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| 351 | Testator: Peter Kinny of Greenwood Twp. Date: 07 --- 1815. Proved: 27 May 1819 Heirs: 4 sons David, Peter, Abraham and Aaron; 6 daughters Mary, Rebecca, Sarah, Hannah, Knearche and Elizabeth. Executors: friends Richard Demott and Abraham Wooliver. Wooliver renounced his executorship. Witnesses: Andrew Ikeler, Paul Willey and William McMichal. Willey did not appear before the Registrar in 1819 to testify to witnessing the will. Bequests: Sons to share equally in 2/3 of estate, reserving a discount for Abraham and Aaron for pr--- advanced to them before. Daughters to share equally in 1/3 of estate. In recognition for her care of testator, Rebecca to receive 1 bed, 2 sheep, 1 cow, 1 large Bible, 1 large chair. These items not to be discounted against her equal share of the rest of the estate. - Columbia Co., PA Wills, Book 1 Page 99 | Kinne, Pieter (I3730)
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| 352 | Texas Department of Health. <i>Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000</i>. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit. | Source (S570)
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| 353 | THARNISH - Arlene R. (nee Langless) November 9, 2013, age 87, of Orchard Park, NY, wife of the late Jesse F. Tharnish; mother of Cheryl Kearns, Jack (Carol-Jean) Tharnish, Larry (Charlotte) Tharnish and Gail (Robert) Shippy; sister-in-law of Earl Tharnish; also survived by nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews; predeceased by a son-in-law, Jeffrey Kearns; a brother, William Langless and a sister, Donna Tharnish. Friends may call 10:30-2:30 Tuesday at the SMITH-WEISMANTEL FUNERAL HOME, Springville where a Funeral Service will be held Tuesday at 2:30. Memorials to The Collins Center Fire Department. Online register at www.smithweismantelfuneralhome.com Published in the Buffalo News on Nov. 11, 2013 | Langless, Arlene R. (I2166)
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| 354 | The Elizabeth left Ipswitch, Suffolk, England mid April of 1634 with her master, William Andrewes (Andres), arriving in Massachusetts Bay. 04 Feb 1634 Henry Dade writes from Ipswitch to the Archbishop of Canterbury that the Francis and the Elizabeth with 60 men in each intend to sail for New England on about March 10 and he supposes they are debtors or persons disaffected with the established church. Note: These ships and nine others bound for New England were stayed but on 28 Feb allowed to proceed on condition that the passengers took the oath opf allegiance. Colham pg 111. 12 Nov 1634: John Cutting and William Andrews pray to be released from bonds of presentation of certificates, enclosing that passangers of the 30 May 1634 Francis and 30 May 1634 Elizabeth did not take the oaths. 21 Jan 1635: John Cuttinge, Master of the Francis and William Andrewes, Master of the Elizabeth, both of Ipswitch, have brought a list of all the passengers that went in their ships to New England in April 1634 with certificates of their having taken the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance. The following came from the Great Migration Project on the internet: On 25 July 1636, John Springe was granted 35 acres in the Third Division of the Great Dividend at Watertown [WaBOP 4]. On 28 February 1636/7, John Springe was granted six acres in the Beaverbrook Plowlands [WaBOP 8]. On 26 June 1637, John Springe was granted six acres in the Remote Meadows [WaBOP 8]. On 10 May 1642, John Springe was granted a Farm of 71 acres [WaBOP 13]. In the Watertown Inventory of Grants, John Springe held seven parcels: an homestall of two acres; twelve acres of upland; six acres of Plowland; six acres of Remote Meadow … & the thirteen lot; thirty-five acres of upland … being a Great Dividend in the Third Division & the thirteen lot; seven acres & half of upland … beyond the Further Plain & the fifty-seven lot; and one acre of meadow in Patch Meadow [WaBOP 95]. In the Watertown Composite Inventory, John Springe held seven parcels: an homestall of two acres; twelve acres of upland; six acres of Plowland in the Further Plain & the 102 lot; six acres of meadow in the Remote Meadows & the 13 lot; thirty-five acres of upland being a Great Dividend in the 3 Division & the 13 lot; seven acres & half of upland beyond the Further Plain & the 57 lot; and a Farm of seventy-one acres of upland in the 8 Division [WaBOP 41]. On 11 March 1652/3, John Spring Senior of Watertowne, planter, to secure two bills obligatory dated with these presents for the payment of fifty pounds sterling, mortgaged to Isaack Walker of Boston, merchant, … all that my farm and houselot, with my dwelling house & buildings thereunto belonging in Watertowne [MLR 1:57-58]; on 2 August 1655, Isaac Walker released the mortgage [MLR 1:223]. On 25 March 1656, John Spring of Watertowne …, Senior, deeded to Henry Spring his son … all that his messuage or tenement and now mansion place … in Watertowne before named, containing one dwelling house, with the outhouses and about two acres of land adjoining thereto …, also all other lands that he now hath in Watertowne aforesaid …, also all his household stuff and utensils of husbandry (excepting and always reserving to the said John Spring during his natural life as followeth, viz: the north end of the dwelling house, and so far of the garden as is between the highway abutting against that north end to the middle of the chimney, and about three roods of hop ground, and half the fruit of the orchard and the kiln and kiln house and such household stuff and utensils of husbandry as be mentioned in an inventory subscribed by both parties at the signing hereof), the said Henry Spring to pay unto the said John Spring annually during the time of his natural life four pounds … and to John Spring the brother of the said Henry after the decease of the said John Spring their father thirty pounds [MLR 1:220-23]. On 16 April 1636, Sir William Spring of Pakenham, Suffolk (England), wrote to John Winthrop touching your mention of my kinsman and his estate I have I hope before this time satisfied you, how my affections and abilities stand inclined towards him, though happily so far short of his expectation (I am sure of his demands) as that I can hardly believe I have any way satisfied him. My cousin Gurdon did undertake to return a token for me towards him, when I neither had the liberty to write to him nor yourself. I could much complain of my ill success with him, in that (having disbursed even that which I assure you I have since wanted for nearer occasions, and to which I am more bound) I have given him or myself either so little comfort or content in it, as that I reap no fruits but lamentable complainings, immoderate demands and some unkind expostulations, and in general gives me cause to judge that nothing I either have done or can do, is enough, or to any purpose. It almost discouraged me altogether, seeing he writes to me as if I had none else to respect, or at least not as to one that would be (as heretofore) free in charity, if I did not plainly foresee, that except I do prejudice myself and my nearer duties and occasions (which are far otherwise than he conceives of me) I cannot come near the 100 part almost of his requirings. He poor man is ignorant of our conditions generally and mine in particular here now, and minding himself only, forgets his friend and his first terms and promises with me, when could I have prevailed I had stayed him until his strength might have been better to undertake what he would attempt too headily, and wherein (without my then forwardness in a way beyond ordinary and his own expectation) he had failed of all he aimed at. But I have writ a few lines to him, and send them here enclosed presuming of your favor to let them be delivered to him, wherein I forbear these particulars purposely, for I desire rather to pity him than provoke him [WP 3:250-51]. In late 1636 and early 1637, Sir William wrote twice more to Winthrop in the same vein [WP 3:294, 364-65]. In the latter letter he referred explicitly to my cousin Jo[hn] Spring. On 11 April 1637, Brampton Gurdon wrote to Winthrop that I met at Beury [Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk] Sir W. Spring. He asked how to send a letter to you. He promised to send me a letter by 8 next morning but did not. He then as also at our assizes desired me to desire you from him to stay your hand in yielding so much to his kinsman as heretofore. I find his desire is to cut off his yearly maintenance [WP 3:388]. In 1979 Gary Boyd Roberts studied the Spring family of Suffolk in hopes of determining the English origin of this immigrant and establishing the precise connection to Sir William Spring. Roberts proposed that the immigrant was that John Spring, son of Henry Spring, baptized at Tilbury-juxta-Clare, Essex, on 16 June 1587, a date consistent with the age given on the 1634 passenger list. Roberts then developed a tentative pedigree that would make John Spring of Watertown and Sir William Spring fourth-cousins once-removed [TAG 55:65-72]. | Spring, John (I173)
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| 355 | The Lancashire Branch of the Copelands has been traced back to 1500. One section living in Dolphin Leigh had very hard luck. The head of this branch, Lawrence Copeland, was a solid Roundhead, and for his religious faith (Puritan) he appears to have died. His estates were sequestered by the crown for recusancy. The eldest son, Robert, tried to obtain these estates; but the result...."Claim allowed with arrears from the fathers death on fuller proff of the death and on the sons taking the Oath of Adjuration" Robert does not appear to have done this and it is believed he and his brother Lawrence saile to America. the other two sons, John and Thomas, are believed to have joined ther relatives in Staffordshire. It is generally believed that Lawrence is the one who settled in Braintree, Mass in 1630; and that John came to virginia in 1635. Note: Lawrence is the head of a large family of Copelands in New England, moving westward. Thomas went to Barbados and some of his sisters went to Virginia as spelled out in his will. - unknown Roundheads - the name given to the supporters of the parliamentary cause during the English civil war. Many Puritans, scorning gentlemen;s fashions of the 17th century, wore their hair closely cropped. In 1641, bewigged or long-haired royalists insulted their Puritan opponents in Parliament by calling them Roundheads. the term was later applied to all supporters of the parliamentary rebellion, even thought the leader of the Roundheads, Oliver Cromwell, wore his hair long. There was quite a clan of Copelands in the vicinity of Newcastle, England and have been for a very long time. The name crops up in the 13th century and probably earlier, then spelled Coupland and Couplaunde. John and William seem to be favorite names. Their crest is a 'Swan with a broken wing.' The Lancashire Branch (of the Copelands) has been traced back to 1500. One section living in Dolphin Leigh had very hard luck. After trying to disolve the republic form of government and Parliment to have absolute rule in England, many protested, one of which was Lawrence Copeland Sr. For rebelling publically against the crown and his actions, shaving his head (becoming a Roundhead). Lawrence was ordered arrested by the King. 2/3rds of his land holdings were confiscated and he knew he was facing execution by the hands of the crown. He sent all his children to the colonies in hopes to have their lives spared. The head of this Branch was Lawrence Copeland Sr., our earliest known ancestor and a devout Catholic, was born about 1587, probably on or about the estate of Dolphinlee near the present day town of Lancaster. Dolphinlee was a property of Lord Dalton (who owned much of Lancashire County at the time) and was a haven for Catholic priests who could deliver the mass there in safety, sometimes hidden in the home's two secret rooms. Lawrence was Lord Dalton's estate manager for Dolphinlee and another property, Aldcliffe, where Lord Dalton's two spinster sisters lived. These sisters were fairly famous for their Catholicism and their hiding of priests during that age of dangerous religious strife and intrigue. [Another version of his property loss]. Lawrence refused to worship in the Anglican church and as a result, lost about sixty percent of his land holdings. Some sources evidence points more strongly to him having been a royalist like many of his friends and neighbors. For his religious faith he appears to have died. St Mary's Church and Cemetery is where Lawrence Copeland (Coupland) Sr. was laid to rest after his death at the hands of the Crown under the rule of King Charles I at Dolphin Leigh Manor, Dolphinholme, Yorkshire, England. His estates were sequestered by the Crown for recusancy. The eldest son Robert, tried to obtain these estates on 27 Nov 1651; but, the result.... "Claim allowed with arrears from the fathers death on fuller proff of the death and on the sons taking the Oath of Adjuration'' [spelling is the way it was written] Robert does not appear to have done this [other records say he did and went on to manage the property till he died] and it is believed he and his brother, Lawrence , sailed to America. [See notes on Robert, as this may be wrong] The other two sons, John and Thomas, are believed to have joined their relatives in Staffordshire. It is generally believed that Lawrence is the one who settled in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1630; and that John came to Virginia in 1635 [The Southern Copelands, by Lawrence Copeland]. Note: Lawrence Jr. is the head of a large family of Copelands in New England, moving westward. Thomas went to Barbados and some of his sisters went to Virginia as spelled out in his will. - unknown | Copeland, Lawrence (I1634)
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| 356 | THE MACDONALDS OF GLENORA, RIVER INHABITANTS. Alexander MacDonald, son of Donald MacDonald, was born a South Uist, Scotland and emmigrated to Cape Breton in the year 1790. He took up a farm of 600 acres on the western side of the River Inhabitants, at the place now called Glenora. He died in 1861. His first wife was Catherine McDougall of Rear Long Point. They had issue one son and one daughter, namely: Angus and Margaret, Angus married Isabel McVarish and had three sons, Angus, Donald and Alexander, and six daughters, Mary, Annie, Katie, Margaret, Catherine and Sarah. Margaret married Donald MacDonald (Og) of Creignish, and had five sons and three daughters. Alexander's first wife died and his second wife was Mary MacDonald. They had issue: one son, John and three daughters, Catherine, Mary and Anne. John married Margaret Mclsaac and had issue: three sons and four daughters, viz: Malcolm, who died in Seattle, Washington, in 1892; Alexander, who died in 1894 and John on the old homestead. The daughters are Catherine, wife of John Cameron, Annie, wife of Alex M. MacDonald, Mary, wife of Angus MacDonald and Mary Jane, who died in 1894. Catherine, Alex's daughter married Alexander MacDonald of Creignish, and had one son. Mary married Alexander Mclntyre, and had a family of four sons and four daughters. Ann died in the year 1911. - History of Inverness County Nova Scotia, J. L. MacDougall, 1922 | MacDonald, John (I2364)
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| 357 | The name of Richard Seer is first found upon the records of Plymouth Colony, in the tax-list of March 25, 1633, when he was one of fourty-four, in a list of eighty-six persons, who were assessed nine shillings in corn, at six shillings per bushel, upon one poll. [Hand notes] His name is not in tax list of 1634 or in list of freemen 1633. He soon after crossed over to Marblehead, in Massachusetts Colony, where Richard Seers was taxed as a resident in the Salem rate-list for January 1, 1637-8, and on October 14, 1638, was granted four acres of land "where he had formerly planted." [This would seem to indicate that he had then some family. What his reasons were for removing can now only be conjectured. It has been suggested that he sympathized with Roger Williams and followed him in his removal, but this is improbable. It may be that he wished to be near friends, former townsmen, or perhaps relatives. Antony Thacher, and his wife who was sister to Richard Sares wife, was then living in Marblehead, and this fact probably influenced his removal to that place [changed to reflect hand notes] The early settlers of Marblehead were many of them from the channel islands, Guernsey and Jersey, and in these places the family of Sarres has been established for several centuries, and is still represented in Guernsey under the names of Sarres and Serres. [The next supposition was struck from the original book by May] Early in the year 1639, a party under the leadership of Antony Thacher crossed the Bay to Cape Cod, and settled upon a tract of land called by the Indians, "Mattakeese," to which they gave the name of Yarmouth. With them went Richard Sares and family, accompanied probably by his wife and infant sons, Paul and Silas. [handnotes] He took up residence on Quivet Neck between Quivet and Sesuit creeks [in what became East precinct of Yarmouth now Dennis], where in September of the same year their daughter Deborah was born, perhaps the second white child, and the first girl born in Yarmouth; Zachary Rider being supposed to have been the first boy. In 1643, the name of Richard Seeres is in the list of those between the age of 16 and 60 able to bear arms. (In Williamsburg we learned that the requirements were, male, able bodied and with at least two teeth, one top and one bottom to pull the cap off the powder horn) Oct 26, 1647, the commissioners on Indian affairs were appointed to meet at the house of Richard Sares at Yarmouth, when he entered a complaint against Nepoytam Sachumus, and Felix, Indians. Oct 2, 1650, he with sixteen others, complained of William Nickerson for Slander, damage 100 pounds; and at the same term of court, we find his name with seventeen others, against Mr John Crow, William Nickerson and Lt William Palmer for trespass, damage 60 pounds. Jun 3, 1652, Richard Seeres was propounded to take up Freedom. Jun 7, 1652, Richard Sares was chosen to serve on the Grand Inquest. Jun 7, 1653, Richard Sares took the Oath of Fidellyte at Plimouth, and was admitted a Freeman. Mar 1, 1658, Richard Seares was chose on the committee to levy the church tax. Jun 6, 1660, Richard Sares was chosen Constable. Jun 3, 1662, Richard Saeres was chosen Deputy to the General Court at Plymouth. Nov 23, 1664, Richard Sares, husbandman, purchased of Allis Bradford widow of Gov William Bradford, (who signed the deed with her mark,) a tract of land at Sesuit, for 20 pounds. 10(3)1667, Richard Sares made his Will, to which Feb 3, 1676, he added a codicil. Both documents are signed with his mark, (RS) and in witnessing various deeds at previous dates, he always made his mark, a by no means unusual thing to do in those days. Mr H G Somerby in his manuscript collection in the library of the Mass Hist So, Boston, mentions a tradition that he held a commission in the militia, and lost his right arm by a gun-shot wound in a fight with Indians in 1650, but neither fact is recorded, nor is any such tradition known to the Cape antiquarians. Jun 30, 1667, the name of Richard Sares is signed with fourteen others to a complaint against Nicholas Nickerson for slander of Rev Thomas Thornton. His signature is well and plainly written, on the original document in the possession of Hon H C Thacher of Boston, (of which a copy much reduced may be seen in Swift's "Hist of Old Yarmouth," 1884) but it is not certain that it is his autograph, (and no other is known,) as it and several others may have been written by the same person, and probably the one who procured the signatures to it. I have followed the spelling of Richard Sears name as found on the records, which is probably the clerk's phonetic rendering; I have been told by aged members of the family, that when they were children, early in the 19th century, the name was written Sears, but pronounced by old people, Sares [ed. this is born out by the fact that in our recent visit to the Bahamas, our surname was noticed and the comment was "Where did you get a good old Bahama name like Say'-ers?" two syllables, accent on the first] - Samuel P. May as republished in From The Descendants of Richard Sears of Yarmouth, Mass pub by Joel Munson's Sons, 1880 In his will, dated 10 May 1667, with a codicil dated 3 February 1675/6, and proved 5 March 1675/6, 'Richard Sares of Yarmouth' bequeathed to 'Sylas Sares my younger son . . . all my land, that is allthe upland upon the Neck where his house stands in which he now dwells . . . after mine and my wife's decease,' provided that 'my son-in-law Zachery Paddock' shall have the house where he dwells and two acres within the above tract 'during the life of Deborah his now wife'; also to 'the said Sylas Sares' a tract of meadow and half of 'my land called Robins as in undivided'; to 'my elder son Paule Sares all the rest and remains of my lands whatsoever', to 'Dorothy my wife' all lands and goods during her natural life, she to be sole executrix, and 'do entreat my brother Thacher with his two sons as friends in trust' as overseers; to 'my son-in-law Zachery Paddock' two acres from land called Robins before it is divided between Silas and Paul Sears, and this two acres, along with the two acres mentioned above, to go to Ichabod Paddock, son of Zachary, at the death of Zachary's wife; witnessed by Anthony Thacher and Anthony Frey; in the codicil, dated 3 February 1675/6, Richard Sears bequeathed to 'my eldest son Paul Sares .. . the house which I now live in' and various moveables; witnessed by John Thacher and Judah Thacher; on 5 March 1675/6 deposed that he and his brother witnessed the codicil,a nd that when 'my uncle signed this appendix,' he asked him [John Thacher] to redraw the will and 'to leave out of the new draft the legacy of land that is given to Ichabod Paddock, for saith he I have answered it in another way,' but Thacher never did produce this new draft [PCPR 3:2:53-54]. The inventory of the estate of 'Richard Sares,' taken 8 October 1676 and presented at court on 15 November 1676 by 'Dorethy Sares the relict of Richard Sares and Paul Sares his eldest son,' was untotalled and included 'his house and lands,' valued at £220 "Between the two creeks whose Indian names we have given above, there was a tongue of land called 'Quivet Neck,' made up in part of alluvial deposits, and forming therefore the best and most fertile soil. Richard Sayer purchased the greater part of this neck of land, and built his house upon it. On this gentle swell he could hear the crooning of the two brooks on either side of him s they wound through the meadows, and he could look over the green interval into the broad blue ocean, always sounding with the march and countermarch of its waves. After two hundred years, the house which he built had disappeared; but the precise spot is still to be seen where his household gods found undisturbed repose. . . Nothwithstanding his peace-loving habits, the Pilgrim, as tradition says, head a military office, and lost an arm by a gun-shot would in some conflict with the Indians. He also appears on the records as constable of Yarmouth, and once on some committee in ecclesiastical affairs. . . Richard Sayer lived to be the patriarch of the little colony of Sursuit, and to see his children and his children's children settled aroungd him. . . Richard sayer was once or twice summoned from his seclusion, as Deputy to the Colony Court at Plymouth. . . .He lived to a green and honored old age, and died in 1676. . . His ashes repose in the old Yarmouth churchyard, where one of his descendants, with filial reverence and affection, has erected a costly monument to his memory." "In 1668, there was exchanging and buying of upland and meadow abetween Quivet Creek and Sauquatuckett River or as it was now often called 'Stoney Brook.' On January 17, an agreement was made between 'Richard Sears of Yarmouth and John Dillingham about an exchange of meadow lying between Bound brook and Stoney brook.' By this 'agreement' it appears 'Richard Sears fully and readily' accepted 'all right that John Wing and John Dillingham' had 'in all the meadows commonly called the Nooks - for all the right that Richard sears had in that meadow lying and being against Mr. William Bradford's two lots sold to said Richard Sears,' and 'his in the great division of broken meadow.' At the same date Richard Sears sold to 'John Dillingham, his heirs and assigns, all the land lying and being below the path commonly known as the path from Sesuit to the mill, with all the dead timber about the path forever.' | Sears, Richard (I2708)
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| 358 | The place earliest used in town for a cemetery, so far as known, was the lot on the west side of the road, just north of Mrs. Rachel Shaw's, now occupied by C. W. Streeter as a pasture. Scarcely any race of these early burials, of which there were only a few, now remains. No headstones were erected. Another ancient cemetery lies on the east side of the road just south of the meeting-house. This was in general use for perhaps twenty years, but was long since abandoned. The last interment here was that of Daniel Streeter, who suicided in 1855. Here were interred Jeremiah Robinson, who owned and operated the first corn mill in town, and his successor, Joseph Beals, the "Mountain Miller," and their families. These last named have been re-interred in the principal cemetery north of the meeting-house. In 1889, the writer witnessed the disinterment of the remains of Jeremiah Robinson, who died in 1824. Portions of the coffin still remained. One fragment bore his initials, J. R., formed by brass-headed nails driven into the wood, as was the custom in those days. Some 20 headstones bearing inscriptions still remain.--About twenty persons were buried in the pasture about half a mile north of Amos K. Griggs'. No headstones were erected, but the graves can still be distinctly traced. - History of the Town of Plainfield, p.56 March 22, 1790, "Voted that Simon Burroughs, Caleb White and Jeremiah Robinson be a committee to view the ground near Streeter's Saw-mill and Determine whether it be necessary to build a bridge over the Brook just above said mill or not." Later at the same meeting it was voted to build the bridge, which was probably one of the first in town. - History of the Town of Plainfield Jeremiah was a Selectmen for Plainfield in 1791 It is believed that the grist mill, or "corn mill," as it was called, of Jeremiah Robinson, said to have been established in 1789, and the saw mill of Samuel Streeter, both on Mill brook, were the first mills of any kind established here, being mentioned in the records as early as 1791. In 1798 the grist mill was purchased by Joseph Beals, "the Mountain Miller," who managed the business until his death in 1813. - History of the Town of Plainfield, p.68 Jeremiah served in the Revolutionary War | Robinson, Jeremiah (I3449)
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| 359 | The Ten Broeck family was a prominent family in Albany for many years. Wealthy and influential, they held high positions in government and military. Lanah’s parents are unknown and some baptism records may be missing from the time period. Lanah may have been a Ten Broeck through marriage as this was the second marriage for Philip and she may have been a widow. | Ten Broeck, Lanah (I1109)
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| 360 | There are questions surrounding the wives of William Russell. According to the 1850 census William was born in Georgia about 1781 and Elizabeth, who we assume is his wife, was also born in Georgia, though in 1800. There are no marriage or birth records to confirm the dates in the census. William removed to Wayne, Mississippi prior to 1820 and is found in the 1820 census with 1 boy and 2 girls under the age of 10 in the household as well as 2 more girls between the age of 10 and 15. Also in the 1820 census we have the oldest female being of the age of 26-44 but this could be in error. Elizabeth would have only been 20 in the 1820 census if the 1850 census was correct. So is it possible that William, being 19 years older than Elizabeth, was married prior and some of these children were from a first marriage or other relatives? Together William and his wife or wives had at least 9 known children after 1820 and as many as 5 more previous to 1820. Interestingly none of the children have been found to have named a daughter Elizabeth. William died in Wayne Co., Mississippi and was probably buried at a family plot there. It appears William remarried to the widow of George W. Grayson, Catherine McFarland, for a shortime before he died. A recent discovery of a death certificate of William's youngest son Solomon who died in Texas in 1922 has his parents listed as William Russell and Mary Clark or could that be Mary Elizabeth Clark?. The informant appears to have been Solomon's oldest son Edmon. Regardless, I have added the last name of Clark to Elizabeth, she is in all likelihood the mother of the 9 known children and possibly 3 of the unknown children born prior to 1820. | Russell, William (I2168)
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| 361 | Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. | Source (S513)
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| 362 | Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microf ilm-catalogs-census/1910/index.html" target="_blank">NARA</a>. | Source (S500)
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| 363 | This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. | Source (S12)
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| 365 | This source is cited repeatedly for Wolford family facts at: http://www.thedunshees.com/DunsheeFamilyHistory/index.htm | Source (S292)
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| 366 | This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie. | Source (S542)
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| 367 | Thomas and Mary had 8 children; Abner, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth, Eunice, Lois, Sarah, and Thomas. Thomas and Abigail had one child; Benjamin. | Pratt, Capt. Thomas (I3620)
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| 368 | Thomas and Susannah had at least 5 children; Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Sarah, Chloe, and Thomas S. | Pratt, Thomas (I3594)
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| 369 | Thomas Barnard came from England and was one of the first settlers of Salisbury (incorporated 1640) and his town lot is shown on a map of East Salisbury in 1639; he was a signer of the Articles of Agreement and one of the first eighteen "commoners." On January 1, 1658 he and another "were chosed for ordering the prudential affairs of the Company" and in the later part of that month was one of two chosed "standing Lot Layers,: and served as such for many years. He was one of the ten original purchasers of Nantucket in 1659, and was probably represented there by his brother Robert, who was later admitted as his partner, and to whom he assigned half of his interest in that Island. In 1665 he served on a committee to build a "meeting-house," and on June 15, 1666, at a meeting to organize the town of New Salisbury, was chosen Moderator and one of the first five Prudential men. On July 9, 1667, a committee, of which Thomas Barnard, Sr. was one, was appointed to seat the people in the new church, and the following is an extract of the selection made:'Thomas Barnard, sen. is to set in the seat behind the tabell," "Good wiffe Barnard is to set in the second seate in the sowett side of the meeten house." It is said that he was killed by Indians in 1667, but on April 18,1670, 'Thomas Barnard,se." was chosen one of three Prudential men of the town. In 1677, in an Indian raid upon the town of Salisbury, several of the inhabitants were killed whose names are unknown, and it was probably in this year that Thomas Barnard lost his life. - unknown Inventory of the estate of Thomas Barnard, Sr. taken 21: 6m: 1677, by Phill. Challis, Thomas Wells and John Weed: ye Dwelling house, Barne, orchard & homestead, 140li.; a 40 acre lott at ye back River, 25li.; 3 acres of meadow att ye pond meadows, 6li.; twoe acres of meadow att ye new meadows, 2li. 10s.; 4 acres of meadow in ye higglety pigleyes, 20li.; a sweepage lott, 12li.; 10 acres more or less on salisbury side on ye powow River, 20li.; 200 acres att ye great lotts, 40li.; a 40 acre lott in ye Champion land, 20li.; a 50 acre lott att ye childrens land, 25li.; a Bugmore lott, 5li.; a 40 acre River lott, 38 li.; 40 acre Lott on ye division beyond ye pond, 16li.; a 10 acre lott in ye ox pastures & a swamp lott, 10li.; twoe lotts in ye Lyons mouth, 10li.; a payre of oxen, 14li.; 4 Cowes, 16li.; 2 2 yr. old heiffers & advantage & 3 yearlings, 12li.; 3 calves, 2li.; eight sheep young & old, 3li. 5s.; a young horse, 2li.; 10 swine old & younge, 7li.; 8 hives of bees, 2li.; English, Indian corne & Flax, 12li.; Cart wheels, Irons, chaine, plow & Irons, yokes, 3li.; Betle Rings, wedges, axes, howes, forkes, shave, 10s.; Iron potts, Kettle, tramells, spitt, Frying pan, tongues, 2li. 10s.; Brass & pewter ware, 2li. 16s.; Bedds, Bedding, Bedsteads, curtains, vallants, 25li. 10s.; Table linnen & hand towells, 2li. 10s.; his wearing clothes yt were left, 8li.; His Bible wth twoe other Bookes, 10s.; woll & wollen & linnen yarne, 3li. 14s.; Cubbard, Table, chaires, wheels, formes, 3li.; old caske, trayes, Dishes, spones & other necessaries, 3li. 14s.; Baggs, saddle & grindlestone, 1li. 10s.; a bull: & 7 yds. of cloth, 4li. 10s.; his right in common land drawd for but undivided, 5li.; in money, 4s.; a bill from Nathaniell Griffin due to ye sd Barnerd, 15s.; Due from his son att Nantucquett pr. Bill, 80li. where of is payd & received 4 barrells of beefe & 30 lbs of sheeps wool; shingle nailes, 4s.; total, 607li. 12s. Attested in Hampton court 9 : 8m : 1677 by Ellenor Barnard, widow of Thomas Barnard, and administratrix of his estate. - Essex County Probate Files, Docket 1,785. | Barnard, Thomas (I1761)
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| 370 | THOMAS CASWELL OF TAUNTON AND HIS DESCENDANTS by George Freeman Sanborn, Jr. Many people with New England ancestry descend from Thomas Caswell, an early settler of Taunton, Massachusetts. Relatively little research has ever been done on the Caswell family, and certainly nothing of an exhaustive, comprehensive nature has been done in an attempt to compile an accurate record of all Thomas Caswell´s descendants. He left a very large posterity, many of whom intermarried with descendants of Mayflower passengers. This article will trace his known descendants in the male line for five generations and will list the children of the sixth generation. In some cases the writer has additional information about later generations of some lines of descendants, in particular, his own. The materials gathered in preparing this article will, after completion, be deposited at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. While some writers have suggested that Thomas Caswell was a native of Wales (or that the name Caswell, at least, is Welsh), and some would like to claim that he had a distinguished background in London, still others allude to a family tradition that he came from Somersetshire in England. The last appears to be the most plausible origin; the name Caswell is uncommon in Wales and neighboring Monmouthshire but is common in Somersetshire. A large number of families from Somersetshire did settle in Taunton, and, in fact, it may be pointed out that the principal community in Somersetshire is called Taunton, for which our colonial town was obviously named. The tantalizing baptism of one Thomas Caswell, son of Thomas Caswell, in the parish of North Curry, co. Somerset, on 20 October 1618, would nicely match the supposed age of our Old Colony settler. Marriages occur on record in the parish of North Curry in 1579 and 1581 for a Thomas Caswell, showing that men of that name were not strangers to the parish (W. P. W. Phillimore and Douglas LL. Hayward, eds., Somerset Parish Registers. Marriages., Vol. II, [London, 1899]). Numerous other Caswell events appear in the nearby parish of St. Mary Magdalene in the City of Taunton. Further research needs to be carried out in Somersetshire for the origin of our Thomas Caswell. Thomas Caswell first appears in New England in Taunton in the Colony of New Plymouth where the name of ``Thom Cassell´´ is found on a list of those males aged 16 to 60 able to bear arms in August 1643, just four years after the incorporation of the town. He apparently came to the New World as an unmarried man and married, probably in Taunton, ca. 1648, MARY _____. The identity of his wife is unknown, and requires some discussion. His son, Peter, in a testamentary deed dated and acknowledged 4 August 1727 and recorded 10 August 1727, states, inter alia, that he gives to his daughter, Sarah Caswell, ``all those movables I have now in my hands that was Given me by my aunt Bryant..." . This seemingly straightforward reference to a relationship has led many to the conclusion that the wife of Thomas1 Caswell was probably a Bryant, though proof was lacking. Also, ``Elizabeth Briant´´ witnessed the codicil to the will of Thomas Caswell, 15 March 1696/7, shortly before his death. She may have been the ``aunt Bryant´´ referred to in Peter´s deed. The supporters of this theory of the identity of Thomas Caswell´s wife point out that there was a Stephen Bryant early in Plymouth and that the oldest son of Thomas Caswell was named Stephen. However, there is not the slightest shred of evidence that Stephen Bryant of Plymouth ever had anything to do with either Thomas Caswell of Taunton or the Bryant family resident there It seems much more likely to this writer that the ``aunt Bryant´´ referred to in Peter Caswell´s deed was a sister to Peter´s mother (or possibly to his father) than a sister-in-law. He would have been more inclined to speak of her in this way if she were his own kin than if she were an aunt by marriage. Since Thomas Caswell is not known to have had any siblings here and since he was married here to an unidentified woman, it is tempting to think that she and ``aunt Bryant´´ were sisters. There is, however, a more solid clue to the identity of Thomas1 Caswell´s wife. On 30 August 1667 Thomas Caswell and Mary his wife of Taunton sold to William Brenton of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation, for L40, nine acres of land with a dwelling house and ham thereon in Taunton hounded hy the lands of Shadrach Wildbore, Samuel Paul, the Common on the north , and the river on the south, the said Thomas Caswell and Mary his wife ``or one of them´´ at the time of delivery t hereof being the true and lawful owner ``and that they or one of them in his or her owne Right´´ had authority to convey the premises. This was acknowledged by both grantors on 11 October 1667. It seems clear from this deed that the conveyed premises had been purchased, or more likely inherited, by Mary Caswell , her husband thereby acquiring his interest in the property. If it could be determined who t he previous owner of that property was, we would perhaps be able to identify both Mary Caswell and Elizabeth Bryant. A number of records survive to tell us something of the life and activities of Thomas Caswell, and these give us an indication of his standing in the community and his probable contribution to society. Thomas Caswell joined with eleven other of his townsmen in 1651 on a panel of inquest into the drowning death of ten-year-old William England, servant to Joseph Wildbore of Taunton, who accidentally fell out of a canoe on the Great River (now Taunton River) on 6 September of that year, and he signed his name, ``Tho: Caswell,´´ to the verdict. In 1657 ``Tho: Casswell´´ took the Oath of Fidelity in Taunton; in 1662 he served on the ``Grand Enquest´´ for the Colony of New Plymouth; and in 1667 he once again was called upon to serve with eleven of his townsmen on a panel of inquest into the accidental drowning of Timothy Poole, 15 November 1667, to which he signed his name ``Thomas Caswell´´. In 1675 he and his son, Thomas, were listed as heads of families in Taunton when King Philip´s War began. Thomas Caswell´ s name appears on a rate list dated 16 October 1683 to defray the expenses of plastering the meeting house, his comparatively large assessment being one shilling eleven pence. He was also assessed eighteen shillings as his proportion of the sum to be paid to purchase Mr. Danforth´s land, according to an undated Taunton town list. Thomas Caswell appears to have led a rather uncontroversial life in Taunton, raising his large family and owning a considerable amount of land. Though not an Original Proprietor, he did become a proprietor of the Town of Taunton and as such took part in both the South and the North Purchases, the South Purchase being now within the bounds of Berkley. He did not join with some of his sons-in-law, and other acquaintances, in 1682 in the petition for a distinct charter from Their Majesties to be a separate colony from New Plymouth, from which it may be inferred that he was satisfied with the political arrangement of things as they then stood. In the 1691 Inspection Return, taken at the time of King William´s War ``Thomas Caswell, sen´´ is shown as having been supplied with a gun, a cartouch box, powder, and bullets, while the following year in July 1692 his gun was pressed for Nathan Presbiter, and valued at £1. And further, in 1693, Thomas served on a jury ordered by the town to lay out a road to William Hack´s, the report of which he signed on 27 May 1693. An examination of Thomas Caswell´s land holdings and transactions reveals a pattern not uncommon to a seventeenth century husbandman starting with little or nothing. He gradually added significantly to his real wealth. On 27 November 1649, at a town meeting, he was granted his second division, on the other side of Two Mile River opposite Thomas Coggins´s land extending to the head of the great lots there. The wording of this grant seems to imply an earlier grant, possibly in the first division, but no record of this has been found. On 28 December 1659, he was granted forty- two acres for ``9 Heads,´´ on which he paid a tax of eleven shillings and three pence; and, on 3 January 1660, it was said that Thomas Caswell´s home lot shall extend in length as far as Shadrach Wildbore´s land. The Proprietors´ records list the lands in the possession of ``Thomas Caswell Senior´´ on 8 January 1665 as follows - his home lot, 6 acres, lying between Samuel Wilbore to the east and the widow Paul on the southwest. - the addition to his home lot, being on the other side of the Great River, between Samuel Wilbore on the southwest and Mrris Farwell on the east. - 4 acres meadow on the other side of the Gr eat River lying between two brooks , Walter Dean´s meadow lying to the west of this tract on the other side of one of the brooks - one pond, called the ``Stage pond,´´ be ing 3 acres lying between the Iron Works and the Four Mill Pond (called Titicut Pond). - his ``division,´´ being 11 acres at the east end of the above meadow, bounded by James Bell´s land on the east end and the Great River on the northwest, and extending to the Common on the south. - his ``second division´´ of land, being 42 acres lying on the southeast side of his meadow, with ``Plymouth path´´ on the west and the lands of the ``Widow Dean´´ on the southeast, and extending to a little plain being a ``common.´´ In a more adventurous and speculative mood by 6 June 1668, Thomas Caswell, a proprietor of the old town of Taunton, became a proprietor of the North Purchase, later set off as Norton and parts of Mansfield and Easton, and then he was granted three acres of swamp on the Three Mile River ``at a place where the beavers did dam up the water´´ on 22 March 1669 It was thirteen years before he received another proprietary grant. On 24 October 1682, Thomas Caswell Senior was granted thirty acres on John Kingsley´s right, which is probably the same land he owned on 14 May 1678 and on 23 December 1684 he was granted two acres at a place called Pool´s Brook, the western bound of which was the path that came from the Iron Works. The said two acres were a part of his thirty-acre division and were the same he later gave to his son John on 23 March 1692. Keeping in mind these various proprietary grants, we should carefully consider the undated list of land of the ``original right´´ of Thomas Caswell in Taunton North Purchase - first division 100 acres - meadow division 8 acres - second division upland 100 acres - third division upland 50 acres - fourth division upland 60 acres Total 318 acres. It is difficult to determine how Thomas Caswell acquired some of the real estate mentioned in his will and inventory. A comparison of proprietary grants to Thomas Caswell and of deeds in which he was grantor with the list of his lands in the Proprietors´ records and in his will and inventory, indicates subdivisions of the original grants had evidently been made, but their identity has been lost . Readers interested in the Taunton Proprietary Records will want to see ``The Taunton Quitclaim Deed´´ in the Register 97. On 23 March 1682/3 Thomas Caswell and Mary, his wife, sold four acres of land east of the meeting house on the east side of the Great River to Shadrach Wildbore, and for ``three hundreds weight of Barr Iron,´´ he and Mary sold two acres of meadow on 1 March 1685, while on ``1695´´ they sold a tract of land in the North Purchase to their son-in-law William Hoskins. A literate man himself, some of Thomas Caswell´s sons (all but Stephen and Samuel) appear to have been literate as well, while Thomas Caswell´s wife and daughters were typically unable to write even their names. A good provider for his children, as revealed in his deeds of land to his sons and sons-in-law, Thomas Caswell carefully provided for his wife and children in his will and codicil. On 28 September 1691 he made his will, to which he attached a codicil on 15 March 1696/7, by which time he could only print his initials. He died, undoubtedly in Taunton, that same year, for on 14 September 1697 one of the witnesses swore that he was present when Thomas Caswell signed his original will. The full text of the will, codicil and inventory of his estate follow. The original papers have not been preserved, and only the probate copy book versions survive, while the original executor´s bond is on file, as well as the copy thereof. Thomas Caswell´s will and inventory reveal that he was a farmer of substance with a respectable estate consisting of considerable land holdings sufficient to set up his sons on farms of their own, a valuable farm that was his homestead, and many useful articles. But the inventory also shows that the family was able to enjoy certain luxuries, such as books, bedding with linen, and considerable wearing apparel. His burial place, and that of his wife, Mary, who was living at the time he made his will (and probably living on the date he made his codicil), but whose date of death has not been preserved, are unknown. - The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 35, No. 2, July 1985 Will of Thomas Casewell Senr. of Tauanton dated Sept. 28, 1691. To my eldest son Stephen Casswell the land whereon his house now standeth and my land at Skunk Hill. To my second son Thomas Casswell six acrfes of land in the great plain, other lands of mine now in his possession and one half quaarter part of my share in the North purchase. To my third son Peter Casswell sixteen acres on the south side of the highway opposite where his house now standeth. To my fourth son John Caswell "a pond Called the stage pound" also one half quarter part of my share in the North purchase. To my fifth William Caswell the land whereon his house now standeth and the land called the Neck, also ten acres of land at "Thinn Swamp" and three acres of swamp at the old Bever Dam. To my sixth son Samuel Caswell my house wherein I now dwell with my orchard, meadow and other land, all my land on the north side of the highway as far as James Bell's land, except a little where my son Peter Caswell's house stands which I formerly gave to my saiad son Peter. Also I give to said Samuel forty-six acres of my fifth acre division lying at Cotly between the land of Isacce Dean and Shadrach Wilbor's land. To my loving wife Mary one quarter of my share in the North purchase, the use of all my moveables within my house, and the westerly lower room in my house during her widowhood. My son Samuel Caswell to be sole executor, he to take care of and provide for his mother and maintain her during her widowhood. To my daughters Mary, Sarah, Hannah, Eliizabeth, Abigail and Hester the one half of my share in the North purchase to be equally divided among them. To my daughter Hannah, wife of Daniel Ramsdell one heifer of a year old. Witnessed by Shadrach Wilbore, Samuel Wilbore and Joseph Wilbor. Poscript dated March 15, 1696-7: Whereas my share in the North purchase has since been sold for the sum of 12 pounds which money my son Samuel made use of, my will is that he pay [p.197] the sum of 12 pounds to those of my children to whom said share was given, in proportion as expressed in the will. Codicil witnessed by Elizabeth x [her mark] Briant, Isaak x [his mark] Leonard, and Samuel Danforth. Joseph Wilbore and one of the witnesses made oath to said will at Bristol, Sept. 14, 1697 and Shadrach Wilbore another witness " Did [two illegible words] make oath to the Ton [?]; and Effect of Joseph Wilbore his oath; and that Samuel Wilbore was present and did signe as a witness at the same time: Since deceased, at Taunton Oct 9, 1697. The same day Mr. Samuel Danforth and Elizabeth Briant testified to the truth of the above before John Saffin, judge of Probate. John Cary Registr. Entered Oct 30, 1697 by John Cary Registr. Inventory of the above estate taken March 30, 1696-7 [p. 198] by Israel Thresher, Joseph Richmond and Henry Andrews, and presented at court at Taunton Oct9, 1697 by Samuel Caswell executor before Jmo. Satsin, John Cary Registr; Entered Oct 30, 1697 by John Cary Registr; amount of inventory, 306 pounds, 09 shillings, 06 pence. - Mayflower Source Records - Abstracts from the First Book of Bristol County Probate Records pp. 196-198 | Caswell, Thomas (I403)
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| 371 | Thomas Flint, the emigrant ancestor, came to America, as tradition reports, from Wales, in Great Britain. The first mention made of him in the town records of Salem is in 1650; but there is reason to believe that he came to this country much earlier; and there is also some evidence to show that he had a mother here as early as 1642. He was among the first settlers of Salem Village, now South Danvers. The spot in the wilderness which h~ selected for his home is situated on the Salem and North Reading road, about six miles from the present Court House in Salem, and five miles from the town of North Reading, and near Phelps’s mill and brook. He acquired his land by purchase. The first deed to him on record, “ containing one hundred and fifty acres of meadow and pasture land, and lying within the bounds of Salem,” he bought Sept. 18, 1664, of John Pickering. The price paid for this land is not mentioned; but quite a good opinion can be formed of its value, from the fact that John Pickering, three years before, gave Mr. John Higginson thirteen pounds for the same land. The second lot recorded, containing fifty acres, he purchased 1st January, 1662, of Robert Goodall, for which he paid twenty pounds sterling. It is described· as situated in Salem, and as being “near upon a square,” and bounded southerly by land of Henry Phelps, westerly by Phelps’s Brook, and northerly and easterly by land of said Goodall.1 This farm of the old patriarch has always remained in the possession of his descendants. It is now occupied by the heirs of Elijah Flint, and may truly be called the old homestead, it having been in the family more than two hundred years. He died April 15, 1663. His wife’s name was Ann. They had Six children. - A Genealogical Register of the Decendants of Thomas Flint of Salem "Thomas Flint, the immigrant ancestor, was born about 1602-14, probably in En-gland, and died 15 April 1663 in Salem Village, now South Danvers, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The first mention made of Thomas Flint is in the town records of Salem. Under the date March __, 1637-8, the colonial records of Salem give a list of the names of persons who had signified their desire to become freemen, and the name of Thomas Flint is on this list. Thomas had a mother here as early as 1642. She lived with his brother, William, and it would seem she was a very strong force in William's life, either through her strong religious faith and moral force, or through control of the family purse-strings. She cared for William's motherless children after their arrival in America, at least until his second marriage to Alice Williams. In February 1642-3, Goodman William Flint was presented to court for not living with his wife. He answered that his mother was not willing to let his wife come to America with him, The court then acquitted him of this charge. Thomas Flint was among the first settlers of Salem Village. The area was then a wildreness and the spot which he selected for his home was situated on the Salem and North Reading road about six miles from the site of the Salem courthouse (where it was located in 1860).... This farm remained in the family until about 1860 when it was sold to Mr. Carten by the heirs of Elijah Flint, one of the descendants of Thomas.... "The 1860 genealogy stated that the old cemetery on the Flint farm lies on a pine-shaded knoll about a mile east of the present house,and that it was poorly enclosed by a stone wall. The original house burned after 1860. The graves were badly over-grown with brush and new growth. William L. Flint in his By the Name of Flint tells the story of an old Irishman who used to care for the graves for free when there were no Flints in the neighborhood to mourn the dead. When asked why he did this, he said, 'They are men's graves and someone should care for them.' Somewhere in that forgotten spot lie the bones of Thomas and his wife Ann. "Thoman Flint was a Puritan and kept their stern code. He testified against Hannah Phelps, a Quaker, and his evidence helped convicther in a charge of heresy. His brother William paid her fine to keep her fron being publicly flogged (a fate which William's wife had suffered for the crime of fornication before marriage with said William Flint). "Thomas married a lady named Ann, but to date no one has found a record of her last name or of her parents. He married Ann sometime before 1645 and she died in the summer of 1668. After the death of Thomas in 1663 she married John Southwick in Salem Village. She had no children by John Southwick." - The Family Histories of Charles Edwin Flint, Jr. and Bessie Hazel Lee, Rosalie V. M. Flint & Kathleen A. B. Hedrick, Flint, 1981 Estate of Thomas Flint of Salem - Essex Probate Docket # None Dated April 1, 1663. This present writing doth declare that I, Thomas Flint being on my sick bed, do leave this as my Last will and Testament. To my wife I give fifty acres of emproved land and my meadow and housing. To my son Thomas I give thirty acres of upland on my farm next to Mr. Gardner's as he sees fit, not entrenching on his mother's meadow or broken land and also ten pounds of corn or cattle all which he is to enjoy at age: And also after my wive's decease to enjoy two thirds of my farms I bought of which was Mr. Higginson's & Goodman Goodall and in case his mother doth marry then that he shall enjoy the one half of the improved lands and meadow and housing. To my sons George and John, I give all my land I bought beyond the river, to enjoy equally divided to them when they are at age or at their mother's decease if she die before, it is my will that if George dies without seed, then my son John to enjoy his part and if John die without seed then my son George to enjoy his part. To my son Joseph I give the other third part of my land which was Mr. Higginson's and Goodman Goodalls. It is provided that my son Joseph enjoy it at his mother's decease and if my son Thomas died without seed unmarried dthen his part to fall to my son Joseph and contrarywise if my son Joseph dies without seed then his part to fall to Thomas and so to pass from one to another if he that enjoys it die without issue. To my daughter Elizabeth I give thirty pounds at marriage in corn and cattle and I do appoint my son Thomas when he enjoys his two thirds as abovesaid then to pay to my daughter Elizabaeth and in case the farm falls into Joseph's hand before he is of age or he is to pay her the said ten pounds. I do appoint my wife whole executor, I entreate my two friends Mr. William Browne Sr. and Goodman Moulton to be my overseers, to see this my will and testament performed, and this I leave at my last will and testament. In witness whereof I set my hand: T.F. Witness: Robert Moulton Joseph Pores, marke Job Swinerton, Jr. | Flint, Thomas (I1729)
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| 372 | Thomas Lincoln (203), was born Nov. 18th, 1808, in Byron, Genesee Co., N. Y. After the death of his parents in 1812, he lived with his uncle Dimick in Ashfield until 1825, when he went to New York. He married Miss Julia Rhodes, who was born in Sempronius, N. Y., Sept. 12th, 1812. They were married Sept. 21st, 1834, and settled in Springville, Erie Co., N. Y., where they and some of their children now reside. Mr. Lincoln is an architect and builder and has erected many of the finest buildings in Springville and surrounding country. In 1836 he moved to Monroe, Mich., where he built the first railroad bridge over the river Raisin. In 1840 he removed to Buffalo, N. Y., and in 1845 he returned to Springville, where he now lives, still actively engaged in his profession. Mr. Lincoln as an up-right, public-spirited and honorable citizen in his town, has no superior, and enjoys the confidence of the entire community. Mrs. Lincoln is a very amiable woman, beloved by all. She has been a member of the Presbyterian church nearly 50 year´s. Their children are: Anna L., born 1835; Marion T., 1838; Carlottie E., 1839; Helen M., 1843; Americas C., 1845; Josephine J, 1847; Manly B., 1850; Julia A., 1852. Anna L. Lincoln, born 1835, married Dr. J. Swain of Colden, Erie Co., N. Y. Marion T. Lincoln was a soldier in the late war and was a prisoner at Saulsbury. He married Miss Katie Gould of Greenville, Mich., where he now resides. Helen M. Lincoln married a Mr. Eggert and has a son, George T. Eggert. She afterwards married Mr. Geo. W. Zink a prominent business man of Buffalo, and they have a son, Geo. W., Jr. Americus C. Lincoln was a soldier in the rebellion and was a prisoner at Andersonville. Josephine Y. Lincoln married Wallace Popple of Collins, Erie Co., N. Y. Their children are: Maud and Willie. Julia Ada Lincoln married William Owen of Buffalo, and their children are: Emily, Willie and Helen. Hannah Lincoln (200), married Marvin Williams and lived in Hinckley, Medina Co., Ohio, where she died about 1860, leaving one daughter Jane, who married George Thayer of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Their son, George Thayer is said to be a druggist in Toledo, Ohio. Phebe Lincoln (198), married Ira Butler, said to be a cousin of Hon. Benj. F. Butler of Mass. They lived near Medina, Ohio, the later years of their life. No further report of them. Of this family of Lincolns there was one (not in the list on page 22,) named Dimick Lincoln. After his parents death he lived for several years with Mr. Peleg Standish, of Sempronius, N. Y., when he went away a young man, as he said to visit the old world. No account of him has since been found. The youngest of the Lincoln children was Benjamin (205.) He was a baby when his parents died. He was reared by his sister Betsey, with whom he lived a time. Later in life he went to Ohio, at or near where his sister Marilla, Mrs. Prichard, lived. About the year 1849, he came to Otisco (now Belding), Mich., where his uncle Dimick Ellis (72) then lived, in his old age with his son Lewis (241.) Benjamin Lincoln at this time was a great sufferer from rheumatism, to such an extent that he was helpless. His uncle Dimick´s children, Richard and Lewis Ellis, and daughter Mrs. Desiah Ellis Belding lived here. These were Benjamin´s cousins, with whom he remained for about three years until his death. His disease took on the form of consumption, which proved fatal about 1853. He is remembered as a man of great patience and amiability of character, beloved by all. Marilla Lincoln (201), was born Feb. 3rd, 1805. She married Sheldon C. Prichard Feb. 22nd, 1819. Mr. Prich- ard was born Aug. ist, 1802. They lived in Moravia New York, a few years after their marriage, when they moved to Wauseon, Ohio, where Mr. Prichard died. Mrs. Prichard removed about 1875 to Prichardville, Barry Co., Mich., where she died Oct. 28th, 1883, at the home of her son Solomon Prichard. Mr. and Mrs. Prichard were members of the Presbyterian Church, and were highly respected and up-right people. .Their children were Alonzo, born 1824. He married a Worden, sister of Dr. S. T. Worden of Delta, Ohio. Alonzo Prichard now lives at Wauseon, Ohio. Charles born 1826, now lives at Prichardville, Mich. Julia born 1829, died in Ohio 1830. Hiram born 1830, now lives at Wauseon, Ohio. Jane Prichard, born 1832, married Dr. S. T. Worden of Delta, Ohio. Helen Prichard, born 1835, married a man named Dando, is now a widow and lives in Prichardville, Mich. Solomon, born 1837, lives in Prichardville. George, born 1839, l* ves at Prichardville. Sarah, born 1842, married Isaac Weeks, lives in Prichardville. Mary, born in Liver- pool, Ohio, Jan. 3rd, 1847, lived in Hillsdale, Mich. She married Dr. Chamberlin in 1863, and had one daughter no Myrtle Chamberlin. Dr.Chamberlin died in 1875, and Mrs. Chamberlin married Mr. Bernard in 1878. Mrs. Bernard lived in Jackson, Mich., several years and later in Hillsdale. She died suddenly May 13th, 1885, greatly lamented by a large circle of relatives and friends. Her daughter now lives in Hillsdale. She is widely known as a highly cultivated and talented singer. Polly Lincoln (199), married John Rose and they were in Niles, Cayuga Co., N. Y., for a time about 1834. No further report from them. Betsey Lincoln (202), probably married a Worden. Where they lived was not known to the other relatives. As said above when Capt. Samuel and Jane Ellis Lincoln died in 1812 their children were widely scattered, and some of them became lost to each other as well as to their other more distant relatives. This was a matter of grief and sadness in after life to the others, who felt a loneliness thereafter. - Erastus Ranney Ellis. Biographical sketches of Richard Ellis, the first settler of Ashfield, Mass., and his descendants, | Lincoln, Thomas (I125)
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| 373 | Thomas, born ca 1636, probably son of Thomas, ca 1615, both of Watertown. Authorities disagree whether there were a father/son both named Thomas or only one. Certain facts indicate there were two, probably father/son. The younger married Susannah and died 26 September 1692, Sherborn (Middlesex) at which time widow Susannah was granted administration of his estate. He is probably the same who took the Oath of Allegiance 1652, at least 16 years of age. C#107 (Mr. Stephen D. Pratt, author of pater on desc. of Thomas Pratt of Watertown, Massachusetts in 1970 authored an excellent report on this family, including land records, maps, and biographical data. He suggests that Thomas of Watertown may have been he who in 1635 left Gravesend, England on the "America" age 17, bound for Virginia. However, if that passenger disembarked at Boson, he was probably Thomas of Malden and brother of Richard of Malden, also of Gravesend. An unpublished genealogy of Thomas Gleason and wife Susannah of Watertown contains a typewritten note: "It is very probable that Thomas and Susannah Gleason had another daughter born ca. 1639 who married ca. 1655 Thomas Pratt of Watertown who in 1678 bought land in Framingham next to Thomas Gleason Jr." C#15/C#80 (Mrs. Marjorie E. Bowers, 1101 S. Bay Road, Olympia, Washington 98506, Mrs. Katherine S. Moore, 20001 Marine Dr. N. W.Stanwood, Washington 98292) note: "Thomas and Susanna Gleason probably would have named a daughter Susanna; no complete list of their heirs exists. The children in the Gleason genealogy are listed by circumstantial evidence. Thomas and Susannah Gleason could certainly have had a child old enough to marry Thomas Pratt by 1655. Thomas Gleason Jr. owned land adjacent to other land in Sudbury bought by Thomas Pratt 1678. Thomas Pratt Sr. was one of those who took inventory of Thomas Gleason Jr.,'s est. 1705. Susanna, daughter of Thomas Gleason, if she was such, had eldest brother Thomas; here next four brothers were Joseph, John, Philip and Nathaniel in that order. Thomas and Susannah Pratt used the same four names in that order for their sons, although others in between. This claim [that Susannah Pratt was nee Gleason] deserves further search although there is not much chance of better evidence. On this basis I have tentatively listed the wife of Thomas Pratt as Susannah Gleason although unproved." 26 May 1647 took the Freeman's oath. In 1679 he bought land in Framingham close to Gleason's pond from Thomas Eames. He lived in Sherborn. - http://stagge-parker.blogspot.com/2011/06/thomas-pratt-jr.html In 1692 his wife Susanna and son John were granted administration of his estate. The estate was valued at 142.2lbs. The three youngest children according to the will were Jonathan, David and Jabez. Source: Pg. 363, "History of Framingham" He is included in the list of inhabitants when the town of Sherborn was incorporated. Source: History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Pg. 697 Other Notes: Thomas Pratt of Watertown may be the same as the Thomas Pratt in Sherborn MA. In 1652 Thomas Pratt of Watertown was admitted freeman. He also took the Oath of Fidelity. Thomas may have come from London as in August of 1650 a court case ensued: Thomas Boylston vs Thomas Pratt for withholding money sent to him by his uncle of London. John Sanger testified that Boylston's uncle in 1648 told him he had assigned his house and lands to Pratt to be held in trust for Thomas Boylston's children. On 20 Jan. 1679 Thomas Pratt Sr. of Sudbury, MA purchased from Thomas Eames 30 acres of land on Pratt's Plain. Pratt's Plain lay east of the central village distant about a mile. Thomas was among the grantees for building a town at Worcester, MA but this plan was stopped by Indian problems. Thomas Pratt's name was on a list of persons to be inhabitants of Sherburne, Mass. since its incorporation with the date of admission - Thomas Pratt Sen 2 Mo. 1679. Thomas had religious privileges in Sherborn. Thomas' widow Susannah and son John Pratt were appointed administrators of the estate in 1692. An inventory was taken 26 Sept. 1692 amounting to L142.2.The three youngest children Jonathan, David & Jabez were named in the estate papers. - http://catnip13.tripod.com/Pratt.html THOMAS, born ca 1636, probably son of Thomas, ca 1615, both of Watertown. Authorities disagree whether there were a father/son both named Thomas or only one. Certain facts indicate there were two, probably father/son. The younger married Susannah and died 26 September 1692, Sherborn (Middlesex) at which time widow Susannah was granted administration of his estate. He is probably the same who took the Oath of Allegiance 1652, at least 16 years of age. C#107 (Mr. Stephen D. Pratt, author of pater on desc. of Thomas Pratt of Watertown, Massachusetts in 1970 authored an excellent report on this family, including land records, maps, and biographical data. He suggests that Thomas of Watertown may have been he who in 1635 left Gravesend, England on the "America" age 17, bound for Virginia. However, if that passenger disembarked at Boson, he was probably Thomas of Malden and brother of Richard of Malden, also of Gravesend. An unpublished genealogy of Thomas Gleason and wife Susannah of Watertown contains a typewritten note: "It is very probable that Thomas and Susannah Gleason had another daughter born ca. 1639 who married ca. 1655 Thomas Pratt of Watertown who in 1678 bought land in Framingham next to Thomas Gleason Jr." C#15/C#80 (Mrs. Marjorie E. Bowers, 1101 S. Bay Road, Olympia, Washington 98506, Mrs. Katherine S. Moore, 20001 Marine Dr. N. W.Stanwood, Washington 98292) note: "Thomas and Susanna Gleason probably would have named a daughter Susanna; no complete list of their heirs exists. The children in the Gleason genealogy are listed by circumstantial evidence. Thomas and Susannah Gleason could certainly have had a child old enough to marry Thomas Pratt by 1655. Thomas Gleason Jr. owned land adjacent to other land in Sudbury bought by Thomas Pratt 1678. Thomas Pratt Sr. was on of those who took inventory of Thomas Gleason Jr.,'s est. 1705. Susanna, daughter of Thomas Gleason, if she was such, had eldest brother Thomas; here next four brothers were Joseph, John, Philip and Nathaniel in that order. Thomas and Susannah Pratt used the same four names in that order for their sons, although others in between. This claim [that Susannah Pratt was nee Gleason] deserves further search although there is not much chance of better evidence. On this basis I have tentatively listed the wife of Thomas Pratt as Susannah Gleason although unproved." Thomas, born 1656; Abigail/Abiel ca. 1658; Ebenezer, ca 1660; Joseph ca. 1662; John ca. 1665; Philip ca. 1667; Ephraim ca. 1669; Nathaniel ca. 1671; Jonathan ca 1673; David ca 1675; Jabez ca 1677 26 May 1647 took the Freeman's oath. In 1679 he bought land in Framingham close to Gleason's pond from Thomas Eames. He lived in Sherborn. In 1692 his wife Susanna and son John were granted administration of his estate. The estate was valued at 142.2lbs. The three youngest children according to the will were Jonathan, David and Jabez. Source: Pg. 363, "History of Framingham"He is included in the list of inhabitants when the town of Sherborn was incorporated. Source: History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Pg. 697 Other Notes: Thomas Pratt of Watertown may be the same as the Thomas Pratt in Sherborn MA. (1) In 1652 Thomas Pratt of Watertown was admitted freeman.(2) He also took the oath of Fidelity. (3) Thomas may have come from London as in August of 1650 a court case ensued: Thomas Boylston vs Thomas Pratt for withholding money sent to him by his uncle of London. John Sanger testified that Boylston's uncle in 1648 told him he had assigned his house and lands to Pratt to be held in trust for Thomas Boylston's children. (4) On 20 Jan. 1679 Thomas Pratt Sr. of Sudbury, MA purchased from Thomas Eames 30 acres of land on Pratt's Plain. (5) Pratt's Plain lay east of the central village distant about a mile. (6) Thomas was among the grantees for building a town at Worcester, MA but this plan was stopped by Indian problems.(7) Thomas Pratt's name was on a list of persons to be inhabitants of Sherburne, Mass. since its incorporation with the date of admission - Thomas Pratt Sen 2 Mo. 1679.(8) Thomas had religious privileges in Sherborn.(9) Thomas' widow Susannah and son John Pratt were appointed administrators of the estate in 1692. An inventory was taken 26 Sept. 1692 amounting to L142.2.The three youngest children Jonathan, David & Jabez were named in the estate papers. | Pratt, Thomas (I1331)
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| 374 | town "Prizer", one who sets the valuation of various commodities used in exchange among the townspeople | Spring, Henry (I454)
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| 375 | Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. <i>Massachusetts Vital and Town Records</i>. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). | Source (S550)
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| 376 | U.S. Patents issued: Corn Harvester, Pat. No. 511,268, Isaac Hempy, Wilbur J. Hempy and Thomas G. Hempy of LeRoy, Kansas, 19 Dec 1893 Convertible Vehicle Rack, Pat. No. 1,351,475, Wilbur J. Hempy, Ottawa, Kansas, 31 Aug 1920 Combination Ladle and Babbitting Jig, Pat. No. 1,351 247, Wilbur J. Hempy of Kansas City, Missouri aissignor to Hempy-Cooper Mfg. Co. of Missouri, 31 Aug 1920 Babbitting Jig, Pat. No. 1,380,380, Wilbur J. Hempy of Kansas City, Missouri aissignor to Hempy-Cooper Mfg. Co. of Missouri, 7 Jun 1921 Boring Machine, Pat. No. 1,407,031, Wilbur J. Hempy of Ottawa, Kansas, aissignor to Hempy-Cooper Mfg. Co. of Missouri, 22 Feb 1922 Combination Boring and Facing Machine, Pat. No. 1,426,987, Wilbur J. Hempy of Kansas City, Missouri aissignor to Hempy-Cooper Mfg. Co. of Missouri, 27 Dec 1919 Combination Boring and Facing Machine, Pat. No. 1,604,940, Wilbur J. Hempy of Kansas City, Missouri, 26 Oct 1926 Oil Strainer, Pat. No. 1,579,205, George W. Blakesley and Wilbur J. Hempy Kansas City, Missouri aissignors to the Security Stove & Mfg., Co. of Kansas City, MO, 6 Apr 1926 Expanding Mandrel, Pat. No. 1,689,484, Wilbur J. Hempy of Kansas City, MO, 30 Oct 1928 | Hempy, Wilbur John (I2522)
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| 377 | United States of America, Bureau of the Census. <i>Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930</i>. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. | Source (S503)
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| 378 | United States of America, Bureau of the Census. <i>Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940</i>. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. | Source (S577)
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| 380 | United States, Selective Service System. <i>World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918</i>. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm. | Source (S504)
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| 381 | Various Indiana county death records indexed by the Indiana Works Projects Administration. Indiana: circa 1938-1941. | Source (S566)
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| 382 | Warren County, North Carolina Minutes to the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 1780-1786, 14 Feb 1782, p.93 ~Administration of the Estate of John Marshall, deceased, granted to Tabitha Marshall, relict of said deceased, who with John Willis and James Johnson, her securities, entered into and executed a bond for that purpose. ~Tabitha Marshall returned, on oath, an Inventory of the Estate of John Marshall, deceased, and on motion the same is ordered to be recorded. ~John Marshall, Tabitha Marshall, and William Marshall came into Court and made choice of Tabitha Marshall, their mother, their Guardian, who with William White, John Wortham, and Dixon Marshall, her securities, executed a bond for that purpose, also the Court doth appoint the said Tabitha Marshall Guardian to Charles Marshall, Matthew Marshall, and Peggy Marshall, orphans of John Marshall, deceased, who with the aforesaid securities executed a bond for that purpose. ~Ordered that Philemon Hawkins, Esquire, William Johnson, Esquire, and William Duke, appraise and divide the Estate of John Marshall, deceased, agreeable to law, also that wherein such division cannot be equally made then it be sold agreeable to law. | Marshall, John Jr. (I273)
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| 383 | When North Carolina opened up lands for it’s revolutionary soldiers, practically all of what is now Smith, Sumner and adjoining counties, save the pre-empted tracts, were included. A great flock of revolutionary patriots from North Carolina and East Tennessee poured in, and among them were the following, some of whom may have lived in Smith County, but some in Trousdale and adjoining areas that for a while was part of Smith, and perhaps before that their original settlement had been actually in Sumner, from which Smith had been taken. The following list of revolutionary soldiers, however, are believed to have been buried within the original boundaries of Smith County, after much of its territory had been given to make up the larger counties taken from it: We “borrowed” this fine list from Mrs. Garrett’s, published in Mrs. Acklens’s Bible records p. 465, and have added information, where we had it, about some of them: All are numbered, so that they may be referred to in later notes: ... 2. Capt. Grant Allen was born in Granville Co, North Carolina and was the son of William Hunt Allen and his second wife, who was Mary (Hunt) Minge, the widow of Robert Minge (incorrect; second wife was Frances Grant). Grant Allen, revolutionary soldier, of Smith Co, Tennessee ...Grant Allen married Tabitha Marshall of the Marshalls of Henrico, one of whom married into either the Burtons or Allens. - Smith County Revolutionary War Soldiers From "Tennessee Cousins" by Worth S. Ray Originally published 1950. Last reprint Genealogy Publishing Co, Inc. Library of Congress Catalog #68-24689-5. When North Carolina opened up lands for it’s revolutionary soldiers, practically all of what is now Smith, Sumner and adjoining counties, save the pre-empted tracts, were included. A great flock of revolutionary patriots from North Carolina and East Tennessee poured in, and among them were the following, some of whom may have lived in Smith County, but some in Trousdale and adjoining areas that for a while was part of Smith, and perhaps before that their original settlement had been actually in Sumner, from which Smith had been taken. The following list of revolutionary soldiers, however, are believed to have been buried within the original boundaries of Smith County, after much of its territory had been given to make up the larger counties taken from it: We “borrowed” this fine list from Mrs. Garrett’s, published in Mrs. Acklens’s Bible records p. 465, and have added information, where we had it, about some of them: All are numbered, so that they may be referred to in later notes: ... 2. Capt. Grant Allen was born in Granville Co, North Carolina and was the son of William Hunt Allen and his second wife, who was Mary (Hunt) Minge, the widow of Robert Minge (incorrect; second wife was Frances Grant). Grant Allen, revolutionary soldier, of Smith Co, Tennessee ...Grant Allen married Tabitha Marshall of the Marshalls of Henrico, one of whom married into either the Burtons or Allens. - Smith County Revolutionary War Soldiers From "Tennessee Cousins" by Worth S. Ray Originally published 1950. Last reprint Genealogy Publishing Co, Inc. Library of Congress Catalog #68-24689-5. | Allen, Capt. Grant (I703)
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| 384 | Will of John Cook of Tiv., Yeoman, dtd. 23 Jan. 1736/7, prob. 1 Aug. 1737. Wife Ruth. Sons: John & Thomas Cook. Daus: Ruth Fish, Mary Howland, Deborah Howland & Ann Tripp. Sons-in-law Preserved Fish, John Howland, James Howland & James Tripp to be Execs. Incl. negro woman Phillis given to wife Ruth. Witns: Peleg Shearman, Richard Sisson & Giles Slocum [8:503/4]. - "Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records", H.L. Peter Rounds, Massachusetts Town, Probate and Vital Records CD-ROM, Broderbund, 1999, Vol. 8, p. 262 | Cook, John (I1924)
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| 385 | Will of Richard Gael, dated 2/25/1678-79 and proved 4/12/1679: I Richard Gael of Watertowne in the county of Middlesex in New England, yeoman: being under the afflicting hand of the infinitely wise God: as to a bodily distemper, yet through the goodness of God am sound in my memory and understanding do declare this to be my last will and testament as followeth: I give my spirit unto the hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth from whence it was taken: hoping throough the mediation of Jesus Christ to have raised again at the great day. My will is that, except what of my estate just debts shall call for: my well beloved wife shall enjoy my whole estate both houses and lands and cattle of all sorts and all my household good for her comfort and maintenance during her natural life: my loving wife being dead: I give unto my son Abraham the dwelling house he now lives in with seven acres of upland adjoining to it which I gave him at his marriage: so long as my son Abraham lives and to his wife if she should outlive him so long as she lives a widow: and if their death: or my said sons death and his wife's marriage my will is the said house and seven acres of land shall be as an inheritance to my said sons two eldest sons namely Abraham Gall (sic) and Richard Gall: I give and bequeath unto my son Abraham one fourth part of my orchard as long as he lives: and his wife as long as she lives or continues a widow: and it is to return to the two eldest sons of Abraham my son as they are above?also my will is the two eldest of my son Abraham aforesaid should enjoy two fourths of my said orchard: and to be improved for their benefit until they come of age: and my will is that my son John Gall (sic) should enjoy one forth part of my orchard so long as he lives and at his death the said forth part is to return to my son Abraham and his heirs; I give unto my daughter Sarah Garfield ten pound to be paid within seven years after my wives decease to be paid in country pay at an indefrant rate: and in case my said daughter shall die before the said seven years be expired then my will is the said ten pound should be paid to my said daughters children equally among them: I give unto my daughter Mary Flag ten pound to be paid her in all respects as is said to my daughter Garfield and her children: also my will is that my two sons Abraham Gall and John Gall should enjoy my whole farme containing two hundred and fifty acres: save only the seven acres before given to my son Abraham: and it is my will that my son John Gall aforesaid should enjoy his half of my farme aforesaid no longer than the time of his natural life and at his decease my will is: my whole farm containing 250 Acres as aforesaid should return to my son Abraham and his heirs forever: Also my will is that if God should give unto my son John Gall aforesaid a male heir that then my son Abraham shall when the said male heir attains to the age of one and twenty years a paid unto him twenty pounds in country paie at an indeferant rate and in case my son John aforesaid should depart this life without a male heir then my will is that the said twenty pound be paid to those children or child my said son John shall leave when he dies: to be paid divided equally among them either at their marriage or when they attain eighteen years of age. And I doe nominate and appoint my well beloved son Abraham Gall to be sole executor to this my will and as a confirmation to this my last will and testament I have hereunto set my hand this five and twentieth of February sixteen hundred and seventy eight. In the presence of us. Richard Gall, + his mark. Joseph Taynter, William Bond. An inventory of Richard's estate was made on 3/22/1678 and his real estate, valued at ?150 was described as, "A dwelling house and barne with about 250 Acres of Land adjoining to it" Six Acres of upland upon the great plaine joining to ye farme, Seven Acres of remote meadow near ye pond at Mr. Samuelles farme, (and) Three Acres of meadow lieing upon stonie brooke" (Gale, E.C.) In his will Richard describes himself as a "yeoman," a designation that corresponds to a middle class farmer in contemporary terms. In English society he would have followed Esquires and Gentlemen and would not "have the right to bear arms or use a crest or coat of arms in any form." Marriage Note: To the Worshipfull Jn Wynthropp Junior Esquire "Sir: It hath beene three times published at Watertowne meeteinge howse that this bearer Richard Gale & Mary Castle intended to enter into a covenaunt of marriage not having els I rest. Watertowne ye 16th of ye 7th 1640. Your Worshipps to command Thomas Mayhew. Cyrus Gale, a prominent, philanthropic citizen of Worcester county, Massachusetts, donor of the Gale public library building to the town of Northboro, Massachusetts, where he resides, is a descendant in the seventh generation from Richard Gale, who came to Massachusetts, doubtless from England, within twenty years of the landing of the Pilgrims. Search for the origin of the family in the past has resulted in a variety of opinions. Some think it to have been of Welsh, and others of Scotch Highland antecedents. From this latter source comes one form of the name - "Gael" or "Gaell." Burke's "Landed Gentry of England" speaks of "the family of Gale" as of importance in Yorkshire, in the early days of the sixteenth century. There were many New England settlers of this name, among them being Hugh, of Kittery, Maine; Ambrose, of Marblehead; Bartholomew, of Salem ; and Edmond of Beverly - the last three are supposed to have been sons of Edmond of Cambridge, who died in 1642. Richard Gale, the founder of the Gale family in this country, purchased nine acres of land at Watertown, in 1640. His will, dated February 25, 1678, and proved in April, 1679. considerately provided that his well-beloved wife should enjoy his "Whole estate, both houses and lands and cattle of all sorts and all his household goods, for her comfort and maintenance during her natural life," after which he proceeds to designate the manner in which the property shall be divided after her death, among his four children and their heirs. Richard Gale and his wife had children, as follows: Abraham, John, Sarah, wife of Garfield ; Mary, married Flagg. - Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts WILL OF RICHARD GAEL, dated 2/25/1678-79 and proved 4/12/1679: I Richard Gael of Watertowne in the county of Middlesex in New England, yeoman: being under the afflicting hand of the infinitely wise God: as to a bodily distemper, yet through the goodness of God am sound in my memory and understanding do declare this to be my last will and testament as followeth: I give my spirit unto the hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth from whence it was taken: hoping throough the mediation of Jesus Christ to have raised again at the great day. My will is that, except what of my estate just debts shall call for: my well beloved wife shall enjoy my whole estate both houses and lands and cattle of all sorts and all my household good for her comfort and maintenance during her natural life: my loving wife being dead: I give unto my son Abraham the dwelling house he now lives in with seven acres of upland adjoining to it which I gave him at his marriage: so long as my son Abraham lives and to his wife if she should outlive him so long as she lives a widow: and if their death: or my said sons death and his wife's marriage my will is the said house and seven acres of land shall be as an inheritance to my said sons two eldest sons namely Abraham Gall (sic) and Richard Gall: I give and bequeath unto my son Abraham one fourth part of my orchard as long as he lives: and his wife as long as she lives or continues a widow: and it is to return to the two eldest sons of Abraham my son as they are above?also my will is the two eldest of my son Abraham aforesaid should enjoy two fourths of my said orchard: and to be improved for their benefit until they come of age: and my will is that my son John Gall (sic) should enjoy one forth part of my orchard so long as he lives and at his death the said forth part is to return to my son Abraham and his heirs; I give unto my daughter Sarah Garfield ten pound to be paid within seven years after my wives decease to be paid in country pay at an indefrant rate: and in case my said daughter shall die before the said seven years be expired then my will is the said ten pound should be paid to my said daughters children equally among them: I give unto my daughter Mary Flag ten pound to be paid her in all respects as is said to my daughter Garfield and her children: also my will is that my two sons Abraham Gall and John Gall should enjoy my whole farme containing two hundred and fifty acres: save only the seven acres before given to my son Abraham: and it is my will that my son John Gall aforesaid should enjoy his half of my farme aforesaid no longer than the time of his natural life and at his decease my will is: my whole farm containing 250 Acres as aforesaid should return to my son Abraham and his heirs forever: Also my will is that if God should give unto my son John Gall aforesaid a male heir that then my son Abraham shall when the said male heir attains to the age of one and twenty years a paid unto him twenty pounds in country paie at an indeferant rate and in case my son John aforesaid should depart this life without a male heir then my will is that the said twenty pound be paid to those children or child my said son John shall leave when he dies: to be paid divided equally among them either at their marriage or when they attain eighteen years of age. And I doe nominate and appoint my well beloved son Abraham Gall to be sole executor to this my will and as a confirmation to this my last will and testament I have hereunto set my hand this five and twentieth of February sixteen hundred and seventy eight. In the presence of us Richard Gall, + his mark. Joseph Taynter, William Bond An inventory of Richard's estate was made on 3/22/1678 and his real estate, valued at ?150 was described as, "A dwelling house and barne with about 250 Acres of Land adjoining to it" Six Acres of upland upon the great plaine joining to ye farme, Seven Acres of remote meadow near ye pond at Mr. Samuelles farme, (and) Three Acres of meadow lieing upon stonie brooke" (Gale, E.C.) In his will Richard describes himself as a "yeoman," a designation that corresponds to a middle class farmer in contemporary terms. In English society he would have followed Esquires and Gentlemen and would not "have the right to bear arms or use a crest or coat of arms in any form." Marriage Note: To the Worshipfull Jn Wynthropp Junior Esquire "Sir: It hath beene three times published at Watertowne meeteinge howse that this bearer Richard Gale & Mary Castle intended to enter into a covenaunt of marriage not having els I rest Watertowne ye 16th of ye 7th 1640 your Worshipps to command Thomas Mayhew | Gael, Richard (I1056)
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| 386 | Will of William Dawson July 21, 1802: In the name of God Amen I William Dawson of Allegany County and State of Maryland forever being greatly afflicted in Body But of sound mind memory and understanding and knowing the uncertainty of this transitory life do make publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following, to wit. First of all I give and bequeath unto my two sons William and Benjamin Dawson that tract of parcel of land on which I now reside being a part of Clover Bottom containing one hundred acres more or less to them and their heirs forever. Also I will and bequeath unto my two aforesaid sons William and Benjamin a part of Clover Bottom containing sixty acres subjected nevertheless to the payment of one equal fourth part at a just valuation in money to each of my two sons Edward and Thomas Dawson by their brothers the aforesaid William and Benjamin Dawson. Also I give and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Dawson all my personal estate of any kind that I may die possessed of to her and her heirs forever excepting one of my best horses known by the name of Ball which said Horse I will and bequeath at the death of my wife to my Grandson William Dawson son of my aforesaid son William Dawson and I hereby nominate and appoint William Shaw and Ebenezer Davis as Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal the eleventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named William Dawson as for his last will and testament in presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto in their his presence of the said Testater and with presence of each other. (signed:) William Dawson (his mark), IW Nesseluis and Jesse Dawson. Allegany County Se. July 21, 1802, William Odle and Jesse Dawson and on the 11th day of August 1802 John Hepelius, the subscribing witnesses to the within last will and testament of William Dawson, late of Allegany County, deceased, and severally made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the testator therein named sign and seal this will and that they heard their publish, pronounced and declared the same to be his last will and testament, that at the time of his so he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that they respectively subscribe their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other. Sworn Before Thomas Cromviell Register It has been found that William Dawson is a confirmed patriot through the DAR. His DAR # is A030836. The DAR has him listed as taking an Oath of Allegiance in Washington County, MD. | Dawson, William (I534)
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| 387 | Willem Teller was an original proprietor of Schenectady, but not a settler here although his son, Johannes, evidently located here at an early date. Willem Teller came to New Amsterdam in 1639, as a soldier, and was sent to Fort Orange, where he served as a corporal and later became Wachtmeester of the fort. He lived in Albany until 1692, when he removed to New York, where he died in 1701. Teller's house lot was the west quarter of the block bounded by Washington, Front, Church and Union streets. His bouweries were marked No. 5. Both his house lot and farms were evidently occupied by his son Johannes. Willem Teller was one of the five Schenectady patentees named in the patent granted in 1684 by Governor Dongan, and he was the only one of the fifteen original Schenectady proprietors so named. - History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, Chapter 22: Settlers at Schenectady, 1661-4 William Teller, of Holland: Founder of the Teller family in America, was born in 1620; died in 1701. He arrived at New Netherlands in 1639, and in the same year was sent by Governor Kieft to Fort Orange, now Albany, and subsequently was quartermaster at the fort. He lived in Albany from 1639 until 1692, when he returned to New York where he was a merchant. He was one of the five patentees of the town of Schenectady in 1684, although he never lived there. The Teller family is prominent in the history of Albany and Schenectady counties, where they had large interests. William Teller married (first) Margaret Donchensen, and had six children; (second) Maria Varleth, and had three additional children. - Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs Collection | Teller, Willem (I1958)
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| 388 | William Allen moved to Granville County, North Carolina, purchasing a farm from William Gowan on June 19,1758. On the same day, additional land was purchased from the said Gowan by Drury Allen, the brother of William and between them they arranged joint farming operations, Drury Allen having removed to this locality from Lunenburg County, Va. | Marshall, Tabitha (I704)
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| 389 | William Allen moved to Granville County, North Carolina, purchasing a farm from William Gowan on June 19,1758. On the same day, additional land was purchased from the said Gowan by Drury Allen, the brother of William and between them they arranged joint farming operations, Drury Allen having removed to this locality from Lunenburg County, Va. Will of William AllenThe Will was dated 4 May, 1781 and proved in Court August, 1786. I, William Allin, of Granville County and the state of North Carolina. Lend to my beloved wife Frances during her natural life the land and plantation whereon I now live together with all my other estate either real or personal with this provision, that in case my wife should marry after my death it is my will and desire that she shall no longer enjoy or possess teh following negroes; Viz, Pompey, Sam and Rusend, the former two of them to go the use of the children of my former wife and the latter to my three sons as shall be herein after directed. It is also my will and desire that in case my wife should marry after my death a man who be extravagance or any other bad conduct should waste or destroy the estate it shall then be in the power of my executors to divide my negroes among my children in the manner I shall hereafter direct, as also any other part of my estate that may be abused as above mentioned. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughters Ursly Johnson, Susannah Burton, Elizabeth Morgan, Mary Allin and Sarah Walker, the children of my former wife, to be divided amonst them the valuation of my negroes Sam and Pompey as shall be herein directed, together with an equal part of all other movable estate with the children of my latter wife. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Howard the negro Winne and her increase to her and her heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto the children of my daughter Ann Howard the valuation of my negro Sarah and her increase, the said valuation to be divided amonst them equally also an equal proporation of all my movable estate with the rest of my living children in the manner my executors may direct. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Isabell Owen my negro Sarah and her increase for her and her heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Frances Allin my negro Hannah and her increase for her and her heirs. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mildred Allin my negro Moses to her and her heirs forver with this provision that if negro Aggy should have any more increase after this date she may have choice of either of the same by placing the above mentioned Moses in the stead of the same. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son William Allin, all my land lying on the north side of Grassy Creek to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Allin all my land lying on spewmarrow Creek above a line run by Thomas Grant for a dividing line betwixt my son Thomas and Grant to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Grant Allen my land whereon I now live lying on Spewmarrow Creek and betwixt Grassy Creek and the above said dividing line to him and his heirs forever. Tis my desire that Pompey and Rusena shall be sold to the highest bidder amonst the children of my present wife, both to be sold together, the one half of the said price to be divided amonst the children of my former wife, the other to my three sons, Viz; William, Thomas and Grant to be equally divided amonst. Tis my will also that if negro Aggy should have any more increase after this date the said increase shall be sold to the highest bidder amonst the children of my present wife and the said amount to be equally divided amonst the same. Tis also my desire that my negro man Sam for the benefit of my former children to sold to the higest bidder of the whole of my children and as the manner of the sale of the balance of my movable estate, tis my desire that it may be sold to the higest bidder and five thirteenths of the said amount to be equally divided amonst the children of my former wife and the balance after adjusting all debts and lawful demands against my estate to be equally divided amonst the children of my present wife. Tis my will also that if either of my children should die without issue the the proportation to them allowed shall fall to the survivors of the children of my present wife by an equal distribution. And I do now constitue and appoint my beloved wife Frances and my three sons, William, Thomas and Grant executors to this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this the fourth day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty one A.D. William Allin Signed and sealed in the presence of Henry Groves and Joshua Coffee. Granville County, NC., August Court 1786. This will was duly proved by the oath of Henry Groves and ordered to be recorded. Then Grant Allin qualified to the said will. William Allen moved to Granville County, North Carolina, purchasing a farm from William Gowan on June 19,1758. On the same day, additional land was purchased from the said Gowan by Drury Allen, the brother of William and between them they arranged joint farming operations, Drury Allen having removed to this locality from Lunenburg County, Va. Will of William AllenThe Will was dated 4 May, 1781 and proved in Court August, 1786. I, William Allin, of Granville County and the state of North Carolina. Lend to my beloved wife Frances during her natural life the land and plantation whereon I now live together with all my other estate either real or personal with this provision, that in case my wife should marry after my death it is my will and desire that she shall no longer enjoy or possess teh following negroes; Viz, Pompey, Sam and Rusend, the former two of them to go the use of the children of my former wife and the latter to my three sons as shall be herein after directed. It is also my will and desire that in case my wife should marry after my death a man who be extravagance or any other bad conduct should waste or destroy the estate it shall then be in the power of my executors to divide my negroes among my children in the manner I shall hereafter direct, as also any other part of my estate that may be abused as above mentioned. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughters Ursly Johnson, Susannah Burton, Elizabeth Morgan, Mary Allin and Sarah Walker, the children of my former wife, to be divided amonst them the valuation of my negroes Sam and Pompey as shall be herein directed, together with an equal part of all other movable estate with the children of my latter wife. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Howard the negro Winne and her increase to her and her heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto the children of my daughter Ann Howard the valuation of my negro Sarah and her increase, the said valuation to be divided amonst them equally also an equal proporation of all my movable estate with the rest of my living children in the manner my executors may direct. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Isabell Owen my negro Sarah and her increase for her and her heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Frances Allin my negro Hannah and her increase for her and her heirs. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mildred Allin my negro Moses to her and her heirs forver with this provision that if negro Aggy should have any more increase after this date she may have choice of either of the same by placing the above mentioned Moses in the stead of the same. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son William Allin, all my land lying on the north side of Grassy Creek to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Allin all my land lying on spewmarrow Creek above a line run by Thomas Grant for a dividing line betwixt my son Thomas and Grant to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Grant Allen my land whereon I now live lying on Spewmarrow Creek and betwixt Grassy Creek and the above said dividing line to him and his heirs forever. Tis my desire that Pompey and Rusena shall be sold to the highest bidder amonst the children of my present wife, both to be sold together, the one half of the said price to be divided amonst the children of my former wife, the other to my three sons, Viz; William, Thomas and Grant to be equally divided amonst. Tis my will also that if negro Aggy should have any more increase after this date the said increase shall be sold to the highest bidder amonst the children of my present wife and the said amount to be equally divided amonst the same. Tis also my desire that my negro man Sam for the benefit of my former children to sold to the higest bidder of the whole of my children and as the manner of the sale of the balance of my movable estate, tis my desire that it may be sold to the higest bidder and five thirteenths of the said amount to be equally divided amonst the children of my former wife and the balance after adjusting all debts and lawful demands against my estate to be equally divided amonst the children of my present wife. Tis my will also that if either of my children should die without issue the the proportation to them allowed shall fall to the survivors of the children of my present wife by an equal distribution. And I do now constitue and appoint my beloved wife Frances and my three sons, William, Thomas and Grant executors to this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this the fourth day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty one A.D. William Allin Signed and sealed in the presence of Henry Groves and Joshua Coffee. Granville County, NC., August Court 1786. This will was duly proved by the oath of Henry Groves and ordered to be recorded. Then Grant Allin qualified to the said will. | Allen, William Hunt (I1230)
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| 390 | William and his two sons went to Scott Valley, Siskiyou, California in 1860 during the Gold Rush. There they worked as laborers according to the 1860 census. William may have been from the Lutterworth, Warwickshire, England (just south of Leicester) area or nearby. Probably his sister, Sarah Ann, married Patience's brother, William Smith Blackwell, in that town in 1840. | Smart, William J. (I2852)
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| 391 | William Dawson was the third son of Nicholas and Mary Doyne Dawson. He was born about 1710 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He married before 1734 Elizabeth Marbury, daughter of Francis Marbury by his first wife, Mary Green. The Marbury will named the daughter as Elizabeth Dawson. She was a half-sister to Martha Ann Marbury who married William's oldest brother, John, in 1735. The Rent Rolls of Lord Baltimore show that William owned several plantations in the Province, some of which he inherited from his mother's estate. William died in 1756 in Prince George's County. No will is on record. An inventory of his estate is on file and bond was given on 14 October 1756 by John Dawson, John Harris, Jr., and Andrew Hilton. Witnesses were Luke Marbury, William's brother-in-law and Pete Dent. It is not known just how many children William and Elizabeth had but it is believed they had several. - Through Three Centuries With a Dawson Family, Lee Orval Dawson William Dawson, the son of Nicholas Dawson and Mary Doyne, is thought to have been born in about 1710/1712 in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Based upon the estimated birth dates of his children, and the documented fact that he could not have married Elizabeth Marbury until sometime after July 1748, William definitely appears to have been married twice during his life. William is believed to have married first in Prince George’s County, Maryland shortly before his mother passed away in 1734 to a woman whose identity is currently unknown. William’s first wife, however, is believed to have been the mother of at least two of William’s children, namely Lawrence Dawson and William Dawson, Jr. Sometime after July 1748, William apparently married for a second time to a widow named Elizabeth (Marbury) Davidson. Elizabeth, who was also a native of Prince George’s County, Maryland, was the daughter of Francis Marbury and his first wife, Mary Greene. 42 She was also the widow of a man named John Davidson (also written Davison), whom she had married on 5 February 1732/1733 in Prince George’s County, Maryland. 12 That Elizabeth Marbury was married first to a man named John Davidson was also confirmed by the will of Elizabeth’s father, Francis Marbury, which was dated 11 January 1734/1735 and probated on 22 January 1734/1735. - The Dawson Family of Maryland.....and elsewhere, Jack MacDonald, 2015 | Dawson, William Sr. (I1321)
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| 392 | William grew up in Fairfield Co., Ohio and received a common School education and when sixteen years old was enabled to teach. His father died when he was about 16. After his marriage to Christina they moved to Forest, Jackson Twp., Hardin Co., Ohio where they settled on five acres of land. Bio from Jackson Twp., Hardin Co., Ohio: WILLIAM HEMPY, farmer, P. O. Forest, is a son of Peter Hempy, whose father was born near Lutzenburg, Germany. Peter Hempy was born in the State of Maryland, where he, matured and married Mary Michael, of the same State. During the first decade of the present century, they settled in Fairfield County, Ohio, where they both died. He was a millwright by trade, but owned and lived on a farm. He furnished a substitute in the war of 1812 from Fairfield County, where William, the sixth of their thirteen children, was born April l5, 1823. William matured in his native county, where he received a common school education and when sixteen years old was enabled to teach. About this time, his father died, leaving him entirely alone in the circle of life. On June 15, 1851, he married Christina Trissler, and the same year purchased and settled on five acres of land in this township. By strict economy and industry, he and his wife have accumulated until they now own nearly 100 acres of good land. In 1863, when all building material was extremely high, his entire buildings were swept away by the devouring flames. Mr. Hempy has always been handy with tools, and has done considerable carpentering, which was convenient for him in many instances when starting in the dense wilderness of Hardin County. He has devoted some time to saw-milling, and for several years had a mill on his farm. He and wife have had eight children, seven of whom are now living. Mrs. Hempy is a sister of J. R. Trissler. | Hempy, William H. (I2961)
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| 393 | William H. Dawson, Attorney-at-Law, 33 S. Gay street, a native of Baltimore, was born December 8, 1842. His primary education was secured in private schools and in Loyola College, which he attended until after his nineteenth year. After a course of reading in the office of Mr. George Hawkins Williams, Mr. Dawson was admitted to the bar of Baltimore in July, 1866. Mr. Dawson devotes his time to general practice in all the courts of the State. Mr. Dawson's father, Mr. William Dawson, Jr., a native Baltimorean, was a civil engineer of well known ability. He married Harriet, daughter of Mr. George Fernald, natives of New Hampshire and descendants of Renald Fernald, one of the earliest settlers of Maine. Many members of the Fernald family took part in the Revolutionary War. They were probably of Scotch-Irish origin and were of the Presbyterian faith. Mr. William Dawson, Sr., was a ship builder, descended from John Dawson, an emigrant from England in colonial times. They were of the Friends Society and consequently took no part in the wars of the country. Mr. Dawson was married to Miss Balderston, daughter of Hon. Isaiah Balderston, for many years Judgeof the Orphans' Court. Mr. Dawson is a staunch Democrat in political faith and with his family is a member of the Presbyterian Church. - History of Baltimore, Maryland, from its founding as a town to the current year, 1729-1898, Henry E. Shepherd. | Dawson, William (I2051)
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| 394 | William M. Kenney was one of the pioneer settlers of Covert Twp., Van Buren Co., MI, having taken up residence there in the autumn of 1860. He was born April 10, 1824 in Halton Co., Canada. His father, Samuel D. Kenney, was a native of PA and was born there April 4, 1797. He married Lucy Robbins, a native of MA. She was born in MA on Nov. 13, 1802. Samuel and Lucy were married in Canada where both their families had moved just after the War of 1812. Samuel was a blacksmith and was in the employ of the British Government during the War of 1812. For his service, he received 200 acres of land in Halton Co. and he settled there after his marriage. He lived and died there at the age of 82. His wife, Lucy, died Oct. 17, 1860. Samuel and Lucy had 12 children: Timothy C., William M., Elizabeth Ann, Rebecca M., Samuel W., John S., David R., Lucyntha, Ruth Emily, Nathan C., George C. and Joseph F. William Kenney married Mary Sherburne in Canada, Halton Co., May 24, 1825 (incorrect date). Mary was born in Canada. He farmed for several years, then turned to the nursery business. The climate was too cold, however, and he came to MI, settling in Covert Twp., known at that time as Deerfield Twp. The country was very wild at that time and the property he purchased was covered in timber. He cleared the land and cultivated a 40-acre farm where he lived the rest of his life. William and Mary were the parents of: James W., a merchant at Covert and South Haven; Mary J., of South Haven who married George E. Sherbourne; Lucy A., wife of Lyman Carpenter of Covert; Samuel D., a merchant in Covert; Cynthia A. of Chicago, who married Frank Reed; Lottie E., wife of E. G. Allen and who lives in Chicago; Emma, who lives in Chicago and is the wife of Beuna Marvin; and William M. William is a Republican. He held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Supervisor, but only to fill vacancies as he had no desire for public life. He was formerly connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church and also with the Congregational Church. Even though he was not a member of either church, he led an upright Christian life. He devoted much of his life to fruit farming, was very successful in grafting trees, and does so for many other parties. - Portrait and biographical record of Kalamazoo, Allegan, and Van Buren Counties, Michigan : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States, Chicago, Chapman Bros., 1892, pg. 341 | Kenney, William Miles (I2808)
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| 395 | William Shattuck must have emigrated to this country while in his minority. Nothing is known of him before his arrival in this country, but it is thought that he may have come from either Lancashire, Sommersetshire, or Berkshire. It is also conjectured that his father might have died on his passage over or shortly thereafter, and also that he might have been the son of widow Damaris Shattuck, who was admitted to the church in Salem in 1641. He may have been a brother of Samuel Shattuck as their ages are close and the names in their families are similar.Samuel Shattuck is believed to be a son of Damaris. He was born about 1620 and died in Salem, MA June 6, 1689, age 69. He first joined the Salem church in 1642. Both he and his mother, widow Damaris, had daughters named Damaris. William, on the other hand, did not name a daughter Damaris. - Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck, by Lemuel Shattuck (1855) William's occupation was that of a weaver, and at his death he bequeathed his "loom and its appurtenances" to his son William. Agriculture also seems to have been a big part of his life, as it was for many early settlers. He was buried in the old Mount Auburn Cemetery. - Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck, by Lemuel Shattuck (1855) In the first inventory of estates in Watertown, taken in 1639, William had 1) "An Homstall of one acre bounded Southwest with the Common the East with John Clough & the North with William Perry 2) Three acres of upland bounded the North with Joseph Morse the South with William Perry the East with John Clough & the West with the Common". William had the same holding in the third inventory, taken in 1646. - Watertown Records, 1894 (Lands, Grants and Possessions) On 4 Jul 1643, he bought of his neighbor John Clough his house, garden and thirty acres of land on Common Hill. Also twenty five acres of upland, three acres of swamp land, and one-third part of twelve acres of meadow land. He also bought a farm at Stony Brook, near the present bounds of Weston and four acres in Pond Meadow which he bequeathed at his death, in equal shares, to his sons, Philip and William. He also bought a dwelling house and large farm of Edward Sanderson, but a question having arisen as to his title to some parts of it, the town voted, December 27, 1664 that "William Shattuck shall enjoy the land he bought of Sanders, provided he pay to Sanders 20 bushels of good merchantable Indian corn to spend in his house. William Shattuck's will was dated Aug. 3 and proved Aug. 29, 1672. In it he mentioned his sons Samuel Church, Phillip Shattuck, William Shattuck, four small children, two younger sons Benjamin and Samuel, son John, and wife Susanna. His "loving friends John Coolidge, Jr. and Samuel Livermore" were to be assistants to his wife in the execution of the will, which was witnessed by John Coolidge and John Livermore. The inventory of the estate was taken August 23, 1672 by John Coolidge, John Livermore, and Thomas Hastings and amounted to 434.19.11. 200 pounds was in real property, the rest in personal property, including 103.17.7 1/2 in money. - Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 20168) William Shattuck, the progenitor of most of the American families of that name, was born in England, 1622, according to his own deposition made April 3, 1661. He was the immigrant ancestor, and died in Watertown August 14, 1672, aged fifty years. He was one of the proprietors of Watertown in 1642, and his homestall there was between that of John Clough and William Perry. He added to his original holdings by purchase and grants. He bought John Clough's place July 4, 1654, including house, garden and thirty acres of land on Common Hill, south of the present site of Wellington Hill station of the Fitchburg railroad, east of Common street, leading to Watertown village. He was a cordwainer, or shoemaker, though the genealogy gives his trade as weaver. He removed to Boston in 1652, but returned to Watertown in 1654. He acquired a large property and held a respectable position in society. One of his descendants, Lemuel Shattuck, erected a monument in 1853 over his grave at Watertown, in honor of the emigrant and his son, John Shattuck, who died in the service of his country. His will, dated August 3, proven August 29, 1672, bequeathed to his son Samuel Church; to sons John, Philip, William, Benjamin and Samuel; "to my ten younger children that are married;" to wife Susanna and to each grandchild. The widow married second Richard Norcross, who survived her. She died December 11, 1686, at Watertown. - HIstoric Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, William Richard CUTTER, A. M. He was interred in the ancient burying-ground situated on the old road leading from Cambridge to Watertown, a short distance westerly of Mount Auburn. His tombstone reads: "To perpetuate the memory of William Shattuck, who died in Watertown, Aug. 14, 1672, aged 50. The progenitor of the families that have borne his name. And of his son John Shattuck, who was drowned in Charlestown Ferry, Sept. 14, 1675, aged 28. This memorial was erected in 1853 by Lemuel Shattuck. | Shattuck, William (I2323)
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| 396 | William Sherburne (1822-1904) was the eldest child of James and Sarah and was born in Canada. He married Elizabeth Kenny (1825-abt 1890). Apparently they did not join James in his trek to Wisconsin, because their first seven children were born in Canada between 1848 and 1862. In 1864 or 1865, according to family stories, they joined a wagon train that was heading out West, possibly California. It was found that Elizabeth was pregnant again and they were put off in Van Buren County, Michigan. They bought some wooded property there and William made a living trapping and boot making. It was said that he was a fine boot maker. - http://grunerheritage.com/theotherside/sherburne/history2.html | Sherburne, William (I2998)
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| 397 | William was a town clerk and schoolmaster. Elizabeth and William had 8 children; Thomas, child, Caleb, Mary, Samuel, Joanna, Patience, and Hugh. | Pratt, Elizabeth (I3601)
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| 398 | William was born probably before 1650; died at Weymouth between 26 Oct. 1705, and 12 Sept. 1706. He married, in 1675, Esther Tomson, daughter of Lieut. John and Mary (Cooke) Tomson of Middleborough. Her maternal grandfather was Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. (The Mayflower Descendant, 4: 22.) She also died at Weymouth between 26 Oct. 1705, when she was appointed executrix of her husband’s will, and 12 Sept. 1706. He resided on Pleasant Street in the South Parish. A part of his ancient house was occupied by Palmer Loud in 1888. He made his will 26 Oct. 1705, and it was probated 12 Sept. 1706. To his wife Hester Read he gave the use of his dwelling house and lands for life. To his eldest son William Read the new double house and land adjoining. To son John Reed his homestead. To son Jacob Reed land “in Ragged plaine.” To his daughters Bashna Porter, Mercy Whitmarsh, Mary Reed, Hester Reade, and Sarah Reade each £20. Sons William, John and Jacob Reed the remainder, Jacob to pay his youngest daughter, Sarah Reed, the £20. His friends Edward Bates, Sr., and James Humphrey, both of Weymouth, overseers. Witnesses: Edward Bates, Sr., John Bates, Jr., and Samuel Bates, Jr. - History of Weymouth Massachusetts Excerpt: William Reade, (Sometime Reed-Read-Reid.) - 1639-1706, of Wessaguscus, renamed Plymouth, Mass. He was a Trooper under Captain Thomas Prentice; also under Lieut. Edward Oakes and also under Captain Isaac Johnson; also of the militia of Weymouth under Capt. William Torrey, 1675 and 1676, Mount Hope campaign. His wife was Esther Thompson of Middleborough, Mass., a grand-daughter of Mr. Francis Cooke, who came over in the "Mayflower" in 1620. - Source: Ancestors of Captain Philip Reade, 3d Regiment of Infantry, U.S. Army : who, in a military capacity, aided to create, defend and preserve the colonies of North America between 1607 and 1776. by Philip Hildreth Reade, 1844- Fort Snelling, Minn. (1886) pg 7 / Reel/Fiche Number: Genealogy and local history ; G5266 William Read's will of 26 Oct 1705 mentions "my beloved Wife Hester Read", but probate records show it was presented to court at Boston 12 Sep 1706 by "William Read and John Read, Executors therein named ... the Execut'rx [Hester] being dead." - Source: "William Read's Will", in Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Descendant, 23:72. Abstract of the will of William Reed from Mayflower Descendant 23:72-74 "... my beloved wife Hester Read shall have the sole use and improvement of my dwelling house and some land and meadow adjoining ... and also the sole use and improvement of all my movables ... and I do enjoin my sons William Read and John Read to manage and improve the said lands and meadow for their mother according to her direction ... during her natural life." To "my eldest son William Read the new double house and land adjoining that I built for him ..." To "my son John Read my dwelling house wherein I live ... and all that my land adjoining and meadow ..." To "my son Jacob Read my lot of land in Ragged Plain..." To "my daughter Bashua Porter" £ 20, To "my daughter Mercy Whitmarsh" £ 20, To "my daughter Mary Read" £ 20, To "my daughter Hester Read" £ 20, To "my daughter Sarah Read" £ 20, To "my aforementioned three sons William Read, John Read and Jacob Read my part of the wharf and my common lot by the great pond and all my lands in the Township of Bridgewater and my part of the sawmill in said Bridgewater to be equally divided amongst them ... and further I do oblige my son William Read and John Read to pay my four daughters first mentioned above to each of them twenty pounds ... within two years after my decease and to do what work their mother shall need or require ... and I do hereby oblige my son Jacob to pay twenty pounds ... to my youngest daughter Sarah Read within two years after my decease, if she require it so soon." To "my five daughters before mentioned ... all my movables which shall remain after my wife's decease to be equally divided amongst them." | Reed, William (I3958)
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| 399 | William worked as a weaver in Watertown. He and Susanna had eleven children; Elizabeth, William, Benjamin, Samuel, Mary, Abigail, Joseph, Jonathan, Susanna, Robert and Moses. | Shattuck, William (I3540)
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| 400 | Works Project Administration. <i>Graves Registration Project</i>. Washington, D.C.: n.p., n.d.. | Source (S531)
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