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| 201 | John immigrated from England before 1635 and settled in Dorchester, Mass. where he was a church member there. Later events show him to have been well-to-do for the times, a man of intelligence and enterprise, much given to the buying and selling of land. In 1640 he removed to Scituate, where he owned land, one piece being a farm of one hundred and eight acres near the mouth of the North River, on the Marshfield side, and after 1646, when he became one of the Conihasset partners, he owned the lands which through that transaction became his share. While in Scituate he was a constable, then one of the most important offices. He was admitted freeman 3 Jun 1652. In 1654 he removed to Lancaster, Mass. Some of the children remained behind in Scituate. John and his son John are counted amoung the poineer settlers of Lancaster, orginally the Nashway Plantation. - Genesis of the White Family, 1920 | Whitcombe, John (I3706)
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| 202 | John Jones was made a freeman with other Concord men on 22 May 1650. In 1723, John Flint, as town clerk of Concord, prepared a list of the proprietors of Concord as of 1666 “who had rights in Acton (Concord Village). Each of the inhabitants of 1666 or 1684 had a 5-acre right which belonged to his heirs or assigns.” This list named “John Jones (for where Samuel Jones lives).”Concord town records list his property, which begins, “26: 10: 1666,” John Jones owned “imp[rimis]: his house lot Eight acres, bounded upon the north by John Smedly, upon the east by Humphrey Barrat upon the south by James Blood and Humphrey Barrat upon the west by the old brooke running from the mill into the river.” It ends with “All these p[ar]cels being by Estimation three hundred fifty-one acres and a halfe be they more or less: 351 acres.” The land was in the “North Quarter” of Concord. Several children, when selling land that had been their father’s, described it as being in the north part of the town. On 10 January 1671/2 “an agreement between Deacon Luke Potter & John Jones, both of Concord [was] made & concluded . . . whereas thereis a purpose of marriage between Samuel Jones son of the sd John Jones & Elizabeth the daughter of the sd Luke Potter, it is agreed between the sd parents that the sd marriage be consummated on the conditions hereunder expressed.” The indenture specified the land, including a house, and “twenty acres of woodland lying in the 400 acres belonging to twenty families on the north side of the South river . . . except the sd John shall see cause to remove to the sd house in his own person or settle it upon his present wife Dorcas at the time of his death.” Soon after this agreement, Samuel Jones and Elizabeth Potter were married at Concord on 16 January 1671/2.The inventory of John Jones’s estate, taken on 17 July 1673 by John Smedly Senr, James Blood Junr, and Edmund Wigly, shows that Jones owned two guns, a pair of pistols, “a payer bandelears, sword and belt,” husbandry utensils, one lead weight, iron tools, taylers utensils, and books. His land under cultivation that summer included 3½ acres of rye, six acres Indian corn, 1½ acres of wheat, and ¼of an acre of flax. His livestock consisted of five oxen, four cows, one bull, two heifers, four steers, three yearlings, two calves, twelve swine, two mares, and a colt.The dwelling house and barn were valued at £60; the eleven acres of land in tillage at £33; an acre of orchard at £8; and twelve acres of meadow at £36. Another 276 acres of unimproved land belonging to the farm was appraised at £70 as well as another twenty-nine acres of “unimproved land at Ralfes” valued at £12. The total, both real and personal, equaled £371 and 9 shillings. - Ann L. Dzindolet, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 163, April 2009 There is some discrepancy when he actually arrived in the New World. Some suggest he may have arrived in Cambridge in 1635 on the Abigail at age 15 while others suggest he arrived in 1648 when he was 25. He would marry in that same year his wife Dorcas (maiden name unknown) who would give birth to their first child a son Samuel Jones in October of that year. John would relocate his family to Concord, Massachusetts in about 1650. Family lore suggests John came from Wales. Many records and historians identify "England" as his place of birth. However, this reference may not be the geographical location of his birth but rather the country that controlled Welsh society at the time - England. Alternatively the reference may indicate the location where the immigrant ship departed from. - www.findagrave.com | Jones, John (I1723)
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| 203 | John married Phoebe Deuel, 11th month 22, 1772, and settled near his father. When the Hessians under Baum were on the way to defeat at Bennington, they passed through Cambridge, where they camped overnight. Upon the approach of the Hessian, this young couple buried many of their scant possessions and fled to Dutchess county, where her parents were then living. Here they suffered the privations and depredations which fell to the lot of all those who lived along borders of the "Neutral Ground" during the revolution. They did not return to Cambridge until peace had been declared; in 1810 they removed to Peru, New York. Phoebe Deuel was the daughter of Joseph Deuel (DeVol) born January 9, 1735, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and his wife, Rachel Smith, born November 20, 1738, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Phoebe was an unusual woman born 1st month 21, 1757, married 11th month 22, 1772, became a mother 9th month 9th month 12, 1773, bore fifteen children, all of whom lived to have families of their own, and she had one hundred and twenty-seven grandchildren. She lived until 3rd month 16, 1845 and bore with patience and cheerfulness all the burdens of life until she laid them down. Joseph Deuel, her father, settled in Greenfield, New York, where he bought a farm in 1788, in a then unbroken wilderness. Here he lived until his death in 1818, acting for many years as the agent of the owners of that part of the Kayaderossis Patent. - Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Vol. 1, P. 452-455, William Richard Cutter John and Phoebe settled in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY on a farm near Elisha, John's father, before the Revolution, where three children were born to them. During the war they went back to Dutchess County. When the war was over they returned to Cambridge, bringing six children with them. Here they lived until about 1810, when they moved to Peru, now Ausable, Clinton Co., NY. - John Allen and Phoebe Deuel of Cambridge and Peru, NY, Charles North, 1897 | Allen, John (I881)
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| 204 | John Mayo of Northamptonshire, a commoner’s son, was one of 504 students who matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford University in 1615. He came to New England in 1638 but the ship that the Mayo family crossed in is unknown. In order to travel, the harassed clergy had to disguise themselves and use assumed names. His wife was named Tamsen but we don’t know where or when they were married. John Mayo was in Barnstable by 1639, where he was ordained a minister on April 15, 1640. Governor William Bradford, Thomas Prence, and Captain Myles Standish were in attendance when Mr. John Mayo of Barnstable was admitted as a Freeman by the court of Plymouth on March 3rd in the 13th year of his Majesty’s Reign, 1640. In 1646 he moved to the newly settled town of Nausett (Eastham), where he served as the minister until 1654. He became the first pastor of the Second Church of Boston (today called the “Old North Church”) on November 9, 1655. The city of Boston was growing rapidly and had more people than all of Plymouth Colony. While in Boston, he served as an overseer of Harvard College and the Boston Latin School. His contemporaries included John Endecott and Governor John Winthrop. He owned a house and lot on Middle Street (now Hanover Street), which he sold to Abraham Gording in 1673 for 200 pounds. Rev. John Mayo died in Yarmouth on May 3, 1676 without a will. Mr. Mayo was in Barnstable in 1639, and became ‘teaching elder’ in the church of which Mr. Lathrop was pastor. His relation to the church here is said to have been that of “religious teacher” -- perhaps implying that he was not invested with the pastoral office. In Boston, he was inducted to the pastorate Nov. 8, 1655, and continued in office until 1673. They Plymouth record says, “Growing aged and unable to carry out his office, he removed again into this Colony, and lived near Yarmouth, and not long after fell asleep in the Lord.” Rev. Increase Mather, who succeeded him in Boston, has, with greater particularity furnished us with the following record: “1672, in the beginning of which year, Mr. Mayo, the pastor, likewise grew very infirm, insomuch as the congregation was not able to hear and be edified; whereupon, the brethren, the pastor manifesting his concurrence, desired the teacher to take care for a supply of the congregation that the worship of God may be upheld among us.” Again, “on the 5th mo. 1673, Mr. Mayo removed his person and goods to reside with his daughter in Barnstable, where, and at Yarmouth since, he hath led a private life, as not being able, through the infirmities of age, to attend to the work of the ministry. The -- day of May 1676, he departed this life at Yarmouth, and was there buried.” Mr. Mayo preached the annual Election Sermon, June 1658. He, with his entire family, came from England. His wife Tamsen d. at Y. a wid. Feb. 26, 1682. Their children were Samuel, Hannah, Nath’l, Elisa., John, and Bathsheba. Hannah m. Nath’l Bacon of Be., and Elisa. m. Joseph Howes of Y. - History of Cape Cod: Annals of Barnstable County (1862) Reverend John Mayo ca 1598-1676 England-Eastham-Boston-Yarmouth Although Mayo is an Irish name, this family was from England. Reverend John Mayo was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, the son of a commoner. He came to Boston 1638 and was in Barnstable in 1639, where he was ordained a teaching elder to assist Rev. John Lothrop. He was a freeman in 1640. John Bakke wrote in 2009 that John was in Holland in 1618, where he married Tamisen Brike, a native of Leiden. He returned to England from Leiden, where he was ordained in the Church of England but he preached according to Puritan beliefs for nearly two decades. At that point it became too difficult or dangerous to continue, so he immigrated to the new world. John and Tamesin’s children were all born England: Hannah, Samuel, John, Nathaniel, and Elizabeth. None of his sons became ministers. He took charge of the Eastham Church in 1646 and continued until 1655, when he went to Second Church in Boston (later called Old North Church). The first meetinghouse in Eastham was 20 foot square, with a thatched roof and holes on all sides for firing muskets. It was located near the old burial ground in Eastham. John may have left because of a fledgling town lacking the ability to support a minister. Soon after John left Eastham for Boston, the Congregational leadership in New England implemented a policy discouraging the theft of the most promising pastors from small, rural parishes to larger, wealthier, urban ones. In Boston he was likely overshadowed by Increase Mather, who worked there as a teacher. Mather was assertive and slightly obsessive, while Mayo was a mild-mannered, peace-loving man who was loathe to split hairs. John was the first pastor there and served until 1673, when at an advanced age he went to Barnstable and spent time there, Eastham and Yarmouth for the remainder of his life. Of course the original Second Church building does not survive, but the current church was built in 1723 is the oldest surviving church building in Boston. It is famous for its role in history--on the eve of the American Revolution in 1775 the church sexton held two lanterns in the steeple as a signal from Paul Revere that the Red Coats were coming by sea to march on Lexington and Concord. In Boston he lived in a house owned by Bart. Bernard on the south side of Fleet Street and then bought a house on the west side of Hanover (Middle) Street between Parmenter and Prince Streets. He also served as an overseer of Harvard College. From The Old North Church records (in the handwriting of Increase Mather) in the beginning of 1672: “Mr. Mayo, the Pastor, likewise grew very infirm, insomuch as the congregation was not able to hear and be edified.” The congregation therefore desire a new minister and he consented. “On the 15th of the 2d month (April) 1673, removed his person and goods also, from Boston to reside with his daughter in Barnstable where (and at Yarmouth) since he hath lived a private life, as not being able through infirmities of old age to attend to the word of the ministry. The day of the 3d (May) month 1676 he departed this life at Yarmouth, and was there buried.”Mather’s unpublished diaries show how much Rev. Mayo influenced him. Rev. John Mayo died in May 1676 in Yarmouth. Amos Otis writes he was a man of prominence as a minister and in 1658 preached the annual election sermon. His wife Tamosin/Tamsen died in Yarmouth in 1682. On 7 June 1676 “Mr. Hinckley, Mr. Freeman and Mr. Huckens are appointed by the Court to take course about the estate of Mr. John Mayo, deceased, to make devision and settlement of the said estate, both with reference unto his wifes pte and amongst his children, and therin to acte, if it may be, be theire satisfaction; and incase they can not, then to make report therof to the next Court, that soe further maybe taken for settlement therof.” (Plymouth Col Records 200) The inventory of Rev. Mr. Mayo’s personal estate, taken 1 June 1676, by Edmond Hawes and Thomas Huckins, amounted to 111 pounds, 4 shilling, including 10 pounds for books. On 15 June 1676 his heirs settled his estate by agreement, which was signed by Tamsen Mayo, widow, John Mayo, son, Joseph Howes, son-in-law, and by Thomas Huckins in behalf of Hannah Bacon, daughter. John Mayo and Joseph Howes were administrators. There were three grandchildren mentioned: Samuel Mayo, Hannah Mayo and Bathsheba Mayo, children of his son Nathaniel Mayo, deceased. The sum total of his inventory was somewhat small but equal to the average at that time in the Colony. His widow Tamisen was allowed to keep all of the property she bought into the marriage. - http://massandmoregenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/08/reverend-john-mayo-ca -1598-1676-england.html Posting from ancestry.com message board: Mike, The author of `` Rev. John Mayo and His Descendants `` is my friend, Jean Mayo Rodwick. You can reach her at: jeanrodwick@yahoo.com . She vacations alot but usually checks her e-mails along the way. Her book includes my latest Mayo research in England and in Leiden, Holland. The information that you presently have is outdated and mostly comes from old Mormon Ancestral files. I have done the research myself and have sources to back up my research: 1. Rev. John Mayo was baptized on Oct. 16, 1597 in Farthinghoe Parish, Northamptonshire, England, son of John Mayo and Katherine ( maiden name unknown ). He married Tamisen ( Tamsen ) Brike in Leiden, Holland on Mar. 21, 1618. They were married in the Dutch Reformed Church. The people believed to be the parents of Rev. John Mayo, John and Katherine Mayo, died in 1629/30 and 1633 respectively. Both are buried in the church yard at Thorpe Mandeville, Northamptonshire, England. I have a copy of this John Mayo´s will dated Jan. 18, 1629/30 and proved Mar. 20, 1629/30. Known children of John and Katherine Mayo were: a. Philipa Mayo: born ca. 1595; bapt. in 1595 in Farthinghoe; died Nov. 24, 1627 at age 32 yrs. b. John Mayo ( believed to be Rev. John Mayo ): was bapt. Oct. 16, 1597 in Farthinghoe. c. Hannah Mayo: bapt. Mar. 11, 1599 in Farthinhoe; married Daniel Jarvis ( Gervice ); had children: Thomas and Elizabeth Jarvis ( twins ) born in 1631, Daniel Jarvis, born in 1634, John Jarvis, born in 1634, and Ann Jarvis, born in 1634. This family lived in Thorpe Mandeville. d. Elizabeth Mayo: bapt. Jan. 1, 1601 in Farthinghoe. She was unmarried when her father died in 1629/30. e. Joyce Mayo: bapt. Aug. 21, 1603 in Thorpe Mandeville. She married Thomas Golbert ( Gilbarde ) there on Jan. 22, 1624. She was not mentioned in her father´s will, but her husband was. Their children were: Elizabeth Gilbert, baptized in Sept., 1626 in Slapton, not too awfully far from Thorpe Mandeville; and John Gilbert, bapt. in 1631 in Slapton. According to Joyce´s father´s will, her husband and children were living in Slapton in 1629/30. Sources for the above information were: 1. Leiden, Holland City Clerk and the University records in Leiden. 2. Northamptonshire, England County Records Office. 3. Town or church records in Farthinghoe, Thorpe Mandeville, and Slapton in Northamptonshire, England. 4. Parish priest of Farthinghoe, Northamptonshire. According to Rev. Charles Chauncy´s last living, Rev. John Mayo´s father was of Thorpe Mandeville, before he died. Rev. Chauncy had beed good friends with Rev. John Mayo´s father, when Chauncy was vicar of Marston St. Lawrence, a few miles from Thorpe Mandeville and next door to Farthinghoe. It is strongly believed that John and Katherine Mayo may have originated in Marston St. Lawrence, but moved next door to Farthinghoe to have their children. There is no marriage record for them in Farthinghoe and the Marston St. Lawrence records of the time period burned, as they did in North Newington, Oxfordshire, England. According to the Banks Manuscripts, Rev. John Mayo and family came to New England from North Newington, Oxfordshire, England in the Spring of 1638, about the same time that Rev. Charles Chauncy arrived. Rev. John and family are not listed on any existing ships passenger lists. I talked to some Mayo´s in Northamptonshire, and they told me that Mayo´s in the areas connected to Rev. John Mayo over there originated in the county of Cornwall and had come to Marston St. Lawrence and surrounding towns in the mid-1500´s. They had lived for many earlier generations in Cornwall on land given to Mayo´s for their fighting for Normandy in the Norman Invasion of England. One further note: According to the Banks Manuscripts, Rev. Charles Mayo came to America from North Newington, Oxfordshire, which is a stone´s throw from Broughton Castle and Lord Saye and Sele, who it was said held special favor with Rev. John Mayo. Rev. Mayo´s friends who later settled Connecticut, held secret Puritan meetings at Broughton Castle with Lord Saye and Sele. Unfortunately, the early records were destroyed by fire in North Newinton. I talked with the present Lord Saye and Sele who still lives in Broughton Castle, and he checked the early family papers but could find no mention of Rev. John Mayo. One further note: I researched the Cattistocke/Dorset area to death and found that John Mayo, born 1590, son of John Mayo, Rector of Cattistocke, did indeed marry an Elizabeth, but they lived out their lives, bore children, and died and are buried in Dorset, England. He was definitely not Rev. John Mayo. The birth and baptism records could not be located for the children of Rev. John Mayo in England, nor in Holland. My Leiden sources said that the baptism records for the Dutch Reformed Church of the proper time period have been lost. The North Newington records were burned. North Newington in Oxfordshire is very close to Thorpe Mandeville and Farthinghoe in Northamptonshire. Hope that helps some. Good luck with your research, and let me know if I can give you any more info on your Mayo line from Jean´s book. - Jean Mayo - http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.mayo/4119.2/mb.ashx | Mayo, Rev. John (I2500)
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| 205 | John Milton Caswell was born 2 Sep 1777 in prob. Woodstock, Connecticut. By 1790 the family had moved to Belchertown, Hampshire, Mass. where his father Solomon shows up on the 1790 U.S. Census. The marriage intention from Longmeadow was recorded 10 Oct. 1798 between "John Milton Caswell of Belcher and Eunice Webber of this town". John probably learned the gunsmith trade in Belchertown possibly from his father Solomon. Shortly after marriage John and Eunice moved to Wapole, New Hampshire where daughter Sophia's birth record is found. John is listed in the census there in 1800. By 1810 John had moved his family to Springfield Mass. where his father were now living and was engaged in business with a Mr. Dodge as Caswell & Dodge gunsmiths. They were contracted to produce Charleville (Model 1795) pattern muskets from 1806-1807. Solomon died in 1812 and about this time or before the family moved to Lansingburgh, NY where John opened up 3 gunsmith shops in the town. There he produced rifles employing 25 men or more until 1836 when he retired and his son John Milton Caswell (Jr.) took over the business. Many of the guns were produced under contract to the local militias as well as private sales. The collectible antique guns are still bought and sold today. John and Eunice died in Lansingburgh and were buried in Old Lansingburgh Cemetery though no gravestones have been located. John's father was erroneously reported as Thomas Caswell, also a gunsmith, by Arcadi Gluckman and L. D. Saterlee in their second edition of "American Gun Maker" in 1953. The error has been carried on by more recent authors and compilers of gun makers who have copied this previous work. No record of a Thomas Caswell has been found in Lansingburgh or the surrounding area or in Springfield, Mass. | Caswell, John Milton (I1034)
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| 206 | John Milton Caswell, gunsmith and black smith, was born probably in | Caswell, Sophia (I9)
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| 207 | John Poole fought in King Philip's War in 1676 in the company of Capt. Samuel Wadsworth. John Poole fought in the "Expedition to Canada" in 1690. | Poole, John (I2599)
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| 208 | John Pratt early in life attained the rank of Lieutenant, and as "Lieut. John," his name frequently appears on the town records in positions of trust and honor. He was a man of great energy, not only in the affairs of the town and military matters, but also in the church. His pew was near that of his brother Ebenezer, " on the west side of the great dore" of the meeting-house, for which he paid £3. Lieutenant John Pratt was mentioned in the will of his uncle, John Pratt. - Genealogy of Edward Small - The Pratt Family | Pratt, Lt. John (I3587)
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| 209 | John Richmond was born about 1627 in Wiltshire, England before his father came to America to live. He was educated in England and did not come to America until the 1650's. He was trained as a surveyor which he did most of his life. He married two times: first in 1654 to Susannah Hayward, daughter of Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater. They had four children. His wife Susanna died in childbirth when daughter, Susanna was born 11/4/1661. In 1663 John married Abigail Rogers, granddaughter of Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower. They had seven children. John was on the Town Council. He was Constable and Commissioner and Surveyor. His residence at "Neck of Land" was about a mile from Taunton. He and his wife Abigail are buried there. He was a large land owner and one of the proprietors of the Iron Works of Taunton. During this time, he was also involved with the Indian problems and in what was called "Phillips War" which was the Indian war that was bloody and devastating in the extreme. John Richmond has always been known as one of Taunton's early leaders, who along with his father who was one of the founders of Taunton. John died 10/7/1715. His wife Abigail died 8/1/1727. They are buried on the property on which their residence stood at "Neck of Land". - Richmonds in America by R. Walton | Richmond, John (I1600)
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| 210 | John Richmond was born was probably born at Amesbury in Wiltshire, England. John was apparently in the shipping and trade business and made many trips between Bristol in England and Saco, Maine before choosing to settle in Tauton, MA in 1635 because of the problems in England. At some point he returned to England and joined Cromwell's army in the Civil War. He became a COL with Cromwell's Roundheads. He accidentally killed his brother Henry. Eventually he returned to Taunton and lived the remainder of his life with his daughter Sarah. He died 3/20/1664, age 70, and is buried in Taunton. He became a wealthy man and a large landholder in Taunton. There is a section of Taunton that is called "Richmond Town." The old burial ground is still there, overgrown, with many overturned stones. - Richmonds in America by R. Walton Last Will and Testament of John Richmond - 29 Oct., 1669 “This fourteenth day of December, in ye year of our Lord, one thousand six hundred and sixty three. I, John Richmond of Taunton in Plymouth. Patent. Being of perfect understanding, Blessed be To God. Do make this my last Will and Testament as followeth. I give and bequeath unto my eldest son John Richmond, my purchase held in Taunton. Also, I give and bequeath my land which is at Squamicott which is half a shore purchase. I give and bequeath to my son in law William Paul and Mary his wife and to their children, forty ocres of ye land at Squamicott above-named. And also I give and bequeath unto my younger son Edward Richmond and his son Edward ofter him, forty acres of ye land at Squomicott. Also, I give and bequeath unto my son in low Edward Rew and to Sarah his wife, half o shore of land which is al Squomicott. Also, I give and bequeath unto my eldest son John Richmond and to his son ofter him, the remainder of my lands at Squomicott. Also, I give and bequeath unto my eldest son John Richmond, my mare, only ye first foal my mare bringeth I do give and bequeath unto ye use of his son Thomas. Also, I give and bequeath unto my eldest son John Richmond all debts that are due to me &c. He, my eldest son John Richmond shall see my debts which I do owe discharged. Also, I give and bequeath unto my eldest son John, the mare or sixteen pounds which I layed out for ye land wherein my son John now dwelleth. Also, I give and bequeath unto my eldest son John, all goods which are in my eldest son’s house now. Also, I give and bequeath unto my son in law Edward Rew and Sarah his wife, all my goods which are now in my son Edward Rew’s house, except a pair of sheets and a Hornack, which sheets I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary, the wife of William Poul, and the Hornack I give unto my son in law William Poul. Also, I give and bequeath unto my eldest son, John Richmond, my cow to defray funeral charges. Also, I give and bequeath unto my youngest son Edward Richmond, all my wearing apparel. Also, I give and bequeath unto my eldest son John Richmond, all my writings in my chest which are in my son in low Edward Rew’s house. And I, the said John Richmond, do nominate and appoint my eldest son, John Richmond, Executor of this my last Will and Testament. And I, the said John Richmond, Institute and Appoint, Shadrach Wilbore with my eldest son John Richmond, to see this last Will and Testament performed and to this as my last Will and Testament, I have set my hand and seal the day and year above said .... Presented to Court at Plymouth, ye 29 day of October, 1669” . .. Samuel Sprague, Register | Richmond, John (I1791)
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| 211 | John Rogers Last Will and Testament: John Rogers Sr. of Duxborough by Will dated August 25, 1691 proved September 20, 1692 gives the following: To his daughter, Abigail Richmond, "that twenty shillings a year which is my due for fourscore acres of land which I sold to my two grandsons, Joseph Richmond and Edward Richmond." | Rogers, Abigail (I1599)
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| 212 | John Rogers was baptized on 6 April 1606 at Watford, co. Northamptonshire, England. He was the son of Thomas Rogers [Mayflower Pilgrim] and Alice Cosford. John Rogers probably came to Plymouth about 1630 with the last of the Pilgrims to leave the Separatist enclave. He was first taxed in 1633 at Plymouth and on 20 Oct 1634 he bought a lot at Duxbury from Edmund Chandler. With his brother Joseph and others, he had a grant of fifty acares at Marshfield 6 April 1640. At Duxbury he was a surveyor of highways in 1644, deputy to the General Court in 1657, and constable in 1666. As an "ancient freeman" of the colony, he was granted land at Taunton on 3 June 1662. He had another hundred acres on Coteticutt (Titicut) River in 1667 and in 1673 another hundred acres on the northeast side of Taunto. He is call "weaver" in a deed conveying one acre in Duxbury to Wrestling Brewster in 1680. His will dated 26 Aug 1691 was proved 20 Sept 1692. He married Anna Churchman on 16 April 1639 at Plymouth.1 John Rogers died between 26 August 1691 and 20 September 1692 at Duxbury. - www.thomasrogerssociety.com Only one of the “other children”, John Rogers, can be authenticated from New England records. He probably arrived at Plymouth about 1630 when the last of the Separatists arrived from Leiden. John was taxed in Plymouth on 25 March 1633. On 6 April 1640. Joseph Rogers (son of Thomas Rogers and also Mayflower pilgrim) and John Rogers “his brother” were granted fifty acres each at North River (Marshfield), thus proving John’s identity. - www.richmondancestry.org John Rogers Will: In the name of God Amen. I John Rogers Sen of Duxborough in the County of New Plimouth Being Sick and weak of Body but of Sound and perfect mind and memory Praise be therefore Given to Almighty God Doe make and ordain this my present last will and Testament in maner and forme following that is to say first and Principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God Hoping through the merits Death and Passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to Inherit Everlasting Life. And my Body I commit to the earth of the decently Buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named. And as Touching the Disposall of all Such Temporall Estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I Give and Dispose thereof as followeth. First I will that my debts and funerall charges be paid. Item I Give unto my Grandson John Rogers all my houses and Lands Lying and being in the Township of Duxborough in the County aforesaid to him and his heires forever. I give also unto my Grandson John Tisdall for the use of his mother Anne Terrey one half of my Land Divided and undivided lying and being in the township of Middleborough Excepting my Right in the Majors Purchase and my Will is that this Land be disposed of according to his mothers mind. Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Williams the other half of sd tract of Land in the Township of Middleborough as aforesaid to her and her heires. All my Cattell I Will that they be Equally divided Between my daughter Elizabeth Williams and my Grandson John Rogers and my Grandson John Tisdall. Item I Give my houshold Stuff and moneys whatsoever unto my Grandson John Rogers out of which he shall pay forty shillings to his sister Elizabeth Rogers and twenty shillings apeece to his other three sisters Hannah Bradford Ruth Rogers and Sarah Rogers. Also I Give that twenty shillings a year which is my due for fourscore acres of land which I sold to my two Grandsons Joseph Richmond and Edward Richmond which said twenty shillings a year I Give to my daughter Abigail Richmond. I Doe hereby Constitute make and appoint my Loving Son John Rogers sole Executor and Administrator of this my last Will and Testament. John Rogers. Signed Sealed in John Rogers & a (seal) in the presence of Rhodolphus Thacher, Mary Wadsworth, Elisha Wadsworth. Mr Rhodolphus Thacher and Elisha Wadsworth two of the witness herein named made oath before the Court at Plimouth the 20th of Sept 1692 that they were present and Saw and heard the above named John Rogers the testator Sign Seal and Declare the above written to be his last will and testament and that to the best of their Judgment he was of sound mind and memory when he did the same Attest. -- Saml Sprague Clerk | Rogers, John (I1788)
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| 213 | John Sherburne (1769-1852), a son of Samuel and Mary, was born in New Hampshire, but died in Sheffield. Vermont and is buried in Glover, Vermont. He married Mary (Polly) Twombley (1769-1760). About 1806, the family moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec, where his three youngest children were born. At some point he returned to Vermont, near where his son John operated an inn in Glover. After the elder John died in 1852, Mary went to live with her son James, then living in Ontario. She went with him when he moved to Wisconsin and is buried beside him in Walworth, Wisconsin. - http://grunerheritage.com/theotherside/sherburne/history2.html | Sherburne, John (I3027)
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| 214 | John was a capenter and "kept the town mill". He was apponted Sargeant and fought in King Philip's War. He drowned in 1675 when the ferry he was riding sunk in high winds passing between Charletown and Boston. He and Ruth had 4 children; John, Ruth, William and Samuel. | Shattuck, John (I2330)
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| 215 | John was the third and youngest son of Rev. John Mayo. He is supposed to have come to Eastham in 1644, living there until his death. His name appears upon the records of that town, the first record being that of his marriage in 1650/51. On 22 May 1655 he was on the list of legal voters. “John Mayo of ye town of Eastham” yoeman, for 53 sh. sold to “Jona Sparrow Jr. of ye town of Eastham all my marsh and sedge ground within ye town of Eastham.” This land was partly bounded by land of James Mayo. Witnessed by Thomas Mayo and John Mayo Jr., dated 14 August 1703. From the oldest Eastham Town book we find “April 27, 1659. A parcel of land granted to Mr. Richard Higgins near Youngs Cove (commonly so-called) near Mr. Southworth’s and Mr. John Mayo’s,” also “a parcel of meddow granted to the mill possessed by Richard Higgins, lying in a place commonly called Billingsgate meddow lying next to John Mayo.” He was appointed 3 June 1656 surveyor of highways, constable in 1658 and 1671. In 1657 he was on the list of those who took the “Oath of Fidelite.” At the Court of June 9, 1665 he is charged with two gallons of the liquers brought into Eastham on the 28th of Sept. 1664. In 1667 and again in 1676 he served on a coroner’s inquest. The Court of June 10, 1662 sentenced an Indian from Nantucket named Tetannett, to be publicly whipped for stealing from “John Mayo of Eastham.” Together with Samuel Freeman he was appointed on 14 Nov. 1676 to oversee the will of Nicholas Snow, deceased. John Mayo was interested both in fish and fish oil as the following indicates. First at the court of Oct. 1686 John Mayo, thru his attorney, Captain Jonathan Sparrow, defended his interests in the mackeral which had been caught with “saine at Cape Cod” as contrary to the order of the Court in that case provided and which had been seized as by order of the Court-and second, a letter dated Boston, Jan. 6, 1689/90 from Samuel Sewell to John Mayo: “When you were last att my house you spoke of returning hether this winter Laden with oyll if the Ice did not hinder; and the season has been such with us that we conjucture you allso have your freedom in that respect. And if so, I would Intreat you to make what hast you Conveniently can to me. If the winter prevent you, of your Loading of Oyll be not to be had before Spring, please to signifie so much to me by the first opportunity of writing. My famyly in health. Govr Bradstreett is pretty well ffreed of his tormenting paines, takes his rest, We hope in order to Recovery. My service to your self and Mr. Treat. Sir, your friend and servtt” He undoubtedly made frequent trips to Boston as he receipted at various times for the regular payments which the Second Church at Boston made to his father between the time the latter gave up his ministry in 1673 until his death in 1676. He took part in the Colonial Wars and was a soldier in King Phillip’s War under the command of Captain Samuel Moseley, from December 20, 1675, probably riding his (father’s) horse which was killed. (New England Historic and Genealogical Register, 36: 182) - Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants, Jean (May) Mayo-Rodwick 6th ed. John Mayo died in 1706, his will was dated June 1702. The bequests were as follows: “to my loving wife Hannah Mayo my whole estate both real and personall during her widowhood toward her maintenance after debts & Legasys are paid onely my Housing & lands not to be sold but for Nessessity when other estate is gone: and if nessessity Require for to sell ye Housing & Lands for my wives maintenance, then my will is that my son Thomas Mayo shall have ye Refusel of sd Housing and Lands, further my will is that after my decease my son Thomas shall have that small Pcell of Land which I bought of Thomas Cole. Furthermore If by the Providence of God my wife should marry again then my will is that she shall have a third part of my movable estate as it then is & no more. Furthermore my will is that my Grandchild John Mayo that has lived along with me shall have one Cow and one horse that is now in his possession. Further my will is that my Grandchild Thankful Mayo shall have one heifer of two years old. Furthermore my will is that my Grandchild Mary Mayo ye daughter of my son Thomas Mayo shall have a wine cup that my Father gave me. “Item I give my Grandchild Sarah Mayo the daughter of my son Daniel one silver spoon. Further my will is that ye Rest of my Grandchildren shall have twelve pence apeice by my Executors out of estate. Further my will is that after my wives decease or marriage what estate is then left either Real or Personall shall be equally divided unto all my sons now living or to their children. Furthermore I do appoint my loving wife Hannah Mayo and my son Daniel Mayo for to be my true and lawful executors Joyntly to see after the true performance of this my will as witness my hand & seal day of June one thousand seven hundred and two John Mayo (Seal)” The value of the estate, according to the inventory taken by Sam’l Freeman Jr., Jere. Bigford, Elisha Eldredge and Joseph Atkins on 28 Oct. 1706 amounted to 64 pounds, 3 shillings and 8 pence and consisted of cattle 5 pounds, 10 shillings, debts 35 pounds and household effects and clothes. Daniel Mayo, as executor, pronounced the inventory correct.34 - Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants, Jean (May) Mayo-Rodwick 6th ed. | Mayo, Lt. John (I2494)
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| 216 | John's house, built in 1843 on Center Rd. in Avon, passed to his brother Mathew in 1864. It was then sold to the Lewis family and it is on the Ohio Registry of HIstorical Sites. Known as the Lewis House, it was saved and moved in 2002 to make way for a new Walmart. | Blackwell, John Smith (I4181)
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| 217 | Johnathan and Nancy lived in Pawtucket, RI and Boston, MA where Jonathan worked as a mason. They had 7 children; George A., Edward L., Abigail Ann, Cyril, Mary Frances, Maria E., and William Ricker. | Chaffee, Jonathan (I585)
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| 218 | Jonathan Brewster married December 18, 1690, Judith Stevens, of Norwich, Conn., "shee being then 20 yeres of age wanting 7 dayes " (Brewster Book), probably a daughter of James and Sarah (Smith) Stevens, of Hingham, who was baptized there, December 23, 1670. The inscription on his gravestone in the Brewster Cemetery at Brewster's Neck reads: "Hear liest the body of Mr Jonathan Brewster who Dyed Nov the 20*th 1704 Aged 40." His widow, Judith, married October 1706, Christopher Huntington, of Norwich. "Jonathan settled upon the homestead of his father, who, in 1699, deeded to him 810 acres with "my dwelling house and other buildings" as his portion of the father's estate. This was done with the understanding that Benjamin and his wife should be cared for in their old age. They both, however, survived their son." - N. E. Reg., liii. 286. (The Brewster Genealogy p.46) | Brewster, Jonathan (I1268)
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| 219 | Jonathan Pratt and Sarah Gale lived in Framingham, Massachusetts, for most of their lives but later they moved to the town of Oxford, Wrocester County, Massachusetts. Jonathan Pratt's will, dated 14 September 1738 as "Jonathan, Sr. of Oxford", named his wife Sarah; daughters Lydia Barton, Sarah Shumway, Beulah Pratt, Susannah Pratt, Abigail Pratt and son Jonas. Son Jonas presented the will for probate on February 25, 1760, which was witnessed by Reverend John Campbell, Richard Waters, and Seth Twitchell. Surviving heirs were widow Sarah, Jonathan Pratt, Micah Pratt, Joseph Pratt, Oliver Shumway and wife Sarah, Jedidah Barton and wife Lydia, Jonas Collar and wife Susannah, and Abigail Pratt. Jonathan Pratt and Sarah Gale lived in Framingham, Massachusetts, for most of their lives but later they moved to the town of Oxford, Wrocester County, Massachusetts. Jonathan Pratt's will, dated 14 September 1738 as "Jonathan, Sr. of Oxford", named his wife Sarah; daughters Lydia Barton, Sarah Shumway, Beulah Pratt, Susannah Pratt, Abigail Pratt and son Jonas. Son Jonas presented the will for probate on February 25, 1760, which was witnessed by Reverend John Campbell, Richard Waters, and Seth Twitchell. Surviving heirs were widow Sarah, Jonathan Pratt, Micah Pratt, Joseph Pratt, Oliver Shumway and wife Sarah, Jedidah Barton and wife Lydia, Jonas Collar and wife Susannah, and Abigail Pratt. | Pratt, Jonathan (I1302)
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| 220 | Joseph and Lydia had 9 children; Stephen, Zebina, Joseph, Chester, Eli, Ansel, Lucius, Alfred, and Truman. | Shattuck, Joseph (I2305)
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| 221 | Joseph and Mary had 10 children; Charles, Reuben, Nathan, Pheobe, Joseph, Daniel, Cyrus, Mary, John, and George. | Kenney, Joseph (I2897)
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| 222 | Joseph Bowker was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts on December 28, 1725 in Hopkinton. After being orphaned he was raised by a guardian, whose daughter he later married. Bowker was a farmer and served with the British during the French and Indian War. Most of his service was spent on garrison duty at Fort Ticonderoga, and as a result of it Bowker was usually referred to as "Captain Bowker" for the rest of his life. In 1773 Bowker relocated to Rutland, Vermont. In addition to farming he was involved in several business enterprises, including establishing the town's first sawmill. After settling in Rutland Bowker served in several local offices, including Town Clerk and Treasurer and Selectman. He was also the first Judge of the Rutland County Court and Rutland County's first Probate Judge. Bowker served as Chairman or President of several conventions of delegates called to organize Vermont and plan its activities during the American Revolution During the War Bowker also served on Vermont's Board of War, as a Sequestration Commissioner, and a Commissary in charge of acquiring supplies and equipment for Vermont's military. In 1778 was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives and served as the body's first ever Speaker of the House. He resigned as Speaker in order to accept a position on the Governor's Council. Bowker died in Rutland on July 11, 1784. - wikipedia.org | Bowker, Joseph (I991)
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| 223 | Joseph Brewster was comminssioned 15 May 1764, as ensign of a Train Band of the 5th Company of Norwich. | Brewster, Joseph (I1128)
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| 224 | Joseph Deuel son of Benjamin was b. Jan 9, 1735 and married Rachel b. abt Nov 20, 1738 daughter of Richard and Dorothy Potter Smith of Oswego. He had an acct at the Merritt Store on Quaker Hill and charge to the acct of benjamin Smith in 1767 and to the acct of his own son. He was taxed on Beekan from Feb 1737 to Pawling through 1778. He may have gone to the Albany area. Joseph, James, David and Ben Deuel were all listed together in Saratoga town in Albany. Children of Joseph Deuel and Rachell Smith Benjamin,Phoebe b. Jan 21, 1757 married John b.Nov 29, 1752 son of Elisha Allen and Elizabeth Fish. - The Beekman Patent page 254) | Deuel, Joseph (I452)
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| 225 | Joseph Poole, "being sensible and apprehensive of Ye near approach of death by a dangerous disease," made his will 11 Apr 1706, and it was proved 16 May 1706, as the will of "Joseph Pool, late of Weymouth, carpenter, deceased." To his wife Elizabeth one-third, to his son Jospeh Pool his house and barn that was John Arnold's. To son Samuel Pool lands with the new house that he lives in. To son Isaac Pool house and land adjoining "that I now live in." To sons Joseph and Isaac 95 acres in Bridgewater puchased of John Lovell. To his daughter Elizabeth Lovell L25. To the rest of my daughters unmarried L25 each. Wife Elizabeth Pool executrix, and three sons executors. - Sufflok Probate, 16: 149. | Poole, Capt. Joseph (I2584)
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| 226 | Joseph Sherborn, presumably was born at Oxford about 1575. He married, his wife's name not known, and lived in the parish of Odiham, Co. Hants, where the baptisms of his children are recorded from 1604 to 1620, and where he was buried on 19 Jun 1621. As there is no record at Odiham of the burials of his wife or any of his children, it seems probable that the family was broken up and scattered after his death. One daughter only was married in Odiham, where, being sixteen years old at the time of her father's death, she may have remained with a maternal relative or friend. - Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis. Vol. III. Joseph and Amy had 8 children baptised at Odiham; Edward, Elizabeth, Gilbert, Henry, George, John, Bridgett, and James. | Sherburne, Joseph (I3828)
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| 227 | Karl was the second Fire Chief for the Covert Volunteer Fire Dept. from 1924-1937. | Shattuck, Karl Bernbow (I2842)
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| 228 | King Philips War: Samuel Hayden was in the Suffolk Troop and was impressed with four other men from Braintree, who were Joseph Penniman, Martin Sanders, Joseph Crosby and Ebenezer Hayden, his brother. They served against the Indians in the "Great Swamp Fight," Dec. 3rd, 1675. Was in service Dec. 19th 1675. He died in 1676 probably from exposure. Inventory taken Oct. 26th, 1676 amount 156 Pound. 23 Shillings and 4 Guinea. Hannah his widow was appointed administratrix Oct. 31st, 1676. Suffolk Probate 12: 111. | Hayden, Samuel (I1674)
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| 229 | Kitty was a patient in the State Hospital from before 1910 to 1930. | Sweetapple, Kitty L. (I965)
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| 230 | Lawrence was the second rural mail carrier for the Rural Free Delivery of Covert from 1919-1923. | Kenney, Lawrence Clifford (I2875)
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| 231 | Library and Archives Canada. <i>Census of Canada, 1871</i>. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d.. RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: C-9888 to C-9975, C-9977 to C-10097, C-10344 to C-10388, C-10390 to C-10395, to C-10540 to C-10570. | Source (S547)
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| 232 | Library and Archives Canada. <i>Census of Canada, 1891</i>. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2009. <a href="http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/about-census .aspx" target="_blank">http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/ Pages/about-census.aspx</a>. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427. | Source (S524)
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| 233 | Library and Archives Canada. <i>Census of Canada, 1911</i>. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. <a href="http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/about-census .aspx" target="_blank">http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/ Pages/about-census.aspx</a>. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460.<br><br>Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. | Source (S525)
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| 234 | Little is known of John and Katie Swope. They settled in Pennsylvania for a time where Andrew and Frederick were born according to census data. It is not certain that the third brother, George, existed however the popular opinion is that this is so. It may be that the family relocated or fled to eastern New York during or subsequent to the Revolutionary War if it is true that they lived in the Wyoming Valley region of Pennsylvania where the Battle of Wyoming occured in 1777. It has been cited that John Swope died in Cohoes Falls, NY however this death date is the same as the Revolutionary War soldier John Swope who lived, died and was buried in Bucks, Pennsylvania. Whether this man was our John Swope or not may remain a mystery. "Lockwood, Leander S., born in the town of Westerlo (Albany Co., NY), November 4, 1833, is the son of Samuel and Margaret (Swope) Lockwood, both natives of Westerlo. The maternal grandparents were Frederick and Adrian (Whitmarsh) Swope. who lived in Westerlo and removed to Oneida county, where Mrs. Swope died, when he moved to Herkimer, then to Oneida county, where he died. The parents of Frederick, John and Katie (Teeter) Swope, came from Germany when young and settled in Eastern New York." - Landmarks of Albany County New York, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, 1897 "Great, Great Grandfather's name was John Swope. He and wife were born in Germany and came to this country on or about 1776 then served in the Revolutionary War." - Except from hand written testimonial of John Swope's Great Great Granddaughter Edna McCarthy in 1927. John and Ezra Swope arrived in America with Peter Minuit, who came from Holland to found New Amsterdam. He landed on Manhattan Island June 6 1626. Minuit purchased Manhattan Island from the Indians for $24.00 and a keg of whiskey. The Swopes, always pioneers, finally settled in the Wyoming Valley in New York State. Tradition has it that there was a John and Ezra in almost every Swope family. After the Revolutionary War in which a Swope was a Lieutenant in Washington’s forces, there was an Indian Massacre in the Wyoming Valley (It is mentioned in history as the Wyoming Massacre) The Swope who was in the war was tomahawked and scalped. There were only two who escaped from the Valley that night. They were John and Ezra Swope. They separated. One went to Pennsylvania and the other to Kentucky. An Ezra Swope - a grandson of the one killed by the Indians - settled at Wellsborogh, Penn. It was here he met and married one Katrinka Van Valkinberg who fled from Holland to avoid marrying a German prince. Katrinka was a member of the Royal House of Holland - a cousin of the Queen. She bore the following sons- Lafayette, Byther, Darins, Miles, Leander and Ezra Jr., and daughters; Mary and Margaret. Katrinka died at the age of 52 with a cancer. Lafayette (or Lafe as he was called) went to California in the gold rush of ‘49. Miles and Leander to Wassau, Wis in 1857. Ezra in Lomar, Minn in the early 1900’s. Lafe died in Sacremento California. Miles in Oregon - buried in Merrill - Leander in Waussau. Ezra or Junie in International Falls, Minn. Byther & Darins in Penn. The girls Mary & Margaret came next. Margaret married E.H Newton and bore him 3 sons & a daughter. Two of the sons and their father enlisted in the Civil War. One son was killed in action. One (Collins) died in the Soldier’s Home in Levenworth Kansas. Lew, the youngest died in St. Louis at the age of 52 of cancer. Margaret died in Rockforf Ill. Mary Coneant made her home with Miles for several years & died at his farm home near Merrill and was buried beside her husband in Boston Mass. When the Civil War broke out Miles went back to Penn where his wife & family were still living & enlisted there. He was wounded in the Battle of Gettysberg. Leander was the first man in Manhattan County to enlist. He went 5th Wis Company G. - Provided from family documents by pattystrehlow@juno.com (Note: Interesting Swope Folklore tale handed down from older generations...it may have some truth amongst some inaccuracy and legend) | Swope, John (I2663)
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| 235 | lived in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts from 1725 to 1752. He lived in East Hoosuck, Mass. from 1773 to 1777. He lived in Wallingford, Rutland,Vermont from 1777 to his death in 1808. | Richmond, Eliakim (I140)
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| 236 | Lt. John Sherburne (1688-1769) was the eleventh child of Samuel Sherburne. He moved from Hampton to Epping, New Hampshire in 1713 when he married Jane Drake (1691-1778), daughter of Abraham Drake and Sarah Hobbes. They had nine children, two boys and seven girls. In 1735, the four youngest girls, one of them a newborn, tragically died of ``a throat ailment.´´ - http://grunerheritage.com/theotherside/sherburne/history2.html | Sherburne, Lt. John (I3774)
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| 237 | Lucas Dircksen Vanderburgh first appears in New Amsterdam about 1652. His European origins are uncertain. He was one of the signers of the Lutheran petition1 in Oct 1657, so his origins may have been German rather than Dutch. Early Manhattan land records refer to Lucas as ``Vanderburgh.´´ However, he always signed his last name as ``Dircks´´ or ``Dircksen,´´ never ``Vanderburgh.´´ The surname ``Vanderburgh´´ was probably applied to Lucas after he arrived in Manhattan. The ``burgh´´ in ``Vanderburgh´´ translates to ``fortress´´ or ``castle;´´ and Lucas lived near the fort in Manhattan. So, Lucas´ full name translates to ``Luke, son of Richard, from the fortress´´ which equals Lucas Dircksen Vanderburgh. 2 Lucas married, probably around 1652, Annetje Cornelis, the daughter of Cornelis and Adriante (Wallings) Shubber of Durjerdam, North Holland.3 Lucas was a ``Sergeant in the service of the Honble Company,´´ [Dutch West India Company] and had been in its service since at least 1652. While still a member of the Company, he applied on 16 Feb 1654 at the New Amsterdam City Hall to become a tavern keeper: Lucas Dircksen, a soldier, requests by petition the privilege of retailing beer and wine, promising to pay the customary excise tax, on which it is apostilled: Petitioner´s request is granted, provided he pay the customary excise of what he shall retail or have.4 That same year, Lucas was given a patent for land at Mespat, Long Island, [part of Newtown] on 21 Nov 1654, but never settled there.5 Lucas was apparently tiring of service for the Dutch West India Company and making plans accordingly. On 24 Aug 1655, he paid 60 guilders for Lucas Hendrickson, a drummer, to take his place in an expedition against the Swedes at Delaware.6 The following year he formerly made his decision when on 15 Feb 1656 he submitted the following petition asking for his discharge from the Dutch West India Company: ``To the Noble, Very Worshipful, Honorable Director-General and High Council of New-Netherland. Shows with humble reverence Luycas Dircksen, Sergeant inthe service of the Honble Company here, that he, petitioner has served the said Honble Company for a period of about four years and that he would like now to transport himself with his family to the Southriver of NewNetherland, to settle there, where he has bought a house. He requests therefore, that your Noble Worships will kindly please to discharge him from the service and consent to his removal thither, which doing etca.´´ [signed] Luycas Dircksen7 Lucas´ petition was approved. He did go to the South River [Delaware], where he was granted a patent for land on 10 Feb 1657 near Fort Casmir. His grant was a lot for a house and garden between the lots of Reyer Mol and Claes Pietersz Smith. It also bordered the South River.8 Lucas was there on 23 Jun 1656 when he made a deposition regarding a suit brought by Isack Israel against Jan Flaman. Lucas and Abraham Rycke stated that they were ``aboard the bark named de Fenix between 14 and 15 April towards daybreak, weather and wind being agreeable, did run aground along the shore and remained fast. During the time they were there an anker of brandy belonging to … Isack Isreal was drunk and some cheeses eaten; but they do not remember the number since all beverages and victuals were seized for use in the emergency, without regard to whom they belonged. Likewise, they know that Isack Israel´s duffels were used as tents for shelter and beds to lie on.´´ The court advised the parties to resolve the matter in friendship, but if they could not to present the matter again.9 Lucas he did not remain near Ft. Casmir very long, since he bought on 30 Jun 1656 a house and lot in Manhattan at present day 21 Broadway. A year later on 1 Mar 1657, he purchased another house and lot adjacent to and behind this lot.10 Though Lucas kept his Delaware property throughout his life,11 he always resided in Manhattan. Lucas was granted the ``Small Burgher Right´´ in New Amsterdam on 13 Apr 1659. This right granted him the privilege of trade and the capability to be appointed to minor or servile office.12 This right was certified or reconfirmed on 20 Dec 1659 by Martin Cregier the Burgomeister of New Amsterdam.13 Lucas became a well known tavern keeper in New Amsterdam. He initially operated his tavern from his home on 21 Broadway, but by the mid 1660s he kept a tavern called ``The Signe of the Fort Orange´´ at present day 16 Stone St. in Manhattan.14 Tavern keeping presented occasional debt collection problems for him. One incident resulted in two court appearances versus Ryntie the Mason. On 11 Dec 1656, the court found in favor of Lucas. On 16 Dec 1656, Anthony Back appeared in court for Lucas Dircksen, then sick, with power of attorney, demanding payment of Fl. 170. for board and disbursements. Ryntie acknowledged the debt, explaining that he could not obtain payment from others. The Court ordered Ryntie to pay the debt within three weeks.15 Other tavern activity kept Lucas in the public eye. The 29 Jan 1657 court minutes record one of these events: ``Honble de Silla, pltf. v/s Ryck Hendricksen, deft. Pltf. says that deft. about a quarter of a year ago struck one Cornelis Tysen, wood sawyer, at the house of Luycas Dircksen, tavernkeeper, with tongs on his head, which caused a dangerous wound, and wheras he is now cured requests payment for the surgeon for the cure, and for the Honble Schout the fine of fl. 300. according to placard. Deft. answering says, he struck the aforesaid with tongs, saying he was forced thereto; whereas he ran from his work and stopped in the tavern, where he grossly slandered him as a rascal, a meatstealer and such like. The Court ordered the deft. to prove his statement by the next Court day.´´16 Lucas continued to have debt problems with Reintje the mason a year and a half after his first encounter. On 3 Jun 1658, ``Luycas Dirckzen appears in Court exhibiting certain judgement against Reintje the mason; demands satisfaction of the same. The Court orders Luycas Dirckzen to notify Reintje the mason.´´17 Further payment difficulties continued the same year when on 21 Oct 1659: ``Luycas Dirckzen, pltf. v/s Reinick Gerrisen, deft. Pltf. demands from deft. 8 whole and two half beavers for tobacco pipes and a cap; also fl. 15: 16 in zeawant according to obligation. Deft. acknowledges the debt, but says he has not wherewith to pay. The Court orders deft. to pay the pltf.´´18 Lucas usually found himself on the positive side of the court when involved in incidents regarding his tavern. However, in 1661 he ran into trouble with the local authorities for serving customers after nine o´clock in the evening. On Tuesday, 5 July 1661, Lucas appeared in court as a defendant against Pieter Tonneman, the plaintiff, who represented the local Dutch government. The court minutes state: ``The Schout [judicial functionary], Pieter Tonneman, pltf., v/s Luycas Dirckzen, tavernkeeper, deft. Pltf. demands from deft. One hundred and fifty guilders for a fine imposed three different times by his deputy Hans Vos, for having tapped for people in the night, after nine o´clock bell ring, saying that there were, once, over twenty persons, and fifty guilders additional for his servant or deputy having been shoved out of the house by those, who sat there with threats of violence. Deft. says, he denies it all, except that, once, six persons sat in his house about half past nine and that Hans Vos was drunk, when he came there and drew his dagger against which Marten, the sail maker, resisted, which happened when the bell stopped ringing. Hans Vos, entering, denies having been drunk, when he imposed the fine on them, and having drawn the dagger; and he has laid the fine three times. The Officer calls for a fine on the deft. for having called Hans Vos a liar, in presence of the Court. Hans Vos was asked, if he did not know, who sat there? Answers, he knew no one, as they pushed him out of doors; but saw well that the house and table were full of people. Burgomasters town magistrates] and Schepens [aldermen] having heard and understood all, condemn the deft. in a fine of forty two guilders, with costs to be applied, as is proper.´´19 By 13 Sep 1661, Lucas had not yet paid his fine. So, on that date, ``the officer Peiter Tonneman requests, that the judgement against Luyas Dircksen, dated 5 Jul 1661 may be put in execution. The bailiff was ordered to put these in execution.´´20 Despite his financial intrigues, Lucas invested in other Manhattan property. On 18 Jul 1661 he bought a plot of land from William Jansen Van Borcklo. He kept this small tract two years and sold it on 21 Jul 1663 to Johannes Verveelen. 21 Other debt collection problems continued to plague Lucas. One debt was complicated by a wager he had made with Pieter Janzen. On 12 Sep 1662, ``Luycas Dircksen, pltf. v/s Pieter Janzen, mason, deft. Pltf. demands from deft. eighty one guilders, five stivers. Deft. says, he does not owe so much; produces a contract made with him in form of a wager amounting to the quantity of three tuns of beer, which he won from him. the W: Court condemn the deft. to pay the pltf. the eighty one guilders five stivers.´´22 A week later, on 19 Sep 1662, the money had still not been paid. This time in court, Annetje, Lucas´ wife, petitioned for the payment. ``Luycas Dircksen´s wife also appearing demands likewise execution of the judgement, which her husband has obtained against Pieter Jansen Metselaar (mason), dated 12th of this month. Marginal order: The Baliff is ordered to put these in execution.´´23 This case dragged on until the following Spring. Evidently, Pieter Janzen had debt collection problems of his own. This caused a third party to complicate the matter. On Tuesday 17 Apr 1663, the issue was readdressed and apparently resolved. ``Luycas Dirckzen, pltf. v/s Pieter Janzen, mason, deft. Pltf. concludes in writing, that the attachment on the monies belonging to deft. in Denys Hartooghvelt´s hands shall be declared valid, as he has gained the suit against him and that deft. shall consent to Denys being ordered to bring the money he owes deft. into consignment of this City and that he, the pltf., be admitted to lift, under bail `de restituedo,´ the sum of seven and ninety guilders, two stivers according to specification, with costs. Deft. says, he is willing to pay, on condition of deducting the three barrels of beer obtained from him. Burgomasters and Schepens declare the attachment valid and order Denys Hartooghvelt to bring the money into consignment of this City.´´24 12 Sep 1662 was a busy court day for Lucas. Not only was the long standing debt collection battle with Pieter Janzen begun, but two other payment defaults were also addressed. Hermen Douwzen had defaulted for a second time on a payment. Annetje, again representing her husband, addressed the court: ``Pltf´s wife entering demands from deft. according to a/c which she exhibits, the sum of forty four guilders five stivers in seawant. The W: Court order deft. to deposit the money with the Secretary of this City.´´ Evidently, this issue was finally resolved during a 3 Oct Court hearing.25 The final debt issue of the day concerned money owed by Denys Isaacken. Evidently, Denys delayed his payment until the following May when at the City Hall on Tuesday, 22 May 1663: ``This day Burgomaster Olof Stevensen van Cortlant lifted for Luycas Dircksen the monies brought in deposit to this City Hall by Denis Isaacksen on date....´´ Lucas appears to have forgotten about the debt, and Steven Cortlandt appears to have forgotten about collecting Lucas´ money. 26 Lucas finally remembered the debt on 15 Jul 1664 when he appeared in Court: ``Luycas Dirckzen entering demands, that he may lift the monies, which Denys Isaacksen brought in consignment of this City for Pieter Jansen, mason. Whereupon Luycas Dircksen was informed, that they were taken in date 22d May 1663 by Oloff Stevenzen van Cortlandt, and he must take out an acte thereof.´´27 The Summer and Fall of 1663 were quiet times for Lucas regarding his court appearances. It wasn´t until 18 Dec 1663 that he found himself back in court. This time he was called as a witness regarding an estate settlement: ``Gerrit van Tright, pltf. v/s Freryck Flipzen, deft. Pltf. in quality as before demands verification of defts. rendered a/c against the estate left by Elmerhuysen Clein. Deft. says, he took it from the book of Pieter Rudolfus. Pltf. asks, if it has not been paid? to which deft. says, he cannot find so by the books. Then, as Luycas Dircksen was the special friend of Elmerhuysen and if anything be paid, he will know it certainly: whereupon Luycas Dircksen being called in declares he has no knowledge of it; then says, he well knows that Elmerhuysen had some elk hides at Pieter Rudolfus, some of which Pieter Rudolfus received, but cannot say, whether these were in payment or not. Pltf. maintains, that it is strange, if Pieter Rudolfus had not received any payment from Elmerhuysen the last time he was here, that he should not have demanded some obligation from him. Whereas the matter in question is obscure, Burgomasters and Schepens decree, that it be postponed until further explanation be offered, and that Gerrit van Tright, meanwhile, shall retain according to the condition of the estate as much as should belong to deft. according to his claim.´´28 Caught up in the political strife between the Dutch and English in the 1660s, Lucas was among many of the New Amsterdam settlers who showed frustration with Director General Stuyvesant and his council. Stuyvesant and his administrators had been slow in dealing with the English advances toward taking over New Amsterdam. The English made an overt takeover attempt when they positioned several armed ships up the Hudson River at Nyack. In response to this threat, Lucas and 92 others appealed to their leaders on 5 Sep 1664 to negotiate a peaceful agreement with the English: ``Right Honorable. We ... cannot conscientiously foresee that anything else is to be expected for this fort and city of Manhattans (as your Honors must be convinced), than misery, sorrow, conflagration, the dishonor of women, murder of children in their cradles, and, in a word, the absolute ruin and destruction of about fifteen hundred innocent souls, only two hundred and fifty of whom are capable of bearing arms, unless you be pleased to adjust matters according to the conjecture of the time. Your honors are ... better aware than we, that four of the English King´s frigates are now lying in the road at Nyack, with six hundred soldiers, ... for the purpose of reducing New Netherland to his Majesty´s obedience. In compliance with that commission, the English General hath sent divers letters to your Honors, summoning this city and Fort Manhattan, promising, in case we voluntarily submit, that we shall not experience the least loss or damage ... . These threats would not have been at all regarded, could your Honors or we, your petitioners, expect the smallest aid or succor. But (God help us!) whether we turn us for assistance to the north or to the south, to the east or to the west, `tis all in vain! On all sides are we encompassed and hemmed in by our enemies. If, on the other hand, we examine our internal strength, alas! it is so feeble and impotent that, unless we ascribe the circumstances to the mercy of God, we cannot sufficiently express our astonishment that the foe should have granted us so long a reprieve, inasmuch as he could have delivered us a prey and plunder to the soldiery after one summons.´´ The petitioners went on to say that ``your Honor´s fortress ... is incapable of making head three days against so powerful an enemy.´´ Summing up their plight, the residents affirmed that ``... we humbly, and in bitterness of heart, implore your Honors not to reject the conditions of so generous a foe, but to be pleased to meet him in the speediest, best and most reputable manner. Otherwise (which God forbid), are we obliged, before God and the world, to protest against and call down on your Honors the vengeance of Heaven for all the innocent blood which shall be shed in consequence of your Honors´ obstinancy, inasmuch as the Commissioners have to-day informed us, that the aforesaid English General has stated and threatened that he shall not wait longer than this day.´´ In closing, the petitioners trusted that ``... your Honors will exhibit yourselves, in this pressing exigency and sorrowful season, as men and Christians, and conclude, with God´s help, an honorable and reasonable capitulation which, may the Lord our God, in His great mercy, be pleased to grant us. Amen.´´29 Signed by Lucas Dircks and 92 others The English reached a peaceful accord with the Dutch and in Oct 1664, Lucas and many other New Amsterdam residents swore allegiance to the King of Great Britain.30 The following year, 1665, Lucas was mentioned as a resident of New York City and still lived at ``The Heere Graft´´ [21 Broadway] where on Wednesday 19 Apr 1665, he was assessed 2 florins toward boarding and lodging the English garrison. 31 At the City Hall on Saturday 24 Jun 1665, Lucas was among 15 Manhattan residents who were, ``notified to observe good order, and whenever they find any rioting to arise, to go instantly to the watch and give notice of the same so as to put an end to the trouble.´´32 Being under English rule did not alter the intrigue that continued at Lucas´ tavern, as found in the court records of 22 Aug 1665: ``Abel Hardenbroeck, pltf. v/s Denys Isaacksen, deft. Pltf. says, that deft. meeting him yesterday on the Bouwery Road, drew a knife and said - Draw, van Leer, or I shall stab and cut you, etc. Proceeding against pltf. with very threatening and abusive words, so that the pltf. was obliged to save his life in the house of Cosyn Gerretsen as the deft. pressed hard upon him. Deft. says, that pltf. challenged him yesterday morning in the house of Luycas Dircks, the tapster, to fight in the neighbourhood of the Fresh Water, and as he did not find the pltf. there at the appointed time he went further towards the bowery, where he found him on the road and asked him, Is this the appointed place etc? Admits further having drawn a knife and to have said - Draw also van Leer. Pltf. denies having challenged the deft. and demands, that he shall prove it, as there were many people at Luycas Dircks at that time, who without doubt have heard him. Deft. answering says, that the pltf. whispered it to him, so that none of the bystanders could hear him. Thomas Lodwyck entering declares, that as he was proceeding with Abel Hardenbroeck and some women folk towards the Bouwery, he saw the deft. Denys Isaackzen draw the knife on pltf., whom he pursued with many abusive and threatening words. The Mayor and Aldermen having heard parties, refer the decision to the Court of Assizes and order deft. meanwhile to enter sufficient bail in the sum of fl. 500 Hollands, that he shall comport himself towards the pltf. in such wise as an honest and decent man ought to do.´´33 Debt sagas for Lucas continued, but on 23 Jun 1668 he found himself as a defendant: ``Martin Hofman, Plt: v/s Lukas Dirkz, deft: The plt: declareth that the deft: is in his debt for goods & by a perticular obligation the summe of fl. 793. 16 Sewant beinge the ballance of accounts between ym. The Court doth order Lourens Vander spiegel & ffredrick philips to arbitrate ye sd, differance & bringe in their Report thereof the next Court day.´´ At the Mayor´s Court, 30 Jun 1668: ``Marten Hoffman, pltf v/s Luycas Dircksen, deft. Both in default.´´34 In a final suit on 15 Sep 1668, Lucas sued Josyn Verhagen ``In an actn of debt. The W: Court refer parties to Sieurs Gerrit van Tright and Francois Rombouts to decide the matter if possible; otherwise to render their report.´´ The court decided in Lucas´s favor on 10 Nov 1668 when it declared ``that the deft. shall pay the demanded debt of fl. 36:4 provided the pltf. shall confirm the justness thereof on oath.´´35 Lucas died in 1669, sometime after 4 Mar 1668/9. If all her children were still living when Lucas died, Annetje was left with seven children under the age of 17. Not remaining long a widow, Annetje remarried to Jacob Fabritius, a German Lutheran minister. | Vanderburgh, Lucas Dirckzsen (I1793)
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| 238 | Lucy and Zimri had unknown children. She died soon after the birth of her youngest child. | Shattuck, Lucy (I2289)
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| 239 | Lucy Downing, writing from Salem, to Margaret Winthrop, reported that "my maid Abigail is suddenly to be married to Robert Moulton of this town." "My maid Abigail" is identified in a letter of the same date from Emmanuel Downing to John Winthrop as "my niece Nab Goade," daughter of John and Abigail (Downing) Goad. - Source: Anderson's Great Migration Begins. | Goode, Abigail (I1777)
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| 240 | Malachi Odom (1) (Born circa 1770, S. C.) was one of a long line of Odoms with Biblical names and a dedication to the Biblical admonition to "be fruitful and multiply." By 1792, he was in Burke Co., Ga., where he married Mary Russell (Born circa 1770-1780, died before 1850) circa 1796. Malachi and Mary stayed in Georgia about five years and their first three children were born there. Then, Malachi began to look westward. He applied for and received a passport from the Governor of Georgia on Jan. 4, 1803, to travel into the Mississippi Territory. Friends recommended him for the passport, stating that they lived in Burke Co., Ga., and "do certify that the bearer, Mr. Malachi Odom, has resided in this County for the principal part of his life and has always bore the character of a sober industrious Man and a good Neighbour And being about to remove into your parts takes with him our best wishes for his future prosperity & happiness." (One signer was "Jno. Davies, Lt. Col. Comdt 1st Regiment Burke Militia.") The Mississippi Territory, then occupied by Indians, was not a part of the United States. When he left home, he promised Mary that he would be back to get her in "a year and a day." As that time approached, Mary's family, with whom she was staying, were also getting ready to move west. They had all their possessions packed in wagons and were prepared to leave at dawn on the day after the time was up. As they were getting ready to go to bed, Malachi came riding home. The Odoms and Russells settled in Mississippi Territory in what is now Washington Co., Ala. They were among the earliest settlers and were threatened constantly by Indians. The family just missed the Massacre of Fort Mims by going instead to Fort Stratton. When Mississippi became a state, that area was in Wayne Co., Miss. They were in Washington Co., Mississippi Territory, 1805-1820 (tax rolls, territorial census). In 1820 they were in Wayne Co., Miss. (tax rolls, federal census) and in 1830 they were in Lauderdale Co., Miss. After the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830, the Choctaw Indians retreated farther west and Lauderdale County was formed. The families of Malachi Odom and his children were among the first white settlers in this county. They settled at McLaurins Station, now known as Toomsuba, Miss,, on Buckahanna Creek very near the Alabama border and about 10 miles from Meridian. The Odoms stayed there about 13 years. In December, 1846, 35 Odoms loaded all their possessions in five ox-drawn wagons and started toward the new State of Texas. The party included Malachi and Mary Odom and four of their sons, Ephraim, Randol, James, and Simeon, and their families. They were six weeks on the road and arrived at the Mount Comfort community in Cherokee County about the middle of January, 1847, where they struck camp, bought land, and went to work to remove the heavy growth of pine trees which covered the land. Although only Ephraim remained in Cherokee County until his death, many descendants of all the brothers are still living in the area, The log home built by Randol and James appear on 1846 tax records in Cherokee County. Malachi appears on the 1850 census in Cherokee County in the household of his son, Simeon. Mary must have died soon after they arrived in Texas. From History of Texas by B.B. Paddock, 1922,: "He (Simeon) had brought with him to Texas his father and mother, who wanted to stop in Cherokee County and go no further. Here Simeon remained until both had died, and then, in 1852, sold his interests and brought his family to Johnson County." It is not known where or when Malachi or Mary died or where they are buried, but likely they are buried in the Odom Cemetery near Maydelle, Cherokee County, although their graves are not marked. Because many of the early Mississippi records have burned, information about Malachi's and Mary's children is sketchy. There may have been three other daughters, born between 1806 and 1820, as the 1820 census of Wayne Co., Miss., shows three more females than can be accounted for Malachi's and Mary's known children. - Cherokee County History Book of 1986, published by the Cherokee County (Texas) Historic Commission, researched and contributed by Dorothy Odom Bruce and Virginia Singletary | Odom, Malachi (I514)
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| 241 | Many enterprising farmers joined the settlement begun by Messrs. Wells, Nash, Shields and Muir on the rich lands about the valley of the Chenango, eastern branch, and soon had productive farms under cultivation. Among them were Abijah Snow, Elijah, Zenas and Thomas Nash, Lucius Crane, James Williams and others. Ebenezer Colson came to this section as late as 1815, and spent the rest of his life here. Justus Shattuck came about 1814, and settled nearly half way between Earlville and Poolville, and set up the clothier trade, which business he continued for many years. - History of Madison County, Chapter 9 Hamilton | Shattuck, Justus (I2272)
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| 242 | Maplewood Cemetery records indicate a death date of 19 Jul 1916. | Kellogg, Polly Maria (I381)
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| 243 | Married by Hezekiah Balch who ministered at Emmitsburg, Maryland from October 16, 1775 until 1778. He also ministerd at Tom's Creek and Piney Creek from 1775-1779. Further he served 1 year in York County, Pennsylvania congregations. He moved to Tennessee in 1784. John Martin and his wife became members of the First Presbyterian Church of Baltimore May 1,1780 and were again on the membership list in 1783, per Church records listed in the Maryland Historical Magazine Vol. XXXV, Sept. 1940, No. 3. The Church was located at Gay & Fayette Streets 1763-1766 and then at Fayette & North Streets through Rev. Patrick Allison's tenure ending 1802. John Martin was issued the First US Land Patent March 4, 1788 for 640 acres in Range 4, Township 7, Section 20, which is now known as Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio. He sold some of this land in 1806 and bought 3 lots in St. Clairsville, Ohio in 1807. He moved his family from Baltimore to Ohio some time after 1800. His Will of 1815 indicated that he owned a tailor shop in St. Clairsville, Ohio. His wife Elizabeth and sons Samuel, Joseph, John and Isaac returned to Baltimore after John's death. Possible parents of John Martin: Chester County, Pennsylvania was an original County, founded in 1682. Part of Chester County became Lancaster County in 1728; part of Lancaster County became York County in 1749 and part of York County became Adams County in 1800. John Martin's parents may have lived in Chester County just north of Fredericks County, MD. If this is so they would have been living in what is now Adams County, PA. In 1751 part of Chester County became Berks County and part became Delaware County in 1789. Chester County's seat is now West Chester. Married by Hezekiah Balch who ministered at Emmitsburg, Maryland from October 16, 1775 till 1778. He also ministerd at Tom's Creek and Piney Creek from 1775-1779. Further he served 1 year in York County, Pennsylvania congregations. He moved to Tennessee in 1784. John Martin and his wife became members of the First Presbyterian Church of Baltimore May 1,1780 and was again on the membership list in 1783, per Church records listed in the Maryland Historical Magazine Vol. XXXV, Sept. 1940, No. 3. The Church was located at Gay & Fayette Streets 1763-1766 and then at Fayette & North Streets through Rev. Patrick Allison's tenure ending 1802. John Martin was issued the First US Land Patent March 4, 1788 for 640 acres in Range 4, Township 7, Section 20, which is now known as Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio. He sold some of this land in 1806 and bought 3 lots in St. Clairsville, Ohio in 1807. He moved his family from Baltimore to Ohio some time after 1800. His Will of 1815 indicated that he owned a tailor shop in St. Clairsville, Ohio. His wife Elizabeth and sons Samuel, Joseph, John and Isaac returned to Baltimore after John's death. Possible parents of John Martin: Chester County, Pennsylvania was an original County, founded in 1682. Part of Chester County became Lancaster County in 1728; part of Lancaster County became York County in 1749 and part of York County became Adams County in 1800. John Martin's parents may have lived in Chester County just north of Fredericks County, MD. If this is so they would have been living in what is now Adams County, PA. In 1751 part of Chester County became Berks County and part became Delaware County in 1789. Chester County's seat is now West Chester. | Martin, John (I518)
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| 244 | Mary and Jonathan had 10 children; Mary, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Patience, Abraham, Samuel, Lydia, Ebenezer, Benjamin and William. | Shattuck, Mary (I2329)
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| 245 | Mary and Richard had 12 children. | Sherburne, Mary (I3801)
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| 246 | Mary and Thomas had 5 children; Thomas, Samuel, Mary, Joseph, and Ebenezer. | Pratt, Mary (I3602)
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| 247 | Matthew, son of Edward. He returned to his father's farm at Cape Porpus, Maine, with his son Samuel. Samuel was born about 1664. Matthew was a sailor, shipbuilder and farmer. His children are: Samuel, above mentioned. By wife Sarah had Susana, b. May 10, 1680. Matthew, b. Sept 6, 1682. Sarah, b. April 1, 1685. Elizabeth, b. April 20, 1687. The following is from the Essex Antiquarian: "'June 1679. Thomas Clarke deposed that one night being upon the watch in company with Matthew Barton when the privateer lay within Baker's Island, as they were walking the rounds they heard a loud noise at or near the door of John Williams, the cooper, and it was John Chaplin drunk, Jonathan Barton testified that he saw the man but being a stranger did not know his name until Clarke told him it was Chaplin. The further said that Chaplin swore and said, 'now is the time to get money, the privateer wants horses,' etc. Sworn 7:11:1678 - Barton, Edward S., Genealogy of the Barton Family: of the town of Marshall, Oneida County, New York. Waterville, NY: unknown. 1920. "Matthew Barton, of Salem, Portsmouth, N.H., and Cape Porpoise, Me., shipwright, mariner, born about 1640, was living in 1729. He married first Martha -----, who was living in 1675; secondly Sarah -----; and thirdly, at Salem, 20 Dec 1694, Elizabeth (Tapley) Dickinson, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Pride) Tapley. For many years he probably divided his time between Salem and Cape Porpoise. In 1668 Matthew Barton and Martha, his wife, of Salem, sold to William Dicer of the same their dwelling house and one-fourth acre of land, by the South Harbor, Salem. In the same year he was one of the Salem petitioner against imposts. There are indications that his family lived at Cape Porpoise for some years. On 29 April 1671 Matthew Barton of Salem, mariner, deposed, aged about thirty-two years, his deposition being recorded 30 June 1671. In 1675 Martha Barton is mentioned as a temporary resident of Salem on account of the Indian troubles. In 1683 Matthew Barton bought from Hannah Simmons, administratrix of the estate of Richard Simmons, all of Salem, a house and one-sixth acre of land at Salem, for L35. In 1686 he bought from Edmond Woolland, Sr., a small piece of land adjoining, for L 6.5s. Evidently he possessed other property in Salem. In 1721 he sold to Ezekial Goltwigth a common wright in Salem, in the southeast division of common lands, granted by the last meeting of the proprietors. In 1729, being then of Salem, he sold the farm of three hundred acres, of Cape Porpoise, which was formerly the home of his father. " - Barton Family of Oxford, Mass, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1930, Vol 84, pp. 400-421.p 403-4 Matthew Barton was born to Edward Barton and his wife, Elizabeth, about 1640, most likely in Salem, Massachusetts. He moved with his family to Marblehead and then to a farm near Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Matthew grew up on the farm near the Piscataqua River. Around 1662, Matthew married a girl named Martha, whose last name is unknown. Matthew and Martha must have moved to Salem and had several children. Their oldest was a son, Samuel, born in 1663. Around 1666, Matthew's father's family moved again, up the coast to Cape Porpoise, Maine, near the present site of Kennebunkport. He purchased a farm on Montague's Neck, between the Montague and Cape Porpoise Rivers. In 1668, Matthew was living in Salem, and he took part in a protest against taxes. During this time, Matthew was a shipbuilder and sailor. later in 1668 Matthew and wife Martha sold their dwelling house and one-fourth acre of land by the south harbor in Salem to William Dicer. they must have moved to Cape Porpoise at that time. When his father died in 1671, Matthew was named as executor of his estate, and inherited the farm at Cape Porpoise. In July of 1673 in Portsmouth, Matthew had a brush with the law, when he was accused of travelling on Sunday, a serious charge in Puritan New England. Matthew and Martha lived on the farm in Cape Porpoise for the next twelve years, but were given temporary residence in Salem in 1675, apparently driven from their home by hostile Indians. Martha died, and in 1679, Matthew married again, to Sarah, a woman whose last name is unknown. Matthew and Sarah had four children. In 1683 Matthew purchased a house and one sixth acre of land in Salem for £35, his hopes of moving back to Cape Porpoise dashed by the continuing Indian troubles. He purchased adjoining land several years later. Sarah died, and Matthew married again, in 1694, widow Elizabeth Dickenson, daughter of John Tapley and Elizabeth Pride, with whom he had six more children. In 1729, he finally sold the farm on Cape Porpoise, which had lain abandoned for over forty years. Matthew died sometime after 1729. - Smith, Ken, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112224336&ref=ac om | Barton, Mathew (I1377)
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| 248 | Mayken’s mother, Annetje Janse, of Loeckervelt, in 1630 left her a legacy of three morgens of land in Scherpenwyck, Netherlands. | Van Der Burchgraeff, Maycke Hendrickse (I993)
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| 249 | Melchort De Forest, of Asvesnes, France, was the father of Jean De Forest, the first Protestant of the De Forest family, and was the grandfather of the first De Forest emigrant to America. He married Catherine de Fosset, of Mons. Jean, their youngest son, married Anne Maillard, and settled in Holland along with thousands of his countrymen, Walloons and Huguenots. - Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, Vol. I, p. 447 | De Forest, Melchort (I1510)
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| 250 | Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. <i>Michigan Death Index</i>. Lansing, MI, USA. | Source (S497)
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