Records of the Pike family association of America

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RECORDS OF THE PIKE
FAMILY ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA, 1914

RECORDS OF THE PIKE
FAMILY ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA, 1914

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NINTH REUNION OF THE PIKE FAMILY.

In 1914 the following notice was sent out to all mem-
bers of the Pike Family Association to the addresses last
known :

September 18.. 1914.

To the Manhcrs of the Pike Family Association:

The regular biennial meeting of the Pike Family Asso-
ciation will be held on AX'ednesday, October 14, at the
Methodist Church, Salisbury, Mass.

The business meeting will be called to order at 10.30 A.
M. for the reading of reports, election of officers and trans-
action of any other business that may come before the
meeting.

At noon the ladies of the Church will serve dinner in the
vestry.

A program is being arranged for the afternoon and even-
ing, details of which can not yet be given, but we believe it
will be an interesting one.

It is earnestly hoped that a large number will be present
and it is especially requested that if you can not attend you
will send some word of greeting^and do not forget to en-
close your dues unless you have already paid same to 1914.

To reach Salisbury, take a train from Boston at the
North Station via Boston & Maine Eastern Division, to
Salisbury, or Newburyport, where electrics connect by a
ten minute ride. Cars leave Newburyport for Salisbury
on tbe hour and half hour.

Address all communications regarding accommodations

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to Mr. John O. Evans, Salisbury, jMass. Send dues and
letters of greeting" to the Secretary at Pike, N. H.. or from
October lt)th to 14th, in care of Mr. John O. Evans, Salis-
bury. AJass.

Try to be present at the meeting if you can ; at any rate

let us hear from you.

Frances C. Dickerman,

Secretary.

A goodly number responded to this call and gathered at
the ?vletbodist Churcji in Salisbury, Wednesday, October

14th.

The meeting was formally called to order at eleven
o'clock by the President, ]\Ir. Plerbert A. Pike of Worcester.
A brief prayer by the President was followed by a few
words of welcome to the members of the Association and
then tlie Secretary's report was called for. This was read
and accei)ted and is given in full below :

SECRETARY'S REPORT.

To the Members of the Pike Foiiiily Association:

Once again we have gathered in Salisbury, the home of
manv Pikes, and 1 am glad to greet vou all.

Your Secretary might perhaps have a more extensive
report should we try to tell you of what has not been done
rather than of the things really accomplished during the
past two years for it has been another period of inactivity
so far as special work is concerned.

We are still without the genealogical records which were
in Dr. Pike's hands and no new work has been yet under-
taken in this line. Perhaps }ou will think there is too much
delay in the matter and if there seems little possibility of
scciu"ing the genealogical records already worked out it
might ])e well tt) proceetl now to get new records. We have

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deferred genealogical work while wailing to learn definitely
what might be available of the Pike history already searched
out.

I have only two new members to report, Mrs. Sarah
Pike Conger of Pasadena, Cal.. and Mrs. Amy Wentworth
Thomas.

One member, Mrs. A. W. French of California, has
taken out life membership.

The following members have expressed their desire to
withdraw from the Association:

Miss Grace W. Arnold

Mrs. M. E. Bailey
Mr. Bruce W. Belmore
Mrs. Flora C. Belmore
Mrs. Sarah E. Fisk
MissAbbie Mary Greenleaf
Mrs. Benj. C. Lincoln
Mrs. Victor S. Merritt
Mr. Doremus W. Pike
Miss Hattie F. Pike
Miss Mary Felton Pike
Miss Minnie Warren Pike
Mrs. Walter N. Pike
Mrs. Charlotte Sawyer

Pike, N. H.
Troy, Pa.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Princeton, Me.
Salisbury, Mass.
Newburyport, Mass.
Boston, Mass.
Springfield, Mass.
West Chester, Pa.
Danvers, Mass.
Danvers, Mass.
Peabody, Mass.
Floral Park, N. Y.
Pludson, Mass.

It is my sad duty to report the loss of thirteen members

by death :

Mrs. Elihu (Rhoda S.H.) Bingham

Mrs.J. Frank Child (Georgietta Pike)

Mrs. Amy F. Lewis Gorwaiz

Miss Annie Nichols

Mrs. Frank N. Parsons

Mr. Bemis Pike

Mr. Chas. M. Pike

Brattleboro, Vt.
Marlborough, Mass.
Newburyport, Mass.
Searsport, Me.
Franklin, N. H.
Marshfield, Vt.
Worcester, Mass.

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^Fr. Willard Carlos Pike Minneapolis, Minn.

Mr. Wolcott Knapp Pike New Hartford, Ct.

Mrs. Richard J. Thomas Milwaukee, Wis.

Mrs. Daniel E. Tilton Newburyport, Mass.

Mrs. Eliza M. Pike Wetherbee Lexington, Mass.

Edwin S. Pike Worcester, Mass.

There are at this time 210 members on our list and
doubtless some of those now on the delintpient list will send
in remittances before the end of November. One member
whom we were obliged to drop from the list on account of
n()n-]iayment of dues has since sent in memljership fee
with tbe request that she be reinstated.

It lias been a matter of deep regret that it has been
necessary to drop so many on account of non-payment of
dues and it would perhaps be wise to make some alteration
in the ll\-Laws regarding this so that such members can
still be retained on the list but not be entitled to receive no-
tices or reports until proper payments are made. We have
no doubt tbat a good many would desire to retain their
meui])ership and in time would come into closer touch with
the Association if we couUl keep them listed in this way.
It would l)e in effect having an active and an associate mem-
bershi]) list.

T ha\'e received letters from our far western members
indicating that they are becoming more interested in tbe As-
sociation. Also I have received some letters of inquiry
regarding genealogical matters and these will be published
in tbe next re])ort in the hope that some members of the
Association may be aljle to give these inquiring members the
inforuiation they seek regarding their family connections.

In accordance with instructions given the Secretary at
the 1!)12 Reunion a small booklet has been published giving
the Constitution and I^jy-Laws and list of members, — that
is, those who have kept their dues paid up. These booklets

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are available for an}- of the members who may desire them.
They will be helpful, we think, in interesting new members.

As other members are added or delinquents pay up their
dues their names can from time to time be printed on slips
to be pasted in these books so the list can be kept up to date.

We regret to state that through error of the Secretary
the name of Mrs. Elizabeth Currier Pike appeared among
the list of delinquents ; this should be among the meinbers
in good standing. Please make the change in your copy of
list as printed in the IDl-t records, and also cross out of the
list of delinquents the names of Mrs. Amy Lewis Gorwaiz
and Mrs. Mary Smith Lewis.

The Secretary has a good supply of tlie Official P)adge
of the Association, in form of pin or stud, and these can be
procured at any time, also the Coat of Arms, either painted
or lithographed, and the Coat of Arms stationery.

In accordance with suggestions made by some of the
members through correspondence and at last Reunion we
have made inquiry regarding cost of Membership Certifi-
cates but found these so expensive that it did not seem best
to do anything in the matter without securing the approval
of the Association. The expense of a suitable certificate
engraved will be not less than $T(i.()<» for one thousand.

If these were procured it would be wise perhaps to sell
them to the members at cost and in this way in due time the
Association would be reimbursed for the outlay. They could
be furnished for about 10 cents each. We have at the desk
a design as submitted for this certificate by the manufac-
turers of our stationery.

We desire to thank those of the members who have
thoughtfully informed us of changes in address and of
other changes in their families. The number doing this is
all too few yet we believe there is some improvement and
we hope the germ may be kept actively alive until all shall

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have cauyht this fever of imparting- information. Your
Secretary will be grateful, I assure you, and the records
will he of much more value.

You have been patient with me though I have been able
to do so little for the Association and I desire to thank you
for the courtesy and kindness shown me which have made
m_\- relations with 30U so pleasant. I do feel, however, as
I know some of vou do, tliat it would be for the good of
the Association to secure the services of a Secretary who
could devote more time to the work and perhaps engage in
genealogical research. I therefore would ask that you no
longer consider your present Secretary as eligible for that
position Imt choose from among your numbers one with
more leisure to devote to Association work. Be assured
that m\- interest will always be with the Pike Family in the
future, as it has been in the past and I shall rejoice in what-
ever success the Association may attain.

No words of mine are needed to arouse the loyalty and
enthusiasm of this big Pike Family. You have but to look
backward ui)on those who have ranked high for courage and
uprightness in days of old. splendid examples of manhood
and womanhood, and there you will find \our inspiration to
uphold the Pike Standard and raise it ever higher. If we
are unable to accomplish all we would wish let us not feel
that our union in this Association is in vain since it binds
us closer together in these efforts for the good of the family,
and therefore for the ultimate good of our Nation. We
have a right to be proud of many Pikes who have lived in
days gone by ; let us do our part to make sure that we may
find occasion for pride and rejoicing in the lives of the
Pikes of today. Then we may be assured that the Pike
I'amily of to-morrow shall not fail to uphold the honor of
the name.

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The Treasurer's report was then read and hy vote of the
Association accepted.

TREASURER'S REPORT.

Oct. 12, 1914.
To the Pike Family Association:

Your Treasurer hegs to submit the following report :
Received for Membership Fees and Dues at 1912 Reunion. . . .$ 39.00

Received for Dues since 1912 Reunion to Oct. 12, 1914 137.30

1 pin ■. 50

Stationery 12.35

Membership Fees, including one life membership 27.00

Coat of Arms 14.10

Interest on Deposit 3.61

$233.86
Expended.

Expense of Secretary attending 1912 Reunion $ 8.78

For stamps, express, envelopes and incidentals 21.61

Check to

Courier Printing Co., 1912 Reunion notices 2.50

C. J. Aver, Premium on Treasurer's bond 5.00

Wm. Freund & Sons, stationery 16.25

Return of one payment for Coat of Arms, sent on

approval 5.00'

Premium on Treasurer's bond for 1914, to C. J. Ayer 5.00
Courier Printing Co., for due notices and envelopes 1.50
Henry D. Wasiiburn for printing 1912 reports, and

envelopes for same 59.60

The Commonwealth Press, for booklets of Consti-
tution and By-Laws and list of members 31.50

Courier Printing Co., Reunion notices for 1914.... 2.00

■ — • 1.5S.74

■ ' Balance $ 75.12

Cash reported on hand at 1912 Reunion 312.63

$387.75

On deposit in Capital Savings Bank & Trust Co $376.54

On hand in currency 11.21

$387.75

Respectfully submitted,

Frances C, Dickerman,

Treasurer.

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The report of Special Committee regardiiii^' Genealogical
Records was next called for. As the Chairman was absent
the President, Air. Herbert A. Pike, reported briefly, stating
that eltorts had been made to get into commimication with
Mrs. CliiTord Pike but nothing" satisfactory had been ac-
complished and the Committee had been unable to learn
anything" with reference to the records. As Mrs. Pike was
expected at the Reunion later in the day the President sug-
gested that a Con"imittee be a])pointed to meet her and confer
with her and report at the afternoon session what action
they would suggest taking in the matter. It was the
opinion of some that we had waited long" enough and if we
could not secure the (dd records we ought to proceed along
other lines and secure new records. This was offered
merely as a suggestion and the matter was left open for fur-
ther conference and suggestions. An interesting discussion
followed. Mr. Evans moved that a committee of three be
appointed by the President, the Chairman to constitute one
of that committee, to And out something" definite in regard
to the records. Motion carried.

Sincere appreciation was expressed for Dr. Pike's great
interest in the Association and his untiring efforts to com-
plete the genealogical records of the Pike Family.

Rev. Ezra B. Pike, one of the charter members of the
Association, was warmly greeted as he appeared before tiie
gathering, and he brought his usual good word of wisdom.

The question was discussed as to how it would be best
to arrange for the completion of the records and editing of
the Pike Family History, supposing we secured the records
already assembled, also as to plan of procedure supposing
we have to begin now the collection of new records.

The Committee on Genealogy, appointed to confer with
Mrs. Clifford Pike, consisted of Mr. John O. Evans, Mrs.
Jesse L. Chandler, Miss Elizabeth Davis.

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In view of the increased correspondence that would he
necessitated hy taking' up the genealogical work it was de-
cided that the President should appoint an assistant to the
Secretary, to he known as a Corresponding Secretary, and
accordingly Miss Elizabeth Davis was appointed for this
position.

The next c_[uestion brought before the Association was
that of a suggested alteration in the By-Laws. It seemed
desirable that some plan be adopted for establishing two
kinds of members, — active and inactive — so that those who
have once joined the Association shall not be dropped from
membership for non-payment of dues, as has been the rule
heretofore, but merely enter a non-active list, — active mem-
bers only to receive notices, reports, etc.

It was voted that a Committee be appointed to submit
draft for alteration of By-Laws Nos. 1 and 3. This Com-
mittee was appointed by the Chair as follows : Rev. Ezra
B. Pike, Mr. Frank C. Pike, Mrs. Chas. B. Gallond.

Moved by Mr. Evans that aged members, or those who
have rendered special services, be entered upon an honorary
list entitled to full privileges but without payment of dues.

Suggested by the President that the Secretary be in-
structed to write Mrs. Fisk that we dislike to have her with-
draw from the Association and that it is the desire of the
Association that she become a life-member without payment
of any further dues. Motion made and carried that the
Secretary be instructed to write Mrs. Sarah Fisk as sug-
gested and send greetings of the Association.

Suggested that the Secretary write letter of greeting to
Mrs. James Pike, also to Robert PI. Pike of Union, N. H.,
who have been interested in the Association work but unable
to be present at the meetings.

The President then announced the appointment of Com-
mittees as follows :

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Committee on Xominations — ]\Ir. Ralph N. Clieney, 3,Ir.
Frederick Pike, Mrs. Ellen R. Pauly.

Committee on Resolutions — Air. John F. Smith, Mrs.
Caleb Pike, Mrs. Joseph Hayes.

The meeting- adjourned at this time for lunch and all
were ready to partake of the good things provided hy the
ladies of Salisbury, having had previous experience of their
success as hostesses.

The afternoon session was called to order in due time
by the President.

The Committee on Genealogical Records not being ready
to report the Committee on liy-Laws was called on and the
Chairman, Rev. E. P.. Pike, presented the following recom-
mendations :

Art. 1, Sec. 2. Members in arrears for two years or
more will still be regarded as in good standing but may be
removed to a secondary or inactive list ; they may renew their
active membership at any time on their request and pay-
ment of one dollar, which shall be regarded as their dues
for the next two years. Inactive members shall receive
notices of all meetings, the same as active members, also a
copy of the records of the Association upon recpiest to the
Secretary and the payment of twenty-five cents.

Art. 1, Sees. 2 to o inclusive, shall be rendered null and
void.

In accordance with Article II of the By-Laws, this pro-
posed alteration in the P>y-Lavvs will be brought before the
Association at the I'JIG meeting and discussed and voted
upon at that time.

The Committee on Xominations, Frederick Pike, Chair-
man, recommended that one vote be cast for the present
Board of Officers. By vote of the Association this was
done and the following were declared elected:

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President — Mr. Herbert A. Pike, of Worcester, Mass.

Vice-Presidents — E. Bertram Pike, Pike, N. H. ; John
Q. Evans, Salisbury, Mass. ; A\'illiam Day Pike. New York
City ; Warner Pike Simpson, Columbus. O. ; Mrs. Virginia
Pike Martin, Minneapolis, Minn. ; Mr. Frank C. Pike,
Keene, N. H.

Secretary and Treasurer — ]\Iiss Frances C. Dickerman,
Pike, N. H.'

Directors, (besides the President, First \'ice-President
and Secretary) — Aliss Carrie Snow, Xewburyport, Mass.;
Mrs. Olive Pike Lincoln, Boston; Mrs. R. E. Cheney, New-
buryport, Mass. ; Elbridge N. Pike, Boston.

The Committee on Resolutions, John F. Smith, Chair-
man, presented their report as below :

Your Committee respectfully report that they have at-
tended to their duties and would report as follows :

Whereas, in the providence of God there have been
several of our members removed by death since our last
meeting ; and

Whereas, such an event has not only reduced our own
membership but has also smitten our hearts ; therefore

Resoli'ed, That we put this resolution on record express-
ing our sorrow for the loss we have sustained, and also by
this we extend our sympathies to those of the several
families smitten, while we pray for the help of God to sus-
tain us all in our loss.

Resolved, That wfe extend our heartfelt thanks to the
Ladies' Aid Society of this Church, and also to the Church
Society itself, for our generous entertainment, but espec-
ially for the bounteous dinner provided for our comfort,
while we pray 'May their shadow never be less'."

John F. Smith,
Mrs. Caleb Pike^
J\Irs. Joseph Hayes.

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A number of members unable to be present at the Re-
union sent letters of greeting" which were read at the after-
noon meeting and are given in part below :

From Mrs. Sarah Pike Conger, Pasadena, Cal.

"Dear Relatives: — Happy greetings to you all from
])eautiful California, the land of sunshine, tlowers and
fruitage ! I have been looking forward with great antici-
l)ation to the gathering of the 'Pike Family' in October,
1!)14. 1 have hojied to be one ■zcith this family as well as
one ()/ it, to meet my kin ])eople and to know them. X'erv
little have 1 known of m\- Pike relatives aside from what
my revered father has told me. This little knowledge has
awakened a deep interest, a true pride, and a great desire
to meet face to face, — to feel the warm clasp of hands and
to l)e assured of a heart welcome that only the higher minded
know how to extend. I deeply regret that I cannot meet
with the 'Pike Pamily" gathering October, IDl-i.

Wishing }()u a joyous, united, profitable meeting. I am,
Most sincerely,"

From Sophronia Bulfinch Pike, Western College, Oxford,

Ohio.

"To the Mriiihcrs of the I' ike Painily Association, of JJlwiii
I am I'roiul to be One:
I wish for you all a most delightful meeting on the 14th
of this month. 1 should like so much to be with you, but as
I ha\e the care of the meals in a Girls' School of over two
hundred, it is out of the question for me to go. I wonder
if you will not sometime meet in Cincinnati! I will go

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there if 1 am as well able to go the distance of fortv miles

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as now. W hen you come to Cincinnati 1 will invite you to
visit this College,— the best College for women in the world.
I graduated here in 1875.

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It has been a great blessing- for me to have been a mem-
ber of the Pike Family Association; I feel grateful to the
late Dr. Clifford L. Pike for his persistence in calling the
matter to my attention.

With best wishes for each and all. not only for October
1-ith, but for all life here and in the great beyond,"

The Secretary would especially call your attention to
letters from three members of the F*ike Family who are
asking for information regarding their own line.

Mr. Isaac H. Gary, 200 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.,
writes as follows :

"Your circular announcing the regular meeting of the
Pike Family Association at hand and 1 very nnich regret
not being able to go to Boston at this time ; I should very
much like to meet this large family of Pikes. I am some-
what disappointed that you cannot refer to any authentic
records where the history of Timothy Pike and Hannah, his
wife, are recorded. We are very sure that Hannah's
maiden name was Gary. She lived as a girl at Gharlestown
and later at Bedford ; from either one of these places she
must have been married. We know this : that our Hannah
married a Timothy Pike and that they had a number of
children, at least two of whom served in the Revolutionary
War. I enclose a little memorandum and it would seem
that some of the descendants of these people must have
some records in this matter."

(GoPY OF Memorandum.)

Timothy Pike, and Hannah, his wife, are recorded in
the history of Hardwick, Mass., as arriving in that town,
previous to 1750, with three children, Hannah, Timothy
and Jonathan. While in Hardwick, Sarah and Simeon
(1756 and 1759) were born to them. They then moved to
Gharlestown, Mass., where Elizabeth was born to them, in

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ITGo. (See W'ynian's Genealogies and Estates of Charles-
town. Mass.)
Questions:

1st. What was Hannah's maiden name?
2nd. When was she married?
.'ird. When did she die?
4th. What was her age at time of death?
The following named persons signed a deed in ISOG con-
veying all their interest in the Cary Homestead, in Charles-
town, Mass., as follows: Abigail Pike, widow, I'oston;
Timothy Pike, P.oston, rope maker ; Thomas Pike, P)Oston.
rope maker : John Pike, Boston, rope maker ; Abigail Pike,
single, Boston; Sally \ incent Pike, single, Boston.
Questions:

1st. How were these Pikes related to the Carys?
2nd. W^ere they related to the Timothy Pike and
Hannah, his wife, of Hardwick, Mass., in
irr,(;?

Any information as to the above will be thankfully re-
ceived by Isaac H. Cary, 200 Fulton St., Brooklyn, X. Y."

Mr. James ¥. Pike of Manitoba writes as follows:

"During ni}- s])are time this winter 1 have gone into the
matter of my own particular branch of the Pike family and
find as follows :

One of my sisters writes me that she has heard my
father mention the fact that his grandfather was married
twice or three times and that he was the father of twentv-
nine children. h>om this it would appear that record in
1902 book would apply to our family wherein it says :

'George Pike of Marljlehead came to this country prior
to Dec. 5, 16G3, for upon that date he purchased of Samuel
Condy of Marblehead, fisherman, and his wife. Anna, one
end of a dwelling house in which said Condy lived. In this
deed he gives his occupation also as fisherman. He married

Records of the pike family i?

Hester, daughter of Thomas Atkins, formerly of Kennebec.
Maine, and died in Alendon in the County of Suffolk, be-
tween April 2d and the 11th, ITKi. I believe him to be the
father of George Pike who married Tabitha and settled on
Cape Cod and had a son George, born in 1()94 and a son,
Leonard, born about two years later. Leonard settled in
Truro, Mass., where he married in 1723 Ann Snow and had
eight children. His fifth child, Leonard, married, 1751,
Sarah Case and for his second wife, Elizabeth Whitman,
and by the two wives had a family of twenty-nine children
most of them born at his home in Whitingham, Vt. Many
of his descendants still reside in that place while others are
scattered over the State of New York and the Western
States.'

My Grandfather's name was Roswell Pike, who was
born in 1785 and married Sally Wheeler. I have a will
dated September 15, 1855, made out by Roswell Pike in
which he mentions children as follows : Ruddy, George who
lived at Renssalaer Falls, N. Y., Semanthe, Louisa, who
married a man by the name of Goodnough, Ruth, who mar-
ried a man by the name of Shippie, Sally, Susan and
Deliverance, also my father, Leonard W'hitman Pike. It
would seem that my grandfather, Roswell Pike, was the
son of Leonard Pike and Elizabeth Whitman, as he was
given the two names, Leonard Whitman.

My father, Leonard W'hitman Pike, married Almeda
Clark, and had children as follows :

^lary Ellen, born March 24, 1857, at Rossie, St. Law-
rence County, N. Y., now living in Alexandria, Minnesota.
She married Louis S. Kaiser and had children : Frances
Marie and Arthur Louis. Frances Marie Kaiser married
George A. Robinson in November, 1897, and they have one
child, Rio Sarah. At the present time Arthur Louis Kaiser
is unmarried.

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Enima Louise, l;orn March 'i. ISo!), at Ropin, St. Law-
rence County, X. ^^. married Orrin AL Eaton; had children:
Charles Leonard, who is married. He was horn September
20, 18Sr. Elmer Louis, born May 28, 18!»(l, and Gilbert
Orrin, ])orn May 1!», 1S!)2.

Arthur llenry I'ike, liorn May 10, 18()L at Gouverneur,
N. Y.. married (iwendoline Thomas, March 10, 1805, and
had children, Berniece, born June 2(), 18ii(; ; ClitTbrd Arthur,
born November, do not know )'ear ; and Leonard Whitman,
born .\])ril 13. 1002.

Laura Jane, born July 2d, iSlil. at Concord, JetTerson
County, Wisconsin, married Orlando J. Smith and have
children: Jessie May, born December 28, 188*); married
Artlnu- Stewart, September 15, 1909 ; and have one child,
Elmer Goodrow, born May 18, 1911. Artluu" Warren, born
July 'M). 1891, and Ernest Leonard, born May 10, 1894, both
unmarried.

Harriet .\lmeda, born March 19. 18(;t, at Elk Grove,
W'isconsin, died, December 25, 187 1, at Lime S])rings, Iowa.

Clara Luella, born January 10, 1870, at Lime Springs,
Iowa. Died, December 25, 1871, at Lime Springs, Iowa.

James Francis, born April 25, 1872, at Lime Springs,
Iowa. Married Erna Littlefield, April ;!o, 1907.

Charles Leonard, born July 22. 1874, at Lime Springs,
Iowa. ^Married Florence Herndon.

Alena Pearl, born March 4, 1S77, at Lime Springs, Iowa.
Married E. D. Tormey, had one child, ^Mildred Elizabeth.
Mrs. Tormey died September 28, 1909, at Phoenix, Ariz.

1 would be very much pleased to get into communication
with descendants of Leonard Pike and Elizabeth W'hitman
with a view to finding out the names of the twenty-nine
children mentioned. I am traveling most of the time and
have no fixed address other than The Pas, ^lanitoba, Can-
ada, care The Finger Lumber Co., Ltd., for whom I am

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now traveling and who will forward any letters unless I
have advised Miss Dickerman of change in my address.

I sincerely hope to meet you all at some future meeting
but do not think it will be possible this year."

From Geo. W. Pike, Cleveland, Ohio.

"I have been unable so far to trace the familv lineage
back farther than my Great Grandfather, Samuel Pike, who,
it is traditionally reported, died as a soldier in the Revo-
ultionary War at or near X'alley Forge, but from what point
he went into the service I am unable to state.

My Great Grandfather, Samuel Pike, left two infant
sons, namely, Sewall and Luther. My Grandfather, Sewall,
according to an old family P)ible, was born October 15th,
1777, in Massachusetts, and was married in ISOG to Parmela
Beardsley of Connecticut, but in neither case is it stated in
what town he was born or where married. ( I have record
of the ISeardsley family dating back to 1G05.) My Grand-
father after marriage moved to Catherine, N. Y., and died
there in 1833.

The other son of Great Grandfather Samuel Pike,
namely Luther, we have no record as to what became of him.

It is further traditionally reported that Great Grand-
father Samuel Pike came from England and settled in
Massachusetts, and that after his death the two infant sons,
Sewall and Luther, were bound out, and that the widow

again married a man by the name of Pike, in no way related
to my Great Grandfather.

I would like very much to secure authentic record . .
and any data that you can give me will be very much
appreciated."

Among others who sent greetings and good wishes to
the assembled family were : Mrs. Hammett D. Wright,
Graniteville, Mass. ; Mrs. Susan A. Pike Sanders, Bloom-

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ington. 111.; Herbert I'ike vSenter, Columbus, Ohio; Miss
Nellie 1"'. ISennett. I'oston ; Miss Laura E. Bennett. Boston;
Mr. Joseph B. Pike. Beaver Creek. 111.; Mr. John A. Pike.
Washington, D. C. ; Mrs. W. A. Livingston, Fort Dodge,
la. ; Prof. Alfred W. Pike, Stamford. Conn. ; Eben W. Pike,
Cambridge, Mass. ; Mrs. Lorena E. Day, Bellows Falls, \'t. ;
Mr. Sumner L. I'ike, So. Amherst, Mass.; Mr. J. Trevett
Pike, New York City.

A pleasant feature of the afternoon session was the
reading of an original poem by ]\Iiss Elizabeth Davis.

SALISBURY, 1914.

'Twas in nineteen hundred one

The Pike Family first did meet
In ye ancient town of Salisbury,

Whose walls echoed to the feet
Of the earliest Pikes, who came

From the land across the sea,
To found upon these Western shores

A Home for Liberty.
All honor to those early Pikes

Who came as pioneers
To redeem the wilderness

And to build for future years.
For they laid the stones so well

That in times of strain and stress,
We have never lacked a leader

To release us from duress.
And when, all throu<Th the country

Superstition riot ran,
Here, in this town of Salisbury,

There lived a famous man;
Major Rol)ert, you all know him.

He who stood so firm and true,
l'"or tliat Liljcrty, God-given,

Wliich is each man's due.
"No lash," said he, "for women's backs,

No slave to Churchman's zeal,

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But this little town of Salisbury

Will give each one a fair deal."
So he kept this quiet village

From smirching its fair fame,
And for justice and fair dealing,

It has ever had a name.
Therefore we all do honor him;

May we ever have his like,
And may this quaint old town of Salisbury

Never lack a Pike.

It was expected that at the 11)1 1 Reunion we would par-
ticipate in the dedication of the Major Robert Pike Memo-
rial but that is still in the unsettled stage.

The matter again came up for discussion and Dr. Spauld-
ing, representing the Salisbury Town Committee, addressed
the Association in his usual interesting way. After con-
siderable discussion as to the cost of a Library Building, and
the share the Town and the Association could and should
take in this, the Association voted that the money raised by
the Association and to be raised for a Robert Pike Memo-
rial should be used for the purpose of a Memorial Library
Building. ]\Irs. White of New York, — one of our older
members whom we were glad to welcome at the Reunion, —
announced that she would give $500 for the Library Build-
ing at once and this generous contribution occasioned much
rejoicing.

It was decided to appoint a Committee of five to take in
hand the collecting of funds for this Memorial, and the
President named the following: Mr. John Q. Evans, Miss
Elizabeth Davis, Mrs. Benj. C. Lincoln, Mr. E. Bertram
Pike, Mrs. Sarah Pike Conger.

After some discussion as to when the Association should
hand over to the Town Committee the funds collected for
the Library, it was voted by the x\ssociation that when the
Salisbury Committee had its plans completed and the foun-

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(lalions of the huildiny" put in and was ready to proceed with
the erection of the liuiUhng- the funds for the Memorial in
the hands of the I 'ike h'amily Association should be turned
over to the Sahshnr_\- Committee.

The Committee on (ienealogical Records, Mr. Evans,
Chairman, were read\- at this time with their report. It
was to the effect that the Committee liad held a conference
with Mrs. Clifford Pike and discussed the whole matter quite
thorouy;hly considerinij the limited time. They had come
to an ai^Teement of opinion that Mrs. Pike was entitled to
some compensation, in one way or another, for the time
<j;iven by the Doctor Pike and the sacrifice of his business in
his zeal to complete these records for the Association ; this
matter, however, could not he decided at once as it was
necessary to have the available records examined and the
whole situation studied into carefully. The Committee,
therefore, had come to the conclusion, which the Chairman
])resented in the form of a motion, that a Committee of three
be appointed by the Chair, with ])ower to add two others, to
arrange with Mrs. I'ike regartling these papers; also that
this Committee he authorized to arrange for the completion
of the records for ])ublication if deemed ])racticable. This
motion was carried unanimously, and the President ap-
l)ointed as three members of this Cenealogical Committee,
Mr. J. O. t:vans. Miss Elizabeth Davis, Mrs. Dr. Clifford L.
Pike'.

Mrs. Dr. Clifford L. Pike told something of her search
for the records left by Dr. T^ike in Reno, Nevada, and stated
that so far as she knew she had now got them all together
and the\' were at lier home in Lynnfield.

After some further reference to the Major Robert Pike

.Memorial and a ^h()rt period of informal discussion, the

meeting adjourned. The remainder of the afternoon was

spent in pleasant conxerse with kinsfolk until time tor the

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trains which should bear the visiting members homeward.
Mr. Eugene F. McPike of Chicago had expected to at-
tend the Reunion and present a genealogical paper, but he
was unavoidably detained. He has, however, kindly sent
his address to be printed with this report and you will find it
immediately following.

SOME ENGLISH PYKES.

It has been stated by one American writer that "Robert,
the brother of Henry Pike, was consecrated Bishop of Lich-
field in 1127, and that Richard Pike was consecrated Bishop
of Coventry in 11()2."

Their real surname appears to have been Peche, various-
ly spelt Peccator. Peccam and Pethe (or f^ecthe), but there
seems to be no documentary authority to establish any re-
lationship to the family of Pyke or Pike as such. (A) It
is often necessary to use a process of elimination in this way
when considering genealogical problems.

Some enterprising student of the genealogy of the Eng-
lish families surnamed Pike or Pyke, may eventually succeed
in tracing the line back to the Norman Conquest in loijd, or
perhaps, to an earlier date. The purposes of this little
sketch will be answered fairly well by commencing with the
first quarter of the 14th century.

We find one Richard Pyke. of the Knights Companions
of the Bath (K. C. B.) as of August 13, 1324.

Alexander Pyke, of London, made a will, November 25,
1329, in which he bequeathed "to Avice his wife his capital
tenement in the parish of St. Dunstan (East), London, for
life ; remainder to Nicholas and John, his sons."

The will of Richard de Gaunt, March 3, 134U, names
Nicholas Pyk, and Johanna, his daughter.

Johanna Pyk. relict of Nicholas, mentions: "S. Dunstan
towards the tower" ; August 10, 13G1.

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Tn loT)!) appears Henry Pike, sub-dean of Exeter
Cathedral.

There are records of a Nicholas Pyke, as sheriff of Lon-
don, in 1333, and of his alleged descendant, Thomas Pike,
holding a like office, in 1 HO, but no pedigree has been found
to show the connection between the two. (B)

The genealogical studies of the late Dr. Clififord L. Pike,
fornienly Secretary of the Pike Family Association of
America, developed some facts concerning one Sir Richard
Pyke, living in the eighth year of reign of King Richard II
(about 1385), who was granted a coat of arms. (C) He
had issue and numerous descendants in Somersetshire.

It is evident that some of the early Pykes in London
came from Somersetshire and Devonshire, where that family
was not without distinction in the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries. A coat of arms was granted to one Edward
Pyke, dyer, of Oueenliithe Ward, London, living 1()34, de-
scended from Philip Pyke, of Barnwell, Somerset.

Dr. Clifford L. Pike once expressed the opinion, in some
private letters, that the John Pike who emigrated to New
England in 1()3.") and settled at Newbury, Mass., was iden-
tical with the John Pike baptized November 1, 1572,
(presumably at Aloorlich, in Somersetshire). Some of the
Christian names were similar in the two instances. The
registers of Moorlich date back only to 1052, and so, there
may be some confusion as to the precise locality. There
were, however, families of Pyke or Pike in other parts of
England. We learn of one Dr. Pike who died about 1809
or 1810, and who is described as having descended from
Pikes, country carpenters, who resided first at Marlborough
and then at Lavington in Wiltshire, where they had a small
inheritance and lived comfortably. A descendant went up
to London in KiOT where he participated in re-building the
city after the great fire. He also owned some houses in

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Portsmouth, where he died suddenly. His son remained at
Lavington in Wiltshire and had a larg"e family, including one
son who became the father of the Doctor Pike who died
about 1809 or 1810. The author who furnishes this ma-
terial ventures the suggestion that this family of Pike in
Wiltshire may have descended from John Picus, born in
1463, the celebrated Earl of Mirandula, a lordship in Italy,
who was a very remarkable man in the fifteenth century and
whose life was partly translated from the Italian by Thomas
More. This John Picus died near Florence in 1494, being
survived, it is said, by one son, who, coming to England,
finally engaged himself to a carpenter at ]\Iarlborough in
Wiltshire. He died there about 1564, according to the same
author, and left several sons, one of whom was a carpenter.
(D). ■

We give the foregoing material about the Pikes of Wilt-
shire for whatever it may be worth, pending verification or
further investigation.

Miss Elizabeth French, of London, found the entries of
John Pike as having married Dorothy Day, 17th of January,
1612/13 at Whiteparish (near Landford in eastern Wilt-
shire. ) They had a son, John, who was baptized 8th No-
vember, 1613. Miss French expresses the conviction that
the elder John was identical with the John Pike who came
to New England in 1635 and settled at Newbury, Mass.
His other children were baptized probably at Landford,
where the registers before 1671 are lost. The Pike wills in
the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and in the Sarum
Courts do not show his parentage. He may have come from
the adjoining county of Hants for which there are some
wills preserved at Winchester. (E)

Miss French, in a private letter, states that she is herself
a descendant of the John Pike who came to New England in
1635, She doubts very much the statement that his wife's

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maiden name was Sarah Washington, and reiterates her
behef that he was identical with the John Pike who married
Dorothy Day, at Whiteparish, near Landford, WiUshire, 17
January, l()12-i;5. Therefore, it would now be very inter-
esting indeed to learn the authorities for any of the contrary
statements.

We may, in passing, note that Christopher Pike and
Ivatherin W^ashington were married 25 January, 1G23, as
shown in the register of St. Paul, Canterbury.

There were several English families of Pyke or Pike
who may not have been related to each other, so far as any
affirmative proof may be concerned.

In London and Greenwich, between the years 16U4 and
1730, also, perhaps later, was a family of Pyke connected
with those of Halley and Day. To this branch, the writer
has confined most of his studies. A considerajjle amount of
material relating thereto has appeared in the old London
"Notes and Queries" (19U3-1!)14 ), and in the "Magazine of
History" (New York), between 1!)03-1913.

(A) "Notes and Queries" (London) for April 5, 1913, eleventh
series, Vol. A 11, pages 277-278, et passim.

(B) "Notes and Queries" (London), for March 15, 1913, elev-
enth series, Vol. VII, page 204.

(C) "Visitations of Somersetshire," by Weaver, page 64.

(D) "Monthly Magazine" (London), for February 1, 1810,
pages 21-26.

(E) "New England Historic Genealogical Register" (Boston),
for July, 1912, Vol. LXVI, whole number 263, page 261.

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DELINQUENT MEMBERS.

In accordance with Article I, Section 2, of the By-Laws
of the Pike Family Association, it becomes the duty of the
Secretary to post the following" list of members as delin-
quent in payment of dues. We earnestly ask your prompt
attention and kind cooperation in the effort to retain these
members of the family in the Association. If you note any
errors in addresses, please advise the Secretary promptly.

Alden, Frank W.
Belmore, Miss Jennie C.
Braman, Grant C.
Buswell, Mrs. Emma Pike
Carr, Mrs. Jos. S.
Carr, Robert W.
Chapin, Frank M.
Chisholm, Edmund F.
Chisholm, Edmund F., Mrs.
Fuller, Miss Sara
Hornick, Mrs. Wm. Verne
Locke, Mrs. Fannie M.
Northrup, Mrs. S. M. Pike
Page, Arthur B.
Perkins, Wm. Thomas
Richardson, Mrs. H. Daniel
Robinson, Edvv. A.
Seward, Mrs. Frank D.
Smith, Geo. E.
Sprague, Mrs, Myron
Wright, Mrs. Alibie A. Pike
Pike, Arthur G.
Pike, Mrs. Arthur G.
Pike, Arthur L.
Pike, Alva O.
Pike, Mrs. Alva O.
Pike, Elbridge N.
Pike. Gertrude S.
Pike, Henry D.
Pike, Miss Isabel T.
Pike, Joseph S.
Pike, Miss Marion H.
Pike, Oscar Alfred
Pike, Walter Raleigh

Waterville, Me.

Princeton, Me.

1003 Cleveland Ave., Portland, Ore,

Salisbury, Mass.

929 Ave. C, San Antonio, Texas.

621 Howard St., San Antonio, Tex.

Pine Meadow, Conn.

.jS Thornton Park, Winthrop, Mass.

58 Thornton Park, Winthrop, Mass.

939 Amsterdam Ave., New York City

I*"ort Dodge, la.

Lebanon, N. H.

:'>:!20 W. 38th Ave., Denver, Colo.

Bow Island, Alberta, Canada.

201 Pioneer Bldg., Seattle, Wash.

Box 498 Laramie, Wyo.

Mt. Vernon, N. Y.

Attleboro, Mass.

Sears Bldg., Boston.

Leicester, Mass.

So. I-'ramingham, Mass.

(i3 Bellingham St., Chelsea Sta., Mass.

()3 Bellingham St., Chelsea Sta., Mass.

62 Francis Ave., Pittsfield, Mass.

Olnevville, R. I.

Olneyville, R. T.

Boston, Mass.

Melrose, Mass.

380,5 J St., San Diego, Cal.

134 P St., So. Boston, Mass.

Somerville, Mass.

24 Greenough Ave., Cambridge, Mass.

B. & A. R. R., Boston. Mass.

fi83 Broadwav, New York City.

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