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GENERAL INDEX.
[Index of Names of Persons at the end of the volume]
Alford, 215
AlmanHiks, interleaved, IS; early printed, 20; in PMladelphia, 20 ^
Arms of • umner, 12>7
Autographs, W. Sumctr, 12?</; Edward SnmDer. 12Sj; Increase Mimner, 12>*.;; Sam 1 Shriuip- ton. 123r; John Yuamans, liS^ • Wm. Uvslop. David Hi slop, 12S«; John Dane. John Dane, Sen., i'rancis Dane. 147; Michael Barstow, 171; Simon Eraditre.t, 314: Anne Bradstreet, 314; Samuel MaTericke, 378
Barbadoes, Records from. 206
Barnstable, Xn^cripti^•ns from. 214
Bible o^ the Adams Family. 2S3
Biof;ra;>liies. Soe Memoirs
Books, Reriews and Notices cf, 83 to 94 Alden's Medical Profession, i}3 Bartletfs Bailey's Journal, 91 Buckingham's Mech. Char. A=s'c, 92 Chapin's Glastonbury Centennial, 91 Cothren's Ui-'t. Ancient Woodburv, 1S3 Eaton's Hist. Canaia, 93 Greenleafs GeDHalosy, 290 Greenleaf, T.. Funeral Sermon on, 195 Hodges' Genealosv, 195 Hollister's IlLst. C'bnneciicat, 290 Jackson's Hist Newt^m, 290 Lo'.jig's Boston Orators. 292 Massachusews Colony Recouls, 2S5. 369 Massachusetts Refrister, 194 Na=h Genealogy, 194 New Hampshire Ar. Ke^ister, 195 Rice's Hist of 'V^'orthinijron, 03 Sparks' Defence of ^^'asuini^ton's 'Writiags, 94 WiHard's Ccnten. at Lancaster, 92 Winthrop's Hist. Xvw England, 83 "Woicott's Rock Hill Addre;,'. 94
Boston, Early Rpcords of, 37, 345, 349
Boston Comer, 215
Boston, news of the Eiog's death receired, 13; great fire in, 19; Jac.es It. prociaiined in. ib.; a market ordered. '2": .Tohnson burying-ground, 83; mail communii-ation with New York, 103; anew theatre. Ho: a Prince's visit to, 117: Gen. Washineton in. 19"); small-pox in, 32Q: great contentions in the c'curches, ^327 : man hanged for thiy'r. .327 : an Indian hanged there, S27; others, 123; p'-rsons killed by an explo- sion of powder, •'^2.0; damage from a tempest, ib.; executions for murdering Indians. .Wi; (frcat fire, ii.; ?niali-po.x. rt.; another fire. 3-'^l; iuiciJe, 3-32; }i.u.ei' ship-vard, 333; Chardon street, 29S
Bradford, Early Marriaces in, 2-36
Bndstreefs Journal. ^3
Braintree, South Parish Records found, 22.5
Bread and Boards in early time.=. 8*3
Cambridge. Early Records of. 3i5
Candia, Xotios of Eaton's Histcrj- of, 93
Canton, 240 ^
Charleitown, Early Records of, 345
CharmiLffiire, (Candia), 93
Charter of 5I:is.-achusetts, the original, 26
Ccchitua brook, ?(>; dale, lit?
Coucord, Early Records of, :i47
Connecticut, extract frf m a History of. 290
Danvers, Inscriptions from. 73
Dedhim, Early Recorus cf. 347
Depositions about Noddle's Island, 3.34; Penobscot, 287
Descendants of Gov. Bradstreet. 313: ofDr. FranU- lin. 374
Donations to Library, 104, 190, 2915, 377
Doonisdav-bonk, 335, .3H9
D.iver. Early Settlers of. &3, 129, 263
Durch Invasion of N. En eland. 357 I Earthquake great, of 1755, 289 I E^emont. 215
I Essex County, population of, 75 I E?.-=tx .-nd Old Norfolk. Early Settlers of, 49, 1(>3 I Exeter, Freemen at, 77
I Fox borough Cemetery .\ddre?s, 94 l^'i
I Funeral Sermons, Researches among, 29, 179, 25y.
Genealogies of-
Johnson, 232, .3.59 Lewi... 47
Niies, •.;i;i
Perkin.'. 10.1 Roberts. *>o Robins, t'4. !73, 2jl Rollins, 'L^i-V) Scamnicn. ''i> ' Spofford. .>i5 Starback.i.-*. 129 Strong. 1S0-S3 Smith. 65 Sumn.'r, 12*./ Tibbets, l&)-32 Townsend. 1S4 Torer, 264 Tuttle. 132-34 Twomblv, 2'J3 WaldrtiD. 7(J •JValter, 209 Weld. 207 ■n'entworth, 4-, 2W
Adams, 41 i Allerton, 270
Biiiler, 91 , Bangs. 369-69
I Bowdoin. 247 1 Bradstreef. 312 I Bridges, 252 i Cradock, 27
I Cashing, 41, 45 I Cutler, vii. 297; v.ii.
i Dane, 148 1259
i Dexter. 24S
! Eliot, 45. 2.59 ! Foicroft. 171, 260 j Frve, 226-27
Gdbkia. ir. 188 , Harris,172
I Hinklev. 170
1 Hirst, 260 j Hopkins, vi. 43
Humphrey, 250 I Huntington, 1S6
; Glastonbury, Centennial ar. 91
Great Barringtou. Indian Eeed of, 215 ! Green River, 215 t
Guilford, eickness at. 326 i Hartford, Church troubles there, 327 _^
Hatfield, persons killed bv Indian.-!. 330 I2"'
, Historical Societies, Old Colony, 200; 'Wiiconrin. Hog-is!and. 20 Indians, 21, 22, 215. 2-39 ' Indian (Var Papers, 239-43 : Indian Children, servants, 2VO-73; one har,.?--! la
Bo.ston- .3'27; another. '^iS: war -.vith, ■7-'-''
some murdered, i*. : murdir .'^ome ED;:li-h..>s. i Inscriptions. 73, 76, 214, 235, 243. 12S<, 285, l8i ,
I Ipswich-Canada, vi. 3*>3
' Irish, some brought over. 1 1
I Journal, by Rev. Simon Bradstreet, 325
I Lakeville, Inscristions. 285
I Lancaster, Address at 2<"M:ith Anniversary, J3
I Letter of Rev. Andrew Ell''>t. 373
I Lisbon destroyed by an Earthquake. 289
Longevitv. 17. 22 ,
I Lyndeborp'. Materials for a History of, M I Maine, Indian Uar in. 177, 2:i': other airalrs, ^. I Marblehead. Matt-rials for ;i Ili.-^rory of, 'Jyi I Marriages and Deaths, 95, 1'^ . -.4. ^!75 JIarshfield, buri;ils in, l'»l-'.<2. •SJ.^-A Massachusetts Colony Records. I'Jo; who »a« finst
Governor fif. 8.7 1 Members, election of, 104, 199
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General Index.
Memoirs of — I Pedigrees. See Gexealosfts.
Allerton. 2'io Dexter. 248 Penobscot. Depositions about, 287
AppletoD. 9 Eddy. 201 Pequot War, 290-201
Bowdoin. 247 Foxorcft, 171 Portland, In.<cripfioiis from. 76
Bradjtrec*. 313 Gore. 35 I Prectice familv. Note on, -iw
Brooks. 297 Paddock. 2ol Prince's Subscribers. Memoirs of, 41, 247, 171
Clap, 24S Sumner. Vjo i ProTincetown, Records of. 217
Cradock. 25 Tovrnseud, 134 I Reminiscences, bv (^en fumner. IS"
Ctos>-. .33 Willard. 262 I Rhode Island Affairs, 290, 357, 362
Cushing, 41, 45 Milliams, 174 Salem-Cunada, 94
' " ' " """ tfslishurv, Earlv Settlers of, 79, 157, 223
Palnion Valls, 21
Sheffield, formerly Great Banington, 215 Smaii Pol. 21
Taunfon. Rirly Schoolmaster at, 1.56 , Theatricals. Il6 Topsfield, Extract from Records of, 77 Uncle Sam. Origin of. ."77 I Vermont. Statistics concerning, 103 : Weather; field, damage bv Lightning, .323; Marder j there by Indians. ,>52
j West Newbur>-, Antiiiuity, 11"5 ^Vest Roxburv. Inscrip'ions, 243 Weymouth. Earlv Records of. .348 ; Whale, one cau»ht lelow the Cattle. 327 Willou^hbv, (.'oui.tT Lincoln. Record from. 251 Wills. 23. 55, 69, 71. 12Sc, 145, K'S, 275, 3K', 3-51 Wincfcendon, vi. 363
Wiltcii. N. H , Materials for a History of. S4 Wi.»consin. the ^'tate Historicr.l .Society of, 2i>5 WitchoraT.. one burnt for I'^Z, 2o8 I Wobura, Murder there. Sli WoCKjbury. Notice of the History of, 193 Worthingtcn, Rice's History of, 9.3 1 Wrenlham, Eagland, Correspondence, 245
Hilford, Church Members, 176
Monticello, Inscription to Jefferson, 235
Slount Washinston. 215
Karrative of John Dane, 147-156
Newbury, >faterials for the History of, 72; troubles
there. 274 Kew Eniland, Winthrop's History of. by J. Savage,
83-W: Order? in Council concerning, 135; ship
Desire built in. 140 Kew KngLmd Chronology, 18 New Ilamp^iiire. I>^tded to Wheelwright, 90 titit Hampshire, Petition of Settlers of, 233 New London, Murkier at, 3.31 Newton, Hi.-tory of. 290 New York. Mail Communication with, ninety-eight
years aeo. 103 New York, tliken by the Dutch. -329 Noddle's I-land. Petition about, *34 Norfolk. Earlv Seflers of. See Essex. Norfolk Countv. Medical Profession, 93 Norsey Bark. 56
Old Colony Historical Society, 20O Old Colony Inscriptions. 235 Padlock a remarkable one, 75 Payments for the Register, 104, 20O, 235, 378
NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
VOL. VIII. JANUARY, 1854. NO. 1.
NOTICE OF SAMUEL APPLETON, ESa.
Samuel Appletox was the oldest member of a family whose name, during tlie last half century, has been intimately associated with the prosperity of Boston, and with all of its most important interests. He himself might have been singled out as the model of what a merchant should be. Alike liigh-minded in gaining and public spirited in using his means — in his industry and liberal enterprise, his scrupulous uprightness and large beneficence, he was one of the most marked men of a profession, which includes within its ranks so much of the energy, enterprise and talent of New England.
Mr. Appleton was a native of New Ipswich, N. H., and was born June 22, 1766. He commenced life with no advantajres, except the inestimable one of being trained in childhood in the home of judicious and excellent parents. His father, Dea. Isaac,. Appleton, was one of the most respected citizens of New Ipswich, but, like all his neighbors, was subject to the deprivations and hardships of what then vv-as a newly settled country.
In a family of twelve brothers and sisters, Samuel was the third. Except such instruction as he received at home, all his opportuni- ties of education were confined to a few interrupted v.'eeks, each year, from the age of ten to sixteen, in the district school. He however made such good use of his opportunities that, at seven- teen, he was himself selected to teach a school, and was so suc- cessful that during the succeeding winters, and so long as he was willing to engage in the office of teaching, his services were in great request in his own and in the neighboring towns. To the day of his death, he took the greatest delight in recalling the scenes, the friendships and the labors of these seasons of school- keeping, when the teacher often had scholars older than hanself ; when he was sometimes obliged to be a hard student at home that he might keep in advance of his pupils at school, and when his sovereignty over the young republicans about him required the exercise of prudence and self control as well as vigor. 2
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At twenty-two years of age he joined a party of young men in settling a township in Maine ; the conditions being that they should have each alternate lot, provided they would build a house, and clear up a certain number of acres. In this occupation two sum- mers were employed, and the various experiences of frontier life, the hardships encountered with the hopeful heart of youth, and the expedients by means of which difficulties were overcome, were the subject of much amusement in after years. But labor on a farm was not to his taste. It was evident that his special gift was not for handling the axe and guiding the plough. He had an early desire to become a merchant, and, the way opening for acting oat this inclination, he entered into business in the country; first, at Ashburnham, in company with Col. Jewett, and afterwards at New Ipswich, with Charles Barrett, Esq. These fields however were too narrow for his ambition. In 1794, at the age of 28, he established himself as a merchant in Boston, and from that time his career was one of uninterrupted and honorable prosperity and usefulness. In 1799, he visited England, and hav- ing formed a partnership with his younger brother, Hon. Xaihan Appleton, he was for many years engaged very extensively in the importation of English goods. At a later period he was largely interested in the Cotton manufacture, which, with a v.'ise foresight of the future industrial wants of the country, had been introduced through the agency of his brother, acting in connection with two or three associates, first at Waltham, and aftervv^ards at Lowell, As he grew older, he gradually withdrew from business, and at length retired from any active participation m it. But he retired from business only to give his thoughts more exclusively to objects of kindness, charity, and public utility.
One of the beautiful traits of his character was his strong attach- ment for everything connected with his early life. He never forgot his birthplace ; and its interests were his interests. In any matter relating to its general welfare, he would have been very sorry if the people of his native town had forgotten to ask him for his aid. Among other things, the Academy, which was largely indebted to his liberality for the funds which have placed it on a permanent foundation, will be for him a lasting memorial. His early friends never lost their hold on his interest, and there was no part of life which he took such pleasure in recalling as he did the scenes and labors and struggles of his youth. One of the surest tests oi an unspoiled heart — he carried through life the af- fections, tho simple tastes, and the cheerful, hopeful feelings of his earliest years.
A stranger on seeing him, we think, would have been first struck by his apparent simplicity and open-hearted honesty. It was in his manner, in his look, and in the tones of his voice. There was no mistaking it. He was an honest man. Without
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subterfuge or disguise, incapable of anything indirect or under- handed, he had no concealments of his own, and anything in the form of a secret was to him a trouble and a burden. He knew of but one way of speaking, and that was, to say straight on, the truth. It was a principle grown into a necessity of his moral life. He did not know what else to say. It might be difficult to utter it, but he really could not help it. And so out of the simplicity of his nature his yea was yea, and his nay, nay. This was allied with the kindest and tenderest feelings. No one felt more pain in giving pain to another. But though he might be kind, and gentle, and tender, he could not help being honest. He was himself so thoroughly upright that it was hard for him to doubt the honesty of other men, and, as is so often the case, men were really to him what he expected them to be. Said the wri- ter of this notice to him, — and the answer threw light alike on his own character and on the character of merchants generally, — " You have been long engaged in business, under a great variety of circumstances, and in ditierent countries ; — what is your opin- ion in regard to the honesty of mankind?" "Very favorable;" he replied. " Very generally I think they mean to be honest. I have never in my life met with more than three or four cases in which I thought a man intended to be dishonest, in dealing with me."
A striking evidence of his character, and of the way in which he himself was regarded, occurred on the only occasion during his life when he was sued. About the year 1820, a merchant tailor, named Endicot, died, leaving a residue of his estate to a Baptist Society. Among his papers was a note signed by Sam- uel Appleton, and endorsed by Dacoster & Marshall, for a few hundred dollars. The Committee of the Society called on Mr. Appleton for payment. The handwriting was so very like his, that it was impossible to distinguish one from the other ; but he refused to pay it, declaring it to be, in spite of the resemblance, a forgery. A suit was brought on the note, which was in fact out- lawed. He would not, however, allow any plea of this kind to be made, but steadily denied the signature. As the endorsement was evidently genuine, and no other person of the same name "vvas known, the whole matter was enveloped in mystery. This was increased by the fact that he had had dealings with the house of Dacoster d: Marshall, as appeared by his books, though noth- ing was found in them to confirm this note. On the trial, his brother was called as one of the witnesses. He testified that he could not distinguish the signature from Mr. Appleton's handwriting ; but that, as he himself had kept the books at the time, and his brother's notes were always paid when due, and there was no trace of such a note, it could not be genuine, -notwithstanding this admitted resemblance of the handwriting,
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and notwithstanding the charge of the Judge was rather against the defendant, the Jury found a verdict in his favor. Mr. D. Elhs was foreman ; and he stated that the verdict was founded on the fact that the Jury was quite sure that Mr. Appleton would not dispute the payment of the note, except on the certainty that he did not owe it.
Mr. A., however, was not satisfied to leave the matter here, if it were possible to unravel the mystery. Some years after, he ■was in Italy, and went to Naples, where Mr. Degen at that time resided, — the gentleman who was assignee of Dacoster & Mar- shall, and had made the endorsement in their behalf. His first step on landing was, not to visit any of the wonders of nature or art, but to search out Mr. D., who, in answer to his enquiries, stated that he perfectly well recollected the circumstance of there being such a note, but that the signer of the note was a ship- master of the same name, who resided in Portland, and who had been dead for some years. Besides his memory of the event, he had at his country house the books of the firm, and on examining them, they were found to confirm entirely Mr. Appleton's convic- tions, and to show the reasonableness of the confidence placed by his neighbors and fellow-citizens in his accuracy and integrity.
Mr. A. was the artificer of his own fortune. He was, — what so many who are described as such, are not, — essentially a self-made man. From early youth, he had nothing on which to rely but his own resources of mind and character. The friends whom he never failed to find, and of whom no man had more, were at- tracted to him by his own merits. No one owed less in early life to what is termed good fortune. Every advancing step was ihe legitimate result of preceding self-denial, foresight, integrity, and cheerful labor. A full account of his early career would be a hardly less instructive one to young men, than that of Franklin. Nothing could furnish a better commentary on the selfish folly of those who think that they do well to be angry with the world, because it does not load them with prosperity before they have done anything to deserve it. He was an accomplished merchant, but his prosperity, instead of being accidental, was owing to years of persevering industry, to his uprightness, to a singularly quick perception of character, and to a native good sense and soundness of judgment, Avhich would have made him successful in any vo- cation that he might have chosen.
He doubtless had the New England love of success in what he undertook. But there were things which he valued more than success. He valued a liberal heart in his own bosom, and an unreproaching conscience, more than he did money. Mammon was never his god, but his servant. His gains had on them no dark spots. In recalling the early years of mercantile life, when habits were forming, and temptations to one struggling into busi-
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ness with limited means were many, it gratified him to remember that he never was sued, and during that time had never instituted a suit against any one ; that he made very few bad debts : that he never lost a good customer, and that of the many orders given him to be filled very much at his own discretion, the case scarcely occurred in which any complaint ever reached his ear, of the manner in which it had been executed. He never sought large profits ; he would not make money out of other men's necessities, and throughout life, carrying out to the letter his notions of obe- dience to law, he would never receive more than the legal rate of interest for what he had loaned. He accumulated a fortune, be- cause he was a sagacious and. accomplished man of business, and not because of any grasping passion for accumulation. On the contrary, instead of the love of money growing with his years, during the latter part of life, he systematically limited its increase. Among his papers is one dated 1S23, containing some resolutions which he hoped to carry out with more fidelity than he had done before. Among them, he says, " I promise, during the following year, to spend the whole of my income, either in frivolity, amuse- ment, public utility, or benevolence." Although the last object is introduced so casually, those who were acquainted with him will understand how large a place it held in his thoughts. An- other similar paper is found for 1S28, in which, after saying in general terms that he has observed men, as they have grown old in years, growing anxious about property till they have seemed to think of little else, and wishing to avoid that state of mind, he promises that during the ensuing year he will spend the whole ol his income; making, however, with the careful forethought of one who meant to perform what he resolved, the single reserva- tion of so large a part of tlie dividends on his manufacturing stocks, as should be required to pay any new assessments. How large and liberal were his ideas of one's duty to promote the wel- fare of others, is seen in the fact that the amount which he gave away during his life, was scarcely less than what he had retained for himself.
His relations with his kindred were always of the most inter- esting kind. Many of his brothers and sisters had large families; and among their children, as a matter of course, was every variety of fortune. Having no children of his own, he adopted into the circle of his affections the children of his brothers and sisters ; and during the latter years of his life, no single thing engrossed so much of his thoughts, as their interest and happiness.
In 1819 he married Mrs. Mary Gore. This is no place in which to speak of domestic life, but it may be said that while happy in so many other things, he deemed himself to have been signally blessed in this relation. There never was a more sun- shiny home ; and for the sunshine which filled it, it was his hap-
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piness to feel that he was indebted to the character and affection of the wife whom he loved.
It would be difficult to imagine a more beautiful old age. During its last years he was confined very much to his room and to his chair ; but those who were dearest to him were ahvays near him. His room was the great centre of domestic attraction and enjoyment. His heart was so warm, and fresh, and sympa- thetic, that others felt that their pleasures were doubled by his participation in them ; and on the contrary, he could never enjoy anything alone. The words of Ben Jonson described his habit- ual feeling :
" That is but half a joy, is all our own."
On any afternoon that you might visit him, you were likely to find around him some of those who in former years had been en- gaged with him in business, or his kindred, or the young children of his old friends, for his atlectionate nature drew the young to him not less than those who were more advanced ; and there too you met a constant succession of persons who sought his aid for pub- lic objects, or private charities. To consider and meet these calls was indeed the great work of his later years. He held his for- tune as a means of usefulness, and there was scarcely a day in the year in which he did not contribute more or less to some benev- olent object. He of course exercised his own judgment as to whether he would give or not give, and he carried into his works of benevolence the same good sense and clearness of mind which had characterized him as a merchant ; but he would have taken it unkindly if, in any enterprise for the public good, or any pur- pose of private charity, he had been overlooked by his friends. It is sometimes an ungracious task to ask men to contribute money ; but Mr. Appleton, whether he saw fit to give or to de- cline giving, made you understand that he considered that you had done him a favor in letting him have the opportunity. He not only gave with no grudging hand, but he was very likely to add, that if, after applying to others, there should still be a defi- ciency, he would like to be called on again.
During the latter part of his life, he made it a rule to spend his whole income every year ; and there was scarcely any public en- terprise within that period, or any work of utility, or any charita- ble institution, or any effort to promote education in the city of Boston, to which he was not a large contributor. Nor were his benefactions confined to the city of his home ; but throughout New England his name will be permanently connected with the charitable, educational and religious institutions which received aid from his ready and large-hearted munificence.
But that which characterized his old age more than anything else, was a constantly growing interest in the welfare of the poor.
1854.] Notice of Sarmiel Appleion. 15
He regularly placed large sums in the hands of physicians and others Avho were in the way of seeing those in destitution, and on whose good sense and good feeling he relied, to be distributed as their judgment should dictate. He could not bear to think that any one, whom he could relieve, should suffer from want. It was Cecil, we think, who said that he always thought of the world as divided into two heaps, one of happiness and the other of misery, and that it was his purpose to take something from the latter and to add something every day to the former. No one ever acted more habitually on this idea than Mr. Appleton. With the habits and decision brought out of a struggling and energetic manhood, there were many things he could resist ; but a poor child, or a poor man, he could not resist. He could not resist any tale of want, and though uttered in a whisper, he heard it above all the noise of the world.
Those were the only unsatisfactory days to him, in which he had not done something to promote some one's welfare, or to re- lieve some one's distress. And all this was done so modestly, so kindly, so much as if he were receiving a favor, that the man- ner doubled its value. He gave money to the poor in such a way that they gave him back their hearts. He bore all his fac- ulties so meekly, his manners were characterized b}^ such an inbred courtesy, and his good deeds were so simple and unalloyed, that they awakened in all around him kind and friendly feelings. It is said of Raphael that the influence of his genial and kindly character was such, that "the painters who worked around him lived in perfect harmony, as if all bad feelings were extinguished in his presence, and every base, unworthy thought had passed from their minds." So Mr. A.'s character seemed to create around him a sphere of just thoughts and kind affections.
His religious views and feelings partook of the simplicity of his general character. Though he had decided opinions, he never took any strong interest in questions of controversial theology. His experience of life had taught him that good men were con- fined to no theological party, and it was his conviction that the fundamental principles of religion, ni spite of minor differences, were received by all sects. His nature was not speculative but practical, and religion with him took a practical form. He thought little of words and much of the substance. Better words to describe him, as he appeared in his habitual course, could hardly be chosen, than those in which the prophet gives the com- prehensive test of a right life : — " What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and walk humbly bctore ^od."' He had the trusting heart of the child; and the practical form which his faith in a spiritual life assumed, was toucliingly illustrated in an incident that occurred during the year preceding his own death. A favorite nephew, to whom he had bequeathed
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in his will a large proportional amount of his estate,, died' before him, and by the terms of the will, a half-sister, between whom and Mr. A. there was no blood relationship, became entitled to these bequests. The executor called Mr. Appleton's atteiUion to the fact, thinking that he might wish to make some change in the disposition of his property. After taking the subject into full consideration, his reply was, " If, in the other world, there is any knowledge of what is done in this, I should not like to have ray nephew, whom I so loved and trusted, find that my first act, on learning his death, is the revocation or curtailment of a bequest made in his favor, and which, if he had survived me, would have eventually benefited her who was nearest and dearest to him. The will must stand as it is."
He died without issue, at his residence in Boston, July 12, 1853, having just entered on the eighty-eighth year of his age. His death was as tranquil as his life. He had always dreaded a lingering dissolution, and his desire that the last hour might come suddenly was granted. On the last morning of his life, he en- joyed his usual health. During the day he had sufTered some pain and uneasiness, but the remedies applied had relieved him, and he said, " I will now try to sleep." He composed him- self for this purpose, and sunk into slumber. In a few mo- ments, however, Mrs. Appleton was alarmed by his louder breath- ing ; she ran to his bed-side, and summoned an attendant. He was lying in the same attitude of repose. He was sleeping, but *' the sleep that had fallen upon him so gently was the sleep of death ! "
His mind retained its vigor and clearness to the very last, and up to the closing hours of life, he had been employed on thoughts and plans of beneficence. The sinking sun went down through a twilight over which collected all the beauty of the day.
" Sure ihe last end Of the good man is peace. How calm his exit ! Night dews fall not more calmly on the ground, Nor weary, worn-out winds expire so soil."
Mr. Appleton was one of those men who not only give a char- acter to the community in which they live, but who create its character. His enterprise, his great soundness of judgment, his stainless integrity, and his liberality, made him one of those standards of character by which men around measure themselves and others. Such men raise the general average of character throughout the community. Illiberal customs, and underhanded methods of business, are shamed awayf/om their presence. The young honor and imitate, and those who are older, take a heart- ier interest in whatever relates to the general good. We are accustomed to speak of the benevolent acts of such a man, but
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infinitely greater than the immediate good done to the recip'ents of the charity, is the general feeling of liberality which such acts awaken and keep alive in the community. Three men, near neighbors, intimate friends, associated much together in common pursuits, died nearly together : Mr. Amos Lawrence, Mr. Robert G. Shaw, and Mr. Appleton. Without detracting from the merits of others, it caimot be doubted that these men stood second to none in their liberality towards all objects that had a bearing on the general welfare, and that any reputation which Boston may have, was owing, in at least a full proportion, to their character. But whatever of good they may have done to individuals or insti- tutions, the greatest good came from the modest, unpretending uprightness and liberality of their lives, which showed that men might accumulate money and yet value it for its true uses; which gav'e the visible proof that successful labors did not require the drying up of the heart, and which established a standard of v.'ise and large beneficence. A few accomplished and successful men of business, if they are at the same time selfish and sordid, will lower the whole moral feeling of the business comnuuiity in which they live. And, on the contrary, if right minded, gener- ous, just, living for others as well as themselves, they elevate the whole moral character of business life.
There are many who are liberal after their death, who give wisely, perhaps, that which they can no longer retain. Mr. Ap- pleton will be remembered as one who, all his days, made use of prosperity to promote the welfare of others, whose heart grew liberal, and whose hand was opened wider as his means in- creased ; and whose unostentatious course was, from the begin- ning, like that of a stream through the valley, giving fertility to the whole region through which it flows, and like that too, hiding itself under the very verdure which it has nourished. He has passed from this world, followed by kind, affectionate and grateful memories ; and at that day, whose inquisition all may fear, and when the best may shrink from answering for them- selves, we may believe that he shall be one of that number — most blessed — who shall have many to bear witness for them — one of those of whom the poor shall say, '-he relieved our neces- sities ;■' and the naked, " he clothed us ;" and the sick and in prison, " he visited us ;" and the orphan, the friendless and the forsaken, " when we thought ourselves forgotten by man, by him we were remembered."
Longevity of Quakers. — 'The late census returns in England reveal the singular fact, that the average age attained by this peaceful sect is fifty-one years two months and twenty-one days, while half of the population of this country die before reaching the age of twenty-one, and the average duration of life, the world over, is but thirty-three years. — [Newspaper, 9 Sept., 1853. 3
18 New England Chronology. [Jan.
NEW ENGLAND CHRONOLOGY;
Derived from a volume of Interleaved Almanacks, which belonged to Judge Sewall, and interspersed throughout tvith his manuscript memoranda; now in possession o/" Frederic Kidder, Esq.
[Prepared for ihi Press by the Editor of the Kegister.]
[Continned from Vol. VII, page 346.]
Apl. 3. Joseph Eliot & I grafted some walnut trees 14. 1685. Ship arriues from Newcastle & brings Newes of y^ Death of Charles ye 2d & Proclamation of James y^ 2d. King: The Master . brought a couple of printed Proclamations relating to y"^ affair. Newes came to us as were busy opening y^ nomination just be- fore dinner. Vete In y« mcrn. before I went, y^ Gov"" told me y* a shpm''. had been with him from Nevis, who told him y' ye GoV Stapleton should say we should haue a new governour before he got to Boston. Carried my wife to George Bairsto's yest"' . Apl. 13th,
Apl. 16. Thorsday, a vessel arriues from London ; bringing orders to y« several Colonies to proclaim y^ King. Mr. Blaihwayt writes to Simon Bradstreet, Esq. Superscribed — For his Maj" Ser- vice— advising y' would be for best for us early to do it ; & our charter being vacated in law, was y^ reason we not writ to. was a letter writt to Sim. Bradstreet, Mr. Stoughton, Dudley, Bulkly, Shrimpton, Wharton, to y^ same purpose, &i. copies of Proclamations fill'd up to Plimouih or at least of ye letter writt to y- [them.]
Apl. 20. Mond. K. is proclaimed 8 Compe & Troop 3 volleys canon, child kills itself with a knife.
Apl. 23. Thorsd. Mother Sewall comes by water in Stephen Green- leaf to see us.
Apl. 28. Tuesd. Begin to wean little Hull.
29. Wed. The vessel of whcli Ma'. Solley dy'd Master in Lon- don, arriues & brings Gazetts to ye 2*^ of March. King buried Feb. 24. even.
May 1. Frid. Mother Sewall goes to Salem, My wife and I accompa- ny her to Capt. Marshal's & there take lave. An Apsom [Aps- bam.'] man of ab' 5. w. pass, arriues y' day. Mr. Smith from Barbados &, others. Father Town buried at Cambridge this day.
May 3. Sab. A letter from ye North Ch. read, wherein Messengers desired in order to Ordaining Mr. Cotton Mather, [worn] Boston.
1685. " By Nath. Mather, Philom."— Boston in New Eng. Printed by & for Samuel Green. 1685. [No iteids in this ]
1686. By S. D. — Cambridge : Printed by Samuel Green, Sen. Printer to Harvard Colledge in N. Eng. A D. 16S6. " For ye wor» Samuel Sewall Esq'-"-"Delivered me pye Gov"" Jan"" 21. 1GS5-6. Sent it seerns by ye author."
Mar. 5. Supply Clap.— 9. 3. Sepult.
11. James Morgan. April 2. 6. Obit Mr. T. Thacher.
2C. 3. S. Cotton Mr.
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\Printed. items from the foot of the Calendar pa^es foUow.'\
May — From the planting of the Three Viiited Colonyes in New England till the year 1679. Haue dyed Seventeen sustavnin^ office in our Commonwealths, wherof Seven were Goevnors ; Two deputy Governours : 8 assistants. Printed Chron. at foot of May.
June 18. Hull moritar. 19. Sepultus est. MS. in Calendar p.
Since the gathering of Congregations in N. E. until the vear 1679 : xxvii. Pastors & Teachers haue departed this life. Since the founding of a Coiledge in N. E. till the year 1678. inclusive, three Presidents and two being Fellows thereof haue deceased.
July. — Some remarkable occurrences in N. E. since 1678.
Aug. 7. 1679. A great Fire in Boston.
Dec. 10. 1679. Mr. Samuel Whiting Past. Ch. at Lyn dyed.
Sept. 16. 16S0. Mr. Josiah Flint Past Ch. Dorch. dyed.
Dec. 18. 1680. Josiah Winslow Esq. Gov. Plim Col. dyed.
Aug. 5. — W. Harrison Sepultus. MS. in Calendar p.
July 25. 1681. Mr. Vrian Oakes Pr. Har. Col. & Post. Ch. at Camb. dyed.
Sept. 8. 1681. Mr. John Foster, Printer & accurate Astronomer dyed.
Sept. 28. 16SI. Edward Ting Esq. aged 81 years dyed.
Sept. 24. Clap e.xit.— Ms.
Apl. 4. 1682. Mr. Joseph Taylor min at S. Hampton d.
Aug 22. 1682. Mr. Isaac Foster (formerly Fei. H. C.) min. Hartf*. d.
Sept, 19. 1682. Maj. G. Dan. Denison, Esq. dved.
Mar. 13. 1683 Major [Tkomas] Gierke Esq. dyed.
Oct. 19. Ruth Quincv. MS
Apl. 16. 1683. Wm."Leit, Esq. Gov. Con*. Col dyed.
July 19. 1683. Mr. Wm. Andrew — Sch' mast at Ipswich, dyed.
29. " The 1st Ind. ordevn'd minest. was Daniel of Natick.
Sept. 31). " Capt. John Hull Esq. dyed.
Nov. 5. 6. Mr. Morton.
18. 5. Jn">. Neponet [Indian.'] 26. first snow. Ms.
Feb. 15. 1681. Major Thomas Savage, Esq. dved.
Oct. 8. 1683. Capt, Dan'. Fisher. Esq. dyed.
23. " The worshipful Joseph Dudley Esq. and John Richards Esq. Agents for the Mass. Coll. arrive safe at Boston, having been absent 1. year & .5' months.
Dec. 19. Sand. The King Fisher. 20. 2. Sir Edm. Gover^.
Jan. 4. Capt. Hutchinson & I went on board y^ Kingfisher as slie lay without the wharfs. Mi in Cal. ps.
Apl. 20. 1685. King J imes II. Proclaimed in Boston.
June 8. " Mr. Thomas Shepard Past. Chas". Ch. dyed.
July 2. 1684. Mr. John Rogers Presed. of Har. Col. depf^. this life as the sun was clearing itself of an eclipse.
Feb. July 15. 1685. A great lightning, wherewith were killed a man, woman and two Horses.
Aug, 8. 168.5. Mr. John Sherman Pastour of the Ch, at Watertown «fc skilfull Mathematician dyed,
Aug. 17. 16S5 Mr. W-". Adarns Past. Ch. at Dedham dyed.
Since the Impression for February, w'ce hear of the deplora- ble decease of the Rd. &, Aged Mr.' Thomas Cobbet Minister at Ipswich & of the Rd. Mr. Nathaniel Chauncy, Minister at Hat- field. Printed at the foot of the last page.
r t'-^A
20 NciD England Chronology. [Jan.
" As to ye Edeps, See Sir Mather's Almanack." [ Written in side marg. agl. the acct. of the Eclipse.]
" The above ace" of ye Eclipse (abating y^ parcntesis^ was truer by much than Mr. Mather's. It ended about 8 o'clock clouds [word goiie.y Ms. foot same page. 1686. By Nathanael Mather.. — New England, Boston, Printed &
Sold by Samuel Green, 16SG. Fov. 5. 6. Mr. Morton.— 19. 6. Small Pocks. Dec. 12. 1. Clutterbuck arrives. — 14.3. Legg arrives. — 19. King-fisher,
Navis is between 6 & 7. hund. Tuns." Jan. 13. 5. Funeral. — 30. 1. Steph. Sewall natus. Feb. 1. 3. Miss Lu.<!comb. dyes. 6. 1. Stephen Sewall baptizatus —
24. Mr. Corlett. 1636. Kalcndarium Pennsilvaniense, OR, America's Messinger. Be- ing an Almanack [&c.]— By Samvel Atkins. Printed «Si sold by William Bradford at Philadelphia in Pfnsihania, 1685. 1€S7. By John Tally.— Boston, Printed by S. Green for Benjamin Harris ii so]d at his Shop bv the Town Pump near the Ex- change. 1667. "Rect. Dec.'6. 16S6." MS.jootoftit. April 6. 4. Higginson 20 Noves.
21 5 Mr. George Shove dies' 22<i buried. May 2. 2. Hog Island. May 9. Capt. Hamilton moritur. — 17. 3. Sepultus est. 28. Legg sails. 31.3. R. Walker sepultus est. June 28. 3. Phipps K'.
4. Sat. The Lightning awfully shatterd ye side of a tree at [word gone] Hog Island. July 12. Harris sails.
27. 4. Stephen buried. Augt 9. 3. Cnpt. Gerrish dies. ll'h. buried.
16. Elder Wiswall dies. 19'^. buried. 24 Capt. Nicholson.
Sept. 30. Mis. Rawlin^s buried.
Isov. 1. Mis. Si.ffin — 12. 7. Sepulta est.
17. 5. Sir W". Phips Commission,
22. Justice Lynde m.oritur. — 26. 7. Sepultus,
Dec. 2. Jn°. Hay ward scr.— il/S in Cal. ps.
Joshua Raymond of Block Island. MS. tnp of last p.
May 14. 1686. Arrived t>om England, His Majesties Commission to divei-s worthy Gentlemen, to be a President & Council for the management of his Majesties Government here, & accordingly on the 25"' of May, 66, the President &, Council being assemb- led in Boston, the exemplification of the Judgement against the Charter of the Late Governour, &. Company of the Massachu- setts Bay in N. E. together with his Majesties Commission of Government were publickly read, &, received by persons of all conditions with general Acceptance. Advertisement- There is Appointed by Authority a Market to be kept in Bos- ton, and a Committee is ordered to meet and rtate the place, & daj's, &, other cirumstances relating to the good settling there-
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of: of which a more particular Account may be speedily ex- pected. Last p. of Tally'' s At'', for 1687.
1687. [iN'b author indicated.^ — Cambridge. Printed by S. G., Colledg Printer. 1687.
On Decf. 19. 1GS6. Arrived at Nantaskit his Excellency Sf Edmond Andross, His Majesties General! Governour, of his Territory and Dominion of New England in America. He land- ed at Boston on the Monday following, and was received w^^ general! Acclamation of Joy Printed on back of title.
1688. By John TuUy. " Bought o'f Benj. Harris Jan. 4. "1687-8" MS. on till. Imprimatur Edm. Randolph. Seer. — Boston, Printed by Samuel Green. 16S8.
Since the arrival of his Excellency Sir Edmond Androsse Kt.
Gov'' of His Majesties Territories in New Eng Dec 20. 16S6,
2 years. Printed Chron Table at end.
" No Cambridge Almanack this year." MS at end. 1GS9. By John Tully, {Licence 8f Lnprint same as last; vo items.1 1G90. By John Tully. [No imprimatur.] Boston : Printed & sold by
Samuel Green, near the South Church. 1690. Mar. 18. Salmon Falls. [Destroyed by the French &, Indians] May 11. Small Pox in y^ family. 12. Gilbert from London. 16.
Watch S. Comp\ June 18. Sm' Pocks exit. July 6. Capt. Noah Wiswall. — [Killed in
fight with Indians, in Lee N. H.j Aug. 4. Watch S. Coiii. Nov.
27. Ragland moritur. Dec. 19. 6. Air. Jn^. Clark burled. — 25. 5. Mr. Jn°. Coney buried. 1690. Harvard's Ephemeris, [&c.] — By^ H. Newman. Cambridge.
Printed by Sarnul Green. 1690.
A Prognostication for the year 1688. Calculated for the MerLdian of BOSTOiNf ; & may without any sensible Error serve for any other place in New England.
Thus Reader, by our Astrologick Art,
Future Events we unto thee impart;
Yet 'tis with this Reservation tho'
If ihey come not to Pass, we'd have them do.
For all Predictions do lo this belong.
That Either they are right, or they are wrong.
I Janueary's Observations.
The weather is very cold ; but where Jealousie is hot, that house is Hell, and the woman the Master Devil thereof.
February's Observations.
You Lads Ac Lasses would repine,
Should we forget St. Valentine.
U'hen young men do present their Loves
■U'lth Scarfs, with Ribuns k. with Gloves,
And to shew manners nut for»t;t all
Give them a lick under the Snot-gall ;
Then one a Cursie dops anon,
And smiling says, I th'ink thee, John
On the 28th day of this month is like to be a very comfortable smell of Pancakes & Friters. The nights are still cold 6i, long, which may cause
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great conjunction betwixt the male & Female Planets of our sublunary- Orb, the effects whereof may be seen about nine months afier, and por- tend great charges of Midwife, Nurse, (So Naming the Bantling.
May.
This is Love's month, else Poets lie. what then ? Why then, youn? maids are apt to kiss young men : But for 01(1 Maids unmarried 'lis a sign, They either do -want beauty, or else Coyn.
If any are bound for England, &- would know whither to go for sever- al sorts of belly-titTiber, I shall di-'ect them to Devonshire for White-pots, To Essex for Veal, to Norfolk for Dumplins, to Tewxbury for Mustard, to Banbury for Cakes, to Kingsnorton for Cheese & to Darby for Ale.
July.
Now wanton Lads & Lasses do make Hay, Which unto lewd temptation makes great way, With tumbling on the cocks, winch acted duly, Doth cause much mischief in this month of July.
August.
Now doth the Dog-star rule, therefore you must \ For your heahh's sake astrain from fleshly lust.
Better it is your bu>mess hard to ply. For to get in your Barley, Wheat k. Rye..
Now the Indian Sanupps with their Squaues shall dance the Canaries, having for their music the Roaring of Lions, the Howling of Wolves, Lowing of Oxen, Bleating of Calves, Croaking of Toads, Hissing of Ser- pents, Barking of Doggs, Screeching of Owls, Wawling of Cats, Buzzing of Musquittoes, &, Screaming of Peacocks, which (together with their own ravishing and melodious Voices) will make a most harmonious sound.
Part of the strange stuff at the end of TuUy,for 1688.
Longevity. — Of the crew of ship Union, Captain Grafton Gardner, which sailed on a whaling cruise from Nantucket on the 16th of August, in the year 1793, sixty years ago, the following persons are known to be living;— Stephen West,' now of this city ; John G. Fitch, of East Vassal- boro', Me ; Barzillai Coffin and Hezekiah Pinkham, of Nantucket; and William Sherman of Baltimore. The four veterans last named recently met at Nantucket, and doubtless fought their battles over again, raising their canes to show how whales were won. Each of the gentlemen named were before the mast, and each of them subsequently rose to be a successful commander, passing a long life in virtue and industry, and at- taining, with a green old age, the good wishes and respect of the com- munity.
it rnay be noticed as exhibiting the " difference 'twixt now and then," that the Union was absent on her cruise for ten months, during which time she did not once anchor, nor see land until she sighted Cape Augus- tine upon her return with a full cargo of 1280 barrels of oW.—lScw Bed- ford Mercury, Sept. 1853.
1854.] Abstract of Will of Daniel Denison. 23
ABSTRACT OF THE WILL OF DANIEL DENISOX.
[Contributed hy Acgustcs D. Rogers, Esq., of Salem, Mass ]
I Daiiiel Denison, of Ipswich in New England, being in good health and memory, doe thus ordaine my last will :
To my dau. Mrs Elizabeth Rogers, besides the portion of i£^l20. and other kindness she hath already received,! give my Farme of 500 acres, lying upon Conetticot River aboue Northampton & Hatfield. Also 500 acres, granted me by the Gen'. Court in Oct. 1665, & ^20 to be pay'' her in lieu of so much given her by her Grandt'ather Dudley. I give =£5 to my Grandchild Daniel Rogers, to be pay^ him at the age of 21 yeare.s, or sooner, if my executor see cause. To my wife, Patience, I bequeath the rest of my estate in houses, lands, cattle, money, &c. for her support, &. fo"" the education & maintenance of my Grandchild Joh?i Deyiison, & for the releife of my Grandchildren, Daniel &. Martha Denison, if they be in neede, for whose education and maintenance I have oiherwise provided by a covenant made w"^ Mr 2Iarlyne that married their mother. After the decease of my wife, I will that my Grandchild John Denison^ have my farme at Chebacco, where he was borne, with all the imple- ments of husbandry ; also four &■ an half acres of marsh at Plum Island, lying against Grape Island, layd out at the right of the farme house. I •will that my Grandchild Daniel Denison have my farme at Merrimack, of 600 acres, lying nefere Haueril bounds, which lands were promised to their Deare. Father upon his marriage. If either of my s'' Grandchildren, dye before they come to age, the survivor shall haue two parts of what is bequeathed the other; & their sister Martha Denison, the other third part. If both dye then, Martha to have s^ farmes and land, except the four & an half acres of Marsh, w^b I will to my Grandchild Elizaleth Rogers. In case my wife dye before s'^ Grandchildren come to age, their mother, Mrs. Martha Martync shall take upon her the care of their education, & for that end enjoy the benefitt of their portions till they come of age, the boyes at 21 yeares, the dau'. 18 yeares ; unless my wife see cause in her life time, or at her death, to dispose otherwise.
Remainder of estate (after wite's decease) leaving her liberty to gratify her children or grandchildren, as they shall best deserve, out of my stocke, in her life or at her death,) to be divided into 5 equal parts, (ex- cept my books, arms or artillery, w'^^ I will to my Grandchildren John So Daniel Di^nison, to be equally divided between them) dau. Elizabeth Rogers and John & Daniel Denison, each, one fift part ; grand- child Elizabeth Rogers, one fift and one halfe fift part, and grandchild Martha Denison the other halfe fift part, to whom I haue willed no larger a share, because I haue prouided otherwise that s'^ Martha haue <^I00 pJ her by Mr Rich: Martyne, her father in law. In case John or Daniel dye before they receive their fift part, the survivor, with their sis- ter Martha, haue that part divided equally between them, as also 'f Mar- tha dye in like manner, the bro'. haue her portion : if both John &. Daniel dye, their fift parts b^ to my dau. Elizabeth Rogers, and the two farms to their sister Martha, she paying Elizabeth Rogers .i'lOO, or the farme of GOO acres at Merrimack within 6 mo- after demand made. In case S'^ grandchildren all dye before the age of 21 yeares, leaving no issue, my dau. Elizabeth Rogers, to have s' two farmes, she paying my grand-
24 Abstract of Will of Daniel Denison. [Jan.
child EUzahcth Rogers at least £150, or the farme at Merrimacke, as s* grandchild shall choose. I make my wife, Patience, executrix; my son Mr John Rogers &; Capt John Appleton, overseers. 18. July. 1673.
Manu propria scripsi : -2)^,,,^:2Sc^)^^
In case my wife dye and make no executors I ordaine my two ouerseers or either of them, to be my executors.
July 49. 1673. Daniel Denison.
Whereas in the disposal of that part of my estate which I have willed to be divided into 5 equal parts, 1 have given my grandchild Martha Denison but one halfe of a fift part, and the other halfe to my grandchild Elizabeth Rogers, I haue for good causes ordered that s'^ Elizabeth haue only one fift part and that halfe of the fift part given S'l Grandchild be to my dau. Elizabeth Rogers, this 1 ordaine as a schedule to be affixed to my will.
Feb 28. 1678. Manu propria scripsi Daniel Denison.
Having this day payed Mr John Applefun who lately marryed my Grandchild Elizabeth Rogers, £50 in silver as a portion, and having given £S. in silver for her TV^edding clothes besides some other gifts, and whereas I have in the within will given her but one fift part and halfe a fift part of the remainder of my estate, and in the above written schedule retracted the bequest of the halfe fift part and given the same to my dau. Elizabeth, I doe also declare my will and reuoke s"* gift of one fift part and give s"^ part to my dau. Elizabeth Rogers ouer and above what else I haue given her, leaving it to her to consider her dau. now Elizabeth Ap- pleton as shee shall see cause. This I ordaine as a second schedule to my will. 22 Dec. 1660.
Manu propria scripsi. Daniel Denison.
At a Court held at Ipswich, 10 April. 1663. Mr Maior Samuel Apple- ton and Capt Daniel Epps appeared in Court and made oath that sometime in the latter end of Sept. 16s2 we were all at the house of xMaior Daniel Denison esq. of Ipswich, he being sick of the disease whereof he died, yett of good understanding, did then declare unto us, that he had made several wills, but that w^^J was the last dated, and had three latin words at the end of it was the will he would have to stand.
Capt John Appleton, appeared at the same Court and [gave similar *es- timony.j
Accepted by the Court. Attest, Robert Lord, clerc.
Inventory of estate, taken 17 Oct. 1GS2. Amt. =£2105. 13*. Debts due the estate, money, £28. 10'. Country pay .£390. OS'. O^'^. Other debts w^h were thought on since s'^ Inventory was taken Rates, (Sec. =£1. 10". Country pay, 3'.
Mrs Patience Denison executrix and relict of Maior Denison, Esq. made oath before the worshipfull, Maior Samuel Appleton Esq. and .Maior Robert Pike, Esq. that is a true inventory of her husbands estate, to the best of her knowledge. 14 April 1683.
1851.] The Cradock Family. 25
THE CRADOCK FAMILY.
[Communicated by Hon. Francis Bai.vLEy, of Boston.]
Mr. Drake :
In the third and fourth numbers of your most interesting and valuable History of Boston, references are made to Sir Matthew Cradock, tlie first Governor of the Massachusetts Company. I have it in my power to give some' account of the genealogy of the family, and which I place at the disposal of the Editor of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Allow me to preface it with some notices of Sir Matthew Cradock, extracted from various works of high authority.
"Matthew Cradock, the first Governor of the Massachusetts Com- pany, was a wealthy London merchant, and, it will be recollected, was usually the highest in all subscriptions for the good of the Colony. He owned the Ambrose and the Jewel, two of the ships in VVinthrop's fleet, and went to the Isle of Wight to take leave of the emigrants. On his leaving the Arbella, on the 29th of March, " the Captain gave him a fare- well with four or five shot." He came aboard the same vessel again at Yarmouth, April 6, and on his taking leave, " the captain gave him three shot out of the steerage for a farewell.'" He never came over to New England ; but he continued to take an interest in the Colony, and befriended it essentially at home. He had an agent and servants here, and capital engaged in fishing and trading. He had a house at Marble- head and another at Ipswich, and employed fishermen at both places. His name frequently occurs in the Records of the Colony. At a Court held at Watertown, March 8, 1631, " it was ordered that Thomas Fox, servant to Mr. Cradock, shall be whipped." Nov. 7, 1G32, " Mr. Mat- thew Cradock is fined =£4 for his men being absent from training divers times." At a Court held March 4, 1634, " the wear at Mistick is grant- ed to John Winthrop, Esq., present Governor, and to Mr. Matthew Cra- dock, of London." March 4, 1635, " all the ground, as well upland as meadow, lying and being betwixt the lands of Mr. Nowell and Mr. Wil- son on the east, and the partition betwixt Mistick bounds on the west, bounded v/ith Mistick River on the south and the rocks on the north, is granted to IMr. Matthew Cradock, merchant, to enjoy to him and his heirs forever." This farm was within the present town of Maiden, opposite Winthrop's farm at Ten Hills. William Wood, who was here in 1633, says in his New England's Prospect, chap. 10, " On the east side (of Mistick River) is Mr. Cradock's plantation, where he hath impaled a park, where he keeps his cattle till he can store it with deer. Here likewise he is at charges of building ships. The last year one was upon the stocks of 100 tons. That being finished, they are to build one twice her burden." He was a member of Parliament i'rom the Citv of London in 1640. He left a claim upon the Colony, which in 164S amounted to ^679 6s. 4d. His widow, Rebecca, married the Rev. Benjamin \"' hich- cot, D. D. His son or grandson was a dis.senting minister at Wickam- brook in 1690. A descendant, George Cradock, was an inhabitant of Boston in the middle of the last century. See Col. Rec. I. 6;^, 1''), 108, 143 : Winthrop's Hist. L 2, 4, 60, 124 ; 11 25 : Hutchinson's Mass. L 18, 22 : Felt's Annals of Salem, I. 56.
The above is from Young's Chronicles of Massachusetts,_137, in note.
There is an original letter of instructions from Matthew Cradock to 4
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John Endicott, dated " From my house in Swithen's Lane, near London Stone, this IGth Februar}-, IGiS, stilo Anglice. Mr. Young, in his Chronicles, makes the following remarks in reference to this date : " That is, old style, by which the year began on tlie 25th of March. The Julian year, and the new or Gregorian style, were not adopted by law in England and her dependencies till 1752. This letter (he con- tinues) must have been brought over by some fishing-vessel, for we know of no ship of the Company's sailing from England to Salem till the middle of April, when the George Bunaventure brought the first general letter of instructions to Endicott. The original letter lies loose in the first volume of the Colony Records, where it has probably laid for more than two hundred years. Like the volume itself, it is in a tattered condi- tion, and it is a marvel that it exists at all. Several words, now torn ofT, I have restored from a copy made twenty-seven years ago, when the let- ter was less mutilated." — Young's Chronicles, p. L3S, in note.
" The original Charter, with the broad seal appendant, ■which was brought over by Governor Winthrop, is carefully preserved in a glass- case in the office of the Secretary of State, at the State House in Boston. It is distinctly and beautifully engrossed on parchment, and has on it the head of the sovereign by whom it was granted, Charles I. That it is the original and not a copy, is proved by the fact that on it is the following certificate of Governor Cradock having taken his oath of ofiice before Sir Charles Ccesar, iMaster in Chancery. " Pra^dictus Mattha:us Cradocke juratus est de fide et obedientia Regi et successoribus suis, et de debita exequutione officii Gubernatoris ju.xta tenorem pra'sentium, 1S° Martii, 1628, coram me, Carolo Cscsare, 3Iilite, in Concellaria Magistro. Char. Csesar." — Young's Chronicles, p. 142, in note.
Hutchinson says, " ^Ir. Cradock was more forward in advancing out cf his substance than any others, being generally the highest in all subscrip- tions He was an eminent merchant in London, and continued divers years to carry on a trade in the Coiony by his servants, but he never came over. His son or gtandson, Samuel Cradock, was a dissenting minister at Wickambrookin 1690. George Cradock, Esq., now in public posts in the Colony, is descended from him." — 1. Hutchinson's History of Mass. 23, in note.
" The first Governor, chosen by the Company, was Mr. Matthew Crad- ' ock, a prudent and wealthy citizen of London, ready to promote any de- sign of publick utility, which if himself and all the rest engaged therein had not minded more than their own particular benefit, things of that nature would either never have been undertaken, or have been broken off in a manner as soon as they had been begun." — Hubbard's History of New England, 120.
To him is due the honor of the proposal, 28 July preceding the date of the commencement of this History (1630), for transferring the Govern- ment from the Company in London to the inhabitants here ; a measure, of which the benefit was felt more and more every year till the Independ- ence of the United States, with which its connexion is apparent. This fact is by Prince, I. 1S9, verified from the Records of that day. His death I refer to 1644, for in our County Registry, Deeds are found of that year from his agent, and in the next from the agent of his Execu- tors. A descendant, George Cradock, Esq., is mentioned by Douglas and Hutchinson as an inhabitant of Boston."— Note 2 to page 2, vol. 1 of Winthrop's Journal, edited by Hon. James Savage.
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" This pedigree is in the Herald's Office, as may be seen in the last Visitation, Stftlbrdshire
Sir Miles Cradock, Knt., one of the founders of the Church at Xant- wich, County of Chester, dyed in France, and brought here, buryed here ; had only one daughter and heiress — Petranel, married into Chester, to Massey of Paddington, Esq.
First Generation. (Anno 1447, 25 Henry VI.) John Cradock, brother to Sir Miles C, fled into France, for killing a man in the Wyfsli ; had his pardon sent to Slaflbrd, and there marryed Jane, daughter to Richard Dorrington.
Second Generation. (1460, Edw. IV.) John Cradock, son to John Cradock of Stafford, had issue Richard, marryed to the daughter of Richard Middleton, Esq
Third Generation. (1492, Henry VII.) Richard Cradock, Esq., had issue by Alice, daughter of John Dorrington, Richard, citizen of Lon- don ; ^\"illiam, Doctor of Civil Law; Thomas, and three daughters.
Fourth Generation. (1509, Henry VIII.) Thomas Cradock marn,-ed Amy, daughter 1o Nicolas Meveral, Esq., and had issue, Matthew, George, Edward, William, Mary, Alice, Jane, and Amy.
Fifth Generation. Matthew Cradock, first son of Thomas, marrj'ed to Mary Peak, and had issue Francis and George.
George of Stafford, second son of Thomas, had issue one son, Matthew.
Sixth Generation. Matthew Cradock, son of Matthew by Mary Peak, had issue jMatthew, citizen of London, who went over to Ameri- ca ; [The writer of the manuscript was mistaken. This last named Matthew, was Sir JIatthew, the first Governor of the Massachusetts Company, who never came over to this country. F. B.] and Sam- uel, B. D., sometime Rector of North Cadbury, Somersetshire, and left issue three sons, Walter, Samuel, Charles, and three daughters, Ann, Elizabeth and Sarah.
Francis Cradock, second son of Matthew, had issue Walter of Wick- hambrook, Esq., who gave his estate to Samuel, of North Cadbun.', B. D., for his integrity in non-conforming, and losing his living, worth =£400 per annum.
Seventh Generation. Sir Matthew Cradock, citizen of London, and first Governor of Plymouth Colony, [first Governor of the Massachusetts Company] left issue, John, Matthew and George.
Eighth Generation. John Cradock left issue, Zacharj-, John, George, Thomas, and three daughters.
Ninth Generation. [N. B.] Zachary Cradock of London, Esq , and George Cradock, of Boston, Esq.. New England, America, are the only surviving sons of John Cradock from Matthew Cradock.
So far this pedigree is attested and entered tairlv, as appears from the original ; all the remainder is collected from family manuscripts, down to this present year, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-five, and in the ninth year of the reign of King George the Second, whom God long pre- serve,"
The preceding is copied from th? manuscripts of the la.=;t named George Cradock, which beats date 173-3. He came to this countrv- from London, and for many years resided in Boston, where he married Mary, a daughter of Byfield Lyde, Esq.,* by whom he had five daughters.
*Son of Edwird Lyde, E.sq., by , daughter of the Hon. Nathaniel BySeld.
Byfield Lyde, Esq., married a daughter of Gov. Belcher. Edward, the father, died.
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1. iHar^/, who married the Hon. Joseph Gerrish. "The Boston Ga- zette," No. 706, for I\Ionday, October 10, 17e;8, conlains the folloAvirg : " Halifax, September 8, Saturday last was married Hon. Joseph Gerrish, Esq. to Miss Mary Cradock, of Boston ; a lady possessed of every agree- able accomplishment necessary to make the married sta+e happy." After the death of Mr. Gerrish she married the Rev. Dr. Breynton, of Halifax. She died in England, and without issue.
2. Deborah, who married Robert Auchmuty. " He was a lawyer of Boston, and held the office of Judge of Admiralty, a place Avhich had been filled by his father. He possessed fine powers as an advocate, and was associated with John Adams in the defence of Captain Preston, on his trial for the Boston Massacre."— Sabine, 138. Judge Auchmuty went to England and died there.
3. Elizabeth, married, January 25th, 1749, to her cousin Thomas Brin- ley, Esq., of Boston, son of Cofonel Francis Brinley, of Roxbury. He crraduated at Harvard College in 1744. At about the commencement of The Revolution he went to England, and died there, without issue.
4. Catharine, married to her cousin Nathaniel Brinley, Esq., of Bos- ton, son of Colonel Francis Brinley, of Ro.xbury. They removed, when somewhat advanced in vcctrs, to Tyngsborough, in this State, where they both died ; .Mrs. Brinley on the 3d of April 1^07, at the age of 75, and Mr. Brinley on the 10th of February, 1814, at the age of 81 ; leaving one child, Robert Brinley, Esq., still living at Tyngsborough.
The Hon. George Cradock held various public offices in Boston. For several vcars he °was one of the Wardens of Kings Chapel. In the ''Boston' Gazette and Country Journal," No. 337, for Monday, September 14, l7GKthere is an advertisement signed by George Cradock, Collector; Robert Temple, Comptroller, and Charles Paxton, Surveyor of His Ma- jesty's Customs for the Port of Boston.
"The Boston Post Boy and Advertiser," No. 122, for Monday, De- cember 17, 1759, contains the following : " We hear that George Crad- ock, Esq., is appointed Collector of his Majesty's Customs i^or the Port of Boston, in the room of Benjamin Parsons, Esq. ; and that the Custom House is removed to the house of John Wendell, Esq."
The same nevvspaper. No. 467, for Monday, July 28, 1766, has this an- nouncement : " The Hen. Chambers Russell!^ Esq., Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty, has appointed William Read, Esq., Deputy Judge of said Court, in the room of the Hon. George Cradock, Esq., who resigned by reason of his great age and indisposition of body."
His death is thus noticed in the " Boston Gazette and Country Journal," No. 847, for .Monday, July 1, 1771: "Wednesday morning last, died here, the Honorable George Cradock, Esq., aged 87 years ; a gentleman of unblemished character. His funeral is to be attended this afternoon." It will be seen, by the above account, that he was a grandson of Gov- ernor Cradock. The name of Cradock is now e.xtinct; at least in Massa- chusetts.
early in 1721. An Edward Lydi? married .'^larv, dnnjihier of Rev. John Wheelwright, 4th Dec. IbCO. Edward Lyde. 'e.>(\.. lived in \Vin2'.> Laae, once Hud.son's Lane, now E!tn Street. There was an Edward Lyde of New York, in the lime ot the American Revolution.— See Hiit. of Briton, p. 293.— Editor.
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RESEARCHES A:\I0XG FUNERAL SERMONS, AND OTHER TRACTS, FOR THE RECOVERY OF BIOGRAPHICAL AiND GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS.
[Continued from page 310 of Yol. VII.]
APPLETON. — Sermon by Benjamin Tappan, of Augusta, at the inter- ment of Jesse Appleton, D. D., 6;c. Dr. Appleton was born at New Ipswich, Nov. 17, 1772; ^rad. Dart. 179'2, and died Nov. 12, IS19. Iq this discourse are recorded some of the principal incidents of his life, and a good delineation of his character ; and in a note, some account of his ancestors and family. More full accounts have since been published v.ilh his works, and in the " Appleton Genealogy." t. f.
ANDERSON. — Samuel TT'orces^er preached a Sermon at Wenham, at the funeral of Rev. RcFus Anderson, Feb. 15, 1814. Mr. A. was born at Londonderry, N. H., Mar. 5, 1765: grad. Dart. 1791; ordained at North Yarmouth, Oct. 22, 1794, and installed at Wenham, July 10, 1S05, where he died. t. f.
BARRETT. — Rev. Charles Walker, of New Ipswich, delivered a Ser- mon on the death of Joseph Appleton Barrett. He was the only son of Joseph Barrett, Esq., of that place, and died April 20, 1833, aged 20 years, while a member of Yale College. x. f.
CLARY. — Sermon at the interment of Mrs Anna F. Clary, wife of Rev. Joseph W. Clary, of Dover, by Federal Burt, of Durham, Mrs. C. was born in New Ipswich, Nov. 22, 1791 ; (for an account of her family, see Hist, of New Ipswich ;) married to the minister of Dover, Sept. 1812, and died Feb. 15, 182.5. Some "Biographical Notices" are appended to the Discourse. T. F.
CLARY. — Rev. Jonathan French delivered a Sermon in Dover, at the reinterment of Rev. Joseph Ward Cl. .ry, Dec. 19, 1835. Mr. C. was the son of Dr. Isaac Clary, of Rowe, Mass., where he was born, Nov. 21, 1786. He was graduated at Middlebun,- College, in ISOS, and at the Theological Seminary at Andnver, 181 1. May 0, 1812, he was ordained at Dover; in Sept. following married yihs Anna Far rar. (See above, Mr. Burt's Sermon ) He afterwards, in June, 1626, married Mrs. Litcy F. Hall, widow of Rev. Richard Hall, of New Ipswich, and sister of the first Mrs. Clary. Aug. 6, 1823, he was dismissed from Dover, and installed at Cornish in Nov. following, where he died, April 13, 1835. In Dec. following, his remains were removed to Dover, by the church of which he had been Pastor, and there reinterred, with solemn funeral ser- vices, by the side of his first wife, and her mother and youngest child ; and an appropriate monument erected to his mcmorj'. In the Sermon, Dr. French remarks, " The Lord rev.-ard this delicate, honorable, and Christian respect, to the memorv' of a Pastor so deser\-edly revered and loved." — See Hist, of New Ipswich. t. f.
CLARKE. — Sermon occasioned by the death of Mrs. Bewlah Allen Clarke, wife of William CLARKE,'Esq., of l^tica, by A. D. Eddy, of Canandaigua. She was the daughter of the Rev. Solomon Alia, and died Feb. 10, 1827. Beyond a due commemoration of her Christiaa character, little information concerning hei-self or family, is given.
T. F.
DIX. — A Sermon was preached at Townsend, Nov. 15, 1797, by Rev. Stephen Farrar, of New Ipswich, at the interment of Rev. Sajiuel Dix.
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Like most funeral discourses of that period, it contains few dates or bio- graphical incidents. It appears, however, from the discourse, that Mr. Dix was born in 173G, ordained at Townsend, March 4, 1761, brought up a large family of children, buried his wife Sept. 23, 1796, and died him- self Nov. 12, 1797. Mr. Farrar says he had " the character of a sincere Christian, an upright and faithful man, and shone peculiarly in the virtues of meekness, patience, humility, and self-denial." The peculiar topics of his preaching were the most important truths ; such as the pollution and sinfulness of the natural heart, the helpless condition of man, in himself, — the full and complete remedy provided for him, in Christ, — the neces- sity of regeneration, the importance of union to Christ by faith, and of holy obedience as the fruit of this faith." t. f.
EVARTS. — Sermon on the death of JEREniAH Evakts, Esq., by Leonard Woods^ D. D., was delivered July 31, 1831, His intellectual, moral and religious character is delineated, but no dates in regard to his birth, life or death, are given. T. F.
FARRAR. — The Rev. Seth Payson, D. D., delivered a Sermon at New Ipswich, at the interment of the Rev. Stephen Farrar, in which his character is given, though not so fully as in the History of that town, and by which it appears that he was born at Lincoln, Sept. 8, 1738 ; grad. Harv. 175.5; ordained at New Ipswich, 1760, where he remained performing the duties of the pastoral office till his death, June 23, 1S09.
Leonard Woods, D. D., delivered a Sermon at the funeral of Mrs. Phebe Farrar. She was the grand-daughter of President Edwards, daughter of Hon. Timothy Edwards, born at Elizabethtown, N. J., Nov. 4, 1768; married 1st, Rev. Asahel Hooker; 2d,SA.-\iUEL Farrar, Esq., of Andover, Oct. 30, 1814, and died in that place, Jan. 22, 1848. t. f.
GAY. — Rev. Ebenezer Gay, D. D., delivered a Discourse on his birthday, Aug. 26, 1781, at Hingham, from these words : "And now, lo, I am this day four score and five years old." Though not a funeral sermon, the occasion and character of it have so near an affinity to such discourses, that we venture to give some account of it here. He was the only person in the congregation who could adapt the words to the text. Sixty-three years of his life he had spent in the ministry in that place, which had then been settled 146 years, and had but two ministersr- before him, viz., Peter Hobart and John Norton, though the office had been vacant but two years during the term. His reflections and observations on so extraordinary an occasion, are exceedingly interesting and appro- priate. T. F.
HUBBARD. — Sermon on the death of Hon. Samuel Hubbard, LL.D., by Silas Aiken, of Park Street Church. Judge H. was born in Bos- ton, June 2, 17S5, grad. Yale 1802, appointed Asst. Justice of the Su- preme Court, 1842, and died Dec. 24, 1847. The discourse dwells on his religious character, and with the accompanying documents develops also his intellectual and professional cliaracter. t. f.
PUTNAM. — Discourse at the funeral of Mrs. Harriet Putnam, con- sort of the Rev. Israel W, Putnam, of Portsmouth, hy Jonathan French; also a Sermon delivered the Sunday following, by Daniel Dana, D. D. Mrs. P. was the daughter of Peter Osgood, Esq., of Andover^ born Mar. 28, 1791, married to Rev. I. W. P., Dec. 1315, and died June 10, 1832. An interesting memorial of her character, life and death, are preserved in these discourses. t. f.
PIERREPONT. — Eulogy delivered at the interment of James Henst
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PiEKREPONT, M. D.,by Rev. Charles Burroughs, D. D.,of Portsmouih. Dr. PiERKEPO.NT was the son of William Pierrepont, and born at Pioxbur)-, June 1, 1768, grad. Ilarv. 17S9, and studied medicine under the direction of Dr. Marshall Spring, of VVatertown. He first settled in Elliot, iNle., but removed to Portsmouth in ISOi, where he continued in the practice of a laborious profession, with a high reputation, till his death, in Jan. 1839. T. F.
PEABODY. — Sermon preached at the funeral of Rev. David Peabody, Professor in Dartmouth College, Oct. 20, 1839, by the President, {Natlian Lord, D. D.) It appears that Mr. P. was born at Topsfield, Mass., fitted for College at Dummer Academy, where he was, in 18"J1, educated at some College, a Theological Student at Andover and at the Prince Ed- ward Institution in Virginia, an occasional preacher in Louisiana, a Pas- tor in Lynn and Worcester, and died in the Professorship of Oratory and Belles Lettres at Dartmouth College. The two dates above are the only ones that appear, in reference to these or any other events of his life.
T. F.
RICHARDSON. — Discourse delivered at the funeral of lion. Williaji M. Richardson, March 26, 1S38, by Rev. Jonathan Chmeyit, of Clicster, N. H. Judge R. was born at Pelha'm, N. H., Jan. 4, 1774, grad. Harv. 1797, Member of Congress 1811 — 14 from Middlesex Dist., removed to Portsmouth, N. H., 1814, and appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1S16, which office he held till his death. t. f.
SWEAT. — A Discourse was delivered at Boscawen, N. H., at the interment of Dr. Benjamin Sweat, by Ebenezer Price, Pastor of the 2d church, Oct. 13, 1810. His religious character is appropriately delin- eated, but neither his birth, age, parentage nor ancestry, ;s alluded to.
T. F.
THAYER. — Discourse delivered at the interment of Rev. Nathaniel Thayer, D. D., of Lancaster, by Alonzo Hill. Dr. Thayer was the son of Rev. Ebenezer Thayer, of Hampton, N. H., his mother being a daughter of Rev. John Cotton, of Newton, who Avas great-grandson of the " celebrated John Cotton, minister of Boston." He was born at Hamp- ton, July 11, 1769, grad. Harv. 1789, studied divinity with Dr. Osgood, of Medford, was ordained at Lancaster Oct. 9, 1793, and died June 23, 1840.
John Cotton, minister of Boston.
John, of Plymouth, ordained June 30, 1669, dismissed Oct. 5, 1697, resettled in Charleston, S. C.
Rowland, of Sandwich, ordained Nov. 8, 1694, and died I\Iarch IS, 1722.
John, of Newton, born 1694, ordained Nov. 3, 1714, at 20 years of age, and died May 17, 1757 ; his daughter married Ebenezer Thayer.
T. F.
WOODWARD.— Mrs. Mary was a daughter of the elder Dr. Whee- lock. Founder and first President of Dartmouth College, and born at Lebanon, Conn., Sept. 8, 1748, married the Hon. Bezaleel Woodward, late Professor of Mathematics, &c., in that institution, in 1772, and died at Hanover, N. H., March, 1807. A discourse was delivered at her funeral, March 29, by Roswell Shurtleff, Professor of Divinity, in which her character is highly commended, but no historical facts recorded, — See McClure and Parish's Life of Wheelock. T. r.
BUCKMINSTER.— " Two Discourses Delivered in the North Meet- inghouse, in Portsmouth, 16 June, 1805 ; it being the Sabbath succeeding
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the Interment of Mrs. Mary Buckminster, Consort of the Reverend Joseph Bcck3iinster, D. D^ By Jesse Appfeton, Congregational Minis- ter in Hampton. Portsmouth," [N. H. : Is05.] Svo. pp. 34.
" Mrs. BucKMiNSTER was the daughter of the Rev. Isaac Lijinan, of York. Her age at the time of her death was thirty-nine years. She was Mr. B's second wife, as may be inferred from this passage of the Ser- mo'n : " The Children, both those who have now lost their natural mother, and others who are, by the same stroke, deprived of one, from whom they received a natural mother's tenderness, &c. are," &c.
BURR.—" A Funeral Eulogium on the Rev. Mk. Aaron Burr, late President of the College of New Jersey. By William Livivgslon, Esq. New York, printed : Boston, reprinted : 1T5S." 4to. pp. 23.
" Can you imagine to yourself a person modest in prosperity, prudent in difficufty, in business 'indefatigable, magnanimous in danger, easy in his manne'rs, of exquisite judgment, of profound learning, catholic in sentiment, of the purest morals, and great even in the minutest things — Can you imagine so accomplished a person, without recollecting the idea of the late President Burr ?
" Though a person of a slender and delicate make to encounter fatigue, he had a'' heart of steel ; in the Sacred Scriptures he was a perfect Apollos; his piety eclipsed all his other accomplishments." For his pedigree, see vol. V. 4T2.
BROWN. — "A Discourse in commemoration of the Life and Charac- ter of the Ho.v. Nicholas Brown, delivered in the Chapel of Brown University, November 3, 1841. By Frar.cis Waijland, D. D., President of Brown University. Boston: 1841." Svo. pp. 30.
" Surrounded by those who venerated and loved him, Mr. Brown fell asleep eariy in the morning of September 27th, 1841, in the 73d year of his age." He was a descendant of Chad Brown, who with Roger Williams laid the foundation of the Colony of Rhode Island. He bore the same christian name of his father, and was born in Providence, 4 April, 1760, entered College 1782, and graduated with honor in due course. Nicholas Brown his father and his three brothers were the principal benefactors of the institution, which very appropriately bears their family name. Nicholas the son, the occasion of the present dis- course, also became a great benefactor of the same institution, and his only son, the present John Carter Brown, Esq., has, in a most liberal manner, continued the benevolence of his ancestors towards his alma mater.
BODDILY.— " A Discourse delivered at the interment of the Rev. John Boddily, Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in Newbury- port, who deceased Nov. 4, 1S02, in his 48th year. By Daniel^^Dana. Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Newburyport : 1802." Svo. pp. 24.
Mr. Boddily was born in Bristol, England, 12 April, 175-5, was son of Mr. Tho.mas Boddily, a minister. He "began to preach in^London, Sept. 1778 ; afterwards preached in Westbury, Eng., from 1780 to 17^9 ; thence he went to Walsal, thence to WaUingford. In 1795 he left Wall- ingford for America, and arrived in Newburyport, July, of the same year, and was installed over the Second Church, June 1797. He preached his last Sermon 19 Sept. 1802. He was succeeded by the Rev. John Giles. BARTLETT.— " A Sermon in commemoration of Willia.m Bart- LETT, Esq., an associate Founder of the Theological Seminary in An-
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dover, delivered before the Trustees and Visitors, the FacuUy and Students of the Institution, April 19, 1841. By Danid Dana, D. D. ; a mem'oer of the Board of Trustees. Andover : 1841." 8vo. pp. 36.
Mr. Bartlett was born in Newbury, 31 January 1748, and there lived, and died 8 February 1841, aged 93. Nothing is said in this Ser- mon about the history of his family, nor is the name of his father stated,
BRADFORD. — " Obituary Notice of Rev. John Bradford, with a brief Historical Sketch of the Congregational Churches in Roxbury. Bos- ton :" [1825.?]
Though this Tract is entitled an " Obituary Notice," «Sic., the time of Mr. Bradford's death is not stated in it ; but from the Extract concerning the Churches it is found recorded that he died Januarj^- 27th, 1825, in the 69th year of his age and 40th of his ministry. On the second pa^e of this Tract it is stated that it is an " Extract from a Sermon delivered on the Sabbath succeeding the interment of the Rev. John Bradford."
Ma. Bradford was a native of Boston, and was born here in August, 1756, and \vas the oldest of three sons, graduated at Harvard College 1774, ordained at Roxbury, May, 1785. Whose son he was, or whether he had, or left any family, cannot be learned from the Tract.
CUTLER. — The firm Belief of a future Rcicard a pcicerful Motive to Obedience and a good Life. — A Sermon Preached at Christ's Church in Boston, August 20, 1765. At the Funeral of the Rev. Timothy Cutler, D. D., late Rector of said Church. By Henry Caner, A. M., Minister of King's Chapel. Published at the Request of the Wardens and Vestiy of Christ's Church. Boston: 1765. 4to. pp. 24.
" For above thirty years, I suppose, he was scarce detained a day by sickness or such like accident from officiating in the public duties of the Church ; but for the last nine years he lay under an incapacity for public service." " He was born and educated in this neighborhood," was called to the ministry " in a neighboring government, and was called to preside over a seminary of learning," and had then a large and increasing family."
CROSS.—" Grace and Glory;' &c.— " A Sermon preached at the Presbyterian Church in Newburyport, Jan. 26, 1788, occasioned by the death of Me. Ralph Cross, on the 4th of that month, ee. 82. By John Murray, .4, iV/., Pastor of said Church. Newburyport:" [1788.] 8vo. pp. 6Q.
Mr. Cross was born in Ipswich, " of honest and industrious parents," 14 August, 1706 ; was early apprenticed to a shipwright, which business he learned and followed. He married Miss Sarah Johnson, daughter of him with whom he learned his trade in Newburyport. She proved an excellent wife, and a pattern of female excellence. She died on the 13th June, 17S7, in the 79th year of her age, having lived with her husband nearly fifty-nine years. Mr. Cross stood firm on the side of the Patriots of the Revolution. He was also a great friend of religion, and promoted it by his example and munificence. He gave the Rev. Mr. Jonathan Parsons a house and lot, on his coming to settle at Newbur^'port. He left four loving and dutiful children, with their rising families. Mrs. Martha Nowell, the youngest of the four, died the next day after her father, and was buried with him in the same grave ; ss. 39. Within twenty-one months were carried to the grave, from " that one house, four adult persons. Miss Sarah Cross, an elder sister of hers, was the first ia this list ; a woman the most remarkable for sagacity and virtue that ever I saw, in her peculiar circumstances." 5
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COOPER. — "A Sermon delivered at the Church in Brattle street, Jan. 2, 1774, at the Interment of the Rev. Samuel Cooper, D. D., who ex- pired Dec. 29, 1783. By John Clarke, A. M., Junior Pastor of the First Church in Boston.^ Boston : 1784." Svo. pp. 35.
Dr. Cooper was the second son of the Rev. William Cooper, who died in Dec. 1743, and was born 28 March, 1725; ordained 25 May, 174(3, as colleague with Dr. Colman, in which office his father was installed just thirty years before. Made D. D. by the University of Edinburgh : among the foremost in instituting the American Academy in 1780. Like Dr. Mayhcw he took an early and decided stand with the Patriots of the Rev- olution, and had a hand in forming the Constitution of Massachusetts. When that Constitution was ratified, he was appointed to introduce it by a discourse; which, with others of his writings, have been printed in several languages.
CARY. — "A Sermon delivered Nov. 26, 1 SOS, at the Interment of the Rev. Thomas Cary, A. M., Senior Pastor of the First Religious So- ciety in Newburyport. By John Andrews, A M., surviving Pastor. Newburyport : 1808." Svo. pp. 46.
Dedicated "to the Widow and Sons of the Rev. Thomas Cart." He lived in High street, and was buried 26 Nov. 1808, from his house. The order of the Procession was as follows : — Members of the Merrimack Humane Society. Preceptor and Trustees of Dummer Academy. Parish- ioners of the deceased Clergv. Pall supporters — Rev. Mr. 21or3s, Rev. Mr. Dana, Rev. Mr. Giles, Rev. Mr. Popkin, Rev. Mr. Milton, Rev. Dr. Spring. Mourners — Inhabitants of the Town and Strangers.
Mr. Cary was son of Samuel Cary, Esq., of Charlestown, where he was born, IS Oct, 1845; H. C. 1761 ; ord. 11 May, 1768; died on the morning of November 24th, in the G4th vear of his a^e.
GREEN.—" A Sermon delivered at Mansfield, JuTy 31, 180S, being the fourth Lord's Day after the Interment of the Rev. Roland Gree.v, Pastor of the Church in that town ; who died July 4th, li'OS, in the 71st year of his age, and 47th of his ministry. By Stephen Palmer, A. M.. Pastor of the First Church in Needham. Dedham : 1808." Svo. pp. 34.
" An endearing friendship long subsisted between Mr. Green and my father, the Rev. Joseph Palmer. Mr. Green was born in Maiden, grad. H. C. 1758 ; before he was 24, namely, in 1761, he was ord. over the Church in Mansfield. He died suddenly of apoplexy. My father was ord. 3 Jan, 1753 ; d. 4 April, 1791, in the 62d year of his age, and 39th of his ministry. Mr. Palmer's widow survived him a little over fifteen years; she d. 20 Mav, 1806,36.72. Mr. Green attended her funeral.
GRISWOLD.— "A Sermon, preached April 8th, 1788, at the Inter- ment of Madam Ursula Griswold, Consort of his Excellency Mat- thew Griswold, Esq. Bv John Devotion, A. M., Min-ster of the Third Church in Saybrook. [Ct.] ' Newhaven : 178S." Svo. pp. 27.
Addressing the bereaved husband, Mr. Devotion says : " Yoj, Sir, through God's mercy have had the happiness of connection with a family, and long enjoyment of a consort, the daughter of the Hon Roger IVoIcotf, Esq., Governor of the then Colony of Connecticut, whose great powers of mind, joined to assiduous application and improved integrity, opened to him the way to the highest seat of honor in this then Colony." In a note is the following Family Record of Roger Wolcott : " 1. Roger, b. 14 Sept. 1704, deceased; 2. £iizahcth,h. 10 April, 1706, deceased ; 3. Alexander, h. 20 Jan. 170S, deceased ; 4. Samuel, h. 9 Jan. 1710, deceased ; 5. Alexander ^ b.7 Jan. 1712; 6. ,siill b. 10 Dec. 1713; 7. Sarah, b. 21 Jan. 1715,
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deceased ; S. Hcpzibah, b. 23 June, 1717, deceased ; 9. Josiah, b. 19 Feb. 1719; \0. Epnphras \ 11 Erastus, (twins) b. 8 Feb. 17-21, deceased ; 12. Eraslus, b. 21 Sept. 1722 ; 13. Uhsul.a, [the subject of this Discourse] b. 13 Oct. 1724, deceased ; 14. Oliver, b 2U Nov. 1726 [Signer of the DVc- laration of Independence] ; 15. Mary Anne, h. 1 Jan. 1730." The mother of Mrs. Griswold was Sarah, dau. of Mr. Job Drake, of Windsor, Ct., who was son of Job, son of John wiio came from England, probably with Mr. Hooker. Her mother was Elizabeth Cook, dau. of Daniel Clark; her grandmother was Mary, dau. of Henry Walcott, the ancestor of her husband. — MS appended to the Sermon.
GORE — " A Sermon concerning the laying the Deaths of others to heart. Occasioned by the lamented Death of that ingenious and reiigious Gentleman Joh.\ Goue, M. A. of Harvard College in Cambridge, >< El., who died of the Small Po.v, Nov. 7, 1720. In the 3Sth year of his age. By William Cooper, A. M., Pastor to a Church in Boston. With an Ap- pendix containing something of Mr. Gore's character, by the Reverend Mr. Colman, Pastor of the same Church. — [Text] Eccl. ix. 5. Boston : 1720." pp. 40. r2mo.
" The following Sermon was prepared for the Pulpit, not the Press. The Death of Mr. John Gore which occasioned it, was as generally la- mented a Death, as has of late been among us. There were several of his near Relations and Mournful Friends in the Assembly to which it was preached." — Preface.
" Mr. Gore was truly an Ornament to his Country, to the College, to the Town and to our Church. He was very much the Honor of his Order among us, a Glory to his Profession, the beauty of the Sea. So- briety,. Modesty. Literature; and (in a judgement of Charity) sincere unaffected Piety make up his just Character. He was fit to teach either in the School or in the Pulpit. He was the same abroad as at home. la his ship as well as in his house. To conclude, the last act of his life showed his generous regard to the safety of his country : for knowing well the terror that the Town is in of the Small Pox, and having had seven of his company ill of that contagious distemper on his voyage from London, he being the only person remaining on board who had not had the distemper when he cast anchor, and having reason hourly to expect he might be taken dosvn with it, as the next day he indeed was ; yet he would not come ashore to his own house and bed, but chose to keep on board his ship, in so cold a season of the year, and at such a distance from needed help, rather than to endanger the Town by bringing tiie Sickness into it." — Dr. Colman''s Appendix. The Doctor adds also an observation by Mr. Prince from the News Letter. He says Mr. Gore "seemed to be set as a rare example for all Ship-Commanders and sea- faring men to observe ; that he excelled in Mathematics and Philosophy." ibid. " A young gentleman, who came over a pa.^senger with Mr. Gore, wrote to his brother from Spectacle Island, 15 Nov. 1720, spoke in the highest terms of his "dearly beloved Captain."
GREENE. — " A Sermon Preached in Trinity Church, at the Funeral of Thomas Greene, Esq., August 5, 1763. By William Hooper, A. M., Minister of said Church. Boston : 1763 " 4to. pp. 34.
It is stated in a note on page 33, that Mr. Greene " died at a friend's house in the countr}', many miles from Boston, where he had gone for the recovery of his health." We learn also that his wife was a widow with several children when he married her, and his " ou-n children'''' are spoken of. A most e.xcellent character is given him ; that his " trado
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and business were large and extensive;" that the " welfare of the Town and the prosperity of Trade were not the only objects of his concern." He gave =£500 towards the support of an Episcopal minister, whose duty it should be to supply churches, and especially Trinity Church, when the regular Minister was prevented by sickness or otherwise from performing his duties. This gift, though not mentioned in his will, the family cheer- fully allowed, knowing he had signified such intention. The heirs were six in number, and " their much respected Mother undertakes for two of them, that are under age."
HANCOCK. — " The untimdy Death of a Man of God lamented. — In a Sermon preached at the Funeral of the Rev. Mr. John Hancock, Pastor of the Firpt Church of Christ in Braintree ; who died May 7th, 1744. .^tatis suae 4"2. By Ehenezer Gay, A. 31., Pastor of a Church in Hing- ham. Boston : 1744." Svo. pp. 25.
" Your former Pastor, the Rev. Mr. Joseph Marsh, whose memory is precious to you, died when about the same age. The breach made in the afflicted family is shll wider. O ! the bitterness of their sorrow, who are mourning for their first-born ! The aged, venerable father, and virtuous mother of the deceased, had scarce dried their eyes for the premature Death of one of their lovely sons, before another is taken away from them; this was Ma. Ebenezer Hancock, a very ingenious and serious young man, and well qualified Minister, who served as a son with his father in the gospel, si.\ years, and died January 28th, 1739-40, ae. 29." Mrs. Hancock was widow of j\lr. Samuel Thaxter of Hingliarn. [Her name was Mary, dau. of James Hatvke. She^vas Mr. Thaxter''s second wife. See Lincoln's Hist. Hingham, 47.]
HILLHOUSE. — " A Sermon concerning the Life, Death and Future State of Saints, on the Mournful Occasion of the much lamented Death of that late Ingenious, Pious and Virtuous Gentlewoman, Rachel Hill- house, of Free Hall, and County Londonderry, Ireland ; who died Jan- uary 7th, 1716. Bv James HiUhouse,A. M.. Minister of the Gospel. Bos- ton : 1721." 18mo. pp. 134.
The Preface to this little volume is signed by Increase and Cotton Ma- ther. It is dated, 31 Dec. 1720. They say in it that the Author was " a worthy, hopeful young minister," educated at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, — read divinity there under 3Ir. Simson; that about two or three years ago he was ordained by the Revd Presbytery of Londonderry in Ireland ; and that he was lately arrived in America ; and having lost a gracious mother, takes an opportunity here to publish what he wrote there on that occasion. All that can be learned from the Sermon about Mrs. Hill- house, the Author's mother, is, that she was " wife to the late Mr. John Hillhouse of Tree Hall."
HOPKINS.—" Dying Recollections of a Faithful Minister.''— A Ser- mon, preached in the New South Meetinghouse, Salem, Dec. 25th, 1814, on the Sabbath after the Interment of the Rev. Daniel Hopkins, D. D. Senior Pastor of the Third Church in Salem. By the Rev. Broicn £77icr- «on, ^. ill, Pastor of said Church. Salem: 1815." Svo. pp. 28.
Dr. Hopkins was born in Waterbury, Ct. 16 Oct. 1734. The famous Dr. Sam'l Hopkins of Newport, R. I., was his elder brother. He en- tered Yale C. 1754, grad, 1758, settled in Salem, Ms. 1766 ; was one of the framers of the Mass. Missionary Society. He died on Wednesday morning, at si.\ o'clock, 14 Dec. 1814, in the 81st year of his age. His last sermon was preached on the first Sabbath in October preceding. {To he Continued.)
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EARLY RECORDS OF BOSTON.
[Copied by Mr. David PaLsiFEK, of Boston.]
[Continued from Vol. VII, page 2S1.]
Samuel the son of Godfrey & Sarah Armitage 7 (8) 1645. John the son of John & Mary Barrel borne (6) 1645,
10
Annitage.
Barrell.
Bauhion.
Bateman.
Beanisley.
Beck.
1C44. BeL
Bendall.
Bishop.
Blantaine.
Bodman. Bosicorth.
Borne.U. Bourne.
Hanna the daughter of John &: Hanna Bateman borne
(1) 164.5. Hanna the daughter of William & Anne Beamsley borne
(10) 1643. Manasseh the son of Alexander & Elizabeth Beck borne 8
(8) 1645. Hopestill the daughter of Thomas & Anne Bel borne 2 (6) Mary the wife of Edward Bendall buried (3) 1644. Benjamin the son of Nathaniel & Alice Bishop borne 31.
(3) 1644. Mary the daughter of William & Phebe Blantaine borne
(5) 1645. John the son of John & Sarah Bodman borne (6) 1645. Sarah the daughter of Zaccheus & Anne Bosworth dyed
(5) 1645. John the son of William Bornell borne (8) 1644. John the son of Garret & Mar}'- Bourne borne 30 (5) 1643,
dyed 30 (6) 1643. Mary v.xor Garret Bourne dyed 30 (3) 1644.
Peniel the son of Grifhth ^'Margaret Bowen borne 10.3. 1644. Bowen. Moses the son of Robert & Martha Bradford borne 2 (6) 1644. Bradford. James the son of James & Grace Browne, borne (7) 1645. Browne.
Martha the daucrhf of Robert and Martha Bradford borne 9 (9) 1645. Peter the son of Willm &c Mary Bridg borne (11) 1643. Bridg.
Alexander the son of Alexander & Elisabeth Baker borne Baker.
15 (11) 163,5. Samuel the son of Alexander &- Elisabeth Baker borne 16 (II) 1637. John the son of Alexander & Elisabeth Baker borne 20 (4) 1640. Joshua the sonne of Alexander dc Elisabeth Baker borne 30 (2) 1642. Hanna the daughter of Alexander & Elisabeth Baker borne 29 (7) 1644 Mary the daughter of William & Mary Chadborne borne Chadbourne
'(10) 1644. Elizabeth the daughter of Nicholas & Katherin Charlet Charlet.
borne 15 (5) 1645 buried (7) 164-5. Thomas the son of John & Susan Collens borne 15. (8) 1C45. CoUins. Benjamin the son of Richard d; Elisabeth Cooke borne (6) 1644 Cooke.
buried (3) 1645. Joseph the son of Richard &: Alice Critchley buried (6)' 1645 Alice the wife of Richard Critchley buried. John the son of Lawrence & Martha Douce borne (8) 1644
buried (6) 1645. Mary the daughf of William & Mary Davies borne 3 (8) 1644 Thomas the son of William &: Mary Davies borne 3 (7) 1645. John the son of Georg Dell borne (8) 1645
Criichley.
Douce.
Davies.
Dell
Martha the daughf of Edmund & Sarah Dennis borne 1 (3) 1644. Dennis.
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Martha the wife of Lawrence Douce burled (8) 1644. Douce.
John the sonne of Edmund &. Sarah Dennis borne IS (12) 1645. Veiuiis. John the sonne of William & Martha Dinsdale borne (3) 1G44. Binsdale. Posthumus the sonne of Thomas & Anne Ditchfield borne Ditchjield.
(6) 164r>. William Duglas the sonne of William Duglas borne 1 (2) IGlo. Dughs. Elisabeth the daughtf of tFrancis & Mary East borne 1 (9) 1644. East. Mehetabell the daughter of Jacob & Margerie Eliot borne (2) 1645. EHot. Marie the daughter of Madie & Joane Engles borne (9) 1644. Engles. Robert the sonne of Robert »S:- Deborah ffen borne (4) 1644. fen.
Abel the son of Gabriell & Elisabeth ffish borne 15 (10) 1641. fish.
Mary ffitch servant to Richard Wayte dyed, 24 (8) 1641. fitch.
Deborah the daughter of Cotton fHack &; Jane his wife borne facke.
5 (8) 1644. Ellczer the son of Wm & Phebe fTrancklin borne 4 (8) francklin.
1645. buried. Marie the daughf of Strong & Elliner ffvrnell borne (5) 1645. furneh Hannah the daugh"" of John Gallop Junior borne 14 ((5) 1644. Gallop. Thomas the son of Arthur Gill borne (S) 1644. ,.^'''^*
Joseph the sonne Benjamin 6c Ann Gillam borne (7) 1644. Gillom.
Susan the daughter of Edmund & Katherine Grosse borne Grosse.
(6) 1644.
John the son of Thomas & Anne Grubb borne 1C44 dyed Gruh.
(6) 1644. Elisabeth the daughter of Thomas & Anne Grubb borne (5)
1644 dved (8) 1644. Elizabeth tli'e wife of Hugh Gunnison dyed 25 (11) 1645. Gunnison.
Joseph the son of Georg &- Elisabeth Halsall borne 3 (10) 1644. Ealsall. Mary Hammon servant to m^" Cotton dyed (7) 1645. Hammon.
Experience the daughir of William & Joan Harvie borne
4(1) 1644. Harrie.
Hannah the daughf of Capt Thomas Hawkins borne (8) 1644. Ecickins. Mary the daughter of Mark & Avery Hands borne 15 (12) 1645. Hands. Hanna the wife of Thom. Hawkins baker dyed 27 (3) 1644. Hawkins. Rebecca the daughter of Thom. Hawkins baker borne 28 (5) 1645. flTrancis the wife of Valentine Hill dved. 17. (12) 1645. Hill.
Joseph &: Benjamin the sonns of Valent. & ffrancis Hill,
borne 29 (4) 1644 dyed (6) Zebuiun the son of Nicholas Huet borne (11) 1644 Hcicet.
John the son of Richard & Joan Hogg borne 4(1) 1643. Hogg.
Mehetabell the daughf of Jeremy &- Ester Houtchin borne
(4) 1644. ' Houtchin.
Anne the daughf of Edward & Katherin Hutchinson borne Hutchinson.
18 (9) 1643. Deborah the daughter of James Hudson borne 3 (S) 1644. Hudson.
Mary the daughter of iTrancis & Mary Hudson borne 22 (6) 1644 Joseph the son of John & Mary Hurd' borne 10 (7) 1644. Hard.
Timothie the son of Georg & Anne Hyde borne (6) 1644. Hyde.
Susan the daughf of Edmund &l Susan Jacklin buried 1 JacUin.
(8) 1644. Hannah the daughf^ of Edmund &. Susan Jacklin borne 12 (9) 1645. Hanna the daugh"" of John Jackson borne 2 (5) 1645. Jackson.
Jerernie the son of Edmund &, Martha Jackson borne (5) 1645. Jackson.
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Rebecca the daughter of Matthew & Anne Jjons borne 26 Jjons.
(12) 1644. Joseph the son of James <fc Abigail Johnson borne 27 (?) Johnson.
1G44 buried. Abigail the daughf of James & Abigail Johnson borne 25 (9) 1645. Joseph the son of Thomas & Joan Joy borne 1 (2) 1645. Joy.
Job the son of Job Sc Sarah Judkins borne 10 (3) 1637 Judkins.
dyed 24 (3) 1637. Samuel the son of Job d: Sarah Judkins borne 27 (9) 1638. Job the son of Job & Sarah Judkins borne 30 (4) 1641 Dyed (4) 1641. Joel the son of Job Judkins & Sarah borne 30 (7) 1643. Sarah the daughf of Job & Sarah Judkin borne 7 (10) 1645. Hanna Lathrop servant to Richard Waite died 30 (9) 1644. Lalhrop. Caleb the son of John &l Mary Lake borne 27 (3) 1645. Lake.
Mary the daughf of Christoph'' d: Elisabeth Lawson borne Lawson.
27 (8) 1645. John the son of Richard & Abigail Lippincot borne 6 (9) 1644. Lippingcot. Ester the daugf of William Ludkin buried (8) 1645. Ludkin.
Samuel the son of Richard & Dinah Knight borne 9 (11) Knight.
42 & buried 25 (7) 43 Joseph the son of Richard & Dinah Knight borne 15 (3) 1645. Abigail the wife of John Manning buried 25 (3) 1644. Manning.
John the Sonne of John &; Abigail Manning borne 25 (3) 1643. Mary the daugh'' of John & Abigail Manning borne 3 (4) 1644. Jacob the son of R^ph & Anne Mason borne 12 (2) 1644. Mason.
Simeon the son of Henry &. Sarah Messenger borne (1 ) 1645. Messenger. James the sons of Robert & Elizabeth Mers 3 (1) 1644. Mers.
Samuel the son of John Milom borne (6) 1644. Milom.
Elizabeth the daughter of Georg & Mary Michel borne 20 Michel.
(6) 1645.
Amarider the son of James & Mary Minort borne (7) 1645. Minort. Ebenezer the son of Robert &. Dorothie Mocne borne 7 (S) 1645. Moone. ffaith the daughf of Thomas &. ffaith Munt borne 24 (2) 1645. Mu7it. Samuel the son of the son of Benjamin 6s Elisabeth Negoos Negoox.
borne 17 (10) 1645.
Qdlin. Leonard Pitts servant of John Burrell dyed 13 ffeb. 1645. Pitts.
Ruth the daughter of William & Ruth Parson borne 3 (8) 1645. Parson. Sarah the daughter of Joseph Phippeni borne (11) 1644. Phippeni.
John the son of William & Anne Pollard borne 4 (4) 1644. ' Pollard. John the son of Abel & Anne Porter borne 27 (9) 1643. * Porter.
Elisabeth the daughf of Peter & Alice Plaise borne 29 (7) 1644. Plaise. Timothie the son of Timothie Prout borne 10 (1) 1645. Proui.
Sarah the daughf of Arthur & Elizabeth Perrj- borne 30 (9) 1644. Perry. David the son of Edward & Elisabeth Rainsford borne
(7) 1644. Rainsford. Elisha the sonne of William Rex borne (6) 1645. R^x- Deliverance the daugh* of Henry & Sibla Sands borne (6) 1644. Sands. Epliraim the son of Thomas &. ffaith Savadge borne 2 (5) 1G45. Savage. John Scott son of Robert Scott borne and buried (6) 1645. Scot. John the son of Thomas & Joan Scotto borne 2 (3) 1644. Scofto. Ltdia the daughf of Joshua & Lidia Scotto borne (5) 1645. Scotto. Nathaniel the son of David & Susan Selleck borne (5) 1645. Selleck.
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Mary the daugh"" of John &- Mary Severne borne 15 (7) 1G44. Severn. Deborah the daughf of John ik: Mary Severne borne 26
(12) l()i5. dyed 6(1) 1G45. Jonathan the son of Sampson &- Abigail Shore borne 16 Shore.
(:3) 1(544 buried (3) 1644. Mary the daughf of Henry & Ellinor Shrimpton borne (6) Shrimpton.
1645. John the son of fTrancis &. Elisabeth Smith borne 30 (G) 1644. Smith. Joseph the son of Henrie &; Alice Stevens borne i (7) 1642. Stevens. John the son of Henry & Alice Stevens borne 10 (7) 1637. James the sonn of Henry *Sr Alice Stevens borne 10 (2) 1640. Deborah the daughter of Henry & Alice Stevens borne 25 (2) 1645. Onesimus the son of John & Sarah Stevenson borne 26 (10) Stevenso7i.
1643. John Stevenson the son of John &i, Sarah Stepcnson borne (7) 1645. John the son of Thomas Stanberry borne 15 (7) 1645. Stanhcrry.
Temperance the wife of John Sweete died (11) 1645. Sweete.
Hannah the daugh"" of John Synderland borne (8) 1644. Spider J and.
Mary the daughf of Thomas &. Allice Spaule borne (7) 1644. Spaule. Timothie the son of Richard Tapping «Si- Judith borne 1633 Tapping.
and dyed. Judith the wife of Richard Tapping dyed 1635. Joseph the son of Richard Tapping & Allice borne 30 (7)
1645, &, dyed 14 (8) 1645. John the son of Benjamin &, Deborah Thwing borne 21 (9) 1644. TJiwing. Grace the daughf of William &:, Grace Toy borne 23 (6) 1645. Toy. John the son of Robt Turner & Elisabeth buried 19 (3) 1644. Turner. Joseph the son of Robt <k, Penelope Turner borne 7 (7) 1644. Turner. Deliverance the daughf of Edward &:< xMary Tyng borne 6 Tyng.
(6) 1645. Hannah the daug- of Thomas & Allice Yenner borne (1 1) 1644. Vernier. John the son of Hezekiah & fTrancis Vsher buried. (10) 1645. Vsher. Elisabeth the daugf of Hezekiah & ffrancis Vsher borne 1. (12) 1645. Jacob the son of Rob* Walker borne 21(1) 1644. Walker.
Isaac the son of Isaac Walker borne (7) 1644. Walter.
Mary the daughf of W^illiam Werdall borne (2) 1644. Werdall.
ffebe the daughter of Richard Williams borne (6) 1643. Williams.
Benjamin the son of Richard Williams borne (6) 1645, Williams.
Stephen the son of m' Stephen &, Judith Winthrop borne Winthrop.
7 (9) 1644. [(12) 1644.
John the son of Robert & Rebecca Winsworth borne 10 Winsicorth. John the son of Nathaniel & Ma-^' Williams, borne (6) 1644. Williams. Samuel the son of Edward & Elisabeth Weeden borne (6) 1644. Weeden. Sarah the daughter of Thomas & Sarah Webber borne 1643. Webber. William Webb buried. (10) 1644. Webb.
Newgrace the son of William Wilson buried (6) 1645. Willson,
John the son of Robert & Mary Wright buried (1) 1645. Wright.
Elisabeth the daughf of Robert & Joan Wing borne (5) 1644. Wing. Smith Woodward the son of Robert 6z Rachell Woodward Woodward.
borne (6) 1644. ♦
David the son of David & Vrsula Yale borne 18 (7) 1645. Yale.
Elisabeth, dau. of David & Vrsula Yale b. (3) 1644, d. 30 (6) 1644. [To he Continued.]
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BRIEF MEMOIRS AND NOTICES OF PRINCE'S SUBSCRIBERS.
[Continued from Vol. VII, page 330.]
ADAI^IS, WILLIAM, of New London, Con., 7 Oct. 1710 ; v.as a de- scendant of Williivn^ wliose name is found on a 1i.st of the inhabitants of Ipswich, Mass. in IG-12.* His sons weret William", Jun., Nathaniel^, and Samuel'. William*, Jun. died Jan 1659, leaving two sons, William*' and John'. The former Wiiliam^ was b. 27 May, ICoO; grad. H. C. 1G71, and was ord. 3 Dec. 1673, as the Second Minister of Dedham, where he died 17 Aug. 1635. His eldest son, Eliphalet*, was b. at Dedham 26 March, 1677 ; grad. H. C. 1691, and was ord. in New London 9 Feb. 1709, where he" died 4 Oct. 1753. He m. 15 Dec. 1709, Lydia, daught. of Alexander Pygan. His children were William*, b. as above, Pygan*, |Mary*, Thomas'\ Samuel*, and Lydia*.
Willianc', a Subscriber for Prince's Chron., grad. Y. C. 1730, in which institution he was Tutor from 1732 to '34. He studied Theology, was licensed to preach, and exercised the functions of his chosen calling for more than sixty years, in and about New London, but was never ordained as a Pastor
He published a single sermon, delivered 23 Oct. 1760, on tl'.e Thanks- giving for the success of the British arms, in the reduction of Montreal and the conquest of all Canada.
He never mar., but spent the latter years of his life with the widow of his brother Pysan, to wiiom he gave the whole of his slender estate by will. He died 25 Sept. 179S. The descendants of Wm'. in the male line have long since become extinct. A. "W.
GUSHING, JOHN, was the eldest son of Hon. John Cushing, and' born at Scituate 28 April, 1662; was deputy to the General Court in 1692; of the Governor's Council from 1710 to 1729 ; Justice of His Majesty's Superior Court of Judicature in 1729, and honored the station until 1733. He married Deborah, dau. of Thomas Loring, selectman of Hull, 20 June, 16SS, by whom he had Sarah. 8 Jan. 1G89, who married Rev. Nathaniel Pitcher, 21 May, 1710; Deborah, 4 April, 1693, who married Capt. John Briggs, jr. 2 Dec. 1712. Hon. James Savage is a de- scendant. John, 17 July, 1695 ; Elijah, 7 March, 1698 ; Mary, 24 Nov. 1709, married to Capt. Eleazar Dorby, 29 June, 1721 ; Nazareth, 11 Sept. 1703, married Benjamin Balch ; Benjamin, 17 April, 1706; Nathaniel 9 July, 1709. Deborah, the wife of Hon. John Cushing, died 9 June, 1713, aged 45. He married the second time, widow Sarah Holmes, whose name was Thaxter, 18 March, 1713, and had by her, Josiah, 29 Jan.
* FeU'.s Hist, of IpsKich.
\Hist.Cull., 3d series, Vol. VIII, by Hon. James Savage. Also for further infor- mation relating to tlie Adams Genealogy we wcu!d refer the reader to the Hisi. Coil, of JIi<s F. r.1 Caulkins, Camb. .16)9, from which we have received no incon- siderable aid in the preparation of il.is article.
tit is wiih pleasure that we now bear lestimonv to the accuracy of ihe >tatement made by the Ediiur ol the Gen. Ke;j. in a Note. Vol. VII. p. 270— Mary, the wife of the Hon. John Buikley, was ihc veritable daughter of Rev. Eliphalet Adairs of New- London. But it does not follow that the author of the memoir rel>rred lo was mis- taken as to the name of Mrs. Buikley. For it is nevertheless true that he married Mary Gardner, she having first, 13 Nov. 1733, become the wife of Pocior Jonathan, and 7 Oct. 1734, the mother of his lirst born and only son, John. Dr. Jjnaihan Gardner, having been lost at sea, 1735, his wid,, Mary Gardner, as before staled, U- Cime the wife of the Hon. John Buikley. 6
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1715; Mercy, 24 Oct. 1716, who married the Rev. Nathaniel Eells, of Stonington, Conn. 1733.
The venerable Jodgc John Gushing deceased on the 19th day of Jan. 173S. Under this date the Rev. Josiah Cotton of Plymouth thus enlarges on the character of this truly eminent man, as recorded on page 259 of his very excellent Annals, an unpublished manuscript of ancestral me- moirs and notices of cotemporaries. " I have lost some valuable friends in my day, and this year he to whom I very much owe my advancement has gone offtne stage, — Col. Cushing, who had been chief justice of our inferior court, and a councillor of the province for many years, and a judge of the supreme court, died 19 Jan., and was buried 25 Jan., to whom, among others, I was a bearer. He was a gentleman well versed in law, the life and soul of our court while he continued in it, a man in the main of justice and integrity. He was above seventy years old when he died, and retained his faculties tolerably well to his last sickness. When the aged and the honorable are taken away we ought to be sensibly affected, and earnestly pray that others may be raised up in their stead, that may do well and worthih' in their day. At the ensuing election his eldest son, and our father-in-law, was chosen a councillor in his father's room, and God grant that he may, according to expectations, fill up the vacancy by a long and faithful continuance in the service of his country. His introduction into the othce was attended with a more unanimous vote than any ever before had, having all the votes save one. At the same election Judge Dudley, a man of superior parts and abilities was chosen, having all the votes save two, but it was negatived by the governor, (Belcher,) and the country thereby deprived of his services, the council weakened," etc.
CUSHIXG, THOMAS, the second son of Hon. John Cushing, was born at Scituate, 26 Dec. 1G63 ; married Deborah, a daughter of Capt. John Thaxter, 17 Oct. 16S7 ; became a member of the First Church in Boston 16S8, on the records of which his name is called "Cushion;" member of the Ancient and Hon. Artillery Company in 1691, an ensign in 1709. In March, 1705, removed with his wife to the Brattle street Church ; selectman of Boston in 1723 ; representative from 1724 to '35 of the King's State Council. In 1725 was one of the opponents of the explanatory charter of King George 1st. His children were John, 6 Sept. 16?^S, baptized in the First Church. The following were baptized by Cotton Mather in the Second Church : Thomas, 30 Jan. 1693 ; Jonathan, 13 March, 1701 ; Hannah, 12 Jan. 1702, married Thomas Hill, Esq. 13 July, 1727 ; Margaret, 5 July, 1696, married William Fletcher, 27 May, 1717; Elizabeth, 4 Nov. 1691, married Rev. Jonathan Cushing of Dover, N. II. 24 Oct. 1717 ; Deborah, 17 June, 1699 ; Samuel, 7 Jan. 1794, died 4 June, 1706; Deborah, wife of Hon. Mr. Cushing, died 16 Feb. 1712. He married, second time, the widow Mercy Bridgham, whose name was Wensley, 8 Dec. 1712, and deceased 3 Oct. 1740. In Suffolk Probate Records, of that period, the Family Coat of Arms is ap- praised at twenty shillings. His widow died April 1746, and bequeathed her estate to the children of her first husband, Joseph Bridgham.
CUSHING, Rev. CALEB, was the sixth child of Hon. John Cushing, who was one of the governor's assistants in 1688, and married Sarah, a daughter of Mathew llawke, a town clerk of Hingham. Caleb Cushing, the subject of this outline, was born ai Scituate 6 Jan. 1672 ; graduated at Harvard College in 1692; entered the ministry and was ordained pastor
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of the church ia Salisbury 1697 ; married Elizabeth, a daughter of Rev. John Cotton, widow of Rev. James Ailing of S disbury, 14 March, 1G9S. The Hon. Caleb Cashing, member of President Pierce's Cabinet, is a lineal descendant of this family. The children of Rev. Caleb Gushing were: Caleb, born 10 Oct. 1703; James, 25 Nov. 1705; John, 10 April, 1709 , Joanna, who married Elias Pike of Salisbury ; Marv, who married John Appleton of Ipswich ; and Elizabeth, who married Rev. Joshua Moody of the Isle of Shoals.
We find in Cotton's Annals the following pertinent remarks of Rev. Caleb Cushing to Rev. John Cotton, transcribed tVom his letter addressed to him, under date Salisbury, 4 Oct. 174"2 : "The times are now much like those in the last century, when so many New Lights and new doc- trines, and corrupt errors, threatened to overrun the country. Indeed, the many trances, visions, and dreams, and wild ecstacies and enthusiastic freaks and frenzies which have abounded in some places, have cast a great damp on the work, much cooled the fiery zealots, and we hope God in mercy will prev^ent the growth of those errors which seem to be creep- ing in apace, such as enthusiasm, antinomlanism, familism, deism, Quaker- ism, etc., and spare his people, and not give his heritage to reproach. But whatever design the adversary may have against these churches by these unaccountable extravagancies and wild commotions, yet I hope God, who can bring good out of evil, and light out of darkness, will overrule all these things for the revival of religion, awakening both n)!nisters and people, and the further growth and establishment in the truth ; and not suffer blind zealots nor men of corrupt minds to proceed any further, when their folly shall be manifest to all men." He also alludes to " some wandering stars, which by their fiery aspect startle and affright men, rather than enlighten and instruct them." We find his signature among the numerous signers of documents in 1745 unfavorable to the itineracy of Whitfield, and endorsing the proceedings of Harvard College, in 1744, in relation to his career. Mr. Cushing was one of the thirty-nine clergy- men who addressed a letter to Governor Dudley, 11 Nov. 1707, recom- mending the election of John Leverett, a layman, to the presidency of Harvard College " to his favorable acceptance." We have seen a crown twelve mo. pocket Bible, London edition, published by Charles Bill in 1700, containing the autographs of Rev. Caleb Cushing, dated 1710, and of his son, the Rev. James Cushing, dated 1752, with texts marked throughout, from which probably both father and son have preached, and by which we find indications of the character of their minds. This copy is now in the hands of a grand-daughter of the son, who was long pastor of a church in Haverhill, Mass. It was rebound by D. Gooking, at Bos- ton, June, 1744, and was transmitted to the son on the decease oi the Rev. Caleb Cushing, which occurred 25 Jan. 1752, at the age of eighty years. He was the pastor of the church in Salisbury during the period of fifty-six years. We know not the man in the county of Essex who has moulded a broader and deeper influence on the minds of the people than our venerable divine, yet we have examined in vain the public cata- logues for his productions. Mr. Cushing left one son in the magistracy, and two sons in the ministry. It was said of him in the Boston E\ cuing Post, that " he was of excellent natural parts ; judgment and memory, which so rarely meet, yet met in him in so eminent degrees that it was not easy to say in which he e.xcelled, and at the same time he had the easiest and happiest temper, and the most benign soul." He was a learn-
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ed, solid divine, and of exemplary conversation. He was condescending, prudent, benevolent, and a wise counsellor, remarkable for hcspilaliiv.
GUSHING, JOHN, Jr., the eldest son of Hon. Judge John Cashing, was born at Scituate 17 July, 1(395. He resided at Belle House in Scitu- ate ; was the town clerk from 1719 to '44; was judge of probate, Ply- mouth Co., 1739; was judge of Massachusetts superior court from 1747 to '71. He married Elizabeth Holmes, a daughter of his father's second wife, 1 April, 1717, and had Deborah, 10 Nov. 1718, who married David Stockbridge ; Sarah, 26 March, 17*20, married Ebcnczer Pierpont 16 Aug. 175U ; John, 10 Aug. 17-2-2 ; William, 23 Sept 1720, died early.
His wife died 13 March, 1726. He married the second time, Mary, a daughter of Josiah Cotton of Plymouth, 1729, by whom his children were: Marv, 0 Sept. 1730, v.ho married Rev. Ebenezer Gay of Hing- ham, 10 Nov. 1763; William, 1 March, 1732. As this son became the most eminent of all the Cushing family, we will dwell somewhat on his character and services. He graduated at Harvard College in 1751 ; studied law with- Jeremiah Gridley ; was attorney general of this State ; judge of probate, Pownalboro', Lincoln Co., Maine, 170S ; was judge of the Mass. superior court, 1772; was judge of the supreme judicial court in 1782 — was the only judge that adhered to our great revolution in 1777, and was the first chief justice of the State under the constitution in 1788. In 1789 he was nominated by Washington for chief justice of the U. S. supreme court, which honor he declined. In 1788 he was an elector of President and Vice President of the U. S. In the same year he was vice president of the Massachusetts Convention ; was a founder and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1780. In 179-1, when he was the rival candidate for governor of Massachusetts in opposition to Samuel Adams, it was said of him by John Adams : '" I shall be happier if Cushing succeeds, and the State will be more prudently conducted." In person he was small of stature, and wore a three-cornered hat and small clothes, with buckles on his shoes. lie was an eloquent speaker and in- vincible at town meetings. His residence in Scituate was at the southeast of Walnut Tree Hill. He married Hannah Phillips of Middletown. Conn., but had no descendant, and died 7 Sept. ISIO.
The Hon. John Cushing, jr. had a large family. His next child was Charles, 13 Aug. 1734 ; Edward, 1736, who died the same year; Hannah, 2 Sept. 173"*, married Rev. Samuel Baldwin of Hanover, 4 Jan. 1756 ; Be- thiah, 29 .March, 1740, married Abraham Burbank of West Springfield ; Koland, 26 Feb. 1750; Lucy, married Thomns Ayhvin, Esq., 11 Sept. 1771 ; Abigail.
Judge Cushing was one of the presiding judges at the trial of the British soldiers fur the massacre in Boston, 5 March, 1770 , and his origi- nal manu.script of argument on this memorable occasion is in the posses- sion of a descendant, with other ancestral documents. He died at Scitu- ate 19 .March, 1778.
CUSHING, NWTHANIEL, the sixth child of Hon. John Cushing, was born at Scituate 9 July, 1709; graduated at Harvard College 172S; mar- ried Mary Pend^erton 23 Oct. 1729, and died 22 Nov. 1729. \Vc find no further int'ormation regarding him. His name is designated on Prince's catalogue of subscribers, among twenty-eight who deceased during the long period in which h.e was en^xaged in obtaining patrons for his work.
CUSHING, THOMAS, the second son of Hon. Tho.Tias Cushing, was born at Boston 30 Jan. 1693 ; graduated at Harvard College in 171 1 ; was
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a member of the Brattle Street Church in 1713, dismissed to the Old South Church, on the erection of the new edifice, in 1730 ; was a Boston representative in -1735, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. We have seen an original day-book used by Mr. Cashing, from which we extract these passages : " Expence D'' to Samuel Pitcher for Shaving myself and (two) sons, a' Jan. 24, I73S to July 24, 1740, £12.'" "Expence D"- etc. for a Wigg for my son Neddy, ,£G." Mr. Cushing was speaker of the house of representatives from 1742 to '46. He was frequently moderator of town meetings, and especially on the occasion when Boston voted thanks, 3 Sept. 1742, to Peter Fancuil, Esq., for the gift of the Market House and Town Hall. He married Mary, a daughter of Edward Bro.m- field, 4 June, 1724. Their children were : Thomas, 24 March, 1725, who became an active leader of the revolution; Edward, 20 Nov. 1727; Mary, 6 Oct. !'/2S; Elizabeth, baptized 14 Oct. 1733. Mr. Cushing died 11 April, 1746. It is eulogy enough of this eminent merchant to quote the language of his pastor, the immortal Thomas Prince, who remarked of him, in the funeral sermon occasioned by his decease : " I found that in a small, relaxed and feeble body there dwelt a great, a lively, a strong and well composed soul." His widow died 30 Oct. 1746, aged fitty years. The Boston News Letter of that period states that "she fell down dead in her chamber alone." It is a strong indication that Thomas Cush- ing knew how to appreciate the inestimable public advantage of Prince's Chronology, as he was a subscriber for twelve copies of the work, and only one person gave his name for a larger number. This was Mr. Jona- than Whitney of Wrentham, who engaged twentjz-four copies. W'ill some one who bears the name contribute his biography ?
CUSHING, JOB, a son of Mathew Cushing of Hingham, who married Jael, a daughter of Capt. John Jacob, 31 Dec. 1684, was born 19 July, 1694, and graduated at Han-ard College in 1714. He entered the ministry, and was ordained as the first pastor of the first church in Shrewsbury, 4 Dec. 1723, and married Mary, a daughter of Rev. John Prentice of Lancaster, 16 March, 1727, and, according to Ward, resided on house lot No. 22, " granted to the first minister, which, with other grants made to him, contained some of the best lands in the town." He died very suddenly, 6 Aug. 17G0. His widow died 27 May, 1798, at the age of ninety. I'heir children were: Job, 1 Jan. 1728; Jacob, 17 Feb. 1730; Mary, 25 Jan. 1731, who died 1 April, 1740; Bridget, 4 Dec. 1734, who died 6 April, 1740; John, 10 Sept. 1737, who Ijied 1740; Mary, 24 March, 1741, married Nathan Stone of Yarmouth, (now Den- nis) 17 Oct. 1765 — three of their grand-children were lost oti' Cape Cod in 18J4; John, 22 Aug. 1744; Bridget, 12 Sept. 1746, who died early. We refer our readers to Ward's Shrewsbury Families for particulars of the descendants of Rev. Job Cushing. Two of his sons graduated at Harvard College and entered the ministry; the eldest of whom, Jacob, became pastor of the church at Waltham, and John was settled at Ash- burnham, Mass. A blessing forever rests on the memory of the lather and his sons. — [Commwucated ly Mr. James S. Loking.] ' *' ELIOT, ANDREW, Jr.— Student at Harvard Col." was b. 25 Dec. 1718; grad. H. C. 1737. Pie was settled over New North Church in Boston, 14 April, 1742, and d. 13 Sept. 1778. He received degree of D. D from Edinburgh, 1767.
He m. Elizabeth Langdon, 5 Oct. 1742. She was b. 1 July, 1721. They had issue as follows : I. Josiah, b. 11 Jan. 1744 ; II. Josiah, b. 31
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Jan. 1746; III. Elizabeth, b. 4 Mav, 1747 ; IV. Samuel, b. 17 June, 1748; V. Ruth, b. 2 Oct. 1749; VI. iMarv, b. 24 Jan. 1751 ; Vil. John, b. 31 May, 1754; VIII. Sarah, b. 3 Nov. 175-5; IX. Susannah, b. 25 Feb. 1750; X. Ephraim, b. x:9 Dec. 1761 ; XI. Anna. b. 27 April, 1765.
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ELIOT, Rev. JACOB, of Lebanon, was born in Boston, 14 Nov. 1700, and was a descendant of Jacob, who arrived at Boston 2 Nov. 1G31, in the ship Lion, in company with his younger brother John, the great Apostle to our Gentiles. {Savage.) He was ordained a deacon of the first church 17 May, 1640, and died 1651, leaving a wid., Margery, who died 1661. Their'children were : Jacob% b. 16 Dec. 1632 ; John^", b. 28 Dec. 1634; IIannah^ b 29 Jan. 1637-8; AbigaiP, b. 7 April, 1639; Susanna%22 July, 1641; and Asaph% 2 Nov. 16.51. Jacoh', freeman 1654, m., 9 Jan 'l6.51, widow Mary Wilcox, by Capt. Humphrey Ather- ton. He was held in high esteem as a captain and deacon, and died 16 Aug. 1693. His son Joseph^ was born 13 Jan. 1663.
Jacoh^, the subject of this brief memoir, was a son of Joseph' and Silence, and was born as above. He grad. Har. Col. 1720, and was or- dained first minister of the third church in Lebanon, Ct., 26 Nov. 1729, which relation he sustained to the time of his death, 12 April, 17r>6,
His Ordination Sermon was preached by Rev. Solomon Williams, A. ^I. John Bulkley gave the Charge, and Jared Eliot the Right hand of Fellow- ship. The two former were Subscribers to Prince, and the latter a grandson of " Apostle " John.
He married, 4 May, 1732, Betty, a daughter of Rev. John Robinson ; a grad. of H. C. XOdo, and a minister at Duxbury, Mass., for thirty-nine years. He was also one of Prince's subscribers, of whom we propose to add more hereafter. Betty was b. at Duxbury, 28 Sept. 1712, and was an elder sister of Faith Robinson, who became the wife of the first Governor, (Jonathan) Trumbull. Their children were : Jacob% b. 27 Aug. 1734 ; Betty*, born 16 March, 1736. Mrs. Betty Eliot d. 22 March, 17.58. He m. for a second wife, 4 June, 1760, Miss Anne Blackleach of Stratford, and had Joseph*, b. 2 Nov. 1762 ; and John* b. C June, 1764.
Jacob Eliot,* Jun., m., 27 May, 1761, Martha Blackleach of Stratford. Their children were : Martha% b. 8 April, 1763; Jacob% and Samuel*^, twins, b. 27 Aug. 1765 ; and Benj.* b. 7 Oct. 1767. Jacob* became a Justice of the Peace, and died at Lebanon, much respected, 28 March, 1783. Benjamin' died in Dobbs County, N. C, near the residence of his uncle Josepii*, in the year 1800. Jacob and Samuel removed to INIoors, N. Y., where they have descendants now living. Martha became the wife of Dyar S. Hinckley, a grad. of Y. C. 1785, and settled in Lebanon, where sht- now has descendants by the name of Wetmore. A. w,
HUNTINGTON, HEZEKIAH, of Norwich. *Simon' is supposed to be the ancestor of the numerous families in New England of the name of Huntington. He was a native of Norwich, in Ejigland, and embarked for Saybrook, Conn., in 1639, in company with Mr. Fenwick. He was accompanied by his three sons, Simon-, Christopher'-, and Samuel". He died on the voyage, just before the vessel reached her place of destina- tion. Samuel removed to New Jersey, but his two elder brothers settled at Saybrook, where they remained till 1660, when they removed to Nor- wich, accompanied by Rev, tJames Fitch and others.
* See Hist, of Norwich, by Miss F. M. Caulkins. tTrumball's Hist, of Conn, Vol. I.p 236.
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Christopher m , 7 Oct. 1652, Ptuth Eockwell of Windsor. His chil- dren were: Ruth^; Christopher', Jr., born 1 Nov. 1(360; Thomas', John', Susannah', Lydyah', and Anne^. Dea. Christopher', Jun., m., 26 May, 1681, Sarah Adgat. Their children were: Ruth*, Christopher'*, Isaac*, Jabez*, Matthew* ; Hezekiah*, a subscriber for P's C, born 16 Dec. 1696, and Sarah*. By a second m.,Oct. l?('G, with Judith, the wid. of Jona- than Brewster, he had Judith*, John*, Ebiz^, and Jeremiah*.
Hezekiah* m., 9 Julv, 1719, Hannah Frink, and had Hannah', Ann*, Eunice*; Hezekiah\ b. 10 Aug. 1726, grad. Y. C. 1744. died 15 May, 1747; Elias*, Abigail*, Elijah*, Eunice*, Dorothey*, Gurdon*, and Luce*. Of this numerous family not one descendant now remains. He m., 2d, 23 March, 174S-9, Dorothy Williams of Bristol. Their only child was Hannah*, b. 3 Nov. 1750.
Elannah* (born 1750) became, 11 Dec. 1771, the wife of *Col. Joshua Huntington. She was married by the venerable fDr. Benj. Lord, (also one of Prince's Sub.) as we believe her father was, fifty-one years before her. '
Their, only child, Betsey*, became the wife of the Hon. Frederick Wolcott of Litchfield, a brother of the last, and a son of the first Oliver, and a grandson of Roger, the three having been governors of Conn. Their children are : Huntington^, now of Boston ; Mary Ann^ ; Freder- ick^, who m. a dau. of G. G. Howland of New York ; Hannah^, and Betsey^.
Hezekiah Huntington was engaged in the manufacture of linseed oil, and in trade, by which he amassed an estate worth, at his decease, more than four thousand pounds. He was a dea. of the first church in Nor- wich ; Chief Judge of the Inf. Court; Judge of the Probate Court from the formation of the Norwich Dist. in 1748 to 1773; and Assistant or member of the upper House of the Assembly for the almost unprece- dented term of twenty-eight years. He died at New London during the session of the Court, Feb. 10, 1773, aged 76. a. w.
LE\V'IS, EZEKIEL, son of Capt. Wm. Lewis of Farmington, Ct., was b. 7 Nov. 1674; grad. Harv. Col. 1695. I find from Westrteld Chh. Recs. that, "1697. (3). 16. Mr. Ezekiel Lewis entered into Church fel- lowship." " 1703. 24., (7) Mr. Ezekiel Lewis dismissed to South Chh. Boston." He was a merchant in Boston. Representative 1723-4, 5, 6, 7, Nov. 1727. 28-30 Feb. 1731. May 1731. He m. (1) Mary Brea- den, 18 March, 1702 ; (2) Abigail Kilcup, 1 1 Oct. 1704.
Ezekiel Lewis d. 14 Aug. 1755, aged 81. Mrs Mary Lewis d. 20 Feb. 1703. Abigail Lewis d.
Issue by 1st luife. — Marv, b. 21 Jan. 1703; m. (1) John Edwards, 25 April, 1722, and (2) Thayer.
Issue by 2d wife. — Abigail, b. 12 June, 1706, m. Jere. Gridley ; Wm. b. 28 Nov. 1707, d. 13 Nov. 1710; Sarah, b. 21 May, 1710— not named in father's Will ; Elizabeth, b 22 Aug. 1712, m. Harrison Gray, 9 Jan. 1734 ; Hannah, b. 14 Sept. 1714 — noi named in father's Will ; Ezekiel, b. 15 April, 1117, perhaps grad. Harv. Col. L735.
Capt. Wm. Lewis, the father of the above named Ezekiel, was, so far
•Col. Joshua Huntin?ton represents the other son of Simoni. He was the son of Jabez and Hannah, the dau-ht. of Rev. Ebenezer Williams ot Porr.fret, (a Sub. fur P. Chron ); the grand>on of Joshua and Hannah (Perkins) Huniingion ; gr. grandson Cca. Sunun and Sarah (Clarli) Huntington ; and gr. gr. grandson of Simoa of Nor- wich, Eng.
t See Gen. Register, Vol. VII. page 74.
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as appears, the only child of Wni. Lewis of Newtown (Cambridge) Hartford, IJadlcy and Farmington. He (Capt. Wm.) ni. (1) Mary Hop- kins, dau. of the wife of Richard Whitehead of Windsor, Ct. ; (2) Mary Cheever, 22 Nov. IG7I, dau. of the famous schoolmaster Ezekiel C.,and died 18 Aug. 1C9Q, at Farmington. His widow (the mother of Ezekiel) m. dea. Thomas Bull of Farmington, 3 Jan. 1G92, and d. 10 Jan. 1728, aged 87 or SS.
VVm. Lewis, the father of Capt. Wm. and granfather of Ezekiel, be- longed to the Braintree Company which, in 1632, removed from Braintree to Cambridge ; thence, about 1G3G, to Hertford ; about 1659 to Hadley, which town he represented in the General Court, 1662 ; from thence to Farmington, where he died, Aug. 1683. His wife (F'eli.\) died at Had- ley, 17 April, 1G71. L. M. B.
WENTWORTH CORRECTION.
The following corrections and comments upon an article in the October number of the Register, 1S53, page 304, should be inserted to make his- tory right: The April number, 1853, page 129, says Alargaret Yaughan d. of George and Elizabeth (Elliot) Yaughan, v.as born 21st August 1705, and died 9th Septem.ber, 1706. This corresponds v/ith April number, Ifiol, page 245, v/here your correspondent gives her birth the same, and says she died young. Now, this same correspondent savs : — " Abigail Yaughn,
[sister] born 11 March, 1709, married Wcntworth." Now, the
third wife of Hunking* Wentworth, of Portsmouth, was Margaret Yaugh- an, who died 25;h Feb'y, 178S, in her 78th year. This Abigail was only a mistake for a second Margaret. So there was no Abigail Yaughan for Gov. Benning Wentworth to marry. The story of his marrying Anne Estwick is without authority except the poorest of tradition, which amounts to nothing against the Boston Records, which say that Benning \^■entworth married Abigail daughter of John Ruck of Boston, 31st December, 1719. She was baptized 17th Sept. 1699. The Records of the Second Church of Boston give the followinrr baptism of Gov. Benning's two oldest chil- dren : John, son of Abigail Wentworth, 29th January, 1720-1 ; Benning, son of do, 1st July, 1722. Gov. Conning had another son, Foster, who was probably baptized at Portsmouth. She died 8th Nov. 1755, and tliere is neither evidence nor even tradition that he had a wife afterwards, until he married Miss Hilton. Gov. Benning had no children who lived to be married.
Your correspondent in same October for 1853, thinks, because Paul Wentworth of Rowley, Mass., was uncle to the children of Benjamin and Sarah Barnard of Watertown, Mass., that Mrs. Barnard was daughter of Elder William Wentworth. The only daughter of Elder William, yet discovered, is Elizabeth, wife of Richard Tozier or Tozer. If the truth is ever discovered in this matter, I think it will appear that Catharine, wife of Paul Wentworth, was a Barnard.
The origin of the following Wcntworths in that article have yet to be traced out. James Wright and Mary Wentworth married 24th Sept. 1712 ; Caleb Philips and Elizabeth Wentworth, 31st Dec. 1730; Humphrey Scarlett and Mary Wentworth, 11th Sept. 1733.
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EARLY SP:TTLERS OF ESSEX AND OLD NORFOLK.
[Continued from page 360 of Vol. VII.]
RiDDAR. — Thaddeus, selectman, Lynn, 1661-2.
RiGGS.— T/iom-s, 33. 32 in 1667.— Thomas, Gloucester, 1666.
Riley. — Henry, Rowley, 1670.
Ring. — John, a wits. 1661. — Rob- ert, cooper, wf. Elizabeth, 1666.
Ripp. — Thomas, se. 40 in 1662.
RiPTON. — John, a Scotchman, had a house in 1665.
RiSHWORTH. — Edward, son-in-la. to Rev. Jno. Wheelwright, 1676. — - Edward, York, 1669.
Rix. — Thomas, Salem, barber, 1652 ; wf. Margaret.
Roberts. — See Maverick. — Rob- ert, inventory, 1663. — John, oe. 24 in 1670.— /o/m, re. 45 in 1692.— Samuel, of Ipswich, 1669 : — John, 86. 45 in 1692.
Robins. — Samuel, Salisbury, will 22 Aug. 1665, ijives estate to his father, John Robins of Theding- worth, Leicestershire, O. Eng- land, mother Hester and bro. Jo- seph Robins.
Robinson. — See Brown. — William, wf Isabella, ch. (Martha) b. 2 Feb. 1645-6, d. 3 days after.— John, inventy. 28 Mar. 1653. — j Samuel, ae. 22 in 165S. — John,\ Ipswich, will 1657-8, (noch.); hej was living in 1660. — Joseph, x. 19 in 1G64. — Timothy, Salem, 1668. — John, SB. 22 in 1662. — John, Haverhill, [no date.]
RoBY. — Henry, 1654. — Henry, iS. 50 in 1664.
Rogers. — SeeDENisoN. — Lambert. — Rev. Nathaniel, m. Margaret] (Rogers) Crane, dau. of Robert\ Crane, in England; ch. Samuel.l Timothy, Ezekiel, Nathaniel;] three gr. ch. John, Nathani.pl, and Margaret Huhbard. "Tothech. of my cousin Johi Harris of Rowley, viz., Elizabeth, Nathan- iel., John and Mary.''' E.Ktracts
fr. Nath. Rogers'' will, made 25 Sept. 1655. — Margaret his da. m. Rev. Wm. Hubbard. — Ezekiel, cc. 26 in 1666 ; grad. 1659. — Joshua, drov.'ned, .June, 166S. — Timothy^ Boston, son of Mr. Nathaniel of Ipswich, will 9 May, 1655. — Martha, x. ab. 16, chooses her mother Mrs. Margaret R. for her guardian. She, Mrs. Margaret, was sister to Rev. Wm. Hubbard. — -The other ch. of Mr. Ezekiel R. were Nathaniel, Ezekiel, Tm- othy and Samuel. They were under age. Mr Ezekiel d. 23 Jan. 1675; was son of Rev. Nath. — Nathaniel, se. 24 in 16.59. — xMr. Nathaniel d. 14 June, 1680. — Mr. John, bro. Nath.
RoLFE. — Daniel, m. Hmmah, da. Humphrey Bradstreet. — See Bradstreet. — Daniel, son to Robert Collins, 1672. — See Holt.
Daniel m. Bradstreet, d.
1654. — John, 1645. — John, Salis- burv, 1663. — Henry, Newbury, will' proved 28 Mar. 1643; w'f. and ch. ment'd but not named, except John, oldest son ; all under 21 yrs., " kinsman Thomas Whit- teer ;" bro. John Rolfe, cousin John Saunders of- Salisbury. — Daniel, 1656; wf. Hannah, dai. of Humphrey Bradstreet. — Daniel, " slain in y« warres with y* Inians," says my bro, Ezra, and father R. — Benj. sen. Newbury, 1693; John, wf. Dorothy, 1693. — Benjamin, sen. weaver, 16S8. — Benjamin, ae. 32 in 1669. — See Sanders.
RooTE. — Josiah, 1670. — Thomas, (Roots) weaver, 1657.
RooTON. — Richard, will June, 1663 ; no ch.
Roper. — See Dutch. — Waller, da. Sarah, 1670. — Walter, Ipswich, 1670, ae. 68 in 1680, d. 15 July,
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Early Setllers of Essex and Old Norfolk.
[Jan.
same year; will, wf. Susan, ch. I Johji, jS'atJtaniel, JMarif, Eliza- ^ beth, Sarah; grand-ch. Elizabeth,] Margaret, Susan, Rose, Sarah \ Sparks and John Dutch. — WaUer,\ Ee. 45 in 165S. |
Ropes. — George, Salem, d. intest.| 1670 ; wf. Hilary, sons George and j John.
'Ro^'. — John, sen. will IGCl ; wf. Bridget, sons John and Hugh. — Hugh, te. 20 in 1665. I
RowDEN. — John, Salem, 1653. — I John, ce. 50, Mary, 4S in 1G6S. j — John, Salem, 1652.
RowELL. — T'cZf?;/i?ie, Salisbury, car- penter, wf. Joanna, 1061-2. — j Thomas, Ipswich, 1658. |
RowLA.ND. — Samuel, re. 20 in 1667,1 and Mary, te. 17, niece to Jas. Smith. — Richard, Salem, 1668, EB. 60 in 1(370. — Mary, ee. 39 in 1666.
RowLAXDsoN. — Joseph, (Roland- son) of Lancaster, says my dear aunt Elizabeth Wells, late de- ceased. She was widow of Dea- con IVells, of Salisbury.
— John Harrison of Rowley " was late husband of my aunt." — Thomas, (Rolandson, bro. of the preceding) will 7 July, 1682, d. same month and year ; wf. Doro- thy ; son Joseph, and 4 das.
Ruck. — Mr. Samuel, [165S .'] — Thomas, Boston, draper, and Elizabeth, 1654. — Thomas and John, Boston, 1651 ; Jo/i/z, Salem, 1660 ; Thomas, wf. Elizabeth.
Rdjiball. — Daniel, a?. 50 in 1654. — Daniel, blacksmith, Salem, eb. 62 in IGGl ; Sarah, cc. 70, s. y.
RtTSS. — John, sen. x. 50 ; Margaret, 41 or 42 in 1661. — Nathaniel, ae. 28 in 1668.
JRussELL. — Henry, 1665. — Richard, £6 23 in 1665. — Roger, ae. 60 same year. — Daniel, eb. 68 in 1668. — Joseph, apprentice to George Keysar, 1686-7. — Henry, Ipswich, a;. 55 in 1665,
Rust. — Nathaniel, x. 29 in 1670.
Sadler. —See Busbee. — Anthony,
Salisbur}-, shoemaker, wf. Mar- tha. Saffal. — John, x. 30 in 1661. Safford. — Joseph, cb. 59 in 1692.
— See Low. Sallows. — Thomas, Salem, inven- tors, 1G63. — Mark, Salem, will 14N0V. 1646. Salmom. — Daniel, Lynn, ff. 50 in 1660 ; livins 1662. — Daniel, a soldier in the Pequot War. — Wil- liam, Newbuiy, [no date.] — Mar- gen/, wife of Daniel Stacker, 1672.
Salter. — TheDphilvs, 1651.
Charlestown, 1664. — Henry,
Charlestown, 1667. — William, 33. 4S in 1655. Sanborn. — See Mcultox. — Steven, Hampton. — Jc)/!?z,Ham.pton, 1643; wf. Mary, d. 30 Nov. 16G8.— John, sen. m. Margaret Moulton, 2 Aug. 1671. — John, m. Marga- ret Godfrey, 14 Sept. 1671. I Sanders. — See Bikdsall. — Pike. i — RoLFE. — Johri, Salisbury. — John, (Sanders) Salem, will 1645 ; j fa, Grafton, son John not 21. — I Tobias, IQbQ.—Juhn, Wells, I 1645. — John, Newbary, yeoman, I 1655 ; — Hampton, 1643. — James, I as. 22 in 1665 ; Haverhill. — John, of Weeks, in the parish of Dain- ton, Co. Wilts, constitutes his kinsman, Richard Dole, of New- I bury, his attorney ; wf Hester, fa. i Ro'lfe : Hester Sanders- was wf. of ! John Rolfe, 1670. — John, Hamp- j ton, 1649.
jSardin. — Arthur, inventorv-, 1667.
I Sargeant. — See Barnes, Challis,
I Colby, Hayward. — William,
I seaman, 16.52. — William, sons
i William and Thomas, 1669. —
Thomas, m. da. Wm. Barnes ; m.
Rachel Barnes, 2 Mar. 1668-9 ;
William, m. Mary Colby, 23
Sept. 1G6S. — Willium. Amesbury,
will 1670-1 ; da. Elizabeth, wf.
of Samuel Colby ; sons Thomas
and Willia?n ; das. Mary and
Sarah ; gr. ch. William Challis,
Elizabeth, Lydla, Mary, Philip
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Watson Challis, Dorothy Colby, Elizabeth Colby, ]Vm. Saro'ei.t, and loving bro. in-Ia. Mr. IViomas Bradbury. — William, se. 35 in 1662.
Savage. — Thomac, Boston, merch. 1654; £B. 57 in 1664; Thomas, iun. ae. 25 in 1661. — Henry, 1654.
Sawer. — Edward, se. 60 in 16G8.
Sawyer. — John, Haverhill, 1670. — Samuel, se. IS in 1665. — Edward,] (Sawer) JE, 60 in 166S. — Ja?nes,\ Ipswich, weaver. 1670. — Edward, \ wf. Mary, son John, 1676 — Ed
bury, vintner, 1666. — Ehen, son of John, will 1665 ; bros. John, Benjamin, Eplir aim : sisters Abi- gail Church and Mary Cojfin. — John, will 7 Apr. l6S-i, d. 9 Apr. wf. Susanna ; ch. John, Ejihraim ; son-in-la. and gr. son Jonathan Church.
Sharp. — Sa?nucl, inventory 1666.
Sharratt. — Hu^h, Dover, 1659. — Hugh, will 'So July, 1670; wf. Elizabeth ; ch Samuel, Elizabeth Deare, John GriJJin, Lydia Grif- fin, cAiWd Humphrey Grijjln. [Per- fectly un-understandable.]
mund, Ipswich formerly, now of | Shatswell. — Richard, l6od. — The-
York, 1661 ; Sa?nuel, id. — Henry,
S or Sayioard, 166'J. Sayer. — James, 1669, wf. 16G9. Saywaed. — Henry, Strawberry
Bank,formerly of Hampton, 1650.
— Id. planter, of Sagamore Creek
in Strawberry Bank, 1652. Scajimom. — Richard, 1676.
opJtilus, wf. Susa7ma ; vs. (he) 45 in 1659. — John, will 1646 ; wf. Johan, son Richard, bro. Theo- philus ; sis. Mary, wife of John Webster. Mary afterwards m. John Emery. Shattock. — Samuel, Salem, felt ma- ker, 1658.
Scarlet. — See Den^'is. — Aiin, will ' Shaw. — Roger, fathcr-in-'aw
1612-3; bro. Browning, bro, Jo
seph Grafton; sister Dennis ; ch.\
Mary, Margaret, Joseph. \
Scott. — See Khiball. — Thomas, ! Ipswich, will 8 Mar. 1653-4 ; ch. j Thomas, Elizabeth, Abigail, Han- '^ nah, Sarah, Mary, and bro. Rich- 1 ard Kimball. — Thomas, of Stamp- 1 ford in the jurisdiction of New' Haven, Ct., son of Thomas of! Ipswich. I
ScECGGs. — See Eay3ient. — Thorn-'. as, inventory 24 June, 1651. — Mary, wid., Salem, 1654, son-in- la. Joh7i Rayment.
ScuDDER. — See Bartholomew. — Tliomas, Salem, will 30 Sept. 1657. — Elizabeth, widow, inven- tory mm.— Thomas. 1647.
Scullard — Samuel, will 1647 ; two ch. Mary and Sarah.
Sealy.— Jo/j«, fB. 24 in 1672.
'"Jeavey.— RiWiflrJ, a;. 35 in 1G70.
i^EERs. — Alexander, inventory 1667.
Severa.nce. — See Ambrose, — See CncTRCH. — John, son-in-law to Richard Kimhall. — John, planter, 1643, wf. Susanna. — John, Salis-
to ibraham Tilton, 1653, — Benja- min, wits. 1664. — Roger, last wf. Susanna, widow of Wm. Tilton. — Joseph, son of Roger. — Abraham, a;. 30 in 1664. — Be?jamin, bro. Sa77iuel Fogg, 1672. Joseph and Benjamin, sons o{ Roger of Hamp- ton, a da. of Roger wf. of Thomas
Parker. Roger, Cambridge,
1647. Shepard. — See Eastman. — Isaac,
ffi. 25 in 1665. — Jeremiah, a?. 33
in 16S3. — Solomon, m. Sarah, da.
of Roger Eastman, [no date.] Sherburne. — Henry, 1654. Sherman. — Sa7nuel, a;. 30 in 1666, Sheralt. — See Deare. Sherring. — See Lummcs. — Henry
(Sherry) ae. ab. 64 in 1668. —
John, m. da. Edward hum-
nius. Shipley. — Ann, mentioned in Joan
Cuming's will, 1644. — John,
(Shepley) 1655. Short. — He7iry, 166.5 ; mention;?
bro Thompson. — Sarah, je. 50,
1669. — Anthony, wf. An7ie, 1655. Sibley. — Richard, widow Hamiah,
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eldest son Samuel, 1700.— /j/i«,| deceased, wf. Rachel, 166i. I
Silver. — Thomas, wf. Mary; ch. : John and Thomas, [no date.] — Widow Marij m. Capt. Simon'^ Wainicriirht, who was kd. by In- dians in Haverhill, 1711. — Thom- as, ch. Thomas, John, Samuel,
Mary,m. Rolinson ; Sarah,
m. Alley ; Martha, m.
Willett ; Hannah, m. Akers.
Silvester. — ISaihaniel, wit. will of Laicrence Southicick of Shelter Island. Simmons. — Samuel, flaverhill, 1669.
— John, a^. 2S in I eiB. Simpson. — See Jordan. — Francis,
ae. 55 in 1614. SiNGLETARY. — Richard, Salisbury, 1645, 1653; wf. Susanna. — Jona-\ than, wf. Mary. — Richard, se. 63 1 in 1662; Susannah, ae. 46, 1662. } — Richard and Susanna, 1662. j SiNKLER — John, wf. Mary, Exeter, j 1667. — John (Sinclar) Exeter,' 1661. j
Skerry. — Henry, ae. 50 in 1663. — Francis, ae. 60. j
Skillix. — Thomas, and [wf. .'] Deb- orah had son, Thomas, b. Nov. 1643. Slater. — John, Marblehead, 1665,
wf. Elizabeth. Slead. — John, ae. 25 in 1670.
Sleeper. Hampton, 1657.
Smalledge. — William, Ipswich,
1650. Smart. — John, Exeter, 1653. — Capt. James, 166S. — Robert, Hxe- ter, 1674. Smith. — Samuel, Wenham, 1642. — See Brown, Coker,Dalton, Gil- man. — George, Salem, 1663. — Samuel, \Venham, will [1642 .'] wf. Sarah, son Thomas, da. Mary m. to IVm. Broken, who had two sons, William and John. — John, Richard, \6bO.— William, Ips- wich, 16.j4. — Henry, Rowley, 1656.— Serjeant John, ce. 30 in \6bS.— Robert, X. 33 in 1656. — Richard, Ipswich, son of Richard living in Old England. — Meribah,
Robert, Hampton, 1657. — John, servt. to Wm. Btllinghnm, 1662. — Robert, ce. 33 in 1659.— Jo/m, a?. 42 in \Q>m.— Henry, m. 63 ; James, ff. 43 in 1667. — Capt. James, IGG8.— Benjamin, Read- ing, EC. 30 in 1667 —James, Mar- blehead, se. 45 in 1669.— T/;owifl5, 03.22, s. y.— Nathaniel, 1672. — John, Hampton, son of John late of the Vinevard. — Benjamin, Boston, James, Marblehead, 1652.— i?ic/t- ard of Ipswich, son of Richard of Shropham, Co. Norfolk, O. Eng. — Thomas of Newbury, slain with Capt. Loth-op. — John, maltster, Salem, wf Ann, [no date]. Smith. — James, a?. 48 in 1672 — James, ]\larblehead, will [no date] wf. Mary, son James, son-in-la. Richard Roicland, wf. Mary, da. Catharine Ehoune. — Samuel, a;. 23; Thomas, eb. 24 in 1672.— Robert, 1654. — Nicholas, Exeter, 165S. — Hugh, wf. Mary, who afterwards m. Jeremiah Elsu-orth of Rowley. — William, 1664. — James, se. 43 in 1666-7. Snawshell — Thomas, a). 32 in 1666. — Abraham (Sneshsheil) Marblehead, 1672. Solart. — Robert, inventory, 1663. j — John, Wenham, 1656 — John, \ wf. Sarah, will 26 Sept. 16:2.— I John, 1679.
'Solomon.— The mulatto Jew of I Boston, 1668.
; So:<iE'RBY.— Elizabeth, da. of Henry ! and Judith, wf. of Nathaniel i Clark, 1637.— Anthony, op. 52 in 1662: fc. 60 in 1669; Abiel,vs. ; 28 in 1669. Somes. — Morris, Gloucester, ae. 50
in 1650. Souther. — Nathaniel, notary pub- lic, somewhere, 1654. Southmayd. — William and [wf. ?] Melicent, son John, h. 26 Oct. ; 1643 ; William, b. 17 Sept. 1645. : SouTH-wiCK. — ^^Sec Blrnell. — Law- j rence, wf. Cassandra, ch. Pro.- ! vided, b. Dec. 1641 ; late of Sa- I lem, now Shelter Island ; will 10
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53
July, 1659; ch. Daniel^ Provided, John, Josias, Mary, wf. to Hcari/ Trask, and Deborah.
SvxviK.—John, ae. 27 in 1662.
Spenser. — See Knight. — Mr. John (Spencer) farm granted him in Newbury, 1G3S. — Garrard (Spen- cer) enters a complaint against Edward Richards, 1646. — Roger, Charlestown, 1665. — Joh7i, (Spen- ser) will 1 Aug. 1637. — Roger (Spencer) Charlestown, 1653.
Spofford. — Johti, ae. 50 in 1662. — John, sen. will 7 Oct. 167S ; ch. Francis, John, Thomas, Sam- uel, Elizaheth, Hannah, Mary, Sarah, wf. living but not named.
Spoldinge. — Edward, 165S.
Spooner. — Thomas, Salem, 1663 ; inventory 1664. — Henry, Scotch- man.— Thomas, Wenham, linen weaver, 1657.
Stackholtse. — Richard, Salem, 1653.— Richard, 1660.
Stacy. — See Parnell. — John, ae. 60 in 1654; son Henry. — Tho?nas, m. Susanna Wooster,4: Oct. 1653 ;
' ch. Thomas, h. 6 July, 1654 ; William, 21 April, 1656; Re
Dover, 1661, son Nathaiiiel, set- tled in Nantucket.
Stebbins. — John, wits. Abraham MerrilVs will; 1662.
Sterling. — TFz7Zi"am,ae.35in 1672; ae. 30 in 1667.— /fZ. 1677.
Stevens. — See Blesdale. — John, wits. 1645; Andover, wf. Eliza- heth, inventory 2S A pi. 16(i2. — James, 1666. — John, ae. 56 in ]667; had son Nathaniel, Wil- liam, s. y. — John, ae. 30 in 1669. — John, heir of William, late of Newbury, 1673. — Samuel, slain with Capt. Lothrcp. — John of Car- olina, gives to " my sister Lydia Clarke of Newbury, land laid out to my father Wm. .S." [no date].
Stewart. — William, invent'y 1664 ; wf. Sarah.
Stick. — Henry, ae. 102 or therea- bouts in 1653.
Stickland. — Peter, ae. 24.
Stickney. — See Northend,
Stillman. — Elias, inn. [1654.'] Elias, inventory, 1663 — Richard and Samuel, Salem, 1647.
Stimson. — George, 1664 ; ae. 27 in
1668. hekah, 7 Dec. 1657; Elizabeth, 'Stocke-r. — Thomas, 1672. 10 Apl. 1659; Joseph, 27 June, j Stockman. — John, m. Sarah, da. of 1660; 3Iary,h. 7 Nov. 1661.— j Maj. Robert Pike. Henry, ae. 45 in 1667; il/ar]/, i Stoddard. — Antho-ny, ae. 52 in 22, afterwards Mary Parnell; 1658.
Jane, ae. 30 in 1667. — Simon, Stone. — Dea. Simon, wf. Sarah, 1670. — Simon, ae. 40 in 1678. — Watertown, 1660. — John, appren- Thomas, estate settled 1691-2;! tice to Geo. Keyser, 1686-7. —
wf. Siisonna ; ch. William, Joh Elizabeth, wf. of John Woodwell ; Susanna, wf. of John Marsion, Jr. — John, inventory 1672. — John, ae. 23 in Hrr2.— Henry, ae. 46 j in 1666.
Standish. — James, Lynn, 1642.
Stanian. — Anthony, ae. 55 in 1672;
Gregory, Cambridge, ae. 67 in 1658. — John, fa.-in-Ia. to Roger Haskell, 1667.— Nathaniel, ae.'34 in 1666. — John and Robert, Sa- lem, 1652. Stokke.— Jo/t«, m. Mercy, da. of Thomas Nelson, who was born August, 1648. Hampton, 1657, wf. Ann. — Jb/!?j, | Story. — Scth, 1664. — Sarah, ae.48 ae. 40 in 1669. — Hampton, \ in 1663.— Seth, ae. 21, William 1654. I 19, Abigail 15 in 1669.
Stanley. — See Lovett — George,! Stow. — Nathaniel, wf. Elizaheth, m. Bethia Lovell [Lovett.?] — 1656.
iV/a«Aeir, ae. 30 in 1669. | Stower. — Joseph, Salisbury, felt-
Star. — Nathaniel, ae. 48 in 1670. j maker, ae. 34 in 1667. — John Staebuck. — See Ada-ms. — Edicard, [ (Stowers) ae. 3-1 in 1667 ; wf.
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Early Settlers of Essex and Old Norfolk.
[Jan.
Mary., da. of Ralfe BJaisdell of Salisbury. — Joseph, ife. 34 in 1667; wf. 3Iary, da. of Rutfe Blasddl.
Strattox. — John, Salem prior to 1660.
Sumner. — TJiomas, an early settler in Rowley.
Sutton. — Richard, Roxburv, 1666 [7]— Richard, 1664; had ^10 by Mark Quilter's will, 1078.-^ Richard, fence viewer, Andover, 1665.
SwADDOcE. — John, Haverhill, 1665. —Id. 1666.
Swain. — See Bunker, Bayley, Chapjian, Leverich. — Francis (Swaine) 1652. — William, d. 1657 ; was son of Richard ; wf. (Williams) Prudence; he (Wil- Ham) has a son Hezekiah. — Rich- ard, se. ab. 67 in 1662 ; Hamp- ton, 1660 ; Nantucket, 1GG3. — Richard, Hampton, son Francis who lived in Middleboro', Longj Island ; Elizalelh, sis. of Francis, m. Nathaniel Weare. — Jeremiah (Swayne.) — Hezekiah, bro. Wil- liain, sists. Hannah, Bethia, and Prudence. — Richard, Hampton, m. Jane, widow of George Bunker of Ipswich, prior to 1660. — Ann, will proved 24 Sept. 1678.
Swan. — See Kilborn, Qcilter, Remington. — Robert, wf. Eliza-
(Simmons) — See Simmons. — Harlakenden, ib. 38 in 1666. — John, 03. 74 in 1669. — Samuel, Ipswich, will 1669; fa. Samuel; sists. Elizalelh, wf. of Daniel Epes ; Martha, wf of John Ben- ison ; Ruth, wf. of John Emer- son ; Mary, wf of Peter Duncan ; and Priscilla (Symonds.)— /c7«fs (Simonds) ce. 37 in 1670. — Sam- uel, iunr, will 22 Nov. 1653 ; bro3. William, Hirlakenden, John in England, Samuel; sists. Mar- tha, Rulh, and Priscilla. — Wil- liam (Symonds) first reg. ferry- man between Haverhill and Brad- ford.—5a?/zr<c/, ^ull 16 Feb. 1673,
wf. Releci.a, da. Epts, da.
Martha Denison, da. Emer- son, da. Baker, da.
Duncan, da.
Hah, son
-John
Chute, son W/n. Symonds.-
Hale m. Symonds. Symonds. — John, will proved 19
Sept. 1671; wf. Elizalrih ; ch.
James, Samuel, Kaiharine Toivne
or Toicnsend ; Ruth Swinnerton. Talby'. — Robert, inventory January,
1644-5. Talmadge. — Thomas, had land
granted him atEumney Marsh, in
16.51. Tapley. — John, a\ 25 in 1663. —
John, ^5 or 26 in 1666. Tarbox. — Sainucl, se. 22 in 1670.
Robert, ce. 36 in 166-i.— Swan, Richard, Rowley, will 1678, wf. Ann, son Robert, son-in-la. Joseph Baynton. — Rirfiard, wf Ann, da. Abigail Bailey, da. Mary Kit- borne, son Caleb Hopkinson, son John Hopkinson, son Jonathan, son John Trumble.
Swannerton. — Ruth, da. of John Symonds.
Symonds. — Samuel, da. Baker,
1673-4. — See Baker, Chute, Chap.man, Duncan, Denison, Epps, Hall. — Williarn, v.t\ Eliz- abeth, Haverhill, 1659. — Samuel
beth, 1662; Haverhill, 1660.— Tatcher .'— Eokr^ Gloucester, Robert, Haverhill, 1665, wf. Eliz-\ 1653.
abeth.— Thomas, n;. 22, 1665-6; Taylor.— ^n^^ioni/.feltmakcr, 1644.
— Walter, shipwright, Salisbuiy, wf. Alice [no date]. — Abraham, Haverhill, will 1673, wf. Hannah. — Sa7}iuel, se. 40 in 1658.
Teagre. — Daniel, a?. 20 in 167S,
Ted. — John, 16.32.— John, 1654-5.
Tenney'. — See JiliGiiiLL. — Thomas, sen. ae. 60 in 1661.
Thing. — Jonathan, ao. 46 in 1667.
Thistle. — Richard, a?. 22 in 1664. —Jefrey, 1669.
Thomas. — Evan, wf. -i4/i>e, inventy. June, 1661. — Evan, Boston, vint- ner, 1G59. — William, Newburj-, d. Dec. 1679.
i^To be Continued.)
1S54.] Abstracts of Early Wills. 55
ABSTRACTS FEOM THE EARLIEST WILLS ON FILE IX THE COUxNIY OF SUFFOLK, MASS.
[Prepared by Mr. Wm. B. Trass, of Dorchester.]
[Continued from page 349, Vol. VII.]
[The following Abstracts are of Inventories from the second rolume of the Probate Record.s, which volume consi.^ts eriiirelv of Inventories. The fiist vohicne is of Wilis.— W. B. T.]
Peter Fitchew.— Boston 3: of ye 18. 1639. Before Jo: Winthrop Esq. Governo''. upon vieue of the dead bodye of Fetter Fitchtw found drowned in the salt-water neere the house of Mr. Rainsford.
Jury. Tho: Grubb, Rich: Gridley, Tho: Wheeler, Rich Cooke, Wil- liam Penye, Jo: Sparowe, Tlio: Savage, Will™ Netheland, Rich Trues- dale, Alexander Beck, Jo Webbe, Nathanell Woodward.
Sworne and Charged to enquire how the s'^ Fetter Fitche^o came to his death. — Did find thit he had wilfull drowned himselfe and so was felo •de se, &. guilty of his owne death. The reason of there vecdict was — :
1. That it was not neere any path — 2: it was in the day time ; he had layed by his hatt & Coat &. 305 in money : it was not his depth in Watter ; he came passinger in the Champion &, did Atempt to distroy himselfe in the Ship.
Inventory of his Goods preised by Jo: Long, Edu-ard Converse and Richard Brackett. c£4: IS: 10. Charges to Rich. Bracketi — to those that buried him, 55 ; to Good"^ Winge fo"^ Atendance, 6s ; to him that found hira, 2s; to tlie Records, 25; to Richard Trigge for his payns w^^ him in the ship, lOs.
Tho. Blainfeeld. — Inventor}-, [no date.] Amt .£50.
Alice Jones, of Dorchester. Inventor}- of her goods signifyed w^h her hands the 2^ day of 12™°. 1G42. £52. 6. S.— to her son Timothie, £i : 4s : 8d. [She was widow of Richard Jones of Dorchester. See Hist. Dorchester, p. 61.]
Thomas Bagnley.— Inventory. 28: S: 1643. ^22: 08: 9, [See vol. ii. (1848) p. 185.]
George Barrell of Boston. Inventor^-. 31: 8: 1643. "2 Acres of
land at Spectacle Island 2Zi" d:c. &c. Amt £133. 6^ Testifyed by
James Everill before IM-- ^'oweU the 30tl> of the S"". 1643. [See V/ill of Geo. Barrell, vol. ii. p. 383.]
Elisabeth Hubbard. — Inventory of Elisabeth Hubbard, widdowe of Boston, who deceased the 6: IT"".' 1643. By Robert Hull «fc Thomas Clarke, given in the 4 (7) 1644 before m'' Increase Nowell. £239. 18. Mention is made of Mr. &/ Mrs. Coringion.
George Phillips. — July 22. 1644. [Margin, 6 (7) 44.] Inventory
56 Ahstracls of Early Wills. [Jan.
taken by Ephraim Child, Thomas Hastings, Nicholas Glivp, Symon Stone. Amt. =£553. 02. 09. " It™ the study of bookes, £11. 09. 09."
Nathan Halsted. — Inventory of the goods of Nathan Halsted, late of Concord, deceased, taken the 5: 12: 1(543. Amt. .^-^la. 13s. C2cZ.
Edward Parill of Watertown. Inventory. 24 June, 1644. Men- tions John Winler, marsh by Eph Child in Cambridge bounds, Thomas Mayhew, SamneU Shepherd, Isack Stearnes, Rob'. Lockwood, also M^ Treyrice of Charltow.
John Gosse of Watertowne. Inventory, taken 14: 3: 1644, [margin, 12: 9:] by Rich. Beeres, Thomas Hastiiigs. Amt. £85. 05. Testifved by Robt. NichoUs before Johi Wiiithrop, dept. Increase Nowell, secret.
Thomas Ki.ng of Watertowne. 24: 10: 1644, [margin, 23 (2) 1645.] Debts at Sudburv, Pastor Browne, £l ; John RuUer, £2 ; i?. Smith, £2. 3s; Mr. WiW" Peltam, I4s ; Debts at Cambridge; John Jackson, lis; m' Way Ids; Debts at Bosion : m"" Coggan, £Q. 10s; George Oris, 6s; Anthony Beares, £l. Debts at Watertovne ; Thorn. Winkle, £4 5s; John Stoicers, 4s ; .Tohn Sternes, £1. 10s ; John Kemhali, 5s ; John Mer- chant, OS ; John Prescote, 12s ; Joseph Bearesto, £2 ; ^l'^ Kiers, 9s ; James Cuttler, lOs ; of the Indyans, i£18 ; o? James Luxfnrd by a verdict of Court, £Z2, &LC. &c. Taken by Joh: Sherman, John Coolidge, Hugh Mason.
Me. John Sijison of Watertown. Dyed intestate. Amt. of inven- tory, .£74. 03. 04. Taken by Richard Browne, Mallachie Browning, Nicholas Guye, George Parkhurst, Susanna Pnrkhurst. Sworne by Geo. 6i, Susanna Parkehurst before the Court, 24 (2) 1645. p. Mr. Nowdl. Mentions homested of 12 Acres ; 6 Acres of land ncero vnto the meeting howse sould vnto TF"» Page for £9; sould to Symon Heyers 4 Acres on the plain, of plow land, for £1. 12s ; 2 Acres of Med- dowe in piggs gusset, sould to Boyden, £Q.
John Grave the yonger, late of Roxbury. Inventory taken 13 (4) 1646. Testifyed by Philip Eliot. Mentions James Margin, Mr Prick- ard, Grijftn Craft ; 17 bushels of wheate measured by Juka Stnnehard vnto me at 4s p bushel ; 8 bushells of Indian and Rye vnto his moth- er ; 5s received of Thomas Reeves. William Aspinwall, v Record^.
Amy Stower. — ^Inventory of Amy Stower wid of Nicholas Slower late deceased. Taken 1 (5) 1646. Amt .£'165. 04: 06. [See Will of Nich- olas Stower, vol. iii. (1849) p. 179.]
John Scarbarrow, of Roxbury. Inventory, 17: 12: 1646. Land bought of Isaac Heath, .CoO. &c. Total .£'91: 06: 04.
Thomas Lamb, of Roxbury. Inventory, taken this last of tlie first mo. 1646, prised by W" Denison, Joshua'Hues, Wv Parke, Amt. i:il2: 08: 08.
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Tliomas Atkinson^ of Concord. — Inventory 16 (9) 1646. Simon Wd- lard, Tho. Brookes, Gcorg Wheeler, prizers. Indebted, £9. 10s. The sum wc!i debts pay, ^'59. 05s. : \d. He had <£S0 in England to rec. &; some little he hath rec. but it is not knowne what, vntill intelligence comes the next yeare. Administration granted to Susan, his wife, 25 (9) 1646.
Thomas Coytmoke, of Charlestowne. — Inventory taken 21 (5) 1645. Amt. .£1255. 04. 06. " Part in the new mill, <£ 124. 6s. 6d." [See Will, vol. vii. (1S53) p. 32.
Robert Starke— 28: 8: 1846. Amt =£10. 08. 04. Debts due from estate .£13. 13s 8d. Capt. Willard, Joseph Wheeler, Richard Lettin{7) allowed Administration. 31. (8) 1646.
William Goodrich, of Watertowne. — Inventoiy taken by Samuel Thatcher &; Thomas Hastings, Apr. 3, 1647. Due from Henry Ambrose, of Hampton, £\. 12.?. Margaret, wife of s^ William, testifyed, 15 (2) 1647, before John Winthrop, Govf.
Robert Edwards, of Concord. — Inventory 18 (10) 1646. Amt. £56. 14. 03. Witness, Symon Willard, Joseph Wheeler, Geo. Heiward.
WiDDOW Ann Gouldstone. — An Inventory of all such goods as were widdow Gold stones, & in her possession before slie entred into a JMarried estate.
Anne Geor[ge] late wife of Henry Gouldston testifies that is a true In- ventory of his estate. Before Court 29 (4) 1647.
Hermon Atwood. — Inventory prised 13 : 8 : 1651; by James Johnson, Nathaniel Willjams. £34. 03s.' Proved 19. 9. 1651. Power of Admin- istration granted to Ann Atwood, wife of the deceased, in behalfe of hir selfe & two children. Edward Rawson, Record^
Richard Jarrett. — Valluation of his goods taken by John Bayly & John Peach the 4. 8. 1651. c£l3. 01. 02. A true Inventory, deposed by John. Sunderland, excepting two Set'vants, wch are £8 a peece. 20. 9. 1651. Edward Rawson, Record"".
Peetee Thornton. — Att a County Court held at Boston. 9 Feb. 1651. Inventory aprized by John Sunderland & William Ludkin, 22 : 11, 1651. £^45. 17. Debts he owed £5. Mary Thornton deposed 9^^ Feb., that this was a true Inventory of hir husbands estate. John Sunderland & William Ludkin deposed, that being with Peeter Thornton, as he lay on his death bed, they heard sajd Thornton say, that the little goods & estate he had he left to his wife to bring vp his children. The Court Graunted Administration on y^ Estate, to Mary his widdow. Edward Rawson, Re- corder.
Mary Seares. — Administration on Estate granted to John Sunderland, on behalfe of Daniell Seares, hir husband, now at sea, 9 Feb. 1651. in-
mark mark
ventory signed, John I Sunderlands, John f^ Cuenfeild. 8
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Henry Sandis, — Inventory of Estate Apprised p Richard Parker, Edward Ting, Thomas Makepeace, Bozoone Allin, 17. 10. 1651. Jeremiah Hauchin, Adni"".
Grace Browne, Wid. of Janaes Browne. — Inventory of estate prized hy James Johison, Nathaniell Williams, 10 : 9: 1651. .£246. 17. 09. Elder James Penne deposed, 28 : 11 : 1651. [See Will, vol. vii. p. 335.]
John Sheppard of Braintry. — Intestate. Inventory taken by ^eyu'oTni'rt AlMe, Henry Adams, 22 : 7 : 'l6.50. £'i8. 06. 01. Margaret, wid. to John Shepperd, deposed, 27 April 1652. Same day, Administration granted her, provided, if shee marry againe before her marriage, s"^ estate shall subiect to the distribution of the Court respecting her children. Edward Rawson, Record.
William Ludkin, who deceased the 27. 1"°. 1652. — Inventory taken by Tho. Mason, John Odlin. Amt. 158. 16. Administration granted to Elizabeth wid. of William Ludkin for herself & two children. Wid. to have the vse of the whole estate, till the Children come to age, or shee change hir condicon, in w^^ case she to haue one third pt, the sonne two parts of what remaynes, the rest to the daughter. Elizabeth Ludkin, deposed, 29 April, 1652.
George Bennett of Boston.—Inventor)- £90. 03. 08. 6 Aug. 1652, Adey,vf\d. of George Bennett deposed. Administration granted to s'^ Audrey 29 April! 1652, in behalf of herself & child now liueing, & that shee goeth withall, & the Court orders that she haue a third pt of the estate, eldest child a duble porcon, the rest to yt shee goeth wt^hall. In case that child dies or that it comes not to life, then the widdow to have half of y^ whole estate. Debts due from John Loire, Nath' Hunne, Rob' Woodicard. Estate in- debted to Mr. Michalson, the marshall ; Mr Thomas Lake, Mr Roh^ Lord, Joseph Bastor, John Wilkey, Mr Shrimpton, goodwife Prior, Zacharie Phillips, goodman Vpshall, goodwife Burton, Edward Ycomans, Thomas Swetman, of Cambridge ; John Beedeman. Whole estate, debts discharged i:87. 14. 7i.
Elizabeth Fisher of Dedham, Who died intested, 21 : 11™°. 1651;
the mark of
praised by Henry Chickrin, Anthony Fisher, John \ 1 Luson, 10. 12. 1651. Amt. 5-1. 09. 03d. Debts due from her to others, £4. 9s Sd.
Bazeliell Payton, Mariner. — Inventory taken by Barnabas Fare, Thomas Lake 21 (9) 51. Amt. £265, 19. 08. "To goodman i-^05/<-r in England, £3. iO." Balance of estate, debts deducted, £186. 03. 06.
WiLLiAJi Butler. — Inventory- brought in by Mr. Nowell who was the Administrator. [No date.]
Abraha;i Mellowes. — Inventory prized by Tho : Marshall, James Ecerill. [No date.]
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Mr. Guy. — Wee vnder written, being desired to apprize a p'cell of Goods for Mr. Gny estimate as followeth, (Sec. Amt. c£62. 11. p. me Richard Russell, John Allen.
Capt. Howsen — County Court, Boston, 13. 10. 1652. Mr Sam'- Ma- verick^ Mr Robert Knight, Mr Benj. Gillam & Joshua Scottoic, as agent for Major Edward Gibbons ; & Capt. Tho. Clarke, agent for Mr Dauid Yale, who was admitted to Joyne w*'' the other three as Administrate to the estate of Capt Howsen, depose, estate ought to have (p. Shipp Brocke sold at ,^380. old iron sold by Benj Gillam. Bills of Thomas Chambers, Thomas Pacy, John Turner,) .£425. 15 Edward Rawson, Record.
Ma. Adam Winthrop. — Inventory taken by Edward Raicson, Thomas Lake, 4 Sept 1652. Mrs Elizabeth, wid. o^ Adam Winthrop deposed, 27 Jan. 1652. Due the estate by bill of sale of a pte of ship Expectation & Cargo ; more from M"^. Turner, from Mr Jno Treworgy, <£25, and from M' Jno Paris, a negro, w«h I Attest. Edw Rawson, Recorder.
Robert Button. — Inventory taken 21. 11. 1G50. Amt £o6. 17. 07. Signed by Capt Bozoone Allen, Edward Tinge 10 (1) 1652. Debts rec** from M'' Tho. Venner, Tho. Ford, M"" Browneing, Robt Moone, John Stowe, Mr Sands, Peter Pitford, Tho Yeew, Joseph ■ Phippeney, John Langdon, John Lake, Henry VVarwicke, Marke Hams, Docter Steuens, Robert Collins, Sampson Shoare, George MuUings, Math. Abdie, Good Carley, Geo. Dod, Joseph Hardin, Edward Hasty, Emanuell Clarke, Ed- ward Jackson, Job Judkin, Tho. Swetman, Joseph Moore, Robert Gray, Capt. Shaplej, Rich Waite, Willm Kirbey Jun, Peter Paine, Tho. Scot- towe, John Culliner, Isac Tasker, Math Coe, Ralph Parker, Nicholas Laurence, Mr Will'" Paine, Christopher Gibson, Franc Littletield, John Lewis, John Wilkey, Humphrey Alilam, Edward Sturgea, Edward Ar- nald, Ed. Cowell, James Dennis, Will"" Philpott, James Hawkins, John Hardin, Dauid Tichborrie, Angell Holland, Willm Briggs, good. Collins, Math Hawke, .lohn Prince, Joshua Stubbs, Peter Truesdell. The above debts presented to the Court 10. 1'"°. Ij |jy yg^ fho. Sauage, Hezekiah Vsher.
Debts oweing to Rich Lippencut, Capt All, Sam. Oliver, Antho : New- land, Robt Wright, Brother Sauage, Henry Messinger, Tho: Jenner, &c. .£441. 09. 09.
Doubtful! debts, die — M^ Francis Johnson, M"" Will" Alford, Roger Ilanniwell, M"" Isac Walker, Ambrose Berrj', Edward Wells, I\Ir Hol- graue, Mr Flohnan, John Trumball, John Crabtree, Tho: Bowen, John Keagle, Peter Dier, Rich : Coman, Goody Wormod, John Ball, Tho Til- leston. Will™ Evans I'or Tho. Finder, Peter Pitford, Macklin Hucstable, Erasamus James, Siluester Stovard, Math Gillit, Thos Turpin, John Harker, Mr Ed. Mittison, John Morable, M"" Spencer for Henry Wan'icke, Mr Bud, Tho: Warner, Willm Gibons. Sam: Jewell, Rowland Yonge, Robt Barrett, Mr, Hust, John Milam, Lauce Baker, John Bushe. John Lorans, John Bushenell, Mannell Clarke, Edward Coleman, John Comer, Good Healy. John Swasey, Strong Furnill, Nath : Beales, John Marciiant, Willm Bea'mesley, Peter Paine, Phill : Gurwell, Rich: Hutton, Goodman Farrey, Hugh Gullison.
Pettie Debts — Tho Gaige, Nicho : White, John Taboies, Mrs Goose, Adam Westgait. John Beckett, Phillip Swadden. Robt Field, Humphrey Home, Robt'Edmunds. John Loker, Math : Mayhew, Isac Woody, Edw :
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Gilman, John Stone, Rich Harlne, Willm Bassitt, John Hardin, Caleb Corwithic, Robt Henfield, Franc Smith, Nath : Greene, Sam : Lincolne, Henry Tailcr, Jo : Andras, Nich: Whitniarshe, John Tode, Good Cod- man, Tho : Welsh, Arthur Clarke, good Pitts, Laurence Walter, Henry- True, Jo : Dawes, Franc Pcrrie, TW—Gardner, Philemon Dickeson, Philip Longe, Benj : Boseworth & Ralph Smith, John Nuemarke, M"' Francis Knight, John Wilkie, Ben Waire, Edward Clarke, Jo : Bennett, Henry Singleman, John Bodman, Tho : Mercer, John Demericke, Jonathan Webb. Taken out of the bookes of M^ Rob' Button by vs this 10 : 1'"'' H Tho : Savage, Hezekiah Vsher. Mrs Abigell Hutchinson formerly Wife to Mf Robert Button, deposed. Edward Rawsori, Recod. [Will, vol. vii. p. 334.
Edward Howe. — Edward Howe who deceased at Watertowne 24: 4. 1644. Inventor^' taken by Juhn Knoicks, W'" Jenison, John Sherman. Mentions land by John Winters, vpland by Gregory Taylors, marsh by Ephraim Child, in Cambridge bounds. Debts owing him a bond vppon Thomas Mahew, £4{)Q ; due from Samuell Shepheard, £15; from Isaac Sterne &^ Robert Lockwood, £21; from Mr. Trereise, of Charlestowne Vil- lage: £S.
John Benjamim of Watertown. — Inventory taken by Symon Stowe^ [Sto7ie ?] John Eddye, Thomas Marret, before Thomas Dudley Gover. & John Winthrop dep. Gover 3. (5) 1645. Mentions the lot bought of John Bernard, land of Capt Sedglwick]^ &c. <Scc.
Henry Plimpton, — Inventory — Taken by Rich : Waite. Proved 3 Feb. 1652, before Mr Bcllingham, 'Mr Nowell, i\Ir Flibbins & Mr Glouer. Amt. ^34 : 03 : 03. [Will, Vol. V. (1851 ) p. 239.
DoROTHiE King, Deceased wife of John King, of Waymouth, Sea- man— Inventory taken by Nicholas Phillips, IS. 8. 1652. The I^Iagistrates approue of his Inventory so as the husband acknowledgeth y® goodes by his Consent to be so disposed of on oath of ihe Executor. Edw*^ Raw- son, Recorde''.
John Holman. — Inventory taken 18 : l""" : Z2 or 53. Some totall ■£739. 16. This Inventory Accepted prouided y^ executrix Appeare be- fore the next County Court giue in securitie for the Childrens porcons. Edward Rawson Record^. Pravsers of the goods. Rich : Collicott, Will™ Robenson of Dorchester, [Will, Vol. V. p. 242.]
Capt. Bozone Allen. — Inventor^' taken by Mr Edward Hutchinson &; Mr Joseph Rocke, 22 Sept 1652. jNIenlions land in England purchased of Mr Josiah Stanborough.
Debts due the estate from individuals belonging to the following towns : Boston — Mr Parker, Franc Robinson, Mr Cooke, Willm Cotton, Mr Walker, Mr Vv'ebb, Joim Heard, Capt Thomas Clarke, Mr Gibson, Isaack V/oody, Thomas Grub, John Shawe, good Fawer, Mr Batt, good Armit- agc, Henrj' Blacke, Mr Sowther, Rich Woodowes, good'' Eddington, good Lewis, Hugh Drury, Capt Tinge, John Harrison. Mr Harwood, John Sun- derland, John Baker, smyth ; Mr Auberry, goodman Lowe, John Lang-
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ley, John Hart, Euan Thomas, Henry Rust, IMath Williams, Tho : Wil- shire, Mr Martin, I\Ir Bushnell, Thomas Joy, Wiil"^ Lane, Mr Knii^ht.
Hingham — Thomas Johnson, John Fearing', Mr Woodward, Stephen Gates.Edward Pitts, Will" Hearsey, Marke Hams, Thomas Mashe, Dan- iell Lyncolne, Tho : Lincolne, John Gates, John Sutton, Nicho : Jacob, Franc James, James Whitten, Nath : Beales, John Lasell, Will"' Ripley, John Smyth, Will™ Backland, Sam: Parker, John Foulsome, John Louit, Edmund Hubbard, Mathew Cushion Jun"", Mathcw Cushion sen. Mathew Hawke, Daniell Cushion, John Lcbdon, John Balls Juni", Thomas Thax- ter, Nathaniell Baker, Mr Hubbard, Henry Wade, Tho : Lewit, Isaack Wright, Robert Jones, Ralph Smyth, Moyses Colyer, Michael! Perce, Jo- seph Jones.
Weymouth — Left Torrey, Mr Kinfre, Enstgne Whitman, Nicho : Nor- ton, James Nashe, Goody Bridges, George Fray, Good Kingman sen"", James Prest, Edward Pode.
Hull. — John Prince, Nicholas Baker, Tho : Jones, Tho: Loreing, Ralph Greene, Nathaniell Boseworth, Richard Stubbs, Mr Ward, goodma Bon- son, [ ] Stevens.
Rehohoth. — Thomas Cooper, Stephen Paine, Mr Pecke, Daniell Smyth, Judeth Smyth.
Charlesloicn. — Capt Allen, Mr Garrett, Mr Russell, Aaron Ludkin.
Dorchester. — Mr Coliccot, I\Ir Leads, good : Way, [John?] Grinaway, Mr Foster. Cambridge — Mr Swetman, Mr Michelson. Roxlury. — Mr Gore, Mr Alcock, goodma Chenney, Sera' Craft, Will™ Healey.
Rowley — j\Ir Joseph Jewett, I\lr Rogers. Salem — Samuell Archer. Misticke — Rich : Dexter. Lynn — Jos : Jenkes, Capt Bridges. Kasha- way — John Prescott. Taunton — Tho: Lyncolne, Jonas Awstin. Yar- mouth— Mr Hedge. Providence — Mr John Sailes. Reading — Sam Walker. Sudbury — Peter Bent. Nodles Island — Mr Mauericke, John Gore. Ipswich — Edward Gilman. Scituate — John Palmer, Geo. Rus- sell, Maiden — Tho : Hett. Weniey Symett — Leift Walker. Plymouth — Mr Paddy, Mr Groomes. Braintree — Henry Adams. Exeter — Edward Gilman. Accomenticus — goodm Knight. Ncwhaven — Mr Pccke. Pas- caiaq" — Mr Gunnison. Longe Island — Mr Joseph Yonge. London — Mr Caleb Foote. Virginia — Michaell Williams.
Other names, places not mentioned : — Edw Arnall, butcher, Tho : Bcy- den, carter, John Collins, shoemaker, George Allen, bricklayer, Bariho : Barlowe, cooper, good Rawlins, brickmaker, Goodma EuJns, shoemaker, John Johnson, saylemaker, Christopher Perkins, porter, Mr Baugiitons, brewer, Geo : Halsall, the smyth, Robt : Nashe, butcher, Edward Jack- son, shoemaker, ]\lr Clarke, shipma'', Thomas Baker, the sinythe, Nathan- iell Williams, glouer, goodman W'ard, shipwright, Widd Grosse, John Bersto, at Mr Hibbinses farme, Mr Atkinson, Lieut Joshua Plubbard, Mr John Eiill, .Alathias Briges, Mr Thomas Hawkner, Anthony Hams, Robt Bradford, Mr James Oliuer, Mv Sam.uell Oliuer, Mr Peacock, Angell Flal- lett, Thomas Noble, Mr Honbury, Franc Dcwse, Capt Dauennort, Mr Will"' Phillips, Capt Simpkins, Mr Richard Woody, Mr Aiford, Tl.o : Shawe, Hugh Durdell, Daniell Church, Jeremiah Burrowes, John Porter, Josiah Kcayne, John Stoddard, Widd Hourle, Goodman Gridley, Mr 1-d- ward Tinge, Will" Norman & ptners, Mr Philip Sweden, Mr Burt, Mr Dauison, Mr Cole Jun^, Mr Cutting, Mr Hopkins, Mr. Lampere, Thomas Phillips, Mr John Ainger, Stronge Furnell, Ralph Hill, Left Will'"^ Hud- son, John Garnett, Mr Astwood, Thomas Gill, John Goure, Thomas Har-
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mon, Mr Halgraue, Zachery- Phillips, Capt Daniell Hough, Geo : Yicory, Mr Blackleach, Mr Fishe, Bcnj Phippen, Elder Elliots, sonne, Mr Leader, Job Hawkins, Mr Venncr, Mr Samson, Samuell Nordcn, Mr Coles daugh- ter, Sampson Shoare, Tho : Thorowgood, Edward Gold, Edward Kins- man, Junr, Cornelius Cantlebury, Wiir Woodcocke, Mr SiUiocke, Rotter Amydowne. ' °
Debts to be p* out of the estats, to Mr Brettle ; John Chicklev, John Beales, of Hingham ; Rob' Turner at the Ancor ; Mr Makepeace ; Mr Powell ; Stephen Lyncolne ; Mr Chickering of Dedham ; Mr John Wood- mansey; Mr Tinker, Mr Rucke ; Will-^ White; Capt Breedon ; Mr Glouer, of Dorchester ; Mr Bradstreete ; Nicholas Phillips ; Mr John Vassell ; Mr Maddocks ; Tho : Roberts the hatter ; John Bacers, of Ply- mouth ; Mr Busby ; xMr Wood ; Mr Ruggles ; Mr Wilson ; Mr Denison ; Tho : Duer ; Mr Dauenport ; Mr Johnson"; Mr Starr ; Will™ Penne ; good- wife Bennett; Richard Trewsdell ; James Richards ; IV Perrey ; Za'chey Boseworth ; Mr Samuell Hutchinson ; M"" Houchin ; Goodman Messen- ger ; John Lake; Goodman Stibbins ; Will"" Kilcup ; Mr Powell ; Mr Marshall ; Mr Hubbard w'h what was giuen by Will, ^"10 ; Debts in Eng- land to Leift Coll Cushion &i. others. Boston Vlt, Aprilis 1653. mIs Anne Allen deposed. Edw^ Rawson, Record^. [Will, Vol. V. p. 299,]
Capt William Tixge, of Boston.— Inventory made 25 : 3: 1653 bv JSaiha : Duncan, Antho : Stoddard, Willm Bauis. Amt =£2774. 14. 04'. Mentions Geo: Spencer's farrae. Also the names of about seventy vols ot Books in folio, quarto, &:c. Mr Edward Tinge bro of Capt William Tinge, deposed, before Mr Nowell, Mr Hihhins. Mr Glouer &l ye Record, er. Edward Rawson, Recor"*.
JoHM CooPEE.— Inventory. [No date.] Thomas Bier deposed, 9 June, 53.
James AsTOD, of Boston.— Inventory taken. 6: 8. 1653. Sicrned Jflmw Euerill. The Sum ^85: 10 : 20 : 1653, John Johnson, Phillip ElioL William Potter.
Samuell Bass, the younger, of Brantrev. Yeoman, deceased. — Inven- tory made by Capt Humphrey Atherton, Deac. Parkes, Richard Bracket, Francis Elliot, Edmund Sheffield ye 15. 3'^. 1653. Sum totall, ^201. IS. 05. Mary Bass, widdow, deposed, 22 Dec. 53.
The Magistrates, on ye widdowes Relinquishing her Right in ye Thirds, did Judge It meete that ye whole Estate be equaflv deuided betweene the Mother and the Child ; that M^ Howard in behalfe of his daughter TJue secuntje to deliuer s'^ Child of Sam' Basse one halfe of s<» Estate 'at° ye Age of 14 yeres. Edward Rawson, Record^.
William Blanchard, of Boston. Taylor.— Invenforie of his goods taken 20 Oct. 1052, by Edmund Jackson, James Everell, Nath'' Sowthcr Sum total 0^230. 03. 02. Debts oweing by him £SS. 14. Hannah Ever- tU deposed 18 Nov 16.32 that this is a true Inventory of the estate of Wilt^ Blanchard, her late husband, so far as she knowes. fWili Vol V, p. 239.] , *
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GENEALOGICAL ITEMS RELATING TO THE EARLY SET- TLERS OF DOVER, N. H.
[Communicated hy Kev. Alo^szo H. Quint, M. N. E. Hist. Gen. Soc] [Continued from page 356, of the last volume.]
Roberts, Thomas,' son of Thomas,* as above, had a wife Mary ; he lived on the homestead and appears to have died there. Of his cruel treatment of the Quakers wiiile he and his brother John were constables we have already spoken. He filled various other town offices as did his father and brother. \Ve can find trace of but two children,
Tho.mas,^ who died unmarried, and Nathaniel,^ butthere were probably others, and perhaps some of those whose connection with the family we cannot identify for want of evidence.
John,* son of Thomas,^ as above, married Abigail, daughter of Elder Hatevil Nutter ; she was living in 1674 and was mentioned in the will of her father ; John is often called " Sargeant John ;" he owned land near that upon which his father lived, and probably lived upon it ; he was cer- tainly a resident of the " Neck," and owned land also west of Back River as well as marsh near the Great Bay. He was a delegate to the N. H. Convention, which met in 16S9.
Of his children were Joseph,^ Hatevil,' (probably) Thomas,^ (who hrd Love* and gave to him property, 5 April, 1707 ;) and Abigail,' (who mar- ried John => Hall.)
Nathamel,' son of Thomas,' as above, lived in early life at the place called the " House Point," but afterwards lived in the house which his sou Paul had built, but which the early death of the builder had left vacant. He lived there until his death. Of his children, by his wife Elizabeth iVIason of Somersworth, were Paul,* born 18 Feb. r/06, (who died a young man and unmarried ;) .Miriam,* born 4 Jan. 170S-9; Thomas,* born '23 July, 1710, (married a Jones of Durham, and died without children :) Nathaniel,* born 22 April 1713, (who was a sailor, living at Somersworth or Berwick ; he married a Thompson, and was lost at sea, leaving children, David.^ Isacic,* (lost at sea,) George,^ Nathaniel,* and some daughters:) Aaron,* born 16 April 1716, (who married Sarah, daughter of John Tebbets ; he inherited the land on which Andrew Varney now lives, and had children. Aaron* (who left no children,) Jolm* (who lived at Rochester and had children,) Silas =• (of Alton,) Daniel * (now living on Dover Neck and who is father to Alon- zo Roberts, Esq.,) Sarah ^ who married Elijah Varney and had children, Hannah,* who married Otis Tut'le, Tamsin,* who married Thomas Var- ney and had Andrew and others, Elizabeth* who married Isaac Varney and is living near " Little-Johns creek," and Abigail,* who married Jor.a- than Bickford and lives at Wolf boro ;) Mcses * born 22 June 171S, (who lived on the farm where the late Jerry Roberts lived ; he married Eliza- beth Whitehouse, daughter of Thomas and Rachel Whitehouse, and born 1 Nov. 1725; he died in April 180S; havinij children, Anna," who mar- ried Joshua Varney, and Thomas,* who married Hannah Lamos, and d^ca some twenty five years ago, having children, James,* Jeremiah,' (late de- ceased,) Elizabetl'i,' wife of Nicholas Roberts, and Abigail,' wife of Philip Tebbets;) James,^ (who married Eunice Varney, and liv3d and died in Farmington, leaving Jerry ' now living on Dover Neck and eight others ;)
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Hannah,* (who died unmarried aged about twenty ;) Moses,* (who Jived at Rochester, nnarried Elsa Tcbbetts and had children, Anna," Elizabeth,* Ezp.kiel,* Moses,* Lucy,* Mary,* Hannah,* and others:) Elizabeth,^ who died unmarried at Dover Neck ; Ephraim,* born 27 March 1772, (lives at the Neck on the place where Thomas Canney settled in old times ; he mar- ried Hannah Eoberts, daughter of David and grand daughter of Nathaniel, his children were Amasa,* Esq., grad. D. C. 183S ; Emily,* who is mar- ried to George Leighton, and Andietta,* who married David L. Drew, and is now dead ;) Elizabeth born 3 Feb. 1722 — 3.
Joseph,' son of John,' married Elizabeth . He lived on the farm
now owned by his great grandson Hanson Roberts ; he had children, Jo- seph,* born 27 Oct. 1695; John,* b. 6 Dec. 1G94 ; Elizabeth,'* b. 13 March 1697; Abigail,* b. 16 July 1701 ; Stephen,* b. 20 Aug. J 704, (who lived on the homestead and kept a public house there, near the western end of the then ferry to Kittery ; he died about 1757, and had children, of whom were Joseph,* who died 26 June 1813, aged (iQ, who was father to Hanson* Roberts;) Ebenezer,* b. 24 Feb. 1705; Benjamin"* b. 20 Sep. 1709 ; Samuel* and Lydia* b. 11 April 1712 ; Mary* b. 13 March 1716.
Hatevil,' probably son of John,* had wife Lydia. His will was dated 29 Aug. 1719, proved 3 March 1734 — 5; in it he mentioned his wife Lydia, and his children next mentioned : they were Samuel,* b. 12 Dec. 16S6, (who had wife Sarah, and children, Samuel* b. \Q July 1717, Ben- jamin* b. 1 Sep. 1719, Lydia* b. 16 May 1721, and Samuel* b. 7 May 1723 ;) Abigail * b. 29 July 1689 ; Joshua ^ b. 10 Oct. 1698 ; Mary * b. 20 July 1701.
Love,* son of Thomas," had wife Elizabeth and children, Hannah* b. 10 May 1713 ; Love* b. 21 April 1721.
There are records of other "Roberts" families_^which we cannot con- nect with those already mentioned nor with each other, although it is al- most certain that tliey were thus connected. These were, "William, who was a resident of Oyster River apparently as early as 1645 when he wit- nessed a deed given by Darby Field, of premises in that region. He was there in 1643 : he had grants of land at various times, — and was killed by the Indians in 1675 at the same time with his " son-in-law," Whether or no he had sons, we cannot ascertain.
There was a John, and Deborah, who had children, Joanna b, 20 Oct. 1705 ; Sarah b. 18 Feb. 1708—9 ; Mary b. 20 July 1711 ; Phebe b. 20 Sept. 1716; Ebenezer b. 5 Feb. 1721—2.
John and Francis Emery were married 17 I^fay 1720, and had children, Deborah and Alexander b. 1.5 January 1725 — 6.
Ensigx Joseph and Elizabeth had children, Ephraim b. 23 March 1727 ; Joseph b. 7 Feb. 1729 ; Betty b. 21 April 1731 ; Mary b. 8 Oct. 1733 ; Abigail b. 18 Feb, 1736; Lydia b. 22 Oct. 1733.
Robinson, Stephen, received an inhabitant 19, 1 mo. 1665-6 : taxed at O. R. 1666-8.
TiJiOTHY, a Friend, probably son of the preceding, had wife
Mary, and children, Abigail b. 23,3 mo., 1693, mar. Joseph Varney ; Mary b. 10, 2 mo., 1695, mar. Joseph Estes ; Elizabeth b. 14, 2 mo., 1700, died 11,2 mo., 1710 ; Sarah b. 3. 8 mo., 1702, mar. John Varney; Hannah b. 21, 9 mo., 1707, mar. Wm. Hussey ; Timothy b. 1, 6 mo., 1710 ; Elizabeth b. 30, 5 mo., 1712, mar. Henry Tebbcts.
TiMOTHT, son of Timothy as above, married, 24, 7 mo., 1730,
Mary Allen ; ch. John ; Lydia; Daniel b. 16, 2 mo., 1732 \ Elizabeth, who
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mar. Obadiah Tebbets ; Timothy b. 27, 4 mo., 1738, removed to Fal- mouth ; John; Stephen; Lydia, who mar. Elijah Tebbetts, Jr.; Sarah;
William ; , mar. James Winslow, of Falmouth ; James, removed to
Falmouth ; Mary, who mar. Job Winslow of Falmouth.
EoGGEES, Richard, had lot No. 2, west side of Back River, in 1642.
RowE, Richard, was received an inhabitant 2, 2 mo. 1G62 ; ta.xed at O. R. l662-''72 ; was dead in 1705 ; had ch. Thomas (adm.;) Edward ; Jane, who mr^.rried John Dam. ,
Sanders, Joseph, was received an inhabitant 24, 2 mo., 165G ; grant of land near Campin's rocks, near Tobias Hanson's, 16, 2 mo., 1660 ; taxed at Cochcco, l662-'77; killed 28 June, 1GS9. The name is common in Strafford Co,
Sawver, Jacob, m. Susanna 7, 9 mo., 1743 ; ch. Sarah b. 8 Nov.
1744; Stephen b. 2 June 1752; Patience b. 26 Sept. 1753; Susanna b. 17 Dec. 1758 ; Micajah b. 19 May 1760 ; Kezia b. 12 Jan. 1762 ; Lydia b. 30 Nov. 1763 ; Timothy b. 5 Oct. 1766. Descendants in Dover.
ScAMMON, or ScAMMOND, RiCHARD, of Dover 1662; mar. Prudence dau. of William Waldron of Dover. He and his wife Prudence were both liv- ing 24 April 1691, " ncre the towne of Exeter," probably within the limits of the present town of Stratham. Both were dead 3 March 1720-1. He was probably the i\Ir. Scammon, who, according to the Exeter Town Records, was holder of the Shrewsbury Patent in 166S. Farmer (Gen. Reg. 256) says that he was of Portsmouth in 1642.* Ch. Richard"; Wil- liam,* b. 29 Feb. 16G3-4, living 3 March 1720-1, at Stratham ; Jane," b. 21 June 1667, d. 9 Oct. 1726, mar. Thomas Deane, of Boston, Hampton Falls, and Salisbury ; Prudence," b. 29 Aug. 1669; Elizabeth," b. 22 April 1671 ; Mary," b. 31 xMay 1673, mar. Sinkler.
EiCHAED," res. Dover ; is said by Willis (His. Portland, I. 138) to
have been a quaker ; d. ab. 1724. He mar. Elizabeth, dau. of John Wakely, and grand-dau. of Thomas W., of Falmouth. She was b. abt. 1664, and at the age of 11, in Sept. 1675, was taken captive by the In- dians, (her father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, and three of her brothers or sisters, having been killed,) and after a captivity of several months was returned, in June 1676, by Squando, the Saco Sagamore, to Major Waldron, at Dover. Robert Evans made a deposition in relation to her, 15 Feb. 1723, she being then, as per said deposition, about 60 years of age (Folsom Hist. Saco & B. 157) ; ch. Richard,^ only son in 1723; Elizabeth,^ m. Wellmett; Prudence,^ m. Hodgdon; Sarah.^
Richard,' mar. (1) 8, 10, 1724, Susan Varney ; (2) Hope Tuttle,
dau. of Thomas and Mar)'. She died 30, 9, 17S2, without issue.
ScRiVEN, John, received an inhabitant 5, 4 mo., 1662 ; lived at Coche- 00 ; died 2 Oct. 1675; will dated 24 Nov. 1674, proved 27 June 1675; mentions wife Mary, and children (all underage) John, Edward, Thomas, Elizabeth ; Wm. Wentworth and Peter Coffin, Executors.
* Elizabeth wife of Peter Lidget, and afterwards of John SafEn, of Boston, and (probably) Anne, the second wife of Major Richard Waldron, were sisters of Richard Scammon. The former (.'^Irs. Satfin) in her will, dated 14th Apr:! 16S2, makes be- quests to her brothers John and Richard Scanimond; her sister Anne Waldron ; her cousin Elizabeth Atkins, dau. of her brother John Scammond ; her cousin Jean Scam- mond dau. of her brother Richard Scammond, and her cousin liannah Gcrribh. ^Sat- folk Prob. Rec. X. 1S9-94.) Jane was eldest dau. of Richard Scainraon, and Hannah Gernsh may have been the eldest dau. of Anne Waldron. Anna, daughter of Major "Waldron, mar. Rev. Joseph GerrisU oi Wenham.
66 Genealogical Items relating to Dover, N. H. [Jan.
Sevek, Nicholas, Rev. See " Dover Enquirer."
SiiACKFOKD. AVilliam Shuckford taxed at Bl. Pt. 1662-'72 : took tlie oath 21 June 1669. W'xn. Shuckford and Nicholas Harris settled a dispute in 1707.
Shakpe, Joh.v, taxed at Cochcco 1663.
Sheffield, NV'illiaji,' at Dover 1658 and 9 ; and taxed 1662; had land laid out in 1659 ; had son Joseph.^
IcHAEOD. taxed at Cocheco 1658.
Joseph,^ land laid out in 1723 ; in 1733 had a grant of 1658 to his
father William laid out to him.
SniJioNS, Michael, taxed at O. E,. 1666. John Svmons, a juryman 1673-4.
Sloper, Richakd, taxed 1057.
Smey, (?) Bakthey, owned lot No. 9, west of Back River, in 1642.
Smith, Geokge ; said " to have sprung from the family that dwelt some two hundred years at Old Haugh, in County Chester, England, which was of kin to the Hattons that lived hard by (offspring of Sir Christopher, Lord Chancellor in time of Elizabeth,) and which afterwards went to Lin- colnshire ; he left Plymouth, Eng., came to " Boston when there were only a few huts built there and not one cellar dug,"' and thence to Pis- cataqua ; it is "claimed that he was a son or of near kindred to Capt. John Smith ;" the same coat of arms is borne ; — he was of Dover in 1645; was Town Clerk, Recorder of Court, Commissioner, Lieutenant, &c.; had marsh and meadow on Great Bay : he died about 1652 (?). A coat of
mail, cutlass, silver tankard &c., are heirlooms. His wife mar. (2)
Monday, (3) Nason ; George had Joseph^ b. 1640, and probably John ^ and James '
Joseph ' lived at O. R. about half a mile above its mouth ; he had
a quakerish leaning; was first Clerk of " Dover Monthly Meeting," and remembered the Friends in his will ; he died 15 Dec. 1727, and his wife Elizabeth 25 May 1720; had children John ^ b. 16 Junel6S7; Mary'' ^m. Samuel Page ;) Elizabeth' (m. James Pinkham ;) SamueP b. June 1687.
JoH.N" appears to have lived at Lubberland (in Durham) until
about 1674, when, an old MS. says, he " left his brethren and went to Little Compton. in Plymouth Co., married and had two daughters."
James,^ kept an inn at 0. R. Falls ; was freeman in 1669, m.
Sarah, dau. of John Davis, and " died from a surfeit which he got in run- ning to assist Cant. Floyd at Wheelwright's Pond ; he had children. John;' James;' Samuel ;' May' (m. Dean ;) Sarah ^ (m Freeman;) and two died young; his widow and Samuel' were killed by Indians.
Jonx,' eldest son of Joseph,^ kept the garrison at Lubberland,
owned most of the North shore of Great Bay and much land about tiie first fall of the Lamprey river, so that it was a saying that " Capt. John Smith was sure to have all the land that Squire Mathes didn't own ;" he was selectman, captain in Indian times, and stoutly held his garrison against the French and Indians at " the destruction in l'694;" he mT Susan- na, dau. of Thomas Chcsley, and had children, John^ b. 18 May 169,5; Elizabeth* b. 1 May 1697 (m. Robert Burnham ;) Joseph* b. 7 Sept. b70l ; Hannah* b. 30 Sept. 1703 ; Samuel C* b. Feb. 1706 ; Benjamin* b. 22 Mar. 1709; Ebenezer* b. 6 June 1712; Winthrop* b. SO May 1714, d.
JE. 14. Samuel,' son of Joseph,* kept the homestead ; was Town
Clerk 1739-1755, Selectman 1744-1752, Representative, and Council-
1S54,] Geyiealogical Items relating to Dover, N, H. G7
lor ; d. 2 May 1790. His wife was Hannah, and ch. Samuel ;* Elizabeth ;"* Mary;* Hannah ;* Temperance ;* Sarah;* Patience;* Joseph* b. VI Mar.
1724 ; Benjamin ;* Jeremiah ;* John ;* Robert.'' John,' son of James"
m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Buss, d. aged 41, having ch. John;* James;* Joseph;* Elizabeth;* Mary;* Hannah;* Sarah;* and two who d. young. [Of these children, James* was the only one now known to have staid at O. R; he lived on the homestead of his grandfather, and had wife Mary; their son John* better known as " Master Smith," b. 24 Dec. 1736, was a busy whig in the Revolution, one of Com. of Safety, Town Clerk, Se- lectman, Representative &:c., m (1) Deborah, dau. of Thomas Chesley, and had James^ (d. at Dover,) Thomas* (burnt to death when a child;) m. (2) Sarah, dau. of Rev. Mr. Parsons of So. Hampton, and had Deborah* (d. unm.) William* (d. at Havana,) and Sarah* (who m. Alaj. Seth S." Walker, and resided at the homestead of James.")]
Joseph,'* son of Samuel,' son of Joseph," was Major, Town Clerk,
Selectman, &lc.; had wife Deborah (who afterwards m. James Gilmore of Portsmouth) and d. 16 July 1763, leaving ch. Daniel* b. 17 Oct. 1760 ; Joseph ;* Samuel.* [Daniel* (^faj.) mar. (1) ."\Iary Gilmore 7 Dec. 17S9, and had Joanna* who m. Ebcnezer Mcserve ; m. (2) Marv Locke and had Winthrop* b. 13 Jan. 1789, (who m. Eleazer Locke and d. 28 Aug. 18-14,
leaving the homestead to Daniel ^ and Joseph' his sons ] John,*
son of Capt. John,' son of Joseph,^ m. Mary Jones, and lived (prob.) near
Crummett's mill. Joseph,* brother to preceding, lived at Lamprey
River, m. Sarah Glidden and had ch. John;* Winthrop;* Hannah* (m. Israel Gilman;) Sarah'^ m. Winthrop Hilton; Lvdia;* Susanna* m. Icha- bod Hilton ; Andrew;* Elizabeth* m. Col. Jolm Folsom ; Mary* m. Capt. Hubertes Neal ; Joseph.* Sa.'^icel'* brother to precedii.g, m. Marga- ret Lendall. and had Sarah;* John;* Susarma;* Margaret.* Benja- min* (Capt.) brother to preceding, had tlie old place at Lubberland, was Selectman, one of Com. of Safety in his *Oth year, &c.; m. (1) Jemimri, dau. of Dea. Edward Hall of Newmarket, and had Edward ;* John* b. 20 Sept. 1732 ; Mary ;* he m. (2) Anna Veza, and had Samuel* b. 7 Mar. 1761; he m. (3) Sarah Clark and had Benjamin* b. 1769; he d. 13 Oct. 1791 in his 83 year. [Flis son John* inherited the homestead, was se- lectman, a warm whig, n steady prop in the church, and was said to be so careful against himself in his dealings as to make it a saying that " the Lieutenant was so straight that he leaned a little backward ;" he was over si.x feet high, and died 21 Oct. 1819; his wife died 4 Mar. lS21,in her 87 year. She was Lydia, dau. of Hon. Thomas Millet of Dover, and had ch. Benjamin ;* Thomas ;* Elizabeth ;* Jemima ;° John ;* Love ;* Lydia ;* Val- entine ;* Ebenezer.*] Ebenezer,* brother of preceding, lived at
the garrison, was a little troubled with pride of kin; m. Margaret Weeks of Greenland, and had ch. John* m. Marv Jewett ; Comfort* m. Joseph Chesley ; Ebenezer* b. 13 Mar. 17;jS ; ^largaret* m. John Blydcnburgh ; his widow mar. Hon. John Frost of New Castle. Ebenezei-* just men- tioned, was educated at Dummer School, read law with Geo. Sullivan, opened an office in 1783 at the Falls; m. Mehitible, dau. of Jacob Slieafu of Portsmouth, 5 May 17:-.5, was at the bar over 40 years, Reprcscntalivo C years, was President of the Bar Association of Strallord County 25' years, aid to Gov. Gilman, Councillor for Strafford Co., appointed Judge of the Superior Court in 1798 (hut declined,) and d. 24 Sept. 1831 ; his wife d. 4 Sept. 1843, ch. Jacob;* Ebenezer:* (Rev.) Henry;' Alfred;* Mchita- ble* m. Ebenezer Cog ; Marj-* m. Rev. John K. Young ; Charles;* and five who died young.
6S Genealogical Items relating to Dover, N. H. {Jan.
Snell, Christopher, taxed 1671.
Stagpole, James, born 1653, had a grant 1691; died 23 Aug. 1733. "Mrs. Stagpole" died in 1782 aged 102.
Stanton, Benjamin, had wife Eleanor, and children Benjamin b. 12 Feb. 172 1-5 ; Eleanor b. 9 July 1727.
Starbied, Starbord, (any connection of Starluck 7) Thomas, mar. Abigail Damon, 4 Jan. 1GS7, and had children, Jethro b. 28 Aug. 1689 ; Thomas b. 19 Oct. 1691 ; Agnes b. 4 Oct. 1693 ; Abigail b. 29 Sep. 1695 ; Elizabeth b. 15 Feb. 1699; John b. 16 Mar. 1701 ; Samuel b. 22 April
1704. Thomas, had wife Margaret, and had children, Thomas b. 23
March 17r3-'14 ; Nathaniel b. 27 April 1716 ; Jethro b. 29 June 1718 ; Hannah b. 31 Jan. 17l9-'20; John b. 16 Nov. 1721 ; Samuel b. 16 Nov.
1723; Margaret b. 31 .May 1725. SAMOEL.had wife Rebekah, and
children, EUzabeth b. 4 July 1725; Samuel b. 29 May 1727.
Starbuck, Edward, born in 1604, is said to have come to Dover, from Derbyshire, England. He is first mentioned as receiving, 30 6 mo , 1643, a grant of forty acres of land on each side of " Fresh River,*" " at Cutche- choe, next above the lot of John Baker at the little water brooke, and also 1 platt of ^larsh above Cutchechos great Marsh that the brook that runs out of the great river runs through, first discovered by" Richard Walderne, Edward Colcord, Edward Starbuck, and William Furber. He had other grants at ditTerent times ; one of marsh in Great Bay in 1643, one of the mill privilege at Cutchechoe 2d falls (with Thomas Wiggins) and of lim.- ber to " accommodate" in 1650, and various others. Indeed, Edward owned considerable land, and was evidently a man of substance as to pos- sessions, as tradition says he was in body. He was a Representative in 1643 and 46, was an Eider in the church, and enjoyed various other tokens of respect given him by his fellow citizens. In fact he might have lived very comfortably at Dover, and died in the midst of his family, respected and contented, but that he embraced Baptist sentiments : unable to agree with the people he left, though not until after after legal difficulties ; so in 1659 the Elder went otFon an exploring expedition. In the course of his travels he met Thomas Macy and his family, (then troubled with a some- what similar inability to convince the people of Newbury,) James Coffin (a youth of about nineteen,) and Isaac Colman, a boy of tv.elve. These adventurers set sail in an open boat in the autumn of 1659, and in due time arrived at the Island of Nantucket, an eligible situation for men who liked plenty of water. They settled first at iMatical, but afterwards moved to a more central place now called Cambridge.
The next spring Edward went back to Dover to get his family. His daughters Sarah and Abigail were married and remained in Dover ; but his wife Katharine went with him, and Nathaniel, Dorcas, and Jethro, his remaining children. So they settled down peaceably at Nantucket, and Dover lost a good citizen. Edward became a leading man in his new place of abode, being at one time the Magistrate of the Island, and always en- joying the esteem of his fellow islanders. He died 4, 12 mo., 1690.
The children of the elder were Nathaniel,' born 1636 ; Dorcas ;- Sarah ;" Abigail ^ and Jethro.-
Of these Jethro was killed 27 May 1663 by a cart running over him ; the others had families as follows : —
{To he Continued.)
1S54.] Will of Greg-onj Sio7ie of Camlridse. 69
WILL OF GREGORY STONE OF CAMBRIDGE.*
Mr. Drake, — The documents communicated by me to the last number of the Register I am glad to see so correctly printed ; one of them indeed is done a little too correctly, that is, the mistake in my copy of the Indian Deed — '•'•pease'''' for pea ge''"' — which you was enjoined to see set right in type, comes out an unaltered blunder. I send you for the next number the Will of Gregory Stone, and that of his brother Simon's Wife, ."\frs. Sarah Stone ; the latter is somewhat abridged, but the former I wish may be inserted at length, as it is one of the ven.- few papers left by my An- cestor, which the worms and the teeth of tim.e have not devoured, and lies at the toundation of the Genealogy of his race, by his humble descend- ant of the seventh generation, Wm. F. Stone.
" In the name of God,— Amen. I GREGORY STONE of Cambridge in New England, being through the Lord's favo'' of sound Judgement and memory, do make &l ordeine my last will & testam' in manner following, viz', my imortall soul I do freely reslgne into the armes & mercyes of God my maker, Jesus christ my only redeemer, and to the holy spirit, to cary mee on & lead mee forever, my body to be decently interred at the discrcion of my Xian friends. xVnd for outwarde state I do dispose there- of as foUoweth, i, e. To my daughter Elizab. Pottert I do give ten pounds to be p*^. within halfe a yeare after my decease. To my grand child Lidea Fiskei I do uiue two acres of land lying in Westfield between y^ lands of Jn". Holmes &, Thomas Oakes, to injoy it as soone as it shall bo free of ye corne sowne before my decease. To my grand child Jno°. Stone, ^ sonne of David Stone, I do giue my little cow called mode, & my little young colt, or live pounds, prooided he live with my wife one veare after my decease, & do her faithfull service according to his best ability, during w*^^ time my wife shall find him his meat, drink & cloathing, & at the end of the year deliver him the above named cow csz colt. To my dearly beloved wife Lidea Stone,]] I do leave my dwelling house 6c lands thereunto adjoyneing, & Pastures, corne lands, meadowes, & wood lands, and all the appurtenances thereof, as also all my household goods &, other moveable estate not above bequeathed (excepting only my wearing cloathes to Jn". Stone vSc David Stone my sonnes). And it is my will that my wife shall injoy the whole during her life, provided always if shoe do marry againe, then at her marriage shee shall resigne the houses ^ lands adjoyneing with the appurtenances to those of my children to whome I shall bequeath y^ same, and while she injoys them it is m^/ will that the houses (Si lands shall in all respects be kept in good repayre, by her, and so left when shee shall leave them. And to my three sonnes, '[ John Stone, Daniel Stone & David Stone I do bequeath my dwelling
*Our Correspondent sent in the copy of this article in IMay, 1519. It was subje- queiiily 'vitlidrawn, ami owing to the sickness of its Author it could not be earlier liirtnsiied. — Editor.
+ Wife of Potter of Ipswich — husband's first name unknown.
t Diut. of David Fis'h'e by his 1st wife, Lydia Cooper, who was the daut. of 3Irs. S'.'ineDy her 1st husband. ,
7 Settled with his lather at the "Farms," now Lexington, including apiece of Liticoln.
! Siie was "the widow Lidea Cooper" when Mr. Stone took her for his wife, and wuh "•^f, It seem-s, her two children bv the 1st husband, both of whom are named in the Vt lA. ^ir.i. Stune died June 24, it-jT4. '
IT Of the four sons, 1. Ju.'tn .settled on the borders of Sudbury Plantation, among 'le Indians at the Great Fails, then a oerlect wilderness, now the populous Villa;.'e of SaxouviUe iu F. Of •' Elder John " and his romantic suuaiioa on liie banks of ths
70 Will of Gregory Stone of Cambridge. [Jan.
house, barne, & lands adjoyncing, being bv estimation fiften acres more or less, also the wood lotts, & priviledges of the comons belonf^incr there- unto & fifty acres of land lijng at my farme, being the haIfe°pt^of one hundred acres yt I had there ; the other fiftv acres I dispose of to my sonnes Samuel Stone & Joseph Miriam. And some adition made mee by the Towne between it & my farme bv Isaac Sternes, \\-^ 2 parcells I do order to my sonjie David Stone for ten pounds towards his share, and this he shall mjoy miediatly after my decease.) Also I do give to mv =aid three sonnes the Tables, formes, bedsteads, &u copper "that are in the dwellmg house. And it is my will yt when my said sonnes shall come to possess the aboves*! houses & lands, whether at my wife's death or manage w^h shall first happen, my will is that it shall be in the liberty of my Sonne Jn". Stone to possesse the whole, he paying to his other two brothers thirty pounds a peece, i. e. To Daniel thirty pounds. & to David 1 wenty pounds, the ten pounds above mentioned being by mee appoynted to make up the thirty. Or if he my sonne John like not so to do, then I do order that they Joyntly sell ye whole, & divide ye pav, to Jn°. the one halfe pt. &to my sonnes Daniel & David the other halfe. And the re- mamdcr of my estate in lands, cattell, chattels, moveables, debts, moneys, or wt ever, after my deare wife's decease, I do give & bequeath ye same to my three youngest children, to be equally divided between them, viz', to iJizab. Potter, Samuel Stone, & Sarah Miriam.* And I do ordevne my Sonnes John Stone, and Samuel Sfone, Excecutors of this mv last wdl & testamt, to wliome I do comitt the care for their deare mothe'r, my wife. And in testimony that this is my last will, (renouncing all former wills by mee made) I do hereunto put my hand & sealc, this" 22th of No- vemb'' 1672.
j\Iem. before the divission be made as above, I do give & bequeath to Jn Cooper ten pounds, & to Lidea Fiske ten pounds, and the remainder to be divided as above is declared.
Sealed & d d. GREGORY ^c n
In pssence ofT"". STONE L'^*^^'J
Thomas Danforth, sen"" Edward Hall Solomon Prentess
Taken upon Oath by all the witnesses subscribed — 14. 10 1672 Before me Daniel Gooxix, in p^sence of M^ Danforth on of the witnesses
; being both Magistrate & Recorder.
river opposite the mouth of Cochitua brook, further notice may be given when we
?on w ^ri la r t V"- • '• """"-^^ "^^ ^'^h^rur,eon,'^ nrst in cLbrui.e, then >n Bos!
n?c.''l,pH f . " '" ? ''""^''^ '"" ^'Samst a patient in Charlestoun, who had
m^^^^r^ '}" P^y ^^^^^^or-s bill for curing off his le,^_one item of the
\'1h T ,Lc V'" ="'",' "'■?•' "'''f''-'y «^ ""'^■' io h,al tilt n-ound ! " No wonder that
HmI. •" """T ^\''""^-'^'"^'"- doubtless h:s hu.cher would have done the
?. he,'rr^.? ?' I ^"' ^'^y '^'^ ■"'■^""y- 3- Oa^nd, settled on the west sale of his
iaihei s Le.Mn-.on '-Farme ' :,ow in the ed-e of Lincoln, where hx^ descendant Gregory
^ ^lonehves on a part o! the anceMral estate. 4. SamuilAxv^^ ea.st of his bn.iher
M ' ?';:-' '", 1^' r"""" °f .^^e S^.^efarm and village, where he and his familv took an
\Z'Uf. f '"' ^T '" V'l'^';!''^''"""' ^'' Lex.r.^'ion, the N. Precinct of Cambridge.
■ .^-^\ V, ,r =^.P-i^^"" f^^j.""; '-i^ 'he first deacons of the infant church, wiih his n.rli-w Dea.
^^ ^^ ^ 3Lr.arn,^ned.ed Sept. 1715, k. SO J. The Old iiam St.n, House, occupied by
' \^ n;nL Vq^ til! the race run out, was pulled down but a few year, since, and ihi
. -« name ot Stone has become extinct in the town of Lp.\in-Icn
,.v \"«p^"^'^\"^l of Sarah Sione, Dea Gregory's younges"! daughter, was Joseph M.r- hved 1^k\^ k' 'u^'' ''\-^r^