher, 156
Edward, 162
Eunice, 85
Hannah, 51, 156
Horace S., 51
Jasper, 45
John, 51
Mary, 154
Phebe, 126, 128
Prince H., 51
222
Index of Persons
-, 43, 66, 181
J54
Thacher I
Thatcher \
Abigail, 126, 127
Anner, 66
Eliza, 79
Elizabeth, 104, 127,
Hannah, 66, 67
John, 44, 66-68, 79
Judah, 67, 68
Lucretia, 126, 127
Lydia, 44
Peter, 66-68
Rebecca, 66
Sarah, 66, 67, 104
Temperance, 66, 67
Thankful, 66-68, 127, 155
Thomas, 104
Thaxter, Joseph, 99
Thayer ) A , . -,
Thavr ( Ablgai1 47
Augusta M., 82
mrs. Bayard, 37
Frederick N., 82
Mary T., 83
Thomas, , 92
Alanson, 92
Anna, 127
Asa, 92, 167, 168, 171
David, 19, 167
Eleanor, 128, 130, 131
Eleazer, 92
Elizabeth, 47, 53
Eunice B., 151
Ezra, 92
Fanny, 92
Francis, 47
Gamaliel, 92
Hannah, 151
James, 115
Jane, 77
Jesse, 114
Joanna, 142
John, 114, 115, 151
Joseph, 128, 130
Joshua, 140
Judith, 175
Lucia, 46
Mercy, 46
Nathan, 77
Nathaniel, 53, 73, 148, 149, 161
Sarah, 46, 173
William, 114
Zeruiah, 156
Thompson )
Thomson > , 136
Tomson )
Elizabeth, 135, 136
Esther, 135, 136
Isaac, 140
Thompson, etc., cont'd
Jacob, 136, 138, 173
John, 95, 135, 136, 162
Lydia, 135, 136
Martha, 137-139
Mary, 95, 135, 136
Mercy, 135, 136
Nathan, 140
Nathaniel, 140, 141
Peter, 136
Ralph E., 96
Thomas, 136, 139
William, 141
Zebediah, 135, 136
Thornell, Joseph, 99
Thurber, Mary, 21
Tilden, , 18
Desire, 16
John, 17, 18
Joseph, 22, 65
Mercy, 16, 17, 23
Nathaniel, 99
Stephen, 22, 23, 99
Thomas, 134
Tilley, Elizabeth, 36
Tilson ) .
Anne, 191
Tison
Elizabeth, 175
Jacob, 175
Timberleck, James, 8
Lydia, 8
Sarah, 8
Tinkham, Abijah, 46
Ebenezer, 16
Ephraim, 136
Eunice, 142
Gideon, 46
Isaac, 138, 139
Joanna, 16, 17
Joseph, 139, 142, 143, 173, 1/4
Judah, 46
Martha, 136, 138
Mary, 16, 48, 136
Mercy, 46
Patience, 46
Samuel, 138, 139
Seth, 142
Tisdall, Abigail, 108
Hannah, 108
John, 108
Titus, Abigail, 69
John, 69, 71
Lydia, 69, 71
TOBEY
TOBE
Charles B., 81
Ephraim, 45
Hannah, 45
Mary, 81
Thomas, 164
Index of Persons
223
Tokrey, Anna, 9
Varnom, Jonathan, 180
Daniel, 9
Vassall / ,,,.,,. *
,, > William, 106, 107
Vassell ) '
Elizabeth, 9
James, 23, 65, 107, 144
Vaughan \
John, 9, 180
Vaughn \ Betty, 175
Nathaniel, 9
VOUGHAN )
Priscilla, 9
Daniel, 138, 139
Sarah, 9
David, 143
Totman, Asaph, 149
Ebenezer, 139
Elizabeth, 149
1
George, 60
John, 149
Jabez, 138, 174
Reuben, 149
Lois, 174
Tower, John, 185
Phebe, 143
Mary, 185
Rachel, 138, 139
Mercy, 185
Vinall, Stephen, 63
Tracye, Stephen, 64, 65
Vinson, Mary, 81
Trask, Jerusha, 91
Thomas, 81
Joseph, 91
Vose, N. M., 48
Priscilla, 91
Robert C., 48
Thomas, 91
William, 91
W , D., 158
Treat, Hannah, 103
W , H., 158
Tubbs, Dorothy, 132, 143, 144
r
W , M., 158
William, 132, 143, 144
W , S., 158
Tunegin, Hannah, 156
Wade, Elizabeth, 52, 53, 63
Tupper, Abigail H., 82
Nicholas, 63
Allen, 82
Wadsworth, Elisha, 2
Eliza, 82
Elizabeth, 2
Ruth, 79
John, 1, 3, 27
William, 79
Mercy, 1
Turner ^
Turnner [ , 192
Torner )
Waldo, Cornelius, 73
Walker, , 99
Barsheba, 109
Amos, 148
Experience, 71
Bathsheba, 187, 189
James, 109
Caleb, 174
Philip, 71
Elisha, 99
Walley, Elizabeth, 164
Humphrey, 74, 75
Hannah, 164
Ichabod, 23
Thomas, 164
Israel, 131
Walworth, Arthur C, 96
John, 23, 61, 97-99, 145-
-147
Wanno | , ,
Wono \ John' 74, 75
Jonathan, ioo, 146
Joseph, 99, 146, 174, 187,
I89, 190
Wanton, Edward, 133, 134
Lydia, 97~99, i45-*47
Mary, 97, 142, 145, 148,
187
Ward ) .
,,T > Daniel, 102
Word )
Mercy, 174
David, 102
Micah, 142
Elisha, 102
Nathaniel, 99
Ezekiel, 102
Thomas, 164
John, 102
Twining / . 00
„ }• Anna, 88
Twinin )
Joseph, 102
Mary, 102
Barnabas, 153
William, 102
Elijah, 88
Warren )
Warrin \~ ' II4
Hannah, 102
Thomas, 88
Abigail, 16, 37
William, 11
Anna, 128, 134, 158, 159, 16
Benjamin, 74
Varney, Gideon G., 51
Charles, 151
Mahala, 51
Charles H., 151
224
Index of Persons
Warren, etc., cont'd
Edward, 151
George, 151
Henry, 151, 180
James, 72, 74, 151
Joseph, 178
Marcia O., 151
Mary, 24, 72, 122, 151, 177, 190
Mary A., 151
Mercy, 125, 151
Nathaniel, 74, 75
Pelham W., 151
Richard, 16, 24, 37, 48, 72, 122.
128, 134, 151, 158, 159. 165,
177, 190
Sarah, 48, 72
Winslow, 151
Washburn ^
Washburne V Abraham, 46
Warshburn )
Frederic A., 96
George, 92
Isaac, 48
John, 180
Mary, 8, 46, 48
Nathaniel, 8
Phebe, 143
Priscilla, 92
Priscilla D., 92
Waterman, Abigail, 37
Elkanah, 9
John, 134
Lydia, 142
Mary, 9
Mercy, 9
Robert, 135
Sarah, 37
Watson, Benjamin, 6
Elizabeth, 6, 46
Elkanah, 124
Ellen, 6
George, 46, 62
Nathaniel, 52
William, 6, 181
Weber, Elizabeth, 100
Weeks, Mehitable, 118, 119
Weld, Elizabeth, 127
Wescoat, Sarah, 46
)YrEST I Bethiah, 128, 129, 131
Waste ) "" °
Bezaleel, 126, 155
Elizabeth, 129
Francis, 191
Joanna, 126, 155
Judah, 128, 129
Lydia, 129
Martha, 52, 53
Samuel, 52, 53. I29
Westgate, Charles, 7
VVesTGATE, cont'd
Charles H., 7
Lydia, 7
Nancy P., 7
Susan P., 7
Weston, Comer, 8
Edmund, 48
Elizabeth, 112, 113
Elnathan, 115
Lewis, 8, 180
Mary, 8, 46, 48, 112-115
Samuel, 27, 29, 112, 113
Thomas, 112-115
William, 8
Wiieaten, Hannah, 70
Jeremiah, 69
Sarah, 69
Whelden ) „ . Q
Wheldren [ Bela' 8l
Clarissa, 81
Eliza, 81
Jane, 78
Lucy, 81
Whetcombe, Robert, 63
Whitaker ^
Whittaker > John, 175
Whittakar )
Mary, 175
Mehitable, 71
Richard, 71
White, , 34, 35
Abigail, 175
Abijah, 172
Anna, 166, 172
Benjamin, 47, 160
Cornelius, 18
Daniel, 21, 169
Hannah, 47
Job, 34
Judith, 107
Lemuel, 18
Peregrine, 132-134
Resolved, 106, 107
Susanna, 34, 35
Timothy, 134
Whitman, Betsey, 80
Sally, 80
Whitney, Jerusha, 59, 103
John, 59, 103
Wilbore, Mary, 109
Shadrach, 60, 108, 109
Wild, Daniel, 34, 35
Sarah, 34, 35
Wiley, Letitia, 79
Willard, , 28
J; 179
Jacob, 73
WlLLETT, , 64
Elizabeth, 69
Index of Persons
225
Bethiah, 118
Willett, cont'd
James, 69
Thomas, 69
Williams / ., • ,
WILLAMS I Abld' 34' 35
Abigail, 47
Bradford B., 82
Elizabeth, 175
Hannah, 11 1
James, 35
Joseph, 108
Julia. A., 82
Richard, 108
Susanna, 35
Zerviah, 34, 35
Wills, William, 106, 107
WlLMOTH ) T ,
WlLMOUTH { J°hn' 69
Mary, 70
Ruth, 69
Thomas, 70
Wing
WlNGE
Clarissa, 79
Daniel, 45
Deborah, 127
Lot, 79
Mary, 57
Mary A., 82
Winslow, Abigail
Edward, 28,
139
Elizabeth, 16, 18-20
Gilbert, 27, 161
Isaac, 18, 53, 54, 131, 161
Job, 16, 17, 134, 167, 170
John, 64
Joseph, 37, 41
Josiah, 107, 134, 144, 163
Kenelm, 37, 41
Mary, 26, 142
Mercy, 16
Priscilla, 116
Rebecca, 66
Seth, 116, 118
Thankful, 118
Wire, , 28
Wiswall ^
Wiswell ( , 9
Wisewall )
Deborah, 1, 3
Elizabeth, 1, 2
Hannah, 1, 3
Ichabod, 1-5
John, 9
37, 4i, 42
14, 124, 125,
135.
Wiswall, etc., cont'd
John B., 9
Mercy, 1, 3
Peleg, 1-3
Perez, 1
Priscilla, 1-5
Priscilla T., 9
Witherell, Elizabeth, 22
Mary, 22
Samuel, 99
William, 164
Wood, Abigail, 60
Betsey H., 78
Dinah, 174
Henry, 6o, 137, 138, 190
Lydia, 142
Maria E., 79
Martha, 126, 128
Matthew, 126, 128
Moses, 142
Nathaniel, 192
Sarah, 46, 190
Thomas, 46
Woodcocke, John, 70, 71
Sarah, 70
Woodfeild, Esther, 62
Woodman, mrs. George H., 98, 145
Woodworth, Benjamin, 99
Joseph, 144
Walter, 132
Wright, Joseph, 9, 180
Joshua, 180
Sally, 9
Sarah R., 9
Deborah, 55
Yates
Yeats
John, 84, 87
Young | ... .,
,r > Abigail. 10,
Younge )
Dorcas, 10 1
Eliza, 80
George, 164
Hannah, 164
Jedediah, 14
Jerusha, 105
John, 105
Mary, 101, 104
Mercy, 185
Zebulon, 10, 11
, Barsheba, 109
, Bethiah, 70
, John, 27
, Philip, 63
INDEX OF PLACES
Agawam, 72, 74, 75
Attleborough, Mass., 127
Augusta, Me., 151
auntchisiiocquechike island, 31
Barnstable, Mass., 14, 36, 37, 40, 41,
45, 56, 58, 6i, 66, 68, 77-83. 89,
117-119, 125-128, 154. 155. 162
Barnstable County, Mass., 10, n,
36, 37, 40, 43, 66, 84, 86, 93, 119,
Barrington, R. I., 192
Beach Creek, 84, 85
Bear Island, 107
Berkeley, Mass., 35, 173
Billingsgate, 104
Boggestow, 32
Boston, Mass., i, 6, 9, 13, 22, 48, 50,
61, 78, 81, 96, 98-100, 102, 134,
I45» I59. x66, 188, 192
Braintree, Mass., 108
Bridgewater, Mass., 35, 46, 47, 109,
i74, i75
Bristol, R. I., 1, 187, 192
Bristol County, Mass., 34, 187
Broad Creek, 170-172
Brookline, Mass., 66
Burial Hill, 72
Burlington, Vt., 34
Cape Cod, 57
Carver, Mass., 82
Chapman's Creek, 171
Chatham, Mass., 49, 55, 58, 59,
82, 102, 103, 152, 157, 186
Chuppatuesett Island, 31
Clift Pond, 89
Cobpauanisitt River, 31
conahassett, 189
Concord, Mass., 123, 190
Conney's Island, 31
East Haddam, Conn., 156
Eastham, Mass., 10-13, 55, 58, 59,
84-89, 93, 94, 100-105, in, m,
116, 117, 119-121, 126, 152, 154,
155, 185, 186
East Harwich, Mass., 50, 157
East Orleans, Mass., 10
Eel River, 72, 76
Essex County, Mass., 187, 188
Fairfield, 81, 126, 128
Falmouth, Mass., 38, 55, 59, 78, 80,
126, 127, 155
Freetown, Mass., 141, 142
Granville, 126, 127
Groton, Mass., 189
Gurnet, The, 33, 191
Haddam, Conn., 127
Halifax, Mass., 135, 136, 142, 174
Hancock County, Me., 153
Harwich, Mass., ii, 14, 55, 57-59,
84, 89, 101-103, 116-121, 127,
128, 153, 155, 158, 185
Harwich Center, Mass., 157
Hingham, Mass., 32, 63, 99, 187-189,
192
Hog Island, 13
Hudson, N. Y., 79
Ipswich, Mass., i
1i, Jones River, 64, 144
Kennebec, Me., 3, 5
Killingly, Conn., 142
Kingston, Mass., i, 7, 9, 29
Dartmouth, Mass., 24, 126, 127, 155,
173
Dennis, Mass., 81
Duxbury, Mass., 1-5, 25-29, 32, 33,
51-54, 96, 107, 108, 112-115, 128,
129, 144, 1S7, 189, 191, 192
Lancaster, Mass., 37
Lebanon, Conn., 166
Lee, Mass., 78
Lendal's Meadow, 129
Little Compton, R. L, 165, 166
LlTTLETOWN BROOK, 167, l68
Lone Tree Creek, 43
Long Island, N. Y., 90
Lynn, Mass., 177
226
Index of Places
227
45, 83, 131,
Mansannillo, 51
Marblehead, Mass., 32, 176, 177
Marshfield, Mass., 16-19, 53, 128,
13I1 132, 148, 158-161, 163,
165-169, 172, 185
Menukesissitt, 31
Medfield, Mass., 32
Massachusetts, 2, 23,
161, 178, 190, 192
Middleborough, Mass., 16, 26, 46-48,
60, 79, 95, 135-143, 173-175, 178,
190
Mill River, 121
Mobile, Ala., 50
Monument Ponds, 24, 76, 123, 184
Namasakett, 107
Namassakeesett, 144
Namecoik, 84, 87
Nantucket, Mass., 81-83, 154
Narragansett, 5
Nemasket, 95, 96
New Bedford, Mass., 77
New England, 132, 189
Newport, R. I., 77
Norcut's Creek, 171
Norfolk, 51
North Harwich, Mass., 157
North Purchase, 62
North River, 1 69-1 71
North Yarmouth, Me., 27, 28
Norton, Mass., 35
Norwich, Conn., 47, 166
Orleans, Mass., 13-16, 82, 100, 152,
i54, 185
Orrington, Me., 152
Panokoest Island, 31
Paukessett, 30
Pembroke, Mass., 18, 128-131, 138,
160, 169, 173
Pine Island, 169, 170, 172
Pinquin Hole, 30
Pinquin River, 31
Plymouth, Mass., 2, 4, 5, 7, 24,
26-28, 30, 32, 33, 46, 58, 60-63,
65, 72-76, 78, 90, 95, 96, 98, 99,
108, 109, 118, 122-125, I29, 132,
135, 144, 149, 154, 158, 161-164,
173, 174, 176-185, 187, 189-192
Plymouth Colony, 21, 23, 30, 60, 64,
68, 96-98, 106, 108, 132, 143, 162,
190
Plymouth County, Mass., 17, 24, 46,
47, 5i, 72, 97, 113, 123, 129, 135,
137, 159, 165, 177, 179, 190
Plympton, Mass., 34, 47, 48, 143, 161
Pochet Island, ii, 15, 84, 85
Pole Plain, 34, 35
ponagansett, 33
Potenummicut River, 153
Provincetown, Mass., 155
Pudding Brook, 129
Puddle Marsh, 64
Quenamot Neck, 39
Ragged Plain, 160
Raymond, N. H., 80
Raynham, Mass., 35, 142
Rehoboth, Mass., 32, 62, 69, 70, 165,
175
Rochester, Mass., 3, 5, 46, 119, 175
Rhode Island, 166, 192
Round Swamp, 160
Rutland, Mass., 174
Ryder's Cove, 49
Sagadahoc, 3, 5
Salem, Mass., 187, 188, 192
Salisbury, Mass., 192
Sandwich, Mass., 30, 36, 37, 39, 40,
44, 45, 58, 77-82, 118, 126-128,
154-156, 164
Sandy Bottom Pond, 18
Scituate, Mass., 22, 23, 26, 27, 31,
62, 63, 65, 80, 97-100, 106, 107,
132, 133, 143-148, 161, 187, 189
Secussit Neck, 38
Seven Shares Propriety, 12
Seventeenth Share Purchase, 85
Shifting Cove, 125
Showomett, 159
Sippican, 2, 3
Sipson's Purchase, ii, 119
Smith's Purchase, 14, 86, 89
South Duxbury, Mass., i, 25, 26
South Propriety, 12
South Purchase, 137, 138
South River, 169, 170, 172
Squnaqueest Island, 31
Stafford, Conn., 46
Stage, 13
Stage Neck, 12, 14
Stephen's Island, 167-169
St. Lucia, Spain, 151
Suffolk County, Mass., 188
Swansea, Mass., 21, 22, 68, 69, 192
Taunton, Mass., 34, 35, 46-48, 60,
83, 108, 109, 141, 142, 164, 175,
192
Topsfield, Mass., 189
Truro, Mass., 103, 105, 161
Twenty-Six Men's Purchase, 137
223
United States, 9
Index of Places
Wareham, Mass., 46, 48, 81
Waweyontat Neck, 31
Weenaumutt, 31
Wellfleet, Mass., 13, 77, 155
Wenten Quage, 124
Wequanakoke, 30, 31
Wesqueebs, 30
Weymouth, Mass., 65
Whale Hole, 125
Windham, Conn., 127, 166
Yarmouth, Mass., 43-45, 55, 58
68, 79-81, 103, 117, 118, 127,
155
Yarmouthport, Mass., 84, 119, 1
, 66,
154,
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THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT
Volume XIX
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
Arey, Joseph, Deed from Thomas
Arey, 154
Arey, Joseph, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 85
Arey, Oliver, Deed from Dr. Jona-
than Kenwrick, 84
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Joseph
Arey, 85
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Stephen
Cohoon, 88
Arey, Thomas, Deed from John
Gould, 87
Arey, Thomas, Deeds from John
Higgins, 87
Arey, Thomas, Deed from William
Higgins, 86
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Zac-
cheus Higgins, 120
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Estate
of Asa Mayo, Jr., 120
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Joshua
Mayo, 85
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Moses
and Mary Mayo, 153
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Shubael
Mayo, 120
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Paul
Nickerson, 152
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Richard
Rogers, 153
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Solomon
Rogers, 89
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Heman
and Dorcas Snow, 121
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Isaac
Sparrow, 119
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Jabez
Sparrow, 121
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Benja-
min and Eunice Taylor, 85
Arey, Thomas, Deed from Thomas
Twining, 88
Arey, Thomas, Deed to Joseph
Arey, 154
Arey, Thomas, and Joshua Gould,
Deed from Jabez Sparrow, 152
Arey, Thomas, and John Higgins,
Deed from William Higgins,
86
Arey, Thomas, and Uriah Linnell,
Deed from Estate of Eleazer
Rogers, 89
Barlow, Jane, Will of, 44
Barnes, John, Will of, 61
Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records,
77, 125, 154
Barnstable County, Mass., Probate
Records, Abstracts of, 43
Barnstable County, Mass., Unre-
corded Deeds, 10, 84, 119, 152
Barrell, Lydia (Turner) (James),
Will of, Illustration facing
page 145
Barrell, William, of Scituate, Es-
tate of, and Will of Widow
Lydia Barrell, 145
Bartlett, Joseph, Deed from
Thomas Pope, 24
Bartlett, Joseph, Jr., Estate of, 72
Bequest, Form for a, 45, 83, 131,
161
Biddle, Joseph, Will of, 163
Bourn, Melatiah, of Sandwich, and
Silvanus and Mercy Bourn of
Barnstable, Wills of, 36
Bradford, John, Deed from William
Bradford, 64
Bradford, Joseph and Jael, et ah,
Deed to Stodder and Lanes,
189
B r a d f o r d — Rogers — Turner — H o-
bart, 187
Chapman, Ralph, Will of, 132
Chatham, Mass., Gravestone Rec-
ords, 49
Cohoon, Stephen, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 88
Cole, Anna, Deed to Timothy
Doane, 16
VI
Index of Subjects
Cole, Daniel, Estate of, Deed to
John Doane, Jr., 12
Cole, Ephraim, and Josiah Spar-
row, Deed to Timothy Doane,
14
Cole, Isaac, Deed to John Doane,
Jr., 11
Cole, Joseph, Deed from John
Sparrow, 10
Cole, Joseph, Deed from Zebulon
and Abigail Young, 10
Crosby, John, Jr., Deed to Elkanah
Snow, 14
Crosby, Joshua and Rachel, Deed to
Timothy Doane, 15
Deeds — Grantees :
Arey, Joseph, 154
Arey, Oliver, 84
Arey, Thomas, 85-89, 119-121,
152, 153
Bartlett, Joseph, 24
Bradford, John, 64
Cole, Joseph, 10
Doane, John, II, 12
Doane, Timothy, 13-16
Gould, Joshua, 152
Higgins, John, 86
Higgins, Patty, 15
Hurd, Joseph, 13
Lane, Ebenezer, 189
Lane, Ephraim, 189
Lane, Josiah, 189
Linnell, Uriah, 13, 89
Snow, Elkanah, 14
Sprague, John, 107
Stodder, Daniel, 189
Tilden, Joseph, 65
Wills, William, 106
Deeds — Grantors :
Arey, Joseph, 85
Arey, Thomas, 154
Bradford, Jael, 189
Bradford, Joseph, 189
Bradford, William, 64
Cohoon, Stephen, 88
Cole, Anna, 16
Cole, Daniel, Estate of, 12
Cole, Ephraim, 14
Cole, Isaac, 11
Crosby, John, 14
Crosby, Joshua, 15
Deeds — Grantors continued
Crosby, Rachel, 15
Doane, Timothy, 15
Freeman, Hannah, 15
Freeman, Isaac, 15
Gould, John, 87
Higgins, Hezekiah, 15
Higgins, John, 87
Higgins, William, 86
Higgins, Zaccheus, 120
Hobart, Gershom, 189
Hobart, Jeremiah, 189
Kenwrick, Jonathan, 84
Knowles, Amos, Estate of, 13
Mayo, Asa, Jr., Estate of, 120
Mayo, Joshua, 85
Mayo, Mary, 153
Mayo, Moses, 153
Mayo, Sarah, 15
Mayo, Shubael, 120
Nickerson, Paul, 152
Pope, Thomas, 24
Ripley, Elizabeth, 189
Ripley, John, 189
Rogers, Eleazer, Estate of, 89
Rogers, Hannah, 189
Rogers, John, 189
Rogers, Richard, 153
Rogers, Solomon, 89
Smith, Samuel, Estate of, 13
Snow, Dorcas, 121
Snow, Heman, 121
Sparrow, Isaac, 119
Sparrow, Jabez, 14, 121, 152
Sparrow, John, 10
Sparrow, Josiah, 14
Sprague, Francis, 107
Stetson, Robert, 65
Taylor, Benjamin, 85
Taylor, Eunice, 85
Turner, Bathsheba, 189
Turner, Joseph, 189
Twining, Thomas, 88
White, Resolved, 106
Young, Abigail, 10
Young, Zebulon, 10
Doane, John, Jr., Deed from Es-
tate of Daniel Cole, 12
Doane, John, Jr., Deed from Isaac
Cole, 11
Doane, Linnell and Hurd, Deed
from Estate of Samuel Smith.
13
Index of Subjects
vi 1
Doane, Timothy, Deed from Anna
Cole, 16
Doane, Timothy, Deed from
Joshua and Rachel Crosby, 15
Doane, Timothy, Deed from Free-
man, Higgins and Mayo, 15
Doane, Timothy, Deed from Es-
tate of Amos Knowles, 13
Doane, Timothy, Deed from Jabez
Sparrow, 14
Doane, Timothy, Deed from Josiah
Sparrow and Ephraim Cole, 14
Doane, Timothy, Deed to Patty
Higgins, 15
Doten, Elisha3 and James4, the
Wills of, and the Estate of
Stephen4 Doten, 176
Eastham, Mass., Vital Records, 100,
185
East Harwich, Mass., Gravestone
Records, 157
Evance, William, Inventory of, 164
Form for a Bequest, 45, 83, 131, 161
Freeman, Higgins and Mayo, Deed
to Timothy Doane, 15
Gould, John, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 87
Gould, Joshua, and Thomas Arey,
Deed from Jabez Sparrow, 152
Gravestone Records :
Chatham, Mass., 49
East Harwich, Mass., 157
Hall, Edward, Will of, 62
Harwich, Mass., Vital Records, 55,
116
Hawes, Edmund, Will of, 43
Higgins, John, Deeds to Thomas
_ Arey, 87
Higgins, John, and Thomas Arey,
Deed from William Higgins,
86
Higgins, Mayo and Freeman, Deed
to Timothy Doane, 15
Higgins, Patty, Deed from Timothy
Doane, 15
Higgins, William, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 86
Higgins, William, Deed to Thomas
Arey and John Higgins, 86
Higgins, Zaccheus, Deed to
Thomas Arey, 120
Hobart — Bradford — Rogers — Tur-
ner, 187
Hobart, Gershom and Jeremiah, et
al., Deed to Stodder and Lanes,
189
Hobart, Rev. Peter, Deed of His
Six Children, 189
Hobart, Rev. Peter, Will of, 188
Howland, Henry, Will of, 32
Rowland, John, Will of, 165
Hurd, Doane and Linnell, Deed
from Estate of Samuel Smith,
13
Illustrations :
"The Twenty-Third Psalm," fac-
ing page 1
Lieut. John Tomson's Will, facing
page 49
Bond of Lydia (Turner) James,
facing page 97
The Will of Lydia (Turner)
(James) Barrell, facing page
145
James, John, of Scituate, Estate of,
97
James, Lydia, and John Turner,
Bond of, 98
James, Lydia (Turner), Bond of,
Illustration facing page 97
Keen, Josiah, of Duxbury, and His
Son Josiah of Pembroke, Wills
of, 128
Kenwrick, Dr. Jonathan, Deed to
Oliver Arey, 84
Knowles, Amos, Estate of, Deed to
Timothy Doane, 13
Lane, Josiah, Ephraim and Eben-
ezer, and Daniel Stodder, Deed
from Hobart, Ripley, Rogers;
Bradford and Turner, 189
Linnell, Hurd and Doane, Deed
from Estate of Samuel Smith,.
13
Linnell, Uriah, and Thomas Arey,
Deed from Estate of Eleazer
Rogers, 89
Little, Ephraim,. Will of, 158
Vlll
Index of Subjects
Little, John', of Marshfield, and
His Widow Constant, Wills of,
165
Little, Thomas, Will of, 163
Lumpkin, William, Will of, 61
Macomber, Thomas, Will of, and
Estates of His Sons Thomas
and Onesimus, 16
Martin, Abraham, Will of, 32
Massachusetts Society of May-
flower Descendants, 2, 45, 48,
49, 66, 72, 83, 98, 123, 129, 131,
159, 161, 166, 177, 190
Massachusetts Society, Officers of,
96
Mayflower, The, 36, 61, 134, 158.
165, 187
Mayo, Asa, Jr., Estate of, Deed
to Thomas Arey, 120
Mayo, Freeman and Higgins, Deed
to Timothy Doane, 15
Mayo, Joshua, Deed to Thomas
'Arey, 85
Mayo, Moses and Mary, Deed to
Thomas Arey, 153
Mayo, Shubael, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 120
Middleborough, Mass., Vital Rec-
ords, 46, 141, 173
Nelson, John, Will of, 190
Nickerson, Paul, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 152
Notes :
Paine, 93
Rogers, John3, Third Wife of,
192
Simmons-Soule, 96
Soane-Tubbs, 143
Soule-Simmons, 96
Tubbs-Soane, 143
Notes by the Editor, 96, 143, 192
Numacke, Nunquid, Will of, 30
Officers of the Massachusetts So-
ciety, 96
Okilley, John, Estate of, 45
Orleans, Mass., Vital Records, 100,
185
Paine Notes, 93
Paine, Samuel, Estate of, 93
Petcocke, George, Will of, 31
Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records, 5,
90, 149
Plymouth Colony Records of*
Deeds, 64, 106
Plymouth Colony Vital Records, 21,
68, 108
Plymouth Colony Wills and In-
ventories, 30, 60, 132, 162
Pope, Thomas, Deed to Joseph
Bartlett, 24
Quakers, 172
Richmond, John, Estate of, 60
Ripley, John and Elizabeth, et al.,
Deed to Stodder and Lanes,
189
Rogers, Eleazer, Estate of, Deed to
Thomas Arey and Uriah Lin-
nell, 89
Rogers, John3, Third Wife of, 192
Rogers, John and Hannah, et al.,
Deed to Stodder and Lanes,
189
Rogers, Richard, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 153
Rogers, Solomon, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 89
Rogers -Turner-Hobart-Bradford,
187
Serious, ship, 180
Shaw, Thomas, Will of, 162
Silvester, Joseph and Hannah,
Joint Will of, and the Estate
of their Son Solomon, 122
Simmons, John, of Duxbury, Es-
tate of, and the Will of His
Widow Mercy, 51
Simmons-Soule Note, 96
Smith, Samuel, Estate of, Deed to
Hurd, Doane and Linnell, 13
Snow, Elkanah, Deed from John
Crosby, Jr., 14
Snow, Heman and Dorcas, Deed to
Thomas Arey, 121
Soane-Tubbs Note, 143
Soane, William, Inventory of, 132
Soule, John, His Widow Martha,
and Daughters Rebecca and
Esther, Wills of, 136
Soule-Simmons Note, 96
Index of Subjects
IX
Southworth, Hannah, Estate of, 29
South worth, Jedcdiah, Estate of,
and Will of Thomas South-
worth, 25
Southworth, John, of Duxbury, and
His Sister Priscilla, Wills of,
112
Southworth, Thomas, Will of, and
Estate of His Son Jedediah,
25
Sparrow, Isaac, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 119
Sparrow, Jabez, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 121
Sparrow, Jabez, Deed to Timothy
Doane, 14
Sparrow, Jabez, Deed to Joshua
Gould and Thomas Arey, 152
Sparrow, John, Deed to Joseph
Cole, 10
Sparrow, Josiah, and Ephraim Cole,
Deed to Timothy Doane, 14
Sprague, Francis, Deed to John
Sprague, 107
Staple, Seth, Will of, 34
Stetson, Robert, Deed to Joseph
Tilden, 65
Stodder, Daniel, and Josiah, Eph-
raim and Ebenezer Lane, Deed
from Hobart, Ripley, Rogers.
Bradford and Turner, 189
Sutton, John, Inventory of, 165
Swallow, ship, 180
Taylor, Benjamin and Eunice, Deed
to Thomas Arey, 85
Thacher, Peter, Will of, 66
Tilden, Joseph, Deed from Robert,
Stetson, 65
Tobey, Ephraim, Estate of, 45
Tomson, Lieut. John, Will of, 95
Tomson, Lieut. John, Will of, Il-
lustration facing page 49
Tomson, Mercy, Estate of, 135
Tubbs-Soane Note, 143
Turner - H obart - Brad ford - Rogers,
187
Turner, John, Estate of, 61
Turner, John, and Lydia James,
Bond of, 98
Turner, Joseph and Bathsheba, et
al, Deed to Stodder and Lanes,
189
Twenty-Third Psalm, The, 48
Twenty-Third Psalm, The, Illus-
tration facing page 1
Twining, Thomas, Deed to Thomas
Arey, 8S
Unrecorded Barnstable County
Deeds, 10, 84, 119, 152
Vital Records :
Barnstable, Mass., 77, 125, 154
Chatham, Mass., 49
Eastham, Mass., 100, 185
East Harwich, Mass., 157
Harwich, Mass., 55, 116
Middleborough, Mass., 46, 141,
173
Orleans, Mass., 100, 185
Plymouth, Mass., 5, 90, 149
Plymouth Colony, 21, 68, 108
Walley, Thomas, Will of, 164
White, Resolved, Deed to William
Wills, 106
Wills and Inventories :
Barlow, Jane, 44
Barnes, John, 61
Barnstable County, Mass., 43
Barrell, Lydia, 145
Barrell, William, 145
Bartlett, Joseph, 72
Biddle, Joseph, 163
Bourn, Melatiah, 36
Bourn, Mercy, 36
Bourn, Silvanus, 36
Chapman, Ralph, 132 .
Doten, Elisha, 176
Doten, James, 176
Doten, Stephen, 176
Evance, William, 164
Hall, Edward, 62
Hawes, Edmund, 43
Hobart, Peter, 188
Howland, Henry, 32
Howland, John, 165
James, John, 97
Keen, Josiah, 128
Little, Constant, 165
Little, Ephraim, 158
Little, John, 165
Little, Thomas, 163
Lumpkin, William, 61
Macomber, Onesimus, 16
Index of Subjects
Wills and Inventories — Continued
Macomber, Thomas, 16
Martin, Abraham, Z-
Nelson, John, 190
Numacke, Nunquid, 30
Okilley, John, 45
Paine, Samuel, 93
Petcocke, George, 31
Plymouth Colony, 30, 60, 132, 162
Richmond, John, 60
Shaw, Thomas, 162
Silvester, Hannah, 122
Silvester, Joseph, 122
Silvester, Solomon, 122
Simmons, John, 51
Simmons, Mercy, 51
Soane, William, 132
Soule, Esther, 136
Soule, John, 136
Soule, Martha, 136
Soule, Rebecca, 136
Southworth, Hannah, 29
Southworth, Jedediah, 25
Southworth, John, 112
Wills and Inventories — Continued
Southworth, Priscilla, 112
Southworth, Thomas, 25
Staple, Seth, 34
Sutton, John, 165
Thacher, Peter, 66
Tobey, Ephraim, 45
Tomson, John, 95
Tomson, Mercy, 135
Turner, John, 61
Walley, Thomas, 164
Wiswall, Ichabod, 1
Wood, Henry, 60
Woodfield, Esther, 62
Young, George, 164
Wills, William, Deed
solved White, 106
Wiswall, Ichabod, Will of, 1
Wood, Henry, Inventory of, 60
Woodfield, Esther, Will of, 62
Young, George, Inventory of, 164
Young, Zebulon and Abigail, Deed
to Joseph Cole, 10
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Contents — 3anuar?t 1918
ILLUSTRATION
Two Autographs of John8 Rogers
Facing page
I. The Estates of John8 Rogers and His Second and Third
Wives
II. The Estate of Col. John8 Alden of Duxbury and the
Will of His Widow Hannah ....
III. The Estate of Zachariah4 Standish of Plympton, Mass.
IV, John8 Rogers to His Four Daughters and the Estate
of His Only Son ... . ; . . .
V. Harwich, Mass., Vital Records. (Continued) .." . ,
VI. The Wills of John8 Doten and His Widow .
VII. The Wife of Dr. Benoni Delano of Duxbury and the
Settlement of His Estate . ■.'.;.',
VIII. Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records, (Continued)
IX. Cobham — Browning — Rogers . . . , . ,
X. Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records. (Continued) .
XI. Shaw — Morton — Paine — Ring — Snow . .
XII. Form for a Bequest . . . .
XIII. Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds . . .
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THE ESTATES OF JOHN8, ROGERS AND HIS
SECOND AND THIRD WIVES
By George Ernest Bowman
John3 Rogers (John2, Thomas1) lived in at least six different
places : Duxbury, Bristol, Boston, Taunton, Swansea and Bar-
rington, all of which were, during- his life, in Massachusetts.
Bristol and Barrington, however, are now in Rhode Island.
Fortunately he bought and sold many parcels of real estate, and
his movements are, therefore, more easily traced. A careful
study of his real estate transactions has resulted in the identifica-
tion, by the Editor, of the third wife of John3 Rogers, as an-
nounced in our October, 1917, issue. [Volume XIX, page 192.]
John3 Rogers married, first, Elizabeth Pabodie3 (Elizabeth2
Alden, John1), who was the mother of his five children, all re-
corded at Duxbury. [Mayflower Descendant, 9 : 171, 172.]
These children were: Hannah4, who married Samuel3 Bradford
(William2-1)', John4, who appears to have died without issue;
Elizabeth4, who married Silvester Richmond ; Ruth4, who married
James Bennet; Sarah4, who married Nathaniel Searle. [See the
article, "John3 Rogers to His Four Daughters and the Estate
of His Only Son", in this issue.]
John3 Rogers married, second, the widow Hannah (Hobart)
Brown, who died at Bristol, in 1691. There were no children by
this wife, as far as known. The proofs of this marriage were
printed in our last issue. [Volume XIX, page 187.]
John3 Rogers married, third, Marah (Cobham) Bruning (or
Browning), the widow of Joseph Bruning of Boston, and the
daughter of Josiah and Mary Cobham of Salisbury, Mass., and
Boston. The proof of Marah's parentage will be found in the
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2 The Estates of JoJin3 Rogers and His Wives
article, "Cobham — Browning — Rogers", printed in this issue.
There were no children by this third marriage.
The original will of Hannah, the second wife of John3 Rogers,
is in the Bristol County, Mass., probate files; but it was not re-
corded, and the index did not mention this estate until the present
writer called attention to the omission.
On one page of the original inventory of her personal estate
are two autograph signatures of John3 Rogers, as shown in the
accompanying illustration.
John3 Rogers died at Barrington, 28 June, 1732, and his third
wife, and widow, Marah, was called "late of Rehoboth ....
Deceased" in a petition, dated 8 December, 1739, concerning the
appointment of an administrator for her estate.
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[Will of Hannah (Hobart) (Brown) Rogers]
[Bristol Co. Prob. From original will] Know all men by
these presents that I Hannah Rogers formerly Browne now
of Bristoll in ye Collony of Plimoth in New England being sick
and infirme of body not knowing how it may please God to deal
with mee . do by these presents desire request and appoint my
two brothers Gershom & Nehemiah Hobart impowring them or
either of them to be as overseers of that goods that I may dye
possessed off to demand & receive & of any pson or psons in
whose hands they may be found, and if need be to sue for re-
cover and take in to their hands and care all & every thing that
was mine of what sort or kind, as also all debt or debts due to
mee from any as Likewise to pay out of my estate whatsoever
debt or debts may Legally appear due . and to have ye full dis-
pose and ordering of ye abovesayd premises according to my
mind given them or either of them either in word or writing
left with them . and not to be called to an account after my de-
cease by any of my successors or sirvivers afterwards butt to act
The Estates of John2 Rogers and His Wives 3
in that according to my order & their owne discression : This to
be in forth after my decease and not otherwise : as witnesse my
hand and seal this June : ninth one thousand six hundred and
ninety one :
Testes Hannah Rogers
Sarah Ingraham (Seal)
Admincon to Ger. Hob1. xbr pri : 92 . page 56.
[Endorsed on the back] Ms Hannah Rogers : her Will : Re-
fering the Desposeing of her Goods to her two Brothers :
Gershom & Nehemiah Hobart :
[From original inventory] "An Inventory of the perticular
Estate of Mrs Hannah Rogers Late Deceased, According to
Perticular Agreement with Mr John Rogers of Bristol before
Marriage, To be at her owne dispose" was taken, on 31 October,
1691, by Nathaniel Blagrove, John Rogers and Richard Smith.
No real estate is included. The total was £23, 18s., 6d.
"Whereas Mr. Jn°. Rogers did on ye first Decemb1" 1692
appeare before me Jn°. Saffin Esqr Justice of peace & Quorum
for ye County of Bristol & owned & declared yt he gave his free
Consent yl his Wife Hannah now Deced. should Dispose of all ye
perticulars within mentioned & hath hereunto sett his hand in
testimony thereof I Do approve of ye same
John Rogers
in presence of Jn°. Saffin Esqr
Attests Steph: Burton Registr.
xbr. prim°. 92 : page 56"
[Antenuptial Agreement of John Rogers and
Marah Browning]
[Suffolk Co. Deeds, 21 : 130] "This Indenture Tripartite
made and concluded on in Boston .... this twenty second day of
March, Annoqe R Rs et Reginae Gulielmi et Mariae nunc Angliae
&a Quinto* ; Betwixt John Rogers of New Bristoll als Mount-
hope Planter of the first part, Jacob Mollyn Leather Dresser of
Boston aforesd, and William Rouse of Boston aforesd Goldsmith
of the second part, and Marah Browning of Boston aforesd
Widow of the third part, Witnesses that the said John Rogers
for and in Consideracon of a Marriage to be Shortly had per-
formed and made betwixt the Sd John Rogers & Marah Brown-
ing it is Covenanted .... between the Said partys to these
presents .... that the said John Rogers .... agreeth to & with
*22 March, 1692/3.
4 The Estates of John2 Rogers and His Wives
the Said Jacob Molloyn & William Rouse them & either of them
they & either of their Execrs Admrs & assignes for the use be-
hoofe and in Especiall Trust for the Said Marah, That Shee the
Said Marah Shall & may have the free and full Disposition of
the Sum of Eight hundred pounds Curr1 mony of New England
and Shall and may have hold occupy enjoy employ improve the
aforesd eight hundred pounds or any part thereof from time to
time and at all times hereafter as She the Said Marah Shall Sec
fitt & . . . . that She the Said Marah at any time dureing the
Coverture Between .... the Said John Rogers & Marah may
from time to time and at all times hereafter give grant devise
order and dispose thereof by Will & Testam1 or by any other
writeing purporting or Intending to be her last will & Testam1
or by any other writeing to be Signed with her hand or to which
her marke Shall be put in or by which She the Said Marah Shall
give bequeath assigne or appoint to any person or persons all or
any part of the aforesd Eight hundred pounds, That then he the
Sd John Rogers .... will In reasonable time .... cause the Same
her will & Testam1 gift request Bequest assignment or appointm1
to the aforesd Sum or value of Eight hundred pounds to be exe-
cuted .... and the Said Marah .... Doth Covenant .... That
if after the Sd Marriage had & Solemnized She the Sd Marah
do over live the Sd John, receiveing* & haveing the full and abso-
lute disposition of the aforemenconed Eight hundred pounds as
aforesd, that then She the Said Marah Shall not have or claim
any manner of other Dower jointure or other Estate by reason
of the Said Marriage between her & the Said John, of in or to
any of ye lands which now is or hereafter he the Said John Shall
or may lawfully claim a right unto".
The agreement was signed by . John Rogers only. The wit-
nesses were Morrice Shadbolt (by a mark) and John Watson.
John Rogers acknowledged the agreement, in Boston, 7 August,
1699, before Jeremiah Dummer, Justice of the Peace. It was
recorded 12 November, 1702.
[Bristol Co. Deeds, 28 : 246] On 21 September, 1732, "Marah
Rogers of Barrington in the County of Bristol .... Wid° having
good Right and full power to give assign or appoint unto any
person or persons the sum of Eight Hundred pounds Currant
money of Newengland By virtue of a Covenant of marriage
Barring Date" 22 March "annoq RRS & Reginse Gulielmi &
Maria? nunc anglios & Quinto* given by my hond Husban John
* 22 March, 1692/3.
The Estates of John'1 Rogers and I lis Wives 5
Rogers Gel Decd I Therefore do by these presents assign and
appoint the aforesaid sum of" £800 ''Currant money unto my
well beloved Kinsman John Peirce of Reho^oth in the County
& province aforesd yeoman"
This assignment was signed by a mark. The witnesses were
Benjamin Viall, Joseph Viall and Benjamin Chaff e. On 23 Octo-
ber, 1732, the "Instrument was Read unto" Marah Rogers, at
Barrington, and she acknowledged it, before Samuel Brown,
Justice of the Peace. It was recorded 11 June, 1740, by Samuel
Rowland, Register.
[Estate of John3 Rogers]
[Bristol Co. Prob. From original petition] "Dighton August.
30th, 1732 Hondd Sr Whereas our Ilondd Aunts mrs Bradford
& mrs Searls Have expressed their desires that one of our family
should be assisting with them in administring upon the Estate
of our Ilondd Grandfather mr. John Rogers [Late] of Barring-
ton Disceased; these may signify to your Honnr, that it is the
desire of us whose names are under-written that our Loveing
Brother Wilfliam] Richmond might be the person." The peti-
tion was signed by : Peleg Richmond, Perez Richmond, Ichabod
Richmond, Nathaniel Fisher, Ephraim Atwood, Peleg Fleath.
"filed in the Register office September ye 5th 1732"
[This petition was not recorded]
[Bristol Co. Prob. 7 : 404] ' On 5 September, 1732, adminis-
tration was granted "To mr Peres Bradford of milton in the
County of Suffolk Gentleman & William Richmond & Nathaniel
Searle both of Little Compton in the County of Bristol yeomen
Administrators to the Estate of their Grandfather mr John
Rogers Late of Barrington dceased the widdow and Two Daugh-
ter Refusing to Administer"
[From original bond] On 5 September, 1732, "Peres" Brad-
ford of Milton, gentleman, William Richmond and "Nathaneil
Searle Jur" both of Little Compton, as administrators, with
"Nathaneil Searls" and Silvester Richmond, both of Little Comp-
ton, as sureties, gave a bond of £3000. The witnesses were
Stephen Paine and Nathaniel Gilbert. The bond was not re-
corded.
[From original document] "An inventory of the Personal
Estate of John Rogers Esqr Lat
I
6 The Estates of John2 Rogers and His Wives
taken by Benjamin Viall, Samuel Allen and James Adams on?
12 September, 1732. The total was £977, 18s., 8d. Among thc^
items are: "one Cane" 10s. ; "one Large Silver tanker" £30;*j|
"one Small Silver tanker" £10; "three Silver Spunes" £3; "one<
Silver Cup" £2; "one Silver Dram Cup" 16s. ; "tow Gould &
Ringes" £2, 10s. ; "one pair of Silver Shu buckeles" 18s. ; "tow X
Dosin and nine of Silver butteans" £3, 10s. ; "one flagone" 16s.; ;
"one Cand Del Steck" 10s. It is interesting to note that £807,
in sums ranging from £10 to £212, was due the estate, on thirteen
notes and bonds. The inventory was sworn to by the three ap-
praisers and the three administrators 11 October, 1732. [It was
also recorded, 21 October, 1732, in Book 7, page 434.]
■
[From unrecorded petition] "To the Honbl Nathaniell Blag-
rove Esq1" Judge of probates and granting Letters of Adminis-
tration in the County of Bristoll The LIumbl petition of Mary*
Rogers widow and relick of John Rogers Late of Swanzey in
the County of Bristoll Esq1" Deceasd humbly sheweth That my
said Iiussband Deied intesstate and therefore no provission made
for Beding and other nessessary Utinsills for housekeeping for
me and my Servants : and the Administrators Deniing and re-
fuseing to allow the same : out of Deceased hussbands Estate
your Honrs petitioner Therefore prays your Honr would please
to assign and set out to her such and so much of The Beding and
other nessessary utensills for housekeeping as your Honr in your
wisdom shall Judg nessessary for me and my servants in my
aged and weak condition agreable to the Law of This province
page 209 and your petitioner as in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray"
The petition was signed "marah Rogers". The witnesses were
Peleg Richmond and Mary Viall. The petition was not dated,
but was filed 7 November, 1732.
[From unrecorded original] "The Petition & Complaint of
us the Subscribers Admrs of the Estate of John Rogers Esqr
late of Barrington Dcesd Intestate . LIumbly shew That There
is a Bead, & peace of Garlix belonging to the Estate of sd Dcesd
which Garlix he Dyed seizd of And was In the House at the
Time of his death & when we Came to Take an Inventory of
the Estate ye sd Bead & peice of Garlix were not to be Found
& also we have Grate Reason to Suspect that Divers bonds of
Considerable Sums belonging to ye sd Dcesd & Money & Other
*This is an error of the person who wrote the original. The name should
have been " Marah ".
The Estates of John* Rogers and His Wives J
personall Estate of the sd Dcesd is Concealed Imbezelled & Con-
veyd Away whereby the Complainants Have Grate Reason to
suspect that Marah Rogers the Widd° of sd Dcesd And John
Peirce of Rehoboath who was Known to be often at the House
of the sd Dcesd both before & Since the Death of the sd Dcesd
Are Guilty of Concealing Imbezelling & Conveying away the
Same & they Refuse to Surrender up the Same to us. & to make
the Suspicion More strong & Violent Agt them we have Divers
Evidences to Produce : In the Case that Are Verry Considerably
Knowing in the affair Wherefore we Plumbly pray Your Hon1"
to Cause the said Marah Rogers & John Peirce to Come before
you & be Examd upon there Oaths Touching the premisses . &
be proceeded Ag* According to ye law"
The petition was dated 30 November, 1732, and signed by
"Peres" Bradford, William Richmond and "Nath11 Searle Junr"
" Witnesses to prove ye Comp* The Revd Mr Peleg Heath
John Salisbury Benj Mason Sam1 Bowen Richd Lee Junr
John Hulet"
"filed Dcember ye 1 1732"
[From unrecorded original] "The Memorial of us the Sub-
scribers Admrs of the Estate of John Rogers Esqr late of Bar-
rington Dcesd in Answer to the Petition of Marah Rogers widd°
of the sd Dcesd : wherein she Moves to your Honr that Beading
& other Necessary Utensils for House Keeping flor her self &
Servts : may be assigned & Set of to her Out of her Husbands
Estate &c To which yor your Memoriallists Are Humbly of the
Opinion would be a Verry Grate Hardship : & Striping of
the Pleirs of there Just right if the widdos Ends are all Answred:
ffor in the first place she pretends . That There was a Covenant
made by the sd Dcesd before Marriage to Feofees in Trust ffor
her use for the Security of Eight Hundred pounds Current
Money of New England . And which Covenant is Now put in
suit Agt us to be heard & Tryed at ye Next Inferiour Court at
Boston in January Next & if y* Pretended Covenant she so Much
Relys upon should take Effect it Bars her of Recovering Any
More of the Estate of sd Dcesd & will Strip the Estate with alert-
ness with out Ading Any More to it And Untill There is a finell
Issue in ye law upon the sd Covenant your Memoriallists pray
their May Not be Any of the person1 Estate Assigned or Set of
to ye widd° — ffor That Suit will fhnelly Determine the Case
whether the widd0 Ought to have Any of the person1 Estate set
Out to her or Not"
8 The Estates of Jolnr Rogers and His Wives
This memorial was not dated. It was signed by "Peres"'
Bradford, William Richmond and "Nath11 Searle Junr".
"filed in ye office Dcember ye I 1732"
[From unrecorded original] "The Petition of us the Sub-
scribers admtrs of the Estate of John Rogers Esqr late of Bar-
rinton Deceased Intestate humbly sheweth that whereas your
Petitioners have filed a Complaint against Marah Rogers widdow
of sd Deceasd and John Peirce of Rehoboth for Concealing Im-
bezelling & conveying away some of the Estate of sd Deceasd
mentioned in sd Complaint ; and whereas the sd Marah Rogers
hath not been Cited in, nor hath the sd John Peirce had his oath
given him, according to the Prayer of Sd Petition ; your Peti-
tioners therefore humby pray your honour to cause the sd
Marah Rogers & John Peirce to come before you & be Exam-
ined upon oath as the Law Directs"
The petition was dated 27 January, 1732, and signed by
"Peres" Bradford, William Richmond and "Nath11 Searle Junr".
It was "filed in the Registers office January ye 27 1732/3"
[Endorsed on the back] " f ebuary ye 10 1732/3 The Admin-
istrators Came and withdrew this prayer"
[From unrecorded petition] "Whereas the administrators to
ye Estate of mr John Rogers Esq Late of Swanzy Disceased,
put in their prayer to your Honnr that John Peirce of Rehoboth
and mrs Marah Rogers might be convented before your Honnr
in order to their Haveing an oath administred to them as ye Law
directs see Law Book page 141. 2 . y1 they have no ways Conceald
nor imbezeled any of the Estate of sd mr. Rogers Disceased
(for Reasons of suspicion inserted in sd Prayer) In Answer
wherto we understand sd John Peirce was Cited and did appear
before your Honnr but had not an oath administred to him, which
we are Readdy to attribute to ye negligence of sd Administs
(att least we apprehend they were too favorable to him) and
therefore as sd Law provides in such case, Wee whose names are
underwritten Heyrs to a small part of sd Estate Vehemently
suspecting the persons above mentioned to have Concealed or
Imbezeled some of sd Estate they being betrusted by sd mr Rogers
with ye management of his Estate During the time of his Dark-
ness* ; which we must be of ye opinion will be lookt upon as
Equivalent to sickness ; in yc Law ; and that in this time sd Peirce
gave Receipts in his own name for mony he Received which was
* Blindness.
?
The Estates of John2 Rogers and His Wives 9
due to our Hond Grandfather upon Bond which greatly
strenghens our suspicion of him, as also mr Salsburys oath taken
before Justice Fales that sd John Peirce told him that there was
due to our Hondd Grandfather (since he was Dark) by writ-
ings obligatory no less than Eighteen Hundred pound, whereas
we find but about 6 or 700 Inventoried, for which Reasons we
Humbly Request your Honnr forthwith to Cite ye persons above
mentioned to appear before your Honnr that they may be exam-
ined about this matter and dealt with as ye Law in such Case
Directs . and your Petioners shall ever pray."
The petition was dated at Dighton, 1 February, 1732/3, and
signed by Nathaniel Fisher and Silvester Richmond. It was filed
in the Register's office, 2 February, 1732/3.
[Bristol Co. Deeds, 21:333] On 7 February, 1732/3, "I
Marah Rogers of Barrington in the County of Bristol and
Province of the Massachusets Bay .... Widow & Relict of
John Rogers Esqr Late of Barrington aforesd Deceased for &
Consideration of" £500 "in good & Lawfull Bills of Credit
on the province of the massachusets Bay aforesaid to me ....
paid by Peres Bradford William Richmond & Nathaniel Searles
administrators on the Estate of the Said John Rogers .... quit
Claim unto the Children and grand Children the heirs of the said
John .... all the Right .... of Dower & thirds Claim or demand
whatsoever I now have or ... . hereafter can pretend to have as
Relict aforesaid or otherwise howsoever of in or to any of the
estate either Real or personall that did of Right belong to the sd
John Rogers"
The deed was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Mary
Viall and John Pierce. It was acknowledged by Marah Rogers,
the deed "first being Read to her", at Barrington, 7 February,
1732/3, before Silvester Richmond, Justice of the Peace. It was
recorded 9 February, 1732/3, by Samuel Howland, Register.
[Bristol Co. Prob. From unrecorded petition] "Whereas we
the subscribers Pleyrs to ye Estate of John Rogers Esq late of
Barrington Disceased Have Just grounds suspicion that Marah
Rogers the widdow and Releck of the sd John Rogers John Hulett
and John Peirce who were all with him in the time of his sick-
ness and Darkness Have Imbezeled Concealed and Conveyed
away some of ye Estate of yc sd Disceased, and whereas the
administrs on sd Estate Have been too favorable to those sus-
picious persons and have hitherto neglected to Deall with them
io The Estates of JoJin3 Rogers and His Wives
as the Law directs in that Case : we doe therefore Humbly pray *
your Honnr forthwith to cite in sd Marah Rogers John Hulett
and John Peirce to Come before your Honnr that they may Have ;
an oath administred to them as the Law Directs and your peti-
tioners as In duty Bound shall Ever pray"
Signed by Silvester Richmond, Ichabod Richmond and
Ephraim Atwood, and dated io February, 1732/3. Filed 11 July,
*733-
[From unrecorded summons] "Whereas Complaint hath been
made by Silvester Richmond, Ichabod Richmond, Ephraim
Atwood, Heirs to the Estate of Mr John Rogers late of Baring-
ton deceasd .... that they have great reason to Suspect that
John Pearce of Rehoboth Yeoman, & John Hulet of Swansey
Husbandman who was with the said Rogers in his sickness and
darkness hath conceal'd and imbezled and convey'd away some
of the Estate of the said Decd:" said Pearce and Hulet were
summonsed to appear "at the Widow Llowlands in Bristol on
Tuesday 17th day of July instant at Eleven a Clock in the fore-
noon then to acquit your selves by your Oaths of what you are
suspected of, or otherwise to be proceeded with as the Law
directs". Dated 11 July, 1733. "Returned into ye Probaite
office" 17 July, 1733.
At a Probate Court held 17 July, 1733, John Pearce and
John Hulett "made oath in Court that they had not Concealed
Imbezeled or Conveyed away any of ye moneys goods or Chattels
of ye aforsd John Rogers Esqr decesd: Intestate & upon takeing
the were acquited Jurat Coram N: Blagrove"
The summons and action thereon were also recorded, 7 : 583.
[Bristol Co. Prob. 8 : 50] On 25 September, 1733, "Then
marah Rogers widdow and Relict of ye Late John Rogers Late
of Barrington Eqr before me Declared that She had one Tabel
Cloth five napkins and Twenty pounds of feathers or theire
aboutes which her Said husband gave her in his Life time and
that She had Sixty pounds which She always Kept to her self
from her former widdowhood and in her husband Rogers Life
time To Trade with, and was no part of the Estate he had with
her and then made Oath that She had not Concealed Conveyed
away or Imbezled any of the money or Estate of the Said John
Rogers Since his Sickness or Death
Coram N. Blagrove"
"Entered January ye 17 1733"
The Estates of John3 Rogers and His Wives n
[Estate of Widow Marah Rogers]
[Bristol Co. Prob. From unrecorded petition] Mary Newel
of Brookline, Suffolk County, "Akin unto Marah Rogers Late of
Rehob[oth] .... County of Bristol, Deceased Intesta[te] ....
your Petitioner being Advanced in age .... Humbly Prays that
.... my Two Sons viz John Newel and Moses Newel to be Ad-
ministrators to my Ant marah Rogers Estate" The petition bears
no date. It was signed by a mark.
[From unrecorded petition] On 8 December, 1739, Joseph
Simpson, Jr., and Jonathan Blake "being near relations to
Marah Rogers of Rehoboth widw" deceased, petitioned to be
heard before an administrator was appointed. The petition was
dated at Boston. "Filed in the Probate office" 10 December,
I739- "Continued til Wednesday 3 Clock Afternoon John Pearc
familey beng not wel"
[9 : 363] On 19 February, 1739, administration was granted
to "John Newel and moses Newel Both of Brookline . . . .
yeomen".
[From original bond] On 20 February, 1739, John Newel
and Moses Newel, as administrators, gave a bond of £500, with
"Peres Bradford of Swansey Esq1" Peleg Heath of Barrington
Clerk" as sureties. The witnesses were Stephen Paine and
John Child.
[From original petition] On 5 March, 1739, John Newel and
Moses Newel, administrators, filed a complaint "That they have
Grait Reason Suspect that John Pearc of Rehoboth and Peleg
Richmond of Barrington and mary his Wife have Concealed
Embezled or Conveyed away Considerable of the moneys Goods
or Chatties of the Aforsaid Marah Rogers" and petitioned that
they be cited before the court.
[From original citation] On 5 March, 1739, "John Pearce of
Rehoboth .... yeoman" was cited to appear at a court 18 March,
1739, at "the widdow Yetmercy Howlands In Bristol". The
summons was served 14 March, 1739, and, on the date set,
John Pearce declared that he had concealed nothing, and would
deliver what he had to the administrators, to be appraised.
[From original citation] On 5 March, 1739, John Pearce of
Rehoboth, and Peleg Richmond and Mary his wife of Baf ring-
ton, were summonsed to appear as above.
12 Estate of Col. John* Alden and the Will of His Widow
THE ESTATE OF COL. JOHN8 ALDEN OF DUXBURY
AND THE WILL OF HIS WIDOW HANNAH
By the Editor
Col. John3 Alden (Jonathan2, John1) of Duxbury, died
there on 24 July, 1739, in his 58th year, and his widow, Hannah
(Briggs) Alden, died there on 8 February, 1739/40, in her 56th
year. Their gravestones are in the Old Cemetery on Centre
St., South Duxbury, Mass.
John3 and Hannah Alden had seven children: John4, died
young; Samuel4; Judah4; Anna4; Deborah4, died young;
Briggs4; Abigail4. Their births will be found on page 22 of our
eleventh volume. The deaths of the parents, and of the two chil-
dren, John4 and Deborah4, will be found on page 159 of our
ninth volume.
In the following pages, we present exhaustive abstracts of
all records, and original documents on file, in the Plymouth
County, Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to the estate of
Col. John3 Alden and his widow, Hannah (Briggs) Alden, the
proper reference being noted with each abstract.
This article is printed at the expense of Mr. Horace H. Soule,
of Boston, a member of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower
Descendants, and a descendant of Col. John3 Alden, through his
daughter, Anna4 Alden, who married Benjamin Loring.
[Col. John3 Alden's Estate]
[8:119] On 25 September, 1739, "Hannah Alden of Dux-
bourough .... Widow" was appointed administratrix on the
estate of "John Alden Late of Duxbourough .... Esqr
lately Dyed Intestate"
[From original bond] On 25 September, 1739, Hannah Alden,
widow, of Duxbury, as administratrix, with Joshua Loring and
Benjamin Loring, yeomen, both of Duxbury, as sureties, gave
bond for £2000. The witnesses were Thomas Loring and Hannah
South worth. [The bond was not recorded.]
[From original letter] On 9 April, 1740, "Whereas John
Alden Late of Duxboro aforesd Esqr Dyed Intestate and admin-
istration .... was Comitted to his Widdo Hannah Alden who
is also Since Decd & has not Compleated her Admn aforesd",
administration on the remainder of the estate was committed
Estate of Col. John3 Alden and the Will of His Widow 13
to "Benja Loring of Duxboro .... Sadler". [The letter was
also recorded, 8 : 183.]
[8 : 380] An inventory of the real and personal estate was
made by John Wadsworth, Gamaliel Bradford and Samuel
Weston. The inventory was not dated, but was sworn to, by the
three appraisers, on 22 December, 1739. The real estate was:
"the Farme whereon he Dwelt with all ye Houseings Fenceing
& Appurtenances thereunto belonging" £2000; "his Wood Lott
Contiguous to ye Land of Phillip Delano" £160; "his Timber
Lott adjacent to the Land of Abra Samson" £85; "his Shares
in ye Salt meadows which formerly were Comons" £16; "his
Intrest in ye Cedar Swamp Called Spragues Swamp" £25;
"his Intrest in the Majors Purchase" £48*.
"One quarter of a Schooner" was valued at £80.
On 22 May, 1741, Benjamin Loring, administrator, made
oath to the inventory.
[8 : 384] On 21 May, 1741, "Benjamin Loring admr De Bonis
non On the Estate of Coll0 John Alden" presented an account.
Payments had been made to : Capt. John Chandler ; Robert
Stanford ; Ephraim Norcutt ; Samuel Bartlett, Esq. ; Samuel
Clarke; Jedediah Bourne; Francis Adams; Dr. Lebaron ; Na-
thaniel Ryall ; Thomas Flubbart, Esq.; "Mr Kinnicum"; Joshua
Cushman ; Thomas Prence ; William Brewster ; Dr. Harlow ;
"Jo" Simmons; Widow Jackson; Nicholas Sever, Esq.; John
Murdoch, Esqr. ; Widow Cole ; Abial Fuller ; Joshua Dellano ;
Thomas Southworth ; Widow Bradford ; Lemuel Dellano ; Ama-
riah Dellano; "Viah" Chandler; Joshua Loring; John South-
worth ; Jonathan Dellano ; Thomas Savage ; Samuel Seabury ;
Ezra Arnold; Benjamin Alden; Peter Rols; "Mrs West";
Abisha Soul; John Wadsworth; Dr. Jackson; Benjamin Sim-
mons; James Partridge; James Bowdoin, Esq.; Benjamin Sam-
son; Joseph Chandler; Benjamin Loring; Samuel Alden.
[8:385] "Whereas .... the Real Estate of John Allden
Esqr late of Duxbor0 .... Decd Intestate Cant admit of Divi-
sion, among all his Children & his Legall Representatives so that
Each One may have his or her proportion thereof without great
prejudice to or Spoiling of ye whole, more Especially the home-
stead .... and the Estate haveing been apprised .... at" £2684,
"which with" £129, 7s., "which the sd Deceasd Advanced to his
Daughter Anna in his life time Towards her portion makes
2813:7:0 Of which One Sixth part or Share is 468:17:10 &
Sam11 Allden Eldest son of ye sd Deceasd, haveing Desird that
* Inventoried at £6o, but the administrator's account states that a mistake
had been made.
14 Estate of Col. John3 Alden and the Will of His Widow
the Homestead and the Wood lott that Joyns to Phillip Dellanos
Land both apprized .... at £2160 might be Settled on him he
paying- to the Other Children of sd Deceas'd and there Repre-
sentatives what it Amounts to more than his two shares thereof"
the Court assigned the real estate as follows :
To " Sam1 Alden the Eldest son the Farme where ye Deceas'd
dwelt with ye buildings & appurtenances .... And ye wood Lott
which lyes adjoyning to ye Land of Phillip Dellano .... he have-
ing now Given Security for ye payment of 1222.4.4 in bills of
Credit being what Remains after his double portion which is
^937- :5 -8 is Deducted that is to say he haveing givein Security
for payment of £248.17.10 to ye Admr of Judah i\llden Deceasd
One of the sons of the sd Deceasd, and £334.17.10 To Briggs
Allden another son of the sd Deceasd & 254. 10. 10 to Anna Lore-
ing a Daughter of sd Deceasd and £383.17.10 To Abigail Allden
the other daughter & Child of sd Deceasd."
To "the Heirs of sd Judah Allden all the Lands which the
sd John Decd had in Ashford in ye Collony of Conneticut ....
apprized at" £220 "which with ye sd 248.17.10 makes theire
Sixth part of sd Estate"
"To Briggs Allden all the Lands which the sd Intestate had
in North yarmouth prized at £70 and a Share in ye Salt marsh
in sd Duxbor0 which was formerly Duxbor0 Comons prized at
£16 and the Intestates Intrest in land at the Majors purchase
so Called at £48 .... which with the aforesaid £334.17.10 makes
up his Sixth part of sd Estate"
To "Anna Loring the share of Land which the Deceasd had
at Contoocook apprized at £60 and ye Intrest he had in ye Cedar
swamp Called Spragues swamp prizd at £25 .... which with the
£129:7. She Recd of sd John in his Life time and the 254:10:10
makes up her Sixth part of sd Estate"
To "Abigail Allden The Lott which the sd Intestate had at
a place Called South River Joyning to Abraham Samsons land
prized at £85 .... which with sd £383 : 17 : 10 makes up her Sixth
part of sd Estate"
This division of the estate was made 10 June, 1741.
[Widow Hannah Alden's Will]
[From original will] "Hannah Alden, of Duxborough . . . .
Widow" made her will 1 February, 1739*. Bequests were as
follows :
*I2 February, 1740, in New Style dating.
Estate of Col. John3 Alden and the Will of His Widow 15
To "Son Samuel" £10, "to be payed by my Sons Judah &
Briggs; by each five Pounds."
To "my Son Judah, all my Lands att Ashford in ... . Con-
neticut, and a Sett of gold Buttons"
To "my Son Briggs, all my Lands att Woodstock*, in the
County of Worcester."
To "my two Daughters, Anna and Abigail, all my wearing
Cloaths,"
"my Son Judah" was appointed sole executor.
The witnesses were Pelatiah West, Samuel Weston and
Matthew dishing, all of whom made oath to the will on 5 March,
T739t- [The will was also recorded, 8 : 153.]
[From original letter] On 5 March, 1739I*, the will was pro-
bated and administration granted to "her Son Judah Alden of
sd Duxboro Marriner" [The letter was also recorded, 8: 154.]
[Guardians of Briggs* Alden and Abigail4 Alden]
[From original letter] On 7 April, 1740, "Benja Loring of
Duxboro .... Saddler" was appointed guardian of "Abigal
Alden a minor Daughter of Jn° Alden Late of Duxboro ....
Esqr Decd" [The letter was also recorded, 8: 166.]
[From original bond] On 7 April, 1740, "Benjn Loring",
saddler, as guardian of Abigail Alden, with Joshua Loring,
glazier, as surety, both of Duxbury, gave bond for £500. The
witnesses were John Winslow and "Ezek: Turner". [The bond
was not recorded.]
[8:176] On 22 May, 1740, "Samuel Weston of Duxbour-
ough .... yeoman" was appointed guardian to "Briggs Alden.
a Minor son of John Alden late of Duxbourough aforesd Esqr
Deaceased"
[From original bond] On 22 May, 1740, Samuel Weston,
yeoman, as guardian of Briggs Alden, with Gamaliel Bradford,
gentleman, as surety, both of Duxbury, gave bond for £800.
The witnesses were Samuel Seabury, Jr., and Joseph Freeman.
[The bond was not recorded.]
*Then in Worcester County, Mass., now in Windham County, Conn.
t 16 March, 1740, in New Style dating.
16 Estate of Zachariah* Stan dish of Plympton, Mass.
THE ESTATE OF ZACHARIAH4 STANDISH
OF PLYMPTON, MASS.
By the Editor
At the expense of Mrs. Abner H. Davis, of Philadelphia, Pa.,
a member of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descend-
ants, we here present an exhaustive abstract of all records, and
original papers on file, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry
of Probate, relating to the settlement of the estate of Zachariah*
Standish of Plympton, Mass.
Mrs, Davis is a descendant of Zachariah4 and Abigail (Whit-
man) Standish, through their first child, Ebenezer5 Standish, who
married Averick Churchill.
Zachariah4 Standish (Ebenezer3, Alexander-, Myles1) was
born 12 October, . 1698, and married, 13 October, 1720, Abigail
Whitman. Zachariah died at Plympton, 30 March, 1770, and
Abigail, his widow, died there, 30 August, 1778.
The proper reference, to the probate record, or the original
document, is noted with each of the following abstracts.
[The Estate of Zachariah4 Standish]
[From original petition] On 23 April, 1770, Abigail Standish,
of Plympton, "ye wido of Zacharih Standish Late Of plimton*
Decest" and "Zacharih Standish" of Plympton, "Sun of ye
Decest" petitioned the Probate Court to appoint "Josiah Sturte-
vant Jur Esqr" administrator on the estate of "ye Said Zachre
Standish Decest". Abigail Standish signed by a mark. [The
petition was not recorded.]
[From original bond] On 2 May, 1770, Josiah Sturtevant, Jr.,
Esq., of Halifax, as administrator, with John Thomas of Plym-
outh, gentleman, and Nelson Finney of Middleborough, gentle-
man, as sureties, gave a bond for isoo. The witnesses were
"Ed Winslow" and "Ed Winslow Junr" [The bond was not
recorded.]
[20:355] On 2 May, 1770, notice was given of the appoint-
ment, on that day, of Josiah Sturtevant, Jr., of Halifax, "Esq1"'",
* " Halifax " was first written, but it was at once crossed out and the petition
continued as printed.
Estate .of Zachariah4 Standisli of Plympton, Mass. 17
as "administrator on the estate of Zachariah Standish late of
Plimton deced"
[20:451] On 8 May, 1770, "An Inventory of all the estate"
of "Zachariah Standish late of Plimton deced" was taken, at
Plympton, by Moses Inglee, John Waterman and Seth Bryant.
The only real estate was "Cedar swamp" £4. The total amount
of the inventory was £95, 8s., 3d. The three appraisers made oath
to the inventory, 7 January, 1771, before Josiah Sturtevant, Jr.,
Justice of the Peace. On the same day, Josiah Sturtevant, Jr.,
Esq., administrator, made oath to the inventory, before John
Cushing, Judge of Probate.
[21:218] The account of Josiah Sturtevant, Jr., adminis-
trator, was presented and allowed on 4 January, 1773. Personal
property had been delivered to the widow, and to Zachariah
Standish, son of the deceased.
[From original warrant] On 3 December, 1805, "Elijah
Bisbey Esqr. & Isaac Churchill . yeoman both of Plymton & John
Waterman of Halifax . Gentleman" were appointed to "take a
view of a certain piece of Cedar swamp . Containing twelve
acres or thereabouts, lying .... in said Halifax, whereof Zack-
ariah Standish, late of said Plymton, yeoman, deceased, died
seized, and which was omitted in the settlement of sd deced's
Estate and you are to divide the same into six equal parts or
shares and assign & set off to . The Heirs or legal representatives
of Ebenezer Standish deceased . Two shares thereof — and to the
Heirs or legal representatives of Hannah Cushman deceased, one
share thereof — to the Heirs or legal representatives of Sarah
Cushman deceased, one share thereof, to the heirs or legal repre-
sentatives, of Abigail Wright deceased, one share thereof and and
to the heirs or legal representatives of Zackariah Standish (the
younger) deceased, one share thereof .... so that the Heirs
aforesaid may hold and improve their respective shares in sever-
alty" [The warrant was also recorded, 42: 22.]
[From original division] On 5 January, 1807, Elijah Bisbe,
Isaac Churchill and John Waterman divided "a Piece of Ceder
swamp Containing about twelve acres and in the thirty eighth Lot
of Ceder Swamp Called kings Swamp in Hallifax that Zachariah
Standish Late of Plymton yerman Decesed Died Seazed of
amongst the Severel heirs of the Sd Decesed .... as followeth"
"to the Heirs of Sarah Cushman One Sixth Part Lying the
North Side of Sd Swamp Beginning at a Stake Being the East-
erly Corner bound of Sd Swamp thence Ranging South thirty
eight Degrees West three Rods to a Stake marked thence North
i8 Estate of ZacJiariaJi* Standish of Plympton, Mass.
forty one Degrees and a half West to the Hereng Rever and the
North westerly End is Bounded by Sd Rever and the Northerly >\
Sid it is Bounded by the Swamp formerly Belonged to William I
Sturtevant"
"to the Heirs of abigill Wright one Sixth Part thereof ;
Bounded as followeth Beginning at a Stake Being the Southwest
Corner Bound of the first Share thence Ranging South thirty
eight Degrees West three Rods to a Stake thence North forty
three Degrees west to the Hering Rever thence up stream by the I
Rever to the first Share thence by Sd first Share to the Bound -
first mentioned"
"to the Heirs of Ebenezer Standish two Sixth Parts Bound
as followeth Begining at a Stake Being the South westerly Corner
Bound of the Second Share thence Rangeing South thirty eight
Degrees West Six Rods to a Stake thence North forty seven
Degrees and a Half West to the Herin Rever thence up Stream
by Sd Rever to the Second Share thence by Sd Second Share to
the Bound first mentioned"
"to the Heirs of Hannah Cushman One Sixth Part thereof
Bounded as followeth Beginning at a Stake Being the Southwest
Corner Bound of the Last mentioned Share thence Ranging
South thirty eight Degrees West three Rods to a Stake thence
North fifty Degrees West to the Hering Rever thence up Stream
to the Sd Last mentioned Share thence by Sd Share to the Bound
first mentioned"
"to the Heirs of Zachariah Standish Jur Son to the Sd De-
cesed one Sixth Part there of Bounded as Followeth Beginning
at a Stake Being the South west Corner Bound of the Last men-
tioned Share thence Ranging South thirty eight Degrees West
three Rods to a Stak thence North fifty two Degrees West in the
Range of the thirty eighth Lot to the Hering Rever thence up
Stream to the Last mentioned Share thence by Sd Share to the
Bound first mentioned"
Elijah Bisbe, Esq., Isaac Churchill and John Waterman made
oath to the division, on 5 January, 1807, and it was confirmed
by the Judge of Probate. [The division was also recorded,
42:23.]
John3 Rogers to His Daughters and Estate of His Son 19
JOHN8 ROGERS TO HIS FOUR DAUGHTERS
AND THE ESTATE OF HIS ONLY SON
By the Editor
John3 Rogers (John2, Thomas1) married, first, Elizabeth
Pabodie3 (Elizabeth2 Alden, John1), of Duxbury, who was the
mother of his five children: Hannah4 Rogers, John4 Rogers,
Elizabeth4 Rogers, Ruth4 Rogers and Sarah4 Rogers.
Hannah4 Rogers married Samuel3 Bradford (William2-1).
Elizabeth4 Rogers married Silvester Richmond.
Ruth4 Rogers married James Bennet.
Sarah4 Rogers married Nathaniel Searle.
John4 Rogers, the son, died about 1696, apparently unmar-
ried. He certainly had no living descendants in 1732, when his
father's estate was settled.
In the following pages we present exhaustive abstracts of six
deeds recorded in the Bristol County, Mass., Registry of Deeds ;
also an exhaustive abstract of all records, in the Plymouth
County, Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to the settlement of
the estate of the son, John4 Rogers, of Duxbury.
The first deed printed is a deed of gift, dated 2J October,
1681, from John3 Rogers to his four daughters, Hannah4 Rogers,
Elizabeth4 Rogers, Ruth4 Rogers and Sarah4 Rogers (all then
under age and unmarried), with a proviso that if they all died
unmarried the whole was to go to their brother, John4 Rogers.
The other deeds printed prove the marriages of the four
daughters, all of whom survived their brother.
The second marriage of John3 Rogers, to the widow Hannah
(Hobart) Brown, and his third marriage, to the widow Marah
(Cobham) Browning, have been given especial attention in our
October, 1917, issue. [Volume XIX, pages 187 and 192.]
The evidence which proves that Marah, the third wife of
John3 Rogers, was a daughter of Josiah Cobham, of Salisbury
and Boston, will be found in the Editor's article on "Cobham —
Browning — Rogers", printed in this issue.
The settlement of the estate of John3 Rogers will be found at
page one of the present issue.
The proper reference, to the records, or the original docu-
ment, is noted wjth each of the following abstracts.
2o John* Rogers to Jits Daughters and Estate of His Son
[John3 Rogers to His Four Daughters]
[Bristol Co. Deeds, 1:247] On 27 October, 1681, "John
Rogers Liveing Upon mount Hope Neck in the Jurisdiction of
New plimouth .... in Consideration of the Naturall Love &
affeacttion to my four Daughters Namely Hannah Rogers and
Elizabeth Rogers and Ruth Rogers and Sarah Rogers, my true &
Naturall Children Connrme & Set over All that my houseing
& lands at Saconet and places adjacent within the Jurisdiction of
New plimouth afore said both upland & medow land Purchased
& Unpurchased Divided & Undivided Exceepting one fiffty accer
lott that I have Sold unto William Briggs as may appear by a
Deed Under my hand with all & Singuler the Priviledges &
appurtenances thereunto belonging or any way appertaineing to
all or any part of one whole Share of Land att Saconett affore-
said according to all the Divissions as they fell by lott, in all the
Divided Land . both Upland and Meadow Land as may appear in
the Records of the prpriettors of ye lands at Saconett and places
Adjacent Excepteing the fifty accer lott before Excepted with all
my said Right & title to one whole Share of the Undivided Land
Purchased & Unpurchased one whole Share Conteineing the
Thirty second part of the whole Tract .... to be Equally Divided
between them and if in Case any of the four Sisters Dye before
mariage Then there part or Share shall belong to the Survivers
or Surviver of the said four Sisters And if they all Dye before
mariage Then the whole to goe Unto my sonne John Rogers
theyr Naturall Brother .... Alwayes provided that the said four
Sisters or their Brother John Rogers Shall not Enter upon any
of the said Lands Untill they marry or be of Twenty one years of
age or at the Death of me the said John Rogers, But if it should
please god to Lenthen their lives, So, of any or all of them Come
to the age of Twenty one years or Do marry Then it shall be
Lawfull for them forthwith to Enter Upon their part or Share,
and in Case I Dye it shall be Law for all or any of the Survivers
to Enter forthwith without any interuption or opposistion of any
person whatsoever .... Notwithstanding the prmises I the said
John Rogers Doe Reserve Libertie to my self to build & Dwell
Upon all or any part thereof the above said Lands att Saconett
Dureing my naturall Life"
The witnesses were William Pabodie and Hannah Pabodie.
"John Rogers Inhabitant Upon mount Hope Acknowledged
this Instrument" 29 October, 1681, before John Alden, Assistant.
The deed was not recorded until 26 June, 1694.
John* Rogers to His Daughters and Estate of His Son 21
[James and Ruth Bennet to John3 Rogers]
[Bristol Co. Deeds, 2: 14] On 18 July, 1694, "James Bennet
of Roxbery in the County of SufTolke .... & Ruth his wife" for
£40, current money, sold to "John Rogers of Bristoll in the
County of Bristoll .... all that our part or share of a Tract or
Tracts of land .... in the Town or Township of Littlecompton
.... Which said lands the said John Rogers Did about ten years
agoe, Make a wrighting or Deed of gift to bestow it upon his
four Daughteres of which the above said Ruth is one"
The deed was dated at Bristol,* and signed by James and
Ruth Bennet, the latter making a mark. The witnesses were
Mary Bennet (by a mark) and Richard Smith. The deed was
acknowledged by James and Ruth Bennet, on 28 September, 1696,
before John Safrm, "one of his Majesties Councill & Justice of
peace". It was recorded 21 October, 1696.
[Silvester and Elizabeth Richmond to John3 Rogers]
[Bristol Co. Deeds, 4:84] On 29 August, 1694, "I Silves-
ter Richmond of Little Compton .... Doe .... Discharge John
Rogers of Bristoll .... of all & all mannr of Claime whatsoever
to any part of any land which might or Did to me belong Lyeing
at the said Littlecompton formerly belonging to the said John
Rogers hereby Acknowledging to have Received full satisfac-
tion of & for all & every part & percell thereof which might or
did to me belong in Right of my now wife Elizabeth by vertue of
any Deed or writting Now in the hand of william Pabodie of the
said Little Compton signed sealed or Delivered by the said John
Rogers about Ten Years since or any other time"
The deed was signed by Silvester Richmond and Elizabeth
Richmond, and witnessed by Robert Brownell and William Will-
bore, the latter signing by a mark. Silvester and Elizabeth Rich-
mond both acknowledged the deed 29 May, 1701, before Joseph
Church, Justice of the Peace for Bristol County, and it was
recorded 9 March, 1702/3.
[Samuel and PIannah Bradford to John3 Rogers]
[Bristol Co. Deeds, 2:112] On 8 April, 1696, "I Samuel
Bradford of Plimoth .... and Hannah my now wife ... . do for
Divers Causses .... And Cheiffly because of Certaine lotts of land
(to us Given by our Hond Father John Rogers of Bristoll in the
*Then in Massachusetts, now in Rhode Island.
22 John3 Rogers to His Daughters and Estate of His Son
Province afforesaid) .... in Little Compton in the County of
Bristoll .... as by a Deed of Gift Bearing Equal Date with these
prsents may more fully appear, Acquitt .... & Discharge the said
John Rogers .... from all manner of Claime .... of me the said
Samuel Bradford and Hannah My wife ... . unto a Certaine
Tract of land .... in Compton afforesd by vertue of a Deed Bear-
ing Date" 27 October, 1681.
The deed was signed by Samuel Bradford and Hannah
Bradford. The witnesses were William Bradford and Mary
Bradford, the latter signing by a mark. The deed was
acknowledged by both Samuel and Hannah Bradford, before
William Bradford, Justice of the Peace, on "18th March", but
the year and place were not recorded. The date of acknowledg-
ment must have been 18 March, 1696/7, as the deed was recorded
18 June, 1697.
[Nathaniel and Sarah Searle to John3 Rogers]
[Bristol Co. Deeds, 1:377] On 16 April, 1696, "Nathaniel
Searell of Littlecompton in the County of Bristoll .... and Sarah
his wife" for £60, current money, sold to "John Rogers of
Bristoll in the County aforesaid .... all that our part or Share of
a Tract or Tracts of land .... in the Town or Township of Little
Compton .... which said land the said John Rogers Did make a
Deed of gift Beareing Date Aprill the Eighth : 1686 to bestow it
on his four Daughters . of which the above said Sarah is one ....
wree the above said Nathaniel Searle & Sarah his wife" both
signed the deed at Bristol, Sarah making a mark. The witnesses
were Peter Reynolds and Rebecca Chapman. Nathaniel and
Sarah Searle acknowledged the deed, at Bristol, on 17 April,
1696, before John Brown, Justice. It was recorded 5 May, 1696.
[Estate of John4 Rogers]
[Plym. Co. Prob. From original document] "An Inventory
of the Estate of John Rogers junior Deceased" was taken by
"edward southworth" and "wrestling bruster" on 17 November,
1696. Additions were made in the hand of Samuel Sprague, then
Register of Probate. The only real estate was: "In Lands &
housing" £150; "one 8th of a Saw mill", value not stated. Debts
were due the estate from : Capt. William Southworth, Stephen
Bryant, Jr., Samuel Wadsworth, "Cornish Negro", James
Winslow. The estate was indebted to : Samuel Seabury, Samuel
Allen of Bridgewater, "Mr Nath11 Thomas of Plymouth", "Mr
JoJin3 Rogers to His Daughters and Estate of His Son 23
Ichabocl Wiswall", Wrestling Brewster, Myles Washbourne,
James Latham.
On 4 December, 1696, Samuel Bradford, administrator "of
John Rogers late of Duxboro deceased" made oath to the inven-
tory, "before William Bradford Esqr Judge &c"
The inventory was also recorded, 1 : 248.
[1:249] On 4 December, 1696, at Plymouth, "Samuel Brad-
ford of Plimouth" was appointed administrator on the estate of
"John Rogers late of Duxboro Deceased Intestate"
[From original bond] On 4 December, 1696, Samuel Brad-
ford, of. Plymouth, as administrator, with John Trasie of Dux-
bury as surety, gave a bond of £200. The bond was signed by
"Samuell Bradford", "John Trasie" and "Wrestling bruster".
Wrestling Brewster's name does not appear except in the
signature, but interlineations in the bond indicate that his name
should have appeared as a surety.
The witnesses were Thomas King and John Bacon.
The bond was not recorded.
[John3 Rogers to Son-in-Law Silvester Richmond]
[Bristol Co. Deeds, 33: 190] On 29 May, 1701, "John Rogers
of ye town of Boston .... Merchant" for £83 "Current Silver
money to me In hand Paid .... by my Son In Law Silvester
Richmond of ye town of Little Compton In ye County of Bristol
....husbandman" sold to said Richmond "two tracts Lotts or
percels of Land .... In ye township of Little Compton aforesd
ye one tract .... Is ye first Lott In number among ye thirty acre
Lotts of Land In sd Little Compton ye other tract .... Is ye
twenty first* house Lott In number among ye house Lotts in sd
Little compton & In ye second division of house Lotts & Joyning
to ye forsd thirty acre Lott on ye north side thereof ye Perticuler
Bounds of sd Lotts may by seen Reference being had to ye
Records of ye Lands of Little Compton aforsd"
The witnesses were William Southworth and John Coe. The
deed was acknowledged by John Rogers, on the day of its date,
before "Joseph Church one of his majesties Justices of the peace
for ye County of Bristol"
„ The deed was not recorded until 20 February, 1744/5, nearly
forty-four years after it was made.
* In the habendum the house lot is called the " twentyeth ".
24 Harwich, Mass., Vital Records
HARWICH, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
( Continued from Vol. XIX, p. ng)
[p. 226] Nathan Crosby Son to Joshua Crosby and Lidea Crosby
his wife was born in november the first day 1734
Ruben Crosby Son to Joshua and Lidea Crosby was born in Janu-
ary the first day 1735/6
Joshua Crosby Son to Joshua and Lidea Crosby was* born in
December the 30 day 1737
Theoda Crosby Son to Joshua and Lidea Crosby was born in
December the 19 day 1739
Elijah Crosbe Sone of Joshua & Liddia Crosbe born June 7th 1742
Hanah Crosbe Daughter of Joshua & Lidia Crose his Wfe born
Oct 25th 1744
Ebenezer Clark Son to Thomas Clark jur and Priscelea Clark his
wife was born in december the 7 day 1725
Sarah Clark Daughter to Thomas and Priselea Clark was born in
may the 10 day 1728
Thankfull Clark Daughter to Thomas and Priscelea Clark was
born in December 2 day 1730
Elezebeth Clark Daughter to thomas and Priscelea Clark was
Born in December the 23 day 1732
Thomas Clark Son to Thomas and Priscelea Clark was born in
April the 10 day 1735
Content Clark Daughter to Thomas and Priscelea Clark was born
in may the 22 day 1737
Josiah Clark Son to Thomas and Priscelea Clark was born in Feb-
ruary the 10 day 1739/10*
[p. 227] Elezebeth Clark Daughter to Roluand and lidea Clark
was born in november the 1 day 1725
Edward Clark Son to Roland and Lidea Clark was born in feb-
ruary the 22 day 1727/8
Lidea Clark Daughter to Roland and Lidea Clark was born in
September the 2 day 1730
Susanna Clark Daughter to Roland and lidea Clark was born in
november the 7 day 1732
Roland Clark Son to Roland and Lidea Clark was born in October
the 28 day 1734
* Sic. Clearly an error for 1739/40. — Editor.
»~th
Harwich, Mass., Vital Records 25
Phebe Clark daughter to Roland and Lidea dark was born in Au-
gust the 31 day 1736
Rebeca Clark Daughter to Rowland & Lidia Clark was born Augst
the 30th Day 1738
Isaac Clark Sone to Rowland & Lidia Clark was born April 2/
1741
Dillingham Clark Sone to Rowland & Liddia his wife born July
26th 1743
Jonathan Clark Sone of Rowland & Lidia born Octr 15 1746
John myrick Son to John myrick and Frances myrick his wife was
born in may the 3 day 173 1
Desire myrick Daughter to John and Frances myrick was born in
february the 27 day 1732/3
Rebakah myrick Daughter to John and Frances myrick was born
in December the 21 day 1735
Phebe myrick Daughter to John and Frances myrick was born in
December the 15 day 1736
David myrick Son to John and Frances myrick was born in Janu-
ary the 11 day 1738
Isaac myrick Son to John and Frances myrick was born in march
the 17 day 1740
[p. 228] hannah Wing Daughter to Samuell and marcy Wing his
wife was born in february the 15 day 1733/4
Edward Winge Son to Samuell and marcy Winge was born in
October the 11 day 1735
Samuell Winge Son to Samuell and marcy Winge was Born in
August the 2 day 1737
Isaac Wing Son to Samuell and marcy Winge was bon in Sep-
tember the 4 day 1739 and is died in October next following
Isaac Winge Son to Samuell and marcy Winge was born in Octo-
ber the 23 day 1740
Marcy Wing Daughter to Sam1 Wing & Marcy born Decembr 24th
A D 1742
Rebakah Sears Daughter to Joshua and Rebakah Sears his wife
was born in yarmouth the 14 day of november 1732
Elknah Sears Son to Joshua and Rebakah Sears was born in April
12 day 1734
Joshua Sears Son to Joshua and Rebakah Sears was born in Feb-
ruary the 14 day 1735/6
Betey Sears Daughter to Joshua and Rebakah Sears was born in
June the 19 day 1738
Paul Sears Son to Joshua and Rebakah Sears was born October
the 18 day 1740
26 Harzvich, Mass., Vital Records
Simeon Sears Sone to Joshua & Rebeca born Januy 14th 1742
[p. 229] William gray Son to William gray and [*] gray his wife
was born in february the 13 day 1720
Rebakah gray Daughter to William gray was born in June 16th :
1723
Thankfull gray Daughter to William gray was born in January
14th : 1724/5
Sarah gray Daughter to William gray was born in December
19th : 1726
Thomas gray Son to William gray was born in november the 19th:
1728
Anna gray Daughter to William gray was born in October the 16
day 1730
mary gray Daughter to William gray was born in January the 22
day 1732
Deborah gray Daughter to William gray was born in October the
21 day 1734
february the 17 day 1736/7 Then Joseph Wing and Susanna
Kenewrick both of harwich ware married in harwich by me
Joseph Doane Justice peace
march the 11 day 1736/7 Then Israeli Cole juner and Remember
Burg both of Eastham ware married in harwich by me
Joseph Doane Justice peace
Sep1 the 9 day 1736 Then Cap1 Joseph Freeman and mes mary
Freeman ware married by the Reverand mr Nathanaell Stone
Sep1 the 16 day 1736 Then Joseph hopkins jur and mary berey
both of harwich ware married by the Reverand mr Nathanaell
Stone
October the 19 day 1736 Then Ensigen Benjamin Ruggles of
Rochester and Alee myrick of harwich ware married by the
Reverand mr Nathanaell Stone
february the 24 day 1736/7 Then Jonathan Snow and Sarah
Banges both of harwich ware married by the Reverand mr
Nathanaell Stone
[p. 233] January the 7 day 1736/7 then Israeli Cole Jur of East-
ham and Remember Burg of harwich had their intention of
marriage to Each other entered here in this book
January the [f] day 1736/7 Joseph winge and Susanna Kene-
wrick both of harwich have an intention of marrage Con-
cluded upon to Each other
* Space was left for the wife's name.
t Space was left for the day of the month.
The Wills of John3 Doten and His IVidozv 27
February the 5 day 1736/7 Jonathan Snow and Sarah Banges
both of harwich purpose marriage Each to other
April the 16 day 1737 there is an intention of marriage between
James baker of yarmouth and keziah Elderedg of harwich
now entered here in this place
harwich June the 11 day then mr Benjamin Sears of harwich
Come and entered a purpose of marriage between himself
and abegail Sears of yarmouth
June the 16 day 1737 then mr John king entered an intention of
marriage between himself and Rachel nickerson thay being
both of the town of harwich
( To be continued)
THE WILLS OF JOHN3 DOTEN AND HIS WIDOW
By the Editor
John3 Doten {John2, Edzvard1), of Plymouth and Plympton,
Mass., was called "Doty" in his birth record, in the record of
his first marriage, and in the record of the births of his children.
-In the record of his second marriage, in 1745, he was called
"Doten", and that spelling is used in his will, in 1746.
He married, first, Mehitable Nelson, daughter of John Nelson,
of Middleborough and Plymouth, who was the mother of his
children.*
He married, second, Hannah Shermanf of Plymouth, daugh-
ter of Samuel Sherman of Marshfield, by his second wife,
Hannah. The "Dotey-Doten Family", published in Brooklyn,
N. Y., in 1897, erroneously states that John3 Doten's second wife
was the daughter of Sarah Doggett, Samuel Sherman's first wife.
John3 Doten made his will, at Plympton, 29 April, 1746, and
it was probated on 14 July, 1747.
The widow Hannah (Sherman) Doten made her nuncupative
will, at Plymouth, 14 April, 1754, and died the next day.
Exhaustive abstracts of both wills, and of all other records
in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to
the settlement of the two estates, are here printed, at the expense
* Mayflower Descendant, 2 : 163, 13:206, 19:190.
t Mayflower Descendant, 9 : 183, 15:213, 17:133, and her will.
28 The Wills of John3 Doten and His Widow
of Mr. Edward L. Parker, of Concord, Mass., a member of the
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, and a descend-
ant of John3 Doten (John2, Edward1), through his daughter
Susanna.
The proper reference, to the records, is noted with each of
the following abstracts.
[John3 Doten's Will]
[io 1452] "John Doten of Plimton .... Husbandman" made
his will on 29 April, 1746. Bequests were as follows:
To "wife Hannah Doten all that household Goods of What
kind soever that she bro1 to me" also "the use of my Now dwell-
ing house & one third part of the profitts of my homestead which
I am now possessed of dureing her widdowhood"
To "my Grandson Edward Doten Eldest son to my Son John
Doten the improvements & profits of two third parts of my
homestead, and the reversion of sd Homestead (viz) all the
Lands belonging to my sd homestead, & buildings fences & fenc-
ing Stuff timber standing or lying upon it with all the priviliges
& appurtenances thereunto belonging at the End of my sd wives
widdowhood or at her decease" also "the Second Share in the
Sixth lot in South [p. 453] South Meadow Sedar swamp"
" I appoint & will that my Abovesd Grandson do pay out such
Legacies unto such of my Children as Shall be hereafter men-
tioned .... viz"
£5 "old tenour unto my daughter Mehitable Lucas the wife
of William Lucas within One whole year after he shall come into
the possession of the Above premisses"
To "my son Jacob Doten within .... One year after he Shall
come to Enjoy ye above granted premisses" £1, "old tenour".
"Item That he pay unto my daughter Susanna Finney the
wife of John Finney the sum of twelve pounds old tenour at
the Expiration of One year and half after he comes into posses-
sion of the Above premisses"
"That he pay unto my daughter Lydia Lucas the wife of
John Lucas" £10 "old tenour at the Expiration of two whole
years after his possession of the above"
"my personal Estate I Give one third part to my loveing wife
to be at her own dispose, and proper use .... The remainder I
will to be Equally divided between my Sons & daughters at my
decease."
"my Eldest son John Doten" was appointed executor.
The Wills of John* Dot en and His Widow 29
The witnesses were George Barrows, Jr., Joseph Shaw and
Othniel Campbell.
On 14 July, 1747, John Doten, the executor, presented the will
for probate, and George Barrows, Jr., and Othniel Campbell
made oath that they "together with Joseph* since deceas'd"
witnessed the will.
[10:453^] On 14 July, 1747, administration was granted to
"John Doten of sd Plimton Execr"
[10:472] An inventory of "the Real & Personal Estate of
mr John Doten of Plimton deceas'd" was taken on 1 August,
1747, by Nathaniel Fuller, Abel Crocker and Jonathan Shaw, Jr.
The real estate was: "The Real Estate by Estimation about
40 acres" £250, is., 8d. ; "with a house & Barne on it with the
fences" £280; "One Acre and a quarter of Sedar Swamp" £9;
"The Real Estate of John Doten son to the sd John Doten Decd
by Estimation Sixty Acres of Upland" £180, and "3 Acres of
Fresh meadow" £36; "The Real Estate of Jacob Doten decd son
to the abovesd John Doten deceasd by Estimation forty Acres
with the Buildings & Fences" £212, 10s., and "2 acres of meadow
Ground" £10.
Daniel Crocker and William Shurtleff owed the estate £5, 10s.
"To Sundreys which the Decds widdow bro* to him in
manage" £60, 13s.
John Doten, executor, made oath to the inventory on 3 August,
1747-
[10 : 473] An account of the executor was presented and
allowed, 3 August, 1747. Payments had been made to Dr. Lazarus
Lebaron, Dr. William Thomas, George Barrow, Jr., Samuel
Bartlet, Esq., Constable Lucas, John Crandon, John Finney,
John Lucas, Thomas Foster, "the Estate of Timothy Morton
decd on bond", Silvanus Brimhall, Nathaniel Foster, Thomas
Spooner, John Doten.
[n :287] On 3 August, 1747, Nathaniel Fuller, Abel Crocker
and Samuel Lucas, all of Plympton, and Abraham Jackson, of
Plymouth, and Jonathan Shaw, Jr., of Middleborough, were
appointed to "take a View of the Estate of John Doten late of
Plimton aforesd deceasd & assign & Set of to Hannah Doten
his widdow her Thirds or Right of Dower therein"
On 27 December, 1747, at Plympton, Abraham Jackson (who
signed by a mark), Abel Crocker and Samuel Lucas set off the
thirds, as follows:
*The surname " Shaw" was omitted in recording.
30 The Wills of John' Doten and His Widow
"ist a Wood Lot lying on the Westerly side of the Farm
begining at a white oake Sapling marked on four Sides, thence
to Extend west 28 pole to a White oake marked on four sides
thence north four degrees Westerly 24 poles To red oake marked
on 4 sides thence. East 20 poles to a red oake marked on 4 sides,
then begining at the bounds first mentiond thence North 19 De-
grees Easterly ten poles to red oake marked thence North
40 degrees Westerly 19 poles to a red oake marked with a privi-
lige of a Way through Gates & Barrs, to the aforesd Wood lot
2, a Right of Meadow ajoyning to the homestead Begining
at a Stake Standing by the brook about two poles from the Wall,
thence North 10 poles to the South Door of the dwelling house
and from said Door West 3 degrees Southerly 8 poles to a Stone
Standing in the ground by the roade leading Anna Snappit to
Warham, thence Southerly by sd roade 47 poles to the brook
Called Clarkes Spring brook thence by said brook upstream to
the bounds first mentioned reserving a Way through Gates &
Barrs by the house to the remainder of the meadow, 3, a part
of the orchard and land adjoyning begining at a Stake Standing
on the North Side of the orchard thence South East 22 degrees
Easterly 27 pole to a Stakeing by the aforesaid Roade, thence
by said Roade, North 5 Degrees Westerly 20 poles to a Stake &
Stones thence North 27 Degrees Westerly 15 pole and half to a
Stone Standing in the Ground thence West 18 Degrees Southerly
24 pole to a Stake and Stones and thence South 27 degrees
Easterly 15 pole and a half to the bounds first mentioned"
On 1 April, 1748, Abraham Jackson, Abel Crocker and
Samuel Lucas made oath to this assignment, before Edward
Winslow of Plymouth, Justice of the Peace, and it was ratified
by John Cushing, Judge of Probate.
[11 : 73] On 12 September, 1748, John Doten, executor,
presented an additional account. Payments had been made to:
Isaac Lothrop, Esq. ; Joseph Bridgham, Esq. ; Samuel Lucas,
collector of taxes; Moses Shaw, collector of taxes; Widow Abi-
gail Rider; Caleb Sherman; "Marcy Kempton Wife of Sam11
Kempton"; "the Estate of Tim° Morton Deceased"
[Widow Hannah Doten's Nuncupative Will]
[13:292] On 15 April, 1754, Joshua King and Rebecca Pearce
made oath that, on 14 April, 1754, they "Being at the House
where Joshua Sherman Dwells in Plimouth, Hannah Doten
Widdow being then and there sick, and apprehending herself
near her End, but was of sound mind, said in Our hearing, that
The Wife of Dr. Benoni Delano of Du.rbury 31
she Desired her Brothers meaning Joshua Sherman and Caleb
Sherman should have what Estate she should Leave after her
Death and the next Day after she Died".
Joseph King signed by a mark.
"N.B. the heirs were all notified but Did not appear Jn°
dishing "
"An Inventory of the Estate of Hannah Doten late of Plim-
outh Decd" was taken 7 June, 1754, by John Torrey, Nathaniel
Shurtleff and Silvanus Bartlett. No real estate was mentioned.
The total amount was £30, 8s., 4-Jd.
THE WIFE OF DR. BENONI DELANO OF DUXBURY
AND THE SETTLEMENT OF HIS ESTATE
By George Ernest Bowman
If even the baptismal name of the wife of Dr. Benoni Delano,
of Duxbury, Mass., has been mentioned in print, it has escaped the
notice of the present writer; and it is certain that very few, if
any, of the descendants of the Doctor know that he married
Elizabeth Drew, daughter of John and Hannah Drew of Plym-
outh, and that she was the mother of his children, as shown by
the deed of her son-in-law, Amasa Turner, here presented.
Elizabeth Drew was born at Plymouth, 5 February, 1673, and
her birth is recorded both on the Plymouth Town Records and on
the Plymouth Colony Records,* but the date of her marriage has
not been found.
Elizabeth (Drew) Delano died before 21 August, 1733, the
date of the deed, and especial attention is directed to the error
of the recorder, in entering her as "the late Wife of Doctr
Benjamin Delano" instead of "the late Wife of Doctr Benoni
Delano".
There was no Dr. Benjamin Delano in Duxbury, and the chil-
dren of Dr. Delano and his wife Elizabeth, as shown by the deed,
were: Rebecca the wife of Amasa Turner; Hannah, the deceased
wife of Eleazer Harlow ; Beriah Delano ; Lemuel Delano. The
settlement of the estate of Dr. Benoni Delano of Duxbury, Mass.,
* Mayflower Descendant, 1 : 146, and Plymouth Colony Marriages, Births and
Burials, p. 71.
32 The Wife of Dr. Benoni Delano of Duxbury
in 1738, here printed, shows that he had two sons, Beriah Delano
and Lemuel Delano; and two daughters, Hannah, who had mar-
ried Eleazer Harlow and died before her father, and Rebecca •
the wife of Amasa Turner. There can be no doubt, therefore,
that the name " Benoni", on the original deed, was misread by the
person who recorded it.
Exhaustive abstracts are here given, of the deed from Amasa
Turner, and of the settlement of the estate of Dr. Benoni Delano,
the proper reference to the record, or original document, being
noted with each abstract.
[Amasa Turner to Nicholas Drew and Lemuel Drew]
[Plym. Co. Deeds, 28: 67] On 21 August, 1733, "Amasa
Turner of Duxborough .... Cordwainer", for £12, 10s., "and for
other good Causes & Considerations", sold to "Nicholas Drew of
Plymouth Shipwright & Lemuel Drew of Plymouth Mariner ....
All that my Worthy Mother in Law Elizabeth Delano Deceasd
the late Wife of Doctr Benjamin* Delano of Duxboro aforesaid
or her Heirs Part of ye Estate that did or might belong or apper-
tain to ye sd Elizabeth or her Heirs out of ye Estate of my Hon-
ourd Grandfather & Grand Mother John Drew & Hannah Drew
his Wife late of Plymouth aforesd deceased both ye Real & Per-
sonal Estate lying & being in the County of Plymouth aforesd or
elsewhere that of Right did or ought to appertain to ye sd Eliza-
beth Deceasd or to her Heirs .... to them ye sd Nich° Drew &
Lemuel Drew in equal Halves .... So that neither I ye sd Amasa
Turner nor Rebekah my Wife nor ye Heirs of Hannah Harlow
ye late Wife of Eleazar Harlow deceasd Beriah Delano nor
Lemuel Delano nor any of their Heirs nor any other Person in my
or their Right or Stead shall ever Challenge any Claim or De-
mand in or unto ye Premisses. And further I the said Amasa
Turner for my Self my Heirs Executrs & Adminrs do Covenant
.... that I and They shall & will & forever Warrant Secure &
Defend ye sd Nicholas & Lemuel Drew & their respective Heirs
and assigns forever against ye Heirs of ye sd Elizabeth Delano
Deceasd aforenamed or any other Person Challenging any Claim
under her ye sd Elizabeth Deceasd"
The witnesses were Samuel Drew and John Winslow. The
deed was acknowledged, by Amasa Turner only, on 21 August,
1733, and was recorded 7 September, 1733.
*This name should have been recorded " Benoni", not " Benjamin ". See
introductory note.
The Wife of Dr. Benoni Delano of Duxbury 33
[Dr. Benoni Delano's Estate]
[Plym. Co. Prob., 7:386] On 27 April, 1738, administration
was granted to "Beriah Delano and Lemuel Delano both of Dux-
borough" on the estate of "Your Father Doctr Benoni Delano
late of Duxborough aforesd .... lately died Intestate"
[From original bond] On 27 April, 1738, Beriah Delano,
"husbandman", and Lemuel Delano, "sailor", both of Duxbury,
as administrators, with John Alden, "Esq1"", of Duxbury, and
"John Fullarton", "husbandman", of Marshfield, as sureties,
gave a bond for £2000. The witnesses were "sarah winslow"
and "Mary winslow". The bond was not recorded.
[7:397] On 4 May, 1738, John Alden, Joshua Soule and
Samuel Weston took the inventory. Interesting items are :
"Paper money" £468, 4s., 6d. ; "Library & Drugs &c" £9, 19s.
The real estate was: "ye Homestead upland & meadow With a
small swamp" £350; "2 shares of Meadow at ye Skirt" £40;
"a house & garden Spot at Plym°" £150; "one out Lot of Land"
£40; "one Share in ye Beach" £1, 5s. "Sundry Goods in ye hands
of Thomas Murdock" were valued at £11, 12s. The total of the
inventory was £1228, 14s., 2d.
The two administrators and the three appraisers made oath to
the inventory, on 4 May, 1738.
[7:431] On 9 September, 1738, "Col° John Alden Mr Pela-
tiah West Mr Samuel Weston Mr Joshua Soule & Mr Joshua
Delanoe all of Duxborough" were appointed to divide "all the
Estate both real & personal .... into five equal Parts or Shares
so as the Same may be Settled on the Children of the sd deceased
and the Representatives of any of them as the Law directs"
[7:432] "at Duxborough" 12 September, 1738, the commis-
sioners found that the total of real and personal estate remaining
was £1411, 3s., 2d., which they divided into five shares "as
Ifolloweth (viz.)"
"The Eldest Son Beriah Delano The Homestead £350 ".and
"personal Estate that he had that make two Shares . 214 . 09 . 3",
the double share being £564, 9s., 3d.
"To the Second Son Lemuel Delano the House & Land at
Plymouth" £150, and "personal Estate 132.04.7-l", the total
share being £282, 4s., 7-Jd.
"To the Representatives of Hannah Harlow decd one Lot of
Land near Wm Cookes" £40, and "personal Estate 242, 04 . 7-J",
the total share being £282, 4s., 7^d.
"To Rebekah Turner a piece of Salt Meadow on the Skirt"
34 Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records
£40, "one Share of the Beach" £1, 5s., and "personal Estate
240 . 19 . yV\ the total share being £282, 4s., 7|d.
The division was sworn to, by all the commissioners, the day
of its date.
On 13 September, 1738, Isaac Winslow, Judge of* Probate,
approved the division and settled the estate in accordance there-
with: "To Beriah Delano of Duxborough aforesd the Eldest Son
.... Two Shares or a Double Part of sd Estate (viz :) The Home-
stead or House and Land lying in Duxborough", with the per-
sonal as divided, which "is his full Share or double part of sd
Estate"
"To Lemuel Delano of Duxborough aforesd One of the Sons
....The House & Land in Plymouth", with the personal as
divided.
"To the Children or Representatives of Hannah Harlow
deceased and the Daughter of ye sd Benoni Delano Deceasd (viz:)
Eliphaz Harlow of Dighton in the County of Bristoll Lemuel
Harlow of Plymth aforesaid & Eleazar Harlow of Duxborough
aforesd in equal Proportion one Lot of Land lying near William
Cookes of Kingston", with the personal as divided.
"To Rebekah Turner the Wife of Amasa Turner of Dux-
borough aforesd and the Daughter of ye sd Deceased one Piece
of Salt Meadow at the Skirt" and "one Share at the Beach"
"both lying in Duxborough", with the personal as divided. [A
contemporary "copy" of this settlement is in the files, but it was
not certified.]
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS*, VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
{Continued from Vol. XIX, p. Jy6)
[p. 53] William Cobb Son of Gershom Cobb 2d by Elizabeth his
Wife was born novr the 2d 1754 ■
Elizabeth Cobb Daughter of Gershom Cobb Jr by Elizabeth his
wife was born June the 19th 1756
John Cobb son of Nathan Cobb by Abijah his wife was born Octo-
ber the 7th 1754
Susanna Cobb Daughter of Nathan Cobb by Abijah his wife was
born October the 25th 1756
manasseh . Clap Son of Elijah Clap by Hope his wife was born
January the 8th 1756
Middlcborough, Mass., Vital Records 35
Ichabod Cushman Son of Ichabod Cushman by Patience his wife
was born march 28th 1757
Andrew Cushman Son of william Cushman by Priscilla his wife
was born march the 26 1757
David Tinkham Son of Gideon Tinkham by mercy his wife was
born august 5th 1754
Peter Tinkham Son of Gideon Tinkham by mercy his wife was
born January 20th 1758
Abial Chais Son of Deliverance Plolloway was born September
the Seventh 1755
Seth Cobb Son of James Cobb by Susanna his wife was born may
8 1757
Sarah Cushman Daughter of Isaac Cushman by Sarah his wife
was born may 13th 1757
Eliphlite Cushman Son of Isaac Cushman by Sarah his wife was
born Feby 25 : 1759
Hannah Clap Daughter of Elijah Clap by Hope his wife was born
June 26 1758
Robart Cushman Son of Ichabod Cushman by Patience his wife
was born April 24th -1759 1759
Asenath Cobb Daughter of James Cobb by Susanna his wife was
born April 28th 1760 1760
Elias Cushman Son of Isaac Cushman by Sarah his wife was born
may 14th 1761
Hannah Caswell, daughter of Elkanah Caswell & Elisabeth his
wife: was born april 14th 1758 1758
[p. 54] Hannah Thomas the Daughter of Benjamin Thomas by
Elisabeth his wife; was born the 13th March 1747.
Benjamin Thomas the Son of Benjamin Thomas by Elisabeth his
wife was born february 25th 1749.
Perez Thomas the Son of Benjamin Thomas by Elisabeth his wife
was born march the 6th 1751.
James Thomas the Son of Benjamin Thomas by Elisabeth his wife
was born may the 8th 1753.
Isaac Tinkham the Son of Isaac Tinkham by Hannah his wife;
was born March 16th 1754.
Isaac Tonison the Son of John Tomson by Lydia his wife was
born february the Ist 1745/6.
John Tomson the Son of John Tomson by Lydia his wife was
born may the 6th 1748.
Ezra Tomson the Son of John Tomson by Lydia his wife was
born July the 4th 1750. '
36 Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records
Lydia Tomson the Daughter of John Tomson by Lydia his wife
was born June the 21st 1752.
Sarah Tomson the Daughter of John Tomson by Lydia his wife
was born October the 6th 1754.
Betty Tinkham Daughter of Joseph Tinkham by agness his wife
was bourn June the 14th 1750
Joseph Tinkham Son of Joseph Tinkham By Agness his wife was
born february 12th 1753
Elisabeth Tinkham Daughter of Joseph Tinkham By Agness his
wife who Departed this Life June ye 28th 1748
Eunice Tinkham Daughter of amos Tinkham By Sarah his wife
was born may 20th 1753
James Tinkham Son of Jeremiah Tinkham By Naomi his wife
was born may the 8 1745
Huldia Tinkham Daughter of Jeremiah Tinkham by Naomi his
was born December 18th 1756
[p. 55] Abigail Tinkham Daughter of Jeremiah Tinkham by
Naomi his wife was born December the 25 1746
Anna Tinkham Daughter of Jeremiah Tinkham By Naomi his
wife was born October the 9 1748
Jese Tinkham Son of Jeremiah Tinkham by Naomi his wife was
born July the 25 1750
Benjamin Tinkham Son of Jeremiah Tinkham by Naomi his wife
was born January the 6 1755
Thanldull Thrasher Daughter of azariah Thrasher by Thankfull
his wife was born february the 11th 1750
Azariah Thrasher Son of azariah Thrasher by Thankfull his wife
was born June the 16th 1752
Betty Thrasher Daughter of Azariah Thrasher by Thankfull his
wife was born December 12th 1754
Perez Tinkham Son of Joseph Tinkham by Agness his Wife was
born June the Ist 1755
Abijah Tinkham Daughter of Isaac Tinkham By Hannah his
Wife was born may the 8th 1755
Abigail Tomson Daughter of Caleb Tomson by Abigail his Wife
Was born august the 18th 1755
Daniel Thomas Son of Noah Thomas by mary his Wife was born
June the 16th 1743
Enoch Thomas Son of Noah Thomas by mary his Wife was born
December the 7th 1753
Hannah Tinkham Daughter of Ebenezer Tinkham by Hannah his
Wife was born July 26th 1747
Middlcborough, Mass., Vital Records 37
Lydia Tinkham Daughter of Ebenezer Tinkham By Hannah his
Wife was born December the 4th 1749
Lucia Tinkham Daughter of Ebenezer Tinkham by hannah his
wife was born April the 22nd 1752
! Ruth Tinkham Daughter of Ebenezer Tinkham by hannah his
wife was born April the 17th 1755
[p. 56] Rebackah Ripley Daughter of Tilson Ripley By Rebackah
his wife was born September the 11th 1753
annah Ransom Daughter of Robart Ransom by Sarah his wife
was born april 7th 1736
I Samuel Ransom Son of Robart Ransom by Sarah his wife was
born april 10th 1738
Ebenezer Ransom Son of Robart Ransom by Sarah his wife was
born april 5th 1740
John Ransom Son of Robart Ransom by Sarah his wife was born
December 21st 1742
Jephthah Ripley Son of Tilson Ripley by Rebackah his wife was
born april 5th 1756
Susanna Ripley Daughter of Tilson Ripley by Rebekah his Wife
was born may 9th 1758
Lucy Raymond Daughter of Samuel Raymond by Dinah his Wife
Was born April the 17th 1760
Lydia Ripley Daughter of Tilson Ripley by Rebekah his Wife
was born may- 29th 1760 1760
Josiah Rider Son of Isaac Rider by Bridget his wife was born
July 14th 1760 1760
Deborah Rider the Daughter of Samuel Rider by mary his wife
was born at Plimouth august ye 18 1741
Sarah Barns Rider Daughter of Isaac Rider by Bridget his wife
was born December 3d 1761 1761
Sarah Rickard Daughter of Samuel Rickard by Sarah his wife
was born march 29th 1747
Allis Rickard Daughter of Samuel Rickard by Zuruiah his wife
was born September the 27 1750
Jacob Rickard Son of Samuel Rickard by Zuruiah his wife was
December the 23d 1751
Samuel Rickard Son of Samuel Rickard by Zuruiah his wife was
born april*3d 1753
Chloe Rickard Daughter of Samuel Rickard by Zuruiah his wife
was born September the 16th 1754
Mary Rickard Daughter of Samuel Rickard by Zuruiah his wife
was born april 2d 1756
38 Middleborough, Mass., Vital Records
I
Israel Rickarcl Son of Samuel Rickard by Zuruiah his wife was
born January 27th 1757
Deborah Rickard Daughter of Samuel Rickard by Zuruiah his I
wife was born September 12 1759
Hannah Rickard Daughter of Samuel Rickard by Zuruiah his I
wife was born September the 8 1761
[p. 57] George Thomas Son of John Thomas by mercy his Wife
was born October the 22d 1752
Azubah Thomas Daughter of John Thomas by mercy his wife I
was born December 28th 1754
Jabez Thomas Son of Jabez Thomas by Pheby his wife (Second
Son of that name) was born June the 15th 1754
Hannah Thomas Daughter of John Thomas by mercy his wife
was born may the 7th 1757
Betty Tinkham Daughter of Ebenezer Tinkham by Hannah his
Wife was born apriel 4th 1757
Joshua Turner son of Joseph Turner by mercy his wife was born
December 13th 1757
Sarah Tinkham Daughter of amos Tinkham by Sarah his Wife
was born apriel 4th 1757
Judith Thomas Daughter of Hushai Thomas by Lucy his Wife
was born October 8 1757
Rowland Thomas Son of nathan Thomas by Abigail his Wife was
born Janr 26th 1738
Nathan Thomas Son of nathan Thomas by Abigail his Wife was
born march 30th 1740
Zillah Thomas Daughter of Nathan Thomas by Abigail his wife
was born Feby 25th 1742
John Thomas Son of Nathan Thomas by Abigail his wife was
born January Ist 1744
Gamaliel Thomas Son of Nathan Thomas by Abigail his wife was
born august the 9th 1751
Abigail Thomas Daughter of Nathan Thomas by Abigail his wife
was born november 14th 1753
Urainah Thomas Daughter of Nathan Thomas by Abigail his
wife was born march 22d 1757
moses Tinkham Son of Joseph Tinkham by Agness his wife was
born Janr 20th 1758 1758
Hannah Tinkham Daughter of Isaac Tinkham by Hannah his
wife was born September 13th 1756
Ebenezer Tinkham Son of Jeremiah Tinkham by Naomey his
wife was born august 26th 1758
( To be continued)
Cobham — Browning — Rogers 39
COBHAM — BROWNING — ROGERS
By George Ernest Bowman
In a note, "The Third Wife of John3 Rogers", printed in our
October, 19 17, issue*, we announced the discovery, by the present
writer, of the maiden name and parentage of Marah, the third
wife of John3 Rogers (John2, Thomas1), who had been known
only as the widow Marah Browning. This discovery was made
while studying the land transactions of John3 Rogers; and an
examination of the will of Marah's father confirmed the identi-
fication.
We here present the evidence which proves that Marah was
the daughter of Josiah and Mary Cobham, of Salisbury, Mass.,
and Boston, and had married, first, Joseph Browning, a book-
seller of Boston, who died in 169 1.
As John and Marah Rogers do not appear to have had any
children, the Cobham and Browning families have been studied
only for the purpose of securing sufficient evidence to prove the
parentage of Marah.
The printed vital records of Salisbury, Mass., give the births
of seven children of Josiah and Alary Cobham, viz. : Mary ;
Josiah; Martha; Moses; Sarah; Joshua; and Marah, who was
born 21 May, 1652.
On 11 February, 1687/8, " Josiah Cobham Senr of Boston
.... Weaver and Mary his Wife", sold to "John Strange of the
same Boston Marriner and Sarah his Wife (One of the Daugh-
ters of the said Josiah and Mary Cobham)" the house occupied
by the said John and Sarah Strange, also adjacent land. The
consideration was five shillings, and future payments of £7, per
year, to be paid to "the said Josiah and Mary Cobham during
the Term of their natural Lives and the longer Liver of them".
The deed was signed by Josiah and Mary Cobham, the latter
making a' mark, and was acknowledged, by Josiah only, on
24 June, 1689. It was not recorded until 19 November, 171 i.f
[Suffolk Co., Mass., Deeds, 26 : 69.]
♦Volume XIX, page 192.
f James Bennet was appointed administrator on the estate of Sarah Strange*
widow, on this date, as shown at the end of this article.
40 Cobham — Browning — Rogers
On 25 August, 169 1, administration on the estate of Joseph
Bruning, bookseller, late of Boston, deceased, was granted to
Marah, "his relict widow"; and on 31 August, 1691, Marah
Bruning, signing by a mark, gave bond as administratrix.
[Suffolk Co., Mass., Probate Records, 8: 159, and New Series,
3:202.]
On 22 March, 1692/3, John3 Rogers and the widow Marah
Browning made an antenuptial agreement, which is printed on
page three of this issue, and the settlement of the estate of John8
Rogers shows that the marriage took place.
On 19 February, 1697/8, "Josiah Cobham of Boston ....
Weaver" made his will. The deed dated 11 February, 1687/8,
to "John Strange of Boston aforesd Mariner (Since deced) &
Sarah his then Wife (one of my Daughters)" was confirmed.
Other legatees were: "my Grandson Josiah Cobham"; "my
Three Grandaughtrs Mary Cobham Ruth Cobham and Rebecca
Cobham"; "my Daughter Mary Mead of Roxbury"; "my
Daughter Martha Ogletree of Boston"; "Elizabeth Bennet
Daughter of Josiah Bennet late of Charletown deced", said
Elizabeth being unmarried; "my Grand Child Sarah Strange".
The grandson Josiah Cobham was made executor, and "my Son
in Law John Rogers to be Overseer" of the will.
The witnesses were Thomas Hunt, John Rogers and Eliezer
Moody.
The will was probated at Boston, 2 October, 1705, and, the
grandson, Josiah Cobham, having declined tp act as executor,
"and being Since deced", administration was granted "unto
John Pearce of Boston aforesd Mariner, who married with one
of the sd Testators Grandaughters " [Suffolk Co., Mass., Pro-
bate, 16 : 52.]
The identity of John Pearce's wife is established by the fol-
lowing from the settlement of the estate of Josiah Cobham of
Dedham: On or before 1 May, 1701, "John Pearce of Boston
.... Mariner, & Mary his Wife, Sister of Josias Cobham late
of Dedham .... husbandman deceased" had been appointed ad-
ministrators of the estate "of the Sd deceased". [Suffolk Co.,
Mass., Probate, 14 : 334.]
On 19 November, 171 1, James Bennet, of Little Compton,
cordwainer, was appointed administrator on the estate of "Sarah
Strange late of Boston .... Widow deceased .... (her Sister
Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records 41
Mary Meeds having refused to Administer)". [Suffolk Co.,
Mass., Probate, 17 : 343.]
On 2 June, 1712, the probate court settled the real estate of
Sarah Strange, widow, on Mary Meads, "Eldest Sister to the
sd deced", she to pay "her Sister Mary* Rogers Wife to John
Rogers of Swanzey Gentn" and other heirs their proportionate
shares of the value of the real estate. [Suffolk Co., Mass., Pro-
bate, 17 1467.]
On 3 June, 1712, "Mary Meads of Brookline .... Widow
Eldest Sister to Sarah Strange .... deced" sold the house and
land of the deceased to "my Brother in Law John Rogers of
Swanzey .... Gentn" for fioo, "which granted premisses are
.... described in and by a certain Indenture from the said Josiah
Cobham and Mary his Wife to John Strange deced and the said
Sarah his Wife dated the Eleventh day of February 1687/8."
[Suffolk Co., Mass., Deeds, 26 : 178.]
BARNSTABLE, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
{Continued from Vol. XIX, p. 156)
[p. 213] Marriages Solemnized By the Revd Joseph Green
George Lewis Jur & Mary Davis Octor 12th 1760
Benjamin Lumbert & Mercy Bacon Sept 4th 1760.
Nath11 Allen & Deborah Linnell Novr 6th 1760
David Baker & Lydia Phiney Decern1" 25th 1760
John Crocker 4th and Thankful Hallet Jan? 8 . 1761
Timothy Parker & Rachel Gorham Febry 12 . 1 761
John Hinckly & Thankful Lumbert Feb1" 19 . 1761
Jabez Bearse & Hannah Bearse March 26 . 1761
Lemuel Bears & Patience Phiney April 30 1761
Samuel Baker & Martha Lothrop April 30 1761
Isaac Hinckly Jr Town Cler, Transmitted to the County Clerk
July: 20: 1 76 1
*This is another error, in the records, of " Mary" for " Marah ". It occurs
several times in records relating to this woman ; but the numerous cases in which
the name is plainly given as " Marah" are conclusive evidence that " Marah" is
correct.
42 Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records
Daniel Davis & Mehetable Sturges July 7 : 1761
Nathaniel Hinckly & Joanna Lewis Octor 13 . 1761
Jabez Wilder of Hyngham & Sarah Crocker Octor 22 1761
Timothy Hamblen & Alary Hallet Nov: 22 . 1761
Ambrose Carsley & Mercy Lewis . Decer 3 . 1761
Eleazer Scuclder & Mary Lewis March 18 : 1762
Simeon Jankens & Hodiah Hinckley March 25 : 1762
Moses Shaw & Anna Phinney March 25 : 1762
John Carsley & Rebecca Page May 13 : 1762
Jonathan Lothrop & Eunice Cobb June 2y : 1762
Isaac Bacon & Alice Taylor octr 29 : 1762
Joseph Jankens & Remember Stewart Decr 9 : 1762
Nathan Jankens & Rachel Howland Decr 9 : 1762
Adino Hinckley & Mercy Otis Dec1" 16 : 1762
Xero Negro & Pegg Mingo Janur 27 : 1763
Micah Humfrey & Elizebath Davis april 22 . 1763
Thomas Palmer & Elizebath Thacher may 26 : 1763
James Coleman jr & Anna Lumber June 28 : 1763
Transmitted to the Clerk of the Sessions Jany 1 : 1764
Marriages Solemnized By Judah Thatcher Justice of the Peace
Josiah Smith & Deliverance Howes June 29 . 1761
Isaac Ham & Elisabeth Amos Indians Mach 16 1761
[p. 214] Marriages Solemnized By Nymphas Marston Esq1"
Silas Lovell and Charity Fuller August 7th 1760.
Prince Lothrop and Martha Bassett Octor 23d 1760
Elijah Blish and Sarah Stewart January 25th 1761
Samuel I sham & Lydia Goodspeed Febr^ 8 . 1761
Isaac Hinckly, Town Clerk, Transmitted to the County Clerk July
20 1761.
Nathanael Adams & Thankful Chadwick of falmouth April 9 .
1761
Shoble Hamblen & Sarah Crocker July 16 : 1761
Ruben Fish and Mary Meigs Both of sandwich Dcer 3 . 1761
William Goodspeed of Barnstable & Mercy Meigs of Sandwich
March 25th 1762
Mathias Smith of Barnstable & Hannah Fuller of Sandwich may
2^ : 1762
Joshua Lumbert jur & Hannah Fuller Decern1" 23 : 1762
Transmitted to the Clerk of the Sessions January 1 : 1764
Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records 43
marriages By Nymphas marston Esqr
Benjamin Smith & martha Bursley ye 4th of Nov1" 1762
Josiah Gooclspeed and Jemima Blossom the 30th of april 1764
Jesse Covet & Priscilla Ellis the 29th of Novr 1764
Barnabas Crocker & Ann Smith both of Barnstable march 24th
1765
Nye Jones and Deborah Crocker both of Barnstable may ye 2d 1765
Transmitted To yc Cler of ye Sessions Jan^ ye 28th 1766 Pr Edwd
Bacon Town Cler
The Children of Benjamin Smith and martha His wife
their Son Joseph Smith Born August ye 10th 1763
their Son Benjamin Smith Born march ye 2d 1765
their Son Timothy born January 15th 1767
their Daughter Susannah born July : 14th 1769
Daniel Davis & Mehitable his Second Wife their Children Born
their Son Daniel Born May 8th 1762
[p. 215] James Smith and Hannah his wife their Children
Their Son Elisha Born ye 24th of Septr 1759
Daughter Elizabeth Born April ye 10th 1762
their Son Ebenezer Born July ye 4th 1764
their Son John born august ye 20th 1766
their Daughter Jemimah born april ye 5th 1769
their Son Peter Born July : 2d 1771
their Daughter Rebecah born Feburary ye 9th 1774
Nathaniel Jenkins and Mariah his Wife their Children Born
their Daughter Olive Born May 24th 1752
their Son Elis Born March ye 2d 1755
their Son Nathaniel Born octr 22 : 1758
their Son Alvin Born February 27 : 1761
their Daughter Temperance Born February ye 7th 1763
a Still Born Son may 13th 1769
The Births of the Children of Thomas Dimock & Elizabeth his
wife
Charles Dimock their Son Born December ye 10th 1756
their Daughter Hannah born July ye 21st 1758
their Son John born June 16th 1764
Benjamin Childs Rebecca his wife their Children Born
their Son Thomas Born Sep* 25th 1752
their Son Isaac Born February 10th 1755
their Daughter Rebecca Born March 9th 1759
( To be continued)
44 Shaw — Morton — Paine — Ring — Snow
SHAW — MORTON — PAINE — RING — SNOW
By the Editor
We here print exhaustive abstracts of two deeds, recorded
in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Deeds, which prove
that Jonathan Shaw, of Plymouth, was the father of Hannah
Shaw, Alary Shaw and Lydia Shaw, whose marriage records are
here given, and was also the father of John3 Morton's first wife,
Phebe, whose marriage record has not been found.
Plannah Shaw married, on 5 August, 1678, Thomas Paine4
{Mary Snow*, Constance2 Hopkins, Stephen1), of Eastham.
Phebe Shaw married, about 1682, John3 Morton (John2,
George1), of Plymouth, had two daughters, Joanna Morton and
Phebe Morton, by him, and died before 4 March, 1687, the date
of John3 Morton's second marriage, to Mary Ring3 (Deborah2
Hopkins, Stephen1).
Mary Shaw married, on 11 January, 1687, Eleazer Ring3
(Deborah2 Hopkins, Stephen1), of Plymouth.
Lydia Shaw married, on 4 April, 1689, Nicholas Snow4
(Mark5, Constance2 Hopkins, Stephen1), of Eastham.
The proper reference, to the records, is noted with each of
the following abstracts.
[Shaw, Morton, Paine, Ring, Snow, to Jonathan Shaw]
[Plym. Co. Deeds, 6 : 114] On 20 June, 1705, "George Shaw,
Thomas Paine, & hannah his wife, & Nicolas Snow & lydia Snow,
of Eastham .... & Benony Shaw, Eleazer Ring & Mary his wife,
& Joanna & Phebe Morten the Daughters of Phebe Morten De-
ceased of the Towne of Plymth . . . . wch Sd George Shaw,
Benony Shaw, Hannah Paine, Lydiah Snow, & Mary Ring, were
the Sons & Daughters of Jonathan Shaw of Plymth abovsd
Deceased ; and Joanna & Phebe Morten Grand Daughters of the
Sd Jonathan Shaw, deceased" for £18, sold to "our Brother
Jonathan Shaw of Lakenham in the Town Ship of Plymth abov
Sd Yeoman .... all our right and Interest unto the Movable
Estate of our father Jonathan Shaw deceased" also "all that the
houses and land & meadow in Lakenham abov Sd wch was our
father Jonathan Shaw deceased, Sd land is bounded att ye foott
with the meadoe our father bought of James Cole, bounded att
the head with the land our father gave to Benony Shaw abovsd:
Shaw — Morton — Paine — Ring — Snow 45
and lying between a pond on ye South East side and ye South
meadow path on ye north west side . and also half the meadoe,
between Jn° Watsons Meadow & Springy brook, and a pine tree
marked on ye North west End;"
The deed was signed by: George Shaw, Thomas Paine,
Hannah Paine, Nicholas Snow, Lydia Snow (by a mark),
Benoni Shaw, Eleazer Ring, Mary Ring, Joanna Morton (by a
mark), Phebe Morton (by a mark).
The witnesses were: Samuel Bradford, Nathaniel Clarke,
Joseph Rogers, William Smith.
On 20 June, 1705, "Benony Shaw, Eleazer Ring & Mary
his wife and Joanna Morten & Phebe Morten" acknowledged
the deed, in Plymouth County, before James Warren, Justice
of the Peace.
On 30 June, 1705, "George Shaw & Cap* Thomas Payne &
Hanna his wife, & Nicolas Snow & Lydiah his wife" acknowl-
edged the deed, in Barnstable County, before Jonathan Sparrow,
Justice of the Peace.
The deed was recorded 18 December, 1706.
[Shaw, Morton, Ring, Snow, to Benoni Shaw]
[Plym. Co. Deeds, 14 1178] On 20 June, 1705, "We whose
names are hereunto Subscribed being Heirs unto y* Estate of
Jonathan Shaw late of y* Town of Plymouth .... Deceased, and
being Certifyed that ye sd Jonathan Shaw did in his Life time
give unto his Son Benoni Shaw the one Half of that four acres
of meadow which was Granted by the Town of Plymouth unto
the sd Jonathan Shaw lying upon ye Brook called ye great Cove
Brook [fol. 179] Brook: and also the one Half of the Ten acres
of Upland which was Granted unto him by sd Town, But the sd
Jonathan Shaw not having given unto the sd Benoni Shaw any
legal Conveyance thereof, Wherefore We do by these Presents
.... Quit Claim unto ye aforesd One Half both of ye sd four acres
of meadow & ten acres of upland, and do ... . Confirm & make
over ye Same .... Unto him ye sd Benoni Shaw"
The deed was signed by Jonathan Shaw, Eleazer Ring,
Mary Ring, Joanna Morton (by a mark), Phebe Morton (by a
mark), Nicholas Snow, George Shaw, Constant Shaw (by
a mark), Lydia Snow (by a mark).
The witnesses were: Samuel Bradford, Nathaniel Clarke,
Jonathan Paine, Moses Godfrey, Israel Doane, Mary Doane (by
a mark).
On 20 June, 1705, Jonathan Shaw, "Eleazer Ring & Mary
46 Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds
his Wife", Joanna Morton and Phcbe Morton, acknowledged the
deed, in Plymouth County, before James Warren, Justice of
the Peace.
On 8 December, 1714, "George Shaw & Constant his Wife
& Lydia Snow Wife of Nicholas Snow all of Eastham" acknowl-
edged the deed, in Barnstable County, before Joseph Doane,y;
Justice of the Peace.
The deed was not recorded until 10 June, 1719.
FORM FOR A BEQUEST
I give and bequeath to the Society of Mayflower Descendants,
a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, the sum of dollars.
UNRECORDED BARNSTABLE COUNTY DEEDS
Abstracts by the Editor
(Conti?nied from Vol. XIX, p. 134)
The abstracts printed in this issue were made, in March,
1909, from original deeds owned by Mr. Henry Arey, of Yar-
mouthport, Mass. None of these deeds had been recorded.
[Ephraim PIarding to Thomas and Joseph Arey]
"Epheram Harding of Eastham . . . .Yeoman", for $40.00, sold
to "Thomas Arey and Joseph Arey both of Orleans .... Yeomen
.... a piece of wood land Lying in' Brewster .... bounded as fol-
lows on the northwesterly side by the said Thomas Arey's Land
and Others on the northeasterly side by Land formerly Crisp
Rogers's deceased on the Southwesterly Side by a Sunken Swamp
and on the north westerly Side by Elisha Smith's Land and is all
the Land in that place that Moses Smith Sold the Said Epheram
Harding .... In Witness whereof, I the said Epheram Harding
with my wife Lucy have hereunto set their Hands"
The deed was dated 22 February, 18 14, witnessed by Simeon
Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds 47
Kingman and Rebecca Kingman, and acknowledged, the same day,
by Ephraim Harding only, before Simeon Kingman, Justice of the
Peace, but was not recorded.
[Thomas Arey to Joseph Arey]
"Thomas Arey of Orleans .... yarman", for $12.00, "paid by
Joseph Arey of Orleans .... mariner .... Quit all Game .... for
the wood land that I bought of Efram Harding of Eastham In
partnership with him the said Joseph Arey as may appear by a
dead given 1814 .... and I Rebeccah Arey wife of the above Said
Thomas Arey do Consent to the above Quit Game and do by these
presents Quit my Right of dower in the Same"
The deed was dated 25 January, 18 16, and signed by "Joseph
Arey Executor to thomas arey". It was not witnessed or acknowl-
edged, and was not recorded.
[Elisiia Hopkins to Joseph Arey]
"Elisha Hopkins of Orleans .... Carpenter", for $47.50, sold
to "Joseph Arey of Orleans .... a piece of seaderswamp Lying in
Orleans in Namacoik swamp Bounded as follows Beginning at the
northwest Corner of said Lot Running Easterly in the widow
Dorcas Higgins.s Range to the Edge of the swamp thence south-
westerly By the upland to Hezekiah Rogers, s Bound thence West-
erly in said Rogers. s range to uriah Rogers, s Range thence north-
erly in said Rogers, s range to the first Bound"
The deed was dated 9 September, 1818, and witnessed by "John
Kenricks" and Phebe Nickerson. It was acknowledged, 1 June,
1819, before John Kenricks, Justice of the Peace, but was not
recorded.
[DOANE, ET AL., TO JOSEPH AREY]
"We Beriah Doane Lewis Doane Timothy Doane yeomen Wil-
liams Smith Yeoman and Abigail his wife Zoheth Taylor & Sally
his wife Sparrow Horton Mariner & Betsy his wife Sears Rogers
Mariner and Nancy his wife Hetta Doane Tayloress Linda Doane
Tayloress and John Doane atty at Law all of Orleans", for $17.00,
"to us paid by Joseph Arey of Orleans .... yeoman" release and
"quit-claim unto the said Joseph Arey .... all our right and title to
and in all the real estate herein after described situated in Brewster
beginning at the south East corner of Jonathan Mayos wood lot
thence Southerly to the Kendricks land thence Westerly twenty
rods thence Northerly to Jonathan Mayos wood land thence East-
48 Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds
erly twenty rods to the first mentioned bound containing about
four acres"
The deed was dated 23 January, 1823, and signed by John
Doane, for himself and as attorney for all the others. It was wiH
nessed by "Zipporah H Eldridge" and "Polly Higgins", and was
acknowledged 23 January, 1823, by John Doane, for himself and
as attorney, before Simeon Kingman, Justice of the Peace, but
was not recorded.
[Fisk and Rice to Arey]
"We Rufus Fisk and William Fisk and Aaron Rice all of Cam-
bridge in the County of Middlesex .... Traders and Copartners",
for $65.00, "to us paid by Joseph Arey of Orleans .... yeoman
.... quit-claim unto the said Joseph Arey .... a tract of land con-
sisting of about one acre with the easterly half the dwelling house
on the same & all other buildings on the Same bounded as follows
viz . beginning at a mark in the fence about one & one quarter rods
to the north of the middle of the back part of the house thence
South through the middle of the house to a stake & stones about
one rod south of the front of said House thence westerly to the
road that leads to Joseph Arey's house thence Southerly & Easterly
to other land of Joseph Arey's, thence northerly & easterly to Asa
Higgins land thence westerly in Asa Higgins' range to the first
mentioned bounds reserving a privilege to the westerly* half of
the cellar & Kitchen stares — being the Same property that was set
off to us Octo. 6 . 1825 as the property of Zenas Doane by Execu-
tion— Said property being Situate in Orleans aforesaid .... In
Witness Whereof, We the said Rufus William & Aaron together
with Eunice Wife of Said Rufus Jane Wife of said William Han-
nah G. Wife of Said Aaron in token of their relinquishment of
Dower in said premises have hereunto set our Hands"
The deed was dated 24 May, 1827, and signed by Rufus Fisk,
William Fisk, Aaron Rice, Eunice Fisk, Jane Fisk and Hannah G.
Rice. It was witnessed by R. B. Spalding and Mehetabel A. Fisk.
It was acknowledged, in Middlesex County, 24 May, 1827, by
Rufus Fisk, William Fisk and Aaron Rice, before S. P. P. Fay,
justice of the Peace, but was not recorded.
*This has been marked over a little, but seems to be "westerly".
Three Dollars Per Annum Single Numbers, Seventy-five Cents
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A ■: QUARTERLY : MAGAZINE : OF : PILGRIM
GENEALOGY : AND : HISTORY
VOL. XX » APRIL, J9J8 » r No. 2
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53 MT. VERNON STREET, BOSTON .
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GEORGE ERNEST BOWMAN.
Committee on publication
William B. H. Dowse Arthur Perry
Frederick Foster Frank W. Stearns'
George Ernest Bowman
Contents— april, 1918
ILLUSTRATION
Isaac8 Alden's Will Facing page 49JJ&
I. The Will of Isaac3 Alden of Bridgewater, Mass. . 49 \\
II. Plymouth Colony Vital Records. (Continued) , . 51 '
III. Register of Minor Children, Grandchildren, Nephews
and Nieces of Members of the Society of May- \
flower Descendants - • • •.' • • • 54
IV. Membership Requirements of the Massachusetts
Society of Mayflower Descendants . . , . - 56. •
V. The Mayflower Passengers . . ^ ? . • • 57;;
VI. The Wills of William Newcomb and Benjamin and
Sarah Fessenden, of Sandwich, Mass. . . . 58*
■VII.. The Wills of Daniel8 and Cornelius* White and
Widow Hannah (Randall) White . ... . 61 W
VIII. The Will of Joshua4 Hopkins . • '.-.. . '.'. . • 67
IX. Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records! (Continued) . --,-.- . Vi70^
X. The Will of Capt. John Hawes of Yarmouth, Mass. \*Vf73??
XI. Capt. Samuel3 Alden's Will . . \ . > . r , . 76
XII. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society of May-
flower Descendants , . . . . ' :, . . 78
XIII. The Will of Jonathan Turner4 of Scituate, Mass. . 84
XIV. The Will of John Morton of Middleborough and
the Marriages of His Children 89
XV. Form for a Bequest . . . . . . . . . ;. 93^
XVI. Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records. (Continued) / 94 J
I XVII. Notes by the Editor: v
"Pilgrim Notes and Queries" Discontinued, 96; John3
. Samson's Estate, 96 . . .... . ■ , . . 96
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The
Mayflower Descendant
Vol. XX APRIL, J9J8 No. 2
THE WILL OF ISAAC ALDEN OF BRIDGEWATER,
MASS.
By the Editor
Isaac3 Alden {Joseph2, John1) of Bridgewater, Mass., mar-
ried there, on 2 December, 1685, Mehitable Allen, born 20 Janu-
ary, 1664, daughter of Samuel Allen of that town.
The only records of the date of Isaac3 Alden's death are an
endorsement on the margin of his will, and a statement of the
date, on the inventory, by the appraisers of his estate. He made
his will 24 April, 1727, and died in Bridgewater, just two months
later, on 24 June, 1727. His inventory was taken on 26 July, 1727,
and the will was probated 20 October, 1727.
The accompanying illustration shows the original will of
Isaac3 Alden, with the date of his death in the lower left-hand
corner.
We here present a literal copy of the will, with exhaustive
abstracts of all records, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry
of Probate, relating to the settlement of his estate.
This article and the accompanying illustration are printed at
the expense of a member of the Massachusetts Society of May-
flower Descendants, who does not wish to have his name pub-
lished.
[Isaac3 Alden's Will]
[From original will] In the Name of God Amen . the Twenty
fourth day of Aprill Anno. Dom. 1727 . I Isaac Allden sen1" of
49
50 The Will of Isaac:i Alden of Bridgewater, Mass.
■
Bridgwate in ye County of Plymouth in New-england calling to
mind ye Mortallity of my Body and knowing that it is appointed
for all men once to Dy : Do Make & ordain this my last Will and
Testament : first and principally I Give & Recommend my Soul
into ye hands of God that gave it Hoping through ye merrit of
my Saviour Jesus Chririst to obtain the pardon of all my sins &
to inherit everlasting life, and my Body I commit to the earth to
be decently buried at ye discression of my Executors hereafter
named Hoping at ye generall Resurrection to receive ye same
again by ye all mity power of God . And as touching such worldly
Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I
Give demise and dispose of ye same in the following maner, viz. —
first I Give & bequeath to Mehittabell my well be loved wife all
my moveables or personall (Estate excep ye legecies to be men-
tioned) for & during the time of her naturall life
Item I Give to my three sons viz. Isaac Allden, Ebenezer
Allden & John Allden besides what I formerly gave them by
Deeds, or other wais ; I Give to them their Heirs & Assigns for-
ever my Rights in ye Cedar-Swamp* at a place called Majors
Purchase: And I Constitute & appoint my Wife & my sd son
Isaac Allden to be the Executors of this my last Will & Testament
Item I Give to my grand-childeren (ye children of my Daugh-
ter Mehittabell Richards deceased namely) Joseph Richards,
Daniel Richards, James Richards Mehittabel Richards & Sarah
Richards to them I Give twelve pence apiece to be paid after my
decease: — And I Give to my four surviving Daughters, namely
Sarah Cary, Mary Webb, Mercy Packard & Jemima Allden, to
them I also give five shillings apece to be Paid to them after my
Decease : —
Item And further as to what shall remain of my sd personall
estate after ye Decease of my Wife I Give & Dispose of ye same
as followeth viz. one fifth part there of to my Daughter Sarah
Cary, one fifth part to my Daughter Marcy Packard, one fifth
part to my Daughter Mary Webb, one fifth part to my Daghter
Jemima Allden, & the other fifth part there of to my Grand-
Daughters Mehittabell Richards & Sarah Richards
Signed, Sealed, pronounced &
declared by ye sd Isaac Allden Isaac Allden (seal)
to be his last will & testament
in ye presence of
Joseph Edson
James Cary
Isaac Snow
Plymouth Colony Vital Records 51
October the 20 : 1727
Josep Edson James Cary and Isaac Snow made oath that they
saw the abovenamed Isaac Allden signe seal and heard him de-
clare the abovewritten Instrument to be his last Will and Testa-
ment and that at the same time they set to their hands as witnesess
and that according to the best of their observation he then was of
a sound and disposeing mind and memory
Before Isaac Winslow Judge of Probate
Deceased June 24 1727
[On the back of the will] The will was probated, at Marsh-
field, 30 October, 1727, and administration granted to "Mehetable
Allden Relict Widdow of the sd deceased and one of the Exec-
utors in the same Will named Isaac Allden son of the sd deceased
and one of the Executors in the same Will named haveing de-
clined the Executorship:" [The will and probate were also
recorded, 5 : 344]
[From original inventory] "A True Inventory of all ye Estate
both Real & Personall that mr Isaac Alden late of Bridgwater
Died seized of who Deceased June 24 . 1727 taken by Joseph
Edson, James Cary and Isaac Snow" on 26 July, 1727. The real
estate was: "Rights in Cedar Swamp" £10; "a Ninth part of a
Ten Acre grant in ye undivided land" £1, 10s. ; "Lands with ye
Building &c. given to Ebenezer Alden by Deed" £595. The three
appraisers and Mehitable Alden, the executor, made oath to the
inventory, 20 October, 1727, before Isaac Winslow, Judge of
Probate. [The inventory was also recorded, 5 : 345.]
PLYMOUTH COLONY VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
{Continued from Vol. XIX, p. 112)
Beirthes Marriages and burialls from the Towne of [Swansey*]
Taunton
Andrew Smith Married to Mary Bundey the 5th of January 1673
Elizabeth Briggs the Daughter of Willam Briggs borne the 4th of
November 1672
* Crossed out in the original, and "Taunton" added, in a later hand and
different ink.
52 Plymouth Colony Vital Records
Thomas Crosman the son of Robert Crosman borne the 6th of
October 1671
Sussanna Crosman the Daughter of Robert Crosman was borne
the 14th of February 1672
Eliezer Fisher the son of Daniell Fisher was borne the 12th of
May 1673
John Richmond the son of John Richmond was borne the 5th of
December 1673
Joseph Gray the son of Joseph Gray was borne the 31th of De-
cember 1673
Hannah Leanard the son* of James Leanard Junir Borne att
Braintrey the 2cond of October i6j\-\
[p. 61] James Leanord the son of James Leanard Junr borne att
Taunton the first of february 1672
Ephraim Gray the son of Joseph Gray borne the 20th of June 1673
Deliverance Bobbitt the Daughter of Edward Bobbitt was borne
the 15 of Decemb: 1673
Judith Armbey the Daughter of Thomas Armsbey borne the 8th
of January 1673
Anna Tisdall the Daughter of John Tisdall Junir: borne the 27th
of January 1672
Steven Casewell the son of Steven Casewell was borne the 11th of
December 1673
Elizabeth Cobb the Daughter of Agustine Cobb was borne was|
bornej the 10th of February 1670
Morgan Cobb the son of Agustine Cobb was borne the 29th of
December 1673
Taunton the 2cond of March 1673
By mee Shadrach Wilbore;
Heer followeth the beirthes Marriages and burialls as* such as
are brought in to mee
Shadrach Wilbore Clarke
Mr Gorge Shove Married to Hopestill Newman of Rehoboth the
12th of July 1664
Lydia Smith the wife of John Smith senir Died the 21 of July
1672
Mr John Poole Married to Mistris Elizabeth Brenton the 28th of
March 1672
* Sic.
j The page is torn, and part of the last figure is missing; but there is not
the slightest question that it is " 1 ". A modern hand has mutilated the record
by writing " 1673 " as if it were the year of this birth. — Editor.
X Duplicated in the original record.
Plymouth Colony Vital Records 53
Thomas Deane Married to Katheren Stevens the 5th of January
1669
Stephen Casewell Married to Hannah Thrasher the 29th of De-
cember 1672
John Smith senir married to Jaell Packer of Bridgwater the 15th
of November 1672
Ester Smith the Daughter of Samuell Smith borne the sixt of
January 1671
Shadrah* Wilbore the son of Shadrach Wibore* borne the 5th of
December 1672
Mary Hall the Daughter of Samuell Hall borne the 3th of Octo-
ber 1672
Nathaniell Shove the son of Mr Gorge Shove borne the 29th of
January 1668
Samuell Shove the son of Mr Gorge Shove was borne the 16th of
June 1670
Sarah Shove the Daughter of mr Gorge Shove was borne the 30
of July 1671
Mary Talbutt the Daughter of Jarudd Talbutt was borne the 14th
of December 1671
Samuell Fisher the son of Daniell Fisher was borne the 3d of
December 1669
Sarah Richmond the Daughter of John Richmond was borne the
26 of february 1670
James Leanord the son of James Leanard was borne the first of
February 1672
[p. 62 is blank]
[p. 63] Rebeckah Armesbey the Daughter of Thomas Armsbey
was borne the 26 of May 1672
Mary Stevens the Daughter of Richard Stevens was borne the
8th of June 1672
Anna Wilbore the Daughter of Joseph Wilbore was borne the 7th
of May 1672
Hannah Jones the Daughter of Thomas Jones was borne the third
of October 1675
Lydia Jones The Daughter of Thomas Jones was borne the 26th
of July 1659
Thomas Jones the son of Thomas Jones was borne the 4th of
May 1662
Joseph Jones the son of Thomas Jones was borne the 5th of May
1664
James Paule the son of William Paule borne the 7th of Aprill
1657
•Sic.
54 Register of Minor Children
John Paule the son of William Paule borne the 10th of July 1660 '
Edward Paule the son of William Paule borne the 7th of Feb- 1
ruary 1664
Mary Paule the Daughter of William Paule borne the 8th of
February 1667
Sarah Paule the Daughter of William Paule borne the 5th of
July 1668
Thomas Dean the son of Thomas Deane was borne the first of
february 1670
Thomas Dean the son of Thomas Dean Died the 26th of feb-
ruary 1670
Hannah Dean the Daughter of Thomas Dean was borne the 14th
of february 1671
Taunton the first of March 72 or : 73
Attested pr me Shadrach Wilbore Clark
(To be continued)
REGISTER OF MINOR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN,
NEPHEWS AND NIECES OF MEMBERS OF THE
SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS
(Continued from "Pilgrim Notes a?td Queries" Vol. V, p. ioj)
Membership in the Society of Mayflower Descendants is
limited to persons over eighteen years of age, and we have fre-
quently been urged to devise some plan for registering younger
children, both for permanent record as a part of the "Mayflower
Genealogies" which we have been compiling for many years,
and for the purpose of making it easier for such children to
become members of the Society, when they reach the required
age.
We have, therefore, established a registry of the children,
under eighteen years of age, of members of the Society of May-
flower Descendants. Members of all State Societies may register
their children on payment, strictly in advance, of a fee of one
dollar for each child, to cover the expense of recording and card
indexing, and of printing in this department. The names of
children registered will be printed, unless we are requested not
to print them.
Register of Minor Children 55
Minor children of deceased members may be registered by
any other member of the Society.
A member of any State Society of Mayflower Descendants
may register a minor grandchild, or a minor nephew or niece,
if the child's father or mother, through whom the Mayflower
descent is claimed, died without becoming a member of the
Society.
The full name, place of birth and date of birth must be given
for each child to be registered, also the name of the State Society
of which the parent is a member. If both parents are. members,
the fact should be stated.
Minor children of living parents who are eligible to member-
ship in the Society, but have not become members, cannot be
registered in this department. They may, however, be recorded,
for the same fee, in our Registry of Non-Members, which will
include non-members of all ages.
[Register of Minor Children]
Alfred S. Johnson, Mass. No. 616: a granddaughter, Alicia Clarke
Flanders, born 1 June, 1914, in Chicago, 111., daughter of
Mrs. Paul Aiken Flanders, deceased.
Bernhard D. Forbes, Mass. No. 933 : a daughter, Nancy Glover
Forbes, born 8 June, 1917, at Braintree, Mass.
Mrs. George A. Healy, Mass. No. 1392: a daughter, Elizabeth
Marding Healy, born 16 October, 1902, at Rochester, Mass.
Thomas J. Mathews, Mass. No. 1506: a son, Thomas Peck
Mathews, born 30 November, 1902, at Merrill, Wis.; a son,
John Washburn Mathews, born 25 November, 1908, at
Merrill, Wis.
Mrs. John Caswell, Mass. No. 1519: a daughter, Elizabeth
Robbins Caswell, born 9 August, 1901, at Beverly, Mass.
Reginald C. Robbins, Mass. No. 1520: a son, Reginald Chauncey
Robbins, Jr., born 22 July, 1910, at Hamilton, Mass.
Mrs. Everett J. Beede, Mass. No. 1522: a son, Everett Bennett
Beede, born 13 September, 1913, at Worcester, Mass.; a
daughter, Deborah Southworth Beede, born 22 October,
1915, at Worcester, Mass.; a son, Jefts Grover Beede, born
16 February, 19 18, at Worcester, Mass.
56
Membership Requirements
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY OF
MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS
Eligibility
Applicants for
membership must prove
descent from one of the
Mayflower Passengers
named in the following list.
John Alden
Edward Doty
Henry Samson
Isaac Allerton
Francis Eaton
George Soule
John Billington
Edward Fuller
Myles Standish
William Bradford
Dr. Samuel Fuller
Richard Warren
William Brewster
Stephen Hopkins
William White
Peter Brown
John Howland
Edward Winslow
James Chilton
Degory Priest
Francis Cooke
Thomas Rogers
Applications for Membership
Applicants, of either sex, must be at least eighteen years of age.
Preliminary Applications may be obtained from the Secretary.
A remittance of ten dollars ($10.00), to cover the Entrance Fee
and the Annual Dues for the current fiscal year, must accompany the
Preliminary Application, when it is filed with the Secretary.
After the Preliminary Application has been approved by the
Membership Committee, the Pedigree Blanks are sent to the appli-
cant, to be filled out and returned to the Secretary, within six months.
After the line of descent is approved by the Historian, the applica-
tion is voted upon by the Board of Assistants.
Entrance Fee — Annual Dues — Life Membership
The Entrance Fee is five dollars.
The Annual Dues of members elected after 28 March, 1912, are
five dollars, payable when the application is filed, and on the first day
of each succeeding March; and all such members, after they have
paid their dues for the current fiscal year, receive the Society's
quarterly magazine, "The Mayflower Descendant", without additional
charge.
The Life Membership Fee is one hundred dollars, in addition to
the Entrance Fee. Life Members receive "The Mayflower Descend-
ant" free.
Address: George Ernest Bowman, Secretary,
53 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, Mass.
The Mayflower Passengers
57
THE MAYFLOWER PASSENGERS
There were only one hundred and four (104) Mayflower Passen-
gers. Every one of them is included in the two lists following.
There were no other passengers.
[The 49 Passengers from Whom Descent Can Be Proved]
John1 Alden Edward1 Doty
Isaac1 Allerton Francis1 Eaton
wife Mary wife Sarah
daughter Mary2 son Samuel*
daughter Remember2 Edward1 Fuller
John1 Billington
wife Eleanor
son Francis2
William1 Bradford
William1 Brewster
wife Mary
son Love3
Peter1 Brown
James1 Chilton
wife
daughter Mary2
Francis1 Cooke
son John2
wife ■
son Samuel2
Dr. Samuel1 Fuller
Stephen1 Hopkins
2d wife, Elizabeth
son Gyles2
(by 1st wife)
daughter Constance*
(by 1st wife)
John1 Rowland
William1 Mullins
wife Alice
daughter Priscilla2
Degory1 Priest
Thomas1 Rogers
son Joseph2
Henry1 Samson
George1 Soule
Myles1 Standish
John1 Tilley
wife
daughter Elizabeth2
Richard1 Warren
William1 White
wife Susanna
son Resolved2
son Peregrine2
Edward1 Winslow
[The 55 Passengers from Whom We Cannot Prove Descent]
Bartholomew3 Allerton Moses Fletcher
John Allerton Richard Gardiner
John2 Billington John Goodman
Dorothy Bradford William Holbeck
(istwifeof William1) John Hooke
Wrestling2 Brewster Damaris2 Hopkins
Richard Britteridge
William Butten
Robert Carter
John Carver
Katharine Carver
(wife of John)
Maid servant of
Carvers
Richard Clarke
Humility Cooper
John1 Crackston
son John2
Ely
Thomas English
Oceanus2 Hopkins
John Langmore
William Latham
Edward Leister
Edmund Margeson
Christopher Martin
the wife
Desire Minter
Ellen More
Jasper More
Richard More
[a boy] More
Joseph3 Mullins
Solomon Prower
John Rigdale
wife Alice
Rose Standish
(1st wife of Myles1)
Elias Story
Edward Thomson
Edward Tilley
wife Ann
Thomas1 Tinker
wife
son
William Trevore
John1 Turner
son
son
Roger Wilder
Thomas Williams
Elizabeth Winslow
(istwifeof Edward1)
Gilbert Winslow
58 William Nezvcomb and Benjamin and Sarah Fessenden
THE WILLS OF WILLIAM NEWCOMB AND
BENJAMIN AND SARAH FESSENDEN
OF SANDWICH, MASS.
By the Editor
Bathsheba Bourn4 (Desire Chipmanz, Hope2 Howland,
John1), daughter of Melatiah Bourn, Esq., of Sandwich, married,
first, William Newcomb, of Sandwich, who died 8 April, 1736.
She married, second, Timothy Ruggles, of Rochester, Mass.
Sarah, daughter of William and Bathsheba (Bourn) New-
comb, married Benjamin Fessenden of Sandwich. Benjamin
Fessenden died 24 October, 1783, and his widow Sarah died
20 May, 1794.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of all records, found in
the Barnstable County, Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to
the settlement of the estates of William Newcomb, Benjamin
Fessenden and Widow Sarah Fessenden.
These abstracts have been prepared, and are printed, at the
expense of Mr. Albert A. Hyde, of Wichita, Kan., a descendant
of Benjamin and Sarah (Bourn) Fessenden, and a member of
the Kansas Society of Mayflower Descendants.
The reference to the volume and page of the Barnstable
County Probate Records is noted with each of the following
abstracts. There are no original papers, relating to these estates,
in the probate files.
[William Newcomb's Estate]
[5 : 270] On 15 May, 1736, Samuel Jennings, Ebenezer Wing
and Nathan Nye took an inventory of the estate of "Mr William
Nucomb late of Sandwich .... now Deceasd" The total amount
was £2759, is. "25 Sheep at Rhode Island" were valued at £30;
"the homestead with the housing Barn & other Buildings on it"
£800; "his Salt meadow by the mill Creek" £120; "his wood lot"
£50; "a half wood lot" £20; "a Lot at Knot hollow" £10; "land
at Rochester" £10.
On 20 May, 1736, "Bathshua Nucomb administratrx" and
the three appraisers made oath to the inventory, at Sandwich,
before Melatiah Bourn, Judge of Probate.
William Newcomb and Benjamin and Sarah Fessenden 59
[5 : 269] On 20 May, 1736, "Bathshua Nucomb of Sandwich"
was appointed administratrix on the estate of "William Nucomb
Late of Sandwich .... Gen1 Deceased"
[8 : 151] "The Estate of Mr William Newcomb Late of Sand-
wich Intestate Deceased To Tim° Ruggles and Bathshua his Wife
as the Said Bathshua is Administx To the Said William". Pay-
ments had been made to : William Jones at Boston ; Thomas
Pope ; Joseph Ellis ; Nathan Nye ; Widow Wing ; Capt. Eben-
ezer Wing; Deacon Bourn; "Mr Moody Russell"; Samuel Jen-
nings ; Silvanus Gibbs ; Col. Bourn ; Samuel Smith ; James
Scollay; "Nath Fish"; "Mr Thomas Withrell"; "Mr Timothy
Crocker"; "Mr James Townsand"; "Mr Eliakim Tupper"; "To
the time and Expence Necessary in Compleating Adminis" on
said Estate and Sundry Law suits prosecuted & Lost" £80.
Payments had been received from ; Samuel Gibbs ; Ben Nye ;
Israel Tupper; Benjamin Wickett ; James Ned; Robin Meffrick;
Solomon Shack; Gideon Allin ; Elizabeth Allin ; John Handy;
Lydia GifFord; "Nero"; Benjamin Sepit; Jo Suncoson; Nathan-
iel Fish ; Amos Francis ; Simon Joell ; Zaccheus Burge ; Cornelius
Tobey ; Ebenezer Howland ; Isaac Green ; Daniel Soncoson ;
Elisha Cognehew ; Sam Tray; John Newman; Mai Ellis; Abner
Perry; Sam Gifford ; Benjamin Besse ; Seth Pope; Capt. Skiff;
Seth Fish; John Ellis; Nathan Tupper; Samuel Tobey; Daniel
Wing; "Aaron Jams";
On 1 July, 1748, "Timothy Ruggles and Bathshua his Wife
Exhibitted the foregoing and Made Oath that it Containd a True
Acc° of their Admin" on the Estate of mr William Newcomb Late
of Sandwich .... deceased, which Acc° is Accordingly Accepted
and Allowed."
[Benjamin Fessenden's Will]
[23 : 87] "Benjamin Fessenden of Sandwich .... Gentleman"
made his will on 21 April, 1783. Bequests were as follows:
To "Wife Sarah Fessenden the use and Improvement of all
my Estate both Real and Personal during her continuing my
widow the better to enable her to provide for herself and children,
And in case she marry, I then give her my best bed and Furni-
ture" and £13, 6s., 8d., in money.
To "my son Samuel Fessenden, my Watch after his mothers
time in it expires."
To "my Grandson Stephen Fessenden, my gold shirt buttons."
To "my three sons, Samuel, William and Thomas .... in equal
partnership and proportion, viz. each one third — all my Real
60 William Newcomb and Benjamin and Sarah Fessenden
Estate wheresoever or whatsoever together with my Husbandry
tools and Utensils — and in case either William or Thomas die
before they arrive to twenty one years of age the share of such
one to be equally divided between the surviving brethren."
To "my Daughters Deborah, Sarah, Rebecca, Abigail, Bath-
sheba & Lucy .... in equal partnership and proportion all my
Personal Estate not herein before disposed of, first deducting
what Deborah, Sarah and Rebecca, have received at each of their
marriages — estimating what Deborah had" at £20, "what Sarah
had" at £15, "and what Rebecca had" at £50, "so as to make
each of them equal on the whole"
"I give to my Daughters Abigail, Bathsheba and Lucy the
liberty of living in my house so long as they live unmarried."
"I . . . . appoint my beloved wife Sarah Fessenden and my son
Samuel Fessenden, Joint Executrix & Executor"
The witnesses were: John Smith, John Dillingham, Jr., and
Stephen Chipman.
On 12 November, 1783, the will "was presented for probate
by Sarah Fessenden one of the Executors" and was approved on
the testimony of "John Smith and John Dillingham two of the
Witnesses"
[14 : 201] On 20 February, 1784, Joseph Nye, Melatiah Bourn
and Stephen Chipman took the inventory. The total of the
personal estate was £192, 3s., 8d. The real estate was: "House,
barn & other buildings" £120; " Cleared Land & wood land"
£121, 13s., 4d.
On 8 February, 1786, "Sarah Fessenden Executrix" presented
the inventory, and she and the three appraisers made oath to it.
[Sarah (Newcomb) Fessenden's Will]
[27 : 282] "Sarah Fessenden of Sandwich .... Widow" made
her will on 23 December, 1793. Bequests were as follows:
To "my Daughter Sarah wife of Moses Allen one Spanish
milled Dollar."
To "my Daughter Rebecca, Wife of Nathan Dillingham one
Spanish milled Dollar."
To "my Daughter Bathsheba, Wife of Lemuel Freeman one
Spanish milled Dollar."
To "my Daughter Lucy, wife of Revd Allvin Hyde, one Span-
ish milled Dollar."
To "my son William one Spanish milled Dollar."
To "my son Thomas one Spanish milled Dollar."
To "my Daughter Abigail .... all the remainder of my Es-
Wills of Daniel3 and Cornelius*' White and Widow 61
tate" she paying debts, funeral charges, cost of settling the estate,
"and the Legacies herein allready given .... Finally I constitute
.... my said Daughter Abigail Fessenden sole Executrix of this
my last will"
The witnesses were: Joseph Nye, Abraham Williams and
William Bodfish.
[24 : 120] On 8 July, 1794, the will of "Sarah Fessenden late
of Sandwich .... Widow" was presented for probate "by Mrs
Abigail Bodfish late Abigail Fessenden the Executrix therein
named" and it was approved on the testimony of Joseph Nye,
Esq., and William Bodfish, two of the witnesses, and administra-
tion was granted to Abigail Bodfish.
THE WILLS OF DANIEL8 AND CORNELIUS4 WHITE
AND WIDOW HANNAH (RANDALL) WHITE
By the Editor
Daniel3 White (Peregrine2, William1) of Marshfield, Mass.,
married, 19 August, 1674, Hannah Hunt, and had seven children
recorded in Marshfield : John4 ; Joseph4 ; Thomas4 ; Cornelius4 ;
Benjamin4; Eleazer4 ; Ebenezer4.
Daniel3 White was born about 1649, made his will 25 May,
1721, and died 6 May, 1724, aged 75 years, according to his grave-
stone at Marshfield. In his will he mentions his wife Hannah,
and each of his seven sons.
Cornelius4 White (Daniel3, Peregrine2, William1) was born
at Marshfield, 28 March, 1682, married, at Scituate, 22 May,
1706, Hannah Randall, and died at Marshfield, 21 January, 1755.
His widow, Hannah (Randall) White, died at Marshfield, 24
February, 1768, in her 90th year. Both were buried in the Marsh-
field Centre Cemetery.
Cornelius4 and Hannah White had six sons and one daughter,
recorded at Marshfield : Lemuel5 ; Cornelius5 ; Paul5 ; Joanna5,
married Nathaniel Phillips; Daniel5; Gideon5; Benjamin5.
Cornelius4 White made his will 16 April, 1754, and named in
it : his wife Hannah ; his brother John4 White ; his six sons ; his
daughter Joanna, wife of Nathaniel Phillips; his grandson Cor-
nelius5 White.
62 Wills of Daniel3 and Cornelius'1 White and Widozv
Widow Hannah ( Randall ) White made her will 10 Septem-
ber, 1767, and named in it: her six sons; her daughter Joanna,
wife of Nathaniel Phillips; and one daughter of each of her
children. The granddaughters mentioned were: Lucy6 (White)
Young, daughter of Lemuel"' White, and wife of Ezekiel Young;
Alice'1 White, daughter of Cornelius5; Hannah0 White, daughter
of Paul5; Joanna (Phillips0) Turner, daughter of Joanna5
(White) Phillips, and wife of Thomas Turner; Abigail0 White,
daughter of Daniel"' ; Hannah6 White, daughter of Gideon5 ;
Hannah6 White, daughter of Benjamin5.
We here present exhaustive abstracts of the wills of Daniel3
White, Cornelius4 White and Widow Hannah (Randall) White,
and of all records in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of
Probate, relating to the settlement of the three estates.
These abstracts have been prepared and are printed at the
expense of a member of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower
Descendants, Mrs. Summerfield Hagerty, of New York, N. Y.,
who is descended from Cornelius4 and Hannah (Randall) White,
through their daughter, Joanna5 (White) Phillips.
The proper reference, to the original document, or to the
records, is stated with each abstract.
[Daniel3 White's Will]
[From original will] "Daniel White of Marshfield Yeo-
man", "Being aged and Infirm", made his will 25 May, 1721.
Bequests were as follows :
To "wife Hannah White all ye use and profits of my whole
Estate both Real and personal during ye whole term of her Nat-
ural life and after her decease my will is that my son John White
.shall have five shillings and my son Joseph White five shillings
and my son Eleazer White shall have three pounds in Money or
Monies worth paid to them out of my Estate by my Executor
hereafter named and all ye Remainder of my Estate wheresoever
it is or may be found which I have not formerly disposed of by
deed or deeds shall be Equally divided between my five youngest
sons Namely Thomas White Cornelius White Benjamin White
Eleazer White and Ebenezer White"
The son Cornelius White was made sole executor.
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were: Josiah
Thomas, Ebenezer Rowland and Arthur Howland, Jr.
On 28 May, 1724, the three witnesses made oath to the will,
before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate.
Wills of Daniel and Cornelius* White and Widow 63
On 8 June, 1724, the will was probated, at Marsh field, and
administration granted to Cornelius White, the executor named.
[The will and probate were also recorded, 4 : 447, 448.]
[From original warrant] On 28 May, 1724, "mr John Barker
mr Arthur Rowland Junr and mr Peleg Foord all of Marshfield"
were appointed to appraise the personal estate. [The warrant
was also recorded, 4 1446.]
[From original inventory] On 8 June, 1724, at Marshfield,
John Barker, "Peleg Foord" and Arthur Howland, Jr., took an
inventory of the personal estate. The total value was: £105, 3s.,
8d. [The inventory was also recorded, 4:448.]
[Cornelius4 White's Will]
[14:190] "Cornelius White of Marshfield" made his will
16 April, 1754. Bequests were as follows:
To "wife Hannah White the sum of Sixty seven pounds law-
full money two Cows and an Horse and one bed & furniture in
my House (which she shall choose) and so many of my Indoore-
moveables as she shall need for her own use to Comfortable keep
House withall ; and my apprentice boy John Poland ; and also the
use and Improvement During her Widowhood of all the real
Estate which I hereafter in this my Will Give the fee off to my
Son Daniel White."
To "my son Lemuell White .... the House and land on which
he dwells with all my Land which I bought of Richard Child,
and also about five Acres of Salt mead now in his Improvment
which I bought of Ebenezer Curtis ; and also a Wood Lott which
I bought of Isaac Phillips ; and a Wood Lott which I bought of
John Fells, all which lands do lie in the Town of Marshfield afore-
said and are Perticuler Described in in the Severall Deeds I have
of them — I further Give to my Son Lemuell two Lotts of Land
Lying in Hanover .... the one Lying on the Southerly side of
Benjamin Hanmer's House Containing about ten acres and the
Other Lines* Northerly of John Roger's Land containing About
Six acres, and I further Give him" £14 "Lawfull money"
To "my son Cornelius White .... the Orchard & Pasture Near
his Dwelling which I bought of my Brother John White & Wil-
liam Sherman, and also the Vally Pasture so calld & also my up-
land and Meadow at the pine tree so calld which I bought of John
Barker Esqr & Thomas Tracey, all which Lands Lye in Marsh-
field aforesaid and are Perticulerly Discribed in ye Severall Deeds
I have of them, and I further Give him" £14 "lawfull money."
* Sic. Evidently an error for w Lies ".
64 Wills of Daniel3 and Cornelius4, White and Widozv
[p. 191] To "my Son Paull White the House and Land
on which he now Dwells and has Improved, for Some years last
past and also my pasture called the Pound Pasture ; said lands do
lay in Marshfield aforesaid he bringing no account against my
Estate for building his House."
"Item I give and bequeath unto Joannah Phillips the wife of
Nathaniel Phillips her heirs and assigns forever all my Vally
Lands (so called) which I bought of Thomas Dogget Thomas
Dogget Junr and Ebenez1* Dogget Lying in Marshfield aforesaid
at the head or South-westerly side of the Pond pasture above
mentioned, and I further Give her the sum of Sixty Seven pounds
law full money."
To "my son Daniell White .... my House in which I now
Dwell with all my Land thereto Adjoyning both upland & Meadow
Land being my Homestead with all the buildings thereon; and
also a peice of upland & Meadow Land which I bought of ye
Dogget's, bounded as follows Begining with Cap* Abjah* White's
fence that runs in the Cove Meadow (so call'd) and so runing
ye Same point of Compass that, that fence stands to the south
River to said Cap4 Whit's meadow untill it comes to a fence that
Runs a Cross the Neck, and from thence to the first mentioned
fence ; also my Wood Lot which I bought of Nath1 Willimson
and also my flatts, Lying in the North River, which Severall
peices of Land do lay in Marshfield aforesaid, and further I do
Give unto my son Daniel my ferry boat, my out doore tools &
Farming utencills, and" £14 "lawfull money."
To "my Son Gideon White .... my House and Land in Plim-
outh on which he Now Dwells he Relinquishing any Debt or
Demand which he hath or may pretend to have on me or my
Estate of any Repairs or Additions which he hath made to sd
House & also part of a Lot of land lying in Hanover .... Near
Hatch's Mill so called Viz, that part of it that lyes On the lower
or Easterly side of the High way that Goes thro' it"
To "my son Benjamin White the House & lands on whitch
he now Dwells in Hanover aforesaid, which I bought of James
Hatch & Thomas Wilks, and the Other part of my Lot near
Hatch's Mill on the Westerly side of the High way that Goes
thro' it and also five acres of Salt Meadow Lying in Marshifeld
which I bought of Peleg Barker"
[p. 192] To "my Sons, Lemuell, Cornelius, Paull and Daniel
.... my Ceader-swamp in Scituate .... which I bought of Samuel
Stetson."
* This is clearly an error for " Abijah ".
Wills of Daniel' and Cornelias4 White and Widow 65
To "my son Gideon White" £200 "Old Tenner which he has
received of me and 1 have no Receipt for, and I further Give
him" £107 "lawfull money."
"Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Joannah
Phillips the further Sum of Thirty three pounds lawfull money."
To "my Grandson Cornelius White the Silver Milted Sword,
if he lives to be twenty one years of age, but if he shall die before
he arrives to that age I give it to my son Cornelius and his Heirs."
"Whereas it will be Necessary for some of my Children to
pass thro' each Others land which I have Given them in this my
Will (for their Conveniency) .... they shall have Liberty to pass
and repass thro' each Others land as they shall have Occasion
where it shall be Lest Prejudicall (any thing in the above-Writen
to the Contrary Notwithstanding)"
"It is my .... Will That the Severall Legacies .... be paid of
in my Personall & Moveable Estate within one year after my
decease."
"it is my .... Will that all the rest of my Estate", after debts,
funeral expenses and legacies are paid, "be equally divided among
my Children and their Legall Representatives, excepting two
fifths of a forty acre lot lying in Marshfield aforesd which I own
in Partnership with my son Paull, which I do hereby Give unto
my sd Son Paull"
"I do .... appoint my son Daniel White Sole Executor of
this my Last Will"
The will was witnessed by Thomas Clap, Ezekiel Young and
John Thompson.
On 23 March, 1756, "This Will being presented by the Exec-
utor therein Named for probate, The sd Thomas Clap Esqr Eze-
kiell Young & John Thompson" made oath to it, and it was pro-
bated, and administration was granted to "his Son Daniel White
of said Marshfield Inholder, Sole Executor"
[14:402] On 29 March, T756, at Marshfield, Ensign Otis,
Thomas Waterman and Nehemiah Thomas took an inventory of
"all the estate both real & personall" of "Cornelius White Late
of Marshfield Gentleman". A "fishing Boate fish, Saddle &c"
were valued at £23, 15s., o,d. ; "ferry boat out doore tools &c"
£16, 8s. "To the Whole of the real Estate" £2709, 6s., 8d. The
total amount of the inventory was £3175, 6s., 6d.
"Daniel White Execr to the Will" made oath to the inventory,
on 30 March, 1756.
66 Wills of Daniel* and Cornelius* White and Widow
[Widow Hannah (Randall) White's Will]
[20 : 51] "Hannah White of Marshfield .... widdow, & relict
of Cornelius White Late of Marshfield deced, spinster, being
now aged" made her will 10 September, 1767. Bequests were as
follows :
To "ray son Lemuel White" £21, 6s., 8d., "& a bed, & bed-
stead, under-bed, & a coverlet, & cord, which bed is now at said
LemueljS dwelling house"
To "my son Cornelius White," £14, 18s., 8d.
To "my son Paul White" £14, 13s., 4d.
"Item . I give to my daughter Joanna Phillips wife of Nathan-
iel Phillips, fourteen pounds, thirteen shillings & four pence Law :
money, and all my wearing apparel, and to her heirs & assigns."
To "my son Daniel White," £1, 6s., 8d., "together with one .
years rent of my farm, which I have already given him, which
was" £13, 6s., 8d.
To "my son Gideon White" £14, 13s., 4d.
To "my son Benjamin White" £16, 13s., 4d.
To "my grand-daughter Lucy young, wife of Ezekiel Young,"
£1, is., 4d.
To "my grand-daughter Alice White daughter of my son
Cornelius White, one bed, bolster, & one pillow, with a striped
boughten tick, and a red & white coverlet, bed-cord, under-bed
& curtain rods"
To "my grand-daughter Hannah White, daughter of my son
Paul White," £1, is., 4d.
To "my grand-daughter Joanna Turner wife of Thos Turner
Jr my gold necklace & locket,"
To "my grand-daughter Abigail White daughter of my son
Daniel White," £1, is., 4d.
[p. 52] To "my grand-daughter Hannah White daughter of
my son Gideon White" £1, 6s., 8d.
To "my grand-daughter Hannah White daughter of my son
Benja White my brass kettle, & four shillings"
"Whatsoever may be found of my estate after my decease
whether in money, goods, or any estate whatsoever .... after my
just debts, funeral charges, set'ling my estate, & grave stones are
set up on my grave, which I order my executors to see all done,
I give what remains to all my children in equal shares"
"two of my sons namely Lemuel White & Cornelius White,
& Nathaniel Phillips my son in Law" were appointed executors.
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Adam
Hall, Jeremiah Phillips and Elisha Phillips.
The Will of Joshua* Hopkins 67
[20 : 52] The will was presented for probate by Nathaniel
Phillips, one of the executors, and allowed, on 2 March, 1768, on
the oaths of Elisha Phillips and Adam Hall, two of the witnesses,
and administration was granted to the executors named in the
will.
[20:53] An inventory "of the estate of which Mrs Hannah
White late of Marshfield widdow deced, died seized" was taken
on 3 March, 1768, by Elisha Phillips, Ephraim Little and Abner
Wright. No real estate was mentioned. The total amount of the
inventory was £213, us., 2d. "The excors to the deced, s will"
made oath to the inventory on 4 March, 1768.
THE WILL OF JOSHUA4 HOPKINS
By the Editor
Joshua4 Hopkins (Joshua*, Gyles2, Stephen1), of Eastham,
Mass., was born in that town, 20 February, 1697/8, and died there
in 1780. He married, in Eastham, 1 October, 1724, Priscilla
Curtis, who died there, in 1772. They had only three children
recorded at Eastham: Joshua5 Plopkins, born 18 July, 1725;
Priscilla5 Hopkins, born 7 June, 1728, died, unmarried, in 1818;
Hannah5 Hopkins, born 30 July, 1729, died before her father's
will was made.
The son, Joshua5 Hopkins, married at Eastham, 14 May, 1747,
Rebecca Sparrow0 (Richard*'4, Hannah Prence3, Patience2 Brew-
ster, William1), of that town, and had ten children recorded there.
He died at Eastham, in 1775, and left no property, as far as the
probate records show.
Joshua4 Hopkins made his will on 15 November, 1775, and it
was probated, 11 April, 1780. In the will he named his daughter,
Priscilla5 Hopkins ; his daughter-in-law, Rebecca Hopkins, widow
of his son Joshua5 Hopkins ; and his ten grandchildren, the five
sons and five daughters of Joshua5 and Rebecca Hopkins.
The five grandsons were named three times in the will, and
each time in the order of their births.
The five granddaughters were named in the will, as recorded
by the Register of Probate, as follows: "Lydia Higgens Rebekah
Hopkins Mary Kinney Alary Plopkins & Abigail Hopkins"; but
it is evident that either "Mary" Kinney or "Mary" Hopkins is
an error.
68 The Will of Joshua' Hopkins
The five daughters of Joshua5 and Rebecca Hopkins, as re-
corded at Eastham, were: LydiaG, born 7 February, 1747/8;
Rebecca0, born 9 November, 1749; Mary6, born 25 June, 1 751 ;
Mercy6, born 13 November, 1761 ; Abigail6, born 19 December,
1764.
On the Eastham records we rind the marriage of Jesse Kinney
and Alary Hopkins, 2 November, 1769, and the births of their
nine children ; and in each birth record the name of the mother
is entered as "Mary" Kinney. Furthermore, the daughter Mercy*
Hopkins, born in 1761, was only eight years old when Mary8
Hopkins married, and was but fourteen years old at the date of
her grandfather's will. It is certain therefore that the Register
of Probate made an error in recording the will, and should have
entered the name of the fourth daughter as "Mercy Hopkins"
or "Marcy Hopkins", instead of "Mary" Hopkins.
We here give exhaustive abstracts of the will of Joshua4
Hopkins and of all other records relating to the settlement of
his estate, found on the records of the Barnstable County, Mass.,
Registry of Probate. There are no original papers in the files,
relating to this estate.
These abstracts have been prepared at the expense of Mr.
William J. Wilcox, of Boston, Mass., a descendant of Joshua4
Hopkins, through his grandson Elkanah6 Hopkins, and a member
of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants.
The reference to the probate records is given with each of
the following abstracts.
[Will of Joshua4 Hopkins]
[11 : 54] On 15 November, 1775, "Joshua Hopkins of East-
ham .... yeoman" made his will. Bequests were as follows:
"First My will is that ten acres of the Southerly End of my
Wood land at the half way hill be sold .... To pay my Just Debts
& funeral Charges."
To "my Daughter in Law Rebekah Hopkins Widow of my
Deceased Son Joshua Hopkins the Improvement of two thirds of
all my Real Estate So Long as she Remains my said Sons Widow
She allowing my Negro woman a priveledge in my Dwelling
House as hereafter Exprest."
To "my Daughter Pricilla Hopkins the Improvement of one
third Part of my Real Estate Dureing Her Natural Life She
allowg my Negro woman a Priveledge of liveing in my dwelling
House as hereafter Exprest."
The Will of Joshua' Hopkins 69
To "Negro Woman Bess her time with a Priveledge of liveing
in my dwelling Dureing Her single Life."
To "my five Grandsons Namely Joshua Hopkins John Hop-
kins Elkanah Hopkins Elisha Hopkins and Curtis Hopkins ....
all my Real Estate next after my Daughters Shall Cease to
Improve it as abovesd they maintaining my Negro woman Bess
when she is not able to maintain her self."
To "my five Grandsons Joshua Hopkins John Hopkins El-
kanah Hopkins Elisha Hopkins & Curtis Hopkins my wairing
apparel my Schow-Cart and all my farming Tackling"
To "my daughter Prisclla Hopkins one third part of my
Personal Estate not yet Disposed of in this my Will"
To "my five Granddaughters Namely Lydia Higgens Re-
bekah Hopkins Mary Kinney Mary* Hopkins & Abigail Hopkins
.... the remaining two third of my Personal Estate."
To "my five grandsons Joshua Hopkins John Hopkins Elka-
nah Hopkins Elisha Hopkins & Curtis Hopkins my Pew in the
south meeting House they allowing my Daughter in Law Re-
bekah Hopkins & my Daughter Priclla Hopkins a Priveledge of
setting therein as Long as they Improve my Real Estate as within
Exprest"
"I Do Constitute & make my Grand Son Joshua Hopkins of
Eastham my .... Executor"
The witnesses were : Philip Young, Ephraim Snow and Isaac
Sparrow.
At a probate court held 11 April, 1780, the will was presented
by the executor, and was proved on the testimony of Ephraim
Snow and Isaac Sparrow, two of the witnesses.
[11 135] On 11 April, 1780, Isaac Sparrow, Joseph Cole and
Edmund Snow, all of Barnstable Countyf, were appointed to
take an inventory of the real and personal estate of "Joshua
Hopkins late of Eastham"
[11:36] On 12 April, 1780, the three appraisers took the
inventory: "the Buildings" were valued at £1948; "the Clear'd
Land" £10990; "the Pew in the meeting House" £320; "the
Land willed to be Sold" £960; "the Wood land" £4487; "the
meadow" £2740.
On 14 April, 1780, the inventory was presented by Joshua
Hopkins, the executor, and having been sworn to by him, and
by the appraisers, was approved.
* An error of the record. It should have been recorded " Mercy ". See
introductory note.
t The town was not stated.
jo Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records
PLYMOUTH, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
( Continued from Vol. XIX, p. 132)
[p. 37] The Chilldren of Isaac Atwood . & Lydia his wife
3 Thomas Atwood . borne Decr 22nd 1744
4 Isaac Atwood . borne July . 17th 1747
5 Waite . Atwood . borne Dec1" 17th 1749
6 Zacheus Atwood . borne Jan1"* 10th 1752 Old Stile
7 Lydia Atwood borne Jan1"* 11th 1754
8 Hannah Atwood . borne Sep1 9th 1756
Two Chilldren belongs to the Above family not Entd in their
places in Course
Viz 1 Isaac Atwood borne . July 1741 Deceasd Augst 1741
2 Lydia Atwood borne June 1743. Deceasd July 1743
The Children of John Patee, and Margaret Patee his Wife
I. Ann Patee Born . April 3 . 1758.
2 John Patee . Born July 21 . 1759.
3 Levi Patee . Born July 27th 1761
4 Ephraim Patee Born [April 2d 1763*]
5 Silvenus Patee Born Augst 4th 1765
6 Hannah Paty . Born
7. Margaret Paty . Born
8. Thomas Paty . Born
The Child of William Rider Junr, & Betty Rider his Wife.
Hallet Rider Born, Augst 17 . 1760.
Child of Joshua Pratt & Mary Ann his Wife, viz
Mary Ann Goodwin Pratt . born August 26 . 1838.
[p. 38] The Children of Jobb Cobb, And Patience Cobb, his Wife
1. Lydia Cobb . Born, June 30th 1744. Deceased, Augst 26th 1745.
3. Cornelius Cobb, Born June 30 . 1747.
2. Jobb Cobb, Born Oct1" 17 . 1745.
4. Rowland Cobb . Born Augst 20.1748. Deceased Augst 28th
1748.
5. Lydia Cobb Born . Nov1" 22 . 1750. Deceased August 20 . 1753.
6. Nehemiah Cobb Born August 23 . 1752. Deceased Sept 8th :
1753
7. Nehemiah Cobb, Born July 28 . 1754.
8. David Cobb . Born Augst 1 . 1756.
* An attempt has been made to erase this date.
Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records Ji
9 Patience Cobb, Born June 19th 1759.
The Children of Mr Nath11 Goodwin, & Lydia Goodwin his Wife
1. Nath11 Goodwin, Born May 21 . 1748 . O. S. 5 Clock P.M. Sat-
urday . died Mar: 8 . 1819.
2. Lydia Goodwin Born, May 10 . 1750 . O. S. 9 Clock . A.M.
Thursday
3. John Goodwin Born, Oct1" 18.1751.O. S. 10 Clock P.M.
Fryday.
4. Lazarus Goodwin, Born March 22 . 1753 New Stile, 9 Clock
P.M. Thirsday Decased June 27th 1795 . 10, oClock P.M.
5. William Goodwin Born, Janry 10 . 1756 N. S. 8 Clock P.M.
Saturday
6. Thomas Goodwin, Born, Augst 31 . 1757 N. S. 4 Clock, AM.
Wednesday
7. Mercy Goodwin, Born, March 22 . 1759 . 4 Clock . A.M. Thurs-
day
8. Roby Goodwin Born, July 21 . 1761 10 Clock A.M. Tuesday
Deceasd Decr 5th 1761 Saturday 1 Clock PM
9 Francis Lebaron Goodwin Born Sep4 29th 1762 N S. Wednes-
day 3 Clock PM
10 Anna Goodwin Born August 11th 1765 N S. Sunday 9 Clock
PM Deceasd July 14th 1766
11 George Goodwin born Jan1^ 13th 1767
The Children of William Straffin & Sophia his wife
1. William Turner, born Novr 1824*
2. Sophia Bartlett, born Septr 1st . 1826.* *
[p. 39] The Child of John Mackeel & Susanah Mackeel his wiffe
1 Abigail Mackeel Born August ye 28th 1757.
The Children of Sam11 Bryant, & Eleonar Bryant, his Wife
1. Sarah Bryant Born, Decr 23rd 1758.
2. Samuel Bryant Born, April I4thf
3. Lydia . Bryant . Born
Children of Wm M. Jackson & Sylvina his Wife
1. Sylvina Augusta Jackson, born December 8 . 1828
2. William Spenser Jackson, born, January 15 . 1830. decsd Sep1
27.1833.
3. Morton Spenser Jackson, born March! 25th 1836. deceased
Oct1" 29 . 1836
* These children have been crossed out. They were entered again on original
page 242.
t The year was not recorded.
t " April " was first written, but was crossed out, and " March " written below
the line.
72 Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records
The Child of Jeremiah Howes, & Hannah Howes, his Wife
Meriah Howes Born Janry 30th 1762.
The Child of Benjamin C. Finney & Elizabeth his Wife
1. Elizabeth Atwood, born May 2. 1835.
[p. 40] The Children of James Polden, & Elizabeth Polden, his
Wife
1 W'illiam Polden Born Dec1" 18 . 1761.
2 James Polden Born Augst 20th 1764.
3 Elizabeth Polden Born Augst 4th 1766
4 Hannah Polden Born Janry 17th 1770.
The Children of Cap1 John Burgess & Susan his wife
1. Susan Burgess, born, Nov1" 28, 1808
2 Anna born, Sep' 30, 18 10.
3. Catharine born Dec1" II, 1815
4. Mary Ann born Aug1 23, 1817.
5. John born Dec1" 10, 1819;
And of Sophia his Wife.
1. Albert Thomas, born Septr 3d 1825
2. Sophia, born July 1st . 1828.
The Chidrcn of Ebenezer Samson, And Hannah Samson His
Wife
10 Continued from the first Book Page 183.*
11 Caleb Samson Bom May . 3rd 1762
12. Ebenezer Samson Born April 1 . 1764
The Children of Asa Kendrick & Charlotte his wife
1. Reuben born March 12. 1838.
The Children of James Burgess & Betsey Otis, his Wife.
1. Elizabeth James, born April 23d . 1838.
[p. 41] The Children . of Jacob Johnson Junr & Hannah Johnson
his Wife
1. Joseph Johnson Born Octr 21 . 1760.
2. Thomas Johnson, Bom . Sep1 9 . 1762
3 Abigail Johnson Born Mar: 22nd 1764
4 Mason Johnson Born Feb1"* 11th 1766
5 Jacob Johnson Born Jan1^ 8th 1768
The Children of Isaac Barnes Jr . & Betsey Thomas his Wife
1. Isaac, born, May 19, 1820
2. Thomas Davie, Feb? 2y, 1822.
3. Samuel Davis, July 8, 1829.
The Children of Isaac Barnes Jr & Lucy C. his Wife.
1. George Winslow, born Sept1" 19 . 1832.
See Mayflower Descendant, Vol. XV, pages 159, 160, for the first ten
hild
ren.
The Will of Capt. John Halves of Yarmouth, Mass. 73
2. James Franklin, born Octr . 18, 1834.
3. Betsey Davie, born Feby, 8, 1836.
4. Mary Frances, born Mar: 3, 1839.
The Children of Cornelius Morrey . & Sarah Morey His Wife
1 Mercy Morrey Born June 10th 1754
2 Sarah Morrey Born May . 25 . 1756
3 Elijah Morrey Born June . 1 . 1759
4 Cornelius Morrey Born May . 25 . 1761
5 Josiah Morrey . Born May . 23 . 1763
6 Silvanus Morrey . Born July 27 . 1767
The Children of Isaac M. Sherman & Hope his Wife
1. Betsey D. Sherman, born August 27 . 1814.
2. Isaac M. born July 25, 181 6.
3. Winslow B born Decr 31, 18 18.
4. Mary D born June 25, 1821.
5. Hannah born Oct1' 9, 1823
6. Abby L. born Jan? 12 . 1826.
7. Leander Lovell born Novr 12 . 1829.
The Child of Isaac M. Sherman & Sally his Wife.
George Sherman, born March 13, 1834.
( To be co?itiuiied)
THE WILL OF CAPT. JOHN HAWES
OF YARMOUTH, MASS.
By the Editor
John2 Hawes (Edmund1), of Yarmouth, Mass., married
Desire Gorhanr (Desire2 Howland, John1) and had eleven chil-
dren'" recorded in that town. These children were : Elizabeth,
married Thomas Daggett ; Mary, married John Bacon ; Edmund ;
John; Joseph; Jabez; Ebenezer ; Isaac; Desire, married Josiah
Hatch3 (Mary2 Doty, Edward1) and John Cowing; Benjamin;
Experience, married Ebenezer Sprout3 (Elizabeth2 Samson,
Henry1) and Francis Miller.
All of these children were mentioned in the will of their
grandfather, Edmund1 Hawes, printed in our nineteenth volume;
* Mayflower Descendant, 2 : 207.
74 The Will of Capt. John Halves of Yarmouth, Mass.
and all but Edmund and Jabez were named in the will of their
father, Capt. John Hawes, here presented.
Desire (Gorham) Hawes died 30 June, 1700, and Capt. John
Hawes died 11 November, 1701, according to the Yarmouth
town records.
Capt. John Hawes made his will 15 October, 1701, and it was
proved 19 November, 1701. The inventory was made 25 No-
vember, 1 70 1. There are no original papers, relating to this
estate, in the probate files. We here print an exhaustive abstract
of the will and inventory, from the Barnstable County, Mass.,
Probate Records.
This article has been prepared, and is printed, at the expense
of Mr. Joseph H. Goodspeed of Boston, a member of the Massa-
chusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of
Capt. John and Desire (Gorham) Hawes, through their daughter
Mary Hawes, who married John Bacon.
[Will of Capt. John Hawes]
[2 : 134] On 15 October, 1701, " John Hawes of the Town of
Yarmouth" made his will. Bequests were as follows:
To "my son Isaac all my dwelling house and barn together
with one acre of land where & upon which the sd houseing stand
and so to be sett forth as may be most Convenient thereto ....
Excepting and Reserving to my two unmarried daughters Desire
and Experience lyberty to dwell in the eastmost end of my dwell-
ing house and to have the benifitt of the Chimny for fireing So
much as is needfull for them and to enjoy it so long as they have
need att the discression of my overseers hereafter named and it
is my Will that my sd son Isaac do peaceably allow them to enjoy
the same"
To "my son Ebenezer eight acres of my land att the west side
next to John Halletts foure acres thereof to be laid forth below
the high way and it shall extend from the fence next the high
way north to the creek yl bounds my meadow next to Major
Thachers and the other foure acres he shall have laid out to him
of my land above the sd high waye and that shall Run from the
fence next the sd waye to ye head of my land and also that peice
of creek thatch land of myn lying on the north side of the lone
tree creek and he shall and may drye and make the fother* he
Cutts off the same upon the drying ground on the knowls so
that he use or make use of but one third part thereof"
* Fodder.
f
The Will of Capt. John Hawes of Yarmouth, Mass. 75
To "my two sons Joseph and Isaac all the Rest of my land
and meadow to be equally divided betwixt them that is to Say
Joseph shall have one halfe of my land and meadow Except
what is disposed as abovesd .... and Isaac shall have the other
halfe of my land and meadow except as aforesd"
To "my daughter Desire my second best bed bolster and all
other furniture thereto belonging"
To "my Daughter Experience one good Cow"
"I give to my son Joseph my long gun or fowling peice and
my other two guns I give one to my son Ebenezer and the other
to my son Isaac and my gold Ring I do give to my sd son Joseph
and my Cane"
To "my daughter Mary Bacon my small gold Ring"
To "my two sons John and Benjamin and my foure daughters
Elizabeth Dogget and Mary Bacon Desire and Experience all the
Rest of my moveable estate all my Debts & funerall Charges
being first paid out of it .... to be equally divided to each one of
them .... also all such debts as are due and owing to me from
any pson whatsoever shall also be divided as abovesd"
"I do ... . appoint my two sons Joseph & Isaac Joynt exec-
utors of this my last Will .... I also Request my loving brothers
Major John Goreham and John Thacher Esqr to be overseers to
see the true execution of this my will"
The witnesses were John Thacher, Peter Thacher and Josiah
Thacher.
On 19 November, 1701, before Barnabas Lothrop, Judge of
Probate, "John Thacher Esq1" Peter Thacher and Josiah Thacher",
the three witnesses, "made oath that they did see Cap* John
Hawes who is now deceased signe & seale this Instrument and
heard him declare it to be his last Will"
On 25 November, 1701, "John Thacher Esqr and Josiah
Thacher" took an inventory of the estate of "Cap* John Hawes
Deceased" . "his wives apparrell" was valued at £9, 15s., 6d. ;
"2 negro girls" £41; "Indian boy" £5; "Housing Lands and
meadows" £300. The total amount of the inventory was £629,
17s., iod. The estate was indebted £46, 13s., nd.
On 6 January, 1701/2, before Barnabas Lothrop, Judge of
Probate, "Joseph Hawes and Isaac Hawes made oath that this
was a true Inventory of all the estate of Cap1 John Hawes their
Deceased father"
y6 Capt. Samuel3 Alden's Will
[Capt. Samuel3 Alden's Will]
[From original will] On 10 November, 1779, "Samuel Alden
of Duxborough .... Gentleman :" made his will. Bequests were
as follows:
"my Will is That All my Just Debts and Funeral Charges
and Rates or Taxations Be Defrayed and Payed Out of my live
Stock"
To "my Daughter Rebeckah Frazier The wife of Thomas
Frazier" $50.00, "Lawful money .... Together with what She
has Already Received"
To "my Two Daughters That is Sarah Bradford The wife of
Gamaliel Bradford And Alethea Loring The wife of William
Loring" $40.00, "a Peice .... Together with what They have
Already Receivd"
To "my Grandchildren The Children of my Daughter Alice
Seabury Deceas:d" $40.00, "Lawful money .... Together with
CAPT. SAMUEL3 ALDEN'S WILL
By the Editor
Capt. Samuel3 Aldex (David2, John1) of Duxbury, Mass.,
was born in December, 1688. He died 24 February, 1781, aged
ninety-two years, two months and three days, according to the
record on his gravestone at South Duxbury. He married at Dux-
bury, on 26 February, 1727/8, Sarah Sprague of that town, who
died 28 March, 1773, in her seventy-second year, according to
her gravestone.
Samuel3 and Sarah Alden had eight children : Rebecca4,
Sarah4, John4, Alice4, Samuel4, Ichabod4, Alathea4 and Abigail4.
All of these children, except John4, are mentioned in their father's
will; but two of them, Alice4 and Ichabod4, had died, leaving
children, before the will was made.
Exhaustive abstracts of Capt. Samuel3 Alden's will and all
other probate records relating to the settlement of his estate,
found in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Probate, are
here presented, at the expense of two members of the Massa-
chusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, who do not wish
their names published. They are descendants of Capt. Samuel3
and Sarah (Sprague) Alden.
Capt. Samuel' A Id en's Will 77
what Their mother Alice Seabury in her life Time Receiv:d ....
To be Equaly Alike Divided Between Them AH"
To "my Daughter Abagail Winter" $40.00, "in Lawful money
who is The wife of ye Rev:d mr Francis Winter Together with
what She has Already Receiv:d"
To "my two Grandchildren John Alden And Rebeckah Part-
ridge Alden The Children of my Son Ichabod Alden Deceased
A Part of my homestead Farm whereon I now Dwell and and is
Thus Bounded : viz : Beginning at A Stake and Stones on The
Southeastearly Side of my Farm in The line of Thomas Hunt
Thence South Eighty Two Degrees west on A Straight line To
The Southeasterly Corner of my Damb Thence by The South-
westerly Side of The Damb To The Southwest Corner of sd
Damb Thence South about Fifty Three Degrees west To a Stake
and Stones Standing in The line of Perez Chanler by a litle white
Oak Tree marked And All The upLand That I have Lying on
The Southwesterly Side of This afore line with all The Fenceing
and Orchard Thereon Together With Two Acres of my Cedar
Swamp Lying Adjoining To my Said Farm and my Said Two
Acres of Cedar Swamp is to be Set off to my Two Said Grand
Children next Adjoining to The Pond and So to The upland on
The Southwesterly Side of Sd Swamp And Also The one half
Part of my Great lot or Peice of Salt meadow Commonly Caled
Carsewel meadow And Likewise one Share of Salt marsh That
I have That Lyeth upon Comon Island Together with one half
my Dwell [ing] house That is The Old Part of it with The Privi-
lede of what They want in The Celler and Well with one Third
Part of The Barn one Third Part of The Corn hou[se] That is
The Southerly Part of Each of Said Barn and Cornhouse with a
Conveniey of a way to and About The house as is Needful ....
But my Will is That if in Case That my Two Said Grand Chil-
dren Should Dye without I sue That Then All what I have above
Given To my Two Said Grand Children John Alden and Re-
beckah Partridge Alden Shall Go to ... . my son Said Samuel
Alden"
To "my Son Samuel Alden All The Residue and Remainder
of my Real and Personal Estate .... That is not Before Given
Away and my will is That when ye Said heirs Come to Divide
The Old Part of The Dwelling house That my Sd Son Samule
Alden Shall have his First Choice in Said Division of The house
All Excepting one old Red Pot Belyed Cow which I Do Reserve
to my self"
"Son Samuel Alden" was appointed sole executor.
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"Note That Before The Signing sealing and Delivery of
These Present will my will is That what I have above Given To
my Two Grand Children John Alden And Rebeckah Partridge
Alden my Said Grandson John Alden is To have Two Thirds of
it And my Said Grandaughter Rebeckah Partridge Alden The
Other Third Part .... And .... my Said Son Samuel Alden Shall
and is To have All my Cedar Swamp Lying To The South-
westerly Side of my Farm Excepting The Two Acres of yc
Cedar Swamp Before Given Away To my Two Said Grand
Children"
The witnesses were Lot Hunt, Ebenezer Chandler and John
Wadsworth.
The will is in the handwriting of John Wadsworth, the third
witness, and is endorsed, in his hand, "Capt Samuel Aldens Will".
[The will was recorded, 28 : 38.]
[From original letter] On 5 March, 1781, the will was pro-
bated, on the oaths of Ebenezer Chandler and John Wadsworth,
two of the witnesses, and administration granted to Samuel
Alden, the executor. [The letter also recorded, 28:41.]
[From original bond] On 5 March, 1781, Samuel Alden, as
executor, with Ebenezer Chandler and John Wadsworth as
sureties, all of Duxbury, gave a bond for £6000. The witnesses
were Waldo Hayward and Isaiah Hayward. [The bond was
recorded, 28 : 41.]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY
OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS
[During the five years 1913 to 1917, both inclusive, the proceedings of the
Society were printed in its monthly magazine, " Pilgrim Notes and Queries ", now
discontinued.]
Twenty-second Annual Meeting, 28 March, 1918
The Twenty-second Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts
Society of Mayflower Descendants was held at the Society's
Rooms, No. 53 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, on Thursday afternoon,
28 March, 191 8, with the Governor of the Society, Rev. Frederick
B. Allen, in the chair.
The reports of the Secretary and the Treasurer were read
and accepted.
Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society 79
The members rose and stood while the Secretary read the
names of the fifteen members who had passed away during the
year.
Resolutions prepared by Hon. Asa P. French, to be sent to the
members of the Massachusetts Society in the war-service of the
United States, were unanimously adopted by a rising vote. These
resolutions are printed in full, following the Abstract of the
Secretary's Report.
Amendments to the By-Laws, proposed by the Board of
Assistants, were given the formal first reading.
The report of the Nominating Committee, Hon. Asa P.
French, Arthur Perry, Mrs. Arthur W. Mudge, Mrs. Charles G.
Perry and Lew C. Hill, was accepted, and the officers therein
nominated for the ensuing year were unanimously elected, as
follows :
Governor, William B. H. Dowse
Deputy Governor, Frederick Foster
Secretary, George Ernest Bowman
Treasurer, Ralph E. Thompson
Historian, Miss Ethel Bradford Davis
Captain, Maj. Frederic A. Washburn, M.D.
Elder, Rev. Paul Revere Frothingham, D.D.
Surgeon, Edwin A. Daniels, M.D.
Assistants, Mrs. William H. Claflin
Edric Eldridge
Joseph H. Goodspeed
Miss Marian C. Jordan
Mrs. Bayard Thayer
Arthur C. Walworth
Miss Marian DeCourcy Ward
Refreshments were served, as usual, by the Committee on At
Home Days, after the adjournment of the business meeting.
Abstract of the Secretary's Twenty-second Annual Report
On account of the world war, in which some of our members
are taking an active part, and in which all of our members are
deeply concerned, my twenty-second annual report is less favor-
able than the conditions one year ago today led us to expect.
During the past year only fifty-three new members have been
elected ; and we have lost fifteen by death, eighteen by resignation,
So Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society
and ten on account of non-payment of annual dues. This leaves
a net gain of only ten members in our twenty-second year. The
net gain in our twenty-first year was forty-three members.
The actual membership of the Massachusetts Society on this
date, 28 March, 19 18, is eight hundred and thirty-three (833).
Forty-seven supplemental lines of descent, filed by twenty-two
of our members, have been approved during the year.
Gifts to the Library and Cabinet have been: thirty-four bound
volumes ; ninety- four pamphlets ; three old documents ; one large
framed engraving ; seven photographs of gravestones, bible rec-
ords, etc. ; and manuscript copies of the gravestone records, prior
to 185 1, in the Chiltonville Cemetery, Plymouth, Mass.
During the year we have added about three hundred pages to
the amount of our publications, and the Society has published a
total of about 6,800 pages in the twenty-two years of its existence.
Owing to the great increase in the expense of paper, printing,
etc., it was necessary to reduce the size of our quarterly magazine,
"The Mayflower Descendant", beginning with the January, 1917,
issue, from sixty- four pages to forty-eight pages; and the pub-
lication of our monthly, "Pilgrim Notes and Queries", was dis-
continued, after its fifth volume (for the year 1917) was com-
pleted.
During the past society year we have received the sum of
$750.00 in cash gifts, to assist in our publication and research
work. The number of contributors was thirty-six, of whom
thirty-three were members of the Massachusetts Society, and
three were members of other State Societies.
The names of the contributors, in alphabetical order, follow:
Mrs. Frederick Allien (of the New York Society), George Ernest
Bowman, Mrs. Alfred H. Burnham, John W. Churchill, Mrs.
Micajah P. Clough, Mrs. Charles F. Curtis, Miss Anna W. Cutler,
Mrs. Elbridge G. Cutler, Mrs. Abner H. Davis, Joseph H. Good-
speed, Mrs. Summerfield Hagerty, Albert A. Hyde (of the Kansas
Society), Miss Anna A. Johnson, John Mason Little, Miss Edith
Lombard, Arthur E. Lothrop, George A. Macomber, Mrs. Henry
D. Moore (of the New Jersey Society), Oscar E. Morton, Ed-
ward L. Parker, Miss Alary E. Partridge, Oliver S. Presbrey,
Mrs. Clarise Sears Ramsay, Miss Mary Rivers, Mrs. Booker H.
Rucker, Horace H. Soule, Clarence W. Stetson, Mrs. Mary Brad-
ford Stevens, Mrs. PJayard Thayer, Ralph E. Thompson, Herbert
B. Turner, Miss Anna S. Ward, Miss Marian DeCourcy Ward,
James L. Wesson, William J. Wilcox, Mrs. George H. Woodman.
Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society 8r
Resolutions Adopted at the Annual Meeting
The members of this Society, recalling with veneration the
undaunted courage and Christian fortitude with which their Pil-
grim ancestors endured privations and dangers in order to estab-
lish upon this side of the Atlantic the great principles of liberty
and democracy that have since spread their radiance over the
entire civilized world, and realizing that the very existence of
these principles is imperiled in the mighty and perhaps final con-
flict for their endurance and supremacy which is now in progress ;
and mindful, also, that in that conflict, at the front, and in other
fields of service hardly less vital to success, are engaged many
descendants of the passengers in the Mayflower in whose cabin
was signed the memorable ''Compact", called by a great senator
from Massachusetts "the most important political transaction
which has ever taken place upon the face of the earth", hereby
Resolve, that we view with pride and gratitude the patriotic
achievements of the men and women of our number, who, side
by side with those of other descent, but of no less patriotism and
valor, are giving their energies and their lives to the accomplish-
ment of this, the greatest task ever presented for human per-
formance ; and that our hearts and hopes are with them, and our
confidence absolute that they will be worthy of the glorious
traditions which connect them with that event which is universally
regarded as the birth of popular constitutional liberty in the
world, the advent upon this continent of the Pilgrims of Leyden ;
and be it further
Resolved, that these resolutions be spread upon the records of
the Society, and a copy thereof be sent to each of its members in
the war-service of the United States.
GlFrS FOR THE LIBRARY AND CABINET
From the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Vital Records of
East Bridgewater, of Gloucester (Vol. I), of Salem (Vol. I),
and of Uxbridge.
From the New Jersey State Library: New Jersey Archives,
First Series, Vol. XXIX.
From an unknown donor: "Records of the Parish of Amity
(Now Woodbridge) Connecticut" Part I.
From Miss L. Pearl Brooks: Photographs of Countess Magri
(a descendant of Richard Warren, and the widow of Gen. Tom
Thumb), her present husband, Count Magri, and his brother,
Baron Magri.
82 Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society
From Miss Helen Beach : " Monument International De La
Reformation A Geneve".
From Mrs. Flora F. Marr : Three Photographs of the Family
Bible Records of Levi French.
Mrs. Edwin E. Darling died in Troy, N. Y., 12 October, 1917.
She was a descendant of William Bradford, and was elected
a member of this Society on 21 November, 1899, ner mem-
bership number being 538. •
Miss Elizabeth R. Graves died in Salem, Mass., 13 December,
19 1 7. She was a descendant of John Alden, and was elected
a member of this Society on 2 January, 1914, her membership
number being 1280.
William E. Foster died at Atlanta, Ga., 28 December, 1917. He
was a descendant of William Bradford, and was elected a
member of this Society on 11 January, 191 1, his membership
number being 1 1 36.
William E. Hodgkins died at Newton Highlands, Mass., 1 Jan-
uary, 1918. He was a descendant of William Bradford, and
was elected a member of this Society on 14 May, 1917, his
membership number being 149 1.
Mrs. John E. Devlin died in Boston, Mass., 13 January, 1918.
She was a descendant of William Brewster, and was elected
a member of this Society on 12 November, 1917, her mem-
bership number being 151 1.
Ambrose J. Gallison, M.D., died at Franklin, Mass., 13 February,
1918. He was a descendant of John Howland, and was
elected a member of this Society on 22 September, 191 5, his
membership number being 1379.
Alfred A. Doane died at Everett, Mass., 20 February, 1918. He
was a descendant of William Brewster, and was elected a
member of this Society on 19 June, 1905, his membership
number being 902.
Members Elected
14 January, 1918.
No. 1519. Mrs. John Caswell, Pride's Crossing, Mass., eleventh
from James1 Chilton, tenth from Mary2 Chilton.
No. 1520. Reginald Chauncey Robbins, Ensign, U. S. N. R. F.,
Hamilton, Mass., eleventh from James1 Chilton,
tenth from Mary2 Chilton.
Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society 83
No. 1521. Miss Mabel Eva Cheney, Brookline, Mass., eighth
from Richard Warren.
No. 1522
No. 1523
No. 1524
No. 1525
Airs. Everett Jefts Beede, Belmont, Mass., tenth from
James1 Chilton, ninth from Mary2 Chilton.
Frank Gardner Hall, Boston, Mass., eighth from
Myles Standish.
George Robinson Hall, Boston, Mass., eighth from
Myles Standish.
Mrs. John Barden Holmes, Middleborottgh, Mass.,
ninth from Isaac1 Allerton, eighth from Mary2
Allerton.
No. 1526. Mrs. Emmett John Kling, Nevada, Mo., ninth from
Stephen1 Hopkins, eighth from Gyles2 Hopkins.
No. 1527. Mrs. William Stewart Peirce, Springfield, Mass., elev-
enth from William Brewster.
4 February, 1918.
No. 1528. Mrs. Harold Clarence Ernst, Boston, Mass., ninth
from William Bradford.
No. 1529. Miss Anna Saltonstall Ward, Boston, Mass., eighth
from James1 Chilton, seventh from Mary2 Chil-
ton.
No. 1530. Mrs. Havard Lindley, Centre Marshfield, Mass.,
eighth from William1 White, seventh from Pere-
grine2 White.
II February, 1918.
No. 1531. Rev. Paul Revere Frothingham, D.D., Boston, Mass.,
tenth from William1 Brewster, ninth from Love2
Brewster.
No. 1532. Henry Dingley Coolidge, Concord, Mass., ninth from
William1 White, eighth from Peregrine2 White.
No. 1533. Jonathan Wales French, East Milton, Mass., ninth
from John Alden.
25 March, 1918.
No. 1534. Mrs. Franklin Delano Putnam, Boston, Mass., eighth
from John Alden.
No. 1535. Miss Margaret Dowse, Boston, Mass., eighth from
John Alden.
No. 1536. Mrs. Charles Sinclair Weeks, West Newton, Mass.,
eighth from John Alden.
84 The Will of Jonathan Turner4 of Scituate, Mass.
Supplemental Lines Accepted
February, 191 8.
No. 1521. Miss Mabel E. Cheney, ninth from John Rowland.
March, 1918.
No. 1506. Thomas J. Mathews, ninth from James1 Chilton,
eighth from Mary2 Chilton.
No. 1523. Frank G. Hall; eighth from John Alden ; ninth from
John1 Billington, eighth from Francis2 Billington;
eighth from Francis1 Eaton, seventh from Sam-
uel2 Eaton ; eighth from Dr. Samuel Fuller ; ninth
from Thomas Rogers.
Supplemental Lines Should Be Filed
Many members have more than one line of Mayflower Descent
which should be filed with the Society, so that their own records
may be complete in "The Mayflower Genealogies", on which the
Editor has been at work since the organization of the Society, in
1896.
The By-Laws require an additional fee of two dollars ($2.00)
for each supplemental line filed.
The Editor will be glad to advise members who desire to file
additional lines with the Society.
Attest : George Ernest Bowman,
Secretary.
THE WILL OF JONATHAN TURNER4
OF SCITUATE, MASS.
By the Editor
Jonathan Turner4 (Maryz Brewster, Jonathan2, William1),
of Scituate, Mass., married, first, about 1678, Martha Bisbee,
daughter of Elisha Bisbee of Scituate, and had by her five chil-
dren: Deborah, Jemima, Isaac, Keziah and Jonathan (died in
infancy). Martha (Bisbee) Turner died at Scituate, 24 March,
1687.
Jonathan Turner4 married, second, about 1690, Mercy Hatch,
daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Hewes) Hatch of Scituate,
and had by her six children: Mercy, Ruth, Ignatius, Martha, Jesse
The Will of Jonathan Turner* of Seituate, Mass. 85
and Mary. The date of the death of Mercy (Hatch; Turner has
not been found.
Jonathan Turner married, third, in 1721, Lydia Vinton, who
survived him. She was not mentioned in his will, but her thirds
in the real estate were set off, by order of court, on 3 May, 1725.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of Jonathan Turner's will
and all other records, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry
of Probate, relating to the settlement of his estate.
These abstracts are printed at the expense of two members of
the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mrs. Henry
M. Smith and Miss Marion A. Smith, her daughter, who are
descended from Jonathan Turner through his daughter Deborah,
who married Tonathan Smith of Providence, R. I.
[The Will of Jonathan Turner4]
[From -original will] "Jonathan Turner of Scittuate ....
Cordwainder*" made his will 23 December, 1723. Bequests were
as follows :
To "my son Isaac Turner all yt my Ten acre Lot of Land on
wch he now dwelleth Lying near unto or adjoyning to a certain
Hill Called Bestows Hill in sd Scittuate together with the houses
out houses & fences Standing thereon" also "all that my Great
Lot of Land Lying on the North west or westerly side of sd
Bestows Hill Containing four Score acres" also "one acre of
Meadow Land Lying at a place Called Green Island, wch acre
of meadow I bought of Benjm Silvester .... also one half of the
flat I bought of My Brother Amos Turner" also "all y1 my share
of Land Lying in the old saw mill pond" also "my Lot of five
acres of Land Lying by the Land of Zechariah Dammon in
scittuate .... and also one great Iron Kittle which was my Brother
Hopestill Bisbyes He my son Isaac Turner Paying to my Daugh-
ter Jemimah Fosters Children five pounds."
To "my Son Ignatius Turner all that my Land Lying at a
place Called New found Marsh and adjoyning to the Land of
Joseph Cushing Containing ten acres .... And allso all my swamp
Land & upland Lying at a place Called dead swamp : which is
now within fence .... He my son Ignatius paying to my Daughter
Martha Lowel" £5 "within the Space of one year after my
Decease."
To "my Son Jesse Turner all my home Lot, or homestead
together with the house I now dwell in, my out houses, my tan
* A shoemaker.
86 The Will of Jonathan Turner* of Scituate, Mass.
house and [t]an pits and also my meadow L[yi]ng at a place
Called the Cove in the Tow [n] ship of Marshfield, and one ha[lf] <
of the flatt I bought of My Brother Amos T[urner] and also,
that two acres of Land wch I bought of Deacon David Jacob, &
which is Lying near the Land of Zebulun Silvester, and adjoyn-
ing to the Land of John James" also "my Carts, Ploughs, and
all my Iron Chains, and all my Iron wares by what name soever
they are Called ; He my son Jesse turner paying to my Daughter
Keziah Lincoln five pounds, at the End of one year after my
Decease : also I give to my son Jesse my Milestone wherewith
I grind bark."
" I give all my Right, title, & Intrest in the undevided
Lands in Scittuate unto my three Sons, viz: Isaac, Ignatius, &
Jesse Turner, to be Equally divided to ym"
To "my son Jesse Turner my Horses & oxen ; and to my Sons
Isaac and Jesse Turner all my Cows, Sheep, Swine, & young
Cattle, to be Equally divided unto them."
To "my Daughter mercy Steton*, and to my Daughter Ruth
Perry, five Shillings a peice, over and above what I have already
given them, to be paid unto" them by My son Jesse Turner."
"My will is that all my household stuf (Excepting the bed
whereon I Lye, wch I give to my son Jesse Turner) be Equally
divided unto my daughter Deborah Smith . Keziah Lincoln, and
the children of my Daughter Jemimah Foster Deceased ; that is,
her children Shall have one third part of them after my decease."
To "my Sons Isaac, & Jesse Turner, all my stock of hides
& Leather, and what is owing to me Either by Book, bills or
bonds [t]o be Equally divided unto ym after my Just debts are
paid ; He my son Isaac Turner Paying to my Daughter Deborah
Smith" £5 "within one ye[ar] after my Decease . And my Son
Jesse Turner paying to my Daughter Mary Turner" £5 "within
one year after my decease."
"my son Isaac Turner, and my good friend Lieu1 Stephen
Clap" were appointed executors.
The witnesses were Elisha Turner, Benjamin Turner, Jr., and
Joshua Turner.
Benjamin Turner, Jr., and Joshua Turner made oath to the
will on 4 May, 1724, and Elisha Turner on 5 October, 1724, all
before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate.
The will was probated, at Marshfield, on 5 October, 1724,
and administration "committed unto Isaac Turner Eldest son of
♦This is an error in the original will. It was recorded "Stetson". Mercy
Turner married Jonah Stetson. — Editor.
The Will of Jonathan Turner* of Scituate, Mass. 87
the sd deceased and Executor in the same will named" [The
will and letter were also recorded, 5 : 12.]
[From unrecorded original] On 4 May, 1724, Stephen Clap,
"one of the Executors" named in the will, refused to be an
executor.
[From original inventory] An inventory of the estate was
taken, at Scituate, on 19 May, 1724, by John Stodder, "phili
turner" and Hatherly Foster. The real estate was: "housing
land and a Tanyard" £195; "Salt medow and a share of Seader
Swamp" £158. Isaac Turner, executor, made oath to^he in-
ventory, 1 June, 1724, before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate.
[The inventory was also recorded, 4 : 450.]
[From original document] On 1 February, 1724, Stephen
Clap, Timothy Symmes and "James bowker" appraised "one
Share of Seader Swamp at" £5, 10s., and the same day all three
made oath to the appraisal, before Isaac Winslow, Judge of
Probate. [Also recorded, 5 : 39.]
[From original account] An account of Isaac Turner, the
executor, begun 4 May, 1724, but without other date, was allowed,
by Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate. He had paid "widow tory
for nursing" 4s. The other persons mentioned were all included
in the following memorandum. [The account was also recorded,
5:90-]
[From original memorandum] A memorandum of Isaac
Turner, the executor, showed debts due the estate from : Anthony
Stetson, Thomas Buck, George Young, Robert Stetson, Nathan-
iel Earns, James Hatch, Gilbert Brooks, Ebenezer Stetson, Joanna
Turner, Joshua Turner, Job Randal, John Dammon, Philip
Turner, Widow King, John Kent, Edward Prouty. Debts were
due from the estate to Benjamin Turner, Joseph Nash, Stephen
Clap, William Turner, Ichabod Merrit, Thomas Briant, Hatherly
Foster, Jedediah Hammond, Samuel Doget, Joseph Wheaten,
"Joseph Randals widdow", Israel Hatch, Samuel Stockbridge,
Mary James, "deacon Linkhorn", Joseph Bates, William Barrel,
George King, Elizabeth Gardner, Jonah Stetson, Joseph Jones.
Payments had been made to Isaac Little, David Jacob and Job
Otis. The accounts were made up on various dates, from 22 June,
1724, to 25 April, 1725. [The memorandum was also recorded,
5 : 88.]
[From original warrant] On 5 July, 1724, "mr John Cushing
Junr mr Thomas Briant : mr Gorge [King*] mr Job Randall of
Scituate and mr Joseph Jones of marshf [ield] " were appointed
* This name is supplied from the record, as the original is torn.
88 The Will of Jonathan Turner* of Scituate, Mass.
by Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate, to "make partition to Ledia ,
Turner Relict Widdow of Jonathan Turner . ... of her Dower or
third part of all the lands and houseing that her sri husband dyed
siesed of" [The warrant was also recorded, 5 :8i.]
[From original division] On 3 May, 1725, George King,
Joseph Jones and John dishing, Jr., set off to "Lydia Turner
widdo .... her dower or th[ird] part of ye Land & real Estate
.... as Followeth
"One piece of meddo Lying in marshfield adjoyning to y8
Cove Cfreek] Bounded begining att a Stake by the mouth of
Cove Creek & from thence runing by the norj£ river towards
ye East twenty nine r[ods] to a Stake by the river, then South
twenty degrees west to the Cove Creek then by sd Creek to ye
mouth thereof to ye aforesd Stake
"Also The one third part of ye homestead viz that part next
John Jam[es] Land Lying from ye rode by sd James's land 'till
it Comes to sd Jamfes] his medo being one third part of ye
breadth of ye Homestead of sd Turner decesd att all places from
ye sd road down to sd meddo
"also The Southerly Great Lower room in ye dwelling House
& the Celler [under] neath the Same with a priviledge to & in
the well for water & the four [apple] trees next on ye northerly
& westerly Side of s(1 House & the Libertie [of] Bringing &
Laying wood att sd House as Conveniently as may be
"also The Easterly roome in the barn & the loft over sd room
& the liber [ty] of Going in ye flower of ye barn with hay or
Corn & thrashing therein as she shall have occ[asion] Excepting
& hereby reserving to Jesse Turner to whome sd Homestea[d]
is Given in ye will of sd Jona Turner ye remaining part of ye sd
Barn (it Standing on ye sd part Set of to sd widdo) and the
priviledges necessary & Convenient round ye Same & to ye Same
for Improvement thereof & also Excepting ye worke house Limes
& Graner & the watering which is within the aforesd third part, &
also ye priviledge Necessary for Improveing ye Same also we have
Set of to [sd] Widdo the one Third part of ye Quarter part of ye
Flatt Cal[led] ye Great Flatt which did belong to sd Jonathan
Turner in his Life Time and ye Third part of an acre of meddo
which sd Jona Turner bought of Benja Silvester Lying by y*
North River"
The three commissioners made oath to the division, on 3 May,
1725, before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate. [The division
was also recorded, 5 : 81.]
Will of John Morton and Marriages of His Children 89
THE WILL OF JOHN MORTON OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
AND THE MARRIAGES OF HIS CHILDREN
By the Editor
John0 Morton (John2, George1), of Plymouth and Middle-
borough, Mass., married, first, Phebe Shaw* of Plymouth, who
died 11 June, 1686, leaving two children: Joanna Morton, who
married Elisha Vaughan and Ebenezer Redding; Phejjfc Morton,
who married, as his second wife, John Murdock.
John3 Morton married, second, at Plymouth, on 4 March,
1687, Mary Ring3, daughter of Andrew and Deborah2 (Hopkins)
Ring, of Plymouth, and granddaughter of Stephen1 Hopkins of
The Mayflower.
John and Mary (Ring) Morton had seven children: John,
died in infancy ; Mary, married Thomas Tomson3 (Mary2 Cooke,
Francis1) ; John (second child of the name), died, without issue,
before his father : Hannah, married John Hodges ; Ebenezer,
married Mercy Foster; Deborah, married Jonathan Inglee;
Persis, died, without issue, before her father.
The births of eight of the nine children, by the two wives,
were entered together, on the Plymouth town records, and were
printed in our first volume. The baptism, in 1687, of the first of
the two sons named John is found on the Plymouth First Church
records.
John Morton made his will, 17 January, 1717/18, and died at
Middleborough, 20 March, 1717/18. In the will he named his
wife Mary, his son Ebenezer, his married daughter Joanna, and
his three unmarried daughters, Phebe, Hannah and Deborah ;
but he did not mention even the surname of Joanna's husband.
The deed here printed, dated 21 February, 1725/6, proves
marriages of the daughters as follows: Joanna had married a
Vaughan and had been left a widow, Phebe was the wife of John
Murdoch, Mary was the wife of Thomas Tomson, Hannah was
the wife of John Hodges, and Deborah was the wife of Jonathan
Inglee.
Four of these marriages, and the second marriage of Joanna,
we have printed in earlier issues of this magazine, as follows:
Elisha Vaughan married Joanna Morton, 3 July, 1705 ; Ebenezer
* See the article, "Shaw — Morton — Paine — Ring — Snow", in our January,
1918, issue (Vol. XX, p. 44).
90 Will of John Morton and Marriages of His Children
Redding married Joanna Vaughan, 10 September, 1728; Thomas
Tomson married Mary Morton, 13 December, 171 5 ; John Mur-
doch married Phebe Morton, 4 November, 1719; Jonathan Inglee
married Deborah Morton, 27 February, 1723/4.
Elisha Vaughan of Middleborough died 23 May, 1724, and
the probate records relating to his estate show that his widow,
Joanna, was appointed administratrix, and that she married
Ebenezer Redding of Middleborough, before the final division
of the estate.
A number of serious errors in regard to the marriages of
John Morton's children, which have been printed by earlier
writers, should be noted here.
William T. Davis, in "Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth",
said that the daughter Hannah Morton married John4 Cooke;
but the evidence here presented proves that she married John
Hodges; and, in our January, 1915, issue, the present writer
proved that John4 Cooke married Hannah ( ) Morton,
widow of Ephraim Morton.
Davis also said that the daughter Deborah Morton married
Caleb Stetson. It is true that a Deborah Morton married a Caleb
Stetson, at Plymouth, on 8 November, 1732; but, as here shown,
John Morton's daughter Deborah had married Jonathan Inglee
more than eight years earlier.
Davis also omitted the first son John ; and he changed the sex
of the last child, by printing the name "Perez", instead of
"Persis". He also omitted the two marriages of the daughter
Joanna, and the marriage of the daughter Mary.
Mr. J. Granville Leach, in "Memoranda Relating to the An-
cestry and Family of Hon. Levi Parsons Morton"*, copied
Davis, without correcting any of his errors or omissions, and
called Deborah Morton the "second wife" of Caleb Stetson.
Mr. John K. Allen, in "George Morton of Plymouth Colony
and Some of His Descendants"!, copied all of Davis' errors,
except the name of the last child, and added others.
John Morton and Mary Ring were married, and his children,
by both wives, were all recorded, not at Middleborough, as stated
by Mr. Allen, but at Plymouth.
Mr. Allen also omitted the second marriage of the daughter
Joanna, and said that the daughter Mary married Joseph Hall.
It is true that a Mary Morton married a Joseph Hall, at Plymouth,
15 May, 1 7 1 1 ; but John Morton's daughter Mary married
* Cambridge, Mass., 1894.
t Chicago, 111., 1908.
Will of John Morton and Marriages of His Children 91
Thomas Tomson in 1715, as here shown, and was called "Mary
Morton" in the marriage record.
The will of John Morton is printed at the expense of Mr.
Oscar E. Morton, a member of the Massachusetts Society of
Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of John and Mary
(Ring) Morton, through their son Ebenezer Morton.
The reference to the original document on file, or to the
records, is noted with each of the following abstracts.
[John Morton's Will]
[From original will] "John Morton of Middleborrough"
made his will 17 January, 1717/18. Bequests were as follows:
To "wife Mary Morton (over & above the best bed & furni-
ture which of Right belongs to her) the use of one fire room in
my house dureing her widdowhood & do hereby will & Require
my son Ebenezer Morton to find his mother the use of a milksh
Cow both winter & summer & fire wood cut & brought to her
dore & also pay her twelve pounds a year out of the Produce of
the farm dureing her widdowhood & if through age or Infirmity
my wife need better Support my will is that my said son shall
provide for her & maintain her honourabbly dureing her life."
To "my three daughters which are yet unmarryed viz: Phebe
Hannah & Deborah the use of one fire Room in my house along
with their mother & also do will & Require my said son to provide
them fire wood cut & brought to their dore & to keep a Cow for
Each of them both summer & winter so long as they live un-
married & no longer they finding themselves the Cows."
To "my Sd son Ebenezer Morton .... my whole farm whereon
I now dwell with all the land thereunto belonging viz: all my
land in the Purchace called the little lot purchace with the the
housing thereon lying on the westward side of the River also
.... one yoake of oxen & two Cows with all my carts plows &
utensells belonging to my teem & also one feather bed & beding
thereto belonging also the Remaining time which I have in Sam-
uel Hackett hereby requiring him to fullfill my Indenture to sd
Hackett also I Give him all my wearing apparrill with my armes
& amunition . also .... my Negro called Sherper So long as my
sd son shall pay his mother the sum above mentioned & after-
wards I give my sfl Negro unto my five daughters unless my said
son shall se reason to pay his five sisters or theirs the sum of
fourty pounds & then the Sd negro to Remaine to him forever."
92 Will of John Morton and Marriages of His Children
To "my Daughter Phebe a feather bed & beding thereunto
Belonging."
To "my Daughter Hannah a feather bed & beding thereunto
belonging."
To "my Daughter Deborah a feather bed & beding thereunto
belonging."
To "my five daughters .... my two lots of land in the South
Purchace in Middleborrough Eaqnelly amongst them"
To "my five daughters Johanah Phebe Mary Hannah &
Deborah all my Cattle (Except the two oxen & the two Cows
allready given to my sd son) as also all my horse kind my sheep
& swine to be Eaqually Divided amonghst them."
"T Give all the remaining part of my housoll goods & move-
able Estate Eaqually amonghst my six Children & is is my ....
will that if the Debts owing to me are not sufficient to pay my
Debts & Defray my funerall Charges that what remaines wanting
shall be defrayed out of my stock given to my five daughters"
"my beloved wife & my son Ebenezer" were appointed sole
executors.
The will was signed: "John morton".
The witnesses were Isaac Lothrop, John Watson, and Nathan-
iel Thomas, Jr.
On i May, 1718, "Major Isaac Lothrop Mr John Watson &
Nathaniel Thomas Junr Esqr" made oath to the will, before
Nathaniel Thomas, Judge of Probate, and administration was
granted to Mary Morton and Ebenezer Morton, the executors
named. [The will and letter were also recorded, 4 : 76, 77.]
[From original inventory] "an Invintary on the Estate of
mr John Morton of Middleboro : departed the 20 of March 1718"
was taken by Ichabod Southworth, Peter Bennet and Samuel
Barrows, on 22 May, 17 18. No real estate was mentioned, "one
negro man" was valued at £40. Ebenezer Morton, the executor,
made oath to the inventory on 18 June, 171 8. [The inventory
was also recorded, 4 : 131.]
[John Morton's Daughters to Benoni Shaw]
[Plym. Co. Deeds, 26:185] On 21 February, 1725/6, "Thomas
Tomson & Mary his Wife, & Jonathan Inglee & Deborah his
Wife, & Joanna Vaughan Widow all of Middleborough . . . . &
John Murdoch & Phebe his Wife of y* Town of Plymouth ....
and John Hodges & Hannah his Wife of ye Town of Norton"
for £10, sold to "Benoni Shaw of ye Town of Plimton . . . . A
certain Lot of Land Containing fourty five acres .... in the fifth
Form for a Bequest 93
Division in ye Purchase called the South Purchase in the Town-
ship of Middleborough aforesd and is in Number ye 158th Lot in
sd Purchase ; & did originally belong unto the Right of our
Honoured Father John Morton deceased, and is bounded at yc
West South West End thereof by the Range between the fourth
& fifth Divisions from a Small Maple tree marked on four Sides,
& several other small maples marked facing to it. North North
West fourty Seven Pole in Breadth to a Swamp Wood tree
marked 158:159: Standing- in a Swamp, and from these two
aforementioned Boundaries the Ranges on Each Side of ye sd
Lot runs East North East half a Mile in length to the Range
between ye fifth Division & ye Sixth Division: and also that
Share of Land which fell by Lot unto our aforesd Father John
Morton in ye late allotment of little Shares in the aforesd South
Purchase ; Wch sd Share Containeth two acres & a quarter, & is
the twentieth Part of ye 118th Lot in sd Purchase as may appear
upon the Record of sd Purchase : (always Excepting that two
Acres of Meadow wch lyeth within the aforementioned Bounds
of the 158th Lot first Mentioned, Which sd two acres of meadow
was Excepted from sd Lot in the first laying out thereof as may
appear upon Record :"
The deed was signed by: Joanna Vaughan (by a mark),
John Hodges, Hannah Hodges (by a mark), Jonathan Inglee,
Deborah Inglee, Thomas Tomson, Mary Tomson (by a mark),
John Murdoch, Phebe Murdoch.
The witnesses were: James Soul, Francis Tomson, Ebenezer
Morton. James Shaw.
The deed was acknowledged, in Plymouth County, before
Jacob Tomson, Justice of the Peace, as follows : On 22 February,
1725/6, by ''Thomas Tomson and Mary his Wife"; on 1 March,
1725/6, by "John Murdoch & Phebe his Wife"; on 10 March,
1725/6, by "Joanna Vaughan & John Hodges & Hannah his
W^ife & Jonathan Inglee & Deborah his Wife".
The deed was recorded 7 August, 1731.
FORM FOR A BEQUEST
I give and bequeath to the Society of Mayflower Descendants,
a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, the sum of dollars.
94 Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records
EASTHAM AND ORLEANS, MASS., VITAL RECORDS
Transcribed by the Editor
( Continued from Vol. XIX, p. j86)
[p. 138] February 24 : 1741/2 then Ebenezor Snow & Lidea Smith
both of Eastham ware married in Eastham by Joseph Doane
Justice Peace
March the 5th 174 1/2 then Constant Shaw Died
Nathaniel Freeman Son of Barnabas Freeman was born the 14
day of april 1741
July 30th 1 741 then Thephilas Mayo junr & Thankfull higgins both
of Eastham ware married in Eastham by mr Joseph Crocker
minester
Theophilus son of Theophilus Mayo & Thankfull his wife was
born December 30th 1752*
November 12 : 1741 then Isaac Larrance of Sandwich & Ruth
Freeman widow of Eastham ware married in Eastham by mr
Joseph Crocker minester
march 11 : 1 741/2 then Joseph Ary & Hannah Rogers both of
Eastham ware married in Eastham by mr Joseph Crocker
minester
april 1 : 1742 then John Tayller junr & Phebee Higgins both of
Eastham ware married in Eastham by mr Joseph Crocker
minester the Children Recorded in the new Book
May the 6th 1742 then Thomas Nickason junr of Chatham & Dorkis
Sparrow of Eastham ware married in Eastham by Mr Joseph
Crocker minester
Mayf 27th 1742 then Mecaiah Snow junr & Elizabeth freeman both
of Eastham ware married in Eastham by mr Joseph Crocker
minester
all the above carried to the county clerk
[p. 139] October the 8th 1742 then Ebenezor Higgins junr &
Martha Burg both of Eastham was maried In Eastham by
Joseph Doane Justice Peace
Elizabeth higgins Daughter of Ebenezor higgins was born the 24th
day of January 1742/3
seth higgens the sun of Ebnezar and martha higgens was Born in
Eastham may 17 : 1744
* " 1742 " appears to have been altered to " 1752 ".
t" April " was first written, but was crossed out and " May " interlined, in
the same hand.
Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records 95
hanah higgens the Dafter of Ebnezar and martha higgens was
Born in Eastham July 8 : 1747
Ebnezar higgens the sun of Ebnezar and martha higgens was born
in Eastham August 23 . 1749
Jonathan higgens the sun of Ebnezar higgens was born in East-
ham August 4 : 175 1
abisha higgens sun of Ebnezar and martha higgens was Born in
Eastham jun 12 : 1753 Look in paig 84
October 18 : 1742 then Elkenah Nickason of Chatham & Bathsheba
Snow of Eastham ware Married in Eastham by Joseph Doane
Justice Peace
Loock in the new Book for Rest of the children page 23*
november 25th 1742 then James Knowls of Chatham & Sarah
Doane of Eastham ware married In Eastham by me Joseph
Doane Justice Peace
all the above 3 marriages are carried to the county clerk
Easther Higgins Daughter of Moses higgins was born the 7th of
February 1739/40
Aron Higgins Son of Moses higgins was born the 14th of march
1741/2
Samuel Knowls Son of Samuel Knowls junr was born the 14th of
September 1738
azubah Knowls Daughter of Samuel Knowls jun was born the IIth
of november 1740
Hatsel Knowls Son of Samuel Knowls junr was born the 5th of
november 1742
[p. 140] John Whitnee Son of Doctor John Whitnee was born the
Second day of September 1740
Josiah Whitnee Son of Doctor John Whitnee was born the 7th of
november 1741
Seth Whitnee Son of Doctor John Whitnee was born the 5th day of
February 1742/3
Aron Dill Son of Thomas Dill was born July 30 : 1739
James Dill Son of Thomas Dill was born October 15 : 1741
Josiah harding Son of Isaac harding was born the 29 day of
December 1741
David Higgins Son of Isaiah and Ann Higgins was Born in East-
ham august 12 : 1759
Richard Higgins Son of Isaiah and ann Higgins was Born in East-
ham april 5 : 1762
♦This entry refers to children of Ebenezer Higgins, by wife Martha, and by
a second wife, Hannah Yates, of Harwich, whom he married, at Harwich,
27 October, 1763.
gb Notes by the Editor
Benaiah Higgins Son of Isaiah and ann Higgins was Born in
Eastham may 31 Day 1765
June the 16 : 1743 then Will Toby & Sarah Davis both of harwich
ware married In Eastham by me Joseph Doane Justice Peace
Nathaniel Brown Son of Ebenezor Brown was born October 27 :
1734
Ebenezor Brown Son of Ebenezor Brown was born August 21 :
1736
Rebecka Brown Daughter of Ebenezor brown was born October
16 : 1738
Elizabeth Brown Daughter of Ebenezor brown was born Febru-
ary 18 : 1741
Damorus Brown Daughter of Ebenezor brown was born november
the 2nd 1743
Hannah Brown daughter of Ebenezer and Rebecka Brown was
born at Eastham on ye 3d day of november 1745
( To be continued)
NOTES BY THE EDITOR
"Pilgrim Notes and Queries" Discontinued. On account
of the great increase in the cost of printing, paper, etc., the
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants discontinued
the publication of its monthly magazine, "Pilgrim Notes and
Queries", on the completion of the fifth volume, for the year 1917.
John3 Samson's Estate. We here print exhaustive abstracts
of all records, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Pro-
bate, relating to the settlement of the estate of John3 Samson
(Stephen2, Henry1) of Duxbury, Mass., who died there in 1770:
[From original letter] On 5 March, 1770, "John Samson of
Duxborough .... yeoman" was appointed administrator on the
estate of "John Samson Late of said Duxborough yeoman De-
ceased" [The letter was also recorded, 20 : 354.]
[From unrecorded original bond] On 5 March, 1770, "John
Samson of Duxboro" as administrator, with "Nath11 Clap Esqr
of Scituate & melatiah Dillingham of Hanover .... yeoman" as
sureties, gave bond for £500, "the sd John Samson" having been
"appointed Admr on ye Estate of His Father John Samson....
yeoman Decd" The witnesses were Joseph Josselyn and William
Turner.
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Contents — 3uty, 1918
ILLUSTRATION
Lieut. Josiah Finney's Will Facing page 97
I. Lieutenant Josiah Finney's Will . . . . , 1 97
II. The Will of Jeremiah Sprague of Hingham, Mass. . . 100
III. The Wills of Job Otis, of Scituate, Mass., and His
Daughter Priscilla Otis . .... . . 103
IV. Abiel Smith's Will . . . . '.-.'".." ■", . , - 107
V. The Estate of Wrestling8 Brewster and His Son ■>■«* ^
Wrestling's Will . . . . .. '., . .112
VI. Form for a Bequest . . . . . . . . . • J116
VII. The Estate of Robert Bartlett4 of Plymouth, Mass. . 117
VIII. The Will of John Bartlett6 of Plymouth, Mass. ., . . 125
IX, The Will of Jeremiah Thomas of Middleborough, Mass. ,131
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X. The Will of Maj. John8 Bradford of Kingston, Mass. 133
XI. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower;^i^||
Descendants . . . ... . ' . . . 138
XII. Edward Mitchell's Will . . . .... 140
XIII. The Wills of John Phinney and His Son John . . 142
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The
Mayflower Descendant
Vol. XX JULY, J9J8 No. 3
LIEUTENANT JOSIAH FINNEY'S WILL
By the Editor
Josiah2 Finney (John1) was born n January, 1660, accord-
ing to the Barnstable, Mass., town records. He married, first,
at Plymouth, 19 January, 1687, Elizabeth3 Warren. (Joseph2,
Richard1), who was the mother of all his children. She was born
at Plymouth, 15 August, 1662, but the date of her death is not
known. Her last child, Joshua, was born 20 July, 1708. She
probably died before 2 January, 1723, the date of her husband's
will, in which she is not mentioned.
Josiah2 Finney married, second, at Marshfield, Mass., on
14 September, 1726, Mercy Thomas, of Marshfield, who is not
mentioned in her husband's will, which was made before the
marriage.
Josiah and Elizabeth (Warren) Finney had eight children,
all recorded at Plymouth: Josiah (first child of the name) died
young; Elizabeth, married William4 Bradford (William3-2-1);
Robert; Priscilla, married Samuel Marshall; Josiah, second child
of the name; John; Phebe, married Jonathan Barnes5 (Mary
Bartlett*, Joseph3, Mary2 Warren, Richard1) ; Joshua.
Lieut. Josiah Finney made his will 2 January, 1723, and the
witnesses made oath to it, 2 January, 1726; but the date of his
death has not been found. Flis will is still in the probate files
at Plymouth, and the accompanying illustration shows the second
page of the original, with the autograph signature of the testator.
Mr. Edward L. Parker, of Concord, Mass., a descendant of
Lieut. Josiah Finney, and a member of the Massachusetts Society
of Mayflower Descendants, has contributed the cost of photo-
97
o8 Lieutenant Josiah Finney's Will
graphing and reproducing this will of his ancestor, and of print-
ing the following copy of the will and the abstracts of all other
probate records, at Plymouth, relating to the settlement of the
estate.
[Lieut. Josiah Finney's Will]
[From original will] "In the name of God amen I Josiah
Finny of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth in New England
yeaman Being of a disposeing mind and memorie blessed be God
and Calling to mind my one mortalety Do maike this my last
will and Testament in manner and form following; in the first
place I Commit my soul into the hands of God that gave it me:
and my Body to the grave with a Decent Christian buriall att
the discrestion of my Executor . and as to that worldly Estate
that God hath Geven me I dispose of it in this manner
"Imprimuss I Give and Bequeath unto my Loveing son Robert
Finney his heirs and assignes for Ever . all that seventy ac[res
of] land where he now Dwells also a thirty Eight acre lot near
ajoyning to sd seventy acres : and all my meadow and meadowish •
ground above the uppermost Damm att a Place Called finneys
meadow with one Quarter part of my wright in the Beach
"Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Loveing son Josiah
Finney one third part of the farm or homestead where I Live
In Quantety on that side that is Next to Captaine Mortons to
him and his heirs and assignes for Ever with one quarter part
of my Right in the Beach
"Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Loveing son John Finney
his heirs and assignes for Ever one third part of my farm or
homesteed where I Live In Quantety Next to his Brother Josiah
with the south westermost End of my Dweling house and half
my Barn (onely some reserves for Joshua) his heirs or assignes
for Ever also I give to my son John my Negro man : he paying
twenty pounds to his Brother Joshua
"Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Loveing son Joshua
Finney his heirs and assignes for Ever the other third part of
my farm or home stead where I Live In Quantety : also half my
Right att the Beach . also my twenty five acres of upland to-
gather with all my meadow and meadoish Ground att a place
Called small ganes . also the North Eastermost End of my Dwel-
ing house with half my Barn and a Right in my well and Con-
veyance of away to said house from his land and to said [well]
with a suteable Conveniancy of land to lay wood near the do [or]
Lieutenant Josiah Finney's Will 99
and the Priviledg of away and in the well and of said land to
Continue so long as the house Continues and no longer also
twenty pounds to be Paid to him by his Brother John Finney
as aforesaid
"And my will is that all the Resedue of my land with my
meadow and meadoish ground att finneys meadow below the
uppermost Damm and all my Ceader swamps with my Quarter
part of the Grist mill and the Dwelling house belonging to said
mill I I Do give and Bequeath unto my three sons Josiah John
and Joshua to them there heirs and assignes Respectively . (In
Eaqual Parts) for Ever
" Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Loveing Daughter Pheby
Finney the sum of forty five pounds to be Paid out of my move-
able Estate by my Executor
"And all the Resedue of my moveable Estate after all my Just
Debts are Paid and funerall Charges my mind is that it be
Equally Devided between my three Loveing Daughters (viz)
Elizabeth Bradford Precilah Marshall and Pheby Finney or
there heirs
"and lastly I Do nominate and apoint my Loveing son John
Finney my sole Executor of this my last Will and testament
Hearby Revockeing and maiking null and voide all other and
former Will or wills or Codicels by me made and ratifieing and
holding firm and stable this my last will and testament ; and no
other, and In Confirmation hearof I have hear unto sett my hand
and seal this seccond Day of January annoque Domini 1723
Signed sealed and Declared Josiah Finney (seal)
to be the last will and
testament of Josiah Finney
abovesaid before uss wittneses
James Barnebe
Haviland Torrey
Francis Adams
"January the 2d : 1726
The above named Haviland Torrey and Francis Adams made
Oath that they saw the above named Josiah Finney signe seal
and heard him declare the above and within written Instrument
to be his last Will and Testament and that they at the same time
with James Barnabe set to their hands as witnesess : And that
according to the best of their observation he then was of a
sound and disposeing mind and memory
Befor Isaac Winslow Judge of Probate "
ioo The Will of Jeremiah Sprague*
On 12 January, 1726, at Marshfield, the will was probated,
and administration granted to John Finney, the executor named,
by Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate. [The will was also re-
corded, 5 : 219]
[From original warrant] On 2 January, 1726, Mr. John
Foster, Mr. Francis Adams and Mr. Ebenezer Holmes, all of
Plymouth, were appointed to appraise the estate. On the back
is endorsed "Warrant to prise Leut Phiney Estate" [The war-
rant was also recorded, 5 : 220.]
[From original inventory] On 5 January, 1726/7, John Foster,
Francis Adams and Ebenezer Holmes took the inventory "of
Mr Josiah Phinney of Plymouth .... Deceased". No real estate
was included. The three appraisers and the executor made oath
to the inventory, 9 March, 1726/7, before Isaac Winslow, Judge
of Probate. [The inventory was also recorded, 5 : 220.]
[5:163] "To mr Robert Finney of Plymouth .... whereas
your Brother Joshua Finney who is a minor under ye age of
twenty one years & above ye age of fourteen years hath made
Choice of you to be His Guardian" the choice was approved
and confirmed, on 16 January, 1726.
[From unrecorded bond] On 16 January, 1726, Robert Finney,
as guardian of "his Brother Joshua Finney", with Thomas
Wethrell as surety, both of Plymouth, gave a bond of £200.
The witnesses were, Samuel Marshall and Henry Rickard, the
latter signing by a mark.
THE WILL OF JEREMIAH SPRAGUE4
OF HINGHAM, MASS.
By the Editor
Jeremiah Sprague4, of Hingham, Mass., son of Anthony
Sprague and Elizabeth Bartlett3 {Mary- Warren, Richard1), was
born in that town 24 July, 1682. He was married, in Boston,
5 March, 1706, by Rev. Cotton Mather, to Priscilla Knight.
Jeremiah Sprague made his will, 12 February, 1754, and it
was probated, 30 March, 1759. Fie made bequests to: wife Pris-
cilla ; son Jacob Sprague ; son Knight Sprague ; son Jeremiah
Sprague ; son John Sprague ; son Nehemiah Sprague ; daughter
Priscilla Hatch ; daughters Susanna, Mary, Elizabeth, Deborah
and Joanna; grandson Jeremiah.
The JVM of Jeremiah Sprague* 101
We here print exhaustive abstracts of Jeremiah Sprague's
will and all other records relating to the settlement of his estate,
found in the Suffolk County, Mass., Registry of Probate.
These abstracts have been prepared, and are printed, at the
expense of Mrs. Booker H. Rucker, of Rolla, Mo., who is a
descendant of Jeremiah Sprague's son Knight Spraguc, and is
a member of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descend-
ants.
The reference to the record, or the original document on file,
is noted with each of the following abstracts.
[Jeremiah Sprague's Will]
[From original will] On 12 February, 1754, "Jeremiah
Sprague of Hingham in the County of Suffolk yeoman" made
his will. Bequests were as follows:
To "wife Priscila the use and Improvement of the South
East End, of my House with a Priveledge in ye Seller Also the
use and Improvement of One third part of all my Improved
Lands & meadows During her natural Life . also To Cut wood in
any Part of my Lands for her own use . Also one Cow, and Six
Sheep for her own : Also All my FIouse-FIold Goods for her use,
During her natural Life . And after her Decease, to Return to
my Six Daughters Here after named Equally"
To "my Son Jacob Sprague .... all that my Peice of fresh
meadow I purchad of Thos Jones Decd Lying near the old Clay
pits in Hingham Also : all my Interest in the undived Lands in
Hingham, so Called and Lately Divided;"
To "my Son Knight Sprague .... one third part of my Lands
in the uper Part of ye third Division Lying Between mathew
Sprague & Josiah Sprague also one third Part of my Land, in
ye Second part of ye Third Division"
To "my Son Jeremiah Sprague .... all my now Dwelling
house out Housing and Land adjoyning : Also a Peice of meadow
in ye Third Division Lying on Rockey River So Colled also the
Land adjoyning to ye same also one Horse, and Two oxen, &
all my farming tools"
To "my Son John Sprague .... one third part 'of my Land
in ye uper Part of ye Third Division Lying Between mathew &
Josiah Spragues Land, also one third part of my Lands in ye
Second part of ye third Division"
To "my son nehemiah Sprague .... The one third part of my
Land in ye uper part of ye third Division Lying Between mathew
102 The Will of Jeremiah Sprague*
& Josiah Spragues Lands also one third Part of my Land in ye
Second part of ye Third Division"
To "my Daughter Priscilla Hatch" £4 "Lawfull money to be
Paid in five years after my Deceas By my Son Jeremiah Sprague"
To "my Daughter Susanah" £5 "Lawful money to be Paid in
five years after my Deceas By my Son Jeremiah Sprague"
To "my Daughter Alary" £5 "Lawfull money to be Paid By
my Son Jeremiah After my Deceas, at Twelve Shilling a year
Lawful money yearly untill the five Pounds Are Paid"
To "my Daughter Elizabeth" £5 "Lawful money to be Paid
in five years after my Deceas By my Son Jeremiah"
To "my Daughter Deborah" £5 "Lawful mony to be Paid
By my Son Jeremiah In five years after my Deceas"
To "my Daughter Joanna" £6, 13s., 46.., "Lawful money to
Be Paid By my Son Jeremiah in five years after my Deceas"
To "my Grand son Jeremiah my Gun and Cutlash"
"my five Sons Shall Pay all my Just Debts & funeral Charges
Eqally"
"my Son namely Jeremiah Sprague to be Sole Executor",
and "as I have Given him my hose*, Will and Require him to
Carry his mother to meeting . when She is able to go"
"And I Do hereby Give .... my Five sons .... all that may
hereafter appear to be my Estate"
The will was signed by a mark.
The witnesses were James Fearing, Ephraim Jones and
Hawke Fearing. James and Hawke Fearing made oath to the
will, at Boston, on 30 March, 1759. [The will was also recorded,
54:230.]
[54:229] The will was probated, at Boston, on 30 March,
1759, and administration granted to "his Son Jeremiah Sprague"
the executor named in the will.
[From original] On 6 April, 1759, at Hingham, Thomas
Jones "appointed to be one of the apprisers of the Estate of
Jeremiah Sprague Late of Hingham Deceased" made oath that
he would appraise the estate according to his best judgment.
[The oath was not recorded.]
[From original inventory] "A True Inventory of . . . . the
Goods, and Chattels of Jeremiah Sprague of Hingham .... Yeo-
man Deceased, Prized at Hingham" on 20 April, 1759, by James
Fearing, Thomas Jones and Iiawkes Fearing. The real estate
* Horse.
The Wills of Job Otis and His Daughter Priscilla 103
was: "the House & Barn & 10 acres of Land at Home" £120;
" 12 acres of Land & meadow in ye 3d Division" £48; "10 acres
of Land in ye Uper Part of ye 3d Division" £53, 6s., 8d. ; " 10 acres
of Land in ye 2d Part of ye 3d Division" £46, 6s., 8d. ; ''the Com-
mon or undivided Land So Called" £10; "4 acres meadow near
ye old Clay pit" £20. The total amount of the inventory was
£356, 13s., 8d.
Jeremiah Sprague, executor, and the three appraisers made
oath to the inventory, on 14 September, 1759, at Boston. [The
inventory was also recorded, 54 : 523.]
[From original account] The account of "Jeremia Sprague",
executor, was presented and allowed on 11 January, 1771. Pay-
ments had been made to Reuben Simmons, Dr. Ezekiel Hearsey,
Elisha Beal, Elisha Leavitt, Jr., Stephen Stowel, Matthew
Sprague, Solomon Cushing, Ebenezer Lincoln, Josiah Sprague,
Nehemiah Sprague, Thomas Jones, Joshua Burr, Daniel Teague.
[The account was also recorded, 70 : 14.]
THE WILLS OF JOB OTIS, OF SCITUATE, MASS.,
AND HIS DAUGHTER PRISCILLA OTIS
By the Editor
Job Otis of Scituate, Mass., married Mercy Little4, daughter
of Ephraim Little3 {Anna2 Warren, Richard1) , of Marshfield,
Mass., and they had ten children : Mercy Otis5, married John
Clapp5 {Temperance Gorham*, John3, Desire2 Rowland, John1) ;
Job Otis0, married Thankful Otis ; Abigail Otis5, married Andrew
Halliburton; Mary Otis5, not mentioned in will of father or
sister; Ephraim Otis5, married Rachel Hersey; Ruth Otis5, mar-
ried Dr. Benjamin Stockbridge ; Sarah Otis5, died in infancy;
David Otis5, not mentioned in will of father or sister; Sarah
Otis5 (second of the name), married Mordecai Ellis; Priscilla
Otis5, died unmarried.
The daughter Priscilla Otis5 died before her father, leaving
a will, dated 31 October, 1750, and probated 10 December, 1750,
in which she gave legacies to numerous relatives, including sev-
eral "cosins". It should be noted that the term "cousin" was, at
that time, frequently used to indicate the relationship for which
we now use the words "nephew" and "niece", and it was so
used by Priscilla Oti^r' in her will.
104 The Wills of Job Otis and His Daughter Priscilla
Job Otis, the father, made his will 30 March, 1752, and it was
probated 13 May, 1760. Legacies were given to wife Mercy, to
sons Job and Ephraim, to daughters Mercy, Abigail and Sarah,
and to Charles Stockbridge, Ruth Stockbridge, Mercy Stock-
bridge and Elizabeth Stockbridge, the four children of a de-
ceased daughter, Ruth Stockbridge.
We here present exhaustive abstracts of the two wills, and
of all other records, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of
Probate, relating to the settlement of the estates of Job Otis
and his daughter Priscilla Otis, the reference being noted with
each abstract.
These wills are printed at the expense of Miss Mary Rivers,
of Milton, Mass., a descendant of Ephraim and Rachel (Hersey)
Otis, and one of the incorporators of the Massachusetts Society
of Mayflower Descendants. Miss Rivers has also paid the ex-
pense of printing, in this issue, the will of Abiel Smith.
[The Will of Priscilla Otis5 — 1750]
[12 : 140] Priscilla Otis "of Scituate .... Spinster" made her
will on 31 October, 1750. Bequests were as follows:
To "my Brother in Law mordecai Ellis" £13, 6s., 8d.
To "my Sister Sarah Ellis" £13, 6s., 8d.
To "my Cosin pricilla Hallyburton" £6, 13s., 4d.
To "my Cosin Pricilla Otis Daughter of my Brother Ephram
Otis" £6, 13s., 4d.
To "my Cosins Rebeca Ellis Sarah Ellis and Lucy Ellis
Daughtrs of my Sister Sarah to Each of them" £13, 6s., 8d.
To- "my Cosins Charles Stockbridge Ruth Stockbridge marcy
Stockbridge and Elizabeth Stockbridge ye Children of my Sister
Ruth Deceased to Each of them" £13, 6s., 8d.
To "mrs Hester Thomson Wife of ye Revd Mr Ebenezer
thomson" £13, 6s., 8d.
"my mind and will is that all ye aforesd Legasies Save that
to sd mordecaei shall by my Excr Be Laid out in plate marked
with my name and by sd Excr Delivered as follows viz my sd
Sister Sarahs Legasies and mrs Thomsons within one year after
my Decease and to ye rest as they respectively arive to ye age of
Eighteen years or are married which first happens"
To "my Sister Sarah Ellis all my wairing apparrel and a Set
of Tea things of Every Sort which I have"
To "my Brother in Law Benja Stockbridge Esqv" £40, "to
be Laid out for my funeral Charges viz for Eight funaral Rings
The Wills of Job Otis and His Daughter Priscilla 105
one Hundred pair of gloves and all other things Decent and
Conveniant for my funaral"
"all the rest of my Estate Real and personal Lying and Being
In Scituate Hanover and abington or Else Where I give and
Bequeath unto my sd Brother in Law Benjamin Stockbridge
.... he ... . paying my Just Debts and the Legasies aforesd and
I Do hereby appointe him my Execr1""
The witnesses were Jonathan Fish, William Cushing and
Charles Cushing.
The will was probated 10 December, 1750, on the oaths of the
three witnesses, and administration granted to Benjamin Stock-
bridge, Esq., of Scituate.
On 1 February, 1750,* Benjamin Stockbridge, Esq., of Scit-
uate, as administrator, and Benjamin James and Benjamin Jacob,
gentlemen, both of Scituate, as sureties, gave bond for £8oo.
The witnesses were Eleazer Litchfield and Thomas Litchfield.
[r3:39] On 27 November, 1751, "Mordecai Ellis of Han-
over .... Cordwainer & Sarah his wife" receipted to "Benjamin
Stockbridge of Scituate .... Esqr, Exec1" of the Last Will .... of
Priscilla Otiss late of Scituate Spinster Decd" for Mordecai's
legacy of £13, 6s., 8d., in money, and for Sarah's legacy of £13,
6s., 8d., "in Plate Mark1 Agreeable to the Directions in Sd will".
The receipt was signed by Mordecai and Sarah Ellis, and both
acknowledged it, on 14 February, 1753. The witnesses were
Nathaniel Clap and Lemuel Otis.
On 27 November, 1751, "Ebenezer Tomson of Scituate....
Clerk & Esther his wife" receipted to "Benja Stockbridge of
Scituate aforesd Esqr Execr to the last will .... of Priscilla Otiss
late of sd Scituate Spinster Decd" for Esther's legacy of £13,
6s., 8d. "in plate market Agreable to the Directions in sd will"
The receipt was signed by Ebenezer and Esther Tompson, and
both acknowledged it, on 27 December, 1752. The witnesses
were, Joseph Tolman and Elizabeth Lincoln.
[The Will of Job Otis — 1752]
[From original will] "Job Otis of Scituate in ye County of
Plymouth .... Yeoman" made his will on 30 March, 1752. Be-
quests were as follows :
To "wife Mercy Otis ye use and Improvment of the one
Third part of all my Real Estate During her Natural life also
* This is in Old Style dating. In New Style it would be, 12 February, 1751.
106 The Wills of Job Otis and His Daughter Priscilla
the use of one of my Cows which She shall Choose and my best
horse & Furniture to Ride on as she shall have Occation, and one
of my Negroes which she shall Choose to wait on her & do for
her as she shall think fit but not to Let out or Dispose of to
another and all these I Give her so long- as she shall live sd Negro
horse & Cow to be annually keept & maintaind by my Excr
hereafter named where I now Dwell, also I Give to sd wife all my
books & Houshold stuff and Plate & my Purse & apparel to be
at her own Dispose for Ever .... my Excr shall find & provide
fire wood Sufficient for my sd wife Annually & Every year
During her natural Life Brought to the Dore of my Dwelling
house and Cut of a Suitable Length for her to Burn"
To "my Son Ephraim Otis .... The Farm whereon he now
Dwells in sd Scituate being Two Hundred Acres more or less
with the buildings Thereon Together with my Sedge Flatt in
marshfield In the north River wch I bought of marshfield agents."
To "my Daughter mercy her heirs & assigns for Ever all my
land in Kingstown in sd County with my Intrest in ye Iron
works There Called Seaburys Forge wth its Appurtenances which
I bought of David Little Esq"
To "my Daughters Abigail & Sarah Each one ounce of Silver
in full of their Portions wth what I have heretofore Given them"
To "the Children of my Daughter Ruth Decd viz Charles
Ruth mercy & Elizabeth Stockbridge one ounce of Silver which
with what I Gave sd Ruth their mother in her life time, I Recon
a full portion out of my Estate"
"Whereas my Daughter Pricilla Decd was in my Debt" ^300
"old Tenor & she has Disposed of her Estate and made Docr
Benja Stockbridge her Excr & ordered him to pay her Just Debts
my mind is That my Excr shall make no Demand of him for
That Same."
To "my Eldest Son Job Otis The farm whereon I now dwell
on both sides of the Road being about Sixty Acres with ye build-
ings & my Three acres at Bucks field & my seven acres of Salt
marsh on ye East & west side of Damons Creek next the beach,
also my Thirty acres of wood land & Ceder Swamp near ye mill
Brook, also about Sixty acres of upland & meadow which I
bought of willm Tickner & others Joyning to Scituate Harbour,
Also About one Hundred acres of land which I bought of Thos
Clarke & others with ye Buildings on both Sides ye way at a
place Called the Clay pits Together with all ye Rest of my Estate
both Real & personall"
"sd Job shall maintain Mary Dudson one half her time During
life & sd Ephraim ye other If she'l Live with them"
Abiel Smith's Will 107
The son Job Otis was appointed sole executor, and ordered
"to pay my Just debts Funeral Charges, & sd Legasies & perform
what is ordered for my sd wife .... out of ye Estate herein Given
him"
The witnesses were Job Neall, Mary Cushing, Jr., and Hannah
Cushing. Job Neall and Mary Cushing, Jr., made oath to the
will on 13 May, 1760. [The will was also recorded, 15 : 560.]
[From original letter] On 13 May, 1760, administration was
granted to Job Otis of Scituate, yeoman. [The letter was also
recorded, 15 : 562.]
[From original bond] On 24 May, 1760, Job Otis, as executor,
with Ensign Otis and Ignatius Otis, as sureties, all yeomen of
Scituate, gave bond for £2000. The witnesses were Jonathan
Fish and Elisha Lapham. [The bond was also recorded, 15 : 563.]
ABIEL SMITH'S WILL
By the Editor
Abiel Smith of Boston, Mass., who married Lydia Otis6
{Ephraim5, Mercy Little41, Ephraim2, Anna2 Warren, Richard1),
of Scituate, Mass., died without issue, and his will contained
bequests to relatives of his deceased wife, and to his own rela-
tives, also interesting public bequests.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of the will and all other
records relating to the settlement of the estate, found in the
Suffolk County, Mass., Registry of Probate.
This article is printed at the expense of Miss Mary Rivers,
of Milton, Mass., a granddaughter of Barney Smith's daughter
Lydia, who, as stated in the will, was named for her aunt, Lydia
(Otis) Smith, wife of the testator. Miss Rivers has also paid
the expense of printing, in this issue, the wills of Job Otis and
his daughter Priscilla.
Miss Rivers was one of the incorporators of the Massachusetts
Society of Mayflower Descendants, and is a life member.
Abiel Smith's original will is not now in the probate files, only
the original cover, as shown by the endorsement, being preserved.
The reference to the record, or to the original document on
file, is noted with each abstract.
io8 Abiel Smith's Will
[Abiel Smith's Will]
[ J r3 : 559] On 6 October, 1814, "Abiel Smith of Boston....
Esquire" made his will. Bequests were as follows:
"In the first part I give to Doctor Ephraim Otis of Scituate"
$6000, "to be equally divided between his six children after his
decease, except his son George A. Otis"
To "the heirs of Mary Lincoln of Hingham late deceased"
$4000.
To "Susannah Haliburton wife of William Haliburton Es-
quire of Windsor Nova Scotia" $5000, "to be equally divided
after her decease between her son William Hearsey Otis and her
Daughter Abigail Fales"
"I also give said William Hearsey Otis" $1000.
To "the heirs of Rachael Dewolf of Windsor Nova Scotia"
$4000.
To "Priscilla Clap of Scituate" $4000, "to be divided after
her decease between her son Otis Allen, and daughters Priscilla
and Nancy equally."
To "Nancy Wheeler wife of Daniel G. Wheeler of Wor-
sester" $500.
To "Fanny Clap now living with me" $2000.
To "the sister of my late Wife Ruth Otis" $2000.
To "Abigail Otis sister of my late Wife the use during her
life of" $3000, "the Principal to be divided equally after her
decease between her three children Joseph Charles and Abigail"
To "the children of Charles Otis deceased by his second wife"
$5000.
"I also bequeath to Samuel Fales of Boston Merchant George
A. Otis of Milton Merchant and William A. Fales of Boston,
Esquire, to them their survivors survivor and associates in trust
for the sole use of Polly Lewis wife of Thomas Lewis of Boston
Merchant" $8000, "on the same terms and conditions as several
Notes, Mortgages, and a State Bank Certificate were conveyed
to said Fales Otis & Fales by an Indenture in three parts, made
by and between Thomas Lewis, said Fales, Otis & Fales and said
Polly, then Polly Clap, on the twenty third day of November
last to wit 1 81 3. That said Polly may at all times during her
married life command and control the principal Interest or in-
come thereof to her own Sole use and upon her own Seperate
receipt therefor without hinderance of of said Thomas Lewis or
any other person, as well principal security . securities . choses
in action touching the the same by any last will or Testament, or
writing in the nature of a last Will or Testament signed in the
Abiel Smith's Will 109
presence of two or more witnesses as though she were sole and
unmaried, and in case said Polly should die without having made
a last Will and Testament or writing in nature of a last Will
and Testament the trustees or associates who may then have and
hold said eight thousand dollars in trust or any part or ivestment*
or increase thereof are hereby ordered to assign and transfer the
same to the heirs at Law of said Polly or in case said Polly
should become a widow by the death of said Thomas Lewis
Then said trustees and associates are ordered to convey said
Eight thousand dollars with every part or increase thereof to
said Polly, But if my title should fail to the debt recovered in
Judgment of Court against Thomas Lewis late deceased or
Thomas Lewis now living, or to the Real Estate set off on Ex-
ecution from them or either of them then this bequest for the
benefit of said Polly is to be null and void/'
"These bequests are as an acknowledgment of the Virtuous
and industrous habits of my late wife and her mother and con-
tinued friendship of her relations."
''In the second part I give to my niece Hannah Gushing"
$5000.
To "each of my two Nephews William A. and Stephen Fales"
$5000.
To "the heirs of my late Brother Job Smith" $5000.
To "the heirs of my late Brother John Wilsson, Ebenezer &
Allen Smith" $2i,666.66f, "to be equally divided between those
of them who shall be living or have left children at the time of
my decease. I give this bequest from respect to said heirs and
their connections, and not from respect to their Fathers."
To "the children of my sister Sarah Clap" $20,000, "to be
equally divided between the living and such as may have left
children at the time of my death."
"I give to my Brother Barney Smith the use and improve-
ment of my three Houses situated on the south side of State
Street and south of the old State House or Town House in
Boston during his life with all their appurtenances to be equally
divided between his three children by my late Wifes sister Anna,
after his decease in fee forever."
To "George A Otis" $2000.
"And whereas John Marston of Quincy has been friendly
towards me, and as I have Real Estate set off to me by Execution
on Judgment of Court on Mortgages made to me by Thomas
Lewis late of Boston deceased, and by Thomas Lewis & Son
both in Boston and Maiden subject to defeasance, Now if said
* " investment."
no Abiel Smith's Will
Real Estate should not be redeemed according to Law but be
and remain my property I then give to said John Marston one
house being one half meaning the southerly half of the Brick
Block in Fish Street now Occupied by a Mr Brintnall and a Mr
Parker with the shop in front thereof and cellar under the same,
but if said Real Estate should be redeemed in behalf of said
Lewis by Payment of the debt for which it was mortgaged, I
then in lieu of said House give to said John Marston" $5000,
"but if my title should fail either to the debt or to the Real
Estate thus set off or to any part thereof then this gift or bequest
shall be null and void"
"I bequeath to the Selectmen of the Town of Boston for the
time being and to their successors in that Office forever, all my
thirty shares in the Newbury Port Turnpike all my twenty shares
in the second Turnpike Road in New Hampshire, my seventeen
and an half shares in the Kennebeck Bridge my five shares in
the Bridge across from Tivertown to Rhode Island my five shares
in the Springfield Bridge, my share in the Boston Theatre, my
share in the Bathing House in Boston with Four thousand dollars
in three per cent funded Stock of the United States in Trust for
the purposes following and no other, (to wit) that they shall
collect and receive the neat income thereon and appropriate and
apply the whole income to the maintenance and support of a
school or schools under their direction for the instruction of
People of colour meaning Africans and their descendants either
clear or mixed, in reading, writing and Arithmetic in such place,
places & manner as said Selectmen shall deem best, and if said
Selectmen shall and do accept this Donation within one year after
my decease for said Purposes I then order my Executor to trans-
fer to them all my title to said Property for the Purposes afore-
said"
"And whereas the value of Personal Property is uncertain
and fluctuating I order that my Executor may Pay the bequest
herein made to the heirs of my late Brother John Wilson Eben-
ezer and Allen Smith in the Stocks of the Union Insurance
Company in Boston or in the six per cent funded Stocks of the
United States at par .... which shall then be due or held by me"
"I give Barney Smith my Tomb."
To "James Williams Esquire of Taunton" $500.
To "Peter Phelps who formerly lived with me" $1500.
To "Hannah Wright who has lived with me" $400.
"I also order that any gift or bequest herein made in dollars
may be paid by my Executor in the three per cent funded Stock
of the United States at the rate of forty percent discount on
Ablel Smith's Will in
said Stock .... or in the six per Cent Stock or Stocks of the
United States which promises six percent Interest at Par .... or
in my stock in any Bank at Par."
"I give to the Plarvard University at Cambridge the nominal
sum of" $20,000, "in the three per cent funded Stock of the
United States as a fund the interest or income thereof to be
appropriated to the maintenance and support of a Teacher or
Professor of the French or French and Spanish Languages at
said University either singly or in company with any other fund
which may be given or appropriated to the same Purpose."
"I give to Lydia Smith, daughter of my Brother Barney
Smith the nominal sum of Twenty thousand dollars in the three
per cent funded Stock of the United States in compliment to her
name she having been named for my late dear wife by her consent
recommending it to her in case of her future Marriage to secure
it to herself by the best legal advice"
"My bequest to Hannah Wright I give to her as Hannah
Tailor she having married a man by the name of Tailor since
I began this Instrument"
"And if my Estate should be sufficient at the time of my
decease, I give to the Harvard University at Cambridge the
further sum of" $10,000, "to be used as a fund for the same
purposes as prescribed in my bequest heretofore made in this
instrument to said University."
"All the Residue of my Estate I give to my brother Barney
Smith and I hereby appoint my Brother Barney Smith Executor
to this my last Will and Testament"
The witnesses were Hubbard Oliver, Nathan Leech and Wil-
liam Endicott.
The will was presented for probate, at Boston, on 27 Novem-
ber, 181 5, by Barney Smith, Executor, and allowed on the oaths
of the three witnesses, and administration was granted to "Barney
Smith of Milton .... Merchant Executor" [There is a duplicate
record of the letter, 246 : 228.]
[From original bond] On 27 November, 1815, Barney Smith,
merchant, of Milton, as executor, with George A. Otis, merchant,
of Boston, as surety, gave a bond of $200,000. The witnesses
were Catherine Meagher and M. Willis. [The bond was also
recorded, 255 : 26.]
[From original] On 10 June, 1816, Barney Smith, executor,
made oath that on 29 November, 181 5, he posted notice of his
appointment as executor, and that he had inserted a notice in
"the New England Palladium & Commercial Advertiser printed
at said Boston" [Also recorded, 311 : 57.]
112 Estate of Wrestling3 Brewster and His Sons Will
[From original petition] On 8 February, 1830, Henry B.
Smith, Esq., of Boston, "by his Att'y Norman Seaver", peti-
tioned the Court to grant him administration de bonis non on the
estate of Abiel Smith, the executor, Barney Smith, "late of
Milton .... gentleman", having died without completing his ad-
ministration.
The petition was granted, and Henry B. Smith was appointed
adminstrator de bonis non, on 22 February, 1830. [The petition
was recorded, 128 : 210.]
[From original] On 8 February, 1830, Henry B. Smith, Esq.,
of Boston, was ordered by the Court to give public notice of
his appointment as administrator de bonis non, in the Boston
Daily Advertiser.
On 8 March, 1830, Henry B. Smith made oath that he had
given notice of his appointment as ordered. [Order of notice
was recorded, 181 : 118.]
[From original bond] On 8 March, 1830, Henry B. Smith,
Esq., as administrator de bonis non, with Ann Smith, widow, and
George A. Otis, Jr., Esq., as sureties, all three of Boston, gave
a bond for $5000. The witnesses were B. S. Otis and Jane
Hudson. [The bond was recorded, 260 : 106.]
[197:23] On 8 March, 1830, letter of administration was
issued to "Henry B. Smith of Boston .... Esqr." and he was
ordered to advertise his appointment in the New England Palla-
dium and the Commercial Advertiser.
THE ESTATE OF WRESTLING8 BREWSTER
AND HIS SON WRESTLING'S WILL
By the Editor
Wrestling3 Brewster (Low2, William1), of Duxbury, Mass.,
married Mary , whose surname has not been found. They
had eight children : Mary4 Brewster, married Joseph Holmes ;
Sarah4 Brewster, married Caleb Stetson ; Abigail4 Brewster, mar-
ried Elisha Stetson; Hannah4 Brewster, married Benjamin3 Alden
(David2, John1) ; Elizabeth4 Brewster, married Ephraim3 Brad-
ford (William2-1) ; Jonathan4 Brewster, married Mary Partridge;
Wrestling4 Brewster, married Hannah Thomas ; John4 Brewster,
married Rebecca5 Bradford (/o/zu4~3, William2-1) .
Estate of Wrestling* Brewster and His Sons Will 113
Wrestling3 Brewster died at Duxbury, 1 January, 1696/7, and
his widow married, at Duxbury, 23 May, 1700, John Partridge,
by whom she had two more children: Benjamin Partridge and
Isaac Partridge. John Partridge died at Duxbury, 5 April, 1731,
in his 73d year, and his widow, Mary ( ) (Brewster) Part-
ridge, died at Kingston, Mass., 12 November, 1742, aged 80 years,
11 months, 27 days.
No record of the births of Wrestling3 Brewster's children has
been found, and none are mentioned in the probate proceedings
relating to his estate. Fortunately, a deed dated 3 October, 1707,
and recorded at Plymouth, enables us to identify the children.
Wrestling4 Brewster married Hannah Thomas and had seven
children, recorded at Kingston, Mass. : Wrestling5 Brewster ;
Isaac5 Brewster; Thomas5 Brewster; Elijah5 Brewster; Elisha5
Brewster; Hannah5 Brewster; Mary5 Brewster.
Wrestling4 Brewster died at Kingston, 1 January, 1767, and
his widow Hannah died there, 20 August, 1788.
We here present exhaustive abstracts of all records relating
to the estates of Wrestling3 Brewster and his son Wrestling4
Brewster, found in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of
Probate, and of the deed which identifies the children of Wrest-
ling3 Brewster.
This article is printed at the expense of Mr. Clarence W.
Stetson, of Newton Centre, Mass., a member of the Massachu-
setts Society of Mayflower Descendants, who is a descendant of
Wrestling3 Brewster in two lines, one through the son W'restling4
Brewster, the other through the daughter Abigail4 Brewster, who
married Elisha Stetson.
The reference to the record, or the original document on file,
is noted with each of the following abstracts.
[Wrestling3 Brewster's Estate]
[From original inventory] "An inventory of the estate of
Wrastling Bruster of Duxborough Decesed January the first i69f
taken by us whose names are underwriten this 15th day of Janu-
ary 1695"
The only real estate was: "housing and lands" £150. The
appraisers were "edward southworth" and John Sprague.
"Mary Brewster Relict & widdow of ye above named Wrest-
ling Brewster deceased and administratrix" made oath to the
inventory, before Wrilliam Bradford, Esq., Judge of Probate, on
2 February, 1696/7. [The inventory was also recorded, 1 : 254.]
ii4 Estate of Wrestling* Brewster and His Son's Will
[Plym. Co. Prob., 1:253] On 2 February, 1696/7, "Mary
Brewster Relict and widdow of Wrestling Brewster late of Dux-
borough .... Carpenter Deceased Intestate" was appointed ad-
ministratrix, by William Bradford, Judge of Probate.
[From original bond] On 2 February, 1696/7, the widow,
Mary Brewster, as administratrix, with "mr Edward South-
worth" and John Sprague, as sureties, all three being of Dux-
bury, gave a bond of £200. Mary Brewster signed by a mark.
The sureties signed "edward southworth" and "John Sprague".
The witnesses were: "thomas perry" and "William Perrey".
[Children of Wrestling3 Brewster]
[Plymouth Co. Deeds, 10 : 2 : 244] On 3 October, 1707,
"Joseph Plolmes of Plymouth .... & Mary his Wife Caleb Stet-
son & Sarah his Wife Abigail Brewster Hannah Brewster &
Elizabeth Brewster all of Duxborough .... Sons in Law &
Daughters of Wrestling Brewster late of Duxborough aforesd
Deceased Send Greeting &c . . . . whereas our Hond Father
Wrestling Brewster abovenamed .... at the time of his Death
Stood Seized .... of Sundry Lands & Housing within the Town-
ship of Duxborough aforesd that is to Say more Particularly of
& in one messuage Or Tenem* wch He Purchased of John Rogers
Sometime of Duxborough aforesd And also a Small Parcell of
marsh wch He Purchased of Caleb Cooke of Plymouth aforesd
lying at or near a Place called Pine Point . Also one other
messuage or Tenem* lying in Duxborough aforesd Which He
Purchased of John Dotey as by Deeds of Feofment Doth ....
Appear with the Several Boundaryes .... Wherefore further
Know Ye that in Consideration of the Goods & Chattels which
the sd Deceased was Possessed of at the time of [p. 245] of his
Decease that is to Say so much thereof as of Right Doth or May
appertain unto our Brethren ye Sons of the sd Deceased namely
Jonathan Brewster Wrestling Brewster & John Brewster We Say
on ye sd Consideration We Do .... by these Presents Confirm
unto our sd Brethren .... all our & Each of our .... Interest That
We have or ought to Have .... in or unto the abovementioned
Lands .... with the appurces that is to Say .... We Do hereby
Grant & Confirm unto the sd Jonathan our Bror All our Right
& Title to the Housing & Land abovementioned wch was Pur-
chased of the sd John Rogers with the sd meadow or marsh at
Pine Point .... and in Like manner We Do hereby .... Confirm
unto our other two Brethren namely Wrestling Brewster & John
Brewster all our Right .... unto the sd Lands both upland &
meadow Purchased as abovesd of the sd John Dotey .... and in
Estate of Wrestling3 Brewster and His Sons Will 115
Consideration of the Premisses the sd Jonathan Wrestling & John
Brewster Have Granted .... unto the abovenamed Sisters all
their Right [p. 246] .... unto the Goods & Chattels of the sd
Deceased"
The deed was signed by Joseph Holmes, Mary Holmes, Caleb
Stetson, Sarah Stetson, Abigail Brewster, Hannah Brewster,
Ephraim Bradford, Elizabeth Bradford (by a mark).
The witnesses were: Israel Bradford; John Partridge;
Ephraim Bradford; Elisha Stetson " Finis"*; George Partridge;
Thomas Loring.
"Plymth Ss. January . ye 15th 1713 — The Within named
Joseph Holmes & Mary his Wife Caleb Stetson & Sarah his Wife
Abigail Brewster now the Wife of Elisha Stetson Ephraim Brad-
ford & Elizabeth his Wife and Hannah Brewster now the Wife
of Benjamin Alden all Sons in Law & Daughters to the within
named Wrestling Brewster Deceased personally appeared & ac-
knowledged the Within written Instrum* to be their act & Deed
before me, Seth Arnold Justice of Peace
"Entred . march . 31 . 1714 . Recordd & Examd f Josiah
Cotton Regr"
• [Wrestling4 Brewster's Will]
[Plym. Co. Prob., 19 1417] On 23 January, 1765, "Wrestling
Brewster of Kingston .... gentleman" made his will. Bequests
were as follows :
To "wife Hannah Brewster the whole use & improvement of
all my homestead farm with half my dwelling house (only ex-
cepting one acre of Land hereaftermentioned that I give to my
son Elisha Brewster where his shop now stands,) together with
all the whole use & improvement of all my houshold indoor
moveable goods or estate the term of time which she shall remain
my widdow, & no longer. And my will is that my son Thomas
Brewster shall use & improve said homestead farm, all of it, to
the shares or halves for his mother my sd widdow during sd term,
and after the term of my said wife's widdowhood is expired, or
ended, that then my said indoor, houshold or movable goods is
to go to & be divided to & among all my children equally"
To "my eldest son Wrestling Brewster all my lands & meadow
that I now have lying in or at a place commonly called Rockynook
in said Kingston, with my interest in the pew I have in the
meetinghouse . but my will is that my daughter Mary Brewster
shall have liberty, & a right to set in said pew with him."
* So recorded. — Editor.
n6 Form for a Bequest
To "my second son Isaac Brewster the one half of my land
& meadow, that I have lying & being in Duxborough, that I
bought of Abiah Wadsworth together with my right in the grist-
mill together with my iron-mill, & Smith's shop."
To "my third son Thomas Brewster, the one half of my
dwelling house & homestead farm both upland & meadow, with
all the profits, privileges & appurtenances thereunto belonging
after my said widdow has done with it as abovesaid . together
with one half of my upland & meadow that I have in Duxborough
that bought of Abiah Wadsworth, and all my farming tools &
live stock (excepting one acre that I have given of land . . . . to
my son Elisha"
To "my youngest son Elisha Brewster the one half of my
dwelling house & one acre of Land whereon his two shops now
stand; and likewise" £160 "in lawful money of New Engd"
To "my daughter Mary Brewster" £200 "in lawful money to
be paid in two years after my decease and likewise my said
daughter Mary is to, & shall live in my sd son Thomas Brewster's
part of the dwelling house, while she remains single"
"if case there should not be found loose or overplus money
or other estate not before dispos'd off for to pay off all my
abovesd heirs .... their respective legacies, that then each of my
said heirs must pay their proportional [p. 418] Parts of the
money or estate to make up said legacies among & to them all .
But if in case my sd loose or overplus money or other estate
.... should hold out & over-run & be more than enough to pay
all my just debts & legacies .... that then .... it shall be equally
alike divided among all my children".
"son Elisha Brewster" was appointed executor.
The witnesses were John Wadsworth, Jr., Benjamin Thomas
and John Wadsworth.
[19:418] On 2 February, 1767, the will was presented for
probate by Elisha Brewster, the executor, and was probated on
the testimony of the three witnesses.
FORM FOR A BEQUEST
I give and bequeath to the Society of Mayflower Descendants,
a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, the sum of dollars.
The Estate of Robert Bartlett1 117
THE ESTATE OF ROBERT BARTLETT4
OF PLYMOUTH, MASS*
By the Editor
Robert Bartlett4 (Joseph3, Mary2 Warren, Richard1), of
Plymouth, married, first, on 28 December, 1687, his cousin, Sarah
Bartlett4 (Benjamin3, Mary2 Warren, Richard1), of Duxbury,
who died 20 February, 1687/8, two months after her marriage,
leaving no issue. He married, second, on 1 April, 1691, Sarah3
Cooke (Jacob2, Francis1), of Plymouth.
Robert and Sarah (Cooke) Bartlett had twelve children, all
recorded at Plymouth*. These children were: Hannah, married
Eleazer Churchill ; Thomas, married Abigail Finney and left no
issue ; John, married, first, Sarah Cobb, and, second, Sarah Gray ;
an unnamed son, lived only four days ; Sarah, married John
Finney4 (Elizabeth3 Warren, Joseph2, Richard1) ; James, died
unmarried; Joseph, married Sarah Morton4 (Martha3 Doty,
Thomas2, Edward1); Elizabeth, married Thomas Sears; Wil-
liam, died in infancy (see next paragraph) ; Ebenezer, married,
first, Rebecca Dimond, and, second, Abigail Finney; Robert,. mar-
ried Rebecca Wood4 (Susanna3 Howland, Isaac2, John1) ; Lem-
uel, married Mary4 Doty (Isaac3, John2, Edward1).
William T. Davis, in "Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth",
overlooking the record of the death of William Bartlett5 (son of
Robert Bartlett4), which immediately follows the record of the
child's birth, on the Plymouth town records, as shown in our
first volume, erroneously states that this William Bartlett5 mar-
ried Sarah Foster. [See also "Pilgrim Notes and Queries",
5 : I7-I9-]
Robert Bartlett4 died 3 January, 1718, in his 55th year,
according to his gravestone, on Burial Hill, Plymouth. The year
of this record must be in new style dating, as the appraisers of
his estate were appointed on 6 February, 1717/18, and the inven-
tory was taken on 11 February, 1717/18.
Robert Bartlett's widow, Sarah (Cooke) Bartlett, died 8 Feb-
ruary, 1744/5, in her 74th year, according to the record on her
gravestone, on Burial Hill. Her death was also entered on the
Plymouth town records.
We here present exhaustive abstracts of all records, and
original documents on file, in the Plymouth County, Mass.,
♦Mayflower Descendant, i : 212.
nS The Estate of Robert Bartlett4
Registry of Probate, relating to the settlement of the estate of
Robert Bartlett4, the reference, to the original document, or to
the record, being noted with each abstract.
The original division, which was recorded in the fourth book
of the probate records, pages 205-207, is badly worn, conse-
quently, after a careful comparison of the original with the
record, it seemed best to use the record in making the copy
presented herewith, calling especial attention, in footnotes, to a
few cases in which the register of probate made mistakes, or
omissions, when recording the division.
This article is printed at the expense of Mr. Herbert B.
Turner, of Cambridge, Mass., a member of the Massachusetts
Society of Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of Robert
and Sarah (Cooke) Bartlett, through their son John Bartlett5
and the latter's first wife, Sarah Cobb.
[Robert Bartlett's Estate]
[From original warrant] On 6 February, 1717/18, "Cap1
Benjamin Warren Abiel Shirtleife & Francis Adams all of Plim-
outh" were appointed to appraise the estate of "Robert Bartlet
late of Plimouth aforesd deceased" [The warrant was also re-
corded, 4 : 91]
[From original inventory] The inventory was taken 11 Feb-
ruary, 1717/18, by Benjamin Warren, Abiel Shurtlef, and Francis
Adams, and sworn to, by them, on 3 May, 17 18. The real estate
was as follows: ''land being att monument Ponds in Plymouth",
£355; "Eighty acres where the house is att Double brookes"
£260; "land being above sd Eighty acres of about 165 acres att
fullers valey" £165; "one acre of Meadow and one of Swamp
South side Ele River" £38; "land and Meadow on the North
Side of Ele River" £100; "land by Ele rever bridg" £4; "wood
land near Obery" £63; "the homestead and housen thereon"
£255; "a point of Beach the Xorth side of wellingsly" £4; "the
house and land att town with all the meteriels already provided
for finishing the Same with the Mason & Carpinters work as far
as is Barganed for allreaddy" £100; " 12 Share in the subdevition
of the 7th great lott" £18; "land and Meadow att agawam" £120;
"a Ceader swamp lott" £10; "the Sixth share in the uper De-
vition of the seventh Great lott" £3. [The inventory was also
recorded, 4 : 91.]
[4:90] On 3 May, 1718, "Sarah Bartlett & Thomas Bartlet
The Estate of Robert Bartlett' 119
both of Plymouth" were appointed administrators on the estate
of "Robert Bartlet Late of Plymouth .... dyed Intestate"
[From unrecorded original bond] On 3 May, 17 18, Sarah
Bartlett and Thomas Bartlett, as administrators, with Francis
Adams, as surety, all of Plymouth, gave a bond of £200. Sarah
Bartlett signed by a mark. The witnesses were Elizabeth Torrey
and Thomas Croade.
[4:175] An account of "The widdow of Robert Bartlett
deceased" was allowed by Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate, on
30 April, 1719. The estate was indebted to: Richard Cooper,
Samuel Bartlett, Ensign James Barnaby, Haviland Torry, Joshua
Bramhall, Deacon John Atwood, Deacon John Foster, Job Cush-
man, Stephen Barnaby, Joseph Michell, Ebenezer Donham, John
Barns, "Mr Ephraim Little", James Shurtleff, Simon Lazell,
Nathaniel Thomas, Esq., "Mrs Sarah Warren", John Rider,
Dr. Caleb Loring, "the Widdow of Edward Michell", Nathaniel
Howland, Benjamin Bozworth, John Churchell, Sr., John Church-
ell, Jr., Josiah Clark, Josiah Donham, William Harlow, Thomas
Morton, Jr., Jacob Tinkham, "widdow Flannah Bartlett", Joseph
Silvester, Deacon Thomas Clark, Thomas Harlow, "Mr John
Murdoch", "Mr John Watson", Thomas Witherell, Nathaniel
Jackson, Francis Adams, Elder Thomas Faunce, "Mr Abiel
Shurtlef", Capt. Benjamin Warren, John Eastland, "Mr Dol-
beare at Boston", Samuel Totman, Eliezer Holmes, Barnabas
Churchell, Joseph Faunce, Jr., Joseph Faunce, Sr., John Ellis,
William Churchell, Eliezer Donham, Sr., Eliezer Donham, Jr.,
John Boleten, Jr., "Mrs Elisabeth Barns", Robert Davie, John
May, John Holmes.
Debts were due the estate from : Elisha Doty, Ezekiel dish-
ing, Stephen Churchell, Samuel Kempton, Thomas Clark, Thomas
Morton, Sr., John Churchell, Hezekiah Bozworth, Joseph Bart-
lett, Eliezer Jackson, William Little, Jonathan Barns, John Har-
low, John Polden, John Drew, George Morton, Francis Billington,
Thomas Clarke, Jr., John Boleten, Sr., Nathan Ward, Benjamin
Bartlett. .
[From original warrant] On 24 July, 17 19, "Cap* Benjamin
Warren Ensigne James Barnaby Abiel Shurtleff John Barns
and Francis Adams all of Plymouth" were appointed to divide
"all the housing and Land" of "Robert Bartlett Late of Plym-
outh Aforesd deceased", "(Excepting what was Granted by the
Superiour Court to be sold for the payment of his debts) and
devide the same into Eleven Equall parts .... so that the same
may be Assigned to the Severall Children of the said deceased"
120 The Estate of Robert Bartlett*
On 24 July, 1 7 19, James Barnaby, Abiel Shurtleff, John Barns
and Francis Adams were sworn, and on 19 December, 17 19,
''Cap1 Benjamin Warren .... made Oath that the Division of the
Lands of Robert Bartlet is Justly done" [The warrant was
also recorded, 4 : 207]
[4:205] "1719* A Division of the Lands of Robert Bartlet
Late of Plymouth deceased" was made by Benjamin Warren,
James Barnaby, Abiel Shurtleff, John Barns and Francis Adams,
as follows :
"First we began Manument ponds, The first Share Begining
a heap of stones at the Whale Hole in the range of John Barns's
Land ; and from thence the Line extends West 1 1 degrees
Northerly 84 Rod to Nathan Hoods Land; and then Southerly
by his Land 64 pole to a Stake Numbered .1.2. wth Stones about
it Thence thence ye line extends west 11 deg: southerly to a
forked white oak by ye bank markd & numbd 1 . 2 Thence north-
erly by the Bank to the bounds first mentioned, sd Lot is about
34 acres.
The Second Lot is bounded by the first Lot Or Share
Throughout the whole length, & Rangeth in Breadth from it
51 Rods by the Bank Southerly to White Oak Sapling marked
& numbered .2.3. Standing in a Bottom, Thence the Line ex-
tends West 11, degrees Northerly to a Great red oak tree marked
on four sides Standing near fresh pond And then Northerly by
fresh pond til it Comes to Nathan Hoods Land, and then North-
erly by his Land to the bounds of the first Lot, sd Lot is about
26 Acres.
The Third Share is bounded . by the Second share Through-
out the whole Length, and ranges in Breadth from it 56 Rods .
by the Bank Southerly to Bozworths Land, and then westerly by
his Land to Fresh pond . and then Northerly by fresh pond til it
Comes to Joseph Wannos Land, & then by his land til it Come
to the pond again, and then by the pond til it Comes to the
bounds of the Second Lot or Share sd Share is about 60 Acres ;
Also a Bit of Meadow on the West Side of Eel-River & bounded
as follows, Begining at a red oak marked in the range of Joseph
Warren range, Thence the Line extends North 14 deg. easterly
9 Rods to a Stake, & thence east 14 degrees Southerly to the
River, and thence Southerly by the river til it Comes to Warrens
range, & then by his Range to the bounds first mentioned & is
about 50 Rod —
* No other date was given for this division. It was made between 24 July,
1719, and 19 December, 17 19, as shown by the warrant.
The Estate of Robert Bartlett* 121
[p. 206] The 4th Share is the 20 acres at Double Brooks,
4 Aded on the South Side thereof a White oak Stump, Southerly
Twenty rods to a heap of Stones, and thence East half a point
Southerly to a forked red Oak marked & numbered 4 . 5 . & So
to the brooke & then by the Brook to the Old [20 akers*] sd Lot
or Share is about Twenty four acres with half an Acre of
meadow & half an Acre of Swamp On the South side of the
River.
The fifth share is bounded by the fourth Share On the North
side begining at a heap of Stones near Robert Finneys House,
Thence South west 3 degrees westerly 58 Rod to a Stake marked
& Numbered 5.6. with Stones about it, and from thence South-
east 3 deg : Southerly to a pine tree marked 5 . 6 by the Brooke,
Then easterly & Northerly by the Brook til it Comes to the
bounds of the fourth Lot . sd Share is about 33 Acres; Also
half an acre of Meadow & half an Acre of Swamp on the
Southerly side of the River.
6th Share bounded by the 5th Share on the North side &
rangeth in Breadth from it South & by West 97 Rods to a Stake
and Numbered 6.7. Thence East by a Range of Marked trees
tils it Comes to a pine tree marked & Numbered 6 . 7 . by the
Brook, Thence Northerly by the Brooke til it Comes to the
Bounds of the 5th Share . sd Share is about 65 Acres : As Also
a piece of meadow on the west Side of Eelriver Bounded as
follows, Begining at a Great Rock by the River, Thence South-
west by the fence til it Comes to the upland, Then Southeasterly
by the Upland about 14 Rod to a Stake & heap of stones, Thence
East 3 deg: Southerly to a Stake by the river, and [thenf] by
the River to the Rock first Mentioned, & is about an Acre.
The 7th Share is bounded on the North side by the 6th Share,
& Ranges in Breadth from it South and by west 53 . Rod to a
pine tree marked on 4 sides, Thence south 52 Rod to a White
oak marked On 4 Sides, and thence east 64 Rods to a red oak
marked on 4 Sides, Thence North 24 . rod to a red oak marked
on 4 Sides, & thence east 40 rod to a red oak marked on 3 Sides,
and then easterly by Mortons Land til it Comes to a pine tree
marked on 4 Sides Thence Northwest & by north til it Comes
to the Brooke that Comes Out of Fullers Vally. Then Northerly
by the Brook til it Comes to the bounds of the 6th Share . sd
Share is about 84 acres Also a piece of meadow On the West
*The words in brackets are in the original division, but were omitted in
recording.
t " then " in the original, but incorrectly recorded as "there ".
122 The Estate of Robert Bartlett*
Side of Eel river, Bounded as follows, begining at a Stake which
is the North west Corner of a piece belonging to the Third
share ; Thence North 14 degrees Easterly to the bounds of a
piece belonging to the 6th Share, Then by that Share to ye River,
Then Southerly by the River til it Comes to the piece Belonging
to the 3d Share — and then by that to the bounds first Mentioned,
and is in Length by the river 29 Rod & is about an Acre. It is
to be Understood that a Little piece of upland that is within the
bounds of the meadow that belongs to the 7th Share is to belong
to meadow of 6th & 7th Share for Conveniency of Stacking
their Hay.
The 8th Share at Wellensly and bound as followeth, Begining
at the easterly Corner with a Stake in the range of Eliezer
Churchells Land, and thence 4 Rod & a half & three feet
[westarly*] to a Stake Numbered 8 . 9 . and from thence South
21 :deg: Westerly to a stake by the house Numbered 8-9.&
the Same Course to a High way, & then easterly to Churchells
Land, and Then North 21 deg: Easterly to the bounds first
mentioned . Also a piece at Obery Bounded as followeth & is ye
3d parcell there, Begining at a red [oakf] Marked On 4 Sides
by the way, Thence southerly by the way 26 Rod to a Stake &
heap of Stones, which is the Southwest Corner of the Old Lot,
Thence South east 10 degrees easterly til it Comes to heap of
Stones which is the Southeast Corner of the Old Lot, Thence
Northeast 10 deg: Northerly to a Small red oak marked On 4
Sides, Thence Northwest 10 deg: Westerly to the bounds first
mentioned; Also a piece of Sedge at Wellingsly bounded as
followeth — Begining at High water mark a flat Rock & a Great
Stone upon it, & from Thence Northwest 8 degrees Northerly
til it Comes to the Crick and then bounded by sd Crick til it
Comes to the old Wharfe [p. 207] Wharfe, and then by the old
Wharfe til it Comes to the Common Land, and then by the Com-
mon Land to the bounds first mentioned.
The 9 Share bounded by the 8th Share on the Easterly side
& from a stake Numbered 8.9. Westerly by the Shore Six rod
wanting 3 feet to a stake Numbered 9 . 10 . Thence South 26 deg:
westerly to another Stake by the Road numbered 9 . 10 . Then
Easterly by the Road til it Comes to the bounds of ye 8th Share ;
Also a piece on the West side of Eel river bounded as follows
begining at a red Oak Marked On 4 Sides in Joseph Warrens
Range, Thence North 14 dGg: easterly til it Comes to a stake
* " westarly " was omitted in recording.
t " oak " was omitted in recording.
The Estate of Robert Bartlett4 123
on the South side of a little Crick, and then bounded by the
meadow belonging to the Sixth Share til it Comes to a great
Rock by the River, Then Northerly by the River it Comes to
a stake & heap of Stones in the range of Joseph Warrens Land,
Then Westerly by his Land til it Comes to Elder Faunces Land,
Then Southerly by his Land til it Comes to Warrens Land again,
Then by his Easterly to the bounds first mentioned, the Owners
of the meadow below to have liberty of Carting through sd Land.
The 10th Share bounded by the 9th Share on the Easterly side
begining at a stake by the Bay Numbered 9.10. Thence westerly
by the Bay to the Common Land, Then Southerly by the Com-
mon Land til it Comes to a Rock; the Southerly Corner Bounds
of the Common Lands, Thence Northwesterly by the Common
til it Comes to flat Rock & a Great stone upon it at High water
mark being 5 Rod & a half & 3 feet, Thence Northwest 8 deg:
northerly to the Crick, and then bounded by the Crick til it
Comes to the fence, and then Southeasterly by the fence til it
Comes to the bounds of the 9th Share Also a piece of Land at
Obery & bounded as follows . [is*] The middlemost parcell
begining at a Stake and heap of Stones by the way, Thence
Southerly by the way 26 Rod to a red oak marked On 4 Sides
by the way & is the bounds of a parcell belong to the eighth
Share, Thence South east 10 deg: easterly til it Comes to a Small
red oak marked on 4 Sides, Thence North east 10 deg: North-
erly 26 Rod to a Stake & heap of stones in a Bottom, Thence
Northwest 10 deg: westerly to the bounds first mentioned.
The 11 Share is the House & Land at Town, Also a piece of
Land at Obery & Bounded as follows, Begining at a heap of
Stones which is the North Corner Bounds the Old Lot, Thence
Southerly by the way 22 Rod to a stake & heap of Stones by the
way which is the North Corner Bounds of a parcell Belong to
the 10th Share, & from thence Southeast 10 deg: easterly to a
Stake & heap of Stones in a Bottom; Thence Northeast 12 deg:
east to the east Corner of the old Lot which is a Stake & heap
of Stones, Thence North west 10 deg: Westerly to the bounds
first mentioned.
The first Share to have the meadow ground on the North
side of Wellingsly . all that he bought [of] the Town there. The
2d Share to have the Small Lot at the School house at Eel River."
[4 : 220-222] On 22 April, 1720, Sarah Bartlett, the widow,
was appointed guardian of her sons Robert and Lemuel, both
under fourteen years of age, and was chosen guardian by her
son James, over fourteen but under twenty-one years old.
* " is " was omitted in recording.
124 The Estate of Robert Bartlett*
On the same day, Thomas Clarke, Jr., of Plymouth, was
chosen guardian by Joseph Bartlett, a minor over fourteen years
of age, and was appointed guardian of Elizabeth Bartlett, under
fourteen, children of Robert Bartlett, deceased.
On 24 June, 1720, Ebenezer Holmes, Sr., was appointed
guardian of Ebenezer Bartlett, under fourteen years of age, son
of Robert Bartlett, deceased.
The three original letters of guardianship, issued to Thomas
Clarke, Jr., and Ebenezer Holmes, Sr., are in the files.
The six original bonds of the guardians are in the files. The
widow Sarah Bartlett signed her three bonds by marks. Abiel
Shurtlef was the surety on each of the six bonds, and Thomas
Croade witnessed all of them. David Turner witnessed the three
bonds of the widow, Nathaniel Donham the two bonds of Thomas
Clarke, Jr., and George Barrow the bond of Ebenezer Holmes, Sr.
The bond for the son Robert was for £300, the other five
were for £250 each.
[8:441] " Whereas On ye twenty fourth day of July A. D.
1719. The Honble Isaac Winslow Esqr then Judge of the Pro-
bate .... appointed Benjamin Warren James Barnabey Abiel
ShurtlefT John Barnes & Francis Adams all of Plymouth ....
sufficient Freholders to make Division & partition of all the
Houseing the Lands whereof Robert Bartlett Late of Plymouth
aforesd Deceas'd Dyed Seizd of ... . (Except what ye Supr Court
Order'd to be sold for payment of his Debts) & Divide ye same
into Eleven Equall parts or shares Quantity & Quality Con-
sidered, And afterwards Sd flreholders made partition of sd
Estate Into Eleven Equall parts & made return thereof by Meats
& bounds under theire Llands into the Office of the Court of
Probate as by the Warrant for Division and theire Returne
Recorded in the Registers Office .... after which the sd Isaac
Winslow Judge of probate in fact assignd to ye Children of ye
sd Deceas'd theire severall parts or shares of sd Estate Divided,
as aforesd viz* To Thomas Bartlett ye Eldest son the 4th & 5th
shares, To Elizabeth Bartlet ye first share To Hannah ye second
share, To Joseph the third share, To Ebenezer the Sixth share
To Sarah the seventh share to Robert ye 8th Share, To James
the Ninth share, To Lemuel the 10th share & To John the
Eleventh share — And pursuant thereto said Children and theire
assignees have ever since held & Enjoyd theire sd Shares in
Severalty without any Molestation, But so it happened That the
Assignem* of yfc several shares aforesd was Mislayd or lost & not
Recorded, and the Children of sd Deceasd and theire Assignees
Llaveing made Application to me for ye Confirmation of ye
The Will of John Bartlett' of Plymouth, Mass. 125
severall shares aforesaid to the Children of the sd Deceasd and
theire assignees so yl they may Enjoy theire severall shares
quietly for ye Future Wherefore, I doe hereby assign & Con-
firm unto sd Children & theire Several Assigns theire Severall
and respective parts and Shares before mention'd to hold in
Severalty for Ever hereafter."
This decree was made 10 March, 1740, by John dishing,
Judge of Probate.
THE WILL OF JOHN BARTLETT5
OF PLYMOUTH, MASS.
By the Editor
John Bartlett5 (Robert*, Joseph*, Mary2 Warren, Richard1)
was born at Plymouth, Mass., 13 April, 1696, and died there,
6 February, 1773. Pie married, first, at Plymouth, 4 April, 1723,
Sarah Cobb, who died there, 28 September, 1731. He married,
second, "Mrs" Sarah Gray of Falmouth, their intentions of mar-
riage being entered at Plymouth, 24 August, 1734. The births of
eleven of the children were printed in our thirteenth volume.
John and Sarah (Cobb) Bartlett had five children recorded
at Plymouth: Jerusha Bartlett6, died young; Sarah Bartlett6,
married Thomas Faunce ; Hannah Bartlett6, married Stephen4
Doten (Elisha3, John2, Edward1) ; an unnamed daughter, lived
eleven days ; Mary Bartlett6, died young-.
John and Sarah (Gray) Bartlett had eight children, of whom
six were recorded at Plymouth, and two more are named in their
father's will. The eight children were: Jerusha Bartlett6 (second
of the name), married George Peckham; John Bartlett6, married
Dorothy Carver; Jenney Bartlett6, died young; Lewis Bartlett6,
died without issue, before his father ; Abigail Bartlett6 ; Maria
Bartlett6, married Richard Babb; George Bartlett6; Charles
Bartlett6.
John Bartlett5, of Plymouth, made his will 14 November, 1772,
and it was probated 1 March, 1773. We here print exhaustive
abstracts of the will and all records relating to the settlement of
his estate, found in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of
Probate. The proper reference, to the original document or the
record, is noted with each abstract.
126 The Will of John Barilett* of Plymouth, Mass.
This article has been prepared at the expense of Mrs. Mica j ah
P. Clough, of Lynn, Mass., a member of the Massachusetts
Society of Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of John
and Sarah (Cobb) Bartlett, through their daughter Hannah
Bartlett5, who married Stephen4 Doten (Elishaz, John2, Ed-
ward1). Mrs. Clough contributed also the expense of preserving
the records of the estates of Elisha4 Doten and his sons, James*
Doten and Stephen4 Doten, which were printed in the October,
1917, issue of The Mayflower Descendant.
[The Will of John Bartlett5]
[21 : 232] " John Bartlett of Plymouth .... innholder" made
his will, 14 November, 1772. Bequests were as follows:
To "wife Sarah all the articles of houshold goods which she
brought with her at our marriage. And whereas by a certain
contract made at the time of our marriage I agreed with her
.... that she should possess & enjoy one of the rooms in my
dwelling-house during her widowhood, and she having chosen
the southeast chamber in my said house comonly known by the
name of the shop-chamber I give .... her .... the use .... of the
said shop-chamber, with the privilege of passing to & from said
chamber, either down the front stairs, or thro' the back-chamber
down the back-stairs to the kitchen, as she may think it conven-
ient. Also a privilege in the kitchen, yard, & well . also the use of
six chairs now in the chamber . all during the time that she re-
mains my widow."
To "my sons John & Charles their heirs & assigns forever,
the house in which I now dwell with the land adjoining, together
with the barn thereon standing, with all the privileges & apur-
tenances unto the same belonging, towit, one moiety or half part
of said house & land with the apurtenances, .... unto him the said
John Bartlett .... and the other moiety or half part .... to him
the said Charles Bartlett And whereas my last-named son
Charles will not arrive to the age of twenty one years till the
year of our Lord 1780 .... my son John shall improve the whole
of said lands & buildings during the minority of said Charles,
and in consideration therefor he shall pay unto his other brother
George" £3, lawful money, yearly, "until the aforesaid Charles
shall arrive at full age"
The Will of John Bartlett? of Plymouth, Mass. 127
To "my son George Bartlett" £3, ''annually to be paid him
by my son John, until my said son Charles arrive at full age . And
. ... if my son Charles shou'd dye before he arrive to the age of
twenty one years .... my said son George shall have the one
moiety or half part of my house & land .... bequeathed to him
the said Charles" "I also give .... son George the one half, part
of a certain house-lot with the buildings thereon standing, and
about four acres of land adjoining situate at a place called
Eel-river, which house & land was purchased by my brother
Joseph Bartlet & myself, equally between us" also £40, lawful
money, ''out of my estate which I have not disposed off in this
my last will, (if so much shall be remaining after my just debts,
& funeral charges, & the charge of setling my estate are first
paid."
To "my daughter Abigail one bed and furniture which she
shall chuse . also a high chest of draws which was her mother's .
also one chamber table which was her mother's."
To "my three sons John, George, & Charles all my wearing
aparel, my arms & amunition, to be equally divided between
them."
To "my wife Sarah the use & improvement of my largest
watch during the time she remains my widow . also the privilege
of a seat in my pew in the meeting house."
To "my eight children towit Sarah Faunce, Hannah Doten,
Jerusha Peckham, John Bartlet, Abigail Bartlett, Maria Babb,
George Bartlet & Charles Bartlett, one feather bed & one silver
spoon each"
"I do hereby constitute .... my son John Bartlett sole exec-
utor .... and I do hereby order & direct my said executor to sell
& dispose of my two wood lots, and my meadow at Saquash for
the payment of my debts & charges and the legacies in this my
will given."
"All the rest & residue of my estate real, personal or mix'd
after my debts, charges, & the legacies .... are paid; I do hereby
give .... to my said five daughters Sarah, Hannah, Jerusha,
Abigail, & Maria, to be equally divided between them."
The will was witnessed by John Russell, Thomas Wethrell
and Edward Winslow, Jr.
The will "was presented for probate by his son John Bartlett
the executor" on 1 March, 1773, and approved on the oaths of
Edward Winslow, Jr., and Thomas Wethrell, two of the wit-
nesses.
128 The Will of John Bartlett* of Plymouth, Mass.
[p. 234] Thomas Foster, Thomas Matthew and Edward
Winslow, Jr., were appointed appraisers 1 March, 1773, an(l
they took the inventory 5 March, 1773. The real estate was:
''Dwelling-house & land & all the outhousing" £450; "The wood-
lot containing about 21 acres" £50, 16s. ; "The 10 acres wood lot
bo't pf Thomas Faunce" £30; "Salt-meadow at Saquash apraizd
by information" £40; "Half the dwelling-house & -J of about
4 acres of land at Eel-river in partnership with dea : Joseph
Bartlett" £15. A "Pew in the meeting-house first precinct" was
appraised at £20.
Other interesting items are: "1 old watch" £2, 2s. ; "1 large
watch" £3, 6s.; a barrel with a quantity of "doctor-Stephens-
water" £1, 4s.; "Violet, the negro-woman" £10; "Allex a negro-
boy aged 8 years" £33, 6s., 8d. ; "Jem: aged 6 yrs" £26, 13s., 4d.
The total amount of the inventory was £823, 5s., 4d.
The inventory was sworn to, by the appraisers, on 27 March,
1773, and by the executor, on 4 May, 1773.
[From original] On 21 August, 1773, "Charles Bartlett a
minor above fourteen years of age son of John Bartlett late of
Plymouth .... inn-holder decd" chose "Thomas Matthew of the
same Plymouth merchant" as his guardian, and the choice was
approved, 24 August, 1773. [Also recorded, 22 : 151.]
[From unrecorded bond] On 24 August, 1773, Thomas
Matthew, trader, as guardian, with Edward Winslow, Jr., gentle-
man, and John Watson, gentleman, as sureties, all three of Plym-
outh, gave a bond for £200. The witnesses were Pelham Winslow
and Bartlett LeBaron.
[27 : 524] On 4 January, 1791, "Dorothy Bartlett of Plymouth
....widow" (of John Bartlett0) was appointed administratrix
de bonis non, "his Son John Bartlett* Executor .... dying before
he had compleated his Executorship"
[From unrecorded original bond] On 4 January, 1791, Dor-
othy Bartlett, widow, as administratrix de bonis non, with Joshua
Thomas, Esq., and Thomas Matthew, yeoman, as sureties, all of
Plymouth, gave a bond for £200. The witnesses were Isaac
Lothrop and Ephraim Spooner.
[From original division] On 29 September, 1791, Sylvanus
Bartlett, Ephraim Spooner and Joshua Thomas, having been
appointed to "divide the Estate Mr John Bartlett Senr late of
*That is, John Bartlett6, who married Dorothy Carver.
The Will of John Bartletf0 of Plymouth, Mass. 129
Plimouth deceasd Gave to his Two Sons John & Charles (both
of whom are deceasd) into two Equal parts .... Set off to the
heirs of the Estate of Said John Bartlett the Southerly half of
the dwelling house Vizt the southeasterly front room on the lower
floor, the headroom Adjoyning, the middle-room, and the two
Southerly Chambers over them, a Priviledge of useing the Ketch-
ing and ovin, one half of the Celler that is the southerly half of
it to be divided through the middle of it from East to West, the
Southerly half the Garrit, to be divided in like manner with one
half the front Entery and a priviledge in the Well — we Also Set
of to the hirs of said John of the land Adjoyning said house as
below — begining at the Southeasterly corner of said house, thence
Southerly by the Street thirty one feet to the land of Mr Thomas
Wethrel Thence Westerly by said Wethrells land One hundred
& twenty feet to a Stake Set in the Ground — thence Northerly
twenty three feet to another Stake — thence on a Strate line East-
erly Seventy nine feet to the South west Corner of said house,
thence by the house to the bounds first mentioned Together with
the buildings thereon"
"Secondly We .... set off to the heirs of Said Charles Bartlett
deceasd the Northerly half of said House from the middle of the
front Entery the whole of said Dwelling house Excepting what
is Sett of to Mr John Bartletts heirs, with liberty to Pass through
the middle Room, to, & from the Ketching, The Northerly half
of the Celler through the Middle from East to West — the North-
erly half the Garrit to be divided in like manner — We also assign
to the heirs of said Charles Bartlett the whole of the the Garding
and land that belonged to said John Bartlett Senr Deceasd to the
Northward & Westward of the lands &c Set off to the heirs of
Mr John Bartlett the Younger, as above, Reserveing — liberty for
the owners of the Southerly half said house, &c to pass from the
Southerly door of the Ketching to the Garden &c as may be
needefull, we also direct that the Celler Stairs the front, & back
Stares leading up the Chambers & the Stars leading up the Garrit
& the Well . Shall be used by the owners of both parts of said
house as they please & to be repared equally between them"
The division was sworn to by the three commissioners on
29 October, 1791, and was confirmed by the court the same day.
[The division was also recorded, 31 1459.]
[From original account] "The account of Dorothy Bartlett
Administratrix de bonis non .... on the Estate of John Bartlett
Senr" was allowed, 29 October, 1791.
130 The Will of John Bartlett* of Plymouth, Mass.
Payments had been received from : Ichabod Holmes ; John
Savery; Samuel Bartlett ; "Eben: Wing"; Jeremiah Collings;
Japhet Allen; Josiah Carver; Benoni Nicholson, for the "Servant
boy James"; Thomas Mayhew, Jr.; Naaman Holbrook, Jr., for
"Negro boy Alexr"; Isaac Symmes, for ten acres of land sold
him 17 June, 1777, £32; Stephen Samson, for "a lott of Salt
meadow at Saquish" £26; Thomas Davis.
"The Watch &c returnd by the Widdow at her 2nd marrid"
was credited at £3, 12s., 8d.
Payments had been made to : Thomas Mathews ; Edward
Winslow, Jr., Register of Probate ; Lemuel Thomas ; Thomas
Morton; Stephen Samson; Benjamin Warren; Davis & Harlow;
Ben. Ryder; William Rider; Thomas Loring; Stephen Doten;
Ephraim Cobb ; Lanman & TufTts ; Joshua Blackwell ; Nathaniel
Lothrop ; Robert Brown, Jr.; Bildad Arnold; Bartlett LeBaron;
Peleg Wadsworth; William Coye; Gideon Bradford; James
Drew; "Sarah Bartlett Widd°"; Elijah Snow; "Mrs Mercy
Hedge"; John Chamberlin; Zaccheus Paddock; Joshua Perkins;
Jonathan Tillson ; William Hall Jackson ; Isaac Lothrop, Esq. ;
Ephraim Spooner ; Consider Chase ; Barnabas Cobb ; Dr. William
Thomas ; the estate of Sylvanus Bramhal, deceased ; Capt. Ben-
jamin Churchill.
"Provisions Used by the Widdow, 2 Chilldren & Servants"
£2, 4s., 8d. ; "a looking Glass & Table Dd to Abigail Bartlett as
r the Deceasds Will is orderd" £2, 8s.; "the Watch & Chairs
delivd the Widd° as W Will" £3, 18s., 8d. ; "a Legacy bequethed
George Bartlett f the Will" £40; "1 feather bead & Spoon
3.3.8^ Household Goods 12. 7.1 J To Thomas Faunces Wife" £15,
ios., 9^d. ; "1 feather bead &c. 3.3.8J Household Goods 12.7.1J
To Stephen Dotens Wife" £15, ios., ojd. ; "1 feather bead .
3.3.8]-d Household Goods 12.7.1^ To George Peckhams wife"
£15, ios., 9jd. ; "2 Ditto to Abigail Bartlett" £15, 9s., 8Jd. ; "To
1 table & a Glass 1.10. To Sundry household Goods 12,7, ij To
Abigail Bartlett"; "feather bead . 3.3.8J Household Goods .
12. 7.1 J To Richard Babbs wife" £15, ios., 9|d. ; "the Deceasds
wareing Apparrill Given to his Sons" £15, 5s., lid.; "his fire
armes & Amunicion Given to Ditto" £2, 4s. [The account was
also recorded, 31 1456.]
The Will of Jeremiah Thomas 131
THE WILL OF JEREMIAH THOMAS OF
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS.
By the Editor
Jeremiah Thomas of Middleborough, Mass., married, first,
on 25 February, 1684, Lydia3 Hovvland {John2'1), of Barnstable,
who was the mother of all his children. The marriage is not on
the Barnstable records, but is found on the Middleborough rec-
ords, and was printed in our first volume. Lydia was born at
Barnstable, 9 January, 1665. She died at Middleborough, 6 July,
1717, "In ye 52d Year of Her Age", according to her grave-
stone, which was reproduced in our twelfth volume.
Jeremiah Thomas married, second, on 29 April, 1720, Mary
Durfe, who was born about 1664, and died 15 November, 1749,
at Middleborough.
Unfortunately, the Howland Genealogy, published in New
Bedford, Mass., in 1885, confuses two Lydia Howlands, who
were first cousins, and assigns each to the husband of the other.
The correct marriages of the two Lydias were as follows :
Lydia3 Howland (John2, John1), of Barnstable, married Jere-
miah Thomas, of Middleborough, as already stated.
Lydia3 Hovvland (Joseph2, John1), of Plymouth, married
Joseph Jenkins, of Barnstable, in October, 1694, and the mar-
riage was recorded at Barnstable.
Jeremiah and Lydia (Howland) Thomas had eleven children,
recorded at Middleborough* : Nathaniel, Sarah, Jeremiah, Eliza-
beth, Mary, Lydia, Thankful, Jedediah, Bethiah, Ebenezer, Pris-
cilla. All of these children were living when their father made
his will, 29 September, 1735.
Jeremiah Thomas died 2 February, 1736, in his 77th year,
according to his gravestone, which is between the stones of his
two wives, in the old cemetery at "The Green", in Middleborough.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of the will, and of all
other records, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Pro-
bate, relating to his estate, the reference to the record being
noted with each abstract.
This article is printed at the expense of Mr. John W. Church-
ill, of Plymouth, Mass., a member of the Massachusetts Society
of Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of Jeremiah and
Lydia (Howland) Thomas, through their son Jeremiah.
* Mayflower Descendant, 2 : 107.
132 The Will of Jeremiah Thomas
[The Will of Jeremiah Thomas]
[7:267] On 29 September, 1735, ''Jeremiah Thomas of
Middleborough" made his will. Bequests were as follows:
To "Wife Mary Thomas all the Goods She brought to me
that was hers before She was married to me and also one Cow
which She shall chuse out of my Cows and also twenty Pounds
in money ten Pounds to be paid in one Year after my Decease
& ten Pounds in two Year after my Decease and also three
Pounds a Year .... to be paid Yearly & every Year & also my
three Swine & also one Iron Pot & one Iron Kettle and one Iron
Skillett & also one Spinning Wheel a foot Wheel & also Liberty
to live in my now Dwelling House as long as She lives and also
all the Corn both Indian Corn Rie & Wheat or any other Grain
that belongeth to me .... And also all the Provisions of all Sorts
that shall be in my House .... for her present Support"
To "my Eldest Son Nathaniel Thomas all that Twenty acres
of Land that joins to my Homestead that was laid out as an
Addition to my Homestead Except Eight acres next joyning to
my Homestead upon the East End thereof"
To "my Son Jeremiah Thomas one half of my Lot of Land
in the South Purchase so called in the Township of Middle-
borough"
To "my Son Jedediah Thomas one Half of my Lot of Land
in the South Purchase in ye Township of Middleboro"
To "my Daugh Sary Wood" £5.
To "my Daughter Elizabeth Tomson" £5.
To "my Daughter Mary Blush" £5.
To "my Daughter Lydia Hackett" £5.
To "my Daughter Thankfull Cobb" £5.
To "my Daughter Bethiah Chipman" £5.
To "my Daughter Priscilla Thomas one two Year old Heifer
the Choice of my two Heifers And also one Bed a Feather Bed
Cotton Ticking & also the Bolster & Pillow all of a Sort Cotton
Ticking & one Bed Blanket & Coverlid black & yellow"
The executor is to "pay Each of ye Sums abovenamed to
Each of my Daughters within three Years after my Decease"
To "my Son Ebenezer Thomas Whom I likewise Constitute
.... my sole Executor .... all & Singular my Homestead both
Housing & Lands Together with all other of my Lands in ... .
Middleborough both Upland & Meadow not Mentioned in my
Will nor Given by Deeds Together with all my personal Estate
both within Doors & out Doors Together with all my just Debts
.... He paying all my just Debts Legacies & Funeral Charges"
The Will of Maj, John3 Bradford 133
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Henry
Wood, Nathaniel Holmes and Samuel Thomas, all of whom
made oath to the will on 7 February, 1736, before Isaac Winslow,
Judge of Probate.
[7:26s] The will was probated, at Marshfield, on 11 Feb-
ruary, 1736, by Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate, and admin-
istration granted to Ebenezer Thomas, the executor named
therein.
[From unrecorded bond] On 7 February, 1736, Ebenezer
Thomas, as executor, with Henry Wood as surety, both of
Middleborough, husbandmen, gave a bond for £500. The wit-
nesses were Edward Winslow and Hopestill Oliver.
THE WILL OF MAJ, JOHN3 BRADFORD OF
KINGSTON, MASS*
By the Editor
Maj. John3 Bradford (William2'1) was born at Plymouth,
20 February, 1652, and died at Kingston, Mass., 8 December,
1736. He married, on 6 January, 1674*, at Plymouth, Mercy3
Warren (Joseph2, Richard1), who was born in that town, 23 Sep-
tember, 1653, and died at Kingston in March, 1747. The day of
the month was not given in the town record of her death, or on
her gravestone.
It should be noted that the present town of Kingston, Mass.,
was a part of Plymouth, until 1726.
Maj. John3 Bradford made his will 2 October, 1732, and it
was probated 21 December, 1736. We here print exhaustive
abstracts of the will, and of all other records, relating to the
settlement of the estate, found in the Plymouth County, Mass.,
Registry of Probate.
This will and the will of Edward Mitchell, also in this issue,
have been printed at the expense of Mr. George L. Roberts, of
Brookline, Mass., a member of the Massachusetts Society of
Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of Maj. John3 Brad-
ford, through his daughter Alice, who married, first, Edward
Mitchell, and, second, Joshua Hersey.
*Not "5 February ", as frequently printed. See Mayflower Descendant,
13 : 205 and 17 : 192.
134 The Will of Maj. John3, Bradford
[Maj. John3 Bradford's Will]
[From original will] On 2 October, 1732, "John Bradford of
Kingston .... Gent :" made his will. Bequests were as follows:
To "wife Marcy Bradford during the time of her widowhood
the use & Improvement of One half of my homstead on which
I now dwell with One half of the Housing on the Same, as also
the Whole proffits & Income of my Interest in the Grist mill &
Fulling mill in Kingston with the Use & Improvement of two
oxen & two Cows, Together with my best bed & furniture & all
my household Goods (Except what I shall herein Otherwise
dispose of) and in Case She marry again my will is She Shall
have forty pounds paid her out of my movable Estate in Such
things as she Shall Chuse"
To "my Grandson Robert Bradford the son of my late son
John Bradford deceased .... my Sixty acre Lot on the South
Side of the Great Cedar Swamp in the Majors Purchase, as also
Twenty acres of Land at the head of my homstead being the
Twenty acres that was Michells As also one third of my Lot of
Cedar Swamp in the Great Swamp lying on the north Side of
Sd Swamp as also my Rapier & Belt"
To "my Son Samuel Bradford .... (besides what I have
already given him by Deed of Gift) my Lot of Cedar swamp
in Colchester Swamp near his now dwelling house in Plimton;
as also my Acre of Sedge on the South Side of Jones's River
at a place Commonly Called Cap4 Howlands point, as also one
third part of my abovementioned Lot of Cedar swamp in the
Great Swamp & my Cane that I Commonly use"
"Item I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Allice the wife
of Joshua Hearsy of Hingham the Sum of fifty pounds to be
paid within one year after the decease of my selfe & wife"
To "my daughter Marcy the widdow of Isaac Cushman Junr
late of Plimton decd" £50, "to be paid within One Year after
the decease of my selfe & wife"
To "my daughter Pricilla the wife of Seth Chipman" £50,
"to be left in ye hands of my son Samuel to be disposed of for
ye Use of my sd daughter & her Children as they Shall have
Ocation therefor"
To "my son Samuel Bradford one third part of my whole
Interest in a Tract of Land in the Eastern parts of New Eng-
land Commonly Called Leveretts purchase"
To "my five Grandsons, James Zadock Samuel Eliphalet &
William the Sons of my late son William Bradford deceased in
Equall Shares .... all my Homestead both upland meadow & or
The Will of Maj. John3 Bradford 135
marsh Land and all my undisposed Land adjoyning extending
westward near to William Cooks line with my two acres of Salt
meadow & piece of upland in Duxborough near Stonny brooke
and my Six acres of meadow in Jones's River meadow, with the
housing & Outhousing Standing upon Sd homstead Also my
Lott of Cedar swamp in Monponsett Swamp at a place Called
Jawans, As also my Other third part of my Lot in the Great
Cedar swamp & also One third part of my Interest in the aforesd
Tract of Land Called Leverets purchase Together with all my
Carts plows Chains & Other my Utensils for Husbandry . (al-
ways Reserving to my said Dear wife the use & Improvement
of one half my homstead as before Expressed.)"
To "my aforesd Grandson James Bradford my Gun that I
Commonly use."
To "my aforenamed three daughters Allice Marcy & Pricilla
all the remainder of my movable Estate at my wife's decease
or Second marriage to be Equally divided among them"
To "my aforesd Son Samuel, my Grandson Robert and my
aforesd five Grandsons the Sons of my late Son Son William
decd all the Remainder of my Real Estate whatsoever & where-
soever with all my Interest in the aforesd mills & housing Land
and Utensils thereto belonging. That is to Say two thirds thereof
to be Equally divided between my sd Son Samuel & my Grand-
son Robert & the Other third part thereof to be Equally divided
between my Other five Grandsons before named .... Reserving
to my said wife the Income in the sd mills as before Expressed"
To "my Grandaughter Hannah Brad[fo]rd the daughter of
my sd Son William Bradford (decd)" £20, "in mony to be paid
by my Executors hereafter named within one year after the
decease of my selfe & wife"
His wife and son Samuel were appointed joint executors,
"and in Case of the death of One the Other Sole Executor"
The will was signed "John bradford".
The witnesses were "Benj Samson", "John Breuster" and
"Thos Croade"*, all of whom made oath to the will, 21 De-
cember, 1736, before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate.
"The Will of Majr John Bradford of Kingston" was pro-
bated on 21 December, 1736, and administration granted to
"Marcy Bradford Widow of ye sd Deceasd & to Samuel Brad-
ford Son of ye sd Deceasd" [The will was recorded, 7:260.
The files contain also a contemporary certified copy of the will
and probate.]
* Called "Thomas Croade Esqr" when the will was probated.
136 The Will of Maj. John"' Bradford
[7 : 274] "An Inventory of ye Estate of Majr John Bradford
of Kingston" was taken 17 January, 1736/7, by Francis Adams,
Gershom Bradford and Joseph Mitchell. No real estate was
mentioned. Debts were due the estate from: the estate of Nich-
olas Davis; Jacob Chipman ; Christopher Wadsworth ; Nathaniel
Croade ; Lieut. Samuel Bradford of Plympton. The executors
and appraisers made oath to the inventory, 11 March, 1736,
before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate. [The files contain a
contemporary certified copy of the record of the inventory.]
[From unrecorded summons] On 15 February, 1738, "Mercy
Bradford of Kingston Widdow : & Samuel Bradford of Plimton
Gentleman" the executors, were summonsed to appear at the
Inferior Court of Common Pleas, at Plymouth, on the first
Tuesday of March, 1738, to answer "unto James Bradford of
Preston .... in ye Colony of Conecticut housewright" because
they had not paid the legacy of £20, although more than a year
had elapsed since the death of the testator.
The writ was served on Samuel Bradford, 15 February, 1738,
and on Mercy Bradford, 16 February, 1738, by Josiah Sturte-
vant, Deputy Sheriff.
[From unrecorded bill] John Otis, attorney for the executors,
presented a bill of costs against James Bradford, the plaintiff,
amounting to £2, 17s., 6d., which was approved by the court.
The two defendants, for seven days' attendance of each, charged
£1, 8s.
[Plym. Co. Deeds, 27 : 177*] On 17 January, 1732/3, "I John
Bradford of Kingston .... Gent." for "the Natural Love &
affection that I have & bear unto my loving Grand Children
the Children of my Loving Son William Bradford deceased ....
Have hereby .... Given .... unto my sd Grand Sons James Brad-
ford Zadok Bradford Samuel Bradford Eliphalet Bradford &
William Bradford my five Grandsons .... in equal Shares, all
my Homestead Lots Upland Meadow & Marshland & all my
undisposed Land adjoyning Extending Westward near to Willm
Cookes line. With my two acres of Salt Meadow & Pieces of
Upland in Duxborough near Stony Brook & my Six acres of
Meadow in Jones River Meadow With the Housing & out Hous-
ing standing upon sd Homestead also my Lot of Cedar Swamp
in Monponsett Swamp at a Place called Jawano As also one
third Part of my Lot in the Great Cedar Swamp, and also One
* A certified copy of this deed, probably used in connection with the suit
brought by James Bradford, of Preston, Ct., is filed with the other papers re-
lating to Maj. John3 Bradford's estate.
The Will of Maj. John3 Bradford 137
third Part of my Interest in the Tract of Land called Leveretts
Purchase Together with all my Carts Plows Chains & other my
Utensils for Husbandry Always Reserving the Whole Use of ye
Above Granted Premises to my Self during my Natural Life :
and the Improvement of Half the sd Premises during ye Natural
Life of my dear & loving Wife Mercy Bradford : and also I Give
unto my Grandson James Bradford my Gun that I commonly
use . I do also Give unto my loving Grand Daughter Hannah
Bradford the Daughter of my sd Son Willm Deceasd .... twenty
Pounds in money to be paid by my Executrs after ye Decease of
my Self & Wife within a Year . And also I do Give unto my
five Grandsons abovenamed twenty Pounds apiece in money to
be paid by my Executrs within a Year after my Decease . and
more-over I do Give unto my five Grandsons .... after ye De-
cease of my Self and my Wife One third Part of my Grist Mill
and Fulling Mill and the Land that belongs to sd Mills and
Housing and also one third Part of all my real Estate that is
not particularly Disposed of ... . and I do hereby Bind & oblige
my Executors or adminrs to pay ye above given Gifts that is
Given to my sd Six Grand Children that is to be paid them in
Money."
The witnesses were Samuel Foster and Francis Adams.
"Majr John Bradford Acknowledged ye aforewritten to be
his act & Deed" on 24 January, 1732/3, and the deed was re-
corded the same day.
[Plym. Co. Prob. Records, 10:438] "An Inventory of the
Estate of Major John Bradford of Kingston left in the hands
of his Execrs and also of all the sd Estate that is unadministred"
was taken 27 May, 1747, by Wrestling Brewster, Francis Adams
and Elisha Stetson. " Robert Bradford admr on sd Estate", made
oath to the inventory, 14 July, 1747. No real estate was included.
[From original letter] On 1 June, 1747, "Robert Bradford of
Kingston .... Gentm" was appointed administrator de bonis non,
on the estate of "Major John Bradford late of Kingston....
deceasd .... his wife Mercy Bradford & his son Samuel Brad-
ford Joynt Executors" of his will having "also since deceasd
and the Executorship not yet Compleated" [The letter was also
recorded, 10 : 421.]
[From unrecorded bond] On 1 June, 1747, Robert Bradford,
gentleman, as administrator, with Samuel Foster, gentleman, and
John Brewster, innholder, as sureties, all being of Kingston,
gave a bond of £500. The witnesses were Edward Winslow and
Elisha Bradford.
138 Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY
OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS
Gifts for the Library and Cabinet
From Mr. Rodney Macdonongh: The unsold copies of the
"Life of Commodore Thomas Alacdonough", written by his
grandson, the donor.
From Air. Edmund P. Collier: "The Genealogies of the Fam-
ilies of Cohasset Massachusetts".
From Air. Henry D. Coolidge: "A Manual for the use of the
General Court* for 1918."
From the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : Vital Records of
Charlemont, of Cohasset, of Flardwick, of Milford, of North-
bridge, of Salem (Vol. II), of Stoneham, and of Windsor.
From Rev. Frederick B. Allen: "John Pory's Lost Description
of Plymouth Colony".
Hermon W. Pratt died at Everett, Mass., 2 May, 19 18. He was
a descendant of Stephen Hopkins, and was elected a member
of this Society on 28 Aiarch, 1905, his membership number
being 890.
Members Elected
8 April, 1918.
No. 1537. Airs. Herbert Charles Bliss, Attleborough, Mass.,
eighth from Stephen Hopkins.
13 Alay, 1918.
No. 1538. Airs. Byron Aianley Bennett, Worcester, Mass., ninth
from James1 Chilton, eighth from Mary2 Chilton.
No. 1539. Miss Flope Thornton Bennett, Worcester, Mass.,
tenth from James1 Chilton, ninth from Alary2
Chilton.
No. 1540. Miss Doris Ernestine Sleeper, Boston, Mass., tenth
from William Bradford.
No. 1 541. Miss Alinnie Small Seaver, Lexington, Mass., tenth
from Richard Warren.
*Of Massachusetts.
Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society 139
No. 1542. Walter Marshall Bacon, Boston, Mass., eighth from
Richard Warren.
No. 1543. Mrs. William Arsen Courchene, Boston, Mass., ninth
from Richard Warren.
No. 1544. George Roberts Walworth, Lynn, Mass., ninth from
Isaac1 Allerton, eighth from Remember2 Allerton.
10 June, 1918.
No. 1545. Charles French Avery,* Newtonville, Mass., eighth
from Richard Warren.
No. 1546. Walter Merriam Pratt,* Chelsea, Mass., tenth from
Stephen1 Hopkins, ninth from Constance2 Hop-
kins.
Supplemental Lines Accepted
April, 1918.
No. 1429. Mrs. James P. Bird, ninth from Degory Priest.
No. 1448. George B. Whiting, ninth from James1 Chilton, eighth
from Mary2 Chilton ; eighth from Richard War-
ren.
May, 19 18.
No. 1306. Miss Mary E. Davenport, ninth from Richard Warren.
June, 1918.
No. 1 167. Mrs. Alfred H. Burnham, ninth from Richard
Warren.
Supplemental Lines Should Be Filed
Many members have more than one line of Mayflower Descent
which should be filed with the Society, so that their own records
may be complete in "The Mayflower Genealogies ", on which the
Editor has been at work since the organization of the Society, in
1896.
The By-Laws require an additional fee of two dollars ($2.00)
for each supplemental line filed.
The Editor will be glad to advise members who desire to file
supplemental lines with the Society.
Attest : George Ernest Bowman,
Secretary.
*Life Member.
140 Edward Ad itch ell's Will
EDWARD MITCHELL'S WILL
By the Editor
Edward Mitchell3 (Jane2 Cooke, Francis1) } of Bridge-
water, Mass., married, first, Mary Hayward, by whom he had no
issue. He married, second, at Plymouth, 26 August, 1708, Alice4,
daughter of Maj. John3 Bradford (William2-1), by whom he had
three children, born at Bridgewater. These children were : Mary
Mitchell4, born 19 July, 1709, married Joshua Hersey ; Alice
Mitchell4, born 23 December, 1714, married Noah Hersey; Ed-
ward Mitchell4, born 7 February, 1715/16, married Elizabeth
Cushing.
Edward Mitchell3 made his will 4 February, 1716/17, and he
died 15 March, 17 16/17, according to a statement on his inven-
tory. This is the only known record of the date of his death.
His widow married, second, Joshua Hersey of Hingham, two of
whose sons married her two daughters by her first husband.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of the will of Edward
Mitchell3 and of all other records, in the Plymouth County, Mass.,
Registry of Probate, relating to the settlement of his estate.
This will and the will of Maj. John3 Bradford, in this issue,
have been printed at the expense of Mr. George L. Roberts, of
Brookline, Mass., a member of the Massachusetts Society of
Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of Edward and Alice
(Bradford) Mitchell, through their daughter Alice, who married
Noah Hersey.
[Edward Mitchell's Will]
[From original will] On 4 February, 1716/17, "Edward Mit-
chel of Bridgwater .... Gentelman" made his will. Bequests
were as follows :
To "my Son Edward my homestead wheron now I dwell with
all my houseing and out houseing being about Seven Score Acres
be it more or less by the known bounds of it" also "a tract of
Land Lying on the Easterly Side of a Swamp being part of the
swamp Called by the name of Center Swamp being about thirty
& five acres more or less as also two Lots each Containing twenty
acres more or less lying in a place Called Johns bridge neck"
To "my daughter Mary a parcel of Land Lying on the East-
erly Side of nathanil Howards part of which being the house and
Edward Mitchell's Will 141
homestead that formerly belonged to Samuel howard being in the
whole about fifty acres more or less according unto the known
bounds thereof"
To "my daughter Alee a certain tract or parcel of Land Lying
near to a pond Called Setuckit pond not far from where the
Indians now dwell being about an hundred acres of the same
more or less"
"my will is that if Either of these my three Children Should
be taken away by Death before they arrive to lawfull age or are
married that then their part be divided Equaly between the Sur-
viving Children"
To "wife Alee (whom I Constitute .... Sole Executrix of this
my last will . . . .) Several parcels of Land .... the one of them
being the Second lot in the third devision being thirty acres more
or less the other being twenty acres more or less lying near to the
lands of mr Hersy of abbingtown the other being twenty acres
Lying upon a plain Called Jonathans plane".
To "my wife and three Children abovesd to be Equaly im-
proved by them all my right in Cedar Swamps at a place Called
Punkin bridge and at a place Calld poor medow Cedar Swamp"
To "my wife abovesd all my moveables as also the improve-
ment of all the Lands and houseing abovesd untill my sd Children
shall Come to lawfull age as also a Small parcel of Silver money
be the Same more or less — as also the fifth part of the Iron works
at a place Called Titicut with two small Lots of Land lying near
to the Same"
"my wife above named Shall have one room in this my now
dwelling house during her natural life if She See Cause and that
my Son Edward after he Come to age shall yearly pay unto her
the Sum of Ten pounds during her natural life if shee demand
the Same"
The will was signed "Edward michell".
The witnesses were Benjamin Allen, Eleazer Carver and Solo-
mon Pratt, all of whom made oath to the will on 24 April, 17 17,
before Nathaniel Thomas, Judge of Probate.
The will was probated, at Plymouth, on 25 April, 1717, by
Nathaniel Thomas, Judge of Probate, and administration granted
to "Alee Michell sole Executrix". [The will and letter were also
recorded, 4 : 17.]
[From original inventory] "An Inventory of the personal
Estate of Edward Michell .... of Bridgwater .... Gentm who
Deced the Fifteenth day of March Anno Dom 1716/17", was
taken by Josiah Edson, Joseph Hay ward, "Nathanael Brett", and
Isaac Johnson, on 9 April, 1717. £440, is. were due the estate,
142 The Wills of JoJin Phinney and His Son John
iio, 13s., of it being "In Indian Debts". The total amount of
the inventory was £833. The value of several additional items
was not stated. On 24 April, 1717, "Alee Mitchell Relict wjdow
of Edward Mitchell late of Brigwater decd" made oath to the
inventory, before Nathaniel Thomas, Judge of Probate. [The
inventory was also recorded, 4 : 19]
THE WILLS OF JOHN PHINNEY
AND HIS SON JOHN
By the Editor
John Phinney of Barnstable, Mass., married, on 16 August,
1664, Mary3 Rogers {Joseph-, Thomas1), and had twelve chil-
dren: John; Melatiah, died young; Joseph; Thomas; Ebenezer;
Samuel; Mary, married John Eastland; Mercy, married Eleazer
Crocker; Reliance, married John Morton; Benjamin; Jonathan;
Hannah, died young.
Amos Otis's "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families",
Volume II, page 225, gives another child: "Elizabeth, baptized
May 10, 1691." A careful study of the evidence, however, will
convince any one that this is not the baptism of a child of John
and Mary (Rogers) Phinney; but the baptism of Elizabeth, the
first child of their son John Phinney, by his wife Sarah Lumbart.
The births of the children of John and Mary (Rogers) Phin-
ney, and of the children of John and Sarah (Lumbart) Phinney,
all on the Barnstable town records, were printed in our eleventh
volume, pages 130-132.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of the wills of John
Phinney who married Mary3 Rogers, and their son John Phinney,
also of Barnstable, and all other records, in the Barnstable County,
Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to the settlement of these
two estates.
This article is printed at the expense of Mr. Robert C. Vose,
of Brookline, Mass., whose wife is a descendant of John and
Sarah (Lumbart) Phinney. Both Mr. and Mrs. Vose are mem-
bers of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants.
There are no original papers relating to these estates in the
probate files.
The Wills of John Phinney and His Son John 143
[Jwn Phinney's Will — 1718]
[3 : 595] "John Phiney of Barnstable .... weaver" made his
will on 19 April, 1718. Bequests were as follows:
"after The Decease of my Wife I Give to my Daughter Mary
Eastland my best fether Bed and Coverlid & bolster and one
pillow."
"all The Rest of my movable Estate I Give Equally to my
Three Daughters vis : To Mary Eastland mercy Crocker and
Reliance Morton."
"The Remain of of the money Due To me from my son
Ebenezer Phiney after my Wives Decease I Give Equally To my
Seven sons vs : John Phiney . Joseph, Thomas, Ebenezer, Sam-
uel, Benjamin, & Jonathan Phiney."
" I Do Constitute . . . son John Phiney my onely & sole Exec-
utor"
The signature was recorded as "John Phinney".
The witnesses were: Moodey Russel, Martha Russel and
James Paine. They were all sworn, and the will was probated,
at Barnstable, on 18 June, 1719.
[3:597] "Barnstable March the 9th 1718/9. This Is The
Invantory of ye Estate of John Phiney Senr Late of Barnstable
Deceased." No real estate was mentioned. The total amount was
£116, 14s. The appraisers were Benjamin Lumbert and Ebenezer
Hinckley.
"John Phinney Executor to the Last Will .... of his Father
John Phiney Deceasd" made oath to the inventory, at Barnstable,
on 17 June, 1719.
[John Phinney's Will — 1735]
[6:510] "John Phiney of Barnstable" made his will on
29 November, 1735. Bequests were as follows:
To "Wife Sarah ye Profitts or Improvement of all my Land
& marsh the great Room In my house where I now Dwell my
best bed & furniture belonging to it two Cows and half the fruit
of ye Orchard During the time of her Living my Widdow and In
Case she should marry again my will is that on my son Jabez
paying her twenty pounds she Shall quit all her Right to all my
Real Estate."
To "my Son John Phiney the bed and bolster he hath allready
Receivd, my Cane and One third part of my Wearing Cloaths
having Given him his part of my Lands allready by Deed Ex-
ecuted."
144 The Wills of John Phinney and His Son John
To "my Son Thomas Phiney all my Coopers Tools and one
tfaii 1 part of my Wearing Cloths he also haveing had allready his
part of my Land."
To "my Son Jabez Phiney and to his heirs forever all my
Land with the building thereon Reserving to my Wife as above-
said both Land and Meadow whereever it my Lye I also give
and bequeath unto my Said Son Jabez One third part of my
Wearing Cloths my arms and all my husbandry Tools and Im-
plements whatsoever Provided he pay to his Mother fifty pounds
for her Support if She Shall Call for it while She Lives my
Widow"
"my Land at Sandy Neck Shall be held by my three Sons
Equally to them and their Heirs forever"
"I Give unto my five Daughters Elisabeth Hannah Sarah
Patience and Martha all my Quick Stock not yet Disposed of and
all my household stuff as my Wife can Spare it She to have the
Improvement of it as she Shall Need it Whilst She Lives my
Widow and What She Shall Leave at her Death to be Equaly
divided amongst my Daughters Reconing what each One hath
already had."
"I appoint my Loving Wife Sarah to be Executrix and my
Son Jabez to be Executor to this my Last Will"
The witnesses were Ebenezer Lewis, George Lewis, Jr., and
Sarah Lewis.
On 15 January, 1746, at Barnstable, "Ebenezer Lewis Esqr
George Lewis & Sarah Lewis" the three witnesses, made oath to
the will of "John Phiney Late of Barnstable .... Yeoman de-
ceased", and administration was granted to "Sarah Phiney &
Jabez Phiney Executors in the Same will named".
On 15 January, 1746, Simon Davis, John Linel, Jr., and Jesse
Lewis, all of Barnstable, were appointed to take an inventory
of the estate "of Deacon John Phiney Late of Barnstable afore-
said Yeon Deceased". The appraisers were sworn, on 11 Feb-
ruary, 1746/7, and took the inventory on that date. Rodger
Goodspeed was indebted to the estate. "The Real Estate", not
described, was valued at £1019, old tenor. The total amount of
the inventory was £1405, 12s., 9d., old tenor.
On 11 February, 1746/7, "Jabez Phiney one of the Exec"
.... of Deacon John Phiney" presented the inventory and made
oath to it.
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I. THE^WlLL OF JOSEPH^OULE OF J3COCBURY AND THE ESTATE £
of His Son James . .. . . • .. • . . i ££
II. The Will of Edward Wilcox* . y v . ». ' .. . :'::y
III. *T*HEVWlLLO©F GA^TjJOKNjjLlMJB^OFS^njllATE, MASS. . 1;
IV. Rastham AW© Orleans, .MASs.^ViTAiiRECORDS. ((Continued)
V. YFke* WiLirt&F JownITomson* ctf^Middleborouwh^Mass. .
VI. ■ The Will of Samuel Harlow4 of Plymouth, Mass. V .'
VII. The Estates of William Holmes and His Widow 4-
Bathsheba . v . _ •„., ; ,. ; ,. . '.,-..,.'. .^, ♦;-.;...... J-v . . 1||
Will. TFhe^Will"«f« Joseph Hf ©LMRs,>SR.fOT ^Ksngstw/HI ass. . v
>IX. .The Marriage < Certificate i of Zenas \ Gardner aandv.||
Susanna Hussey,* of -Nantucket , ;.
X. Register of^Minor .Children,*J5randghid»ren^Nephews :
and Nieces of Members of the 'Society of May-;. g§
flower Descendants . .,.' . ...' .v....-.../ _.. ... ... .t^j
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^{11. ^Nathaniel 'Jknckes"FamieytBtbee \ . • "-.>■•■■ .
XIIL ' Form for a Bequest . . . . . ' . . . .
| XIV, The Estate of William Brown4 of Rehoboth, Mass. . >, ,
XV. False and Faked Mayflower Claims * . , .,. . .-i^I-
XVI. '■ Notes by the Editor:
Thomas-Churchill, 192; i^Richmond Gravestones, 192 . |
XVII. Index of Persons (fonVblume.XX)
XVIII.: Index of Places (for Volume. XX) ... . . :", ?j
XIX. Title Page and Index of; Subjects (for Volume XX)
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The
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Vol. XX OCTOBER, W8 No. 4
THE WILL OF JOSEPH4 SOULE OF DUXBURY
AND THE ESTATE OF HIS SON JAMES
By the Editor
Joseph4 Soule (Joshua*, John2, George1), of Duxbury, Mass.,
'married Mercy Fullerton, and had eleven children: Joshua;
Joanna, died young; Sarah; James; Olive; Ezekiel; Salvina,
died, unmarried, before her father's will was made; Joanna;
William (first child of the name), died young; William (second
child of the name) ; Ruby.
Joseph4 Soule made his will, 14 July, 1794, and added a codicil,
[12 June, 1798. He died 10 June, 1800, in his 78th year, and his
; widow, Mercy, died 4 December, 1808, in her 86th year, according
to the records on their gravestones. Both are buried at Duxbury.
James5 Soule, of Duxbury, son of Joseph4 and Mercy (Fuller-
ton) Soule, married the widow Abigail (Seaver) Bosworth and
had eight children: Sally, died young; Joseph (first child of the
name), died young; Joshua; Joseph (second child of the name) ;
Abigail (first child of the name), died young; Abigail (second
child of the name) ; James; Richard.
James5 Soule died at Duxbury, 30 August, 1794, aged 48
years, and his widow, Abigail, died 26 August, 1832, aged 88
years, according to the records on the monument erected at
Duxbury, by their son Richard0 Soule.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of the will of Joseph4
Soule and of all records and original documents on file relating
to the settlement of his estate and of the estate of his son James5
Soule, found in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Pro-
bate. The reference, to the original document, or to the record,
is noted with each abstract.
H5
146 IV ill of Joseph4 Sonle and Estate of His Son
This article is printed at the expense of Mr. Horace H. Soule,
of Boston, a member of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower
Descendants, and a grandson of Richard0 Soule {Jamesr°, Joseph*,
J oshuaz , J ohri2 , George1).
[Joseph4 Soule's Will]
[From original will] " Joseph Soul of Duxborough" made
his will, 14 July, 1794. Bequests were as follows:
To "Wife marcy Soul the Improvement of half my house and
half my Inours* movibels and a Cow Kept winter and Summer
so Long as She Shall Remain my Widow in Case She maries
again She Shall have no more then What the Law alows"
"the other half of my Indours movibels I give to my four
Daughters to be Devided Equekely alike"
"I also give Sarah Bartlet a privelige of Living in my house
if She please"
To "my Son Joshua and my Son James the balance of their
account and an Equel Shear with my other towo Sons Ezekel &
wi1Im In all the Lands that I own at the Eastward In the township
of N. yarmouth"
To "my Son James the one half of my wright of medow in
hamer Island"
To "my Son Ezekiel two thirds of my farm Where I now Live
and the biddings thereon Exepting one third of my Brn which
I give to my Son William and the one third of my farm and the
medow to be Devided as the upland Both to be Devided Equel
according to Quntity and Quallity the medow that I own in the
Salt marsh I give two thirds to my Son Ezekiel and one third to
my Son William I give to Ezekiel & Wm the woodland that I
Bought of Joseph Brewster to be Devided alike Betwixt them
both I give to my two Sons Ezekiel & Wm my outdour movibels
and my Stock to be Devided Betwin them both"
"After my Debts are paid out of the holl I order my two Sons
that hath my farm that they provide Well for their mother in all
such things as She Shall Stand in Need of So Long as She Re-
main my widow"
"my Son Ezekiel Soul" was made sole executor.
The will was signed "Joseph Soul". The witnesses were
Joseph Henney, "Silvanus Sampson" and Peleg Weston.
* Indoors.
Will of Joseph* Soule and Estate of His Son 147
[From original docum*wit] On 12 June, 1798, "Joseph Soul,
of Duxbury .... yeoman" having made his will on 14 July, 1794,
"do Ratify .... Said Last Will .... and Do further Give unto my
Two Sons, Ezekiel and Will™ the medow that I bought of Coln
Calven Partridge to be Divided betwixt them both as that Medow
is Set forth in the will Reference may be had to the Deed for the
bounds of Said medow and if Ezekiel & Willm be So minded to
have that medow I Gave to Son James Decesed they may have the
Said medow paying the ares of the Said James" £14. "the True
intent and meaning is what I Gave my four Sons at the Eastward
is what Remains Due to me after my Decease . I alsow Give to my
four Daughters what in Dore Moveables Remains at my Wifes
Decese as them Set fourth in the will, Excepting a bead I Reserve
for Sarah Bartlett to Improve So Long as She Shall Stay in my
house, and I Order my Two Sons that has my farm that they take
Care of the above Said Sarah Bartlett."
The codicil was signed "Joseph Soul". The witnesses were
"Sylvanus Sampson" and Zenith Wadsworth.
[From original letter] On 16 June, 1800, the will and codicil
were presented for probate by Ezekiel Soule, the executor, and
probated on the oaths of Sylvanus Sampson, Peleg Weston and
Zenith Wadsworth, three of the witnesses, and administration
granted to said Ezekiel Soule.
[The will, codicil and letter were also recorded, 37 : 254.]
[From unrecorded bond] On 16 June, 1800, Ezekiel Soule,
yeoman, as executor, with Sylvanus Sampson and Zenith Wads-
worth, as sureties, all three being of Duxbury, gave a bond of
$3000.00. The witnesses were Peleg Weston and Isaac Lothrop.
[From original document] On 16 June, 1800, Ezekiel Soule,
the executor, was ordered to post a notice of his appointment, in
the town of Duxbury, and on 8 July, 1800, he made oath that he
had done so on 16 June, 1800. [The notice was also recorded,
37:271.]
[37 : 270] On 16 June, 1800, Sylvanus Sampson,, Joseph
Wadsworth and Nathaniel Hodges, all of Duxbury, yeomen, were
directed to take the inventory.
[From original inventory] The three appraisers took the in-
ventory, 1 July, 1800. The total was $3876.87. The real estate
was: "wood Land Given To Ezekiel and Willm Soul" $200.00 j
"the Salt Marsh Calld Hammer Island" $93.33; "the Salt Marsh
Lying at a place Calld pine pint on Phillips Creek" $200.00; "the
Salt Marsh Lying at a place Calld the Skirt" $63.33; "the Home
Sted farm & buildings & medow ajoining theirto" $2400.00.
148 Will of Joseph41 Sonle and Estate of His Son
The three appraisers made oath to the inventory, at Duxbury
1 July, 1800, before Perez Bradford, Justice of the Peace; and th
executor made oath to it, on 8 July, 1800, before Joshua Thomas
Judge of Probate. [The inventory was also recorded, 37 : 270.]
[From original probate decree] On 11 November, 1800
"Upon the application of the Devisees of Joseph Soule, decesd
I hereby decree, that the watch given in the lifetime of said Tes
tator, to Marshal Soule, be delivered to him and to William Soul
the chest containing the ammunition &c. and to Joshua Souk
eighty dollars and the Note to Lot Stetson and the resedue of th
money on hand, and the sums due on sundry Notes of hand (ex
cepting the sum due by note from Wm Wyman) are intestat
estate, to be distributed as by law is provided" [The decree wa
also recorded, 27 : 356.]
[From original account] On 10 August, 1801, Ezekiel Soul(
executor, presented an account, which was allowed. Payment
had been made to: Perez Bradford, Esq.; "cash paid Sarah pric
Olive winsor Joanna Stetson & ruby wadsworth" $115.00; "cas
paid the wid. Mercy Soul" $115.00; "paid bildad Warshburn fc
grave Stones" $8.00; Robert Cushman; "cash paid th honr Joshu
thomas for Setling the complaint made by the heirs of the Lat
Joseph Soul" $4.00; Silvanus Samson; Mr. Lathrop; Stephe
Russel; "paid benja bosworth for making a coffin" $2.50; "pai
william Soul agr1 to apprisment in out Door mov & Stock
$119.33; "paid myself agreeb to apprisment in out Dor mov <
Stock" $119.33 ; "my mother one cow agrb to apprisment" $15.00
James Glass; Nathaniel Winsor; Benjamin Smith; "cash put b
for Joshua Soul agrable to your honours Decree" $80.00; "pai
Judah Alden Esqr post master for Letter in office" $0.17; Lc
Stetson; "To what remains due for Lands sold at ye Eastwar
Given to the four Sons" $43.50. Balance in the hands of th
executor, $194.40.
On 21 August, 1801, "an order from the Judge of Probat
this day Issued for Distribution of ye above balla to & among 3
Heirs as follows — viz.
"Joshua Soule for his share 24.30
Heirs of James Soul deceased his Ditto 24.30
Sarah Prior — Olive Winsor — Joanna Stetson
Ruby Wadsworth & William Soule . each 24.30 121.50
allowing to Ezek1 Soule ye Excr his share therein 24.30
$194.40 cts
[This account was also recorded, 37 : 486.]
!
Will of Joseph4 Sonle and Estate of His Son 149
[From original account] On 9 January, 1808, Ezekiel Soul, the
executor, presented and swore to a second account, which was
allowed. Payments had been made as follows: to " Joshua Soul as
pr Receipt" $377.13; to "Lot Stetson for Joa his wife" $24.30;
to "Benja Prior for Sarah his wife" $24.30; to "the heirs of
James Soul Decd in full" $35.16; to "Eden Wadsworth for Ruby
his wife" $24.30; to "Eden Wadsworth his ace* against sd Estate
Since Settled with Judge Probate" $6.67; to "Wm Soul in full his
Share agrbl to Order of Distribution And Land Sold previous at
the Eastward" $34.90; probate court charges, $1.25. [This
account was also recorded, 42 : 243.]
[James5 Soule's Estate]
[34:20] On "the thirtieth* Day of October", 1794, "Joseph
Soule & Ezekiel Soule both of Duxbury .... yeomen" were
appointed administrators on the estate of "James Soule Late of
said Duxbury mariner deceased".
[From unrecorded bond] On "the twenty* Day of October",
1794, Joseph Soule and Ezekiel Soule, yeomen, of Duxbury, "this
day appointed Administrators", with Samuel Loring and Samuel
Chandler, gentlemen, of Duxbury, as sureties, gave a bond of
£600. The witnesses were Dura Wadsworth and Joshua Soule.
[From unrecorded warrant] On 22 October, 1794, "Samuel
Loring, Samuel Chandler and Dura Wadsworth, all' of Dux-
borough .... Gentlemen" were appointed to appraise the estate.
[From original inventory] The three appraisers signed the
inventory, which was not dated. The total was £1605, os., 7d.
The only real estate was: "the Farm & Buildings" £400. The
"Schooner belinda 96 tons" was valued at £950, and "Sloop
Phoenix" of 50 tons, at £150.
The inventory was sworn to, 4 December, 1794, by Samuel
Loring and Samuel Chandler, and on 11 February, 1795, by the
two administrators. [The inventory was also recorded, 35 : 216.]
[From original account] "The Account of Joseph & Ezekiel
Souls as Administrators", was signed by "Ezekiel Soul" only,
and was sworn to by him and allowed by the probate court, on
17 March, 1800. Payments had been made to: "Willm Meniell at
boston"; Joseph Ripley; Thomas Stetson; John Cushing; Job
Samson; Winslow Thomas; Joseph Huet ; Benjamin Crandon;
'Samuel Chandler ; Samuel Loring ; Joseph Cushman ; Wait Wads-
worth ; Judah Alden ; Eden Wadsworth ; John Clark ; Ezekiel
*Sic.
150 The Will of Edward Wilcox*
Chandler; Zadock Bradford; John Samson; Joseph Berstar;
Silvanus Samson; Benjamin Bosworth; Dr. Isaac Winslow ; Lot
Stetson; Ebenezer Adams; Isaac Drew; Edward Read; Hon.
Joshua Thomas ; Dr. Zack Bartlett ; Isaac Delano ; Arthur How-
land ; Ezra Weston ; Samuel Drew ; Joshua Winsor ; Isaiah
Alden; El*v"ah Samson, Jr.; Andrew Newell; John Codman; Ira
Wadsworth ; Nathaniel Samson ; Joshua Brewster ; Stephen Rus-
sel ; Jotham Loring ; "paid to miss ab Soul at Sundry times with
other Est" £415, 17s., id.; Nathaniel Hodges. [The account was
also recorded, 37 : 203.]
[From original account] "The Seccond acct. of Ezek1 Soul
admr" was sworn to and allowed, 9 January, 1808. Payments had
been made to Stephen Russel, tax collector; to "Abigail Soul Wd
at Sundry times amnt. to" $416.05; to "Abigail Soul Wd on
Settlement in full &c" $397.64; to "Joshua Joseph & Abigail
three of the heirs of the Dcd in ful" $856.02; to "James Soul in
full" $339.47; to "Richard Soul in full" $351.74. [This account
was also recorded, 42 : 245.]
THE WILL OF EDWARD WILCOX4
By the Editor
Edward Wilcox4, son of Daniel Wilcox and his wife Eliza-
beth3 Cooke {John2, Francis1) of Tiverton, R. I., married Sarah
Manchester and had four children, Josiah, Ephraim, William and
Freelove, all recorded at Tiverton.
Edward Wilcox4, of Tiverton, made his will 19 May, 1718,
and mentioned in it : his wife Sarah ; his sons Josiah, Ephraim
and William ; his daughter Freelove ; his brother Stephen ; his
brother-in-law John Manchester.
The will was probated 2 June, 1718; but the inventory had
been taken 29 May, 1718. Edward Wilcox died, therefore, be-
tween 19 and 29 May, 1718.
As Tiverton was a part of Massachusetts until 1747, all
probate proceedings relating to the settlement of the estate of
Edward Wilcox4 are found in the Bristol County, Mass., Registry
of Probate, at Taunton, Mass. The original will and inventory,,
and the bond of the administratrix, are still in the files.
The files also contain the three original bonds of the guardians
appointed for the three sons, who were all under age. The pro-
The Will of Edzvard Wilcox4" 151
bate index contained no reference to these bonds, or to any
record of the appointment of guardians, when the following
abstracts were prepared by the Editor, in June, 19 18.
This will is printed at the expense of Miss Mary E. Daven-
port, of Medford, Mass., a member of the Massachusetts Society
of Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of Edward Wilcox4,
through his son Ephraim Wilcox5.
[The Will of Edward Wilcox4]
[From original will] " Edward Willcock of Tiverton in ye
County of bristoll in New England Husbandman" made his will
on 19 May, 1718. Bequests were as follows:
To "wife Sarah Willcock All my personall Estate .... at her
dispose during her natural Life . for her own : bodyly support :
And for ye bringing up my Children . making no needless waste
or stroy of ye Same"
To "Son Josiah Willcock all my Right in y^ ninth Lot of
meadow . and all my Right in ye thirteenth Lot of meadow : in
ye meadow Allotment at Puncatest and Suppowet : And all my
Lands Lying within ye Township of darthmoth with all my
Right : & : Title of in and unto any Tract or Tracts : persel or
persels of Land Lying in any other town or towns within ye
County Above Sd."
To "my Son Ephraim Willcock five Shillings besides ye Lands
Already Given him by his Grand fathers will to be paid unto him
when he comes to ye Age of one and twenty years"
To "my Son William Willcock five Shillings besides ye Lands
already Given him . or Judged to be given him by his Grand
fathers will . to be paid unto him when he Shall come to ye age
of Twenty one years"
To "my daughter Freelove Willcock five Pounds in money to
be paid unto her on her marriage day in Case She marry's . but
other ways after her mothers decease"
"my moveable Estate yt Shall or may be Left after my wifes
Decease .... Such part thereof : as Is then Left Remaining Shall
be Equally Divided Amongst all my Children or there Lawfull
Issue : Provided y* they my Sd Sons Josiah . Ephraim . and
William .... procure for my Sd wife there mother hay and paster
Sufficient to keep and maintain ye stock y* now is or what She
Shall se Cause here after to keep during her natural Life pro-
vided She Remains so long a widow Each doing According to
proportion but in Case . they or Either of them . Shall neglect or
1 52 The Will of Edward Wilcox*
Refuse to perform & fullfill ye Same . then he or they so Refusing
to be utterly Excluded and Debared from any Right or priviledgc
in my afore Sd moveable Estate : And in Case they all Refuse
then ye whole to go to Daughter Freelove or her Lawfull Issue"
"wife Sarah Willcock" was made sole executrix.
"I do ... . Appoint my .... beloved brother Stephen Willcock
of darthmoth : with my .... beloved Brother in-Law John man-
chester of Tiverton my overseers to Se this .... will and Testa-
ment Executed"
^he witnesses were Stephen Manchester, who signed by a
mark, Thomas Manchester and Samuel Sanford.
On 2 June, 1718, the "will of Edward Willcocks late of Tiver-
ton Deceased" was probated, on the testimony of Samuel Sanford
and Thomas Manchester, "Two of the witnesses".
[The will and probate were also recorded, 3 : 433.]
[From original inventory] An inventory of the real and per-
sonal estate was taken, 29 May, 1718, by William Manchester
and Benjamin Chase. The total was £1859, 16s. The only real
estate was: "his lands and buildings" valued at £1500.
On 2 June, 1718, "Sarah wilcock Executrix" made oath to
the inventory. [The inventory was also recorded, 3 : 434.]
[From unrecorded bond] On 2 June, 1718, Sarah Willcock,
as executrix, with Samuel Sanford and John Manchester, both
of Tiverton, as sureties, gave a bond for £3000. Sarah signed by
a mark. The witnesses were Thomas Manchester and William
Richmond.
[From unrecorded bond] On 18 July, 1719, "Robert Bennit"
of Tiverton, as "Gaurdian unto Josiah wilcock son of Edwd
wilcock deceased late of Tiverton", with Benjamin Chase of
Tiverton as surety, gave a bond for £300. The witnesses were
John Cary and John Cary, Jr.
[From unrecorded bond] On 10 July, 1722, Samuel Sanford,
weaver, of Tiverton, as "Guardian unto Epharaim Wilcox a
Minor son to Edward Wilcox late of Tiverton Deceased",
with John Manchester, yeoman, of Tiverton, as surety, gave a
bond for £200. The witnesses were Nathaniel Bosworth and
Stephen Paine.
[From unrecorded bond] On 10 July, 1722, Samuel Sanford,
weaver, of Tiverton, as "Guardian unto William Wilcox a Minor
Son to Edward Wilcox late of Tiverton .... Deceased", with
John Manchester, yeoman, of Tiverton, as surety, gave a bond
for £200. The witnesses were Nathaniel Bosworth and Stephen
Paine.
The Will of Capt. John James' of Scituate 153
THE WILL OF CAPT, JOHN JAMES5
OF SCITUATE, MASS*
John James5, of Scituate, Mass., son of Lydia Turner4
(Mary3 Brewster, Jonathan2, William1) and John James, her
first husband, was born at Scituate, 10 January, 1676/7. "Cap1
John James" died there, 28 September, 1761, in his 86th year,
according to the record on his gravestone at Norwell, formerly a
part of Scituate. He married, first, 18 March, 1700, Eunice
Stetson, who died 29 August, 1717, in her 35th year, according
to her gr? ^estone, also at Norwell.
John James married, second, on 25 June, 1718, Lydia Turner.
There seem to have been no children by the second wife.
John and Eunice (Stetson) James had eight children, re-
corded at Scituate: Eunice (first of the name), died young;
Mary, married Joshua Jacob; Eunice (second of the name),
married Charles Turner; John, married Rhoda King; Benjamin,
married Mercy ; Lydia, died young ; Elisha, not mentioned
in his father's will ; Zipporah, married Elisha Randall.
John James, of Scituate, gentleman, made his will, 23 Jan-
uary, 1744, and it was probated, 14 October, 1761. He men-
tioned his wife Lydia, sons John and Benjamin, and daughters
Mary Jacob, Eunice Turner and Zipporah Randall.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of the will and all other
records, relating to the settlement of the estate, in the Plymouth
County, Mass., Registry of Probate, at the expense of Mr. Isaac
T. Ripley, of Boston, Mass., a descendant of Capt. John James5,
through his son John James6, and a member of the Massachusetts
Society of Mayflower Descendants.
[Will of Capt. John James5]
[From original will] On 23 January, 1744, "John James of
Scituate .... Gen1" made his will. Bequests were as follows:
To "wife Lydia James The use & Improvment of one Third
part of all my Real Estate During her natural Life & the one
half of all my Houshold Goods for Ever & Two Cows & This to
be in full of her Right of Dower in my Estate"
"Item . I Give & bequeath unto my Son John James his heirs
and assigns for Ever The Farm both upland & meddo where I
154 The Will of Capt. John James5 of Scituate
now Dwell Lying betwixt ye North River & ye Town Road and
Betwixt The Land of Thos Bryant Esq1" & Jesse Turner being
fifty Acres more or Less also about Thirteen acres on ye north
side of sd Road Lying betwixt ye Land whereon Elizabeth Turner
now Dwells & ye way Leading from sd Road to my sd Son John's
now Dwelling house, also Twelve acres & an half of Land at or
near a place Called wild Catt hill Joyning to Silvesters Land &
also my Share in ye Ceder Swamp near Timothy Symmes's, all
wch are Lying in sd Scituate, only Excepting The sd Improvments
Given to my sd wife and my mind is That he should pay out of
ye Same to my Daughters Mary & Eunice as hereafter In this
my will is ordered."
To "my son Benjamin James .... about Fifty Acres more
or Less of Land in sd Scituate Lying on the north Side of sd
Road to will111 Turners land betwixt the Parsonage Land & sd
way also Ten acres of land which I bought of Deacon Cushing
& also Five acres of land which I have Joyning to Damons
land All Lying in Sd Scituate, Except what Improvments are
Given herein to my sd wife and my mind is That sd Benja should
pay to my Daughter Zipporah as hereafter Ordered in this
my will"
To "my Daughter Mary Jacob" £100 "old Tenor Bills to be
paid by my Son John James out of his Legasie aforesd within
one year after My Deceass"
To "my Daughter Eunice Turner" £100 "old Tenor Bills to
be paid by sd John out his aforesd Legasie within one Year after
my Deceass."
To "my Daughter Zipporah Randall" £100 "old Tenor Bills
to be paid by my sd Son Benja Out of his Legasie within one
year after my Deceass."
"And all the Rest of my Estate Real & Personal I Give to my
Five Children aforenamed .... Thats to say to sd John Two Six
parts & to Each of ye Rest one Sixth part thereof all my Debts
being first paid out of ye Same"
"my sd Son John to be the Sole Excr"
The witnesses were John Holmes, Mary Cushing, Hannah
Phillips and Mary Cushing, Jr. The will is endorsed "Cap*
James's Will" [The will was also recorded, 16:248.]
[From original letter] On 14 October, 1761, the will was
probated, on the oaths of Mary Cushing and Mary Cushing, Jr.,
two of the witnesses, and administration was granted to John
James, the executor named. [The letter was also recorded,
16:248.]
Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records 155
[From unrecorded warrant] On 8 October, 1761, Caleb Tor-
rey, Jesse Turner and Abiel Turner, all of Scituate, yeomen,
were appointed to appraise the real and personal estate of "Cap*
John James Late of Sd Scituate Gen1 Decd".
[From original inventory] The inventory of "Captain John
James Late of Scituate .... gentleman Deceased" was taken by
the three appraisers, in October, 1761,* and "the Execr" made
oath to it, 5 November, 1761. The total was £888, 3s., 8d. ; "his
Real Estate", not described, was valued at £784. [The inventory
was also recorded, 16 : 234.]
EASTHAM AND ORLEANS, MASS*, VITAL RECORDS
{Continued from page <?6)
[p. 141] William Walker Died January 1743/4
Mrs Sarah Paine the wife of William Paine Esqr Died the 16th
day of January 1743/4
Rebecka Linel the wife of Elisha Linel Died the 18th day of feb-
ruary 1743/4
Mrs Sarah Higins wife of Mr Benjamin Higgins Died the 21 day
of January 1743/4
Mrf Melatia Higgins widow of Mr Ichabud higgins Died march
28 : 1744
Jedidah Smith Daughter of Gidien Smith was born the 12th day of
October 1743
Loes Smith Daughter of Gidien Smith was born the 18th day of
January 1744/5
Sollomon Cole Son of Silvenis Cole was born the 8th day of July
1743
Silvenos Cole Son of Silvenos Cole was born ye 13 day of march
1744/5
Nathanael Cole Son of Silvenos Cole was born at Eastham ye 8
day of august 1747
barnabas Cole the sun of salvenas Cole was Born in Eastham
march 27 : 175 1
hanah cole the Dafter of Salvenas Cole was Born in Eastham
may : 26 : 1753
* The day of the month was omitted,
t Sic. *
156 Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records
Andru Cole the sun of salvenas and prisillah Cole was Born in
Eastham Aprel 14 : 1755
moses Cahoone & Sarah Lewes both of Eastham ware married au-
gust the 6th 1 74 1 by mr Isaiah Lewes minester
John cookson of Boston & mary Beaker of Eastham ware married
December 31 : 1741 by mr Isaiah Lewes minester
william atwood & Bathsheba Smith both of Eastham ware married
may 13 : 1744* by Mr Isaiah Lewes minester
Jedediah Lumberd of Truro & widow abigail hall ware married
May 20th 1742 by Mr Isaiah Lewes minester
Daniel Cusens junr & Lidea Bogue alis moger indians ware mar-
ried the January 21 : 1742
William cole of Eastham & Lidea Brown of Truro ware married
august 4 : 1743
John wilcut of Hingham and Lidea Hawes of Eastham ware mar-
ried august 30 : 1743
by Isaiah Lewes minester
Elisha Doane third and Hope Rich both of Eastham ware married
the 22 January 1743/4
David Brown junr and Hannah Doane waref Daughter of Deacon
Elisha Doane waref married febr 23 : 1743/4 by Isaih Lewes
minester
nathaniel Knowls of Eastham & mary maker of harwich ware
married may the 8 : 1744 by Isaiah lewes minester
[p. 142] Elisha holebrook and Annah Mayo both of Eastham ware
married May the 13 1742 by Mr Isaiah Lewes minester
May 27th 1742 then Micaijah Snow Junr & Elizabeth Freeman
ware married both of Eastham by Joseph Crocker minester
January 7th 1742/3 Gideon Smith and abigail higgins was married
both of Eastham by Joseph Crocker minester
February 3d 1742/3 Nathaniel Gould Junr of harwich & Jane Ary
of Eastham ware married by Joseph Crocker minester
June 30th 1743 Thomas Smith & Ruth mayo both of Eastham ware
married by Joseph Crocker Minester
October 27th 1743 Daniel higgins & Ruth Rich both of Eastham
ware married by Mr Joseph Crocker minester
November 24th 1743 Judah Rogers J & Loes young both of East-
ham ware married by Mr Joseph Crocker minester
December 8th 1743 Mr John Paine & Mrs Thankfull Linel both of
Eastham ware married by mr Joseph Crocker minester
* Sic. f The first " ware " should have been crossed out.
X " young" was first written, but was crossed out and the entry completed
as printed. See the second entry following.
Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records 157
february 14th 1743/4 Judah young & Mary Andros both of East-
ham ware married by Mr Joseph Crocker minester
march 8th 1743/4 Benjamin Cole & Desire Smith both of Eastham
ware married by Mr Joseph Crocker
march 30th 1744 Reuben Nickorson of harwich & Ruth Arey of
Eastham ware married by Mr Joseph Crocker
Hannah Snow daughter of micaga and Elesibeth Snow was born
ye 19th day of february 1742/3
Nathanel Snow Son of mycaga and Elesibeth Snow was born ye
12th day of december 1744
prence Snow Son of micaga and Elisabeth Snow was born ye 16th
day of march 1746/7
Nathaniel Cooke Son of Nathaniel Cook was born the 25th of Jan-
uary 1 74 1/2
Shubal Cook Son of Nathaniel Cook was born the 23 day of Janu-
ary 1743/4
pheby harding Dafter of Ezekel harding and mary harding was
born the : 22 : Day of march 1747/8
[p. 143] Zoheth Smith Son of Zoheth Smith was born november
the 20th 1738
Richard Smith Son of Zoheth Smith was born the 18th day of
march 1741
hanah smith Dafter of Cptt Zoheth Smith and Ruth Smith was
Born in Eastham Aprel 21th 175 1
Elisabath Smith the Dafter of maier Zoheth Smith and Ruth
Smith was Born in Eastham febuary 6 : 1755
Abigel Atwood Daughter of William Atwood was born 12th day
of april 1743
Debro atwood Daughter of William Atwood was born the 5th day
of July 1744
Simeon Smith Son of Simeon and abigel Smith was born in Sep-
tember the 26th day 1739
Thomas Smith Son of Simeon and abigel Smith was born ye 6th
day of fabruary 1741/2
Jesse Smith Son of Simon* and abigel Smith was born the last
day of fabruary 1744/5
George Smith Son of Simeon and Abigail Smith was born in East-
ham august the 16 Day 1746 :
Nehemiah Smith Son of Simeon and Abigail Smith was Born in
Eastham December 14 Day 175 1
Jeremiah Smith Son of Simeon and Abigail Smith was Born in
Eastham april the 8 Day 1758
*Sic.
158 Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records
Richard Smith Son of Simeon and Abigail Smith was Born in
Eastham Decbr 14 : 1760
Hannah Higgens daughter of Jams and Sarah Higgens was bom
in East [ham] June ye 6th day 1744
hezaaciah higgens sun of James higens Jr and Sarah higgens was
Born in Eastham febuary : ye : 26 : 1750
[p. 144] Israel Cole the Son of Israel Cole jur was born at East-
ham on the 12 day of Jenuary 1737/8
Thomas Cole the Son of Israel Cole jur was born at Eastham on
the 17th day of march 1735/6
Unis Cole Daughter of Israel Cole Jur was born at Eastham on the
27th day april 1742
Phillip Cole Son of Israel cole Jur was born at Eastham on the 5th
day of august 1744
Desier Cole Daughter of Beniamine and Desier Cole was born on
the 23d day december 1744*
Rebaca Cole the Dafter of Benimine and Desier Coale was born in
Eastham octobar ye : 6 : 1749
Benimin Cole the sun of benimine and Desier Cole was Borne in
Eastham septembar : 15 : 1751
mehitable Cole the Dafter of Benimin and Desier Cole was Born
in Eastham may 10 : 1745*
halet Cole the sun of Benimin and Desier Cole was Born in East-
ham novembr 25 : 1747
January ye 15th 1744/5 mr wiliam paine Esqur mrs Elesabeth mey-
rick both of Eastham were maried by mr Jos[eph] Crocker
minester
January ye 24th 1744/5 Thomas Sturges Jur of Barnstable and
Sarah paine of East [ham] were maried by mr Joseph Crocker
minester
February ye 21th 1744/5 Seth Knowls and Ruth Freeman were
maried by mr Josep[h] Crocker minester
march ye 14th 1744/5 Elisha Linel and Martha Higgens both of
Eastham were maried by mr Joseph Crocker minester the
Children Recorded in the new Book
april ye 25th 1745 Nathn11 Snow the 3d and mary Harding both of
Eastham were maried by mr Joseph Crocker minester
ye 5 mariages above have ben Sent in to the County Clerk
( To be contijiued)
Sic.
The Will of John Tomson3 of Middlcboroxigh 159
THE WILL OF JOHN TOMSON8
OF MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS.
By the Editor
John Tomson3 (Mary2 Cooke, Francis1), of Middleborough,
Mass., married Mary Tinkham3 (Mary2 Brown, Peter1) and had
twelve children, all recorded in Middleborough.* These children
were : Mary Tomson4, died unmarried ; John Tomson4, married
Elizabeth Thomas4 (Lydia3 Howland, John2'1) ; Ephraim Tom-
son4, married Joanna Thomas ; Shubael Tomson4, married Su-
sanna Parlour ; Thomas Tomson4, married Martha4 Soule
(John3'2, George1)', Martha Tomson4, died unmarried; Sarah
Tomson4, died unmarried; Peter Tomson4, died unmarried, with-
out issue ; Isaac Tomson4, died, without issue, before his father's
will was made ; Ebenezer Tomson4, died unmarried, without
issue ; Francis Tomson4, died unmarried, without issue ; Jacob
Tomson4, married Mary Hayward.
Although the births of these twelve children are all found
on the Middleborough town records, the "Genealogy of Descend-
ants of John Thomson "f omits entirely the son Isaac, and does
not give the correct birth date of any one of the children.
The same genealogy also states, incorrectly, that Ephraim
Tomson4 married Joanna "Redington"; that Shubael Tomson4
married Susanna "Parker"; that Peter Tomson4 married Sarah
Wood; and that Ebenezer Tomson4 "probably died young"; and
it makes other errors in dates relating to the various children
and grandchildren of John and Mary (Tinkham) Tomson.
The marriage of Ephraim Tomson4 and Joanna "Thomas"
(not "Redington"), on 6 November, 1734, entered on the Mid-
dleborough records, was printed in our thirteenth volume.
The marriage of Shubael Tomson4 and Susanna "Parlour"
(not "Parker"), on 10 December, 1713, entered on the Middle-
borough records, was printed in our second volume.
Peter Tomson4 was born in 1694, and his brother Ebenezer
was born in 1699.
In the settlement of the estates of Peter Tomson4 and Eben-
ezer Tomson4, in 1728, recorded in the Plymouth County, Mass.,
Registry of Probate, the definite statement is made that both
♦Mayflower Descendant, Vol. I, p. 221, and Vol. II, pp. 41 and 104.
t Lansing, Mich., 1890.
160 The Will of John Tomson* of Middleborough
died without issue; and their property was divided among their
then living brothers and sisters, viz. : John, Ephraim, Shubael,
Thomas, Francis, Jacob, Mary, Martha, Sarah.
Six of the eleven children living when John Tomson3 made
his will, Mary, Martha, Sarah, Peter, Ebenezer and Francis, did
not marry. Another son, Ephraim, married and had four chil-
dren, all dying in infancy. The settlements of the estates of these
seven children of John and Mary (Tinkham) Tomson, as they
died at different times, contain much interesting and valuable
genealogical information.
John Tomson3 made his will, 19 October, 1724, and died at
Middleborough, 25 November, 1725. The original will is still in
the Plymouth County, Mass., probate files, and bears the auto-
graph signature "John tomson".
This will was transcribed at the expense of Mrs. Charles F.
Curtis, of Clinton, Iowa, a member of the Massachusetts Society
of Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of John and Mary
(Tinkham) Tomson, through their son Shubael Tomson4.
[The Will of John Tomson3]
[From original will] On 19 October, 1724, "John tomson0,
"of Middleborough ", made his will. Bequests were as follows:
To "my Eldest Son John Thomson all that my Seventy acres
of land lying Joyning together whereon he now dwelleth : in the
township of plimton : together with three Quarters of my meadow
lying at the foot of Said land : and also my lot of land on
assawamset neck : being in number the : 67th : lot on Said neck:"
To "my two Sons Ephraim Thomson and Jacob Tomson : all
my homested where I now dwell : that is to say : all my lands :
meadows : and Swamps which lye there Joyning together : with
all the buildings thereon : to be Equaly divided between them :
onely Reserving unto my Loving Wife mary Thomson the whole
use and Improvement of my now dwelling house During her
Widdowhood : Reserving the liberty and priviledge for my three
daughters mary Thomson : martha Thomson : and Sarah Thom-
son also To dwell in said dwelling house : if they see cause : so
long as they Shall live unmarried : and .... my aforesaid two
Sons Ephraim and Jacob : Shall find firewood cut : and brought
to the door fo[r] their mother : and their three Sisters afore-
named while they shall live in said dwelling house : Respectively]
as aforesaid : and .... my said two Sons Ephraim and Jacob shall
The Will of John Tomson3 of Middleborough 161
provide for their moth[er] meat : and corn : Suteable : and Suf-
ficient for her during her Widdowhood : "
To "my Son Shubaal Tomson my twenty acre lot of land
where he now dwelleth : and all my meadow : in the meadows
called the upper meadows in middleborough : and also my two
lots of land in the third allotment in the : 16 Shilling purchase :
being in number the : 32nd : and 33d : lots and also my one half of
two other lots of land in said third allotment in said purchase
being in number the : 158th : and the : 172nd : lots:"
To "my Son Thomas Thomson my lot of land in the purchase
called Snipetuet purchase : being in number the ninteenth lot : and
also my lot of Cedar Swamp in the great cedar Swamp in Said
Snipetuet purchase : and also the one half of my : 96 : acres of
land in Said purchase Joyning unto the South purchase : and also
the half of my meadow : lying on the South Side of the brook
Called Colchester brook in plimton : together with the one half
of my two acres of land lying Joyning to the South Side of Said
meadow : alwayes provided that he shall let his mother have grass
upon Said half of Said meadow to make one load hay yearly
during her Widdow hood:"
To "my Son Peter Thomson the other half of the aforesaid
meadow Lying on the South Side of Colchester brook with the
other half of Said two acres of land Joyning thereunto and that
he also shall let his mother have grass upon Said half of Said
meadow to make one load of hay yearly during her Widdowhood :
also .... my three lots of land in the first allotment in the 16 :
shilling purchase being in number the first lot : the fourth l[ot]
and the forty Eighth lot:"
To "my Son Ebenezer Thomson : my hund[re]d acre lot of
land butting upon Namasket River in the : 26 mens purchase with
the two acres of meadow on Said River at the foot of Said lot :
and also my lot of land in the Second allotment in the : 16 : shill-
ing purchase : being in number the thirty ninth lot:"
To "my Son Frances Thomson my two lots of land on
Snipetuet neck : in Snipeuet purchase being in number the Second
lot and the third lot : and also all that my lot of Cedar Swamp
which Lyeth Joyning unto the north East Side of Snipetuet
pond in the aforesaid purchase : and also the one half of my : 96
acres of land in Said purchase Joyning unto the South purchase:"
To "my aforesaid two Sons Ephraim and Jacob : my two lots
on assawamset neck : being in number the Seventeenth and Eight-
eenth lots : to be Equaly divided between them:"
To "my Said Son Ephraim : one Quarter part of my meadow
1 62 The Will of John Tomson3 of Middleborough
lying at the foot of the land whereon my Son John dwelleth : also
.... my two Shares in the forth allotment in the Sixteen Shilling
purchase : Commonly Called the little Shares:''
To "my aforesaid Son John my five and twenty acre lot of
land in the 26 mens purchase being in number the Twenty Sixth
lot and also all my right and Interest in the lands in the purchase
called the fiv[e] mens purchase in middleborough:"
To "my aforesaid three daughters] mary : martha : and
Sarah : all my Share of land : in the purchase Commonly called
Lothrops [&] Tomsons purchase to be Equaly divided among
them"
To "my Six Sons John : Ephraim : Thomas : Pet[er] Ebene-
zer : and Jacob all my Share of Cedar Swamp in the Second lot
in the great Cedar Swamp In the majors purchase : To be Equaly
divided among them:"
To "all my Eleven Children both Sons and Daughters all my
Shares of land in that tract of land lying on the East Side of
namasket River : belonging to the proprietors of the Sixteen
Shilling purchase : the [land] to be Equaly divided among [them]
all"
To "Wife Mary Thomson two cows : and my will is that my
two Sons Ephraim and Jacob Shall Keep the Said two Cows for
their mother both winter and Sumer : and to provide hay for
them : of the grass Reserved in their brothers medow before
mentioned and if these two loads of hay be not Sufficient : then
they to provide the rest from their own meadow : and they to
fodder Said cows for their mother in the Season thereof during
her widdowhood : and they to have the Increase of Said Cows :
and they to make good the Stock if any mishap befall So as that
She may constantly from time to time be provided with two
Cows : and at the time of her decease : or marriage : then the Said
Ephraim : and Jacob Shall have the Said two cows for their
own:"
To "my aforesaid wife the one half of all the Rest of my
moveable Estate Whatsoever : with the one half of the money : or
Bills of Credit Which I Shall have at the time of my decease and
the one half of the debts due unto me : (my Just debts and funeral
Charges being first paid out of my sd moveable Estate) .... and
the other half of my Said moveable Estate : money : and Bills of
Credit : and debts due to me : (my Just debts and funeral Charges
being first paid as aforesaid) Shall be Equaly divided among all
my Eleven Children : both Sons and daughters:"
His wife Mary and sons Ephraim and Thomas were appointed
executors.
The Will of Samuel Harlow4 of Plymouth, Mass. 163
The witnesses were Jacob Tomson, Barnabas Tomson and
Lydia Tomscn. All three made oath to the will, on 23 December,
1725, before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate. [The will was
also recorded, 5 : 266.]
[From original letter] On 19 January, 1725,* the will was
probated, and administration granted to the three executors
named. [The letter was also recorded, 5 : 269.]
[From original inventory] An inventory of the personal
estate was taken, at Middleborough, 21 February, 1725/6, by
Jacob Tomson, David Bozworth and James "Soul". [The in-
ventory was also recorded, 5 : 269.]
THE WILL OF SAMUEL HARLOW4
OF PLYMOUTH, MASS.
By the Editor
Samuel Harlow4, of Plymouth, son of Sergeant William
Harlow and his first wife, Rebecca Bartlett3 (Mary2 Warren,
Richard1), married, first, Priscilla , and second, Hannah
; but the maiden surnames of the two wives have not
been found.
Samuel and Priscilla ( ) Harlow had one child, Re-
becca, who married Thomas Taber* (Esther3 Cooke, John2,
Francis1).
Samuel and Hannah ( ) Harlow had eight children:
John, married Martha Delano; Samuel (first child of the name),
died young; Priscilla (first child of the name), died young;
Hannah; Samuel (second child of the name), married Mary
Barstow; William, married Mercy Rider5 (John4, Sarah Bart-
lett3, Alary2 Warren, Richard1) ; Eleazer, married, first, Hannah
Delano4 (Benoni3, Mary2 Alden, John1), married, second, Han-
nah Pratt; Priscilla (second child of the name).
The births of seven of the children are recorded at Plymouth,
and were printed in our second volume. The only records of the
first Samuel and the first Priscilla are their deaths, on the Plym-
outh records, printed in our sixteenth volume.
The date of Samuel Harlow's death has not been found ; but
it occurred between 17 February, 1724/5, when his will was
*30 January, 1726, in New Style dating.
164 The Will of Samuel Harlozv4, of Plymouth, Mass.
made, and 17 November, 1727, when one of the witnesses of the
will was sworn.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of Samuel Harlow's will
and of all other records relating to the settlement of his estate,
in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Probate.
These abstracts have been prepared at the expense of Mr.
Edward King, of Newcastle, Pa., a descendant of Samuel and
Hannah Harlow, through their son Eleazer, and a member of
the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants.
[Samuel Harlow's Will]
[From original will] On 17 February, 1724/5, "Samuel
Harlow of Plymouth .... Cooper" made his will. Bequests were
as follows :
To "wife Hannah Harlow the use and Improvement of all
my Estate Dureing her natural Life"
To "son John Harlow .... a small bit of land where his
Barn stands and within his fence"
To "son William Harlow .... half an acre of land where his
house stands most Convenient for him and least hurtfull to my
other land"
"I Give and Bequeath (upon paying the legacies hearafter
orderd) unto my three sones (viz) to my Loveing son John
Harlow, and to ... . son Samuel Harlow : and to ... . son William
Harlow .... all the remainder of my land Housen meadows &
swamps that I have in Plymouth or Elcewhere"
To "my three grandchildren the sons of my Loveing son
Eleazer Harlow Deceased" £20, "to Each of them to witt"
£20 "to Eliaphas", £20 "to Lemuel", and £20 "to Eleazar to
be paid them as they shall arive to the age of twenty one years :
and If Either of them should Decease before they Come of age :
then there parts to be Devided Equally between the surviveing
Brothers of them three and I order my three sons John Samuel
and William to pay the same as it Dos become Due and that
there land stands Chargable therefor till it is Paid"
"I Give my sword unto my Loveing son William Harlow"
"I Give my Gun unto my Loveing grand son Lemuall
Harlow"
To "Daughter Rebecah Tabor the Sum of ten pounds to be
paid out of my moveable Estate"
To "grand Daughters . the Children of my son Eleazar five
The Will of Samuel Harlow4" of Plymouth, Mass. 165
pounds apiece to be paid out of my moveable Estate when & as
they Come of age to wit to Elezabeth Harlow live pounds and
to Patiance Harlow five pounds"
To "Daughters Hannah Harlow and Prescela Harlow all the
Remainder of my moveable and Parsonal Estate .... and also the
linto in my Dweling house So long as Either of them live un-
married"
"I Do hearby order that my three sons (viz) John Samuel
and William pay all my Just Debts and funerall Expenses In
Equall parts"
"wife Hannah Harlow" was appointed executrix, and "son
John Harlow" executor.
The witnesses were Samuel Dunham, Simon Lazell and
Francis Adams. Simon Lazell made oath to the will on 17 No-
vember, 1727, and Samuel Dunham and Francis Adams on
2 February, 1727,* all before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate.
The will was probated, at Marshfield, on 3 June, 1728, and
administration granted to Hannah Harlow and John Harlow,
the executors named therein, by Isaac Winslow, Judge of Pro-
bate. [The will and letter also recorded, 5 : 512.]
[From original inventory] The inventory was taken, 27 Feb-
ruary, 1727/8, by John Dyer, Stephen Churchell and Francis
Adams. The real estate was: "the home land the dwelling House
& barn" £384, 15s.; "8 acres of Land at Lout Pond" £18; "the
Cedar Swamp & Land near Cooks pond" £45 ; "the 30 Acre Lott
of Land" £36; "7 Acres of Land at Obery" £10; "28 Acres of
Land at Jenkins hole" £18; "J Acre of Land at William Har-
lows" £18; "the Land at John Harlows" £9; "about 95 Acres
of Land butting on Agawam River" £10; "25 acres of Land near
half House plain" £5; "a share of Cedar Swamp at the South
Meadows in Plimpton" £11; "the Salt meadow & Sedge ground
against the High Pines" £90. The total amount of the inventory
was £762, 13s., id. John Harlow, one of the executors, and the
three appraisers, made oath to the inventory on 15 March, 1727/8,
before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate. [The inventory also
recorded, 5 :51s.]
♦13 February, 1728, in New Style dating.
1 66 The Estates of William Holmes and His Widow
THE ESTATES OF WILLIAM HOLMES
AND HIS WIDOW BATHSHEBA
By the Editor
William Holmes3, of Pembroke and Halifax, Mass., son of
Josiah Holmes and Hannah2 Samson {Henry1) , married Bath-
sheba Stetson and had nine children: William; Hannah; Simeon;
Hezekiah ; Zebulon, died unmarried, before his father; Molly,
died young ; Lydia ; Jane ; Zilpha.
William Holmes3 died 13 May, 1760, in his 81 st year, and
his widow, Bathsheba, died 30 March, 1763, in her '70th year,
according to the records on their gravestones in Halifax.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of all records, in the
Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Probate, relating to the
intestate estate of William Holmes, and the will of his widow,
Bathsheba (Stetson) Holmes.
These abstracts are printed at the expense of Mrs. Walter M.
Parker, of Manchester, N. H, a member of the Massachusetts
Society of Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of William
and Bathsheba Holmes, through their son William.
[The Estate of William Holmes]
[From original letter] On 2 June, 1760, Robert Waterman,
of Halifax, yeoman, was appointed administrator on the estate
of "William Holmes late of Halli fax .... Husbandman Deceasd
Intestate" [The letter also recorded, 15 : 522.]
[From unrecorded bond] On 2 June, 1760, Robert Waterman
of Halifax, yeoman, as administrator, with William Holmes of
Halifax, husbandman, and Joseph Stetson of Pembroke, yeoman,
as sureties, gave a bond for £500. The witnesses were Ebenezer
Bisbe and Edward Winslow.
[From unrecorded warrant] On 2 June, 1760, Edward Sears,
Noah Cushing and Ebenezer Briggs, all of Halifax, were ap-
pointed to appraise the estate.
[From original inventory] "An Inventory of all the Estate
both Real and Personal" was taken, 11 June, 1760. No real
estate was mentioned. The total was £35, 3s. The three ap-
praisers made oath to the inventory, 26 June, 1760, and on
The Estates of William Holmes and His Widow 167
4 August, 1760, Robert Waterman, the administrator, made oath
to it. [The inventory was also recorded, 15 : 569.]
[15:577] The account of Robert Waterman, administrator,
was sworn to and allowed, 1 September, 1760. Payments had
been made to "Esqr Croade"; to Jonathan Holmes; to "the
widdow her Dower'' £20; to "William Holmes his proportion
of the Estate" £2, 8s., 3d.; to "Simeon Holmes his proportion"
£1, 4s., id.; to "Hezekiah Holmes his proportion" £1, 4s., id.;
to "Joseph Barse his wives proportion" £1, 4s., i|d. ; to "Ephraim
Holmes his wives Share" £1, 4s., if d. ; to "Zilpha Holmes her
share" £1, 4s., ifd.
[Will of Widow Bathsheba Holmes]
[16 : 436] On 25 December, 1762, Bathsheba Holmes, of Hali-
fax, "widdow of William Holmes of Hallifax", made her will.
Bequests were as follows :
To "my Son Wm Holmes 1 Cow"
To "my Son Simeon Holmes" 8s., "To be Paid him by my
Son William Holmes"
To "my Son Hezekiah Holmes" 8s., "to be Paid by my Son
William Holmes"
To "the Children of my Daughter Lydia Tilden Decd" 8s.,
"To be Paid by my son William Holmes"
To "my Daughter Hannah Bears the wife of Joseph Bears
my Red Cloth Clok &" £1, 6s., 4d., "Due to me from her"
To "my Daughter Zilpha Holmes my feather Beed and
beedstead beed Cord and under beed and Suit of Curtins & one
Coverlead upon Sd Beed which is made of all wool one Small
Iron Pott one Tramel and one Warming Pan & one half the
wevers Loom and half Tackling belonging to Sd Loom"
To "my Daughter Elizabeth Holmes the wife of my Son
William Holmes one Large Iron Poott & 1 Iron Kettle & one
half of a wevers Loom & half Tackling belonging To Said Loom
and a flok bed & 1 bed Blankett"
To "my Three Daughter Hannah Bears the wife Joseph
Bears Jane Holmes the wife of Cap* Ephram Holmes & Zilpha
Holmes all my wearing apparrel and all my other movebals not
yet Disposed of in this Will To be Equally Devided betwixt
Them three"
Noah Cushing, of Halifax, yeoman, was appointed sole
executor.
The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Joseph
Stetson, Barnabas Briggs and Nathan Hartwell.
1 68 The Will of Joseph Holmes, Sr., of Kingston
On 4 April, 1763, the will was probated, on the oaths of
Barnabas Briggs and Nathan Hartwell, two of the witnesses,
and administration granted to Noah Cushing, the executor named
in the will.
[16:433] On 4 April, 1763, Noah Cushing, yeoman, as
administrator, with Joseph Stetson and Barnabas Briggs, yeo-
men, as sureties, gave a bond for £100. The witnesses were
Thomas Torrey and Josiah Sturtevant, Jr.
THE WILL OF JOSEPH HOLMES, SR.
OF KINGSTON, MASS.
By the Editor
Joseph Holmes of Plymouth and Kingston,* Mass., married,
first, Sarah Sprague, and second, Mary4 Brewster (Wrestling*,
Love2, William1) ; but we have not found the date of either
marriage.
Joseph and Sarah (Sprague) Holmes had one son, John, who
is mentioned in his father's will.
Joseph and Mary (Brewster) Holmes had eight children,
according to the original Plymouth Town Records, printed in
full in our thirteenth volume. These children were numbered, on
the original records, from one to eight. They were: Joseph,
Ephraim, Mary, Sarah, Abigail, Jonathan, Micah, Keziah.
The "Giles Memorial", on page 188, gives these eight chil-
dren, and two more, Wrestling and Lydia. It further states that
Wrestling and Lydia died young, but gives no authority for
either the births or the deaths of these two children.
Joseph Holmes, Sr., made his will, 2 June, 1733 ; and he died
26 June, 1733, aged 68 years and 23 days, according to the record
on his gravestone. Mary4 (Brewster) Holmes died 17 April,
1 761, aged 82 years, 1 month, 24 days, according to the record on
her gravestone. Both are buried in the old cemetery at Kingston.
We here print exhaustive abstracts of the will and all other
records, in the Plymouth County, Mass., Registry of Probate,
relating to the estate of Joseph Holmes, Sr.
These abstracts are printed at the expense of Mr. Eben F.
♦Kingston was a part of Plymouth until 1726, when it was made a separate
town.
The Will of Joseph Holmes, Sr., of Kingston 169
Thompson, of Worcester, Mass., a member of the Massachusetts
Society of Mayflower Descendants, who is descended from Joseph
and Mary (Brewster) Holmes, through their daughter, Keziah
Holmes, who married Isaiah Thomas.
[The Will of Joseph Holmes, Sr.]
[From original will] On 2 June, 1733, "Joseph Holmes senr
of the Town of Kingston .... Husbandman" made his will. Be-
quests were as follows :
To "wife Mary Holmes the whole use bennefit and Income
of all my Estate Whatsoever & whear soever after my Just Debts
are Paid & my funeral Charg Discharged : so long as she shall Re-
mane my widdow : and If she marry agane then .... she shall
have her thirds as by law."
To "son John Holmes one shilling I haveing formerly Given
him half my former Homested that I and he sold to Caleb stetson
it being his Portition in full"
To "my Dear and Loveing Children : Joseph Holmes Ephraim
Holmes mary Dingley sarah Bears & Abigale Turnner to Each
of them one shilling apiece they haveing had there Portions"
To "my Loveing sons Jonathan Holmes & Micha Holmes &
to my Loveing Daughter Keziah Holmes all that of my Estate
whatsoever that shall Remane att my Loveing wifes Death after
her funeral Charg is Paide : or In Case she marry agane what will
then be comeing when her thirds is taken out : and those thirds
att her Deceas . all to be Equall Devided between them to wit
Jonathn Micha & Keziah"
"wife Mary Holmes" was appointed sole executrix.
The witnesses were "Benony Delano", "John Breuster" and
Francis Adams, who made oath to the will 10 August, 1733, before
Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate.
The will was probated, at Marshfield, 28 August, 1733, and
administration granted to Mary Holmes, the widow. [The will
and probate were also recorded, 6 : 382.]
[From original inventory] "An Inventary of the Estate of
Joseph Holmes of Kingston .... Deceased" was taken 27 Sep-
tember, 1733, by "wrastling Brewster", Francis Adams and
Judah Hall. The total amount was £172, 18s., iod. The only
real estate was "-J of a sawmill" £15. Mary Holmes, adminis-
tratrix, and the three appraisers, made oath to the inventory
28 September, 1733, before Isaac Winslow, Judge of Probate.
[The inventory was also recorded, 6 : 400.]
170 Marriage of Zenas Gardner and Susanna Hussey
THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OF ZENAS GARDNER
AND SUSANNA HUSSEY, OF NANTUCKET
In the illustration facing page 145, of this issue, we reproduce
the marriage certificate of Zenas Gardner and Susanna Hussey,
both Quakers, of Nantucket, who were married at Sherborn, now
Nantucket, Mass., 30 September, 1790. As shown by the certifi-
cate, Zenas was the son of Paul Gardner and his deceased wife
Rachel; and Susanna was the daughter of George and Deborah
Hussey. Through her mother, Deborah (Paddock) Hussey,
Susanna Hussey was descended from John Howland of The
Mayflower.
This interesting document bears the autograph signatures of
the bride and groom and of thirty-nine witnesses.
The illustration has been prepared at the expense of Mrs.
Summerfield Hagerty, of New York, N. Y., a great-granddaugh-
ter of Susanna (Hussey) Gardner, and a member of the Massa-
chusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Mrs. Hagerty has also presented to the Society a photograph
of the Quaker Marriage Certificate of her grandparents, Paul
Swift and Dorcas Gardner, who were married at Nantucket,
5 September, 182 1. ,
[Marriage of Zenas Gardner and Susanna Hussey]
Whereas Zenas Gardner, Son of Paul Gardner of Sherborn,
in the County of Nantucket and Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and Rachel his Wife Deceased, and Susannah Hussey Daughter
of George Hussey of Sherborn, in the County and Commonwealth
aforesaid, and Deborah his Wife, having declared their Inten-
tions of taking each other in Marriage, before several Monthly
Meetings of the People called Quakers, in Sherborn aforesaid,
according to the good Order used among them ; after due en-
quiry and deliberate consideration thereof, they appearing clear
of all others, and having Consent of Parents and Relations Con-
cerned, their proceedings were allowed by the said Meetings.
Now these are to Certify all whom it may concern, that for
the full accomplishing of their said Intentions, this Thirtieth day
of the Ninth Month in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven
hundred and Ninety, They the said Zenas Gardner and Susannah
Marriage of Zenas Gardner and Susanna Hussey iji
Hussey appeared at a public Assembly of the aforesaid People
and others, in their Meeting-house in Sherborn aforesaid, and
he the said Zenas Gardner taking the said Susannah Hussey by
the hand, did openly declare as followeth: Friends, I take this
my friend Susannah Hussey to be my Wife, promissing through
Divine assistance to be unto her a loving and faithful Husband,
until it shall please the Lord by death to Separate us. And the
said Susannah Hussey did then and there in like manner declare
as followeth : Friends, I take this my friend Zenas Gardner to be
my Husband, promissing through Divine assistance to be unto
him a loving and faithful Wife, until it shall please the Lord by
death to separate us. Or words of the like import.
And the said Zenas Gardner and Susannah Hussey as a
further Confirmation thereof, have hereunto Set their hands:
She, after the Custom of Marriage, assuming the Name of her
husband.
Zenas Gardner
Susannah Gardner
And we, whose Names are hereunto Subscribed, being pres-
ent with others at the Consummation of their said Marriage, as
Witnesses thereunto, Set our hands, the day & year above written.
Paul Gardner
George Hussey
Deborah Hussey
Paul Gardner Jr
Lydia Mitchell
Libni Gardner
George Gardner 2"
Obed Mitchell
Uriel Hussey
Dorcas Gardner
Phebe Hussey
Silvanus Hussey
Elizabeth Gardner
Wm Starbuck
Silvs Starbuck
Joseph Marshall
Paul Hussey
Wm Hussey
Rachel Bunker
Deborah Hussey
Seth Hussey
Giles Sanford
Chris: Starbuck
Alice Hussey
Deborah Folger
Simeon Russel
Ruth Gardner
Sam1 Rodman
Judith Hussey
Sarah Coggeshall
Lois Barney
Merab Spooner
Silvanus Macy '
Sarah Barney
Jona Jenkins
Oliver Spencer
Peter Easton
Lydia Worth
Mary Worth
Recorded in Friends book of Records on Nantucket page 342
by Chris1": Starbuck
Recorder
172 Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society
REGISTER OF MINOR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN,
NEPHEWS AND NIECES OF MEMBERS OF THE
SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS
( Continued from page 55)
[Register of Minor Children]
Frederick H. Clark, N. Y. No. 1083 : a granddaughter, Elizabeth
McLeod Ross, born 28 February, 1914, at Yonkers, N. Y.,
daughter of Airs. Frederick Jeffery Ross, deceased.
Mrs. Alvan T. Fuller, Mass. No. 1335 : a son, Alvan Tufts Ful-
ler, Jr., born 5 February, 1918, in Boston, Mass. [For other
children, see "Pilgrim Notes and Queries", Vol. Ill, p. 25,
and Vol. V, p. 93.]
Edward H. Kittredge, Mass. No. 1376: a daughter, Rebecca
Kittredge, born 21 August, 1918, in Somerville, Mass. [For
another child, see "Pilgrim Notes and Queries", Vol. V,
P- 63.]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY
OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS
Gifts for the Library and Cabinet
From Miss Mary Alden Thayer: "The Pilgrim Fathers,
Words by Mrs. Hemans, Music by Miss Browne", an old copy,
not dated; "Forefathers Day Hymn", words by Charles B. Bots-
ford, music by J. Elliot Trowbridge, 1889; Program of Concert
of Boston Musical Fund Society, 1855, including "The Pilgrims'
Cantata".
From Mr. John McLean: The Family Bible of Nathaniel
Jenckes. [See the article about this bible, in this issue.]
From Mr. Lucius W. Bartlett: Photograph of Family Bible
Record.
From Mrs. Lucy M. S. Wilson: Twenty- four Back Numbers
of "The Mayflower Descendant" and Forty-two of "Pilgrim
Notes and Queries".
From Miss Lucy C. Sweet: Hand-embroidered Apron of her
Great-grandmother, Experience (White) Sweet, who was born
in 1751 and died in 1806.
Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society 173
From Mrs. Summerfield Hagerty: Photographs of Two
Quaker Marriage Certificates, of her Great-grandparents, Zenas
Gardner and Susanna Hussey, and of her Grandparents, Paul
Swift and Dorcas Gardner. [See the illustration facing page 145,
also the article on page 170.]
Mrs. James E. Shepard died in Andover, Mass., 11 March, 1918.*
She was a descendant of John Alden, John Howland, Degory
Priest and Myles Standish, and was elected a member of this
Society, 11 October, 1898, her membership number being 406.
William H. Atwood died in Boston, Mass., 23 July, 1918. He
was a descendant of Stephen Hopkins, and was elected a
member of this Society, 26 March, 19 10, his membership
number being n 16.
Miss Mary Rivers died in Milton, Mass., 7 August, 1918. She
was a descendant of Richard Warren, and was one of the
thirty original members of the Society, when it was organ-
ized, 28 March, 1896, her membership number being 26.
Mrs. Alexander Cochrane died in Brookline, Mass., 14 August,
19 1 8. She was a descendant of John Howland, and was
elected a member of the Society, 23 June, 1897, her mem-
bership number being 207.
Brigadier General Henry Clay Wood, U. S. A., retired, died
30 August, 1918, in Portland, Me. He was a descendant of
John Alden, Peter Brown, Francis Cooke and John How-
land, and was elected a member of the Society, 21 April,
1903, his membership number being 779.
Mrs. George Howard Wood died 13 September, 1918, in Win-
throp, Mass. She was a descendant of John Alden, William
Bradford, William Brewster, Thomas Rogers, Henry Sam-
son, George Soule, and Richard Warren, and was elected a
member of the Society, 19 November, 1900, her membership
number being 625.
Bernard Jenney died 22 September, 1918, in Boston, Mass. He
was a descendant of Richard Warren, and was elected a
member of the Society, 1 April, 1908, his membership num-
ber being 1037.
Notice received too late for our July issue.
174 Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society
Members Elected
30 August, 1918.
No. 1547. Charles Frederic Smith, Swampscott, Mass., ninth
from Richard Warren.
No. 1548. Miss Constance French, Randolph, Mass., ninth from
John Alden.
No. 1549. Mrs. Baron Steuben Barnes,* Pensacola, Fla., tenth
from Richard Warren.
No. 1550. Miss Caroline Hale Plumb, Joplin, Mo., eighth from
William Bradferd.
No. 155 1. Everett Cephas Bumpus, Quincy, Mass., eighth from
Isaac1 Allerton, seventh from Mary2 Allerton.
25 September, 19 18.
No. 1552. Airs. Frank Warren Richardson, Waltham, Mass.,
tenth from Thomas Rogers.
No. 1553. Miss Ruth Thayer, Lancaster, Mass., ninth from
Isaac1 Allerton, eighth from Mary2 Allerton.
No. 1554. Nathaniel Thayer, Lancaster, Mass., ninth from Isaac1
Allerton, eighth from Mary2 Allerton.
No. 1555. Baron Salisbury Barnes, Ensign, U. S. N. R. F. C,
Pensacola, Fla., eleventh from Richard Warren.
No. 1556. Charles Allerton Coolidge, Boston, Mass., eighth from
Isaac1 Allerton, seventh from Mary2 Allerton.
Supplemental Lines Accepted
July, 1918.
No. 632. Mrs. Charles F. Curtis, eighth from Peter Brown.
August, 1918.
No. 1463. Mrs. Bayard Thayer, eighth from Isaac1 Allerton,
seventh from Mary2 Allerton.
The By-Laws require an additional fee of two dollars ($2.00)
for each supplemental line filed.
The Editor will be glad to advise members who desire to file
supplemental lines with the Society.
Attest : George Ernest Bowman,
Secretary.
* Life member.
Nathaniel Jenckes' Family Bible 175
NATHANIEL JENCKES' FAMILY BIBLE
Through the active interest of Miss Mary Alden Thayer,
Chairman of its Library Committee, the Massachusetts Society
of Mayflower Descendants has recently received a very interesting
addition to its collection of bibles containing family records.
Learning that Mr. John McLean of Boston had an old bible
with such records, Miss Thayer copied the names in the earliest
entries and showed them to the Editor of this magazine, who at
once recognized the family of Nathaniel Jenckes, of Providence,
R. L, who married, on 4 November, 1686, Hannah Bosworth, of
Swansea, Mass., daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Howland)
Bosworth, and granddaughter of John Howland, the Mayflower
Passenger.
Permission for the Editor to inspect the bible was quickly
obtained, and, on examining the book and the entries, he saw at
once that this was, without question, the original Family Bible
of Nathaniel and Hannah (Bosworth) Jenckes.
Realizing the historical and genealogical interest of the bible,
Mr. McLean presented it to the Society, and the Editor had the
pleasure of bringing it to the Society's Rooms within three days
after he had first heard of it.
Mr. McLean, whose father and mother were born in Scotland,
was born in Plymouth, Mass., and was much interested to learn
that this old bible, which had recently come into his possession
with some other old books, was so nearly connected with the
Mayflower Pilgrims ; and he was very glad to present it to this
Society, where it will always be carefully preserved.
Nathaniel Jenckes' Bible
The bible is made up as follows.
[1] "The Book of Common Prayer .... Together With the
Psalter or Psalms of David .... London, Printed by John Baskett,
Printer to the Queens most Excellent Majesty, And by the Assigns
of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd" in 1713.
[2] The Old Testament, with the Apocrypha, printed at Lon-
don, "by John Baskett, Printer to the Kings most Excellent
Majesty, And by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry
Hills, deceas'd" in 1716.
176 Nathaniel Jenckes' Family Bible
[3] The New Testament, from the same press and of the same
date as the Old Testament.
[4] "The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English
Metre, By Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others ....
London : Printed by Freeman Collins, for the Company of Sta-
tioners, 1712."
The front cover and any leaves before the title-page of the
"Book of Common Prayer" have been lost. This title-page is
badly worn on the edges, but the printing is complete. It was worn
loose many years ago, and was attached to the sixth page by a pin
which probably was made more than one hundred years ago. The
fact that there are no extra pin holes would seem to indicate that
the leaf has remained in its present position since first placed there.
The bible was purchased by Nathaniel Jenckes in 1720, and he
entered in it the births of himself and his wife and children.
His grandson Stephen (son of the Nathaniel who was born
4 January, 1702/3) owned the bible as early as 26 July, 1747,
and entered his own birth and marriage, the births of his wife and
children, and the deaths of two of his children.
Stephen Jenkes evidently entered the births of himself, his
wife and the first two children, Eleazer and Nathaniel, soon after
the bible came into his possession, as the first five lines of his
record were written at one time, except the words "tusday" and
"Satuardy". These two words were interlined later, and this may
account for the error in stating that 5 March, 1747, was "tusday".
Possibly the error consisted in a mistake in spelling, as the date
entered was Thursday, in 1747, Old Style.
All the other days of the week entered were correct for Old
Style dating.
The manuscript entries in the bible are as follows :
[On page facing the prayer "At the Healing"]
November ye 18 1755 then there Was a Very Suppising Earth
quake
November ye 18th 1755
[On page facing the first chapter of Genesis]
Stephen Jenks of Providence his Book annoque Domny 1763
January ye 30
Stephen Jenks
I
Form for a Bequest 177
[On blank page facing the Apocrypha]
Stephen Jenkes his Bibele July ye 26: 1747
He was marid January ye 11 day 1747
[On blank page at end of Apocrypha, facing title-page of New
Testament] ,
Nathanael Jenckes his Bible Bought 1720
He was Born the 29 of January i662or3
Hannah Jenckes his wife was Born the 5 of November in the
year 1663
Their Son Jonathan Jenckes was Born the first day of may 1688
Hannah Jenckes was born the 8th of October 1690
Elizabeth Jenckes was Born the first of January 1695,
Nathanael Jenckes was Born the 4th of January I7020r3
Stephen Jenkes His Book December ye 2th: 1750
He was Born ye 8th of may 1726
Sarah Jenkes His wife was Born July ye 26 1727
Their Son Elezar Jenkes was born march ye 5: 1747 tusday*
Their Son Nathanael Jenkes was Born June ye 3 : 1749
Satuarday
Their 3 Son Moses Jenks was Born September: 14: 1751
Saturdy
Their Daughter Lydia was Born Janauary 28: 1754 munday
their Son Stephen Was Born March ye 31 1756 Wensday
their Daughter Lydia Dyed October ye 6 1756
their Son Benjamin Was Born Sept ye 2 1758 Satuarday
on the Seventeenth of april 1761 they had Daughter Still Born
on fryday
their Sixth Son Jerahmeel Jenks was born July 18th 1762
Sunday
Stephen Jenks was maried to Sarah Hawkins on the Eleventh
Day of January A D 1747
FORM FOR A BEQUEST
I give and bequeath to the Society of Mayflower Descendants,
a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, the sum of dollars.
* See introductory notes.
178 The Estate of William Brown4
THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM BROWN4
OF REHOBOTH, MASS-
By the Editor
William Brown4 (James5, Lydia2 Rowland, John1) was born
at Swansea, Mass., 2 June, 1690, and died at Rehoboth, Mass.,
26 February, 173 1/2. He married twice, and had eleven children,
seven by the first wife and four by the second wife. His second
marriage and the births of all the children were recorded at
Rehoboth ; but the date of the first marriage, and the surname of
the first wife, Elizabeth , have not been found.
On the first page of the second book of the original records
of Rehoboth we find: "The Children of William Brown Recorded
Consider Brown Son of William Brown born of his wife Eliza-
beth Born September the 8th 171 1", followed by the births of
their other children: Amos, 28 May, 1714; Elizabeth, 14 June,
1716; Bethiah, 8 July, 1718; Jerusha, 27 August, 1720; Ezra,
18 August, 1722; Rebecca, 17 April, 1725.
The next item of the record is: "Elizabeth Brown Wife of
William Brown Dyed Aprill ye [*] 1725 In the 27th year of her
age".
Immediately following this death record, on the first page,
was entered: "Noah Brown the Son of William Brown & of
Rebekah his Wife Born August ye 7th 1726", and the births of
their other children: Isaac, 24 October, 1728; Ann, 13 March,
1729/30!; Ann, 8 January, 1731/2-)-.
The second marriage was recorded on page 140 of the original
second book, as follows: "William Brown & Rebekah Folitt Both
of Rehoboth ware married October ye 27th 1725".
On page 241 of the original second book we find: "Ann
Brown Daughter of William Brown dyed October ye 27th 173 1".
This was the first daughter of the name.
On the same page was recorded the death of the father, as
follows: " william Brown died february ye 26th I73^,,4
* A blank was left for the day of the month, but it was not entered. A du-
plicate record of this death, without the age, is found on page 236 of the same
original book, and the day of the month was omitted there also, although a space
was again left for it. In J. N. Arnold's "Vital Record of Rehoboth", page 804,
he refers to both of these original entries, yet makes a serious error, by inserting,
without any authority, a day of the month.
t Arnold [p. 556] overlooked the double dating, and erroneously printed the
birth years of the two Anns as 1729 and 1731.
\ Arnold [p. 804] again errs, printing this year as " 1731 ".
The Estate of William Brown* 179
Of the eleven children, eight, Amos, Elizabeth, Bethiah, Jer-
usha, Ezra, Noah, Isaac, and the second Ann, were alive when
their father's land was divided, 19 April, 1735 ; and in that divi-
sion it was stated that the eldest son, Consider, survived his father,
but had since died, without issue. In this connection, the item of
fifteen shillings paid, by the administratrix, "for three Coffings",
is of interest. One of these coffins was for the father, and the
other two probably were for Consider and Rebecca, since the first
daughter named Ann, as already shown, died four months before
her father.
The second daughter named Ann died before 7 September,
1743, when her brother Ezra and her sister Jerusha sold, to their
brother Amos, all their rights in the land of Anna Brown, fourth
daughter of William. On the same day, Ezra and Jerusha sold
to Amos their rights in the land of their father William Brown.
[Bristol Co. Deeds, 37 : 520 and 521]
The second wife, Rebecca, died before 18 April, 1774, when
a commission was appointed to appraise and divide among her
husband's heirs the real estate "which was set off . . . . for her
thirds .... she being since deced".
Another William Brown of Rehoboth, who married Ruth
Walker, in 1728, and had eleven children, from 1729 to 1751, has
been claimed as the son of Lieut. James Brown3 (Lydia2 How-
land, John1) ; but the copy from the Rehoboth Proprietors Rec-
ords, here printed, proves that the William Brown who married
Elizabeth , and had a son Amos, was Lieut. James Brown's
son.
The ancestry of the William Brown who married Ruth
Walker is not known to the present writer.
In the following pages will be found a literal copy of the
entry in the Proprietors Records of Rehoboth, and exhaustive
abstracts of all records, and unrecorded original documents, re-
lating to the settlement of the estate of William Brown4 (James3,
Lydia2 Hozvland, John1), found in the Bristol County, Mass.,
Registry of Probate.
This article has been prepared at the expense of Mr. Winfield
Martin Brown, of Boston, Mass., a member of the Massachusetts
Society of Mayflower Descendants, and a descendant of William
Brown4 (Lieut. James3, Lydia2 Rowland, John1), through his
son Noah Brown5, who married Deborah Wilmarth and settled
in Attleborough, Mass.
Mr. Brown also contributed the expense of printing, in our
seventeenth and eighteenth volumes, the wills of Lieut. James
Brown3 and his widow Margaret, and the wills of John1 Brown,
180 The Estate of William Brown4'
John2 Brown and Widow Dorothy Brown, the father, brother
and mother of Lieut. James.
[Land of Heirs of Lt. James Brown]
[Original Proprietors' Records, Rehoboth, 3:12]
The Records of the Lands of the heirs of Leu* James Brown
Decased
Imprimus Two acres and a quarter be it more or Less being
their first Lot in the Divisions of Land agreed upon by the Pro- .
prietors of Lands in Rehoboth the Third Day of Aprill 1735 it
being the 80th Lot Number in sd Division and Lyeis in watch-
amoket Neck in the Long Rainge and Lyes in Two parts the
first of sd Parts Belongs to Benjamin Brown and Some other of
the Sd Heirs of ye sd Leu* James Brown and is the Southermost
or Last Lot and Containes one acre and thre quatr and is Bounded
Easterly a high way Northerly on Land of John and Nathaniel
Daggett Southerly on Land of Caleb Lyon being his house Lot
it Being a Goar of Land and Comes to a point at ye west End
there being a high way for the use of Caleb Lyon or whosoever
owns his house or house Lot to Extend westerly by his fence
from the way of 4 Rods wide untill it Come against ye midle of
his house there being a white oake markt at the North Corner of
sd way.
The other part of sd Lot Being half an acre of Land be it
more or Less and was Laid oute to Amos Brown son of William
Brown one of the heirs of the sd Leu* James Brown sd half
acre Lyeis on the Northerly side of the 4 Rod high way that
Leadeth Through the wholl Common Land unto the salt water
Being aboute one Hundred and Thirty* Rods in Lengeth and
Eight foot and six Inches in width Running the same Course as
the sd High way Doth being Bounded with a Two stons set up
at ye East End Next ye high way Bounded South the sd High
way till it Come to a Stone set up by a fast Rock in the Ground
and then Ruing North 25 Degrees west to ye Corner of Noah
Mason Land then Bounding with Noah Mason Land Northerly
Recorded January ye Ist 1735/6
Likewise Seven acres and a half be it more or Less being
their Seccond alottment in the abovesd Division Granted 1735
Lyeing adjoining to the Land of Capt Daniel Carpenter and the
Land of John Kent on the East side of Bushey Plaine the first
♦"fourty" has been interlined, in the same hand, above "Thirty", but
" Thirty " was not crossed out.
The Estate of William Brown41 181
Corner is a Black oake and stones aboute it being the N W Corner
of sd Carpenters Land thence Riming by ye Roade W S W 20ty
Rods to a Black oake and stones aboute it for a Corner thence
Runing S B E 52 Rods to another Black oake for a Corner,
thence Runing E S E til it Come to a heape of stones in ye Line
of sd Kents Land for a Corner thence Northerly in sd Kents
Line till it Come to a Black oake and stons aboute it being sd
Kents N W Corner and is ye S W Corner of sd Carpenters Land
thence Northerly Bounding with sd Carpenters Land Easterly
till it Come to the first Corner
Laid oute June ye first 1736
Dan11 Carpenter Surveyor
Ephraim Carpenter
John Kent Comittee
Recorded august ye 5th 1736
[The Estate of William Brown4]
[7:338] On 16 March, 1731/2, Daniel Carpenter, Daniel
Perrin and Samuel Hill took the inventory, and on 16 May, 1732,
the administratrix made oath to it. The personal estate amounted
to £177, 4s. The real estate was: "housing Lands and Common-
age Rights" £450.
[7:330] On 16 May, 1732, Rebecca Brown, widow, was ap-
pointed administratrix of "William Brown Late of Rehoboth
Deceased"
[From unrecorded bond] On 16 May, 1732, "Rebecca Brown
Widdow and Administratrix", with Samuel Hill, yeoman, of
Rehoboth, and Isaac Brown, yeoman, of Barrington*, as sureties,
gave a bond of £300. Rebecca signed by a mark. The witnesses
were Stephen Paine and Edward Luther.
[From unrecorded petition] On 22 February, 1732/3, "Amos
Brown Son of William Brown Late of Rehoboth Decased .... I
being Above the age of fourteen years .... have made Choice
of my Uncle Isaac Brown to be my Guardian" and petitioned for
his appointment.
On the lower part of the same paper is the petition of James
Brown, first cousin of Amos: "James Brown Son of James
Brown Late of Barington Deceased .... I being above the age
of fourteen years .... have made Choice of my uncle Benjamin
Brown to be my Guardian". John Sampson and William "Gallap"
witnessed both petitions, which were made the same day.
[7:5°8, 509] On 22 February, 1732/3, "Isaac Brown of
*No\v in Rhode Island, then in Massachusetts.
182 The Estate of William Brown4
Barrington .... Yeoman" was appointed guardian of Amos
Brown; and "Benjamin Brown of Rehoboth .... yeoman" was
appointed guardian of James Brown, in accordance with their
petitions.
[From original bond] On 22 February, 1732/3, "Isaac Brown
of Barrington Benjamin Brown and Joseph Brown both of
Rehoboth .... Yeomen" gave a bond of £400, Isaac having been
appointed guardian of Amos. The witnesses were Stephen Paine
and Prudence Goodfellow.
[From original document] An account of Rebecca Brown, the
administratrix, dated "Rehoboth march the 14th 1734/5," was
signed by a mark and was sworn to on 18 March, 1735. It was
recorded 13 April, 1735, in Book VIII, folio 206. Payments had
been made to : Thomas Carpenter, Margaret Brown, Ezekiel
Carpenter, Thomas Bowen, Henry Sweeting, Doctor Dean,
Charles Tillinghast, John French, "Jasial Perry"*, Nathaniel
Dagget, Thomas Wilmarth, John Kentf, "mrs Bishop"; paid
"for three Coffings" fifteen shillings.
[From unrecorded petition] On 15 March, 1734/5, Bethiah
Brown and Jerusha Brown, each signing by a mark, "Being of
age to make Choice of a Guardian .... do Chuse John Kent for
our Guardian" and petitioned for his appointment. The witnesses
were Amos Brown and John Fuller.
[From unrecorded petition] "The Humble Petition of Re-
becah Brown widdow of William Brown Late of Rehoboth
Deceased
"Humbly sheweth That She having now Left with her three
Children vis Noah Isaac and Ann Brown all under the age of
fourteen years and not Qualified by Law to Chouse their Guard-
ian— Flumbly Pray that your Honour would appionte me to be
their Guardian"
The petition was not dated, and was signed by a mark.
[8:198] On 18 March, 1734, "Rebecca Brown of Rehoboth
.... widdow" was appointed "Guardian unto Noah Brown Isaac
Brown Ann Brown Minors under the age of fourteen years
Children of William Brown Late of Rehoboth Deceased". On
the same date Rebecca, with John Kent of Rehoboth and Daniel
Bishop of Attleborough, yeomen, as sureties, gave three bonds
for £300 each. Rebecca signed by a mark. Stephen Paine and
Samuel White witnessed the bonds. The original bonds are in
the files.
* Recorded as " Josiah" Perry,
t Omitted in the record.
The Estate of William Brown4" 183
[8:198] On 18 March, 1734, John Kent of Rehoboth was
appointed guardian of Bethiah and Jerusha Brown in accordance
with their petition. On the same day, John Kent, as guardian,
with sureties Ephraim Carpenter, of Rehoboth, and Daniel
Bishop of Attleborough, all yeomen, gave two bonds, of £300
each. The witnesses were Stephen Paine and Samuel White. The
original bonds are in the files.
[8:200] On 18 March, 1734, "Daniel Bisshop of Attleborough
.... yeoman" was appointed " Guardian unto Ezra Brown under
the age of fourteen years Son of William Brown Late of Re-
hoboth Deceased". On the same day, Daniel Bishop, as guardian,
with Ephraim Carpenter and John Kent as sureties, gave bond
for £300. The witnesses were Stephen Paine and Samuel White.
The original bond is on file.
[8:201] On 18 March, 1734, "Daniel Bisshop of Attleborough
.... Chosen by his Wife Elezebeth Bisshop formerly Elezebeth
Brown to be her Guardian" was appointed guardian "unto
Elezebeth Bisshop above the age of fourteen years Daughter of
Elezebeth* Brown Late of Rehoboth Deceased with full Power"
to receive her share in the estate "of her father William Brown
Late of Rehoboth aforsaid Deceased". On the same day, Daniel
Bishop, as guardian, with Ephraim Carpenter and John Kent,
both of Rehoboth, yeomen, as sureties, gave bond for £300. The
witnesses were Stephen Paine and Samuel White. The original
is still on file.
[From original warrant] On 14 April, 1735, "Cap* Daniel
Carpenter Edward Glover Daniel Perrin Daniel Smith & John
Bisshop" were appointed to make "A Divission of the housing
Land and Personal Estate". "The Gentlemen Were Sworn" be-
fore Thomas Bowen, Justice of the Peace. [This warrant was
recorded, 8:261.]
[From original document] On 19 April, 1735, Daniel Car-
penter, Edward Glover and Daniel Perrin divided the real and
personal estate "to and amongst his widow & Children . the Eldest
Son Of the sd William Brown Surviving at his fathers Decase
being Since Dead, the Two Shares are Eaqualy Divided amongst
ye Surviving Children . and the Division of the whool Estate is
as foloweth"
"Imprimus Divied to the widow her Third part in the Reall
Estate as foloweth Twenty acres of Land with the west End of
the Dweling house and the South half of the Barn Standing
♦"Elezebeth" is plainly an error of the recorder. It should have been
" William ".
184 The Estate of William Brown41
thereon, begining at the Roade in the Northerly Line or Bounds
of the farme thence Runing South To ye middle or Partition of
the Sd Dweling house and So through the sd House to the South
side of it and Extending South from sd House 27 feete to a Stake
for a Corner, thence Runing East South East Sixteen Rods to a
Stake & Stones for a Corner, thence Runing South 23 Degrees
west Ninety Eight Rods to a Stake for a Corner, thence Run-
ning west 23 Degrees North 32 Rods to an Elme Tree markt for
a Corner by the Roade Leading from sd Dwelling house to the
house of John Kent . thence Runing Northerly with the sd Roade
to a Corner then Turning Easterly with the Roade to where it
first began at Sd Roade.
"Likewise aboute Eighteen acres of Land Lyeing on the
west side of sd Roade and on both sides of the Roade Leading
Towards Brushey Plaine Begining at a heape of Stones on y*
west Side of the sd Roade Leading to sd Kents thence Runing
west and by North Thirty Rods to a white oake Tree for a Turn
thence west 28 Degrees North till it Come to a Tree markt for
a Corner, thenc Northerly bounding to Jasiel Perrys Land west-
erly till it it Come to the Roade Leading to Brushey plaine and
ovr the sd Road on the Same Course to a Black oake Tree markt
for a Corner, Bounded Northerly as by Reccord Appeareth
Bounded Easterly the afloresd Roade Leading to sd Kents till
it Come to the first mentioned heape of Stones."
"2dly Devided to Amos ye Eldest Surviving Son, his Share in
the Reall Estate (viz) Ten acres of Land in the farme or home-
sted Lands Lyeing on the East side of the widows thirds begining
at a Stake being the South East Corner of ye 20ty acres Divided
to ye widow, thence South 70ty Degrees East 14 Rods to a stake
for a Corner, thence North 23 Degrees East till it Come to the
Northerly Bounds of the farme then Bounded Northerly Jasiel
Perrys Land and the Roade til it Come to ye North East Corner
of ye sd 20ty acres Devided to ye 3ds then South Taking in the
East End of the house to this share, and So Bounding with ye sd
3ds til it Come to ye first mentioned Stake, Likewise Divided to
this share ye North half of the Barn and Liberty of yard Rome
on ye North side to ye Roade aboute four Rods."
<(3]y Divided to Ezra Second Son his share in the Reall Estate
as foloweth (viz) Eighteen acres of Land Lyeing on the west
side of ye sd Roade Leading to John Kents and on ye Southerly
side of ye 18 acres Devided to ye 3ds begining at a Tree markt in
ye west Line of the Land being ye South west Corner of y*
Eighteen acres Devided to ye 3ds thence Southerly in the Line
Betwixt this Land & Jasiel Perrys Land Sixteen Rods to a Corner
The Estate of William Brown4" 185
in ye Brook or River on ye Edge of ye west side of it, thence
South 40ty Degrees East 88 Rods to ye Roade Leading to sd
Kents then Bounding to sd Roade till it Come to a heape of
stones being ye South East East Corner of ye sd 3ds then Bound-
ing Northerly with Sd 3ds till it Come the first mentioned Tree
Standing in ye Line of sd Perrys Land."
"4thly Devided to Noah third Son his share in the Reall Es-
tate as foloweth viz Sixteen acres of Land being the Southerly
End of the farme begining at at a Stake being the South East
Corner of Ten acres Devided to ye first share thence South 70ty
Degrees East Thirty Two Rods to a Clump of wilow Trees
Standing in the Edge of a medow for a Corner, thence South
Twenty three Degrees west 24 Rods to ye South Line or Bounds
of the farme thence westerly in ye sd Bounds till it Come to the
afforesd Roade Leading to sd Kents thence Northerly as the
Roade Goes till it Come to an Elme Tree markt bing the South
Corner of ye 20ty acres Devided to the 3ds then Bounding with
it 32 Rods and 14 Rods with ye 10 acres of the first share till it
Come to ye first Corner."
"5]y Divided To Elizabeth Eldest Daughter her share in the
Reall Estate as foloweth (viz) Sixteen acres of Land Lyeing on
the Easterly side of the first Share begining at a Stake being the
South west Corner of the sd first share thence Runing South 7<Dty
Degrees East bounded southerly ye 3d share 27 Rods to a Stake
for a Corner thence North 23 Degrees East till it Come to ye
Northerly bounds of the farme and Bounds Northerly to sd
Bounds til it Come to the North East Corner of the first share
and then Bounds westerly with it till it Come to ye first Corner."
"6ly Divided to Bithiah Second Daughter Her share in the
Reall Estate as foloweth (viz) fifteen acres & a half Lyeing on
the East side of the Eldest Daughters share begining at a Stake
Standing in ye South Bounds of the farme Two Rods Easterly
from a Stake & stones being an old Bonds of ye farme thence
North Twenty Three Degrees East till it Come to stake Standing
above one Rod East from a stake and stons being a bounds at a
Turn in the North Bounds of the farme then Bonded Northerly
as the sd farme is Bounded till it Come to ye North East Corner
of ye sd Eldest Daughters share and then Bonds with it till it
Come to the Third sons share and then Bounds to his share till
it Come to ye south Bonds of the farme and then as ye Bonds
Goes Easterly to ye first Corner — being Twenty Two Rods in
width."
"y]y Devided to Jerusha the Third Daughter her share in the
Reall Estate as foloweth (viz) Seventeen acres of Land Lyeing
1 86 The Estate of William Brown*
on the Northerly side of the Roade Leading to John Kents and
adjoining to sd Kents Land Being Bounded Southerly the
afforesd Roade Thirty Two Rods, Bounded Easterly the Second
sons share Northerly in part Jasiel Perrys Land & partely Comon
Land Bounded westerly sd Kents Land"
"8'y Devided to Isaac ye fourth Son his Share in the Reall
Estate as foloweth viz Sixteen acres and a half of Land Lyeing
in the farme on the Easterly side of the Second Daughters share
begining at a Stake being the North East Corner of sd Daughters
share, thence East half a point South fifteen Rods to a hornbine
being a Corner of Jasiell Perrys Land thence South half a point
west till it Come to a stake in ye south Line or side of the farme
then westerly in sd Line till it Come to ye South East Corner of
the sd Sd Second Daughters share and then Bounding with it to
ye first Corner."
"9ly Devided to Anne ye fourth & youngest Daughter her
share in the Real Estate as foloweth (viz) Twenty acres of
Land being the Easterly End of the farme Bounded westerly
the youngest sons share Bounded southerly Easterly & Northerly
as the sd farme is Bounded of Record."
"The above sd Lands was measured by the Eighten foot pole
as it was first Laid out"
"Likewise Devided The Personall Estate as foloweth" : One
third, £47, ios., 3d., to the widow; and £11, 17s., 6d., to each of
the children, Amos, Ezra, Noah, Isaac, Elizabeth, Bethiah, Jer-
usha, Anne.
Noah's part of the personal estate was: "Cart and wheels"
£4; "2 yearlings" £5; "a plow and one pair of horse chains" £2;
"a Chest" 16s. ; "In other Particulars" is., 6d.
This division of real and personal estate was approved, by the
Judge of Probate, on 15 July, 1735. It was also recorded, 8:261.
[From unrecorded warrant] On 18 April, 1774, John Daggett,
Moses Willmarth and Elkanah Willmarth were appointed to ap-
praise that part of the real estate of William Brown, late of Re-
hoboth, "which was set off to his widow Rebecca for her thirds
or dower therein (she being since deced)" and then to divide it
among the heirs of said William Brown.
[From original document] On 17 May, 1774, John Daggett,
Moses Willmarth and Elkanah Willmarth appraised and divided
the widow's thirds.
"their is about fifty Nine acres and a half of Land in Said
Thurds Bounded as followeth the first Corner is a heep of Stons
in the Road Betwen the hous of Amos Browns and Jasiel Perreys
hous then Runs East Ninteen Degrees South fifteen Rods to a
The Estate of William Broivn4 187
Corner then Runs South two Degrees East through Said amos
Brown hous and Runs Eight Rods and Twelve feet to a Corner
then Runs East Twenty three Degrees South by Said amoss
Land about Eighteen Rods and a half Rod to a Corner then
Runs South Twenty two Degrees west by Said Amoses Land
one Hundred and Thirtee Rods to a Corner then Runs west
Twenty two Degrees and a half North by Isaac Browns Land
Thirty four Rods and Seven feet to an Elm Tree on the East
Side of the Road for a Corner then Runs North Ninteen Degrees
East by Said Road Twenty two Rods and Eight feet to a Corner
then Runs west Nine Degrees North Crossing Said Road and
Runs Thirty Nine Rods in part by Abiah Blisses Land to a white
oak Stump for a Turn then Runs west about Twenty Seven De-
grees North by Said Blisses Land Sixty Rods and Ten feet To
a horn bine tree for a Corner Called Said Blisses Corner Stand-
ing In or Near the Line of Jasial Perreys Land then North about
forty three Degrees East by Said Perreys Land Seventy one Rod
to a Red oak Tree with Stons about it for a Corner then South
Thirty five Degrees East by Said Perreys Land Twenty five Rods
to a Stake and heep of Stons for a Corner then Runs North about
Forty Eight Degrees East by Said Perreys Land Forty Rods and
Ten feet to a Stump with Stons about it for a Corner then on a
Straight Line Twenty five Rods and a half Rod to the first
mentioned Corner which Land with premises on The Same we
apprise at" £151, 14s., 6d. "Lawful mony . and we have Divided
the Same as followeth"
To "the Heirs of amos Brown one of the Sons of the Said
Decast .... about Six acres and a half of Land at the Northerly
Ende of Said Land Bounded as followeth the the first Corner is
the Southwesterly Corner being a heep of Stons on a Rock in
the Line of Jasial Perreys Land then Runs North Easterly by
Said Perreys Land Twenty Rods to a Stump wit Stons about it
for a Corner then Runs East aboute five Degrees South Twenty
five Rods and a half to a heap of Stons in the Road then Runs
East Ninteen Degrees South fifteen Rods To a Corner then Runs
South about two Degrees East by Said amos Browns Land and
through his hous and Runs Eight Rod and Twelve feet to a
Corner then Runs East about Twenty three Degrees South by
Said amoses Land Eighten Rods and a half then Runs South
about Twenty two Degree west by Said amoses Land Twelve
Rods to a Stak and heep of Stons for a Cornr then Runs west-
erly on a Straight Line to the first mentioned Corner which Shair
we apprise at" £21, 13s., 6d.
1 88 The Estate of William Brown41
To "the heirs of Ezera Brown one of the Sons of the Said
Decast .... about Eight acres and a half of Said Land Next
adjoyning to the aforsaid Shair .... the first Corner is a Stake
and heep of Stons in the East Line of Said Land then Runs
North about Twenty two Degrees East Twenty two Rods to a
Stake and heep of Stons for a Corner being the Southeasterly
Corner of the aforesaid Shair then Runs westerly by Said Shair
to a heep of Stons on a Rock for a Corner in the Line of Jasial
Perreys Land being the South westerly Corner of the aforsaid
Shair then Runs Southerly by Said Perreys Land Twenty Rods
and Ten feet to a Stake and heep of Stons for a Corner then
Easterly on a Straight Line to the first Corner which Shair we
apprise at" £21, 13s., 6d.
"We Set of to Noah Brown one of the Sons of the Said
Decast for his Shair in Said Estate about Ten acres of Said
Land Bounded as followeth the first Corner is a Stake and heep
of Stons on the Northerly Side of the Road Leading from Jasial
Perreys hous to Timothy Perreys hous and is the Line of the
Said Jasial Perreys Land then Runs Northerly by Said Perreys
Land about Twenty Eight Rods to a Red oake Tree with Stons
about it for a Corner then Runs South Thirtey five Degrees East
by Said Perreys Land Twenty five Rods to a Stake and heep of
Stons for a Corner being the Southwester Corner of the Said
Ezeras heirs Shair then Runs Easterly by Said heirs Shair to a
Stake and heep of Stons for a Corner being the South Easterly
Corner of Sai heirs Shair then Runs South Twenty two Degrees
west by Amos Browns Land Ninteen Rods to a Stake and heep
of Stons for a Corner then on a Straight Line to the first Corner
which Shair we apprise at Twenty one Pound Thirteen Shilling
and Six pence"
To "Bethia Walkers heirs who was one of the Daughters of
the Said Deceaste about Nine acres and a Hundred and forty
Rods of Said Land .... adjoyning to the Said Noahs Shair
Bound as followeth the first Corner Is a Stake and heep of
Stons in the Line of the Said amos Browns Land then Runs-
North Twenty two Degrees Easte Thirteen Rods and a half to
a Stake and heep of Stons for a Corner being the Southeast
Corner of Said Noahs Shair then Runs westerly by the Said
Noahs Shair to a Stake and heep of Stons on the Northerly Sid
of Said Road being the South westerly Corner of Said Noahs
Shair on the Line of Jasial Perreys Land then Runs Southerly
by Said Perreys Land Seventeen Rods to a Stake and heep of
Stons for a Corner then Runs Easterly on a Straight Line to
the first Corner which Shair we apprise at" £21, 13s., 6d.
The Estate of William Brown4' 189
To "Jerusha Tripp one of the Daughters of the Said De-
ceast .... about Seven acres and one Hundred and Thirty Rods
of Said Land adjoyning to the Said Bethia Walkers heirs Shair
Bounded as followeth the first Corner is a Stake and heep of
Stons in the Line of the Said amos Browns Land then Runs
North Twenty two Degrees East Eleven Rods to a Stake and
heep of Stons for a Corner For a Corner Being the South East-
erly Corner of the Said Bethiah Walkers heirs Shair then Runs
westerly by Said heirs Shair to a Stake and heep of Stons for a
Corner being the Southwesterly Corner of Said heirs Shair on
the Line of the Said Jasial Perreys Land then Runs Southerly by
Said Perreys Land Eleven Rod to a Stake and heep of Stons for
a Corner then on a Straight Line to the first Corner which Shair
we apprise at" £21, 13s., 6d.
To "the Heirs of Elisabath Bishop one of the Daughters of
the Said Decast .... about Seven acres and a quater of Said
Land adjoyning to the Said Jerusha Tripps Shair and is Bounded
as followeth the first Corner is a Small wallnut Tree with Stons
about it in the Line of the Said amos Browns Land then Runs
North Twenty Degrees East by Said Browns Land Ten Rods to
a Stake and heep of Stons for a Corner being the Southeasterly
Corner of the Said Jerusha Tripps Shair then Runs westerly by
Said Shair to a Stake and heep of Stons for a Corner in the
Line of Jasial Perreys Land being the Southwesterly Corner of
the Said Jerusha Tripps Shair then Runs Southerly by Said
Perreys Land Eleven Rods to a Stake and heep of Stons for a
Corner then Runs Easterly on a Straight Line to the first Corner
which Shair we apprise at" £21, 13s., 6d.
To " Isaac Brown one of the Sons of the Deceast .... about
Ten acres of Said Land at the Southerly End of Said Land ad-
joyning to the Said Elisabath Bishops heirs Shair and is Bounded
as followeth the first Corner is a Small wallnut Tree with Stons
about it in the Line of the Said amos Browns Land and is the
South Easterly Corner of the Said Elisabath Bishops heirs Shair
then Runs South Twenty two Degrees west by Said amoses
Land Twenty five Rods to a Stake and heep of Stons for a
Corner on the Line of the Said Isaac Browns Land then Runs
west about Twenty two Degrees and a half North by Said Isaac
Land Thirty foure Rods to an old Elm for a Corner on the East
Side of the Road then Runs Northerly by Said Road Twenty
two Rods and Eight feet to a Corner then Runs westerly a Cross
Said Road to the North Easterly Corner of abiah Blisses Land
Then Runs westerly and Bounds to the Said Blisses Land untill
it Comes to a horn bine Tree for a Corner in or Near the Line
190 False and Faked Mayflower Claims
of Jasial Perrey Land being- Said Blisses North west Corner then
Runs Northerly by Said Perreys Land Six Rods and a half to
a Stake and heep of Stons for a Corner being the South west
Corner of Said Elisabath Bishops heirs Shair then Runs Easterly
by Said Shair on a Straight Line to the first Corner which Shair
we apprise at" £21, 13s., 6d.
On 31 May, 1774, this division was approved by the Judge
of Probate. The warrant and the division were also recorded,
23:309.
FALSE AND FAKED MAYFLOWER CLAIMS
By George Ernest Bowman
The title of this article, which is the first of a series, has been
chosen deliberately, in order to attract attention to some of the
many erroneous claims of Mayflower descent which have been
published.
There is no doubt that some of the false claims to be discussed
were deliberately faked ; others are the result of careless gene-
alogical work.
It makes no difference whether an erroneous claim is faked,
or merely a careless mistake, many persons are deceived by it,
and never discover the error.
Some false claims of Mayflower descent have been repeatedly
laid before the Editor, in the past twenty-two years, and he hopes
to be saved much trouble and unnecessary correspondence by
this series of articles.
RUTH SPRAGUE4 DID NOT MARRY JOHN HASKELL
It is especially unfortunate that the General Society of May-
flower Descendants, through its Historian General, should offi-
cially approve and publish a claim of Mayflower descent, which
printed and, therefore, easily accessible records show to be false.
In his undated "Bulletin No. 76", sent to all the State So-
cieties, and received by the Massachusetts Society on 31 August,
19 1 8, the Historian General announced his official approval of
ten lines of descent, including one in which it is claimed that
Ruth Sprague4, daughter of Samuel Sprague and Ruth3 Alden
(David2, John1), married John Haskell.
False and Faked Mayflower Claims 191
This claim should have been rejected, as conclusive evidence
that it was wrong had been published, in 1914, in the two printed
volumes of " Vital Records of Rochester, Mass." Among these
records, it is true, is printed the marriage of John Haskell to a
Ruth Sprague, on 4 November, 1736; but the record does not
give the names of the bride's parents, and other records in the
same books prove that she was not the daughter of Lieut. Samuel
and Ruth3 (Alden) Sprague.
Samuel Sprague (in later records called Lieutenant) and
Ruth3 Alden were married at Duxbury, and had six children re-
corded there: Noah, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Samuel, Mary (died
young), and Priscilla.* Another son, Micah, was born between
1709 and 1714, but the place and date are unknown. Their daugh-
ter Ruth was born at Rochester, 30 August, 17 14, and the inscrip-
tion on her gravestone states that Ruth, daughter of Lieut. Samuel
Sprague, died 9 April, 1733, in her 19th year.
As Samuel Sprague's daughter Ruth died 9 April, 1733, it is
certain that she did not marry John Llaskell on 4 November, 1736.
The evidence presented is conclusive ; but the printed Roches-
ter records contain another item, which should have caused a
very careful study of the claim when presented for approval.
On page 290, of the second volume, on the line next above
the marriage of John Haskell to a Ruth Sprague, is printed the
intention of marriage, on 24 March, 1732/3, of a Ruth Sprague
to Israel Hammond.
Since Lieut. Samuel Sprague's daughter Ruth was of mar-
riageable age in 1732/3, this "intention" should have cast doubt
on the claim that she married John Haskell, and the claim should
not have been approved without conclusive evidence that Haskell's
wife was Lieut. Sprague's daughter. Such evidence, as already
shown, could not have been found. It is evident, therefore, that
this claim was approved without an examination of the death
records, to make sure that Lieut. Samuel Sprague's daughter did
not die before John Haskell was married.
As the Historian General overlooked this "intention" and
the death of Lieut. Sprague's daughter Ruth, two important and
easily accessible printed records, it is evident that his approval
of this false claim of descent could not have been affected by the
unfortunate omission, from the printed Rochester records, of a
part of the inscription on the gravestone of Ruth Sprague. The
omitted portion reads: "At Gods Command Her Bridegroom She
Exchanged". The complete inscription and the intention of
• Mayflower Descendant, 9 : 25.
192 Notes by the Editor
marriage, taken together, indicate that Ruth Sprague4 was be-
trothed to Israel Hammond, but died, unmarried, sixteen days
after the intention was recorded.
The present writer personally copied numerous Sprague
entries from the original town records, and from gravestones,
at Rochester Centre, in May, 1910; but the two volumes of
printed records of the town are here referred to, as they are
accessible to many of our readers.
A division of the land of Lieut. Samuel Sprague, who died
intestate, at Rochester, 25 July, 1740, was made on 10 December,
1763, and the record of this division shows that only two of his
children, Noah and Priscilla, were living, and that only three
other children, Elizabeth, Nathaniel and Micah, had married and
left issue.* This land division, therefore, confirms the evidence
of the town and gravestone records, that the daughter Ruth died
unmarried.
[Other false claims will be exposed in future issues]
NOTES BY THE EDITOR
Thomas — Churchill. The statement, on page 131 of our
last issue, that Mr. John W. Churchill is a descendant of Jeremiah
and Lydia (Howland) Thomas, "through their son Jeremiah",
should read "through their son Jedediah".
Richmond Gravestones. The gravestones of John Richmond
and his second wife, Abigail3 Rogers {John2, Thomas1), in the
old cemetery on Summer St., Taunton, Mass., were set into a
large boulder, in 1906, by some of their descendants. The inscrip-
tions are as follows :
"Here Lies The Body of John Richmond Aged 88 Died in the
Year 1715 October ye 7"
"Here Lyes ye Body of Abigail Richmond Aged 86 years &
died Augustf in 1727"
* Plymouth County Deeds, 48 : 260.
t The day of the month was omitted.
INDEX OF PERSONS
Adams, Ebenezer, 150
Francis, 13, 99, 100, 1 18-120, 1
136, 137, 165, 169
James, 6
Nathaniel, 42
Thankful, 42
Alden )»,.., ,
Allden { Ablgai1' l2' I4' I5' 76' 77
Alathea, 76
Alice, 76, 77
Anna, 12-15
Benjamin, 13, 112, 115
Briggs, 12, 14, 15
David, 76, 112, 190
Deborah, 12
Ebenezer, 50, 51
Elizabeth, 1, 19
Hannah, 12, 14, 112, 115
Ichabod, 76, 77
Isaac, 49-51
Isaiah, 150
Jemima, 50
John, 1, 12-15, 19, 20, 33, 49,
56, 57, 76-78, 82-84, 112, 1
173, 174, 190
Jonathan, 12
Joseph, 49
Judah, 12, 14, 15, 148, 149
Mary, 50, 163
Mehitable, 49-51
Mercy, 50
Rebecca, 76
Rebecca P., 77, 78
Ruth, 190, 191
Samuel, 12-15, 76-78
Sarah, 50, 76
Alexander, negro, 128, 130
Allen ) -r, •
Allin } Benjamin, 141
Deborah, 41
Elizabeth, 59
Frederick B., 78, 138
Gideon, 59
Japhet, 130
John K., 90
Mehitable, 49
Moses, 60
Nathaniel, 41
Samuel, 6, 22, 49
Sarah, 60
Allerton, Bartholomew, 57
Isaac, 56, 57, 83, 139, 174
John, 57
Mary, 57, 83, 174
Remember, 57, 139
Allien, mrs. Frederick, 80
24, Amos, Elizabeth, 42
Andros, Mary, 157
AryY f Hannah» 94
Henry, 46
Jane, 156
Joseph, 46-48, 94
Rebecca, 47
Ruth, 157
Thomas, 46, 47
Armsbey ^
Armesbey > Judith, 52
Armbey )
Rebecca, 53
Thomas, 52, 53
Arnold, Bildad, 130
Ezra, 13
J. N., 178
Seth, 115
Atwood, Abigail, 157
Bathsheba, 156
50, Deborah, 157
63, Ephraim, 5, 10
Hannah, 70
Isaac, 70
John, 119
Lydia, 70
Thomas, 70
Waite, 70
William, 156, 157
William H., 173
Zaccheus, 70
Avery, Charles F., 139
Babb, Maria, 125, 127, 130
Richard, 125, 130
Bacon, Alice, 42
Edward, 43
Isaac, 42
John, 23, 73, 74
Mary, 73-75
Mercy, 41
Walter M., 139
Baker ) ~ .,
David, 41
Beaker
James, 27
Keziah, 27
Lydia, 41
Martha, 41
Mary, 156
Samuel, 41
Banges, Sarah, 26, 27
Barker, John, 63
Peleg, 64
193
194
Index of Persons
Baron S., 174
George, 29, 124
85
Barnaby "J
Barnabey t James, 99, 119, 120, 124
Barnebe J
Stephen, 119
Barnes
Barns
mrs. Baron S., 174
Betsey, 72
Betsey D., 73
Elizabeth, 119
George W., 72
Isaac, 72
James F., 73
John, 119, 120, 124
Jonathan, 97, 119
Lucy C., 72
Mary, 97
Mary F., 73
Phebe, 97
Samuel D., 72
Thomas D., 72
Barney, Lois, 171
Sarah, 171
Barrel, William, 87
Barrows
Barrow
Samuel, 92
Barstow ^
Bestow V
Berstar j
Joseph, 150
Mary, 163
Bartlett
Bartlet
Abigail, 117, 125, 127, 130
Benjamin, 117, 119
Charles, 125-129
Dorothy, 125, 128, 129
Ebenezer, 117, 124
Elizabeth, 100, 117, 124
George, 125-127, 130
Hannah, 117, 119, 124-127, 130
James, 117, 123, 124
Jenny, 125
Jerusha, 125, 127, 130
John, 117, 118, 124-129
Joseph, 97, 117, 119, 124, 125,
127, 128
Lemuel, 117, 123, 124
Lewis, 125
Lucius W., 172
Maria, 125, 127, 130
Mary, 97, 100, 117, 125, 163
Rebecca, 117, 163
Robert, 117-120, 123-125
Samuel, 13, 29, 119, 130
Sarah, 117-119, 123-127, 130, 146,
147, 163
Silvanus, 31, 128
-, 117, 125, 130
Bartlett, etc., cont'd
Thomas, 117-119, 124
William, 117
Zack, 150
Baskett, John, 175
Bassett, Martha, 42
Bates, Joseph, 87
Beach, Helen, 82
Beal, Elisha, 103
Bearse \
Bears >■ Hannah, 41, 167
Barse J
Jabez, 41
Joseph, 167
Lemuel, 41
Patience, 41
Sarah, 169
Beede, Deborah S., 55
Everett B., 55
mrs. Everett J., 55, 83
Jefts G., 5 5
Bennett ^
Bennet > mrs. Byron M., 138
Bennit )
Elizabeth, 40
Hope T., 138
James, 1, 19, 21, 39, 40
Josiah, 40
Mary, 21
Peter, 92
Robert, 152
Ruth, 1, 19, 21
Berey, Mary, 26
Bess, negro, 69
Besse, Benjamin, 59
Billington, Eleanor, 57
Francis, 57, 84, 119
John, 56, 57, 84
Bird, mrs. James P., 139
Bisbee \
Bisbey I ~. , , a
Bisbe peborah, 84
BlSBYE J
Ebenezer, 166
Elijah, 17, 18
Elisha, 84
Hopestill, 85
Isaac, 84
Jemima, 84
Keziah, 84
Martha, 84
Bishop ) _ _
Bisshop 5 ' l82' l89' I9°
Daniel, 182, 183
Elizabeth, 183, 185, 186, 189, 190
John, 183
Blackwell, Joshua, 130
Blagrove, Nathaniel, 3, 6, 10
Blake, Jonathan, 11
Index of Persons
195
Blish ) -,.. ,
Blush ( Elljah' 42
Mary, 132
Sarah, 42
Bliss, Abiah, 187, 189, 190
mrs. Herbert C, 138
Blossom, Jemima, 43
Blush, see Blish
Bobbitt, Deliverance, 52
Edward, 52
Bodfish, Abigail, 61
William, 61
Bogue, Lydia, 156
Bolton ) T ,
BOLETEN }J°hn' "9
BOSWORTH
BOZWORTH
Abigail, 145
Benjamin, 119, 148, 150
David, 163
Hannah, 175
Hezekiah, 119
Jonathan, 175
Nathaniel, 152
Botsford, Charles B., 172
Bourne )
Bourn ) ' 59
Bathsheba, 58
Desire, 58
Jedediah, 13
Melatiah, 58, 60
Bowdoin, James, 13
Bowen, Samuel, 7
Thomas, 182, 183
Bowker, James, 87
Bowman, George Ernest, 1, 31, 39, 56,
79, 80, 84, 139, 174, 190
Bradford, , 13, 135, 137
Alice, 133-135, Mo
Dorothy, 57
Eliphalet, 134, 136
Elisha, 137
Elizabeth, 97, 99, 112, 115
Ephraim, 112, 115
Gamaliel, 13, 15, 76
Gershom, 136
Gideon, 130
Hannah, 1, 5, 19, 21, 22, 135, 137
Israel, 115
James, 134-137
John, 112, 133-137. MO
Mary, 22
Mercy, 1 33-1 37
Perez, 5, 7-9, 11, 148
Priscilla, 134, 135
Rebecca, 112
Robert, 134, 135, 137
Samuel, 1, 19, 21-23, 45, 134-137
Sarah, 76
Bradford, cont'd
William, 1, 19, 22, 23, 56, 57, 82,
83, 97. 112-114, 133-138, 140,
173, 174
Zadock, 134, 136, 150
Bramhall
Joshua, 119
Bramhall "j
Bramhal j-
Brimhall J
Silvanus, 29, 130
Brenton, Elizabeth, 52
Brett, Nathaniel, 141
Brewster ^
Breuster > Abigail, 11 2-1 15
Bruster )
Elijah, 113
Elisha, 113, 115, n6
Elizabeth, 112, 114, 115
Hannah, 11 2-1 15
Isaac, 113, 116
John, 112, 114, 115, 135, 137, 169
Jonathan, 84, 112, 114, 115, 153
Joseph, 146
Joshua, 150
Love, 57, 83, 112, 168
Mary, 57, 84, 112-116, 153, 168,
169
Patience, 67
Rebecca, 112
Sarah, 112, 114, 115
Thomas, 113, 115, 116
William, 13, 56, 57, 67, 82-84,
112, 153, 168, 173
Wrestling, 22, 23, 57, 112-115,
137, 168, 169
Bridgham, Joseph, 30
Briggs, Barnabas, 167, 168
Ebenezer, 166
Elizabeth, 51
Hannah, 12
William, 20, 51
Brintnall, , no
Britteridge, Richard, 57
Brooks, Gilbert, 87
L. Pearl, 81
Brown ) „ 0 00
r, t 1 l72, 180, 187, 188
Browne ) ' ' ' ' "
Amos, 178-182, 184, 186-189
Ann, 178, 179, 182, 186
Benjamin, 180—182
Bethiah, 178, 179, 182, 183, 185,
186, 188, 189
Consider, 178, 179
Damaris, 96
David, 156
Deborah, 179
Dorothy, 180
Ebenezer, 96
Elizabeth, 96, 178, 179, 183, 185,
186, 189, 190
196
Index of Persons
Brown, etc., cont'd
Ezra, 178, 179, 183, 184, 186, 188
Hannah, 1, 2, 19, 96, 156
Isaac, 178, 179, 181, 182, 186, 187,
189
James, 178-182
Jerusha, 178, 179, 182, 183, 185,
186, 189
John, 22, 179, 180
Joseph, 182
Lydia, 156, 178, 179
Margaret, 179, 182
Mary, 159
Nathaniel, 96
Noah, 178, 179, 182, 185, 186, 188
Peter, 56, 57, 159, 173, J74
Rebecca, 96, 178, 179, 181-184, 186
Robert, 130
Ruth, 179
Samuel, 5
William, 178-183, 186
Winfield M., 179
Brownell, Robert, 21
Browning ) _
Bruning ) ' 2
Joseph, 1, 39, 40
Marah, 1-4, 19, 39, 40
Bryant ) .„.
Briant I Eleanor' 7I
Lydia, 71
Samuel, 71
Sarah, 71
Seth, 17
Stephen, 22
Thomas, 87, 154
Buck, , 106
Thomas, 87
Bumpus, Everett C, 174
Bundey, Mary, 51
Bunker, Rachel, 171
Burgess }
Burge > Anna, 72
Burg )
Albert T., 72
Betsey, 72
Catharine, 72
Elizabeth J., 72
James, 72
John, 72
Martha, 94
Mary A., 72
Remember, 26
Sophia, 72
Susan, 72
Zaccheus, 59
Burnham, mrs. Alfred H., 80, 139
Burr, Joshua, 103
Bursley, Martha, 43
Burton, Stephen, 3
Butten, William, 57
Cahoone, Moses, 156
Sarah, 156
Campbell, Othniel, 29
Carpenter, Daniel, 180, 181, 183
Ephraim, 181, 183
Ezekiel, 182
Thomas, 182
Carsley, Ambrose, 42
John, 42
Mercy, 42
Rebecca, 42
Carter, Robert, 57
Carver, Dorothy, 125, 128
Eleazer, 141
John, 57
Josiah, 130
Katharine, 57
maid servant of, 57
Cary, James, 50, 51
John, 152
Sarah, 50
S££ I "*■ «
Elizabeth R., 55
Elkanah, 35
Hannah, 35, 53
mrs. John, 55, 82
Stephen, 52, 53
Chadwick, Thankful, 42
Chaffe, Benjamin, 5
Chamberlin, John, 130
Chandler
Chanler
Ezekiel, 149, 150
John, 13
Joseph, 13
Perez, 77
Samuel, 149
Viah, 13
Chapman, Rebecca, 22
Chase
Chais
Benjamin, 152
Consider, 130
Cheney, Mabel E., 83, 84
Child ) T)
Childs } Ben'amin' 43
Isaac, 43
John, 11
Rebecca, 43
Richard, 63
Thomas, 43
Chilton, , 57
James, 56, 57, 82-84, 138, 139
Mary, 57, 82-84, 138, 139
Ebenezer, 78
Abial, 35
Index of Persons
197
Chipman, ■ , 134
Clark, etc., cont'd
Bethiah, 132
Susanna, 24
Desire, 58
Thankful, 24
Hope, 58
Thomas, 24, 106, 119, 124
Jacob, 136
Clough, mrs. Micajah P., 80, 126
Priscilla, 134, 135
Cobb, Abijah, 34
Seth, 134
Asenath, 35
Stephen, 60
Augustine, 52
Church, Joseph, 21, 23
Barnabas, 130
Churchill ) . . , -
~ > Averick, 16
Churchell )
Cornelius, 70
David, 70
Barnabas, 119
Elizabeth, 34, 52
Benjamin, 130
Ephraim, 130
Eleazer, 117, 122
Eunice, 42
Hannah, 117
Gershom, 34
Isaac, 17, 18
James, 35
John, 119
Job, 70
John W., 80, 131, 192
John, 34, 70
Stephen, 119, 165
Lydia, 70
William, 119
Morgan, 52
Claflin, mrs. William H., 79
Nathan, 34
Clapp ) _.-.. .
Nehemiah, 70
Clap [ Ehjah, 34, 35
Patience, 70, 71
Fanny, 108
Rowland, 70
Hannah, 35
Sarah, 117, 118, 125, 126
Hope, 34, 35
Seth, 35
John, 103
Susanna, 34, 35
Manasseh, 34
Thankful, 132
-Mercy, 103
William, 34
Nancy, 108
Cobham, , 2
Nathaniel, 96, 105
Joshua, 39
Otis A., 108
Josiah, 1, 19, 39-41
Polly, 108
Marah, 1, 2, 19, 39
Priscilla, 108
Martha, 39, 40
Sarah, 109
Mary, 1, 40, 41
Stephen, 86, 87
Moses, 39
Temperance, 103
Rebecca, 40
Thomas, 65
Ruth, 40
Clark )
Sarah, 39-41
Clarke ) ' ^
Cochrane, mrs. Alexander, 173
Content, 24
Codman, John, 150
Dillingham, 25
Coe, John, 23
Ebenezer, 24
Coggeshall, Sarah, 171
Edward, 24
Cognehew, Elisha, 59
Elizabeth, 24
Cole )
Frederick H., 172
COALE \ ' I3
Isaac, 25
Andrew, 156
John, 149
Barnabas, 155
Jonathan, 25
Benjamin, 157, 158
Josiah, 24, 119
Desire, 157, 158
Lydia, 24, 25
Eunice, 158
Nathaniel, 45
Hallet, 158
Phebe, 25
Hannah, 155
Priscilla, 24
Israel, 26, 158
Rebecca, 25
James, 44
Richard, 57
Joseph, 69
Roland, 24, 25
Lydia, 156
Samuel, 13
Mehitable, 158
Sarah, 24
Nathaniel, 155
198
Index of Persons
Cole, etc., cont'd
Philip, 158
Priscilla, 156
Rebecca, 158
Remember, 26
Silvanus, 155, 156
Solomon, 155
Thomas, 158
William, 156
Coleman, Anna, 42
James, 42
Collier, Edmund P., 138
Collins ) ^ „,-
~ [ Freeman, 176
COLLINGS )
Jeremiah, 130
Caleb, 114
Elizabeth, 150
Esther, 163
Francis, 56, 57, 89, 117. 140, 150,
159, 163, 173
Hannah, 90
Jacob, 117
Jane, 140
John, 57, 90, 150, 163
Mary, 89, 159
Nathaniel, 157
Sarah, 117, 118
Shubael, 157
William, 33, 34, 135, 136
Cookson, John, 156
Mary, 156
Coolidge, Charles A., 174
Henry D., 83, 138
Cooper, Humility, 57
Richard, 119
Cornish, negro, 22
Cotton, Josiah, 115
Courchene, mrs. William A., 139
Covet, Jesse, 43
Priscilla, 43
Cowing, Desire, 73
John, 73
Coye, William, 130
Crackston, John, 57
Crandon, Benjamin, 149
John, 29
Croade, , 167
Nathaniel, 136
Thomas, 119, 124, 135
Crocker, Abel, 29, 30
Ann, 43
Barnabas, 43
Daniel, 29
Deborah, 43
Eleazer, 142
John, 41
Joseph, 94, 156-158
Crocker, cont'd
Mercy, 142, 143
Sarah, 42
Thankful, 41
Timothy, 59
Crosby \
Crosbe > Elijah, 24
Crose )
Hannah, 24
Joshua, 24
Lydia, 24
Nathan, 24
Reuben, 24
Theoda, 24
Crosman, Robert, 52
Susanna, 52
Thomas, 52
Curtis, mrs. Charles F., 80, 160, 174
Ebenezer, 63
Priscilla, 67
Cusens, Daniel, 156
Lydia, 156
Cushing, • , 154
Charles, 105
Elizabeth, 140
Ezekiel, 119
Hannah, 107, 109
John, 17, 30, 31, 87, 88, 125, 149
Joseph, 85
Mary, 107, 154
Matthew, 15
Noah, 166-168
Solomon, 103
William, 105
Cushman, , 17, 18
Andrew, 35
Elias, 35
Eliphalet, 35
Hannah, 17, 18
Ichabod, 35
Isaac, 35, 134
Job, 119
Joseph, 149
Joshua, 13
Mercy, 134, 135
Patience, 35
Priscilla, 35
Robert, 35, 148
Sarah, 17, 35
William, 35
Cutler, Anna W., 80
mrs. Elbridge G., 80
Ebenezer, 64
Daggett
Doggett
Dogget
DOGET J
Elizabeth, 73, 75
John, 180, 186
Index of Persons
199
-, 106, 154
Daggett, etc., cont'd
Nathaniel, 180, 182
Samuel, 87
Sarah, 27
Thomas, 64, 73
Damon
Dammon
John, 87
Zechariah, 85
Daniels, Edwin A., 79
Darling, mrs. Edwin E., 82
Davenport, Mary E., 139, 151
Davie, Robert, 119
Davis, ■ , 130
mrs. Abrier H., 16, 80
Daniel, 42, 43
Elizabeth, 42
Ethel B., 79
Mary, 41
Mehitable, 42, 43
Nicholas, 136
Sarah, 96
Simon, 144
Thomas, 130
William T., 90, "7
Dean | ^
Deane )
Hannah, 54
Katherine, 53
Thomas, 53, 54
Delano )
Delanoe > Amariah, 13
Dellano )
Benjamin, 31, 32
Benoni, 31-34. 1^3, i6q
Beriah, 3*-34
Elizabeth, 31, 32
Hannah, 31-34. *63
Isaac, 150
Lemuel, 13, 3I_34
Jonathan, 13
Joshua, 13, 33
Martha, 163
Mary, 163
Philip, 13, 14
Rebecca, 3i~34
Devlin, mrs. John E., 82
De Wolf, Rachel, 108
Dill, Aaron, 95
James, 95
Thomas, 95
Dillingham, John, 60
Melatiah, 96
Nathan, 60
Rebecca, 60
Dimock, Charles, 43
Elizabeth, 43
Hannah, 43
John, 43
Dimock, cont'd
Thomas, 43
Dimond, Rebecca, 117
Dingley, Mary, 169
Doane, Alfred A., 82
Elisha, 156
Hannah, 156
Hope, 156
Israel, 45
John, 48
Joseph, 26, 46, 94-96
Mary, 45
Sarah, 95
Zenas, 48
S°DS0N I Mary, 106
DUDSON )
Doggett, see Daggett
DOLBEARE, , 119
Doty \ Edward, 27, 28, 56, 57, 73.
Doten ] 117, I25, 126
Elisha, 119, I25, I2(5
Hannah, 27-31, 125-127, 130
Isaac, 117
Jacob, 28, 29
James, 126
John, 27-30, 114, "7. 125, 126
Lydia, 28
Martha, 117
Mary, 73, 117
Mehitable, 27, 28
Susanna, 28
Stephen, 125, 126, 130
Thomas, 117
Dowse, William B. H., 79
Margaret, 83
Drew, Elizabeth, 31, 32
Hannah, 31, 32
Isaac, 150
James, 130
John, 31, 32, 119
Lemuel, 32
Nicholas, 32
Samuel, 32, 150
Dummer, Jeremiah, 4
Dunham EbeII9
DONHAM )
Eliezer, 119
Josiah, 119
Nathaniel, 124
Samuel, 165
Durfe, Mary, 131
Dyer, John, 165
Easton, Peter, 171
Eaton, Francis, 56, 57, 84
Samuel, 57, 84
Sarah, 57
Eams, Nathaniel, 87
200
Index of Persons
Eastland, John, 119, 142
Mary, 142, 143
Edson, Joseph, 50, 51
Josiah, 141
Eells, John, 63
Eldridge I ~, .
~ > Edric, 79
Elderedg J
Keziah, 27
Zipporah H., 48
Ellis, John, 59, 119
Joseph, 59
Lucy, 104
Mai, 59
Mordecai, 103-105
Priscilla, 43
Rebecca, 104
Sarah, 103-105
Ely, , 57
Endicott, William, in
English, Thomas, 57
Ernst, mrs. Harold C, 83
Fales, , 9
Abigail, 108
Samuel, 108
Stephen, 109
William A., 108, 109
Faunce, Joseph, 119
Sarah, 125, 127, 130
Thomas, 119, 123, 125, 128, 130
Fay, S. P. P., 48
Fearing, Hawke, 102
James, 102
Fessenden, Abigail, 60, 61
Bathsheba, 60
Benjamin, 58, 59
Deborah, 60
Lucy, 60
Rebecca, 60
Samuel, 59, 60
Sarah, 58-61
Stephen, 59
Thomas, 59, 60
William, 59, 60
Finney, see also Phinney
Abigail, 117
Benjamin C, 72
Elizabeth, 72, 97, 99, 117
Elizabeth A., 72
John, 28, 29, 97-100, 117
Joshua, 97-100
Josiah, 97-99
Mercy, 97
Nelson, 16
Phebe, 97, 99
Priscilla, 97, 99
Robert, 97, 98, 100, 121
Sarah, 117
Susanna, 28
Fish, Jonathan, 105, 107
Mary, 42
Nathaniel, 59
Reuben, 42
Seth, 59
Fisher, Daniel, 52, 53
Eliezer, 52
Nathaniel, 5, 9
Samuel, 53
Fisk, Eunice, 48
Jane, 48
Mehitable A., 48
Rufus, 48
William, 48
Flanders, Alicia C, 55
mrs. Paul A., 55
Fletcher, Moses, 57
Folger, Deborah, 171
Folitt, Rebecca, 178
Forbes, Bernh^rd D., 55
Nancy G., 55
fZ, j *** *
Foster, , 85, 86
Frederick, 79
Hatherly, 87
Jemima, 85, 86
John, ioo, 119
Mercy, 89
Nathaniel, 29
Samuel, 137
Sarah, 117
Thomas, 29, 128
William E., 82
Francis, Amos, 59
Frazier, Rebecca, 76
Thomas, 76
Freeman, Barnabas, 94
Bathsheba, 60
Elizabeth, 94, 156
Joseph, 15, 26
Lemuel, 60
Mary, 26
Nathaniel, 94
Ruth, 94, 158
French, Asa P., 79
Constance, 174
John, 182
Jonathan W., 83
Levi, 82
Frothingham, Paul R., 79, 83
Fuller, , 57, 118, 121
Abial, 13
Alvan T., 172
mrs. Alvan T., 172
Charity, 42
Edward, 56, 57
Hannah, 42
John, 182
Index of Persons
201
Fuller, cont'd
Nathaniel, 29
Samuel, 56, 57, 84
FULLERTON ) T ,
•j-. } John, 33
FULLARTON \ J ' ^°
Mercy, 145
Gallap, William, 181
Gallison, Ambrose J., 82
Gardiner, Richard, 57
Gardner, Dorcas, 170, 171, 173
Elizabeth, 87, 171
George, 171
Libni, 171
Paul, 170, 171
Rachel, 170
Ruth, 171
Susanna, 170, 171, 173
Zenas, 170, 171, 173
Gibbs, Samuel, 59
Silvanus, 59
Gifford, Lydia, 59
Sam, 59
Gilbert, Nathaniel, 5
Giles, , 168
Glass, James, 148
Glover, Edward, 183
Godfrey, Moses, 45
Goodfellow, Prudence, 182
Goodman, John, 57
Goodspeed, Jemima, 43
Joseph H., 74, 79, 80
Josiah, 43
Lydia, 42
Mercy, 42
Roger, 144
William, 42
Goodwin, Anna, 71
Francis L., 71
George, 71
John, 71
Lazarus, 71
Lydia, 71
Mercy, 71
Nathaniel, 71
Roby, 71
Thomas, 71
William, 71
Gorham ) ~ .
GOREHAM \ DeSlfe> 73' 74' I03
John, 75, 103
Rachel, 41
Temperance, 103
Gould, Jane, 156
Nathaniel, 156
Graves, Elizabeth R., 82
Gray, ■ , 26
Anna, 26
Deborah, 26
Gray, cont'd
Ephraim, 52
Joseph, 52
Mary, 26
Rebecca, 26
Sarah, 26, 117, 125
Thankful, 26
Thomas, 26
William, 26
Green, Isaac, 59
Joseph, 41
Hackett, Lydia, 132
Samuel, 91
Hagerty, mrs. Summerfield, 62,
170, 173
Hall, Abigail, 156
Adam, 66, 67
Frank G., 83, 84
George R., 83
Joseph, 90
Judah, 169
Mary, 53, 90
Samuel, 53
Hallett ) T ,
Hallet [J°hn'?4
Mary, 42
Thankful, 41
Halliburton }
Haliburton > Abigail, 103
Hallyburton )
Andrew, 103
Priscilla, 104
Susanna, 108
William, 108
Ham, Elizabeth, 42
Isaac, 42
Hamblen, Mary, 42
Sarah, 42
Shubael, 42
Timothy, 42
Hammond, Israel, 191, 192
Jedediah, 87
Ruth, 191
Handy, John, 59
Hanmer, Benjamin, 63
Harding, Ephraim, 46, 47
Ezekiel, 157
Isaac, 95
Josiah, 95
Lucy, 46
Mary, 157, 158
Phebe, 157
Harlow, , 13, 130
Eleazer, 31, 32, 34, 163, 164
Eliphaz, 34, 164
Elizabeth 165
Hannah, 31-34, 163-165
John, 119, 163-165
202
Index of Persons
Harlow, cont'd
Hewlett,
see Hulett
Lemuel, 34, 164
Hi
GGINS
Martha, 163
Mary, 163
H
H
GGENS
GINS
• Aaron, 95
Mercy, 163
H]
GENS
Patience, 165
Abigail, 156
Priscilla, 163, 165
Abishai, 95
Rebecca, 163, 164 (
Ann, 95, 96
Samuel, 163-165
Asa, 48
Thomas, 119
Benaiah, 96
William, 119, 163-165
Benjamin, 155
Hartwell, Nathan, 167, 168
Daniel, 156
Haskell, John, 190, 191
David, 95
Ruth, 191
Dorcas, 47
Hatch, , 64
Ebenezer, 94, 95
Desire, 73
Elizabeth, 94
Israel, 87
Esther, 95
James, 64, 87
Hannah, 95, 158
Jeremiah, 84
Hezekiah, 158
Josiah, 73
Ichabod, 155
Mary, 73, 84
Isaiah, 95, 96
Mercy, 84, 85
James, 158
Priscilla, 100, 102
Jonathan, 95
Hawes, Benjamin, 73, 75
Lydia, 67, 69
Desire, 73-75
Martha, 94, 95, 158
Ebenezer, 73-75
Melatiah, 155
Edmund, 73, 74
Moses, 95
Elizabeth, 73, 75
Phebe, 94
Experience, 73-75
Polly, 48
Isaac, 73-75
Richard, 95
Jabez, 73, 74
Ruth, 156
John, 73-75
Sarah, 155, 158
Joseph, 73, 75
Seth, 94
Lydia, 156
Thankful, 94
Mary, 73~75
H
[LL, Lew C.,_79
Hawkins, Sarah, 177
Samuel, 181
Hayward, Isaiah, 78
Hills, Henry, 175
Joseph, 141
H
[NCKLEY ) A ..
Mary, 140, 159
HlNCH V {^™-^
Waldo, 78
Ebenezer, 143
Healy, Elizabeth H., 55
Hodiah, 42
mrs. George A., 55
Isaac, 41, 42
Hearsey '
Joanna, 42
Hearsy
John, 41
Hersey
. 141
Mercy, 42
Hersy
Nathaniel, 42
Alice, 133-135, 140, 141
Thankful, 41
Ezekiel, 103
Hobart, Gershom, 2, 3
Joshua, 133, 134, 140
Hannah, 1, 2, 19
Mary, 140
Nehemiah, 2, 3
Noah, 140
H
odges, Hannah, 89, 90, 92,
93
Rachel, 103, 104
John, 89, 90, 92, 93
Heath, Peleg, 5, 7, 11
Nathaniel, 147, 150
Hedge, Mercy, 130
H
odgkins, William E., 82
Hemans, , 172
H
olbeck, William, 57
Henney, Joseph, 146
Hewes, Mary, 84
Holbrook ) . -
tt f Anna, 156
HOLEBROOK ) ' 3
Hewet ) T
Elisha, 156
Huet \
josepn, 149
Naaman, 130
Index of Persons
203
Holloway, Deliverance, 35
Holmes, Abigail, 168, 169
Bathsheba, 166, 167
Ebenezer, 100, 124
Eliezer, 119
Elizabeth, 167
Ephraim, 167-169
Hannah, 166, 167
Hezekiah, 166, 167
Ichabod, 130
Jane, 166, 167
John, 119, 154, 168, 169
mrs. John B., 83
Jonathan, 167-169
Joseph, 112, 114, 115, 168, 169
Josiah, 166
Keziah, 168, 169
Lydia, 166-168
Mary, 112, 114, 115, 168, 169
Micah, 168, 169
Molly, 166
Nathaniel, 133
Sarah, 168, 169
Simeon, 166, 167
William, 166, 167
Wrestling, 168
Zebulon, 166
Zilpha, 166, 167
Hood, Nathan, 120
Hooke, John, 57
Hopkins, , 57
Abigail, 67-69
Constance, 44, 57, 139
Curtis, 69
Daman's, 57
Deborah, 44, 89
Elisha, 47, 69
Elizabeth, 57
Elkanah, 68, 69
Gyles, 57, 67, 83
Hannah, 67
John, 69, 176
Joseph, 26
Joshua, 67-69
Lydia, 67-69
Mary, 26, 67-69
Mercy, 68, 69
Oceanus, 57
Priscilla, 67-69
Rebecca, 67-69
Stephen, 44, 56, 57, 67, 83, 89,
138, 139, 173
Howard, Nathaniel, 140
Samuel, 141
Howes, Deliverance, 42
Hannah, 72
Jeremiah, 72
Meriah, 72
Howland, ■ , 131, 134
Arthur, 62, 63, 150
Desire, 73, 103
Ebenezer, 59, 62
Hannah, 175
Hope, 58
Isaac, 117
John, 50, 57, 58, 73, 82, 84, 103,
117, 131, 159, 170, 173, i75,
178, 179
Joseph, 131
Lydia, 131, 159, 178, 179, 192
Nathaniel, 119
Rachel, 42
Samuel, 5, 9
Susanna, 117
Yetrhercy, 10, 11
Hubbart, Thomas, 13
Hudson, Jane, 112
Hulett I T ,
Hulet [John, 7,9, 10
Humfrey, Elizabeth, 42
Micah, 42
Hunt, Hannah, 61
Lot, 78
Thomas, 40, 77
Hussey, Alice, 171
Deborah, 170, 171
George, 170, 171
Judith, 171
Paul, 171
Phebe, 171
Seth, 171
Silvanus, 171
Susanna, 170, 171, 173
Uriel, 171
William, 171
Hyde, Albert A., 58, 80
Allvin, 60
Lucy, 60
Inglee, Deborah, 89, 90, 92, 93
Jonathan, 89, 90, 92, 93
Moses, 17
Ingraham, Sarah, 3
Isham, Lydia, 42
Samuel, 42
Jackson, ■ , 13
Abraham, 29, 30
Eliezer, 119
Morton S., 71
Nathaniel, 119
Sylvina, 71
Sylvina A., 71
William H., 130
William M., 71
William S., 71
204
Index of Persons
Aaron, 59
-, 43, 165
Jacob, Benjamin, 105
• David, 86, 87
Joshua, 153
Mary, 153, 154
James
Jams
Benjamin, 105, 153, 154
Elisha, 153
Eunice, 153, 154
John, 86, 88, 153-155
Lydia, 153
Mary, 87, 153, 154
Mercy, 153
negro, 128, 130
Rhoda, 153
Zipporah, 153, 154
Jenkins
Jankens
Alvin, 43
Ellis, 43
Hodiah, 42
Jonathan, 171
Joseph, 42, 131
Lydia, 131
Maria, 43
Nathan, 42
Nathaniel, 43
Olive, 43
Rachel, 42
Remember, 42
Simeon, 42
Temperance, 43
Jenks )
Jenkes > , 177
Jenckes )
Benjamin, 177
Eleazer, 176, 177
Elizabeth, 177
Hannah, 175. ^77
Jerahmeel, 177
Jonathan, 177
Lydia, 177
Moses, 177
Nathaniel, 172, 175-177
Sarah, 177
Stephen, 176, 177
Jenney, Bernard, 173
Jennings, Samuel, 58, 59
Joell, Simon, 59
Johnson, Abigail, 72
Alfreds., 55
Anna A., 80
Hannah, 72
Isaac, 141
Jacob, 72
Joseph, 72
Mason, 72
Thomas, 72
Jones, , 134-136
Deborah, 43
Ephraim, 102
Hannah, 53
Joseph, 53, 87, 88
Lydia, 53
Nye, 43
Thomas, 53, 101-103
William, 59
Jordan, Marian C, 79
Josselyn, Joseph, 96
Kempton, Mercy, 30
Samuel, 30, 119
Kendrick }
Kenewrick > , 47
Kenricks )
Asa, 72
Charlotte, 72
John, 47
Reuben, 72
Susanna, 26
Kent, John, 87, 180-186
King, , 17, 87
Edward, 164
George, 87, 88
John, 27
Joseph, 31
Joshua, 30
Rachel, 27
Rhoda, 153
Thomas, 23
Kingman, Rebecca, 47
Simeon, 46-48
Kinney, Jesse, 68
Mary, 67-69
Kinnicum, , 13
Kittredge, Edward H., 172
Rebecca, 172
Kling, mrs. Emmett J., 83
Knight, Priscilla, 100
Knowls, Azubah, 95
Hatsel, 95
James, 95
Mary, 156
Nathaniel, 156
Ruth, 158
Samuel, 95
Sarah, 95
Seth, 158
Langmore, John, 57
Lanman, ■ , 130
Lapham, Elisha, 107
Latham,. James, 23
William, 57
Lawrence ) Tt.„ „„ -.
T > Isaac, 94
Larrance )
Ruth, 94
Index of Persons
205
Lazell, Simon, 119, 165
Leach ) T ~ ...
Leech [ J" Granville, 90
Nathan, 111
Leavitt, Elisha, 103
LeBaron, , 13
Bartlett, 128, 130
Lazarus, 29
Lee, Richard, 7
Leister, Edward, 57
Leanard ) u ,
Hannah, 52
— 134, 135, 137
Ebenezer, 144
Deborah, 41
Lean orb
James, 52, 53
Leverett
Leveret
Lewis
Lewes
George, 41, 144
Isaiah, 156
Jesse, 144
Joanna, 42
Mary, 41, 42
Mercy, 42
Polly, 108, 109
Sarah, 144, 156
Thomas, 108— no
Lincoln iog
LlNKHORN J
Ebenezer, 103
Elizabeth, 105
Keziah, 86
Mary, 108
Lindley, mrs. Havard, 83
Linnell
LlNEL
Elisha, 155. 158
John, 144
Martha, 158
Rebecca, 155
Thankful, 156
Litchfield, Eleazer,
Thomas, 105
Little, Anna, 103, 107
David, 106
Ephraim, 67, 103, 107, 119
Isaac, 87
John M., 80
Mercy, 103, 107
William, 119
Lombard
Lumbart
LuMBERD
LUMBERT
Lumber
Anna, 42
Benjamin, 41, 143
Edith, 80
Hannah, 42
Jedediah, 156
05
Abigail, 156
Lombard, etc, cont'd
Joshua, 42
Mercy, 41
Sarah, 142
Thankful, 41
Loring )■ At it e
T \ Alathea, 76
Loreing ) '
Anna, 12, 14
Benjamin, 12, 13, 15
Caleb, 119
Joshua, 12, 13, 15
Jotham, 150
Samuel, 149
Thomas, 12, 115, 130
William, 76
Lothrop ) R ,
Lathrop ) » 4 » 2
Arthur E., 80
Barnabas, 75
Eunice, 42
Isaac, 30, 92, 128, 130, 147
Jonathan, 42
Martha, 41, 42
Nathaniel, 130
Prince, 42
Lovell, Charity, 42
Silas, 42
Lowel, Martha, 85
Lucas, , 29
John, 28, 29
Lydia, 28
Mehitable, 28
Samuel, 29, 30
William, 28
Luther, Edward, 181
Lyon, Caleb, 180
Macdonough, Rodney, 138
Thomas, 138
Mackeel, Abigail, 71
John, 71
Susanna, 71
Macomber, George A., 80
Macy, Silvanus, 171
Magri, baron, 81
count, 81
countess, 81
Maker, Mary, 156
Manchester, John, 150, 152
Sarah, 150
Stephen, 152
Thomas, 152
William, 152
Margeson, Edmund, 57
Marr, Flora F., 82
Marshall, Joseph, 171
Priscilla, 97, 99
Samuel, 97, 100
2o6
Index of Persons
Marston, John, 109, no
Nymphas, 42, 43
Martin, , 57
Christopher, 57
Mary, queen, 3, 4
Mason, Benjamin, 7
Noah, 180
Mather, Cotton, 100
Mathews ) T , ,t,
™ Y John W., 55
Matthew ) J ' "
Thomas, 128, 130
Thomas J., 55, 84
Thomas P., 55
May, John, 119
Mayhew, Thomas, 130
Mayo, Ann, 156
Jonathan, 47
Ruth, 156
Thankful, 94
Theophilus, 94
McLean, John, 172, 175
Mead }
Meads > Mary, 40, 41
Meeds )
Meagher, Catherine, in
Meffrick, Robin, 59
Meigs, Mary, 42
Mercy, 42
Meniell, William, 149
Merrit, Ichabod, 87
Miller, Experience, 73
Francis, 73
Mingo, Pegg, 42
Minter, Desire, 57
Mitchell }
Mitchel > ■ , 119, 134, 141
Michell )
Alice, 133, 140-142
Edward, 119, 133, 140-142
Elizabeth, 140
Jane, 140
Joseph, 119, 136
Lydia, 171
Mary, 140
Obed, 171
Moger, Lydia, 156
Mollyn ) T ,
•»* t Jacob, 3, 4
MOLLOYN \ J ' 0t H
Moody, Eliezer, 40
Moore, mrs. Henry D., 80
More, , 57
Ellen, 57
Jasper, 57
Richard, 57
^0REY J Cornelius, 73
MORREY \
Elijah, 73
Josiah, 73
Mercy, 73
Morey, etc., cont'd
Sarah, 73
Silvanus, 73
Morton
Morten
98, 121
Deborah, 44, 90-93
Ebenezer, 89, 91-93
Ephraim, 90
George, 44, 89, 90, 119
Hannah, 89-93
Joanna, 44-46, 89, 92, 93
John, 44, 89-93, 142
Levi P., 90
Martha, 117
Mary, 44, 89-93
Mercy, 89
Oscar E., 80, 91
Perez, 90
Persis, 89, 90
Phebe, 44-46, 89-93
Reliance, 142, 143
Sarah, 117
Thomas, 119, 130
Timothy, 29, 30
Mudge, mrs. Arthur W., 79
Mullins, Alice, 57
Joseph, 57
Priscilla, 57
William, 57
Murdock ) John, 13, 89, 90, 92, 93,
Murdoch ) 119
Phebe, 89, 90, 92, 93
Thomas, 33
Myrick
Alice, 26
Meyrick \
David, 25
Desire, 25
Elizabeth, 158
Frances, 25
Isaac, 25
John, 25
Phebe, 25
Rebecca, 25
Nash, Joseph, 87
Neall, Job, 107
Ned, James, 59
Nelson, John, 27
Mehitable, 27
Nero, negro, 42, 59
Newcomb J t, ^. , , 0
xt > Bathsheba, 58, 59
Nucomb \ ' ° ' °*
Sarah, 58, 60
Thomas, 175
William, 58, 59
Newell ) A ,
xt f Andrew, 150
Newel \
John, 11
Index of Persons
207
Newell, etc., cont'd
Mary, 1 1
Moses, 11
Newman, Hopestill, 52
John, 59
Nicholson, Benoni, 130
NlCKERSON ^
Nickorson S Bathsheba, 95
Nickason ;
Dorcas, 94
Elkanah, 95
Phebe, 47
Rachel, 27
Reuben, 157
Ruth, 157
Thomas, 94
Norcutt, Ephraim, 13
Nye, Ben, 59
Joseph, 60, 61
Nathan, 58, 59
Ogletree, Martha, 40
Oliver, Hopestill, 133
Hubbard, 11 1
Otis )
-, 108
04, 106, 108
Otiss
Abigail, 103,
Amos, 142
Anna, 109
Betsey, 72
B. S., 112
Charles, 108
David, 103
Ensign, 65, 107
Ephraim, 103, 104, 106-108
George A., 108, 109, 111, 112
Ignatius, 107
Job, 87, 103-107
John, 136
Joseph, 108
Lemuel, 105
Lydia, 107
Mary, 103
Mercy, 42, 103-107
Priscilla, 103-107
Rachel, 103, 104
Ruth, 103, 106, 108
Sarah, 103-106
Susanna, 108
Thankful, 103
William H., 108
Pabodie, Elizabeth, 1, 19
Hannah, 20
William, 20, 21
Packard } T ,
Packer f Jae1' 53
Mercy, 50
Paddock, Deborah, 170
Zaccheus, 130
Page, Rebecca, 42
Paine
Payne
Elizabeth, 158
Hannah, 44, 45
James, 143
John, 156
Jonathan, 45
Mary, 44
Sarah, 155, 158
Stephen, 5, 11, 152, 181-183
Thankful, 156
Thomas, 44, 45
William, 155, 158
Palmer, Elizabeth, 42
Thomas, 42
Parker, , no
Edward L., 28, 80, 97
Rachel, 41
Susanna, 159
Timothy, 41
mrs. Walter M., 166
Parlour, Susanna, 159
Partridge, Benjamin, 113
Calvin, 147
George, 115
Isaac, 113
James, 13
John, 113, 115
Mary, 112, 113
Mary E., 80
Patee ) A
Paty |Ann' 70
Ephraim, 70
Hannah, 70
John, 70
Levi, 70
Margaret, 70
Silvanus, 70
Thomas, 70
Paule, Edward, 54
James, 53
John, 54
Mary, 54
Sarah, 54
William, 53, 54
Pearce, see Peirce
Peckham, George, 125, 130
Jerusha, 125, 127, 130
Peirce >
Pearce > John, 5, 7-1 1, 40
Pearc )
Mary, 40
Rebecca, 30
mrs. William S., 83
Perkins, Joshua, 130
Perrin, Daniel, 181, 183
208
Index of Persons
Perry .,
„ > Ab-ner, 59
Perrev J ' DV
Arthur, 79
mrs. Charles G., 79
Jasiel, 182, 184-190
Josiah, 182
Ruth, 86
Thomas, 114
Timothy, 188
William, 114
Phelps, Peter, no
Phillips, , 147
Elisha, 66, 67
Hannah, 154 /
Isaac, 63
Jeremiah, 66
Joanna, 61, 62, 64—66
Nathaniel, 61, 62, 64, 66, 67
Phinney I see also FiNN£Y
Phiney I
Anna, 42
Benjamin, 142, 143
Ebenezer, 142, 143
Elizabeth, 142, 144
Hannah, 142, 144
Jabez, 143, 144
John, 142-144
Jonathan, 142, 143
Joseph, 142, 143
Josiah, 100
Lydia, 41
Martha, 144
Mary, 142, 143
Melatiah, 142
Mercy, 142, 143
Patience, 41, 144
Reliance, 142, 143
Samuel, 142, 143
Sarah, 142-144
Thomas, 142-144
Pierce, see Peirce
Plumb, Caroline H., 174
Poland, John, 63
Polden, Elizabeth, 72
Hannah, 72
James, 72
John, 1 19
William, 72
Poole, Elizabeth, 52
John, 52
Pope, Seth, 59
Thomas, 59
Pory, John, 138
Pratt, Hannah, 163
Hermon W., 138
Joshua, 70
Mary A., 70
Mary A. G., 70
Solomon, 141
Pratt, cont'd
Walter M., 139
Prence, Hannah, 67
Patience, 67
Thomas, 13
Presbrey, Oliver S., 80
Priest, Degory, 56, 57, 139, 173
Prior, Benjamin, 149
Sarah, 148, 149
Prouty, Edward, 87
Prower, Solomon, 57
Putnam, mrs. Franklin D., 83
Ramsay, Clarise S., 80
Randall ) _ _ _
Randal J ' *7
Elisha, 153
Hannah, 61, 62, 66
Job, 87
Joseph, 87
Zipporah, 153, 154
Ransom, Anna, 37
Ebenezer, 37
John, 37
Robert, 37
Samuel, 37
Sarah, 37
Raymond, Dinah, 37
Lucy, 37
Samuel, 37
Read, Edward, 150
Redding, Ebenezer, 89, 90
Joanna, 89, 90
Redington, Joanna, 159
Reynolds, Peter, 22
Rice, Aaron, 48
Hannah G., 48
Rich, Hope, 156
Ruth, 156
Richards, Daniel, 50
James, 50
Joseph, 50
Mehitable, 50
Sarah, 50
Richardson, mrs. Frank W., 174
Richmond, Abigail, 192
Elizabeth, 1, 19, 21
Ichabod, 5, 10
John, 52, 53, 192
Mary, n
Peleg, 5, 6, n
Perez, 5
Sarah, 53
Silvester,
William, 5, 7-9, 152
Rickard, Alice, 37
Chloe, 37
Deborah, 38
Hannah, 38
5, 9, 10, 19, ai, 23
Index of Persons
209
Rickard, cont'd
Henry, 100
Israel, 38
Jacob, 37
Mary, 37
Samuel, 37, 38
Sarah, 37
Zeruiah, 37, 38
Rider ) ... .,
Ryder { Abl^ai1' 3°
Ben., 130
Betty, 70
Bridget, 37
Deborah, 37
Hallet, 70
Isaac, 37
John, 119, 163
Josiah, 37
Mary, 37
Mercy, 163
Samuel, 37
Sarah, 163
Sarah B., 37
William, 70, 130
Rigdale, Alice, 57
John, 57
Ring, Andrew, 89
Deborah, 89
Eleazer, 44, 45
Mary, 44, 45, 89-91
Ripley, Isaac T., 153
Jephthah, 37
Joseph, 149
Lydia, 37
Rebecca, 37
Susanna, 37
Tilson, 37
Rivers, Mary, 80, 104, 107, 173
Robbins, Reginald C, 55, 82
Roberts, George L., 133, 140
Rodman, Samuel, 171
Rogers ) . . ..
Roger | Abigail, 192
Crisp, 46
Elizabeth, 1, 19-21
Hannah, 1-3, 19-21, 94
Hezekiah, 47
John, 1-10, 19-23, 39-41. 63, 114,
192
Joseph, 45, 57, 142
Judah, 156
Lois, 156
Marah, 1-11, 19, 39-41
Mary, 6, 41, 142
Ruth, 1, 19-21
Sarah, 1, 19, 20, 22
Thomas, 1, 19, 39, 56, 57, 84, 142,
173, 174, 192
Uriah, 47
Rols, Peter, 13
Ross, Elizabeth McL., 172
mrs. Frederick J., 172
Rouse, William, 3, 4
Rucker, mrs. Booker H., 80, 101
Ruggles, Alice, 26
Bathsheba, 58, 59
Benjamin, 26
Timothy, 58, 59
Russell ) T ,
Russel [J°hn>127
Martha, 143
Moody, 59, 143
Simeon, 171
Stephen, 148, 150
Ryall, Nathaniel, 13
Ryder, see Rider
Saffin, John, 3, 21
Salisbury ) T ,
Salsbury |J°hn'7,9
Samson ) . , ,
Sampson [ Abr*ham. *3. 14
Benjamin, 13, 135
Caleb, 72
Ebenezer, 72
Elijah, 150
Elizabeth, 73
Hannah, 72, 166
Henry, 56, 57, 73, 96, 166, 173
Job, 149
John, 96, 150, 181
Nathaniel, 150
Silvanus, 146-148, 150
Stephen, 96, 130
Sanford, Giles, 171
Samuel, 152
Savage, Thomas, 13
Savery, John, 130
Scollay, James, 59
Scudder, Eleazer, 42
Mary, 42
Seabury, , 76, 106
Alice, 76, 77
Samuel, 13, 15, 22
Searle "I A
Searell
Searles
Searls J
Sarah, 1, 5, 19, 22
Sears, Abigail, 27
Benjamin, 27
Betty, 25
Edward, 166
Elizabeth, 117
Elkanah, 25
Joshua, 25, 26
Paul, 25
Rebecca, 25, 26
Nathaniel, 1, 5, 7-9, 19, 22
2IO
Index of Persons
Sears, cont'd
Simeon, 26
Thomas, 117
Seaver
Sever
Abigail, 145
Minnie S., 138
Nicholas, 13
Norman, 112
Sepit, Benjamin, 59
Shack, Solomon, 59
Shadbolt, Morrice, 4
Shaw, Anna, 42
Benoni, 44, 45, 92
Constant, 45, 46, 94
George, 44-46
Hannah, 44
James, 93
Jonathan, 29, 44, 45
Joseph, 29
Lydia, 44
Mary, 44
Moses, 30, 42
Phebe, 44, 89
Shepard, mrs. James E., 173
Sherman, Abby L., 73
Betsey D., 73
Caleb, 30, 31
George, 73
Hannah, 27, 73
Hope, 73
Isaac M., 73
Joshua, 30, 31
Leander L., 73
Mary D., 73
Sally, 73
Samuel, 27
Sarah, 27
William, 63
Winslow B., 73
Sherper, negro, 91
Shove, George, 52, 53
Hopestill, 52
Nathaniel, 53
Samuel, 53
Sarah, 53
Shurtleff 1
Shurtlef >- Abiel, 11 8-1 20, 124
Shirtleife j
James, 119
Nathaniel, 31
William, 29
Silvester, , 154
Benjamin, 85, 88
Joseph, 119
Zebulon, 86
Simmons, Benjamin, 13
Jo, 13
Reuben, 103
Simpson, Joseph, 11
Skiff, , 59
Sleeper, Doris E., 138
Smith, Abiel, 104, 107, 108, 112
Abigail, 156-158
Allen, 109, no
Andrew, 51
Ann, 43, 1 12
Barney, 107, 109-112
Bathsheba, 156
Benjamin, 43, 148
Charles F., 174
Daniel, 183
Deborah, 85, 86
Deliverance, 42
Desire, 157
Ebenezer, 43, 109, no
Elisha, 43, 46
Elizabeth, 43, 157
Esther, 53
George, 157
Gideon, 155, 156
Hannah, 42, 43, 157
Henry B., 1 12
mrs. Henry M., 85
Jael, 53
James, 43
Jedidah, 155
Jemima, 43
Jeremiah, 157
Jesse, 157
Job, 109
John, 43, 52, 53, 60
John W., 109, no
Jonathan, 85
Joseph, 43
Josiah, 42
Lois, 155
Lydia, 52, 94, 107, in
Marion A., 85
Martha, 43
Mary, 51
Mathias, 42
Moses, 46
Nehemiah, 157
Peter, 43^
Rebecca, "43
Richard, 3, 21, 157, 158
Ruth, 156, 157
Samuel, 53, 59
Simeon, 157, 158
Simon, 157
Susanna, 43
Thomas, 156, 157
Timothy, 43
William, 45
Zoheth, 157
Snow, , 89
Bathsheba, 95
Constance, 44
Index of Persons
211
Snow, cont'd
Ebenezer, 94
Edmund, 69
Elijah, 130
Elizabeth, 94, 156, 157
Ephraim, 69
Hannah, 157
Isaac, 50, 51
Jonathan, 26, 27
Lydia, 44-46, 94
Mark, 44
Mary, 44, 158
Micajah, 94, 156, 157
Nathaniel, 157, 158
Nicholas, 44-46
Prence, 157
Sarah, 26, 27
Soncoson ) „ . ,
SUNCOSON \ Damd' 59
Jo, 59
SOULE .
I47-I49
Soul
Abigail, 145, 150
Abisha, 13
Ezekiel, 145-150
George, 56, 57, 145, 146, 159, 173
-Horace H., 12, 80, 146
James, 93, 145-150, 163
Joanna, 145
John, 145, 146, 159
Joseph, 145-150
Joshua, 33, 145, 146, 148-150
Marshall, 148
Martha, 159
Mercy, 145, 146, 148
Olive, 145
Richard, 145, 146, 150
Ruby, 145
Sally, 145
Salvina, 145
Sarah, 145
William, 145-149
Southworth, Edward, 22, 113, 114
Hannah, 12
Ichabod, 92
John, 13
Thomas, 13
William, 22, 23
Spalding, R. B., 48
Sparrow, Dorcas, 94
Hannah, 67
Isaac, 69
Jonathan, 45
Rebecca, 67
Richard, 67
Spencer, Oliver, 171
Spooner, Ephraim, 128, 130
Merab, 171
Thomas, 29
Sprague, , 13, 14, 192
Anthony, 100
Deborah, 100, 102
Elizabeth, 100, 102, 191, 192
Jacob, 100, 101
Jeremiah, 100-103
Joanna, 100, 102
John, 100, 101, 113, 114
Josiah, 101-103
Knight, 100, 101
Mary, 100, 102, 191
Matthew, 101, 103
Micah, 191, 192
Nathaniel, 191, 192
Nehemiah, 100, 101, 103
Noah, 191, 192
Priscilla, 100-102, 191, 192
Ruth, 190-192
Samuel, 22, 190-192
Sarah, 76, 168
Susanna, 100, 102
Sprout, Ebenezer, 73
Elizabeth, 73
Experience, 73
Standish, , 17, 18
Abigail, 16-18
Alexander, 16
Averick, 16
Ebenezer, 16-18
Hannah, 17, 18
Myles, 16, 56. 57, 83, *73
Rose, 57
Sarah, 17
Zachariah, 16-18
Stanford, Robert, 13
Starbuck, Christopher, 171
Silvanus, 171
William, 171
Stephens )
Stevens J "
Katherine, 53
Mary, 53
Mary B., 80
Richard, 53
Sternhold, Thomas, 176
IZIT I Ab^'- ■«■ "3. -5
Anthony, 87
Bathsheba, 166
Caleb, 90, 112, 114, 115, 169
Clarence W., 80, 113
Deborah, 90
Ebenezer, 87
Elisha, 112, 113, 115, 137
Eunice, 153
Joanna, 148, 149
Jonah, 86, 87
Joseph, 166-168
Lot, 148-150
128
212
Index of Persons
Stetson, etc., cont'd
u Mercy, 86
Robert, 87
Samuel, 64
Sarah, 112, 114, 1 15
Thomas, 149
Stewart, Remember, 42
Sarah, 42
Stockbridge, Benjamin, 103-106
Charles, 104, 106
Elizabeth, 104, 106
Mercy, 104, 106
Ruth, 103, 104, 106
Samuel, 87
Stodder, John, 87
Stone, Nathaniel, 26
Story, Elias, 57
Stowel, Stephen, 103
Straffin, Sophia, 71
Sophia B., 71
William, 71
William T., 71
Strange, John, 39-41
Sarah, 39-41
Sturges, Mehitable, 42
Sarah, 158
Thomas, 158
Sturtevant, Josiah, 16, 17, 136, 168
William, 18
Suncoson, see Soncoson
Sweet, Experience, 172
Lucy C, 172
Sweeting, Henry, 182
Swift, Dorcas, 170, 173
Paul, 170, 173
Symmes, Isaac, 130
Timothy, 87, 154
Taber
Esther, 163
Tabor
Rebecca, 163, 164
Thomas, 163
Talbutt, Jared, 53
Mary, 53
Tayeor ^
Tailor > , 111
Tayller )
Alice, 42
Hannah, 11 1
John, 94
Phebe, 94
Teague, Daniel, 103
Thatcher ) __
Thacher ) '
Elizabeth, 42
John, 75
Josiah, 75
Thatcher, etc., cont'd
Judah, 42
Peter, 75
Thayer, mrs. Bayard, 79, 80, 174
Mary A., 172, 175
Nathaniel, 174
Ruth, 174
Thomas, Abigail, 38
Azubah, 38
Benjamin, 35, 116
Bethiah, 131, 132
Betsey, 72
Daniel, 36
Ebenezer, 131-133
Elizabeth, 35, 131, 132, 159
Enoch, 36
Gamaliel, 38
George, 38
Hannah, 35, 38, 112, 113
Hushai, 38
Isaiah, 169
Jabez, 38
James, 35
Jedediah, 131, 132, 192
Jeremiah, 131, 132, 192
Joanna, 159
John, 16, 38
Joshua, 128, 148, 150
Josiah, 62
Judith, 38
Keziah, 169
Lemuel, 130
Lucy, 38
Lydia, 131, 132, 159, 192
Mary, 36, 131, 132
Mercy, 38, 97
Nathan, 38
Nathaniel, 22, 92, 119, 131, 132,
141, 142
Nehemiah, 65
Noah, 36
Perez, 35
Phebe, 38
Priscilla, 131, 132
Rowland, 38
Samuel, 133
Sarah, 131, 132
Thankful, 131, 132
Urainah, 38
William, 29, 130
Winslow, 149
Zillah, 38
Thompson "J
Thomson I
Tompson
Tomson J
Abigail, 36
Barnabas, 163
Caleb, 36
-, 160, 162
Index of Persons
213
Thompson, etc., co>it'd
Ebenezer, 104, 105, 159-162
Eben F., 168, 169
Edward, 57
Elizabeth, 132, 159
Ephraim, 159-162
Esther, 104, 105
Ezra, 35
Francis, 93, 159-161
Hester, 104, 105
Isaac, 35, 159
Jacob, 93, 159-163
Joanna, 159
John, 35, 36, 65, 159, 160, 162
Lydia, 35, 36, 163
Martha, 159, 160, 162
Mary, 89-93, I59> I6o, 162
Peter, 159-162
Ralph E., 79, So
Sarah, 36, 159, 160, 162
Shubael, 1 59-161
Susanna, 159
Thomas, 89-93, 159-162
Thrasher, Azariah, 36
Betty, 36
Hannah, 53
Thankful, 2^
Thumb, Tom, 81
Tickner, William, 106
Tilden, ■ , 167
Lydia, 167
Tilley, , 57
Ann, 57
Edward, 57
Elizabeth, 57
John, 57
Tillinghast, Charles, 182
Tillson, Jonathan, 130
Tinker, , 57
Thomas, 57
Tinkham, Abigail, 36
Abijah, 36
Agnes, 36, 38
Amos, 36, 38
Anna, 36
Benjamin, 36
Betty, 36, 38
David, 35
Ebenezer, 36-38
Elizabeth, 36
Eunice, ^6
Gideon, 35
Hannah, 35-38
Huldah, 36
Isaac, 35, 36, 38
Jacob, 119
James, 36
Jeremiah, 36, 38
Jesse, 36
Tinkham, cont'd
Joseph, 36, 38
Lucia, 27
Lydia, 37
Mary, 159, 160
Mercy, 35
Moses, 38
Naomi, 36, 38
Perez, 36
Peter, 35
Ruth, 37
Sarah, 36, 38
Tisdall, Anna, 52
John, 52
?OBVY \ C°™'iUS' "
Samuel, 59
Sarah, 96
Will, 96
Tolman, Joseph, 105
Torrey }
TORRY > , 87
Tory J
Caleb, 155
Elizabeth, 119
Haviland, 99, 119
John, 31
Thomas, 168
Totman, Samuel, 119
Townsand, James, 59
Tracy ) T ,
Trasie } John' 23
Thomas, 63
Tray, Sam, 59
Trevore, William, 57
Tripp, Jerusha, 189
Trowbridge, J. Elliot, 172
TUFFTS, , 130
Tupper, Eliakim, 59
Israel, 59
Nathan, 59
Turner
Turnner
Abiel, 155
Abigail, 169
Amasa, 31, 32, 34
Amos, 85, 86
Benjamin, 86, 87
Charles, 153
David, 124
Deborah, 85, 86
Elisha, 86
Elizabeth, 154
Eunice, 153, 154
Ezekiel, 15
Herbert B., 80, lii
Ignatius, 84-86
Isaac, 85-87
Jemima, 85, 86
57
2I4
hid ex of Persons
Turner, etc., cont'd
Jesse, 84-86, 88, 154, 155
Joanna, 62, 66, 87
John, 57
Jonathan, 84, 85, 88
Joseph, 38
Joshua, 38, 86, 87
Keziah, 86
Lydia, 85, 88, 153
Martha, 84, 85
Mary, 84-86, 153
Mercy, 38, 84-86
Philip, 87
Rebecca, 31-34
Ruth, 84, 86
Thomas, 62, 66
William, 87, 96, 154
Vaughan, Elisha, 89, 90
Joanna, 89, 90, 92, 93
Viall, Benjamin, 5, 6
Joseph, 5
Mary, 6, 9
Vinton, Lydia, 85
Violet, negro, 128
Vose, Robert C, 142
mrs. Robert C, 142
Wads worth, Abiah, 116
Christopher, 136
Dura, 149
Eden, 149
Ira, 150
John, 13, 78, 116
Joseph, 147
Peleg, 130
Ruby, 148, 149
Samuel, 22
Wait, 149
Zenith, 147
Walker, ■ , 188, 189
Bethiah, 188, 189
Ruth, 179
William, 155
Walworth, Arthur C, 79
George R., 139
Wanno, Joseph, 120
Ward, Anna S., 80, 83
Marian DeC, 79, 80
Nathan, 119
Warren, Anna, 103, 107
Benjamin, 1 18-120, 124, 130
Elizabeth, 97, 117
James, 45, 46
Joseph, 97, 117, 120, 122, 123, 133
Mary, 97, 100, 117, 125, 163
Mercy, 133
Warren, cont'd
Richard, 56, 57, 81, 83, 97, 100,
103, 107, 117, 125, 133, 138, 139,
163, 173, 174
Sarah, 119
Washburn ^
Washbourne > Bildad, 148
Warshburn )
Frederic A., 79
Myles, 23
Waterman, John, 17, 18
Robert, 166, 167
Thomas, 65
Watson, John, 4, 45, 92, 119, 128
Webb, Mary, 50
Weeks, mrs. Charles S., 83
Wesson, James L., 80
West, , 1 3
Pelatiah, 15, 33
Weston, Ezra, 150
Peleg, 146, 147
Samuel, 13, 15, 33
Wheaten, Joseph, 87
Wheeler, Daniel G., 108
Nancy, 108
White, Abigail, 62, 66
Abijah, 64
Alice, 62, 66
Benjamin, 61, 62, 64, 66
Cornelius, 61-66
Daniel, 61-66
Ebenezer, 61, 62
Eleazer, 61, 62
Experience, 172
Gideon, 61, 62, 64-66
Hannah, 61-63, 66, 67
Joanna, 61, 62, 64-66
John, 61-63
Joseph, 61, 62
Lemuel, 61-64, 66
Lucy, 62
Paul, 61, 62, 64-66
Peregrine, 57, 61, 83
Resolved, 57
Samuel, 182, 183
Susanna, 57
Thomas, 61, 62
William, 56, 57, 61, 83
Whiting, George B., 139
Whitman, Abigail, 16
Whitnee, John, 95
Josiah, 95
Seth, 95
Wickett, Benjamin, 59
Wilbore }
Willbore [ Anna, 53
Wibore )
Joseph, 53
Index of Persons
215
Daniel, 150
150-152
Wilbore, etc., cont'd
Shadrach, 52-54
William, 21
Wilcox
Willcox
Willcocks
WlLLCOCK
WlLCOCK
Edward,
Elizabeth, 150
Ephraim, 150-152
Freelove, 150-152
Josiah, 150-152
Sarah, 150-152
Stephen, 150, 152
William, 150-152
William J., 68, 80
Wilcut, John, 156
Lydia, 156
Wilder, Jabez, 42
Roger, 57
Sarah, 42
Wilks, Thomas, 64
William, king, 3, 4
Williams, Abraham, 61
Tames, no
Thomas, 57
Williamson ) XT . . , ,
WlLLIMSON J Natha"lel- 64
Willis, M., hi
Wilmarth
WlLLMARTH
Elkanah, 186
Moses, 186
Thomas, 182
Wilson, Lucy M.
Wing j
WlNGE \ ' 59
Daniel, 59
Eben, 130
Ebenezer, 58, 59
Edward, 25
Hannah, 25
Isaac, 25
Joseph, 26
Mercy, 25
Samuel, 25
Susanna, 26
Winslow, Edward, 16, 30, 56, 57, 127,
128, 130, 133, 137, 166
Elizabeth, 57
Deborah, 179
S., 172
Winslow, cont'd
Gilbert, 57
Isaac, 34, 51, 62, 86-88, 99, 100,
119, 124, 133, 135, 136, 150,
163, 165, 169
James, 22
John, 15, 32
Mary, 33
Pelham, 128
Sarah, 33
Winsor, Joshua, 150
Nathaniel, 148
Olive, 148
Winter, Abigail, 77
Francis, 77
Wiswall, Ichabod, 23
Wethrell "I
Wethrel I T ,
... > John, 127
Witherell
WlTHRELL j
Thomas, 59, 100, 119, 129
Wood, mrs. George H., 173
Henry, 133
Henry C., 173
Rebecca, 117
Sarah, 132, 159
Susanna, 117
Woodman, mrs. George H., 80
Worth, Lydia, 171
Mary, 171
Wright, • , 17, 1 8
Abigail, 17, 18
Abner, 67
Hannah, no, 1 11
Wyman, William, 148
Yates, Hannah, 95
Young, Ezekiel, 62, 65, 66
George, 87
Judah, 156, 157
Lois, 156
Lucy, 62, 66
Mary, 157
Philip, 69
, Elizabeth, 167, 178, 179
, Hannah, 90, 163
, Mary, 112, 113
, Mercy, 153
, Priscilla, 163
INDEX OF PLACES
Abington, Mass., 105, 141
Agawam, 1 18
Agawam River, 165
Amity, Conn., 81
Andover, Mass., 173
Annasnappit, 30
Ashford, Conn., 14, 15
ASSAWAMSETT NECK, l6o. l6l
Atlanta, Ga., 82
Atlantic Ocean, 81
Attleborough, Mass., 138, 179, 182,
183
Barnstable, Mass., 41-43, 97, 131,
142-144, 158
Barnstable County, Mass., 45, 46,
58, 68, 69, 74, 142
Barrington, R. I., i, 2, 4-1 1, 181, 182
Barstow's Hill, 85
Belmont, Mass., 83
Beverly, Mass., 55
Boston, Mass., i, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 23,
39, 40, 59, 68, 74, 78, 82, 83, 100,
102, 103, 107-112, 119, 138, 139,
146, 149, 153, 156, 172-175, 179
Braintree, Mass., 52, 55
Brewster, Mass., 46, 47
Bridgewater, Mass., 22, 49-5 1, 53,
140-142
Bristol, R. I., 1-3, 10, 11, 21, 22
Bristol County, Mass., 2-6, 9-1 1,
19-23, 150, 179
Brookline, Mass., ii, 41, 83, 133, 140,
142, 173
Brooklyn, N. Y., 27
Cambridge, Mass., 48, 90, 111, 118
Careswell, 77
Charlemont, Mass., 138
Charlestown, Mass., 40
Chatham, Mass., 94, 95
Chelsea, Mass., 139
Chicago, III., 55, 90
Chiltonville, Mass., 80
Clarkes Spring Brook, 30
Clinton, Iowa, 160
Cohasset, Mass., 138
Colchester, 134, 161
Concord, Mass., 28, 83, 97
Contoocook, 14
Cook's Pond, 165
Damon's Creek, 106
Dartmouth, Mass., 151, 152
Dedham, Mass., 40
Dighton, Mass., 5, 9, 34
Duxbury, Mass., i, 12-15, 19, 23,
31-34, 76, 78, 96, 112-114, 116,
117, i35, 136, 145-149, 191
East Bridgewater, Mass., 81
Eastham, Mass., 26, 44, 46, 47, 67-69,
94-96, 155-158
East Milton, Mass., 83
Eel River, 118, 120-123, 127, 128
Everett, Mass., 82, 138
Falmouth, Mass., 42, 125
Finney's Meadow, 98, 99
Five Men's Purchase, 162
Franklin, Mass., 82
Fresh Pond, 120
Fuller's Valley, 118, 121
Geneva, Switzerland, 82
Gloucester, Mass., 81
Great Cedar Swamp, 161
Great Cove Brook, 45
Green Island, 85
Half House Plain, 165
Halifax, Mass., 16, 17, 166, 167
Hamilton, Mass., 55, 82
Hammer Island, 146, 147
Hanover, Mass., 63, 64, 96, 105
Hardwick, Mass., 138
Harwich, Mass., 24, 26, 27, 95, 96,
156, 157
Herring River, 18
Hingham, Mass., 42, 100-102, 108,
134, 140, 156
Jawano, 136
Jawans, 135
Jenkins Hole, 165
John's Bridge, 140
Jonathan's Plain, 141
Jones River, 134-136
Joplin, Mo., 174
Kansas, 58, 80
Kennebec River, no
216
Index of Places
217
Kings Swamp, 17
Kingston, Mass., 34, 106, 113, 115,
I33-I37. 168, 169
North Yarmouth, Me., 14, 146
Norton, Mass., 92
Norwell, Mass., 153
Lakenham, 44
Lancaster, Mass., 174
Lansing, Mich., 159
Leverett's Purchase, 134, 135, 137
Lexington, Mass., 138
Leyden, Holland, 81
Little Compton, R. I., 5, 21-23, 4°
Little Lot Purchase, 91
London, Eng., 175, 176
Lone Tree Creek, 74
lothrops and tomsons purchase,
162
Lout Pond, 165
Lynn, Mass., 126, 139
Majors Purchase, 13, 14, 50, 134, 162
Malden, Mass., 109
Manchester, N. H., 166
Marshfield, Mass., 27, 33, 51, 61-67,
83, 86-88, 97, 100, 103, 106, 133,
165, 169
Massachusetts, i, 2, 21, 46, 78-81,
91, 93. 96, 97, 101, 104, 107, 113,
116, 118, 126, 131, 133, 138, 140,
142, 146, 150, 151, 153, 160, 164,
166, 169, 177, 181, 190
Massachusetts Bay, 9
Medford, Mass., 151
Merrill, Wis., 55
Middleborough, Mass., 16, 27, 29, 34,
83, 89-93, 131-133, 159-163
Middlesex County, Mass., 48
Milford, Mass., 138
Milton, Mass., 5, 104, 107, 108, 11 1,
112, 173
Monponsett, 135, 136
Monument Ponds, 118, 120
Mount Hope, R. L, 3, 20
Namacoik, 47
Nantucket, 170, 171
Nemasket River, 161, 162
Nevada, Mo., 83
New Bedford, Mass., 131
Newburyport, Mass., iio
Newcastle, Pa., 164
New England, 4, 7, in, 112, 116, 13+
New Hampshire, iio
New Jersey, 80, 81
Newton Centre, Mass., 113
Newton Highlands, Mass., 82
Newtonville, Mass., 139
New York, N. Y., 62, 80, 170
Northbridge, Mass., 138
North River, 64, 88, 106, 154
Obery, 118, 122, 123, 165
Orleans, Mass., 46-48, 94, 155
Pembroke, Mass., 166
Pensacola, Fla., 174
Philadelphia, Pa., 16
Phillips Creek, 147
Pine Point, 114, 147
Plymouth, Mass., 16, 21-23, 27,
29-34, 37, 44, 45, 64, 70, 80, 89,
90, 92, 97, 98, 100, 113-115,
117-120, 124-126, 128, 129, 131,
133, 136, x40, 141, 163, 164, 168,
175
Plymouth Colony, 31, 51, 90, 138
Plymouth County, Mass., 12, 16, 19,
22, 27, 32, 33, 44-46, 49, 62, 76,
85, 92, 93, 96, 104, 113-115, 117,
125, 131, *33, 136, 137, 140, 145,
153, 159, 160, 164, 166, 168, 192
Plympton, Mass., 16, 17, 27-29, 92,
134, 136, 160, 161, 165
Portland, Me., 173
Preston, Conn., 136
Prides Crossing, Mass., 82
Providence, R. I., 85, 175, 176
Pumpkin Bridge, 141
Puncatest, 151
Quincy, Mass., 109, 174
Randolph, Mass., 174
Rehoboth, Mass., 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11,
52, 178-183, 186
Rhode Island, i, 21, 58
Rochester, Mass., 26, 55, 58, 191, 192
Rocky Nook, 115
Rocky River, ioi
Rolla, Mo., 101
Roxbury, Mass., 21, 40
Saconet, 20
Salem, Mass., 81, 82, 138
Salisbury, Mass., i, 19, 39
Sandwich, Mass., 42, 58-61, 94
Sandy Neck, 144
Saquish, 127, 128, 130
Scituate, Mass., 61, 64, 84-87, 96,
103-108, 153-155
Scotland, 175
Setucket Pond, 141
Sherborn, Mass., 170, 171
Sixteen Shilling Purchase, 161, 162
Skirt, the, 147
218
Index of Places
Snipetuit, 161
somerville, mass., i 72
South Meadow Cedar Swamp, 28
South Purchase, 92, 93, 132, 161
South River, 14
Sprague's Swamp, 13, 14
Springfield, Mass., 83, 110
Stoneham, Mass., 138
Stony Brook, 135, 136
Suffolk County, Mass., 3, 39-41,
101, 107
Suppowet, 151
Swampscott, Mass., 174
Swansea, Mass., i, 6, 8, 10, 11, 41,
5i, 175, 178
Taunton, Mass., i, 51, 52, 54, no,
150, 192
Titicut, Mass., 141
Tiverton, R. I., no, 150-152
Troy, N. Y., 82
Truro, Mass., 156
Twenty Six Mens Purchase, 161,
162
United States, 79, 81, no, in
Uxbridge, Mass., 81
Waltham, Mass., 174
Wareham, Mass., 30
Watchamoket Neck, 180
Wellingsley, 118, 122, 123
West Newton, Mass., 83
Whale Hole, 120
Wichita, Kan., 58
Wild Cat Hill, 154
Windham County, Conn., 15
Windsor, Mass., 138
Windsor, N. S., 108
Winthrop, Mass., 173
WOODBRIDGE, CONN., 8l
Woodstock, Conn., 15
Woodstock, Mass., 15
Worcester, Mass., 55, 108, 138, 169
Worcester County, Mass., 15
Yarmouth, Mass., 27, 73, 74
Yarmouthport, Mass., 46 ■
Yonkers, N. Y., 172
THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT
Volume XX
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
Alden, Briggs and Abigail, Guar-
dians of, 15
Alden, Hannah, Will of, 14
Alden, Isaac3, of Bridgewater, Mass.,
Will of, 49
Alden, Isaac3, Will of, Illustration
facing page 49
Alden, Col. John3, Estate of, and
the Will of His Widow Hannah,
12
Alden, Capt. Samuel3,' Will of, 76
Arey, Joseph, Deed from Thomas
Arey, 47
Arey, Joseph, Deed from Doane,
et al., 47
Arey, Joseph, Deed from Rufus and
William Fisk and Aaron Rice,
48
Arey, Joseph, Deed from Elisha
Hopkins, 47
Arey, Thomas and Joseph, Deed
from Ephraim Harding, 46
Arey, Thomas, Deed to Joseph Arey,
47
Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records, 41
Barnstable County Deeds, Unre-
corded, 46
Bartlett, John, Will of, 125
Bartlett, Robert, Estate of, 117
Belinda, schooner, 149
Bennet, James and Ruth, Deed to
John3 Rogers, 21
Bequest, Form for a, 46, 93, 116, 177
Bradford, Maj. John3, Will of, 133
Bradford, Samuel3 and Hannah,
Deed to John3 Rogers, 21
Brewster, Wrestling3, Children of,
114
Brewster, Wrestling3, His Estate
and His Son Wrestling's Will,
112
Brown, Lieut. James, Land of His
Heirs, 180
Brown, William, of Rehoboth, Mass.,
Estate of, 178
Browning, Marah, Antenuptial
Agreement with John8 Rogers, 3
Browning— Rogers— Cobham, 39
Cabinet of Massachusetts Society,
80, 81, 138, 172
Children, Minor, Register of, 54, 172
Churchill— Thomas Note, 192
Cobham— Browning — Rogers, 39
Compact, The, 81
Deeds — Grantees :
Arey, Joseph, 46-48
Arey, Thomas, 46
Drew, Lemuel, 32
Drew, Nicholas, 32
Richmond, Silvester, 23
Rogers, Elizabeth, 20
Rogers, Hannah, 20
Rogers, John, 21, 22
Rogers, Ruth, 20
Rogers, Sarah, 20
Shaw, Benoni, 45, 92
Shaw, Jonathan, 44
Deeds — Grantors :
Arey, Thomas, 47
Bennet, James, 21
Bennet, Ruth, 21
Bradford, Hannah, 21
Bradford, Samuel, 21
Doane, Beriah, 47
Doane, Hetta, 47
Doane, John, 47
Doane, Lewis, 47
Doane, Linda, 47
Doane, Timothy, 47
Fisk, Rufus, 48
Fisk, William, 48
Harding, Ephraim, 46
Hodges, Hannah, 92
Hodges, John, 92
Hopkins, Elisha, 47
Horton, Betsey, 47
Horton, Sparrow, 47
Inglee, Deborah, 92
Inglee, Jonathan, 92
VI
Index of Subjects
Dee,ds — Grantors continued
Morton, Joanna, 44, 45
Morton, Phebe, 44, 45
Murdoch, John, 92
Murdoch, Phebe, 92
Paine, Hannah, 44
Paine, Thomas, 44
Rice, Aaron, 48
Richmond, Elizabeth, 21
Richmond, Silvester, 21
Ring, Eleazer, 44, 45
Ring, Mary, 44, 45
Rogers, John, 20, 23
Rogers, Nancy, 47
Rogers, Sears, 47
Searle, Nathaniel, 22
Searle, Sarah, 22
Shaw, Benoni, 44
Shaw, Constant, 45
Shaw, George, 44, 45
Shaw, Jonathan, 45
Smith, Abigail, 47
Smith, Williams, 47
Snow, Lydia, 44, 45
Snow, Nicholas, 44, 45
Taylor, Sally, 47
Taylor, Zoheth, 47
Tomson, Mary, 92
Tomson, Thomas, 92
Turner, Amasa, 32
Vaughan, Joanna, 92
Delano, Dr. Benoni, of Duxbury,
His Wife and the Settlement of
His Estate, 31
Doane, et al., Deed to Joseph Arey,
47
Doten, Widow Hannah, Her Nun-
cupative Will, 30
Doten, John3, His Will and His
Widow's Will, 27
Drew, Nicholas, and Lemuel, Deed
from Amasa Turner, 32
Eastham, Mass., Vital Records, 94,
155
False and Faked Mayflower Claims,
190
Family Records :
Jenckes, Nathaniel, 175
Fessenden, Benjamin and Sarah,
and William Newcomb, of
Sandwich, Mass., Wills of, 58
Finney, Lieut. Josiah, Will of, 97
Finney, Josiah, Will of, Illustration
facing page 97
Fisk, Rufus and William, and Aaron
Rice, Deed to Joseph Arey, 48
Form for a Bequest, 46, 93, 116, 177
Gardner, Zenas, and Susanna Hus-
sey, Marriage Certificate of, 170
Gardner, Zenas, and Susanna Hus-
sey, Marriage Certificate of, Il-
lustration facing page 145
Genealogies, The Mayflower, 54, 84,
139
Harding, Ephraim, Deed to Thomas
and Joseph Arey, 46
Harlow, Samuel, of Plymouth,
Mass., Will of, 163
Harwich, Mass., Vital Records, 24
Haskell, John, Did Not Marry Ruth
Sprague, 190
Hawes, Capt. John, of Yarmouth,
Mass., Will of, 73
Hodges, John and Hannah, et al.,
Deed to Benoni Shaw, 92
Holmes, Joseph, of Kingston, Mass.,
Will of, 168
Holmes, William, and His Widow
Bathsheba, Estates of, 166
Hopkins, Elisha, Deed to Joseph
Arey, 47
Hopkins, Joshua4, Will of, 67
Horton, et al., Deed to Joseph Arey,
47
Hussey, Susanna, and Zenas Gard-
ner, Marriage Certificate of, 170
Hussey, Susanna, and Zenas Gard-
ner, Marriage Certificate of, Il-
lustration facing page 145
Illustrations :
Rogers, John3, Two Autographs
of, facing page 1
Alden, Isaac3, Will of, facing page
49
Finney, Lieut. Josiah, Will of,
facing page 97
Index of Subjects
vn
Illustrations — Continued
Gardner, Zenas, and Susanna
Hussey, Marriage Certificate of,
facing page 145
Inglee, Jonathan and Deborah, et al.,
Deed to Benoni Shaw, 92
James, Capt. John, of Scituate,
Mass., Will of, 153
Jenckes, Nathaniel, Family Bible of,
175
Library of the Massachusetts So-
ciety, 80, 81, 138, 172
Massachusetts Society of May-
flower Descendants, 2, 12, 16,
28, 46, 49, 54, 62, 68, 74, 76, 78,
80, 85, 91, 93, 96, 97, 101, 104,
107, 113, 116, 118, 126, 131, 133,
138, 140, 142, 146, 151, 153, 160,
164, 166, 169, 170, 172, 175, 177,
179, 190
Massachusetts Society, Gifts for Its
Library and Cabinet, 80, 81, 138,
172
Massachusetts Society, Members
Elected, 82, 138, 174
Massachusetts Society, Membership
Requirements of, 56
Massachusetts Society, Officers
Elected, 79
Massachusetts Society, Proceedings
of, 78, 138, 172
Massachusetts Society, Register of
Minor Children, 54, 172
Massachusetts Society, Register of
Non-Members, 55
Massachusetts Society; Supple-
mental Lines Accepted, 84, 139,
174
Mayflower, the ship, 57, 81, 89, 170,
175, 190
Mayflower Claims, False and Faked,
190
Mayflower Genealogies, The, 54, 84,
139
Mayflower Passengers, the, 56, 57
Middleborough, Mass., Vital Rec-
ords, 34
Minor Children, Register of, 54, 172
Mitchell, Edward, Will of, 140
Morton, John, Deed of His Daugh-
ters to Benoni Shaw, 92
Morton, John, of Middleborough,
His Will and the Marriages of
His Children, 89
Morton — Paine — Ring — Snow —
Shaw, 44
Murdoch, John and Phebe, et al.,
Deed to Benoni Shaw, 92
Newcomb, William, and Benjamin
and Sarah Fessenden, of Sand-
wich, Mass., Wills of, 58
Notes by the Editor :
Churchill — Thomas, 192
"Pilgrim Notes and Queries"
Discontinued, 96
Richmond Gravestones, 192
Samson, John3, Estate of, 96
Thomas — Churchill, 192
Orleans, Mass., Vital Records, 94,
155
Otis, Job, and His Daughter Pris-
cilla, Wills of, 103
Paine — Ring — Snow — Shaw —
Morton, 44
Phinney, John, and His Son John,
Wills of, 142
Phoenix, sloop, 149
"Pilgrim Notes and Queries", 54,
78, 80, 96, 117, 172
Pilgrims, the, 81
Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records, 70
Plymouth Colony Vital Records, 51
Plymouth County Deeds, 45
Quaker Marriage Certificates, 170
Register of Minor Children, 54, 172
Rice, Aaron, and Rufus and Wil-
liam Fisk, Deed to Joseph Arey,
48
Richmond Gravestones, 192
Richmond, Silvester, Deed from
John3 Rogers, 23
Richmond, Silvester and Elizabeth,
Deed to John8 Rogers, 21
Ring — Snow— Shaw — Morton —
Paine, 44
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Index of Subjects
Rogers, et al., Deed to Joseph Arey,
47
Rogers— Cobham— Browning, 39
Rogers, Hannah ( Hobart)
(Brown), Will of, 2
Rogers, John3, Antenuptial Agree-
ment with Marah Browning, 3
Rogers, John8, Deed from James
and Ruth Bennet, 21
Rogers, John3, Deed from Samuel
and Hannah Bradford, 21
Rogers, John3, Deed from Silvester
and Elizabeth Richmond, 21
Rogers, John3, Deed from Nathaniel
and Sarah Searle, 22
Rogers, John3, Deed to His Four
Daughters, 20
Rogers, John3, to His Four Daugh-
ters, and the Estate of His
Only Son, 19
Rogers, John3, Deed to Silvester
Richmond, 23
Rogers, John3, His Estate and the
Estates of His Second and
Third Wives, 1
Rogers, John3, the Third Wife of,
39
Rogers, John3, Two Autographs of,
Illustration facing page 1
Rogers, John4, Estate of, 22
Rogers, Marah, Estate of, 11
Samson, John3, Estate of, 96
Searle, Nathaniel and Sarah, Deed
to John3 Rogers, 22
Shaw, Benoni, Deed from John
Morton's Daughters, 92
Shaw — Morton — Paine — Ring —
Snow, 44
Smith, Abiel, Will of, 107
Smith, et al., Deed to Joseph Arey,
47
Snow — Shaw — Morton — Paine —
Ring, 44
Soule, Joseph4, of Duxbury, His
Will and the Estate of His Son
James, 145
Sprague, Jeremiah, of Hingham,
Mass., Will of, 100
Sprague, Ruth, Did Not Marry
John Haskell, 190
Standish, Zachariah4, Estate of, 16
Taylor, et al., Deed to Joseph Arey,
47
Thomas — Churchill Note, 192
Thomas, Jeremiah, Will of, 131
Tomson, John, of Middleborough,
Mass., Will of, 159
Tomson, Thomas and Mary, et al.,
Deed to Benoni Shaw, 92
Turner, Amasa, Deed to Nicholas
and Lemuel Drew, 32
Turner, Jonathan, of Scituate,
Mass, Will of, 84
Vaughan, Joanna, et al. Deed to
Benoni Shaw, 92
Vital Records :
Barnstable, Mass, 41
Eastham, Mass, 94, 155
Harwich, Mass, 24
Middleborough, Mass, 34
Orleans, Mass, 94, 155
Plymouth, Mass, 70
Plymouth Colony, 51
White, Daniel, Cornelius, and Han-
nah (Randall), Wills of, 61
Wilcox, Edward, Will of, 150
Wills and Inventories :
Alden, Hannah, 14
Alden, Isaac3, 49
Alden, John3, 12
Alden, Samuel3, 76
Bartlett, John, 125
Bartlett, Robert, 117
Bradford, John3, 133
Brewster, Wrestling3, 112
Brewster, Wrestling4, 115
Brown, William, 178
Delano, Benoni, 31
Doten, Hannah, 30
Doten, John3, 27
Fessenden, Benjamin, 58
Fessenden, Sarah, 58
Finney, Josiah, 97
Harlow, Samuel, 163
Hawes, John, JZ
Holmes, Bathsheba, 166
Holmes, Joseph, 168
Holmes, William, 166
Hopkins, Joshua4, 67
James, John, 153
Mitchell, Edward, 140
Index of Subjects
IX
Wills and Inventories — Continued
Morton, John, 89
Newcomb, William, 58
Otis, Job, 103
Otis, Priscilla, 103
Phinney, John, 142
Rogers, Hannah (Hobart)
(Brown), 2
Rogers, John3, 5
Rogers, John4, 22
Rogers, Marah, 11
Samson, John3, 96
Smith, Abiel, 107
Wills and Inventories — Continued
Soule, James6, 145
Soule, Joseph4, 145
Sprague, Jeremiah, 100
Standish, Zachariah4, 16
Thomas, Jeremiah, 131
Tomson, John, 159
Turner, Jonathan, 84
White, Cornelius4, 61
White, Daniel3, 61
White, Hannah, 61
Wilcox, Edward, 150
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