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NEW-ENGLAND
HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
REGISTER
1899
Volume LIII.
BOSTON
PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY
1899
NEW-ENGLAND
HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
REGISTER
1899
Volume LIII.
BOSTON
PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY
1899
225015
JOHN WARD DEAN,
18 Samer§et Street, Boston.
^vblUilns Committee.
C. B. TILLINGHAST, CHARLES KNOWLES BOLTOI^^
FRANaS EVERETT BLAKE, DON GLEASON HILL^
JOHN WARD DEAN.
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• *
• • •
INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
Abatnett of EnclUh Wills. i»
AdABU, Q««7* «7
Adams Pedigrre, 214
AllMiBr Mid New York Fsmllles, 118
AllTD— Cbildr«n of Jedediah and Elizabeth,
Note, VJ7
A»es. Q«ery, 190
ABoestry of the Hoar Family in America, The,
tt, 18e,28»
Aneestry of Hon. Lyman J. Gagr, 201
Ancient Barlal-Groands of Long Island, N. T.,
74, 160, 325, 412
Ashmnn, Query, 190
Axtell Family, The, Note, 390
Axtell in America, The, 227
Antograplis, see lUostrations.
BaOey. Qnery, 3M
Barker fedigree. HM
Barrett Family Record, 400
Bass. Qnery, 128
Batt and Baycs, Reply, 130
Baacter, Francis, Qaery, 390
Blopaphical Sketches (see also Necrology)—
Bradbary, Sarah Ann, 271
DaTis, William Proad, 272
Erans, IsabeUa l>odd. 384
Hill, Susan Benedict, 272
Kelby. William, 190
Maynard, John W., 151
Morris, Jonathan Flynt, 384
Plnnser, Mary E., 407
Trowbridge, Thomas Rntherford, 191
Warv, Emma Forbe«, 192
BkMd, Capt. Edmond of Albany, N. T., 322
BIynman Party, The, 234
Bolton, Conn., Records of the Rer. Thomas
White, First Pastor of the Church In, 447
Book Notices— r45«
Adtfdoorian's Dying and Behold we Live,
Adams** Historians and Historical Socie-
ties. 306
Akerly's The TothlU Family of Tharston,
Norfolk Co., Eng., and Sonthold, Suffolk
Co., N. T., 1960-1767, 143
Aleacander's The Alexanders of If nine, 26(
Allen's Descendants of John Falrman of
Enleld, Conn.. 1063-18litf, 143
American Biography, National Cyeloposdla
of, 132
Ames's A Bit of Ames Genealogy, 143
Andrews's The Gardner Family of Hachlas
and VldnUy. 266
AnnlTersary of the Second Congregational
Chnreh in Plymouth (Hanomet). Mass.,
304
Annnal Register of the Colonial Dames of
the State of New York, 1803-1806, HI
Appletoo's The FansUy of Armstead of Vir-
ginia, 373
Amola's Vital Records of Rhode Island,
VoL X.. Town and Church, 131
Axtall'sThe AxteU Family In America, 374
.Bacon's Fourth Biographical Record of the
Claaa of Fifty-Eli^ T ala Umrertt^y, 366
Book Noti<
Balch's The Brooke Family of Whitehnrcfa,
Hampshire, Eng., XTZ
Barnard's Robert Barnard of AndoTcr,
Mass., and his Descendanu, 374
Batchellor's Historical and Biographical
Notes on the Military Annals of New
Hampshire, 3«9
Bates's Soldiers who serred In the Rero-
lutlon from the Town of Bralntree, 368
Bates's The Ancient Iron Works of Brain-
tree, Mass . 366
Bates's The Early Schools of Bralntree, 308
Bent's The Fenno Family. 143
Bent's The First Comee. 205
Best's John Keep of Longmeadow. Masi^
1000-1670, and his Descendanu. 374
Bingham's Bingham Family in the United
SUtes, 490
Biographical Reriew, Vol. XXX.— Worceo-
ter Co. Sketches, 300
Blake's Chronldet of New Haren Green,
from 1638-le62, 136
BUke's Dorchester Neck (now South Boo-
ton), 372
Blake's Increase Blake of Boston, His An-
cestors and Descendants, with a Full
Account of William Blake of Dorches-
ter aod His Fire Children, 140
Blake *s The EnglUb Home of Mr. Timothy
Dalton, B.A., Teacher of the Church of
Je*us Ctirlst in Uampion, N. H., from
1030-1661. 142
Bolton's History of the Stanwood Family
In America, 373
Brigham's Third American Tyler Family
Reunion, 269 [140
Brown's Ancestral Blanks or Record Books,
Brown's John Hancock; His Book, 136
Brown's The Hbtory of Our Earliest His-
tory, 200
Carpenter's A Genealogical History of the
Rehobotb Branch of the Carpenter Fnm-
ily In America, 142
Case's Brief Account of the Life of John
Casse at Maspeth Kills, L. I., Windsor
and Simsbury, Conn., 143
Chamberiayne's The Vestry Book and Reg^
ister of Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720-
1780. 137
Collections of the So. Carolina Historical
Society, 134
Colonial Dames In Rhode Island— Second
Record Book, 262
Connectlcot Historical Society, Collections
of the, 360
Connel ley's The ProTlsional GoTemment
of Nebracka Territory, and the Journals
of Wm. Walker, Prorisional GoTcmor,
467
Contemporary American Biography, 454
ContribuUons to the Old Reaidents' Hla-
torical AssodaUoD, Vol. VI., Nos. 1 and 2,
•371
IV
Index of Subjects^
Book Notioefl—
Coolldge's Chart of the Descendants of
Joseph Coolidge, 460
Corey's History of Maiden, Mass., 1633-
1785. 133
Cox's Cox GenealocT, 143
Crisp's List of Parigh Registers and Other
Genealogical Works, 137
Dale'R Kent Family, 265
Daughters of the American Revolntion,
^ Chicago Chapter, 1808-1899, 141
Davis's Currency Discussion in Maflsacha*
setts in the Eighteenth Century, 370
Davis's The Massachusetts Bay Currency,
1690-1750, 257
Davis's The Old Records of the Town of
Fitchbnrg, Mass., 1764-1789, Vol. I.. 141
Deacon's The Descent of the Family of
Deacon of El^towe and London and
Sketches of Allied Families, 142
Descendants of Lawrence Litchfield, the
Puritan, 469
Oimock^s Births, Baptisms, Marriages and
Deaths, in Mansfield, Conn., 1703-1860,260
Dodae,LydiaH.,281
a>orr's Dorr, Dalton, Odin, Wak«r and
Other Alied New England FamUies, 264
tDmmmond's John Rogers of Marshfleld
and Sone of his Beseandants, 142
jDnunmond's The John Rogers Families
in Plymouth And Vicinity. Seoond Edi-
Uon, 142
Onunmond's The Rowers Flamily of George-
town|Me.l, Mo. Jll, 374
DanbarDanntr's The Family of Cambray
of Great Rissington4Uid Xootnb, Glouces-
tershire, £ng., 291
Sames*i Karly New England Catechisms,
855
Sarly Reoords of the Ttmm of Providence,
The, 363
Baaton*B Deaeendants of Joseph £aston
of Hartford, Conn.. 1636^1899, 459
•Baton's Families of Ji«lon-6tttherland, Lay-
ton-HlU, 374
Cdwards's The '96 Campaign of the 6th
MflMsachntetto U. 6. V., 468
Xffleston's Life of John Paterson, Mi^or
General in the Revolutionary Army, 137
'Emerson's The English Emersons, 373
JBssex Institute Historical CoUeotions, The,
371
Exeter, New Hampshire, The First Church
in, 1688-1888, 1698-1898, 257
Extracts from the Note-Book Of the Rev.
John Fiske, 1047-1676, 141
First Paridh In Dorchester, Mass., Dedica-
tion cf the Sixth Meeting House, 135
First Wife of Gov. Willys, ot Conn., and
her Family, 378
Fisher's Fisher Genealogy— Descendants of
Joriiaa, Anthony and Cornelius Fisher
of Dedham, Mass., 459
Flanders's The Lives and Times of ihe
■Chief Justices ot the dnpreme Court of
the United SUtes, 372
Ford's Story of the Fifteenth Kefflment M.
V. I. 186U1864, 261
Vroe Public Librarv CoBmission of Massa.
chusetts, Ninth Report of, 367
•Oag^s The N»w l<!:ngland Ancestry of
Lyman J. Gage, .373
«Oenealogical ASvertiser,Tbe, If aroh, June,
1899 370
•Oenealogloal Magaain^, The. 266
^Genealogical Notes of theFamilies of Daniel
{«ane 2a and Mary Griswold I#ane ot Kil-
Uiigworth aad Wotoott, Conn., 374
<6eiieral Orders of 1767, Issued by the Earl
of Loudoun and Phlneas layman, 366
tfiiUette's Daseendants of Jonathaa QiUet of
Dorahaster, Mass., and Windsor, Conn.,
143
tGilman's The Bibliography of Vermont,863
Book Notices-
Goodwins of Delaware Gap, Pa., and Tomp*
kins County, N. T., The, 265
Goodwin's The Goodwins of Kittery, York
Co., Me., 142
Goold's History of Col. Jonathan Mitchell's
Cumberland County Regiment of the
Bogaduce Expedition, 1779, 370
Grant's Grant Family, 264
Graves's The Graves Family. 143
Green's Supplementary List of Early Ameri-
can Imprints belonging to Massachusetts
Historical Society, 367
Green's The Early Physicians of Medford,
261
Green's Word-Book of Virginia Folk-
Speech 36if
Greer's The Navy in the War of the Rev-
olution, 262
Grigg's The Devotion Family of Brook-
line. 143
Guilbert's Annals of an Old Parish, 868
Hackett's Sketch of the Life and Public
Services of William Adams Riohardson,
IW
Haskell Journal. The, 265
Hasoam's Early Recorders and BMlsters
of Deeds A>r the Cooaty of 8uirolk,Masf.,
1639-1735, 136
Hassam's The Bahama Islands, 455
Hayden*s History of the Hopkins Family,
265
Heywood's Autobiography of Adln Balloa,
1803-1890, 866
Hey wood's History of the Hopedale Com-
munity, 366
Hill's John Hill, Dorchester, Mass., 1633,
143
Historical Journal of the More Family, 874
History and Roster of Maryland Volan-
teers. War of 1861-5. 136
History of the Town of Wajmoi Kennebec
County, Maine, 456
Hoar's The Hoar Family in Ameriea and
its English Ancestry, 874
Holden's Records relating to the Goddard
and Frost Families, BTf
Hovey's Old Ipswich, 858
Hubbard's Biographical Sketches of the
Class of 18V8 in Yale College, and College
Memorabilia, 141
Jordan's Continental Hospital Betnms,
1777-1780, 458
Jordan's Franklin as a Genealogist, 374
Kelm's The Kelm and Allied FamiUes In
America and Europe, 265
iCelm and Allied Families in America, 374
Kellogg's Notes on Some of the Descend-
ants of Joseph Kellogg of Hadley, 142
Kellogg's Supplement to Notes on Joseph
Kellogg of Hadley, Mass., 458
Kent's Kent Family, 266
Kimball's The Peaslees and Others of Ha-
verhill and Vicinity, 459
King's Baptisms and Admissions fh>m the
Records of First Choroh in Falmouth,
now Portland, Malnn, 130
Leaches ttenaaloglcal and Biographical Me-
morials of theEeadlng, Howttll, Terkes,
Watts, I>atham and Elkins Families, 142
LearBed*s The I«eamed Family, 373
Loe's A Biief HUtory of the United SUtes,
256
Lexington, Mass., Births, Marriages and
Deaths, Parts I. and II., 455
Lincoln's The Lincoln Family and Branch-
as of WM>ehaiii|Mass., 4M»
-Lothrop's Joba white of Watertown and
BrooUine and Boma of hts Descendants,
143
Load's Oeseandaali of Caleb I^ud, 965
Lowell's Tho Historic Genealogy of the
Lowells af AjMrlea from 1618 to 1889,
678,464
Index of 3ubjecU»
JiaiaSk CosBljy Tlrglnia, AntlqiA-
jilaeBofle,Tte.ii8
March's March GeMAlogj, MS
JIarylsad Vwfant— , U61-1M6, History
and BcMtrr of, 30<
HasMchoMiu HiJtorical Society, CoUtc-
tlorn* of, blxth Serirt, 361
MaMaehiuetU Sons of tht Berolatioii Bl*
cnalal Register, 450
JUjilower l>e«orndant. The. 372
Medford Historkal R^bter, Jan. 1899, Ml
Joly Idvv, iM
XnU's Genealogy of the Desoendanu of
Thomas Mills,Tft3
MooB'tf The Morris FaaOy of Philadelphia,
Dcscendanu of Anthony Morris, 1664-
1721. 4M
Morse's Meaorial Sketches: Master Abra-
ham Perkins, Jacob Thomas, Nathan
Heath, John XloUofl. Jr.. John DoUoff, Sr.,
and samnel Dollon, 143
Maitmy aad Lawler's Jooraal of the Ame-
rieanlrlsh Ulttorlcal Society, 196
Xational £MTCk>pmdU of American Bi-
ography. 133
Keedham Epitaphs, 140
KelflOB's Check Ust of the Iseiies of the
Preas of New Jersey, 360
Hewspaper Files in Ldnry of Wisconsin
State Hisl
listorical Society, 2
Kew York Geaealoglcarand Biographical
Society's Keporta, 141
JUchoisU HoCasoB the lagraham Genealo-
S7.143
Mouse's The Hoar FamOr in America aad
tts Siwlish Ancestry, 374
Koyet's Adams Pedijp^. 374
Hoyes's Noyes Pedigree, 266
Ontario Historical society Piapers and Be*
cords, 457
Parish Beglsters within the Diocese of
Worcester prerions to 1812, 367
Piedc's Hie Bellows Genealogy: or John
BcHows the Bof Emigrant of 1635, and
his Descendants, 142
pMnsylTaala Genealogical Society's Pnb-
Ueanons, 366
Perry's PnhUcations of the Rhode Island
Historical Sodety,367
PhiBimore's The " Principal Genealogical
Specialist," 260
PQsbary andGetchell's The PUsbniy Fami-
ly, 140
roster's Addieas at the One Hnndrsd and
Sixtieth AnnlTersary of the Second
Catarch in Plymoath, 364
Portsmouth Book, The, 453
Prime's Some Aceoont of the Temple
F«mIlT, 456
Proceedln
logs of the John Bean (1660) As-
aociatlon at its Annnal Reunions at Exe-
ter, N. H., Angnst Iff, 1806, and UsTer-
hill, Masn., August 31, 18V7, 143
Procter's DescendanU of Robert Proctor
of Concord aad Cbelmsford, Mass., 264
PnbUc Papers of Daniel T. Tompkins,
Governor of Hew York, 1807M81I, Vol.
1,138
Pntaam Free School, Fiftieth AnniTersa-
ryoC36l
Pvcaam's Ancestral CharU, 260
fntaam's Fami^ History in tlie Line of
Joseph CouTers of Bedford, Mass., 4M
Pntaam's GencakgUt's Note Book. 202
JUcd-Lewis's Some Genealogical Notes re-
garding tlM Moo4ya of Co. Suffolk and
America, 490
Beport of the ClaM of 1858 of Harrard
College, 141
BhodcTslaad Hlitoriaa Society's Pnbllca-
tloaa,202
Moblason's Loom and Spindle, or Life
tbeEariyMiUGirU,136
Book Noti<
Rowell's Biographical Sketch of Samuel
Kowell and Notices of Some of Ills Des-
cendants, 373
Royal H isturlcal i>ociety>s Transact^ns, 261
Sanborn's Genealogy of the SambcMne or
Sanborn Family, 203
Second Reunion of the Bassett Family As-
sociation of America, Plymouth, llass.,
Selieck's Norwalk. LTO
Sharpe's t>outh BriUia [Conn.] Sketches
ana Records, 137
Shattuck's History of Durham, He., with
Genealogical Notes, 368
Sheldon's The Little Brown Bouse on the
Albany Road, 263
Slieldon^s Tis Sixty Years Since, 263
Shropshire Parish Register Society Publi-
catlons, 363
Silsbee's Biographical Notes, 258
Slavton's History of the Slayton Family,
266
Society of Colonial Wan of the Serein
teenth Ceotanr, 141
Spencer's Rerouitionary Soldiers of Bar*
wick [Me.], 262
Spencers The Maine Spencers. 142
Spraicue's John Graham and Martha Cobb,
their Ancestors and their Descendants,
374
SUnford's Register of the Descendants of
the ReToIttUonary Soldier, Abner Stan-
ford, 143
Starr's The Newberry Fftmlly of Windsor,
Connecticut, in the Line of Clarinda
(Newberry) Goodwin of Hartford, Coan.,
1634-1866, 142
Stocking's The History and Genealogy of
the Knowltons of Eoigiand and Amarioa,
142
Swan's Eleventh Report of the Custody
and Condition of the Public Records of
Parishes, Towns and Counties, 201
liable showing Ancestors and Deacendants
of Nathaniel Page of. Bedford, Mass.,
and of his Wll^rS74
Thomas's Genealogy of Benjamin Long of
Tonawanda, Erie Co., N. Y., la
Transactions of the Huguenot Society of
Sooth Carolina, 457
Trask's Memoir of Capi. William T^Mke
of Salem, Mass., 1628-1666, 257
Troup's Hooiton In 1&30, 266
Trumbull's H Istory of Northampton, Mass.,
from its Settlement in 1654, 258
Van Rensselaer's Mew Yorkers of the XIX
Century, 450
Virginia MagaxIne of History and Biog-
raphy, The, 3A4
Wageuitelier's The History of the Wagen-
i<eller Family in America with Kindred
Branches, 142
Walcott's Sir Archibald CampbeU of In-
vemelU, sometime Prisoner of War In
the Jail at Concord, MassachnsetU. 371
Wallbridge's DescendanU of Heniy Wall-
bridge who married Anna Amos Dec
25th, 16b8, at Preston, Conn., 142
Washburn's Genealogical Notes of the
Washburn Family, 3n
Watkins's The Defence of Boston In the
War of 1812-15, 263
Welles's Births, Marriages and Deaths
returned fH>m Hartford, Windsor and
Fsirfleld, Conn.. 130
Wheeler's Genealogy of Some of the De-
scendants of Obadiah Wheeler of Con-
cord, and Thomas Thazter of Hlngham,
142
Whittelsey's Genealogy of the Whittelsagr-
Whittlesey Family, 142
Wilson's The Early History of the WilsOA-
FamUy of Kltteqr» JM[oio«» U2.
VI
Index of Subjects*
Book Notices—
Woodward's DesoendanU of John Wood*
ward of Lisbon, Me., 266
Worcester Recordn. The, •^50
Wyoming Uisturical and Geological So.
ciety's Proceedings and Collections, 467
Year Hook of City of Charleiiton, 8. C.,4&l
Year Book, IbM, Daughters ol the Cindu-
nati,262
Year Book of the Massaobnsetts Society
of Colonial Wars (1899), 366
Year Book, \b97. National Society of the
Sons of the American IteTolution, 141
Year Book of the Society of the Sons of
the KevolaUon in the State of Missouri,
1898. 141
Boucher, Jonathan, Letters of, to George Wash-
ington. 903, 417
Branding for Manslaughter, Note, 247
Brewster Family, Early Generations of the,
109, 283, 439
Bridge water Records, Note, 246
British Raid on Dorchester Neck, The, 177
Brown, Query, 358
Brunson, Brounson, Query. 367
Bushnell, Francis of Guilford and His De'
scendants, 208
Butler, Query, 248
Chamberlain, Query, 249
Church Records, South Hampton, N. H., 162,
276,411
Clark, Query, 356
Cole, Query, 368
Contributors and Contributions to Volume
LllL—
Akerly, Lucy D.
Genealogical Notes on Old Orient £pi*
taphs, 413
Appleton, William S.
English Wills, 301
Axtell, S. J.
The Axtell Family in America, 227
Baker, Virginia.
Sowams, The Home of Massasott : Where
was it?, 317
Banks, Charles Edward.
Dr. John F. Pratt, 364
Some Facts about Richard Tucker, The
First Settler of Machegonne (Port-
land), Me., 84
Blake, Francis £.
Barrett Family Record, 400
The British Raid on Dorchester Neck,
February, 1776, 177
Brown, David II.
Dea. Simon Stone of Watertown,
Mass., and Some of His Descendants,
346
Clarke, George Kuhn.
Needham, Massachusetts, 33
Cutter, William R.
Hon. John Cumroings, 278
Sketch of the Life of Leonard Thomp*
son, Esq., 386
Dean, Rev. Benjamin Angler.
The Younger President Edwards after
I^xington, 1776, 361
Drowne, Henry R.
Henry Thayer Drowne, 224
Eldredge, Zoeth Skinner.
Rev. John Norton of liiddletown, 87
Lieutenant John Skinner of the Con-
tinental Arm}\ 401
Elwellr ReT. Jacob Thomas.
The Elwell Family in America, 25
Ererett, Edward F.
John Fuller of Ipswieh, Mass., 1634, 336
Everett, William.
SaltonstalLGurdon-Sedley-KByTet, 114
Felch, W. Farrand.
The Blynmaa Party, 234
• Felton, E. C.
Samuel Skeiton, M.A., First Minister of
the First Cborch at Salem, Mass., 64
Contributions and Contributors-
First Book of Raynham Records, 68, 434
First Wife of Coventor Willys of Connecticnt
and Her Family, 217
Ford, Worthinfton Chauncey.
Letters of Jonathan Boucher to George
Washington, 303,417
Gage, Arthur E.
Ancestry of Lyman J. Gage, 201
Gordon, George A.
South lianipton, N. H., Church Records,
1«2, 276, 411
Greenlaw, Lucy Hall.
Early Generations of the Brewster Fam-
ily, 109, 283, 439
Hackett, Frank W.
William Adams Richardson, 163
Harris, Edward Doubleday.
Ancient Burial'Gnmnds ol Long Island,
N.Y., 74, 169,326,412
Hodges, Almon D., Jr.
Notes Concerning Roger Williams, 60
Holden, Austin.
Records Relating to the Groddard and
Frost Families, 242
Hotchkiss, Mrs. Justus Street.
Parentage and Birth of the Rev. John
Robinson, 198
Keep, Helen E.
Gay lord Family, 460
March, Ellen Gates.
March Genealogy^Earlier Generations,
121
Miller, George Douglas.
Albany and New York Families— Hansen
Genealogy, 118
Nourse, Henry S.
The Ancestry of the Hoar Family in
America, 92, 186, 289
Noyes, James Atkins.
Adams Pedigree, 214
Barker Pedigree, 426
Noyes Pedigree, 35
Parker, Augustus.
Damages Caused by British and Ameri-
can Troops in Dorchester, Mass., In
February, 1776, 71
Pease, Harriet M.
Deaths at Edgartown, Mass., 102
Pope, Rev. Charles Henry.
The Elwell Family in America, 25
Porter, Hon. Joseph Whitcomb.
Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas
White of Weymouth, Mass., 392
Raven, Rev. John James, D.D.
A Few Extracts from English Parish Re-
gisters, 126
Ravnham Records, First Book of, 68, 434
Rylands, J . Paul.
Captain Edmund Blood of Albany, N. Y.,
322
Sheldon, Hon. George.
(jrrants of Land for Services in Indian
Wars, 3^1
Smyth, Ralph D.
Descendants of Edward and John Lee of
Guilford, Conn., 63
Descendants of John Parmelee,405
Francis Bushnell of Guilford, Conn.^
and His Decoendants, 208
Sprague, Frank William.
John Gorham and Martha Cobb, 207
Steiner, Dr. Bernard C.
Descendants of Edward and John Lee of
Guilford, Conn., 63
Descendants of John Parmelee. 405
Francis Bushnell of Guilforo, Conn.,
and His Descendants, 209
John Fowler of Guilford, Conn., and His
Descendants, 310
Taloott, Mary K.
Records of the Rev. Thomas White,
First Pastor of the Choroh in Bolton,
Conn., 447
Index of Subject94
tu
OmtrfbtttloiBi fad Gontrflmtort—
Tftas, RcT. AjMon.
Mr. John Ovhoo, If erehant, 391
Towiiftheod, Charles Henrey.
Pedigre« of Tale, 83
Tnwk, William R.
Captain William Traske of Salem, Ma«-
eaefawietu,i3
Yon Sahler, L. Ha«broaek.
Infcriptiona at Great Barrlngton, Ma**.,
Waters, Uenir Jf. [396
G^aealofical Gleanings in England, 9
Watkins, Walter K.
Notes on Captain Edmnnd Blood, 334
Wlthiogfon, Lothrop.
Abstracu of English WOls, 432
Wai of Daniel (^enhridge, 11«
Coolidge, Qoeiy, 249
Ouning, Alexander, Note, 355
CwuBiDgs, Hon. John, S73
Cvtia, Qnery, 129
Dorchester. Mass., Damages Cansed bj British
and AoMriean Troops In, in Feb. 1776, 71
Dorchester Neck, The British Bald on, Feb.
1766,177
Ditnrne, Henrj Thayer, 224
Dndlej, Query, 130
Xamrs, Query. 248
Edgartown, Mass., Deaths at, 102
Sdwaid*, The Toonger President, after Lez'
ington, 1775, 351
ElweD Family in Ameriea, The, 35
Englsh Parish Beglsters»A Few Extracts from,
English WOls, 301
Smta, U2, 272. 384, 4A7
Ftrst Wife of Got. Willys of Conneetlcat, and
Her FamUy, 217
Fowler, John of GoUfoid, Conn., and Hli De-
scendants, 310
French, Qoery, 129
French Army, The, 1782, Query, 249
Tiost and Goddard Families, Keoords Relating
to the, 242
FaOer. John of Ipswich, Mass^ 1834, 335
Gage, Hoo. Lyman J.,
Gaylord Faanay, 460
of, 201
Genealogical Gleanings in England, 9
Adams, 214
AUen, 127
Aztell,227
BariLer,426
Batt,130
Bayes, 130
Brewster, 109, 283, 438
BashneU. 208
EUwell.25
Fowler, 310
Frost, 242
FnUer,335
Gage, 201
Goddard, 2«2
Gorhaai,207
Baasea, 118
Hoar, ffM86, 288
Lee, 53
March, 121
Marray,247
Norton, 87
Noyes,36
Oalton,381
ParBMrlca, 406
BoMaMMi,198
8altoastaU, 114
8alto88tall-KayTett, 219
8klner,401
8Coae,3l8
I
Genealogies •
White. 392
Yale, 82
Toan^ 217
Genealogies in Preparation—
Brewster, 132
Burton, 451
Cha»e, Cbaoe, 252
CottoD, 132
Dickiuson, 360
Eddv, 1J2
Fillebrowo, 132
Fletcher, 252
Fontune, Foantaln, 25*^
FnrbUh, Furbosh, Oa
Gorliam, 252
Greenlee, 451
Haley, 360
Uolmen, 252
Ide, 133
IngaUs, 133
Ingraham, 133
Jameson, 452
Jenningji, 133
Lawrence, 252
Litchfield. 253
Manrin, 360
Neal, 360
Ordway, 360
Perry, 252
Piper, 360
Bicker, 360
Rogers, 452
Sawyer, 253
Shears. 252
^kilf, 1.13
Stebbins. 451
Stevens, Stephens, 36l
Thnrston, 252
Trowbridge, 252
Vail, 252
Waterman, 133, 252
Gibbs, Qoery, 248
Goddard and Frost FamiUes, BecOrds Relating
to. 242
GolT, Query. 356
Gorham, Correction, 127
Gorham, John, and Martha Cobb, Their An-
cestors and Descendants, 207
Granu of Land for Senrices in Indian Wart,
341
Graves, Query. 248
Great Uarriugton, Mass., Inscriptions at, 398
Greene, Query, 129
Grissell. Griswold, Query, 129
Gross, Query, 358
Guilford, Conn., Descendants of Edward and
John Lee of, 53
Guthing, Note, 128
Hall Family Papeis, Note, 246
iJannen Genealogy. 118
Harrington. Query. 357
Harrison. Query. 366
Has«am (Horsham) Family, The, Reply, 358
Uayden, Query, 249
Haywood. Query, 249
Heraldry,. 199
Uerridge, Query, 249
Hilton. Query. 356
Historical Intelligence —
ChaM^-Cbaoe Family. 451
Foster's Our Ancestral Families, 251
Haines, Richard, 451
Index of BUhop Meade's Virginia Fami«
lien. \Xt
Jefferson, Maine, Records of. 360
Marriage Regintertf of St. Margaret's. West*
minfter, 15J8-1S37. 319
New Genealogical Hagaxine, A, 132
Old Colony Inscriptions, 131
Pioneers of Mas«>achnsetts, The, 451
Sewall's Record Book of Marriages, 131
Snnderiand, Mass., 251
Washborn Genealogy, 132
tiu
Index of 8mljeci9*
Historical Soolefies, Proceedings of— >
New*EDglaud Historic Geneaiogleal, 2S3,
46.2
Hoar Family in America, Ancestry of the, 9'i,
186,280
HobsoD, Bepir, 130
Hymn Book Wanted, Query, 367
Hlastrations—
Adams House, The, 216
FHCximile of Capt. William Traske's I>eed,
1648.60
Facsiiiiilc of Capt Traske's MIU Ponds, 68
Facsimile of Mlas Noyes Beoord, 40
Skelton Seal, 68
Autographs :
Cummlngs, Johnt 873
Richnrdiion, Willbm A., 163
Waters, Henry F., 9
l^ortraiu :
Cumniings, John, 273
Richardsou, William Adams, 163
Thompson, Leonard, :i85
Waters, Henry Fitz Ullbert,«
Tabular Pedigree :
Hoar, 300
Salton»tail-Knyvett, 260
Tucker, 86
Willys, 222
Yale, VZ
Indian Wars, Grants of Land for Services in,
341
Ingraham>Blake, Query, 249
Inscriptions at Great fiarrington, Mass., 896
James, Query, 248
Jennings, Query, 128
Kendrick, Palmer, Query, 129
Lee, Descendants of Edward and John, of
Guilford, Conn., 63
Letters —
Blood, Edmond, 328
Boucher, Jonathan, 303-309, 417'^426
Cooper, M., 423, 426
Curtis, John Parke, 303, 424
Harris, Robert, 63
Hensley, G. J., 238
Hoare, John, 196
Manrin, Wm. T. R., 212
Samburn, John, 47
Vardill, John, 426
Williams, Roger, 60
Littlefleid, Query, 249
Long Inland, N. Y., Ancient Burial«Groiinds
of, 74, 169, 326, 412
Lord, Query, 248
Machegonne, Maine, Richard Tucker of, 84
Mallory, Query, 249
March Genealogy, Earlier Generations of, 121
Martin, Query, 368
Massasoit, Uowams, The Home of. Where was
It?, 317
Memoirs—
Cummings, John, 273
Drowne, Henry Thayer, 224
Richardson, W illiam Adams, 163
Thompson , Leonard, 886
MIddiemore, Que r>', 367
Mlddletown, Rev. John Norton of, 87
Midgley. R. I., Query, 460
Mixer, Query, 367
Murray, Query, 247
Neal, Walter, Query, 366
Necrology^
Bradlee, Caleb Davit, 264
Dniwne^ Henry Thayer, 264
Farnham, Luther, 266
Paige, Lucius Robinson, 266
Pulsifer, David, 264
Richardson^ William Adams, 266
White, John Qardner, r ^~
Needham, Mass.< Books, Pflmpbfets sod He
papers Relating to, 33
Needham, Mass., Note, 260
Norton, Rev. John of Middletown, Coan^ 87
Notes and Queries, 127, 246, 366, 450
Noyes Pedigree, 36
Obituary Notices, see Necrology and Bio-
graphical Sketches.
Old Orient Epitaphs, Genealogical Notes on,
413
Oulton, Mr. John, Merchant, 391
Oxenbridge, Daniel, Will of, lift
Paine, Abraro, Query, 129
Palmer, Kendrick, Query, 129
Parentage and Birch of Rev. John EoMnson
of Duxbur}', Mass., 198
Parker, Query, 248
Parmelee, John, The Deaoesdaati of, 4i06
Parmenter, Querv, 249
I'arsom), Correction, 260
Paine, Query, 368
Phillips, Query, »66
Place, Query, 460
Poe and Scott of Maryland, Query, 367
I'orter, Abel, Note, 128
Portraits, see Illustrations.
Pratt, Dr. John F., 364
Privateer " Grand Turk," The. Query, 249
Providence Islands, The Two, Reply, 368
Prudden, Note, 127
Queries, 128, 247, 366, 469
Randall, Query, 368
Raynham Records, First Book of, 68, 43|
Recent l*ublIcations, 146, 269, 881, 466
Replies, 130, 260, 368
Rhodes, Query, 460
Richardson, William Adams, 168
Robinson, Rev. John of Dnkbonr, FftrentAM
and Birth of, 1U6
Roe, Query, 129
Rogers, James, Query, 129
Rogers, John, Note, 127
Bowley, Query, 129
Salem, Mass., Samuel Skelton, First Minister
at, 61
Saltonstall— Gnrdon^Sedley^KnyveU 114
Saitonstall Knyvett, Coirectioo, 869
Sawin, Query, 249
Sherburne, Query, 368
Shipway, Lt. Col., Correction, 366
Simonds, Query, 129
Skelton, Samuel, M.A., First Minister ai Salem,
Mass., 64
Skinner, Lieutenant John of the Gontintenial
Army, 401
Societies and Their Proceedings, 268, 462
South Hampton, N. H. Church Reeorda, 162,
276,411
Sowams. The Home of Massasoit: Where
was it? 317
SUr, Query, 248
Stocking, Query, 248
Stone, Dea. Simon of Watertown, Maia., and
Some of His Descendants, 346
Tabular Pedigrees, see Illustrations.
Terry, Stephen, Query, 358
Thayer, Query, 368
Thompson, L^eonard, Sketch of the Life of, 885
Town Histories in Preparation :
Chatham, Mass., 261
Defiance, Ohio, 261
Oakham, Mass., 261
Wethersfleld, Conn., 461
Traske, Captain William of Salem, Maai., 43
Traske, Petition of CapUin William of Balem,
Mass., Reply, 131
Tucker, Richard, First Settler of Hachegonne
(Porthind), Me., 84
Index of Subjects.
IX
WMhtactoB, GcoTMi Letter! of Joiuithui Boo-
Cher to, an, 417
Wslcff*** Qenealofteal Gleanliigi la BaclABd :
Allen, ThomM (1«M), 23
BUbie, Alexmnder (1020), 21
Bronefeld, William (1561), 9
Croplejt Tbouuw (lfl06), 24
Cafltls,Johii (1704), 2:s
FlekUns, Heniy (1712), 24
Hall, JadiUi (16«6), 23
Huket,Johii(16H),13
Haskett, Ellu (1098), 15
Stephen (1053), 14
Hedge, Abrahmm (1831. 18
Thonuw (10-£t), 10
Hard. Willlun (103»), 14
Jcftfjeei David (lOHO), 23
Uiiaee» Edward (ITctf), 20
Mather, Isaac (1720), 22
MeriDMn, George (lft50>, 21
Palmer, tliomaa (1614), 19
Ptaeoeke, EUzabeth <i0i2), 17
Sto, WUiiam ( 15V6) . 1 1
Dbaye, Edward (1613), 12
Bby, Henry (150«y, 11
Jane (1024), n
QKtebje, John (1567), 11
Qijnby, John (1557), 10
Scavier, William (1004), 18
Tofle, John (1599), 12
Warde, Rlohard (16S1). 18
Wortr, Kobert (1025), 23
WateoB* CNicfT, 350
Welak and Other Fkmlllea, Qoery, 247
Weat, Qnery, 358
WcatOB, Qaery, 247
White, Ber.Thomas, First Pastor oTthe Chnreh
Im Bolton, Conn.. Records of, 447
WUte, Thomas or Weymonth, Mass., Gene-
w^ogf of the Descendaots of, 392
WUIard, Qnery, 128
WilMaaM, Roger, Notes Coneeming, 00
Wnia, Administrations and Abstracts-
See also Waters's Meanings.
Atkins, John (1023), 301
BcbcaUiland, John (1039), 30t
Biggs, Richard (1026), 301
Bonner, Anthony (1580). 223
Boys. William (1«7). 301
Brtelcy, Sarah (1642), 301
Bnlloc^ William (1650), 301
Bnrronghs, William (15V8),301
Bntcher, Thomas (16t6), 301
Ooehei, Robert (1656), 301
Cony, Mary (ie63). 301
Cornell, Richard (1631). 433
Cmdd- ck, Thomas (1618), 301
Cmdock, Richard (:693). 301
Samuel (1663), 301
Cradoeke. (}«*orge (1611), 301
Cndworth, John (1675), 433
De SambitoiU r.U. Re Vera, Hester <li99).
Caton, Richard (1616-17), 432
WHls, Administrations and Abstracts^
Elwcil, Robert (1083), 20
Foster, Elisabeth (1674), 301
Harper, Thomas (16M)), 301
Hawne, Christopher (1620), 801
Hoare, Charles (1632), 96
(1618), 180
John (1644). 9i
(16M), 94
Richard (1618), 94
(16:4), 94
Robert (1545), 94
William (1640), 94
Hooker, I'eter (16-tV), 301
Hoore, Richard (1546), 93
Hore, Henry (1545), 9.{
John (157:i), 9ft
Horwood, Arthur (1642), 303
Ingram, Josf'ph (1653), :{02
Jenings, Elisabeth (1060), 303
Johnson, Luke (1659), 302
Kent, Richard (16J6), 433
Uoyd, EUxabeth (1657), 302
Lucas, John (1599), 302
Lyon, John (105*«), 302
Maplesden, George (1591), 3(tt
Menelle, George (1647), 302
Mills, Thomas ( lOO-l), 302
Modge, Richard (1614), 302
Moorecroft, Edmund (1619), 302
Moulte, William (1657), 302
Mudge, Thomas (1021), 432
Noreross, Jeremiah (105S). 302
Oxenbridge, Daniel (1043-4), 110
Parekhorst, Creorge (1615), 302
Payne, Tobias (1050), 3(i2
Perkins, Richard (1069), 302
Plowden. sir Edmund (1009), 302
PolUrd, Matthew (1053), 302
Pormorte, Th^.mas (lOui), 302
RandaU, William (1612), 302
Boggle, George (1610), 302
Sedgwicke, Simeon (1020), 302
Sellecke, Nicholas (1051), 302
SheaflTe, William (1017), 302
Smallay, Robert ( 1021), 303
Stebblng, Eseckiell (1643), 432
Tayer. Katherine (1068), 303
Taylor, WUliam (I06i*). 303
Tiowbridge, John (1054). 303
Veerc, John (1032>3), 434
Wannell, Katherine, (1013), 303
Water*, Edward (1030), 303
Whale, John (lOOtf), 303
White, John ( 1«72), 3U3
WilUamson. Richard (1610), 303
Wilxmer, Thomas (165y), 303
Woodbridge, John (1038), 303
Toung, Sim«io (1009), 30:1
Willys, Governor or 0>nn., First Wife of, and
Her Family, 217
Wing, Note, 128
Wright, Henry, (^ery,248
Tale, Pedigree of, 83
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JANUARY, 1899.
GENEALOGICAL GLEANINGS IN ENGLAND.
By Hexst F. Watbbs, A.M.
[Continued from Volame 52, page 268.]
William Bromefeld of Stoke Naington, Middlesex, £squire, 19
September 4^ Elizabeth, proved 3 Jane, 1564. I give and bequeath
tweutj poauds to the poor hooseholdere within the parish of Saint Bo-
tolph's without Algate, to be distributed five pounds every ^ear during the
space of four years immediately following my decease. To Amy, now the
wife of John Wells, ten pounds. To Martha, now the wife of William
Oliver, ten pounds. To my son in law £dmond Stephenson ten pounds.
To James the son of John Hall ten pounds. To my servant Hillary
Forby six pounds thirteen shillings four pence. To my son in law John
Hall ten pounds. I give and bequeath twenty pounds amongst the daugh-
ters of my son in law John Hall, to be divided equally amongst them to*
wards their marriages. To every servant in household, in the day of my
departure out of this life, twenty shillings over and above the wages due
them. To Thomas Whitehorne gen^ five pounds. To Mathewe Uutton,
Master of Art in Trinity College, Cambridge, six pounds thirteen shil-
lings four pence, with whom remaineth the true copy of this my pre-
sent testament and last will under my hand and seal. Ten pounds each to
Henry Becher merchant, Benjamin Gonston gen^ and Henry Coddenham
genS with each of whom also remaineth a true copy &c. And with three
of the same copies remain true *^ luventaries " &c. These gentlemen to
be supervisors. The residue to my son William Bromefeld whom I ordain,
ooDstitate and make my only and sole executor.
Then follows the last will bequeathing all lands, tenements &c. to Wil-
liam Bromefelde, ^ my onlie soune.^' My manor of Barnes in the parish
of St. Botolph without Algate in London, White Chapel parish, St. Kath-
erine's, Middlesex, and also within the towns and fields of Stoke-ue wing-
ton, Harensay als Hamgaie, Hackney and Islington, Middlesex. My
lands and tenements within the Isle of Ely in the county of Cambridge.
Lands and tenements in Norfolk. For lack of male issue to son William,
then to Thomas Bromefelde of Northwich in the county of Chester and
his heirs forever. Certain lands assured and appointed for wife's ^ Joyn-
YOL. LIII. 2
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ter." If she do qot^lrold herself contented therewith but shall " inquiet,"
molest and trouhle'Aife possession of my son William then the legacies
given before to'Afliy the wife of John Wells, Martha the wife of William
Oliver an^4a.Edmond Stephenson shall be utterly void and of none ef-
fect. • '•;•• Stevenson, 20.
[The testator William Bromfleld Is the earliest of the family In an onbrokeo
line Ihom the present century back into England. He is said to have come out
9fJ)erl>y shire, and became Lieutenant of the Ordinance in the Tower of London,
•>iW?*phrchased the Manor of Barnes. He is doubtless the father of William
.•.^Tijxnnfleld of Mounton Farley, whose will is given on p. 262 of the Registkr for
••;1i898, and which was also published in the Registek, 1871, p. 183. His grandson
.^ 'Arthur Bromfield is the testator of the will in the Register for 1898, p. 264.
Hon. Edward Bromfield, b. Jan. 1648-9, in South Stoneham, Hants, England,
• •••/, • died in Boston, June 1734. His brother Henry had a son Thomas, whose will,
*; • dated 14 Dec. 1764, is given in the Register, 1898, p. 267.
Edward married Mary, daughter of Rev. Samuel Dan forth, and had twelve
children. The fourth, Mary, married Hon. Thomas Gushing. The sixth, Sarah,
married Capt. Isaac Dupee. The eighth, Edward, married Abigail Coney and
had eight children ; of these, three sons were Henry, Thomas and John ; and
daughters Elizabeth (d. num.), Sarah, married Hon. Jeremiah Powell, and
Abigail, married William Phillips. Henry was the father of Henry Bromfield,
of Harvard, Mass. Thomas lived In England. John, of Newburyport, married
Ann, daughter of Robert Roberts, and had a son, Robert Bromfield, surgeon.
Thomas Gushing was the father of the patriot of the Revolution, of that name.
The will of Henry Bromfield of Chawcroft (Register, 1898, p. 266), has al-
ready been published in the Register, 1871, p. 184. In the earlier abstract he
is of Ghancroft, while in a memoir of John Bromfield by Josiah Quincy, 1850,
it is given as Chanesoft. Walter K. Watkins.]
John Qutnbt of London, servant with Thomas Goodman of the same
city, 28 July 1556. To Jane Goodman three rings, to wit, one diamond,
one ruhy and a '' turkes," and in ready money twenty pounds and one
chain of gold and my chest in the hall, which twenty pounds I will her
father shall have in keeping to employ for her profit until such time as she
be married. To my brother Robard's five children twenty shillings apiece.
The same to sister Katherine's four children and to sister Elizabeth's child.
To my sister Audry my three little ** hopes " of gold which be joined to-
gether and one " perale " set in gold. Brother Anthony. Brother Ro-
bert's wife. Sister Katherine. Sister Elizabeth. My mother. My master
and my mistress. Thomas Champion oweth me. My father. Joane Stell
in Farnham. Robert Bell. My apparell as well in Spain as here. To
Alice Mathew because she watched with me in the nights ten shillings.
And I will that Ursula Godman shall have my signet of gold which is
with the ** Splede Egle.*' The residue to my father whom I make my full ex-
ecutor and he to pay my legacies and such debts as I owe, praying my
master to help him to recover such debts as I have abroad, and in recom-
pence of his pains I will he shall have my two *' Lewtes " for Thomas and
'^Insent" Godman. Written with my own hand in London.
On the third of May 1557 commission issued to John Quynby of Farn-
ham father of John Quynby of the City of London, merchant deceased, as
if the decedent were intestate, for the reason and on account of this that
the said John senior, executor, renounced.
Then on the first day of December of the same year commission issued
to Jane Quimby mother of John Quimby junior, while he lived of the City
of London, deceased, to administer the goods unadministered by the said
John Quinby senior, now deceased. Wrastley, 12.
1899.] Oenealogical Gleanings in England. 11
John Quixbte of Farneham 30 August 1557, proved 12 November
1557. To the vicar of Farneham twenty shillings for my tythes negli-
gently or otherwise detained. To the relief of the poor four pounds to be
distributed to them the day of my burial and month's mind to pray for my
soul and all Christian souls. To the maintenance of God's service and
sacramentals to be celebrated and ministered in the parish church of Fame-
ham two patens of silver meet for the two chalices, the one paten to be all
gilt the other to be parcel gilt. To the reparations of the church twenty
shillings. To the said church two banners stained, one of St. Nicholas the
other of St. Barbara. I will that my son Robert have, after his mother's
decease, to him and to his heirs male of his body lawfully begotten all my
lands and my dwelling house (and household stuff), with remainder to my
SOD Anthony &c. and then to my next and right heir, provided that they
shall have no parcel of the lauds that I have given my daughter in law
Elizabeth Quyubye for term of her life. Gifts to son Anthony, to son Thomas
and his wife, to Hesse Baugh (at her marriage), to nephew Robert Fig, to
Dephew Thomas Figg's children. I forgive my brother in law Nicholas
Tournor all such money as he oweth me. To Mr. Edward Cockes mer-
chant of London forty shillings upon condition that he shall instruct Sir
Thomas White of the whole accompt between Master Goodman and mine
executors for the goods of John Quymby left in Spain. Thomas Alleyn
and Richard Allen. Son Anthony if he be a priest &c. To my lord of Win-
chester one ring of gold with a white saphire. To my lady White my best
ring. Thomas Baugh. My god daughter Elizabeth Quynby and eY^ry
ooe of her sisters. Mr. Lawrence Stoughton. Mr. Anthony Stoughton.
The children of William Ekie. William MuUeners and Henry Stone, their
debts forgiven. My lord of Rutland. Wife Jane to be sole executrix.
Wrastley, 46.
William Peyto of Farneham, Surrey, yeoman, 25 July 1595, proved
9 September 1595. Eldest son William to have lands and tenements &c.
in Chiddingfolde, Surrey, now in the tenure of Stephen Peyto or his as-
signs. To my youngest son Thomas my messuage &c. in West Street,
Farneham which I lately purchased of Edward Quinby gen'. Wife Mary.
My said sons at the age of one and twenty. Brother in law Thomas Wor-
sham. Herringman, 29 (Arch. Surrey).
Hexbt Qcinbte citizen and grocer of London 16 May 1596, proved
28 June 1596. To the poor of the parish of Farneham in Surrey, where
I was born, five pounds, to be paid and distributed by my brother Ed-
ward Quinby according as necessity shall require. To Charles Leigh of
London merchant one hundred pounds in consideration of a loss alleged by
the said Charles. To Mercy Leighe, his wife, ten pounds to make her a
gown with all. Beatrice Stockley the wife of John Stockley of London,
merchant. Mrs. Ownesteade my late mistress and Elizabeth Lawrens, her
daaghter. Mrs. Fickeringe widow. John Wakeman merchant in Bar-
bary. Robert Kytchen. Others named. My Kinsman Symon Ham now
ienrant to the said John Stockley. The residue to my brother Edward
Quinbye whom I make full and sole executor. John Porter a witness.
Drake, 43.
12 Oenealogical Gleanings in JSngland. [Jan.
John Topte of Chil worth, Surrey, gentleman, 18 June 1595, proved
25 June 1599. Brother Robert Tofte. Mary Smith, widow, my mother.
My sisters Mary and Katherine Smyth. Mrs. Julian Morgan. My cousin
William Daye. Jane, Elianor, Mary, and Judith Morgan. I have now in
adventure in this ** viage " to sea with Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis
Drake and their company the sum of one hundred pounds, in which '^ vi-
age " I intend to go myself. Mr. John Morgan and Mrs. Margery Mor-
gan. The residue &c. to Mr. Edward Quynbye of Allington in the county
of Southampton, gen', to his own proper use, which said Edward Quynbye
I ordain and make my full and sole executor. There is owing unto me
by Mr. William Oglauder one hundred and fifty pounds. Other debts.
Kidd, 55.
Edward Quinbuye of Allington in the county of Southampton, Es-
quire, 3 February 1612, proved the last day of February 1613. To my
well beloved wife Jane Quinbuye three score pounds yearly, to be paid out
of such leases as God hath blessed me with, during the time of her natural
life, which said sum of three score pounds yearly to be paid her shall, after
her death, remain unto Jane Brumfeild and Quynbie Brumfeild, two of my
daughter's children, as long as the said leases shall be in force. I give to
my wife one hundred pounds (and certain household goods &c.). To my
daughter's two children formerly named, viz' Quinbuye Brumfeild and Jane
Brumfeild, three hundred pounds apiece. To the poor of Tichefield five pounds.
Certain servants named. To my son in law Arthur Brumfeild two cloaks
lined with velvet, the one lined with black the other with tawney velvet,
and another cloak of silk '' grogoran '' and a tawney satin suit, di^blet,
hose and a pair of silk stockings and silk garters. I give him also another
black suit of satin cut and a new suit of satin ^* razed " and my other silk
stockings, or other my apparell which he shall make choice of. My son in
law Edmond Hawes. My sons in law Mr. John Porter, Richard Porter,
Thomas Porter, Anthony Fowle and Thomas Goodman, Mr. Alcocke, Mr.
Craddocke, Mr. William Marshe and his wife. Each of my son Brom-
feild*s servants. To wife Jane the use of all my plate during her na-
tural life and the use also of all my linen and all such brass and pewter as
she shall deem necessary for her use. And my will further is that all the
said plate, brass and pewter and linen shall, after her death, remain unto
my two daughter Brumfeild's children, Quinbuye and Jane Bromfeild, equal-
ly to be divided between them. And I make my loving daughter Luce
Brumfeild sole executrix. I give her the residue of all my goods &c.
John Cradocke clerk a witness. Lawe, 18.
Jane Quinbt of St. Margaret's in the parish of Titchfield, in the county
of Southampton, widow of Edward Quinby late of Titchfield deceased
Esquire, 6 August 1618, with a codicil added 25 June 1621, proved 17
June 1624. To my grandson Quinby Bromfild the copyhold tenement
I late bought of my son Arthur Bromfild Esq. holdeu of the Right
Hon. the Lord Southampton and lying within Titchfield aforesaid, with
remainder to my grand daughter Jane Bromfild. I give the two hun-
dred pounds which my late husband Mr. Edward Quinby gave me (all
which is DOW in my son Bromfild's hands) the one half thereof to Jane
Bromfild aforesaid and the other hundred unto Quinby Bromfild, to be sever-
ally paid them at their age of twenty one years or day of marriage. I give
them all my household stuff. To my sou Thomas Porter ten pounds, to
1899.] Genealogical Gleanings in England. 13
my daughter Jeane Hawes twenty pounds, to my grandchildren Henry,
Slizabeth, Penelope, Honnor, Lacy, Katerine, Arthor and Frances Brom-
fild to each of them five pounds apiece at their age of eighteen years or
day of marriage. To my grandchildren Richard Porter, Mary God-
man, Sosan Porter and John Porter five pounds apiece. To my daughter
Fowell five pounds to buy her a piece of plate. I will that Jeane Brom-
fild, notwithstanding anything abovesaid, shall have her legacy at the age of
eighteen years or day of marriage. Son John Porter to be sole executor.
Wit. to will Arth. Bromfeild, Anth. Fowie, Sackuill Porter and Thomas
Porter.
In the codicil, having found that her worldly estate was not such as to
allow all the legacies bequeathed in the will, she makes certain changes, one
of which is as follows: I also revoke the five pounds apiece given to the
eight younger children of my son Bromfild and do give them twenty
pounds to be equally divided, desiring he would not take any unkindness
of it: but I hope I shall leave my rents to him and his which shall be more
benefit to them and I would wiih all my heart I could do much more for
them. £dward Reyner and Henry Panton witnesses. Byrde, 1 15.
[Any one who will read these two wills of Edward and Jane Qainby and com-
pare them with my notes about the Whitfield family, published in the Rkgis-
TES for July, 1897, will see that Mrs. Jane Qainby mast have been the widow
of Mr. Richard Porter of Bayham, and so a daughter of Robert Whitfield, si.ster
of Thomas Whitfield of Mortlake, and aunt of Henry Whitfield of Connocticut.
H. F. Watkiw.]
William Seatier of Tension in the parish of Henstridge in the County
of Somerset husbandman, 7 October 1604, proved 29 November 1604. My
body to be buried in the parish church or church yard of Henstridfi^e. To
that parish church twenty shillings and to the parish church of Kingston
ten shillings. To Margaret Seavier ten pounds; to Callice Seavier ten
pounds; to remain in the executors' hands till they marry or be of age. To
John Seavier, my brother Reynolde's son, six pounds (at one and twenty).
To Reynold Seavier, my brother, a hundred weight of cheese. To my
brother Presley's children a sheep apiece. To my l)rother Ellis Haskette's
children a sheep apiece. To Gregory Royall's daughter Margery one calf
of the next year's weaning. To John Collis' son William a calf of the
same weaning. To Gregory Royall's son Richard and his two daughters
Alice and Mary a lamb apiece. To every of my godchildren twelve pence
apiece. To the poor folks of Tenston four bushels of barley to be di-
vided amongst them. All the rest of my goods &c. I give and bequeath to
Marrian Seavier my wife and John Seavier whom I make my full and
whole executors. Item : I do appoint and ordain to be my overseers &c.
£lly8 Hasket and Gregory Royall. Harte, 86.
John Haskkt of Todber, Dorset, 29 September 12*** year of James,
proved 23 February 1614. My body to be buried in the parish churchyard
of Stowre Estowre (sic). To the same church and to the church of Todber.
To my son William Hasket my parcel of land called BerrielU by estima-
tion five acres, and Pitt mead, by estimation seven acres, in the parish of
Sutton Mountague alias Montacutt, Somerset, for the term of ten years af-
ter my decease, he paying unto my son John Hasket, yearly during the said
term, five shillings ; and after the said term of ten years I give and be-
qoemth the said laud wholly unto my son John Haskett and the heirs male
14 Genealogical Gleanings in England. [Jan.
of bis body &c. ; remainder to my son Tbomas, tben to my son Robert and
tbe beirs male of bis body forever. To Aune my wife, during ber natural
life my parcel of land called Bushe Hayes and tbe arrable tberennto be-
longing, paying ber son William Haskett yearly during ber life six shillings
eigbt pence, if it be lawfully demanded ; and after ber decease I give it to
tbe said William &c., remainder to my son Micbael Haskett, tben to the
right heir. To my son John thirty pounds to be paid for his use when he
shall be a prentice, in the meantime bis mother to have the profit, or if be
be obstinate or stubborn towards bis mother in making bis choice for a wife
tben it shall be at the discretion of bis mother and the overseers what por-
tion to allow him. To my son Thomas forty pounds. To my son Robert
forty pounds. To my son Michael forty pounds. To my two daughters,
Joaue Haskett and Mary Haskett fifty pounds apiece, to be given them at
their marriage if their mother shall so long happen to live, if not then to
be paid them at their mother's decease. Also if they should be obstinate
and stubborn towards their mother in not taking their mother's good will
and consent in their choice for marriage that then it shall be at their moth-
er's discretion what portion to allow " ey ther " of them. Residue to wife
Anne whom I do make my sole executrix and I do intreat my well beloved
friends Stephen Haskett, William Haskett and George Coxe to be my
overseers.
Stephen Haskett and William Haskett among tbe witnesses.
Rudd, 8.
William Hurd tbe elder, of Kingsdon, Somerset, gen^, 14 April 1638,
proved 17 October 1638. To be buried in the parish church or church-
yard. To the church and poor of Kingsdon and tbe poor of Ilchester and
Mudford. Sundry servants and others named. My grandchild and god-
son Joseph Francklin. My daughter Judith Rawe. Thomas Rawe, her
husband. Their children, my grandchildren. My god daughter Judith
Crane.
Whereas my son in law William Haskett bath mortgaged unto me one
messuage or tenement, with the appurtenances, lying and being in Henst-
ridge, for tbe payment of two hundred pounds &c., my will is that be shall
pay to my son William Hurd three score and ten pounds or give sufficient
security unto him for the payment thereof to him &c. and shall likewise
give unto my executors the like sufficient security for discharging of my
executors of a bond of two hundred pounds which I do stand bound unto
Ellioc Haskett, father of tbe said William Haskett, that my executors shall
deliver up unto the said William Haskett tbe said deed of mortgage and
convey and assign over all my grounds lying at Pryors Downe, with the
appurtenances, according to the true intent and meaning of a grant and as-
signment heretofore made and drawn by M'. Richard King of Sherborne.
Thirty pounds to be employed to and for the use and benefit of my
grandchild Mary Haskett and my daughter Joane Haskett. The said
Mary to marry with consent of her mother. My son George Hurd to be-
have himself as a dutiful and obedient son unto his mother. My daughter
Hester Franklin. My son Thomas Hurd. My wife Joane Hurd.
Lee, 129.
Stephen Haskett the elder of Marnhull, Dorset, fuller, 24 May 1648,
proved 27 February 1653. To be buried in tbe churchyard of tbe parish
church of Marnhull. To £Ili8 Haskett, my son, two shillings. To my
1899.] Crtnealogical Gleanings in England. 15
SOD John a trockle bedstead and bed, one chest, oue middliDg brass pan,
one bell mettle pot which 1 bought of Nicholas Warreu and one pair of
tucker's shears. To mj grandchild James Yoang five shillings. By two
sereral indentures of lease I am now possessed of a certain messuage, tene-
ment and curtilage and of divers water mills, fulling mills and grist mills
&C. &C. in Marnhull, Todber and Fifehed Magdalen. The same to wife
Elizabeth for life; then to son Stephen for life; remainder to my daughter
Elizabeth Young, as promised her in part of her marriage portion. To son
Stephen (other property, including) my racks and all other tools belonging
to my fuller's trade. My wife Elizabeth to be my whole executrix and my
two friends Osmond Ploant and John Suooke to be my trusty overseers.
One of the witnesses was Elizabeth Haskett of Todber, widow.
Alchin, 320.
Elias Haskett of Henstridge Marsh, Somerset, yeoman, 13 February
1696, proved 12 May 1698. To ray kinswoman Mary Hoddinott twenty
pounds. To the wife of Richard Shaue late deceased and her father in law
Richard Shaue the elder, now living, and the children of the said Richard
Shaue deceased twenty pounds to be equally divided between them. To
William Heddeech, shoemaker, twenty pounds and to his child that is now
living with him twenty pounds. To Henry, Robert, Dorothy and Anne
Heddeech, brothers and sisters of the said William, twenty pounds to be
divided betwixt them. Ten pounds to my wife's kinsman Thomas Acs tens
(Arstens?) and ten pounds to his children, and ten pounds also to John
and George Acstens. brothers of the said Thomas. To William Duffett's
wife of Stalbridge Side Hill, lying in Henstridge against South Mead, and
to his five children I give one hundred pounds. To Anne Frampton and
her child five pounds. To my wife's nephew Nicholas Buggis my now
dwelling house, with all and singular the appurtenances, and my two home
closes called Greene Close and Marsh Close. But if he die without issue
then it shall come to Elias Duffett, second son of the said William Duffett,
and his heirs forever. To John Calpen, son of William Calpen, late of Stal-
bridge, deceased, ten pounds and to William Calpen, brother of the said
John, fifty pounds, at one and twenty. Conditional bequests to Mary and
Hannah, two sisters of Nicholas Buggis. To Elias Haskett, the son of Elias
Haskett the baker, my close of arrable and pasture land in Henstridge called
Hurleoake, and when he shall be possessed of the said close he shall pay to
his brother and to his sisters Mary and Sarah five pounds apiece and to his
nster Susanna Hobbs, widow, fifteen pounds. To William Loden's wife of
Sherborne Castle Town, button -maker, five pounds. If Richard Calpen,
my kinsman, should come to be in want the said Elias Duffett shall pay
him twenty shillings a year for his natural life. Other bequests. Wife
Mary to be executrix.
Comniission issued to Mary Crumsey wife of Lewis Crumsey '* nepti
•emel remots prox. consanguin,^ &c. for the reason that Mary Haskett the
relict had died before taking the burden of the execution &c.
On the margin is an acknowledgment of the receipt of the original will
into the Registry of the Supreme Court according to a monition under the
•eal of the said Court. Lort, 60.
[This last will was brought into the Court of Delegates (see Records of that
Court, Liber 4, fo. 48), in a snit of Basket con Crumze. In the Public Record
oQce, under Delegates Processes, 1699, Hasket con Crumze, Vol. 269, No. 630,
may be found the Process issued in this case, addressed — ]
16 Chnealogical Gleanings in England. [Jan*
Dilecto Nobis in Christo. EliaB Haskett nepoti ex fratre et prox. con-
saDguineo Eliae Haskett nuper de Henstridge Marsh in Com. Somerset
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ jn quadam causa Apellaconis et querelaB
qua coram Eis (t. «. the Judges Delegate) in judicio inter p^fatum Eliam
Haskett partem Apellan. et Querelan. ex una et Mariam Crumze (uxorem
Ludovici Crumze) proneptem p'^teusam pTati Haskett defti. partem appel-
latam et querelatam partibus ex altera etc.
Dat sub sigillo Supremae Curiae Delegator. nrorum decimo quarto die
mensis Augusti Aunoq. Regni nostri undecimo (1699).
[I have little doubt that the plaintiff and appellant in this case was our Elias
Haskett of Salem, son of Stephen Haskett of Salem then deceased, who had
already (30 May, 1698) armed himself with proofs of his identity, as appears in
the Notarial Record Books in the office of the clerk of the courts at Salem,
Mass. [See N. E. Hist, and Gen. Reg., Vol. 30, p. 110, and Essex Institute
Hist. Coll., Vol. 16, p. 102.] I find this evidence of identity also given in Em-
merton and Waters*s Gleanings, pp. 52-3. I found that our Elias Haskett was
commander of the Providence Galley, Whether he was ever the Governor of
New Providence I cannot say. From one of his sisters our famous Derby
family derive descent. Hence the baptismal name Elias Hasket in that family.
I find that there was an earlier legal dispute in this family as shown by Chan-
cery Bills and Answers, Charles I., H. H. xxl9 ♦65.]
27 May 1647 Ellis Haskett, of Enson aU Endiston within the parish of
Henstridge in County Somerset, the elder, yeoman, about fifteen years
since purchased an estate, for his own life and the lives of his two sons
William Haskett and Elles Haskett, of and in one copyhold tenement with
the appurtenances, lying and being in Enson aforesaid, within the manor of
Henstridge &c, called or known by the name of Brynes tenement or the
West Living, being of the yearly value of sixteen pounds &c. About tea
years since the said William Haskett the younger did labor with and ear-
nestly iutreat and did make use of divers friends to persuade your Orator
to surrender and yield up (to bar the wife in widowhood &c.) and to settle
the said William Haskett in said copyhold &c. and estate the said William
Haskett's wife (in her widowhood &c.) as the said William Haskett should
afterwards marry &c., the said William Haskett to pay your Orator a yearly
annuity of ten pounds and give security.
Surrender was made 31 July 1638. The said William Haskett hath
(thus) by his marriage obtained a great porcon. The said William now
most unjustly and unconscionably doth refuse to pay the said annuity.
Answer of William Haskett, by which it appears that the money paid
for the estate was not given and paid as his own " moueyes " but by the
friends of Christian, this defendant's late mother, as part of her portion.
About ten years ago defendant was imprisoned for debt at Marlborough
&c.
such wife as this defendant now hath he obtained her af-
fection to marry with him not by reason of his said estate which he hath by
the Copy of Court Roll aforesaid but by God's goodness and her love and
affection to him.
Thomas Hedge citizen and merchant tailor of London, 2 March 18^
James, proved 10 April 1623. I give and devise unto Elisha Hedge mine
eldest son all that close of pasture and arable ground, with the apperte-
nances, containing by estimation one hundred and sixteen acres or there-
1899.] Genealogical Gleanings in England. 17
aboats, within the field or lordship of Adstone in the County of Northamp-
ton which I lately purchased of Francis Harby Esq., to hold during the
term of his natural life (except the dower and title of dower which Alice
my now wife ought to have in the third part thereof) provided that he the
said Elisha do pay unto Thomas Hedge, his eldest son, ten pounds every
year during the life of the said Thomas after that he the said Thomas shall
accomplish his age of one and twenty years. And after the decease of the
said Elisha I give and bequeath the said close &c. unto the said Thomas,
my grandchild, with remainder to William Hedge, another of the sons of
the said Elisha, and next to the eldest son which the said Elisha shall law-
fully beget upon the body of any woman which he shall hereafter marry
&c^ then to the second, third, fourth and fifth sons &c., then to Abraham
Hedge, my second son &c., and lastly to my right heirs forever. To wife
Alice one half of that messuage, with garden, closes, homestead &c which
I hold by lease from the said Francis Harby for the term of six and twen-
ty years, being in Adstone aforesaid, and all the rents issuing out of three
tenements which I hold by lease in Hog Lane in the parish of Whitechapel,
London &c. To son Elisha the other half of the said messuage &c. in
Adstone. Certain silver to said grandson Thomas Hedge. To said grand-
son William Hedge my lease &c of the said three tenements in Hog Lane
after the decease or second marriage of my said wife. Also I give to the
said William Hedge a silver beaker parcel gilt To Rececca Hedge, daugh-
ter of the said Elisha, fifty pounds &c. at eighteen. Certain property to
son Abraham which he useth us a copartner with me. His daughter Deb-
ora at fourteen. To his wife Debora twenty shillings to buy her a ring.
To my daughter Rebecca Edes, wife of Mr. Richard Edes, my double bell
salt of silver and gilt, with the cover. John Edes their son and Rebecca
E/les their daughter. To my brother Richard Hedge three pounds a year
for life. His daughter Elizabeth. My brother Robert Hedge and Thomas
his son, and Abraham, son of the last mentioned Thomas, and Mary and
Abraham the son and daughter of my said brother Robert. Elizabeth,
Bobert and John, three other of the children of my said brother Robert
Hedge. The children of my brother in law John Bringhurst. My wife's
sister Mrs. Weekes. Her other sisters Cicely Smith and Catherine Gryme.
Christopher Gryme, husband of the said Catherine, and their children.
Francis Dryhurst son of the said Cicely Smith. Certain friends in Canons
Ash by, Drayton, Newnton, London and Adstone. Others in Daventry,
Kortbampton and Fawesly. The poor of Newenham in Northampton and
the poor of Adstone. Elizabeth Hedge youngest daughter of my son
Abraham. John Edes father of my son in law Richard Edes. Their
mortgage of lands &c. in Wellesborne, Warwickshire. Anne Edes young-
est daughter of Richard E^es. Wife Alice to be sole executrix and my
said sons Elisha and Abraham and my brothers in law Mr. Thomas Weekes
and Mr. Thomas Smith to be overseers. Swann, 34.
Elizabeth Peacocke of London, widow, 27 July 1620, with codicil,
proved 17 March 1622. To be buried in the parish church of St. Diouis
back church in Fanchurch street in London near where my father and
mother lie buried. Son Robert Peacock. Messuage in Hogaine Lane in
the parish of St. Mildred's, London. Other tenements and leases. To him
(inter alia) one of the wrought gilt bowls which was given me when he
was baptized, the best of my father's pictures &c Said Robert at one and
twenty. Son John Peacock, houses and lands in Endfield, Middlesex. My
18 Genealogical Gleanings in England. [Jan.
daughter Anne Terry and her hasband James Terrie. A pair of lattin
andirons with iron feet painted. To said daughter Ann Terry (inler alia)
one of my wrought gilt bowls which was given me when she was bap-
tized. Upon the marriage of my daughter Deborah with her now husband
Abraham Hedge I have assured and conveyed my free hold lands, tene-
ments and hereditaments in Endfield, Middlesex, unto them and to the heirs
of the body of the said Deborah by the said Abraham Hedge. My grand-
child Robert Peacocke son of Robert. To the said Deborah two white
tankards which were my mother's, my ring with the bird and ^* tonne, " a
cupboard cloth with a border of needlework round about it wherein are
the grocers' arms and my name, my lesser lattin andirons with brass feet,
my virginalls (and a lot of other articles). My son John's wife. My grand-
child Susan, daughter of Ann Terry. My said two daughters Ann and
Debora. Elizabeth Peacock daughter of my son Robert,' so as she marry
a man professing the Gospel of Christ now professed and authorized in
England. A mutton spit. A bird spit. Joined stools. A wainscot chair.
My cousin Richard Cockes. My cousin Hancockes. My son John's daugh-
ter Elizabeth. My grandchild Deborah Hedge and Elizabeth Hedge her
sister. Son Robert*s daughters Ann and Judith. My sister Poynter's son
John Poynter. My sister's daughter Wenefryd Starkey and Elizabeth
Starkey, daughter of the said Wynefrid. Josias son of William Barnish.
My grandchild Elizabeth Terry. My brother Hedge and his wife. My
cousin William Curties. My cousin Anne Aldon. Mrs. Cotton my pew-
fellow. Swann, 35.
Sentence for the confirmation of the above will was promulgated 24 May
1623 following upon litigation between Robert Peacock, eldest son of the de-
ceased, of the one part and William Clapham, executor of her will, of the
other part. Swann, 43.
Abraham Hedge in the good ship Reformation, 6 July, 1629, proved 16
June, 1631. Small bequests to the chirurgeon and others on board the ship.
The residue to my loving mother Elizabeth Raynucke dwelliag in Faun-
church Street near Algate in London. She to be sole executrix. Proved
by Elizabeth Raynucke otherwise Rennick, mother and executrix.
St. John, 70.
[Abraham Hedge, son of Thomas Hedge, was apprenticed in the Merchant
Tailors Company, in March, 1605-6. 10 Dec. 1611, Abraham Hedge of St. Mich-
ael's, CornhlU, married Deborah Peacock of St. Dionis Backchorch, from which
church she was buried 23 Aug. 1625. Elizabeth Peacock, widow, was burled
from same church 24 March, 1622-3. Robert Peacocke of St. Mildred's In
Breadstreete and Elizabeth Curtyce of St. Dionis Backchurch were married 23
March, 1672-3.— Walter K. Watkins.]
Richard Warde of Cannons Ashbye in the county of Northampton
gent 12 September 1630, with codicil added 19 September 1631 (1630?),
proved 11 November 1631. The poor of the parish of Middleton Che-
ney. Mr. John Dodd, minister of Fawlseley, and sundry other clergymen.
My brother William Warde minister of London. My brother Thomas
Warde of Middleton Cheney. My sister Martha Fosson. My sister Tay-
ler aU Parris. My sister Hall of Cropready. My sister Warde, my eldest
brother's wife. My sister Warde, my brother Thomas his wife. My
brother Richard Tayler als Parris and my brother Richard Fosson.
I give unto my brother Elisha Hedge of Adson and to my aunt Hedge
his mother and my cousin Abraham Hedge her son, each of them, a ring
1899.] Chnealogical Gleanings in England. 19
of twenty shillings price. To the eight children that I witnessed for at
their baptism, to each of them twenty shillings, viz^ to Thomas Tayler, my
brother Tay1er*s eldest son, to a daughter of my sister Fosson's that she
liad by her Brst husband, to a daughter of Richard Stuchburye*s of Mers-
ton St. Lawrence, to a child of Tayler's at Merston St Lawrence, to a
child of Shorte's of the same town, to a child of John Watts of Great Oak-
ley in Northampton, to a child of William Saterford of the same town and
to a son of my cousin Thomas Hawten's of Morton Pinckney. My broth-
er Thomas Warde's children. Every one of my sister Tayler's children
besides Thomas Tayler, my brother Tayler's eldest son. My sister Fos-
son's children by both husbands. To each of my brother Hedge his chil-
dren twenty shillings. All this money (twenty shillings apiece) I desire
their parents it may be laid out in silver spoons or some other plate for
their use and benefit. Ten of the most worthy and honest of my fellow
senrants in the house. The ten pounds a year which my mother gave me,
daring her life, I give back again to her. A bond from Mrs. Ann Cor-
bett and Mr. Miles Corbett her son, of Sprowton in Norfolk for the mend-
ing of the stone cawsey that leadeth from Overthrapp to Banbury.
All the rest of my goods &c. I give to Francis Ward my mother, whom
I make sole executrix. The overseers I depute and desire to be my broth-
er in law Mr. William Hall of Cropreadye and Mr. William Sprigg of
Banbury. Signed Richard Ward. Witnessed by John Adams, David
Dnden, Will: Stanborowe.
The codicil seems addressed to a Thomas Gotten. I give to yourself and
wife twenty shillings, to your son at Gambridge twenty shillings and to
your son John ten shillings and to every of your three servants five shil-
lings. Gifts to Mr. Rogers of Dedham, Mr. Goodwin of Raynham and
his wife and to others. Mr. Gushing my tajlor of London and his wife.
Money to come out of Northfolk from Mr. Goodwyn of Raynham. My
master will owe me for wages &c. My will is at Raynham in a cabinet
within my chest and the key of the chest is in my desk there, but the key
of my desk is here at Wenefno, in the box wherein are all my accounts to
my master, which I hope are perfect. As soon as I am dead send word to
my mother who lives at Middleton Ghenie within two miles of Banbury,
a great market, and desire her to send over my brother Thomas and Mr.
Sprigg of Banbury, who is one of my overseers, and my brother Hall if
be be able and willing, who is the other of my overseers. Mother to give
forty shillings to my " cosse " Nicholas Tayler and his wife. Cousin Tho-
mas Hawten referred to. St John, 116.
Thomas Palmer citizen and goldsmith of London, 15 February 1612,
proved 16 May 1614. To be buried in the parish church of Battersey,
Surrey, where I now dwell. Goods to be divided into three equal parts,
according to the ancient and laudable use and Gustom of the Gity of Lon-
don, one part whereof I give to Sara my well beloved wife another part
to all my children, Thomas, Vincent, William and Sara Palmer, equally
amongst them to be divided, and to be paid them as they shall accomplish
and come to their several ages or marriages, according to the Custom of the
laid Gity, the other third I reserve to myself. The parish of Putney where
I was bom. To my mother in law Joane Norrington and Anne Win-
troppe, to Mary Fayreborne, to Martha Harris and Elizabeth Norrington,
my wife's sisters, to Josua Wintrop, Jarvis Fayreborne and Rici •'•« arris,
my brother-in-laws, to my cousins Elizabeth Palmer and Susan Hooper, to
20 Genealogical Oleamngs in England. [Jan.
my loving friends Sasan Powell of Windsor widow, Anne Bodley of Lon-
don widow and John Manistie of London goldsmith, to every of them a
ring of gold, of twenty shillings price, with death's heads and two letters
for my name to be put in every of them, for a remembrance. Wife Sara
to be my full and whole executrix and my trusty and loving friends Hum-
fry Phippes of London, merchant, and Richard Brent of London, cloth-
worker, to be my overseers. Owen Roe a witness. Lawe, 47.
[The testator evidently married one of the daughters of Vincent Norrington,
and another daughter, Anne, was the wife of Joshua Wlnthrop. The widow,
Sarah Palmer, must have afterwards become the wife of John Whittingham
whose will (1619) I gave in my Gleanings for July, 1895 (p. 883 of Req.). Mr.
Whittingham named wife Sara, brother in law Joshua Winthrop and sons in
law Thomas, Vincent and William Palmer (the three sons named in Thomas
Palmer's will). The readers of the Register should make a correction in John
Whittingham's will by inserting a comma between Thomas and Vincent on the
nineteenth line.
It may be well to give here an extract which I made 15 May, 1885, from one
of the Egerton MSS. (No. 2408) in the British Museum, containing Admissions
to the Freedom of the city of London (temp.) Hen. VIII., Edw. VI. The
membrane was in sad condition but I was able to make out the following. The
date, I think, was either 35 or 37 H. VIII.— H. F. Waters.]
Bisshoppisgate, Willmus Wyntropp filius Adam Wyntropp civis et ffuller
London venit cora camerario tercio decimo die ffebruarii anno predco et
petit admitti in lit>tatem predcam ac eam gaudere eo q'd ipe legittimis est
et natus fuit etc. (infra li15tatem predcam) et hoc post admissionem pris in
eandem ut JohSs Evans gard. Ricus Plumer Reginaldus Raynsby Johgs
Clarke cloth workers Willfiius Johnson Inholder et Johe? Burnell skynner
cives et vicini premissa testantur £t sic sup hoc idm Willmus admissus
fuit in libtatem predcam et iuratus coram camerario eisdem die et anno £t
admissio patet. M. nono die Septembris anno regis Henrici octaui decimo
octauo et dat etc. Egerton MS. 2408.
[Against this on the margin is written zviii<^, which I suppose to be the fee.
I take it that the last clause in the above is a memorandum showing the date of
the father*s admission to the freedom of the city. — II. F. W.]
Edward Linzee of Portsmouth, Southampton, apothecary, 23 Febru-
ary 1782, proved 25 June 1782. I give one undivided moiety of my farm
called East Standen Farm in the parish of Arreton in the Isle of Wight
unto my daughter Dame Susanna the wife of Sir Samuel Hood, Baronet.
All my undivided third part of a messuage or tenement situate and being
at Catherington, in the said County of Southampton, and now in the occu-
pation of my said son in law Sir Samuel Hood I give unto my said daugh-
ter Dame Susanna Hood. All my messuage, tenement or dwelling house
situate opposite the Governor's Garden in Portsmouth, in the occupation of
my daughter Sarah Hollwall widow, I give unto my said daughter Sarah
Hollwall. The other moiety of my said farm called East Standen Farm I
give unto my son Robert Linzee Esq. All the other real estate unto my
son Edward Linzee. I give thirteen hundred pounds stock, being part of
my interest or share in the three per cent Bank Consolidated Annuities,
unto my daughter Ann the wife of Thomas Monday of Newington Butts
in the County of Surrey, Esq., also the sum of sixty pounds in money to
be paid to her within three months next after my decease. I give also to
my (laughter Sarah Hollwall one thousand pounds stock, being the other
part or share in the three per cent Bank Consolidated Annuities. To my
1899.] Chnealogical Gleanings in England. 21
grandson Henry Hood Esq. I give two hundred pounds lawful money, to be
paid within three months next after my decease. To my daughter Dame
Susanna Hood all my furniture in the house at Catherington. I give one
thousand pounds stock (consols) unto my grand daughter Sarah Sone, to be
paid at her age of twenty one years or day of marriage, the income and
dividend in the meantime to be applied towards the maintenance, benefit
and education of my said grand daughter, and in case my son in law Samuel
Sone, the father of my said grand daughter Sarah Sone, shall refuse to per-
mit and suffer her to be and continue under the care, direction and manage-
ment of my executor then the said dividends shall be added to and accumu-
late with the said one thousand pounds &c The rest and residue of my
personal estate I leave to my son Edward Linzee and 1 appoint him to be
executor. Gostling, 299.
[Edward Linzee, the testator, names daughter Dame Susanna, wife of Sir
&unuel Hood, baronet. Samuel, bom 12 Dec. 1724, son of the Rev. Samuel
Hood, Vicar of Butleigh, Somerset, and Thomcomb, Devon, married 15 Aug.
1749, Susanna, daughter of Edward Linzee, apothecary of Portsmouth, England,
by whom he bad a son, Henry. He was made a baronet in 1778 ; In 1781 he op-
posed the French fleet of De Grasse ; In 1782 he became an Irish peer, Baron of
Catherington. In 1793 the port of Ton Ion with the French fleet surrendered to
him. 27 March, 1795, his wife was created a peeress of England ; 1 June, 1796,
he was created a peer of Great Britain as Viscoant Hood of Whitley, Warwick.
He died 27 Jan. 1816, his wife having died 25 May, 1806. His grandson Samuel
Hood married Charlotte Mary, daughter of William Ist, Earl Nelson, and suc-
ceeded his great uncle Alexander 1st, Viscount Bridport.
The sword of Capt. John Linzee, in the Massachusetts Historical Society's
collection, was attached to a wood tablet, in 1859, on which were carved the
Linzee arms, '' gules a fesse chequy, argent and azure between three stars in
chief, and a hunting horn in base, of the second." These arms are those of
Lindsay, KirlLforther, Scotland. — Walter K. Watkins.]
George Meriman, citizen and cooper of London, 31 October 1655,
proTed 19 May 1656. I do give unto my son Nathaniel Merriman, now
resident in New England, the sum of ten pounds of lawful English money;
and unto my daughter Elizabeth Norman, whom I hare already advanced
in marriage with Master John Norman, I give twenty shillings to buy her
a ring in remembrance of my love. My servant Henry Allison (b serve
out the remainder of his time of apprenticeship with my son John Mer-
riman. The residue to son John whom I do hereby make and ordain full
and sole executor &c. Berkley, 175.
Alexander Bisbie citizen and Salter of London, 17 July 1625, proved
14 September 1629. St. Lawrence parish where I dwell. Ashton in the
parish of Oundle where I was bom. To my well beloved wife the house
wherein I now dwell called the White Hart, in Catt-Eaton Street, London.
My brother William shall have his dwelling in one part of it, with the shop
and warehouse, for twenty pounds per annum. After my wife's decease I
give said house to my brother William, if living, otherwise to his children.
My elder brother Philip Bisbie's four children. My sister Waker (to her
own use) and her five children. Brother John's five children. Brother
William's five children, Phebe, Elizabeth, Mary, Hester and Hannah.
Mary Bisbie, my brother William's daughter whom I keep. The company
of Salters. Mr. Davenport. Mr. Wilson of Stratford Avon. Mr. Dodd.
Mr. Cleaber. Mr. Wheatley. My cousin Trapp. Mr. Symon Trapp. Mr.
Smith of Oundle minister. And ten other faithful ministers in want. Rob-
ert Handforth and Joane. My mother Smith. My uncle Henry Smith.
22 Qenealogical Gleanings in England. [Jan.
My sister Waker and my cousin John Waker. Hannah Waker. My cousin
Nathaniel Waker. I make my wife and my brother William executors.
Proved by Mary Bisbie the relict and William Bisbie a brother.
Ridley, 79.
[It was this Mary Bisbie, relict and executrix of the above, who became the
second wife of George Wyllis of Feni-Compton and of New England. See
my wills relating to that family. — H. F. W.]
Isaac Mather of St. Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, weaver, 8 Janu-
ary 1718, proved 12 January 1720. To brother Jacob Mather two hun-
dred and fifty pounds, together with all my household goods &c. To my
brothers Joseph and Benjamin one hundred pounds each. To the widow
of my late brother Jeremiah Mather deceased, now in New England, and
to her daughters the sum of fifty pounds. To my nephew Joseph Mather,
son of the said Jeremiah, fifty pounds. In case he shall not be living at
the time of my decease then 1 do give and devise the same unto his said
mother and sisters. To my three half brothers James, Robert and Obediah
Mathers twenty pounds each. Richard, Beujamin, John and Nathan, the
four sons of my brother Abraham Mather deceased, and Mary his daughr
ter. To my cousin Jeremiah Mather and to his sod Isaac Mather one full
sixteenth part of a ship or vessell called the Kiogstone, whereof is at pre-
sent master or commander one Thomas Mustard. To my cousin John Ma-
son ten pounds. To Thomas Crompton, brother of Matthew Crompton
deceased, ten pounds. Brother Jacob Mather and trusty frieuds James
Lowder of the said parish apothecary and Thomas Eastham of the same
parish weaver to be executors. Buckiugham, 12.
[The testator names '' cousin" Jeremiah Mather. In the January number of
the Registeu, for 1881, page 89, the writer of this note instituted an inquiry as to
Jeremiah Mather, who married Hannah, daughter of Joseph Riggs, of Roxbury,
but received no answer.
Subsequently, the petition of this man, found by me in the Mass. Archives,
Book 100, page 268, was printed in the Register for 1882, pages 402-3.
Mr. Mather states that by the blowing up of a house near the place where he
was at worlt endeavoring to extinguish a fire, '*he was sore bruised, and wound-
ed, his thigh bone fractured, and was at length taken up in appearence, almost
dead, liaving lay en some space of time in that cold season undiscovered"; [It
being in the mouth of December] " and was under the Docto" hands for cure
by the space of sevcrall months afterwards to his very great cost and charge,
neere what his yearcs salary doth amount unto, which was the chcif e of what
his dependence was on for a livelihood, and is likely to be always lame in that
thigh."
** In Ans'to this petition the magis*" Judge meet to order the Treasure' of
the Country to pay y^ peticon' tenn pounds in Country pay their brethren the
deputyes hereto Consenting." But, for some reason, the deputyes did not con-
sent. See Drake's Boston, page 443. William B. Trask.]
John Custis of New Romney, Kent, gentleman, 21 August 1704,
proved 27 October 1704. To my loviug daughter Elizabeth, the wife of
John Matthews, living in Acamaclc in Virginia, one hundred pounds. To
my loving daughter Ann, the wife of Richard Kiug of New Romney, Kent,
gentleman, for her own separate use &c., one huudred pounds. To every
one of her children fifty pounds at one and twenty. The residue to my
loving son in law the said Richard King whom I make sole executor. And
I do desire my loving kinsman Mr. Arnold King of Bromley, Kent, gen^,
to be trustee and j^rdian for my said daughter King and her children.
And I do also desire my very good friend Mr. Arthur Bayly of Mile £nd.
1899.] Oeneaiogicdl Gleanings in JEngland. 23
liiddlesex, Esq. to be trastee for my said daughter Elizabeth and to receive
the legacj I have hereby given to her and to retarn the same to her the
safest and most beneficial way he can. Ashe, 196.
Judith Hall of the Precinct of St Katherines near the Tower of Lon-
don widow, 15 August 1664, proved 13 February 1665. Reference to will
of late husband Thomas Hall deceased. Son Timothy Hall. Son Thomas
Hall. Son Joseph Hall. Sister Avelyn Lbter. Cousin Anne Smith. Mr.
Samuel Slater the elder and Mr. Richard Kentish. Mico, 25.
[Mrs. Judith Hall was the widow of that Thomas whose will appeared in my
Gleanings for October 1893 (Hbg., Vol. 47, p. 506). He had a brother David in
Gloucestershire and a brother John Hall in New England, 1662.— H. F. W.]
Thovas Allen of London, apprentice to Greorge Denham citizen and
leatherseller of London, 13 August 1643, proved 16 February 1646. To
my sister Elizabeth Allen now the wife of Robert Bircham one hundred
pounds, to be paid by twenty pounds a year until satisfied. I give and be-
queath unto my brother Bozoune, now in New England, the full sum of ten
pounds of current money and do hereby forgive him all which he oweth
me, which is six and twenty pounds. To my brother William all my houses
and lands, both free and copyhold, called Coopers and Olds, to him and his
heirs forever. Said brother William to be sole executor. Fines, 30.
[The will of William Allen, another brother of our Bozoune Allen, was given
in my Gleanings for July 1892 (pp. 331-2 of Register, Vol. 46). I see that the
name Birtham in that will becomes Bircham in this. For Peter Mentys in that
win read Peter Mentys.— H. F. W.]
Datid Jeffertes of Taunton, Somerset, merchant, 6 October 1690,
proved 2 January 1690. To be buried in the yard belonging to the Bap-
tist Meeting House in Poles Street in Taunton and a broad gravestone, in
convenient time after my decease to be laid out upon my grave. To loving
wife Dorothy one hundred pounds, for which my son Joseph Jefieryes is to
give bond to a friend in trust for her, to pay her six pounds per annum in-
terest during her natural life. And after her decease I give the said one
hundred pounds to my two youngest children then living. To son Abel
Jefferyes thirty pounds. I give unto my son David Jefieryes of New Eng-
land the sum of five shillings, to be paid when demanded. To my son Jo-
seph five shillings to be paid when demanded. Wife Dorothy and my two
daughters Sarah and Hester Jefieryes to be joynt executrixes, unto whom I
give all my household goods, leases &c. Vere, 9.
[The son David Jefferyes referred to in this will as of New England must have
been tliat David JelHies'of Boston, merchant, who married 15 September 1686
Elizabeth, daughter of John Usher. — H. F. W.]
Robert Worte of St Mary Magdalen, Barmondsey, Surrey, feltmaker,
23 October 1625, proved 16 January 1625. Sou Gilbert Worte at four
and twenty. My three daughters Jane, Mary and Elizabeth Worte at one
and twenty or days of marriage. The children of my brother William
Toggey and Mawde my sister. The children of my brother John Worte
deceased. My cousin John Toggey. The poor of the parish of St. Olave
in Southwark and of St. Mary Magdalen. Mr. Mulloyne preacher of God's
word. I give unto my friend Tymothie Hatherly the sum of forty shil-
lings as a remembrance of my love. Wife Joane to be sole executrix.
Hele, 4.
24 Genealogical Gleanings in England. [Jan.
Thomas Croplet of Cambridge, in the Diooese of Ely, Master of
Arts, 24 November 1607, approved 15 February 1608. Wife Anne.
Eldest son Thomas. Mr. Richard Fozecrofte my brother in law, Mr.
Thomas Brooke my brother in law, Luke Cropley my brother &a The
messuage wherein I now dwell, called the Taberd, in St. Clement Parish
in Cambridge, which I purchased of my brother in law Mr. Christopher
Hodson. My younger son Luke Cropley. My eldest daughter Anne
Cropley. Debora and Easter Cropley, two other of my daughters.
I give unto Alice Cropley and Mabell Cropley, my two daughters, and to
their heirs forever all those four tenements and one garden ground, some-
times one messuage and a garden, with their appurtenances, lying jointly
together in the parish of All Saints within the town of Cambridge which I
lately purchased of Edmond Bendishe, gentleman, and Mary his wife and
Abraham Mellowes and Martha his wife &c.
My two youngest daughters Sara and Margaret Cropley. Messuages in
King's Lynn, Norfolk. Mrs. Alice Bownde my natural mother. My father
in law Mr. Doctor Bownde. My said mother his wife. My cousin Mr.
Doctor Aglionbye. My sister Foxcrofte. My sister Brooke. My cousins
Mr. Robert Cropley and Mr. John Cropley, his son. Thomas Cropley the
son of my brother Luke. The poor scholars of Clare Hall in Cambridge
of which company I once was. St. Mary's parish in Ely where I was born.
The bequest of Mr. William Brydon deceased in his last will.
Dorset, 13.
[The Cropley family were of Cambridgeshire, in the vicinity of Cambridge,
especially in the parishes of Chesterton and Swaffham Bulbeck. A marriage
license was granted in 1580, to Ales'". Bownd, S. T. B., of Cambridge and Alice
Cropley of Ely; also to Kd. Foxcroft, M.A., and Alice Hodson; in 1579, to
Christ^ Hudsonne and Mabel Bland. 1601, 17 Sept., Mr. John Eglombey and
Kath. Foxcrofte were married at Girton; John Cropley was rector in 1612.
1 July, 1625, Mris Anne ux Mr. Dr. Cropley buried. 22 Nov., 1625, Mr. Dr.
Cropley and Mris Mercy Veutris were married. 1629, Dec. 16, John Cropley,
D.D., buried. — Walter K. Watkin's.]
Henry Fielding of King and Queen County in Virginia, gentleman,
26 October 1704, proved 27 November 1712. I give and bequeath unto
John Adamson my plantation which I bought of John Durratt and the
sum of thirty pounds and two suits of my wearing apparel. I also give
him his freedom after he has received all the Bills of Exchange and tobacco
for this ensuing year. To John and Mary Howell twenty pounds each.
To Madam Mary Lane, Ck)l. Gawin Corbin and Mad°* Jane Corbin ten
pounds each to buy them mourning. To my cousin Francis Thompson in
England twenty pounds. To Jane Wilson, daughter of Mad°* Jane Cor-
bin, ten pounds. Mr. John Story. To my dear daughter Frances Field-
ing all the residue of my estate, both real and personal, in England and
Virginia. But if she die before attaining the age of twenty one years or
marriage then I give all my whole estate to be equall divided between my
dear mother Mada*" Francis Fielding and John and Mary Howell, son
and daughter to my late dear wife. But if my mother should die before
my daughter or my estate be divided that part I give to my cousin Francis
Thompson and the children of his body lawfully begotten. In case my
negro ship or ships should arrive from the Royal African Company &c.
Col. Gawin Corbin shall have the whole sales and management of that
affair to his own use. My dear mother Madam Frances Fielding, Arthur
Baly Esq. and Mr. Francis Thompson in England, Col. Gawin Corbin and
Mr. John Story in Virginia to be executors. Barnes, 208.
1899.] Blwell Family in America. 25
THE ELWELL FAl^HLY IN AMERICA ;
Robert Elwell of Dorchester, Mass., 1634, and Two
Generations of His Descendants.
Compiled bv Rev. Jacob Thomas Elwell, late Missionarj to Burxnah ;
e'dited and revised by Rev. Chaklss Henby Pope.
Robert Elwell is known to have been a resident of Dorchester, in
the Colony of Massachusetts Bay (now a part of the city of Boston) in
the year 1634. No documentary evidence has come to light to show his
fiunOy connections, social estate or occupation. In the Dorchester Town
Records for Sept. 1, 1634, we read: '^It is ordered that the Lott which
was graunted formerly to John Rocket shall be transferred to Robert El-
way" [Elwell].
On a map of certain lots in town, printed in the book of Records, we
may see lot No. 49 marked for J. Rocket; and No. 74, 3 acres, marked
E. Elwell.
Jan. 2, 1637. <<It is ordered that Mr. Holland and Robert Elwell shall
hare that slip of upland and marsh lyeing from the further Corner of
Mr. Richards lott to their houses leaving a free passige for carts, or any
other Carriadges that way."
^ It is ordered that Mr. Holland have all the rest of the marsh to the
pyne necke after 4 akers grauuted to Good : Greeuway and one aker more
to be reserved to the disposall of the Plantation. Mr. Glover and Good :
Gaylor to lay it out."
^ It is ordered that Robert Elwell shall have two acres of marsh at Mr.
Ludlow necke."
^ It is ordered that Robert Elwell, Bray Wilkeins, Henery Way, James
Priest, shall have allotments at Mannings Moone."
^ March 18th It is ordered that all the hoame lotts and great
lotts shall be sufficiently fenced against swine and great cattle p' the 25
of this month, on payne of thre shillings for every goad found defective, to
be levied p' distresse, besides damedges."
In the lists of allotments at the Neck and Cows Pasture we find Robert
£1 weirs to be : In the Neck, 2 akers, 2 qurs. 39 rodes. In the rest of
the division of the laud : 2 akers, 2 qurs. 39 rodes. The 3d of April,
1638, *'It is ordered that the allotment which was formerly graunted on
Mannings Moon shall be 8 akers to James Priest the rest to Robert Elwell
in pt'e of his great lott."
June 8, 1640. *' John Holland hath sold unto Mr. Mather all his Com-
mons at the great neck which is eight akers 3 qutrs 79 Rodes beeing his
owne p'portion of right there, and also Robert El wells which he pur-
chased."
These are all the allusions to Robert Elwell found in the Records ; he
may have been mentioned in the earlier pages, long ago lost from the book,
in which were recorded the land grants and acts of the proprietors before
1632.
The last record may refer to a sale made at the time of his removal
from town.
VOL. Lni. 3
26 Elwell Family in America. [Jan.
In the Records of The Colony we find the following references to Robert
Elwell :
'^1635. Ang. 4th. Att the Court holden att Newtowne [Cambridge]
John Holland, being att the Eastward, affirmeth that Mr. Thonaas Wonnar-
ton threatned to sinke his boate if he would not pay him a debt that Henry
Way ought him, & called him roage & Knave, & said they were all soe in
the Bay, & that hee hoped to see all their throates catt, & that hee could
find in his heart to begin with him, & thereupon strucke him upon the
head ; and when the said Holland tonld him, if Way ought him any money
hee might recover it by lawe, to wch Wonnarton answered that they had
noe lawe for them but to sterve them ; the like Bray Wilkinson & Robert
Ellwell witnesseth against Wonarton ; whereupon it was ordered that the
said Wonarton should putt in sufficient suryties for his good behavr, & in
the mean tyme to remaiue in durance."
" 1636/7. March 7. A capias was graunted to John Stretton to bring
Kibbe & Elwell before the Governor."
1640, May 13. ** Psons made free the 13th of the 3th mo. 1640."
Among the 144 persons who then became freemen of the Colony, or citi-
zens in the fullest sense, capable of voting at General elections and being
eligible for election to the General Court, etc., stands the name of Robert
Elwell. In order to become a Freemen of the Colony one must, at that
day, be a member of one of the churches in the Colony, and be recom-
mended by his minister or some other man of standing as a man of good
character and loyalty ; and an oath was administered to each man on his
entering the honorable list, pledging him to fidelity and service to the gov-
ernment of the Colony.
His name may be found in one more record of the Massachusetts Court:
" 1647. At a session of ye Courte of Eleccon, begunne the last 4th day
of ye 8 month, 1647.
In ans'r. to ye peticon of Robert Elwell, Wm. Browne, & Mr. Dad-
bridge, a review was graunted of an accon between them & Mr. Tuttle, at
ye next Court of Assistants, so as they give him fowerteene dayes notice
thereof."
Not far from the time when he became a freeman of the Colony Robert
Elwell removed from Dorchester to Salem, as is seen in town records.
He appears as an owner of land in Gloucester in the second month
(April) 1642, when he bought of Mr. Milward "two acres of upland lying
in the harbor, between the lots of John Collins and Zebulon Hill, and run-
ning from his house northerly over the next swamp." This lot was situated,
as Babson believes, a little east of what is now Centre street. In 1651 he
had a grant of " Stage Neck," now called Rock Neck. His will specifies
the location of other lands he owned. He was counted a citizen of Salem
till he actually resided at Gloucester. Children were there baptized until
the close of 1641, and his name is on the list of members of the church in
1643. Not far from 1649 [in the opinion of Perley Derby] he made his
home in Gloucester ; and in that year was chosen one of the selectmen.
The General Court appointed him one of the two ^* commissioners to end
small causes" in Gloucester, in 1651, and he did considerable business in
this judicial position. He was a member of the committee to erect a new
meeting-house in 1664. We are fortunate in possessing
The Will of Bobert Elwell, the Immigrant,
I Robert Elwell of Gloucester in the County of Essex In New England being
by Grod's providence cast upon my Bed of sicknesse & weaknesse & not lowing
1899.] Hlwell Family in America. 27
how neare the time of my departure oat of this world may be & withal knowing
it to be the mind & will of God that a man should Set his honse in order before
li^ dye do therefore in order to the disposing of my estate & Goods make
knowne & declare this my last Will and Testament in manner & fforme follow-
ing. Imprims I give & bequeath unto my eldest Sonne Samuel Elwell the House
I now dwell in together with all the Barnes & buildings neare adjoyneing
which are mine and not otherwise hereafter disposed off. as also all the Neck
of Land whereupon my said House standeth except what is hereafter disposed
of to my Sonne Thomas and all the rest of my Land & Meadow both here & at
the Eastern Poynt and little good Harbour & elsewhere except only what is
hereafter bequeathed to my sonnes John and Thomas otherwise except what is
hereafter excepted I give all my Sayd Housing & Lands above expressed to him
my sayd sonne Samuel and his Heires forever provided always & it is my will
9l meaning that my sayd sonne Samuel shall maintaine myself & his mother my
wife during the terme of our Natural lives with convenient & sufQcient mayn-
tenance both for clothing & dyet & washing (it always being understood that
our bedding & household we doe not dispose but make use of it for our selves
whilst we Uve as we see meet) but otherwise he shall provide us & find both his
mother and myself e with the abovesayd necessaryes of food & Rayment during
our Natural Lives sufficiently & also wood for firing convenient & all other
necessarys & attendance both in sicknesse & health & so to enter upon the im-
provement of my sayd Living when I shall appoynt him in case I live & in case
I now dye to enter upon the sayd Living presently after my decease. Also I do
hereby give & bequeath unto my sayd sonne all my carts ploughs & tackling
belonging unto them & all my other Tools for carrying on the worke abovesayd.
Item I give and bequeath nnto my sonne Jolm Elwell three Acres of my
meadow at little good Harbour to him and his Heirs forever. Item I give unto
my sonne Isaac Elwell my cloake after my decease. Item I give & bequeath
nnto my sonne Joseph a yeareling steer after my decease. Item I give & be-
queath nnto my sonne Thomas Elwell the Half acre of Land with the orchyard
his House standeth upon and one Acre of meadow or Marsh at Starke naught
Harbour (so commonly called) and also one yeareling after my decease to injoy
the abovesayd to him his Heirs Execnts. Admins, or Assignes for ever. Item I
give & bequeath unto my Daughter Deliber* a Two yeare old Heifer after my
decease. Item I give & bequeath unto Samuel Elwell my grandsonne all that my
house & Land bis Father now liveth in & upon lying & being Situate on the
other side of the River or Harbour in Glocester af oresayd fower Acres of said
Land being upland adjoining neare sayd House & two Acres being meadow and
lying by the Cutt to him & his Heires for ever & in case the sayd Samuel my
Grand Sonne doe dye without Heires it shall then fall to my next eldest Grand-
sonne & so in the like Case of Mortality from one to another of my Grand-
sonnes. And this my sayd Grand Son Samuel to have after my decease and to
pay twenty shillings unto his grandmother my wife. Item I give & bequeath
nnto my Grand Sonne Robert Elwell who now lives with me all my quarter
part of my Katch in case he abides with his father and help him. And the sayd
Robert shall pay unto his sayd Grandmother my wife the full summ of foure
pounds after my decease. Item I give & bequeath all my wearing Apparell to
my Sonnes to be divided equally amongst them after my decease. Item I give
4 bequeath all my household stuffe or Goodes such as Bedding pots pewter
Brasse stooles & Chayres or Chests & Boxes unto all my Children to be equally
divided amongst them after my decease & the decease of my wife. And where-
as it is above expressed that my sonne Samuel shall have my House I now dwell
in after my decease my will & meaning is so long only as my wife aforesayd &
hee my sayd sonne do agree & like to live together. But if there be any dis-
agreement betweene them & that his sayd mother like wrather to live by her
selfe, I doe hereby declare it to be my mind & will fully that then my sayd son
shall depart the House & leave it to his mother & shee shall injoy it to her owne
peculiar use & behoof during her Naturall Life he still providing for her in all
Respects as abovesayd during her terme of Life. Also whereas it is above ex-
pressed that my sonne Samuel shall have this my living abovesayd to him &
his Heirs forever my will & meaning is & I do hereby appoynt my Grandsonne Rob-
ert (son of sayd Samuel) that now liveth with me to be the next Immediate Heir
nnto this my Sayd Living after his ffother my sayd son Samuel to injoy the
♦ DoUiver.
28 Elwell Family in America. [Jan.
same to him & his Heires for ever and in case the sayd Robert doe die without
Heire it shal then fall to the next eldest of my Grandsonnes surviving & so in
like case of mortality from one to another to the next eldest of my Grandsonnes
surviving. Item I give unto my Grand sonne William Elwell (sonne to my
Sonne Josiah deceased) a calf e of this yeares breeding Item I give & bequeath
unto my deare & loving wife two Milch Cowes for her owne peculiar use & to
dispose of as shee shall see meet & doe also order my son Samuel to provide &
bring home ffodder for them during the term of her natural Life & in case he
does not provide for them as abovesayd it shall be in the power of my Execu-
tors to take away one acre of the meadow at the eastern poynt for the purpose
above sayd Item I give & bequeath unto my wife the use & benefit of of the
Garden by my now dwelling House to have & improve as she shall see meet
during the terme of her natural Life And all the rest of my Cattell not here
disposed off both Cowes & oxen & other younger Cattell I give unto my Sonne
Samuel Elwell except only what may be for the discharging of my debts &
charges of my executors concerning the ordering of my estate in disposing &
distributing & other necessary expenses that they may be at one way or another
about the same. Also I leave all my household Goodes with my wife for her use
during her Naturall Life & after her decease to be distributed as above sayd.
And that this my last Will and Testament may be truly performed I doe intreat
my deare & well beloved Friend Mr John Emerson & Jeffrey Parsons Sen. to be
the Executors of this my last will & Testament & doe hereby constitute
ordayne authorize & Impower them In all Respects the sayd Executors to see
It fully executed & performed.
And furthermore I doe give two ewe sheep to my wife & the rest of them to
my sonne Samuel Also I doe give my Horse to my wife to have the use of it
during her natural Life & my sonne Samuel to provide him winter meat. And
my Colt I give unto my sonne Samuel. And In case my sonne Samuel doe not
provide Comfortably for his sayd mother my wife according to what Is above
expressed I doe hereby Authorize & Impower my sayd executors to take away
& to order & dispose of the sayd Living & Cattell given to my sonne to any
whom they shall see meet for my wife's Comfortable subsistence as abovesayd
during her Naturall Life. And for the full Confirmation of this my last Will
and Testament I have hereunto set my Hand & Scale the fiveteenth day of this
Instant May Anno. Dom. one thousand six hundred & eighty three.
Sealed & Subscribed raif at i
In the p'sence of us L»kal.j
The marke of O John Row Sen. The marke of 3J Robert Elwell
Ruth Emerson Jun.
John Row & Ruth Emerson made oath in Court at Salem the 26 of June
1688: that they were present & did see the said Robert Elwell signe scale &
declare the above written to be his last will & testament, & that he was then
to their best understanding of good understanding & that they signed as wit-
nesses to the above written. Attest Hilliard Veren Cler.
The inventory bringa out no points of special interest.
The will of Alee, widow of Robert Elwell, dated IMarch 24, 1690-1,
bequeathed her estate to her five daughters, to be equally divided between
them, except that Alee Bennett should have a small Iron Kettle. The
inventory mentions the two cows and two sheep mentioned in her husband's
will, and some money due her from Samuel Elwell, with a few other items ;
and refers to an agreement made with her two sons, Samuel and Robert
Leach. Admin. June 30, 1691.
1. Robert* Elwell, married first, , Joane ; she died
March 31, 1675. He married second, May 29, 1676, Alee, widow
of Leach, who survived him, and died April 10, 1691. He
died May 18, 1683.
Children :
2. i. Samuel,* b. in Dorchester about 1G36.'
ii. "Second Child," bapt. at Salem, Aug. 28, 1G39; d. ae. 6 mos.
8. ill. John,* bapt. at Salem, 23(11)1689-40.
4. iv. Isaac,* bapt. at Salem, 27(12)1641-2.
1899.] Mwell Family in America. 29
6. v. JOSIAH.*
6. Ti. JOSKFH.*
tU. Saba,* b. uid d. in 1651.
Till. Sarah,* b. May 12, 1652 ; d. Ang. 26, 1655.
7. Ix. Thomas,* b. Nov. 12, 1654.
X. Jacob,* b. June 10, 1657; d. l^Iay 21, 1658.
xi. Richard,* bapt. April 11, 1658.
xii. Mart,* m. Samuel DoUiver, of Gloacester. Children :
1. Samuel Dolliver, b. Jnly 9, 1658.
2. Mary DoUiver, b. March 26, 1662.
3. Bichard Dolliver, b. April 18, 1665.
4. Sara Dolliver, b. Dec. 10, 1667.
6. John DoUiver, b. Sept. 2, 1671.
2. Samuel' Elwell (Boberi^), bom at Dorchester, in 1635 or 1636,
married Esther, daughter of Osman or Osmond Dutch and Grace,
his wife. He sold June 21, 1678, land given him by his father-in-
law. Grace, widow of Osmond Dutch, sold to her son-in-law
Samuel Elwell, Sen., a tract of salt marsh at Little Good Harbour,
June 30, 1694. Alice Mecham, of Ipswich, widow; Grace Hodg-
skins,of Ipswich (who had sons, Thomas and Christopher, in 1704) ;
and Mary, wife of Joseph Elwell, Samuel's brother, were also
daughters of Mr. Dutch.
Samuel Elwell was one of the signers to the agreement with
Rev. John Emerson about the town gnst-mill, in May, 1664; and,
in the year 1695, being then 60 years old, he deposed to the docu-
ment.
He resided at Gloucester. He died about 1697. The widow
died Sept. 6, 1721, aged about 82 years.
Children:
8. i. Samukl,* b. March 14, 1659.
9. ii. Jacob,' b. Aug. 10, 1662.
10. iii. Robert,* b. Dec. 13, 1664.
It. Esther,' b. Aug. 25, 1667.
T. Sarah,' b. and d. in 1670.
11. vi. Ebkxezer,' b. Feb. 29, 1670-1.
Tii. Hannah,' b. Aug. 11, 1674; m. Jan. 2, 1695, Joseph Gardner.
Tiii. Euzabeth,' b. July 30, 1678.
12. ix. Thomas.' His house-lot in Gloucester is referred to in the descrip-
tion of the location of his brother Ebenezer's.
3. John* Elwell (JRobert^), bapdred at Salem, 23(11 )1 639-40, married
Oct. 1, 1667, Jane Duriu. He resided at Salem till about 1677;
bad grants of land in Gloucester, in 1677 and 1707. March 14,
1677, he sold land at the South Harbour in Salem to William
Pinson, of Salem, fisherman, premises adjoining those of William
Hollingsworth, which he had bought Not. 12, 1670, of John Clif-
ford, rope-maker. He sold a tract of land at Long Beach to his
son-in-law, John Smith, Jr., Feb. 6, 1702; and one at the Head of
the Cape, June 12, 1707, to Richard Tarr. He was captured by
the Indians, and died in captivity in February, 1710. Administra-
tion was granted to his only son, John, Jan. 19, 1712.
Children :
IS. i. John,' b. Oct. 14, 1668.
il. Jane,' b. Nov. 23, 1671.
ili. Susanna,' b. at Gloucester, April 24, 1678.
iv. Mary,' b. Feb. 9, 1680.
V. Christian,' b. May 16, 1683 ; m. 1st, William Sampson, of Newbury ;
m. 2d, Feb. 24, 1712>3, James Smith, of Preston, Conn.
vL FSNXLOFB,' b. and d. Aug. 6, 1688.
30 Slwell Family in America. [Jan.
4. Isaac' Elwell (Robert^), bapt at Salem, 27(12)1641-2, a sea-
captain, married Mehitabel, daaghter of Thomas and Mary (Gren-
away) Miliett, who was born at Dorchester 14(1)1641 ; she died in
Gloucester, Sept. 28, 1699. He married second, Dec. 16, 1702,
Mrs. Mary (Prince) Rowe, daughter of Thomas Prince, and widow of
Hugh Rowe; she died March 3, 1723, aged about 65 years. He re-
sided in Gloucester, on what is now known as High street. He joined
with the other sons-in-law and children of Thomas Millett in an
agreement about the division of property, Sept 27, 168^. He sold
to his son, Joshua Elwell, cordwainer, one acre of land at Glouces-
ter, May 21, 1709, his wife Mary joining in the deed. He died
Oct. 14, 1715.
Administration on his estate was granted to his second son,
Joshua Elwell (the eldest son having declined the trust), March 11,
1722-3. Distribution was made to the children in due time; to
Eleazer, the oldest son ; to Joshua Elwell, Abigail Stover, Joanna
Tucker, Bethia Urin, and Jemima Elwell. Eleazer waived his
claim to possession, and allowed Joshua to take the estate, and pay
the other children their portions in money.
Children :
14. i. Isaac,' b. Jan. 15, 1666-7; drowned Jan. 5, 1690-1; admin, on his
estate granted to Ezekiel Collins in favor of his brothers and sis-
ters, Jan. 2, 1709-10.
il. Jank,' b. Nov. 21, 1668.
16. iii. Jonathan,^ b. Oct. 21, 1670.
16. Iv. Eleazer,' b. July 16, 1678.
V. Abigail,' b. April 18, 1676.
17. vi. David,' b. March 10, 1678-9.
vii. Bethiah,' b. April 6, 1682; m. 1st, Jan. 17, 1706, Abraham Rowe;
m. 2d, Jan. 26, 1720-1, Peter Uran.
viii. Hannah' [Joanna] b. Feb. 4, 1687, twin; m. Tucker.
18. ix. Joshua,' b. Feb. I, 1687, twin.
X. Jemima,' named in the administration papers ; one Jemima Elwell m.
Dec. 24, 1724, William Barnes ; another m. Oct. 29, 1729, John Pool.
5. Josiah' Elwell (Robert^), born at Salem about 1644; married first,
in Boston, June 15, 1666, Mary, daughter of John Collins ; after his
death she married second, 2(12)1 679, John Cook, who was appointed
joint administrator with her of Mr. El well's estate, 29(1)1681.
She survived him, and married third, Capt. James Davis. She died
March 9, 1725, aged 79.
The following interesting paper is on file at Salem :
*• Settlement of the estate of Elwell late of Gloucester deceased.
August 6th, 1717.
Cla[im] of the Estate of Widdow Elwell the Condition she was left in
with 5 children ; the Eldest abt 6 yeers old ; & y« last one not borne :
Covenant and agreed Between Mary Elwell allius Davis on the one
part Mother to Ellias Elwell both of Glocester on the other part, Wlt-
nesseth — that Mary Elwell now Davis Widdow: is to lujoy . the
house that she now lives in, with one third of the Land Joyning to y
House & one third of the Land below the Highway dureing her naturall
life & returne what Puter platters that belonged to the father of the s*
Ellias : & this is of all agreement between the mother & the Son as wit-
ness theire hands. Moreover before signing it is agreed that y s^ Ellias
is to cleer his 8^ mother from his sister Dorcas from any demands in the
B^ Land & Household Stuff: the 8^ Widdow not to make strip & wast
upon the s<^ Estate : agreed by both partyes that m' Ezekiell Collins :
Samuell Stevens : & Phillemon Warner— shall be the partyes to lot out
1899.] Mfoell Family in America. 31
the Land between the 8^ Widdow & her son Ellias. and boath partyes
to Sett & rest contended what the above sl^ Committee shall doe : as
Witness theire hand this Angst. 6th : 1717.
her
Mart Davis
marke
Signed & Sealed & Deliver Elias Elwell.**
in the prsence of Thomas Manning Hiomas Choate
Children :
i. Dorcas,' b. Jnne 18, 1686 ; m. Nov. 8, 1686, John Babson. The cele-
brated historian of Gloucester, Mr. John J. Babson, is a descendant
of this coaple.
19. il. Elia8,» b. Oct. 16, 1668.
20. ill. Nehemiah,' b. Dec. 21, 1671.
21. iv. William,* b. July 5, 1674.
T. JosiAH,* b. Dec. 21, 1676; d. Dec. 6, 1716.
Jane Elwell, widow, s. abont 48 years, d. April 5, 1723. Was she
the wife of this Josiah?
6. Joseph' Elwell (Robert^), born in Salem or Gloucester, about 1649 ;
a fisherman; deposed in 1672, being about 23 years old; married,
June 22, 1669, Mary, daughter of Osman Dutch, a sister of the
wife of hb brother Samuel. Perhaps she is the Mary Elwell who
died March 25, 1680.
Dec. 12, 1679, they sold a large tract of land at Cape Anne,
adjoining that of his fkther-in-law, to John Turner, of Salem, mer-
chant.
Children :
22. i. Hezkkiah,* b. June 2, 1670.
23. ii. Joseph,* b. Aug. 19, 1672.
24. ill. Samuel,* b. June 8, 1675.
25. iv. Bekjamix,* b. Sept. 13, 1678.
7. Thomas' Elwell (JRoheri^), bom in Gloucester, Nov. 21, 1654, mar-
ried Nov. 23, 1675, Sarah, daughter of William Bassett, of Lynn;
she was remembered in her Other's will, dated Feb. 10, 1701,
proved May 22, 1703.
No transfers of land or other traces of this couple are found in
the records of Essex County, Mass., further than the register, at
Gloucester, of the births of the first five children, mentioned below ;
it has therefore seemed probable that the family removed to some
distant section.
Hie people of Lynn had, some years l)efore this time, sent many
pioneers to Long Island; Southampton, and other towns having
been largely made up of Lynn emigrants. It would not seem
strange, therefore, if we should find Thomas Elwell and his Lynn
wife joining in some such movement. West Jersey was then
developing; and not a few Massachusetts men entered into it, along
with the Quakers and other settlers.
The following documents on file at Trenton, N. J., confirm this
theory to a remarkable degree :
Salem County^ New Jersey, Deeds, Liber No. 6, p. 243.
** Benjamin Acton to Thomas Elwell : 110 Acres of Land.^ * *
*' For and in consideration of the sum of Eleven pounds currt. silver
money of y* s<^ prvince, in hand paid by Thomas Elwell, late of New
England & now of Salem Towne & County af ores<i Weaver, at or before
the sealing 4 delivery hereof : the Beceipt whereof is hereby Acknow-
32 JElwell Family in America. [Jan.
ledged; As also for divers other good Causes & Considerations him
themnto moveing, He the %^ Benjamin hath Granted. Bargained.
Sold. Aliened Enfeoffed & confirmed And by these prsents Doth Grant.
Bargain. Sell. Alien Enfeoffe & Conflrme nnto him the s^ Thomas
Elwell his heires & Agts. for ever, one handred & Tenn Acres of Land.
Marsh & Swamps (be It more or less) being pte & pcell of y« 8<^ Tenn
Thousand Acres & is pte of y« s* 1500 : acres before menconed & is but-
ted & bounded follow**^ viz«*. Beginning at a White Oake Tree markt
T. E. standing on Nicomus Branch, at the uper end of branceses oald
ffelld. fiVom thence, 47. Rodd, North East, to a White Oake markt. T. E.
from thence : 44 Rodd. East to a Redd Oake markt T. E. from thence :
171. Rodd. Southwest to y« line of Thomas Piles. 10000 : Acres of Land.
From thence Southwest alonge y« s* line 142 Rodd, to the Corner Tree
of the s<i Tract of 10000 acres, from thence downe y« sd. branch to y«
first menconed Tree • ♦ ♦ ♦ y« 6"» day of 9 b^ A D. 1698 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Recorded y« 8*»» of x b^ 1698."
In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Alewell Sen' of Pilegrove
precinct in the county of Salem in the province of Nova Cesaria or West
Jersey carpenter being sick & weak of body but of sound and perfect
memory Praysed be given to the Almighty God for the same & caleing
to mind the unceartainty of this Life and the Ceartainty of Death Doe
Make and Ordaine this my Last will & Testamt. Revoking and Disan-
nulling all former will or Wills by me made Either by word of mouth or
in writing
Imps : I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty God that gave it to
me and my body to tjie earth to be Deasently buryed at the Discretion
of my Executrx and execute hereafter named —
2<^iJ^ I desire that all my Just debts and Legacies be paid and
satisfied :
3^. I give and bequeath unto my Deare and Loving wife Sarah
Alewell all my Land and plantation where I now Live for and Dureing
her Naturall Life and after her Decease : I give The s<^. Land and plan-
tation unto my sonne Samuel Alewell his heirs & Assignes forever, Alsoe
I give and bequeath unto my Dear & Loveing wife all my Movables both
within Doores and without for and Dureing her Naturall life and after
her Decease unto my three Daughters Sarah Walling, Mary Nickolds
and Elizabeth Alewell to be Equally Devided between them.
4thiy : I Give and bequeath unto son Thomas Alewell the sum of two
pounds Cur* money of the s* province.
5**^7. I give and bequeath to my son William Alewell the sum of two
pounds Cur*, money of the s*^ province.
e^'^y. I Give and bequeath unto my son John Elwell the sum of one
pound Cur* money of y® s* province to be paid them when my son Samuell
shall Attaine to the Age of twenty one yeares
7*^y. I ordaine and appoyut my Dear and Loveing wife Sarah Alewell
and my Son Samuel Alewell to be my Executrix and Execut' of this my
Last will and Testam* to see it pf ormed alsoe I doe Authorise and Im-
power my s<i Executrix and Execute to make over and convey unto my
son-in-law Thomas Walling unto his heires and Assignes forever sixteen
Acres of land where he now Liveth on which was pchased of me. In
Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Scale this 25 : day
of Aprill Anno Dom 1706—
his
Thomas | ' Allewell
mark
Signed: Sealed: Published
and Declared this to be his
Last Will and Testament
in the p'sence of uss —
Joseph White her
Edward ffoard Mary X ffoard
mark
Sam^ Hodges
1899.] ITeedham, Mass. 83
NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.
Books, Pamphlets, and Newspapers that contain Historical and
Genealogical Matter relatite to the Town of Needham,
IN Massachusetts.
Bj Geosob Kuhn CiAXKE, LL3., of Needliam, Mass.
As I am occasionally asked if there is anything in print other
than in the History of Norfolk County (1884) about Needham, I
haye prepared the following list.
Tfie Century Sermon in 1811, by the Rev. Stephen Palmer,
A.^I.y who was a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society
and had antiquarian tastes, contains a condensed but carefully pre-
pared history of the town. Several of Mr. Palmer's funend ser-
mons were also printed and have historical value. Fifty years later
Charles Curtis Greenwood began to contribute important articles to
**The Gazette,'' published in Dedham, and to other local papers.
His account of the Fisher family in '^The Gazette," March 26,
1864, is one of the best. The files of the Needham Chronicle,
which dates from 1874, will repay examination, and contain in 1884
and 1885 the town records verbatim, 1711-1720, copied by Mr.
Greenwood.
In the Needham Recorder, established in 1894, are excellent pa-
pers on local history, by Mr. Horace Mann of Natick, with special
reference to ^ Needham Leg " or the ** West End," which has been
for a century a part of Natick. Files of these newspapers are in the
library of the Dedham Historical Society, and it is hoped that the
articles referred to will some day be published in a volume. Mr.
Mann has also written numerous articles in regard to ^ Needham
Leg," ^ The Hundreds," and their inhabitants, for a Natick paper
or papers.
The town reports, 1872 to 1875, contain lists of town officers,
etc., compiled by Mr. Greenwood. The yearly record of deaths
has appeared in the town reports since 1864, of marriages from
1871, and of births beginning with 1885 ; but the manuscript vol-
umes contain more information than are given in the reports. The
doings of the town at its annual meeting in March, and adjourn-
ments, have been printed since 1877, and from 1890 the entire
record for each year, including aU special town meetings, and the
state election, has formed a part of the town report.
Asa Kingsbury, a surveyor, made an accurate map of the town in
1831, which located the residences of all the inhabitants, and this
map was engraved and published in 1836. A similar map was pre-
pared by Henry F. Walling and issued in 1856.
84 Netdhamj Mass. [Jan.
In the Norfolk County Manual and Year Book for 1876 will be
found some Needham matter. In the History and Directory of
Needham, 1888-9, is reprinted much that is in the History of Nor-
folk County with additions, and the military history is given promi-
nence, but the lists of town officers are imperfect, as are all the
other printed lists of these officials, because they ignore changes
which occurred between the annual town meetings.
The Dedham Historical Register, 1890-98, is rich in Needham
history and genealogy. In this periodical are the " Needham Epi-
taphs," 625 in number, with notes by Mr. Greenwood, reprinted
with a good index in 1898, and volumes U., UI. and IV. contain
a history of the First Parish in Needham, 1778-1842, by George
K. Clarke; and there are other articles, 1890-98, by the same wri-
ter.
In volume V. of the Province Laws, published by the Common-
wealth, and edited by Abner C. Goodell, Jr., Esq., are copious
notes relative to the burning of the meeting-house in Needham in
1773, and the division of the town into two parishes in 1778. The
Laws and Resolves of Massachusetts, particularly for 1797, when
an exchange of territory was made with Natick, are worth consult-
ing.
Among the papers of the late Charles Curtis Greenwood is one
prepared from some old record by Mr. Horace Mann, entitled "The
New Brick Squadron Dec. 5, 1798. No of Children in what was
Needham End from four years to Seventeen." This I offer as an-
other contribution to the history of the locality.
W° Alden 8 Isaac, W", Asa.
Cyrus Pratt 2 Patty, Abigail.
Jona. Dunn 4 Polly, Sally, Nathan, Patty.
Thomas Broad 2 Abigail, Dexter.
John Smith 1 John.
Jeremiah Smith 2 Jott, Sally.
Jona. Bacon ~ John, Anna.
W°» Farris 5 Betsey, Sally, Jane, W", Robert.
Mrs. Loker 2 Artemas, William.
Daniel Haynes 6 Joseph, Sally, Rachel, Bessey, Polly, Daniel.
Asa Felch 1 John.
Thomas Coolidge 2 Anna, Timothy.
Hezekiah Bacon 4 Hitty, Nancy, Polly, Hezekiah.
Josiah Childs 1 Windsor.
Jabez Mann 3 Jabez, Elly, Keziah.
Moses Fiske 8 Samuel, W°>, Sally.
Joshua Carter 5 Joshua, Hannah, Caroline, Calvin, Emeline.
Total 46. (48.)
1899.] IToyes Pedigree. 85
NOTES PEDIGREE.
Bj Jaxss Atkhtb Notbs, Fh.B., A3., Cambridge, Mam.
Bet. William^ Notes, bora 1568, died in Cholderton, Co. Wilts,
England^ before 30 April, 1 622. His brother, Richard^ Nojes, of Cholder-
ton, yeomsD, made his will 25 August, 1639, io which he mentions widow
Sara, iDventorj made 26 October, 1639. Another brother, Robert^ Nojes,
jeomao, bora 1570, died 20 January, 1659, and was buried at Cholderton
(parish register).
The will of Richard Nojes of Manningford Brace, in the diocese of
Sanim, 2 February, 1590, mentions *' the sons of Robert Noyes of Cholder-
ton.'* This Robert may have have been the father of William^ Richard^
and Robert^ Noyes. Richard Noyes, of Manningford Bruce, was son of
William Noyes of Urchfont, yeoman (will 1557), who purchased th'Q
Prebend of Urchfont, in 1540, from the E^trl of Hertford, afterwards
Protector Somerset. The Noyes fieunily of Urchfont were of the same stock
aa that of Cholderton.
Cholderton is about eleven miles from Salisbury, and near by is Wilton
House, the seat of the Earl of Pembroke. James Frazer in 1847 was Reo-
tor of Cholderton, and in 1870 Bishop of Manchester. William Stubbs in
1875 was Rector of Cholderton, 1884 Bishop of Chester, and 1888 Bishop
of Oxford. The advowson of the rectory of Cholderton now belongs to the
Provost and Fellows of Oriel College, Oxford, having come into their
possession in 1698.
1. William^ Noyes was bora 1568, in England, and matriculated at Uni-
Tersity College, Oxford, 15 November, 1588, being admitted to the B.A.
d^ree, 31 May, 1592 (Registrum Universitatis Oxon. ii. p. 166, and iii.
p. 171). He was instituted Rector of Cholderton in 1602 (Bishop's regis-
ter at Salisbury), and married Anne about 1595. He died at Cholderton
(parish register). The inventory of his estate was made, 30 April, 1 622, and
his widow Anne appointed administratrix, 28 May, 1622 (Court of Arch-
deacon of Saram). His wife was bora 1575, and buried at Cholderton, 7
March, 1657 (parish register). Her will, made 18 March, 1655, proved
27 April, 1658, mentions sons James' and Nicholas' now in New England,
and son-in-law Thomas Kent, of Upper Wallop, England (will at Somerset
House, London; Wootton: 130).
Children, born in England :
i. EpHRAOf*, b. 1596, was styled *'Mr.** and lived at Orcheston, St.
Mary. He married a Parnell, and was buried at Cholderton 28
Oct., 1659, having made his will 5 Oct., 1659, which was proved
24 July, 1660.
11. Nathan, b. 1597, was matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford, 19
May, 1615, and admitted B.A., 26 Oct., 1616. During the Civil
War he lived at Sarum. In 1622 he succeeded his father aa
Rector of Cholderton, and died 6 Sept., 1651, at Cholderton
(parish register), and was buried at Salisbury (Parish Church
of St. Edmunds). His will, made 28 Aug., 1651, was proved 18
Nov., 1651, by his widow Mary,
ill. Jambs, b. 1608, m. 1638, in England, Sarah Brown, daughter of
Joseph Brown, of Southampton, Co. Hants, England. He was
matriculated at Brasenoee College, Oxford, 22 Aug., 1627, but
36 Noye$ Pedigree. [Jan.
was not gradaated. In March, 1688, James Noyes, his wife
Sarah, brother Nicholas Noyes, and cousin Thomas Parker, with
others, took the oaths of supremacy and allegiance to pass for
New England in the ** Mary and John," of London, Robert
Sayres, master. In 1633-4, he preached in Mystic, now Med-
ford, Mass., was made freeman 3 Sept., 1634, and with Ms
brother Nicholas Noyes and cousin Thomas Parker was among
the first settlers of Newbury, Mass., in May, 1634-5. He was
made teacher, and Rey. Thomas Parker pastor, of the First
Parish. About 1646 he |)uilt a house on what is now Parker
Street, in which his descendant, Miss Mary Coffin Noyes, died,
26 Jan., 1895. Among his printed works are ** A Catechism for
Children, 1641," "The Temple Measured, 1647," ** Moses and
Aaron," 1661 ; the last two are at the Massachusetts Historical
Society. Rey. James Noyes d. 22 Oct., 1656, at Newbury, Mass.
His will, dated 17 Oct., 1656, was probated 26 Noy., 1656, and
mentions wife, brother Nicholas, and cousin Thomas Parker.
His widow Sarah d. 18 Sept., 1691, at Newbury, haying made
her will 11 Noy., 1681, which was proyed 29 Sept., 1691. The
estate was yalued at £1108.
2. iy. Nicholas, b. 1615-6, m. Mary Cutting.
y. A daughter, m. Thomas Kent of Upper Wallop,
yi. John, was married and lived in Newton, Co. Wilts. He is men-
tioned in the will of his brother Ephraim.
2. Nicholas' Notes ( WiUiaw}), son of William^ and Anne, was bom
1615-6. He was made a freeman 17 May, 1637, and about 1640
married Mary Cutting, daughter of Captain John Cutting, a ship
master formerly of London, and Mary his wife. John Cutting in
his will mentions Mary, wife of Nicholas Noyes. Nicholas Noyes
was a deputy to the General Court at Boston, from Newbury, 19
Dec, 1660, 28 May, 1679, 19 May, 1680, and 4 Jan., 1680-1. He
was chosen deacon of the First Parish 20 March, 168d'-4, and died
23 Nov., 1701, at Newbury. His will was made 4 July, 1700, and
proved 29 Dec, 1701 ; in it he mentions sons John, late of Newbury,
deceased; Nicholas of Salem; Cutting; Timothy; Thomas deceased,
and daughters Mary, wife of John French of Salisbury; Hannah,
wife of John Atkinson, Sr., of Newbury ; Sarah, wife of Matthew
Pettingell of Newbury ; Rachel, wife of James Jackman of Newbury,
and Abigail unmarried ; also Mary the widow of his son John. His son
James was made executor. The personal estate was £1531, and
the real estate was £1160. (307: 233 and 307: 236 at Salem).
In deed 15: 41 at Salem, he conveys property to his grandson
Nicholas, son of his son John, 19 April, 1698, and deed 27: 8 at
Salem, 1 April, 1673, is an agreement between Nicholas Noyes, his
wife Mary, and their son Cutting.
The homestead of Nicholas Noyes was in 1885 owned by Nath-
aniel Little.
p Children, bom inJNewbury :
i. Mary', b. 16 Oct., 1641; m. 23 Mar., 1669, John French, son of
Edward French and Ann Gk>odale. He was of Salisbury, Mass.,
and died 4 May, 1706.
ii. Hannah, b. 80 Oct., 1643, m. 1st, 14 May, 1663, Peter Cheney, son
of John Cheney and Martha. He was a miller, bom 1639, and
died Jan. 1694. She m. 2d, 8 June, 1700, John Atkinson, son of
Theodore Atkinson, as his second wife. He was a hatter, bom
in Boston 1636.
8. ill. John, b. 20 Jan., 1646-^; m. Mary Poore.
1899.] jffayes Pedigree. 37
It. Nicholas, b. 23 Dec., 1647; A.B. Hairard, 1667; freeman, 13
May, 1669 ; chaplain of Connecticut Begiment at Great Swamp
Fight, 19 Dec., 1675. Preached 13 years at Haddam, Conn., and
was ordained 14 Nov., 1683, over the First Chnrch at Salem, Mass.
In 1698 he preached the election sermon, and about 1702 wrote
the memoir of his nncle Bev. James Noyes, in Mather's Magnalia.
He d. in Salem, nnmarried 13 Dec., 1717.
y. CumNQ, b. 23 Sept., 1649; m. 25 Dec., 1674, Elizabeth Knight,
daughter of John Kiiight and Bathshna Ingersoll. She was bom
18 Oct., 1655, and d. 20 Jan., 1746-7. He was made freeman 9
Jan., 1673-4, was a cordwainer and captain-lieuteuant in the
militia, and deacon of the First Parish. He d. 25 Oct. , 1734, hav-
ing made his will 16 July, 1730, which was proved 18 Nov., 1734.
Ti. Sarah, b. 13 Sept., 1651 ; d. 20 Feb., 1652.
Tii. Sarah, b. 22 Aug., 1653; m. 13 April, 1674, Matthew Pettingell,
son of Bichard Pettingell and Joanna Ingersoll. He was a felt-
maker.
Till. TiMOTHT, b. 23 Jnne, 1655; m. 13 Jan., 1681, Mary Knight, daugh-
ter of John Knight and Bathshua Ingersoll. She was b. 8 Sept.,
1657. He was made freeman 13 Feb., 1684, and d. 21 Aug., 1718
(gravestone). His will was made 19 Aug., 1718, and proved 2
Oct., 1718.
ix. James, b. 11 May, 1657-8; m. 31 Mar., 1684, Hannah Knight,
daughter of John Knight and Bathshua Ingersoll. She was b.
30 Aug., 1664. He was a major and lieutenant colonel in the
militia, and d. 1723, having made his will 22 April, 1723, which
was proved 8 May, 1725.
X. Abigah., b. 11 April, 1659 ; m. 8 May, 1707, Simeon (Symon) French
of Salisbury, Mass.
xL Bachkl, b. 20 March, 1660-1; m. 1682, James Jackman, son of
James and Joanna Jackman. He was b. 22 June, 1655, and d. 16
Sept., 1723. She d. 24 May, 1720.
xii. Thomas, b. 20 June, 1663 ; m. Sarah, and lived in Haverhill, Mass.
He d. before 30 Dec., 1695, when an administrator was appointed
on his estate,
xiii. Bebkcga, b. 18 May, 1665; d. 1 Dec., 1683.
3. Jobs* Notes (NichoUu^^ WiUiam^), son of Nicholas (2) and Mary,
was bom 20 Jan., 1645-6, at Newbury, Mass., (town record). Ue
was married 23 Nov., 1608, at Newbury, to Mary Poore, daughter
of Daniel Poore and Alary Famum, of Andover, Mass. (town
record). She was born in summer of 1651, and died after 1716,
as she is mentioned in her father's will. He was made freeman 9
Jaiu, 1674, was a house carpenter, and lived in what was afterwards
known as the *' farms district,'* in a house built in 1677, and owned
in 1879 by Luther Noyes. Ue died in Newbury, intestate, 1691-2,
and his widow Mary and sou Nicholas were appointed administra-
tors and made their account 28 Sept., 1693-4; the personal estate
was £309, and the real estate £246 (303 : 158, at Salem). In the
aooount 3 April, 1696, of widow Mary, mention is made of an agree-
ment 30 July, 1695, between her and her sons Nicholas and Dan-
iel, concerning them and their seven brothers and sisters who are
mentioned by name.
Children, bom in Newbury :
i. Nicholas^, b. 18 May, 1671; mar. intention 17 July, 1605, to Sarah
Lunt, daughter of Daniel Lunt and Hannah Coker. She was bom
18 June, 1674. They removed to Abington, Mass., in 1712. Deed
19 April, 1698, to his brother Daniel, mentions his father and
mother, and grandfather Deacon Nicholas Noyes (17 : 2 at
Salem).
38 Noye$ Pedigree. [Jan.
ii. Danikl, b. 28 Oct., 1673 ; m. 29 Dec, 1702, Judith Knight, daughter
of Joseph E[night and Deborah Coffin. She was b. 28 Oct., 1678,
and d. 29 Jan., 1747-8 (gravestone). He was a planter, and d.
15 March, 1715-6 (gravestone), having made his will in March,
1716, which was proved in April, 1716. His widow Judith and
brother John were made executors. She m. 2d, Thomas Pike,
son of Joseph Pike and Susannah Kingsbury. Daniel bought of
his brothers and sisters, their rights in their father's estate, Mary
(87 : 182) ; John (88 : 117) ; Elizabeth (88 : 116) ; Nathaniel (39 :
25) ; Moses (37 : 179) ; Samuel (41 : 94). Deeds at Salem.
ill. Mart, b. 10 Dec, 1675; m. intention 6 April, 1700, to JohnNoyes.
4. iv. John, b. 19 Feb., 1677-8; m. Mary Thurlo.
V. Martha, b. 24 Dec, 1679; d. soon.
vi. Martha, b. 15 Dec, 1680; m. 29 Dec, 1702, Joseph Lunt, son of
Daniel Lunt and widow Mary (Cutting) Moody. He was bom
4 March, 1681, and d. 14 Oct., 1761. She d. 26 June, 1706.
vli. Nathaniel, b. 28 Oct., 1681; bapt. 15 Jan., 1681-2; m. 8 June,
1704, PriscilU Merrill, daughter of Abel Merrill and Priscilla
Chase. She was bom 13 July, 1686. He was in Falmouth (now
Portland, Me.) in 1733, and d. 2 July, 1770.
vlii. Elizabeth, b. 17 Nov., 1684 ; m. 22 Jan., 1707-8, John Adams. She
died before 27 Sept., 1720.
iz. Moses, b. 22 May, 1688. Was a cordwainer, and d. August, 1714.
His will made and probated in August, 1714, does not mention a
wife or a child, but does mention mother, brothers, etc., so he
probably died unmarried.
X. Samuel, b. 5 Feb., 1691-2 ; m. 30 Sept., 1714, Hannah Poore, daugh-
ter of Henry Poore and Abigail Hale. She was bora 19 July,
1692. They removed to Abington, Mass., in 1712. He died in
Abington, 6 Nov., 1729, and his widow m. 2d, Jacob Reed.
4. John* Notes (Jokn\ Nicholas^ WiUiarr})^ son of John (3) and Mary,
was born 19 Feb., 1677-8, at Newbury (town record). He mar-
ried 5 Jan., 1703-4, at Newbury, Mary Thurlo (Thorla), daughter
of Thomas Thurlo and Judith March (town record). She was
born 1 May, 1682. He bought 15 March, 1704-5, of John Thurlo,
land with house and orchard on it (Deeds 20: 66 and 53: 120 at
Salem). In 1708, liberty to build a saw mill was granted to Ed-
mund Goodridge and John Noyes, for 21 years, on "cart creek".
He was a blacksmith, and died intestate, 15 June, 1719, at Newbury;
his widow was appointed administratrix 2 Nov., 1719. The personal
estate was £100, and the real estate £543 (313: 148 and 313: 636
at Salem). On 24 May, 1718, he received the power of attorney
from his brothers Nicholas and Samuel, of Abington, to act for them
in regard to what they received from their uncle Nicholas Noyes,
late of Salem (34: 189 at Salem). In the account 22 Dec, 1719,
of his widow Mary, mention is made of her sister Judith Noyes,
brother Nathaniel Noyes, uncle Nicholas Noyes late of Salem deceas-
ed, and sister Thorla. On 28 March, 1728, she makes an additional
account, and signs, Mary Noyes, alias Fitts. His widow married
2d, 5 June, 1723, Isaac Fitts (Fitz), son of Abraham Fitts and
widow Rebecca (Birdley) Tyler. He was of Ipswich, Mass., and
died 6 April, 1747.
Children, born in Newbury :
i. Jane,* b. 21 Sept., 1704; m. 81 Oct., 1722, David Person (Pearson)
of Rowley, Mass. He was born 19 Jan., 1702, at Rowley, and d.
1 Aug., 1778.
ii. John, b. 13 Feb., 1706. He was a blacksmith, and removed to
Abington, Mass., 1728. On 19 April, 1728, he sold land in New-
1899.] Nayes Pedigree. 39
bmy to David Pearson, blacksmith (58: 209 at Salem). On 3
Sept., 1756, he bought the thirds or rights of dower of his mother,
Mary (Noyes) Fitts, and gaye bonds to pay his brothers and
sisters, Jane wife of David Pearson, Elizabeth wife of William
Adams, Mary wife of Benjamin Jaqnes, Jndith wife of Samnel
Fisk, Moses, who had died, his heird to be paid, and Simon.
(Also Deed 98 : 218 at Salon.)
ill. EuzABBTH, b. 16 Jan., 1708 ; m. 22 April, 1728, by Bev. Moses Hale,
to William Adams of Bowley.
iv. Mart, b. 24 Nov., 1710; bapt. 26th by Bev. Moses Hale of Byfleld
Chnrch; m. 5 Dec., 1727, by Bev. Moses Hale, to Benjamin
Jaqnes, son of Ensign Stephen Jaqnes and Dorothy Plnmer. He
was bom 23 Sept., 1702.
V. Judith, b. 8 April, 1713; bapt. 12th by Bev. Moses Hale; m. 1 Feb.,
1787-8, by Bev. Moses Hale, to Samnel Fisk, son of Samnel and
and Sarah Fisk. He was bom 10 April, 1716, at Boxf ord, Mass.
She was admitted to First Chnrch at Boxford, 11 April, 1742.
5. vi. MosBS, Jr., b. 8 March, 1715-6; m. Susannah Jaqnes.
vii. Sdion (Simond), b. 8 Nov., 1717; bapt. 17th by Bev. Moses Hale;
m. 10 Dec, 1754, by Bev. John Tncker, to Elizabeth Eaton.
5. M08B8* Notes, Jr. {John\ John\ Nicholas^, William^), son of John (4)
and Mary, was bom 8 March, 1715-6, at Newbary (town record),
baptized 18, by Bev. Moses Hale. On 25 March, 1738, was publish-
ed his marriage intention, and on 21 May, 1738, he was married at
Newbury by Rev. Christopher Toppan, of the First Church, to
Susannali Jaques, daughter of Deacon Stephen Jaques and Thank-
ful Taylor. She was bom 26 March, 1719, at Newbury, and buried
in Jan., 1804, at Newburyport (book of burials). Stephen
Jaques in his will, made 18 June, 1771, proved 3 Nov., 1778, men-
tions his daughter Susannah Noyes (recorded at Salem). Moses
Noyes Jr. was a joiner, and on 26 Feb., 1738-9, bought of Enoch
Noyes, 22 rods of land, vrith dwelling house thereon, now known
as the Ilsley house (95: 192 and 98:82 at Salem). On 29 Sept.
1752, he sold this house and land to Daniel Clark.
He died intestate before 23 July, 1753, when hb widow Susannah
was appointed administratrix, and guardian of the children who were
under 14 years of age, and all are mentioned except Mary. The
real estate was valued at £278 (31: 219; 331: 530; 339: 276;
363: 37 at Salem).
Children, bom in Newbury :
i. Mart,* b. 25 Feb., 1789; m. 1 Nov., 1759, John Wlllet, who d. at
Ipswich, Biass., 21 Jan., 1804. She died at Ipswich 26 Joly,
1804.
11. HsxKT, b. 1 Aug., 1740; bapt. 3d by Rev. Christopher Toppan ; m.
5 Nov., 1761-2, by Bev. Jonathan Parsons, to Mille (Amelia)
Hale, who was bom 1 Sept., 1746, and d. 19 March, 1807, at
Newburyport. ,
ill. Haknah, b. 15 April, 1748; bapt. 25th by Rev. Christopher Toppan ;
m. 27 Oct., 1767, John Little, son of Tristram Little and Sarah
Dole. He was bom 14 July, 1735 ; was a farmer, and d. 25 Aug.,
1800. She died 30 May, 1820.
6. iv. Mosss, b. 12 May, 1744; m. 1st, Lydla Carter, and 2d, Phebe Rich-
ardson.
V. Stkfhbn, b. 21 March, 1746.
vl. SuSAi^AH, b. 18 June, 1747; m. 6 Feb., 1769, James Whitten of
Newburyport. She was burled 14 June, 1808.
vil. Paul, b. 16 Jan., 1749-50.
viiU Silas, b. 12 Jan., 1751-2 ; mar. intention 26 August, 1792, to Dorcas
Noyes, daughter of Moses Noyes. He was a merchant of New-
40 JSFoyea Pedigree. [Jan.
bnryportt a ship captain, and resided in the West Indies many
years. He died 5 July, 1800, and in his will made 28 Oct., 1793,
and proved 7 Ang., 1800, he mentions his wife Dorcas, and
mother Susannah. His real estate was yalned at $2080 (67 : 133
at Salem). His widow died intestate 17 June, 1809, and bnried
the 18th, at Newbnryport, and on 18 Jnly, 1809, an administrator
was appointed. Panl Knight and Mrs. Judith Davis of Bradford,
N. H., were mentioned as the heirs of Silas (68 : 34, at Salem).
6. Moses* Notes {Moses Jr.f John\ John\ Ntchohs^, WtUiam^), son of
Moses Jr. (5) and Susannah, was born 12 May, 1744, at Newbury,
Mass. (Town record and sAbo photograph of record made by his
son Silas in his account book.) He was married, Ist, 10 Oct 1765,
at Wilmington, Mass., by Rev. Isaac Morrill of the First Church, to
Lydia Carter, daughter of Eleazer and Lydia Carter of Wilming-
ton (church record). She was born 11 March, 1743, at Wilming-
ton (town record). In the will of Eleazer Carter made 24 April,
1784, and proved 3 June, 1789, he mentions wife Lydia and daugh-
ter Lydia who had died, leaving husband Moses Noyes and two
children, Moses and Lydia Noyes, whom the testator called his
grandchildren. (Recorded at East Cambridge.) Moses Noyes was
married, 2d, 30 May, 1775, at Wilmington, by Rev. Isaac Morrill,
to Phebe Richardson, daughter of Samuel Richardson and Hannah
Walker of Billerica, Mass. She was born 5 Feb. 1757, at Billerica
(town record), and died in Windham, N. H. Moses Noyes was a
farmer, and on 19 April, 1775, was a sergeant in Captain Timothy
Walker's company of Wilmington in Colonel Green's regiment of
Mass. militia (Mass. Archives, Vol. 13: 158). He died 12 March,
1824, at Windham, N. H. (photograph of record). His father's
cousin Lydia Jaques married Kendal Pearson of Wilmington, Mass.,
and this may have been the reason why he first went to Wilmington.
On 12 Sept. 1765, Jonathan Boutell, Jr., of Wilmington, sold 20
acres of land with one dwelling-house and bam thereon in Wilming-
ton to Moses Noyes of Wilmington (65 : 549 at East Cambridge).
On 29 March, 1787, Moses Noyes of Wilmington sold lands and
building in Wilmington to Jonathan Carter of Wilmington, deed
signed by Moses Noyes and Phebe Noyes (97: 360 at East Cam-
bridge). In 1787 the name of Moses Noyes appears in the tax
books of Wilton, N. H. (selectmen's records). On 19 Nov. 1789,
Moses Noyes of Wilton, N. H., yeoman, sold 100 acres of land with
buildings thereon in Wilton, N. H., to Pierce Gage of Pelham,
N. H., husbandman, deed signed by Moses Noyes and Phebe Noyes
(27 : 224 at Nashua, N. H.). On 23 Nov. 1789, William Simpson
of Windham, N. H., husbandman, sold 200 acres of land with build-
ings thereon in Windham and Pelham, N. H., to Moses Noyes of
Wilton, N. H., yeoman (130: 404 at fexeter, N. H.). On 30 Jan.
1795, Moses Noyes of Windham, N. H., sold 42 acres of land to
George Simpson of Windham, N. H., yeoman, deed signed by
Moses Noyes and Phebe Noyes (138: 299 at Exeter, N. H.). On
6 April, 1795, Moses Noyes of Windham, N. H., husbandman, sold
14 acres of land in Pelham, N. H., to Daniel Atwood of Pelham,
N. H., yeoman, deed signed by Moses Noyes and Phebe Noyes and
acknowledged by Moses Noyes 12 Sept. 1803 (164: 527 at Exeter,
N. H.), The photograph of the record made by Silas Noyes in his
account book gives the correct date of birth and names of the pa-
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reDte of his father, Moses, which are incorrectly given in Morrison's
History of Windham, N. H., [lage 703. Mr. Morrison writes me
that his informant only knew that Moses died in Windham, N. H.,
12 March, 1824, aged 80 years, and that he was born in Newbury,
Mass., but not knowing his parents' names unfortunately selected
the wrong Moses, not thinking that two of the same name would be
recorded among the Newbury births within a year of each other.
Children by 1st wife, Lydia Carter, all born in Wilmington, Mass. :
i. MosKS^, b. 27 April, 1767; bapt. 29th; m. intention published in
Pelham. N. H., 18 July, 1791. to Sarah Baldwin, daughter of
Joshua Baldwin and Sally Grimes of Tewksbury, ^lass. They
lived in Pelham and removed to Amherst, N. H., in 1812. She
was bom 25 Sept. 1771, and died 29 July, 1856, at Amherst. He
died 18 April, 1859, at Amherst.
ii. Lydia. bapt. 7 April, 1771; m. 1st, 17 Nov. 1789, at Wilton, N. H.,
by Rev. Abel Fisk of the First Congre«:ational Church, to Jona-
than Martin, son of Jonathan Martin and Phebc Famham of Wil-
ton. He was bom 3 Sept. 1770, and died 18 Jan. 1813, at Pitts-
town, N. Y. They were living in Manchester, Vt., in 1790. She
m. 2d. 1826, at Pinckney, N. Y., Elisha Steele of Evans Mills, N. Y.
She died 11 March, 1849, at Antwerp, X. Y., and was buried at
Theresa, N. Y.
ill. Pjlul, bapt. 27 June, 1773; died soon.
Children by 2d wife, Phebe Richardson :
iv. Silas", b. 10 May, 1777; m. 12 March, 1801, at Pelham, N. H., Sa-
rah Lang, daughter of Thomas Lang and his 2d wife Mary Jones.
She was bom 26 April, 1779, at Greenland, N. H., and died 18
Aug. 1829 (gravestone at Amherst, N. H.). They lived in Merri-
mack. N. H., and Amherst, N. H. He died 18 Oct. 1848 (grave-
stone at Amherst).
V. Leonard, removed to Boston, Mass., in 1807.
7. vi. Samukl, b. 15 Oct. 1782; m. Betsey Adams.
vii. I^AMMi, removed to Boston, Mass., in 1809.
viii. Phebe, b. 13 Sept. 1784; m. Ebenezer Woods, son of Ebenezer
Woods and Mary Hunt of Merrimack, N. H. He was bom 12
Julv. 1785. lived in Callavale, Vt., and died 1 Aug. 1867, at Low-
ell,'Vt. She died 6 Sept. 1860, at Lowell, Vt. When a girl she
lived with her aunt Jaquith, a married sister of her mother.
ix. James, b. 1786; m. 14 March, 1816, Abigail Read Lovejoy, daugh-
ter of Jonathan Lovejoy and Olive Howard. She was born 13
March, 1793, at Amherst, N. H., and died 2 Feb. 1874, at Wind-
ham. He died 26 Dec. 1870, at Windham.
X. Hannah, b. 1 Jan. 1790; m. 10 Sept. 1816, Jonathan Kimball
Brown, sou of James Brown and Alice Wadleigh of Hampsted.
He was bom 10 March, 1790, and died 24 Oct. 1827, at Hamp-
sted. She died 9 Nov. 1863, at Lowell, Mass.
xi. Mart, b. 13 .\pril, 1791; m. James Wason Smith, son of Lieuten-
ant Joseph Smith and Isabella Wason of Windham. He was
bom 10 May, 1788, and died 13 Nov. 1865. She died 22 Oct. 1871.
xii. Lucy, b. 5 Nov. 1792, at Windham, N. H. ; m. Nov. 1816, Joseph
Hill, son of Ebenezer Hill and Hannah Wilson of Merrimack,
N. H. He was bom 25 Sept. 1787, near South Merrimack, and
died 21 Nov. 1877, near South Merrimack. She died 6 Feb. 1824
(photograph of record). He m. 2d, Clarissa Melendy, daughter
of Richard Melendy and Mary Tay of Brookline, Mass.
xiil. WiLLLiM, b. 15 April, 1795, at Windham, N. H. ; m. 1 Dec. 1829,
Lydia Emerson, daughter of Peter Emerson and Esther Harvell.
She was born 22 Aug. 1805, at Manchester, N. H., and died 6 Jan.
1858, at Windham. He died 26 Aug. 1860, at Windham.
7. Samuel^ Notes (JU^xes*, Maet Jr,* John\ John*, Nichoias^, Wil-
/torn'), son of Moees (6) and hia 2d wife Phebe, was born 15 Oct.
VOL. LIII. 4
42 Ifoyes Pedigree. [Jan.
1782 (record in bible made by himself). He was married 3 Oct
1811, at Boston, Mass., by Rev. Charles Lowell of the West
Charch to Betsey Adams, daughter of Lieutenant Roger Adams
and Hepseybeth Russell of Newton, Mass. She was born 13 Nov.
1788, bapt. 2dd, at Newton, and died 31 Jan. 1881, at Brooklyn,
N. Y., buried in Walnut Street Cemetery, Newton, Mass. He was
a merchant of Boston in West India goods. In September, 1809,
he was made a member of the West Boston Singing Society con-
nected with the West Church from 1806 to 1824. His cousin Rev.
Joseph Richardson, son of Joseph Richardson, a brother of his
mother, was A.B., Dartmouth, 1802; M.C. 1827 to 1831, and for
65 years was the minister of the First Parish at Hingham, Mass.
Samuel Noyes died 31 March, 1833, at Boston; buried at Newton.
They had a son born at Boston, Mass.
8. James Sullivan^ Notes, born 10 Sept. 1816; m. 8 Dec. 1851, at
Harvard Church, Charlestown, Mass., by Rev. Greorge £. Ellis to
Mary Ball £des, daughter of Robert Ball Edes and Sarah Barker
of Charlestown. She was born 17 Oct. 1818, at Charlestown;
bapt. 11 April, 1819, by Rev. Jedediah Morse at the First Church,
and died 20 Feb. 1880, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; buried in Greenwood
Cemetery, Brooklyn. In 1823 he entered the May hew School in
Boston, remained there four years, received a Franklin medal, en-
tered the Boston Latin School with the class of 1827, and was
graduated with them in 1832, winning another Franklin medal and
delivering the Latin oration. He matriculated at Harvard College
with the class of 1836, but owing to the death of his father near
the end of his freshman year was obliged to leave college. In 1850
he entered the firm of Gardner Brewer & Co. in Boston, and the
next year established the branch in New York City ; the style of
the firm was afterwards changed to John L. Bremer & Co. ; they
were the selling agents of the Amoskeag, Stark, Amory and Naam-
keag Cotton Mills. He was head of the New York house for forty-
two years till his death. He was a member of the New England
Society and Merchants Club in New York and of the New England
Society, Hamilton Club, Long Island Historical Society and Second
Unitarian Church in Brooklyn. He was a resident of Brooklyn for
41 years, having previously lived in Boston 35 years. He died 24
June, 1893, at Brooklyn, and was buried in Gieenwood Cemetery.
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Essex Inst. Hist. CoU., vol. 1, 49; vol. 4, 27, 103; vol. 6, 142; vol. 8, 168.
Gage's Rowley, Mass., 450. Hist. Essex Co., by D. H. Hui-d, page 1837. NoyeB
Family by Jacob Noyes of Abington, Mass. Family Hist, and Gen. by E. E.
Salisbury, vol. 1, part 1, 266. Sibley's Harvard Graduates, vol. 2, 2^. Bailey's
1899.] Captain William Traske of Salem. 43
Andover, Mass., 75, 91. Waters's Gleanings, 1888, vol. 1, part 2, p. 147-208.
Hazen's Billerica, Mass., page 118 of the Genealogical register. Jackson^g
Newton, Mass., 232. Wyman*s Charlestown, Mass., 323. Fitz Gen. by J. H.
Fitts, 31. Records of Mass. Bay ed. by Shnrtleff, vol. iv., 449, and vol. v, 210,
266, 302. Goodrich Family by L. W. Case, 357. Bodge's Soldiers in King
FMlip's War, 136. Hobart*s Abington, Mass. Secomb*s Amherst, N. H., 673,
708. Vinton's Richardson Memorial, 530, 598. Foster's Alomni Oxonienses
1500 to year 1714. Pierson Gen. by L. B. Pierson, 54. CoflSn's Boscawen and
Webster, N. H., 592.
In the preparation of this pedigree I wish to acknowledge the assistance
of Miss Mary T. Little of Newburyport, Mass., Mr. Alfred Poore of Sa-
lem, Mass., Mrs. Sarah J. N. S. Woo<l8 of Bedford, N. H., George W.
Marshal], LL.D., Heralds College, London, and Mrs. Frances A. Dame of
Newburyport, Mass.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM TRASKE, OF SALEM, MASSA-
CHUSETTS.
By William B. Trask, A.M., of Boston.
Captain Whjjam Traske, one of the five " Old Planters " of
Salem, probably came from Somersetshire, England, the name
prevailing in that county at an early period. By information ob-
tained through our highly esteemed friend Mr. Henry F. Waters,
at one of the record oiSces in London, he was about going to Delft,
in Holland, when his deposition was taken Jan. 15, 1623, aged
thirty-four. This agrees substantially with another made in Salem
forty years later, so that, proximately, his birth may have been
about the year 1587. Mr. George Cecil Trask, of Ceylon, India,
a native of Somerset, England, in his copyings from the parish of
East Coker, in that county, finds a William Trask, son of Nicholas,
who was baptized in the parish church, according to the records,
a year or two earlier than the date of 1587.
His object in going to the Low Countries, at that time, is a mat-
ter of conjecture. It may have been that he then and there received
his necessary education, and came to this country, like Myles Stand-
ish (bom in 1584) and others, with a mind disciplined in military
tactics, and possibly in civil engineering. He probably had some
sort of a military conunission either in Holland or the fatherland.
Be that as it may, in the first mention of him by Hubbard, the
historian, he is called Captain, thus : ^ With Mr. Endicot in the
year 1628, came Mr. Gotte, Mr. Brakenberry, Mr. Davenport and
others, who being added to Capt. Traske [blank] and John
Woodberry (that was before this time returned with a comfortable
answer to them that sent him over) went on comfortably together
to make preparation for the new Colony, that were coming over,
the late controversy that had been agitated with too much animosity
betwixt the fore mentioned Dorchester planters, and their new
agent, Mr. Endicot, and his Company then sent over, being by the
44 Captain William Traske of Salem. [Jan.
prudent moderation of Mr. Conant, agent before for the Dorches-
ter merchants quietly composed," &c. It will be noticed that Hub-
bard has a blank after the name of Capt. Traske ; had the space
been filled by some word or words the information that would have
been conveyed thereby might possibly have been of some import-
ance to us.
It is probable that Capt. Traske joined Conant's company in the
Dorchester interest, and is thus identified as one of the *^ planters."
Had he been here, before 1628, would he not have been mentioned
previous to that date, in connection with the other four planters,
Conant, Woodbury, Balch and Palfrey ? Is it not plausible to
suppose, that he came with Woodbury on his return visit to Salem,
in or about the month of June, 1628, a short time before Endicot,
who arrived, as stated, the 6th of September following?
Furthermore, is there not some significance in the phrase used by
Hubbard, in regard to Endicot and others, *'who being added to
Capt. Traske and John Woodberry, that was before this time
returned," &c. Why not have mentioned the names of the other
three ** planters," unless this were a new movement or a new phase
of the movement brought about by the advent of Capt. Traske and
return of Woodbury ?
On the 19th of October, 1630, Capt. Traske requested to be
made a freeman, in company with Roger Conant, John Woodbury,
Peter Palfrey, John Balch, and fifly-^ight others, but there seems
to be no record extant, that we are aware of, to show that Capt.
Traske took the oath. In all probability he did, or something equiv-
alent to it. He never could have held, we may safely conclude, the
position of deputy to the General Court, with other offices of high
honor and trust, unless he had taken the oath or obligation of alle-
giance to the government. The organization of the first church in
Salem was eflected Aug. 6, 1629 ; Capt. Traske was one of the
original members.
Capt. Traske deposed that in 1632, he with John Balch and
others had leave from Thomas Dexter, one of the purchasers of
Nahant from Black William, to put their cattle in that romantic
place. Felt, i. 180.
November 7th of this year, 1632, about three years before becom-
ing a member of the General Court of Massachusetts, he was
appointed by said Court, with Mr. Conant, William Cheesebrough
and John Perkins, to set down the bounds betwixt Dorchester and
Roxbury, ''Ralfe Sprage" chosen umpire. Capt. Traske was thus
brought early into public life.
Again, on the 3d of March, 1635-6, the General Court passed an
order, that ** with the consent of the deputies of Dorchesf & Rocks-
bury, it [is] refer** to Capt. Traske [who was then a member of
the Court], Mr. Palmer & Willm Cheeseb [rough] or any two of
them, to sett out the bounds betwixte Rocks [bury &] Dorchestf}
which they are appoyncted to doe befo[re] midsumer nexte.'^
1899.] Captain William TrasJee of Salem. 45
Capt. Traske was a Deputy to the General Court, •IGSS, 1636,
1637, and again in 1639, the latter year in company with Major
Humphrey Atherton, of Dorchester, both of whom were ancestors
of the writer of this sketch. In 1635 he was also a co-deputy from
Salem, in the General Court, with his friend and fellow-laborer,
and possibly kinsman, John Woodbury.
On the 3d of September, 1634, in company with Captains Under-
hiU, Patrick, Mason, Turner, and Lieutenants Feakes and Morris,
he was on a committee chosen by the General Court, in regard to
fortifications at Castle Island, Charlestown and Dorchester, and
with another committee, chosen at the same time, to look afler the
fort at Boston.
The same year, Richard Davenport was chosen ensign to Cap-
tain Traske. The Court record reads thus : ^ 14 May, 1634,
Sichard Damford was chosen ensigne to Capt. Traske." The mili-
tary commanders of that day were ordered by the Court to train
their bands once every month.
The matter relative to the mutilation of the English flag, it will
be remembered, came to a head during what might be called Captain
Traske's and Ensign Davenport's military leadership, but its in-
cipiency was at an earlier date, under Gov. Dudley. The follow-
ing narrative may be found in Palfrey's History of New England,
L 426. Nov. 5, 1634, "The question which has been referred
to" (see page 409) "respecting the obliteration of the cross of
& George from the royal ensign," arose during the year of Dudley's
administration. At a Court of Assistants, "complaint was made
by some of the country, • • • • that the ensign at Salem
was defaced ; namely, one part of the red cross taken out. Upon
this, an attachment was awarded against Kichard Davenport, ensign-
bearer, to appear at the next Court to answer. Much matter was
made of this, as fearing it would be taken as an act of rebellion, or
of like high nature, in defacing the king's colors ; though the truth
were, it was done upon this opinion, that the red cross was given
to the king of England by the Pope, as an ensign of victory, and so
a superstitious thing, and a relic of Antichrist."
See Palfrey, farther, in regard to this matter, i. 427, 430, 431 ;
Winthrop's New England, i. 146, 150, 154, 156, 158, 160, 161,
reference in aU these being made to the original edition of Savage's
Winthrop.
As an illustration of the common saying that "history repeats
itself," may be mentioned the interesting fact that in 1621, thirteen
years before the Endicot affair now related, "an accusation was
brought against Mr. Thomas Middlecote, the Mayor of Boston,
England, that by himselfe or some others by his appointment or
consent had cutt off the cross from the mace and caused y^ to be
carried be/ore him soe defaced ^^ such an act being, according to
• His name appears first on the Court Becords, Sept. 2, 1635.
48 Captain William Traske of Salem. [Jan.
About the year 1636, when there was a proposition to build a
college, Capt. Traske gave up his farm at the Marblehead farms to
Thomas Scruggs, so as to leave the land unencumbered. But the
project for a college at that place was abandoned. About this
time preliminary steps were taken in favor of Harvard College,
namely, on the 28th of October, 1636, when the General Court
" agreed to give 400* towards a schoale or colledge," and on the
13th of March, 1638-9, it was ordered, that the College agreed
upon to be built at Cambridge shall be called "Harvard College."
The Court records state that on the 17th of May, 1638, a com-
mittee appointed by the Court for the expedition against the Pequods,
" for men, munitions and provisions," consisted of Captains Traske
and Turner, and Sergeant Richard Collecot, of Dorchester. At
the same meeting Captains Stoughton and Jennison, with Lieut.
Howe and John Johnson, " were appointed to lay a proportion upon
each town for 50 men more, to be sent with Capt. Stoughton, M'
Wilson, Capt. Traske and others."
In a letter from Roger Williams to Gov. John Winthrop, dated
New Providence, "this 4^ of the weeke mane June, 1637," is this
paragraph : " Mr. Stoughton or Capt. Traske, on their way may
please to reade this," showing that Capt. Traske was in the expedi-
tion against the Pequods, under Stoughton, and not under Endicot,
as hinted by Mr. Savage and perhaps other historical writers.
Further, Roger Williams writes : " I heare our loving friends,
Mr. Stoughton, Mr. Traske, &c. are on their way, & 160 (the
intended number) with them." See Mason's Hist, of the Pequot War,
page 14 ; Winthrop's Hist, of New England, i. 222 ; Mass. EUst.
Coll., 4th scries, vi. 194; Winthrop Papers. According to Hub-
bard: "The Colony of Massachusetts determined to send an
hundred and sixty, of whom an hundred and twenty were ordered
under the conduct of Capt. Patrick^ of Watertown, and Capt.
Trashy of Salem, Capt. Stoughton ^ of Dorchester^ being to com-
mand in Chief; with whom was sent that holy Man of God, Mr.
John Wihon (Pastor of one Church of Boston) y the Charets
[Chariots?] and Horsemen of our IsraelJ*^
For particulars in regard to the Pequod war, in which Capt.
Traske is sometimes mentioned, see the history of it by John Mason,
Mass. Hist. Coll., 2d series, vol. viii. pp. 120-153. See abo Let-
ter from Mr. Wmthrop to Gov. Bradford, 28. 5, 1637 ; Bradford's
Plymouth Plantation, page 359; Phillip Vincent's "True Relation
of the late Battell fought in New England," printed 1637, Mass.
Hist. Coll. vol. xxvi. ; Capt. John Underbill's Newes from America,
Mass. Hist. Coll. vol. xxvi. ; Lyon Gardiner, Mass. Hist. Coll.
vol. xxiii. ; Mason's Account, Mass. Hist. Coll. vol. xviii. ; Lech-
ford's Note Book ; Mass. Hist. Society's Proceedings, vol. x. 2d
series, 1895, 1896; Hubbard's New England, edited by S. G.
Drake, ii. 19.
1899.] Captain William Traske of Salem. 49
It is inferred that the Pequod expedition was terminated in about
three months' time. See petition of Capt. Patrick, March 12,
1637-8, for aUowance equal with Captaine Traske, for the time
employed in that special service.
May 3, 1639. The Court gave Capt. Traske two hundred acres
of land in regard of much service.
In the year 1 643, Oct. 9. At a town meeting in Salem, it was agreed
'^that John Moore shoold have 1-2 peck of corne from every family, and
ill snch as are at their own homes, and soch as are better able to bestow
more according as God shall enable them." "Capt Trask to receive it from
the hrmenJ*
The ordinary trainings under Capt. Traske had been continued
eight times a year and sometimes more, and as it seems to general
satisfaction, but for reasons given in the following vote of the town,
his services of this character were at length discontinued. The
record reads thus :
"1645. 1 October. Whereas y* towne of Salem, lying so open to y*
sea, is in great dang' of saddaine attempts by a forraigne enemy, & y'fore
great care is to be had in these dangerous times, it is ordered y® cheife mili-
tary offic' of y* band y' should inhabite in or nere y* harbor. Y* Cort
considering y^ Captaine Traske, who hath bene many years their cheife
officer, dwels so remote from y^ p' of y® towne as he cannot be helpfull
upon any such suddaine occasion, doth hereby discharge him of y^ office,
w^ all due acknowledgm^ of his £uthfulness & former good service to y^
country, & do hereby appoint Mr. Willi: Hathome to be capt of y® said
military company or trained band of y* said towne to exercise y^ said office
& continue therein, untill some oth' shalbe duely chosen & confirmed in y®
said office."
23. 12. 1646. Edmond Batter was to go to Capt. Traske for a
barrell of powder. In one or two other instances a similar vote
was passed, showing that he had to some extent a distribution of
the public ammunition.
In 1648, Capt. Traske had a grant of 250 acres of land from the
General Court. The same year he deeded this land to Gov. John
Endicot. The original may be found in Massachusetts Archives,
xxxix. 656. It is as follows :
'^All men shall know by theise presents That I Captaine William
Traske, of Salem, For & in consideration of Fine hundred apple trees of
three yeares groweth already receaued haue giuen, graunted, sold, bargained
& confirmed, & doe by theise presents for mee, myne heires, executo**
administrate" giue graunt, sell, bargaine & confirme vnto Mr. John Ende-
oott of Salem afforesaid all that my Land w^ contayneth Twoe hundred
& Fiftie acres w^ the Generall Court graunted vnto mee lying & being
next to the Land of Cap' Hathome w^ ioyneth to the Farme of the said
M' Endecott, sdttuate & being vpon & neere vnto Ipsw^ riuer. To haue
& to hold the said Two hundred & Fifde acres of Land as afforesaid to the
said John Endecott his heires & assignes for euer w''' warranteye against
all men that shall lay daime there vnto From, by or vnder mee.
50 Captain William Traske of Salem. [Jan.
In Witness whereof I bane heere vnto sett my hand & seale the xiz^
day of the first moneth 1648.
Signed, sealed & deliaered
in the presence of vs William /^^
John Endecott Traske \^
Zerobbabell Endecott.''
[See a facsimile on opposite page.]
In 1656, William Traske exchanged a farm of 100 acres of land,
previously of the conmions near Spring Pond, for a cow, valued at
£5.
The five layers out* of the Salem lands, at an early period, were
" Captain Traake, Mr. Conant, John Woodbury, John Balch and
Jeffrey Massey." Capt. Traske seems to have been a layer out of
lands for Thomas Rucke, senior; for Thomas Scudder in 1648.
He was, also, a witness to the will of the latter in 1658.
At a meeting of the selectmen of Salem, 8. 4: 1657, it was
voted, ''that Sergent Porter shall sitt in the seate w*^ Capt Trask.**
Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, ix. 201.
Again, on the 22 (1) 57-8, at a meeting of the selectmen,
^Its agreed that the fore seat in the South Gallery shall be set apt. for
these persons to be seated in vidz :
Alex Seeres [Joseph Grafton Jar.]
Tho : Barnes Samll Porter
Job: Heliard Tho: Sallowes
Rich Leech Andrew Woodbury
Rich Adams Arthur Kippen
Mordecbai Cranat Tho: Robbios^f
Will Trask
'< In the town records, there is to be seen, in the handwriting of Mr.
Conant, a list of the heads of families, and before each name stands the
number of persons thereby represented. Roger Conant headed a family
of nine persons ; John Woodbury, six ; John Balch, six ; Captain Trask,
seven : and Mr. Endicott, nine. These heads of households received each
an acre, for by the town vote the greatest families could not have more than
that amount of meadow." Ibid. xx. 54.
" The testimony of Nathaniell Puttnam aged 65 yeeres y* I have Lived
46 yeares in Salem bounds & y® Plain y* doth Lay at y* Easterly end of
the Long pond y* y® Country road Doth Run through y*goeth to Linn from
Salem & where y® Country road y^ Doth Come from Ipswitch Doth meet
w^ the Road y^ Cometh from Salem I say y^ that plain was Reputed Sb
Commonly Called Capt. Trasks plain^ & this for y*^ Space of the first
Twenty Six yeeres y* I Lived in Salem & Further Saith y* Capt. Trask
Did in my hearing did Owne y^ plain to be his Land & This was Sometime
before his Death & Farther s*° y' about fourty yeeres since y* the Coiiion
price of Cowes was five pounds & the Comon price of Vakant Land in
Salem bounds was sold For one Shilling for one Aker & at y^ price we
bought Land John Putnam Witnessetn to y® three Last Lines.
* See dopoeition next page.
f Hist. Col. Essex Institute, ix. 214.
^See diagram.
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1899.] Captain WilUam Traske of Salem. 51
Sworn in Court at Ipswich March 30 (86).
as Attests Jo: Appleton Cler/'
Ipswich Records [at Salem] Vol. v. 214. John Putnam ^ aged about
58 yeares," gives^similar testimony to the foregoing.
In 1658, Oct. 19, at a Court of Assistanta, Capt. Traske was
granted 400 acres of land in the Pequod country.
In the year 1661, when about seventy-four years of age, he pre-
sented a petition to the General Court ^for himselfe and other
souldiers vnder him," for another grant of land, in consideration
of his military services. He understands ^ that seuerall Gentlemen
haue lands granted and laid out at the pequots Country that was ;
and others are likely to putt in for more who it may bee neuer
swett soe much for it as som off vs bledd on it and for y' servise."
*^ In answer to this petition y* Deputies thinke meet to grant Cap^ Traske
400 Acres of land in the place desired with reference to the Consent of o^
hono^ magis^ hereto.
William Torrbt Cleric
Consented to by the magistrates.**
The foregoing petition is printed in full in the Reoisteb, vol. vi.
p. 370.
" The deposition of William Traske seny, aged 77 yeares Saith, that to
his knowledg the lotts on the south Riner side (soe Caled) in Salem Towne,
from John Sweets lott & vpward the Riuer & seuerall downward, were
layd out downe to the Riuer & there was noe high waye alowed betweene
the water & them, I this Deponent being one of the layers out at that time,
which was about 34 yeares agoe, & was at the laying out of seuerall of
those lotts & doe very well remember it : for the Towne in those times,
did not conceaue of any need of away by the^ water side of those lotts St
further Saith not
taken vpon oath 29*^ Nov'. 64.
before mee Simon Bradstreet."
The above deposition in regard to the laying out of lands may be
found in £Issex County Court Papers, vol. x. page 48.
His wiU was made 15th of May, 1666. (See Register, 1857,
vol. xi. 257.) Proved in court at Salem, 24th June, 1666.
Witnesses, Joseph Boice, John Hill. Inventory prised by Tho :
Bobbins, John Hill, June 15, 1666. House, upland and meadow,
£160; The Mill, £100; 5 cows, £22-10s; 2 steers and 2 heifers,
each 2 years old ; 2 year old heifers, 4 calves, 3 ewes, & 3 lambs,
9 swine, mare and 2 colts ; 2 steers at 3 years old. [No grain nor
produce] . Total £364.
In Court 27 June, 1666, executors gave oath, &c.
Court Files.
Selectmen's Meeting, 16 May, 1666. ''Ordered that the souldyers that
atend Capt. Trask to his grave : shall haue som alowance to make them
drink at M' Gidney & is Left to the discretion of Wa: Price nott exceed-
ing the som <^ twenty shills. A cloth to cover the drum." Salem Records,
2d Book.
52 Captain William Traske of Salem. [Jan.
Neither tradition nor record informs us as to place of burial.
His will was signed, sealed, and witnessed 15th of May, and
arrangement made by the selectmen for the funeral the next day.
Might he not have been buried on his own land, as was the
custom of the times, and the place selected by himself or friends,
contiguous to or a part of " the orchard," west of his dwelling house?
Rev. IVlr. Felt, in his Annals of Salem, 2d edition, vol. ii., page
447, says, under Mill Plain:
"There was a spot here for graves prior to 1669, near the glass house
field. Id 1682, it was described as boanded by William Trask's premises.
Like the ancient burying place of the village and many family ones, it was
set off with Danvers."
Hanson says (History of Danvers, page 156, printed in 1£48) :
" Probably no town in Massachusetts possesses so many graveyards as
Danvers. In former days, it was the custom for each family, or at the
most for two or three families, to have a little spot in which to deposit the
departed. Thus these cities of the dead were multiplied, constantly, until
in all the number has swelled to about one hundred."
His eldest son, William, about the year 1680 or perhaps a little
earlier, built, according to tradition, the house sold by the heirs of the
estate in 1870, after the death of Mr. Isaac Bullock, the last of the
descendants of Capt. William Traske bom in the old homestead.*
The late George D. Phippen, Esq., of Salem, in an interesting
sketch of " The Old Planters of Salem who were settled here before
the arrival of Governor Endicott, in 1628," Historical Collections
of the Essex Institute, i. 193-195, has the following tribute to my
ancestor (page 194) :
" He was an energetic man, a brave soldier and reliable in case of an
emergency. He was one of the first, if not the first military commander
in Massachusetts; we can safely say of him as has been said of Capt.
Mason — what Captain Standish was to the Plymouth Colony, and Captain
Mason to Connecticut, Captain Trask was to the Massachusetts Colony."
Rev. J. B. Felt, in writing about Capt. Traske, closes with these
words : " He was a brave man ; a useful and respected member of
society." Annals of Salem, 1st ed., p. 227.
Note. — The drawing made by Mr. Bullock, as shown in the accompanying
half-tone, gives, as he states it, a *' Plan of Capt. W™ Traske's Mill ponds,
on North River, as I understand it to have been before 1750, with Spooner*s
point, as my opinion is, and the other points according to M^ Felt. And I
locate Boyce's Island from my recollection of the Mill-pond, about 1812. See
Vol. i, page 306, for a document mentioning this Island." He thus refers to
his own copy of Felt's Annals of Salem, 2d edition, which contains many origi-
nal papers of the Trask family. ** I have marked," he continues, " the site of
the original grist Mill dam, according to family tradition, confirmed by my now
clear recollections of the localities as far back as 1810-12, at which time my
great Aunt Mehitabel Trask died, and whose recollections of events went back
to 1750 — her traditionary memories were uncommonly extensive and minute."
* Mr. Bullock was the only child of his parents ; was bom in Danvers April 13,
1800. By a change of names and boundaries, he lived afterwards in South Danvers,
then Peabody, and died in Salem in 1870, without removing his residence.
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1899.] Descendants of Bdward and Joh7i Itee. 53
Beferences to Diagram.
• Original liUldam— 1636.
f Second dam, Frye's Mills— 1712-13.
T. William Traske's original house.
X Second House — 1675-80 — old Homestead.
B. Traske*s Burial ground, old village.
C. The Orchard of the Homestead.
D. Gardner's hill — ancient Cemetery.
The mottoes at the upper part of the diagram, on the right, are appropriate.
That familiar saying, attributed to Patrick Henry, *' Give me liberty or give me
death," when taken in connection with the fight at the North Bridge, Salem, end-
ing in Leslie's retreat, is significant. See article entitled ** Leslie's Retreat," or
the *' Resistance to British Arms, at the North Bridge in Salem, on Sunday,
P.M., Feb. 28, 1775," Essex Institute Proceedings, 1848-56, a paper by Cliarles
M. Endicott, Esq., also published separately. The patriotic Oration by Dr.
George B. Loring, delivered at the celebration, North Bridge, Salem, July 4th,
1862. Felt's " Salem," second edition, vol. ii., p. 514-519. "The first step,"
says Endicott, '* which ultimately led to the independence of America."
The other motto, reading *' Dulce Domum," is also appropriate in reference
to *' our house," built by William Trask, the second, the birthplace of many
generations, the last of whom was Mr. Isaac Bullock. The phrase, " dulce
domum," reminds one of the Latin chorus,
** Domum, domum, dulce domum."
** Home, home, Joyous home."
In the Essex R^^try of Deeds, Lib. 77, fol. 281, is a conveyance from
William Trask, Ck>rdwainer, and John Trask, Blacksmith, both of Salem, Ad-
ministrators of the Estate of their Father, John Trask, Gent° late of Salem,
Deceased, Ck>nsideration £14. 10*, paid by Samuel Bell, of Salem, Bricklayer, of
about 50 Poles of Marsh, called Boyces Island, lying in the Mill pond in Salem,
and butting every way on said pond, with the privileges, &c.
John Higoissok, May 29, 1738.
JoHX HiGOiKSON Jun'. Ackn. same day.
It is hoped that in a future number of the Rboister, farther account of local-
ities given in this diagram will be made use of, in connection with the family
genealogy.
DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD AND JOHN LEE OF
GUILFORD, CONN.
Compiled by Hon. Ralph D. Smtth, and communicated by
Dr. Behnabo C. Steucer, of Baltimore.
Edward^ Lee, or Leigh, or Lees, came to Guilford about 1675, and
married Elizabeth Wright, daughter of Benjamin, a resident of that place,
in 1676. She died about 1685, and he married again, Abigail Stevens,
daughter of Thomas of Guilford. She died August, 1727. He died in the
preceding April. Wright gave by will, land to his daughter, in October, 1685.
This land consisted of a home lot of one acre in the present borough of
Guilford, a parcel of marsh land at Sandy Point and forty-four acres of
upland. This land, Eldward Lee conveyed to his son Samuel^ the only
surviving child of his first wife. He owned land in the vicinity of the West
Biver in 1706, and removed there about 1710, after he had transferred his
other property to Samuel' Lee. He also owned two lots in the Cohabita-
tion land (now North Guilford). His list in 1716 was £95.12.6. He is
54 Descendants of Bdtoard and John Lee. [Jan.
snpposed to have been a brother of George^ Lee of Sajbrook, who married
Martha and died 1728, and of (2) John^ Lbe of East Guilford. He
was one of the smaller planters of Guilford. Sayage's Genealogical Dic-
tionary, iii. 75, calls him Lees and says he was perhaps son of Hagh of
Saybrook.
The children of Edward Lee and Elizabeth Wright were :
i. Joseph*, b. 1678 ; d. Dec. 5, 1692.
8. ii. Samuel, b. Jone 25, 1681 ; d. Aug. 26, 1727.
The children of Edward Lee and Abigail Stevens jwere :
iii. Mart, b. Jaly 4, 1689 ; d. s. Jane 9, 1752.
It. Sarah, b. Feb. 27, 1690-1 ; m. Nicholas Bond, of Hebron, Conn.
4. y. Lemuel, b. Dec. 1, 1698.
5. vi. Thomas, b. Aag. 15, 1696.
6. yU. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 25, 1698-9; d. Sept. 24, 1751.
Ylii. Abigail, b. May 9, 1699 ; d. Jan. 27, 1767 ; m. David Chapman, son
of Robert of East Haddam, on Feb. 5, 1724.
2. JoHN^ Lee was a cooper, and lived in Eillingworth in 1688, but later
removed to East Guilford, where he resided in 1696, when he was
given liberty to build a Sabbath-Day house on the Guilford Green.
His list in 1716 was £95.3.0, and his cooper's trade was rated at
£5. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Dennis Crampton of Guil-
ford, iu 1686, and died Feb. 14, 1718. She died Juue 23, 1746.
Their children were :
7. 1. John* Jr., b. May 5, 1688, at Eillingworth; d. at Quilford, March,
1717.
8. 11. Joseph, b. Aug. 26, 1690; d. Dec. 81, 1758.
iii. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 80, 1692; d. s. Jan., 1725.
9. iv. Jonathan, b. May 26, 1696; d. Feb. 10, 1750.
V. Mary, b. July 25, 1697 ; m. Samuel Allis, of Stratford.
vi. Daniel, b. July 6, 1699; d. s.
vll. Deborah, b. Oct. 12, 1702 ; d. s. Oct. 20, 1765.
10. viii. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 22, 1704; d. Dec. 20, 1753.
ix. Rachel, b. 1708.
8. Samuel^ Lee (Edward^), of Guilford, married Abigail Bishop, daugh-
ter of John Jr., Sept. 18, 1700. She died June 5, 1751. His list
in 1716 was £39.
Their children were:
i. Susannah*, b. June 23, 1707; d. Oct. 20, 1707.
ii. Abigail, b. June 22, 1710; m. John Benton, of Quilford, Dec. 15,
1730; d. Julys, 1733.
11. iU. Samuel, b. April 22, 1713; d. March 3, 1787.
4. Lemuel^ Lee (Edward^) of Berlin, Conn., lived in 1716 at Guilford,
where his list was £21 and one horse. He resided on the West
river, near his father, until he removed from Guilford. He married
Ist, Mary Burnett, on Feb. 25, 1716. She died March 2, 1719,
and he married 2d, Mary West.
By his first wife he had one child :
i. Samuel', b. March 26, 1717.
The children of Lemuel and Mary (West) Lee were :
ii. Anna,» b. March 1, 1722-3; d. Dec. 15, 1746.
iii. Mary, b. Oct. 8, 1724.
iv. Mindwell, b. May 13, 1726 ; d. June 16, 1743.
V. Lemuel, b. May 11, 1729; d. Dec, 1746.
vi. Abigail, b. April 8, 1733; d. Dec. 16, 1749.
vU. Lewis, b. July 23, 1784 ; d. Dec. 14, 1746.
1899.] Descendants of Edward and John Lee. 55
5. Thomas* Lee (Edward^) had a home lot at Bloff Head in North
Guilford, and remoyed thence with his brother Lemael, to Berlin.
He married Nov. 15, 1721, Elizabeth Sanford of Fairfield, who
died March 9, 1746.
Their children were :
i. Stephen*, b. Oct. 10, 1782.
li. Edward, b. Jan. 17, 1735.
ill. Thomas, b. Oct. 13, 1780.
6. Ebenezer' Lee {Edward^) bought his brother LemQel's land on Nov.
27, 1722, and always resided in Guilford. He married May 16,
1721, Sarah Chidsey, daughter of Joseph. She died March 7, 1778.
Their children were :
i. Mary», b. May 2, 1722.
19. U. Elon, b. May 16, 1724; d. May 10, 1806.
ill. Rachel, b. Feb. 23, 1727; m. Jasper Grifflng, of Quilford, 1761,
and d. March 4, 1811. He d. Nov. 1, 1800.
It. Rhoda, b. Nov. 29, 1728; d. June 20, 1741.
Y. Sarah, b. June 2, 1732.
y1. Luct, b. 1789 ; m. John Norton of Guilford, Dec. 7, 1758.
13. tU. William, b. 1741 ; d. April 29, 1795.
7. John' Lee {Joh'n?)^ of Blast Guilford, married Rachel, daughter of
Stephen Bishop. His list in 1716 was £30.6.0. He had land at
the Neck in East Guilford, giyen him by his father in 1712.
Their only child was :
14. 1. John', b. 1714 ; d. Aug. 8, 1752.
8. Joseph* Lee (JbAit^), of East Guilford, married 1st, Lois Pond on
June 24, 1730 ; 2d, Rebecca Lewis. Probably all his children were
by his first wife.
They were (the order of their birth is uncertain) :
15. 1. Joseph'.
11. JosiAH, b. July 11, 1733; d. May 7, 1751.
ill. BrIiBiAM, m. Mifurk Hodgkiss, Jan. 8, 1751.
It. Elizabeth, m. Nathaniel Spencer, of Haddam.
T. Luct, b. June 10, 1734; m. John Crattenden; d. Feb. 10, 1786.
t1. Phinehas, b. Nov. 5, 1736 ; d. Aug. 13, 1747.
9. Jonathan* Lee {Johv})^ of East Guilford, mArried Hope, daughter of
Jonathan Murray, of Guilford, on August 15, 1719. After his
death she married, about 1755, William Judd, Esq., of Waterbury,
who died January 29, 1772. She died Febniaiy 27, 1787.
Their children were:
I. Ann', b. Oct. 1, 1720; m. Ebenezer Hunger, of East Guilford,
May 3, 1742, and d. Aug. 22, 1788. He d. June 20, 1793.
II. Mart, b. May 2, 1722; d. y.
III. Mary, b. Feb. 10, 1723; m. Perry.
16. It. Jonathan, b. May 22, 1726; d. Feb. 17, 1803.
y. Hope, b. May 1, 1728; m. Timothy Terrell, of Woodbury, Feb. 26,
1754. He d. Aug. 29, 1786.
yl. Selah, b. June 23, 1737; d. Jan. 6, 1757.
10. Nathaniel* Lee {John})^ of East Guilford, married let. Temperance
Bishop, daughter of Nathaniel, April 3, 1728. S le died March 29,
1751. He married 2d, Mary Tomer, April 6, 1752. She died in
1764.
56 Descendant of Edward and John Lee. [Jan.
The children of Nathaniel and Temperance (Bishop) Lee were:
I. Temperance*, b. Jan. 29, 1729 ; d. y.
II. James, b. Sept. 2, 1780; d. March 19, 1751.
17. ill. Nathaniel, b. April 11, 1786.
iv. Experience, b. Sept. 10, 1737.
V. Timothy, b. Feb. 22, 1740 ; d. Oct. 7, 1758.
vi. Simeon, b. July 16, 1745; d. Dec. 25, 1771.
vil. Phinehas, b. Oct. 17, 1747; d. Aug. 2, 1770.
vili. Jennie, b. May 11, 1750; d. May 17, 1770.
The child of Nathaniel and Mary (Turner) Lee was :
ix. Sarah, b. Aug. 6, 1758 ; m. Aaron Foster, of East Guilford, Dec.
10, 1769. He d. March 12, 1773.
11. Samuel* Lee, Jr. {Samuel,^ Ebenezei^)^ of Guilford, married Ruth,
daughter of Deacon Seth Morse, January 6, 1742. She died March
8, 1804.
Their children were :
I. Samuel*, b. Oct. 1, 1742 ; d. May 31, 1819. He was a man of much
prominence in the town, representing it several times in the
legislature. During the Revolutionary war he was most zealous
in his patriotism, and served on several important town com-
mittees. In 1778, he was appointed lieutenant in the 7th Connec-
ticut regiment. In 1780, he enlisted a company of coast guards
in Guilford and was on duty with them for J65 days. His course
of action against the Tories was a determined one (see Steiner*8
History of Guilford, p. 443) . His wife was a remarkable woman,
of great force of character. She was Agnes Dickinson (b. MJEir.
21, 1745 ; d. July 2, 1830), dan. of Azariah and Hepzibah of Had-
dam. She mar. Capt. Lee on Nov. 7, 1764. Their children were :
1. Bebecca^y b. Mar. 17, 1766; d. Dec. 6, 1859 ; m. Timothy Seward
of Guilford Dec. 3, 1783 (see Seward Genealogy in N. £. Hist. Gen.
Register for July, 1898). Among their grand-children was Rachel
Stone Seward, who m. Ralph D. Smyth. 2. Lucyy b. July 8,
1770; m. Joel Griswold (d. July 19, 1835) of Guilfoi-d in 1790,
and d. Mar. 24, 1854. 3. Buth, b. Aug. 13, 1778 ; m. Abner Ben-
ton (d. Mar. 14, 1804) of Guilford in 1800, and d. Mar. 9, 1854.
II. Timothy, b. Feb. 22, 1745; m. Freelove Crampton, Sept. 13, 1776
(d. July 6, 1836). She died Sept., 1822. They had one daughter,
Freelove^, b. 1789; d. s. May 26, 1833. He was a revolutionary
soldier and lived in Guilford,
ill. Levi, b. 1747 ; removed to Homer, N. Y.
12. Elon* Leb (Ebenezer,^ Edward})^ of Guilford, married Elizabeth,
daughter of Isaac Hotchkiss, May 16, 1750. She died March 29,
1818.
Their children were :
i. Sarah*, b. Mar. 23, 1752; m. Miles Johnson of Guilford, Mar. 25,
1774; d. Mar. 14, 1775.
il. Elon, b. June 17, 1757 ; m. Deborah Johnson, Dec. 30, 1778 ; d.
Jan. 31, 1783. She d. Dec. 9, 1843. After his death she married
Amos Dudley of Guilford (d. Sept. 8, 1823), July 15, 1794.
Their children were : 1. Sarah^, b. Dec. 30, 1780 ; m. John Dud-
ley of Guilford, 1805; d. Dec. 27, 1849 (he d. Jan. 9, 1816). 2.
Deborah, b. Mar. 31, 1783; m. WilUam Dudley (d. July 16, 1846)
of Guilford, Feb. 8, 1808; d. Oct. 25, 1827.
iii. Ebkr, b. Dec. 23, 1760; d. May 31, 1855. He lived in Guilford and
Meriden, and mar. Huldah, dau. of David Bishop, Nov. 20, 1789.
She d. Oct. 19, 1836. Their children were : 1. Elon^y b. Dec. 16,
1790; m. (1) Lydla Palmer, Dec. 5, 1810; (2) Eunice Howard,
Oct., 1822 ; lived at Clarkestown, N. Y. 2. David, b. May 9, 1792 ;
lived at Philadelphia, Penn. ; m. (1) Sarah, dau. of Capt. James
Castle ; (2) Rachel, sister of first wife. 8. OrrUy b. Nov. 7, 1798 ;
1899.] Descendants of Edward and John Lee. 57
in. Elah Camp of Durham, Dec., 1819. 4. ErastuSj b. Sept. 28,
1795; lived at Canton, Ohio, and d. s. Sept. 24, 1843. 5. Eli, b.
Jane 7, 1800; m. (1) Lydia Evarts; (2) Betsey Taylor; (3)
Tddow Mary (Rhodes) Ellis.
It. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 20, 1763; m. John Arden, 1790; d. Dec. 3, 1795.
y. Joel, b. Apr. 9, 1767, of Gnilford; d. Nov. 19, 1836; m. Mary, dan.
of James Davis, Feb. 1, 1798. She m. (2) Amos Fowler, Jan.
17, 1848, and died Sept. 7, 1863, ae. 94. Their children were :
I. Polly*, b. Sept. 22, 1792; d. Sept. 25, 1794. 2. Joel Alvah, b.
July 5, 1794; died in the west about 1877; m. Amanda Shelly,
Mar., 1817. 3. Maria, b. Aug. 27, 1796; d. Jan. 19, 1826; m.
Joel Parmelee of Goilford, 1818. 4. Davis, of Gnilford, b. Oct.
II, 1798; d. Nov. 2, 1867; m. Harriett Elliott, Jan. 1, 1838. 5.
James Edward, b. Oct. 11, 1798; d. Nov. 19, 1889; m. Rath Mer-
win. Sept 28, 1825. 6. Gilbert Miner, b. Sept. 14, 1802 ; d. Feb.
12, 1894 ; m. Fhebe Ricks ; lived in Wisconsin. 7. Henry Salem,
b. Sept. 15, 1807 ; d. Jane 6, 1842 ; of Manhanset, L. I. ; m. Ann
Brooks. 8. Justin, b. Apr. 11, 1810; m. Matilda Hotchkiss, Sept.
20, 1866. He is still living.
vl. Vkne, b. Nov. 27, 1770, of Pennsylvania; d. 1849; m. (1) Re-
becca Palmer, Nov. 16, 1793. She died Jane 14, 1794, leaving
one son, Horcice*. He mar. (2) Polly Johnson, who had one son,
John Fletcher.
13. WiLLLAJi* Lee {Ebenezer^, Edward^), of Guilford, married Eanice
Hotchkiss, daughter of Mark, May 23, 1770; she died February
27, 1827. Their chUdren were:
I. William*, b. July 16, 1771 ; d. Jane 1, 1840.
ii. Reuben, b. Sept. 28, 1773; m. Lois, dan. of Philemon Hall. Their
children were : I, Eunice*. 2. Sarah, Z. Eliza Ann. ^. Alvan.
iii. Tm, b. Nov. 1, 1776; d. Nov. 1846; m. Lois Barnes, Jane 10, 1797.
Their children were: 1. Frederic William*, of Gnilford; m. (1)
Nancy Stannard, (2) wid. Rebecca Stannard. 2. George Augustus.
3. Lyman, of Little Valley, N. Y. ; m. Harriett Rathbone.
Iv. Charles, b. Sept 7, 1777; d". Sept. 12, 1787.
V. Sarah, b. July 6, 1782 ; m. Egglcston, of Rochester, N. Y.
Ti. Elon, b. Mar. 12, 1786 ; d. Dec. 22, 1856 ; m. Grace Stone, May 17,
1808. Their children were: 1. Eunice*, b. Jan. 22, 1812; m. Henry
Benton, April 8, 1832. 2. Myrta Ann, b. May 6, 1815 ; m. Jason
Field, April 15, 1835. 3. Edward William, b. Aag. 6, 1819 ; d. Jan.
25, 1840. 4. Hubbard Stone, b. Joly 6, 1822, of Ann Arbor, Mich. ;
m. Sarah Eliza Willett. 5. Eliza Polly, b. Jnly 25, 1825 ; m. Walter
Hinckley, Oct. 4, 1846.
tU. Charles, *b. Nov. 29. 1788, of Gnilford; d. Sept. 5, 1845; m. Achsa
Parmelee of Gnilford, Jaly 8, 1812. (She died Nov. 9, 1866.} They
had one child, Harriett Clarissa*, b. Mar. 10, 1818.
riii. Jonathan, b. April 12, 1791; m. Rath ; lived at Rochester,
N. Y., and d. Nov. 3, 1838.
14. John* Lee, Jr. {John\ Johti^), married Elizabeth . After his
death she married Daniel Grove of North Guilford, who died Sep-
tember 12, 1782. She died Jalj 8, 1798. Their children were:
i. Joror*, b. May 20, 1739 ; m. Lacy Graves. Their children were :
1. Linu^, bap. May 26, 1771, and 2. Daniel, b. Mar. 13, 1774.
it AzARLkH, b. Dec. 21, 1740; d. Aug. 12, 1762.
lil. Stephen, b. , 1742.
15. Joseph* Lee (Joseph*, JohfO)y married March 23, 1736, Mary, daugh-
ter of Nathaniel Baylej of Guilford. Their children were:
i. David*, b. July 3, 1740; d. July 2, 1742.
ii. liABTHA, b. Mar. 21, 1743; m. Nathan Field,
ill. Ruth, b. April 29, 1747.
It. KATHA2T, b. S^t. 18, 1760.
TOL« Lin. 5
58 Jf^irst Book of Raynham Records. [Jan.
16. Jonathan' Lee {Jonathan^ John^)^ of East Guilford, married Mary,
daughter of Ebenezer Bartlett, June 27, 1751. She died Septem-
ber 23, 1825. Their children were:
i. Submit*, b. June 14, 1768 ; m. David Hatch of Norfolk.
ii. Abigail, b. July 11, 1754; m. 1772, Theophilus Scranton (d. Dec. 17,
1827), of Guilford; d. Dec. 23, 1840.
ill. Anna, b. Nov. 10, 175G ; m. Josiah Hunger, Mar. 22, 1780. He d.
Dec. 27, 1822.
iv. Mart, bap. July 8, 1759 ; m. Jacob Conkllng, a tailor, who came to
Guilford from Long Island.
V. Jonathan, b. April 9, 1762 ; d. Nov. 4, 1844 ; m. 1789, Mindwell, dau.
Dea. Timothy Hill of East Guilford. He lived in East Guilford, af-
terwards Madison. Their children were : 1. Lydia*, b. April 7, 1790 ;
d. Jan. 24, 1796. 2. Anna, b. Dec. 29, 1791 ; m. Jonathan Judd and
removed to Orange, Conn. She was living at New Haven in 1850.
3. Selah, b. Sept. 21, 1794; m. Electa Ann Bushnell, and lived
in Madison. 4. Julia, b. Sept. 2, 1796. 5. Mary, b. Nov. 6, 1798;
d. Sept. 24, 1800. 6. Chloe, b. April 6, 1801 ; m. Wm. H. Bishop.
7. Jonathan Trumbull, b. Mar. 5, 1803; m. Betsy B. Judd, Nov. 22,
1827, and lived in Madison. 8. Timothy H,, b. Dec. 8, 1805; d.
of cholera Sept. 8, 1832. 9. CharloUe, b. 1808; m. Orlando Wil-
cox of New Haven. 10. Henry, b. Aug. 2, 1810 ; m. (1) Rosalind Smith
(d. July 22, 1848, 86.32), May 6, 1840; (2) Abigail Dudley, Nov. 6,
1840, and lived in Madison. 11. Alexander Hamilton^ b. May 27,
1813; d. July 5, 1835.
vi. Srlah, b. Sept. 5, 1765 ; d. Aug. 28, 1791 ; m. Sarah Dudley, dau. of
Gilbert. She d. Mar. 9, 1854. Their children were : 1. Horace*,
b. ; d. flB. 5 mos., 15 days. 2. Polly, b. Sept. 18, 1789 ; d. 8.
Nov., 1826.
17. Nathaniel' Lee {NathameP, John}), of East Guilford and Whites-
town, N. Y. ; married Mabel, dan. of Deacon Timothy Meigs of
East Guilford, Dec. 7, 1757. She d. October 20, 1800. Their chil-
dren were:
i. TmoTHY*, b. Aug. 14, 1760; d. at Whitestown, July, 1803.
ii. Clemania, b. Dec. 18, 1763.
iii. Frederic, b. April 3, 1766, of East Guilford, captain in the IT. S.
revenue service ; gave the name Madison to East Guilford when it
was set off as a separate town ; founded Lee's Academy there ;
was one of the earliest Jeffersonian Republicans of the town ; m.
Anna, dau. of Asher Fowler ; had no children ; d. May 27, 1831.
She d. Nov. 13, 1855.
iv. Statira, b. May 24, 1768.
V. Slmeon, b. May 26, 1771.
vi. Alexander, b. Mar. 5, 1774.
vii. Harriet, b. Nov. 7, 1776.
vlii. Uriah, b. Mar. 29, 1780.
FIRST BOOK OF RAYNHAM RECORDS.
f^om a copy in the possession of the Society.
[Continned fl-om Vol. 52, page 296.]
[Page 16.]
1788 Dec 28 m. Jonathan Hall & Lidia Leonard by Mr. Wales
Children,
1789 Sept 26 b. Jonathan — died Noy 22, 1739
1899.] First Book ofRaynham Records. 59
1740 Oct 4 b. Seth — Saturday
Rec* Mar. 25, 1741
The names & births of the children of Jonathan Hall the first and Sarah
bis first wife are as followeth : —
Jonathan — Thurs.
Sarah <&d.feb 11, 1725/6
Amos — Tues.
Rebeckah & d. May 15, 1723
John — Frid.
Mason — Frid.
Sarah the first wife of the above Jonathan Hall died Mar. 28, 1726
Here follows the names & the births of the children of the said Jonathan
Hall A Sarah his second wife
1728 May 2 b. Elizabeth — Thursday
1734 Mch 25 b. Hannah — Monday
1716
May 3
b.
1718
July 16
b.
1720
Apl 5
b.
1722
May 21
b.
1724
May 15
b.
1725/6
Jany 28
b.
[Page 17.]
Hatherl/ Jones 6t Abigail Rogers by Rey. John
Wales of Raynham
Abraham Jones of Raynham in the 76^ year of
his age
Timothy Jones son of Timothy Jones & Sarah
his wife of Raynham
Abraham Jones son Do A Do do
Hannah Jones dan. Do & Do do
John Jones son of Hatherly Jones & Abigail his
wife — Sabbeth
Ephraim Jones son Do &, Do
Sabeth
Samuel Jones son of Timothy Jones &> Sarah his
wife
Bathsheba Jones dan. of Nathan Jones 6t Bath-
sheba his wife
Elnathan Jones & Silence Hewit by Sam^ Leo-
nard Esq. Jus. Peace
Solomon Jones A Tabitha Knapp by Josiah Dean
Esq
[Page 18.]
Here follows the names of the children of Joseph Jones y* 2^ of Rayn-
ham (d. Apl 25, 1744) & Elizabeth his wife (d. Not. 23, 1750)
1732
Nov
16
m.
1734/5
Mch
18
d.
1727
Nov
30
b.
1730
1733
1734
Oct
2
19
6
b.
b.
b.
1738
May
7
b.
1738
Noy
15
b.
1743
Apl
5
b.
1749*
Not
20
m.
1789
Aoe
27
m.
1724
Dec
5
b.
Elizabeth
1726
Oct
1
b.
Ebenezer
1728
Nov
29
b.
Lydia
1780
Dec
15
b.
Mary
1733
Feb
28
b.
Joseph
1785
Oct
18
b.
Nehemiah
1788
May
18
b.
Bethiah
1740
«<
26
b.
Ephraim — d. June 16, 1742
• The 9 is blotted, may be 7. W.R.D.
60 Jfotes concerning Roger Williams. [Jan.
1741 Nov 9 b. Seth Jones son of Hatherly Jones & Abigail his
wife — Monday
1745 July 26 b. Abigail Jones dau. Do & Do
— Fryday
[To be continaed.]
NOTES CONCERNING ROGER WILLIAMS.
By Almon D. Hodobb, Jr.
A. — DATE OF HIS BIRTH.
No record giving the exact date of birth of Roger Williams has
been found, and estimates have varied from 1598 to 1607. He
earlier date is that of the tradition prevailing at Providence about a
century after the event ; the later is a deduction of Oscar S. Straus
in his life of Roger Williams published in 1894.
In two instances Roger Williams left on record important state-
ments concerning his age. These statements, and the circumstances
attendant upon his ax^iission to Charter House School, afford the
only data as yet discovered for forming conclusions as to the year of
his birth.
In the testimony of Roger Williams in favor of Richard Smith's title to
the Wickford lands, is the following: '^ Nahiggonsik, 24 July 1679 (at vul-
go). I Roger Wjlljams of Providence . . . being now neere to Foore
Score years of age." [i?. L Bist. Soe. Coll. tit: 166,2
It is evident that Williams here asserted that he was under 80
years of age ; and the assumption of Mr. Straus, that he was ** over
three score and ten, and therefore, counting his age by scores, he
would naturally use the expression he did," is extremely plausible.
According to this testimony, it is certain that Roger Williams was
bom after July 24, 1599, and probable that he was bom before
July 24, 1609.
Letter of Roger Williams to Gov. John Winthrop : " Plymouth. [No
date.] Only let me craue a word of explanation : among other plecufor a
young counciUour . . . you argue from 25 in a Church Elder : tis a ridle
as yet to me whether you meane any Elder in these New English churches
... or the Levites who served from 25 to 50 ... or my selfe bat a
child in euery thing, {though in Christ called Sf persecuted euen in 4r <nU of
my fathers hawse these 20 years), I am no Elder in any church . . • d;
yet if I at present were, I should be in the dayes of my vanitie neerwr vp-
wards of 30 then 25.* . . • You lately sent musick to our eares, when
we heard you perswaded . . . our beloved Mr. Nowell to surrender vp
one sword." [^ Mass. Hist. Soc. CoU. vi : ISJ^."]
This letter is undated, but its date can be placed at July to Octo-
ber, 1632, from its reference to Mr^ Nowell which relates, aocord-
* All italics are mine.— A. D. H.. Jr.
1899.] Jfoies concerning Soger Willianu. 61
ing to all authoritiefl, to the resignation })j Increase Nowell of his
office of Elder, as a result of the vote of the churches that a per-
son ought not to be a civil magistrate and a ruling elder at the
same time. Gov. Winthrop, in his History of New England, i : 81,
under date of July [1 to 4] 1632, records this vote, and in the
same History, i:91, under date of Oct. 25, 1632, describes his
visit to Plymouth. The letter was written, evidently, between these
two dates.
The expression " nearer upwards of 30 than 25 " is somewhat
obscure and has been variously interpreted. ^ The earlier commen-
tators, probably influenced by the traditional date of birth, 1598,
supposed it might mean simply over 30^ but this is a strained in-
te]^retation. Mr. Straus, on the other hand, considers it ^ another
way of saying he was over 25 and under 30, or nearer to 30 than
25 is to 30, that is to say, he was between 25 and 26, ** which last,
in common parlance, means 25 years old. This also is a strained
interpretation. Surely the whole argument is to the efiect that he
was considerably past this age. To my mind, the fair interpreta-
tion of the expression, taken with its context, is that he was nearer to
30 years of age than he was to 25, or that he was over 27J years
old, and hence bom not later than April, 1605.
The following evidence seems to prove that Roger Williams was
elected a Pensioner of the Charter House School June 25, 1621.
lire. Sadleir, the daughter of Sir Edward Coke, the great lawyer and
legal writer, in a Dote appended to a letter of Roger Williams addressed to
her, wrote : '* This Roger Williams, when he was a youth, would, in a short
hand, take sermons and speeches in the Star Chamber, and present them
to my dear father. He, seeing so hopeful a youth, took such liking to him
that he sent him in to Sutton's Hospital, and he was the second that was
placed there." Ms. letters of Roger Williams to Mrs. Sadleir, in the library
of Trinity College, Cambridge. [Narragansett Cluh Pub. vi : 252.1
The records of Sutton's Hospital, now the Charter House, furnish no
other particulars [concerning Roger Williams] than the following — that
Roger Williams was elected a scholar of that institution June 25, 1621,
and that he obtained an '' exhibition " July 9, 1624. \^EUon!$ Life of
Soger WiUiams, p. ll.]
I have had the records of the Charter House searched anew. In addi-
tion to the entry that Roger Williams was elected a scholar June 25, 1621
(being ^' the second scholar placed there " bi/ Sir Edward Coke, not the
second scholar who was admitted) is the following under date of 1629:
^ Roger Williams who hath exhibition and so far about five years past, has
forsaken the university and is become discontinuer of his studies there. Ex-
hibition suspended until order to the contrary." By the rules of Sutton's
Hospital School no scholars could be admitted under 10 or over 14 years.
[Be^ WiUiam$. By Oscar 8. Straus. 1894. Pp- S, 9.]
From the rules and from his interpretation of the words " nearer
upwards of 30 than 23," Mr. Straus concludes that Roger Williams
waa bom in 1607.
If the rules as to age of admission were carried out strictly in the
62 Notes concerning Roger Williams. [Jan*
case of Roger Williams, even under the assumption that one was
not considered "over 14" until he was 15, then Roger Williams
could not have been bom earlier than June 26, 1606. And this
disagrees with my deduction from Williams's own statement in the
letter to Gov. Winthrop, that he was bom not later than April,
1605. .
It seems to me therefore necessary to assume, either that Roger
Williams described his age inaccurately, or that the rule was libera
ally construed in his case. Either assumption is possible, but to
my mind the latter is more probable. Sir Edward Coke not only
was a Governor of the Charter House, but also by his legal ability
had saved the foundation when it was assailed by Sutton's heirs ;
and it appears to me very probable that a prot6g6 of his would be
admitted, even if above the customary age.
In view of the foregoing I incline strongly to the opinion that
Roger Williams was born in, or very near to, the year 1604. If
this was the case, then he was 74 or 75 years old when he called
himself "neere to Foure Score years"; about 28 years old when
''nearer upwards of 30 than 25 " ; 16 or 17 years old when elected
a scholar of Charter House School ; 22 or 23 years old when he
took his degree at Pembroke College ; and 78 or possibly 79 years
old when he died. Moreover he would have been 16 years old
when he *' in a short hand took sermons and speeches in the Star
Chamber," if (as the note of Mrs. Sadleir implies) he did this be-
fore entering Charter House, — a much more probable age than that
of 13 which follows from the computation of Mr. Straus.
B. ^DATE OF HIS DEATH.
Whereas there hath of long time been a difference betweene the Towne
of Providence & the 13 Proprietors of Pautuxet, who Originally were JRo^
,ger Williams, William Arnold, Thomas James, John Greene, John Throck-
morton, William Harris, Thomas Olney, Richard Waterman, ffrancis Wes-
ton, Ezechiell Holliman, Robert Coles, Stukley Westcott & William Car*
penter, as Concerning y® deviding of the lands of Pautuxet belonging to the
said 13 Proprietors from the Gennerall Comon of the aforesd Towne of
Providence : And whereas severall of the said Proprietors are deceased &
the sd difference yet Remaneth [a settlement is agreed upon. Signed by]
Roger Williams Benjamin Carpenter Susanna Harris
Nathaniel! Waterman Howlong Harris Jeremaah Rhoades
Silas Carpenter William Carpenter Peleg Rhoades
Thomas ffield with ray Consent my two sons have subscribed:
[and also by Ave Trustees on the part of the town of Providence.]
Dated 16 January 1682:83.— Recorded May 24: 1705 in the Third
Book Town of Providence, pp. 167, 168. [^Uarly Providence BecorcUy iv:
73-76.]
January y« 27"^: 168|. Voated y* y« Bond Given by m'. Roger WQ-
liams m^ Thomas ffield & John Thornton Concerning Sarah Neals being
chargeable to y® towne by herself e or child be delivered up to y® said per-
sons.— Town Meeting Records, p. 70. — [^Early Providence Records, viii:
122, 123.]
1899.] ITbies concerning Soger Williams. 63
On April 25, 1683, William Carpenter executed a deed wherein he called
himself the last survivor of the 13 proprietors of Pawtuxet lands; and as
Roger Williams was one of these proprietors, he most have been dead at
this date. [Providence DeedSy i : 260.]
From the above it is clear that Roger Williams died in February,
March or April, 1683. Rev. Isaac Backus so asserted in the first
edition of his History of New England, i: 515, published in 1777.
In his Abridgement of the Church History of New England, p. 130,
published in 1804, ]Mr. Backus stated that Roger Williams died in
April, 1683.
C. ^MAIDEN NAME OF HIS WIFE.
The record of the births of the children " of Roger Williams and
Mary his wife," on page 5 of the ^ First Book of Providence,***
proves that Mary was the mother of all the children.
That Mary's maiden name was probably Warnerd or Warnard,
is shoi^Ti by the following extract from a letter written by William
Harris to one Capt. Dean under date of Providence, 14th of No-
vember, 1666, copied by Moses Brovrn,t and printed about 1896
in a leaflet entitled '^ Some William Harris Memoranda." The let-
ter relates almost entirelv to Roofer Williams.
" I have sent you a first and second Bill of £23, 10/ stg in Two Several
letters, I left the letters with one Mr. Warnerd, who knows your Self, he is
Brother [^Query, own brother?] to Mr. Williams's Wife, the said Mr. War-
nard Yours Always [signed] William Harris." Appended to the
letter is the following: *^ Note. I copied this from an original in William
Harris's hand writing, now in my possession. 3*^ mo. 18^^, and compared it
carefully and made it as exact a copy as I could with the assistance of a
younger person. [Signed] Moses Brown."
The following letter contains valuable information concerning the
** Memoranda " and other documents.
PoMFRET, [Conn.] Oct. 30, 1898.
Dear Sir: " Some William Harris Memoranda " were printed two or
three years ago to preserve the contents of some old and dilapidated docu-
ments then in my possession.
The original letter to Capt. Dean is lost, — probably destroyed when the
Jenkins residence burned, forty or fifty years ago. Mrs. Jenkins was Moses
Brown's sole heir.
William J. Harris, nephew of Mr. Brown's fourth wife, lived with his
node and was one of his executors; likewise was the *' younger person "
who assisted Moses in making his copy of the Dean letter. He made the
copy which I have in my possession and from which that in the leaflet was
printed. I then had the Moses Brown copy also, but it was very dilapidated.
I am not able to fix the date of the Moses Brown copy. He died in 1836
nearly 98 years old.
All the ** Memoranda" papers (except the W. J. H. copy of the Dean
letter) are owned by Mrs. M. £. Harris Cnshman, daughter of William J.
• Earlj Records of Providence, R. I. By the Record Commissioners, i : 7.
t Hoses' Brown (James«, Junes', John*, ChAdi), b. 1733, Sept. 23; d. 1836, Sept. 6.
64 Samuel Skeltotij First Minister at Salem. [Jan.
Harris. She has also many interestiDg docameDts,— original letters of Wil-
liam Harris, and Andrew Harris's copies of the *' captivity letters," the
originals of which were probably sent to £ugland and lost on the way.
Yours very truly, Robert Harris.
D. — ADDITION TO A LETTER OF ROGER WILLIAMS.
Rev. Isaac Backus, when writing his History of the Baptists in
New England, collected and copied a number of documents former-
ly belonging to Rev. Samuel Hubbard of Newport, R. I. The
manuscript of Mr. Backus was loaned by Rev. C. E. Barrows of New-
port, in July, 1880, to Ray Greene Huling, Esq. (now master of
the English High School of Cambridge, Mass.), who copied the
manuscript before returning it.
In vol. i. pp. 510, 511, of ]Mr. Backus's History, first edition,
is a letter written by Roger Williams to Mr. Hubbard, which has
been reprinted in vol. vi. pp. 361, 362, of the Narragansett Club
Publications, where the editor assigns to the letter the date of 1672.
This letter, as printed, is incomplete, as shown by the following
note of Mr. Backus, copied by IVIr. Huling :
In my history, vol. i. p. 511, Dear the bottom, add [to the letter of Roger
Williams] '* at present (to repay your kinduess & because you are scade-
ous) I pray you to request my brother Williams, or my son Providence, or
my daught' Hart, to spare you the sight of a memorial in verse which I
lately writ, in humble thauksgiviug unto God, for his great & wonderful de»
liverance to my son Providence. I pray salute." His meaning [adds Mr.
Backus, but without due thought] in repaying was, Mr. Hubbard had
wrote something upon his son's death, which he lent Mr. Williams, which
he now returned.
SAMUEL SKELTON, M.A., FIRST MINISTER OF THE
FIRST CHURCH AT SALEM, MASS.
Communicated by £. C. Felton, Esq., of Steel ton, Pa., being the result of inTestig»-
tiona made for him in England.
[Concluded from Volume 52, page 357.]
Respecting the marriage of Vincent Randall and Sarah Skelton, the
license shows that Randall was a yeoman of Tattershall, that Sarah Skel-
ton WHS of Couingsby and a widow, and that the application for it was
made by George Skelton, rector of Coningsby. This suggested how im-
portant it was to take measures with the view of discovering who the Skel-
tun was who was the former husband of Sarah Randall. There is no
trace of any will of hers either in the Probate Registry at Lincoln or at
Somerset House, but by a piece of great good fortune the will was found
in one of two portfolios of wills remaining in Bishop Alnwick's Tower
at Lincoln. It bears date October 2, 1638, when the testatrix was Ran-
dall's widow and was residing at Coningsby. It was written by William
Skelton, the then rector. As to her former husband, there is not a word
1899.] Samuel Skeltan, First Minister at Salem. 65
from which anything can be deduced. She desires, indeed, to be buried in
the chancel, which leads to the inference that she was connected with one
or more of the rectors who were there buried, but she specifies no person
near whose remains she wished her own to be laid. The bulk of what she
had, which was not very much, is given to her four grandchildren, John,
Francis, Sarah and Elizabeth Skeltoo, all of whom were minors, and evi-
dently the children of Elizabeth Skelton, whom the testatrix calls ^* my
daughter," and to whom is a legacy of forty shillings. Assuming, as
we safely may, that by ^ daughter " we are to understand daughter-in-law,
we arrive at the knowledge that Elizabeth Skelton's husband was the son
of the testatrix, and residing the will in conjunction with that of George
Skelton, who remembers " my brother Vincent's four children," and with
the parish register, we are under no doubt who the husband was. Vincent
Skelton was baptized at Coningsby, February 17, 1594, just two years after
the Samuel whose baptismal entry has been given. Is it possible they were
brothers ?
The Skeltons were essentially a clerical race, and as this is not without
its bearing upon the emigrant, we shall enter into the facts, taking as au-
thority, when the Episcopal Registers fidl, the records known as th& Com-
positions for First Fruits.
The Sir William of the testator of 1546 was, of course, in orders. Hav-
ing at ordiuations held in 1531 been admitted to minor orders, be was or-
dained priest on the Saturday in Ember Week, being the Vigil of Trinity
Sunday, May 25, 1532, on the title of the monastery of Thoruton-upon-
Humber, a house which followed the rule of S. Augustine. When the will
was made, the house at Thornton had been dissolv^ and the brethren scat-
tered, but the vow of poverty which Sir William had taken was still held
sacred, and his father felt that to him he could only leave some small token of
remembrance, so that the sole bequest to him is ** the ring of my fy uger." In
1553. a William Skelton compounded for the rectory of Irby, which probably
was Irby-upon-Humber, and be appears to have held it until 1 582. It is quite
possible he may have been the former monk of Thornton for, even assuming
the strictest compliance with canonical requirements, bis age in 1582 need
not have exceeded 74. Next comes another William Skelton, whom we find
holding three benefices in Lincolnshire. The first was Beningworth or, as
it is now written, and probably was always called, Benniworth, for vvbich
he compounded in 1573-4, holding it but a short time, since in 1577-8 a
fresh rector appears. In 1575, William Skelton compounded for East
Barkwith, and in 1582 for Coningsby, both which he held until his death.
At Benniworth he has left no remaining trace, but his name is appended
very regularly to the East Barkwith transcripts, appearing for the last
time to that containing the entries for the year 1601. In one the burial is
reconied October 9, 1587, of Damaris, wife of William Skelton, who may
have been the first wife of the rector. These two places are much about
the same distance, say 8 to 10 miles, north of Horncastle, as Coningsby is
to the south. In respect to East Barkwith. one of his sureties. Martin
Earle by name, was an inhabitant of Tattershall, thus showing that Wil-
liam Skelton was not a stranger in that locality, and the name Skelton is
found in the register both at Tattershall and Conincrgby before he became
rector of the latter. On his death, George Skelton was instituted to
Coningsby, December 22, 1602, and to him succeeded his son. another
William Skelton, who compounded in 1636-7. When the Cromwellites
got the upper hand, he seems to have found himself in harmony with them,
66 Samuel Skelton^ First Minister at Salem. [Jan.
and to haveremidned uDdistarbed during the Rebellion, for he was plaintiff in
an action tried at the Lincoln Assizes in 1656, in which, as rector, besought
to recover the tithe of a farm called Mere Booth, and of adjoining land.
The next rector, John Bulcock, was instituted March 11, 1660-61, the
living then being void by the death of the last incumbent. Bulcock's
tenure was of brief duration, and on his death John Ellis was instituted,
August 1, 1662. William Skelton, who was son of the William last
mentioned, was ordained priest in Lincoln Cathedral, September 1, 1662,
and thereupon became qualified to hold a benefice, and he was insti-
tuted to Coningsby, May 24, 1664, on the death of John Ellis. He re-
mained rector until 1679, when he died, and with him ended the Skelton
rectors, by whom this desirable living had been held for all but a century,
with the brief interval between the last two of the name. John Skelton,
son of William of 1636-7, and cousin of the younger Samuel, also took
orders, and was instituted to the vicarage of Stixwold, March 13, 1665-
6, and to the rectory of Scrafield, July 19, 1671. He held both until his
death in 1684-5, residing at Stixwold.
This record is truly remarkable, and such as few families can show, be-
ginning, as it does, in the earlier part of the sixteenth century, when the
Anglican Church was still in communion with the Roman, and running
on for upwards of a hundred and fifty years until the eighteenth was near
at hand.
With the exception only of William the Austin Friar, all the Lincoln-
shire Skeltons who were in orders were graduates, and Cambridge was the
University of every one. William Skelton of Benniworth, East Barkwith,
and Coningsby was of Clare Hall, and proceeded to the degree of B. A.
in 1566 and of M.A. in 1572. George Skelton matriculated at S. John's
College, and having, in 1598, whilst at it, taken the degree of B.A., migrated
to Clare, at which he took his M.A. in 1602. William Skelton, his son,
was also of Clare, taking his B.A. in 1625, and his M.A. in 1629. The
next William Skelton, son of the last, was of Christ's College, B.A. in
1654-5, and M.A. in 1658. With John Skelton, who was afterwards double
beneficed in Lincolnshire, we return to what may be called the family col-
lege. The Admission Register of Clare, which begins in 1630, shows that,
as John Shelton (sic) of Couesby, Lincolnshire, he was admitted as a sizar
April 28, 1660, and from the records of the University we learn that, as
John Skelton, he took the degree of B.A. in 1663, beyond which he did
not proceed. A fifth Skelton of Clare, as we shall see, was Samuel the
emigrant.
Grouping together the various facts which we have been able to adduce,
though they fall short of actual proof, yet do they render it difficult to
doubt either that the line of the emigrant has been discovered, or that in
the entry of 1592-3 we have the baptism of him to whom attaches so much
of abiding interest as one of the band of scholars and earnest men who so
largely contributed to mould the future of what is now the Great Republic
of the West.
In matter of education, the Grammar School at Horncastle would be
more likely than any other to commend itself to parents residing at Con-
ingsby and in that district. Not only is its situation convenient, but it was
founded by Edward, Lord Clinton and Say, afterwards first Earl of Lin-
coln, and any influence which his descendant for the time being might possess,
would naturally be exercised in favor of those living around him. The
records of the school were examined by permission of the legal advisers of
1899.] Samuel Skelton, First Minister at Salem. 67
the Grovemors, bat they are entirely occapied by bosiDess affairs, and far-
nish no information about the scholars.
The emigrant matricalated at Clare Hall, Cambridge, as a sizar, July 7,
1608. Clare is one of the minor colleges, and for the sake of any possi-
ble light which may be thereby thrown upon him, it may be well to state
the names of the few others who matriculated there on the same day :
John Boyles, as fellow-commoner ; pensioner there was none ; and Simond
Adams, Nathaniel Massy and Humphry Street, as sizars. The early ma-
triculations were written by an official, probably by the Registrary, or his
derk, and the last two names, as here given, are corrected by the Degree
Book. Skelton took his B.A. in 1611, but the Ordo Senioritatis for that
year is missing, and therefore it cannot be ascertained whether he went out
m honours. He proceeded M.A. in 1615. The dates are too early for sig-
natures.
The constant recurrence of the name William, and to the instances here
brought forward many more might be added, cannot fail to attract notice
and to render it probable that there never was a time when there was not
in the family one of the name. The last Skelton who was incumbent of
Coningsby in his will, made in 1679, mentions only one child, and his name
was William. There are reasons for supposing that Greorge Skelton had a
brother William, who was not in orders, for July 6, 1607, the Rural Deans
— ^in this instance there were two— of the Deanery of Doncaster certified
to the Exchequer and Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of York that
administration of the effects of William Skelton late of Bolton-upon-Dearne
in the West Riding, gentleman, deceased, had been by them committed to
George Skelton, clerk, his brother. The place of abode of the administra-
tor is not given either in the record at York, or in a Chancery Bill which
lie found it necessary to file, but his description as " clerk *' narrows very
materially the field of conjecture, and the only person that has been found
to whom it can be applied is the rector of Coningsby. The intestate had
no home of his own at Bolton, but had been residing in the house of a Mrs.
Savile, presumably a widow, to whose daughter Margaret he had been en-
gaged, but the engagement came to an end by his illness and death.
The standing occupied in the county by the Skeltons who were bene-
£ced is evidenced by the names of those who, as patrons or otherwise, as-
sociated themselves with them in their preferments. Of Benniworth. the
patron was William Heneage, esquire, who was also one of William Skel-
ton's sureties, and as illustrating the continuity of things in England, it
may be mentioned that a Heneage, now a peer, presented on a vacancy so
recently as December, 1896. Of East Barkwith, the patrons were and
still are the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The patronage of Coningsby,
during all the time which comes under our view, was with the well-known
funily of Dymoke, by which, in right of the Manor of Scrivelsby, the
honourable office of Champion of England has been so long held. All
these were in the immediate locality, with the fullest opportunities of per-
sonal acquaintance with those to whom they pro[>osed to offer preferment.
Martin Earle before named was, through his wife, connected with the house
of Welby, of which she was a daughter, and which still flourishes in the coun-
ty, with increase of honors. The ceremony of induction, when the person
presented, having been previously instituted by the Bishop, is put into ac-
tual corporal possession, and tolls the church bell by way of notice to the
parishioners, requires the presence of witnesses, those persons being usually
taken who are most handy. But, when William Skelton was inducted to
68 Samuel Sketton, Ftrat JUintater at Salem. [Jaa;
ConiogBb;, NoT«mber 28, 1630, there were g&thered together, to do honw
to the occasion and to him, men beariog the n&mea of l^mhit, Hodgson,
Maddison, Jessop, and Carter, all of which are found amongst the Lin-
colnehire gentry of the time, as well as others with the worthy names of
Banks, Longland, Bromley and Drury. A hearty and spontaneoos tesU-
mony to the new rector on the part of those to whom he was best known.
The first William Skelton who held the rectory of Coningsby was buried
there September 5, 1602, so that his will, if he left one, would no doubt be
proved in that year, which stdll had nearly sereD months to nin. The Lis-
colnshire wills which were proved in 1602, and those also which were
proved in 1603, have gone astray, and there are in the Probate Registry
no copies, nor is any will of this William Skelton koown to be in exist-
ence elsewhere at Lincoln, and there Is none in the Prerogative Court of
Canterbury. The officials of the Ecclesiastical Court would soon iaterpose
their authority, if need were, which is not likely, to secure that probate or
administration was duly taken ont, and as there is upon the files no docu-
ment connected with administration, it may be regarded as nearly certoia
there vras a will, the disappearance of which cannot be otherwise than mat-
ter of much regret.
On the seal to the will, in 1679, of William Skelton, rector of Coningsby,
and also on that to the will in 1684-5, of John Skelton, vicar of Stiiwold
and rector of Scrafield, are these arms: a fesa between three fleurs-de-lis,
Burke enumerates twelve coats of arms as appertaining to Skeltons in variooa
parts of the Kingdom, and the feas and the three fleurs-de-lis appear in all,
two only excepted. To Clement de Skelton of Skelton in Cumberland,
who represented the cooaty in several of tbe Parliamente
of Richard IL, he attributes az., a fees, gu., between three
fleurs-de-lis, or, and to Sketton of Yorkshire tbe same^
the tinctures alone being different.
Tbe annexed engraving has been made from the seal of
1679, which is an excellent impression, and in perfect pre-
servation.
In the library, comprising several hundred volumes, which is kept in the
|)arish church of Boston, is a manuscript copy of S. Augustine on Genesis,
in which is this inscripiion :
" The gift of M'. W". Skelton M' of Artea & Rector of Consbj."
The manuscript is held to belong to the early part of the twelfth century,
and its value, great under any circumstances, is much enhanced by its bear-
ing character LA tics which show it to be tlie work of an English scribe. It
is not known wliicb William Skelton was l.be donor.
So far as we have the means of forming a judgment, the difference in
age between Skelton aud Higginson was trifling. Skelton, it has been
stated, was reputed to he the elder, an idea hased, it should seem, on per-
sonal H|i|<enra[ice, whereas it is more likely he was by a few years the
younger of the two. It is sad to find how he and others of his kindred
were removed in the flower of their age, for he can only have been about
40 at his dfath; his son died at 41 ; Nathaniel, son of that son, at 39; John
of Stixwold at 43; Vincent's age at death cannot have exceeded 4*2 for he
died l>efore or in 1636, and William iu 1679 was but 44. This points to
that insidious and wasting malady known as consumption, the effect of
which is to make those who suffer from it look older than they really are.
It is relresliiiig to be able to say that what is so indiscriminately aud oftea
1899.] Samuel SkdUm^ First Minuter at Salem. 69
80 erroneonsly assigned as the reason for emigration does not apply to the
emigrant of whom we are writing. It was not <' religions persecution "
which '^compelled" Skelton to abandon his native country. He was a
puritan of puritans, but careful search failed to reveal a tittle of evidence
that he was ever brought into collision with the ecclesiastical authorities,
and he had crossed the Atlantic before the days came when, possibly, it
might have been otherwise. His diocesan was the fiunous Welshman, John
Williams, one of the allegations against whom was that he too much
favored the puritans, and did not insist upon due conformity by his clergy.
A prelate who himself gave preferment in his diocese to Hansard KnoUys,
and who winked at the ritual irregularities of the Vicar of Boston, then
one of the most important parishes in the diocese, was not a likely man to
find occasion to trouble a non-conforming divine. Cotton could not leave
England without placing on record, in a lengthy letter still preserved, his
sense of the consideration he had received at his bbhop's hands.
To comprehend how it came about that Skelton was induced to emigrate,
we need only look round at his neighbors and friends. The first to be
named is Theophilus, fourth Earl of Lincoln. He was not only an ac-
knowledged leader of the puritans, but was the brother-in-law of two of
the founders (one of them being also a main pecuniary supporter) of the
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, and of a third individual whose family
had a great stake in New England. Then at Sempringham lived Thomas
Dudley, whose daughter Mary was baptized there during Skelton's in-
cumbency, July 23, 1620. And at Horbling were two persons bearing a
name which, Uiough of ancient date in the E^st of England, has come to
be associated with the New World, rather than with the Old, Simon Brad-
ttreet, the vicar, and his son, Simon Bradstreet, the younger, who was
then, in 1620, a youth of 17.
A work with one of those titles which sound so strange to modem ears
brings before us three indiriduals whom we willingly re^dl as they journey-
ed on horseback along the rude Lincolnshire roads more than two centuries
and a half ago. The book is Roger Williams' 7%e &oody Tenent yet
more Bloody^ and the passage has not escaped notice, but is too much to
the purpose to be omitted here. It is given from the original edition of
1652, which was issued April 28 in that year, and let us note, as the title
announces, ''are to be sold at the black-spread-Eagle at the West-end of
Pauls."
^ And although the dUcuaer acknowledgeth himself unworthy to speak
for God to Master CotUm or any, yet possibly Master CoUon may call to
minde, that the diseugser (riding with himself and one other of precious
memorie (Master Hooker) to and from Sempringham) presented his Argu-
menu from Scripture why he durst not joyn with them in their use of
Common prayer; and all the Anewer that yet can be remembred the di$»
euuer received from Master Cotton was, that he selected the good and best
prayers in his use of that Booky as the Author of the Couneel of Trent was
used to do in his using of the Masse-hooL" — Page 12.
Cotton was near at hand, but it must have been an important occasion to
draw his two companions from a distant county, and we could wish that
B(^r had told us whom they went to meet, and for what purpose.
To a visit, equally memorable, which two other persons paid to Semp-
ringham, we are enabled to fix a precise date, nor can we be under any
misooDception as to the subject respecting which the visitors and their host
desired a personal conference. Isaac Johnson writing from Sempringham
70 Samuel Skelton^ First Minister cU 3ahm^ [Jan.
to John Winthrop, July 8, 1629, gave an inyitation the outcome of which
Winthrop himself thus narrates :
'* July 28 : 1629. My Bro: Downing & myself ridinge into Lincolnshire
by Ely, my horse fell under me in a bogge in the fennes, so as I was all-
most to the waiste in water ; but the Lorde preserued me from further dan-
ger. Blessed be his name."
Winthrop and Downing were then on their way to Sempringham to con-
sult with Isaac Johnson about the great Massachusetts enterprise.* Truly
that Lincolnshire parish was largely associated with the earliest days of New
England and has on that account a title to remembrance which is not second
to that of some other places whose claims are perhaps better known and more
generally recognized.
It has been said, though we have been unable to learn on what authority,
but is probable enpogh, that John Cotton was a frequent and welcome
visitor at Tattershall Castle when, under the pressure of his parochial
duties, he sought repose and rest. It is a coincidence that both the places
at which Skelton resided in the old country are about the same distance
from the English Boston, as the place of his abode in the new is from her
remote namesake.
We have reserved to the last the mention of the names which evoke
memories more touching than are called forth by all that have gone before.
Of the Manor House of the Earls of Lincoln not one stone remains, but it
is impossible to view without deep feeling the terrace walks on which, in a
state far different than they now are, the feet of Isaac Johnson and Lady
Arbellat Fynes have often trod. In those bright days, little did they
think how speedily separation from home and kindred was to be followed
by separation from each other. The license for the marriage of Isaac
Johnson of Sempringham, gentleman, aged 22, and Lady Arbella Fynes of
Sempringham, singlewoman, also aged 22, was issued April 5, 1623. On
the part of the bride's family, everything went smoothly. Her feither was
dead, but her mother, the [Dowager] Countess of Lincoln, is recorded as
assenting. On the bridegroom's side, however, it was otherwise ; for, though
his father Abraham Johnson was living, the consent was that of his grand-
father, Robert Johnson, B.D., Archdeacon of Leicester. The license is
not general, as it might have been, but is specifically addressed to the curate
for the time being of the parish church of Sempringham, and the remark-
able point is that no record of the marriage exists in the register of the
only parish in which it could lawfully have been solemnized. Abraham
Johnson himself, writing some years after his son's death, says indeed that
the marriage was not blessed by him, nor assented to, but forbidden; he
calls it clandestine, and complains that neither his son nor his son's wife
ever told him by whom the ceremony was performed. Certainly, having
regard to the social position of the parties to the marriage, the omission to
record it can hardly have been accidental.
Glancing, then, at his surroundings, and bearing in mind what were his
theological leanings, as more fully manifested in the land of his adoption,
the wonder is not that Skelton cast in his lot with the planters, but would
rather have been had he remained in the country of his birth.
* Winthrop* s Life and Letters of John Winthrop, vol. i., p. 304, ed. 1864. See also
Mass. Hist. Society's Collections, vol. vi., 4th Series, pp. 29 and 30.
t There is a great fancy for writing Arabella, an error which even the author of
Our Founder does not escape. Another Lady Arbella Fynes was christened at Sem-
pringham in 1626.
1899.] IkmageB by Troops in Dorchester, 1776. 71
If from what is certain^, we cared to proceed to probability, the list might
be enlarged by the great name of John Hampden, the patriot, with whom
it is very likely Skelton was broaght into contact. Hampden was an inti-
mate friend of the Earl of Lincoln, and was appointed, donbtless in the
interest of Lady Arbella, an execotor of Isaac Johnson's will, bat did not
act John Endicott is stated to haye profited moch by Skelton's ministry
in England, and it need hardly be said that in these investigations the
statement was not lost sight of, bat nothing was fDand to give it sapport, so
that it remains apon whatever footing it previoasly stood.
NOTES.
A. — ^The record of Higginson's Institution states, in the accustomed form,
that a mandate was sent to the Archdeacon to indact him, so that failure to act
upon it can only have arisen because Higginson himself did not seek induction.
B. — Two Lincolnshire young men married two girls, sisters, who were of
Bedfordshire birth. In the register of S. Giles, Cambridge, the respective mar-
riages are thus entered :
Anno d'ni 1619.
George Pormort and Anne Lucke weare married the xiiij*^ of Maye.
Vincent Skelton and Elizabeth Luke weare married eodem {jtic] die et anno.
In the marriage license, Skelton is described as of Eaton, in the county of
Bedford, pharmacopeia ( i. e. druggist) , and his age is given as 24. This leaves it
uncertain whether the place be Eaton Socon in the north-east of the county,
adjoining Huntingdonshire, or Eaton Bray in the south, on the borders of Buck-
inghamsMre. The sisters were connected, we cannot doubt, with the family to
wMch belonged a Bedfordshire knight, of anti-royalist proclivities, who, later
in the century, with his party, was pilloried in one of the most remarkable books
ever written. We speak — ^need it be said?— of Sir Samuel Luke and the Hudir
hroM of Samuel Butl^.
DAMAGES CAUSED BY BRTTISH AND AMERICAN
TROOPS IN DORCHESTER, MASS., IN
FEBRUARY, 1776.
Commnnioated by Auoustus Paxxeb, Esq., of Boxbaiy.
An old, but very interesting document has lately come into my
possession, giving an account of the destruction of property, and
individual losses, in the town of Dorchester by the British and
American troops in February, 1776. The paper is in the hand-
writing of Noah Ckp, who was town derk for about sixty years.
An Account of the Ho9tiUtie$ Committed hy the Hinieterial Troops in the
Town of Dorchester, FelF^ 1776.
An Honse &> Bam belonging to James Blake ^ Samuel
Blake Bomt by %^ Troops £220— 0— 0
A Bam belonging to Enoch Wiswell Bomt & bis Hoose
damaged by d^" 32— 0— 0
An Honse ^ Stable ^ Bam belonging to Francis Bernard
bomt by d^" 100— 0— 0
72 Dam<^$ iy Troops in Doreheitert 2776. [Jui.
An House belonging to Hopestil] Withington A a Bun
belonging to D". & to his brother Joseph 81^— 0— 0
Furniture &o, in Hop. Witliington's House 10— 4^- 0
Joseph Withington a Canoe & an Orange pear Tree . . 4—16 — 0
"Widow Ruth Bird'a House and Bam 155 — 0 — 0
Oliver Wiswell, Honae and Bana 248 — 0 — 0
Widow Mftiy Foster Hoom Buns 4c. 253 — 0 — 0
£1056— 0— 0
Damagetdoiu by our Soldun.
James Blake ■£63— <>— 0
Enoch Wiswell 22-10— 0
Francis Bernard 40 — 0 — 0
Hopestill Wilhingtoa 5—9—0
Joseph Withington 84— 0— 6
Widow Roth Bird 408—11— 8
Oliver Wiswall 219—10— 0
Widow Mary Foster 98—15— 4
Joseph Clark & Obadiah Low 047— 14r- 0
Widow Anna Swift 46— 1ft— 0
MatbewBird 11-10—6
Francis DeLnce 4 — 9 — 6
John Clap 28—9—3
Widow Sarah Clap 81—15— 3
Capt Ebeneeer Clap 244— 2— 9
Captain Lemuel Clap 186—13— 1
Soger CUp 8fr— 11— 4
Abner Oap 27-14— 3
John Jeffries Esq' 88— 2— 8
Nath" Clap 4^ 7— 1
Jon' Clap 28-08— 0
Daniel Faira 0 — 7 — 0
M' Noah Clap ■ 15—04— 0
Thomas MoBJey 43 — 15 — 8
Ichabod Wiswell 11—15— 6
Sarah Emons 57 — 10 — 3
Henry Humphrey 5 — G — 6
John Withington 2—10— 6
Mary Bird 81—12— 6
Hannah i Elizabeth Blake 4—5—0
John Humfrey 7—7—6
David CUp 6—15— 9
Jonathan Bird 7—10— 0
John & David Holbtook 80— 0— 0
Samuel Topliff 4—8—6
Paul Hall 0—12- 6
Preserved Baker 7 — 3 — 8
Jo&iiih Leeds 3 — IS— 6
isiah Leeds 1—14— 0
John Wiswell 12— 1ft— 4
John Goff 7-8-0
John Uwder 7—0—0
Aaron Siti 28—17— 0
1899.] Damngea by Troops in Dorchester^ 1776. 73
Philip Withington 1—6—3
George Baker 0 — 16 — 3
FraDcis Price 4 — 5 — 0
NathaDiel Langlej 3 — 19 — 6
Samuel Cox 5 — 0 — 0
The Estate of William Holden Esq' 16—8—0
Samuel Holden 1 — 14 — 4
John Billings 6 — 5 — 0
Ebenezer Mazfield 0 — 4 — 0
Josiah Merow 0 — 9 — 0
John Blackman 0 — 5 0
John Champuej 0 — 17 6
Alexander Glover 1 — 4 Q
Dr. Phinehas Holden & Jonathan Holden 8 — 10 — 0
William Holden 2—6—6
Wid'' Sarah Clap Jun' 17-11—0
John Baker, Nath^ Wales & George Baker 34 — 0 1 0
John White 0 — 12— 4
Richard Hall 3—9—0
Samuel Belcher 22 — 13 — 0
Andrew Oliver <& Walters . 200—17— 6
Ebenezer Pope 7 — 9— 9
Oliver Billings 3 — 2 6
Ebenezer Glover 2 — 0 0
the Estate of the Late Remember Preston 55 — 12 — 6
Samuel Baker 3 — 16 0
Joseph Beals 10 — 0 — 0
Elijah Pope 2— 0 0
Jeremiah Hunt 0 — 12 0
Major Thomas Dawes « . 46 — 15 — 6
Edward Preston 43 — 12 6
Deacon Abijah White 12 — 0 0
Cap^ John Homans 4 — 0 0
Edward Williams <& Henry Williams 4—0—0
Caleb Williams 13 8 0
John Minott 1 lO 0
Col. Samuel Pierce 0 15— 0
Ebenezer Tolman & Jonas Tolman 1 — 15 0
Elisha Tileston Esq' 2 10 0
jemmons Lot 30 0 . 0
Damages done to the Town's Houses, fences, &c. . . . 23 — 1 — 2
£560—19— 7
430— — 3
1479—12— 2
1058— 0— %
3528—12— 0
670— 9— 3
4199— 1— 3
399—11- 0
£4598—12— 3
VOL. Lni. 6
74 Ancient Burial- Groundt of Long Island. [Jan.
ANCIENT BUEIAL-GROUNDS OF LONG ISLAND, N. Y.
By Edw. Doubleday Hab&is, Esq., of New York city.
SOUTHOLD.
The eastern end of Long Island is divided into two long and narrow
peninsulas by a body of water some forty miles in length, constituting in
itself a series of conuectiug bays. The northerly and shorter one of these
peninsulas is the township of Southold. It has an average width of hardly
three miles, with an extreme length of twenty-two, being almost surrounded
by the waters of Long Island Sound and the bays. The township is
traversed longitudinally by two main roads that enter its bounds from its
adjoining neighbor on the west, Riverhead, but which merge into one a few
miles from the eastern extremity of the town. The first settlement by the
whites (who were of English birth) was in 1639-40, though the town
records were not commenced in the form in which we now have them until
1651. The village of Southold is near the south shore, and at about the
middle of the township in the direction of its length. Here was built the
first church, and the buryiug-ground, one of the oldest on the island, was
by its side, on the south side of the main street. The inscriptions following
were found there in 1884, and the list includes all then existing that
antedated 1800.*
HERE LYES Y« BODY OF WILLIAM
WHITEHAIRE AGED 44 YEARS
DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL
Y« 21«' 17 0 7
how ready he was to help all those that were in distrefs
and tooke delight to feed thee f atherlef s
In Memory of Mr, Zacheus Goldfmith, who died Jan. 2irt 1795 in the 85th
year of his age.
In Memory of Mrs. Deborah Goldfmith, wife of M^ Zacheus Goldfmith, who
died Nov^ 15 AD. 1787, Aged 73 Years.
HERE LYES Y* BODY
OF NATHAN REEUE
SON TO JOHN AND
MARTHA REEUE AGED
22 YEARS 6 Mo & 11
DAYS DECD MARCH
Y« 1 17 2 4
IN MEMORY of HERE LYETH
Martha y^ Wife of . Y« BODY OF W . . .
M^ John Reeve REVE WHO D . . .
who died May 16«» IN THE 49 YEA .
1762 in the 87"» OF HIS AGE DYED
Year of her Age APRIL Y« 29 1697
* Southold is most fortunate in being able to count amon^ its residents the Rev.
Epher Whitaker, D.D., whose History of the town (1881) is tne authority on all mat-
ters relating to its first century. To his influence, very largely, the student is indebted
for the existence of the two printed volumes of Town Records, lately issued by the
public authorities, forming in thcmselyes an invaluable aid in historioal and genea-
logical research.
1899.] Ancient BuriaUCfrcunds of Long Island.
75
IN MEMORY of M'
SAMUEL REEVE
who departed
this Life April the
\S^ A.D. 1768 Aged
63 Years 3 M^ and
22 Days
In Memory of
li*^ Samuel Terry
who departed this
life Ang-* y« 13 1762
Aged 69 Years
5 Montlis & 6 days
In Memory of Benjamin y« Son of Jofhna & Mary Rere he died Octr 23<> 1772
Aged 2 Years & 3 M^.
In Memory of Abigail the Daughter of Jofhna & Mary Reve died Octob^ 7*^
1772 Aged 9 Years. Bnt Jefns called them unto him.
In Memory of Mary Daughter of Jofhna & ^lary Reve died Octob' 8^^ 1772 in
the 1^ Year of her Age.
In Memory of Ketnry Daughter of Jofhna & Mary Reve died Octob^ 3^ 1772
aged 4 Years & 4 M^.
In Memory of Mary Daughter of Jofhua & Bfaiy Reve died April I"' 1764 aged
3 Years.
HERE LYES THE
BODY OF
M' JOSEPH REEVE
AGED 80 YEARS
DECD APRIL Y« 22D •
17 3 6
In Memory of
^lary y« Wife of M'
Jolm Youngs
who died Octob'
U^ A.D. 1764
Aged 66 Years
Here lyes y« Body of
Mary Reeve Dang*'
of M^ Benjamin &
M" Deliverance
Reeve VTho Died
Nov 7^ 1740 Aged
15 Years 3 Mon* & 14 D*
In Memory of
M' WiUiam Booth
Son of Lieu* Conftont
& M" 3Iary Booth
Who died March \3}^
A.D. 1760 in y 33^
year of his Age
May Angels guard thy Duft
Untill the Meeting of^ Juft
HERE LIES BURIED
THE BODY OF
Lydia Goldsmith
DAU OF LlEU°*
John Goldsmith
& M" BeTHIAH his WIFE
AGED 20 YEARS
2 M« & 11 D« DIED
DEC* 21^ 1758
Here lyes y* Body of
M** Elizabeth Reve
Wife to Mr William
Reve Who Died
JanT y« 13«»» 1738-9 in y«
40 Year of her Age
In Memory of
Mr. John Overton
who died
July 20«»» AD 1794
in the 59^ year
of his age
My ftefh fhall /lumber in
the ground
Till the laft trumpet 9 joyful
found
Then burft the chains tcUh
fweet furprife
And in my Saviour's image
rife
In
Memory of
Mrs, AxxE Wells,
Wife of
Deac. Fregift Wells,
who died
June 15, 1793,
in the 73 year
of her age.
In Memory of
Mrs. Bethiah
Goldfmith Wife
of Lieu* John
Goldfmith
who died
June 21«< 1755
in the 4S^^ year
of her age
76
Ancient Burial- Grounds of Long Island, [Jan.
Here lyes y« Body
of Benjamin Reeve
Son of M^ Benjamin
& M" Deliverance
Beeve Who Died Nov^
y« 17 1740 Aged 21
Years 7 Mont« & 26 D«
ABIGAL HUBBARD DAU
TO CAPT JSAAC &
M« BETHIAH HUBBARD
AGED 7 WEEKS & 1 DAY
DECD FEB Y« 19^
17 3 2-3
In Memory of EnHgn
Benjamin Reeys
Who Died May y« IS***
Old Stile 1762 in y«
eeth Year of His Age
In Memory of Jeremiah
Goldf mith Son of Lien*
John & M» Bethiah
Goldfmith Died Octo'
21*t 1753 Aged 5
Years 6 Mon« 24 D«.
HERE LYES THE
BODY OF M' JOHN
GOOLDSMITH AGED
44 YEARS DECD
MARCH THE I**
17 2 4
In Memory of
Lien' John
Goldfmith
who died
SepV 18"» 1779
in the 76*** year
of his age
HERE LYES Y« BODY
OF BETHIAH REEUE
WIFE OF THOMAS
REEUE AGED 26
YEARS AND 6
MONTHS DIED FEB^
Y« 3 1713-4
Here lieth Interred
the Body of Major
John Salmon who
was Bom Novem^ y«
19"» 1698 & Departed
this Life July y« 28'^
1762 in the Si^
Year of his Age
Here lyes Bnried
y Body of M«
Bethiah Steer
Widdow, Who Died
Octo»» 11"» Anno DomS
1739 in y« 67*»» Year
of Her Age
Here lies
Interr*d the Body
of M^ Amaf a Pike
he Departed this
life Anguft y 24*»»
1766 in y« 28«» year
of his Age
Here lies Interr*d
the Body of M'
William Salmon
Who Departed
this Life May
the 10"» A.D. 1759
in the 75 year
of his Age
In Memory of Mrs. Lydia Salmon, the Virtuous Wife of Majf John Salmon,
who following the Example of her Hufband, gave her eftate to the fupport of
the Gofpcl In this Parifh. She departed this Life April 4t»» 1776, Aged 78 Years.
Here lyes y« Body
of M" Hannah
Salmon, wife to M'
William Salmon
Who Died Feb*7 2*
1760-1 Aged 67 Years
5 Months & 6 Days
Here lyes Buried y«
Body of y« Wlddow
Sarah Salmon who
Departed this life
Nov^r Z^ 1768 In y«
83«i Year of her Age.
In Memory of Jof eph Halllock, Son of W Jof eph & M" Abigail Halllock who
departed this Life May 80^ A.D. 1779, Aged 15 years, 2 months & 15 days.
In Memory of Jof hua Halllock, Son of M^ Jof eph & M" Abigail Halllock, who
departed this Life Jan^ 16^ A.D. 1787, Aged 16 years, 10 months & 8 days.
1899.] Ancient Buried Cfrounds of Long Island. 77
In Memory of M" Bethiah Halliock, Wife of M' Benjamin Halliock who de-
parted this Life April 9^ A.D. 1780, Aged 24 years, 6 months & 15 days.
ZACCHEUS
GOLDSMITH
AGED 21 YEARS
& 2 Mo & 9 DAYS
DIED JANT Y« 22D
1706-7.
In Here
Memory of lies the
Deacon Body of M"
FreEOIFT Wells Ketnrah the wife of
who dietl Nov»» 2&^ M' Thomas wells
1785 in the 12^ Year ^e died March y« 9«>»
of his Age 1764 in the 20«» year
& 15«»» of his office. ^^ ^®r Age.
Truepeau with God A me he ere pur-
jued Mary the
He fought the ChurcKs weal hU neigh- Daughter of M'
tor's good, Freglf t and M"
The loving parent d> to Chrift a Friend, ^^^^ Wells died
Serene in Life Apeac^ul was his End . J^J J* ^^ 1753
Aged 1 year & 5 M*.
In Memory of In Memory of
Mary ann Daogh' Jonatlian H. Son
of Jonathan & of Jonathan &
Alethea Tnthill Anne TnthiU
who died who died
Angnft 24* 1794 Dec' Vd^ 1785
aged 8 years aged 6 years, 1
& 14 days. month & 1 day.
In Memory of Henry, Son of Jonathan & Alethea Tnthill, who died Augnf t
16<^, 1785, aged 1 year & 5 months.
In Memory of Near Here Lyes The Body of
Joshua Wells M» Willlam WeUs The Oldest
who died February Son of William Wells, Esq'
^ 1787 in the ^^"i ?^P*^ ?^ ¥^ V"
44 Year of his October 1696 Aged About
Age. ^7 Years.
Wells of Sovth hold gen' Jvstice of y* peace & FiRSt
s
<
^ Yea nere Hee Lies who speaketh yet though dead §
on winGs of Faith his sonle to Heauen is fled
£13
fici
O
>4 His Pious Deedes And charity was sTch
O
O
M
^ That of His praise no pen can write too much ^
g AS was His life so was nis blef t Deceaf e
Hee Liud in Loue And sweetly dyd in peace ^
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8
89 ogrOY II9I ti8I SAOK 7.IFI 81HX ^flJOTfSaa OHii OlIYTSJ OKOq NOdA
78
Ancient BuriaUGhrounds of Long Island. [Jan.
In Memory of
David Son of
Doc* David &
M" Lydla Conk-
ling who died
Jany 20«» 1779 in
the 2d Year of
his Age.
Here lyes y« Body of
M' Samuel Windes
Who died Nov»»' 2b^
1789 Aged 56 Years
6 Months & 20 Day*.
HERE LESS THE BODY
or M" Mary Wiggins
THE WIFE OF M^
John Wiggins Jun'
WHO DEPARTED THIS
LIFE JULY Y« 3D
1749
AGED 21 YEARS & 7 M*.
HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF
M^ ISAAC OVERTON
AGED 28 YEARS
DECD MARCH Y«
17 4 0
In Memory of
M« Alethea y«
wife of M' Nath"
Overton who
died December
y« 24«» 1763 in
y« 44*** year
of her Age
In Memory of
Dec" James Cor^in
who died
June 24*J» 1796
aged 55 years
In Memory of M'
Lazrus Horton
who died Sep*
9'»»1764
in the 40*** year
of liis Age
In Memory of Mehetable
Sawyer Conf ort of Moses
Sawyer & Dang^^ of M' Jonathan
& M" Mary Horton who
Died April y« 21«* 1751 Aged
19 Years 1 Month & 25 Days
Behold all you who do pafs by
As you are novofo once was I
As lam now/o you muft he
Prepare for death and follow me
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1899.] AneUnt JBurial- Grounds o/Lot^ laland.
79
In Memory of
David Son
of Jofeph &
Deliverance
Horton lie
died Septr
7^ 1772 in
the 9«» Year
of his Age
Mehetabel
Daughter of
Lazams &
Anna Horton
died Jnly 9^ 1773
in her 16**» Year.
In Memory of
M' Daniel Tnthill
who died Nov' 18*>»
1768 in the 57«»
year or his Age
Children andfriend$
Conne view my Grave
receive God*8 Chrift
& heaven have.
Daniel Tuttle
or Sue. Aged 13 Years
Lacking 3 Months &
2 Days as it is f aid
Died Sept^ S^ 1752.
LYDIA TUTHILL DAU'
TO M' DANIEL & M«
MEHETABLE TUTHILL
DIED NOVR 6^
1738 AGED 8
WEEKS & 5 D».
In Memory of M"
Mehetable Tnthill
Wife of M' Daniel
Tnthill who died
Nov 27«*» 1788
Aged 73 Years
Our age to Seventy
Tears is/et
Hovejhort the term
havD frail the state
•
In Memory of Cap*
Barnabas Horton
who departed this
Life April 17«*
AD. 1787
Aged 61 years
& 6 months
In Memory of M»
Mehetabel Horton
the Virtuous
Wife of Cap*
Benjamin Horton
who departed this
Life Ocf 16«»
AD 1787 Aged
25 years 1 month
& 14 days
In
Memory of
Anna, dangh' of
Capt. Barnabas &
Snsanna Horton
who died
April 1781
aged 22 years
In Memory of Rhoda, Daughter of Jonathan & Alethea Tnthill, who died
Deer A^ 1790, aged 9 years, 9 months & 3 days.
HERE LYES Y* BODY OF BETHIA HORTON DAU' TO JAMES & ANNA
HORTON AGED 8 M« & 26 DAYES DEC© MARCH Y* 27«» 1722. Here lyes
her body in the dnf t to be rail d at j* Resnrection of j* Jaft.
HERE LIES THE BODY OF AnNA HaUGHTON DAU' OF M^ JaMES
A M" Anna Haughton died dec* ^^ 1753 aged 13 years 1 m^ &
10 D».
IN MEMORY of
Deacon James Horton
who died liay y« 16*^
A.D. 1762 in the
e»^ Year of his Age.
Intomb'd beneath this ponderous heavy Load
Lies the Man who lov'd & f ear'd the Lord
A Hnf band dear, a Father ever kind ;
To Minifters a clofe and conf tant Friend.
Sober, BUunelef s to Charity inclined
Meritiiig well of All he left beMnd
80 Ancient Burial- Orounds of Long Island. [Jan.
HERE LYES BUBIED
Y* BODY OF
CALEB HORTON
AGED 80 YEARS
1 Mo & 14 D»
DIED DECR Y« 26«»
17 0 6
In Memory of IN MEMORY of
M" Anna Horton MBHETABEL y Wife
Wdo of Deac* of WILLIAM HORTON
James Horton She died March y«
who departed this 21>t 1772 in the
Life March S^ 62nd Year of her Age
AD. 1788 Aged She was kind to all a
82 years 2 months Friend to all & belov'd
& 6 days of all
In Memory of In Memory of
Dea« M" Patience
William Horton Horton Wife of M'
who died Sep' 26 William Horton
1788 In the SO*** who died Jnne 27«»
Year of his 1786 In the 47^
Age Year of her age
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o MY SOUL'S ASSENDED TO THE THRONE OF GOD §
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8 THEN HASTEN AFTER ME MY DEAREST WIFE ®
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^ HEAR & OBEY HIS PUBLICK SACRED WORD ^
^ AND IN YOUR HOUSES CALL UPON HIS NAME §
FOR OFT I HAUE ADVIS'D YOU TO THE SAME
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1899.] Ancient BuriaUOround9 of Lang Island. 81
In Memory of In Memory of .
Mr. M¥ Susanna
L'Ho^^^en L^HOMMEDIEU
who departed this ^^<> ^^ ^®^
Life March 9, 1788 }^^ 1774 In
in the 86*»» Year *^e 26 Year of
of his Age l>cr Age
HERE LYES Y« BODY
OF HENRY CASE
DEED APRIL Y«
16«» 17 2 0
IN Y« 86*»» YEAR
OF HIS AGE.
HERE LIES Y* BODY OP JaMES CaSE DIED SeP* Y* 12"* 1768 AGED
11 YEARS & 1 M**. Also Azubah Case died Nov* y* 12* 1768
AGED 6 YEARS & 8 M**. SON & DAU* OF M» WiLLIAM & M" AnNA
Case
In Memory of Francis, son of MaJUhias & Jylia Case ; who died Not. 18, 1799
JS 2 years & 4 days
IN MEMORY OF LuTHER CaSE SON OF M* MoSES & M". MaRY
Case deed Jan'^. 29*** 1755 aged 4 years 11 months & 22 d^.
Mary the Daaghter of Mof es & Biary Cafe died Biay 7^ 1764 Aged 9 Years 5
Mo & 27 Days
Martha the Daughter of Mofes and Mary Cafe died May 17^ 1764 Aged 2
Years 8 M^ & 25 Days
In Memory of M« Mary Cafe Wife of L* Mofes Case who died Jani 21"< AD.
1783 in the B&^ year of her Age
In Memory of M<«
Bethiah Vail wife to
M* Jeremiah Vail
Who Died July y 26«>»
1753 Aged 22 Years
7 Months & 22 Days
[On three sides of a modem white marble monument.]
In Memory of Philemon dickerson, or Dickinson, who with
HIS brothers NATHANIEL AND JOHN DICKINSON, EMIGRATED
FROM ENGLAND AND LANDED IN MASSACHUSETTS IN 1638. HE
WAS ADMITTED A FREEMAN OF THE TOWN OF SALEM IN 1641, AND
REMOVED TO SOUTHHOLD L.I. IN 1646, WHERE HE DIED IN 1672 AGED
ABOUT 74 YEARS, LEAVING TWO SONS, THOMAS AND PETER.
In Memory of peter dickerson who was born in i648 & died
IN 1721 aged about 73 YEARS, LEAVING TWO SONS JOHN AND
THOMAS.
In Memory of thomas dickerson who died in the year 1724
aged about 53 years leaving four sons, thomas, joshua,
daniel & peter, all of whom removed to morris county,
state of new jersey about the year 1745.
Here lyes y« Body Here lyes y« Body
of Abigail Windes of Abner Windes
Dan*' of M' 8amn«> Son of M' Samnel
Windes Who Died Windes Who Died
Nov»» 21* 1739 Aged Nov»» 20«>» 1739 Aged
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Pedigree of Tale. 83
PEDIGREE OF YALE.
Commnnicated by Chas. Hertet Towxshexd, of " Rajnham," New Haven, Conn.
DuBiNO my wanderiDgs the past summer through EDgland and Wales, at
the Prohate Court, Chester, I obtained copies of wills of my ancestors, the
Tales and LUn/ds^ and made a visit to Water-Gate-Street, to Bishop George
Lloyd's palace built in 1615. He was appouited to the See of Chester in
1605, and died in the 55th year of his age, August 1st, 1615.
In the church of St. Werbarges is an alabaster stone which once bore a
plate, that some vandal has carried off, on which was inscribed the burial
of this Lord Bishop Lloyd, and I was fortunate enough to secure an Eng-
lish translation of the Latin inscription as copied :
** An untimely death has shut up in this Tomb the heart of George Lloyd
whose memory is recorded in Chester, Who was by race a Welshman, Educated
at Cambridge, a Doctor of Theology and a leader of Theologians. He directed
and benefit^ the Bishopric of Soder and Man, presiding over it for a term of
five years. His mother England recalled her Son and deemed him Worthy to
possess the Bishopric of Chester where Eleven Seasons having passed away —
not without storms of trouble ; he died lamented and worthy to be lamented in
the ilfty-fifth year of his age and on the first day of the month of August 1615.
Neither was there shame in his life nor shame in his death."
At the east end towards the south side of the same Quire, on a brass
plate is mentioned the burial of a fcimons dvilian. Dr. John Lloyd, LL.D.
'* Here lies John Lloyd a Cambritriton Doctor of Laws, for forty years advo-
cate in the Canterbury Court of Arches, London ; togetiier with Elizabeth Ids
most beloved wife ; daughter of Thomas Hggot of Dodders-hall in the County
of Bucks. An Esquire of ancient nobility and together with their niece Eliza-
beth, and their daughter Francisca wife of David Tale, Doctor of Laws, The
said wife Elizabeth died the 12th December 1590. The niece Elizabeth died 4th
October 1591. The aforesaid John lived 7-4 years devoted towards God, just
toward all men. To whomsoever he could he did good. He injured no one.
At length he entered upon the way of all flesh 20 February 1607 English style."
Another Brass to Thomas Shedey, Chaplain to the Lord Buhop Greorge
Lloyd. Died 9th Feb. 1617.
At Wrexham, Wales, I was most enjoyably entertained by Mr. Alfred
Neobold Palmer, F.C.S., author of the most interesting and valuable his-
tories of the Town and Parish of Wrexham. The history of the parish
church of Wrexham, ^ one of the four wonders of Wales," in the chancel
of which are tablets to the Yale family, and in the churchyard the monu-
ment to Elihu Yabi lately restored by the corporation of Yale College in
grateful remembrance for his timely aid with money and other values. It
is said he left a wiB bequeathing money to the college which bore his name
at the time of his death, July 172i, but as it was not executed his son in
law objected to the bequest and it was never paid. To Mr. Palmer I now
give thanks for his truly English hospitality, not only at his house beauti*
fully ntuated, but for a lovely excursion to Plas Grono, a property near
Wrexham purchased by Elihu Yale soon afier his return from India. The
rite of the mansion house is now occupied by a farm house, but the kitehen
garden surrounded by a wall built by Grovemor Yale is extant. My brief
visit of a few hours at Wrexham prevented an excursion to Plas y° Yale,
the seat of the Yale fiunily for centuries.
84 Richard Tucker of Machegonne, Me. [Jan.
SOME FACTS ABOUT RICHARD TUCKER, THE FIRST
SETTLER OF MACHEGONNE (PORTLAND) , MAINE.
By Charles Edwa&d Banks, M.D., of Washington, D. C.
The history of Portland, Maine, under English occupation, be-
gins with the arrival of George Cleeves and Richard Tucker on the
neck of land then called in the Indian tongue Machegonne, imme-
diately after their ejection from their Spurwink (Scarborough) pos-
sessions, in the latter part of 1632, and firom that time forth the
senior partner occupies the front of the stage with his political
machinations and personal quarrels, to the exclusion of Tucker,
who was joint owner and should be joint recipient of the honors ac-
corded to his noisome ally as the father of the metropolis of Maine.
This brief paper is designed to add some facts to our knowledge of
the man who helped to found the city.
When Sir Fcrdinando Gorges granted to Cleeves and Tucker the
tract of land which included Machegonne neck, January 27, 1636—7,
he provided that it was ^ now and forever from henceforth to be
caUed or known by the name of Stogummor," and while the new
title failed to stick forever it furnished later a clue to the gentleman
who has done so much for the history of Maine ; and during a visit
to England the parish registers of Stogumber, a little coast town in
Somersetshire, he found in the church of St, Mary's the record of
the baptism of a Richard Tucker, January 22, 1594. (Baxter,
Sir Ferdinando Gorges, i. 175.) This entry seems more than a co-
incidence and approaches a reasonable probability that it is the record
of the christening of Portland's first settler, and its acceptance as
such places him at the age of 39 when he hewed down the first trees
on Maehigonne neck to build himself and partner a home. The
deed of Gorges describes Tucker as a " gentleman " and Cleeves as
an "esquire," nominal distinctions which Sir Ferdinando and his
attorney who drew the document well understood at that time, and
it is apparent that Cleeves always act^d towards his partner as a
ranking oflBeial to a subordinate. Rev. Thomas Jenner, the pastor
of Saco, writing to Winthrop, April 6, 1646, discloses this relation
of " esquire " to " gentleman " in the following statement : " I have
lately been earnestly solicited by one Mrs. Tucker an intimate fnend
of mine, & an approved godly woman, that I would writ unto your
worship : that in case Mr. Cleave & her husband (Mr. Tucker)
shall happen shortly to have recourse to your selfe to end some mat-
ters of diflference betweene them, now at their departure each from
other, that you would be pleased, as much as in you lye, not to sul^
fer Mr. Cleave to wrong her husband, for though her husband hath
ben as it were a servant hitherto for Mr. Cleave, yet now at their
1899.] Richard Tucker of MfMchegonne^ Me. 85
making np of accounts, Mr. Cleave by his subtill head brings in
Mr. Tucker 100 £. debtor to him." (4 Mass. Hist. Coll. vii. 362.)
It wiU be interesting to inquire at this point for the identification
of " Mrs. Tucker ** who appealed to Winthrop to protect her hus-
band against the man who had shared the loneliness of the cabin on
the neck for so many years, this partner George Cleaves Esquire,
whom Governor Edward Winslow declared to be one of the ** ap-
rantest known knaves that ever trod on New English shores";
whom Governor Richard Vines described as " a firebrand of destruc-
tion," and whom Gorges himself found guilty of " misreports " and
•'wrongs" towards the officials of the Frovince. The historian of
Portland makes no statement concerning the wife of Hichard Tuck-
er, beyond giving her Christian name, Margaret (Willis, Portland,
48), but there is in the manuscript collection left by him, and now in
the Public Libraiy of that city, a chance statement that she was one
of the daughters of George Qeeves. (Willis MSS. N. 134.) In
the absence of any other theory this has been tentatively entertained
as a possibility, but that it need not further be considered as proba-
ble wiU be clear from the following facts : — ^After his separation
with Cleaves he removed to Portsmouth, N. H., with his wife and
fSunily, and died there between 1677 and 1680. The joint landed
interest was maintained, however, for as late as 1662 Tucker's con-
sent was required to a conveyance from Cleeves. In 1681 Mrs. Mar-
garet Tucker, widow of Richard, conveyed to Nicholas Hodge, her
grandson, certain land in Falmouth, now Portland (WilUs MSS.
B. 261), and in 1742 Nicholas Hodge, Jr., of Salisbury, calling
himself ^ the only representative which the said Richard Tucker now
hath," conveyed to Phineas Jones, his brother-in-law, the reversion
of 100 acres on Falmouth neck. (Ibid, p. 106.) Nicholas Hodge,
senior, had married the daughter of Richard Tucker, as appears by
the following instruments : ^ Nicholas Hodge of Rye, fisherman
and his wife Seaborn Hodge daughter and only surviving Heir of
Richard Tucker formerly of Falmouth but latterly of Rye," con-
veyed August 4, 1735, to their dutiful son Michael Hodge of Salis-
bury their interest in the property of Richard Tucker at Falmouth.
(Rockingham Deeds, xxi. 117.) On May 23, 1739, the said Mi-
chael Hodge, *'son of Nicholas Hodge of Rye, N. H., yeoman and
Seaborn his wife " conveyed to John Smith of Boston, his right,
title and interest to such land in Falmouth ** as did of right belong
& appertain unto Richard Tucker, heretofore of Falmouth but af-
terward of Rye aforesaid, husbandman or Gent, deceased & which
the said Richard Tucker by deed gave & granted to my said mother
Seaboum Hodge." (York Deeds, xxii. 168.) These papers clearly
establish the marriage of Nicholas Hodge to Seaborn, daughter of
Richard and ^Margaret Tucker, and the recital of this connection
has been necessary to prepare the foundation for the identification
of Margaret the vrife oif Richard. This can now be made firom
86 Hichufxl Tucker of Machegonne^ Ms. [Jan.
the following entry in the Book of Eastern Land ClaimB : Capt.
John Wentworth claims by a deed in behalf of Nidbiolas Hodge of
New Castle a tract of land in the Kennebec region at Arrowsic for-
merly belonging to Nicholas Baynall ^ who was grandfather to the
8^ Hodges wife." (126,127.) Margaret, wife of Richard Tucker,
being mother of Seaborn Hodges, most therefore have been Marga-
ret Kaynell, daughter of Colonel Nicholas Baynell of Arrowsic,
*^the First Justis made in those parts," as stated by Captain Nicho-
las Manning. (Cushman, Sheepscot, 41.)
This chart will illustrate the situation briefly.
Bichard Tacker=:Margaret Reynell,
bapt. 22 Jan. 1594 ;
d. aboat 1680.
dau. of Col. Nicholas
of Arrowsic.
Seaborn Tucker=Nicholas Hodge.
** only surviving heir"
in 1735.
I I I
Michael Hodge, Anne Hodge, Nicholas Hodge,
mariner, married of Salisbury.
of Salisbury, 1739; Fhineas Jones.
m. Joanna
Mrs. Margaret (Reynell) Tucker was living in 1693 and at that
time had the third seat in the meeting-house in Portsmouth. (Brew-
ster, Rambles ii. 67.) Her father was a prominent man in the
Eastern settlements of Maine, and was appointed a commissioner
for Sheepscot in 1665 and a Justice of the Peace in 1666—7, hav-
ing taken up a tract of land by purchase in 1666 from the Indians.
(York Deeds, xviii. 82.) Similarity of names is not always a safe
basis for identification, but for the purposes of record I will note
here the fact that in the Visitation of Leicestershire, 1619, there is a
pedigree of Reynell of Malston, and the third son of Edmund Rey-
nell (obit 1609) and his wife Ann Hatch is Nicholas whose wtfe
was Mary Lockington. (Harl. Soc. ii. 156.) In the "Globe,"
sailing from London August 7, 1635, for "Virginia," came Nich^.
Reinolds aged 38 and Margaret aged 23 years. (Hotten, 120.)
These items may rest for future investigation.
Through his only daughter Elizabeth, the wife of Michael Met-
ton, the senior partner George Cleaves transmitted to a numerous
progeny the blood that flowed in his veins, and in like manner
through the marriage of Seaborn Tucker to Nicholas Hodge there
are many descendants who can claim descent from the junior part-
ner, who, though less of a turbulent and notorious character, yet
shares the honor of Cleaves as the first settler of Portland. Michael
Hodge of Salisbury, by wife Joanna had Anne, who married Ist,
Phineas Jones, and 2d, Jabez Fox. By her first husband Anne
Hodge was the mother of Hannah, Lucy and Anne Jones ; Han-
nah married Col. John Waite of Falmouth ; Lucy married Rev.
1899.] Heverend John Norton of Middleioum. 87
Thomaa Smith, bojx of the famous ^ Parson " Smith of Falmouth,
and Amie married Richard Codman of the same place. By her
second husband Anne Hodge was the mother of John and Mary
Fox. John Fox married and left a numerous progeny, and Mary
Fox married Edward Oxnard, from whom descend many of the old
famiHes of Portland. (Willis, Portland, 378, 804, 815, comp.
Maine Wills, 481, 832.)
REVERENT) JOHN NORTON OF AHDDLETOWN.
Bj ZoBTH S. Eldkedob, of San Francisco, Cal.
1. John Norton, of Branford, Codd., is believed to have been the
third 80D of Richard Norton, of London, and Ellen Rowley his wife,
bnt this, however, remains to be proven. The name of John Norton
appears on the first page of the Branford town records. He married first,
Dorothy , who died in Branford, January 24, 1652; married second,
Elizabeth , who died in Branford, Nov. 6, 1657; and third, Eliza-
beth Clark, who died in Farmington in 1702. He removed to Farmington,
Conn., about 1659, and his name appears on record as one of the eighty-
fonr proprietors in the first division of land. He died in Farmington,
Nov. 5, 1709.
Children, by first wife, Dorothy, all bom in Branford :
I. EuzABBTH,* b. aboat 1645 ; m. John Plnmb, of Milford.
II. Hannah, b. abont 1646 ; m. Samnel North, of Farmington.
III. DOBOTHT, b. March 1, 1649.
fv. John, b. March 24, 1651 ; d. Jan. 15, 1657.
Child, by second wife, Elizabeth, bom in Branford :
2. T. John, b. Oct 14, 1657.
Children, by third wife, Elizabeth Clark:
vi. Samuel, bap. in Farmington, May 13, 1659 ; d. Ang. 20, 1659.
vii. Thomas, b. in Farmington, 1660 ; m. Hannah Rose.
2. John' Norton {John})y bora in Branford, Oct 14, 1657; died in
Farmington, April 25, 1725; married in Farmington, Rath, daugh-
ter of Dea. Isaac and Rath (Stanley) More, born in Norwalk,
Conn., Jan. 5, 1657. He was deputy for Farmington in 1680,
1681 and 1682.
Children, born in Farmington :
I. Ruth,' b. aboat 1675 ; m. Thomas Seymour, of Hartford,
il. EuzABBTH, m. Samael Catlin, of Hartford.
Hi. Isaac, b. 1680; m. Elizabeth Galpln, of Hartford.
3. It. John, b. 1684.
V. Mart, b. 1686 ; m. 1st, John Pantry, Jr. ; m. 2d, Solomon Boltwood.
Ti. Sarah, b. 1689 ; m. Samael Newell.
▼U. Hankah, b. 1692; hl John Pratt, of Hartford.
Tiii. Dorcas, b. 1695 ; m. Joseph Bird, of Litchfield,
ix. Thomas, b. 1697 ; m. Elizabeth Macon.
X. Ebrnkzkr, m. Sarah Savage.
3. John' Norton (John* John^)^ bom in Farmington, 1 684 ; died in same
place, 1750; marded in Farmington, May 6, 1708, Anne, daughter
88 Reverend John Norton of Middletown. [Jan.
of Thomas and Elizabeth (Smith) Thompson, born in Farmington,
Feb. 10, 1689. Her father, Thomas Thompson, was bom in 1651,
and after the death of his first wife, Elizabeth Smith, he married
Abigail . Oo Dec. 14, 1705, his wife, Abigail, threw a pair
of shears at him ; the point penetrated the brain, causing his death
in a few days. Abigail was convicted of murder, seuteno^ to death,
and after one or two reprieves the sentence was executed. While
in prison she gave birth to a posthumous child which she named
Mercy. Thomas Thompson was the son of Thomas Thompson of
Farmington, and Ann Welles his wife, daughter of Thomas Welles,
Governor of Connecticnt Colony.
John Norton was called Sergt. John Norton, and John Norton Sd.
Children, born in Farmington :
i. Gideon,* b. Jan. 12, 1709 ; d. 1712.
it. Charles, b. Dec. 17, 1710; d. Dec. 24, 1786; m. Rebecca Munson.
ill. Gideon, b. Sept. 5, 1713 ; m. Marella Thompson.
4. iv. John, b. Nov. 16, 1716.
V. Anne, b. Jan. 15, 1718; m. Judah Hart, of New Britain,
vi. Job, b. Feb. 19, 1720.
vii. Roger, b. March 16, 1722.
viii. Ruth, b. March 28, 1724; m. Joslah Bumham, of Kensington,
ix. Sarah, b. June 5, 1726; m. Moses Deming.
z. LucT, b. March 81, 1728; m. John Kirby, of Middletovm.
zi. Mary, b. May 20, 1780 ; m. James Bidwell, of Hartford,
xii. EUAS, b. March 28, 1732 ; d. April 9, 1782.
xiii. Thankful, b. Jan. 28, 1734.
4. John* Norton {John,* John,^ John}), was born in Kensington Society
(now Berlin), in the town of Farmington, Nov. 16, 1715; died in
East Hampton, Conn., March 24, 1778, a victim to the small pox.
He was graduated from Yale College in 1737, studied theology and was
ordained Nov. 25, 1741 (at Deerfield), the first pastor of the church at
Falltown (now Bemardston) on the northern border of Massachusetts.
He remained in charge of this church for some time after the break-
ing out of the five years French and Indian war in 1744. The new
settlement, struggling for existence, exposed as it was to the inroads
of the savages, with difiiculty supported a minister and in 1745 he
severed his connection with the church and accepted the post of chap-
lain to the three forts, Shirley, Pelham and Massachusetts, built
by the Massachusetts government on the north-western boundary
of the province, to protect her frontier from the incursions of the
French and Indians from Canada, by way of Lake Champlain and
Wood Creek. Norton placed his wife and children in Fort Shirley
and divided his time among the three garrisons according to their
needs.
On August 14, 1746, the chaplain left Fort Shirley in company
with the surgeon. Dr. Williams, and fourteen soldiers, and went to
Fort Pelbam, and on the following day to Fort Massachusetts where
he expected to remain about a month. This fort was situated on
the Hoosac river in what is now the town of Adams. It was a
wooden enclosure formed of squared logs, laid one upon another
and interlocked at the angles. This wooden wall rested upon a
foundation of stone designated as the '^ underpinning." A block
house, crowned with a tower which served as a lookout and was
supplied with means of throwing water to extinguish fire-arrows
thrown upon the roof, stood in the north-west corner. There were
1899.] Reverend John Norton of Middletoton. 89
other buildings in the enclosure, and one — a large log hoase on the
south side — overlooked the outer wall and was probably loopholed
for musketry. The commander of the fort, Captain Ephraim Wil-
liams (founder of Williams College), with a large portion of his
force, had gone to take part in the proposed invasion of Canada, leav-
ing Sergeant John Hawks in charge of the fort. On Saturday, August
16tb, Hawks sent Dr. Williams to Deerfield with a detachment of
fourteen men to get a supply of powder and lead. This reduced
the entire force, including Hawks himself and Norton the chap-
lain, to twenty-two men, half of whom were disabled with dysentery
from which few of the rest were entirely free.* There were also in
the fort three women and five children.
On July 23, 1746 (old style), Rigaud de Vaudreuil, town major
of Three Rivers, left Montreal with a fleet of canoes carrying a
large war party. Their objective point was Fort Frederic (Crown
Point), which was threatened by the English. Rigaud reached Fort
Fr^^ric on the first of August, and in a few days received a rein-
forcement of sixty Frenchmen and a band of Indians commanded
by the elder of the brothers Du Muy. They had just returned from
an incursion towards Albany, and reported that all was quiet in that
direction and that Fort Fr^d^ric was in no danger. This left Rigaud
free to take the offensive. The question was, where to strike. The
Indians held a number of councils and decided upon nothing.
Rigaud made them a speech and giving them a wampum belt told
them he meant to attack Corlaer (Schenectady). At first this
pleased them, and then they changed their minds. Saratoga was
proposed, but finally at the suggestion of some of the Indians they
decided on Fort Massachusetts. Leaving the canoes at East Bay,
just north of the present town of Whitehall, in charge of a guard,
they proceeded southward on foot along the base of Skene moun-
tain. The force numbered about seven hundre<l men, of whom five
hundred were French and two hundred were Indians. They reached
Fort Massachusetts between eight and nine o'clock on the morning
of August 19th. Rigaud had planned a night attack, but was
thwarted by the impetuosity of the young Indians and Canadians,
who became so excited at the first glimpse of the watch tower of the
fort that they dashed forward, firing their guns and yelling. They
prudently kept themselves out of reach of the guns of the defenders,
however, and surrounding the fort they sheltered themselves behind
stumps and opened a distant and harmless fire, accompanied by
unearthly yells and bowlings. The situation of the little garrison
was now a perilous one indeed. Beset by sixty times their effective
force and nothing but a log fence between them and the enemy.
The men were armed with smooth bore hunting pieces, but so short
of ammunition were they that Hawks was obliged to order them to
fire only when necessary to hold the enemy in check. Tet so stout
was their defence and so effective their fire, that the assailants mxide
no attempt to carry the fort by assault. Norton writes, '^ about this
time we saw several fall to rise no more." Among those who fell
was the chief of the St. Francis Indians, shot through the breast by
Sergt. Hawks. Rigaud, the French commander, ventured too near
* *< Lord's dftj and Mondaj (Aue. 17 & 18). The sickness was very distressing
. . . Eleven of onr men were sick and scarcely one of us in perfect health ; almost
every man was troubled with the griping & flux. — Norton, The Redeemed Captive,
VOL. LUI. 7
90 Reverend John Norton of Middletovm. [Jan.
the fort and received a shot in the arm which sent him to the rear.
In addition to the Indian killed by Hawks, Rigaud reports sixteen
Indians and Frenchmen wounded, ^^ which, ander the circumstances,"
says Parkman, ^* was good execution for ten farmers aud a minis-
ter ; for Chaplain Norton loaded and iired with the rest."*
All that day until nine in the evening the enemy continued their
firing and yelling, and then placing a line of sentinels around the
fort to prevent messengers from carrying the alarm to Albany or
Deerfield, they withdrew to prepare for a night attack. Ic was
Rigaud's intention to open trenches to the foot of the wall, place
fagots against it, set them on fire and deliver the fort a prey to the
fury of the flames ; but a rain coming on he determined to wait till
morning.
Hawks filled all bis tubs and pails with water and posted his men
to repel an assault. Two men had been wounded, thus farther reduc-
ing his effective force. Throughout the night they kept the watch,
the enemy frequently raising their hideous outcries as though about
to attack.
The firing was quickly renewed in the morning, but no attempt
was made to open trenches by daylight. About eleven o'clock one
of the men in the watch tower, Thomas Kuowlton, was shot through
the bead. The number of effectives was now reduced to eight,
including the chaplain. About noon Rigaud sent an Indian with
a fiag of truce to say he desired to parley. Hawks consented to it,
and he with Norton and one or two others met the French com-
mander outside the gate. Rigaud offered honorable terms of capitu-
lation. Hawks promised an answer within two hours and with his
companions returned into tbe fort to consider their means of defence.
He found that they had but three or four pounds of powder and
about as much lead. Norton prayed for divine aid and guidance.
'' Had we all been in health or had there been only these eight of
us that were in health, I believe that every man would willingly
have stood it out to the last. For my part I should," writes the
manful chaplain. But besides the sick and wounded there were the
three women and five children to be considered. If the fort were
taken by assault these would undoubtedly be murdered. Hawks
determined therefore to make the best terms he could. Rigaud
agreed to the conditions of surrender submitted to him, which were
in brief — that all in the fort should be treated with humanity as
prisioners of war and exchanged at the first opportunity, and that
none of them should be given to the Indians. At three o'clock the
gates were opened, the prisoners were conducted to the French
camp, the fort given over to plunder and burned to the ground.
Notwithstanding his agreement, Rigaud delivered a portion of his
prisoners to the Indians, at which Norton made a vigorous protest.
The captives were well treated, however, Rigaud having given the
Indians presents to induce them to treat their prisoners with human-
ity. Tbe retreat began the next morning, the force marching back
as they had come. They moved slowly, encumbered as they were
with the sick and wounded.
The wife of one of the soldiers, John Smeed, was taken in labor.
Some of the French made a seat for her to sit upon and carried her
• A Half-Century of Conflict, ii. 245 (Champlain ed.).
1899.] Reverend John Norton of Middletovm. 91
into camp where about ten o'clock that night ^^ she was graciously
delivered of a daughter and was remarkably well. * ♦ * Friday:
this morning I baptized John Smeed's child. He called it's name
Caplivity,** The French made a litter of poles, spread over it a
deer skin and a bear skin on which they placed the mother and child
and so carried them forward.
The march was long and dreary. The prisoners were kindly
treated by the victors, some of whom were sorely wounded, and
four Indians died within a few days. In due time they reached
Quebec, and in course of a year those who remained stlive were
exchanged and returned to New England. Mrs. Smeed and her
infant daughter. Captivity, died in Canada.
Mr. Norton reached Boston, Aug. 16, 1747, where he was received
and entertained by Col. Winslow. He published his " Redeemed
Captive" in 1748 in Boston. Copies of it are very rare. Drake
in bis '^ Particular History of the Five Years French and Indian
War," prints it verbatim.
During his captivity his wife and children continued to reside at
Fort Shirley and just about the time of his return to Boston his
little daughter, Anna, died at the fort and was buried in a field a little
to the west of it. The stone which marked her grave is now pre-
served in the museum of Williams College. His wife applied to
the Massachusetts government for the wages due him as chaplain
and at one time received one pound sixteen shillings and six pence
then due. In October, 1747, the Connecticut Assembly appropriated
one hundred pounds to be paid him in consideration of his services
and loss and damage, and in February, 1748, the Massachusetts
government allowed him £37. 10s. for his services as chaplain to the
prisoners while in captivity in Canada.
On Nov. 30, 1748, he was settled minister in the parish of East
Hampton, in Middletown, Conn., which position he held for thirty
years to the time of his death.
In August, 1755, he was appointed chaplain to the forces sent by
Connecticut against Crown Point. In March, 1756, he was again
appointed chaplain to the forces sent against Crown Point, and in
March, 1760, he was appointed chaplain of the Third Connecticut
Regiment in the expedition against Canada, in the campaign which
resulted in the capitulation of Vaudreuil by which Canada passed
to the British crown.
John Norton was married in Springfield, Mass., August 28, 1738,
to Eunice, daughter of Luke and Elizabeth (Walker) Hitchcock.
She was born in Springfield, March 2, 1712/3, and died in East
Hampton, May 27, 1796.
The children of Rev. John Norton, so fiir as known, were:
1. AsENATH,* b. ; d. Jan. 2, 1810; m. Dea. James Bill.
li. Elizabeth, b. Dec., 1740; d. May 18, 1770; m. Nathaniel Clark,
ill. John, b. 1743; d. May 11, 1808; m. Edey Clark.
Iv. Anna, d. Aug., 1747, at Fort Shirley.
V. Jacob, b. Dec. 15, 1748 ; d. on prison-ship in New York, Revolution-
ary war.
vi. Elias, b. Oct. 21, 1750; d. Nov. 5, 1750.
vii. Anne, b. March 29, 1752.
viii. Eunice, b. Oct. 23, 1754; d. Oct. 13, 1846.
Ix. Elias, b. Oct. 23, 1754 ; d. 1825.
92 Ancestry of the Hoar Famtly in America. [Jan.
THE ANCESTRY OF THE HOAR FAMILY IN
AMERICA.
A Compilation from Collections made by the Honorable Geobgb Fbibbib Hoaju
By Hexrt 8. Nocbsb, of Lancaster, Mass.*
The family of Hoar, in English records generally written Here
or Hoare, from very ancient days had its representatives in several
of the counties of England and in Ireland. Sometime8 the name
appears with the adjective le affixed. Between the years 1300 and
1700 thirteen members of Parliament from six different counties
bore the name. English antiquaries who have made long and intel-
ligent study of the family genealogy unite in favoring the supposition
that the founder of the race was one Robert Hore who, about 1330,
married the heiress of Forde of Chagford in Devonshire. In the
Heraldic Visitation for the county of Devon, taken in 1620, and to
be found in the Harleian MS. in the British Museum, the pedigree
begins with the third Robert Hore, about 1360. This Robert mar-
ried the heiress of Rowland de Risford of the parish of Chagford.
The learned biographer of the famous London branch of the family,
Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Bart., in his sumptuous volume "Pedigreee
and Memoirs of the Families of Hore and Hoare of the Counties
of Devon, Bucks, Middlesex, Surrey, Wilts and Essex, 1819,**
acknowledged his failure to discover a continuous pedigree from
Robert of Risford, and bases his belief in this origin of the family
chiefly upon the identity of the coat of arms uniformly used by all
bearing the name ; to wit : " Sable an eagle displayed, with two
necks with a border ingrailed, argent." One antiquary has sug-
gested a German origin to the family and calls attention to the
similarity between the arms of the city of Frankfort-on-the-Main
and those used in the Iloare family in England.
Captain Edward Iloare in his book, printed at London in 1883,
entitled " Pearly History and Genealogy of the Families of Hore
and Hoare," is much more positive in his assertions respecting this
line of descent from Robert of Risford, but is unable to give the
authority of records to vouch for his conclusions ; and the many
grave inaccuracies of his appendix, wherein he essays a pedigree
of the American branch of the Hoar family, tend to encourage dis-
trust in his infallibility when he discourses of matters much more
recondite.
• To the indefatigable researches of an accomplished local antiquary, H. Y. J. Tay-
lor, these pages are indebted for most of the genealogical matter relating to Gloucester
and vicinity.
1899.] Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. . 93
The defective condition or total loss of many early parish regis-
ters, and the defacement and destruction by damp or careless keeping
of many early wills, make it highly improbable that the assumed
connection between the Hore families of Devonshire and Glouces-
tershire wiU be discovered; and from the city of Gloucester the
mother of the American branch of the family, Joanna (Hinksman)
Hoare, came, in 1640, to Massachusetts. The frequent choice of
the same baptismal names, and the use of the same heraldic device
by both the Devon and the Gloucester branches are the only signi-
ficant facts found of record. Unfortunately there is no pedigree
attached to the ** Visitation of the County of Gloucester,** by Robert
Cooke Clarencieux, King at Arms in 1583, enlarged with the Visita-
tion of the same County in 1623, by Chitting and Philpott, deputies
to William Camden Clarencieux, found in the Harleian Manuscript
Nos. 1543 to 1554, although the ^'Arms of Hore of Gloucester-
shire" are given. The early presence of the family in this county,
and elsewhere, is attested however by various documentary evidence,
some examples of which follow :
1170. From Burke's Dictionary of Landed Gentry, p. 577, we find that
William le Hore was one of the Norman Knights who invaded Ireland in
1170, and obtained grants of land in Wexford where he established a family.
The pedigree in the visitation of the country begins with Thooias le Hore,
who held the manor by the service of " keeping a passage over the Pill-
water as often as the sessions should be held at AVexford." He had three
sons : Richard, David who was high sheriff in 1334, and Walter.
1280. In the Calendar of Inquisitions, post mortem, Anno 8 Edward I.
is noted : ^* Roger le Hore, felo, Ameneye, Gloucestershire.'' Roger le
Hore held lands in Eastbrook {see Rudder's ^^ Gloucester," p. 230).
1326. John le Hore is one of the witnesses to a deed, now in existence,
of a tenement in Wotton, Gloucestershire, 19 Edward II.
It is noteworthy that the above dates are earlier than that of the
alleged Devonshire origin.
1465. In the Calendar of the Records of the Gloucester Corporation,
p. 406-7, is registered a " demise from William Hotynham, John Rudjng,
clerk, and Thomas Lymark to Andrew Bye, Henry Rycard and Thomas
Hoore burgesses of Gloucester, of their tenement and adjoining curtilage
on the south side of Smythe strete between Sater lane and the messuage
of Thomas Heyward."
1551. Alexander Hore appears as a member of the Baker's Guild.
An examination of the wills proved at Gloucester, which date
from 1541 when the Court was established, gives the following : —
1544. The will of Richard Hoore of Leckhampton, husbandman, prov-
ed Oct. 10, 1545, bequeaths to wife Ellen his crops, debts, etc., leaving her
to give what she pleases to the children.
1545. The will of Henry Hore of Aylburton in the parish of Lidgate,
dated Oct. 23, 1545, and proved the following January, appoints his wife
Christian executrix, bequeaths two pence to the Cathedral Church of
Gloucester, and a cow to his daughter Agnes.
94 ^ Ancestry of the Soar Family in America. [Jan,
1 545. The will of Robert Hoare of Leckhampton, hasbandman, dated
Sept. 8, and proved Oct 10, 1545, bequeaths his soul to Grod, Saint Maiy
and all the holy company of Heaven, and mentions his wife Margery, sons
Roger and Edward, daughter Jane, and Edward son of Roger.
1573. John Hore's will, proved May 27, 1573, is mostly illegible, but
mentions wife Joan, sons William, Nicholas, and others ^^my children
aforesaid." He was of Westbury on Severn.
1618. Richard Hoare of the parish of St. John the Baptist in the City
of Gloucester, Gentleman, August 4, 1618, bequeaths eighteen houses
with lands to his sons Richard, John and Alexander, one hundred pounds
to his daughter Martha, and names wife Anne and sister Joan. This
Ricliard was sheriff of Gloucester in 1614. By an indenture dated Sept.
4. 5. James 1. (1608) he gave in trust, for the benefit of the parish of St.
Mary de Crypt, an annuity of fifty-three shillings charged upon several
tenements in the city of Gloucester, to be employed in ^* the reparation of
the Parish Church or the finding of a sufficient minnester to read divine
service in the same church, ana for the relief of the poor of the same
parish, and other charitable uses." The trust survives, the Corporation of
Gloucester annually paying fifty shillings to the parish. An ancient vault
bearing the name Hoare is beneath the pavement in the south transept,
near where the choir and nave join, of St. Mary de Crypt Church.
1 628. The will of Richard Hoare of Norton <' an old man of the adge
of ffour score yeares and upward " mentions wife Maude, sons Edmoiid,
William, Robert, Thomas, son-in-law Robert Brayne, daughter Jane, daughr
ter Elizabeth wife of Robert Brokinnge, and her children Mary, Anne and
Elizabeth, and Anne daughter of Edward. Norton is in the northern
suburbs of Gloucester.
1640. The will of William Hoare " very aged " proved in 1640, is too
much decayed to be legible.
1644. John Hoare of Leckhampton, husbandman, in his will mentions
daughter Margaret, nephew John the son of Giles, sons Walle and Thomas
and sons in law John Button and Thomas Ballaye.
1646. The will of John Hoare of Sandhurst, mentions late brother
Alexander and his daughter Martha, his sister-in-law Margerie mother of
Martha, and brothers-in-law Thos. Clutterbuck and Thos. Peirce.
1413. In the church of Frampton on Severn near Gloucester on a
marble tablet, and in the east window of the north aisle, the Hoare arms
are found quartered with the arms of Clifford and Windscombe, and the
same quartering was once on a stained glass window of the parlor of
Fretherne Lodge, a sumptuous mansion built by James Clifford with a
design to entertain Queen Elizabeth in her ^^ Progress to Bristol " in 1574.
Fretherne is about nine miles south-west from Gloucester. Near by is the
site of the residence of Walter Lord Clifford where his daughter '* Fair
Rosamond " was born. Fretherne Lodge, after long remaining in a state
of dilapidation, was torn down in 1750. In the Visitation of 1623 it is
stated that Henry Clifford of Frampton married the daughter and heiress
of Hoare of Gloucestershire in the time of Henry IV. (See Rud-
der's " Gloucester.")
From the Subsidy Rolls of Gloucester in the Public Record Office,
London, are these entries : —
1592. Edmund Hore of Down Hatherly, assessed for his goods.
1609. Richard Hore was assessed for goods at Norton and in the North
Ward of the City of Gloucester.
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1609. Charles Hoare was assessed for goods in the South Ward of the
Citj of Gloucester and at Brockmouth.
In Alumni Oxonienses are found these entries : —
1610. John Hoare of Co. Gloucester, pleh. Magdalen Hall, matric. 16
June 1610, aged 17. B.A. 18 April, 1611, M.A 27 Jan. 1613-4. Reo-
lor of Oddington Co. Gloucester 1616.
1628. Charles Hoare, son of Charles of Gloucester City, pleh. Magda-
len Hall, matric. 12 Dec. 1628 aged 15. B.A. from Hart Hall 16 Dec
1630.
1624. A Thomas Hoare B.A. petitioned the Elast India Company,
Oct. 20, 1624, for employment as a preacher. (See Calendar of State
Papers, p. 484.)
The parish registers at St. Mary de Crypt, Gloucester, preyious
to 1653, are wanting, but in the Bishop's Registry are the follow-
ing:—
1612. Thomas, son of Charles Hore Junior baptized June 15.
1622-3. Johan, daughter of Thonuis Hoare baptized xxyj of January.
In the Church Registry are these items : —
1657. July 16, Joane Hoare, widow was buried.
1659. Oct. 21, Sara, daughter of Charles Hoare and Sara, his wife was
baptized.
1664. Sept. 12, Charles, son of Charles Hoare and Sara, his wife was
baptized.
1664. Nov. 8. Thomas filius Caroli Hoare et Sara ux. was baptized.
1666. Martii 14, Elizabetha filia Caroli Hoare et Sara ux. was bap-
tized.*
1654. In Bigland*8 ^'Gloucester," p. 142, is mentioned an epitaph to
** "William Hoare, dyed Feb. 1654 aged 76" in the north transept of
Gloucester Cathedral.
1669. The same authority, p. 168, states that in the nave of St Mary
de Crypt are epitaphs to Charles Hoare died 16 Jan. 1689, and to Eliza-
beth daughter of Charles Hoare died July 2.
In the St. Nicholas Registry, Gloucester City, are these entries :
1560. July 14, -Margery Hore daughter of Thomas was baptized.
1569. Oct. 28, was married John Bruar unto Allys Hoare.
1590. July 31. Thomas Hoare was buryed.
1628. June Ruth, daughter of Charles Hoare was buried.
1650. Giles Long was married to Anne Hoare.
1662. May ye 18. John Chambers and Mary Hoare were married.
In the Registry of St. John the Baptist, Gloucester, are found :
1618. Master Richard Whoare was buried xxiiii day of August,
1619. March 22. John Hooare was buried.
1630. Mr. Thomas Clutterbuck and Mrs. Anne Hoare were married
Jme 1.
* Tint Ssra was probably that " Coasin Sarah Hoare ** to whom Ednmnd Saander»— >
who from a begxar-bojr rose to the position of Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
—left fire pounds by his will, 1681.
96 Ancestry of the Hoar J^amily in America* [Jan.
1634. Margery the daughter of Alexander Hoare was honed Feb. 2.
1636. Thomas Hoare and Hester Berry were married the first day of
Oct.
1637. Thomas ye sonne of Alexander Hoare and Margery his wife
was baptz. ye 9th. day of May.
1639. Martha ye daughter of Alexander Hoare and Margarye his wife
was baptized ye 5th. day of December.
1640. Thomas Hoare of Oxinghall was married to Joane Powell of ye
same, June 21.
1642. Francis, daughter of Thomas Hoare and Marye his wife was
bapt ye 7th. day of Aug.
1 642. Elizabeth a twin daughter of Thomas Hoare and Marye his wife
was bapt ye 7th. day of August.
1642. Aug. 24. Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Hoare and Marye his
wife was buried.
1642. Alice Drew, servant to Mr. Alexander Hoare, was buried 28th.
day of June.
1655. John sone of Thomas Hoare, was buried the 11th. day of Sep-
tember.
1656. Edward Nesbete and Martha Hoare were married the 11th day
of September.
In the Registry of St. Michael's, Gloucester, is this entry : —
1576. John the son of Thomas Hoar Bapt 5 day of February.
At Leckhampton Registry are these entries : —
1621. Oct. 29. Walter Hoare and Margaret Faux were married.
1624. Feb. 13. Thomas Hoare and Margaret Ballinger were married.
1636. Feb. 14. Giles Hoare son of Thomas and Margaret, baptized.
1679. Aug. 6. Widow, Margaret Hoare was buried.
From Westbury Registry (Westbury is about eight miles from
Gloucester) are these : —
1569. William Hoare son of John baptized, August 17.
1577. Nicholas Hoare son of John baptized, November 18.
At St. Nicholas Church, Gloucester : —
1573. Alice daughter of Edward Hoore was baptized August 23.
1594. Thomas Jones married Johanna Hore August 19.
1624. Joane daughter of Charles Hoare was baptized.
At St. Aldate's Church, Gloucester :
1641. William Hore and Mary Clark were married April 28.
1650. John Hoar was indicted in Gloucester because '^custodebit coem
tabema, Angl. common typling house, et ibin vendedit in domo suo cevisia
et potum sine aliqua licentia."
An English gentleman of the times under consideration usually
left his eldest son as well off as possible, and the younger sons were
apprenticed to trades or commercial pursuits. Macaulay tells us
^ that the practice of setting children prematurely to work prevailed
in the seventeenth century to an extent which, when compared with
the extent of the manufacturing system, seems almost incredible.^
1899.] Ancestry of the Soar Family in America. 97
In the Gloucester records of indentures the following apprentice-
ships are found : —
1598. Charles Hoare, son of Charles, sadler, apprenticed to his father.
1603. TMlliam Hoare, son of Richard of Norton apprenticed himself to
a haberdasher.
1625. Thomas Hoare, son of Charles, Brewer, bound himself * to his
father.
1626. Alexander Hoare, son of Richard, boond himself to Wm. Laggy
a tanner.
1632. John Hoare, son of Charles, Brewer, bound himself to his
father.
1642. Charles Hoare, son of Thomas, Brewer, apprenticed himself to
his father.
In John Camben Hotten's "Lists " there appear : —
1634. Richard Hoare, among prisoners ordered transported to Virginia
from London.
1 685. Thomas Hoar among ninety rebels transported to Barbadoes in
the Happy Retam of Pool.
In the ** Book-Hunter in London," by WiDiam Roberts, p. 28, it
is said "a large number of books formerly in the possession of
the diarist (Evelyn) have at times appeared in the auction room.
Among them are two beautifully written MS. the work of Richard
Hoare.** Evelyn in his Diary, under date of July 12, 1649, says:
^I carried over with me my servant, Ri. Hoare, an incomparable
writer of severall hands, whom I afterwards preferred in the Pre-
rogative Office, at the return of his Majesty." May 17, 1650, he
says : ** My servant Hoare, who wrote those exquisite several
hands, fell of a fit of an apoplexie, caus'd, as I suppose, by tamper-
ing with mercury about an experiment in gold." The editor says
in a note that specimens of Hoare's handwriting are preserved in
the Prerogative Office. In the earliest edition of Sir Horace Wal-
pole's Catalogue of Engravers, five prints iUustrating Evelyn's
journey from Rome to Naples are attributed to the burin of Richard
Hoare, but later editors credit them to Evelyn himself.
CHABLES HOARE AND WIFE MARGERY OF GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND.
With Charles Hoare, senior, of Gloucester City, the pedigree of
the American branch of the family begins, no clue to his parentage
having been found. Perhaps the earliest recorded mention of him
may be the item in the corporation expenditures when the Spanish
Armada was menacing England, 1588: ^To Charles Hoare for
hyer of a horse for two dayes wch Roger Lowe had to Cisseter
(Cirencester) when he went to bringe the souldiers towards port-
ingate." A book, prepared by John Smythe of Nibley for Lord
Berkeley, ** containing the names and surnames of all able and
efficient men in body for his Majesty's service in the wars in the
98 Ancestry of the Hoar Family in Ameriea. [Jan.
County of Gloucester, with their ages, Parsonable statures and
armours etc./' by the Right Honorable Lieutenant Lord Berkeley,
Lord Lieutenant, etc., by direction from his Majesty in the month
of August, 1608, gives the following account of Charles and Richard
Hoare:
"The City of Gloucester, Southward : (p. 242.)
Charles Hoare, Sadler. 2 ca. tr.
Northward: (p. 245.)
Richard Hore, weaver. 3 p. tr. hath a corslet famished." Also
his four servants are named and their stature given.
The figures and abbreviations appended to the names give the
personal description. Thus Charles Hoare was about forty years
of age, somewhat short of stature, suitable for service with a caliver,
and already trained as a soldier. Richard Hore was between fif)y
and sixty years of age, of the tallest stature, fitted for a pikeman,
and trained in military service.
WiU of Charles Boare the Elder , of Oloucester, 1632,
In the name of God Amen the nyne and twentieth day of May anno
domini 1632, I Charles Hoare the elder of the City of Glouc. Sadler being
weake and sicklie in body butt of Grood and pfct memorie (thanks be geven
to god for the same) doe make and ordeyne this my last Will and Testa-
ment in manner and forms followinge. ffirst and principalie I ^ve and be-
queath my soule unto Amightie God my creator and maker and unto Jesus
Chrbt his only sonne and my alone Saviour and Redeemer hopinge and
trustinge through his merits and bitter passion in full assurance to enjoy
and inherit in die kingdom of heaven him everlastingly. And as for my
body (beinge but dust and ashes) I bequeath to the earth from whence it
came to be buried at the discretion of my Executr of my Will hoping for
a joyfull resurrection both of my soule and body at the last and generall
day. And as concerning my worldly goods and substance wherewith Grod
hath bestowed upon me and blessed me wth I give and dispose in manner
and form following, ffirst I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife
Margery the use and quiet possession of the house and ymplements where-
in I now dwell To have and hold to her for her my said Wife and my
Sonne Thomas Hoare therein to dwell use and occui>y during her naturall
life they payinge the rent due to the City of Glouc & keeping the said howse
in all needful and necessary repairs as by the lease thereof I am enjoyned.
And after her decease my Will is that my sonne Charles Hoare shall have
all my right and interest unto the said howse and lease thereof granted
unto me from the said Citty and that he shall renew the said lease in his
own name. And alsoe my Will is that the plumpe the noast and the
Cisterns, glasse windows wainscot and benches with the tables board in the
Hawl and the Comer Cupboard aud other Cupboards fasting to the house
to remayne to him the said Charles his heirs and assigns wth the said
howse at the decease of my said Wife. Provided that my sonne Charles
or his assigues doe pay or cause to be paid unto my sonne Thomas Hoare
or his assignes the somme of Tenne pounds of lawful English money wthin
the space of fourteen dayes after he is possed of the howse and ymplements
1899.] Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. 99
And if he the said Charles or his assignee shall refuse to pay the same as
aforesajd being lawfull demanded Then mj Will is that mj sonne Thomas
shall have the said howse jmplements and lease. Item I give to my said
son Thomas fyve silver spones and one silver bowle Item I give nnto my
son Charles my silver salt and fyve silver spones wch said plate so to my
said twoe sonnes geven my Will is the same shalbe in the use and posses-
sion of my said Wife daring her life and after her decease to remayne nnto
them Item I give to Thomas Hore Margery Hore and John Hore child-
ren of my Sonne Charles Hoare ffyve pounds between them three. Item
I give and bequeath unto my said sonne Thomas the lease of my Stable
and Grarden in Travell Lane wch I hold of the Deane and Chapter To
have and to hold unto him for and duringe the residue of such term in the
same lease as shalbe to come at my decease. Item I give unto Charles
Hoare and to John Hoare the Children of my son Thomas Hoare the some
of fyve pounds between them. Item I give unto Charles Tame a Saddle
famished. Item I doe hereby appointe my lovinge sonne Charles Hoare
to be my Executor of this my last Will and Testam't in trust and not to
make any benefit of the Executorshipp to his own use and for the better
providinge & maintinance of my saide wife during her naturall life my Will
is & I doe appointe that my debts if any bee & funerall charges being
payed and discharged by my Executor out of my estate yet unbeqeathed
That all the rest of my goodes chattels Cattle household stuffe & implem'ts of
household whatsoever yet unbequeathed shalbe ymploid by the appointm't
of my Executors to the use benefitt & behoo& of my Wife & my sone
Thomas Hoare his heirs & assignee & the benefit thereof to be yerely
equally divided betweene them & soe to remayne at the disposinge of my
Execut'r wth the advice of my Overseers daring the life of my saide Wife
and after her decease my Will is that the sayd estate off my goods & chat-
tels shalbe by my saide Execut'r wholie conferred uppon my sonne Thomas
Hoare his heirs and assignes the funerall charges of my wife being dis-
charged first out of it within one month after her decease And that my
Will may be the better pformed my Will & desire is that my said Execut'r
shall wthin six weeks after my decease enter into one bond of Two hun-
dred pounds to the Overseers of this my Will that this my Will shalbe
pformed by him in all points And if he refuse to enter into such bond
my Will is & I doe appoint my sayd Sonne Thomas Hoare to be Execut'r
of this my Will And I doe desire my sonnes in lawe Mr. Thomas HiU &
Mr. Leonard Tame to be Overseers of this my Will & I give to each of
them for their paines to see my Will pform'd a saddle a peice furnished
fitt for their use And in witness whereof I have hereunto putt my hand
and seele in the psence of these being witnesses.
The mke of Charles (H) Hoare
The mke of James Tiler
John Holland
Of the four children of Charles Hoare senior, named in this will,
Thomas had two sons, Charles and John, also mentioned, but of
hJther or sons nothing further of interest is known with certainty.
The names appear in Gloucestershire annals from time to time, but
the identification of personalities is not easy. Of the two daughters,
wives of Thomas Hill and Leonard Tame» the baptismal names are
100 Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. [Jan.
irrevocably lost. Hill was an alderman and Tame sheriff of the
county and city of Gloucester in 1630. Thomas Hill became mayor
of the city in 1640. By grant of Edward Third this city is a county
by itself. A mayor and two sheriffs were annually chosen by the
twelve Aldermen " and twelve other of the most legal and discreet
Burgesses." (Fosbrooke's ''Gloucester," p. 414.) Tlie office of the
sheriff seems to have been in social dignity on a par, at least, with that
of mayor. Thomas Hill died, according to Budder, p. 402, in Octo-
ber 1652, and was buried in the church of St. Mary de Crypt. His
son Robert was a "goldsmith," then equivalent to banker, in Glou-
cester. In the will of Leonard Tame, dated Nov. 3, 1641, with a
codicil bearing date April 9, 1642, mention is made of his brothers
Thomas, John and Gervase, and sister Elizabeth Cathome, all with
small families ; also of his son Thomas with daughters Elizabeth and
Damaris. But by baptismal records we know that five sons were
bom to him : — Myles, baptized 1595 ; Charles, 1601 ; John, 1604 ;
Thomas, 1609; George, 1613. The high standing and wealth of
Leonard Tame are attested by the great length of his last testament
and by the large amount of property bequeathed. Among his
possessions was the noted Baven Tavern still standing. His most
noteworthy bequest was a public one : " unto the Mayor and Bur-
gesses of the Cittie of Glouc'r. : and to their successors forever one
yearly rent or sume of foure pounds of lawfull money of England
to be issuinge and going out of all that pasture ground with the
appurtences called or commonly known by the name of Monckleigh-
ton the said yearly rent or sume to be paid at the ffeast of
St. Thomas the apostle and upon the ffridaie next before Easter
day usually called good ffndaie, by even and equall porcons . . .
to be given unto fortie poore people of this cittie most needinge the
same, to each of them Twelve pence a peece." Monkleighton is now
a suburb covered with fine residences and known as Alexandria
Boad in Gloucester. Leonard Tame was a glover with an extensive
business, and there is a tradition in Gloucester that this was trans-
ferred to Worcester and finally came into the hands of the Dents.
GHAHLES HOABE THE YOUNGER, AND WIFE, JOANNA HINCKSMAN.
Charles Hoare junior, the executor of his father's will, was prob-
ably the eldest son. He became a man of substance and one greatly
respected in his native city, as is attested by the fact that he was
one of its aldermen from 1632 to to 1638 and sheriff in 1634. His
name is found in the Council minutes with " gentleman " or " gen-
erosus " affixed to it. In the lists of members of the Council for
the six years before his decease his name always appears, although
generally among "nomina eorum qui feccrunt defaultum," that is,
were absent from the meetings. He followed the occupation of
brewer, although he had served a long apprenticeship with his father,
1899.] Ancestry of the Hoar Family in Afn^risa. 101
the saddler, and his will indicates that he carried on the business of
wool stapling, a trade which early attained great importance in
Gloucestershire, and has been pursued by members of the Hoare
family there, especially at Cirencester, down to quite recent dayjer.
The original indenture of this apprenticeship, written in abbreviate .
Latin, is extant, of which the following is a translation :
1599. Charles Hoare son of Charles Hoare of the City of Gloucester,
saddler, by act of Indenture made on the day of the Feast of St. Thomas
the Apostle (Dec. 21) in the year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth the
forty-first, binds himself apprentice to the said Charles & Margerie, his
wife, in the trade in which the said Charles now practices, for the term of
eight years following the feast aforesaid by act agreed upon verbally on
each part. And the said Charles & Margerie will pay the said apprentice
at the end of the time 40 shillings.
In the calendar of State Papers, vol. cccxxxiv. p. 178, 1636, is a
petition of John Brown, late mayor, and Charles Hoare and Lawrence
Singleton, late sheriffs of the City of Gloucester, stating that they
had collected and paid over to the Treasurer of the Xavy the one
thousand pounds ship money imposed upon Gloucester, and asking
for the repayment to them of certain expenses amounting to fifty-
two pounds, which request was granted.
The date of Charles Hoare's marriage to Joanna Hinksman is not
known, but it must have been shortly aftier the expiration of his ap-
prenticeship. Of their children three only are named in his father's
will — Thomas, ]Margery and John; the other three mentioned in
his own will — Daniel, Leonard and Joanna — being minors in 1632.
There may have been others deceased, and probably of these were
Ruth, buried June 1628, and Charles graduate at Oxford 1630,
aged 17. The Hincksman or Henchman family was prosperous and
highly esteemed in Gloucester. A Joseph Hinxman was graduated
at Oxford in 1577, and became rector of the parish of Xaunton,
fourteen miles north-east of the city of Gloucester. Of her immedi-
ate family we know only that she had brothers AVilliara, Walter,
Ikiward and Thomas, and sisters Elinor Bailies and Founes.
Thomas Hincksman, in 1634 called 'Mate servant to Mr. Charles
Hoare for the space of eight years now past," was then made a bur-
gess, paying a fine of 10s. A Walter Hincksman about the same
period was rector at Matlock in Derbyshire. The noted Captains
Thomas and Daniel Henchman, who figured in the early Indian wars
in New England, may have been kinsmen of Joanna, though proof
of this is lacking. That there was some relationship between the
early immigrants in New England bearing the names Hoare and
Hinksman seems probable irom the frequency with which these
names are found associated. Capt. Daniel Henchman was one of the
witnesses to Doctor Leonard Hoar's will, and Thomas appended his
signature as witness to a power of attorney given by Daniel Hoare.
[To be continued.]
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102 ^ \y*.'J)e<Uhs at Edgartoumj Mom. [Jan.
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DEATHS AT EDGAKTOWN, MASS.
Communicated by Miss Habriet M. Peabb, Grenealogist, of Edgartown, Mass.
[Continued from Vol. 52, page 371.]
Deaths in Edgartown from the IXme of my coming to this Place May 26 y 1780.
Jos. Thaxteb.
1780 No.
Nov. 2 a child of Thomas Jernegan iofsiDt ^tatis 1
Decern 16 a child of Lem^ Kelley 10 months 2
1781
Jan: 15 Mary the Grand Daughter of Tho' Arey
consamp. ^t 11 3
April 14 Joseph Thaxter a child of Thomas Cookes 3 month 4
21 Anna the Wife of John Butler
puerperal Fev. ^t 29 5
27 The Widdow Elizabeth Norton Fev. 73 6
June 19 John Marchant Fev. 74 7
a child of James Beetle 10 months 8
Aug 29 John AVard Son of the Widdow Hannah Ward
Billions Chollick <& morUf. of Bowels lEx 18 9
Sept 25 Polly Norton the Daughter of Beriah Norton
choaked to Death by a Bean in her Wind Pipe 7 10
Mary Weeks Daughter of Widdow Jane
cousu** 18 11
Oct 4 The Widdow Mary Daggett old age 88 12
Nov. 27 Sarah Cottle Sister of Tho" Cottle H. H.
dissent: 9 13
1782
Jan 1 7 Matthew Butler 1 They all perished the 1 4"^ 46 14
in a ship cast away at Gay 44 15
Head. Baze Norton & Isaac 38 16
Bunker were not fouud the 40 17
Rest were brought to the 21 18
Meeting House & buried 20 19
in the New Burying Place which were the
first laid there. They left Four Widdows &
Twenty Four Fatherless children & Mrs.
Butler near her Time of lying in — 9 of our
People were saved & Three that belonged
to the Ship, the Rest 8 perished —
Baze Norton & Isaac Bunker were found
afterwards & buried at Chilmark.
1782
Feb 25 Daniel Son of Elijah Stewart: mortific ^t 3 20
April 1 A still born Infant of Tho» Cooke Esq' 21
The Eleventh Son <& never had a Daugh-
ter
Sam^ Wiswall
Baze Norton
Sam* Fish
Jethro Norton
Isaac Bunker
1899.] Deaths cU Udgartavm, Mass. 103
DiDah the Widdow of Sam' Fish Drop 41 22
an InfiELOt of Stephen Pease Jon.
. that was bom blind 23
Richmond Son of Benja Daggett Jon. Inf. 24
an Infant of Sam' Fish late deceased 25
an Infant of Immannel Salvara 26
Lois the Wife of Nathaniel Vinson
NeriFev 46 27
a child of Nicholas Norton
scalded to Death in a Tab of boiling Lye 2 28
Mr. Ichabod Wiswall AJi. Cancer 78 29
Betsey the Daughter of £ben' Smith Esq'
Fev: 12 30
a child son of Joseph S wasey Jr. at Chapa-
qoid: 5 31
Hepsibah the wife of Ant^^ Flagg
Ner. Fev : 43 32
Hepsibah the Wife of John Coffin Esq'
Numb Palsey 71 33
Peter Ripley
with an Hypo ropa8[?] on his Heart 70 34
Love, the Daughter of Zachariah Pease
Sore Throat 4 35
an Infant of David Reynolds 36
an In&nt of John Spragnes 37
James Norton at Qnampachee Billions 29 38
39
Lot Norton's Twins lived but a few Hours mq
John Hollie Strang. 70 41
the Widdow Mehitabel ATinson old age 93 42
Lyddia the Wife of Lem^ Pease
West side Holmes Hole Cholick 44
was hurried from her Father's Elijah
Smith's
an Infant of Stephen Pease Jr bom blind
the Widdow Bethiah Jones old age
the Widdow Ann Hollie Scurvy & Dropsy
Tho' Daggett old age
He left a Widdow JEx 81 they had lived
together 60 years
Brotherton Daggett Esq' Het : & scorbut 59 47
Margery the Wife of Dea. Benj. Daggett
Fit 73 48
Robart Norton Baptist Schirrous Liver 27 49
The Wife of Timothy Butler
died Fev. at Chilmark fortasse 25 50
James SkilE
died in the West Indies fortasse 30
an Infant of Nath^ Yinsons 51
The Wid : Jernsha Daggett consump 46 52
an Infant of David Smiths 53
S^ 6 the Widdow Daggett Homes Hole old age 89 54
April
5
7
15
27
28
May
24
28
June
17
July
23
Aug
15
23
26
Oct
18
Nov
18
1783
Jan
2
3
6
20
Feb
8
March 17
22
April
18
21
May
3
7
13
31
Jane
7
July
Sep'
Oet
28
23
43
82
44
63
45
83
46
104
Deaths at Edgarttytcnj Mass.
[Jan.
1784
Jan
28
29
Feb
6
10
March 22
Mav
29
June
Aug
Sept
31
3
14
80
1784
Oct
30
Nov
17
22
1785
Jau
28
Feb
23
March 3
July
July
July
4
11
23
Aug.
12
Sept
Oct.
19
23
Oct.
25
25
Decern 14
1786
May
•
11
13
June
20
21
Aug.
27
Sept
27
29
Nov
27
Stephen Pease Dysent
one Hill a Stranger
a Child of Zach : Pease
Tho" Claghom Homes Hole old age
a Child of Sam^ Norton Homes Hole fits
Barna Cousins Norton
killed on board a Ship in letting go the
Anchor he was caught in the Cable
a Child of James Beetle Homes Hole
a Child of Elijah Butler Jnn H. Hole Inf.
a Child of Benj^ Pease Senior
an Infant of Immanuel Silvara's
Lemuel Kelley who was drowned Twelve
Days ago was taken up & buried
66
55
2
56
93
57
2
58
24
59
2
60
61
3
62
63
an Infant of Lem^ Jenkins
a Child of John Harper Pease
Mary the Daughter of Tho' Vinson
worms
20
2
13
Easter Fish the Wife of Jo» Fish
lying in Fev.
a Child of Silas Butler* by a burn
Benj° Norton of Quampechee old age
Josiah Pease son of Seth Pease Fits
Betsey Noise Daugh* of Wid Cottle cons :
Joseph Swasey Ju*^ Chapaquiddick
Bleeding at the Mouth from a Hurt
Sarah Noise Daughter of Wid. Cottle
Nervous Fever
The W*^ Mary Pease Scurvey & dropsy
The W^ of Fish old age
James Stewart
died on his Passage from the West Indies
a Child of Jabez Norton scalded to Death
Avis Norton consumption fortasse
Naomi the Wife of Seth Dunham
with a Pain in her breast: died sudden
Stephen Cham a Stranger said to be an
Englishman, a man of University Educa-
tion
an Infant of Elijah Arey
Shubael Davis's Son drowned
Andrew Macartney Ryan
consumption of the Lungs fortasse
Anna the Wife of W"™ Covel
Child Bed
Elizabeth Martin Universal Decay
John Pease old age
The Widdow Susanna Claghorn pul: fever
2
89
27
^tl9
35
25
80
84
19
53
70
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
78
79
80
7
81
30
82
31
83
67
84
80
85
76
86
1899.]
Deaths at Edgartawn^ Mass.
105
Nov
Deoem 7
12
15
5
an Infant of Stephen Pease born blind
Susanna the Wife of Richard Bunker
consnmp
Obed Norton & his Son
both fell thro the Ice & were drowned
The Wife of Silvanus Norton paral.
Jonathan Smith ) Two Sons of
Cornelius Smith ) Eben' Smith Esq'
perished being cast away at Marsfiel
near the North River
87
23
88
37
89
14
90
67
91
27
92
24
9S
1787
Jan
16
Feb
2
March
I 8
April
May
27
8
24
June
14
July
13
Aug
Aug
Aug
Sept
Sept
4
5
13
10
26
Oct
26
Nov.
Decern 7 .
16
1788
Jan 19
31
March 17
April 16
May
June
July
Nov
4
22
5
19
25
Anthony Flag consumption
The Widdow Matilda Vinson old age
Abiah the Wife of Thomas Pease mortifi.
Anna the Wife 6enj° Pease Ju'
The Widdow Smith H. Hole
gout in Stom.
a Child of John Butler Ju' Ricketo
Tho* Arey pulmonary Consump
Sarah the Wife of David Smith
hect: Decay
Timothy Norton Pul : Comsump
an Infant of Francis Butlers
Mary the Wife of Jethro Worth Paralit
Anna Butler Hect: Decay
Female Infant of John Daggett Ju'
Inf. Bow
Female InP of W°^ Beetle Hoop Cough
Female InP of Simeon Hatch Hoop Cough
Wid Jane Ryan Daug* of M' Cottle
Hec' Decay
Clarissa Daugh^ of Joseph Swasey
Hoop Cough
Polly Daughter of Enoch Coffin Worms
Benj* Pease Hernia & Scorb
Wid Deborah Vinson Slow Fever
Anna Wife of John Pease Ju' Inf. Bowels
Infant of John Marchant overlaid
an Infant of Beuj° Stewart Female nep :
an Infant of James Fish Jn' overlaid
a Child of Eman^ Silvara Sen consnmp
Phebe the Wife of Matth^ Mayhew billions
1789
Jan
5 a Male Infant of John Daggett sore mouth
9 Susanna Wife of Abisha Marchant
Hec* Decay
16 Sarah Covel Dangh^ of Joseph
Hectick Decay
Feb 23 Elizabeth Danham Dang' of Eben' mortlL
42
94
84
95
54
96
97
84
98
2
99
71
100
29
101
71
102
3 days
28
103
104
20
105
1
106
10 mo
107
6 mo
108
23
109
13 days
110
5
111
83
112
83
113
26
114
3 mo
115
4 mo
116
25 Days 117
9 months 118
70
119
17 days
120
47
121
30
122
18
123
VOL. Lni.
8
106
Deaths at Edgartwrn^ Mass.
[Jan.
Mar
7
April
7
May
U
24
July
5
22
24
Aug
23
Sep*
19
Oct
4
a
Decern 23
1790
March 10
25
April
24
May
22
June
7
Oct.
17
Nov
2
Decern 6
7
13
23
1791
Jan
26
Feb
16
April
2
24
June
5
16
26
July
18
21
Sep*
10
Decern 31
Ephraim Pease appoplexy 52 124
Elijah Butler ChoUick 77 125
a Male Infant of Voluntine Peases 8 days 126
Hannah Wife of Jonn Harper old age 86 127
Elizabeth Philips Hec*: Decay 22 128
Henry Cooke Son of Tho' Cooke E*"*
dro¥med
Daniel Coffin Consumption
Male Infant of Tho* Jemegan Sore Mouth
a Male Infant of James Fish Ju^
Suryash
Ansel Daggett Son of Prince
drowned at the Straits 20 134
Wid : Love Daggett Infam Fever 88 135
Wid Mehitable Dunham Cold 88 136
Isaac Norton Pain in Stomach 80 137
16 129
69 130
^ weeks 131
9 weeks 132
45 perhaps 133
21 Days 148
25 149
a Male Infant of Benj*^ Davis sore mouth
Michael Stuart Billions Fev.
Sarrah Daught of Zachariah Pease
Bil: Fev. 18 150
Wid Sarah Dunham Scurvy 69 150
Jane the Wife of Jo« Holly Scurvy 25 151
an Infant of James Fish Ju' 8 days 152
Mercy Wife of W°» Norton
a Schirrous Tumor in her Breast 49 153
Deborah Pease old age 94 154
a Male Infant Zachariah Nortons Fits 12 days 155
Hannah Beetle Universal Decay 25 156
Wid : Meriam Marchant old age 85 157
Tho» BuUer Son of Silas Butler
died in Suriam 24 158
Jane Stuart Pul Cons*°
John Harper inflam: Fever
Male Infant John Sprague Cons :
The W** of Stephen Pease sudden
Love the Wife of Prince Norton
Eben' Talent at Surrinam, fortasse
Lemuel Weeks in West Indies
Jeremiah Son of James Banning
a Male Infant of Com" Marchant
Melatiah Pease appoplexy
Judith Covil Daug^ of Joseph Hectick
Ephraim Pease Butler Son of Fran-
cis Butler Dissent Inf^
John Coffin Esq'
Benjamin Daggett a Deacon of the Chh in
this Place a man of eminent Piety & Virtue
removed from this Place to Fox Island
where he died of a Cancer M 90
75
159
91
160
lyr
5 days 161
72
162
66
163
35
163
23
164
4
165
2 Hours
166
84
167
25
168
169
82
170
1899.]
Deaths €U Sdgartovm, Ma»».
107
Foundered at Sea in
the year 1781.
m^
Joseph Hammet
28
1
Prat
26
2
Henry Coffin 1781
22
3
LawBon
17
4
Gramaliel Marchant
the Ages
38
5
1783
of these I am
James Shaw
not certain of
50
6
Benj* Claghom
20
7
Tho* aaghorn
18
8
Bazillai Butler
16
9
John Neal
25
10
Died in Prison Ships ^ ai Sea.
Henry Butler
36
11
Ebenezer Shaw
26
12
Enoch Coffin Son of Enoch Coffin
f oondered at Sea
28
13
Simeon Coffin
30
14
1785
Tristram Coffin
foundered at Sea
32
15
1792
M^
Jan 23
Jane the Wife of Bob :
; Hammett Paralit
64
171
Feb 5
Peter Norton Esq' a
Deacon of the
Baptist Chh at Homes's Hole Scurvey
74
172
March 5
Philip Smith ) Drowned at the East Chop
Oliv^er Smith ) the^Father & Son
46
173
20
174
Sep'
Henry Marchant
in Virginia
24
175
Oct
Pelatiah Willis
in Carolina
15
176
KOT
A Male Infant of Dexters mortif :
10 months 177
Decern 25
A Female Infant of Peter Coffin
4 days
178
1798
Feb 20
Hepsibah Holly Daug^
of John HoUey
19 months 179
March 7
13
April 29
Feb
non Compos the most miserable object
always in Pain & Distress & for four
Weeks did not take one Pint of any-
thing
a Female Inf' of Francis Meeders consum
Bulah Coyil Hect: Decay
the Widdow Russell Consump
Abraham Smith
killed in the West Indies by a &11 from mast
Frederick Norton died at Sea of a Feyer ^
son of Beriah
llm.23D. 180
181
65 182
23
22
183
184
Horn IN Explanation, bt Harbist M. Pbabb.
Ko. 12 was Biary (Smith), widow of Capt. Timothy Daggett.
22 was Dinah (Vincent), daughter of Joseph Vincent.
27 was Lois (Smith), the first wife of Nathaniel Vincent, Jr.
32 was Hepsibah (Ripley), daughter of Abraham Ripley.
33 was Hepsibah (Lambert), second wife of John CofOn.
42 was Mehitabel (Pease), widow of Reuben Vincent.
i5 was Anna (Pease), widow of John Holley.
52 was Jemsha (Pease), second wife of MaJ. Brotherton Daggett.
«*
««
««
(«
••
CI
«(
cc
108 Deaths at Edgartovm^ Mass. [Jan*
No. 54 supposed to be Tliankfal (Daggett), widow of Brotherton Dag-
gett, Sen.
" 76 was Mary (Newcomb), widow of Jonathan Pease.
** 76 was Bath (Batler), daughter of Henry Batler, and widow of Thomas
Fish.
84 was Elizabeth (Bntler), daughter of Samuel Butler, and widow of
Peter Martin.
86 was Susannah (Gibbs) , second wife, and widow of Thomas Claghom.
91 was Hannah Norton before marriage.
** 95 was Matilda (Dunham), widow of Joseph Vincent.
** 96 was Abiah (Smith) Shaw, second wife of Thomas Pease, Jr.
•• 98 was probably Thankful ( ), widow of Ebenezer Smith, who died
in 1771.
** 101 was Sarah (Skiff), the first wife of David Smith.
" 109 was Jane (Noise), widow of Andrew Macartney Ryan, and daughter of
Sarah (Daggett), Noyes, who afterwards married Jonatlian
Cottle.
** 113 was Deborah (Stuart), widow of Nathaniel Vincent, Sen.
** 127 was Hannah Sprowell before marriage.
** 135 was Love (Coffin), widow of Thomas Daggett.
** 136 was Mehitable (Vincent), widow of Jethro Dunham.
" 151 was Jane (Russell), first wife of Capt. Joseph HoUey.
" 164 was Deborah ( ), widow of Thomas Pease, Jr.
** 157 was Miriam (Cleveland), widow of John Marchant, Jr.
*• 169 was Jean (Vincent), widow of Daniel Stuart.
** 162 was Jemimah (Vincent) .
** 182 was Jane (Pease), widow of Pelatiah Russell.
No. 1. Joseph Hammett was the son of Robert and Jean (Butler) Hammett.
•* 2. Pratt. Probably the brother-in-law of Joseph Hammett, the
husband of his sister Anna, whose Christian name is unknown to me.
** 8. Henry Coffin, b. March 16, 1756, was the son of Enoch and Jane (Cli^-
horn) Coffin.
** 4. Lawson may have been a son of Thomas Lawson, who married
in 1768 (perhaps a second wife) Thankful Hammett, a sister of
Joseph.
** 5. Gamaliel Marchant, bom in October, 1740, was the son of John and
Miriam (Cleveland) Marchant, and Is said to have been lost at sea in
1782.
** 6. James Shaw served In the war of the Revolution as lieutenant in Capt.
Benjamin Smithes company, stationed on the Island of Martha's Vine-
yard. He married an Edgartown woman, bat his birthplace is un-
known to me. He may have come from Plympton.
** 7. Benjamin Claghom 1 were In all probability the sons of Thomas, Jr.,
** 8. Thomas Claghorn / and Mary (Huxford) Claghom.
** 9. Barzillal Butler, b. Aug. 14, 1669, was the son of Henry and Elizabeth
(Ripley) Butler. He died Nov. — , 1784.
** 10. John Neal, baptized In 1754, was the son of Thomas and Lois (Stewart)
Neal.
** 11. Henry Butler, baptized Oct. 25, 1741, was the son of Nicholas and
second wife Thankful (Marchant) Butler. He served In the war of
the Revolution as private In Capt. Benjamin Smith's company,
stationed on Martha's Vineyard In defense of the sea coast.
** 12. Ebenezer Shaw, b. Sept. 27, 1756, was the son of Jonathan Shaw of
Plympton, who married March — , 1754, Abiah Smith of Edgartown.
Ebenezer married In March, 1779, Keturah Pease, who. In 1783, mar-
ried a second husband. Ebenezer Shaw served In the war of the
Revolution as private In Capt. Benjamin Smith's company, in the
regiment for Dukes County.
** 13. Enoch Coffin, born Oct. 25, 1750, was the son of Enoch and Jane (Clag-
hom) Coffin.
** 14. Simeon Coffin was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gardner) Coffin. '
** 15. Tristram Coffin, bom April 5, 1755, was the son of Samuel and EUza-
» beth (Gardner) Coffin.
1899.] Early Generations of the Brewster Family. 109
EARLY GENERATIONS OF THE BREWSTER FAillLY.
Ck»mpiled by Lucr Haxl Grebki^w, of Cambridge, Mass.
Elder William Brewster, the progenitor of the fiunilj whose
early American generations are here given, was bom during the
last half of the year 1566 or the first half of 1567. The date of
his birth is determined by an affidavit made at Leyden, June 25,
1609, in which he, his wife Mary and son Jonathan declare their
ages to be respectively 42, 40 and 16 years.* Bradford says that
he was ^nere fourskore years of age (if not all out) when he
dyed." This statement agrees with the affidavit. The place of
his birth is not known, but is supposed to have been Scrooby in
Nottinghamshire, England. His father, William Brewster, was
appointed by Archbishop Sandys, in January, 1575-76, receiver
of Scrooby and bailifi* of the manor house in that place belonging
to the Archbishop, to have life tenure of both offices. The parish
registers of Scrooby do not begin until 1695, and no record of
Brewster's birth, baptism or marriage was discovered by William
Paver, a distinguished local antiquary, who held a commission for
nearly a quarter of a century to report all items that he found
relating to the Pilgrims.
William Brewster matriculated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, De-
cember 3, 1580, but it does not appear that he remained there long
enough to take his degree, f He is next found as a ^discreete and
fiuthfull" assistant of William Davison, Secretary of State to Queen
Elizabeth, accompanying that gentleman on his embassy to the
Netherlands in August, 1585, and serving him at court after his
return, until his downfall in 1587.
After the retirement of Davison, Brewster returned to Scrooby,
where he lived ^in good esteeme amongst his freinds, and y^ gentle
men of those parts, espetially the godly & religious," doing much
good '^in promoting and furthering Religion." In 1590, he was
appointed administrator of the estate of his father who died in the
summer of that year, leaving a widow, Prudence. His father was
post master at Scrooby at the time of his death, and it is said that
the Elder's grandfather held the same office.^ Sir John Stanhope,
who became Postmaster-General in June, 1590, appointed one
Samuel Bevercotes to succeed the deceased Brewster. Through the
influence of Davison, however, the old post master's son, William,
was soon appointed to the office, which he held until September 30,
• K. E. H. and 6. Reoibtbb, zriiL, lS-20.
t Brown's Pilgrim Faihen of New EngUmd, 66.
X Arber's Story of the Piimm Fathen, 60. Brown's Pilgrim Fathert of XeWEng-
110 Early OeneraHona of the Brewster Family. [Jan.
1607 (O.S.). His residence at Scrooby was the old manor house.*
In this house, the members of the Pilgrim Church were accustomed
to meet on the Lord's day, where Brewster "with ereat loue enter-
tained them when they Lne, making prouisaion'for them to hi.
great charge."
The Pilgrims, attempting to remove to Holland in the latter part
of 1607, were imprisoned at Boston through the treachery of the
master of the ship that was engaged to transport them. Bradford
says that Brewster "was y® cheefe of those that were taken at
Boston, and suffered y® greatest loss ; and of jr* seuen that were
kept longst in prison, and after bound ouer to y^ assises.'* Through
Bradford also, we learn that Brewster, after he reached Holland,
suffered many hardships and spent most of his means in proyiding
for his "many children." He was not so well fitted as the other
PUgrims for the hard labor which became their common lot, yet he
bore his condition cheerfully. During the latter part of the twelve
years spent in Holland, he increased his income very much by
teaching and by the profits ftom a printing-press which he, by the
help of some inends, set up at Leyden.
At the end of that time, "for sundrie weightie and solid reasons,**
which are duly set forth in Bradford's History, among which " (and
which was not least) " was a true missionary spirit, the Church at
Leyden resolved to emigrate to Virginia. Brewster, the Elder of
the Church, who had been chosen to that office during the Pilgrims'
stay at Leyden, was "desired" by those chosen to go first, "to goe
widi them," while John Kobinson, the pastor, stayed with the
majority who should follow later. Thus it happened that we find
Elder Brewster, his wife Mary and two young sons among the pas-
sengers of that now famous vessel, the "Mayflower," which dropped
anchor in Plymouth harbor, December 16, 1620 (O. S.). At
Plymouth, Brewster bore an important part in establishing the Pil-
grim republic, not shrinking from even the severest manual labor,
and "when the church had no other minister, he taught twise euery
saboth, and y* both powerfully and profitably, to y® great content-
ment of y* hearers."
His wife, Mary, whose maiden name has not been discovered,
"dyed at Plymouth in new England the IV^ of Aprill, 1627."t
Bradford says that though she died "long before" her husband, "yet
she dyed aged," but by her affidavit of 1609 she was less than sixty
years of age and it is probable that her " great, & continuall labours,
with other crosses, and sorrows, hastened it (i. e. old age) before
y* time." Elder Brewster survived his wife many years and "dyed
at Plymouth in New England the W^ of Aprill 1644." This
record is taken from a manuscript known as the Brewster Bookf
• Hunter's Founders of New Plymouth [1854] , 17-18. Raine's History of the Parieh
of Blyth, 129-130.
t The Brewster Book, a very old manuscript containing records of the Brewster
family. For the use of this manuscript I am indebted to Georee Ernest Bowmmn,
Esq., of Boston, Secretary General of the Society of Mayflower Descendants.
1899.] Early Oenerations of the Brewster Family. Ill
in which the entry was made by the Elder's son, Jonathan, probably
in the year 1644, certainly before 1651, and it is doubtless correct.
He left a library of about four hundred volumes, valued at £42.
198. lid., of which the late Dr. Dexter succeeded in identifying
nearly every title from the very meagre record given in the in-
ventory.* August 20, 1645, a final ^vision of the Elder's estate
was made by Bradford, Winslow, Prence and Standish, between
** Jonathan and Loue his onely children remayneing."t
Gov. Bradford pays tribute to the character of his "dear, &
louing friend," Elder William Brewster, in the following words :
^he was wise, and discreete, and well spoken haueing a graue
& deliberate vtterance, of a very cheriull spirite, very sociable &
pleasante amongst his freinds, of an humble and modest mind, of
a peaceable disposition, vnder vallewing him self, & his owne abili-
ties, and some time ouer valewing others. Inoffcnciue, and inocente
in his life & conuersation, * * * tender harted, and compassionate
of such as were in miserie. * * * In teaching, he was very mouing
& staring of affections, also very plaine & distincte in what he
taught, by which means he became y* more profitable to y* hearers.
* * * For the gouermente of y® church * * * he was earful to
preserue good order in y* same ; and to preserue puritie, both in y^
doctrine, & comunion of y* same; • • • And accordingly God
gaue good success to his indeauors herein all his days, and he saw
y^ firuke of his labours in that behalfe."
Children of Elder William^ Brewsteb, as far as known : |
2. L JoNATHAX,' " was borne at Scrooby in Nottinghamshyre the 12^ of
Angnst the 1593. yeaer " §
ii. Patience, came in the Ann, Jnly, 1623 : d. 1634 ; m. Ang. 5, 1624,
Thomas Prence. (For children, see Winsor's Hist. Ihutbury, p.
293.)
* Proceedinfs of the Massachnsetts Historical Society, second series, vol. t., 37-S5.
t Plymouth Colony Records, vol. xii., 117.
X Bradford speaks of Brewster's *' manv children," yet only six have been dis-
covered. If there were others, it is probable that thev died young. The Robert
Brewster who matriculated at Ley den Universi^, May Iz, 1619, as. 20, may have been
related to the Elder, but no evidence has been found that he was his son. Rev. Na-
thaniel Brewster, who was Rraduated at Harvard College in 1642, and later was of Brook-
haven, L. I., was living at the time of the settlement of Elder Brewster's estate, when
Bradford, Winslow, Prence and Standish declare that " William Brewster late of
Plym gent deceased left onely two sonnes surviueing viz* Jonathan the eldest and Lone
the yeonger" (Plymouth Colony Records, xii., 115). Edward Brewster, who appears
in the list of memliers of the Virginia Company as " son of William," was probably the
■on of that William who died in Virginia in 1607. If he were a son of Elder William, he
wonld have been younger than Jonathan, who is called '* eldest son " and ** first borne,"
and consequently too young to be a member of the Virginia Company and to serve as
captain of Lord De La Warr's body ffuard in Virginia in 1610. Elizabeth, wife of Rev.
Sunnel Fuller of Middleboro', is said to have been a Brewster. She died November 4,
1713, '* very aged." She was not a daughter of Jonathan or of Love, and she does not
appear in the division of Elder Brewster's estate. If she were a daughter of Elder
Brewster, the absence of her name in the settlement might be explained by the fact
that, at that period, daughters were not heirs to intestate estates when there were
sons living. It will be noticed, however, that the name of Elizabeth Brewster does
not appear in the division of cattle. May 22, 1627 (a month after the death of the
Elder s wife), when even the ▼eiy voungest children were counted; and also that
Bradford states in 16G0 that the Elder's "daughters which came o%ter after him are
i Bremtter Book,
112 Early Generations of the Brewster Family. [Jan.
iii. Fear, came in the '* Ann," 1628 ; d. Dec. 12, 1634 ; m. before May 22,
1627, as his second wife, Isaac AUerton. (See AlUrton Qene^
alogy.)
iy. A Child, died at Leyden, June 20, 1609.*
8. V. LovB.
yi. Wrbstuno, came in the ** Mayflower," 1620, with his parents and
brother, Love ; he was living at the time of the division of cat-
tle. May 22, 1627, bat died before his father. Bradford says he
'* dyed a yonge man vnmaried."
2. Jonathan^ Brewster (WiUiam}), ''was the first borne of his Ei-
ther, "t He followed his parents to New England in the "Fortune,"
arriving at Plymouth in November, 1621. From the Brewster
Book we learn that he married, April 10, 1624, "Lucretia Oldam
of Darby." She was probably a sister of John Oldham, who came
to Plymouth on his " perticular," about 1623, and who was called
" brother"!: by Jonathan. About 1630, Jonathan removed his
family to Duzbury, from which place he was Deputy to the General
Court, Plymouth Colony, 1639, '41, '42, '43 and '44. Thence he
removed to New London, Conn., about 1649 (admitted inhabitant
February 25, 1649-50), settling in that part later established as
Norwich, his farm lying in both towns. Here he was Deputy to
the Grenend Court of the Colony of Connecticut, 1650, '55, '56, '57
and '58. According to a letter dated Sept. 1, 1 656, written by Jona-
than to his sister-in-law, Sarah, widow of Love Brewster, he and
his whole family " resolved for old England " the following year.
It is possible that two of his sons, William and Jonathan, did settle
in England, but the remainder of the family continued here.
Jonathan Brewster died in Connecticut, August 7, 1659, and was
buried in the old cemetery on Brewster's Plain, Norwich, where,
it is said, the footstone which marked his grave is still standing.
His wife survived him many years and died March 4, 1678-9.
Children (dates are from the Brewster Book unless otherwise
specified) :
i. William,^ b. at Plymouth, March 9, 1625 ; m. Oct. 16, 1661, Mary
Peime[?], of London. He was one of the Duxbury men able to
bear arnis§ in 1643, and he, with Hve others from that place,
served seventeen days in the Narragansett Expedition in August,
1646. Nothing more is known about him. He may have settled
in England, as did his coasin, Thomas Prence. The absence of
any further record in the Brewster Book supports this conjecture.
11. Mary, b. at Plymouth, April 16, 1627; m. Nov. 10, 1645 (Nov. 12
in Plym. Col. Rec), ** John Turner of Situate the Elder." (See
Turner Genealogy.)
iii. Jonathan, b. at Plymouth, July 17, 1629 ; in 1643 he was one of
those able to bear arms in Duxbury, being styled upon the record :
** Yong Jo : Brewster," probably because he was under the pre-
scribed age of sixteen. In June. 1660, he was the defendant in
a suit brought against him by Thomas Bonney, in which the jury
declared in his favor. According to the books of Dr. Comfort
Starr of Duxbury and Boston, who died at the latter place, Jan.
2, 1669-60, "Jonathan Brewster junior" was his debtor to the
* Historical Magcudne^ iv., 4.
t Plymouth Cofonjr Records, xii., 116.
1 Goodwin'8 Pilgrim Republic, 274.
9 Under the date of the 18th of Jane, 1644, Jonathan Brewster records in the
Bretcster Book the sale of several books (every title of which occurs in the inventory
of Elder Brewster's librarv) to John Bemon, who ** is to paye Jones: 12*: to sett of
for my 2 sones teaching to handle armes."
1899.] Early GenercUians of the Brewster Family. 113
amount of 12s. 6d. These three records are the only ones found
relating to the younger Jonathan. The last mentioned item
probably refers to an illness which may hare proved fatal, or he
may have gone to England.
iy. BuTH, b. at Jones River, Oct. 3, 1631; d. at New London, Conn.,
May 1, 1677 (April 30, New London Town Rec.) ; m. first, March
14, 1651, John Pickett of New London, who *'dyed at Sea re-
turning from Barbadoes,"* Aug. 16, 1667 (New London Town
Bee.) ; m. second, July 2, 1668 (July 16, New London Town
Bee.), Charles Hill, formerly of London, son of George Hill of
Barley, in Derbyshire. (For children, see Caulkin's J9lrt. of New
London, 285, 308.)
4. T. Benjamin, b. at Duxbury, Nov. 17, 1633.
tI. Elizabeth, b. at Daxbary, May 1, 1637; m. first, Sept. 7, 1653,
Peter Bradley of New London, who d. April 3, 1662; m. second,
Christopher Christophers, who died July 23, 1687. Children
recorded in the Brewster Book :
1. Elizabeth Bradley y b. March 16. 1654.
2. Hannah Bradley, b. Sept. 17, 1656.
3. Peter Bradley, b. Sept. 7, 1658.
4. Lucretia Bradley, b. Aug. 16, 1661.
5. John Christophers, b. Sept. 3, 1668.
tU. Grace, b. at Duxbury, Nov. 1, 1639; d. at New London, April 22,
1684; m. Aug. 4, 1659, Daniel Wetherell of New London, son of
Bev. William and Mary (Fisher) Wetherell of Scitnate, Mass.,
who was bom at Maidstone, Co. Kent, Nov. 29, 1630, and died
April 14, 1719 {Hist. New London, 363). Children recorded in
the Brewster Book :
1. Hannah Wetherelh b. March 21, 1659-60.
2. Mary Wetherell, ** borne 1662 Lined but 2 month and Dyed."
3.1
4. ** 4 Sons Sucsesiu [torn] borne and Dyed nameles Lnediatly
5. ' after their Birth."
6.
7. Mary Wetherell, b. Oct 7, 1668.
8. Daniel Wetherell, b. Jan. 26, 1670.
Miss Caulkin's Hist, of New London adds :
9. Samuel Wetherell, bapt. Oct. 19, 1679.
Till. Hannah, b. at Duxbury, Nov. 3, 1641 ; m. Dec. 23, 1664 (New
London Town Rec.), Samuel Starr of New London. She was
living as his widow, Feb. 22, 1687-8. See Starr Genealogy.
3. Love* Brewster ( Willtam}) came to New England in the " May-
flower," 1 620, with his parents and brother Wrestling. He married.
May 15, 1634, Sarah, daughter of William Collier of Duxbury.
They lived at Duxbury in the house belonging to Elder Brewster,
which after the Elder's death came into Love's possession.f Brad-
ford, in speaking of Love's family in 1650, says that he *4eft. 4.
children, now liuing," all of whom were mentioned by Love in his
will, dated October 6, 1650, proved March 4, 1650-1.
His widow, Sarah, married after September 1, 1656 (see Jona-
than Brewster's letter in Winsor's Duxbury, 235), Richard Parke
or Parks of Cambridge, who died in 1665, and by his will, dated
July 12, 1665, gave her a life interest in his estate. From the
court files of Middlesex County, it appears that she continued to
live in Cambridge on til after August, 1671. Thomas Parke, son
of Richard, finally bought her life interest for £45, 15s. '^ Her
release [to him] is dated Sept. 26, 1678, in which she calls herself
• REOisna, ix., 44.
t Ply. Col. Bee, xiL, 117.
114 SaltonatalUGurdonrSedhy'Knyvet. [Jan.
of Doxbury, in the Colony of New Plymonih, relict of Richard
Parke, late of Camb. Village."* I find no record of her after
March 2, 1679-80. On that date she was presented at court in
Plymouth Colony on a charge preferred by William Paybody:
'^ sofiitime in October last, [she] did pull vp and deface the bound
markes of the said Paybodyes land, and made claime to the said
lande."t
Children:
i. Sarah,' m. about 1656, Benjamin Bartlett, son of Bobert and Mary
(Warren) Bartlett. (For children, see Histories of Duxbury
and Plymouth.)
ii. Nathaniel, was called *' eldest sonn and heire apparent " In the will
of his father. Little is known about him. He lived in Duxbury
and died in 1676. His nuncupative will, made in the presence of
Benjamin Bartlett, who visited him during his last sickness, was
proved Nov. 2 of that year. That he had a wife is shown by
the following quotation from his will : *' If it should please God
to take mee away (after my debts be payed^ I will Glue all that
I haue to my wife ; this land heer is none of mine, to dispose of;
Butt there is some att the falls that she shall haue." The land
which Nathaniel mentions as not at his disposal was probably
that formerly owned by his father. By the latter's will, his
widow Sarah was to have a life interest in this land, which after
her death was to be NathaniePs, and if he died without Issue
it was to pass to the second son. Nathaniel apparently had no
children. Robert Vixen of Eastham was appointed, Nov. 1,
1676, administrator of his estate, which consisted chiefly of
articles for household use. A Bobert Hickson| of Eastham
married Sept 26, 1679, Sarah Brewster, who was probably Na-
thaniel's widow.
5. ill. William.
6. Iv. Wrbstlimg.
[To be continued.]
SALTONSTALL-GURDON-SEDLEY-KNYVET.
All New England genealogists are familiar with that Une in the
Saltonstall pedigree which says that Richard Saltonatall the younger
married Muriel (sometimes Meriell), daughter of Brampton Gurdon
and Muriel Sedley his wife.
The parents of Muriel Sedley are frequently given as Martin
Sedley and Abigail, daughter of Sir Thomas Kny^^et of Ashwell-
thorpe. See, for instance, Muskett's ** Suffolk Manorial Families'*
(top of page 288, in pedigree of Gurdon of Letton). But Sir
Thomas Knyvet's daughter Abigail married, 17 December, I6OO9
Edmund Mundeford, Esq., as shown by the Ashwellthorpe registers,
quoted by Blomefield, ^'History of Norfolk" [vol. 5, pp. 154, 163].
* Jackson's Hist, Newton, 383.
t Plymouth Colony Rec, vii., 220-1.
X Savage's Gen. Diet,, ii., 411. His name appears elsewhere as Vixen, Wazam,
Wexam, Wexame, Wicson, Wickson and Wixam.
1899.] SaltangtaU-GfurdonrSedley-Knyvet. 115
In a corions memoTandnm of the second Brampton Gordon
(Colonel of Horse, ob. 1661) occur these statements :
^ Abigail Knevet, daughter of The : Ejievet of AshweUthorpe Esq mar-
ried Martin Sedlej of Morley Esq 2 wiffe.
Sir Thomas Knevet his eldest son had two sons. Sir Tho : and Edmund
& of danghten Abigail married Sir Edmund Monf ord."
Burke's ** Landed Gentry" simply says that Martin Sedley mar-
ried the daughter of John Knyyet of AshweUthorpe.
Of these three affiliations. Sir Thomas, Thomas Esq., and John,
the last appears to be correct, as shown by an entry in Farrer's
"Church Heraldry of Norfolk'' [vol. 1, page 211] :
^ On a Brass in the South Wall of Church at Wacton a bend within a
bordure engrailed (Knyvett) with a crescent for difference.
For Abigail Sedley, daughter of John Knyvett of AshweUthorpe and
widow of Martin Sedley who died December 15, 1623."
It may be supposed that Col. Brampton Gurdon, writing of a
man who had di^ many years before he was bom, inadvertently
transferred to John Knyvet the name of Thoma^y which had been
extremely common in that very distinguished family ever since Sir
Hiomas Knyvet, Lord Chancellor, temp. Edward III.
John Knyvet, who died before his mother, Joan, Lady Bemers
(ob. 1561), lived at Plumstead, and very possibly the birth and
marriage of his daughter are recorded there.
There had been a certain probability in the affiliation of Abigail
(Knyvet) Sedley to Sir Thomas Knyvet, as his wife was Muriel
(or Meriell) Parry, which name appears as that of Martin Sedley's
daughter. But the name Muriel existed in the family of Howard,
Duke of Norfolk, who had married Elizabeth Tilney, the heiress
of AshweUthorpe, widow of Sir Humphrey Bourchier and mothar
of Joan, Lady Bemers. To his daughter by this lady the duke
gave the name of Muriel; she married Sir Thomas Knevet of
Bokenham or Buckenham, the head of the family of which a cadet
married Joan Bourchier, Lady Bemers, his posterity succeeding to
the estate of AshweUthorpe. Sir Humphrey Bourchier's mother
was Catherine, daughter of John Howard, first Duke of Norfolk of
that name, who married John, Lord Bemers, the transUtor of Frois-
aart. By both parents he was descended from the Plantagenets, as
may be easUy traced in any of the genealogical peerages, sub : tit:
Berners and Norfolk.
It should be remarked that the name Knyvet^ in whatever speU-
ing, is habituaUy pronounced Knevet in Norfolk, where it is very
weU known and diffused among many descendants. New England
geneak>gists are familiar with another pedigree which claims the
Enyvets as one of its stocks ; but it would not be an appropriate
subject of discussion at present.
116 fVill of Daniel Oxenbridge. [Jan.
I should here acknowledge my very great obligations to Sir Wil-
liam Brampton Gurdon, K.C.M.G., of Assington, Suffolk, and to
Miss Katherine Knyvet Wilson, of Swaffham, Norfolk, who have
given me the most cordial and careful help in the elucidation of
our common ancestry. William Evebett,
Descendant of Saltonstall through Cotton, Brown and Brooks.
WILL OF DANIEL OXENBRIDGE.
The following most important wiU supplements the interesting
group of Oxenbridge wills given by Mr. Waters in the Registeb
for January, 1890. As this will may be considered a document in
the history of old England (the Long Parliament having passed ft
vote of thanks and, I believe, decreed a monument for the initial
bequest) , and as the testator is so closely connected with New Eng-
land, it is worth printing in full. I append a brief note concerning
the connections of the testator and his brother. Rev. John Oxen-
bridge. LOTHROP WiTHINGTON.
80 LiTTLB Russell St., W. C, London.
Commissary Court of London, Reg. No. 29, Fo. 289.
I Daniel Oxenbridge of London now resident and merchant in Li*
verne being at this present in a weake Estate of Body but of a good
memorie and sound minde doe make this my last and only Will and Tes-
tam^ to be performed if it shall please God at this or any other time to
call mee out of this life ffirst I humbly assigne my soule to God its maker
&c & next my Body I comitt to the Earth in such decent
manner to be buried as shalbe by my friendes thought fitt. I then consti*
tute and appointe after the time of my decease my Executors John Throck-
morton, Charles Longland & John Collyer desyring their care and paines
to see effected what here of them is required First I give to the Right
Hon^^^ the Lords and Coinons now assembled in parlm^ in or neere Lon-
don & to their use for the prosecution of their desigues One Thousand
pounds Sterlinge to be paid halfe in six monthes and the other halfe in
twelve monthes after the daye of my decease. More to severall godly
people impoverished by the said distractions in England I give One hun-
dred and fiftie pounds to be disposed of accordinge to the discretion of my
brother Mr. John Oxenbridge and Mr. Thomas Doubty our Minister here
residing ffbr or towards the buying of a burying place for the English na-
tion in Liverne I give fiftie pounds to my brother-in-law Mr. William
Langhorne Twenty pounds to my sister his wife fiftie pounds to his son
Daniell fiftie pounds to each other sonne or daughter they may have at the
time of my death thirtie pounds to my BrothMn-law Mr. Caleb Cockcroft
fortie pounds to my sister his wife fortie pounds to each of their children
livinge at my decease Twentie pounds to my BrothMn-law Mr. Hunt
and my sister his wife Eightie pounds To my Broth' Mr. John Oxen-
bridge minister two hundred pounds readie money if hee requests it and to
his wife and sonnes one hundred pounds besides what may be due to him
1899.] Will of Daniel Oxenbridge. 117
in my bookes. To my brother Clement Oxenbridge all my part proceed
of the Tynfarme w% is valued at six hundred and ninetie pounds sterlings
or there abouts be it more or lesse. To my mother eight hundred pounds
besides all lands Houses Testements (ttc) as in or neere London or in the
Countie of Northumberland are left me by my father her deceased hus-
band in the same manner as it is left unto mee thereout of it discharging
such debts and Legacies as were thereon enjoyned mee as by my Fathers
will maie appeare To my sister M*^ Catherine Henly one hundred pound
To her daughter Eatherine ffowler one hundred and fiftie pound To
my Coozen M*^ Henry Barnard {sic) and his wife thirtie pounds and to
my Coozen M'^ Nichcias Searle and his wife a lyke some that is thirtie
pounds to each of their wifes in all one Hundred and twentie pounds to
you foure To Mr. Job Throckmorton' foure hundred pounds To his
wife a chaine of pearles in my deske containing as I conoeave 490 pearles
or what they are To my three freinds Mr. Phillipp Williams Mr. Charles
LoDgland and Mr. Tho: Doubty one hundred pounds apeece that is three
hundred pounds to them three To William Reymes a hundred Dollers
To Mr. Robert and Nicholas Abny fiftie dollers apeece for a poore re-
membrance of mee To M' Samuell Bonnets fiftie pounds sterling To
Thomas Dethicke one hundred Dollers To John Collyer three thousand
dollers To Leonard Digge fifUe Dollers To Robert Barbor and Exlward
Rett one hundred dollers apeece To George Dethicke my servant a hun-
dred dollers To Richard Browne one hundred Dollers To John Con
fourtie dollers To Joanna woman servant thyrtie dollers To the Grover-
no' & Mad°^ fiVan* five dollers apeece To Angelina 10 dollers To John
Batt^ the boy five dollers To Sig' Gualtero Vandercoort and his wife
fourtie pounds between them to buy a ring in my remembrance The ad-
vance of my estate to be given to my forenamed Execute" for their paines
in this business Be it noted that the pounds sterling are to be reduced
into dollers at fiftie pence the doller and by a doUer is meant a peece of
eight effective of Spayne Lord receave my Soule
5*^ ffebry 1643 Witnesses present at the readinge of this Will to Mr
Daniell Oxenbridge in his House on the 6^ ffeb^ 1643 and wee heard him
say hee confirmed it as his will beinge demanded if he confirmed this as
his will he answered I doe I doe ffrancis Read Thomas Bamsly Ralph
Duke Thomas Crathome Robert Barbor Tho : Banks John Bommer
Wee Thomas Doubty Charles Longland Phillipp Williams and John
Collyer being present with Mr Daniell Oxenbridge on the ffirst day of
£kb^ about twenty foure houres or a little after did at his request heare
him declare Verbatim the words written parte on this and parte on the other
syde of this paper in words and desired John Collyer to write them downe
to make out of them a will in as good forme as in short time hee could
Wee testifie further that what is in the will hereto annexed under the
hand of John Collyer and consented by the said Oxenbridge this morning
the 6*^ of ffeb^ and attested by the seaven Witnesses therto subscribinge is
the true Import of what this paper contains according to the intent of the
Teitator and it was in our company by him confirmed and in Witness of
the truth of what wee write hereunder each hath to y^ I read that
Joinea these two sheetes of paper Sett his scale the 6^ of ffeb'^ 1 643 as
before Thomas Doubty Charles Longland Phillip Williams John Collyer.
Probatnm fuit &c. . decimo sexto die Mensis Martij anno din Juxta &c
1643 [1643-4]. Willmo clarke leg &g &c Arthuri Ducke leg com &c
Jnimmento JoM Throckmorton prin £xecut &c Nee non de veros Com^
118 Albany and New York Families. [Jan.
foerens Carolo Longland et Johi Collyer ezecat etia in hnmoi TeBtam**
nolat cam yeDerant earn in debita jariB fomia petitU.
[The testator was a junior son of Dr. Daniel Ozenbrldge of London. Hla
two brothers John and Clement were of mach mark. Clement may be almost
said to have been the f oonder of the English post office service. As to John,
he was a pioneer in Gniana, Jamaica, Bermuda, &c., a leading spirit in the Com-
monwealth in England, an intimate of Milton and Cromwell, fellow of the Eton
college, and finally minister of Boston in New England. The brother-in-law
Caleb Cockcroft died the same year (1644), and the widow married the famooa
solicitor general, Oliver Saint John. Another sister mentioned, Mrs. Henl^,
afterwards was wife of the noted GKsneral Philip Skippon. Her daaghter
mentioned in the will, Eatherine Fowler, was the poetess, the ''maU^est
Orinda." I have traced back many hundreds of the direct ancestors of tfaia
illustrious family, and have quite a collection of wills bearing on the immediate
family connections of Rev. John Oxenbridge, including the will of the patemtl
grandmother of his wife Frances Woodward. This will shows that her father
Ezekiel Woodward orginated not in Worcestershire, as stated by Antony &
Wood, but in Hereford, a shire as yet little explored by genealogists. I tnut
to publish some of these additional Oxenbridge notes later on.— L. W.]
ALBANY AND NEW YORK FAMILIES.
Hansen Genealogy from an old Dutch Bible ownbd bt
Miss Joanna Hansen Van Rensselaer.
Translated by John Y. L. Pbutk, Esq., of Albany, K. Y.
Communicated by Geo. Douolas Miller, Esq., of Albany.
[Continued from toI. 61, page 344.]
New York, 13th May 1727, are we, Ryckert Hansen and Sarah Thong
united in matrimoDy, od Saturday about eight o'clock in the eyening, at
the house of Rip Van Dam, my grand&ther. Married by Dominie De
Boies.
1728, the 16th of March between three and four o'clock on Friday, in
the morning, is my son Hendrick born at Albany, and is baptised by Domi-
nie Peter Van Dryisen, and for godfather my brother Hans Hansen, and
my mother Debora Hansen for godmother. Held at the font by my sister
Maryia Schuyler, and is baptised in the church on the 18th of March.
1730, on Wednesday the 26th of October at Port Royal, Jamaica, has
my brother Peter Hansen fallen asleep in the Lord, at one o'clock in the
afternoon.
1730, the 17th of December, at eight o'clock in the evening on Monday
is my son Walter bom in Albany, and is baptised by Dominie Van Driesen.
For godfather my brother-in-law David A. Schuyler, and my sister Debora
Beeckman for godmother, and is baptised the nmth of December, even-
ing church.
1733, the ninth of May, on Wednesday at eleven o'clock in the morning
is my son Peter born, at Albany, and is baptised by Dominie Peter Van
Dryisen, and for godfather my brother Nicklaes Hansen, and my slater
Maryia Livingston for godmother. Baptised on the 13th of May, in the
church.
1733, the 23rd of October on Tuesday, at six o'clock in the morning is
my wife fallen asleep in the Lord, known as Sarah Ry. Hansen and boned
1899.] Albany and New York Familits. 119
on Thnnday the 25th in the Datch Church, right opposite the Baptism
house, aged at the time of her death 24 years and 10 months.
1734, the 10th of August on Saturday at two o'clock in the afternoon is
my youngest son Peter fallen asleep in the Lord, and buried on Monday
the 12th, in the Dutch Church, over against the Doophuys. At the time
of his death aged one year, three months.
1736 November 16th, on Tuesday between 9 and 10 o'clock in the
erening is my son Walter fallen asleep in the Lord, buried on Friday the
19th, in the Dutch Church over against the Doophuys, at the time of his
death aged 5 years, 11 months and nine days.
Albany, the 5th of July 1738, am I, Ry^ert Hansen, joined in the mar-
riage state with Catriena Ten Broek, daughter of Johannis Ten Broek, on
Wednesday between 3 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon at the house of
Johannis Ten Broek, now my father-in-law, and married by Dominie Cor-
nelius Van Schie.
[The two following paragraphs are in the handwriting of Byckert Hansen,
and evidently copied by him from the Bibles of his father, Hendrick Hansen,
and his father-in-law Johannis Ten Broeck. — G. d. m .]
1703, the 15th of August old style on Sunday between 11 and 12 in the
forenoon is my son Ryckert bom, and is baptised by Dominie Leidius
(Lydius) held at the font by Saratje Hansen, and for her godfather Johannis
Beekman in Albany.
171 6-7, January 3rd is my daughter Kathriena Ten Broek bom, on Thurs-
day at fire o'clock in the afternoon, baptised by Dominie Van Driesen on
Sunday the 6th, held at the font by her grandmother Christiena Ten Broek
•s godimother, and by her ^miete" Elsie Cuyler, and for her associate god-
&ther her grandfather Dirck Wesselse and her uncle Wessel Ten Broek.
1738-9, the 14th of January on Sunday, at half past four is bom my
daughter Debora. For godfaUier my brother Nickelaes Hansen, and for
godmother my sister Debora Beeckman, and is iMptised on the 17th on
Wednesday at evening church. Baptised by Cornelius Van Schy. By
Catriena Ten Broek daughter of Johannis Ten Broek.
1739, August 19th on Sunday, between 2 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon
is my eldest daughter Debora fallen asleep in the Lord, and is buried on
Tuesday the 21st, on the other side of the river, in Greenbush in the church-
yard of Cor^ Hend^ van Rensselaer, on the of liis
along the road which rans to Solomon Van Vechties. At the time of her
death 7 months and five days.
1740, the 25th of May on Pinxter Sunday, at one o'clock in the after-
noon, is my son Johannis bom. For godfather my father-in-law, Johannis
Ten Broek, and for godmother my mother-in-law, Catriena Ten Broek, and
baptised on Pinxter Monday, the 26th in the morning by Dominie Cor-
nelius Van Schij. By Cadirina Ten Broek daughter of Johannis Ten
Broek.
1741, the 11th of October on Sunday at eight o'clock in ihe moming,
is my son Peter bom. For godiGsther my brother-in-law Henry Ten
Broek, and for godmother my sister Maria Schuyler. Baptised the 18th
of the month on Sunday by Dominie Comelius Van Schuye. By Cathrina
Ten Broek daughter of Johannis Ten Broek.
1743, the 18th of April on Monday, at four o'clock in the moming is my
son Dirck bom. For godfather my brother-in-law Dirck W. ten Broek,
for godmother his wife Catrina ten Broek. Bi^tised the 24th of the same
■Mmth (m Sunday, by Dominie Cornelius Van Schy. By Cathrina Tea
Broek daughter of Johannis ten Broek.
120 Albany and New York Families. [Jan.
1744-5, the 3rd of Janaary on Thursday at two o'clock in the morning
is my daughter Deborah bom. For godfather my brother-in-law David A*
Schuyler, and for godmother Eafie Beeckman, and is baptised the sixth of
the same on Sunday, by Dominie Santfoort. By Cathrina Ten Broek
daughter of Johanuis Ten Broek.
1745, the 14th of August on Wednesday at four o'clock in the morning
from New Jersey in Piscatay Landing is my second daughter
Deborah fallen asleep in the Lord, and on the 15 th is buried' in the church
yard of Hend^ Vroom being aged 7 months and eleven days at her death.
1746, the 12th of July on Saturday, at six o'clock in the afternoon, in
Piscatanay, New Jersey, is my son Jeremia bom. For godfather mj
*'omed" Johannis Van Rensselaer, and for godmother EngelUe Van Ren-
sselaer. Baptised the 17th of August at Albany, on Sunday by Dominie
Vreleuhuysen. By Catariena Ten Broek, daughter of Johannis Ten Broek.
1747, the 26th of September on Saturday at eleven o'clock in the evening
is my son Peter fallen asleep in the Lord. Is buried on Sunday the 27th,
in the church yard, his age being 5 years, 11 months and 17 days.
1748, July 14th on Thursday at one o'clock in the afternoon, is my
daughter Debora born, for godfather Grerrit Lansingh and baptised the 17tli
on Sunday by Dominie Vrelenhuysen. By Cathrina Ten Broek daughter
of Johannis Ten Broek.
1749, the 18th of March on Saturday at two o'clock in the aftemoon, is
my eldest son Hendrick R. Hansen fallen asleep in the Lord, at the house
of Rip Van Dam, his grandfather, and is buried on Monday the 20th, in the
old dutch churchyard in New York, his age being 21 years and 5 days.
1750, the 18th May on Friday at two o'clock in the afternoon is my son
Hend^ born, for godfather Petems Douw and for godmother Annatje Donw,
baptised the 20th on Sunday by Dominie Vrelenhuysen. By C. ten Broek
daughter of Johannis Ten Broek.
1750, the 14th of August on Saturday at five o'clock in the morning is
my son Hendrick fallen asleep in the Lord, and is buried on Sunday the
5th, in the churchyard, his age being 2 months and 17 days.
1750-1, the 16th of March on Saturday, between 7 and 8 o'clock in the
evening is my son Jeremia fallen asleep in the Lord, and is buried on Tues-
day the 19th, in the church yard, his age being 4 years, 8 months, and 4
days.
1751, the 27th of September, on Friday at nine o*clock in the evening
is my daughter Catharina born, for godfather Cornelis Ten Broek and for
godmother Cristyua ten Broek, and is baptised the 29th on Sunday, by
Dominie Vrelenhuysen. By Cathriena ten Broek daughter of Johannis
Ten Broek.
AH the above children are born, old style calendar.
1754, the 26th of February on Tuesday at six o'clock in the moming is
my daughter Maria born and is baptised the 3rd of March on Sunday, for
godfather David A. Schuyler aud for godmother Maria Schuyler, baptised
by Dominie Vrelenhuysen. By Cathrina Ten Broek daughter of Johannis
Ten Broek.
1754, the 19th of October on Saturday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon is
my daughter Maria fallen asleep in the Lord, and is buried on Monday, the
21st, in the churchyard, her age being 17 months and 23 days.
1766, the 11th of May on Sunday at two o'clock in the morning is my
third daughter Debora fallen asleep in the Lord, and is buried on Tuesday
the 13th, in the churchyard. Age 17 years, 9 months, 25 days and 2 hoars.
1899.] Jdcanek Otnttdogy. 181
MABCH GENEALOGY— EAKLIEE GENERATIONS.
By Elubn Gates Mabch, of BaltimoTe, Md.
HuoH^ Mabch, progenitor of a large part of the March family in the
United States, was an early settler of Newbury.
Tradition says that he came from Newbury, Elngland. He sailed from
Southampton, England, April 24, 1638, in the ^Confidence."
He married Judith , who died December 14, 1675. In 1653,
Mistress Judith was *' presented for wearing a silk hood and scarf," but
disdiarged on proof that her husband was of considerable estate. — (Coffin's
History of Newbury.)
He married second. May 29, 1676, Dorcas Bowman Blackleach, daugh-
ter of Nathaniel Bowman of Connecticut She died November 22, 1683.
Hugh Maroh married third, December 3, 1685, Sarah Healy.
By occupation Hugh March was a house carpenter. From 1670 to
1680, he kept a tavern, having been licensed by the court to ^keep an
ordinary."
Hugh March died November 12, 1693. Sarah Healy March died
October 25, 1699.
Children of Hugh and Judith Maroh :
2. 1. Gborgb,' b. about 1646.
IL Judith, b. Jan. 8, 1652; m* April 18, 1670, Thomas Thorley.
Children:
1. Otorge Thorley* b. Maroh 12, 1671 ; d. Jan. 17, 1718.
2. Simon Thorley, b. Feb. 10, 1672; d. July 4, 1698.
8. Judiih TKorleg, b. Dec. 13, 1675; d. July 24, 1677.
4. Jy^ith Tkarley, b. Nov. 12, 1679 ; d. Oct. 15, 1682.
5. Jfanr Thorley, b. liay 1, 1682; m. Jan. 5, 1703, John Noyes.
6. Jndiih Thorley, b. April 14, 1685; m. Aug. 28, 1712, John
Bobinson.
8. UL Hugh, b. Nov. 8, 1656.
4. iv. Joux, b. Jan. 10, 1658.
5. V. Jamss, b. Jan. 11, 1668.
2. George* March {Hugk^)^ (Comet), Newbury. He married June
12, 1672, Mary Folsom or Foulsham, daughter of John Fobom of
Exeter. Children :
6. i. Hugh,* b. 1678.
ii. Gborgb, b. Oct. 6, 1674 ; d. young.
7. iii. John, b. Aug. 8, 1676.
iv. BLiRT, b. Aug. 28, 1678; d. Nov. 16, 1678.
V. Stephen, b. Sept. 19, 1679; d. Feb. 10, 1688.
vi. James, b. June 19, 1681.
8. vii. Israel, b. April 4, 1688.
viil. Sarah, b. July 6, 1685; m. Dec 5, 1705, Humphrey Deering of
Winter Harbor,
iz. Stephen, b. Nov. 16, 1687.
X. Henrt, b. July 18, 1697.
9. xi. George, b. April 24, 1698.
xii. Jane, b. May 8, 1699 ; d. yom^.
TOL. LIU. 8
122 March GenecJogy. [Jan.
8. HuGH^ March {Hugh^\ Newbury. Known as Captain Hngb March.
He was a blacksmitn by trade. He married, March 29, 1688,
Sarah Moody. He died February 27, 1726. Children :
I. Sarah,' b. April 27, 1684; m. possibly, May 28, 1700, James Pike-
ii. Hbnkt, b. Sept. 26, 1686.
10. ill. SABffUKL, b. March 2, 1687.
iv. Elizabrth, b. Oct. 27, 1691 ; m. Feb. 28, 1712, Samuel Mors.
▼. Hannah, b. Sept. 4, 1692; d. Oct. 6, 1694.
▼i. JosRPH, b. Jane 24, 1694.
▼ii. Danirl, b. Oct. 80, 1695.
11. Tiii. Joshua, b. Sept. 5, 1700.
ix. MsHrrABRL, b. Jan. 8, 1702; m. Oct. 2, 1788, William Follansbee.
12. X. Trurman, b. 1706.
4. John' March {Hugh})y (Colonel). He married, October 1, 1679,
Jemima True. He was a resident of Salisbury for some years, and
at one time was a ship builder in Andover.
Of Colonel John March, Johnson's Uniyersal Encyclopedia
states : '* he was the foremost military leader in New England up
to the time of the Port Royal Expedition " (1707).
John March died 1712-13. Jemima True March died May 24,
1737. Children:
i. Judfth,' b. Nov. 21, 1682; m. July 10, 1700, Hamphrey Hooke.
ii. Mary, b. April 2, 1684; m. Jan. 29, 1706-7, Joseph Herrick.
iii. Joseph, b. May 8, 1687.
18. iv. John, b. Sept. 26, 1690.
V. AniOAiL, b. Sept. 4, 1698 ; m. Jan. 15, 1715, Joseph March,
vi. Hugh, b. Jan. 5, 1695 ; a mariner.
Yii. EuzARETH, b. Sept. 6, 1698; m. June 7, 1718, William Bich of
Lynn.
5. Jamrs* March (Hugh}), (Lieutenant), Newbury. He married Mary,
daughter of Captain Shubal Walker of Bradford. For a time he
lived in Salisbury, later removing to Newbury. Children :
14. i. Brnjamin,' b. Nov. 28, 1690.
16. ii. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 2, 1693.
iii. Judith, b. May 13, 1695; m. Jan. 3, 1722, Thomas Noyea.
iv. Tabitha, b. June 20, 1696; m. Dec. 26, 1718, Nicholas PettingiU.
V. Jane, bapt. Jan. 18, 1705; m. Dec. 15, 1720, John Newman of
Ipswich.
6. Hugh* March ( George j'^ Hugh}). He married Sarah, daughter of
Joseph and Sarah Hathorn Coker, and granddaughter of Major
William Hathorn of Salem. He bore the rank of Sergeant, and
was killed by the Indians at Pemaquid, March 9, 1 695. Child :
16. i. Joseph, b. about 1694.
7. John* March ( George,'^ Hugh}), (Lieutenant). Saddler and inn-
holder. He married, December 11, 1700, Mary Angier of Reading,
a daughter of Edmund and Ann Batt Angier, and sister of Mrs.
Sarah Angier Toppan, wife of Rev. Christopher Toppan. Mary
Angier March died before 1741, and he married second, March 4,
1741, widow Martha Brown. He died August 15, 1761, at New-
bury, aged 84 years, 1 1 months and 27 days.
Children, by first wife :
17. i. John,* b. Feb. 27, 1701.
18. ii. Bdmund, b. about 1708-4.
1899.] March Genealogy. 123
lil. Mart, b. Jan. 9, 1705; m. Jan. 26, 1726-7, Samnel Allen of Olon-
cester. Child :
1. AbignU Allen^^ m. Josiah Lant.
W. Anna, b. 1708; d. May 28, 1708.
Y. Elizabkth, b. Jan. 17, 1709 ; d. Feb. 24, 1709.
8. Israel* March {George,* Hugh}), a physician, residing first at
Hampton and then in Greenland. He married Mary, daughter of
Joseph Hall of Greenland. He died 1729. Children :
19. i. Clemknt,* b. 1707.
ii. JosRPH, bapt. 1716.
ill. Nathanikl, bapt. 1716.
20. iv. Paul.
Y. Mart.
yi. EUZABRTH.
Til. Thomas.
9. George' March {George,* Hugh}). He liyed for a time in Ports-
mouth, N. H., but remoTed in 1719 to Kennebunkport, Me. He
married Abigail, daughter of John Watson. They lost seven chilr
dren in one week of throat distemper. Children who surriTed :
I. Eunice,* m. LeTi Hutchins.
21. ii. Paul. m. Rhoda Cluff.
10. Samuel* March {Hugh^ Hugh^). He married Anna Tappan Rolfe.
She died June 18, 1724. He married second, April 14, 1726,
Hannah Smith. He died September 14, 1738. Children, by first
wife:
1. Samuel,* b. March 11, 1714; d. young.
22. ii. Dakdel, b. Dec. 26, 1717.
iii. Samuel, b. May 19, 1719.
28. It. Jacob, b. Jan. 20, 1722.
11. Joshua' March {Hugh,* Hugh^), married August 18, 1720, Martha
MerrilL He died April 27, 1768. Children :
i. Merrill,* b. May 11, 1727; d. Sept. 21, 1786.
24. ii. Joshua, b. May 23, 1729.
liL A^NA, b. Aug. 25, 1731; d. May 30, 1736.
It. Samuel, b. April 12, 1785; d. Sept. 14, 1738.
T. Hugh, b. Not. 21, 1786.
Ti. Martha, d. Jan. 5, 1742.
25. Tii. John.
12. Truema^'* March {Hugh,* Hugh^). He married, NoTember 14,
1727, Judith Morse. Children :
L Stephen,* b. Feb. 18, 1728.
il. Trueman, b. Sept. 8, 1731.
13. John* March {John,* Hugh^) (Lieutenant), (yeoman). Innholder
in Salisbury in 1718. In Newbury in 1719. Married, August
19, 1710, Martha Fowler of Salisbury. He married second, April
5, 1723, Mary Smith. Children, by first wife :
1. Phhjp,* bapt March 19, 1712.
26. IL John, bapt. October, 1712-18.
UL Joseph, b. July 80, 1715.
It. SuzABBTB, b. Sept. 29, 1717.
124 March Genealogy. [Jm.
14. Bevjamik* March (Jcunes^* Hugh^), He married, February 10,
1714, at Kittery, Me., Elizabeth Small, bom November 9, 1695,
daughter of Samuel Small. Child :
27. i. Samuel.*
15. Nathaniel* March (JameSy* Bugh^) married, March 6, 1717-18,
Hannah Mors. Children :
28. i. Enoch,* b. April 7, 1720.
ii. Susanna, b. May 4, 1722; m. Nov. 11, 1741, Moses Pike.
29. Hi. NATHANiifiL, b. Jan. 16, 1723.
iv. Hannah, b. Oct. 16, 1725.
Y. Jane, b. Aug. 14, 1729; m. Feb, 12, 1756, William Carpenter.
vi. Merct, b. April 28, 1782.
16. Joseph* March {Hughy* (horge? Hugh}) married, January 12,
1715-16, Abigail, daughter of Colonel John March. Children:
i. Sarah,* b. Oct. 12, 1716; m. March 9, 1738, Stephen Hook.
ii. Mary, b. Dec. 25, 1719; m. Nov. 26, 1747, Giles Harris,
iii. Merry, b. Dec. 25, 1720.
iv. Hugh, b. July 15, 1722.
30. ▼. John, b. July 5, 1724.
81. vi. Joseph, b. Sept. 19, 1727.
vii. Nanne, b. Feb. 19, 1729-30; m. March 25, 1751, Nicholas Oakman.
vlii. Abigail, b. May 9, 1732; m. Ist, Crocker; 2d, July 6, 1771,
Samuel Baker of Salisbury,
ix. Euzabetb, b. Sept. 20, 1734.
17. John* March {Jahrif* George,^ Hugh}), He married Marj .
He died 1745. His widow afterwards married — Woodbury.
Children :
i. Martha,* b. 1739.
ii. Mart, b. Aug. 27, 1740.
iii. Molle, b. Aug. 7, 1741.
iv. Bette, b. Jan. 29, 1742.
v. Sarah, b. Sept. 27, 1744.
18. Edmund* March (John,^ George,^ Hugh}). Married by the Rev.
John Newmarch, in Kittery, Me., January 15, 1729-30, to Mary,
daughter of Pelatiah and Margery Pepperill Whittemore. He was
a minister. Settled in Amesbury until 1743, when he removed to
Newbury, where he died 1791. Buried in Amesbury. Children:
i. Mary,* b. Marcli 31, 1731 ; d. Dec. 16, 1739.
32. ii. John, b. July 10, 1735.
iii. Mary, b. May 13, 1739.
iv. Pelatiah, b. April 7, 1741.
V. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 17, 1743; m. Sept. 9, 1769, William Blout of
Portsmouth,
vi. Ebenkzer, b. July 1, 1745; m. Feb. 19, 1772, Abigail Smith,
vii. Martha, b. Aug. 24, 1749; m. July 5, 1772, James Johnston of
Newburyport.
viil. Jane, b. Aug. 24, 1749 ; m. Nov. 29, 1770, Joseph Holbrook of
Newcastle.
Ix. William, b. Sept. 17, 1751.
X. Dorothy, b. Aug. 20, 1752 ; m. July 6, 1772, Robert Bayley.
xi. Susanna, b. April 9, 1755 ; m. July 29, 1772, John Evans of Ports-
mouth.
19. Clement^ March (Imul,* Georgey* Hugh})^ Greenland, a physician.
Colonel of the Horse Guards under Governor Benning Wentworth.
1899.] ExtraeUfnm English Parinh RegUier: 125
For over twenty yean he represented Greenland at the Greneral
Court He was one of the original grantees of the towns of Cor-
nish, N. H., and Norwich, Vt. He married Eleanor Veazej.
EQs will was probated Jane 25, 1777. Children :
i. Elkaxor,* b. Nov. 1, 1780; m. March 20, 1748, MaJ. William
Weeks. She d. Nov. 1, 1807.
ii. Mart, b. 1782 ; m. Aag. 28, 1759, Enoch Clark,
ill. Martha, b. 1788; m. May 15, 1758, Jonathan Stlekney.
iv. Hannah, b. 1785 ; m. March 4, 1758, Col. Joseph Storer. She d.
Feb. 27, 1790.
y. Grorob, b. 1787.
t1. Abigail, b. 1740; m. Dr. Ichabod Weeks.
Til. Ann, b. 1748; m. Dec. 18, 1764, George Brackett
Tiii. EuzABKTH, b. 1745 ; m. April 14, 1778, Capt. John Salter,
iz. Thomas.
X. Sarah.
88. xi. Clement, b. 1751.
34. zii. Stephen, b. Jane 16, 1756.
Note.— Miss Ellen Gates March, 1414 Park Avenae, Baltimore, Maryland,
will be pleased to receive corrections and additions for these earlier genera-
tions, aod material for later generations, for a genealogy of the March family
in coorse of preparation.
A FEW EXTRACTS FROM ENGLISH PARISH
REGISTERS.
Gommnnicated bj Rev. Johh Jambs Raybk, D.D., F.S.A., Yicar of Fresaingfield,
EngUnd, HononuT* Canon of Norwich Cathedral.
Fbessinofield.
1598 The marriage of Ricliard Dowsynge dp Bosse Colbie the xxvi of June.
Withersdalb.
On looking through the Register of Withersdale, a small parish which
has been for two centuries annexed to Fressingfield, I found the enclosed
entries which I send you.
1678 John Fiske of Fressinfeild widower & Mary Algar marryed the
14*** of October.
1684
Whig and Thomas Whig and Elisabeth ffnller of Mendham were mar-
ff^ler ryed Octob' 6
1684
ffnller and William ffnller and Susan Goldsmith of Mendham were mar-
Goldsmith ryed December 9
1686 Susan and Elizabeth ffnller twin daughters of William ffnller
1697 ffuller and Susan his wife were baptized March 28, 1686.
dff^ Nathaniel Catchpole and Ann ffnller were marryed May 2^.
126 Extracts from English Parish Registers. [Jan.
1703
ffuUer and Matthew ffoller & Mary Meene were marryed
Meene Septeml/ 26.
Takminoton.
Id the oldest Register of the parish of TaDDiDgton, aDciently Tatyngton,
are the accompanyiDg extracts, which may be osefol to you.
FuOer Baptisms.
1556 Michael, sou of Thomas, bapt 12 May
1562 Thomas, sod of Thomas and Dorothie, bapt. 29 Nov.
1584 Thomas, son of Thomas & Mary bapt 18 March
1629 JohD, SOD of Samuel & Mary bapt. 18 May
1630 Samuel 25 Jao.
1631 NathaDiel 17 Feb.
1661 Marie d. of Lawreoce fuller aDd his wife b. 14 April
1663 JohD s. of 6 March
1666 Laureuce s. of 12 March
1672 Samuel s. of 11 March
1678 James s. of 13 Oct.
1737 Jaue d. Samuel & Jane bapt 2 Sept.
FuOer Marriages.
1553 Thomas F. to Dorothie Rafe, Widdowe 20 Nor.
1576 Richard Hurrell to Grace F. 1 June
1624 Andrew Wrette to Lydia F. 21 Sept.
F%dUr Burials,
1568 Mary d. of Thomas F. 18 March
1502 Mary d. of Michaell F. & Margaret ux 25 Dec.
1595 M'. Thomas F. senior 25 April
1624 Christin wife of John F. 23 April
1629 Joseph sou of John F. 28 March.
1633 John F. 25 May
Fisher.
Abigail d. of W. & Abigail Fisher bapt. 8 Dec. 1618.
Marie July 14, 1620.
William s. May 5, 1623.
Susan d. July 24, 1626.
Ann d. Oct. 26, 1628.
JohD s. Dec. 6, 1630.
FUke.
1639 William Cooke and Margaret ffyske m. 22 April
1692 Anthony Fiske of Cratfield single man and
Pleasants Feviere of Brundish single woman m. Oct. 11
Goodw^.
1546 Thomas, son of Richard bapt. Jan. 22.
1552 Henry Goodwynne m. to Elizabeth Cowper, Dec. 7
1579 Alexander Goodwynne buried 15 May
1611 Margery Goodwin buried 7 April.
1899.] Note$ and Queries. 127
NOTES AND QUERIES.
NOTSS.
Cbildrkx or Jbdbdiah and Euzabcth Aixkn. — In the office of the Secre-
tary of State, at Trenton, N. J., ia the following record, in Liber A of East
Jersey Patents, etc.
Record of the births of the children of Jedediah Allen and Elizabeth Allen his
wife of Shrewsbnry bom nnto them in Sandworth in Plymonth Colony in New
England and transported himselfe his wife k ten cliilcGren nnto this place of
East Jersey.
First his daughter Exparience Allen was bom 80 day of Sixth month 1669
Ephraim
Elizabeth
Nathan
Judah
Esther
Balph
Henry
Mary
Patience
Fatenom^ N. J,
Pbuddkn. — Some years ago I copied the following from a memorial stone
standing at the head of a grave in the burial grounds attached to the First Pres-
byterian Church of Newark, N. J. :
" Here lyes y Body of y* Rev<^ lohn Pradden minister of y* Gospell who de-
parted this Ufe Dec** ll<i' 1725, aged 80 yrs."
** Nor grace nor favour fills my Reins, —
Loe room for y* there yet remains."
Rev. Mr. Pradden was also the minister of the church at Jamaica, L. I. He
appears charged with a pint of wine and a loaf of bread in the store account of
William Mudge at Musceta Cove, 1675, articles probably used for a communion
service. He was a son of the Rev. Peter Pradden, whose widow is reputed to
have been the second wife of Col. Thomas Willett.
Maplewood, N. J. Danikl N. Cabpjbmtkr.
80
10
1670
17
8
1672
8
12
1678
17
8
1675
26
1
1677
7
11
1678
24
1
1680
15
9
1681
8
3
William f
1688
^KLSOM
GoBBAM.—Correction.'—In the April (1898) number of the Rbgistkb, page
187, the writer stated that David Gorham, hrother of Major Joseph Qorham,
was an officer in the Gorham Rangers, in the Expedition of 1762. This was an
error, as Captain David Gorham of that expedition was a nephew of Major
Joseph Gorham.
BartiBtable County ProbaU Becarde, Volume 10, page 120.— **To David Gor-
ham of Barnstable, in the County of Barnstable aforesaid. Esquire, Greeting,
Whereat your eon David Gorham, Esq., a Lieutenant of Marines, and afterwards
Captain of the Company of Foot Employed in his Majesties service in the late
Expedition against the EUvannah, under the command of the Right Honorable
the Earl of Albermarle. Dated at Barnstable the seventh day of June, 1768."
Frank William Spraous.
John Rogbrs. — I suppose that a copy of the book, ** John Rogers of Marsh-
fl^d," by Hon. Josiah H. Drnmmond, has been placed in the library of the
Society. It may be of interest to such readers of this book as are descendants
of John Rogers, to know that I have in my possession a piece of silver which
belonged to Joanna (Rogers) Butler, bom 1667, died 1746. She is mentioned on
pages 21 and 22. This bears an inscription, giving her name in full, and the
date 1708. I am also in possession of the receipt mentioned on page 37.
These articles have fallen into my hands, as I am a descendant of John Rogers.
New Bedford, Mdee. Edward T. Tugxkb, M.D.
128 N4de$ and Queries [Ji
WiKO.— It is worth noting thai in the Batchelder Genealogy, a notice of which
appears on page 287 (April, 1898) of the Reoister, no mention is made of the
error in the account of John Wing who married Deborah Bachiler. The com-
piler is evidently not aware of Mr. Waters's ** finds" (in 1891} of the ¥ril]s of
Matthew and John Win^, the latter proving beyond doubt that the husband of
Deborah (Bachiler) Wing never came to this country. The compiler, however,
gives a full account of the doings of this John Wing in Massachusetts— all of
which should be ascribed to his son John. C. Howard Coxjot.
Philadelphia, Pa,
Absl Porter.—*' Administration on goods and chattels of Abel Porter ]imr
late of Boston deceased in a voyage from Scotland towards East Jersey granted
unto Hannah his relict widow at Boston in New England March 4, 1685-6 Cap-
tain Andrew Belcher of Charlestown in New England mariner attorney to Hao-
nah Porter &c. substitutes Miles Foster of Amboy Perth in the county of MM-
dlesex as his attorney April 20, 1686.**
The foregoing may interest your readers. William Nelson.
GuTHiKO.— Through the courtesy of Mr. Sheldon Tilt, of Demarest, New
Jersey, I have received a copy of an epitaph found in one of the old grave-
yards at Tappan, New York. In these days of the Sons and the Daughters*
etc., it is pretty sure to interest somebody. The inscription is as follows :
** Lemuel Guthing of an honorable family in Plymouth County, New Snglsnd*
Surgeon of the 28 Reg. in the service of the United States of America. He
finished a valuable life Oct. 28, 1776. Age 82 yrs." Samuel A. Green.
Boston,
Queries.
WiLLARD. — Information is wanted concerning the ancestry of Daniel Wlllard,
who, with three brothers, is said to have removed from New England and set-
tled at Stillwater, Saratoga Co., N. T., before the Revolution.
His grandson stated that the family formerly resided about ten miles from
Boston, also that they lived at a place called '* Hoberth." Daniel Willard was
probably bom between 1740 and 1750. His wife, Anna Marvin, was baptized
at Wilton, Coon., in 1747. She was the daughter of Nathan and Hannah (Betts)
Marvin, and as her parents removed to Sharon, Conn., it is probable that they
were married near there, or at Stillwater. They are said to have had four
children, Jesse, Rhoda, Julius (bom at Stillwater, July 28th, 1771), and Anna.
The family removed to Zoar, Franklin Co., Mass., before 1780, where Daniel
Willard died, and his widow married a second husband named Adams or Pierce.
403 West 126th Street, New York. R. L. Richardson.
Jennings.— Information is requested of the parentage, place and date of birth
of Zebulon Jennings, administration of whose estate was granted to his widow
(second wife) Rebecca (Squler) Jennings and Dr. Jedediah Swan, November
27, 1777, at Bemardtown, N. J.
Zebulon Jennings bequeaths a plantation in the borough of Elizabeth, County
of Essex, East Div., N. J. How did he obtain this plantation — by purchase,
or by grant? Where was it located? W. H. Jennings,
272 N. Washington Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Editor Jennings Family History.
Bass. — Jeremiah Bass was an early settler near the present village of North-
Tille, Fulton County, New York, and died there, leaving a large family. In-
formation regarding his ancestry, in addition to that contained in '* The Whitney
Family of Connecticut," or of sources whence it can be obtained, would he
thankfully received by Charles £. Slocum, M.D.
D^ance, Ohio,
1899.] Notes and Queries. 129
OKBK!rB.^wnHAm Greene died October 7, 1685, Flymoiith, Mass. Did he
many Elizabeth Wamn (daughter of Nathaniel and granddanghter of RIcliard
Warren of the Mayflower), who was bom September 5, 1654? Was he related
to the William Greene of Pljmoath, Eng., in tlie Board of Adventurers who
aided the colonists? Was he related to William Greene who married at Ply-
month, Desire, daughter of John Bacon, Esq., of Barnstable?
R. H. Greknk, N. T. C.
Bob — Benjamin Roe, bom September, 1759, and Mary Ware, bom October,
1765, were married in Newbnrgh, N. Y., by Ber. John Close, Jnne 80, 178S.
The andersigned is anxious to learn the names of the immediate ancestors of
Benjamin Roe and Mary Ware or either of them. Benjamin had three brothers,
John, Stephen and Charles. P. H. Mason.
1322 R Street, W<uhiMfftan, D. C.
Sdconds. — In Orford, Grafton Connty, N. H., once lived Nathaniel Simonds,
who was bora about 1762-3; he married Mary Swift and had ten children,
among whom were Jehiel Hall, Joshua Moody, Simeon. His son Nathaniel went
to Piermont, Grafton County, N. H. ; married Fanny Can*. Whence came
Nathaniel the first? Who was his father? His mother?
BoitoHt Moms. Miss Emilt Wildkr Leatttt.
Abram Painr.— Who has a copy of will of Abram or Abraham Paine, Nine
Partners, in 1750? Who were parents of Mary Paine (1735), who married 1751,
Noah Hopkins (1730), son of Stephen and Jemima Brown Hopkins, all of Nine
Partners? Lewis Chkbsman Hopkins.
66 Broadway y New York CUp.
MiSCKLLANBOUS QUKBDES, NO. I. —
1. GrUieU, Grigwold. Wanted, lineage of Elizabeth, daughter of Francis
Grfssell (or Griswold) of Charlestown, who married Jonah Palmer, son of
Walter.
2. Kendrick, Palmer, Lineage of Elizabeth, daughter of George Kendriek,
who married, in Behoboth, May 25, 1639, Jonidi Palmer, Jr.
8. French. Lineage of John French of Topsfield, called a tailor. Adminis-
tration on his estate was granted his eldest son John, Aug. 25, 1707.
4. Frtmeh. Name and lineage of Phebe, wife of above John French of Tops-
field.
5. French, Name and lineage of Elizabeth, wife of John French Jr., son
of abore. She died in Norwich, Conn., April 6, 1730, and her husband died
there fourteen days later. Zobth S. Eldrkdob.
Bohemian Club, San FVandBCO, Cksl.
MiSCKIXAXBOXTS QUKRIKS, NO. 11. —
Jame$ Rogers. — It is earnestly requested that all persons possessing records
in old family Bibles of births, marriages and deaths, also copies of old papers,
deeds, wills, etc., etc., in fact any information relating to James Rogers (who
came to this country in the ship "Increase," in 1635), of his ancestors, and
himself, and his descendants, will kindly write to and share their information
as soon as possible with Mrs. Augnsta I. Hicks of Piqua, Ohio.
Rowlejf.^CtLa any one tell me the full name of Mary ( ) the wife of
Moses Rowley, Jr.? He was the great grandson of Edward Fuller who came in
the ** Mayflower." Mary ( ) Rowley, wife of Moses, Jr., died at East Had-
dam. Conn., June 9, 1764. I am anxious to learn her surname and full names of
ber father and of her mother, and her dates of birth and marriage to Moses
Rowley, Jr. He was bom at Barnstable, Mass., Blarch 10, 1654. A. I. Hicks.
Can any one tell me the snmarae of Mary ( ) , wife of Samuel Cnrtise or
Curtis? Samuel Cnrtise was bom at Southold, Long Island, N. Y., 1681, and
remored to Hebron, Com., about 1700, and married Mary ( ), Jan. 6,
1702-S. Am anxioos to leant ber surname, also full names of her father and
130 Notes and Qtieries. [Jan*
of ber mother, and the date of her birth. Will be grateful for aoy information,
no matter how little, of Mary ( ) Cortise or Curtis' ancestors. A. I. H.
MiSCELLANBOUS QUBRIBS, NO. III. —
1. Ames. Is anything known of the parentage and ancestry of WUliam
Ames?
2. Wanted, the war record of Ebenezer Ames (1739-1779) who, it is said, was
a soldier in the Revolation and was killed in 1779.
3. Ashmun. The ancestry of Harriet Ashman (Michigan family) who mar-
ried Charles Ames (1796-1827).
4. Dudley. The parentage and ancestry of Mehitable Dudley who married
James Bushnell of Saybrook, Conn. She was bom in 1718.
5. Waite. The parentage and ancestry of Chloe Waite (1738-1832) who mar-
ried Alexander Bushnell of Lyme, son of the above James.
Morristown, N. J, Joseph B. Amis.
RSPLDSS.
Batt and Bates (antej vol. 52, page 321). — My attention has been attracted
to J. H. Lea's article in the July Reoistkr, on the Batt Family, because of the
association of that name with one of the early families on this island.
Thomas Bayes, of Edgartown, Mass., in his will, dated Feb. 14, 1679-80*
names **my wife Ann Bayes," ** Hannah Bridges, my daughter," ** my two
daughters Mary, the now wife of Joseph Norton, and Anna, the wife of Andrew
Newcomb," ** their brother deceased," ** my daughter Ruth, wife of Isaack Nor-
ton," ** the children of my daughter Abigail, deceased," ** my wife and Thomas
Mayhew, Junior, executors and administrators." Thomas Bayes married Anna
Baker, Oct. 26, 1639, at Dedham. Their daughter Buth was bom in Dedbam
2 (5) 1643. Their son Thomas was bora in Boston 1 (1) 1646. Thomas Bayes
came to the Vineyard before 1653. His son Thomas Bayes, Junior, died Not.
17, 1669, unmarried.
Whom ** daughter Abigail" married and the names of her children were long
a mystery. Finally I stumbled upon this clue. In vol. 1, page 227, of the Land
Records of Dukes County, under date of March 16, 1696-7, Timothy Batt, of
Boston, cordwainer, son of Timothy Batt, of Boston, lately deceased, gives
power of attorney to Mr. James Breading, of South Hampton, N. Y., names
**my fathers estate" and *' the legacy that was left me by my grandmother
Bayes, of Martha's Vineyard, deceased."
Timothy Batt was doubtless the husband of Abigail Bayes and Timothy Batt,
Jr., one of the children named in the will of Thomas Bayes. Owing to the loss
of early records much is hidden that we would be glad to know. The date of
the death of Thomas Bayes is not known, but it was between Feb. 14 and May
31, 1680, — the date of the will and the date when the inventory was rendered.
His testimony, given in June, 1679, states that he was then 64 years of age.
Anna Bayes, widow, was living in August, 1681. According to the statement made
by Timothy Batt she must have died before March, 1696-7. If she left a will
I find no record of it in the probate office at Edgartown. The foregoing may
be of interest to J. H. Lea and others, if, as may be the case, the maiden name
of Abigail Batt is unknown. In January, 1671-2, Timothy Batt's name is men-
tioned in connection with the settlement of the estate of Hackoliah Bridges who
was drowned at Gay Head. Harriet M. Fkasb.
Edgartown y Mass,
HOBSON.— The will of Thomas Hobson, given on page 487-8 of the Rboistbr
for 1898, is also found in the collection in the British Museum, Harl. Mss. 4115.
His burial is noted in the register of St. Benedict, Cambridge, 12 Jan., 1680-1.
The burial of a sister Mistress Davis is noted 24 Oct., 1621.
His father was a carrier and bequeathed to him his cart and eight horses ftc.
The son continued the business, and carried letters under license of the Univer-
gity as well. He made monthly trips between Cambridge and the Bull Inn, in
1899.] IToies and Queries. 131
Bishopsate, London. His mle was to fornisb the horse next the stable door,
each in his tnm, "this or none" ; thns the sajing '*Hobson's choice." His portrait
is extant taken from a fresco once in the Bnll Inn.
He was bom abont 1544, and died 1 Jan., 1630-1. Two epitaphs were written
upon liim by Milton. He became rich by his business, and contributed £50 to the
loan to James I. In 1626 he gave a large bible to the Chnrch of St. Benedict.
He gave to the town and university, in 1628, the site of the Spinning House
or '* Hobson's Workhouse," on St. Andrew's St., and on his death £100 for its
maintenance. Walter K. Watkins.
PmnoN OF Capt. William Traskk of Salem, BiAss. — The petition of Cap-
tain Traske, singularly, without date, relative to compensation for services in
the Pequod exp^ition, in the year 1637, is strangely placed in the index to one
of the bound volumes of papers in the Massachusetts Archives, vol. xxx., page
39, after the 21st of October, 1661, leading one to suppose the petition itself
might liave been sent to the Court about the same time, whereas the petition
must have preceded the grant of three years previous, dated the 19th of October,
1668, and was doubtless the only one sent by the Captain to the Court, in regard
to this noted military campaign.
The date of 1661, Bbgistkr, vi. 370, repeated in the cunent volume for Jan-
vary, 1899, page 51, must therefore be incorrect, as also the idea that another
and later petition was sent by Capt. Traske, to the Court, relative to the same
Bobject.
AJtter a careful examination, the above view of it has been adopted.
William B. Tbask.
HiSTOEICAL iMTXLLIOEIfCK.
Sxwall's Becord Book of BiARRiAOES. — The following is from the Suffolk
County Court Files, Boston, folio 4814 :
"October 12^ 1691, Thomas Dean and Jane Stedman, widow were joined to-
gether in marriage Q Samuel Sewall AstiU.
The foregoing is a true copie taken out of my Book of Becords for Marriages
as attests Samuel Sewall
Boston of the Mass.. [«ie]
Sept. 30. 1700.
N. [Note?] Bichard Talley A. Sarah his wife, Mary Hale, witnessed the con-
sent of Prudence Scammon the Brides mother. S. Sewall."
There are several points in this document worth noting. First, it refers to
a " Book of Becords of Marriages " kept by Judge Samuel Sewall. If this
"Book of Becords" could only be found, it would without doubt add to our
knowledge of the marital aflkirs of two centuries ago. Second, this document
adds a marriage date to Boston town records. Third, it has been known that
tbe wife of Thomas Dean was Jane, the daughter of Bichard and Prudence
[Waldem] Scammon, but it was not known before that she had had a previous
marriage. It now appears that she had been the wife of a Thomas Stedman,
and to whom was bom in Boston, January 8, 1687, a son Thomas.
This document was in a case which had to do with the settlement of the estate
of Elizabeth, widow of John Saffln, Esq., who had previously been the wife of
Peter Lydgate, and who was a sister of Bichard Scammon of Exeter. Mrs.
Saffln, in her will, April 14, 1692, gave a bequest to her niece, Jane Dean. For an
account of the descendants of Thomas Dean and wife Jane, vide Bbgistbr,
July, 1883, p. 288, by one of them, our esteemed editor, John Ward Dean.
SomervilUt Man. Auson Titus.
Old Colony Inscriptions. — Mr. Charles M. Thatcher, of Middleboro,' Mass.,
has gathered from the inscriptions of 180 cemeteries the dates of deaths of over
eight thousand persons. His work includes all the inscriptions prior to 1850,
in Middlel>oro', Lakeville, Carver, Plympton, Halifax, Hanson, Pembroke*
Bochester, Freetown, Marion, Mattapoisett and Wareham, and part of those
Is Baynham, Taunton and Bridgewater. These are arranged in alphabetical
order by cemeteries, and Mr. Tliatcher supplies copies to family historians*
132 Ifoies and Queries. [Ji
Iin>iEZ TO Bishop Mmaiw's ViRonoA Fijouss.— In 1857 was published by
J. B. Llpplncott & Ck>. of Philadelphia, in two volames octavo, the "Old
Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia,'* by Rt. Her. William Meade*
D.D., Bishop of Virginia. It has proved a yalaable assistance to students of
the history and genefiogy of Virginia. It laclu, however, an index to its con-
tents. A manascript index to the work was prepared for and presented to the
New-England Historic Genealogical Society, in 1895, by Mr. George Bnrroaghs
of Boston. The late Joseph M. Toner, M.D., of Washington, D. C, prepared
one for his own use, which he left in mannscript, and the Sonthem History
Association of Washington, of which Dr. J. L. M. Carry is president, propose
to publish a small edition. It will malce about 50 pages, 8vo, double columns,
brevier type, heavy paper, similar in general style to the publications of the
Association. It will be sold in cloth for one dollar a copy. Address Colyer
Meriwether, Secretary, P. O. Box 665, Washington, D. C.
WisHBURN GsmBALOOT. — A volume of genealogy devoted to a branch of the
Washburn family is in press and will appear soon. It will give the line from
John Washburn the emigrant to the present day, and a full record of the de*
scendants of Israel Washburn of Uaynham (1755-1841). It includes the seven
Washburn brothers who were born at Livermore, Maine, and also the line of
Gov. Emory Washburn, of Massachusetts, *' The Norland's '* Livermore and the
old Wicherford Church at Worcestershire, England, in which many Washbonmea
are buried. It also devotes some twenty pages to the Washboume family in
England. [It may be obtained from the Lewiston Journal Company, Lewiston,
Maine, or from Mrs. J. C. Washburn, North Livermore, Maine. Price, f5.00.]
A NEW Gbnbalooical Magazine. — The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower
Descendants will begin the publication of a quarterly magazine in January,
1899, under the name of *' The Mayflower, a Quarterly Magazine devoted to the
History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Passengers and their Descendanta."
George Ernest Bowman, Esq., Secretary of the Society, is the editor. Further
information may be had by addressing the editor at 623 Tremont BnUding,
Boston, Mass.
Genealogies in Preparation. — Persons of the several names are advised to
furnish the compilers of these genealogies with records of their own families
and other information which they think may be useful. We would suggest that
all facts of interest illustrating family history or character be communicated,
especially service under the U. S. Government, the holding of other offices,
graduation from college or professional schools, occupation, with places and
ates of birth, marriage, residence and death. When there are more than one
christian name they should all be given in full if possible. No initials should
be used when the full names are known.
Brewifter — Miss Emma C. B. Jones of Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio, has
undertaken to compile a complete record of the Brewster Family, descended
from Elder William Brewster. Circulars giving information about her work
and blanks for filling out family records may be had of Miss Jones upon
application.
Cotton, — Frank E. Cotton, Esq., of Wobum, Mass., is writing a history of
the families descended from Rev. John Cotton of Boston, William Cotton of
Portsmouth, N. H., and Leonard Cotton of Newburyport, Mass.
Eddy.— A genealogy of the descendants of Nathan and Eunice (Sampson)
Eddy of Middleboro', Mass., and Rutland Co., Vermont, is being compiled by
Byron B. Horton of Sheffield, Penn. Besides a complete record of their descen-
dants in female as well as male lines, the work will contain a full account of
Nathan Eddy*s Eddy and Alden ancestry and of Eunice Sampson's descent from
the Sampson, Standish and Alden families. It is intended also to give, as far
as possible, the ancestry in brief of persons who have married Eddy descen-
dants, thus making the genealogy of special interest to all persons in this line.
Fillebroton, — Rev. C. L. FiUebrown (31 Grape Street, Maiden, Mass.) is writ-
ing a history of the family whose progenitor was Thomas Fillebrown of Maiden,
Mass.
1899.] Book Notice9. 183
iH0.~Mr. Herbert C. Ide of Webster, Ma68.» is wiitiiif a history of the fsmily
descended £rom Nicholas Ide of Behoboth.
ImgailM. — Mr. Charles Burleigh of lialdea, Bfass., has in preparation a genea-
logy of the Ingalls family.
Inffraham. — A genealogy of the Ingraham Family is in preparation by R. H.
Ingxaham, Esq., of Niles, Trnmboll Co., Ohio. (P. O. Box 1118.)
Jennings. — ^William Henry Jennings (172 N. Washington Ave., Colambns, 0.)
has nearly ready for publication a genealogy of the cfennings Family of New
Jersey snd Pennsylvania. Brief accounts ofother families bearing the name and
of silled families will be Included In the work. It is expected to make an octavo
Tolume of about 300 pages. Price to advance subscribers, $5.00.
SJtif. — E. F. Skiif of Walker, Iowa, has In preparation a genealogy of the
family of this name descended from James SkiflT of Sandwich, Mass.
Waterman — ^Bir. George Thurston Waterman of the New York State Library,
Albany, N. Y., is collecting data for a genealogy of the Waterman Family.
BOOK NOTICES.
[Ths Editor requests penonB sending books for notice to state, for the information
of readers, the price of each book, with the amount to be added for postage when sent
by mail.]
Tke BUlary of Maiden, MaMsachu»eU$, 1633-1785. By Dkloraqib PaND&s
CoRKT. Maiden. 1899. 8vo. pp. xvii.+870.
The anthor states in his preface that he has been f orty-flve years collecting
the material for this volume, and the result is a history far above the average
town history in every respect. He has the instinct of a true historian, and
this book is a noble gift to the public, and an enduring monument to Mr. Corey.
His style is good, and he is an entertaining writer, filled with love of his sub-
ject, and one who knows just how mudi to quote verbatim from the early
records. Unlike many historical scholars, he realises the importance of giving
his authorities, and the work is admirable and evidently prepared with the
greatest thoroughness and care. There are appropriate illustrations and fac-
similes of autographs, and no expense or labor has been spared. As a picture
of life prior to 1785 it is a mod^, and no town history is better, and only a few,
such as Smith's History of Dover in this State, can compare with it, and most
of thcan are smaller books. The author promises, if his life is spared long
enough, to publish ** a genealogical account of the old families of Maiden " as ^
companion volume. We trust that he will do so, and have only one suggestion
to offer, which is that in connection with the genealogies he should give lists of
the early town officers, and of the deacons of the churches. Several ancestors
of thevnriter of this notice lived in Maiden in ancient days, and it is interesting
to know who were the officials, including tiie assessors and constables, in an
old town.
B^ Charge Kuhn Clarket LL.B.^ of Needham^ Man.
The National Cydcpcedia of American Biography, being the Biatory of the United
States as illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders and Defenders of the
BipubUc, and of the Men and Wojnen who are doing the Work and moulding
the Thought of the Present Time. Edited by distinguished Biographers, se-
lected from each State ; revised and approved by the most eminent Historians,
Scholars and Sutesmen of the Day. Vol. VUI. New York. 1898. 4to.
pp. 530. Illustrated.
A <7clopedia being a circle of Instruction, and a circle, in this application,
implying all-inclusive completeness, the name is most significantly applicable to
a work that, in relation to American biography and incidentally also to Ameri-
can history, is complete in the widest import of the word. The adoption of
the analytical Index system, instead of the alphabetical or chronological, allows
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the editors a peenllu elasticity in arrangement, articles befng pnbllsbed irlieii
coraplled, portraying contemporary S8 well as historical personages, so that
eacti issue has &□ attractively present-day aspect. Every volame, moreover,
baa a full itidei of all tbe volnmes published. The grouping of Indlvldaala
accordlDg to profes.slons. offices, tu\A the Uhe, Is an original and very serviceable
feature af the plan. The number of portraits Is remarkable, all accredited
likenesses, entitling the collection, — a thousand, at least, In each volume, — to
be regarded as a national portrait gallery aneqnalleJ In any country.
On this volnme's list of contributors and revisers are such names as Lyman
Abbott, Pres. Eliot, Col, Hlgglnson, Frank B. Sanborn, John Barroughs. T. V.
Powderlj, Noah Porter, Prot. Le Coote. Indeed, such Is tbe literary as well
as utlUtarlBD quality of this publication that it may well be considered a dis-
tinctive Illustration of tbat Aroericao spirit whose many phases It so strikingly
exhibits.
As to Us mechanical finish, It baa not Inaptly been designated as dt luxe. Tbe
frontispiece of the present volume, the portrait of a Mormon, Is charactcilBtlc
both of the artistic level and the truly American catholicity of a work which,
has secured perfect justice In tb« treatment of every subject which Its pages
Include,
Bg Frtd'rlc WUlard Parkt, Eiq., of Boston.
Colleaiona o/the South Carolina HUtorUal Societf. Volume V. Published by
the South Carolina Historical Society. Charleston: 189T. 8vo. pp. 64S.
Tills volume Includes the Shaftesbury Papers and other very valuable records
relating to the history of the Province of Carolina, and also an admirable ad-
dress by Joseph W. Barnwell, Esq., a member of the South Carolina HIsIotIcbI
Society.
II was greatly to tbe credit of tbe brave Carolinians that they defended tbdr
settlement so well. For nearly uinety years the Spaniards at St, Angoatlne,
tbe French at Mobile, aud tbe powerful Tuscarora Indians in the north conntry,
kept the province In a continual state of alarm. In this work many of the
family names of which Carolinians (nay, all Americans) are so jnstly proad, tbe
very flower of southern chivalry, are referred to. What student of our history
would fall to honor such names as these; Gadsden, Uravton, Rotledgc, Lau-
rens, Plnckney, Barnwell, McCrady, Prlngle, D'Uyley, Moultrie, Marion, Som-
ter, Pickens and Calhono, Cheves, Lowndes, McUuIIle, Petlgrn and LegareF
A wondrous charm Invests the history of our colonial period, surely no small
part of our national history or of that of the wholestnrdy English-speaking peo-
ple. The student of the splendid history of our raoe may in review call op tbe
solemn procossion of tbe years that are past, and surely may In reviewing tbla
far-reacblng procession idealize the events of long ago. Here the imagiaatlon
may roam untrammeled by the petty mlantle, the lesser facts and details ol
history. The student of history should approach It, not in the mere scientific
Spirit, but should seek to obtain from it the broader, fuller, richer tcacblngs
which It never falls to yield to patient, reverent stndy. So pursued, it wM
furnish constant stimulus to the mental faculties (nay, even to the spiritual
faculties) of man ; so pursued, we shall not fall to see the hand of divine Bior-
Idence ever shaping and directing the onward course of events.
By Daniel Botllna, Eig.. of BoMon.
Vital Beeord of Rhode Itland. L036-18M. Vol. X. Town and Church. By
Jambs N. Arnold. Pages I. -(-663. Providence, B. I. Price, *T. 50.
We are pleased that this work bas been so well received by the public as to
warrant its compiler to continue its publication to so large a number of volnmet.
It Is very gratlfflog to realize that such a work can be successfully published.
The copy on our table is In constant use, very few days passing wlthoal re-
moving it from our shelf. This constant use la a proof that the work has
merit which Is duly appreciated by those who read and examine its pages.
To compile such a mass of historic genealogical matter Is no easy task,
neither Is It an easy matter to collect the material. To do this Is to take upon
himself a dlHlcult work; and when Is added to this a successful publication,
then It is one begins to realize Just what Mr. Arnold bas done. Re baa
worked as none others would work, he bas spared himself no pains, he has bad
an eye single to one purpose and to this purpose he has sternly adhered. As ■
1899.] Bcoh Notieti. 135
result of this ftdheraice, bis work has now reached in the aggregate more tlian
7000 large imperial pages.
The Rbgistkr has noted in these pages, from time to time, the several rol-
mnes as thej have appeared, and invariably has spoken favorablj. In this
present Yolame we note that the compiler keeps the interest np. He seems
gifted for this special work, which we honesUy hope he will be able to finish
m eveiy way satisfactory to himself. « « «
Loom and Spindiej or Ufe among the Earlf MUl OirU, with a Sketch of the
" Lowell (Bering " and Some of its Contributors. By Harriet H. Robinson.
Introdactlon by the Honorable Carroll D. Wright. New York and Boston :
Thomas T. Crowell & Company. [1898.] 18mo. pp. ¥11.4*216. Price in
cloth, f 1.25.
This is tmly an interesting volume. It has been written by one perfectly
acquainted with the subject. She is familiar with the whole history of factory
life in New England and its surroundings. She was an early contributor
to the " Lowell Offering,** and gives brief sketches of the lives of its prominent
contributors. Mr. Wright, in his Introduction, remarks: ** Their lives em-
phasize the fact that the modem system of industry has exercised a wonderful
influence in securing intellectual stimulation, and in dignifying every honest
calling." The reader of this book will glean from its pages a high estimate of
the factory girls in Lowell some sixty years ago.
Mrs. Robinson has contributed to the Rsgistkr a life of her husband, the
late William S. Robinson, and other articles from her pen are found in its pages.
She Is also the author of several volumes, which have won praise from able
pens. Among her books are ** Warrington Pen Portraits,** ** Massachusetts in
the Woman Suffhige Movement ** and *' The New Pandora.**
The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society. Edited by Thomas Ham-
ilton Murray, Secretary-General, and Thomas Bonavknturb Lawlkr,
Librarian-Archivist. Volume I. Boston. 1898. 8vo. pp. 136.
This society sustains the same general relation to Americans of Irish descent
that the Huguenot Society of America and the Holland Society sustain respec-
tively to our countrymen of French and Dutch ancestry. The ** Journal''
gives a detailed account of the organization of the society In Boston on the 20th
of June, 1897, of the subsequent meetings held during that year, and of the first
annoal meeting on the 17th of February, 1898. That the Society fully recog-
nizes the importance of the objects for the accomplishment of which it was
formed, may be inferred by a reference to some of the papers that have been
read at its meetings. Among these we note : ** The Irish Bacons who settled at
Dedham, Mass., in 1640,** ** John Sullivan and the Capture of the Powder at
Newcastle,** *'The Irish Ethnologically Considered,** **The Saxon and the
Celt** and ** American History as it is Falsified.** The book is handsomely
printed, substantially bound, and is embellished with the portraits of Rear-Ad-
mlral R. W. Meade, the first President-General of the Society, Theodore Roose-
velt, Thomas Hamilton Murray, John C. Llnehan, James JeflVey Roche, Thomas
Addis Emmet, and twenty-six other members and patrons of the society. Un-
less we greatly err, the inspiring leaders of this organization are its Secretary-
C^eneral, Thomas Hamilton Murray, Esq., and John C. Llnehan, its Grovemor-
General. The field is an important one, and under their guidance we believe it
wiU be weU tiUed.
By Chaplain BosweU Bandall Hoes, U. S. Navy, A.M.
First Parish in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Dedication of the sixth Meeting House,
Thursday, May 6, 1897. 8vo. pages 67. George H. Ellis, printer, 141 Franklin
Street, Boston. [1898.]
The former meeting-house of the First Parish, in Dorchester, having been
destroyed by fire on the morning of Feb. 8, 1896, it was voted by the members of
the Parish on the 17th of the same month, ** that a meeting-house should be
built substantially on the old line as to exterior.** The vote was carried out,
and the result, in outward appearance, is that the new house resembles the old
one; the cost, less than 60,000 dollars. The pulpit is the one, originally, in the
old West Church, Boston, familiarly known to older people by the pastorate,
for many years, of the Rev. Charles Lowell, J^.l}., father of the late James
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Bassell I^nell. The bell, as rc-casl. on the new building, bears tbe motto,
"Amorcin Deo HomiiiliiDe Sodo," — I proclaim love to God and man.
Tlie eierclsea at dedicstloo were : Eeport of Building Committee te. ; Prayer
by the llev. ArUiar Little, D.D-i of tbe Second Church; responsive reading.
Rev. Charles A. Humphreys; dedicatory prayer, Bev. James De IfoTmaiidie;
Scripture reading. Rev. Samuel J. Barrows; Sermon by Kev. C. C. Everett,
D.D. ; Prayer, Rev. C. li. Eliot, with the singing of appropriate hymns for th«
occasion. In the evening the services were conducted by Rev. Edward H. Hall,
Rev. Richard W. Boyuton, Mrs. Emily A. FiSeld, Rev. Edw*rd Everett Hale,
D.D., Edward 1). Mead, Esq., Rer. K. R. Shippen and Rev. William H. Lyon,
D.D. The sermon preached by Mr. Shippen on the following Sunday, Is alao
givcn-
The title page of tbe pamphlet furnishes tbe following Information :
" First meetiug-bonse built In 1G31, near the comer of Pleasant and Cottage
Streets; Second meetlng-houae built in 1646, same locality ; moved in 1673 to
Meeting-Honae Hill; Third meeling-bonse built lo 1(578. Meetlng-Honse HUl;
Fourth meeting-house built In ITii, Meetlog-Honae HUl; Fifth meetlng-honse
built In 18IG, Meetlng-House HiU."
Sji Waiiam S. Tnuk. A.M., of Dordieaer. Mau.
Bittory and Boater of Maryland VolTttUven, War of 1881-5. Prepared under
authority of the Oeneral Assembly of Maryland, by L. Alliijon Wilher, J. H.
JisHm-r, Geo. "W. F. Vkkkos. State Commissioners. Volnuie 1, 1S98. Press of
Guggenheimer, Welt & Co., Baltimore, Md. 4to, pp. S34.
The State of Maryland has rendered patriotic service In the publication of tbe
records of its soldiers in tiie Civil War. It was no easy task, as many of the
company and regimental rolls bad been destroyed, or very many Incomplete. But
with tbe recorda in the Adjutant General's olSce at Anuajiolis and at the War
Department, Washington, U. C, serving aa a basis, and by means of clrcnlan
for information, there has been Dinde a " Roll " fit to do bunor to any State.
The method of arrangement of the roll was after that adopted by Peuusylvania.
and modiaed somewhat by tbe plan of Minnesota. Tbe committee having the
compilation, arrangemeut and publication In charge were General L. A^soa
Wllmer, Adjutant General of Maryland; Dr. James H. Jarrett, late Surgeon 7Ui
Regiment Infantry, Maryland Volunteers; and Colonel George W. F. Vemoo,
of late Cole's Cavaliy, Maryland Volnnteers. This committee are pronounced In
E^lvlngColoncl Vernon a generous credit for his painstaking care In clerical work
and his service as historian of the several regiments. There are 02,939 uames
of soldiers and sailors who served from Maryland. The first volume has just
been issued, and embraces thoae troopa diatlnctiveiy recognised aa Maryland
soldiers ; the second volume Is to embrace all sailors, marines aud colored troops
from this state who served the canse of tbe Union.
Bj/ Clie Scv. Anton Tilut, SomenilU, Mats.
Early Recorderi aitd RegiaUrs of Deeds for the Connty of A'^l^olk, ifauachutetU,
1639-1735. By John T. Hissam, A.M. Cambridge. 1898. 8vo. pp. Si.
[Reprinted from tbe Proceedinga of the Massachusetts lllatorlcal Society for
May, lB9s.]
In the Introduction to tbe first volume of the printed Suffolk Deeds, Mr. Haa-
eam gave certain extracts from tbe Massacbusetta Colony Recorda showing tlie
gradnal development of tbe preseut system of recording transfers of real estate.
The purpose of the monograph before us is to exhibit the result of researches
in regard to those who in au offlciol capacity adminiatered this system in the
County of Sutfolk from 1639 to 1T35. During this first century of Its existence,
the office waii occupied auccesalvely by Stephen Wlnthrop. William Aspinwall,
Bdward Rawson, Freegrace Beudati, John Davenport, Isaac Addlngton, Edward
Randolph, Daniel Allln, Thonua Dudley, Joseph Webt), Addtngton Davenport
and John Ballantine.
These biographical sketchea are compiled from original sources of luformk' ,
tlon, and are a revelation as to the wealtb of biographical data to be found to
our early records and historical literature. Each biography includes the parent-
age of the subject, when known, b facsimile of his autograph, copious extracts I
from authentic sources, skillfully woven together by this able aaUquary, I ' ~
brief account of the recorder's immediate family.
1899.] Book Notices. 137
T%e Life of John PoUnon, Mofor General in the BevoluUonarp Armf. Bj his
greei-^nndaon, Thomas Eglkston, LL.D., Emerltas Professor of Mineralogy
and Metallargy in the Scliool of Biines of Colambia University, New York;
Officer of the Legion of Honor of France. Illnstrated. Second edition, re-
Tised and enlaiged. G. F. Fatnam's Sons. New York, 27 West Twenty-
Third Street : London, 24 Bedford Street, Strand. The Knickerbocker Fress.
1898.
In 1894 Frofessor Egleston published a first edition of the biography of Major
General John Faterson, which volume was noticed in Register, 1895, page 361 ;
bot its publication attracting the attention of students of the War for Independ-
ence, there came to his knowledge the existence of unpublished letters to and
from General Faterson, with leading generals, of sufficient interest and fullness
as to appeal for a second edition. This was heartily entered upon by Frofessor
Bgleston. Chapters were recast and the new letters and abstracts from new-
foand Orderly Books inserted, so that this edition is superior to the first, and
brings to clearer view on 3 of the strong and loyal men upon whom General
Washington leaned for counsel from the outbreak of the war to the proclama-
tion of peace. Six illustrations are added to the former edition, among which
is a map of the fortifications upon and near Frospect Hill, by Bir. C. D. Elliot
of SomervlUe. This map is a genuine contribution to the cartography of the
siege of Boston. This biography is a fine specimen of an historical study. It
would be well if there were other studies of like loyal men of the Revolution.
Students of American history will find in this volume material found in no other
poblication and cannot be neglected.
Bif the Bev. Anson TUus, of SomeroQle.
LUt of ParUk Regietere and other Genealogical Works. Edited by Fbkdkriok
Abthur Crisp. 1898. Fcp. folio pp. 51. Address, Frederick Arthur Crisp.
Bsq., Grove Fark, Denmark Hill, London, S. E.
Mr. Crisp of London, England, has prepared and printed at his private press
a List of the Farish Be^sters and other genealogical works that have issued
from his press. The parish registers and wills are arranged under the different
counties, and the visitations under the several volumes. A description of the
several volumes is given with the number printed of each volume, the price at
which they were issued, the number remaining unsold, if any, and other par-
ticulars. Each parish has a printed list of surnames found in its register,
alphabetically arranged. The other volumes are treated in the same manner as
are the appended volumes on his family of Crispe, four volumes, and his Frag-
menta Genealogica.
The volume will be of great assistance to students of family history, and par-
ticularly to those who use Mr. Crisp*s valuable series of boolu.
South Britain IConn."] Sketches and Records. By W. C. Sharps. Record Frint,
Seymour, Conn. 1898. 8vo. pp. 167. Frlce $2.10 postpaid.
This book contains much valuable genealogical data from local church records
and cemeteries, and brief accounts of the following families : — Allen, Averill,
Barnes, Bassett, Booth, Bradley, Bray, Canfield, Downs, Edmonds, French,
Gilbert, Guthrie, Hann, Hayes, Hendryx, Hill, Mitchell, Fierce, Flatt, Fost,
Bossellf Skeels, Stoddard, Tuttle, Wagner, Wakeley, Ward and Warner.
♦ t ♦
I%e Vestry Book and Begister of Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720-1789. Tran-
scribed and published by Churchill Gibson Chamberlatne. (Richmond,
Va. : Frivately printed. 1898. 8vo. pp. 419. Edition of 500 copies, num-
bered and signed. Frice, $8.
Virginia is more than holding her own in the historical and genealogical field.
This *' Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Farish," as reproduced by the care-
ful hand of Mr. Chamberlayne, furnishes a genealogical tool of exceptional
▼aloe, and one that cannot £idl to be appreciated by the large class of scholars
to which it appeals. It is all the more welcome from the fact that for many
yeacs the original manuscript was supposed to be lost, and has only recently
bden found. It contains the minutes of all vestry meetings between October
30, 17S0, and April 18, 1789, except those held between October 28, 1722 and
November 11, 1723, the two leaves covering this period having been torn out.
YOL. LUL 9
138 Book Notices. [Jan.
It also includes a register of births, baptisms and deaths, the earliest and latest
recorded dates of which are April 12, 1685, and March 9, 1798. The compiler
has wisely reproduced the original manuscript with *'all eccentricities of ab-
breviation and punctuation, as well as all mistakes." A carefully prepared
index greatly adds to the usefulness of the work. We sincerely trust that Mr.
Chamberlayne will continue his valuable services and reproduce other parish
records of the " Old Dominion."
By Chaplain Roswell Randall Hoes, U. S. Navy, A.M,
Chronicles of Neva Haven Green, from 1638 to 1862; a Series of Fa^^ers rtod
before the New Haven Colony Historical Society. By Henry T. Blakb. New
Haven. 1898. 8vo. pp. 280. Maps and Illustrations.
This volume is made up, as the title indicates, of eight papers, now revised
and partly rewritten, to each of which are added notes supplying a page or two
of comment or explanation. The papers treat respectively of the Green as a
public square, a political and civic forum, a religious and ecclesiastical arena,
a parade ground, a seat of judicial tribunals, an educational campus, a market-
place, and a cemetery. In a style abounding in facetiae not unworthy of Dickens,
the author reviews the succession of events which have transpired in connection
with the Green, with their changing scenic accompaniments of stocks, whipping-
post, jail, tombstones, school-house, meeting-house, state-house; setting in
prominent relief the more humorous or otherwise impressive incidents, and
neglecting no occasion for satirical thrusts at contemporary folly, keenly reliah-
ed by the reader, without doubt, but certain — as in in such cases — to be con-
temptuously slighted by those who alone might profit by them. His comparison
of the ** Blue laws" of Connecticut with those of the other colonies evidently
affords as much satisfaction to himself as instruction to the most of his readers,
justifying his declaration that the New Haven Colony can very complacently
allow its laws to be called *' blue in contrast with the black and crimson legis-
lation of its contemporaries."
Binding, letter-press and illustrations increase the attractions wliich the au-
thor's wit and knowledge of his subject abundantly furnish.
By Frederic Willard Parke, Esq., of Boston.
Public Papers of Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of New York, 1807''1817»
Military— Vol. I., with an Introduction by Hugh Hastings, State Historian.
Published by the State of New York. Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford Co.,
State Printers, New York and Albany. 1898. 8vo. pp. xxiv.-f-872.
The State Historian of New York has edited another volume of historical
papers illustrating the history of the state. The preceding volumes belong to
the '* Colonial Series." This volume is the first relating to the "Second War
with Great Britain Series."
This book contains the Public Papers of Hon. Daniel D. Tompkins, Gov-
ernor of New York, and later Vice President of the United States, a native of
Westchester county, who died June 11, 1825, aged 51. The papers here printed
are — Ist, Military Correspondence 1800 to 1812; 2d, Papers relating to the
second war with Great Britain ; 8d, Military Correspondence while Grov. Tomp-
kins commanded the Third Military Division.
Mr. Hastings has edited the work with care. The book is embellished with
fifteen illustrations, which add to the interest in the work.
John Hancock ; his Book. By Abraham English Brown. Boston : Lee and
Shepard, Publishers. 1898. 12mo. pp. vii.+286. Price $2.00.
This book gives the history of John Hancock, the Patriot, whose name heads
the list of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Brown has
succeeded in collecting a mass of interesting material about one whose life has
been too much neglected. His services to his country are shown in the volume
now before us, which is a worthy companion to the series of volumes which
Mr. Brown has now in hand, and which have met with so much favor from Xh»
public. The volume has numerous half-tone illustrations, among which we
particularly commend the portraits of Hancock's relatives and his contemp&ra-
ries, and the views of buildings in which historic events took place. The book
is handsomely printed and bound. It will make a fit gift to the young patriots
of to-day.
1899.] Booh Notices. 139
Birthtj Marriages and Deaths returned from Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield,
and entered in the Early Land Becords of the Colony of Connecticut. Volumes
I. and II. of Land Becords and No. D of Colonial Deeds. Tnuiscribed and
edited by Edwin Stanley Wellbs, Member of the Conoecticot Historical
Society. Hartford, Conn. 1898. 8to. pp. 73. Edition of 300 copies. Price
fl.50.
Koruxdk. By Rev. Charles M. Sblleck, A.M. Norwalk, Conn. : Pnblislied by
tlie Author. 1896. 4to. pp. 320.
Baptisms and Admissions from the Becords of First Church in Falmouth, now
F^rtlandj Maine. With Appendix of Historical Xotes. Compiled by Marquis
F. King, President of the Maine Genealogical Society. Maine Genealogical
Society, Portland, Maine. 1898. 8vo. pp. 219.
This publication is a welcome contribution to the genealogical student, com-
prising as it does the early vital statistics of several of the oldest settlements
in Connecticut. The two volumes of Land Records referred to on the title-
page were supposed to be lost previous to 1862, when they were discovered by
Dr. Charles J. Hoadly, State Librarian of Connecticut, and restored to the
archives in the office of the Secretary of State. Mr. Welles wisely states that
it was the duty of the compiler to transcribe these valuable records ''just as
they were written." The typographical appearance of the book is superb, bein^
printed on heavy linen paper of antique finish, with uncut edges and rubricated
title page. An exhaustive place and name index is appended.
The History of Norwalk comprises ten parts of a serial publication, other
parts of which are to follow, and the present numbers are bound simply for the
convenience of subscribers and as a publishing help. The work bears ample
evidence of careful historical research. It is valuable not only as a chronicle
of events that transpired in the town to which they immediately relate, but
also as illustrating the history of a large tract of country of which it forms
the centre. One of its chief features is the store of genealogical data to be
found in most of its chapters. The copious footnotes are of exceptional inter-
est, illustrating as they do the principal events and persons treated of in the
text. We shall welcome the completed work.
The contents of the book on the First Church in Falmouth were gleaned for
and first appeared in the historical and genealogical columns of the Portland
Evening Express. It contains a brief history of the church, followed by a list
of its members from 1727 through 1855, a register of marriages from 1750
through 1853, and an alphabetical list of baptisms, presumably from the organ-
ization of the church. The appendix, comprising exactly half of the book, is
made up of historical information, both ecclesiastical and secular, relating to
Falmouth and its vicinity.
By Chaplain Bosxcell Bandall Hoes, U. S. iVavy, A.M.
A Sketch of the Life and Public Services of William Adams Bichardson. By
Frank Warren Hackktt. Privately printed. Washington. 1898. 8vo. pp.
145+lxxvm. 2 portraits.
Stimulating indeed to the emulative exercise of the reader's faculties is the
biography of one whose unremitting toil in the most exhausting pursuits occa-
sions the remark of his biographer that, judge as he was, he had evidently given
judgment on his own case, and *' sentenced himself to hard labor for life.**
The work comprises, besides the memoir, an appendix containing the proceed-
ings of the Bar and Court of Claims with reference to his decease, a report of
his method, adopted at London, to keep safe the money received from sale of
the funded loan, degrees, commissions, etc., held by him, and a partial biblio-
graphy of his published writings. Although entitled a sketch, the biographical
portion affords an adequate presentation of the principal features of his services
as Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and as Chief Justice of
the Court of Claims, such presentation being the main object of the author.
Judge Richardson became a member of the New-England Historic Genealog-
ical Society in 1857, and was for fifteen years honorary vice-president. He was
several times a contributor to the Register, and proof-sheets of a contribution
— probably the last article he ever wrote — reached him during his final illness,
too late for his revision. It was the paper on the ** Government of Harvard Col-
lege, Past and Present," and appeared in the Reqibteb for January, 1897.
By Frederic WUlard Parke, Esq., of Bo^n.
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Book J^otices.
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Neeiihara Epitapht. Dedh&ro. 1998. 8vo. pp. 70.
SenvXf tony ycnrs ago the late Cbarlea Cnrtis Greenwood, a local antiquarian
of ability, began to copy the iUBcriptlona in the old graveyard at Necdhain, and
to prepare genealogical notes fa refereocc to each person burled tliere. He
devoted mnch time and correspondence to this ivork, and In 1690 began to pnb-
llsh the results of his labors in the Dsdham HUtnrical Regitter. At tlie time of
hia death 397 epitaphs had been published and £2S remained in manuscript, most
of which were anootntcd. His widow reqneated the undersigned to prepare
the manuscript for the press and to act as editor. This labor of lore was
willingly performed, and. althongb no attempt was made to extend the notes,
much time wa-i given to It, and al) the proof read from the original Inscriptions,
even when the weather waa severe. A few stones have disappeared since Hr.
Greenwood made his first copy. Mrs. Myra S. Greenwood bad sixty-live re-
prints of the entire series of epitaphs, and added an excellent lodes. The books
are for sale at SI-OO per copy. AddresB, Mrs. Myra 8. Greenwood, Needham,
Mass. Tbis volume Includes all the Inscriptions In the burying ground from
ITtl'taai, and some of a Inter date, and the index renders it convenient for
genealogists and others.
By Oeorge Kuhn Clarice. LL.B., of I/eedham.
BrotBTi't Ancettral Blank* or Record Bookt. Copyrighted, 18S8, by Sobs F.
Brown, Arlington, Mass. Loose sheets, oblong 6xni In. TS cents per ban-
dred. Books, SxlOi In., foil cloth (l.fiD ; half leatber, $3.50.
A new work for the recording of pedigrees has been recently printed and now
lies before ns. It is adaptable and comprehensive, consisting of charts either
bound or in loose form, which Include as many generations ns one desires, and
allow equal room for the more remote, with a place for fnU details of each
individual. An advantage which all genealogists of patriotic societies will
rccognlie Is the space deroted to authorities for ancestral statements.
By Mint MiltU Belcher Fairbanks, of Famington, Maine.
Increate Blake of Boston, Bis Aaeeslors and Descendants, with a Fall Aco^rU of
William Blake of Dorchester and His Five CbildreK. Compiled by Francis E,
Blake. Bostou. Mass. 189S. Press of David Clapp & Bou. Price, fS.50.
In this book Mr. Blake has saved from destruction or forgetfulness a con-
siderable amount of material which 'was gathered a number of years ago and
shelved by the death of the compiler, Rev. Charles M. Blake. But we have
here a great deal of additional matter; the original conception of the compiler
has been carried ont In a way that would have delighted his heart. This editorial
work denervett good praise. Mr. Blake has prcHxed to Rev. C. M. Blake's
Genealogy a piece of hla own work, altogether separate, a study of the personal
history of the founder of this family of Biakes. At large expense, after years
of examination and correspondence, he has presented a record of the parentage
and history of William Blake, that deserves high rank. It leaves no loop-hDl»
for criticism, assorts nothing on supposition, but gives an inlerestlug story
which will live. The account of this pioneer's life, from Pitminster to Spring-
field and then to Dorchester, and the record of bis children and their families,
Is one of the Quest pieces of genealogical work yet given to the American pnbllc.
The frontispiece is a picture of Pitminster church. Among other illnstratlons
are a facsimile of a page of the ancient parish records, WiUtam Blake's Will,
and the Old Blake House.
By Bev. Charles B. Pope.
The PUUbury Family : being a history of William and Dorothy PilUhary (or Pits-
btrjij of Xewbvry in A'eio England, and their deacendanU to the eleventh gene-
ration. Compiled by David B. PiLanuRV and EMILY A. Getcukll. Everett,
Mass. : Massachusetts Fublisbing Company- 1B93. I vol. 8vo. pp. 307.
We welcome this well printed and well arranged genealogy of one of the bi
known families of " onld Newberry". It has long been desired. The labor of
gathering, arranging and editing such a volume requires Industry, patience and
perseverance ; and this one evidences talent and skill of high order, combined
vjith loving devotion to and estet^ui of ancestry, worthy of commendation. The
moderate edition should be early exhausted within the family, who can here
read the record of the careers and achievements of their klnfolks with pride,
enhanced by an Interesting and alluring style.
By Geo. A. Gordon, A.M., of SomerviUe, Mats.
1899.] Booh Notices. 141
Annwa Btffigter of the Colonial Dames of the 8taU of New York, 1893-1898.
Published by aathority of the Board of Bfanagers. 1898. 8vo. pp. 231.
Sodetp of the Colonial Ikiughtere of the Seventeenth Century. Brooklyn, N. T.
1898. 8vo. pp. 92+zli.
Daugktere of the American BeooluUon, Chicago Chapter, Chicago. 1898-1899.
8to. pp. 85.
Tear Book of the Society of Sone of the Bevolution in the StaU of Missouri.
1898. 8yo. pp. 168.
Tear Book, 1897, National Society of the Sons of the American Bevolution. 8¥0.
pp. 87.
'Hie pablications of the several patriotic societies in this country, of which
^ve are before ns, have often been noticed in the Register. They contain mat-
ter that will be useful to members and others. They are, as a general rule, all
brought out in the highest style of the typographic art, and are illustrated with
appropriate engravings. Among the matters preserved in these volumes will be
found the constitutions of the various organizations, the list of officers and the
roll of members, biographical sketches of members, living and dead, with their
ancestry, with portraits and other illustrations. The genealogy is of special
interest to our readers.
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Beports of Officers, List
of Members, Act of Incorporation and By-Laws. Published by the Society,
226 West 58th Street, New York City. 1898. Super-royal 8vo. pp. 34.
This Society was incorporated on the 25th of March, 1869, and less than two
years later it issued the first number of a periodical which has been published
quarterly to the present time.
The pamphlet whose title is at the head of this notice shows what this Society
has done during the thirty years of its existence.
Extracts from the NoU-Book of the Bev. John ftske, 1637-1675. With an in-
troduction by Samuel A. Green. Cambridge. 1898. 8vo. pp. 24.
From the introduction it appears that genealogical and historical facts, — the
items most wanted to-day, — are singularly meagre in this note book. The en-
tries relate very largely to cases of chorch discipline and records of church
meetings and ecclesiastical councils. This pamphlet contains the various en-
tries of births and baptisms and other items of interest to the genealogical
student and the local antiquary.
Beport of the Class of 1858 of Harvard College. Prepared for the Fortieth Anni-
versary of its Graduation. Boston. 1898. 8vo. pp. 147.
Biographical Sketches of the Class of 1828 in Tale College, and College Memo-
rabilia. Written, compiled and edited by Outer P. Hubbard. 1898. 8vo.
pp. 84.
The Harvard report contains the greater part of the reports hitherto issued,
as also information since obtained. The volume is made up of one hundred
and nineteen biographical notices, lists of the class as undergraduates, order of
performances for exhibitions, and of exercises for class day and commence-
ment, 1858, together with membership of the College societies.
The Yale pamphlet comprises eighty-three sketches, with random reminis-
cences, college bills and play bills, the interesting matter customary in sudi
publications.
By Frederic WUlard Farke, Esq., of Boston.
The Old Becords of the Town of Fitchburg, MassaehusetU, 1764-1789. Volume
one of the Printed Records of the Town. Compiled by Walter A. Davis,
City Clerk. Fitchburg : Published by authority of the City CouncU. 1898.
8vo. pp. 416. Illustrated.
This volume contains an exact copy of the records of Fitchburg for the
first twenty-five years, an appendix consisting of interesting petitions, and an
elaborate index. Excellent letter-press, heliotype reproductions of a few pages
of the record, and likenesses of men prominent in early town affairs, add to the
senriceableness of the book. It will be particularly useful to all who desire an
intimate knowledge of the circumstances of our forefathers at the period of
the Revolution.
By Frederic WUlard Farke, Esq., ofBoUon.
142 Booh NbticeB. [Jan.
A Genealogical History of the Behohoth Branch of the Carpenter Family in Amer-
ica. Bj Amos B. Carpentrr. Amherst, Mass. : Press of Carpenter and
Morehouse. 1898. Royal 8vo. pp. ix.+908. Price, f 10.00. For sale by the
compiler at West Waterford, Vt.
Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Beading, Howell j Terkes, Watts,
Latham, and Elkins Families. By Josiah Granville Leach, LL.B. Printed
for Private Circalation, by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia. 1898.
200 copies. 4to. pp. 286.
The Bellows Genealogy ; or John Bellows the Boy Emigrant of 103 5 , and his
Descendants, By Thomas Bellows Peck. Illastrated. Keene, N. H. : Sen-
tinel Printing Company. 1898. 8yo. pp. xvi.+657. Price, $5.00, until July
1, 1899.
Descendants of Henry Wallhridge who married Anna Amos, December 25th, 1688 ,
at Preston, Conn. WUh some notes on the allied families of Brush, Fassettf
Dewey, Fohes, Gager, Lehman, Meech, Safford and Scott. Compiled by Wil-
liam Gednry Wallbridge, Litchfield, Conn. 1898. 4to. pp. 369. Price,
f5.00.
Genealogy of the Whittelsey- Whittlesey Family. Compiled and published by
Charles Barney Whittelsey, Hartford, Conn. Illustrated. 1898. 8yo.
pp. 414.
The Descent of the Family of Deacon of Elstowe and London, with some Genea'
logical. Biographical and Topographical Notes, and Sketches of Allied Families
including Beynes of Clifton and Meres of Kirton. By Edward Deacon.
Bridgeport, Conn. 1898. 8vo. pp. xxvi.-f-894.
The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America. By the
Rev. Charles Henry Wright Stocking, D.D. New York. The Knicker-
bocker Press. 1897. 8vo. pp. xi.-f-697. Price, $6.00. For sale by the com-
piler at Freehold, N. J.
The English Home of Mr. Timothy Dalton, B.A., The Teacher of the Church of
Jesus Christ in Hampton, N. H., from 1639 to 1661. Printed for Private
Distribution. By John L. Blake. Orange, N. J. : The DeVinne Press.
1898. 4to. pp. 110.
Genealogy of Some of the DescendarUs of Obadiah Wheeler of Concord, and
Thomas Thaxter of Hingham. By Henry M. Wheeler. Worcester, Mass.
Printed for Private Circulation. 1898. 60 copies. 8vo. pp. 74.
The Maine Spencers. A History and Genealogy, with Mention of many Associated
Families. By W. D. Spencer. Concord, N. H. : The Rumford Press. 1898.
100 copies. 12mo. pp. 247. Price, $6.00; for sale by Wilbur Daniel Spencer,
Berwick, Me.
The History of the Wagenseller Family in America, toith Kindred Branches.
Edited and compiled by George W. Wagenseller, A.M. Middleburgh, Pa. :
Wagenseller Publishing Company. 1898. 12rao. pp. 225. Price $3.10, post-
paid.
The Newberry Family of Windsor, ConnectictU, in (he Line of Clarinda CNew-
berry) Goodwin of Hartford, Connecticut. 1634-1866. Compiled by Frank
Farnsworth Starr for James J. Goodwin. Hartford, Conn. 1898. 8vo.
pp. 70.
The Early History of the Wilson Family of Kittery, Maine. By Fred A. Wil-
son. Lynn, Mass. : John Macfarlane & Co., printers and publishers. 1898.
8vo. pp. 98. Price, $2.00.
The John Rogers Families in Plymouth and Vicinity. Second and revised
e<lition. By Josiaii II. Drummond. Read before the Maine Historical So-
ciety, December 19, 1895. [Portland. 1898.] 8vo. pp. 27. Price, 50 cts.
John Bogers of Marshjield and some of his Descendants. By Josiah H. Drum-
mond. Published by Rhoda B. Ellis, West Hanover, Mass. Portland, Maine.
1898. 8vo. pp. 194. Price, f l.OO.
Notes on Some of the Descendants of Joseph Kellogg of Hadley. [By Justin P.
Kellogg]. For private circulation only. [London.] 1898. 8vo. pp. 26.
The Goodwins of Kittery, York Co., Me. Compiled by John Samuel Goodwik,
M. A. Chicago, III. : Orrin Sheller Goodwin, printer and publisher, 170 East
Madison St., Chicago. [1898.] 8vo. pp. vii.-hl25.
1899.] Booh Notices. 143
The Devotion Family of Brookline. Bj Susan Vinixo Griggs. Brookline
Historical Pablication Society Pablications, No. 14. 1898. 12mo. pp. 46.
John SUl, Dorchester, Mass., 1633. Also some of the Families intermarried with
his Descendants, and Colonial and Revolutionary Records pertaining to them.
Boston: Lew C. Hill. 1898. 4to. pp. 85. [Type- written.]
Genealogy of Benjamin Long of Tonawanda, Erie Co., JV. T. By Benjamin F.
TH03CAS. Rochester, N. Y. 1898. 8vo. pp. 10. lUastrated.
Proceedings of the John Bean (1660) Association at its Annual Reunions at
Exeter, .V. H., August 19, 1896, and Haverhill, Mass,, August 31, 1897.
Two pamphlets. 8to. pp. 29 ; 58.
Descendants of John Fairman of Enfield, Conn. 1683-1898. By Orrin Peer
Allen. Palmer, Mass. [Palmer. 1898.] 8yo. pp. 36. Por. Price, 75 cts.
The Tuthill Family of Tharston, Norfolk Co., Eng., and Southold, St^ffolk Co,,
y. T, 1580-1757. By Lucy Dubois Akerlt. Newburgh, N. Y. Edition
of 100 copies. Privately printed. Reprinted from the New York Genealogi-
cal and Biographical Record for Joly and October, 1898. [Newbnrgh.] 1898.
8vo. pp. 13. Price, f 1.00; to be had on application to Miss Lucy D. Akerly,
Newbnrgh, N. Y.
Cox Genealogy. Some Materials towards a History of the Early Cox Families of
Xew England. By Rev. John H. Cox of Lexington, Mass. [Boston. 1898.]
8yo. pp. 8.
The Fenno Family, By Allen H. Bent. Reprinted from New-England His-
torical and Genealogical Register for October, 1898. Boston : Printed by
David Clapp & Son. 1898. 8vo. pp. 11.
John White of Watertown and Brookline, and Some of his Descendants. By
Thomas J. Lothrop. Reprinted from the New-England Historical and Gene-
alogical Register for October, 1898. Boston : David Clapp & Son, printers.
1898. 8vo. pp. 8.
Descendants of Jonathan GUlet of Dorchester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn, By
Salmon Cone Gillette. Arranged by Rev. Henry Clat Alvord and C. M.
GiLLETT. Ilion, N. Y. 1898. 8vo. pp. 9. Reprinted from the New-England
Historical and Genealogical Register for April, 1893. Price, 25 cts ; apply to
C. M. Gillett, 101 Hnnt Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.
The Graves Family, [Written for the Biographical Review of Middlesex Co.,
Mass., by Mart H. Graves. 1898.] Ob. ]6roo. pp. 3.
A Bit of Ames Genealogy, Compiled by Fisher A3fEs. 1898. 16mo. pp. 15.
Memorial Sketches : Master Abraham Perkins, Jacob Thomas, Nathan Heath,
John Dolloff Jr., John Dolloff Sr. and Samnel DoUoff. By Rev. Chas. F.
Morse. [St. Johnsbnry, Vt. 1898.] 16roo. pp. 74. Por.
Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Mills, one of the first settlers in Dun-
barton, N. H. Prepared by Ella Mills. Marlboro*, Mass. : Times Book
and Job Print. 1893. 12mo. pp. 82.
Register of the Descendants of the Revolutionary Soldier, Abner Stanford, By
Arthur Wilus Stanford. [Matsnyama, Japan, 1898.] 12mo. pp. 45.
Brief Account of the Life of John Casse at Maspeth Kills, L. /., Windsor and
Simsbury, Conn. By A. P. Case of Vernon, N. Y. 8vo. pp. 24. 111.
Notes on the Ingraham Genealogy, By J. B. Nichols. [Washington, D. C]
1898. 24mo. pp. 12.
We continue in this number of the Register onr quarterly notices of books
and pamphlets relating to family history. Seldom have we had the privilege
of reviewing so many splendid memorials as in this issne.
The compiler of the Carpenter Genealogy set out from his Vermont home a
little more than half a century ago, determined to ascertain the history of the
family whose name he bore. '* With staff in hand and bnt little scrip in pocket,
he made his way from town to town, stopping at every hamlet where he had
heard of one bearing the name of Carpenter, — making note of every Bible
record and every tradition or memory of his host concerning his particular
family, — then away to the county-seat, gathering there each recorded item
from the records of land evidences or pro&te court, and not forgetting to copy
the silent memorials of the church yaid." Thus he tramped through Vermont,
lU Book JSToticta. [Ji
MassachasettA, Rhode Island, CoDoecticat, Long Island, New York and PeoB-
sylvania, gathering data for a history of the family descended from William
Carpenter of Rehoboth. The balky volume before as embodies the resalts of
those early researches, supplemented by information derived from a vast cor-
respondence with descendants and relatives in nearly every State of the Union.
Some account of the family in England is given. The volume contains many
illustrations and good indexes of names and places.
In the Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham and Elklns
families, Col. Leach has produced one of the most attractive volumes of Ameri-
can family history yet issued. It is printed on an excellent quality of hand-
made paper, and is bound in an artistic manner. Decorative intitials, head-pieces
and tail-pieces and many fine illustrations embellish the volume. The illustra-
tions include portraits, residences, churches, tombstones, seals, autographs,
old documents and old plate. Well prepared genealogies of the first two families
mentioned in the title are preserved in this book. Of the remaining families,
only that portion of their history which suited the author's purpose is given.
The Bellows Genealogy contains a very complete history of Col. Benjamin
Bellows of Walpole, N. H., and his descendants, and partial accounts of the
families descended from Isaac, John and Eleazer Bellows of Marlborough,
Mass., and of Nathaniel Bellows of Groton, Conn. The compiler's work is ex-
ceedingly well done, and the printer, engraver and binder have not been less
caref al in their parts in the production of this beautiful volume. A large num-
ber of appropriate illustrations, a good index and a simple plan of arrangement
make this a model family memorial.
The title of the book on the Wallbridge family indicates very clearly the
contents of this substantial quarto volume. Mr. Wallbridge has taken great
care to verify as far as possible every date and statement recorded in his work.
No less attention has been given to all the details of indexing, illustrating, print-
ing and binding. The volume makes an adequate memorial of an Interesting
family.
The Whittlesey Genealogy is a history of John and Ruth (Dudley) Whittlesey
of Saybrook, Conn., and their descendants, founded on the '* Whittlesey Memo-
rials," published in 1855. The records are derived from the most reliable
authorities, and constitute a complete and every way praiseworthy family his-
tory. It is a serviceably made book, with good illustrations, and a thorough
index. The author is to be congratulated on this painstaking revision and com-
pletion of a work on which already so much effort had been expended.
The Deacon Descents exhibits a scheme presenting the descent of the prin-
cipal line from De Akeny to Deacon, sketches of immediate ancestors and
alliances of the present generation, ancestors and alliances of the ancient times,
other branches of tlie family, the family of Meres, addenda, tables of descent,
notes, and an index. Offering material never before made public, as the list of
documents officially examined confirms, well printed, superbly illustrated, the
eighteen years' enthusiastic labor of the author has produced something more
than a genealogy, consisting as it does so largely of narrative notes, setting hard
and dry facts in the most interesting light the reader can desire.
The labor of forty years in genealogical research, completed by the assistance
of the family historian, is embodied in the History and Genealogy of the
Knowltons. Its contents embrace the Knowltons of England and New England,
the Canada and American Knowltons, and those of Nova Scotia and New Bruns-
wick. They also include the royal descent of the Griffiths, wills and deeds,
epitaphs, and an account of the formation of the Knowlton Association. It Is
a notable volume, both in its literary and typographical aspect. Information
in exhaustive detail respecting a distinguiiihed ancestry is offered to those of
the Knowlton name In a form which they will gratefully treasure. Paper,
print and illustrations, of which there are more than one hundred, are of ex-
cellent quality. The ambition of the historian— whose energy was required to
vanquish the usual obstacles in such an enterprise— has attained its aim in the
production of a book which all of the Knowlton kindred will receive with
approbation.
The English Home of Timothy Dalton is, in the tirst place, an unusually beau-
tiful specimen of the printer's art. It records the events of Mr. Dalton's life
as priest and parson from the time of his matriculation at St. John's College,
Cambridge, to his death at Hampton, N. H. The parish of Wolverstone and
1899.] Booh Notices. 145
WolTeratone Chordi, Id connection witii his ministry In England, are copiously
described. The narration of his suspension during the Landian persecntion,
his flight and resignation, occupies about a third of the boolL. The illustra-
tions are in keeping with the superior letter-press ; they include photographic
copies of five of the Wolverstone Registers, as also photo-Uthographic copies
of documents in the Tanner collection of MSS. at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
The Wheeler and Thaxter Families, a handsomely made book, contains, be-
sides the ancestries of Henry Martyn Wheeler of Worcester, Mass., and Benja-
min Thaxter of Boston, the genealogies indicated in the title, and thoroughly
prepared indexes. The biographical details are extensive.
The ICaine Spencers reviews three hundred years of family history, beginning
with Thomas Spencer of Piscataqua, bom in England 1596. The book is w^
printed and illustrated, with broad margins, and throughout displays diligence,
accuracy and literary talent.
The Wagenseller History contains 116 pages of Wagenseller descendants
from Cliristopher, the immigrant, prior to 1734; tiie reminder of the book is
devoted to allied branches, biographical sketches, and notes. It is rendered
serviceable by an index.
For the Newberry monograph a thorough examination of original records has
been made, resulting in a memorial of descendants to the thirteenth generation
from Thomas Newberry, a resident of Dorchester in 1634. The index is of ex-
ceptional value.
The attractively printed and bound Kittery Wilsons pamphlet gives the his-
tory and genealogy of the family of Gowen Wilson (the first of the name in
Kittery), with land grants, wills, deeds, family traditions, etc. It is in every
respect an admirable publication.
The first edition of the John Rogers Families in Plymouth and viciDity was
noticed in the Rbgistkr, last year (vol. 62, p. 95). The new edition presents
the result of the compiler's study of that problem up to the present time.
The genealogy of the John Rogers Family of Marshfield is the outgrowth of
the preceding work. The Hon. Josiah H. Drummond, while compiling that
monog^ph, gathered much material relating to the Marshfield family which
seem^ worth preserving by publication. Miss Rhoda B. Ellis of West Hanover,
Mass., had a similar collection of data. The combination of these two collec-
tions by the able compiler resulted In this excellent memorial of that family.
The Joseph Kellogg book, besides presenting the genealogy denoted by the
title, gives Sheldon, Smith and Woodbury pedigrees in the appendix.
The Goodwins of Kittery contains five generations from Daniel Goodwin, the
Immigrant. The pamphlet is published for the purpose of procuring lurther
information, **and is not issued as an authoritative record.'*
The Devotion Family comprises four generations from Edward Devotion
(De Yantion), of Huguenot origin, whose branch came from La Rochelle,
France. Our copy has two more generations in MS.
The John Hill book will be found to he reliable by those desirous of genealogi-
cal information respecting the lines indicated in the title. It contains numerous
wills, and extracts from town records.
The Benjamin Long Genealogy is the second edition, carefully revised, of a
little work whose authentic portraits and corrected text constitute an acceptable
gift from the author to his friends and the public.
The Proceedings of the John Bean Association comprise historical and genea-
logical addresses, poems, and registers of members. No small amount of Bean
family history is contained in them.
The John Fairman pamphlet comprises the results of researches in Enfield,
Ct., Wilbraham and Springfield, Mass., and also information from other sources.
It is well printed and indexed.
The TuthiU Family is a reprint from the July and October numbers of the
New York Genealogical and Biographical Record for 1898. It contains the
early generations of the descendants of John TuthiU of Southold.
The pamphlet on the Cox Families is the first in a series which is designed to
record the early generations of families bearing this name in New England.
The Fenno reprint gives the descendants of John Fenno, of Unquity (Milton),
Mass., in 1660.
The John White pamphlet is compiled from probate and land records, town
and city records, and other authorities, and is correspondingly reliable.
146 Recent Publications. [Jan.
The Descendants of Jonathan GiUet presents the family line from Its American
be^nnlng in 1630 to 1898, noting nearly, if not all, the Gilletts buried in the
old cemetery at Colchester, Conn.
The Graves Family relates to those of the nailie in reading, Mass., descendants
of Samuel Graves, who settled in Lynn abont 1630.
In the Ames Genealogy the ancestry of the author, born 1838, is traced to
Richard Ames of Bruton, Somersetshire, Eng., born abont 1565.
The object of the Memorial Sketches Is to trace the genealogy of Abigail
Thomas Morse, mother of the author. The pedigree is carried back to John
Perkins of England, born in 1590.
The Thomas Mills Genealogy is a record of seven generations of the descen-
dants of Thomas Mills, bom in Scotland, 1720.
The Abner Stanford pamphlet contains a list of one hundred and flfty-six of
hisdescendants, and is published with the design of arousing genealogical in-
terest among the Stanfords and procuring, with other information, answers to
questions found in the appendix.
The John Casse booklet is a multum in parvo^ giving, besides an account of
the immigrant ancestor, 1635-1704, a starting-point in genealogy which will be
found useful.
The Ingraham notes show the descent of the author from Benjamin Ingraham
of Rehoboth, Mass. * • •
RECENT PUBLICATIONS,*
Pbbsentbd to the Nbw-Enoland Historic Gbttralooical Socibtt from July 15
TO Deobmbbr 1, 1898.
Prepared by William Prescott Greenlaw.
I. Publications written or edited by members of the Society.
Oenealogy.
Proceeding's of the John Bean (1660) Association at its Annual Reunions at
Exeter, N. H., Aug. 19, 1896, and at Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 31, 1897. 2 vols. 8to.
pp. 29 : 58.
Increase Blake of Boston, his Ancestors and Descendants, with ftill account of
William Blake of Dorchester and children. CompQed by Francis E. Blake. Boston.
1898. 8vo. pp. 147.
Genealogical History of the Rehoboth branch of the Carpenter Family in America,
from their English ancestor, John Carpenter, 1303, with biographical notes of des-
cendants and allied families. By Amos B. Carpenter. Amherst, Mass. 1898. 4to.
pp. ix.-f-908.
Cox (Tenealogy. Some materials towards a history of the early Cox families of
New England. By Rev. John H. Cox. [Edited by Lucy Hall Greenlaw.] [Boston,
1898.] 8vo. pp. 8.
The Devotion Family of Brookline. By Susan Vining Griggs. [Brookline, 1898.]
8vo. pp. 46. Brookline Historical Publication Society Publications, No. 14.
Descendants of John Fairman of Enfield, Conn., 1683-1898. By Orrin Peer
Ailen. [Palmer, Mass. 1898.] 8vo. pp. 36.
The Fenno Family. By Allen H. Bent. Reprinted from the New-England His-
torical and Genealogical Register for October, 1898. Boston. 1898. 8vo. pp. 11.
The Graves Family. [By Miss Mary H. Graves. Reprinted from the Biographical
Review of Middlesex County, Mass.] 3 Broadsides, 6x24 inches.
The Hapgood Family, Descendants of Shadrach, 16'56-1898. A New Edition with
Supplement, by Warren Hapgood, Member of New England Historic Genealogical
Society. Boston. Published by the Compiler. MDCCCXCVm. 8vo. pp. 690.
John Hill, Dorchester, Mass., 1633. Also some of the Families intermarried with
his Descendants. By Lew C. Hill. Boston. 1898. 4to. pp. 35. [Type-written.]
Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts,
Latham and Elk ins families. By Josiah Granville Leach. For private circulation.
PhUadelphia. 1898. 4to. pp. 286.
* This list does not include publications which are elsewhere noticed, unless written
by a member.
1899.] Mecent Publications. 147
The John Rogers Families of Plymoath and Vicinity. By Josiah H. Drommond.
[Portland, He. 1898.] 8to. pp. 27. Second and leTised edition.
Jobn Rogers of Marshftdd and some of his Descendants. By Josiah H. Drom-
mond. Portland. 1898. 8vo. pp. 194.
John White of Watertown and Brookline, and some of his Descendants. By
Thomas J. Lothrop. Reprinted from the New-England Historical and Genealogical
Register for October, 1898. Boston. 1898. 8to. pp. 8.
Loeai Hisiafy,
Historical Address at Centennial Celebration, Hiram Lodge, No. 9. AJP., and
AAL June, 24, 1898. Charles B. Spofford, Secretary [Claremont, N. H., 1898.] 4to.
pp. 10.
Barly Industries of Farmington. Address before the Village Library Co. of Far-
mington. Conn., Sept. 14, 1898. By Julius Gay. Hartford, Conn. 1898. 8to.
pp. 20.
Loom and Spindle, or Life among the Early Mill Girls, with a sketch of ** The
Lowell Offering ** and some of its Contributors. By Harriet H. Robinson. Intro-
duction by the Honorable Carroll D. Wright. Boston. 1898. 16 mo. pp. Tii.-|-216.
Bio^rapA|f.
Early RecoMers and Registers of Deeds for the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts,
1639-1735. By John T. Hassam, A.M. Cambridge. 1898. 8to. pp. 52.
Recent risit of Gen. Barker, and diary of Lieut. Barker during the siege of Bos-
ton. By Edward G. Porter. Reprinted from the Publications of the Colonial
Society of Massachusetts, vol. 5. Cambridge. 1898. 8to. pp. 9.
John Hancock, His Book. By Abram English Brown. Boston. 1898. 12mo.
pp. 286.
James Lurvey, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, a Patriot of the Rerolution. [By
Hon. Samuel A. Green, LL.D.] Boston. 1898. 8to. pp. 4.
A Sermon in Course, upon the Thomas Strawbridge Foundation. DeUvered by
Rer. Edwin Sawyer Walker, A.M., in the Central Baptist Church, Springfield, IlL
October 9, 1898. ' Springfield, IlL 1898. 8to. pp. 13.
Index to Testators in Waters's Genealogical Gleanings in England in the New-Eng-
land Historical and Genealogical Register. Volumes XXXVO-UL By William S.
Amileton, A.M. Boston : Printed for the Society. 1898. 8to. pp. 20.
KoUs of Membership of the New-England Historic Genealogical Society, cor-
rected to July 1, 1898. By George Kuhn Clarke, LL3., Committee on the Rolls of
Membership. Boston. Printed for the Committee on the Rolls. 1898. 8to. pp. 39.
The Nipmucks and their Country. By John C. Crane. Read before the Worcester
Society of Antiquity. 8to. pp. 19.
The Genealogical Advertiser. A Quarterly Magazine of Family History. [Edited
and published by Lucy Hall Greenlaw.] Vol. I. No. 3, September, 1898 ; No. 4,
December, 1898. Cambridge. 1898. 8to. pp. 49-80+xxy.-zxTiii., 81-128+zxix4-
n. Other PtMiealums.
Hittoty,
Original Papers relating to the Siege of Charleston, 1780. Mostly Selected from
the Papers of General Benjamin Lincoln, in the Thomas Addis Emmet Collection,
Lenox Library, New York, and now first published. TBy Victor H. Paltsits. Re-
printed from Charleston, S. C Year-Book for 1897.] Charleston. 1898. 8vo. pp. 87.
A Connecticut Land Bank of the I8th Century. By Andrew MacFarland Daris.
Reprinted from the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Vol. XIH. October, 1898.
[Boston. 1898.] 8to. pp. 17.
Irish Schoolmasters in the American Colonies, 1640-1775, with a Continuation of
the Subject during and after the War of the Revolution. By John C. Linehan, Con-
eord, N. H., and Thomas Hamilton Murray, Boston, Mass. Washington, D. C. :
PabHshed by the American-Irish Historical Society. 1898. 8yo. pp. 31.
Loeai Buiory.
Old Families of the First Parish. By Mrs. M. H. Sage. Read at the Centennial
of the First Parish Church, Billerica, Massachusetts, June 30, 1898. Printed for
Distribution, by Joshua Bennett Holden. 1898. 8to. pp. 19.
150
Deaths.
[Jan.
tion of Horace G. Wadlin. Vol. Y. Manufactures. Boston. 1898. 8to. pp. 641.
Acts and Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston : Printed by
Young & Minns, Printers to the Honorable the General Court of the Commonwealth*
MDCCCU. Reprintedby Wright & Potter Printing Company, State Printers. 1898.
8vo. pp. 1119. (See notice, anU, Vol. LH., p. 282.^
First Annual Report of the State Record Commissioner, made to the General As-
sembly, January, 1898. Providence. 1898. 8to. pp. 15.
DEATHS.
WnxiAM Kblbt, Librarian of the New
York Historical Society, was bom at
Portland, County Sligo, Ireland, Sep-
tember 12, 184 1, the son of Thomas Kelby
and Margaret Mathews, both of Scotch-
Irish blood. His parents came to this
country in 1842. In 1847 they made
New York their permanent home, the
father finding employment in the So-
ciety in which the son afterwards so
greatly distinguished himself. The son
began in the public schools of the city
the education which was continued by
his solitary studies. At the age of
sixteen he entered the service of the
institution that for forty-one years
enjoyed the benefit of his labors and
his care, his technical knowledge and
his enthusiasm in research. The chief
element in his nature was the love of
New York, his knowledge of it begin-
ning with the great Irish immigration
in 1848, and his familiarity with it early
embracing not only the neighborhood of
his home but the historic New York
whose annals had already fascinated him.
Accordingly, one of his youthful enter-
prises was the indexing, by names and
subjects, of the New York Gazette^ the
Post Boy, the Mercury, the New York
Journal, the Packet, and the AdvertUer ;
hi8 resultant accumulation of notes en-
abling him to refer to the authorities
for any detail of the history of the city.
His leisure at this period was devoted
to English literature, the drama espe-
cially attracting his attention. In 1893
he became librarian of the New York
Historical Library ; but for more than a
quarter of a century he discharged the
duties of Librarian, although nominaUy
the assistant Librarian and Custodian.
The classification and arrangement of
the library had been effected by him,
and such was his peculiar fitness for
the work he was carrying on, that no
one of the nominal Librarians interfered
in any manner with his procedure.
He was intimate with the foremost
booksellers, and was ever watchful to
secure the completion of the list of New
York titles. The collection of Gaine's
Almanacs of the colonial period and of
city directories was completed by him
with great pains, while maps, charts
and views were objects of assiduous
search. With the centennial of Ameri-
can Independence, in 1876, Mr. Kelby
entered upon a distinctive stage in his
career, impelling him into a larger ciide
of acquaintance, and bringing to him an
experience virithout which, perhaps, he
might have declined the post of Libra-
rian. The centennial anniversary of the
Battle of Harlem was the occasion of
Mr. Kelby's settling the controyersy re-
specting the location and particulars
of that engagement. In October of the
same year, he attended the celebration
of the Battle of White Plains, on which
he had bestowed his usual careful study.
He was active in obtaining the material
for the historical address at the ode-
bration of the Battle of Bemis Heights,
and was particularly interested in the
anniversary of mad Anthony Wayne^s
assault of Stony Point, as the Revohi-
tionary heroes whose memory kindled
him most easily were of that Scotch-
Irish race of which Wayne was a repre-
sentative. In 1880 he visited Tappan,
settling the precise location of Wash-
ington's camp, and the place of Andre's
execution, and in the autumn of the
same year he was the guest of Mr.
Augustus Van Cortlandt, at Cortlandt
House, his purpose there being the dis-
covery of the remains of the friendly
Stockbridge Indians, who were massa-
cred by Tarleton's dragoons, July, 1778.
He made notable contributions to the
historic notes accompanying the pro-
ceedings on the occasion or the cele-
bration of the evacuation of New York,
November, 1783; the literature per-
taining to this event had already been
published by him in the Manual of the
Common Council for 1870. The erudi-
tion of Mr. Kelby was also liberally
helpful at the centennial of the Consti-
tution of 1789, and of the inauguration
of Washington.
His ability is shown in the Tolumes
of the Publications of the New YoriL
Historical Society, compiled, edited and
indexed by him, the Kemble Papers, the
1899.]
Deaths.
151
Burghers and Freemen of New York,
and the New York muster-rolls, 1756-
1765. He also indexed the Deane pa-
pers. Contributions to the third vol-
ume of this series, to Yalentine^s Man-
ual of the Common Council of the City
of New York, and to the Evening M<ni,
are among his published labors, besides
which he left historical and genealogical
manuscripts.
Says Mr. John Austin Stevens, in his
Memoir from which all the material of
this notice is drawn : ** His career was
marked by ceaseless industry, un slaking
thirst for knowledge, thoroughness in
research, and precision in stating the
results of his examination."
Mr. Kelby married, August 5, 1864,
Margaret Wallace. They had three
children, Mary Y. and Thomas, and a
daughter who died young.
He died July 27, 1898, and was bu-
ried in St. Michael's (Protestant Epis-
copal) cemetery, Astoria, Long Ldiuid.
—By Frederic milard Parke.
JoHir W. BfATXABD, one of the pioneer
settlers of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died
on the 23d of August, 1898, aged 86
years. He had lived in Ann Arbor
since 1824, and was widely known
throughout the state.
The deceased was a descendant of
John Majmard, who came frt>m Cam-
bridge, England, to Sudbury, Massa-
chusetts, in 1638.
At the time the university was loca-
ted in Ann Arbor his brother, William
Maynard, was one of the owners of land
now occupied by the campus. He re-
fused to denote the needed land to the
university, which was about to go to
MarshalL John W. came to the rescue,
and bought the land of his brother. He
then promptly turned it over to the state
commissioners, thus securing the uni-
Tersity for Ann Arbor.
He and his wife had lived in the
■ame house since 1838, and it is perhaps
the oldest in the state.
Mr. Maynard leaves a widow and
three sons: Dr. William Maynard,
Dansville, N. Y.; Atty.-Oen. Fred W.
Maynard, and John H. Maynard of Ann
Arbor. — By Harry J. Darting,
Thomas Ruthesfo&d Tkowbbidob, Esq.,
of New Haven, Conn., admitted a resi-
dent member October 5, 1887,* was
bom in that city, March 3, 1839, and
died at his summer home in Litchfield,
Conn., October 25, 1898. His funeral
was held on Friday, the 28th, at his late
residence in New Haven, and the burial
was in Grove Street Cemetery. He
was the son of Thomas Rutherford and
Caroline (Hoadley) Trowbridge,f and
was a descendant in the eighth goiera-
tion of Thomas Trowbridge, one of the
early settlers of New Haven, where the
family has been prominent and re-
spected.
Mr. Trowbridge, after attending school
in New Haven, at the age of seven-
teen entered the office of Henry Trow-
bridge's Sons, a firm which had been
founded by his grandfather and then
consisted of his &ther and uncles. It
was one of the best known shipping
houses in New England, and its large
fleet of sailing vessels carried on an
extensive trade between New Haven
and the West Lidies. In November,
1858, Mr. Trowbridge was sent to the
West India office, and lived five years
in the islands of Barbados and Trini-
dad. A few years after his return
home, the firm transferred most of the
business to New York, and in 1892 the
partnership was dissolved by mutual
consent. He was identified with the
firm as a member and later as a part-
ner thirty- three years. After his re-
tirement frt>m business he was occu-
pied with the care of his private inter-
ests and those of the institutions in the
direction of which he was associated.
Mr. Trowbridge took an active in-
terest in the welfeure of New Haven,
but was not prominent in local politics.
He was Republican in his views and
was always identified with that party.
He served in both branches of the City
Council and was President of the Board
of Aldermen. He was a candidate for
Mayor in 1886, but was defeated by a
small majority. He was for several
years President of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners, and was the first presi-
dent of the Republican League Club.
At the time of his death he was Presi-
dent of the Mercantile Safe Deposit
Company, a director of the Mechanics
Bank, and a trustee of the New Haven
Savings Bank; President of the New
Haven Colony Historical Society; a
member of the Society's Committee of
Center Church ; a trustee of the Grove
Street Cemetery and the New Haven
Orphan Asylum, and a vice-president
of the Connecticut Humane Society;
and a member of the Chamber of Com-
merce, New York Produce Exchange,
* Resigned in January, 1891.
t See obituary notice in the Rboistke, toL zli., pp. 327-^
152
Deaths.
[Jan
American Historietl Association, So-
ciety of Colonial Wars, Sons of the
American Rerolution and Republican
League Club ; and an honorary member
of sereral historical societies in dif-
ferent parts of the coimtry.
Mr. Trowbridge's antiquarian re-
searches will always be yalued con-
tributions to the archaeology and his-
tory of New Haven. He raised the
funds for the many memorial tablets
set in the walls of Center Church and
the restoration of the crypt. He also
carried out the improyements in Grove
Street Cemetery. He was prominent
in the celebrations held during the last
twenty- five years to commemorate the
growth and history of New Haven,
and to him should be given the credit
of marking with tablets many of its
historic spots.
Mr. Trowbridge was connected with
the New Haven Colony Historical So-
ciety for thirty years as a director, secre-
tary and president, and contributed and
obtained many articles for its collec*
tions. The papers which he prepared
and read before the Society are re-
garded trustworthy records of the his-
tory of early New Haven, and contain
many valuable references to the busi-
ness, commercial and social life of the
colany and city. His writings are pre-
served in the published ** Collections "
of the Society, those on ** Ancient
Houses of New Haven " and ** Ancient
Maritime Interests of New Haven " be-
ing the most important. Among his
other papers were *• A Sketch of the
History of the Society," written for the
dedication of the present building in
1892, and "The Action between the
Chesapeake and the Shannon." He was
also a contributor to several histories
and historical publications.
Mr. Trowbridge married, November
22, 1864, in New Haven, Katherine,
only child of Gen. Francis and Eliza-
beth Sheldon (Dutcher) Bacon of
Litchfield, who survives him with a
son, Francis Bacon Trowbridge; an
only daughter, Edith Champion Trow-
bridge, having died three years ago.
F. B. T.
Miss Emma Fobbbs Wabb, daughter of
Rev. Henry Ware, Jr., I).D., by his
second wife Mary Lov^ Piekard, died
at Milton, Mass., Sunday morning,
October 23, 1898, aged 60, haying be^
bom February 13, 1838. She was the
compiler of tne Ware Genealogy pub-
lished in the Rbgisteb, vol. 41, pages
21 to 62 and 394 to 402 ; and contribut-
ed other able articles to our magaxine.
The Chrittian ReffiUer, Nov. 10, 1898,
says of her :
** In many ways she must have been
like her fiither, as descriptions of him
have come to us of later years. Like
him, her intellectual gifts were remark-
able, and would have given her in any
community the place odT influence that
Milton was glad to accord to her. Her
mind was almost masctdine in its
strength, and yet as far from the quality
commonly called "strong minded" as
a truly feminine nature could be. The
range of her interests was very broad,
covering political, educational, and re-
ligious themes. She was a most ardent
patriot, and in the Civil War rendered
disting^shed service as a nurse. It
was then that she contracted the germs
of the illness which for many years
made her an invalid, and to which she
finally succumbed. She was as much
a martyr to the war as if she had died
on the battlefield. Miss Ware served
with conspicious ability on the school
committee of Milton for a long period,
bringing the enthusiam of her spirit,
the strength of her mind, and the
kindly feelings of her heart to bear
upon the educational problems of the
town."
She was a descendant in the seventh
generation of Robert Ware, her immi-
grant ancestor, who settled early in
Dedham, Mass^ through John', Jo-
seph', John*, Rev. Henry,* and Rey.
Henry* her father.
Errata. — ^Vol. 62, p. 101, line 20, /or Josiah Drammond, read Josiah H. Dnim-
mond.
Page 385, line 3, for Willard Dow, read Willard E. Dow.
Page 410, line 3, for Nable, read Nabbe.
Page 419, line 6 from bottom, for McAntan, read McArtbar.
Page 420, line 6, dele Wusson(?).
Page 420, line 15 from bottom, dele (Craw?).
Page 431, line 8 from bottom, for Anna, dan. of Capt. Jona. King, read Anna,
dau. of Capt. Jona. Thing.
Page 476, line 22, for Patrons, read Patroon.
Page 476, line 24, for Leenderke, read Leendertse.
Page 476, lines 83 and 34, for Rock, read hock.
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NEW-ENGLAND
HISTORICAL AJfD GENEALOGICAL
REGISTER.
APRIL, 1899.
WILLIA^kl ADAMS RICHARDSON.
By Fraxx W. Hackett, A.M., of New Castle, New Hampshire.
The office of Secretary of the Treasury of the United States long
a^o took rank as the most arduous and exacting of cabinet positions.
Gravely responsible as are its manifold duties, the office has, happily
without exception, from the days of Hamilton to the present hour,
been entrusted to men of sound judgment and of first-class abilities.
New England has no reason to be ashamed of the record of her sons
who have served their country in this eminent station. It is worthy
to l)e noted, however, that while in 1801 the honor had been hers
of fumi^ihing tlie second and the third incumbent (Oliver Wolcott, of
Connecticut ; and Samuel Dexter, of ]^Iassachusetts ) , no one from
New England went to the head of the Treasury during the sixty
years ensuing, save only Levi Woodbury, of New Hampshire,
whom Jackson transferred in July, 1834, from the Na\y to the
Treasurv, where he remained for the rest of Jackson's term and
throughout that of Van Buren. But with the threatened war for
the Union, and its actual outbreak in 1861, our Presidents appear
almost instinctively to have turned for help, in the management of
the finances, to the sterling qualities of New England training, with
the result that one finds that in a period of fourteen years there
were called to this great department of the government six men in
succession, all bom and educated in New England, and half of the
number resident there when appointed. These Secretaries of the
Treasury did memorable work at a period the most critical in the
life of the nation ; and their honored names are : Dix, Chase, Fes-
scnden, ^IcCulloch, Boutwell and Richardson.
The Honorable William Adams Richardson died at Washington,
19 October, 1896, in the seventy-sixth year of his age. He was
Secretary of the Treasury from 17 March, 1873, to 4 June, 1874,
when he resigne<l his seat in the cabinet to go upon the bench of
the Court of Claims. After a term of twelve years as judge, he
VOL. LIU. 10
154 William Adams Richardson. L-^P^'''
was confirmed 20 January, 1885, as Chief Justice of the Court, at
which post of honor he did admirable service up to the day of his
decease.
The subject of this brief memoir was bom at Tyngsborough,
Mass., 2 November, 1821. His career exemplifies what an incal-
culable amount of work a public man may compass, who has aimed
with undeviating purpose to make himself in the highest degree
useful. He loved to toil. It may be said of Chief Justice Richard-
son that literally he lived " laborious days."
In his veins flowed the blood of a sturdy, self-reliant English
ancestry. He was of the sixth generation in descent from Ezekiel
Richardson, who, with his wife Susanna, was of the church gathered
at Charlestown, in the Bay, 27 August, 1630. The line runs:
EzekieP, Josiah*, Josiah', William, DanieP, Daniel', William
Adams. In company with six others, Ezekiel Richardson, and two
younger brothers, Samuel and Thomas, founded Wobum in 1641.*
Josiah, second son of Ezekiel, was bom at Charlestown, 7
November, 1635. He married Remembrance Underwood, of Con-
cord, in June, 1659, and removed to Chelmsford. He was a
captain of a military company there. Two of Eliot's Indians, it
seems, executed a deed, 19 January, 1688, to Captain Josiah
Richardson, conveying "for ye love we bear for ye beforesaid
Josiah," a tract of land embracing that portion of the present city
of Lowell on which nearly all the large manufactories now stand.
Captain Josiah's eldest son, Josiah, bom at Chelmsford, 18 May,
1665, was married to Mercy Parish, of Dunstable, 14 Decembcur,
1687. Their youngest son, William, bom at Chelmsford, 19
September, 1701, took to wife Elizabeth Colbum, of Dracut, and
settled in Pelham, New Hampshire. William Richardson, like his
father, was a farmer, and an oflicer of the militia. He died at
Pelham in 1776. Of nine children, the youngest son was Daniel,
bom at Pelham in 1749.
Daniel Richardson was sent to Dracut to study for college. He
gave up the plan, however, of going to college, and, following the
custom of hie ancestors, applied himself to farming. He lefl the
plow i'or a while to go as a soldier in the war of the Revolution ; and
when he came home was rewarded with an oflScer's commission
in the militia. He had the good fortune to marry at Dracut, in
1773, a woman of superior mental endowment, Sarah Merchant,
daughter of Mr. William Merchant, of Boston, and of Abigail
(Hutchinson) Merchant, a sister of Governor Hutchinson. Daniel
Richardson died at Pelham, 23 May, 1823, leaving three sons,
William Merchant, Samuel Mather, and Daniel — all men of force
and ability.
* The RichardMon Memorictl^ by John Adams Vinton (Portland, 1876), a work that
treats in full detail of the descendants of the three brothers Richardson. The present
^vriter is much indebted to it for genealogical data.
1899.] William Adams HicharcUofi. 155
William Merchant Richardson (Harvard, 1797) was chief jus-
tice of the highest court of Xew Hampshire, from 1816 till his
death in 1838. He is remembered as a very able lawyer, who lefk
an enduring mark on the jurisprudence of his native State. Samuel
Mather Richardson took an active part in public affairs at Pelham,
and gained some distinction as a soklier of the war of 1812. He
had the rank of general in the militia, and acquired a handsome
fortune. He died in 1858. The third son, Daniel, bom 19
January, 1783, was the father of the subject of this sketch.
Daniel RichanL^on, after studying law with Samuel Dana, of
Groton, opened an office at Tyngsborough, a quiet little town,
eight miles from Lowell. By habits of industry and frugality,
he in time acquired a very respectable practice. For thirty-five
years he was postmaster of the town ; and he represented his feUow-
citizens in the legislature. He was married in 1810 to Betsey
Buttcrfield, of Tyngsborough, who died without issue. His second
wife was Mary ( Roby) Adams, of Chelmsford, to whom he was
married in 1816.* Of this union there were two children, both
bom at Tyngsborough : Daniel Samuel, 1 December, 1816, and
William Adams (afterward Secretary of the Treasury), bom, as
already stated, 2 November, 1821.
William's mother died before he was four years old. The fol-
lowing year liis father married Hannah Adams, a younger sister of
the late wife.f
In due time William was sent to Pinkerton Academy at Derry,
New Hampshire, and later to the Academy at Groton. Entering
Harvard College in 1839, he was graduated in 1843. He appears
to have reached no special prominence in college. A class-mate has
said of him, "He was what in those days was called a 'dig';
always prepared with his task rather by dint of hard work than by
facility of acquisition." Among his class-mates there may be named
Charles A. Dana, of the ^^ew York Sun ; Thomas Hill, who
became president of the CollegeJ ; John Lowell, afterward United
States Judge, and Horace Binney Sargent.
Upon graduation Mr. Richardson went to Lowell and read law
in the office of his brother Daniel (Harvard, 1836), who had a
growing practice. He studied, too, for a brief season with Fuller
and Andrew, at Boston, the latter becoming af^rward the famous
war governor. A year and a half spent at the Harvard Law School
* Mary Adams Richardson, a descendant of Hemr Adams of Braintree (1634), was
upon the maternal side granddaughter of William lHobj, a revolutionary officer of
New Hampshire. Her father, William Adams, fought in the Revolution, and was pre>
sent as a witness to the execution of 3Iajor Andr^.
t The onlv child of Daniel and Hannah (Adams) Richardson was George Francis
Richardson ^Harvard, 18*^), now a public-spirited citizen of Lowell, one of uie leaders
of the Middlesex bar, and some vcars since a popular mavor of the city.
t Dr. Hill and Chief Justice I^ichardson were warm friends. The lioctor painted in
oil a portrait of himself— a good likeness, it is said, and aflixin^ a Latin inscription
•cnt It to his friend Richardson. It may be noted here that Richardson, for many
years, and till his death, was class secretary.
1899.] William Adams Richardson. 157
fugitive slave act what he conceived to be his duty.* But public
sentiment overwhelmingly condemned the decision. Twenty-seven
judges of probate were thus legislated out of office, of whom only
four were re-appointed in the new court. Of the four, Judge Rich-
ardson was one.
Lawyers well qualified to pronounce an opinion have said that
a better judge of probate has never sat in the Commonwealth than
AVilliam Adams Kicliardson. The duties of the position were in
every way to his taste. He dispatched business with mar^-ellous
rapidity, seldom faUing into error in his decisions. In 1860, he
removed his residence from Lowell to Cambridge.
President Grant, in March, 1869, called to his cabinet George
S. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, as Secretary of the Treasury.
Judge Richardson was one day sitting as referee, in his office at
Boston, when a telegram was handed to him. It was an urgent
request from his friend the new Secretary of the Treasury, to accept
the office of assistant secretary. Just at this time the Governor
had tendered to the Judge a seat upon the bench of the Superior
Court of the Commonwealth. This latter honor he declined ; and
he felt most reluctant to comply with the summons from Washing-
ton. Yielding at last, however, because of the ties of friendship, he
took the office of assistant secretary temporarily, with the lull
intention of soon laying it down again, and resuming more con-
genial duties on the bench. But as from time to time he stayed, his
fitness for the conduct of national affairs showed itself so conspicu-
ously that, though in good faith he repeatedly tried to resign, pressure
was brought to bear, and he found himself still remaininjg at the
Treasury. It was not until April, 1872, that, giving up all hope
of a return, he resigned the judgeship.
The weightiest action that marks the career of Assistant Secre-
tary Richardson had to do with the disposal abroad of one hundred
and thirty-four millions of five per cent. United States bonds. He
took to London, in June, 1871, a clerical force, and established
there what was virtually a branch of the Treasury Department.
Every arrangement for the safe reception and keeping of these
securities fell to him ; as well as the care of the gold received for
their sale, and of the five-twenties taken in payment and cancelled.
This colossal undertaking, together with a series of most important
*Now tbat the eventd of thAtperiod can be looked at calmlj, it is impossible, I think, to
withhold from Judge Lorin^ the praise he deserves for judicial heroism. Knowing full
well that to decide as he did meant a loss of his ofhce, the salary of which was needed
for the support of his family, he, kind-hearted and gentle as he was by nature, did not
flinch from the ordeal. >Vfiile delivering the opinion, he had in his pocket an anony-
mous letter threatening to kill him if his decision were not in favor of the slave. This
fact I have (20 February, 1899) from the widow of the Judge, Mrs. Harriet Boott Loring,
of Washington, who has recently passed in good health ner ninety-first birthday.
President Pierce named Loring to be a Judge of the Court of Claims, and he was
confirmed 6 May, 1858. Here he rendered valuable service to the country, until his
retirement for age in 1877. It thus happened that for a brief period Judge Bichardson
and Judge Loring sat together in the Court of Claims.
158 William Adams Richardson. [April,
consultations with the heads of the great banking-houses of Lon-
don and the Continent, with a view to a further sale of bonds,
of which it is impossible here to present to the reader even the
barest outline. Judge Kichardson carried through in a masterly man-
ner to complete success.
When General Grant had entered upon his second term (March,
1873), Secretary Boutwell, it will be remembered, left the cabinet
to take a seat in the Senate ; and the President advanced Assistant
Secretary Richardson to the head of the Treasury. Grant knew
and liked the quiet, unassuming man, who had shown such rare
administrative qualities. The new Secretary pursued the same
general policy as his predecessor with respect to a speedy reduction
of the public debt; and devoted himself zealously to the public
business.
One interesting achievement of his administration deserves men-
tion. The method adopted to receive into the Treasury the fifteen
and a half million of dollars in gold from Great Britain, awarded in
1872 by the Geneva Tribunal for the Alabama claims, was devised
by Secretary Richardson. He most ingeniously utilized the redemp-
tion of five-twenty bonds in London, and avoided the necessity of
actual payment in coin. This was done so skilftilly that there was
no disturbance of the money market or visible effect upon exchange.
It was characteristic of the man that he regarded this financial
operation as nothing out of the ordinary course ; and it was nearly
ten years later that the public learned with what ease all difficulties
in the way had been surmounted, Judge Richardson having then
supplied a description of the transaction in a letter written in reply
to a request- to that effect.
Foreseeing the financial disaster that was coming — the panic of
1873 — Secretary Richardson had begun betimes to strengthen the
reserve. When September was bringing one failure after another,
the Treasury Department was found to be not unprepared for the
storm. The bankers and capitalists of New York city kept up a
persistent call for the Treasury to come to the aid of the banks, by
putting the reserve into circulation. The press joined in the clamor.
This step the Secretary advised the President could not be taken.
Grant relied implicitly upon his Secretary of the Treasury at this
critical moment ; and it was well for the country that he did so.
The President had so far yielded, however, as to come from Long
Brunch to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York city ; where by his
direction Secretary Richardson met him, early on the morning of
Sunday, 21 September. Representatives of the bankers and busi-
ness men were by appointment admitted to a conference with the
President and Secretary. The strain was intense. Panic in Wall
Street was declared certain for the morrow, unless the government
should come to the rescue. But the Secretary of the Treasury
stood firm in his refusal to take any action not plainly authorized
1899.] William Adams Richardson. 159
by law. This determined stand kept the Treasury Department out
of the panic ; and the action of the Secretary was of momentous
consequence to the country.*
Notwithstanding the success that followed his efforts as an admin-
istrative officer. Judge Richardson had never concealed his preference
for a judicial station. An opportunity having presented itself for a
seat upon a bench closely identified with subjects of national con-
cern, it was no great surprise to the friends of the Secretary that the
President should send his name to the Senate for appointment as
a judge of the Court of Claims. The nomination was speedily con-
finned, 4 June, 1874.
The man was suited to the place; and the newcomer was not
long in making his presence felt. Besides attending to the regular
routine of the Court, he annotated the acts of Congress as they
appeared, and superintended their publication, in the form of a
''Supplement." For several years he delivered a regular course
of lectures before the law school of Georgetown College. He
prepared with infinite pains an extensive Index to the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States, which is a model of its kind.
President Arthur promoted him (and the Senate confirmed the
appointment) to be Chief Justice of the Court of Claims, in
January, 1885. The honor was deserved, and the recipient hence-
forth gave to the Court his best thought and his unceasing ap-
plication. The bar all liked him. He dispatched business with sig-
nal ability ; and was active to enlarge the usefulness of the tribunal
over whose deliberations he presided. Judge Weldon, one of his
brethren of the Court who knew him intimately, says of him as a
judicial officer :
'* In the branch of statatory law, the Chief Justice had rare qualification
as a Judge. The knowledge of that department of jarispnidence has not
been excelled in the history of this country. His patient and unremitting
power of investigation, bis accurate and clear conception of legal principles
embodied in the forms of statutory enactment, his varied experience in the
revision and construction of acts of the legislature of his native state, and
of the laws of Congress, conferred upon him the highest quality of ability,
involving the correct exposition of the law as founded upon the will of the
legislature."
* " I AMore yoQ thmt nothing the President has ever done seems to giTe more satis-
foction than the decision which yon and he reached on Sunday last. I hear from eyery
one, except those interested in specolative stocks or bonds, one uniyersal approval
of the ' heroic action of the President and Secretary of the Treasury ' " Secretary Fish
to Secretary Rickardwn, MS. private letter, 26 September, 1873.~President Grant had
agreed, in the kindness of his heart, to g^ to the sub-treasory in Wall Street, with the
Secretary of the Treasary, the next morning, to see what coold be done. This was
without the Secretary's knowledge. As soon as the President told him of the plan,
however, the Secretary stoutly opposed it. General Grant wisely followed bis Secre-
tary's advice ; and the two at a late hour that night, quietly slipping out of the dub-
hoiue where with a company they had been dining, left the ci^, and «arly the next
morning were in Washington. The story, drawn from a MS. narrative written oat by
tbe late Chief Justice, is told in a volume, privately printed, entitled ** A sketch of the
life and Public Services of William Adams Richsj-^n," by Frank Warren Hackett,
Waahington, IMS. See Rboutbb for January, 1809, page 111.
160 William Adams Richardson. [April,
His opinions are concisely written, logical and convincing. They
are characterized by a firm grasp of the true questions at issue,
coupled with a power to a degree rather uncommon of expressing
the judicial conclusion with precision and entire clearness. What
the Chief Justice was is reflected in the proceedings of the bar of
the Court of Claims, at a meeting held soon after his death. Each
speaker seems impelled to lay emphasis upon the mastery that the
head of the Court had gained over the complex duties of his office.
The Chief Justice cared little for society, or the club, and abso-
lutely shunned public occasions. The retiring habit of the student
grew upon him. He worked late at night, and was up at early
dawn to renew the task he had set himself. He seldom took a real
vacation, though he visited Europe several times, and once with
his family made the journey around the world. Yet he was com-
panionable, and loyal to his friends, whom he liked to welcome with
cordial hospitality. But his contentment lay in his law work. The
death of Mrs. Richardson in March, 1876, increased, if anything,
the measure of his consecration to labor that he alone could perform.
It is a wonder that his constitution so long stood the strain, for he
lived in good health apparently, until he reached the age of nearly
seventy -five. His last illness was of brief duration. He passed
peacefully away at his residence in Washington, on the morning of
Monday, 19 October, 1896, on the day and almost at the very hour
assigned for tlie Court to re-assemble after the long summer vacation.
The simple funeral services were held at All Souls' (Unitarian)
church, of which for many years he had been a member. His body
was laid to rest beside that of his wife at Oak Hill Cemetery, in the
Georgetown part of Washington.
As early as 1857 Chief Justice Richardson was elected a resident
member of the New-Englaud Historic Genealogical Society ; and
in 1873 he became an honorary member. In January of the latter
year he was electiMl an hononu^' vice-president, and for fifteen years
was re-oleoted to that office. There was present in him the true
historic instinct. He liked to have facts accurately stated, and he
l>elievo<l that nuich of that which the present hour ti*eats as of trivial
worth, n»allv deserves to be set <lown and remembered. He had
not loni]^ hocn a i)robate judge l>efore he had brought about a reform
in probate blanks : and the form prepared by him and adopted
throughout the Commonwealth wjis so wonleil as to gather upon the
nxNird a speiMos of gi'iica logical data, which had previously been
wholly neglected.
The Loicvll Daily Courier^ of 4 April, 1881, contains an article
firom his |H^n upon the early annals of Tyngsborough that is rich in
historic intbnnation. He was not an infretpicnt contributor to the
columns of the Registek, the last paper luring of sj>eoial interest,
entideil "The Government of Har^-anl C\>llcire, Past and Present."
It appeared in the January number (1897) after his death.
1899.] William Adams Richardson. 161
Space forbids mention of hie devotion to the welfare of Harvard
College, of which for twelve years ( 1863—1875) he was an overseer ;
or, of the share he bore in the movement to take the election of the
board of overseers from the legislature and give it to the alumni.
Suffice it to say that he was in an active and real sense an intensely
loyal son of Harvard.
The amount of written material left by Chief Justice Richanlson
is large. Aside from numerous opinions, pamphlets and magazine
articles on various topics, the notes to the statutes (some of them
very fiill) are not inconsiderable in extent. In May, 1855, he
published a handy volume on the banking laws of Massachusetts.
When he had become Assistant Secretary of the Treasury he pre-
pared a very valuable book entitled " Practical Information concern-
ing the Public Debt of the United States, with the National Banking
Act Laws for Banks, Bankers, Brokers, Bank-Directors and Invest-
ors." This volume reached a second edition. Tlurouffhout his writ-
ings there is to be seen a trend of thought in the direction of what
is practically useful. There is no play of the imagination, little if
anything to indicate sympathy with other lines of action than that
which is immediately useful from a business point of view. Within
the limits, however, of this evident purpose to serve the public in
their material interests, all his productions are worthy of special
commendation.
An exception (if indeed it may be set down as an exception) to
the rigid rule of utility that governed his daily labor is seen in his
disposition to give play to a taste for coUecting and setting forth
historic facts. One paper illustrative of this tendency may be men-
tioned. It is a fiill and interesting description — published in 1883
— upon the origin and development of the Court of Claims. Another
instance is afforded in a contribution to the Register that presents a
list of the Alumni of Har^^ard College who have held high official
positions (1887, p. 300). This article the writer was at great
pains to produce. It is original in conception. It fixes and presents
data in a statistical form from which valuable deductions arc to be
drawn, whose worth is proved by the fact that the plan hsis been
followed by the graduates of Yale, Princeton and other institutions.
What is here presented in a form necessarily brief and fragmentary
serves to disclose to the reader something of the character of the
distinguished man of whom it treats. There is no need, therefore,
even if space were available for the purpose, to set forth the more
conspicuous qualities by the exercise of which William Adams
Richardson attained success. Let it be enough, by way of con-
clusion, to quote the apt language of the Court that speaking through
Judge Weldon summarizes his achievements, as follows :
'' His career was a success, filling as it did the measure of a half century
with the fruit of patient and patriotic toil in the pnblic and private relations
of life. . . .
162 South Hampton Church Records. [April,
His valuable labors on the bench, in the field of statutory publicationB,
his services in the executive branch of the government, entitle him to the
respect and admiration of the bar and the gratitude of his country."
SOUTH HAMPTON (N. H.) CHURCH RECORDS.
Conmunicated by Geo. A. Gordon, A.M., of Somerville, Mass.
(Continued from vol. 52, page 436.)
1784.
Josiah Sawver and Martha Eastman.
Rueben Collins and Judith Worthen.
Jacob Collins and Judith Colby.
David French and Comfort Ring.
Moses Teuxbury and Lydia Merrill.
Ichabod Colby and Molly Jones.
Hezekiah Colby and Mary Colby.
Isaac Currier and Elisabeth Hedlock.
Benjimen Bell and Rebeccah White.
David Thompson and Rachal Brown.
1785.
*
Theophilus Colby and Hannah Challaco.
John Pressey and Martha Haselton.
David Pillsbury and Rhoda Hadlock.
Jonathan Weare and Mary French.
Timothy Heseltine and Sarah Colby.
1786.
Nathan Brown and Molly Barnard.
Barnard Eastman and Sarah Jones.
John Eaton and Sarah Colby.
Samuel Balch and Molly Brown.
John Lyford and Miriam Challis.
Thomas Pillsbury and Elisabeth Jones.
Jonathan French and Rhoda Currier.
1787.
18 Apr. Challis Preasey and Sarah Flanders.
21 Jun. Simon Eaton and Maribah Eaton.
1788.
29 Jan. William Carter and Anna Woodman.
31 Jan. Jonathan Eastman and Sarah Flanders.
2 Oct. Samuel Eaton and Polly Eaton.
9 Oct. Ezekiel French and Molly French.
13 Oct. Bryant Eaton and Betty Collins.
1789.
15 Feb. Jeremiah Avery and Dolly Coflfin.
17 Feb. Thomas Currier and Molly Rowell.
7 Mar.
7 Mar.
25 Mar.
28 Mar.
7 Apr.
28 Sep.
28 Sep.
7 Nov.
16 Nov.
1 Dec
13 Jan.
23 Jan.
26 Jun.
28 Jun.
20 Oct.
3 Jan.
15 Feb.
21 Jul.
6 Aug.
9 Oct.
13 Nov.
23 Nov.
1899.] South Hampton Church Records. 163
John Grove and Sally Palmer.
Enoch Tictcome and Susannah Mitchell.
Merrill Jones and Tarzar Ring.
George Janvim and Dorothy LfOverin.
Abner Eastman and Lois Flanders.
Gershom Bartlett and Elisabeth HoiL
Elijah Row and Dorothy Teuxbury.
Ezekiel Edgeley and Molly Eastman.
David Morrill and Susannah Pillsbury.
William Brown and Rachal French.
Nath^ Batchelder and Ruth Morrill.
Calvin Flanders and Mary Jones.
1790.
Jonathan Carrier and Dorothy Fitts.
Thomas Barnard and Sarah Currier.
Moses George and Anna Ring.
Zopher Dow and Hannah Eaton.
Jonathan Brown and Dorothy Gordon.
Ephraim Dow and Elisabeth French.
Benjimen Gordon and Lydia Eastman.
1791.
Merrill Colby and Elisabeth Colby.
Daniel Carrier and Elisabeth French.
Eliphlet Currier and Betsey Currier.
Timothy Flanders and Sarah Merrill.
Jonathan Jewell and Dorothy Currier.
Micah George and Lucy Ring.
Samuel Adams Sanborn and Anne Comer.
Samuel Prescott and Mary Worthen.
Samuel Morrill Jr. and Anna Noyes.
Timothy Leavitt Dowlin and Elisabeth Collins.
Josiah Til ton Jr. and Martha Greeley.
John True Jr. and Lydia Rogers.
Henry Eaton and Sally Eaton.
Ebenezer Loverin and Emma Hadlock.
Moses Hart and Sally Carlton.
Daniel Jones Jr. and Sarah Shepard.
Nathan Man and Judith Brown.
Moses Peasley and Elisabeth Bartlett.
James Hadlock and Anne Flanders.
John Hutchins Jr. and Hannah French.
Nath^ Sargent and Martha Quimby.
1792.
John Janverin and Jane SweeL
Samuel Fass and Miriam Norton.
Ezekiel Merrill and Anne Jewell.
Richard Fitts and Elisabeth Currier.
Nath* Fifield and Molly Brown.
John Brown and Susannah Feaver.
Nehemiah Hach and Mary Peaslee.
25 Feb.
26 Feb.
15 Apr.
14 Jun.
29 Jul.
23 Aug.
27 Aug.
27 Aug.
3 Sep.
10 Sep.
25 Oct.
29 Nov.
21 Jan.
18 Mar.
19 Mar.
17 May
13 Jun.
25 Nov.
25 Jan.
3 Feb.
6 Mar.
17 Mar.
6 Apr.
31 May
21 Jan.
30 Jan.
14 Jul.
24 Jul.
24 Jul.
2 Aug.
3 Aug.
22 Aug.
5 Sep.
18 Sep.
6 Oct.
6 Nov.
17 Nov.
22 Nov.
8 Feb.
4 Mar.
18 Mar.
29 Mar.
6 Jon.
6 Nov.
6 Nov.
164 South Hampton Church Records. [April,
Samuel Currier and Molly Sawyer.
Samuel Prescott and Hope Pike.
1793.
John Gove and Debroah Nason.
Valintiue Colby and Sarah Tuexbury.
Aaron True and Martha Woodman.
John French and Sarah Barnard.
Abraham Brown and Hannah Eaton.
Jacob Gale and Sally Tappen.
Samuel Morrill and Elisabeth Groodwin.
Henry Bragge and Rhoda Collind.
Sewall Brown and Anna French.
Benjimen Brown and Mehitable Dow.
1794.
William Perkins and Rhoda Stevens.
Ebeuezer George and Betty Woodman.
William Flanders and Rhoda Collins.
Benjimen Morrill and Sarah Currier.
Jonathan Collins and Judith French.
1795.
Samuel Pillsbury and Molly Currier.
Moses French and Elsy Dole.
Phillip Colby and Polly Goodwin.
Nathan Thomson and Hannah Sargent
Stephen Currier and Miriam Sawyer.
David Flanders Jr. and Hannah Goodwin.
Ephriam Dollodd and Esther Til ton.
Abel French and Sarah Currier.
1796.
John Merrill and Anna Perkins.
Theopholus Clough and Elisabeth Currier.
Robert Collins Jr. and Mary Eaton.
Thomas Youms and Betty Perkins.
Isiah Palmer and Jemina Sawyer.
James George and Lydia Jones.
Joseph Teuxbury and Sarah Hoit.
Daniel Palmer and Sarah Dole.
1797.
Jonathan Evens and Betsey Smith.
Stephen Jones and Molly Bagley.
James Hadlock and Betty Currier.
Richard Stuart and Sally Rowell.
Samuel Barnard and Betty Teuxbury.
Benjimen Merrill and Dorothy Currier.
1798.
David Jones and Abigail Gulison.
Samuel French and Miriam French.
Samuel Currier and Martha Fitts.
22
Nov.
13
Dec.
1
Jan.
26
Mar.
9
Jun.
13 Jun.
27
Jun.
3 Oct.
21
Nov.
26
Nov.
6
Dec
27 Jan.
6
Feb.
9
22
25
Sep.
Sep.
Nov.
4 Jan.
8 Jan.
19
Feb.
24 Mar.
18
9
May
Jul.
29 Oct.
3
Nov.
21
Jan.
28
Jan.
24
Feb.
11 Apr.
14 Jun.
14
Aug.
13
19
Sep.
Nov.
28
Feb.
28
Mar.
27
25
22
Apr.
May
Jun.
16
Nov.
30
12
18
Aug.
Sep.
Dec.
26
Jan.
27
Oct.
28
Nov.
13
Feb.
24
Feb.
26
Mar.
1
May
o May
80 Jun.
4
7
8
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
16
Nov.
1899.] South Hampton Church Records. 165
1799.
Stephen Eastman and Hannah Palmer.
Joseph Jewell and Judith Woodman.
Thomas Pitts and Sarah French.
1800.
Eli Mingo and Vilet Whittier (negros).
Nath* How and Betty Fitts.
Daniel Currier and Molly French (widow of Ebenezer).
Moses Coffin and Mary Jones.
William Morrill and Elisabeth Dudley.
Joseph Janverin and Molly French.
Noah Penn Williams and Sally Nocholls.
Jeremiah Graves and Betty Torrey.
Adonijah Colby and Anne Rowell.
Samuel Woodman and Rhoda Collins.
Persons baptized by the Pastor of the Church of Christ in
South Hampton, N. H.
1743.
Henry, son of Olaudo and Sarah Weed.
Anna, daughter of Nathan and Abigail Gould.
Mary, daughter of Richard and Sarah Fitts.
Eastman, son of John and Mary Hoit.
Asa, son of Asa and Mehitable Flanders.
Nath\ son of Jonathan and Judith Flanders.
Miriam, daughter of Jos^h and Mary Merrill.
Mary, daughter of James and Mary Merrill.
Elihu, son of Daniel and Sarah French.
Lawrence Straw and Abia his wife. Their children, Moses
Straw, John Straw, Lawrence Straw, Ezra Straw, Abia Straw,
Hannah Straw, and Miriam Straw.^
David, son of Job and Miribah Rowell.
Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Morrill.
Abel, son of Abnor and Lydia Morrill.
Mary, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Morrill.
Eben, son of Eben and Eliza French.
Reuben, son of Reuben and Phebe Currier.
Dorothy, daughter of Reuben Dow.
Ephraim, son of Tthy Dimond.
Henry, son of Henry and Rebecca French.
Appha, daughter of Josiah and Mehitable Flanders.
Isaac, son of Paul and Martha Morrill.
Jemina, daughter of Nathan and Martha Dow.
Eben, son of Joseph and Hannah Gould.
1744.
Ann, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Jewell.
Stephen, son of John and Zeppaich Bartlett.
Dorothy, daughter of Ezikiel and Rebecca Hoit.
May, daughter of Ezekiel and Miriam Morrill.
Abner and Sarah, children of Jacob and Abigail Morse.
17
12
Apr.
Juu.
19
Jun.
24 Jul.
24 Jul.
24
Jul.
31
Jul.
7
Aug.
7
14
Aug.
Aug.
28 Aug.
11 Sep.
11 Sep.
9 Oct.
13
Oct.
30 Oct.
9
Nov.
9
Nov.
13
Nov.
13
Nov.
13
Nov.
11
Dec.
28
Dec.
1
Jan.
2
Jan.
2 Jan.
11
Mar.
13
Mar.
20 Mar.
20 Mar.
26 Mar.
1 Apr.
1 Jul.
1 Jul.
8 Jul.
9 Sep.
7 Oct.
7 Oct.
4 Nov.
4 Nov.
4 Nov.
166 South Hampton Church Recon^da. [April,
Daniel, son of Lawrence and Abia Straw.
Ephriam, sou of Epliriam and Abigail Carter.
Benj., son of widow Sarah Weed.
Sarah, daughter of W*" and Sarah Parsons.
Benj., son of Deacon Nathan and Hannah Merrill.
Page, son of Jon. and Ester Ring.
James, son of Richard and Sarah Currier.
Sarah, dalighter of Nathan and Mary Dow.
Daniel, son of Daniel and Hannah Carter.
Jon. and Tamzon, children of Jon. and Judith Flanders.
Moses, son of Samuiel and Elizabeth Barnard.
Samuiel, son of Samuil and Hannah Currier.
Ann, wife of Richard CoUens.
30 Dec. Jacob, Moses, Minna, and Mary, children of Richard and Ann
Col lens.
1745.
20 Jan. Susannah, daughter of David and Susannah Easman.
17 Feb. Hannah, daughter of Sam^ and Mary French.
10 Mar. Joseph, son of Eliphet and Mary Merrill.
24 Mar. Thomas Rowell, an adult.
7 Apr. Wil, son of W™ and Sarah Parsons.
14 Apr. Abraham and Elisabeth, children of Wid. Sarah Rowell.
28 Apr. Elisabeth Rowell, adult.
2 Jun. Philip Currier, adult.
2 Jun. Anna, daughter of Philip and Ruth Currier.
2 Jun. Ephriam, son of Richard and Sarah Fitts.
3 Jul. Adam, son of Joseph and Sarah Morrill.
21 Jul. James, son of James and Mary Merrill.
18 Aug. Dorothy, daughter of Henry and Elisabeth Currier.
18 Aug. Ebenezer, sou of Eben. and Elisabeth French.
8 Sep. Ephriam, son of Paul and Martha Morrill.
1 Dec. Joseph, son of Joseph and Dorothy Ea»man.
1 Dec. Moses, Miriam, and Dorothy, children of Jerimiah and Mehita-
ble Flanders.
1746.
2 Feb. Daniel, son of Daniel and Sarah French.
2 Feb. Ezekiel, son of Ezekiel and Joanna Morrill.
16 Feb. Abigail Deman, daughter of Dea. Joseph and Hannah French.
3 Mar. Abigail, daughter of Abnor and Lydia Morrill.
25 May Ezekiel, son of Henry and Rebecca French.
6 Jul. W", son of Dea. Nath. Merrill.
14 Aug. Elisabeth, daughter of W™ and Sarah Parsons.
14 Aug. Sammie, son of Ephriam and Elisabeth Carter.
17 Aug. Samuel, son of Sam. and Hannah Morrill.
2 Nov. Hannah and Sarah, children of Phillip and Ruth Carrier.
14 Dec. Eliphlet, son of Eliph. and Mary Merrill.
1747.
17 Jan. Samuil, son of Sam. and Hannah Currier.
15 Mar. Martha, daughter of Richard and Sarah Fitts.
15 Mar. Ezekiel, son of Ezekiel and Rebecca Iloit.
2 Apr. Abigail, daughter of Paul and Martha Morrill.
1899.] South Hampton Church Records. 167
Timothj, 80D of Josiah and Mehitable Flanders.
BeDJ., son of Richard and Ann Coll ens.
Hannah, daughter of Daniel and Hannah Carter.
Ester, daughter of John and Zipporah Bartlett
Miriam, daughter of Jon^ and Judith Currier.
Nathan, son of James and Mary Merrill.
Dinah, daughter of Nathan and Mary Dow.
Hannah, daughter of Jon and Judith Flanders.
Joseph, son of Jon. and Sarah Jewell.
Ezekiel, son of Ezekiel and Jiminia Morrill.
1748.
Elisabeth, daughter of W™ and Sarah Parsons.
Anna, daughter of Samuel and Elisabeth Barnard.
Mary, daughter of Benj. and Abigail Brown.
Samuil, son of Sam^ and Mary French.
David, son of Abnor and Elisabeth Gordon.
Ezekiel, son of Henry and Abigail Lunt.
Hannah, daughter of Philip and Ruth Currier.
Sarah, daughter of David and Sarah French.
Theophilus, son of £r. and Judith Colby.
John Flanders, son of David and Susanna Easman.
Jonathan, son of Jon. and Mary Straw.
Issac, son John Currier.
Dorothy, daughter of Ezekiel and Minna Dimand.
1749.
Miriam, wife of Ezekiel Dimand.
Lydia, daughter of Abnor and Lydia Morrill.
Paul, son of Paul and Martha Morrill.
Humphy Clough, adult
W", son of Humphy and Hannah Clough.
Isaac, son of Richaitl and Fitts Sarah.
Elisabeth, daughter of Prime and Sarah Flanders.
Mary, daughter of Eliphlet and Mary Merrill.
Richard, son of Richard and Ann Collens.
Sarah Ring, Widow.
Bacheller and Nathaniel, sons of Sarah Wing, Wid.
Ruth, daughter of Richard and Sarah Currier.
Sarah, daughter of Ephriam and Abigail Carter.
Jacob, son of Samuel and Hannah Currier.
1750.
Levi, son of James and Mary Merrill.
Elizabeth, daughter of Er. and Judith Colby.
Samuel, son of Sam' and Hannah Morrill.
Abel, son of Abel and Elisabeth French.
Mahitable Rowell, adult
Samuel, son of Benj. and Abigul Brown.
Benj men, son of Wid. Sarah Ring.
Richard Currier, son of Jonathan and Judith Flanders.
Sarah, wife of Simeon Morrill.
Barnes, son of Simeon and Sarah Morrill.
Mary, daughter of Nathan and Mary Dow.
19
Apr.
26
26
31
2
Apr.
Apr.
May
Jun.
19 Jul.
19
Jul.
16 Aug.
4 Oct.
8
Nov.
17
Jan.
24
Jan.
13
Mar.
17
17
.5
Apr.
Apr.
Jun.
24
Jul.
31
Jul.
7
7
2
Aug.
Aug.
Oct.
3<»
Oct.
26
Dec
15
Jan.
d
Feb.
5
Mar.
26
Mar.
26
Mar.
26
Mar.
23
17
1
Sep.
Oct.
5
Nov.
5
Nov.
o
Nov.
10
Dec.
31
Dec.
28 Jan.
28 Jan.
25
Mar.
25
Mar.
\b
15
22
3
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
Jun.
24 Jun.
24 Jun.
1
Jul.
168 South Hampton Church Records. [April,
Hanuah, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Barnard.
Lydia, daughter of Challis and Sarah Dow.
Eangsbury, son of David and Susannah Eastman.
Benjmin Barnard, adult.
Ezekiel, son of Beuj. and Hima Barnard.
Judith, daughter of Phillip and Ruth Currier.
Elisabeth, daughter of Prince and Sarah Flanders.
1751.
Dorothy, daughter of Paul and Martha Morrill.
Samuel, son of Simeon and Sarah Morrill.
Jeremiah, son of Abnor and Lydia Morrill.
Ann, daughter of Richard and Sarah Fitts.
Mary, wife of Thomas Tewxbury.
Benjmin, son of Sargent and Sarah Currier.
Chillis Currier, adult.
Richard, son of Chellis and Mary Currier.
Benj, son of Humphy and Hannah Clough.
Dorothy, daughter of Dea. Nath* Merrill and wife Dorothy
(Weed).
Philip, son of Henry and Rhoda Osgood offered by Philip
Flanders, Jr and wife Abigail (French).
Moses, son of Moses and Abigail Aeres (Ayers).
Jerimiah, son of Samuel and Hannah Merrill.
Thomas, sou of Eliphlet and Mary Merrill.
John, son of William and Sarah Parsons.
Dudley, son of James and Mary Merrill.
1752.
Barnard, son of Richard and Sarah Currier.
Alice, daughter of Richard and Ann Collens.
Judith, daughter of Thomas and Mary Tewxbury.
Anna, daughter of Benj. and Ann Barnard.
Richard, son of Richard and Mary Flanders.
Euos, Hannah and Elisabeth — children of Micah and Elisabeth
George.
Ebenezer, son of Stevens and Martha Gould.
Mary, daughter of Er. and Judith Colby.
Jacob Fowler, Jr., adult.
Hanuah, daughter of Jacob Fowler Jr. and wife Elisabeth.
Mary, daughter of Abel and Elisabeth French.
Mary, daughter of Jon. and Sarah Jewell.
Benjmin, son of Benj. and Abigail Brown.
Judith, daughter of Nathan and Mary Dow.
Dorothy, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Currier.
Daniel, son of Offin and Abigail French.
Abigail, daughter of Ephrin and Abigail Carter.
Theophilus, son of Challis and Mary Currier.
1753.
Mahitable, daughter of Josiah and Mahitable Flanders.
John, son of Prince and Sarah Flanders.
Winthrop, son of John Hart Jr and Sarah, his wife.
[To be continued.]
1
Jul.
15
Jul.
29 Jul.
19
Aug.
19
Aug.
30
Sep.
14 Oct.
3
Feb.
17
Mar.
31
Mar.
31
Mar.
28
Apr.
28
Apr.
30 Jun.
80 Jun.
21
Jul.
28 Jul.
18
Aug.
18
Aug.
2
Sep.
20
Oct.
17
Nov.
15
Dec.
26
Jan.
28
Feb.
8 Mar.
15
Mar.
19 Mar.
3
May
17
May
7
Jun.
28
Jun.
28
Jun.
28
Jun.
30
Aug.
15
Oct.
15
Oct.
5
Nov.
19
Nov.
19
Nov.
31
Dec.
11
Feb.
25
Mar.
29
Apr.
1899.] Aneient Burial-Gfrounde of Long Island.
169
ANCIENT BURIAL-GROUNDS OF LONG ISLAND, N. Y.
By Bdw. Doublbdat Habbis, Esq., of New York city.
[Condnaed from page 81.]
HEBE LIES Y« BODY OF In MEMORY OP
Parnal Vaill
DAUB OF M'
Peter & M«
Bethiah Vaill
died JULY 25fl» 1763
AGED 8 MONTHS
WANTING 5 DAYS
M' Joshua Drake
SON OF Mr
Francis & m"
Phebe Drake
aged 34 years
2 Mo & 19 D> DIED
Aug* 8^ 1766
HERE LYES Y« BODY
OF M' JEREMIAH
VAIL AGED 77
YEARS DECD NOV"
Y« 28«» 17 2 6
HERE LYETH BURIE©
Y« BODY OF MARY
VAILE AGED 39
YEARS DEPARTED
THIS LIFE Y« 22
OF SEPTEMBER
16 8 9
HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF
M" BETHIAH HORTON WIFE TO
CAP« JONATHAN HORTON
DECD APRIL Y« H^ 1733
IN Y« SO^ YEAR
OF HER AGE
In Memory of M'
Jonathan Horton
who died April di^
17 6 8
in the 85^ year
of his Age
HERE LYES Y« BODY
OF ENSIGN RICHARD
TERRY DEO> FEBt
Y« 2i> 17 2 3
IN Y« 64«» YEAR
OF HIS AGE
This monument is erected
to the Memory of
Timothy H. Bigelow
of Middleton in Connecticut
who died at this place
Augnft 7^ 1791 in the
29<^ year of his Age
HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF
M' THOMAS REEVE
AGED 69 YEARS
DIED NOV' Y« 9^
17 3 8
HERE LYES Y« BODY
OF BETHIAH REEVE
AGED 16 YEARS
& 7 DAYS DIED
MARCH IX 1739
Sacred
to the Memory of
M" Charity L'Hommedieu
the amiable & pions wife of the
Hon^^^ Ezra L'Hommedieu, Efquire,
who departed this Life July 31, 1786,
in the 46 Year of her Age,
This monument is erected.
The Hoase appointed for all living
when the dread Tmmpet sonnds the slnmbering Daft bat
not inattentive to the call shall walce
nor shall the conscious soal amid ft the Crowd
mistake its Partner — Thrice happy meeting,
nor Time nor Death shall ever part them more.
VOL. LIU. 11
170
Ancient BuriaUOrounda of Long Island, [Apri!,
In iSSemorg of
the Honorable
Ezra L'Hommedieu Esq.
who
having throngh a long life
faithfully served in the
coancils of his country
during
the arduous struggle
of the revolution
and the calm of
Independence
died Sept. 27, 1811
m.n.
•
In Memory of M«
Deborah Landon
wife of Jared
Landon Efq'
who died July 9"»
AD. 1779
Aged 35 years
Here
lies the
Body of M'
Nathan Halluck he
died Dec 2^ 1756 in the
28 year of his age
truft not to flattering
prospects, O be wife ;
nor hope for happinef s
below the fkise
In Memory of
Samuel Landon, Efq'
who died Jan'y 21"*
17 8 2
Aged 82 years
& 8 months
HERE LYES Y« BODY
OF NATHAN LANDON
AGED 54 YEARS
DIED MARCH Y« 9"»
17 18
IN MEMORY HERE LIES THE
of Bethiah the BODY OF M«
Virtuous Wife of ParNAL LaNDON
Samuel Landon Efqr ^^0 DEPARTED
'^^? il^®?.^??" *K^^ THIS LIFE JANET y
A.D. 17G1 in the Igth 1750 •SI
58«» Year of her Age ^q^d 49 YEARS
HERE LYETH Y«
BODY OF
HANNAH LANDON
WIFE TO NATHAN
LANDON AGED
30 YEARS DECD
FABUARY Y« 26
17 0 1
In Memory of
Mrs.
Martha Landon
Late Confort of
Jared Landon Efq^
who departed this
Life 26 of April AD.
1776 aged 34 Years
& ten Months.
Here
lieth the body
OF HANNAH GRIFFING
WIFE OF JASPER
GRIFFING BORN AT
MANCHESTER IN NEW
ENGLAND AGED 40 YEARES
AND 8 DAYES AND WAS
MOTHER OF 14 CHILDREN
AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE
IN SOVTHOLD THE 20
DAY OF APRIL 1099
Here lies
Interr'd the Body
of M" Elifebeth
Griffing the wife
of M^ SamiA Grlfflng
who died Auguft
9"» 1755 . . [broken] .
year of her Age
Aaron
the f on of M'
Samuel and M"
Elifebeth Griffing
died October y*
21»t 1754 in y« [Illeg.]«*
year of his Age
1899.] Ancient Burial- Oraunds of Long Island.
171
Parnal
daughter of M'
Samael and M'*
Martha Grifflng
fhe died July
29 1764 in her
5th year
Here Lyes Buried
y« Body of M'
BoBEKT Griffin
Who Dec<* March
ye 27«» 1729 Aged
43 Tears
HERE LYES BURIED Y«
BODY OF MB RICHARD
STEER CITIZEN OF LONDO^r
WHO DEPARTED THIS
LIFE JUNE Y« 20'>» 1721 IN
Y« 78 YEAR OF HIS AGE
In Memory of
James the Son
of M' Joseph and
M" Mabgret Landon
who died AuG"* 26^ 1756
in 13**» Year of his Age
In Memory
of Lydia Daughter
of M' Samuel and
M» EUfebeth
Grifflng fhe died
October y« 12"» 1754
in y« 17*** year of
her Age
Here lyes y« Body of
M" Lydia Conkling
Wife to Lieu* JoSEPH
CONKUNG Who Died
Jan'y 27*** Anno Dom^
1742/3 Aged 57 Years
IN MEMORY
of Elizabeth the Wife
of Doct' Samuel Gelfton
who died July y« 10"» A.D.
1760 Aged 35 Years &
4 Months
In Memory of
Joseph the Son
of M' Joseph and
M" Margert Landon
Died Aug"* 16"» 1756
in the 13"> Year of his Age
HERE LIES Y« BODY OF NATHAN LANDON SON OF M' JOSEPH &
M" MARGRETT LANDON AGED 2 YEARS & 18 D« DIED SEP* U^ 1754
HERE LIES Y« BODY OF GLORIANNAR LANDON DAU' OF M' JOSEPH
Sl M" ALkRGRETT LANDON AGED 6 YEARS & 2 Mo DIED SEP« 7^ 1754.
Anna y* Daughter of Joseph & Margaret Landon died Aug* 16, 1747 aged 1
Year 5 M^ & 20 Days.
HERE LYES Y«
BODY OF M"
MARY LANDON
WIFE TO lAMES LANDON
DECD AUGUST
Y« 28 17 2 2
IN Y« [blank]
YEAR OF HER AGE
In Memory of
Efther Daughter
of Hazard L. &
Efther Moore
who died
Nov 16th 1794
aged 21 days
OERE LYES Y« BODY OF
M" JANE MOORE
WIFE OF M' THOMAS
MOORE WHO DYED
NOV Y« 2S 1756
IN Y« 60 YEAR
OF HER AGB
HERE LYES Y«
BODY OF M'
THOMAS MOORE
WHO DYED DECa
Y« 30*»» 1738
IN Y« 76 YEAR
OF HIS AGB
HERE LYES THE BODY
OF DEBORAH MOORE
DAU' TO M' THOMAS & M»
JANE MOORE DEC© SEP'
Y« 7^ 1736 IN THE
34 YEAR OF HER AGE
172
Ancient Burial- Cfrounds o/Lanff Island. [April,
MARY PAIN THE
WIF OF lOHN PAIN
WAS BORN 26 OF
MAY 1661 DEYED
SEPTEMBR 25
1690
lOHN ALLSVP
BORN JANT Y« 8* 61
DECEASED JVNE ^^
16 9 4
M'
DANIEL ALLSVP
BORN AVG^ Y« 1S«»
67 DECEASED
11 of JANVARY
1698
Interred is the Remains of JoHN GelSTON Son of Doc*' Sam. Gels-
TON & Elizabeth his Wife whe departed this Life Ang^ 25t>' 1756 JR 1
Year & 10 D»
Elizabeth y« Daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth Gelfton died May 17^ 1760 Aged
2 Years & 3 Months.
HER : LYETH : THE : B0=
DY : OF : LIDIA GRIFF^
ING : WHO : DESESED
APRIL : THE : 2=1718=IN
THE : 9 : Y' : OF : HER : AGE
HERE LYES Y« BODY
OF JASPER GRIPPING
DIED APRIL Y« 17«»
1718 IN Y« 70 YEAR
OF HIS AGE
The Remains of M"
Ennic Storrs Daught^
of y« HonorabVs Shnb^
Conant Efq' of Manf
field & Wife to y« Rev^
John Storrs^ Paf tor of
T« flrft Church of
CHRIST in Sonthold
Who died March 27
A.D. 1767 Aged 81 year
In Memory of
Cap* John Prince
who Departed
this Life Janr/
24"' 1765 Aged
77 Years 2 M^
and 3 Days
Sacred to the Memory
of Mrs. Martha Horton
the amiable & pious
Wife of Lieu' William
Horton who departed
Nov. lOth 1793
this life in the 34th
year of her age
In Memory of M"
Elizabeth Budd wife to
M' John Budd formerly
Wife to y« Hon"* Samuel
Hutchinson Efq^ who
Died April y« ll'*^ 1761 in
y« 71»* Year of Her Age
In Memory of
Relyanc y« Wife
of Cap* John
Prince who died
June 5»»» 1761
in the SO^^ Year
of her Age
In Memory of
Daniel Son of
Mr. Jof iah &
Mrs. Elizabeth
WoodhuU
who died
July 2* 1793
aged 5 years
& 5 days
HERE LYES Y« BODY OF
MARY HUCHINSON
WIFE TO MATHIAS
HUCHINSON AGED 47
YEARS 2 MO & 9 I>
DECd FEB'y Y« 22D
1721-22
1899.] Ancient JBurial-Orau^ids of Long Island. 178
HERE LYES
Y« BODY OF
ELISHA MABOW
WHO DIED IVLY
4 1724 IN THE 23
YEAB OF HIS AGE
TO THE BLESSED MEMORY
OF MM MARY HOBART
BORN AT BOSTON
WHO AFTER SHE HAD
SERVED IN HER OWNE
AGE BY THE WILL OF
GOD FELL ON SLEEP
IN THIS PLACE THE
19 OF APRIL
16 9 8
AGED 56 YEARS 1 MONTH
AND 7 DAYS
DESIRD SHE LIVD
LAMENTED SHE DID
DYE YET STILL SHE
LIVES IN PRECIOVS
MEMORY
BffY SOVLE ASCENDS
ABOVE THE STABS
In Memory of
The Rev* M' WiLLIAM
Throop who departed this
Life Septr 29 A.D. 1756
Aged 36 Years & 3 Months
IN MEMORY OF DANIEL RUTHERFORD SON OF THE REV© M"
WILLM & MBS MERCY THROOP WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUN«
Yb n^ 1754 AGED 5 MONTHS & 17 DAYS. Here Death proclaims how
Infants fell when Man became an Heir of Hell.
HERE LYES Y« BODY HERE LYES Y« BODY
OF MARTHA HUCHINSos OF M' MATTHIAS
AGED 9 YEARS 8 M» HUTCHINSON DECd
& 18 DA YES DIED JANt Y« 16^ 1723-4
8EPTB Y« 18 DAY 1717 IN Y« 36"» YEAR
OF HIS AGE
HERE LYES BURIED
Y« BODY OF SA5IUEL
HUTCHINSON AGED
16 YEARS AND
2 MONTHS
DYED MAY Y*
24 17 17
In Memory of In Memory of CoU«
M' Matthias Hutchinson Elijah Hutchinson Efq'
who departed this Life on Who Departed this Life
the 17«k day of JANUARY A.D. Octo^ y 15^ 1754 Aged 55
1759 Ased 23 Years & 29 Day* Years 11 Months & 25 D*
He with h& Anceftors had Virtue all ^^ ^ ^J^X^'^^J ^ ^^^i ^
Bot he alone in prime of Life mnf t fall ^^fo^^ r Churches Weal hi» Neigh-
By Death to end the Ilioftrious Line oongood ^^ ^ .
It mnft be so & we to Heaven refiim -^'**: ^^^ ^ Large we truM he $hare$
^ above
UnfvUUd Peace d EwrlaJUng love
Math. y. 9. Blefsed are f Peace makera
174
Ancient BuriaUGhounds of Long Island. [April,
Here lyes y Body
of M' Thomas
Hutchinson who
Died Jan'y 8»»» 1748/9 in
y« SS'* Year of his Age
In Memory of
Mrs, Mary, Relict of
Col. Elijah Hutchinson
\7ho died
April 9th, 1788,
In the 70th year
of her age
In Memory of
Lydia Fainc Dan^
of Mr Allf up & M«
Phebe Paine, Who
Dieil Nov»>r 2nd 1760
Aged 15 Years 1
Month & 20 Day*
HERE LYES Y« BODY OF
MARTHA Y« WIFE OF
lOHN PECK WHO
DYED MAY Y« 29
1726 AGED 66 Y
I5 P
1712
Here lyes Interred y
Body of y* Hon^ Co^
Samuel Hutchinson
Efqr Who Departed this
life Jan'y 9^ 1737 in y*
65^ Year of His Age
IN MEMORY of
Hannah Wife of DoC
Samuel Hutchinf on
who died FebJ 6^ 1760
in y« 24*^ Year of Her Age
Nor Virtue, Youth or
Godlinef s could Save
The Loving Wife and Parent
from the Grave ;
Cropped like a Rose before 'tis
fully blown,
She ended Life, nor half Her
Worth was known.
Here lieth y« Body
of Frances y«
Daughter of John
& Efther Peck
died May y« 16
1738 In y« 6*»>
year of her age
lo P
17 16
y«6
[The above are two stones, probably, of Pecks. They are of brown stone,
very rudely cut and badly weathered. The dates uncertain, may be 1772 and
1775. Remaining portions of original inscriptions, if any, are now obliterated.]
In Memory of
M"^ Jof eph Peck
who died June
28"» 1789 in the
51" Year
of her Age
In Memory of
M" Lncretia Peck
Wife of Mf
Jof eph Peck
who died Sep»^ 4*^*
1773 In the 33^
Year of her age
In
Memory of
Syl vaxus Da vis
who died May 13th
1781, aged 83
years.
In memory of
M" Mary Davis
wife of w
Sylvanus Davis
WHO departed this
LIFE SEPt THE 26^
17 5 4
AGED 58 YEARS
7 MONTHS & 9 D«
In Memory of
M" Mary Davis
Dau^ of M^ Sylvanus
& M" Mary Davis
who died Sept*^ the
2&^ 17 6 3
Aged 32 Years
7 Months & 28 days
1899.] Ancient Burial' Chaunds of Long Island.
175
In Memory of
Mary the Wife of
M' Silvanas Davis
& Dangbter of M'
Cartrett & M" Mary
Gilliam i^ho died
Julv tlie 28"» 1771
In the 71*>» Year
of her Age
Here lies Interred
the Body of
David Corey Efq'
who Departed
this life Octob'
y'SO^A.D. 1758
Aged 68 years
6 months and
14 Days
HERE LYETH
THE BODY OF
MARY CORY
WHO DIED DE
CEMBER 24th
1721 IN THE
30th YEAR OF
HER AGE
James Perazim Gilboa Moore, son to M' Micah and M« Jerusha
MoORE, who died AuG* 29, 1756 Aged 1 Year 8 M^ & 6 D«.
IN MEMORY of JULIANA MaRGARTTA MoORE, DAUR of M^ MiCAH
& M" Jerusha Moore died sep« 18»j» i764 aged 8 years 5 months
& 5 DAYS.
IN MEMORY of JaMES MoORE SON OF M' MiCAH & M" JeRUSHA
Moore died Aug* 2d 1754 aged 4 years 8 months & lo d«.
IN MEMORY OF BENJAMIN ^[OORE SON OF M' ^IlCAH & M" JeRUSHA
Moore died Aug* 2i> i764 aged 2 years 4 months & 22 d*.
IN memory of Joshua Moore son of M' Micah & M" Jerusha
Moore died Jlt.y 3o«»» 1754 aged 6 months & 20 d*.
IN MEMORY OF PeRAZIM GiLBOA MoORE SON OF M' MiCAH & M'
Jerusha Moore died July 26«» 1754 aged 6 years 6 months &
10 D-.
Jerofha. Daughter of Micah & Jernfha Moore, died Novem' 6^ 1747 aged 6
Years 2 M« & 9 Days.
Frances, DanghVr of Micah & Jernfha Moore, died Octob' 8^ 1747 aged 4
Years & 7 Mo & 29 Days.
Eunice, Danght*r of Micah & Jemfh Moore, died Novem 19 1747 aged 3 Years
1MO& 11 Days.
Martha, Daughter of Simon & Abigail More died Sept^ 21, 1758 Aged 13
years 5 mo.
Abigail, Daughter of Simon & Abigail More died Sept' 10 1758 Aged 17
years 8 mo**.
Abigail Mary
Wife of Simon Wife of Stephen
More Died July ^*^J®y ?i^ ^?8*
21« 1758 Aged 2^' Ye^
45 Years & ^ ^ ^^^
11 Months
In Memory of
M™ Ann Moore
Wife of M'
Simon Moore
who died Sep* 28*^
AD. 1778
in the 56^ year
of her Age
In
Memory of
Hannah, wife of
Simon Moore
who died
Oct' 13th 1796,
aged 66 years
176 Ancient Burial- Ghrounds of Long Island. [April,
In
Memory of
Simon MooBE
who died March 12th
1802 aged 84 years
In Memory of IN MEMORY of
Elitaheth Drummy Howard W Smith Stratton
Daughter of Rev^ Jofeph M.A. who departed
& M" Jane Hazard this life March lO*^'
who died A.D. 1768 in y«
June 1"» 1800' 31" Year of his Age
aged 16 days
Beneath thU dujt lie the remains of
the Bev. Elam Potter
a faithful good minijXer ofJefus Chrift
He died Jan^ 5^ Aged 62
in the year 1794
Forbear to weep my loving friends
Death is the voice Jehovah sends
To call as to our home ;
Through thefe dark f hades from pains redreft
Is the right path to endlef s reft
Where joys immortal bloom.
In Memoi7 of Here lies
William Baker ti»e Body of
^ ^, "D^^. „ ^, Baze Baker he
son of M' 15EZA & M» ^^^ ^^y^ tj,e 26
Mary Baker who was 1766 in the 82»i
born July y 4*^ 1765 year of his Age
& died Oct^ y« 16, 1756.
HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF M»
ELIZABETH YOUNGS WIFE
TO BENJAMIN YOUNGS ESQ^
DECD JUNE Y« 15 1736
IN Y« 71»» YEAR
OF HER AGE
In IN MEMORY
Memory of of Rachel y Wife of
Thomas CoNKLIN M^ Thomas Conklin
>vho died <ii^ May r 10"^ 1760
March 4, 1782 in yM6 year
aged 87 years ^^ ^"^^ ^S^
7,1 In Memory of
Memory of M" KeZIA HeMPSTED Wife
JeRUSHA Daughter of M^ JoSHUA HeMPSTED
of Mr. Thomas & Mrs. who departed thJs Life
Eunice Uempfted QCT' 3**. A.D. 1756,
who died April 10th ^^ ^j^^ g.^h year of her Age.
1 1 »2 Aged 18 1 ears ,, Behold the Bridegroom comcth."
D : H R : H
1747 1746
[These are two stones, rongh, and mdely lettered, probably of Hempsteads.]
[To be continued.]
1899.] I%e British Raid on Dorchester Neck. 177
THE BRITISH RAID ON DORCHESTER NECK,
FEBRUARY, 1776.
By Fraxcis £. Blake, Esq., of Boston.
In the early days of the occupation of Boston by British troops,
the inhabitants of Dorchester Neck, now South Boston, became
aware of the possible danger to which they were exposed by reason
of their proximity to the town of Boston on one side and Castle
William, now Fort Independence, on the other, as well as from the
fire of the enemy's ships in the harbor.
Their isolation from the main settlement of Dorchester was much
more marked than the present surroundings indicate. Between the
two places there was but one road (the " causeway " which the tide
often flooded), following nearly the present line of Boston Street
and Dorchester Street. There were then no dwellings on the
** Little Neck," that now populous district known as Washington
Village.
The number of families residing on the Neck (only ten or twelve)
was not sufficient to enable them to make much resistance to ag-
gressors, and it is not surprising that fear for their own safety
induced them to remove to Dorchester where they might feel
reasonably secure from danger. They took with them the greater
part of their household goods and other personal property, leaving
in some cases, small quantities of hay and grain and articles of but
little value. This removal took place in the year 1775, probably
in the summer or early fall, and the place was practically deserted.
The neglect of the British general to take possession of Dorches-
ter Heights is well known to have contributed to or resulted in his
abandonment of Boston, and brought upon him the severest denuncia-
tions in England. Aware of the importance of holding the Heights,
unwilling for some reason to fortify them himself, he was the more
unwilling that the Americans should occupy the ground.
In the American camp the rumors of contemplated movements by
General Howe and the various expeditions in the neighborhood, on
land and on sea, served to stimulate the spirits of the soldiers.
The plan of erecting fortifications upon the Heights was dis-
cussed by General Washington with his officers but not fully
decided upon until about the first of March, 1776. The corres-
pondence and papers relating to this subject and the effect of the
final occupation, both in America and in England, are very volu-
minous and form a very interesting story.
The affiiir especially referred to in this article occurred in the
early morning of Wednesday, the 14th day of February, 1776,
178 The British Raid on Dorchester Neck. [April,
when a large body of British troops landed upon the Neck, in
accordance with orders given by General Howe. In a letter to
Lord Dartmouth the general gave the following account of this
affair :
*' It being ascertained that the enemy Intended to take possession of
Dorchester Heights or Neck, a detachment was ordered from Castle
William on the 13th of February under the command of Lieut. Colonel
Leslie, and another of grenadiers and light infantry commanded by Major
Musgrave, with directions to pass on ice, and destroy every house and
every kind of cover on that peninsular, — which was executed, and six of
the enemy's guard taken prisoners."
{Memorial Higtory of Boston^ Vol. 3, page 94.)
Whether the reason here given by General Howe was the true
or only cause of this action, it was the opinion of some American
officers that he hoped through the alarm caused by this movement
of his troops to draw from the main army at Roxbury to such an
extent that he could without fear attack the^ remainder and force
them to abandon their position.
'' About four in the morning, a party from the castle under Col. Leslie
joined another, amounting to about five hundred, sent over the ice to Dor-
chester Neck by Gen. Howe. They burnt about half a dozen houses ; but
the generaFs scheme failed. He had been up the whole night, getting
ready for an attack with a large body of troops. He expected, that the
burning of the houses would occasion such an alarm, as to put the Ameri-
can officers upon sending from Roxbury lines a large reinforcement, and
thereby giving him an advantageous opportunity of attacking them ; but
at day break, he found their men as usual at their alarmposts, so that he
declined it." (Oordon, Vol. 2, page 188).
The clearest statement, however, of what occurred there is given
in Almonds liemembraticer :
** Cambridge, Feb. 22 ; We hear from Dorchester that about four
o'clock last Wednesday a large party of ministerial troops were discovered
crossing the ice on Boston Neck to Dorchester Neck, supposed to be about
a thousand ; the centry immediately discharged his piece at them, and ran
to the guard-house to inform Captain Barnes (who commanded the guard)
who had already taken the alarm by the centries firing their pieces ; and
from information he could get of the course they were steering judged
their design was to cut off the retreat of the guard, which consisted only
of 60 men.
Captain Barnes immediately marched his guard off the neck to the
edge of the marsh, and just escaped them, and lest the guns that had been
fired should not alarm the camp, he had sent off several messengers ; the
enemy marched along with two field pieces, and posted themselves in so
advantageous a manner, that Capt. Barnes could not attack them with the
least hope of success, but waited for the reinforcements. In the meantime
the regulars improved every minute of their time in setting fire to the
buildings on Dorchester neck, while they still moved towards the castle,
where boats were ready to receive them, but our troops were so close upon
them, that they put out the fire of six or seven of the buildings, and
1899.] The British Raid on Dorchester Ifeck. 179
reached the point next the castle, before the regulars had reached the
castle, who had made prisoners of six of the guard, and one old man, an
inhabitant.
P.S. It is about two miles from the encampment at Dorchester over the
causeway, etc, to the said guard-house, and one mile from thence to the
point next the castle."* {Almonds Remembrancer^ VoL 4, page 104.)
There are several other contemporaneous accounts which are
worthy of being brought together for reference.
The journal of Timothy Newell, Esq., one of the Selectmen of
Boston, had the following :
" Feb. 13. This night a large body of the Troops about 3 o'clock set
off on the Ice from the fortifications, landed at Dorchester Neck and set
fire to all the houses and bams, brot off six prisoners who were Centinels.
Colo. Lesslie from the Castle, assisted with the Troops there, and re-
turned at seven o'clock. No engagement ensued — the Provincials guards
ran off."
Ezekiel Price, Esq., who was Clerk of Courts of Common Pleas
and Sessions, a gentleman well qualified by his position to secure
accurate information, gives in his diary a clear and concise statement :
'^ The affair at Dorchester Point was this : A party of the Regulars
from Boston, and another party from the Castle, set off at the same time
on the ice and landed on Dorchester Neck, with an intention to encircle
and take a party of our army posted there ; but our party discovered them,
and retreated, and got from them : however, they took a sergeant and four
or five men, who were picket-guard on the Point, then set fire to the
bouses, — two or three of them, — and retreated inunediately, and got off
before any of our army could reach them."
{Mass. historical Soc, Proc., 1863.)
General Washington's account of the afiPair, given in a letter to
the President of Congress, is as follows :
" Cambridge, February 14, 1776.
Last night, a party of Regulars, said to be about five hundred, landed
on Dorchester-Neck, and burned some of the houses there which were of no
value to us, nor would they have been, unless we take post there. They
then might have been of some service. A detachment went after them, as
soon as the fire was discovered, but, before it could arrive, they had ex-
ecuted their plan, and made their retreat"
General Heath in his Memoirs refers to it also :
'* In the morning, a party of British troops from the Castle, and another
from Boston, crossed over to Dorchester Neck, with intent to surprise
the American guard, which they came well nigh effecting ; the guard but
just escaping them. There was but one musket fired, on the side of the
Americans. An old inhabitant and his son were taken prisoners. The
British burnt the houses on the point, and then returned."
* The encampment was located on or near Savin HiU.
180 The British Raid on Dorchester Neck. [April,
There are several other accounts, but thej add no information to
that ab-eadj given. The most unique relation is that found in the
diary of David How, a Continental soldier :
'^ This momiDg A Bout 4 Clock the Troops at Boston Landed At Dooe»-
ter hill and Burnt 4 or 5 houses & Took one old man that Be long in them.
Our people ware soon A Larm*^ & wont Down And Drove them Back Ab
fast a gm as they come."
The destruction of the dwelling houses could certainly not con-
tribute much to injure the American forces, or prevent them from
fortifying the Heights, and the expedition for this purpose scarcely
needed one thousand men. But as far as we can see there appears
to have been no disposition to bring on an engagement with the
Americans. In fact it is quite evident that Col. Leslie's intention
was simply to capture the guard and destroy any preparations made
for erecting fort^cations on the Neck. The guaid quickly retreat-
ing from their advance, prevented an engagement of the troops,
and the Colonel ordered the buildings destroyed and hurried to the
point nearest the Castle where he found boats in readiness for him.
As some suspicion of cowardice may attach to the Americans
from the statements already given, it is fortunate that we have an
authorized statement to the contrary. In a letter from Col. Hun-
tingdon to Governor Trumbull, the former says : ** Much blame has
been thrown on our guard, at Dorchester^ on occasion of the late
excursion of the enemy there, and burning a few desolate houses,
but I hear General Ward approved their conduct."
In reference to the sentries who were captured, Colonel Huntings
don says :
** Three of our sentries, who were taken by the enemy ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ # were
brought out by a flag of truce, and delivered up to us, this day. The
others who were made prisoners at this same time, the officers of the lines
say do not choose to come out ; but why they have permitted any to return
to us, is a matter of speculation."
We have been unable to learn the name of the " old inhabitant"
who is reported as having been taken prisoner.
From a statement of Mr. Noah Clap, the town clerk of Dorches-
ter, there were at the time of this raid eleven dwelling houses at the
Neck, of which six were burned, together with ten or twelve bams,
shops, etc.
Fortunately the houses destroyed can be described with some
degree of accuracy.
The Foster house was the only one on the Neck west of the '* road
to the Castle" (Dorchester Street), and was occupied by the widow
of Captain James Foster with her children. It stood upon the lot
now covered by the Grand Army Hall on E Street (formerly the
E Street Congregational Church building), and before the erection
of this building the old cellar hole was plainly seen.
1899.] The British Raid on Darchestef^ Neck. 181
The situation of this house was yery deligfatTul, commanding a
full view of the towns of Boston, Roxbury and Charlestown. The
ground sloping to the north, west and south made it especially
attractive and there was nothing to interfere with the view in these
directions except the small hill called Nook hill, which was sub-
sequently occupied and fortified by the American forces.
The Foster house was surrounded by stately elms and has been
described as an elegant residence, far exceeding in finish and ap-
pointments the majority of dwellings in its vicinity. It was
^papered and painted throughout," so unusual a thing that it is
mentioned in a claim presented for damages ; and it is said that its
elegance led the British soldiers to think it was the property of a
torv.
The main house was 40 feet by 20, two stories high, and a
gambrel roof, with an L, 30 feet by 30, of one story.
In near proximity to the house were two bams "completely
finished," besides wood-houses, a shop, a corn bam "partly a
store," a cider mill, etc. All of these buildings were destroyed,
but fortunately Mrs. Foster had removed all personal proper^ of
Talue. The fences on the estate also suffered at the hands of the
troops, some being burned and others doubtless being thrown down
in their hurried march across the fields. The administrator of Mr.
Foster's estate claimed £21 for " part of Inventory sold to repair
fences laid waste by Enemy."
The whole amount of loss here was estimated in 1782 at £745.
The next house easterly was that of Mr. Oliver Wiswell, situated
on a lane which corresponded nearly with the present Fourth Street,
east of Dorchester Street — approximate to what was long knovm
as the Bird School House. This building, two stories high, 56 feet
by 20 feet in area, was destroyed and also a very large bam with
other buildings, hay, implements, etc.
From Air. Wis well's it was but a short distance to the farm of
Mrs. Ruth Bird, the %vidow of Jonathan Bird. The house was
on the easterly side of G Street, on the spot where Dr. Samuel G.
Howe long resided. It was 36 feet by 30, of " two stories and a
garret," with an L, which was consumed, and a bam also — the
total value being estimated at £325.
Down the hill near the present comer of Fifth and K Streets, was
the old Withington homestead where Hopestill Withington and
family had long resided. It was a small building, and an old one,
''two stories and a garret," 20 feet by 40, erected before 1757 to
replace the first house built on the spot by Capt. John Withington,
who led a company of Dorchester soldiers in the Canada Expedi-
tion of 1690, from which he never returned.
Unfortunately some of the feather beds, bedding, etc., were left;
in the house, which, with the bam, was entirely consumed. Later
his son claimed the value of the property burned as £87.
182 The British Raid on Dorchester Neck. [April,
Entering upon the road to the Castle, perhaps through the ^ road
to Powow Point " (K Street), the British troops moved easterly to a
barn belonging to Enoch Wiswell, a brother of Oliver above named.
This we locate on the northerly side of Fourth Street, between M
and N Streets. Here a house was standing as early as the year
1713. Mr. Wiswell was taxed in 1771 for a house, the annual
worth of which was rated at £4.10, but the building if standing
in 1776 appears to have escaped destruction by the enemy. In
addition to the barn a few tons of hay and some agricultural imple-
ments, with a '* large brass kettle," were also lost by Mr. Wiswell.
The total loss here was estimated at £106.12.
John Wiswell, a son of Enoch, was at that time or subsequently
a soldier in the continental service.
At the extreme point, near P Street and Broadway, was the
Blake estate, upon which were two houses, one belonging to the
estate of Samuel Blake, deceased, and the other to James Blake.
The latter, erected previous to 1732, was two stories and a half
high with an L, all of good dimensions and in good condition, and
the other was probably of more recent building, but of equal
value. The two houses with the barn near by were both destroyed*
It is stated that Mr. James Blake, from his house in Dorchester,
could see the flames from his burning buildings, powerless to pre-
vent the destruction. He had been so much annoyed by the
British, months before, that he removed nearly everything of value
from the house, as did also the occupants of the neighboring dwel-
ling, and the reported loss of £480 covered the value of the two
houses and one bam.
Four years after this event Mr. Blake asked leave of the Council
to remove one of the barracks erected for use of the army on land
near by, and place it over " the Celler of the House of your Petitioner
which was Burnt by the Enemy," and that he mi^ht " have the
benefit of improving s'^ Barrack a short time as a dwelling house."
He dc'£?ired an ini mediate answer to his request, that he might
"t4ike advantage of the present snow to remove it on." It is
believed that the request was granted, and that Mr. Blake occupied
the buiklins: until he could erect a suitable dweliintj^ for himself.
A portion of the house then erected was removed in 1835, and is
now ()ccu[)ied by Mr. Frank E. Park, on the corner of Broadway
and P Street.
For many years there was a house on what was known as the
Mann Estate on Second Street, between I and K ; it was standing
in 1771, but appears to have escaped the torch of the soldiers in
1776. It, or at least a house, was on the spot in 1785. Several
other houses, perhaps five in all, were left unharmed. One was
probably owned in part by jMatthcw Bird and, with others, was
located near the present 1 and K Streets.
If any reason can be assigned for these houses having been
1899.] The British Raid on Dorchester Keck. 183
passed without being destroyed it is probably because the march
of the soldiers was on the southerly side of the hills and they were
in so great a hurry to get away that they paid no attention to those
buildings which were not conspicuous. The troops hurriedly em-
barked in boats ready for them and made for the Castle.
The news of this exploit caused consternation among the inhab-
itants of Dorchester and other towns on the coast, and fears of
similar raids were entertained by many.
Hon. Josiah Quincy, writing from Braintree, Feb. 19, 1776, to
General Washington, said :
^ Since the sudden and unexpected bumiug of the bouses upon Dor-
chester Neck, I have been repeatedly and earnestly solicited, by my dis-
tressed friends and neighbors, to make an humble representation to your
£xcellency, that our habitations are equally exposed to be destroyed by
our enemies. If our army shall take post upon Dorchester-Neck, have we
not reason to apprehend the shores will be attacked, from a spirit of re-
Tenge ? "
There is no doubt that this affair of the 14th of February had
great effect in hastening the preparations for the fortification of
Dorchester Heights which culminated in the evacuation of Boston
on the 17th of March following.
On the 8th of March, 1782, a resolve was passed by the Legis-
lature of Massachusetts "directing the Selectmen of those towns
iv'here the enemy have made depredations to cause an account
thereof to be transmitted to the Secretary's office,'' but only a few
returns appear to have been made, or at least there are not many
now to be found in the archives of the State. Those relating to
the town of Dorchester apparently cover only the loss occasioned
by the raid of February, 1776.
The Register for January, 1899 (antej page 71) has an article
copied from an original manuscript in the writing of Xoah Clap,
Esq., the Town Clerk of Dorchester, entitled "Damages caused by
British and American troops in Dorchester, Mass., in February,
1776."
The first nine items do represent losses caused by British troops
on Dorchester Neck in February, 1776, and correspond with the
accounts given below, excepting in the valuation, which is probably
accounted for by the fluctuation of the currency.
The other items imder the head of " Damages done by American
soldiers " probably include losses occasioned during the fortifying
and occupation of the Heights and several other forts on the Neck
and also near the main settlement. The first twelve names on this
list were owners of property or residents at the Xeck, but we are
left entirely in the dark as to the character of the losses — although
it may be surmised that the destruction of fences and crops made
up a large part of the claims.
1 84 The British Raid on Dorchester Uech. [April,
The following certificates are copied fix>m original filea in the
State Archives, Volume 138 :
These may Certify that in Feh' 1776, the Enemy came from Boston A
Castle William in the night and Burnt Six Dwelling Houses & Nine Bams
upon Dorchester Neck, besides several smaller Buildings. The Damages
to the several owners may appear by the accounts accompanying this Ke-
turn.
Noah Clap
Samuel Toplifp Selectmen of
Ebenezer KiLTOX > the Town
John How of Dorchester
Samuel Coolidge
An Estimate of the Buildings burnt by the British Troops on Dorchester
Neck, belonging the Estate of Capt. James Foster (deceased).
Mary Foster.
A dwelling house 40 feet by 20, with a Gambrel roof, compleatly
finished, paper'd, painted, &,c £300.
An End to the above house that form*d an L 30 by 30, one Story
high, Gambrel roof 180.
2 Wood houses, 20 by 20 Each 86.
1 Shop, 15 by 15, Clapboarded & Glass windows 24.
1 Bam 30 by 30, Compleatly finished plank floor. Stanchions for
cattle &c 100.
1 Bam 25 by 30 finished as above 50.
1 Corn Barn 20 feet by 25, partly a Store 30.
1 Cyder mill & Press 15.
Board fence &c Sund'^ other small buildings 10.
£745.
The above is an Estimate of the real value of these buildings as specified
pr. W™ KiCHARDS.
Dwelling llouse 56 feet Long 20 feet wide 2 Store High
Bam 54 feet Long 30 feet wide
Chaise House 24 feet Long 12 feet wide
Com Barn 20 feet Long G feet wide
Shed at the End of the house 20 feet Long 12 wide
1 Load Salt Hay 26/8 2 I^ads Stocks 53/4
4 Ladders 45/ 1 Flax Brake 12/
1 Fork 3/ 3 Rakes 4/6
I Riding Saddle
1 Plough 26/8 2 Axletrees 8/
Cyder Mill & Press
Cheese Press
The above ace* was the Property of Mr. Oliver Wiswall of Dorchester
Neck. Jno Champnet
Tho* Tilestone
350.
0.
0
100.
0.
0
32.
16.
0
12.
0.
0
10.
0.
0
4.
0.
0
2.
17.
0
7.
6
1.
6.
8
1.
14.
8
6.
12.
0
12.
0
£522. 5. :
LO
1899.] The British Raid an Dorchester Neck. 185
The above Account of the Loss I sustained by the British Troops ac-
cording to the best of my Knowledge, is true & Just.
Attest Oliveb Wiswall
The Value of a House and Barn the Property of the Widow Ruth Bird,
destroyed by the British Troops in February 1776, apprized by me the
Dwelling House 36 feet by 30 @ £300. 0. 0
A Barn 20 Feet Square @ 25. 0. 0
£325. 0. 0
Edwjlbd Pierce.
Estimate of Damages done by the British Troops to Mr. Enoch Wiswell
of Dorchester Neck.
A Bam 42 feet Long 28 feet wide 88. 0. 0
3 tons English Hay @ £3. 9. 0. 0
2 Ploughs @26/8 2. 13. 4
1 pr Cart Wheels 2. 2. 8
2 Flax Brakes @ 8/ 16. 0
1 Large Brass Kettle Cont^ 1 bb* 4. 0. 0
Sworn to by John Wbwell £106. 12. 0
An Account of the Damage that Hopestill Withington Sustidned by the
British Troops in February 1776, According to the best of my Knowledge.
s D.
To a Dwelling House 40 Feet by 20 £50. 0. 0
To a Bam 30 Feet by 20 15. 0. 0
To two Feather Beds, and Bedding 18. 0. 0
To several Chairs & Some Tables &c 4. 0. 0
£87. 0. 0
James Withington.
Damages Done by the British Troops in 1776 to ye Estate of ye heirs
of ye late Samuel Blake of Dorchester, was y® Burning of his Dwelling
bouse & Bam upon Dorchester Necke (so Called) y^ Value of said House
is two hundred Pounds LawfuU Money ye Bam being But half Said Blakes
18 Forty Pounds Lawfull Money.
This Elstamation was made By James Blake Ju' of said Dorchester.
1782, May y« 2<*
Damages done by the British Troops in 1776, To y^ Estate of M' James
Blake of Dorchester, was y^ Burning of his Dwelling House & Bam upon
Dorchester Neck, (so Called) y^ Value of Said House is two Hundred
Pounds Lawfull Money; ye Bam being But half said Blakes is Forty
Pounds Lawfull Money.
This Estamation was made By James Blake J"' of said Dorchester.
1782, May y* t^
▼OL. LIU. 12
186 Anoettty of the Hoar Family in America. [Aptil,
THE ANCESTRY OF THE HOAR FAMH.Y IN
AMERICA.
A Compilation from Collections made by the Honorable Gbobgb Fsisbib Hoab.
By Hbnbt S. Noubse, of Lancaster, Mass.
[Continued from page 101.]
Will of Charles Ho are (Junior) of Gloucester, 1638.
Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
In the name of God Almightie Creator of all thinges and in Jesus Christ
his deare and only son my most bountifiill loveing Saviour and in the
blessed spiritt my comforter Amen I Charles Hoare of the dttie of Gloiioe»-
ter being weake in body but perfect in memory blessed be my good god
therefore, Doe hereby declare that my last will and testament as followeth
ffirst I bequeath my soule into the handes of Grod that created it and my
deare Saviour that soe dearlie ransom'd it with full confidence thorough his
merrittes that after the end of this life it shall rest w^ him everlastingly.
And my bodie to the earthe from whence it came w^ full assurance that
at the last daie when my Saviour shall appeare in glory it shalbe by his
power raised upp to the resurrection of the iust, And for the estate it hath
pleased god to lend imto me of the thinges of this world I thus Hii^^o^
ffirst that with as much convenient speede as may well be all my rentes and
debtes sett downe under my hand and all other if any be and can appeare
to be due shalbe paid. Item I give to my brother Thomas Hoare twentie
poundes, to my sister £linor Bailies f ortie shillinges, to my brother William
Hincksmau and Walter Hincksman and Edward Hincksman and my sister
ffounes twentye shillinges a peece in gould, alsoe I give to my brother
Thomas Hincksman five poimdes and to my servant John Sponar at pres-
berie five markes and to his wife five nobles and to Thomas Prichard my
servant fortie shillinges and to Thomas Ade my servant tenn shillinges,
Alsoe I give to Mr. Thomas Veil and to Alderman Hill and Mr. Leonard
Tarne my brother lawes and my brother too new rings for my sake, and to
good Mr. Workman our faithf ull watchman forty shillings. Alsoe I give
unto my welbeloved wife Joane Hoare ye some of three hundred and fiftie
poundes and to my sonne John Hoare twoe hundred poundes and to my son
Daniell Hoare one hundred and fiftie poundes and to my daughter Joane
Hoare a hundred poundes and to my son Leonard Hoare one hundred
poundes and my will is that my wife shall have the furniture of houshold
that I have in all places at her disposing during her life and after to come
indif erentlie amongst my children except the goodes at Thomebery w** was
deliuered me by the sheriff e by vertue of an elegit, all w**-** I give unto my
daughter Margerie Mathewe presentlie after my decease. Alsoe I give
unto my sonn Thomas Hoare twentie poundes. Alsoe I give to the said
Margery my daughter and her sonne Charles Mathewe twoe hundred
poundes and my will is that soe longe as this twoe hundred poundes remanies
in the stocke which I shall leave (which shalbe till my executors and over-
seers shall allowe thereof for her good to lett him have it») there shalbe
1^9.3 Aficesiry of ike Hoar Family in America. 187
onto lier and her eaane sixteene poandeB a yeare qoarterly paid and my will
and desire i& that the stocke I shall leave unto my wife and the fonre first
named children with the twoe hundred poondes given my daughter shalbe
used and imployed uppon the three hargaines I have taken at Encombe,
Presbery and Slimsbridg and my wife and the fonre children to have their
maintenance out of it, and my will is that my sonne Leonard shalbe care-
fullie kept at Schoole and when hee is fitt for itt to be carefullie placed at
Oxford, and if ye Lord shall see fitt, to make him a Minister unto his peo-
ple and that all y* charge thereof shalbe discharged out of the proffitt
which it shall ]^ease god to send out of the stocke and that all the rest of
my estate unbeqoeathed all debtes and expence being discharged shalbe
equallie deuided betweene my wife and my twoe sonnes Daniell and John,
and Joane, and the profittes of the said stocke to accrewe unto them alsoe
untill my executors and my overseers shall agree for their good to lett any
of them haue their porcons for their p'ferment. Only this excepted that
my Sonne Leonard diall have accrue and dewe unto him out of this estate
six poundes a yeare to bee*paid unto him by the foresaid hundred poundes
when my executors and overseers shall allowe of it to be for his prefer-
ment and if anie of my children shall die before they come to make use of
tlieir poroons my will is that poroons soe falling out shalbe equallie devided
amongBt my five childr^i nowe with me and my sonne Thomas aforesaid
and if it dbiall soe happen that the stocke bequeathed be not founde fitt to
be im{doyed as I have directed but I trust y^ Lord will soe blesse that hap-
pie trade of life unto them that some of them will never give over but if
aoe should be then my will is that my executors pay in ye porcons unto
them if they bee att age or els to paie it in or good securitie to my over-
seers and my will is that as I have agreed with Mr. Thomas Yell and
p'mised there shall alwaies be really upon the groundes att Encome which
I have taken of him for Eight yeares eight hundred of the best ewes to
stand for his securitie untill all rentes and dewes whatsoever shalbe really
paid onto him, and now deare saviour spreade thy armes of mercie over me
purge away my synnes though they are many and greate and my faith
weuke lett thy power be scene in my weaknes and thy strength in my mani-
foold infirmities keepe me from that evill one and R€^ive me to thy mercy
to whom with god the father and the holie spiritt be all glorie and power
and thankes giveinge both nowe and for evermore Amen this 25th day of
September 1638. By me Cha: Hoare: ffurther I give unto my sonne
John Hoare fortie poondes more w^ shall accrewe unto him when all the
other are satisfied out of the estate.
Admon granted 21 Dec 1638 — to Joane Hoare the relict*
The Mr. Thomas Veil mentioned appears to have been active in
pablic aflfkirs of Gloucestershire in his day, and sided with the Puri-
tans in the early part of the Civil war ; but was one of the deputa-
tion to welcome Charles U. on his restoration.
The ^ good Mr. Workman our faithful watchman " refers to John
Workman, a native of Gloucestershire whose persecution by Arch-
bishop Laud was, according to Laud himself, insisted upon more
than any other charge at the trial of that prelate. Workman, for
• KoTSw— Tkia wfll was printed in the Nbw-Enolakd Historical ahd Gekbalooi-
CAI. BsGiSTBR lor October, 1891. A compariaon of the printed copy with the original
at Swaraet House, is the aathority for two important corrections now made.
188 Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. [April,
certain utterances against the use of pictures and images in churches,
and his condemnation of '^ mixed dancing/' was brought before the
high commission at Lambeth, suspended flrom the ministry, 'excom-
municated, required to make restitution and to pay costs of suit,
and thrown into prison. He then taught school to support his
large family, but Laud hearing of this forbade his teaching chil-
dren. He next sought a living by the practice of medicine, but
died in great poverty January, 1641. The Corporation of Glouces-
ter, in 1633, granted Mr. Workman an annuity of £20. For this
act the mayor, town clerk and several of the aldermen were prose-
cuted in the High Commission Court. Charles Hoare was doubt-
less one of the offending aldermen. (Brook's '* Puritans," 2, 434.)
Charles Hoare's house is still standing on Southgate street, oecu-
pied by the printing and publishing house of the Gloucester Ghron^
tele.
All of the children named in the will except Thomas came to
America probably within two years after the death of their father,
for the first child of Margery, who married Henry Flynt of Brain-
tree, was bom in July, 1642. Their mother Joanna came with
them : ^ the common origin of that remarkable progeny, in which
statesmen, jurists, lawyers, orators, poets, story-tellers and philoso-
phers seem to vie with each other in recognized eminence.'' (Charles
Francis Adams in "Three Episodes of Massachusetts History".)
She died at Braintree 10 mo. 21, 1661, according to Braintree
Records. This date is confirmed by an entry in an almanac onoe
belonging to Rev. Henry Flynt. "Dec. 22, 1661, ye midnight be-
fore my mother Hoar dyed and was buried ye — " She was interred
in the same grave with her son Leonard, in the old Quincy bury-
ing ground. In 1892 the Honorable George F. Hoar erected a
memorial to his ancestress and her daughter-in-law. It is in form
a double headstone, shaped from a large, thick slab of slate.
Following are the two inscriptions :
Joaniia Hoare | died in Braintree J September 2 P*, 1651. | She was
widow of I Charles Hoare, | Sheriff of | Gloucester, England, | who
died 1638. | She came to | New England | with five children | about
1640.
Bridget, | widow of President | Leonard Hoar, | died May 25,
1723 I daughter of | John Lord Lisle, | President of the | High Court
of Justice, I Lord Commissioner of | the Great Seal, who | drew the
indictment | and sentence of | King Charles I, and | was murdered
at I Lausanne Aug. ll'*' 1664, | and of Lady Alicia Lisle, | who was
beheaded by | the brutal judgment | of Jeffries 1685. | She was
nearly akin | by marriage to | Lord William Russell. |
Thomas Hoare, probably the oldest of the surviving children of
Charles at his death, did not accompany his brothers and sisters to
New England. According to the register of St. Mary de Crypt he
1899.] Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. 189
wa8 baptized June 15, 1612. A translation of the record of his
apprenticeship to his father dated 1625, is as follows : —
Thomas Hoare son of Charles Hoare of the City of Gloucester, Brewer,
binds himself apprentice to the said Charles his father by indenture dating
from the day of the Feast of Purification of St. Mary the Virgin (Feb.
2,) in the year of the reign of King Charles now of England the first, for
the term of twelve years etc. paying at the end of the term two suits of
clothes.
The name of Thomas Hoare appears among early settlers in old
Norfolk, Massachusetts, and was common in Gloucestershire ; but
the identity of either of the persons bearing this name with the son
of Charles has not been established. One of the name was church-
warden of St. Mary de Crypt Church, Gloucester, in 1636.
Maboery Hoare was married to John Matthews at St. Nicholas
Church in Gloucester, December 25, 1633, and had a son Charles
who is mentioned in his grandfather Hoare's will. She was a widow,
and probably childless, when she came to New England. She mar-
ried for her second husband Rev. Henry Flynt of Braintree. He is
supposed to have been bom at Matlock, Derbyshire, England. In
politics he was of the party of Sir Henry Vane, and his theological
yiews led him to take, for a time at least, the unpopular side in the
Antinomian controversy. The inscription upon his tombstone in
Qoincy is as follows : —
Here Lyes interred ye Body of ye Rev'd Mr. Henry Flynt,
who came to New England in ye Year 1635, was
Ordained ve first Teacher of ye Church of Bratntry
1639 and Died April 27th. 1668. He had ye
Character of a Grentleman Remarkable for his
Piety, Learning, Wisdom, & Fidelity in his Office.
By him on his right hand lyes the Body of Margery,
his beloved consort, who Died March 1 686-7, her
maiden name was Hoar. She was a Gentlewoman
of Piety, Prudence, & peculiarly accomplished
for instructing young Gentlewoemen, many being
sent to her from other Towns, especially from Boston.
They descended from antient and good familys in England.
The ten children bom to Henry and Margery Flynt as recorded
in Braintree Records were : —
1. DoROTHT, b. 21. 5 mo. 1642; married Samuel Shephardy 1666.
2. Ann AH, b. 11. 7 mo. 1643; married John Dassettj 1662.
3. JosiAH, b. 24. 6 mo. 1645; married Esther WiUet,
A. Margarett, b. 20. 4 mo. 1647; died 29, 6 mo. 1648.
5. Joanna, b. 18. 12 mo. 1648; married NocJi Newman 1669.
6. David, b. 11. 11 mo. 1651 ; died 21. 1 mo. 1652.
7. Seth, b. 2. 2 mo. 1653.
8. Ruth, b. 31. 11 mo. 1654.
9. 10. Cotton and John, b. 16. 7 ma 1656; died 20. 9 mo. 1656.
190 Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. {^AgnSL,
Mr. Flynt accumulated conoiderable properly for a country ckr-
gyman. The eldest son, Josiah, was graduated at Ebrvmrd College
in 1664, and was ordained the successor of Rev. Richard Mather at
Dorchester December 27, 1671. He died at the early age of thirty-
five years, September 16, 1680. His wife was Esther, dai^ter
of Captain Thomas Willett, first mayor of New York city. Of her
four children one was the noted bachelor Tutor Flynt who served
Harvard College for the unexampled term of fifty-five years — 1699-
1754 — and died in 1760. Her daughter Dorothy married EdmMid
Quincy, May 11, 1678, and thus the Quincy fiinuly derives desoent
firom Joanna Hincksman Hoare through both of her daughterB»
Joanna and Margery. Mrs. Dorothy Flynt Quincy died in 1737.
The house in Which she lived, built by Colonel Edmond Quincy in
1685, still stands, a characteristic example of domestic colonial
architecture. Among the more famous of her numerous descend-
ants are those members of the Holmes, Wendell, Jackson, Lowdl
and Quincy families whose names are household words in Massa-
chusetts, and also Gen. Terry, the hero of Fort Fisher.
John Hoare must have been younger by several years than hb
brother Thomas, for at his fathei^s death in 1638, his apprentice-
ship, a translation of the record of which is given below, had but
half expired. If apprenticeships terminated when the apprentioe
came of age, John Hoare was but eleven years old when bound to
his father.
1633. John Hoare son of Charles Hoare of the City of Gloocester,
Brewer, binds himself apprentioe to the aforesaid Charles his &ther and
Johanna his wife by Indenture made on the day of the Feast of St. James
the Apostle (May 11.) in the year of the reign of King Charles I. now of
England etc. the eighth for the term of ten years from the feast etc. pay-
ing at the end of the term six shillings legal money of England.
John appears in Scituate, Massachusetts, as bearing arms in
1643. The historian of that town, Samuel Dcane, relates that he
was, while there resident, always engaged in the business of the
town, and in drafting of deeds, bonds, etc., and is occasionally
called a lawyer. He had lands adjoining Mosquashcut pond whidi
he sold to the lawyer John Saffin in 1659, when he removed to
Concord. His ability, vigor and originality of thought and action
soon made him one of the prominent figures in Concord and vicin**
ity, but he is found often at odds with the ecclesiastical oligarchy of
the times. Whether like his sometime neighbor at Lancaster, John
Prescott — to whose son he gave his oldest daughter — he sympa-
thized with the Presbyterian criticisms of the theocratic restriction
of political and religious privileges in the colony, is not known, but
he strongly resembled Prescott in his persistency, enterprise and
altruistic spirit. He wae not only independent in speech, but rashly
sharp of tongue and pen, and suffered accordingly at the hands of
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jealooB snthoritf • The story of his disbannent ia best told hj the
oijgiiud documents : —
In answer to the peticon or remonstrance of John Hoare, the Court find-
ing that seyerall of the magistrates, and some others, are impeached for not
doing justice and other complaints of a very high nature, doe therefore or-
der that a hearing be granted to the peticoner, and that due notice be given
to the comphiynant to appeare to make good his severall charges, or other-
wise to' giYO reason for the same. Notice was given accordingly to the
sayd Hoare, and the sajd John Hoare appearing in Court, his peticon or
remonstrance being read wth such euidences as he produced, the Court pro-
ceeded as f olloweth : — Whereas John Hoare, of Concord, hath presented
to this Court a petition or remonstrance, wherein he complains of great
wrongs and injuryes he hath susteyned as his brother's agent, by reason he
cooM not obtejne justice in some of our Courts of judicature in seuerall
actions depending betweene himself, as agent and Lieut Richard Cooke, of
Boston, the Court having affoorded him large liberty and oppertunity to
make good his charges, and hauing heard all his allegations together wth
such witnesses as were produced to proove the same and duelj weighed the
case, doe judge his complaints to be groundless and unjust, and his offences
to be of a very high nature, tending not only to the dishonour of Grod, but
to the scandall and reproach of seuerall of our Courts, honer'd magestrates,
and officers of Court. That due witnes may be borne against such sinfuU
practises, and gouerment of this jurisdiccon under his majestjes royall
charter, may be upheld and majntayned, this Court doeth order, that the
sayd Hoare shaU find suertjes bound in one hundred pounds for his good
bc^nior during the Court's pleasure, and that henceforth he shall be dis-
abled to plead any cases but his owne in this jurisdiction, and also that he
pay as a fine the sume of fifty pounds for such his miscarriages, and be
imprisoned till it be pajd, or security given for the same. Whereas John
Hoare, contrary to express order of the Court, hath withdrawn himself
from the Court before his sentence was declared, the secretary is appointed
by the Court to send for him, and require the performance of the sentence
of this Court to all intents and purposes therein conteyned.
(Massachusetts Records, Vol. IV. Part 11, p. 291—1665.)
In answer to the peticon of John Hoare, humbly desiring the favour of
this Coort to release him of his bonds of good behaviour and to make such
abatement of his fine as their wisdomes shall judge meete. The Court
jndgeth it meete, and orders, the peticoner be released his bonds of good be-
haviour, and that twenty pounds of his fine be abated him.
(Massachusetts Records, Vol. lY. Part 11, p. 301 — 1666.)
In ans'r to the petition of Alice, the wife of John Hoare, of Concord,
the Court jodgeth it meete, on the petitioner's satisfjdng and paying in to
the TVeasnrer to his content the sume of tenn pounds to abate the remain-
der of her husband's fine yet remaining and unpaid.
(Massachusetts Records, Vol. IV. Part 11, p. 387—1668.)
In 1668 John Hoare was charged before the county court of say-
ing at the public house of Ensign William Buss ^ that the Blessing
Mister Bulkeley pronounced in dismissing the publique Assembly
in tiie Meeting-house was no better than vane babbling." Upon
cmrriction of what the law of 1646 calls ^ the disparagement of the
192 Ancestry of the Soar Family in America. [April,
Jjord's holy ordinance and making God's ways contemptible and
ridiculoufr" he was fined ten pounds. He was also caUed upon to
answer to the Court on two occasions '' for neglecting the public
worship of God on the Lord's day." (County Court Files, 1668—
1675.)
In November, 1675, food and fuel failed the little community of
Christian Indians at Nashoba, and a committee composed of Major
Daniel Gookin, Major Simon Willard and Rev. John Eliot, the
selectmen consenting, caused their removal to Concord. They
numbered fifty-eight men, women and children, and no man in
Concord could be prevailed upon to take charge of them until John
Hoare consented to do so. He gave them quarters in his own house
and offices, and began the building of a workshop and palisade
wherein they could labor by day and be safely kept at night. Tlie
whole land was overshadowed by the horrors of Indian warfare, and
^ in the frontier towns the howling of a wolf or the hooting of an
owl, indistinctly heard, sent paUor to the cheeks and the chill of
fear to the hearts of wives and mothers, lest it might be the war-
whoop of Philip's savage crew, or the death shriek of an absent son,
father or husband. In the midst of the public panic came the false
rumor that some of Eliot's converts were among the bloodHstained
murderers. Mrs. Kowlandson has informed us that she waa told by
her captors, and she evidently believed, that the seven persons
killed at Lancaster, August 22, 1675 ^were slain and mangled in
a barbarous manner by one-eyed John and Marlborough's praying
Indians." Yet the red men so accused, seized and taken to Boston
by Captain Mosely, upon their trial proved an undoubted alibi. It
was not strange in a time of such excitement that many of the
people of Concord were greatly troubled by the presence among
them of Mr. Hoare'e wards. Suddenly upon a Lord's day the
most brutal of the Colony captains, Samuel Mosely, appeared in
the Concord meeting-house with his rough troopers, probably by
invitation of the dissatisfied, and after the ser\'ice declared his
intention to remove the Nashoba Indians to Boston. Receiving
what he considered due encouragement, he without authority and
in spite of the vigorous protests of John Hoare, broke into his
premises and sent " the heathen " robbed of most of their personal
property, down to Deer Island under a guard of twenty soldiers.
The story is told at length in Major Daniel Gookin's History of
the Christian Indians. {See Archseologica Americana, p. 495, et
seq,^ The colonial governor and council were not well pleased
by ]\Iosely's contemptuous assumption of their powers, but did
not dare to bring him to bar for his atrocious oiFence, nor did they
recompense the brave John Hoare for his losses, which Gookm
acknowledges ''were considerable." Soon followed the massacre
of February 10, 1676, at Lancaster, and when the governor and
council sought to ransom the captive women and children they could
1899.] Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America, 193
find no efficient help until the abused Nashoba Christians came to
dieir aidy and bore their messages to the then haughty sagamores
April 3 and 28. With them on the latter date went John Hoare
at the solicitation of the minister , Joseph Rowlandson. The histo-
riauy Hubbard, mentions the heroism, but forgets the hero's name
who risked more than life in putting himself into the power of the
merciless : ^ A person formerly acquainted w^ith the Indians about
Lancaster, did adventure upon the forementioned overtures, to go
amongst them to try if he could not prevail with them for the
redemption of the minister's wife, .... and through the
favour of him who having the hearts of all in his hand, inclines
them as he pleases, obtained the desired end for an inconsiderable
sum, which gave encouragement to the council to send two mes-
sengers on the like errand the same week, to procure the redemp-
tion of others, not without success." These two messengers were
Seth Perry sent on May 3, and Jonathan Prescott, John Hoare's
flon-in-law, on May 5.
Mrs. Rowlandson in her Narrative gives us a more lively picture
of the trials of the embassy to the sachems at Wachuset :
On a Sabbath-day (April 30), the son being about an hour high, in the
afternoon, came Mr. John Hoar, (the Cooncil permitting him, and his own
foreward spirit inclining bim) together with the two forementioned Indians,
Tom and Peter, with their thiid Letter from the Council. When they
came near, I was abroad though I saw them not ; they presently called me
in and bade me sit down and not stir. They then catched up their Guns
and away they ran as if an Enemy had been at hand, and the Guns went
off apace. I manifested some great trouble, and they asked me what was
the matter ? I told them I thought they had killed the Englishman (for
they had in the mean time told me that an Englishman was come). They
said no ; They shot over his Horse, and under and before his Horse, and
they pushed him this way and that way, at their pleasure, shewing what
they could do- Then they let him come to their Wigwams. I begged of
them to let me see the Englishman but they would not : . . . . When
they had talked their fill with him, they suffered me to go to him I
now asked them whether I should go home with Mr. Hoar ? they answered
no, one and another of them ; and it being night, we lay down with that
answer. In the morning, Mr. Hoar invited the Saggamores to Dinner;
bat when we went to get it ready, we found they had stolen the greatest
part of the Provision Mr. Hoar had brought out of the bags in the night ;
and we may see the wonderfull power of God in that one passage, in that
when there was such a great number of the Indians together, and so greedy
of a little good food, and no English there but Mr. Hoar and myself, that
they did not knock us in the head and take what we had ; there l)eing not
only some Provision, but also Trading-cloth a part of the twenty pounds
agreed upon At night I asked them again if I should go home?
They all as one said No, except my Husband would come for me. When
we were lain down, my Master went out of the Wigwam, and by-and-by
sent in an Indian called James the Printer, who told Mr. Hoar, that my
Mast<er would let me go home tomorrow, if he would let him have one pint
of Liquors On Tuesday morning they call their Greneral Court
194 Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. [Aprit,
(a8 they call it) to consalt and determine whether 1 should go home or no.
And they all as one man did seemingly consent to it that I should go home
except Philip who would not come among them About the Son
going down, Mr. Hoar and myself, and the two Indians, came to Lancaster
and a solemn sight it was to me. There had I lived many comfortable
years amongst my Relations and Neighbours ; and now not one Christian
to be seen, nor one house left standing. We went on to a Farm-hooae
thet was yet standing, where we lay all night, and a comfortable lodging
we had, though nothing but straw to lye on. The Lord preserved us in
safety that ni^ht, and raised us up again in the morning, and canied at
along, that before noon we came to C^cord.
Before the war with the Indians was at an end John Hoare snf-
fered an even more severe trial in the misfortune of his only son, a
young man of twenty-six years. August 11, 1676, the grand jniyf
upon complaint of certain Christian Indians, presented and indicted
Daniel Goble, Stephen Goble, Nathaniel Wilder and Daniel Hoare
all of Concord, " for that they not hauing the feare of God before
their eyes & being Investigated by the Divil w*** other his Acoom-
plises at or on the 7th of August last, at or neere to Hurtlebmy
hill, in the woods in the precincts of Concord or neere therevnto
did murder & kill three Indian weomen & three Indian Children
contrary to the peace of Soueraigne Lord the King, his Crowne &
dignitye the law of Gt>d & of this Jurisdiction." The jury in die
cases of Wilder and Hoare found a speciall verdict : ^ If being
present & seing the fact done & concenting, it be murder then we
find him gilty according to Inditement, if not not gilty.'' Stephen
Goble was executed September 21, and Daniel Goble, September
26, several Indians sufiering on the gallows the same day, as is told
in the Diary of Samuel Sewall, I. pp. 21 and 22. The youths
misled by them were pardoned.
1 1*^ Oct. 1 676. Upon the humble peticon of Daniel Hoare & Nathanieil
Wilder, presented to this Court, acknouledging the justice of this Court,
& begjjin|( pardon for their lives, the Court have granted their petition and
accordingly doe remitt the sentence of death passed against them, and
order, that they pay prison charges and tenn pounds apeece money, halfe
towards the charge of witnesses, to be payd to the Tresurer of the Coun-
try, and the other halfe to Andrew Pittime & Swagon, ye Indians prose-
cuting against them : on payment whereof they are discharged. (Massa-
chusetts Records, Vol. V. p. 117.)
In a petition to the General Court, dated June 3, 1680, John
Hoare calls himself of Braintree, having taken up his residence
there temporarily. He asks relief from his sentence, saying : ** I
am now grown old, not like long to continue in this world, and
loath to leave such a remembrance upon my name or to my children."
The Council voted to grant his request, but the Deputies refused
consent.
The original of the following petition is in possession of the Hon-
orable George F. Hoar :
1899.] AneeHrjf of the Hoar Family in America. 196
To the Hono'rd Generall Court Now Assembled
In Boston May 24th. 1682.
Tlie Humble Petition of John Hoare —
Hamblj Sheweth that wheras in the yeare 1665 yo'r Poor Petitioner was
comitled to Prison forced to find snretyes for his good behayiour and also
lyned firety pound for doing such things as I humbly conceived were but
my duty and also prohibited from pleadding any bodies cans but my owne :
Now yo'r poor Petitioner hath a long time layne under the smart of these
sufferings and hath often moved for a release but such hath bene the un-
happyness of yo'r Poor Suppliant that he hath not yet obtained such a good
day the want whereof haUi bene greatly prejuditiall to my Brother Mr.
Duiiel Hoare his Estate and so my owne and also unto my name and
famyly. The perticulars in my petition then exhibited to ihe Honor'd
Generall Court wear such as my Brother Mr Henery Flint of Brantrey &
Mr Edmond Browne of Sudbury did judge would not give any ofence.
And in that hope I did present it.
I Humbly now present to this Hon'rd Court that in the time of the warr
I tooke the diarge ef about sixty Indians belonging to Nashoby by the
otder of Majo'r Willerd, Majo*r Gookin, Mr. Eliott, and the select men of
Cmieord. I built them a fort that cost mee of my own estate fourty pounds
Mid went with my teame in Hazard of my life to save and bring home
there Come and also borrowed Rey and hors for them to plant and sow
whioh I was forced to pay for myseLEe. I also made severall Journeys to
Lancaster and to the Counsell and two Joumies to the Indians to redeme
Mrs. Bowlinson and Grood wife Kettle with two horses and provisions and
gave the sagamores considerably of my owne estate above whatever I
received of the Countrey and by the favor of god obtained of them that
they would fight noe more but in ther owne defence : Seth Perry also had
sev^aU things of mee to give the Indians that hee might escape with his
life.
My Bonn Daniel Hoare also was Indicted for his life yet by divine provi-
dence was spared, yet was sentanced to pay five pounds to the Indians and
^ye pound to the Countrey tho' as I humbly Conceive he had not broken
any Law.
My Humble Supplication on all accounts to this Hon'rd Court is that I
nugfat be sett att liberty from my sentence and may enjoy the liberty of
an English man, and also that the Cor't would pleas to remitt my son
Daniel s sentanoe. And if they pleas to grant me some small parcell of
Land to comfort my wife with respect unto all her sufferings by my dis-
bvnements for the Countrey as above recited.
And yo'r Petitioner shall give thanks to the Lord and you
And shall ever Pray Sbc
John Hoare.
The magistrates consented to release John Hoare from his bonds
and from the restraint laid upon him as to his pleading in the courts
and also ^ that considering his pnblike service & costs in securing
die Nashoby Indians at his house in Concord by order of this Court's
Comittee for severall moneths in time of said warr, and for his
adventuring his life to goe up to the Indians in the time of the warr
the suocesae whereof was the Redeeming of some Captives par-
ticnlarlj Mrs. Bowlandson " two hundred acres of land should be
196 Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. [April,
granted his family. The deputies refused to concur and the follow-
ing is the final answer of the Court :
In ans*r to the peticon of John Hoare, and on further consideration
thereof the Court judge meet' for his service donne for the publick etc. to
grant to the wife and children of the sajd John Iloare two hundred acres
of land in any comon lands from former grants, and not hindering a plan-
tation. (Massachusetts Records, Vol. V. 359.)
John Hoare owned about three hundred acres in the western part
of Concord, but exchanged the larger portion of this with Edward
Wright, in 1672, for an estate in the Kast Quarter and for ^'all the
right, title and interest w*'^ Edward Wright of Concord aforesaid,
husbandman, hath or should have in and to certain houses, lands
and hereditaments etc. in the Loi^ship of Castle Browmick (?) in
the County of Warwick in the Kingdom of England." (See Mid-
dlesex Deeds, IV. 409). He died AprU 2, 1704, and his wife
Alice died June 5, 1696. Samuel Sewall makes in his
Diary but one noteworthy mention of Mr. Hoare. Under date of
Friday, Nov. 8, 1690, he writes, " Jn'o Hoar comes into the Lobby
and sais he comes from the Lord, by the Lord, to speak for the
Lord : Complains that Sins as bad as Sodom's found here." We
may therefore infer that neither imprisonment nor fines nor old age
could put a curb upon John Hoare's freedom of speech.
The children of John* and Alice Hoare were three:
1. Elizabeth,' married December 23, 1675, Jonathan Prescott of Lan-
caster, being his second wife. To them six children were bom :
i. Jonathan,' b. April 5, 1677; a noted physician; m. July 9, 1701,
Rebecca Bulkeley ; d. Oct. 28, 1729, and had eleven children,
ii. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 27, 1078; ra. John Fowle of Woburn.
iii. Dorothy, b. March 31, 1681; m. July 14, 1702, Edward Bulkeley; d.
at Wethersfleld, Conn., in 1748.
Iv. John, b. May 13, 1688; d. Jan. 28, 1706.
V. Mary, b. Aug. 14, 1685; m. April 16, 1702, John Miles, and had six
children.
vi. Benjamin, b. Sept. 16, 1687; was graduated at Harvard 1703; clergy-
man; d. May 27, 1777; m. (1st) Elizabeth Hijrginson of Salem, in
1715; (2d) Mercy Gibbs, in 1732; and (3d) Mrs. Mary (Peppcrell)
Colnian, in 1748. By the tlrst he had five children, of whom Benja-
min m. Uebecca Minot of Salem, and had a daughter Rebecca who
became. May 12, 1763, the second wife of Hon. Roger Sherman, a
signer of the Declaration of Independence, and U. S. Senator from
Connecticut, from 1791 to his death in 1793. Their youngest daugh-
ter, Sarah Sherman, Oct. 13, 1812, m. Hon. Samuel Hoar of Concord,
and of her elder sisters. Rebecca and Klizabeth in succession became
the wives of Judge Simeon Baldwin of New Haven. Rebecca was
the mother of Roger S. Baldwin, Governor and Senator, who argued
the famous-Armistead case, and grandmother of Judge Simeon E.
Baldwin. Mehitable m. for her second husband Jeremiah Evarts,
Esq.. the Honorable William Maxwell Evarts being her son. Martha
married Jeremiah Day, President of Yale College, and was the mother
of Hon. Sherman Day, author of Pennsylvania Historical Collections
and State Surveyor of California.
Jonathan Prescott d. Dec. 5, 1721, his fourth wife surviving blm.
His second wife, Elizabeth Hoar, d. Sept. 25, 1687.
1899.] Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. 197
2. Mabt,' married Benjamin Graves, October 21, 1668.
3. Daniel, bom 1650; married July 16, 1677, Mary Stratton, daugh-
ter of Samuel and Mary (Fry), and (2d) Mary Lee, October 16,
1717. By the first wife he had eleven children :
L John,* b. Oct. 24, 1678, at Watertown; d. March 1, 1764, in Sudbury.
By wife Ruth had ten children : 1. Nehemiah* b. Oct. 19, 1704; d.
Dec. 2, 1718. 2. Jonathan, b. May 30, 1706; d. Nov. 8, 1719. 3.
0/tver, b. Oct. 14, 1707 ; d. May 29, 1711. 4. John, b. March 22, 1709 ;
d. Aug. 28, 1711. 5. Submit, b. Sept. 5, 1711. 6. Buth, b. Dec. 11,
1713; m. April 20, 1732, Amos Sanderson. 7. Dorothy, b. Feb. 22,
1714. 8. John, b. Jan. 2, 1715; d. Nov. 17, 1715. 9. Jotiah, b. Jan.
2, 1717. 10. Abigail, b. Nov. 15, 1720.
il. Leonard, captain, d. April, 1771, aged 87, in Brim field. By his wife
Esther bad eight children : 1. Joseph, b. Dec. 5, 1707. 2. Daniel, b.
May 7, 1709. 3. Sarah, b. Sept. 3, 1710. 4. Leonard, b. Dec. 17,
1711. 6. David, b. Feb. 23, 1713. 6. Charles, b. Dec. 25, 1714. 7.
Edmond, b. July 19, 1716. 8. Esther, b. April 7, 1719. Many of the
descendants of this Brlmfield branch of the family in 1838 took the
surnames Hale and Homer.
ilL Daniel, b. 1680 ; lieutenant ; m. Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah
(Temple) Jones, Dec. 20, 1705. She was b. at Concord, June 4, 1686.
They lived a mile easterly from Concord Centre. Daniel's epitaph in
the Old Concord Burying Ground is surmounted by a coat of arms —
a double headed eagle — and the words ** Paternal Coat Armor." The
inscription is as follows :
Lieut Daniel Hoar
Obt. Feb'r ye 8th 1773 JEt 93.
By Honest Industry & Prudent
Oeconomy he acquired a band-
Som Fortune for a man in Privet
Carrecter. He Injoyed a long Life
& uninterrupted state of health
Blessings that ever attend Exer-
Sies & Temperance.
S.N.
Heres the last end of mortal story.
He's Dead.
Lieut. Daniel Hoar had seven children : 1. John,* b. Jan. 6, 1707 ;
m. (1st) Esther Pierce of Lexington, June 13. 1734; m. (2d) Aug. 21,
1740, Elizabeth Coolidge, daughter of Capt. Joseph, b. Jan. 5, 1720.
By the first wife he had two, by the second nine children. He died
in Lincoln, May 16, 1786, and his widow d. March 10, 1791. John
Hoar was a resident of Lexington, Watertown and Lincoln, the
changes not being wholly due to removals, bat partly to alterations
in town boundaries. He held varions town offices, was assessor and
selectman for several years, and one of the founders of the church.
During the French and Indian war, July 14, 1748, at Fort Dammer,
he was taken prisoner and remained a captive among the Indians for
three months. He participated in the fight at Concord Bridge, April
19, 1775, being a member of the company of which his son Samuel
was a lieutenant. His name leads those of the eight soldiers who
made affidavit, April 23, 1775, to their experiences on the day of the
fight, the first of the depositions sent to England by a fast sailing
vessel from Salem. — (See Bemembrancer I., 85.) 2. Daniel, m. Nov.
2, 1743, Rebecca Brooks ; d. in Westminster, leaving two sons and
two daughters. 3. Lucy, m. John Brooks. 4. Timothy, b. 1716; m.
Abigail Brooks, Jan. 23, 1752. 5. Jonathan, b. 1719; graduate of
Harvard 1740^ major 1755, lieut.-colonel 1756, and colonel 1760,
serving in the French and Indian war 1744-1763 ; appointed Governor
of Newfoundland, etc., but died let. 52, in 1771, on his passage from
England to the colonies. 6. Elizabeth, m. Whittemore. 7.
Mary, m. Zachariah Whittemore.
ffi
198 Parentage and Birth ofBev. John BoUneen. [ApfO,
iv. Jonathan, d. at the Ctetle, a soldier, Oct. 96, 17<tt.
Y. JosKPH, d. at sea, 1707.
Ti. Bbnjamin, wife Bsther.
Til. Mart, b. March 14, 1689; d. June 10, 170S.
yiii. Samttel, b. April 6, 1691.
ix. Isaac, b. Mi^ 18, 1695 ; m. Anna , and lived in Sadbnry.
z. David, b. Nov. 14, 1698.
zi. EuzABKTH, b. Feb. 22, 1701.
The children of John^ Hoar, the son of Lieatenant Daniel, were :
(1) Rebecca,* b. in Lexington, July 1» 1785 ; m. May 6, 1755, Josqih
Cotler.
(2) Esther, b. in Watertown, Jan. 28, 1789 ; m. May 8, 1760, Bdmimd
Bowman.
John, b. in Lexington, Jnly 14, 1741 ; d. yonng.
Samnel, b. in Lexington, Aug. 28, 1748 ; often representative, State
senator 1818-^1816; m. Susanna, daughter of Abijah and Thuik-
ful (Brown) Peirce; d. May 22, 1782. He had ten children:
(i.) Susanna,' b. Feb. 22, 1774; m. Rev. Robert Gray, (ii.)
Thankfnl, b. April 6, 1776; m. Dr. Grosvenor Tarbell. (IIL}
Samuel, b. May 18, 1778; A.B. Harvard 1802, LL.D. 1888; m.
Sarah, daughter of Hon. Roger Sherman, Oct. 18, 1812, and had
children: Elizabeth,^ 1814; Ebenezer Rockwood, 1816; Sarah
Sherman, 1817 ; Samuel Johnson, 1820 ; Edward Sherman, 1828 ;
George Frisbie, 1826. (iv.) Elizabeth, b. July 25, 1780; d. Jan.
14, 1811. (V.) Abijah Peirce, b. Sept. 1, 1782; m. Sarah Hart-
well, and changed his name to Abijah Hoar Peirce in 1811. (vl.)
Nathaniel Peirce, b. Sept. 2, 1784; A.B. Harvard 1810; d. 1890.
(vli.) William, b. Sept. 16, 1786: m. Mary Bemis, and changed
his name to Hanson in 1818. (viii.) John, b. April 2, 1789 ; m.
Hannah Brooks; d. May 14, 1881. (ix.) Polly Fiske, b. Jidy 11,
1791 ; m. Capt. James Farrar ; d. May 12, 1818. (x.) Levina, b.
Jan. 17, 1794.
Elizabeth, b. in Lexington, Oct. 14, 1746.
Mercy, b. in Lexington, Oct. 5, 1750.
Sarah, b. in Lincoln, June 9, 1755; m. Feb. 17, 1790, Nehemiah
Abbot.
(8) Leonard, b. in Lincoln, June 29, 1758; m. (Ist) Nov. 10, 1786,
Eanice Wheeler, who d. May 16, 1820, set. 56 ; and (2d) Pamela
, who d. 1829. He had six children : (i.) Mary Wheeler,
b. May 26, 1787. (ii.) Eunice, b. Aug. 28, 1789. (iU.) Eliza-
beth, b. July 6, 1793. (iv.) John, b. May 5. 1796. (v.) Edmund,
b. July 21, 1798. (vi.) Joseph, b. Dec. 10, 1800; changed his
name to Leonard Hoar in 1831.
(9) Rebecca, b. Oct. 18, 1761 ; m. June 15, 1784, Joseph White of Lan-
caster. James Coolidge Carter, LL.D., is a grandson of Joseph
and Rebecca.
(10) Mary, b. June 15, 1764; m. March 27, 1788, Thomas Wheeler.
(11) Joseph, b. July 30, 1767.
A FEW FACTS IN REGARD TO THE PARENTAGE
AND BIRTH OF THE REV. JOHN ROBIN-
SON, OF DUXBURY, MASS.
By Mrs. Justus Street Hotchkiss, of New HaTen, Ct.
The following statement is given, on account of the oft-repeated
error* in regard to the parentage and birth of the Rev. John Robin-
* See Putnam's Historical Magazine for January, 1898, at page 15, ** Elisabeth Pabo-
die and Descendants.*'
Also, ** The Works of John Robinson, Pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers, with a Memoir
and Annotations by Robert Asbton, Secretary of the Congregational Board, London,
1861, Vol. I., pages 77, 78."
1B99.] JPmremkiffe and Birth of Rev. John JRobinwn. 199
6on of Diid>iii7, Mm8. Until about 1855, he was sapposed to be
the son of James and Mary (Aloock) Robinson, of Dorchester,
Mass. This family, however, is believed to have been of an entirely
distinct stock firom that of William Robinson, the first settler in
Dorchester, Mass. (see Robinson, by Harris, note on page 12),
and though James Robioson had a son John, bom April 17, 1675,
he was not the Rev. John Robinson of Duxbuiy, Mass. Absolute
proof of this statement has recently been found (1898).
In 1859, a Memoir of the Rev. William Robinson, by his son,
Prof. Edward Robinson, of Union Theological Seminary, New
York, was published for private circulation, and in this Memoir Prof.
Robinson very clearly proved that the Rev. John Robinson of Dux-
bmyy his lineal ancestor, was the son of Samuel and Mary (Baker)
Robinson, of Dorchester, Mass., the grandson of William Robin-
son, the first settler. Still he had no absolute proof of this fact
finom will or deed.
Prof. Robinson, in Chapter DI. of the Memoir he published of
lus fiiither in 1859, thus wrote :
** Rev. John Robinson of Daxbniy. That this John Robinson was the
•eoond son of Samuel Robinson and grandson of William there
seems no reason to doubt, althoogh no record has yet been foond of his
birth or baptism. The inscription on his tombstone and the obituary
iKHice in the Boston News Letter, both copied below, fix his birth in the
year 1671, probably in March. An entry in his family record, now in my
possession, on a blank leaf of his family Bible, runs thus :
* March 30, 1734, Died my only Brother, Samuel Robinson, in the 68th
year of his age.' "
It will be seen that this entry tallies precisely with the inscription
on the tombstone of Samuel Robinson, Jr. The existence of this
entry, and indeed of the said family record, became known only in
1855. Until then, John Robinson of Duxbury was usually re-
garded as the son of James Robinson of Dorchester, and bom in
1675 ; notwithstanding the fact that this was contrary to his obitu*
ary notice and to the inscription on his tombstone.
Rev. John Robinson d^ Nov. 14, 1745, at Lebanan, Conn.
He was interred in the old cemetery at Lebanon.
From Robinson Memoir, page 43, the following inscription on
his gravestone is copied :
*^ Here lies the body of the Rev. Mr. John Robinson, late Pastor of
the Church of Christ in Duxbury ; which charge, having faithfully and
laudably sustained for the space of 39 years, he removed to LelMmon,
where he changed this life for a better, Nov. 14th, A.D. 1745, aged 74.
^* Sic Pater, sic O, numerare fluxae
Nos dooe vitae spadum caducis
Mens ut a curis revocata veri
Lumen honestL
Cemat''
200 Parentage and Birth of Rev. John Hobinson, [April,
I add an exact copy of the Latin version taken hj me in 1898
from Buchanan's ^ Paraphrasis Psalmorum Davidis Poetica/'
MDLXXXII. Psalm 90, verse 12, page 209 :
Sic pater, sic 6 nnmerare fluxse
Nob doce vitae spaciam, caducis
Mens Yt k coris reuocata, veri
Lumen honesti
Cemat.
Samuel Robinson, of Dorchester, Mass., left no will, because of
the following deed of gift, which disposed of his estate during his
lifetime, and there was nothing for him to will away. In this deed
one sees the custom of giving a few shillings to one child, who had
received a previous gift, thus keeping within law limits and prevent-
ing disputes.
(Suffolk County Deeds, Vol. 29, page 274.)
Deed of Gift.
^* Samuel Robinson, yeoman, of Dorchester, deed of gift to eldest son Sam-
uel Robinson junior, for his more comfortable support, on condition of
payments hereafter mentioned, gives him all his messuages and certain par-
cels of land in Dorchester, his dwelling, outhouse, barns, stable, ground
under the homestead, pasture, etc., in the whole 60 acres of land, re-
serving to me, Samuel Robinson, and Mary, my wife, the use and benefit
of our half of all, during oUr natural lives, on condition, that our son or his
heirs shall, within twelve months after my and my wife's decease, pay to
our son Mr. John Robinson, minister of Duxburough, the sum of £100,
and to our son-in-law, Capt. Jonathan Gulliver, IDs, I having given him
his marriage portion with his wife, and to our two grandchildren, Hannah
and Lyclia Gulliver, £10 each, after my and my wife's decease."
Deed signed, May 2, 1715.
Release of Heirs.
** Whereas Samuel and Mary Robinson of Dorchester did in their life
time give unto their son John Robinson of Duxbury sundry gift — "
From Sprague's " Annals of the American Pulpit," vol. 2, page
131, the following :
"The ancestor was William Robinson of Dorchester. His grandson,
John Robinson, was born in Dorchester, March, 1671, H. C. 1695, being
the earliest graduate of the name in this Country. He preached for a short
time as a missionary in Pennsylvania; Sept. 1700, he received a call to
settle in Duxbury, Mass., where he was ordained, Nov. 18, 1702 ; he was
dismissed, 1738, and removed to Lebanon, Conn., where he died, Nov. 14,
1745, aged 74 years."
Samuel Robinson, son of William Robinson of Dorchester, Mass., bapt
June 14, 1640; married in 1665, Mary, dau. of Richard and Faith (With-
ington) Baker; bapt. 2.12, 1640; died May 9, 1715. He died Sept. 16,
1718. (From Dorchester Town Records).
Children of Samuel and Mary (Baker) Robinson.
1. Samuel, born June 13, 1666. ) Dorchester
2. Mary, born Aug. 11, 1668. ) Town Records.
3. John, bom March, 1671.
1899.] Ancestry of Lyman J. Oage. 201
THE NEW ENGLAND ANCESTRY OF LY^IAN J. GAGE,
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY IN PRESIDENT
MCKINLEY'S CABINET.
Contributed by Arthub £. Gaob, Esq., Wobam, Mass.
Thomas^ Gage, mariner. The first mention of this pioneer which
appears in any record seems to be in a record of burials at Yarmouth,
Mass., for the year 1 650, which recites that " a son of Thomas Gage was
drowned in a well, aged about a year and a halfe.*' He married Johanna
Xuight* (before 1648), a daughter of William Knight of Salem and Lynn.
We are iiiformedf that this *^ William Knight was a mason, and a deacon of
a dissenting congregation in England ; that he came over with one Hathorne
and others for the enjoyment of the liberty of his conscience ; that he had
a house plastered on the outside with plaster of Pelis and estate in lands
in England ; also the liberty of killing deer and rabbits in a certain park
there."
January 21, 1650-1, there was filed in the Suffolk Registry of Probate,
an inventory of the estate of one Robert Button, and in a list headed ^* small
debts ** appears the name of Thomas Gaige. In 1 655, Josiah Hallett and
Thomas Gage were charged with profaning the Lord's Day by putting
forth to sea from Sandwich harbor on that day.t
In 1655, there was recorded in the Registry of Deeds at Salem, Lib. 2,
fol. 52, a release from Thomas Gaige, in which he acknowledges payment
and releases his mother-in-law Elizabeth Knight and her second husband,
Allen Breed, from a legacy of forty shillings given to his wife, Joanna, in
the will of her father, William Knight.
In 1657, he appears in a list of twenty-two names from Yarmouth who
take the '' oath of fidelitie."
March 26, 1675-6, in a fight near Seekonk, Capt. Michael Peirce was
slain and fifty-one Englishmen more with him and eleven Indians that
assisted him, and there escaped of the whole company not above seven or
eight English. § A letter written by a clergyman at this time gives the
names of those who were killed in this fight, and among the men were five
from Yarmouth, and of the five, three were John Gage, William Gage
and Henry Gage.| April 29, 1676, a rate was laid at Yarmouth towards
the charge of the late war (King Philip's war), in which the only Gage that
appears is Thomas Gage, who is assessed a rate of £2. 6. 9.ir As young
men are always chosen for war, and as there appears only one Gage in the
tax-list of Yarmouth for thb year, it may fairly be inferred that Thomas
was the head of the Gage family in Yarmouth, and John, Henry and Wil-
liam were his sons.
April 18, 1735, the legislature made a grant of seven townships, Narra-
gausett townships so-called, to such of the survivors of King Philip's war
and their heirs, as could prove their claim, 1 20 to a township, 840 iu all.
• Essex So. Dist. Deeds, Lib. 2, fol. 52.
t I)cix>sition in penMftuam of Martha Williams. Historical Collections of the Essex
Institute, vol. ii., p. 102.
* Freeman's History of Cape Cod, vol. ii., p. 186.
Z Mass. Archives, vol. Ixviii., p. 191.
I Uev. Noah Newman, Itehoboth ; Bod^e, Soldiers in King Philip's War, p. 350.
4 Freeman's History of Cape Cod, p. 1^.
VOL. LIII. 13
202 Ancestry of Lyman J, Oage. [Apiil,
The township granted the men from the Plymouth Colony was Narra-
gansett township No. 7, now Gorham, Maine, and the heirs of Williaoa,
Henry and John Gage appear as three of the grantees of this township.
Feb. 3, 1738, Moses Gage of Beverly, by a deed recorded with York
Deeds, Book 23, folio 224, conveys to his son, John Gage of Dover, N. H.,
mariner, *' two whole rights or shares in a certain township granted by the
General Court of Massachasetts to certain Narragansett soldiers, being
that township which lies the number seven, one of the two towns laid out
for sd soldiers between Saco and Pesumpscot rivers and in the County of
York in the Massachusetts province aforesaid, said two shares being those
in sd township which were entered to my two brothers John Ga^e and
William Gage, late of Yarmouth, deceased, both soldiers in the Narragan-
sett Warr." Consequently if John and William Gage were sons of Thomas,
it follows that Moses was also a son of Thomas.
March 31, 1691, Thomas Gage, the younger, filed a petition in the Pro-
bate Court at Ipswich, reciting that his brother, '* Adam Gage went out a
soldier for Cansida and there was slain in their Majesties service, and hath
left a widow and not any child and neither house, land or household stuff
considerable, but hath several debts to pay and he is willing to take admin-
istration and do the best he can, or if they do not see any cause to appoint
him he wishes to be heard in behalf of the creditors."*
In 1735, a society was formed in Beverly of the soldiers and representa-
tives of the soldiers, who, under the command of Capt William Raymond,
had served in King William's war, so called, on the expedition of Sir
William Phipps against Canada in 1 690, for the purpose of petitioning the
General Court of Massachusetts for the grant of a township of land.t
Moses Gage appears among the list of members as one who still living
appears for himself. He also appears as a claimant in the right of one
Adam Gage (sometimes erroneously quoted as "Adam Page"). The
rule established by the General Court regulating the right of claimants
directed that the eldest male representative should have the right. Lack-
ing children or direct descendants, the eldest male representative would
most likely be a brother. In an article published in the Dover Inquirer^
Nov. 26, 1863, from information furnished by John Paul Robinson, Esq.,
a great-grandson of Moses Gage, it is stated that this Moses " was proba-
bly the grandson of John Gage of Ipswich, and the tradition was that all
his brothers, four in number, were killed by the Indians, but when or where
he never heard. They were young men and left no issue." But from the
deed recorded with York Deeds as aforesaid it is evident that Moses was
originally from Yarmouth, and not from Ipswich.
Thomas Gage, the elder, died between June 30 and July 17, 1695; his
will was approved and allowed Aug. 5, 1 695, and reads as follows : —
" Thomas Gage ss. of Harwich do will to my son Benjamin Gage all
my household estate be it in whatsoever and wheresoever it is only to my
wife I do give one shilling and to my son Thomas five shillings and to all
my other children to each a shilline;; this being my last will this 30 of June
one thousand six hiudred and ninety five."
It would appear from the will of Thomas Gage and the above recited
facts, that his children were :
• Historical Collections, Essex Institute, vol. v., p. 45.
t First Book of Kecords of the Proprietors of the Township lying on the North
Branch of Piscataouog River, in possession of the Maine HistoricalSociety, at Port-
land, Me. Also, Maine Historical & Gen. Kecorder, vol. iv., p. 246.
1899.] Ancestry of Lyman J. Oage. 203
i. Son,> b. 1648 ; d. 1650.
ii. John, 1 All three killed Biarch 26, 1676. Henry* was also
iii. William, Vwith Capt. John Gorham in the fight at the Swamp
ir. Hexrt, j Fort, Dec. 19, 1675, and John with Capt. John Gorham
in expedition against Mt. Hope, Jane 24, 1675, and idso one
month with Capt. Howes in expedition the destination of which
is unknown.
2. Y. Thomas, b. 1656.
d. Ti. Benjamin.
Til. Adam.
4. Yiil. Moses, b. 1668.
2. Lieut. Thomas* Gage {Thoma^)^ the second of the sons of the pio-
neer Thomas, who is named in the will of Thomas, from a deposi-
tion! sworn to by him May 20, 1692, in certain proceedings for
witchcraft, he appears to hare been at that time thirty-six years of
age, which would make him bom in 1656. He was not a son of
John of Ipswich, as was thought probable by Savage, and by Grage
in his History of Rowley. He was by occupation a blacksmith,
and married first, Sarah , who died Dec. 7, 1694, aged about
forty years. He married second, Elizabeth Mighill, widow of
Ezekiel Mighill ; she was the daughter of Ezekiel Northend, and
was bom in Rowley, October 19, 1656 ; she married first, July 25,
1682, Humphrey Hobson, by whom she had one son, Humphrey
Hobson, bom July 10, 1684; her first husband died Aug. 8, 1684,
and she married second, October 10, 1686, Ezekiel Mighill. Her
second husband died July 3, 1694, without issue, and she married
third, Thomas Gage, June 11, 1695, by whom she had one child,
Elizabeth. She died July 14, 1737. Thomas Grage was a member
of a company of troopers at Beverly in June, 1690,t but apparently
did not go in expedition against Canada ; was appointed a lieutenant
as early as August, 1696,§ and was slain Aug. 13, 1707, on the
disastrous expedition against Port Royal in Nova Scotia. The
following is the copy of an entry in Journal kept by Josiah Batchel-
der, who went on that expedition :
*'Aug. ye 13, being wensday .... Lieutenant Grage kiUed
by a great shot in his tent'*
By his will, dated April 20, 1707, just prior to the sailing of thb
expedition from Boston, and proved Oct 20, 1 707, it appears that
he left a widow, Elizabeth, and the following children :
5. i. Thomas,* b. 1678 (bapt. in Beverly, March 16, 1685) ; m. Dec. 10,
1697, Mary Smith.
6. 11. WnxiAM, b. Nov. 20, 1680 (bapt. in B., March 16, 1685) ; m. July
9, 1709, Mercy Barker,
iii. Sarah (bapt. in B., March 16, 1685); m. Sept. 30, 1715, Thomas
Wood.
It. Mart (bapt in B., Nov. 1, 1685) ; m. Jan. 15, 1706-7, Nathaniel
Jewett
T. Joanna (bapt. in B., July 29, 1688) .
vi. Joanna, b. Dec. 23, 1689 (bapt. in B., Nov. 16, 1690) ; m. Aug. 11,
1718, Ebenezer Wood.
Til. John, b. Nov. 26, 1691. (Not mentioned in win.)
• Swift, Old Tannonth, p. 101.
t Essex Historical Collections, vol. xx., p. 74; Nevins, Witchcraft, pp. 55, 56.
t Mass. Archives, vol. xxxri , jp. 132.
I letter of Bartholomew Credney, Aug. 16, 1696, to Hon. Isaac Addington, Baxter
Papers, voL v., p. 483.
204 Ancestry of Lyman J. Oage. [April,
yiii. Susanna, b. Jan. 12, 1693-4 ; m. Jan. 7, 1718-9, John Dlddnson.
Shed. Joly 11, 1760.
ix. Elizabeth, b. March 17, 1699 (Rowley) ; m. Dec. 18, 1716, £dward
Sanders.
3. Benjamin^ Gage ( Thomas^) , one of the sons of the pioneer Thomas,
who is named in the will of Thomas, died May 12, 1708. Admin-
istration on his estate was granted to Elizabeth, widow and relict of
Benjamin Gage, late of Yarmouth, now deceased, Aug. 3, 1708.
The decree for the settlement of his estate gives to John Grage,
the eldest son, the dwelling honse, house lot, land thereto adjoining,
and the meadow at Herring river, he having given bond for paying the
overplus, more than what his double share or portion comes to;
Elizabeth Gage, the widow, to have the use, benefit and improve-
ment of one-third part of all the personal estate after debts and
funeral charges are paid ; Matthew Gage, the next eldest son, to have
the meadow and upland at Swan Point river, at 16 pounds, and so
much more of the personal estate as will make that up to two and
twenty pounds, 18 shillings and six pence, and that each of the other
children, viz.: Ebenezer, Thomas and Joanna Gage, sons and
daughter of said deceased, have the full sum of two and twenty
pounds, 18 shillings and six pence, each of them . . Among the
items in the inventory appears one negro girl, appraised at five
pounds.
Children :
7. 1. John,* n\. Jane — .
8. li. Matthew, m. Dec. 4, 1712, Hannah Thorp.
9. iil. Ebenezer, m. March 28, 1717, Dorcas Crowell.
10. iv. 'Suomas, m. Oct. 13, 1726, Rebecca Rider.
V. Joanna, m. Aug. 26, 1708, Samuel Merchant.
4. MosES^ Gage [Thomas^), born in 1668; died at Beverly, June 30,
1748, aged 80; was a seaman; married Sarah Dodge, daughter of
Capt. John and Sarah (Proctor) Dodge, who was baptized Feb. 16,
16G8, and ciied in 1747. He was a grantee of the Narragansett
townsliip No. 7, Gorham, Me., in the right of his two brothers,
John and William, who were slain with the command of Capt
Michael Peirce, near Seekouk, March 26, 1676. He and his
brother Adam served in the expedition of Sir William Phipps
against Canada in 1690, in which expedition Adam was slain. To
pay the men who went in this expedition, a score or more of town-
ships were granted, all called Canada townships. To sixty men
from Beverly, under command of Capt. William Raymond, was
first granted in 1735, Halestown or Weare, N. H. When, on settle-
ment of the boundary between Massachusetts and New Hampshire,
Weare was found to be in New Hampshire, a new grant was made
in June, 1765, to their heirs in lieu of the first grant, now Raymond.
Me. Moses Gage appeared among the list of claimants for a grant
in 1735, both in his own right and in the right of his brother Adam.
Dec. 15, 1766, his son John for £41. Is. conveyed one whole right in
the town of Weare to Jonathan Dow, and July 11, 1771, the right
of his son William in the township of Raymond was conveyed to
Nathaniel Jones.
Children :
.899.] Ancestry of Lyman J. Gage. 205
i. Sarah,' b. April 3, 1692.
iL Hannah, b. Sept. 18, 1694 ; published to Jonatbaa Trask, Dec. 18,
1719.
11. iU. John. b. April 7. 1702.
iv. William, b. Sept. 23, 1703; d. March 20, 1775; a mariner.
T. BiART, b. Aug. 15, 1705 ; m. April 12, 1725, Livennore Whittredge.
>. Thomas* Gage (Thomas,^ Thomas^), bora in Beverly, 1678 ; m. Mary
Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith, Dec. 10, 1697, who was born
Oct. 6, 1678. He settled first upon a piece of land in Rowley,
called Hobson's close. About 1718 he removed with his family
from Rowley to Mil ford ; purchased a farm of 80 acres from Seth
Chapin, May 25, 1723, on the Sherbora road. He was living in
1742-43, when Cedar street was laid oat, and gave land for that
purpose.
Children, bora in Rowley :
i. John,* b. March 7, 1698-9.
ii. Sarah, b. Dec. 29, 1701.
ill. MosEs, b. March 26, 1705.
iv. Hannah, b. Dec. 8, 1708.
V. Mart, b. Aug. 1, 1711.
In the record of deaths of the First Church in Rowley, there is
also mentioned that of a still-born infant of Thomas Geage's in 1714,
and Thomas Geage's, his young child, Oct. 5, 1716, unbaptized.
For a further account of this Thomas Gage and of his descend-
ants, see Ballou's History of Milford.
. William* Gage (ITiamas* Thoma$^), bora Nov. 20, 1680, in Beverly
m. Mercy Barker, July 9, 1707, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary
Barker, who was born March 29, 1683-4, and died Oct. 10, 1775.
He died March 18, 1729-30.
Children, bora in Beverly :
i. Sarah,^ b. Aug. 26, 1709 ; d. June 18, 1713, scalded to death,
ii. Thomas, b. Aug. 1, 1711. Lieut.-€k>l. at Lake George, 1758.
ill. Sarah, b. Sept. 9, 1713; m. June 20, 1751, Eliphalet Jewett, and
d. Sept. 16, 1786.
Iv. WnxLAM, b. Aug. 7, 1715.
V. Elizabeth, b. March 8, 1718 ; d. May 29, 1736.
vl. Mercy, b. Feb. 14, 1722-3; m. July 8, 1756, Nathan Lambert; d.
Nov. 28, 1799.
vli. Nathaniel, b. May 3, 1726.
viU. Mart, d. July 29, 1729.
John' Gage (Benjcamn^^ l^homcu^), YarmoHth. By his will, presented
for probate Jan. 9, 1770; by his son Benjamin, the executor therein
named, he gives pecuniary legacies to his daughters, one-third of his
estate to his wife Jane, and the rest to his three sons, share and
share alike. His son John is mentioned as absent.
Children, born in Yarmouth :
i. Thankful,* b. May 27, 1711 ; m. Snow of Harwich.
it Ruth, b. Feb. 20, 1712-13 ; m. Hopkins of Harwich.
iii. Benjamin, b. June 2, 1715.
iv. Jenny, b. May 15, 1719; m. Baker of Yarmouth.
V. Patience, b. March 30, 1722-^; m. Nov. 8, 1771, John Hall of
Harwich,
vi. John, b. April 15, 1724; m. April 29, 1755, Mary Chipman of
Harwich.
Til. Samuel, b. March 27, 1726-7.
206 Ancestry of Lyman J. Ghge. [Afwil,
8. Matthew' Gaoe {Beniaminj* Thomaf), Harwich. Married by John
Gk)rhain to Hannah Thorp, Dec 4, 1712. Will allowed March 10,
1777.
Children :
i. Susanna,* b. April 11, 1718.
ii. Hannah, b. Jan. 18, 1716; m. May 11, 1782, Aaron Snow,
iii. James, b. Dec. 15, 1717.
iv. Lot, b. Oct. 16, 1720.
V. Zebulon, b. Dec. 16, 1724.*
vl. WnxiAM, b. Sept. 11, 1727.
9. Ebenezeb' Gage (Benjamin^^ Thomas^), Yarmonth. Married, March
27, 1717, Dorcas Crowell. Will dated Aug. 19, 1765.
Children :
i. JuDAH,* b. Dec. 16, 1717.
ii. Dorcas, b. Oct. 12, 1719 ; m. Jaly 5, 1789, Isaac Baker.
iii. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 80, 1721 ; m. Baker.
iv. Thankful, m. Baxter.
V. Temperance, m. Baker.
10. Thomas' Gage (Benjamin,^ Thoma^)^ Yarmouth. Married, Oct. 18,
1726, Rebecca Rider. Removed to Southeast, Dutchess Co., N. Y.,
sometime between 1741 and 1758.
Children, born in Yarmouth:
i. ELrau,* b. Feb. 27, 1726-7.
ii. Anthony, b. March 16, 1728-9 ; m. Sept. 19, 1762, Ann Sears of
Harwich, a descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullens of
the Mayflower.f
iii. Moses, b. April 9, 1782. For a further account of Moses and of
his descendants, see Cleveland's History of Yates County, N. T.
iv. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 9, 1784; m. Grissel Elwell. Removed from
Southeast to DeRuyter, Madison Co., N. Y. He is the great
grandfather of Lyman J. Gage, Secretary of the Treasury in the
cabinet of President McKinlcy.
V. Johanna, b. May 12, 1788.
vl. George, b. July 9, 1740.
vli. Mark, b. probably after removal to Southeast.
11. CoL. John' Gage (MoseSy* TTiomas^), born in Beverly, April 7, 1702;
in early life was a mariner ; removed from Beverly to Dover, N. H.,
about 1727, when he married Elizabeth Hubbard, widow, a daugh-
ter of Joseph Roberts, and granddaughter of John Roberts, marshal
of New Hampshire in 1 680. He was one of the original grantees
of Halestown or Weare, N. H., and of Middleton and Grantham,
N. H., and of Bennington, Vt. He was one of the petitioners for
the erection of Strafford County from Dover and other adjoining
towns, and in 1773 was appointed judge of probate. He died June
25, 1773.
Children, born in Dover, N. H. :
i. John,* b. March, 1729.
il. Moses, b. 1732.
iii. Jonathan, b. 1734.
iv. Sarah, m. Nathan Horn of Rochester, N. H.
V. William, bapt. April 30, 1737.
* Joshua, son of Zebulon, settled in Augusta, Me. Was a member of Congress from
Massachusetts, 1817-19.
t Sears Genealogy.
1899.] John Gforham and Martha Cobb. 207
JOHN GORHAM AND MARTHA COBB, THEIR ANCES-
TORS AND THEm DESCENDANTS.
Commanicated by Fsakk 'Wtllum Spkaoxhs.
Captacc John^ Gorham, m. Desire Howland, in 1643.
Lieutenant Colonel' John Gorham, b. Feb. 20, 1652 ; m. Feb. 16, 1674,
Mary Otis. He died Dec 9, 1716. His wife, Mary, died April 1, 1733.
John« Gorham, b. Sept. 28, 1688; m. Oct 21, 1712, Prudence
Crocker. He died in 1769, and she died in 1778.
Nathaniel^ Gorham, b. Sept. 30, 1726 ; m. Oct 31, 1751, Anna Lewis.
She died Oct 13, 1796. Ks estate was settled February, 1801, by his
sons, Geoi^e * Lewis Gorham and Lewis* Gorham.
Lewis* Gorham was b. Nov. 11, 1753 ; m. April 14, 1774, Sarah
Phinnej (daughter of David Phinney). He died Jan. 16, 1821, and his
widow Sarah died Feb. 10, 1851, aged 97 years.
Lewis* Gorham was Deputy Sheriff of Barnstable for many years.
He resided in the mansion house of his father and grandfather at Coggins,
or Great Pond, which was buUt by John' Gorham about 1716, and taken
down by Lewis* Gorham in 1820. John* Gorham (who married Martha
Cobb) was bom in this house. It stood next to the Govemer Hinckley
house. The children of Lewis* and Sarah (Phinney) Gorham were as
follows, the births being recorded in Barnstable records, voL 3, page 407 :
i. Anna*, b. liarch 29, 1775 ; m. Thomas Harris, of Boston, July 12,
1798.
ii. David, b. Aug. 6, 1778 ; m. Hannah Nye.
iii. John, b. July 16, 1781 ; m. Martha Cobb, April 12, 1804.
iv. Henrt, b. Aug. 8, 1785 ; m. Polly Hoxle, of Sandwich.
T. Sarah, b. May 12, 1793; m. Barnabas Hinckley, of Barnstable.
John* Goriiam was b. July 16, 1781 ; m. Martha Cobb, April 12, 1804.
He died Oct 11, 1824, and his widow Martha died Feb. 20, 1839. She
was the daughter of Eleazer Cobb, senior, and his second wife, Elizabeth
Davis, who was the daughter of Captain William Davis and his wife
Martha Crocker. The children of John* Gorham and Martha Cobb were :
i. Elizabeth D.J b. Jan. 80, 1805 ; m. Captain Sumner Peirce. She
died Oct 7, 1887.
ii. Frkdkrick, b. Nov. 27, 1807 ; m. Lydia Hallett, May 8, 1828. He
died Nov. 3, 1889.
iii. John, died at sea, unmarried,
iv. Martha, b. July 23, 1811 ; m. Lot Easterbrook. She died June 22,
1870.
y. Sarah, b. BCarch 19, 1814 ; m. Captain Caleb Sprague, of Hlngham,
Mass., June 24, 1836. She died Sept. 10, 1856.
vl. Captain Rufus, b. 1816 ; m. Temperance Lewis. He died March 4,
1860.
Til. Caftain Whjxam F., b. 1819; m. Nabby Baxter. He died July 9,
1853.
TiiL Catharinb, b. July 2, 1821 ; m. April 8, 1858, Captain Caleb Sprague
(his second wife). She died Sept. 17, 1863. He died Aug. 19, 1893.
Hie eight diildren of John* Gorliam all made their home in Barnstable.
Notb. — The inscription upon the monument to John* Gorham is as follows :
•< John Gorham, died Oct 11, 1824, aged 41 years." This does not agree with
tlie Town Record, which says that he was bom July 16, 1781. The writer
accepts the Town Becord as correct.
208 Descendants of Francis Bushnell, [April,
FRANCIS BUSHNELL OF GUILFORD, CONN.
AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
Compiled by R. D. Smtth, and communicated by Bbbnabd C. STEnrsB.
Francis* Bushnell, " the elder," and Francis Bushnell, " junior," moet
undoubtedly father and son, were among the first settlers of Guilford. One
of them signed the Plantation Covenant. Probably this was the elder.
He died in 1646, and his will was proved on October 13. Rev. John
Hoadley, who signed the same covenant, came over in the same ship. On
the voyage, his grandson, the famous Bishop Benjamin Hoadley, says he
" accidentally met with " Sarah Bushnell, a daughter of Francis, whom he
afterwards married. Francis Bushnell, Jr., probably came over in April,
1635, in the ^* Planter," with his wife and infant daughter. John Bush-
nell, the glazier, another son, came over in another vessel, the " Hopewell,"
in the same year. Both brothers were at Salem in 1637. Another Bush-
nell, who may have been a relative, was in the employ of John Winthrop,
the younger, in Boston, and died in March, 1636. The elder, 1. Francis
Bushnell, marrried Rebecca . He had a home lot of three acres
in Guilford, having John Hoadley, William Dudley and Thomas Jordan
as neighbors. Among his descendants are David Bushnell, who invented
the first torpedo, the American turtle, and Cornelius Bushnell, who advanced
Ericsson the funds with which the '* Monitor " was built.
The children of Francis and Rebecca Bushnell were :
2. I. Francis,* b. 1609; d. Dec. 4, 1681.
ii. Rebecca, m. 1646, at Guilford, John Lord. She seems to have
been residing with her father at Guilford at his death and, with
her husband, to have presented an inventory, on Feb. 11, 1646-7,
of her father's estate, of all his goods, houses and lands, in her
possession at the time of his decease. Francis BushnelPs wlU
was witnessed by Rev. Henry Whitfield and William Leete. John
Lord sold the lands to John Fowler, after the death of his wife,
Rebecca Bushnell.
3. iii. William, d. Nov. 12, 1683.
4. vi. John, b. 1614; d. 1667.
V. Sarah, bapt. Nov. 26, 1625, at Horsfleld, Sussex; m. July 14, 1642,
Rev. John Hoadley, of Guilford. He afterwards returned to
England, and d. at Halsted, Kent, July 1, 1693. She d. at Rol-
venden, Kent, July 28, 1668. The Bishops John and Benjamin
Hoadley were their grandsons.
6. vl. Richard, d. 1657.
2. Dea. Francis^ Bushnell, Jr. {Francis^) was a carpenter and mill-
wright and had charge of the Town mill at Guilford, after the death
of Thomas Norton in 1 648. About the same time, his name apj^ears
among those who took their lands at Oyster River quarter in Say-
brook. He remained, however, at Guilford some time longer, making
arrangements meanwhile for the transfer of his family to Saybrook.
In 1662, he was at Saybrook, where he continued to reside until his
death. He built the corn mill at Oyster River, the first erected in
Saybrook. The town of Saybrook gave him a farm, on condition
of keeping up the mill for the benefit of the town. After his death,
the farm went to his son-in-law Samuel Jones. It remained a long
time after in his family. His home lot in Guilford contained about
^yQ acres and was near his father's. He also owned land at the
1899.] Defendants of Francis Buahnell. 209
Point of Bocks, and conyeved all his real estate property in Guil-
ford to his son-in-law, William Johnson, when he left Guilford.
Francis Bushnell died at Sajhrook, aged 72, Dec 9, 1681. He
married, in England, Marie or Mary .
Their children were (the order is uncertain) :
i. Martha,' b. 16^; m. JoDathan Smith, of Glastonbury, Conn.,
Nov. 1, 1G63. She was probably the eldest daughter.
ii. Elizabeth, m. Dea. William Johnson, of Gallford, July 2, 1651 ;
d. April 26, 1672. He d. Oct. 27, 1702. They were grandparents
of Rev. Samuel Johnson, first President of King's College, now
Columbia University.
ill. Sarah, m. Joseph Ingham of Saybrook, June 20, 1655.
iv. Mart, m. Samuel Jones (son of Thomas) of Guilford, Jan. 1,
1666 ; d. 1727. He d. November, 1704.
V. Hanxah, m. Stephen Hosmer of Hartford.
6. vi. John, b. 1632 ; d. 1686.
vii. Samuel, m. Ruth Sanford, dau. of Zachary of Saybrook, April 17,
1684; and d. Dec. 16, 1689. They had no children.
3. LiEUTENAXT WiLLiAM* BusHNELL (Francis^), of Savbrook, married
Rebecca Chapman, a sister of Robert Chapman of Saybrook.
Their children were :
7. 1. Joshua,' b. May 6, 1644 ; d. March, 1710.
8. 11. Samuel, b. middle of September, 1645 ; d. 172-.
iii. Rebecca, b. Oct. 5, 1646 ; m. John Hand.
9. Iv. WiLLLiM, b. Feb. 15. 1648-9; d. Dec. 9, 1711.
V. Francis, b. Jan. 6, 1649-50; d. young,
vi. Stephen, b. Jan. 4, 1653-4; d. August, 1727.
vii. Thomas, b. Jan. 4, 1653-4.
viii. JuDFTH, b. beginning of January, 1655-6; d. Nov. 17, 1740; m. Dr.
Joseph Seward, of Guilford and Durham, on Feb. 5, 1681-2. He
d. Feb. 14, 1732, aged 77.
ix. Abigail, b. middle of February, 1659-60; d. Jan. 30, 1750; m.
Capt. John Seward, of Gnilford and Durham (brother of Dr.
Joseph, see ** Seward Genealogy," N.-E. Hist. Gen. Rbo., July,
1898), June 25, 1678. He d. Dec. 6, 1748. R. D. Smyth m. a
descendant,
z. Ltdia, b. 1661; d. Aug. 24, 1753; m. Caleb Seward, of Guilford
and Durham (brother of Joseph and John), July 14, 1686. He
d. Aug. 2, 1728.
xi. Daniel, b. 1683; d. February, 1727-8.
4. John' Bushnell (Francis^), of Salem and Boston, died probably in
1667. His inventory is dated Aug. 5, 1667. He m. Jane .
Their children were :
i. Mart,^ m. George Robinson, Oct. 3, 1657.
ii. William, d. at Saybrook, Aug. 31, 1684.
ill. Dorothy, b. Feb. 15, 1651-2, at Boston,
iv. Sarah, b. March 24, 1654-5, at Boston.
V. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 30, 1657.
vi. John, b. Jan. 19, 1659.
vii. Jane, b. Dec. 18, 1662; m. John Hill, April 14, 1670.
5. Richard' Bushnell (Francis^), of Saybrook and Norwalk, Conn.
He is said to have lived in Norwich for a time, at the close of his
life. He married, Oct. 11, 1648, ]^[ary Marvin, daughter of Mat-
thew Marvin of Norwalk. She was bom 1629, and came to New
England with her father in 1635. She married second, Dea.
Thomas Adgate in 1660, and died March 29, 1713. Her second
husband died in July 1707. Matthew Marvin in his will, in 1673,
gives £10 each to his grandsons, Richard and Francis Bushnell.
210 Descendants of Francis BushnelL [April,
The children of Richard and Mary (Marvin) Boshnell were :
10. i. Joseph,^ b. May, 1651 ; d. Dec. 23, 1748.
11. il. Richard, b. September, 1662; d. Feb. 27, 1727.
12. iii. Francis, b. Janaary. 1654.
iv. Mart, b. January, 1654; m. Thomas Lefflngwell, Jr., of Norwich,
September, 1672.
Y. Marcie, b. 1657. (N.-E. Hist. Gen. Beg., XVI. p. 251, calls her
Maria).
6. John' Bushnell (Francis,* Francis^), of Saybrook, married May
15, 1665, Sarah, daughter of John Scranton.
Their children were :
1. JoHN,^ b. March 28, 1665-6 ; d. March 10, 1729 ; m. May 10, 1692,
Bebecca Cole of Hartford, and lived In Say brook.
Their children were :
1. John,* b. 1698; d. 1696.
2. JohHf b. Nov. 2, 1695.
3. Francis, b. Nov. 17, 1697.
4. Samuel, b. March 12, 1699-1700.
6. Amos, b. Jan. 18, 1701-2; d. single, 1788.
6. Bebecca, b. Sept. 16, 1704 ; m. John Mather, son of the Bev.
Azariah, and had no children.
7. Sarah, b. Dec. 9, 1706; and was an imbecile.
8. Benjamin, b. 1709.
9. Lemuel, b. 1712.
ii. Sarah, b. Sept. 17, 1668 ; d. Feb. 4, 1691 ; m. Thomas Stevens, Jr.
of Killingworth. Nov. 9, 1688. He d. 1703.
iii. Hannah, b. Nov. 10, 1670; d. Sept. 22, 1766; m. 1st, Large;
m. 2d, James Benton, Ang. 2, 1694. He d. Nov. 7, 1733.
iv. Mart, b. Feb. 20, 1672-3; m. April 16, 1693, WiUiam MlUer of
Glastonbury.
V. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 23, 1674.
7. Dea. Joshua* Bushnell ( William,* Francis^), of Saybrook, married
May, 1682, Mary Seymour, daughter of Richard of Hartford, and
Mary his wife.
Their children were :
1. Thankful,* b. Jan. 3, 1686.
13. ii. Joshua, b. Nov. 8, 1690; d. 1767.
ill. Hannah, b. Nov. 16, 1693; m. Joseph Nettleton of Killingworth,
Feb. 18, 1712-13.
8. Samuel* Bushnell ( William,^ Francis^), of Saybrook, married first,
Oct. 7, 1G75, Patience Rudd, daughter of Jonathan. He married
second, April 17, 1700, Priscilla Pratt.
The children of Samuel and Patience (Rudd) Bushnell were :
i. Abigail,* b. July 27, 1677; d. Feb. 20, 1708; m. Eliphalet Hall,
May 30, 1705. He lived at Guilford, and d. 1725.
ii. Judith, b. Sept. 14, 1679; d. at Durham, March 11, 1716-16; m.
Jaiucs Wright, Jr., Dec. U, 1707.
ill. Samuel, b. Aug. 21, 1682, of Saybrook; m. March 31, 1710, Han-
nah Hill, who d. 1776. Their children were :
1. Jeremiah,^ b. Sept. 27, 1710.
2. Jemima, b. Feb. 29. 1713; m. Feb. 22, 1738, Ezra Parmelee.
8. Hannah, b. Dec. 8, 1719; m. Isaac Kelsey.
iv. Jonathan, b. April 10, 1685.
V. Daniel, b. Feb. 20, 1687-8.
vi. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 18, 1690-1, of Saybrook; d. January, 1765; m.
April 8, 1725, Temperance Seward. (The attraction the Sewards
had for the Bushnells Is very noticeable). Their children were :
1. Nathaniel,* b. June 27, 1727.
1899.] Dewendants of Francis BushnelL 211
2. Temperance^ b. 1782 ; m. Oideon Chalker.
3. AhigaU, b. 1735.
4. Deborah^ b. April 20, 1737.
The children of Samael and Priscilla (Pratt) Bichardson were :
ix. Priscilla, b. Dec 19, 1703.
z. JosiAH, b. June 9, 1706.
9. WiLLiAJf* BcsHNSLL (WtlUamj* Fr€meu^)j of Sajbrook, married
first, Oct 7, 1675, Rebecca , who died May 14, 1703 ; mar-
ried second, June 9, 1705, widow Sarah Bull. By his second wife,
he had no children.
The children of William and Rebecca Boshnell were :
i. Sarah,^ b. March 1, 1693-4 ; d. yoang.
iL Ephradc, b. Feb. 14, 1695-6; of Saybrook; m. 1st, Nov. 9, 1697,
Mary Lay or Long ; m. 2d, Oct. 16, 1712, Sarah HilL By his first
wife, his children were :
1. Mary,* b. Aug. 8, 1698.
2. Daniel, b. Nov. 8, 1699.
3. Martha, b. May 16, 1701 ; d. young.
4. JEphraim, b. Sept. 27, 1702.
5. Sarah, b. April 21, 1704; d. young.
6. Jedidiah, b. May 5, 1706 ; d. young.
By his second wife, his children were :
7. Sarah, b. July 26, 1713.
8. Jedidiah, b. May 23, 1714.
9. James, b. March 12, 1716.
10. MaHha, b. Aug. 12, 1718.
11. Anne, b. Oct. 24, 1720; m. Moses Dudley, Dec. 22, 1743.
12. Thomas, b. Aug. 24, 1722.
13. Bebeeca, b. June 22, 1728.
Hi. WiLUAM, b. April 3, 1683; d. May 30, 1733; m. April 10, 1701,
Catharine Jordan, who d. October, 1751. Their children were :
1. WmUm,* b. Oct. 26, 1703.
2. Stephen, b. April 29, 1708 ; d. young.
3. Nthemiah, b. April 22, 1710.
4. Lydia, b. July 6, 1712.
5. Stephen, b. 1714.
6. Hezekidh, b. 1717.
7. €Hdeon, b. 1720.
iv. Esther, b. Nov. 2, 1683; m. Samuel Wilcox, May 14, 1707.
10. Joseph* Bushkell {Riehard^^ Francis^), of Norwich, married Not.
28, 1673, Mary Leffingwell, daughter of Thomas.
Their children were :
1. BCart,« b. March 10, 1675.
ii. Joseph, b. June 27, 1677.
ill. Jonathan, b. Oct. 7, 1679; m. Ist, Biary Calkinson, March 2,
1709-10; m. 2d, in 1731, Mary Bliss,
iy. Daniel, b. 1681 ; d. 1681.
Y. Deborah, b. Sept. 21, 1682.
Tl. Hannah, b. Dec. 8, 1684.
Tli. Nathan, b. Feb. 12, 1686 ; m. 1st, Anne Carey, who d. 1714 ; m. 2d,
Mehitabel AUyn, and had six children.
Till. Rebecca, b. March 7, 1688.
ix. Abigail, b. July 21, 1690. ^
X. Rachel, b. Oct. 27, 1692.
xi. Jerusha, b. Not. 27, 1695.
11. Bichard' Bushkell (Richard^ Francis^), of Norwich, married Dec
7, 1672, Elizabeth, daughter of Dea. Thomas Adgate.
212 Descendants of Francis BushnelL [April,
Their children were :
i. Annb,* b. Dec. 4, 1674; m. William Hyde.
ii. Caleb, b. May 26, 1679; m. Jan. 9, 1700, Ann LefQngwell; and d.
Feb. 18, 1724-5. He lived at Norwich. Their children were :
1. Anne^
2. Mary, m. Dr. Joseph Perkins, Jaly, 1730.
8. Elizabeth.
4. Bicfiard, b. July 26, 1710.
5. Abigail.
6. Zipporah.
ill. Benajah, b. May 4, 1681, of Norwich; m. 1709, Zervlah Leffing-
well. Their children were :
1. Zerviah.
2. Ben(0ah, b. March 11, 1715.
Iv. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 81, 1685; m. Jabez Hyde.
12. Francis* Bushnell (Richard,* Francis^), of Norwalk and Danbnry,
married Oct. 12, 1675, Hannah Seamoor, daughter of Thomas of
Norwalk.
Their children were :
1. Hannah,* b. Aug. 27, 1676 ; m. Bev. Seth Shove of Danbnry.
li. Mart, b. Dec. 21, 1679.
ill. Abigail.
iv. LvDLk, b. 1681,
V. Mercy, b. 1687 ; d. Nov. 9, 1767 ; m. 1st, Jan. 8, 1712, Major John
Bostwick of New Milford; m. 2d, Capt. James Lockwood of
Norwalk.
vl. Rebecca.
vii. Judith.
13. Captain Joshua* Bushnell (Joshuay^ WilUam,* Francis^), of Say-
brook, married first, Jan. 21, 1711-12, Margaret Chapman, who
died Feb. 14, 1716; married second, Feb. 23, 1717-18, Elizabeth
Hawley ; married third, Ljdia Lynde.
The child of Joshua and Margaret (Chapman) Bushnell was :
1. Mary,» b. Aug. 27, 1714.
The children of Joshua and Elizabeth (Hawley) Bushnell were :
ii. Phineas, b. Aug. 23, 1718.
iii. Hawley, b. 1720.
iv. Elizabeth, b. June 24, 1724; m. May 2, 1747, David Seward of
Guilford. Their descendant, Racliel Stone Seward, m. R. D.
Smyth. (See N.-E. Hist. Gen. Reg. for July, 1898).
The child of Joshua and Lydia (Lynde) Bushnell was:
V. Lucy, d. Oct. 8, 1743; m. Feb. 20, 1770, Samuel Hart.
BUSHNELL FAMILY.
To the Editor of the Begister :
I thank you for tho opportunity to examine the very complete notes on the
Bushnell Family, which reply to the Queries submitted by me in the October
Register. They are much more full than anything hitherto printed, but I regret
that the authority for the statements made is not cited, since they differ so
widely from the data given by Savage, Hinman, Miss Caulkins and others, that
it would be more satisfactory to know their foundation, especially as they pro-
bably contain the matured opinions of the author — his latest conclusions.
It is admitted by most, I think, that Dea. Francis Bushnell was the son of
the first Francis, of Guilford, Ct. ; but in following the statements as to his
age at death (4 Dec, 1681), given by Savage as 81, and Chesebrongh (Anni-
versary of the First Church, Old Saybrook, p. 75) as 82, it would seem that all
1899.] Descendants of Francis BushnelL 213
have been led astray. Thej would make the second Francis bom in 1600,
whereas Mr. Smyth says he was bom in 1609, agreeing with Hinman. If this
be trae, Savage's second and third Francis are the same person. The six
named Francis, whom, from the varions statements, we seem to find, as my
query showed, are thus disposed of : — 1 is the original settler ; 2, 8 and 4 are
identical, the son of 1 ; 5 was not the son of John, as Chesebrongh (p. 74) says,
but his nephew^ and 6 was not the son of William, as stated by Hinman and
others, but of Richard, who married Mary Marvin, and was a twin brother of
their daughter Mary — and hence a Francis hitherto unknown to Savage, Wal-
worth (in Hyde), Miss Caulkins, who quotes the record (Hist. Norwich, p.
214), Hinman, or any other writer to my knowledge. The Francis son of
William (b. 6 Jan., 1649-50 according to Hinman, who assigns him to Lieut.
William, and Savage, who however assigns him to another William), Mr.
Smyth not only says died young, but further tells us It was not this Francis but
a Francis, son of Richard, who married Hannah, daughter of Thomas [and
Hannah Marvin] Seymour [see Hinman, p. 446, and CliApman, p. 30].
&Ir. Smyth says that Joshua, son of William, married Mary, daughter of
Richard and Mary Seymour; Chapman, p. 29, says it was Mary, not identifying
her further; I have found it stated that Joshua's wife was Hannah's sister
Mary, considering Joshua and William to be not cousins but brothers, and
sons of William — two brothers marrying two sisters,— but I cannot now recall
my authority.
Lieut. William, according to Chesebrongh, p. 75, d. 11 August, 1684, but
Smyth says this was another William, viz. the son of John, who died at that
time, and gives Lieut. William's death as 12 Nov., 1683, as does Savage : and
he further gives to Lieut. William not only the four children, William, Abigail,
Judith and Lydia, who are assigned him by Savage, but also the nine children,
some of them bearing the same names Iten in all], given by Savage to his first
William, son of John.
Mr. Smyth makes ** John the glazier, of Boston," a son of the first Francis,
hence a brother of Dea. Francis, William, etc. He calls Lieut. William ** of
Saybrook," but does not give the date of his appearance there, which is proba-
bly unknown. John of Saybrook was there early ; it is needless to say that he
could not have been the glazier of Boston, who is too closely connected with
Boston by record to he confused with the Saybrook John, neither could he have
been the son of the glazier, for he was not born until 1660. Mr. Smyth makes
the first Saybrook John the son of Dea. Francis, while others have claimed,
and cited Saybrook Records to prove it, that the father of the first John of
Saybrook was a John of Boston. I content myself with stating the disagree-
ments, and Ira Bushnell's story in Hinman increases the confusion. I only say
further that if we accept Mr. Smyth's version, it follows that William and
Richard were not the brothers but the uncles of the first Saybrook John, which
contradicts Chesebrongh, and if true, overthrows the theory suggested by me,
based on Chesebrough's statement. I have no objection to this, having dis-
tinctly stated that I only offered a conjecture to reconcile conflicting state-
ments, and was seeking light. But as no authorities are cited by either party,
in view of these various contradictions, we may be justified in suspending
judgment as to which is to be finally accepted until we know the evidence. I
might point out several other discrepancies, as, for example, the date of death
of Marcie, daughter of Francis of Danbury, given by Hinman, p. 446, as 5
November, 1767, and by Smyth as 9 November, 1767, but I forbear. Others
still may be discovered by comparing Smyth with Selleck's lively history of
Nor%valk, a portion of which has recently been published, and also by a refer-
ence to my previous paper.
If the tombstone date of 1600 for Dea. Francis's birth is to be rejected, and
he was bom in 1609, as Mr. Smyth and Hinman agree, the case is simplified, for
the Deacon seems to have been the eldest son ; and a reduction of his age by
nine years brings forward the dates of birth of his younger brothers, none of
which, except John's, if he be a brother, are certainly known.
My object is not to contest Mr. Smyth's statements, but merely to point out
the wide differences between them and those previously printed, confessing my
inability to decide which to accept without further evidence. It would be dif-
ficult to find a family in which the dates, etc., assigned, are more conflicting,
but it is evident that the remarkable discrepancies are largely due to the iden-
tity of names and the close correspondence of ages in the different branches.
214 Adams Pedigree. [April,
Passing from these, I will make one or two corrections and supply some
additional facts, for which I will give my authority. Mr. Smyth says:
** Matthew Marvin in his Will in 1673, gives £10 each to his grandsons
Bichard and Francis Bnshnell." This is an error. By a copy of this Will in
my possession, attested by the late Judge Blakeman as taken from the original
record at Fairfield, Matthew gives £10 ** to my grand-childe, Bichard Bnsh-
nell " ; but he bequeaths to ** Francis Bnshnell of Norwalk, four acres of land " ;
no money and no relationship is mentioned. One of Matthew's grand-daughters
had married a Francis Bushnell, but whether Francis was Matthew's grandson
through his daughter Mary remains to be proved ; the Will does not enlighten
us.
He gives the birth of Mary Marvin, wife of Richard Bushnell, as 1629 ; I
have lately found by the Parish Begister of the church in England where i^e
was baptized, that she was christened 16 December, 1628. Mr. Smyth re-
marks that Mary's daughter was called Maria instead of Marcie, in my father's
article in the Rrgistkr, vol. zvi ; which is true, but Savage, who I am told
obtained a great part of his Bushnell notes from Mr. Smyth himself, and Wal-
worth (in Hyde, p. 7) call her Maria also. Miss Caulkins, History of Norwich,
p. 214, has Marcie, and that is very probably the true reading. It looks like
Naucie on Fairfield Probate Records.
Whether Richard was contemplating a removal to Korwalk Just before he
died, we do not certainly know ; probably he was, for he had a £200 lot granted
him there — date not given by Hall — ^but Miss Caulkins, p. 218, would make the
date about 1656. This lot was near that of his father-in-law, Matthew Marvin,
as described in Hall's Korwalk, p. 27. Richard's son Richard was at Lebanon,
Ct., 2 June, 1699, where he received 100 acres of land ** on the hill above
Edward Culver's house," because ** he had been at considerable charge with
the four proprietors. In setting ap of the said place." This was not a home
lot. See *• Early Lebanon," p. 149.
The younger Francis moved from Norwalk to Danbury soon after the
birth of his second daughter ; Dr. Thomas Robbins, in his Centennial Sermon,
1801, says that of the houses erected by the original settlers, Francis lived in
the second house on the west side, beginning at the south. Mr. Smyth does
not give the date of his death, but his Will is on record at Fairfield, where I
saw the Inventory, which is dated October, 1697, and amounts to £248, 7. 6,
and after the debts were paid, to £223. 16. 0. I have notes concerning his
family, but will only mention further that several of the daughters attained a
great age — in 1764, Marcie, then 77, had four sisters living, aged respectively,
81, 84, 86 and 87. Wm. T. R. Mabvin.
ADAMS PEDIGREE.
By jAJf ES Atkins Notes, Ph.B., A.B., Cambridge, Mms.
ROGER^ Adams married Mary Baker, daughter of Thomas Baker of
Roxbury, Mass., and Elizabeth his first wife. She was baptized 11 Sep-
tember, 1653, at Roxbury, and died 28 June, 1710 (Brookline, Mass.,
parish record). He died 2 March, 1714 (Boston record). His will made
14 December, 1713, proved 10 March, 1714. Inventory of estate was
686£.
Roger Adams removed to Brookline, Mass., where he was surveyor 8
March, 1685-6, tithingman 29 March, 1686, constable 24 June, 1689,
fence-viewer 4 March, 1694-5, selectman 1697, and assessor 4 March, 1705.
Children, born in Roxbury :
i. Thomas,* b. 19 Oct., 1676; d. soon.
2. ii. Joseph, b. 13 Oct., 1676; m. Rutli Whitney.
iil. Marya (Mary), b. 22 May, 1678; m. 12 June, 1712-3 by Judge
Sewall to James Shedd of Brooldine.
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ir. Sarah, b. 15 Mar., 1679; m. 26 May, 1713, Henry Smith.
T. Roger, b. 3 Jaly, 1681 ; d. 21 July, 1709, at Brookline.
Ti. Abigail, b. 10 Apr., 1683; m. John Robbins.
Til. Dassikl, b. 6 Nov., 1684.
rUL Haknah, b. 7 Apr., 1688; d. soon.
8. Joseph* Adams {Roger^)^ son of Boger^ and Mary, was bom 13 Oo-
tober, 1676, at Roibnry. He married, 22 April* 1701, Euth Whitr
nej, daughter of John Whitney and Elizabeth Harris of Roxbury*
She was bom 31 August, 1674, baptized 6 September at Roxbury,
and died 19 November, 1762, at Brookline. He was surveyor of
Brookline 27 April, 1708, constable 3 March, 1712, tithingman 8
Mirr, 1722, and grand-joryman June, 1726.
Child, bom in Brookline :
8. 1 Joseph,' b. 1717 ; m. Mercy Fowle.
8. Joseph* Adams (J6$ephj* Roger^)^ son of Joseph* and Buth, was bom
in 1717 at Brookline. He married, 2 April, 1740, at Newton,
Maas^ Mercy Fowle, daughter of Edmund Fowle and Mercy his
wife of Newton (town record). She was bom in 1721 and died in
1782. He removed to Newton in 1750 and bought a house with
fifty-three acres of land around it. The house is still standing on
what is now Watertown Street, Newton, a photograph of which,
made in 1887, is given herewith. Joseph' Adams was one of the
twelve founders of the Second Congregational Church in Newton,
21 October, 1781. He died m 1799.
Children, all except Mary bom at Newton (town record) :
1. Mart,* bapt. 29 Jane, 1749, in First Parish Church at Brookline
(church record).
IL Joseph, b. 3 June, 1751; m. Ist, 1 June, 1775, Lydia Meade; 2d,
25 Nov., 1782, at Newton, Thankful Spring, w'idow of Samuel
Spring and daughter of Philip and Sarah Norcross, b. 23 Aug.,
17S6, at Newton, and d. 1 May, 1801, at Newton. He m. 3d, 3
Dec, 1801, at Newton, Lois White, who was b. 5 Apr., 1752, at
Newton, and d. in 1835. He waa chosen deacon of the Second
Congregational Church hi Newton 22 Dec, 1806, and d. 24 Apr.,
1818, at Newton.
4. ill. Boo«R, b. 27 May, 1753; m. lat, Hepseybeth Russell, and 2d, a
FlUebrown.
iv. BxBBOCA, b. 29 Jane, 1755; m. 5 Oct., 1774, James Downing of
Watertown, Mass.
T. Smith, b. 18 Mar., 1757; m. Ist* 10 Sept., 1779, Lucy Warren,
daughter of Samuel Warren and Abigail Wing of Watertown.
She was bapt. 25 May, 1760. He m. 2d, 5 May, 1812, Susanna
Bice. His house is still standing near that of his father.
vt. Mebct, b. 12 Nov., 1759.
vU. Sarab, b. 18 Oct., 1761.
▼ill. MucT (Marcy), b. 9 Aug., 1765.
4. BoGER^ Adams {Jo$eph^ Jaephj* Roger^), son of Joseph' and Mercy,
was bom 27 May, 17dd, at Newton. He married 1st, 9 November,
1777, Hepseybeth Russell, daughter of Daniel Russell and Hannah
Bobbins of Menotomy (set off from Cambridge, Mass., 1732, called
West Cambridge 1807 and Arlington 1867). She was bom 27
April, 1755, baptized 25 May at Menotomy, and died 5 January,
1805, at Newton, buried now in Walnut Street cemeterj-. Roger*
Adams was a private in Captain Amariah Fuller's company. Colonel
Thomas Grardner's regiment, 19 April, 1775, and private in Captain
216 Adams Pedigree. [Aprfl,
Edward Fuller's company, Colonel Thatcher's regiment, 2 Septem-
ber, 1778. Later he was a lieutenant in the militia. He and his
wife Hepseybeth were made members of the Second Congregational
Church in Newton 19 July, 1795. He lived with his father after
his marriage and all his children were bom in the old house, where
he resided till his death in 1811. He married 2d a Fillebrown,
and died 10 April, 1811, at Newton, buried now in Walnut Street
cemetery, Newton, in lot of his daughter Betsey Noyes, having been
removed from the old cemetery at West Newton.
Children, all by Ist wife and bom in Newton (town record) :
i. Isaac,* b. 1778; bapt. 17 Dec., 1780; m. 2 Sept., 1806, Edith Win-
ship, daughter of Stephen Winship and Edith Merriiun of Lexing-
ton, Mass. She was b. 16 Jan., 1789, and d. 11 Nov., 1871. He
died 18 Nov., 1841. They lived in Boston.
11. Mary, b. 20 June, 1780; bapt. 17 Dec., 1780; m. 5 Jan., 1798, Enoch
Patterson, son of David Patterson and Beulah Clark of Framing-
ham, Mass. He was b. 30 Sept., 1772, and d. in Dedham, Mass.,
17 Mar., 1858. She d. 19 May, 1858. They are buried in Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
iii. Hepseybeth, b. 26 Oct. 1781; m. 2 Apr., 1807, Joseph Faxon, son
of James Faxon and Mary Field of Braintree, Mass. He was b.
21 Jan., 1779, at Braintree, and d. 22 June, 1865. She d. 13 Mar.,
1853. They lived in Qulncy, Newton and Watertown, Mass.
iv. Mercy (Marcy), b. 27 Mar., 1783; bapt. 6 Apr., 1783; m. 6 Nov.,
1806, John BLanchard. He was b. 23 Mar., 1783, at East Stough-
ton, Mass., and d. 26 Nov., 1812. She d. 11 Dec, 1862. They
lived in Boston.
V. Roger, b. 12 June, 1785; m. 1st, Mary Weir of Boston; m. 2d, U
Oct., 1805, Mary Russell of Cambridge, Mass. He d. about 1819.
vi. Hannau, b. 28 Jan., 1787; m. 27 July, 1808, Joseph Wyman of
Mcdford, Mass.
vii. Betsey, b. 13 Nov., 1788, bapt. 23d; m. 3 Oct., 1811. at Boston, by
Rev. Charles Lowell of the West Church, to Samuel Noyes, son
of Moses Noyes of Newbury and Wilmington, Mass., and Wind-
ham, N. II., and his 2d wife, Phebe Richardson of Billerica, Mass.
He was born 15 Oct., 1782 (bible record made by himself), and
d. 31 Mar., 1833, at Boston. They lived in Boston. She d. 31
Jan., 1881, at Brooklyn, N. Y. They are buried in Walnut Street
cemetery, Newton, Mass.
viii. Martha (Patty), b. 14 Oct., 1790; m. 18 Feb., 1811, William Faxon,
sou of James Faxon and Mary Field of Braintree, Mass. He
\vas b. 9 Feb., 1784-5, at Braintree, and d. 25 Dec, 1838. She d.
31 May, 1840. They lived in Boston.
ix. Walter, m. a Kice.
Beferences to authorities. — New-Eng. Hist, and Gen. Register, vol. 5, p. 307;
vol. 11, pp. 113, 117,225; vol. 12, p. 215; vol. 53, page 35. Reports of the
Record Commissioners of Boston, 1st Report, p. 128; Gth Report, pp. 66, 85,
96, 97, 120. Muddy River and Brookline records (1034 to 1838), pp. 56, i>8j 60,
61, 86, 92, 94, 97, 121, 129. Ellis's Roxl^ury, p. 91. Araer. Quart. Rep:., vol. 8,
pp. 47, 54. Savaii:e's Gen. Diet., vol. 1, pp. 15, 99; vol. 2, pp. 224, 363; vol. 4,
p. 530. Bond's Watertown. pp. 621, 643, 964. John Pierce's Brookline Church
discourses (1817), pp. 26, 30, 31; (1847) p. 21. Jackson's Newton, pp. 160,
162, 184, 201, 224, 231, 278, 372, 417. Wood's Historical Sketches of Brookline,
pp. 241, 242, 332. Smith's Newton, pp. 224, 286, 334, 337, 378. Faxon Family
by G. L. Faxon, pp. 190, 191, 193. Hiulson's Lexinc^ton, p. 273 of Gen. Reg.
Cutter's Arlin$j:tou, pp. 189, 293. Robert Harris Gen. by L. M. Harris. John
and Elinor Whituey by W. L. Whitney, p. 16. Hist. Second Congregational
Church in Newton. Paige's Cambridge, p. 649. Wyman's Charlestown, p. 838.
Rev. Rolls at State House, Boston, vol. 12, p. 57 ; vol. 19, p. 46.
1899.] Firat Wife of Oov. Willys of Connecticut. 217
THE FIRST WIFE OF GOVERNOR WILLYS OF
CONNECTICUT, AND HER FAMILY.
Bt a Dbscbndakt.
Governor Willys was twice married. His first wife was Bridget
Young, a daughter of William Young and Mary Bonner who was
a daughter of Anthony Bonner of Camden, Co. Gloucester. These
facts are given in the Willis Pedigree in the ^ Visitation of War-
wickshire," 1619, and in the Young Pedigree in the "Visitation
of Shropshire," 1623 (Harleian Soc. Pubs., Vol. 10, p. 310 ; 29, p.
517). It will be seen in the will of Anthony Bonner hereafter
given, that he caUs William Young his son-in-law, which is evi-
dence that the Visitation gives that marriage correctly, and the mar-
riage of Governor Willys with Bridget Young is also confirmed by
facts recently found and presently to be mentioned.
William Young lived in Kenton or Caynton, Shropshire. The
fiunily was one of prominence and influence, and bore fi)r
Arms— Or three roses gules.
Crest — ^A Wolf passant sable.
His father John Young is described as of Kenton and Tyberton,
Co. Salop, places near Newport, one of the market towns of the
county. His grandfather Francis Young of Kenton married Anna,
daughter of Richard Charleton of Apley, Co. Salop. The
Charletons were an ancient and well known family of Shropshire.
His great-grandfather William Young of Kenton, sheriff in 1492,
married Margaret, daughter of Nidiolas Eyton of Eyton, Co.
Salop, knight. This Nicholas Eyton was sheriff in 1440 and 1449.
His wife was Katharine, daughter of John Talbot, Earl of Salop.
The office of sheriff — an office of great antiquity — was one of trust
and authority. Sheriffs were generally appointed by the king, and
in early times the government (in some sort) of the county was
committed to them. It was provided by parliament that no person
should be sheriff unless he had sufficient land in the same county
where he was sheriff, whereof to answer the king and his people
in case any person should complain against him. Bridget's father
William Young was Sheriff of Salop or Shropshire in 1548.
The learned editors of the ** Visitation of Shropshire" state that
^In a list of Banners temp Henry VUI (Coll. Top. et Gen. lU,
61) is that of William Young being * white charged with two roses,
gules; the device a wolf, sable, the dexter fore paw resting on
a man's head couped, proper, crowned or, lying at the foot of a tree
▼ert. fhicted, or,' evidently alluding to the legend of St. Edmund,
Sjng and Martyr. The Banner is doubtless that of William Young,
Sheriff of Salop, 1548."
William Young was twice married. His first wife was Anna,
daughter of William Snead of Bradwell, Co. Stafford, by whom
VOL. LIU. 14
218 First Wife of Oov. Willys of Connecticut. [April,
he had five sons and six daughters. His son William was the
only one of his sons who lefl issue. He married Susanna,
daughter of Robert Corbet of Stan warden. This Robert, accord-
ing to the " Visitation of Shropshire," was descended from Robert
Corbet, who witnessed the charter of Henry I. to the Abbey
of Shrewsbury, 1121. William Young's second wife was Mary
Bonner, by whom he had a daughter Bridget, who was the first
wife of Governor Willys. •
Anthony Bonner, the grandfather of Bridget Young, lived in
Camden, Co. Gloucester. He was a gentleman of large property
in lands and money. His will is dated 1579 and was proved
in 1580. In it he names his wife Bridget; sons Anthony and
George ; daughters Anne, Johan and Elizabeth ; son-in-law Wil^
Ham Young ; brother-in-law Mr. George Savage, Gierke ; cousins
William Foskin and Thomas DufBeld; Mr. Roger Brasegirdle,
bachelor of physick, one of the overseers. There is no bequest to
his daughter Mary, doubtless because she had received her portion
at her marriage. Her name does not appear in his will except as
one of the witnesses. He gives to each of his three unmarried
daughters two hundred pounds ^ towards their advancement in mar-
riage," and two hundred pounds was ^^a good round sum " in ^ those
golden days of good Queen Bess." If any of his daughters ^^ be willing
to be in service " they are to have an annual allowance of six pounds
thirteen shillings and four pence for '* their better mayntenance."
To be in service did not imply inferior condition, so much as obligation
to learn. It was considered in those times a proper method of edu-
cation for gentlemen to place their daughters in the families of
ladies of rank for the purpose of having them instructed. There
are instances of this method of education in the "Paston Letters.**
It is supposed that George Willys, son of the Governor, was
bom in 1611, because in the " Visitation of Warwickshire" he b said
to have been eight years old in 1619.
The first certain knowledge we have of Bridget Young is that
she w^as living in 1608. That is the date of the will of Thomas
Combe the elder of Old Stratford. An abstract of the will may be
read in the Kegister, vol. 51, page 252. In it he calls her his
daughter-in-law, and makes a bequest for her maintenance ; but she
did not marry either of his sons. He undoubtedly meant that she
was his step daughter. In 1608 she was unmarried and living in
Stratford. This will is of great value. It suggested the proba^
bility that Bridget Young was married at Stratford, and that her
marriage was after 1608, the date of this will, and also before 1611,
the year George Willys the younger was bom.
It was gratifying then to find recorded in the register of Holy
Trinity Church in Stratford-on-Avon the following marriage :
" 1609 Nov. 2, George Wills to Brigett Yong gen"
and the identity of the persons is not afifected by the spelling in the
church register.
1899.] First Wife of Gov. Willys of OonnectictU. 219
Governor Willjs^s second wife was Maiy Smith, widow of Alex-
ander Bjsbie and daughter of Francis and Alice Smith of Sirat-
ford^n^Avon. Although the precise date of this marriage is not
known, yet it has been approximately determined by the following
barial and baptism. A year or two ago Miss Talcott of Hartford,
a descendant of Governor Willys, found among the burials in the
parish register of Fenny Compton, this entry :
'^ Bridget, wife of George WiUys, Gent was buried at Fenny Compton,
MaiGh 11, 1629."
Nearly fifty years ago the late IVIr. Horatio G. Somerby of Bos-
ton transcribed the following baptism from the parish register of
of Fenny Compton :
''Baptised 1631 Febmary, Samuel son of George Willys, G^nt. and
Hary his second wife."
Evidently the second marriage was between the burial March,
1629, and the baptism February, 1631. Before these facts were
Ibond and brought together our authority for the marriage of Gov-
ernor Willys and Bridget Young rested entirely on the pedigree in
the " Visitation of Warwickshire." It can now be regarded as a fact
established by good and sufficient evidence. This satisfactory result
would not have been obtained without the aid of Mr. Waters's
" Gleanings in England.''
George Willys and his sisters Hester and Amy were children
of Governor Willys and Bridget Young. George Willys, the
younger, did not come to New England, but remained in the ances-
tral home and became Lord of the Manor of Fenny Compton.
This manor is one of great antiquity. Dugdale in his ** History and
Antiquities of Warwickshire," page 406, gives an abstract of its
title, with the names of its successive owners from the Earl of Mel-
lent in the Conqueror's time to 22 Henry VIII. (1531) '^when a
fine was levied thereof betwixt Richard Willys, Gentleman, plain-
tiff; and Margery Bellingham, widow, deforciant,
from which Bichard is descended George Willys now Lord thereof,
au seal, 1640."
The family name of the wife of George Willys, the younger, is
not known, but the record of the burial of their children in the
parish register of Fenny Compton gives Susannah as her baptismal
name. Gov. Willys and wife Mary, with their only child Samuel,
a boy six or seven years old, and his half sisters Hester and Amy,
came to Hartford in 1638. He was a rich man. Two years before
lie had sent over his steward with twenty men to build for him a house
and prepare everything for his coming. On his home lot stood the
fiunous Charter Oak.
Hester WiUys n^arried Capt. Robert Harding, and as her name
IB mentioned first in her father's will, it is infeired that she was the
older of the two sisters.
220 First Wife of Gov. Willys of Connectieut. [April,
Amy Willis married, in 1645, Major John PTnchon, of Spring-
field, ^'a man distinguished in peace and in war; the greater part
of whose life was occupied in the public service, and who was loved,
honored and revered in all the complications of a long, laboriouB
and useful life." Their son John Pynchon married Margaret Hub-
bard. She was a daughter of Rev. William Hubbard, the histo-
rian, and Mary Rogers, who was a daughter of Rev. Nathaniel
Rogers and Margaret Crane. Mrs. Amy Willys Pynchon died
January 9th, 1698-9, aged 74, and therefore bom in 1624-5, bo
that she was about five years old in 1629 when her mother died.
As has been said, Thomas Combe the elder calls Bridget Young
his daughter-in-law, meaning his step daughter. The inference is
that she was the daughter of his wife by her former husband, who
was William Young. His will has not yet been found and the date
of his decease is unknown. George Willys the younger, in a let-
ter written in 1639 to some one in Hartford, speaks of the death
of a cousin Ann Combes (Reo. 51, p. 109). Thomas Combe the
younger, in his will 1656, calls Anthony Bonner his cousin, and
also calls George Willys the younger his faithful loving kinsman
(Reo. 51, p. 106). The families of Combe and Bonner, and also
of Combe and Willys, were therefore in some way related or con-
nected.
It is gratifying to discover the English homes of our ancestors.
Stratford-on-Avon is about fifteen miles distant from Fenny Comp-
ton, and to George Willys it was a familiar place, for both of lua
wives lived there. Some of the descendants in this country, of
Bridget Young, will notice with interest that she lived for a time at
least, in Stratford, in the home of her step father, Thomas Combe
the elder, who was a friend of Shakespeare, for in* Shakespeare's
will there is this bequest :
" To Mr. Thomas Combe my sword."
As Thomas Combe the elder died in 1608 before Shakespeare
made his will, this bequest was probably to his son Thomas Combe
the younger, who was about twenty-five years old in 1616 when
Shakespeare died. Further to show the friendship between Shake-
speare and the Combe family, John Combe, brother of Thomas
Combe the elder, gives in his will, proved in 1615, five pounds to
Mr. William Shakespeare.
*' After Shakespeare had obtained a competency the object of his
life appears to have been to return to Stratford, and take a position
as a gentleman of consideration." He had bought land there from
time to time. In 1597 he bought " New place." His purchase
of 107 acres was made of William and John Combe in 1602, and
in the early part of 1610 he bought of them 20 acres more. A
few years before his death he retired from the theatre in London
and returned to his home in Stratford, and there he died April 23,
1616.
1899.] Fir^ Wife of Ghv. Willys of Gonnecticui. 221
It is not expected to find positive evidence that Shakespeare was
present in Stratford Church at the marriage of George Willys and
Bridget Young, but it may be interesting to notice the circumstances
that seem to make it possible. A viUage wedding in £ngland is
thus described in the ^ Pictorial History of England."
'^An English wedding at this time (temp. Elizabeth, 1558-1603) was a
joyoos public festival; all the friends and kindred assembled to make
merry and among other festivities a gay procession was
generally held, in which the bride in her best dress and ornaments, was
led to chnrch between two boys wearing bride-laces and rosemary tied
about their sUken sleeves ; and before her was carried a fair bride-cup of
silver, filled with wine in which was a large branch of rosemary gilded and
hang about with silken ribbons of all colors. Musicians came next, and
then a troop of maidens, some bearing great bride-cakes, and others gar-
lands of wheat finely gilded ; and thus they marched onward to church
amid the shouts and benedictions of the spectators."
It may be supposed that there was no small stir in old Stratford,
as George WiUys with his friends and his followers rode into the
village on that November morning. Stratford, where he had large
property interests, was the permanent home of Shakespeare and of
his family. Bridget Young was married there from the home of
her mother, who was then the widow of Thomas Combe the elder.
The family of the bride and that of the groom were wealthy and of
each standing and position in the county as to give great interest to
the occasion. The Combes were Shakespeare's firiends, and as he
made two or three visits each year to Stratford and certainly was
Tery fond of merry-making, it seems probable that he would have
timed one of these visits so as to have been with the throng that
lined the highway as this bridal procession passed, and to have joined
in the cheers and benedictions which greeted George Willys (then
just coming of age) and his youthful bride.
It may be added that J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, who with patient
hand and loving eye traces Shakespeare year by year from the cradle
to the grave, finds no incidents in his life during 1609 inconsistent
with his being then in Stratford, but thinks it probable that it was
in this year that he was preparing to commence proceedings in
Chancery to determine his rights as a partial owner in the Strat-
ford tithes — a matter very likely to bring him more than once to
Stratfi)rd — nearly forty of the inhabitants being made defendants
in the Bill of Complaint.
Bridget's mother, Mary Bonner, who married first William Young,
and second Thomas Combe the elder, died at Stratford, Apnl,
1617. Her burial is thus recorded in the roister of Holy Trinity
Chorcfa:
<" 1617 Aprill 5. Mrs. Mary Combs gent. Wid."
The provisions in the wiU of Thomas Combe the elder, relating
to Bridget Young, and which do not happen to be in Mr. Waters's
222
First Wife of Gov. Willys of Connecticut. [April,
abstract, are as follows, and sustain the theory that she was his step
daughter and not his daughter-in-law.
^^ And to my daughter in law Brigett Tounge the yearly rent of six
pounds, thirteen shillings, fouer pence, to be payed to her yearly for her
mayntenance until the portion to her hereafter in this my will to her
bequeathed, shall be payed her, or ought by my meaning hereafter ex-
pressed, to be paid her, if the estate in the said Rectory or parsonage shall
so long continue undetermined."
^^ Item. I will, give and bequeath unto my said daughter in law Brigett
Younge in satisfaction of all demands to be made by her, or any other for
her, or to her use for or by reason of any bond, heretofore made by me, or
otherwise howsoever and of my bounty to her, for her well deserving a&
my hands, the sum of two hundred and fiftie pounds to be payed unto her
in manner following, and upon the condition hereafter expressed, namely,
one hundred pounds thereof to be paid within one year after my decease
and the other hundred and fifty pounds residue, within one year (ifter the
marriage of the said Brigett, and in the meanwhile the same hundred and
fiftie pounds to be lett fourth for the better mayntenance of the said
Brigett.
^' And my further meaning is, that if my said daughter in law shall hap-
pen to depart this life before marriage, then I will the same Legacy as
touching Uie said hundred and fifty pounds shall cease, determine, and be
void as to her, and shall be and go unto my said two daughters Maiy and
Joyce to be equally divided between them.
'^ Provided and upon condition, bee the aforesaid legacies and bequests
(to) my said wife and my said daughter Brigett
^^ That if all the bonds by me at any time heretofore made, to or for, the
benefit, use, or behoof, of them, or either of them be not delivered up to
my executors to be cancelled within one month after my decease, that these
the several legacies by me to them before bequeathed, and my bequest to
them hereby made, shall be utterly frustrate and void to all intents and
purposes (anything in my will contained to the contrary notwithstanding). '*
The wills of Combe and Anthony Bonner, the Combe and Willys
pedigrees in the *' Visitation of Warwickshire," suggest the follow-
ing tabular pedigree :
Anthony Bonner=Bridgct [Savage ?]
Gent,
of Camden, co. Glouo.
Will dated 1679,
proved 1580.
Anthony=
,1, 1 1 1
George.
Anna.
Johan.
Elizabeth.
j=Mary B
Mary Savage=Thog. Combe=Mary Bonner=Wm. Yonng=Anna
Vioitation of
Warwick-
shire.
l8t wife.
(will 1606)
of Stratford
on Avon.
Ob. 1617.
Anthony Bonner.
Thomas Bonner.
I I
Williara Combe.
Thoroai* Combe
(will 1666}
legatee of
ShakeHpeare's
sword.
I I
Mary.
Joyce.
Snead
1st
wift.
I 16UV 1690?
Bridget YouDg=George WilIyt»=Mary Smith, 2d ox.
iKt wife,
ob. 1629.
ob. Mch 9,
1644-5, n. 55.
George Willye=Su8annah.
Hester WIllyi«=Capt. Robt. Harding.
Amy Willy8=MMj. John Pynohon.
widow Alex.
Bysbie and dan. of
Francis Smith.
WUly8=]
Samuel WUIy8=Rath Harnes, daa.
bap, 1631. Got. Ila^M.
1899.] First Wife of Gov.Willys of Connecticut. 223
WiU of Anthony Bonner.
The 16th of Novemher in the 2l8t Elizabeth, 1579, I, Anthonie Bon-
ner of Camden, Co. Gloucester, gent. Body to be buried in church of
Camden. Item I give to the reparadon of said church 20/8. To the
Mother Church of Sarum 12^. To the reparadon of the church of Alce-
ter 10/g. To William Keme '^sometimes my servante" 20/8. To Anne
Bonner my eldest daughter ^^ towards her advancement in marriage " 200
pounds. To Johan Bod ner another of my daughters 200 pounds. To
Elizabeth Bonner my youngest daughter 200 pounds. In event of death
of any one of these before marriage her portion to go to surviving sisters.
Should they all die before marriage their portions to go to Anthonie and
George my sonnes equally. My daughters to be maintained by my Extrix.
but Sf any of them be willing to be m service then ** for her better mayn-
tenance " each to be allowed £G. 13s. 4d. per aun. Should any of my daugh-
ters remain unmarried, after my debts and legacies are paid, such daughter
to be paid 20 pounds per ann. To Anthonie Bonner my eldest son and
his heirs for ever all my messuages, lands, tenements, hereditaments, etc
in the town of Camden aforesaid, Barington and Westonton in parish of
Camden and Norton in parish of Weston subedge in Co. Gloucester. To
George Bonner my youngest son and to his heirs male all my lands, tene-
ments, hereditaments, etc, lying in the Town feildes and enclosures of
UUington and Pebworth in parish of Pebworth Co. Gloucester. In event
of death of said Greorge without heirs, to revert to heirs male of said
Anthony. But if said George have female issue, and said Anthony shall
waut male issue, then said lands bequeathed to George to remain to his
issue female. In event of failure of heirs of said Anthonie and Greorge
then all lands, etc, to rema^-ne to the right heires of me Antonie Bonner.
To Bridgett my wife the use And disposition of my leases of Bickmarshe
and Norton — of certain woodes called farmes — lease of my nowe dwelling
house in Camden and in the towne and feildes of Camden, Burington and
Westonton. Also all stock of cattle and lands and tenements within
UUington and Pebworth. Also use and occupation of all my lands, tene-
mentsi, etc, in towne and feildes of Camden, Burington and Westonton so
long as said Bridgett continues unmarried, for payment of portions and
legacies, etc.
And my will is that said Bridgett within three months of my decease
shall enter into bondes in suche sums of money as to my sonne in lawe
William Younge, Esquire, George Savage, Clearke, William Foskin Es-
quire, and Thomas Duffeilde or two of them consenting shall be thought
meet, that all matters shall be done in accordance with my will and that
said leases, etc shall not be in any way alienated but shall come to said
Anthonie and George if they or one of them be 21. And that said Bondes
ijiarge her with the bringing up of my sons and daughters. And that she
be accomptable yearly for 100 pounds towards payment of my daughters
legacies and bequests. Should my said wife marry, then said William
Young, Esq., Mr. George Savage, Gierke, William Foskin, Esq., and Thos.
Doffeilde or survivors of them shall stand possessed of all my leases and
stocks of cattell so devised. And to take all lands, tenements, stocks, etc,
in Camben, Burington and Westington, Ulington and Pebworth in per-
forming my will, paying debts, bringing up my children and giving mar-
riage portions, etc until said Anthony and Greorge come of age.
224 Henry Thctyer Droume. [Aprfl,
To each of the Trustees named 5 pounds yearly. If my said wife Brid-
gett marry again she to have and take the third part of all my goods,
household stuffe, etc. together with her third of all my lands and tenement
whatsoever for her dowry '^ according to the custom of England." All
residue to Bridgett my wife. My wife to be sole Eztrix.
I make my sonne in lawe WilUam Young, Esq., George Savage, Gierke,
my brother in lawe; William Foskin, Esq. and Thomas Duffeilde my
cozens, overseers of this my last will. To each of them 5 markes. Any
ambiguitie or controversy to be settled by my overseers, and Mr. Roger
Brasegirdle, Bach', of Phisike, three or twoe of them, my cozen Thoa.
Duffeilde to be one or Roger Brasegirdle.
By me, Anthonib Boitner.
Witnesses : Bridgett Bonner, Roger Brasegirdle, batchelor of Phisikey
Thomas Dnffeilde, Uie writer, Marie Tounge, Will Harbome, Richard
Bonner, William Kerne, John Pratt, Antonie Bonner.
Proved 2 Nov., 1580, by oath of Bridgett, relict.
"Arundell,'* 48.
HENRY THAYER DROWNE.
By Hen&t B. D&owne.
Henrt Thayer Drowne, son of Henry Beruardin and Julia Ann
(Stafford) Drowne, was born at Woodstock, Conn., March 25, 1822, and
died in New York city, December 10, 1897.
He was a lineal descendant of Leonard Drowne (bom 1646), who came
from the west of England to America soon after the accession of Charles
II.; married 1679-80, Elizabeth Abbot, of Portsmouth, N. H. ; settled at
Sturgeon's Creek, and carried on ship-building at Kittery, Me., until the
disturbances of the French and Indian wars, in 1692, forced him to remove
to Boston, Mass., where he died Oct. 31, 1729, and was buried in Copp's
Hill burying ground.
His eldest son, Solomon, born 1681, ship-builder at Bristol, R. I*, mar-
ried Esther Jones and had twelve children, the eldest of whom, Solomon
(2d), born 1706, well known as a merchant and statesman of Providence,
R. I., died in 1780, leaving three children, the second of whom. Dr. Solo-
mon Drowne (3d), born 1753, was a remarkable man. Graduating at
Rhode Island College (now Brown University) in 1773, he studied medi-
cine and received degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Dart-
mouth College ; served as surgeon in the army of the Revolution (1776-
1780); enjoyed the personal friendship and esteem of Lafayette, Rocham-
beau, and the cflicers and medical staff of the French army in Rhode Island,
and was entrusted with the care of their invalid soldiers when the allied
forces left for home. At the close of the war, after a tour in England,
Holland, Belgium and France, visiting hospitals, medical schools, etc., and
becoming acquainted at Paris with Franklin, Jefferson and other distin-
guished men, he resumed the practice of his profession at Providence, R. I.
In 1802 he settled at Foster, R. I., where he remained until his death in
1899.] Benry Thayer Droxone. 225
1834, engaged in practice and attention to his botanic garden, scientific,
classical and literary studies. He delivered many lectares, orations and
addresses, including a enlogy on Washington on February 22, 1800. His
thrid son, Henry Bernardin Drowne (born in 1799), possessed many of
his Other's tastes, was early identified, as his father had been, with the
Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry, was
noted for his financial ability, probity, and unostentatious spirit of benevo-
lence. He married Julia Ann Stafford of Warwick, R. I., and of their
seven children the subject of this sketch, Henry T. Drowne, was the eldest.
In addition to careful home nurture he enjoyed, as the oldest grandson of
Dr. Solomon Drowne, the inestimable advantage of passing several years
of his boyhood with that gentleman at his home '^ Mt. Hygeia,^ Foster,
R. I., where, as well as at the Fruit Hill Classical Institute founded by his
father and aunts, he acquired that taste for classical, historical and antiqua-
rian literature which later distinguished him.
In March, 1841, he became a resident of New York City, being a clerk
first with William R. Robinson & Co., and later in the dry-goods commis-
sion house of Caleb Fiske Harris. On June 21, 1855, he was appointed
secretary of the old National Fire Insurance Company of New York, con-
tinuing until May 11, 1869, when he was chosen as a director and elected
its president, which office he filled with untiring energy and ability until
his death.
Mr. Drowne in his private life was distinguished as an antiquarian and
genealogist, and made a large collection of rare prints and publications
relating to those subjects, and contributed frequently to the historical and
literary periodicals. He owned a fine library, a large collection of original
documents and letters relating to the colonial and revolutionary history of
this country, and was also an enthusiastic collector of engravings, notably
portraits of Washington, Louis XVI., Lafayette, Franklin, and those con-
nected with them in the Revolutionary war, and also as members of the
Society of the Cincinnati. He was deeply interested in everything relating
to American history.
Mr. Drowne has been largely identified by membership and personal
activity with many of our leading patriotic, historical and scientific societies
and institutions.
On July 4, 1878, he became a member of the Rhode Island Society of
the Cincinnati, and in 1893 he was elected Assistant Treasurer-Greneral of
the General Society of the Cincinnati, which office he held until his death.
He was an active member of several important committees of the Society
MB follows: the centennial celebration of the disbandment of the Conti-
nental army at Newburg, N. Y. ; centennial celebration of the institution
of the Order of the Cincinnati, in 1883; centennial celebration of the
inauguration of Gen. Washington, in 1889. He was an alternate to the
General Society from Rhode Island from 1880 to 1887, and a delegate
from 1887 to 1893, when he was elected an officer. He had in his keeping
the original article of incorporation of the General Society in 1783, a magni-
ficent parchment signed by Washington and the Revolutionary generals
and officers of both the French and American armies, also the engraved
copper plate from which the original memberships were printed, the original
draft by Major L' Enfant of the seal of the Society, as also many interest-
ing documents and letters belonging to the archives of the General Society.
In 1886 he became a memlMr of the Sons of the Revolution of New
Yorky and was number 72 on its roll. He read papers before the Society
226 Henry Thayer Drowne. [April,
and contributed valuable data from time to time. He was registrar of the
Society from 1887 to 1891, and at the time of his death was chairman of
the nominating committee.
In 1861 he was one of the originators, with Rev. Dr. Francis VintODt
George William Curtis, Benjamin G. Arnold, Charles H. Russell and
others, of the '^ Sons of Shode Island in New York," an organization
designed to forward the interest of Rhode Island troops then in the field in
the defence of the nation ; for, although born in Connecticut, Mr. Drowne
was always claimed as a **son of Rhode Island," both from the fact of
family connections and his long residence in the latter state.
In 1847 he was elected a resident member of the New York Historical
Society; in 1863 a member of the American Ethnological Society, <^
which for many years he was secretary and librarian ; in 1866 life member
of the New England Society of New York Gty ; in 1875 member of the
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, which he served many
years as president ; in 1877 corresponding member of the New-England
Historic Genealogical Society. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society
of London, England ; of the American Geographical Society ; member of
the Historical Societies of Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Wis-
consin, Georgia, Vermont, Chicago and Kansas ; of Numismatic and Anti-
quarian Society of Philadelphia; of the Prince Soctety of Boston; of the
Historical Society of Great Britain and others. He was one of the trus-*
tees of the Metropolitan College of Music of the University of the State
of New York, and a director of the New York Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb.
Mr. Drowne's religious affiliations were with the Protestant Episcopal
Church, he having been for thirty-three years a member of the Rev. Dr.
George H. Houghton's Church of the Transfiguration, New York. He
had a fine ear for music, and in his early life studied in Providence under
Edward B. Bohuszewicz, an exile from Poland.
Although Mr. Drowne, with his characteristic modesty, had not committed
himself to any considerable literary work, yet his contributions to Ameri-
can biography and genealogy were ample witnesses to his ability in this
line. He was frequently called upon to assist in procuring information for
the verification of facts, and he was never found wanting, for it may b©
truly said of him, that he was never happier than when rendering to oth-
ers (and frequently strangers) those courtesies which, however slight he
affected to think them, were of such inestimable value to the literary
scholar.
His unselfish spirit of helpfulness contributed largely, though most unos-
tentatiously, to the welfare of every association with which he has been
connected, and had drawn about him a large circle of friends, who sincerely
mourn his loss.
Mr. Drowne married December 24, 1851, Sarah Rhodes Arnold, daugh-
ter of George Carpenter and Pbebe Rhodes Arnold, of Providence, R. I.
Sarah Rhodes Arnold was a lineal descendant of William Arnold, who
settled in Rhode Island in 1 636, received grants of land from Roger Wil-
liams, and was one of the fifty-four landed proprietors of Rhode Island.
Her mother, Phebe Rhodes, was descended from Zachary Rhodes, who
married Joanna Arnold, one of the first settlers in Rhode Island — other-
wise known as Lord Rhodes — the first of the name in America, having
come to this country in 1620. His widow and son, Henry Russell Drowne,
survive him.
1899.] The Axtell Family in America. 227
THE AXTELL FAlkHLY Df A^IERICA.
FIRST FIVE GENERATIONS.
Bj S. J. AxTBLL, Kalamazoo, Bfich.
The earliest appearance of the name Axtell which has come to mj
knowledge dates back to the year 1535. In that year the *' bon homes **
of a monastery of the AugusUnian order in Gatesden, Hertfordshire, Eng-
land, made over their property to Henry the Eighth, and among the names
signed to the deed was that of John Axstyl. The registration of baptisms
and deaths in the parish churches of England began about 1 538. At St.
Peter's Church, Berkhampstead, a town in Hertfordshire, there is the
record of the baptism of John Axtell, son of John, in 1539, and of William,
son of John, in 1541. Five other entries of Axtells appear before 1614.
From 1614 to 1628 there is a series of entries, as follows:
John, son
of William,
bap. Aug. 14, 1614
William, "
i(
a
'* Dec. 1, 1616
1. Thomas, **
((
a
« Jan. 26, 1619
Daniel, «
u
a
" May 26, 1622
William, "
it
u
« June 11, 1622
Thomas, "
a
C(
" Oct 31, 1624
Samuel, ''
it
((
" Dec. 15, 1624
Avie, daughter
a
((
« Mar. 28, 1627
Sarah, <<
u
((
" June 20, 1628
It appears from the above that there were two William Axtells rearing ^ ' P '
families in Berkhampstead between 1614 and 1628. One, perhaps, was the
William who was a burgess in 1628 and common clerk in 1639.
If we assign the first four in the above list, with Samuel, bom 1624, and
ooe of the daughters to one William and the rest to the other, we avoid
difficulties which any other division encounters, and make Thomas (bom
1619) the emigrant to America, brother of Daniel (bora 1622) the colonel
mider Cromwell, who was put to death in 1660 for his share in the death of
ClharlesL
Mary, daughter of Thomas, was baptized in Berkhampstead, September ^ ^: ^^^
25, 1639, and Henry, the second child, October 15, 1641. Soon after the
latter date, the little family appear in Sudbury, Mass. Here, June 1, 1644,
-ff. another Ma^ was bora. Thomas, the father, died in 1646, and was buried
August 1st of that year.
^ The inventory of the goods of Thomas Axtell of Sudbury, lately de-
ceased. Imprimis, his land and house £8, 10, cattle £8, 10, wearing ap-
parell and bedding with his armes £10, for Brasse and pewter £5. He
expressed that Mary his wife should have all his estate to bring up his
children.''
The widow married John (jroodnow, September 19, 1656.
June 18, 1659, Edward Wright and Hannah Axtelf of Sudbury were
married. If the above identification of Thomas, bora 1619, with Thomas
of Sudbury be correct, this Hannah cannot have been his daughter. Who
•he was does not appear.
^ J: '. "■ ^ f ' ■ /
• I
228 J%e Axtell Family in America. [Aprils
SECOND GENERATION.
2. Henrt' Axtell (JTiomas^), boru in England, 1641, took up land
with the first proprietors of Marlboro', Mass., in 1 660. He married Hannah
Merriam, June 14, 1665, and lived in the eastern part of Marlboro'.
Children of Henry and Hannah :
i. Samuel,' b. March 27, 1666 ; probably d. yonng.
il. Hannah, b. Nov. 18, 1667 ; untraced.
lit. Mart, b. Aug. 8, 1670; m. Zachariah Newton, 1698.
8. iv. Thomas, b. April 16, 1672.
4. V. Daniel, b. Nov. 4, 1673.
yi. Sarah, b. Sept. 18, 1675 ; nntraced.
Henry Axtell was killed by the Indians early in 1676. The inventorj
of his estate is dated April 1 of that year. His widow married Will Tay-
lor, July 5, 1677. ci Cgy^c4f\jL -
THIRD GENERATION.
8. Thomas* Axtell (Ifenrt/,* Thomas^)^ married November 2, 1697,
Sarah Barker of Concord, and lived in the east part of Marlboro*.
About 1735, he moved to Hassanamisco, afterwards Grafton. He
died December 18, 1750. His wife died June 26, 1747.
Children of Thomas and Sarah :
1. Thomas,^ b. Aug. 19, 1698; d. Dec. 22, 1698.
ii. Sarah, b. Feb. 16, 1708; m. Josiah Hayden, Feb. 7, 1721.
5. iii. Joseph, b. Aug. 1, 1705.
iv. Hannah, m. Zedekiah Drury of Sutton, July 20, 1738.
6. V. Thomas, b. May 11, 1712.
vi. John, b. April 16, 1715; d. April 10, 1742.-
vii. Abigail, b. Oct. 8, 1717; m. Benjamin Pratt, Dec. 21, 1736.
4. Daniel* Axtell {Hmry^ Thoma^\ born November 4, 1673; died
January, 1735. In 1695 Elder William Pratt organized a church
in Dorchester, Mass., and soon after went to South Carolina to
plant his church there as a missionary colony. In his diary, he
records a very hospitable reception by Lady Axtell, the widow of
Landgrave Daniel Axtell, who went from England to South Carolina
about 1680. Probably Daniel Axtell of Massachusetts accompanied
Mr. Pratt on one of his earlier voyages to South Carolina. May
12, 1702, he married Thankful, daughter of Elder Pratt, and lived
in South Carolina till about 1707, when he returned to Massachu-
setts and became a large landholder in Berkley, then a part of
Dighton and Taunton. A release, dated March 16, 1703, from
Daniel Axtell of Carolina, county of Bartley, on Ashley river, made
out in favor of his brother Thomas of Massachusetts, establishes the
relationship. A clause in Lady Axtell's will leaving property to her
^^ kinsman Daniel Axtell in New England " shows a relationship
there. But the landgrave could not have been the son of the regi-
cide, since the landgrave had a daughter of age in 1678, as appears
from his will made that year in England.
Children of Daniel and Thankful :
i. Elizabeth,* b. April 28, 1703; m. Burt.
7. ii. Daniel, b. Oct. 24, 1704.
iii. Kebecca, b. Nov. 22, 1706; probably m. Jacob Cooke of Ablngtoii»
Nov. 11, 1736.
iv. Hannah, b. April 10, 1710; m. Joseph Edmister, Feb. 18, 1741.
8. V. William, b. April 13, 1713.
9. vi. Hbnry, b. June 24, 1715.
1899.] I%e Axtell Family in America. 229
10. Tii. Samuel, b. Oct. 25, 1717.
11. yiii. Ebexezsr, b. March 24, 1724.
ix. Thankful, b. Dec. 8, 1725.
12. z. Thomas, b. Sept. 15, 1727.
FOURTH GENERATION.
5. Joseph^ Axtell (T^oiiuu,* Henry ^^ Thoma^)^ married Abigail Haj-
deD of Sudbary, February 4, 1730. He lived at first in Marlboro',
but after 1746 in Grafton. His children were bom in Marlboro',
and were:
L Elizabeth,* b. Aug. 7, 1730; m. (?) Nathaniel Cooper of Grafton,
April 22, 1746.
ii. Mart, b. Jan. 18, 1732; m. Samael Giles of Hopkinton, Nov. 16,
1749.
13. lii. Daniel, b. Jan. 14, 1784.
iv. Abigail, b. Oct. 12, 1738; m. Moses Eager, July 18, 1759.
6. Thomas^ Axtell {Thomoi^* Henry^ Thoma^)^ removed from Marl-
boro' to Grafton. May 13, 1736, he married Elizabeth Sherman of
Marlboro', who received as her marriage portion a large tract of
laud in the north part of Grafton, a part of which remains in the
hands of her descendant Aztells. October 6, 1760, Thomas, now a
widower, married Mary Sanger, by whom he had several children,
all of whom died young. Thomas died 1798.
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth :
i. Sarah,* b. April 25, 1737 ; m. James McClellan of Sntton, Feb. 2,
1758.
ii. Elizabeth, b. April 26, 1739 ; m. Ephraim Lyon, Nov. 27, 1760.
iii. Hannah, b. Oct. 6, 1741 ; m. Jason Waite.
14. iv. John, b. June 3, 1744.
15. V. Thomas, b. Dec 16, 1746.
vL and vii. Mary and Phebe, b. March 12, 1748. Possibly Mary may be
the Polly Axtell who m. George Smith in Grafton, 1786. Phebe
m. Thomas ELidder, and afterwards joined the Shakers.
7. Daniel^ Axtell {Danielj* Blmry* Thoma$^)y married September 15,
1737, Waitsdll Babbitt He lived in Berkley, and was prominent
in town and charch affairs. First wife died 1757; second wife,
Phebe Reed. Daniel died September 21, 1761. His widow mar-
ried Capt. James Foster of Rochester. Children :
ill. Elizabeth, b. Dec 17, 1742; m. Isaac Tnbbs, Dec. 26, 1768.
Daniel, the son, d. 1772, probably unmarried.
Thankfol married Elisha Crane, 1774. Among her desoendants
is J. £. Crane of Taonton, who still preserves the memorandum
book of his ancestor Daniel Axtell.^
8. WiLLiAK^ Axtell {Danid^ Henry,* Thoma$f)y married Hannah
Spooner of Middleboro', November 2, 1739. Removed from Berk-
ley about 1743, probably into Taunton.
Children of William and Hannah :
16. 1. Henry,* bapt. Aug. 80, 1741.
17. iL William, bi^t. Aug. 29, 1742.
18. Uf. Benjaxik, b. 1744(?).
iv. JOAmiA, b. 1746.
19. T. 8ILA0, b. 1748(t).
230 The Axtell Family in America. [April,
JoanQa married Bernice Crane of Berkley, January 15, 1763.
She Ii\red to be one hundred years old, dying in 1846. Her grand-
son, Rev. Silas Axtell Crane, D.D., was an Episcopalian clergymaD
greatly honored and loved. He died at E^t Greenwich, R. I., ia
1872.
9 Hbnrt** Axtell (Daniel,* Benry,* Thomas^), married Jemima
Leonard, 1737. He removed about 1740 or '41, with the Leonards
to Mendham, N. J., where he died 1753 or '54. His widow mar-
ried Matthew Lumm. Children :
20. i. Hbnry,* b. March 16, 1738.
ii. Phebe, b. 1740; m. Daniel Drake, Dec. 27, 1759.
ill. Hannah, b. 1742; m. Zephanlah Burt, May 29, 1764.
iv. Bethany, b. 1744; m. Artemas Day, Jan. 21, 1767.
21. v. Calvin, b, 1760.
22. vl. LUTHEB, b. April 22, 1763.
10. Samuel* Axtell (Daniel,* Henry,^ Thomas^), married Hannah
Hatheway of Freetown about 1740, and spent his days in Berkley;
died February 25, 1769. Children:
i. Samuel,* b. 1741 ; d. 1766.
ii. Hannah, b. Sept. 6, 1744 ; m. Samuel Tubbs, Aug. 23, 1762,
iii. Thankful, b. 1746 ; d. Oct. 26, 1760.
23. iv. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 9, 1749.
24. V. Ezra, b. Oct. 26, 1761.
vi. Abigail, b. Feb. 14, 1764 ; m. Jonathan Reed, Nov. 5, 1772,
26. vii. Samuel, b. Jan. 8, 1766.
viii. Louisa, b. July 9, 1768 ; untraced.
26. ix. Henry, b. May 8, 1761.
X. Thankful, b. Nov. 16, 1762; untraced.
xi. LURANA, b. Oct. 23, 1766 ; m. Pitts Phillips, Feb. 6, 1788.
11. Ebenezer^ Axtell (Daniel* Henry ^ TTiomcu^). Berkley records
say, '^ Ebenezer Axtell late of Meudom in Jarzes but now an in-
habitant of Berkley and Hannah Hatheway of Berkley were mar-
ried Oct. 15, 1751." He is mentioned frequently as filling town
offices. Children :
1. Rkbeckah,* b. Aug. 9, 1762; untraced.
27. ii. Thomas, b. July 15, 1755.
iii. Rachel, b. April 5, 1757; probably the Rachel Axtell who m. Jacob
Goldthwalt of Uxbridge, April 14, 1785.
12. Thomas* Axtell (Daniel* Henry, ^ Thomas^), There is no record
of Thomas in Berkley, though the ** Axtell Memorial" says he
moved in 1769 or 70 from Massachusetts to New Jersey with his
two sons. My informants say he married Hannah Goebel (a New
England name, found in the Concord records) in 1746, and died in
1758. His widow married Nathan Lincoln. He probably followed
Henry to New Jersey before 1750. Children :
28. i. Daniel,* b. April 12, 1748.
29. ii. Thomas, b. 1750(?).
♦The list of children here given accords with that in " The Axtell Memorial." Be-
tween Bethany, b. 1744, and Calvin, b. 1750, there ia room for two children. Possibly
Ebenezer Axtell, ensign in New Jersey troops in the Revolution, belongs here. Also
Henry S. Axtell of Bradford, N. Y., b. 1796, may be a descendant of a missing son.
He clAimed relationship with this family.
1899.] The Axtell Family in America. 231
FIFTH GENERATION.
13. Daniel' Axtell (Jasepk,^ Thomas,* Henry? Thomat^), lived ia
GraftoQ, Mass., where November 12, 1754, he married Elizabeth
Whittemore. After the Revolation, he went to Grafton, Vt, where
he died September 1, 1799. His widow died March 20, 1812.
Children of Daniel and Elizabeth :
30. i. MoBBs,* b. Jan. 11, 1755 ; lived in I>ela¥rare Co., K. Y. ; served in the
Revolation.
31. ii. Aaron, b. March 23, 1757; lived in western New York; served in
the Revolution.
32. iii. Daniel, b. May 1, 1759 ; served in the Revolation, 1778 ; removed to
Delaware Co., N. Y.
iv. Abigail, b. 1761 ; nntraced.
33. V. Joseph, b. 1763; a soldier, 1780; removed to Grafton, Yt.
vi. Betsey, b. 1765(7); nntraced.
34. viL Alexander, b. 1767 (?) ; lived in Grafton, Yt.
14k John* Axtell {Thoma$? ThamoM? Henry y^ Thoma^y lived and died
in Grafton. In 1776 married Daniels. He died about
1782. Widow married in 1784, John Knox.
Child of John and :
35. L John,* b. 1778 (?). Descendants live in Jay, Me.
15. Thomas* Axtell {Thoma$y^ Thomas,* Henry,* Thomas^), married
Jane 10, 1777, Deborah Jones of Franklin. He died in Grafton,
1819. In the army 1780.
Children of Thomas and Deborah :
i. Chloe,* b. Jnly 11, 1778; nnm.; d. 1851.
ii. Sbth, b. Jnly 28, 1780; d. 1798.
36. iii. Thomas, b. Biay 2, 1783 ; m. Hannah Walker, 1808.
iv. Deborah, b. Biay 21, 1788; m. Samnel Green of Westboro*. No
children.
V. OuvE, b. 1790; d. 1819, nnm.
Ti. John, b. Jnly 15, 1792 ; d. yonng.
16. HsKBT* Axtell {WtQiam,^ Daniel* Henry* TTiomas^). Henry
Axell (sic) was a seaman from Massachusetts, engaged July 10,
1776, for five months. Henry Axtell of Berkley, in 1777, enlisted
for three years in Zebedee Ripley's co.. Col. G. Bradford. Also
mentioned as in the Continental army, 1780, 1782. This agrees
with a tradition among his descendants, as follows : ^ A soldier
of the Revolution, a sergeant in Washington's Life Guard, at the
battle of Stony Point, later with Wayne in the Indian war. A
prisoner on ship Jersey, escaping by filing off his chain with a nail ;
lost at sea." The identification here made seems very probable.
Children :
87. i. Henrt Copse,* b. 1786 ; broker. New York city.
ii. Louisa, b. about 1788; m. David Elderkin at Providence, B. I., May
20, 1807.
17. William* Axtell ( WUUam,^ Daniel,* Henry,* TTunnas^), married
Mercy Lincoln of Taunton, June 23, 1763. Marched at the alarm
April 19, 1775 ; served in 1777 and 1778. In 1790, he was in Nor-
ton ; the same year moved to Sutton.
Children of William and Mercy :
i. Hannah,* m. Bartholomew Putnam of Sutton,
87. IL William, m. Sebeckah Axtell, dau. of 27.
232 The Axtell Family in America. [April,
iii. Mbrct, m. John Titus of Satton.
iv. Henry, lost at sea about 1807.
y. Bbtsby, married Tarrant Sibley of Petersham.
18. Benjamin^ Axtell ( William,^ Daniel,* Henry,* Thofnas^)^ served a
short time in the war of the Revolution ; married Jemima Briggs of
Rehoboth, February 19, 1778; removed to Westmoreland, N. H.
Children of Benjamin and Jemima :
1. Daniel,' untraced; probably at Danby, Vt., 1827-8.
89. ii. Silas.
iil. Benjamin, untraced.
iv. Jemima, unm.
19. SiLAS^ Axtell (TFt^iom/ Daniely* Henry,* Thonuu^), was in the
Revolutionary war; married Hoskins; removed to Wil-
mington, Vt, where he died in 1801. Children:
40. i. Silas," b. Nov. 25, 1785, at Wilmington, Vt. ; Perry, Lake Co., Ohio.
41. ii. Salmon, b. July 11, 1792, at Wilmington; physician at Fort Ann,
N. Y.
Three daughters, who married respectively Hastings,
Crosby and Nlms.
20. Henry* Axtell (Henry,^ Daniel* Henry,* Thomas^). "The old
major " was a man of property and influence in Mendham, N. J.
Served as major' of Morris Co. militia in the Revolution. Was
twice married; first, June 18, 1760, to Mary Beach; second,
January 7, 1767, to Phebe Condit Day. He died April 6, 1818.
By first wife :
i. Hannah,^ b. Oct. 15, 1761 : m. Lozier.
ii. Maby, b. 1763 : m. Stephen Ludlow.
42. iii. David, b. 1765 ; m. Hannah Johnson, Mendham, N. J.
By second wife :
i. Lurana, b. Oct. 20, 1767 ; m. January, 1788, Samuel Beach.
48. ii. Silas, b. April 5, 1769 ; m. Elizabeth Loree, Jan. 9, 1791.
iii. Phebe, b. June 23, 1771; m. Isaac Clark, Oct. 1, 1793.
44. iv. Henry, b. June 9, 1773. (Rev. Henry Axtell, D.D., Geneva, N. Y.)
V. Rhoda, b. April 11, 1776; m. Simeon Cory, May 26, 1798.
vi. Joseph, b. March 14, 1777 ; d. young.
21. Calvin^ Axtell (Henry,* Daniel,* Henry, ^ Thomas^), married Mary
Mills, November 7, 1771. He spent his Jays in Mendham, N. J.
Children of Calvin and Mary :
45. i. Philip Lindley.*
46. ii. Timothy.
ill. Samuel, unm.
iv. Calvin, untraced.
22. Luther^ Axtell {Henry,* Daniel* Henry,* Thomas^), married June
10, 1778, Hannah Condit. About 1780 moved to Washington Co.,
Pa., where he died June 2, 1812.
Children of Luther and Hannah :
RuFus,* Lurana and Henry d. young.
47. i. Philip, b. Feb. 10, 1781.
48. ii. Luther, b. July 26, 1783.
ill. Mary, b. Feb. 7, 1786; m. Edward Ross,
iv. Hannah, b. April 13, 1788; m. Rufus Dodd.
V. Jemima, b. Dec. 4, 1790; m. Freeman Dodd.
vi. Bethany, b. April 7, 1793 ; m. Joseph Ruggs.
1899.] The Axtell Family in America. 233
23. Ebenezer* Axtell {Samud^ Danidf Henry,* Thomas^). Beyond
the entry of his birth Berkley records are silent concerning him.
Ebenezer Axtell, of Berkley, served six months in Rhode Island,
1778, and is mentioned as Ebenezer Axtall in Rhode Island records.
There was also an Ebenezer, ensign in Morris Co. militia, N. J.
See note to Henry, 9.
24. Ezra* Axtell ( Samuel,^ Danid,* Henry^ Thoma^), was a soldier in
the Revolution ; settled in Pittsford, Vt. ; removenl to Pierpont, St.
Lawrence Co., N. Y., about 1816, where he died July, 1831.
Children :
49. 1. John,' b. 1787 ; a Presbyterian clergyman in northern New York and
Canada.
60. 11. Henry, b. Dec. 27, 1790; Pierpont, N. Y.; m. Sarah T. Woodruff,
Jan. 22, 1812.
51. ill. Samuel, b. 1792; m. 1811, Zenlath Steams; d. In the army at Platt:»-
burg, N. Y., 1812.
Iv. Dolly, m. Morgan.
V. Hannah, b. April 13, 1796; m. Daniel Church, 1816.
52. vl. Ebenezer, Oneida Co., N. Y.
vll. LuRANA, b. Jan. 27, 1804 ; m. Dorus Leonard, 1820.
vlil. Ezra, b. 1806; d. 1828.
Ix. Abigail, b. Jan. 2, 1811; m. Alva Leonard, 1830.
25. Samuel^ Axtell {SamueU^ Daniel^* Ifenry,* 77iamas^)y was a soldier
of the Revolution, after which he went to Chester, Vt, and settled
in what was then a wilderness. About 1785, married Celia Dean
of Taunton, Mass. She died December 5, 1806. His second wife
was Martha Earle, who died 1859. Samuel died July 5, 1835.
Children of Samuel and Celia:
1. Dean.* 11. Alvtn. These d. young,
lii. Sylvia, b. March 15, 1794; m. September, 1813, Daniel H. Rice.
Iv. Celia, d. young.
v. LoRiCA, b. Aug. 25, 1799; m. Henry Chandler; d. 1877.
vi. Sarah M., b. Aug. 10, 1801; m. Ira Clark.
53. vU. Samcrl, b. February, 1804 ; m. Martha M. Page ; d. at Rutland, Wis.,
1867.
vlli. Caroline A-, m. Parker of Chester, Vt.
26. Henrt* Axtell (Samuels* Danidy* Henry^* Thomat^)^ possibly what
is put under 16 belongs here.
27. Thomas^ Axtell (Ebenezer,* Danid^ Henry^ TTiomat^), an only son ;
married Rebecca French, August 9, 1775 (Berkley); moved to
Sutton, Mass., and afterwards, 1800, to Pern (now Windsor), Mass.,
where he died February 10, 1816.
Children of Thomas and Rebecca :
1. Rebecca,' b. about 1777 ; m. her 2d cousin, William Axtell (38), Feb.
28, 1797, and Hathaway of Worthington, Mass.
54. 11. Thomas, b. 1780. Western New York.
55. ill. Asa, b. Jan. 22, 1781. Belgrade, Me.
iv. Hannah, b. about 1783 ; m. Ebenezer Pelton.
56. V. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 20, 1785. Windsor, Mass.
57. vi. Sylvester, b. May 10, 1786. Kalamazoo, Mich.
58. vil. Daniel, b. Feb. 22, 1787. Amherst, Ohio,
vlii. Bachxl, m. — »- Ellison.
Ix. , m. Ellison.
TOL. LUI. 15
234 The Blynman Party. [Aprils
28. Daniel* Aztell {Thomas,^ Daniel^* Henry^ Thomai^\ lived in New
Jersey, and about 1780 removed to western Pennsylvania ; married
Buth Tuthill about 1770; died 1826.
Children of Daniel and Ruth (order uncertain, and information
very incomplete) :
69. i. LiKCOLN,* b. Sept. 16, 1777 (?).
60. ii. Eliab.
61. iii. Isaac Tuthill. Mt. Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio.
62. iv. TuoMAS, b. Jan. 31, 1780(?;. Monroe Co., Ohio.
63. y. Amzi.
64. vi. Daniel.
66. vii. Joseph S., b. 1792.
viii.-z. Three daughters, Rhoda, Elizabeth and Polly.
29. Thomas* Axtell {Tliomaz^* Daniel^ Henry ^ Thomcu^), married (in
^ew Jersey ) Mary Tuthill ; went with his brother to western Penn-
sylvania; died July 12, 1808. His first wife died 1791; second
wife, Ellen McLean.
Children of Thomas and Mary :
66. I. Nathan,* b. about 1780.
ii. Hannah, m. Levi Lindley. iii. Sabah, m. Timothy Lindley.
iv. Cecilia, m. Darling Day. y. Phbbb, m. Ichabod Dilley.
vi. Ruth, untraced.
67. vii. Samuel, b. Nov. 25, 1791 ; physician, Sheakleyville, Pa.
Children of Thomas and Ellen :
68. ix. Charles, b. July 10, 1796. Iroquois Co., HI.
69. z. Thomas. Solsberry, Ind.
THE BLYNMAN PARTY.
By W. Fahrand Felch, Esq., of Hartford, Ct.
The Blynman party came from Wales, mainly from Monmouth-
shire, and very likely in the year 1640. They first appear at Plymouth
and next at Marshfield (then called Green's Harbor), Massachusetts,
but remained there only a short time before they removed to Glouces-
ter. The members of Rev. Mr. Blynman's party were largely, it is
supposed, members of his church, at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, be-
fore his ejection therefrom. They accompanied him over the ocean,
kept with him at Marshfield, then at Gloucester, and about 1650
went with him to New London, Connecticut. They were farmers
and mechanics who found Gloucester, which was then little more
than a fishing station, an unfavorable place for their occupation,
hence their removal to New London.
Mr. Blynman is said in history to have been accompanied to this
country by ^^ several Welsh gentlemen of good note^^ but the date
of his arrival is not known.
1899.] The Blynman Party. 235
In the ** Memoirs of the Plymouth Colony," by Hon. Francis
Baylies, part 5, p. 285, under ^ Marshfield," we find :
^ Gov. Winslow, the fooDder of Marshfield, often visited England ; he
indnced several Welsh gentlemen of respectability to emigrate to America,
amongst whom came the Rev. Richard Blinman, in 1642, who was the first
pastor of Marshfield. Some dissensions taking place, Mr. Blinman and
the Welshmen removed to Cape Anne in less than a year. In 1648 Blin-
man went to New London, in Counecticat, of which place he was the pastor
ten years. In 1658 he was at New Haven, and soon after returned to
England, after having received in 1650 an invitation to settle at New-
foundland. He died at the city of Bristol, England."
From another source I glean :
^Marshfield incorporated March 1, 1642. After the departure of Rev.
Mr. Blinman, Rev. Edward Bulkeley, son of the first minister of Concord,
JIass., was pastor."
THE EARLIEST DATE OF THE BLYNMAN PARTY.
The earliest notice we have of ^Ir. Blynman in this country is in
the Plymouth records, March 2y 1641. This was earlier than
any vessel would likely arrive that season, which makes it probable
that he came over in 1640:
^At a General Court held in Plymouth, (Mass.,) Mr. Blindman, Mr.
Heugh Prjchard, Mr. Obadiah Brewen, John Sadler, Heugh Cauken, and
Walter Tibbott were propounded to be made free the next Court."
Plymouth Records^ vol. 2, p. 8.
This is dated March 2, 1641, and is the earliest mention of the
Slynman party. What is still more remarkable is that only six of
the numerous party are mentioned.
Gov. Winthrop in his Diary, says :
^ One Mr. Blinman, a minister in Wales, a Godly and able man, came
over with some friends of his, and being invited to Green's Harbour (since
Marshfield near Plymouth,) they went thither, but ere the year teas expired
there fell out some difference among them which by no means could be
reconciled, so as they agreed to part, and he came with his company and
sat down at Cape Anne which at this Court {May^ ^^4^) was established
to be a plantation and called Gloucester.''
The italics in all cases in this article are the writer's, for a piur-
poae which will appear soon. If they came in 1640 from A^'ale8
or England, then *'ere the year was expired," or at all events
within a year of that time, they must have removed to Gloucester.
The date of their propounding as freemen of Plymouth colony is
given in the Plymouth records clearly enough, ** March 2d, 1640-
41," which according to present reckoning was 1641 N.S., but early
for a vessel to arrive that year from the mother coimtry, hence they
may have come in 1640; and if within a year of that time they
had fallen out with the iVIarshfield authorities, then it foUows they
were in Gloucester early in 1641 N.S.
236 The Blynman Party. [April,
Moreover, Marehfield wae incorporated in 1640. Mr. Window
eettled there himself, so it is probable he induced this Wekh party
to come over with him to help settle it.
THE BLYNMAN PARTY IN GLOUCESTER.
It is not known, either, at what time thej removed to 61onoe»-
ter, but within a year, as Gov. Winthrop says. The present
writer, in investigating his family records, makes the following dis-
coveries. First, that it is just barely possible that his emigrant
ancestor, Henry Felch, senior, was a member of the Blynman
party, as he is traditionally a Welshman, and also firom parity of
dates.
Babson's " History of Gloucester, Mass.,'' page 93, says :
'* Henry Felch was here in 1 642, and was the owner of ' six acres of
hoed ground,' of which there was no grant m the record. From this fiid
it may be inferred that he was a settler before the incorporation, of the town.
He also had a house and land which he sold to James Avery He
may have removed to ... . Boston, where the name is found in 1657.
He had a daughter who married Samuel Haieward." ....
^^ Samuel Haieward is not mentioned as an owner of land, nor in any
other connection than as husband and father. His marriage with a daugli-
ter of Henry Felch, March £, 1641^ N. S., is the earUett in the record
His children were Samuel, born 1642, and John, 1643."
Now, Henry Felch owned his land before the incorporation of the
town, which was incorporated ^ 2d month, 1642," (or May, 1642).
But in Oct., 1641, the bounds of the town were settled by the
General Court ; so it is probable there were settlers there that early.
But Henry Felch was there prior to that time even, as there is no
grant of his six acres in the town records.
It is an open question, however, whether he was in Gloucester as
early as March 2d, 1641, on which date his daughter was married
to Samuel Haieward or Hayward ; but it is very probable that he
was a resident of Gloucester at that time, from the circumstance of
his daughter having been married here at that date.
But, on this very same date (March 2d, 1641), as we have
already seen, Mr. Blynman and his party were propounded freemen
of the Plymouth colony. Now it is just possible that if Henry
Felch was a member of the Blynman colony at this time, he was
with that party on that day, or they were with him ; and if they
were it may be that they had already settled in Gloucester the day
they icere propounded as freemen of Plymouth colony.*
* Or, the six members admitted may have remained at Plymouth for that purpose,
while the rest of the party ma^ have gone on to Gloucester in advance, the six mem*
bers remaining to be cnarged with the control of the settlement. It is not certain that
the six were made freemen at the next Court (April 5th), as no mention is made in the
records. But records of admission were kept loosely. It is more likely thej had left
Plymouth, and probably Marshfield, for Gloucester.
1899.] The Blynman Party. 237
WHEBE WEBE THET ADMITTED FREEBCEN?
The Blynman party may have just landed, or may have been at
Marshfield when propoanaed, or at Gloucester. We have already
shown that they had probably just landed at Pljrmouth. We can
now assume they could have been admitted freemen of Plymouth
colony just as well if they resided at Plymouth or Marshfield.
Again, it is very likely they trere admitted freemen at about the
time they arrived at Gloucester, as it was necessary for them to be
made freemen before they could become townsmen to govern the
town.
On May 2, 1642, some of the above mentioned persons (freemen
at Plymouth) were chosen to manage the prudentiid afiairs of Glou-
cester, Mass. This constituted the first board of selectmen.
Now, if Henry Felch was of the Blynman party, it is likely the
party was in Gloucester before the marriage of his daughter^
March 2d, 1641. The town of Gloucester was settled some time
between Oct., 1641 (when the bounds of the town were settled by
the General Court), and May, 1642 (when it was established or in-
corporated as a plantation and called Gloucester). It is highly
probable it was settled long before this, however, by the Welsh
party, added to the rude fisher folk who had inhabited Cape Ann
for several years prior. At the last date, May, 1642, without doubt
all the Blinman party were settled at Gloucester.
WaO COMPOSED THE BLYNMAN PARTY.
It is an inquiry of some interest who composed the Welsh party
that came over with Bev. Mr. Blinman. It is fair to presume that
a considerable number of his fellow-passengers settled with him in a
body at Cape Ann. Thither, therefore, we must follow them. On
that billowy mass of rocks, that promontory so singularly bold in
position and outline and so picturesque in appearance, they fixed
their second encampment in this new world.
The following extract from the town records of Gloucester may
several of the Welshmen :
2. Mar. '42. On the first ordering and disposing of the affairs of Glou-
by Mr. Endicott and Mr. Downing, these eight were chosen to
manage the prudential afiairs :
^ Wm. Steevens, Wm. Addis, Mr. Milwood, Mr. Sadler, Mr. Bnien,
Mr. Fryer, Mr. Norton, Walter Tybott."
Add to these eight names, the names of Rev. Richard Blynman,
Hugh Pritchard and Hugh Calkin, propounded at Plymouth at the
same time with Rev. Mr. Blinman and others.
The emigrants to New London, from Gloucester, in 1650, were
Christopher Avery, James Avery, Wm. Addis, Obadiah Bruen,
Hugh Calkin, John Coit senior, Wm. Hough, Wm. Kenie,
Andrew Lister or Lester, Wm. Meades, Ralph Parker, and Wm.
lydlman.
240 The Blynman Party. [Aprils
8UMMART OF DATA.
Wc have given all the available data that can be found on this
side the Atlantic, probably, barring a few fugitive extracts of no
great value or bearing on the question. Let us now summarize the
data we have already enumerated, as near as we can firom double
dates, imperfect records and traditions :
I. That Gov. Winslow made several voyages to England on
behalf of the Plymouth pilgrims, for commercial and colonizing pur-
poses. In 1632 pastures were assigned to members of the Jrly-
mouth colony, at Green's Harbor. In 1634, Winslow went to
England and returned in 1636 ; but he may have gone over latar
and returned in 1640, with the Blynman party, to Marshfield.
n. That Winslow induced several rich Welsh gentlemen to
emigrate to Marshfield, which they did probably in 1640. March
2d, 1640-41, Mr. Blinman and others were to be made freemen;
this according to present reckoning was 1641 N.S., but earlier than
any vessel would be likely to arrive that season, which makes it
probable that they came over in 1640 O.S.
III. Marshfield was settled about 1640; this fact makes it
more probable that the Blynman party came over in 1640. Mr.
Winslow also settled here with the Welsh people.
lY. Mr. Blynman and his party were at Marshfield not a fall
year, according to Gov. Winthrop's Diary, which makes it probable
they were at Gloucester by March 2, 1641 (O.S.), at which date
also they were propounded freemen of Plymouth colony.
V. A daughter of Henry Felch, senior, was married to Samuel
Hayward in Gloucester, March 2d, 1641 (O.S.), the first marriage
on Gloucester records, which makes it probable that Henry Felch
was a resident there at that time, as he certainly was before the in-
corporation of the town. If Henry Felch was a member of the
Blynman party, then it is very likely they were there also.
VI. Henry Felch was a resident of Gloucester before the incor-
poration of the town, which occurred between Oct., 1641, and
May, 1642, by which latter date it is probable all the Blinman party
were in Gloucester, or at least the major part of them.
VII. Rev. Mr. Blinman was admitted freemen of the Plymouth
colony 7th Oct., 1641, having been previously propounded at Ply-
mouth 2d March, 1640-1, and soon after removed to Marshfield,
where he remained only a short time.
VIII. Rev. Edward Bulkeley, his successor at Marshfield, was
admitted to the fellowship of the First Church, Boston, on the 22d
March, 1634—5, and was dismissed from the same church on the
loth of August^ 1641^ probably to go to Marshfield. I believe
this will still further establish Blinman and his followers as being in
Gloucester at about this time.
IX. Rev. Edward Bulkeloy's eldest child, Peter, was bom at
Concord, Nov. 3, 1641 ; his second child, Elizabeth, was bom at
1899.] The Blynman Party. 241
Manhfield, date unknown, as also John and Jane. So he probably
removed to Marshfield between the dates of birth of his two first
children. This will also nearly tally with the dates of Blinman's
removal.
X. '' Obadiah Bnien filled the office of town clerk daring the whole
period of his stay in Gloucester; and when he left he carried the records
with him, as it appears by a copy of an extract from them taken by his
own hand after his removal to New Jersey."
He was living in Newark, N.J., in 1681. Search for this mis-
sing record should be made, by all means.
XI. The first recorder was Obadiah Bruen, who removed to
New London in 1650, and carried with him the original record.
^ Tradition says he took it," says Babson, '^ because the town would not
pay for the book ; but this seems improbable, considering that he left in
another volume, in his own hand-writing, what we must conceive to have
been the most important part of that which he carried away." — ^page 185.
XXL " There is nothing in the town-records about the erection of the
first meeting house • . . erected by earlier inhabitants than Mr. Blynman
and his company." " So long ago as in 1633/* says Rev. E. Forbes in a
commemoration sermon in Gloucester, in 1795, "the first settlers of this
town consecrated a house for public worship." '*It appears probable,"
continues Babson's History, "that a house of worship was erected soon
after the incorporation of the town on or near the spot occupied by three
successive buildings for this purpose, about half a mile north of the place
indicated as the site of the first one." It is probable that *^ Master " Rash-
ley was the pastor of this first primitive church. He was in Gloucester as
early as 1640. " He was sometime member of the church in Boston; and
in 1652 was officiating as minister at Bbhop-Stoke, England."
In regard to the treatment that Mr. Blynman received at Glou-
cester, which led to his leaving for New London, Mr. Babson says
feelingly (page 191) :
^^ Unhappy dissensions drove Mr. Blynman from the scene of his first
ministry in New England; and the ill-treatment he received from some
of his people here may have hastened, if it did not induce, his departure
from the town. His church was defamed ; and he himself was scoffingly
Soken of for what he had formerly delivered in the way of the ministry.
at he appears to have worked undisturbed in the other fields of his labor,
and to have lived in peaceful and harmonious relations with all. He was
greeted with the loving salutations of eminent men ; and a contemporary
writer, (Johnson, in his '^ Wonder-working Providence ") described him as
a man ' of a sweet, humble, heavenly carriage/ who labored much against
the errors of the times."
We have some further notes and gleanings, fi*om Marshfield,
Wales, and other places, which we may at some future time, when
more f\illy developed, present to the Register readers, but in the
meantime should be glad to hear from any of them, in print or by
letter, in more mature and thorough exploitation of this attractive
theme.
\
242 The Goddard and Frost Familiet. [April,
RECORDS RELATING TO THE GODDARD AND
FROST FAMILIES.
Communicated by Austin Holdbn, M.D.
The following records were copied from three Bibles and a note-
book now at the Austin House, 21 Linn^an Street, Cambridge,
Massachusetts. As many of the dates are not known to be pre-
served elsewhere, and as some of them supplement or correct those
in Paige's History of Cambridge, it seems proper that they should
be printed in the Register.
From the Bible of Benjamin Goddard and Descendants.
''LONDON, Printed by John Baskett . . . MDCCXVI." 4to.
[Page 1.]
My father* Deceasd in y* yeare 1691
Natbanael Gooddard's Book.
Brother robertf Deceased y® of november 1716
Brother Josiahl deceased y* 14 of November 1720
My Wife§ Deceased y« 26 of November 1737
[The foregoing items were apparently written by Benjamin' Goddard.]
Nath^. Goddard His Bible his Grandfather William Goddard De<^
in I Watertown in the Yeare 1691 & left Six Sons Namely | William:
Joseph : Robert : born in old England | Benjamin : Josiah : Edw^. bom in
New Pingland
My Uon'K Father Benj^ Goddard Deceas'^ Octob^ 24: 1748 | And left
his Younorest Brother 4 Sons & one Daughter
M'^ The Reverend M*". Gibs Pasture of Watertown | Deceas*^. y® latter
part of October 1723:
[The foregoing apparently written by Nathaniel' Goddard.]
M': Nathanael Goddard's Wife|| Deceased y«: 3"^: May 1762
P^lizabeth goddard Juner** | her Bible January y® 4 | 1771
October 15 1786 my husbandft died | age 37
[The two items above were written by Elizabeth* (Goddard) Norton.]
[Page 2.]
September y® 20 day 1771 Cusen hannah Bowman J J died age 20
♦William,* son of Kdward and (Doylev) Goddard.
+ Robert,* son of William* and Elizabeth fMiles) Goddard.
Josiah,* son of William' and Elizabeth (Miles) Goddard.
Martlia, dan. of John and Kebecca (Bordman) Palfrey.
Mary,' dau. of Samuel* and Hannah^ (Hastings) Cooper.
Dau. of John^ and niece of NathanieP Goddard ; afterwards wife of Norton.
+t Norton.
it Dau. of Samuel* and Hannah* (Frost) Bowman.
1^9.] The Goddard and Frost Families. 243
Elizabeth Norton the owner of this Bible was born | augustt 31. 1743
and was marred November 3 1775 | December 31 1778 Elizabeth oar
first child was bom | and lived 6 weeks and 3 days January 4 1780
Elizabeth | our Second child was bom June 22 1782 our third | child was
bom his name was John and lived 10 days | December 22 1783 hannah
was bom
April 4 1786 my mother goddard* died in the 74 | year of her age
October 15 1786 my husband died | in the 37 year of his age
June 24 1790 Elizabeth our Second child died | in the 11 year of her
age
October 14 1804 hannah died in 21 year of her age
April 24 1 794 Aunt Bowmanf died in the 84 year | of her age
Deacon Giddeon Frostt Died July ^ 1st aged 79 in the year 1803
January 31 1820 my Brothr§ died in the 79 year | of his age
[The above page apparently written by Elizabeth* (Goddard) Norton.]
From John Goddard' 9 Bible
Old Testament— '' LONDON, Printed by John BasketL . . . 1718"
New Testament—'' OXFORD, Printed by JOHN BASKETT . . .
MDCCXIX." 8vo.
[Pagb 1.]
John Goddard: | His Bible: 1735.
Elizabeth Goddard | her Bible 1757
[Page 2.]
November y« 27 1737 my | Mother | Dyed
Father** Dyed y« 24. of October. 1748.
[Pagb 3.]
John Goddard. the Owner of | this Bible was Born y® 18 of | May 1709.
and was | Maried to Elizebethft liis wife | February y« 19. 1734/5 | Who
was born y® 7 day of | February, 1713. John our first | Child was borne
y« 20 day of | September 1736. December y« | 28, 1737. our Second Child
was I Bom who was a Son and lived | About Ten hours : | Martha was
Borne the 30, of I April. 1739: Angu8ty®30, 1741 : | Stephen was Bome : |
Elizebeth was Borne y® 31 of au^t | 1743. May y® 14: 1745. our | third
Daughter was Born which was four Sixth Child: who lived | about one
hour: Ruth was Born y® | first of August: 1746 : Ruth Dyed | the Eight
day of January, 1749.
[The above pages were written by John' Gtoddard.]
[Page 4.]
march ye 20 day 1760 a grat fire [in] | Bost[on]
* Elizabeth,^ dao. of Edmund' and Hannah' (Cooper) Frost.
t Hannah,^ dan. of Edmund' and Hannah' (Uooper) Frost.
t Son of Edmund' and Hannah' (Cooper) Frost.
6 Stephen,* son of John' and ElizabetV (Frost) Goddard.
I Martha, dau. of John and Rebecca (Bordnuin) Palfrey.
•* Benjamin' Goddard.
ft Dan. of Edmund' and Hannah' (Cooper) Frost.
S44 7%6 Ooddard and FratA Famil%€$. [Apol,
mother Froet* died Ifay the 15 | 1767 in y* Eighty fourth year | of h«r
[Apparently the foregoing was written by Elisabeth^ (Froat) Goddard.]
Wedensday the 19^ of April | the Massacree of the Inhabitans | of New
England by the Begolar | Forces under the Command of | General Gage
to Jmforoe the | Parlementory Acts on the ProTince | of the Massechasetta
Bay in the year | 1775
The day of Darkness Now comes on
When Shall the Light arise
and So Despell the Clonds away
and Qnicken all onr Eyes
and See those Trators all Depar
and Leave the Laud So free
that all the after People may
Rejoice that in it be
[Paos 6.]
Elizabeth Goddard
April 9 day 1757 | Govener phipps was | bnried
nncel palfryf | Died December | the 1 71 year of | his age | 1759
nncel Beniamin Died | in the 55 year [of his] age | December the 9
[The three preceding items were apparently writtra by Elisabeth* (Qoddaid)
Norton.]
[Paob 7.]
December the 9 day 1759 | brother Beniamin Groddard | died in the 55
year of his age
September y<^ 30 day 1760 | brother thomas Goddard died | in the 49
year of his age
april the 10 day 1768 | Sbter martha Cooperl died | in the 66 year of
her age
October y® 9 1770 brother nathanael | Goddard died aged 78
[The four preceding items were apparently written by Elizabeth* (Froat)
GkKldard.]
[Page 8,]
John our first Child Dyed the | Eleventh Day of march | 1749. In y? 18
year of his Age | Our Second John was Born y® | Sixth Day of August:
1750. I our Second John died may y^ 9: 1751 | my husbandS died
may y^ 12: 1751 | In his two and fortyeth year | our martha Dyed
the nine- | teen Day of June 1751 In y® 13 | year of her age
november 7 1752 new stoii | my Father frost || dyed
[The first portion of the above was apparently written by John' Goddard, the
second by his widow Elizabeth* (Frost; Goddard.]
• Hannah,' dau. of Samuel* and Hannah' (Hastings) Cooper,
f John Palfrey, son of John and Rebecca (Bordman) Palfrey.
. Widow of Walter' Cooper,
ijohn Goddard.
'K^imvLU^ {Ephrwm,* Edmund}). 6 Not. on graye stone. Gideon F. says 18 KoT.
1899.] The Ooddard and Frost Families. 245
mr. Michel* was mightily affected with a passag | of Lathers if ever
theare be any Considerable | blow giyen to y^ Devils Kingdom it most
be I by yoath Excellently Educated & god will not | give ns Sach men by
mirical Seiug he has | vouch Safed as odier ways & means to | obtain them,
learning is an Unworthy gaest | to y^ Devil & therefore he would faxa
Starve I it out. we Shall not long Retain y* Grospel with | out y^ help of
learning:
[The above was probably written by John' €k>ddard.]
October y^ 9, 1717. Mr Appelton | was orduned:
January 17 day 1771 mrs Appelton | died
JBxtracts from Deacon Gideon Fros(s BSde.
« OXFORD: Printed by THOMAS BASKETT . . . MDCCLV.'' 4to.
[Paob 1.]
year
Gideon Frost Bom June ye 22/1724
Sarah Frost Bom August 26/1728
Marred in y® year 1753 Janary y^ 17
My Childres Age
Sarah Frost Born march y* 1/1754
Gideon Frost Bora Octobr y« 14/1755
John Frost Bom march y^ 4/1 7a8
Elezabath Frost Bora Novembr f 15/1760
Walter Frost Bora August y« 19/1766
Martha Frost Bora June y« 29/1769
William Frost Bora AprU 23/1774
[The ten items above are in the handwriting of Deacon Frost.]
[Paqb 2.]
John FrostI died July 29^ 1776 | aged 19 years
Ann Maria Frothbgham died October 179- | aged 3 years
Walter Cooper Frothingham died december 179- | aged 5 years
Martha Frostf died October 30 1796 | aged 4 Years
Martha Frothingham died april 5^ 1800 | aged 2 Weeks
Sarah Ann Frostf died October 10 1802 | aged 15 Months
Martha Ann Frothingham died November | aged 20 Months
Deacon Gideon Frost died July 1*^ 1803 | aged 79 Tears
M". Henrietta Frost t died Oc* 7^. 1803, aged 49 T"
M«, Sarah Frost § died July 10"» 1805 | aged 76 Y"
M« Martha Frost Wife of Maj' | Walter Fro8t| died July 30"» 1805
aged 32 yr
[M]rs. Lucy Frost wife of William Frostf | [di]ed November 25 1809
^36
M' Thomas Austin died July 30 1816 aged 54
* Probablj the Rev. Jonathan Mitchell. (H. C., 1647.)
t Daughters of Major Walter* and Martha (TufU) Frost,
t Wife of Dr. Gideon* Frost.
I Wife of Deacon Gideon* Frost, and dan. of John Ireland.
I Sons of Gideon* and Sarah (Ireland) Frost.
246 2fbte9 and Queries, [Apfil«
JBxiraeU Jwm Deacon Oideam Fnmti nol^iooL
Fathar Frost* dide Noyember | 18 day 1752 /78 year of his | age
Mother Frostf m*j 15 1767 | iD the 84 year of her age
my Son John Frost dide | July 29 day in 19 year of his [ age at BostOB
of the Small pock
Mother larland t dide October 1775 /78 | year of her age
Father larlandf dide April | 2 day 1786 in 80 year of his | age
Sister Gk)ddard | dide April | 2 day 1786 in 78 year of her | age
Brother Stephen Frost dide Joly 10 1749 | 81 year of his age
Brother Edmand Frost dide | April 16 day 1775 in 60 year of | his age
Sister BowmanT dide April 24 1794 | in the 84 year of her age
June 22 1795
this day I am 71 | yeares dd Gideon Frost
NOTES AND QUERIES.
None.
Bbidobwaisb BaooKDs.— June 18th. Joslah Kewton of Brookfield 9k TT^w—ii
Sherman of Bridgewater.
Jane 25th. Alexander Monro & BCary Hutchinson, both of Bridgewater*
Aug. 8th. Azariah Beal & Bathsheba Bisbee, both of Bridgewater.
Octobr. 8d. Mr. Adam Porter of Abington & Mrs. Deborah Qannetfe of
Bridgewater.
Decembr. 8l8t. Robert Young ft Molly Kingman, both of Bridgewater.
April i7th. Obadiah Hearsy of Abington ft Naomi Reed of Bridgewater.
May 8th. James Richards, of Newtown ft Dorotha Packard of Bridgewater.
Were marryd. by Samuel Angier.
The above marriages were returnd. to Deacon Nathanl Brett, then Town
Clerk of Bridgewater, to be by him enterd. & recorded in ye town book July 7th,
1777. Samael Angier.
Recorded Anno Domini, 1795 in the 3d Book of Records 201st page.
Eliakim Howard.
Copied from original papers now in my possession.
Witness,
Brockton, Mass., Jan. 14, 1899. Lorimg W. Puffer, Notary Public
Fressingfleld Vicarage,
Harleston, England, 21 Dec., 1898.
These family notes may be useful for the Rkgister. I only lighted on them
in Yarmouth yesterday. With every good wish for the new year,
I am yonrs very truly,
J. J. Raven.
The late Mr. John Parkinson Hall, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England,
bequeathed his elder son, the present Mr. William Towler a ^^Oeneva" Bible,
1585, containing notes of the Hall, Towler, Woodcock and Parkinson families
as far back as 1651. Mr. Thomas Hall, brother of the late Mr. J. P. Hall, was
* Edmand' {Epkraim^* Edmund^), 6 Nov. on grave stone,
t Hannah,' uau. of Samuel* and Hannah' (Hastings] Cooper,
i Sarah, dau. of Thomas and Hannah (Blanchard) Snepherd.
0 John, son of Abraham and Abigail (Greenland) Ireland.
J Elizabeth* (Frost), wife of John* Goddard.
H Hannah* (Frost) wife of Samuel Bowman.
1899.] Notes and Queries. 247
much engaged in the American trade. On the first page of the treatise entitled
" The hnmor of the whole Scriptore," &c., which is bound up with this Bible, is
wHtten: 1757
1732
22 and a little way below, apparently in a coeyal hand,
" Thomas Hali died in America."
Branding for Manslaugutkr.—! find the following entry in the diary of
Bev. Daniel Rogers, of Exeter, N.H., under date of Nov. 10, 1779 :
" I attend the Trial of Jn® Howe, of Portsmouth, for Killing Mr. Bowel, of
Portsm<>. He was endited for Murder. He had a fair Trial of 8 Hours, was
by the Jury bro*t in the verdict * Guilty of Man-Slaughter.' And Accord-
ing to Law was tMs Day at the Bar in the Presence of the Ck>urt burnt in the
Hand, and discharged from his Imprisonment." John T. Pkrbt.
ExtUr, N. E,
Weston. — The Rev. Isaiah Weston, grandfather of ex-Lieut -Gov. Byron
Weston, was the son of Zachariah Weston, Jr., of Plympton. Who was his
mother? The Weston Genealogy says she was a daughter of Dr. Pomeroy of
Middleborough ; that Isaiah Weston was bom in 1770 ; and that he had a
brother Zachariah who married Sarah Wood and died in 1794. These state-
ments, however, appear to be incorrect. The family record gives as the date
of Isaiah Weston's birth Feb. 1, 1778. According to Middleborough records,
Zachariah Weston married Sarah Wood Dec. 6, 1770. The date of Zachariah
Weston the 3d's birth is not known, but he is mentioned in the Weston Gnen-
ealogy after a sister bom in 1754. Is it probable, then, that he married Sarah
Wood in 1770?
Again, Plymouth records show that the Zachariah Weston who died in 1794
was the father of Isaiah, and that he left a widow Sarah. There seems little
doubt, then, that the mother of Isaiah Weston was Sarah Wood.
Sarah Wood, daughter of John J. and Sarah, was bom at Middleborough
Sept. 12, 1742. Was she the mother of Rev. Isaiah Weston? If so, who were
the parents of John J. and Sarah Wood? Celas, Ltman Shaw.
Astoria^ New York.
Murray. — $10.00. — Ten dollars will be paid for date and place of birth, and
parents of Joseph Murray. He was bom about 1699. On Fairfield, Conn.,
Probate Records, Jan. 5, 1715, he chose Thomas Bennett of Stratford, Conn.,
to be his guardian. On New Milford, Conn., Land Records, Nov. 8, 1723, he
is spoken of as ** resident in the town of Stratford."
On April 16, 1724, he married Hannah Patterson of Stratford, Conn., and
moved to Newtown, Conn., where the following children were bom :— Elizabeth,
Jan. 24, 1725, married John Henry Nearing. James, May 19, 1727, married
Patience Hawley. John, July 2, 1729, married Martha Howard. Mary, Oct. 2,
1731, married Amos Northrup.
About 1733 he removed to New Milford, Conn., where the following children
were bom :— Elisha, March 19, 1734. Hannah, July 27, 1736. Ruby, March 12,
1739, married Ezra Dunning. Parthena, June 7, 1741, married Lemuel Hotch-
kiss of New Haven. Joseph, Feb. 27, 1744, married Isabella Burritt. Phile-
mon, Aug. 2, 1746. Eunice, July 16, 1749. A. Murray.
Brooklyn^ N, T.
Welsh and othkr Familiks. — ^Is there any record of John and Jacob Welsh
families of Boston or its immediate vicinity? John Welsh bought of the
** Connecticut Land Comi)any " three thousand acres of land in Ohio. In 1808
lie sent his son Jacob Welsh to look after the land. Jacob Welsh founded the
town of Welshfield, Geauga Co., Ohio, now called Troy. He brought with
liim his eldest daughter, Mary Parker Welsh, my grandmother. Mr. Parkman,
248 Notes and Queries. [April,
of Boston, who had invested in lands, came with them, and he founded Park«
man in the same county and State. The relatives are the Parker, Gk>rdon,
Hancock and Prentice families. I have some family portraits painted on
ivory, one marked with name of Caroline Elizabeth Hancock, one marked
Caroline's mother, and one a handsome bland man in military dress ; also one of
the Welsh family monument with names and dates thereon, handsome silver
with M.W. 1777, S.W. 1777. These portraits, silver and many other things I
have indicate that they must have been a family of education and refinement*
and certainly of some means. A. C. Smtih.
119 Wood 8Ut Paineroilltt Ohio.
GiBBS.— Jacob Gibbs, bom in Windsor, Conn., moved to Litchfield Co.» had
son John, bom about 1710-11. Whom did John marry?
A John Gibbs lived in Lebanon, Conn., had wife Sarah . Sarah what?
John Gibbs had son Isaac. Isaac married Lucy what ?
John Gibbs above was born about 1700. Perhaps he is the same John bom
1710-11, son of Jacob.
Zebu Ion Gibbs lived in Litchfield, Conn. Was married and had a large
family. I have all the records except the name of Zebulon's wife. Can any
one tell me who she was?
Zebnlon Gibbs was a son of Benjamin Gibbs and Abigail Marshall. Th^
lived in Litchfield ; went there from Windsor. L. B. Samfqbd.
Begent Sagoyevoatha Chapter D,A.B., Seneca FoUU, N,T.
Eames and other Qubribs. — Can any one give me full dates, with authorltif
for same, of marriage of John Eames (b. Jan. 10, 1687, at Framingham, Mass.)
to Joanna Buckminster, dau. of Col. Joseph.
Marriage of John Eames (b. Dec. 15, 1742) to Buth, dau. of Capt. HezeUah
Stone of Framingham, and his wife Buth How of Sudbury.
Marriage of Hezeldah Eames, son of John and Buth, to Persia Butler, dan.
of Capt. £11 Butler.
Marriage of Joseph Butler, of Wethersfield, Ct., to Mary, dan. of Snalgn
William Goodrich.
Marriage of Comfort Star (b. 1644) to Marah, dan. of Capt. Joseph Weld.
Marriage of Elisha Stocking (b. 1714) to Margery, dan. of Sergt. Francis
Wilcox.
Marriage of John Graves, of Hatfield, to Mary, daughter of Lieut. Samuel
Smith. Edward A. Clatpool.
229 Dearborn Ave.^ Chicago, III,
Henry Wright.— My ancestor, Henry Wright, appears in Dorchester, Mass.,
as a land owner in 1G34, and he was admitted as a freeman on May 16, 1685.
His wife's name was Elizabeth, and they had two children— Mary Wright, born
April 1, 1G35, and Samuel Wright, bom Feb. 14, 1637, both at Dorchester.
Can you tell rae what ship Henry and Elizabeth came to Dorchester in ?
Several vessels are mentioned In history as having landed their passengers at
Dorchester. Among these was The Mary and John.
Any Information which you can give me will be gladly received.
Jioom 12y State Capitol, Hartford, Conn, A. J. Wright.
Miscellaneous Queries No. I. : —
Parker, — Can any one tell me the full names of the father and of the mother
of Robert Parker? His daughter Jane married Dec. 16, 1677, John Isham, of
Barnstable, Mass. She was born March 31, 1664.
James, — Full names wanted of the father and of the mother of Sarah
James, who married the above named Robert Parker. Also when and where
she was born, married and died.
Would like to learn the surname of Dorothy, wife of Thomas Lord, one of
the founders of Hartford, Ct. Is it true that she was the daughter of William
Bulkley, of Bury, England? If not, who were her father and her mother?
Fiqna, Ohio, Augusta I. Hicks.
1899.] IToteB and Queries. 249
MiscEiXAXBOus Queries No. II. : —
Chamberlain. — Harvey Chamberlain died in Pomfret, Ct., May 9, 1817, aged
52 years. His parentage is earnestly desired.
MaUor^.—BllshA Mallory died March 23, 1812, aged 76 years. He had
brothers Peter and Eliakim. His parentage is also desired. Two (2) dollars
will be paid to any one answering either qnery — ^if accompanied with proofs.
Xew Haven House, New Haven, Ct. Mrs. W. H. Moselet.
Miscellaneous Queries No. m. : —
1. Obadiah Coolidge, bom 1664; died 1706; married Elizabeth Ronse of Hart-
ford, Feb. 28, 1685-6 ; settled in Sndbnry, bat retomed to Watertown 1694.
What was the parentage of Elizabeth Rouse?
2. Samuel Sawin, according to Worcester Marriages in Wore. Soc. Antiq.,
vol. 12, p. 417, married Mary Wilson of Sadbnry, June 19, 1760. Elsewhere
this Mary Wilson is always spoken of as Mary (or Molly) Wasson. I am unable
to trace her parentage, and should be grateful for information concerning her.
3. John Hayujard was at Watertown 1636-7, Dedham 1650, and died in
Charlestown about 1673, aged 79. Was he father of John Haywood (or Hey-
wood) who lived in Concord from 1650 and earlier, and died there Jan. 11, 1711?
Light on the above queries would be welcome to yours sincerely,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me. William A. Houghton.
The Privateer ** Grand Turk." — I want to know about this vessel which was
fitted out during the Revolution, by the Laightons, wealthy ship owners. On
her second trip she was captured by the British and taken to Halifax where
her officers and cfew (who survived the harsh treatment) were kept five years,
1778-1783. My great-grandfather, Eligood Mills, was one of the officers and
was a prisoner until the close of the Revolution. I know the fact, but want
some record to prove it. Mrs. Mary H. Curran.
JPublic Library, Bangor, Me.
Herridge. — Can any one assist me to discover any one by the name of
Herridge in this country? In 1683 I find that Dorothy Herridge married an
ancestor, but the name is a most unusual one and I have failed to discover any
one bearing that name, although I have been on the hunt for several weeks.
19 Union Square West, New York City. C. R. Clifford.
Ingraham—Blake.— Captain Duncan Ingraham, of Boston, son of Joseph
and Mary (Macfarland) Ingraham, baptized Nov. 29, 1726, married Dec. 7,
1749, Susanna Blake. She died March 18, 1770, in her 45th year. I will be
very grateful to any one who can give me information as to where to look for
ber ancestry. R. P. Robins, M.D.
2210 Pine St., FhUadelphia.
The French Arht arrived at Boston from Virginia during the month of
December, 1782, having marched 666 miles. The volume in the Library of
Congress contains illustrations of fifty-four camps, the last one in Dedham.
Did they camp in Boston; if so, where? A. A. Folsom.
Littlefielb. — ^Who were the parents of Mary Littlefield who married John
Harden, of Braintree, in 1708? Charles Ltman Shaw.
Astoria, L. I.
pARSfEXTER AND Hatden. — ^Who wcrc the ancestors, or father and mother,
of Isaiah Parmenter, bom about 1740? He married Lydia Hayden.
Who were the ancestors, or father and mother, of Lydia Hayden, bom in
1744? She married Isaiah Parmenter. They were supposed to have lived at
Hampton, Conn., but later removed to Stockbridge, Vt. Lydia J. Moret.
885 Adams St., Chicago, lU.
TOL. Lm. 16
250 Notes and Queries. [April,
Replies.
Saltonstall-Knyvet ; a Correction. — I have had mj attention called, by
two most esteemed correspondents, to the discrepancies between my note on
these names in the January number of the Register and the authentic records.
I am the more troubled because I am afraid that facts with which I was well
acquainted assumed a positively erroneous look through the very uncouth form
of one or two of my sentences.
It seems to me the most effective correction and assurance that I sinned
through awkwardness rather than ignorance will be by giving the pedigree as
kindly sent me by my valued correspondent and kinswoman already mentioned,
Miss Katherine Kuyvet Wilson of Swaffham.
Sir John Bourdiier (Baron Bernern) = Uargaret, heiress of Sir Elohard Bemert.
Sir Hamphrey Bourchier= Ells. Tikiey.
killed at BarDet 1471 (y. p.)
John Boarohler, Baron = Catherine Howard.
Berners, Translator of Froissurt. |
Jane (Joan) Boarohier=£dmnnd Knyrct.
John Knyyet of Flomstead =: Agnes Harcoort.
Abigail KnyTet=: Martin Sedley.
Herlell or Muriel Sedley = Brampton Gordon. Sir Thomas Knyret.
Merlell or Muriel Gurdon = Richard Saltonstall.
^1
Nathaniel Saltonstall et al,
I have omitted various titles, hereditary, personal and official.
For one monstrous blunder I have no excuse. The Lord Chancellor of
Edward III. was Sir John Kuyvet, not Sir Thomas. I know not if it improves
matters to say " I knew better." To another criticism, that I have converted
Jane Bourchier into Joan, I would reply that Johanna, Joanna, Joan, Jane,
Jean and other forms are used with little discrimination in the 16th century.
William Everett.
Corkection.—Parsons.— Vol. 27, p. 84, contains statement that Anna Par-
sous, wife of rhilip, died July 15, 1762. An original MS. in hands of Dr.
Edward F. Parsons of Thorapsonville, Conn., written by Thomas Parsons, son
of said Philip, records that Thomas Parson's wife Mary died July 15, 1752.
Date of death of Anua, wife of Philip, still eagerly sought.
1539 Fine St., Philadelphia^ Fa. Francis Olcott Aluen.
Needham. — In the list of *' Books, Pamphlets, and Newspapers that con-
tain Historical and Genealogical Matter relative to the Town of Needham," con-
tributed by me to the January Register, I omitted to mention a topographical
description of the town written by the Rev. Stephen Palmer, A.M., and pub-
lished in the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society for 1814
(volume I. of the 2d series). I did not think it necessary to refer to the
gazetteers, although Spofford, Hayward and Nason all give good but brief
descriptions of Needham, 1828-1874. An important church history has ap-
peared since I wrote for the January Register. It is the History of the
Wellesley Congregational Church, formerly the church in the West Parish of
1899.] Jfbtes and Queries. 251
Xeedham, by tbe minister, Rct. Edward Herrick Chandler. Tlie Needham town
report for 1899 contains a list of forty-six Revolationary soldiers, whose burial
places are known, with particulars. Gbobob K. Clarke.
Historical Intelligekce.
Foster's "Our Ancestral Families." — Joseph Foster, A.M., the eminent
genealogist and antiquary, whose books have frequently been praised by us,
has issued a prospectus with specimen pages and illustrations of a new work
by him. The full title is **Our Ancestral Families, with their Paternal Coat
Armour, on the basis of ' Gnillim's Display of Ueraldry,' to which are added
the Names of the Armorial Progenitors of many Eighteenth and Nineteenth
Centory Families. Illustrated with more than 2000 Facsimiles of Ancient
Coats of Arms reproduced from Gnillim and from Heraldic MSS. in the British
Museum, and a similar number of Modem Designs of Arms of the Existing
Peers, Baronets and Gentry. By Joseph Foster. London." Subscribers'
names received by Mr. Foster, 21 Boundary Road, London, N. W., and by all
booksellers.
The published prices are for the Drawing Room Edition, £3. 10s. net; for
the Library Edition, £2. 10s. net. We commend the work to our readers. This
work will take the place of a work announced by him about three years ago
under the title of *' Noble and Gentle Men of Coat Armour." Mr. Foster has
collected a large quantity of material for that work which will now be used in
•* Our Ancestral Families."
Sunderland, Mass. — A genealogical register of the families of Sunderland,
^lass., is being prepared by Miss Abbie T. Montague of that town. This work
was begun by Henry W. Taft of Pittsfleld. Miss Montague will, as far as pos-
sible, trace each family back to the immigrant ancestor. In the parts of her
work, she desires the assistance of all persons interested in Sunderland families.
Town Histories in Preparation.
Chatkamy Conn. — East Hampton Congregational Church. — A history of this
church Is in preparation. It will make a volume of about 250 pages, and will
contain an account of the exercises and addresses on the 150th anniversary of
its organization, November 30, 1898, with an appendix of original documents.
The price of the book, which will be illustrated and bound in cloth, will be
one dollar, or $1.25 postpaid. Address S. Miles Bevin, East Hamptou, Conn.
D^ance, Ohio. — Dr. Charles E. Slocum, for nearly thirty years a resident
of Defiance, Ohio, has been for some length of time engag^ in gathering the
history of that city and its vicinity with a view to its publication. The range
of his work embraces the geology, including evidences of the ice age, of the
Mamnee Valley ; pre-historic mounds and sketches of the red men who made
the courses of the Maumee and Auglaize rivers their thoroughfares of travel
long previous to the advent of Europeans; the early French adventurers
and settlers of the seventeenth century and the red men as changed by con-
tact with them ; the early American settlers of the latter part of the eighteenth
and early part of the nineteenth centuries, and the changes and developments
that have occurred during the nineteenth century. The book will be fully
illiutrated.
Oakham, Mass. — Charles M. Packard, Esq., of Oakham, Mass., is gathering
material for a genealogical history of the town of Oakham, Massachusetts.
Genealogies in Preparation. — Persons of the several names are advised to
famish the compilers of these genealogies with records of their own families
and other information which they think may be useful. We would suggest that
all facta of interest illustrating family history or character be communicated,
252 ITotea and Queries* [April,
especially service under the U. S. Government, the holding of other offices,
gnuluation from college or professional schools, occnpation, Trtth places and
dates of birth, marriage, residence and death. When there are more than one
christian name they should all be given in full if possible. No initiahi shoald
be used when the full names are Imown.
Chase, or Chace. — William A. Eardeley-Thomas of Middletown, Conn., is
preparing histories of the following families, viz. Chase or Chace, Holmes, Fon-
tane or Fountain, and Ferry.
Fletcher,— ^Mx, Charles R. Fletcher of Watertown, Mass., has undertaken the
preparation of a revised edition of the Fletcher Genealogy. All persons Inter-
ested are requested to send corrections and additions to nim at once.
ForUane or Fountain,— lij William A. Eardeley-Thomas of Middletown, CoDn.
(See Chase).
Furbish or Furbush.—Bj F. B. Fnrbish, 81 Crescent St., Cambridge, Maas.
Mr. Furbish is preparing a history of the descendants of William Fnrbish of
Kittery (now Eliot), Maine. He has now records of most of the early families.
OorJiam.— 'By Henry S. Gorham, Esq., 197 Wilson St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr.
Gorham has a large collection of data for a history of the family descended
from Capt. John and Desire (Rowland) Gorham of Barnstable, Mass. Francis
W. Spragne, Esq., of Boston, Mass., has done considerable work in tracing the
early generations of this family and has given his material to Mr. Gorham.
Holmes.— By William A. Eardeley-Thomas of Middletown, Conn. — (See
Chase.)
Lawrence. — ^By William Frederic Hoehn, general secretary of the Yoong
Men's Christian Association, Quincy, Mass. Mr. Hoehn is preparing a genealogy
of the Lawrence Family of New Jersey.
Litchfield. — ^Wilford J. Litchfield of Southbrldge, Mass., is at work on a his-
tory of this family, and wishes members of the family to assist him by sending
records of their particular branches.
Perry.— By William A. Eardeley-Thomas of Middletown, Conn.— (See ChaseJ)
Sawyer. —Y. B. Sawyer of Otisfleld Gk)re, Maine, is preparing a genealogy
of the Sawyer family, and all descentants in female as well as in male lines, as
far as possible. Those connected with the family are requested to send liim all
the particulars they can.
Shears.— A genealogy of this family, branches of which spell the name
Shearer, Schearer, Scherer, and Shelr, is being compiled by Mr. George Thurs-
ton Waterman of the New York State Library, Albany, N. Y.
Thurston.— Mt. George Thnrston Waterman, of the New York State Library,
is collecting material for a history of the descendants of Job Thurston (No.
6727 in the second edition of the Thurston Genealogy by Brown Thurston) who
married Dorcas, daughter of John and Anna Garnsey of Dutchess County, New
York.
Trowbridge. — Francis B. Trowbridge, Esq., P. 0. Box 1606, New Haven,
Conn., author of the Ashley, Champion and Hoadley families, has in preparation
a revised and enlarged genealogy of the Trowbridge family, of which the earliest
progenitor was Thomas Trowbridge, a native of Taunton, England, who emi-
grated to this country In 1636, and settled in Dorchester, Mass., removing in
1638 to New Haven, Conn. The genealogy will contain what can be discovered
of the English ancestry of the family, and also family registers of births,
deaths, biographical sketches, epitaphs, wills, inventories, deeds, journals,
diaries and old letters and other documents. It will be Illustrated w^ith family
portraits, views of old Trowbridge homesteads, and family relics. The bio-
graphical sketches will be a special feature. Send for circular.
FaiZ.— Henry H. Vail, Esq., 322 West 75th St., New York city, is preparing
for publication a history of the family descended from Jeremiah Vail who was
in Salem, Mass., in 1639, and removed to Southold, Long Island.
Watei'man. — Mr. William H. Waterman of New Bedford, Mass., is writing a
genealogy of the family of this name whose progenitor was Richard Waterman
of Rhode Island. George Thurston Waterman, of the New York State Library,
is at work on a history of the descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfleld,
Mass.
1899.] Societiea and their Proceedings. 253
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW-ENGLAND HISTORIC
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
Botton^ Mas»aehuseUs, Wednesday, 5 October, 1898. — A stated meeting Tras
held in Marshall P. Wilder hall. Society's honse, 18 Somerset street, at half past
two o'clock, this afternoon. Rev. Ephraim Orcutt Jameson, A.M., pre«iidcd.
The monthly reports of the Corresponding Secretary, the Librarian, the His-
toriographer and Uie Council were severally presented, read, accepted and ordered
on file.
The deaths of Hon. Charles Levi Woodbury, a Vice President and benefactor
of the Society ; of George Plumer Smith, a member and benefactor, and of Hon.
Frederic Walker Lincoln, one of the oldest members, were announced, and tri-
butes, in fMmoriam, to each presented, read, accepted and adopted by the Society.
Copies, in each case, were ordered to be engrossed and sent to the families or
representatives.
Commander F. M. Wise, U. S. N., was introduced at three o'clock. He pro-
ceeded to read a paper, from the pen of George Eugene Belknap, LL.D., Rear
Admiral U. S. N. (who was prevented by illness from attendance), entitled,
Service in the Home Squadron, 1859, 1860 and 1861. The paper was applauded
and thanks voted to both author and reader.
The Treasurer announced the receipt of a gift of one thousand dollars C$1000),
from William C. Todd, esq., of Atkinson, N. H., a member of the Society ; and
a letter from the donor read relating the circumstances and views which prompt-
ed the gift. The Society voted to accept the gift with its trust, and passed reso-
lutions of thanks and gratitude to ^Ir. Todd.
Five resident members were elected.
2 November. — A stated meeting was held this afternoon at the usual time and
place. Charles Sidney Ensign, LL.B., presided.
Current reports from the Librarian, the Historiographer and the Council were
presented, read, accepted and ordered on file.
Hon. Albert Davis Bosson, A.M., of Chelsea, read a paper on The Battle of
ChelMea, 1775, which was cordially received, thanks returned and a copy soli-
cited for the archives of the Society.
Twenty-three resident members were elected.
A committee of nominations was elected, consisting of F. E. Blake, A. D.
Bosson, D. G. Haskins, A. D. Hodges and H. F. Jenks, and a vote of thanks
passed to WiUiam Sumner Appleton, A.M., for an index to the wills of the
testatora in Waters's Gleanings, presented to the Society.
7 December. — ^The stated meeting was held as usual.
Six resident members were elected and reports filed from the Librarian and
the Council.
Sunoel Hoyt, esq., of Newburyport, read a paper on Bomance and Social
Life in the Colonies, for which thanks were returned and a copy requested for
the archlTes.
4 January, 1899. — The stated meeting was held as usual. Charles Sidn^
Soslgn, LL.B., presided.
The Corresponding Secretary, the Librarian, and the Council severally made
reports.
Nfaie resident members were elected.
Capt. T. Stanhope Hill, editorof the Cambridge Tribune, read a paper entitled
A Yankee in the Track of Magellan, of unusual interest owing to current public
ereota, for which thanlLs were tendered and a copy requested for preservation
1b the Society's archives.
21 January.— The Socie^ held its Annual Meeting in Marshall P. WUder
hall, this afternoon, Rev. Henry Allen Hazen, D.D., presiding.
The annual reports of the Corresponding Secretary, the Librarian, the Coun-
d, the Treasurer and the Trustees of the Kidder Fund were severally presented,
read, accepted and ordered on file.
Foither time was granted the Historiographer for the filing of his annual
report, owing to serious illness.
254 Necrology of Historic Genealogical Society. [April,
The election of oflScers for 1899 was effected as follows :
President. — Edward Griffin Porter, A.M., of Boston, Mass.
Vice-Presidents. — John Elbridge Hudson, A.B., LL.B., of Boston, Mass.;
James Phinnej Baxter, A.M., of Portland, Me. ; Ezra Scollaj Stearns, A.M., of
Concord, N. H. ; James Barrett, LL.D., of Rutland, Vt. ; Olney Arnold, of Paw-
tucket, R. I. ; Edward Elbridge Salisbury, LL.D., of New Haven, Conn.
Recording Secretary. — George Augustus Gordon, A.M., of Somerville, Mass.
Corresponding Secretary. — Albert Harrison Hoyt, A.M., of Boston, Mass.
TVecMwrcr.— Benjamin Barstow Torrey, of Hanover, Mass.
Librarian. — John Ward Dean, A.M., of Medford, Mass.
Councillors. —For the term, 1899, 1900, 1901 . Nathaniel Johnson Rust, of Bog-
ton, Mass. ; Benjamin Franklin Stevens, of Boston, Mass. ; Waldo Lhicoln, A.B.,
of Worcester, Mass.
The President elect delivered an address.
The following resolutions were passed :
** The Society desires to place upon record an expression of its high appre-
ciation of the services rendered for the past six years by the Hon. William
Claflin, its president.
The interest he has taken in its purpose and work ; the wisdom and modera-
tion of his counsel ; and the grace and dignity with which he has presided over
the meetings of the Council and of the Society, may well be emulated by his
successors in office.
While he seeks relief from the cares and responsibilities of office, his attend-
ance at the meetings of the Society will be ever welcome, and it is hoped that
the Society may for many years continue to receive the honor and benefit of hb
presence and interest."
Complimentary resolutions were passed in honor of the retiring Councilmen.
The proceedings of the meeting with the reports, the By-laws of the Society,
and the Rules of the Council, were ordered to be printed in pamphlet and dis-
tributed to the members.
No further business being presented for consideration, the meeting dissolved.
By Geo. A. Gordon^ A.M,^ Recording Secretary,
NECROLOGY OF THE NEW-ENGLAND HISTORIC
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
David Puijsifer, A.M., a resident member, elected June 2, 1847, died at Au-
gusta, Mc, August 9, 1894, in his 92d year. A memoir of him Is printed in the
Recjistkr, January 1896, page 100, in which it is erroneously stated that his
father's name was David. His father's name was Blckford. The name is cor-
rectly given in the sketch of his brother, Rev. John S. Pulsifer, Register, Oct.
1896, page 491. David Pulsifer was the sixth generation in descent from Ben-
edict* Pulsifer of Ipswich, Mass. I am indebted to William 11. Pulsifer of
Newton Centre, for the following line of descent :
*' Benedict Pulsifer m. Susanna Waters, Feb. 1673-4; Jonathan', b. Sept. 25,
1687, m. Sarah Loude; David'*, b. March 14, 1716, m. Hannah Brown; David*, b.
Jan. 1, 1743, ra. Anna Kettson or Killton; Bickford*, b. Aug. 16, 1772, m. Sarah
Stanwood; David«, b. Sept. 22, 1802, d. Aug. 9, 1894." J. W. D.
Rev. Caleb Davis Bradlee, A.M., Ph.D., DD., a life member, admitted resi-
dent May 7, 1856, life 1867, born in Boston, February 24, 1831, died in Brookline,
Mass., May 1, 1897, aged 66. For memoir, with portrait, see Register, vol.
62, page 153.
Henry Thayer Drowne, A.M., of New York city, a corresponding member,
elected March 7, 1877, born at Woodstock, Conn., March 25, 1822, died in New
York city, December 16, 1897, aged 76. For memoir see Register, voL 63,
page 224.
1899.] Book Notices. 255
Rev. Luther Farnham, A.M., a life member, elected resident November 3,
1853. life 1879, bom at Concord, N. H., February 5, 1816, died in Boston, March
15, 1897, aged 81. For memoir, with portrait, see Register, vol. 52, page 405.
Rev. Lucius Robdcsox Paige, A.M., D.D., a resident member, elected January
21, 1845, was bom at Hardwick, Mass., March 8, 1802, and died at Cambridge,
Mass., September 2, 1896, aged 94. For memoir and portrait see Register,
vol. 52, page 297.
Hon. William Adams Richardson, A.M., LL.B., LL.D., an honorary mem-
ber, elected resident March 4, 1857, honorary 1873, born at Tyngsborongh,
November 2, 1821, died at Washington, D. C, October 19, 1896, aged 75. For
memoir, with portrait, see Register, vol. 53, page 153.
JoHX Gardner White, A.M., of Cambridge, Mass., a life member, elected
resident April 7, 1858. life 1866, was bom in Boston, Mass., Febraary 23, 1833,
died at Cambridge, September 7, 1896, aged 63. For memoir see Register,
vol. 52, page 268.
BOOK NOTICES.
[The Editor requests persons sending books for notice to state, for the information
of readers, the price of each book, with the amount to be added for postage when sent
by mail.]
Early Nevo England Catechisms; a bibliographical account of some Catechisms
published before the year 1800, for use in New England. Read, in part, be-
fore the American Antiquarian Society, at its Annual Meeting in Worcester,
October 21, 1897. By Wilbrrforcr EiL^BS. Worcester, Mass.: Press of
Charles Hamilton. 1898. 8vo. pp. iv.-f 111.
Tills book is by the well known librarian of the Lenox Library, and conld
not have been undertaken by one better qualified for a work of this kind. Mr.
Eames has bestowed much care on its preparation. It possesses singular interest
for all who yet retain the memory and moral effect of Puritanic instruction
received in childhood. The quotation from the Rev. Dorus Clarke's " Saying
the Catechism,** felicitously introduced as a conclusion, will recall to many
readers of middle age passages of their youth of a mingled lugubriousness and
solemnity, at a period when the knowledge furnish^ by this work would
have been literally crushing in its enumeration of such a multitude of cate-
chisms, longer and shorter, for young and old, for whites and Indians, in Eng-
lish and Latin, published at home and abroad, and all to be committed to
memory, ** verbatim et literatim et punctuatim," and recited how often with
stammering lip, and shaking knees, and fainting heart.
In fact, from the Rev. William Perkins's Six Principles of Christian Religion,
which was the eariiest catechetical ** composure" used by the Puritans in New
England, to the £'ar<racto//*om a Catechism y "printed and sold by Samuel Hall
in Comhill, 1798," ninety catechisms are here described, chiefly from personal
inspection, the possibility of doing so, however, being attributed by the author
to George Livermore of Cambridge, nearly all of whose collection of this species
of literature, made half a century ago, was secured for the Lenox Library, of
which Mr. Eames is librarian. Reference is also made to an anonymous hoarder
of catechisms, whose preservation of some of the oldest is specially ac-
knowledged. Titles in full, examples of questions and answers, with indications
of exceptional circumstances attending composition or publication, constitute
the body of the work, to which is added an appendix of seven pages, con-
sisting of specimens of the catechisms of non-conformists in England in the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Unhesitatingly will whoever examines Mr. Earoes's instructive pages agree
with Cotton Mather in his assertion that " Few Pastors of mankind ever took
soch pains at Catechising, as have been taken by our New English Divines."
By Frederic WUlard Parke, Esq., of Boston.
256 BookNoHceB. [April,
Honiton in 1630. By Mrs. Frances B. Tboup. 8vo. pp. 12.
A Forgotten Page of the Ecelesia^ical History of Seaton, in Devonshire. By Mn.
Frances B. Troup. 8vo. pp. 17.
Here we have two papers read before the Devonshire Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science, Literature and Art, at the meeting of that association in
Honiton, Devonshire, Angnst, 1898, and reprinted from its Transactions.
In the Honiton pamphlet, Mrs. Troup pictures the place and its surroundings
about the year 1530, derived from authentic sources in print and manuscript.
She acknowledges her indebtedness for assistance to W. H. H. Rogers and tlie
Kev. Prebendary Huegcston-Randolph.
In the next pamphlet, Mrs. Troup gives some interesting facts in the history
of the parish of Seaton in Devon. ** There is a period of more tlian half a cen«
tury in the ecclesiastical history of Seaton," says Mrs. Troup, "which has
b en left blank by such historians as the little town possesses. It is a some-
wchat curious episode that took place at that time, and the very fact that the
advowson was in the possession of people outside of the coun^ may help to
explain this silence of writers on the history of Devon." There are, however,
in the neighborhood county of Dorset, in the borough archives of Dorchester,
a number of documents that throw light upon the course of events, from
which and from other authentic sources, the author gleans many interesting
facts in the history of Seaton. In the Appendix it gives some biographical notes
of Seaton incumbents, among whom were Rev. Henry Parynton, whose con-
nection with the Wintbrop and other Puritan families is well known.
Mrs. Troup has done good work for the history of the English ancestors of
the New England settlers since her residence in England.
A Biief History of the United States. By Susan Pendleton Lee, author of a
school history of the United States; Life of Gen. William N. Pendleton.
With questions and summaries for reviews and essays. Prepared for use in
public and private schools. Richmond, Va. : B. F. Johnson Publishing Co.
No date. 1 vol. 8vo. pp. 416. Price 76 cts.
This school book has been prepared with a view to cover the facts of the his-
tory of the United States, within a single school year. It divides its subject
into live periods. The treatment of the first three periods, covering the time
down to the close of the Revolutionary war, follows the well beaten track of
similar compcndiums. The fourth period, that under the constitution to the
commencement of the civil war, is highly creditable. The fifth and last period,
covering the administration of Lincoln and his successors to 1895, is written
from a southern aspect, and with a warm, womanly devotion to the "lost
cause." The author presents her historical sketches in a series of generally
brief paragraphs, without close attempt at consecutive narrative. We notice
few errors in dates, names, or events. The Dutch settlement on the Hudson
river, at Beverwyk, is called, on pa^e 28, l)y its English name, Albany, seventy
years too early ; and Mr. Athertou, senator from New Hampshire, is called
Abl)erton, on page 190.
The book is written in an interesting style, is provided with ample foot notes,
array of autliorities, with summaries, questions and Indices. The Constitution
of the United States, with the amendments, forms an appendix. The work is
well printed and handsomely illustrated with portraits, landscapes, public
buildings, maps and sketches of historical scenes. It deserves a large patronage
at the South which, in common with other sections, it declares to be ** the home
of a brave, patriotic people, walking in the fear of God and maintaining the
true principles of free government."
By Geo. A. Gordoii^ A.M.j of Somerville.
The Genealogical Magazine ; a Journal of Family History, Heraldry and Pedigrees.
London : Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster How. New York : J. W. Bouton,
10 West 28th Street. Published monthy. Price, one shilling, in handsome
imperial octavo, tastefully printeil in old- face type, and illustrated. The first
volume of this work (12 numbers) can be obtained, handsomely bound in
cloth with gilt top, price 15s.
This magazine was commenced in May, 1897, and has now reached its twenty-
second number, completing one volume and ten numbers of the second volume.
The variety of the matter in the numbers now issued proves the need of such a
1899.] Book Notices. 257
periodical, whose design is to ** provide articles tliat shall possess an interest
for the general reader who knows bat little of genealogy or heraldry, and which
shall yet possess that accuracy which is essential to the expert." The contents
of the Febmary nnmber now before ns shows the scope and character of the
magazine, namely : 1, A Calendar of the Dnchy of Lancaster, by Ethel Stokes;
2, The Grant of a Crest to the City of Nottingham ; 3, Notes of the Walpoles,
with some account of a Junior Branch ; 4, The Arms of Mowbray and Howard,
by H. S. Vade-Walpole; 5, An Old Scottish Manuscript, by Charles S. Ro-
manes ; 6, A Treatise on the Law concerning Names and Changes of Names ;
7, Royal Descent of Carlyon ; 8, Reviews ; 9, Queries and Correspondence ; 10,
A Gazette of the Month, being a Clironicle of Creations, Deaths and other
matters; 11, By the Way. The editor ** in * By the Way' deals with the gene-
alogical and heraldic points which from time to time have prominence in the
Public Press."
The Massachusetts Bap Currency, 1 690-1 750. By Akdrkw McFabland Dayis.
Worcester, Mass., U. S. A. : Press of Charles Hamilton. 1899. 8yo. pp. 17.
This is another of the many pamphlets which Mr. Davis has issued on sub-
jects pertaining to the history of the currency of Massachusetts, one of which,
a List of the Partners of the Land Bank, appeared in the Registrr for April
and July, 1896. The present pamphlet gives a list of the colony bills issued
from 1690 to 1750, as far as they could be obtained. He appends in tabular form
a list of the '* Engraved Plates and the Denominational Changes of the Colony
BiUs ** between those dates. The list is ** based upon references in the Statutes,
and in the archives, as well as upon information derived from specimens of the
currency." It will be found of much service by historical students.
Memoir of Capt. William Traske of Salem, Mass., 1628-1666. By Wiluam
BuLKE Trask, A.M. Boston: Printed for Private Distribution. 1899.
8vo. pp. 18.
This is a reprint from the January number of the Register. Mr. Trask has
for many years been collecting material about his ancestors, and in this pam-
phlet gives ns a summary of the result of his researches about his emigrant
ancestor. Every fact has been subjected to the keenest scrutiny, and nothing
which the author considered doubtful has been admitted.
We have reason to hope that BIr. Trask will soon be able to contribute a
paper on the early descendants of Capt. William Trask, for which he has col-
lected much material.
The First Church in Exeter, New Hampshire, 1638-1888, 1698-1898.
Exeter : Printed for the Parish. 1898. 8vo. pp. 129. Sold at the News
Letter office, Exeter, N. H.
" On the 13th and 14th of November, 1898," says the preface, " the First
Church and Parish of Exeter celebrated the two hundredth anniversary of the
reorganization of the Church, and the one hundredth of the house of worship
still in use.** On the third of June, 1888, the late Rev. Swift Byington, who was
then pastor of the church, delivered an historical sermon, as '* the church's
contribution to the quadro-millennial celebration by the town." The addresses
delivered in November last, and Mr. Byington's sermon preached ten years be-
fore, are printed in this volume, which is an important contribution to the his-
tory of Exeter.
The anniversary sermon in November was preached by Rev. Wilbert L. Ander-
son, the pastor, and the closing address was by Rev. Burton W. Lockhart, D.D.
Both are able productions. But the most valuable paper is " The Church His-
tory," by John Taylor Perry, who has made a thorough investigation of his
subject. We have the result of his labors in these pages. It fills 87 pages, or
more than two thirds of the book. He contends, and we think rightly, for the
chronological continuity of the church organized by Wheelwright in 1638, to
which Rev. Samuel Dudley officiated for thirty-three years. There have been
many exciting scenes in the religious history of Exeter, particularly that caused
by the preaching of Whitfield, and led to the founding of a new church, over
which Rev. Daniel Rogers was settled. Mr. Rogers kept a diary which is still
preserved in the library of the New-England Historic Genealogical Society, and
which has been used by Mr. Perry in preparing his history.
The edition of this book consisted of 325 copies, sold to subscribers at fifty*
five cents per copy. Only 14 copies were left unsold early in March.
S58 Booh Notice. [ApfO,
Biitcr^of yorihampton, MaM.,flramii»8M€mentinl664. By JiMmnaaneuL
Trubcbull. Vol. I. Northampton : 1898. 8to. pp. 577, with map. To be
completed in 8 Tolnmes. Price net, $6.00 a toI. in cloth, or #8 JM> a toL in
morocco. Sold by J. B. Tmmball, 46 Proepect 8t. , Northampton, Ifaaa. ; and
by George E. Littlefleld, 67 Comhill, Boston, Mass.
This Tolnme is a yeir yalnable contribution, not only to the history of North-
ampton, bnt to the early colonial history of ICassachnsetts as well. The vea
of Northampton played a very important part in the eariy devdopment of oar
colonial histoiy . Bnt if Northampton was noteworthy for nothing else it would
be forever famous so long as love for the Puritan faith is cherished as haTlaig
been for a long period the home and scene of the labors of Jonatiian Bdwards.
That grand intellect and grander life (so graphically portrayed by Dr. A. ▼• O.
Allen, in his appreciative and yet critical biography of this great man, one oi
New England's greatest men) will be forever tjie admiration and the wonder
of sll scholariy men. There can be no question that Edwards was the greatest
theologian that New England (that nursery of great men) has ever prodnoed.
Possessing an acute and brilliant mind, he sedulously added to the stores d
knowledge accamalated in his youth by earnest and assiduous study. Of great
power as a preacher (almost -rivalling the fiery Whitefleld) in his strong and
forceful presentation of gospel truth from his pulpit in the frontier settlemeata,
in '* his deep and dark Northampton woods," as a logician, he surpassed this
great evangelical preacher of righteousness. It is doubtful if Calvin himself
ever laid a more impregnable basis of theology. His voluminous works (seem-
ingly almost perfect In conception and detail) have for generations in the past*
as they will for generations to come, furnished an almost inexhaustible store-
house of material for a sound system of theology. It is hardly possiUe for
criticism to find any flaw or defect in the remarkable system of theoU^Qr wUdi
he built up. By nature a mystic, Edwards yet combined with his thought the
clear, unerring and exact reason of the thoroughly trained theologlaa. It Is
hardly possible for even those who have been trained in the severe logic of the
schools to fully comprehend his wonderful life work as represented in his sys-
tem of theology. Here we have no barren system of philosophy merely, but m
sure foundation and careful building of one of the greatest f^stems of theology
known to the Christian church. No one but a mystic, a Christian mystic, oom
have reared so grand a fabric. It is probable that no theologian of modnrn
times, it Is certain that no theologian that this country has ever produced, has
rendered such splendid service to the cause of Christian doctrine and monlily
as Jonathan Edwards. It is certain that no American theologian, perhi^ no
EDglish-speaking theologiaD, has so profoundly Influenced the thought and life
of our race. Harsh and severe as some of his views may seem to us of this
later age« it Is dlfllcnlt to see how we can avoid the Inexorable conclusions of
this Christian prophet and seer.
By Daniel Rollins, of Boston,
Old Ipswich : A Magazine of Local Genealogy and History. Lewis Richabd
HovEY, Ipswich, Mass. : The Independent Press Publishers, 1899. 8vo.
pp. 2+18. Published monthly. Terms, fil.OO per annum. Address Lewis
R. Hovey, lock box 66, Ipswich, Mass.
Tills is the first number of a magazine which is intended to contain historical
matter relative to the ancient town of Ipswich. It Is a worthy object and
deserves patronage.
Biographical Notes of and by Nathaniel Silsbeb. 8vo. pp. 19. With a por-
trait.
This pamphlet Is a reprint from the Historical Collections of the Essex Insti-
tute, vol. 35, 1899. The Hon. Nathaniel Sllsbee was a merchant of Salem and
held various political offices, among them that of United States senator. The
paper is printed substantially as Senator Sllsbee left it at his death July 14,
1850. It was intended solely for the perusal of the writer's family, and con-
tains matter that may seem to some to be too personal, bnt it was found diffi-
cult to omit it without impairing the continuity, and so it was decided to
print it without mutilation. The record preserves mnch detail of the history
of Salem as well as of the life of a prominent and Influential citizen.
1899.] Book Jfbiicea. 259
Annotated Catalogue of Newspaper Files in the Library of the State Historical
Society of Wisconsin. Prepared under the Editorial Direction of R. 6.
Thwaites, Secretary, and I. S. Bradley, Librarian, by Emma Helkn Blair,
Library AssLstant. Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer.
1898. 8vo. pp. xi.-f-375.
This notable publication, affirming Itself to be the pioneer of its kind, con-
tains the titles of abont three thousand newspapers, with elaborate notes giving
names of founders and publishers, dates of establishment, changes in ^itor-
ship, political or religions complexion, and all other procurable information of
Talue, presented in two divisions, a Geographical and a Chronological Arrange-
ment, and followed by an index sufficiently complete. It is a collection fairly
representing nearly every State In the Union and, to a less degree, several other
countries of foremost rank. The foreign list, contained in the addenda, covers
fifteen pages.
Few pluises of opinion of popular interest do not here find an exponent de-
scribed. Single numbers of periodicals as early as 1588 are discovered on the
chronological list, but the earliest original newspaper file in the library, an
English weekly, is dated 1643-45.
Uncontrollable circumstances retarded the progress of a work which in any
case could not have been rapid, since it demanded for the accumulation of the
notes the most arduous research and no inconsiderable correspondence, their
numbt^rs and extent increasing as their utility became more evident. Indeed,
^e merits of these notes cannot be exaggerated, affording in abundance the
means of following the course of thousands of editors, and also of the exami-
nation of other collections still more comprehensive.
In acknowledging obligations for assistance, the editors mention with em-
phasis the talent and assiduity of Miss Blair, who sustained the most onerous
part of the undertaking, and to whom is ascribed, generously and veraciously.
Its principal worth.
By Frederic WUlard Parke, Esq,, of Boston,
The Worcester Becords. Proceedings at a Dinner given at the Lincoln House in
Worcester, on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1897, to Franklin P. Bice, in Becognition
of Work Accomplished in the Development of Systematic History. Worcester,
Mass. 8vo. pp. 34.
In accordance with the desire of Mr. Rice, the determination of his friends
to fittingly testify their appreciation of his editorial and typographical labors
took the form of a dinner at the place and time specified in the above title.
After ten years of enthusiastic drudgery, — for so unusual a phrase is in this case
applicable, — the copying, indexing and printing of the Worcester Records have
been completed. Begun in 1873. they were continued in spite of interruptions
and hindrances that would have dispirited anyone not animate by the extra-
ordinary zeal inspiring Mr. Rice.
The exercises commemorating the achievement of this task, the first of its
kind attempted, are given to the public in the stenographic report of Mr.
George Maynard, constituting the book under notice. It comprises the speeches
in full of Mr. Fred. S. Hutchins, President of the Worcester Society of Anti-
quity, who acted as chairman ; of Mr. Rice, whose address naturally occupies the
largest space; of Mr. Robert T. Swan, Massachusetts Commissioner of Public
Records ; of Mr. Samuel Swett Green, Librarian of the Worcester Free Public
Library; of Mr. Samuel E. Staples, founder of the Worcester Society of
Antiquity; of Mr. Edmund M. Barton, Librarian of the American Antiquarian
Society ; of Mr. Francis E. Blake and Mr. William F. Abbot. Letters apprecia-
tive of Mr. Rice's success complete the volume.
By Frederic WUlard Parke, of Boston.
The History of our Earliest History. By Alexander Brown, D.C.L. The
Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass. Size 3^ in. by 6^ in. pp. 37. Price 25
cents. Sold by the author, Norwood P.O., Nelson Co., Vir^nia.
This pamphlet is by the author of ** Genesis of the United States" (favorably
noticed in the Register), *' The Cabots and their Kin" and '* The First Repub-
lic in America,'* all able books. The author styles this pamphlet ** An Appeal
for the Tmth of History in Vindication of our Legitimate Origin as a Nation,
and as an Act of Justice to our Founders and as an Incentive to Patriotism."
Mr. Brown writes : *' I am trying to correct wrong impressions derived from
royal histories."
S60 Book NoHceB. [April,
The ^'Principal Qenealogiedl Specialist;** or Btgina v, Iktviee and the 8klpwx§
Genealogy. Being the 8tory of a remarkable Pedigree Fraud. By W. P. W.
Phillimork, M.A., B.C.L. London. 1899. pp. 64. Illnstrated.
The title of this work is explanatory. It speaks volnmes to most of thosa
having a past experience in genealogioil investigations in England.
It is a plain statement of facts, which makes interesting reading, of the his-
tory of a succession of forgeries of wills, entries in parish registers, inscription
on tombs, chnrch walls and antique furniture, etc. The audacity of the cnlprtt
furnishes a plot that could be used with success by a writer of sensatioiuil
fiction, even to the climax, a sentence of three years' penal servitude.
The victim, Lt.-Col. R. W. Shipway, was an English army officer, retired,
with a simple interest in his progenitors, and no desire to find an illustrions or
noble ancestry. The results furnished were of such an interesting eharmcteTf
and passing the examination of his solicitors so successfully, he was indooed
to continue the work at an expense of nearly £700, until the intimation was re-
ceived from Mr. Phillimore that he was being imposed upon and swindled.
Unfortunately for the victims and the public interested in such matters, this
is not the only example of such fabrications, though none have ever reached
the magnitude of the Shipway case.
Americans especially have been led to accept pedigrees prepared in a similar
manner, though the crime of forgery has been avoided.
It is to such investigators as Mr. Phillimore that the English and Amerlcsa
searchers for genealogical information can safely turn, and avoid those who
find it necessary to fabricate material, to assure an apparent successful resalt,
to their prominent advertisements as the ** Principal Genealogical Specialist.''
This state of aflkirs is not confined to England, however, and many cases can
be cited on this side of the Atlantic.
By Walter Kendall Watkins, of Chelsea, Jlides.
Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths from the Becords of the Town and
Churches in Mansfield, Connecticut, 1703-1850. Compiled from the Beeords
by Susan W. Dimock. New York : The Baker and Taylor Company. 1888.
8vo. pp. vi.-H76.
In 1897 Mrs. Dimock published the records of Coventry, Conn., whose ap-
preciative reception has induced her to bestow her labors on a second similar
work, whose merits will be regarded as equalling those of the other. The in-
debteduess of the public to the author of such a compilation is to be measured
by the value of the documents copied, combined with the fact of their rapid
change into a condition of illegibility, which is as disastrous as would be their
total destruction. Such labors as Mrs. Dimock's should remind the State of its
fatal procrastination in allowing the records of the old towns to remain so long
unprinted, since continued neglect will soon have occasioned the entire loss of
many portions of them which are of the highest value.
Externally the present volume in every respect resembles its handsome prede-
cessor, binding, letter-press, arrangement and mode of indexing being identical
in the two ; while in the text the same painstaking fidelity to the original is
observable throughout.
By Fi'tderic Willard Parke, of Boston.
Ancestral Charts so arranged as to show any Nitmber of Generations and Becord
of Ancestral Honors, Heirlooms, Portraits, Coat-Armor, etc. Second edition.
Copyrighted in 1898, by Eben Putnam. Salem, Mass. Eben Putnam. 9^
X12in. Price, 81.00.
The call for a second edition evinces the appreciation by the public of the
method of recording ancestry exhibited in the formation of these charts. Its
simplicity enables the eye at once to comprehend a group of ancestors extend-
ing over more than a hundred years. Thirty-four charts are furnished, capable
of showing nine generations of both paternal and maternal lines. There are
also two half-page charts often very useful. Flexible covers and excellent
quality of paper increase the recommendations of the book.
Extra chart pages may be had of the publislier in lots of a dozen, at a cost of
twenty-flve cents.
By Frederic Willard Parke, of Boston.
1899.] Book Notices. 261
TrommaUMU of the Bofol BiOoricnl SocUt^, New Series, Vol. Xn. Long-
mmiis. Green & Co., 89 Paternoster Bow. 1898. Sm. 8to. pp. 289.
The Boyal Historical Society was f oonded in 1868. The annual volnmes of
this society contain many papers of historical valne. The present yolnme
sostains the reputation that the series has gained. It contains eight able papers,
Tlz : 1, Addr^ of the President ; 2, Marston Moor (with a plan of the battle) ;
S and 4, Two papers on the National Stndy of Naval History ; 5, Meeting of the
Doke of Marlborongh and Charles XII. at Altranstadt, April, 1707; 6, The
Sheriffs' Farm : 7, The Florentine Wool Trade in the Biiddle Ages; 8, Narrative
of the Journey of Cecilia, Princess of Sweden, to the Court of Qaeen Elizabeth.
Besides th^ papers, there are found here the usual proceedings of the
society, the charter, and a list of Fellows.
EUtenih Beport of the Custody and Condition of the Public Beeords of Parishes,
Toums and Counties. By Robbst T. Swan, Commissioner. Boston : Wright
4b Potter Printhig Co. 1899.
This is Public Document 52, BiUssachusetts Legislature 1899, and faithfully
records the accomplishments of the past year towards preserving ancient records
in the Commonw^th. The subjects of vaults, safes, binding, copying, print-
ing and copying past records, sorting loose papers, standard i.e. permanent ink
and type writing, severally have wise and prudent consideration. An appendix
gives the location of towns in counties, with dates of incorporation and sped-
lication of changes.
We applaud the con^ued urging of a public record office on the attention of
the State authorities ; and entertain the hope that the General Court may speedily
establish such a department. Every year's delay increases the peril of loss.
By Geo. A. Oordon, A.M., of SomenUle, Mass.
The Story of ike Fifteenth Begiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in tJie CiicU
War, 1861-1864. By Andrew F. Ford. Clinton : Press of W. J. Coulter,
Courant Office. 1898. 8vo. pp. 422.
The Fifteenth Massachusetts Begiment did valiant service in the war for the
preservation of the Union. The volume before us gives a detailed history of
that regiment. It is illustrated with portraits of its colonels, Charles Devens,
Jr., and John Hull Ward, and with maps and plans of battles. Appended is an
individual record filling over sixty closely printed pages, giving a brief record
of the soldiers. The work is well indexed. Mr. Ford, the author, deserves
credit for his book.
Sacred to the Memory of I^dia H. Dodge. Worcester, Mass. : Press of Charles
Hamilton. 1899. I^arge 12mo. pp.
This is an appreciative tribute of the memory of Mrs. Lydia H. Dodge, wife
of Benben Bawson Dodge, whose memoir is printed in the Bkoister, vol. 39,
pp. 52-^9. She died January 6, 1899, aged 77, and was laid to rest in Dodge
Cemetery, East Sutton, Mass. She ** left behind her a Christian character, the
example of which is a lesson to all."
The Early Physicians of Medford. By Chari^bs M. Grbsn, A.M., M.D. Bos-
ton : Bockwell & Churchill Press. 1898. 8vo. pp. 20.
Historical Begister, January, 1899. Published by the Medford Historical
Society, Medford, Massachusetts, Vol. II. No. I. 8vo. pp. 52. Price $1 a
year, or 25 cts. a number.
This able paper on the Early Physicians of Medford, by Dr. Charles M.
Green of Boston, was read before the Medford Historical Society April 14, 1897.
Among the prominent physicians in Medford were Dr. Simon Tufts, and his
son Simon, Gov. John Brooks and Dr. Daniel Swan, of whom good accounts
hMve been carefully collected and are here preserved. The pamphlet is hand-
somely printed.
The next title is that of the Historical Blister oft the Medford Historical
Society, a young and flourishing association. Previous numbers have been
noticed in our pages. That before us is the first number of the second volume.
It contains papera on the Bridges of Medford by John H. Hooper, and Medford
in the Bevolution by Miss Helen T. Wild, with portraits of the authors, and
other illustrations. OUier matter illustrating the history of that ancient town
will be found here.
262 Book Jfotices. [April,
The Oenealogisffs Note Book, A weekly pnblication intended to furnish genea-
logical gossip and helpful ideas to genealogists. Edited by Eben PimvAX.
Published at the Endecott Press, Danvers, Mass. Price, single copies 5
cents, 91*00 per annum.
This new publication is a four-page weekly, the first number of which ap-
peared January 30, 1899. It states the important contents of recent issues of
the principal genealogical magazines, notices new genealogical publications and
has a department devoted to queries. The department of most value, however,
is headed *' Items.** Under this are collected various hints and bits of infor-
mation which will greatly facilitate genealogical research and frequently aid in
the solving of knotty problems. This paper is ably edited and will prove of
assistance to genealogists.
By Ruth Wood Hoag, A.B,j of Boston.
Publications of the Bhode Island Historical Society. New series, vol. vi. No. 4.
January, 1899. Providence, B.I. Published quarterly by the Society. Price,
$1.00 a year, single numbers 50 cents. A few sets of the quarterly, five vol-
umes, uniformly bound, can be obtained of the Society at SI. 40 a volume.
The editor of this periodical is Amos Perry, LL.D., chairman of the Pnblica-
tion Committee. The number before us completes the sixth volume, and has a
title page and index to the volume. It contains much matter relating to the
history of Rhode Island which will be read with interest. The principal paper
in the number is one read before the Society, Oct. 18, 1898, by the Hon. Henry
L. Greene, on '* The Greene St. School and its Teachers.** Among the teachers
in this school was Sarah Margaret Fuller, afterwards Marchioness d'OssoU.
A view of the Greene St. school-house is given as a frontispiece. Mr. Greene
has made a very interesting paper on one of the famous schools in the early
part of the present century.
Those natives or residents of Rhode Island who take a pride in its history
should encourage the work by sending in their subscriptions.
Second Becord Book of the Society of Colonial Dames in t?ie State of Bhod€
Island and Providence PlatUations. August 31, 1896 — May 4, 1898. Provi*
dence : Snow & Famham, Printers. 1898. 8vo. pp. xix.4^6.
Tear Booky 1898, Daughters of the Cincinnati. Published by authority of the
Board of Managers. 1898. 8vo. pp. 46.
The Navy in the War of the Bedolution. By Rear Admiral James A. Grexr,
U.S.N. Historical papers of the Society of the Sons of the American Re-
volution in the District of Columbia, No. 1, 1898. [Washington. 1898.] 8vo.
pp. 15.
A List of the Bevolutionary Soldiers of Berwick [Jfc.]. Compiled from the Re-
cords of the Town, by W. D. Spencer. 12mo. pp. 18.
The Record Book of Rhode Island Colonial Dames embodies the customary
intelligence iu regard to the officers, directors and members of the Society, giv-
ing the names, descents and services of ancestors of the twenty-three ladies
admitted between the dates in the title, with eight supplemental applications.
The letter-press is of the highest order.
The Year Book of the Daugliters of the Cincinnati consists of the Constitu-
tion of the Society in thirty-one articles, an account of the first meeting, reports
of the various officers, resolutions in memory of Mrs. Lydia M. Hoyt, former
vice-president, and notices of other deceased associates, concluding with a list
of the seventy-live members. The sumptuous quality of the typography is
noticeable.
Admiral Greer's paper, although he claims for it but little Interest for any
but the historical student, is nevertheless a pleasing narrative to the ordinary
reader. The account of the engagement between the Bonhomme Bichard and
the Serapis is very minute, and revives the childish pride which this passage
In our scliool histories always excited. Boyish indeed is too often the exulta-
tion of those who applaud a deed of daring compared with the stern manliness
of those who performed it. Naval submarine vessels are the subject of the
Admiral's concluding remarks, iu which he avows his belief In the eventual
success of this species of destroyers of men ; but let us hope that our country
may never have occasion to employ It.
1899.] Book Noticea. 263
Berwick's List of Bevolatioiuury Soldiers is introdaced by a rec&pitalation of
the senrices of tlie town in Uie war. Comprising two hundred and fifty-six
names, this list should be of material assistance to those engaged in historical
and genealogical research.
By Frtderic WUlard Parke, of Boston.
The Defence of Boston in the War of 1812-15, Prepared for the Bostonian
Society and United States Daughters of the War of 1812 ; with an Appendix
containing a Bibliography of thenar, and a List of the Officers of the Massa-
chnsetts Militia engaged in the Defence. By Walter Kendall Watkins.
Boston. 1899. pp. 42. Price $1. Address W. K. Watkins, Chelsea, Mass.
This important paper may properly be styled as exhaustive of the subject.
The continuous narrative of defeusive measures, abounding in graphic, in-
structive and amusing details, includes the period from June 22, 1812, to Feb-
ruary 22, 1815. Fortifications, military forces, political difficulties and financial
complications are topics adequately treated.
The Bibliography, although called by its compiler a partial list, nevertheless
comprises nearly two hundred titles, and is also noteworthy as being the first
relating to the war in question.
The roster of the officers of the Massachusetts militia, which participated in
the defence, comprising over twelve hundred names, is also a list which had
never been previously compiled.
By Frederic WUlard Farke, of Boston.
'TU Sixty Tears Since, The Passing of the Stall-fed Oz and the Farm Boy. By
Gboros Sheldon. 8 vo. pp. 13.
The Little Brown House on the Albany Boad. By George Sheldon. 8 vo.
pp. 19.
These two pamphlets by Mr. Sheldon of Deerfield, Mass., will commend them-
selves to those who feel an interest in bygone times in New England. The first
is an article reprinted from the New England Magazine for September, 1898,
and the second is a paper read before the annual meeting of the Pocumtuck
Valley Memorial Association, February 22, 1898. They both relate to events In
western Massachusetts in the early part of the present century.
Genealogy of the Sambome or Sanborn Family. By V. C. Sanborn, of La
Grange, HI. 1899. Printed for the author, pp. xvi.+650. Cloth, $10, half
morocco, $12.50.
In the Register for 1856 appeared the first printed record of the American
Sanboms, by Nathan Sanborn, M.D., of Henniker, N. H. — reprinted in a pamph-
let of sixteen pages. And now we have this stately book of forty times as many
pages, and a hundred times as much matter, concerning not only all the Ameri-
can generations, several of which are added since Dr. Sanborn wrote, but also
the best account of the English Samboms that has yet appeared. No American
family can show a fuller record than this, or more exact in date and incident ;
though confined, for the most part, to the male descendants of John and William
Sambom, who settled in Hampton, N. H., about 1640, with their maternal
grandfather. Rev. Stephen Bachiler, to whom a brief chapter is devoted, con-
taining some facts about him discovered by Mr. V. C. Sanborn in England.
Female descendants are carried no farther than the marriage entry ; yet there
are nearly 20,000 American Sanboms, tracing back to the two brothers who
came over with their grandfather in 1632. To genealogists the English pedi-
grees will be of marked interest; for the author in his English visits and
correspondence has made the record of the English family exhaustive, from
A.D. 1300,— with scattered notes going back to 1194. In editing this material
he had the generous aid of English experts, particularly of Mr. W. P. W.
PhiUimore.
The English Sambomes were of the southern counties, and their homes are
shown on a good map engraved for the book by Stanford of London. Then comes
a treatise on the family name, and a connected pedigree from Nicholas Sam-
bome, a wealthy burgess and M. P. of Wilts in 1390, whose son married an
heiress of the De Lnsteshulls, ancestors of the Wriothesly and Dunstanville
families. His descendants intermarried with the Drews of Wiltshire, the Creke-
lades of North Wilts, the Lisles, Brocases and Tichboraes of Hampsliire, the
264 Book NoticeB. [April,
Willcmghbys of Dorset and the Throckmortons of Gloncestershire. The Sam-
bornes had ancient residences at LnshiU Hoase in Wilts, Sonthcote in Berks
and Tlmsbnry House in Somerset, the last occapied by the present representa-
tive of the race, Samborne Stnkely Palmer-Samborn, J. P. It is a fine old Tu-
dor mansion, of which several views are here eni^praved f rom photographer made
by the owner's daughter, Mrs. Alfred Dwight Foster of Boston. From this
Somerset branch sprung a Hampshire family of the name, residing near Ando-
ver ; and clear clrcomstantlal evidence traces the American Sanboms to this
Hampshire line, of which John, William and Stephen Samborne, sons of one
whose Christian name is not yet found, and of Anne Bachiler, accompanied
Rev. S. Bachiler to New England. Hampton, where they finally settled, and
from which town Stephen returned to England, was founded by Mr. Bachiler, a
Hampshire man, Oxford graduate, and rector of Wherwell near Clatford, Hants
(where James Samborne was rector), for twenty years, until ^ected for Parl-
tanism.
Of the early Hampton Sambomes few records remain, though they were
prominent in the aflinirs and troubles of the Colony for half a century. An
autograph letter of John Sambom to Capt. William Trask of Salem (1648) is
reproduced, and so is a more significant document, — the original Hami^on peti-
tion of 1G58, praying the Boston magistrates to pardon Robert Pike of Salis-
bury,— signed by the three brothers in autograph. The circumstances attendioc
the petition make a special chapter, and this is followed by an unpublished
tax rate of Hampton for the same year. As the generations proceed, many
details are given from old deeds and other documents, with fac-simile auto-
graphs. Of the later generations there are many brief biographies, and ex-
tended sketches of distinguished members of the family, such as Gkn. John B.
Sanborn of St. Paul, Judge W. H. Sanborn of the U. S. Circuit court. Prof.
E. D. Sanborn of Dartmouth College (a historian of New Hampshire) and his
brother, John Sewell Sanborn, Canadian jndge and senator, F. G. Sanborn of
San Francisco, the Sanboms of Port Huron, Mich., J. S. Sanborn of Chase 4
Sanborn, and many others of the name. The author's father, F. B. Sanborn
of Concord, the biographer of Thoreau, Alcott and John Brown, and more re-
cently of Dr. Pliny Earie, contributes a chapter on New Hampshire life In the
early 19th century.
The author attributes much of the completeness of his volume to the collec-
tions made by the late Dr. N. Sanborn, and Prof. Dyer H. Sanborn, who, be-
tween 1840 and 1865, were industrious in collecting material and reminiscences,
but cliiefly of names and dates. Mr. V. C. Sanborn has done much more, — not
only adding new names and new lines, but a wliole series of family biographies,
illustrated with a hundred portraits and views, wliich clotlie the skeleton of
genealogy with the flesh and blood of human interest. The typography and
engraving are the finest work of the llumford Press of Concord, N. H., and do
much credit to that excellent printing-house, whose head, Mr. E. N. Pearson,
has lately been chosen Secretary of State of New Hampshire. ♦ » »
The Grant Family, a Genealogical History of the Descendants of Matthew
Grant of Windsor, Conn,, 1601-1S98. By Arthur Hastings Grant. Pough-
keopsie. 1898. 8vo. pp. xiv.-|-578. Price $6 ; to be increased hereafter.
The Family of Cambray of Great Itissington and Icomh, Gloucestershire, With
a Xote upon the Medieval Cambrays, Compiled by J. A. Dunbar-Duxbar,
M.A., some time Rector of Lochee, Dundee. Printed for private circulation,
and issued by Phillimore & Co., 36 Essex St., London. 1898. 100 copies.
4to. pp. iv.-|-39.
liecords of Lineage in the Dorr, Dalton, Odin, Walter and other Allied iVew-
England Families, Philadelphia. 1898. Type-written. [By Dalton Dorr.]
Folio, pp. 104.
The Alexanders of Maine. Bv Dk Alva Stanwood Alexander. The Peter
Paul Book Company. BulTalo, New York. MDCCCXCVIII. 8vo. pp. 129.
A Genealogy of Descendants of Bobert Proctor of Concord and Chelmsford,
Mass., With Notes on Some Connecticut Families. By William Laivrbxcb
Proctor and Mrs. W. L. Proctor. Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 1898. 8vo. pp. vi.
-1-307.
1899.] Book Notices. 265
History and Genealogy of the Kent Family. Descendants of Bichard [changed
to John, in MS.] Kent, Sen., who came to America in 1633 [changed to J ^^ 5,
in MS.]. By E. I. Dale and Edward E. Kent. [Printed by E. E. Dicker-
man, Spencer, Mass.] 8vo. pp. 143.
Noyes Pedigree. By James Atkins Notes, Ph.D., Cambridge, Mass. Boston.
1899. 8vo. pp. 11. Reprinted from the New-England Historical and Genea-
logical Register for January, 1899.
History of the Slayton Family. Biographical and Genealogical. Compiled by
Asa W. Slaytox. Grand Rapids, Mich. 1898. Small 4to. pp. 822.
Genealogical Becord of the Descendants of Caleb Loud, 1st, 13th child of Drands
Loud, Jr., and Onner Prince Loud. Compiled by Watson Loud, M.D.,
Romeo, Mich., and published by Henry M. Loud, Oscoda, Mich. Detroit.
1889. 8to. pp. 77.
The Gardner Family of Machias and Vicinity. A Becord of the Descendants of
Mr. Thomas Gardner of Salem, Mass., through Ebenezer Gardner of Machias,
Me. Augusta. 1898. [By Charles L. Andrews.] 8vo. pp. 29.
The Keim and Allied Families in America and Europe. A Monthly Serial of His-
tory^ Biography, Genealogy and Folklore, illustrating the causes, circumstances
and consequences of the German, French and Swiss Emigration to America from
the 17th Century to the present time. 8vo. December, 1898, and January,
1899. Published by the Editor, DeB. Randolph Kedi, Reading, Pa., for
subscribers only.
Official Beport of Third American Tyler Family Beunion, held at Tremont Temple,
Boston, Mass., Wednesday, September 7, 1898. By W. I. Tyler Brioham,
Esq. Chicago, HI. 1898. 8vo. pp. 42.
March Ctenealogy — Earlier Generations. By Ellen Gates March of Baltimore,
Md. 8to. pp. 4. Reprinted from the New-England Historical and Genea-
logical Register for January, 1899.
The First Comee. Bvo. pp. 3. [By Allen H. Bent. Boston. December, 1898.]
History of the Hopkins Family, prepared and read by Joel E. Hayden at the Annual
Beunion of the Hopkins and Hamilton Families, held in the woods of Eli Hamil^
ton, near Weedsport, New York, on the 4th day of July, 1879. 32mo. pp. 6.
71i€ Haskell Journal. A Monthly Magazine. San Francisco, Cal. Royal 8to.
The first number is January, 1898.
Descendants of John Woodward of Lisbon, Maine. By Frank E. Woodward.
Maiden, Mass. 4to. pp. 23.
The Goodwins of Delaware Water Gap, Pa., and Tompkins County, N. T. 32mo.
pp. 10.
Tlie Grant genealogy traces, through ten generations, the descendants of Matthew
Grant (1601-1681) of Windsor, Conn., w1k> sailed in the ** Mary and John" from
Plymouth, England, in 1630, and reached Boston in May of the same year. The
work was commenced more than thirty years ago by Dr. D. W. Patterson, but having
Idled to secore a sufficient number of subscribers he did not print his material. Dr.
Henry R. Stiles, howerer, pnblished it in 1892, with many important additions, in
his inTsluable ** History and Genealogies of Ajocient Windsor." About 1883 the
present compiler commenced the work anew, and largely added to the results obtain-
ed by Dr. Patterson and Dr. Stiles. *« Few men, indeed," says Dr. Stiles, '* filled so
large a place in the early history of Windsor, or filled it so well, as honest Matthew
Grant ; his name figures in almost erery place of trust, and the early records of the
town show that his duties were always conscientiously performed." He compiled ** A
Book of Records of Town Ways in Windsor," and also the ** Old Church Record,"
the historic and genealogical basis of most of the early families of that old town.
His ehndren were Prisdlla (1626), Samuel (1631), Tahan (163|), Matthew, Mat-
Uww (both died young), and John (1642). Nearly eight thousand of their deeeen-
danta are named, including General U. S. Grant, whose descent is given through
Matthew*, Samuel*, Samuel*, Noah*, Noah*, Noah*, and Jesse Root'. The work ia
embellished with thirty-two paaes of illustrations, including portraits of distinguished
memben of the funily, pictures of old homesteads and autographic reproductions of
many Grants who liVed before the Rerolution, including an entire page written by
Matthew Grant, the fint. The book is carefully indexed, and also oontaina a dirao>
tofry of the liTing BMmben of the
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266 Book Notices. [April,
The Caznbray genealogy is arranged upon the plan recommended by the distin-
guished genealogist, Mr. W. P. W. Phillimore, of London, in his interesting book
entitled " How to Write the History of a Family." The compiler of this work is
able to show that the name of Cambray has existed in England since the Norman
conquest ; that from that time to about the fifteenth century there was a Cambray
famUy in Shropshire ; and that the present Gloucestershire Cambrays can be traced
back in the neighborhood of Oreat Kissington and Icomb for a period of something
like four hundred years. The representatives of the family in those two places trace
their descent from John Cambray who was buried in Kissington Feb. 8, 1687, and
his son George who married in 1690 Margery Baker, by whom he had nine children.
The appendix contains a table showing the continuity of the name of Cambray from
1086 to 1486, twelve monumental inscriptions, extracts from parish registers, ab-
stracts from Cambray wills, and notes of various wills and administrations in Can-
terbury, London, Gloucester and Oxford. The book contains the coat-of-arms of Pien
Cambray, of Poole, and also that of Watkin Cambray, of Stratton, together with a cut
of Great Rissington Church and another of Icomb Place. The work is superbly
printed on heavy laid paper with wide margins, and sustains the well-earned reputa-
tion of its publisher in respect to typographical beauty and general excellence.
Mr. Dalton Dorr, of Philadelphia, privatdy printed in 1879 a small edition of
" Records of Lineage in the Families of Dorr, Didton, Odin, Walter, Mather, Cotton,
Lynde, Bowles, Checkley," based upon his father's manuscript. Only a few copies
were distributed, and the remainder were destroyed. Subsequently Mr. Orr attempted
to ascertain and locate the orginal ancestors of each family he had investigated, the
result of which is summarized in the beautifully executed type- written volume before
us, which is substantially a revision, correction and ampUfication of the original
work. In his researches Mr. Dorr has been greatly assisted by Mr. F. H. Full^, of
Jamaica Plain, Mass. An exhaustive index is appended, and every page of the book
bears evidence of exactness and exceptional care. The revision may be published here-
after. The families investigated in the present work are Acie, Abbot, Allen, Board-
man, Bosworth, Boylston, Bowles, Brackenbury, Christian Brown, John Brown,
Browne, Call, Chandler, Checkley, Clement, Cotton, Croswell, Curwen, Cutler,
Dalton, Dorr, Douglass, Eaton, Eliot, Evans, Fellows, Foster, Gardner, Qeary,
Gridley, Hawley, Heath, John Kettell, Richard Kettell, Lynde, Mather, Morrill,
Morse, Newdigate, Odin, Palmer, Pike, Scottow, Sharpe, Sherman, Singletanr, John
Smith, Samuel Smith, Stockman, Swan, Upham, Vose, Walter, White, Whittier,
Willett, Wiswall and Woodmansey.
In *♦ The Alexanders of Maine," the Hon. De Alva Stanwood Alexander, of Buffalo,
N. Y., presents the genealogy of that portion of the famdy which is descended from
David Alexander, the Scotch-Irish immigrant who came from Ulster, Ireland, to
Topsham, Maine, in 1719. He also gives most of the descendants of the children of
WUliam and Betsey Alexander, bom between 1787 and 1808. The first two chap-
ters treat respectively of ♦• The Alexanders in Scotland and Ireland," and " Scotch-
Irish Immigrants." Another interesting chapter describes the " Condition of the
Early Settler's Life." The author devotes a chapter to some of the descendants of
John Price, the oldest known member of the family, who removed from England to
St. Eustatia about the middle of the eighteenth century, and in 1747 married (>anh,
djuighter of Samuel Jenkins. He also states important facts relating to Captain
William Campbell, who was born in 1748, and was descended from William Camp-
bell, of CampbeJlstown, Argyleshire, Scotland. His two sons, James, bom in 1690,
and Samuel, bom in 1696. came to Boston in 1728, and in 1741 settled in Cherry
Valley, N.Y., where Samuel's eldest son, Col. Samuel Campbell, became prominent
in the Revolutionary War. The narrative portions of the book betray marked
literary ability and earnest historical research, while its typography and general
mechanical execution reflect great credit upon its publishers. The work contains
eleven illustrations.
The Proctor Genealogy traces through eight generations the descendants of
Robert Proctor, who first appeared in this country at Concord, Mass., in 1643, and
married in 1645, Jane, eldest daughter of Richard Hildreth, of Concord and Chelms-
ford, by whom he had eleven sons and five daughters. He was one of the original
founders of the latter town, and died there April 28, 1697. Mr. W. L. Proctor, who
died Nov. 19, 1897, had gathered in 1873 much data relating to the family which he
incorporated in a small pamphlet. He subsequently determined to enlarge it, and
his efforts, nobly seconded by his wife and Prof. Henry E. Sawyer, of Washington,
D.C., have residted in the production of the present volume. The work contains
valuable genealogical information relating to a number of families connected with
1899.] Booh Notices. 267
the Proctors by marriage, notably the Pattersons, Adams, Fletchers, Parkers, Reeds,
Barnes, Howards, Raymonds and Chamberlains. Among the eleven illustrations
are portraite of William Lawrence Proctor, U. S. Senator Redfield Proctor of Ver-
mont, and Thomas Redfield Proctor of Utica, N. Y., the Proctor coat-of-arms, and
the house of Capt. Leonard Proctor (1734-1827), an officer in the Revolutionary
War. The volume is well printed and is a valuable contribution to our genealogical
literature.
While the Kent genealogy claims our praise for preserving in print a large mass of
valuable material, we must also be permitted, in a frank and friendly manner, to
refer to certain of its features that detract from its value. The title page contains
no date, the arrangement of its first index is confusing, and the second index omits
many names mentioned in the text. The copy of this book in the Society's library
contains a manuscript letter of Daniel Kent, Esq., dated Jan. 3, 1899, in which the
writer corrects some of the errors in the book, while marginal notes by the same
hand call the readex's attention to others. The prog^enitor of the family in America
was Richard Kent, who was in Ipswich, Mass., as early as 1634 or 1636, and died
in Newbury, Mass., June 15, 1654. His son John, who was bom in Newbury July
20, 1645, was the father of six sons and five daughters, bom between 1667 and 1689.
The children of four of these sons TJohn, Joshua, Joseph and Ebenezer) are given.
The book contains a photograph of the old Kent homestead in Leicester, Mass.,
which has been in the Kent £unily since 1743, and a plan of the original faxm of
Ebenezer Kent in the same place.
The Noyes pedigree has been prepared with scholarly care, and abounds in ftcts
of the highest genealogical value. The common ancestor of the family was the Rev.
William Noyes, who was bom in 1568, and died in Cholderton, Wiltshire, England,
before 30 April, 1622. Of his six children, two (James and Nathaniel) came to New
England in 1633, the former of whom obtained celebrity as a teacher and writer, and
the latter as a prominent citizen of Newbury, Mass. The line of descent in this
pamphlet is through William^, Nicholas*, John', John*, Moses*, Moses*, Samuel'
and James Sullivan*. It would be a matter for congratulation if the compUer would
devote a portion of his energy and scholarship to the preparation of an exhaustive
genealogy of the family, one branch of which he has so successfully treated in the
present publication.
The Clayton genealogy represents the honest and commendable attempt of a busy
man to preserve the memory of his ancestors and to carry down to the present day
an approximately complete record of the family name. The descent is traced from
Capt. Thomas Slay ton, who was bom in England, Sept. 20, 1682, and came to
America, and married in 1707, Hannah Culwood, by whom he had two sons, Phineas
and Thomas, and one daughter, Hannah. The genealogy gives no data respecting
Phineas, and of Thomas but little, except that he was bom June 15, 1709, married at
Weston, Mass., Sept. 21, 1732, Abigail Harrington of Watertown, and died probably
in 1778. The book is well printed, is illuminated with many cuts of persons and
places, and bears evidence of long and patient research.
The Loud record gives a partial genealogy of the descendants of Francis Loud,
who was, perhaps, an early settler of Sagadahoc, in Maine. He subsequently resided
on Arrowsic Island (in 1679), and later at Ipswich, Mass., and Biddeford, Maine.
His son Francis was bom in Ipswich, July 26, 1700, married in 1722 Onner Prince,
and died in Ipswich, Jan. 22, 1774. By her he had seven sons and six daughters, the
descendants of only one of whom, Caleb (1747-1782), are traced in the present
volume. It is to be hoped that some member of the family will be stimulated by this
work to trace the remaining branches of the (amily, and thus preserve information of
the highest value to genealogical students.
The compiler of the ** Gardner Family of Machias and Vicinity " is Charles L.
Andrews, Esq^ of Augusta, Maine, who states that Dr. Frank A. Gardner is prepar-
ing a history of the descendants of Thomas Gardner, of Salem, Mass. In the pamph-
let before us the compiler traces the descendants of Thomas Gardner through his son
Samud, who was bom about 1627, died in 1689, and vras the ancestor of the Maine
branch of the family. The publication is a valuable contribution to the history of a
well-known family, and should inspire others to contribute time, labor and influence
to the production of an exhaustive genealogy of all of its branches.
Of the pamphlet^periodical entitled ** The Keim and Allied Families," the first two
Dtlmbers are before us (Dec., 1898, and Jan., 1899). Its editor is a life-member of
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and a member of the Pennsylvania German
Society. Its pages abound in information of exceptional importance relating not
only to the Keim fkmily, but also to the German, Huguenot and Swiss settlers of
S68 Book Jfotices. [Apdl^
PennaylTania. We have seen but few siinUar publlcatioiis that can fkTorably com-
pare with this in the yalue of the material presented, and the care with which it it
edited.
The Tyler pamphlet is of exceptional value. The address of W. I. Tyler Brigham
is replete with genealogical information relating to the Tyler family, prepared with
scholarly precision, and bearing eridence of patient research. Mr. Brigham intends
to publish, in three Tolumes, a complete genoUogy of the family, to include all of the
Tyler name in the United States during the past 250 years. He has already timced
12,000 names, llie pamphlet is illustrated with a steel portrait of CoL Comfint
Tyler, of the Connecticut line, of whom an extended biographical sketch is also giTtn.
The March leaflet gires three generations of descendants of Hugh March, an
early settler of Newbury, Mass., who sailed in the '* Confidence " from Southampton,
Eng^d, April 24, 1638. His first wife, Judith , died Dec 14, 1676, and he
married, May 29, 1676, Dorcas Bowman Blackleach, of Connecticut, who died Nov.
22, 1688. His third wife was Sarah Healy, whom he married Dec. 3, 1685. He died
Not. 12, 1693. His five children — George, Judith, Hugh, John and James — were
bom between 1646 and 1663. All of them married, and their children and dates of
birth are given.
The Comee leaflet may be regarded as a supplement of ** The Comey-Comee Family
in America," published in 1896. The writer identifies David Comy, the American
Srogenitor of the family, with David Maehome mentioned by Drake in his " Foun-
ers" as one of the 272 pagscngers on the *' John and Sarah," who were recorded at
the Search Office, Gravesend, England, Nov. 8, 1651. Mr. Bent, in a scholarly man-
ner, states his proofs, and gives additional information of exceptional value.
The Hopkins leafiet is an address prepared and read by Joel £. Hayden, Esq., at
the annual reunion of the Hopkins and Hamilton families near Weedsport, N. Y^ on
the 4th of July, 1879. It treats chiefly of David Hopkins, of Hebron, Washinffton
Co., N. Y., and his children. Although the narrative is almost entirely devoid of
dates, it contains information of value^ which, it is hoped, may form the basia of a
more extended genealogy.
The Haskell journal is edited by Bumette G. Haskell of the San Francisco bar.
It is a monthly magazine, the first number of which appeared in January, 1898. Its
object is to collect genealogical data relating to the family, and to stimulate research
relating to its history. In the first three numbers, and probably in later issues, the
editor has contributed ** The Genealogy and History of the Bec-CrespoQ-Osbane>
Haskell FamUy."
The Woodward pamphlet traces the descendants of John Woodward of Maine^ who
was bom in 1746 and died Oct. 17, 1817. He married, April 11, 1771, Mary, the only
child of Moses Hodgkins and Elizabeth Cox, by whom he had, between 1771 and
1796, six sons and six daughters. The work of the compiler has been carefully
executed, and dcRorveH unstinted praise from genealogical students.
The Gooiiwin tract was written by John S. Goodwin, Esq., of Chicago, Dl., and is
a reprint from the Ithaca, X. Y. Democrat of Nov. 10, 1898. It is valuable as a brief
genealogical outline, fomiing a substantial basis for ^ture research.
By Chaplain Rosweii BandaU Uoes, U, ^'. N,
Evidences of the Winthrops of Groton, co. Suffolk, England, and of families ta
and near that county icith ichom they intermarried. Privately printed, 1894-
18%. Royal 4to. pp. 168.
Robert C. Wlnthrop, Jr., A.M., of Boston, has had reprinted from Mosketfs
serial on Sutlblk Families, the portion relating to the Wiuthrop family and those
allied to it, to which he prett.xcs the following prefatory note :
*' This vohuiio comprises the first four parts of an exhaa.stive work now
bt^lnu issuiHl to subscril>ers. in serial form, entitled Suffolk Manorial
Familiks, and iHlitiHi by Joseph James Mnskett. Esq., an accomplished Soffit
antiquary. These four parts relate exclusively to the Winthrops of Groton and
families allUMl to them, aud iu their preparatiou Mr. Muskett has bad all the
assistance I could furnish from the Wintlirop Pa{^>ers. Previous accounta of
the Suffolk Winthrops and their connections have contained errors, both of
omission and commission, the result either of imperfect information or of
placing too much reliance upon exploiled family trailitions. The present pub-
lication is largely composed of new matter, nowhere elso to be found in print,
and pains have been taken to state nothing iu it as fact which cannot be prored.
I hare had fifty set2> of these foar parts bound in volumes, in order to depoeK
1899.] Iteeent Jhiblicatiatu. 269
tbem in «oitab1e librmries for permaDent reference, and I have proTlded for
them a separate title page and table of contents. No reqnest to purchase any
of these volnmes will be considered, bat persons who may desire to snbscrifaie
for the work itself can do so npon application to the editor, care of J. Moskett
Tetts, Esq., 56 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London."
We have noticed the numbers of Mr. Mnskett's work in the Beoistkb as
they have appeared, and have expressed our high opinion of their valne as
material for the history and genealogy of Snffolk. The portion here reprinted
shows the character and merit of the work. It is still published in the same
elegant style, in parts, at five shillings each. We woald advise onr readers to
send in at once their subscriptions.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.*
PaasxirrBD to thb Nvw-Ekolaicd Historic Obicsalooical Socixtt rnou
Dbcbmbbr 1, 1896, to March 1, 1899.
Prepared by Wiujam Prbsoott Grbexlaw.
I. PubiieaiioHS written or edited by membert of the Society,
Otnetdogy,
Descendants of John Woodward of Lisbon, Maine. By Frank £. Woodward.
[Portland. 1 898. 4to. pp. 23. Reprinted from the Maine Historical and Genealog-
ical Recorder.]
Noyes Pedigree. By James Atkins Noyes, Ph^., A^., Cambridge, Mass. Re-
printed from the New-England Historical and Genealogical Register for January,
1899. Boston. 1899. 8vo. pp. 11.
Official Report of the Third American Tyler Family Rennion, held at Tremont
Temple. Boston, Mass., Wednesday, September 7, 1898. By W. L Tyler Brigham.
Chicago, m. 1898. 8vo. pp. 42.
The First Comee. By Allen Herbert Bent. Boston. 1898. 8vo. pp. 3.
The PUgrim and the Puritan. An Essay in Comparative History. By Edwin 8.
Crandon. [Boston. 1899.] 8vo. pp. 27.
** Imperialism ** and *'The Tracks of Our Forefothers." A paper read by Charles
Francis Adams before the Lexington, Massachusetts, Historical Society, December
20, 1898. Boston. 1899. 8vo. pp. 37.
Local Hietory,
The History of Maiden, Massachusetts, 1638-1785. By Deloraine Pendre Corey.
Maiden. Published by the Author. 1899. 8to. pp. 870.
Literary, Scientific and Historical Societies^of Worcester. By Nathaniel Paine^
A-M. [Worcester. 1898.1^ 4to. pp. 12.
Tis Sixty Years Since. The Passing of the Stall- Fed Ox and the Farm Boy. By
George Sheldon. Read at the annual meeting of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial
Association at Deerfield, February 22, 1898. 8vo. pp. 13.
The Little Brown House on the Albany Road. By George Shddon. Reprinted
from the New England Magazine, September, 1898. Boston. 8vo. pp. 18.
Swo^n^thy,
A Sketch of the life and Public Services of William Adams Richardson. By
Frank Warren Hackett. Privately Printed. Washington. 1898. 8to. pp. 1464-
Izzviii+lO.
A Memoir of William Kelby, Librarian of the New York EListorical Society. By
John Austin Stevens. Read before the Society, November 1, 1898. New York.
1898. 8vo. pp. 40.
* This list does not indnds publicationa which are elsewhere notieed, unless written
by a member.
270 JRecent Publications. [April,
Remarks on the Character of Samuel Eliot, LL.D^ made at a meeting of the
MaasachusetU Historical Society, October 13, 1898, bj the Rey. Edmund F. Slafter,
D.D. Cambridge. 1899. 8vo. pp. 6.
Memoir of Capt. WUHam Traske, of Salem, 1623-1626. By WUliam Blake Trask.
A.M. Boston. Printed for Private Distribution. 1899. 8yo. pp. 18.
Notes Concerning Roger Williams. By Almon D. Hodges, Jr. Reprinted from
the New- England Historical and Genealogical Register for January, 1899. Boston.
1899. 8yo. pp. 6.
MitceiUoMOUt,
The Genealogist's Note Book. A Weekly Publication Intended to Furnish Gene-
alogical Gossip and Helpful Ideas to Genealogists. Single copies, 6 cents. $1A)0
ST annum. Eben Putnam, editor. Published by the Endecott Press, DanTers,
ass. No. 1, January 30, 1899. 8to. pp. 4.
Address of Hon. Samuel A. Green at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf^ No-
yember 10, 1897. 8to. pp. 4.
Elerenth Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes,
Towns and Counties. By Robert T. Swan, Commissioner. Boston. 1899. 8to.
pp. 46.
The Genealogical Advertiser. A Quarterly Magazine of Family History. YoL 8,
No. 1. Cambridge. 1899. 8vo. pp. d2+iv.
II. Other PubtieationM.
Local Hiitory.
Fort Crailo, The Greenbush Manor House. By S. deL. Van Rensselaer Strong.
8vo. pp. 31.
Historia, a Magazine of Local History. YoL 1, No. 2. Norwell, Mass. 1899.
8yo. pp. 8.
Two Historical Essays. The Manor of Kittanning, Past and Present, and A
Critical Inquiry into the alleged Burying of a Leaden Plate at the Forks of the Ohio
by Louis Celeron, August 3, 1749. By Rev. A. A. Lambing, LL.D. Pittsburg, Pa.
1898. 8vo. 33.
ColUge* and Schools.
Catalogue of Amherst College for the year 1898-1899. Amherst. 1898. 8vo. pp. 11.
First Quarter Centennial of Boston University. Program and Addresses. Boston.
1898. 8vo. pp. xiii.-|-84.
Catalogue of Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine, 1898-99. Bmns-
wick. 1898. 8vo. pp. 79.
Catalogue of Groton School, Groton, Mass. 1898-1899. 24mo. pp. 32.
The Harvard University Catalogue. 1898-99. Cambridge. 1899. 12mo. pp.
xvi.-|-68o.
Annual Reports of the President and the Treasurer of Harvard College. 1897-
98. Cambridge. 1899. 8vo. pp. 322-f&9.
Catalogue of the Roxbury Latin School, Kearsarge Avenue, Boston, Mass. 1898-
99. Two Hundred and Fifty-Fourth Year. Boston. 1898. l2mo. pp. 44.
Catalogue of Saint Lawrence University, Canton, New York. 1897-98. Canton.
1898. 8vo. pp. 76.
Annual Report of the President of Tufts College. 1897-98. Boston. 12mo. pp.
60.
Catalogue of Tufts College. 1898-99. Boston. 1898. 12mo. pp. 243.
Catalogue of Yale University. 1898-99. New Haven. 1898. Timo. pp. 484.
Societies and Institutions,
Constitution of the Old Bridgewater Historical Society, of Bridgewater, East
Bridgewater, West Bridgewater and Brockton. Organized April 19, 1894. In-
corporated July 18, 1896. Taunton. 1898. 24mo. pp. 11.
Field Columbian Museum. Publication 29. Report Scries. Vol, 1, No. 4. An-
nual Report of the Director to the Board of Trustees for the year 1897-98. Chicago.
1898. 8vo. pp. 263-343.
Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of the Harvard Club of New York City, with
the List of Officers and Members. New York. 1898. 16mo. pp. 89.
Ye Olden Times at the Foot of Prospect Hill. Handbook of the Historic Festival
in Somerville, Massachusetts, November 28, 29, 30, December L 2 and 3, 1898.
Margaret MacLean Eager, Director. Somerville. 1898. 8vo. pp. 96.
1899.] Deaiha. 271
Fourth Annual Report of the TruRteen of the Forbes Library, Northampton,
Ma«8^ for the year ending November SO, 1898. 8to. pp. 46.
City of Cambridge. Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cambridge Public
Library for the year ending November 30, 1898. Cambridge. 1899. 8vo. pp. 18.
Seventh Annual Report of the Trustees of Public Reservations, 1897. Boston.
1898. 8vo. pp. 41.
Thirtieth Annual Report of the Children's Hospital, from December 28, 1897, to
December 28, 1898. Boston. 1899. 8vo. pp. 52.
Sixty -Seventh Annual Report of the Trustees of the Perkins Lnstitution and
Massachusetts School for the Blind, for the year ending August 31, 1898. Boston.
1899. 8vo. pp. 305.
Thirty- Tlurd Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Winchester Home
Corporation for Aged Women. Boston. 1899. 8vo. pp. 31.
Report for the One Hundred and Fourth Year of the Roxbury Charitable Society,
presented at the annual meeting held October 12, 1898. Boston. 1898. 8vo. pp. 23.
Annual Sermon before the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions,
delivered at Grand Rapids, Mich., October 4, 1898, by the Rev. R. R. Meredith, D J).
Boston. 1898. 8vo. pp. 18.
Eighty-Eighth Annual Report of the American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions. Presented at the meeting held at Grand Rapids, Mich., October
4-7, 1898. Boston. 1898. 8vo. pp. xxvii.4-161-h26.
Fourteenth Annual Report of the Home for Aged Couples. Boston. 1898. 8vo.
j^. 64.
Nineteenth Annual Report of the Associated Charities of Boston. Boston. 1898.
8vo. pp. 79.
Sixty-Third Annual Report of the Industrial Aid Society for the Prevention of
Pauperism. October, 1898. Boston. 8vo. pp. 19.
Eighty-Sixth Annual Report of the Vermont Bible Society, presented at the An-
nual Meeting of the Society, held in Montpelier, October 19, 1898. 8vo. pp. 30.
U, 5. GcvemtnierU, State and Municipal Pubiieaiiont,
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. An Account of the
United States National Museum. By Frederick W. True, LL J). Washington. 1898.
8to. pp. 40.
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Report upon the
Condition and Progress of the U. S. National Museum during the year ending June
30, 1896. By G. Brown Goode. Washington. 1898. 8vo. pp. 284.
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing
the Operations, Expenditures and Condition of the Institution to July, 1896. Wash-
ington. 1898. 8vo. pp. lL-l-727.
Report of the Commissioner of Education for the year 1896->97. Volume 2.
Washington. 1898. 8 vo. pp. vii.-f-l 137-2390.
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion.
Series 1. Volume 7. Washington. 1898. 8vo. pp. 895.
Centennial of the Bulfinch State House. Exercises Before the Massachusetts
Lmslature, January 11, 1898. Boston. 1898. 8vo. pp. 74.
Fourth Annual Report of the Boston Transit Commission for the year ending
August 15, 1898. Boston. 1898. 8vo. pp. 100.
DEATHS.
lin. Sakah Amr B&adburt, widow of A memoir of her husband, with por-
John Merrill Bradbury, died at Rox- trait, is printed in the Rxoistbr for
bury, Mass., Saturday, January 14, October, 1877, pp. 265-275. In 1868,
1899, aged 83. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury visited Europe
Daniel and Abigail (Sargent) Hayes, where they spent three years. Return-*
and was bom at Salem, December 17, ing to this country, ^Ir. Bradbury
1816. She married Mr. Bradbury, a bought the Oakes estate, now the rec-
member and benefactor of the Historic tory in Ipswich situated on High Street.
Genealogical Society, August 28, 1843. Since the death of her husband, March
272
Deaths.
[April.
21, 1876, Hra. Bradbury has spent her
winters in Boston, and her summers for
the greater part in Ipswich. Since the
sale of her house, a short time ago, she
has pas£ed her summers in Portland or
in Dexter, Maine.
William P&oud Datis, Esq., of Yar-
mouthport, Mass., died in that town
Feb. 10, 1899, in his 8Sd year. He was
bom in New Bedford, Feb. 28, 1816,
was educated in the Friends School at
Providence, and was all his life a mem-
ber of that sect. He was for fifty
years town clerk and treasurer of the
town of Yarmouth, and for many years
cashier of the First National Bank of
Yarmouth. He leaves a wife and four
children ; his son William having suc-
ceeded him in the Yarmouth National
Bank. He contributed the articles on
the Oorham families of Yarmouth to
the Register for July, page 35, and
October, 1899, page 445.
Mrs. Susan Benedict Hill, widow of
Frank Alden Hill, died at Hampton,
N. H., September 24, 1898, in her 62d
year. We glean the following particu-
lars from the Connectieul Magazine for
March, 1899. Mrs. Hill was bom in
Danbury, Conn., November 15, 1886,
and at the age of twenty married Mr.
George B. Fairfidd, a merehant of New
York City, they in a few years there-
after establishing their home at Hud-
son, N. Y. After her husband's death,
her son having engaged in business in
New Orleans, she returned to Danbury.
Her labors in association with her sec-
ond husband, Mr. Frank Alden HUl,
who had travelled extensively and was
a person of literary tastes, created in
her a life- long passion for "seareh-
work." After the death of Mr. Hill at
their home on Hampton Beach, N. H^
she made her last protracted visit in
Danbury for the purpose of completmg
the "History of Danbury," by Mr.
James M. Bailey, an object which she
successfully accomj^ished.
Her contributions to the local press
were frequent, including verse of a ddi-
cate and melodious quality, betraying
the musical temperament displayed even
in her earliest years.
Of a most attractive personality, un-
usual warmth of heart, lavished as well
upon animals as her fellow-men, and
Intellectual gifts of no ordinary grade,
Mrs. Hill has left to all who knew her
the memory of a noble woman and uni-
versal friend.
By Frederic WiUard Parke, Eeq.
Errata— The historian of Wrexham, Wales, Mr. Alfred Neobard Palmer, has kindly
pointed out to me several errors which are, of course, my fault, as several proofs of
the Yale article printed in the Register of January, 1899, page 83, were sent me for
correction : 1. His name, Alfred Neobard (not Neobold). 2. For " Werbarges," read
" Werburghs." 3. For " Seder," read ♦• Sodor." 4. Traditional wonders of Wales
are •• Seven'* not «* Four. 6. For ♦♦ Plas y' Yale," read " Plas y** Yale," or lal as it is
spelt in Welch. 6. All the evidence at present available goes to show that Plas
Grono was not purchased by Elihu Yale, but bequeathed to him by his brother
Thomas, to whom it had come from his elder brother, David Yale. 7. Dr. George
Lloyd Brass. For •• recorded in Chester," read *' revered in Chester." 8. Dr. John
Lloyd's Brass. For " Carabribriton," recuL ** Cambrobriton." 9. For ** neice Elizabeth,"
recul '* ffrand- daughter Elizabeth.*' Charles Hervet Townshexd.
Volume 53, page 159, lines 29 and 30, read: In the branch of statutory law, the
Chief Justice had rare qualifications as a Judge. His knowledge of that department
of jurisprudence has not been excelled in the history of this country.
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NEW-ENGLAND
HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
REGISTER.
JULY, 1899.
HON. JOHN CUMMINGS.
By William R. Cutteb, Esq., of Wobum.
The Hon. John Cummings, in the words of the late Gen. Francis
A. Walker, ^'one of the most useful citizens of his native Common-
wealth,'' was bom in Wobum, October 19, 1812, and died on the
estate on which he was bom December 21, 1898, at the advanced
age of eighty-six years, having till within a few years of his death
been in the exercise of his remarkable bodily and mental activity,
and his courageous and energetic acceptance of responsibility in
wbatever connection it came to him.
Mr. Cummings was largely self-taught, but possessed naturally
a strong will and powerful intellectual grasp, added to a large
amount of good solid common-sense, which with his remarkable
disinterestedness in public life, his generosity, his severe integrity,
and his kindliness in personal intercourse, made him a power on any
board of officers with which he was associated. To say what he
had been to the people of his native town in his prime, and what he
had been to that town in its corporate capacity, would be to say, and
that without extravagance, that for the amount and variety of his
personal service, he stood head and shoulders above all others.
Having no children of his own, he educated freely many of those of
others. Friendly to science and useful art, he helped financially
many a struggling enterprise and poor student or professor, and this
in no niggardly way, but with an open-handed generosity which left
nothing of regret for insufficiency of service. To recite the many
enterprises with which he was connected would be a far greater task
VOL. LIII. 18
274 Hon. John Cummings. [Jolj*
than the limits of this article will allow. He built manufactories ;
he hired much help on his large farm and in them. He was a
comrade of his workingmen, and on the public celebration of the
anniversary of his eighty-fifth birthday, at the close of the gathering,
sat down with his wife with them at table, or vnith those left of the
large number he had once employed. From his workmen also ware
selected the bearers at his ftmeral. Tenderly and feelingly these
humble workmen bore his body to the grave. He did much for the
elevation and education of his common men, and in the days when
such schools were not publicly kept he opened an evening school
for their benefit at his expense. It is said that at one time " Cum-
mingsville " was a name better known in some parts of Ireland than
the name Massachusetts. His business was largely in the line of
leather, and there were associated with him at different periods men
whose names are well-known as leaders in this branch of industry.
In addition to farming and leather, he became interested in banks,
and for thirty years was president of the Shawmut National Bank
of Boston. As an ofiScer of the banks, national and savings, of his
native town, he performed long and faithful and very efficient ser-
vice. As a town officer, a member of the legislature, a trustee of
the public library, of Warren Academy, and as one of the school
committee, he also performed signal and distinguished service. His
public donations were noteworthy and valuable. It was his aim to
build up, rather than destroy. He was the friend of education, and
in his youth had an ambition to be a professor of science in a col-
lege, but his father's urgent desire that he should enter with him
into business changed this career. He was a member of the Cen-
tennial Board of Finance, which redeemed from failure and con-
ducted to a triumphant success the Philadelphia Exhibition of 187(5.
lie was also one of the judges of the Exhibition. His relations
were most intimate with the Boston Society of Natural History, and
in the department of science which this institution fitly repnjsents
he made acquirements, which, considering the occupation of his time
by business cares and duties, were remarkable. To the Agricultural
Colle^re at Amherst and the Massachusetts Institute of Technoloirv,
he rendered inestimable services. Of the Institute of Technolog}'
he was for seventeen years the treasurer and a member from its or-
ganization of the executive committee of the corporation. In the
words of the late lamented president of that institution. Gen.
1899.] South Hampton Church Records. 275
Francis A. Walker : To ]Mr. Cummings's ** courageous acceptance
of responsibility and his strong financial support the friends of the
school largely attribute its rescue irom pecuniary embarrassment and
its subsequent remarkable development. By a vote of the cor-
poration in 1889, when he retired from the office of treasurer, ilr.
Cummings's name was applied, in perpetuity, to the laboratories of
mining engineering and metallurgy, in recognition of his services."
He was a member of the board of directors of the New-England
Historic Genealogical Society for eighteen years, from 1871 to 1889.
The ancestors of Mr. Cummings living in Wobum were John,*
Ebenezer,* David.* The last named was of Andover in 1756,
when he purchased a lot of land in Wobum. Hon. John Cum-
mings occupied land o>vned by these ancestors, all pursuing the same
trade as himself. In 1770, David Cummings increased his possess-
ions by the purchase from Abijah Smith of the farm which contained
the old homestead of the Cummings family, and which was Hon.
John Cummings's at the time of his death.
His mother was Marcia Richardson, daughter of Jacob Richard-
son of Wobum. Jacob was a soldier in the war of the Revolution,
and a descendant of the numerous Richardson family of Wobum.
Mr. Cummings was twice married. First, to Sarah, daughter of
James and Mary Phillips of Swampscott, on February 9, 1837.
She died February 9, 1877, aged 63 years, and on the fortieth
anniversary of their marriage. Second, to Mary P. C. Hall, of
Ipswich, August 25, 1881. She survives. As has already been
said, Mr. Cummings had no children.
SOUTH HAMPTON (N. H.) CHURCH RECORDS.
Contributed bj Geo. A. Gordon, A.M., of SomerviUe, Mass.
[Contioaed from page 168.]
1753.
29 Apr. Jadith, daaghter of Daniel and Sarah French.
6 May Jadith, daaghter of Dea. Nath' Merrill and Dorothy, his wife.
20 May Ezekiel, son of Samuel Jr. and Mary French.
20 May Ezekiel, son of Paul and Martha Morrill.
276 South Hampton Church Records. [July,
Samael, son of Moses and Elisabeth Straw."*^
Miriam, daughter of Samuel and Elisabeth Barnard.
Philip, son of Philip and Ruth Currier.
Timothy, son of Timothy and Sarah Huntington.
Nancy, daughter of Sam^ and Hannah Morrill.
Joseph and Mary, children of Abner and Lydia Morrill.
William, son of Simeon and Sarah Morrill.
Joseph, son of William and Sarah Parsons.
Jacob Eliot, adult — Dorothy Eliot, adult.
John, son of Richard and Sarah Currier (d. 1823 — ag. 73).
Eliphalet, son of Eliphalet and Colby.
Winthrop, son of James and Mary Merrill,
Sarah, daughter of Jacob and Dorothy Eliot.
1754.
Anne, daughter of Richard and Ann Collens.
Sarah, wife of Jonathan Iloit.
Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Mary Tewksbury.
Sarah, daughter of Eliphalet and Mary Merrill.
Daniel, son of Er. and Judith Colby.
Ezra, son of Joseph French, Jr. and Judith, his wife.
Sarah, daughter of Sargent and Sarah Currier.
Ann, daughter of Jacob and Elisabeth Fowler.
Nicholas, son of Eliphalet and Colby.
Levi, son of Timothy and Ruth Flanders.
Molly, daughter of Micah and Elisabeth George.
Hannah, daughter of Benj. and Ann Barnard.
John, son of Nathan and Mary Dow.
William, sou of Ephraim and Abigail Carter.
1755.
5 Jan. Isiab, son of Jerimiah Flanders Jr. and wife Mary.
19 Jan. Abner, sou of Riclitird and Marv Flanders.
2 Feb. Jonathan, son of Philip and Ruth Currier.
0 Feb. Tarzah, daughter of Reuben and Tarzah French.
10 Mar. Philip, son of Oflim and Abigail French.
C Apr. Ebenezer, son of Abel and Elisabeth French.
13 A}>r. John, son of John and Sarah Iloit.
13 Apr. Mary, dau<:liter of Challis and Mary Currier.
13 Apr. Dorothy, daughter of Moses and P^lisabeth Straw.-^
20 Apr. Dorothy, daughter of Jacob and Dorothy Eliot.
27 Apr. Betty, daughter of Simeon and Sarah Morrill.
27 Apr. Tamson, daughter of Prince and Sarah Flanders.
] 1 May Jeremiah, son of Jeremiah Flanders, Jr. and wife IVIary.
11 May Ainu daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Jewell.
13 Jul. Isreal, son of Jonathan and Sarah Hart (Shephard).
20 Jul. Abraham, son of Abraham and Sarah True.
21 Aug. Ephriam, son of Joseph and Judith French.
0 Oct. Richard, son of Richard and Sarah Currier.
19 Oct. Rebecca, daughter of Challis and Sarah Dow.
9 Nov. James, son of Paul and Martha Morrill.
14 Dec. Rhodia, daughter of Samuel and Elisabeth Barnard.
20 May
20 May
3 Jun.
3
Jun.
8 Jul.
29 Jul.
5 Aug.
2 Sep.
16 Sep.
23 Sep.
7 Oct.
21
Oct.
25
Nov.
3
Jan.
10
Mar.
17
Mar.
24
Mar.
5
2
May
Jun.
9 Jun.
21
Jul.
11
Aug.
18
1
13
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
10
Nov.
15
Dec
1899.] South Hampton Church Records. 217
1756.
Wm. Cooper, adult, A.M.
Nath^ £lis% and Hannah, children of Nath^ and Elis* Morrill.
Ebeuezer, son of William and Sarah Parsons.
Benjamin, sou of Tho" Eliot and Susannah Colhy.
Henry, son of Sargent and Sarah Currier.
Nathan, son of Benj. and Abigail Brown.
Dorothy and Anne, children of Jon. Currier, adult persons.
Richard, son of Richard and Ann Col lens.
Nathaniel, son of Eliphalet aud Mary Merrill.
William, son of Timothy and Sarah Huntington.
Jonathan Currier, Jr., adult.
Sarah, daughter of Jonathan, Jr., and Sarah Currier.
Ann, daughter of Timothy and Betty Flanders.
19 Sep. ^ohn, son of Moses and Elisabeth Straw.
Molly, daughter of Levi and Molly Merrill.
Reubin, son of Reubin and Tarzah French.
Jonathan, son of Jon and Sarah Hoit.
Samuel, son of Moses and Abigail Worthen.
Sarah, daughter of Humphry and Hannah Clough.
Mary, daughter of Samuel French, Jr. and wife Mary.
Ephraim, son of Ephraim and Abigail Carter.
Hannah, daughter of Daniel and Abigail Fitts.
Betty Webster, daughter of Olando and Sarah Weed.
Racbal, daughter of Er. and Judith Colby.
1757.
Ruth, daughter of Nath^ and Elisabeth Morrill.
Dorothy, daughter of Jou. Currier, Jr. and wife Sarah.
Betty, daughter of Jacob and Elisabeth Fowler.
Mary, daughter of Micah and Elisabeth George.
Micah, son of Richard and Mary Flanders.
Daniel, son of Offin and Abigail French.
Rhoda, daughter of Challis and Mary Currier.
Abigail, wife of Christopher Gould.
Abigail, daughter of Christopher and Abigail Gould.
Catharine, daughter of Jacob and l)orothy Eliot.
Rachal Colby, adult.
Lydia Currier, adult.
Dorothy, daughter of Joseph, Jr. and Judith French.
Hannah, daughter of Abel and Anna Brown.
Macigah, son of Paul and Martha Morrill.
Hannah, daughter of Aaron and Sarah French.
Lydia, daughter of Philip and Ruth Currier.
Levi, son of Eliphlet and Colby.
1758.
Elisabeth, daughter of Sargent and Sarah Currier.
Reuben, son of Richard and Anne Collens.
Thomas, son of Tho* Eliot and Susannah Colby.
Rhoda, daughter of David and Mary Ring.
Judith, daughter of David and Judith Page.
Thomas, son of Thomas and Mary Tewxbury.
4 Jan.
4 Jan.
25
Jan.
21
Mar.
16 May
23 May
23 May
6 Jun.
6 Jun.
6 Jun.
8
Aug.
8
16
19
3
Aug.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
3
Oct.
3
Oct.
11
Oct-
7
Nov.
14
Nov.
15
Nov.
21
Nov.
26
Dec
26
Dec
2 Jan.
13
Mar.
10
15
15
19
Apr.
May
May
Jun.
31
Jul.
28 Aug.
28 Aug.
7 Oct.
6
Nov.
6
Nov.
6
Nov.
6
Nov.
13 Nov.
13
Nov.
13
Nov.
13
Nov.
29
Jan.
5
Feb.
12 Feb.
19
Feb.
26 Feb.
26 Mar.
278 South Hampton Church Records. [Jolyt
Jacob, SOD of Prince and Sarah Flanders.
Levi, son of Timothy and Betty Flanders.
Benj., son of Ephriam and Abigail Carter.
Mary, daughter of Timothy and Sarah HuntingtOD.
Mahitable Norton, adult.
Obadiah, son of Abel and Elisabeth French.
Aaron, James, Martha, Ruth, and Anne, children of John and
Anna Eastman.
Molly Clark, adult
John, son of John and Anna Eastman, adult.
Richard, son of Daniel and Abigail Fitts.
Sarah, daughter of Theophilus and Sarah Morrill.
Anna, daughter of Levi and Mary Morrill.
Ebenezer Eastman, adult.
Levi, son of Hilton and Hannah Woodman.
John, SOD of Er. and Judith Colby.
Joanna, daughter of Ezekiel aud Sarah Morrill.
1759.
Jemima, daughter of Joshua and Anna George.
Thomas, son of Thomas and Anna Parsons.
Ruth Maxfield, adult.
Christopher and Abigail Gould.
Abigail, daughter of Ezekiel and Martha Straw.
Joseph, son of Joseph French Jr. and wife Judith.
Miriam, daughter of Micah and Elisabeth Greorge.
Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah Hart.
Sarah, daughter of Ezekiel and Sarah Morrill.
Ester, daughter of David and Sarah Ring.
Hannah, daughter of Offiu and Abigail FreDch.
Mary, Levi, Judith, HauDah, children of James aDd Hannah
Hedlock.
1760.
Nathan, son of Abel and Anne BrowD.
Susannah, daughter of Tho* Eliot and SusanDah Colby.
Molly, daughter of Eliphlet and Mary Colby.
Challis, son of Challis and Mary Currier.
IVIolly, daughter of Benjirain aud Anne Barnard.
Enos, son of Eliphlet and Mary Merrill.
Ruth, daughter of James and Hannah Hedlock.
Alice, daughter of Richard and Ann Collens.
Hibbert, son of Nath^ aud Elisabeth Morrill.
Sarah, daughter of Simeon and Sarah Morrill.
Sarah, daughter of Christopher and Abigail Gould.
Jacob, sou of Miriam Flanders, wife of Zebulan Flandere.
Dorothy, daughter of Levi and Mary Morrill.
Jeremiah, son of Hilton and Hannah Woodman.
Stephen, son of Thomas and Anne Parsons.
176L
Levi, son of Abel and Elisabeth French.
Nathaniel, son of Richard and Joanna Merrill.
9 Apr.
2 Jul.
16 Jul.
6 Aug.
6 Aug.
13 Aug.
3 Sep.
10 Sep.
24 Sep.
1 1 Oct.
1 Oct.
5 Nov.
12 Nov.
3 Dec.
3 Dec.
3 Dec.
28 Jan.
18 Feb.
4 Mar.
22 Apr.
22 Apr.
29 Apr.
5 Aug.
26 Aug.
7 Oct.
14 Oct.
21 Oct.
21 Oct.
6 Jan.
0 Jan.
20 Mar.
20 Apr.
20 Apr.
15 Jun.
6 Jul.
20 Jul.
3 Aug.
3 Aug.
24 Aug.
18 Sep.
5 Oct.
SO Nov.
30 Nov.
Mar.
12 Apr.
1899.] South Hampton Church Records. 279
3 May Sarah, daughter of David and Mary Ring.
10 May Micajah and SusaDoah, children of Micajah and Susannah
Morrill.
12 Jul. Offin, son of Offin and Abigail French.
1 9 Jul. Hannah, daughter of Abel and Hannah Morrill.
19 Jul. Sarah, daughter of Prime and Sarah Flanders.
16 Aug. Reuben, son of Sargent and Sarah Currier.
6 Sep. Jonathan, son of James and Mary French.
25 Oct. Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel and Susannah Eastman.
8 Nov. Judith, daughter of Joseph and Judith French.
20 Dec Sarah, daughter of Parker Flanders.
1762.
21 Feb. Sarah, daughter of Simeon and Sarah Morrill.
3 Apr. Samuel, son of Offin and Abigail French.
17 Apr. Moses, son of James and Mary French.
30 l^Iay. Ichabod, son of £r. and Judith Colby.
5 Jun. Mary Emons, adult
5 Jun. Elisabeth, daughter of James and Hannah Hedlock.
19 Jun. Nathaniel, son of Sargent and Sarah Currier.
19 Jun. Molly, daughter of Abel and Anne Brown.
20 Jun. Martha, daughter of Joseph and Whittier.
20 Jun. Abigail, daughter of Jonathan and Rachel Morrill.
4 Jul. Sarah, daughter of Nathan and Bliriam Currier.
17 Jul. Jonathan, son of Challis and Mary Currier.
17 Jul. Molly, daughter of Ezekiel and Sarah Morrill.
7 Aug. Nicolus Colby, son of James and Mary Bus well.
22 Aug. Lucy, daughter of James and Graves.
28 Aug. Joseph, son of Christopher and Abigail Grould.
28 Aug. Comfort, daughter of Mary and David Ring.
29 Aug. Parker, son of Eliphlet and Mary Merrill.
25 Sep. Ruth, daughter of Micajah and Susannah Morrill.
25 Sep. Anna, daughter of Jon* and Rachall Morrill.
9 OcL Ezekiel, son of Ephriam and Abigail Carter.
16 Oct. Molly, daughter of James and Sarah Graves.
16 Oct. Molly, daughter of Enoch and Mary Page.
23 Oct. Thomas, son of Jeremiah and Mary Flanders.
1764.
5 Feb. Samuel Jones, adult
5 Feb. Moses, Miriam, and Jonathan, children of Samuel and Hannah
Jones.
1 2 Feb. David, son of Abel and Elisabeth French.
20 Feb. Molly, daughter of Joseph and Whittier.
4 Mar. Moses Jones, adult
4 Mar. Richard, son of Moses and Mary Jones.
1 1 Mar. Timothy Pike, son of John and Susannah Pillsbury.
15 Sep. Joanna, daughter of Henry and Lydia French.
1 3 Oct. Sarah, daughter of Jonathan and Susannah Fitts.
14 Oct Mary and Elisabeth, daughters of Jon. and Susannah Fitts.
14 Oct Judith, daughter of Er. and Judith Colby.
28 Oct Molly, daughter of James and Mary French.
4 Nov. Mahitable, daughter of Moses and Mary Jones.
18 Nov. Enoch, son of Enoch and Mary Page.
280 South Hampton Church Records. [Jnly,
1765.
Micah, daughter of Simeon and Sarah Morrill.
Joseph and Caleb, sons of Joseph and Sarah Jooes.
Abraham, son of Sargent and Sarah Currier.
Lydia, daughter of Eliphlet and Mary Merrill (Lydia m. Moses
Tewxbury).
Rhoda, daughter of James and Hannah Hedlock.
Timothy, son of Nathaniel and Elisabeth Morrill.
Samuel, son of Samuel and Hannah Jones.
Reuben, son of Henry and Lydia French.
Philip, son of Ezekiel and Sarah Morrill.
Samuel, son of Levi and Hannah French.
Hannah, daughter of Ouesiphores and Abigail Page, b. on ac-
count of the child's Grandfather, Daniel Page.
1766.
Isaac, son of Moses and Mary Jones.
Jacob, son of Thomas and Mary Tewksbury.
Beujemin, son of James and Mary French.
Oilman, sou of Phillips and Ruth White.
Israil, son of Christopher and Abigail Gould.
Susannah, daughter of John and Susannah Pillsbury.
James, son of James and Hannah Hedlock.
Susannah, the wife of Macijah Morrill.
Susannah, the daughter of Ezekiel Merrill.
Hannah, daughter of John and Miriam Harris.
John, son of Eliphlet and Mary Merrill.
Mary, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Flanders.
Elisabeth, daughter of Abel and Elisabeth French.
Moses, sou of Moses and Mary Jones.
Enoch, son of Offiu & Abigail French.
Nathaniel Rowell, adult.
Abel, son of Nathaniel and Judith Rowell.
Nathaniel, sou of Nath^ and Sarah Noyes.
1767.
10 Jan. Timothy, sou of Samuel and Hanpah Jones.
17G8.
Moses, son of Nath^ and Sarah Noves.
Sarah, daughter of Nicholas and Sarah Currier.
John, son of Enoch and Mary Page.
James, son of John and Abigail Tappeu.
Thomas, son of Phillips and Ruth White.
Abigail, daughter of widow Abi«;ail French.
Betty, daughter of Nath* Rowell and his wife Judith.
1769.
Nathaniel, son of Jeremiah and Mary Flanders.
Hannah, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Jones.
Samuel Gould, son of Abel and Elis* French.
John, son of John and Abigail Tappen.
Seth, son of Seth and Sarah Clark.
Ezekiel, sou of Joseph and Anna Merrill.
31 Mar.
7 Apr.
28 Apr.
2 Jun.
30 Jun.
3 Sep.
6 Oct.
10 Nov.
17 Nov.
8 Dec.
29 Dec.
9 Mar.
29 Mar.
5 Apr.
17 Apr.
22 Apr.
27 May.
21 Jun.
5 Jul.
7 Jul.
7 Jul.
23 Aug.
4 Sep.
20 Sep.
11 Oct.
19 Oct.
8 Nov.
8 Nov.
30 Nov.
13 Mar.
13 Mar.
27 May.
20 Jun.
2 Oct.
1 6 Oct.
30 Oct.
2 Apr.
23 Jul.
19 Aug.
15 Oct.
29 Oct.
29 Oct.
1899.] South Hampton Church Records. 281
1770.
William, son of Nicholas and Sarah Currier.
Nathan, son of James and Hannah Hedlock.
Lydia, daughter of Phillips and Rath White.
Elihuth, daughter of Elihu and Hannah French.
Sarah, daughter of Enoch and Mary Page.
Samuel, son of Prince and Sarah Flanders.
Samuel, son of Jacob and Hannah Barnard.
Mary, daughter of widow Mary Morrill.
Hannah, daughter of £r. and Judith Colby.
1771.
Parker, son of Nath^ and Sarah Noyes.
Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Anna Merrill.
Martha, daughter of Nath^ and Judith Rowell.
Alice, daughter of Isiah and Lydia Dole.
Sarah, daughter of James and Hannah Hedlock.
Joseph, sou of Thomas and Sarah Tewxbury (Sarah Collins).
William, son of Levi and Hannah French.
1772.
Jonathan, son of John and Abigail Tappen.
Judith, daughter of Abel and Elisabeth French.
Dorothy, daughter of Nicholas and Dorothy Currier.
Daniel, son of Elihu and Hannah French.
Nathaniel, son of James and Mary French.
Richard, son of Phillip and Ruth White.
Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Jones.
1773.
Betty, daughter of Enoch and Mary Page.
Genia, daughter of Isiah and Lydia Dole.
Seth, son of Seth and Sarah Clark.
Asa, son of Asa and Judith Sargent.
Joseph, son of Joseph and Anna Merrill.
Nathan, son of William and Miriam French.
Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Tuxbury.
Hannah, daughter of Benjimen Tuxbury.
1774.
Moses, son of Nath^ and Judith Rowell.
Richard, son of Abel and Elisabeth French.
Sarah, daughter of John and Abigail Tappen.
Dorothy, daughter of Nicholas and Dorothy Currier.
Samuel, son of Elihu and Hannah French.
Sarah, daughter of True worth and Sarah Perkins.
Mary, daughter of Robert and Ruth Lang.
Emma, daughter of Isaiah and Judith Dole.
1775.
Sarah, daughter of Jacob and Hannah Barnard.
Stephen, son of Joseph and Sarah Jones.
Jonathan, son of Truworth and Sarah Perkins.
14 Jan.
15 Apr.
1 Jul.
7 0cL
28 Oct
4 Nov.
4 Nov.
2Dec
9 Dec.
11 Apr.
12 May.
7 Jul.
18 Aug.
15 Sep.
Nov.
15 Dec
26 Apr.
10 May.
10 May.
14 Jun.
12 Jul.
26 Jul.
11 Oct
10 Jan.
10 Jan.
14 Feb.
28 Feb.
14 Mar.
4 Jul.
24 Oct
7 Nov.
13 Mar.
1 May.
8 May.
29 May.
9 Jun.
9 Jun.
24 Jul.
9 Oct
8 Feb.
19 Mar.
26 Mar.
SM South. Hamploi
S8 Apr. Benjmin, bod of Joseph and Anna Merrill.
86 Jon. Sarah, daughter of William and Hannah Gould.
6 JnL Betty, daughter of Micajah and Mary Morrill.
6 Jul. Molly, daughter of Micajah and Alary Mori'ill.
1776.
10 Uir. Peter, son of Thomas and Sarah Tuxbary.
10 Har. Sarah, daughter of Elihu and Hannah French.
21 A'gx, Kmma, daughter of Levi and Elisabeth Hedlock.
80 Jnn. Joanna, daughter of Nath' and Judith Rowell.
88 Jo]. Nath', son of Jolin and Abigail Tappen.
11 Aug. Elipbalet, son of True and Sarah Perkins. I
22 Ang. Sarah, daughter of tsiah and Lydia Dole. i
8 Not. Rueben, son of Bariiard and Anne Flandera (Anne Currier). <
24 Hot. Parker, son of Nath' and Sarah Noyes.
1777.
1 Jon. Skrab, dmrttor of Lsri nnd Elinbetli Hedlock.
15 Jnn. Jonatfara (Tbii wu Bwnard Jaw«K'> pventi), Jaooh, Snrah,
chadnn of Widow BmImI JotsH (Bw^idI Oialia).
27 Jul. Bebeoca, danghter of Bobert and Bath Laog.
fi Oct Eliphalet, ion of Joaephand AiuiaJUerri]].
16 Oct Anna, dang^ler of Winiam and Hannah Goold.
1778.
19 Apr. Uooea, ion of l^HMoat and SanOi tuwAxay,
11 Feb. Joilraa, ion of Nathaniel and Santh Vojm.
22 Feb. True, ion of Tmo and Suah Perkini.
9 Jul. Lydia, danghtor of Nath' and Judith Bowell.
9 Jul. Hannah, daughter of Barnard Flanderi.
9 JdI. Hannah, daughter of William and Hannah Gonld.
1780.
S3 Jan. Anne, daughter of Joseph and Anna Merrill.
23 Jnl. Betty, daughter of Isaiah and Lydia Dole.
15 Oct Paul, son of Nath' and Sarah Noyes.
1781.
15 Apr. Abigail, daughter of John and Abigail Tappen.
1782.
I Sep. Elisabeth, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Tewibni?.
29 Sep. Nathan, son of Levi and Elisabeth Hedlock.
1783.
16 Aug. Timothy, Samnel, Abigail, and Joseph, children of Mary Horrfll'
1 6 Aug. Molly, daughter of Joseph and Aoue Merrill.
1784.
20 Jan. Hannah, daughter of John and Abigail Tappen.
1785.
9 Jan. EnoB, son of Joeeph and Anna Merrill.
9 Hay. Molly and John, children of Lydia Brown.
1899.] Early OenercUions of the BretasUr Family. 283
29 May. BenjenuQ, son of Mary and Ebenezer Morrill.
10 Sep. Levi, Jane, and £no8y children of Mary Flanders.
1786.
8 Jan. Nicolas, son of Samuel and Lydia Brown.
10 Sep. John and James, sons of W" and Hannah Gould.
1 7 Sep. Ware, son of John and Abigail Tappen.
1787.
4 Jan. Moses, son of Thomas and Sarah Tewxbnry.
10 Jun. Ephriam, son of Ephriam and Lydia Fitts.
24 Jun. Betty Brown, daughter of Samuel and Molly Balch.
21 Jun. Daniel and Nabby, son and daughter of Daniel and Sarah Page.
1788.
27 Jul. William, son of William and Hannah Grould.
19 Oct. Ebenezer, son of Mary and Ebenezer Morrill.
19 Oct. Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Anne Merrill.
[To be oontinaed.]
EARLY GENERATIONS OF THE BREWSTER
FAAIILY.
Compiled by Lucr Hall G&bbnlaw, of Cambridge, Haas.
[Continiied fh>m pafe 114.]
4. Benjamin* Brewster (Jonathan,* William^) married "Ann Darte
the last Daje of febeare: 1659-1660."* She may have been the
widow of Ambrose Dart of Boston who married " Anne Adis daugh-
ter of William Addis of Cape Ann 24th — 4th month," 1 653. The
last known record of Ambrose and Ann (Addis) Dart is the birth
of a son, William, in Boston, 1st January, 1654-5.t Her father,
William Addis, was a resident of New London at the time of Ben-
jamin Brewster's marriage.
Benjamin Brewster settled upon the homestead of his father at
Brewster's Neck, which he acquired from his father and brother-in-
law, John Pickett This farm was originally in the town of New
London, but by the alteration of boundaries and the formation of new
towns was afterwards successively included in the towns of Norwich,
Preston, Groton and Ledyard. He was a man of prominence,
serving as Deputy to the General Court of the Colony of Con-
necticut, 1668, '89, '90, '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, Lieutenant of the
New London Troop, 1673, and Captain of the military company of
Norwich, 1693. The Brewster Book, which undoubtedly had been
in his custody from the death of his father to his own decease,
• Bretester Book.
f Boston Record CommtMHonert* Report^ iz.. 43, 46.
t Kew London Deeda, iiL, 70» and Canlkin a hiatoriea of New London and Norwich.
284 Early Generations of the Brewster Family. [3v\jf
contains the following records, which were probably made by his
son, Daniel, who, it is supposed, succeeded lum as custodian of the
Book:
**Ann Brewster the wif of BcDlemen Brewster Departed this Lif
may the : 9 : 1709*
Beniemen Brewster Departed this Lif In September the : 14 : 1710 "
Childrent (dates are from the Brewster Book unless otherwise
specified) :
i. Mary,* b. Dec. 10, 1660; m. Nov. 28, 1678, Samuel Fitch, son of
Rev. James and Abigail (Whitfield) Fitch. Children, recorded
in the Brewster Book :
1. Mary^ Fitch, b. Mar. 10, 1679-80.
2. Samuel Fitch, b. Oct. 6, 1681.
3. Hezekiah Fitch, b. Jan. 7, 1682.
4. Elizabeth Fitch, b. Feb. 15, 1684.
6. Abigail Fitch, b. Feb., 1686.
6. Samuel Fitch, b. Nov. 28, 1688.
7. Benjamin Fitch, b. Mar. 29, 1691.
8. John Fitch, b. May 17, 1693.
9. Jabez Fitch, b. Ju[record torn] 3, 1695.
10. Pelatiah Fitch, b. Feb. 18, 1698.
ii. Ann, b. Sept. 29, 1662; m. Matthew Coy of Preston. ChildreD,
recorded in the Brewster Book :
1. Daniel^ Coy, b. June 15, 1685.
2. Jonathan Coy, b. May 6, 1687.
3. Buth Coy, b. Oct. 7, 1689.
7. iii. Jonathan, b. *' Nouember the Last 1664."
8. iv. Daniel, b. March 1, 1666-7.
9. V. William, b. March 22, 1669.
vl. Ruth, b. Sept. 16, 1671 ; d. Aug. 22, 1734 (Norwich Town Re-
cords); m. June 15, 1692, Thomas Adgate, Jr., b. March, 1669
(Norwich Town Records). Children, recorded at Norwich:
1. Buth^ Adgate, b. March 27, 1693.
2. Mary Adgate, b. Aug. 27, 1694.
3. Bebecca Adgate, b. March 10, 1696-7.
4. Ilannah Adgate, b. Aug. 10, 1699.
5. Thomas Adgate, b. Feb. 9, 1702-3.
6. Matthew Adgate, b. July 21, 1706.
7. Martha Adgate, b. Oct.*9, 1710.
8. Lucy Adgate, b. Oct. 13, 1714; d. Jan. 9, 1717-18.
10. vii. Benjamin, b. Dec. 25, 1673 (Nov. 28, on Norwich Town Records).
• There are also in this book two entries of Ann's death in the handwriting of Jier
husband, Benjamin Brewster, giving the same month and day, but the year &s 17(XJ.
They have been crossed out with a i)en. On her gravestone the year is 1<09.
t The marriages of Mary, Ann and Elizal>eth IJrewster, and the births of their chil-
dren, are not found upon the public records. The Brewster Book supplies data con-
cerning these families not elsewhere recorded. The following abstracts prove the
veracity of the Brewster Book in the case of the Coy marriage, and give additional
evidence in that of the Fitch marriage :
Matthew Coye of Preston for 30s. paid by Capt. Daniel Brewster of Preston acquits
my right to a parcel of common land, ** It being ye seventh part of sixty acres of
Comon Land ori«'onally belonging to my hono^ ttather Cap^ Benjamin Brewster now
decease ♦ » • In Testimony whereof y" s^ mathcw Cove & Ann his Wife have here-
unto set their hands & seals." Dated June 11, 1718. (N'orwich Deeds, 3A, 238.)
Samuel Fitch of Norwich conveys to my son Pelatiah Fitch of Norwich one hun-
dred acres, '* With nine acres of Capt. Benjamin Brewsters rii'ht in y« Comons iu s*
Norwich to be taken up according to grant." Dated Jan. 29, 1719-20. (Norwich
Deeds, 3A, 347.)
Jonathan Brewster, the eldest son of Benjamin, had received his share of his father's
estate in 1G99, hence there remained seven heirs to said estate, of whom Ann Cov w%s
one. It is thought that the same sixty acres of common laud is referred to in the
Fitch deed as was mentioned in the Coy deed, in which case Man* Fitch's share, one
seventh part, would approximato nine acres, the amount of the iJrewster land con-
veyed by her husband.
1899.] Early Generations of the Brewster Family. 285
viii. Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1676 ; d. March 9, 1744 ; m. Jaly 4, 1706,
Daniel Meeks, who died April 13, 1733. Child, recorded in the
Brewster Book :
1. Jonathan^ Meeks, b. April 18, 1707.
5. William' Brewster (Zot'f,^ William^) was called " my second sonn "
in the will of his father. He married, January 2, 1672, Lydia
Partridge, daughter of George and Sarah (Tracy) Partridge, who
died Febniary 2, 1742-3. William was made freemen in 1689.
He lived at Duxbury, where he was deacon of the church for many
years. His gravestone, standing in the old cemetery at South Dux-
bun-, tells us that he died November 3, 1723, "Aged Near 78
year."
Children :*
i. Sarah,* b. April 25, 1674.
11. ii. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 8, 1676.
iii. Lydia, b. Feb. 11, 1680.
12. Iv. William, b. May 4, 1683.
V. Mercy, b. Dec. 7, 1685 ; m. Oct. 8, 1706, Edward Arnold. (For
children, see Winsor's Hist, of Duxbury, 221.)
13. vi. Benjamin, b. July 7, 1688.
14. vii. Joseph, b. March 17, 1693-4.
15. viii. Joshua.
6. Wrestling* Brewster {Love,^ William}) was styled "my youngest
sonn " in his father's will. He settled at Duxbury, where he carried
on his trade as a carpenter and where he die<l January 1, 1696-7.
His wife was named Mary, but her maiden name has not vet been
ascertained. After the death of Wrestling, she married. May 23,
1700, John Partridge of Duxbury, who died April 5, 1731. She
then removed to Kingston, where most of her children had settled,
and died there "Nov^' y« 12"> 1742 Aged 80 year 11 m^ & 27
days " (gravestone).
Cliildren :
1. Mary,* b. Feb. 10, 1678-9 ;t d. April 17, 1761, aged 82 y. (grave-
stone) ; m. as his second wife, Joseph Holmes of Kingston, son
of Rev. John and Mary (Wood) Holmes, b. July 9, 1665 ; d. June
26, 1733, aged 68 y. 23 d. (gravestone). (For children, see the
Giles Memorial, 188.)
ii. Sarah, m. at Duxbury, March 4, 1705-6, Caleb Stetson, son of
Thomas and Sarah (Dodson) Stetson, b. March, 1682. Children,
recorded at Plymouth :
1. Abisha* Stetson, b. Feb. 22. 1706.
2. Elizabeth Stetson, b. Oct. 14, 1709.
3. Barzilla Stetson, b. Dec. 17, 1711.
4. Joshua Stetson, b. April 21, 1714.
6. Jerusha Stetson, b. June 30, 1716.
6. John Stetson, b. Dec. 18, 1718.
7. Jedidiah Stetson, b. Sept. 12, 1721.
iii. Abigail, d. May 6, 1761, aged 78 y. 1 m. 16 d. (gravestone ; perhaps
7 m., as the top of the figure has apparently been broken) ; m. at
Duxbury, Oct. 28, 1707, EUsha Stetson, brother of Caleb above,
who died Feb. 11, 1756, aged 69 y. 11 m. 13 d. (gravestone).
• There is no will or settlement of the estate of William Brewster, and, excepting
Mercy, it is not known whether or not the daughters died unmarried. Deeds show
thst Joshua belongs to this family, though there is no record of his birth. A Mary
Brewster m.'Julv 29, 1731, William Kempton, both of Plymouth. She may have been
a daughter of William. She cannot be placed elsewhere.
t This date is from the Giles Memorial.
286 Early Oenerations of the Brewster Family. [Jrfy,
Children, 1-4 recorded at Flymooth :
1. Sarah^ Stetson, b. Aag. 28, 1708.
2. Egloth Stetson, b. Oct. 7, 1710.
8. Zeresh Stetson, b. Nov. 29, 1712.
4. Hopestill Stetson, b. May 21, 1715.
5. Elisha Stetson, b. 1718.
16. iv. Jonathan.
y. Hannah, d. Jan. 8, 1763, aged 74} yrs. ; m. Benjamin Alden, son
of David and Mary (Soath worth) Alden. (For children, see
Winsor's Hist, of Duxbury, p. 216.)
yi. Elizabeth, d. Dec. 5, 1741, in her 51st year (gravestone) ; m. Eph-
raim Bradford,* son of William and Mary (Holmes nie Wood,
see above) Bradford. (For children, see Rbqisteb, iy. 49.)
17. vii. Wrestling, b. Aug. 4, 1695.
18. vUi. John.
7. Jonathan* Brewster (Benjamin,* Jonathctn,* WtUiam^) married,
December 18, 1690, Judith Stevens of Norwich. The Brewster
Book, in recording this marriage, adds : " shee being then 20 yerea
of age wanting 7 dayes." She was probably the daughter of James
and Sarah (Smith) Stevens of Hingham, and was baptized at the
latter place, December 22, 1670. Jonathan settled upon the home-
stead of his father, who, in 1699, deeded to him 810 acres with
'^my dwelling house and other buildings," as his portion of the
father's estate. This was done with the understanding that Benjamin
and his wife should be cared for in their old age. They both, how-
ever, survived their son, for Jonathan " Departed this Life Nouem-
ber the 20"* : 1704 : Aged : 40. yeares and : 20 Days."t His widow
Judith married, second, October, 1706, Christopher Huntington of
Norwich. (See Memoir of the HuntinfftoH Family, 70-1.)
Cliildren, recorded at Norwich :
i. LucRETiA,* b. Nov. 3, 1691 ; d. unm. between Feb. 8, 172^-4, and
May 19. 1726.
il. Jonathan, b. April 2, 1694; d. abt. 1763; m. first, Feb. 25, 1718-19,
Ruth Morgan ; second, April 29, 1736, Lucy Andrus. Children of
first >vifc :
♦ The marriage of Ephniim Bradford and Elizabeth Bartlctt is given upon Plymouth
Town Records as occurrinj^ February 13, 1709-10, but no Elizabeth Bartlett has been
found who could have married at this date. It is thought bv the writer that this entry
is a mistake on the part of the clerk in recording, and should read Elizabeth Brewster.
The following abstract shows that as early as January, 1713, Ephraim Bradford's wife
was Elizabeth Brewster :
Joseph Ilolins of Plymouth and Mary his wife, Caleb Stetson and Sarah his wife,
Abigail Brcw>tcr, Haiinah Brewster and Elizabeth Bretcater, all of Du.xbury, sons in
law and daughters of Wrestling Brewster, late of Duxburj', make over to ourbrethem,
Jonathan Brewster, Wrestling Brewster and John Brewster, lands of our father.
Deed dated Oct. 3, 1707. (Signed) Joseph Holms, Mary Holms, Caleb Stetson, Sarah
Stetson, Abigail Brewster, Hannah Brewster, Ephraim Bradford, Elizabeth Bradford.
Plymouth, Jan. 15, 1713. The within named Joseph Holms'and Mary his wife, Caleb
Stetson and Sarah his wife, Abij;:ail Brewster, now the wife of Elisha Stetson, Ephraim
Bradford and Elizabeth his wife, and Hannah Brewster, now the wife of Benjamin
Alden, all sons in law and daughters to the within named Wrestling Brewster de-
ceased, personally appeared etc. (Plymouth Co. Deeds, x., 244).
It will be noticed that in the body'of this deed, Elizabeth is called Elizabeth Brew-
ster, but she signs as Elizabeth Bradford with her husband. If we assume that her
marriage to Ephraim Bradford took place February 13, 1709-10, it will be seen tb,it
they must have signed the deed after that time, and this is probably the case, for
Elizabeth was but alwut sixteen years of age in 1707, and, IxMUg a minor, could not
have transferred property at that date. Additional evidence that Ephraim Bradford
married Elizabeth Brewster mav be found in The Ancient Estate of Goctmcr HlUiam
Bradford, by the late Dr. Thomas Bradford Drew.
t Brewster Book.
1899.] Early Generations of the Brewster Family. 287
1. Jonathan,* b. Nov. 6, 1719.
8. Benjamin, b. Dec. 13, 1721.
3. Joanna,
4. iSimon.
Children of second wife :
6. Sarahy b, Oct. 17, 1737.
6. Andrew, b. Aug. 1, 1739.
7. JudUh, b. May 31, 1744.
5. Joshua, b. May 8, 1747.
9. Hezekiah, b. Aug. 11, 1749.
10. Lucy, b. Oct. 11, 1761.
11. Mary, b. April 1, 1754.
iii. Joseph, b. April 13, 1698; d. Oct. 15, 1770; m. March 17, 1723,
Dorothy Witter. Children :
1. Elijah,* b. Sept. 3, 1724.
2. Joseph, b. Aug. 20, 1726.
3. Xathan, b. Dec. 25, 1729.
4. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 8, 1732.
5. Jonathan, b. Sept. 13, 1735.
6. Ezra, b. March 31, 1738.
7. Jacob, b. Jan. 26, 1741.
8. Stephen, b. March 4, 1744.
9. Jabez, b. March 16, 1747.
.V. Sakah, b. April 1, 1700; d. abt. 1735; m. Samuel Cutler of Wood-
stock and Killingly, son of Samuel and Sarah (Satle) Cutler, b.
June 12, 1694. (For children, see the Cutler Memorial, 329).
V, Mary, b. May, 1703 ; m. Nov. 2. 1723, Caleb Hammond of Norwich,
Lebanon and Windham. Children, 1-5 recorded at Norwich, 6-9
at Windham ; the order of Mary (5) is doubtful.
1. Caleb* Hammond, b. May 29, 1726.
2. Mehitable Hammond, b. May 4, 1730.
3. Buth Hammond, b. June 25, 1732.
4. Jabez Hammond, b. March 12, 1733-4; d. April 14, 1734.
5. Mary Hammond, b. July 4, 17[record torn] ; d. Dec. 15, 1745.
6. Judith Hammond, b. Jnly 1, 1735.
7. James Hammond, b. July 11, 1737.
8. Moses Hammond, b. May 15, 1739.
9. Sarah Hammond, b. Aug. 21, 1740.
8, Daniel* Brewster (Benjamin* Jonathan,^ Wtlliani}), married first,
December 23, 1686, Hannah, daughter of John Gager of Norwich,
who was bom February, 1666, and died September 25, 1727 ;
married second, December 19, 1727, Dorothy Witter, probably
widow of Ebenezer Witter and daughter of Lieut. Joseph and
Dorothy (Parke) Morgan, all of Preston, who died March 9, 1759.
Daniel was Representative to the General Court of Connecticut,
1704-'19, '21-^23, and '25-'31, inclusive. He became Lieutenant
of the military company at Preston, 1704, and Captain in 1716,
and was also Deacon of the 1st Church of Preston. He died May
7, 1735.
Children, recorded at Preston :
i. DA^^EL,• b. at Norwich, Oct. 11, 1687; d. June 14, 1756; m. Aug.
8, 1710, Elizabeth, dan. of Joseph Freeman, who d. June 2, 1757.
They had no children. By his will, dated May 28, 1753, Daniel
Brewster left his real estate to his nephew, Nathan Freeman,
who had lived with him in his old age. " March : y* : 28 : Day
in the year 175 [torn] Then Nathan Freeman moued to M^
Daniel Brewsters to Liue With Him.''*
• Brewster Book,
288 Early Oenerations of the Brewster Family. [ July*
ii. Hannah, b. at Preston, Dec. 2, 1690; m. Dec. 2, 1708, Joseph
Freeman, brother of Elizabeth above, who died May 12, 1788.
Children, recorded at Preston :
1. Joseph* Freeman, b. March 4, 1709-10.
2. Daniel Freeman, b. April 1, 1712; d. April 28, 1783.
3. Hannah Freeman, b. Feb. 24, 1713-U (Feb. 23*).
4. Caleb Freeman, b. Feb. 27, 1715-16 (1716-17*).
6. Phinehas Freeman, b. Oct. 23, 1718; d. May 9, 1746.
6. Nathan Freeman, b. Sept. 23, 1721.
7. Benjamin Freeman, b. Nov. 27, 1723.
8. Samuel Freeman, b. June 25, 1726 (Jone 26*).
9. Mary Freeman, b. July 12, 1728.
10. Jemima Freeman, b. March 13, 1731-2.
ili. Mary, b. Jan. 2, 1692; d. Dec. 24, 1749; m. June 4, 1740, as his
third wife, Christopher Huntington of Norwich, son of Christo-
pher and Sarah (Adgate) Huntington, b. Sept. 12, 1686. They
had no children.
iv. John, b. July 18, 1695; d. Aug. 29, 1776; m. Sept. 20, 1726, Doro-
thy Treat. Children :
1.. Oliver,* b. July 20, 1726.
2. Dorothy, b. Jan. 22, 1727-8.
3. Hannah, b. Sept. 26, 1729.
4. Daniel, b. Apr. 12, 1731.
6. Sarah, b. May 25, 1733.
6. Sibyl, b. Aug. 20, 1735.
7. John, b. Jan. 9, 1737-8.
8. Eunice, b. Oct. 17, 1740.
9. Levi, b. March 17, 1743.
10. Asaph, b. March 7, 1745-6.
V. Jerusha, b. Nov. 18, 1697; d. April 17, 1704.
vi. KuTH, b. June 20, 1700; m. Jan. 14, 1718-19, John Fobes. Child-
ren, recorded at Preston :
1. Simeon* Fobes, b. Jan. 14, 1719.
2. Mary Fobes, b. Jan. 16, 1721-2 (Jan. 19*).
3. Jerusha Fobes, b. Dec. 19, 1724; d. Feb. 25, 1728 (1727*).
4. Hannah Fobes, b. May 29, 1726 (1727»).
5. Ebenezer Fobes, b. Oct. 22, 1728; d. Nov. 15, 1736.
6. Lydia Fobes, b. Apr. 7, 1731 ; d. Nov. 30, 1736.
7. Elizabeth Fobes, b. Dec. 30, 1732.
8. J^vth Fobes, b. July 17, 1735.
0. John Fobes, b. Oct. 25, 1737; d. Feb. 17, 1738-9.
vii. Bktiiiah, b. April 5, 1702; d. at Windham, Feb. 8, 1740-1 ; m. May
23, 1738, AVilliam rarish of AVindham. Children, recorded at
Windlmin :
1. Ikihiah'^ rarish, b. Sept. 20, 1730.
2. Jrrusha ]*ansh, b. Feb. 1, 1740-1 ; d. Feb. 14, 1740-1.
viii. Jonathan, b. June 6, 1705; m. Nov. 9, 1725, Mary Parish.
Children :
1. Lnrretin,^ b. Anir. 14, 1727.
2. Jinth, b. Apr. C, 1730.
3. Ephrai)ix, b. Aui;. 20, 1731.
4. ./o)ifithan, b. June 8, 1734.
5. M'lry, b. Doc. 2, 173,").
C. L>nUa, 1). Mar. 13, 173S.
7. linnnnh, 1>. Mar. 5, 1730-40.
8. Jonah, bapt. Mar. 30, 1740.
ix. jKursiiA, b. Oct. 15, 1710; d. Mar. 7, 1711.
X. Knr.NKZKii, b. Sept. 10, 1713; d. Oct. 7, 1740 (1739*); m. Aug. 27.
1735 (.Vujr. 28*), Susanna Smith. Children:
1. Bn})nmin,^h. Apr. 15, 1730.
2. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 25, 1741 (1740»).
• Brewster Book,
[To be continued.]
1899.] Ancettry of the Hoar Family in America. 289
THE ANCESTRY OF THE HOAR FA]SnLY IN
AMERICA.
A Compilation from Collections made by the Honorable Georob F&ubib Hoar.
By Hexry S. Nourse, of Lancaster, Mass.
[Concluded from page 196.]
Daniel Hoare came to Massachusetts with the family and be-
came a trader in Boston ; at least he so speaks of himself, although
he is not found a resident or real-estate owner in the town records.
He was licensed Oct. 2, 1650, by order of the Council of State "to
export to New England three hundred birding fowling peices and
muskets upon giving security that they will not be used to the preju-
dice of the Commonwealth." (See Calendar of State Papers, 344.)
He accumulated considerable property, some of which he held in
partnership with Lieut Richard Cooke, whom he calls cousin.
This Cooke was very probably from Gloucester, as the name is
found in the records of St. Mary de Crypt. John Cooke founded
the Crypt Grammar School in 1528. The late Major General
George Cooke of Albany, N. Y., came from Gloucester. In 1650,
Daniel made his brother John and his nephew John Hull his attor-
neys to settle with Cooke whom, in 1663, he charges in a letter
from Hull, England, with dishonesty in his partnership accounts.
The attorneyship as before narrated, was a source of dire misfortune
to his brother John. Neither the date of birth or death of Daniel
Hoare has been discovered. Savage says he died in London. His
wife Mary writes from Hull, England, April 9, 1673, to Mrs.
Leonard Hoar asking that she would receive her son, John, into
their own family, " which would be a singular testimony of your
kindness to my husband ( who I know will cheerfully pay my Bro'r ;
yea more free then to a stranger) , to his child, and to her that is
Your Loving Sister:" (See Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll. Vol. viii.
4 Series.)
Leonard Hoar, designated in his father's will to be the scholar
of the familv and a teacher in the church, although bv his coming
to New England he missed the proposed matriculation at Oxford,
yet satisfied fully the spirit of the paternal wish. He was gradu-
ated at Harvard College in 1650, William Stoughton, chief justice
and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, being the most distin-
guished of his eight classmates. In November, 1653, he returned
to England and it is said was there befriended by Sir Matthew Hale,
also a native of Gloucester and at that time a judge of the Common
Pleas. He was soon presented by Sir Henry Mildmay, one of the
regicides, then lord of the manor, with the benefice of Wanstead in
Essex. According to Oldmixon, Sir Henry's wife, Anne, was a
daughter of Sir Leonard Holiday, Lord Mayor of London, also
VOL. LIII. 19
290 Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. [Jolj)
of Gloucester birth '^ and perhaps a Kelation as well as a Name-
sake" of the young clergyman. At her death, March 12, 1656,
Leonard Hoar preached two sermons, *' The Sting of Deadi ** and
"Death Unstung," which were printed at Boston in 1680, with a
" Dedicatory Epistle to Mrs. Bridget Usher, my ever honored Aunt,"
by Josiah Flint. He was one of the two thousand victims of the
Uniformity Act upon the restoration of Charles H., but remained
in England for about ten years after his ejection, and received the
degree of M.D. from Cambridge University in 1671. Among his
friends in England and correspondents at a later date were the cele-
brated chemist Robert Boyle and Master Samuel Hartlib to whom
Milton addressed his famous "Tractate of Education." He was
probably given his baptismal name in compliment to his wealthy
uncle, Leonard Tame, the Gloucester sheriff.
On July 8, 1672, Dr. Hoar with his wife landed in Boston, having
been called thither with a view to settlement over the South Church,
where he preached as assistant to Rev. Thomas Tha^her. He brought
a letter from thirteen dissenting ministers of London and vicinity
commending him to the magistracy and clergy of New England as
a suitable head of the college at Cambridge, the presidency of which
was then vacant, and despite one or more formidable rivals he was
promptly elected to that oflBce and installed December 10, 1672,
the first graduate of the institution so honored. Sewall writes that
" Governor Bellingham lay dead in his House and Deputy Governor
Leverett was the Chief Civil Magistrate present at the solemnity."
Dr. Hoar's scholarship was of a high order, and he entered upon
his difficult duties with very flattering prospects ; but trouble soon
began and his hopes of usefulness were speedily destroyed. Accord-
ing to Cotton Mather, then an undergraduate, the students "set
themselves to Trave^tie whatever he did and said^ and aggravate
everything in hie Behavior disagreeable to them, with a design to
make him Odious." He also adds that the insubordinate were
countenanced in their doings by certain persons who " made a Figure
in the Neighborhood," doubtless meaning some of the leading over-
seers. Judge Sewall writes Oct. 16, 1674, "tliat the causes of the
lownes of the Colledge were external as well as internal." Thomas
Hutchinson says ^'the students were too much indulged in their
prejudices against him." In SewalFs Diary, June 15, 1674, is
an account of the flogging of an undergraduate before the assem-
bled students in the Library, President Hoar prefacing and closing
the exercises with prayer. But this was not a very unusual disci-
pline in those days and Dr. Hoar is not charged with undue severity.
Very probably a potent factor in the troubles was the bitter dissen-
sion then waged between the Old Church and the New Church.
The late Dr. J . Hammond Tnunbull attributed Dr. Hoar's ill-success
to the fact that soon after his coming to Boston he connected him-
self with the Third Church, then newly gathered by seceders from
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be First Church who were synodists or advocates of the half-way
ovenant; thereby bringing himself into marked opposition with
be governor and many among the most influential of the clergy,
be magistrates and the overseers of the college.
The students having all deserted the college, "^ except three whose
riends lived in Cambridge,'' Dr. Hoar was compelled to resign the
•residency, which he did March 15, 1675, and as Cotton Mather
nrites (Magnalia, 11, 14) ''the Hard and HI usage met withal
aade so deep an Impression upon his Mind that his Grief threw
im into a Consumption whereof he dyed November 28, 1675
n Boston." Increase Mather in his Diary records: "Nov. 28,
)r. Hoar died, having been brought into a consumption by the
;rief he sustained through affliction when President of the college.
L solemn stroke ! It wUl occasion (in probability) this country to
»e ill thought of in England, that such a man should have his heart
»roken among his friends in New England."
In his will, dated October 25, 1675, Dr. Hoar makes these be-
[uests :
My just debts and funerall expenses being first paid I doe give and
bequeath onto my daughter Bridget Hoar two hundred pounds in New
England to bee paid her at the age of one and twenty years or at her mar-
iage with her mo therms consent ... To my deare brother Daniell
loar (whose zeall and perpetuall kindnesses I cau never remunerate) I
;ive those par acknowledgent* of my stone signet and my wach. To my
leare brother Jn^ Hoar I give a black sute, to my deare sister Flint and
ister Quinsey I give as much fine black serg as will make each of them a
[own. Ont of my library I give to my Cozen Josiah Flint, Ravenelli
iibliotheca. to Cous : Noah Newman Aquinas his Sermons, and to them
lOth the use of any Books or Manuscripts of mine in divinity, they giveing
k note to retume them againe to my wife at demand. My medicall or
ihysical writings I give to my wife's custody not to give or lend but to
ireserve till some of my kindred addicting themselves to those studyes shall
lesire and in her esteeme deserve them, flspecially I respect John Hoar
)r any other of my Bretheren, Sisters sons or grandsons.
The inventory of his estate amounted to 1345£. 13s. 5d ; the books
)eing valued at 208£. 12s. 6d. The Noah Newman, called cousin,
narried Joanna a daughter of Eev. Henry Flynt, 10 mo. 30, 1669,
locording to Braintree Records. Doctor Hoar's printed writings
ire few and unimportant, consisting, besides the two sermons before
nentioned, of: Index Biblicus, 1668, 1669 and 1672; Letter to
Fosiah Flint, 1661, printed in Mass. Hist. Soc. Collections VI.,
100-108 ; The first of the Catalogues of Harvard College commonly
tailed Triennial, 1674 ; A Letter firom Cambridge, Dec. 13, 1672, to
tfr. Eobert Boyle, printed in Boyle's Works V. 142, Edition of 1744.
The last proves the breadth of his educational views, and indicates
liat he had a clearer conception than was usual in his day of the value
>f the study of natural science. It contains what is probably the
earliest recorded suggestion of modem technical education. Leonard
292 Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. [Jnly,
Hoar was the first of his family to drop the final e from the name.
His tombstone in the Quincy burying ground is singularly like the
one which marks the grave of his mother-in-law, Lady Alicia Lisle,
in England, showing that the same taste directed its constraction.
The inscription upon it is as follows : —
Epitaph wrote for the Tomb of
Leonard Iloar Doctour of
Phisicke who departed this life
In Boston the 28 November
Was interred here the 6 December
And was aged 45 years
Anno. Dom. 1675.
Three precious friends mider this tomb-stone lie,
Patterns to aged, youth, and infancy,
A groat mother, her learned son, with child,
The tirst and least went free. He was exiled.
In love to Christ, this country, and dear friends
He left his own, cross*d seas, and for amends
Was here extol I'd, envy'd, all in a breathy
His noble consort leaves, is drawn to death.
Stranger changes may befall us ere we die,
Blest they who will arrive eternity.
God grant some names, O thou New England's ^end.
Dou*t sooner fade than thine, if times don't mend.
Tlirough his wife Bridget Lisle, Leonard Hoar's life was oon-
nooted with tragedies more terrible, and of broader historic interest,
than that of his own failure. She was one of the two daughtefs
of Lonl flohn and Ladv Alicia Lisle. Her father, a distinsriuslied
Puritan lawyer, gjiineil great fiivor with Cromwell, and was counsel
to Hradshaw, pro^iilont of the High Court of Justice ap{x>inted for
X\w trial of KiiiiZ Charles I., ami became Lonl Commissioner of the
(nvat Soal. lie for some reason did not siirn the death warrant
of Charles 1., but was eliosen bv Cromwell one of the Committee
•
of seven who prepannl " a draft of a sentence with a blank for the
n^aniu r of his death," and his is the tirst name in the list of those
exeeptinl tr\>ni the Aet of In<lenniity, passed at the restoration of
Charles 11. He was assassinatal, being shot in the back, on August
11, 1(>«^1, at Lausanne, Switi^erland, as he was £:oinir to church, bv
two Irish rutlians inspireil by the ex[>eotation of a generous reward
from some nuMuivr of the rv^val family in En!rh^nd. ( ^•* Memoirs
of Kdwanl Ludlow, II. , i>. oTO, tt <''iA Ladv Alicia Lisle was
one of the earliest victims of the intamous Chief Justice Jeffries,
IkmuiT eharL^xl with misprision of treason in aidin^r and eonoealin?
in her dwelling on the dav after the battle of Seili^t-mix^r, Richard
Xelthonv, a lawvcr, and John Ili.^kes, a elcr^rman, aooused oi
Knn^r ^otUi^^V3^ tWm Monmouth's arm v. She dtvlare^l hcr?»elf inno-
<vnt of c^iiltv knowled:^?, and pn:«tosti\l a:rainst the illeizaliTv <st bcr
trial Ixvausc the snpjxvjed roKls to whom she had giren comisoQ
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hospitality had not been convicted. She was then advanced in
years, and so feeble that it is was said she was unable to keep awake
during her tedious trial. JefiKes arrogantly refused her the aid
of counsel, admitted irrelevant testimony, excelled himself in violent
abuse, and so intimidated the jurors — ^who were disposed to dismiss
the charge — that they unwillingly at last brought in a verdict of
guilty. She was hurriedly condemned '^to be burned alive" the
very afternoon of the day of her trial, August 28, 1G85, but owing
to the indignant protests of the clergy of Winchester execution was
postponed for five days, and the sentence was " altered from burning
to beheading.*' This punishment was exacted in the market place
of Winchester on the appointed day, the implacable King James II.
refusing a pardon, although it was proved that Lady Lisle had
protected many cavaliers in distress, and that her son John was
serving in the royal army ; and many persons of high rank inter-
ceded for her, among whom was Lord Clarendon, brother-in-law to
the King. Lady Lisle was connected by marriage with the Bond,
Whitmore, Churchill, and other families of distinction, and her
granddaughter married Lord James Russell, fifth son of tlic first
Duke of Bedford, thus connecting this tragedy with that of Lord
William Kussell, "the martyr of -English Liberty." In the first
year of William and Mary's reign the attainder was reversed by act
of Parliament upon petition of Alicia Lisle's two daughters, Try-
phena Grove and Bridget (Hoar) Usher. Among the eight grpat
historical paintings by E. AI. Ward, R.A., which adorn the corridor
leading to the House of Commons, the third in the series represents
Lady Lisle's arrest for relieving two fugitives from Monmouth's
defeated army.
In 1892 the Hon. George F. Hoar paid a visit to the ancient
home of the Lisles, and the following memoranda made at the time
have been preserved : —
Saturday, Oct. 22d, Mr. Hoar, with two ladies, went from Southampton
to Riugwood, about twenty miles, and drove thence to Ellingham church,
about two miles and a half. The church is a small, but verv beautiful structure
of stone, with a small wooden belfry. The tomb of Lady Alice Lisle is a
heavy flat slab of grey stone, raised about two or three feet from the ground,
bearing the following inscription : —
Here Lies Dame Alicia Lisle
and her daughter Ann Harf eld
who dyed the 17th of Feb. 1703-4
Alicia Lisle Dyed the
second of Sept 16S5 :
It is close to the wall of the church, on the right of the porch. In the
church is seen the old Lisle pew of carved oak, and the pew of the Earl of
Kormanton. Opposite the pew is the pulpit, also of canned black oak,
apparently ancient. The church contains a tablet to the memor}' of the
former owner of Movies' Court, who died in 1G22.
Movies' Court is about a mile and a half from Ellino^ham Church — the
drive is along a beautiful lane, shaded by trees whose branches meet from
the two sides, through a beautiful and fertile country, adorned by herds of
294 Ancestry of ike Hoar Family in America. [J^ft
fine cattle. Moyles' Court is a large two-story buildiiig, oonswl.ing ol two
square wings, connected by the main building. The wings pirojeot Ihmi
the main ^lilding in front, but the whole forms a oontiniMras line in the
rear. As you approach it, yoa pass numerous heavy brick ontbuildiiM^
including several farmhouses, one of which is quite laige, and appazonUj
of great antiquity.
We were told by Mrs. Fane, wife of the present occupant of MojW
Court, that the landed estate connected with Moyles* Court is rwj hrg^
and now, or recently yielding to the Earl of Normanton, seven thouaid
pounds a year. The present occupant of Moyles* Court, FredesMk Fus^
Esq., came to reside there about 21 years ago. The house was thai miflh
dilapidated, but he has restored it in a style in keeping with the andeni
architecture. The principal room is a dining hall, rising from the ground
some 25 feet in height, with a gallery at one end, on a level with the secottl
story — the walls of this room are of beautiful carved oak, the front of the
gallery being ancient, and as it existed in the time of Lady lisle. Hie
staircase also of fine carved oak is of equal antiquity. The carved oak ia
the passages and some of the other rooms, has been restored by Mr. Faae
from material found in the attic. There is also a curious old kItoheBi
with a large fire-place, with a closet in the chimney where it is said one of
the persons succored by Lady Lisle was found hidden. In the oeUar is a
curiously carved head on a stone beam which seemed as if it mig^t have
formerly supported a mantel-piece, or shelf. It is said that this portion of
the cellar was once a chapeL
Some of the chambers have been named by Mr. Fane from persons oon-
nected with the tragedy : Dame Alicia, Monmouth, Nelthrop, Hiek% T^
phena, these names being inscribed on the doors. The room ia shown
where Lady Lisle is said to have been seised.
Mrs. Fane told us several traditions current in the neighborhood : aha
says that when she first came there, there was a woman still living who
told her that her grandmother had told her that she remembered seeiMJa
her childhood Lady Alice Lisle taken past on her way to her trial at mn-
chester. If this be true, the two lives must have lasted at least 186 yean
beside a suiRcient margin to enable the child to be old enough to compre-
hend, and remember the occurrence, and her granddaughter to be old
enough to comprehend and remember the narration.
Lady Lisle was carried on horseback by a trooper to Winchester. The
horse lost a shoe, and fell lame ; she insisted that the trooper should stop at
a smith's and have the shoe replaced, and on his refusing declared that she
would make an outcry and resistance unless he did, saying she could not
bear to have the horse suffer. The blacksmith at first refused. He sud
he would do nothing to help the carrying off Lady Lisle, but she entreated
him to do it for her sake. She said she should come back that way in a
few days ; the trooper said, ** Yes, you will come back in a few days, but
without your head."
The body was returned to Moyles' Court the day of the execution ; the
head was brought back a few days after in a basket, and put in at the pan-
try window; the messenger said that the head was sent afterward for
greater indignity.
There is a further tradition that when Lady Lisle heard of her husband's
connection with the Court which condemned King Charles she was much
distressed. It is well known that she disapproved the execution, and that
she declared on her trial that she never ceased to pray for the King. The
story further goes that she hastened to London, and reached her husband's
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door, as he had jast monnted his horse to join the procession for some part of
the proceeding of the high court. She accosted him, hut being covered with
her veil he did not recognize her, and roughly thrust her away. She fell
under the horse's feet, in a swoon ; she was taken up and cared for by Hicks,
one of the persons whom she afterwards succored, and for relieving whom
she was condemned. She remaine<l in a swoon for a long time ; her husband
was sent for and visited her, but, to use the phrase in which the story was
told by Mrs. Fane, was very odious to her. She told Hicks that she could
not repay him for his kindness in London, but if he came to the Isle of
Wight, or to Moyles' Court, in both of which places she had property,
she would repay him, saying, ^' at Moyles' Court I am Mistress." I think
Mrs. Fane said Hicks lived in the Strand.
After exactly a year's widowhood Bridget Hoar married for her
second husband Hezekiah Usher, Jr., November 29, 1676. Usher
waa a wealthy merchant of Boston, very eccentric, and, as his wife soon
found, unsuitcd for domestic life. She lived unhappily with him
until July 12, 1687, when she sailed for England with her only
surviving child, Bridget Hoar, and did not return until after Usher's
death which took place July 11, 1697, at Lynn. By the fall of his
horse his leg was so bruised or broken as to lead to his death.
Sewall writes that he ^ grew distracted " in his last illness, and his
extravagant will indicates that his mind was not well balanced at a
much earlier day. This will is printed in full in the Historical Maga-
zine for September, 1868. It is dated August 17, 1689, at Nonaicoi-
cus Farm, an estate of four hundred acres in what is now the town of
Ayer, originally the property of Major Simon Willard. It is very
lengthly and abusive in language. The following extracts concern
his wife and her daughter : —
" And unto my dear wife, whom I may count very dear by her Love to
what I had but not a real Love to me, which should accounting it more
worth than any other outward Enjoyment; and for her covetousness &
overreaching & cunning Impression that has almost ruinated me by a gentle
behaviour, having only words but as sharp swords to me, whose Cunning
b like those to be as an Angel of Light to others but wanting Love and Char-
ity for me And therefore I do cut her off from the benefit of all
my Estate & do not bestow anything upon her but what the law doth
allow But as to her daughter Bridget if her mother had not been
so undermining & overreaching for her I should have been willing to have
done what I could for her. And do give her the Tumbler with the Arms
of a Spread E^le with two heads, (but I think one head for a body is
enough,) and the Table Cloth of the best Damask, and the napkins thereto.
And this Will I make to be a Warning to those women that have no Love
for their Husbands, but to what they have ; "
Judge Sewall served as Madame Usher's attorney while she re-
mained in England. In spite of the will she obtained possession of
her late husband's house and grounds and there took up her residence.
May 9, 1700, Sewall writes: "Madam Usher obtained Judgment
for her Dower in the Mansion House against the Town House yes-
terday. Brick Shops and ware house are of the same title and will
follow the Dwelling-house." She is invariably spoken of by her
296 Ancestry ofiht Hoar Family in Asmeriem. [JdjTf
contemporaries in terms of unqualified praise, as one wlio eror led
a charitable and blameless life. After her fimeral Bey. Tbomis
Foxcrofty pastor of the Old Church in Boston , preached a sennon
upon ^ The diaracter of Anna the prophetess considered and implied ;*
which was printed with ^ preface by Benjamin Wadsworth, preodenft
of Harvard College, in which he calls Madame Usher ^a wondeifiil
example of Christian Patience under great Pains and .Bodily Afflio-
tions.^ The announcement hj her executors to her daughter in
London of her decease and funeral, testifies to the public respect
felt for her, and a schedule of the personal belongings of this gen-
tlewoman of tHe seventeenth century is appended as of interest in
this connection.
To the Re&d Mr. Tkamas OotUm in Londtm.
Boston, Jxme 12, 1728.
Mr. Thomas Cotton,
Sib, — These are to condole with you the loss of onr worthy friend Moil^m
Bridget Usher, who departed this life the 25*^ of the last Mon^ being Satur-
day at about two a Clock in the afternoon, after a fortnights Indispositii»,
and accordingto her express desire was Intere'd at Brantry May dOth, in
the Grave of Thr. Leonanl Hoar her first Hosband, and her younger Dan^
ter Tryphena, and the Doc^. Mother and Sisters. The Corps was attenlsd
about half a mile in the Street leading thitherward by the Bearers, bebf
the Ilonb^. W^. Dummer Esqr. L\ Gov', and Com', in Cheif, Sam^. Se«>
all, Penn Townsend, Edward Bromfield, Simeon Stoddard uid Edmmid
Quincey Esq", and many others, principal Grentlemen and GrenUewomen
of the Town, Mr. Leonard Cotton being Uie principal Mourner. It pleased
God to afford us a very comfortable day for the Solemnity, wherein the
Executors CoP. Quincey Mr. Flynt and others 6en\ with several Gentle-
women of her cheif acquaintance proceeded to Brantry on Horse back and
in Coaches. The distance is very little above ten miles.
Inclosed is a true Copy of the Will though not attested as we shall send
hereafter. "V^Tiat Estate Mad*" Usher has left consbts chiefly in 'Bonds,
am^. to One Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty pounds which we hope is
in good hands.
We desire your speedy Direction and order as to the getting them in
and disposition when got in.
We have not found one piece of money either Gold or Silver. Nor Ten
Shillings in Bills of Credit, being what passes here in lieu of Money. How-
ever, we have delivered Mr. Leonard Cotton his legacy and Shall go on to
pay the Funerall Expence, not waiting for the Effects of the Bonds to do
it with; — With our hearty salutations of Condolence to your Self and
Lady, we conclude, who are
Your Humble Serv**.
Samuel Sewall.
(Sewall's Letter Book IL, p. 149.) Wm. Welstkad.
Mr. Tfiomas Cotton and Mrs. Bridget Cotton.
July 19th,
This goes under Covert to Mr. Samuel Storke, and Se(r)ves for Covert
of the enclosed Account of perticulers of what Contained in Bill of lading
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Sent to him who we doubt not, but upon arrival will take care to receive
and forward to you. There are Several perticulers ment*^. in the Inventory
which are already dit>po5'' of here by Madam Usher's desire, according to a
Scheilule given by her to Mrs. Lidia Vivion, now Perkins, for that pur-
pose- Some of the Clothes we forbear sending least they should be seized,
under the Notion of East India goods. So Shall wait for your further
direction about Em. AVishing what we now Send well to your hands, are
with due respects.
Schedule of Ariicles,
An account of what was put up in Madam Usher's Chest Jane 29, 1725,
to send to London, according to the Order of the Rev^ Mr. Thomas Cot-
ton, and his Lady Madam Bridget Cotton ; To send by the Mary Gaily,
Thomas Dimond Commander.
Imprimis, One pair of Sheets, Five Table-Cloths, Thirteen Napkins;
Diapar, and Damask ; Nine Towells, . One Pillow-bier, Seven Holland
Shifts, and a Flanel one. Twelve pair of Sheets. Nine Aprons, ^^e of
them short. Nine Hoods of various sorts, one Night- Rail. Four Head-
Dresses. Three pair of Pockets, one Stomacher. Eighteen Handker-
chiefs; Linen, Silk, Gaws. One Red silk Purse fill'd with Knots and
Girdles.
One black Paddisway Suit; One Linen Gown and Coat. One New
Suit of blew Damask Lined with blew Lutestring ; One Satin Night-Gown
and Coat Lined with Red Lute-string; One Silk Dress Gown.
One Full Suit of Strij)ed Satin lined with Cloth-colourd Lutestring, One
Silk Night-gown, and three pairs of Stays. One pair Silk Stockings, one
pair ditto Worsted, one pair of Shoes ; one Scarf ; two Feather screens,
one black Quilted Coat, and two Silk Bonnets.
Several pieces of Earthem Ware were stowd among the Cloaths.
Two Rings delivered Capt. Dimond.
I am blest in whom my heart doth rest —
• The R^ HonW® L**. James Russell oU. 22 June, 1712.
w*. 8 p. w'. 8 Grains.
Plate put into the Cotton and Linen Bag Sealed up.
One Tankard standing upon Lions ; one large Plate, one Salver. One
large Porringer ^-ith a Cover. One small Cann. One Candlestick and
Snuffers. Two Salts. One Pepper Box. One Money-Box. One Seal
&c.; One Fork, One Tabacco Stoper. One Small Tumbler. One Thim-
ble and three Broken Pieces of Silver.
W*. 98 ounces. Four peny w'. and 7 Grains.
Boohs in the Box.
One Fol. English Bible, 1682. One Quarto ditto. One N.E. Psalm
Book. Dr. Owen's 'fourth part of his Exposition on the Hebrews.
One Manuscript in Quarto. A Psalm-Book recoiiiended by Dr. Man-
ton &c. Dike's worthy Comunicant, Cole's Christian Religion : Colman
on the Ten A^'irgins; Dr. Mather on the Beatitudes. Ryther's Plat for
Mariners : Foxcrof t's (iodly Mans Death.
Dr. Owen on the glory of Christ. Trinity vindicated. Spiritual Songs.
Funerall Sermon on Grove Hirst Esqr. Dr. Sibb's Christian Portion.
Twelve sermons bv 3Ir. Wadsworth. Dr. Patrick's Version of the Psalms.
Five Sermons by Dr. Mather. Pearse his Preparation for Death. Mitch-
ell of Glory. Mr. Tomlyn's Sermons. Doolittell of the Lord's Supper.
298 Ancestry of the Hoar Family in America. [Jotyy
Mr. Pearae's last Legacy. Fox's Door of Heaven. Mannscnpt Octavo*
Myrtle Grove. Sermons of Mr. Joseph Stephens. Grail's sam of the
Holy History. Hymns and Spiritual Songs p Mr. Watts. Disce Vivere,
English Letter, pages 558. Besides several small Books nnbound hot
stitch'd only.
Boston, July 19, 1725. The foregoing is Account of what is now aboard
the Mary Galley, Thomas Dimond Comander, for London ; and goes con-
signd to Mr. Samuel Storke, to whom we inclose Bill of Lading.
Samuel Sewall.
(Se wall's Letter Book H., p. 188.) Wm. Welstead.
Bridget the daughter of Dr. Leonard and Bridget (Lisle) Hoar,
was born in Cambridge, Mass., March 13, 1673, and married Bey.
Thomas Cotton. In the litigation between Samuel Sewall, Esq.,
as attorney for Mrs. Bridget Usher, and Wait Winthrop, Esq., it
was necessary to prove the marriage of her daughter, and the fol-
lowing certificate was obtained from England, and can be found in
Massachusetts Archives, Vol. xiii. 22, 23.
These are to Certify that Mr. Thomas Cotton of Peniston in the Connty
of York, Batchelor, and Mrs. Bridgett Hoar of the Parish of St Buttolpl^
Bishopgate in the City of London, Spinster, were Married together in the
Parish Church of Alhallowes on the Wall in the City of London June 21 st
1689, as appears by the Lycence for Their Marriage now remain jng in my
hands, and by the Regbter Book of the said Parish.
AVitness my hand February 17, 1692.
Joshua Richardson, Recfr,
An interesting memoir of Thomas Cotton is in Walter Wilson's
"History of the Dissenting Churches," Vol. iv., p. 376-388, to
which a portrait is appended. He was bom at or near Wortley in
1658 and was therefore at his marriage more than double the age
of his girl bride. He died in 1730, aged 77 years, and was buried
in Bunhill Fields. His will mentions children : Leonard, Thomas
and Alicia, and was proved August 11, 1730. His son Leonard
came to America, was a teacher at Hampton Falls, N. H., and had
four children. Judge Sewall mentions paying him a legacy of fifty
pounds after his grandmother Usher's death. Thomas Cotton was
a benefactor of Harvard College, between 1724 and 1727, to the
amount in all of 500 £. given for books and the increase of the
president's salary. He and his wife also authorized Judge Sewall
to distribute 125£. from Madam Usher's estate among poor clergy-
men of New England. He has descendants living in England, one
of whom, Colonel Cotton of the British army has inherited two
family portraits of great interest ; one of Lord John Lisle, sup-
posed to be from the brush of Sir Peter Lely, the other of his
granddaughter Mrs. Bridget (Hoar) Cotton, presumed to be the
work of Sir Godfrey Kneller. The name Alice Lisle is perpetuated
among the daughters of the line. Judge Sewall records in his
Letter Book H. 151. under date July 8, 1723, memoranda of a
letter : —
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To Mrs. Tryphena Grove in London p Mr. James Allen, inclosing her
Ring which cost 1£. 13. 10. Jnly 8, 1723 Sent also the Pictures of my
Lady Lisle and Lady Cntler, pnt np in a case carefully with shreds of
Paper written upon with Ink N.T.G.2 to take a Bill of Exchange. 1
L[iclo6e two Sermons, one to Madame Grove, the other to my Lady Rns-
sell. The Rings I pat in Madame Groves Sermon. Ordered him to advise
with Mr. Newman.
If the portraits thus mentioned are in existence their location is
unknown to the family. Madame Grove died in 1725.
Joanna Hoare, the youngest child of Charles and Joanna of
Gloucester, was baptized at St. Michaels in June, 1624. She mar-
ried July 26, 1648, CoL Edmund Quincy^ third of that name,
of Brain tree. He was bom in England in 1627, and died at Brain-
tree, January 7, 1698. Judge Sewall wrote in his Diary, "Sev-
enth-day, Jan'y 8. between ten and ll.m. Parmiter comes in, and
tells me that Uncle Quinsey died between 7 and 8 last night. A
true New England man, and one of our best Friends is gon." His
first wife died May 16, 1680, and seven months later, December 8,
1680, he married Elizabeth (Gookin) Eliot, widow of John Eliot
Jr. She died November 30, 1700. By Joanna Hoar he had the
following children : —
1. Mary, bom 1650 (?) who married Ephrmm Savage,
2. Daniel, bom February 7, 1651, who married Hannah Shepard.
3. John, bom April 5, 1652, and died 8 mo. 14, 1674.
4. Joanna, bom 1654; married David Hobart.
5. Judith, bom 1655 ; married Rev, John Reynery Jr,y and died March
5, 1679.
6. Elizabeth, bom 1656; married Rev. Daniel Gookin,
7. Edmund, died 7 mo. 11. 1657.
8. Ruth, bora 29, 8 mo. 1658 ; married John Hunt,
9. Edmund, born 1 mo. 3, 1660; died 10 mo. 22, 1661.
10. Martha, bom 1 mo. 26. 1665.
11. Experience, b. 1 mo. 20, 1667; married November 24, 1 693, William
SaviL
Daniel, the only son of Edmund and Joanna Quincy who left
issue, bad a son John for whom the town of Quincy was named,
and John's granddaughter, Abigail Smith, married John Adams,
F^ruary 24, 1764, and thus became the wife of one president and
the mother of another.
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•* History of Scituate" and Francis Baylies's "New Plymouth,"
Hezekiflii Hoar, of Scituatc, one of the early settlers of Taunton, and
Richard Hoar, the schoolmaster of Yarmouth, are called brothers
of John and Leonard. They probably came from Gloucestershire,
the latter being perhaps one of those transported for participation
in Monmouth's rebellion, but there is no proof of relationship to
the sons of Charles.
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ENGLISH WILLS.
I HAVE several short notes of English Wills, which have not
appeared in Waters's Grenealogical Gleanings, and which seem to
me worthy of printing for the information they may give, since it
is uncertain when filler abstracts may be obtainable. They here
foUow: — Wm. S. Appleton.
1. John Atkins, of Virgmia, 1623. Byrde 84.
2. John Beheathland, '^ being abovt to go to my mother at Virginia,"
1639. Harvey 157.
3. Richard Biggs, of West and Shirley Hundreds, Virginia, 1626. Hele
106.
4. William Boys of Cranbrook, Kent, John Stow son of Thomas Stow
in New England, 1656, proved 1657. Ruthen 72.
5. Sarah, wife of Lawrence Brinley of London, sons Samuel, Lawrence,
Richard and Nathaniel, brothers-in-law Thomas and Nicholas
Brinley, widow Susanna Gregory &c., 1642. Cambell 121.
6. William Bullock, " bound for Virginia," 1650. Pembroke 61.
7. William Burroughs, wife Lady Jane Wentworth, niece Judith, wife
of John Vassall, 1598. Lewyn 89.
8. Thomas Butcher of Wadhurst, Sussex, cousin Margaret, dau. of
uncle William Delton, wife of Thomas Smanne (? Swanne) resi-
dent in Virginia, 1646. Twisse 125.
9. Robert Cochet of Mickle-Over, Derbyshire, gentleman, sister Doro-
thy Joyce, wife of John Joyce of New England, 1657, proved
1658. Wootton 128.
10. Mary Cony of Boston, Lincolnshire, widow, reverend and dear brother
Mr. John Cotton of New England, sisters Cotton & Make-
peace, John & Elizabeth, chUdren of late brother Samuel Haw-
crid, cousin Dr. Tnckney, sons Samuel & John, 1652, proved
1653. Brent 88.
1 1. Richard Cradock of London, father Mathew, brother Mathew, nephew
Mathew, 1593. Neville 62.
12. G^rge Cradocke of Stafford, brother Matthew, son Matthew, 1603,
proved 1611. Wood 83.
13. Thomas Craddock of Stafford, brother Matthew, nephew Matthew,
1618. Meade 93.
14. Samuel Cradock of Thistelton, Rutland, Rev., sons Mathew & Samuel,
wife Elizabeth, dau. Jorden, dead daughter Mary, 1652, proved
1 653. Brent 79.
15. Elizabeth Foster, widow, late wife of Henry Foster in Virginia late
deceased, 1673, proved 1674. Bunce 35.
16. Thomas Harper of London, ^'20 shillings belonging to a youth in
Barbadoes or Virginny, whose mother's name is Rebecca Lever
of Brandford," 1 660. Nabbs 8.
17. Christopher Hawne of Blandford, now at Charles City in Virginia,
1620. Soame 56.
18. Peter Hooker of London 1636, intending a voyage to Virginia, 1639.
Harvey 187.
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19. Arthur Horwood of the Island of Yiiginia bejond iqM| 164S. Om-
beU 126.
20. Joseph Ingram, <" bound for Yirdnia," 16^. Brent 867.
21. Elizabeth Jenings of Hatfield Broadoak, Easez, Caleb and Jodina
Foote, 1660. Nabba 10.
22. Luke Johnson of Yb^ia, Planter, 1659. Pell 45a
23. Elizabeth Lloyd of Elicabeth river in lower Norfolk in Vtigfaiia,
brother4n-law Thomas Cavans of Kilkenny, hnsband of aistar
Mary, 1656, proyed 1657. Bnthen 249.
24. John Lucas of Ramsey, Essex, 1596, Reynold Marvine of Bamseji
proved 1599. Kidd 50.
25. John Lyon heretofore of New England, now belo^ng to frunte
Elintbeth in state's service 1657, proved 1658. Wbotton 5597
26. Geo^ Maplesden of Rochester, AJderman, 82^ Elisabeth, sister
Katherine Fisher of Detling, widow, her daughter TluHnasine
Eppes, cousin John Eppes of Dedii^, proved 1591. StL Barbe 8.
27. George Menefie of BucUand in Virgmia, Esq., 1647. lines 81.
28. Thomas Mills of Exeter, only child wlUiam, '< who is nowe (as I sqh
pose) in Virginia" wim wife & children, wife HonouF, 1652|
proved 1658. Brent 178.
29. Richard Modye of Garesdon, Wilts., son Sir Henry Modye, Knij^^
1606, proved 1614. Lawe 74.
80. Edmund Moorecroft of Virginia, 1689. Harvey 102.
81. William Monlte, ^ when I come to Vai|^ye," letter to James Jonss
at Accomack for brother Francis Monlte at Ashby FaweDf
Leicestershire, 1658, proved 1657. Rothen 249.
82. Jeremiah Norcross of? WaLdn^ham, Norfolk, estate in New Eng-
land, will I made there which I left in hands of friend Chailes'
Chaddocke of New England, 1656, proved 1658. Wootton 152.
fi^. George Parckhurst of '' Ipsedge," Suffolk, boxmd on a voyage to
Virginia in the Primrose, 1684, proved 1685. Sadler 14-15.
84. Tobias Payne of Kingscaple, Hereford, 1650. Pembroke 27.
35. Richard Perkins of High Bray, Devon, son Edmund, 1654, proved
1659. Pell 254.
36. Sir Edmund Plowden, of Wansted, Hants., Knight; Lord, Earle
Palatine, Governor and Captain General! of the Province of New
Albion in America, 1655, proved 1659. Pell 432.
37. Mathew Pollard of Belchamp St. Paul, Essex, brother John, father
George dead, brother Peter, sisters Elizabeth and Hannah, 1652,
proved 1 653. Brent 34.
88. Thomas Pormorte, son Philemon, Grimsby, Hull, 1603. Bolein 76.
89. William Randall of Lincoln's Inn, ''Kichard Bellingham in New
England," 1642. Cambell 100.
40. Hester de Sambitoris, als. Re vera, 1599. Ejdd 78.
41. George Ruggle senior of Sudbury, Suffolk, 1616, youngest son Jef-
frey with children, sons John & George, dau. Bridget, wife
of Martin Harris, Rev. Mr. Bachilor of London, proved 1616.
Cope 52.
42. Simeon Sedgwicke of Loudon, 1619, kinsman Benjamin, Stockbridge
in Hampshire, proved 1620. Soame 4.
43. Nicholas Sellecke of Clotworthy, Somerset, son David, 1653, proved
1654. Alchm 383.
44. William Sheaffe of Cranbrook, Kent, 1615, chUdren of dead brother
1899.] Letters of Jonathan Boucher. 303
Thomas, viz., Richard, Edmimd, Dr. Thomas, & Harman, proTed
1617. Weldon 7.
45. Captain Robert SmaUay of Bermoda hundred, 1617, proved 1621.
Dale 19.
46. William Taylor of Revells in Buckland Newton, Dorset, Grentleman,
1687, ''kinsman Mr. John Cole, heretofore of Dublin, in Ireland
and now in one of the Western Islands in America, as is sup-
posed," proved 1688. Exton 112.
47. Katherine Tayer of Thombury, Glouc., 1658. Wootton 476.
48. John Trowbridge, uncle James Marshall of Exeter, Jn^ Mj^nning
of New England, father Thomas, & brothers, Taunton, 1654
Alchm 492.
49. Katherine Wannell of London, widow, three grandchildren in Vir-
ginia, 1653. Brent 161.
50. Edward Waters of Elizabeth Cittie in Virginia, son WiUiam, brother
John of Middleham, York, wife Grace, dau. Margaret, 1630.
Scroope 81.
51. John Whale of Colchester, Essex, 1608, brother Philemon, proved
1609. Dorset 39.
52. John White, Vicar of Cherton, Wilts., " deceased brother's children
in Virginia," John & others, 1669, proved 1672. Eure 23.
53. Richard Williiunson of London, brother Roger residing in Virginia
with children, 1646. Twisse 189.
54. Thomas Wilsmer, "bound for Virginia," 1659. Pell 456.
55. John Woodbridge of Stanton neere Ayworth, Clerk, dau. Lucy, dau.
Ester, sister Rachel Foster, wife Sara, sons Timothy & Benjamin,
1 637, proved 1 638. Lee 1 3.
56. Simon Young of Ringwood, Hants, 1608, dau. Joan, wife of John
Batt with children, proved 1609. Dorset 69.
LETTERS OF JONATHAN BOUCHER TO GEORGE
WASHINGTON.
Cootriboted by Wokthinoton Chauncst Ford, Bsq., of Boston, Mass.
(Contmued from toI. 52, page 464.)
John Parke CustU to CoL George Washington.
Annapolis, 18 August, 1771.
My dear Sir,
I am exceedingly thankful for your Remarks on my Letter, which I am
•orry to say, are but too just. It is however really true, that I was in a
hurry, when I wrote : and though undoubtedly I might have found more
time, I am obliged to own, that I am one of those who put off every thing
to the last. And how it should or does happen I know not, but so it is,
that tho I certainly can write as good English, & spell, as well as most peo-
ple yet when hurried I very seldom do either. I might perhaps account
for it in a manner less reproachful to me, but, as you have attributed it to
Carelessness, alone, & as Appearances are so much against me, I suppose it
11 so. All therefore that I can now do is to promise to be more attentive &
304 Letters of Jonathan Boucher. [Jnfyt
watchful for the future ; your gentle, yet very strikmg obsenrations ahaQ
have their due weight with me ; they shall by no means deter me from
writing to you every opportunity, & I desire you would whenever yon find
a mistake, point it out to me to the end, that by discovering my errors, I may
endeavour with more success to amend, and at length be capable of hola-
ing a Correspondence with you, more agreeable than at present, on account
of my incapability. I am glad that Wells dealt with you, which may per-
haps be a means of introducing your stock to a better market, & I think
I may venture to say, you might were you to come over, find persons, who
would give you 20/. I am sure they may afford it, when they can sell it
again at 6 ^ p°^ pound. M' Boucher presents his Compliments to you ds
Uncle Bassett & kindly offers to your acceptance a Room in his House,
it being almost impossible to get a Room at any of the ordinaries, the
Rooms being pre engaged to their customers, which puts strangers to a
very great inconvenience in attending the Races. M' Boucher begs yon
would let him know as soon as you are certain whether you are a coming,
or not, as he expects many acquaintances here at the Races whom he wonia
be glad to serve should you not come.
I am dear Sir your most effectionate
& dutiful Son
John Parke Custis.
The Annapolis Races of 1771.*
Sept. 21. Set out with Mr. Wormeley for the Annapolis races. Dined
at Mr. William Digges, and lodged at Mr. Ignatius Digges.
22. Dined at Mr. Sam. Galloway's, and lodged with Mr. Boucher
in Annapolis.
23. Dined with Mr. Loyd Dulany, and 'spent the evening at the
Coffee House.
24. Dined with the Gov'., and went to the play and ball afte^
wards.
25. Dined at Doctor Stewards, and went to the play and ball
al'tCTwards.
2(). Dined with Mr. Ridouts, and went to the play after it
27. Dined at Mr. Carroll's, and went to the Ixill.
28. Dined at jNIr. Boucher's, and went from thence to the play?
and afterwards to the Coffee House.
29. Dined with Major Jenifer, and supped at Dan'l Dulany. Esq'.
oO, Left Annapolis, and dined and supped with Mr. Sani'l Gal-
Iowa v.
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October 1. Dined at Upper Marlborough, and reached home in the
afternoon.
Boucher to Washington,
AxNAroLis, 19 November, 1771.
Sir,
I have seen your Letter to your Son, & I will own to you, it has given
me a sensible concern. That my Attention to him has not lately been so
close or so rigid, as I wished, or, as it ought to have been, is a Truth I will
not attempt to deny. The Peculiarity of ray Circumstances & Situation»
as well as of my Temper & Disposition, are all I have to offer in my
* From an interleaved Almaruic containing Washington's journal.
1899.] LtUera of Jonathan Boucher. 305
Excuse ; which, however, I do not myself think to be sufficient. I know
I might have Taught him more than I have, &, sincerely as I wish his wel-
&re I wish I had ; bat I know also, that there are not many Masters under
whom He would have leam'd more, than He has even under me. This
Business of Eldacation is a complex & extensive Subject : & a man should
be well acquainted with it, before He ventures to pronounce how far
another has, or has not^ done his Duty. IK Witherspoon, it seems, said I
ought to have put Him into Greek. Now, how much Deference soever I
owe to his Authority, I will venture to say, that this Declaration, at least,
miist have been made much at Random. It was not possible He should
know what I ought to have done, from the few, & the Kind of Questions
He ask'd. To be acquainted with the Greek is thought to sound well ;
but, to determine upon a Youth's literary Attainments from that Circum-
stance alone, is not, in my Judgment, a much wiser method than the vulgar
way of enquiring hew far a Boy has got ; and if He has run thro' a long
Catalogue of Books, to oonclude He must be a good Scholar. Had Dr.
IVitherspooB been pleased candidly & fully to have examined this young
Gentleman, I shou'd have had nothing to fear. He would not, indeed,
have found him possessed of much of that dry, useless, & disgusting
School-boy kind of Learning fit only for a Pedant ; but, I trust. He would
have found Him not illy accomplished, considering his manners, Tem-
per, & Years, in that liberal, manly <Sb necessary knowledge befitting a
Gentleman. I ever did hold in Abhorrence that servile System of teaching
Boys words rather than things ; <& of getting a parcel of Lumber by Rote,
which may be useful & necessary to a School-master, but can never be so
to a Man of the World. In these, chiefly. Sir, your Son is deficient : &
but that these are thought necessary to make a Shew of, it were not, I
think* much to be lamented, should he ever remain so. I neither have
attended, nor dare I promise that I can attend, to Him, with the Regular-
ity of a School-master. But, Sir, tho' the little, unessential Minutiae of
School- Learning may have sometimes been neglected, and thro' my Fault ;
I think I know vou to be too observant & too candid a Man to believe that
He has been wholly unattended to. His particular Genius & Complexion
are not unknown to you ; & that they are of a kind requiring not the least
Judgment & Delicacy to manage properly. Pardon me. Sir, if I assume
somewhat a higher Tone in claiming some Merit to myself, for having
faithfully done my Duty in this the most arduous, &, doubtless, by far
the most important Part of Education. I have hitherto, I thank God, con-
ducted Him with tolerable safety, thro' some pretty trying & perilous
Scenes ; &, remiss as I am, or may seem to be, I doubt not, in due Time,
to deliver Him up to you a good !Man ; if not a very learned one. It will
not be thought necessary for me to enter into a fuller Detail of this Matter :
what I should say, I persuade myself, will occur to you.
Annapolis was as unfit a Situation for me as Him, which I knew not,
till Experience told me. I am now, however, at length, again to return to
the Country with a Prospect of fewer Embarrassments on my Hands, than
it had been my good Fortune to be with out for these ^ye Years. I once
was, I think, a good Preceptor ; I have never been so, in my own Opinion,
for the Period just mentioned. If, however, you think proper to try me a
little longer, I think I can & will do better for M' Custis, than any other
Blan ; if you do not think proper, convinc'd that you will be influenced
only by your Regard for him, most ardently wishing that you may most
effectually consult his Interest, I shall never blame you for removing
TOh. LIU. 20
306 Letters of Jonathan Boticher. [3xAfj
Him — if, indeed, my Blame or approbation needed to be of ConBeqaenee
to you. You will do me the Justice to believe that I can have no other
Motive for wishing his Continuance with me, besides a Kind of an affectitm-
ate Attachment to the Boy, & a piece of Pride, it may be, that another
shou'd not reap the Merit, if there be any Merit in it, of finishing what I
have begun. I am now, I trust, happily set above the Necessity of teach-
ing for a livelihood ; nor will I, as far as I can now judge, ever taJce Charge
of another Youth besides the Three now with me. For the last year, I
have long ago mentioned it to my Friends, I never intended charging either
Custis or the other Two, any thing for Education ; & this only from what I
thought a Consciousness that I had not deserved it. If He continues with
me <& I do my Duty as I now intend (& if I do n[ot I willlbe the first to
tell you of it,) I will charge Him, at the least, four or five Times as mndt
as I have ever yet done.
If, after all, you resolve in removing Him, all I have to add is a Bequest
that it may not be to Princeton. Pay me the Complim* of believing that
I know some thing of these Matters ; and there is not any thing I am more
convuicid of, than that your own College is a better one — better in every
liespect. You live contiguous to it, & hear ev'ry Objec" to it, often
magnify'd beyond the Truth ; & were this the Case with Respect to the
Jerseys, I am mistaken, if you would hear less there. If, however, the
Objections to Williamsburg be insuperable, I wou'd then recommend New
York ; it is but a step farther, & for obvious Reasons, infinitely deserves
the Preference.
I am, Sir,
Boucher to Washington,
jv ^. Prince George's, 15 January, 1772.
I now take the Liberty of enclosing to you, Mr. Custis's Account for
the Year & half that He has spent in Maryland. Undoubtedly, it makes
a formidable Appearance, and, at first view, may go nigh to scare you: I
cannot, liowevcr, Ik'Ucvc, that, when you come to descend to Particulars,
you will tlijjik it very extrava^rant, unless it be in the Article of Clothes,
wliich He got by vour Permission. I should, indeed, except out of this
Ixcniark, the Charge of the Man, at whose House we boarded ; the highest
and most unreasonable I evc;r ])aid in my Life. I am firmly persuaded. I
never eat as many Dinners with llim, as He has charged me pounds; and
yet no Dnductiou could I obtain for two or tliree Months of the Time, that
1 was in Viit:^inia, & nearly as much that Mr. Custis was. You will believe
that I disj)ute(l it as long as I could, but Custom was against me, & so,
what eouhl I do? There are, perhaps, some other Articles, a little in the
Anna})olitiin Stile of chariring : All I can say is, that 1 have been as careful
of his Interest, as my own ; & if, after all, his Bill bo very extravagant
(for 1 have of late, been so used to such, that I have almost forgot what is
a reasonable one) you will do me the Justice to own, it is not from any Prof-
its that have accrued to me. As many of these Bills as are undischarge<l,
6c totally out of my Power to discliarge, an Attention to his Credit, as well
as my ower, obliges me to remind you that unless it should hapj>en to be
inconvenient to you. I shouM be much pleas'd to have it in my Power
immediately to j)ay Them off. For what is properly owing to myself, it
will be particularly agreeable to me to receive a Bill of Exch* on London,
as 1 just about ower as much Monev there, as I believe This will amount
1899.] Letters of Jonathan Boucher. 307
to. The State of Exch* here seems not to be nearly so determinate &
fix'd as it is in Virginia : I inquir'd in Annapolis, last week, solely for the
purpose of directing you in this Business ; & tho' I met with different Infor-
mations, the most general Account was, that they did Business there at 55,
which you will olServe, I endeavour'd to attend to in my Ace', in reduc*
Virg* into Man' land Money, which, yet, after all, may not be right. The
Money He yet owes, charged in my Acc^, you will see, is about £76 ; the
Rest I wish you to give me a Bill for, which I reckon will be somewhat
more than £50 sterling. I fear, I am not a very exact Accountant, not
having been much used to such Business ; you will therefore do well not to
rely altogether on my Calculations, without examining them ; I trust, how-
ever, there are not very material Errors. — I must not forget to let you
know, that He just now tells me He owes a Silversmith an AccL, which,
the Man being out of the Way, I could not get in, which he supposes may
be 4 or £5, and some other little scattering small Debts amounting. He
fancies, to 30/ or 40/. — If not disagreeable to you, I should be glad these
Ace** c** be retum'd ; as I also am interested in some of Them. I have
some others, not sent, in which things that He had are charged to me, &
which has cost me no little Trouble to separate, and perhaps, after all my
Pains, they are not quite exact. If it be necessarj-, you shou'd have these
also, I wiU send Them. Some I doubt, I have lost; amongst which are
L' Argeau's & IK Stevenson, if perchance I have not already transmitted
them to you. No Charge is made for his Education ; and this not only
because I was uneasy to see his Bill already run so very high, but also,
because, as I have before intimated to you, my Attention to Him has not
been so regular & constant, as that I could conscientiously make a Charge
of it. For the coming Year, however, I purpose to charge Him ten, if not
twenty Guineas; which lest you should consider as a Finesse, to make
meamends for my Loss of the last year, I mentioned to you, that I might
at the same Time inform you, M*" Calvert had agreed to give me that sum
for his Son, but which, for the same Reason, I have not yet charged Him. — I
know full well your Sentiments of my Conduct last year, & I honour you for
them. It is a Subject I love not to think on, still less to speak or write
about. Could I have foreseen how I shou'd live in Annap®, He never
shou'd have gone there with me : nor shou'd he have continued, but that I
thought every Day, I shou'd certainly alter things, and live to myself.
The Truth is, with many Demerit* & Imperfections, I still love the lad, &
as I cou'd not find in my Heart to part with Him, without an absolute
Necessity. Thank God, it is now over ; & tho', with my Acquaintances
& Connexions, I never can be a very diligent Preceptor, yet I doubt not
soon to make amends for all that is past. I have much Pleasure in inform-
ing you, that we all of us seem perfectly happy in our new Situation : it is
quiet & comfortable, ■ & I fondly hope, healthy. A cruel someihing, as
Prior says, is, however, still wanting — this House is none of mine: but as
I am now resolving in good Elamest to become frugal, I must comfort my-
self with the Hope, tliat I soon shall be in a Capacity to get one of my
own.
Lord Baltimore is certainly dead. All that has hitherto been talked
about his Will, is mere, random Guess-work. There are, however, some
pretty good Reasons to believe, that the Proprietaryship of this Province,
A the most considerable Part of his immense Property in tlie Funds,
are left to the Family of our Friend, Gov' Eden. The will, suppos'd to
be his last, was in Naples, where he dy'd. Sept' 4th., after a Fever of three
Letters of Jonathan Bovcher. [Julyi
DftTt, & not transmiLted k> England, when the only Lef the Got' ha« yet
reod from hia L''ship's Agent on this Subject, came away. Doubtless, tim
Xrvent will give Birth to many little BcTolulionB, of Consequence to u*
hare. Mont People I coDveree with seem nnxious to have it coufinii'd,
thftt AI'' Eden is Proprietor: Beyond all Questioa, it is the happiest Thbg
thkt can possibly befall the Province.
I eucloBe you some Proposals for a new Map of the Bock parte of Amerink
It Wks put into my Hands by a Friend from Philad*, with a Reqae«t tku
I wou'd transmit it to you. Possibly, you know this L[ieut?3 Hntchine,
and tan guess whether He is likely to play Henry with you. If I thought
Ifaere was any Channe of its being well executed, I should like to Bubacrflte.
ShoD'd it fail in your way to procure Him any Encouragement, you wiD
hand his Paper about; & if you relum it to me, I will take care to have it
properly transmitted to Ibe Author.
I beg my most respectful Comp" to M" Washing. & Mibs Cueti^ k
am Ac.
J. B.
Boucher lo WfiMnglon.
21 Febrnary, 1772.
Dear Sir,
I congratulate you, & the world with us, on our Restoration to a I«D-
perate Zone : for, in 'IVuth, we have had a kind of Greenland wiuf er. And<
for my own Part, I own to you, I now have a much stronger Idea, of tlu
Natore of a Winter pass'd in a. Cave, than I could ever have leani'd from
Books alone. I sometimes almost regretted, we could not become f\WM
torpid, & sleep out the whole dreary Season, as Snakes and some olber
Animals are said to do : or that, as, liks Bears, we were shut up in our
Deni, we could not. like Them also, live with out Fire, S~ by sucking our
Paw& : for I had some Cause to imagine, if the Weather had held mach
longer, we should have had some Temptation to try.
To what I have heretofore said on tlie subject of these Accounla. I have
little now to add; lUileBs, I should beg leave to suggest to you, by way of
diminiehing in some sort tbeir enormous amount, that they take in a Peiiod
of eighteen months, at the least — & that they are in a Currency so mvA
worse than yours. Comparing Him with die youths around Him, Ha
really seem'd frugal ; & as far as I know, never indulged in any expe&os
that I could have suppos'd you would have had him restrained in. I
knew you expected him to make such an Appearance as He did. & keep
such Company as He did: I knew not of the twenty pounds, & am indeed
somewhat surpriz'd at it : how it has been spent I know not. I hare
just enquir'd of Him, & can only bear that he bought Oranges & Fine
apples, &C., and gave away a Ticket or two. But, as this is by no meane
a satisfactory Ace', I have ordered Him to write to you about it; & if be
cannot account for it, at least to Apologize to you for his Remissnee*. I
hope it was rather trilled & fooled away, than spent iu a more blameabh
manner ; which I tbink could hardly have been without my knowledge.
And, a very few Venial Peccadillos excepted, I have little of this Sort to
Charge Him with. The boarding a Feraou is not, I should imagine, to be
considered a< finding Him just such a Quantity of Proviaious, &c. In
Frazier's Case, it was his Livelihood, & a handsome one it is to him. He
considers his House-Rent, & all hia own Attendance, Servente, & a l<
et cetera. My Charge was governed by his, which, knowing my ~
> long
Boaid
1899.] Letters of Jonathan Boucher. 309
to be BO much better, I thought a sufficient Warrant for me. I never
aim'd to make a Living by takmg Boarders : in Yirguiia, I am persuaded,
I lost by it. You will, however, be so good as consider, that no Man can,
even with the most easy & manageable Boarder, be quite so easy in his
Family, as without Them — & something shou'd be allow'd for the Incon-
venience He puts himself to. I do not, however, agree with yoa that £25
a year for a Boy in a kitchen, is an extravagant Charge ; but, I suppose,
it is considered as making some amends for other Disadvantages — at least,
this was the Apology Frazier made to me.
I observe the £rrors you have pointed out ; in answer to which, all I
can say is, that I well know I paid the Money to the Man, at the Time I
have diarged it ; & This I am the surer of, as Mr. Custis also remembers
it. Gassoway was represented to me as a Man who had once seen better
days, & deserving of Compassion ; He was exceedingly needy, & constantly
sending to me for Money. How it has happened that He charged these
Sums over again, & that I overlook'd them, I cannot account for, till I see
M' Jacques, who was so obliging as to take the trouble of settling with
Him for Me. I will, however, have it rectify'd, & accordingly, I have
already given you Credit for it in my Book.
I find much Trouble and Vexation in this said Country about this Article
of Exchange ; &, hitherto, have generally lost by it. They seem to have
no standard, nor fix'd Regulation, as with you. I enquired of some of the
Principal Annap^ & Baltimore Merchants before I wrote to you ; but, I
will enquire again ; & if Bills either have been, or shall be, either in this
or the next Month, sold at 60 p' c^, I will allow it. Some allowance you
t think] is to be made for the medium thro' which one generally receives
]gence of this sort: there are always a few degrees difference
between a buyer and a seller.
I fear it will be impracticable to lay in Provender &c for [ ] Horses
in this neighborhood ; as I can hire but one Stable, & that a most wretched
one. This Article, however, cannot possibly hereafter be so heavy a one
as it has been — nor, indeed, I hope, any other.
L^ B[altimore] is certainly dead ; but, I believe it is still unknown [what
bis] Will is. It had not been sent to Engl^ from Naples where He dy'd
[when] the last Letters I saw or heard of came away. Every thing,
however, known, is in favour of Gov' Eden. At all events, I guess. He
[will not] have a fight for it : & I join with you in wishing that every
rthing] may be as much to his Advantage, as I shou'd ^uicy it is, that He
[ ] possession. The chief Difficulty seems to be, whether the Pro-
prietary [was] or was not entail'd, & so, whether willable or not. If this
Doubt [can cer]tainly be answer 'd in the Affirmative, I believe M' Eden
has little [chance] of being Proprietor. I have not seen him this Month,
or upwards [ ] of trying to get thither next week, when I shall not
fidl to re[member you] to Him. Our Assembly, I hear, on Acc^ of this
desperate [ J is prorogued tUl late in March. Shou'd I hear any
thing that I can [ ] it wou'd be agreeable to you to hear of, I will
write to you in W™H)urg. I wish you a pleasant and agreeable Sojoum-
menL I am &c
I send back the Acc^, as I can do without them — & tho' I wish'd to
have had Rec^ under them, yet, I fancy, my general Rec^ may do.
Be so good as to take the trouble of two or three L" to drop in your
way down.
[To be oontinned.]
310 John Foviler and hit DeMeiwianCt. (Ji^T*
JOHN FOWLER OP GUILPOED, COKN., AOT) HIS
DESCENDANTS.
Compiled ij Hon. B. D. Bicttb, and comnnmioatod hj Dr. Bbuubb C. Sftmuam,
JoKN^ FowLBB i8 8iippo8ed to luiTe been tbe son of the magitCraley
Mr. William Fowler of New Hsren and Milford. If that sappotitioQ it
correct, he was a brother of Sarah Fowler, who married Mr. John CaAod^
or Caffinge, of New Haven and Gailford. Another child of WiIliAm Fowhr
and his wife Sarah, William jr., married, 1645, Mary, daughter of Ednraod
and Ann Tapp, of Milford. Their daoghter, Deborah Fowler, married
Jesse Lambert of Milford, on May 10, 1688, and among their cfaildm
was Sarah Lambert, who married John Dunning of Norwalk (see Danniiig
Greuealogy in N.-E. Hist and Qen, Reg., for Jan. 1 898), and was ao Mices*
tress of R. D. Smjth. John Fowler married Mary, danghter of Gtoorge
Hubbard, probably as early as 1646, and while they both were resideDt
in Milford. He probably came to Guilford about the same tiaie as hu
father-in-law, and bought the place which had belonged to Franeis Bush-
nell the elder, and which had descended to his daughter Rebecca. The poF*
chase was made probably early in 1647. On June 15, 1649, John Fowler
was chosen one of the three oTorseers of highways and townsmen. Vnm
1661 to 1665, he was a deputy in the Plantation Court. He was made a
freeman on May 80, 1650, and was chosen marshal of the Plantatioa on
June 10, 1652. On May 26, 1658, at New Hayen, he was appointed col-
lector of the customs and excise. He Was chosen deputy to the Gveneral
Court at New Haven in 1661, 1668 and 1664, and was twenty-eeveo times
delegate to the Greneral Court at Hartford after the union of the colonies.
He was one of the first deacons of the Church in Guilford, being chosen
between 1662 and 1665. For his services to the Colony he was given by
the Colony one hundred acres in Cocbin-chaug, now Durham. In 1 672,
his list was £160. 7. 0, the largest in the town of Guilford. He died on
Sept. 14, 1676, and his wife survived him until April 13, 1713.
Their children were :
i. Abioau.,* b. December, 1648 ; d. May 7, 1681.
li. Mary, b. Dec. 20, 1650; d. Oct. U, 1670.
2. iii. Abraham, b. Aug. 29, 1652; d. Sept. 80, 1719.
8. Iv. John, b. 1654; d. December, 1785.
V. Mrhftable, b. 1656; d. March 18, 1751.
vi. Euzabbth, b. April 80, 1658; d. Sept. 21, 1676.
2. Hon. Abraham^ Fowler {John}), of Guilford, was a joiner, and
nine times represented Guilford in the General Assembly. He
served as sergeant in King Philip*s War, and was given £4 from
Connecticut, iu October, 1678, on account of wounds received by
him from the enemy in the country's service. (Conn. Col. Rec
111, 18.) He was an Assistant in the Colony, from 1712 to 1719;
and was also one of the Justices of the New Haven County Court,
in which position he was distinguished for his firmness and good
judgment. His home lot of five acres was on the ^'Common
Green." He was a captain of the militia. In 1716, his list was
1899.] John Fowler and his Descendants. 311
£336.14.6. He married, Aag. 29, 1677, Elizabeth, daughter of
Deacon George Bartlett, of Gailford. She died Oct 4, 1742.
Their children were :
i. Abigail.* b. 1679; d. Oct. 32, 1769; m. Dea. Pelatiah Leete, Jaly 1,
1705. He d. Oct. 13, 1768.
ii. Mary, b. 1681; d. Oct. 17, 1719; m. Samael Hopson, Jan. 20, 1709.
4. iii. Abraham, b. 1683; d. Oct. 11, 1754.
5. iv. Ebknezbr, b. 1684; d. Nov. 28, 1768.
6. V. Daniel, b. 1686; d. Dec. 21, 1776.
7. vi. JosiAU, b. 1688; d. Sept, 7, 1757.
vii. Caleb, b. 1690; d. single, Jannaiy, 1724.
viii. EuzABBTH, b. 1694; d. Feb. 26, 1794; m. Col. Andrew Wanl of
Guilford, Sept. 11, 1716. He died July 14, 1777.
3. John' Fowler {John^)^ of Guilford, was a husbandman. His home
lot of half an acre joined his brother's. He married first, Anne
Johnson, daughter of William, 1682. She died 1702. He married
second. Widow Hannah Norton, who died Oct. 22, 1739. Her first
husband was John Norton. John Fowler's children were all by his
first wife. He ran the l)Oundary between Guilford and Durham in
1 707, and had liberty to ** drown " a swamp lying above " Pedlar's
Marsh" in 1687. His list in 1716 was £87. 16. 6.
His children were :
1. John,* b. 1682; d. Oct 5, 1703.
ii. Anna, b. 1685 ; m. Adonijah Morris of Durham.
8. Iii. Mbhitabbl, b. 1686 ; d. Xarch 22, 1765.
Iv. Samukl, b. 1687; d. Nov. 22, 1751.
9. V. JOSKPH, b. 1689; d. Dec. 8, 1769.
10. vL BKNVA3fUf, b. 1693; d. Nov. 18, 1780.
11. vii. David, b. 169- ; d. October, 1769.
4. Abraham* Fowler, Jr. {Abraham,* John^), of Guilford, married,
March 4, 1720, Elizabeth Hubbard, daughter of Daniel. She died
March 6, 1770. His list in 1716 was £50. 4. 0.
Their children were :
i. Abigail,* b. Dec. 20, 1720; d. Dec. 31, 1806; m. Abner Stone, Nov.
1, 1749. He d. Aug. 22, 1767.
ii. Chloe, b. :&Iarch 29, 1723 ; d. Dec. 3, 1791 ; m. Ichabod Scranton,
who d. Dec. 1, 1760.
iii. Abraham, b. 1725 ; d. Sept. 30, 1799 ; m. Elizabeth Bartlett, dan. of
Deacon Ebenezer, Oct. 81, 1750. She d. May 27, 1794. Their
children were: 1. Elizabeth* b. July 22, 1751; d. Sept. 25, 1842;
m. Oct, 15, 1778, Joel Tuttle of Guilford, who d. Nov. 30, 1822.
2. Abraham, b. 3iay 13, 1754; d. April 2, 1848; m. June 26, 1776,
Lois, dan. of Timothy Fowler. 3. Sarah, b. Nov. 21, 1757; d.
May 12, 1844; m. Solomon Talmage. 4. Lydia, b. Dec. 11, 1763;
d. single, April 5, 1816. 5. Joel, b. Oct. 31, 1766; d. Feb. 3, 1837;
m. Sept. 29, 1789, Lucretia, dan. of Oliver Collins. 6. Samuel, b.
May 30, 1770; d. July 1, 1836; m. 1st, Farnel Spencer, March 5,
* 1792; m. 2d, Ruth Stevens, Dec. 3, 1820. 7. Amos, b. Aug. 27,
1773; d. Aug. 8, 1853; m. 1st, Catharine Elliott, March 6, 1800;
m. 2d, Mary, dau. of James Davis and widow of Joel Lee, Jan. 17,
1848.
iv. Mabkl, b. 1726; d. Sept 8, 1814; m. Benjamin Hart, Nov. 21, 1750.
He d. Feb. 28, 1804.
v. Bachrl, b. 1727 ; m. Josiah Linsley, Feb. 5, 1767.
vi. AxNA, b. 1728 ; d. March 9, 1765 ; m. Jonathan Fowler, son of (7)
Josiah, her cousin.
Til. Noah, b. 1733 ; d. Nov. 15, 1815. Captain in the Revolutionary war
and colonel of militia; lived at Moose Hill, Guilford; m. Deborah
John Fowler and kis Descendants.
Elnatiun, of Dorham. He was the father of Prof. Willlun a
Fowler. (See Cliauncey Meinorlala. UaS. pp. 187-190, and William
Fowler the mafflfitriite unci one line of bli deficendauts. by WlUian
C. Fowler, 18C7.) 3. Irtne, h. Nov. 6. 1784; d. Jan. 30. 1850; m.
AmoB, son of Stephen Fowler of Westbrook. 4. 0*i'i», b. JdI;
25.1766; bap. Aug. 8. 1760; d.yoang. E. Jaliia. h. April 17, 1768:
hep. Kta; 1 ; Lircd In Middlctown. QranrlUe and KllUngwortli, and
WW! kiUed by a cart, July 80, 1833. D. Edmund S., b. Feb. ii,
1770; bftp.Mfly4; d. May 2G, lasSi lived In MUford. 7. ttiowia,
b. March 10, 1772; bap. May 10; d. Dec. 8, iBSO; m. Dea. Ch^
man, of Pittsfleld, Mass. 8. Oiias. b. Joly 2. 1774; d, Feb. »,
18G7; lived In Branford, and m. 1st. Esther Fradence Savage, of
MIddletown; m. Sd, Lucy Jones, Nor. 13. 1639. 9. Pamtta, b.
Sept. 27, 1778; ra. Joslali Pannelee, of Windsor. Vt.
iv. Si.iUD£TB, 1), Oct. 11. 1728; bap. Oct. 18; d. Dec. 81, 1810; ID..
Benjamin Maltby, Oct. 2G. 1753.
T. Jo\U'rH&.v, b. Aug. 90, 1730; bap. Ang. S3; d. March 10, 1816; Ilvi
at Konhford, and m. 1st, Aunn, dan. of Abraham Fowler. Ji
~ ' ■, 1757. She d. March 9. 1763; m. 2d, widow Sarah
of Middlctown. By Anna Fowler, his children were: 1- Jonatha*y
1). Nov. 7. 1759; d. April 23, 1780. 9. Anna. h. Jnly 9, 1761; d.
Ang. 22, 1764. 3. Le.vi, b. July S, 1761; m. Fanny Clard, Oct. I;.
1794, and lived In North Gnilford. Tlic children of Jonathan aoi
Snrab Fowler were: 4. Saliv, b. April 7, 17S8; m. Dr. Jonaltki*
Todd, Jan. 10, 1798, and d. May, IS5S. He d. Feb. 10, 1819. B<
Anaa, b. Sept. 2, 1770; d. Aug. 7, 177T. 6. Lucv, b. Jnns. 177a;^
d. single, June 18. 1X69.
vl. TiMOTHT, bap. Oct. 22, 1732: d. younn.
Til. Baiub, bap. July 14, 1734; m. Ellsba Miller, of Farmington, Oct. 19.
1764.
Till. Aahon, b»p. Feb. 13, 173G-7 ; Imbecile.
tx. Eunu, bap. March!, 1738-9.
Samcel' Fowlrr {John,' John'), lived in North Guilford, beiog OM
of the first seitlers (here. His list in 1716 was £47.H.O. Ha
in»rrie<l Anna, daughter of Oavid Buck, of Weiliersfield, May 18,
J713. She was born April 2.5, 1C93, and died Jan. 27, 1764.
Their children were :
I. JOHN,*b. Jnne 4, 1714; d. July IB, 1796; m. Oct. S. 1786, AhigiSl
Hall, who d. May 19, 1776. Their children were: 1. Melxar*b.
March 26, 1737 ; d. Feb. 26. 1786 ; m. Lucy Chittenden. Much 10,
1766. 2. Jerutha, b. Nov. 20, 1738; d. Jan. 1, 1781; m. Eber Hnh-
bard, Dec. 28, 1763. 8, John, b. July 2, 1741 } d. yonng. 4. Sli-
pAdlet, b. Oct. II, 1743; lived in Richmond, Mass. ; ro. Mai7 Flxler.
5. John, b. Oct. e, 1746; lived In Troy, N. Y. 6. Santvel, b. Jdy
11, 1752; d. 1799; m. Eunice Wells, of FannlngtoD, aod had so
children.
II. Mary, b. Oct. 24, 1715; m. Benjamin Lewis of Dnrham.
III. Samuel, b. April 10, 1717; d. single, Sept. 14, 1746.
iv. EuAS, b. Feb. 27, 1719. He was pressed aboard a British man-of-
war and kept there three years. He then went to England and
never returned. He was said to have become a man of wealth and
to have left a family there.
V. Ann, b. Nov. 9, 1720; d. March 16, 1763 ; m. John Hubbard, of North
Guilford, Oct. 19, 1750. Hed. Nov. 11, 1776.
vl. Enoh, b. March 7, 1722 ; d. young.
Til. Phimehab, b. March 16, 1724 ; lived in North Gnilford, and d. Aug.
13, 1802; m. 1st, Esther Benton, May 6, 1763. She d. March 10,
1778; m. 2d, Dorothy Baldwin of Northford, who d. Dec. SI,
1816, aged 75. His children were all by his first wife, and were:
1. JUabtl* b. May 15, 1764; m. March 2, 1774, Jooathan Plxley, of
Barrlugton, Mass. 2. Etther. b. April 8, 1756; m. Not. 24, 1784,
John Morrell of Stockbrldge, Mass. 8. Submit, b. July 17, 1768;
1899.] John Fowler and his Descendants* 315
d. July 20, 1758. 4. Fheneas, b. Dec. 25, 1759; d. Jan. 1, 1817; m.
Jan. 13, 1800, Eunice Johnson of WaUlngford. 5. Lucia, b. Nov.
6, 1763; m. Daniel Hall of Chatham, Feb. 16, 1788. 6. Mary, b.
Oct. 10, 1765; John Howel of Lenox, Mass., Jan. 14, 1788. 7.
Clarissa, b. Nov. 17, 1768; m. Sept. 13, 1798, Vial Richmond of
North Madison.
viii. David, b. May 16, 1726; lived in North Guilford; d. Sept. 12, 1800;
m. May 17, 1767, Lncretia Fosdick, dan. of John. She d. May 9,
1796. Their children were : 1. David Samuel,* b. March 14, 1769 ;
d. Sept. 2, 1849; m. Sally Benton, Nov. 1, 1798. 2. Lucretia
Salome, b. Ang. 27, 1772 ; m. Ist, John Baldwin of Branf ord, April
15, 1798; m. 2d, Elias Austin of Wallingford, 1824.
ix. Esther, b. Aug. 28, 1728; d. Sept. 15, 1728.
X. Hezekiah, b. July 24, 1780; d. April 2, 1732.
xi. Eunice, b. Jan. 31, 1733; d. 1827; m. Phinehas Goodrich of Bran-
ford, Jan. 15, 1750.
xii. AsHER, b. March 6, 1735 ; lived in North Madison ; d. March, 1804 ;
m. Elizabeth, widow of Benjamin Norton, who was eleven years
older than he. She d. Oct. 12, 1807. Their children were: 1.
Anne,* b. May 28, 1765; d. Nov. 13, 1855; m. Capt. Frederick Lee
of Madison. 2. Zen^jah, b. July 25, 1768; m. John R. Scranton,
1793. 3. Rachel, b. Dec. 4, 1770; m. 1795, Jared Scranton.
xiii. Zerujah, b. Blarch 8, 1737; d. Aug. 17, 1766.
9. Joseph* Fowler (John* John^)^ lived in North Guilford, and mar-
ried Elizabeth Buck, on Sept. 13, 1719. She was a sister of his
brother Samuel's wife, and was bom Feb. 16, 1691, and died Feb.
28, 1778.
Their children were :
i. Elizabeth,* b. Oct. 10, 1720.
ii. Sakah, b. March 9, 1722 ; m. Robert Grifflng, Ang. 15, 1770.
iii. Joseph, b. Jan. 2, 1724, of Durham and Torrington, Conn. ; m. April
2, 1756, Ruth Baker. Their children were : 1. Hannah,* m. Paul
Roberts, of Winsted, Conn. 2. Nook, m. Rhoda, dan. of Capt.
Tuttle of East Haven. 3. Mary, m. Joseph Loomis of Torring-
ton. 4. Sarah, m. Caleb Leach of Torrington. 5. Buth, d. single.
\v. William, b. Aug. 29, 1725.
v. JosiAH, b. Aug. 10, 1729 ; d. March 15, 1816. He married four times.
His first wife was Mary KirlLham, who d. Oct. 8, 1771. He m. her
Sept. 8, 1747. Their children were: 1. Sil<is,* b. Sept. 10. 1747;
m. Keziah Smith, Oct. 25, 1770. 2. William, b. Dec. 11, 1749; d.
single, Not. 24, 1776. 3. Josiah, b. Oct. 12, 1751; d. Aug. 1, 1817;
m. Zuruiah Kirkham, Sept. 7, 1780. 4. Joseph, b. May 9, 1753 ; d.
single, Sept. 5, 1775. 5. Eliphalet, b. May 11, 1763; d. Sept. 13,
1775. 6. Sarah, b. June 3, 1764; d. Nov. 16, 1801; m. 1st, Moses
Seward, Blay 5, 1791 ; m. 2d, Daniel Fowler, in 1800. 7. Mercy, b.
May 23, 1770 ; m. Jesse Goodyear of Hamden, Jan. 10, 1793. Josiah
Fowler m. 2d, Lucretia Maltby, Feb. 4, 1772 ; she had no children,
and d. Jan. 7, 1778. He m. 3d, Rhoda Adkins, May 5, 1778. She
d. Dec. 16, 1785, leaving the following children: 8. Maltby, b.
June 17, 1780; d. March 19, 1855; m. Lolu Todd, Jan. 10, 1802, and
lived in Northford. 9. Thaddeus, b. July 20, 1783 ; lived in New
York city, and m. Baldwin. 10. Bhoda, b. Aug. 30, 1785;
m. Linus Leete, 1813. Josiah Fowler m. 4th, April 18, 1786, Susan-
nah Heaton, by whom he bad no children. She d. Dec. 27, 1802.
[0. Bkxjamin* Fowler (John* John^)^ of Guilford, owned two parcels
of land there — one at Tanner's Hill, where be seems to have lived,
and another at '^ Pedlar's," where he had a barn and fruit trees.
He and his brother Joseph had a joint list in 1716 of £183. 14. 6.
He married Andrea, daughter of John Morgan, of Groton, Nov. 10,
1719. She died April 5, 1775.
Their children were :
316 John Fowler and his Descendants. i^^f
i. Benjamin,* b. April 6, 1721 ; lived in New Preston tad New IHUM,
and m. BCay 14, 1764, BCariah, dan. of Dndley and Both (BofBi^)
Kent. She d. Jnne 21, 1760. Their children were : 1. Be^famka,*
b. Oct. 1, 1755. 2. Andrea, b. Aug. 24, 1757; d. Jane 14, Vtm.
8. PhOo. 4. Deborah.
li. Dbborah, b. Sept. 12, 1722; d. April 28, 1811; m. lat, NalluuiM
Rosseter, Dec. 21, 1748; m. 2d, Nathaniel Boggles.
ill. Andrea, b. Sept. 12, 1724; m. David Bishop, April 17, 1755.
iv. Maboebt, b. Jnly 25, 1726; d. April 2. 1787.
Y. Andrew, b. July 27, 1728; lived in Goilford; d. Oct. 6, 1815; n.
Biartha Stone, Oct. 80, 1759. She d. Oct. 18, 1794. Tfaalr chUdna
were: 1. Andrew,^ b. June 10, 1760; A.B., Y. C. 1788; iilm^M
of Protestant Episcopal Chnrch ; d. 1850 ; lived in GhariestoDTD. Ct
and m. Ist, Catharine Doty ; m. 2d, Henrietta. 2. Jarsd^ b. April
14, 1762; d. in Nova Scotia, June 20, 1785. 8. Jonatikan^ b. Nk
20, 1764; dro¥med in Poland, Ohio, April 12, 1806; m. IJocy Klifc-
land of Wallingford. 4. Hannah^ b. Dec. 8, 1765; d. June 28,
1861 ; m. Daniel Habbard, June 26, 1791. '5. Jamm, b. Jnlj 21^
1767; d. Feb. 18, 1769. 6. ChaHe$, b. Dec. 22, 1768; d. Jaa. VS,
1784. 7. Jamee, b. Nov. 9, 1770; d. in Georgia, Jan. 10, 18Dl(f)s
m. 1st, Mary Leflbrts ; m. 2d, widow Mcintosh, of Savannah, Gla.
8. Chaunceyt b. Feb. 27, 1778 ; d. of yellow fever, in Boalon, Ak
8, 1802. 9. Bela, b. Jan. 7, 1776; d. Jnly 17, 1846; Uved In G«&-
ford, and m. Clarissa Hillard. 10. J^mmI, b. Nov. 5, 1777; d. Ii
Alabama, 1847. 11. Anna, b. December, 1779; d. in New Toik
city, Dec. 80, 1852 ; m. Samuel Deflbrts, of Brooklyn, N. T. 12.
Weaithf, b. Jnly 15, 1782; d. single, Nov. 22, 1828.
vi. Anna, b. May 15, 1781 ; d. Feb. 21, 1815; m. Thomas Caldw<dl, Apdi
28, 1755. He d. Oct. 14, 1808.
vii. Jared, b. 1782; d. Nov. 7, 1786.
viil. Lucy, b. Jan. 22, 1784; d. Aug. 28, 1758.
ix. Jonathan, b. Jan. 22, 1784 ; drowned in West Biver, Gnllf oid, Ji4y
9, 1752.
X. Jared, b. March 8, 1786; d. June 8, 1754.
xi. Timothy, b. Jan. 15, 1741 ; lived in New Haven, and d. F^. 12, 1814;
m. Sarah Grey, Feb. 4, 1772. She d. May 20, 1885, aged 90. Their
children were: 1. Sarah,* b. March 20, 1778; m. GUlbert
of Milford. 2. Mary, b. Feb. 24, 1774; m. GUbert of Mtt-
ford. 8. Lucy, b. May 15, 1775; m. Tyler. 4. Betsey, b.
Jane 4, 177G. 6. Timothy, b. Jan. 14, 1778. 6. Orchard, b. Apifl
4, 1779; d. young. 7. Morgan, b. Jan. 28, 1781.
11. David' Fowler (John,^ John^)j of Durham, married first, Mary
Miles, June 15, 1725. She died Dec. 2, 1734. He married second,
Elizabeth Hall, April 21, 1736.
His children by his first wife were :
1. Miles,* b. March 9, 1726-7; bap. March 12, 1726-7.
ii. DAVib, b. Jan. 21, 1728-9; bap. Jan. 26.
ill. Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1730-1; bap. Feb. U; m. 1st, Samuel Maltby, ICay
1, 1755; m. 2d, Elihu Crane, April 26, 1759.
The children of David and Elizabeth (Ebill) Fowler were:
iv. OuvER, b. June 2, 1787 ; bap. July 6.
v. Titus, b. Nov. 29, 1738; bap. Dec. 8; m. Hannah Burrltt, April 9,
1765, and removed to Granville, Mass.
vi. John, b. May 7, 1740; bap. May 11; d. young.
Til. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 27, 1742-3 ; bap. Feb. 27 ; m. Amos Harrison of
Northfleld, May 20, 1762.
viii. Sbth, b. Jan. 1, 1744-5; bap. Jan. 6; d. young.
ix. Esther, bap. Sept. 20, 1747.
z. Amos, b, Aug. 1, 1752; lived in Durham, and m. Sarah Hinman, Jan.
2, 1777.
xi. Abiathar, b. Aug. 31, 1754; bap. Sept. 1; lived in Durham, and m.
Sene, dan. of Enos French.
1899.] SovoamSy the Home of Mcusaaoit. 317
SOWA^IS, THE HOME OF MASSASOIT: WHERE
WAS IT?
Bj Miss ViBOiNiA Bakbb, of Warren, K. I.
The relations of the early settlers with the Indians give us many inter-
esting chapters in New England history. From the time when Samo-
set uttered that famous exclamation, '' Welcome, Englishmen," down to
the capture of Annawan by Capt Church, by which King Philip's War
was closed, many marked characters among the Indians appear. Among
them all, however, no other name stands out upon the page of history so
prominently as that of Massasoit, the great chief of the Wampanoags. It
was with him that the Pilgrims of Plymouth had to do. At the time of
the Old Colony Settlement, he ruled successfully, wisely and kindly, over
the whole region from Plymouth to Narragansett Bay. With him the
Pilgrims made a famous treaty. '^ In their intercourse with the Indians
the people of the colony set a bright example of humanity and the same
sense of justice is here witnessed that pervaded all their public and private
acts. Not a foot of soil wcu taken from them [the Indians] without their
consent. Their treaty with Massasoit was most scrupulously observedJ^*
The second visit of Grov. Winslow to Massasoit and the chiefs remarkable
restoration to health when it was supposed that he was dying, and indeed
was already reported dead, forms one of the most touching incidents in all
New England history. Winslow and his party made the journey ^' about
forty miles from Pl3rmouth " crossing the rivers until they came to Sowams
or Sowamset, where Massasoit lived.
Where was this place Sowams ? Morton's '^ New England Memorial "
says : '* Massasoit resided at Sowams or Sowamset, at the confluence of
two rivers in Rehohoth or Swansea.'*
The names Sowams and Sowamset as used by the early settlers of New
England possessed a two-fold meaning. Both names, but especially Sowams,
were applied to the Indian village which was the favorite home of Massa-
soit, the sachem of the Wampanoags. Both terms were applied also to
designate a district which included several villages and a vast stretch of
unoccupied ground. This district was likewise known as Pokanoket. It
included the sites of the present towns of Warren, Bristol, Barrington and
East Providence in Rhode Island, with portions of Swansea, Seekonk and
Rehoboth in Massachusetts.
Immediately upon arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massasoit, a
statesman of no mean capacity, sought an alliance with them. The friend-
ahip of red men and white men, founded upon a political basis, soon became
firmly established and was cen>ented by mutual respect and gratitude.
Edward Winslow, during his second visit to Sowams in 1623, was enabled
to restore the apparently dying Massasoit to health. In return the sachem,
who, until that date had seemingly entertained some doubts of the good
faith of the English, revealed '^ a plot of the Massachusetts Indians against
Weston's colony and so against them of Plymouth."
These and other reciprocal acts of kindness were equally beneficial to
* North American Review. VoL 1., p. 336.
r
819 Sowame, the Home of Maasasoit.
the wliite mea and to the savages. The Wampanoaga w^re sssored of
protection from their enemies, the j>owerful NarragiiDeette, while the Kog-
lieh were encouraged to plant settlements in cioae proximity to the Indian
towns. Trade between the two races flourished, and as early as 1632 a
trading house was eatablished at Sowams, of which Thomas Prince was
appointed "master."
Once more wo read of Edward Winalow journeying to Pokanoket to con-
fer with Gov. Prince " about liiisiiiess." To Sowams aho marched the
doughty Miles Standish hastening to the reliof of " the three EuglUb
which were in the house" and Massasoit and all his people who had fled
thither, pursued by a band of Nairagan setts. John AldeQ, too, Be«ms to
have Tisited Sowama at one period, for the records of Plymouth show thai
at the age of " 83 yean or thereabouts " he testified that the company at
the trading house had the '* possession and improvement of Hog Isl«nl,
by keeping hoggs for their use thereon." '
Twenty years later (lGd2) there is evidence tliat a permanent settle-
ment had been made on Sowams territory. This settlement was rated at
£1 : 10 : 00. In the spring of the following year, the greater portion of
the district of Sowamset passed into the hands of the English. The Sowam*
settlement continued to grow and prosper, year by year. In 1658 it fa^
nished one member of a troop of horse " raised out of the several township)
to bee raddy for aervic« when required." In 1660 it was rated at £.2: 10;.
00; inlGGIatfiftyBhilUngs; in 1664 at £2: 0^ : 00; in 16G6 at£7: 17:0^;
in 1667 at £10:10:00. In 1C68 it was merged in the newly incorporated
township of Swansea which also tncladed the settlement at *' WannamoiteU
and parts adjacent."
The exact site of the Sowams tteltloment has been a matter of some
discussion. Various historiona have located it at Bristol, Warren, New
Meadow Neck in the northerly part of BarringtoD, and Fopanomscut Neck
in the southerly part of Barrington, respectively. Let us make an impa^
tial examination of these several claims and ascertam, if possible, w^eh
one rests upon the surest foundation.
Popaiiomscut was inhabited by tht? Indians until the time of King Phili[i'!
War. It was known to the English as " Phebe's Neck," and appesn M
have been the abode of Febee or Thebe, a petty Wampanoag sachem, nd
one of Philip's councillors. Thebe was killed by the English on Jidj 3|
1675. In the records of "Sowams and Parts Adjacent" — a Tonve
pitifully meagre in detail — is the following entiy under the date of Dae.
28, 1676.
" That for the Lands at Popanomscut and parts adjacent left and doMrtad
by the Indians, now in dispute between the proprietors and the pnfaliqM,
whether ours or conquered Lands, the proprietors doe (forthwith idl none
man) take Effectual Course for the defence and clearing our Intereet in ths
Lands aforesaid."
Had this neck been the site of the Indian village of Sowams, and hid
an English settlement been located npon It for upwards of twenty yean it
seems clear that the " publique " would have raised no qnestioit regaidhiK
its ownership. Diligent search of the early records has, thus far, reveidn
nothing to indicate that white men occupied the Popanomscnt teniUKj
prior to Philip's War.
Mr. Thomas Williams Bicknell, in hia recently published ** HlaUny of
Barrington" strongly advocates the theory that the Indian and English
villages of Sowams were situated upon New Meadow Neck. MasMsoit,
1899.] SawamSj the Home of Masaasoit. 319
doubtless, lodged at one time or another in many different sections of the
Pokanoket territory, and it is possible that he occasionally visited the neck
in question. But the Indians when building permanent villages were care-
ful to select locations near springs of water. There are no springs upon
the southern extremity of New Meadow Neck, where the historian claims
that Massasoit resided. Nor, so far as the writer has been able to learn,
have evidences of an Indian village ever been found on that territory.
But the strongest refutation of the claims of both Popanomscut and New
Meadow is to be found in Edward THnslow's narrative of his visits to
MassasoiL A glance at the map of Rhode Island will show that Warren
is situated upon the easterly side and Barrington upon the westerly side of
Warren or Palmer's river, which, rising in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, emp-
ties into Narragansett Bay. Edward Winslow, journeying on foot from
Plymouth to Sowams, must have crossed this river had Sowams been located
at any point upon the Barrington shore. As has been stated Winslow
paid two visits to the Wampanoag chieftain. The first of these was during
the summer of 1621. He arrived at the sachem's village on the afternoon
of Wednesday, July 4, and upon the following Friday started to return to
Plymouth before sunrise. He revisited Pokanoket in March, 1623, reach-
ing Sowams on this occasion '^ late within night." It seems highly im-
probable, as has been pointed out by the late Gen. Guy M. Fessenden, the
historian of Warren, that the traveller, while minutely describing the
routes followed during both these journeys, especially the rivers crossed,
should have neglected to mention crossing on four several occasions — two
of these in darkness — a broad, rapid and unfordable river, larger than many
encountered. Mr. Bicknell suggested that in 1621 a ford might have existed
at that point upon the river afterwards called Myles' Bridge, in North
Swansea, but he offers nothing in corroboration of this ingenious theory.
As a matter of fact there is not even a tradition that the stream was ever
fordable at that particular locality. Had it been so, Winslow would
scarcely have failed to allude to his passage across, if such a passage had
been niade.
The claim that Sowams lay within the limits of Bristol appear to be
based on the supposition that as Philip, the son of Massasoit, resided at
Mt. Hope, his father must, necessarily, have lived at or near the mount
also. But a careful study of the early records demonstrates the fact that
while the names Sowams and Pokanoket were applied by the ancient
chroniclers to both the country and village of ]^Iassasoit, neither was used
synonymously with Mt Hope. The latter name was probably the angli-
cized form of the Indian Mont Haup and appears to have been generally
used by the English at an early date. Moreover, as Gen. Fessenden argues,
Winslow, in his account, makes no allusion to any hill in the vicinity of
Sowams, which he would scarcely have failed to do had his travels brought
him to the neighborhood of Mt Hope. Again, there is nothing among
the earliest records that so much as hints at the existence of an English
settlement near Ml Hope prior to the close of Philip's War.
Rejecting then the claims of both Barrington and Bristol, let us examine
those of Warren. The proofs that an Indian village of no small dimen-
sions once occupied the site of this town are numerous and incontestable.
The vast quantities of clam shells found mixed with the soil, the human
remains, and the domestic and warlike implements often exhumed from the
earth, are silent witnesses that the Wampanoags once inhabited this terri- '
tory. Let us discover, if possible, the name of this village.
320 SowamSj the Home of Masaasoit. [Jaljf
Mont Haup, or Mt Hope, gave the name to the entire tract bounded
upon the east by the Kickemuit River and Mt Hope Bay, upon the west
by Narragansett Bay and Warren or Palmer's River, and extending nine
miles from the Mount to what is now North Swansea, which was designated
Mt. Hope Neck. We find record of three Indian towns situated upon this
strip : these were Kickemuit, located around the spring of the same name
in the easterly part of Warren ; Mount Hope or Philip's village, near the
*^ narrows " of the Kickemuit River in Bristol ; and Sowams. Tlie question
arises, if Sowams did not occupy the site of Warren, where was it located,
and by what name was the village that occupied the site of Warren called?
An English settlement comprising eigiiteen houses was, prior to Philip's
War, situated upon the northerly part of Mt. Hope Neck. This settle-
ment *' appertained to Swansea." (See Morton's Memorial, Appendix 468.)
It was destroyed by Philip's warriors in Jane, 1675. This h&ng the only
white settlement within the immediate neighborhood of the Indian village
of Sowams of which we have any record, must necessarily have been the
English Sowams, planted even before the purchase of the Sowams lands
by Miles Standish and his associates.
Of the existence and location of this hamlet there can be no question.
The tenth volume of the Plymouth Records contains a '^ Brieff Narrative "
of the origin of Philip's War from which I will quote the following.
<' We apprehended three by him charged to be the murderers of Sassa-
mon, and secured them to a triall att our next Court (holden in Jnne) att
which time, a little before the Court, Philip began to Keep his men in
Armes about him and to gather strangers vnto him and to march about in
Armes towards the vper end of the Neck on which he lived and neare to
the English houses whoe began thereby to be somewhat disqnieted but
tooke as yett no further Notice but only to sett a milletary watch in the
next Townes."
Hubbard places the English houses a mile and a half below Miles*
Bridge. This would indicate a point near King's Rocks at the boundary
line separating Warren from Swansea. Presumably they were scattered
apart, some of tliem perhaps on the east bank of the Kickemuit River. The
Swansea records show that the most ancient highways of Warren were
laid out in the northeasterly part of the town, exactly where Hubbard
locates the white settlement.
At the close of the war, the Swansea proprietors claimed the southern
part of the Mt. Hope territory, basing their claims upon the " Grand Deed
of Saile/' executed in 1653 by Massasoit and his eldest son, Wamsutta.
A clause of this deed reads thus :
** And the said Osamequin and Wamsetto his Sone Covenant, promise
and grant that whenever the Indians shall Remove from the Neck that
then and from thence forth the aforesaid Thomas Prince, Thomas Willett,
Miles Standish, Josiah Winslow% shall enter upon the same by the same
Agreement, as their Proper Rights and Interest to them and their Haires
for Ever."
The neck here alluded to could have been no other than Mt. Hope
Neck. An examination of the deed wdll show that other clauses refer to
Barrington and the me^adows bordering on both sides of the " great river "
[formerly Sowams River, afterwards called Swansea, Palmer's, or War-
ren River] and also the meadow^s on either side of Kickemuit River. These
** meadows " or more properly marshes, constituted a strip of unequal width,
running around Warren, Bristol, Poppasquash, Popanomscut, and New
1899.] Sowamsy the Same of Massasoit. 321
Meadow. It is minatelj described in the record book of the Sowams pro-
prietors. Nothing in the grand deed save the clause quoted could have
giTcn Swansea a claim to the '^ uplands " or central portion of Mt. Hope
Neck. In accordance with the terms of this clause Swansea, after the
death of Massasoit^ entered into possession of the northern part of the
neck, and erected a fence to separate its territory from that of Philip upon
the southern end. The fence was located at a considerable distance north
of the old boundary line between Warren and Bristol, and extended from
Kickemuit River westerly to Sowams or Swansea River. Upon the death
of Philip, and dispersion of the Wampanoags, Swansea, as before stated.
claimed the district left deserted. But King Charles, by an arbitrary act,
transferred it to the colony of Plymouth. That it rightfully belonged to
Swansea the following extract from a letter addressed to the Earl of Suu-
derland by the commissioners of the United Colonies, under date of Aug.
20j 1679, will prove.
*'And as for those lands of Mount Hope, although Philip, with the
Indians over whom he was sachem, possessed the same, yet they are uot
so properly to be called conquered lands but such whose Indian claim
therein and title thereto is now forfeited unto the hands of the £n<;lish of
said colony by his breach of covenant with them. And we apprehend for
these reasons :
1. In that those lands are indubitably within the limits and bounds of
his Majesty's colony of New Plymouth, contained within the express limits
of his Royal Charter granted to them, and are within the bounds of an
fnglish town of that colony planted by them near forty years, called See-
conck and Swanzey." (Ply- Rec Vol. x.)
Previous to the date of the above letter there had been a controversy
between Plymouth and Swansea respecting the Showamett purchase.
Swansea claimed a considerable portion of the lands included in this pur-
chase by virtue of a deed obtained of Totomonmiucke in 1G73. The matter
-waa finally amicably adjusted, the General Court acting for Ph-mouth and
Mr. Samuel Luther representing Swansea. The Colony allowed Swansea
a strip of territory extending from the Indian fence to a point near Kick-
emuit Spring in Warren. In return Swansea quit-claimed its title to the
remainder of the ML Hope Lands and resigned to the colony the deeds of
Showamett land obtained of Totomommucke. (Ply. Rec. Vol. vi.) I:
most be borne in mind that, at this period, Swansea included the northern
part of what is now Warren. The latter town was not ceded to Rho«le
Island imtil 1747, when it was incorporated under its present name.
The last testimony in favor of the identity of ancient Sowams and War-
ren which I shall offer is that of tradition. From the earliest settlement
of the town of Swansea to the present time, tradition lias pointed out War-
ren as the site of the Wampanoag village of Sowams. At the foot of
Baker street in Warren is a spring of pure sparkling water, which for
more than two centuries has borne the name of '* 3Iassasoit's Spring.'*
The early settlers assured their grandchildren and great-grandchildren
that the great sachem's wigwam stood near this spring. Certain it is that
no other spring in the limits of Bristol County bears a similar name or ha^
a similar tradition attached to it.
In view of the testimony offered by the Sowams, Swansea and Plymouth
Records, supplemented by the historian Hubbard*s statement, it would
appear that the claims of Warren are based upon a firm foundation. An
Indian vOlage stood within its bounds. What was the name of this village
VOL. LIU. 21
322 Captain Edmond Blood* [3jAjj
if not Sowams ? An English settlement was planted in close proximitT to
the Indian town. What was this settlement if not the English SowmmB,
where, in 1632, Gov. Prince had charge of the first trading house estaUished
by the whites in the Sowams territory and which later became a part of the
old town of Swansea ? For over two Imndred years Massasoit's name has
clung to the spring of water near the brink of Warren river. Why did
the early settlers of Swansea apply the sachem's name to this particalar
spring ? The duty of the historian is to seek for facts. He should make
his researches in the interest of truth alone. He should not be biased by
local pride or local prejudice. The town of Warren has always been
proud of its claim to the title of Sowams. If it can be proved that the
claim is baseless, then it must be relinquished. But until actual proof to
the contrary is offered, Warren will continue to believe that the royal
village of Sowams did indeed lie within the limits of its fair domain.
CAPTAIN EDMOND BLOOD, OF ALBANY, N. Y.
By J. Paul Rylands, Esq., of Birkenhead, England.
The letter printed below was written by Capt. Edmond Blood
of Albany, to Mrs. Mary Blood of Dublin, who was either his kina-
woman Mary, daughter of Edmond Blood of Dunboyne, co. Meath,
or Mary, daughter of Thomas Robins of Dublin, merchant, and
widow of William Blood of Dublin, merchant, who was the eldest
son of the same Edmond Blood of Dunboyne.
The writer of the letter was the son of Thomas Blood, who was
baptized at the chapelry of Newchurch in the parish of Winwick,
Lancashire, on the 30th March, 1651, and the grandson of Colonel
Tliomad Blood who attempted to steal the crown jewels in the Tower
of London, and in consequence forfeited his estate in County Clare,
Ireland, l)ut had a free i)ardon from King Charles II. dated the 8th
August, 1()71. Colonel Blood died on the 21th August, 1G80, and
was huried in Tothill Fields, London. His wife was Mary, daugh-
ter of Lieut-Colonel John Iloleroft, Lancashire, to whom he waa
married at Newchurch on the 1st «7une, 1650.
''Uncle Ilolecrott Blood" mentioned in the letter was a distin-
guished officer. He was wounded at the siege of Ciivan in 1690,
fouirlit with ;creat coura<j:e and distinguished himself at the siejre of
Vento, and sul)sefjuently fought at the battle of Blenheim under the
great Duke of ■\Iarli)orough. He died at Brussels in the year 1707
and does not seem to have left any issue. At the time of his death
he held the rank of Brigadier General. Holcroft Blood appears to
have been the voungest son of Colonel Blood ; there was another
son William, of whom nothing is known.
The father of Colonel Blood was also named Thomas, and was a
younger son of Edmond Blood, of Kilnaboy Castle, County Clare,
who went to Ireland, as an officer in Queen Elizabeth's lumy, about
1899.] Captain Edmond Blood. 323
the year 1595, and was elected Member of Parliament for the Bo-
rough of Ennis in 1613.
This Edmond had several sons, of whom the eldest, named Nep-
tune because he was bom at sea, became Dean of Kilfenora in the
year 1664, and had a younger son, also named Neptime, who was
Dean of Kilfenora in the year 1692.
From the elder Dean Neptune Blood several families named Blood
descended, who own considerable estates in County Clare at the
present time. One of the descendants of the Dean is General Sir
Bindon Blood, K. C. B., among whose muniments the old letter was
found.
Possibly some American genealogist may be able to communicate
fiirther particulars of the writer of the letter.
jj ,„ Albany In North America July 9"*-1734-
I reced yours about 3 days agoe of the 16*** Feb^y 173} together w***
a Copy of your former said to be sent by M^ Keunar who is not yet arrived.
I am verry much oblidged to you and return you my hearty thanks for y®
&voar as alsoe for y® pains you have been at about y^ affair. I am satisfyd
that Tho' Blood whom you Menc6n in yours and who was my Grandfather
was Intituld to a Considerable estate but what became of Itt I am wholy at
loss to know for ever since I was eight year old I have been abroad in y®
Service of y* Crown and My Father dyeing soon after I was born and before
my Grandfather both y* Estate & I were under y* Care of My Mother &
nude Holecroft Blood and my Mother dyeing in Dublin whilst I was in
Holand the whole Came to My Uncle who if he has sold any part of it it
miist be w%ut any other right than as Guardian to me for My Father
whose name was Tho' was Eldest son to Tho* Blood who stole y® Crown &
he dyeing before my Grandfather y^ estate of my Grandfather must Ime-
adiatly descend to me he dying w'^out Will as I bel'.
In your letter you Informe y^ y® Lands Lyeing in y* County of meath
Sl Wicklow were by Patent from Charles y* 1** Granted to my Grandfather
& y^ iu King Charles y® 2^*** time he was attainted and his lands forfeited to
y* Crown who Granted them to one Barnes for a terme of years Ending
May 1697 If soe I am apprehensive My Grandfather never was in the
actaall posHon of those Lands after y^ obtaining his pardon he dyeing
before y® Term granted to Barnes Expired & I am apprehensive y^ the L*^
Lisbom possed the Lands in y^ County of Meath under y® Grant to Barnes
bat how Joseph Henry became Intituld to said Lands is what I Can't Con-
ceive you say that M" Kennar apply ed to the Com" to seize s^ Lands for
y* use of y* Crown and y* Hugh Henry y® Gentleman now In possion sent
to England for y^ pardon of My Grandfather if soe it's probable he like-
wise shew'd how he derived his title to s*^ lands under y^ Pardon this might
be leam'd from one of y* Com" or from y® Attorney or SolF Gen" who
w*^ut doubt were made Acquainted w"* it If M' Henry's Title Can't be
leam'd by this means there must be search made into y^ Records and if
nothing may be discover'd there and he is unwilling to shew his title he
mast be Compell'd to Discover y^ same by a short Bill in Equity for nothing
Can possibly be done in the affair w^out knowing w^ and from whom
Joseph Henry derived his title I have got my son In Law Williams who
is lately Come from Dublin to write to his father and to waite on you and
324 Captain Edmond Blood. [J^y
y^ he together w^ yoar kind assistance may make y* best Inquiries and doe
w^Ever else is requisite in the affair and to advise w^ proper psoas how to
Manage the same and will Expect y^ as you have allready began ace yon
will Continue your good offices in makeing y® best discoveries yoa possibly
Can of y® affair w^ shall be allways Gratefully acknowledge and begg
you'l Constantly let me hear from you and know w^ is doeing therein w*
Ever Expences you are at in y® affair be pleased to let me know & I shall
make punctuall remittances either to London or Dublin as Convenienoej
offers I sho^ be unwilling to goe to Ireland w^'^out haveing a proabiiity
of Success I shall therefore govern Myself by the advise's w*^ I shall recdve
from you and w^ I hope you will be soe kind as to send me from time to
time.
I shant Expect M' Kennar here now untill the latter End of October or
November there being noe Ships Expected from England here sooner unlets
he Comes by the way of Boston or Philadelphia.
Pray in your next let me know who My Uncle Holdcroft Blood sold f
Lands in y^ County of Wicklow to & who are now In the possion of them
pray give my kind service my wife & Daughters to your Father and yoar
good Familey.
I am Mad'" your sincere
verry h15te serv^ and Kinsman
Edh^ Blood.
be pleased to Direct for Capt° Edmond Blood at M*^ Henry Hollandi
Merch^ in Albany North America to be forwarded by M' Joseph Mioa
Merch' In London pray forward y® enclosed as Directed by the Post.
t Addressed] To M" Mary Blood In Meath Street, Dublin, Ireland.
Endorsed] Ans** Feb'^ 16 173|.
Notes to the above akticle, by Walter K. Watkins, Esq.,
OF Chelsea, Mass.
In the Colonial Series of New York, Vol. 1, Edmund Blood appears as
a Lieutenant in Capt. Henry Holland's Company, Independent Fusileers.
1711 ; also 5 Nov., 1711, as one of ** the several Lieutenants sent from
Europe for the late Expedition.'*
On 26 June, 1712, au act was made to pay British Officers employed in
the exjH'dition to Canada ; among them was Edmund Blood.
In the Documents relating to the history of New York, he is mentioned
at Albanv in 1745.
Gov. AVilliam Burnet in a letter, IG Dec, 1723, speaks of Blood's re-
ceiving a commission from Lord Cartaret, and the record of this is said to
have been in Vol. III. of New York Commissions, which disappeared from
the New York State Library in 1896. Burnet's letter was to Charles
Delafaye, Secretary of the Lords Justices of the Treasury, and shows that
Blood was a sou of Dclafaye's sister.
Louis Delafaye, wife Mary and son Charles are included in the Deni-
zation List of 21 Jan., 36 Charles 11. (1685). Charles Delafaye, son of
Lewis of London, Middlesex, gent, was matriculated at All SouFs College.
Oxfoni, 23 April, 1692, age 14, and became B.A. in 1696.
After a life spent in the government's service, he resided at Whitsbury,
St. Leonards, AVilts, w'here, in 1762, he bequeathed £200 iu South Sea
annuities, the interest to be applied to furnishing medical aid to persons
disabled by accident or sickness and to apprentice children.
1899.] Ancient Burial- Cfrounds of Long Itland.
325
ANCIENT BURIAL-GROUNDS OF LONG ISLAND, N. Y.
By Edw. Doublxdat Ha&ris, Esq., of New York Citj.
[Continued firom page 170.]
In Memory of
Mary Baker
Dan' of M' Beza &
M" Mary Baker who
was born Ocf . y« 11, 1751
& died Oct?. >• 18, 1756.
Here lies the
Body of M" Anx
Wife of M' Jofeph
Baker Who Died
Janaary v« 8**
A D 1761 in the
66*>» Year of her
Age
Here lies the Body
of M' Joseph
Baker Who Died
December y« 26**»
A.D. 1761 In y 74*
Year of His Age
In Memory of
Rejoice, Daughter of
Dr. John A M". Abigail
Gardiner who died
Ocf . 18th 1790,
Aged 7 Years, 3 months
and 2 days.*
In Memory of
Doct^" Micah Moore
who died Jan. 25^
1776 aged 62 Years
The graves of all
the SainU he hlrft,
AndfoftefCd every bed;
Where fhould the dieing
members reftf
But with there living head.
ABIGAIL
MOORE AGED 10
YEARS DYED
Y* 26 OF JUNE
1682
I
HERE LYES THE
BODY OF M'
BENJAMIN MOORE
AGED 49 YEARS
AND 1 MONTH.
DYED JANUARY 27«»
1728
ANAN MOORE
AGED 16 YEARS
DEPARTED THIS
LIFE AUGUST
Y« 6 16 8 8
HERE LYES THE
BODY OF M"
ABIGAIL MOORE
THE WIFE OF M^
BENJAMIN MOORE
AGED 70 YEARS &
4 MO DYED JUNE 2d
1746
In
Memory of
PhEBE, Wife of
Allsup Paine
who died
Ocf . 80, 1791,
aged 91 years.
* Near hj are ttones to the memory of Dr. John Gurdiner, died Oct. 21, 1823, ased
71 ; of Abigail, his wife, died August 22, 1800, in her 36th year; of Margaret, his wife,
died Not. 8, 1823, ». 65.
326
Burial' (fraunds of Long JMand. [Jvl^f
ANNA
Daughter of
MB Benjamik
And
uu Mabcy
YOUNOS
died JanT W^
174 [iUeg.] Aged [Ul^.] Yean
ITOBB
LIETH THE
BODY OF DEBBOAH
BAIYNBB WHO
WAS BOBN IN Y« 28
OF APBIL 1690 WHO
DIED IVNE THE 27
1708 AGED 14
YEABS
HEBE
LIETH IN
TEBBED THE
BODY OF
COU THO
MAS Y0N6S
WHO DEPABTED
THIS LIFE JAN
UABY 27«» 1714
IN THE 69
YEAB OF HIS
AGE
HEBE LYETH THE BODY
OF MM MABY LYNDE
WIFE OF NATHLL LYNDE
ESQB WHO WAS HEB 8d
HVSBAND AND HEB FIBST WAS
MB PETEB BBADLEY HEB 2d
WAS LT COLL THOMAS
YOVNGS SHE DIED THE
4tii OF IVLY 1724
AGED 67 Y«ARS
HERE LYES Y* BODY
OF GROVER YOUNGS
SON OF BENJAMIN
YOUNGS ESQR & MARY
HIS WIFE WHO WAS
BORN IN SOUTHOLD
OCTB Y« 3D 1697
AND DIED JANrf
Y« 26*»» 1739/40.
BBTHIAH ye
WIFE OF THOMAS
OILBEBT AGED » TEBS
DECESED MAY 11*: 1684:
MOST PBESIOVS IN GODS SIGH*
THE LOBD DOTH AYB ESTEM
OF OVBS Y* DYE IN CHRIST
WHAT EVEB MEN DO DEM«
HERB LYETH BUBIBd
Y« BODY OF MABY
YOVNGS WIFE TO
THOBCAS YOVNGS
AGED 19 YEABS ft
MONTHES ft 18
DAYES DIED Y^ 17
OF DECEMBER
1687
HEBE LIETH INTERRED
THE BODY OF COLONBLi-
lOHN YOVNGS BSQVIBB
LATE ONE OF HIS
BiAIESTIES COVNCEL OF
THE PBOVINCE OF
NEW YOBK WHO
DEPABTED THIS LIFE
THE 12 DAY OF APRILL
ANNO DOMINI 1698
AGED 76 YEARS
Here Lyes Buried
y« Body of M'.
Benjamin Youngs
Son of y« Honour***
Benjamin Youngs
Esq'. A M" His
Wife Wlio Died Sep*
26"» 1729 in y« 21^
Year of His Age.
Here lyes Iuterr*d y«
Body of BENJAMIN
YOUNGS Efq. wlio was
Bom in Southold in
y« Year of our Lord
1668 and Departed
tliis Life July y 29^
Anno Domini 1742
Mb IOHN YONGS MINISTER OF THE WORD AND FIRST SETLER
OF THE CHVRCH OF CHRIST IN SOVTHHOVLD ON LONG ISLAND
DECEASED THE 24 OF FEBRVARY IN THE YEARE
OF OVR LORD 1674 AND OF HIS AGE 74
HERE LIES THE MAN WHOSE DOCTRINE LIFE WELL KNOWN
DID SHOW HE SOVGHT CRISTS HONOVR NOT HIS OWN
IN WEAKNES SOWN IN POWER RAISD SHALL BE
BY CHRIST FROM DEATH TO LIFE ETERNALLY
The original inscription on this stone was recut in 1857 by one of the third 4
one of the fourth generations of Rev, John Young's grand children^ Dea. /^^phin
Youngs, Morristown, N. J., Capt. Selah Youngs, Mattituck, L, L
1899.] Ancient BuriaUChrcunds of Long Island.
327
MARY ¥• WIFE
OF COLOH JOHN
YOVNGS AGED
59 TEARS
DYED MAY Y«
24 1689
In Memory of
BENJAMIN, Son of
Robert and Mehitabel
Hempfted, who died
Dec' 18«*» 1772
aged 3 years & 5 mos.
In Memory of
Mrs. Mehitabel
Hempjted Belict of
Bobert Hemp/ted Sfq*.
who died
Jnly 6^ AD. 1791
aged 61 years
IN MEMORY of
MARY the tmly pions
Wife of ROBERT
HEMPSTED Efq^ who
departed this Life
JanT the 10«»> A D 1768
Aged 66 Years 4 Mo
and 27 Days
I have f ooght a Good fight
I have finished my Conrf e
I have kept the faith &c.
In Memory of Betf ey Daughter of Matthew A Abigail C. Wiekham who died
Jnly A^ 1787 aged 11 months.
In Memory of Bet/ey Daughter of Matthew 4b Abigail C. Wiekham who died
March 1ft 1796 aged 4 months.
In
Memory of
Abigail Cleo Wiekham^
Wife of
Matthew Wiekham
who died Nov' 6**»
1797, in the 39^ year
of her age
In
Memory of
Barnabas T. Terry
Son of
Cap^ Thomas &
Mrs. EJiher Terry
who died
Nov. 30, 1799
aged 2 years
& 5 mo.
HERE LYBTH BVRIEd
Y« BODY OF BETHIA
LONGWORTH DAVGHTER
TO THOMAS & DEBORAH
LONGWORTH AGED 16
YEARES 3 Mo 20d DYED
APRIL Y* 20 1698
IN MEMORY of
M' BENJAMIN BALEY
Deacon of y« Firft Chnrch
of Chrif t in Sonthold
which Office He Snftain'd
abont 40 Years & Serv*d
God & His Generation
with great Integrity
He died Nov 10* 1770
Aged 71 Years 1 Mo &
25 Days
IN MEMORY of MARY Daughter of M' BENJAMIN & SUSANNA BAY-
LEY died March y« ^^ 1731 aged 8 Mo & 19 Days.
IN MEMORY of JONATHAN Son of M'. BENJAMIN & SUSANNA BAY-
LEY died Jnly 14^^ 1739 aged 7 Years 6 Mo & 19 Days.
IN MEMORY of ESTHER Daughter of M' GAMALIEL & ESTHER BAY-
LEY died Nov. 11* 1767 aged 2 Mo. Our Lives are ever on the wings And
Death is ever nigh, The moment that our Life begins We all begin to die.
328
Af%cieni Burial' Orcunds of Long Mmd. C^r»
INMEMOETof
SUSAFNA the
Wife of M' BENJA-
-MIN BATLSY who
died Nov y l'^
1769 in r «^
Year of ber Age
Here lyes y* Body
of James I^fcty Boo
of M'. James 4 M";
Chriftlan Petty
Who Died Voi^
in 1737 AgeA 16
Years 4b 2 Montba
In
Memory of
Israel N. H.
Howell, who died
Joly 80th 1800
aged 18 years.
Here lyes y Body of
Mary Petty, Dang^
of M'. James 4 lO*.
Chriftfan Pettj
Who Died Sep* 6^
1788 Aged 14 Yeara
5 Months 4 2 DaF.
HEBE LYES Y^ BODT
OF M' JAMES
FETTEY AGED 88
YEARS 4 8 M*
DECo DBC> Y*
$D 1728
MARY
CONKLEYK
DECEASED
KOVEMBEB 2
1688
In Memory of
Sylvefter Lefter
Soq of M' Sylyefter
4 M". Mary Lefter
who died Fel>>7. 21<*. 1780
in his 11«^ year.
In
Memory of
Eunice Leddyard
formally the wife of
David Ooldsmith
who died
Oct 27, 1796,
M 81 years 4 10 mo.
SOUTIIOLD.— East Marion.
Fonr miles east of the village of Southold is Oreenport, commercially the
most active settlement of the township. There is no ancient barial place here.
About a mile and a half further east, and near the little village of East Marion,
is the ** Sterling Cemetery,'* containing in 1881 the following inscriptions that
are of dates prior to 1800.
In Memory of Jeremiah son of Daniel & Elizabeth Harris who was drowned
May 15^^ 1799 aged 7 years. Our days begin with trouble here, Our life is but a
apan, A cruel death i$ always near, so frail a thing is man.
In Memory of
ilfr. James Bailey
Son of Mr, John and
3/r«. Charity Bailey ^
who died
Aug*. 15 AD. 1799
aged 25 years
1 mo. & 1 day.
In
Memory of
HANNAH
daughter of
Mr, Samuel Bnd
Hannah Billard
who died Dec. 16, 1797
aged 4 years
8 mo. & 10 days.
1899.] Ancient BurtaUOrcunds of Long Island.
329
In Memory of
Thomas Moore
Son of
M^ Thomas &
M", Marey Moore
who died June 28**^
1790
Aged 34 years
& 3 months
In
Memory of
SAMUEL
Son of JbTr. Samuel
& Hannah Billard
T?ho died
I>ec^ 13, 1797
aged 2 years
In MEMORY of
Gapt. Jofeph Boothf
who departed this life
April 28«»» AD. 1795
In the 5i^ year
of his age.
Tho* Boreas winds and Neptune's vxtves
Have tofd me to and fro ^
By God^s decree you plainly fee
Fm harboured here below.
William Son
of Cap* Jofeph
&M«.
Elizabeth Booth
Died Dec^ 12«»»
1781
in his 3<^ Year
In Memory of
M' George Booth
who died Feb^ i^
AD 1774
in the 33<^ year
of his Age
In Memory of
M". Mary Booth
Wife of Lien*.
Conftant Booth
who died Aug^ 31"'.
AD : 1769
in the 65»»> year
of her Age.
O Grave where is thy
Victory,
In Memory of
Luther Moore
son of Cap'. Thomas
Moore, who departed
this Life Ang^. the l&^
1764 In the 24^ Year
of his Age
In Memory of
Jonathan Moore
Son of M'.
Thomas & Bf».
Marey Moore,
who died Ang< l&^
1787
Aged 24 Years
£ 8 months.
In Memory of
M^ John Booth
who died Dec^ 9**».
AD 1787
In the 55*** year
of his Age.
In Memory of
Lien^ Conftant Booth
who died March 27^
AD : 1774
in the 74*>' year
of his Age
In Memory of
Lnther Moore
Son of M'.
Thomas & M**.
Marey Moore
who died Feb^.
24*>» 1785,
Aged 11 years
£ 2 months.
In Memory of
Cap*. Thomas Moore
who departed this Life
May the 10*»» 1767
In the 62«»d Year
of his Age
In Memory
OF
Mrs. JRhoda Youngs
Relict of
Tho\ Youngs Efif.
who died
January 9**> 1798
in the 77*^ year
of lier age
Ancient Serial- Grounds of Long laland.
In Memory of
Thomas Youngs Efq.
who (leijarted this life Feb'y 19Ui
1793 In the T4th Te&r of his Age
He was the fon of
J. Youngs Efq. fonof
M' Zehi'bbabei, Youngs,
fon of Col. John Youngs,
fon of the Rev. Jn'o Younos
the flrft from England;
Firft mialfter of Soathold.
C-f*.*
IN MEMORY of
HERE LYES TnTEKEED
Mary y Wife of
TRE BODY OP
Jofhua Yonnga
Efq'. who died
Joshua Yousoa Esq'.
AprUHi'" 1766
woo DEP.\ETED THIS
In r 78" Year
LIFE June the aa*
of her Age
Anno Domni 1755
is the 71'' year
of his age
In memory of an
In Memory of
Infiint daughter of
William Son of
Cap'. Joshua Younga
Thomas Youngs Efq'.
and Mrs. Hannali Vo
& Rhoda his Wife
ungi. She departed
who died Sep'. 3'.
this life Jaoe 12th
AD. 17B3
17B4 aged 12 days
Aged 19 Years
The l/ovng may die
& 44 days
and/o mu/t you and I.
In Memory of M"
Frances wife of
M' John Donnghy
& daogbtiir of
M'. Orange &
M". Frances Webb
Who died Oct'. IS"
1788
In the 80* year
of her Age.
Id Memory of
Thomas Fanning
James Webb
Son of M'. DBTld
nlio died
& M". Jane FiuinlDg
July 12* 1795
died Dec. U"-
aged 3* yeBTB
2 months and
1789
Aged 28 Hoots
IS days
In Memory of
m
M' Abraham
Memory of
King Racket
Who died
Septc. 14* 1T88
Mercy wife of
WILLIAM WIGGINS
who died
Ag«d43Yean
Oct. 16, 1798.
1899.] Ancient Buried- Gfraunds of Long Island.
331
Sacred to the MEMOBT of Mrs.
SUSANNA WIGGINS. Wife
of Dr. THOMAS WIGGINS
of Princetoo, New Jersey who departed
this Life at Sa^g Harbour on the 7^ of July
AD 1791 aged 58 Years. A lady highly re-
f pected for an acute & firm nnderf tanding, for
her domeftic virtues, f incere & fervent piety.
In Memory of
M". Dorothy Brown
Wife of Mr.
James Brown :
whe died Sep«. 14«»»
1785
Aged 62 Tears
In Memory of
M^ James Brown
who departed this
Life Sep«. 8«».
1785
Aged 65 Tears
Sacred to
the jfiemory of
Cap' John Wiggins
who departed this
Life Dec. 18**^
AD 1767, hi the 67^
Tear of his Age.
Sacred to the Memory
of BCrs. Mary
Wiggins, Wife of
Cap*. John Wiggins,
who departed
this Life June 2^
AD 1774 in the 88<i
year of her Age.
In
Memory of
Capt. James Brown
who died
Dec. 29, 1798,
^.42.
Bfan is bom to die
Beneath this dnft lies the body of Thomas Brown Son of Cap'. James A Mrs.
Bhoda Brown who died Oct'. 10**^. 1794 aged 4 years 1 month & 6 days. Life
hovsfhort ! eternity how long.
In Memory of GEORGE Son of James H. & Deziah Backet, who died Jnne
20, 1797 aged 1 month.
SOUTHOLD.— Old Orient.
On the very narrow neck of land between Orient Harbor and the Sound, Just
west of the village of Orient, is the old burying-ground of Oyster Pond. It is
approached through private grounds, and is hardly a stone's throw from the
beach. Here were buried the first settlers of this part of the township. Most
of the stones are of imported slate. All of the inscriptions found in 1882 are
here printed.*
[Foot-stone: head-stone lost.]
Lieu'' Gideon
Youngs
1749
Heye lyeth y« Body
of Gideon Toungs
who depar^ this life
in y« 61 year of his
age y« 31"* day of
Decem*» in y« year
1 699
[EZEKriEL TOUNGS
SON OF GIDEON
& EUNICE TOUNGS
DECD MAY T« 18
1727 IN T« SD TEAR
OF HIS AGE
* In the preparation of the manuscript of the Orient inscriptions, the writer hat
had the advantage of comparing his own copy of the original stones with one made by
Mr. Rofas Kinf and printed in the N. T. UenealoficaT and Biozraphical Record of
April, 1875, and, also, with another, made in 1898 by Miss Lucy D. Akerly, the genealo-
st. And it may be safely asserted that in this presentment no stone has been over-
ked, and no name or date need be questioned.
nst
lOOi
333
AneiefU Burial- Gfreunds a/Langi Ltkmd. [J^f*
HERE LTBS T« BODY
OF WALTER YOUNGS
SON TO GIDEON &
HANNAH YOUNGS DEO
MARCH Y« !■» 1714-16 IN
Y« i^ YEAR OF HIS AGE
HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF M»
Dorothy Youngs
WIFE OF M'
Jonathan Youngs
who departed this
LIFE SEFT Sl't 1768
IN THE 66«» YEAR
OF HER AGE
HERB LYES Y* BODY
OF MB> HANNAH YOUNOS
WIFE OF LIEVT
GIDEON YOUNGS
DEO JUNE en
1788
IN Y« 69tt» YEAR
OF HER AGE
In Memoiy of
Rhode y Daughter of
Lieu^ Gideon Yonngs
4b Hannah his Wife ,
who died Aug'' 8*^
1766 in r 671^ Year
of her Age
Here lyeth Dorathj yf Daughter of lonathan 4 Dorathy Young* who dyed
Nonemb' y« 22 1719 in y« 2 year of her age
HERE LIES Y« BODY OF
PATIANCE TERRY
DAU' OF M»
JONATHAN & M"
LYDIA TERRY
DIED JULY 18«» 1764
AGED 8 YEARS
8 MONTHS 4b 26 D«
In Memory
of Dorothy y«
Daughter of
M' James Brown
4b Dorothy his
wife died Octo^
y« \9?^ 1764 aged
2 Years 9 M<»
4b 12 Days
[Foot-Btone: the head-stone lost.]
THOMAS
TERRY 1768
In Memory
of Jeremiah Ton
of W Richard 4b
M» Phebe Youngs
he died 1769
aged IS™*"**" & 14 D*
HERE LIES BURIED
THE BODY OF M'
Jeremiah Vail
who departed this
life octr 13 1749
AGED 39 YEARS
AND 6 Mo.
Here lyes y Body of
M" Esther Youngs
Wife to M'^ Richard
Youngs who Died
in y« Year 1749 in y«
83^ Year of her Age
Here lyes y« Body
of M' Benjamin
Tuthill; Who
Died Feb'y 16***
1748/9 in y« 23^
Year of his Age
In Memory
of Jonathan
the son of
Jeremiah &
Eliza Vail
HERE LYES THE
BODY OF M'
Jonathan Tuthill
DYED FEBT 8t»» 1741/2
IN Y* m^ YEAR
OF HIS age
[Foot-stone : head-stone lost.]
M" SARAH
VAIL 1766
Here lyes y Body
of M" Sufanna
Tuthill, Wife to M'
Jonathan Tuthill
Who Died May 16
1743 in y» 39*»» Year
of Her Age
1899.] Ancieni Burial-Ghrounds of Lang Island.
333
HERE LYES Y« BODY
OF CAPT WILLIAM BOOTH
WHO DECD MARCH Y«
11 17 2 3
IN Y« e3D YEAR
Here lyes y« Body
of M^* Hannah
Booth, Tvife to Cap*
WilUam Booth
Who departed this
Life Dec»» 22* AD. 1742
in y« 76"* Year of her Age
HERE LYETH
WILLIAM Y« SON OF
WILLIAM BOOTH
& OF HANNAH
HIS WIFE WHO DEC
IN Y« 22D YEAR
OF HIS AGE IVLY
Y« 22D 1712
GEORGE SON OF
WILLIAM &
HANNAH BOOTH
DIED IN Y« 17 YEAR
OF HIS AGE NOV
1713
Here lyeth
the Body of
Samnel King
who died in
the 89"» Year
of his age
NoTem»» y« 29*»»
1721
HERE LYETH Y« BODY
OF JONATHAN BROWN
WHO DEPARTED THIS
LIFE AVGVST Y« 19
1710 IN Y« 57
YEAR OF HIS AGE
Here lyeth the
body of Hannah
the wife of Henry
Tnthill who decea**
in y« 24"» year of
her age Decemb'
the first 17 15
Here lieth Interred
the Body of Richard
King, who died May
y« 20*»» 1735 In y« 24"»
year of his age.
As yon paf s by behold and see
As I am now so maft yon be
Make fnre of Ch rift to be yonr Friend
And peace fhall be yonr Latter End
Here lieth Bezaleel y« son
of William & Bathfhna
King died April y« 24 1735
In ye 9U1 yeiir Qf hjg ngg.
In the cold earth behold I lie
Who once was Living as yon be
Theirs none so yonng bot they may Die
Prepare for Death and Follow me.
[BA]THSHUA KING
Beneath this little Stone here lies
The Wife of William King
And tho' fhe's dead to Mortal Eyes
She will Revive again.
Liv'd four and Fifty Years a Wife
Dy'd in her Seventy Seven
Has now laid down her Mortal Life
In hopes to live in Heaven.
May r 7*»» A D 17d4
here lies the body of
Paul Kino son of M'
William & M" Bathshua
King Dec^ novr 2&^
1750 IN Y« 20«»
YEAR OF HIS AGE
Youth caft an eye as yon pass by
And view the ground whare now I [lie]
Prepare for Death while you are y[oung]
Who knows how soon your [turn may come].
IN MEMORY of
Sufannah y« Wife of
Robert Sheffield &
Daughter of William
& Bathfhna King who
died 31ay 1" 1766 in
the 43<i Year of her Age
334
Ancient Burial- Oraunds of Lang JUoful. [Jiifyf
IK MEMOBY of
SaTaimah Danghter ^
Robert A Safannah
Sheffield who
died May in 1766
In y 16* Year
of her Age
Here Ueth y
Body of Hannah y
wife of David King
died Jan«y y* 11*>» 1728-9
In y 88<i Tear of her age
Her turn is come Next BCay be thine
Prepare for It whllf t Thon haft time
And that Thon BCayeft prepared be
Live unto him that died for Thee
HereUrtli
David y« Son
of David 4
Hannah King
died Sepr y 7
1729 In r 18*
Year of his age
Boberty*
Son of
Bobertft
Snfanna
Sheffield
died Angoft
y« 7th 1758
Aged 19 MO
Here Lyes Elisabeth
Onee Samnel Beebees wife
Who once was made a living f onl
Bnt's now deprlv'd of life
yet firmly
Did believe
That at her Lord's return
Shee fhonld be made a living f onl
In his own Ihap and form
Liv'd fonr and thirty years a Wife
Was Aged fifty f even
Has now lay'd down her mortal f onl
In hope to live in Heaven
Inne the 10* 1716
Here lyeth the
Body of Sarah
the Wife of lohn
Paine who dyed
in the 76 year
of her age
Septem^' y® 3^ 1716
HERE LYES Y« BODY
OF M" SUSANNA KING
WHO DIED MAY
THE 10<i» 1741
IN Y« 03D YEAR
OF HER AGE
Here lyeth
y« body of Martha
y« wife of charles
glouer who dep
arted this life may
ye gth in ye yeare of
of our lord christ
1713&iny<^3Gth
year of her age
HERE LYES Y«
BODY OF M'
SAMUEL KING JUN-^
DECD ^LVY Y« 6^^
1726
IN Ye 51«» YEAR
OF HIS AGE
Here lyeth
the Body of
Bez«lel KUig
who died in
the 22 Year
of his age Feb
y 12«»» 1726
Here lyeth the
Body of Abigail
the Wife of William
King who dyed In
the SO*** year of
her age May
the 27"» 1716
HERE
LYETH THE
BODY OF MARY
BROWN Y* WIFE
OF SAMVEL
BROWN WHO
DIED MAY 31
1711 IN THE
20^'^ YEAR OF
HER AGE
BODY
[broken off] IFE
KING
ARTD THIS
GUST Y« 17
IN Y« 82tt»
YEAR OF HER AGE
[To be continued.]
1899.] John Fuller oflpstrich, Maaa. 335
JOHN FULLER OF IPSWICH, MASS., 1634.
By Edwabd F. Etbbbtt, A3(., of Cambridge, Mass.
The foUowing account of John FuUer and his descendants has
been gathered from the town and church records of Ipswich and
probate records of Essex county, with but little attempt to follow
the lives of removing families. From the court records, deposition
of William Fuller of Hampton, aged 73 years in 1681, went from
Ipswich to it, had a brother and son John, the last aged 38 years
in 1681, it would appear that our John was a brother of William
Fuller of Ipswich 1637, who removed in 1639 to Hampton, N. H.
and has been identified as a passenger aged 25 years in the ^ Abigail,"
May 4, 1635 ; and as son of Roger Fuller of Topcroft, County
Norfolk, England. Our John may also have been a brother of
Giles Fuller of Hampton, N. H., for in 1677 an entry is found in
the registry of emigration concerning Susanna Thurton (alias
Fuller), daughter Kodger Fuller, late of Topcroft, in y* Co. of
Nor., and sister of Giles Fuller, late of Hampton in N. E., dec**
(no other son or daughter).
In our John's will, proved in 1666, he makes no provision for his
^ sons John and William, who have been sufficiently supplied by
their uncle." No town entries record the marriages or deaths of
these two sons, nor do their names appear on the church records,
thus indicating that they were non-residents, yet we know frx)m
probate records that they were living in 1689 when the estate of
their brother Thomas was divided among his brothers and sisters.
As the other brothers and sisters and their families are on the town
records, it is necessary to look elsewhere for John and William. In
the neighboring town of Hampton we have a John and William, jr. ,
whose parentage has never been decided, only supposed ; who will
fill the requirements of our John and William with an uncle
(senior) William to sufficiently supply them ; and we think this is
where they belong.
JoHN^ Fuller, born in England, died June 4, 1666, in Ipswich, Mass. ;
m. Elizabeth Emerson of Ipswich, daughter of Thomas Emerson.
She, as a widow, married between 1666 and 1672, Thomas Perrin.
He was an original settler, 1634, in Ipswich, Mass., one of General
Denison's subscribers in 1648, town surveyor 1663, commoner 1664, and
owned land near Rocky Hill. His will was proved September 25, 1666;
names sons ''John and William, who have been sufficiently supplied by
their uncle ; daughters Susanna and Elizabeth, their grandfather hath early
eiven them a portion ; wife and son James, Executors; wife, sons James,
Thomas, Nathaniel, Joseph, daughter Sarah and child to be born, one-
seventh each." September 25, 1666, Elizabeth Fuller files the inventory —
386 John Fuller oflpmmeh^ Ma$8. [J*^ t
£844. 17. 0. March 25, 1678, James Faller files an inyentorj oi wluU
he received from his mother when she married Thomas Perrin, sworn to
January 29, 1672 — £227 15. 5. She had paid eight or nine pounds to
William Stacy as a part dae his wife.
ChUdren :
i. John,* b. ; living 1689 ; ^apposed to be John of Haaq;»ton.
ii. WiLUAM, b. ; living 1689; supposed to be William, Jr., of
Hampton.
2. iii. Jambs, b.
iv. Thomas, b. ; lived with his father, Thomas PscTln, In 1680;
granted land in 1685 at Rocky Hill for shop to make wheds; died
unmarried 1689. At probate court, September 24, 1689, Jolm,
James, William, Nathaniel and Joseph appear as hie heirs, hs
having died without widow or children, and agree on aetaemaDt
of the estate as follows : 1st, pay funeral charges ; 2d, pay each
living sister £6 ; 8d, divide remainder among five brothers.
8. V. Nathaiobl, b. .
4. vi. Joseph, b 1668.
vil. Susanna, b. ; m. Oct. 26, 1671, Wry or Wm. Stapy.
viii. EuzABBTH, b. — ; m. ICar. 28, 1674, James King.
ix. Sarah, b. ; m. November, 1679, Nathaniel Hovey.
X. Child, b. .
2. James* Fuller, bom ; died June 21, 1725, Ipswidi, Mass.;
m. Oct 20, 1672, in Ipswidi, to Mary Riog. She was born abool
1647 and died October 16, 1782, aged 85 years, lo Ipswich.
His will, dated Dec. 19, 1728, was proved Jnly 5, 1785 ; givei
eldest son, James Fuller, the dwelling house and homoitaftd on
Rocky Hill, where he now dwells, and other lands, partly ^^nnded
by my brother, Nathaniel Fnller^ ; son Nathaniel Foliar all re-
mainder of my homestead and my house, dec ; wife Mary Fnllerj
daughter Mary, £25 ; daughter Elizabeth Smith, £40 ; daiu^iter
Dorothy, £18 ; daughter Susanna Benet, £8; daughter uuma
ffuller, £30. Sons James and Nathaniel executors. See Prohate
file, Essex Co., 10,378.
Childreu, born in Ipswich :
5. i. James,3 b. Dec. 2, 1673.
ii. Mary, b. May 30, 1675.
iii. John, b. Feb. 20, 1676-7; d. probably before 1723, as is not named
in liis father's will,
iv. Elizabetu, b. Feb. 25, 1678; published Feb. 20, 1702, to Nathaniel
Sniitli.
V. Daniel, b. Feb 24, 1680-1; living 1700 in Ipswich; probably died
before 1723, as is not named in bis father's will.
6. vi. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 18, 1682-3.
vii. Dorothy, b. Dec. 18, 1684; m. probably the one published July 21,
1715, to Josiah Stone.
viii. Susanna, b. ; published 24-7-1709, to Stephen Bennet.
ix. Hannah, b. .
3. Nathaniel^ Fuller, born ; died 1719; published October
14, 1708, to Mary Jackson of Rowley. She was published to her
second husband, Samuel Ayors. June 23, 1721.
March 23, 1 G92-3, the selectmen of Ipswich laid out by the river
side and set off a lot, 28 feet, to Joseph Fuller, and he sold it to his
brother, Nathaniel Fuller. Thomas Knowlton bought a lot of
Cornelius Kent and then sold it to Nathaniel Fuller.
1899.] John Fuller oflps^oichj Mass. 337
Mary Fuller, widow of Nathaniel, was appointed administratix
Nov. 5, 1719. Inventory of same date names house, lands and barn,
£80 ; old homestead, £40 ; woodland, £15 ; rights in the 8th and
west meadow divisions, £30 ; barn Plum Island, £15 ; total, £180.
Among the creditors were James Fuller and Joseph Fuller, his two
brothers. See Probate file, Essex Co., 10,401.
Children, born in Ipswich :
i. Nathaniel,' b. Nov. 28, 1709; probably died young,
ii. Mary, b. ; Dec. 28, 1724, being above 15 years of age, choose
my father-in-law, Samuel Ayers, and my mother, Mary Ayers, as
my guardians,
ill. Elizabctu, bapt. 22-12-1712-3; probably died young,
iv. Thomas, bapt. May 29, 1715; probably died young.
7. v. Nathaniel, bapt. 1-7-1717; Dec. 28, 1724, above 7 years of age,
Samuel Avers and Mary Avers were appointed his guardians. See
Probate Hie, Essex Co., 10,390.
•
4. Sergeant Joseph* Fuller, born 1658 ; die<l August 22, 1731, aged
73 years, in Ipswich; married Oct. 1, 1685, in Ipswich, to Mary
Wood, who died before her husband.
April 1, 1680, Joseph Fuller lives with Simon Wood. March 23,
1692-3, the selectmen of Ipswich laid out land by the riverside and
set off a lot, 28 feet, to Joseph Fuller, which he sold to his brother
Nathaniel Fuller. The same year, Joseph Fuller and William
Heywood were allowed! to build a wharf. He was a carpenter
by trade.
Nov. 1, 1731, William Fuller was appointed administrator of the
estate of Joseph Fuller, deceased; no widow named. William
Kimball and Nathaniel Fuller, bondsmen. Nov. 8, 1731, an
inventory was filed, and March 15, 1732-3, an additional inventory
was filed. The executor reports that Joseph Fuller, the eldest son,
hath acquited ''y*^ estate by an Instrument upon record at Spring-
field to ray satisfaction." The property was divided equally between
William, John, Ebenezer, Jacob and Daniel's heirs of Gloucester,
each share being £164 5.0. Feb. 26, 1742, Ebenezer Fuller and
Jacob Fuller signed receipts for personal pro|)erty.
Children, born in Ipswich :
i. Joseph,' b. Aug. 13, 1G90; m. April 29, 1729, in Ipswich, by Rev. John
Rogers, to Elizabeth Ilotchins. He settled in Southfleld, which
is now a part of the present town of Tolland, Mass., and received
by deed from his father, dated Nov. 12, 1714, and recorded March
l5, 1714-15, at Springfield, Mass., as follows: ** I, Joseph Fuller
of Ipswich, carpenter, parental love, &c., to my eldest son Joseph
Fuller, now of Southfleld, Co. Springfield, carpenter, and in con-
sideration of what I shall devise to liim, whlcli is to be in fall of
his part and portion of my estate, all my tenement, house lot, home-
stead and all other lands belonging to me in the township of South-
fleld, which I bought of Samuel Bush of Westfleld In various
parcels,'* &c. "^ere follows a description of each lot.)
ii. Thomas, b. April C, 1692 ; d. young.
8. iil. WiLLiA3f, b. March 7, 1094.
iv. John, b. May 16, 1698, and d. Sept. 29, 1699.
9. V. John, 'I twins; b. April 22, 1701.
vl. Benjamin, / d. June, 1703.
10. vii. Daniel, b. Jan. 30, 1702.
viii. Benjamin, b. AQ^ 20, 1705; d. July 22, 1722, aged 17 years.
11. ix. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 10, 1707.
12. X. Jacob, bapt. 25-1-1711-12.
TOL. I|III. 22
I John Fvihr of Ipswich, Mam. [July.
Sbrggant Jahcb' Fuller, jr., bam Dec 2, 1673, in Ipawicb, Mags.;
died there April 9, 1 753 ; m. , Phebe , who died Juoe 20.
1746.
In March, 1GD3-3. Lhe BeJectmen grauted him the third lot of 28
feet, between Samuel Orilwfiy's shop aiid the town bridge. He held
a seat iii the Dew meeting house 1 700, aud wa« n comraODer iu 1 707.
April 6, 1753, Nathuniel Low aod Jaroes Lord were appointed
admiiiistrators of esUte of Jameg Fuller, bond £1,000, no widoir
811(1 no children iiame<1. See Esaex Co. Probate, tile 10,379.
Children, born in Ipswicb :
1. Prbdice. b. Sept. 20, 1700 ( pub. MarcbS, 1T2I-2, toAbraltain Fitts.
il. DiNiKi,, h. ; only aon, d. Not. 10, 1T24.
111. Saiub. bupt. Not. 8, ITIS ; pub. Dec. 4, 1731, to Semael Ff lions.
Iv. Blizabetb, bapt. Much 8, IT1&.
V. Hakkab, bapt. Jane 17, 1723; probably at. Mnj 22, 1716, Samuel
Lakeman. ,
Nathaniel' Fuller, born Feb. 18, IfSSS, in Ipswich, Mass., and
died there Dec. , 1752 ; first marriage published 24—6-1717,
to Mary PoCt«r, daughter of Tiiomas and Marv (Kimball) Potter.
She WHS born April 13, 1697, and died July 22. 1731, in Ipawicb ;
second, married Jan. 14, 1733-34, to the widow Elizabeth Perkins,
who died July, 1770, in Ipawich. Her will wae dated June 2, 1770,
and wuB proved July 30, 1770, and names daughter Mary Carter;
daughter Elizabeth Kinsman, wife of Benjamin ; daughter Mary
Glazier, wife of Benjamin Glazier ; daughter Surah Glazier, wift
of John Glazier ; granddaughter Eunice Carter. See Essex Co.
Probate, file 10,368.
His will is dated November 4, 1752, .ind proved December 2.7.
1752 : names wife Elizabeth Fuller, eldest son Daoiel, son William,
son Nathaniel, sod James "if in y'' Land of the Living." daughter
Mary, daughter Sarah, Daniel Fuller executor; witnesses, Samuel
Bogora, Ebenezer Fuller and Stephen Smith. An account was filed
April 5, 1758,BhowiDg legades paid to Nathaniel, Mary and Sarsb.
Sou James is not mentioned in any account, and was probably oot
in the laud of the living. The real estate was divided between
Daniel and William. See Essex Co. Probate, file 10,404.
Children by first wife Mary, born in Ipswich:
1. Mart,' bapt. 22-12mo.-17ie; d. Nov. 17, 1726
It. James, bapt. Dec. 18, 1720; d. Mot. 19, 1726.
ill. Nathaniel, bapt. Sept. 9, 1722; d. Nov. IB, 1725.
Iv. Daniel, bapt. Jan. 17, 1724-26; d. there May 9, 1806, aged 81 years;
pub. June 8, 1754, to Eatherlne Pindar, l>oth of Ipswich. Slie
diedtbere Jnly 12, 1812. Cblldren: ,
1. Katherine^, bapt. Dec. 14, 1755.
2. Jamf$. b. Oct. 30. 1768 ; d. there unm. Sept. 6, 1842, aged 84 yean.
S. Eloign William, b. March 18 ; bapt. March 22, 1T6I ; moved In 1S07
to Gardiner, Me., where he died; m. Jan. 14, 1787, to Lncj
Hodgklns, both of Ipswich ; she d. May 4, 184C, aged 33 years, In
Gardlnen Me. They had five sons and five daughters ; nine bon
In Ipswich and one In Qardlner.
4. Luty. b. Feb., 1764.
v. Captain Natiianiki., bapt. Dec. 25, 1726; d. about 1778; is said to
have been commander of the privateer "General Stark," and to
bave died of wounds received In an engagement ; flrst m. Nov. H.
1759, to Sarah LeatberUnd; second, pub. March 6, 1TS8, toUaiT
Holland, both of Ipswich. Children;
1899.] John Fuller of Ipstoich, Mass. 339
1. Nathaniel^, b. Sept. 4, bapt. Sept. 7, 1760 : d. there Dec. 29 or 30,
1842, aged 82 years; m. May, 1781, to Hannah Hovey, daughter
John and Elizabeth (Hnse) Hovey. She was b. Oct. 15, 1762,
and d. Jan. 17, 1861, in Ipswich.
He inherited from his father one share in the privateer
"General Stark." He was also a revolutionary soldier; sei^ved
in the war of 1812, and was taken prisoner and confined in Dart-
moor. They had four sons and eight daughters ; the youngest
daughter, Charlotte*, m. Abraham Bumham of Ipswich and is
still living there in her 93d year. She is one of the original
Daughters of the American Revolution.
2. Sarah, bapt. Nov. 6, 1763.
Children by second wife, Mary :
3. Susannay bapt. Nov. 27, 1768.
4. James, bapt. Sept. 16, 1770; settled in Batavia, N. Y., 1803.
5. William, bapt. Feb. 12, 1775; d. in Lake City, Minn., aged about
87 years; m. March 30, 1797, in Lyndeboro, N. H., by Rev.
Scwall Goodrich, to Rachel Cram, daughter Jacob and Isabel
(Hutchinson) Cram. She was bom July 5, 1777, in Lyndeboro,
N. H., and died in Irasburg, Vt. They "lived in Litchfield, Me.,
until 1816, when they moved to Irasburg, Vt. They had four
sons and four daughters. One daughter, Mary,* who m. Justus
Stevens Smith, is living, in her 84th year, in Cambridge, Mass.
6. Mary, b. Oct. 9, 1776.
vi. James, bapt. Feb. 9, 1728; d. probably before 1757.
vii. ALkRY, bapt. March 29, 1731 ; d. Nov. 14, 1731, aged 7 1-2 mos.
Children by second wife, Elizabeth :
viii. William, bapt. Dec. 1, 1734; d. 1757; pub. Sept. 19, 1755, to Anne
Wainwright of Ipswich, and either the marriage was not con-
summated or Anne died before 1757 without issue, as his mother,
the widow Elizabeth Fuller, was appointed administratrix of his
estate June 6, 1757.
ix. Mary, bapt. April 3, 1737; ro. Feb. 1, 1759, Benjamin Glazier, jr.
z. Sarah, bapt. Jan. 14, 1738-39; pub. Jan. 26, 1760, John Glazier.
7. Nathaniel* Fuller, bapt. 1-7-1717, in Ipswich; died
first married Nov. 23, 1738, to Elizabeth Ireland, who died Nov.,
1739 ; second, m. Feb. 6, 1740-41, to Deliverance Burke, both of
Ipswich ; third, m. Jan. 29, 1749-50, to De1x>rah Millet of Beverly.
She died Dec. 14, 1758.
He had no children by his first wife ; the record of the death of
his first wife and the record of his second marriage calls him a tailor.
Child by second wife. Deliverance :
i. Nathaniel,* b. Feb. 12, 1741 ; bapt. Feb. 7, 1741-2.
Children by third wife, Deborah:
ii. Deborah, bapt. Sept. 24, 1752.
iii. Maky, bapt. Jan. 4, 1756.
iv. Mary, bapt. Nov. 5, 1758.
8. William* Fuller, born March 7, 1 694, in Ipswich, and died there
May 27, 1754 ; published 27-8-1716, to Sarah Waite.
July 22, 1754, Sarah Fuller, widow, appointed administratrix of
the estate of her husband, William Fuller, with Ebenezer Fuller
and David Andrews bondsmen. Inventory recorded June 23, 1755,
includes dwelling house and bam, £66 13. 4.; six other pieces of
real estate, £198 13. 4.; personal estate, £98 10. 6.; total,
£363 17. 2. See Essex Co. Probate, file 10,429.
Children, born an<l baptized in Ipswich :
i. Sarah,^ bapt August 13, 1721 ; d. May 8, 1736.
John Fuller of Ipswich, Mass. [July,;
U. ViLUAU, b&pt. March 29, IT21 ; d. St>pt. S, 1736.
Hi. Lucy, Impl. Angust 39. 1726.
Iv. Thomas, bapt. Maj 11, 1729; d. Sept. 17, 1736.
V. Bexjauik, bapt. Aag. I. 1731 ; d. Sept. 11, IT3fi.
vl. JussPH, bapt. Feb. 10, 1733-34; il. Sept. 11, 173S,
vU. Sahau, bapt. Oct. 24, 1736.
John' Fdllkk, boru April 22,1701, in Ipswich; died there -j
first published Dec. 10, 1726. to Mary Howard, who died iu child*
bed Nov. 29, 1728; eecoud, m. July 29, 1731. in Ipswich, to
Hannah Lord. As there is do record of his family iit Ipswich nfuT
the birlh of daughter Hannah, in 1748, it is presumed that thej
moved to some other place.
Cliildreo by second wife. IltLnimh, bora and baptized ia Ipswich:
1. Jons.* bapt. Maj 7, 1732.
il. Sampel. bapt. Jan. 20. 1733-3i.
m. Danirl, bapt. June 13, 1736.
It. Wu-LiAM, bapt, Jan. 25. IT^O.
V. Hannah, bapt. June 12, 1T43.
Daniel* Fuller, born Jan. 30, 1702, in Ip^wJch; died 1731, in
Gloucester, Mass. ; married Oct. 17, 1726, in Gloucester, to Adu
Deliver of Gloucester. He lived in the west parish of Glauccstor
■ud died before his father. Oct. 6, 1731, Aixua Fuller petitioaeij
the Probate Court to have her uncle, Humphrey Woodbtirj,
appointed guardian of her two children, Daniel and Ann Faller,
miuoTB, left by her late husband ; this was approved by the Court-
July 24, 1739, Humphrey Woodbury gave a receipt, as guardian,
&B having "received of VVm. Fuller, adm" to estate of his father,
Joseph Fuller, late of Ipswic^b, deceased, £4 6. 6. it being y' fuU
proportion of y' children o[ Daniel Fuller, late of Gloucester, de-
ceased, of tbcire'' grandfather." See Essex Co. Probate, Hie 10,353.
Children, bora in Gloucester:
I. A?™,' b. Oct. Be, 1727. She gave a receipt Dec. 5, 1748, In full
for lipr simre oflier fnlber'a eaUte: "Recil of Huiaplircy Wood-
bury, my guardian, £8 in full of my portion. — (Sigd) Ann Puller."
il. Daniel, b. Dec. 5, 1730; lost at sea 1765; in. Nov. 6, 1T61, in
Gloucester, to Kcturah Rnat of Olonceater. In Rev. Samnel
Chandler's Journal at Gloucester Is this entry; "1755, Nov. SI,
Daniel Fuller, master of Capt. Bennet's schooner, set out for a
fall fare and returned no more; four sailors and all lived In tfae
West I'arlsh." One child, born in Gloucester :
1. Eelurah.'' b. Nov. 3, 1764.
Ebenezer' Fcller, horu Jau. 10, 1707; died ; married
August 31, 17S1, to Mary Gritsman or Gretman of Ipswich. In
1732-33 be received part of his father's house and homestead, in
settling his father's estate, his brother Jacob receiving the other
parL He is known to bave been living in Ipswich in 1754, bat is
supposed to have moved away, as there is no record of his death
and no probate account.
Children, born and baptized iu Ipswich :
i. JoBBTH*, bapt. May 25, 1733.
11. Mahy, bapt. Feb. 2, 1734-6; d. Jan. 11, 1766.
111. Ebenezbb, bapt. Feb. 30, 1736; d. May 3, 1T3S.
Iv. EuENBZER, bapt. Oct. 7. 1739; pub. March II, 1768, toEltubetb
WilUanie, both of Ipswich. There la no farther record of him in
Ipswich.
1899.] Grants of Land for Services. 341
V. EuziLBETH, bapt. March 80, 1746.
tI. Nathaxibl, bapt. Feb. 24, 1750.
12. Jacob* Fuller, bapt. 25-1-1711-12, iu Ipswich; died-
published Oct 12, 1734, to Ann Ham, both of Ipswich. In
1732-33 he received part of his father's homestead and other lands
in settling his father's estate. He is supposed to have moved away
from town about 1742, as his name does not appear on town or
probate records.
Children, born and baptized in Gloucester:
I. Jacob*, bapt. Nov. 16, 1735; d. May 10, 1736.
li. Jacob, bapt. Sept. 11, 1737.
iii. JosiAH, bapt. July 8, 1739.
iv. Ann, bapt. Oct. 3, 1741.
[Note.— There is, I think, a doubt whether William Fuller of Hampton (anUt
p. 335) was a son of Roger of Topcroft. See Rbgisteb, vol. 48, p. 345. — F. H.
Fuller.]
GRANTS OF LAND FOR SERVICES IN INDIAN WARS.
Bj Hon. Geokoe Shbldox, of Deerfield, Mass.
There seems to be no fact better established than that errors are sure
to creep into the most carefnllj considered statements of historical events.
If not through the pranks of the printer's devil, some rascally imp, equally
regardless of consistency, common sense, the feelings of the writer, or the
fact^ in the case, and apparently with malice aforethought, will gleefully
smuggle in the wrong name, transpose the vital date, thereby buttressing
a false statement, or clouding a well-known fact, and will even perch upon
the proboscis of the proof-reader at the critical moment to make sure of its
purpose ! The victim meanwhile can lay his hand upon his vest pocket and
declare with Professor Everett in vour last issue, ^^ I knew better/ "
And if such errors must needs come, what can be done to neutralize these
imps of confusion ? Is it not the duty of those who discover these tricks to
expose them at the earliest possible moment ? Historical errors are harder
to check than runaway horses or engines going wild. The latter move in only
one direction and must of necessity get out of breath sooner or later. Not
so the former ; they travel towards every point of the compass and seem
to gather strength with every league. But with all the odds against him,
Truth should hurry on his boots, sally forth and at least give error a rap
on the pate at the point of departure, with a possible chance of winning
the field.
Moved by such considerations as these, I take the earliest opportunity
of calling attention to some signs of this spirit of mischief in the April
number of the Register. In the admirable article on Lyman J. Gage
appears this statement on page 201 : —
^ April 18, 1735, the legislature made a grant of seven townships, Narra-
gansett townships so-called, to such of the survivors of King Philip's war
and their heirs, as could prove their claim, 120 to a township, 840 in all.
The trouble here lies in the words, " survivors of King Philip's war.
Perhaps this is not a grave offence, save that all historical errors are very
apt to lead, by one road or another, into some labyrinth of mischief. This
particular error is almost refuted on the next page, where the writer states
99
Oremt* o/LaitdJhr Services. [Jofyf
by the Genentl Court of Mmwrhoaettfl to " certain Narragansett Boldiere,"
indndisg Jolui uid William Gage, " both KdtUera in the Narragausett war."
" XanaguoeU No. 7 " being int«pi«ted, moms the eevent b townahip of land
granted to tJuMe soUien, or their bdn, who were eogagect in the war
i^Mnst the Namguuett ludiaiis in Deeember and January, 1675-76, tlitt
prindpal event of wliich was the " G^reat Swamp Fight " of December 19,
1675.
Hie agitation which led to the actxm of April 18, 1735, was based an a
promise of the oolony, to be noted later, and it began at a date uuknown to
me ; but, June 15, 1728, the General Court, in answer to ^ome pctitioa,
granted two townships of six milee square each "■ lo the officers and sol-
Sien belonging to this Province who were in the service of their conntty
hn the said Narraganaet war, or their Lawful RepreseuUitiTc, as a re-
wutl f<w tb^ pabhc serrices & as a full satiefaction of the grant fonnerly
made them by the Great & General Conrt" At the same time it waa or-
dared that claimants for this land be notified through the " News Letter^
advertisementB posted in every town in the Province notifying all persons
that now survive, & were in the Fight A the legal RepruHeuiativeu of thoae
deoeased, that they may give or send a XJal. of tbeir numea ... to
this Conrt at the next Fall Session."
Fetffoary 17, 1780, Thomas Hunt and others, " Committee for the
Narraganaet claims," report to the General Court tb»t the numbers making 3
claim cannot be accommodated by the grant already made, and aiik for montfl
legislation; and a townihip of und six miles s(|uare wan grajited to eadtfl
120 persons who proved their rl«.ima- la this action the bcueficiariee US]
indifferently called "Narraganaet Soldiers" or "Soldiers of the Nan*^
ganaet war." ■
This task of hearing clununU and awarding claims was uo holiday iiA,'^,
and the Hont comnuttee took time to make thorough work. Five yean
later they mode a report that after careful invesli<;ation they hod ■' taken
an exact list of all the grantees of the seven NarrHg.iugct towii.-jhipa lately
laid out by the General Court," having been " appointed to take an exact
List of the Narraganset Soldiers for said List," and they gave in tlie
names of " 640 persons." The report of this committee was adopted, and
the grant of the seven Narraganaett townships was confirmed to the per-
sons therein named respectively.
After five years' search only 840 claimants could be found. Had the
grant been made to "such of the survivors of King Philip's war and thor
heirs, as could prove their claims," the number must have gone well up in
the thousands. The "Narraganset war" was not "Philip's war," but
it was one of the events growing out of and included in Philip's war. lite
outbreak of Philip with such clans as he could then muster was in Jono,
1675. November 2 the "Commissioners of the United Colonies" d&
clared war against the Nairagansetta, as a measure necessary for tlie
security of the English settlements, having satisfactory proof that that
tribe was playing false and was about to join Philip openly in the war.
They voted to raise 1,000 men for the campaign against the NarniganBett&
The quota of Massachusetts was 527 men, and the colony offered a grant
of land to each man who should engage in addition to the regular pay, on
the condition that they " took the Fort & Drove the Enemy out of the
Narraganset Country." It was possibly in consequence of this bonn^ of
land that when the invading army was mustered for the march on Dedham
1899.] Grants of Land for Services. 343
plain, December 9, the quota was more than filled and 540 men answered
to their names. December 12, the Massachusetts men were joined at
Providence by two companies from Plymouth, one company under Capt.
John Gorham. " December 15 Conecticut Armie set forth from mr Rich-
ardsons,** and December 19 occurred the Great Swamp Fight, in which
the stronghold of the Narragansetts was taken and the tribe scatterefl.
Other forces from Massachusetts soon appeared and joined in the pursuit
of the fugitives. It was to these men and those mustered at Dedham, and
no others, that the seven Narragansett townships were granted in 1735 —
a tardy fulfilment of the promise made December 9, 1 675. It was to the
company which served under Capt. Gorham to whom *•' Narraganset town-
ship No. 7," now Gorham, Maine, was assigned.
Capt. Gorham came safely out of the terrible fight of December 19, but
succumbed to the hardship of the campaign and died in the service about
seven weeks later.
Among those of his company whose heirs received the Gorham grant,
were three brothers, John, William and Henry Gage, of Yarmouth. The
writer tells us that John Gage served under Capt. iG^orham in the Blount
Hope expedition in June, 1675, and that Henry was in the Swamp Fight
under Capt. Gorham, and that all the three brothers were killed with Capt.
Michael Pierce of Rehoboth, March 2^, 1676. Now, this service of John
in June, 1675, and of William in March, 1676, would give them no claim
to the Narragansett Grants. How is it, then, that the names of all three
appear on the roll of Capt. John Grorham*s men in 1 735 ? The committee
on the Narragansett Grants says that on ** careful examination *' they
made an '* exact List " and returned that list to the General Court. On
the fragment of that list still preserved are the names of John. Henry and
William Gage of Yarmouth, and also the names of Richard Taylor and
William Chase, then living at Yarmouth. There are also on the same
fragment the names of nine other living soldiers of the Great Swamp Fight,
and doubtless manv other survivors were found whose names are lost. It
must be presumed that these living Yarmouth men, at least, would know
the names of their comrades in the war, bovs from their own town, and
that the three names were inserted in the list on their testimonv. So it
inevitably follows that these three brave and patriotic brothers, John,
William and Henry Gage, were all under Capt. John Gorham in the Narra-
gmnsett campaign of December-January, 1675-76.
We nowhere find grants of land offered or given to " the soldiers of King
Phllip*8 war and their heirs," in such terms. We do find that grants of
townships were marie to particular companies in that war, as the grant for
instance, of Fall Town to the company under Capt. William Tumi?r, which
destroyed the camp of the enemy at Peskeompskut, May 19, 1676.
The same rule was followed in the next war. No grants were offered
or paid to ^ the soldiers of King William's war," but grants of townships
were made to particular companies in that war, as of Huntstown, now
Ashfield, to the company of Capt Ephraim Hunt ; of Winchendon to the
company from Ipswich ; of a township to the Beverly men under Capt.
William Raymond ; and other companies who were all in the expedition to
Canada in 1690.
In the valuable and well considered paper upon the Hoar Family in
in the same number of the Register, if I read the page rightly, may be seen
844 Grants of Land for Services. [July.
unother trick of our miKchievouB imp. The writer is speaking of ihe state
of feeling against the Indians as bIiouti by the refusal of bH the people
of Concord but John Hoar, to tnist the iidelily of their neighbors of NaslubA.
He Bays :-
" The \rfaoIe land was oversliadoweil by the liorrors of Lidian warfare,
and in the frontier towns the howling of a wolt or the hooting of an o»l,
indistinctly heard, sent a palJor to tl»a cheeks and s chill of fear to the
hearts of wives and mothers, least it might lie (he warwhoop of Philip's
Mvagc crew, or the death ehriek of an absent son, father or husbantL In
the midst of the public panic came the false nimor tliat some of Eliot's
converts were among the blood-stained mnrderers ; " thcBc " blood-stained
murderers " being of coiirse " Philip's savage crew."
I see nothing that follows which t^nds to show that these "/o/m mmon "
refer to the Marlborough praying Indians, or any other but the common
enemy. Was not this the work of our imp ? IS'o one acquMnteii with the
writ«r can suppose liim ignorant of the fart, that many of Eliot's praying
Indians were in arms against the English in Philip's war. If any others
should doubt this statement ihey might be referred to the book quoted
largely by the writer of the article, '• The Narrative of tlie Captivity of
Mrs. Rowlandson." This narrative contains abundant proof of the truth
of what is called the '■ false rumor." The fact that her captors understood
the English language may not he proof, but should not some weight be
attached to it? Mrs. Uowlandson found no diflicnliy in carrj'ing on con-
versation with her captors, on all sorts of subjects besides matters of erer^-
day life ; to bickering and quarreling, and conversing on religious obeer-
vances, the chances of her redemption, etc.
One of the savages who was in the bloody assault on Medford brought
back a Bible and presented it to Mrs. Rowlandson as one of the spoils of
that raid. Can we suppose he did not know what his prize was ? Wben
speaking of the correspondence which led up to her redemption, Mrs. Row-
landson says: "It was a Praying Indian that wrote these letters for them."
"There was another Praying Indinn who told me that he had a brother.
who would not eat horse, his conscience was so tender and scrnpuloos,
though as large as hell for the destruction of poor christians." "Th«re
was another Praying Indian, who, when he had done all the mischief that
he could, betrayed his own father into the English's hands, thereby to
purchase his own life." ''Another Praying Indian was at Sudbury ^^t,
though, as he deserved, he was afterwat^s hanged for it." "There was
another Praying Indian so wicked and cruel as to wear a string about his
neck stnmg with christian lingers."
What need to give further extracts ? And no one will question bat (hat
Mrs. Rowlandson knew whereof she affirmed.
Hezekiah Usher, a prominent contemporary, the man who married the
widow of President Leonard Hoar, calls these renegades " the Prtying
Indians." From other contemporaneous sources we leam that certain
Indians who had captured some women at Longmeadow, March 26, 1676,
told them that " Captain Tom of Natick, and the rest of them Indians with
him was come to Ueerlieid, and that they do intend to make that their
headquarters." " Captain Tom," as is well known, was Eliot's right-hand
man, and of the best Nipmuck blood.
It is true that others of the Natick Indians were faithful and true, and
did invaluable service to the English. Credit should be given, and blame
charged, as the established facts warrant.
1899.] Dea. Simon Stone of Watertoton. 345
DEA. SniON STONE OF WATERTOAVN, MASS., AND
SOME OF fflS DESCENDANTS.
By David H. Brown, A.B., of West Medford, Mass.
SiMOK^ Stone came to New England from London in the ship '^ Increase"
in 1 635. He was then fifty years old. His wife and five children came with
him. As ascertained by the persistent efforts of Mr. William £. Stone of
Cambridge, and stated in a pamphlet prepared by him and published by
the Stone Family Association, Simon Stone was bom in Much Bromley,
£8sex County, Kngland, and was baptized there Feb. 9, 1585-6, and was
a son of David and Ursula Stone and grandson of Simon and Agnes Stone.
He was married Aug. 5, 1616, to Joan Clarke, daughter of William Clarke.
He settled in Watertown on the banks of the Charles river, being the
grantee of eight lots, and later being one of the largest land owners of the
town. A considerable part of the land now occupied by the Mount Auburn
and Cambridge cemeteries once belonged to him. According to tradition
it was he who built the large old-fashioned house of colonial style that,
with the extensive buildings connected with it, served six generations of
his descendants for two hundred years, till it was destroyed by fire. He
was made a freeman in 1636 and took an active part in church and town
affairs, filling various positions and being on the board of selectmen for
several years and a deacon of the church for many years.
One of the pear trees planted by him is said to have borne fruit for two
hundred and fifty years, and is still quite vigorous. After the death of his
wife he married, about 1 654, Mrs. Sarah Lumpkin, the widow of Richard
Lumpkin of Ipswich. He died Sept. 22, 1665. His will is published in
the Kew-England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. iii., page
182. By that it appears that Gregory Stone, who came ahout the same
time, and settled first in Watertown and afterwards in Cambridge, was his
brother. Though living in different towns their residences were only a
mile apart. By his will he gave his daughters Frances and Mary ten
pounds each, and divided his real estate between his sons Simon and John.
This disposition of his property did not include "any former lands and
conveyances to them.'' Rev. Nathan^ Stone, in his almanac, said his grand-
father, Simon Stone, " had three sisters who m. Messrs. Sterns, Green &
Ome. The last died young."
Children :
i. Frances,* bap. Jan. 20, 1618-9 ; m. about 1645, Rev. Henry Green of
Reading. They had two children: Joanna and Nathaniel Green.
He d. Oct. 11, 1648. She seems later to have become the third
wife of John Ome (Home) of Salem,
ii. Ann, b. 1624; probably m. John Ome (Home) of Salem, for his
second wife.
2. iii. SiifON, b. 1631 ; m. Mary Whipple; d. Feb. 27, 1708.
iv. Mary, b. 1632; probably m. Lieut. Nathaniel Steams of Dedham.
3. V. John, b. 1635; m. Sarah Bass; d. Mar. 26. 1691.
vi. Elizabeth, b. in Watertown, April 6, 1639 ; probably d. young.
2. Dea. Simon' Stone (Simon}), divided with his brother John, his
father's real estate, and held and occupied the paternal homestead.
46 jDea. Simon /Stone of Walertown. {_'^ol^t
Lite Ilia father he waa a deacon of the Watertown charch. As the
deacotia in those liitys were elected for life there Beems to have been
a " Jejicoii Simou Stone " in that church contitinounly for about
sevetitj-five years. A large number of tlie descendants of Simon
Stone, Hcnior, for severnl geiterations, were deacons.
Dea. Siinou Stone, junior, filled many town offices. He ns
town clerk for ten years, selectmnn for several years and represen-
tative to the General Court in 1678, 79, '80, '8"l, '82, '83, '84. '8S,
'89 and '90. He was one of the original proprietors of Groion, hot
there seems to be no proof that he ever resided there. la 1662 he
had an eighteen acre right in Groton, and in 1670 he owned eiglity-
aeveu and a half acrea there. He married Mary Whipple, daughter
of Elder John Whipple, one of the early settlers of Ipswich. She
I was born in 1634, and died June 2, 1720.
The three daughters and seven sons of Simon' and Uary (Whip-
ple) Stone met at the old home with their youngeiit brother, Jona-
than, in July, 1724, their average age being nearly siity years.
Children :
4. i. SiMO.V.^b. Sept. 8, IBSfl; m. Sarah Faniaworth; d. Dec. SO, IT41.
6. It. Joiis, 1). Jul? 23, 1858; m. Mrs. Sarah (Nutting) Farnaworth.
!S. lil. MiTTHEW, b. Feb. 16. ieS9-G0; m. Mary Plympton ; d. Aug. 12, 1743.
Iv. Nathaniki,. b. Feb. Si. lfi6I-2 ; d, Feb. 24, lGei-2.
7. V. Ebbmkzkr, b. Feb. 27, IGQS-S; m. !st, Margaret Trowbridge; d. 04fr<B
I 4, 1TC4. J
* vt. Mary, b. ISeS; m. Dea. Comfort Starr of Dedbam. B
8. vil. Nathasikl. b. ICGT; oi. Reliance Hinckley; d. Feb. 8. 17S5. ■
viU. Klikabbtb, b. Oct. 9, IGTO; m. Dea. Isaac Steams of Lexinstoa. ■
9. is. David, Ij. Oct. 19, 1672 ; m. Mary Hlcc ; tl. Oct. 7. 1750.
i s. SosANNA, b. Nov. 4, 1675; to. Hua. Edward Goddard; d. Feb. 4,
r 1754, They lived In Framingham.
J 10. il. JOSATUAN, b. Deo. 26, 1677 i m. 1st, Ruth Eddy ; d. Jan. 7, 1754.
3. Dka. John' Stoije (Simon^), resided in Watertiiwn and was a dea*
con of the church. In 1687 and 1690 he was lovvn clerk, and was
a selectman in 1 674, '81 , '82, '83, '84, '85, '86. '87 and '90. Accord-
ing to the town records, in 1656, 1660 and 1669, the setectoien
paid him a bounty of one shilling each for foxes. Jan. 9, 1687, at
the age of fifty-two, he was released from training. He married
Sarah Basa, youngeat daughter of Samuel and Anne Bass of Brain-
tree. After bis death his widow married Dea. Joseph PeDaiman.
Children.
1. Sarah, > b. Oct. 1, 1663; m. Dec. 16, 1681, Manning SawlB.
11. Joanna, b. Jan. It, 1664-E; m. May 9. 1693, Simon Tenter; d. 17S1.
111. John, b. Dec. 15, 1666; m. Thankful Capen.
Iv. Ann, b. Aug. 8, 166S; m. Nov. 1693, Samuel Capeo.
V. Mary, b. Sept. 14, 1670; d. June 26. 1691, nnm.
Tl, EuzAfiETH, b. Nov, 13. 1672) m. Nov. IT, 1692, John Barnard.
vil. SAvuio,, b. Feb. 14, 1674-6; m. Elizabeth before 1706.
vlli. Hkpzibab. b. Ma; 6, 1677 -, m. Jan. T. 1701-2, John Morse.
li. Dkborah, b. Feb. 25, 1679-80 ; m. Jane 9, 1703. Epbralm Cutter.
X. Reubcca, b. Ang. 29, 1692 ; m. John Maddock of Boston.
i. Siuon' Stoxb (Simon,* Simcni^), was in the King Philip's warseir-
ing in one of the garrisons in Groton, in January, 1675-6, and in
Capt. Joseph Sill's company against the Indians in June, 1676.
He was also in the King William's war, being in Exeter, N. H.,
1899.] jDca. Siman Stone of Watertown. 347
when that place was assaulted by the Indians July 4, 1690, and
was severely wounded. Cotton Mather, in his Magoalia, Vol. II.,
page 606, said : ^ there happened at this time a remarkable thing
* * ^ one Siman Stone being wounded with shot in nine seyeral
places lay for dead among the detxd. The Indians coming to strip
him attempted with two several blows of a hatchet, at his necky to
cut off his heady which blows added, you may be sure, more enor-
mous wounds into those pori-holes of death at which the life of the
poor man was already running out as fast as it could. * * The
English now coming to bury the dead, one of the soldiers per-
ceived this poor man to fetch a gasp * • * [and] lifted up
the wounded man and poured a little fcur water into his mouth at
which he coughed ; then they poured a little strong water after it at
which he opened his eyes ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ But Simon Stone was
thoroughly cured and is at this day a very lusty man * * * that
nothing may be dispaired of remember Simon Stone"
Soon after the King Philip's war was ended Simon' settled in
Groton, and was a citizen there as early as 1680, and was taxed for
the support of the minister, the Rev. Gershom Hobart, in 1681.
In 1691-2, he and his brother John served in a garrison in Groton,
to assist in defending the inhabitants against the Indians. He was
a farmer and a deacon of the church, and filled many positions of
trust and responsibility in town, and was a representative to the
Creneral Court. He married Sarah Famsworth, daughter of Mat-
thias Famsworth of Groton, about 1683.
Children :
i. Sarah,* b. about 1684; m. Sept. 28, 1708, Stephen Farr of Stowe.
ii. Simon, b. August 1, 1686; m. Sarah Famsworth, 1746.
ill. Abigail, b. 1691; m. Dec. 11, 1718, Nathaniel Holden; d. Sept. 29,
1757.
iv. Mart, b. about 1692; m. Abraham Whitney. They lived in Stowe.
V. SrsANNA, b. Oct. 23, 1694 ; m. Jacob Cliamberlin of Newton,
vi. Isaac, b. May 4, 1697; d. Sept 30, 1723.
Tii. Hannah, b. 1699; d. Sept. 27, 1723.
vlii- Joseph, b. March 8, 1702; m. May 9, 1728, Mary Prescott; d. Sept.
10, 1777.
ix. Benjamin, b. Aug. 12, 1706; m. May 13, 1736, Emme Parker; d.
Sept. 23, 1758. They lived in Groton.
X. Ltdia, b. 1708 ; d. Sept. 30, 1723.
5. John' Stone (Simon* Simon^), served in the King Philip*8 war, in
1676. He settled in Groton as early as 1691, and was prominent
in chnrch matters and active in town affairs. He served in one of
the garrisons in Groton, 1691-2, against the Indians. Like his
brother Simon, he was a farmer. He married Mrs. Sarah (Nat-
ting) Famsworth, widow of Matthias Famsworth, jr., of Groton.
Children :
i. John,' b. Sept. 23, 1699; m. Dec. 26, 1722, Elizabeth Farwell.
ii. Jambs, b. Jan. 23, 1701; ro. Dec. 28, 1726, Mary Farwell; d. Feb. 27,
1783. She was a sister of Elizabeth. They were daughters of
Joseph and Hannah Farwell of Groton.
6. Dea. Matthew* Stone (Simony* Simon^), served in the King
Philip's war, in Gapt. Daniel Henchman's company, in 1675, when
only sixteen years old. With many others from Watertown he went
to Sodbnry, soon after the war with the Indians was over. For a
Hea. Simon Stone of Wafertown.
short time he livec! in Lancaster. lie was a deacon in the chnreli at
Sudbury, aud reprefieiite<l the towu in the General Court, iti 1710,
•II, ')2 and '13. His will was proved Aug. 9. 1743. In his will
he directed that his house lot in the (own of Lancaster and [be
huiidinga thereon, and intervale land belonging thereto, and forty-
eight acres of woodland, aiid all his intervale and meadowa in Lan-
caster, and all his personal estate and dehts due, be divided into
four equal parts, and divided among his four children, vie.; Joseph
Stone, Adams Stone, Mary George and Rachel Cobb, part and part
alike. All his remaining lands and utensils of husbandry were to
be divided between his two sons, Joseph Stone and Adams Stone
aud their heirs and assigns. Adams Stoae was appointed sole exe-
He married Bfary Plymploo, daughter of Thoinas and Abigul
(Noyes) Plympton.
Childrea :
1. Joseph,* lived In Sudbury and Lancaster.
li. Maky. m. — Geor^.
111. Adams, tn. Sarah Wight, May 23, 1717. Thej Itved In SndbaTj, and
be was a deacon In the church. Children: 1. Benjamin,* b. FelL
20, 1718; m. Benlah, dan. of Jonathan Fiske. 2. Bathahtba. b.
Dec. 1. 1721; m. Jan. 10, I7«, Col. EiPklel Howe, the proprietor
of the Red Horse Tavern (Wayside Inn) (ram IT^O till his deatii
fn I70fi. Tboir SOD Adam was proprietor till 1830, and his son
Lyman tilt 1661. B. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 2, 1723; m. Feb. S3. ITtI,
Nathaniel Klce. 4. Itnae, b. Feb, 18. 1736; m. Sarah MoolIoQ
about 1757; d. April 2, 1798.
Iv. Racukl, m. June I^ 1710, Thomas Cobb of Barnstable.
Hon. Ebenezer' Stone (Simon,* Simon^)^ seltle^J in Cambridge Vil- |
lage, now Newton, and w.is a leading and influential citisen, taking
an active part in town affairs. lie was a selectman for ten yean,
representative to the General Court in 1720, '21, '22, '23, '24, "28
and '29, and was a member of Governor Jonathan Belcher's ConncJ!
in 1730, '31, '32 and '33. HU estate was appraised at 3502£ 7>.
8d., and was divided between hie sous, Ebenezer, John, Simon,
James, and children of hie deceased son Samuel, and danghteT«
Margaret Hammond, Mindwell Woodward and Experience Ward,
and grandsons Kbenezer Stone and Nebemiah Stone. Bibles given
to his granchildren cost e8£ 17e. Gloves for his funeral I2£.
He married March 18, 1686, Margaret Trowbridge, daughter of
James and Margaret (Atherton) Trowbridge, and granddanghter of
Gen. Humphrey Atherton. She died May 4. 1710, and he married
second Abigail Wilson 1711. She died in 1720, and be married for
his third wife, widow Sarah (Nevinsoo) Livermore, April 8, 1722.
Children, all by his first wife :
1. Ebenezer,* b. December 21, 1686; ra. Sarab Bond; d. Feb. 1, 1781.
il. Maroabkt, b. Aug. 1, tees ; m. Nathaniel Hammond ; d. I7TG.
ill. Samubi,, b. Jnly I, 1690 ; m. Ist Hannah Searle, d. Aug. 30, ITSS.
Iv. John, b. Sept. 18, 1692; m. Ist Lydia Hyde; d. 1765.
y. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 6, 1691; d. 1713.
vl. MiNDWBLL, b. June 26, 1696; m. Ebenezer Woodward; d. 1774.
They lived in Newton. Their son Rev. Samnel Woodward was
gradnated at Harvard In class ot 1748, and was ordained mlnlater
of the church in Weston, Sept. SB, 17GI, and continued tUl hK
death, Oct. 5, 1783.
1899.] Dea. Simon Stone of Wateriown. 349
Tii. David, b. May 15, 1698 ; d. 1725 anm.
▼iii. Mart, b. April 19, 1700; m. Dea. Ephraim Ward; d. Oct. 10, 1732.
ix. Simon, b. Sept. 14, 1702; m. 1732, Priscilla Dyke; d. 1760.
X. James, b. Jone 8, 1704; m. Elizabeth Swift, daa. of Rev. John Swift
of FramiDgliam ; d. Jaly 28, 1742. He was graduated at Harvard
in 1724, and was the first pastor of the chnrch in Holliston, being
ordained Nov. 20, 1728, and continued fourteen years till his death.
xi. Experience, b. 1707; m. 1733, Joseph Ward of Newton; d. 1798.
6. Rev. Nathaniel' Stone {Simon,^ Simon}), was graduated at Har-
Yard College in the class of 1690. For a year or more he was
employed by the town as a schoolmaster in Watertown, his native
town. He was ordained as the minister at Harwich, Oct. 16, 1700,
at the organization of the town, but preached there before the church
was gathered, beginning March 6, 1697-8. He remained the minis-
ter fifty-seven years till his death, though the Rev. Isaiah Dunster
was an associate pastor for the last seven years. His church and
his residence were in that part of the town that is now Brewster.
He was a man of large influence in the town and in the colony.
He was also an able divine of fervent piety, and had great firmness
of character. Several of his sermons were printed and can be found
at the Boston Public Library. Among the number are :
'-The Way to attain to Glory by Inheritance." Boston, 1718.
Election sermon, preached May 25, 1720, before His Excellency
Samuel Shute, Esq., Governor, His Majesty's Council and the Rep-
resentatives of Massachusetts Bay Colony. '* Rulers are a Terror
not to Good but Evil Workers."
^' Concio ad Magistra." A sermon preached before the Judges of
the Superior Court, at Barnstable, April 24, 1728. *' Printed by
order of the Court By B. Green for Daniel Henchman at his shop
over against the Brick Meeting House Corn Hill 1728."
'* Sermon on the Absolute Freedom of Grace." Printed by B.
Green, 1731.
'^Questions and Advice to the Rev. Mr. Whitefield as to his
methods," preached at Harwich, Jan. 7, 1744-5.
He was married to Reliance Hinckley, the seventeenth and young-
est child of Gov. Thomas and Mary (Smith) Hinckley of Barn-
stable, Dec. 15, 1698. She was bom Dec. 15, 1675, the day of the
Great Swamp Fight, her father the governor taking part in the
battle against the Indians. She died May 24, 1 759.
Children :
i. Mary,* b. Sept. 16, 1699; m. Barnabas Freeman; d. Dec. 22, 1778.
li. Keziah, b. April 8, 1701; m. 1729, Isaac Lincoln; d. Nov. 2, 1763.
111. Reliance, b. April 26, 1703; m. Joseph Paddock; d. March 26, 1735.
iv. Heaian, b. Sept. 4, 1705; m. Temperance Sturgis; d. April 26, 1779.
V. Xatuan, b. Feb. 17, 1707-8; m. 1st, Jndith Fox; d. May 31, 1781.
He was graduated at Harvard in the class of 1726, was ordained
minister of Southboro, Oct. 21, 1730, and \vas the faithful and
successful minister of the town for flfty-one years, till Iiis death.
His almanac contained much genealogical information which was
published in the Register, vol. z., page 229. His son Xathan* b.
Sept. 30, 1737, was graduated at Harvard in the class of 1763, and
was ordained over the chnrch in East Yarmouth, now Donnis, in
1764, his father, Rev. Nathan Scone of Southl)oro. preaching the
sermon. He m. Mary Gushing, dan. of Rev. Job Gushing of Shrews-
bury, and continued as the efficient and popular mi ulster of the
cborch for forty years, till his death. His sou Nathaniel* Stone
was gradaated at IlEtrrard in 1796, ftnd was ordained pastor of the
cliorch at WlDdham. Maine, Oct. 31, 1798. He resigned at the
end of six years, but had a pastoral* of nearly twenty years In
Frovincetown. Tbe aggregate ycara of service of Uiese four geo-
eralloos of ministers were over one handred and ae»enty years,
vl. THiiTKFtrL.' b. March 2, 1706-9; m. Seth Bangs, Jan. *, 1766, for big
!d -wire.
Til. EcsiOH,b. June 28, 1711; in. David Banps, Sept. 23, 1781; d. Feb. B,
1816. When she wOH 100 years old she attended church and listened
to a scnaon preached in memory of her completed century. Tfae^
lived in Harwich tlU 1TS8, when tliey removed to HardwicH. Wor-
cester Coanty. She was the mother of fifteen children.
Till. Nathuobl, b. Nov. 29, 1713; m. Mary Bourne ; d. Jan. 7, 1777.
II. AcnsAH, b. Sept. S, 1715 ; m. £lljab Heraey.
X. Hannah, b. June 80, 1718 j d. July SO, 1718.
si. Hannah, b. March 26, 1720; d. June 7. 1720.
xU. HcLDAH, b. July 6, 1722; d. Jan. 2t, 1726-7.
9. David' Stone (Simon,' iSmon'), remained in Watertown. He a
said to have become blind at the age of twentj-four, and rem^ed
blind for the remaining fifty-six years of bis life. Notwithstanding
this great misfortune he was able to do his work and care for hii
family. He was married Dec 12, 1710, to Mary Bice.
Children :
I. Mbucy.* h. Feb. 2. 1713-14 ; m. Aug. IB, 1736, Rev. David Ooddatd
of Leicester, her coaaia, son of Edward and Sasauoa (Stone) Qod-
danl, H.C. 1781.
11. Mart. b. Dec. 9, 1716.
III. Btrru, m. Dea. Nathaniel Stone (Bbenettr,* Bon. SbeiuMer'j.
10. Jonathan' Stone (Simonj' Simott^), lived on the home place in
Watertown. He was one of the proprietors' committee, selectnUD
iu 1734 and '27, and ensign of the military company io 1730. Nov.
15, 1699, he was married to Ruth Eddy. She died Oct. 7, 170J,
and he married Mary . who died June 24, 1720- Not. IS,
1720, be was married to Hepztbah Goolidge, daughter of Nathaoid
ftnd Mary (Bright) Coolidge. She died in 1763.
Children :
I. Jonathan.* b. in. 1702 ; m. Feb. 26, 1724, Hannah Jennlson.
II. Hrpzihah, b. Aug. 9, 1723; d. Apr. U, 1723.
ill. Ann, b. Aug. 9, 1722; m. Jonas Stone (John,* Hon. Ebaiezer*).
vl. MosEB, b. Dec. 16, 1723; m. Hannah Talnter, dan. of Capt. John
Tatnter of Watertown. He lived on the ancestral place In Water-
As stated in the foregoing pages, seren of the early descendants of Simon*
and Mary (Whipple) Stone were graduates of Harvard College, vie. : Bev.
Nathaiiiel Stone iu 1690, Rer. James Stone in 1724, Rev. Nathan Stone
in 1726, Rev. David Goddard in 1731, Rev. Samuel Woodward in 1748,
Rev. Nathan Stone in 1762 and Rev. Nathaniel Stone in 1795.
AOTHOiuTiKB CoNSULTKD. — Bond's Hlstory of WatcMown , The Early Records
of Watertown, Savage's Genealogical Dictionary, vol. iv., Massachnsetts Ar-
chives at the State House, Probate Offices and Registry of Deeds Offices at East
Cambridge. Boston, Salem and Worcester, Qninqnennlal Catalogue of Har-
vard University, Bodge's Soldiers in the King Philip's War, Butler's History
of Oroton, Green's Early Records of Groton, Paige's History of Cambridge,
Jackson's Newton, Barry's Framingham. Temple's Framlngham. Hudson's Sud-
bury, Marvin's Lancaster, the printed Records of Lancaster, Freeman's O^w
Cod, Deyo's History of Barnstable County, and Rev. Nathan* Stone's almanac
1899.] I%e Younger President Edvoardt. 351
THE YOUNGER PRESIDENT EDWARDS AFTER
LEXINGTON, 1775.
Communicated by Rev. Benjamin Anoisr Dean, of Colebrook, Conn.
Jonathan Edwards, then under thirty years, and pastor of one of the
largest New Hayen churches, delivered this sermon May 28, 1775, '^ by
the desire of Gen. Wooeter to several companies of his regiment who then
kept Sabbath in town." His text was 1 Cor. 10: 24, '^ Let no man seek
his own ; but every man another's wealth." He said, recording it in these
outline notes: " [We are] now called to a disinterested spirit — to give up
particular private interests. Thousands may be reduced to poverty ; others,
poorer, [may have to give up] ease ; [others], honor ; others, their lives.
But remember [it is] a noble sacrifice for our country ; [it is for] liberty,
[for] our children, [for] future generations — for ourselves — [it is J the way
to secure ourselves — [for] some things are our own. Religion requires [us]
to seek the good of others — if individuals ; more, if the community ; it
is called the good of the whole — of our neighbors not grudge to assist
ourselves — one conmion interest. Let us call up every noble principle
— of religion, love of country [and] neighbors. Grentlemen and fellow
countrymen : the time which we have long dreaded is at length come when
we are involved in a war with Great Britain. War is always a sore
calamity, but especially is it so when in takes place between those who
have been heretofore, and still might be, connected by all the ties of blood,
of friendship and of mutual advantage.
This is the case in the war which is now begun between Great Britain
and these American Colonies. Great Britain is our parent and we are
sprung from her ; she hath been our friend and we hers ; we have mutually
defended each other in time of war, and supported and benefited each other
in time of peace ; and the same mutual benefits we might still receive from
each other, had not this agreeable connection been dissolved by the diffi-
culties which have lately taken place between us, and especially by the war
which is now commenced.
The calamities of this war are like to be very great ; and where they
will issue is imix)ssible for any of us to foresee. But who hath begun this
war ? Who is the author of these calamities ? Is it America ? No, what
have we done either to deserve them or to give any reasonable occasion for
them ? We have indeed deserved them of God : this we cannot deny. But
what have we done to deserve them of our fellow men, of Great Britain ?
We have only stood for our rights, our liberties and our properties, and
have not consented to be taxed and have our property torn from us by them,
at their pleasure, without our consent either given or asked. This is the
sum and substance of what we have done : this is the great crime for which
Great Britain is now making war upon us.
We never desired to be disconnected from them : we were always fond
of the connection provided they would suffer us to be connected in the
manner in which we have been connected from the first settlement of the
country down to the conclusion of the last war. But they will not be con-
nected with us in this maimer ; and because we will not consent to be taxed
by them at pleasure, or, in other words, because we will not resign all our
The Younger f resident Edtonrda.
liberty and property into their hamis at once, therefore we must have our
harbors blocked up, our trade cut off, onr fishery wrested from us, our
charter altered, our harbors and tao-st populous towns filled with aii hostile
arnmmeut, I'opery established upon our >M>rders, and, in fine, a brutal
soldiery must bo sent in among us to plunder and ravage our country,
Xq Hiaughter, to murder, to butcher us, our aged parents, our helpless wives
and our iufaut children.
This is the war in which we are engaged ; this is the cause in which yon,
my countrymeu, this day take up the sword. And is it not a yxsi cauw''
Yes, I presume to say it is a« fust an one as any m which this or any otber
country either ever did or ever can take up the sword. Some who ore
inunically disposed in the present controversy may endeavor to dishearieu
you by suggesting that your cause is not good, that you are taking up anus
against your king, and what not. But 1 scruple not to say that to pruse-
cute thoroughly the cause in which we are engage<l is the way niMt
effectually to establish the king upon his throne, and that the contrary
measures teml to throw everything into confusion, to disaffect the minds
of all his majesty's subjects towards his person and govemmeut, and ood-
sequently to liethrone him.
Let lue intreat you, therefore, not to be in the least disheartened bj any
such false and groundleAS suggestions. You Itave abniid:int reason to «a-
courage you, and to make you " be strong and of a gooil courage," and I*
exdt* you to quit yourselves like men in such a glorious cause. Remember
that noble speech of Joab to his brother Abbhai, 2 Sam. 10: 12, "Be of
good ci)urage and let us play the m^n for onr people and for the dtiea of
our tjod : and the Lord do that which seemeth Him good."
[From this point he uses merely outline notes.] You have every motive
to excite: you, our guardians — wo depend on yon — llie strength of the
coimtry — fyoii do] not stand alone, nor fall alone — [yon] should cod-
sider Uie wnole country rests on you — if [it] were not so — if [you w«ns]
alone [it were] very different. Consider therefore the high and important
Bifilion — the confidence pnt in yon — let this influence you to a uoble coo-
ducL Consider the worth of Uiese things [you] fight for. Religion : —
[they] dare not speak against the Pope in Canada — so here — not speak
agtunst " the man of sin " • • • • Not fight valiantly for this ? Our Eatlwn
did — knew the value — suffered — burnt at the stake — so we if — Your
coimtry entirely ruined in a political respect if [yon do] not make a stand
— liberties wrested from us — property — abject poverty — stupid ignorance,
superstition. And can you brook the thought of this? — such shame and
contempt? Despised by all mankind — Your wives and children — aged
parents — call on [you] to prevent their being butchered as [at] Lexington
— this happiness and liberty — so long favored — generations yet unborn
— if slavery once established, no knowing when shaken oS — perhaps
never — almost impossible — Now the lime — Every principle of religion
— Christianity — The love of God — His word [you] cannot enjoy if Popery
— Love [of] your country — Your families — neighbors — Therefore to
fight valiantly for [them].
You will indeed be exposed to many dangers — besides the ^common
dangers of the country — the peculiar — But remember the text — imlabe
that noble principle of benevolence — this will induce you to expose cheer-
fully when called — Indeed peculiar dangers — but your duty to go — the
way of duty [is] the way of safety. The same Preserver there as here. If
obstinately refuse, God can overt^e [you] at home. Judges 5 : 23, "Curse
1899.] The Younger President Edwards. 353
ye Meroz, said the Angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants there-
of, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord
against the mighty." Go not in your own strength — " Not by might nor
[by] power, [but by my Spirit saith the Lord of hosts]." Your numbers,
skill, nothing [will avail] ^-ithout God. He [is] " a man of war " — the
Lord of Hosts. Eccl. 9 : IL " The race is not to the swift nor the battle to
the strong." Jer. 9 : 23 : 24. " Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
neither let the mighty glory in his. might, but * ♦ * * that he understandeth
and knoweth me ♦ * * * which exercise loving kindness and judgment and
righteousness in the earth * ♦ ♦ ♦ saith the Lord." Therefore go in the
strength of Gkxi — make Him your shield — Captain — if He for, who
against ? * * * ♦
I. To the Major General [Wooster] [You] have had experience before
— acquitted [yourself] well — to your own honor [and of] your country.
Persevere — pursue the same line — suffer not these laurels to be plucked
— [gained in French and Indian War] [You are now] more advanced.
[Wooster was then G6 years old] — [you have] not the same life and ac-
ti^*ity to execute. Pursue the same vigorous measures — others can execute.
I have often thought of what William the third said : he " came not in [to]
Ireland to let the grass grow imder his feet " : soon finished [the] War.
If all Generals act on the same principle, wars finished in one half the time.
Much depends on seiz[ing] the opportunities — after the late fighting —
have reason to hope you no more — than AVilliam — Wish you to finish
your days [with] all [the] honor of a great General.
IL To the other officers. Much depends on you : officers the life of an
army : inspire life into the soldiers : soon catch the spirit if [these are] men
of life [and] spirit : if true fortitude [they] catch the spirit : so if skilful
— emulate — respect you — if [you] not [lacking] — if not acquainte<l in
Military — if not their superiors — if [you] blunder — when training show-
ing not skilled yourself — [you] cannot expect they will leara — despised.
If therefore [you would] save your own honor, show [yourselves] masters
in the business : if not complete as yet, accomplish — inmiediately — [l)ecome]
correct in every iota. I hate to see [an officer] stand to recollect. Our
troops long despised as irregulars — not regularly trained — though [it] be
so, not to [be] despised however, more furnished, if were [trained] —
Therefore train them — not only in Manual — in all marchings, firings
evolutions — daily — nothing else to do — from morning to evening. Not
only thus better prepared for battle, [but also] your own honor — the honor
of the Colony — For their health. If [you are to] maintain authority, be
examples of every virtue : then [they will] revere and obey [you]. May
you go and prosper [and] return with honor.
III. To the Privates. You — into the ser^-ice of vour coimtrv : not onlv
danger — temptations — ^guard against — Especially exposure to these sins: —
1. Mutinous spirit — not used to such strictness — absolutely necessary. If
not submit to [you would be doing] what you can to ruin the cause : the
gailt, come on you. 2. Profaneness : very generally prevalent. You brought
up in a land where not prevalent — take heed — consider the awful threaten-
ing. 3. Violence and injustice — the business of a soldier to fight — apt to
wrong persons — take heed. 4. Uncleanness — drunkenness — let not this
Tile monster enter your camp : drive it far off. But if [you] shun these
and others, go [and] return and enjoy that liberty for which [you] fight.
Let us aU pray for effectual [defeat] of the R. M. [either Royal Military
or Royal Ministry].
VOL. LIIL 23
Dr. John F. Prall. [July,
Db. JOHN F. PRATT.
Bj CrAXLM EvWiui Bma, 1CJ>., of WasLiiiglon, D. C.
1
It Menu fitdng Uut a man who had demoted so many years of hts life va
the derelf^ment and encouwement <^ the specinl work for which ihit
Socie^ was inadtnted, ihoold have di« record of tiis career entered upon
tbe pages of the Besibter, (o which he wua for many ycAn a eiibAcrilier.
and alwm an intoreBted reader.
John Frank Pratt waa a nadve of Grreeiie, Maine, tiD<9 waj bom Angiul
3, 1880, son of Jabes and Sophia (Wa^ilmrn) PniLi of that town. He
reoured his early education in tbe distriil schools of his native town, si
Uoomonth and at Hartland academies. He lit-gan tho Biudy of mediriiM
with Dr. Calvin Blake as preceptor, attorn )ril one coorst: of lectures at (h«
DartmoDth and two at the Bowdoin MaHcal Schools, from the latter of
which, in 1856, he received his degree. He iinmediauly settled in the lowv
of New Sharon, He., where he commeiKed the praciioe of his profession,
remaining there lutil the e«rl7 part of the Civil War. In 1862 he entered
the army of the United States as actitig a«Ki$taot Burgeoa, and $a« duty
in the hoajutali at Harrison's Tending, Cniaey Island nnd riampioa, Vu.,
for nearly two year*; later as post sargeoii at Heraiada HiindriTd until ttw
close of ue war. Ho was then transferred lo the Freedmen's Bureau, sad
had charge of its sanitary department at !'< tersbiirg. Vo.. until Juue, 18GC,
when he resigned and returned home. Smli was the character of his ta-
TJoei, and in bo great a measure did he sanyfy his BD{)ertor officers, that he
was urged to accept a commission in the ri';j:ular army, but preferred ta
practice his profession in dyil life. In 187;i he rcmovid m Chphra. Mn^^.,
where he eojc^ed a large practice until the fuluro of his health in 1834.
At the time of this occurrence he waa Burgeon of the Soldiers' Home in
Chelsea, a work which he thoroughly enjoyed as it brought liim in contact
with old army comrades of that eventful part of his career. He was strick-
en with pRralysis, which gradually developed into a softeniog of the brain,
with the resulting period of confirmed invalidism, which contmued until his
death on the 5th day of September, 1897.
Dr. Pratt was an earnest student of the local history of his native state,
and a zealous collector of historical books and pamphlets relating thereto.
His library on tbiB subject was probably tbe richest library outside of any
public institution. This was an interest of many years standing with him,
aud not a result of any recent or fictitious mania for collecting. Even
during the exciting period of the war he began to accumulate local historin
and historical documents, and from these beginnings gradually added year
by year to bis accumulations until there were few publications relating to
his state that he could not show upon his sbelveB. 'U'hile thb was his
specialty as a bibliographer, yet he also possessed rare books and prints
relating to early New England history in general. Nor was ho selfish in
this pursuit, but his knowledge of such matters and tbe results of hia
searches were always freely placed at the disposal of students eomged in
investigating the early history of bis state or of New England. He con-
tributed freely to local papers and magazines copies of rare docomeuts
which had come into bis possession, aud thus made available for the liisto-
1899.] Notes and Queries, 355
rical student many facts which would have been otherwise buried in the
collections of less generous owners. In the latter years of his life he be-
came an enthusiastic devotee of the art of extra-illustrating works with such
portraits and prints as would supplement the text, and many local histories
in his possession have been thus extended and increased in value by these
additions, and when completed they were beautifully bound and became
the gems of his literary treasures. The mechanical part of this work he
did himself in his leisure hours with the skill of a professional ; and such was
his special aptitude in this particular line that the Commonwealth employed
him at one time to prepare for binding many of the old manuscripts and
maps in the Secretary's office.
He was a member of the Bostonian Societv, the Prince Societv, the
Club of Odd Volumes, the Massachusetts Chapter Sons of the American
Berolution, the Maine Historical Society, the Maine Genealogical Society,
and a number of the secret orders.
The Doctor married, November 12, 1857, Annie Weston, daughter of
Honorable Oliver L. and Mary Ann (Weston) Currier, of New Sharon,
who survives him. They had no children, but, acting on the promptings of
his large and generous nature, he adopted as his own children three young
girls, distant relatives, and gave them all the affection of a father and the
advantages of his delightful home. They also survive to cherish the mem-
ory of one who was all that a parent could have been to them.
Dr. Pratt was a man of unaffected simplicity, a firm and true friend, and
a companion always cheerful and interesting. Acquaintances soon ripened
into fnends, and friends were all sincere mourners when it was known that
he bad passed forever from the scenes of this life.
NOTES AND QUERIES.
Queries.
Waltkr Nbal. — I am preparing for publication a sketch of four different
families with which I am particularly connected.
Among these is the Neal family ; and I wfsh to get information conccrnins:
the lineage and posterity of Capt. Walter Neal, the soldier and explorer, who
was in ibis country, 1630-33, as governor at Portsmouth, N. H.
He returned to England in 1C33 ; and in 1B39 was appointed Lieut. Governor
of the military station at Portsmouth, England.
There I lose sight of him.
Now I desire to know :
1. Who was the father of this Capt. Walter?
S. Was he (the captain) a married man; if so, whom did he marry?
3. Did he have children; if so, how many, and what were their names?
The '• Dictionary of National Biography" is certainly wron? in representing
bim as the son of William Nc^ of Wameford. The captain was too old a
man for that.
The Walter Neal whose will was published in the April 1898 number of the
BaaiSTER was not the explorer captain.
Then there was a third Walter Neal counted as a citizen of Dover, N. II.,
l€61-68; and of Portsmouth, N. H., 166&-1693, and residing nearly the whole
time in Greenland between Dover and Portsmouth.
4. Now whose son was this third Walter ; whom did he marry ; how many
children had be; and when did he die?
I^otes and Queries.
I likTe CBrefnllf react the voLnmes by Brewster, Ad&ms and Hacliett; aiKl
have examined the old records, Inscriptions and epilaplis at Greeuland uid I
Portsmoiitb, but liave found no answers to tlie several qiiestloss above.
Kow, tan you refer me to Buy booh, document, or person, tbat can aid me li
tlius seeking " more liglif'F Joiuf W. HAYiMt.
271 Gorhara Street, Lowell, Miub.
Lt.-Coi.. SHipwiY (Cnrrectian. nnte, p. 260)— In the review of the pam-
pliletby Mr. W. P, W. Phllllmore. 1 spokeoX Lleut.-Col. Shipwaya.san En^lisli
army officer. 1 Hod that he wa* not In the rejnilar army, but an ofllcer of voU
uoteurs, and still la tnulc as a tailor and breeches maker.
WALTKK K. WiTKDSS.
GoFP.— Wanted, maiden nsme of Abigail, widow of Capt. Cbrisloplier Ooffof
Boston, who married Samuel Wentwortli of Boston, Oct. 23, lti99. Uer giand-
aoua Captain Daniel GotT, Eualgu Clirlstopher Gaff and Lieutenant William Ptf-
tridge perished in the Carthageiia expedition of 1740.
Rachel, b. Km, dan. of Abigail Goff, m. first, William Partridge; second,
Francis Satconib, and d. 1752. A. A. Foi^ox.
I, Ct.
S. Of AnoHanlson, d. Hay 26, 1769; who m., Oct. 13, 1742, Nath'l Bacon,
b. Feb. IG, 1T06 ; d. 1T92; all four in Middletown, Ct.
3. Of Joseph Clark, d. June 8, llrtS; who m., May 28, 1724. Miriam Cortt-
well, b. Sept. 2T, 1702; d. May 27, 17/2; all Ave events In Middletowu, Ct.
4. Of Elizabeth Bailey, b. 1894; d. June G, 1743; whom., Jan, 15, 1711, John
Taylor, b. Wethersflcid, Ct., Feb. 1. 1088.
5. Of Mary Hilton, who m., March 28, lfl08, John Comwell, Jr., b. Aug. U, '
1671; botheventa Middletown, Ct.
G. Who was wife of John Watson, Jr.? He b. 1646, HartfonI; d. W. H»rt-
ford, 1730. Address, W. P. Rxcax.
JVeiP Britain, Ct.
Alexakder Cuuinq. — An article by Samnel G. Crake. pnbUshed in viA. M
of the BaaisTKB, p. SGO, entitled "Early History of Georgia, and Sir Alesandtf
Cuming's Embass; to tbe Cherokees," mentions a declaration drawn up by Sir
.Alexander Cuming at Keeowee, Georgia, siarncd by himself and nine others, and
dated May 23, i72U-30. In ansner to an Inquiry respecting the present owner
ship of the declaration, Mr. Eames. librarian of the Lenox Library, replies
>> In tbe sale catalogue of Mr. Drate'a autographs. Lot 197, which is Alexander
Cuming's Memorial to the Lord Mayor of London, giving an account of the
embassy to tbe Cherokees, sold for S4, but I do not kuow the purchaser."
The subscriber would like to obtain from the present owner of the S
tracing of one of the signatures, that of Gregory UalneH; or, if his slgnatare
is In the posseaslon of any one else, I should be grateful for a copy.
18 Somerat St., Boston, Man. F. W. Fabke.
FniKcis Baxter came to America In 1693 with relatives of hie mother,
Isabella Benson, when 17 ycnra of age. Ha married Mary Aboil tn 1711, ami
Iwugbt land In EnUeld, Conn. He was shot by a neighbor named Johuson, and
buried In Endeid.
He left the following named children, who were cared for by Ms wife's rd*-
lives. viz: John, Francis, Wlllliim. Mary, and possibly others. His son JoAa
married, name uf wife unknown, In 1740, at Norwich, where his ancls Jobi
AblMtt, who had adopted blm. lived; he left children, as follows: WCllIun,
born 1747 ; Elihu, born 1749 ; Hiram, born 1751 ; daughter Diademe, who mM-
riod Herrick; and perliaps others.
Whoever will first substantiate the foregoing by record evidence and give
name of John's wife and children, will be paid dCty dollars.
Address :
J. P. Baxter, tS Somerset St., Boston, Jtass.
1899.] Jfbtes and Queries. 357
Hthn-Book wanted. — ^An old-time New England hymn-book contained a
bjmn entitled ** Mary's Lamentation," of which the first verse, as near as I can
recall it, ran as follows :
•* I greatly lamented the death of my Savior
"Who, when I repented, forgave my behavior.
I repaired to the tomb as the day was a-dawning ;
I passed thro* the gloom, in solitude mourning.
Great solemnity
Then surrounded me !*'
Can any one give the name of this old hymn-book? Has any one a copy for
sale? Address :
Miss Emma C. King, Xenia, Ohio.
Wanted. — The ancestry of the following persons, viz :
(1) Of Rebecca Mixer, who married Nov. 13, 1683, Samnel Kendall (born In
Wobnm, Mass., March 3, 1659).
(2) Of Susannah Harrington, who married May 25, 1710, Joshna Kendall, son
of Samnel and Rebecca [Mixer] Kendall. Susannah Harrington died April 24,
1757.
(3) Of Elizabeth Adams, who married Oct. 13. 1745, Simon Kendall, son of
Joshoa and Susannah [Harrington] Kendall of Snffleld, Conn. Elizabeth Adams
died Dec. 12, 1791.
(4) Of Theoda Brunson [or Brounson], who was bom at Suffield [?] April 8,
1759, and married Simon Kendall of Suffield, Jan. 14, 1777, and died July 18,
1817.
Xenia, Ohio. Miss Emma C. King.
MiDDLEMORB. — Mr. W, P. W. Phlllimore of 124 Chancery Lane, London, is
printing a full detailed history of the Middlemore family from 1329 to the pres-
ent day. The Middlemores were an important family in Warwickshire and
Worcestershire, the branches in Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Northampshire,
sereral of which appear in the Heralds Visitations. No pains is being spared
to make it as exhaustive as possible, and Mr. Phillimore will be very glad to
have particulars of any Middlemore representatives in America. The name is
now rare in England, and the only connection of the family with America at
present known, appears to be the following reference in a graveyard near Nails-
worth in Gloucestershire : —
In memory of Thomas Middlemore of this parish Clothier
who departed this life May 3^ 1781 aged 65 years
Richard son of John and Catherine Middlemore departed
this life Oct 3* 1797 aged 55.
His remains are deposited in St. Paul's churchyard, Baltimore
Maryland N: America.
Any particulars of this or other instance of the name in America would be
l^adly welcomed. Replies may be sent to Mr. Phillimore direct.
PoB AXD Scott of Maryland. — Can any one tell me if the Poes of Maryland
bad Scott connections, and if there were any Devonshire Poes and Scotts in
Maryland? I have before me a history of the Indian Spy, Adam Poe (son of
George Jacob Poe, a German, who settled in Maryland in 1746). In connectiou
with the burial of a sister of Greorge Poe mention is made of their pastor. Rev.
George Scott. A suggestive coincidence with what I have gathered of my
own Poe ancestry :
Charles Poe m. Ruth Scott at St. Sidwells, Exeter, Devon; 21 Feb. 1671.
George Poe of Topsham and Agnes Cooke of Poltimore (near Exeter) ; mar.
lie 17 Oct. 1720. William Renell of Topsham and Ann Poe of Exeter; mar.
Uc. 27 Jan. 1720.
George Poe was living in Exeter, in 1723, when he m. Jane Taylor, by whom
be bad a son Charles. In 1732 he m. Elizabeth Wood; mar. lie. July 15. He
died 1745 (the year previous to George Jacob Poc*s arrival in Maryland). Cori-
onsly a grandson of William Renell and Ann Poe, John Nichols Renell, lived and
died at Baltimore.
8 Hampton Bd., Redland, Bristol j Eng. W. U. Retxell Upham.
1
358 Notes and Queries. [July,
RA?<DAt.L. — Wanted, parentage of Surah ItamlslI, bora «t Rochester, Plymoath
Co., IilAss., Martb S8, 1763; iDurrled Jamea Cowing. She wm one of eight
cbUdren. Alxo, Caleb Cowing, horn 1G9G. WaDleil.matden name of wife; sup-
posed to be IIolmeB. E. ConciO.
24 E. BayaTA St., Semta Fulls, Xew Tork.
Wanted, the ancestry of the following : —
ITiayer.— Abigail Thajer, bom nboiit 1758, who married Rafna Batta of Can-
terhurj. Conn. They lived In Peru, formerly called PartridgeQcld, Mass. He
served In the Revolutionary war in Capt. Jonathan Thayer's company.
Brown. — David Brown and Lydia Swetland. hia wife, both died In Pern,
Mass, Sha died March 28, 18U. He died May 25, ISaO. They bad son bora
Hebron, Coon.. July 10, 1774, named Soloinon; daughter Olive, boru Mansdeld,
Conn., ITeO; two other children, Daniel and Sai-ah.
Fayne. — Stephen Payne and Anna Bnshnell, his wife, of TVoodstock, or
Andover, Conn. Both died in Pern, Slass. She died about 181G.
E. B, Dl-dlkt.
Stefhes Tkrby,— Mr. Terry was bom In Stoctton, in Wiltshire, 25 Aug.,
IGOM, sou of the Rev. John Terry ; was In Dorchester in 1630: made a frecuiao
IB M.iy, 1631; died in Hadley in September, I6f». Can anyone gire me the
maiden name of his vdfe. and the date of his marrlnge! Judd, Hlstoi; of Dad-
ley, says that his wife died Jnne. 1647 ; but. If so. he mnst have marriei.1 BzalD.
for bis widow Ellzalietb Terry survived blm for fifteen years and died 1 1 Ang.,
IGS3. JUBTIK p. KSLLOGO.
Geneva, Saiaerland.
SHEitBURSE. — John Shurbume of Portsmonth, N.H., married Bannab --
Their daughter Cattierloe m. flrst, Ebenc7,er Odlome, whod. IHG; m. second,
6. ■«., 1761, Dr. Thomas Deane of Eicter, N. U.
Query.— Who were the purents of ,Jolm Sbcrbiime? Joseph Wiiicox.
1300 LoeaU Strtit, Philadelphia, Fa.
Gross.— Huldab Gross, danghter of Thomas and EHzalieth Gross, bom In
Boston, Sept. 13, 1686. was alive In 1760. unmarried. What ws.s the maiden
name of Elizabeth, her mother? The father, Thomas, was born In Boston.
July 5, 16S5, SOD of Mathew Gross, who married Mary Trott, Oct. G, 1653.
A. A. FOUOM.
MiSCELLANBOUB QUERIES : —
Afortfn.- Malatiah and Rebeca Martin of Rehoboth, Moss. Their cblldreii,
born: Keslah,I697; Daniel, 1699: Daniel, 1702; Nathan, 17(H; Malatlah.ITOS;
Rebecca, 170B; Timothy, 1711. Who woa the father of Melatioh MuUn and
what was the maiden name of Rebecca, his wife?
Cole. — Hannah Cole, bom about 173E, married Ebenezer Keeneof Dortmoath,
Mass., 1756. What was the name of Hannah Cole's father, and the maiden
name of her motber?
iresf— Thomas West of Dartmouth, Mass. : Wife Mary . Children :
Richard, 1733; Mary, 1736; Parnel, 1738; Thomas Jr., 1742: Elizabeth, I7fi0.
What was the name of Thomas West's father, and the maiden name of his wife
Mary? B. K. Shaw.
Marietta. Ohio.
Thb Two Provisbncb Ibluids. Thb Habbam (Borshah) Pakilt.
Ik the article on the Baasam Family pobllahed by me Id tbeBBOtBTBit for
October, 1670 (Rbgistbk, xziv. 414 ; see also " The Hasssm Family," prlratel;
1899.] Notes and Queries. 359
printed, Boston, 1896), reference is made to the list, bearing date ** 16 Aprilis
1635," of passengers who ** imbarqned in jr* Expectacion Cornelius BlUinge M'/*
bonnd from London to the ** Island of Providence," among whom were Edward
Horsliam aged U, Elizabeth Horsham aged 16, and Dorcas Horsham aged 40.
Belying on what was then supposed to be good authority, I added that this
Island of Providence was New Providence, one of the Bahamas, and that the
English held it until 1641 when it was taken by the Spaniards.
In most accounts of the Bahamas it is stated that the English first settled
New Providence in 1629 and that they were driven off in 1641, when the island
fell into the hands of the Spaniards. Nearly every historical writer has repeated
this statement which is found also in official publications. Gazetteers and other
printed books, as well as the " Colonial Office List,** give the same account.
Even the volume of the Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, printed in
IdOO, is so indexed as to perpetuate this error.
But there were two Providence Islands. It was the Providence Island, some-
times called Old Providence, in the Caribbean Sea, east of the Mosquito Coast,
which was held by the Ensrlish from 1629 to 1641, and it was to that island that
the *• Expectation " sailed in 1635. There was no attempt at a settlement of the
Providence Island in the Bahamas until about 1666, and there is no record in the
Public Record Office, in London, of a grant of that island prior to 1670.
The confusion in regard to these two islands attracted the attention of Major
General Lefroy when he was engaged in preparing his ** Memorials of the Bermu-
das.'* and at his request the late Mr. W. Noel Salnsbury, editor of the Calendar
of State Papers, Colonial Series, investigated the matter, and exposed the error
of earlier writers. His researches, however, have not attracted the attention
which the importance of the subject demands. Error is proverbially long lived
and this particular error dies hard. It is still found repeated in publications of
a later date.
For a fuller account see the paper entitled ** The Bahama Islands : Notes en
an Early Attempt at Colonization," prepared by me for the Massachusetts
Historical Society at the meeting held March 9, 1899 (2 Proc. Mass. Hist. Society
xili. 4).
47 Court Sty Boston. John T. Hassam.
The Axtell Family. — Some facts respecting Thomas Axtell, the progenitor i ^ -s-
of the Axtells of America, and his family, have recently been discovered by ^j f'^^
Mr. Freeman C. Goodenow of Cambridge,* Mass.
Thomas Axtell bought five acres of land in Sudbury, Oct. 1643. This land
joined that of Edmund Rice, who came from Berkhamsteaii, Ens:., in 1638 or
1639. Thomas Axtell took the oath of fidelity July 9, 1645. His daughter,
bom July 1, 1644, was named Lydia. not Mary, as appears from^two origi-
nal entries in old record books. " John Maynard and Mary AxteU were m*
16 (4) 1646," 1.6. June 16. This doubtless is the widow of Thomas Axtell,
who was buried March 8, 1646. Maynard was a widower with a son eight or
idne years old. The Mary Axtell who married John Grooduow Sept. 9, 1656, was
doubtless the Mary baptized in Berkhamstead Sept. 25, 1639. She bore eleven
children, the last in 1680, and died April 14, 1704. Edmund Wright married
Hannah Upson, not Axtell, as appears from a careful scrutiny of the records.
Mr. W. S. Appleton informs me that William Axtell of Berkhamstead, Eng.,
died in 1637, leaving a will in which he mentions his wife Thomasine and sons
John, William, Thomas. Daniel and Samuel. This confirms my conjecture
In regard to the two Williams of Berkhamstead, and the children to be as-
si^cxi to each, and with the facts given above, supports the view that Thom&s
Axtell was a brother of Col. Daniel Axtell, the regicide. S. J. Axtell.
KalamazoOy Mich,
Historical Ixtelligesce.
Marriagr Registers of Sadtt Margaret's, Westminster. 1538-1 $37.
Edited by Hexrt Farrar. A prospectus has been issued for a limited edi-
tion of Uie above Marriage Registers, giving each entry as it stands. ** The
grealt valne of these regtsters is largely enhanced b; the uniquo position of the
church which 1b at once the mother chnrch of & large number of olUere. snch as St.
Martin's In the Fields : St. Paiil'H.Covcnt Garden; St. Anue'a, Sobo; St. Jaroes'd,
WeHtmlDster; and St. George's, UanoTer Square, as well aa heing the parlsli
charth of the House of Commons, aud bj the larjie number of historical per-
sons whose marriages are here recorded." The work will be issued in four
volumes, super royal. Svo, cloth, at 21 shillings net per volume. A complete
lodes to all uamcs and places noted will be added to each volame. The edition
\Till be limited to 2fi0 copies, aU of which will be sigued and numbered and eop-
plied to subscribers for sets onlj. Mr. Farrar is the editor of Index to Irish
Marriages, 177G-'181l), noticed In the KBOiSTiut, toI. 52, page 2TT. The volnmes
of the present work will be issued at intervals of about a year. The first volume
Is well advanced for publicatlou. Tho editor has decided to place two presenta-
tloii copies of the work in such places as he thinks will do the most good. One
copy will he placed In the Church cheat, Loudon. The other will be donated to
the Ncw-Eugland Historic Geneatogicol Society for its library, which Mr. Far-
rar considers the most likeiy plnce for it to be used and cared for. Subscrip-
tions are received by Henry Farrar, the editor, 36 Essex St., London, W. C.
Rbcours of Jkffbrson'. Maisb.— The Society has lately received as a dona-
tion a manuscript volume entitled, " Oeuealogtcot Bocords of the Town of
Jefferson. Lincoln Co., Maine." made by the douor, Harold L. Bond, of Maldea.
Mass., for the New-Englaud Historic Genealogical Society. This manuscript
volnme of 136 pages is a copy of births, deaths and marriages in Jefferson.
The town was incorporated In 1807, but many of the dates precede that time.
The DTiginal book Is quite badly worn, but the copy has been carefully made.
The names are grouped by families and are well lud'exed.
Genealogies i!f PitBrAitATioN. — Persons of the several onroes are advised to
furnish [be compilers of these genealogies with records of their own faoillles
and otiier information which they think may be useful. We would suggest Itiat
all facts of lutere«t lUastratlng famlljp history or character be communicated,
especially service under the U. 8. Qovernment, the holding of other olllcM,
graduatlou from college or professlanal schools, occnpaCiou, with placea aod
dates of birth, marriage, residence and death. When there arc more than oac
christian name they should all be given in full If possible. No initials aboald
be used nlieii tho full uaaies are known.
Dickinson. — The undersigned will undertake to compile and pubtinh at his
owD risk and expense, " The descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson the old set-
tler." provided suRlcIeut interest is manifested to enable him to procnre a com-
plete list. Address, Frederick Dickinson, 26 Bryant Ave., Chicago, III.
Halev, Piper, Neal and Ricker.—Rev. John W. Hayley, A.M., 271 Qorham
Street, Lowell, Mass., is compiling a work entitled, "Memoranda relating chiefly
to the Haley. Piper, Neal and lilcker Families." Send communications to the
above address.
Marvin.— JAt. W. T. R. Marvin has In press and nearly completed, "The
English Ancestry of Relnold and Matthew Marvin, of Hartford, Conn., tbelr
Homes and Parish Churches." Mr. Marvin has traced the ancestry back for
several generations, and the woric will have engravings of some of tbe parish
churches, etc.
Ordviay. — John C. Ordway, Concord. K. H., is engaged in compiling a gene-
alogy of the Ordways. It Is generally understood that James and Abner Ord-
way, supposed to be brothers, and probably a sister Sara, came to this coantry,
according to tradition, between 1635 and 1610, from England or Wales. Can
anyone give positive and accurate Information on this point? The relationship
between James and Abner? From what place in England or Wales they emi-
grated, OD what vessel they embarked, and date and port of arrival In this
country.
Mr. Ordway would be glad of any information respecting these Inquiries, aa
well as genealogical data of other or later generations descended from this
.immigrating ancestor whether bearing the family name or not.
1899.] Book Notices. 361
J^even^—Siephens.—WWam A. Bobbins. Esq., 178 Garfield Place, Brooklyn,
N. Y., is engaged upon a genealogy of the Stevens (Stephens) family, embracing
the descendants of the following :
Henry Stevens, who died in Boston, Mass., in 1690; John Stevens, who died
in Chelmsford, Mass., in 1691 ; Joseph Stevens, who died in Townsend, Mass.,
abont 1756 ; Joseph Stevens, who died in Winthrop, Me., in 1791 ; Jonas Stevens,
who died in Gray, Me.
He has already a great deal of data on hand pertaining to the above. The
female lines will be carried out one generation.
BOOK NOTICES.
[The Editor requests persons sending books for notice to state, for the information
of readers, the price of each book, with the amount to be added for postage when sent
by mail.]
CollectionB of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Sizth Series. Vol. X.
Boston : Published by the Society. 1899. 8vo. pp. 677. Price, $4.
These papers have been prepared for publication by Mr. Charles C. Smith,
Dr. Samuel A. Green, Mr. George B. Chase and Rev. Edward G. Porter, mem-
bers of the Committee of Publication of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Although (as Mr. Charles C. Smith has said in his excellent preface to this
work) it is true that Rev. Jeremy Belknap while writing the History of New
Hampshire, and Dr. Usher Parsons while engaged in the preparation of his Life
of Sir William Pepperrell, and Mr. Francis Parkman while writing the •* Half
Century of Conflict," made use of most of these papers while they were in
manuscript form, they have not until the present time been easily accessible to
the great body of our historical students, and the Massachusetts Historical
Society is entitled to the gratitude of all lovers of our colonial history by pub-
lishing them. It is indeed eminently fitting that this Society should publish
these papers relating to the history of one of Boston's greatest men, a city
noted for having been the home of many great men. Here Pepperrell married
hia wife (Mary Hirst, a granddaughter of Judge Samuel Sewall, that Puritan of
the Puritans) and here he spent much of his time. And here the expedition was
fitted out to attack Louisburg. This is one of the most important contributions
that has been made to our historical literature for a long time. And the very
best way to write history is to (as far as possible) let those who made history,
the great actors on the stage of events, speak for themselves through their
correspondence. The capture of Louisburg by Pepperrell and his brave New
England troops was an epoch in our colonial history. Enough stress it seems
to me has not been laid by our historians on the far-reaching importance of this
erent. Followed as it was so soon after by the great struggle of our forefath-
ers for independence, it has hardly attained its true perspective in our history
to the light of that more momentous struggle. And yet it would be difficult
to estimate the immense importance of the capture by New England troops of
this " Dunkirk," this ** Gibraltar " of America as it was well called. The French
were obliged to surrender the city to Pepperrell on June 16, 1745, after an almost
incessant bombardment of seven weeks. Com. Warren (of the British squad-
ron who took part to some extent in the bombardment, and rendered good
aerrice in preventing supplies from entering the harbor) was anxious to re-
ceive the surrender of the place, but Gen. Pepperrell insisted that the surrender
should be made to him personally as the commandant of the New England troops.
A good instance of the American spirit prior to the Revolution. The cross of
St. George had supplanted the lilies of France and the French dominion in
America would have been then and there forever broken, had not the English
government at the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle foolishly ceded to France this hard
earned conquest of the New England troops, in return for a small island in the
West Indies. This first great victory, won by the New England troops, may be
aald to have prepared the way in no inconsiderable degree for the tremendous
straggle which terminated in the freedom of the thirteen colonies. The roar
868 Book 2^otice». [JbIt*
of tlie Amerlcaa siege gans at Loaisburg was bnt the prelude to tbc mljzbtr
Btoria of tbe Bevolntion. Enoug-h atrusiB It seems to me has not been laid by
some of onr liistorians (in describing the siege of Iiouisburg) npop the iudivU-
uatity, the personality of Peppcrrelj. Here In cbanicter we And tbe stource of
tbe iuflncace of every great tnan. It is uaeless lo aa; that any great movemmt
■ViiW Bucceecl no matter who directs it. If PepperrcU bad not possessed the
essential qiialiUes of patience and prudence, above all of alrrngth and temteitf
of purpose, aud firm faitii niul Crust Jn (/od, it is donbtful if this uovemeat
wonld have succeeded. ConncHa were divided, great hardsbipa were experi-
enced by the invading troops, cauaiug mnch illness and many dcolhs among
them, disclpliue was not what it sbould have been, bnt PepperrcU caiuily and
patiently held his peace as plan Bfl«r plan was urged opon him, and pressed
Bteadlly on niilll the victory was obtained. The bravery, the enlhnsiasm, the
steadfastness of our troops won tbe victory, but the troops needed a leader and
this tliey bad In Peppeirell.
Illuminated and Irradiated as all of oar history has been with the charm of
romance and song, we may certainly bqj that the brilliant capture of Loni^bnrg
is not tbe least romantic of its many epochs. And it had, moreover, a very
Important bearing upon the history of the onward march of tbe dominant Eug-
Itsh-spcaklug race here In this western world. A wondrous fascination Invests
the ruins of this city of Ic ancicu regime, Toarfclng as It does the trsnaltion from
the older to the newer and better civilization.
Sy DanUl Bollint, Esq., of Botton.
Annals of an Old Parish. Eiatnrical Sketches of Trintly Church. SoicthpoTt,
Conneelicut. 1725 to 1898. By Rev. Edmund Gctlbert, n.D. Published by
Thomas Whlttaker, 2 and 3 Bible House. New Tork. leus. t3vo. pp. xir-f-39I.
Tbe carefnl aud painataitlng compilation of this very valuable work reflects
innch credit upon the present rector of Sonthport parish. An appendix ci(Utsh»
a record of tbe baptisms, marriages and burials performed by Rev. Phllo SheV-
ton, during the forty years of his ministry In this parish, from 1785 to IMS.
Rev. Edmund Oultbert has in the publlcaCiou of this work set au example which
it would be well for the ministers of the older settled parishes in all denomina-
tions to follow. It is from Just such works as these (primarily of local Inter-
eat) that material will be gathered by future historians for larger works. And
there Is no harvest time like tbe present for tbls purpose. When we reflect
upon the vast amount of town records aud parish records (some of Ibem of
almost priceless value) that have been destroyed, we bejrin to realiz.e tht neces-
sity of carefnlly gathering and preserving In easily accessible form tbe precloos
relics of the past. The members of onr numerous historical societies and
antlqnarians generally are rendering a splendid service to tbe cause of history
by arranging and preserving large amounts of precious historical material.
Tbe study of history enlarges our lotellectaal horizon, It is one of the most
profitable branches of Instruction. It Is not merely tbe acquirement of certain
facts and incidents, but U is (If earnestly and zealou sly pursued) a never failing
stimulus to tbe Imagination, to alt the higher powers of our natures. We may,
by rejecting much that is trivial and immaterial. Idealize tbe great events, the
great movements of tbe past, and continually draw from them tbe mental, moral
and spiritual stimnlue which we need for the dally pilgrimage of life.
Sy Daniel SoUtnt, of Boston.
Bittory and Boster of Maryland Volunteer*. War of 1861-5. Prepared under
authority of tbe General Assembly of Maryland by L. Allison Wilmer, J. H.
Jarrett, George W. F. Vernon, State Coram is si on ere. Volume II. 1899.
Press of Guggeuhelmer, Weil & Co. Baltimore, Md. 4to. pp. SST.
The flrst volnme of this publication was noticed In this volume, page ISfl. It
ODijr remains to say that this second volume upon the soldiers, marines and
colored troops of Maryland Is in every way equal In painstaking, thoroughness
and fullness. The sailors and marines numbered 5,636, even more thaji was
anticipated. The editor says of the colored troops : " These regiments were
well officered and thoroughly disciplined, and evinced on all occasions a desire
to perform their duty as soldiers of a Republic of which they would henceforth
be citizens. They had to contend with prejudice that time and their own good
conduct coald alone allay; they appeared to appreciate the ordeal throogh
1899.] Book Notices. 363
which they were passing, and not only their own conntrymen, bat the civilized
world, stood and wondered as the Colored Union Volunteers passed by to bat-
tle. The Maryland contingent of colored troops certainly measured up to the
expectation of the most sanguine of their friends, and the survivors to fully
aDd gratefully appreciate the just recognition given them by their native State
in this publication, as has been evidenced by expressions to this Commission."
These volumes are indeed a standard publication, and have been admirably re-
ceived by those interested and by those best able to judge of their patriotic and
historic worth.
By the Rev. Anson TituSy Somervilley Mass,
The Biblifpgraphy of Vermont, or A List of Books and Pamphlets Relating in
any way to the State. With Biographical and other Notes. Prepared by M.
D. GiLMAN. Montpelier, Vt. (With additions by other hands.) Burlington :
Printed by the Free Press dissociation. 1897. 8vo. pp. vii-|-349.*
This very valuable work has a clear and well written introduction by Mr. H.
A. Huse, State Librarian of Vermont. The material contained in it appeared,
before publication in book form, in the columns of a Montpelier paper entitled
the Argus and Patriot. While most of the material was gathered by Marcus D.
Gilman (to whom the credit of planning the work is also due), the editor of the
same, Hon. George G. Benedict, and Mr. Thomas L. Wood also added consider-
able material to it. Mr. Iluse also says that while many people have rendered
valaable aid in the preparation of this work, praise is especially due to Mr.
William Sullivan, of the editorial staff of the xVrgus and Patriot, and to Miss
M. £. Stone, Assistant Librarian at the Congregational House, Boston. When
we realize that it contains upwards of 7,000 titles (of which 3,452 are Vermont
imprints) we can appreciate the immense amount of labor involved in its com-
pilation and also its great and lasting value. This is a work of which all
citizens of Vermont, and all natives of the old Green Mountain State, wherever
they may be, may well feel proud. The writer of this notice could wish, how-
ever, that it contained more extended references to two extremely interesting
and instructive historical novels (by the late Judge Daniel P. Thompson, of
Montpelier), entitled The Green Mountain Boys, and The Tory*s Daughter, in
which the character of that sturdy old patriot Ethan Allen (Vermont's finest
tjrpe of man) is so well depicted. At any rate it would seem that space should
have been made for a fuller biographical notice of Judge Thompson. But a
work of so large a scope as this must of necessity be very condensed.
By Daniel Rollins, of Boston.
The Early Records of the Town of Providence, Vol. XIV., heing the First Book
for the Recording of Deeds and called Deed Book No. 1. Printed under
Authority of the City Council of Providence, by Horatio Rogers and Edward
Field, Record Commissioners. Providence : Snow & Famham, City Print-
ers. 1899. Sm. 4to. pp. iv.-|-395.
The City of Providence appointed March 3, 1891, commissioners to serve
without compensation for the purpose of collecting and printing the early
records of the town. The commissioners issued their first volume in 1892,
which was noticed by us in July, 1893. They liave from time to time issued
other volumes, that before us being the fourteenth. It will be noticed tliat
this is the first volume of Deeds recorded. The volumes are carefully copied
and handsomely printed. The commissioners deserve credit for the able man-
ner in which they have performed the duty assigned to them.
JPublications of the Shropshire Parish Register Society.
The Shropshire Parish Register Society is one of the latest embodiments of
the historical spirit in England. Its first year's work is now before the public,
consisting of the registers of Shipton, Ford, Sibdon Garwood, Hopton Castle,
More, Melverley. Sheinton, Cressage, Battlefield, Pltchford, Smethcote and
Harley. A helpful preface is written for each, giving the names of the clergy
for the periods covered and many items of Interest. They are printed in good
style, on excellent paper, and are furnished to subscribers at reasonable rates.
• Mr. George B. Reed, in two communications to the Watchman, one in September,
1896, the other in March, 1899, adds a number of Vermont titles which do not appear
in this bibliography. — W. P. 6.
364 Book Notices. [J«ly>
The Society is, practically, a branch of the British Parish Register Society, and
will carry on its work with local enthnaiasm. Among our wealthy readers there
should be a score or more who will take pleasure in becoming subscribers to
this Society, both for the pleasure of possessing these valuable books, and for
the purpose of aiding in a work of such far-reaching usefulness, The New-
England Historic Genealogical Society is highly honored by being named as one
of the two libraries of the world to whom the Society has voted to donate its
issues.
By the liev. Charles H, Pope, of Cambridge, Mass.
77^6 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, published quarterly by the
Virginia Historical Society ^ for the year ending June, 1899, Richmond, Va. :
House of the Society, No. 707 East Franklin St. 1899. 8vo. pp. iv.-|-337-473.
The twenty-six articles constituting the contents of this publication will
materially aid in maintaining its position in the foremost rank of historical mag-
azines. Abstracts from the English Public Record Office, and documents from
the Archives of the State, such as ** The Acadians in Virginia," and " Jacobit-
ism in Virginia," together with twenty-one pages of genealogy, all exhibit the
wealth of original materials which early attracted attention, and has assisted
the studies of some of the most eminent American scholars. A general index
of the most thorough description occupies the last thirty pages.
** Resolutions in regard to Mr. Philip Alexander Bruce," editor of the maga-
zine to October, 1898, state the interesting fact that he is about to go to England
to spend there several years in examining the national archives with reference
to the early history of Virginia, and we join with the Executive Committee in
congratulations and wishes for his success.
By Frederick W, Parke, Esq., of Boston.
Proceedings of the One Hundred and Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration of the
Second Congregational Church in Plymouth (Manomet), Mass., held on Nov. 9,
1898. Complied by Rev. Haig Adadourian. Plymouth, Mass. 1899. 8vo.
pp. 67. III.
An Address given at theOne Hundred and Sixtieth Anniversary of the Second Church
in Plymouth, with Sketch of the Life of its Third Pastor, Bev. Ivory Hovey.
By Rev. Edward G. Porter. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Day.
8vo. pp. 37. III.
The compilation of the minutes of the above Proceedings is remarkable as
representing the labors of a foreigner, of brief residence in this country, in
composing in such accurate English a r^sumd of the ecclesiastical records.
whicli he personally examined, bcsifles planning the celebration and writing all
the letters. Ills endeavors were al)ly seconded, as the Proceedings show, by
the Rev. Thomas S. Robie in his rcminiscential address, the Rev. Alfred DeBar-
rett in his paper on " The Country Church," Mrs. Phcbe R. Clifford, president
of the Plymouth W. C. T. U., and many others. Special mention siionld Ix^
made of the Rev. Edward G. Porter, president of the New-England Historical
and Genealogical Society, whose sparkling address was valuable to his hearers
for its suggestions on the future preservation of the memory of the Church;
while tlie sermon of the Rev. Henry H. French llttingly crowned the exercises
of the day.
The prolonged services, both as minister and physician, and the pronounced
character of tlie Rev. Ivory Hovey, are most interestingly detailed in Mr. Por-
ter's supplementary sketch.
By Frederic \V. Farke, Esq., of Boston.
Excrcisi'S at the Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary ftf the Putnam Free SclionJ^
April 12, 1898. Newburj'port : News Publishing Company, Printers. 18^9.
8vo. pp. 78. 111.
An account of the exercises and festivities commemorating the twentv-fifth
and fortietli anniversaries precedes the description, tilling the body of the
volume, of the fiftieth anniversary of this illustrious school. The addresses of
Daniel W. Hoyt, A.M., and of Rev. Joseph Boardman, with music, poetry and
letters, constituted the exercises in the Meeting House. Those in Fraternity
Hall, after the dinner, were of a similar nature, and all worthily and unstint-
iugly testified homage to the noble institution founded by Oliver Putnam, who
1899.] Book Kotices. 365
not only supplied the means of its sapport, but expressly directed that it be
open to the pupils of every race, color and creed, an act which fifty years ago
marked a mind of extraordinary breadth and conples it with that of the princely
Girard.
By Frederic IT. Parke, Esq,, of Boston.
Publications of 0ie Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Vol. I. Xo. 2, Becord
Series Ab. 2, Philadelphia Wills, No, 3. Address by Frederick D, Stone, LitCD,
No. 4. Miscellany No, 2. Philadelphia. 1899. 8 vols. 8vo. pp. 108-358.
Ko. 4 completes the first volume of the Publications of the Genealogical
Society of Pennsylvania, closing with an index of names, places and subjects.
It presents the first, second, fifth and sixth annual reports of the Society, the
first two being reprints, the others originals. Besides a list of officei^ and
members, this number contains an abstract of early Bucks County Wills, cover-
ing twenty -four pages, this and the remainder of the contents, such as ** Land-
holders of Philadelphia, 1734,** *' Earliest Burial Records of the Board of
Health, 1803," showing the indispensable work which the Society is doing, and
emphasizing the desirability, for the extension of the use and gratification
resulting from its eflbrts, of an increase in membersliip, a desideratum point-
edly Indicated in the first report. The address of Mr. Stone, the Librarian of
the Pennsylvania Historical Society, notices the relation between history and
genealogy, and congratulates the Genealogical Society on having constituted
itself an auxiliary of the Historical. The connection of genealogy with the
law. vital statistics and fiction is also entertainingly treated.
By Frederic W. Parke, Esq., of Boston.
Historical and Biographical Notes on the Military Annals of New Hampshire, tcith
special reference to Begimental Histories. By Albert Stillhas Batcuellor.
A Reprint of a Chapter from the History of the Seventeenth Regiment. Con-
cord, N. H. : The Rumford Press. 1898. 8vo. pp. 50. 111.
In 1887 an act was introduced in the House of Representatives of New Hamp-
shire entitled, *' Joint Resolution in relation to the Purchase of the Histories of
Military Organizations in the State in the late War." In consequence of this act
it became possible for every military body to have its history written by the his-
torian of its choice, and there was eventually produced that species of literature
which it is the aim of Mr. Batchellor's article to bring to the notice of librarians
and students, a service which will be gratefully acknowleilged by those whom it
benefits. The list of regimental histories, including several works not strictly
classible as such, is designed simply as a sketch of what has been achieved in
this province of the annalist, suggesting thereby what remains to be accom-
plished. Adjoined to the article is the text of the several legislative enactments
in relation to the purchase and distribution of such publications as tliis pam-
phlet catalogues.
By Frederic W. Parke, Esq., of Boston.
Tear-Book of the Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth oj Massa-
ehusetts for 1899. Publication No. 5. Boston : Printed for the" Society.
1899. 8vo. pp. 263.
The familiar blaze of the scarlet exterior of this issue announces, as in the
case of the Society's previous publications, the ardor of its interior in ilevotion
to the objects which the association was created to promote. Mr. Walter Ken-
dall Watkins's two articles, *' Massachusetts in the Expedition under Admiral
Vernon in 1740-1 to the West Indies," and *»The Capture of Havana in 17i>2,"—
one hundred pages of fine print — furnish, in the amplest measure, the statis-
tics and documentary data of those enterprises, the latter paper emlKxIying the
Orderiy Book of Lt.-Col. Israel Putnam, which the Society owes to the good-
ness of Capt. Albert A. Folsom. Bishop Lawrcnce*s address — himself a mem-
ber of the Society — on the occasion of the Washington commemoration, and
the biographical sketches of ancestors, fill the remainder of the Year-Book, with
the exception of the annual matter, such as lists of officers and members, the
constitution and by-laws.
What is called *' the experiment*' of preparing biographies of ancestors, has
attained the stage of success, and will surely be considered a most utilizable
condensation of '* colonial services'."
By Frederic W. Parke, Esq., of Boston,
Autobtography of Mln Ballou. 2803-1S90 ; containing an Elahorau Record atiA
JfoTTatim of kin Life from Infancy to Old Age, loitft Apptndtxa. CompIet«i]
and edited by his flon-ln-lAW, Wiu.iam S. tlKrwooD. Lowell, Mass. ; The
Vox Popull Presa. Thompsou and Hill. 8ni. 8ro. pp. sTlil.+58e.
Eittory of Iht Hopedale Communils from Us Inctplioa to its virtHal Subtnerrrenoi
tn the Hopednte Pnrlsh. William 8, Hbywoop, Editor. Lowell, Maes.:
Tbompson and UlU, Vox Popul) Press. Sm. 8to. pp. xvil.-Kl5.
In the atitoblography of Adln Ba]lou, we barb tbe storj of s long, Interesting
and asefnt life- Bom in Camberland, S. t., early In this century, where tbe
opportanitica of edncatlon consisted only of a few months of the district sctiool
■nnnally, he had no other Intellectnal training for tbe work of life except that
of his oiru studies And attainments. Uf ft deeply religions nature, he early be-
came a member of tbe Christian ConoectlDn (Baptist), and witb only ilie Bible
and a few religions books to aid him prepared for the ministry of that denomi-
nation, preaohing his first sermon in ijie old Ballon meeting honse in the neigh-
borhood, built about 17G0 fstlll standing), vrlien barely eighteen years of Rf;e.
From that time for more than seventy years, and almost up to the day of his
death, he was actively engaged In the work ot the ministry, preaching often
three and sometimes four times on Sunday, and holding services daring the
week in Bchool honaes and public halls. Besides this, for more than forty
years, he edited a religions netrspaper, published many pamphlets and sermons,
wrote an elnborste history of tbe town of Mllford in two volumes, with an
exhaustive genealogy, a history of tLe Ballon faroily In America, a work in
two volumes on the corruptions of Christianity, and left In MSS. this auto-
biography and several other works ready for publication. From this it is
erldcnt that Mr. Ballon was a tireleSH worker and student in many directions,
a man of vigoroufl Intellect and IndoiuEtable perseverance and energy. He was
a preacher of unusaal persuasiveness and power, deeply interested 1u all re-
form movements, and a fearli'ss advocate of them when It cost popularity and
brought reproach and loss. A. man greatly beloved and widely Influential In
the region where his life was passed and where he Is still lorlugly remem-
bered by thousands.
The history ot the Hopedale Community la the story of the founding of a
society hy Adln Ballon and his friends in the Mill rlrcr valley of the town of
Mllford, Mass.. v.h<mr purpiise w.i^i lh<' einlmdiTiieiit of iIjo priTitiplcs of
tiou of flfti^eii iir twenty families, formed nearly Misty years ago, "nhose basts
was the Christianity of tlic New Testament a? tliey understood it, and who
honestly sought to apply the Sermon on the Mount to their conduct In their
relations with their fellow-men and with each other. It was a noble effort to
prove to the world that the religion of Jesua, when faithfnlly applied to prac-
tical aO^lre, produces tbe highest form of human society and development of
character. Bnt, alas, after nearly twenty.flve years of heroic struggle against
adverse circumstances, it was abandoned; but It left behind a community of
highly intelligent people and one of the most moral and progressive in tbe state.
By Btv. Carlton A. Staples, A.M., of Lexington, Mass.
Oeneral Orders of 1757, issued by the Earl of Loudoun and Fhineas Lyman in
the campaign against the French. New York. 1899. 12mo. pp. 144.
A beantifnl work, of which there are only 250 copies printed. It Is the com-
plete transcript of a manuscript belonging to the regiment of Gen. Fhineas
Lyman, of Connecticut, a man whose abilities were greatly underrated by his
associates. An orderly book, of coui'se, cannot be expected to furnish an ex-
citing narrative of romantic exploits ; Its ralue Is in Its recording the mlnntlfe
of that discipline under which the morale of the army is fixed, and which, in
large measure, renders possible the brilliant deeds which books of a more ambi-
tious purpose win commemorate.
Tbe beauty of the volume — above mentioned — is in the superior print and
paper, that, with the old-time orthography and the exquisitely tasteful binding,
give it the aspect of a veritable antique.
The editing Is the work of Mr. Wortblngton C. Ford.
B]/ Frederic W- Parke, Esq., of Boston.
1899.] Book Notices. 367
A IHffest of the Bari$h Beffisters within the Diocese of Worcester previous to 1812,
together with a Table of the Bishop^ Transcripts now in existence in Edgar
Tower, Worcester, previous to 1700. Prepared and issued bj the Committee
of Parish Registers nnder the authority of the Worcester Diocesan Confer-
ence. Birmingliam and Leicester. London. 1899. 12mo. pp. xii.+144.
So notable a contribution to genealogical literature one is not often called to
notice. The Tolnme is the result of proposals, at Diocesan Conferences, that
a form, simple but comprehensive, be sent to every incumbent, with the request
that he fill it up. The majority of the forms were returned, and were finally
made available to the public by printing the Digest of them that has now Come
into our hands.
Especially worthy of attention are the Bishops' Transcripts, compiled from
an accumulation of documents in Edgar Tower. The greater part of the parch-
ments are now put into such order as to be easily consulted, transcripts later
than 1700, however, not being arranged under parishes.
It is to be hoped that a general acquiescence will be accorded to the recom-
mendation of the Committee of Parishes that all incumbents should do every-
thing in their power to preserve their old registers, so that sometime they may
anb^rve the purpose exemplified in this admirable work.
Bff Frederic W. Parke, Esq., of Boston.
A. Supplementary List of Early American Imprints belonging to the Library of
Vie Massachusetts Historical Society, with the Dates of Two Early Commence-
ments at Cambridge. By Samuel A. Green. Cambridge : John Wilson and
Son. 1898. 8vo. pp. 15.
A Second Supplementary List of Early American Imprints. With Notes and an
Appendix. Cambridge : John Wilson and Son. 1899. 8vo. pp. 70.
The two pamphlets before us are supplements to Dr. Green*s volume on
Early American Imprints belonging to the Massachusetts Historical Society,
published in 1895. The author Ims done a good service to the history of print-
ing in America, and particularly to the history of New England literature, by
preparing and printing these lists. Dr. Green*s example was followed by Mr.
Nathaniel Paine, whose lists of Early Imprints and Early American Broadsides
belonging to the American Antiquarian Society were noticed in the Register
for January, 1898. Appended to Dr. Green*s second supplement are papers on
" Early Printing in New England," and " An Early Book-Catalogue," printed
in Boston. Harvard College and the Boston Public Library have extensive
lists of early American imprints and would do well to follow the examples set
tliem.
JPublications of the Bhode Island Historical Society. Editor, Amos Perry, LL.D.
New Series. Vol. VII., No. 1. April, 1899. 8vo. pp.85.
This valuable periodical has reached the first number of the seventh volume.
The number is mainly devoted to the proceedings of the Society at its annual
meeting, January 10, 1899. It contains the address of the president, the re-
ports of the treasurer, the librarian, the library committee, the lecture committee,
the publication committee, the committee on grounds and buildings, and the
committee on genealogical researches, and other proceedings. It also contains
lists of the active, life, honorary and corresponding members, with necrologies
of eighteen members who have recently deceased.
It is evident that the Rhode Island Historical Society is in an active and
flonrlshing condition.
Sinth Beport of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. 1899.
8vo. pp. xvii-HC5.
This report gives interesting sitatistics on the free public libraries in Massa-
chusetts, showing that there are now only seven towns in the State that are not
folly entitled to the privileges and rights of a free public library. Appended
to this report is a sketch of the free public libraries in the State, with illustra-
tions of one hundred and forty-eight of the library buildings. The slcctches
have been compiled by Mr. Nourse of the commission and give a detailed state-
ment of the origin and growth of each library, and the different methods which
are employed to make the libraries attractive and useful.
By Buth Wood Hoag, A.B., of Boston.
368 Booh Notices. [Julj*
Historians and Historical Societies, An Address at the opening of the Fenway
Building of the Massachusetts Historical Society, April IS, 1899. By Charles
Francis Adams, XiL.D., President of the Society. Cambridge: John Wil-
son & Son. 1899. 8vo. pp. 41.
The development of historical thought and method during the past centiiTy
and a half is the theme of this able £ldress. Its conclusions are that as his-
torical thought has come to be more scientific and philosophical, human histoiy
is regarded as an orderly development, and each character or incident is stadled
in relation to the whole. As a result, historical methods have changed, and the
monograph of the specialist will be the basis of future historical work.
By Buth Wood Hoag, A,B.
History of Durham, Maine, with Genealogical Notes, By E^T.RETT S. Stack-
POLB. Published by vote of the town. Lewiston : Press of the Lewiston
Journal. 1899. 8vo. pp. 314. Price ^8, postpaid. Address Rev. £. S.
Staclspole, Augusta, Me.
In this volume Mr. Stackpole gives an interesting and concise history of
the town of Durham from the time of the earliest grants of the land included
in the present town of Durham. Separate chapters are devoted to such sub-
jects as roads, ecclesiastical history, schools, industries and military record.
Many biographical sketches of early settlers, as Gen. Isaac lioyal, Col. Moses
Little and Col. Jonatlian Bagley ; and of Hon. Nelson Dingley and Rev. Allen H.
Cobb, and other prominent citizens of recent times, add iterest to the work. A
valuable part of the history will be found the copious genealogical notes with an
appendix of all Durham birtlis, marriages and deaths not noted elsewhere in
the history. The volume is well indexed and is illustrated with charts, views
of places and buildings of interest and many portraits.
By Buth Wood Hoag, A.B.
Soldiers who served in the Bevolution from tfie Town of Braintree. By Samubl
A.Bates. 12mo. pp. 26. Price 25 cts.
The Ancient Iron Works of Braintree, Mass, (The First in America,) By
Samuel A. Bates. 12mo. pp. 80. Price 25 cts.
The Early Schools of Braintree, By Samuel A. Bates. South Braintree:
Frank A. Bates. 1899. 12mo. pp. 35. Price 25cts.
The late Samuel Austin Bates, the town clerk of Braintree for nearly a quar-
ter of a century, did much to preserve the history of that venerable town. He
died oil the 20th of March, 1897, aged 75 (see Rkgister, vol. 51, p. Si^S), He
edited the Braintree Records from 1G40 to 1793, published iu l«6t> (Keg. vol.
41, p. Ill), and contributed many historical articles to the newspapers. Three
series of these articles have been reprinted in pamphlet form by his sou, Frank
A. Bates, of South Braintree, of whom they can be obtained at 25 cts. each,
namely, the series ou Revolutionary Soldiers, Ancient Iron Works, and Early
Schools iu Braintree, which are here noticed.
Fourth Biographical Becord of the Class of Fifty-Eight, Yale University. 1S3S-
2897. By William P. Bacox, Class Secretary. New Britain, Conn. Adkia3
Printing Company. 1897. 12mo. pp. 269.
The juvenile humor of the preface — ministering consolation in the words,
** Cheer up, boys, the worst is yet to come!" — and the sublime irony of the
valedictory — a passage from Theodore de Banville — equally harmonize with
the feelings excited by records such as these of that swift transit from shadow
to shadow which is known as human life. Acceptable indeed to the class of '58
mubt this volume prove when even to a stranger the frolic and fervor of the
" Class Meetings " and the thrilling commonplaces of the '' Biographies '' — every
biography being in fact only another aspect of that divine commonplace, oneself—
when to a stranger these records can be of deeply moving interest. To the
gold chain — a tribute of appreciation from his classmates to Mr. Bacon — should
be added a diamond stylus in recognition of the thoroughness with whicli his
pen has done its work. In comparison with realities such as it has transcribed,
llction is as marble in contrast with llesh and blood.
By Frederic W, Parke, Esq., of Boston.
1899.] Book Notices. 369
Wftrd'Book of Virginia Folk-Speech. By R. W. Green. Richmond: Wm.
Ellis Jones. 1899. One Tolnme. 8to. pp. 435. Price, $4.00.
A comprehensive dictionary of words, proverbs and phrases in common nse
In Virginia, and in states peopled from that commonwealth. It constitutes an
unusnally fine exhibit of the speech of plain people, inherited throngh genera-
tions of English extraction, with small foreign contamination. It was the talk
of the every-day folks of the era of Shakespeare and Ben Johnson. To the
pedant, and often to the school-master, snch speech is mde and coarse ; bnt it
bas the form and diction first introduced into Great Britain by Cerdic and Ken-
Tic at the commencement of the sixth centnry of the Christian era. This was
the source of the English language. The earlier Celts gave names to the moun-
tains, streams and natural features of the island. The Danes named many
towns and places. The Normans brought mu:«ic and the arts, and contributed
words relating to the accomplishments, the laws, religion and the sciences,
which they had, indeed, derived from Latin and Greek sources. But the lan-
^oage of the people, the inflections of verbs, the terminology of adjectives and
adverbs, the use of auxiliaries, the case endings of nouns, are Saxon and largely
West Saxon. ** The glory of the English tongue,** said Camden, '* was that the
old English could express most aptly all the conceits of the mind in their own
tongue, without borrowing from any.** This book is a striking evidence of
how the same facility is possessed, to-day, by the inhabitants of tide water
Vii^nia. It is a timely book, well printed and inviting, and will add a gracious
presence to any library. The edition is limited to 300 copies, which is too
small.
By Geo. A. Gordon, A.M., of SomertUle, Mass,
Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society. Vol. VII. 1899. 8vo. pp. 385.
The contents of this volume are correctly described in the sub-title : ** Orderly
Books and Journals kept by Connecticut men while taking part in the Ameri-
can Revolution, 1775-1778.**
This number adds to the valuable series issued by this Society and will prove
to be of interest, not only to all historical readers, but especially to the many
who are searching for information concerning the days of the Revolution.
The journals here reproduced contain many items of interest pertaining to
the siege of Boston, and various campaigns of the American army in New York
and Oinada, Including an account of the surrender of Burgoyne. The records
of Benjamin Trumbull appear to be especially valuable, being very minute in
details of the service and of movements of the troops.
A sketch of Capt. William Coit is of genealogical and historical interest, and
the excellent index renders the whole at once available to the reader.
By Francis E. Blake, of Boston, Mass.
Biographical Beriew, Volume XXX, containing Sketches of Leading Citizens of
Worcester County, Massachusetts. Boston: Biographical Review Pub. Co.
Quarto, pp. 1229. lU.
The carefully edited and successful Atlantic States Series of biographies is
most auspiciously continued in the present volume. Many of the sketches will
be of service to the genealogist as well as to the lover of history, presenting as
they do family records entirely new to the public. All the biographical details,
excepting a few, have been approved or corrected by those who supplied the
facta. Over a thousand biographies of men whose achievements are of a more
or less extended circle of repute are comprised in this book, which the publish-
ers jostly call a history of the State, as it is the joint history of its members.
It Is illustrated by more than one hundred and fifty full-page portraits, is printed
in clearest type on good paper, and in every respect deserves the acceptance
which ItA makers believe awaits it.
By Frederic W. Parke, Esq., of Boston.
Check List of the Issues of the Press of Xew Jersey. 1723, 1728, 1754-1800.
By WiixiAM Nelson. Paterson, N. J. : Call Printing and Publishing Co.
1899. 8vo. pp. 42.
Mr. Nelson, who has been indefatigable in his labors on the history of New
Jersey, says in his preface to this book: **In the following pages the effort
has been to give an index or check-list of all the books, pamphlets, broadsides,
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370 Book Notices. [Jntyt
and newspapers printed in New Jersey prior to 1801, with the place of tminiBt,
and the name of the printer.** Mr. Nelson, thongh he has listed a large number
of titles (502), is consclons that the list is incomplete and solicits additions to
it. ** The first book with a New Jersey imprint is a copy of the Session Laws
of the Provincial Assembly, passed at Perth Amboy in 1728, and printed there
by William Bradford, who brought his press from New York to the ancient
capital of East Amboy for the pnrpose." Other details abont the early printing
in New Jersey are given by Mr. Nelson, among them a list of printers in New
Jersey before 1801. The book will be found very nsefnl.
Currency Discussion in Massachusetts in the Eighteenth Century, By Andrew
McFarland Dayis. Reprinted from the Quarterly Journal of Economics,
Vol. XI., October, 1896, and January, 1897. 12mo. pp. 49.
A Search for a Pamphlet by Governor Hutchinson. By Andrew McFARiJun>
Davi9. Cambridge : John Wilson and Son. University Press. 1899. 12mo.
pp. 29.
In the first of the two above-named pamphlets Mr. Davis reviews in detail
the discussion in the province of the Massachusetts Bay of the topic of bank-
ing at the time of the experimentation, which resulted in the Land Bank of
1740. The literature introduced to the reader, although much of it crude, will
be attractive to the economist because of its bearing on economics, theoretical
and applied, during the eighteenth century.
In the second pamphlet, Mr. Davis, by the application of tests of admirable
ingenuity, arrives at the conclusion that he has discovered the document sought,
a copy of which is appended to his article, its subject being Bills of Credit.
By Frederic W. Parke, Esq., of Boston.
History of Colonel Jonathan MitchelVs Cumberland County JRegiment of the
Bagaduce Expedition, 1779. With Biographical Sketches of the Commissioned
Officers and Pay-Bolls of the Companies. By Nathan Goold. Reprinted
from the Maine Historical Society's Quarterly. ' Portland, Maine : The Thors-
ton Print. 1899. 12mo. pp. GO. Map. III.
The history of a campaign whose failure has involved it in obloquy, and of
which many of the participants refused for very shame to give any accoont,
has nevertheless been considered by Mr. Ooold as demanding attention, since
it was of such prominence in the Revolutionary Annals of Maine. ' Tlianks are
certainly due the author for a narrative that, however distressing, shows that
the American soldiers were not at all blameworthy for the outcome, but that
the disaster was to be attributed to a lack of cooperation between the military
and naval commanders. The rolls found on these pages should be regarded as
rolls of honor, althoui^h they bear the names of men who did not win the more
obvious honor of success.
By Frederic W. Parke, Esq., of Boston.
The Genealo(jical Advertiser. A Quarterly Magazine of Family History. Pub-
lished by Lucy Hall Greknlaw, Cambridge, Mass. Vol. I. 1898. 8vo.
pp. 157. Tor. Vol. II. March, June, 1899. Nos. 1 and 2. pp. 1-64.
This magazine, as oriirinally projected, was to appropriate, as its principal
field, remaquid, Me., and the neijrhboring rec^ion ; but maturer consideration
included in its sphere of research Plymouth Colony, Mass., resultinc: in the pub-
lication of entirely fresh material from East Yarmouth — now Dennis — and
Kinji:ston, together with the records of Pembroke, Mass., and Plj-mouth County
marriages, as also abstracts from the Probate Records of the same county.
Bristol, Me., marriages, beginning in Vol. 1, are concluded in the second num-
ber of Vol. 2, which also contains the first installment of Bristol and Bremen
Families. The Cox (Jenealogy is begun in Vol. 1. The value of the contents
just named is best indicated by saying, that no other magazine in America has
furnished such a i)roportional)le amount of vital records.
Pemaquid, Me., therefore, and Plymouth Colony, Mass., are the particular
genealogical demesnes of the Advertiser, the publisher's familiarity with New
England records ensuring success in whatever portion of that territory is
selected for special utilization.
Printed on excellent paper, each number comprising at least thirty-two pages,
and with an index similar in perfection to that of the Register, these qualities
1899.] Book Notices. 371
with those of Its notable contents promise for tliis periodical a f ntare to gratif y-
ingly reward its accomplished editor.
By Frtderic IF. Parke, Esq., of Boston,
The Lower Norfolk Countjf, Virginia, Antiquary. Edited by Edward W. James.
Vols. 1 and 2. 8 pts. 1895-1899. Baltimore, Md. Richmond, Va. 8yo.
pp. 142, 146.
This historical magazine possesses great value for those interested in the
local annals of Virginia. Beginning in 1895, it has appeared at irregalar inter-
vals to the present time. The eight numbers thus far published form two
voinmes of most practically serviceable contents, provided with excellent
indexes. The first number was noticed by us in the Register for October,
1895, p. 468. The purpose of the publication is to preserve the history of *' the
territory which is now included within the limits of the counties of Norfolk
and Princess Anne, and the cities of NorfoltL and Portsmouth." Vital records,
listd of property-holders and of slave-owners, and documents of the Princess
Anne Co. Committee of Safety largely predominate in the contents, whose sub-
stantial cliaracter leads us to repeat the wish that the issues of the magazine
may be frequent.
By Frederic ir. Parke, Esq., of Boston.
Sir Archibald Campbell of Inverneill, sometime Prisoner of War in the Jail at
Concord, Massachusetts. By Charles H. Walcott. Printed for the Author
by Thomas Todd, Beacon Press, 14 Beacon St., Boston. [1898.1 8vo. pp. 62.
HI.
This typographically attractive book contains an exceedingly interesting nar-
rative of the adventures of a distinguished British officer, a friend of General
Howe, and a person favorably regarded by even his enemies. He was taken
prisoner by American Privateers in Boston Harbor, and, after a captivity whose
hardships were relieved by the good offices of Washington, was exchanged for
Ethan Allen, at New York.
Overlooked by Shattuck in his history, and receiving only an incidental notice
from others, Lieut.-Col. Campbell — as he was at the time of his coming to
America — has received from Mr. Walcott a treatment amply merited by the
noble character and gallant exploit of his subject.
The illustrations s^d greatly to the value of the work.
By Frederic W. Parke, Esq., of Boston.
TKe Essex Institute Historical Collections. Vol. XXXV.^April, 1899. Salem.
Map. Published by the Essex Institute. 1899. 8vo. pp. 81-176. Por.
Original historical research and the printing of public records and vital statis-
tics relating to Eastern Massachusetts render this series of Collections indis-
pensable to those interested in the local history and genealogy of that region.
Abstracts of wills, deeds and journals, gleanings from English sources by
Henry F. Waters, biographies, and inscriptions from cemeteries, are of frequent
occorrence. The volume for this year will comprise, among other matter, the
antobiography of Nathaniel Silsbee, an account of Gen. Frederick Townsend
Ward*s adventures in China, and church records of Beverly and Rowley. The
present number contains Eben F. Stone's paper on '' Theophllus Parsons and
the Constitutional Convention of 1788,*' papers selected from the MSS. of
Joshua Coffin, historian of Newbury, a continuation of the Rowley records, and
" Reminiscences of Henry M. Brooks."
By Frederic W. Parke, Esq., of Boston.
CatUributions to the Old Besidents' Historical Association. Vol. VI. Nos.
1 and 2 (Lowell, Mass.). Published by the Association. Lowell, Mass. 1898.
Pp. 256.
We are gratified to notice the continued issue of these Contributions. No
similar association has surpassed in historical value the publications of the
Lowell Old Residents, during the thirty years of its existence. Tlie recent
laaoes are of the highest importance in accurate and careful establishment of
facts in the early settlements on the Merrimac, in that vicinity, as well as the
careers of modem prominent citizens and enterprises, now to be reckoned
among the memorials of the ** unsighed-for past".
372 Book Notices. [Jnl^t
ITie Lives and Times of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of the United
States. By Hekrt Flanders. Philadelphia. 1881. Two volmnea. Bro*
pp. XXV.+645; xvi.+660. HI.
As the Chief Justices of the Uaited States, with one exception, were pronl-
nent in the most noticeahle events of onr national career, these Tolames Deoe»-
sarily abound in political and historical interest, aside from the biographtet
which afford so nnexa^i^erated a portrayal of the characters of onr lllnstrioas
countrymen. John Jay, John Butledge, William Gushing, OliTer Ellsworth and
John Marshall, are the men whose lires are recounted in these volumes with
a precision that conceals and excuses nothing which is of moment to the pobUe,
it being the aim of the author to exhibit both events and persons from a wholly
unprejudiced point of view.
By Frederic W, Parke, Esq., of Boston.
7^ Mayflower Descendant; a Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Chnealogy and
History. Vol. I. January, 1899. No. 1. Published by the MassachaseCts
Society of Mayflower Descendants, 623 Tremont Building, Boston. Two
dollars per annum, single numbers sixty cents.
** The Brewster Book " is the title of the leading article in the initial nnmba
of this publication. It is contributed by the editor, Greorge Ernest Bowman,
Esq., and gives a detailed account of the interesting manuscript known as *' The
Brewster Book," and copies of several pages of records from the same relat-
ing to the family of Jonathan, son of Elder William Brewster, with a f ao-slmile
of two pages of the original manuscript. Attention was first called to this an-
cient relic by D. H. Blcknell in a historical sketch of Hyde Park, Vermont,
published in the second volume of Hemenway's Vermont Historical Qaxeeteer.
A description of the book and a slightly inaccurate copy of the genealogical
records contained therein was made by Mr. F. B. Perkins for the Boston PnbUc
Library soon after the publication of that account. Through the courtesy of
the present custodians of the book, the writer had the privilege of making a
copy of the records relating to the Brewster family for the article upon the
early generations of that family published in the current volume of the Bbq-
ISTEB. Many of the genealogical items in this book are not matters of public
record. An extended search in the records of Plymouth and of that section of
Connecticut where the family lived revealed much evidence confirming the
authenticity of the Brewster Book and no records conflicting with the same.
The other contributions to this number of the Mayflower Descendant are
** Governor Bradford's List of the Mayflower Passengers''; **Old Style and
New Style Dating," by F. Apthorp Foster ; *' Plymouth Colony Wills and In-
ventories," transcribed by the editor; *'Thc Paul Prince Bible," by Mrs. Ella
G. S. Pease; "The Diary of Jabez Fitch, Jr." by Frederick Wesley Parker,
and Scituate, Mass., Births, Marriages and Deaths, copied by the editor.
Several pages are devoted to reports from the various Societies of Mayflower
Dcscendauts, Pilgrim Notes and Queries and Book Notes.
The article on Old Style and New Style Dating, by Mr. Foster, should be
carefully studied by all who do not thoroughly understand the '* double dates "
so frequently found in the early records. The printing of the early probate
records of Plymouth Colony in full is commendable.
This magazine is well printed on a rag paper similar to that used by the
Registkk for many years.
By Lxiaj Hall Greenlaw.
DorchenUr Xeck (now South Boston) . The Baid of British Troops, February
13 y 1776. Reprinted from the New-England Historical and Genealogical
Register, April, 1899. With an account of the first settlements at the Neck,
and various miscellaneous notes. By Francis E. Blake. Boston : Press of
David Clapp & Son. 1899. 8vo. pp. 63.
In a comprehensive manner, we have in this pamphlet matter prepared with
much study and care.
The compiler has long been interested in everything connected with the early
history of Dorchester Neck, his worthy ancestor, William Blake, a maternal
ancestor of the writer of this notice, having shared in the division of lands there
in 1637. '*At one time more than one seventh of the whole peninsula was
1899.] Book Notices. 373
owned in the Blake family.** As early as 1680, the grandson of the early settler
bnilt a house at the easterly end of the Neck.
Some of the contents of the book are : a map of the Neck, 1725 ; early settle-
ments of the Foster, Wiswell, Bird, Withington, Mather-Jones, White- Wiswell,
and Blake families ; with other maps, plans, tax lists, topography, forts, fort-
ifications, roads, etc., with interesting facts relative to the division and sal>-
division of Neck lands.
Three original plans drawn by the compiler of the pamphlet represent Dor-
chester Neck, 1775, South Boston, 1875, a century later, with letters A to Q,
corresponding to the names of streets as now known on Broadway, with allot-
ments of early settlers, the ** Way to the Castle,** ** to the Nook,** ** to Powow
Point.** Drawings of the grave-stones of James Foster, senior, and wife Anna,
with inscriptions, as also that of James Blake, father of '' the Annalist,** and
the Annalist himself ; a plan of the homestall of James Blake drawn Sept. 20,
1749.
The above is, in part, a synopsis of the matter, original and selected, con-
tained in this valuable pamphlet, made public by our worthy associate.
By William Blake Trask.
Otneahgical Notes of the Washburn Family^ with a Brief Sketch of the
Family in England, Containing a Full Record of the Descendants of Israel
Washburn of Baynham^ 1755-1841. Arranged by Mrs. Julia Chase
Washburn. [Press of Journal Company, Lewiston, Me.]. 1898. 8vo.
pp. 104.
The Brooke Family of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England, together with an
Account of Acting- Governor Bobert Brooke of Maryland and Colonel
Ninian Beall of Maryland and some of their Descendants. By Thomas
Willing Balch. Philadelphia. 1899. 8vo. pp. 64.
A History of the Stanwood Family in America, By Ethel Stanwood
Bolton. Boston. 1899. 8vo. pp. 817. Price $5.
The Learned Family {Learned, Lamed, Leamard and Lemed), being De-
scendants of William Learned who was of Charlestown, Massachusetts, in
1632. Compiled by William Law Learned in part from the Papers of the
late Joseph Gay Eaton Larned. Second Edition Enlarged. Albany. 1898.
Syo. pp. 505.
The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells in America from 1639 to 1899. Com-
mled and Edited by Delmar R. Lowell, A.B., A.M., D.D With
Illustrations. Published by the Author. Rutland, Yt. 1899. 8vo. pp. lii.+
826. Price S8.50 in cloth, $10. in morocco.
Biographical Sketch of Samuel Bowell and Notices of some of his Descendants,
with a Genealogy of Seven Generations, 1754-18^. By Roland Rowell,
Manchester, N. U. Manchester, N. H. 1898. 8vo. pp. 216. Price $2.50.
The Family of Armistead of Virginia. Printed for W. S. Appletox. Bos-
ton. 1899. 8vo. pp. 23.
The New England Ancestry of Lyman J. Cktge, Secretary of t/ie Treasury
in President McKinley's Cabinet. By Arthur E. Gage, of Woburn, Mass.
Boston. 1899. 8vo. pp. 8, with six pages of manuscript. Reprinted from
the New-England Historical and Genealogical Register for April, 1899.
The First Wife of Governor Willys, of Connecticut, and her Family. By
a Descendant. 8vo. pp. 8. Reprinted from the New-England Uistorical
and Genealogical Register for April, 1899.
The English Emersons. A Genealogical Historical Sketch of the family
from the earliest times to the end of the Seventeenth Century, including
various modem pedigrees, with an appendix of authorities. By P. IL
Emerson, M.B., B.A. (Cantab.), etc., etc. Illustrated wiUi four photo-
graTures, nine line drawings and seventy-six illustrations from photographs,
and including eighteen sheet pedigrees. Printed for private circulation. Lon-
don. 1898. Svo. pp. xiv.+168+cxxxv. Price $12.15; to be obtained from
Capt. Geo. A. Gordon, 18 Somerset St., Boston, Mass.
874 Booh ITotiees. [Jdf,
TcMe Bhowing Ancestors and Dese&ndants oflfaihainUl Fags (1742-18111) ttf
Bedford^ Mass., and of his Wife. Onlj Two Hundred sjoA ISUtj Copkm
Printed. Pnblidied hj the Compiler, whose name is- not g^ven. Boetoo.
1899. Iblded Chart
The Hoar Family in America and its English Ancestry. A
Collections made hj the Hon. GxoROX Fbibbik Hoar, bj Hkhkt Stcdmav
NouBSC. Boston. 1899. 8to. pp. 87. Reprinted from the New-Enq^aad
Historkal and Genealogical Rkoibtxb for January, April and Jnljr, 1899.
Franklin <u a OeneaJogist. Bj John W. Jordan. 8vo. pp. 24. Beprintid
from The Pennsylvania Magazue of History and Biography for April, 1899.
John Keq> of LongmeadoWj Massachusetts, 1660-1676, and his Descendants.
Compiled by Fbank £. Bbst Chicago, BL 1899. Stow p^ 288.
Genealogical Notes of the Families of Daniel Lane 2d and Mary OriswM
Lane of KiVingworth and Wolcott, in Connecticut. (^Married at JSUin^
wortJiy July 14t^ A.D. 1763.) Compiled by Four of their Deaoendanta.
Elkhom, Wisconsin. 1899. 8to. pp. 64.
The Axiell Family in America. First Five Generations. By S. J. Axtrix,
Kalamazoo, MicL 8yo. pp. 8. Reprinted from the New-£ng]and Hiatoiieal
and Grenealogical Rrgistbb for Ajml, 1899. •
Families qf Eaton'Suiherland^ LayUm-HiU. By Rev. Abthur Wkntworth
Hamilton Eaton, B.A. New York. 1899. Privately printed.
Byo. pp. 20. ,
Beport of the Proceedings of the Second Beunionof the Bassett Fondly Asso-
doHon of America, held at Samoset JJouse, Plymouth^ Mass.^ Septetkber
Sixteenthj 1898. New Haven, Conn. 8ya pp. 28«
The Keim and AHied Families in America. A Monthly Serial. . . • • . 8voi.
February and March, 1899. pp. 65-128. Pnblished by the Editor, DiB.
Randolph Keim, Reading, Pa., for subscribers only.
Becords relating to the Goddard and Frost FamtUes. Conminnicated by
Austin Holdbn, M.D. Sva pp. 5. Reprinted from the New-England Hia-
torical and Grenealogical Rbgistrr for Ajnril, 1899.
Barnard. Bohert Barnard of Andover^ Mass,^ and his Descendants* Com-
piled for Robert M. Barnard. Everett, Mass. 1899. 8Ta pp. 40.
The Bogera Family of Georgetown IMaine'], JS'o, IL By Hon. Josiah H.
Drummond. Read before the Maine Historical Society, October 27, 1898.
8vo. pp. 6.
Adams Pedigree, By James Atkins Notes, Ph.B., A.B., Cambridge, Mass.
Boston. 1899. 8vo. pp. 7. Reprinted from the New-England Historical and
Genealogical Register for April, 1899.
John Oorham and Martha Cobb, their Ancestors and their Descendants.
Communicated by Frank William Sprague. Svo. one page. Reprinted
from the New-England Historical and Genealogical Register for April, 1899.
The Historical Journal of the More Family. I^o. 6. Bangor, Pa. 1899.
Svo. pp. 57-68.
The ** Genealogical Notes on the Washburn Family" commence with data
relating to the Washboume family in England, followed by a description of
the old manor-house at Wichenford, Worcestershire, and some old English
churches and tombs intimately associated with the family name. The descent
of the family is traced from John Washburn (or Washbome) who came to
Duxbury, Mass., probably in 1631. He subsequently lived at Bridgevrater,
Mass., where he died before 1670. An attempt is made to identify him with a
John Washbome of Evesham, Worcestershire, who is said to be identical with
the first secretary of the Plymouth Council in England. While the evidence to
establish these claims is purely circumstantial, it is not without weight, but it
will require much additional research to establish or refute it. The subject is
receiving the careful attention of L. P. Godell of Fort Worth, Texas, who is
preparing an exhaustive history of the family in England and America. John
1899.] Book Notices. 375
Wasbbarn of Dnxbnry i8 said to bave bad two sons, Pbilip, borii in England
about 1624, wbo died nnmarried, and Jobn, born in England about 1621, and
married, in Dnxbnry in 1645, Elizabeth Mitchell. Their eleven children are
giTen, one of whom, Samuel (1651-1720), was the father of Israel (1684-1719),
whose son Israel (1718-1796) was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and the
father of Israel Washburn (1755-1841), another Revolutionary soldier, to a full
record of whose descendants the remainder of the book is devoted. While in
the compilation of this work Mrs. Julia Chase Washburn has displayed much
evidence of careful research and genealogical ability, we cannot too freely
express our disapprobation of the omission of a full index of the proper names
mentioned in the book. Such an index more than doubles the value of any
genealogy, and under no circumstances should it be omitted. Among the illus-
trations with which the book is embellished are cuts of Wichenford Church,
Worcestershire, England, the old Washburn homestead at Raynham, Mass.,
and the ** Arms of Washboume." The mechanical execution of the book
leaves nothing to be desired.
In the ** Brooke Family,'* Mr. Balch presents valuable information concerning
Acting-Governor Robert Brooke and his English ancestry, and also Colonel
Ninian Beall, both of Maryhmd. The former was the son of Thomas Brooke
of Whitchurch, Hampshire, and Susan Foster his wife. He was married in
1027 to Mary, daughter of Thomas Baker of Battel, Sussex, England, and in
1635 to Mary, daughter of Roger Manwarring, Bishop of St. David's. By the
former he had four children bom between 1628 and 1635, and by the latter eleven
children bom between 1636 and 1655. He immigrated to Maryland in 1650 with
his wife and ten children, and at once became prominent in social and political
life. He left an exceedingly valuable genealogical sketch of his family — com-
mencing with his grandparents, Richard Brooke and Elizabeth Twyne, who
were married in 1552. The book contains an exact copy of this sketch, which
was also published in the autobiography by one of Robert's descendants. Chief
Justice Roger Brooke Taney. Elizabeth (circa 1699-1748), daughter of Col.
Thomas Brooke (died 1730),' son of Thomas (1632-1676), son of Robert, mar-
ried Col. George Beall (1695-1780) of Prince George County, Maryhmd. He
was a son of Col. Ninian Beall (1625-1717) who was born in Scotland and soon
after 1650 came to Maryland, where he became '' a man of importance in the
military forces of the Province." His son, Col. George Beall, had twelve chil-
dren by his wife Elizabeth Brooke, one of whom, George (1729-1807), was mar-
ried to Elizabeth Magruder (oiiginally McGregor), whose daughter Elizabeth
(1762-1827), became in 1781 the i^ife of the Rev. Stephen Bloomer Balch (1747-
1833), then of Georgetown, D. C, and, in 1787, the mother of Judge Lewis
Penn Witherspoon Balch, who died in 1868, and was the grandfather of Thomas
Willing Balch, a well known member of the Fhihidelphia bar, and compiler of
this genealogy. The work has been prepared with great care, and is beauti-
fully printed.
The Stanwood genealogy was compiled by Ethel Stanwood, wife of Charles
K. Bolton, the efficient librarian of the Boston Athenceum, '* whose assistance
and interest," says the dedication, ** have given the book much of its worth and
accuracy and whose encouragement has led to its final completion." The work
is tlie result of careful and extended research and is highly creditable to its
compiler. The descent of the family is traced from Philip Stanwood who,
with his wife Jane and son Philip, appeared in Gloucester, Mass., as early as
1652. He died in 1672, and the next year his widow became the wife of John
Pearce. She died in 1706. All of their nine children excepting Philip were
bom in this country, and between the vears 1652 and 1670. Their names were :
John (1652), Mary (1654?), Jane (1655), **Samwell" (1658), Jonathan (1661),
Naome (1664), Ruth (1667) and Hannah (1670). The son Philip, from whom
tiie American family is descended, liad four sons and four daughters bom to
bfm between 1684 and 1705 by his second ^ife, Esther, daughter of Thomas and
Mary Bray, to whom he was married in 1683. His first wife was Mary Black-
well, to whom he was married in 1677 and who died the following year, leaving
no issue. Among the embellishments of the book are heliotypes of Zebulon
Stanwood, of Gloucester (1751-1838), David Stanwood, of Boston (1773-1835),
Hancy Mayhew, wife of the last (ci'rca 1775-1844), Capt. Theodore Stanwood,
of Gloucester (1775-1814), Capt. William Stanwood, of Branswick (1785-1853),
CoL David Stanwood, of Branswick (1788-1834), Rev. Henry Stanwood, of
376 Book NoticBB. [July,
Newbnryport (1798-1860), and Dean Isaac Stanwood, of Ipswich (1783-1867).
In the copy of the genealogy before us are a few corrections and additions
made by the compiler In manuscript.
The Learned genealogy was compiled by the Hon. William Law Learned, who,
until his retirement In 1891, was presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of the
State of New York. As early as 1850 the late J. G. E. Lamed, Esq., of New
Haven (1819-1870) commenced the collection of material relating to the family
genealogy and continued his labors at intervals until his death. His papers
were subsequently placed in the hands of Judge Learned, who completed the
work and prepared it for publication. The American progenitor of the familf
was William Lamed, the baptisms of five of whose children are recorded between
1612 and 1624 in the parish records of Bermondsey, County of Surrey, England.
He came to Massachusetts about 1632, resided at Charlestown and Wobam, and
died in 1646. Of his five daughters and one son nothing now seems to be known,
except of Sarah (bora circa 1608), Elizabeth (born 1621) and Isaac (bom 1623).
Sarah married in England, in 1024, Thomas Ewer, and came with him and their
two children to this country In 1635, settling in Charlestown. Elizabeth became
the second wife of John Hall of Charlestown, while Isaac married at Wobum,
in 1646, Mary, daughter of Isaac Steams of Watertown, by whom he had three
sons and three davghtcrs, born at Wobnrn and Chelmsford, Mass., between
1647 and 1657. The genealogy has been prepared with studious care, and the
conscientious work performed reflects the greatest credit upon its distinguished
compiler.
The Lowell genealogy traces the family descent from Perclval Lowle, said to
have been bom in England In 1571, and known to have died at Newbury, Mass.,
on the 8th of January, 1664. The first wife of his son John (1695-1647), whose
name is not given, died in 1639, and he married the same year Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of John Goodale. By his two wives he had eight children, bora between
1629 and 1646. Pcrcival's son Richard was born in 1602, and died in Newbniy
in 1682. He was married twice, and was the father of four children, bom be-
tween 1640 and 1649. His sister, Joan or Joanna, was born in England, and
died in Newbury in 1677, at the age of fifty -eight years. She marri^ in Eng-
land, in 1639, John Oliver (1613-1642), and at Newbury, in 1644, Capt. William
Gerrish (1617-1687). She was the mother of eleven children, bom between
1640 and 1662, all of whom, excepting the first, were by her second husband.
The genealogy contains two fac-simile letters of James Russell Lowell, and po^
traits of Rev. John Lowell (1704-1866), forty-two years pastor of the First
Church of Newburyport, Mass.; Judge John Lowell, LL.D. (1743-1802), of
Newburyport and Boston; John Lowell, LL.D. (1769-1840), of Newburyport
and Boston; Rev. Charles Lowell, D.D. (1782-1861), of Boston; Dr. Abram
Lowell (1794-1876), of Chester, Vt. ; and Capt. William Lowell (1795-1839) of
Newport, N. H.
The Howell genealoary traces five hundred and thirty-three descendants of
Samuel Howell, a Hevolutionary soldier, who was born in Chester, N. H., in the
latter part of 17r)4, and died June 11, 1830. lie was descended from Thomas
Rowell, one of the incorporators of Salisbury, Mass., to whom laud was set otf
at the first division of the town in 1639. At tlie commencement of the Revo-
lutionary war Samuel Howell served with Gen. Stark at the battle of Bunker
Hill. He also accompanied Arnold's Canadian expedition up the Kennebec
river, and fought at Wliite Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Bennin<rton, Monmouth
Court House, and Quaker Hill. In 1777 he was married at Wcare, N. H., to
Sarali, daughter of Paul and Betty Duston. who was born in 1758. Thcv had
eiirht children: Samuel (1778), Betsv (1780), Dustin (1782), Lvdia 1^1785),
Sarah (1787), Mary (1791), James Colwell (1793) and John Pa^'e (179G). The
book contains many portraits of Howells and others allied to the family by mar-
riage. The labors connected with the compilation of this genealogy have been
creditably performed. It is to be regretted, however, that Mr. Rowell has not
given us at least brief genealogical outlines of the generations preceding Samuel
Rowell. About twenty-live years ago, A. S. Rowell, Esq., then of Lynn, but
now of Piedmont, S. C, conceived the idea of compiling a genealogy of the
family, but the work seems to have been abandoned.
The material contained in "The Family of Armistead of Virginia** is base<l
upon a genealogy by President Lyon G. Tyler of the College of William and
Mary, lately printed in the " Quarterly " of that institution, and is richly supple-
1899.] Book Notices. 377
mented witb additional material collected and compiled by the veteran gene-
alogist, W. S. Appleton, Esq., of Boston. William Armistead, the founder of
the American family, probably came from Yorkshire, England, and appeared
in Virginia previous to 1636. Ten years later he is recorded as a vestryman
of St. John's Church, Hampton, Va. He had four children : William, who
nvas dead in 1660 ; Johtij Lieut. -Col. of horse in 1680, Jnstice of the Peace, and
in 1688 Member of the Council ; Anthony, Captain of horse in 1680, Sheriff in
1684, Justice of the Peace, Burgess in 1693, *96 and 99, who married Hannah
(died in 1728), daughter of Robert Ellyson of James City County: and Frances
(died 1685), who married first, the Rev. Justinian Aylmer of Jamestown, and
secondly. Lieut.-Col. Anthony Elliott of Middlesex County, who died in 1665,
and thirdly. Col. Christopher Wormeley. It is to be hoped that the labors per-
formed by President Tyler and Mr. Appleton bearing upon the history of this
distinguished Southern family may not be abandon^, and that by their com-
bing efforts still other contributions relating to it may in due time be given to
the public.
The "New-England Ancestry of Lyman J. Gage," President McKinley*s
Secretary of the Treasury, is traced from Thomas Gage, mariner, who was in
Yarmouth, Mass., tm early as 1650. Before 1648, he married Johanna, daugh-
ter of William Knight of Salem and Lynn, Mass., by whom he had eight chil-
dren (all sons) bom between circa 1648 and 1668. Three of these (John, Wil-
liam and Henry) were killed on the 26th of March, 1676. The son Thomas
(1656-1707) married, first, Sarah (circa 1^54-1694), and, secondly, in
1695, EUzabeth (1656-1737), widow of Ezekiel Mighill, and daughter of Ezekiel
Korthend. He had eight children by his first wife and one by his second, all
bom between 1678 and 1699. Benjamin, son of the first Thomas, besrat four
sons and one daughter, and died in 1708. His brother Moses (1668-1748) was
the husband of Sarah Dodge (baptized 1668— died 1747), daughter of Capt. John
and Sarah (Proctor) Dodge, by whom he had two sons and three daughters,
bom between 1692 and 1705. The descent of Secretary Gage is through
Thomas,^ Benjamin* (died 1708), Thomas.' Ebenezer* (1734-1816), Justus*
(1763-1830), Eli A* (1807-1879), Lyman J.^ (bora 1836). The descent from
Thomas' is given in manuscript. This brief sketch forms a good basis for an
extended genealogy of the family.
The pamphlet relating to ** The First Wife of Governor Willys of Connecti-
cut, and her Family,** contains data of exceptional interest and value derived
from English sources of information. The Governor's first wife was Bridget,
daughter of William Toung and Mary, daughter of Anthony Bonner of Camden,
Gloucestershire, England. The records of Holy Trinity Church at Stratford-
on-Avon give the date of their marriage as 2 November, 1609. The parish re-
cords of Fenny Compton state that she was buried there March 11, 1629. Much
information is given concerning her English ancestors. Their children were
George, who remained in England and l^came Lord of the Manor of Fenny
Compton, Hester and Amy, both of whom accompanied their father and step-
mother to Hartford in 1G38, the former of whom married Capt. Robert Harding,
and the latter became the wife, in 1645, of the celebrated Major John Pynchon,
of Springfield, Mass. The Govemor married for his second wife Mary Smith,
widow of Alexander Bysbie and daughter of Francis and Alice Smith of Strat-
ford-on-Avon, and the Fenny Compton parish records note the baptism of their
only child, Samuel, in February, 1631. It would be difficult to find, compressed
in BQch small compass, more important genealogical data than is contained in
this valuable reprint from the Rkgistkr.
The copy of '' The English Emersons** before us is No. 15 of the '' Edition
de Laze," which is limited to fifty copies. It is superbly printed on heavy
paper, and bound in morocco and vellum. It is a vast store-house of informa-
tion relating to the various branches of the Emerson family, and although not
mrrmnged according to the plans most approved by genealogical students in our
ooontry, the character and scope of the work perhaps cover too much ground
to render a more scientific arrangement practicable. The book is a marvel of
patience and perseverance, — the appendix alone covering one hundred and
twenty-six closely printed pages, chiefiy devoted to references to wills, chancery
proceedings, rolls, inquisitions post mortem, deeds, pedigrees, biographies,
state papers, and various other manuscript and printed sources of information.
The work contidns a large number of photographic reproductions, each of
i
trbtch !s cftrefnUy monntecl on tbe sanie pa^e wltlt the letter-press, prodndng t
upon tbe whole a rather plefLslDg artistic effect. Tbe six pages relating to the '
Xmcrsons of Ipswich. Mass., and HertFordshire will prove of exceptional Id-
tercst to Amerlciin readers, eapeclBlly the narrative of the author's saccessfnl 'I
eflbrts to asccrtalD the progenitor of the branch of the family 'wbich settled ||
'~ that New EQf^land town. I
The Page table shows the ancestors and desceiidaDts of Nathaniel Page (lT4t-
1S19) of Bradford, Mass., and Mb wife Sarah Brown (174T-1839), dangltler of ,,
Benjamlu Brown {1077-1768) and h\e wife Buhamah Wellington {circa 16M-
1T72). Nathaniel was the son of John Page (1704-1782) and his wife Rebeccft i
Wheeler {circa 1712-1756). He was & "MlunteMan of Bedford," and a comet
and standard bearer at Lexington ou the 19tb ot Jnne, 1775. The children of I
Nathaniel and Sarah (Drown) Page were: Nathaniel (1775-1656); Sanll i
(1777-1821); Timothy (1779-1860) ; Benjsmln (1781-1855) ; John (1781-1961);
Chrletopher (1764-18-10): Thomas (1734-1860); Thaddens (1798-1837); and '
Buhamah (1788-1883) . It will be obaerccd that this list contains three eets of
twins. The laWe traces the descent of Naibaniel Page from Nathaoiel Page
(died 1692) who was To Bedford in 1688, and was appointed by Gov. Joseph
Dudley to be Sheriff of Snffolk County, Mass. The descent of Sarah Br^wn,
wife of NathaDlel Page, Is traced from John Brown (bom !631)o[ Hawkedos,
England, afterwards of Watertown, Mass., and his wife Esther (or Hester), ,
daughter of Thomas Makepiece who was in Boston as early as 1637. The uhte
is the result of careful and protracted study.
" The Hoar Family in America" traces itadoscent from Charles Hoare, a Sad-
ler, of Gloucester, England, who was bom abont 1648, and whose will Is dated
163S. Charles Boarc, probably his eldest son, was a brewer residing in tbe
same city, of which he was an alderman from 1633 »> 1638, and Sheriff in 16U.
His will is dated 26 Sept., 16S8, and administration upon it was granted on tbs
Blst of December of the same year. His wife was Joanna Hlnksman who. wia
bU bnt one of her children, canie to America about 1640 and settled In BraintTe«>
Mass. Kcr children were : Thomae, who remained in England ; Margerfi (died
1687), who, in 1638, married John Matthews, and subsequently the R«t. Heatr
Flynt of Bralntree, who died in 1068; John (died 1704), who manled AUoe
— ■ — -, who died in 1696; Danitl. who marriert Mary ; Lfonard (oTM
1630-1676) who married Bridget Lisle; and Jonnno (died 1700), who. In IMS,
marrlEdCol. Kilnmiid Quiney (1627-1698) of Bralntree. There were possibly
also twc) ii;'i i |. ' ii ■■! ' '.'ir'-.-g and Bvth. The genealogy Is enriched with
copies (if >'. ii'ilic and private notes and papers of exceptional
value. lUfl . liolarshLjjof Senator Hoar by whom the collections
were made, siid of Mr, Nourse who compiled them.
We are not surprised at the remarkable Interest that attaches iteeU to tbe
monograph " Franklin as a Oenealoglst," when we examine the wealth of new
material which It displays, and especially when we consider the ability and
repntation of tbe author. Mr. Jordan has long been buown as one of the most
patient, laborious and conscientious historical and genealogical students of the
Middle States, and it Is to bis Indefatigable efforts that we are indebted for thig
discovery, extending through many years, of an Immense mass of original his-
torical material, and its elucidation and presentation to the public in an accurate
and attractive form. The limits of this department of tbe Rroister will hardly
permit of a review that will do adequate justice to this remarkable monograph-
It must be read to be appreciated. We will simply state that it Is by far th«
most Important contribution to the life of Franklin that has appeared since Um
publication of Mr. Bigelow's scholarly work on the life and correspondence ot
the great philosopher. The monograph Is embellished with a portrait of Fruik-
lln from an original pencil drawing by Benjamin West In the collection of the
Hon. Samuel W. Fennypacber, LL.D., of Philadelphia.
Tbe Keep genealogy traces tbe family descent from John Keep of Long*
meadow, Mass., who lived in SprlngSeld, Mass., as early as 1660. Id 1668 he
was married to Sarah Leonard, who was bom la 1646 and was the daughter of
John Leonard and his wife Sarah Heald, or Hale. Ot their Ave children, SanA
(1666-1729) married In 1683 Benjamin Parsons (1668-1728) and had fonr child-
ren; Elizabeth was born in 1668 and died in 1675; Hannah was bom Id 167*,
married in 1690 Ebeneser Miller of Springfield (1667-1764) and died probablj
before 1744 ; Jabtt was bora In 1676 and was killed by the Indians in 1676 ; Mid
1899.] Booh Notices. 379
Samna (1670-1755), who was married in 1695 to Sarah Colton (1678-1754) of
jAm^oietAo^y daoghter of Thomas Colton and his wife Sarah Griswold . Among
the thirty portraits in the book are those of HeeberKeep (1776-1843), Hcv. John
Keep (1781-1870), Dr. Lester Keep (1797-1882) andRer. John Keep (1809-1874).
A carefnlly prepared tabular pedigree of Sallie Keep Best, wife of the compiler,
covering eight generations, is appended. The whole book bears evidence of
thorough research. Its author is now engaged in compiling the genealogy of
Boger Amidon, who was in Salem, Mass., about 1630.
The design of the ** Lane-Griswold " genealogy is to supply a few corrections
and additions to the data contained in Orcntt*s History of Wolcott, the Lane
genealogies published in 1897 by the Rev. James H. Fitts of Newflelds, N. H.,
and other printed works, based upon the records of Killingworth, Waterbury
and Wolcott, and the personal knowledge of living or lately deceased mem-
bers of the family. Robert Lane, the progenitor of the American family, was
married, in 1665, to Sarah Pickett, served in the Colonial Assembly of Connecti-
cut from 1699 to 1715 and died in 1718 at Killingworth. Their four sons and six
daughters were bom in Stratford, Conn., between 1667 and 1688. One of these,
John (1674-1759), was the father of Daniel (1710-1794), whose son Daniel (bom
in 1736 and died before 1804) married in 1763 Mary Griswold. To the laUer's
descendants the present work is chiefly devoted. The book contains important
data relating to the genealogy of the families Pickett, Kelsey, Crane, Meigs,
Griswold, Hull, Parmelee, Ward, Alcott, Beckwith, Norton, Welton, Gillis,
Iswell, Ferrier, Weisner, Yanderhoef, Edsall, Upson, Seymour, Matthews,
Todd, Newell, Root, Lane, Edgarton and Rutty.
In the ** Axtell Family " reprint the compiler treads upon dangerous ground
in identifying, without any statements of proof whatever, Thomas Axtell of
8odbury, Mass., the progenitor of the American family, with the Thomas, son
of William, who, according to the parish register of St. Peter's Church, Berk-
hamstead, Hertfordshire, England, was baptized January 26, 1619. Mary, a
child of Thomas of Sudbury, was bom in the latter place in 1644, and two years
later her father died. His widow married John Goodnow September 19, 1656.
The descent of the Axtell family is given through Thomas^, Henry* and two sons
of the latter, Thomas (1672-1750) and Daniel (1673-1735), the former of whom
married in 1697 Sarah Barker of Concord, Mass., and the latter, in 1702,
Thankful Pratt. The portion of the work relating to the family in America
gives evidence of careful research, and forms a good basis for an exhaustive
genealogy of the family.
In the ''Families of Eaton-Sutherland and Layton-Hill,** the well-known
genealogist, the Rev. A. W. H. Eaton, B.A., aims to preserve certain data of
comparatively recent date. The representative of the Eaton family named is
Bnfus William Eaton of Nova Scotia, who was bom in 1856, and in 1888 mar-
ried Anna Laurie Sutherland, concerning whose ancestry a few facts are given.
The Nova Scotia Laytons are descendants of Francis Layton, who was born in
Yorkshire, England, in 1719, married, probably in 1772, Elizabeth West, and
.came to Falmouth, Nova Scotia, about 1776. He married a second time, but the
name of that wife is not given. Robert Hill, whose daughter Jane was allied
hj marriage to the Layton family, came from the north of Ireland, probably in
1761, and settled in Economy, Colchester County, Nova Scotia. The narrative,
though brief, has been prepared with Mr. Eaton's usual care and discrimination.
The Bassett Report contains the proceedings of the second reunion of the
*<Bassett Family Association of America,** held in Plymouth, Mass., September
16, 1898. In the historical address, Frank G. Bassett, Esq., the Historian of the
Association, assumes, or permits the reader to assume, without an iota of proof,
that tiie William Bassett who, according to the records of Leyden, Holland, was
married to Margaret Oldham, July 29, 1611, and the William Bassett of Ply-
month and Duxbury whose will is dated 1667, are one and the same person.
8QCh unsupported assumptions do more than anything else to bring the science
of genealogy into disrepute. The subsequent data ^ven in Mr. Bassett*s ad-
dress is of positive value, and should stimulate other members of the family
to co-operate with him in obtaining material for a complete genealogy of the
family.
The periodicals entitled ** The Keim and Allied Families,** numbers 3 and 4 of
which are before us, maintain the excellence of the first two numbers. It is a
monthly aerial of history, biography, genealogy and folklore, illustrating the
380 Book Ifbtices. [Jiljr,
causes, circamstances and conseqaences of tbe Oerman, French and Swisa emi-
grations to America dnrlng tbe 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Brides con-
taining mnch additional information relating to the history and genealogy of the
Keim family, the present numbers have valuable papers of an Ustorical chano-
ter, among which may be specially noted: "The Vanguard of the Gennia
Exodus to America," "Abstracts of FennsylTania Proprietary Land War-
rants," and " Bertolet Estates and Bibles." We bespeak for this important
publication the success which It merits, and consequently the cordial co-opei>*
tion of all who are interested in the objects which It is Intended to promote.
The Gk)ddard and Frost reprint is made up of exact copies of records f ran
family Bibles and a notebook now at Austin House, Cambridge, Blaas. Tb/t
first is from the Bible of Benjamin Ooddard (died In 1748), by whom the
earliest entries were apparently made, followed by those of his son Hathanlel,
and of the latter's niece Elizabeth, whose husband, a Norton, died in 1786, at
the age of thlrty-seyen. The second record Is from the Bible of John GoddanI
(bom 1609), son of the Benjamin who died in 1748, and the third is firom the
Bible of Deacon Oideon Frost (born 1724) . The entries from the latter^s " note
book" follow, relating to the Frost, Ireland, Gkxidard and Bowman fiunittes.
All of these transcripts are of exceptional value as a contribution to the genea-
logies of the families to which they respectively relate.
The Barnard genealogy is a painstaking and concise compilation of the de-
scendants of Robert Barnard, who lived In Andover, Mass. as early as 1645, was
one of the founders of the church there, and died before 1715. He Is repre-
sented as one of the twelve or more of the surname who came to New Engliad
between 1684 and 1681. He had three children. His daughter Hannah married,
in 1662, John Stevens, and died in 1675. He married, in 1676, Esther, daughter
of Richard Barker, and died in 1689. Of John, son of Robert, nothing is known,
and he probably died In infancy. His brother Stephen was bom in 1649, mairled
in 1691 Rebecca Howe, who died in 1725, and was deceased in 1722. We ooo-
gratnlate the venerable compiler of this genealogy [upon the careful and apptr
rently accurate work he has accomplished.
In "The Rogers Family of (Georgetown [Maine], No. II.," the Hon. Joalsk
H. Dmmmond corrects certain statements conceming the family made by hlia
on pages 96 and 198 of vol. viii. of the Maine Historical Society (Quarterly, and
presents additional data conceming (George Rogers who was living in (George-
town as early as 1726, and of WlUlam and Patrick Rogers who were in the same
place in 1722. He also notes the recent discovery of a log-book containingaa
autobiography of John Rogers, grandson of the George named above. The
paper is a valuable contribution to the genealogy of the family, and should
prove an effective means of stimulating further research.
The "Adams Pedigree" traces certain lines of the descendants of Roger
Adams, wliose wife was Mary, daughter of Thomas Baker of Roxbury, Mass.,
and Elizabeth his first wife. Accoixling to a Boston record he died in 1714, and
his will was proved on the 10th of March of the same year. He was locally
prominent in Brookline, Mass., holding various ofUccs there between 1686 and
1705. His eight children, four sons and four daughters, were born in Roxbury,
Mass., between 1675 and 1G88. The " Pedigree," although brief, Is apparently
prepared with great care, and is an important contribution to the genealogy of
one branch of the Adams family.
In the reprint relating to " John Gorham and Martha Cobb, their Ancestors
and their Descendants," the descent of the former is given through Capt. John,
who married Desire Ilowland in 1643, Lieut.-Col. John (1G52-1716), John (1688-
1709), Nathaniel (1726-circa 1801) and Lewis (1753-1821), who married Sarah
Phinney. The latter's son John was bom in 1781, married Martha Cobb in 1804,
and died in 1824. Their eight children, all of whom made their home In Barn-
stable, Mass., were born between 1805 and 1821.
** The Historical Journal of the More Family " is published annually. The
issue before us is No. 6, and was printed during the present year. It contains
no genealogical Information, but gives biographical sketches of various More
descendants who were engaged in the late Spanish war, and miscellaneous items
of general interest relating to the family.
By Chaplain Boswell Bandall HoeSt U.S.X.
1899.] JRecent Publications. 381
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.*
Presbntsd to the Nbw-Enoland Historic Oenbalooical Society fbom
March 1 to Jcxb 1, 1899.
Prepared bj William Prescott Grbbxlaw.
I. Publication* written or edited by memberM of the Society.
Genmioffy.
The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America. From 1639 to 1899. Com-
piled and Edited by Delmar R. Lowell, A3., A.M., D J). With Illustrations. Pub-
lished by the Author. Rutland, Yt. 1899. 8to. pp. 826. Price, cloth $8.50, mo-
rocco $10.00.
The Family of Armistead of Virginia. Printed for W. S. Appleton. Boston.
1899. 8to. pp. 23.
Families of Eaton- Sutherland Layton-Hill. By Rer. Arthur Wentworth Ha-
milton Eaton, B A. New York. Privately Printed. 1899. 8to. pp. 20.
Adams Pedigree. By James Atkins Noyes, Ph.B., AJB. Cambridge, Mass. Re-
printed from the New- England Historical and Genealogical Register for April, 1899.
Boston. 1899. 8to. pp. 7.
John Gorham and Martha Cobb. Their Ancestors and their Descendants. By Frank
WiUiam Sprague. Reprinted from the New- England Historical and Gen^ogical
Bmster for April, 1899. 8to. Broadside.
The Rogers Family of Georgetown. No. IL By Hon. Josiah H. Drummond.
8to. pp. 39 to 43.
The Action between the American Frigate ** Chesapeake " and the British Frigate
^Shannon," June 1st, 1813. By Thomas R. Trowbridge. New Haven. 1897. 4to.
pp. 25.
Flintlock or Matchlock in King Philip's War? By George Sheldon. Reprinted
from the Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity. 1899. 8vo. pp. 13.
New Tracks in an Old Trail. By George Sheldon. [Read at a P.Y.M Jl. Meet-
ing at Memorial Hall, Old Deerfidd, Feb. 28, 1899.] 8vo. pp. 11.
Local Hietory.
History of the Hopedale Community, from its inception to its virtual submer-
gence into the Hopeoale Parish. By Adin Ballou. William S. Heywood, editor.
LoweU, Mass. 1897. 8vo. pp. 415.
Bio^rtg»ky.
Autobiography of Adin Ballou, 1803-1 SO 0. Containing an elaborate record and
narraiive of his life from infancy to old age. With Appendices. Completed and
edited by his son-in-law William S. Heywood. Lowell. 1896. 8vo. pp. xviii.-f-
686.
Joseph Hills and the Massachusetts Laws of 1648. Reprinted fron^ the History
of Maiden, Mass., 1633-1785, by Deloraine P. Corey. Boston: William Sanford
HiUs. For Private Distribution. 1899. 8vo. pp. 24.
Professor Park at Ninety. By Rev. C. C. Carpenter, Andover. [Reprinted from
n§ Comgregationali$t of Jan. 5, 1899.] 8vo. pp. 8.
CoUegmand Schools,
Hie Making of the Union. Contribution of the College of William and Mary in
Tiigiiua. [Prepared by Lyon G. Tyler, M.A., LLJ).j Richmond. 1899. 8vo.pp. 36.
Sodetiee and Inatitutiom,
The Massachusetts Medical Society. By-Laws, Officers and Members of the Mid-
dlesex South District Medical Society. [Compiled by Walter Ela.] 1899. Cam-
bridge. 1899. 8vo. pp. 23.
[Last of Officers and Members of the] Society of Mayflower Descendants in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [Prepared by George Ernest Bowman, 1899.
Boston. 1899.] 32mo. pp. 27.
* This list does not include publications which are elsewhere noticed, unless written
bj a member.
382 Recent Publications. [Jntf*
n. other PubUcatiotu.
Local History.
A NarratiTe History of the Town of Cohasset, Massacbasetts. By £. Ylelor
Bigelow. Published under the auspices of the Committee on Town History. 1898.
8vo. pp. xviii.-H56l.
The History of the Wellesley Congregational Church. By Edward Herrick Chand-
ler, Pastor, with the assistance of an Atonal committee. Including ** The Influ-
ence of the Church in the Making of New England." Centennial Oration by WiUim
Hayes Ward, DJ)., LL.D. Boston. 1898. 8yo. pp. 121.
The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts. By Da^id W.
Hoyt. Part Four. Providence. 1899. 8vo. pp. 241-320.
Dover, N. H., its History and Industries. Illustrated Souvenir in commemosm-
tion of the twenty- fifth anniversary of Fostei^s Daily Democrat. Compiled by H.
E. G. Nye. Published by Geo. J. Foster & Co. 1898. 8vo] pp. 164.
Sowams, the Home of Massasoit: \Vhere was it? By Virginia Baker. [Reprinted
from the New-England Historical and Genealogical Register for July, 1899.] 8to.
pp.8.
Dedication Exercises of Armstrong Building for Nesmith Library, Windham,
New Hampshire, January 4, 1899. By Leonard Allison Morrison. George W.
Armstrong, Publisher. Boston. 1899. 12mo. pp. 34.
Proceedings of Minute-Men*s Day, Hollis, N. H., 1898. Including address of
Miss Sarah Alice Worcester, A.M. Concord, N. H. 1899. 8vo. pp. 26.
Dedication Year-Book: Gleasondale, AJ). 1898. Hudson, Mass. 1898. 24mo.
pp. 64.
Bioffraphy.
William Wheelwright, His Life and Work, an address by Rev. John Webster
Dodge. Delivered at the Corliss Memorial Hall, Newburyport, Mass., Dec. 8, 1898.
Cambridge. 1899. 8vo. pp. 36.
George S. Hale, A.M. A Memoir prepared for the Proceedings of the Massacha*
setts Historical Society, by Arthur B. Ellis. Cambridge. 1899. 8vo. pp. 20.
Right Rev. William Stevens Perry. A Memorial Address, by Judson Keith Dem-
ing, Dubuque, Iowa, April 19, 1899. 8vo. pp. 2.
Colleges and Schools,
Catalogue of the Theological Seminary, Andover, Massachusetts. Ninety-First
Year, 1898-1899. Andover. 1899. 12mo. pp. 32.
* Bowdoin College Library Bibliographical Contributions, No. 9. Brunswick, Maine.
March, 1899. 8vo. pp. 349-360.
The Seventy- ninth Annual Catalogue of Colby College, for the Academic Year
1898-99. Waterville, Maine. 1899. 8vo.pp.84.
Meadville Theological School Catalogue, 1897-98. Meadville, Pa. 1898. 8vo.
pp. 36.
Annual Catalogue of the Meadville Theological School, for the Y'ear 1898-99.
Meadville, Pa. 1899. 12mo. pp. 20.
Catalogue of Northwestern University, 1898-99. Evanston, Chicago. 1899. 8vo.
pp. 349.
Catalogue of Phillips Exeter Academy, 1898-99. Exeter, N. H. 1899. Svo.
pp. 47.
Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania, 1898-99. Philadelphia. 1898.
12mo. pp. 471.
Cataloj^e of the University of the State of Missouri. Fifty- sixth Report of the
Curators to the Governor of the State, 1897-98. Columbia, Slissouri. 8vo. pp. iv.
-l-199-l-ii.
Catalogue of the Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. For the Year
ending June, 1899, and Announcements for 1899-1900. Roanoke, Va. 1899. 8to.
pp. 193.
Societies and InatUutiona,
Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the year 1897. Wash-
ton. 1898. 8vo. pp. 1272.
The Proceedings and Transactions of the Xova Scotian Institute of Science, Hali-
fax, Xova Scotia, Volume IX. Part 4. Halifax. 1898. 8vo.
Publications of the Ipswich Historical Society, VI. Order of Exercises at the Dcdi-
1899.] jRecent PiMications. 383
cation of the Ancient House now occupied by the Society, and the IVoceedings at the
AtitiiimI Meeting, Dec. 6, 1898, including a hiatory of the house by the l^esident. •
Ipswich. 1899. 12mo. pp. 49.
Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Buffalo Historical Society for the
year 1898, and the Society's Proceedings at the Annual Meeting, January 10, 1899.
Buffalo. 1899. 8to. pp. 104.
Chicago Historical Society. Report of Special Meeting, Jan. 17, 1899. 12mo.
pp. 180-202.
Missouri Historical Society No. 15. Historical Loan Exhibition, Report, Consti-
tution and By-Laws. Members and Contributors. St. Louis. 1899. 12mo. pp. 32.
Tenth Biennial Report of the Minnesota Historical Society to the Legislature of
Minnesota. Session of 1899. St. Paul, Minn. 1899. 12mo. pp. 36.
Journal of Michael Waters. Edited by J. P. MacLean. Tract No. 89, in voL iv.
Western Reserve Historical Society 1899. 12mo. pp. 177-188.
Historical Papers of the Society of Colonial Wars in District of Columbia. No.
1. 1899. Colonial Boundaries of Virginia and Maryland. By Major Gilbert
Thompson. 8to. pp. 8.
Sons of the Revolution in the State of Iowa. Register of Officers and Memoers,
1899. 8vo. pp. 6.
1899 Supplement to Tear Book. The Iowa Society Sons of the Rerolution. 8 to.
X»p. 2.
Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, for the Tear 1898. Part
1. Boston. 1899. 12mo. pp. 186-|-ii.
Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts. Twenty-third Annual Report, for the
year ending December 31, 1898. Boston. 1899. 8to. pp. 131.
Annual of the University Club. Thirty- fifth year, 1899- 1900. New Tork, May 1,
1899. 8vo. pp. 156.
U» S, Govemmtent, State and Municipal PubUeatiotu,
Fifty-fifth Congress. Official Congressional Directory, for the use of the United
States Congress. Prepared by A. J. Halford. 1898. 8vo. pp. 332.
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing
the operations, expenditures and condition of the Institution to July, 1897. Wash-
ington. 1898. 8vo. pp. xlviL-4-686.
Annual Report of Uie Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing
the operations, expenditures and condition of the Institution for the year ending
June 30, 1896. Report of the U. S. National Museum. Washington. 1898. 8vo.
pp. xxiv-|-1107.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 1 170. A Select Bibliography of Chem-
istry, 1492-1897. By Henry Carrington Bolton. First Supplement. Washington.
1899. 8to. pp.489.
Report of the Superintendent of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, showing
the regress of the Work during the fiscal year ending with June, 1897. Washing-
ton, 1898. 4to pp. xxiH-774.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Manual for the use of the General Court,
Boston. 1899. l6mo. pp. 590.
Perspective Views and Flans of the ^tate House and Grounds, showing Possible
Extensions suggested by the Committee on State House, contained in their report
printed as Senate Document No. 285. Massachusetts Legislature, 1899. 4to.
Vermont Legislative Directory. Biennial Session. 1898. Prepared pursuant to
law by Fred A. Howland, Secretary of State. Montpelier. 1898. 16mo. pp. 429.
Proceedings at the Dedication of the Ames Schoolhouse, Dedham, Massachusetts,
June 1. 1898. And Exercises at the Tablet placed by the Commonwealth. With an
Appendix. Dedham. 1899. 8vo. pp. 93.
City of Beverly. [Annual Reports for the year 1898, containing the continuation
of the early records of the town.] Beverly. 1899. 8vo. pp. 448.
MiseellaneouM,
The American Genealogist. A Monthly Magazine of Genealogy and Local His-
tory. Edited and Published by Thomas Allen Glenn, Ardmore, Montgomery Coun-
ty, Pennsylvania. Vol. I. Nos. 1 and 2. March and April, 1899. 8vo. pp. 88.
One dollar per annum.
The Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal, published by the Numismatic
and Antiquarian Society of Montreal. Third Series. Vol. L Nos. 1-4. Montreal.
1898. 12mo. pp. 199.
884
Deaths.
"Knrifinl
' A Okee of LvFis HajeeUitig in Ngk' Amsterdain
NawTork Bar AHociadnn Bt its Annual MeettDf
17, IS&a. By Amass A. Rodtield. 8vo. pp. 14.
~ Blyi.inan Pony, fly Williain Furrnnd Pelch. [RppTinted from Ihe New-
[1 Hmtoricnl and OeneiilDeicHl Register for April, 1869.1 Svo. pp. 8.
D Pamptilet by OoTemorllutchinsoii. Bj Ani^w McFarland Darit.
[Baplibted from the Proceedings of tie Masiachusetlg HiBtorical Society, Februajj,
IBM.] Cambridge. 1S1)9. 8vo. pp. 29.
In tke Footsteps of CndJllac. By C. M. BniEon. Detroit. 1S09. IZmo. pp. 15.
WtahingKin and "Centinel X." Wortliinglon Chauncey Ford. Reprinted from.
ne PennsylvaDin Mngaziito of History and Biography, Jan. 1899. Svo. pp. 16.
Hialory of Company E of the Siith Minnesota Regiment of Volunteer Iiifamry, bj
Alfred J. Hill. With Appendix by Capt. Chae. J. Sleet. Published by Prof, T. O.
lewU. St. Paul, Minn. 1898. 12mo. np. *S.
Catalogue of the Historii^ Loan Exhibition held in the Youn^ Hen's duistiao
* ' " 'building on the SSOlh AnniverssTy of the Incoiporation of the Toim of
22 [uid2S, 1869. 8vo.|>p. 01.
Mn. IiiMM.t Doioi BvuM diad at Dor-
(Aaatar, Ifaai., MarehSl, 18M, aged ri.
Sba waa tin Tomwfat and laat awrir-
log diOd ot Samnd and ICiriaa (Oil-
paoiok) KiBgaboiy. Bbe ma botn at
Rddabrd, lb„ Apta IS, 1837, bdng a
daaocndant in die dchdi genaration of
HaniT Eingatnnnr of Ipawkh and Ha-
wLiU, Haaa, t&on^ ^ohn*; John*
and Wifb Haimaht HeniT* and iriA
Babeoea Kmt] Lt.-CoL John* and
Fatienoe Tappan (danghtei of Abraham
aha v,'ns enabled to train bei
ahUdroi Tiady and fit them for faonor-
able and naaful senioe in the woHd.
Shabavaa one daughter, Melvina, wife
tt WilIiatDD.GUpatrick of BoTchestcr,
and one aon, Byron H. Evans of Thonp-
aon, Omut. Her daughtcr'B eldest eon.
Find B. OOpBtrick. is a sludent at
Harraid UniTerKity. and her son*s etd-
cat ton, John H. H>nn!i, it, a student in
th« CoO^eof PhysiFians and Surs«oiis.
ColomUa Collie, New YoA <Atj.
1 WisBleairorth, author of the Hr. Jomit&ui Fltxt Honnn died tn
DftyofDoom); John' and wife Miriam
Place, and Samuel' her father above
named. Sue Keqibteh, vol. 13, page
167, Rndvol.iS, page 114. Herbroth-
er, Leonard, ditd at Minneapolia, Minn.,
Oct. fi, 1896, aged 71. He was bom at
Biddeford, June 8, 1824.
She married Lorenzo Dow Evans of
Wakefield. N. H, whose ancestors were
of Revolutionary stock, bis grandfather
serving seven years in that war. Left
a widow in 1868, she moved to Boston
that her children might have the edu-
cational advantages of that city. Here
her eldest son Lafayette died the follow-
ing year. Although bereaved and
stricken, her heroic spirit never faltered.
By force of character and skilful man-
Hartford, Conn., Jan. 30, 1899, aged
77 years. He was for many yean
treasurer of Connecticut Historical So-
ciety. The Hartfoid Courant in an
editorial says, "he was by naturo an
antiquarian, and his interest in history
and historical matters Was Dnceasing."
jn ISeT he published the Oeneaiogy
of the Descendants of Edward Morris
of Roibury and Woodstock. He
WBB cashier of Charter Oak Bank,
Hartford, from 1853 to 1879, at which
time be was chosen president, which
position he held until his retirement
caused by increasing infirmities. He
was active in all that had to do in up-
building the better interests of the
community, and faithful in all which
made a ChHstian citizen. A.T.
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HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
REGISTER.
OCTOBER, 1899.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LEONARD THOMPSOX, ESQ.
By William R. Ccttbb, Esq., Librarian of Wobam Public Library.
Leonard Thompson, Esq., was born in Wobum, in a house that
formerly stood at the junction of Wjman and Lowell streets, on
November 21, 1817, and died in his native city in his pleasant resi-
dence at No. 60 Warren Avenue, after a brief illness of somewhat
over a week's duration, of the dread disease pneumonia, on Jan.
21, 1899, at the age of 81 years and 2 months.
He was the son of Col. Leonard Thompson, who as long ago as
1822 was a lieutenant-colonel of the militia, and who lived to a
great age, dying suddenly while walking upon the street, Dec. 28,
1880, aged 92 years. His father was a very active man until the
last, and the son was likewise, with prospects of a much longer
term of life, when he was stricken down with the dread disease
that ended his life. His mother was Hannah (Wyman) Thomp-
son, of whom I hate often heard ]VIr. Thompson speak, and who
died many years ago, or on April 17, 1834, at the age of 44 years.
The parents were Orthodox Congregationalists, the leading denomi-
nation of their day in the town of Wobum, and they were promi-
nent and influential members of that body.
As an experiment my associate, Mr. Arthur G. Loring, and my-
self have traced the ancestry of Mr. Thompson in different directions
to the first settlers of Wobum, to a period more than two centuries
and a half ago, and found as a result that Mr. Thompson was de-
scended from a very large number of them ; for instance, from the
families of Bacon, Blodgett, Burbeen, Carter (two lines). Converse,
Flagg, Johnson, Locke, Pierce, Poole, Reed, Richardson, Sawyer,
Tidiy Wright and Wyman (2 lines), in addition to Thompson,
showing that he himself was an eminent example of descent from a
long-established and worthy New England ancestry.
TOL. Lin. 25
I Sketch of the Life of Leonard Thompson. [Oct.
And this ancestry he appreeiiited and respected, and little did he
leave undone to revere their memorj-, to honor their achieveraenta,
or to preserve the decaying memorials of their existence. He had
Ein inherited and great foudneas for things of ihe past age. His
father possessed a mind saturated with eitch material, accompanied
with a remarkable memory for names, persons and events.* Mr.
Thompson possessed a great knowledge of the articles or things noT
gone Iiy that went to make up the domestic economy or the mode of
living in families in the last century, and there were tew tliat he could
not name or describe the use of. Much of tliia knowledge has died
with him; and with his death the last of old Woburn, it would
aeem, in the feelings now endured by the present writer, has ended
with him. He was greatly interested in old houses; he would go
far to visit them ; and wae unsparing in his expense for their pre-
servation, even to the extent of purchasing or aiding in their pur-
chase and git\ to an association tor their future safe-keeping, thai
they might be saved to posterity. He was fond of placing monu-
ments to mark past events, and not a few of these were erected
with his generous assistance, if not almost entirely at his own es-
peose. It is needless to jiarticulari^e these, when so many are well-
known to hie fellow-citizens. During the last few mouths of his
life he was planning an arch to place on a green near the site of
his birthplace, where he had already erected a beautiful fountain,
for the purpose of commemorating the first establlebmcnt of the
leather industry in Woburn.
The early lite of such au individual is interesting. In a notice of
Ur. Thompson published some years since, there are some puseagea
evidently inspired by him, for they contain a few of hie charao
teristic expressions. " Intelligent parents," it says, "gave bim liig
first knowledge of books." Their direction in the jialli of leamiag
was supplemented soon by such private school tuition as was then
obtainable in Woburn, till he was old enough to go one mile away
to the local district school. In the "red schoolhousc " of the fath-
ers, with its limited accommodations, he learned successfully the
" three r's," the body of the instruction of that day ; and " Morse's
geography," a> meritorious text book of the period — and here we
find the characteristic expression of Mr. Thompson, and one of the
strong motives that influenced his after life — " furnished the inceo-
tive for future travel."
Warren Academy in Woburn, an institution of higher order than
the common school, was founded in his youth, and here Mr. Thomp-
son attended, pursuing as thorough a course as he cared to take.
He did not, however, remain long at home. He set out for him-
self. Various towns were tried, and even voyages on the sea to
distant ports. He was influenced to this by the state of his health,
and the obligation he was under to combat a consumptive tendency,
• Bboibtsb, vol. M : pp. 8B3-M.
1899.] Skeieh of the Life of Leonard Thompson. 387
either acquired by his close attention to business and study, or from
a supposed inheritance. The record of a few of these locations re-
main, although he was never especially communicative about them.
Occasionally the fact would be brought out that he had lived such and
such a time so long, in such and such a place ; had taught school so long
in a certain town, where he had heard a minister of the old standing or-
der, settled for so many years off and on, preach, once or many times,
and then he would mention some individual or personal characteristic
of the inhabitants. His knowledge of country character was quite
minute. From this mass of uncertain information regarding longer and
briefer terms of different residence, I find that in 1837 he was clerk
in an auction store in Boston, later in a shoe store in Hallo well,
Maine, and Hartford, Connecticut. In 1842 he opened a store in
Wobum for the sale of such diverse articles as shoemakers' tools,
hats, boots and shoes. He was located in what was then the newer
part of Wade's Block on Main Street. Here he continued success-
fully until the year 1850, when he sold out, and, in company with
another, started a general country store in which he continued only
a year. After a vacation of about the same length of time, he pur-
chased, in 1852, the hardware and stove business in Woburn, in
which he continued till 1894, when he transferred all the responsi-
bilities of his large store to his son, Mr. Lewis Waldo Thompson,
under whose ownership the business is still carried on.
Before the year 1850, from the means of information now at
hand, Mr. Thompson, it would appear, in pursuing his course of
travel on the sea, had visited the West Indies and Russia, the latter
many times, many places along the New England coast, and had
spent some months in a trip to the Pacific coast of the United
States. After the opening of the longer routes of railroad tra-
yel he visited often different sections of North America, varied
with an occasional trip to Europe in his later life, going once to
Alaska, at an age when most men would be thinking of staying at
home, and this diligence in travel he kept up until the very last
year of his life. His last long trip was to the Trans-Mississippi
Exposition at Omaha, to which he went alone. There were few
large places in the United States with which he had not made more
or less intimate personal acquaintance, and few objects of national
interest which he had not seen. All this had a tendency to broaden
a naturally strong mind. I can imagine that as a boy Mr. Thompson
was a quiet, thinking, ingenious lad, patient in habit, rather fast-grow-
ing, with a tendency to be weakly as his stature increased, but, as we
can imagine correctly, a lover of nature in all its phases, and skil-
ful with his rod and gun as he roamed the fields and woods in the
vicinity of his home. In his manhood he was wont for a number
of years to go on fishing and hunting excursions to the lakes and
woods of Maine, where he accompanied a party made up of his
townsmen interested in the same sport. Mr. Thompson was a na-
388 Metch o/lhe Life of Leonard Thompson. [Oct.
tnral mechanic. One of liis most nolnble inventions was the build-
ing, of a portable iron boat in ecotioiis, eaid to be the first of it«
kind in this country, and much used now in the Wcat, a valuable
accessory on these forest excursions.
Remarkable also was the length of hie connection with inetitu-
tious; member of his church since 1835; odd fellow from 1841;
officer of the public library, thirty-three years ; of the Bumford
Historical Association, twenty-two years ; and of other organiza-
tions for a number of years for Ji period of lesser length. He served
as school committeeman, town treasurer, sinking fund commissioner,
justice of the peace, public library commit teem an and trustee, repre-
sentative to the General Court, and in many minor capacities in posH
tions involving work and responsibility. He was a life member of
the New-England Historic Genealogical Society, a founder, trus-
tee, and the most active member of the Rumford Historical Associ-
ation, and the leading promoter of the association for publishing the
Thompson Memorial, a genealogical publication giving the hietorj
of the Woburn Thompson family. He published at his own ex-
pense the diary of his ancestor Samuel Thompson, who had been
a lieutenant in the French War in 1758. This publication was
edited and fiirnished with notes by William R. Cutter, and an ex-
tensive appendix, showing the service of Wobum men in the
French and other wars previous to 1775, was added, the joint effort
of William E. Cutter and Arthur G. Loring. Mr, Thompson se-
lected a number of illustrations which he inserted in the work, and
which added greatly to its embellishment. The limited edition was
all given away and the work is nmv ECiiii'e. Flo wik; a uicmbor of ■
the Society ot Colonial Wars, luul nt' tlu> AimTi.Tiii I.iKrarv A-^so- «
ciation and its subordinate society the Massachusetts Library CInb,
of which he was a life-member. He was a constant attendant at the
meetings of all the associations to which he belonged, and was jnsdy
revered for his personal worth and the interest he took in the objects
for which the organizations existed and the constituent body of their
membership. His generous benefactions to hie native city now
claim our attention. In politics he was a life-long Democrat.
These were the politics of his ancestors, and he believed in keeping
close to the thought, feeling and interest of the common people.
He always did what was in his power to elevate them and improve
the condition of the humblest. His liberal and generous views of
religion confined hie sympathy and his purse to no sect and hie be-
lief to no particular creed. He took a living interest in rU literary
associations. He was fond of the society of men who were better
educated than himself; and he secured the affection and esteem of
many such, especially among librarians, knowing personally all the
prominent men and women of that class in this country, as well as
others in England. He took part with his granddaughter in the
third intematioDal conference of librarians at London in the eununer
1899.] Sketch of the Life of Leonard Thompson. 389
of 1897. Accompanied by a large company from all sections of
this country he crossed the sea in his eightieth year, and was as ac-
tive and cheerful and enduring as the youngest member of the party
in all the excursions for siorht-seeins: which the American members
enjoyed to a highly favorable extent. He had a characteristic New
England face, and a personal presence of marked individuality. His
stature was considerably above the average, and while plain in his
dress and simple in his habits, he had a genial smile and a fund of
original repartee which made him a most entertaining companion
and associate in travel.
But the crowning event in Mr. Thompson's life as a public bene-
fiEu^tor was his donation to the citizens of Woburn of the Burbeen
Free Lecture Fund.
It had been his wont to carry around the subscription paper in the
days of the old lyceum lecture for sums to guarantee the course.
He had found this to be a diflScult task, and subject to many ob-
stacles which added unpleasant experiences to the person who made
himself responsible for the collection of the required amount. The
matter impressed him seriously, and he felt that if ever he was able
he would do something to alter this state of affairs, and so when he
had acquired a competence, he decided to give a generous portion of
his property to a fund which would properly and forever maintain
a course of lectures on subjects useful to the people. Afler long
thought he decided to plan the announcement of his course and his
intentions as a surprise in one or more chapters. The first was on
the centennial anniversary of Woburn, and the second was on the
fiftieth anniversary of his marriage.
Therefore, on Oct. 7, 1892, at a public celebration of the 250th
anniversary of his native city, he gave the sum of $6,000, which
he increased to a total of $11,000, on May 26, 1897, by the gift
of a further sum of $5,000 — the income of all of which was to be
forever used for the establishment and maintenance in Woburn of a
course of annual lectures, free to the public, on historic, scientific,
or other educational subjects. At the time of bis death the seventh
course of the annual series was in progress. All the courses from
the first had been carried on to his expressed satisfaction, and under
his observation and in accordance with the terms of his two very gener-
ous gifls. In his last will he donated the sum of $4,000, additional to
his other gifts, making the munificent sum of $15,000 for the pur-
pose of these lectures. In order to honor an ancestral family,
small numerically, but once considerable in influence in Woburn,
he named his course the Burbeen Free Lecture Course, and he di-
rected it to be managed by a corporation to be called the Burbeen
Free Lecture Fund, the original members of which he selected
himself. The membership of this corporation is composed of six
men and three women, representative of all branches of thought in
the city, and they are to select their successors.
390 Sketch of the Life of Letmard Thomp^tm. [Oct
Mr. Thompson remembered the Rumford Historical Aseociation
in his will by the generous bequest of $1,000.
And now I must speak of a most tender subject — his relation to
his home ; for it was a most comfortable home, full of affection for
the head and father, and of everything needful to make the present
happy and the past secure. Relics of his ancestors were reverentlj
preserved and exhibited to view. Those which could be used wereput
to use. His worthy widow, the wife of his youth, is yet living. He
married on May 26, 1847, Miss Maria Laurens Smith, daughter of Cy-
rus and Tryphena (Brooks) Smith, of Lincoln, Massachusetts. Their
children were Jennie Lind, the wife of James Burbeck, and mother
of £thel S., Benn Thompson, and Bertha M. Burbeck, who since
their mother's death on Feb. 15, 1884, have lived most of the time with
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson ; Lewis Waldo, asso-
ciated in business for many years with his father and now his suc-
cessor ; Nellie Smith, who married Edward L. Shaw of Wobum (now
deceased), having two daughters, Sibyl and Marion Shaw ; and Ed-
gar Bradford, a distinguished mechanical engineer, for many years
resident at Chicago, but now a resident of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Mr. Thompson showed by his acts that he did all in his power to
prevent the dearth of public spirit in his native city. I have omit-
ted to mention heretofore that in the latter years of his life he had
painted at his own expense, and donated to the Wobum Public
Library, a picture of the Rev. Thomas Carter's ordination at Wo-
burn in 1642 ; likewise, a portrait in oil of the late Hon. John Cum-
mings, the president of the board of library trustees, a life-long
friend for whom he had great respect ; and, finally, after the urgent
solicitation of his friends, he consented to sit for an oil portrait of
himself. This portrait, an admirable likeness, now hangs in the
Public Library, to which he had rendered such long and valuable
service, and where it is likely to hang long after the generation
which knew and revered him personally shall have turned to dust.
In forming a general estimate of his character it may be said of
him that he was a friend to education. That he believed in edu-
cation as the best means of enabling the people to help themselves.
That while libraries and lectures and practical experience might be
one means, extensive travel was another equally important. He
was a good example in his own career of all four processes or in-
fluences for the uplifting of the individual.
My relations to Mr. Thompson were those of the intimate friend.
He is no longer here to inspire us, but his memory will remain, in
the words of his pastor for forty years, as that of "a good man de-
sirous of fulfilling the full measure of his existence."
1899.] Mr. John Oulton, Merchant. 391
MR. JOHN OULTON, MERCHANT.
By Bet. Anson Titus, Somerville, Mass.
JoHX Oulton appears as one of many signers, '^ merchants, traders and
sailors " of Boston, to a petition to the Greneral Court at Boston, June 27,
1705, concerning the French prisoners.*
The 10th of April, 1707, Mr. Stephen Wesenchunk, London, merch-
ant, gave Letter of Attorney to his ** worthy friend Mr. John Oulton of
Boston, in New England." f ^^r. Wesenchunk or Wesendunk had twenty
years before been a resident of Boston and perhaps the man who married
before 1 693 Sarah Sedgewick of Charlestown.
John Oulton soon associated himself with Thomas Palmer and ComeliaB
Waldo, eminent merchants of Boston, and carried on trade both on sea and
land. In addition to extensive trade they possessed much realty in Elssex,
Middlesex and Worcester Counties as well as at the Boston wharves.
John Oulton is ever recorded as a person of esteem and quality. In 1711
he married Deborah, a daughter of the late Colonel John Brown of Marble-
head, whose wife was Elizabeth, a daughter of Colonel John Legge of that
town. A generous share of the Legge and Brown estates came into the
management of John Oulton, and it may be that he invested the funds of
his friend Stephen Wesenchunk, London. Certain it is that this firm
carried on a large trade, and were moving spirits among the tradesmen and
mariners of Boston, Salem and Marblehead. But hard times came and
this firm lost heavily and was dissolved about 1735.
John Oulton was a communicant at King*s Chapel as early as 1 705, and
was a warden of the same for a series of years. His residence, however,
was intermittent with Marblehead, in which place he was an organizer and
promoter of St. Michael's Church. He was one of the purchasers of the
present site and with the committee transferred their interest to the Church.
He was a stirring and public spirited man in business and religious affairs.
His wife Deborah died previous to 1736, and the date of his death is not
known. His later years were spent in Marblehead upon portions inherited
by his wife from her grandfather. Colonel John Legge. Late in life he
had interests in Brunswick, Maine, and may have married a second time.
He died before 1757, at which time and later the heirs join in disposing of
the remaining estate. References to the Oulton family are found in the
Kstory of King's Chapel by Rev. Henry W. Foote.
The daughters, Ann, Hannah and Lucy, are recorded in a deed, dated
July 30, 1765, as of Falmouth, present Portland, but they probably did not
long reside there.
John Oulton probably came from London a short time previous to 1 705.
He married in Boston, March 28, 1711, Deborah, a daughter of Cok>nel
John Brown and wife Elizabeth, a daughter of Colonel John Legge, both
of Marblehead.
The following were their children :
i. EuzABETii, b. in Marblehead Jane 1, 1712; bapt. in Marblehead June
8» 1712; m. Jane 12, 1729, Jeremiah Allen, Jr., of Boston.
ii. Deborah, b. in Boston Nov. 23, 1714; bapt. King's Chapel Dec. 12,
17 U; m. in Marblehead, by the Rev. Edward Holyoke, March 4,
1736, Mr. Benjamin Colman, Boston.
• Vide Mass. Archives Ixzi : 152. Province Laws, Goodell, viii : 511, 512. Sewall's
DUtt i : 465.
t Soffolk Co. Deeds xxvi : 220, and 1st Report Record Commissioners, pp. 69, 81 «C
alt.
392 Descendants of Thomas White. [Oct.
ill. Mary, b. in Boston Dec. 12, 1715; bapt. King's ChapelJan. 8, 1715-16;
probably d. young,
iv. Ann, bapt. King's Chapel Feb. 1, 1718-19; nnm. Resided in Boston,
Marblehead and present Portland, and probably was the Miss Oal-
ton who occupied " Pew 68, King's Chapel, in 1789."
V. Hannah, bapt. King's Chapel Dec. 18, 1720 ; unm. Resided in Bos-
ton, Marblehead and present Portland.
yi. Sarah, b. In Marblehead March 17, 1723; probably d. young.
vii. Jane , int. ; m. in Boston June 30, 1741, with James Barton.
She was a widow in 1757.
viii. John, b. in Marblehead July 2, 1727; probably d. young.
ix. Lucy ; unm. Resided in Boston, Marblehead and present
Portland.
GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS
WHITE OF WEYMOUTH, MASS.
Communicated by Hon. Joseph Whitcomb Porter, of Bangor, Me.
The enclosed was printed in the Weymouth Gazette^ May 16,
1879. The notes were by the late Gilbert Nash.
Hon. Josiah H. Drummond of Portland, and others who haye
examined it, think it ought to be printed in permanent form, or in
the Register. It is a most valuable record of the White family
of numerous descendants.
I should like to have it printed in the Reoisteb.
GENEALOGY OF THOMAS* WHITE.
FROM THE RECORD OF HIS DESCENDANT, COL. ASA WHITE, OF WET-
MOUTH [in 1804].
I have taken a great deal of pains in trying to collect the materials out
of which the followin^j Genealogy was wrote ; and, notwithstanding;, the
Beginning of it is very obscure, I found my way very much emi>arrassed by the
remissness of my predecessors in not recording the births ami marriages of
their children.
What induced me to write the following Genealogy was that I might
keep from oblivion as much as possible tlie naintis and memory of my
predecessors, and their children and transmit them down to Posterity.
Had my Predecessors taken as much pains to have handed down from
Generation to Generation, a Genealo«;v as I have to find mine, no doubt
but I (jould have collected a more perfect one.
But what here follows, I collected from old Deeds an<l the c^ipvs of
several old wills which I have by me with the settlement of the Est^ites,
and with the additional help of tradition to the year Kw^i the year of my
grandfather Thomas AVliite's birth, a record of which and his children he
made himself, but before that time the following is the best account 1 can
produce, namely ; —
Thomas White whose linege I am gohig to write came over I snj>|>ose
among the first settlers of AV^eymouth after the Breaking up of Mr. Wes-
ton's Settlement which Governor Hutchinson says hi his History were a des-
olate crew, soon brought themselves to poverty and so came to an end
1899.] Descendants of Thomas White. 393
after one years continuance, the Rev. Mr. Prince in his New England
Chronology says this year (1624) comes some additions to the few in-
habitants of Wessagusset from Weymouth in England who are another
sort of people, than the former [meaning Mr. Weston's] on whose ac-
count I conclude the town is since called Weymouth ; tis probable that
Thomas White came from Old England with those mentioned by Mr.
Prince or with others soon after.
I find in a Book I have by me in manuscript writen by Thomas Dyer
who was cotemporary with Thomas White he makes mention of him in
the year 1 674 by the term of Thomas White Senior, which plainly shows
he then had a son of the same name grown up.
I find Thomas White was a witness to the will of Thomas Dyer the 3d
of November 1676 there he writes himself Senior. I find by a Deed in
my hands Given by him to one Samuel White [which I suppose was his
son] in the year 1 678, their he is styled carpenter, he appears to be a good
writer for that age in which he lived, —
By comparing several copys of wills and Deeds, that I have in my
bands with some other writings, it appears from them that he had four
sons and one Daughter that grew up and were married. But when he
was bom or what part of Old England he came from or when he was
married, or what his wifes maiden name was, or when he or his wife
Died I cannot find any record of altho I have made inquiry in several
^unilys of his descendants. His children were of the following names.
1. Thomas* White born in England. Wife's name unknown. They had
I. Thomas White, b. not on record.
II. Samuel, b. in 1642.
III. Joseph, b. not on record.
2 IV. Ebenezbr, b. in 1648.
V. Hannah, b. not recorded.
The years when Samuel White and Ebenezer White were bom I took
from thier Grave Stones.
Thomas White settled in Braintree (the Town of) who he married I
know not ; many of the Whites of Braintree are his Posterity.
Samuel White married Mary Dyer a Daughter of Dea. Thomas Dyer ; he
settled in Weymouth near the fore river on the spot of Land the House
of Cotton Tufts Jun now stands on 1804 [See note a]. He died without
children.
Joseph White married Lydia Rogers of Weymouth, I suppose she was a
Daoghter of Elder John Rogers. He settled in the Town of Mendon.
He left a Posteritv there.
2. Ebenezer White whose Linege I shall Bring Down, married Hannah
Phillips of Weymouth. She was a Daughter of Mr. Nicholas Phillips
one of the first settlers from Old England. He lived where the Late
Lieutenant Nicholas Phillips lived and was his Grandfathers Grandfather.
Tradition tells us that Ebenezer White built him a House, on the very
spot of Land the House of the Compiler stands on at the writing of this
1804 where lived until his Death [See note A]. By the Town R^rds it
appears he was a Lieutenant in the Company hear.
Hannah Wliite married John Baxter of Braintree. She had a Daugh-
ter Hannah which Dea. Joseph Dyer married for his second wife. She
was my Grandfather Benjamin Dyer's mother.
2. Ebenezer^ White,* ( Thomas^) married Hannah Phillips. They had : —
^he dates in brackets in the family of Ebenezer* White are inserted by J. W. Porter.
394 Descendants of Thomas White. [Oct
I. Ebrnkzer; no record of his birth [Feb. 17, 1672]; Settled in the work
of the Ministry on Long Island In New York State; ho had several children;
one by the name of Sylvanus who succeeded his father in the Ministry [d.
Southampton, L. I., 1750].
8. 11. Thomas, born Au^st 19, 1678 whose Linege I shall Bring down Mar-
ried Mary White of Dorchester and settled in the Town of Weymouth on the
spot of Land his Uncle Samuel Lived on, where he Built a House ( the very
House Cotton Tufts Junr. now Lives in 1804) in which he Lived until (See note
a) His Death 1 He was a Deacon of this Church [d. l76o].
III. Samukl ; no record of birth ; settled in the South Frccinct in Weymouth.
He was a Lieutenant of that Company. He left a large family of children [d.
Aug. 18, 1760].
IV. Joseph ; birth not recorded ; settled in the Town of Boston. He was a
Jnstice of the Peace. He left a family of children there [d. 1710].
V. Hannah; bom May 5, 1681 ; m. Mr. David Alden, of Middlelx>roagh [d.
Oct. 5, 1732].
VI. Abigail, born March 3, 1683 ; m. Mr. Samuel Reed, of Mendon [d. Jane
12, 1706].
VII. Benjamin, born Feb. 13, 1684; moved from the place where the com-
piler now lives, and settled in Middleborough. He was a Justice of the Peace.
He left a Posterity [d. Dec. 10, 1750].
VIII. Experience, bom July 1, 1686; m. Mr. Joseph Pool, of Dlghton.
IX. Elizabeth, born Nov. 9, 1688 ; m. Mr. David Person, of Long Island in
New Yorlc State.
Lieut. Ebenezer, the father, died Aug. 24, 1703.
The births of Hannah, Abigail, Benjamin, and Experience, and Eliia-
beth, with the death of their father, I took from the town records.
The following I took from my Grandfather White's Book. So far as Hii
marrying with Mary White, and the Births of His children, the mar-
riages of his children, I record by inquiry, &c.
3. Thomas* White (Ebenezer*, Thomas'), [See Note c], m. Mary
White, 1700. They had:
I. Nathaniel, bom Sept. 4, 1701 ; m. three wives ; his two first were Wey-
mouth Y()iin«5 Women, namely, Sarah Lovell, and Ruth Holbrook; his third
was a widow; he left children by his two first wives; he 8<^ttleil in the South
Precinct of Weymouth ; he was a Doctor of Physick and a Captain of the com-
pany tlioir. lit* dietl November, 1758.
II. JowTUAN, born, Oct. 21, 1702; m. Hannah Lovell Dr. White's first
wife's sister; he lived in Weynionth near the fore river in the House widow
Blanchard now lives in, [See Note d], till after his father's death, then he
moved to Lebanon in Connecticut; he had several children.
* 4. III. John, born, Sept. 25, 1704; whose line 1 shall brinj? down, m. Han-
nah Dyer for his first wife, and Rachel Loring of Hull, for his second wife.
He lived in the town of Weymouth untill the year 1743; in that year he moved
to North Yarmouth at the eastward, where he lived until his death; he was a
Deacon of the church tiiere.
IV. Thomas, born May 5, 1707; m. Sarah Lorins:, of Hull; he settled in the
South Precinct of Weymouth, where he lived until his death; he left several
children. He was a Li<Mitenant of that company. He died December, 1760.
V. EiJKNKZKU, born, Dec. 21, 1700; m. Mary Morse of Connecticut for his
first wife, and Mary French of Weymouth for his second wife: he had chil-
dren by both his wifes. He settled in the town of Danbury, in Connecticut,
in the work of tlie ministry.
VI. Jamks, born, Nov. 5. 1712; married Miriam Kinjjman of Weymouth and
settled in Weymouth; he left a numl)er of children; he was a Captain in this
Company; he died on March 1, 171)3. Lived on his father's place. [See Note e.]
He left one son and six dauirhters.
VII. Mahy. born, Feb. 12, 1714; m. Mr. Micah Allen, of Braintree. She
left a larire family of children.
VIII. SiLKNcK, born Nov. 3, 171G; m. Mr. John Haywood, of Braintree.
She left several children.
Mary White, the motlier, died November 3, 1716.
1899.] Descendants of Thomas WhiU. 395
Deacon Thomas White, died April 28, 1752.
4. John* WTiite, (Thomas*, Ebenezer*, Thomas*), m. Hannah Dyer, 1734,
by her he had one child [the compiler], namely,
5. I. Asa, bom April 26, 1736.
Hannah, his mother died ^^lay 4, 1736.
John White m. his second wife 1739. His children by her :
6. n. John, bom, April 27, 1740; m. three wives (vii.) Jane Stinson, Mary
McCobb, and Abigail Butler [liorn Mar. 19, 1751; dleil Feb. 9, 1840], all of
Georgetown, on Kennebeck River, where he settled and lived until his death;
he left children by all his wives. John White d. Feb. 14, 1794, aged 54. He
was a Captain of a Company there, and a Coroner for that County for many
years.
III. Hannah, born, Jan. 14, 1741 ; died young.
IV. Hannah, bom, Jan. 21, 1743; died young.
V. Sylvanus, bom, June 28, 1744; died young.
VI. James, bom, September, 19, 1746; died young.
VII. Thomas, bom, March 23, 1748 [a posthumous child] ; died young.
Deacon John White ye father died November 1, 1747.
Rachel, the mother, died July 16, 1752.
The above genealogy is a literal copy of Col. Asa White's original re-
cord, with a more modem arrangement of the tables as to numbering, &c.
NOTES BY THE LATE DEA. GILBEBT NASH OF WEYMOUTH, 18?0.
NoU a. — ^It appears from the record that the Samuel White of the second genera-
tion, settled on thin property, probably building, not a very permanent house, about
1660, at which date, or not far removed from it, he married Mary Dyer. dau. of Dea.
Thomas Dyer; and undoubtedly he wanted a home of his own, to which he might
bring his new bride, and built here, near his father, for that purpose. Upon his
death, ^-ithout issue, it passed into the hands of his nephew. Thomas, '^ho married
Mary White, of Dorchester (of another family, and not related to each other by
blood as far as known), in the year 1700. Not content with the old house, he built
a new and vastly more pretentious dwelling upon the same spot, which hits been pre-
•erred to the present time ; and is even now no insignificant building. It passed
oat of the White family into the hands of Cotton Tufts, Esq. ; and from him to his
children, his young daughter, Susan, lately deceased, with whom the family became
extinct, bequeathing it to her relatives, the Brooks, who now own and occupy it.
This record gives the property a definite and certain location, and date. It lies about
a quarter of a mile northeasterly from the landing, on the south bank of the Fore
Biver, whose waters wash the rear wall of the foundation, and must have been built
about 1700.
Note b, — This house stood upon the old road leading to Hingham and the South
Sbore, at the confer of what is now Essex Street, fronting the West, with its back
to the road; and was of the old style, very fashionable in those days, being two
atones in front, with a long sloping roof in the rear, reaching almost to the ground;
the old Adams houses in Quincy are almost its exact pattern. The rear entrance to
tbe cellar was a large bulk head, of capacity sufficient to admit a horse and cart.
The old house was torn down about fifty years ago, and a new one erected, a little to
ibe west of the old cellar, by Mr. Ansel Pratt, into whose hands the property had
passed. It is now ovmed and occupied by Mr. Hodgdon. The record does not state
positively that this house was built by Ebenezer White, son of Thomas, but from
tbe look of the build mg as remembered by some now living, and fair inference, it
must have been the same, and built about 1670 or 1680.
you e* — Mary White, the wife of Thomait, was daughter of James White of Dor-
dMSter (son of Edward, who was born in England), and his wife, Sarah (Baker),
and was baptized Nov. 11, 1677.
NoU d. — This house was standing at the beginning of the present century, from
which date it gave place (not on the precise spot perhaps) to the house built by the
late Nathaniel filanchard, now occupied by his daughter, Mrs. Mary N. Blanchard,
396 Inscriptions at Oreat Barrington^ Mass. [Oct.
and his granddaughters, the Misses Loud, and is situated just north of the crossing
of the Old Colony Railroad at their station near the Landing.
Note e, — The record does not locate, or date the building of this dwelling ; bat he
inherited the family homestead, which has descended in his line to the present time,
and is, without question, that now occupied by his descendant, Samuel Webb» Esq. ;
and is one of the oldest houses in the town. It has, from the first, been in pos-
session of the family, and, untU the present owner, has been held by one of the name.
INSCRIPTIONS AT GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS.
Communicated by L. Hasbkocck yon Sahlek, Genealogist.
These inscriptions are from the old part of the Mahaiwe, or
South, Cemetery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. This cemetery
is the oldest in the town, having been laid out by the Settling Com-
mittee of the Upper and Lower Housatonic Townships, now princi-
pally included in the towns of Great Barrington and Sheffield, wid
has been several times enlarged. The first person buried there,
whose grave was marked with a stone, was Joshua Root, who died in
1 730. Coonrod Burghardt, the ^ founder of the Housatonic Col-
ony," and many others of the early settlers, were undoubtedly
buried in this ground, but without headstones. There are some
graves marked simply with pieces of rough stones.
In memory of Fenner Arnold, died February 29, 1836, aged 96. (Sol-
dier American Revolution.)
In memory of Hannah Arnold, wife of Fenner Arnold, died March 29,
1835, aged 83.
To the memory of the Hon. Samuel Barstow, who died June 25, A. D.
1813, aged 36 years.
To the memory of Clarissa Bough ton, who died June 7, 1818, aged 36
years, relict of Col. Seymour B()u;L:hton, who fell at the battle of Black
Rock, December 30, 181.*i, a;Lred 44 yeai-s.
John C. liriggs, died Auirust 21, 1850, aged 42 years.
Susan II. S., wife of John C. Briggs, died November 10, 1844, aged 32
years.
George S., son of John C. and Susan II. Briggs, died September 15,
1836, aged 7 months.
Erected to the memory of Dr. John Budd, who died June 12, 1804, aged
48. (Soldier American Revolution.)
In memory of Mr. Oliver Chapin, son of Lt. Noah and ^Irs. Mary Cha-
pin, of Somers, who on the return of the Army, dyed at ShelReld, Decem-
ber 7, 1 7r)S, in the 20th ye^ir of his aije.
George Albert Chatfield, died July i>, 1820, aged 1 year and 9 months.
Sacred to the memory of Lavina, wife of Isaac Clark, died January 4,
1830, aged 3o years and 11 months.
George, son of Isaac and Lavina Clark, died January 15, 1830, aged 7
weeks and 3 days.
Sacred to the memory of Rhoda Clark, who died March 10, 1835, in the
32nd year of her age.
In memory of jNIr. Israel Dewey. lie departed life, November ye 25tb,
1773, in the 63rd year of his age.
1899.] Inscriptions at Great Barrington^ Mass. 397
In memory of Mr. Hugo Dewey, who died April 17, 1833, aged 81 yean.
To the memory of Mrs. Hannah Dewey, wife of Mr. Hugo Dewey, wno
died November 28, 1813, aged 56 years.
In memory of Justin Dewey, who died Augost 31, 1832, aged 81 years.
Lncy, wife of Justin Dewey, died April 6, 1845, aged 81 years.
Grotius Dewey, died 29th of December, 1860, aged 79 years.
In memory of Airs. Maria Dewey, wife of Mr. Grotius Dewey, who died
December 15, A.D. 1822, aged 33 years.
In memory of Mrs. Eliza Dewey, wife of Mr. Grotius Dewey, who died
September 18, A.D. 1826, aged 33 years.
Eonioe L., wife of Grotius Dewey, died 26th of March, 1874, aged 77
Folina Dewey, wife of Mack Dewey, died June 26, 1831, in the 45th
year of her age.
Hugo Dewey, Jr., died February 27, 1870, aged 83 years.
Cornelia E. Turner, wife of Hugo Dewey, Jr., died September 15, 1883,
aged 79 years.
Laura Elizabeth (Dewey), wife of Henry D. Gay, died at Lebanon
Springs, New York, July 2, 1882, aged 52 years.
Julia Bebecca (Dewey), wife of Pardee Carpenter, died at Lebanon
Springs, New York, April 4, 1880, aged 42 years.
Silas Sprague Dewey, died at Alford, Massachusetts, January 15, 1879,
aged 45 years.
To the memory of Polly, daughter of Hugo and Hannah Dewey, who
died August 13, 1814, aged 26 years.
Hugo Bolton, son of Charles G. and Fanny Dewey, died June 9, 1827,
aged 5 weeks and 3 days.
Died September 20, 1826, Clarissa, aged 15 months.
Died September 16, 1826, Mary Ajin, in the 6th year of her age.
Daughters of Justin and Matilda Dewey.
In memory of Amanda, daughter of Mark and Polina Dewey, who died
September 13, 1815, aged 2 years.
In memory of Louise, daughter of Justen and Lucy Dewey, who died July
31yl815, aged 11 years.
In memory of Harriet, daughter of Justen and Lucy Dewey, who died
April 6, 1814, aged 14 years.
In memory of Fanny, daughter of Mark and Polina Dewey, who died
March 26, 1814, aged 2 years.
Sacred to the memory of Brig. Gen. Joseph Dwight, died June 9, 1765,
aged 62.
The great in council and in arms,
Tbo pious, good and just,
Yet death its cruel debt demands,
Dwight slumbers in the dust.
To the memory of the Hon. Elijah Dwight, Esq., who died at Brook-
field, (where his remains are deposited,) June 12, 1794, aged 54 years.
(Also) Elijah Dwight, Jr., bom January 12, 1769, died May 28, 1788;
Horace Dwight, Iwm September 19, 1780, died December 25, 1780;
Thomas Dwight, bom June 22, 1782, died October 4, 1782, whose remains
lie near this stone. Erected as a testimonial of affection by a sorrowing
relict and mother, Anna Dwight A.D. 1799.
In memory of Melancthon Foster, who died March 14, 1826, in the
57th year of his age.
398 Inscriptions at Great Barrington, Mass. [Oct
In memory of Mrs. Lydia Foster, wife of Mr. Malancthon Foeter, wlio
died January 12, 1811, aged 40 years.
Ann Fulton, daughter of William M. and Margaret F. Frost, died Janu-
ary 11, 1845, aged 2 years and 5 months.
Nancy Fuller, died suddenly, October 9, 1842, aged 65 years.
Thetis, wife of the Rev. Samuel Griswold, died November 18, 1814,
aged 34 years.
Flora Maria Griswold, died March 19, 1806.
Caroline, daughter of Edward and Huldah M. Hills, died Septendwr 1,
1838, aged 5 weeks.
\j This stone is erected to the memory of Mrs. Joanna Hopkins, consort of
the Rev. Samuel Hopkins, D.D., who died August 31, 1793, in the 68lh
year of her age.
In memory of Ichabod Hopkins, who departed this life, October 90,
\ 1819, in the 75th year of his age.
This monument is dedicated to the memory of the Widow Anna Iy6S,
who died June 22, A.D. 1795, in the 8l8t year of her age.
I v^ To the memory of Mrs. Susannah Ives, who died October 30, A.D. 1793,
in the 50th year of her age.
This monument is dedicated to the memory of Maj. Gen. Thomas Ives,
who died March 8, 1814, aged 61 years.
Mrs. Ruth F. Ives, died February 15, 1852, aged 85 years.
James Ives, died August 15, 1826, aged 74 years.
Mary, wife of James Ives, died September 7, 1830, aged 71 years.
Major George H. Ives, died April 29, 1825, aged 36 years.
Alma Cornelia Ives, died October 1, A.D., 1792, aged 18 months.
James S., son of James and Mary Ives, died March 19, 1830, aged 34
years.
In memory of Dwight Foster Ives, who was drowned August 30, 1820,
aged 21 years.
In memory of Charles James Ives, who died November 22, 1816, aged
9 years and 10 months.
lu memory of Harriot Ives, who died September 24, 1815, in the 29tli
year oi her age.
Mrs. Laury Kilmore, wife of Henry Kilmore, who died July 3, 1827,
aged 32 years.
Lydia, widow of William Knapp, died January 7, 1853, aged 68.
In memory of Widow Mabel Lyman, died July 19, 1834, in the 68th
year of her age.
Elizabeth L., daughter of Eliphalet and Eliza Mason, died May 3, 1844,
a^jed 8 years.
Patience, wife of David Noble, died February 10, 183'), aged 51.
Mrs. Maria B. Pitkin, died December 27, 1836, aged 54.
Abigal, the highly esteemed consort of Joseph Prescott, medical oflScer
in the Army of the Revolution, died September 1, 1841, aged 70.
Hear lies tlie body of Luse Kobarts, D. S. 21, 1755.
Hear lies the body of Joshua Root, aged 48. [Sept. 28,] 1730.
Leander L. Sawin, died February 14, 183G, aged 25 years.
In memory of Mr. John Seley, who departed this life, October 26, A.D.
18( 5, in the 54th year of his age.
Sacred to the memory of Mr. Benajah Seley, son of Mr. Isaac and
Mrs. Thankful Seley, who departed this life, January 27, 1823, in the 25th
}ear ol hiS age.
1899.] Heraldry. 399
BeUiiiel Seeley, died December 24, 1853, aged 75 yean.
Betey, wife of Bethuel Seeley, died April 15, 1838, aged 55 years.
Isaac Seeley, died October 30, 1849, aged 84.
Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Thankful Seley, wife of Mr. Isaac Seeley,
who departed this life July 23, 1825, in the 61st year of her age.
Sacred to the memory of Mr. John Seley, who departed this life March
22, 1822, in the 43rd year of his age.
Mary, wife of John Seley, died May 17, 1835, aged 53 years.
Jared Seeley, died September 29, 1858, aged 76 years.
To the memory of Mrs. Mary Sealey, wife of Mr. Jared Sealey, who
departed this life, September 4, A.D. 1825, aged 39 years, and their daugh-
ter, Miss Ann M. Sealey, who died October 30, 1825, aged 14 years.
Sacred to the memor}' of Kesia, wife of Jared Seley, who departed this
life 14th of February, 1829, aged 31 years.
Pemela, wife of Henry Seeley, departed this life, January 23, 1840, in
her 27th year.
Sacred to the memory of Miss Sophia Sealey, who died March 1 7, 1826,
aged 20 years, and of Miss Julia E. Sealey, who died February 23, 1826,
aged 18 years, daughters of Mr. Jared and Mrs. Mary Sealey.
Sacred to the memory of John M. Seeley, who departed this life, Feb-
ruary 18, 1832, aged 22 years.
[To be oontlnoed.]
HERALDRY.
We print the following from the annual report of the Committee
on Heraldry, made to the Council of the New-England Historic
Genealogical Society, 15 December, 1898, and adopted by the
Society at its annual meeting in 1899 : —
^As there is no person and no institution in the United States with
aothority to regulate the use of the coat of arms, your Committee discourages
their display in any way or form.
Prior to the Revolution, as subjects of a government recognizing heraldry,
certain of the inhabitants were entitled to bear coats of arms ; but onlv such
as were grantees of arms, or who could prove descent in the male line from
an ancestor to whom arms were granted or confirmed by the Heralds.
Females did not regularly bear arms, but the daughter of an arms-bear-
ing father could use the paternal coat in a lozenge. When she married,
such arms did not descend to her children (except by special authority),
unless she was an heiress marrying an armiger, and then only as a quarter-
ing of her husband's arms.
The mere fact that an individual possessed a painting of a coat of arms,
used it upon plate, or as a bookplate or seal, or had it put upon his grave-
stone, is not proof that he had a right to it.
Proof of right must either be found in the Heralds' records, or be estab-
lished by authenticated pedigree direct from an armiger.
A coat of arms did not belong with a family name, but only to the
particular family, bearing the name, to whose progenitor it had been granted
; and it was as purely individual a piece of property as a home-
le it was as ridiculous to assume ann« without being able to
ht, ae it would now be to make use of a repre-seotation of the
Tiausion at Mt Veraon, and claim it as having been the origiDal
r one's family, unless btiaring the name of Washington and being
of those who owned iL"
BARRETT FAMILY RECORD. ^
Copied for tho Reoistiii b; FaASCis E. Blake, Esq., of Boston.
Tms Record of """" " "a Family is copied from the
leavea of a Bible j These leaves are loose, and
' ' Dothing to inaic rt lence of the family. I fail to
either Barrett oi ti
21 1758 William Ii«r..,,. ligall BradionI married. William
aged 2«, AbigaU B 15.
Bom of bigall Barrett.
1. John Barrett bom 2lsi ._ iil, Wednesday a[ 4 o'clock in the
morning.
2. Thomas Barrett born 2lBt March 1759, Wednesday at 8 o'clock in
morning.
8. William Barrett born 28th Angus! 1760, Thursday about G o'clock in
the afternoon.
4. John Spooner Barrett born 26th J Jy, 17C2, Monday about 2 o'clock
Afternoon.
5. D.wuel Barrett bom 20th Sept., 1764, Thursday about 3 o'clock
afternoon.
G. Samuel Barrett born 20th Sept., 17G4, Thursday about 6 o'clock
aft«moon.
7. Samuel Barrett bom 5th October, 1766, Saturday 12 o'c ock noon.
8. Benjamin Barrett bom 17th Sept., 1768, Saturday morning at noon.
9. Nathaniel Barrett born 27th B^eb., 1770, Tuesday at 5 o'clock aftei^
noon.
10. Smith Freeman Barrett bom 13th May, 1772, Wednesday at 11
o'clock,
John Spooner Barrett and Eebeckah Swier married March 29, 1787,
He went to aea July 12, 1787 and was drownded November 11th, 1787.
Rebcckab Barrett daughter of John Spooner and Bebeckah Barrett bom
January 1, 1788, New Year's Day morning.
Had the small pox September 28, 1792.
Benjamin Burrows & Rebecker Barrett married Sept. 3rd, 1795.
Benjamin Burrows was drownded on his passage from Boston to Kene-
beck November 7th, 1803. Aged
Sarah Burrows bom October 12th, 1796, Tuesday.
Benjamin Burrows bom March 28th, 1798.
Eliza Burrows born May 6th, 1800, died May 12th.
Mary Burrows born April 13th, 1802, died Sept. 27th.
Mrs. Lucy Swier died Oct. 14th, 1795.
1899.] Lientenant John Skinner. 401
LIEUTENANT JOHN SKINNER OF THE CONTINENTAL
ARMY.
Bj ZoBTH SKcnrsB Eldksdob, Esq., of San Francisco, Cal.
Sometime between the years 1649 and 1652 there came from Chichester,
£Dg]aDd, one Thomas Skinner, bringing with him his wife and two sons,
and settled in Maiden, Mass. He had been a victualler in Chichester and
was, on May 31, 1652, licensed to keep an ordinary in Maiden. Ue was
admitted a freeman in Maiden, May 18, 1653. Thomas Skinner was bom
in England in 1617, and died in Maiden. He married in England, Mary
, who accompanied him to America. After her death, April 9,
1671, he married, second, widow Lydia Ball, who died March 2, 1704.
Children, born in England :
i. Thomas,* b. Joly 25, 1645.
ii. Abraham, b. Sept. 29, 1649; m. Hannah who d. Jan. 14,
1725-6, and had :
1. Abraham,* b. April 1, 1681 ; m. Tabitha and had ten child-
ren, b. in Maiden. Removed to Woodstock, Conn.
2. Thomas, b. Dec. 7, 1688; m. Mehitable Dorant and had nine
children, b. in Maiden,
3. Mary, b. Sept., 1690.
2. Thomas' Skixner (TTtomas^), was bom in Subdeanerie Parish, Chi-
chester, England, July 25, 1 645. He married Mary, daughter of
Richard and Mary Pratt of Charlestown. She was born Sept. 7
or 30, 1643, and died in Colchester, Conn., March 26, 1704. Her
father, Richard Pratt, was, it is said, the youngest of nine children
of John Pratt of Maiden, county Essex, England, and was baptized
there, June 29, 1615. He died in 1691. About the beginning of
the eighteenth century. Deacon Thomas Skinner removed with his
wife, sons Richard, Benjamin, Ebenezer, Nathaniel, and daughter
Abigail to Colchester, Conn., where he was an original proprietor
and his name and that of his son Ebenezer appear frequently in
Uie records, holding various town offices. On January 21, 1702, he
and his son Benjamin and others were granted a lot of land, " the
littel Round Medow," etc., and in May of the same year there was
granted to Thomas Skinner a house lot one hundred and sixty rods
in length and twenty-one rods in breadth, and in addition sixty acres
of land. In the trustees' deed to the original proprietors, dated
April 28, 1713, appear the names of Thomas Skinner and his sons
Richard, Benjamin and Ebenezer. On March 29, 1709, he deeded
land ^'to my son Nathaniel Skinner,*' and on July 19, 1715, "to my
son Ebenezer Skinner." I have been unable to find the record of
his death, but in May, 1722, the Assembly released Deacon Thomas
Skinner and Joseph Gellett from ^all taxes that are due to the
publick treasury upon account of an assessment set upon their heads
by the listers of Colchester in the year 1720." After that I see his
name no more. In a diary, kept by his son Thomas, and now in
possession of a descendant, is recorded ^The birth of all my father's
children except Abigail." Also: *' Mother Skinner died March 26,
1704." Thomas's record of his mother's death agrees with the date
YOL. Lm. 26
Lieuiennnl John Sh
in the Colchester town records of the death of " Mary the wife of
Dea. Thomas Skiner."
Children, all born b Mulden:
I. Mart,' b. Hov. 3, IGBii.
II. Thomas, b. Nov. S, 1668. Removed to Sortoo, Mass.
Hi. Abraham, b. Jane 16. 1671.
Iv. John. b. April B, 1073. Removed to Nortoa, Mai's., with hii
brother Thomas. They were among the earliest settlers and
left many descendants.
T. RicBARD, b. June S, 16T6; m. Hannah Pratt and bad, bom in
Colchester ;
1. Hannah.* b. April 16, 1714.
5. IliehaTd, b. Jan. 16, 171G-7.
8. mUaheth, b. May 20, 1719.
i. T7toma», b. Sept. 11, 1722; d. Jan. IB. 17ae-«.
6. Jfors), b. Aug. 8, I72Si ■" Oct. 21, I7S8.
6. Bbeneter, b. Oct. 22, lT3b.
vl. JoBEFH, 1, ,,„ ,„ ,„-o fd. Jan. 18, 1726.
Til. Hansas,!''- •''"•■^^■^^"■Id. Oct. 31. 1728.
Till. B&KJASUN, b. Jan. 80, ir>Rl: d. Hebron, June 2, 1730; m-KHzabetb
. Shed. Hebrc k. 1, 1763. Children, b. Id Hebron :
1. JBiirtAn.'b. Dec. 19, V.
2. Bichai'd. March 2, 171k>-i.
3. Benjamin, b. Oct. 6, ITIS; m. May 2, 1749. Rebecca Gott (b.
1726; d. April 87, 17»" and had: (I) Benjamin,' b. Maj »,
1760; m. MeWWble 1 t. (S) David.* b. Feb. 28. 1732; uj.
let, Sept. 18, 1730, Lj Pertlns; she died June 22, 1781; he
m. 2d. Oct. IT. 1782- u...lt Chapel and by her had : Samnel,* b.
Oct. 31, 1783 (m. A 0, 1816, Mary Norton) and Lydla,' b.
Jnoe 26, 1786. {8' ta,» b. Sept. 30. 1754. (*) John.'l).
April 18, 1769 ; d. " lay. (E) Daniel.' b. Ang. 3, 1T6I. (GJ
Oliver,' b. Apr" . t; m, Nov. 26. 1792. Sibyl Hoot. and
bad: Sibyl.' b. 1796; EbencKer,' b. Sept, S*. 1798;
Aaron,* b. Nov. J; RtLlpii,* b. Aug. 13, 1809; Chaniv-'
cey.'b. Oct. 18, 1811. , ) Aaron,' b. July B, 1767; m. Feb. 16.
17D(, Elizabeth Austin of Lyme, and had : Benjamin,* b. Dm.
17, 1794; Polly,' b. Nov. U, 179Ei Lncy,' b. Jan. 19, 1798;
Austin,' b. Feb. 8, ISOI ; Aaron Bllhn AasUn,* b. Ang. >t,
1803; Daniel Brown,* b. Sept. 9, 1805; Eliia,* b. Nov. M,
1807; Christopher Edward Austin,' b. in Fumpey, N. Y..
April 2, 1810; Clirlstophcr Aiirfin.' h. in Pempoy, N, T.. Jrin.
17, 1812; Lanra Caroline,' b. In Chatham, Sept. 13, 1615, and
Emily,' b. In Chatham, April 8, 1818.
4. Sannah, b. Feb. 17, 1720-1.
6. Joteph, b. June 3, 1723; m. Dec. 31, 1741, Rnth Strong and had,
b. In Hebron: (1) Rath,' b. Sept. 16, 1743. (2) Joseph,' b.
Sept. 16, 1746. (3) Elizabeth,' b. Sept. 28, 174fi. (4) Irena,'
b. Oct. 7, 17*9. (6) Rachel,' b. Oct. 31, 1762.
6. Jeremiah, b. March 17, 1726.
7. Thomai. b. May 6, 1731 ; m. Ang. 14. 1751, Martha WrlRht and
had, b. in Hebron : (1) Abel,' b. March 4, 1762. (2) Martha,'
b. Aug. 26, 1763. (3) Hannah,* b. March 4, 1765. (4) Eph-
raim,' b. Aog. 24, 17E6. (6} Ann,' b. May 12, t7S8, and (6)
Dnrthany,' b. March 11, 1767.
Ix. Ebembzer, b. April 23, 1684.
X. Natoanibl, b. Jan. 27, 1686; m. Jnne 13, 1706, Mary GUlett and
bad:
1. Nathaniel.' b. Jnly 10, 1707.
2. Jfai7,b. Jnly 10. 1709; m. Oct. 30, 17S4, Jonathan Kllborn.
8. Thomas, b. April 6, 1712.
4. Eunice, b. Dec. 16, 1716.
e. David, b. Jan. 7, 1717.
6. David, b. Nov. 6, 1719.
7. JonaOwn, b. Aug. 16, 1721.
1899.] Lieutenant John Skinner. 403
8. Jo9iah, b. April 30, 1724.
9. Joanna, b. March 19, 1727.
10. Zerxiah, b. June 25, 1729.
11. Rebecca, b. Dec. 3. 1730.
xi. Abigail, b. Feb. 17, 1691; m. Jaly 13, 1708-9, Ebenezer Madge
(b. Northampton, Bfass., Feb. 26, 1683; d. Sharon, Conn., April
21, 1758). Abigail d. in Sharon, Ck>nn.
3. Sergt. Ebenezer* Skixner {Thomas,* Thomas^), born in Maiden,
April 23, 1684; married Abigail, daughter of William and Lydia
(Brown) Lord. Her mother, Lydia Brown, was, it is supposed,
the daughter of John Brown Jr., of Rehoboth and granddaughter
of John Brown, the distinguished magistrate, assistant and commis-
sioner of Plymouth Colony. Her father, William Lord, of Say-
brook and Lynn, was bom in England in 1623, and came with his
father, Thomas Lord, in the ''Elizabeth and Ann" in 1635.
Sergt. Ebenezer Skinner accompanied his father to Colchester,
where for many years he was a prominent man. On Dec. 14, 1724,
the town meeting granted to Ebenezer Skinner ^ the liberty of git-
ing wood to make Cole in the sequestred Comons to maintain Iron
works so long as he shall maintain and keep up the Iron works."
April 27, 1725, the town meeting granted to Capt. Joseph Wright,
Ebenezer Skinner, Joseph Dewey and Josiah Gillett Jr. '' ye liberty
of ye stream on Jeremiahs Reuer to set up Iron works & also the
preueleg of fine or six acers of land if it be thare to be for a pastuer
whare a Conuenient place is : thay to haue the priueleg of it so long
as they shall maintain Ironworks or other mills thare & no longer,
the place lying about 40 : or fifty Rods Down the reuer from James
Roberdses souwest Comer of bis home lot** On February 4, 1728,
Ebenezer Coleman of Hebron deeded lands, etc., to Ebenezer Skin-
ner of Colchester, in consideration of part of certain iron works in
Colchester. About thb time Sergt. Skinner removed to Hebron
with his family of eleven children. Here, during one week, Nov.
27 to Dec. 31, 1736, his four youngest children died of putrid sore
throat, then so prevalent throughout the colony.
Children, bom in Colchester:
4. 1. Ebenezer,^ b. Aug. 8, 1703.
ii. Sarah, b. Aug. 6, 1705.
iii. Joseph, b. Jan. 16, 1707-8.
iv. Deborah, b. Aug. 2i, 1710; m. Stephen Payne.
V. Gideon, b. Oct. 19, 1712; m. Dorcas Strong.
vi. Abigail, b. July 9, 1715 ; m. Isaac Bigelow, March 14, 1734, and had :
1. Abigail^ Bigelcnc, b. Jan. 1, 1734-5.
2. Ann Bigelow, b. March 7, 1736.
3. Isaac Bigeloxc, b. Nov. 17, 1737.
4. Timothy Bigelow, b. Nov. 18, 1739.
5. Amasai Bigelow, b. Dec. 28, 1741 ; d. Jan. 18, 1742.
6. Mary Bigelow, b. Feb. 2, 1743.
7. Lydia Bigelow, b- May 2, 1745.
8. Margaret Bigelow, b. August 2, 1747.
9. Jertisha Bigelow, b. March 8, 1748-9.
10. Buby Bigelow, b. Dec. 14, 1750 ; d. June 5, 1759.
11. Samuel Bigelow, b. Nov. 1, 1752.
12. Amasai Bigelow, b. Feb. 11, 1755.
13. Addi Bigelow, b. Oct. 18, 1757.
vU. Ann,* b. Sept. 8, 1717; m. , Hitchcock.
viil. Mary, b. Sept. 18, 1719; d. Dec. 1, 1736.
ix. TiMOTUY, b. July 10, 1721; d. Nov. 27, 1736.
Lieutenant John Skinner.
EBdrszu* Sumiu {Bmenr* Thomai,* 7%oma^), boa fa Cat-
cbMtw, Aagut 8, 1708 1 died la Habrmt. Oat 17, 1779 ; marriad
in ColobeMer, BCueh 17, 17S6, Suah Tajlor. SooM tinwbotMM
1787 and 1740, Bbenenr Skinnar jr^ as ha wa* called, maorcd
to Hebron. On Jan. 7, 1756, hedeeded : '*lo mj 1011 iTftftn flHnair
of Hebron, onfr4iaU of that lot of laod vhkb I now Uva eai* dn.
Children:
I. Barah,' h. Colchester. Jan. 10, lT2o-ff.
II. Xlizabkth, b. Colcbester, JdI; IT, 17t7.
lU. Bbrnezkr, h. Colcbester. May U, iTSSi m. Sept t0, 17M, ■qtfM
Colver of Soath Hamptoa, LoDg I»laod, and bad;
1. EMitice* b. Hebron, July 37. 176*.
I. Lvdia, b. Hebron, Oct. 27, 1766.
S. Wattalitl, b. Hebron, Haj 7, 1779.
4. Jddf, b. Hebron, Jane 8. nS3.
It. laiUEL, b. Colchester, Jao. 18, 1730-1 [ d. Hor. n, I7M
T. lUAC. b. Colchetiter, Jan. 18, 1730~] i d. Jen. 10, 11B0.
i. tL John. b. Colchester, Feb. S3, 173S-S.
tU. Deborah, b. Calchestcr, Feb. 33, 17U.
Till. Samuei., b. Colchester. Sept. 11, ]7Stt.
Ix. Uary, b. Colcbestcr. March 17. I736-T-
X. Ltdu, b. HebrOD, Sept. 10, 17*0,
LmnKVUrE* JOHiT Skuinxb (Sbeneter,* Ebenezer,' 7%oma*?
71bm<u*), bora in Coloheatar, Feb. 23. 1732-3; died in Ball^loD,
N. T., Aognt S9, 1819) married iu Hebron, Jan. 22, 1T5G, Eliza-
beUl, dan^ter of John and Esdier (Strickland) Merrills; bom
in Hebron, Haroh 8, 17S2. Her father, .lohu Merrilk, was the
•on of Hionuu Blenills of Saybrooh, and Hannah, d&ugltter of John
Parmelee, his vife.
Lieutenant Skinner was a man of standioff in Hebron, held manj
of the local offices and waa lientenant of the " Lexington Alarm
Company," and marched with them to the relief of Boston, April,
1775. Hia aerTJce nith the Minnte Men nas seventeen daja. In
May, 1775, he received a commiasion sa aecond lieutenant of Tenth
Company, Fourth Connecticut Regiment (Col. Hinman's). The
regiment waa raised on the firet call for troops. It was rapidly
formed and dispatched hy Governor Trumbull to Fort Ticonderoga
to protect that poatand Crown Point from re-capture. It took part
in the operations of the Northern Department and the Tenth
Company waa at the siege of Boston.
The army under Washington's command waa composed of what
may be termed provisional troops. The regimenta nere raised bj
the colonies and ^e terma of enlistment usually expired in December,
leaving tbe commander without an army during the winter. As it
was imperative, however, to continue to hem in the ememy at Bos-
ton and to bold ihe ground gained in the Northern Department, as
well as to prepare for a determined struggle, Congress at an early
date made provision for organiziug a force for 1 776, and the neceasary
resolutions were adopted Nov. 4, 1775. General Washington im-
mediately called on the soldiers serving under him to re-entist, and
new lists were made out of field and line officers under whom they
were to serve. The troops were known as Conuueutals, but there
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was nothing approaching a permanent, disdplined and ''regular"
army ontil Congress provided for the formation of the ''Continental
Line** in 1777.
It is not known what proportion of the force in the field responded
to Washington's caU, as the records for 1776 are defectiye. Hin-
man's regiment was discharged in December, 1775, but John Skinner
certifies that, after being honorably discharged by the commanding
officer (Dec 19, 1775) he "by virtue of a proclamation served his
coontry in the said war for two months as a first lieutenant in the
above-mentioned line, and was honorably discharged from the service
by his Excellency, the late Greneral Washington."* His statement
herein quoted is confirmed by the records of the Pension Office and
by those of the Adjutant General of Connecticut.
On June 20, 1776, Lieutenant Skinner received a commission
from Grovernor Trumbull as first lieutenant of Connecticut troops and
served until honorably discharged at Fort Ticonderoga, Nov. 30,
177(. I have no further record of this tour of service, but the term
thereof is confirmed by the above-mentioned authorities.
On March 28, 1818, John Skinner, then living in Ballston, N. T.,
made an application for a pension, stating that he was poor and
needed the assistance of his country. It was time he received it;
he was over eighty-five years old. A pension of $20 per month
was at once granted him and this he received up to the time of
his death in August, the following year. Children, all bom in
Hebron :
L ISRAKL,* b. March 25, 1757; d. May 29, 1796; m. Louisa Pratt.
U. Ai>ONiJAH, b. Dec 28, 1758; d. Ogdensburg, N. T., Sept. 22, 1733;
m. (1) Mrs. Hannah Baleigb, (2) Mrs. Abigail Day.
ill. John, b. Jan. 27, 1761.
iv. Salmon, b. May 7, 1763.
V. Timothy, b. April 27. 1766; d. Plattsbnrg, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1822; m.
Louisa Skinner, widow of his brother Israel,
vi. Elizur, b. May 7, 1767 ; d. Akron, O., Oct. 12, 1846 ; m. Elvira Bill,
vii. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 28, 1769 ; d. Cambridge, N. T.
vUi. Esther, b. Dec. 17, 1771 ; d. Ogdensborg, N. Y. ; m. (1) Post,
(2) Jadd.
ix. Ebenezer, b. March 18, 1774.
z. Sarah, b. Jan. 19, 1776; d. Hebron, Conn., Jan. 25, 1776.
THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN PAEMELEE.
Gompiled bj the Hon. B. D. Smtth, and communicated bj his grandson, Bbbxabd C.
Steiksb, PhJ).
1. John Parmelee,^ Panniij, Permeiy, Parmalee, or Parmeiin, was
one of the first settlers of Guilford, Conn., and was one of the twenty-fiye
signers of the Plantation Covenant on June 1 (O. S.), 1639. He died in
New Haven, Nov. 8, 1659, leaving property inventoried at £78. 13s. The
will was probated on Jan. 3, 1659-60. His home lot in Guilford was on
^ * John Skinner : Affidavit on application for pension, dated March 28, 1818 : also cer-
tifieate of Commissioner of Pensions.
Certificate of Adjutant General of Connecticut.
f
406 Tfte Descendants of John Parmelee. [Oct.
the Bite of present First CongregatJonnl Church, and conlalncfl tivo and a
half acres. He married first, HanDith ; Becond, widow Klizalieili
Bradley, who died in New Haven. January, 1683, After hii death she
married May 27, lfi63, John Evarts of Gnilford.
The children of John and Haniiuli Parmelee were ;
2. i. John,' b. about 1G20 ; d. Janiiar]', 168T-6.
ii. Hanjiaii, b. about 1026; m. Sept. SO, ISol, John Johnson of Sew
Haven, Coim. and Newark, N. J.
ill. Mary, m. Sept. IS, IGGO, Dennis Crampton of Gailford. and d.
March 31, 1667. Be d. Jan. 31, 1689.
2- John* Pabhelee, Jb. (John}). He married first, Beliecea ,
who died Sept 24, 1651 ; second, Anna, widow of William Plaine,
who died Mar. 30, IC58 ; thini, February, 1658-59, Hannah .
Through his seixnui wife, he obuuued Ploine'fl home lot and four
and a hall acres of marsh land. He was a drummer in the train
band and was sworn u!i freeman Feb. 14, 1649. He acted as sex-
ton for many years and " warned " the inhabiutnte to town meeCr
ing.
The child of John and Rebecca Parmelee was :
3. 1. Nai-haniel,' b. 1615 ; killed In King Philip's war. 1676.
The children of John and Ilannith Parmelee were:
4. li. John, b. Nov. 26. 1659; d. Ma; 21. 1725.
6. m. JosRUA, b. 1C61 ; d. Jone, 1739.
6. Iv. Caixb, b, leUS: d. 171*.
T. V. Isaac, b. Nov. 21, 1GG5; d. Jan. 13. 1749. of dropsv.
vi. Uansad, b. Nov. 6. 1667 ; m. 1st. Tahau Hill, sou of Lake of Wtnd-
BOf. November, 1036; he d. Dec. IG. 1693; 2d, Joslah SteveoB of
Kllllngworlh.
e. vli. Stkpbbn, b. Dec. 6, 1669.
9. vlii. Jon, b. Jnly 31, 1G73; d. March 6, 1763.
10. U. JoKL, b, 1675; b. Joly. 1748.
X. Pmscu-LA, b. Ma; 8, 1678 ; d. Dec. 10, 1092.
3. Nathaniel* Parmelee (John,* John^), lived at Killingwortfa, and
married Sarah French, daughter of Thomas. She aft^wards mar-
ried Jan. 16, 1677-8, Nathaniel Hayden and died May 19, 1717.
The children of Nathaniel and Sar^ Parmelee were :
I. Sarah,* b. Ang. 24, 1669; m. John Sherwood of Hartford or Strat-
ford.
U. Nathaniei., b. March 22, 1672; d. Jan. 26. 171T-8. He lived at
KUilngworth and was a deacon In the church there. His Inven-
tor;, tiled atNew London, was £743. 19. 6. He m. Esther Ward,
whod. MBy2. 1712. Their children were; 1. Nathaniel,' M.a.j 10,
1697; d. Sept. 24, 1769. 3. Btther, b. Oct. 6, 1698; m. Jonathan
Franklin, Dec. 3, 1718. 3. Josiah, b. Sept. 11. 1700; d. April,
1780, 4. HUl, b. Jan. 2, 1703; d. Dec. 24, 1779. 5. Lemuel, b.
Dec. 3. 1704; d. Jane 3, 1774. 6. Lgdia, b. Sept. 6, 1707; m. Ira
Ward. Oct. 8, 1726. 7. Ifekemiah, b. Sept. B, 1710. S. Hattimli,
b. Sept. 21,1712; d. before her father prolmbly; m. Daniel Graves.
Jan. 6, 1744. 9. Szrah, b. April 38, 1714. 10. Bonor. b. March
1, 1716; d. September, 1784. 9. Sarah, b. March 1, 1718; d. Hay
8, 1784) m. Michael Griswold, Jnne 3. 1740.
m. Mabt, b. March 26, 1674; d. Dec. 13, 1682.
4. Sergeant John' Paruelee (John,* John'), was a farmer, lived in
Guilford, and married June 29, 16S1, Mary, daughter of Nicholu
Mason; she died April 24, 1725. His list was £154 in 1716.
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The children of John and Mary Parmelee were :
L Mart,^ b. May 3, 1682 ; d. JaD. 22, 1711 ; m. 1st, Jan. 22, 1702, Jona-
than Hoyt, who d. Jane 1, 1704 ; 2d, July 5, 1707, John French ; he
d. Dec. 17, 1745.
ii. Abigail, b. Jaly 20, 1685 ; d. Oct. 20, 1776 ; m. Thomas Hodgkins
Jr. of East Guilford, who d. April 18, 1754.
iii. Barbara, b. June 23, 1689; m. Robert Coe of Middletown, who d.
ae. 78. Feb. 4. 1762.
iv. John, Not. 2, 1691 ; d. Jan. 3, 1775; m. Mary Hubbard of Haddam,
Jan. 18, 1718; she d. May 14, 1774. They lived in Guilford, and
had children: 1. John,^ b. May 19, 1719; d. Jan. 12, 1799. 2%
Maryj b. Aug. 1, 1725; d. Sept. 24, 1787; m. Natlianiel Cruttenden
of Guilford, July 21. 1744. He d. Oct. 1, 1793.
Tl. Rebecca, b. 1695; m. Benjamin Whitney of Wallingford.
Tii. Rachel, b. 1697 ; d. Nov. 14, 1768.
vlii. Deborah, b. 1700; d. May 1, 1763; m. John Wilcox of Guilford,
1718. He d. Jan. 11, 1799, «. 99.
5. Joshua Parmelee {John^^John})^ a farmer, of Guilford, had a list
of £144. 14s. in 1716. He married first, July 10, 1690, Else
Edwards of East Hampton, L. I., who died July 10, 1714; second,
1716, Hannah, widow of Benjamin Stone of East Guilford. She
afterwards married Benjamin Hart of Wallingford.
The children of Joshua and Else Parmelee were :
i. Daniel,* b. June 28, 1691; d. May 14, 1773; m. April 26, 1716,
Anna, widow of Samuel Kossiter, and dau. of Andrew Ward, who
d. June 1, 1764. Their children were : 1. Anna^, b. April 6, 1717 ;
m. Kichard Handy of Guilford, Jan. 16. 1734. 2. Hhoda, b. Oct.
30, 1718; m. Robert Grifflng, Aug. 23, 1744. 3. Sufus, b. March
8, 1721 ; d. Sept. 25, 1732. 4. Sarah, b. Dec. 10, 1722; d. Nov. 18,
1807. 5. Mereb, b. Dec. 27, 1725; m. Gideon Hoppin of Guilford,
April 10. 1755.
ii. Susannah, b. June 19, 1693; m. Joshua Stone of Guilford, May 31,
1716. He d. May 20, 1750.
ill. Ann, b. May 8, 1696; d. March 27, 1752; m. Isaac Hill of Wood-
bury, July 5, 1711. He d. 1738.
It. TmoTHT, b. Aug. 20, 1695; lived in Branford; d. August, 1771 ; m.
1st, Desire Barnes, May 3, 1727; 2d, Rachel . His children
were : 1. Desire,* b. Feb. 15, 1728-9 ; m. James Baldwin of Bran-
ford, May 23, 1753. 2. Dorothy, b. May 8, 1731 ; m. James Hooker
of Woodbury, March 31, 1754. 3. Sarah, b. May 22, 1733 ; m. 1st,
Noah Rogers of Branford, Oct. 23, 1755; 2d, Joseph Parmelee.
4. Benjamin, b. 1735. 5. Joseph, b. 1738; d. November, 1807.
V. Samuel, b. March 31, 1698.
Ti. David, b. July 31, 1699; m. Patience Kirkham, Nov. 28, 1753.
Tii. Jonathan, b. June 21, 1701; of Branford and Chatham; m. Sarah
. Their children were: 1. Bryan,* b. 1733. 2. Olityer, b.
1735. 3. Ann, b. September, 1737; m. Asahel Hooker of Wood-
bury, Feb. 15, 1759. 4. Sarah, b. Nov. 1, 1739. 5. Jonathan, b.
Oct. 7, 1743. 6. Asaph, b. April 2, 1746. 7. Jared, b. Aug. 1,
1748. 8. Lucy, b. at Middletown, Jan. 15, 1752; m. Dr. Titus
Hull, 1772.
Till. Jbanne, b. Sept. 20, 1704.
The children of Joshua and Hannah Parmelee were :
ix. Jehiel. b. June 13, 1718; lived in Wallingford in 1740.
X. Hannah, b. Jan. 29, 1720; m. Dec. 17, 1735, Dr. Benjamin Hull of
Wallingford.
xS. Charles, b. July 3, 1722 ; lived in Philadelphia in 1748.
xil. Lucy, b. Aug. 19, 1725.
xiii. Sibylla, b. March 29, 1727.
The Descendants of John Parmelee.
[Oct.
Caleb' Parmelee (Jokn^ John}) of Itranfoni. husb&ndman, married
first, Abigail Johnson, (laughter of John oi Guilford, April 11,
1690. who died May 8. 1C92; second, AbigaU lliU, April 23. 1693.
She died at Branford, Oct. 6, 1737.
The child of Caleb and Abig^l ( Johnaon) Parmelee was :
i. Bampw.,' b- April 2fl, 1G9I ; d. Dec. 18, 1092.
The children of Caleb and Abigail (Hill) Parmelee wore :
11. Hansab, b. March S9, IRSi; Joined the Br&uforJ church. Nov. 3,
17U.
ill. Caleb, b. Aog. 33, Ifige ; d. July 14,1750; m. let, Elizabeth Foote.
ITSO; ehe d. 1725. ib. 28; 2d, Jemtma HairlsoD. March 25, 1728;
sho d. ITSO; 3d, Mary Durham, Jan. 11. 1737; she d. October.
1770. By his flrsl wife he had: 1. Abigail ^ti. April 16. 17SI;
m. CoTuellus Joboaoc of Bmnford. S. Miuy, b. Dec. S6, ITIS;
m. Sftinael Bames of East Bavco, Aug. 3, 17!l!>. 3. Samh, b.
Oct. le. 1724 ; joiued Branford church Aug. 30, 1 741 ; m. Timothy
Allen, Nov. 23, 1T14. By his second wife he liad ; 4. Jfr\tsha, b.
Feb. 16, 1739; m. Stcpbcn Smith, September, 1717. By bl» third
wife he had ; 5. CAtoe, b. April 2, 1739. 6. Rtheeca. b. April 1*.
1741.
Iv. Ltdia, b. March 8. 1699; d. Oct. 8, 1736; m. John Toang, Feb. 3,
IT25-6; Joined Branford church Sept. 2, 1713.
T. JoBUH, b. Dec. 38, 1701 ; joined Braotord church Sept, 9, 1710.
Ti. Abigail, b. March 12, 1703 ; m. John Read of Branford. May S, 1T2T.
Tli. Bbnjaium, b. June 20, 1705.
Isaac' Paruelee (John,'' Johii^) of Guilford, married Dec 30, 1 689,
Elieabeth, daughter of George Ililaud, or Highland ; she died Jan. 3,
1746. His list in 1716 was £100. 6. 6.
The children of Isaac and Elizabeth Parmelee were :
L Ebzkkzbh,* b. Nov. 22, 1690; d. Sept. 17, 1777; m. July 34, I71fi,
Anna. dau. of Abraham Cmttenden. He was a boat builder and
clock maker, being an Ingenious mechanic. Lived in Guilford aud
bad a list of £28 In 1716. Their children were: 1. Ebenacr,' b.
Feb. 23. irifi; d. Nov. 1. 1736. 2. Ann', b. May 17. 1719: m.
iBt, Jonathan Bowen ; 2d, Jonathan Ranuey of MlddletowD. April
27,1739. S. Samuel, b. April 2, 1723; d. April 4. 1723. i. En-
b«n. b. Jan. I. 1726; d. Sept. 30, 1736. 5. Rath, b. March 30,
1727; m. Hooker Bartlelt, Feb. 1, 1749; d. Feb. 24, 1787. He d.
Jan. 37, 1767. 6. Phineat, b. Sept. 28, 1783; d. Oct. 27, 1736.
7. Ebtntzer, b. July 11,1738; B.A., Tale College, 1758; d. Feb. 3
1802. 8. ifatftaniei. b. Dec. 15. 1742; d. Aug. 30, 1747.
1. U. Abraham, b. May 18. 1692.
ill. Joseph, b. Sept. 14. 1694; d. April 24, 17E1; m. Abigail, dan. of
Nathaniel Kimberiey Jr.. Sept. 16, 1716; she d. Nov. 38, 1763.
Their children were; 1. Abigail* b. Jan. 31. 1719; m. Caleb
Bishop of Guilford, 1744, and d. Feb. 8, 1780. He d. Feb. 16.
17S5. 2. Joaeph, b. April 3, 1T2I ; d. September, 1735. 3. WUliai*.
b. 1723. 4. Slixabeth, b. Nov. 21, 1728; m. Ebenezer Chittenden.
6. Bevlah, b. Ang. 30, 1733 ; m. Nathaniel Elliott of Guilford, Jan.
3, 1764, and d. Sept. 6, 1818. Ee d. April 24, 1804. 6. Samuel, b.
July 27, 1737.
Iv. Elizabeth, b. Jan. SO, 1696; d. March 14, 1786; m. Dea. Nathaniel
Baldwin of Qoahen. April 8, 1718. He d. Oct. 8, 1760.
V. Saraii, b. Aug. 11, 1699; d. Mav 4, 1730: m. Michael HUl of Saj-
brook and Guilford, Oct. 17, 1720. He d. Jane 23, 1752.
Tl. Isaac, b. May 20, 1702; d. July 13, 1763; m. May 20, 1724, EIIm-
betb, dan. of James Evarta; she d. Oct. 23, 1763. Their children
were: 1. LuereUa.* b. March 4, 1726; d. JaD. 34, 1746; m. May 2,
1750, Jonathan Svarts of Guilford ; he d. Feb. 16, 1786. 8. Jaaat,
1899.] The Descendants of John Parmelee. 409
b. Dec. 28, 1726. 8. ArchOaus, b. Oct. 5, 1728; d. Not. 19, 1776.
4. Ambrose, b. Dec. 12, 1730; deaf and dumb. 6. Anna, b. Nov.
7, 1737; deaf and dnmb; d. Feb. 5, 1819. 6. Phinehas, b. Biarch
22, 1739. 7. Elizabeth, b. Joly 18, 1741; d. Dec. 14, 1787; m.
Thomas Hodgkin of East Gailford, Jane 4, 1758. He d. April 24,
1804.
Til. Andrbw, b. June 20, 1704; weaver; of Guilford; d. Aug. 7, 1794;
m. Nor. 7, 1726, Anna, dan. of John Crampton; she d. Nov. 12,
1789. Their children were: 1. Andrew,* b. Aug. 20, 1727; d. at
Barbadoes, July 25, 1747. 2. Sarah, b. Oct. 31, 1731 ; d. Sept. 25,
1732. 3. Sarah, b. Dec. 14, 1732. 4. Miles, b. Jan. 22, 1735; d.
Oct. 7, 1745. 6. Josiah, b. Sept. 10. 1739; d. Oct. 6, 1745. 6.
NaUian, b. June 1, 1743; d. Dec. 28, 1743. 7. Hannah, b. Oct. 1,
1744. 8. ^Aii, b. June 24, 1747. 9. Bachel, b. Oct. 13, 1751; d.
Dec. 8, 1770.
Till. Bachkl, b. Nov. 18, 1707; d. Nov. 9, 1793; m. Samuel Evarts of
Guilford, June 27. 1729. He d. Nov. 15, 1788.
ix. JosiAH, b. Dec. 8, 1709; d. Aug. 11, 1739; m. Sarah, dan. of Eben-
ezer Evarts, March 26, 1735. Thev had no children.
8. Stephen* Parmelee (John* John^) of Newton, Conn., married, June
20, 1 693, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Baldwin, of Milford, Conn.
The children of Stephen and Elizabeth Parmelee were :
I. Nathaxdel,^ b. May 2, 1694.
II. Martha, b. Feb. 27. 1695-6.
ill. Samttel, b. March 31, 1698.
Iv. Noah, b. March 1, 1700.
V. Jkdidiah, b. June 29. 1702.
t1. Esther, b. July 15. 1704.
Til. Hannah, b. Aug. 26, 1706.
Tlil. Paninab. b. Aug. 26, 1706.
ix. Ruth, b. March 15, 1709.
X. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 9. 1710, at Newtown.
xi. Stephen, b. July 28, 1714; m. Ist. Betty ; 2d, Hannah .
His children by his first wife were : 1. Jehiel,* b. Sept. 30. 1742.
2. Anna, b. July 26, 1746. 3. Lydia, b. Feb. 20. 1748. 4. Cybele,
b. July 26, 1760. 5. Betty, b. Oct. 10, 1753. By his second wife
his children were: 6. Fhilo, b. Sept. 4. 1757. 7. Hannah, b.
Feb. 1, 1759. 8. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 24, 1761.
9. Job* Parmelee (John* John^), of Guilford, married Betty Edwards of
Long Island, March 11, 1699; she died Aug. 11, 1761. His list
in 1716 was £55. 18. 9.
The children of Job and Betty Parmelee were :
t HszEKiAH,^ b. March 11. 1700; lived In New Haven; m. July 28,
1701, Sarah, dan. of Lt. John Hopson. Their children were : 1.
Sarah,* b. June 22. 1732 ; m. Joseph Talmage, Nov. 3. 1762. 2.
Jennette, b. May 30. 1733. 3. Dorothy, b. Feb. 7. 1735; m. Zebu-
Ion Cruttenden of Guilford, June 17. 1756. 4. Hezekiah, b. Biarch
20. 1737; d. Dec. 3. 1794. 5. Benjamin, b. Jan. 10, 1739; d. s.
March. 1761. 6. Temperance, b. Nov. 25, 1741. 7. Jeremiah, b.
Feb. 10. 1744.
it Abel, b. May 20. 1703; of New Haven ; d. 1740; ro. 1st. Sarah Doo-
little. May 28. 1729, who d. 1730; 2d. Marv Beecher. Dec. 23,
1731. By his first wife he had: 1. Sarah,* b. Feb. 4. 1730; d.
1730. The children of his second wife were : 2. Sarai, b. Nov.
28. 1732; ro. Joseph Jocelyn of New Haven. April 23. 1753. 3.
Nary, b. Oct. 31. 1734; ro. Edward Meloy of New Haven. Feb. 7,
1758. 4. Jeremiah, b. Sept. 15, 1736. 5. Achsdh, b. Sept. 28,
1737. _^
liL Jeremiah, b. Aug. 14, 1705.
It. BxKJAiON, b. Nov. 1, 1708; d. 1711.
The Descendants of John Parmelee.
[Orf
T. T&OMAB, b. Jane 19, I71S: in. Sarali. tlaa. of John Gould, Kar. 1,
1T39, and had one daug^hter, ilabtl,* b. Nor. S, 1710.
Tl. Elizabkth. b. Feb. 26. 1718.
tU. Mark, b. April 2S, 1737 i m. Buth Brown of Cokbester, Sept. 95,
i743. Tlielr cUildren were: 1. Abigail.* b. Sept. 16, 17*4. 8.
Suldah. b. May 1. 1710. 3. Lvcg. h. Aug. 20, 1748 ; d. Aug. SO,
17Gt. i. EJUabtth, b. Sept. 20. 1751. B. Levi, b. Dec 84, 1TG3;
d. Maj 80, 1764. G. liars;, b. Maj !G, 1764.
. Joel* Farmei.ee (John,* John') of Durham, married Abigail Andrews,
June 30, 1705.
The children of Joel and Abigail Parmelee were:
I. Mart,* b. Kov. 12, ITOG. at Dnrbam ; m. Samuel Teck.
a. John. b. Oct. 17, 1708; d. young.
lU. Jobs, b. Sept. 22, 1709 ; m. Nov. 24, 1730, Ssrab Boardman of
WclhersflcW. Their children were: 1. Itosamund.' b, Oct. 24,
1731; bap. Oct. SI. 2. Ann, b. and bap. Jan. 6, 173S-3. 3. Fhint-
hai. b. Oct. ie, bap. Oct. 30, 1734. 4. Aaron, b. Sept. 17, 1736.
6. John, b. Feb. IB, 173S-9. G. Samuel, b. Oct. 20, 1740. 7. Sarali,
b. June 24, 1742.
It. Bubkub, b. Jan. 10. 1710-11; m. lal. MeMtAb«l HaU of WsllioK-
ford, April 18, 1737, she d. Feb. 14, 1765; Sd, Mercy Smith. June
10, l7Sfl. Bj his first wife lie had: 1. Hannah.* b. April 14,
1738; m. Nov. *, 1758, Noah Robinson of Granxllle. S. .Siniton,
b. and bap. Ante- 3. 1740. S. Mehilabfl, b. Au^. 31, bap. Sept. 9,
1743; fli. Jaly 30. 1760. Noah Baldwin. 4. Hete.kiah. b. Jone 20,
bap. Jnoc 23, 1746. E. Dan. b. May IG, 1743. G. Motrs, b. April
IS aud bap. April 21, 1751. 7. Charlet, b. Sept. 17, and bap. Oct.
80,1753. Bvhla second wife he had: i. Jome^, b. July IS, 1757;
d. No». 80, 1759.
T. JOBL, b. March 6, 1713; m. Jan. 6, 174B-3, Rhoda Camp. Theli
children were: 1. EUphaJS,' b. Dec. 27, 1743. 2. LfiBi. b. Jone
92, 1745. 3. Jfary. b. May 37, 1747; m. Miles Merwin. Jr., Not.
4, 1787. 4. JerMha. b. Auk- 16, 1749. S. Rhoda. b. Feb. 1, 175S.
e. .BMunnn.b. March 6, 1764. 7. ffo^AcI. b. April 24, 17GC. ». Jo^,
b. Ang. 6, 1768. 9. Hantuih, b. Sept. 3, iTfil ; nj. Ozias Norton,
Martih 14, 1790. 10. Cnmp. b. March 17, 1765.
Tl. AmoAiL, b. July 12, 17I5; imbecile.
Tit. HAN-Nin. b. Aug. 27, 1717; m. Catnp.
vlil. Saras, b. Aug. 28, 1719; m. Asahel Hall.
Iz. Jebcsha, b. April 10, 1721 ; m. John Camp, Jr., March, 17, 1743.
Abraham Parmelee (Isaac,' John,' John'), of Guilford, married
Mary, daughter of Daniel Bishop, Dec. 10, 1715. Hia list in ]716
was X40.
The children of Abraham and Mary Parmelee were :
1. Abraham,' h. April 28, 1717; removed to Goshen, Conn.
ii. Makt. b. July 27, 1718 ; m. Dec. 4, 1736. Tliomaa Scranton of GaU-
ford. Their children were: 1. Thomas Scraaton,* b. Dec 7,
1737; d. single. 2. Nathan Scranton.* b. Sept. 15, 1739. of West
Springfleld, Mass. ; d. there; m. Ut, Mary. dau. of Azarlah Dick-
inson ot Hacldam, Conn., and widow of Samuel Field, she d. Oct
17, 1779; 2d, Sarah, dau. ot Nathaniel Crampton, 1780. By hJs
first wire he had: (I) NatLan' Scranton, d. jounjt. (2) Deborah^
Scranton, b. Aag. 6, 1764 ; m. Renbeo Johnaou oC North Bristol
(now North Madison), Conn., and d. April 6. 1839; he d. Jane,
1884. (3) Rachel' Scranton, b. 1778; d. Feb. 22, 1826; m. 1787,
Abraham Hnbbaril of North Gnilford, who d. Feb. 24, 1800. Their
daaghter, Sarah' Hubbard, m. Amos Seward; their daughter,
Rachel Stone* Seward, m. K. D. Smyth. (4) William' Scranton,
b. 1779. By bis second wife be had: (5) Simeon Scranton,' b.
May 29, 1781. (6) Aaron C Scranton, h. 1784, and (7) Sarah'
Scranton, b. June 22, 1786.
1899.] South Hampton Church Records. 411
ill. SuELAH,* b. Jan. 27, 1720; m. Beriah Bishop of Guilford, Jane 21,
1756. He d. Nov. 26, 1756.
iy. liiNDWELL, b. May 28, 1722.
T. Lois, b. Oct. 14, 172i; d. Nov. 80, 1731.
vi. Rebecca, b. Dec. 22, 1726; d. Feb. 1, 1732.
vii. Silas, b. Aug. 22, 1726 ; removed to Gk>shen, Conn,
viii. Lucy, b. Jnly 12, 1729 ; d. April, 1798 ; m. Daniel Hill of Goilf ord,
Feb. 5, 1751. He d. Sept. 21, 1756.
Ix. Chloe, April 26, 1731.
X. Aarox, b. April 12, 1736; removed to Goshen, Conn,
zi. Rebecca, b. Jnly 9, 1737.
SOUTH HAMPTON (N. H.) CHURCH RECORDS,
Contribnted by Geo. A. Gordon, A.M., of Somerville, Mass.
[Concladed from page 283.]
1789.
29 Mar. Ljdia E^tman, daughter of Samoel and Lydia Brown.
1790.
12 Sep. Tappen, son of Miriam Norton.
20 Sep. Richard, son of John and Currier.
24 Oct. Ware, son of John and Abigail Tappen.
1791.
21 May. Nathaniel, son of Joseph and Anna MerrilL
12 Jon. William, son of Samuel and Lydia Brown.
1792.
1 Jan. Polly, daughter of Samuel and Polly Baltch.
15 Jul. Benjmen, son of Left John and Currier.
1793.
Molly, daughter of Samuel and Lydia Brown.
1794.
16 Mar. Parker, son of Joseph and Anna Merrill.
Molly, daughter of John and Abigail Tappen.
1796.
17 JuL Lois, daughter of Capt. John and Currier.
1798.
15 Jul. Ruth, daughter of Capt John and Currier.
1800.
15 JuL Anne, daughter of Samuel and Molly Baltch.
1801.
11 Jan. Anna, daughter of Capt John Currier.
J^m^tun.— Page 428.
11 Apr. 1745* For Abraham French, read Abraham True.
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■ 412 Ancient Burial-Grounda of Long Island. [Oct. "
H
B ANCIENT BURIAL-GROUNDS
OF LONG ISLAND. N. T. j
^H Bj Edit. Doi.-bi.bday Habkis,
Esq.. of New York City. 1
^H [Conllnaed n-om
page 334.1 J
SOUTHOLD.— Old Orient.— ( Ci>«(|-»M« A) |
IN MEMORY of
^^ MARY rwlfcof
^K JOHN WIGGINS
^H Juu' died April
^H r 9<» 1T66 m y*
^ 40"' year of ber
Age
Bers lyetta the 1
Bod; of Edward 1
lobnson ivho J
dyed In the CO* M
jesr of his ftge 1
octob'y2l«l"71T 1
HEBE LIES Y' BODY OF
Absalom Kino
HERE LIES INTERR-D
Y' BODY OF ISSION |
^H SON OF ENSIGN
John Kino
^H John Kino
WHO DEPARTED THIS
^^M & M"* Mary ing wife
LIFE JnXE 28"-
^H DIED OCT' 15>^
^H 1752
^H IN THE 30"' YEAR
^H OF HIS AGE
IT53
IN THE 54" YEAE
OF HIS AGE
^H HERE LYE» BURIED
^H THE BODY OF
^H CAP* John King
^V WHO DIED JANT
^^ Y- la"- 1741/a
IS Y* 64"' YEAH
OF HIS AGE
HERE LIES THE BODY OF
w KATnARiNE King
THE WIFE OP Cap"
JoiiN King
WHO DEPARTED THIS
LIFE JULY THE SI-
AGED eu' YEARS
HERE LYES BURIED Y'
BODY OF M', CHRISTOPHER
BROWN SON TO CAPr RICHARD
ft ANNA BROWN AGED 26 YEARS
ft a M° DECD AUQt Y« 26"-
1739
Here lyes Buried
y Body of Docf
Peter Bkown;
Who departed this Life
Jane y4'» AD 1747 In
y> 28*^ Year of his Ag«
HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF
ANNA BROWN
DAU- OF M'
RICHARD ft M"
HANNAH BROWN
DIED AUG' 13* 1T63
IN THE 6* YEAR
OF HER AQE
Here Ueth y"
Body of John HopkinB
died jQly y« 22
1727 Id r 23
Year of bis age
Here lyes y* body of
WlUlani HopklDs the
hnaband of Rebecca
HopblDS who departed
this Ufe Jnne y 86*
1 T 1 8
1899.] Ancient Burial- GfrountU of Long Island, 413
GENEALOGICAL NOTES ON OLD ORIENT EPITAPHS.
Bjr Miss LucT D. Akbrlt, of Newburgh, N. Y.
LiKUT. GIDEO^'* Youngs, d. 1749, p. 381. He was son of Gideon* (d. 1699)
mnd Sarah, and was aboot 76 at his death in 1749. He nsed a lion sejant seal.
Gidbon' Youngs, d. 1699, p. 331. He was son of Capt. Joseph* and Biar-
garet, nephew of Rev. John* Yoongs, and throngh either father or mother,
grandson of Rev. Christopher^ Youngs, vicar of Reydon and Sonthwold, co.
Suffolk, England.
EzKKiKL* YouNOs, d. 1727, p. 331. He was son of Gideon* {Lieut. Gideon'*^
by his first wife Eunice Petty.
Dorothy Youngs, d. 1753, p. 332. She was daughter of Ensign Richard*
Brown {Lieut. BicharcP), b. April 3, 1688, mar. 1708-9 Jonathan^ Youngs.
Dorothy Younos, d. 1719, p, 332. She was daughter of Jonathan,^ who
was elder brother of Lieut. Gideon^ Youngs.
Dorothy Brown, d. 1754, p. 332. Her mother, Dorothy, is supposed to
have been a dau. of Joseph and Dorothy (Tuthlll) Brown.
Patiance Terry, d. 1754, p. 332. She was a daughter of Jonathan^ ( Thomas,*
Thomas* Thomas^) by wife Lydla Tuthlll {Daniel* John,* Henry* Henry^),
Thomas Terry, d. 1753, p. 332. Brother of the last, d. Nov. 12, 1753, in his
14th year.
Esther Youngs, d. 1749, p. 332. Richard* Yonngs, her husband (and the
father of Jeremiah,* d. 1759) was son of Jonathan^ and Dorothy (Brown)
Youngs. His first wife was Esther (Warren?). His will dated May 30, 1765
{vide N. Y. co. Wills, Lib. 25, p. 187), names wife Phebe, sons Richard, War-
ren, Daniel and Henry, and daughters Esther and Susanna not yet eighteen.
Jeremiah^ Vail, d. 1749, p. 332. He was probably son of Jeremiah,* and
mar. Apr. 6, 1732, Elizabeth Yonges {Joshua, Zeruhabelf, Col. John, Rev. John).
Jeremiah^ Vail was at Salem 1639, and afterwards at Gardiner's Island, East
Hampton and Soothold ; his first wife, mother of Jeremiah,* is unknown (he
mar. (2) widow Mary Payne, and (3) Joyce ). Jeremiah* mar. Ann
widow of Benjamin Moore, and was father of Jeremiah.*
Benjamin Tuthbll, d. 1748-9, p. 332. He was doubtless son of Jonathan*
Tuthill (d. 1741-2) {Henry,* John,* Henry,* Henry^), who mar. Feb. 23, 1723,
Susanna (d. 1743), dau. of Benjamin and Patience (Sylvester) L*Honmiedieu,
grand dau. of Capt. Nathaniel Sylvester of Shelter Island, and great grand dau.
of Thomas Brlnley, Esq. of Staffordshire, England, auditor to K. Charles I.
Caft. William Booth, d. 1723, p. 333. He mar. 1688, Hannah (d. 1742)
King {Samuel,* William^), b. Jan. 26, 1666; of their issue, William (d. 1712)
was b. May 25, 1689, and George (d. 1713) was b. Apr. 28, 1696. Vide Booth
Genealogy for earlier data of the family.)
Jonathan Brown, d. 1710, p. 333. He was doubtless Jonathan, the second
son of Lieut. Richard* Brown. He mar. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Nathaniel
Sylvester of Shelter Island.
Samuel King, d. 1721, p. 333. He was a son of William and Dorothy
(Hayne?) King of Salem, mar. Oct. 10, 1660, Frances, dau. of William and
Clemence Ludlam of Matlock, England, and Southampton, N. Y., who died Jan.
14, 1692, aged about 53 yrs.*
Hannah Tuthill, d. 1715, p. 333. Her Identity is in dispute. Keith, In his
Ancestry of Benjamin Harrison, surmises that her surname was Crouch. Griffin
says she was a dau. of Samuel* Beebe of Plum Island, but a deed of Beebe's
shows that his dan. Hannah mar. David King. The late Charles B. Moore
stated that her name was Booth, and a careful study of the subject by the
present writer would seem to render this position highly probable. If so, she
was probably that dau. of Capt. William* and Hannah (King) Booth (see ante)
who was bom Feb. 22, 1691. Hannah Tuthlll was the great grandmother of
Anna Symmes, the wife of President William Henry Harrison.
Richard King, d. 1735, p. 333. He was b. Nov. 5, 1711, son of William^ and
Bathshna (Beebe) King.
Bezaleel King, d. 1735, p. 333. Brother of the last, b. Mar. 31, 1727.
[* The King data comprised in these Notes are obtained through the courtesy of
Mr. Rafos King of Yonkers. For a complete presentation of the subject reference
may be had to the King Charts published by him in 1887 and 1891.]
414 Ancient BuriaJrGhounds of Long Island. [Oct
Bathshua King, d. 1764, p. 333. She was b. May 16, 1688, dan. of Sannid
and Elizabeth (Rogers) Beebe of Plum Island. Her issue by William* King, b.
Feb. 14, 1677-8 {William,^ Samuel* William^), were:— WUllam* (mar. Elisa-
beth Beebe), Richard, Hannah (mar. Richard Baxter), James, Bathsheba,
Susanna (mar. Robert Sheffield) , Bezaleel and Paul.
Paul King, d. 1750, p. 333. He was b. May 2, 1731, son of above Bathshua.
Susanna Sheffield, d. 1766, p. 333. She was b. May 29, 1723, mar. Jane 22,
1749. Four children bom to Robert and Susannah Sheffield are recorded in Lib.
E. Southold Records, of whom Susannah (d. 1766) was b. Dec. 7, 1760, and
Robert (d. 1753), was b. June 21, 1762.
Hannah King, d. 1728-9, p. 334. She was b. Apr. 5, 1695, dan. of Samnd
and Elizabeth (Rogers) Beebe, mar. Sept. 5, 1715. Her husband David* King
(WUliam,^ Samuet,* William^), b. Oct. 22, 1693, was drowned Sept. 26, 1749,
having mar. 1731 (2) Deborah the dan. of William' (Samuel,' Charles^) Qlover.
Elisabeth Bebbee, d. 1716, p. 334. She was b. Apr. 15, 1658, dan. of Jamet
Rogers of Stratford, Milford and New London, Conn., for whom May Flower
ancestry, though often claimed, remains unproved. She mar. Feb. 9, 1682,
Samuel* Beebe of Plum Is., popularly known as **King" Beebe, who d. July,
1742. He was son, not of Joseph, as asserted by Griffin, but of Samuel* of New
London, who mar. (1) Agnes' Kceney (William*), probably the mother of alibis
children, and (2) her sister Mary, b. 1640. Samuel* was son of John* Beebe,
who d. May 18, 1650, on the passage to America, sometime of Brongbton,
Northamptonshire, son of John' (and Alice), son of Alexander* and Eliabetfa,
all of Great Addington, Northamptonshire.
Sarah Paine, d. 1716, p. 334. Her husband John Paine is not identified.
Thomas Payne, the emigrant, died in Salem about 1650, leaving widow Eliza-
beth (possibly a dan. of Henry Tuthill of Tharston, co. Norfolk, England) who
came to Southold with several of their children.
Bezelel King, d. 1725, p. 334. He was b. Jan. 23, 1703-4, son of William
and Abigail (Brown) King.
Abigall King, d. 1716, p. 334. She was dan. of Lieut. Richard and Hammh
(King) Brown, and mar. Jan. 17, 1686-7, her first cousin William* (^S€tmuel,*
William^) King, who was b. Jan. 10, 1661-2, and d. May 12, 1740, liaving mar.
(2) Jan. 20, 1716, Susanna Crook (d. 174n.
Martha Glover, d. 1713, p. 334. Charles Glover, her husband, wasprobaUy
son of Lieut. Samuel* (Charles^) Glover, and his wife Sarah* (27ioma8*) Moore,
as the dates hardly admit of his having been the son of Samuel* as stated in a
modern note in the Southold Town Records. The emigrant, Charles* Glover,
a shipwright, was at Salem, Mass., in 1632, and died at Southold in Jan., 1665.
His first wife died in March. 1G48, the mother of Mary,* wife of John Corwin,
Elizabeth,^ wife of GeofiVey Jones, and Lieut. SamneL* His second wife was
divorced, and be mar. (8) Esther Saunders, widow, probably dau. of John and
Ann Rolfc of Soutliampion, L. I., and Newbury, Mass.
Mary Brown, d. 1711, p. 334. She was doubtless first wife of Samuel*
(Ensign liichard,^ Licnt. Itkhard,'^ lUchanV^ ?) , who was b. Mar. 21, 1G86, and
d. Apr. 30, 1725. He doubtless was the same who mar. (2) Jan. 14, 1712-13,
Rebecca, dau. of Samuel* and Elizabeth (Hoirers) Beebe, b. Mar. 25, 1G90.
Samukl King, d. 1725, p. 334. lie was b. 23 (I) 1075, son of SamueP (IH?-
liani*-). He mar. Jan. 1, 1697, Hannah, erroneously supposed to have been a
dau. of Jonathan Havens.
The mutilated inscription on the next stone may, with a good deal of confi-
dence, be restored thus : —
[HERE LYES Y<^] BODY [OF M"]
HANNAH KING W]IFE [OF M^]
[SAMUEL] KING [JUN']
[WHO DEP]ARTE1) THIS [LIFE]
[AUJGUST Y« 17 [1712]
IN Y« 39^
YEAR OF HER AGE
Mary Wiggins, d. 1766, p. — ? She was b. Jan. 27, 1726, dan. of Ensign
John* Kins: {Samuel,^ Samuel,^ William^) by his wife Mary (Corev). She mar.
(1) Mr.y, 1740, Dr. Peter Brown, (2) Mar. 6, 1764, John Wiggins; issue by both
husbands.
1899.] Ancient Burial-Chounda of Long Island. 415
Edwasd Johnson, d. 1717, p. — ? One Mr. Edward Johnson of New Lon-
don bought hind at Orient in 1718. He was described in 1714 as a shipwright,
and was a married man at the time. Possibly the Edward baried here was a
relative of Lot Johnson of Southold, of William Johnson who mar. Elizabeth'
Tnthill (JEfenry,* Uenry^), or **of the wife of John Tooker of Sonthold and
BrooUiaven, whose first wife was probably Mary Johnson from Hingham,
England."
Absalom Kino, d. 1752, p. — ? He was b. Oct. 5, 1733, son of Ensign John*
and Mary (Corey) King.
Ensign John King, d. 1763, p. — ? He was b. July 15, 1699, son of Samuel'
(Samuel t* William^) , and mar. June 25, 1724, Mary Corey, probably dau. of
Abraham' (Abraham^* John}), b. Jan. 11, 1707. Her surname has been some-
times erroneously given as Brown.
Capt. John' King, d. 1741-2, p. — ? He was b. Jan. 26, 1677. (Samuel*
William^), mar. Aug. 22, 1704, Katharine (d. 1752) Osborne, b. Aug. 21, 1684.
His will (N. Y. CO. Lib. 14, p. 269) names among other children, his daughters
Mary Booth and Elizabeth Hopkins. Of these, Mary,* b. July 22, 1705, mar.
Oct. 1726, her 1st cousin, Lieut. Constant' (Capt. William* by wife Hannah'
(King) ) Booth, b. Jan. 8, 1701 ; and Elizabeth,* mar. Dec. 26, 1734, Abijah, son
of William and Rebecca Hopkins of Shelter Island, William being buried at
Client, as are Capt. William and Hannah Booth.
Christopher Brown, d. 1739, p. — ? He was b. June 29, 1714, son of Capt.
Blchard* and Anna (Toungs) Brown.
Peter Brown, d. 1747, p. — ? He was b. Sept. 11, 1719, brother of the last,
and grandson of Ensign Richard' and Dorothy (King) Brown, and great grand-
son of Lieut. Richard' and Hannah (King) Brown. Apparently Richard' was a
son of Richard,^ who d. Oct. 16, 1655, according to Moore's Indexes.
Anna Brown, d. 1753, p. — ? Doubtless the dau. of Richard' Brown
(brother of Christopher and Peter above) and his wife Hannah (Hawk) , b. Apr.
80, 1745.
John Hopkins, d. 1727, p. — ? He was son of William,' b. 1660 (Giles,*
Stephen^ of the Mayflower).
William Hopkins, d. 1718, p. — ? Rebecca (Havens?), wife of William, d.
Apr. 23, 1746. His will mentions eight children, but six of whom are known by
name, tIz : William, Eferam, Hannah, Samuel, John, and Abijah, who mar.
Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. John' King, in 1734.
Eunice Youngs, d. 1725. A mutilated stone contains enough of an inscrip-
tion to enable us, with the help of the town records, to construct the following : —
Here lyes y« Body
of Eunice Toungs
y« Wife of Gideon
Youngs Jun^ who died
May y« 8 1715
In y« 24 year
of her Age.
Gideon' Youngs (Lieut. Gideon,* Gideon,* Capt. Joseph,* Bev. Christopher^?)
b. Dec. 7, 1698, d. Dec. 25, 1780, mar. (1) Eunice Petty, (2) Rachel Rackett, b.
Sep. 12, 1708, d. Nov. 23, 1787.
Michal Tuthill, the fragment of whose stone remains, was dau. of Gideon'
and Rachel (Rackett) Youngs, b. Sep. 9, 1734, d. Feb. 26. 1756, O.S., mar. Aug.
7» 1755, N.S., Nathaniel* Tnthill (Xathaniel,* Daniel,* John,* Henry,* Henry^).
SOUTHOLD.— Orient Village.
The following inscriptions are from stones in a small burial-ground on the
aonth side of the main road in the Tillage of Orient. The slabs are of sand
stone from the Connecticut quarries across the Sound, and only six bearing dates
cmriier than 1800 were standing in 1882. Asa King and his wife Mary conveyed
Ancient Burial- Cfrounds of Long Inland.
[Oct.
'', 1T90, to Cbitatophcr Brown, and otheta.
In Memory of
Mr. BenJamlD Kln^,
who departed IbU Life
Sep'. 23'' 1793,
Aged 71 years
& 3 HoDths.
Comt friendt A ekHdrtn vihofunive my /alt
Drop a fad tear * htar yowr Saviour'* call
Death foon will lay you at goufee me lie
Frrpare to »nw( pour Gorf br/ore you di>-
Here lies the body
of St. Asa King,
who departed
Ibis life
SepP. 16*" AD 1796,
iged 7S yeoTB.
Xy friend* and all wfto
come to Jiic\e my gTuve
Bemrmbrr you thit bed
of clay vwjl ka'oe.
In Memory ot
PATIENCE
Datiffh'. ofAK>0%
* Sma Taber.
who died Jan. lei^
1799 in the lS<k
year of her tg^
Reader you mn/t
foon turn to di(/(.
Thomas Vincent
TiithlU, Son of
Cap>. Itnfus t
Ma.ry Tothlll;
died March W^
1790. Aged 16 Years.
'■ Up to the Count
where AngeU Aaell,
II mount* tritumphant
In Memory of
M". Elizabeth King,
M'. BenJ". King.
who departed this Lif«
Jnne 23^ 1794
Aged 71 years
A 6 Months.
Children ftop herefee ahere your parent* lie
And think hots foon you may be aill'd to dit
We once were living, nom we both are dead
And in thi* tilent grave our bodie* laid.
In Memory of Mtfs
Cynthia, Daughter of
Cap*. Rufua & M".
Mary Tothill, who
died JaniT ao"" 1791;
in the 19*" Tear
of her Age.
date
Ye blooming youth who read my
And drop the friendly tear*.
Bemember, you mayfhare
my fate.
And DIE in early year*.
tTo be coQtinned.]
I
1899.] Letters of Jonathan Boucher. 417
LETTERS OF JONATHAN BOUCHER TO GEORGE
WASHINGTON.
Contribated by Worthimoton CHArNCBT Fobd, Esq., of Boston, Mass.
(Continued from page 309.)
Boucher to Wcuhtngton.
Prince George's County, 5 March, 1772.
D' Sir,
At length I have seen an ahstract of the will of the Lord Baltimore ;
more ahsurd, & more vexing than you will easily believe. It appears to
have been made fifteen months before his Death, in Venice, & is as fol-
lows:
To Mrs. Browning (sister of Mrs. Eden*) & Mrs Eden,t each £10.000,
on condition that they sign a Release to all Claim on the Province.
To Rob* Eden, Rob* Morris (a busy Lawyer, & lately Secretary to the
Society of the Bill of Rights), Hugh Hammersley (lately L* B 's
Steward or agent in England), -Richr PrevostJ (his attorney, & of a good
Character) Esq", his Ex", on condition that they prove the will within
twelve months, each, £1500.
To Rob* Eden, one hVindred poonds per annum.
To Henry Harford (a nat^ son, ab* 13 years of age), the Province ;
Remainder to Frances Harford — § Rem' to M" Eden.
To Henry Harford, £30,000. Rem' to Frances Harford. Rem' to
M" Eden.
To Frances Harford, £30,000. Rem' to Henry Harford. Rem' to
M'» Eden.
To M'* Hales (a woman whom he has been dragging round Europe, &,
for a Lady of easy virtue, of good character), £1000.|
To Two Miss Hales's (his Daughters by the above M'* Hales) each
£2000.
Hen : & Frances Harford residuar}' Legatees.
I think I remember nothing more ; &, if I mistake not, you will think
this quite enough. Two wills that he had left in England, in both of
which, I believe, he had leftlT the Province, & the Bulk of his Fortune,
amounting, it is said, to more than £100,000, were remanded & destroyed :
tho' there has not been known any Coolness between them, but on the
contrary, an increasing affection, at least, in Professions. I am but little
able to inform you what steps the Governor intends to take, tho* I luip-
pen'd to be with Him, when he received the will : only that He is resolved
to try to overset it, & with good Hopes of success. They suppose the
Province to be of that kind of Property which is not deviseable, contrary
* Louisa Browning, Baltimore's eldest sister,
t Carolina Eden, wife of Robert Eden,
t Peter Provost.
} Henry and Frances Mary Harford were children of Baltimore bjr Hester Pbelan,
an Irishwoman. To Hester oe left an annuity of £200.
(In the will, Mrs. Hales is described as ''"JSlizabeth Dawson, of the coun^ of Lin-
n, spinster.'* The daughters were named Sophia and Elizabeth. Boucher omits a
mention of a third incumbrance, ** Charlotte Hope, daughter of a certain German
woman called Elizabeth Hope, of the county of Munster in Germany, an infant of the
age of two months, more or less, and bom at Hamburgh, the sum of £2000."
^ To Gotemor or Mrt, Eden should be inserted here ; though not in MS,
TOL. Lin. 27
418 Letters of Jonathan Boucher. [Oct.
to the Opinion espoused some time ago, when there was no donbt but the
will was in favor of M" Eden, or her Family ; & find Precedents in the
case of the Dnke of Athol with respect to the Isle of Man. In case of
success, then, you see, the two sisters will be co-heiresses, &, of consequence,
M". Eden comes in for but half : which, however, will be no contemptible
Acquisition. You will readily believe how heartily I join with you in
wishing success to this only Reputable Branch of a Family once so respect-
able : but, in Truth, their prospects seem sadly overcast ; &y at least, th^
have a World of DifRculties to encounter.
If any thing that a wicked & a foolish Man does, cou'd justly be matter
of wonder, this will wou*d really be unaccountable. Till now, this Boy
was scandalously neglected : his Mother long ago displaced on a very scanty
Pension. Whilst M" Hales was thought to possess a plenary inflnence
over him, was constantly with him, as well as her children.
I shall hardly need to say what Confusion this Event b likely to pro-
duce amongst us. The general Opinion seems to be, that the Crown, if
not urged by an attention to the safety of the subject, yet as constitutional
Guardian to the illegitimate Boy, will immediately appoint to the GrovenK
ment The northern Papers, I hear, have already mentioned M' Zachaiy
Hood, the Man that came in here as Stamp Master, for the Gov'. I think
it far more probable that your Friend Coll. Mercer will be the man ; unlen
Governor Eden & his Friends shou'd apply, which hitherto he seems by
no means determined upon. It certainly is, by no means, a very romantic
Conjecture, to imagine that we shall now ere long become a royal Govern-
ment : a Revolution, but little wish'd for by the people here.
I hardly ever have seen a Man bear the shock of ill news with such
composure as the Governor ; undoubtedly, nothing was remoter from his
Expectations, than so absurd & reproachful a Distribution of so immense
an Estate, which he had been repeatedly assured wou*d belong to his
Family. M" Eden indeed is more aflFected. She may well, having been
tormented by him thro' the whole Course of her Life, &, at last most vil-
lainously dup'd & cheated. Cajoled by his specious Assurances, the Gov""
was tempted to give up his Prospects in the Army, which were flatleriu^^:
& M" Edeii, decoy '(1 liitber, greatly airaiiist lier inclination. It Ls liaj)py
for them, that they have [ ] Oic comfortable Competence to retire to,
fortunately out of his Re[nts.]
The Gov"" l)(!gg'd me most cordially to thank you for your friend [ 1
& to assure you of his great esteem i; Regard for you. I expect [ J
next week, 6c had you been at Home, we shou'd certainly have [ ] other
tempted you to join us. lie has got you a very handsome & [ ]
whale Boat, for £20, which, I fancy is by this Time at Mount [Vernon].
I beg the Favour of you to speak to your two Printers, & [ ] my
New8pai)ers, if by this Time, I owe them for a year. I shall [ ']
also, you will be so goml as remind them to direct for me to the i^re of
[Mr. Lowndes] Merch* in Bladensburg, as 1 have hardly seen one Viripnia
Paper since Xmas. Purdie &; Dixon will oblige me by sending me the
address of the Clergy [ ] ward, & Dr. Chandler's appeal, <Sc G Wat-
kin's Ans"^, <^c., which I have seen advertis'd by Him.
I hope to see you in Maryland soon after your Return, & in the mean-
time am &,c.*
• Letters from Washington to Boucher, dated 4 and 21 May, 1772, is in my Writings
of Washington t ii. o47, 349.
1899.] Letters of Jonathan Boucher. 419
Boucher to Washington,
22 May, 1772.
Dear Sir,
I send Joe over on purpose to let you know that the Grov' & M" Eden
will not wait on you this Trip : some unforeseen occasions call them again
to Annap* sooner than they expected ; they therefore desir'd me to beg
your excusing them at this Time. They still talk, if it be practicable,
that they will visit you before M" Eden leaves the Country ; but, of this
should 1 chance to get notice, as I probably shall, 1 shall find occasion
hereafter to inform you. The Gk)v' dines ^-ith y*" Neighb' M' Digges to-
morrow, & sleeps at Mr. Roger's, where I am again to meet Him. Shou'd
you be quite at Leisure, & your whale Boat be arriv*d, perhaps you may
be tempted to try her. 'Squire Calvert alone accompanies Him. Mention-
ing this Grentleman*s Name, reminds me of a Request he made to me, that
I wou'd engage of you for Him & myself, thirty or forty Weathers, for
Muttons, in the next Fall, if you shou'd then have so many to spare. 1
beg you to attend to this, & to give us the Preference to any other chap :
we will hereafter contrive about getting them over, if we can but have
them. — I forgot too, in my L' by Peale,* to tell you from Mr. S. Galloway,
that he had sent you two Cases of excellent claret (I have tasted it, & it
really is good) to Mr. Ignatius Digges's. I think each case contains 6 Doz:,
& I believe at 45/ p' doz : I guess you will have it carted down to Piscat*,
& fetch it thence by water ; <& if 1 can be made assisting to you, surely
you will not hesitate ab' command^ me.
With this vile Pen & ink, even were I not exceedingly hurried I have
some doubts whether you will be able to read what 1 attempt to scrawL
I will not therefore add a word more but that I am &c.
Boucher to W<uhtngton.
Castle Magruder, 19 January, 1773.
Dear Sir,
It is certainly expedient to remove M' Custis to some Place of publick
Education, and speedily. And where there is so noble, so princely an
Institution of this sort, in his own Country, it is lamentable to find there
still should be a Necessity for sending Him to another. I had, as you
know, been endeavouring to believe the many Stories we are perpetually
hearing of the ^lismanagement of W™ & Mary as partial & exaggerated :
but, the Carefulness of your Enquiries on the Spot excludes aU further
Doubt about the matter.
I can truly say, I do not differ from you in Opinion, but with diffidence
of the Rectitude of my own ; nor wou'd I venture to mention my differing
with you at all, hatl I not long ago experienced your Candor in allowing
for the prepossessions or Prejudices of your Friends. I will therefore yet
again take the Liberty of declaring my Opinion in favour of N. York,
rather than Philad^. It is but justice to premise, that I am not personally
acquainted either with the one Place or the other. Tou, I believe, are ;
& can therefore better judge, whether what I say on the Report of others
be well or ill-founded.
Philad* is a large, populous, thriiring, conmiercial City : & so is N. York.
The Former, is thb only ; the latter is more. It is inhabited by [ ]
People of the most considerable Rank & Fortune ; it is a Place of the
greatest Resort for Strangers of Distinction ; it is the Head Quarters of
* Charles Willson Peale, at this time painting a portrait of Washington.
[
^
420 Letters of Jonathan Boucher. [Oct,
the military ; &, on all these accovtnts, is, I am told, generally rcclioD'il
the most fashionable & polite Place on tbe Continent, As a iSituatioD, there-
tore, tor a young Gentleman, who is to bo educated a little in the World,
a* well as in Books, it woa'd seem, tbat it deserved the Preference. In
fact a little Residence in such a City is the best subetitule I knon of for
the Tour that was once projected : as He stands a better Chance for acquir-
ing that Liberality ot Manners, which is one of the best Uses of Tra\-d,
by mixing occasionally with truly well-bred People. This, tlio' I have
not Leisure to pursue it farther, is ot some Importajice in llie Detertnicu-
tion of this matter.
Coofideut that my Letter is for, & will be kept to, yourself slone, I will
not be afraid to speak out, tho' perhaps I may be mistaken, persuatled that
I shall be panloned. it wrong. I wou'd not rashly reflect either an any
Bodies ot Men, or Individuals : what, therefore, I am about to sttv, must
be read with great Candor, and larger Allowances. From the best Ohser-
Tations I have been able to make on yonng Gejidemen educated in America,
one general Fault is^ that t]iey come out into the World, fumitb'd with
a kind of smattering of every Thing, &., with very few Exceptions, amint
Coxcomlts. Were it not too iuvidioas, I cou'd name to you Individuals,
who are really clover, hut hurt one by this silly humour. And. I thiuk.
as many have brought away this sort of spirit from the CoU : of PhiUd*.
as any other I have taken notice of. 1 know tiot a Fault one woa'd more
earnestly wish to avoid ; nor one, considering y' Character & Majinen of
your Ward, that you shou'd more guard against. How &r this may bv
owing to any peculiar Discipline, or Mode of Instruction in these Colleges
I presume not to say ; certainly, however, the Fact is, aa I have hinted. &
I have heard tbe olwervation made by others aa well as myself. That this
is not also the Case with Respect to King's College in New York, is more
than I have any authority jiositively to assert : I have, however, some
R«ason to believe, that it is not, at least not in so great a degree. Most
other Colleges are formed on the Plans of those in Scotl*. liyden, Goi-
tingen, Geneva: W"' & Mary, &. Kin^-'s College^ resemble more tliose of
O^dord & Cambridge. In the former. Men often may become Scholars, if
they will ; in the latter, they must often be made so, whether they will or
no. The Presid' of the Coll : of Philad', whose Abilities are unqneetion-
able, was himself brought up in Scotland, in a less regular maimer, than is
the Fortune of Scholars in general; &, in spite ot his great merit, this
must be some disadvantage to Him in the office He holds. By dint of
superior Genius, He has himself arriv'd at Eminence in Literature, by a
nearer Cut, as it were ; but, the Bulk of Men, must be enforced to travel
thither, along the beaten Track. It is therefore, in some sort, necessary
Uiat He who undertakes to guide ns, shou'd himself have traveUed the
Road He is to shew us. The President* of King's College is atlow'd to
be as sound & sensible a Scholar as any in America. He was first train'd
up regularly in a large School in England, & afterwards completed his
Education by a ten or twelve years Residence in Oxford. I do not, how-
ever, lay much stress on the comparative Merita of the Professors : both
of those I have named possess extraordinary Merit. But, were the matter
to be so determined, no Reason cou'd ]/% given for his leaving his own Coun-
try, aa I know very few better scholar's than either W [John] Camm or
M' Johnson.
It ia but fair in me to advertise you, that I have, & long have had, a
very warm & close Friendship with Dr. Cooper, Presid' of the N. Yori:
■ Dt. Hyles Cooper.
1899.] Letters of Jonathan Boucher. 421
College^ that He is my Conntiyman, & constant Correspondent, & that,
moreover, I am nnder some Obl^ations to the Trustees of his College for
an honorary Degree, they were pleased to confer on me some time ago.
How far, these Things may have biass'd my Judgment, you will judge
better than I can. 1 profess, however,* that 1 have not willingly suffered
Erivate Friendship or Attachments to warp my Judgment ^d I the
iss suspect myself, inasmuch as 1 know, that the Dulajiys & the Rev^ M'
Addison, by far the best educated Men, & best Judges of Education in this
Province, agree in this Matter, in Opinion with me. The last of these
Gentlemen proposes to give this least equivocal Proof of his Judgment on
the Matter, the sending his own Son thither, his youngest 1 mean, when-
ever the ill-Health of M" Addison shall permit Him to take Him from
her. And, I think 1 have heard M'. Walter Dulany also talk of sending
his youngest Son, tho' M" Dulany is, 1 believe, a Native of Phllad% & has
manv Relations there.
The Difference in point of Distance, I shou'd imagine too inconsiderable
to deserve much Attention, even from a fond Parent. He may write every
Week, from the one Place as well as the other : & as his visits neither can,
nor ought to be very frequent, a Day or two's Difference in the Journey
can make but little odds.
And now, my dear sir, relying on your believing what 1 have said, to
have been delivered with the best Intention, I beg leave to refer the
Determination of the matter, where doubtless it ought to be left, entirely
with yourself. I have not now to inform you of my Regard for the Youth :
his Welfare, believe me, is the only motive that I wish to influence my
Judgment ; & were I not persuaded, that that would be more effectually
promoted by sending him to York rather than Philad% I had never taken
the Liberty of troubling you with this long^^etter.
Whenever you have finally determined the matter, I beg the Favour of
you to let me know : and, if it be for Philad% as I happen to have no
personal Acquaintance with D'. Smith, for whose Character, however, I
profess the highest Respect, I will give you the Letter you ask.
I have a Wish indeed, a strong one, to accompany you on this little Tour :
the Indisposition of my Eye makes it almost absolutely necessary for me
to seek assistance somewhere, & which, they tell me, can only be found to
the Northward. But, whether I shall be able to set my House in such
order ^ as that my Absence so long may be dispensed with, is more than I
can now judge. This only I know, that if I possibly can, I will.
A very disagreeable Controversy, with two of our patriot Lawyers,
which I was too easily persuaded to enter into, seems likely to cut me out
a good deal of Work. This, however, if other Matters can be got over, is
certainly not of moment enought to detain me.
M" Boucher begs her aff* Comp^ to M" Washington & Miss Custis, to
which I request mine may be joined. I am &c.
Boucher to Washington,
Pbince George's Cocxtt, 8 April, 1773.
Dear Sir,
I hardly remember ever to have been more surprised than I was a few
days ago, on being informed by the Governor of the engagement that had
taken Place between M' Custis & Miss Nelly Calvert ;* and, I beg Leave
* A letter from WAshington to the fkther, Benedict Calvert, is printed in mj Writingt
of WathmgUm, YL S76.
428 Letters of Jonathan Boucher. f Oct.
to assure yon, on mj Wonl & HoDonr, that, never till tbat moment, had 1
the most dUlfUit suspicion of any auch Things being in agitation. It ^rea
me greut nneasiness to Icam, from the same authority, that you think me
in some measure to blame. To this, I can only reply, that, if I have Brr'd,
the Error was ot the Head, & not of the Heart. M' Custis will tio me
the Justice to own, that I have repeatedly wam'd Him of the Uazard
every man must necessarily mn, who precipitates Himself into so import-
ant an attacluuRDt, ere the Judgment be fully matured. He has Reason
to be thankful that He runs as little as any one can. The pei-uliar A
extraordinary merits of the Lady He, fortunately, lias singled out to place
his affections on, assure me, he never will have cause to repent it, from
Her; I wiah, I eou'd be half so sure, that bis own future Conduct 4
altered opinions, may never tempt him to wish, that He had let it alone, a
little longer.
You will remember I always thought thai he was enamoured of Mia
Belse.j ; tlio' even in that, I Buspected nol, that there w:i8 any Likelihood
of its becoming so serious, without my tirst knowiuu more of tL Why,
He has carried it so far, without ever deigning to [>ay me th.tt common
Compliment, which, I think, my Friendship for him well entittetl me to,
He best can tell. I will not, however, impute it to a worse Cause, tlian a
false Shame. If he had consulted me. He would have found me iu that,
as I hope, He has, in other Things, candid and indulgent. But, when I
recollect, that he neglected also to infoi'm yon, I forbear my mnrmurlogt,
ashamed to insist too much on a Breach of Friendship, with your Eimmpla
before me, who have forgiven a Breach of Duty.
I beg yon to recall to your mind, what my Condnct has been iu othar
Instances respecting this young Gentleman; and I am sure you will do me
the Justice to own, that my not paving advertis'd you of this also, has been
owing solely to my not knowing it, myself. However infatuated I may
have been in my political Pursuits, I would not have been wanting in to
essential an Instance of Duty. I therefore, will hope, tliat you will not
continue to judge harshly of my negligence, inasmuch aa I again aMnn^
yoQ, that, if I have been to blame, 1 have been so uDinteutinnalTv.
I should belie my real o|-inio[i, wt-re I not to say tliHt. I ihink, it had
been better for Mr. Custis not to have eugag'd Himself ; but, since Thii
could not be, I should hardly belie it less, not to own, that I think he
cou'd nowhere have enter'd into a more prudent Engagement. Miss Kelly
Calvert has Merit enough to fix Him, if any Woman can ; and I do, from
the fullness of a warm Heart, most cordially congratulate his moUier &
yourself, as well aa Him, on the Happiness of his having made this moit
pleasing of all connexions, with this the moat amiable young woman I
have almost ever known. I know her well, and can truly say, she is all
that the fondest Parent can wish for a darling child. Warmed with the
Ideas of her merit, I can almost persuade myself to believe, that the ad-
vantages which may he deriv'd to his Morals from this Engagement, rash
as it has been, are enough to compensate for all the ill Influence it may be
supposed to have on his intellectual Pursuits. There is a Generosity, a
Fortitude, a manliness & Elevation of mind which such true Gallantry
inspires, that is not so Elauly otherwise taught. As I will not suffer my-
self to think, but for a moment, that He will ever be wanting in Honour
or Integrity, so as to tempt Him to shrink from an honourable Engage-
ment, I trust. He will also consider Himself as not less bound in Honour,
to avoid all those sordid &■ less noble Pursuits, which wou'd debase, A
1899.] Letters ofJonaihan Boucher. 423
render Him unworthy of Her. Nay, I trost that He will find himself
enabled to collect the dissipated' Powers of his mind, & ^pplj ^^^ ^^*
nestness to his Studies, which, it seems. He now confesses, He has not
been able to do these twelve months, owing to the impression of this
Passion. Upon the whole, it appears to me, considering his Temper &
Situation, his Friends have rather Reason to rejoice, than be uneasy at
this Engagement.
I enclose you a Letter from IK Cooper, which, I assure myself, will not
be displeasing to you. He is a man of true merit, in every sense of the
word ; and you may safely depend on his Doing every Thing becoming
such a man. You see, you have all this & the next month, before you ;
He should be there before their Commencement in June, that He may not
lose a Term and, as his Friend & old Companion Carr, has some thoughts
of accompanying ELim thither, on the same Errand, I will be obliged to
yon, if, without Inconvenience to yourself, you can give Him three weeks
or a month, to consult his Friends, & get ready.
I am told, you have Business to our Provincial Court, the next week :
I hope to see you either agoing, or returning. The Gov', M' Calvert, the
Chief Justice, & M' Dulany dine here on Monday. Should you set out
on that Day, you know you can be here in Time to Dinner. I am, &c*
Dr. Cooper to Woihington.
King's College, New York, 2 July, 1773.
Dear Sir,
I rec'd your's the Day before Yesterday. Unfortunately, M' Custis
himself, having taken it from y* man employed by y* Post Master to carry
Letters about, brought it to me ; so that I gave the inclosed to him im-
mediately, little suspecting the mournful Contents. The Shock, you may
suppose, was severe; however, he is grown much more composed; & I
hope his good Sense and Christian Fortitude, in a reasonable Time will
perfect y* cure.f
He lives now altogether in the College, and dines with the Professors
and myself in the College-hall. He has fitted up a Room in a neat, plain
Taste, attends his Instructors punctually, and, I doubt not will make a
Proficiency equal to y* warmest Wishes and Expectations of his best
Friends. At present, indeed, as must be expected, his mind is not in a
state to admit of any Intenseness of application ; but I am persuaded, as
his Grief wears off he will do every Tiling that is reasonably to be ex-
pected from a young Grentleman in his situation. He has already gained
much upon y® affections of his Instructors ; which is a Circumstance that
cannot fail of producing very beneficial effects, with Regard both to his
Learning and Happiness, during his Residence in this Place.
I fancy he will not chuse to write to you himself for a few Days ; but
he has desired me to inform you that his situation among us is perfectly
agreeable.
I have the Honour to be, good Sir,
Y' most obed^ and obliged Serv* &c.,
M. Cooper.
• WAsbfngton set oat for New York on Mty 10th to place Castis under the care of Dr.
Cooper. He reached that city on the evening of the 26th, and on the following evening
was present at an entertainment given by the citizenB to General Oage.
t" Patsy" Castis died on the 19th of Jane. A letter of Washington's to Bnrwell
Basaett is in my Writing» of Wa$hingUm, ii. 384.
424 Letters of Jonathan Boucher. [Oct.
John Parke Oustit to Washington.
King's College, 5 July, 1773.
Hon^i Sir,
Pardon me for having thus impos'd upon your good nature by not writ-
ing to you sooner. I neither could nor had it in my power to say any
thing with certainty concerning my establishment here till now. It gives
me Pleasure that I now have it in my Power to inform you how agreeably
every thing is settled. There has nothing been omitted by my good
Friend Doctor Cooper which was necessary to my contentment in this
Place. And Gratitude as well as Truth oblidges me to say, that the other
Professors are not the least remiss in their Duty but give all the assistance
they can consistant with the Duty they owe to the other Students. I
attend iat stated Hours, the Professors, in mathematicks. Languages, mond
and experimental Philosophy, & I hope the Progress I make in these useful
branches of knowledge will redown not only to my own Credit, but to the
Credit of those who have been instrumental in placing me here, & in
particular render you some Compensation & Satisfaction for the parental
Care and attention you have always & upon all occasions manifested
towards me, & which demand my most grateful thanks & returns, to make
which shall be the constant care of J. P. Custis.
I found great difficulty in disposing of my grey horse. His Colour
made so much against him that I was oblidged (to avoid expence) to sell
him at public Vendue for only 34 pounds this currency, a price tho bebw
his value I was oblidged to take. The Bay I have kept & shall keep
unless I hear from you to the contrary. He is a Horse I know to be good,
& one I have a vast effection for, & except riding, there is no other ex-
ercise to be us'd here, which makes it necessary either for me to keep a
Horse or hire a poor miserable hack to take an airing twice or thrice a
week, the distance of 4 or 5 miles into y® Country for the Benefit of my
Health.
There is nothing now, which interrupts my tranquillity, but the melan-
choly subject of your last Letter, & the uneasiness I fear my poor mother
suffers on that account. I myself could not withstand the shock, but like
a Woman gave myself up entirely to melancholy for several Days. I
should most gladly have answered your favor when Doctor Cooper 4lid, &
have endeavoured to administer some comfort to my distrest Parent, But
my Mind was too much agitated to admit a thought, & was illy capable to
give others what it stood so much in need of itself. But I am persuaded
your Goodness left no stone unturnM to render this shock as easy as pos-
sible, and I think the only & most effectual means to remove from her
mind the Impressions of my Poor Sister, is to carry her from home for
some considerable Time, for every thing at Mount Vernon must put her in
mind of her late Loss. Shoud this thought of mine be approv'd of, the
seeing of you at this Place would render me extremely happy, and answer
fully the end of her Comeing. Doctor Cooper was speaking to me on this
Head the other Day, & said then, that he would write to you to that effect,
and recommend it as strongly as he could. If you should approve of this
Scheme, & will let me know beforehand, I will exert myself in getting
you Lodgings, & every thing else convenient. D"" Cooper has some thoughts
of takeing a tour to the southward & of making you a visit this Fall, which
if he does, I shall accompany him, as there is a Vacation then of four or
five weeks.
1899.] Leiters of Jonathan Boucher. 425
Before I oondade I must beg yon to write me immediately on the re-
ceipt of this Letter, as I am extremely anxions to hear how my mother
bears this misfortune, & of your own Health, & be certain that I shall do
every thing in my Power ; to prevent your good advice being thrown away
apon me.
I am with sincere regard & effection
Yours
John Parke Custis-
J}r. Cooper to Washington.
jy Cooper presents his most respectful Comp" to CoL Washington ; &
returns him his Son-in-Law, without any Vices that he knows of, and with
many Virtues, wherewith he is perfectly acquainted.
His assiduity hath been equal to his Rectitude of Principle ; and it is
h<^>ed his Improvements in Learning have not been inferior to either.
King's Coll: New York
20 September, 1773.
VardiU to WaMngton.
King's College, 20 September, 1773.
I have taken ih» Liberty of addressing a Letter to you, on a Subject
extremely agreeable to me, & which, I am sensible, must be particularly
so to you. The Conduct of your Son, during his Residence at this
Seminary, has been such, as that it would be injustice to deny him the
tribute of approbation he deserves, & y<m S' the satisfaction which a gen-
erous Parent must receive from the Reputation of one he loves. At a
Period of Life in which the Passions are most violent he has discover'd a
remarkable purity of morals, &, when €raiety invited him to pleasure, has
with such constancy devoted himself to his studies, as to give us the
surest ground to expect that he will hereafter attain to that excellence
which his natural powers render him capable of. When I inform you'
that his affability & Courtesy have endear'd him to mine, as well as to the
affection of all who are concem'd in his Education, you may suspect me
of partiality. But this Friendship itself would prompt me to the strictest
sincerity in this Description, least I might injure one whom I esteem, by
imprudently lulling Parental caution into a dangerous Security. If the
Intrusion of this Letter wants an apology, I can only confess, that I could
not deny myself the satisfaction of giving this testimony to merit, of
presenting my humble respects to you, S', & your amiable Lady^ of con-
r elating Her on the hopes that her Precepts & Examples of Piety will
practised & imitated by her son, & of professing myself, with all
Binoerity, S^
Your friend & humb^ serv^
John Vardill.
Dr. Cooper to Wcuhington.
King's College, New York, 10 January, 1774.
Good Sir,
I have received yours and M' Custis's Letters of the 19th of December.
Yoft the many polite Expressions of Regard, in Both, I beg Leave to
retom my just acknowledgments. I hope, and earnestly wish, the young
adventurer may enjoy every Pleasure, in his new state, which his Lnagina-
I
42(! Barter Pedigree. [Oct.
lion halh already formoil ; and, from every fwcount of the young Lady**
Dtapoeition anil CJualUicaUDng, aud from my own knowledge of Hiji, I cun-
not but think, Uiat tbey bid very fair for Huppiness ; I pray Heaven they
may obtain it.
The monies you left in my hands were nearly expended when IP" Castis
went to Virginia: what remained not being anflieient to pay the Tuiors
the stipulated quarteriy salary. Since the Rec' of yours, 1 have called in
all the Bills that I could think of: amongst which are two of considerable
sums: vis. Kivingion's of 19, 2, S£ and Graliam, a Taylor's, of £58 3
104. Besides these there are aeveral small ones; of all which, together
with an exact account of my own Payments, you shall receive the auma, by
the nest Post; I say the »vou, on account of the pottage; the Bills them-
selves, as well as those already paid, with Reef to them, as those not yet
diacharged, being equally at your Service, if you think proper to have them.
Tlie amount, taken collectively, seems large, but you will fincl, on Cod-
sideratiou, that j' reajly collegiate Expenses are no ways high. The
death of Miss Custis brought on a couaiderable diarge i but then the
articles are in Being. The Chair, the Horse, the Money given to JP
Custis for travelling Exp<-nceB swell tl)e Bill exceedingly : but then tho
two former article-s are nenrly worth as much, I presnoip, at tiiis Time, as
they' were then. The money laid out in papering the Room &c., mojrbe
aunk of eourB«: the furniture has been f>old at auction, under the care of
M' Harpnr, into whose Hands M' Vardill committed tlm Busineas. upon
his sailing for England. The aame person has packed up 31'' C'b Clothes,
&C., & sent them as directed. You will find that y* professors have jost
been paid thetr constant Wages ; with wliich they have no Reason to be
dissadsfied ; though they much lament M' Custis's unejpitited Departure.
For my own Part, it i^ impossible to make any charge ut all ; I have no
Idea of it
I should have been happy in waiting npon you at Mount Vernon : bnt
circumstances, not to be foreseen, utterly put it out of my power lo begin
my Journey, till such Time as I was convinced yon must have sot off lot
William sbnrgli : so thitt I was not dUnppoinled. Periiiips upon some
future occasion, I may be more fortuiiale. It would afford me much
pleasure to spend a few Days with yon and M' Custis any where : and, I
hope it is not unsuppoaenble that you and He (after he has been some
dme a Husband) may take another Journey to the Northward.
I will write to M' C. when I send the accounts. In the meaa Time I
beg my best Regards to Him, & am &c.
M. Cooper.
You must excuse the Krawl; for the Ink, every second, freezes in nsj
Pen.
[To be Gontlnaetl.]
BARKER PEDIGREE.
Bj Jaxes Atkins Notes, Ph.B., A.B., CambriilBe, Man.
In the preparation of this pedigree I have made use of a. paper
read at a gathering of the family in the Barker garrison house, at
Pembroke, Mass., in 1830. The paper was written by Miss Han-
nah* Barker {Jaaac,* Prince,* Isaac * Isaac * Roberf), born 14
1899.] Barker Pedigree. 427
April, 1792, who states she obtamed the genealogy firom Miss
Bethiah* Barker (Joshua^^ Francis,* Francis,* Robert^), bom
16 Dec., 1753, died 11 July, 1828, at Hingham, and also through
her father, Isaac* Barker, bom 1 May, 1749, and died 13 Dec.,
1825, who had assistance from Mary' Barker {Isaac,* Robert^),
bom 1677--8, died 15 Feb., 1772. I have also used the chart
made by Dr. Joshua* Barker {Francis,* Francis,* Francis,*
Robert'), bora 24 March, 1753; 'A.B. Harvard, 1772; died
2 April, 1800, at Hingham. I wish to acknowledge the aid I have
received from the Memorial of Josiah' Barker, by Henry H. Edes,
privately printed in 1871, a part of which appeared in the July,
1870, Register, page 297.
' JoHN^ Barker and his brother Robert* Barker were early settlers in
Plymouth, Mass. John* Barker lived in that part of Plymouth which was
set off as Duxbury in 1637, and was married in 1632 to Anna (Hannah)
Williams, daughter of John Williams of Scituate, Mass., and his wife Anna.
In 1 638 he removed to Marshfield, which was set off from Plymouth in 1642.
In 1638 he was a bricklayer, but in 1641 with his brother Robert* Barker,
Ralph Chapman, and T. Howell, had bought for £60 the ferry (afterwards
White's ferry) of Jonathan Brewster, son of Elder William Brewster. On 5
June, 1651, he was made a freeman, and on 14 Dec., 1652, was drowned
at his ferry, leaving an estate of 13 1£. His widow married second, in
1653, Abraham Blish (Blush) of Boston and Barnstable, Mass., and died
16 Feb., 1657-8 ; being buried at Barnstable. Abraham Blish died 7 Sept,
1683.
1. Robert* Barker in 1643 was a member, with his brother John*
Barker, of the Marshfield military company under Lieutenant Nathaniel
Thomas. He was surveyor of Marshfield in 1645, 1648, and of Duxbury
in 1654, 1672, 1677, 1679; constable of Marshfield, 1646; grand juryman
of Marshfield, 1669, and of Duxbury, 1684-5; and was admitted a free-
man in 1654. Robert* Barker was licensed 7 July, 1646, to keep an inn
in Marshfield to retail wine, which was cancelled 5 June, 1666. The court
at Plymouth on 5 March, 1 667-8, granted him nine and one-half acres of
meadow at Robinson's Creek, North River, Duxbury. He married Lucy
Williams and died between 18 Feb., 1689, when his will, which mentions
hig children, was made and 15 March, 1691-2, when the inventory of his
estate was taken. His estate was valued at 142£. His wife died between
7 Mar., 1681-2, when she was fined for selling cider to the Indians, and
18 Feb., 1689. They lived in the old Barker house at Duxbury (in that
part which was set off as Pembroke in 1712) which was made a garrison
house about 1 679 ; the room and fireplace at the right of the front door as
you entered, was said to have been built about 1630. In 1883, Peleg*
!»irker, bom 31 March, 1795 (brother of Hannah* Barker, bom 14 ApiS,
1792), died here and not long after the old house became uninhabitable
and soon fell down. Two views of this house are given at page 12 of
the Memorial of Rev. Thomas Smith of Pembroke, by Miss Susan A.
Smith.
Children of Robert* Barker and Lucy Williams :
i.« Isaac,* was of Duxbury and Marshfield, Mass. and Portsmouth, R. I.
He m. 28 Dec., 1665, Judith Prence, daughter of Gov. Thomas Prence
and Mary Collier of Plymouth, Mass. He was snr^'eyor of highways
in Duxbury, Mass., in 1674, and constable in Duxbury in 1687. His
428 Barker Pedigree. [Oct.
estate was valued at 130£, and his widow m. 2d, aboat 1691, WilUam
Tubbs of Pembroke, Mass.
2. ii. Francis, m. Mary Lincoln.
ili. Robert, b. 27 Dec., 1660, was of Duxbury, Scitnate and Pembroke,
Mass. and Newport, B. I. On 4 Oct., 1675, he was made a llenten-
ant under Major James Cadworth, and was constable of Duxbury,
1686, and surveyor in 1687. He m. Ist, Alice ; and 2d, 1 April,
1697, Hannah Wanton, daughter of Edward Wanton and his 2d wife
Elizabeth, of Scitnate, Mass. Hannah was b. 25 July, 1677, and d.
16 Aug., 1726. Robert* Barker d. 26 July, 1729. (Quaker Records,
Pembroke, Mass.)
iv. Rebecca, m. William Snow, who came from England in the ** Susan
and Ellen," in 1635. He was bom about 1624 ; lived in Plymouth,
Mass. , 1643 ; removed to Duxbury, and afterwards to West Bridge-
water, Mass., where he was in 1682. William Snow d. about 1708.
Rebecca was alive in 1697.
V. Abigail, m. Joseph Rogers, and d. between 19 April and 27 June, 1718.-
2. Francis^ Barker {Robert^), son of Robert^ and Lucy, was married
5 Jan., 1674--5, at Hingham, Mass., by Captain Joshua Hobart^ to
Mary Lincoln, daughter of Thomas Lincoln and Margaret Langer,
of Hingham. She was bom 10 Feb. (bapt. 23 April) 1647-8, at
Hingham (town record). They lived in Hingham, Duxbuiy and
Pembroke. Francis* Barker was a deputy to the General Court at
Plymouth from Duxbury in 1686, 1694, 1701 and 1703. He was
commissioned an Ensign of the Duxbury company, 2 Oct., 1689.
In 1713-14 he deeded his property to such of his children as were
then living (Plymouth Deeds, Vols. 13 and 14). His wife Maiy
was admitted to the First Church at Pembroke, 3 Aug., 1718
(church record).
Cliildren :
i. Francis,' b. 9 Oct., 1676, at Hingham; d. 29 Oct., 1675.
ii. Joshua, b. 16 Nov., 1676, at Duxbury; Idiied in the army at the east-
ward.
Ui. Elizabeth, b. 81 Oct., 1677, at Duxbury; m. a Bryant.
Iv. JosiAH, b. 21 Sept., 1679, at Duxbury; was living in Duxbury in 1710.
V. Francis, b. 18 Oct., 1681-2, at Duxbury; m. Mary Jacobs. He was
one of the Fembroke petitioners in 1711, and died in the Jerseys in
1733.
vi. Ruth, b. 31 Jan., 1682-3, at Duxbury; m. Cornelius Briggs, son of
Cornelius Brijrgs of Scituate, Mass., b. about 1678. They removed
to Swausey, Mass.
vii. Thomas, b. about 1084; m. a Little, probably Bethia Little, daughter
of Isaac Little and Bethia, his wife, of Marshtleld, who was bora
about 1693, and d. 9 Oct., 1751, at Hingham. Tliis Bethia Little m.
a Thomas Barker, 22 May, 1712. Thomas' Barker died about 1732
in Carolina.
viii. Elisha, killed in the army before 1713-4.
3. ix. EuENEZER, m. Deborah Uandall.
X. Isaac.
3. Ebenezer* Barker {Francis,^ Robert^), son of Francis^ and Mary,
was married 1 Nov., 1710, at Scituate, Mass., by Rev. Nathaniel
Eolles, to Deborah Randall, daughter of Isaac Randall and Deborah
Buck. She was hovn 23 Aug., 1693, at Scituate (town record).
They lived in Pembroke, Mass. He died between 18 !March, 17o6,
when he made his will, in which he mentions his wife and ^\e chil-
dren, and 3 May, 1756, when it was probated. His estate was
valued at 426£. (Plymouth Probate Records, Vol. 14, p. 139.)
Children ;
1«99.] Barker Pedigree. 429
i. I>KBORAH,* b. 25 Dec., 1710, at Scltaate; m. a Wlnslow.
ti. ^UZABBTH, b. 9 Feb., 1712-3, at Scitaate; m. 17 Aag., 1736, Seth
Bryant, son of Thomas Bryant and Mary Ewell. He was born 12
Feb., 1714, at Scitaate, and d. at Marshfield, Mass., 1772. His will
was probated 7 Ang., 1772, the estate being valued at 1059£. Eliza-
beth d. 7 Feb., 1788.
ilL Elisha, b. 5 Sept., 1715, at Scitaate; m. Elizabeth Bowen, who was
bomaboat 1721, and d. 25 Nov., 1791 (gravestone at Hanson, Mass.).
They lived at Hanson, and Elisha died before his wife.
4. iv. JosiAH, m. Sarah Macomber.
V. Ruth, m. Capt. John Baker (Barker) of Marshfield.
4. JosiAH* Bakker (Ebenezer* Francis,^ Robert^), son of Ebenezer*
and Deborah, married Sarah Macomber, daughter of Thomas Macom-
ber and Joanna Tinkham. She was bom 27 Oct., 1713, at Marsh-
field, Mass. (town record). They lived in Pembroke, Mass., where
he was a farmer. Josiah^ Barker died between 10 April, 1774,
when be made his will, and 4 July, 1774, when it was probated
(Plymouth Prob. Rec., Vol. 21, p. 363). The inventory of the
estate on 1 Aug., 1774, showed value of 602£. His will gave his
wife Sarah a life interest, and his sons Ebenezer^ and Thomas*
Barker were made executors. • *
In the will of Thomas Macomber of Marshfield, made 19 Aug.,
1767, probated 17 Oct, 1771, mention is made of daughter Sarah
Barker.* (Plymouth Prob. Rec., Vol. 21, pp. 46, 48, 49).
Children, bom at Pembroke, Mass.
5. i. Ebenezer,* b. 3 Aug., 1739 ; m. Priscilla Loring.
iL Deborah, b. 5 Oct., 1741; m. 1st, 10 Sept., 1761, by Rev. Thomas
Smith, to Thomas Randall, and 2d, 31 July, 1777, Seth Briggs of
Pembroke.
iii. Thomas, b. 29 Oct., 1743; m. 8 Jan., 1767, Olive Ford.
iv. Joanna, b. 2 Sept., 1745 ; m. 80 May, 1771 ; Caleb Tilden.
V. Ursula, b. 5 March, 1749; m. about 1768, Jonathan Crooker of Pem-
broke.
vi. Sarah, b. 6 Aug., 1751; m. 1st, 19 Aug., 1773, Constant Little, and
2d, a Curtis.
vii. Lydia, b. 6 Feb., 1754; m. 7 Nov., 1776, James Sprague of Marsh-
field.
5. Ebexezer* Barker {Jasiahy^ Ebenezer* Francis^ Robert^)^ son of
Josiah^ and Sarah, was bom 3 Aug., 1739, at Pembroke, Mass.
He was married 2 April, 1761, at Pembroke, by Rev. Thomas
Smith, to Priscilla Loring, daughter of Captain John Loring and
Ruth Sturtevant of Plympton, Mass. (Pembroke town record).
She was bom 17 Aug., 1737, at Plympton. Ebenezer* Barker was
Second Lieutenant, 21 June, 1777, in Capt. Aniirew Sampson's
company, at the fort on the Gumet in Plymouth Harbor, and First
Lieutenant, 23 March, 1778, in Capt. Joseph Griliith's company,
Col. John Jacobs's regiment, serving in the battles at Tiverton and
* Peter Browne, who was one of the signers of the compact on the *' Mayflower,** 21
Not., 1620, married at Plymouth, Mass., widow Martha Ford, who came to Plymouth
in the '* Fortune ** in 1621. He died at Plymouth before 28 Oct., 1633. Their daughter
UaxT Browne married Ephraim Tinkham. Ebenezer Tinkham was son of Ephraim
Tinkham and 3^ry Browne, bom 30 Sept., 1651, at Plymouth, and died 8 April, 1718, at
Middleboro', Mass. ; he married Elizabeth Liscom, who died 8 April, 1718. at Middle-
boTO*. Joanna Tinkham, daughter of Ebenezer Tinkham and Elizabeth Liscom, mar-
ried 14 June, 1709, at Middlem>ro', Thomas Macomber (town record), n^ho was bom 2
July, 1^4, at Marshfield (town record), and died 5 Oct., 1771, at Marshfield {Xown
record). Jouma (Tinkham) Macomber, died 29 April, 176iS, at Marshfield (town
record).
430 Barker Pedigree. [Oct.
Quaker Hill, R. I. He died 10 July, 1781, at Pembroke, Mass^
and his widow was married second, 23 April, 1786, at Pembroke,
by Rev. Thomas Smith, to Thomas Magoun. She died 3 Oct.,
1811, at Pembroke.*
Children, biiths all recorded in Pembroke, Mass. :
i. Prisciixa,* b. 3 Feb., 1762, at Pembroke; m. 25 Nov., 1781, Tilden
Crooker, son of Daniel Crooker and Mary Ramsdell of Hanover,
Mass. He was bom about 1755; was a ship carpenter, and d. 8
Sept., 1818. Priscilla d. 14 Oct., 1838.
6. 11. JosiAH, b. 16 Nov., 1763, at Marshfleld; m. Penelope Hatch.
ill. LoRiNG, b. 1 Aug., 1765, at Marshfleld; m. Mary Boss. He was a
ship carpenter, and d. 9 April, 1848 .
iv. Macomber, b. 5 Oct., 1767, at Marshfleld; d. unmarried, in March,
1806, at Demerara, British Guiana.
V. Ebbnezer, b. 26 Sept., 1769, at Marshfleld ; m. a Bedlow, and removed
to Brldgewater, N. Y., where he was a fanner.
vi. Deborah, b. 18 Aug.,* 1771, at Freetown; m. David Oldham, who d.
1 April, 1861. They lived at Pembroke, and Deborah d. about 1855.
vil. John, b. 24 July, 1773, at Freetown; m. 20 Oct., 1796, Rnth Barker
Smith, daughter of Joslah Smith' amd Mary Barker, daughter of
Elisha* Barker (Ebenezer,^ Francis^* Bobert^). Ruth was bora 12
April, 1273, and d. in Wobum, Mass. They lived in Salem and Pem-
broke, Mass. John^ Barker was a blacksmith, and d. 17 Aug., 1839.
viil. Sarah, b. 4 Jan., 1777, at Pembroke; d. in October, 1777-8.
ix. Thomas, b. 8 May, 1779, at Brldgewater; m. Mary Hitchens (Hatch-
ins) , who died about 1858, at Salem. He built private armed vessels
at Salem, some of which were captured in the War of 1812. Thomifi*
Barker d. 12 Nov., 1856, at Salem.
6. JosiAH* Barker (JEbenezer,^ Josiahy^ JSbenezer,^ Francis^^ Boberf),
son of Ebenezer* and Priscilla, was born 16 Nov., 1763, at Marsh-
field, Mass. He was married 9 Dec, 1786-7, at Pembroke, Mass.
(town record), by Rev. Gad Hitchcock, to Penelope Hatch, daugh-
ter of Capt. Seth Hatch and Mary Turner. She was born 24 Nov.,
1759, at JPembroke (town record), died 6 May, 1841, at Charles-
town, Mass., and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery. Duriag
the War of the Revolution, Josiah® Barker served with his father,
and on '23 March, 1778, was made a private in Capt. Joseph Grif-
fith's company, Col. John Jacobs's. regiment. In 1782 he served as
a mariner on the frigate " La Hague," under Captain Manley
(Interior Department Bureau of Pensions, AVashingtou). He built
for the United States Navy a sloop of war which was launched 11
Sept., 1813, at Charlestown, Mass., and christened the *' Frolic,"
which was captured by the British frigate " Orpheus,'* off Matanzas,
20 April, 1814. He made the plans of the "Portsmouth,'' which
was launched in 184o and is still (1809) on the list of ships of the
United States Navy. Josiah Barker was appointed Unitcni States
Naval Constructor, 1 Jan., 1841, and was retired 7 July, 1846
(Navy Department, Washington, D. C). He died 23 Sept., 1847,
at Charlestown, and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Children, all born at Pembroke, IMass. :
1. Sarah,^ b. 19 Feb., 1788; m. 18 Jan., 1818, at Charlestown, Mass., by
Kev. Jcdediah Morse, to Robert Ball Edes, sou of Thomas Edes and
Mary Ball of Charlestown. He was b. 3 Sept., 1789, at Charlestown;
d. 22 Sept., 18G2, at Worcester, Mass., and was buried at Mount
♦ John Loring, born 17 Nov., 1715, at Plympton, Mass., was captain of the fourth
company in Col. Joseph Thatcher's regiment, under Gen. John Winslow, commander-
in-chief in the expedition against Crown Point, 1766-6.
1899.] Barker Pedigree. 431
Aobam Cemetery. He was a sea-captain, member of the Boston
Marine Society, and lived in Charlestown. She d. 24 Sept., 1845, at
Charlestown, and was bnried at Mount Anbnm Cemetery.
ii. JosiAH Hatch, b. 13 Ang., 1789; m. 21 Nov., 1813, at Charlestown,
Mass., to Mary C. Shattnck of Charlestown. He died about 1856, at
Wilmington, N. C.
ill. Mary, b. 1 Ang., 1794; m. 11 Jan., 1818, at Cliarlestown, Mass., to
Francis Archbald Bnmham, son of John Bnmham and Mary Arch-
bald of Marblehead, Mass. He was born 17 Sept., 1787, at Marble-
head ; d. 18 Jnly, 1873, at North Hanson, Mass., and was buried at
Mount Auburn Cemetery. He was a sea-captain and lived at Pem-
broke and Noirth Hanson. She d. 30 Nov., 1874, at Charlestown,
Mass.
iv. Ebkxezeb, b. 9 Sept., 1796; m. 21 Jan., 1827, at Kingston, Mass., by
Rev. Zephanlah Willis, to Sally Fuller, daughter of Dr. Jabez Fuller
of Kingston and Lucy Loring of Duxbury, Mass. She was bom 5
April, 1801, at Kingston, and a. 13 Nov.. 1890, at Charlestown, Mass.
He was a civil engineer, county commissioner in Middlesex, repre-
sentative to the General Court, and d. 4 Jan., 1868, at Charlestown.
Y. Seth, b. 19 Jan., 1799; m. 29 Oct., 1840, at Charlestown, Mass., to
Harriet Sarah Mead, daughter of Isaac Mead and Alice Carter of
Charlestown. She was bom 23 Dec, 1819, at Chi^lestown, and d.
20 June, 1854, at Hanover, Mass. He was a sea-captain, a member
of the Boston Marine Society, and d. 20 June, 1866, at Hanover.
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well's Charlestown, pp. 97, 98, 149, 209, 231, 233, 234, 250. Edes's Harvard
Church, Charlestown, p. 104. Pierce Family, by E. W. Peirce, p. 16. New-
Eog. Palladium for 14 Sept., 1813; 22 Feb., 1814; 13 May, 1814. Des. of Wil-
liam Hatch, by P. Derby, p. 19. Mag. Amer. Hist., June, 1886, p. 615. Homes
of Our Forefathers, by Whitefleld. Under Colonial Roofs, by A. L. Jones,
p. 202.
432 AbBtracts of English Wills. [Oct.
ABSTRACTS OF ENGLISH WILLS.
Communicated by Lothbop Withinoton, Esq., of London, England.
Richard Eaton, clerk [vicar of Great Pol worth, Cheshire]. Will
11th of July, 1616, proved 14 January, 1616-17. Pow Howse and Poo
House, Overwhelly, County Chester, lately bought of John Eaton of Sandy-
way, to wife Elizabeth for life. Other tenements in occupation of Thomas
Whittly and Brothwicks house, Overwheatley, to children, viz : Elizabeth,
Hanah, John, Samuell, and Jonathan. To son Theophilus Eaton, executor,
aforesaid, Pow house and Pooe house, reserving to wife during life, etc.
To him also after mother's death house bought of John Eaton of Sandy way
aforesaid. As to rest of goods, one third to wife and rest to children viz :
Elizabeth, Hannah, John, Samuell, Thomas, Frances, Nathaniell and Jon-
athan. To pay to three daughters, viz. Elizabeth, Hanah and Frances at
marriages their portions, etc., etc. Witnesses, Mathew Hilles, Joseph Den-
man, Thomas Fetherstone. 8, Weldon.
[Although Mr. Waters informs mc that he thinks this will has been printed,
I can find no reference to it, and it certainly has never appeared in the Bboisteb.
My attention was called to it by the Rev. William Ball Wright of York, in
ardent genealogist, and 1 believe a descendant of the family. I was particnlailj
pleased to find the eldest daughter named Elizabeth and a Jonathan in the fam-
ily. This confirms my impression that the mother of Governor Francis Wil-
loughby was an Eaton. For some years after Mr. Waters had furnished Elia-
beih Willoughby*s seal on her will at East Cambridge to Mrs. Salisbary (t
chevron between three boars' heads) , I was led away on a f adse scent by this
being the coat of Francis White, bishop of Ely. The White theory was very
plansible and took a long while to disprove. Refutation came at If^t, kbA I
soon sifted out all other f aqiilies with the same arms till the evident Eatoss
remained. — L. W.]
Thomas Mudge, Stroade nere the citie of Rochester, in the oonntie of
Kent, mariner. Will 28 Aug., 1620; proved 26 Oct., 1621. To pooreof
Stroade, £5. To a preachinge minister of Stroade and dwelling in the said
parishe lOs. a year as long as now wife Elizabeth lives. To daughter
Beatris Mudge £200 at marriage and £50 in three months. To son Thomas
Mudge £200 at 21. If he dies to Beatris. To Thomas and Beatris 1 silver
cupp each. AVife Elizabeth to give to said 2 children such household sluf
as she thinks fit. To wife Elizabeth £200, but if she marry to divide £100
to 2 children. Residue to wife Elizabeth, executrix. Overseers, son-in-law
[stei>-8on] Henrie Telff and Martm Coles the elder. Also *' will and testa-
ment" [s/c] as to lands and tenements. To wife Elizabeth messuage in
Stroade with edifices, buildings, gardens, backsides, etc., for life, then to
son Thomas Mudge ; remainder to daughter Beatris, son Thomas not to
mortgage the entail, etc. Residue of lands in Stroade and Cuxstoue, Kente,
ditto. Witness Martin Coles, notary public of Rochester.
Rochester Consistory, File for 1621.
[This is the will which the Mudge genealogy states *• is not to be found." One
only needed to look in the proper place. The testator was evidently a master
mariner of considerable substance, and there is some reason to think he may be
a grandfather of one of the numerous fathers-in-law of Rev. Michael Wiggles-
worth, I.e. Thomas Mudge of Maiden. The will is a large and handsome docu-
ment, unlike most of the period.— L. W.]
EzECKiELL Stebbing, Little Hadham, County of Hertford, labourer.
Will 20 March, 1643; proved 17 May, 1643. Having intent to dispose
1899.] Abstracts of English Wills. 433
of his estate, etc., does so in this wards, etc. To brother Exlward Stebbing
£5. To married sister Joane £6. To other sister Alice Stebbing £5. To
Susan Hawes £8. Residue to brother Edward Stebbing and sister Alace.
Mr. James Parker and William Parneck, executors. Witnesses : Posthuma
Speare, Faith Holmes, John ^Morris.
Commissary of Ix>ndon for Essex and Herts,
File 1C42-3, No. 52.
[This will is chiefly interesting because of the signatare of the first witness.
We have here, so far as I am aware, the latest positive evidence of the residence
of any descendant of John Rogers the martyr. Posthuma Spere is undoubtedly
the only and posthumous daughter of Daniel Rogers the secretary of state,
eldest son of Rev. John Rogers, unless it is one of Fosthuma*s daughters. In
any case it can hardly be other than a direct descendant of the martyr, who in
spite of the famous array of *' small children** at Smithfield, has had his progeny
quite lost in an immense army of Rogerses. I have already over two thousand
Bogers wills previous to 1660, and Colonel Chester, for all his long and special
records, could not even prove Lord Blackford's descent from the martyr, but
only state its probability. Mr. Waters has disproved mau^alleged New Eng-
land descents from Smithtield tire, but has proved none. — L. W.]
Richard Cornell, Bumstead at the Tower, Essex, cjirpenter. Will
22 June, 1631 ; proved 5 Sept., 1631. To ehlest son Daniel Cornell os.
beside what alreaily given. To second son Samuel Cornell remainder of
meadow or pighkill in Hemstead, Essex, not given to son Daniel. To wife
Mary £10, (if she sign release) and bedding, etc Residue to son Thomas
ComeU. executor. Witnesses : Elizabeth llart, Marv Willow, Sjilis Smith.
Consistory of London, Register ** Allen," folio 87.
[The names and locality seem to indicate the Rhode Island Cornells, but the
absence of a George Cornell renders more investigation necessary. — L. W.]
John Cud worth, London, Esq. Will 14 May, 1675 ; proved 18 May,
1675. To poore ministers (acconling to discourse to executors) £.50. To
£ichard Ilarvey £60, if not paid in lifetime. Residue for orphanage or
customar}' parts according to the Custom of London, and the remainder to
4 younger eliildren, Rebecca, Tliomas, Samuell and Benjamin. Executors :
brothers Ralph Cmlworth, D.D., Edward Bushell of London, mercliant, and
Samuell Brett of Riunford, Essex, draper, and good friend Thos. Firman,
citizen and girdler of London. Lands in SuiTolk in trust to executors to
pay £1600 to 4 youngest children at 21, then to son John Cudworth and his
heirs forever. Witnesses : Edmund Farmer, Richard Ellis, Abraham Lang-
ford, jr.
[This will may assist in the connecting of our James Cudworth with the
famous Balph Cudworth, especially as we have here a SuDbllc connection. —
I*. W.
The testator is evidently another brother of Rev. Ualpli Cudworth, author of
the Intellectual System of the Universe, as well as of Gen. James Cudworth of
Scituate, in Plymouth colony. A letter of Gen. Cudworth to his step-father,
Rev. John Stoughton of London, is printcil in the Kkgistkh, vol. U, pp. 101-4.
See also the Kkgistkr, vol. 21, pp. 249-50, and vol. 30, p. 404. — Editoh.]
Richard Kent, IIe<lingham Sible, Essex, yeoman. Will 17 February,
1625-6 ; proved 1 June, 1626. To be buried in churchyanl of lledLngham
Sible. To Sonne George Kent £10 and the copper and yanle cai'cher of
Hollan. Resiflue to daughter Sara Newman, executrix. Witues,ses : Clement
Harrington, Thomas Court man, senior.
Commissary of Essex and Herts, File for 1 625-6, fo. 44.
VOL. LIII. 28
la Miother vlll from unAet the sliikdow of the castle of the ea.rU of Oi-
.t mn; posslblf help to fill in one of the many voids la the probUe
i at Wtnch eater.— L. W.]
John Veere, Walden, Ebbpi, yeoman. Will 14 Janoarv, 1G32-3;
proved 14 March, 1G32-3. To be buried in Walden church" j-ard. To
wife Ilridgetl lenemenia wherein I dwell for life tlien to daiighler PrisdUii
Grawte and heirs, remainder to kinsmaji Thomas Eeves. To my 4 dsKrs
12d. each. To daughter Priscilla Growte 20b. a year. Goods, eta, to
wife Bridgett, executrix. Witnesses : William Pearson, John WrighL
Archdeaconry of Colchester, File for 1G32-3, No, 41.
[This will is sealedwith the bsdge of the "lordly line of HaphdeVere." The
earls, whose chief seal wns in Northern Essex, did not nse the prellx "d«'<
themselves. Many of the Veres, like the above, were quiet Essex yeomen at
such limes as they were not sallying for i to flght the battles of England. M
both Grouts and Eves were at Wsterto..n toprcther, and as the Livennoru.
■with whom the Grouts married, were from the aame aectiou, we have prolMbljr
here a thread to f6Uow L. W.]
See vol. 52, pp. 6.5-G9, tor previous AbatractB.
30 LtlUe Busiell Slrtet, London, W. C.
i
1768
July 24
1769
July 9
1734
Oct 17
1735
June 5
1736/7
1737
1743
Feb 17
June 22
Nov 22
1744
Nov 27
1742
Aug 12
1745
Api in
1743/4
Feb 28
1746
Nov 15
FIRST BOOK OF RAYNHAM KECOEDS.
From a copy in the poBseaaion of this SoctKTT.
[CoQtiniiBd from page 60.]
rp.g. IS.]
Job G»dfrey of raunton to Abigail Jones of B.
by Zcth Leonard Jus. P.
Sou of above below
Job. Sunday
[P.gB 19.]
Ichabod Keith of Bridgewater & Lydia
WilJiiimsof li. by W«l«
Amos Keith of Do & Sarah
RobiosoN of R. by do.
David Kiiig& Rehecca Dean lioth of R. by do.
Jonathan King & I'hebe Leonard by do
Benjamin King & Abiah Leonard by do
Cliild of Benj.' & Atiiah vi«.
George — Tuesday about 3 o'clock in tbe afte^
noon [See below w. H. d.]
Samuel Kinsley of Easton & bophia
White of II. by Wale*
George Knapp & Sarah Atherton both
of R by do.
Rol>ert King of Rehoboth and Mercy
Dean of R by do
Anna KEng, dau. of Benjamin King & Abiah his
wife — 10 oclk at night. SaL
1899.]
Firtt Book of Raynham JReeordt.
435
[Page 20.]
Children of Beiij. King continued.
1748 Janj 30 b. William King sou of Benjamin King & Abiab bis
wife — Monday morning about one of tbe clock
& Do
1750/51 Feb 24 b. Asa King son Do
Sunday morning 10 o'clock.
Hazadiah King dau Do
Wednesday, 10 o'clock at night
Gains King son Do
Tuesday
Stephen King son of Benjamin King & Deliverance
his wife
Eli King son Do
1753
1756
1758
Aug. 1 b.
Mch. 9 b.
July 3 b.
& Do.
& Do.
1759
1761
1762
1764
1766
Nov
Feb
June
Apl
Aug.
17
6
29
30
30
b.
b.
b.
b.
b.
Abigail King dau.
Abia King dau
Sarah King dau
Barzelia son
Do
Do
Do
Do
&
&
&
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do
Do
[Page 21.]
1726/7 Feb 16 m. Samuel Leonard Jr. & Abigail Shaw then both
of Taunton by Seth Williams Esq.
Children,
Nathan son of Sam^ Leonard Jr & Abigail his wife
1727
1730
1733
1734
1737
1739
1743/4
Dec 20 b.
Apl 19 b.
May 6 b.
Aug 7
Aug 16
Apl 20
Feb. 14
b.
b.
b.
b.
Samuel son Do
Abigail dau Do.
May 1733
Katherine dau Do
Jonathan son Do
Bethiah dau Do
Nathaniel son Do.
&
Do.
&
Do.
&
Do.
&
Do.
&
Do
&
Do.
<Sb d26
1724 Apl 24 m.
1724/5
1726
1729
1731
Zepbaniah Leonard & Hannah King, then of Taun-
ton now of R.
TTunr children viz.
Joshua — Tues.
Mary — Thurs.
Prudence — Sabbath Day — & dec?* Jany 1.
1730/1
Apl 27 b. Silence — Tues.
Jan 5 b.
Sept 22 b.
Mar. 23 b.
[Page 22.]
1732/3 BIch 1 b. Anna — Thurs.
1734/5 Jan. 31 b. Abigail* — Frid.
All the foregoing record concerning Zepbaniah Leonard & his children
was recorded by me May 31. 1735 Samuel Leonard Jr. Town clerk.
1736/7 Jany 18 b. Zepbaniah Tues. son of Zeph & Hannah L.
[Same family as above w. r. d.]
1788 Nov 10 b. Phebe*rfau. Do. & Do.
[Here follows the births of three of the children of Major Zepbaniah
Leonard and Hannah his wife viz
1744 Aug 3 b. Appollos — Frid.
* Both boned in the same grave.
Jnly IC b. Phebe — Wed. &d. June 17. 1752 Wed.
April 8 b. Silaa — Frid&d. May 15. 1762 Frid
J Dec 6 b. Samuel Thure.] '
im Rebeckah Leonai^ KelicL of Jamea Leonard late of Taunt
1. Dyed io Taunton Apri] y' 3. 1738 Jn y' 77 year of her age
June 23 m. Thomtis Leonard Jr. & Sarali Sulker by Rev M
Danfonh
Their children as follows
1727 Oct a b. Wary — TImrB. I
1729 June i6 b. Sarah — Thiirs ]
1731 July 1« b. Hannah — Sabhath Day ]
1733 Apl 30 b. Gamaliel — Monday 1
[Page 23.]
Children of Ebsneeer Muhuriu of Rayntiam &, BatbGhoa hia wife.
1720 Nov 9 b. Stephen i
1727 Mch 27 b. Mary |
1729 Nov 11 b. Seth
1731/2 Mch 2i b. Itelty
1783 July 12 m. John Macomber of Tannton & Lydia
Williams of R. by Wale
1742/3 Jsuiy 18 m. Ebenezer Mayo, Resident of Raynhatu
& Abigail Raker by 0<i>
1744 May 7 m. John Murphy & Mary Griffin both of R. by Do.
1750 Dec. G b. Samuel aou of Zepbauiab & Hanoab Leouud-
Thursday j
[Page 24.] \
Children of ?iehemiah Washburn & Polly his wife '
1784 Feb 16 b. Cmmwell
1785 Sept 8 b. Thirza
1787 Jany 10 b. Mabata
1788 Dec 12 b. Fanny
1791 Jany 1 b. Nebemiah
1792 Aug 12 b. Davis
1794 July 28 b. Calvin
1796 Mar 12 b. Lysander
1797 Oct 1 b. Isaac
1799 Nov 29 b. Nancy
1801 July 23 b. John Marshal]
Rec'' Sept 10, 1802
[Page 25.]
1727/8 Mar. 19 m. Philip King and Abigail WillUms
Children Jolloic, viz.
1728/9 Mar 17 b. Abigail— (Monday)
1730 Aug 26 b. John — (Wed.)
1732 Dec 17 b. Prudence — (.Sunday)
1734 Nov 28 b. Hannah- (Tburs.)"
1736 Sept. 17 b. Allea [Alice, w. r. d.] — (Frid.)
1738 Oct 23 b. Philip — (Wond.)
1740 Aug 23 b. Bethsheba — (Sat.J & d. Aug. 8. 1741 — (Sat)
1899.] Fir9i Booh ofRaynham Records. 437
1742 May 26 b. Mary— (Wed.)
1743/4 Mar. 20 b. Bathsheba — (Taesd.) 2* of the name
1746 Dec 24 b. Rhoda — (Wed.) & d. Dec 21. 1758 — (Thure.)
[Page 26.]
Philip & Abigail King's children, continued.
1748 Mar 10 b. Samuel — (Frid.) <& d. July 26. 1 770 — (Thure)
1751 Oct 25 b. Nathan — ( do ) & d. Nov 10. 1756 — (Wed.)
1756 Oct 6 d. Abigail King the wife of Capt. Philip King
1768 May 22 b. Joseph Presho
1768 Apl 2 b. Sarah Presho
Children of above, viz
1790 Sept 25 b. Sally
1792 Nov 27 b. Joseph. Jr
1794 Dec 9 b. Phebe
1797 Mar. 20 b. Peter
1799 June 24 b. Damaris
1801 Dec 18 b. Elijah Williams
Rec'* Sept 13. 1802
Same family continued
1805 Aug 2 b. Clarissa
1807 Dec 18 b. Rosea
1810 Apl 2 b. Yaranes
1812 Sep. 30 b. Phebe
[Page 27.]
1733/4 Feb 14 m. Nicholas Power & Lydia Brettun, by Wales
1745 Nov 21 " Joseph Presbrey of Taunton & Mary
Baker of R. by Do.
1760 Oct 3 b. Elizabeth Presho dau. Peter Presho & Elizabeth
his wife
1761 Nov 19 b Peter •* son Do & Do.
1786 Mar 31 b. Laban son of Samson Presho & Abi his wife
1790 June 11 b. I ^°°* ^*°|of Do. &Do— (fiwn*)
( Samson son j ^ ^
1794 May 20 b. Hannah dan Do & Do.
1796 Feb 7 b. Polly " Do & Do.
1798 June 8 b. Luin* son Do <Sb Do
1800 Aug 21 b. Vison* son " "
1788 Feb 16 b. Malinda*dau " " bom in
Middleboro
1792 Apl 28 b. Hannah* ** « "
1804 Dec 9 b Drusilla* «* " "
1805 Nov 30 b. BUlings Whitfield* son "
u
fPage 28.]
1737 Feb 17 m. David King (died July 6. 1753) & Rebecka Dean
Children
1788 Aug 11 b. David — &d. Dec 16. 1754
1740 Dec 29 b. Isaac & d July 30. 1759
[* These are nndoabtedlj of the same tannSj, W, R, D.]
Firat Book of Ilaynham Jiecords.
June
12
b.
Job
Deo
26
b.
Mary
l',o>J
Oct
16
b.
Zebuloa
1775
June
6
b.
Zibeoti Wilhur (
LydU Wilbur f
1781
Apl.
11
b.
Their cliildreii bf
1798
Sept
17
b.
Ljdia
1801
Feb
22
b
Diimh
Rec^Sppt 13. 11
1773
June
17
b.
James Wilbur
1761
Oct
6
b.
Honnnh Wilbur
1799
Feb
n
b.
Sully Willmr
1800
May
17
b.
James Wilbur Jr
Eec'' Sept 13. 11
1803
Slay
28
b.
Roxuua
1807
Jauy
17
b.
Elcaua
[Page 29.]
1736 Aug. 19 m. Jolin KowUnd & Mary Robinsou — to
RaTiibam by Wale
1742/3 Mar 9 " Juhii'Bobiiisoii & Lydia Bryant — both
ofR by Da
1740 June 11 " Josiah RobiDBou & Betbiab Robiuson
botb of R, b; Do
1745
Oct 15 b.
Lutber RobioHon
1748
Juue 22 b
Hannalj Guahea
1771
Apl 24 b
Parna Rohi.ison
1772
Sept 21 b
1777
May 7 b.
Hannah RobitisoD
1785
Apl 13 b.
Lyditi Robinson
1755
May 12 b
Fbilip Koapp son of George Euapp & Sarah hi
wife
[Page SO.]
Cbiiaren of John RobitiBon Jm.' & Welthy his wife
1769
May 2 b.
Perez — ThurBday morning
1770
1773
Not 1 b.
June 23 b.
Welthy — Thursday 12 dooii
Etiab — Sunday, 9 o'clk
1777
1779
Aug 27 b.
June 23 b.
Sylvester — Thursday, 2 o'dk
A Ivan
1781
1783
Aug 7 b.
Sept 22 b.
Abigail
Josiah
1786
Mar 23 b
Polly
[Page 31.]
17S2 July 26 m. Ebenezer Shaw of R. & Hannah Fobes of Bridge
water, in R. by Wales
17S1/2 Feb 24 b. Jonathan Shair sou of Jonathan Shaw & Merc
hie wife
1899.] JEarly Oenerations of the Brewster Family. 439
1720 Sept 27 b. Benjamin Shelly son of Benj° S. & AUice his
wife. Note He was born in Taunton before
Pajnham was constitated a town.
1721 Mch 11 b. Mehitable Shelly dan Do & Do.
1734 June 12 m. Isaac Sampson of Plympton & £]izabeth Shaw of
R. by Wales
1736/7 Jany 15 b. Mason son of Jonathan Shaw of R. & Llercy his
wife
1734 July 19 b John son Do <Sb Do (this
should be first)
1738 Apl 4 b. Jonathan Shelly son offJoseph S. & Thankful his
wife — Tuesday
1739 June 7 b Rebeckah dau Jonathan Shaw & Mercy his wife
& d. June 27 set 20 d.
[Page 32.]
1740 Sept 14 b Susannah dau Jonathan Shaw & Mercy his wife —
Sabbath day night
1745 Sept 7 b Gideon Shaw sou of Jonathan Shaw & Mercy his
wife
1747 Nov 23 b Silas « « Do & Do &
d. feby 7, 1747
1749 Jany 8 d, Mercy Shaw wife of Dea. Jonathan Shaw in the
44"* year of her age
1768 Oct 1 d, Dea. Jonathan Shaw in the -7 of his age
1745 June 11 m. Samuel Shaw & Phebe Hall both of R. by Wales
1745 Dec 10 m. Nath> Shaw & Elisabeth Hall both of R. by
Wales
1750 Apl lb. Joseph son of Joseph Shaw & Mary his wife & d.
next day
1751 Nov. 6 b Joseph 2<^ son Do & Do
1753 June 7 m. Ebenezer Stutson of Taunton & Hannah Hall of
R. by James Williams Just. P. Taunton
[To be contiDoed.]
EARLY GENERATIONS OF THE BREWSTER
FAMILY.
Compiled by Lucr Hall Greenlaw, of Cambridge, Mass.
[Continued Arom pa^e 288.]
9. William^ Brewster (Benjamin,* Jonathan,'^ William^) married at
Norwich, January 8, 1692, Elizabeth, daughter of Josiah and Grace
(Holloway) Read, who died three months later, March 11, 1692.
His second wife was named Patience. William removed from Nor-
wich to Lebanon, Ct., where the births of two of his children are
aril/ Generations oft/ie SrewHer Fumilt/. [Oct.
r ei, and died there Aug. 11, 1728. His widow died at Cw-
1 ibout 1740. Children named in the settlemenl of the father's
1. WtLUAM,* called the eldest son; m. Dec. 13. 1716, MtblUbleAbel.
Children, 1-5 ret^orded at Lebaoon, 6 at MansScld; there ma;
ba?e b«en otbera :
1. Hannah* b. March 31, 1718.
5. Abel. b. July 16. 1720.
8. IFiVHom, b. Feb. S6. 17S3-3; d. Nov. 1, 1726.
4. EliMhu. b. Ang. !S, 1725; d. at Loutsboig, 1746.
6. Annf, b. Aag. 28, 17£7.
e. William, b. March 18, 1723-80.
11. Patthsck, Bi. Matthew DuWolf of Bolton. The records of the
lat Church of Lebauon contain the entrj of their marriage, but
the date ts vnrn nfr U tnnlt place about ITSl. (See baptlams
of ber chlldi.. >.!<iMTicR. 111.. ISO. 307. 40d.)
m. Samukl. d. 1776, .1726. Tabitha Baldwin. Chlldrwi:
1, Mary,* b. Jan. Iw.
5. &imiiel, b. More
8. Ann. b. An^.
4. Suth, b. jDly
E. Xrhitalle. b. -...„. ,.,.1780,
Iv. BsEKEXint, b.Feb. 1,1703-3; m. Nov. 13, 1731, Elizabeth DeWoIf.
Children :
I. Sarah,* b. Sept. H, ]7a».
5. Charia, b. April 4, 17Z4.
8. EalkaTine. b. April 16, 17B7.
4. Eliiabeth. b. March 7, 17S9.
V. Fbtbb, b.Feb. 17.1706-7; d. at Coventry, Jan. 27, 1802; m. Brst.
Feb. 18, 1780, Mary Lee, who died at Coventry, Sept. 17. 178*.
aj. 73. His second wife, Marlon, died 1818, m. 00. Children.
1-2 bapt. at Lebanon, order uuc(^rtaln.
1. StaHha,* bspt. June 6, 1731.
3. TabUha. bapt. Nov, 13, 1782.
8. Itrael.
4. FatUnct.
6. JUary,
C. Jacob,
7. David.
0. Benjamin Brewster* (Btnjamin,* Jonathan^ WiStamy married
December 17, 1696, Mury Smith.* After the birth of their first
child, they removed from Norwich to Lebanon, Ct. Here Marj
died March 27, 1747, in her 74th year, and Benjamin married
second, " Joyce," whom he named in his will. He died between Jan-
uary 14 and February 6, 1755. Children, recorded at Lebanon:
i. Bbkjamin.* b. Sept. 4, 1897; d. 1770; m. [record iUegible] 21.
1722, Rebecca Blackmau. Children ;
1. Jonathan.* b. Sept. 9, 1723.
2. BenJiimSn, b. Oct. 12. 1720.
ti. John, b. May 25, 1701 ; m. Feb. 6, 1724, Mary Terry. Chlldrent
1. Man/,* b. Jan, 20, 1725-6.
2. Hannah, b. May 5, 1T34.
III. Maky. b. April 22, 1704; m. Oct. 19, 172S. Benjamin Paine, who
d. Jan. 14, 1765, " a°;ed 65 on 8th of March next," (Lebanon
records.) Children :
1. Bttijamin* Paine, b. March 14, 1727-8.
2. Mary Paint, b. Jan. 20, 1729-30.
8. Lj/dia Faine, b. Nor. 8, 1731.
• Breatter Book.
1899.] Early Oenerations of the Brewster Family. 441
4. Stephen Paine, b. Jane 26, 1735.
6. Dan Paine, b. April 10, 1737.
6. Hannah Paine, b. June 25. 1739.
7. Seth Paine, b. Sept. 1, 1742.
8. Sarah Paine, b. March 22, 1745.
iv. Jonathan, b. Nov. 14, 1706; d. Oct. 24, 1717.
V. Nehkmiah, b. June 26, 1709; d. April 23. 1719.
vi. Comfort, b. Dec. 2, 1711 ; m. Dec. 2, 1736, Deborah Smith of Bol-
ton. Children :
1. Deborah* b. Dec. 20, 1787.
2. Ann, b. May 10. 1741.
3. Betty, b. Aug. 20, 1743.
4. Comfort, b. Aug. 20, 1745.
5. Daniel, b. July 20, 1761.
vii. Daniel, b. Nov. 21, 1714; d. May 7, 1749; m. Oct. 10, 1734, Mary
Dimack. Children :
1. Nehemiah,* b. Nov. 21, 1735; d. y.
2. Nehemiah, b. April 19, 1738.
3. Buth, b. Aug. 28, 1740.
4. Eunice, b. Jan. 2, 1742-3.
6. Mary, b. April 13, 1745.
6. Mehitahle, b. Aug. 6, 1747.
11. Nathaniel* Brewster {William,* Lovt^ William^) lived at Dux-
bur v. He married December 24, 1705, Mary, daughter of Richard
and Eamie (Glass) Dwelley of Scituate, who died July 29, 1764,
aged 80 J years. The will of Nathaniel, dated February 11, and
proved April 7, 1755, between which dates he died, names his wife,
Mary, and all ^ye of his children. Children, recorded at Dux-
bury :
i. Samuel,* \. .^., - ,-^q /was living in 1755.
ii. Mkrcy, ;°- ^P"^ ^' ^^"^^'[ni. Aug. 18, 1731, Nahaniel Wood-
cock of Attleborongh, son of Israel and Elizabeth (Gatchel)
Woodcock. Children, recorded at Attleborongh :
1. Xathan Woodcock,* b. Dec. 11, 1731.
2. Buth Woodcock, b. April 19, 1733.
8. Mary (?) Woodcock, b. Feb. 16, 1734.
4. Huldah Woodcock, b. March 31, 1737.
5. Bethiah Woodcock, b. April 18, 1739.
6. Eunice Woodcock, b. April 27, 1741.
7. Sarah Woodcock, b. Jan. 26, 1744-5.
8. Nathaniel Woodcock, b. Nov. 19, 1748.
9. Israel Woodcock, b. Aug. 28, 1751.
iii. Ruth, b. Dec. 9, 1711; d. 1807; m. May 8, 1735, Joseph Morgan
of Preston, Codu., son of John and Elizabeth (Williams n6e
Jones) Morgan, bapt. April 27. 1701; d. May 24, 1764. (For
children, see Morgan Genealogy, 34.)
iv. WiLLi-Oi, b. Feb. 14, 1714-15; d. abt. 1775; m. Jan. 1, 1746-7,
Friscilla Sampson. Children, 1-3 bapt. at Duxbury :
1. Daniel,* bapt. Nov. 1, 1747.
2. Nathaniel, bapt. Nov. 11, 1750.
8. Stephen, bapt. Nov. 11, 1750.
4. Timothy.
5. Lydia.
v. Joseph, b. July 3, 1718; d. Sept. 3, 1791; m. Nov. 26, 1740, Jedl-
diah White. Children. 1, 5-6 bapt. at Duxbury :
1. Zndock,* b. March 15, bapt. April 18, 1742.
2. Mary, \
3. Joseph, \ bapt. at Attleborongh.
4. Buth, j
5. Nathaniel, bapt. Aug. 3, 1755.
6. Truelove, bapt. Jan. 13, 1760.
trly Generations of the JBrewsler Fitmili/. [Oct
ULiAM* Brewster ( WiUlam.* Love,^ WtBinrn') married Slay 20,
j708, Hopestill. daughter of John and Abigail (Andrews) Wads-
worth, of Duxbury. They livwl at Dunbury, but before 1761 bad
removed to Wreutham where their fon, Seth, had eettled. About
1766, they removed to Lebanon, Exeter Ptiriah, Conn., ut live with
their son Ichabod. Here William " exchanged this life in hope of
a better," December *26, 1768, and Hopestill, "after a pioiis &
Virtuons life departed March 25 1775 in ye Comfortable hope of a
happy iraniorlality in ye 86 year of her age." (GraveBtooes).
Children, recorded at Duxburj :
I. Olivbb,' b. July 16. 1708 ; ra. March 22, 1732, Martha W*d9Wonh.
Children, recorded at Lebanon :
1. lluhy* b. Jan. 6, 173B-3.
5. Wadfvtorlh, h. ApHl 14, 1737.
U. ICHABOD, b. Jan. 15, 1710-11; d. 1797; m. June 3. 1T3S. Ljdl*
Barstow. Children, 1-8 iwrn at Pembroke, i-S at LeOanon ;
1. Bat/uihrba.' b. Sept. 3, 1737.
a. Lydin, b. Aug, 7, 1739.
3. Wi'tiaTa. b. Aag, 13, 1741.
4. Bulriah. b. April 23, 17M.
6. Beuy, b. Ang. 10. 1746.
6. iV/n«, b. JniielS. IT«.
7. leKabod, b. M»rch 6, 1763.
8. Boptttai. b. May 87. 17A0.
111. BLI9HA. b. Oct. 39. 1716; d. 17fl»; m. Sept. 30. 1748. Lucy Te*
mans. Children. 1-6 recorded at Middletown, Conn. :
1. Elitha,' b. AiiK. 19. 1748; d. June 12, 17*6.
2. Lucy, b. May 9Q. 1746.
3. Xttcr«(a. b. Oct. Bl, 1747.
t. Lot, b. Sept. 18, 1749.
B. «Ii«Aa, b. Jnly 8. 1761. I
6. H'dlfotn, b. Feb. 21, 175S. I
7. Lydta.
8. Jtuby.
9. Sarah.
10. Hopeitilt.
It. Seth. b. Dec. 20. 1720; m. firet. Jan. 14, 1746-6, Jemsha Ware;
m. second. June 9. 1752. Eunice Mann; m. third. Sept. 13. 1737,
Hannah Carter. Children of second wife, recorded at Wrentham ;
1. Jame$* b. Mar. 8. 1763.
2. Oliver, b. Apr. 7, 1754.
8. Waiiam. b. Oct. 30. 1755.
Children of third wife, recorded at Wrentham and Wobam :
t. Thomaa Carttr, b. Sept. 2B, 1769.
6. Mary CartfT, h. March 26. 1761.
T. Lot. b. March 25. 1723-4; d. Jan. 13. 17G5; m, April 4, ITS4.
Lucy Reed of Wobum, who died June 12, 1766. Was a physician
and lived at Woburn. Child :
1. WiUiam,* aged about 8 years In 1765.
Ti. HULpAH. b. Feb. 20, 1726-6; d. April 27. 1750: m. June 13. 1745.
Jolin, eon of John and Lydla (Jacob) Gould of Hull, b. Feb. £3,
1718 : d. March 12, 1777. Cbilcli-cn, recorded at Hull :
1. J.,kn' Go«ld. b. June 12. I74G; d. July 1, 1746.
2. llutdah Gould, b. Aue. 29. 1747.
5. Hopeitm Ooutd, b. May 23, 1748; d. Aug. 18. 1749.
13. Benjamin* Brewster (WiUiam,* Love,^ WiUinni*) settled in Preston,
Conn. Decemiier 8, I6i)9, liis father, William, had purchased 100
acres of land in Preston, a part, of the Christopher Huntington
farm, and this land Beojamin received by deed of gift from bis
1899.] Early GenercUions of the Brewster family. 443
father, March 6, 1710-11. He married first, in Preston, Octoher
16, 1713, Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer and Dorothy (Morgan)
Witter, bom March 3, 1694; died February 21, 1740-1 ; married
second, June 10, 1741, Sarah Caulkins of Norwich, who died prior
to January 24, 1765. Administration upon Benjamin's estate was
granted November 7, 1752. Children, bom and baptized at Pres-
ton:
i. WiujAM,* b. Sept. 16, 1714; m. first, March 24, 1737, Damaris
Gates; m. second, Jan. 16, 1752, Esther Sabln. Children, 1
recorded at Preston, 2-6 at Canterbury, 7-14 at Windham :
1. Grace* b. Feb. 19, 1737-6.
2. Asa, b. Oct. 11, 1739.
3. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 30. 1741.
4. Damaris, b. Nov. 24, 1743.
6. Drusilla, b. Nov. 3, 1745.
6. Jerusha, b. Oct. 18, 1747.
Children of second wife :
7. Benjamin, b. Feb. 6, 175,^.
8. Hannah, b. Oct. 26, 1754.
9. Esther, b. Dec. 22, 1766.
10. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 19, 1769.
11. Cynthia, b. July 26, 1762.
12. William, b. Jan. 21, 1765.
13. Cyrus, b. Aug. 6, 1769.
14. Bovcen, b. April 19. 1773.
ii. Gracr, bapt. April 7, 1717; d. before her father,
ill. Simon, b. June 10, 1720 ; d. June 29, 1801 ; m. May 25, 1742, Anne
Andrus. Children, recorded at Preston :
1. Lydia,* b. March 13, 1743.
2. Asher, b. July 22, 1745.
3. Jndah, b. Jan. 16, 1749.
4. Simon, b. May 1, 1751.
5. Anne, b. Sept. 19, 1753.
6. Olive, b. Aug. 28, 1757.
7. Elias, b. Sept. 11, 1759.
8. Elisha, b. Oct. 22, 1761.
9. Joseph, b. Aug. 28, 1763.
10. Merry, b. July 1, 1765.
Iv. JuDAH, b. April 7, 1723; d. young.
V. Abkx, b. May 22, 1726; d. Au«:. 13, 1787; m. first, July 26, 1760,
Rachel Wetmore, who died March 30, 1769, in the 30th year;
m. second, Susanna . Children, 1-3 recorded at Norwich :
1. Elizabeth,* b. May 12. 1761.
2. Abigail, b. July 15, 17H2.
3. Lurrelia, b. Nov. 6, 1763.
4. Philip,
5. Anne,
y\. Judah, b. Feb. 27, 1729; d. before his father,
vil. EuzABRTH, b. Oct. 27, 1732; d. Dec. 22, 1806; m. April 4, 1750,
Samuel, son of Joseph and Hannah (Brewster) Freeman, who
died May 28, 1801. Children, recorded at Preston :
1. Judes Freeman,* b. Feb. 11, 1752.
2. Walter Freeman, b. Oct. 13, 17.54.
3. Peleg Freeman, b. Sept. 23, 1757.
4. Jemima Freeman, b. Oct. 14, 1760.
5. Elizabeth Freeman, b. Jan. 14, 1764.
6. Carolina Freeman, b. July 7, 1766.
7. Samuel Freeman, b. March 5, 1769.
8. Zippfjrah Freeman, b July 27, 1771.
Till. Amos, b. June 22, 1735; d. prior to 1778; m. Jerusha, daa. of
David Knight of Norwich. Res. Canterbury.
rltf Generatior
Is. urnns.b. Ang. 18, 1738; il. 181C: m. flrst. TaWtha Jones, who
died s.p. ; m. second, llAnniih Wills. Was gradiiaUKl at Tale
College. !763. Keg. StiUwater, K. Y., and Norwich, Vt. CtU-
1. Tabllha Jones' b. 1T87.
3. MaHha, b. Jane 1. 1790. |
Children of sewud wife ; |
3C. JosAs, b. Jane 16. 1742; d, before Mflfcb 7, 1777; ni. Jane 30,
1770. Eontco Pellet o( Canterbury. He left no chlMren:
Xl. Loia, bnpt. Nov. II, 17W; d. Nov. ]4, 1777; m. Zadock, son of
Joseph and Jedldlah (White) Brewster.
111. EI.IA8, bapt. May 8. 17*8 ; d. before his father,
zlil. J0Ai4»A, bapt. April Z4, ITSi; m. Jan. 2S, I77T, Daniel, son ot
Sniniiel and Elizabeth (Forsyth) Morgan of PreKtoQ, b. Oct. I,
1744; d: Feb. IR. 1817. (For children. Bee Morgan Genealon,
73.)
1. Joseph* Bkewbter ( William* Love,* WiBiam') had wife, Elisabedi,
whose mikiden name has not been ascerUineil. They lived at Dni-
bury and are buriwl iu the old cemetery at South Doxbury. Their
gravestones, which, rather straugely, are in dilTerent parte of the
burying ground, state that Jost^pb died Ajiril 20, 1767, and Eliza-
beth, April, 1786 "in j" SS" year of her age." Children, all baptized
at Duiburr, March 30, 1740:
I. Lemuel,* d. abt. 1774; m. Jan. 20, 1756. AhlKail, dao. of John
and Rebecca (Bradford) Brewster oC Kingston. Chlldiea, 1--2
recorded at lUngston :
J. Elitabeth* b. Deo. 19, 1768.
2. John, to. Feb. 13, 1761 ; d. March 28. 1763.
8. ArUl.
4. Jlehfixa.
5. Joseph.
6. John.
11. Eunice, d. Jane 9, 181S, m. 84 j. (gravestone) ; m. Nov. 3S, 1T5S,
Timothy Walker, of Wllniinston, son of Samuel and Haoult
Walker, b. July 26, 1732; d. Hay 9, 1S09. Cblldreo, recorded
at Wilmington :
1. Snmuef Walker, b. Nov. 29, 1760.
2. Elizabeth Walker, b. Feb. 15. 1763.
3. Timolhg Walker, b. June 18, 1765; d. Sept. 7, 1767.
4. Benjamin Walker, b. July 3, 1767.
E. James Walker, b. Jan. 3. 1772.
iil. Truklovb. "January 18. 1767. Troe-love Brewster, fell through
the Ice, attempting to Come over Oakmans terry — and was
drowned — near twenty one years old.—" (Duihury church
records.)
15. JoSHCA* BitEwaTER (William,' Love,^ William') married March 13,
1721-2, Deborah, daugliter of Eleazer and Hannah (Ransom)
Jackson of Plympton, who was born March 11, 1703-4, and died
September 1, I7C9. They lived at Duxbury where be died March
27, 177C., aged 78 years. Children:
i. Natiux,* died Nov. 3. 1808, ai;ed 84. Was three times married
and had a family at i)uibury.
il. Sarah, m. Nov. 8. 1748, .loaeph Wright of Plympton.
til. Job, m. Sept. 1, 1754. Elizabeth Ellis of Plymouth. Had a family.
16. Jonathan* Brewster (Wrestling.' Love,^ William^) married March
6, 1709, Mary, daughter of his slcp-father, John Partridge of Dux-
bury. Her mother was Hannah Seabury, and she was bom May 2,
1899.] Early Generations of the Brewster Family. 445
1693. Jonathan lived at Duxbnry until 1727, when he sold his
estate there and removed to Lebanon, Conn. In 1730, lie bought
land in Windham, Conn., being called " of Lebanon " in the deed, and
removed to that place, where he died November 24, 1753. His
wife. Mar J, is not mentioned in his will which was dated March 14,
1748, and had e\ndently died before that time. Children, viii. and
ix. recorded at Windham :
i. Uanxah/ called oldest daughter in the will of her father, m. at
Lebanon, Nov. 6, 1728, John Barker, of Lebanon and Norwich,
il. Mary, d. Aug. 9, 1768, in the 56th year of her age (gravestone) ; m.
first, Feb. U, 1733-4, Reuben, son of George and Sarah (Silsby)
Lillie, b. May 18, 1709; d. May 28, 1737; m. second, Sept. 25,
1740, Jeremiah, son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Lobdil) Bingham,
b. Jan. 27, 1715-16; d. Sept. 4, 1784. Children, aU recorded at
Windham :
1. Sila^ Lillie, b. Oct. 25, 1734.
2. 3fary Lillie, b. July 4, 1736; bapt. as " Deborah."
3. Sarah Bingham, b. Jnne 29, 1741.
A, Mary Bingham, b. Ang. 22, 1743.
5. Lydia Bingham, b. Dec. 10, 1745.
6. Jeremiah Bingham, b. Ang. 24, 1748.
7. Uriah Bingham, b. Nov. 10, 1751.
8. Huldah Bingham, b. Mar. 27, 1757.
ill. James, called oldest son in the will of his father, d. Oct. 2, 1755,
'* aged 40 years last May." (Windham Records) ; m. March 15,
1738-9, Faith Ripley. Children, recorded at Windham :
1. Lydia,^ b. March 18, 1739-40.
2. Faith, b. Mav 30, 1742; d. Sept. 28, 1745.
3. Olite, b. June 18, 1744.
4. Faith, b. Nov. 18, 1746.
5. James, b. Jan. 8, 1748-9.
6. Mary, b. Jnne 30, 1751.
7. David, b. Dec. 21, 1753.
iv. Peleo, died April 2, 1801, aged 84; m. Sarah . Children,
bapt. at Scotland Parish, Windham :
1. John,^ bapt. Nov. 18, 1739.
2. Mary, bapt. Oct. 12, 1740.
3. Jedidiah, bapt. Jnne 6, 1742.
4. Mary, bapt. March 18, 1744.
Perhaps others bom at Canterbury.
V. Jekusha, d. Sept. 22. 1795; m. Jnne 4, 1741, Zebnlon, son of
Nathaniel and Rebecca (Waldo) Rndd, b. July 26, 1J17. Chil-
dren, recorded at Windham :
1. Xathaniel^ Budd, b. Sept. 8, 1742.
2. Jenisha Budd. b. April 23, 1744.
3. Zaresh Budd, b. May 21, 1746.
4. Mary Budd, b. May 24, 1748.
5. Bezaliel Budd, b. July 13, 1751.
6. Martha Budd, b. Sept. 1, 1756; d. Sept. 13, 1758.
7. Martha Budd, b. Aug. 26, 1759.
8. Abigail Budd, b. Sept. 29, 1762.
vl. Jonah, d. June 3, 1750; m. Jan. 25, 1743-4, Joanna Waldo. Chil-
dren, recorded at Windham :
1. Jonathan,* b. Aug. 25, 1744.
2. Xathan. b. Jan. 81, 1745-6.
3. Eztkiel, b. Julv 31, 1747.
4. Ann, b. Feb. 12, 1748-9.
5. Jonah, b. Sept. 1, 1750.
vli. Saiiaii, m. Jebephat (or Jehoshephat) Holmes. In 1754, they
were living at Nine Partners, N. Y.
vlii. Eluah, b. March 12, 1731: d. before July 14, 1755, unmarried.
In his will, dated April 24, 1755, he mentions his brothers, James
and Peleg Brewster, his sisters, Hannah Barker, Mary Bingham,
trly Generations of the Brewster Family. [Oct.
Sarah Eolnies and Jeniaha Radd. the children of his deceased
brother JoDsh, and htu "brother Juhn Barker," to whom hi
gives "ray blue Coat & Csmlett Jackett & m; best hat for
reasons beat known to mysdt."
1x. JoKATBAN, b. Hay 1, 1737 ; d. yoong.
Wrestling* Brewstek ( Wretlling,* Lovr,^ William') settled al
Kingstoa, where he was a Di;acon of the Church. By occupadoo
)i> was a cordwaiiier- Ue married July 12^ 1722, Ftannah, daugh-
ter of James aud Mary (Tililen) Thumas of Duxbary, who was
bdfti. according to the records, August 30, 1698. and died August
20, 1788, "Aged 90 Years wanting 21 days." (GravesWne.)
■' Dea™ Wrestling Brewster " * Dec' Jan'* y* 1" 1767 Aged
72 year* 4 Months & 28 days." (Graveetone). Cliildren. recorded
I, Wkkstltko,' b. Aug. 29, 1734 [ d. Feb. 8, 1810; m. July 12, 1T».
Deborah Seabury. Children, recorded at Kingston:
1. nalinah.'b. April 29, 1762.
2. SeabvTTi, b. Oct. 21, 1764.
3. Biildah, h. Nov. 13, 1766.
i. atitrliH. b. Nov. IG, 1T5B. I
6. Hi>»ea. b. Aug. 28. 1762. ^
e. Ittborah, b. Jane S5, 1764. B
7. I'(o[*(, b. Oct. 28, 1768. ^
e. Olivr, b. Aug. 10, I76S. ■
9. H'rwUtnj, b. Oct. i, 1770.
II. Isaac, b. March 17, 1737 j d. Dee., 1610; m. Nor. 21, 1771,Leonlc«
Soule. Chlhlren ;
1. Piflftam,' b. Oct. B, 1778.
2. SlpfBcer. b. Aug. 8, 177B.
111. Thomas, b. Dec. 23. 1729; d. Ang. 10. 1815; in. May 4. i794,
Marv Hall. Children :
1. ifarg,* b. Sept. 18, 1795.
2. Bnnnah Thirniat, b. Sept. ii, 1796.
8. Elltha, b. Sept. 9, IBOl.
4. Sophia, b. Jan. 11, 1804.
5. Jvdith, b. July 28, 180fi.
It. Elijah, b. Sept. 10, 1732; d. Dec. 23, 1733; (d. Sept. 23, 1731,
aged 13 days. Gravestone.)
V. Elisha, b. Feb. 9, 1733-4; d. Sept. 1, ISOl; unm.
vl. Hannah, b. Oct. 20, 1737; d. Sept. 2, 1748.
♦11. Marv. b. Nov. 27. 1740; d. Aug. 26, 1795; unm.
8. John' BitEWSTER (Wrestling,* Love,* WiUiam') married R«becca,
daugliter of John and Rebecca (Bartlett) Bradford* of Kingston,
who was born December 14, 1710. He lived at Kingston and is
styled carpenter, also ianholder, in records of his transactions of
land. He died between September 20, 1769, and January I, 1770,
upon wliich date administration upon his estate was granted to his
widow. No record of her death has been found, but it occurred
about 1771. Children, i.-iii. recorded at Kingston :
1. JoHS,» b. Oct. 7. 1730; d. July 23, 1748.
ii. Kkbecca, h, March 25, 1733; d. Au<;. G, 17S9; m. June 6, 17G4,
Juhn, son of John and Priacllla (Bartlett) Sampson of Dm-
bury. (For children, see Giles Memorial, 392.)
ili. Abigail, b. Dec. 17,1736; m. Jan. 29. 1760, Lemuel, Bon of Joseph
and Elizabeth Brewster.
tI. Sarah.
* For proof, see The Genealogical Adverttttr, ii., 29.
1899.] Recordtofthe Church in Bolton, Conn.
447
A COPY OF THE RECORDS OF THE REV. THOMAS
WHITE, THE FIRST PASTOR OF THE CHURCH
IN BOLTON, CONN.
Commonicated by Miss Ha&t K. Talcott, of Hartford, Conn.
[Continued from Vol. 52, page 420.]
{Admission* from other churches.)
Daniel Griswold &i Mary Skinner.
Benjamin Talcott.
Mary Church.
Gideon Post
Jonathan Strong— died 1763.
Thomas Pitkin & his Wife, Elizabeth.
Ann White.
Isaac Branson & Abigail King.
Joseph Olmstead.
James Loomis.
Joel White & his Wife Ruth.
Jane Tucker.
Hannah Strong.
Jonathan King.
Jonathan Allis & Mindwell Allis.
Prudence Smith.
William Spencer & Charles King.
Hezekiah King & Mary King.
Deborah Gillett & Mary King.
Elijah Hammond.
Nathaniel Allis Jun''
Azariah Smith.
Priscilla Kingsbury.
Ephraim Shay lor ik Joseph Craw.
Jabez Kingsbury & Joseph Kingsbury.
Theophilus Smith.
Joshua Magee &i Sarah Bissell.
Hannah Shaylor & Hannah Smith.
Francis Smith.
Sarah Griswold & Sybil Haskins.
Lvdia Webster & 17"* Aug^ Elisha White.
Lois Loomis.
Simon Atherton & Marget Atherton.
Mary Hutcheson.
Thomas Webster.
James Smith.
Jonathan Skinner & Joanna his Wife.
Simon Kingsbury.
James Olcott.
Mary Post.
Jerijah Loomis.
1731
Sep*'
26
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4(
1732
July
Oct'
2
29
Nov.
5
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1733
April
May
June
15
20
24
1733
July
Aug.
September
December
1
19
16
9
1734
1735.
May
June
5
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June
29
July
13
27
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4(
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August
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10
October
5
Nov.
9
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1736
Feb'y
29
4(
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June
27
Septemb'
Dec'
5
19
1737
March
27
June
19
fjiecords of the Church in Bolton, Conn.
AV.
U
Mury Mead.
July
23
Benjamin Hwwani.
Sept^
17
Silvanus Ad.,mF.
Dec'
24
NiiUmnael AUis & Elisabeth Allis.
1739
Apr-
22
Nathaiiael Loomis.
M»y
13
Edward Speuccr.
June
17
Hannah Chitpioan.
"
24
Abig&il XxiomiB.
July
22
Deacon King's Wife.
Nov'
24
Ebenezer Kingsbury.
1740
June
15
ThomaB Adftma & Elisabeth Adamg.
July
6
Benjamin Smith.
OcLolM-r
19
Jonathan Long.
Nov.
16
Deidzon Kingsbury.
1741
Mar^
13
Lemuel Kingsbury.
May
10
Sarah Spencer.
31
Benoni Olcott.
Juue
7
David Allia & Mercy Allis.
14
Marilia & Lidiat ChurchiU.
Susanna Brooks.
"
21
Mahitehel Trim.
July
a
John Lord & Mercy Allis.
12
OUver ■yVhite.
!!
19
Baldwin.
Hnnnah Washburu & Sarah Kingsbury.
August
Joshua Hander.
••
16
Mathew Da Wolf.
•>
23
Hamjah &. Martha Adams.
Sep..
6
Timothy IVashbiini,
Eieazar Kiiiyshury,
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13
Timothy Washburn J*.
Susanna Bull.
«
20
Diiuiel Darte J^. & ilary Allis.
Oct'
4
Edmund Jlurllet & Joel White.
18
Scth King & Job Strong.
Mary Goodrich.
Nov.
6
Jliithew & Tatience De Wolf.
JMarlha Taylor.
1742.
Feb
7
Bathsheba Darle.
April
4
Miriam Shajlor.
Oh.'
24
Sarah Porli^r.
1743.
Jan.
23
Benjamin TaleotI, J'.
Fel/r
13
Tirus Olcott.
20
Rachel Talcott.
March
27
Abigail Gilbert.
October
16
Sarah Loo mis.
1744
Feb.
12
Sarah Spencer & Elisab" Bordm".
Nov.
3
Stephen Pust.
174.5
Nov.
24
Diiniel (;™i^-o!.i & Elisabeth Griswold.
Martha Pitkin.
1746.
No one.
1747.
Ap-
5
Joshua Darte.
Thomas Chapman.
1899.] Jteeordt of the Ckureh in Bolton, Conn.
449
1747
June
21
Septem
26
Nov'
1
u
22
1748
1749
1750
July
Feb.
30
11
1751
Aug*
Sep^
March
12
16
24
April
Sep*'
Dec'
14
15
8
1752
Oct'
11
ii
18
Nov.
5
1753
June
10
u
it
Nov.
4
Dec'
23
1754.
June
16
Aug*
4(
11
25
Sep'
8
15
Dec'
22
1755
March
2
1756
April
August
June
6
17
7
1757
1758
Jan^
2
May
Dec'
28
7
1759
Feb
25
u
a
1760
July
Aug*
March
29
30
April
13
ii
1761
August
Jan^
24
11
Septem.
20
27
1762.
Feb^^
21
May
June
9
13
1763
Sep'
Jan^
19
9
Feb.
22
1725
Oct'
27
TOL. Lin*
Mary Chapman.
James Spencer.
John Thatcher.
Thomas Darte.
John Sweatland.
Joshua Talcott
Craft Goodrich.
Abigail Haskins.
Charles Strong.
Sarah White.
John Wright & his Wife.
Deborah Baker.
Ebenezer Allis & his Wife.
Mary Kingsbury.
Wife of Asahel Root & Wife R"^ Skinner.
N. Stele — Joseph Talcott
White Griswold.
John Diggens & Hannah Diggens.
Thomas Pitkin J'.
Joshua Hutchins & Joseph Spencer.
John Darling & Mary Darling.
John Haskins & Ichabod Boordman.
Joseph Lothrop & Mabel BulL
Benjamin Hutchens & Esther Spencer.
Luce Spencer & Abia Enowlton.
Deborah Darte.
Jabez Rogers & Abigail Boordman.
Benjamin Kilbom.
Daniel Field.
John Marshell & Eunice Marshell.
Sarah Johns & Wife of Stephen Pain.
William Darte «& Rachel Carver.
Rachel Loomis & Dorcas Lyman.
Jonathan Darte & Jonath** Birge.
Lidia Webster.
William Cooley.
Thomas Loomis & Jonathan Skinn'.
Sarah Blackman.
Esther Boordman & Ann King.
George Griswold & Sarah his Wife.
Caleb Talcott
Lot Fuller <& Rachel Fuller.
Stephen Cone & Thankful Cone.
Medad Thornton & his Wife.
Simeon Oioott
Ichabod W^amer & Mary Warner.
Nathanael Hammond.
Solomon Loomis.
Nathan Strong.
Peter Olcott
Joseph Tucker.
Rev^ Thomas White died.
he was ordained, served 33 yrs & 4 "*■■.
[To be oontfnaed.]
29
GAYLOED FAMILY.
Copied prom an old Family Bible.
CommonicBted by Hblbb- E. Kebf, at Detroit, Hioh.
Eleazer Gaylord was married to Eunice Gilbert.
1 Eunice Gavlor<l was Bom March 14. 1752.
Annah Gajlonl waa Horn Jan S2 1754.
SuBanaab Gaylord wan Bom The Same time 1754.
gnsaunah Gaylord was Born July 2ond 1756.
Elizabeth Gaylord was Bom June 17. 1758.
Eleazer Gaylord waa Bom February 2. 17G0.
Hannah Gaylord waa Born February 6, 1762
DoUy Gaylord was Born March 12, 1764
Hillecent Gaylord was Bom January 17, 1766
Margaret Gaylord was Bom Feb. 17. 1768
Molly Gaylord waa Bora March 12, 1770
Sarah Gaylord was Bom August 3. 1772
The above Eleazer Gaylord waa Bom March 1725
My Wife Eunice Gavlord Born Apr. 1723.
EleaKer Gaylonl died Dec. 9'* 1801!
Eunice Gaylord died Nov 17, 1822.
NOTES AND QUERIES.
QUBRIBS. .,
R. I. MioOLBT. — I wonld like to procure a biographical sketch of B. I.
HIdgley, author of " Boston Sights, or aHand Book for Visitors," publlahed In
1059. Those whom I have known who w«re acquainted with him Infonn me
that he was a student at law in Boston, and a writer for newspapers, that lie
removed to New York City and died there several years ago. His name is not
in the Boston Directory while be lived here. He sold the plates of " Bostoa
Sights" to the late David Pulslfer, A.M., who altered tbe platett materlall;
and bronght out an edition in 18^6 under the title of "Guide to Boston and
Vlchiltj, by David Pnislfer." J, W. D,
Bamdki. Plack resided In Kitterj, Maine, probably In that portion called
Scltuate. He married Mary Rbodea and had children ; 1. Nicodemus, mar-
ried Miss Rnndlett and had three children; 2. Mary, m. John Groves and had ten
children; 8. dan., married Thomas Parker and had six children; i. Hlrlam,
yoangeat child, bom Sept., 1747; married John Kingsbury of Pownalborongh,
now WlBcasset, Me. Hewaa t>omat Newbury, Mass., July, 1741, and died at Wia-
casset, April 0. 1791. She died In that place, Sept. 9, 1822, aged 75.
After Mr. Place's death his widow married a Mr. Nash.
Who were the parenta or other relatives of Samuel Place and Harr Rhodeaf
i. W. D.
1899.] Kote8 and Queries. 451
Historical Intblliqexce.
Thk Pioneers of Massachusetts ; 1620-1650. — ^Rev. Charles H. Pope, pastor
of the historic First Church of Charlestown, a resident member of this Society
since 1887, author of several family genealogies, has long been gathering
materials for a work with the title given above. He has names of persons who
may be fitly called the pioneers of this commonwealth, the advance gnard,
foundation layers, to the number of six thousand and npward, not reckoning
wives and children. He aims to give what the contemporaneous records have
recorded of the occupation, estate, residence and characterizing facts of these
persons ; that coming students of colonial history may possess a clear and
authentic basis for the writing of genealogies and other historical studies. He
quotes only from documents of that period ; his paragraphs thus lack the flavor
which imagination has lent to certain of the books hitherto written in this
field. But the demand of the day is for exact, conscientious history: and
Mr. Pope*s reputation is such as to assure just this. The manuscript is already
very book-ish ; yet the compiler does not predict the date at which it will be
issued. We are glad, however, to call the attention of our readers, in advance,
to a work which is of such very great importance to the cause for which the
New-England Historic Oenealogical Society stands.
Richard Haines. — C. R. Haines, M.A., of Meadhurst Uppingham, co. Jut-
land, Eng., is about to issue a memoir of Richard Haines, of Sullington, Sus-
sex, 1633-1685, grandfather of Gregory Haines, of S. Carolina, who married
Alice Hooke, of Charleston, 1719, containing chapters on the origin of the
name, and the coats of arms borne by various Haines faroiles, together
with 25 sheets of pedigrees, among them Greene, Bennett, Hurst, Martyn,
Charman and Lidvetter, illustrated with reproductions of photographs of great
interest. Price to subscribers £1 Is. 6d. Apply to author, above address.
The Chase-Chace Family held a gathering in Hartford, Conn., on Thurs-
day, July 6, 1899. A permanent association was then made and incorporated
under the laws of the State of Connecticut, the object being to collect data,
aud compile and publish the family history. The Chase-Chace Family Associ-
ation then elected: John C Chase of Derry, N. H., Pres. ; Omar P. Chase,
Andover, Mass., Secretary and Treasurer; Mrs. Mary L. C. Smith of Hartford,
Conn., Corresponding Historian of the Aqnila line, and Rev. William A. Earde-
ley-Thomas, M.A., of Henderson, Maine, Historian of all other branches. It is
hoped to hold the next meeting in Newburyport, Mass. * f *
Town Histories in Preparation : Wethersjield,~-Ylenry Read Stiles, M.D.,
author of the History and Genealogies of Windsor, Conn., has in preparation
tlie History and Genealogies of Wethersfleld, Conn., on the same plan as his
woi^ on Windsor, which has met with universal commendation.
Obnbalogies in Preparation. — Persons of the several names are advised to
famish the compilers of these genealogies with records of their own families
and other information which they think may be useful. We would suggest that
mil facts of interest illustrating family history or character be communicated,
especially service under the U. S. Government, the holding of other offices,
gndoation from college or professional schools, occupation, with places and
dates of birth, marriage, residence and death. When there are more than one
christian name they should all be given in full if possible. No initials should
be used when the full names are known.
Burton. — Mr. George L. Burton (87 Church Street, New Haven, Connecti-
cut), is preparing a genealogy of the Burton Families of America.
Greenlee- Stebbins.^l am compiling Genealogies of the Greenlee and Stebbins
families for Mr. Ralph Stebbins Greenlee, 1692 Graceland Ave., Chicago, who
would like the addresses of all descendants of either family sent to him, so
tbat blanlcs may be mailed to them at once. A great d^ of interesting
1 genealogical and historical, has been collected. As Mr. Greenle*
" to be model " ap to date" genealogies, all deBCendnnts shoald
In lurnislilng their records. Edward A. CL^rrooi., Gmealogitt.
Rev. E. O. Jameson, 49 Rftncock Street. Boston, Mass., author of
■^edway, Maos., and Geoealngica of the families of CoecswcU and
epared a volume entitled -'The Jamesons in America," trhluh wlQ
I as soon as a suQluEent number of copies is ordered In advance to
cost of piintlog. It will he printed on the best of paper, nilt be
1 will contain many portraits and pictares. the object beins to
: intereetiog, Taluable aud attractive, a credit to the name. The
:ted and ready for the printer will make a lar^re volanie. SqI>-
Ired by the author at the above address, at iive dollars a copy.
Ives a lift of eighteen settlers from I61T to 1T9S. whose genealogj
ired. Threitof these, Jnmeaof Boston, 164T; William of Cbarica-
_.d David A' «-iT- "^itW, 1685. "ame before 1700. Circulars wUl be
.^acKtlon.
James S. R 'ren street. Boston. Mass. (former-
Is gatherlu^ tciies of Bogers genealogies. Tba
oi.."ies— to be p lear fotnre — will be that of James.
njjidon, Conn., \t1io uhuc ^u imo i.oiintry in 1635. All by the name of
re asked for records aud especially those descended from the tbort
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW-ENGLAND HISTORIC
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
1
Botton. itaisac/iuiettt. Wediieadtit/, Ffbniari/ 1. 1S99. A stated meeting vrft*
held in Marshall 1*. Wilder Hall, Society's House, IB Somerset Street, at half
past two o'clock this afternoon.
William Taggard Piper, A.M.. Ph.D., -was called to the chair by unanimous
vote, when the routine of nsual exercises proceeded, and ten resident members
were elected. The text of the several acts of the General Conrt, relating to the
Sociotj, was ordered to be Incorporated in the pamphlet edition of the pro-
ceedings of the annual meeting of 1899.
Charles Sidney Ensign. Esq.. was introdoced at 8 o'clock, who read * paper
entitled, God's Acre Humorismi, which brought on a lively and interestlDg
discussion and elaboration of the subject ot the paper. After a vote of
thanks to Mr. Ensign for the paper, it was
Voted. That a committee of three be appointed to take into consideration
the subject of preserving iuscriptioos Id the ancient grave-yards of Kew
England ; to report at the stated meeting In March.
The chair appointed the Rev. William SweeCzer Heywood, Charles Sidney
Ensign, LL.B. and John Joseph May, Esq., as such committee.
March, I. 1899. — A stated meeting was held as nsnal this afternoon. Eev.
Edward Griffln Porter, A.M., President, in the chair. The ordinary monthly
reports were made, and eleven resident members elected.
It was voted to omit the notices of deceased members from the pmmphlet
Proceedings of the annual meeting of 1899.
The committee on Ancient Grave Yards reported and recommended an ex-
tension of the scope of their committee, which was ordered and the committee
continued.
Prof. Samnel Edward Warren of Newton was then introduced. He read a
paper entitled, Things Old and New from my library scrapbook. Thla was
followed by a vote of thanks, and a request for a copy to be deposited In tbe
archives.
April S, 1899.— The Society held a stated meeting at the nsntl time and
place, this ftf ternooD. The President, Bev. Edward QrUBn Porter, A.M., In Um
cbalr.
1899.] Booh IToHces. 453
The routliie of the meeting followed, and ten resident members elected.
The Society passed a vote to extend the benefits of the Bond fund to the
binding of books.
The special committee on Ancient GraTe Yards reported. It was accepted
and the snm of twenty dollars (f20) appropriated to execute its provisions.
The essayist, engaged by the committee, being called oat of town, Charies
Knowles Bolton, A.B., librarian of the Boston Athenaenm, read a paper from
the pen of Prof. John Louis Ewell, of Howard University, Washington. D. C,
entitled, Ezekiel Rogers, twenty-fourth minister of Rowley in England, and first
wdnigter of Rowley in Massachusetts. In the discossion, which followed, the
degree of learning which characterized the Parilan clergy of Massachusetts
was remarked npon. Thanks were voted to author and reader, and a copy of
the paper solicited for the archives.
May 3, 1899. — The society held a stated meeting this afternoon, as usual, in
Marshall P. Wilder Hall, the President, Rev. Edward Oriffln Porter, A.M., in
the chair. The usual monthly reports were presented and accepted. Nine-
teen resident members were elected.
Mrs. Anna D. Hallowell, of West Medford, Mass., read a paper on the Life
and Work of Lydia Maria (Francis) Child, which was well received, the cus-
tomary vote of thanks extended and a copy requested for preservation in the
archives of the Society.
A committee was appointed to represent the Society at the observance of the
tercentennial of the birth of Oliver Cromwell.
June 7, 1899. The Society held its last stated meeting, before the summer
Tacation, this afternoon in Marshall P. Wilder Hall at half past two o'clock,
the President, Rev. Edward Griffin Porter, in the chair.
The monthly reports of the council and the several standing committees were
presented and disposed of, as usual. Fifteen resident members were elected.
Hon. Newton Talbot read an uncommonly interesting paper on Elder Wil-
liam Colbron, illustrated with maps of his landed property in Boston. Thanks
were voted Mr. Talbot, and the valuable character of the paper recognized in
a request for a copy, with extended notes, for deposit in the archives of the
Society.
The committee on Ancient Grave Yards was enlarged and an appropriation
of fifty dollars ($50) made in furtherance of the objects of the committee.
A ballot box was presented by Mr. I. Gilbert Bobbins of Melrose, which
was accepted and the cordial thanks of the Society voted the donor. A com-
mittee was appointed to prepare and submit to the Society a memorandum of
the history of the box, its balls and cubes, to be filed in the archives of the So-
ciety.
By Oeo, A. Gordon, A.M., Recording Secretary.
BOOK NOTICES.
[The Editor revests persons sending books for notice to state, for the information
of readers, the price of each book, with the amount to be added for postage when sent
bj mail.]
The Portsmouth Book. Boston. Geo. H. Ellis, Printer, 272 Congress Street.
8yo. pp. 52.
This elegant volume contains excellent articles relating to the history of this
beautiful old city by the sea, by R. Clipston Stur^is, Rev. James De Nor-
mandie, D.D., Robert E. Rich, M.A., Charles M. Leighton, Israel P.Miller,
Bev. Alfred Gooding, Charles A. Hazlett, Capt. T. H. Low and Dr. James R.
May. The illustrations of the old colonial buildings contained in this work
are very beautiful. The Gov. Langdon house at Portsmouth and the Sparhawk
hoQse at Kittery Point (built by Sir William Pepperrell) are two of the finest
specimens of colonial architecture in New England. Many merchant ships were
Irailt in Portsmouth (and warships as well), which, as Mr. Miller has well said,
** in the long ago bore the American fiag proudly to the ports of every nation
434 Booh Notices.
and OTor tlio wstors of eveiy sea." Portsmontb (neatly needn a spacloas *re-
proof boildlDg in -wbick to place the \aTs:e and rare collecUon nt books now
contained In the Alhenicuni. Is ttii^re not some wealth]' sun of I'ortsmoatb
who wonld be glaii to present soeh a Htructurp to his old home?
The chnrclies of Portsmouth hare been partlcularl; fortunate In their selec-
UoDB of ministers : Such men as Rev. Mr. Moodey. liev. Nathaniel Rogers. Dr.
Samuel Haven, Dr. Uackmlnster, Dr. Nntliaa Parker, Dr. Barmugbs, and Dr.
Andrew P. Peabody were towers of strength to the people Co whom thej minis-
tered anii to distant comniDnltles an well.
The sons and ilau|;Lters of old Portsmouth who have )eft her hospitable bor-
ders (some of whom have roam«l far and wide), ever turn with fond affection to
this Uielr childhood's home, and lore to call up in reverie the stately procesHion
of the olden days, all the great historic events of the past, invested as tbey
are with all the fa^clnatinn and glamoar of advenCare and romance.
By Daniel Jlolliiu, of Boston. H
Conlrmporary Ameriean Bingraphy, Blogmphical blcelfhet of litprettnUMt^^
Mtn of thr Dag. BrpreaeTilativet of Modern Thovgla and Progress, of the ft*-
pU, of the Fresi, the Bftich and Bar. if LtgLtiiUlon, Inventions and the gnat
Industrial Inltrrsts of the Country. Illustrated with Portraits on steel. New
York : Atlantic Fnbllsblng and Engraving Co. 1S95. Tola. I. and II. Fo-
lio, pp. fio2i 498.
It Is as a soperb p1ctnrc-gallery,'wjth exhaustive acconnts of the sobjects. that
one may most aptlj characterize those niattnlllcenily bound volumes- The dis-
tingtilshi^d aspect of steel follj comports with the dignity of the personages re-
presented, who, living or recently dead, are all citlsens con£pienous for their
assistance In thv ballding of the nation, whethei' in its political, indnstrial,
commercial or social departments. Two hnndred and seventy-five aketcbea are
contained In these two volumes, and a third la to succeed Uieu, although its ap-
pearance will be delayed a considerable time.
The artistic and literary merits of the work, combined with its schema.
ahould render It what its editors and publlBhera design It to be, a treasiiij«^ j
taato and information. wM
By li-edrrle Wlllanl Parke, of Bo»ton. ^H
3*B Historic Gnmlogy of thr, Loieells of America from 1639 to 1889. C«fc^
piled and edited by DkijiIir G. Lowfi.l, A.B., A.M., D.D. Post CbaplalD,
U. 8. A., with illustrallons. PubHalied by the amhor. The Tutlle Company,
printers. Rutland, Vt. 1899, Vol. I.Svo. pp. lii.+82G. Price S8-50, in paper;
»IO.O0, In cloth.
This family Is to be congratulated upon the acquisition of so admirable B
genealogy. Surely, no other Massachusetts family has so unmistakably writ-
ten Its history within the present century. Honorable In achievement, dis-
tinguished In commerce and literature, dignillcd at the pulpit and the bench,
quallfled from the spindles of the Merrlmac or the Circuit Court of the United
States, to the Priest of Conception Bay, and the embassy to Great Brtudn's
Queen; what a wonderfully Illustrious career 1 How this was evolved in a
century and a half from the Essex farmers at " Onld Newberry," In blood
strictly English, with alliances of the same, may be learned from this volume,
which is plainly and handsomely printed. Capt. Lowell, the author, after los-
ing an arm In the Civil War, entered the chaplaincy and spent many years at
distant posts on the frontier in discharge of duty. He devoted unoccupied
hours to diligent correspondence with every Lowell he conld reach ; and now,
after years of toll and eipendtture of much money, he sees the fruit of hl«
enterprise In this gratifying volnme, which deserves the generous recognition
of the family and the public libraries.
By Geo. A. Gordon, A.M., of SomervilU.
Tear Book. 1898. Oils of Cliarleston. S. C. Vol. I. 8vo. 386.
Beside the address of the Mayor, Hon. J. Adger Smyth, the annual reports of
the various departments of the business of the city and the accompanying his-
torical tables, In the appendix are presented three Taluable statistical pa-
pers, cfz. : Extracts from a private manascrtpt, written by Qov. Paul Hamtllon,
Sr., daring the period of the Bevolntionary War ; an historical sketch of the
1899.] Booh Notices. 455
Second Presbyterian Charch of Charleston from its beginning to the present
time, and the Old Post Office. Letters between Generals Marion and Mooltrie
close the volume.
The Mayor's address fitly prints the correspondence between various northern
cities and citizens, in grateful aclcnowledgment of the courteous humanity, ex-
hibited by the officials and the people of Charleston towards the soldiery of
a division of the U. 8. array en rotUe to Cuba, which passed through the city
last season.
By George A. Gordon^ A.M.
The Bahama Islandg. Notes on an Early Attempt at Colonization, By John
T. Hassam, A.m. Cambridge: John Wilson and Son. University Press.
1899. 8vo. pp. 59. Map.
A letter of attorney on parchment, even now well preserved, made by John
BoUes to Joseph Holies, dated August 15, 1654, contains the names of twenty-
six men represented as having been by act of Parliament ** adjudged the true
and lawf uU Proprietors of all those Islands lying betwene the degrees of twenty
fower and twentie nyne Northlatitude from the Equinoctiall and in longitude
from Florida to the Summer Islands." These islands, twenty-nine in number,
are those styled the Bahamas or Lucayos, and biographical sketches of the
above proprietors constitute the body of this studiously elaborated and instruc-
tive work. A history of the Bahamas introduces the biographical notes,
embodying a document of importance, the republication of an article which
appeared in the AtJienceum, May 27, 1876, giving the results of the researches of
Mr. Sainsbury, the editor of the Calendar of State Papers, on the ** Two Provi-
dence Islands,** New Providence and Old Providence, which had been con-
founded by nearly every historian treating of the settlement of the Bahamas.
I>ata for the earliest period of the colonization of these islands are not proba-
bly extant, and their subsequent annals have to be constructed from very insuf-
ficient materials. New Providence, on which is built the capital, Nassau, was
captured by the American Commodore Hopkins, during the Revolution, the
Bahamas then belonging to England, but the acquisition was not retained.
Some of the proprietors whose lives are here sketched emigrated to New
England, while many of the others, although remaining in England, were
Tariously connected with the New England colonists; the details respecting
them, therefore, compiled by Mr. Hassam, are in themselves of marked historic
aod genealogical import, besides serving as an invaluable idd to those desirous
of still further conducting these lines of research.
By Frederic Willard Parke.
Lexington^ Mass., Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898.
Part I.— From Earliest Record to End of 1853. Part II.^From 1854 to End
of 1897. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 18 Post Office
Square. 1898. 8vo. pp. ix.-H34.
Under the direction of the Committee of Publication, Mr. N. H. Sparhawk of
Boston has accomplished the arduous task of copying and arranging the sub-
ject-matter, as also of correcting proof, of the eminently useful work now in
oor hands.
The sources from which its contents are drawn are : — 1. The orginal record in
the custody of the town clerk of Lexington. 2. **Records of the Church of the
First Congregational Society in Lexington.** 3. **Records of the Church of Christ
in Cambridge.** 4. A copy of the original Cambridge records, made by Rev.
I«acius R. Paige. It was necessary, for the greatest possible completeness, to
consult the church and municipal records of Cambridge, as that town once em-
braced the precinct afterwards incorporated as Le::ington.
The scheme of the arrangement of names Is that adopted at Wobum ; that is,
the surnames are grouped alphabetically and the Christian names printed under
them in chronological order, thus obviating the need of an index. Figures on
the left hand of the entries render it easy to find the originals, should any one
desire to do so. All dates are scrupulously reproduced, "double" or other-
wise.
A consideration of the pains taken by committee and compiler in collating
tbe materials of this work must lead one to concur In their opinion as to the
soperior degree of accuracy attained.
By Frederic Willard Parke.
456 Booh Notices. [Oct
Historical Register, Vol. 2, No, 3, July, 1899. Pablished by the Medfordl
Historical Society, Medford, Massachasetts. Pablished qaarterly. 6to. 41
pages.
The organ of the Medford Historical Society, whose title we give above, bat
completed one year of its existence and nearly completed its second. TIm
principal attraction in the number before us is the scholarly paper on the **Eariy
Ministers of Medford,** read before the society Nov. 18, 1896, by Rer. Henry
C. De Long, pastor of the First Church in that city. He gives interesting tod
impartial accounts of Rev. John Hancock, Rev. Benjamin Colman, Rev. Ben-
jamin Woodbridge, Rev. John Tufts, Rev. Aaron Porter, Rev. Ebenezer To-
rell and Rev. David Osgood, who oflSciated as ministers at Medford. TheUg-
tory of the church in that place for two centuries is here preserved. The paper
is embellished with a portrait of Rev. Mr. Turell from a painting belonging to
the parish. This number of the Register also contains a paper on the Roytll
House Loan Exhibition, by Miss Helen T. Wild. The exhibition was held bf
the Daughters of the Revolution last April. It Is illustrated by exterior and
interior views of the Royall House which was built early in the last centofy.
A paper by Edwin A. Start on *'Thc Work of Local Historical Societies," copiei
of Medford town records from 1721 to 1725 and the Necrology of the socteCy,
make a very desirable number of this valuable periodical.
History of the Toion of Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine, firom its Settlement is
1898, Augusta : Maine Farmer Publishing Company. 1898. Svo. pp. viL^*
354.
Wayne is a town in the state of Maine, settled in 1778, and named In honor
of Oen. Anthony Wayne, who distinguished himself during the Revolntionaiy
War. The first settler, Job Fuller, was a native of Barnstable, Mass., bat at
the time of his removal to Maine was a resident of Sandwich, Mass., In booor
of which the town was first named New Sandwich. It is the most westerly
town in Kennebec Countv. It is bordered on the north by the towns of Etat
Liverinore, Fayette and Readfield, on the east by Winthrop, south by Mon-
mouth, and west by Leeds.
The plan of this work Is one that ensures a thorough investigation of each
subject. Chapters arc devoted to the various phases of the history of the
town, and these chapters have bt^cn written by different contributors. The
names of the authors arc given In the Preface to the book. Numerous illustra-
tions are ^jiven. They are mostly portraits. The book is well written and is
handsomely printed and bound.
Begister of the Members of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the Com'
monwealth of Massachusetts, with Addresses delivered before the Society, and a
Sketch of its Work, Printed for the Society. 1809. Royal Svo. pp. 142.
The Issue of the Biennial Register of the Massachusetts Sons of the Revo-
lution for 1890 Is a somewhat radical departure from previous editions. The
connnlttoe have embodied In the Register for 1809, addresses, essays and other
historical matter, some of which have never appeared In print.
Tiiere will be found here a complete Roll of Members from the organization
of the Society, as well as the usual matter. Brief memoirs of the dece&^ed
members are also given. Tiie appended articles on the " The Boston Tea
Party," by Francis E. Ablmt, Ph.l); Rufus Putnam, the Founder and Father of
Ohio, by Hon. George F. Hoar, LL.l).; Lafayette Monument, by Rev. Edward
E. Hale, l).l). ; Crispns Attacks, King George and the Tea Party, by John
Flske, LL.D. ; and an Historical Sketch on the Sons of the Revolution, by Walter
G. Page. Portraits and numerous other engravings illustrate the several ar-
ticles.
The book possesses a vast amount of biographical, genealogical and his-
torical matter. In every respect Is an honor to the Society.
Dying and Behold we Live ; or Obituaries of Some Manomet People who entered
into their Best between November 4, 1897, and January 9, 1899, By Rev.
Haio Adadoukian. Printed for Private Distribution. 1899. Svo. pp. 47.
The pamphlet before us contains fourteen obituaries, by the pastor of the
Second Congregational Church of Plymouth (Manomet), Mass. The obituaries
are of Inhabitants of Manomet, who have died within two years from last Jan-
1899.] Book Notices. 457
vmxj, Mr. Adadourian has done a good service in preserving memorials of
his parishioners and recording the events in their Uves. A portrait of the
author adorns the pamphlet.
Proceedings and Collectione of the Wyoming Historical and Oeologtcal Society.
Yol. IV. Wilkes Barr^, Pa. Printed for the Society. 1899. 8vo. pp. xm.+
81-SOl. III.
OtUario Historical Society Papers and Becords. Yol. I. Toronto : Wm. Brlggs.
1899. 8vo. pp. 140. 111.
Trmnmctions of the Hugenot Society of South Carolina. No. 6. Published by
Order of the Society. Charleston, S. C. 1899. 8vo. pp. 56. 111.
After a space of thirteen years the Wyoming Historical and Geological
Society Issnes another volume, annonncing its purpose to publish in future one
every year. What was designed as the first part of this volume, the ** Memoir
of Sh^don Reynolds,** late president of the Society, was printed, out of justice
to his memory, in advance of the ** Proceedings and Collections,** and is not
found in this number. The Proceedings of the Society f rY>ra 1893 to 1898 oc-
cupy pages v.-xxiv., the reports of officers for those years following thereupon.
The Collections are of a variety shown by such titles as ** The Bell of the Old
Ship Zion," ** The Connecticut Charter and the Declaration of Independence,**
and *' Record of Marriages and Deaths, Wyoming Valley, 182C-1836.*' Two
addresses by Hon. Stanley Woodward are of extreme interest.
The editorial committee of the Ontario Historical Society calls special atten-
tion to the Lianghom and McDowall Registers, embracing the so-called Mid-
land District, the first of these, **Rev. John Langhorn's Register of St. Paul's
Church, Fredericksburgh,** having been discovered after a portion of this
Tolnroe was in the printer's hands. David Thompson's letters are also excep-
tionally valuable, as illustrating the manner of forming the international bonnda-
ry line. The contents of this publication are of great genealogical impor-
tance, and its successors may be expected to be of similar nature, as early
moniclpal records have lately come to light which the society will be privileged
to lay before the public.
The Prloleau and Ravenal Families fill the pages of the present number of
the Hugenot Society's publications, their object being to furnish sketches of
snch families of Huguenot descent as have, for two centuries and more, at-
taineil distinction for character and ability. To the Rev. Robert Wilson is at-
tributed the accuracy of tlie Prioleau record, the ordinary family pedigrees so
aboanding with errors that, without such revision as he has contributed, they
would often exhibit only Inextricable confusion.
By Frederic Willard Parke, Esq., of Boston.
The Provisional Government of Nebraska Territory, and the Journals of William
Walker, Provisional Governor of Nebraska Territory. Edited by William £.
Coif XKLLBT ; a Special Publication of the Nebraska Historical Society. Lin-
coln, Neb. : State Journal Company, Printers. 1899. 8vo. pp. 432.
This work Is a very valuable contribution, not only to the history of Nebras-
ka but to our national history in ante bellum days as well. Mr. Connelley is a
clear and forceful writer, and has presented his subject in a very attractive
manner. He has, moreover, devoted much time to its preparation, havins: com-
menced the collection of original documents relating to the history of Nebras-
ka Territory nearly twenty years ago. The work contains brief sketches of the
Wyandots, the Walker Family, of Abelard Guthrie (with brief extracts from the
Diary of the latter), the first and second books of Gov. William Walker's Di-
ary, and also documents relating to the Provisional Government of Nebraska
Territory. Both Abelard Guthrie and Gov. William Walker were men of strong
and original minds who took an active part In the political affairs of Nebraska
Territory, and their contributions to the history of this section arc of great
Talae. It is doubtful if many of our citizens of this generation realize the
importance of the ** Louisiana Purchase " on the part of our government. This
immense region has since been divided into the States of Louisiana, Kansas and
Nebrai«ka, and the Indian Territory and the Territory of Oklahoma. We obtained
by this acquisition not only a vast extent of territory but also full control of the
MiaslHSippl river, a measure of the greatest Importance to our national security.
458 BaohN6tice$. ' [Oct
Although the flnt moyement to obtain recognition by the U. 8. GkyraniiMirt
of the Provisional Gk>remment of Nebraska Territory was a f allare (on ae-
coDDt of the division of the territory it represented Into two scmrate terrt*
tories by the celebrated Kansas-Nebraska bill), it probably Indaceu the Thir^-
third Congress to take action, and may have had much to do with the organitt-
tlon of the Repabllcan party. Abelard Gnthrie appears to have been a mon
far sighted man than many of his contemporaries. Although strongly opposed
to slavery, he prepared a resolution soon after the commencement of uo war
for the compensation by the national government of the southern plantcn for
the loss of the services of the colored people, and endeavored to Induce one of
the senators from Kansas to introduce It into the U. 8. 8enate. Had a Just mea-
sure like this been favorably passed upon by Congress before our brethren of the
8outh seceded, possibly our terrible ClvU War, with Its appalling Iom of Ufe
on both sides, might have been averted.
B^ Daniel Bollifu.
Continental Hotpital Betume, 1777-1780. By Johh W. Jobdah. Philadel-
phia: 1899. Royal 8vo. pp. SI.
This pamphlet Is reprinted from the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and
Biography for April and July, 1899. It contains returns *'of the rick and
wounded In a number of the military hospitals of the Continental Army, In cham
of Surgeon Francis Alison, Jr." The documents are In the possession of the
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, having been presented to that aocletj \tf
Francis J. and Dr. Robert H. Alison, grandsons of Surgeon AUson, to whom
the returns were made. They are valuable as contributions to the medical lil»>
toiy of the Revolutionary War.
Tke Maine Bugle. Edited by a CoMMrrm trom tbm MAXinB Raonisinti.
Published by the Maine Association. Price $1 a year, or 26 eta. a calL Ad-
dress, J. P. ClUey, treasurer, Rockland, Maine. Sm. 4to.
The quarterly numbers of this work for April, July and October, 1898, are be-
fore us. The Bugle is the organ of the ** Men of Maine " who served In the
war for the suppression of the Rebellion. It contains Interesting hUcorieal
material about the late civil war. It is printed on fine paper and Is Illustrated
with engravings.
It Is deserving of the patronage of those who take pride in the military his-
tory of the country and appeals particularly to the inhabitants of Maine.
The '98 Campaign of the 6th Massachusetts U- S. V. By Lirut. Frank B.
Edwakds. With 79 Illustrations from Original Photographs. Boston:
Little, Brown and Company. 1899. 8vo. pp. xiil-f-360.
In colloquial freedom of style, 'with pictorial aid of truly Illustrative quality,
Lieut. Edwards relates the almost bloodless adventures of the regiment, which,
early dtr^credited by the resisrnation of its offlcprs, was by its new commander,
Col. K<lmnnd Rice, reorganized Into the soand and soldierly body of men who,
on their return to Boston, won the admiration of all.
Besides a narrative of dally occurrences In the regiment's advance into Porto
Rico, the book contains a description of the island unique in thoroughness and
interest.
** In Memorlam/* preceded by *»Tap8" in musical characters, and embel-
lished by twenty-four portraits, Is a series of appreciative and sufficiently de-
tailed blo$;raphlcal notices of those members of the regiment who, all young
and many In extreme youth, surrendered their lives for their country on the
bed of disease as heroicallv as if on the field of blood.
By Frederic Willard Parke,
The Morris Family of Philadelphia, Descendants of Anthony Morris, 1654-1721.
By UouKRT C. Moon, M.D. Philadelphia. 1898. 8 vols. 8vo. pp. 1280.
A Supplement to Notes on Joseph Kellogg of Hadley [AfriM.], Containing Notes
on the Families of Terry, White and Woodbury, By Justin P. Kxllogo.
1899, For private circulation only. 8vo. pp. 45.
Some Account of the Temple Family, By Temple Prims (Huntington, N. T.,
U. S. A.). Fourth Edition. New York. 1899. 8vo. pp. 77. Appendix In
separate volume, pp. 162.
1899.] Book Notices. 459
The Uneoln Family and Branches, of Wareham, Mass, Compiled by James
MncoR Lincoln. [RiversidePress, Cambridge, Mass.] 1899. 8yo. pp. viii.+
124.
The FisKer Genealogy, Becord of the Descendants of Joshua, Anthony and Cor-
nelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1636-1640. By Philip A. Fisheb.
Everett, Mass. 1898. 8vo. pp. Tiii.+466.
Genealogy of the Bingham Family in the United States, especially of the State of
Connecticut, including Notes on the Binghams of Philadelphia and of Irish
Descent, with Partial Genealogies of Allied Families. Compiled by Theodore
A. Bingham, M.A. (Yale), Major, Corps of Engineers, Colonel, U. S. Army.
, Harrisbarg, Pa. 8vo. pp. xlli.+249. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies.
Family History in the Line of Joseph Convers of Bedford, Massachusetts, 1739^
2828. John Jat Putnam, Compiler and Editor. Worcester. 1897. 8vo.
pp. 97.
Descendants of Joseph Easlon, Hartford, Conn., 1636-1899. Compiled by
William Starr Easton St. Panl, Minn. 1899. 8ro. pp. xii. 4-245.
New Yorkers of the XIX. Century. By Mrs. John Kino Van Rensselaer,
Author of "Crochet Lace and How to Make It," "The Devil's Picture
Books,- ** The Good Vrouw of Mana-ha-ta." New York and London. [1897].
Large Folio. Tabular Pedigrees of twenty families.
Soime Genealogical Notes regarding the Moodys of Co. Suffolk, and America.
Compiled by William Rekd-Lewis, of Bedford, England, Honorary Member
of the Archaeological Association, University of Pennsylvania. 1899. I^rge
Quarto, pp. 9. Only 20 copies, privately printed by F. Hockllfle, on What-
man's drawing paper.
The Peaslees and Others of Haverhill and Vicinity. By E. A. Kimball. Haver-
hill, Mass. 1899. 8vo. pp. 72.
Chart of the Descendants of Joseph Coolidge. Blorn'} 1719, of Boston, Mass.^
who married Marguerite Olivier, JJ[orn] 1726, of La Bochelle, France ....
Designed k Prepared by Major Charles Austin Cooudge, U. S. Army. No
date.
The Descendants of Lawrence LitcJ{field, the Puritan. Tabular Pedigree. Ko
date.
"The Morris Family of Philadelphia** is a monumental work. No space at
OUT command can commence to do it justice. The three volumes represent an
amount of scholarly research that is simply appalling. Dr. Moon has accom-
plished his labors in a manner that easily places him among the first American
genealogists, and has produced a work which he and the various members and
connections of the Morris family may always regard with honest pride.
Anthony Morris, of Reading, England, and subsequently of Barbadoes, was
bom about 1600. His son Anthony, mariner, of Old Gravel Lane, Parish Step-
ney, London, was bom about 1630, and married (probably in 1653, or possibly
earlier) Elizabeth Senior. His son Anthony, the first of tlic family in America,
was bom in London in 1654 and died in Philadelphia in 1721. He married the
following wives : — First, in London in 1676, Mary Jones, who died in Philadel-
phia In 1688 ; secondly, at Philadelphia in 1689, Agnes Bom (widow of Cornelius
Bom), who died in 1692; thirdly, in 1694, at Newport, R. I., Mary Howard
(widow of Thomas Coddington, and daughter of John Howard of Yorkshire,
SogUnd), who died in 1699; and fourthly, in 1700, at Philadelphia, Elizabeth
Watson (daughter of Luke and Sarah Watson), who died in 1767 in her 94th year.
By his first wife he had seven children, born between 1677 and 1688 ; by his
second, none; by his third, three bom between 1695 and 1699 ; and by his fourth,
five bom between 1701 and 1717. The work is literally crowded with rcpro-
dnctions of old documents, maps, relics, portraits, etc., etc., illustrative of the
family history. We need no apology for placing on record some of these por-
traits, among which the following are the most important: — Hannah Cad-
walader (1715 or 1716-1787), wife of Samuel Morris (1711-1782) ; Joseph Morris
(1715-1785) : Samuel Morris (1734-1812) ; Major Anthony Morris (1738— killed at
Battle of Princeton 1777) ; Ann Willing: (1767-1853), wife of Capt. Luke Morris
(17e0-1802); Margaret Hill (1737-1816), wife of William Morris Jr. (1736-
1766); C^adwalader Morris (1741-1795); Samuel Powel (1738-1793); James
MorrlB (175S-1795) ; Susanna Norris (1784-1857), wife of WiUlam Bond NorrU
460 Booh Notices. [Oet.
(1781-1854); Sarah Morris (1758-1881), wife of Richard Wtatar (1756-1821);
Richard WisUr, hasband of last (1756-1821) ; Caspar WisUr Morris (1764-1828) ;
Elizabeth Giles (1774-1832), wife of last; Anthony Morris (1766-1860); Luke
Wistar Morris (1768-1830) ; Isaac WlsUr Morris (1770-1831); Miss Catharine
W. Morris (1772-1859); two of Israel Wistar Morris (1778-1870; Mary Hol-
lingsworth (1776-1820), wife of last; Thomas Franklin, Jr. (1762-1830); Mary
Haviland (1773-1854), second wife of last; Anthony Franklin (1768-1854) : Lydia
Lawrence (1778-1837), wife of last; Anthony Morris Backley (1777-1846);
Joseph Sannders Morris (1772-1817) ; Thomas Morris (1774-1841) ; Dr. Warder
MorrU (1789-1868); Thomas Willing Morris (1792-1852); Susannah Bndd
Jones 1707-1835), wife of Dr. Samuel Shober (1763-1797); Dr. Samael MlUi-
gan (1789-1854); Hester Griffltts (born 1754), wife of Capt. James Mont-
gomery; l*rof. Samuel Powel Griffltts, M.D. (1759-1826); Dr. Caspar Wistar
(1761-1818) ; Judge Samuel Wells Morris (1786-1847) ; Jacob Shoemaker Wain
(born 1776); full length silhouette of Samuel Buckley Morris (1791-1859);
silhouette of John Perot (1749-1841); silhouette of Elliston Perot (born 1747;)
Anthony Paschall Morris (1798-1873) ; Anna Husband, wife of last (1798-1877) ;
Elizabeth Franklin (1798-1868), wife of William Smart (1798-1871); William
Smart, husband of last; Francis Perot (1796-1885); two of Catherine Ann
Snyder, wife of Blathwaite Shober (bom 1785) ; Samnel Lleberkuhn Shober
(1789-1847); Mary Ann Bedford (1795-1828), wife of last: John Jay Smith
(1798-1881); Joseph Saunders Lewis (1778-1886); and Nancy Montgomery
1780-1875\ wife of last. The Morris genealogy also contains a large amonnt
of valuable data relating to the genealogy of the following allied families :—
Cadwalader, Canby, Carter, Chew, C<>r»e, Cranmer, Drinker, Edwards, Ellis,
Fisher, Franklin, Griffltts, Guest, Hacker, Hill, Holllngsworth, Hudson, Has-
band, Jenks, Jones, Kearney, Large, Lewis, Marshall, Mifflin, Montgomery,
Morrison, Ogden, Paschall, Femberton, Pennington, Perot, Powell, Pnsey,
Basin, Rodney, Shober, Shoemaker, Smith of Burlington, Strattell, Sattoo,
Vaux, Wain, Wells, Wharton, Wight, Wilcox, Willing, Wilson and WisUr.
The Kellogg ** Supplement" contains notes on the families of Terry, White
and Woodbury, showing their connection with the family of Kellogg, one
branch of whose genealogy was printed in 1898 under the title: "Notes on
some of the Descendants of Joseph Kellogg of Hadley.'* This Joseph Kellogg,
of lladloy, Mass., married, in 1607, as his second wife, Abigail Terry, who was
baptized in HUO, and was the youngest daughter of Stephen Terry, of Stockton,
Wiltshire, Kngland, who, according to tlie parish records of that place, was
born there on the 25th of August, 1G08, and died at lladley, Mass., about 1668.
Her grandfather was John Terry, senior (1655-1625), son of Stephen Terry of
Long Sutton, Hants, who died about 1607. John Terry (called '* Senior" be-
cause he had, according to the compiler of the '• Supplement," a younger brother
of the same name, who reached maturity) was a distinguished clergyman and
writer, who in 1577 was a fellow of New College, Oxford, and subsequently
became rector of Stockton in Wiltshire. About 1590 he married Mary White
(born al)out 1570), daughter of John White of Stanton St. John, Oxford, who
died in 1618, and sister of the Rev. John White (1575-1648), a leading Puritan
divine, a member of the Westminster Assembly in 1643, and commonly known
as the ** Patriarch of Dorchester" (England). Six pages of the •• Supplement"
are devoted to the Woodbury ancestors of Sibyl Woodbury Ilastlngw, who, in
1837, became the wife of Stillman Kellogg of Hadley. Her first American an-
cestor was William Woodbury, who was born about 1589, and, according to
the parish register of South Petherthon In Somersetshire, married, in 1617,
ElizRl)eth Patch. Coming to America about 1630, he settled in Beverly, and
died in 1677, only a few weeks after his wife's decease. The line of descent is
then through Nicholas* (1618-1686), Joseph' (1659-1714), John* (born 1701),
Jeremiali* (1727-1820), and SibyP (d. 1840) who married Joel Smith, one of
whose daughters, Olive (1792-1870), married In 1810 Lucius Hastings, and was
the mother of Mrs. Stillman Kellogg. Among the copies of wills are those of
John Wliite of Stanton St. John, Oxford, proved 1618; Stephen Terry of Stock-
ton, Wiltshire, proved 1606; John Terry of Long Sutton, Hants, proved 1625;
Stephen Terry of Hadley, Mass., dated 1668, Inventory of same date, but no
record of probate; Joseph Kellogg of Hartley, proved 1708; Abigail Kellogg,
widow of the last, proved 1726; and Nathaniel Kellogg (1669-1750), grandson
of the last. The Rev. Mr. Kellogg deserves the thanks of genealogical students
1899.] Book ITottoes. 461
for the valuable researches he has made and the care with which he has re-
corded them.
The Temple Genealog^y bears evidence thronghont of the care and exactness
which invariably characterize the works of the distingnished genealogist, Mr.
ToDDple Prime. In tracing the origin of a family which in other days occupied
mn Important place in the politcal and social life of our country, he condenses
within a small compass data of exceptional value, the collection of which is the
Ksalt of the most patient research. Much space is devoted to the English an-
eestors of the family in various lines, extending back as far as Robert Temple,
who was living in 1421. The New England line commences with the Rev.
Thomas Temple, D.C.L., whose son Thomas, who was alive in 1683, was the
father of Thomas, who was living in Ireland in 1727 and was the father of
Robert, who was bom in Ireland in 1694, married in Boston in 1721 Mehetable,
daughter of John Nelson, and died in Charlestown, Mass., in 1754. His son,
81r John Temple, 8th Baronet, was bom on Noddle's Island, Boston Harbor, in
1782, and in the Revolutionary War cast in his lot with the Americans. In 1767
be was married to Elizabeth (1750-1809), only daughter of John Bowdoin, and
died in New York City in 1798. They had Ave children born between 1768 and
1779, one of whom. Sir Grenville Temple, 9th Baronet (1768-1829), was the
father of Sir Grenville Temple, 10th Baronet (1799-1847). Sir John, the 8th
Baronet, was buried in St. Paul's Chapel in New York, where a beautiful mural
taJblet was erected to his memory. The book contains tabular pedigrees of the
following family lines: — Temple Hall, Witney, Stowe, Cooghton, Frankton,
Long House, Stantonbarry, Sulby, Dover, and New England. The appendix,
which fills a separate volume, is devoted to various documents, descriptions,
abirtvacts from parish records and family Bibles, armorial drawings, and the
Uke, illustrative of the history of the Temple family in its several lines, both
in this country and in England. Among the portraits with which the book is
cflDbelllsbed are those of Sir Richard Temple (Viscount Cobham), who died
In 1749; Sir WiUiam Temple, Bart. (1628-1699), by Sir Peter Lely; his wife
Dorothy Osborne (ctrca 1630-1695), also by Lely; Susanna Temple, Maid of
Honor to Anne, wife of James I., and only daughter of Sir Alexander Temple,
Knight; Sir Peter Temple, Knight (1613-1660); his wife Elianor Tyrrell ( 1614-
1671); Sir Peter Temple, 6th Bart. (170&-1761); Sir John Temple, 8th Bart.
(1782-1798), by John Trumbull; and his wife Elizabeth Bowdoin (1750-1809).
We congratulate Mr. Prime upon the publication of this his latest genealogical
work, and await with pleasurable anticipation others which will doubtless fol-
low.
The iirst edition of the Lincoln genealogy appeared in 1885. The present
edition brings the various lines of descent from Captain Rufus Lincoln (1751-
1688) down to November, 1898. The ancestor of the branch of tlie family
treated of in this work is Thomas Lincoln, the *' Miller," who was born In Engla id
in 1608, and died in Hingham, Mass., in 1684. The name of his first wife is
unknown. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1665, was Elizabeth
Harvey, widow of Francis Street. By the former he had four children, all bom
in England ; and by the latter, one child. These children were : Thomas, l)ap-
tlzed in Hingham in 1637 ; John, married Edith Macomber of Marsbfleld ; Sam-
«€l, married Catharine (?) ; Sarah, married Joseph Willis; and Marjf^
married, first, William Hacke, and, secondly, Richard Stevens. The line of
descent to OpUin Rufus Lincoln (1751-1838) is traced through Thomas* (died
dna 1720), who had ten children bom between 1652 and circa 1672 — Thomas*
!!>om 1656), who had ten children born between 1684 and 1692 — Nathaniel*
1684-1761), who had eight children born between 1725 and 1754. — and Ichabod*
(1727-1768), who had seven children bom between 1750 and 1762, one of whom
was Captain Rufus Lincoln, to a record of whose descendants the greater part
of the book is devoted. His children were: DrusiUa (1783-1837), married
Spencer Leonard (1782-1823); Mufus (1785-1868), married Mercy Stevens
(1794-1841); Bradford (1787-1864), married Mercy Gibbs (1792-1857); Pru-
demee (1790-1872), married James Field (1782-1866); Gamaliel (1792-1856),
married Susan Russell (1793-1878); Minor Sprague (1794-1885), married, suc-
cessively, Elizabeth Wheaton (1796-1819), Almira Shepard (1807-1832), Mrs.
Mary Ann Borden, n^e Manchester (1800-1852), and Caroline Augusta Seabnry
(bom 1823); George GUheH (1798-1826), unmarried; and Lydia (1800-1853),
married Elnathan Ellis (1800-1849). Captain Rufus Lincohi served with dls-
462 Book Notices. [Oct.
tinction throaghont the Revolntionary war. Four of his commissions an
reproduced in the bookt namely, as second lieutenant in Col. Marshal's Massa-
chusetts regiment, dated 18 May, 1776; as first lieutenant in Col. Gamaliel
Bradford's Massachusetts regiment, dated 6 November, 1776; as captain in
the 14th Regiment of Massachusetts Foot, dated 28 July, 1780; and as captain
in the Seventh Massachusetts Regiment, dated 18 May, 1781. The book li
beautifully printed, handsomely bound, and is an important contribntlon to
the history of that portion of the Lincoln family to which it chiefly relates.
Tlie facts stated in the Fisher genealogy respecting th^ English ancestors of
that family are based on the parish registers of Syleham, County Soffolk, Eng-
land, and the well known Chanler Manuscript (No. 6071, Harleian Collection,
page 884) in the British Museum. The first American colonists of this branch
of the family were Joshua Fisher, who was baptized in Syleham, 24 Febmary,
1585, and his brother Anthony, baptized in the same place, 23 April, 1591. The
name of Joshua's first wife is unknown, but he married, secondly, in 1638, at
Syleham, Anne Luson, a sister of John Luson who came to New England and
settled at Dedham, Mass., and received his honse lot there at the same time as
the Fishers. Joshua's father was Anthony Fisher of Syleham, whose wife was
Mary Fiskc, daughter of William and Anne Fiske, of St. James, South Elsham,
County Suffolk, England. Joshua came to New England in 1639 with his
second wife and daugliter Mary, his son Joshua having preceded bim a few
months. From Dedham he removed in 1650 to Medfield, Mass., where he was
the first deacon In the church, a selectman in 1658 and 1655, and died in 1674.
His widow died in 1677. He had four children : Elizabeth, baptized at Syle-
ham in 1619, who probably married and settled in England; Joshua, baptized in
Syleham in 1621, and married, first, Mary Aldls in 1643, and, secondly, in 1654,
Lydia Oliver; Mary, who married. In 1648, Thomas Battelle, and died in 1691;
and John, who married, in 1658, Elizabeth Boylston. Anthony Fisher, brother
of the first Joshua, was baptized in Syleham in 1591, came to New England
with his first wife Mary and children, probably from Yarmouth In the ship
** RoHe," reaching Boston in 1687, and settled in Dedham, where he was made
a freeman in 1645, a selectman In 1646 and 1647, a deputy to the General Coort
in 1649, and county commissioner in 1600. After the death of his wife Mary,
he nmrried, in 1G63, Isabel, widow of Edward Breck of Dorchester, Mass. In
the latUT place, he was chosen commissioner in 1666, a selectman in 1664, *65
and '(U), anci died tlierc in 1071. His wife diod in 1673. The names of his
children, all by his first wife and born in England, were: Anthony, married
Joanna Faxon in 1047; Cornelius^ nmrried, first, Leah Hcaton, and, secondly,
Sarah Everett; Nathanicly married, in 1049, Esther Hunting; Daniel, married,
in 1041, Abigail Marriott; Lydia, married Daniel Morse of Shcrboni; and «/oAs,
who died in Dedham in 10:J8. This genealogy represents a vast amount of labor
and is a worthy monument to the energy and perseverance of its compiler.
The liingliaui Genealogy, the work of Col. T. A. Bingham, U.S.A., is superbly
printed on heavy, laid paper, with broad margins. The ancestor of the Ameri-
can family was Thomas, son of Thomas Bingham and his wife Anna Stentoo,
of Sheftleld, England, where, according to the parish records, he was baptized,
5 June, 1042. He came to America with his mother, and probably lived for a
time in Saybrook, Connecticut, whence he subsecjucntly removed to Norwich,
and then to Windham, in the same Colony. At the former place his mother be-
came the second wife of William Backus, Senior, one of its first landed propri-
etors, and died in May, 1(570. Thomas Bingham was married, 12 December,
loot;, to Mary Uudd (1048-1720), probably the daughter of Lieut. Jonathan
Rudd of Saybrook, by whom he had the following children: Thoma» (1667-
1710), married in 10i)2 Hannah Backus; Ahel (1009-1745), married Elizabeth
(or Mary) Odell; Mary (1072-1747), married in 1692 John Backus (1662-1744);
Jonathan (1074-1751), married in 1097 Ann Huntington; Ann (1677), married
Hezekiah Mason; Abigail (1079) married Daniel Huntington; Nathaniel (1681-
1754), married in 1705 Sarah Lobdell {circa 1683-1763); Deborah (1683), mar-
ried Stephen Tracy; Samuel (1085-1700), married, first, in 1700, Faith Ripley,
who died in 1721, and, secondly, in 1721, Elizabeth Manning, who died in 1780;
Joseph (1688-1705), married, first, in 1710, Abigail Scott, and, secondly, in 1742,
Rachel Wolcott, widow of Daniel Huntington of Norwich, Connecticut, after
whose death she married Thomas Welch; and Stephen (1690-1770), married,
first, in 1712, Mary Kingsbury (or Kiugsly), who died in 1714, and, secondly,
1899.] Book Noticen. 463
in 1715, Bebeckah Bishop of Lebanon, Conn., who died in 17$i in her sixty-
seventh year. The appendix contains copies of tombstone inscriptions of
Qyras Bingham and his lineal ancestors and important genealogical data relat-
ing to the families of Clarice, De Labeanme, Foote, Grew, Johnson, Rutherford,
T&n and Whiting. Among the illustrations are a map of the first house-lots
of Norwich, Conn.; a fac-simile of two commissions of Stephen Bingham
(1740-1835) as ensign of the 12th Connecticut regiment, dated 9 September and
28 November, 1776; a fac-simile of a commission of Joel Foot (1763-1846) as
Ueatenant of the Marlborough (Conn.) Company of Volunteers, dated 15 Janu-
ary, 1812; a portrait of Cyrus Bingham (1789-1862) of Andover, Conn., and
another of his wife, Abigail Foote (1792-1889). The whole book gives evidence
of skilful and conscientious work.
The Converse Genealogy is beautifully printed and tastefully bound, but
a portion of its subject matter is open to serious criticism. The progenitor
of the American family in Massachusetts was Edward Convers, who came to
America with Gov. Winthrop in 1630, and settled successively in Charlestown,
Boston and Wobnm. The compiler states that he was the oldest of eight child-
ren of Christopher Convers and his wife Mary Halford, that he was bom in
Wakerly, Northamptonshire, England, on the 30th of Jan., 1590, that he died
in Wobnm, Mass., 10 Aug., 1663, and that he probably married, first, Jane Clark
of Theckenham, England, who is supposed to have died before 1617 ; — secondly,
Sarah , in England, who died 14 Jan., 1662;— and thirdly, 19 Sept., 1662,
Joanna Sprague, who died 24 Feb., 1680. No authority or proof whatever is
given in support of the statement concerning his English parentage or birth.
The day has long since passed when unsupported assertions of this character can
be received without protest by careful students of genealogy, and the absence
of proof casts a serious reflection upon the competency of a genealogist and the
Talae of his work. The compiler mentions the following children of Edward
Convers, all of whom were by his first wife:— i/b«taA, bom in England in 1617,
married in 1561 Esther Champney, and died in 1689; James, born in England
in 1620, and died in 1715, — married, first, in 1643, Anna Long of Charlestown,
who died in 1691, and secondly in 1692 Anna Cooper of Cambridge; Alary , bom
in England in 1622, and married, first, Simon Thompson, and secondly John
Slieldon of Billerica, Mass.; and Samuel^ baptized in 1637, married in 1660
Judith Carter, was the founder of Thompson, Connecticut, and died in 1669.
The family descent is traced through the son James only, who had two sons
and eight daughters l>om between 1644 anci 1661. He resided in Wobora, was
an officer in King Phillp*s War, and a deputy to the General Court in 1679, '83,
"84, *85, '86 and *89. It is a matter of regret that the work contains no index, a
defect tlmt minimizes the value of any genealogy as a work of reference. The
book contains much genealogical data relating to the families of Mead, Gold-
smith and Putnam.
The Easton genealogy bears evidence of careful and conscientious research.
We coogratulate its compiler that he has resisted the temptation, unhappily too
prevalent in our time, to guess at the place beyond the seas whence his first
American ancestor was born. He is wisely content to say that he was bom in
about 1602 and that he came to New England probably In 1633 or the following
year. He settled first in Cambridge, and, accompanying the Rev. Thomas
Hooker and his followers in 1636, become one of the founders and original
proprietors of Hartford, Connecticut, where he was chosen one of the deacons
of the old first church, and where he died on the 19th of August, 1688. He had
fonr children :—x/oAfi (circa 1646 or '47-1711), who had eight children born bch
tween 1670 and 1689; Joseph (circa 1648-1711), who married Hannah, daughter
of James and Sarah Ensign, by whom he had six children bom between 1669 and
1687; Mary (died 1695), who married John Skinner of Hartford (died 1690), by
whom she had seven children bom l>etween 1664 and 1680; and Sarah (1675-
1740;, who married, in 1699, Nathaniel Goodwin (1665-1746), son of Nathaniel
Goodwin and his wife Sarah Cole, by whom he had eight children bom l>e-
tween 1701 and 1719, one of whom, Rachel (1716-1763), became, in 1738, the
wife of Moses Seymour, the great-grandfather of Origin S. Seymour, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, and also of the late Hon. Horatio
Seymour, Govemor of New York. Among the portraits In the book we may
mention those of Judge Rufus Easton (1774-1834), of St. Louis, Missouri; Col.
Alton B. Easton, U. S. A. (1807-1893) ; and Gen. Langdon C. Easton, U. S. A.
Book Noticet. [Oct
(1814-1884). The compiler of tbts genealogy bas accompllahed s most excel-
lent work, and !ila labors are worthy of careful imitation.
The " New Yorkers of the XIX Centnry," by Mre. John Kinc Van Rensselaer,
Is superbly printed on heavy, laid paper, and Is a beautiful i>pcclineu of typo-
graphy. Tbe material Is arrangwl In a somowhat norel form of tabular pedi-
gree U> which the sUe of the sheets (large folio) is especially adapted. Hn.
Van Eensselaer la qualified by gentle birth, native ability, social posidos and
gpneoloKieal experience to gather the informatton concerning the families with
whom her grand-parents were Intimate during the earlier years of this century.
She Is the daughter of Archibald Qracey King (son of Charles King, LL-D.,
former President of Columbia College, aud hla second wife Henrietta Low)
and his wife Elizabeth Denning Dner (daughter of WlUlam Alexander Doer.
LL,D.. another former Frcgident of Colnmbla College, and his wife Hannah
UarlB Denning). "In a secret drawer of an old Japan wrlltng desk was foood,
several years ago." Mrs. Van Rensselaer writes, " a crumpled sheet of paper,
on which was written in faded Ink a namber of names. It was IdeutiOed as ■
Visiting List, which had been compiled about 1830 by ray Grandmother. nboM
bosbaud was at the time the FrcsideDt of Colnrabla College, and as bol^ ttie
President and Mrs. Duer were descended from the earliest settlers of Mana-ha-U.
and were closely connected with the chief families of the city of New York, (be
list contained the names of nearly all the prominent people of the place." Tbe
Tlslti[ig list referred to la made the basis of the present hook, and anottter. or
others, which It is said are lo follow. The families to which the present ti^-
Dme is devoted are : Bard. Barclay. Bronson, Buchanan, DelaUeld. Duer,
Emmet. S'lsh, Glover, HoOhian, Jay, King, Lyocb, McVickar, Morton, Reuiiici,
Rutherford, Schuyler, Stnyvesant and Van Rensselaer. Ad exhaustive Index
accompanies the work. It Is to be regretted that Mrs. Van Rcnsaela«r tailed to
iDcorporate In her tabular pedigrees more dates of births, marriages and deaihi.
The body of the Moody " Genealogical Notes" Is made up of entries from
East Anglican Parish Registers relating to the Moody family. The original
purpose of the compiler was to discover the exact connection between WiiUun
Hoody of Ipswich. England, who emigrated for America on the " Maty and
John "In 1633, and Edmond Mowdye of BuiTSt. Edmunds, whose arms, granted
In IMI, have been borne by descendants of William Moody In America during
tbe past two hundred and fifty years. As yet the compiler has not succeeded
In Bccomptiahing this. A printed Hllp Inserted In tbe hook and dated 10 April,
IS99, states that, owing to important data received after bis notes were la press,
the compiler sends out the book Incomplete, bnt with guards boand In. for a
chart showing the English generations, and for a few additional pagns wblcli
he hopes will be arranged before the end of tbe .year. It is his Intention to
show In these the connection between the New England families and those of
BnfTolk, England, and " to utilize any data which recipients of these notes may
send In before October, 1899." A tabular pedigree is Inserted of the descendant*
of William Moody, who came lo America in 1633, bat It is described as "at
best but a series of questions." " I have," says tbe compiler, " from a few
available books put It together, hoping that anyone into whose hands It may
come will have the kindness to advise me of errors detected, and further, where
possible, send me additional data which will enable me to bring It down to the
end of the present century, In a further edition." The " Notes "contain a photo-
graphic reproduction of a map of Sutfutk County, England, dated IfiTS, takoi
from Saltan's English Atlas, showing the varlons parishes at about tbe period
treated of In the body of the book.
The foim of the Peaslee book Is narrative rather than genealogical. We gleta
fronracarefulexamlnatlonof Us pages that Joseph Peaaley came from Engtaod,
that he was In Hampton, N. H., In 1639, that he was made freeman in 164S,
that he was in Haverhill, Mass., before 16*6, and that he subsequently removed
to Salisbury, Mass., where he died in 1660. By his wife, Mary Johnson, bs
seems to have had at least two children : — Sarah, bom In 1642, and married
Thomas Barnard of Salisbury (died IT06) by whom she had seven chiidrea;
and Joseph (I(i46-1T36), who married, first, in 1671, Ruth Barnard of Sallsbaiy,
and, secondly, the widow Mary Davis. The children of Joseph Peaslee, son of
the flrst Joseph, were JUars, bom In 16T2, and married Joseph Whittler, the aa-
cestor of John 0. Whlttler; Joseph, born In 1674, and married, in 1699, BllM-
betb, daughter of Robert Hastings; i?obert (167T-1742), married la 1701 Alke
1899.] Secent Publicaiions. 465
Cmrler, who was bom in 1678 ; John^ bom In 1679 and married in 1705 Mary
Martin; Nathaniel (1682-1775), married first Jndith Kimball who died in 1641,
and secondly in 1742, Abiah Swan; Buth^ bora in 1684 and married in 1705
Samnel Clement who died in 1754 ; Ebenezer, bom in 1688 ; and Sarah, bom
in 1690, and married in 1710 Capt. Ebenezer Eastman.
The Coolldge Chart gives the male line of ancestry of Joseph Coolldge (1719-
1771), and five, and in some cases six, generations of his descendants in both
male and female lines. The progenitor of his family was John Coolldge (1604-
1691) of Watertown, Mass., whose wife, Mary , died in 1691. Of his
eight children, Jonathan (1646-1695) married, in 1679, Martha Rice (1662-1695),
whose son John (born in 1690) settled in Boston, and married, in 1713, HannaQi
Ingram. The central figure of the chart, Joseph Coolldge (1719-1771), married
in 1746, Marguerite Olivier (1726-1816) of Annapolis, N. S., and had the follow-
ing children: — Joseph (1747-1821), who married first, in 1772, Elizabeth Boyer
(1754-1786), and secondly, in 1788, Katherine Boyer (1755-1829) ; Marguerite,
bom in 1748, and died young; John (1749-1798), who married, in 1772, Lydia
Dawes (1747-1815), daughter of William Dawes; Benjamin (1752-1819), who
married, in 1780, Mary Carter Brewster (1761-1823); Margaret (1753-1838),
who married, in 1772, Jacob Sweetser (1746-1823) ; and Mary (1758-1826), who
married, in 1779, Zachariah Hicks (1755-1842). We trast that Major Coolldge
will consider this chart simply as a basis for an exhaustive genealogy of the
famUy in ail of its various branches.
The tabular pedigree of ** Lawrence Litchfield, the Puritan,'* the name of whose
compUer is not given, states that he had four children : Experience (1642), Re-
membrance (1644), Joslah (1647), and Dependence (1649). The children of
Josiah were: Hannah (1672), Sarah (1674), Joslah (1677), Nicholas (1680),
Jadith (1683), and Samuel (1687). In some of the lines the descendants bear-
ing the family name are brought down to the present day. It is to be regretted
that the names of wives are invariably omitted, and that comparatively few
dates are given — a defect, in the latter case, that might have been avoided
without seriously increasing the size of the chart. It is to be hoped that this
pedigree is but the forerunner of an exhaustive genealogy of the Litchfield
nmUy.
Bp Chaplain Bosteell Bandall Hoes, U, 8. JV.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS,*
PasssHTHD TO THB Nbw-Enoland HISTORIC Obitbalooical Socibtt prom
JUKB 1 TO JULT 15, 1899.
Preimred by William Prbsoott Grbbiclaw.
I. PubUeatumi written or edited by membere of the Society,
Oememlogy,
Genealogy of the fiunily of Sambome or Sanborn, in England and America. 1 194-
1896. By V. C. Sanborn. 1899. 8vo. pp. xiiL+692.
Lo0fli Htflory.
Doichester Neck. (Now South Boston.) The Raid of British Troops, February
lSi 1776. With an account of the First Settlements at the Neclc, and Various Miscel-
laaeoos Notes. By Francis E. Blake. Boston. 1899. 8vo. pp. 63.
Captain Edmond Blood, of Albany, N. T. By J. Paul Rylands, Esq., FjSJL.
[Beprinted from New-England Historical and Genealogical Register for July, 1899.]
oTO. pp. 3.
Justin Wmsor. [By Samnel A. Green, MJ)., LLJ).] 8yo. pp. 3.
* Thia lift does not include publications which are elsewhere noticed, unless written
bj a member.
VOL. LIU. 30
466 Recent JPublications. [Oct.
Hittory,
The Bahama Islands. Notes on an earlj attempt at colonization. By Jobn T.
Hassam, A.M. 8vo. pp. 59. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Massachnaetts
Historical Society for March, 1899.
Colleges and Schools,
Andover Theological Seminary. Necrology, 1898-1899. Prepared by Rer. C. C.
Carpenter, A.M. Second Printed Series, No. 9. Boston. 1899. 8yo. pp. 327-376.
Address List of the Living Alumni of Andover Theological Seminary, inchiding
all Non-Graduates of the Institution. [Prepared by Rev. C. C. Carpenter, AJLj
1899. 8vo. pp. 34.
Miscellaneous,
The Mayflower Descendant. A Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and
History. [Edited by George Ernest Bowman, A.B.] Vol. I., No. 1. January, 1899.
Boston. 1899. 8vo. pp. 64.
II. Other Publications.
Genealogy,
The Keim and Allied Families in America and Europe. April, 1899. Number 5.
Biography,
In Memory of Julius Dexter. September 23, 1840-October 21, 1898. CinclnnatL
1899. 8vo. pp. 38.
Colleges and Schools,
Report of the President of Bowdoin College for the Academic Tear 1898-99.
Brunswick, Maine. 1899. 8vo. pp. 39.
Seventy- first Annual Catalogue of Chauncy-Hall School, 458 Boylston Street,
Boston, Mass. 1898-1899. Boston. 1899. 12mo. pp. 97.
Catalogue of Dartmouth College, together with the Medical School and the Thayer
School of Civil Engineering for the year 1898-99. Hanover. 1898. 12mo. pp. \A,
De Yeaux College. Documents, Reports, Register, 1898-99. Niagara Fidls, Nev
York. 1899. 8vo. pp. 68.
Franklin and Marshall College Obituary Record. Vol. 1, No. 3. Lancaster, Fs.
June, 1899. 8vo. pp. 276-293.
Prospectus of Lawrence Academy. Groton, Massachusetts. One hundred and
sixth year. June, 1899. 32mo. pp. 27.
Schedule of Courses and Studies. Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass. 8vo. pp. 12.
Catalogue of the University of the State of Missouri. Fifty-seventh Report of the
Curators to the Governor of the State. 1898-1899. Columbia, Missouri. Svo. pp. 2 IS.
Report of the President of Yale University for the year ending December 31, 1898,
together with a Supplementary Report for 1899, January to June. New Haven.
1899. 8vo. pp. 160.
Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Academical
Year ending in June, 1899. Including the record of a few who died previously,
hitherto unreported. [New Haven. 1899.] 8vo. pp. 687-658.
Societies and Institutions.
District of Columbia Society of Mayflower Descendants. Officers and Member*.
Instruction to Applicants. Constitution and By-Laws. Washington. 1899. Svo.
pp. 15.
Alfred Moore and James Iredell, Revolutionarv Patriots and Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court of the United States. An Address before the North Carolina
Society of the Sons of the Revolution. By Junius Davis, Esq. 1899. Svo. pp. 37.
Proceedini::s of the General Theological Library for the year ending April 17, 1899.
Boston. 1899. 12mo. pp. 78.
Archa?ologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity. Published by the
Society of Antiquaries of London. Second Series. Vol. VI. London. 1898. 4to.
pp. 222.
The French Protestant (Huguenot) Church in the City of Charleston, South Caro-
lina. [Charleston. 1898.] 8vo. pp. 23.
Thirty- fifth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Boston City Hospital • • •
For the Thirty- fifth Year, February 1, 1898, to January 31, 1899*, inclusive. Boston.
1899. 8vo. pp. 206.
1899.]
Deaths,
467
U. & GmmtimmiiI, SiaU and Municipal PubiitationM.
Official Records of the Union and Confederate NaTiea in the War of the Rebel-
lion. Series 1. Vol. 8. Washington. 1899. 8to. pp. 970.
Acts and Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1804-1805. Reprinted
by Wright & Potter Printing Company, State Printers, 1898. Boston. 1898. 8yo.
PP« 865.
Roster of Connecticut Volunteers who serred in the War between the United
States and Spain, 1898-1899. Published by the Acyutant-GeneraL Hartford. 1899.
8to. pp. 42.
Calendar of the Laing Charters, AJ). 854-1837. Beloneing to the University
of Edinburgh. Edited by the Rer. John Anderson. Edinburgh. 1899. 4to. pp.
1053.
NoTB. — ^Rer. Mr. Adadourian writes to us that if any historical society wishes to
procure a copy of the Proceedings at the 160th Anniversary of the Second Church
at Plymouth, noticed in the Apnl Rboisteb, page 364, it will be sent if three cents
in postage stamps (for mailing) are sent to him. Address Rer. Haig Adadourian,
Plymoutib, Mass.
DEATHS.
llxm Mast E. Plvmer of Epping, N. H^
drafter of William Plimier, Jr., M.C.,
1810-25, died at Epping, July 4, 1899.
The community in whioi she lived dur-
ing her entire life, and her circle of rela-
tives and friends, have met with a distinct
loss. Miss Plimier was the possessor
of a remarkably powerful and brilliant
mind, which she assiduously cultivated
by a wide range of reading. The grand-
daughter of uie late Ex-Gk>v. William
Fhnner of New Hampshire (in his day
m leader among New Hampshire states-
men, and also prominent in national
eoimcils as wdl), a memoir of whom
il^peared in the Kboistbb, voL 25, page
1. It was her privilege to meet early in
Hie many of the political leaders of the
past. Of unfailing tact and courtesy,
amd a quick and almost unerring reader
of human nature, she never fiuled to
adapt hersdf to each person with whom
she came in contact. A lover of the
best society, she always extended a
cordial welcome to people of good
breeding, with whom it was a pleasure
to her to discuss the great political
questions of the day. Even those
who differed from her in their opinions
could not but admire the broad scope
of her mental powers.
The possessor of a sunny tempera-
ment and affectionate nature (yet wiUi-
al something of the grand old Puritan
firmness of msposition) she was greatly
beloved by her circle of relatives and
friends, to whom she was always loyaL
Of a deep religious nature. Miss Plumer
was in the best sense of the term a lady
of the old school, a fine representative
of New England's best type of woman-
hood.—By Dani$l Boiiint, Etq.
ERRATA.
Y9ge 860, paragraph 2, line 4, far Orr read Dorr.
Fige 844, par. 4, line 4, for Medford read Medfleld.
Page 878, par. 2, line 2, for Bradford read Bedford.
Page 878, par. 2, line 6, for Lexington read Concord ; and /or Jane read April.
It will then atand, ** bearer at Concord on the 19 of April, 1775."
Page 482, par. 8, line 10, for Telff read Jelff.
Page 441, line 7 from bottom, for Jedldiah read Jedidah.
Page 444, line 11, for Jedldiah read Jedidah.
Page 446, line 8 from bottom, for 1760 read 1756.
Page 459, line 18 from bottom, for John Watson read Sarah Watson.
INDEX OF PERSONS.
Abbot,)
Abbott, S Eliabe^ 224
Abott, )Fnuid«E.,466
John.SM
Ljniiaii,lM
1UU7,3S0
Nehemiah. IW, SOO
Samnel, li9
Swab, 196, 900
William F., 250
AbeL]lebitab]e,iiO
AUahaLaOS
Abny, fStebofau, 117
Bobert.117
lGeorge,_15
Antens, y John, 16
TbonuM, 15
AetoB, Ben^jamln, 81
Adadoorian, Hajyr, 3M, 4M, tf7,
,128,207,350,874,
881,805
AbigaU,215,200
Anna, 128
BeUej, 41, 42, 216
Cbarlea Ftandi, 188,
200, 866
Daniel, 21ff
£dlth,210
Elisabeth, 88, 80, 867,
448
Hannah, 166, 216, 210^
448
Henry, 156
Hepeeybeth, 42, 216,
210
Isaac 210
John, 10, 88, 209
Joeepl^214,216
Lolc216
~ ,216
Lf<fia.216
210,448
Mary, 1^, 214-210, 880
Marya,214
MelOtable, 211
Merey, 216, 210
I»att7,210
JlebMea,216
Biehard,60
Bom, 42, 214^0, 880
Bnlh.r" - -
.^^, 214, 216
Sarah, 216, 818
Sihranoa, 448
8iniond,07
Smith, 216
Snianna, 216
ThankfU,216
TbomM,214,818,448
Walter, 210
WHUaai, 80, 156
JB, John, 24
AddblgtOB, Imm, 130f208
Addii, ) Anne, 288
Adit, )WlUiam,2S7,283
Addijon, mr^ 421
mrs., 421
Ade, Thomas, 180
Adgate, Elisabeth, 211
Hannah. 284
Lacy, 284
Martha, 281
Mary, 200, 284
Matthew, 284
B«beoea,284
Rath, 284
Sarah, 288
Thomas, 209, 2U, 284
AdUns,
Mary, 812
Bhoda,316
Towner, 812
Agiionbje, doctor. 24
Akerly, Lner D^tois, 148, 881,
Albermarie, earl ot, 127
Alchin, , 16, 802, 808
Aloock, ) mr., 12
Aloocke, ) Mary, 100
Aloott, ,370
A. Bronson, 204
Alden, i , 182
Aldon, ) Anne, 18
Asa. 34
Bei4amin,280
DaTid, 280, 804
Hannah, 286^804
Isaae,84
John, 206, 818
Mary. 280
Priseffla,206
William, 84
Aldis, Mary, 462
Alewell, see ElwelL
Alexander, Betsey, 266
DaTid,206
DeAlraStanwood,
264,206
William, 266
Alffar, Mary, 126
Aluon, see Allison.
Allen, ^ ,187,260,488
AUeyn, I AbiAil, 123
Allin, f Almira, 40
Allyn, J A. y.Q.,268
Bosoane, 28
Daniel, 180
EUsabeth, 28, 127,
801
Ephraim, 127
Esther, 127
Ethan, 308, 871
Ezperienee, 127
Frands Oleott, 200
Henry, 127
Jedediah,127
ADen. > Jeremiah, 801
eoHTd )Jadah,127
Mar^m,127,804
Nathan, 127
Orrin Peer, 148, 140
Patience. 127
Balph,127
Blebud,ll
Bobert.238
Samoel,40,128
Sarah, 408
Thomas, 11, 28
Timothy, 408
William,28
AUerton, Fear, 112
Isaac, 112
Allis,DaTld,448
Ebeneser, 449
EUsabeth, 448
Jonatlian, 447
Mary. 64, 448
Merer, 448
MindweU.447
Nathaniel, 447, 418
Samael,64
Allison, ) Frands, 468
Alison, > Fraads J., 468
Henry, 21
Bobert H., 468
Allflap, Daniel, 178
John, 172
Almon, , 178, 179
Alnwick, bishop, 04
Alrord, Henry Clay, 148
, 148, 146
Charles, 180
Ebeneser, 130
Fisher, 143
Harriet, 130
Joseph B., 180
Richard, 140
William, 130
Amidon, Roger, 879
Amos, Anna, 142
Anderson, John, 467
WUbert L., 267
Andr4, John, 150, 166
Andrew, John A., 156
Andrews, Abigail, 410, 442
Charles L., 206, 207
DaTid, 330
Andrns, Anne, 448
Laejr, 280
Angler, Ann, 122
Edmnnd, 122
Mary, 122
Samael,246
Sarah, 122
Anne, qneen, 401
Appleton, I mr., 246
Appelton, ) mrs., 215
Jo: 61
470
Index of Persons.
Appleton, i William Sumner,
cont'd 147, 253, 301, 869,
373, 377, 881
Aquinas, Thomaa, 291
Arber, , 109
Arehbald. Maiy. 431
Arden, EllBabeth, 67
John, 67
Any, EUJah, 104
Mary, 102
Thomas, 102, 106
ArmlBtead, , 196, 873, 876,
381
Anthony, 377
Frances, 377
Hannah, 377
John, 877
William^377
Armstrong, George W., 882
Arnold, Benedict, 876
Benjamin Q., 226
Edward, 286
Fenner, 396
George Carpenter, 226
Hannah, 396
James N., 134
Joanna, 226
Mercy, 286
Olney, 264
Phebe, 226
Sarah Rhodes, 226
WUUam, 62, 226
Arstens, see Acstens.
Arthur, Chester A., 169
Amndell, , 224
Ashe, , 23
Ashley,
-,262
Ashmun, Harriet, 130
Ashtoo, Robert, 198
Atplnwall, WiUiam, 136
Atnerton, ,266
Humphrey, 46, 348
Margaret, 348
Marget, 447
Sarah, 434
Simon, 447
Athol, duke of, 418
Atkins, John, 301
Atkinson, Hannah, 36
John, 36
Theodore, 36
Attacks, Crispus, 466
Atwood, Daniel, 40
Austin, Klias, 316
Elizabeth, 402
John Osborne, 431
Lucretia Salome, 315
Thomas, 245
Averill, , 1.J7
Avery, Christopher, 237
Dolly, 162
James, 236, 237
Jeremiah, 162
Axtell, ) lady, 226
Axell, > Aaron, 231
AxBtyl, ) Abigail, 228-231, 233
Alexander, 231
Alvin, 2:J3
Amzi, 234
Asa, 2:«
Avie, 227
Benjamin, 229, 232
Bethany, 230, 232
Betsey, 231, 232
Calvin, 230, 232
Caroline A., 233
Cecilia, 234
Cella, 233
Charles, 234
Chloe, 231
Daniel, 227-234, 359,
370
David, 232
Dean, 233
Deborah, 231
AxtelL )DoUy,233
cofU'd iEbenexer, 229, 290,
233
Ellab, 234
EUxabeth, 228, 229,
231,234
Ellen, 234
£xra,230,233
Hannah, 227, 229-234
Henry, 227-234, 379
Henry Copse, 231
Henry 8., 230
Isaac TuthiU, 234
Jemima, 230, 232
Joanna, 229, 230
John, 227-229, 231,
233,369
J<^h, S28, 229, 281,
Joseph S., 234
Lincoln, 234
Lorica, 233
Louisa, 230, 231
Lnrana, 230, 232, 233
Luther, 230, 232
Lydia, 369
Martha, 233
Martha M.. 233
Mary, 227-229, 232,
284, 869, 379
Mercy, 231, 232
Moses, 231
Nathan. 234
OUye.231
Phebe, 229, 280, 232,
234
Phebe Condit, 232
Philip, 232
PhUlp Lindley, 232
PoUy, 229. 234
Rachel, 230, 233
Rebecca, 228, 230, 281,
233
Rhoda,232,284
Ruftis, 232
Ruth, 234
Salmon, 232
Samuel, 227-230, 282-
234,359
Sarah, 227-229, 234,
379
Sarah M., 233
Sarah T., 233
Seth, zn
Silas, 229, 232
S. J., 227, 369, 374
Sylvester, 2."tt
Sylvia, 2:i3
Thankful, 22i?-230, 379
Thomas, 227-234, 359,
379
Thomasine, 359
Timothy, 2-32
Waitstili, 229
William, 227-229, 231-
233, 359, 379
Zeniath, 233
Aylmer, Frances, 377
Justinian, 377
Ayres, | Abigail, 168
Aeres, ) Mary, 3.37
Moses, 168
Samuel, 3:i6, 337
Babbitt, Waitstili, 229
Babson, Dorcas, 31
John, 31
John J., 26, 31,236, 241
Bachiler, fmr., 302
Bachilor, J Albert Stillman,
Batchelder,] 365
Batchellor, (.Anne, 264
Deborah, 128
Josiah, 203
Badiaer, ) Nothanlal, les
eontd {Ruth, 103
Stephen, 268, 26ft
Backai, Anna, 402
Hannah, 402
Isaac, 63, 04
John, 402
Mary, 462
WilliAm,40S
Bacon, , 886
Ann, 860
Anna, 34
Desire, 129
Elisabeth Sheldra, 152
Francis, 162
Hesekiah, 94
Hitty,34
John, 34, 120
Jonathan, Si
Katherine, 162
Nanoy, 34
Nathaniel, 360
PollT, 84
WilUam P., 808
W. P., 850
Bagley, Jonathan, 808
MoUy, 104
Bailey, f
Baley,
S»^^' <
Bay ley,
Baylle,
Bayly,
-, 43, 431
Arthur, 22, 24
Benjamin, 827, 388
Charity, 328
Dorothy, 124
EliMbeai,350
Esther, 327
Gamaliei, 327
James, 3^
James B., 272
John, 828
Jonathan, 327
MaiT, 67, 3X7
Nathaniel, 67
Robert, 124
Susanna, 327, 328
Bailies, | Elinor, 101, 186
BayUea, ) FrancU, 236, 299
Baker, , 200, 206
Abigail, 124, 436
Ann, 325
Anna, 130
Beza, 176. 325
Deborah, 449
Dorcaa, 206
Elizabeth, 206, 214, 38-)
Faith, 200
George, 73
Isaac, 206
Jenny. 205
John, 73, 429
Joseph, 3^5
Margery, 2i}0
Mary, 176, U»9, 200, 2U,
325, 375, 3^0, 437
Preserved, 72
Richard, 2u0
Ruth, 315, 429
Samuel. 73, 124
Sarah, 395
Temperance, 206
Thomas, 214, 375, 36')
Virginia, 317, 382
WilliHm, 170
Baker and Taylor, 260
Balch, } ,47
Baltch, i Anne, 411
Betty Brown, 283
Elizabeth, :C5
John, 44, 47, 50
Lewis Pcnn Wither-
spoon, 375
Molly, 162, 2S3, 411
Polly. 411
Samuel, 162,283.411
Stephen Bloomer, .'C5
Thomas Willing, 37^5,
375
Index of Persons.
471
Baldwiii,
^31ft,ii8
Desire, 407
Dorothy, 314
EUjwbeth, 196,406,400
Hannah, 313
Jamea, 407
John, 316
Joshoa, 41
Laeretia Salome, 315
Mehitable, 410
Nathaniel, 406, 400
Noah, 410
Reheoea, 196
Boger S., 196
Sally. 41
Sarah, 41, 313
Simeon, 196
Simeon £., 196
Tabitha, 440
Timothy, 313
Ban, LydU, 401
lUry,430
Ballantine, John, 136
Ballaye, Thomas, IM
BaUlncer, liarfu^t, 96
Balkm. Adin, sn6,^06, 361
Baltch, sec Balch.
Baltimore, lord, 307, 309, 417
Baan, Darid, 350
Seth,360
Thankftil, 360
Baakfl, ,68
Charles Edward, 84, 364
Thomas, 117
BaBaJag, James, 106
Jeremiah, 106
BauTlUe, Theodore de, 366
Bazbor, Bobert, 117
Barclay, , 464
Bard, ,464
Barker, jreneral. 147
Dent., 147
Ablgaa,428
Alice, 426
Anna, 427
Bethiah, 427, 428
Deborah, 428-430
Ebenexer, 426-431
EUsha, 428-430
Elizabeth, 426, 429
Esther, 380
Francis, 427-430
Hannah, 426-428, 446
Harriet Sarah, 431
Isaac, 426-428
Joanna, 420
John, 427, 430, 446, 446
Joshna, 427, 426
Josiah, 427-430
Joslah Hatch, 431
Judith, 427
Lorinf, 430
Lacy, 427, 428
LTd[ia,429
Maeomber, 430
Mary, 206, 427, 428, 430,
431
Mary C, 431
Mercy, 203, 206
Nathaniel, 206
01lTe,429
Peleff,427
Pendope,430
Frince,426
rHscfUa,429,4a0
Rebecca, 428
Richard, 380
Robert, 426-130
Rath, 428-430
SaUy,431
Sarah, 42, 228, 379, 420,
480
Beth, 431
nwnias, 428^130
Urrala,429
Barnard, Ann, 168, 276
Anna, 168
Anne, 278 [276
Bei^amin, 166,226,
Betty, 164
EUzabeth, 166-168,
276,346
Esther, 380
Ezekiei, 168
Hannah, 166, 276, 261,
380
Henry, 117
Hima,168
John, 346, 380
Miriam, 276
Molly, 162, 278
Moses, 166
Rebecca, 360
RhodJa,276
Robert, 374, 380
Robert M., 374
Roth, 464
Samuel, 164, 166-166,
276,261
Sarah, 163, 164, 281,
464
Stephen, 380
Thomas, 163, 464
Barnes, , 24, 137, 267, 323
captain, 178
Desire, 407
Lois, 57
Mary, 406
Samnel, 406
Thomas, 60
WilUam, 30
Bamish, Josias, 18
William, 18
Bamsly, Thomas, 117
Barnwell, , 134
Joseph W^ 134
Barrett, Abigail, 400
Benijamln, 400
Daniel, 400
James, 264
John, 400
John Spooner, 400
Nathuiiel, 400
Rebecca, 400
Samnel,400
Smith Freeman, 400
Thomas, 400
William, 400
Barron, Ellis, 312
Grace, 312
Barrow, E. P., 42
Barrows, C. £., 64
Samnel J., 136
Barry, , 360
John S., 431
Barstow, Lydia, 442
Samnel, 396
Bartlet, { Benjamin, 114
Baniett, ) Ebenezer, 68, 311
Edmnnd, 448
Elizabeth, 163, 286,
311
Esther, 167
George, 311
Gershom, 163
Hooker, 408
John, 165, 167
Locy, 312
Mary, 68, 114
PriseiUa,446
Rebecca, 446
Robert, 114
Roth, 408
Sarah, 114, 312
Stephen, 166
Timothy, 312
Zipporah, 166, 167
Barton, Edmnnd M., 260
Jane, 302
Baskett, John, 242, 243
Thomas, 216
Bass, Anne, 346
Jeremiah, 128
Samnel, 346
Sarah, 345, 346
Bassett, . 137, 304, 374
Bnrwell, 423
Frank G^ 379
Margaret, 379
Sarah, 31
WUUam, 31, 379
Batchelder, I __. r.^,,^,
BatcheUor, t«««B««Wler.
Bates, Frank A., 148, 368
Samnel Austin, 148, 368
Batt, Abigail, 130
Ann, 122
Joan, 303
John, 308
Timothy, 130
BaH*a, John, 117
BatteUe, Mary, 462
lliomas, 462
Batter, Edmond, 49
Bangh, Bessie, 11
Thomas, 11
Baxter, , 84, 203, 206
Diademe, 356
Elihu, 366
Francis, 366
Hannah, 414
Hiram, 366
James Phinney,264,356
John, 366, 383
Mary, 366
Nabby, 207
Richard, 414
ThankAil, 206
William, 356
Bayes, Abigail, lao
Ann, 130
Anna, 130
Hannah, 130
Mary, 130
Roth, 130
Thomas, 130
Bayley.i
Baylie, S see BaUey.
BaylT, >
Baylies, see Bailies.
Beach, Lnrana, 232
Mary, 232
Samnel, 232
Beal, {Azariah, 244
Beall, t Bathsheba, 246
Elizabeth, 375
Ninian, 373, 376
Beals, Joseph, 73
Bean, , 146
John, 143, 146, 146
Becher, Henry, 9
Beckwith, , 379
Matthew, 238
Bedford, duke of, 293
Mary Ann, 400
Bedlow, , 430
Bee, ,268
Beebe, i Agnes, 414
Beebee, ) Alexander. 414
Alice, 414
Bathsheba, 413, 414
Elizabeth, 414
Hannah, 413, 414
John, 238, 414
Joseph. 414
Mary, 414
Rebecca, 414
Samnel, 238, 413, 414
Thomas, 238
William, 414
Beebecs, Elisabeth, 334
Samnel, 334
Beecher, Mary, 400
Index of Peraont.
I
B««tit, iiHiiiBii, loa
Jemny, Ml
Bell, Benjwuln. Ui
Belirfcm Wa
BtUinahuD, ^ntgerT. VI R
UlofTurd, MM, K
HendBlI. Frrrgiaoo. 139
Bendliho, Edmund, H
IlrD«<lic(. Oi'org* O.. MS
Bwhel, IIS
Rtitll.H
S»liy, SIB
■Ir Ktchud, U
Bmtj. H
BioknfU, D. U., ;
Bldwrll, Juniw, I
JhDP, tud
E. Victor, 381
Ruhy, 4(13
Ssttnel, «fl
TluolUy, VA
Timoth)' H., lea
BIgn, KlAud, »0\
JuAuA, ,«
BID, Aseutb. «1
ElTlrB,4gfi
J*mM, It
Blllinl, Hannah, 3iS.32»
BUllnmT Cornell B ■,' SS8
BlUloga. John, n
Oliver, rs
SIngbUD, Abrl, 4M!
Abigail, M>, MS
Joxiph. MX
Lydll, 444
Nuhilulr)', MS, Mi
H«lth.».7»,l
KnUl. 72, 18], :
Birdie;, Bebrora, %
Pbvlw.S
Pbillp. "
Caleb. 40S
Ctiloe, &e
Darld.'M, 311,ai
Uebiirah, 3Vi
Jnhn, 54
Nalfiinlel, U
BuilKrI. bi
Kcbrcknb. 443
Teniiwrance, M, i
Wlllkm H., £8
Blackurrll, Harv.V
OMi. Kmnu UtleB. tW
Blake, CsMn, »t
Chu-lea M.. IM
Eliubflb, Tt
Franola B., ItO, IM, Iffi
XM, £M, 3«g, m, mC
Huiuh, 73
Benrjr T., UB
iDcnaM. 140. IM I
Jane., 71. ». la, IM,
John I~, IIS
1. tSI,ISl
llam.lW, IM.ia
Blakniun. Judfc. Zl
Btand, Mabel, H
BiinouS!"' ! "^ ^y™
BItsli, Abrahaot, 437
Th<iin», at, iSI
vniuam.sa
I, Elltabrlh, W
:Ma
IMSSS
■beth. !W
iienry. 29»
Ropr.'JSH
Wmiam. 3K. :v
n, ,M«
Josepb. WH
obuiKwlci, Edward S.. 13
oletn. ,3Ui
ollts. jDhn,4SG
JoK|A. 4tt [
olloa, Cbaiiea KnowlM, ;
Bom, Acnei, 4M
Comellii*, «
BommeT, JobD, I]
Index of Pertotu.
473
Bond,
S98,8fiO»45S
Harold L., 300
HeniTi 216
NteholM, M
Sanh, 64, M8
Bonneli, SamneU 117
Bonner, Anna, 222
Anne, 218, 223
Antlionj,217,218,220,
222, 223, 2^4, 377
Bridget, 218, 222, 223,
Elisabeth, 218, 222, 223
Goorge, 218, 222, 223
Johan, 218, 22:2, 223
Mary, 217, 218, 221, 222,
Bichard, 2M [377
Thomas, 222
Bonner, Thomas, 112
Boofdman, I AbigaU, 449
Bordman, > Elisabeth, 448
Esther, 449
Icbabod, 449
Bebeoea, 242, 243,
244
Booth, ,137
Constant, 75, S29, 415
Elizabeth, 829
George, 329, 333. 413
Hannah, 333, 416
John, 329
Joseph, 329
Manr, 76, 329, 416
WllUam, 76, 329, 333,
413,416
Borden, Mary Ann, 401
Bordman, see Boordman.
BoMon, Albert Daris, 263
Boatwlek. John, 212
Meroy, 212
Bonrorth, ,260
Boucher, mrs., 421
Jonathan, 303-309,
417-420
Bovghton, Clarissa, 300
Seymour, 390
Boorcfaler, Catherine, 260
Elis,260 [260
sir Unmiriirey, 116,
Jane, 260
Joan, 116, 260
John, 260
sir John, 250
Margaret, 260
Boome, Mary, 360
Bootell, Jonathan, 40
Booton, J. W., 260 [158
Bootwell, George 8., 163, 167,
Bowdoln, EUxabeth, 461
John, 401
., ^nne. 408
Elixabeth, 429
Jonathan, 406
BowleSf »2fl6
,380
Dorcas, 131
Edmund, 196, 300
Esther, 198. 300
George Ernest, 110,
132, 372, 381, 406
Hannah, 242, 246
Nathaniel, 121
Samuel, 24V, 246
BowBd, ) Alexander, 24
Bownde, ) Alice, 24
Bom, \ , 62, 53
Bolee, i dominie de, 118
Boifea, r Joseph, 61
Boys, J WUlIam, 301
B^rer» Ettaabeth, 466
Katherine. 466
Boyle, Robert, 290, 291
Boyks, John, 67
BoylatOB, •.206
Eaisabeth, 408
Boynton, Bidiard W., 136
Braekenbory, \ , 206
Brakenberry, { mr., 43
Brackett, Ann, 126
George, 126
Bradbury, John Merrill, 271
Sarah Ann, 271, 272
Bradford, AbigaU, 400
Elizabeth, 286
Ephraim, 286
G.,231
Gamaliel, 462
John, 440
Mary, 286
Rebecca, 444, 446
William, 48, 109, 110,
111. 112, 113, 286,
870,372
Bradlee, Caleb Daris, 264
Bradley, , 137
EUzabeth. 113, 406
Hannah, 113
I. S., 259
Lucretia, 113
Peter, 113, 326
Bradshaw, John, 292
Bradstreet, Simon. 61, 69
Bragge, Henry, 164
Bhoda, 164
Brainerd, Abigail, 313
Daniel, 313
Brasegirdle, Boger, 218, 224
Bray, , 137
Esther, 376
Mary, 376
Thomas, 376
Brayne, Robert, 94
Breading, James, 130
Breck, Edward, 462
Isabel, 402
Breed, Allen, 201
Elizabeth, 201
Bremer, John L., 42
Brent, , 301, 302, 803
Richard, 20
Brett, Nathaniel, 246
Samuel, 4^
Brettnn, Lydla, 437
Brarn,"' (Obadiah,235,237,2«
Brewer, Gardner, 42
Brewster, , 86, 109, 356
Abel, 440, 443
AbigaU, 286,286, 443,
414.446
Amos, 443
Andrew. 287
Ann, 283, 284, 440,
441,446
Anne, 440, 443
Ariel, 444
Asa, 443
Asaph, 288
Asher, 443
Bathsheba, 442
BeqjamiD, 113, 283,
284, 286, 286, 287.
288. 439, 440, 442,
443
Bethiah, 288
Betty, 441, 442
Bo wen, 443
Charles, 440
Comfort, 441
Cynthia, 443
Cirrus, 44:i, 444
Damaris, 443
Daniel, 284, 287, 288.
441
Darid, 440. 446
Deborah, 441, 444, 446
Dorothy, 287, 288
DrusUla,443
Ebenezer, 288, 440
Edward, 111
Brewster, ( Ellas, 443, 444
oonTd (ElUah, 287, 446, 446
Elisha, 440, 442, 443,
446
Elizabeth, 111, 284,
286, 286, 287, 439,
XSO, TS3, S'a, s9v
Ephraim. 288
Esther, 443 [444
Eunice, 288, 441, 443,
Ezekiel, 446
Ezra, 287
Faith, 445
Fear, 112
Grace, 113, 443
Hannah, 113, 286,
287, 288, 440, 442,
443, 444. 446, 446
Hannah Thomas, 446
Hezekiah, 287
Hopestill,442
Hosea.446
HuMah, 442, 440
Iofaabod,442
Isaac, 440
Israel, 440
Jabez,287
Jacob, 287, 440
James, 442, 446
Jedidah, 441, 444, 467
Jedidiah, 446
Jeru8ha,288,442,443,
446, 440
Jesse, 440
Joanna, 287, 444, 446
Job,4H
John, 286, 288, 440,
Jonah, 288, 445, 446
Jonas, 444
Jonathan, 109, 111,
112, 113, 288, 284,
28^ 287, 286, 372,
427, 439, 440, 441,
XHf MOy TaO
Joseph, 285, 287, 441,
443. 'n4, 446
Joshua, 285, 287, 4tf
Joyce, 440
Judah, 443
Judith, ;j86, 287, 446
Katharine, 440
Lemuel, 444, 446
Leonice, 440
LeTi,288
Lois, 444
Lot, 442
Lore, 111, 112, 113,
285. 441, 442, 444,
446 [442, 448
Lucretia, 286, 288,
Lucy, 286, 287, 442
Lydla, 285, 288, 441-
443,445
Marion, 440
Martha, 440, 442, 4tf
Martin, 446
Mary, 109, 110, 112,
284, 2&6, 287, 288,
440, 441, 444-446
Mary Carter, 442, 466
Mehitable, 440, HI
Mercy. 2b5, 441. 443
Nathan, 2^7, 444, 445
Nathaniel, 111, 114,
285,441
Nehemiah, 441
OUre, 443, 445, 446
Olirer, 'J8«, 442
Patience, 111,439,440
Feleg. 446
Pelham, 446
Peter, 440
Philip, 443
Prince, 442
MMlfd IProrlll, -
Rftdu'l. H3
R«b(Trai,MO,44I.41«
Rabert. Ill
Boib, lis. usi. 2sa,
»«, MU. HI
Sinh. jw, 'll.1, 114,
Selb.iia
B\bri. ^
eimnn. VS7. 41S
fiopblo, M«
eiWDESr, 4tfl
Smunim. WH, Un
Tatilthk'jon'ei, Ml
WilUiun, imH]
4.-IV-4M', US '
WmUini. ill. im,
1U,«%,:»(),*44,4M
Z&dock, 441, 414
Bll(lcel,Uiickolliib,liiu
Thoiuiw.M, S7S
w ni)«ii Ganoit,
Browninit, LouIhl, 417
Bruu, Jaiin, w
Bmc«, Philip AlfXBBdcr, M
rothwiak."
,i Abel. K7,K«. STB
AUcbU, M7, UK, 2:
AbrMiim' KogUtli
I3«, 147
Ardii', 1M. 277, 4
Bnnh, , HI
LvdiB. 4IH
Hu7,49l
' I^Tld, 314
DrboTKb, 4ffi
BacUer. AnUioiij MorHi, IS
Hocknilndcr, df ., Ml
InBhun, ,tt
, Klltkbelfa, in
Jobu, nu, St
Biii^, Huub. U
Mc4iulaf. IS
BnlMiek, Jnhn.U
Bulkcle;, I DoroOiT, im, M)
HiiiUe;, j Kdward, lM,aM>
John.ia, loi,'i4n,s
3M, act, ;i7It, 3
Jotaii r., 140
Lj'dlli EMtiiuin.41
Manila, Itt. t*
Uary. 107, 3H, 41
Uebittble, 1H
SSi,'411
Iloiet. 03
Halhan. !«, »7, 178
BiiU, Mabrl, 4IU
Kldianl, IW
f^uunna. IM
SBrbrek, Uedd ThompwB. V
Bcniia v., am
Ethel 3., NO
Bntbwti, , 3S0. aw
Burilmrdl. CAunnid, AM
BurEUTD«, Jahn, Mff
BorGe, Uclitrruiee.Kn
JoliD a, e». K3, m
Barlrtgli, Chvlo. 133
UurneQ. John. :»
UuracU, j w"li![ain, !»
BlUbhajD, Abrabadi, UV
Fruiclt AretibtU.
John, 131 [t
leabrUa. '^47
gugtu, dr-, 4M
iBdj Juf
Index of JPerstms.
475
BvrowB, Bei^3aailii, iOO
Bllsa,«IO
Marj,¥»
BebedEah,iOO
8vmb,400
Kttsabeth, 228
Hannah, 230
Zfl^haniah, 230
George L.,461
Iluh,8aaiaens37
BvhfllL Edward, 43S
BwihrnJl^ AbigaU, 200-213
Alexander, 130
1,210
Ann, 212
AnDa,3S8
Anne, 211, 212
Benigah, 212
Benjamin, 210
Caleb. 212
Catharine, 211
Chloe, 130
Comeliai, 208
Daniel, 20»-211
J>aTid,206
Deborah, 211
Dorothj, 209
Ebenexer, 211
Kleeta Ann, 88
EUxabeth, 20»-212
Ephraim, 211
Bstlier, 211
Franela, 208-214,810
Gideon. 211
Hannah, 20»-213
Uawlej, 212
Hepsfbah, 211
HeseUah, 211
Ira, 213
James, 180, 211
Jane, 200
Jedidlah, 211
Jemima. 210
Jeremiah, 210
Jemaba, 211
John, 208, 200, 210,
213
Jonathan, 210
Joseph, 210, 211
Jodma, 20O, 210, 212,
213
Joslah, 211
Judith, 200, 210, 212,
Lemnel, 210 [213
Liunr, 212
Lydia, 200, 211, 212,
213
Mareie, 210, 213, 214
Manpuei, 212
Maria, 210, 214
Xarie, 209
Martha, 200, 211
Mary, 209-214
Mehitable, 130
Merer, 212
Hande, 214
Hathan, 211
Hathaalel, 210
Hebemiah, 211
Patienee, 210
Ptaineas, 212
PriMnia,384
Bacbel,211
Bebeoea,208,209,210,
211, 212
JUchard, 208, 209, 210,
211,212,213,214
Bntli,209
flamael, 200, 210, 211,
Bothnell, } Temperance, 210,
coirf'd 5 211
ThanUnl, 210
Thomas, 209, 211
William, 208,209,
210, 211, 212, 213
ZerTiah,212
Zipporan, 212
Boss, Winiam, 191
Bnswell, James, 279
Mary, 279
Nicolas Colbj, 279
Batcher, Thomas, 301
Butler, , 360
mrs., 102
Abigail, 396
Anna, 102, 106
Barsillal, 107, 108
Eli, 248
mjah, 104, 108
Ellxabeth,108
Ephraim Pease, 108
Francis, 106, 100
Henry, 107, 108
Jean, 108
Joanna, 127
John, 102, 106
Joseph, 218
Mary, 248
Matthew, 102
Nicholas, 108
Persis, 2«8
Bath, 108
Samuel, 71, 108
Silas, lot, 100
Thomas, 106
Thankful, 108
Timothy, 103
Butterfield, Betsey, 166
Button, John, M
Bobert,201
Butts, Abigail, 368
Ruii8,368
Bye, Andrew, 93
Byington, Swift, 267
Byrde, see Bird.
Bysbie, see Bisbee.
■, 901, 392
Cabot,
-,260
[384
Sarah, 208, 200, 210,
8lephcB,200,SU
Cadillac, Antoine de la Hothe,
Cadwalader, , 400
Hannah, 460
Cafflnch, i John, 310
CaAnge, S Sarah, 310
Caldwell, Anna, 310
Augustine, 148
Thomas, 310
Calhoun, , 134
g!g^i|Hugh.235,237
Calkinson, Mary, 211
CaU, , 200, 309
Calpen, John, 16
Richard, 16
WUliam, 16
Calrert, mr., 307
Benedict, 419, 421, 423
Nelly, 421, 422
Calrin, John, 268
Camb^, see CampbelL
Cambray, , 204, 206
George, 260
John, 200
Piers, 260
Watkin, 266
Camden, , 309
William, 93
Camm, John, 420
Camp, , 410
£lah,67
Hannah, 410
Jerusha, 410
John, 410
Bhoda,410
Campbell, ) —
CambeU, ( sir Arehibakl, 371
James, 260
Samuel, 260
William, 260
Canby. , 460
Canfleld, , 137
Capen, Ann, 340
Samuel, 310
Thankftil,346
Carey, Anne, 211
Carlton, SaUy, 103
Carlyon, , 287
Carpenter, , 143, 140
Amos B., 142, 140
BeiOamin, flat
\j» v>*, 381, 400
Daniel N., 127
Jane, 124
John, 140
JuUa Rebecca, 307
Pardee, 397
Silas, 02
William, 02, 63, 124,
Carpenter & Morehouse, 142
Carr, ,423
Fanny, 129
Carroll, mr., 304
Cartaret, lord, 3Qi
Carter, . 68, 386, 400
AbigaU, 160, 107. 168,
276-279
AUce, 431
Anna, 162
Benjamin, 278
CalTin, 34
Caroline, 34
Daniel, 106, 167
£leazer,40
Elisabeth, 160
Emeline, 34
Ephraim, 160-168, 276-
279
Eunice, 338
£sekiel,279
Hannah, 34, 166, 167,
442
James Coolidge, 198
Jonathan, 40
Joshua, 34
Judith, 463
Lydia. 39^41
Mary, 338
Saminie, 160
Sarah, 167
Thomas, 390
WlUiam, 102, 270
Carrer, Rachel, 449
Case, Anna, 81
A. P.. 143
Axubah, 81
Francis, 81
Henry, 81
James, 81
Julia, 81
Luther, 81
L. W., 43
Martha, 81
Mary, 81
Matthias, 81
Moses, 81
William, 81
Casse, John, 143, 140
Castle, James, 56
Rachel, 66
Sarah, 66
Catchpole, Ann, 125
Natlianiel. 126
Catherington, baron of, 21
Cathome. Elizabeth, 100
CaUIn, Elizabeth, 87
CaaUdns, Francis M., 113, 212-
214,283
Sarah, 443
Cavani. IIut> X»
dull*, ) Bimun, II
Ch«Uli, jRuhel.lS
Chkm, Slrpben, IM
CbuBberMn, J
CbuntwrUyns, ] Cba
Cbunbcrlla. ) an
Chambera, John.w
CbuuiiiDn, . ■at
Ctumpne;, Either, MS
CliBpel, kutli. ilX
ChaulD, Uiu-t, us
Koah.H
Uirguvl, ^I
Balpb,)X7
Cbiriei II., Id?, lat, w), e
e, i Aqull
JuI>ilU.,&1
lTI>Dlllii,'a8
CbMtklej', , ■jffo
tJUceiBlitoiigli, I , 213. all
Chaebnnigii, {WiUiua,ti
^
"Sti."
ChUd, Ljdis UiiHft, US
— ■■■ JmtBh.M
WiDdKjr, 34
Cblpmfia, Uary.^ta
CUncnden, Bcnjuoln, Sll
EUMbeth', KB
Blldllt,3U
iMf, to. Hi
HoUnua
Sitnnid, SIX
WIIIlu&,ll2
ChltHns, .88
Cbosle. ,«2
Tliomiu. 31
ChiiBtaptacn, dirlUopher, 11
Ell2BbeUi, lis
Cbnreb, BetdsniiD, 317
Dviiel. 3M
CUOfn. WlltliLiD, iM
Clubarn, BuijBaila, 1D7, 108
Jvin, IM
Clapp, f Abiur.72
Konli, 71, n, ISO, Iga,
bhtbIi,' ra, a
idoD, lord, a«
Faun;, 314
George, HIM
Osargc Kobn, «3; at,
Horr, W. IXI
Hlrlani, 3MI
Holly, as
ttntluiilel. ftt
Pbcbc, i!33
laypool, Kdwurt
:leaber,iiir.,2I
Uannab, t«T, t«J
BODipliny, IC ■■
Sarth, ar?
Tbeophtlu
William, 107
ClDff. Bhoda. ira
Cobbam, tit lUchard Tug
llKOODt. m
Coehct. Bobert. 3u]
Cookcroft, CiJeb, IIS, i:»
Cucket, iw Cos.
CodilFEliuii. Heoiy, 9
CaddlD|toD, Harr. 1»
Dtfbgndi.Jg
jobn, m, m, ur
Trtttrsm, m, \m
Colt, Jobo, ia7.'aa
WllUaa, S«8
Cokp, liT feldnrd, tl,a
Colnr, BanDali, n
Joacph. lat
Calblt. He Colbr.
Colbron, WUllao, 4tS
EJUabetli. IT
&il
-,a^»7
AdoQljah
AaaTfltl,
BerOuBlB, 177
EUpbalei, Vt-t!»
ElUobeth, IW. IV
Judlib, Itt, 1«;, U
LeTl,I77
Index of Persons.
477
OolbT, {llWT.1fl2.ieB
Mon7.itt,S78
Nieiiouw,270
Philip, IM
PollT. IM
Baefael,277
BoMe,125
Btnh, 102, IM
8«sannmh, 277, 278
THeophilw, 102, 1«7
Tiioma*, 277
Thoouw EUot, 277, 278
TaUntiiie, IM
Orifcrt^a Howard, 128
,136,297
Hmium. «6
John, 108
Seheeea,210
8«rah,4«S
» ,297
5 Bei^Jamln, 801,458
Dehorah,881
£heneser,408
lUnr, 108, 800
Oota, Xartiii, «2
Bohert, 82
OoDMOt, Biehard, 48
OoOm, ( AUee, 188, 278
OoiilMt \ Abu, 186-108,278-278,
813
Anne, 276
EeiiJuDin, 187
Bcttj.ltt
Klitabetb,18S
EBekiel,30
Jaeoh, 182, 188
JohB, 26, 10
Joaatluui, 164
JmUth, 182. 164
lAcretim, 811
Mary, 30, 164, 166
llinna.166
MoM0,166
<HiYer,311
P«ter,288
Bnhen, 182, 277
Rboda, 184, 166
Bkhard, 186-168, 276-
Boben,164 [278
Sarah, 281
OtOkit, >John/116.118
04f8r» t M«nr. 427
^^ Sarah, 113
Wii]iam,113
OoOiBiv foa Oollem.
OoBto* John, 13
WlUiam. IS
ColUer.
■at Colcmaii.
1,879
Thomas, 379
I Abb, 220
John, 280
Jo7ee,22S
]far7,221,222
Thomas, 218,220-828
William, 880, 222
9SS^\ .266,288,209
gS^]DaTid,2a8
Om^ John, 117
I Bonr, 44, 4(^ 80
Shnhaei, 172
«B,449
lhaBkfnl.449
j,IAMgail,10
Ooajf )JoiiB,801
Vary, 801
Samacl, 801
CtmMtmg, lI>aTid,78
Oola^yna, I Jacob, 88
OoeUlBv JJoasph,171
OonkUng, \ i Ljdia,78, 171
CMTtf )MarT,68.328
Baohel,176
Thomas, 176
ConneHey, William B., 467
Oonrera, I
OoBTerse, ( Anna, 463
Christopher, 463
Edward, 463
Esther, 463
James, 463
Jane, 463
Joanna, 463
Joseph, 460
Joeiah,463
Jaditb, 46S
Mary, 468
Samuel, 463
Sarah, 463
GonT, tee Conej.
Cook, i Agnes, 367
Cooke, ) George, 289
Henry, 106
Jacob, 228
John, 30, 289
Margaret, 126
Mary, 30
Rebecca, 228
Elchard, 191, 289
Bobert,93
Thomas, 102, 106
William, 126
Coolef , William, 449
Coolidge, Anna, 34
Benjamin, 466
Charles Austin, 469,
465
Elizabeth, 197, 249,
465
Hannah, 466
Hepzibah, 350
John, 465
Jonathan, 465
Joseph, 197, 460, 466
Katherine, 465
LYdia,465
]Urgaret,466
Margaerite, 469, 466
Mar8ia,465
Mary, 360, 465
Maiy Carter, 465
Nathaniel, 360
Obadiah,249
Samuel, 184
Thomas, 34
Timothy, 34
Cooper, Anna, 463
EUzabeth,229
Hannah, 242-244, 246
Martha, 244
Mary, 242
Myles. 420, 423-426
Nathaniel, 229
Samuel, 242, 244, 246
Walter, 244
William, 277
Cope, ,302
Corbet, I Ann, 19
Corbett,5MUes,19
Bobert,218
Susanna, 218
Corbin, Gawin, 24
Jane, 24
Cor^, I Abraham, 416
Cory, 5 Darid, 176
Deloraine Pendre, 133,
269,881
John, 416
Mary, 176, 414, 416
Rhoda,232
Simeon, 232
Corliss,
Cornell, Daniel, 433
George, 433
Mary, 433
Cornell, i BIdiard, 433
eantd (Samuel, 433
Thomas. 433
Comwell, John, 366
Mary, 366
Miriam, 366
Corse, ,460
Corwln, James, 78
John, 414
Mary, 414
Cory, see Corey.
Cotien, see Cotton.
Cottie, , 104
mr., 105
Jonathan, 106
Sarah, 102, 106
Thomas, 102
Cotton, ) , 116, 266, 801
Cotten, I mrs., 18
colonel, 296
Alice, 300
Alieia,296
Bridget, 296-298, 300
Frank £., 132
John, 19, 46, 69, 70,
132,301
Leonard, 132, 296, 298,
300
Thomas, 19, 296-208,
300
William, 132
Coulter, W. J., 261
Courtman, Thomas, 433
Corel, ) Anna, 104
CoTil, 1 Bulah. 107
Joseph, 106, 106
Judith, 106
Sarah, 106
William, 104
Cowing, Caleb, 358
£.,358
James, 368
Sarah, 358
Cowper, Elisabeth, 126
Cox. ) , 143. 145, 146, 370
Cookes, S Edward, 11
Coxe, ) Elizabeth. 268
George, 14
John H.. 143, 146
Bichard, 18
Samuel, 73
Coy, I Ann, 284
Coye, ) Daniel, 284
Jonathan, 284
Matthew. 284
Bnth,284
Craddoefc, 1 mr., 12
Craddoeke, 1 Elizabeth, 801
Cradock, [George. 301
Cradocke, J John, 12
Mary. 301
Matthew. 301
Bichard. 301
Samuel. 301
Thomas, 301
Cram, Isabel, 339
Jacob, 339
Baehd,339
Crampton, Anna, 409
Dennis, 64, 406
Elizabeth. 64
Fteelore, 56
John, 400
Mary. 406
Nathaniel, 410
Sarah, 410
Cranat, Mordecai, 50
Crandon, Edwin S., 269
Crane,—, 397
Bemice, 230
Elihu, 316
Elisha,229
J. E.,229
Joanna, 230
John C, 147
Cnnc, I Jndllh, U
wmCil 1 Hargnct. e»
Mary. JU
Stiu Axtell, ISO
Th*aknil. 220
Cmuo>r> —
Cniw, Joa^
Creepon, , kob
Crtam, i Fredwlok AitliBr, 1
iStmm.sn
Pnde&ce, 207
CromptOBi XMihcw, 21
Thamu. Si
Cromwell, Ollwr, 118, 227, 3
Ciopler, All«. ^
Index of Peraona.
[Tier, J DuUd. IM, 1W
Unrgucl, H
Crawell, LtaNai, 20t, 3M
Tbamni T., ISS
CraOH;. I l.riiri>. IS, Ifl
DoroliiT, «»
GUbnt, 31a
Hnnoah, 312
ZFbnJoD, iOI
Bt'iijHiula. K
Jioini, 128, 1
Kal|>ll, «33
Culrer, fMwsril. !li
Eunlii-, 404
Ciuiilng, ilr Al«i*Dder, SU
Cunmlngii DHvLd, S7G
^
BaniaM, IW
BmiJuBlii, 108, 111
BclMT. ita
BMIv, [M
Cballli, 1«, 270-170
Diggctt, I Jsnulu. US, Ur
LOTC,' tM, ue
BuiDBb, IM-ias
JonMbBii.ia3, l«7,!7e,
Jurll'tb. 107, Its
X-ydlii. 377
If •ry. 108, !0S-?7»
Mtry Abu. 3S6
MoUr. 102. 'iM, ioB
Ifithan, 109
NUbvM, 279
RFObrn, 100, gj*
Bhod*. 102. 277
Bictiird, 106-lM, 270,
fiolh, 100-108, 870. !77,
BaiDud, IM. 100-108
S>nb. lfl3,lM,100-IOS,
VTO, 277, 27K-281
Bucenl. 108, :i7a, 277,
2^,280
BtnplieB, IM
TlwijphllU), 108
TbomM, 102
William, JSl
onr, J -,';-,,*'■• J*
u, 103,10
liJ.lW
TltBolhl. IK, IM
JoDBIhan. Ht
jMlma, «K
Thomai,
I>flrtmc_.
W.tM
itoTjie TrilUam, ZiO
Joba. 189, 3D
uiTpnport, ( mr., 21 . %t
Dtaapan, J Addloctas, IN
RlMwM, U, 0
DariH, 200
Darie, mri>., IW
Aii<in-*UcnTkBd,ll
Mary. 30. 31. 07, 171, n
WllKmn
ion, WilUi
" ran J," *
CnUar. , 200
Udj,«»
tSaiDUcl,2g!
t^arali. 'J87
Cnttcr, Benjamin.
Ephmim', :t
WlUiam R
Catting. John, 30
Cujler, Eljlff, lio"
Daggetl.mr. IM
Daj. Abiin
Daye.iArtoL
Belbany, KM
Cwllla, la*
DariliiE, 2H
Jr[«nl>b. IH
Martba, )«<
Shprmaii, IW
WlUlan. U
jn, i . 143, lU
Dc Akcny. j Ednnvd, 141
Bean, ( , liL.iil
Deane, I nipl., B.1
Be^limln Angltr,)!
CalhtrlM. J4f
Celia. ^tt
Jane, 131
John WuH, UI, a
Index of Persona.
479
JDeia, }Joilah,W
BebecM,i9i,437
Samael. 190, 290
ThcMDBMt 131. 358
W. R., 69, 4M-437
de BmBTille, Theodore, 368
De Barrett. Alfred, 3M
De Boies, dominie, 118
DcolDf , HunphreT, 121
De Graste, count, 21
De Labeaame, , 463
Delaflare, Charles, 32i
LewU,324
Loais,S21
Mary, 32ft
Deialleld, ^,i6ft
De la Warr, lord, 111
Deleber, see Dollirer.
De Long, Henry C, ft66
Delton, Manaret, 301
William, 301
De Laee, Francis, 72
De Lostesholl, , 263
DemiBff, Jndson Keith, 382
Moses, 88
8arab,88
Deaham, George, 23
Denman. Joseph, 433
Denlson, general, 336
Denning, Hannah Maria, 464
De Normandie, James, 136, 453
Dent, , 100
Derby, , 16
P., 431
Pttlejr,26
De Rlflord, Bowland, 92
De Sambitoris, Hester, 302
De Skdton, see Skelton.
De Yaodrcoil, Rigaud, 89, 90
Derens, Charles, 261
Derinne, , 142
Deirotion, { , 143, 145,
DeTaation
.1
146
Edward, 146
142
Amanda, 397
Charles G., 397
Clarissa, 397
Cornelia B^ 307
£llaa,397
Kunioe L., 307
Fanny, 397
Grotios, 397
Hannah, 397
Harriet, 397
Hugo, 397
Hugo Bolton, 397
Israel, 396
Joseph, 403
Jnlia Rebecca, 897
jBStin,397
Laara Elisabeth, 997
Loaise, 397
Loey, 397
Ms&,397
Maria, 397
Mark, 397
Mary Ann, 307
Matilda,397
Pollna. 397
Polly, 397
Silas Spngne, 307
De Wolf, Elfxabeth, 440
Matthew, 440, 448
Patience, 440, 448
,107
dr.. Ill
JaUos, 465
Samuel, 153
Thomas, 44
Detune, George, 117
Tboflsas, 117
Dajo,
Didcens, Charles, 138
Dickennan, E. £., 266
Dickinsoo, \ Agnes, 56
Dickerson, t Axariah, 56, 410
Daniel, 81
Frederidc, 360
Hepzlbah, 56
John, 81. 204
Joshua, 81
Mary, 410
Nathaniel, 81, 360
Peter, 81
Philemon, 81
Susanna, 204
Thomas, 81
Digge, Leonard, 117
Diggens, Hannah, 449
John. 449
Digges, mr., 419
Ignatius, 304, 419
William, 304
DImaek, Mary, 441
Dimoek. Susan W., 260
Dimand, I Dorothy, 167
Dlmond. S Ephraim, 165
Exekiel, 167
Minna, 167
Miriam, 167
Thomas, 297, 298
Timothy, 165
Dingley, Nelson, 368
Diz, John A., 153
Dixon, , 418
Dodd, mr., 21
Freeman, 232
Hannah, 232
Jemima, 232
John, 18
Rafus, 232
Dodge, John, 204, 377
John Webster, 382
Lydia H^ 261
Reuben Rawson, 261
Sarsh, 204, S77
Dodson, Sarah, 286
Dole, AUce, 281
Betty, 282
Elsy, 164
Emma, 281
Genla,281
Isaiah, 281, 282
Lydia, 281, 282
Sarah, 38, 164
Dollirer, i , 28
Delirer, > Anna, 340
DoliTer, ) John, 29
Mary, 29
Richard, 29
Samuel, 29
Sara, 29
Dollodd, Ephraim, 164
Esther, 164
DoUoir, John, 143
Samuel, 143
Donagfay, Frances, 330
John, 330
Doolittell, , 297
DooUttle, Sarah, 409
Dorr, Charles W., 148
Dalton, 202, 266, 467
Dorset. , 24. 303
d'OssoU, Sarah Margaret Ful-
ler, marchioness,
262
Doty, Catharine, 316
Doubty, Thomas, 116, 117
Douglass, , 266
OIlTe, 313
Douw, Annate, 120
Peterus. 120
Dow, Arthur W., 146
ChaUis, 168, 276
Dinah, 167
Dorothy, 166
Elisabeth, 168
Dow, (Ephraim, 163
eomtd \ Haniiah,'163
Jemima, 165
John, 276
Jonathan, 204
Judith, 168
Lydia, 168
Martha, 165
Mary, 166-166, 276
Mehltable. 164
Nathan, 165-168, 276
Rebecca, 276
Reuben, 165
Sarah, 166, 168, 276
Willard E.. 152
Zopher, 163
Dowlin, Efixabeth, 163
Timothy Learitt, 163
Downing, , 70
mr., 237
James, 215
Rebecca, 216
Downs, , 137
Dowsynge, Richard, 125
Rosse, 125
IVOyley, , 134
I>oyley, , 242
Drake, , 11
Daniel, 230
Francis, 160
sir Francis, 12
Joshua, 169
Phebe,169,230
Samuel A., 22. 431
Samuel G., 42, 48, 91,
268,356
Drayton, , 134
Drew, .263
AUce. 96
Thomas Bradford, 286
Driden. Darid, 19
Drinker, , 460
Drowne, Elisabeth. 224
Esther. 224 [226
Henry Bemardln, 224,
Henry RnsseU, 224, 226
Henry Thayer,224-2a6,
254
JuUa Ann, 224, 226
Leonard, 224
Solomon, 224, 225
Dmmmond, Josiah H., 127, 142,
145, 147, 152, 374,
3W, 381, 392
Dmry, ,68
Hannah. 228
Zedekiah,228
Dryhurst, Francis, 17
Dudce, Arthur, 117
Dudbridge, mr.,26
Dudley, Abigail. 58
Amos, 56
Anne, 211
Deborah. 56
E. B.. 358
Elisabeth, 165
GUbert, 58
John, 56
Joseph, 378
Lucy, 312
Mary, 69, 313
Medad, 312, 313
Mehltable, 130
Moses, 211
Ruth, 144
Samuel. 257
Sarah, 56. 58
Thomas, 45, 46, 60, 136
William, 56, 208
Doer, , 464
Elisabeth Denning, 4M
Hannah Maria, 464
WUIiam Alexander, 4M
Dnffett, Ellas, 15
William, 16
Daffleld, ; Tlinmu, Xlg, '
DoBklldF, i 2M
Danlnle, , ii9
DaSe, Ealpd. tl7
Poiir. 3*
8«rij, 31
I>iilinliig. Eira, S<
jDhn Flooden,
Janalhsn, liU
Joarpti. IM
Kliigatmr;, IK
6anb.S7
Thomu, U
EglambeT, John, iH
Kalhertnr, M
Ek. Waller, 3«1
— awkin, IiiivW, 231
Eldredge, Zoeth Mdnnn
Catharine, «7, 1
DarhBm, Marr, ttii
Darin, Jane, lifl
Durrut, JoliD, If4
I>iitlOD, Bt'tn, 3rs
MBr]r,'w, II
Otman, 19, tl
UamllIOD,371,37U,3)Jl
BrvB^Dt, IK
Elfisbctb, an. 132
HaDuata', 143, IH, tS2
Bear]', fiu
John, iW, 4»
Janatban, 1»I
HarltaJi, 1«
Marr, I«
Natbaniel, 43a
Poll*, la
Klobard, 132
Kufui William, ITS
Joiepl], ^
lIaiy,«B,3»
TboniBi, 3M, m
' I'rlKclila, 349
Drmuke, , 07
RuUi, 2*H
Wllberforcejiaj, IH
Eardeler-lhauiBi, Williara A
Euh, Harlha.sas
Pllnj', an '
Eaiman, .Ve'Eailmao.
Euterbruuk, Lot. 207
Martha, 30?
EaithuB, Thomai, Si
Eddr, Eunice, i;
Nalliun, ]
Bde, Wimiam,]
Eden, Carolina.
Kd»,AiiD"lV
Eolwrl &all, 4!, 130
Surab. I:1,1W
Edgarlou, , 379
Edgeley, kiL-klrf, its
Holly, 163
EdmiaKr, HaDiMb,X2S
Joiepli, a-J8
Edmondf, , 137
Edwai'd I., 93*
fidward III., 100, lis, 310
Arlliur B., 38!
George K.,4X. 110
(icorge H., lit, 4il
LTdia,Mt
Marjr. 67
Bboda B., lU, Its
Blohard, 413
EUlHn, I , 133
EUjioo, i HumBh, S77
Koberll 377
Ellyion. lit Elllwn.
Etiiaiwlb, SS, n
Grlu^lJ. EOO
Hannah ae. JO
HueUah,31
>
Index ofPtTWfM.
481
B«A ( Mdittabl^ aq
(KelMmiah,Sl
Penelope, 29
Bieliiud.29
Robert. 2fr-«
Sunael, 27-29, 31, SS
Bmrah,29, 32
8«saBiiA,29
Tboiuw, 27. 29, 31, 32
WilliaflBL»,31,3t
, , 377, 378
Elisabeth, 336
Esther, 41
John, 28, 29
L7ilU,il
Peter, 41
P. H., 373
Roth, 28
Thomas, 33S
,8. A., 42
■, 16
', 46i
Thomas Addlt, 135, 147
]Iar7,z79
Sarah, 72
{mr.,237
Endleott, ) Charles M^ 63
John, 43^ 48, 49,
80,62,71
Zenibbabel, 60
Charles Sldaej, 2S3,
462
Hannah. 463
James, 403
Sarah, 463
John, 302
Thomasine, 30S
I, John, 206
.303
Ef«BS, ( Betsey, 164
Byron H., 384
IsabeUa Dodd, 384
John, XO, 124
John U., 384
Jonathan, 164
Lalh7ette.384
Iiorenxo Dow, 884
]felTlna,384
Sosanna, 124
EraHa. Ebeneser, 400
EUaabeth, 406, 406
James. 406
Jercfluah, 196
John, 406
Jonathan, 406
Joseph, 313
Lao«tla,408
Ln^,313
LTd[la,67
Mehltable, 196
RaeheL409
Sath, 312
8amnel,409
Sarah, 409
William Kaxwen, 196
irsljrn, John, 97
TCfCtta C. C, 136
Edward F., 335
Sarah, 462
William, 116, 280, 341
res, tec Eeres.
vcu, John Lewis, 463
lIarT,429
vcr, Sarah, 376
Thomas, 376
ton, ,303
ton, Katherlne, 217
Margaret, 217
NichohM, 217
rbaaks, Mittle Bekhcr, 140
riald, ticotge B., 272
Suan Benedtet, 272
TOL. LIU.
FkOrman, John, Ma» 146, 146
Falm, Daniel. 73
Fakh, see Felch.
Fane, mrs., 294, 296
Frederick, 294
Fanning, DaTid, 330
Jane, 330
Thoinas,3S0
Farmer, Edmund, 433
Famham, \ Lother, 266
Famnm, ( Manr, 37
Phebe, 41
Famsworth, Mattiiias, 347
Sanih, 346, 317
Farr, Sarah, 347
Stephen, 347
Farrar, i , 116
Farrer, ( Henry, 369, 360
James, 198, 300
PoUy F., 300
Polly Ftske, 198
Farris, Betsey, 34
Jane, 34
Robert, 34
Sally, 34
WUUam,34
FarweU, Elisabeth, 347
Hannah, 347
Joseph, 347
Mary, 347
Pass, Miriam, 163
Samael, 163
Fassett, , 142
Faoz, Margaret, 96
Faxon, G.L., 216
Uepseybeth, 216
Joanna, 462
Joseph, 216
Mariha,216
Mary, 216
Patty, 216
WilUam, 216
Fsyrebome, Janris, 19
Mary, 19
Feakes,lleat.,45
Fearer, Sosannah, 163
Felch, ( Asa, 34
Fakh, ) Henry, 236, 237, 240
John, 34
WilUam Farraad, 2M,
384
Fellows,
Samuel, 338
Sarah, 338
,238
Felt,
J. B., 47, 52, 63
FeltOD, E. C, 64
Fenno, , 143, 146, 146
John, 145
Ferrier, , 379
Fessenden, Guy M., 319
William P., 153
Feriere, Pleasants, 126
Field, Daniel, 449
Edward, 363
James, 461
Jason, 57
Martha, 57
Mary, 216, 410
Myrta Ann, 57
Nathan, 57
Prudence, 461
Samuel, 410
Thomas, 62
Fielding, Frances, 24
Henry, 24
Fifleld, Emily A., 136
Molly, 163
Nathaniel, 163
Fig, {Robert, 11
Flag, i -
FlDebrown,
Thomas, 11
Fines,
31
.215,216
C. L., 132
Thomas, 132
-.23,303
Vlnian, Thomas, 433
Fish, ,464
Dinah, 103
Easter, 104
Hamilton, 159
James, 105, 106
Joseph, 104
Ruth, 104, 106
Samuel, 102, 103
Thomas, 106
Fisher, ,33,460
Abigail, 126, 462
Ann, 126
Anne, 462
Anthony, 460, 462
Cornelius, 459, 462
Daniel, 462
Elisabeth, 462
Esther, 462
Isabel, 462
Joanna, 442
John, 126, 462
Joshua, 459, 462
Katherine, 302
Leah, 462
LTdia,462
Marie, 126
Manr, 113,462
Nathaniel, 462
Philip A., 459
Sarah, 462
Susan, 126
W., 128
William, 126
Fisk, ) Abel, 41
Flske,> Anne, 462
Fyske,) Anthony. 126
ficnlah, 348
John, 125, 141, 456
Jonathan, 348
Judith, 39
Margaret, 126
Mary, 125,462
Moses, M
PleasanU, 126
Sally, 34
Samuel, 34, 39
Sarah, 39
Wilibun, 34, 462
FIteh, AbigaU, 284
Bei]|{amin, 284
Elisabeth, 284
Hesekiah. 284
Jabes, 2h4, 372
James, 284
John, :j84
Mary, 284
PelaUah, 284
Samael, 284
FItts, \ . 43
Fits, ) Abigail, 277, 278
Abraham, 38, 338
Ann, 168
Betty, 1«5
Daniel, 277, 278
Dorothy, 163
Elisabeth, 163, 279
Ephraim, 166,283
Hannah, 277
Isaac, 38, 167
James U~ 379
J. H., 43
Jonathan, 279
Lydia,283
Martha, 164, 166
Manr, 38, 39, 166, 279
Phebe, 338
Rebecca, 38
Richard, 163, 166-168,278
Sarah, 166-168, 279
Susannah, 279
Thomas, 165
Ftog, I .385
Flagg, 5 Anthony, 103, 105
^•' Hepsibah, 103
482
Index of Persons.
Flanden, AUgail, 106
Abner, 270
Ann, 277
Anne, 103, 288
Appha, 166
Ata,166
Barnard, 28S
BettT, 277, 278
Calvin, 108
DaTld. lOf
Dorothy, 100
ElUabeth, 107, 108
£not, 288
Hannah, 101,107^282
Hennr, 872
Isaiah, 270
Jacob, 278
Jane, 288
Jeremiah, 100, 270,
279,280
John, 108
Jonathan, 100-107
Jotiah, 106, 107, 108
Judith, 10^107
Levi, 270, 278, 283
Lois, 103
Mary, 103, 108, 270,
277, 279, 280, 283
Mehitable, 106-108
Mioah,»7
Miriam, lOO, 278
Moses, 100
Nathaniel, 106, 280
Parker, 279
Philip, 108
Prime, 107, 279
Prince, 108, 270, 278,
281
Renben,282
Bhoda, lOf
Biohard, 108,270,277
Richard Carrier, 107
Bath, 270
Samael, 281
Sarah, 102, 108, 107*
108, 270, 278, 279,
281
Tamson, 160, 270
Thomas, 279
Timothy, 103, 107,
276-278
William, 164
Zebu Ion, 278
Fletcher, , 267
Flint,
Charles II., 252
Josiah,431
-,291
Flyut, I Annah, 189, 300
Cotton, 189, 300
David, 189, 300
Dorothy, 189, 190, 300
Esther, 189. 190, 800
lienry, 188-190,291,300,
378
Joanna, 189, 291, 300
John, 189, 300
Josiah, 189, 190, 290,
291, 296, 300
Margaret, 189, 300
Margery, 188, 189, 300,
Ruth, 189, 300 [378
Seth, 189, 300
Foard, Edward, 32
Mary, 32
See also Fx)rd.
Fobes, , 142
Ebenezer, 288
Elizabeth, 288
Hannah. 288, 438
Jerusha, 288
John, 288
Lydia, 288
Mary, 288
Ruth, 288
Simeon, 288
FoUaiubee, Mehitable. 12S
WiUiam,l22
Folsom, 1 Albert A., 249, 860,
Fooisham,} 866,306
John, 121
Mary, 121
Fontane, tee Fonntain.
Foot, * .408
Foote,)AblgaU.408
Caleb, d(B
Elizabetii, 406
Henry W., 991
Joel, 403
Joshna, 302
Forbes, B.. 241
Forby, Hillary, 9
Ford, I ,92
Forde, f Andrew F., 201
Martha, 429
OliTC. 429
Worthington ChaoQ-
cey, 308, 300, 384, 417
See also Foard.
Forsyth, Elizabeth, 444
Fosbrooke, , 100
Fosdiok, Jolin, 316
Locretia, 316
FosUn, William, 218, 223, 224
Fosson, Martluu 18. 19
Richard, 18
Foster, , 43, 200, 878
Aaron, 60
Alfred Dwight, 204
Anna, 373
Elizabeth, 801
F. Apthorp, 872
George J.. 382
Henry, 301 [373
James, 180. 181, 184,»»,
Joseph, 261
Lydia, 398
IDupy, 72, 181, 184
Melancthon, 897,998
MUes,128
Phebe, 229
Rachel, 303
Sarah, 60
Snsan, 376
Fonnes, , 101, 180
Fountain, I
Fontane, |
Fowell,
-,252
13
Fowle, Anthony, 12, 13
Edmund, 215
Elizabeth, 196, 300
John, 19rt, 300
Mercy, 216
Fowler, Aaron, 314
Abiathar, 316
Abigail, 310-314
Abraham, 310-314
Adah, 312
Ammi, 312
Amos, 57, 311, 313, 314,
316
Andrea, 315, 316
Andrew, 316
Ann, 270, 314
Anna, 58, 311, 313, 314,
316
Anne, 311, 313, 315
Asher, 58, 315
Augustus, 313
Bela, 316
Bei^amin, 311, 315, 316
Betsey, 316
Bettv, 277
Beulah, 312
Blldad, 312
Bridget, 313
Caleb, 311-313
Catharine, 311, 313,310
Charles, 316
Chauncey, 310
Chloe, 311
Fowler, I OlvlMa, Sli, Slf
ooutd I I>amarla, 813
Daniel* 811-818,81
Dsrtd, 811,816, 811
DaTid Saaanei, 811
Deborah. 811^18,
Desire, 81S
Dorothy, SU
KbeneMr.811,818
£dmaBdB.,8tt
Bli,812
Blla8,S14
Blihn, 813, 8M
Sttphalet, 8U, 816
810-8UL 814-816
Snoe, 814
Eether, 814-810
Betber FrndeBcek
BBnioa,I14,816
Fanny, 8U
Grace, 812
Haaaah, 168,811-8]
816.816
Henrietta, 810
Hesddali.81f
Hope,8U
Hnbbard, 8U
Hnldah, 812
Irene, 814
Iaaae,812
Jacob, 188, 2NUS7
Jamea, 812. 8M
Jared, 816
Jeniaha,81i
Joel, 811
John, 206, 810416
John HarL 818
Jonathan,81L8IM
Joseph, 311, 816^
Josiah, 811, 811, 8U
JnllBa, 814
Katherlne, 117, 118
Kesiah,316
Leri,818.S14
Lola, 811-818
Loin, 816
La<da,S16
Loeretla,Sll,S14,3
Locretia Salome, 3
Lacy, 312-314,310
Lvdia. 311, 313
Mabel, 311, 314
Maltby, 315
Margery, 316
Marfah, 316
Martha. 123, 316
Mary, 57, 31(K316
Mary Ann, »\Z
Mehitable, 310, 311
Melzar, 314
Mercy, 315
Miles, 316
Miner. 312
Molly, 312
Morgan, 316
Nathan, 312
Nathaniel, 313
Noah, 311, 312, 315
Olive, 312, 313
Olirer, 316
Orchard, 316
Ozia«.3l4
Pamela, 314
Parnel, 311
Phebe, 313
Philo, 316
Phinehas, 314, 315
PoUy. 313
Rachel, 311-313, 3U
Rebecca, 310, 313
Beaben, 312
Reoben Rose, 313
Rhoda, 313, 315
Rassell,316
Index of Persons.
483
Vowlflr,»S«tk,Sll-S]S.
(Sally, 914,815
8am«d,811,314,815
8widi,S10-81«
8eiie,310
8€Oi.816
8IIa«,8ia
BoloaMm, 818
Stephen, 818, 814
8atMiilt,S14
Buaiuiah, 81ft
Tempennee, 813
ThMdeot, 316
Tlieoplilliu, 818
ThomM, 8tt
TlmoOiy, 811,313,814,
816
Tltiii,31«
We«lUi7,81«
Wmiam,810,312,314,
815
WilUam C, 814
Zen4ali,315
,W8
Anne, 80
Jabes,80
John, 87
Jn4lth,S«9
Mary, 87
,24,297
AUce,2i
Kmtherlne, 2ft
Biehard,2i
Tbonuw, 296
Frampfton, Anne, 1ft
ji^nan, Xad'nA, 117
yiraadt, Lydin Maria, 468
- ■ -.460
Fmoh, { E&hn. 166, »1, an
cime4 <Bmuith,281
Ellaa,166
EUsabeth, 129, 168, 166-
166,276,278-281
Eby, 164
AnthonT, 460
Bei0amin,224,225,
874,378
EHaabeUi, 460
Esther, 406
Hester, 14
Jonathan, 406
Joseph, 14
LTdIa,4fl0
]tar7,460
Thomas, 460
ftascr, James, 36
,806,809
^ afio
BaniaDas,849
Bei^amin, 288
Caleb. 288
Daniel, 288
Elisabeth, 287, 288,
443
Frederic 201
Hannah, 288, 443
Jemima, 288
Joseph, 287, 288, 443
Jades, 443
Marr, 288, 349
Hatnan, 287, 288
Phinehas,288
Samuel, 288, 443
Walter, 443
137
Aaron, 277
Abel, 164, 167, 168, 276,
278-281
A^nOl. 87, 168, 276-
AUgan Daman, 166
Ann, 86
Bei^lamln, 280
Conobrt, 1(B
Daniel, 166. 166, 168,
278.277,281
DaTld.162,167,299
Dorotay, 277
Eb«i,166
Ebeneser. 165, 166^ 271
£dwatd,l6 ^
£aos,il6
EphriUm, 276
EseUel, 162, 166, 278
Esra,276
Hannah, 168, 166^ 277,
278,281,^
Henry, 166, 166, S79
Heniy M., 864
James, 27IM81
Joanna, 279
JohnTae, 129, 164.407
Jonathan, 162
Joseph, 166, 276-279
Jodith, 164, 278-279, »1
I«Ti, 278, 281
L7dia,S79
lUry, 86, 168, 166-168,
278,277,279-281,884,
407
lOriam, 164, 281
MoUy, 162, 166, 279
Moses, 164, 279
Nathan, 281
Nathaniel, 281
Obadfahr278
Omn, 166, 2716-280
rhebe,129
Philip, 276
Baiehei,163
Bebeoea, MS, 166,288
Beoben, 276, 277
Bhoda,168
Biehard, 281
Samnel, 164, 166» 167,
278, 277, 279, 281
Samuel Qonld, 280
Sarah, 164-167,278,277,
288,406
Sene,816
Sewall,164
Simeon, 37
Symon, 87
Tteah, 276,277
Thomas, 406
William, 281
Froissart, Jean, lift, 260
Frost, ,374
Ann Fulton, 806
Edmund. 243, 244. 246
Elisabeth, 243-246
Ephraim, 244. 246
Gideon, 243-246, 380
Hannah, 242-^14, 246
Henrietta, 24ft
John, 246, 246
Lney,24ft
Mamret F.,a08
Martha, 24ft
Sarah, 24ft
Sarah Ann, 24ft
Stephen, 246
Walter, 248
WilUam, 248
William M., 806
Frothingtiam, Ann Maria, 248
Martha, 24ft
Martha Ann, 24ft
Walter Goober,
24ft
Fry, ) .47,88
Frye, ) Maryjl97
F^er, mr.,2S7
Fuller, .186
Amariah,218
Ann, 128, 840, 841
Anna, 840
Be^}aml]i,887»8i0
Chailott^8»
FaOer, ) CfarlstiaB, 126
eontd i Daniel, 836-338,840
Deborah, 339
Delireranee, 389
Dorothy, 126, 336
Ebeneser, 887-^340
Edward, 129, 216
Elisabeth, 111, 128, 885-
839,341
F. H., 206, 341
Giles, 338
Grace, 126
Hannah, 886, 338-340
Jabes, 481
Jaeob, 837, 340, 341
James. 126, 838-^839
Jane, 126
Job, 486
John, 126, 888-337, 340
Joseph, 126, 888-337, 340
Josiah,341
Katherine, 838
Keturah,840
Lawrence, 126
Lot, 449
Lney, 838, 840, 481
Lydia,120
Marcaret,126
Marte,126
Mary, 126, 386-840
Matthew, 126
MlehaeL126
Nancy, 808
Nathaniel, 128,338-339,
Fhebe, 838
Baehel,449
Samuel. Ill, 126, 340
Sarah, 838, 336, 338-340
Sarah Marvaret, mar-
chioness a*Ossoli, 208
Susan, 128
Susanna, 385, 336, 889
Thomas, 126, 388-337,
840
William, 125, 888, 387-
341
Furbish, ( F. B., 262
Furbnsh, ( William, 262
Fynes, lady Arbella, 70, 71
f>ske, see Flak.
Gadsden, , 134
Gaae, ) ,42
Ga^se SAdam,202-SO4
Geaie, ) Anthony, 206
Arthur E., 201, 873
BeiOamin, 202-206, 877
Dorcas, 206
Ebeneser, 204, 206, 877
EUA., 877
Elihn,206
EUsabeth, 203-206, 877
George, 206
Grlssel,206
Hannah, 204-206
Henry, 201-203, 843, 877
James, 206
Jane, 204, 208
Jenny, 208
Joanna, 201, 208, 204,
206,877
John. 201-206, 342, 877
Jonathan, 206
Joshua, 206
Judali,206
Justus, 877
Lot, 206
layman J., 201-206, 841,
873,877
Mark, 206
Mai7,206,208
MBttbaw,204,206
484
Index of Persons.
Gafe, { Merar, 208, 306
cofU*d (Moaet, 209-206, 877
Nathaniel, 206
Patience. 206
Fierce, iO
Rebecca, 20i, 206
Ruth, 206
Samuel, 206
Sarah, 208-206, 877
Sasanna, 204, 206
Temperance, 206
ThankAU, 205, 206
Thomas, 201-206, 2li,
377 428
WUllJun, 201-206, 842,
377
Zebulon, 206
Gager, .142
Hannah, 287
John, 287
Gaige, see Gage.
Gaine, , 160
Gale, Jacob, 164
Sally. 164
Gallandet, Thomas H., 312
Gallonpe, Charles WilUam, 149
Galloway, S., 410
Samnel, 804
Galpin. Elizabeth, 87
Ganneit, Deborah, 246
Gardiner, Abigail, 826
John, 826
Lron, 48
Margaret, 826
R^oice, 326
Gardner, , 63, 266
E>T., 166
beneser, 266
Elisabeth, 108
Frank A., 267
Hannah, 28
Joseph, 29
Samuel, 267
Thomas, 216, 266, 267
Gamiey, Anna, 262
Dorcas, 262
John, 262
Gassoway, . 309
Gatchel, Elizabeth, 441
Gates, Damarli, 443
Gay, Henry D., 397
Julius, 147
Laura Elizabeth, 307
25
Gaylor,
Gaylord, Annah, 450
Dolly, 450
£leazer, 450
Elizabeth, 450
Eunice, 450
Hannah, 450
3Iargaret, 450
Millecent, 450
Molly, 450
Saruti, 460
Susannah, 450
Geage, see Gage.
Cieary, , 2(36
Gcdney, Bartholomew, 203
Gellett, Joseph, 401
Gelston, Elizabeth, 171, 172
John, 172
Samuel, 171, 172
George, king, 45<i
George, , o48
Anna, KW, 278
Betty, 104
Ebenezer, 164
Elizabeth, 108, 276-278
Eno8, 168
Hannah, 168
Jame8, 164
Jemima, 278
Jodhua, 278
Lucy, 163
Lydia, 164
George, > Mary, 277. 848
0<mVd i lUoah, 168, 168, 276
278
Miriam, 278
MoUy, 276
Moses, 168
Gerrish, Joan, 876
Joanna, 876
William, 876
GeteheU, Emily A., 140
Gibbs, ) mr., ^
Gibs, ) Abigail. 248
BeDjamin, 248
Isaac, 248
Jacob, 248
John, 248
Lucy, 248
Mercy, 196, 800, 461
Sarah, 248
Susannah, 106
Zebnlon, 248
Gidney, mr., 61
Gilbert, , 187, 816
Abigail, 446
Bet&ah,326
Eunice, 450
Mary, 816
Sarah, 316
Thomas, 826
>, 285, 446
GUes,
Elisabeth, 460
Mary, 229
Samuel, 229
Gillespie, Charles B., 148
GiUet, > CM., 143
Gillett, (Deborah, 447
Gillette, ) Jonathan, 143, 146
Josiah.403
Mary, 402
Salmon Cone, 143
Gilliam, Cartrett, 176
Mary, 176
GIUIs, , 879
Gilman, Marcus D., 862
GUpatridc, Fred B., 884
MelTina, 384
Miriam, 384
William D., 384
Girard, Stephen, 366
Glass, Eamle, 441
Glazier, Bei^amln, 338, 339
John, 338, 339
Mary, 3:J8, 3:i9
Sarah, 338, 339
Glenn, Thomas Allen, 383
Glover, , 25, 464
Alexander, 73
Charles, 3.34, 414
Deborah, 414
Ebenezer, 73
Elizabeth, 414
Martha, 3:H, 414
Mary, 414
Samuel, 414
Sarah, 414
William, 414
Goble, Daniel, 191
Stephen, 194
Goddard, ( ,374
..!
Gooddard, ) Bei^amin, 242-244,
380
David, 350
Edward, 242, 346,
360
Elizabeth, 242-244
John, 242-244, 380
Joseph, 242
Josiab, 242
Martha, 242-244
Mary, 242
Mercy, 350
Nathaniel, 242,244,
380
Robert, 242
Ruth, 243
Goddatd, (Stephas^MI
arntd )8iiMwm,9M,
ThosaSttM
Wil]iMB,llS
Godell,L.P., 874
Godfrey, AUgaO, 4*1
Job.4M
Godman, see Ooodmm.
Goebei, Hannali, SS8
Goflr, Abigail, SW
Chrtot<^»lier, ass
Daniel, 866
John, 72
Rachel. 866
Goldsmith, , 461
Betliiali.75,78
DaTld,»B
I>elx»nh,74
Jereadah.Tf
John, 75, 76
I.7dla,76
Sasan, 126
ZMOfaeBS, 74, 77
Goldthwali, Jacob, 2»
Rachri«t86
GonstoB, Bei^amlB, 9
Goodale, Ann, 86
Elisabeth, S7i
John, 876
Stephen LIimqIi,!
Gooddard, aee Godilaid.
Goode. G. Brown, 271
Goodell, , 801
Abner C^ 21
Goodenow, see GoodMV.
Gooding, Alfred, 468
Goodman, I mr., 11
Godman, 3Insent.]0
Mary, 18
Hmmuw, 10, If
nrsaln,19
Goodnow, ) Freeman On >
Goodenow, ) John, 227, 8W, :
Goodrich,
^
Craft, 449
£anlee,S]S
Mary, 248, 448
Phinehttft, 815
Sewall, 389
William. 248
Goodridge, Edmond, 38
Goodwin, ) , 142, 1
Goodwyn, [ 205
Goodwynne, ) mr., 19
Alexander, 13
Clarinda, 142
Daniel, 146
Elizabeth, 126
104
Hannah, IM
Henry, 126
James J., 142
John A., 112,^
John S., 268
JohnSamoel,!
Margery, l-*6
Nathaniel. 4^
Orrlu i>heller, 1
Polly. 1«
Rachel, 4«3
Richard, 126
Sarah, 463
Thoina«, 126
Goodyear, Jesse, 3)5
Blercy, 315
Gookin. Daniel, 1V2, 195, 2
300
Elizabeth, 299, 300
Goold, see Gould.
Gordon, , ir8,;248
Abner, 107
Bei^amin, 163
Darid, 167
I>orothy, 163
Index of Persons.
485
Gordon, ( EUfabetti, W
eomtd S George Aonstas,
UO, 1«, &i, 25«,
861, 275, aw, 873,
ill, 4fi3Hk56
LTdla,163
Gome, air Ferdinaiido, M, 85
GornAiB, ,272
207
Catherine, 207
DsTid, 127, 207
l>eeire, 207, 2S2, 380
EUzebetb D., 207
Frederick, 207
George Lewis, 207
Hennmh, 207
Henrj, 207
Henry S., 2S2
John, 203, 208, 207,
252,313,374,380,381
Joaeph, 127
]>wit, 207, 380
I«7dln,207
lUrtha, 207,374,380,
381
Mary, 207
Nal>bj,207
Nathaniel, 207,380
PoUt,207
Frnaence,207
Knfti«,207
Sarah, 207, 380
Temperance, 207
William F., 207
Goatling, , 21
Go«t, lmr.,43
Gotte, 5 Bebeoea, 402
Gonld, I Abigail, 185, 277-280
Goold,|AnBa,l«5,282
Christopher, 277-280
Eben, 106
Ebeneser, 108
Hannah, 186, 282, 283
Hopestill, 442
Ha1dah,442
Israel, 280
James, 283
John, 282, 410, 412
Joseph, 166, 279
Lrdia, 442
lurtha,188
Nabby T., 148
Nathan, 148, 166. 370
Sarah, 278, 282, 410
Sterens, 168
William, 148, 281, 288
Govn, Deborah, 164
John, 183, 164
Sally, 163
Grafton, Joseph, 50
Graham, ,426
GraO,
Grant, Arthar Hastings, 264
Jesse Boot, 266
John, 265
Matthew, 264, 265
Noah, 285
Priseilla,265
Samuel, 265
Tnhan,285
Ulysses 8., 157-150, 265
Gravas, , 143, 146, 270
BeiOamin, 197, 300
Betty, 166
Daniel, 406
Hannah, 406
James, 09
Jeremiah, 165
John, 248
Lucy, 57, 279
Mary, 197, 218, 800
MaiT H., 148, 146
Molly, 279
Samael, 146
Sarah, 279
Gray, /Bobert, 198, 800
Grey, ) Sarah, 816
Snsanna, 198, 800
Greeley, Martha, 163
Green, I ,451
Greene, y colonel, 40
B«, 9i9
Charles Mn 281
Deborah, 281
Desire, 129
Stances, 315
Henry, 315
Henry L., 282
Joanna, 816
John, 82
Nathaniel, 845
R.H., 129
B. W.,309
Samuel, 231
Samuel Abbot, 128,
141,270,860,861,867,
465
Samuel Swett, 250
William, 129
Greenland, AbigaU, 216
Greenlaw, Lucy Hall, 109, 116,
147, 283, 370, 372,
439
William Presoott,
146, 289, 363, 881,
465
Greenlee, , 451
Balph Stebblns, 451,
452
Greenway, , 25
Greenwood, Charles Curtis, 83,
34,140
Mm 8., 140
Greer, James A., 282
Gregory, Susanna, 301
Grenaway, Mary, 30
Grew, , 463
Grey, see Gray.
Gridley, , 286
Grlffln, I ,418,414
Grilftng, ) Aaron, 170
EUsabeth, 170, 171
Hannah, 170
Jasper, 55, 170, 172
Lydia, 171, 172
iartha,171
Mary, 436
PamaUm
Bafihel,65
Bhoda,407
Bobert,171,815,407
Samuel, 170, 171
Sarah, 315
Grifllth, , 114
Joseph, 429, 480
Griflltts, , 480
Hester, 480
Samuel Powel, 460
Griggs, Susan Vining, 143, 148
Grimes, Sally, 41
Grissell, Eliaabeth, 129
Flvicis, 129
Griflwold, Daniel, 447, 448
Kliaabeth, 129, 448
Flora Maria, 898
Francis,129
George, 449,
Joel. 56
Lney,58
Mary, 874, 379
Michael, 408
Samuel, 898
Sarah, 879, 406, 447,
449
Thetis, 808
White, 419
Gritaman, see Qietmaa.
Gross, Elisabeth, 888
Hu]dah,868
Mary, 358
Mathew,3S8
Thomas, 358
Grore, Daniel, 57
£liaabeth,57
Tryphena, 283, 294, 299
Grores, John, 450
Mary, 460
Growte, see Grout.
Gryme, Catherine, 17
Christopher, 17
Guest, , 460
Guggenheimer, Weil & Co.,
136,362
Gnilbert, Edmund, 382
GniUim, , 251
Gulison, Abigail, 164
GulliTer, Hannah, 200
Jonathan, 200
Lydia, 200
Gnrdon, Brampton, 114, 115, 250
sir William Branmton,
116
Gushee, Hannah, 438
Gnthing, Lemuel, 128
Guthrie, , 137
Abelard, 467, 458
Haeke, Mary, 461
William,461
Hacker, , 460
Hackett, ,858
Frank Warren, 189,
153,159,289
Hadlo^ Anne, 188
Betty, 161
Emma, 188
JaoMS, 163, 164
Bhoda,18ie
See also Hedlock.
Haines, see Hayaes.
Hale, ,197
Abigail, 88
Amelia, 89
Edward Everett, 186, 456
Georges., 882
Mary, 131
sir Matthew, 289
•Mille,39
Rachel, 312
Sarah, 378
Hales, mrs., 417, 418
EUsabeth,417
Sophia, 417
Hl?^}j«««»^»358.8e0
Haubrd, A. J., 383
Hall,
MarT,463
, ,214,216
Abigail, 210, 814
Amos, 59
Asahel,410
Daniel, 315
Darid,28
Edward H., 186
EUphalet,210
Elisabeth, 60, 318, 878, 489
Hannah, 60, 439
James, 9
John, 9, 23, 60, 205, 878
John Parkinson, 216
Jonathan, 68, 60
Joseph, 23, 128
Judith, 28
Lidia,58
Lois, 57
LneU,815
Mary, 128, 446
818
486
Index of Persons.
llCaryP. CmSTS
SMMon.M
eotWd
HebitAbel,410
Patience, 2M
Paul, 72
Phebe, 439
Philemon, 87
Rebeekah,M
Biehard, 73
Bath, 318
8amael,265
Sarah, M, 410
Seth.M
Stephen, 312
Street, 318
Thomas, 28, 246, 247
Timothr, 23
WiUiam, 10
Hallett, Jotiah, 201
LTdia, 207
Halliook, Abigail, 70
Bemamin, 77
Bethiah, 77
Jofeph, 70
Jofhoa, 70
HalUweU-PhilUpM, J. O., 221
Hailowell, Anna D., 403
HaUnck, Nathan, 170
Halsej, Mary, 176
Stephen, 176
Ham, Ann, 341
Sjmon, 11
Hamilton, , 206, 208
Alexander, 168
Charles, 266,267,261
EU,206
Paol,464
Hammatt, ) " , 146
Hammet, > Abraham, 148
Hammett, ) Anna, 106
Jane, 107
Jean, 108
Joseph, 107, 106
Bobert. 107, 108
ThankAil, 108
Hammerslej, Hngh, 417
nSSUi. }"•»•»»•»»•
Hammond, Caleb, 287
ElUah, 447
Jabez, 287
James, 287
Jadith, 287
Margaret, 348
Mary, 287
Mehitable, 287
Moses, 287
Nathaniel, 348, 440
Ruth, 287
Sarah, 287
Hampden, John, 71
Hancock, ? , 18, 248
Hancockes, 5 Caroline Eliza-
beth, 248
John, 138, 147, 466
Hand, John, 209
Rebecca, 200
Hander, Joshua, 448
Handforth, Joane, 21
Robert, 21
Handv, Anna, 407
Richard, 407
Hann, , 137
Hansen, Cathrina, 110, 120
Deborah, 118-120
Dirck, 110, 120
Hans, 118
Hendrick, 118-120
Hendrick R., 120
Jeremia, 120
Johannis, 110
Maria, 120
Nioklaes, 118, 110
Peter, 118-120
Byokert, 118, 110
Hansen, { Sarah By.* 118
eofWd ) SaratiJe, 110
Walter, 118, 119
Hanson, , 61
William, 198
Hapgood, — • 140
Shadraeh. 146
Warren, 140
Harbome, Will, 224
Harby, Frands, 17
Harooart, Agnes, 260
Harden, John, 240
Mary, 240
Harding, Hester, 210, 222, 377
Bobert, 210, 222, 377
Harfeld, Ann, 293
Harford, Frances, 417
Frances Mary, 417
Henry, 417
Harper, ) mr., 426
Harpor, ) Hannah, 100
John, 100
Thomas, 301
Harrington, Abigail, 267
Clement. 483
Sasannah, 367
Harris, >, 100
Andrew, 04
Anna, 207
Bri(teet,308
Caleb Fiske, 226
Daniel, 328
Edward Donbleday, 74,
100, 326, 412
Elisabeth, 216, S»
GUes, 124
Hannah, 280
Howlong, 02
JeremlaA, 8tS
John, 280
L. M., 210
Martha, 19
Martin, 802
Mary, 124
Miriam. 280
Bichard, 19
Bobert, 04, 210
Sasannah, 02
Thomas, 207
William, 02-04
William J.. 08, 64
Harrison, Amos, 316
Ann, 356
Anna, 413
Benjamin, 413
Elizabeth, 310
Jemima, 408
WlUiara Henry, 413
Hart, ; , 13, 64
Harte, ) Anne, 88
Benjamin, 311, 407
Bridget, 313
Elizabeth, 433
Hannah, 407
Israel, 276
John, 168, 278
Jonathan, 270
Judah, 88
Lucy, 212
Mabel, 311
Moses, 163
Sally, 163
Samuel, 212, 313
Sarah, 168, 276, 278
Winthrop, 168
Hartlib, Samuel, 290
Hartwell, Sarah, 198, 300
Harrell, Esther, 41
Harvey, , 301, 302
Elizabeth, 401
Richard, 433
Harwood, George, 238
Haselton, Martiia, 162
HaskeU, , 266
Barnette G., 208
Haslret, IAbMvU
Haskett, iChiis«lM,li
£llloe,U
Snis, IS, 14, If
Joane, 14
John, 13-18
Mary, 14, li
Michael, 14
Bobert, li
Stcphea, 14-16
Basennahf 16
ThomMM,H
WinUm, 13, U, 16
Haskins, Abtoail, 419
D.a720
John,44»
8ybU,447
Hassam, I ■ ,3B6,3»
Horsham, i Doroea, 309
Edward, 809
BlisalMCh,809
John T^ IMb ye,
Hastings, ,
Eaisaheth,4M
HBnMh,tlt,8ll,
Hngh, 138
L«aiM,480
OHve, 469
Bobert,4ii
Sibyl woodhuy*
Hatch, { Ann. 80
Haoh, )DaTkl,68
Mary, 163, 4J»
Nehettlah, 108
Penelope, 419
Seth,4So
Simeon, 108
Sihaifi,«8
WUUaM,431
Hathaway, t , Stt
Hatheway, ( Hannah, 289
Hatheriy, TInMKhy, 2S
Hathom, i ,201
Hathome, ) Sarah, 12S
William, 49, 122
Hanghton, see Horton.
Haven, Samuel, 454
Havens, Jonathan, 414
Rebecca. 416
HavUand, Mary, 460
Hawerid, Elisabeth, 301
John, 301
Samuel, 301
Hawes, Edmond, 12
Jeane, 13
Susan, 433
Hawk, Hannah, 415
Hawkins, sir John, 12
Hawks, John, 89, 90
Hawley, , 266
Elizabeth, 212
Paticnoe, £«7
Hawne, Christopher, 301
Uawten, Thomas, 10
Hay den, Abigail, 220
JoelE., 206, 268
Joslah, 228
Lydia, 240
Nathaniel, 400
Sarah, 228, 400
Hayes, , 137
Abigail, 271
Daniel, 271
Sarah Ann, 271
Hayley, see Haley.
Uayne, Dorothy, 413
Havnes, i Alice, 451
Haines, > Bessey, 34
C. B.,451
Daniel, 34
Indea ofParaotu.
H»iU7 IV., tt4
lleDTT Vill., 20. Z17, lU, t0
Ucsry, HuKh.XlS
B«nSd|<, Donthr, MS
■WT'lSSCa"*"
JM,»-iai, iM-
1S>, 1>7, at, MO;
ctuiMiui,n \m
IMbW,101,1M,1B7.
IM, IH, \m, 1«6,
a>. »i, aw, 378
DaTid, ai, U7, !«,
Doroltar, U0>
EbcHHr Kock-
EdmuS, M,' 197, OS
Edmnl, ■!, M, M
Edwud 3., in
EU*a,BS
Kcthnr.ur, Its, 300
KualsB, ise, )00
rnBeia,W
Oeoria FrUUe, SI,
U&, 188, IH. IM.
>, aa, aot, e4,
JottB, M-M, in, U7
J<MUL n, M, Ml,
US, uo, av, Kw^
488
Index of Persons.
Hoar, ) Joseph, 107, 108, 300
eoni^d {Josiah, 197
Leonard, 101, 186-
188, 197, 108, 280-
291, 206, 208-800,
344,378
Leyina, 108, 300
Lttoj, 197, 300
Margaret, 94, 06
Margery, 04-00, 101,
186, 18fr-190, 300,
378
Maria, 800
Martha, Of, 06
MarT,96,96,197,106,
289, 300, 378
Marj Wheeler, 108
Maade, 94
Mercy, 198, 800
Nathaniel Feiroe,
198,300
Nehemlah, 197
Nlcholai, 94, 96
Ollrer, 197
Pamela, 198
Polly F., 300
Polly Fiske, 198
Bebecca, 197, 198,
300
Blohard, Oa^, 97,
96 299
air Richard Colt, 92
Bobert,92,94
Boger, 93, 94
Bath, 90, 101, 107,
300,878
Samuel, 106-198, 800
Samuel Johnson,
198,300
Sarah, 96, 196-198,
300
Sarah Sherman, 108,
300
Submit, 197
Susanna, 198, 300
Thankftil, 198,800
Thomas, 93-09, 101,
186-189, 190, 300,
378
Timothy, 197, 300
Tryphena, 296, 300
Walle, 94
Walter. 93, 96
William, 93-97, 196,
300
Hobart, , 43
David, 2W>, 300
Gerflhom, :^47
Joanna, 209, 300
Jo8hua, 428
Mary, 173
Hobbs, Susanna, 15
Uob8on, , 205
Elizabeth, 203
Humphrev, 203
Thomas, 130, 131
Hockliffe, F.,459
Hoddinott, Mary, 15
Hodgdon, mr., :iy5
Hodge, Anne, 86, 87
Joanna, 86
Michael, 85, 86
Nicholas, 85, 86
Seaborn, 85, 86
Hodges, Almon D., 60, 253, 270
Samuel, 32
Hodgkln, > Abigail, 407
Hodgkins, > Christopher, 29
Hodgskins, ) Elizabeth, 268, 409
Grace, 29
Lucy, 338
Mary, 268
Bloses, 268
Thomas, 29, 407,
409
HodgUss, Mark, 65
Miriam, 66
Hodgson, , 68
Hodson, Alice, 24
Christopher. 24
Hoehn, William Frederic, 263
Hoes, Boswell Bandall, 136,
188, 189, 268, 880, 466
Hofltauui, , 464
Hoit, see Hoyt.
Holbrook, Darid, 72
Jane, 124
John, 72
Joseph, 124
Bath, 894
B^A \"^«^
Holden, AbigaU, 347
Austin, 242, 874
Jonathan, 73
Joshua Bennett, liSf
Nathaniel, 347
Phinehas, 78
Samuel, 73
William, 78
Holiday, Anne, 289
sir Leonard, 280
Holland, Henry, 824
John, 26, 26, 09
Mary, 838
Holley, ) Ann, 103
HoUie, S Hepsibah, 107
Holly, ) Jane, 106, 108
John, 103, 107
Joseph, 106, 106
Holliman, Esekiel, 62
HoUingsworth, , 460
Mary, 460
William, 20
Holloway, Grace, 480
HoUwall, Sarah, 20
Holmes, , 100, 262, 868
Faith, 483
J^oshaphat, 446
John, 286
Joseph, 285
Mary, 285, 286
Sarah, 446, 446
Holt, Sarah. 156
Holyoke, Edward, 891
Homans, John, 73
Homer, , 197
Hood, viscount, 21
Charlotte Mary, 21
Henry, 21
Samuel, 21
sir Samuel. 20, 21
Susanna, 20, 21
Zachary, 418
Hook, I Alice, 451
Hooke, I Humphrey, 122
Judith, 122
Sarah, 124
Stephen, 124
Hooker, mr., 69
Ann, 407
Asahel, 407
Dorothy, 407
James, 407
Peter, 301
Thomas, 463
Hooper, John H., 261
Susan, 19
Hope, Charlotte, 417
Elizabeth, 417
Hopkins, , 205, 265, 268
Abijab, 415
Anne, 82
David, 268
Edward, 82
Eferam, 415
Elizabeth, 415
Esek, 455
GUes, 415
HopUni, I Haonaliy 41f
amVd nduriMkLm
JemimaBrofWii, 120
Joanna, SK
John, 412, 416
Lewia Chafiman,
Mary. 12» LUO
Noah, 129
Bebeooa,41l;41B
Bath, 206
8amnel,908.41S
Stephen, 120, 415
Wil]iMii,412,4]6
Hopnln, Gideon, 407
Mereb,407
Hopson, Ebeneser, S12
John, 400
Mary, 811, S12
Samnel, 311
Sarah, 400
Horn, j Ann, 846
Home, ( John, 845
Nathan, 206
Horsham, see HasMB.
Horton, I Anna, 70, 00
Hanghton, ( Bamahas, Tt, M
Bexyamln, 70
Bethiah, 70, laO
Byron B., UB
Caleb, 80
DaTid, 70
I>eUTeraafle,70
James, 70,80
Jonathan, 7B^ 80^
160
Joseph, 70
Lasaras, 78, 79
Martha, 172
Marr.TS
Meli]tabte,7S-80
Patienoe,80
Susannan, 70
William, 80, 172
Horwood, ArthttTt 802
Hoskins, ,232
Hosmer, Hannah, 200
Stephen, 209
Hotchins, Eliaabeth, 8S7
HotohUss, Elisabeth, 56
Eunice, 57
Isaac, 66
Justus street, 198
Lemuel, 247
Mark, 57
Matilda, 57
Parthena, 247
Hotten, John Camden, 86, 97
Hotynham, William, 93
Hough, , 239
William, 237, 238
Houghton, George H., 226
William A., 249
Horey, Elizabeth, 339
Hannah, 339
Ivory, 364
John, 339
Lewis Richard, 258
Nathaniel. 336
Sarah, 336
Howard, , 115, 257, 267
BeujamiD,44^
Catherine, 115,250
Eliakim.24tf
Elizabeth Dmmmy,
176
Eunice, 56
John. 115,459
Marttia. 247
Marv, 340, 459
Muriel, 115
Olive, 41
Howe, \ lieut., 48
How, i Adam. 348
Bathsheba, 348
Betty, 166
Index of Persons.
489
comfd i EieUel, MB
John, 181, 247
XiTIBAIIf 948
Nathaniel, 166
Beb6oe*,880
Both, 248
Samnel G^ 181
■tr WUliam.177.178^1
{ . 142, 144, 146
)FVaiioes,24
Israel N. H.
HoweD,
Howel,
John, 24, 316
Mary, 24. SIS
T.,427
Howw, eapt., 203
Howland, Desire, 207. 2S2,:380
Fred A., 383
HoKle, Pollj, 207
HoTt, ) Albert Harrison, 264
Holt, \ Daniel W^ 384
Darid W., 148, 382
Dorothy, 186
Eastman, 16S
Elisabeth, 183
EsekleU 186, 188
John, 166, 278
Jonathan, 278, 277, 407
Ljrdia M., 282
Harj, 186, 407
Rebecca, 18S, 188
SamneL. 263
Sarah, 184, 278, 277
Hnbbard. , in, 220, 320,
321
Abigail, 78
Abraham, 410
Ann, 314
Bethiah,78
Daniel, 311, 318
Eber, 314
Elisabeth, 208, 311
George, 310
Hannah, 318
Isaac, 78
Jeremiah, 314
John, 314, 368
Margaret, 220
Mary. 220, 310, 358,
407
OliTer P., 141
Rachel, 313, 410
Samael, 84
Sarah, 410
William, 43, 44, 48
HadMB, I ,360,480
Hndaoane, { Charles, 218
Christopher, 24
Darld, 313
John Blbridge,264
Mabel, 24
Rrbeoea, 313
HaegMton-RandoIph, pr^wnd*
Hacfae, Catherine, 239
John, 239
Haling, Ray Greene, 84
HnH, , 379
Benjamin, 407
Hannah, 407
John, 2K9
Lncy,407
Titos, 407
Hnmphrey ) , 48
Hunney, j Henry, 72
John, 72
HunphreTS, Charles A.. 138
Humewell, James F., 431
Host, , 118
Ephraim, 343
Jeremiah, 73
John, 299. 300
Rath,' 299. 300
Thomas, 342
Hunter,
110
Hunting, Esther, 482
Huntingdon, ool., 180
Hiintliigton, Abigail, 483
Ann, 482
Ghristopher, 288,
288,442
Daniel, 482
Jndith,288
Mary, 278,288
Rachel, 482
Sarah, 278-278,288
Timothy, 278-278
William, 277
Hud, ,431
D. H^42
George, 14
Joane, 14
Judith, 14
Thomas, 14
WUUam, 14
HuTsD, Graee, 128
Richard, 128
Hurst, ,461
Husband, . 480
Anna, 480
Hnae, Elisabeth, 330
H* A«, 363
Hateheson, Mary, 447
Hutchins, I ITieot. ?1, 308
Hutdiens, ) BeiUaniln, 440
Eunice, 123
FrwlS.,260
Hannah, 188
John, 183
Joahna,440
Leri, 123
Mary, 430
Hutchinson, i Abigail, 164
Huehinaon, ) Elijah, 173, 174
Elisabeth, 172
Hannah, 174
Isabel, 330
Martha, 173
MaiT, 172, 174,
Mathias, 172, 178
Samuel, 172-174
Thomas, 164, 174,
290, 370, 384, 3«
Hntton, Mathewe, 9
Huzford, Mary, 108
Hyda, ,213,214
Anne. 212
Elisabeth, 212
Jabes,212
Lydia, 348
William. 212
Hymiiert, Catherine, 88
Joaeph,82
Ida, Herbert C, 133
Kloholas, 133
Hsler, , 39
Ingsills, '. 183
Ingeraoll, Batnshua, 87
Joanna, 37
Ingham, Joseph, 200
Sarah, 200
lagraham, I , 143, 148
Ingram, > Bei^amin, 148
Duncan, 249
Hannah, 486
Joseph, 249, 301
Mar7,249
R. H., 133
Susanna, 248
IradeO, James, 466
Ireland, ,380
Abigail, 248
Abraham. 248
Elisabeth, 330
John. 246, 248
Sarah, 246, 246
laham, Jane, 248
John, 248
Iswell, ,379
iTet, Alma Cornelia, 308
Anna, 398
Charles Jamet, 308
Dwigfat Foster, 388
George H«, 398
Harriett, 398
James, 308
James 8., 388
Mary, 308
Ruth F., 308
Susannah, 398
Thomas, 388
Jaokman, James, 38, 87
Joanna,^
Rachel, 38, 37
Jaokaoa, , 190, 380
Andrew, 163
Deborah, 444
£leaser,444
Francis, 43^14, 218
Frederick Wendell,
149
Hannah. 444
Mary, 338
Jacob, Lydia, 442
Jacobs, John, 420-431
Mary,428
Jaeques, see Jaqnes.
Jamea I., 94, 131, 481
James 11^ 298
Jamea, Edward W., 871
Sarah, 248
Thomas, 82
Jameson, David, 452
Ephraim Orcntt, 283,
462
James, 452
Wniiam, 452
Janrerla, ) Dorothy, 183
Janrim, ) George, 183
Jane, 1<Q
John, 183
Joseph, 166
MoUy, 166
Jaquet, ^mr., 309
Jacques, ) Benjamin. 30
Dorothy, 39
Lydia, 40
Mary, 39
Stephen. 30
Susannah, 30
Thankfhl, 30
Jaquith, , 41
Jarrett, James H., 138, 881
Jay, , 484
John, 372
JeArson, Thomas, 224
Jdferyes, I Abel, 23
JdUes, ) Darid, 23
Dorothy, 28
EUzabeth, 28
George, 188, 292, 298
Hester. 23
John, 72
Joseph, 28
Saran, 23
Jelir, Henrie, 432, 487
Jenifer, miO<nr, 304
Jenkins, mrs., 63
Lemuel. 104
Samuel. 288
Sarah, 268
Jenki, ,460
H. F., 263
Jenner, Thomas. 84
Jennings, § Elizabeth, 308
Jenings, ) Rebecca, 128
William Henry,
128,133
Zebnlon, 128
JflBidion, eapt.. 48
Hannah, 390
490
Indtm of JPertom^
Jernegsa, Thomai, lOS, 106
Jessop, » «
Jewdl, Ann, 166, 276
Anne, 168
Barnard, <82
Dorothy, 168
Jacob, 288
Jonatnan, 168,166,167,
168,876,
Joseph, 166, 167
Jttditii, 166
Harr, 168
Bacnel, 288
8arah,166, 167, 168,276,
Jewett.EUphale^206
MaiT, 208
Natnanlel, 208
Sarah, 206
Joab,862
Jooelyn, Joseph, 400
8aral,409
Johns, Sarah, 440
JohBSOB, , 122, 866, 886,
463
mr., 420
AblgaU,408
Abraham, 70
Anne, 811
Ben. 860
B. F., 266
Cornelias, 408
Deborah, 66, 410
Edward, 241, 412, 4U
Elisabeth, 200, 416
Eanloe. 816
Hannah, 282, 406
Isaao, 60-71
John, 48, 406, 408
Lot, 416
Lake, 802
Marj, 416, 464
Miles, 66
PoUt, 67
Beaoen, 410
Bobert,70
Samuel, 200
Sarah, 66
Wmiam, 20, 200, 811,
416
Johnston, James, 124
Mtirtha, 124
Jones, , 112, 373, 460
Abigail. 59. 60, 164, 434
Abraham, 69
A. L.. 431
Anno, 86
Bathmheba, 69
Beth 1 ah, 69, 103
Caleb, 2»«0
Daniel. 163
David, 164
Deborah, 231
Ebenezer, 69
ElioiK-r, 239
Elizabeth, 59, 162, 239,
414, 441
Elimtlian, 59
Emma C. B., 132
Ephraim, 59
Esther, 224
Geoflrev, 414
Haiinah,59, 86, 279, 280
Hatherly, 59, 60
Isaac, 2^0
Jami'H, :i02
Johiinna, 96
John, 5'.», 197
Jonathmi, 279
Jo^eph, 59, 280, 281
Lucy.Nl, .114
Lydiai, 6t». 164
Marif, rvi
Mars 41. 69, 163, 166,
209, 279, 280, 469
Jonea, { Ifande. 280
eonfd JMehitai>la,879
MerrUl,168
lllriam.270
HoUy, 102, 164
Moses, 870, 260
Nathan, 00
Nathaniel, 804
Nebemlah, OV
Fhinaas, 86, 86
Blohard,279 (ttO
Samuel, 60, 208, 200, 23V,
Sarah, 60, 162, 168, 107,
880,281.800
Seth,60,60
Simon, 280
Solomon, 60
Stephen, 164, 861
Susannaih Biidd, 660
Tabitha,444
Tanar, 168
Thomas , 06. 200. 288, 880
Timothy Jo, 260
William BUia, 860
Jordan, { — — , 801
Jorden, ) Catharine|211
John W., 874, 878, 468
Thomas, 206
Joyoe, Dorothy, 801
John, 801
Jadd, ,868,406
Anne, 66
Betsy B., 68
Esther, 406
Hope, 66
Jonathan, 66
William, 66
Kenie, WflllBm, 287
Keniiar, mr.« aa, 8M
llltl« 8S8
Kearney,
,460
Keeae, Ebeneaer, 868
Hannah, 868
Keenly, Acnes, 414
Mary, 414
Keep, Elisabeth, 878
Haanali,878
Heber, 870
Helen E., 460
Jabes, 878
John, 374, 878, 870
Lester, 879
Samuel, 379
Sarah, 378. 870 [466
Kelm, , 266, 267, 379, a80.
De B. Handolph, 266, 374
Keith, , 413
Amos, 434
Ichabod, 434
Lydia, 434
Sarah, 434
Kelby, Margaret, 160, 151
Mary V., 151
Thomas, 150, 161
William, 150, 161, 260
Kelly, Lemuel, 102, 104
KeUogg, Abigail, 460
Joseph, 142, 146, 468,
460
Justin P., 142, 368, 468,
460
Nathaniel, 460
Stillman, 460
Sibyl Woodbury, 460
Kelsey, , 379
Hannah, 210
Isaac, 210
Kemble, , 150
Kerne, William. 223, 224
Kempton, Mary, 286
William, 285
Kendall, Elizabeth, 367
Joshua, 357
Rebecca, 367
Samuel, 367
Simon, 367
Theoda, 367
KcariiL
KflntTOonMUiukjni
DaBial«967
D«61e7,Sl«
EdmwdB,
QeonBe, €88
JokA,20M
Josapb,2a7
Marlali,«16
BlohSkrd,a86» 909^481
Bath,S16
TlHMms, 86, W
Kentish, Blflhard, »
Ketlell,* —
Kettle, i John, 900
Biifliaitl, 900
Kettson, Anna, 266
KIbbe, ,96
KIM.— .12,
Thoaias,299
KUbora, Bei^laadB, 419
Jonathan* 409
KiUtoB, \ Anna, tfi
KUton, ( Bbeneser, 196
Kilmoro, Henry,
Kimball, £. a; 469
Jndltik,
Mary, 838
Willlaaa,987
.binlL40
rathaSd,
R
King,
Sarah, 819
-,984.446,464
Abiah,684,496
AMntl, 886, lU, 4aMI
Absalom, 419, 416
Alice, 486
Ann, 22, 449
Anna, 434
Archibald Graoey, 461
Arnold, 22
Asa, 416, 416, 435
Barzelia, 435
Bathsheba, 436, 437
Bathsbna, .i:i3, 413, 414
Benjamin, 416, 434, 43S
Bazaleel, 33:). .134, 413, 41
Charles, 447, 464
Cynthia, 416
David, 334, 413, 4U, i»
437
Deborah, 414
Delirerance, 436
Dorothy, 413
Eli, 4:i6
Elizabeth, 336, 415, 416
EUzabeth Denning, 461
Emma C., 367
Frances, 413
Gaius, 435
George, 434
Hannah, 334, 413^16, 48
436
Hazadiah, 435
Henrietta, 464
Hezekiah. 447
Isaac, 437
James, 336. 414
Job, 438
John, 412. 414,416,
Jonathan. 434, 447
Katharine, 412,416
Marquis F., 189
jfiidM ofP^rmmi.
491
Ebk^ I Mm 41S,4]i^4U»4|7,
4^
M orcTt 434
NftthaB.4«7
Paul, 333, 414
Pliebe,434
PliiUp,434,487
Pnidenee,436
B«bwea,4M,437
BhodMs?
Biehard. 14, 83, 333,
413,414
Robert, 434
Boftu, 831, 4U
8aiiuiel.»3,334,41S-
416,437
8anb,435
8eUi.448
Stephen, 436
BoMniia, 394, 414
William, 333, 334, 416-
413,436
ZebolOD, 438
KincBum, Miiiaim, 3M
MoUj.SM
Klngatary, Am, 33
Deaison, 448
Ebeneser, 418
£leaaer,4i8
Hannah, 384
Heni7,384
lMib^Dodd,S8t
Jabes,447
John, 381,460
JoMph, 447
Laniael,448
Leonard, 384
MaiT,449,462
Mir4a, 384, 460
Patienee, 384
Priaoilla,447
Bebeeca,88l
8aniael,384
Sarah, 448
Simon, 447
6nMnnah,38
Klngilj, Mary, 462
Kiniler, Samuel, 434
Sophia, 434
Elisabeth, 338
Kippen, Arthur, 60
Kirbj, John, 88
Lnof , 88
Kirkham, lUry, 316
Patienee, 407
Znniiah,816
KlrUand, hacy, 316
Klrman, John, 46
PhlUp,4S8
Sarah, 434, 438
Tabitha,6e
WUliam,8M
KneDer, sir Godfrey, 388
Kneret, tee Knyret.
KniMht, Bathahoa, 87
I>aTid,443
Deborah, 38
£lisabeth^30, 37
Hannah, 87
Jem«lm,44S
Johanna, 301, 377
John, 37
Joseph, 38
Judith, 38
MarT,37
Pan), 40
WilUain. 301, 377
Knonjt, Hanaard, 60
KBOWlton, ,142,144
Abia,440
Thomai, 90, 336
Eaax, John, 231
Knyrel, ) AbifaO, U4, 126» 360
Kneret, }AfiiM,360
Knrretti ) B&mnd. 116, 3S0
Jane,3fi0
Jou, 116
John, II64S6O
dr John. 360
Mnilel,116
Iliomaa, IM, 116
dr Thomaa, 280
Kjtehen, Robert, U
JLafhjettai, marqala de, 224, 226,
Lakeman, Hannah, 336
SamHeI,338
Lambert, Deborah, 310
Hepeibah,107
JeaM,310
Merqr, 206
irathan,206
Sarah, 310
Lambinc, A. A., 270
Landon, Bethiab. 170
Deborah, 170
Glorlanna, 171
Hannah. 170
James, 171
Jared.170
Joseph, 171
l[annr«t,m
XarSaTlTO
HaiTTm
Kathan, 170, 171
Ptffnal, 170
Samnel, 170
Lane, Daniely374, 379
John, 379
Mar7,24,374,379
Robert, 379
Sarah, 379
WiUiamOooll4fB|148
Lng, Mary, 41, 281
Robert, 281, 28t
Rnth, 281, 282
Sarah, 41
Tliomaa,41
Laagdon, John, 466
Langer,lfanaret,4a8
Langfbrd, ADnlmm.433
Laagfaom, I DanieL 116
Laailiaraa, I John, 467
William, 116
Laagley, , 82
irathaniel,7t
Landngla, Gerrit, 120
Large, .210,460
Hannah, 210
L'Argeaa, . 307
Latham,- , 142, 144^ 146
Laml, WDUam, 187, 168
Laarena, see Lawrenee.
Lawe, , 12, 20, 308
Lawler, Thomas BoBareBtaie,
136
Lawrenee, > , 134, 282
Laorens, SBUaabeth.ll
Lawrens, )Lydin,460
m
.107,
Thomas, 168
Lay, Jonathan, 313
Mary, 211
Phebe,3U
LayUm, ■ ' , 374, 381
Elisabeth, 376
Lea, J. H., 130
AlesL28
Caleb, 316
Joaiah GravrHle, 142
Sarah, 316
Lamed, (isaae,
Leamard, f Joeej^ Q§j Eaton,
Lemed, j 373, 876
Sarah, 876
William, 873, 376
William Law, 873,
376
Leatherlaad, Sarah. 338
LeaTitt, Emity Wilder, 129
Leelifbra, Thomas, 48
Le Conte. mf., 134
Leddyard, JBaniee, 328
Aleyandr HamUtoa,
68
AlTaa,67
Amanda, 67
Ann, 66,67
Anna, 64, 66
Ajme,316
Asariah,67
Bets^,67
Betsy B., 68
Qiarles, 11, 67
Charlotte, 68
Chloe,68
ClemanlA,68
Daniel, 64, 67
DaTid,66,67
DaTis,67
Deborah, 64, 66
Ebeneser, 64-67
Bber,66
Edward, 63-68
Edwaid William, 87
EleeUAnn,68
Eli. 67
ElisaAnn,67
EUsaPoUy,67
Elisabeth. 63^
Ekm, 66-67
Erastns,67
Eanice,66,67
Experience, 66
Firederiek, 68, 816
Frederic William, 67
FreekHre, 66
George, 64
George Aagnstos, 67
Gilbert Miner, 67
Grace, 67
Haniet,67,68
Harriett Clarissa, 67
Henry, 68
Henry Salem, 67
Hope, 66
Horace, 67, 68
Hubbard Stone, 67
Hugh, 64
Hukiah,66
James, 66
James Edward, 67
Jennie. 66
Joel, 67, 311
Joel AlTah, 67
John, 63-68
John Kletcher, 67
Jonathan. 64. 66. 67. 66
Jonathan Tmmbau,68
Joseph, 64, 66, 67
Josiah,66
Jnlla,66
JnsUn. 67
Lemavl, 64, 66
LeTi,66
Lewi»,64
Llna», 67
Lois, 66. 67
Lncy. 66-67
I^rdia, 66-68
49S
Jbtitm of Pummt,
MwrTK-Oi, 197, aOQi
ULMO
lIttfMLS7
MtaMfMlL M» 08
MtrteiM*
NathaatOr
yiSiub,0M8,«
OnfttM
Hm&M
BmI
A«tti,0i.l7
8wrtli.iA
flarah BttMLCr
BtSMOBaMi 0B
Statin, 08
§iwuMi>h,H
TtaM(li7,«M8
TteotlwH.»08
UHidirM
Trae,07
WI111«B,00»07
Lm lb Bhepard, 188
LMoh, RIebmrd. fio
Lcedi. ItaiAh, »
LMnderUe, , UB
Joilah, 78
Leele, AbigaU, .ill
Linni, 316
FeUtlah, 811
Rhoda, 815
WUliam, a08
Lcfltertt, Anna, 810
Mary, 310
Samuel, 810
LeAnfwell, Ann, 218
Mary, 210, 211
Thoroai, 210, 211
ZerTlata, 212
Lefroy, nuO- fvn., 8S9
Legare, , IM
Legge. EllzalM^Ui. 891
John, 3tfl
Lehman, , 142
\^ jdomInl..lW
Lelgliton, CharlM M., 408
Lehr, sir Peter, 206, 401
L'Enfknt, maJor.S-ZO
Leonard, Abiah, 434
Abigail, 283, 485
Akah, 238
Anna, 435
Apolloa, 436
Bvthiah, 436
Donif, 233
Drunilla. 401
Gamaliel, 430
Hannah. 436, 480
J amen, 430
Jemima, 230
John, 878
Jonathan, 486
Jorthua, 486
MNHHMf I KaMMHBMi MS
tmfil \ImaaJm
ValliHiM.410
FlielM,4M-4a0
0MiimirB> 410, 080
Bwali, 878, 480
hllu,480
8ikaQe,480
V081
Ltdto. \ .08
Liitfto. ) tat eoLi»8-188
LMtar,Kai7,888
l^HI
Lawitta ilr John, 808
Lifrff,
B«4MidB,810
Joiipli SMndvi, 40D
Hmmj,408
I^iwyii,
LPH
T.
OharRf. 108
Bmriii,178
Pati«Ma,il8
0Mma,8L418
Bytrtiliir, 81
401
LOlij. IeLAodj84
PlMbe,XM
LlUto, Deborah, 440
George, 446
Mai7T446
Beabeii,446
Sarah, 440
8Uaa,445
Lincoln, oountesa of, 70
earl of, 71
Abraham, 260
Almira,401
Benjamin, 147
Bradford, 401
Caroline Angoita, 401
Catharine, 401
Dmsilla, 401
Bdith, 401
Edward, earl of, 00
EUsabeth^l
Frederic Walker, 268
Gamaliel, 401
George Gilbert, 401
Hannah, 280
Ichabod, 401
lMao,34«
Jamei Minor, 460
John, 401
Kesiah, 349
Lrdla, 401
'Margaret, 428
Mary, 428, 401
Mary Ann, 401
Mercy, 231, 401
Minor Spragna, 401
Nathan, 2-10
Nathaniel, 401
Pmdenoe, 401
Baftii, 4<il
Samuel, 401
Sarah, 401
Solomun, 431
Satan. 401
Theopbllus, 09
Thomas, 429, 401
Waldo, 264
188»147
Bdww^SB^St
BSaiCir
SmlLlO
M,8t
LlaowB, nnU 888
UMOB/BIaiSbalht 088
U^klWi, 188^
M^
1^^ MMfH^^M,
Jolia,a08
JohB, lord. 188, 80B»»8
Uitar, Avira, n
HaBBak«0l
Jorfah,480
jB4ltti,400
La
Sartb,
WllfbidJ^
OoMtaBt,488
Isaae,4S8
John, 88
MaiyT.^
Moees, SOB
Nathaniel, 80
Sarah, 80, 429
Trlftram, 89
LitUe, Brown fc Co. 468
LittlefleM, George B., 2S8
Mary, 249
Llrermore, , 484
George, 266
Sarah. 840
LiTlngston, Maryia, US
Uoyd, Ann, 82
EUsabeth, 83, 802
Franoea, 82
George, 82, 83
John, 82, 83, 272
Looke, , 386
Lookhart, Biuton W., 267
Lookington, Mary, 80
Lookwood, James, 212
Meroy, 212
Loden, William, 16
Loker, mrs., 84
Artemas, 84
WUliam, 84
Long, Anna, 463
Anne, 96
Benjamin, 143, 146
Dnoley, 82
GUes, 96
Jonathan, 448
Mary, 211
Longland, , 08
Charles, 110-118
Longmans, Green %t Co., 201
Longworth, Bethia, 827
Deborah, 827
Thomas, 827
L%dex ofPer§on$.
493
LoOBilf,A1ii«aa,i48
Jmiim,447
JerUiai,447
Jo«eph,3]fi
LoU,i47
Nathaniel, ii8
Bachel,i49
Sarah, 448
Solomon, 449
Thomas, 449
Lord, Abigail, 403
Dorothj,248
Hannah, MO
James, 338
John, 208, 448
L7dia,403
&^>eeca,208
Thomas, 248, 408
William, 403
Loree, EUxabeth, 232
liOilnff, Arthur G., 386, 388
Edward, G., IM, 167
George B., 63
Haniet Boott, 167
John, 429, 430
Lner, 431
PriMilla,429
Sarah, 394
Bachel,394
Rnth,429
Lort, ,16
Lothrop, Joseph, 449
Thomas J^ 143, 147
Load, \ , 306
Loade, { Caleb, 266, 267
Franeis, 206, 267
Henry M.. 206
Onner Prmoe, 206
Sarah, 264
Watson, 266
Londonn, earl of, 366
Louis XVI., 226
LoT^oy. Abigail Bead, 41
Jonathan, 41
OUye, 41
Lorell, Hannah, 394
Sarah, 394
Lorerin, Dorothy, 168
Ebenezer, 168
Emma, 163
Low, I Henrietta, 464
Lowe, 5 Nathaniel, 338
Obadiab,73
Soger, 97
T. U., 453
Lewder, James, 22
John, 72
Lowe, see Low.
Lowell, ] , 190
Lowle, )Abram, 376
Charles, 42, 136, 216,
376
Delmar B., 378, 381,
Elizabeth, 370
James BosseU, 136,
376
Joan, 376
Joanna, 376
John, 166, 376
Perdral, 376
Bichard, 376
William. 376
Lowndes, , 134
mr.,418
Lozler, ,232
Hannah, 232
Loeas, John, 302
Locke, { Anne, 71
Lake, )EU2abeth,71
sir Samuel, 71
Tjgill^™, Clemenoe, 413
Frances, 413
William, 418
Ladknr, mr., 26
Edward, 292
Mary, 238
Stephen, 292
Lake, set Locke.
Lamm, Jemima, 280
Matthew, 880
LompUn, Bichard, 846
Sarah, 846
Lont, AbigaU, 123, 167
Danid,87,38
Esekiel.167
Hannah, 87
Henry, 167
Joseph, 38
Josiah, 123
Martha, 38
Sarah, 37
Lorrey, James, 147
Luson, Anne, 462
John, 462
Lather, Martin, 246
Samuel, 821
Lydgate, Eliaabeth, 181
Peter, 131
Lyford, John, 162
Miriam, 168
Lyman, Dorcas, 449
Hope, 313
Mabel, 398
Phineas,866
Lymark, Thomas, 98
Lyndi, , 464
Lynde, , 206
Lydia, 218
luuT, 326
Nathaniel, 386
Lyon, Elisabeth, 229
Ephraim,229
John, 302
William H., 186
Maeanlay, Thomas B., 96
Macflarland, Mary, 249
Macfarlane, John, 148
Machome, i>aTid^808
MaoLean, J. P., 388
Maoomber, Edith, 461
Joanna, 429
John, 436
Lydia, 486
Sarah, 429
Thomas, 489
Macon, EUaabeth, 87
Maddison, ,68
Maddock, John, 846
Bebecea,846
Magee, Joshua, 447
Magellan, Fernando,
Magoun,rascilla,480
Thomas, 480
Magruder, Alexander F.. 166
Alexander "^
M
,188
£l]y,84
Eunice, 442
son, 166
Elisabeth. 878
Isabella Richardson,
166
William Richardson,
156
Makepeace,
-,301
Makepiece, (Esther, 378
Hester, 378
Thomas, 878
MaUory,Eliakim,249
Elisha,249
Peter, 249
Maltby, Bei^amin, 814
Elisabeth, 814
Lncretia, 316
Mary, 316
Samuel, 816
Man, see Mann.
Manchester, Mary Ann, 461
Manistie, John, 20
Manley, captain, 480
Horace, 33, 84
Jabes,34
Judith, 168
Kesiah,34
Nathan, 163
Manning, — , 26
Elisabeth, 462
John, 303
Nicholas, 86
Thomas, 31
Manton, doctor, 297
Manwanlng, Mary, 376
Boger, 376
Maplesden, Blisaheth, 302
George, 802
March, AbigaU, 122-126
Ann, 125
Anna, 123
Bei^amin, 122, 124
Bette, 124
Clement, 124, 126
Daniel, 122, 123
Dorcas, 121
Dorcas Bowman, 208
Dorothy, 124
Ebeneser, 124
Edmund, 122, 124
Eleanor, 126
Elisabeth, 122-126
Ellen Gates, 121, 186,
206
Enoch, 124
Eunice, 123
George, 121, 128, 124,
125,206
Hannah, 12»-126
Henry, 121, 128
Hugh, 121-124, 208
Israel, 121, 128, 124
Jacob, 123
James, 121, 122, 124, 266
Jane, 121, 122, 124
Jemima, 122
John, 121-124, 808
Joseph, 122-t24
Joshua, 122, 128
Judith, 38, 121-183, 266
Martha, 123-126
Mary, 121-126
Metaitable, 128
Mercy, 124
MerriU, li3
Merry, 124
MoUe, 124
Nanne, 124
Nathaniel, 122-124
Paul, 128
PeUtiah, 124
Philip, 123
Bhoda, 123
Samuel, 122-124
Sarah, 121, 122, 124,186,
268
Stephen, 121, 123, 186
Susannah, 124
Tabitha,122
Thomas, 123, 126
Tmeman, 122, 128
William, 124
Marchant, \ Abisha, 106
Marshant, \ Cornelius, 106
Gamaliel, 107, 106
Henry, 107
John, 102, 106, 108
Miriam, 106, 106
Susannah, 106
Thankful, 108
ICarlon, ,134
Francis, 466
Mariboroogh, duke of, 861, 822
Marow, EUsha, 173
Marriott, Abigail, 468
494
Index ofPer$ofi;s.
Marshal, ) .460
MarahAlI, S ooIontL 4M
lUrtheU,)Abt|rAil.M6
BdmanOi 2S8
Biinlee,i49
G«orge W., tt
Juii68> 909
John, 888, 872. i§9
Xanton, Anna Maria, 106
Jonathan, 106
Sarah, 106
WDliam, 106
Martin, ) ,m
Martyn, ( Daniel, 806
Elisabeth, 101, KO
Jonathan. 41
Keslah.aM
L7dla,41
Mar7,460
Melatiah,a08
Nathan, 806
Peter, 106
Phebe, 41
Rebeooa,8Q6
Timothy, 80B
Marvin, \ ,800
Marflne,
Anna, 126
Hannah, 126, 218
Mary, 209, 210, 21S,
214
Matthew, 209, 214,
800
Nathan, 126
Beynold, 808. 860
WQUam T. k., 214,
Mary, queen, 298 [800
Maeon, captain, 40
Ann. 402
KUphalet,
Kiiaa,896
EUsabeth L.. 896
Hesekiah, m
John, 22, 48, 02
Mary, 400
Nicholas, 400
1*. H. 12tf
Massaaoit, 317-322, 382
MaMScy, / JcflVey, 60
Massy, ) Natlianiel, 07
Mather, i ,200,373
Mathers, ) mr., 26
doctor, 297
Abraham, 22
Azuriah, 210
Bei^amin, 22
Cotton, 37, 42, 266,
2VK), 2V1, 847
Increase, 201
Isaac, 22
Jacob, 22
James, 22
Jeremiah, 22
John, 22, 210
Joseph, 22
Mary, 22
Nathan, 22
Obadiah, 22
Rebecca, 210
Uichard, 22, 190
Robert, 22
Mathew, \ Alice, 10
Mathcwe, \ Charles, 180
Margery, 180
Mathews, ) ,379
Matthews, ) Charles, 300
Klizabeth, 22, 23
John, 22, 1»9, 300,
378
Margaret, 160
Margery, 189, 300,
378
Maxfleld, Ebenezer, 78
Ruth, 278
May, James R., 463
John Joseph, 462
MSylMW, Matthew, 106
Kaney, 878
Phebe, 106
Thomas. 180
Maynard, Fired w., 161
Oeorge,209
John, 151, 869
John H^ 101
John W.. 151
Mary. 869
WOOam, 151
Mayo, AbigaU, 486
£beneser, 486
MoAntnn, ,158
MoArthnr, , 151
MeCleUan, James, 829
Sarah. 889
MeCobb, Mary, 896
McCrady. > 164
MoOaUo«h,Hach,158
McDoweU, .457
MeDoAe, , 184
MoGregor, Elisabeth, 876
Melntosh, — • 316
MoKlnley, WilllBm, 201, 806,
878.897
McLean, Ellen, 884
MeVlckar, , 464
Mead, i— ..^,801,468
Meade, i'AUoe, 481
Edward D., 180
Harriet Sarah, 461
Isaac, 481
Lydia, 215
lljury^446
Ka vT •, 186
William, 188
Meades, William, 887, 886
Mecham, Alice, 29
Meeders. Francis, 107
Meeks, Daniel, 285
Elizabeth, 286
Jonathan, 285
Meene, Mary, 120
Meigs, — -, 379
Mabel, 68
Olire, 312
Timothy, 68
Melendy, Clarissa, 41
Mary, 41
Richard, 41
Mellent, earl of, 219
Mellowes, Abraham, 24
Martha, 24
Meloy, Edward, 409
Mary, 409
Menefle, George, 902
Mentys, Peter, 23
Merchant, Abigail, 154
Joanna, 204
Samuel, 204
Sarah. 164
William, 164
Meredith, R. R., 271
Meres, , 142, 144
Meriwether, Colyer, 132
Merow, Josiah, 73
Merrer, col., 418
Merriam, Edith, 218
Hannah, 228
Merrill, ; Abel, 38 [411
Merrills, | Anna, 104, 280-%2,
Anne, 103, 282, 283
Beivjamin, 164, 160,
282
Dorothy, 104, 108,276
Dudley, 108
Eliphalet, 100-108,
2?(V-280, 282
Klizabeth, 404
£no8, 278, 282
Esther, 404
Ezekiel, 103, 280
Hannah, 100, 108,
283,404
Menffl. |Jant.l66-l«,S«
oonTa \JtnmukjWB
JoaiuuuS8
John, 161860. 404
Joemli. 166^ 106,269-
J«!S&.«i
Leri,lfl7.S77
MarchaTm
Mw. 166.166* m-
MlriaVLtti
M<dl7, €77. 988
V«tium.]66»167
KathanH 166, Vt,
877,876,411
ParkOT.S9.4U
Priseil&,»
Bloliard,878
8amneL166
SarahTlOS, 8711881
Sasawnah, 890
ThoBiat,]66»404
WllUam,166
Wlnthnm, 876
Merrimaa, ) Elisabeth. 81
Meriman, (Qeorge,Sl
John, 81
Nathaniel, 21
Merwin, Maty, 410
Miles, 410
Bath. 57
Metton, Elisabeth, 66
Mldiael,86
Michel, see Mitchell.
Mleo. ,88
Joseph, 884
Middlecote, Aomas. 45
Mlddlemore, Catbertee, 167
John, 867
Thomas, 867
Mldgely, B.I.,460
Mighili, Elizabeth, 203, 877
Ezekiel, 203, 377
Mildmay, Anne, 289
sir Henry, 289
MilesJEIlzabeth, 242
John, 190, 300
Mary, ItfO, 300, 316
Miller, Ebenezer, 378
Elisha, 314
George Douglas, 118, 119
Hannah, 378
Israeli*., 453
Mary, 210
Sarah, 314
William, 210
MUlet, ) Deborah. 339
MUlett, 5 Mary, 30
MebiUbel. 30
Thomas, 30
Milllgan. Samuel, 400
Mills, Eligood, 249
Ella, 143
Honour, 302
Mary, 232
Thomas, 143, 140,302
William, 802
Milton, John, 118, 131
Milward, mr., 26
Slilwood, mr. 237
Mingo, Eli, Km
Vilet, 165
3Iinot, (John, 73
Minott, 5 Rebecca, 190
Mitchell, \ , 137, 297
Michel, i Elizabeth, 375
Jonathan, 245, 370
Nahum, 431
Susannah, 108
Mixer, Rebecca, 367
Modye, sir Henry, 302
Richard, 302
Indem ofPtrmm^.
495
Betty, 4M
Kbeneaer, 496
]Car7,4M
8ctli.4M
8te|»heii, 496
Moaday, Ama, SO
Money, W., 43
Moimwth, dake of, 289-aM,
299
AbUe T., 2S1
,460
Hefter,460
Jaiiiee,460
Na]ie7,460
Moody, \ ,4A
Moodqr,jmr.,4&4
Mary, as
Sarah, 1»
Wimaa,464
Mmb, Robert C^ 466, 460
Moore. ,416
Abigail. S26
Alfred,466
Anan, 326
Ana, 176, 41S
Bet^amin, 176, tS, 41S
Charlee B^ 414
Deborah, 171
Etth«r, 171
Eoatoe, 176
Fraaoes, 175
Hanaah.lTB
HaurdL^lTl
Jamet, 176
Jamee Peraaim QilKMU
176
Jane, 171
Jemsha, ITS
John, 49
JonathanyttO
Joehaa, 178
lAther, 329
Mary, 329
Mleah, 176, 326
Perasim Gllboa, 176
Sarah, 414
Simon, 176, 170
Thomas, 171.3^,414
Mooreoroft, Edmnnd, 802
374,380
Abigail, 176
Isaac, 87
Martha, ITS
Bath, 87
Money, Lydia J., 249
Morgan, ,233
Andrea, 816
Daniel, 444
Dolly, 283
Dorothy, 287, 443
EUanor, 12
EUzabeth, 441, 444
James, 238, 239
Jane, 12,288,289
Joanua, 444
John, 12,316,441
Joseph, 287, 441
Jadith, 12
Jalian, 12
Margery, IS
Mary, 12
Mlle»,238,289
Rath, 286, 441
Samuel, 444
MonaD, EsUier, 314
John, 314
MflflllL — — — » 266
Abel, 166, S79
Abigail, 166,279,
Abner, 166-108,276
Adam, 166
Anna, 168, S78, 279
Barnes, 167
MoiTlIL {Bi^|aHla,li4,m
ooaTil iB6t|y,S76,288
DaTidLl68
Dorothy, 16& 278
BbeBaier,883
Elisabeth, 164, 166,277,
278,280
Bphralm, 166
EMklei, 106-107, 276,
278-280
Haaaah. 166-107, 276,
277,279
Hlbbert.278
Isaae,40,166
276
JeodBBa. 167
Jcramiaa, 108
Joanna, 166, 278
Jonathan, 279
JoMh, 166, 106, 276,
Lef1,278
LydU, 106-108, 276
Martha, 106-168, 276-
277
Mary, 166, 270, 278, 281-
May, 166 [288
ia«ah,280
MIoOAh, 277, 279, 280,
Miriam, 106
MoUy, 279. 282
Nanoy,27e
Nathaniel, 277, 278, 280
Ptal, 166-108, 276-277
Philip,280
Radid,279
Bath, 168, 277, 279
Samnal, 168-168, 270,
Sarah, 16ft-10B, 270,
278-«0
Staaeon, 107, 108, 276,
Sasaanah, 168,17>,200
Theophilos, 238
Thnothy, 280, 282
WIUiam,166,276
Morrif, ttem., 46
Adon^ah, 311
Agnes, 469
Ann, 469
Anna, 311, 460
Anthony, 468^100
Anthony Pasehall, 400
Cadwalader, 469
Caapar Wlstar, 400
Oktharine W., 460
lfidward,38ft
EUxabeth, 460, 400
Hannah, 459
Israel Wistar, 400
James, 469
John, 433
Jonathan Flynt, 884
Joseph, 469
Joseph Saanders, 400
Lake, 469
Lake Wistar, 400
Margaret, 469
Mary, 469, 400
Robert, 417
Samael, 460
Samael Baekley, 400
Samnel WeDs, 400
Sarah, 400
Thomas, 400
Thomas Willing, 400
Warder, 400
Morrltoo, , 41, 400
Leonard Alllsoo, 888
Morse, \ , 200^ 880
)AbigBlL166
Abigail Thonif, 140
Morse, )CharleiF.,ia
conTtf )Daniel,408
Blisaheth, 122
Hannah, IM
Hepslbah,8i0
Jaeob, 106
Jedediah.42L480
Joha,M0
Jadith, 128
Lydla,402
Mary, 39ft
Bath, 66
Samuel, 12S
Sarah, 166
Seth,66
Mortoa, ,380,431,404
Nathaniel, 317
Moseley, ) Samael, 192
Mosely, > Thomas, 78
Mosley, >W. Hn249
Moalte, Fnmds, 308
William, 8n
Moalton, Sarah, 818
Moultrie, ,134
William, 466
Mowbray, —, 267
Mowdye, Kdmond, 404
Mudge, AbigaU, 408
BeatrU,433l
Ebeneser, 408
Elisabeth. 482
Thomas, 432
William, 127
MnUeners, William, 11
MaUens,Pris6iUa,206
Mnlloyne, mr.,23
Mnnford, I AbigaU, 116
Mnndeford, { sir Mj^bb^^ iig
Manger, Ann, 66
Anna, 68
Josiah.68
Manro, Alexander, 210
MarT,2ft6
Mnnson, Bebecea, 88
Mnrphy, John, 486
Mary, 436
Murray, A., 2ft7
£lisha,2ft7
Elisabeth, M7
Saaice,247
Hannah, 2i7
Hope. 66
lsabeUa,247
James, 2ft7
John, 2ft7
Jonathan, 66
Joseph, 247
Martha, 217
Mary, 247
Parthena,2&
PaUenoe, 217
Pliilemon, 247
Bnby,247
Thomas Hamflton,
i:i6, 147
MnsgraTe, mi^or, 178
Maslett, Joseph James, lU,
208,209
Mustard, Thofluu, 22
-,1«
-,308
Nabbe,
Nabbs,
Nash, mr., 450
GUbert, 302, 80
Mary, 460
Naaon, , 260
Deborah, 104
Neal, , 360
John, 107, 106
LoU, 108
Sarah, 02
Thomas, 106
Walter, 866
William, 866
HaiT.fai
H«tli, DtTld, as
NorUmd, Ulubrth, 203, S77
Li. klcl, 30S, in
Nortbnp, Amw, If47
IWiJbdiIb, 1H, lU
Bcriah. IDS, IW
Cbulr., VS
hidm e/Ptrmm.
sss
isft-'
L«ra,tM
sasr
JSK-
m,i\
\ AO^ «^». *M
AbInQ Head, 41
Alton Hamad, W
Alalrm, M
AmalUiN
Ansa, IAS
Anat.U.M
BMht, 11, 41, IM, IIS
aarliu,*!
CattlDf , M, 17
KphnUn, U, It
UiUDkli, St-W, 41
Ucnn, M
Juab, 41
Jane, IS, M, 1<M
LalSsr,I7
LMI«,W-4I
lUTtlia,W
HairTW-W, 41, II
If U7 Ball, 41
UairConn.M
KorM, I ITltliaiiltl,3S,3K,4^
sss^
J0hB,l3
Lott«tlB,UI
IT, Andrew, n
Joanna, ITS
Joha, I7«
LTdla, 4lia
MartliB, S, 10
WUllaui, 0, IS
— Uarga«rlu,4a,W
■> <--![di, 417
Oiameqaln, KO
"-•"■nie, . m
Satherlge, 41«
uHwdnw, XtorothT, Ml
O)«od, DbtU, Ui
UeniT, IN
Philip, IM
Ktiada,t«a
out, Harr, Hi;
OtdtoD, ulti, W
Ann,»l,3K
Ucborah, Ml
Kllubetb, aul
Jau>,3W
I, Ml, 3
Index of Peraont.
497
OrcrtOB, Alethea, 78
Isaac, 78
John, 75
Kathanlel, 78
Owen, dr., *^7
Ownesteade, mrs., 11
Oxenbridge, Clement, 117, 118
Daniel, 116-118
John, 110, 118
Oxford, earl of, iM
Oznard. Edward, 87
Mary, 87
Ffebodle, ( Elizabeth, 196
Ff^bodT, i William, 114
See also Peabody.
Fackard, Charles M., 251
Dorothy, 246
Packer, John, 238
Paddock, Joseph, 349
Reliance, 319
P«««. i .350
Pa^, S Adam, 2XJ2
Betty, 281
Christopher, 378
Daniel, 283
Darid, 277
Enoch, 27»-281
John, 280, 378
Jnditb, 277
Lucius Roblnaon, 216,
24^, 251, 455
Martha M., 233
Mary. 279-281
Molly, 279
Nabby, 283
Nathaniel, 374, 378
Rebecca, 378
Ruhamah, 378
Sarah, 281, 283, 378
Thaddeus, 378
Thomas, 378
Timothy, 378
Walter G., 466
Pain, > Abraham, 129
Paine, > Abram, 129
Pajne, ) Allsup, 174, 325
Anna, 358
Benjamin, 440
Dan, 441
Deborah, 403
i^Uzabeth, 414
Hannah, 441
John, 172, 334, 414
Lydia, 174, 440
Mary, 129. 172, 413, 440
Nathaniel, 260, 367
Fhebe, 174, 325
Sarah. 334, 414, 441
8eth, 441
Stephen, 358, 403, 441,
Thomas, 414
Tobias, W2
Falfrej, John, 242-244
John G.. 45
Martha, 242, 243
Peter, 44, 47
Rebecca, 242-2M
Palmer, . 266, 320
mr., 44
Abraham, 46
Alfred Neobard, 272
Alfred Neobold, 83
Daniel, 164
Elizabeth, 19
Hannah, 165
Isaiah, 164
Jemima, 164
Jonah, 129
Lydia, 56
Rebecca, 57
Sally, 163
Sarah, 19, 20, 164
Stephen, 33, 250
VOL. LIU. '82
Palmer, > Thomas, 19, 20, 991
eontd ] Vincent, 19, 20
Walter, 129
William, 19. 20
Palmer-Sanbom, Sambome
Stnkely, 261
Paltsits, Victor H., 147
Panton, Henry, 13
Pantry, John, 87
Mary, 87
Parekhnrst, George, 302
Parish, Bethiah, 288
Jemsha, 288
Mary, 288
Mercy, 154
William, 288
Park, ^ Dorothy, 238, 287
Parke, I Edwards A., 381
Parkes, f Frank E., 182
Parks, j Frederic Willard, 134,
138,139,141,161,255,
259,260,263,272,356,
364-372,154,465,467,
468
Richard, 113, 114
Sarah, 113
Thomas, 113,238
Parker, , 233, 248, 267
Augustus, 71
Caroline A., 233
Emme, 347
Frederick Wesley, 372
James, 4:i3
Jane, 248
Joel. 156
Matthew, 82
Nathan. 454
Ralph. 237
Robert, 248
Sarah, 248
Thomas, 36, 450
Parkes, see Park.
Parkinson, , 246
Parkman, mr., 247
Frands, 90, 361
Parks, see Park.
Parmelee,
Parmalee,
Parmelln,
Parmely,
Parmlly,
-,379
Aaron. 410, 411
y Abel, 409
AbigaU, 313, 407,
408,410
Abraham, 408, 410
Achsa, 57, 409
Ambrose, 409
Andrew. 409
Ann, 407, 409, 410
Anna, 406-409
Anne, 408
Archelaus, 409
Asaph, 407
Barbara, 407
Bei^amin, 407-409
Betty, 409
Beulah, 406
Bryan, 407
Caleb, 406, 407
Camp, 410
Charles, 407, 410
Chloe, 408, 411
Cybele, 409
Daniel, 313, 407,
410
David, 407
Deborah, 407
Desire, 407
Dorothy, 407, 409
Ebenezer, 406
Eliphaz, 410
Elizabeth, 406,406-
410
Else, 407
Esther, 406, 409
Ezra, 210, 406
Hannah, 404, 406-
410
Parmelee, > Hexeklah, 409, 410
cont'd \ Hiel, 406
Honor, 406
Huldah. 410
Isaac, 406, 406, 410
James, 4<i8, 410
Jared, 407
Jeanne, 407
Jedidiah, 409
Jehiel, 4^7, 409
Jemima, 210, 406
Jennette, 409
Jeremiah, 409
Jemsha, 408, 410
Job, 406, 409
Joel, 57, 406, 410
John, 405-411
Jonathan, 407
Joseph, 4417, 406
Joshua, 406, 407
Josiah, 314, 406,
40t$.409
Lemuel, 406
LeTl, 410
Lois, 411
Lucretia, 406
Lucy, 4<;7, 410, 411
Lvdia,406,408,409
Mabel, 410
Maria, 57
Mark, 410
Martha, 409
Mary. 406-410
MehiUbie, 410
Mercy, 4 10
Mereb, 4o7
Miles, 409
MlndweU, 411
Moses, 410
Nathan, 409
Nathaniel, 406,406,
409
Nebemiah, 406
Noah, 409
Olirer, 407
Pamela, 314
Paniuab, 409
Patience, 407
Philo, 409
Phineas, 408-410
PriscUla, 406
Kachel, 407, 409,
410 •
Rebecca, 40<M06.
411
Reuben, 406
Rhoda, 44i7. 410
Rosanna, 410
Rosamund, 410
Rufns, 407
Ruth, 408-410
Samuel, 407-410
Sarah, 406-411
Sibylla, 407
SUas,411
Simeon, 410
Stephen, 406, 409
Susannah, 4o7
Temperance, 409
Thomas, 410
Timotliy, 407
William, 408
Parmenter, Isaiah, 249
Lydia, 249
Parmiter, , 299
Pameck, William, 433
Pamell, , 35
Parrls, , W
Parry, Muriel, 115
Parsons, Anna, 250, 278
Anne, 278
BeiOamin, 378
Ebenezer, 277
Edward F.. 250
EUsabeth, 166, 167
Index of Persona,
P«iinB.. j JrlfrBj. W
P«wl», j .U»
AmI'J J.ihD;iw
PBukr.UbKh.'tlU
JnnMhon, W
Allec. 4M, MB
jDicph. -.tTfl
S'lS-,™
KIICB^tii' U»,4M
I7S,
■wr.WB
Judllh, «U
as?,!.?.
SSj.'S"'"'
ThonVw.^
Maltumlrl, W
tl>1.«,^l '
Kobcn.MJ
iaA,™-,*®:
BBtl.,40(.«J
SuBh, 4M, US
P«Wli)gr,u™gf.«ft
p«*, . m
John,aBO,l«
E«ll«i. 174
Uubt'l, 3U
l^imee.. J7»
Jd»i;|i.' L74
t.BI.1., 1W4
l-ocretlm. 174
W11U.T1.,»0
H.nti>.i;4
Fv7Di011.it run, laa
Uwj.ilo
fsri.^i,%
T1i'm» Urllow), lU
Fkliick, wpuln.ia, 47HV
Polme. Uu*. lU
Pclrev, we Hern.
I'Mcrnaa, t Bculnh, :lia
Fdl, , 3(0. SOS
PtlJct. EuDlcf, 4H
Ptllon. Kbenpitr, au
D. W.l W»
Kiiooli. -m
Penil»ru.ll."^1^.4»
llnnDuU, -M
Jnlin, HT
WiiTj, iia
Pllul.ppl«.«W
W.llI«iiN..«M
PenBlmu, Joupb, MB
i'Sulir.te.rl.bodK,
I^>*.N« Pilot.
Pep^nll.tilr U'Llllini, Ml.
8«e.l«)l-iibodie."
PeaaxJt, ) DetwriO.. 18
uti.va
FcMoek«. 1 KlliMtKtIi. IT
18
Perltlni, Abnlinin, 1»
Jobn. 17.M
Am... IM
JudJih, 18
ll.'lly. \M
Rul-n. ir, 18
tauiuud. SM
PeDs, ChuJn WlUaan, t
9
KtlpllBlct, -JKI
KUlHbeth, iUS
fSSI— •••"••
P«Br»ii, 1 , 43
.lobiL, 44. 140
rarmn, { I»rlrJ.3H. SB.
VH
JoiiiUiu.Ml
fitttoi. I K11..IH-.I., 3M
K. N.. «W
L?*5!'itw;'4oii
June, AS, 38
»Krr,^IX
RjHKla. IH
Lcnael. 103
supiipu, in- 109
Ttioniiu, 33t, 33«
Pellgru, . !14
rmiiifoll, (.liiBona, S?
P«IlD|IU, j UHtUicw, M. 37
Nkliolu. izx
Ulcliiird, 37
6iinili,3«,S7
Tiblilm, na
r«ll7, ChrMlBU, 3»i
0, KMT, II
StcplMn, II
ThoniM. II
Wlllliun. tl
-r. »17
—,a»
l-hUlp, king" 43. 'iW. 1«, 5
Mo', 347, 3H,' HI, I
Phltlpi. IM i-btnif-
'.r.
lltlpi. IM I
iliilnKHC, 1
PIllltlpl.tAblBBllj -
f llUlpt, { UltMf UiMM
UuUBli, iH I
piiw,nt I
I'tilgipca, I Uu
I'ldivrluc*. mn., 11
I1«kM, f JuliB, 113, W
PIcltctl. iKDtb. Ill
Abtjitti, IW
A^Ul•ll tloar, L
MichHl, vou m, 1
Tliomu. «
Pllei, ThuDiai, 33
Plllnborj. J U«W, 1«
PUibcO', ! iMiid B., 141
PUiborj, ) Uorulhf , UO
«m«,u
Index o/Per$tm9.
Pott. (<lldcaa,417
amea i Han. 447
8U|lllBD, <«
*'' Marj, 3tt
11iaiu*,sn
Fowdnl;, T. V^ IM
PlxliT, JoDMIian, 114
Uabel. 311
Hut. 114
Ptoec, Hujr, 4M
MlrbUB, Xt, 4M
KkKHlcmDi, 4M
ttunael. 4MI
PUISC, Add., 4M
WlUlwn, 4M>
PU«. ,137
Floul, OnBODt. U
PloinkD, Hr BduBniJ, M
Ftamb, Kliubrth, S7
John. 87
r, Doi
r,30
lUrT^.4«7
GmrgE Jaooti, 117
Poon,Ablinill,%
r, [.Tdl>,137
Annlr Wotoo. W
BciOudIb.SS
ll2^, 87,401
JMwi, IM
Jobn, 87, at. Ml
John rruk, IM, X&
ThuMi], 228, tn
WlUlUB.ZiS
Pnu«)r< CtuUO, m
EbrHHr, 7S '
Fomoit, {ADac,71
rormorte, ( G<cu|b, 71
rtiuawiD, an
lluHnu.»l2
Pc«ter,Hr(cut,M
Awoa, 4M
Abel, L»
Ad*^Sta
Dtbotmb.2M
Kdwivil GrifllB.
IM.iai.3M.IBt.lU
HanaBb, 1«
J»^ WUIOUDtl.
»,
K«ta, W ^ _
Pnabrcr. Joaaph. 137
Mary, 437
FTMOOtt, AU^l. MS
fiMjuniB, IW, KM
Dorattar, IM, WO
EUiabMh, ISL 300
Hopc.lM
Jo£d, lUO, lM,3(n
jauUkwi, IM, iee,an
J<Mepb,Me
Man, KB, IM,
Merer, IM, XC
BUllDgi WtJtlleld, 137
UBBCLM
itah,*lS
Joaepb, 437
LBbBii,437
FMw.lV
FlKlw,tt7
PoUj.M?
Stuir, lar
SMuan.a?
VUon.li?
Pmler, , U
PnaMT. John, at
l(artb»,ltt
wFHeiMrd.
Frlcn, Es«rl, I7«
rraneij.;!
Jobn, ifiS
WB:,il
Prime, Temple. UB, Kl
PrlDoe, JahD, 171
Haiy, M
Uddct, Ht, a«r
P>bI,372
RrllBaae. 17t •
T^o^ K, tM, M,
Ingle. ,at
_ loEsBB, ,M7
PritcianI, ■>« . ..uM
'LeoBBcd.Mf
BedOeld.a?
Bobert.Ml.Mfl
TboiBH BnUeld, M7
Willlaa LA^^mor,
2M, 2C6,M7
W. L., 3M, Mt
ProToit, Pater, 417
PnuUeB, JobB, liff
Prt«, 1»
Prarn, JctbD V. L., 118
PbTct, LocIbs H., Ht
•^ '-'*», Afli, 1»(
BcDedM.2H
Blek(i>nl,iM
DbtIH. -dM. IM
J(ihBti.,'2M
BarBti.zu
BauiuiB,»i
WUllas u., B(
ISbeB, IW, IW, an.
Jobn. M 91
Joha Jay, 4W
MaUiaalFl, M
OUTer, Ml
PyscfaoB, Anj, 23). lai, (77
John, a«, BH, 177
lI»rgMBt,W((
JDaal^, na. Mm
Dorotb/, Itn
Dofotby FIjBt, ng
JoBBBB, an, MO, x
JohB. wt, am
Ja*Uh,Mki8)
500
Index qfPeraon$.
?SS7'
)Jadltb,S99.a0O
)Mwtli«,m,800
Hanr, 899, 300
Bntb,:
204,
BMket, ) Abnluun King, 830
BAekett,tl>eflah,asi
George, SSI
Jamet H., SSI
B«olieI,416
Rafe, Dorothle, UO
Baine, , 1 10
Raiyner, Deborah, S26
Kaldigi. Hannah. 406
RamiSeU.lIary,4S0
BandaU, l)eborah, 4S8, 4S9
Isaae,488
Sarah, 64, SOS
Tbomat, 429
Vincent, 04
WUIIam,S(tt
Randolph, Bdward, ISO
Baaney, Anne, 406
Jonathan, 406
Rantom, Hannah, 444
Rathlej, mr., 241
Raiin, ,460
Rathbone, Harriet, 67
RaTen, John Jamei, 126, 246
Rarenal. , 467
RaTenelll, , 891
RawOfJadlth, H
Thomat, 14
Rawton, Edward, 1S6
RajBond, , 207
WtUlam, 202,
SgSS; (•« Reynold..
RayntbT, Reginald, SO
RaTnaoke, Kllsabeth, 18
Read, i . 267, %6
Reed, ( AblKail, 230, 394, 408
Klizabeth,430
Fraiicln. 117
G(>orge B., 363
(iruce, 4:)U
liannuh,38
Jacob, 38
John, 408
Junathan,230
Joitiab, 439
Lucy, 442
Naomi, 240
riiebe, 229
.Samuel, 39i
William, 459
Koadlnsr, , 142, 144, 146
Uedfteltl, Amasu A., 384
Ke<>d, Hee Head.
lU^evc,) Abieall, 76
Keeue, i lieujamin, 75, 76
Kecve, f Ketfiiah, 76, 1G9
K«ve, J Deliverance, 76, 76
Klizaiwth, 76
Jolin, 74
Joseph, 76
.loshufl, 76
Kcturah,76
3Iartha, 74
Marv, 76
Nntfian, 74
Samuel, 76
Thoma«, 70, 1A9
W., 74
William, 76
Koinoldi*, tee Keynoldfl.
Uencll, Aun, .%7
John Nichols, 367
William, 367
Kenwlck, , 464
Elliabeth, 18
Rett, Edward. 117
Reve, see Reeve.
Re Vera, Hester, 302
Reymes, William, 117
ReyneD, lee Reynolds.
Rayncr, Edwara, IS
John, 299. 800
Jadlth, 299, 800
Reynef, , 142
R^olda,'
Raynall,
Raynell,
Remolda,
ReynaU,
.86
Ann, 86
DaTld,10S
Bdmnnd, 86
Elisabeth, 86
Mannurett86
Mary. 86
llioholas,86
Sheldon, 148,467
Bhoades, Jeremiah, 62
Peleg, 6*
Rhodes, Mary, 67. 460
Phebe, 2^6
Zaohary,
Rioe, .216
Daniel H.. 28S
Edmund. S69, 468
Elisabeth. 348
Franklin P.,«60
Martha, 466
Mary, S46, 860
Rathaniel, 348
dnsanna, 216
8ylTia,2H8
Elisabeth, 182
Robert E., 463
Robert, earl Warwlek, 82
Wmiam, 122
Riehardll..68
Rlofaarda, mr., 28
Dorothy, 246
H. M. M., 149
James, 246
William, 184
Rlehardson, -, 386
mr«. 343
Anna Maria, 166,
160
BcUcy, 166
Daniel, 164, 166
Daniel Samuel, 165
Elizabeth, 164
Kzekiel, 164
tieorge l^Yancls,
166
Hannah, 40, 166
Ivabella Anna, 166
Jacob, 276
Joseph, 42
Joshua, 298
Joitiah, 164
Marcia, 276
Mary, 156
3Iercy, 164
I'hebe, 3V, 41, 210
Kemembrance, 164
R. L., 128
8amuel, 40. 164
Samuel Mather,
154,166
Sarah, 164
8ui«auna, 164
Thomas, 164
William. 164
William Adams,
i:i9, 163-162. 266.
2(H)
William Merchant.
164, 156
Richmond, . 160
RInf , Anaa, 168
Beq)amin, 167
Comfort, lOoe, 279
Darld, 277-279
Est«r,166,278
Jon., 166
Laoy,16S
Mary, 277, 279, SM
Page. 166
Rhodia,277
Sarah, 167,278,239
l^tfsar. 168
Rlplmr, Abraham, 107
Ellsabech.108
Faith, 44flC 46S
Hepelbah, 107
Peter. 108
Zebe(lee,2Sl
Risfbrd, Rowhwd de, 92
RlTlngton,
RobUns, { Abigail, 216
Robins, I Hannah, 216
I.GUbcrt,468
John, 216
Manr,828
R.P.,249
Thomas, iO^ 61, 814
ClarisHa, 316
Vial, 316
,360
Richer, -
Kicks, rhebe,'67
Rider, Rebecca, 204. 206
Ridley, , 22
Kldoats. mr.. 304
Kigaad. de Vaudreoil, 89, 90
Riggs, Hannah, 22
Joseph, 22
WiUiamA,
Roberto, ) Ann, 10
Robarto, { Elisabeth. 806
Roberds, ) Hannah, SU
James, 4AS
John, 206
Joeeph,206
Lose, 906
Paul, 316
Robert, 10
WIUiam,97
Roble. see Roby.
Robinson, , 427
Abigail, 488
AItsu, 438
Bethiah, 438
Edward, ly9
Kliab, 468
George, 209
if anuuh, 410, 438
Harriet H., 135, 147
Jamett, ivy
John, 110, 121. 19&
200,438
Johu Paul, 202
Joblah, 4:<8
Judith. 121
Lather, 4:)8
l.ydia, 4:{8
Mary, 1U9. 200. 20$
4>)8
Noah, 410
Parnu, 438
Perez, 438
Polly, 4J8
Samuel, 199. 200
^«aruh, 434
Selina, 438
SylTester, 438
Welthy, 48.1
Wiiliam, ItfO. 200
William K., 225
William 6., 136
Roby. I Mary, 155
Roble. i Thomait 8., 304
William, 155
Rochambeau, count dc. 224
Roche, James Jeffrey. 136
Rocket, John, 25
Rockwell & ChurcbiU. 261
lioduey, ,400
Roe. Benjamin. 129
Charles, 129
John, 129
Mary, 129
Owen. 20
Stephen, 189
Index ofPertoiu.
501
Roger, mr., 419
B<^n, , 374, 381
mr., 19
AbigaU, 60, 428
Daniel, 247, 2257, 433
Elizabeth, 414
Ezelciel, 451
George, 3M
Horatio, 3<t3
Jabez,449
James, 129, 414, 462
James S., 452
Joanna, \ZJ
John, 127, 142, 145, 147,
337, 380, 393, 433
Joseph, 428
Lrdia. 163, 393
liargaret, 220
Marv', 220
Nathaniel, 220, 454
Noah, 407
Patrick, 380
Posthuma, 433
Samuel, 338
Sarah, 407
W. H. H..256
WUiiam, 380
Bolfe, Ann, 414
Anna Tappan, 123
John, 414
Bolllns, Daniel, 134, 258, 302,
363, 454, 458, 467
Romanes, Charles S., 267
Rooserelt, Tlieodore, 135
Root, , 379
As ahel, 449
Joshua, :»6, 396
Uebitable, 402
Sibyl, 40^
Rose, Anne, 313
Hannah, 87
Jacob, 313
Ross, Edward, 232
Mary, 232, 430
Rosseter, ) Anna, 407
Rosiiter, { Bei\jamin, 313
Deborah. 316
Lois. 312
Nathaniel, 310
Samuel, 407
Sarah, 313
Roase, Elizabeth, 249
Row, \ A braham , 30
Rowe, i Bethiah, 30
Dorothy, 163
ElUah, 163
Hugh, 30
John, 28
Hary, 30
Rowel, I mr., 247
Rowell, t Abel. 280
Abraham, 106
Anne, 165
A* S., 376
Betsey, 376
Betty, 280
David, 166
Dustin, 376
Elizabeth, 166
James Colwell, 370
Joanna, 2Si
Job, 166
John Page, 370
Judith, 2&0-282
Lydia, 282, 370
Martha. 281
Mary, 376
Mehitable, 167
Miribah, 165
Molly, 162
Moses, 281
Nathaniel. 280-282
Roland, :{73, 370
Sally, 164
Samuel, 373, 370
Rowel, > Sarah, 100, 370
eonfd \ Thomas, 166, 370
Rowland, John, 438
Mary, 438
Rowlandson, i mrs., 192, 193,
RowUnson, ) 196, SM
Joseph, 193
Rowley, Ellen, 87
Mary, 129
Moses, 129
Rowlinson, see Rowlandson.
Royall, } , 456
Koyal, } AUoe, 13
Gregory, 13
Isaac, 368
Margery, 13
Mary, 13
Richard, 13
Rncke, Thomas, 60
Rudd, , 14
Abigail. 445
Bezaliel, 445
Jemsha, 445, 440
Jonathan, 210, 462
Martha, 445
Mary, 445, 462
Nathaniel, 446
Patience, 210
PHscilla, 210
Rebecca, 446
Zaresh, 445
Zebulon, 445
Rndder, , 93, 94, 100
Kudyng, John, 93
Ruggle, Bridget, 302
George, 302
JelTrey, 302
John, 302
Rnggles, Deborah, 310
Nathaniel, 310
Ruth, 310
Rnggs, Bethany, 232
Joseph, 232
Rnndlett, miss, 450
Botsell, , 107, 137
lady, 299
Charles H., 220
Daniel, 216
Hannah, 216
Hepseybeth, 42, 216
James, lord, 293, 297
Jane, 106
Mary, 210
PelaUah, 106
Susan, 401
WUUam, lord, 188, 293
Rust, Ketorah, 340
Nathaniel Johnson, 254
Rttthen, , 82, 301, 302
Rutherford, , 463, 464
Rutland, lord, 11
Rutledge, , 134
John, 372
Rutty, . 379
Ryan, Andrew Macartney, 104,
Jane, 106, 106 [106
Rycard, Henry, 93
Rylands, J. Paul, 322, 406
Ryther, , 297
Sabin, Esther, 443
Sadleir, mrs., 01, 02
Sadler, . 302
mr., 237
John, 236
Saffin, Elizabeth, 131
John, 131, 190
Sallbrd, , 142
Sage, M. H., 147
Sainsbory, mr., 466
W. Noel, 359
Saint Angnstine, 66, 68
St. Barbe, , 302
St. Edmand, Kliig Bt Martyr,
217
., 18, 19
St. John,
OUrer, 118
Salisbury, mrs., 432
Edward EIbridge,42,
254
Sallowes, Thomas, 60
Salmon, Hannah, 76
John, 76
Lydia, 76
Sarah, 76
William, 70
Salter, EUzabeth, 126
John, 125
Saltonstall, , 110
Nathaniel, 250
Riehard, 114,250
Sambitorls, Hester de, 302
Sambom, )
Sambome, > see Sanborn.
Sambum, )
Samoset, 317
Sampson, Andrew, 429
Christian, 29
Elizabeth, 439
Eunice, 132
Isaac, 439
John, 446
Priscma,441,446
Rebecca, 446
William, 29
Sanborn, \ , 47. 466
Sambom
Sambom
Sambom
Anne, 163, 264
Sambome, f Dyer H., 264
, J E. D., 2<
264
F. G., 264
Frank B., 134, 204
James, 264
John, 47, 263, 201
John B., 264
John Sewall, 204
J. S., 204
Nathan, 263, 204
Nicholas, 263
Samuel Adams,
163
Stephen, 264
Victor Channing,
47, 263, 264, 466
W. H., 264
WUliam, 263, 264
Sanders, Edward, 204
Elizabeth, 204
Sanderson, Amos, 197
Ruth, 197
Sandys, archbishop, 109
Sanfonl, Elizabeth, 66
L. R., 248
Ruth, 209
Zachary, 209
Sanger, George P., 156
Mary. 229
Santfoort, dominie, 120
Sargent, Abigail, 271
Asa, 281
Hannah. 164
Horace Binney, 165
Judith, 281
Martha, 163
Nathaniel, 103
Sassamon, 320
Sateomb. Francis, 350
Rachel, 356
Saterford, William, 19
Satle, Sarah, 287
Saanders, Edmund, 96
Esther, 414
Sarage, Bridget, 222
Ephraim, 299, 300
Esther Pradenee, 314
George, 218, 223, 224
c, i EaptflenM, ZW, XO
M>r«iirrt.«7
n, l>nder. Me
fiuiU'l, MB
Jcmlna. IH
jDtiati, l(U
I
Dh«1c1 a., lid, 1!M
Uinln, IIS-UO
Scolt, ■-. \a
Ablgnll. ^f&
Owrgc, 3fi7
RuUi. ;»7
Sootlow, , aw
e«riuiluD, Aaron C., 110
JikTvd, aia
Jabn. UIO
John It ..3U
Man, 110
Mmlliiui. 410
a«ihel, „-, -
ThwphilL
i,410
WIuTm, 410
Scroop*, , »D3
Seabory, Caroline Ancni
Deborah, vS
Selfr> IBelbncl, 3N
Self, ) Bvuj, 3W
I<UB,'W8. 3W
Jare^, 3W
Julia K.,'3W
Kf *la, 3W
FuBc'iA, im
liophla, SW
TbanfcAil, BOS, SM
gFamonr, see ^fj^nu-
ShtId, Uanuali, 318
MehDlM, 117
Sean, , 'IM
Ann, KM
S»Tter, Calllcv, 13
JohD. 13
Uarnrrt. 13
Mariati, 13
Index of Persona.
r<t I Wllllaiu, a
mb, IMnlsl F..iS
Scdnnkk, I Bcnliniln, 302
SHliwlcke, t »anih, 301
UuHel. Ill, !M
BrliKk, I CtivliH M., iia. ta
lUBDH. US,»t,UI:|
oke, i D.rl(l, iroi
David, tl'j
KlliabrUi, ;
Jobn.OT*
LaB>, M
r^dla.lflO
Rim^.313, 3M. tlO
Temperajiiw, SIO
TlmoUif.M
Man, :10. ilS
Hc>wi,4iU
, Origin S.. MS
RaSiH, Hit
Harylwi
, 8hdlr, Alio*, i»
AinaDda, ST
BvflJUBln.U*
Jonatbaa. «M
Hchllablf. «W
Bhtlton, Phlln.-iM
6«eiilso Skelton.
Shfpu-d. lAlmlra.MI
Klirphard, 1 Doroltir, IW, 3W
BajpT, IM, t«
Saiali, ivn. IM,M
Shsrwaad. .lahn. IM
Index of Persons.
503
SkettoB, ) Natiumiel. 68
canted ) Samnel, M-71
Sarah, 61,65
Vincent, 66,68,71
WUliam, 64-68
sir WilliaB, 65
SUff, James, 103, 133
R. F., 133
Sarah, 106
Skinner, i Aaron, 402 [402
Sklner. i Aaron Elihn Austin,
Abel, 402
AbigraU. 401, 403, 405
Abraham, 401, 402
Addl, 401
Adonijah, 406
Ann, 402, 403
Aastin. 402
Benjamin, 401, 402
Chaoncev, 402
Christopher Austin,
402
Christopher Edward
Austin. 402
Daniel, 402
Daniel Brown, 402
David, 402
Deborah. 403, 401
Dorcas, 403
Durthanj, 402
Ebenezer, 401-406
Eliza, 402
Klizabeth, 402, 404,
Elizur. 405 [405
Elvira, 405
Emily. 402
Ephraim, 402
Esther, 406
Eunice, 402. 404
Gideon, 4ai
Hannah. 401,402,406
Irtna, 402
Isaac, 4<>4. 406
Israel, 404, 406
Jeremiah, 402
Joanna, 403, 447
John, 401-405, 463
Jonathan, 402, 447,
44»
Jos«ph, 402,403
Josiah, 403
Laura Caroline, 402
LouUa, 405
Lucv, 402
Lydla, 401, 402,:404
llariraret, 404
Uartha. 402
Uarj, 401-404, 447,
If ehiUUe, 401, 402
Nathaniel, 401, 402
Oliver. 402
Polly, 402
Raciiel, 402
Ralph, 402
Rebecca. 402, 403
Richard, 401,402,449
Ruth, 4u2
Salmon, 405
Samuel, 402, 404
Sarah, 403-405
Sibyl, 402
Tabltha, 401
Thomas, 401-404
Timothy, 403, 405
Waitstill, 404
Zerviah, 403
Sklopon, Philip. 118
SUfler, Edmund F., 270
Slater, Samuel, 23
Slayton, Abigail, 267
Asa W., 2(t5
Hannah, 267
Phineas, 267
Thomas, 267
Slooan, Charles £.. 128, 251
SmaU, Elisabeth. 124
Samuel, 124
Smallay, Robert, 303
Smanne, Margaret. 301
Thomas, 301
Smart, Elizabeth, 460
WlUiam, 460
Smeed, mrs., 01
Captivity, 01
John, 90, 91
Smith. \ , 21, 105, 145, 460
Smyth, $ mr., 21
dr., 421
•• parson.*' 87
Abiah, 108
Abigail, 124, 299
Abijah, 275
Abntham, 107
A. C, 248
Alice. 219, 377
Anne, 23
Azariah, 447
Benjamin, 106. 448
Betsey, 103, 164
Charies C, 361
Christian, 29
acely, 17
Cornelius, 106
Cyrus, 390
David, 103, 105, 106
Deborah, 441
Ebenezer, 103, 106,107,
288
ElQah. 103
FJizabeth, 88, 336
Francis, 219, 222, 377,
447
F^ank, 133
George, 229
George Plumer, 263
Hannah, 123, 447
Henry. 21, 215
Isabella, 41
J. Adger, 454
James, 29, 447
James Wason, 41
Jeremiah, 34
Jemsha, 406
Joel, 460
John. 29, 34, 85^ 97, 206
John Jay, 460
Jonathan, 106, 209
Joseph, 41
JosUh. 430
Jott, 34
Justus Stevens, 339
Katherine, 12
Keziah, 316
LoU, 107
Lucv, 86
K' d)a, 103
iria Laurens, 390
Martha, 209
Mary, 12, 41, 107, 123,
203,205,219,222,248,
349, 377, 440
Mary L. C.,461
Mercy. 410
Nathaniel, 336
Olive, 4fi0
Oliver, 107
Philip, 107
Pollv. 229
Prudence, 447
Rachel Stone, 66, 212,
410
Ralph D., 63, 56, 206,
209,21^214,310,405,
410
Richard, 60
Rosalind, 58
Ruth Barker, 410
Sails, 433
8aUj,34
Smith. { Samuel, 205, 248, 266
eantd ) Samuel F., 216
Sarah, 105, 106,215,286
Sibyl, 460
Stephen, 338. 406
Susan A., 4-.'7, 431
Thankful. 106
Theophilus. 447
Thomas, 17,87,427,429-
431
Trjrphena, 390
Snead, Anna, 217, 222
WUliam. 217
Snooke, John, 15
Snow, , 205
Aaron, 206
Hannah, 206
Rebeooa,428
Thankful, 205
William. 4^8
Snow and Famham, 262, 363
Snyder, Catherine Ann, 460
Soame, , 301, 302
Somerby, Horatio G., 219
Someri»et, protector, 35
Sone, Samuel. 21
Sarah, 21
Soule, Leonice, 446
Southampton, lord, 12
Southworth, Marv, 286
Sparhawk, , 453
N. H., 455
Speare, Posthuma, 433
Spenoer, , 142, 145
Edward, 448
Elizabeth. 55
Esther, 449
James. 449
Joseph, 449
Luce, 449
Nathaniel, 56
Pamel, 311
Sarah, 448
Thomas, 145
W. D., 262
Wilbur Daniel, 142
William, 447
SpoHbrd, , 260
A. R., 146
Charles B., 147
Sponar, John, 186
Spooner, , 52
Hannah, 229
Sprague, { Caleb, 207
Sprage, ( Catherine, 207
Francis W. 252
Frank WiUlam, 127,
207, 374, 381
James, 429
Joanna, 463
John, 103, 106
Lydia, 429
Ralfe, 44
Sarah, 207
William B., 200
Spriggt William, 19
Spring, Samuel, 215
Thankful, 215
Sprowell, Hannah, 106
Squier, Rebecca, 128
Stackpole, Everett S., 368
Stacy, Susanna, .336
WUUam, 336
Wry, 336
StaiTord, Julia Ann, 224, 225
SUnborowe, Will : , 19
Standish, , 132 [320
Myles,43,52,111,316,
Stanford, , 146, 236
Abner. 141, 146
Arthur Willis, 143
Stanhope, sir John, 109
Stanley, Buth. 87
Stannard, Nancy, 57
Rebeeca,57
Index of Persons.
Ethel, !,n
II Ml tilth, »T£
JanMtian, 37S
etui, I Comfort, 1I!,248,X12,3
Btu-, lKIiii>twth,312
rimnk Famawottli, IK
Stvt, EilwlD A., 4H
SUanu, I Elliabeth. SH
Blanu, !"■ ~
MUT, a<S, 3TS
Nubanlfl, MS
ZtnUIh, 333
SIMT, Bethl^, 71
Klchird, 17
St<», Cfau-lei J.,
Bteiner, , M
Stepbi^uioD, EdiDoad,0, 10
Sleuon, Abl|rall,»», ass
Abliii«,if
Blnlltal. l!i«
KilDt^, -iA
Ellihi, iSS, sse
ElliAbPlh, 'oa
Iloj»«tlU, »<«
Jedldlab, 235
Fhlltn, va
Khadt, l«l
HlchBivl, 29», 491
TfD,|«ran«, 313
Thuinus, fll.vIO
WILlilun, aa7-WB
See t\ia Smart.
gtlskney, JanaihaD, lis
Martlm, IZII
Stllet, Hrnry ItPHd, VX, 4SI
Stlnion. Jiinc, »»
St4>ck. Elliot, ^iM
StMUng, Chiu.UflDtyWtl^t,
Agnei, MS
Anii,Mf.3M,aH
lJpiOBtnl'i.W.3U,4a7
e£;„v:3ti
Eli«betli.3»-aM
ridge, fho
Eminii, -Ml
Stretl
Klliabelli.
EuDlc^.-. MO
Fraiici., M
Ex peril nee, Sl»
Humrhrei
>T»DCL-», MS
Slretl
n. John, 20
rrcdFrlpVD..a«3
filriek
and, ►:iUier
Gr^te. 67
Strong
Char[«, <
HaunBh].il7,8i8,SM,M7
Beniun.aj'J
Job. MS
Hrifb}ll 34fl 3M
Nalhunlli
Ruth,»OK
Uuldnh. :^
s.aai-.v
er m
JuiDci, air-»o
Stasrt
ixnkl, IIW
JOBllUB, 4(17
Jorlnh, 3.ia
Jiiiillh, Hit
Udi«, Inr, au
MlrKfain
Stone. (HatthcW.SHLHr 1
eanrd ( M. E., MB
llMcr. MO I
Nathu. »S. !H«,n
frUeal^Ma
ecoiei, Haniali. IS
SMrke, BaidiK!!, ';K.»
Sloin. Eunice, 171
WiUinm. a
Storer, Abigail, wl
Slow. .lohii. Wl
ibia. I^Ifld
.hiB»l(. tfS-
■n»i. IM
t>nnitlir, 176
EllHbrtb. S^, VJ
Eleklel. 278
Em, IBS
HaOBih. Iffi
John, l«,37T
JOOBthKB, IV "
L*wr(De*. in, 1«
StuOHjuriw, Kkbard, 19
Slargli. R. Cllp'lon. 1S3
Trnipemnoe, 3W
Sturtennl. Ruih, till
StnUon, F.beneicr.4.«
Index of PerwM.
505
'y 4m
BluyfCSMity —
Salker, Sarah, 496
SnUiran, John, 136
William. 363
Sumter, , 134
Sunderland, earl of, 321
Samamea anknown :
Andrew, 194
Angelina, 117
Betaer, 422
Black William, 44
Captain Tom, 344
James the Printer, 193
Joanna, 117
Joe, 419
John, 192
Marj, 129
Peter, 193
Pebee, 318
Pittime, 194
Swagon, 194
Tliebe, 318
Tom, 193
Snrrash, , 106
Sutherland, , 374, 381
Anna Laarie, 379
Sntton, , 61, 62, 4«0
Swan, ) , 17, 18, 266, 301
Swann, > Abiah, 466
Swaone, > Daniel, 261
Jedediah. 128
Robert T., 269, 261,
270
Swasej, Clarissa, 105
Joseph, 103, 104, 106
Sweatland, John, 449
Sweet, Jane. 163
John, 61
Sweetaer, Jacob, 466
Margaret, 465
Swetland, Lydta, 363
Swler, Lncy, 400
Rebecca, 400
Swift, . 203
Anna, 72
Charles F., 431
Elizabeth, 349
John, 349
If arv, 129
SylTester, Klizabeth, 413
Nathaniel, 413
Patience, 413
Symmes, Anna, 413
Taber,? Amon,416
Tabor, > Patience, 416
Philip, 238
Sibbil. 416
Taft, Henry W., 261
Tainter, Hannah, 350
Joanna, 346
John, 360
Simon, 346
Talbot, John, earl of Salop, 217
Katherine, 217
Kewton, 453
Talcott, / Benjamin, 447, 448
Talcat, {Caleb, 449
Kbenezer.106
Joseph, 449
Joshua, 449
Mary K., 219, 447
Rachel, 448
Talley, Richard, 131
Sarah, 131
Talmage, Joseph, 409
Sarah, 311, 409
Solomon, 311
Taney, Roger Brooke, 375
Tapp, Ann, 310
Edmand, 310
Hanr. 310
Tappan, / Abigail. 280-283, 411
Tappen, ) Abraham, 384
Hannah, 282
T^pan, ) James, 280
oonTd ) John, 280-283,411
Molly, 411
Nathaniel, 382
Patience, 384
Sally, 164
Sarah, 281
Ware, 283, 411
TarbeU, Grosrenor, 198, 300
Thankfhl, 196, 300
Tarleton, , 160
Tame, Charles, 99, 100, 300
Damaris, 100
Elizabeth, 100
George, 100
Genrase, 100
John, 100
Leonard, 99, 100, 186,
290,300
Myles, 100
Thomas, 100
Tarr, Richard, 29
Tay. Mary, 41
Tayer, Katherine, 308
Tayler, \ , 19
Taylor, J Betsoy, 67
EUzabeth, 356
Hannah, 228
H. Y. J., 92
Jane, 367
John, 366
Martha, 448
Nicholas, 19
Richard, 18, 19, 313
Sarah, 401
Thankful, 39
Thomas, 19
WiUiam, 228, 303
Temple, , 350, 468, 461
sir Alexander, 461
Dorothy, 461
EUanor, 461
Elizabeth, 461
•ir Grenville, 461
■ir John, 461
Mehitable, 461
sir Peter, 461
•ir Richard, Tisoonnt
Cobham, 461
Robert, 461
Sarah, 197
Snsanna, 461
Thomaa, 461
•ir William, 461
Ten Broeck, ) Catriena, 119, 120
Ten Broek, > Christiena, 119,
120
Cornelius, 120
Dirck W., 119
Henry, 119
Johannis, 119,
120
Kathriena, 119,
120
Wessel, 119
Terrell, Hope, 65
Timothy, 55
Terry. \ , 458, 460
U
Terrie, \ Abigail, 460
Alfred Howe, 190
Anne, 18
Barnabas T., 327
EUzabeth, 18, 358
Esther, 327
James, 18
John, 368, 460
Jonathan, 332, 413
Lydia, 332, 413
Mary, 440, 460
Patience, 332, 413
Richard, 169
Stephen, 368, 460
Snsan, 18
Thomas, 227, 832, 413
Tewksburj, \ , 281
Tenxbnry, I Benjamin, 281
Tewxbury, > Betty, 164
Tnexbnry, | Dorothy, 163
Toxbnry, j Elizabeth, 282
Hannah, 276,281
Jacob, 280
Jo!>eph, 164, 281
Jndith, 168
Lydia, 162
Mary, 1«8, 276,
277,280
Moses, 162, 282,
283
Peter, 282
Sarah, 164, 281-
283
Thomas, 168, 276,
277,280-283
Thacher, {colonel, 216
Thatcher, \ Charles M., 131
John, 449
Joseph, 430
lliomas, 290
Thaxter, , 146
Benjamin, 146
Joseph, 102
Thomas, 142
Thayer, Abigail, 358
Anna, 313
Jonathan, 358
Nathaniel, 313
Thing, Anna, 162
Jonathan, 152
Thomas, Beqjamin F., 143
Hannah, 416
Jacob, 143
James, 446
Mary, 446
Nathaniel, 427
Thompaon, Abigail, 88
Anne, 88
Daniel P., 363
Darid. 162,467
Edgar Bradf ord,300
Elizabeth, 88
Francis, 24
Gilbert, 383
Hannah, 164, 386
Jennie Lind, 390
Leonard, 385-390
Lewis Waldo, 387,
390
Marella, 88
Maria I.aurens, 890
Mary, 463
Mercy, 88
Nathan, 164
Nellie Smith, 890
Rachel, 162
Samuel, 388
Simon, 463
Thomao, 68
Thompson and H ill, 366
Thong, Sarah, 118
Thoreau, Henry D., 264
Thorley, George. 121
Jndith, 121
Mary, 121
Simon, 121
Thomas, 121
Thornton, John, 62
Medad,449
Thorp, Hannah, 2(H, 206
Throckmorton, , 264
Job, 117
Joan, 62, 116,
117
Throop, Daniel Rutherford, 173
Mercy. 173
William, 173
Thorlo, ) John, 38
Thorla,) Jndith, 38
Mary, 38
Thomas, 38
Index of Persons.
'n»1.Utf«.E.G..VW
Trbott, i " ■""' ""■ "
Tlollboroe, ■ ita
TIctcoBM, Enoch, ina
TiloBt, Kile, SM
F.liulwlh, lU
TUl, fiholdon. mi
llllon, Esthf r. IM
Jcwiitb, las
Uarltu, IN
Ephralm.W
Marr, ^
Tlion, , ira
Tltaa, AD>an, 131, 13S, 137. 301,
3M, 3*1
Jnliu, 233
M.nw, tut
_. -.STU
Jonkihan. 3U
l>jiD. ais
BxllT, M*
TliaiBM. xn
WDUiua C, tU
Tofte, John, w
ttobcrt, 11
Todd.-
TomlTii. rar., 2*7
TamAiat. Dulel D., 138
ToMT. JOMpb. m
Jnnph M., m
Tooker. John. 4U
Tapllff.SunuFl, 7ii, IM
ToppoD, Chrlnlophtr. 3», ]
Rabrrt N., 42
TomiT, Benjumin Buitow> 36*
Bcdy. lU
WUllun, Gl
TawnKnd, { Charres Hen
Tawsibend, { (U, S3. 273
Tmr. Detwrah, Ml
(kmh. IM
SlephcD. 432
Trapp, , 21
SIlDon.Xl
Ituke, t Oeorge OdU, 43
Jaaathui.iOt
UehlUblt. U
Wllliin.' U-63. 131,
207. 2*4,270
Vililanbliikc.32,t3,
1.11, iae,iK,z- ■"-
Treat, Dorathr, ZAS
TirdMar, ionf, SW
Tiim.lJi'UIlaUB, MS
Edlih Uumpton,
132
Fmocii Bacon,
hrshiun. 270, 4:
ik \V., 2J1
Jobo. 103
Lydi., 1(B
Uirllui, IM
Trambull, Binjualn, 300
JaniF- Kutiell, 3!
J.UaDiniuBil,ZIH
John, int
TulU, Coltan. WIOH
Jdin, UH
UarLba. UU
Sjmou, 2KI
Suian. 306
Tnnrcll, Aoolt. 330
TunU, Ebeof tar, tM
TDrUDd,John,4«
"''"'c'o™'«II»E.,aB7
Jflhu,.11. 112
lltiy, U, W, S3, 130
NailianHU.Bt
WilllBIB, 343
Tnttla, j , 137, 143, 14S,
Ellubclh, 911, 4 IS
HiiDnali, 333,413
Himrjf, 77, 833, 41!
BuHii, 41S
!JuaaDnB,U2, 413
TtioDuu riDoent, 41(1
TwiMe, , Ml. an _
TvTne.Eliialictti.S7t -M
T.lir., .je6.£M,lM^iaa
Tiler, i Comfort. MS ^
TrrTFll, Ellanor, Ml
T^bit, . as
UDderlilll, John.45. 4T.W
"- Tuood. KfmembiuM. IH
B, . 1T»
Hannali.iaa ■
' I P«M. M
r. Brt<l«*l. 390, «8. ■
Vidf-^alpol?, H. 8, 3S
I Bethlah. 61, IM
' "Ilia, xe
iliabtUi. til
- iH .aS3
ilah, ai, M
- -. lis
Vaiil, i Ellia,
Mat?, low. 413
Pcti^r. IM
8arah. 3xi
.'an Bur^n. Kan'tn. IS
^■a Cortlnndi, AnicutUiilt
fanDim. K[p, iln, 120
Ifaodernwrt, Gulwrv, IW
Tan Drviasn,! "=■"""■ "■
V>nc,glrUTnr7,4e,M
Van Bcnaaetacr, mn., IN
EnK^ltK, M
7" Hi,?; iConidla., 1»
/an VMhtl», Satonon. lU
I'ardtll. JohD, 421, 420, 301
7ai»l1, Jodlth, lUl
faudreuil. Ricaod dt,W,«,lt
Faul. , 4W
FrauT. Eleanur, I2S
Vei], Thumai, IM), 1S7
is~ri.
:|=MI!
Ind€X of Ptnona.
507
Yineeiit, ) MehiUble, lOSL 1«
conCd iNathMial, Itt, 107,
106
FhUiPttf
* Renbea,107
Tbomas. IM
Tines, Richard, 86
Vinton, Frands, 2M
John Adnmi, 154
VlTion, Udin, 297
Vixen, )
Waxam, I
Wexam, I ji^
Wickson, I
Wlxam, J
Von Sahler, L. Hasbroadc, 390
Vo«5, ,266
VrelenhoTsen, dominie, 120
Vroom, Hendriek, 120
Wadleifh, Alice, 41
Wadlia, Honoe O., 160
Wadflworth, Abf nil, 442
Beinamtn, 206, 297
Hope«till, 442
John, 442
Martha, 442
Wa«cnfeUer, , 142, 146
Christopbtr, 146
George Wn 142
Waner, , 137
Watnwright, Anne, 330
Waite, Chloe, 130
Hannah. 86, 320
Jaaon, 229
John, 86
Sarah, 330
Wakeley, , 137
Wakeman, John, 11
Waker, 21, 22
John, 22
Nathaniel. 22
Waloott, Charles H., 371
Waldem, Pmdenee, 131
Waldo, Comelins. 301
Joanna, 446
Rebeoea,446
Wales, John, 66, 60, 434, 486-430
Nathaniel, 73
Walker, Benjamin, 444
Edwin Sawrer, 147
Elizabeth, 01, 4M
Eunice, 444
Frands A., 273, 276
Hannah, 40, 231, 4M
James, 444
Mary, 122
8amnel, 444
Shnbal, 122
Timoth7, 40, 4H
WiUiam,467
Wallace, Margaret, 161
Wallbrtdge, , 144
Anna, 142
Henry, 142
William Gednej,
142
WaDlBf , Henry F., 33
Sarah, 32
Thomas, 32
Wain, .460
Jacob Shoemaker, 460
Walpole, ,267
sir Horace, 97
Walter, , 264, 206
Walters, , 73
Walworth, , 213, 214
Wanisotta. 320
Wannell, Katherine, 303
Wanton, Edward. 428
Elisabeth, 428
Hannah, 428
J
-, 18, 137, 379
Ward,
Wantob ( Andrew, 311, 407
Anna, 407
Artemas, 180
Elisabeth, 311
K.M.,293
Ethraim,349
Esther, 406
£aq>erienoe, 348, 349
Franels, 19
Frederick Townsend,
Hannah, 108 [371
Ira, 406
John, 102
John Hall, 361
Joseph, 849
LTdia,466
llar7,349
Richard, 18. 19
Sarah, 314
Thomas, 18, 19
William, 18
William Hayea, 383
Ware, , 162
Emma Forbes, 152
Henry, 162
Jemshia,442
John, 162
Joseph, 163
Mary, 129
Mary Lorell, 162
Robert, 162 '
Wamard, \ mr., 63
Wamerd, \ MMxy, 63
Warner, , 137
Ichabod,449
Mary, 449
PhileBion, 30
Warr, lord de la. Ill
Warren, AbigaU, 216
Elisabeth, 139
Esther, 413
Lney. 315
Mary, 114
Nathaniel, 129
NIohoUs. 16
Peter, 361
Richard, 129*
Samnel, 216
Samuel Edward, 462
Washbom, i Calrin, 436
Washbome, > Cromwell, 488
Washbonme, i Darts , 436
Elisabeth, »•
Emory, 132
Fanny, 436
Hannah, 448
Isaac. 436
Israel, 133, 373,
376
J« C>, 138
John, 132, 374,
376
John Marahall,
430
JaliaCliase,l7S,
376
Lysander,436
Mahala,480
Nancy, 430
Nehemlah, 436
PhiU|i,376
PoUy,436
Samnel, 376
Sophia, 364
Thlrsa,436
Tlmotiby,448
mrs., 421
George, 137, 160,
177,179,183,226,
331,308-300,386,
371,384,404,406,
417-426
MarthA,308
Washington,
Wason, Isabeik^ 41
Wasson, Mary, 249
Morir, 249
Waterman, George Thnrston,
133,262
Nathaniel, 83
Richard, 08, sn
Robert, 268
WiUiamH.,2S8
Watcrt, Edward, 303
Grace, 308
Henry F., 9, 13, 16, 20,
22,23.43,116,128,147,
219. 221, 263, 80U 871*
432,433
John, 303
Margaret, 308
Michael, 383
Sa8anna,264
WiUiam,303
Watkin, G., 418
Watkins, Walter KendaD, 10,
18, 21. 24, 131, 800^
863, 324, 366, 306
Watson, Abigail, IZ3
Elixabeth,469
John. 123,366,469
Lnke,469
Watts, . 142, 144, 146
Isaac, 296
John, 19
Way, Henry, 26, 26
Rhoda,313
Wayne, Anthony. IfiO, 231, 466
Weare, Jonathan, 102
Mary, 182
Webb, Frances, 330
James, 330
Joseph, 136
Orange, 330
Samuel, 396
Webster, Lydia, 447, 449
Tiiomas,447
Weed, Benjamin. 100
Betty Webster, 277
Dorothy, 168
Henry, 106
Olando, 106, 277
Sarah, 106, 166, 277
Weekes, ) mrs., 17
Weeks, (Abigail, 126
Eleanor, 126
Ichabod.126
Jane, 108
Lemuel, 106
Mary, 102
Thomas, 17
William, 126
Weir, Mary, 816
Weisner, , 379
Welby, . 67
Welch, Rachel. 482
Thomas. 462
Weld, Joseph, 348, 318
Lucy, 312
Marah,216
Weldon, , 303, 438
Judge. 169, 161
WeUes, see Wells.
Wellington. Ruhamah, 378
Wellman, William, 237
Wells, / .304,400
Welles, i Amy, 9, 10
Ann, 88
Anna, 77
Anne, 76
Edwin Stanley, 139
Eunice. 314
Freegin, 76, 77
John, 9, 10
Joshua, 77
Ketnrah, 77
Thomas, 77, 88
William, 77
Index of Persona.
Uin Pnrker, »7
Wclitcod. WlUlBDi, mt, 9M
Wsulworlb. AbLgftLI. SM
wSJSdH;;;^-! Stephen. »I
Tliomu. U8
Wntooll. SluklB/, K
WmIud, Krrun, V17
Fr>ad>. N
■•■lata. M7
Hur; Add, 31
Wbutim, —
WhcBllrj'n
LMHUrd. SOO
Uliadlah. 142
RebeaBa,378
Tbonu, IW. MD
WliMilwrighl, John, U7
Whig. Elliabelh, 116 '
Thomu, la
Whipple, John, MS
nary, yu, 346, SSO
WhlUkcr. (Kph«. 71
Wbluaker, { Thumu, Ma
Whtl«, . »«, 37i, «a7, «S,
WJ.. 11
Iblnll. SM,
Blliibetb, 3M
Gllmao, VW
Hannah, asS-SIU
Juniei, 9H, 3V6
Jane. ME
Jedldnh. Ml, U4, 4«7
Jl>el. 447. Ua
SM,' »i, ««', 4m'
John aardntr. US
Jraalban, SH
jDKph, 31, ue, 300,393,
White, (LyrtKWl.MB
wuJSS;
{Chartotu..M
Dtbonh.«a
nmiTuUi, SH
Either. 311
OU.-r, .«*
FranoU. W*
Phiiiirx. i»o, %t
John. 407
KHhi'I, 3M.3M
.lo«ph, 3M
lUlHwa, 19».lBB,aXI
Mkrgery.aiS
Hieharil.WI
Orlan*:., M
Balh, :aw.-JSl.m,4l7
Sunorl, Sit
Saoinol. 393-306
WIId,H
elenT-.MI.Ue
Sarah, 3M. 3M, U)
\athanlel, IM
Sophia! 4M
WllkHn
Wllkiox
;, lfl™r.as.M
Wlllard
Wlllert
lUniel, 125
Je«e.lM
WhiiBfleW, , ass, 411
B.r.,31U
Whitehnira, vrmiain,74
S2
Slmnn, 1W.IM.SM
Whltfleia, ,W>7
WUlot,
,3«
Abigail, -it*
WiUcU,
,E«]>er, 1fa.lM,in
Heorr, 13.«8
John,* ^
Babert, 13
HaiT. W
Sara1iEliia.sr
Tlioma*. 13
WhlllnR. , 413
Whiloiore, ~.wa
klDg. 302. »3, MS, M
Whlloey. .iffl
ALtaham.St?
WlUiam
tha UoDquerar, H»
BtnjamiB, 407
WUllaoi
Elinor, 210
'dr. 88'
EllMb#tb.2i5
Abigail. 4M
Reb*^.4(r7
Edw.nl. 7>
Rnlh,(flt.VlS
EIUabetb,UOlUl
W. I... illfl
WhItUkcr, ■« Whiuker.
KS'.?
WhUlelief, i CharlM Barnej,
Ueiirr. n
WhiUlucT.i 142
Jam». 4H
John, 144
John, (W, 40
Lbct. 4»
WhlttBniDre, — ^. IB?
LjdtB.4H.»J»
tfartha.Wl
Wary, M
»o.h reno, Wt
S:S,'^
rbllllp, II»
Bo«er, 4*. k4i, N^
WhllteIi,JainM,SU 1300
2M,W0
Sally. les
WTlltUer, -^^ — ', 'iCA. -/TV
Setli. 4Si
Ju1mti.,4«4
WtlllamiDn. RIohard. 301
Jcepli, ^71*, 4«1
Ko^r.lW
llanU. -m
wming
MMf'. irs
Wlllli,
1 — 1_, n
Vllel, lU
Will..
, Am»,21W.S».MS.j:7
HHd«",iil7-al»,!Il,
Wyllul
Surab,-^
a2,ir7
Whlltlj, Thorn a«, IS'J
George, !2, M7-OI.
WhilWedgt, Urermope, 80S
373,377
' >Isrt. MB
Belter, Zlt. tB, m
WIbUwto. Abigail Cli-o, 327
Jo.eph,4ei^
BtlK-J.^t?
Mary. M, 21*. a*. W
SUitlK^w, :«7
WlggIiiii.JoI,n.:^.nl.4l2.414
" Mitry, Th. 311, 112, 414
T^'-^^-"^*"
Z(S^nS,'«t*^
William", MO
Will.. H
aniiah.4M
WlUoufhby, . SIM
EUiabctb.ia
wl';».i.
Franeli. 4«
11.'7U?^.,13*,«
' Utwai. iW
Hannah. 438
, Thomai, 303 '
Jan,f.,4M
Wllwo,
, li2,llS,*«0
Lydii., 43H
S«,S
»iHfy'.41^
Zlb«ID, 438
Gowen. \*&
\
J^ex of Persons.
509
Wason, \ Hmnnsh, 41
Qomtd )Jane, ^4
John, 48, 387,368,870,
455
Katherine Knrret,
260
Mary. 249
Robert. 457
Walter, 298
Winchester, lord, 11
Windes, Abigail. 81
Abner. 81
Samuel. 78, 81
Windscombe. , 94
Wing, AbigaU. 215
Bacheller, 167
I>eborah. 128
John. 128
Uatthew. 128
Nathaniel, 167
Sarah. 167
Winship. Edith, 216
Stephen, 216
Winalow, col.. 91
Deborah. 429
Edward, 85, 111, 236,
236, 210, 317-319
John, 4:iO
Josiah, 3"^
WioBor, Ja«Un, 1 1 1, 113,148.285.
2fc6, 431,465
Winthrop, ( , 256
Wjntropp, \ Adaro, 20
Anne, 19, 20
John, 45, 46, 48,60-
6^', 70, i>4, 85, 208,
235, 236. 240, 463
Joshua, 19, 20
Robert C., 268
Stephen, 136
Wait, 298
William, 20
Wise, F. M^ 25.*
Wistar, . 460
Woodbridge, Beidamin, 303, 400
£»ter,303
John, 303
Laej, 303
Sara, 303
Timothy, 308
WoodbniT, \ , 124, 146,
Woodbeny, ) 468. 460
Andrew, 50
Charles Lerl, 263
Elizabeth, 460
Humphrey, 340
Jeremiah, 460
John, 43-46,50,460
Joseph, 460
Leri, 153
Kicholas, 460
Sibjl, 460
WiUiam, 460
,246
Woodooek,
Castpar, 460
Kichard, 460
Sarah, 460
Wiswall, \ , 266, 373
Wiswell, I Enoch, 71,72,182,186
Ichabod. 72, 103
John, 72, ltj2, 185
Oliver, 72, 181, 182,
184,185
Samuel, 102
Witherspoon, dr., 305
Witliington, , 373
Faith, 200
Hopestill, 72, 181,
155
James, 18S
John, r2, 181
Joseph, 72
I^tlirop. 116, 118.
432-4*1
PhUip. 73
Witter, Dorotliy, 287, 443
Ebenezer, 2tJ7, 443
Elizabeth, 4i3
Woloott, OUver, 153
Ractiel, 462
Wonarton, 1 tk^—- ^
Wonnartoi, j Thomas, 26
Wood, , 301
Antony, 118
Ebenezer, 203
Elizabith, :i57
Joanna, 203
John J., '<;47
Uary, 2^5, 286, 337
Sarali. 20:{, 247
Simon , \VM
Thouuw, 203
ThoouM L., 363
Woodberry, see Woodbury.
Bethiah, 441
Elizabeth, 441
Eunice, 441
»aldah,441
Israel, 441
Mary, 441
Mercy, 441
Nathan, 441
Nathaniel, 441
Ruth, 441
Sarah, 441
WoodhnU, Daniel, 172
Elizabeth, 172
Josiah, 172
Woodman, Anna, 162
Betty. 161
Hannah, 278
UUton, 278
Jeremiah, 278
Judith, 166
Leri, -278
Martha, 164
Rhoda,165
Samuel, 165
WoodmaDsey, , 266
Woodruir, Sarah T., 233
Woodi, Ebenezer, 41
H. F., 216
Marv,41
Fhebe, 41
Sarah J.N. S., 43
Woodward, , 313
AbigaU, 312
Abraliam, 312
Ebenezer, 348
Ezekiel, 118
Frances, 118
Franlc E., 266, 269
John, 265,268, 260
Mary, 268. 313
Miudwell, 348
Peter, 313
Samuel, 348, 350
Sarah, 313
SUnley, 457
Wooster, gen., 351, 353
Wootton, . 36, :»1, 302, 303
Worcester, Sarah Alice, 382
Workman, mr., ViA
John, 186-188
Wormeley, mr., 304
Christopher. 377
Frances, 377
Wortham, Thomas, 11
Worte, Elizabith, 23
Gilbert, 23
Jane, 23
** Joane, 23
John, 23
Mary, 23
Robert, 23
Worth, Jetliro, 105
Mary, lOS
Worthea, AbigaU, 277
Judith, 162
Mary, 163
Moses, 277
Samuel, 277
WretU, Andrew, 126
Lydia, 126
Wright, , 385
A. J., 248
Benjamin, 53
CarroU D., 135, 147
Edmund, 359
Edward, 196, 227
Elizabeth, 53, 54, 216
Hannah, 227, 350
Henry, 248
James, 210
John. 434, 449
Joseph, 403, 444
Judith, 210
Martha, 402
Mary, 248
Richard, 46
Samuel, 248
Sarah. 444
WiUiam BaU. 432
Wright* Potter, 15u,281,456.4«7
Wriothesly, , 2»>3
Wyman, Hannah, 2I6, 385
Joseph, 216
Thomas BeUowt. 43.
216. 431 • •
Wynkoop, Ualienbeck, Craw-
ford Co., 138
Tale, Ann, 82
Anne, 82
Darid, «2, 83, 272
Catherine, 62
Eiihu, 82, »3, 272
Frances, 82
Francisca, 83
Johane, 82
Katherine, 82
Mary, 82
TheopUns, 82
Thomas, 82, 272
Ursula, 82
Temmons, , 73
Teomans, Lucy, 442
Yerkes, -— — . 142, 144, 146
Yetts, J. Muskett, 2Gtf
Young, 1 Anna. 217, 222, 826,
Yong, I 415 ' ^
Yonge, I Benjamin, 176, 826
Yonges, > Betty, 164
Bridget, 217-222,377
Chri»tupher,4 13,416
Daniel, 413
Dorothy, 332, 413
Eiizabetli, 15, 176,
413 ^
Esther, .•«2, 413
Eunice. 331, 413, 416
[l^ekijej, 331, 418
FrMnci», zn
Gideon, :»31,332418.
415 »—»*—»
Grover, 326
Hannah, :t30, 332
Htnr>,413
J., 3:10
James, 15
Jeremiaii, 332, 418
Joan. 30.}
John. To, 217, 326,
330, 4oe. 413
Jonatijau, ;»32, 418
Josepii. 413. 4l5
Joshua. .-iO, 413
Lvdia, 44j«
Marcy, 326
Yongs,
Younge
Youngs,
;•)
U»ry. n. £17, SIS,
Si», wa, 830, B77
MoliT, JM
KbwU, xiv, tw, a»
Index of Persont.
Ton*. ) Rklw^, nt, in
INDEX OF PLACES.
AUngtoB, Hm^ S7, n, U, 13, X», MB
Aoeomuk, Tb., £2, 102
Adama. Mua.,B8
AddlDgtDD, anal. ITorUiunptciiuhlrc, Eni.,
Adclbcrt CoIlPR, lis [fll
AdatoBC, Co. Nanhampton, Ear^ 17
AnicBlInnU CoUen, Amhent, llui., S71
A&-U.CIii»11c, Al
Akron, OUo, MB
Alban/, N. T^ 80, M, 1 18-120, ua, ue, SSI, Ut,
ZtU, 2«e, 180, a»-«2t. 173, 3SL Wt
AlMUr. Eu.. za
AlciudrlaKoad, Glououler, Kag-, UO
AlToid, Hui.. 907
AlnU, London, Bng^ 18
AUHiUlown In (beWall, LOBdim,Ba>., »8
Ail SalnU, Cumbrldgf, Eiw^ »
All SoBia CoUcn, Oironl,^u., m
AlUngton, Co. SoaDuUBptan, £u„ IS
Allrvulwll, Ml
AnenFTF, Co. Glone., Eu., 09
America, 2S, 48, U, tu, U8, 13t, lU, lU, liS, 177,
2Mi 'J«7,' ^ 28>^ 2Uel 3IK, Ul, W, Svl
3», 3*1, 3Sfr.3M, S70, SJI,57S, J?*,37»-
^B1,4D], *:», »I,U^,lH,«M,Ma,4e^-
AIKrlcan ColODlH, 361 [IN
Arasaburr, Hhi., Ut, 118, 3S2
Amhent, Haii., H2, IM, Z70, 171
N.H.. 11,13
Amhent CoUen, ITD
AndOTCi, Conn., 3K, Ml
Uamiialilre, Knr^ 3Bf
Uau., 37, 13, m, ZTO, X*!, M0.4S:; Ul
Amdorer Theological Seminary, Xi, HA
AnoapoU*, Hd., I3e, 303-300, 107, aot, US
Add Arbor, MIcb., 67, Ul
ADt«rerp,'N. r.,11
Aplej, Co. Salop, Eng., !17
Ardmurr, Uaowometj Co., Fa., BS
AiUnctOD, Mail., HO, ^U, 218
AimoD, l>le ot Wlcfat, Ku., 30
Anowtic lalKod, 2fl7
AahOeld, Hau., 3U '
Aahley Kltrr, zu
Aihna, Ena., 21
Onmtte Fariih, Koa., B
AihwellUiorpe, 114, lU
AMlnalon, Co. Soffolk, Eu., US
AftofU, L. I., Ifil, M0
M. Y., 2*7
Atbennn, forumoiitli, IM
AtkiDMn, K. U.,2n
AttanUo Ocean. W, SH
Atlantletilata.m
AKIeboronjrb, Mau^ HI
Aaglalae BiTer, SSI
Ajlbvrlon, Ed>., Bi
Ajwonh, kog., 393
Bagadnoe (Ca*tlne1,Ke,S70
Babania IiUnda, aw, <», MS
■— ■— " T.,101, lU
Barbadoei, 97, 113, IBI. SOL Ut, m
Bai-bwT,ArHca,ll
Barlngton. Co. GloooeMer, Eb>_ aa
Bulej, DerbrahlrB, Eu., 113
Bamet, Eng., :sa
Bamitable, Man., 127, 1S9, 1ta7, 21S, Xi,
M9, 3M, 1Z7, Ul, US
Coanl7 IUm, lX7.aa7,W)
Bttrriiufton, HaM., 311
B. I., 317.319,320
Baiiler Co., Carolina, 228
■(,,371
E?«..l
BalleiMT, Co. Ssmj, _.
Butlefleld, Sbropahlrr, Eng., 303
Bajham, Eng., fa
Bedford, Eng., IH
Beuniwurtli. LLnoulaitilre. EDg.,<L<
Beikhmnwitfail. Co. Ueru, ""■ ,yf7i
Berkley, MaM., H8-ai, Ma
Beruondjcj, Uo-'snrreT, Eng., 178
Berniatta llDDilred, Va.' Ha,>il
.-»», XM), Sit, 371,
BererwTk (Allumt), H. Y
Blekmanbe, Co. u/ouMmi
Biddctord, He., 267, 384
BUleilca, Haia., 10, 43, 14:
Birkenhead, Eng., ta
— — '~"~i. Eng 3B7
BladeDibBrg,lIg
Bluidford, £■(.. SOI
Blenheim, G«r., sa
BI7U1, f ariah af, Eu., 110
Bolton. Conn 44Sfll HT-HI
BolMn-Dpon-Iieane, ]tiu„ 07
Bowawco, M. H., 13 ^
Index of Places.
Uneoli, Kni,, 70, Ul
I., 10. n, ga,lA. u,M,ti-M.i5,ig,
SB.M.w,at. iiD,m.iu,i2»-i»i.
aa, %A, m1, wk. ni^M, xu-
BBMH, tM, 2M, «£ ML m.
110, U4, M, Stt, W, Ul, US,
US, Mt-S73, MMN, 3»7, »»,
SW, SM, Mi, IM. tl7. 127, UI,
WO, UK-^fi», MI-U9, U£-ie7
AtbvncDm, Ki, KS
BoiloD etnct, 177
BHvk UKllDg Hotu*, Cornblll, MB
v, 177-lki, ISi-iei, 373
VoW* mil, ^
CoinhlU.SOd.VU
Durelinter Street, 177, IM. 181
rint Chureb, 110, Wl
Fan IiflKpcndcnoc, 177
HwbM.371
Xini'iCba»i.wi,»n
SlJ* ».ekri77
ntMtni ot riM Arw, IS3
HMk, in
Rck, Tb«, an
■tOaMIMiBW«,4M
rowcnr IMIat, ITS
i-nbus ubru7> an
South Ctwrab, »0
|uMtliMM,mMl
nird Ulnrefi, W
UnlnHlt]'. t^
WMhlngfon VilUn, 177
BewdelB C^^. MV, »o, 3H, sm, Mt
BmifDrdi Mw»>, U
B«f «v'it*t*ii<l, Htlta. Um>., si, U
BrmdfoH, Uw., I»
Bridwrll. Uu. Sl-ffurd, Rog ., «17
Bruluttco, Mhm„ H», IM, lai, 189, IM, IW,
iii:„ vin, viv, 2v], aw, jw, ug, 3M,
Brew»ler'« Ni'c:k,a»3
Brevitc['> f lain. Nonriiib, Conn.. 112
Brldai-part, Cdiid,, ivt
BrldcfWHUr, Uui., ini, SM, I7D, 171, UO, K
4:it. 138
S. T., <»
* Brlmfleld.MMi, 1«7
M Jne, 370
K. I., SM, »MU
Tl, 117
CouBt;, lfua.,nl
BritIA OulBDi, UO
Brltlab UunulB, l^Ddon, Eng., K, n, UO, tl
Bro«ktoa, M
ll, &at; W
!«,!70
_l.Kng -
._1„ MB, S..
L. 1., lll.ilS
t, Mbm., 41. 113, !«, 147, Ilt-Slfl, S
Braokl]n,M. T.,4a, 141,1110,2'
Brongblon, Xurlbaniptgiiililrc
BrowD UnlvenltT. V&
Brandltb. Ka«., IM
BrBOtwIok, He., V4V, 370, 978, !
I.SJB
MiMFrMtthlre, Enx.. :
I'Bm, Knf ., lis
lUKbln, £Dg„7l,S3
BhbUbdi
Bucklin.
BuckiUi
on, Co. Danet, Eng,. SOI
Daffklo, N. Y., IM, HS. IS3
Hull Inn, Illi)ib|»iiate, Idindoa, Bag., 110
BDniitTB<l-al-U>T-rowM, Co. Eawi, Eu„ «
BnnhlUlflrld.. lin*.,W«
RuDker UUI. Il« 37»
1, Wslca,
Burliutat), Vt.,J«l
Bnnnab, M
BnHon. Ublo. lU
Uuitiulnon Tuup/Wais^
Brfl*HUui.,sa
Catlfornlft. Btalc a
Cnll«»i.l.., Vt.. 4i
Caubrldge, KdE'. l^:»iBI,_ lOV^ISO^lM^
Bun'^t. Eiiaiund), Eng., IM
Uulfflgb. Co. Bomen*!, Km., tl
Ubh., U. 4^, »!, loft, Ilk, lit, IK,
141, 147-ttV, 107. ITU, tl4,
VIA, Ku, xu, aoa, ni, w,
wa, »»-i(7i, SB OM, m,
xm, 3.U, »M, sui, u), w,
N,T.,4«fl
Cuunlr. Kng.,«, M
lInlv.r.U)r,T'.i.B„ OB. WO. S7S, «
UlUT MkU, tt, M
Trinlly Colli
SB, Cs. Uluooneler, Kug., S17,
rntnpbellKlaini, Argrl
CiiiiBda,l«, 80, III, lU,
- - WS.SMI
'lethlre, Bwlland, 9
,]u,iBi,uie-:S(,a;
ibbx, knf., IT
rt a? Aroiica, Lcodoa, EDg.,fll
Cnillr Browmluk. WATfiickthlrB, Eng., IM
Ca»«n, ita ' ■ " '"'""'' "K-. ,
Catiiioii, liUropihirc, Ens., 117
(vrlon, India, K
CUaifiird, Kng., 82
Cliaucruft, 1
CliBuniolt, I Eng., 10
Cliapaguld', Ua«., 103
Ciiai<iu]Ulddlck, Mmii., 101
CUoHm Cily, Va., 301
(.'bariei UIVBr, Mi
UbarHntOD, So, U»r., ISt, 147, 310. 401, 4S4, (SS,
4a;. 4M
Cbvlsitown, Uui., 4:;. 43. ts, ll», ]2g, ist, Ul,
«'K),'43t,'iSl,'4U,'40l,'4a'
Chvrry Vailej, N.
CbcBUlrc, Eng-, V,
Indez of Placet.
Cheiter, Eog., S, C Bti 91
CbnteHon, Cainbridgfahirc, Kng., M
ChlpprDtiui, Enjr., !3»
CholiknaD. Co. WUU, Eng., », «, 1S7
Chriifi Coll»m, Eng., H
Clneliiiiktl, Obio, LU, 4M
8!^»«i«. I »="«■"•'"
Cl*n, Eog., M
CI»rvCa.,ln.,3Xt,sa
Clare U*ll. C*mbildj|c, Eag^ H, M, 07
Uarriuul, N. U- M7
CUitord. Hanu, Eu.,Mt
UncUud, Oblo, lU
Clifton, Eng.. 1«
CMgliii Pond, W7
Cobibiutlan Land (So. GDUftird), Conn, tS
Cobcuet, Hau.. 382
Colbr Cvllin. 3St
CoJdietter.lJoDD., IM, WI-4M, 41D
Co. Euei. Enf ., SOa, «M
CoktMMw Co., N. U.. S7»
Colebrook, Conn., Ul
Colorado. SUM or, IM
ColBBbla, IMilrlet at. 381
I.. 11^, IM, ]M>-m, lH-ig7. S8,
XJO, t», MO, H», 3H, Wt, Mt,
371, are, 378. m;
, 142. 117, tU, Wi, M4, MO, Mt,
ManUUon,
State of, LI, M, 121. 128. 138, IW,
1*4, 147. 149, Ifll. IM, 1»»,
Man., n, M. IK, UB, 140. Kt, tl
24«, M2. Ml, Ml, Ma, M3, 4t
4<S
[>eRfleld. Kail.. eV, W, ttO, IM, Ml, M4, 381
Otet Iiland, IW
t>eaaDee.Ohlo,l».m
[>el*wanCo.,H. T.,all
Delawar* Waiar Qan, Pa., Mi
DeUt. HoUand. 43
Dnuran, BtltM) GBlaaa, 4M
Deaareit, N. T., 12S
Dcnbelghihlrr, Wa]«,§!
Denmark BUI, Londan, Kag., W
Derrj, N. U., ltf,4
Dt lb jt«r. Hadlioi
DfToiifblre, ,
Dexter, Me., m
DIghtoo. Mail.. 228, SH
Dklrietof ColnabU, MI, K3, ««
DoddenHaU, Edi.,Sj
Donouler, Enc- i7
Uorebeder, Co. Donrt, Ear., IM, MD
Mau., », le, :!g-30, 43-4fi, 4B, :
1». IM, 140, 143, lit, 1'
177-ISS, IW, 1st, 100, 2:
248, ttX, US, Ml, IM, B
Hel(ht>, 177, 178, 180, 183
uiu! 180
Meek, 177-lH. 371, KI, M
Dorer, Hau., 133
M. li..au,X«,35S,Bt
Down Hatherlj, Eng., w
Diaent. Han., IM
DrsTloa,liJiK.,l7
DntOln, Ireland, 300, 323-3M
DuDaqoe, Iowa, Xx
Dukat Co., Mau., IDS, IM
Corlaer (Sehenectadr), N. Y., 8»
Cornell BnlTrnllT, 148
Coralib. N. U., 12S
,«*•»
ibrook, Co. ken
Craner lalaod, 3H
Cratfleld. Eng.. Ut
Vrf—gt, Sbropihire, Kog., M3
CropreadT, Eni., 18
CrovB Point, R. T., M. «l, 404, 430
Crrpt Grammar School, 2SB
CasWlaBd, Eng- W
K. I., 3M
ComberUnd Co., Me., 170
C»D«lnc>i
iloM, Co. ken
, Eog., 433
;-2i4, z;a,Mi
I>BBb«7, Conn., I
Denbr, Vt-.SXt
l>BnTeri, Hui., U, M^CD
Dartmoor, Ed<., 3»
Dartmonth, Hau., U8
DannoaUi College, 41, SI, M4, Ml, Mt
IMtedDt, E«f ., 17
VOL. LUI. S3
37S, nv, ta, 428, 431, Ul, Ul,
444-44B
Eatt Amboj, S. J., 370
UaAwltfa, Kng.,W47
Boaton, Man., 148
BrldgewBter, Mau., tTD
Baribrook, Kng., K
Kart Cambridge. Mau., 40, MO, la
Cbeibln, Eng., 8:1
Coker, Co. SomerHt, Eu_lS
Eanem Point, Oloamtar, Mm>- B
Eart Oreenwlflb. K. 1., Oo
UnUftard, Cona., St-M, SS, 407, «Bt
Uaddam, Conn., H, U»
Eaitbam. Hau.. 114
Eaat Hampton, Cona., 88, gi. Ml
I- L, 407.411
Haven, Conn., lU, MB
India, 83, 1H, 107
JttttJ, 13?, 138
Urermore, !■•„ 4M
Halloa, L. 1., MS
Index of Places.
Ihul tiatMvam, R. I., IIT
»miUiold.I..I.,4U
Slouittutni, H»».. %Vk
Nnttua, Urm., Ml
rsnoonU, Draala (Hm.). MS.ro
EalMt, ItcdRirdihlrr, Swr., II
EdGitn
1 1 licoioTilBnuT, AOli, rfl
Brv. BMUbrdilllK, Khr., } I
BOEOS. IMfDcdiblrik Enjc.. ri
mnnr, CobtHtlw Cn-i M. H., STV
., 101. ue. lfi>
0iilTmt»af,M
s, tiS, tfa
|[UubMfcCllr.V>.,M
Blnr.Nl
Ukli(n«.Wla.,i:l
E[|<BRhiis,Kat.,tn
SlMowt, Kof., l4a '
Iilc of, «
Bncombfli EdCm 1^
EndlleM, Co- lUildl*MX, En|., 17. 18
Kodltwn, Oo. SoBwTHt, Kail., la
EnltUl, Conn., lO, Itf. IwiltM
Kuluul.ll, IB, i«,H.3t,Vt,t»,M,«7,W, 71,711, W,
89,M.R.»7.i<l0.1Il,m. ll«,lls. m,
1*% IU-117, m, IM.IK, 1N,1>T,(01,
IM, tU, mS, £tl, m, BET, KM, SU, MO,
M3> lU, 990. aaa, M«, M. MM. M7, M»-
m, M, tM, m. MS, M>, m, aas.s».
Ma. aa, su, W7. aK,3M, ar^^TS, im,
,«a3,ll7,1W,*iS,«:
. Rat-. 1<
Rnnlt. Hotouuli al.
Kn«iii, Co. MunwTM
Epiiiri. N.II-, M7
K«aBX Couol]', Kug.. ~, ^n — ..
lD*UlaM, U, 4X^ 4?, W, S3
Europe, tW, t«, S7l'. «W. 117, (M
Ktiiii>UIIIi,K. Y.,1L
Efftuilua, ClilCBfTo, IIJ., 148, Ua
ETinill, Hml^Uu, 874, Uu
•<■, Eni,
Itt, Its, M7. 167, Ht.
ExflfrPuiih, Cunu
K^ton, Co. Salop, Ei
FilrSsId, CODD., M, IW, 314, M7
»f»lniiouBHJollrg», Km
Fulllown (DFrniinlitonl, Hku., ««. M3
.., ■•■'■— -and). iilc.M.s;, I3»,31
a. Bug., !
^■r
•■LfcriEM Unidalcii, Eng., IS
rilchborg, iTua., HI
norlds, iii
Fonl. »hrop>hlra, Kd«., 303
Fore KItef, WevmuBLli, MJ-SVt
ForcAtiD, N. Y., z3£
Crmllo. m
Dummer, 3V7
Flihrr.lia
TrMtAe (Cnwo Point), N. Y., N
BMnt Grant, W
HIilrKr, Hut., eti, tl
Tloonarrum, 404, 4U
Wortb, TexM, 171
ForUaDrt. Co, lilin. TreUnd. 1»
FHUr, K. l-.Ki.za
Fni nImhI. IM
FramlncKuB. Mui., IIS. S4B, H«, M», aw
FniDCc, 117. Xli
Franktbrl^D-tb
Fruiklla uid KacrlMll Collrae, «a
KfMt.flrll.biifgli, Onlr-^- "^
Fmhold, M.J., 1(3
FnnowUf U«H<. L"
:ollt«e, *
Vnit Hill a
Frn'a HUH, niu
FulMn CovDlf, V
UanHtnn, WHuhlr^ En*., >
(JutodfD.ro. Itc'K., En<.,l
(lav Hnui. H. v., liu. I3U
Unngcr ( UBBty, Ohio, M7
Ueorgttotru, U. (
1, lu. W, 3M, 410
i. »0,K],nt
Gtoritlft, Colonr oriM
HtalK of, ItlM, SIS
Gmamj, 417
■ .,so«,ait
(ibwoudak, »Cl
tilooeaUKT, Eng.,
{JurhaniMDl.XO
Uoiben. Conn., ■
'i-up, iw, jvi, in, IV. n.
iw, ii8W.Jw.aM,3W,rii
*.. -Ji, ». W^l, UA. )4;. 9t-
laa, iMo, H I . m, MO, Ml, n
EDg.. ta, ifcM», W-ID], l«,UI.
lau, Mt. M, tW
Oranvlllf, CoDn.,ai4
Uaaa., ilia, 410
Graw«nd, Kng., MM
(irsy, Mo-.aei
Ureac Addlngtan. Nonliainptoiubtrei Gi
Oaklej', Co. Mortliamnton, Kng., II
Polnorlli, UbdliiR, Eag., 433
KlHlnglon. Co. Qloo«c*Mr, Ku., 'S.
Swanip, 37, 342, MS. IIU
Yurmmitli, Co. Mocfolk. Evg., IK
mvCDkiuli, N. Y., I1«
Uanor. »0
Grwne, Kc, 3M i
GrHnland, M. U., 11, lZ3-ia, SU, 306 |
Urnu'i Harbor (Maribnild),Uui.,ZH,^fll J
Gremwood Couielery, Brooklyu, If. !., U 1
Urlmiliy, Hull, Kng,, «n I
GrotoD. Conn., 114. -Jia, au
Co.HbITdIIi, Eng., «a
Uui., lU, IM, ITO, »M, 347, t», M4
Guiana, 118
GuUIord, Conn.. S3-U.aM-JU, 110-110, Ht-4II
Qurnqt. The. PI^moBlb. Hai.., ii»
Hitckner, Co. Mlddletpx, Eng., 0
HaddaiB, Conn,, 37, M. M. Jl9, 407, 410
" "1:^, Maat., ltl!,3M,«S, 4*0
llBlHlo'wn (Weare'}, t
Ualirax, Ua>i„ 131
M.e.,MU,M
HkUowcU, H«., 3S7
Index ofPlcuies.
515
Halsted, Co. Kent, Enc., 206
Hambui^h, Gemianj, 417
Hamden. Conn., 315
Hampahire, Enf ., 203, 26i, 373
Hampsted, N. H., 41
Hampton, Conn., 249
N. H., 47, 123, 142, 144, 148. 150, 203,
264, 272, 335, 335, 341, 454
Va., 354, 377
Hampton Beach, N. H., 272
Hampton Falls, N. H., 296
Hanover, Mass., 254, 430, 431
IST. U., 465
Hanson, Ma«s., 131, 429
Hardwick, Mass., 255, 380
hSSiJ; ! Co- Middlesex. En^.. 9
Harlem, N. T., 150
Harleston, Eng., 246
Harley, Shropshire, Eng., 363
Harrisbarg, Pa., 459
Harrison's Landing, 354
Harteshome, Co. £>erby, Eng., 82
Hartford, Conn., 46, 87, 88, 139, 142, 147, 149,
209, 210, 219, 220, 234, 248,
249. 310, .156, 360, .177, .381,
.%4, 406, 447, 451, 459, 463,
467
Hart Han, Eng., 95
Hartland Academy, 354
Harvard, Mass., 10
University, 37, 42. 48. Ill, 1.19, 140, 148,
155. 156. 160, 161, 190, 196-
198, 200, 245, 270. 289, 291,
296, 298, 348-350, 367, 384,
427
Harwich, Mass., 202, 205. 206, 349. .150
Hassanaminoo (Gralton), Mass., 228
Hatfield, 248
Hatfield Broadoak, Co. Essex. Eng., 302
Havana, Cuba, 365
HaverhtU, Mass., 37, 143, 146, 148, 384, 459, 464
Hawkedon, Eng.. 378
Hebron, Conn., 54, 129. 358. 402-406
• Washington Co., N. Y., 268
Hedingham Sible, Co. Essex, Eng., 433
Hemstead, Co. Essex, Eng., 433
Henderson, Me., 451
Henniker, N. H., 263
Henstridge, Co. Somerset, Eng., 13, 14, 16
Marsh, Co. Somerset, Eng., 15, 1 6
Heralds' College. London, Eng., 43
Hereford, Eng., 118
Herring River, 204
Hertfordshire, Eng., 227. 378, 433
High Bray, Co. Devon., Eng., 302
Hingfaam, Eng., 415
Mass., 42, 142, 207, 286, 395, 427, 428,
431,461
Hoberth, 128
Hog Island, 318
Hog Lane, Whlteehapel, London, Eng., 17
Hogalne Lane,\London, Eng., 17
Holland, 43. 110, 135, 224, 323, 379, 433
HoUis, N. H., 382
HoUiston, Mass.. 349
Holmes Hole, Mass.. 103-105. 107
Honiton. Devonshire, Eng., 256
Hopedlale Community,. 166, 381
Parish, 366, 381
HopUnton, Mass.. 229
Hopton Castle, Shropshire, Eng., 903
Horbling. Eng., 09
Homcastle. Eng., 65, 66
Homer. N.T.. 56
Horsfield. Co. Sussex, Eng., 206
Hoasatonie Colony. 396
Hoosatonic Townsnfps, 396
Howard University, Washington, D. C.» 453
Hudson, Mass., 382
N. Y., 272
Hudson River, 256
Hall, England. 289
Mass., 394, 442
Hnntingdonjhire, Eng., 71
HnntIngton,-N. Y., 458
Huntstown (Ashfield), Mass., .143
Hurtlebnry HiU, Concord, Mass., 194
Hyde Park, Vt., ZTl
leomb, Co. Gloucester, Eng., 264, 266
Hchester. Eng., 14
Illon, N. Y., 143
India, 83
Indian Territory, 457
Institute of Technology, 274
Invemeill. 371
Iowa, State of, 38-1
Ipswich, Co. Suflbik, Eng., 302, 464
Mass., 29, .18, 39. 50, 51, 148, 202, 203,
254,258, 267, 271, 272, 275, 335-
341, 343,345, 346, 376, 378, 382-
lUver. 49 [184
Irasbnrg, Vt.. 339
IrbyoupoU'Humber. Eng., 65
Ireland. 92, 93, 266, 274. .122, 324, 379, 461
Iroquois County, 111., 234
Island of Virginia, 302
Isle of Ely, Eng., 9
Man. Eng., 418
Wight, Eng., 20, 295
Isles of Shoals, 46
Islington, Co. Middlesex, Eng., 9
Ithaca, N. Y., 148, 268
Jamaica, 118
L. I., 127
Plain, Mass., 148, 266
James City Co., Va., 377
Jamestown, Va., 377
Jay, Me., 231
Jefferson, Me., 360
Jeremiah's River. 403
Jerseys, The, 306. 428
Jones River, Mass., 113
Kalamaxoo, Mich., 227, 233, 359, 374
Kansas, SUte of, 226, 457, 458
Keene. N. U., 142
Keeowee, Georgia, .166
Kennebec County, Me.. 456
River, Me.. 86. 376, 995. 400
Kennebunkport, Me., 123
Kensington, Conn.. ^
Kent County, Eng., 4.12
Kenton, Shropsh&e, Eng., 217
Kickemuit, R. I., 320
River, R. I., 320, 321
Spring, Warren, R. I., 321
Kilkenny, Ireland, .102
KiiUngly, Conn., 287
KUlingworth, Conn., 54, 210,314, 374, 379, 406
Kllnaboy Castle, Co. Clare, Ire., 922
Kilnefora, Ireland, 323
King and Queen County, Vum 24
King's College, N. Y., 209, 420, 423-425
King's Lymi, Co. Norfolk, Eng., 24
Rocks. 320
Kingscaple, Co. Hereford, Eng., 302
Kingsdon, Co. Somentet, Eng., 14
Kingston, Mass., 285, 370, 431, 4M, 446
KIrlcforther, Scotland, 21
Kirton, Eng., 142
KIttanning, Manor of, 270
Kittery, Me., 124, 142, 145, 221, 252, 450
Point, 453
Knox County, Ohio, 234
La Grange, lU., 47. 203
Lake Champlain, 88
Lake City, Minn., .139
Co., Ohio, 232
George, 205
Lakeville,Mass., 131
Lambeth, Eng., 188
Lancaster, Duchy of, Eng., 257
Mass., 92, 186, 190, 192-194, 198, 196,
269,348,350
Pa., 400
Laneathire, Eng., 322
Ui Boohdle, TnoDt, 1«, 4W
SwIlHiUud. nax
Lawitnce Anuttmr. 4M
' iwl Mil «s! iio'
Exctrr I-arHh. (^oim,. MS
Sprla«,M.¥.,mr
LeAhMopioD, Enr., 83, M. M
Lvdyard, Conn., a«3
iMHli. Me.. ^'^
Index of Places.
Loudas, Hng.—
r/feng.."
LMden, HallHid, ]i»-in. 3TV. iVO
DnifcnltT, BoMiaii. Ill
LIdnto. Fnriib of, Bar., W
LlDoolB, Rbk., «-«6, »i, 70
UBftoIn CUhedtsl, M
CoantT. lie-.
In'ilnn. London, Kna.,.1M
liublre. Eng , AG, M, £.;i, 3S7. 1
eooa Uarbor, GbncuUr, Mmi., »,
[■■dhiD. Co. Herltbrd, Edc., 431
BnuclJ St., London, Eng., lU
Llierar, Eai;.,'ilfl
Londgn, Eag., 10, 11, l«-^l, 13, M, 43. SI, S
SM, :mo, wo, xw-an. 59i-30:i,
son, Sra, 32*. »U, un, SM, 3IM.
30?, 373, 388, Wit, iaii-at, iM,
lot
iifHallDim In a* W*ll. 2W
BedCord atreM, Stnnd, 137
Blihopigate, W. 131
Blank Spnia Eigic, OB
BriLlih llainim', vo. t:u). ?5I, 462
Bull Inn, BlibopiBiiu, 130, mi
ClwnacTT Luna, W
Dennark Hill, 137
Hmust St., !«
FumliurBb Ht., 18
Hug Lur, 17
HogalDe Luic, 17
Llnmln't tan, 30V '
LIODOln'i Inn F[elda, 201
LlUlo BUHell St., tU
FlIcmoMcr Rov, lal
St.Anti'iaabo, 300
Botulpli wltbuul AlEBti., M
Buttolph, Diiliopigatc. MS
Budteburch, 17. Ifi
G eurge'i , 11 anovvrliqusre ,,300
Leonard Sharedlleh, Si
Margarcl'i, Wcitmlnlgter, 31
Hunlo'ii In Ihe neldi, 340
Mlabael-i CDmblll, IS
Uildnd'i, i;
Lor^m, DundM.aH
Lanlnbarg. C. B., 301, 3W. *
" Louttlana raTChue," tS7
tonCounlrla.ts'
Loiriill, Haul., 13A, lt7, 143
7i. m, *tt
1,378, OT
Tl., (
43, tU-lft7, 11
>hip, 3IM
:, IK, 119, «•!, aa,s*.
UtcbetoanB (PorUaBd), Ita.. 6t-e?
MHCbrgonnc Nnk, Uf .. M
MachcD, UabDaBlbtbln, 130
UaiblBi, Ke., lfM,2«7
Haohtalpurl, Me, ISO
UadlKm, Conn., M, 312, 31G
WU.,iOg
Hiid]iDn:Co., III., tM
"■.•■■"i
s.'t., dm
Uali.U
Madrai
B^aliTtSmtkyc^^
llui., 3»e
Malif.lonB, Co. Kent, Eng
UalDe. Slate of, M.M, 87.
iTo, aas, i
Uildeu, Co-IBmu, Eng..
HbIMob, Eng., M
J
of, 418
'■■IS.
N. H .11, 373
Malionu't. I'lfi
Miplf
id, N. J., 1
■d, Mua., '
uhlo. .168
Uarlborougb, lla>i., 143, IM, IKi. ZS, £», Ml
Upper, SM
MarnbDll. Co. Uari^I, Eng.. 14, 1&
Ml
I, IS^ 417-4W.
Uonmouthihlre,
Uanlon Moor, all
Martba'I Vineyard, 108, I W, 338
UarjUnd, Colony of, 3S.1
FroTlnwof, 37S,il7.4ia
State of, 136, wt, 307, u;, 3U, >*>>
373, )i6
Ulppelh KlUi, h. I., 113
Index of Places.
Calanf of, !9, 4MB, EZ, M,
ProTlaM of, SM
■■tuuu, CDba, 430
Uulocll, IMrbrablR, Eng., IDl, 180, 413
Uppingham, Co. KatUnd, BBK.,4fil
Medaeld, Miu., M4. 4a:f, 4«7
HrdToKl, Mui., M, 21«, »«, »1, ib
Mcdnr, Mu>., 4S2
MclTcrlcr. Shi'opablre, Edi., 303
MaDdbuo, Hug.. US
K. 3., OB, 2S2
HcBdan, llKu.. 3in, 3*4
MenolaBT (Arllngtonl. Mui., 2IS
HrrMrn, CoDD.,U
Merrimack, N,H., 41
TiUlcT
Klddlt SUM, 3
«, Eng ., 1«
Mlddlebargb, Pk., 1»
—-■"-^ -1, Co. Y-ork, 1
MlHtulppi U . .
MlMoari, SUIe ol, 141, 38!, 383
i;ulrrr«llf of, SSt, 4«S
KoUle. AlatMBU, 134
■onddFlaiap, Km., IDD
MOBmoaib Academj, 3H
■oMBoath Coan HbaK, 3?*
MoBBOaltwIiire. Wilra, 2M
■ODroc Co., Ohio, 134
■fontgamFrr, Mu*., 313
MonlgoinrrTCo., PL.3S3
MoDipetier, Vt., t71, 333. as
IfOntlMl, Cuadk, W, 3B3
Mo«« HJU. Ootirord, Cona., 311, 113
Hon, Shrmshlra. £ds., 3«3
Hotltj, Eog.. lU
Ifonl* Couir, N. J., Bl, 132, m
T. Kng., 19
MoaqaaiheBt Pond. UO
11 1. Anbani, Cambridge, Hau., tlS, 343, 130, 431
S^fSSp,!"^ I- »»•'"■"•"»
Bar, K. I., 330
NKk. SM.Kl
Ht. TflmoB, 100. 418, 4it, at
Knox Co., Obio, ZU
VogntoD Fariej. Eng., 10
Xoadly, LrfaMtcnbbc, Km*.. 80
WMh Broml^, Emh Co., eng., US
MnddT BlTer (Bmokllu), Uau.. VIS
Hodlbtd, Eo>., 11
Unniter Co., Germanr, 417
HuKatlnc. Iowa, 149
HoMtla Core, 1:17
MjIh Bridge, North Swaaica, B. I., 110, 320
HfMio, Ha*)., 30
KalLiworth, moBO»t«ihIre. Eng., 337
Nantack«l, Hmi., I4«
NiplM, Italr, 07, 307. 308
Karraganiett, 01, Of, 113, 3», 341
Bar, 317, 310. 330
TownihCp No, 7 (Gorbam, Mc),
102, «H. 342. 343
TowDihipf, 30I,M1-H1
Kaah*Ii«,311
^'alhobi^ \M, 103, iw
Naihaa, N. H., 40
Hauaa, New Proridenn. US
NaUsk, llaa(„ 33, 31.344
NatiODal Kueun, 271, IB
MaanUHi, Bag., 101
Kebruks, StMe of, 117
TtfTllorj, 4H. 498
Nenlham, Mai*.. 33, 34, 133, IM. tto. ttt
NeUoQ Co., Va., 2M
Xcw Albion, 301
Am*tndMn, 384
Kfwark, V. J., 127, Ml. 400
Kew Bcdtbrd, Hai*.. I?7, 331, «S,431
Britain. Conn., 8S, JH. 308
Ntir Bniniwliik, 141
Newbnrgh, N. V., ;.■?, Ml, IC, K.l. !1J
NewboTT. Co. Berk. I^nj . <■;. ivi
Ma«,.2 140. Ill,
KcKbarTpott, Hal 138,263.
^^■nil,"^:.^.'.' ;u7x-fl' il.'SJ, U. H, 43, If,
w CoUfge. Oxford, Eag., MO
I, I1U. ij:vi]n. IIS, va, 127,
;, 13J, lU, 13», IM, 1U-H7,
I, 133, 100. 170, 187-180, lot,
i. 310, 313, SIC >», VA, 318,
1, 341, tH, M4. nMH, 1S3-
>. 387, 380, 370, 373, a»«3,
4, 300. 301-303, 117, KW, *lfi,
I. 367. 3W). 3«l, 3M, 307, 3M,
;-.".:i. 377. 378. 3iO-3fti, 3ftf,
i!lil-4aS,'f61-i«», 407
i(.B.,3n>
Ncwfinadlaiid, 107, 2JG
New Hanpthlrc, State of, UO. lU, 133, U«,1M,
20«,1M,»I,3M,I86,
411.4117
How BsTen, ConB., «, 81, B3, IGI, U2, 108, Ha,
at, 240. au, W4, 270, 3io.
318, 3il, 371, 370, 381, 400,
MA, 400, 131, «B
New Hann. Cokar of, 81, 138, 132
Index of Plat
Nawtnclan Batti, Ca. Samr, Knf., to
Hrw Jvnwr.Xl.lM, ixi, £M, VM, llM, :
M»,S70
:Mt, wt.
„_._. ,111. 119, m.aSB, 138,111,
»i3,tM,tl«, tlA, uu
Muddv, R.I.,)CIU
tt«k.lii>rTlii«IDa.ll.I.,lU,SU
KHford, Cuon., !1V, mT, SIS
cw DrlFMii, U., «n
i-irmouUi. M*M., no. iH, m, aai
Kawuirl, Bna-. 1!1J
■^ s.Ti.r*
K. I., (V-, -
Ktw rrwtuB, Ciuii ,
0,431, 1
rl<-iiiw, lliiiBinM, IB, M. UB, »
ItomiiFr. O. Ktnt, t:Da.,St
Ontr*, Hiu»., liM
Kcwlown, ConD., aU, 'J47. tOt
Ii(w York CIU, «. 74, h. UI. IIK. 110. in, 11
Va. lU, IW, 14NMI, l«7, U
tSl. MS. WJ. litl, UM. WD, ZM.
K1I. uru. auA. iia. au, Mit, 3M,
»I,3M,!IM. 411, 4IV-4JI, 4S».
431, 4M, »2, tM. 4£8, *», 401.
County, N.Y., 413. 41B
rroTlDH of, 3a«
aixM or, ixa. i», un, iti, 144, ito,
l»i. sat, no. HI, sra, HO,
XH. Ml, MIMI7I, 1)4, li:t,
Vluut FBllB, N.Y., ^
MtbliT, Kng., V7
Vl, 371
CuBBtT, Kdi., R, 18, 114, 116, 14,1, MO,
Uu). ,33,34 [^36
Nsrtli America, Sn.'ltH, 3S7. 387
KorUiamptoii, Ku., 17
Mk»., lOB, Z71, 403
KarUiamptoBililrc, Eaa„ 3ft7
Hunb UnMllbrd. Coon., 313
Briitol (No. Mwllian), Conn.. 410
Carolina. 8Ula of, 400
Korthtm UnarUMnt, IM
Korthaild, Cdbil, SIfl
NoiUifunt, Uonn., 313-310
•forth GnlUbrd, Cono., 0-1, 06. 07, 311-310, 410
llaD>on. Mmi.,43L
LloTmarc.Me., l:«
Hadlion, Cauu., 3U, 310. 110
' Doiburr, MMf„137
Northln
KOTtbVl
North Yi
■••;-^-.kj,.,.
Co. OIonoPjlFr, Eng.. tl
" W. 360'. 13V. *lo', 14^, 440, 40
,_1W1 [li
ou'cu., Va.,VGU
NalllBItumihli*. KOK., TS. IM, 11
Nuia (>iarU (W«*l JuMT). M
t^Mtln, 1H Wl. ll", IT*
Scalion tnrtlfUIa of »
Oak mil C«Dct«7T OMrMowa, W
o..knBa-< Fmr, **<
OddlmtOD, Co. OlmiMttcr. Eu., »
f)arl*n.l>urfti. «. Y.. »4, 4t«
oEla,Slal«<>f, HT.IM
MhloKli
UklBbuB
OM UDioar. 131.
" rAlMtL ,
rbiirjF, 41, 404
UklBbun* WrltOTT, 4»
- ■-■■ loBf. 131.317, 9M
>v(1 LaM, ~-
■pp*y, Kb(, W
I'rfWk^Tini*., IM
-eDl,L.I.,4ll,ll3
iiiclvae* lilaud. CjtribbMB Bn. M, ■
'hfook, Onnn.. KW
.,««<., 5
■ HorTnlk, KbcM
UTvrwIirailn, ChHiiln, Bdr.. W
Oafvrd, Kug., U, 140. 'eU. »i9. 304. !M
UDlrvrilii', 43. M. 101, 1(4. W
All aooli Colletir,
i
140
Oxinghall. Edit., M
O7.IM Pnad. C. I„ )
Hl»r. Sajbri
Pactflc Coail.
pSidiit, Hutl ,«, ■,»
I'aloiir't 1(1 nr, K. I., 3
l-Bfli, Fmnoe, KH
Paikuian. Ohio, 243
Patrrui" , K. J., m, 30i
Panlulrl, K. I.. 01.(13
PawluckM, lU I.. -M
Peabodi, Uun., 0!
Pehwonfi. Co. ulc.uB., J
w Caiic-st. IK
r, 07. (S3. 130. 141, V
ie«. aM, !ae, sh, s
iat!,4So, 174, too,!
Phebi'a Nvek, UarrinKtori. R. I.. 318
Phlladcliihla, PuiD.,U, OS, !31. 141, 117, a
140. KM), 101. MO, 171, «
3:14. SMI, 300, 371, 373, n
37H, 301, 107, lis, M), «I
Index of Places.
519
Philip's YUlaffe, Ut. Hope, 320
rhillips Academy, Exeter, N. H., 382
Piedmont, S. C, 376
PiermoDt, N. H., 129
PierpoDt, St. Lawrence Co.. N. T., 233
Pilegroye Precinct, Salem, N. J., 32
Pii^ney, N. Y., 41
Pinkerton Academy, Deny, N. H., 156
Piqaa, Ohio, 129^ 2i8
FIscaUnay, N. J., 120
Piscataqua, 46, 145
Rirer, 202
PiscaUy Landing, N. J.. 120
Pitchford, Shropshire, Eng., 363
Pitminster, £ng., 140
PiUsburg, Pa., 270
PitUfield, MaMH., 251, 314
N. H., 149
Pittsford, Vt., 233
Pittstown, N. Y., 41
Plas Grono, Wales, 83, 272
Plas y»n Yale, Wales, 83, 272
Plattsbarg, N. Y., 20, 406
Plum Island, 337, 413, 414
Plamstead, is^ng., 115, 250
Plymouth, Eng., 129, 266, 374
Mass., 60. 61, 110-112, 114, 129, 142,
145. 147, 234, 235, 237. 240, 247,
2h5, 286, ."117-320, 343, 364, 372,
."174. .379, 427-429, 431, 4H, 466,
467
Colony, 62, 111, 112-1 14, 127, 202, 236,
236, 240, 321, 370, 372, 403,
431 433
Plymouth Co., Mass., 128, 286, 358, 370, 428, 429,
431
Harbor. Mass., 429
Plantation, 48
Plympton, Mass., 108, 131, 247, 429, 430, 439, 444
Pocnmtnck Valley, 263, 269, 381
Polunoket, 317-319
Point of Rocks, Guilford, Conn.,1209
Poland, 226
Onio, 316
Poltlmore, near Exeter, Deronthlre, Eng., 367
Pomf^t, Conn., 63, 249
Pompey, N. Y., 404
Poole, Eng., 266
Popanomscnt, 320
Neck, Barrington, R. I., 318, 319
Poppasquash, .^20
Port Huron, Mich., 264
Portland, Conn., 148
Me., 84-87, 139, 142, 147, 148, 164, 202,
254, 269, 272, 370, 391, 392
Porto Rico, 468
Port Royal, Jamaica, 118
N. S., 122, 203
Portsmouth, Co. Southampton, Eng., 20, 21, 365
M. H., 86, 86, 123, 124,132, 224, 247,
356, 366, 368, 463, 464
R. I., 427
Va.. 371
Ponghkeepsie, N. Y., 264
Pownalborough, Wiscasset, Me., 450
Presbery, Eng., 187
Pteston. Conn., 29, 142, 283, 284, 287, 288, 313,
441-443
Prince George's Co., Md., 306, 376, 417, 420
Princes* Anne Co., Va., 371
Princeton, N. J., 148, 306, 331. 376
Uniyersity, 148, 161
Priors Down, Eng., 14
Prospect Hill, Somerrille, Mass., 1.37, 270
PrOTldence, R. I., 60, 62. 63, 134, 148, 160, 224.
226, 231. 262, 272, 343, 363, 382
Islands, 368, 360, 466
Plantations, 262
Prorineetown, Mass., 360
Putney, Eng., 19
cer Hni, R. I., 376, 430
npacbee, 108, 104
lebec, Canada, 91
r, Mass., 188-190, 216, 262, 282, 299, 805
Ramsey. Co. Essex, Eng , 802
Raymond, Me., 201
Raynham, Eng., 19
Mass., 68, 69, 131, 132, 373, 375, 434-
439
Readfleld, Me., 456
Reading, Eng., 469
Mass., 122, 146, 346
Pa., 266, 374
Red Horse Tavern (Wayside Inn), Sudbury,
Redland, bristol, Eng., 357
Rehoboth, Mass., 129, 133, 142, 144, 146, 201, 232,
317, 319, 343. 358, 403, 434
Rerells, Rutland Mewton, Co. I>orset, Eng.,
303
Reydon, Co. SulTolk, Eng., 413
Rhode Island, State of, 60, 134. 144, 224-226, 233,
262, 202, 317, 319, 367,
4.11,433
Rhode Island College, 224
Colony, 321
Richmond, Mass., 314
Va., 137. 256, 364, 309, 371, 381
RIngwood. Hants, Eng., 293, 303
Ris^rd, Eng., 92
Rissington, Co. Gloue^ Eng., 264, 266
Rirerhead. L. I., 74
Roanoke, Va., 382
Robinson's Creek, Duxbnry, Mass., 427
Rochester, Co. Kent, Eng., 302, 433
Mass., 131, 229, 368
N. H., 206
N. Y., 67, 143
Rockingham, N. H., 86
Rockland, Me., 468
Rocky HUl, Ipswich, Mass., 336, 336
RolTenden. Co. Kent, Eng., 206
Rome, Italy, 97
Romeo, Mich., 265
Rowley, Eng., 463
Mass., 38, 39, 42, 203-205, 336, 371, 463
Roxburr, Conn., 384
Mass., 22, 44, 71,' 178, 181, 214-216, 270,
271,380
Rumford, Co. Essex, Eng., 433
Russia, 387
RuUand, Vt., 264, 373, 381, 464
Wis., 233
Co., Vt., 132
Rye, N. U., 86
Saeo, Me., 84
River, 202
Sagadahoc Me., 207
Sag Harbour, 331
St. Anne's, Soho. London, Eng., 800
St. Augustine. Fla., 134
St. Benedict, Cambridge, Eng., 130. 131
St. Botolph's without Algate, London, Eng., 9
St. Buttoiph, Biiihopsgate, London, Eng., 296
St. Clement, Cambridge, Eng., 24
St. David's, Eng., 376
St. Dionis Backchurch, London, Eng., 17, 18
St. EusUtia, 266
St. Georges, Hanover Square, London, 380
St. Giles, Cambridge, Eng., 71
St. James, South Elsham, Co. Suffolk, Eng., 462
St. James, Westminster, Eng., 360
St. Johnsbury, Vt., 143
St. John's College, Cambridge, Eng., 66, 144
St. John the Baptist, farish Ot^ Gloucester,
Enc 94 06
St. Kauierine's, Co. Middlesex, Eng., 9
St. Katherine's near the Tower, London, Eng.,
23
St. Lawrence, London. &ig., 21
Co., N. Y., 233
University, Canton. N. Y., 270
St. Leonard, Shoreditch, Co. Middlesex, Kng.,
22
St. Leonard's, WUts, Eng., 324
St. Louis, Mo., 148, 383, MS
St. Margaret's, Titehflekl, Eng^ 12
Westminster, £ng., 869
Index of Places.
Bt. Uary Uvl*lcD. B<nncuiilti]i, Co. Sorny,
Eug., 33
Bt. MiriV, Ely, 24
St. HlcbtteVi, CsmbridR*. Kbe., HW
Comhill, Idndon. Ena., IS
OloDDHtrr. Ena-.W
MBrblsbesd, ml
SL Hildrfd'i, London, £«(., 17
BmdatrHtXondoii, Eni., IS
St. NleholM. GlDuoHlcr. Kng., W, M, lltt
St. OUvc, SoDthwirk, Bna^ a
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St. PrtPr*!. Berkhunpilpad, UetU, Eog.. £27,
8t. Sldwrllf, Exew, Co- Dcron, Eni., 3B7
SI. Wcifcurghi, Wnls., M, 872
Salem, Hmi.,I«,M, «8-SI, St-tO, W-4S. 17-U,
«M, ^, KSI, 2&7, VH,' ZM,' Sm!
M6, zn;, -in, z7i, n&, m, »i,
377, 37!, Ml, 413, 414, 4W
I
Hut., M, SI, 81, la-U4. t4«, W4, 37a,
3*2, 4N
GnlopCo., Bng. ""
li«nd*w«r, Enj 4i31
Su rmndKD, Cml., St, 1», I!«, iU, 208, 4'
Evalogk, B. Yn W
BkTom, Enc., 3fi, 2«
SBjibruuk, Coon., H, l
SdUaie. Kitten, He., tW
Ha«., m, lis, ]«0,Sm, 871, 437-4at,
431,433,141
Bootland, 138. I4K, -Mt, 373, UO
I'lrlab, tVladham, Conn., 443
Sorsapld. Eur., M. K
StUrelihr, Jfiinor of, .
f, Kng., 37
. Ill
Ire, Eng., m
Sulon, Dm . .
aednoioor.EDg.. _._ _
Srokonk, Ifiw. »1, »4, 3t7, SI
fiunprlnghun, Bng., BB, 70
EtnrttL fMt, M. r., tm, SH
ScTHV BInr, ND
Btymoiir, Conn., IS7
Shuon, Conn., I«8, Ml
ShMklrrrlllE, Fn.,t34
SherpuHit, Ms., 87
Bbcffleld. Eng., 483
Mui., SM
Pmn.. m
8helDl«D, Sbropthln. EBg.,9Sl
ebdwr Itland, 4I3,4U
Bhrrboni, Mui., MB. 4«E
Sbertwrne, Eng,, It
8ti>rlurn> Caille, Bug., 13
Bhlpian, ShrouhlrtiEoi., 381
ShODianiMt pSrehuB, S&
Bhrtwibsrr, KDg.,«IB
Uau, 127, 340
BhToiMhIiv, Eng., S17, iM, 263, 333
BIbdon CHTWDod, Shmpililrp, Eng.. 3S3
Slmabury, Conn., 143
BkelUin, h.-nr.,e3
BkenK M'-aiiulB, t»
Bllmilirrdgii, Kng., 137
BmFtboi'F, mhrapthln, Eng., 38.1
Hou«. Loqdon. Kng.. 31
bire, Eog., 43, M. M4
!, Mul„ 131, m, 137, I
>, 273. 3U. »K
', I'lftti', 4
,77, ,172. 373
SoDtbaRiplan, Co.
(>oiiIbbon)', Hau.
Soolb notion, »■
SDulhbrldKf. Uui.. ^
' Carolina. IVotlBM of, 228
SUlf of. m.4al. 487
EouthRiM, Berlohlr*, Eng.. M4
BOBth Danren. Mut., 33
UDxburr, Hut., !BS, 4H
BnulheBil. PuldiHf Co.. S. T., M«
go. Eloliam, Co. Suffolk, Eog., t«i
SoulhSeld (TotUud), Uui.. 337
80, Hampton, N. H.. l«i, 183. zli, 411
Bouth Uartmr, Salem, tlua., 29
/*. .B.W. si, 1», 148. at,
SM-iS. 330 331, 112-4U
Boalbold, Co. Suffolk,
I
SprowtOD, Co. Norfolk. Eng.. 19
Sburwtok (SBarboraogbl, He., 84
Slitffilrdiblrc, ^ng., 413
Stalbrldgr, Eng., 13
Slanton. n»ar iTWurth, Eng.. 903
S(. John, Uxford. Eng.. 48
BUIlHitcr, N. Y., 123. 414
StIiwold,EB|!,.e«,«l
Stockbrldgi-, Co. Uanipihlrc, Eag., SOS
Mail,, l», 314
Slookton, Vrilti.'EDg.. 339, 400
Stogumbsr. SomorwUblrt, Eng., M
Sioru minor, Hr., 84
StoEe Ncwlnnon, Co. UlddlFifx, Eu.,«
StonlBpOD. Conn., 312
Slonr Point. ISO. 211
fitovr, Ma>a.. 317
BtratTord. Conn.,
Stratum. Eug.. i
Index ofPlaee*.
521
SonderUDd, MaMm 251
Surinam, 106
8arT«7 Coonty, Eofr., 11. 92
Sotton, MmM., 228, 229. 231-2»
Satton Montagae, aU Montaeott, SoBienet>
shlra, Eng., 13
Sutton's Hospital School. London, Eng., 61
Swaffham, Co. Norfolk, Rnv,. 116, 200
Bolbock, Cambridgeshire, Eng., 2
Swamp Fort, 208
Swamptoott, Maas., 275
Swan Point River. 20i
SwanMa, MaM.. 317, 818, 320, 321, 322. i28
RiTer, 321
Sweden, 201
Syleham. Co. Soflblk, Eag., 462
STracase, N. T., 143
Tannlngton, Eng., 126
Tappan, N. T.. 128. 150
Tatterahall, Eng.. 65
Castle, Bng., 70
Tatyngham. Enjr., 126
Taonton, Co. Somerset. Eng., 23, 252
Mass., 131, 228. 229, 231, 233, 270,
303, 434^17, 439
Tewksbory. Mass., 41
Tharston. Co. Norfolk. Eng.,'414
Theckenham. Eng.. 463
Theresa, N. Y.. 41
Thistelton, Co. Rutland, Eng., 801
Thompson. Conn., 384. 463
ThompsonTille, Conn., 250
TbomDurj, Co. Gloucester, Eng., 186, 808
Thomoomb. Co. Devon. Eng.. 21
Thomtonupon'H umber, Eng., 66
Three Rivers, Canada. 80
Tlmsbury House. Co. Somerset, Eng., 264
Titchfield, Co. Southampton, Eng., 12
Tiverton, R. I., 420
Todber. Co. Dorset. Eng., 13, 14
Tolland. Mass.. 337
Tompkins County. N. Y., 265
Tonawanda. Erie Co., N. Y., 143
Topcroft. Co. Norfolk, Eng., 335, 841
Topsfield. Mass., 129
Topsham, Eng., 357
Me.. 266
Toronto, Ontario, 457
Torrington, Conn., 315
Toulon, France, 21
Townsend, Mass., 361
Trent, Austria, 70
Trenton. N. J., 31, 127, 376
Trinidad. 151
Trinity College, Cambridge, Engn 0| 61
Troy, N.Y.. 314
Ohio, 217
Trumbull Co., Ohio, 133
Tufts CoUere, 270
Tyberton, Co. Salop, Eng., 217
Tyddenham. Monmouthshire. 239
Tyngsborough, Mass., 154, 155, 160,255
Ulllngton, Pebworth Parish, Co. Glouo., Eng.,
223
Ulster. Ireland. 266
Union Theological Seminary, N. T., 199
United Colonies, 321
States, 121, 128, 132, 133, 135, 138, 139,
149, 153. 165-157, 159, 161, 196,
253, 256-259. 262-264, 267, 268,
271, 354, 360. 372. 380, 383, 887,
399, 430. 461. 464, 465, 458, 459,
462, 463. 46&-467
University of Edinburgh. 467
Unquitv (MUton). Mass.. 145
Upper Housatonic Township, 396
Marlborough. 301
Wallop. Eng., 35, 36
Urefafont, Eng.. 35
Utiea, N. Y., 267
Uxbridge, Mass., 230
Venice, Italy, 417
Veato, 322
Vermont, State of, 148, 226, 267, 271, 863, 372
Vernon, N.Y., 143
Virginia, Colony of, 383
Province of, 418, 426
State of, 24. 86, 97, 107, 110. Ill, 132,
137, 249, 301-303, 306. 307, 309,
864, 869,371, 373, 376, 307, 361
Wachuset, 194
Waeton, Eng., 115
Wakefield, N. H., 384
Wakerly, Northamptonshire, Eng., 468
Walden, Co. Essex, Eng., 434
Wales, 83, 234. 235, 272, 360
Walker, Iowa, 133
Walllncford, Conn., 318, 315, 316, 407, 410
Walpole. N. H., 144
Walsingham, Co. Norfolk, Eng., 808
Wannamoisett. 318
Wanstead. Co. Essex, Eng., 289
Wansted, Co. Hants, Eng., 808
Wareham, Mass., 131, 459
Wameford, 355
Warren. R. I.. 317-322
Academy, 274
Wobom, Mam., 386
River, 320, 822
Warwick, Enc^ 82
'•»
Warwickshire, Eng., 196, 217-219, 222, 857
Washington, D. a, 84, 129, 132. 136, 139, 148,
147, 148, 151. 156, 157, 159,
160. 255, 202. 266. 269, 271,
354, 383. 430, 466, 467
Go., H. Y., 268
Pa.. 232
Washington and Lee Untrertity, 882
Waterbury. Conn., 65, 379
Water-Gate-Street, Chester, Eng., 83
Watertown, Mass., 48, 143, 147, 197, 196, 215.
216. 242, 249, 252, 267, 84i-
350, 876, 878, 434, 466
Wata^me, Me., 382
Wayne. Kennebec Co., Me., 456
Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Mass^ 848
Weare, N. H., 204. 206, 376
Webster, Mass., 133
N. H., 43
Weedsport, N. Y., 265, 268
Wellesbome, Warwickshire, Eng., 17
Wellesley, Mass., 250, 38S»
Welshfleld. Geanga Co., Ohio, 217
Wenefho, Eng.. 19
Wessacucon. 46
Wessagusset (Weymouth). Mass., 898
West and Shirley Hundreds, Va., 801
Westboro, Mass., 231
West Boston, Mass.. 42
Bridgewater, Mass., 270, 428
Westbrook. Conn.. 314
Westbnry, Eng., 96
on Severn, Eng., 94
West Butte, CaL, 40
Cambridge. Mass.. 215
Westchester County. N. Y., 138, 149
West end of Pauls, London, Eng., 69
Western Islands, Amolca, 308
Reserve, 383
University, 148
Westfleld. Mass., 313, 837
West Hanover. Mass., 142, 145
Hartford. Conn.. 356
Indies, 40. 42. 108, 104, 106, 107, 151, 861,
3fl6, 387
Westington, Co. Gkmc, Eng., 223
West Jersey, 31, S3
Medford, Mass., 845, 453
Westminster, Mass.. 197. 460
Westmoreland, N. H., 232
West Newton. Mass., 216
Weston, Mass., 267, 348
Sabedira. Co. CUoMn Eng., 828
Index of Places,
Wtat Riding of ToFkihlra, Eng., I
Blvtr. CoBD., H, 3t4
SpriDgSfM, Hub., 410
WBrmODtb, Kng.. SIM
TnttV.Wn''Sia-!M
Wpsfonl. tnUnd. W
Wh<Twclln«ira>tford, llsnU, T.nt.. M
WMIMflmp*!. LoDdon, Knt, B. n
Whitflhuroh, Hamulilre, Sag., xn, 37t
WhIUbBll, N.T.,Sv
Wlilt* B>rt, CatHUcn St., Loodon, Kag., tl
PWni, IW, IW, 376
WhlkrtOwlI, N. T., M
Wliltloj, Co. WirwlBk. Ebb., 11
WhUabarT, St. Lwmud'i, Co. tTtltn, Kng.. IM
Wlabfoferd, Co. Wore.. Kng., W*. S7»
171i!lHirfl>ril, Woroutinhtr*, Eng. , lax
WtelilU. KiHM, Ita
WteUow Co,, IralKnd, na
WIcM. Iiltof, n,»ft
Wirbmhui. »■»., lU
Wllk.n.lliirr*, F-ii., I««, IW, H7
IVULtam ind Harr, Collegvof, Va., STO, 181, 11V,
iDlil rollfln, V
Wlllon, (vinn.. lUS
N. H.,1(l. 41
Wtltitlrr, Eng., W, i3», MB, SM
Wlnelu>li<ion,1lBii>..Ma
WlDChMlBr, Kng., 1 1 , wn. CM, «»
Ulu.. 371
wiBdtiMB. Cona., W7, esa, tIS, W
Colony or, tilt
Hi-., I4«, MO
N.U., 40,11, i;i«.s^
Wlndnr, Conn., I«i, m, 143, :»». »H, Iffi. «e.
Ill
Woneitii, Kng., lOo. an
Hua.. 14a. IM. 147. I4<. VW. IH,
tU, tS7, »V, Ml. W«, U«
WortI»y. Knx.,VU«
Wollnn. Kng., H
WfnthHin.Hiii).. 44
Torkitlr*, Kng.. (W. iTJ, 378, t»
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PROCEEDINGS
NEW-ENGLAND
isTORic Genealogical Society
ANNUAL MEETING, ii JANUARY, 1899
THE CHARTER AND BY-LAWS OF THE SOCIETY
THE RULES AND ORDERS OF THE COUNCIL
iv%^.
BOSTON
PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY
H.DCCC.XC1X
BOSTON :
Vtn« ot BibUi Clspp ie Sen.
CONTENTS.
Paob
Officers elected bt the Society for the Year 1899 . 5
Officers and Committees appointed by the Council . . 6
Address of the President 9
Report of Proceedings 12
Report of the Council 15
Committee on the Library 19
Committee on Papers and Essays 20
Committee on Publications 21
Committee on Memorials 24
Committee to Assist the Historiographer .... 24
Committee on Heraldry 24
Committee on Finance 25
Committee on the Cabinet 26
Committee on Rolls of Membership 27
Report of the Librarian 28
List of Donors to the Library ...... 80
Report of the Corresponding Secretary .... 41
Report of the Treasurer 44
Report of Trustees of the Kidder Fund .... 47
Report of the Historiographer — Necrology for 1898 . 48
Charter and Legislative Acts 54
By-Laws of the Society 55
Standing Rules and Orders of the Council ... 68
OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY
FOR THE YEAR 1899.
Rkv. EDWARD GRIFFIN PORTER, A.M., of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
JOHN ELBRIDGE HUDSON, LL.B., of Boston, Massachusetts.
Hon. JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER, A.M., of Portland, Maine.
Hon. EZRA SCOLLAY STEARNS, A.M., of Concord, New Hampshire.
Hex. JAMES BARRETT, LL.D., of Rutland, Vermont.
Hon. OLNEY ARNOLD, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Prof. EDWARD ELBRIDGE SALISBURY, LL.D., of New Haven, Conn.
EecorTiini^ SecTctarg.
GEORGE AUGUSTUS GORDON, A.M., of Somenille, Massachusetts.
CorresponT)tn|( Secrrtars.
ALBERT HARRISON HOYT, A.M., of Boston, Massachusetts.
^Treasurer.
BENJAMIN BARSTOW TORREY, of Hanover, Massachusetts.
l^tbrarian.
JOHN WARD DEAN, A.M., of Medford, Massachusetts.
Cije Council.
JSx-Oficits.
Rev. EDWARD GRIFFIN PORTER, A.M.
GEORGE AUGUSTUS GORDON, A.M.
BENJAMIN BARSTOW TORREY.
JOHN ELBRIDGE HUDSON, LL.B.
ALBERT HARRISON HOYT, A.M.
JOHN WARD DEAN, A.M.
for i8gg.
CALEB BENJAMIN TILLINGHAST, A.M., of Boston, MassachusctU.
GEORGE SUMNER MANN, of Boston, Massachusetts.
HENRY WINCHESTER CUNNINGHAM, A.B., of Manchester, Mass.
For i8gg, igoo.
WILLIAM TAGGARD PIPER, A.M., Ph.D., of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
CHARLES EDWIN HURD, of Boston, Massachusetts.
AARON S.\RGENT. of Somer\'ille, Massachusetts.
For i8gg^ igoo, igoi.
NATHANIEL JOHNSON RUST, of Boston, Massachusetts.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEVENS, of Boston, Massachusetts.
WALDO LINCOLN, A.B., of Worcester, Massachusetts.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
APPOINTED BY THE COUNCrL FOR THE YEAR 1899*^
J^ietOTiograplitT.
Rkv. GEORGE MOULTON ADAMS, D.D Ai.borDdale. '
£liitor of publitalions.
JOHN WARD DEAN, A.M Medford.
(Tommittte on ^innnce.
Rkv. EDWARD GRIFFIN PORTER. A.M., n>-offieio.
CAairman Dorchctter.
WILLIAM TRACY EUSTIS Bo«ton.
Hon, NEWTON TALBOT Boston.
HENRY WILLIAMS, A-B Boston.
NATHANIEL JOHNSON RUST Boslon.
flToramtttte on t))( 3.ibiaTg.
HENRY WINCHESTER CUNNINGHAM. A.B., Chairmna ManchesWr. I
JOHN WARD DEAN, A.M., tit-oj^tie Medfoixl. I
GEORGE BROWN KNAPP. A.M Boston.
FRANCIS WILLIAM SPRAGUE Boston.
Miss HELEN FRANCES KIMBALL Brootlinc.
Mrs. KATHARINE OniORNE EVANS Portland, Me.
Committtc on ^diiblfcationB.
CALEB BENJAMIN TILLINUHAST, A.M., Chairman . . Boston.
JOHN WARD DEAN, A.M Mcdfonl.
DON GLEASON HILL Dedham.
CHARLES KNOWLES BOLTON, A.B Brooklinc.
FRANCIS EVERETT BLAKE Boston.
Cammilitt on ^apcis anli ^9%i-^i.
GEORGE EUGENE BELKNAP. LL.D., Rear Admiral
U.S.N., Chairman Brooklin*.
CHARLES EDWIN HURD Boston.
ALBERT ALONZO FOLSOM Brookline.
DAVID HENRY BROWN, A.B Medfoid.
CHARLES SIDNEY ENSIGN. LL.B Newton.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES. 7
Committee on §EUmaxMsi.
Rkv. henry fitch JENKS, a.m., Ckairmam .... Canton.
Rbv. henry ALLEN HAZEN, D.D Aubumdale.
FRANCIS EVERETT BLAKE Boston.
DON GLEASON HILL, LL.B Dedhara.
CHARLES SEDGWICK RACKEMANN Milton.
Committee to 900t0t t^e f^uttortograpfier.
Rbv. SILVANUS HAY WARD, A.M., Ckairmam .... Southbridge.
Rbv. GEORGE MADISON BODGE, A.M Westwood.
Rbv. ANSON TITUS, A.B Somerville.
WILLIAM RICHARD CUTTER Woburn.
Rev. WILLIAM SWEETZER HEYWOOD Boston.
Rev. CHARLES HENRY POPE, A.B Cambridge.
Rev. ROSWELL RANDALL HOES, A.M., U. S. N. . • Boston.
Committee on £nglt0fi iSleseatc^.
WILLIAM SUMNER APPLETON, A.M., Ckairmam . . Boston.
JOHN TYLER HASSAM, A.M Boston.
ROBERT CHARLES WINTHROP, Jr., A.M Boston.
THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON, A.M., LL.D. . Cambridge.
JAMES JUNIUS GOODWIN New York.
Committee on f^eraltirB.
HENRY ERNEST WOOD, Ckairmam Boston.
FRANCIS APTHORP FOSTER Cambridge.
JAMES HENRY LEA Fairhaven.
Committee on t^e Cabinet
MYLES STANDISH, A.M., M.D., Ckairmam Boston.
WILLIAM PRENTISS PARKER Boston.
CHARLES DARWIN ELLIOT Somerville.
Miss MARY CUMMINGS SAWYER Welleslej HilU.
Mrs. IDA FARR MILLER Wakefield.
Committee on i&olb of ftMbtt%^bf.
ALBERT HARRISON HOYT, A.M Boston.
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT.
Members of the Sogiett:
I am deeply senflible of this generous expression of your
judgment by which you have thought best to call me to the high and
responsible position made vacant by the resignation of our esteemed
ez-Grovemor Qaflin. I could wish, with you all, that his term
of office might have been prolonged; but as he has repeatedly
expressed a desire to be relieved of the burden, the Society could
not do otherwise than listen to his request.
I had naturally supposed — so far as I had given any thought to
the matter — ^that the Nominating Conunittee would find some other
distinguished layman, some Maecenas perhaps, as the candidate for
your votes. Certainly nothing was farther from my mind than that
any one was thinking of me for the place ; and when a few days
ago the Committee informed me that after due deliberation they
had agreed to present my name, I was taken wholly by surprise.
Nor should I indeed have been willing to accept the offer, had they
not assured me that they were unanimous in their choice and ready
to support it with the pronounced opinion of quite a number of the
active members of the Society.
Therefore, gentlemen — luid since the acquisitions of the last year,
the chair is happy to add, ladies, on these occasions — ^permit me to
say, that in accepting the honor I shall endeavor faithfully to dis-
charge the duties of the office so far as I am able. I shall need
your indulgent consideration, for I have not had wide experience in
administrative functions ; but I trust that all our deliberations may
be conducted in such a spkit of candor, courtesy and fellowship
that we may successfully meet the various problems requiring our
10 N. E. BtBTOBIC OENBAIX}QIOAL BOCnETT.
attention. We ahould not properly belong to New England if ne
did not have our coavictione about queationa that m&j at any time
arise ui our meetings. Doubtless there will alvfays be an oppor-
tunity for the freest utterance ; only let us bear in mind that this
Society, being of a purely lUcrarj' and historical character, ia not
an arena for the dust of conflict. Our work ia that of scholars, not
politicians nor athletes. We arc euppo«cd to live in the pure upper
air of letters, and to handle precious documenta left to us by the
silent dead. To some they may seem dry and musty, but to ue
they are full of meaning, and tlicreforc full of life.
The intelligent genealogist dcabi not with names alone, as 'is often
supposed, but with real men and women wlioui he is oft«n able ta
resuscitate and to clothe with a vigorous and picturesque life. He
inquiroa not in vain for the conditions belonging to character and
achievement, and he is oflen ricldj rewarded by his diacovcries b
anci^tral and municipal and ecclesiastical records. As Senator Hoar,
a good worker in this field, exproseea it, we are looking for the
"pedigree of the spirit." This it is which enlivens our researeheB
and adds infiiiile vuliie to our culluctlone.
I think we must all feel that the Society should give immediate
attention to the urgent request of Mr. Haasam and his committee.
Wc are proud of our fifty solid volumes of the Reqisteb, each one
packed with rare and authentic materials of history, but in ord«r to
make them available we must have a general index. It will oost a
few thousand dollars. The work of preparation is already in prog-
rees, and that of printing must soon be provided for. Surely, ladies
and gentlemen, at this end of the century there can be but one
opinion as to its necessity. The volumes now are like a closed store-
house of untold treasures scattered through fifty difierent compart-
ments with no way of access. A good index will be the golden key
to unlock them all. Let us have it as soon as possible.
Our indebtednesss to those who have served the Society in varioui
positions during all these years cannot be adequately summarized.
The membership of many of us dates back to Colonel Wilder's
time. He was the friend and neighbor of my boyhood ; and when,
a little later, he welcomed me here, neither he nor I could have
imagined that it would ever fall to my lot to be one of his Buocesaon
ADDRESS OF THE PBESIDENT. 11
in this chair. His genial and dignified features looking down upon
us firom the familiar portrait on yonder wall are an inspiring acces-
sory at all our meetings ; and I hope we shall ever maintain the high
standard which he strove to perpetuate in the Society to which he
was so sincerely attached and for which he labored so many years.
Among the living, there is no one who has rendered such important
and long-continued service as Mr. Dean, the honored Nestor of
American genealogists. As editor, treasurer, director, correspond-
ing secretary, librarian and member of the council, he has long since
come to be the chief representative of the Society, not only in the
opinion of his friends, but of all students of New England family
history and of the lines that flow from it into every part of our
great country.
And we are glad also to remember the valuable and permanent
work done by Mr. Whitmore and Colonel Hoyt and Mr. Trask
and others, a goodly number, whose contributions to the Society's
literature will never cease to be gratefully appreciated. For it is
an undoubted fact that our publications are so interwoven with the
story of the settlement and continuous growth of this section of our
country as to constitute original sources of knowledge, and there-
fore sure to be of the highest value as time goes on, when the more
voluminous and popular books of the day will have passed out
of mind.
You have wisely entrusted the management of your afiairs to the
Council and the various committees appointed for specific objects.
It will be my endeavor to c5operate with them, so far as may be
practical, and I trust that by our united and loyal efibrts the
manifold interests of this large and useful Society may be steadily
advanced.
I
PROCEEDINGS.
The Annual Meeting of the New-Englastj Historic Gbss-
ALOOiCAL Society was held in Marshall P. Wilder Hall in the
Society'e House, No. IS Somerset street, Boston, on the afternoon
of Wednesday, 11th January, 1899. .
In the absence of the President, the Eev. Heney Allein Hazek* 1
D.D., of Aubumdale, was culled to the chair and presided. I
The minutes of the stated meeting in Januaty, 1899, were read I
and approved as records. I
The annual meeting of the Corporation was then declared open
by the Chairman,
The Annual Reports, as hereinafter printed, were presented, read,
accepted, and ordered on file.
The Committee on Nominations of candidates for officers of the
Society and the Councillors, presented its report through its chair-
man, Francis Evbbett Blake, esq., of Boston. The report was
accepted and ordered on file ; and, on motion, it was
VoUd: To proceed to the election o£ officers o£ the Society for the
year, 1899, and that the chair appomt three tellers to receive, sort, count
and report the vote.
The chair appointed as tellers Henry Winchester Cunningham,
A.B., Anson Titus, A.B,, and Charles Henry Pope, A.B., who
received, sorted, counted the votes and made report through Heniy
Winchester Cunningham, esq., their chairman.
FROCBEDINGS. 13
The report was accepted, when the chair proclaimed the follow-
ing-named gentlemen elected, viz :
PrnidenL
Ret. Edward Griffik Portkb, A.M., Dorchester, Mass.
Vic&'PrBtidenU.
John Elbridge Hudson, Boston, Mass.
James Phinnet Baxter, A.M., Portland, Me.
Ezra Scollat Stearns, A.M., Concord, N. H.
James Barrett, LL.D., Rutland, Yt
Olnet Arnold, Pawtacket, R. I.
Edward Elbridge Salisbury, LL.D., New Haven, Conn.
Reccrding Secretary.
George Augustus Gordon, A.M., SomerviUe, Mass.
Chrretpcnding Secretary.
Albert Harrison Hott, A.M., Boston, Mass.
IV^cuurer.
Benjamin Barstow Torret, Hanover, Mass.
Libraricm,
John Ward Dean, A.M., Medford, Mass.
CaunciUars, for the term of three yearSy 1899^ 1900y 1901.
Nathaniel Johnson Rust, of Boston, Mass.
Benjamin Franklin Stevens, of Boston, Mass.
Waldo Lincoln, A.B., of Worcester, Mass.
The chairman appointed Charles Sidney Ensign, LL.B., a com-
mittee to escort the President elect to the chair.
Mr. Ensign performed the duty and presented Bev. Edward
Griffin Porter, A.M., to the chairman, who, in turn, presented
Mr. Porter to the meeting. The President was received with
acclamation, responded, and delivered the Annual Address.
11 H. m. maroBiciAz. GEiruLOGiciAii. Boamrr.
On motioiii
VoUd, Tba Sooie^ detirsi to plan upon leocwd an •gprnwion el ib
high ftppracution of tbs Hirioes, rendued, for tbe pait lix jeui> by (he
Hen. Wnikm CUfflin, LL.D., •■ iti Praddent
Tlie intemtt he hM tokan in Iti pnipoM utd woAi the wMiom aid
nodenlioii of hli ooonael and the gnoe and digidtj, witJi iriuob lu hii
preudod over the moetingB of ths oomdJ and of the Socia^, may weD be
emnUtted by hia moooMon in oBiee.
WMe be aeeka relief Iron) the cwsa and recpondlnlitiea of oSoe, Ui
attandanoe at tba meetjiiga of the Soda^ will be erar weloooM ; and k it
hoped that tba Sodety may for many yeara omtinaa to reodra the hour
and benefit of hij pieaenoe and intaraaL
SttalMd, That thia reaolalioa be entered npcHi the record i and m. tofj
thereof be tent to Gkiremor Ckflin hy the Seoatary.
On motiou, ^
Vaudt That the thanks of the Sodety be tendered the retiring membo^
of the Cooudl, CSiaries Sidney Ensign, LL.B. (of t«n presiding, pro Itn^tort,
with marked abili^ and strict impartiality), John Tyler Havana, A.M^
and the Bev. Henry Alluu Ila/ea, D.D., for thtir iuborn iu the Sodcty't
intereata ; with exprebsiuti of ihe wish that f»r mauy yran ihis Sociriy
may be favored with the counsel and eiperienoe of these gentlemen in
historical and genealogical work.
Buolved, That the Recording Secretary send a copy of this reeolatiOQ U
each of the gentlemen named-
Oil motion,
Voted, That the annual reports, this day made, llie addreaa of the Presi-
dent, the biographical Dotices of deceased memberB,* the by-Iawa of the
Society with the charter and other acts of the General Conrt of Maaia-
chusetts, extending the rights and privileges of this Society and the mlci
and orders of the Council, with the proceedings of this meeting, be printed
in pamphlet and distributed to the members (inclading the families of
members deceased during the past year), donors and exchanging aodiriies,
the number to be determined by the Committee on Publication, inclading
fifty copies for the use of the Council ; and that the Council be charged
with the execution of this order.
The meeting then diasolved.
So attests, Geo. A. Qobdoh,
Benordmg Seerdarj.
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL.
Pbbsbmted bt Cha&les SiDifXT Ension, LL3., of Nbwtov.
Anotheb year has swiftly flown, and on the threshold of the new
your Council submits for your careful revie^F its work of the past —
eighteen hundred and ninety-eight.
What an eventful year in our country's history it has been ! By
force of unforeseen events new territories have been and are to be
added to our national domain and additional foreign blood incor-
porated into ours. What will be the efiect, in the far-ofi* future, of
this infusion and replacement of the sturdy New England stock by
that of the Latin and Negrito races, is problematical and one of
those mysteries of nature yet to be solved.
That early New England names, many of them prominent and
influential in their day, have disappeared and are disappearing, is a
truth, and appellations once in conmion use are in the present age
only familiar to the antiquarian and the genealogist.
If the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States,
rendered last March, that under the fourteenth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, a child, although both of its
parents were Chinese aliens, bom in the United States, is a citizen,
* * ^ and that allegiance alone is the prime test of citizenship," is
equally applicable to those countries that have or may become an
integral part of our nation by reason of the Spanish- American war
and the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands, it will, in a few de-
cades, increase historical and genealogical research and render it
more difficult in its prosecution.
To the person interested in our society's work, it is time well
employed, spent in the careful reading of its annual reports from
their conmiencement to the present day and learn what our organ-
ization has become, and what an influence it maintains and is con-
tiintftUy exerting. Founded and organizes! by 6ve gentlemen on
the first t\ay of November in the year eighteen hundred and forty-
finip, — fifty-four yoara later, — the Society haa npon its meniberihip
n^ nine hundred and eighty-two nanics, of wlitch some have more
tbao a national reputation.
Since the plan of aeoking for a broad and liberal membership aad
the purguit of unrestricted lines of work has l>ocome definitely
settled by the Society, it has giuucd largely ia its membership, and
bdbre many years, if not already, it will be recognised tbruughout
ths world as the leader, and equally as well, the strongest uf til
biltorieal organizations. If it were suffered to become otherwise, it
would be a grave and serious error. Its aims should be for u high
■tendanl, to become the leader, the promoter and encouraget of
utTestigations in all branches of historical and genealogical work.
This Society would be unworthy of its name and of the standaicl
preecribed by its fouudcrs, by reason of the op|>ositjon to its incor-
poration, if its policy were circumscribed, it« membership liniitwJ to
» fbw, favored by birth and wealth, and its avenues of work pa^
doularly defined. While it demands the leadership, it heartily
encourages the smaller, the local and the more technical societia
in the prosecution of their respective peculiar work, and in wishing
each and all the best of success, gladly and freely furnishes all the
material it possesaes for the accomplbhment of that end. There ii
a place for each and all, for tlie truth is becoming apparent that the
accurate and correct history of New England haa not, ae yet, ben
compiled.
The lynx-eyed investigalor of the present generation, convincad
that too much has been taken for a fact that is 7iot fact ; thst
credit has not been bestowed where it rightfully belongs ; that
tradition, undeserved and unwarranted, has been treated as a his-
torical fact, emphatically declares that it will take more years of
careful painstaking research before the critically-exact history of the
New England colonics and of the early New England ^thcars cui be
truthfully written.
" Who killed Faugus " (?) is not the most vital question of <m
day that needs solution.
Bearing this in mind you will clearly see that every e£fort ^onU
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 17
be made to improve the Society's financial condition, so that as far
as lies in oar powar these increasing demands can be met.
The needs and recommendations clearly presented in our last
annual report — 1898 — are still renewed, and we ask your careful
thought upon them and hearty co-operation.
In the decease of the late Vice-President, Charles Levi Woodbury,
in July last, the Council met with a loss, for in spite of advancing
years and failing health, he was regular in attendance at its meetings
and took a lively interest in its and the Society's work.
Among the leading events of the year that mark an era in our
history, may be mentioned, the admission of women into our fellow-
ship, of whom there are forty on the rolls ; the celebration of their
^ golden jubilee " by the Essex Institute at Salem, on March first
and second; and the unexpected gift of William C. Todd, of
Atkinson, New Hampshire, of one thousand dollars, as a token of
Us appreciation of the Society's work and the universal demand for
its vigorous prosecution.
We sincerely trust that iina donation will be supplemented by
others from our members, so that in his life-time the donor can see
how the best result can be obtained from his gift for the best
advancement of the Society's work.
The action by which the Society, at its February meeting, by a
small vote of fourteen as against eight, donated or surrendered the
** Bartlett Bible," has been severely criticised, as being antagonistic
to the rights of the majority of the Society who were ignorant of
the proposed action, and it is suggested that a by-law be adopted
clearly stating upon what terms and conditions gifls made to the
Society can be accepted, so that in the ftiture there may be no mis-
understanding.
The Council has prepared and enacted a revision and codification
of its ^ Rules and Standing Orders," which for many years have
been in a chaotic condition, and by which its rights and duties,
with those of the Standing Committees, are now clearly defined
without conflict with each othar and the By-Laws of the Society.
The Committee on Memorials, one of its most important com-
mittees, in the future will consist of an editor and six assistants to
be selected by the editor-in-chief and subject to confirmation by the
18 N. B. HmTORtO aENE.UXiaiOAI. SOCIETT.
CooDoil. Effi>rti are being miule to secure for this very importiat
work an able uid scholarly person for the position of editor.
The duties of this Committee are to " procure or prepare memoin
of ftll deceased tuemhers of the Society, for publication in die
Towne Memorial Hiographies."
The reporta of the varioutu etnnding comaiittcea for the yetir paA
are Bubmitted for your consideration and aliow faithful work by its
Tariona memben that you will commend.
We oommeDd the report of the Committee on Publications u
demanding your careful inspection, and the plan euggeetcd to
prevent tlie lost on account of the deficit from the Register from
longer remiuning a burden upon the Society's general fund.
No report it submitted from the Committee on English Rcacarcit,
as it has none to make, as its work, as reported last year, " has ooim
to a stop for lack uf funda." It then stated, " whenever the Com-
nuttee ahall be auurcil of sufScient financiiU support, the work will
be resumed."
Are there not some generous members who will, at once, nodet-
take the responBibility of providing for the continuance of this mott
valuable and important work?
The Committee on Heraldry hnve ma^Ie a very valuable repmt
which should, also, be carefully studied und its recommendationi
diseeminated, and the flagrant use of noi-digant coats of amu
discouraged. For many years it has been the Council's rule that
" no matter involving the question of title to armorial bearings Hhall
be printed in any of the Society's publications without being first
referred to this Committee."
President Winslow Lewis said, in bis aunual address, delivered
January first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two : — " Disregarding all
artificial and aristocratic distinctions, and looking at them simply
through the glass of moral, physical and intellectual worth, gen-
ealogy endeavors to ascertain from reliable statistics, those laws, by
which moral or intellectual traits, or physical characteristica of
organization, are handed down from generation to generation, in
races and families." "The human mind (he quotes Holgote),
having the opportunity of illimitable expansion, is another reason
why the pedigree of femilies should be preserved. It is an impoc^
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tant part of genealogical sciencCy to investigate the results of the
intermarriage of families of different extraction, and to determine
in what manner the laws of physiology are affected by the connec-
tion.'' Pursued with these ideas, genealogy becomes a healthy and
profitable study, aids the seeker to know himself and by his know-
ledge to guard and warn his children against those inherited failings
and evils attendant upon the human race ; and the fact whether an
ancestor was or was not an enrolled nobleman, and had or had not
the right to bear coats of arms, becomes a secondary consideration
of little importance.
Late in the year our valued historiographer, by reason of severe
illness, was compelled to discontinue his work, and he has our
sympathy and hearty wishes for a speedy return to health, as well
as the Society's appreciation for his services so cheerfully rendered.
The Council expresses the wish that more of the members of the
Society could be induced to prepare and deliver papers at our stated
meetings, or contribute something of interest, and it feels that among
its membership there is much latent talent that should be heard.
This is a history-making and a history-preserving age, and it is
the bounden duty of each and all of us to do our part for its collec-
tion and preservation for coming generations. For, as our vener-
ated Wilder once quoted :
'^ One generation comes,
Another goes, and mingles with the dost ;
And thus we come and go, come and go —
Each for a little moment filling up
Some little space."
The CoHMrrTEE on the Library, through their Chairman,
David Greene Haskins, Jr., A.M., LL.B., report that they have
duly attended to the duties which have come before them during the
past year, and which have mainly been of a routine nature. They
have held seven meetings. The principal business requiring their
attention has been the consideration of prospectuses of new historical
and genealogical works, and the decision as to securing such works
for the library. Li this connection, the Committee desire earnestly
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to call attention to tlie neetl of more money for the purchase of bookB,
which it is essential to obtnin, and some of which are only iesaed
in limite<l editions, and should be promptly purchased, while the
opportunity is open. In spite of careful and economical mnnage-
mont, the Committee have been unable to order important and
valuable works ; from the fact that the very limited fund actually
at tlicir disposal had been exhausted. There is also need of more
money for the rebinding of the Society's books.
During the year, under the authority of the Council, the Conj-
mittoc have cnueod one hundred pamphlet boxes to be made for use
in the room number one, and in the safe. They have also caused
to be made a wooden case for tabular pedigrees, which has been
placed in the library, at the head of the stairs ; and an additional
set of book shelves.
They have voted, too, to request and recommend lliat, in future,
canvas binding should be used for the books and |)eriodiciils of th«
Sodety, as being more durable and involving only ono-halfae mud
expense as the bindings heretofore employed.
The CoHHrTTBE on Fafebs and Essays, through its Secretary,
Charles E. Hurd, reports that at the January meeting of the Society
no paper was read, the time being devoted solely to business.
At a stated meeting of the Society, Febmary 3, the Rev. Samuel
C. Bartlett, D.D., ez-Fresident of Dartmouth College, read a paper
on " New Hampshire in the Revolution."
At the meeting held March 2, a paper on early colonial times
was read by the Rev. Anson Titus, of Somerville, entitled "The
Days of the New England Frimer."
The paper for the meeting on April 6 was read by the Hon.
Harvey N. Shepard, and was on an important political subject,
" The Recent Changes in Municipal Government."
Frank Smith, Esq., of Dedham, read a paper at the meeting
May 4, on " The Controversy over Dedbam's Grant to the Natick
Indians."
At the meeting held June 1, Mr. George H. Davenport, of Boston,
read a paper on " llu-ough the West in the Thirties," made ap fi-om
BEPOBT8 OF COMMITTEES. 21
the Diary of his father, an old Boston merchant, and member of
the Society.
At the meeting October 5, a paper firom the pen of Rear Admiral
George E. Belknap, U. S. N., entitled ^ Service in the Home
Squadron, United States Navy,** was read by Captain F. N. Wise,
n.S.N. , commander of the training ship Enterprise, Admiral Belknap
being confined by illness at home.
At a stated meeting, held November 2, the Hon. Albert Bosson,
of Chelsea, read a paper on ^ The Battle of Chelsea, 1775," a bit
of forgotten history.
The paper for the meeting of December 7, ^ Romance and Social
Life in the Colonies," was read by Samuel Hoyt, Esq., of New-
buryport. ^
At the January meeting, held on the 4th, a paper entitled ^ A
Yankee in the track of Magellan," was read by Capt. T. Stanhope
Hill, of Cambridge.
The Committee on Publications, by its Chairman, Caleb
Benjamin Tillingha^t, A.M., reports that the Committee on Pub-
lications is charged with the important duty of carrying on the work
of publication for the Society, and is responsible for the printing of
the Registeb and Proceedings. The edition of the Reoisteb is
now nine hundred copies, and there are about six hundred paying
subscribers. The fact that the publication creates an annual deficit
calls for the utmost prudence and economy in every detail of its
management. The paper now used has no chemical wood in its
composition, and is made especially for the Registeb. It is printed
by Messrs. David Clapp & Son, who have done the work since 1864.
The report of the Publication Committee, contained in the Proceed-
ings of the Society for 1876, contains a very interesting sketch
of the history of the publication of the Reoisteb firom its begin-
ning in 1847. It was published by Samuel 6. Drake firom 1847
to 1861 inclusive, except for the years 1852 and 1857 ; by Thomas
Prince in 1852 ; Charles B. Richardson in 1857, and Joel Munsell
in 1862, 1863 and 1864. For nine years commencing with 1865
the financial responsibility fi)r its publication was assumed by a vol-
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untary club of the members. This club was dissolved in 1874, and
since that date the financial reeponsibility for its publication hia
been borne by the Society. For the first thirty or forty years of its
existence the editorial work was almost entirely voluntary. The
editor of the first volume received a salary of one thousand dollars,'
two hundred dollars were paid for editorial service in 1849 ; five
hundred in 1857, and this was all that had been expended for this
purpose up to 1876. The Society owes a great debt to those who
performed for so many years thia arduous labor of love. As far as
can be learned from the published Proceedings of the Society, the
REGieTER was [lublished without lose to the general treasury of the
Society until 1888. In the report of the Treasurer for that year it
first appears as a separate account. In fact it does not appear that
its transactions previous to that date passed through the hands of the
Treasurer, neither does it appear that previous to that date the
Register bad borne any regular expense for editorial work. Since
that time, with one exception, there has been an annual deficit, whidi
it may be well to note : —
In 1888 S56.75
In 1689 .... l,ld&S6
Inl890 536.82
Thie balance, by vote of the Council, Jan. 5, 1891, woa choired
to the general income account and the Begisteb &om that date
again started free from debt. The debit balancee since have been :
1891 $126.88
1892 .... 1,210.18
1893 119.90
1894 .... 374.27
1895 286.04
1896 .... 77.06 credit
1897 ; . . . . 271.71
Net deficit for seven years $2,261.87; or an average of $328.06 pei
year.
From 1889 to 1892, ioclusive, the Reoisteb accotmt was charged
with the salary of the editor at the rate of $1,000 per a-nnnn^ ; aince
BEPOSTS OF COMMITTEES. 23
that date the amount charged to this account for editorial service has
been $800 per year. During this period the sales of back numbers
and YolumeSy stimulated doubtless bj the increase of patriotic orders
and societies, has materially increased, as follows :
1888 .
. $393.67
1893 .
. $651.70
1889
238.41
1894
787.22
1890 .
. 684.02
1895 .
. 819.78
1891
426.62
1896
928.63
1892 .
. 391.44
1897 .
. 945.32
Making an aggregate revenue firom this source for the ten years,
of $6,266.81, or an average of $626.68 per annum. It is hardly
probable that this average can be maintained in the future. The
sum of $1,000 for editorial work should be charged to the Begisteb
account, and if the subscription list remains substantially the same
as at present, it would seem probable that the actual deficit in the
future will be from $600 to $700 annually. What provision can
be made to prevent or absorb this deficiency is a problem that
demands the most serious consideration of every one who is inter-
ested in the work or welfare of this Society. There is no necessity
of emphasizing the value of the Reoisteb, and the grand work it
has so well done. It commends itself to every historian and gene-
alogist. Its series of volumes extending over a half century are
of priceless value. The cost of its production cannot be very
materially reduced. Can its subscription list be increased sufiiciently
to meet the loss ? Frequent appeals have been made to the mem-
bers of the Society, with a result which has not produced what
might reasonably have been anticipated. There are some eight or
nine hundred members of the Society, but a large percentage of
them do not subscribe for the Registeb. An advance of one dol-
lar in the annual membership dues would be one way of absorbing
the loss, but the desirability of such a course would be at least
debatable. The general income of the Society is insufficient to suf-
fer this loss and carry on its other and indispensable work.
It seems to your Committee that an effort should be made to
raise a fund, the income of which should be devoted to meeting
this deficiency. It would not require a large fund to place the
Registeb where it would be forever firee from embarrassment and
24 N. E. HISTORIC QEKEALOGICAL SOCIETT.
relieve the Society from any financial anxiety upon ita account. It
ia probable that the Bum of $15,000 would be suflicient. It ie
auggeatcd that an appeal be miidG for subscriptiona to a fund for this
definite purpose.
The Committee has caused the proceedings and the obituaries
of deceased members to be published and distributed in the usual
form and manner.
The Rev. WilUam C. Winslow, D.D., LL.D., D.C.L., chair-
man of the Committee on Memorials, reports that there arc still
lacking sutEcient memoirs of members long deceased to form another
volume in the series. He thinks that, with a few exceptions, efforts
should now be directed only to securing such biographies where
relatives or friends of the deceased will readily furnish them.
If the able Historiographer and his Committee will hereafter
obtain memoirs or reconls of all members dying during a year to
be reported on by him, will not the above suggestion meet with the
approval of our Society ? The most untiring efforts cannot secure
records of all deceased members ; nor a memorial sketch of quite a
large number of those some time or long deceased.
Rev. Silvanua Hayward, A.M., Chairman, reports that the
Committee appointed to Assist the Historiographeh, acting
under his direction, have prepared or are now preparing sketches of
deceased members, as follows : — Rev. George M. Bodge, on Entstns
Emmons Gay, and Frank Morton Ames; Rev. Anson Titus, on
William Stevens Perry, and Lyman Willard Densmore ; Mr. Wil-
liam R. Cutter, on Frankhn Stiles Phelps; Rev. William S. Hey-
wood, on Rev. Andrew Oliver; Rev. Charles H. Pope, on Philip
Howes Sears ; Rev. Charles L. Mitchell, on John Allister McAllis-
ter ; and the Chairman, on William Ewart Gladstone.
Henry E. Woods, Chairman, reporta that the Committeb os
Heraldez has but little to report except that the usurping of heraldic
BEFOBTS OF CX)MMITTEE8. 25
distinctioiiB in this countiy seems to be on the increase, and that the
number of heraldic queries expands in proportion ; but the following
brief statement regarding the bearing of arms, prepared bj request
of the Council of the Society, will no doubt lessen queries in the
future:
As there is no person and no institution in the United States with
authority to regulate the use of coats of arms, your Committee dis-
courages their display in any way or form.
Prior to the Revolution, as subjects of a government recognizing
heraldry, certain of the inhabitants were entitled to bear coats of
arms ; but only such as were grantees of arms, or who could prove
descent in the male line from an ancestor to whom arms were
granted or confirmed by the Heralds.
Females did not regularly bear arms, but the daughter of an
arms-bearing father could use the paternal coat in a lozenge.
When she married, such arms did not descend to her children
(except by special authority), unless she were an heiress marrying
an armiger, and then only as a quartering of her husband's arms.
The mere fact that an individual possessed a painting of a coat of
arms, used it upon plate, or as a bookplate or seal, or had it put
upon his gravestone, is not proof that he bad a right to it.
Proof of right must either be found in the Heralds' records or be
established by authenticated pedigree direct from an armiger.
A coaC of arms did not belong with a family name, but only to the
particular family, bearing the name, to whose progenitor it had been
granted or confirmed; and it was as purely individual a piece of
property as a homestead. Hence it was as ridiculous to assume
arms without being able to prove the right, as it would now be to
make use of a representation of the Washington mansion at Mt.
Vernon, and claim it as having been the original property of one's
family, unless bearing the name of Washington and being of the
line of those who owned it.
The Committee on Finance, through William Tracy Eustis, its
Chairman pro tempore^ reports that all the bills due by the Society,
duly approved, have been paid, the details of which will appear in
the Treasurer's account.
26 N. F. HISTORIC OEXEALOaiCAL 80CIKTT.
There has been pakl to the TreiiBun^r, D. W. Gorman's mortgage
note fith April for 6fteen hundred dolliirs ; and a giii from Mr. Wm.
C. Todd of one thousand dolkra, Sept. 7, li*98, and an investment
was made of twenty-five sharea of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
R.R. stock at liSfl.TS per ahare, market value to-day at $124.37.
The Treasurer took possession of the property secured by the
Carruth mortgages, three hoiiecs, which are let to good paying
tenants for an amount escecding the interest and taxes.
The Chairman visited the executor of the estate of George Plumer
Smith, Mr. Hutton, PhiWlelphia. He finds that there may be a
claim against the estate by some disappointed heirs, which, if
allowed, wit! [inihubly reduce the sum willed about one thousand
dollars, leaving nine thousand to be received.
TIic CoMMiTTEB ON THE Cahinet, through Myles Standish,
A.M., M.D., Chairman, reports tlinl this Committee has had uo
funds at its diajTOsal during the past year, and such work as has been
accomplished Iihb l>een done by ihi' inilhidii:il liierniiere of the Com-
mittee. There have been aevcr^ JJipljys iundc Juriny the year ivhicii
have attracted attention and favorable comment. The Committee
is glad to report that substantial progress has been made, under the
direction of the librarian, with such funds as were at his (Jisposal,
in arranging and making accessible the contents of the safe ; and
that now such manuscript books, and other valuable works as are
on the shelves in the safe, have been methodically arranged and can
be found and consulted without delay or confusion.
As was reported last year by this Committee, the greater pro-
portion of all the articles in the drawers of the safe which are under
the direct care of this Committee, were gathered together, placed in
separate drawers, and catalogued. During this year Mr. Charles
Damon Elliot, a member of this Committee, has voluntarily under>
taken to help forward the rough list of the remaining articles con-
tained in these drawers, so that an intelligent method of finally
arranging and cataloguing can be undertaken later when the
contents of the drawers shall have been determined. Mr. Elliot
took up the work where Mr. Henry Winchester Cunningham and
BEFORTS OF COMMITTEES. 27
Mr. Francis Everett Blake of the Library Committee were obliged
to stop a few years since, and has inventoried approximately one-
half of the remaining drawers. A proper catalogue of the contents
of these drawers would throw open to original investigators a large
mass of manuscript of great importance in the sort of work which
this Society was formed to encourage.
There have been formed in the course of this work, and in other
places in the building, other unidentified objects of interest which
should have the attention of an expert investigator, in order that
they may be catalogued and assigned permanent places in the
drawers devoted to the cabinet.
The Committee would again urge upon the Council the need of a
proper catalogue of the paintings and engravings and other objects
hanging on the walls of the Society's rooms.
The CoMMirrEB on the Roixs of Membebship, George Kuhn
Clarke, LL.B., reports that much time was devoted early in the
year to preparing ^ an alphabetical list of the present members of
the Society " to ^ be printed with the proceedings of this day," in
accordance with a vote of the Society at its annual meeting in
January. The ** listj" duly appeared in the proceedings, and the
Society ako issued a limited number of reprints of this list. Your
Committee desiring to perfect the Rolls, no easy task, continued his
labors during the summer and autumn, and had privately printed
an edition of two hundred copies of the Rolls corrected to July 1,
1898, which was ready for distribution December 9, 1898, and is
being circulated among our members and sent to other historical
societies. On December 13, 1898, our Society consisted of 264
Life members, 586 Resident members, 11 Honorary members and
121 Corresponding members ; a total membership of 982. During
the year, forty women have become members and nine of them are
now Life members. Of the women, twenty-six are married or are
widows.
In closing I would call attention to the wise policy of the Coun-
cil, which for ten years has elected but few Honorary and Corres-
ponding members, thus making these memberships valued and
sought by eminent and genealogical students.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
Fbisxntid bt Jouh Wiuut Dbah. A.M.
^
During the year 1898 thu collectiooa in tlie Libru^ and ths
Cabinet of the Society have been increased by the following acc«a-
Yoliimei, hy gift 301
" " exchange 63
" " parcbaae, Russell Fand ■ • 47
Sever Fund . . 90
— 137
Total number of volumea 501
PampUeto. by gift 1,043
" " exchange CO
" " pnrchaae, Rnasell Fund . . 7
Sever Fund . . 32 S9
Total nnnber of pamphlets 1,142
Namber of volumes and pamphlets . . . 1,643
MiscellaDeouB articleB 51
Whole number of accessioas 1,694
In the report of the Librarian for the year 1895 it was estiiuated
that the Library contained 24,311 volumes and 18,816 pamphlets.
Adding to this estimate the accessions for the years ISdti, 1897
and 1898, we now have about 26,375 Tolunies and 23,385 pamph-
lets in the Library.
The Keoisxbr continues to be an invaluable aid to the Library.
Many volumes and pamphlets, including the larger part of those
devoted to American family history, are presented to the Society
for review in that periodical. Even a brief notice in our magazine
is considered valuable by publishers of family and local histories as
BEFOBT OF THE LIBRABIAN. 29
a means of making their publications known to present and future
buyers. We depend almost wholly upon the Registeb for pro-
viding the Library with the new genealogical works published in
America. The income of our book funds is barely sufficient for the
purchase of the periodicals, the English books, and the rare books,
now out of print, which are still needed by our Library in order to
make our collections satisfactorily complete.
The Library is very much in need of a larger annual sum for the
binding and rebinding of books, pamphlets and periodicals. Many
valuable genealogical works come to us in pamphlet form, and must
be bound to make them available. A certain class of our books, —
the more complete family histories and the local histories which con-
tain family registers, — are in such constant use as to require rebind-
ing frequently. We also have several thousand valuable pamphlets
relating to New England towns which are practically inaccessible
for lack of binding. Dividing the work through a series of years,
these local pamphlets could eventually be brought into service by
binding them into volumes by towns.
The special work of the year has been the continuation of class-
ifying and cataloguing the contents of the fire-proof vault. This
has been iione by Mr. Frederic Willard Parke under the direction
of the Librarian, $200 having been appropriated for that purpose.
The contents of the four alcoves are now easily accessible through
a good card index. There yet remains the larger part of the
cabinet of drawers on the south wall to be arranged and catalogued
before the work in the safe is finished.
There has been a noticeable decrease in the number of visitors to
the Library during the last three quarters of the year.
r
ST OF DONORS TO THE LIBRARY.
s«.«.
N«a«.
Stale* :
M oeodetlc Survey.
Maryland.
'^dloiier of EducEtloo.
a luatitutlon.
New York.
Toicni :
ADdover.
(Um;
Berlin.
Anbarn, Me.
Framlagbaio.
HMdefoKl, Me.
Lexlnifton.
tlon.*
Mlllbiiry.
nbrldge.
Newmatkct, N. H.
a nchborg.
Oxford.
Hartford, Conn.
Swanaey.
Newton.
Ware.
American AntlqiMrlan Society Worcester.
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions Boston.
Ameiican Congregational Association Boston.
American Historical Association Washington, D. C-
American- Irish Historical Society Boston.
AmherBt College Amherst.
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Maasa-
chasetts Boston.
Andover Ttieologlcal Seminary Andover.
Associated Charities of Boston Boston.
BlUerlca Historical Society Bitterlca.
Boston Dispensary Boston.
Boston Protective Department Boston.
Boston Pnbllc Library Boston.
Boston University Boston.
Bostonian Society Boston.
Bowdoln College Library Brunswick, He.
Brown University Providence, B. I.
Bnfhlo Historical Society BntlUo, N. T.
* All pUces are in Muwcbusetta onleia otherwiae ipecilled.
LIST OF DONOBS TO THE LIBRABT. 31
Nftmet. Retidenees.
Bunker Hill Monnmeiit AssocUttion Boston.
Cambridge Pnblic Library Cambridge.
Canton High School Association Canton.
Central Congregational Charch of Jamaica Plain . . Boston.
Channcy-Hall School Boston.
Chicago Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Bevolation Chicago, HI.
The Children's Hospital Boston.
The Clnb of Odd Volumes Boston.
Estate of Jeremiah Colbam Brookline.
Colby University WaterviUe, Me.
Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century . . New York, N. T.
Concord Free Public Library Concord.
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, Conn.
The Connecticut Quarterly Hartford, Conn.
Cornell University Library Ithaca, N. T.
Daughters of the Revolution (General Society) . .
District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution Washington, D. C.
EUot Historical Society Eliot, Me.
The Essex Antiquarian Salem.
Essex Institute Salem.
Evening Express Publishing Company Portland, Me.
Fairmount College Wichita, Kan.
Fairmount Park Art Association Philadelphia, Pa.
Field Columbian Museum Chicago, HI.
First Parish in Dorchester Dorchester.
Forbes Library Northampton.
Forest Hills Cemetery Boston.
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, Pa.
General Theological Library Boston.
The Haliburton Club Windsor, N. S.
Harleian Society London, Eng.
Estate of Rev. David Greene Haskins, D.D. . . . Cambridge.
Harvard University Cambridge.
Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire . . . Liverpool, Eng.
Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio . . . Cincinnati, O.
Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba • . . Winnipeg, Can.
Historical Society of Delaware Wilmington, Del.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.
Home for Aged Couples Roxbury.
Humane Society of Massachusetts Boston.
Industrial Society Boston.
Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Kan.
C. F. Libbie & Co Boston.
Little, Brown and Company Boston.
Lynn Historical Society Lynn.
K. E. HI8T0BIC GENEALOOICAL SOCICTY,
1 Gencrnl Conference of Congrfga-tloiial Clmrchos.
e HlBlorlcal Society I'wiliuid. Me.
lotitiHtur Illstortu AiisociatloD Muuclivster. N. B.
irUui] Ulitorlcal Society naUlinare, MU.
MChasetts Cliultable Mechanic AsHociatioii . . Boston.
isacliaHetta College of Pb&rniacy Boston.
nadSBcliiufetts GoQerBl Hospital Itoston.
Massachusetts Horticultural Socletr Boston.
Massacltuaeits Grand hotige A. F. aad A. M. . . . Boston.
H&BBachusctts iDstltote of Tochoology Boston.
Maasacbu setts Medical Society RoslOD-
MfliHgacbUGetls Metropolitan Water Board .... Boston.
chusetts State Library Boston.
Order of the Loyal Lcglou, CommauUory of
te of Maine Portland, tin.
MiDDeMiLji Iliatorleal Society St. Paul. Mluu.
Hoseam of Fine Arts Bostnu.
Nebnuka Historical Society Lincoln, Neb.
New England Society In the City of New York . . New York, N. T.
New Hampshire Historical Society Ooncorrf, N. H.
New Haven Colony Historical Boclet; New Hareo, Good.
New York Qrncnloftical and Biographical Society . New York. K. T.
New York Public Library, Astor, Lenoi and Tlldua
Foiuulutl.ius Now York. N. Y.
New York School of Applied Design for Women . . New York, N. T.
New York State Historian Albany. N. Y.
New York State Library Albany, N. Y.
North Carolina Society of the Sons of the Eevolutlon
Northwestern University Evanston, III.
Nora Scotian Institute of Science Halifax. N. S.
Nnmlsmatlc anil Antiquarian Society of Montreal Montreal. Can.
Oberiln College Oberlln, 0.
"Old Northwest" Genealogical Society Culunibua, O.
Old Residents' Historical Asaociatloa Lowell.
Parkmau CInb Mllwnnkee, Wis.
Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolntlon . Philadelphia, Pa.
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the
Blind Boston.
FblUlps Exeter Academy Exeter, N. H.
Princeton Univcraity Princeton, N. J.
Providence Public Library Providence, R. I.
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York, N. Y.
Qutncy Historical Society Qiilncy.
Register Publishing Company Yarmoutbport.
Rhode Island Historical Society Providence, H. I.
Estate of William Adams Ulchardson Washington, D. C.
Bozbary Charitable Society Roxbury.
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Namei. Residences.
Boxbnry Latin School Roxbary.
Boy&l Historical Society London, Eng.
Royal Society of Canada Ottawa, Can.
St. Lonis Mercantile Library St. Louis, Mo.
Salem Public Library Salem.
Sampson, Mnrdock & Co Boston.
Society of Antiquaries London, Eng.
Society of Cincinnati in the State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations Providence, R. I.
Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New
Hampshire Concord, N. H.
Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations Providence, R. I.
Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Boston.
Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia Washington, D. C.
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Missouri . St. Louis, Mo.
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New
Hampshire Concord, N. H.
Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of
Missouri
Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of
New York
Soldiers' Home Chelsea.
Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History
Society Taunton, Eng.
South Carolina Historical Society Charleston, S. C.
Southern Historical Society Richmond, Va.
State Historical and Natural History Society of
Colorado Denver, Col.
State Historical Society of Wisconsin Madison, Wis.
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Surrey Archseological Society Guilford, Eng.
Texas State Historical Association Austin, Texas.
Topsfleld Historical Society Topsfleld.
Trinity College Hartford, Conn^
Tufts College Medford.
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.
University of the SUte of New York Albany, N. Y.
Vermont Bible Society Montpelier, Vt.
Virginia Historical Society Richmond, Va.
Washington and Lee University Lexington, Va.
Western Reserve Historical Society Cleveland, O.
Westchester County Historical Society White Plahis, N. Y.
James T. White & Company New York, N. Y.
William and Mary College Williamsburg, Va.
Winchester Home Corporation for Aged Women . . Boston.
Wobum Public Library Wobum.
Worcester Society of Antiquity Worcester.
N. E. mSTOBlC OEXEALOOICAI, SOOIETr.
. adwanl GriDIn Porter, A.M. Dorchester.
;' ■"'°" ^"' m Danrers.
Raven, M.A„ D.D.. F.8.A Harleston, Eng,
Hargartt Riley Clarcmont, N. H.
t Hanson Itoblnson ........ Maiden.
n^chnll Sharpies, S.B CambHi]^. J
c Slieldon Deertl«lil. M
luman Boston. ^
■on Spofford Claremoat, N. H.
lliam Spragne Boston.
t jamswortli Starr MItlclletown, Conn.
houen. TUast«r Swan Boaton.
NeiTtoa TnllH>t Bottton.
Leonard Thompson Wcibom.
Rlsbrouffh Ilanimelt TUIcj Newport, B. I.
Rev. Anson Tltiw SomervLIe.
WllUam Clcavus Todd, A. B AtblDSon, N. H.
Wllllsm Blake Tnwk. A.M Dorchester.
Francis Bacou Trowbridge, A.B., LL-B New HaTcti, Conn.
Bev. Edwlu Sawyer Walker, A.M Sprtngfleld, DI.
Hon. Joseph Burbeen Walker, .\.M Concord, N. H.
Walter Kendall Walklna Cbelaea.
Edmonil Mnrch Wheelwright, A.B Boston.
Edward Wheelwright, A.M BoBton.
FranclB Beach White, A.M Cambridge.
William Henry Whltmore, A.M Boatoo.
WlUlftra Henry Whitney Cambridge.
Wllllom Ward Wight, A.M Mllwankee, Wis.
Hon. Josei]h WlUlaraBOn, A.M., Lltt.D Belfast, Me.
Henry Erneal Woods Boston.
Frank Ernest Woodward Maiden.
Not Mtmberi.
Miss KaChorlne M. Abbott LoweU.
Miss Lucy Daboia Akerly Newbnrgb, N. W.
George J, Alcott Chelaea.
Hon. De Alva Stanwood Alexander Washington, D. C.
Oeorge Henry Allen Bostan.
Fisher Ames, LL.B Boston.
James Newell Arnold Providence, B. I.
Elroy McKendree Avery, Ph.D Cleveland, O.
HotUs Russell Bailey, A.M., LL.B Boston.
Esek Stcere Botlord Davenport, la.
Edward F. Bartlett Newbnryport.
Frank G. Bassett Seymour, Cosii.
Frank Amasa Bates Bralntree.
UST OF DONOBS TO THE LIBRABY. 37
Stephen Beiry Portland, Me.
Laachlin A. Bethone Clinton, N. C.
Smmoel F. Bigelow Newark, N. J.
FisnkW. Birchall Boston.
Bey. James Harvey Bloom, M.A Stratford-on-Avon, Eng.
Samnel Lane Boardman Angnsta, Me.
Charles L. Bonney Chicago, Dl.
Alphens L. Brackett Everett.
Francis M. Brooke Philadelphia, Pa.
Bey. William Henry Brooks, A.M., D.D Boston.
John Fenner Brown Arlington.
Miss Sally Engenia Brown Atlanta, 6a.
Joseph Gaston Bulloch, M.D Green Bay, Wis.
Mrs. Bayard Butler Philadelphia, Pa.
Hon. A. Augustine Butterfleld Jacksonville, Yt.
Mrs. Charles F. Cadle Muscatine, la.
Bev. Augustine Caldwell Eliot, Me.
Dr. Edmund Carleton New York, N. Y.
A. Pierson Case Vernon, N. Y.
George Walter Chamberlain, B.S Weymouth.
Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne Richmond, Ya.
Miss Ellen Chase Brookline.
Mrs. Benjamin Pierce Cheney Boston.
Edward A. Claypool Chicago, 111.
Mrs. Charles Carleton Coffin Boston.
James W. Colby Cambridge.
Silas Bunker Coleman Detroit, Mich.
G. E. Congdon Waterman, 111.
Bev. Edgar Millard Cousins, A.B Biddeford, Me.
Frederick Arthur Crisp, F.S.A London, Eng.
John A. Cushing Newburyport.
Mrs. Caroline Healy Dall Washington, D.C.
George H. Davenport Boston.
Andrew McFarland Davis, S.B Cambridge.
James C. Davis Boston.
Walter A. Davis Fitchburg.
Samuel Edward Dawson, Litt.D Ottawa, Can.
Edward Deacon Bridgeport, Conn.
John M. Deane Taunton.
Bev. Christian Denissen Detroit, liich.
Joseph Thompson Dodge, Ph.D Madison, Wis.
Miss Martha A. Dodge Billerica.
Hon. Rufus B. Dodge, Jr Worcester.
Charles W. Dorr East Boston.
Dalton Dorr Cynwyd, Pa.
George Francis Dow Topsfleld.
Bev. Myron Samuel Dudley Boston.
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BISTOBIO OENKALOOIOAL 80CIETT.
Thomiw Esleston. LI-D New York. N. T.
Arthur Bluk* Ellis, A.B., LL.B Btwtoo.
Mth. Nanc; Ailama Ellis Keen«, H. H.
Oliver Farrar EiacrsoD, Pli.D Clerclttnd.O.
Hcory Evans Kew Tork, N. Y.
Henry Kntmr Lencloo, Rng.
JamuH llnnU PltU Tiiscaloou, AU-
pBtrick K, Folfj Bo»tou.
Rev. Sftmuc^l t^aolttoD Qeroald, A.B Hnllla, N. U.
Hlsa Emil; A. GeletwU KtnwtMirypon.
FerttlnaDtl GlMcnlaoTt Glldendvere, Cvmi.
MlMClRraM. flIUot Syncasc. N. Y.
John Sftuiuul Goodvln, H.A Chicago. tU.
Nttban Oould Portt&Dd, Mb.
Edwin Oaroncc OoataoTn Clnctiuutl. O.
8jlve»t«r C. Ooald Muicbc*t>r. N. H.
HIM Uaria A. GHOlix K«mw. N. H.
Hra. Joshui Iltkle NewbnjTport.
AKbur F. Hnrlow SAlem.
Oeort,'u II. IImIow Worcester.
FmnrtR P. Harpur N«vr York, N. Y.
Araolil Ilartinaun Boston.
Frtnk K. Mi'mvnna; Fnmlngtiuii.
LuthtrB, llcrrlck. . Bevurly.
lU'v, .Vii«ii-sLiiicG. ajbbard. A.M Woo.lhlock. Conn.
Alfred WymsD Homr MooUcello, BCliM.
Edgar Hobart Sao look, CftL
Rev. Arnold Hurls Hord Fblladelphlfl, Pa.
David Webster Hoyt, A.M ProvldeDce, R. I,
Oliver Pajaoii Hubbard, M.A.,M.D.,LL.D. . . . NewYork, N. Y.
Fred LIdcoId HutcblDS Worcest».
BdrnuDd J. JaracH, Pb.D ■ . . . . Chicago, IIL
Charles Sweet Jobnson, LL.B Wublngton, D. C
Allston P. Joyce Uedford.
Hennou Alfred Kelle;, A.B CleTelaod, 0.
Rev. Justin Perklna Kellogg, A.H Geaeva, Swltzeiluti.
GnBtavas FraokllD Kimball Topeka, Kao.
Hon. Marqnls Fayette King Portland, Me.
Frederick Lam SOD Balem.
Thomas W. Lane Manchester, N. H,
J. U. Lawson Yannontb, N. S.
Albert Lefflogwell, M.D Aorora, N. Y.
Bernard Ammldown Leonard DePere, Wis.
George Thomas Little, LUt.D Brnuswlck, Ma.
Charles F. Livingston Manchester, N. H.
Miss Eleanor Lord BalUnore, Md.
David Wajland Lotbrop West Medloid.
IJ8T OF DONOB8 TO THE LIBRABT. 39
•
Names. Betidenoet.
W. DeLossLove, Jr., Pb.D Hartford, Conn.
George F. Lowell Boston.
Edward Webster McGlenen Boston.
Hon. Charles John Mclntire Cambridge.
Walter S. Kaher Chicago, 111.
Oliver Marcy. LL.D Chicago, HI.
Enoch Qaimby Marston, M.D Centre Sandwich, N. H.
William Theophilus Rogers Manrln, A.M Boston.
Henry D. Maxwell Easton, Pa.
Frederick A. Merrill Boston.
Charles KiDgsbnry Miller Chicago, HI.
Lewis Miller Chicago, HL
Miss Ella Mills Newbnryport.
W. F. Moore Everett.
David F. More Bangor, Pa.
John Emery Morris Hartford, Conn.
Leonard Allison Morrison, M.A Windham, N. H.
Bev. Charles F. Morse St. Johnsbnry, Vt.
Bev. George S. Mott, D.D Newark, N. J.
Ephraim Mower Norwalk, Conn.
Oscar Brownell Mowry, A.B., LL.B Boston.
Thomas Hamilton Murray Lawrence.
John Benjamin Nichols Washington, D. C.
John Ordronanx Roslyn, N. T.
Alfred Osgood Newbnryport.
Victor H. Paltsits New York, N. Y.
James C. Parshall Syracuse, N. Y.
Charles Lathrop Parsons, B.S Durham, N. H.
Charles Sumner Parsons Boston.
J. Russell Parsons Chicago, HI.
Thomas Bellows Peck Walpole, N. H.
Lawrence W. Piper Newbnryport.
Wellington Pool Wenham.
Miss tielen Malvina Prescott East Point, Ga.
Samuel H. Ranck Baltimore, Md.
Parker McCobb Reed Bath, Me.
Daniel C. Remich Littleton, N. H.
Sidney Smith Rider Providence, R. I.
Mrs. Samuel Winklcy Rollins Meredith, N. H.
Malcolm Day Rudd Lakeville, Conn.
James Francis Savage * Lowell.
Leonard A. Savllle Lexington.
Rev. Charles M. Selleck, A.M Norwalk, Conn.
Edwin Jaquett Sellers. A.M., LL.B Philadelphia, Pa.
Rev. Josiah Lafayette Seward AUston.
William Carvosso Sharpe Seymour, Conn.
Harvey F. Shepard Boston.
N. £. HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIBTT.
Numu. RoldencH.
Tliomns TownHend Shermnu Sew York, N. Y.
Geotge F. Tudor Sherwood London. Eug.
Ambrose M- Sliolwell LanHing, MicU.
Hon. J. Adger Srayih Cbarleston, S. C.
Wilbur Daniel Spt-uccr, A.B Berwick. Me.
Anson G. Staachfleld Boaton.
Arthur Willis Stanford Matsnjania. Japau.
Bernard Cbrltttiao Stelner, M.A., LL.B.. Ph.D. . . BalUmorc, Md.
John F. Steward Chicago, Ul.
Elliot Stock. ,..-..., London, Eug.
Rev. Chnrles Henry Wright Stocking, D.D. . . . Freehold, N. J,
Alonzo W. StargeH . Lewiston. Me.
Mrs. CUarles C. Taibot Maiden.
Mrs. Jesse Claiborne Turklogton Indlnnapolls, lud.
Benjamin F. Tlioraaa Rochester, N. T.
Joseph Porter Thompson Fortland, Me.
Mrs. Frances Batchelder Troap Honiton, Eng.
Fredcrkk Tuckennan Amberat.
Alvln W. Vinal Boston.
George Washington WagenBeller, A. M Middle burgh. Fa.
Janies Wallace St. Paul, Minn.
William Gedney WaUbrldge Litchfield, Conn.
Josiah Froctor Walton Muscatine, la.
Kev. Tlioniaa Franklin Waters Ipawicli.
Samuel M. Watson Portland, Ue.
Leslie C. Wead Brookllne.
Edwin Stanley Welles Newington, Conn.
John West SprlDgfleld.
Henry Martyn Wheeler Worcester.
Rev. Alpbonso Everett While, A. M Methnen.
Miss Myra L. White Haverhill.
Charles Barney Whlttelsey Hartford, Conn.
Albert Bowman Wlggin
Fred A. Wilson Nahant.
Oliver B. Wood Worcester.
Patrick Henry Woodward Hartford, Conn.
George W. YeatoD Allston.
REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING
SECRETARY.
Prbsentbd bt Albert H. Hott, A.M.
The Corresponding Secretary has the honor to report that the
following named ladies and gentlemen have accepted membership
in the Society during the year 1898 :
Horace Sargent Bacon Lowell, Mass.
Abel Tuttle Barnes Boston, Ifass.
Henry Nelson Bigelow Clinton, Mass.
Hon. Eben Moody Boynton West Newbury, ICass.
Herbert Gerry Briggs, A.B Chelsea, Mass.
Daniel Austin Brown Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Fanny Wilder Brown • Fitchbnrg, Mass.
Mrs. Ellen Augusta Lord Burditt Boston, Mass.
George Canning Burgess, A.B Boston, Mass.
Frederick Banker Carpenter Boston, Mass.
Dudley Tappan Chase, A.M Claremont, N. H.
Otis Chickering, A.M Andover, Mass.
Mrs. Martha Cilley Bouton Clarke Manchester, N. H.
George Albert Clough Brookline, Mass.
Joshua Eddy Crane, A.M Taunton, Mass.
Mrs. Ellen Josephine]Suniner Crawford Randolph, Mass.
Mrs. Adelaide Elizabeth Cordis Medford, Biass.
Sara Elizabeth Cushman Newtonville, Mass.
Ira Davenport New York, N. Y.
John Edward Devlin Boston, Ifass.
Oliver Heber Durrcll Cambridge, Mass.
Mary Elvira Elliot Somerville, Mass.
George Dexter Eustls Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. Katherine Odiome Evans Portland, Me.
Mrs. Ly(Aa Matthews Fisher Hyde Park, Mass.
Charles Buel Fletcher, A.B Watertown, Mass.
David Floyd Winthrop, Mass.
Mrs. Julia Elizabeth Folsom Brookline, Mass.
Tappan Eustis Francis, A.B., M.D Brookline, Mass.
Mary Hannah Graves Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Lucy Hall Greenlaw Cambridge, liUss.
. mSTORlO OBNEAIiOQICAI. SOOTBTT.
R, Frances Leighton Gregg Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Suaan Vicing Grigga Brookltoe, Mass.
EdwarJ Paysou Oiilld Reading. Maas.
His. Mary Stiles Paul Guild Cambridge, Mass.
Alfred Slovens Hall, A.B., LL.B WiacliESler. Mass.
Virelnia Hall Cambridge, Msiss.
Hr^. HenrletteEstelieHajes Boston. Mans.
Kate Augusta Harris BroohUne, Mass.
Ednard BIsscIl HIU Brooliline, Mass.
I«vl Holbrook, A.M New York, N. Y.
Mrs. Fann; Winchester Botcbklss Sev HaveD, Coiut-
Bdword Otis Hovrai'd, A.B Boston. Ma$s.
Clement Stevens Hough Ion Boston, Mass.
James Taylor HuQtnoster Galveston. Texas.
Wllllani Jackson Boston. Mass.
Thomas Lelghton Jenks, U.D. ........ Boston, Mass.
Helen Frances Kimball Broaklloe, Mass.
Sarab Abigail Klrab&U Metboen, Mass.
Cbarles Edgar Lamb Wtathrop, Mass.
Mrs. Harriet Wcatcott Lawrte Boston, Mass.
Emily Wilder Learitt Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Sarali White Lee Brookline. Mass.
Sarab Fiske Lee New Ipswich, N. B.
Anna Rcbekah Leonard .' Boston, Mass.
George H. Leonard Boston, Mas^.
Wliford Jacob Litchfleld Soattbridge. Blass.
William Caleb Lorlng, A.M., LL.B Boston, Mass.
Orin Messenger Lowe Fltchburg, Mass.
Rev. Delmar Rial Lowell, A.M Ratland, VI.
George Elwood Mann, A.B Quecbee, Vt.
Alverdo Hayward Mason Bralntree, Vt.
Frederick James Hamilton Merrill, Ph.D Albany, N. T.
Mrs. Ida Louise Farr Miller Wakeflcid, Mass.
Mrs. Charlotte Jelllson Mllliken Boston, Mass.
Prof. Hinckley Gilbert Mitchell, Ph.D., S.T.D. . . Boston, Mass.
Alfred Carter Needbam Manchester, Mass.
Mary Desire Newell Sonth Tarmoath, Mass.
Francis Alanson Nichols, A.B Lowell, Mass.
James Franklin Phelps Lynn, Mass-
Alfred Presson Gloocester, Mass.
Mary Perkins Quincy New Haven, Conn.
Mrs. Anna Margaret Hiley CUremoDt, N. H.
Fon^at Chfton Rivinlus Cambridge, Mass.
Charles May Robblns Attleboro', Hass.
Mrs. Harriet Hanson Robinaon Maiden, Mass.
Mrs. Evelyn McCurdy Sallabury Mew Haven, Conn.
Mary Cummings Sawyer Boston, Mass.
Bon. George Sheldon- Boston, Mass.
BEPOBT OF THE 0OBBB8FOKDINO 8ECBETABT. 43
Mrs. Emellne Bridges Simonds Boston, Mass.
George Sawin Stewart, A.B Aabamdale, Bfass.
Mrs. Harriet Hodges Stone Newton, Mass.
Frederick William Todd Boston, Mass.
James Brown Thornton, M.D Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Lora Altlne UnderfaiU Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Frances lone Wallace Albany, N. Y.
Clarence Staart Ward, S.B., LL.B Boston, Mass.
Charles Everett Washbame Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Chester Elwood Weston Middleboro', ICass.
Mrs. Emma Story White Boston, Mass.
James Francis Whitney SomerviUe, Mass.
Lothrop Withington London, Bng.
Elizabeth Josephine Wilmarth Attleboro', Mass.
Frank Ernest Woodward Maiden* Mass.
Boland Worthington Boston, Mass.
John Stratton Wright, A.B Boston, Mass.
Harry Yonng Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. Constance Zerraha Milton, Bfass.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
The Treasurer aubmite herewith hia annu&l report for the year
ending December 31, 1898 :—
Beceipta credited to " Geaeral lacome " :
Income from InvosUneats $2,640 62 ^^h
Admisaioiis and Assessments .... 1,945 00 flH
Sabscribed for binding 5 00 ■
84^90 M
Debit balance, Jau. 1, 1898 $155 29
Paid InsuraDce 153 54
" Salaries 1,750 08 ^
" Care of House 525 41 ^M
" Printing, Stationery and Postage . 950 42 ^^H
" Fuel, Gas aud Water - . . . . 184 59 ^H
« Biuding 102 84 ^H
" Express 24 47 ^H
" Miscellaneous Expenses .... 683 40
4,530 04
Balaoce 960 53
NtiD-England BiOotical and Genealogical Remitter.
Received from yearly Subscribers .... £1,751 OO
" for single and bound numbers sold . 998 24
2,749 24
Debit balance, Jan. 1, 1898 |2,261 37
Paid during the year for Printing, Paper, &c. 1,937 78
Salary of Editor 800 00
4,999 15
Debit balance, Dec. 31, 1898 $2,249 91
Thomaa Crane Fund.
Amount of Fund, January 1, 1898 .... $300 00
Contributed by Albert Crane in 1898 ... 300 00
Present amount of Fund 600 00
SEFOBT OF THE TBEA8URBB. 45
Income of Towne Memorial Fund.
Balance, Janaary 1, 1898 $1,658 72
Seceived for Memorial Biographies sold in 1898 6 75
^* Income of Investments 1 60 00
Present amount of this account 1,825 47
Life Membership Fund,
Amount, January 1, 1898 $14,067 74
Beceived from 23 Members $30.00 each . . 690 00
Present amount of Fund 1 4,757 74
Bond Fund.
Amount of Fund, January 1, 1898 .... $2,14263
Received for sales of "Bond's History of
Watertown" 130 00
'' Income of Investments .... 105 00
Present amount of Fund 2,377 63
Cushman Fund.
Amount of Fund, January 1, 1898 . . . . $366 57
Received for Cushman Genealogies sold in 1898 24 00
<* Income of Investments 1 1 03
Present amount of Fund 401 60
WiUiam C. Todd Fund.
Received donation from William C. Todd, Sep-
tember 7, 1898 1,000 00
Library Additions (hooks).
Received Income of Sever Fund .... $200 00
" " " Russell 120 00
Miscellaneous books sold, credited to this account 1 23 00
Special Subscriptions " " « " 17 00
400 00
Debit balance, January 1, 1898 40 40
Books purchased for Library in 1898 ... 592 25 632 65
Debit balance $132 25
New-England Historical and Crenealogical Register Index.
Balance of account, January 1, 1898 . . . $1,250 00
Contributed, September 26, 1898 .... 250 00 1,500 00
Paid on account of Indexing 1,250 00
Balance of account, December 31, 1898 $250 00
r
n. B. HISTORIC GENEALOOICAL KKTtlTT.
The iiiifiersigned hereby cerlify that they have examined tho acconnti
of the Treasurer of the New-England Historic Genealogical Society tor
the year 1898; and fiud his hooku properly kepL The eecurities wen
exiuuineil auil found to be in accordauce with the books.
CuAS. S. Perhallow,
A. A. KoLftou,
Audicort.
Boston, J uDuary 11, 1
Balance Sheet, Deceubek 31, 1898.
Bcal Eslate
InvestiDents
Hew-Etielond Historical and Gene-
alogical Itegisler
Insurance
Books
Cwh
BuildinffFnnd
Wilder Subscription Buildinii Fund
■William C. Todd Fund ....
Aldcn Futid
Barstow Fund
Bond Fund
Bradbury Fund
JontM G. Clark Fund
Thomas Crane Fund
Cushman Fund
Donor's Free Fund
Pliny Earl Fund
Flint Fund
John FoBt«r Fund
Moaes Kimball Fund
Latham Fund
Ira B. Peck Fund
Bussetl Fund
Samuel E. Sawyer Fund ....
Sever Fund
J. Henry Stickuey Fnnd ....
Towne Memorial Fand ....
Woodman Fund
Librarian Fund
Life Membership Fund ....
Income Towne Fund
Index to Register
Premium on Bonds
General Income
2,249 SI
460 5.1
133 25
2,262 26
»43,f^5 M
2,381 as
1.000 N
imiA
fiOOOD
MS6a
1,000 00
smm
6,000 00
£,000 00
1/xnot
1,000 0*
8,000 00
4,000 00
6/100 01
1,000 00
4/woa)
1,000 00
12,763 U
14,757 7*
1,835 47
250 00
283«
60 G8
B. B. ToBBBT, ZVeoMtrer.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE KIDDER
FUND.
Boston, Dec. 31, 1898.
This fund consists of twenty shares of the Cabot Manufacturing
Oo. left in trust by the late Frederic Eadder for the benefit of the
New-England Historic Genealogical Society. By reason of the
conditions ruling in the market, this stock has paid no dividend
Bmce January, 1896. The trustees have therefore only to report:
Balance received from 1897 $1.33
Deloraine p. Coret,
William B. Trask, } Trustees.
John Ward Dean.
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REPORT OF THE HISTORIOGRAPHER.
NECROLOGY FOR 1898.
{The daUt in th« fir tt column indieate the years of elacHon.}
JItirnoisTS 0Uviitt.
William Ewart Glabbtonk, A.M.. D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S.,of
Ilawardea. Wales, was born in Liverpool, England, Deccmbcf
1% 180S, and died in llawiu-dcn, May ID.
ffomspontiing fRimbirs.
Jonti Thomas Sriniip. A.M., LL.D.. of Now York City, wu
honi in l!:ihiiiiurp. Muryl;uid, May 1, 1843, and died ui Ne»
Vi.ik Cllv. iN.'Kniiiry ','8.
Wri.T I AM r^ii mn \, A.M., i)f Woi-Umrv, Conneclicut, was born io
Farmington, Maine, November 28, 1619, and died in Woodboij,
March IL
William Stevens Perrt (Rt. Rev.), A.M., D.D., D.C.L., LL.D,
of Dubiiqae. Iowa, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, Jan-
uary 22, 1832, and died in Dubuque, May 13.
Georoe Dudley Wildes (Rev.), A.M., D.D., LL.D., of Riw
dale. New York, wa« bom in Newburjport, June 19, 1819, and
died at Kiverdale, June 3.
James Bertrand PArEN-PATNE, D.C.L., F.E.S.L., F.R-G.S,
M.R.I.A., of London, England, was bom in the Isle of Jersey,
in 1833, and died September 27.
Andrew Mack Haines, of Galena, Illinois, was bom in Cante^
bury. New Hampshire, January 1, 1820, and died in Galena,
November 10.
EiCe ^tmlinB.
Addison Cbild, of Childwold, New York, was bom in Starbridg«,
Massachusetts, January 30, 1821, and died in Childwold, Jan-
uary 23.
Hehrt Davenport, of Boston, waa bom in Boaton, November 18,
1811, and died in New York City, January 24.
NEGBOLOOY. 49
1881. George Plumer Smith, of Philadelphia, Pennsjlyania, was born
in West Newton (then Robbstown), Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, May 22, 1815, and died in Philadelphia, Feb-
mary 13.
1877. Franklin Stiles Phelps, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was born at
Fort Covington, Franklin County, New York, September 15,
1833, and died in Lynn, March 5.
1872. Horace Denison Bradbury, of Winchester, Massachusetts, was
bom in Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 9, 1837, and died
July 28.
1870. Franklin Kino, of Boston, was bom in Chesterfield, Massa-
chusetts, December 8, 1808, and died August 29.
1847. Frederic Walker Lincoln, A.M., of Boston, was bom in Bos-
ton, February 27, 1817, and died there, September 13.
1883. John Mlhrrat Forbes, of Milton, Massachusetts, was bom in
Bordeaux, France, February 23, 1813, and died in Milton, Octo-
ber 12.
1863. Henry Lee, A.M., of Brookline, Massachusetts, was bom in Bos-
ton, September 2, 1817, and died in Brookline, November 24.
1874. George Munroe Endicott, of Canton, Massachusetts, was born
in New York City, January 26, 1845, and died in Canton, Decem-
ber 4.
1870. John Newton Denison, of Boston, died in Boston, December 5.
1869. Henrt Marttn Clarke, of Boston, was bom in Blandford,
Massachusetts, November 19, 1826, and died in Boston, Decem-
ber 10.
1869. Henry Augustus Rice, of Boston, was bom in Boston, Decem-
ber 13, 1816, and died in Boston, December 15.
1862. John Cummings, of Wobum, Massachusetts, died in Wobum,
December 21.
Ststlintt ffittxAtXB.
1880. Frederic Lord Richardson, of Boston, was bom in Bath,
Maine, November 7, 1821, and died in Boston, January 29.
1876. Augustus Ramsay Bayley, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was
bom in Wentworth, New Hampshire, May 23, 1818, and died
in Cambridge, January 30.
1890. Francis Vergnies Balch, A.B., LL.B., of Boston, was bom in
Boston, February 3, 1839, and died in Boston, February 4.
1860. Solon Wanton Bush (Rev.), A.B., D.D., of Boston, was bom in
Newport, Rhode Island, February 11, 1819, and died in Boston,
March 19.
1891. Joseph Henry Allen, A.M., M.D., of Cambridge, Massachusetts,
was bom in Northboro', Massachusetts, August 21, 1820, and
died in Cambridge, March 20.
so N. ■. mSTOBIC OENEALOOICAL SOdETT.
IMS. BOU.KB WOBTBOMTOK. of Bostoo, w!M born in Sprin^eld (Uut
Agnma), MaiwahuBetU, ScpUmlier 22, 1317, and vlied in Hot.
ton, Muoh 20.
1S9S. Whiblock Gsatxb Veazev, LL.D., of Rutland, Vermont. iu
bom in Brentwood, Nfw I Umpsliire, Dec«iuber A, 1835. mi
iM in WHlungton, Disirict of Columbiu, ftlarcli ^if.
1896. WlLLUK SiOTH HiLi.a. I,L.B., of New York Cily, was hom it
Klvw Craek, Flojtl County, Georgtii, November 4, 1f«37, ud
died in Chwlaston, {South Carolinu, Alarch 2G.
1875. 1^n.LUH Makxpuok Thayer (Rnv.), A.B.. of Franklio, Mam-
dloMtta, VM bom In Franklin, Febrnarr 23, 18-20, aa<l (li«d a
FrftnUim April 6.
IHS. Pbilif Hawia Scabs, A.M., of Boston, was born in BrewHff,
MMwAnetti, Decembor 30, 1822, and died in Boston, Ma; 1,
1867. Gbabum Lkti WoonnuRv, of Enstoo, was born in PorlHmonli,
New HMDiMhira, Kay a, 1»20, and died ia Boston, July 1,
1885. Lthak Willahd Densmore, of Hillsborough, New Hampshire,
wu bom in Boyalton, Vermont, February 19, 1832, and diedin
ratUboKOn^ Cwtn, July 20.
U70. RowxAint Hacaed, A.M., of Peace Date, Rhoda Island, wub«>
in Hewpoit, Bhoda Island. August IG, 1829. and died iu Vtt
kinf, New York, Angust 1 6.
1882. Fbank Hortor Ames, of Canton, MassachuMettR, wai bora ia
North EastOD, MaMachusetts, August 13, 1833, and died ii
Pemaquid, Maine, August 23.
1882. Btron Wbbton, A.M., of Dullon. Ma.sRacIiugcttB, was born ii
Dalton, April 9, 1832, and died in Ihillon. Oc-tnl...r 8.
1876. Joseph Hf.ber Suitu, M.D., of Ku.u>u, wu burn in liucktipun,
Maine, December 5, 1842, aixd died in Boston, October 23.
1671. Charles Amasa IIkwins, of Boston, was bom in Dedham, Hii«-
chuaetts, January 4, 1822, and died in Boston, November 11.
1876. Edwin Shepard Barrett, of Concord, Massachusetts, was bon
in Concord, October 31, 1833, and died in Concord, Decembw
21.
1898. Dddlf.y Tappan Chase, A.M., of Claremont, New Hampthire,
was bom in Comisb, New Hampahire, April 2, 1823, and dial
in Claremont, December 31.
[X>«aM> ihat oeeurred in previout yeart, not reporUtt until tune.']
1847. Hannibal Hamlin, LL.D., of Bangor, Maine, a Corresponding
Member, was bom in Paris, Maine, August 27, 1809, and died
in Bangor, July 4, 1891.
1854. Ltman Copeland Draper, A.M., LL.D., of Madison, Wisconsn,
a Corresponding Member, was born in Hamborgb (now Evaos),
Erie County, New York, September 4, 1815, and died in Madi-
son, August 26, 1891.
NECBOLOOT. 51
1852. Samuel Bickebton Habican, D.C.L., of Toronto, Canada, a
Corresponding Member, was bom in Brompton, England, Decem-
ber 20, 1819, and died in Toronto, March 26, 1892.
1857. David Thateb, A.M., M.D., of Boston, a Resident Member, was
bom in Braintree, Massachusetts, July 19, 1813, and died in
Boston, December 14, 1893.
1868. Elihu Oliver Lyman, of Mulberry Comers, Ohio, a Corres-
ponding Member, was bom in Huntington, Massachusetts, June
12, 1817, and died in 1893.
1869. Benjamin Douglas, of Middletown, Connecticut, a Resident
Member, was bom in North Branford, Connecticut, April 3,
1816, and died in Middletown, June 26, 1894.
1850. Amzi Benedict Davenport, of Brooklyn, New York, a Corres-
ponding Member, was bom in New Canaan, Connecticut, Octo-
ber 30, 1817, and died in Brooklyn, August 24, 1894.
1881. Henry Phillips, A.M., Ph.D., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a
Corresponding Member, was bom in Philadelphia, September 6,
1838, and died June 6, 1895.
1870. William Cowper Peters, A.M., of Boston, a Life Member, was
bom in Boston, August 12, 1827, and died there, June 14, 1895.
1871. George Newton Thomson, M.D., of Boston, a Life Member,
was born in Providence, Rhode Island, December 29, 1808, and
died in Boston, July 13, 1895.
1875. Isaac Francis Wood, A.B., of New York, N. Y., a Corres-
ponding Member, died in Rahway, New Jersey, September 25,
1895.
1870. Warren Fisher, of Boston, a Life Member, was bom in Boston,
September 26, 1825, and died there, April 15, 1896.
1865. Erastus Emmons Gay, of Burlington, Iowa, a Corresponding
Member, died February 1, 1897.
1865. Edward Judkins Hill, of BiUerica, Massachusetts, a Resident
Member, was bom in BiUerica, December 20, 1833, and died
there, May 24, 1897.
1887. Andrew Oliver (Rev.), A.M., D.D., of New York City, a Cor-
responding Member, was bom in Hanover, New Hampshire,
February 18, 1824, and died in New York City, October 17,
1897.
CHARTER AND BY-LAWS
OF THK
NEW-ENGLAND
HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
1899
to Tnoorporale the New-England Hialoric Oenealogieal
Societif.
acted by the Senate and House of liGpreerntattTcu, in
ourt assembled, and hy the authority of the earnp, u
— Charles Ewer, J, Wiiigiite Thornton, Joseph Wilkrd,
•HxuialoB and euecesaors, arc hereby made a. corporation, bj
; of the New-Eugland Historic (Jencalogical Society, fii
(lurpaae of C' titig, preserving, and occoaionolly publishing,
pftlogicjd and riisioricjtl matter, relating to early New Kngkod
8, and for the cetabliahment and maintenance of a cabiael;
r these purposes, shall Iiavc all the powers and privilege*,
J subject to all the duties, requirements and liabilities, set
tn in the forty-fourth chapter of the Kevieed Statutes,
^ECT. 2. — The said corporation may hold and possess real anil
Honal estate, to an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollan.
Ada and Jieaohes, 1845, chapter 152.
An Act to Enable the New-England Historic Genealogieal
Society to Hold an Additional Amount of Property.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
Sect. 1. — The New-England Flistoric Genealogical Society may
take, by purchase, gift, grant or otherwise, and hold, real and per-
sonal estate not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, in addition
to the amount authorized by the second section of chapter one hun-
dred and fifty-two of the acts of the year one thousand eight huo-
dred and forty-five.
Sect, 2. — This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Acts and Jieaoloes, 1868, chapter 100.
An Act to Enable Wonten to Become Members of the N^eto-En^
land Hialoric Genealogical Society.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
The New-England Historic Genealogical Society, a corporatJia
organized under the laws of this Commonwealth, may admit woma
to membership, subject to such restrictions as the By-Laws of eiid
corporation may from time to time impose.
Ada and Jtesolves, 1897, chapter 275.
BY-LAWS.
CHAPTER I.
THE OORPOBATE SEAL.
AsT. 1. — The derice hitherto used hj the Society, and herewith
printed, shall continue to be the aeal oi the Corporation, and msj
be affixed to anj instrument by an impression in ink or hj a stamp ;
namely, —
AsT. 2. — The Recording Secretary shall have the costody of the
seal, which shall be kept in the Sodety's House.
56 N. E. HISTORIC QENEALOOICAL BOCIETT,
CHAPTEK n.
TfyMwyTin iso DUES.
Art. 1. — The Society shall be composed of Resideot, Corre-
sponding, Honorary, and Life Membera. Honorary and Corre-
eponding Members shall be elected from among non-residcnte of
New England j and Corresponding Members shall cease to be mem-
bers if at any time they become residents thereof. Resident and
Life Members only shall be eligible to office, or be entitled to vote,
or to take part in the buainesa of the Society. ■
Art. 2. — A book shall be kept by tlie Recording Secretai^t^
in the Society's House, in which any member may enter the name
of any person whom he may regard ae suitable to be nominated as a
Resident, Corresponding, or Honorary Member. But no nomina-
tion shall be made except by a report of the Council at a Stated
Meeting of the Society, nor be acted upon at the same meeting at
which it ia reported ; nor shall more than one candidate for either
Honorary or Corresponding Membership be reported at any one
meeting. Tranafers from one class of members to another class,
however, may be made at any Stated Meeting upon the recommenda-
tion of tlie Council.
Art. 3. — Proposals of candidates shall be accompanied by a
brief statement of the place of residence and qualifications of the
person proposed.
Abt. 4. — All members shall be elected by ballot, at a Stated
Meeting, by a majority of the votes cast, A separate ballot on
any name shall be taken upon the request of three or more mem-
bers.
Art. 5. — Each Resident Member shall pay fire dollars at the
time of bia admission, and three dollars each first of January after-
ward, into the treasury, for the general purposes of the Society ;
provided, that members elected after the summer recess shall not be
required to pay anything on the first of January following ; but
any member may become a Life Member and shall be exempted
from the annual paymtiit, if, at fuiy time afler his admission, he has
p^d or shall pay into the treasury thirty doUare in addition bo his
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GHABTEB AND BT-LAWS. 57
previous paymeDts ; and all receipts for Life-Membership shall be
and remain permanently funded, the interest only to be used for
current expenses. Life members shall be entitled to aU the rights
and privileges of Resident Members.
Abt. 6. — If any person elected a Resident Member shall neg-
lect for three months after notification of his election to accept his
membership in writing, and to pay his admission fee ; and if any
person elected an HoncMrary or Corresponding Member shall neglect
for one year after such notification to accept his membership in
writing, — such election shall be void. If any Resident Member
shall neglect to pay his annual assessment for one year aft;er it shall
have become due, he shall cease to be a member. But this pro-
vision shall not take effect until one month aftier such memb^s
name shall have been read to the Council, and a special notice given
to him. The Council may, in their discretion, suspend the above
provisions of this Article for a reasonable time. Any person who
shall have ceased to be a member, under the provisions of this Arti-
cle, for non-payment of his assessment may, at any time within two
years, be re-instated in his membership by the Council, on paying
said assessment and all subsequent assessments that would have
been due from him, if he had remained a member of the Society.
Art. 7. — Diplomas signed by the President, and countersigned
by the two Secretaries, shall be issued to all the members.
Art. 8. — Any member may withdraw firom the Society at any
time, by sendiog a written resignation to the Recording Secretary,
and paying all assessments due. Any member may be expelled for
cause at any Stated Meeting of the Society, upon a unanimous
recommendation voted at any regular meeting of the Council, one
month's notice in writing having been first given to such member,
if his residence is known.
CHAPTER m.
MEETINGS, QUORUM, AND AMENDMENTS.
Art. 1. — There shall be a Stated Meeting of the Society on the
first Wednesday of every month except July, August, and Septem-
I N. E. inSTORIC GENEALOOICAL SOCIETr.
at half-paet two o'clock iu the afternoon, at their House in
i: provided, however, that the Council ahull have authority
le any Stated Meeting, or to dispenae with it altogether,
^t it to be held at another place, or at another hour, whca-
[br any cause, they may deem it desirable or espedient. Special
shall be called by cither of the Secretariee, at the request
eeident, or, in case of his death, absence, or inability,
the Vice-Presidents or of the Council.
Annual Meetmg of the Corporation shall be held on the
lono dneadiiy in January of each year at the Society'a house
fioston.
Art. 2. — At all meetings the record of the preceding meeting
shall be read by the Recording Secretary iuimediately after the
isiding officer has called the meeting to order; after which, at all
2ial Meetings, the buaiuess for which the meeting was called
„1 be transacted ; and at all Stated Meetings the order of bosi*
s shall he as follows, unless otherwise ordered : —
firtt. The Keport of ihe Corresponding Secretary.
Sfcoiid. The Librarian's Kfjiort.
ITiird, The Report of the Coaucil.
Fourth, The Historiographer's Report.
Fifth, The Election of Members, and action on the recommendations of
the Council.
Sixth, The unfinished business and the aMignments of the last meeting
taken up in their order.
Seventh, The transaction of other business.
Eighth, The reading of Papers and Essays; provided that the reading
of Papers and Essays shall be in order at three o'clock, and the businesa
that is not finished at that time shall be in order after the discussion of the
Papers and Essays.
Art. 3. — Upon the request of the presiding officer, any motion
or resolution, offered at any meeting, shall be submitted in writing.
Art. 4. — Fifteen members shall be a quorum for ali purposes
except for amendment of the By-Laws, which shall be made only
at a Stated Meeting (in the notification of which mention has
been made of a purpose to amend the By-Laws) at which not lees
than twenty members are present, and after the subject has been
reported on by a Committee appointed for the purpose at a previous
meeting of the Society.
GHARTEB AND BT-LAW8. 59
CHAPTER IV.
OFFICERS.
Art. 1. — The Officers of the Society shall be a President, who
shall be Chairman of the Council ; a Vice-President for each of the
New England States ; a Recording Sectetary, who shall be Secre-
tary of the Council ; a Corresponding Secretary ; a Treasurer ; and
a Librarian : all of whom shall be chosen by ballot at the Annual
Meeting, and shall hold their respective offices for one year, or until
others are duly chosen and installed.
The President, the Vice-President for Massachusetts, the Record-
ing Secretary, the Corresponding Secretary, the Treasurer, and the
Librarian, with nine other members, shall constitute the Council of the
Society. Each member of the Council shall have a vote. Of the
said nine members three shall be elected by ballot at each Annual
Meeting for the term of three years, in place of the three whose
term then expires ; and no one who has served a full term of three
years shall be eligible for re-election until one year, at least, after
the expiration of his term. Elections to fill vacancies which may
occur in the Council shall be for the unexpired term or terms, and
shall be by ballot ; and such vacancies may be filled at any subse-
quent Stated Meeting on nomination by the Council, unless
otherwise ordered.
Art. 2. — There shall be a Historiographer and an Editor of
Publications appointed annually by the Council, to whom they shall
be responsible for the proper discharge of their respective duties.
Art. 3. — At the Stated Meeting in November, a Nominating
Committee of five persons shall be elected by ballot by the Society.
Any three or more members of the Society may nominate one or
more members of such Committee by sending to the Recording Secre-
tary, three days at least before said meeting, a nomination paper signed
by them, containing such names. The Recording Secretary shall
cause all such names to be printed in alphabetical order on a ballot,
to be furnished the members with the notice of said meeting. And
any member desiring to vote shall mark a cross ( X ) on such ballot
against the names of any members of the Society, not exceeding
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60 N. E. mSTOElC GENEALOGICAL SOCtETT.
five, whether printed on such ballot or not, whom he may select.
In (letiiuh of such notice of nominees the Society may elect the
iiominnting Committee. This committee Bhall report at the Annual
Meeting a list of candidates for Officers, and Members of the Coun-
cil.
Any twenty or more membera may nominate a racmber for elec-
tion to any position to be filled at the Annual Meeting, by signing
and seniling a nominntion paper to the Recording Secretary, during
the month of December ; and all candidates eo nominated ahai!
have their names printed on the ballots, in addition to the namet
of (hose nominated hy ihc Committee. Should more than one per-
son be nominated for any position, the names shall be printed on
the ballot in alphabetical order witiiout any designation ; and each
member voting sliull murk a cross ( X ) against the name of the
candidate for whom he desires to vote.
Akt. 4. — No member, in voting iit any meeting, for any Officer,
or for any member of the Council or of any Committee, shall be
limited to the candidates who have been nominated ; but he may
vote for any member of tlic .Society.
Abt. 5. — Seven days, at least, before every meeting at iriiidi
Officers or members of the Councd are to be chosen, the Recotdii^
Secretary shall send a notice thereof to each Resident and Lift
Member, containing the names of all persons nominated for audi
positions.
CHAPTER V.
THE PBE3IDENT.
Art. 1. — The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer
of the Society ; and, with the advice of the Council, shall saperin-
tend and conduct its prudential affairs.
Art. 2. — The President, and in bis absence one of the Vice-
Presidents (the Vice-President for Massachusetts having prece-
-^ence), shall preside in all meetings of the Society. In the absence
' these officers, a President pro tempore shall be chosen.
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Art. 3. — Unless otherwise ordered, all committees shall be
nominated hj the presiding officer, and confirmed by the Society.
CHAPTER VI.
THE REOORDINO SECRETARY.
Art. 1. — The Recording Secretary, or, in case of his death,
absence, or inability, the Corresponding Secretary, shall warn all
meetings of the Society, and of the Council, in such manner as the
Council shall direct.
Art. 2. — He shall attend all meetings of the Society and of the
Council, and shall keep an exact record of the same ; entering in
full all accepted reports of committees, unless otherwise specially
directed, or unless the same are to be included in the printed Pro-
ceedings.
Art. 3. — He shall enter the names of all members systematically
in books kept for the purpose.
Art. 4. — All books and papers in his official custody shall be
the property of the Society, and shaU be kept in the Library.
Art. 5. — In the absence of the President and of all the Vice-
Presidents, he shall, if present, call the meeting to order, and
preside until a President pro tempore is chosen.
CHAPTER VII.
THE GORRESFONDIKO SECRETARY.
Art. 1. — The Corresponding Secretary shaU inform all persons
of their election as members ; send to each a copy of the By-Laws,
call attention to Articles 5 and 6 of Chapter H. ; and on their
acceptance issue the proper diplomas.
Art. 2. — He shall conduct the correspondence of the Society
not otherwise provided for, and deposit all original letters received
and copies of all letters sent, in regular files, in the Library.
E. HISTORIC QENEALOOrCAL SOCIETY.
Art. 3. — At every Stated Meeting he shall read euch com
cations na he niaj have received ttince the last Stated Meeting.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE TEEASUREB.
Art. 1. — The Treasurer shall collect all moneya due to the
Society, and sliali keep, in booka belonging to it, reg:ular and
taithful accounts of all the moneys and funds of ihe Society that
may come into his hands, and of all receipts and expenditures cod-
nected with the same, — which accounts shall be open always to the
inspection of the Council ; and at the Annual Meeting he shall
make a written or printed report of all his doings for tlie year pre-
ceding, of the amount and condition of all the property of t
Society intrusted to him, and the character of the investments.
Art. 2. — He shall invest and manage the funds of the Societffl
with the consent and approval of the Council.
Art. 3, — When required to do ao, he sliall give bonds to the
Batifiliiction of the Council for the faithful perfonnance of the dutiti
of his office. 1
Art. 4. — lie shall pay no moneys, except on draft of the Cobb*^
cil, or of its duly authorized committee.
CHAPTER IX.
APPROPRIATIONS, AND TREASURER'S ACCOUNTS.
Aht. 1. — No person or committee shall incur any debt or lia-
bility in the name of the Society, unless in accordance with a previoiif
vote and appropriation therefor by the Society or the Council.
Art. 2.- — At the Stated Meeting in December an Auditing Com-
mittee, consisting of not less than two persona not members of the
Council, shall be appointed to examine the accounts of the Trea*-
urer for the year preceding, and at the Annual Meeting to report
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CHASTER AND BY-LAWS. 63
thereon, and on the state of any property of the Society in his
hands.
CHAPTER X.
THE LIBRARIAN.
Art. 1. — The Librarian shall have charge of all the books,
tracts, maps, manuscripts, and other property appropriate to the
Library, and of all coins, works of art, remains of antiquity, and
other articles appropriate to the Cabinet; and shall cause to be
made, and kept exact and perfect, catalogues of each and all of
them, doing whatever may be in his power, at all times, to preserve
and increase the collections under his care.
He shall properly assort, store, and safely keep, in such place or
places as may be prescribed by the Council, all books, papers, and
other articles not appropriate to the Library or the Cabinet.
He also shall be the custodian of the Society's House.
Art. 2. — He shall acknowledge every gift that may be made to
the Library or the Cabinet, by a certificate addressed to the person
making it.
Art. 3. — At every Stated Meeting he shall report all gifts made
to the Library and the Cabinet since the last Stated Meeting ; and,
at the Annual Meeting, he shall present a statement of the condition
and wants of the Library and of the condition of the Cabinet, with
a detailed list of all accessions to each during the year, and the
names of all donors.
Art. 4. — He may have one or more assistants, appointed by the
Council, who shall aid him in all or any of his duties ; who also
shall aid the Recording Secretary in warning meetings, copying
reports, or in such other ways as may be required ; and who shall
render such other services to the Society connected with its Library,
its proceedings, and its publications as the Council may direct.
Art. 5. — He shall be present in the Library, in person or by an
assistant, at such hours and times as may be appointed by the
Council for keeping it open, and shall endeavor to render it useful
to all who may resort to it.
64 N, E. HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
Abt. 6. — He sliall make all necfsaary preparations for the meet-
inga of the Society, and of the Council, to whom he shall be reepoa-
aiblo for the proper dlschar^ of hid duties.
Art. 7. — He shall receive such compenBation for his services a
the Council shall determine. ■
CHAPTER XI.
THE HISTORIOGRAPHER.
Art. 1. — The Historio^apher shall collect materials for a hi*
tory of the Society, prepare hiographiea of its deceased memben
for publication, and deposit the same in the Library. He may rai
at the Stated Meetings such of the biographies, or sach parte tt
them, as he may deem advisable.
Art. 2. — He may have such assistants as the Council ehaH dfr-
tennioe.
CHAPTER XU.
THE EDITOR OF PtTBLICATIONS.
Art. 1. — The Editor of Puhlicutiuns shall edit, under the dir»-
tioD of the Council, the ^N^ew-England Historical and Genealogiol
Register, the Memorial Biographies of deceased members, the Piw-
cecdingB of the Annual Meeting, and all other publications of tk
Society not specially committed to other editorial auperviaion.
Art 2. — He shall receive such compensation for his services, asJ
may have such adsistunt^, a.B the Council shall determine.
CHAPTER Xni.
THE CODMCIL.
Art. 1. — The Council ehali determine their own quorum; »■
tablish rules for the transaction of their business ; fix all salanca:
authorize all expenditures of money, drawing upon the Treaeorer,
from time to time, for such sums ae may be required ; provide il
engraved or printed blanks, and books of record ; act upon iS
CHABTEB AND BT-LAWS. 65
resignations and forfeitures of membership ; and see that the By-
Laws are complied with*
They also may dispose, by sale or exchange, of any personal
property not appropriate to the Library or the Cabinet. An exact
statement of aU property so disposed of, with the names of re-
cipients and manner of disposition, shall be filed with the Librarian,
and shall be open to the inspection of members.
Art. 2. — They shall appoint, annuaUy, the Historiographer and
the Editor of Publications.
Art. 3. — They shall appoint such subordinate officers and agents
as they may deem necessary (who shall hold their respective offices
during the pleasure of the Council), prescribe their duties, and
allow them reasonable compensation.
Art. 4. — They shall report all nominations for Resident, Cor-
responding, and Honorary Members, to which not less than eight
of their number shall have assented at a meeting of the Council.
Art. 5. — They shall meet in the Society's House within one
week previous to every Stated Meeting, on such day and at such
hour as they may fix by standing rule, and, upon notice, at such
other times as the Chairman shall appoint, for the discharge of their
appropriate duties, and for furthering the transaction of such busi-
ness as may be brought before the Society.
Art. 6. — They shall report, at every meeting of the Society,
each business as they may deem it advisable to present.
Art. 7. — They may appoint, for terms not exceeding one year,
and prescribe the functions of, such committees of their number, or
of the members of the Society, as they may deem expedient, to
facilitate the administration of the Society's afiairs ; and a complete
list of such committees and the members composing the same, shall be
printed, at the beginning of each year, in the Annual Proceedings.
Art. 8. — They shall make all proper rules and regulations for
the use of the Library and the Cabinet.
Art. 9. — At the Annual Meeting they shall make an Annual
Beport. It shall include a detailed statement of the condition of
the Library and the Cabinet, both of which they shall carefully
examine annually in the month of December.
Art. 10. — The records of the meetings of the Council shall
always be open to the inspection of any member of the Society.
\
STANDING RULES AND ORDERS
OF
®l)e Council
OF THE
NEW-ENGLAND
HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
1899.
STANDING RULES AND ORDEBS,
1 I. The Council eUal! hold a meeting on the Monday before
2 each stated mi^eting of the Society, at half paat two o'clock in.
3 the afternoon.
4 tl. Written notioe of all meetings of the Council shall be
5 sent to each member, by the Secretary, five days before the
6 time of meeting.
7 III. In the abaence of the President and Vice-Preaident,
8 the Secretary, and, in hia absence, the senior member presenl
!) shall call the meeting to order, and [)reeido until a chairman
10 pro trw/inrr shidl be chosen.
11 IV, Unless othcnvisc ordered, the following order of
12 proceedings shall be observed at meetings of the Coun<»l : —
13 1. The reading of the records of the last meeting.
14 2. Nominations for membership in the Society.
15 3. The reports of the standing committees.
16 4. The reports of apecial committees.
17 5. Other business.
18 v. All names presented for nomination at any meeting,
19 shall be balloted for on one ballot: and whenever there
20 shall be one negative vote cast on the first ballot, then everj
21 name shall be balloted for, separately, by the Council. Thii
32 rule shall not be suspended except by the unanimous vote of
23 the members present.
24 VI. The roll of members in the custody of the Recording
25 Secretary shall be the official roll of the Society,
26 VII. The Secretary shall make the report to the Society
27 required by Chapter XIII., Art. 6, of its by-laws, unlest
28 the Council shall specially order otherwise.
STANDma RULES ANI> ORDEBS. 69
1 VIII. The Secretary shall send to each member of every
2 committee appointed at any meeting of the Council, a copy of
3 the order or orders constituting and defining the duties of such
• 4 committee, and the names of all its members.
5 IX. Eight members shall constitute a quorum of the
6 Council.
7 X. The Chairman shall nominate all committees unless
8 the Council shall direct otherwise.
9 XI. The standing conunittees shall be chosen at the first
10 meeting after the annual meeting of the Society, or as soon
11 thereafter as may be, except the committee on Publications,
12 which shall be chosen in October. These committees shall
13 hold office during the pleasure of the Council, and for terms
14 not exceeding one year. Each standing committee shall present
15 to the Council a written report on or before the fifteenth day of
16 December of each year.
17 XII. The standing committees shall be as follows : —
18 A Committee of five on Finance.
19 A Committee of seven on the Library.
20 A Committee of five on Publications.
21 A Committee of five on Papers and Essays.
22 A Committee of seven to assist the Historiographer.
23 A Committee of five on English Research.
24 A Committee of three on Heraldry.
25 A Committee of five on the Cabinet.
26 A Committee of one on the Rolls of Membership.
27 A Committee on Memorials, to consist of an editor, and
28 six assistants to be nominated by the editor, and con-
29 firmed by the Council.
30 XTTT. The duties of the respective standing committees
31 shall be as follows : —
32 (1) The Committee on Finance (the chairman of which
33 shall be the President of the Society ex officio) shall
34 exercise, in behalf of the Council, the authority con-
35 ferred on the Council with regard to the investment and
36 management of the funds of the Society: and the
37 payment of money, including the signing of draft;s
38 and the approving of bills, which authority said com-
39 mitee may delegate to any of their number under
40 such regulations as they shall establish.
70 N. E. HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
1 The committee shtill report their proc«e<IJng9 to the
2 Council whenever requested to do so ; and from time
3 to time ask direction of the Council on any matter of
4 finance in which they may deem it important that the
5 Council should be especially consulted.
6 (2) The Committee on the Lihrnry (of which the Librarian
7 bIihII be a member ex officio) may expend for book^
8 and pamphlets such sums of money as shall be ap-
9 [irftjiriated therefDr by the Council. The committee
10 shall co-operate with the Librarian in the general
11 management of the hbrary, the arrangement of the
12 books and pamphlets and the binding and cataloguing
13 of the same.
14 It shall be their duty to prepare a system of nilos
15 for regulating the use of the library and cabinet, which
16 rules shall be subject to the approval of tlie Council.
17 It shall also be the duty of this committee to assist
18 tlie Librarian in providing and keeping in repair all
19 necessary furniture, and in attending to the ordinary
20 repairs which mny be needed from time to time upon
21 any part of the library building, such expenditures
22 not to exceed in nny one case the sum of ten dollars
23 without a ejiecial vote of the Council therefor. The
24 coiiiriiittee shall rejKirt (o (lie Cuuoci) iii>m time to time
25 full and accurate accounts of all its expenditures.
26 (3) The Committee on Publications shall, under the direc-
27 tion of the Council, exercise all the functions necessary
28 for carrying on the work of publication for the Society.
29 They shall contract for printing and other mechanicai
30 work ; determine the quality of the paper to be used,
31 purchase the same, and have the care of the sub-
32 srription lists and the free list.
33 (4) The Committee on Papers and Eitsnys shall procure
34 and make arrangements for the reading of historical.
35 biographical and genealogical papers by members of
30 the Society and Other persons, and for oral discussion)
37 of historieid subjects, at the stated meetings of the
38 Society.
STANDING BULES AND ORDEBS. 71
1 (5) The Committee to assist the Historiographer shall co-
2 operate with that officer in preparing biographies of
3 deceased members for publication.
4 (6) The Committee on English Research shall act in behalf
5 of the Society in procuring funds for prosecuting re-
6 searches in England and in directing those researches,
7 as in former years.
8 (7) The Committee on Heraldry shall collect and preserve,
9 for the use of the Society, information in regard to
10 heraldry in its relation to New England families. No
11 matter involving the question of title to armorial
12 bearings shall be printed in any of the Society^s pub-
13 lications without being first referred to this committee.
14 (8) The Committee on the Cabinet shall prepare a full
15 descriptive list or lists of all papers, manuscripts,
16 books, coins, medals, articles of antiquity or curiosity
17 of every name or nature, owned by the Society or held
18 by it as a part of its cabinet ; and also of all portraits
19 and pictures belonging to the Society; submit said
20 lists to the Council, with such recommendations as
21 they may deem expedient and, under the direction of
22 the Council, take such measures as may be practicable
23 for displaying said articles. But the duties of the
24 committee shall not conflict with the provisions of
25 Article 1 of Chapter X. of the Society's by-laws.
26 (9) The Committee on the Rolls of Membership shall
27 correct the list of members dated January, 1893,
28 note the changes that take place therein from time to
29 time, and report the same to the Recording Secretary.
30 (10) The Committee on Memorials shall procure, or prepare
31 memoirs of all deceased members of the Society, for
32 publication in the Towne Memorial Biographies ; they
33 shall retain the charge of all such memoirs and shall
34 edit and prepare the volumes of such biographies, as
35 expeditiously as possible, for publication.
36 XIV. These rules may be amended by a vote of two-thirds
37 of the members present at any meeting, provided that written
38 notice of the amendment proposed shall have been given at
39 a previous meeting.
72 N. e. TtlSTOHtC GENEALOGICAL SOCIBTY.
1 XV. All rules. ordcr§ or votes of tlie Council, inooDSB
2 with these Standing Rules and Orders, are hereby repealed. '
In Council, 2 January, 1899.^
Ordered :
That these be adopted as the Standing Kules and Order
the Council ; and that the Chairman and Secretary of f
meeting be a Committee to print an edition thereof, for thel
of the Council.
Atteat ;
Cha8. S. Ensign, Chain
Geo. a. Gobwjs, Sfcret
THE
NEW-ENGLAND
Historical and Gexealogic.il
REGISTER.
VOL. LIII.-.JAXUAllY, 1899.
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