Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
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| 4901 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The Latvian Archives is online and I have reviewed all Registers for Pilten. Registers are in German and I indicate what I don't understand. I extracted all Herzenbergs of which the following excerpts apply to this family: "http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en/menu/lv/13/ig/13/ie/5507/book/30313.html -Image 69: "Lemchen Joseph Herzenberg" is title of an entire return section at Pilten 22 Sep 1811 containing: -Lemgen Joseph Herzenberg, (no age) -his [brother?] Chonne Joseph Herzenberg, 18 [Has relational and other comments needing translation; most likely fraternal.] -his wife, Sorre, 18 -his daughter, Riffke, 1 -his mother, Taube, 60 [This is a big find - wife of the original Joseph.] -his [?] Lewin Wulf Edelstein, 17 -his wife, Schoene, 15 -Image 27. Has two columns of ages after the male names with the first being 1834 and the second 1842; one column for female names probably 1842. Family #79: -327 Chone Joseph Herzenberg, 42, 50 -his wife Schore, 50 -328 his son Jossel, 18, 26 -329 his son Mendel, 9, 17 -330 his son Elias, 2, 10 -Image 77. Has two columns of ages after the name with the first being 1834 and the second 1848. List # 63, Family #101: -327 Chone Joseph Herzenberg, 42, 56 [Has comments needing translation; has date of 1847 in comment.] -his wife Schore, 50 -328 his son Jossel, 18, 32 -329 his son Mendel, 9, 23 -330 his son Elias, 2, 16" | Taube (I3014)
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| 4902 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The Latvian Archives is online and I have reviewed all Registers for Pilten. Registers are in German and I indicate what I don't understand. I extracted all Herzenbergs of which the following excerpts apply to this family: "http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en/menu/lv/13/ig/13/ie/5507/book/30313.html -Image 69: "Lemchen Joseph Herzenberg" is title of an entire return section at Pilten 22 Sep 1811 containing: -Lemgen Joseph Herzenberg, (no age) -his [brother?] Chonne Joseph Herzenberg, 18 [Has relational and other comments needing translation; most likely fraternal.] -his wife, Sorre, 18 -his daughter, Riffke, 1 -his mother, Taube, 60 [This is a big find - wife of the original Joseph.] -his [?] Lewin Wulf Edelstein, 17 -his wife, Schoene, 15 -Image 27. Has two columns of ages after the male names with the first being 1834 and the second 1842; one column for female names probably 1842. Family #79: -327 Chone Joseph Herzenberg, 42, 50 -his wife Schore, 50 -328 his son Jossel, 18, 26 -329 his son Mendel, 9, 17 -330 his son Elias, 2, 10 -Image 77. Has two columns of ages after the name with the first being 1834 and the second 1848. List # 63, Family #101: -327 Chone Joseph Herzenberg, 42, 56 [Has comments needing translation; has date of 1847 in comment.] -his wife Schore, 50 -328 his son Jossel, 18, 32 -329 his son Mendel, 9, 23 -330 his son Elias, 2, 16" | Herzenberg, Riffke (I3007)
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| 4903 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The Latvian Archives is online and I have reviewed all Registers for Pilten. Registers are in German and I indicate what I don't understand. I extracted all Herzenbergs of which the following excerpts apply to this family: -Image 54. Has two columns of ages after the male names with the first being 1834 and the second 1842. This Herzenberg is new and has never been seen in any family compilations to date; his age puts him into the second generation with his father Abraham being of our earliest Joseph's generation (no others have been found yet of this family). Family #270: -563 Juddel Abraham Herzenberg, 55, 63 -Image 101. (Refer to item f above.) Has two columns of ages after the name with the first being 1834 and the second 1848. List # 270, no family #: -563 Juddel Abraham Herzenberg, 55, 69 | Herzenberg, Juddel (I3224)
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| 4904 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The Latvian Archives is online and I have reviewed all Registers for Pilten. Registers are in German and I indicate what I don't understand. I extracted all Herzenbergs of which the following excerpts apply to this family: -Image 54. Has two columns of ages after the male names with the first being 1834 and the second 1842. This Herzenberg is new and has never been seen in any family compilations to date; his age puts him into the second generation with his father Abraham being of our earliest Joseph's generation (no others have been found yet of this family). Family #270: -563 Juddel Abraham Herzenberg, 55, 63 -Image 101. (Refer to item f above.) Has two columns of ages after the name with the first being 1834 and the second 1848. List # 270, no family #: -563 Juddel Abraham Herzenberg, 55, 69 | Herzenberg, Abraham (I3129)
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| 4905 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The Latvian Archives is online and I have reviewed all Registers for Pilten. Registers are in German and I indicate what I don't understand. I extracted all Herzenbergs of which the following excerpts apply to this family: A. "http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en/menu/lv/13/ig/13/ie/5507/book/30313.html -Image 47: "Lemchen Joseph Herzenberg" is title of an entire return page at Pilten 22 Sep 1811 containing: -Lemgen Joseph Herzenberg, 33 (Side comment: Lemgen [Lemchen] Joseph [son of Joseph] Herzenberg was registered under oklad Number 38 in Windau in September of 1811, lived in the house Nr. 9.) -his wife Sorre, 33 -their sons: -Lewin, 9 -Elias, 6 -Leyser Abraham, (no age). (Comment on side: Father-in-law of Lemchen [father of Sorre, in German - Schwiegervate])- Leiser Abraham, aged 80, blind, see the lists of invalids.) -Chasse, (female) 16 (maid) Residents in the same home: -Zoddach Abraham Pabst, 29 -Beile (female), 36 -Sorre (female), 1 -Behr Josell Schwalbe, 28 -Reÿline (female), 18 -Moses Marcus, 19" B. http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en/menu/lv/13/ig/13/ie/5507/book/30319.html -Image 4 of "Invalid List": -House #1, Moses Abraham ..., 85, blind, [Translation unsure but has a location of "Nivgauld?"] -House #9, Leyser Abraham ..., 80, blind. [Same location as above.] Note that the location Nivgauld? shows up with several other individuals on the list. Others have Pilten for a location. Perhaps it is an outlying settlement in the Pilten area. I assume the name Abraham is their father's name and that no family name is given because of the dots following the name in the entry. Other entries on the page are about half and half of given names or given names with surnames. I would assume Moses and Leyser are brothers. 2. The Latvian Archives is online and we Moses Abraham as a tenant in a household of an unknown family. See image #39 of http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en/menu/lv/13/ig/13/ie/5507/book/30313.html No age is given and there is a comment on the side to refer to the "Invalid List." | Moses (I3035)
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| 4906 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The Latvian Archives is online and I have reviewed all Registers for Pilten. Registers are in German and I indicate what I don't understand. I extracted all Herzenbergs of which the following excerpts apply to this family: A. "http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en/menu/lv/13/ig/13/ie/5507/book/30313.html -Image 47: "Lemchen Joseph Herzenberg" is title of an entire return page at Pilten 22 Sep 1811 containing: -Lemgen Joseph Herzenberg, 33 (Side comment: Lemgen [Lemchen] Joseph [son of Joseph] Herzenberg was registered under oklad Number 38 in Windau in September of 1811, lived in the house Nr. 9.) -his wife Sorre, 33 -their sons: -Lewin, 9 -Elias, 6 -Leyser Abraham, (no age). (Comment on side: Father-in-law of Lemchen [father of Sorre, in German - Schwiegervate])- Leiser Abraham, aged 80, blind, see the lists of invalids.) -Chasse, (female) 16 (maid) Residents in the same home: -Zoddach Abraham Pabst, 29 -Beile (female), 36 -Sorre (female), 1 -Behr Josell Schwalbe, 28 -Reÿline (female), 18 -Moses Marcus, 19" B. http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en/menu/lv/13/ig/13/ie/5507/book/30319.html -Image 4 of "Invalid List": -House #1, Moses Abraham ..., 85, blind, [Translation unsure but has a location of "Nivgauld?"] -House #9, Leyser Abraham ..., 80, blind. [Same location as above.] Note that the location Nivgauld? shows up with several other individuals on the list. Others have Pilten for a location. Perhaps it is an outlying settlement in the Pilten area. I assume the name Abraham is their father's name and that no family name is given because of the dots following the name in the entry. Other entries on the page are about half and half of given names or given names with surnames. I would assume Moses and Leyser are brothers. | Abraham (I3018)
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| 4907 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The Latvian Archives is online and I have reviewed all Registers for Pilten. Registers are in German and I indicate what I don't understand. I extracted all Herzenbergs of which the following excerpts apply to this family: A. "http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en/menu/lv/13/ig/13/ie/5507/book/30313.html -Image 47: "Lemchen Joseph Herzenberg" is title of an entire return page at Pilten 22 Sep 1811 containing: -Lemgen Joseph Herzenberg, 33 (Side comment: Lemgen [Lemchen] Joseph [son of Joseph] Herzenberg was registered under oklad Number 38 in Windau in September of 1811, lived in the house Nr. 9.) -his wife Sorre, 33 -their sons: -Lewin, 9 -Elias, 6 -Leyser Abraham, (no age). (Comment on side: Father-in-law of Lemchen [father of Sorre, in German - Schwiegervate])- Leiser Abraham, aged 80, blind, see the lists of invalids.) -Chasse, (female) 16 (maid) Residents in the same home: -Zoddach Abraham Pabst, 29 -Beile (female), 36 -Sorre (female), 1 -Behr Josell Schwalbe, 28 -Reÿline (female), 18 -Moses Marcus, 19" B. http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en/menu/lv/13/ig/13/ie/5507/book/30319.html -Image 4 of "Invalid List": -House #1, Moses Abraham ..., 85, blind, [Translation unsure but has a location of "Nivgauld?"] -House #9, Leyser Abraham ..., 80, blind. [Same location as above.] Note that the location Nivgauld? shows up with several other individuals on the list. Others have Pilten for a location. Perhaps it is an outlying settlement in the Pilten area. I assume the name Abraham is their father's name and that no family name is given because of the dots following the name in the entry. Other entries on the page are about half and half of given names or given names with surnames. I would assume Moses and Leyser are brothers. | Leyser (I3017)
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| 4908 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The link between Susanna Cosaadt who married Francis Frederic and Susanna Cossart, dau. of David and Catherine (Catlyntie) Cossart is circumstantial but compelling never the less. In the same locality and at the same time as Susanna are found three brothers - David, Cobus (Jacobus), and Frans (Francis) Cossart - all sons of David and Catherine (Catlyntie) Cossart. This is a prominent New Amsterdam/New York City family with later roots in Raritan (now Somerville), Somerset, New Jersey. The three brothers migrated from New Jersey to Montgomery co., NY, circa 1772. This same set of parents also had a daughter Susanna bapt. in 1742 in New Jersey. There were no other Cosaadt/Cossarts in Montgomery co. before this family showed up making it most likely that Susanna is the sister of the brothers. There would be an apparent age difference between Susanna (chr. 1742) and her husband Francis Frederick (chr. 1753), but this is not necessarily a deal-breaker especially considering there are no other alternatives. Note that none of the brothers or their considerable other siblings could have had a daughter old enough to be Susanna since they also marry about the same time as Susanna and Francis Frederick. A review of the censuses in which Francis Frederick and Susanna appear does not help. In 1790 no ages of females are given. The 1810 census entry has not yet been found. In 1820 the oldest female category is only 45+. In 1830, the wife is shown as age 50-60, which would have been too young to even have had the children we know of and is suspect unless was possibly a second wife for Francis. This leaves us with the 1800 census, which is a bit problematic since it reports the wife as being age 26-44 (born 1766-1784); however, this would be very inconsistent with a proven marriage in 1774 - so the age data is suspect (especially so considering that the same age is given for Francis Frederick when in actuality he was at least 46 (chr. 1753). Note that there is also the possibility that the 1800 census also contained a younger unknown second wife for Francis with a possible death for Susanna of bef. 1800 if in fact the age of the wife of 26-44 were proved to be correct. 2. Variant name spellings include Cosaadt, Cossadt, Cassadt, Cosaardt, Coesaert, Cosart, Cossart, Cosaad, Cressart, Gresaart, Gressaadt, or Cosnat. 3. FHL book 974.761D2G "Early Families of Herkimer County New York, Descendants of the Burnetsfield Palatines," by William V.H. Barker, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1986, preface: "In 1664 the British took control of New York State and the Mohawk Valley area came under the jurisdiction of Albany County from that time until about 1774 when it became Tryon county (in 1784 the area was renamed as Montgomery county, the western portion of which was set off in 1791 as Herkimer County). In modern times, Herkimer County bounded by Oneida County on the west and by Montgomery and Fulton Counties on the east." [N.B. Tryon was changed to Montgomery because Tryon followed the Tory cause whereas Montgomery was a patriot.] 4. The following is from http://www.threerivershms.com/knittlesubsistence.htm with the following explanation: "'Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration - A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores,' by Walter Allen Knittle, Ph.D., Department of History, College of the City of New York, Published Philadelphia, 1937: The NEW YORK SUBSISTENCE LIST. This list was compiled from the "journal" of Palatine debtors to the British government for subsistence given either in New York City or in the Hudson River settlements, from their landing in 1710 to September, 1712. The list was found in the Public Record Office, C. O. 5/1230 and was corrected from the accompanying "ledger," C. O. 5/1231. As it seemed advisable to include some indication of the number in each family and since limitations of space forbade the inclusion of the six notations at various times given in the journal, only two notations have been given here, that is, the first in 1710 usually and the last in 1712 normally. Thus, with "Abelman, Johann Peter 2-1, 2-0," the size of the family signified is two adults and one child under ten years of age; by 1712 the child had died for we have noted only two adults. All children over ten years of age were given the full allowance for adults and were therefore not distinguished from more mature members of the family. Where only one notation of family size appears, the presumption is of death, or in the case of women, of marriage." The following are the only Frederick listings and I am not sure of the relation if any: Friderich, Conrad 4-0, 4-0 Friderich, Hanns Adam 1-0, 2-0 [Nothing similar to Saltz nor C(K)assadt.] 5. Censuses: 1790 US: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/census/mohawk1790.html; 1790 Census, Montgomery County, Mohawk Town: 1st No.-Free white males over 16 years 2nd No.-Free white males under 16 years 3rd No.-Free white females 4th No.-All other free persons 5th No.-Slaves *illegible Brittain, Abraham - 1-2-5-0-0 [Abraham Brinton?] Frederick, Francis - 1-3-3-0-0 Frederick, Peter - 1-3-5-0-0 Frederick, Philip - 1-0-1-0-2 Marlet, Michael - 1-1-4-0-0 Mower, Hendrick - 1-1-1-0-0 VanHorn, Cornelius - 2-2-5-0-0 VanHorn, Thomas - 1-1-5-0-* 1800 US: Minden, Montgomery, New York, p. 10 of 19, these two were next door neighbors and related by marriage, the columns are first male then female 0-9, 10-15, 16-25, 26-44, 45+: Francis Frederick: 1-0-1-1-0; 1-1-0-1-0 Thomas Van Horne: 2-1-0-1-0; 1-1-0-1-0 1820 US: Danube, Herkimer, New York, p. 13 of 13: Francis Frederick, 0-0-1(16-18)-1(18-25)-0-1(45+); 0-0-0-0-1(45+) 1830 US: Danube, Herkimer, New York, p. 11 of 20 [Could this be a second wife for Francis since the female appears to be too young to have had Phillip]: Francis Fredrick, male: 1(70-80); female: 1(50-60). 6. The following baptismal records are found in the book "Compendium of Mohawk Valley Families," by Marily Penrose. Unfortunately none of the baptisms have sponsors' names so currently it is conjecture on my part that David, Cobus, Frans, Susanna are all siblings in the same generation. The source for the baptisms is given by the author as "DRC," which means church records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. The entries appear to come from the same original church book meaning that these individuals with the same last name are geographically close. The location of the church is Caughnawaga, now the Reformed Church of Fonda, in the village of Fonda, Montgomery County, N.Y. Book also contains one marriage entry for this surname: "Cosaadt, Frans m. Nancy Johnson, 6/20/1777 (DRC:161).The entries: A. Cosaadt, Cobus And Elizabeth (Seedam): Neyltje, b. 4/4/1776, bapt. 4/24/1776 (DRC:37); Peter, b. 1777, bapt. 4/15/1777 (DRC:42); Cobus, bapt. 2/19/1786 at age 2 months (DRC:76, 77). B. David: a. David Cosaadt and Jannetje (Stimish): Jacobus, b. 11/27/1774, bapt. 1/27/1775 (DRC:32); Cataluntje, b. 11/25/1779, bapt. 1/23/1780 (DRC:54). b. David Cosnat and Janneche (Stumerse) [assumed by author and myself to be the same two individuals as above]: Benjamin, b. 12/24/1772; bapt. 3/31/1773 (DRC:24). C. Cosaadt, Frans and Nancy (Johnson): Catrina, b. 3/8/1778; bapt. 5/10/1778 (DRC:47). 7. From the Montgomery Co. Archives, NY, family file for Frederick family: "The book 'Genealogies of the First Settlers of Schnectady,' by Prof. J. Pearson, p. 74: Catharina b. 27 Jun 1785 to Francis Frederick of Remsenbos and Susanna Gresaart - sp: Philip Frederick and Catharina Schuyler. Note: Remsenbos is in the southeast corner of Florida Township and the Fredericks may have traveled the short distance to Schnectady to have their child baptized. The pension application of Francis would have believe that he was not residing in Schnectady. 8. Received 30 Jul 2003 from Frederick descendant and researcher Mary Lou Spaulding, 1502 Haney Dr., Hays, KS 67601, 785-628-6465: FHL film 9513920 mentions Philip Frederick and Gitty (another name for Gertrude). You will also find in the same film the name of Peter Crosset, which is probably the same family as Susannah Cossadt, in the same church (Reformed Dutch Church, Caughnawaga) where she is married you will find several young men who seem to be all one family. The name is spelled several different ways on different records, but I feel they are all the same family." CHRISTENING: 1. Website http://raub-and-more.com/raritanbap/06.html accessed 18 May 2013. "Baptisms Reformed Church Raritan (Somerville), NJ, March 8, 1699 -June 28, 1829" from the collection of the late Beulah Gangaware (circa 1930s), p. 29. Entry: 6 Jun 1742 Coessaert, Davit & Catlyntie; Susanna; no sponsors listed. The earliest known ecclesiastical organization in Somerset County was that of the First Reformed Church of Raritan (now Somerville), originally known as the Reformed Dutch Church of Raritan. It was organized March 9, 1699. The church baptismal records are preserved from the beginning, the first three baptisms recorded being March 8, 1699, made, no doubt, by Rev. Guiliam Bertholf, of Hackensack, in whose presence, next day, the first elder and first deacon of the Raritan church were installed. Bertholf probably supplied the organization with preaching until 1717. The next known minister to officiate was the Rev. Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen, who was called from Holland and arrived in 1720, becoming pastor of the four churches of Raritan, Three-Mile Run, Six-Mile Run and North Branch (Readington). June 9, 1749 Rev. Dr. Messler. The baptisms were written out in the Dutch language until 1720, when English, with some Dutch intermixed, was substituted. Some of the early entries, while admirably kept and well preserved, are exceedingly hard to decipher, owing to the unusual spellings (often greatly varied) of the proper names. 2. Website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kindred/BRar1699.txt accessed 18 May 2013. Title: R D C: First Reformed Church, Raritan (Somerville) Baptisms 1699-1745. Author: Somerset County Historical Quarterly Publication: Vol. II, 1913, pgs. 38, 138, 209, and 298. Translated and compared with original records: 1742 June 6 Coesaert, Davit and Catlyntie - Susanna. MARRIAGE: 1. Marriage records of "Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga: now the Reformed Church of Fonda, in the village of Fonda, Montgomery County, N.Y.," New York, unknown, 1917, 748 pp.: Lodewyk Frederick and Alida Miller, 21 Mar 1774. Frans Frederick and Susanna Cosaadt, 30 Dec 1774. Frans Cosaadt and Nancy Johnson, 20 Jun 1777. Thomas Van Horne and Maria Frederick, 21 Oct 1779. Peter Frederick and Elizabeth Marlet, 21 Oct 1779 [same time as Thomas Van Horne.] (Illegible) Mair? and the daughter of Philip Fredrick, 23 Jan 1788. [Could this be Hendrick Mower and Elizabeth Frederick?] Christian Plank and Hannah Frederick, 1 Jan 1801. George Frederick and Caty Cag, 21 Feb 1803. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Henry Z. Jones is the author of three series of books on the Palatines: "The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants Who arrived in New York in 1710," (1985); "More Palatine Families," (1991); and "Even More Palatine Families, 18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and their German, Swiss and Austrian Origins," 2002. I have reviewed all three and the very little I find is quoted above. | Cosaadt or Cossart, Susanna (I2147)
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| 4909 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The linking of Michael and his daughter Elizabeth was done as follows: Elizabeth Muse's birth date and place is now determined to be 1761 in Haydon Bridge to a father named Michael. Here is the logic of how it was found. We know that her marriage could occur no later than 1782 since children are born starting 1783. Assuming such, Elizabeth would have had to be at least 16 or older for her marriage making for a probable birth date no later than 1766. This would have been earlier than most women were married in this area since 21 was considered full age of consent; this would then give us a secondary ideal birth date of no later than 1761. We also now know from an actual viewing of two of her children's christening records in the Haydon Chapelry (see below) that our Elizabeth was a native of the Haydon Chapelry. Even so, I transcribed and reviewed all Mewis, Muis, Muse, Meuse, etc specifically from Haydon Bridge from 1692 to 1804 and linked them together in conjunction with New Family Search as of 3 Aug 2009. In this same analysis of Haydon Bridge christenings, I can find no Elizabeth in the broad time period we need except for one Elizabeth, dau. of Michael chr. 1761 in Haydon Bridge. The date and location are perfect! Ancestry.com's "England and Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906" also shows the same Elizabeth Mewis, chr. 20 Aug 1761 at Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England, dau. of Michael Mewis of Elrington. (Date is error since the actual record says 20 Sep 1761.) This is the only entry remotely close to Elizabeth Muse anywhere in England in that particular Ancestry.com database as it exists currently; however, that database is a work in progress and not totally comprehensive. Coincidentally, Elrington, as reported in the christening record, is a little under two miles to Haydon Bridge and happens to be the nearest settlement right next to where all of Joseph and Elizabeth Muse Burnhope's children would be born at the Woodhall Mill farmstead. It appears Elrington was considered part of Haydon even though since it is only two miles to Haydon as compared to next nearest church in Hexham about four miles away. From other entries in the christening records, Elrington is mentioned occasionally in the Haydon Bridge Church records. In reviewing the christening entries, the above referenced 1761 christening is the only entry for a child of Michael of Elrington, or for that matter any other Michael between 1748 and 1804 (after which I stopped checking). Children of Michael occurring before 1748 all belong to the following Michael and Ann Bell - Ancestry.com's "England and Wales Marriage Records, 1538-1940," marriage in Haydon, Northumberland of Michael Mewis and Ann Bell, 29 May 1732; however this couple would be relatively too old to be having a child 29 years into their marriage (and from my research their children seem to be pretty much accounted for between 1732 to 1748 - see New Family Search). These are the two entries from Haydon church records, FHL film 991796, which indicate Elizabeth Muse was a native the parish of Haydon Bridge and so the above comment does appear to be our Elizabeth: -"Chr. 14 Apr 1799 (b. 7 Apr 1799), Mary, d. of Joseph Burnhope, native of Hexham, by his wife Elizabeth Muse, native of this Chapelry, residing at Woodhall Mill." -"10 Jan 1802 (b. 8 Nov 1801), Margaret, 4th dau. of Joseph Burnhope of Woodhall Mill, miller, native of Hexham, by his wife Elizabeth Muse, native of this Chapelry." New Family Search has what appears to be an erroneous connection of Elizabeth Muse to William Mewis, chr. 31 Oct 1731. This William's children are all listed in the Haydon christening records (Margare 1759, Thomas 1762, John 1764, Richard 1766, and William 1772) but there is no Elizabeth. In looking at the order sequence of his children, it would also be hard to place our 1761 Elizabeth. New Family Search also shows a variant christening date of 6 Apr 1757 in H.B. This is not supported by any LDS IGI name extractions nor the actual H.B. christening records. This appears to have been a poor patron-submitted entry made in error from a legitimate 6 Apr 1728 christening entry for Elizabeth Mewes, dau. of William Mewes (1672-) and his second wife Mary Hales, whom he married in 1724. This is probably also the source of the "William" as the supposed father of our Elizabeth as found in many undocumented family histories. 2. In searching the actual christening records of Haydon Bridge, per FHL film 991796, with a margin of six years before and up to the year 1774 after (since Margaret died in 1773), I did not find any other christenings of children to Michael Mewis. Using the same records, I found no burials for any children noted with their father Michael from 1759 to 1836. (Elizabeth was buried as Elizabeth Burnhope from Ingoe Mills in Stamfordham in 1835, which shows her ties to her ancestral home of Haydon Bridge.) I also searched the parish church of Warden (FHL film 1068615), to which Haydon Bridge Chapelry is subservient, and did not find any children from 1763 to 1773 (Margaret died in 1773). Likewise, using the IGI batch extractions, I did not find any children in the very large adjoining Hexham parish church records. I also checked Warden records since Haydon Chapelry is subservient to it, but found nothing (note Warden is not IGI extracted and I used the actual records.) It would appear that Elizabeth may have been an only child. CHRISTENING: 1. Christenings from Haydon Bridge (FHL film 991796) for children of Michael Mewis: -4 Jan 1732/1733, Mary, dau. of Michael Mewis of High house. -29 Sep 1734, Michael, son of Michael Muis of Haydon Bridge. -8 May 1737, Nicholas, son of Michael Mewis of Haydon Bridge. -4 May 1740, Thomas, son of Michael Mewis of Haydon Bridge. -23 Sep 1744, John, son of Michael Mewis of Dean Raw. - 3 Apr 1748, Ann, dau. of Michael Mewis of Dean Raw. 2. IGI batch extraction records for Haydon Bridge shows Michael with the following entry; the date of this christening would tie him to Michael and Ann Bell who were married 29 May 1732 in the same parish: "Michael Muis, son of Michael Muis, chr. 29 Sep 1734." MARRIAGE: 1. FHL film 1068615, Warden Parish church records. We know from the burial records that the same Margaret, married to Michael Mewis, was bur. 1773 in Haydon. Haydon Bridge was a subservient chapelry of Warden and all marriages for Hayden at this time were performed only in Warden: "Mich'l Muse, and Marg't Thompson both of the Chapelry of Haydon in this Parish were married in this church by Banns this Seventennth day of April 1760. By me Wm. Laidman, Vicar." Signed by both spouses with an X in the presence of Joseph Maughan." BURIAL: 1. Apparently there are two Michael Mewises in Haydon Bridge at one time as the following entries make clear from FHL film 991796, Haydon Bridge church burial records. The first two would be the parents-in-law for Margaret also shown below. See separate note for Michael's burial: -"24 Feb 1772, Michael Mewis of Haydon Bridge." -"Ann, widow of the late Michael Mewis of Haydon Bridge, bur. 23 Mar 1772." -"Margaret, wife of Michael Mewis of Haydon Bridge, bur. 23 Apr 1773." (The 3 in 23 is disputable and may be a 0 to make 20.) 2. FHL film 94994, Transcripts of Haydon Bridge church records, shows under burials: "27 Dec 1794, Michael Muse of Haydon Bridge." | Mewis or Muse or Muis, Michael (I4695)
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| 4910 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The marriage as reported of Thomas Daw to Elizabeth Mott 8 Apr 1729 is proven from Warbleton parish records. Who this Thomas may be is uncertain. One unproven possibility is that he is the same Thomas Daw as was christened 18 March 1691 Warbleton, Sussex, England, born to John and Mary Daw. This would provide an age of 38 for Thomas at the time of marriage. 2. Email from Val Bray [mailto:valjoy.bray@yahoo.com.au], Aug 22, 2006: Here is some research on your Dinah Daw. Her parents were Thomas Daw and Mary Hilton married in Willingdon on 17 Oct 1768. (Mary was buried on 12 Oct 1783 at Westham.) Mary Hilton was bapt. 30 Mar 1746 in Wilmington, Ssx. Her parents were Richard Hilton and Susan Sergeant who were married on 15 Jan 1734 at Friston, Ssx. (Ssx. M. Index). Their children were Elizabeth bapt. 30 Sep 1737, Thomas 9 Mar 1739, John 29 Nov 1741, William 27 May 1744, Mary 30 Mar 1746, Ann 17 Jul 1748, Susan 26 Aug 1750, Edward 6 Feb 1757, Robert 6 Feb 1757, all at Wilmington. (From Familysearch Ancestral File and Pedigree Resource File submitted by Camille Barker, 288 East 200 North, Smithfield, Utah 84335). Richard Hilton was bapt. 1 Jan 1710. His parents were Thomas Hilton and Margaret Howell who were married on 20 Oct 1706 at West Firle (Ssx. M. Index). Their children were Ann (Mary ? bapt. 27 Mar 1706, Thomas 23 Oct 1708, Richard 1 Jan 1710, Mary 8 Apr 1716. (From Familysearch Ancestral File and Pedigree Resource File submitted by Camille Barker.) Susannah Sergeant was bapt. 5 Oct 1716 at St. Clements, Hastings. Her parents were Henry Sergeant and Ann Gibbon who were married on 17 Jul 1707 at St. Clements Hastings. (Ssx. M. Index) Their children were ??? Susanna bapt. 5 Oct 1716, ??? Mary born 13 Jul 1726, Ann 30 Oct 1728, John 30 Oct 1728 at St. Clements. (I.G.I.) Henry Sergeant was bapt. 23 Sep 1680 at St. Clements Hastings. His parents were Henry Sergeant and Ann Gawan who were married on 16 Dec 1677 at St. Clements Hastings. (Ssx. M. Index) Their children were Henry bapt. 23 Sep 1680, ??? Stephen 2 Mar 1687, Edward 1/17 ? Jan 1690. (I.G.I.) A descendancy chart for Thomas Hilton and Margaret Howell on the Ancestral File on CD was submitted by: 1. Suzanne B. Bitter, 7498 South 2160 East, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84121. (AF96-112277) 2. Donald John Tucker 8446 South 1330, East Sandy, Utah 84093. AF89-100975. 3. Donald John Tucker as above AF89-106760. Thomas Daw was bapt. 28 Apr 1734 at Warbleton, Ssx. His parents were Thomas Daw and Elizabeth Mott who were married on 8 Apr 1729 at Warbleton, Ssx. Their children were Mary bapt. 4 Feb 1729, Lucy 4 Mar 1731, Thomas 28 Apr 1734, Samuel 21 Aug 1737, Elizabeth 10 Jun 1744. (From I.G.I.) Familysearch Pedigree Resource File -- submitted by Joseph McAlister Reed, 2059 East Brown Road #68, Mesa, Arizona, 85213. Elizabeth Mott was bapt. 21 Mar 1700/1. Her parents were Benjamin Mott (of Herstmonceux) and Elizabeth Robonson who married on 27 May 1701 at Hooe. (Ssx. M. Index). Note: A Thomas Daw married a Mary Bingham on 6 Apr 1758 at Warbleton. Their children were Samuel bapt. 14 Mar 1762, Mary 18 Jun 1763, Elizabeth 21 JUn 1765, all at Warbleton. (Did Mary Bingham die and Thomas remarry? Will look into this.) 3. Email from: Val Bray [mailto:valjoy.bray@yahoo.com.au] October 05, 2006: "I have checked on the first marriage of Thomas Daw and Mary Bingham in Warbleton. They were married on the 6 Apr 1758 and had three children. The records note that there were blank pages from 1752 to 1761, so there could be other children. Mary Daw, wife of Thomas was buried in Warbleton on 15 Jun 1767. I would say that he is your Thomas Daw who married Mary Hilton in Willingdon on 17 Oct 1768. Their daughter Sarah had a child Ann bapt. 5 Apr 1792. Thomas Daw (married Elizabeth Mott) the elder was buried 2 Nov 1764. (FHL 504418 Warbleton) Mary Daw (Hilton) was buried 12 Oct 1783 in Westham. (FHL 504419) In your notes you say your Edward Osborne died after 1879. In the census of 1891 Sarah Ann is a widow. The only death I can find is 17 Jan 1886. It shows Edward 48 years, a shoemaker but the widow is K. J. Osborne. Do you think this is yours? The 1871 census shows Edward and Sarah with a new born daughter. This is Alice Maria who died after a few weeks. I can't find Edward and Sarah in the 1881 census (maybe a different spelling ?) but there is a Cornelius Osborne aged 15, born in Woolwich on a training ship across the river in Essex. I have found a death for Richard Dennis (husband of Eleanor Osborne). He died in Folkington on the 11 Jun 1859. Also I have some marriages and children for the next generation. Do you want these?" MARRIAGE: 1. Marriage record for Warbleton, Sussex, England per image from FamilySearch, image 240 of film 004426911, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6XGQ-HHL?i=239&cc=1465706: "[1729] April 8: Married Thomas Daw & Elizabeth Mott, both of Warbleton." | Daw, Thomas (I3856)
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| 4911 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The name James and Jacob sometimes were interchangeable at this early time. James in the latinized version of Jacob. Searches should keep this in mind. 2. The Hales Newsletter, Winter 2002 Vol. 7. No. 4, www.hales.org, Ken Hales, editor: "Yalding, Kent, England, (Based on articles by A.J.J. Parsons, J. Worley, Tony Kremer and Alan Smith) The original Saxon settlement at Twyford (meaning Twin Ford) south and west of Maidstone may have ceased to exist after some serious flooding, and perhaps the survivors sought refuge on the higher land upstream at what we now know as Yalding. Pieces of pottery unearthed at Yalding were distinctive of this Saxon period. Many of the Hales families found throughout the United States trace their earliest Hales ancestor to this village. This suggests that we should learn more about Yalding. The village chartered here in 873 A.D. called "Gealding" (in medieval times GE = village and EALD = old, so that the village was known as "The Old Village" in Saxon times) and is located in the hundred of Twyford. The rural village of Yalding involves the appreciation of a vast range of subjects. Several local estates and freehold manors have their origins in the medieval period. This growth of small farms was to play an important part in the establishment of a rural trading center, when Yalding was granted the status of a market town in 1319. The manor of Yalding was held by several notables from the 1300s including Hugh de Audley, Ralph Stafford – a Knight of the Garter, Humphrey Stafford, and Humphrey's grandson Henry, Duke of Buckingham. There were also several small manors in Yalding, which indicated that the population was far larger, at an early date, than that of surrounding parishes, but was to be kept in check by nature. Ravaged by the Black Death on more than one occasion, the population was contained. It is understood that in 1510 half of the inhabitants are thought to have perished. With new sanitation and health improvements in the eighteenth century, as well as new agricultural methods there was a minor explosion in the erection of tenant farm cottages – the population of the parish doubled to two thousand. In the next quarter century almost another five hundred were added, then leveled off and has hardly increased since. Yalding owes it existence to the confluence of the River Beult with the rivers Medway and Tiese near Twyford Bridge. From times immemorial, these rivers have overflowed their banks and deposited the rich alluvial silt brought down from the wooded weald, to make the soil at Yalding some of the finest agricultural land in Kent. This fertile plain is all that a Yeoman Farmer could desire. An old boast claims that Kent is the Garden of England and Yalding is the Garden of Kent. The attached map [see hard file] is a part of the Hundred Map of Twyford. Hundreds were subdivisions of some English and American Counties. Of interest on this map is that approximately 1 1/4 mile west of Yalding, in a village now known as East Peckham, is a street listed as Hail Street. (One source indicates both a Hale Place and Street). The people of the time (including the cartographer that made this map) were not consistent in their spellings. This street may have been Hail, Hale, Hails, Hales, or any other variant the cartographer wished to use. My guess is that there is some significance to the street name; most likely it leads to a house occupied by a Hail (or variant spelling) family. Also note that there is no church near this village. The people here most likely traveled the mile or so to a nearby church using local paths and bridges. As early as 1207 Stephen Langton complained bitterly about the non-existent bridges across the Medway at Yalding. The present "Town Bridge" was built in the 15th century. However, the actual foundations were unearthed during an archaeological excavation in 1969 and date to a couple of centuries earlier. In addition to the farming activity, Yalding became the transshipment port on the Medway at Hampstead Hamlet where the present Hampstead Lock is situated. Many hundreds of iron cannons must have been man-handled on to the barges at Yalding during the Civil War (1642-48). The cannons, cast in the furnaces of the Weald, were shipped down the Medway to the Royal Navy at Chatham. During the Second World War, (1939-1945 in England) a plan to flood parts of Kent, including Yalding, as a defense against a possible German invasion was proposed by Winston Churchill. Fish caught in the Medway during a 42 year period include: Roach, 3 pounds; Dace, pound; Carp, 19 pounds; Bream, 7 pounds; Perch, 2 pounds, Chub 4 pounds, and Pike, 16 pounds. This thatched house in Yalding [see hard file] was built in the 13th century, no later than 1290, which was about the latest period at which over-lapping joints were used. The house was originally a large hall, with small top rooms only on the north and south ends, where at one end the master and his lady would have slept and at the other end the servants. The original owner was probably a Yeoman. Certainly in the 17th century it must have been occupied by a Royalist family, as well hidden in the house were some Cavalier shoe buckles. Smoke holes were on both sides of the roof, and the fire would have been somewhere in the middle on the floor. Reed would probably have been laid on the floor of earth. The walls would have been of wattle and cow dung. The window frames are slotted for shutters, as glass for windows in houses was not usual until a much later date... The Hales family, historically Yeoman Farmers, most likely lived in this type of house and within the three square miles shown above in the piece of the Twiford Hundred map. It is not known at this writing the occupation of our Jacob Hales of Yalding, but they were most likely farmers. Today Yalding and mid-Kent is noted for a producing area for apples, pears, nuts and cherries. Water transport by the river Medway, brought the London markets within easy reach of the producer. On my visit to this area in 1981 I was impressed by the production of "hops" – an ingredient of the ail relished by the people of England. How lovely it is to drive the country lanes near Yalding in the month of May. Though cherry blossom is over and gone and the flowers of cherry plum long forgotten, pear is past its prime and plum is pensioned off, apple blossom is at its best. Its scent fills the air and the buzz of goneybees delights the ear. There was a church at Yalding [photo in hard file] before the Norman Conquest, and the lower tower was the oldest part of the present building dating dates from that time. The picture shown was taken on a very rainy day in May of 1981 when my wife and I visited Kent. This is the church where the Jacob Hales family attended and we found their records in the parish registers. We stayed at a bed-and-breakfast in Tonbridge on the river Medway and drove the short distance to Yalding. The name of the river Medway in earlier times was Tunn, hence the name Tonbridge describes a bridge over the Medway. Because of the wet day, we did not walk the Yalding Footpaths, and we were unable to find a headstone due to their deteriorated and unreadable condition. When you take your trip to Yalding, you might want to walk the Yalding Footpaths [see hard file for map] and understand what our Hales Ancestors might have experienced in this lush countryside and village." 3. The Hales Newsletter, Summer 2004 Vol. 8 No. 2: "Hales Origins, Boxley, Kent, England family. This is the Hales Origins chapter from my new book Windows II. In my first book Windows, I attempted to describe the origins of the Hales family. I repeated the Reverend R. Cox Hales assertion that the original ancestor was Tonne, Lord of Hales and Luceby, in the time of Edward the Confessor1. This places the origin of the Hales name during the reign of this Edward (who died in 1066). This predates William the Conqueror. Reverend Hales did not cite his reasoning or the source of his belief. I have not been able to locate a record for Tonne. The earliest person named Hales that I have been able to discover is Sir Roger of Hales in Norfolk, England. Born about 1130 he was Lord of Hales during the early reign of King Henry II, who ruled from 1154 – 1189. Some people named Hales assume that Hales is a Norman name, arriving in England with William the Conqueror and were at Hales when his Domesday book was compiled. But the evidence points to an Icini (Celtic) tribe or Angles tribe origin.2 Tonne is a Celtic name or a unit of weights and measures. Also, because the symbols used during the development of the Hales coat-of-arms predate this time period, an earlier descent is indicated. Between 62 and 650 A.D. the Iceni tribe of Norfolk (Celtics) was centered at Venta Icenorum (near Caister Saint Edmund), which became the ancient capital of Norfolk. The Angles tribe came to Britain in 449 A.D. Archaeological evidence indicates that by 700 A.D. the Iceni and Angles tribes had merged completely. The arms of the Hales family displays three arrows, pointed downwards, on a red shield as is shown in the introduction to this book. The first person that I have been able to discover that claimed the symbol of the arrow was King Edmund the Martyr. King Edmund was born in 841 and was martyred at Hoxne, Suffolk, England in 869 or 870 long before the Norman's invaded in 1066. The Hales family either adopted or inherited King Edmund's 3 arrows symbol for their coat of arms. It appears that King Edmund was captured by invading Danes in about 869 at Hoxne. He refused to share his Christian kingdom with the heathen invaders, and they tied him to a tree and shot him with arrows until his body was covered with them. The Symbol of the Arrow is detailed later in this book. Hoxne is located approximately 45 miles from Hales, Norfolk, England. Either the family of King Edmund or a fraction of his Angles tribe settled at a place they called Hales after his death. Several Angles migrations occurred throughout Norfolk after the king was killed. The original families in charge of Hales were Angles Lords who were of high standing – enough to be able to properly settle the area. In any event these people were not of Norman descent. They were either Angles or a mix of Angles and the earlier Icini (Celtic) tribes which merged together. The Icini were forced by the Romans to their capital called Venta Icenorum or Caister Saint Edmund. It is not far from what would later be called Hales by the Angles. Lord Roger of Hales, born about 1130, was Lord of Hales during the early reign of King Henry II, who ruled from 1154 – 1189. The title "Lord" would indicate a family of high status. His son, Lord William of Hales, born about 1155, was Lord of Hales during the latter 4 years of King Henry II's reign. Lord Walter of Hales, born about 1180, was Lord of Hales sometime during the reign of King John, which was between 1199 – 1216. He is believed to be the son of Lord William of Hales. There was a mansion at Hales during the mid-1100s. Called Hales Hall or Loddon Hall it was anciently the seat of the Hales family. How early it was built is not known. This was also the period of Thomas a Becket. Following his appointment as chancellor of England and his later installation of archbishop of Canterbury, Becket and King Henry II had bitter conflicts over the king's attempts to gain control over the church of England. Henry attempted to collect taxes on church lands, and to try church officials accused of serious crimes. Becket resisted Henry's efforts. King Henry was outraged. In 1164, fearing for his safety, Becket went into hiding and then fled to France. To avoid detection he stayed in manors owned by his followers. Becket also had relatives in Norfolk. When King Henry tried to locate Becket, and discovered he was in the safety of his friends, Henry's practice was to destroy the manors where Becket stayed. One of the manors destroyed was Hales Manor at Loddon Hales in Norfolk. The followers of Becket, including one named Hales, went into exile in France with Becket to avoid the kings wrath. The Pipe Rolls mentions "Adam of Hales and his brothers," and states that his father was in exile with Becket in France. Why he was in exile is not known – perhaps he sheltered Becket. It seems likely that Roger of Hales, owner of Hales Manor at Loddon Hales, and living here during this period, might be the father mentioned here. Becket returned to England in 1170 and quickly renewed his opposition to royal authority. Becket's new defiance irritated the king. In the hearing of his knights, Henry asked if anyone was brave enough to rid him of a single troublesome priest. Four knights took Henry's remarks as a royal request. The knights murdered Becket while he was at evening prayers in Canterbury Cathedral. The Genealogists Magazine of The Society of Genealogists states that the Hales family came to Kent from Norfolk in or prior to the year 1172. 1172 is two years after the death of Becket. Perhaps they had connections there when Becket returned to England from France. The followers of Becket, also in exile, returned to England as well and possibly located in Kent near Becket. It should be noted that during these early times symbols and arms were inherited by the heir to the original user of these symbols or arms. Sir Roger of Hales was most likely the first to display the Hales arms consisting of three arrows pointed downward on a red shield. Also, there is the marriage of Alice of Hales in 1318 to Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Norfolk, at Harwich, Essex, England. This Thomas was the son of King Edward 1 of England and his wife, Margaret of France. The claim is that this Alice was so beautiful that she captured the heart of Thomas. While this may be true it is more likely that the son of a king would find his wife in a known descendant of royalty, the practice in this period, rather than pick a commoner. After their marriage, Alice prevailed on the king through her husband and received ownership to her ancestral home at Hales, Norfolk, England. Her father, Sir Roger of Hales, about 1260 to about 1313, was probably the most influential and powerful individual in Norfolk. His connection with royalty is documented and Roger's Lordship extended throughout Norfolk, especially the area between Lodden and beyond Hales Hall. Hales in Norfolk is located in a thin narrow valley nearly two miles long and 3/4 mile in width. On the Domesday maps it is listed as Hala, from the Anglo-Saxon Hal or the Celtic Hal. Alice of Hales was born about 1302 at Harwich, Essex, England the daughter of Sir Roger of Hales and his wife Alice Skogan. Adam of Hales and his brothers are mentioned as being in Kent by 1204. Were they in Kent to join their father that returned from exile with Becket? Becket being Archbishop of Canterbury would return to Kent. Most likely they were in Kent since the early 1170s because they were associated with Becket. With the Hales mansion in Norfolk destroyed, the father of Adam of Hales had to find a residence elsewhere. In England there was an order of succession for the children of a family. The eldest son inherited the family arms. The fourth son is destined to the University and the church. Later sons were not recognized as were the older sons. The purpose of this practice was to ensure that the wealth of a family was maintained – at least through one of the sons. A very young son that inherited little had little to bequeath to his younger sons. The brothers of Adam of Hales are not noted in history. At least I have not been able to discover their names or families. It was most likely from one of them that some of the lessor Hales families in Kent originated. Apparently Nicholas of Hales inherited the family arms, identifying him as the eldest son of his father's family. These arms are the same arms bequeathed to the descendants of Sir Roger of Hales. The arms of Nicholas Hales is a red shield, the color symbolizing valor, and emblazoned with three golden arrows, fletched white, and pointed down – the same arms as those used by Sir Roger of Hales who adapted them from King Edmund the Martyr. A coincidence? I think not. This would seem to indicate that Nicholas of Hales inherited the arms from Sir Roger of Hales, possibly through his son and heir. Possibly Adam of Hales or one of his brothers. This also indicates a Norfolk connection. Nicholas of Hales of Kent and his descendants are documented in a separate work, The Hales Chronicles, by the author of this book. While it may not be possible to prove the descent of Nicholas from one of the siblings of Adam of Hales, his descendants are documented as accurately as possible in the above cited work. Nicholas of Hales appears in Kent in the early 1300s. He was Prior of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem3 in London's church at Clerkenwell4 and Leader of the House of Lords.5 Nicholas received a grant to Halden, in the Southeast corner of Kent in 1334. This Nicholas of Hales sired two sons, Sir Robert of Hales and Sir Nicholas of Hales. Sir Robert of Hales assumed his father's offices in both the Hospitallers and House of Lords. King Edward III made him an Admiral in 1367 when English ships still controlled the seas.6 He was the treasurer beheaded during Wat Tyler's revolt when he was blamed for the poll tax. It was Sir Nicholas of Hales, son of Sir Nicholas of Hales and brother of Sir Robert of Hales that is considered the common ancestor of the Hales family in Kent. He most likely descended from Adam of Hales or one of his brothers. It is from this Nicholas Hales "from whence as from their fountain, the several streams of the Hales's, that in divided rivulets have spread themselves over the whole country, did originally break forth."7 During this time the maps of Kent were drawn in what was called "Hundreds." A hundred is defined as an area comprising a hundred families. There were 81 hundreds in this period. The demography would indicate that this consists of 8,100 families. If there were approximately 7 people in each family (my estimate), then there would have been approximately 56,700 people in all of Kent County at this time. While Robert and Nicholas of Hales were part of the gentry during the revolt of 1381, John Hales of Malling was one of the peasant leaders. He was called "the first and principal originator of the insurrection during the subsequent inquisition in Canterbury." This John poses the question of his ancestry. Was he one of the several descendants of Nicholas Hales, or was he one of the lessor sons of one of the siblings of Adam of Hales? Within Kent England there are several families that are most-likely close relatives. Because of the lack of records and the civil war from 1640 to 1660 documentation may not be available to trace our ancestry earlier than what has been accomplished in the above cited works. Also, because of the unformatted spellings of the days, some of our ancestors spelled their names differently than what we think of. Interesting possibilities include the following families and a particular manor of interest. Halfway between Boxley and Boxley Abbey, against the foothills to the north, was Tattellmell. Tattellmell was a mansion owned by John de Capell in 1253. Upon his demise it went to his son Richard de Capell. When he died it went to his daughter, who married a Harlackenden of the borough of Harlackenden in Woodchurch. In the beginning of King James, Deborah, sole daughter and heir of Walter Harlackended, married Sir Edward Hales of Tunstall, knight and baronet, and Tattellmell was added to his collection of manor houses. Upon the death of Sir Edward in 1654 it devolved to his grandson Sir Edward Hales of Tunstall. A distant cousin, Roy Hales of Fort Langley, BC, Canada, describes a Boxley to Yalding connection in his as yet unpublished manuscript.8 Some of this information is new. Before March 25, in the year 1523 John Hale, Senior, from Boxley and five partners purchased a house with 2 acres in Yalding for £20. This may have been in the western part of the parish, which adjoins Hail street in the neighboring parish of East Peckham. It is possible that Hail street was named for this house or owner. At this time the nearest parish church to this Hail street was the church at Yalding. This John Hale was an elderly man, who lived only four more years.4 His will helps to reconstruct this Hale family during the decades preceding the church parish registers. John's wife 'Johan' or 'Joone' survived him. He had five offspring. There was possibly a deceased daughter – Margarete – and another living daughter 'Johan.' There were also some sons. Raynold, Nicholas and John. Two miles to the north and west of Yalding lies Mereworth and between Yalding and Mereworth lies West and East Peckham and Nettlestead. There were other male heirs in John Hale, Senior's will more than 70 years before. Raynold was the principal beneficiary of that 1526 will. He inherited most of the "lands and tenements," and was chosen to be the sole "legatee & Executor." It seems likely that the Thomas Haile, who is so prominent in the Yalding records between 1575 and 1600, would have been his descendant. Nicholas and John inherited "remainders" of their father's estate. John is mentioned a half mile north, in Nettlestead, when he sold his third of a house, 10 acres of land and 2 of meadowland during 1529 or 1530. Another John Hale, possibly his son, was involved in a similar transaction in Yalding six years later. This may be the John Halle, who was buried in Yalding on October 21st 1575. Nicholas Hale married Mary Haile in Yalding during 1607. She appears to be the 24-year-old daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Haile – considering that their fathers were both named Thomas and not likely to be brothers, this Nicholas and Mary may have been second cousins. The couple were "of Mereworth" when their daughter Margery was christened six years later. Nicholas must have been the narrow weaver who had his will proved in West Peckham during 1638. This document mentions a house, orchard and farmland in Mereworth. As his wife predeceased him, Nicholas left his estate to his brother-in-law Thomas Dawson, his daughter Magret Eton, and grandchildren Marie and Elizabeth Usher. We may be descended from one of Nicholas Hale's two sons: either Thomas Hale who was christened December 2, 1610, or more likely John Haele who was christened December 16, 1612. This, of course, begs the question of their not being in their father's will. There are other possibilities, as well as gaps in the parish registers. We could easily be descended from some unrecorded son of Thomas Haile II's in Yalding, or from the "labourer" Thomas of Mereworth. However a more promising lead comes from West Farleigh, only two miles north of Yalding. A John Hale married Anne Martine there on February 11, 1606. There are no further Hale entries in this parish for John and Anne Hale which means that they probably resided elsewhere. It is possible that our Jacob Hales of Yalding was a son of this John and Anne Martine Hale. There was little evidence of any Hale family in this area by 1660. The Civil War between 1640 to 1660 caused a gap in the church records. They are not listed in the parish overseer's accounts of 1663, or the Hearth Tax that was printed the following year. Yet Thomas Dawson, or a son of the same name, is mentioned in Mereworth. The size of his house is shocking, if it is the one mentioned in Nicholas Haile's estate. It was heated by a single hearth, and Dawson was thought to be so poor that he was not charged the tax. This raises the possibility that any surviving member of the Haile family may have continued in the less easily traced ranks of laborers and tenant farmers. Thomas Haile of Yalding was a yeoman, elected churchwarden on two occasions, and one of the more prominent characters of the parish. However, this Thomas broke into James Browne's enclosure and destroyed 20 shillings worth of grass. Along with Stephen Ferris he attacked the widow Elizabeth Barefoot and left her wounded. Convicted and fined 6 pence, yet Haile was a respected member of the community who posted sureties for others and pled his village's case in the Maidstone assizes. Thomas Haile married Elizabeth Kemp in 1575 and was the father of four daughters and possibly two sons. Another Thomas Hale may have been their son. He appears to have been a carpenter who posted sureties for at least two local laborers. He had two daughters and may be the Thomas Haile who married a widow named Ann Tanter (or Annis Taster) in 1624. He was buried three years later. From Boxley to Yalding and as far to the east as Frinstead this family spread over Kent. From when John Hale, Senior of Boxley purchased property in Yalding, to when we find Arnold Haille in Frinstead in the mid-1500s there are traces of this family. And, considering that there are approximately three generations in a hundred years, when our John Hales (1694 Yalding) traveled to Frinstead to marry he may very well have been visiting a close relative. This John also relocated from Yalding to Boxley, where John Hale, Senior and Junior were located in the mid-1500s. Our Hales family appeared in East Malling on January 10th, 1692. That was the day that Jacob Hales married Elizabeth Penny. I suspect, but cannot prove, that Jacob descended from the Haile family that was last seen in Yalding or Mereworth. The name of his firstborn son is John and probably carries the name of his paternal grandfather. Jacob was not in the parish overseer's accounts for 1700, 1715 or 1728, yet we know the couple had money, for Elizabeth received an inheritance of £40 when she married. Jacob may have been a tradesman. Two of Jacob's sons returned to Boxley: John and Jacob. It may be that they returned to the Hales home that was left when the property was purchased in Yalding in the 1500s, or perhaps some relatives were still living at Boxley or there was some Hales property there. John Hales of Boxley, son of Jacob of Yalding, would have been 30 when he married Mary Foster at Frinsted in 1724. Based on the headstone inscription at Boxley, Mary was born in 1700 and would have been 24. While it is stated that this Mary Foster was "of Frinsted," I have not been able to discover a Foster family there. However, about three and a half miles to the east of Frinsted lies the parish of Lynsted. In the records of Lynsted there is a Foster family which lists the death of Mary, daughter of William Foster of Frinsted in 1699. Other members of this family are also referred to as being "of Frinsted." The next year this family named another daughter Mary when she was christened in 1700. I believe this is the Mary Foster that married John Hales. While the parish churches of Lynsted and Frinsted are only three and a half miles apart, the actual farms where they lived might be somewhere in-between and they may have attended both the Lynsted and Frinsted parish churches. Most likely John Hales of Boxley had a reason to be in the Frinsted area. It may have been because he had an ancestor or other relative there to visit. The reason is yet to be found. Jacob Hales of Boxley, son of Jacob of Yalding, followed his brother John to Boxley and married ten years later. Neither of these two sons named a son Jacob (or James – the Latinized form of Jacob), and both called their firstborn girl Elizabeth. This probably indicates something of their relationship to their father. The oldest daughter is named after their mother, but the oldest son is not named after their father. There was a Matthew Heale or Hales of Boxley living in Maidstone in the early 1600s. Maidstone is approximately halfway between Boxley and Yalding. He married a woman named Johane about 1631 and they had a son named John that was christened June 27, 1633 at Maidstone. The tradition would indicate that the father of this Matthew was named John. Matthew Hales wife died in 1680 and her will was proved at Boxley. This would indicate some type of Boxley connection with Matthew Hales of Maidstone. While her will was proved at Boxley, she was buried November 6, 1680 at Maidstone. In the late 1600s a cousin of Sir Edward Hales, Elizabeth Hales of Chilson, married Edwin Wyatt. This Elizabeth Hales Wyatt was buried in 1707 at Boxley and an inscription to the Wyatt family can be found inside the Boxley church. Edwin Wyatt also died in 1707. This family may also have had a connection to the Tattellmell manor. About this time or shortly thereafter John Hales, born in 1694 and a son of Jacob Hales, appears in Boxley. One wonders where this John moved to in Boxley – was there some connection with the Tattellmell manor? Later generations can be found in my earlier book Windows. This story is provided so that descendants of John and Mary Foster Hales might benefit from all of the research accomplished to this point. 1. If his title of "Lord" is correct, and if Tonne is really a name and not a weight, then Tonne must have been the son of a Duke or the eldest son of an Earl. This is a title obtained through heredity and would make him a part of royalty. 2. Refer to The Hales Newsletter, Volume 8 Number 1, Spring 2003, for source information for this chapter. Much of the information cited in this newsletter is the work of Lewis Kim Hales of Milner, Georgia. 3. The Order of 'The Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem' refers to the Knights Templar which evolved into the Masonic Order. The 'Prior' or leader would mean the Grand Master of the Freemasons. Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas, The Hiram Key (Barnes and Noble, 1998), p.27. 4. Edward Hasted, History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. volume IV, p. 414. 5. Knowles, volume II, p. 304. 6. The House of Hales Place, www.martenrogers.treeserve.co.uk/page6.htm 7. Thomas Philipott, Esquire, Villare Cantianum; or Kent Surveyed and Illustrated (London: W. Lane, 1776), p.176. 8. Manuscript of Roy Hales of Fort Langley, BC, Canada." 4. Internet article by Roy L. Hales accessed 24 Jan 2016. Roy, in an accompanying email notes: "I did a little reconstructing of the possibility our Hales were in London during the early 16th century. Found quite a few clues pointing that way, though nothing strong enough to establish it as fact." Website link: https://sites.google.com/site/ourkentishgenealogy/surnames/hales-in-london "Hales in London Why Look for Hales in London So far, our Hales family genealogists have not been able to go any further back than the Jacob Hales who married Elizabeth Penny in East Malling, on January 10, 1692. There are no records of a Hale or Hales family in either East Malling or Yalding, where this couple settled, in the decades immediately prior to this event. Though some argue that the names "James" and "Jacob" are related, I have yet to see a record in which our family could be said to switch one for another. Indeed there are few references to the name "Jacob Hales" in Kent during this time. All of which leads me to suspect that we need to look outside Kent and will most likely find our Hales in London. The number of clues pointing in this direction is impressive, but still not conclusive enough to be more than a best guess. Aside from the fact there are a number of references to "Jacob Hales" in London, under variant spellings, people from all social classes had been going to Kent - London's poor were attracted by the wages, which were in highest in England during the 1680's (page 257 of THE ECONOMY OF KENT 1640-1914) and, since the Tudor era, there has been an annual influx of pickers from London and Essex (page 147, CRISES AND ORDER IN ENGLISH TOWNS 1500-1700) - In LONDON (Vintage edition of 2001, p 728) Peter Ackroyd described wealthier London residents moving to Kent: "the air being exceedingly wholesome, many citizens have built houses; and such whose circumstances do not permit of that expense, take ready furnished lodgings for the summer." Kent's Other Jacob Hales & Hales Shipwrights Our Jacob first appeared in East Malling, a parish with strong connections to the sea. 6 of the 20 wills from pre-1614 East Malling were left by mariners, people concerned with ships, or (in one case) a mariner's widow (C.I. Sinclair Williams, "Maritime East Malling, ARCHAEOLOGIA CANTIANA, vol LXXXVIII pp 52, 53) There are also a number of early 18th century parish entries pertaining to Hales who were shipwrights from St Nicholas parish register in Deptford, which is only four miles east of London. From the Hales Newsletter (p 31). Register searched between 1571-1812, there are no Hale(s) entries until 1595. There is no reference to professions for another century and the first one recorded is a "Shipwright": - Christened to Thomas Hail, Shipwright, Church Street: John (9 Aug, 1702); Sarah (6 Aug 1704); subsequent entires do not mention Thomas' profession: Elizabeth (23 June 1706); Hoskins (30 Jan 1708/9) Thomas (20 June 1712) - Christened to William Hailes, Shipwright: Mary (30 Sept 1718) subsequent entires state that William was "on the Green": James (16 Sept 1722); William (6 Sept 1724); - 19 of the Hale(s) entries from Deptford 1571-1812 mention the profession "shipwright" and the register has a gap between 1619-53. Though the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights had its headquarters in London, its two principal shipyards were in Kent. Between 1512 and 1915, "5,000 ships were launched into the Thames from the Royal Dockyards at Deptford and Woolwich." There were two Hales entries in the lower part of Deptford, in the 1664 Hearth tax, showing Hale(s) families owning their houses: - John Hayles, possibly grandfather of the Thomas Hail above (Thomas s/o William, gs/o John "Hale"), has a house with two chimneys. (Duncan Harrington, KENT HEART TAX ASSESSMENT LADY DAY 1664, p 10) - the "widdow Haeles" had a house with one chimney. As she was "non chargeable," she probably did not have much money (ibid, p 13). Two of the three Hales entries from Minster, on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, also pertain to a shipwright. As these are isolated entries, both the Robert and Jacob Hales mentioned below obviously came from outside the parish: From "Canterbury: Marriage Licenses 1675 to 1770," published in the Hales Newsletter (p 54): -11 Jul 1706, Marr: Robert Hales, Shipwright of Minster, Sheppey and Cath. Hodges. From Parish extracts, Minster, Sheppey, Kent, England 1670-1730, also in the Hales Newsletter (p 29): - Bur: 29 Sep 1706 Katharine, wife of Robert Halles - Bur: 19 Jun 1713 Jacob Hales of "Sheerness, Minster" The Jacob Hales mentioned above is obviously not our ancestor, who was living in Yalding at this time, but could he be our Jacob's father? Given that there are no other Hale(s) entries in this register, it seems likely that Jacob and Robert Hales are related and came from outside Minster. Though have no indication of Jacob's age, Robert's recent marriage makes it likely he was born sometime in the 1670's of 80's. Jacob Hales in London Though there is no reference to a Robert being christened to Jacob Hales in London, there is a Jacob Hales of the right age to be the most likely candidate for the father of our Jacob. Christenings of a Jacob Hales in London 1650-1680 1. Jacobus Hayles, born 28 March 1663, would have been 29 when our Jacob was married. He was christened at St Martins in the Fields on 2 Apr 1663 to "Jacobi" and "Annae" Hayles. 2. Jacobus Hailes, born 8 May 1674, would have been 18 when our Jacob was married. He was christened at St Martins in the Fields on 10 May 1674 to Obadiae and Janae Hailes. The second Jacob seems unlikely because (a) In an age when names normally passed from generation to generation, neither our Jacob or his son John called any of their children"Obadiae" or "Janae" (Jane) (b) Though Jacob could have married at 18, this would have been unusual. The first Jacob is both of a more likely age to be married in 1692 and, assuming he is our Jacob, his children carried forward the names of both their paternal grandparents. There are two more christenings for this family listed in the St Martins of the Fields' parish register. This is my reconstruction of the family: 1. Susana Hayles (born Nov 2, c Nov 10, 1661 - died Nov 14, 1661 St Martins in the Fields) 2. Jacobus Hayles - (born 8 May, c May 10 1663 St Martins in the Fields) 3. Johannes Hales - (born 24 May 1664, c 5 June 1664 St Martins in the Fields) 4. Robert Hales - (assumed, would probably have been born sometime in the 1670s or 1680ish) The evidence that our Jacob & Elizabeth Hales Used Naming Patterns Based on the records of Elizabeth Penny's family, we know that she used naming patterns. She used her own name, the names of both her parents (Henry & Elizabeth), her only sibling (Mary) and her paternal grandfather John Pack (who left Elizabeth a £40 inheritance) when naming her children. Known Maternal Line: Elizabeth Penny's family - Elizabeth named her son John Hales (c Yalding 1694) after her maternal grandfather John Pack (who left her a £40 inheritance). - Elizabeth named her daughter Elizabeth Hales (c Yalding 1696) after herself and her mother: Elizabeth Penny (nee Pack). - Elizabeth named her daughter Mary Hales (c Yalding 1707) after her only sibling: Mary Penny. Elizabeth named her son Henry Hales (c Yalding 1713) after her father: Henry Penny. We find a similar fit, with the names of Jacob Hales' proposed family. His parents (Jacobi and Annae), living proposed siblings (Johannes & Robert) and a possible connection (Thomas). Suggested Paternal Line: Our Jacob Hales' Family - Jacob could have named his son John Hales (c Yalding 1694) after his uncle Johannes (2, above), though the Pack origin seems more likely. - Jacob could have named his son Jacob Hales (c Yalding 1699) after himself and his father "Jacobi Hayles." - Jacob could have named his son Thomas Hales (c Yalding 1701) after Thomas Hail of Deptford (very tentative suggestion). - Jacob could have named his son Robert Hales (c Yalding 1710) after his proposed brother Robert Hales from Minster on Sheppy (4, above). - Jacob could have named his son Ann Hales (of whom we have only a burial record from Yalding) after his mother "Annae Hayles." The Years at St Martins in the Fields Modern St Martins in the Fields is at the northeast corner of Trafalgar Square, in Westminster, London, but in the 17th century it was what John Evelyn called a "little town" that grew up as London expanded into the surrounding countryside. It is about 6 miles from Deptford. "Jacobi" and "Annae Hayles" are not listed as home owners in either Kent (during 1664) or London (hearth tax of 1666). I have not yet found a record of their marriage and, so far, they are only known to have been in St Martins of the Fields between 1661 and 1664. That last year is significant. Six months after the christening, the London's last great plague broke out in the city's northern outskirts. There were many death in St Martins of the Fields. Defoe notes that in June 1665, Justices of the Peace were shutting up infected houses within the parish. Jacobi and Annae had good reason to leave the London area. Jacobi would presumably have been born around 1644 (+/- five years). If he is the son of Arnold and Mary Hale (below), he would have been 23 (born 1648) when his daughter Susanna was born and 65 when he was buried at Minster on the Isle of Sheppey. A Possible Preceding Generation: Children of Arnold & Mary Hale I found only one promising christening record for a Jacob Hale(s). Arnold and Mary Hale christened their son Jacob at St. Margaret's (Anglican) Church, in Westminster, London, on September 3, 1648. Arguments against them being the parents of Jacobi Hayles: - Jacob was born when there is a known gap in the parish records of Deptford (between 1619-53) and Jacobi could have been born there. - There is no support from Arnold & Mary's naming records, such as is found with Jacobi & Annae. Arguments for their being Jacobi Hayles' parents: - Arnold and Mary Hale gave all of their children have names starting with "J" (for Jehovah?). This abruptly stops in 1648, the year that King Charles I was surrendered to Parliament. They may have continued to sire children, as Arnold was only 32. So were there other Hale children christened in independent sects? If so, they could have been threatened by possible fines, imprisonment and/or persecution during the Restoration (1660-88). This may not have been a naming pattern Jacobi wanted to carry forward. Arnold and Mary's known children were named: - John Hale (c 14 Aug 1640) christened at Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex - John Hayle (c 30 Jan 1642) christened at St Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex - James Hale (17 Mar 1644) " " - Jane Hayle (c 13 Dec 1646) " " - Jacob Hale (c 3 Sep 1648) " " - St. Margaret's Church is less than a mile from St Martin's in the Fields - A number of shipwrights are also known to have come from their original parish of Stepney, which is four miles from Deptford. - Tobias Fenton of Stepney, Middlesex, "shipwright," who married Martha Alden on Jan 31, 1600/1. - Thomas Etheridge of Stepney, Middlesex, "shipwright" who married Judith Abbot on Aug 2, 1626 - David Browne of Stepney, Middlesex, "shipwright" who married Mary Seller of the same parish on May 19, 1688. Robert Colling of Stepney, Middlesex, "shipwright" who married Mary Mason of the same parish on Nov 11, 1691. This does not prove that Arnold Hale was a shipwright, but does show he could have been. This is presumably the Arnolt Haile who married Mary Tyson in Stepney, Middlesex, 14 July 1639. While it is not certain Arnold was the father of Jacobi, Arnolde probably is the son of Robert Hale (below) and thus 23 at the time of his marriage. Another Generation: Children of Robert & Elizabeth Hale Robert Hale married Elizabeth Cowper at St Botolph Bishopsgate, London, 10 July 1614. Their children were: - Arnolde Hale (c 1 May 1616) - Ann Hale (c 5 May 1622) - Jacob Hale (c 31 Aug 1625) - Elizabeth Hale (c 26 April 1629) Robert Hale appears in London's records at a time when the city was growing by 7,000 people every year because wages were 50% higher than anywhere in Britain. (Francis Sheppard, LONDON: A HISTORY, Oxford University Press, 1998, p 128)" 5. Another theory that needs additional proof comes from researcher Gary Higgins "Jacob was the son of John Hales and Mary Denys who were married in Cripplegate, London, Middlesex, 1 May 1665. In 1667 at the age of one he was moved to Yalding, Kent from London to avoid the plague. Many families who could afford it were thus moved. He was brought there 16 July 1667. In questioning Gary about the source for this information, he replied: "I am looking through my logs. There was communication between the Curate of Yalding and his bishop, in which the Curate wrote about the new people coming temporarily into the parish. I can't go from memory on this. I will have to see it and copy it in order to use it. My notes refer to it, but I do not have a copy yet." Researcher Roy L Hales "Using naming patterns, I once followed Jacob's trail back to a John and Mary Hales and Cripplegate sounds very familiar. I think it is the same family and you will find there were also Denys in either East Malling or Yalding. Jacobi's family also works with naming patterns and we have a christening record for him. If I remember correctly, both Jacobi and the John from Cripplegate descend from the Robert Hale who married Elizabeth Cowper at St Botolph Bishopsgate on 10 July 1614. I agree with you Kerry, so far we have not crossed the line from possibilities to definitive proof. I hope we are about to see some." My research shows that there is a great history of Cripplegate available online which talks about the Plague of 1665 which was followed by the Great Fire the following year. The timing certainly works, but proof of the curate's statement is needed. Gary by 28 Feb 2016 email further communicates: "That communication about Jacob Hales is most likely in the Maidstone deanery according to what I wrote in my log. I am still pursuing it. When I find it again I will send you a copy. I've searched the parish chest records on poor rates and paupers and such because that is where it is supposed to be. There was nothing in Yalding itself that was very helpful. What worries me is that I think I wrote in my notes "Yalding" in the margin because I was going to check there to see if it was our Jacob.. Not because that is where I saw the report." 6. The following extraction was made from the "Index to the Kent Lay Subsidy Roll of 1334/5," by H.A. Hanley, B.A. and C.W. Chalklin, M.A., B. Litt No mentions were found for family surnames Acock/Alcock, Barret, Chepfield, Dancy, Dennett, Eagles, Gateland, Hadwin, Hales, Mills, Morskin, Shelley, Sisley, Strain, Vande Wall, Worme. MARRIAGE: 1. LDS Ordinance Index extracted record film 0992508, batch M131581, printout 6906614 shows Jacob Hales and Elizabeth Penny, m. 10 Nov 1692 in East Malling, Kent, England. SOURCES_MISC: 1. 18 Dec 2002 website 2. Parish records of East Malling, Yalding, Frinstead, and Boxley by correspondence; Research done by Raymond E. Stokes, record agent of Cobbam, Kent, England for the Hales Genealogical society, Kenneth Glyn Hales, sec. | Hales, Jacob (I1877)
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| 4912 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." | Mills, Andrew (I4778)
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| 4913 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." | Mills, Hope (I4776)
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| 4914 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." SOURCES_MISC: 1. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991. It notes the following sources, none of which I have yet reviewed: -NEGHR, v. 14, p. 106. -Typescript, Greenwich P.L., Greenwich, CT. -Samuel Mills and Descendants, by Samuel Mills IX. -Rundle Fam. of Amer. (1992). | Mills, Elizabeth (I4766)
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| 4915 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." 3. FHL book 929.273 M626u "Descendants of John Mills of Stamford," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2010); unfortunately, the subject of the book is the wrong John Mills, but the following excerpt does deal with our John: "John was not the son of the Richard Mills who lived for a time in Stamford but left there in 1662 or perhaps a bit earlier. In her sketch of Richard Mills in her book on early Stamford, Jeanne Majdalany wrote, "It is presumed that John was his son." However, this author's own article on Richard Mills argues strongly against that possibility. [NEHGR 154:203] John was probably not at Stamford for very long before the 1687 record. Another theory of John's parentage relates him to the family of George1 Mills of Jamaica, Long Island, New York. Lewis D. Cook says that John Mills, son of Samuel and Susannah (Palmer) Mills and grandson of George1 Mills of Jamaica, went after 1698 with his wife Susannah to Stamford and had three sons and perhaps several daughters. But Cook gives no evidence of this move to Stamford, citing only a deed dated 6 July 1698 from Samuel and Susannah to their son John, all being of Jamaica.* A deed from John Mills of Jamaica is dated 27 February 1707/8.** Thus John of Jamaica remained in Jamaica, and we must look elsewhere for the origins of John Mills of Stamford. Notes: * Lewis D. Cook, "A Documentary History of the Family of Mills" (1939), 27. For other recent, documented work on this family, see Helen Schatvet Ullmann, "A Mills and Kendall Family History" (Boston: Newbury Street Press, 2002), and "Samuel3 Mills, Sadler, of Jamaica, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut," "New England Historical and Genealogical Register" 156 (April 2002):112-20. ** Josephine C. Frost, ed., "Records of the Town of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 1656-1751," 3 v. (Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1914), 2:294, 416." SOURCES_MISC: 1. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991. It notes the following sources, none of which I have yet reviewed: -NEGHR, v. 14, p. 106. -Typescript, Greenwich P.L., Greenwich, CT. -Samuel Mills and Descendants, by Samuel Mills IX. -Rundle Fam. of Amer. (1992). | Mills, John (I4765)
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| 4916 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. Reviewed 13 Feb 2010 all NEHGS online entries for Samuel Mills. 3. NEHGS Register, vol. 156, April 2002: "Samuel Mills3, Sadler, of Jamaica, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut" Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, is Associate Editor of the Register. She may be reached at hsu@world.std.com or 713 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720-4802.) [See notes of Samuel Mills(3) for full transcript of which the following is a partial excerpt]: During the early eighteenth century there were two cousins named Samuel Mills, grandsons of George1 Mills of Jamaica, Long Island, New York (1). One was living in Greenwich, Connecticut, and the other in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Some electronically-compiled genealogies have merged them into one individual (2). Therefore, to those of us who feel that paper is a more permanent medium, (3) it seems wise to state clearly in print that they were two different men. The following account, focusing principally on Samuel Mills of Greenwich, should eliminate any confusion. While there are some large collections of material on this family, (4) no serious work on the descendants of George1 Mills has existed in print until the publication of a small book by this author, A Mills and Kendall Family History: American Ancestry of Herbert Lee Mills and Bessie Delano Kendall, expected to be published by Newbury Street Press by the end of 2002. This includes a line from George1 through his son Jonathan and treats the Samuel of Elizabethtown in more detail than appears here. The earliest evidence of a Samuel Mills in Elizabethtown was in a quit-rent list compiled in 1696 (5). Then on 9 June 1702 Eliphalet "Frasey" of Elizabethtown and his wife Margaret sold to Samuel "Miles" of Elizabethtown four acres of meadow near the mouth of the Rahway river (6). On 1 August 1724 Samuel Mills of Elizabethtown bought 100 acres in Elizabethtown from Joseph Morse, and on 31 May 1728 Samuel Mills sold land of the same description "unto my...son," Joseph Mills (7). Finally, on 7 August 1744 Samuel Mills of Elizabethtown, "far advanced in years" signed his will, naming, among many Children, his sons Samuel and Joseph. The will was proved in Essex County, New Jersey, on 16 March 1744/45 (8). This was clearly not the Samuel Mills of Greenwich, Connecticut, during the same period of time, who was: Samuel3 MILLS, son of Samuel2 and Susannah (Palmer) Mills, and grandson of George1 Mills of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, was born by 1673 [based on his marriage about 1693] and probably earlier, possibly even as early as 1660 (9). Samuel3 Mills married about 1693 Sarah Denton, daughter of Samuel and Mary (___) Denton of Jamaica (10). On 13 March 1698 Samuel Denton of Jamaica, planter, aged about 43, named in his will his wife Mary and children including son Samuel Denton and daughter Sarah Mills (11). Dated 25 April 1718, her brother Samuel's will includes bequests to the children of "my sister Sarah Mills," Samuel, Clement and Sarah (12). In Palmer Families in America (13), Horace Wilbur Palmer makes the claim that Samuel3 Mills married his first cousin, Susannah Palmer, daughter of Ephraim Palmer. However, no evidence has been found for this claim, and a second marriage for Samuel3 Mills seems unlikely. Even if it did take place, there probably were no surviving children as the voluminous will of his daughter, Sarah (Mills) Mead, mentions only descendants of her brother Samuel and sister Clemence (14). Samuel3 Mills was living on 5 August 1751 when his grandson, referred to as Samuel Mills, Jr., along with Denton Mills and Ebenezer and Lydia Fitch quitclaimed on some land to their grandfather, Samuel Mills of Greenwich (15). On 12 July 1754 Samuel Mills, Jr. signed a petition in Greenwich (16), the "Jr." suggesting that his grandfather was still living. However, Samuel3 had died, probably by 12 March 1757, but surely by 19 April 1758 when Samuel5 was referred to without the appellation, "Jr." in deeds with his sister, Sarah Close (17). Samuel in Jamaica Samuel3 Mills lived at first in Jamaica. On 6 April 1697 Samuel2 and "Sewzannah Milles" made their marks on a deed to Samuel Mills, Jr. of Jamaica. It included four or five acres of land with house, gardens, orchards, fruit trees, fencing, privileges and appurtenances plus half of a ten-acre lot of meadow at the further East Neck, "south to ye bay" and ten more acres of upland in the middle division at Jamaica (18). Called "Jr." or "sadler" and sometimes both, Samuel bought and sold much land in Jamaica and some in neighboring Hempstead (19). On 1 April 1703, 6 April 1708, and 5 April 1709 Samuel Mills, Jr. was chosen constable of Jamaica (20). On 13 March 1711 Samuel Clowes of Jamaica quitclaimed to Samuel Mills of the same, sadler, "a certaine slipe of land... whereon halfe ye wall of ye west end of the house & lento of ye said Samuell Mills now stands... allso one certaine parcell of land" in Jamaica, part of which Samuel Mills had lately sold to Clowes (21). On 29 March 1711 Samuel Mills of Jamaica, sadler, and wife Sarah sold "certain tracts" to Samuel Clowes (22). These two deeds would seem to relate to Samuel's final sale of his property in Jamaica, but the year is uncertain. It might be regarded as 1711/12, but the next recorded transaction, dated four days after New Year's Day (25 March) also says 1711. Was the latter simply a case of forgetting to write the new year, or were the deeds both in 1711, not 1712? On 19 March 1711/12 Samuel Mills, Jr. of Jamaica, paid £33-15 "on account of a bond being given by the said Samuell Mills unto Daniell Deane of Maidenhead in west New Jersey which bond beare date ye first day of May 1710 and was given by ye said Samuell Mills unto the said Daniell Dean for money in pay for a little island being sold by the said Daniell Dean unto the said Samuell Mills (23)..." The location of the island is not given. Although this was in Jamaica records, it probably relates to the Philadelphia County deeds mentioned below. Samuel in Greenwich In the last-mentioned deed, dated in March 1712, Samuel Mills was still said to be of Jamaica. But on 27 February 1710[/11?] Samuel Mills was "chosen to keep a house of publick entertainment and retail strong drinks" in Greenwich (24). Thus Samuel may have moved to Greenwich by February 1710, but it was more likely by February 1711. That the date was actually 1711 is reinforced by deeds in the early "Common Place Book" of Greenwich records. In an indenture dated 10 November 1710, Caleb Peck of Newtown in Queens County sold land in Greenwich to Samuel Mills of Jamaica, sadler, and in another indenture Jonathan Renalls of Greenwich and his wife Rebecca sold land to Samuel Mills of the same place [Greenwich], sadler, on 29 October 1711. Samuel Mills was also called "sadeler" of Greenwich in a 28 December 1711 deed from Daniel Mead (25). Nevertheless, the deed from Samuel Clowes, above, shows that Samuel still had property in Jamaica in March 1711 and perhaps later. In another deed, dated 11 June 1712, Samuel Mills, sadler, was said to be "late of Jamaica," when he sold 300 acres in Pasayunk Township in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Thomas Thurston (26). Finally he was called "Samuel Mill of Greenwitch in the colony of Connecticut sadle maker" on 14 December 1713 when he bought two houses and land in Jamaica from Abraham Row for £200 (27). It seems likely this transaction was a mortgage. Thus by 1711 and possibly by 1710, Samuel was living at Greenwich- at least some of the time. While his father, Samuel2 Mills, appears to have stayed in Jamaica where he died on 10 March 1727 (28), it is unclear whether some of the early Greenwich deeds, in which land was laid out to Samuel Mills, refer to the son or the father. On 16 April 1712 Joseph Palmer of Greenwich deeded to Samuel Mills of the same, land "formerly the right of John Palmer." (29) In a Greenwich deed dated 19 March 1716, Samuel Mills, Senior, and his wife Susanna of Jamaica made their marks on a deed to their son Samuel MIls of Greenwich, "in consideration of a mare," conveying one sixth of the right granted by the town to "our brother John Palmer deceased of Greenwich." (30) Could Samuel2 have lived in Greenwich at least some of the time? Probably not. Samuel3 Mills is never called "Jr." in Greenwich records. The first time a Samuel Mills, Jr. appears in Greenwich deeds is on 10 August 1722, and this reference is almost certainly to Samuel4 Mills... Footnotes 1. One of the few accounts of the first generations of this family in print is a short line through this Samuel3 Mills of Greenwich by Josephine C. Frost, "Ancestry of Evelyn Wood Keller, wife of Willard Underhill Taylor" (Brooklyn, N.Y.: n.p., 1939), 90-93. 2. The current edition of the LDS Ancestral File is one example, at www.familysearch.org, but the error is also found on the Ancestry World Tree at www.ancestry.com. 3. John Hughes, publisher and editor, writes, "What about the latest Ohio State University study that suggests writing is more believable when seen on paper rather than on a computer screen?" (Christian Science Monitor, 16 August 2000, 10). 4. An extensive collection by James H. Mills, compiled mostly in the 1890s, is at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society in Buffalo, New York. Another collection is that of Dr. Edward C. Mills, compiled between about 1890 and 1905. It is at the Ohio Historical Society, call number FLM 28, accession no. M90-789, available on two microfilms. A third collection, by William Heidgerd, is at the Orange County Historical Society in Goshen, New York. Lewis D. Cook's typescript is discussed below [note 9]. 5. "New Jersey Quit Rent Book, 1683-1696," a document at the New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, N.J., 32, [FHL 0,946,001]. This first reference to a Samuel in Elizabethtown could possibly refer to Samuel2 Mills of Jamaica. 6. East Jersey Deeds, C:218. 7. East Jersey Deeds, G3:516, 518. 8. Essex County, New Jersey, Probate, Document 1331 [FHL 0,545,457], recorded in Book D, p. 246; abstracted in "Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 13 vols., New Jersey Archives, First Series (1880-1930), vols. 23, 30, 32-42, at 30:340. 9. Until this year, the best, indeed the only, documented treatment of this family was in Lewis D. Cook's excellent "Documentary History of the Family of Mills" (1939), a typescript at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society [FHL 1,697,455]. However, Cook did not follow Samuel3 in Greenwich records. The only lengthy treatment of Samuel of Greenwich is in a typescript by Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry or George Mills and the Samuel Mills Line of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut," (1958-60), copies of which are at the Greenwich Public Library, the Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, and the Connecticut State Library. While this is probably quite reliable for later generations in Greenwich, the earlier part evidently copies from various secondary materials, which contain errors. Samuel H. Mills clearly consulted Greenwich land records to some extent, but he must not have read all of the early deeds. Most importantly, he missed the daughter Sarah who married Jabez Mead. 10. Walter C. Krumm, "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 120 (1989):10-17, 93-97, 159-64 at 161, 222-25; 121 (1990):22-24, 144-49, 221-25, et seq. 11. Krumm, "Rev. Richard Denton" [note 10], 120:161, citing Record 65 (1934):248. 12. New York County Wills, Liber 9, p. 42 [FHL 0,874,518]; Abstracts of Wills in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York 17 vols. Collections of The New-York Historical Society for 1892-1908, 2:187, erroneously calls the third child "Susannah." Krumm, "Rev. Richard Denton," [note 10], 120:161, cites the original will as well. 13. Horace Wilbur Palmer, Palmer Families in America: Vol. 1, Lt. William Palmer of Yarmouth, Mass., and His Descendants in Greenwich, Conn. (Neshanic, N.J.: Neshanic Printing Co., 1966), 20, 24. Pages 9-14, 19-26, need to be read carefully by any researcher. 14. Stamford District Probate, 7:8. The original will was missing from the file in the Connecticut State Library in January 2002, but a handwritten abstract supplied by Donald Lines Jacobus, dated 26 June 1941, is filmed with the Stamford District Probate packet [FHL 1,018,472]. An abstract appears in Nelson A. Close, "The Will of Sarah Mills Mead," Connecticut Ancestry 6 (Dec. 1963):32-38. Close's article reconstructs this family but without documentation and without recognizing the commonly-accepted errors discussed in the present article. 15. Greenwich Deeds, 7:285. 16. Spencer P. Mead, "Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich" (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1911), 61. 17. Greenwich Deeds, 8:43, 142. 18. Josephine C. Frost, ed., "Records of the Town of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 1656-1751," 3 vols. (Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1914), 2:196-98. 19. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 2:16, 21, 85-87, 400; 3:49, 95, 98-99, 99-101, 101, 103-05, 106-08, 481, 483; Alexander Lobel, "Abstracts of Deeds in the Queens County, New York, Register's Office" [FHL 0,017,873], B2:8, from the original B2:17; B2:24, from the original B2:59-60; B2:27, from the original B2:69-71, B2:149, from the original B2:406-07. 20. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 2:36, 3:418, 430. 21. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 3:103-04. 22. Lobel, "Abstracts of Deeds," [note 19], C:114, from C:332, recorded 15 February 1722. 23. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 3:136-7. 24. Mead, "Historie of Greenwich" [note 16], 50. 25. Greenwich land records, Common Place Book, 1:27, 28, 29 [FHL 0,185,372]. 26. Lobel, "Abstracts of Deeds," [note 19], B2:312, from the original B2:640-41. Three other deeds for Pennsylvania land appear in Philadelphia County Deeds (E7:233, F5:538, 540), showing that "Samuel Mills of Jamaica on Long Island, Sadler" bought there on 4 September 1705, probably mortgaged 500 acres of it on 4 December 1705 and, still called of Jamaica, sadler, sold it to Thomas Hanlocke on 10 May 1712. 27. Frost, "Jamaica" [note 18], 3:134-6. 28. Cook, "Mills" [note 9], 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727, No. 14; reprinted in "Register" 14 (1860):106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated 'from March 6 to Monday, Mar 13th 1726,' i.e., 1726/7- examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave & 42d St L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" was reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island." (New York: E. French, 1839), 164, and in subsequent editions. 29. Greenwich Deeds, 2:66. Another deed from Joseph Palmer, this time with his wife Elizabeth, to Samuel Mills was for several pieces of land in Bedford, Westchester County, including a right in the West New Purchase, dated 23 March 1719/20 ("Town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, Historical Records," vol. 3, Land Records, v. II, 1687-1741 [Bedford Hills, N.Y.: by the town, 1969], 182). There are three other deeds from Samuel Mills of Greenwich in this volume. 30. Greenwich Deeds, 2:236, acknowledged at Queens County the same day, witnesses Jeremiah Smith and Samuel Denten, recorded 6 February 1717/18. Samuel's mark resembled a backwards S and Susannah's a little pie with a piece cut out..." 4. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9: "A "List of the Town of Jamaica Anno 1683" included: Jonathan Mills, 2 horses, 2 oxen, 6 cows, 3 swine, 16 acres, I head, £119 Zachariah Mills, 1 horse, 2 oxen, 2 cows, 0 swine, 19 acres, 1 head, £83 Samuell Mills, 1 horse, 2 oxen, 4 cows, 0 swine, 30 acres, I head, £105 George Mills, 0 horses, 0 oxen, 2 cows, 0 swine, 4 acres, 1 head, £34[26] Samuel Mills, supposedly born about 1632 but perhaps a few years later; died at Jamaica March 10, 1726[27] age 95 according to his obituary; married about 1659 Susannah Palmer, born probably at Yarmouth, Mass., about 1640-41, daughter of William and Judith (Feake) Palmer.[28] She was still living on May 8, 1718 when she and Samuel with their son Ephraim and his wife Susannah sold land in Jamaica,[29] and was living at the time of Samuel's obituary. The first record of Samuel in Jamaica town records was for a grant of a house lot on Nov. 18, 1660.[30] There were two marriages and two christenings in Samuel Mills family in the seven years preceding 1688.[31] Deeds document only three of his many Children.[32] The son Samuel3 Mills of Greenwich,[31] should not be confused with Samuel3 [Jonathan2, George1] Mills of Elizabethtown, N.J., discussed below. "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 26. The Documentary History of the State of New York, E.B. O'Callaghan, ed., 4 v., (1849), 2:519-21. Cook refers to this as 1:509. These volumes were printed in both a large and a small format. It may be that it appears at 1:509 [or perhaps 2:509] in the large format set. 27. Some, in particular B.F. Thompson and in some places the James H. Mills Collection, have included sons named George and Nathaniel, saying the latter died at Jamaica on 4 November 1728 age 91 (James H. Mills, in several places, e.g. Box 1, Chart 1; Edward C. Mills, 1:3, probably had it from J.H. Mills who in turn had it from B.F. Thompson, published in 1919 in Werner, "Genealogies of Long Island Families," 105. The source of the death record has not been found. No trace of a younger George has been found. Nathaniel was not listed by Cook who discusses the erroneous transcription of a 1678 document by Benj. F. Thompson in his "History of Long Island." Cook said that Thompson dated it 1660 and changed the name of Zachariah to Nathaniel (Cook, 17). 28. Horace Wilbur Palmer, "Palmer Families in America" (Neshanic, N.J.: Neshanic Punting Co., 1966), 14, 19. 29. Frost, "Jamaica," 3:220-22, from 3:246-47; Ephraim signed and the others made their marks. 30. Frost, "Jamaica," 1:9, from 1:10. 31. "Return of Marriages Christenins (sic) & Burials in the Town of Jamaica F 7 Years Preceding 1688" in O'Callaghan, "Documentary History," 3:197. 32. On 22 Jan. 1682/3 Samuel, "sonn of George Mills Inhabitant of Jemaicae," sold 2½ acres of salt meadow to his son-in-law John Smith of Jamaica (Frost, "Jamaica," 1:226, from 2:55; also 3:11-12, from 3:70). On 25 Feb. 1685/6 Samuel and "Susana" made their marks on a deed to their son-in-law John Smith and Elizabeth his wife (Frost, Jamaica, 3:12-13, from 3:71. Samuel acknowledged this at Queens Co. on 19 Dec. 1709). On 6 April 1697 Samuel and "Sewzanah Miles" made their marks on a deed to Samuel Mills Jr. of Jamaica. It included three pieces of land with house, gardens, orchards, etc. (Frost, "Jamaica,' 2:196-98 from 2:401-02). On 6 July 1698 Samuel, Sr., and "Seuzanah" of Jamaica deeded several pieces to "our sone John Miles" (Frost, Jamaica, 2:294-95, from 2:477). In a Greenwich, Conn., deed dated 19 March 1716, Samuel Mills, Senr, and his wife Susanna of Jamaica made their marks on a deed to their son Samuel Mills of Greenwich, "in consideration of a mare," conveying one sixth of the land granted to "our brother John Palmer deceased of Greenwich." Samuel's mark resembled a backwards S and Susannah's a little pie with a piece cut out (Greenwich Deeds, 2:236, acknowledged at Queens County the same day, witnesses Jeremiah Smith and Samuel Denten, recorded 6 Feb. 1717/8). 33. Helen Schatvet Ullmann, "Samuel Mills of Jamaica, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut," scheduled for the NEHG Register in April, 2002. 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." MARRIAGE: 1. Citation Information: "Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700." (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001: "Mills Samuel (1632-1727) & Susannah [Palmer]; ca 1659; Jamaica, LI {Keeler-Wood 91-92; Reg. 14:106}" DEATH: 1. NEHGS: "Mills. - Jamaica, (on Long Island) March 10, [1727.] This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, Yeoman, (who was born in America) Aged Ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest Man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good days work by a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had Sixteen Children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His Wife was Deliver'd of a child when she was One and Fifty Years of Age. - 'Boston News Letter, 1727, No. 14." SOURCES_MISC: 1. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991. It notes the following sources, none of which I have yet reviewed: -Hist. of G'Wich, by S.P. Mead (1911). -Hist. of Stamford, CT, by E.B. Huntington. -G'wich VR's. -Fam. of Old F'fld, by D.L. Jacobus. -Mass. Col. Rec., Vol. I. -TAG Vol. 25, p. 38 (1949) -New Haven Co. VR's. -NEGHR, v. 14, p. 106. -Typescript, Greenwich P.L., Greenwich, CT. -Samuel Mills and Descendants, by Samuel Mills IX. -Rundle Fam. of Amer. (1992). -7 Gen. of Judith's, by A. Gibson -CT Ancestry (Dec 1963 and 1986). | Mills, Samuel (I4759)
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| 4917 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." | Mills, Martha (I4371)
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| 4918 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." | Mills, Rebecca (I4011)
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| 4919 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." | Mills, Zebulon (I4009)
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| 4920 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." | Mills, Ephraim (I4008)
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| 4921 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." | Mills, Mary (I4007)
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| 4922 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." | Mills, George (I4006)
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| 4923 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." | Mills, Alexander (I4004)
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| 4924 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife. Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth." 6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler. 6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills". 8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land. 11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica. This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows: 1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw. 2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford. 3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim. 7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I. 8. Rebecca (?) 9. George (?) 10. Clemence 11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith. 12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737. 13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.) 14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills. 2. FHL book 929.273 M625u "A Mills and Kendall Family History…," by Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Boston, 2002), pp. 3-9, provides the following obituary for the father Samuel Mills: "Mills, Jamaica, on Long Island, March 10 (1727). This day died Samuel Mills of this Place, yeoman, who was born in America, aged ninety-five years. He was always a very laborious, honest man, of a very Temperate Life, and was able to do a good day work but a few days before he died. He lived Sixty-eight years with one Wife, who is still alive, by whom he had sixteen children. He has left behind him Nine Children, Eighty Grand Children, and Fifty-four Great Grand Children, and several of his Great Grand children are marriageable. His wife was delivered of a child when she was one and fifty Years of Age.[34] ENDNOTES 34. Cook, p. 10, from "Boston News Letter," 1727. No. 14; reprinted in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 14[1860]:106. Cook added by hand, "The original Gazette is dated from March 6 to Monday, Mar. 13th. 1726,' i.e. 1726/7 - examined in N.Y.C. Public Library, 5th Ave. & 42d St. L.D.C." A similar obituary notice in the "New York Gazette" as reprinted in Benjamin F. Thompson, "History of Long Island," 1st ed. (1839), 164; 2d. ed. (New York: Gould, Banks & Co., 1843), 1:272; 3rd ed. (1918), 2:48, reports, under date of March 15th, 1727 [i.e. 1726/7], "On Friday last, died at Jamaica, Queen's County, Samuel Mills, yeoman, (who was born in America,)" etc. as above." | Mills, Aurelius (I3959)
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| 4925 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The only place I have found this child is in the following book. There is no documentation and her inclusion here is somewhat tentative. There is a birthing gap of years between 1783 to 1787 in which another child or even another child could conceivably have also been born. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 6-8: "Polly Graybill, b. 24 Nov 1782, Ashe Co., NC." 2. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 17-31, clarifies early North Carolina counties and land grant practices: "Land grants in North Carolina originated with an entry application which was filed in the county where the land was situated and if not lost are now on file there. This was followed, sometimes soon and sometimes years later by an order from the land office for the tract to be surveyed. Sometimes soon and sometimes years later the survey was made and a surveyor's plat filed with the Secretary of State in Raleigh. Then came the grant which may have been issued reasonably near the date of the survey or sometimes several years later. These grants, orders to survey and the survey itself are on file now in the Secretary of State's office at Raleigh... Many counties were formed from what originally was Rowan County, namely Surry and Guilford in 1770, Burke and Wilkes in 1777, Randolph in 1779, Iridell in 1788, Stokes in 1789, Buncomb in 1791, Ashe in1799, Davidson in 1822, Yancey in 1833, Davie in 1836 and Yadkin in 1850. Some of these counties were grandchildren of Rowan County; for instance Wilkes was taken partly from Burke and partly from Surry, Randolph from Guilford, Buncomb and Yancy form Burke, Ashe from Wilkes and Stokes and Yadkin from Surry. These facts must be kept in mind when tracing early Rowan County families." | Graybill, Polly (I2418)
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| 4926 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The parents of Elizabeth Merrill are Thomas Merrill and Elizabeth Roe. I do not follow this line further since it is documented by others. 2. The book "History of Washington County, New York," reprinted 1979 by Heart of the Lakes Publishing, Interlaken, NY, copy in public library of Cambridge Village, Washington Co., NY, pp. 252-253: "Edmund Wells was descended from an English stock. His father, Thomas Wells, was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, in 1694, and came to America in 1712, and settled in Saybrook, Conn. where he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Merrill, in May, 1720. Edmund Wells, one of the original propietors of the Cambridge patent, was born in Saybrook, 19 Feb 1721. In 1773 he removed with his family from Hebron, Conn., and settled in what is now the town of Cambridge, on the farm now owned and occupied by Thomas Cornell. He is the only one of the patentees who came to live upon the patent. His children were John Howell Wells, lived and died in Connecticut, Edmund Wells, Jr., born in 1746; graduated at Yale College, Sept. 14, 1768; came with the family in 1773. He was a prominent man in the town. He died on the homestead, 26 Sep 1826, aged 80 years. Mary Wells, married Walter Raleigh, and lived and died in Cambridge. Henry Wells, died young. James Wells, was a lieutenant of dragoons in the Continental service. he died at Croton River, Sept. 23, 1701 [date looks wrong - porb. 1781], aged 30 years. Sarah, married Joseph Peters, and lived and died in Cambridge. Austin, lived and died on his farm in White Creek, Dec. 8, 1849. Captain Daniel Wells was born in Hebron, Conn., in 1754; in April, 1776, enlisted and joined the army then stationed on Long Island under the immediate command of General Washington. He held the rank of orderly-sergeant, and was selected as the bearer of a dispatch from General Washington to General Sullivan, containing sealed orders apprising him of the intended retreat. The duties were discharged with promptness amidst darkness and storm. Sergeant Wells' term of enlistment having expired while in the army was at White Plains, he received his discharge, and returned to Hebron, Conn., where he stood as a minute man. In 1779 he removed with his family to Cambridge and settled on the farm now owned by William Curtis. Here he lived with the companion of his youth for more than half a century, and was blessed with a family of sixteen children. He died May 6, 1840, aged 86 years. He was a man of stong mind. Respected by his fellow-citizens, he had been honored with various posts of office, both civil and miltary, which he filled with fidelity. Descendants of the Wells family are yet living in this and the adjoining towns." 3. FHL book 929.273 W462c "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family. Some Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Wells of Saybrook and Hebron, Connecticut, who had come from Dudley, Worcestershire, England in 1712. Supplementing: "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897"; compiled by John. L. Cobb, 1999: "My father Philip Lothrop Cobb, as a young civil engineer in the 1890's and later, collected material about his Wells ancestry, particularly in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, where a number of members of the family had settled in the late 1700's. He had contact with a few of those of the family, and in 1913 with his wife, copied gravestone inscriptions there. Albert Welles's "History of the Welles Family(s) 1876: 161-4," gives some information about our immigrant ancestor Thomas Wells who had come from Dudley, Worcestershire, England to Saybrook, Connecticut in 1712, and eventually removed to Gilead parish in Hebron, CT in 1725. Tradition was that he was born in Dudley, in the Black Country Midlands of England, January 10, 1694; he was called variously: sailor, farmer, in his will: husbandman. Saybrook, CT Town Records Vol. L2, page 512 show that Thomas Wells and Elizabeth MerrillS were married 13 May 1720, and Vol. L2, page 269, their son Edward (Edmund) was born 8 Feb, 1721/2; Elizabeth (daughter of a Thomas and Elizabeth (ROE) MERRELLS Jr. of Hartford, CT) was born there 13 Dec. 1685 or 6, and died at Hebron, CT 13 Dec. 1770 age 84 years old. April 10, 1721 he bought of Joseph Whittlesey, a dwelling house and lot of five acres in Saybrook. By 1725 the family had moved away to Gilead parish in the town of Hebron, CT, where he purchased a small property (at least 55 acres, as by the legacies in his will), and died Feb. 4, 1760 age 66 years. (His will made 20 Dec. 1745 and proved 16 June 1760, E. Haddam, CT pro. dist. court rec., vol. 3, pages 58-9; mentions wife Elizabeth and son Thomas executors, and sons Edmund & Joseph; (tradition says there were other sons: John, Samuel, William, and Daniel; no mention of any daughters)... Reference: "Wells Chronicle (Wells Family Research Association) Orin R. Wells, P.O. Box 5427, Kent, WA 98064: 1995, 1997." p. 17: "No mention of any daughters of Thomas Wells the immigrant ancestor, has been found in the records. References: "Hist. and Gen.: Wells Fam.," by P.L. Cobb 1897:4; Mrs. James Edson (Mary Elizabeth Houghton) Wells, Munson Rd., 8243 U.S. Rt. 20, Westfield, NY 14787. Feb. 21 and Mar. 21, 1995." | Merrill, Elizabeth (I4471)
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| 4927 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 45, no. 1 (Aug. 2002), "The Smith Families of Stamford, Connecticut," by Robert Louer, E-mail: vwrjl@att.net "Nathan3 Smith (Daniel2, Henry1), b. say 1693 probably at Greenwich,[186] d. between 1739 and 20 Mar 1743/4 at Greenwich.[187] He m. say 1715 Hester Green,[188] daughter of Benjamin and Hester (Clements) Green; b. 19 Dec 1696 at Stamford.[189] Children of Nathan and Hester (Green) Smith: -Nathan4 Smith, b. say 1716 at Greenwich -James Smith, b.[190] -Isaac Smith, b.[191] Footnotes: 186. Stamford LR, C:231. 187. Stamford LR, D:311; Greenwich LR, 6:224. He was alive in 1739 at Greenwich and was called deceased in 20 Mar 1743/4 deed. 188. Stamford LR, C:148. He is listed as an heir of Hester's father. 189. Stamford VR, 1:124. 190. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year 1897, Abstract of Wills 1760-1766 (New York: 1898), 6:85. He was mentioned in the will of his brother Nathan. 191. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year 1897, Abstract of Wills 1760-1766 (New York: 1898), 6:85. He was mentioned in the will of his brother Nathan." | Smith, Nathan (I923)
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| 4928 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 45, no. 1 (Aug. 2002), "The Smith Families of Stamford, Connecticut," by Robert Louer, E-mail: vwrjl@att.net "John3 Smith Jr. (John2, Henry1), b. say 1683 probably at Stamford,[265] d. 7 Sep 1724 at Stamford. [266] He m. say 1709 probably at Stamford,[267] Phebe Green, daughter of Benjamin and Susan (Roberts) Green; b. 8 Jul 1686 at Stamford,[268] d. after 15 Sep 1758 probably at Stamford.[269] Phebe was appointed administrator of his estate 31 Dec 1725.[270] Children of John and Phebe (Green) Smith: -John4 Smith, b. 16 Feb 1709/10. -Hannah Smith, b. 7 Apr 1711 at Stamford,[271] d. before 17 Jan 1772.[272] She m. 27 Sep 1733 at Stamford,[273] Francis Bell, son of Jonathan and Deborah (Ferris) Bell; b. 12 Dec 1702 at Stamford,[274] d. about 1787. His will dated 24 Mar 1786 was probated 1 Oct 1787.[275] Issue: Deborah, John, Francis J., Hannah, Rebecca, and Noah. -Jeremiah Smith, b. say 1713 probably at Stamford,[276] d. 1770 at Stamford. Unmarried. His will dated 16 Aug 1770 was probated 3 Dec 1770. He left his entire estate to his brother Ezekiel.[277] -Moses Smith, b. say 1715 probably at Stamford,[278] d. before 14 Sep 1758 at Stamford. His will dated 30 Apr 1756 was probated 14 Sep 1758.[279] Administration granted 15 Sep 1758 to his mother.[280] -Susannah Smith, b. say 1719 probably at Stamford,[281] d. after 17 Jan 1772.[282] She m. 2 Feb 1738/39 at Stamford,[283] Timothy Curtis, b. say 1715, d. between Apr 1775 and 12 Apr 1777 at Stamford. Timothy witnessed a will in Apr 1775 while letters of administration were ordered on his estate on 12 Apr 1777.[284] Issue: Phebe, Jonathan, Timothy, Nathaniel, Sarah, Jeremiah, and Hannah. -Ezekiel Smith, b. say 1721 Footnotes: 265. Stamford LR, B:362, D:381. 266. Stamford VR, 1:2. 267. Stamford LR, C:148. 268. Stamford VR, 1:120. 269. Stamford PR, 2:139. She was appointed administrator of her son Moses' estate on 15 Sep 1758. 270. Fairfield PR 7:3. 271. Stamford VR, 1:127. 272. Stamford LR, H:417. 273. Stamford VR, 1:23. 274. Stamford VR, 1:14.4. 275. Stamford PR, 7:60. 276. Stamford LR, D:380, E:36. 277. Stamford PR, 3:416. 278. Stamford PR, 2:139. 279. Stamford PR, 5:203. 280. Stamford PR, 2:139. 281. Stamford LR, H:417. 282. Stamford LR, H:417. Susannah mentioned in a 17 Jan 1772 deed. 283. Stamford VR, 1:40. 284. Stamford PR, 5:370." BIRTH: 1. Not found in the book "Stamford Town Records, Vol. 1, 1641-1723," transcribed and annotated by Paul R. Finch, NEHGS (Boston, 2011). MARRIAGE: 1. The book "Stamford Town Records, Vol. 1, 1641-1723," transcribed and annotated by Paul R. Finch, NEHGS (Boston, 2011), shows no marriage record; however, on p. 151 (p. 158 [1:125]) the birth of their first son John is shown for 16 Feb 1709/10. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per the book "The Story of the Early Settlers of Stamford, Connecticut, 1641 - 1700," by Jeanne Majdalany (including genealogies comp. with Edith M. Wicks), pp 162/163: Also references Paul W. Prindle records. | Smith, John (I921)
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| 4929 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 48, no. 2 (Nov. 2005), "Further Information Regarding the English Origins of the LOCKWOOD Family," by Scott Wesley Green "Introduction In her book on the descendants of Edmund1 Lockwood, Harriet Woodburly Hodge repeated the long standing assertion that the immigrant brothers Edmund1 and Robert1 Lockwood had their origin in the town of Combs in County Suffolk, England.[1] In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Robert Charles Anderson indicated that "further research is needed before this origin can be accepted".[2] In the December 2004 issue of this publication, Mr. Anderson reviewed the evidence and concluded "that the probability is very high that Edmund and Robert Lockwood were brothers and that they were the two children baptized at Combs, Suffolk."[3] His recently published "Great Migration" sketch of Robert1 Lockwood includes his baptism in Combs.[4] The purpose of the present article is to provide additional information on the English origins of the family. In particular the baptism record of Edmund2 Lockwood has been identified, and an additional generation has been added to the ancestral line. A consideration of other early connections based on the dual surname Lockwood alias Baker is also presented. Combs Parish Transcripts Revisited The 1638 will of the widow Alice Lockwood mentions her grandson Joseph Sowgate, but no other Sowgates.[5] This suggests that she had a daughter who married a Sowgate, and that this daughter was likely deceased. A review of the available parish transcripts for Combs yields 5 entries of relevance:[6] baptism 8 Sept. 1629 of Mary, daughter of Joseph Sowgate baptism 7 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 25 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate baptism 19 Feb. 1631 [/32] of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 13 Jan. 1632[/33] of Barbara, wife of Joseph Sowgate There was no other baptism in Combs for a Joseph Sowgate that would fit as Alice Lockwood's grandson. This leads to the conclusion that EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood had a previously unidentified daughter Barbara. A closer examination of the parish transcripts yields the following suggestive record:['] baptism 31 July 1603 of Barbara, daughter of "Edm." Lock Could this be a daughter of EdmundA Lockwood, with the surname abbreviated? Note that it fits conveniently between known baptisms for his son Robert on 18 Jan. 1600/01 and his daughter Alice on 14 April 1605. There were only two other baptisms listed from 1568-1655 for children with surname given as Lock(e): [8] 31 July 1625 - Martha, daughter of Edw. Locke 30 August 1627 - Edm., son of Edm. Locke The second of these would fit perfectly with what is known of Edmund2 Lockwood, who came to New England with his father Edmund1 (whose earlier son of that name had been buried 20 December 1625). The first could easily be a daughter of the Edward Lockwood who had later children baptized in Combs, beginning with son Edward on 29 April 1627. Thus it seems likely that the surname was abbreviated in all three cases. As Mr. Anderson pointed out, the original parish registers of Combs are not readily available, and the 19th-century handwritten transcription referenced here consistently uses abbreviations for given names, such as "Edw." and "Edm." Though it seems unlikely, it is possible that "Lock" for Lockwood is an abbreviation by this transcriber, rather than in the original record. Two further records shed some additional light on EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood's daughter Dorothy, whose married name was given in Alice's will as Manwood:[9] baptism 12 July 1635 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich and Doro. burial 21 August 1636 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker The father of EdmundA Lockwood is seen to be EdwardB Lockwood from the following will dated 7 December 1603 and proved 13 April 1604:[10] "In the name of God amen the viith day of December in the xlvth yeare of the reigne of or Soveigne Lathe Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France & Ireland Queene defender of the Faith. I Edward Lockwood of Combes in the Coun of Suff yeoman beinge sick of body but of good & pfect remembrance thanks be unto God doe make & ordeine this my last will & testament in manner & forme followenige. First I give & bequeath my soule to Almightie God my creator & to Jesus Christ his onlie sonne or savior & redeemer & my bodie to be buried in the Churchyard of Combes aforesaid. Item I give & bequeath unto Edmund Lockwood my sonne all my land wch I bought of late of Palmer called & knowne by the name of Burbles wth one other peece of land wch I bought of late of Robert Gardner called & knowne by the name of Cocke brooke conteninge by affirmation fouer acres more or lesse will all such bonds & bills & all other things alreadie devised unto his hands. Item I give unto John Lockwood my sonne all my moveable goods not alreadie given nor bequeathed saveinge unto Joane Gardner the wife of Robert Gardner my daughter my best fetherbed, transome, blanket & coveringe belonginge to the said bedd. Item I give & bequeath unto Sara Paine the wife of Rober Paine my kinsewoman ten shillings of lawfull money of England wthin six months after my decease by the hands of my Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas Lockwood's daughter ten shillings of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto the poore people of Combes viis & viiid of lawfull money of England to be paid wthin fourteene daies next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto Vincent Kinge my servant xxs of lawfull money of England to be paid upon the Feast of Philip & Jacob comonlie called May daie next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto all my god children wch shalbe liveinge wthin one moneth after my decease except Willpairn Wyles xiid a yeere to be paid by the hands of mine Executor. Item I will yt John Lockwood my sonne shall have my newe mansion house wherein I dwell with all houses & outhouses thereunto adioyninge & belonginge alsoe all such yeards, outyeards & gardens thereunto belonginge & the home close thereunto adioyninge newe in my tenure & occupacon & wood sufficient for his owne fire & to be spent upon the p[re]misses to be cutt downe in dewe & Convenient time for the space of one whole yeare & a day next after my decease freelie & absolutelie without payeinge anie rent or forme for the same dureinge the said terme. Last of all I make & ordeine John Lockwood my sonne my sole & onlie Executor of this my last will & testamt In wittnes whereof I have to these P ence sett my hand & seale the daie & yeare above written. Read, sealed & delined in the P ence of John Humfrey & of William Mines & of Mr John Wilton Sen. The Testator's marke & seale." Edward Lockwood alias Baker appears on the 1568 Suffolk subsidy list (a tax list) in Stowe Hundred, town of Combes Cum Finbarow Parva (i.e. Combs with Little Finborough). Taxed on 5 Pounds in Goods; tax was 4 shillings and 2 pence.[11] His son John could be the John Baker alias Lockwoode baptized in Combs on 9 March 1571/72 (the father's name is blank). Mary, daughter of Edw. Baker alias Lockwoode was baptized in Combs 30 June 1577. She was buried there as daughter of Edw. Lockwood on 2 March 1590/91. Joan, wife of Edw. Lockwood, was buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92. Finally Edw. Lockwoode, widower, was buried in Combs 15 April 1604.[12] Lockwood alias Baker antecedents The origin of the alias surname is unclear. The 1568 Suffolk subsidy list shows only one other person with this dual surname -- Rychard Lockwoode alias Baker, who was taxed 2 shillings and 8 pence on 2 pounds in lands in Combes Cum Finbarow Parva.[13] Richard Lockwood had children baptized in Combs over the period 1570-1588, with surname given variously as Lockwood(e), Lockwood(e) alias Baker, Baker alias Lockwood(e) and possibly once as Baker. The last use of the dual surname was in 1582.[14] The index to Suffolk and Sudbury wills leads to the following three wills involving the dual surname. Unfortunately there is probably a generation missing between these and Edward Lockwood alias Baker of Combs. 1. Will of John Lo[c]kwood otherwise Baker the elder of Wethertingisett, yeoman. Dated 13 February 1555 and proved 20 December 1555. Mentions sons Henry and John, sister Catherine, and Thom[a]s Stanhard and Nycholas Blomfyeld.[15] 2. Will of Frances Lo[c]kwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm (i.e. Debenham). Dated 30 December 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Left money to the poor of Mendlesham. Left wife Johan tenement in Mendlesham that had been his father's for her life, and also meadow land in Brockford. After his wife's death the land is to be sold, with a hierarchy of people to be given the opportunity to purchase the lands before anyone else: his brother George Lockwoode 1st Rycharde Lockwoode 2nd Thom[a]s Lockwoode 3r John Lockwoode 4th The relationship of the latter three to Frances is not stated. Also mentioned in the will are his daughters Mary, Elyzabeth and Margaret and his brother-in-law Edward Shepperd.[16] 3. Will of Johan Lockwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm, widow. Dated 29 June 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Mentions daughters Margaret, Mary and Elyzabeth, brother-in-laws George Lockwood and Rychard Lockwood, sisters's child Sara Lockwood, brother Edward Shepperd and kinsman Wyllem Shepperd.[17] The available parish transcripts for Mendlesham show the following entries for the Lockwood alias Baker sumame.[18] marriage 9 June 1576 - Chas. Goddard of Mickfield and Alice Lockwood als. Baker marriage 19 July 1579 - Simon Sheldrake and Judith Lockwood als. Baker marriage 6 July 1580 - Jn. Lockwood als. Baker wid. and Itian Hill wid. burial 9 August 1579 - Jn. Lockwod als. Baker, s. of Jn. burial 11 October 1579 - Cicely Lockwod, w. of Jn. als. Baker There were no baptisms with the dual surname. The 1524 Suffolk subsidy list shows no one with the dual surname.[19] Perhaps the dual surname relates to the property mentioned in the will of Frances Lockwood above. Genealogical Summary EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker was buried in Combs 15 April 1604. He had a brother Thomas, a wife Joan (buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92) and the following four children:[20] i. EdmundA Lockwood, but 23 Nov. 1638, m. 3 Sept. 1592 Alice Cowper. ii. John Lockwood, possibly the John Baker alias Lockwoode bapt. 9 Mar. 1571/72. iii. Joan Lockwood, m. 11 Feb. 1600/1 in Combs, Robert Gardner.[21] iv. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 30 June 1577, bur. 2 March 1590/91. EdmundA Lockwood married Alice Cowper in Combs 3 September 1592. He was buried there 23 November 1638.[22] He and Alice had the following children, baptized in Combs except as noted: [23] i. Joan Lockwood, bapt. 4 June 1593; probably died young. ii. Edmund Lockwood, bapt. 9 Feb. 1594/95; probably died young. iii. Edward Lockwood, bapt. 3 Oct. 1596; living 14 Dec. 1638. iv. Edmund1 Lockwood, bapt. 16 January 1598/99, d. between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35 and probably closer to the earlier date, since he was not on the land grant lists for Cambridge beginning August 1633.[24] v. Robert1 Lockwood, bapt. 18 Jan. 1600/1. For further information on him and his family, see Mr. Anderson's article and Great Migration sketch.[25] vi. Barbara Lockwood, bapt. 31 July 1603, bur. 13 Jan. 1632/33,[26] m. Joseph Sowgate. Children: [27] (1) Mary Sowgate, bapt. 8 Sept. 1629. (2) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 7 April 1631, bur. 25 April 1631. (3) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 19 Feb. 1631/32. Mentioned in will of maternal grandmother Alice Lockwood.[28] vii. Alice Lockwood, bapt. 14 Apr. 1605, m. ___ Hoddy; living 14 Dec. 1638.[29] viii. William Lockwood, b. say 1607; living 27 Feb. 1638/39.[30] ix. Martha Lockwood, bapt. 28 Oct. 1610, bur. 31 Jan. 1610/11.[31] x. John Lockwood, bapt. 21 Dec. 1611; living 14 Dec. 1638. Note that the transcript of Alice Lockwood's will given in Mr. Anderson's article was missing the following clause between the bequests to son William and daughter Alice: "Item I give to John Lockwood my sonne ten pounds".[32] xi. Dorothy Lockwood, b. say 1613,[33] m. John Manwood; living 14 Dec. 1638.[34] (1) John Manwood, bapt. 12 July 1635, bur. 21 Aug. 1636.[35] xii. Mary Lockwood, bapt. Little Finborough 1 Aug. 1615,[36] bur. Combs 21 Dec. 1632.[37] Edmund1 Lockwood was baptized in Combs 16 January 1598/99.[38] He emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1630, and died there between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35.[39] He and his first unknown wife had at least the following four children, baptisms and burials in Combs except as noted:[40] i. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 5 October 1620. No further record, but since two children of Edmund1 Lockwood seem to have survived him to be raised by his brother Robert, as evidenced by the size of Robert's Watertown land grants, Mary could be one (Edmund2 is known to be the other).[41] ii. Susan Lockwood, bapt. 10 Dec. 1622 in Little Finboroug,[42] bur. 5 Apr. 1624 in Combs. iii. Edmund Lockwood, bur. 20 Dec. 1625. iv. Edmund2 Lockwood, bapt. 30 Aug. 1627, d. 31 Jan. 1692/93 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, m. 7 Jan. 1655/56 in Stamford, Hannah Scott.[43] Edmund1 Lockwood and his second wife Elizabeth Masters had the following child. v. John Lockwood, b. Nov. 1632 in Cambridge, MA, d. 1683 in New London, CT, unmarried.[44] Footnotes: 1. Harriet Woodbury Hodge, C. G., "Some Descendants of Edmund Lockwood (1594-1635) of Cambridge, Massachusetts and his son Edmund Lockwood (c. 1625-1693) of Stamford, Connecticut" (New York, New York: Philip V. Lockwood, Publisher, 1978). 2. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633," 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society,1995), II (G-O): 1192-1194. 3. Robert Charles Anderson, "Robert Lockwood of Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield: English Ancestry, New England Connections and Children's Marriages", "Connecticut Ancestry," Volume 47, No. 2 (December, 2004): 119-130. 4. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," 7 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005), IV (I-L):308-315. 5. Registered Wills in either monastic or commissary courts of Bury St Edmunds, or Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Volume 53 (Gael), on FHL microfilm # 97,087, page 424. 6. Parish Register Transcripts for Combs, County Suffolk, England, on FHL microfilm # 993,236, items 4-5. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. Ibid. 10. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 41 (Coppinge), page 306 [FliL microfilm # 97,076]. 11. 1568 Subsidy Return for County Suffolk, England, published on CD by The Archive CD Books Project, 5 Commercial Street, Cinderford, Glos. GL14 2RP, England, 2001, page 239. 12. See note 6. 13. See note 14. See note 6. 15. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 229 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 16. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 230 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 17. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 232 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 18. Parish Register Transcripts for Mendlesham, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 992,241, Item 17. 19. "Suffolk in 1524, Being the Return for a Subsidy granted in 1523," Suffolk Green Books, No. X (Woodbridge: George Booth, Church Street, 1910) on FHL microfilm # 496,952, Item 2. 20. See notes 6 and 10. 21. Ibid. Names given as Robert Garner and Joone Lockwood. Robert was a widower. 22. Ibid. 23. Ibid. 24. See note 2. 25. See notes 3 and 4. 26. See note 6. - 27. Ibid. 28. See note 5. 29. See notes 5 and 6. 30. See note 5. 31. See note 6. 32. Ibid. 33. Since her previously unidentified sister Barbara was baptized in the year previously tentatively assigned to her, she has been moved down to a gap in known baptism records. Obviously this is still a guess. 34. See note 5. 35. See note 6. 36. Parish Register Transcripts for Little Finborough, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 993,248. 37. See note 6. 38. Ibid. 39. See note 2. 40. See note 6. In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Mr. Anderson listed Edmund2 without baptism date, as his only known child by his first wife. He also pointed out that evidence suggested they had at least one other child. Last year's article noted the church records concerning Mary, Susan and the first Edmund, and indicated that certain Watertown land grants for Robert' imply Edmund had exactly two surviving children by his first wife. The present article adds the baptism date for Edmund2. 41. See notes 2 - 4. 42. See note 36. 43. See note 1. 44. See note 2." | Gardner, Robert (I5431)
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| 4930 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 48, no. 2 (Nov. 2005), "Further Information Regarding the English Origins of the LOCKWOOD Family," by Scott Wesley Green "Introduction In her book on the descendants of Edmund1 Lockwood, Harriet Woodburly Hodge repeated the long standing assertion that the immigrant brothers Edmund1 and Robert1 Lockwood had their origin in the town of Combs in County Suffolk, England.[1] In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Robert Charles Anderson indicated that "further research is needed before this origin can be accepted".[2] In the December 2004 issue of this publication, Mr. Anderson reviewed the evidence and concluded "that the probability is very high that Edmund and Robert Lockwood were brothers and that they were the two children baptized at Combs, Suffolk."[3] His recently published "Great Migration" sketch of Robert1 Lockwood includes his baptism in Combs.[4] The purpose of the present article is to provide additional information on the English origins of the family. In particular the baptism record of Edmund2 Lockwood has been identified, and an additional generation has been added to the ancestral line. A consideration of other early connections based on the dual surname Lockwood alias Baker is also presented. Combs Parish Transcripts Revisited The 1638 will of the widow Alice Lockwood mentions her grandson Joseph Sowgate, but no other Sowgates.[5] This suggests that she had a daughter who married a Sowgate, and that this daughter was likely deceased. A review of the available parish transcripts for Combs yields 5 entries of relevance:[6] baptism 8 Sept. 1629 of Mary, daughter of Joseph Sowgate baptism 7 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 25 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate baptism 19 Feb. 1631 [/32] of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 13 Jan. 1632[/33] of Barbara, wife of Joseph Sowgate There was no other baptism in Combs for a Joseph Sowgate that would fit as Alice Lockwood's grandson. This leads to the conclusion that EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood had a previously unidentified daughter Barbara. A closer examination of the parish transcripts yields the following suggestive record:['] baptism 31 July 1603 of Barbara, daughter of "Edm." Lock Could this be a daughter of EdmundA Lockwood, with the surname abbreviated? Note that it fits conveniently between known baptisms for his son Robert on 18 Jan. 1600/01 and his daughter Alice on 14 April 1605. There were only two other baptisms listed from 1568-1655 for children with surname given as Lock(e): [8] 31 July 1625 - Martha, daughter of Edw. Locke 30 August 1627 - Edm., son of Edm. Locke The second of these would fit perfectly with what is known of Edmund2 Lockwood, who came to New England with his father Edmund1 (whose earlier son of that name had been buried 20 December 1625). The first could easily be a daughter of the Edward Lockwood who had later children baptized in Combs, beginning with son Edward on 29 April 1627. Thus it seems likely that the surname was abbreviated in all three cases. As Mr. Anderson pointed out, the original parish registers of Combs are not readily available, and the 19th-century handwritten transcription referenced here consistently uses abbreviations for given names, such as "Edw." and "Edm." Though it seems unlikely, it is possible that "Lock" for Lockwood is an abbreviation by this transcriber, rather than in the original record. Two further records shed some additional light on EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood's daughter Dorothy, whose married name was given in Alice's will as Manwood:[9] baptism 12 July 1635 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich and Doro. burial 21 August 1636 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker The father of EdmundA Lockwood is seen to be EdwardB Lockwood from the following will dated 7 December 1603 and proved 13 April 1604:[10] "In the name of God amen the viith day of December in the xlvth yeare of the reigne of or Soveigne Lathe Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France & Ireland Queene defender of the Faith. I Edward Lockwood of Combes in the Coun of Suff yeoman beinge sick of body but of good & pfect remembrance thanks be unto God doe make & ordeine this my last will & testament in manner & forme followenige. First I give & bequeath my soule to Almightie God my creator & to Jesus Christ his onlie sonne or savior & redeemer & my bodie to be buried in the Churchyard of Combes aforesaid. Item I give & bequeath unto Edmund Lockwood my sonne all my land wch I bought of late of Palmer called & knowne by the name of Burbles wth one other peece of land wch I bought of late of Robert Gardner called & knowne by the name of Cocke brooke conteninge by affirmation fouer acres more or lesse will all such bonds & bills & all other things alreadie devised unto his hands. Item I give unto John Lockwood my sonne all my moveable goods not alreadie given nor bequeathed saveinge unto Joane Gardner the wife of Robert Gardner my daughter my best fetherbed, transome, blanket & coveringe belonginge to the said bedd. Item I give & bequeath unto Sara Paine the wife of Rober Paine my kinsewoman ten shillings of lawfull money of England wthin six months after my decease by the hands of my Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas Lockwood's daughter ten shillings of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto the poore people of Combes viis & viiid of lawfull money of England to be paid wthin fourteene daies next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto Vincent Kinge my servant xxs of lawfull money of England to be paid upon the Feast of Philip & Jacob comonlie called May daie next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto all my god children wch shalbe liveinge wthin one moneth after my decease except Willpairn Wyles xiid a yeere to be paid by the hands of mine Executor. Item I will yt John Lockwood my sonne shall have my newe mansion house wherein I dwell with all houses & outhouses thereunto adioyninge & belonginge alsoe all such yeards, outyeards & gardens thereunto belonginge & the home close thereunto adioyninge newe in my tenure & occupacon & wood sufficient for his owne fire & to be spent upon the p[re]misses to be cutt downe in dewe & Convenient time for the space of one whole yeare & a day next after my decease freelie & absolutelie without payeinge anie rent or forme for the same dureinge the said terme. Last of all I make & ordeine John Lockwood my sonne my sole & onlie Executor of this my last will & testamt In wittnes whereof I have to these P ence sett my hand & seale the daie & yeare above written. Read, sealed & delined in the P ence of John Humfrey & of William Mines & of Mr John Wilton Sen. The Testator's marke & seale." Edward Lockwood alias Baker appears on the 1568 Suffolk subsidy list (a tax list) in Stowe Hundred, town of Combes Cum Finbarow Parva (i.e. Combs with Little Finborough). Taxed on 5 Pounds in Goods; tax was 4 shillings and 2 pence.[11] His son John could be the John Baker alias Lockwoode baptized in Combs on 9 March 1571/72 (the father's name is blank). Mary, daughter of Edw. Baker alias Lockwoode was baptized in Combs 30 June 1577. She was buried there as daughter of Edw. Lockwood on 2 March 1590/91. Joan, wife of Edw. Lockwood, was buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92. Finally Edw. Lockwoode, widower, was buried in Combs 15 April 1604.[12] Lockwood alias Baker antecedents The origin of the alias surname is unclear. The 1568 Suffolk subsidy list shows only one other person with this dual surname -- Rychard Lockwoode alias Baker, who was taxed 2 shillings and 8 pence on 2 pounds in lands in Combes Cum Finbarow Parva.[13] Richard Lockwood had children baptized in Combs over the period 1570-1588, with surname given variously as Lockwood(e), Lockwood(e) alias Baker, Baker alias Lockwood(e) and possibly once as Baker. The last use of the dual surname was in 1582.[14] The index to Suffolk and Sudbury wills leads to the following three wills involving the dual surname. Unfortunately there is probably a generation missing between these and Edward Lockwood alias Baker of Combs. 1. Will of John Lo[c]kwood otherwise Baker the elder of Wethertingisett, yeoman. Dated 13 February 1555 and proved 20 December 1555. Mentions sons Henry and John, sister Catherine, and Thom[a]s Stanhard and Nycholas Blomfyeld.[15] 2. Will of Frances Lo[c]kwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm (i.e. Debenham). Dated 30 December 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Left money to the poor of Mendlesham. Left wife Johan tenement in Mendlesham that had been his father's for her life, and also meadow land in Brockford. After his wife's death the land is to be sold, with a hierarchy of people to be given the opportunity to purchase the lands before anyone else: his brother George Lockwoode 1st Rycharde Lockwoode 2nd Thom[a]s Lockwoode 3r John Lockwoode 4th The relationship of the latter three to Frances is not stated. Also mentioned in the will are his daughters Mary, Elyzabeth and Margaret and his brother-in-law Edward Shepperd.[16] 3. Will of Johan Lockwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm, widow. Dated 29 June 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Mentions daughters Margaret, Mary and Elyzabeth, brother-in-laws George Lockwood and Rychard Lockwood, sisters's child Sara Lockwood, brother Edward Shepperd and kinsman Wyllem Shepperd.[17] The available parish transcripts for Mendlesham show the following entries for the Lockwood alias Baker sumame.[18] marriage 9 June 1576 - Chas. Goddard of Mickfield and Alice Lockwood als. Baker marriage 19 July 1579 - Simon Sheldrake and Judith Lockwood als. Baker marriage 6 July 1580 - Jn. Lockwood als. Baker wid. and Itian Hill wid. burial 9 August 1579 - Jn. Lockwod als. Baker, s. of Jn. burial 11 October 1579 - Cicely Lockwod, w. of Jn. als. Baker There were no baptisms with the dual surname. The 1524 Suffolk subsidy list shows no one with the dual surname.[19] Perhaps the dual surname relates to the property mentioned in the will of Frances Lockwood above. Genealogical Summary EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker was buried in Combs 15 April 1604. He had a brother Thomas, a wife Joan (buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92) and the following four children:[20] i. EdmundA Lockwood, but 23 Nov. 1638, m. 3 Sept. 1592 Alice Cowper. ii. John Lockwood, possibly the John Baker alias Lockwoode bapt. 9 Mar. 1571/72. iii. Joan Lockwood, m. 11 Feb. 1600/1 in Combs, Robert Gardner.[21] iv. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 30 June 1577, bur. 2 March 1590/91. EdmundA Lockwood married Alice Cowper in Combs 3 September 1592. He was buried there 23 November 1638.[22] He and Alice had the following children, baptized in Combs except as noted: [23] i. Joan Lockwood, bapt. 4 June 1593; probably died young. ii. Edmund Lockwood, bapt. 9 Feb. 1594/95; probably died young. iii. Edward Lockwood, bapt. 3 Oct. 1596; living 14 Dec. 1638. iv. Edmund1 Lockwood, bapt. 16 January 1598/99, d. between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35 and probably closer to the earlier date, since he was not on the land grant lists for Cambridge beginning August 1633.[24] v. Robert1 Lockwood, bapt. 18 Jan. 1600/1. For further information on him and his family, see Mr. Anderson's article and Great Migration sketch.[25] vi. Barbara Lockwood, bapt. 31 July 1603, bur. 13 Jan. 1632/33,[26] m. Joseph Sowgate. Children: [27] (1) Mary Sowgate, bapt. 8 Sept. 1629. (2) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 7 April 1631, bur. 25 April 1631. (3) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 19 Feb. 1631/32. Mentioned in will of maternal grandmother Alice Lockwood.[28] vii. Alice Lockwood, bapt. 14 Apr. 1605, m. ___ Hoddy; living 14 Dec. 1638.[29] viii. William Lockwood, b. say 1607; living 27 Feb. 1638/39.[30] ix. Martha Lockwood, bapt. 28 Oct. 1610, bur. 31 Jan. 1610/11.[31] x. John Lockwood, bapt. 21 Dec. 1611; living 14 Dec. 1638. Note that the transcript of Alice Lockwood's will given in Mr. Anderson's article was missing the following clause between the bequests to son William and daughter Alice: "Item I give to John Lockwood my sonne ten pounds".[32] xi. Dorothy Lockwood, b. say 1613,[33] m. John Manwood; living 14 Dec. 1638.[34] (1) John Manwood, bapt. 12 July 1635, bur. 21 Aug. 1636.[35] xii. Mary Lockwood, bapt. Little Finborough 1 Aug. 1615,[36] bur. Combs 21 Dec. 1632.[37] Edmund1 Lockwood was baptized in Combs 16 January 1598/99.[38] He emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1630, and died there between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35.[39] He and his first unknown wife had at least the following four children, baptisms and burials in Combs except as noted:[40] i. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 5 October 1620. No further record, but since two children of Edmund1 Lockwood seem to have survived him to be raised by his brother Robert, as evidenced by the size of Robert's Watertown land grants, Mary could be one (Edmund2 is known to be the other).[41] ii. Susan Lockwood, bapt. 10 Dec. 1622 in Little Finboroug,[42] bur. 5 Apr. 1624 in Combs. iii. Edmund Lockwood, bur. 20 Dec. 1625. iv. Edmund2 Lockwood, bapt. 30 Aug. 1627, d. 31 Jan. 1692/93 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, m. 7 Jan. 1655/56 in Stamford, Hannah Scott.[43] Edmund1 Lockwood and his second wife Elizabeth Masters had the following child. v. John Lockwood, b. Nov. 1632 in Cambridge, MA, d. 1683 in New London, CT, unmarried.[44] Footnotes: 1. Harriet Woodbury Hodge, C. G., "Some Descendants of Edmund Lockwood (1594-1635) of Cambridge, Massachusetts and his son Edmund Lockwood (c. 1625-1693) of Stamford, Connecticut" (New York, New York: Philip V. Lockwood, Publisher, 1978). 2. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633," 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society,1995), II (G-O): 1192-1194. 3. Robert Charles Anderson, "Robert Lockwood of Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield: English Ancestry, New England Connections and Children's Marriages", "Connecticut Ancestry," Volume 47, No. 2 (December, 2004): 119-130. 4. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," 7 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005), IV (I-L):308-315. 5. Registered Wills in either monastic or commissary courts of Bury St Edmunds, or Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Volume 53 (Gael), on FHL microfilm # 97,087, page 424. 6. Parish Register Transcripts for Combs, County Suffolk, England, on FHL microfilm # 993,236, items 4-5. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. Ibid. 10. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 41 (Coppinge), page 306 [FliL microfilm # 97,076]. 11. 1568 Subsidy Return for County Suffolk, England, published on CD by The Archive CD Books Project, 5 Commercial Street, Cinderford, Glos. GL14 2RP, England, 2001, page 239. 12. See note 6. 13. See note 14. See note 6. 15. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 229 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 16. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 230 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 17. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 232 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 18. Parish Register Transcripts for Mendlesham, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 992,241, Item 17. 19. "Suffolk in 1524, Being the Return for a Subsidy granted in 1523," Suffolk Green Books, No. X (Woodbridge: George Booth, Church Street, 1910) on FHL microfilm # 496,952, Item 2. 20. See notes 6 and 10. 21. Ibid. Names given as Robert Garner and Joone Lockwood. Robert was a widower. 22. Ibid. 23. Ibid. 24. See note 2. 25. See notes 3 and 4. 26. See note 6. - 27. Ibid. 28. See note 5. 29. See notes 5 and 6. 30. See note 5. 31. See note 6. 32. Ibid. 33. Since her previously unidentified sister Barbara was baptized in the year previously tentatively assigned to her, she has been moved down to a gap in known baptism records. Obviously this is still a guess. 34. See note 5. 35. See note 6. 36. Parish Register Transcripts for Little Finborough, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 993,248. 37. See note 6. 38. Ibid. 39. See note 2. 40. See note 6. In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Mr. Anderson listed Edmund2 without baptism date, as his only known child by his first wife. He also pointed out that evidence suggested they had at least one other child. Last year's article noted the church records concerning Mary, Susan and the first Edmund, and indicated that certain Watertown land grants for Robert' imply Edmund had exactly two surviving children by his first wife. The present article adds the baptism date for Edmund2. 41. See notes 2 - 4. 42. See note 36. 43. See note 1. 44. See note 2." | Lockwood, Mary (I5430)
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| 4931 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 48, no. 2 (Nov. 2005), "Further Information Regarding the English Origins of the LOCKWOOD Family," by Scott Wesley Green "Introduction In her book on the descendants of Edmund1 Lockwood, Harriet Woodburly Hodge repeated the long standing assertion that the immigrant brothers Edmund1 and Robert1 Lockwood had their origin in the town of Combs in County Suffolk, England.[1] In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Robert Charles Anderson indicated that "further research is needed before this origin can be accepted".[2] In the December 2004 issue of this publication, Mr. Anderson reviewed the evidence and concluded "that the probability is very high that Edmund and Robert Lockwood were brothers and that they were the two children baptized at Combs, Suffolk."[3] His recently published "Great Migration" sketch of Robert1 Lockwood includes his baptism in Combs.[4] The purpose of the present article is to provide additional information on the English origins of the family. In particular the baptism record of Edmund2 Lockwood has been identified, and an additional generation has been added to the ancestral line. A consideration of other early connections based on the dual surname Lockwood alias Baker is also presented. Combs Parish Transcripts Revisited The 1638 will of the widow Alice Lockwood mentions her grandson Joseph Sowgate, but no other Sowgates.[5] This suggests that she had a daughter who married a Sowgate, and that this daughter was likely deceased. A review of the available parish transcripts for Combs yields 5 entries of relevance:[6] baptism 8 Sept. 1629 of Mary, daughter of Joseph Sowgate baptism 7 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 25 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate baptism 19 Feb. 1631 [/32] of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 13 Jan. 1632[/33] of Barbara, wife of Joseph Sowgate There was no other baptism in Combs for a Joseph Sowgate that would fit as Alice Lockwood's grandson. This leads to the conclusion that EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood had a previously unidentified daughter Barbara. A closer examination of the parish transcripts yields the following suggestive record:['] baptism 31 July 1603 of Barbara, daughter of "Edm." Lock Could this be a daughter of EdmundA Lockwood, with the surname abbreviated? Note that it fits conveniently between known baptisms for his son Robert on 18 Jan. 1600/01 and his daughter Alice on 14 April 1605. There were only two other baptisms listed from 1568-1655 for children with surname given as Lock(e): [8] 31 July 1625 - Martha, daughter of Edw. Locke 30 August 1627 - Edm., son of Edm. Locke The second of these would fit perfectly with what is known of Edmund2 Lockwood, who came to New England with his father Edmund1 (whose earlier son of that name had been buried 20 December 1625). The first could easily be a daughter of the Edward Lockwood who had later children baptized in Combs, beginning with son Edward on 29 April 1627. Thus it seems likely that the surname was abbreviated in all three cases. As Mr. Anderson pointed out, the original parish registers of Combs are not readily available, and the 19th-century handwritten transcription referenced here consistently uses abbreviations for given names, such as "Edw." and "Edm." Though it seems unlikely, it is possible that "Lock" for Lockwood is an abbreviation by this transcriber, rather than in the original record. Two further records shed some additional light on EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood's daughter Dorothy, whose married name was given in Alice's will as Manwood:[9] baptism 12 July 1635 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich and Doro. burial 21 August 1636 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker The father of EdmundA Lockwood is seen to be EdwardB Lockwood from the following will dated 7 December 1603 and proved 13 April 1604:[10] "In the name of God amen the viith day of December in the xlvth yeare of the reigne of or Soveigne Lathe Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France & Ireland Queene defender of the Faith. I Edward Lockwood of Combes in the Coun of Suff yeoman beinge sick of body but of good & pfect remembrance thanks be unto God doe make & ordeine this my last will & testament in manner & forme followenige. First I give & bequeath my soule to Almightie God my creator & to Jesus Christ his onlie sonne or savior & redeemer & my bodie to be buried in the Churchyard of Combes aforesaid. Item I give & bequeath unto Edmund Lockwood my sonne all my land wch I bought of late of Palmer called & knowne by the name of Burbles wth one other peece of land wch I bought of late of Robert Gardner called & knowne by the name of Cocke brooke conteninge by affirmation fouer acres more or lesse will all such bonds & bills & all other things alreadie devised unto his hands. Item I give unto John Lockwood my sonne all my moveable goods not alreadie given nor bequeathed saveinge unto Joane Gardner the wife of Robert Gardner my daughter my best fetherbed, transome, blanket & coveringe belonginge to the said bedd. Item I give & bequeath unto Sara Paine the wife of Rober Paine my kinsewoman ten shillings of lawfull money of England wthin six months after my decease by the hands of my Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas Lockwood's daughter ten shillings of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto the poore people of Combes viis & viiid of lawfull money of England to be paid wthin fourteene daies next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto Vincent Kinge my servant xxs of lawfull money of England to be paid upon the Feast of Philip & Jacob comonlie called May daie next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto all my god children wch shalbe liveinge wthin one moneth after my decease except Willpairn Wyles xiid a yeere to be paid by the hands of mine Executor. Item I will yt John Lockwood my sonne shall have my newe mansion house wherein I dwell with all houses & outhouses thereunto adioyninge & belonginge alsoe all such yeards, outyeards & gardens thereunto belonginge & the home close thereunto adioyninge newe in my tenure & occupacon & wood sufficient for his owne fire & to be spent upon the p[re]misses to be cutt downe in dewe & Convenient time for the space of one whole yeare & a day next after my decease freelie & absolutelie without payeinge anie rent or forme for the same dureinge the said terme. Last of all I make & ordeine John Lockwood my sonne my sole & onlie Executor of this my last will & testamt In wittnes whereof I have to these P ence sett my hand & seale the daie & yeare above written. Read, sealed & delined in the P ence of John Humfrey & of William Mines & of Mr John Wilton Sen. The Testator's marke & seale." Edward Lockwood alias Baker appears on the 1568 Suffolk subsidy list (a tax list) in Stowe Hundred, town of Combes Cum Finbarow Parva (i.e. Combs with Little Finborough). Taxed on 5 Pounds in Goods; tax was 4 shillings and 2 pence.[11] His son John could be the John Baker alias Lockwoode baptized in Combs on 9 March 1571/72 (the father's name is blank). Mary, daughter of Edw. Baker alias Lockwoode was baptized in Combs 30 June 1577. She was buried there as daughter of Edw. Lockwood on 2 March 1590/91. Joan, wife of Edw. Lockwood, was buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92. Finally Edw. Lockwoode, widower, was buried in Combs 15 April 1604.[12] Lockwood alias Baker antecedents The origin of the alias surname is unclear. The 1568 Suffolk subsidy list shows only one other person with this dual surname -- Rychard Lockwoode alias Baker, who was taxed 2 shillings and 8 pence on 2 pounds in lands in Combes Cum Finbarow Parva.[13] Richard Lockwood had children baptized in Combs over the period 1570-1588, with surname given variously as Lockwood(e), Lockwood(e) alias Baker, Baker alias Lockwood(e) and possibly once as Baker. The last use of the dual surname was in 1582.[14] The index to Suffolk and Sudbury wills leads to the following three wills involving the dual surname. Unfortunately there is probably a generation missing between these and Edward Lockwood alias Baker of Combs. 1. Will of John Lo[c]kwood otherwise Baker the elder of Wethertingisett, yeoman. Dated 13 February 1555 and proved 20 December 1555. Mentions sons Henry and John, sister Catherine, and Thom[a]s Stanhard and Nycholas Blomfyeld.[15] 2. Will of Frances Lo[c]kwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm (i.e. Debenham). Dated 30 December 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Left money to the poor of Mendlesham. Left wife Johan tenement in Mendlesham that had been his father's for her life, and also meadow land in Brockford. After his wife's death the land is to be sold, with a hierarchy of people to be given the opportunity to purchase the lands before anyone else: his brother George Lockwoode 1st Rycharde Lockwoode 2nd Thom[a]s Lockwoode 3r John Lockwoode 4th The relationship of the latter three to Frances is not stated. Also mentioned in the will are his daughters Mary, Elyzabeth and Margaret and his brother-in-law Edward Shepperd.[16] 3. Will of Johan Lockwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm, widow. Dated 29 June 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Mentions daughters Margaret, Mary and Elyzabeth, brother-in-laws George Lockwood and Rychard Lockwood, sisters's child Sara Lockwood, brother Edward Shepperd and kinsman Wyllem Shepperd.[17] The available parish transcripts for Mendlesham show the following entries for the Lockwood alias Baker sumame.[18] marriage 9 June 1576 - Chas. Goddard of Mickfield and Alice Lockwood als. Baker marriage 19 July 1579 - Simon Sheldrake and Judith Lockwood als. Baker marriage 6 July 1580 - Jn. Lockwood als. Baker wid. and Itian Hill wid. burial 9 August 1579 - Jn. Lockwod als. Baker, s. of Jn. burial 11 October 1579 - Cicely Lockwod, w. of Jn. als. Baker There were no baptisms with the dual surname. The 1524 Suffolk subsidy list shows no one with the dual surname.[19] Perhaps the dual surname relates to the property mentioned in the will of Frances Lockwood above. Genealogical Summary EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker was buried in Combs 15 April 1604. He had a brother Thomas, a wife Joan (buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92) and the following four children:[20] i. EdmundA Lockwood, but 23 Nov. 1638, m. 3 Sept. 1592 Alice Cowper. ii. John Lockwood, possibly the John Baker alias Lockwoode bapt. 9 Mar. 1571/72. iii. Joan Lockwood, m. 11 Feb. 1600/1 in Combs, Robert Gardner.[21] iv. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 30 June 1577, bur. 2 March 1590/91. EdmundA Lockwood married Alice Cowper in Combs 3 September 1592. He was buried there 23 November 1638.[22] He and Alice had the following children, baptized in Combs except as noted: [23] i. Joan Lockwood, bapt. 4 June 1593; probably died young. ii. Edmund Lockwood, bapt. 9 Feb. 1594/95; probably died young. iii. Edward Lockwood, bapt. 3 Oct. 1596; living 14 Dec. 1638. iv. Edmund1 Lockwood, bapt. 16 January 1598/99, d. between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35 and probably closer to the earlier date, since he was not on the land grant lists for Cambridge beginning August 1633.[24] v. Robert1 Lockwood, bapt. 18 Jan. 1600/1. For further information on him and his family, see Mr. Anderson's article and Great Migration sketch.[25] vi. Barbara Lockwood, bapt. 31 July 1603, bur. 13 Jan. 1632/33,[26] m. Joseph Sowgate. Children: [27] (1) Mary Sowgate, bapt. 8 Sept. 1629. (2) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 7 April 1631, bur. 25 April 1631. (3) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 19 Feb. 1631/32. Mentioned in will of maternal grandmother Alice Lockwood.[28] vii. Alice Lockwood, bapt. 14 Apr. 1605, m. ___ Hoddy; living 14 Dec. 1638.[29] viii. William Lockwood, b. say 1607; living 27 Feb. 1638/39.[30] ix. Martha Lockwood, bapt. 28 Oct. 1610, bur. 31 Jan. 1610/11.[31] x. John Lockwood, bapt. 21 Dec. 1611; living 14 Dec. 1638. Note that the transcript of Alice Lockwood's will given in Mr. Anderson's article was missing the following clause between the bequests to son William and daughter Alice: "Item I give to John Lockwood my sonne ten pounds".[32] xi. Dorothy Lockwood, b. say 1613,[33] m. John Manwood; living 14 Dec. 1638.[34] (1) John Manwood, bapt. 12 July 1635, bur. 21 Aug. 1636.[35] xii. Mary Lockwood, bapt. Little Finborough 1 Aug. 1615,[36] bur. Combs 21 Dec. 1632.[37] Edmund1 Lockwood was baptized in Combs 16 January 1598/99.[38] He emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1630, and died there between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35.[39] He and his first unknown wife had at least the following four children, baptisms and burials in Combs except as noted:[40] i. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 5 October 1620. No further record, but since two children of Edmund1 Lockwood seem to have survived him to be raised by his brother Robert, as evidenced by the size of Robert's Watertown land grants, Mary could be one (Edmund2 is known to be the other).[41] ii. Susan Lockwood, bapt. 10 Dec. 1622 in Little Finboroug,[42] bur. 5 Apr. 1624 in Combs. iii. Edmund Lockwood, bur. 20 Dec. 1625. iv. Edmund2 Lockwood, bapt. 30 Aug. 1627, d. 31 Jan. 1692/93 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, m. 7 Jan. 1655/56 in Stamford, Hannah Scott.[43] Edmund1 Lockwood and his second wife Elizabeth Masters had the following child. v. John Lockwood, b. Nov. 1632 in Cambridge, MA, d. 1683 in New London, CT, unmarried.[44] Footnotes: 1. Harriet Woodbury Hodge, C. G., "Some Descendants of Edmund Lockwood (1594-1635) of Cambridge, Massachusetts and his son Edmund Lockwood (c. 1625-1693) of Stamford, Connecticut" (New York, New York: Philip V. Lockwood, Publisher, 1978). 2. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633," 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society,1995), II (G-O): 1192-1194. 3. Robert Charles Anderson, "Robert Lockwood of Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield: English Ancestry, New England Connections and Children's Marriages", "Connecticut Ancestry," Volume 47, No. 2 (December, 2004): 119-130. 4. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," 7 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005), IV (I-L):308-315. 5. Registered Wills in either monastic or commissary courts of Bury St Edmunds, or Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Volume 53 (Gael), on FHL microfilm # 97,087, page 424. 6. Parish Register Transcripts for Combs, County Suffolk, England, on FHL microfilm # 993,236, items 4-5. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. Ibid. 10. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 41 (Coppinge), page 306 [FliL microfilm # 97,076]. 11. 1568 Subsidy Return for County Suffolk, England, published on CD by The Archive CD Books Project, 5 Commercial Street, Cinderford, Glos. GL14 2RP, England, 2001, page 239. 12. See note 6. 13. See note 14. See note 6. 15. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 229 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 16. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 230 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 17. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 232 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 18. Parish Register Transcripts for Mendlesham, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 992,241, Item 17. 19. "Suffolk in 1524, Being the Return for a Subsidy granted in 1523," Suffolk Green Books, No. X (Woodbridge: George Booth, Church Street, 1910) on FHL microfilm # 496,952, Item 2. 20. See notes 6 and 10. 21. Ibid. Names given as Robert Garner and Joone Lockwood. Robert was a widower. 22. Ibid. 23. Ibid. 24. See note 2. 25. See notes 3 and 4. 26. See note 6. - 27. Ibid. 28. See note 5. 29. See notes 5 and 6. 30. See note 5. 31. See note 6. 32. Ibid. 33. Since her previously unidentified sister Barbara was baptized in the year previously tentatively assigned to her, she has been moved down to a gap in known baptism records. Obviously this is still a guess. 34. See note 5. 35. See note 6. 36. Parish Register Transcripts for Little Finborough, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 993,248. 37. See note 6. 38. Ibid. 39. See note 2. 40. See note 6. In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Mr. Anderson listed Edmund2 without baptism date, as his only known child by his first wife. He also pointed out that evidence suggested they had at least one other child. Last year's article noted the church records concerning Mary, Susan and the first Edmund, and indicated that certain Watertown land grants for Robert' imply Edmund had exactly two surviving children by his first wife. The present article adds the baptism date for Edmund2. 41. See notes 2 - 4. 42. See note 36. 43. See note 1. 44. See note 2." | Lockwood, Joan (I5429)
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| 4932 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 48, no. 2 (Nov. 2005), "Further Information Regarding the English Origins of the LOCKWOOD Family," by Scott Wesley Green "Introduction In her book on the descendants of Edmund1 Lockwood, Harriet Woodburly Hodge repeated the long standing assertion that the immigrant brothers Edmund1 and Robert1 Lockwood had their origin in the town of Combs in County Suffolk, England.[1] In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Robert Charles Anderson indicated that "further research is needed before this origin can be accepted".[2] In the December 2004 issue of this publication, Mr. Anderson reviewed the evidence and concluded "that the probability is very high that Edmund and Robert Lockwood were brothers and that they were the two children baptized at Combs, Suffolk."[3] His recently published "Great Migration" sketch of Robert1 Lockwood includes his baptism in Combs.[4] The purpose of the present article is to provide additional information on the English origins of the family. In particular the baptism record of Edmund2 Lockwood has been identified, and an additional generation has been added to the ancestral line. A consideration of other early connections based on the dual surname Lockwood alias Baker is also presented. Combs Parish Transcripts Revisited The 1638 will of the widow Alice Lockwood mentions her grandson Joseph Sowgate, but no other Sowgates.[5] This suggests that she had a daughter who married a Sowgate, and that this daughter was likely deceased. A review of the available parish transcripts for Combs yields 5 entries of relevance:[6] baptism 8 Sept. 1629 of Mary, daughter of Joseph Sowgate baptism 7 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 25 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate baptism 19 Feb. 1631 [/32] of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 13 Jan. 1632[/33] of Barbara, wife of Joseph Sowgate There was no other baptism in Combs for a Joseph Sowgate that would fit as Alice Lockwood's grandson. This leads to the conclusion that EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood had a previously unidentified daughter Barbara. A closer examination of the parish transcripts yields the following suggestive record:['] baptism 31 July 1603 of Barbara, daughter of "Edm." Lock Could this be a daughter of EdmundA Lockwood, with the surname abbreviated? Note that it fits conveniently between known baptisms for his son Robert on 18 Jan. 1600/01 and his daughter Alice on 14 April 1605. There were only two other baptisms listed from 1568-1655 for children with surname given as Lock(e): [8] 31 July 1625 - Martha, daughter of Edw. Locke 30 August 1627 - Edm., son of Edm. Locke The second of these would fit perfectly with what is known of Edmund2 Lockwood, who came to New England with his father Edmund1 (whose earlier son of that name had been buried 20 December 1625). The first could easily be a daughter of the Edward Lockwood who had later children baptized in Combs, beginning with son Edward on 29 April 1627. Thus it seems likely that the surname was abbreviated in all three cases. As Mr. Anderson pointed out, the original parish registers of Combs are not readily available, and the 19th-century handwritten transcription referenced here consistently uses abbreviations for given names, such as "Edw." and "Edm." Though it seems unlikely, it is possible that "Lock" for Lockwood is an abbreviation by this transcriber, rather than in the original record. Two further records shed some additional light on EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood's daughter Dorothy, whose married name was given in Alice's will as Manwood:[9] baptism 12 July 1635 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich and Doro. burial 21 August 1636 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker The father of EdmundA Lockwood is seen to be EdwardB Lockwood from the following will dated 7 December 1603 and proved 13 April 1604:[10] "In the name of God amen the viith day of December in the xlvth yeare of the reigne of or Soveigne Lathe Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France & Ireland Queene defender of the Faith. I Edward Lockwood of Combes in the Coun of Suff yeoman beinge sick of body but of good & pfect remembrance thanks be unto God doe make & ordeine this my last will & testament in manner & forme followenige. First I give & bequeath my soule to Almightie God my creator & to Jesus Christ his onlie sonne or savior & redeemer & my bodie to be buried in the Churchyard of Combes aforesaid. Item I give & bequeath unto Edmund Lockwood my sonne all my land wch I bought of late of Palmer called & knowne by the name of Burbles wth one other peece of land wch I bought of late of Robert Gardner called & knowne by the name of Cocke brooke conteninge by affirmation fouer acres more or lesse will all such bonds & bills & all other things alreadie devised unto his hands. Item I give unto John Lockwood my sonne all my moveable goods not alreadie given nor bequeathed saveinge unto Joane Gardner the wife of Robert Gardner my daughter my best fetherbed, transome, blanket & coveringe belonginge to the said bedd. Item I give & bequeath unto Sara Paine the wife of Rober Paine my kinsewoman ten shillings of lawfull money of England wthin six months after my decease by the hands of my Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas Lockwood's daughter ten shillings of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto the poore people of Combes viis & viiid of lawfull money of England to be paid wthin fourteene daies next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto Vincent Kinge my servant xxs of lawfull money of England to be paid upon the Feast of Philip & Jacob comonlie called May daie next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto all my god children wch shalbe liveinge wthin one moneth after my decease except Willpairn Wyles xiid a yeere to be paid by the hands of mine Executor. Item I will yt John Lockwood my sonne shall have my newe mansion house wherein I dwell with all houses & outhouses thereunto adioyninge & belonginge alsoe all such yeards, outyeards & gardens thereunto belonginge & the home close thereunto adioyninge newe in my tenure & occupacon & wood sufficient for his owne fire & to be spent upon the p[re]misses to be cutt downe in dewe & Convenient time for the space of one whole yeare & a day next after my decease freelie & absolutelie without payeinge anie rent or forme for the same dureinge the said terme. Last of all I make & ordeine John Lockwood my sonne my sole & onlie Executor of this my last will & testamt In wittnes whereof I have to these P ence sett my hand & seale the daie & yeare above written. Read, sealed & delined in the P ence of John Humfrey & of William Mines & of Mr John Wilton Sen. The Testator's marke & seale." Edward Lockwood alias Baker appears on the 1568 Suffolk subsidy list (a tax list) in Stowe Hundred, town of Combes Cum Finbarow Parva (i.e. Combs with Little Finborough). Taxed on 5 Pounds in Goods; tax was 4 shillings and 2 pence.[11] His son John could be the John Baker alias Lockwoode baptized in Combs on 9 March 1571/72 (the father's name is blank). Mary, daughter of Edw. Baker alias Lockwoode was baptized in Combs 30 June 1577. She was buried there as daughter of Edw. Lockwood on 2 March 1590/91. Joan, wife of Edw. Lockwood, was buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92. Finally Edw. Lockwoode, widower, was buried in Combs 15 April 1604.[12] Lockwood alias Baker antecedents The origin of the alias surname is unclear. The 1568 Suffolk subsidy list shows only one other person with this dual surname -- Rychard Lockwoode alias Baker, who was taxed 2 shillings and 8 pence on 2 pounds in lands in Combes Cum Finbarow Parva.[13] Richard Lockwood had children baptized in Combs over the period 1570-1588, with surname given variously as Lockwood(e), Lockwood(e) alias Baker, Baker alias Lockwood(e) and possibly once as Baker. The last use of the dual surname was in 1582.[14] The index to Suffolk and Sudbury wills leads to the following three wills involving the dual surname. Unfortunately there is probably a generation missing between these and Edward Lockwood alias Baker of Combs. 1. Will of John Lo[c]kwood otherwise Baker the elder of Wethertingisett, yeoman. Dated 13 February 1555 and proved 20 December 1555. Mentions sons Henry and John, sister Catherine, and Thom[a]s Stanhard and Nycholas Blomfyeld.[15] 2. Will of Frances Lo[c]kwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm (i.e. Debenham). Dated 30 December 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Left money to the poor of Mendlesham. Left wife Johan tenement in Mendlesham that had been his father's for her life, and also meadow land in Brockford. After his wife's death the land is to be sold, with a hierarchy of people to be given the opportunity to purchase the lands before anyone else: his brother George Lockwoode 1st Rycharde Lockwoode 2nd Thom[a]s Lockwoode 3r John Lockwoode 4th The relationship of the latter three to Frances is not stated. Also mentioned in the will are his daughters Mary, Elyzabeth and Margaret and his brother-in-law Edward Shepperd.[16] 3. Will of Johan Lockwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm, widow. Dated 29 June 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Mentions daughters Margaret, Mary and Elyzabeth, brother-in-laws George Lockwood and Rychard Lockwood, sisters's child Sara Lockwood, brother Edward Shepperd and kinsman Wyllem Shepperd.[17] The available parish transcripts for Mendlesham show the following entries for the Lockwood alias Baker sumame.[18] marriage 9 June 1576 - Chas. Goddard of Mickfield and Alice Lockwood als. Baker marriage 19 July 1579 - Simon Sheldrake and Judith Lockwood als. Baker marriage 6 July 1580 - Jn. Lockwood als. Baker wid. and Itian Hill wid. burial 9 August 1579 - Jn. Lockwod als. Baker, s. of Jn. burial 11 October 1579 - Cicely Lockwod, w. of Jn. als. Baker There were no baptisms with the dual surname. The 1524 Suffolk subsidy list shows no one with the dual surname.[19] Perhaps the dual surname relates to the property mentioned in the will of Frances Lockwood above. Genealogical Summary EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker was buried in Combs 15 April 1604. He had a brother Thomas, a wife Joan (buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92) and the following four children:[20] i. EdmundA Lockwood, but 23 Nov. 1638, m. 3 Sept. 1592 Alice Cowper. ii. John Lockwood, possibly the John Baker alias Lockwoode bapt. 9 Mar. 1571/72. iii. Joan Lockwood, m. 11 Feb. 1600/1 in Combs, Robert Gardner.[21] iv. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 30 June 1577, bur. 2 March 1590/91. EdmundA Lockwood married Alice Cowper in Combs 3 September 1592. He was buried there 23 November 1638.[22] He and Alice had the following children, baptized in Combs except as noted: [23] i. Joan Lockwood, bapt. 4 June 1593; probably died young. ii. Edmund Lockwood, bapt. 9 Feb. 1594/95; probably died young. iii. Edward Lockwood, bapt. 3 Oct. 1596; living 14 Dec. 1638. iv. Edmund1 Lockwood, bapt. 16 January 1598/99, d. between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35 and probably closer to the earlier date, since he was not on the land grant lists for Cambridge beginning August 1633.[24] v. Robert1 Lockwood, bapt. 18 Jan. 1600/1. For further information on him and his family, see Mr. Anderson's article and Great Migration sketch.[25] vi. Barbara Lockwood, bapt. 31 July 1603, bur. 13 Jan. 1632/33,[26] m. Joseph Sowgate. Children: [27] (1) Mary Sowgate, bapt. 8 Sept. 1629. (2) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 7 April 1631, bur. 25 April 1631. (3) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 19 Feb. 1631/32. Mentioned in will of maternal grandmother Alice Lockwood.[28] vii. Alice Lockwood, bapt. 14 Apr. 1605, m. ___ Hoddy; living 14 Dec. 1638.[29] viii. William Lockwood, b. say 1607; living 27 Feb. 1638/39.[30] ix. Martha Lockwood, bapt. 28 Oct. 1610, bur. 31 Jan. 1610/11.[31] x. John Lockwood, bapt. 21 Dec. 1611; living 14 Dec. 1638. Note that the transcript of Alice Lockwood's will given in Mr. Anderson's article was missing the following clause between the bequests to son William and daughter Alice: "Item I give to John Lockwood my sonne ten pounds".[32] xi. Dorothy Lockwood, b. say 1613,[33] m. John Manwood; living 14 Dec. 1638.[34] (1) John Manwood, bapt. 12 July 1635, bur. 21 Aug. 1636.[35] xii. Mary Lockwood, bapt. Little Finborough 1 Aug. 1615,[36] bur. Combs 21 Dec. 1632.[37] Edmund1 Lockwood was baptized in Combs 16 January 1598/99.[38] He emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1630, and died there between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35.[39] He and his first unknown wife had at least the following four children, baptisms and burials in Combs except as noted:[40] i. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 5 October 1620. No further record, but since two children of Edmund1 Lockwood seem to have survived him to be raised by his brother Robert, as evidenced by the size of Robert's Watertown land grants, Mary could be one (Edmund2 is known to be the other).[41] ii. Susan Lockwood, bapt. 10 Dec. 1622 in Little Finboroug,[42] bur. 5 Apr. 1624 in Combs. iii. Edmund Lockwood, bur. 20 Dec. 1625. iv. Edmund2 Lockwood, bapt. 30 Aug. 1627, d. 31 Jan. 1692/93 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, m. 7 Jan. 1655/56 in Stamford, Hannah Scott.[43] Edmund1 Lockwood and his second wife Elizabeth Masters had the following child. v. John Lockwood, b. Nov. 1632 in Cambridge, MA, d. 1683 in New London, CT, unmarried.[44] Footnotes: 1. Harriet Woodbury Hodge, C. G., "Some Descendants of Edmund Lockwood (1594-1635) of Cambridge, Massachusetts and his son Edmund Lockwood (c. 1625-1693) of Stamford, Connecticut" (New York, New York: Philip V. Lockwood, Publisher, 1978). 2. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633," 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society,1995), II (G-O): 1192-1194. 3. Robert Charles Anderson, "Robert Lockwood of Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield: English Ancestry, New England Connections and Children's Marriages", "Connecticut Ancestry," Volume 47, No. 2 (December, 2004): 119-130. 4. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," 7 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005), IV (I-L):308-315. 5. Registered Wills in either monastic or commissary courts of Bury St Edmunds, or Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Volume 53 (Gael), on FHL microfilm # 97,087, page 424. 6. Parish Register Transcripts for Combs, County Suffolk, England, on FHL microfilm # 993,236, items 4-5. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. Ibid. 10. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 41 (Coppinge), page 306 [FliL microfilm # 97,076]. 11. 1568 Subsidy Return for County Suffolk, England, published on CD by The Archive CD Books Project, 5 Commercial Street, Cinderford, Glos. GL14 2RP, England, 2001, page 239. 12. See note 6. 13. See note 14. See note 6. 15. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 229 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 16. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 230 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 17. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 232 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 18. Parish Register Transcripts for Mendlesham, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 992,241, Item 17. 19. "Suffolk in 1524, Being the Return for a Subsidy granted in 1523," Suffolk Green Books, No. X (Woodbridge: George Booth, Church Street, 1910) on FHL microfilm # 496,952, Item 2. 20. See notes 6 and 10. 21. Ibid. Names given as Robert Garner and Joone Lockwood. Robert was a widower. 22. Ibid. 23. Ibid. 24. See note 2. 25. See notes 3 and 4. 26. See note 6. - 27. Ibid. 28. See note 5. 29. See notes 5 and 6. 30. See note 5. 31. See note 6. 32. Ibid. 33. Since her previously unidentified sister Barbara was baptized in the year previously tentatively assigned to her, she has been moved down to a gap in known baptism records. Obviously this is still a guess. 34. See note 5. 35. See note 6. 36. Parish Register Transcripts for Little Finborough, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 993,248. 37. See note 6. 38. Ibid. 39. See note 2. 40. See note 6. In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Mr. Anderson listed Edmund2 without baptism date, as his only known child by his first wife. He also pointed out that evidence suggested they had at least one other child. Last year's article noted the church records concerning Mary, Susan and the first Edmund, and indicated that certain Watertown land grants for Robert' imply Edmund had exactly two surviving children by his first wife. The present article adds the baptism date for Edmund2. 41. See notes 2 - 4. 42. See note 36. 43. See note 1. 44. See note 2." | Lockwood, John (I5428)
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| 4933 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 48, no. 2 (Nov. 2005), "Further Information Regarding the English Origins of the LOCKWOOD Family," by Scott Wesley Green "Introduction In her book on the descendants of Edmund1 Lockwood, Harriet Woodburly Hodge repeated the long standing assertion that the immigrant brothers Edmund1 and Robert1 Lockwood had their origin in the town of Combs in County Suffolk, England.[1] In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Robert Charles Anderson indicated that "further research is needed before this origin can be accepted".[2] In the December 2004 issue of this publication, Mr. Anderson reviewed the evidence and concluded "that the probability is very high that Edmund and Robert Lockwood were brothers and that they were the two children baptized at Combs, Suffolk."[3] His recently published "Great Migration" sketch of Robert1 Lockwood includes his baptism in Combs.[4] The purpose of the present article is to provide additional information on the English origins of the family. In particular the baptism record of Edmund2 Lockwood has been identified, and an additional generation has been added to the ancestral line. A consideration of other early connections based on the dual surname Lockwood alias Baker is also presented. Combs Parish Transcripts Revisited The 1638 will of the widow Alice Lockwood mentions her grandson Joseph Sowgate, but no other Sowgates.[5] This suggests that she had a daughter who married a Sowgate, and that this daughter was likely deceased. A review of the available parish transcripts for Combs yields 5 entries of relevance:[6] baptism 8 Sept. 1629 of Mary, daughter of Joseph Sowgate baptism 7 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 25 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate baptism 19 Feb. 1631 [/32] of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 13 Jan. 1632[/33] of Barbara, wife of Joseph Sowgate There was no other baptism in Combs for a Joseph Sowgate that would fit as Alice Lockwood's grandson. This leads to the conclusion that EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood had a previously unidentified daughter Barbara. A closer examination of the parish transcripts yields the following suggestive record:['] baptism 31 July 1603 of Barbara, daughter of "Edm." Lock Could this be a daughter of EdmundA Lockwood, with the surname abbreviated? Note that it fits conveniently between known baptisms for his son Robert on 18 Jan. 1600/01 and his daughter Alice on 14 April 1605. There were only two other baptisms listed from 1568-1655 for children with surname given as Lock(e): [8] 31 July 1625 - Martha, daughter of Edw. Locke 30 August 1627 - Edm., son of Edm. Locke The second of these would fit perfectly with what is known of Edmund2 Lockwood, who came to New England with his father Edmund1 (whose earlier son of that name had been buried 20 December 1625). The first could easily be a daughter of the Edward Lockwood who had later children baptized in Combs, beginning with son Edward on 29 April 1627. Thus it seems likely that the surname was abbreviated in all three cases. As Mr. Anderson pointed out, the original parish registers of Combs are not readily available, and the 19th-century handwritten transcription referenced here consistently uses abbreviations for given names, such as "Edw." and "Edm." Though it seems unlikely, it is possible that "Lock" for Lockwood is an abbreviation by this transcriber, rather than in the original record. Two further records shed some additional light on EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood's daughter Dorothy, whose married name was given in Alice's will as Manwood:[9] baptism 12 July 1635 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich and Doro. burial 21 August 1636 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker The father of EdmundA Lockwood is seen to be EdwardB Lockwood from the following will dated 7 December 1603 and proved 13 April 1604:[10] "In the name of God amen the viith day of December in the xlvth yeare of the reigne of or Soveigne Lathe Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France & Ireland Queene defender of the Faith. I Edward Lockwood of Combes in the Coun of Suff yeoman beinge sick of body but of good & pfect remembrance thanks be unto God doe make & ordeine this my last will & testament in manner & forme followenige. First I give & bequeath my soule to Almightie God my creator & to Jesus Christ his onlie sonne or savior & redeemer & my bodie to be buried in the Churchyard of Combes aforesaid. Item I give & bequeath unto Edmund Lockwood my sonne all my land wch I bought of late of Palmer called & knowne by the name of Burbles wth one other peece of land wch I bought of late of Robert Gardner called & knowne by the name of Cocke brooke conteninge by affirmation fouer acres more or lesse will all such bonds & bills & all other things alreadie devised unto his hands. Item I give unto John Lockwood my sonne all my moveable goods not alreadie given nor bequeathed saveinge unto Joane Gardner the wife of Robert Gardner my daughter my best fetherbed, transome, blanket & coveringe belonginge to the said bedd. Item I give & bequeath unto Sara Paine the wife of Rober Paine my kinsewoman ten shillings of lawfull money of England wthin six months after my decease by the hands of my Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas Lockwood's daughter ten shillings of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto the poore people of Combes viis & viiid of lawfull money of England to be paid wthin fourteene daies next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto Vincent Kinge my servant xxs of lawfull money of England to be paid upon the Feast of Philip & Jacob comonlie called May daie next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto all my god children wch shalbe liveinge wthin one moneth after my decease except Willpairn Wyles xiid a yeere to be paid by the hands of mine Executor. Item I will yt John Lockwood my sonne shall have my newe mansion house wherein I dwell with all houses & outhouses thereunto adioyninge & belonginge alsoe all such yeards, outyeards & gardens thereunto belonginge & the home close thereunto adioyninge newe in my tenure & occupacon & wood sufficient for his owne fire & to be spent upon the p[re]misses to be cutt downe in dewe & Convenient time for the space of one whole yeare & a day next after my decease freelie & absolutelie without payeinge anie rent or forme for the same dureinge the said terme. Last of all I make & ordeine John Lockwood my sonne my sole & onlie Executor of this my last will & testamt In wittnes whereof I have to these P ence sett my hand & seale the daie & yeare above written. Read, sealed & delined in the P ence of John Humfrey & of William Mines & of Mr John Wilton Sen. The Testator's marke & seale." Edward Lockwood alias Baker appears on the 1568 Suffolk subsidy list (a tax list) in Stowe Hundred, town of Combes Cum Finbarow Parva (i.e. Combs with Little Finborough). Taxed on 5 Pounds in Goods; tax was 4 shillings and 2 pence.[11] His son John could be the John Baker alias Lockwoode baptized in Combs on 9 March 1571/72 (the father's name is blank). Mary, daughter of Edw. Baker alias Lockwoode was baptized in Combs 30 June 1577. She was buried there as daughter of Edw. Lockwood on 2 March 1590/91. Joan, wife of Edw. Lockwood, was buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92. Finally Edw. Lockwoode, widower, was buried in Combs 15 April 1604.[12] Lockwood alias Baker antecedents The origin of the alias surname is unclear. The 1568 Suffolk subsidy list shows only one other person with this dual surname -- Rychard Lockwoode alias Baker, who was taxed 2 shillings and 8 pence on 2 pounds in lands in Combes Cum Finbarow Parva.[13] Richard Lockwood had children baptized in Combs over the period 1570-1588, with surname given variously as Lockwood(e), Lockwood(e) alias Baker, Baker alias Lockwood(e) and possibly once as Baker. The last use of the dual surname was in 1582.[14] The index to Suffolk and Sudbury wills leads to the following three wills involving the dual surname. Unfortunately there is probably a generation missing between these and Edward Lockwood alias Baker of Combs. 1. Will of John Lo[c]kwood otherwise Baker the elder of Wethertingisett, yeoman. Dated 13 February 1555 and proved 20 December 1555. Mentions sons Henry and John, sister Catherine, and Thom[a]s Stanhard and Nycholas Blomfyeld.[15] 2. Will of Frances Lo[c]kwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm (i.e. Debenham). Dated 30 December 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Left money to the poor of Mendlesham. Left wife Johan tenement in Mendlesham that had been his father's for her life, and also meadow land in Brockford. After his wife's death the land is to be sold, with a hierarchy of people to be given the opportunity to purchase the lands before anyone else: his brother George Lockwoode 1st Rycharde Lockwoode 2nd Thom[a]s Lockwoode 3r John Lockwoode 4th The relationship of the latter three to Frances is not stated. Also mentioned in the will are his daughters Mary, Elyzabeth and Margaret and his brother-in-law Edward Shepperd.[16] 3. Will of Johan Lockwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm, widow. Dated 29 June 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Mentions daughters Margaret, Mary and Elyzabeth, brother-in-laws George Lockwood and Rychard Lockwood, sisters's child Sara Lockwood, brother Edward Shepperd and kinsman Wyllem Shepperd.[17] The available parish transcripts for Mendlesham show the following entries for the Lockwood alias Baker sumame.[18] marriage 9 June 1576 - Chas. Goddard of Mickfield and Alice Lockwood als. Baker marriage 19 July 1579 - Simon Sheldrake and Judith Lockwood als. Baker marriage 6 July 1580 - Jn. Lockwood als. Baker wid. and Itian Hill wid. burial 9 August 1579 - Jn. Lockwod als. Baker, s. of Jn. burial 11 October 1579 - Cicely Lockwod, w. of Jn. als. Baker There were no baptisms with the dual surname. The 1524 Suffolk subsidy list shows no one with the dual surname.[19] Perhaps the dual surname relates to the property mentioned in the will of Frances Lockwood above. Genealogical Summary EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker was buried in Combs 15 April 1604. He had a brother Thomas, a wife Joan (buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92) and the following four children:[20] i. EdmundA Lockwood, but 23 Nov. 1638, m. 3 Sept. 1592 Alice Cowper. ii. John Lockwood, possibly the John Baker alias Lockwoode bapt. 9 Mar. 1571/72. iii. Joan Lockwood, m. 11 Feb. 1600/1 in Combs, Robert Gardner.[21] iv. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 30 June 1577, bur. 2 March 1590/91. EdmundA Lockwood married Alice Cowper in Combs 3 September 1592. He was buried there 23 November 1638.[22] He and Alice had the following children, baptized in Combs except as noted: [23] i. Joan Lockwood, bapt. 4 June 1593; probably died young. ii. Edmund Lockwood, bapt. 9 Feb. 1594/95; probably died young. iii. Edward Lockwood, bapt. 3 Oct. 1596; living 14 Dec. 1638. iv. Edmund1 Lockwood, bapt. 16 January 1598/99, d. between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35 and probably closer to the earlier date, since he was not on the land grant lists for Cambridge beginning August 1633.[24] v. Robert1 Lockwood, bapt. 18 Jan. 1600/1. For further information on him and his family, see Mr. Anderson's article and Great Migration sketch.[25] vi. Barbara Lockwood, bapt. 31 July 1603, bur. 13 Jan. 1632/33,[26] m. Joseph Sowgate. Children: [27] (1) Mary Sowgate, bapt. 8 Sept. 1629. (2) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 7 April 1631, bur. 25 April 1631. (3) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 19 Feb. 1631/32. Mentioned in will of maternal grandmother Alice Lockwood.[28] vii. Alice Lockwood, bapt. 14 Apr. 1605, m. ___ Hoddy; living 14 Dec. 1638.[29] viii. William Lockwood, b. say 1607; living 27 Feb. 1638/39.[30] ix. Martha Lockwood, bapt. 28 Oct. 1610, bur. 31 Jan. 1610/11.[31] x. John Lockwood, bapt. 21 Dec. 1611; living 14 Dec. 1638. Note that the transcript of Alice Lockwood's will given in Mr. Anderson's article was missing the following clause between the bequests to son William and daughter Alice: "Item I give to John Lockwood my sonne ten pounds".[32] xi. Dorothy Lockwood, b. say 1613,[33] m. John Manwood; living 14 Dec. 1638.[34] (1) John Manwood, bapt. 12 July 1635, bur. 21 Aug. 1636.[35] xii. Mary Lockwood, bapt. Little Finborough 1 Aug. 1615,[36] bur. Combs 21 Dec. 1632.[37] Edmund1 Lockwood was baptized in Combs 16 January 1598/99.[38] He emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1630, and died there between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35.[39] He and his first unknown wife had at least the following four children, baptisms and burials in Combs except as noted:[40] i. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 5 October 1620. No further record, but since two children of Edmund1 Lockwood seem to have survived him to be raised by his brother Robert, as evidenced by the size of Robert's Watertown land grants, Mary could be one (Edmund2 is known to be the other).[41] ii. Susan Lockwood, bapt. 10 Dec. 1622 in Little Finboroug,[42] bur. 5 Apr. 1624 in Combs. iii. Edmund Lockwood, bur. 20 Dec. 1625. iv. Edmund2 Lockwood, bapt. 30 Aug. 1627, d. 31 Jan. 1692/93 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, m. 7 Jan. 1655/56 in Stamford, Hannah Scott.[43] Edmund1 Lockwood and his second wife Elizabeth Masters had the following child. v. John Lockwood, b. Nov. 1632 in Cambridge, MA, d. 1683 in New London, CT, unmarried.[44] Footnotes: 1. Harriet Woodbury Hodge, C. G., "Some Descendants of Edmund Lockwood (1594-1635) of Cambridge, Massachusetts and his son Edmund Lockwood (c. 1625-1693) of Stamford, Connecticut" (New York, New York: Philip V. Lockwood, Publisher, 1978). 2. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633," 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society,1995), II (G-O): 1192-1194. 3. Robert Charles Anderson, "Robert Lockwood of Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield: English Ancestry, New England Connections and Children's Marriages", "Connecticut Ancestry," Volume 47, No. 2 (December, 2004): 119-130. 4. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," 7 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005), IV (I-L):308-315. 5. Registered Wills in either monastic or commissary courts of Bury St Edmunds, or Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Volume 53 (Gael), on FHL microfilm # 97,087, page 424. 6. Parish Register Transcripts for Combs, County Suffolk, England, on FHL microfilm # 993,236, items 4-5. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. Ibid. 10. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 41 (Coppinge), page 306 [FliL microfilm # 97,076]. 11. 1568 Subsidy Return for County Suffolk, England, published on CD by The Archive CD Books Project, 5 Commercial Street, Cinderford, Glos. GL14 2RP, England, 2001, page 239. 12. See note 6. 13. See note 14. See note 6. 15. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 229 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 16. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 230 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 17. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 232 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 18. Parish Register Transcripts for Mendlesham, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 992,241, Item 17. 19. "Suffolk in 1524, Being the Return for a Subsidy granted in 1523," Suffolk Green Books, No. X (Woodbridge: George Booth, Church Street, 1910) on FHL microfilm # 496,952, Item 2. 20. See notes 6 and 10. 21. Ibid. Names given as Robert Garner and Joone Lockwood. Robert was a widower. 22. Ibid. 23. Ibid. 24. See note 2. 25. See notes 3 and 4. 26. See note 6. - 27. Ibid. 28. See note 5. 29. See notes 5 and 6. 30. See note 5. 31. See note 6. 32. Ibid. 33. Since her previously unidentified sister Barbara was baptized in the year previously tentatively assigned to her, she has been moved down to a gap in known baptism records. Obviously this is still a guess. 34. See note 5. 35. See note 6. 36. Parish Register Transcripts for Little Finborough, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 993,248. 37. See note 6. 38. Ibid. 39. See note 2. 40. See note 6. In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Mr. Anderson listed Edmund2 without baptism date, as his only known child by his first wife. He also pointed out that evidence suggested they had at least one other child. Last year's article noted the church records concerning Mary, Susan and the first Edmund, and indicated that certain Watertown land grants for Robert' imply Edmund had exactly two surviving children by his first wife. The present article adds the baptism date for Edmund2. 41. See notes 2 - 4. 42. See note 36. 43. See note 1. 44. See note 2." | Joan (I5427)
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| 4934 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 48, no. 2 (Nov. 2005), "Further Information Regarding the English Origins of the LOCKWOOD Family," by Scott Wesley Green "Introduction In her book on the descendants of Edmund1 Lockwood, Harriet Woodburly Hodge repeated the long standing assertion that the immigrant brothers Edmund1 and Robert1 Lockwood had their origin in the town of Combs in County Suffolk, England.[1] In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Robert Charles Anderson indicated that "further research is needed before this origin can be accepted".[2] In the December 2004 issue of this publication, Mr. Anderson reviewed the evidence and concluded "that the probability is very high that Edmund and Robert Lockwood were brothers and that they were the two children baptized at Combs, Suffolk."[3] His recently published "Great Migration" sketch of Robert1 Lockwood includes his baptism in Combs.[4] The purpose of the present article is to provide additional information on the English origins of the family. In particular the baptism record of Edmund2 Lockwood has been identified, and an additional generation has been added to the ancestral line. A consideration of other early connections based on the dual surname Lockwood alias Baker is also presented. Combs Parish Transcripts Revisited The 1638 will of the widow Alice Lockwood mentions her grandson Joseph Sowgate, but no other Sowgates.[5] This suggests that she had a daughter who married a Sowgate, and that this daughter was likely deceased. A review of the available parish transcripts for Combs yields 5 entries of relevance:[6] baptism 8 Sept. 1629 of Mary, daughter of Joseph Sowgate baptism 7 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 25 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate baptism 19 Feb. 1631 [/32] of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 13 Jan. 1632[/33] of Barbara, wife of Joseph Sowgate There was no other baptism in Combs for a Joseph Sowgate that would fit as Alice Lockwood's grandson. This leads to the conclusion that EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood had a previously unidentified daughter Barbara. A closer examination of the parish transcripts yields the following suggestive record:['] baptism 31 July 1603 of Barbara, daughter of "Edm." Lock Could this be a daughter of EdmundA Lockwood, with the surname abbreviated? Note that it fits conveniently between known baptisms for his son Robert on 18 Jan. 1600/01 and his daughter Alice on 14 April 1605. There were only two other baptisms listed from 1568-1655 for children with surname given as Lock(e): [8] 31 July 1625 - Martha, daughter of Edw. Locke 30 August 1627 - Edm., son of Edm. Locke The second of these would fit perfectly with what is known of Edmund2 Lockwood, who came to New England with his father Edmund1 (whose earlier son of that name had been buried 20 December 1625). The first could easily be a daughter of the Edward Lockwood who had later children baptized in Combs, beginning with son Edward on 29 April 1627. Thus it seems likely that the surname was abbreviated in all three cases. As Mr. Anderson pointed out, the original parish registers of Combs are not readily available, and the 19th-century handwritten transcription referenced here consistently uses abbreviations for given names, such as "Edw." and "Edm." Though it seems unlikely, it is possible that "Lock" for Lockwood is an abbreviation by this transcriber, rather than in the original record. Two further records shed some additional light on EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood's daughter Dorothy, whose married name was given in Alice's will as Manwood:[9] baptism 12 July 1635 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich and Doro. burial 21 August 1636 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker The father of EdmundA Lockwood is seen to be EdwardB Lockwood from the following will dated 7 December 1603 and proved 13 April 1604:[10] "In the name of God amen the viith day of December in the xlvth yeare of the reigne of or Soveigne Lathe Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France & Ireland Queene defender of the Faith. I Edward Lockwood of Combes in the Coun of Suff yeoman beinge sick of body but of good & pfect remembrance thanks be unto God doe make & ordeine this my last will & testament in manner & forme followenige. First I give & bequeath my soule to Almightie God my creator & to Jesus Christ his onlie sonne or savior & redeemer & my bodie to be buried in the Churchyard of Combes aforesaid. Item I give & bequeath unto Edmund Lockwood my sonne all my land wch I bought of late of Palmer called & knowne by the name of Burbles wth one other peece of land wch I bought of late of Robert Gardner called & knowne by the name of Cocke brooke conteninge by affirmation fouer acres more or lesse will all such bonds & bills & all other things alreadie devised unto his hands. Item I give unto John Lockwood my sonne all my moveable goods not alreadie given nor bequeathed saveinge unto Joane Gardner the wife of Robert Gardner my daughter my best fetherbed, transome, blanket & coveringe belonginge to the said bedd. Item I give & bequeath unto Sara Paine the wife of Rober Paine my kinsewoman ten shillings of lawfull money of England wthin six months after my decease by the hands of my Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas Lockwood's daughter ten shillings of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto the poore people of Combes viis & viiid of lawfull money of England to be paid wthin fourteene daies next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto Vincent Kinge my servant xxs of lawfull money of England to be paid upon the Feast of Philip & Jacob comonlie called May daie next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto all my god children wch shalbe liveinge wthin one moneth after my decease except Willpairn Wyles xiid a yeere to be paid by the hands of mine Executor. Item I will yt John Lockwood my sonne shall have my newe mansion house wherein I dwell with all houses & outhouses thereunto adioyninge & belonginge alsoe all such yeards, outyeards & gardens thereunto belonginge & the home close thereunto adioyninge newe in my tenure & occupacon & wood sufficient for his owne fire & to be spent upon the p[re]misses to be cutt downe in dewe & Convenient time for the space of one whole yeare & a day next after my decease freelie & absolutelie without payeinge anie rent or forme for the same dureinge the said terme. Last of all I make & ordeine John Lockwood my sonne my sole & onlie Executor of this my last will & testamt In wittnes whereof I have to these P ence sett my hand & seale the daie & yeare above written. Read, sealed & delined in the P ence of John Humfrey & of William Mines & of Mr John Wilton Sen. The Testator's marke & seale." Edward Lockwood alias Baker appears on the 1568 Suffolk subsidy list (a tax list) in Stowe Hundred, town of Combes Cum Finbarow Parva (i.e. Combs with Little Finborough). Taxed on 5 Pounds in Goods; tax was 4 shillings and 2 pence.[11] His son John could be the John Baker alias Lockwoode baptized in Combs on 9 March 1571/72 (the father's name is blank). Mary, daughter of Edw. Baker alias Lockwoode was baptized in Combs 30 June 1577. She was buried there as daughter of Edw. Lockwood on 2 March 1590/91. Joan, wife of Edw. Lockwood, was buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92. Finally Edw. Lockwoode, widower, was buried in Combs 15 April 1604.[12] Lockwood alias Baker antecedents The origin of the alias surname is unclear. The 1568 Suffolk subsidy list shows only one other person with this dual surname -- Rychard Lockwoode alias Baker, who was taxed 2 shillings and 8 pence on 2 pounds in lands in Combes Cum Finbarow Parva.[13] Richard Lockwood had children baptized in Combs over the period 1570-1588, with surname given variously as Lockwood(e), Lockwood(e) alias Baker, Baker alias Lockwood(e) and possibly once as Baker. The last use of the dual surname was in 1582.[14] The index to Suffolk and Sudbury wills leads to the following three wills involving the dual surname. Unfortunately there is probably a generation missing between these and Edward Lockwood alias Baker of Combs. 1. Will of John Lo[c]kwood otherwise Baker the elder of Wethertingisett, yeoman. Dated 13 February 1555 and proved 20 December 1555. Mentions sons Henry and John, sister Catherine, and Thom[a]s Stanhard and Nycholas Blomfyeld.[15] 2. Will of Frances Lo[c]kwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm (i.e. Debenham). Dated 30 December 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Left money to the poor of Mendlesham. Left wife Johan tenement in Mendlesham that had been his father's for her life, and also meadow land in Brockford. After his wife's death the land is to be sold, with a hierarchy of people to be given the opportunity to purchase the lands before anyone else: his brother George Lockwoode 1st Rycharde Lockwoode 2nd Thom[a]s Lockwoode 3r John Lockwoode 4th The relationship of the latter three to Frances is not stated. Also mentioned in the will are his daughters Mary, Elyzabeth and Margaret and his brother-in-law Edward Shepperd.[16] 3. Will of Johan Lockwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm, widow. Dated 29 June 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Mentions daughters Margaret, Mary and Elyzabeth, brother-in-laws George Lockwood and Rychard Lockwood, sisters's child Sara Lockwood, brother Edward Shepperd and kinsman Wyllem Shepperd.[17] The available parish transcripts for Mendlesham show the following entries for the Lockwood alias Baker sumame.[18] marriage 9 June 1576 - Chas. Goddard of Mickfield and Alice Lockwood als. Baker marriage 19 July 1579 - Simon Sheldrake and Judith Lockwood als. Baker marriage 6 July 1580 - Jn. Lockwood als. Baker wid. and Itian Hill wid. burial 9 August 1579 - Jn. Lockwod als. Baker, s. of Jn. burial 11 October 1579 - Cicely Lockwod, w. of Jn. als. Baker There were no baptisms with the dual surname. The 1524 Suffolk subsidy list shows no one with the dual surname.[19] Perhaps the dual surname relates to the property mentioned in the will of Frances Lockwood above. Genealogical Summary EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker was buried in Combs 15 April 1604. He had a brother Thomas, a wife Joan (buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92) and the following four children:[20] i. EdmundA Lockwood, but 23 Nov. 1638, m. 3 Sept. 1592 Alice Cowper. ii. John Lockwood, possibly the John Baker alias Lockwoode bapt. 9 Mar. 1571/72. iii. Joan Lockwood, m. 11 Feb. 1600/1 in Combs, Robert Gardner.[21] iv. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 30 June 1577, bur. 2 March 1590/91. EdmundA Lockwood married Alice Cowper in Combs 3 September 1592. He was buried there 23 November 1638.[22] He and Alice had the following children, baptized in Combs except as noted: [23] i. Joan Lockwood, bapt. 4 June 1593; probably died young. ii. Edmund Lockwood, bapt. 9 Feb. 1594/95; probably died young. iii. Edward Lockwood, bapt. 3 Oct. 1596; living 14 Dec. 1638. iv. Edmund1 Lockwood, bapt. 16 January 1598/99, d. between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35 and probably closer to the earlier date, since he was not on the land grant lists for Cambridge beginning August 1633.[24] v. Robert1 Lockwood, bapt. 18 Jan. 1600/1. For further information on him and his family, see Mr. Anderson's article and Great Migration sketch.[25] vi. Barbara Lockwood, bapt. 31 July 1603, bur. 13 Jan. 1632/33,[26] m. Joseph Sowgate. Children: [27] (1) Mary Sowgate, bapt. 8 Sept. 1629. (2) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 7 April 1631, bur. 25 April 1631. (3) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 19 Feb. 1631/32. Mentioned in will of maternal grandmother Alice Lockwood.[28] vii. Alice Lockwood, bapt. 14 Apr. 1605, m. ___ Hoddy; living 14 Dec. 1638.[29] viii. William Lockwood, b. say 1607; living 27 Feb. 1638/39.[30] ix. Martha Lockwood, bapt. 28 Oct. 1610, bur. 31 Jan. 1610/11.[31] x. John Lockwood, bapt. 21 Dec. 1611; living 14 Dec. 1638. Note that the transcript of Alice Lockwood's will given in Mr. Anderson's article was missing the following clause between the bequests to son William and daughter Alice: "Item I give to John Lockwood my sonne ten pounds".[32] xi. Dorothy Lockwood, b. say 1613,[33] m. John Manwood; living 14 Dec. 1638.[34] (1) John Manwood, bapt. 12 July 1635, bur. 21 Aug. 1636.[35] xii. Mary Lockwood, bapt. Little Finborough 1 Aug. 1615,[36] bur. Combs 21 Dec. 1632.[37] Edmund1 Lockwood was baptized in Combs 16 January 1598/99.[38] He emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1630, and died there between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35.[39] He and his first unknown wife had at least the following four children, baptisms and burials in Combs except as noted:[40] i. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 5 October 1620. No further record, but since two children of Edmund1 Lockwood seem to have survived him to be raised by his brother Robert, as evidenced by the size of Robert's Watertown land grants, Mary could be one (Edmund2 is known to be the other).[41] ii. Susan Lockwood, bapt. 10 Dec. 1622 in Little Finboroug,[42] bur. 5 Apr. 1624 in Combs. iii. Edmund Lockwood, bur. 20 Dec. 1625. iv. Edmund2 Lockwood, bapt. 30 Aug. 1627, d. 31 Jan. 1692/93 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, m. 7 Jan. 1655/56 in Stamford, Hannah Scott.[43] Edmund1 Lockwood and his second wife Elizabeth Masters had the following child. v. John Lockwood, b. Nov. 1632 in Cambridge, MA, d. 1683 in New London, CT, unmarried.[44] Footnotes: 1. Harriet Woodbury Hodge, C. G., "Some Descendants of Edmund Lockwood (1594-1635) of Cambridge, Massachusetts and his son Edmund Lockwood (c. 1625-1693) of Stamford, Connecticut" (New York, New York: Philip V. Lockwood, Publisher, 1978). 2. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633," 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society,1995), II (G-O): 1192-1194. 3. Robert Charles Anderson, "Robert Lockwood of Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield: English Ancestry, New England Connections and Children's Marriages", "Connecticut Ancestry," Volume 47, No. 2 (December, 2004): 119-130. 4. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," 7 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005), IV (I-L):308-315. 5. Registered Wills in either monastic or commissary courts of Bury St Edmunds, or Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Volume 53 (Gael), on FHL microfilm # 97,087, page 424. 6. Parish Register Transcripts for Combs, County Suffolk, England, on FHL microfilm # 993,236, items 4-5. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. Ibid. 10. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 41 (Coppinge), page 306 [FliL microfilm # 97,076]. 11. 1568 Subsidy Return for County Suffolk, England, published on CD by The Archive CD Books Project, 5 Commercial Street, Cinderford, Glos. GL14 2RP, England, 2001, page 239. 12. See note 6. 13. See note 14. See note 6. 15. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 229 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 16. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 230 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 17. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 232 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 18. Parish Register Transcripts for Mendlesham, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 992,241, Item 17. 19. "Suffolk in 1524, Being the Return for a Subsidy granted in 1523," Suffolk Green Books, No. X (Woodbridge: George Booth, Church Street, 1910) on FHL microfilm # 496,952, Item 2. 20. See notes 6 and 10. 21. Ibid. Names given as Robert Garner and Joone Lockwood. Robert was a widower. 22. Ibid. 23. Ibid. 24. See note 2. 25. See notes 3 and 4. 26. See note 6. - 27. Ibid. 28. See note 5. 29. See notes 5 and 6. 30. See note 5. 31. See note 6. 32. Ibid. 33. Since her previously unidentified sister Barbara was baptized in the year previously tentatively assigned to her, she has been moved down to a gap in known baptism records. Obviously this is still a guess. 34. See note 5. 35. See note 6. 36. Parish Register Transcripts for Little Finborough, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 993,248. 37. See note 6. 38. Ibid. 39. See note 2. 40. See note 6. In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Mr. Anderson listed Edmund2 without baptism date, as his only known child by his first wife. He also pointed out that evidence suggested they had at least one other child. Last year's article noted the church records concerning Mary, Susan and the first Edmund, and indicated that certain Watertown land grants for Robert' imply Edmund had exactly two surviving children by his first wife. The present article adds the baptism date for Edmund2. 41. See notes 2 - 4. 42. See note 36. 43. See note 1. 44. See note 2." | Lockwood alias Baker, Edward (I5426)
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| 4935 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 48, no. 2 (Nov. 2005), "Further Information Regarding the English Origins of the LOCKWOOD Family," by Scott Wesley Green "Introduction In her book on the descendants of Edmund1 Lockwood, Harriet Woodburly Hodge repeated the long standing assertion that the immigrant brothers Edmund1 and Robert1 Lockwood had their origin in the town of Combs in County Suffolk, England.[1] In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Robert Charles Anderson indicated that "further research is needed before this origin can be accepted".[2] In the December 2004 issue of this publication, Mr. Anderson reviewed the evidence and concluded "that the probability is very high that Edmund and Robert Lockwood were brothers and that they were the two children baptized at Combs, Suffolk."[3] His recently published "Great Migration" sketch of Robert1 Lockwood includes his baptism in Combs.[4] The purpose of the present article is to provide additional information on the English origins of the family. In particular the baptism record of Edmund2 Lockwood has been identified, and an additional generation has been added to the ancestral line. A consideration of other early connections based on the dual surname Lockwood alias Baker is also presented. Combs Parish Transcripts Revisited The 1638 will of the widow Alice Lockwood mentions her grandson Joseph Sowgate, but no other Sowgates.[5] This suggests that she had a daughter who married a Sowgate, and that this daughter was likely deceased. A review of the available parish transcripts for Combs yields 5 entries of relevance:[6] baptism 8 Sept. 1629 of Mary, daughter of Joseph Sowgate baptism 7 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 25 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate baptism 19 Feb. 1631 [/32] of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 13 Jan. 1632[/33] of Barbara, wife of Joseph Sowgate There was no other baptism in Combs for a Joseph Sowgate that would fit as Alice Lockwood's grandson. This leads to the conclusion that EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood had a previously unidentified daughter Barbara. A closer examination of the parish transcripts yields the following suggestive record:['] baptism 31 July 1603 of Barbara, daughter of "Edm." Lock Could this be a daughter of EdmundA Lockwood, with the surname abbreviated? Note that it fits conveniently between known baptisms for his son Robert on 18 Jan. 1600/01 and his daughter Alice on 14 April 1605. There were only two other baptisms listed from 1568-1655 for children with surname given as Lock(e): [8] 31 July 1625 - Martha, daughter of Edw. Locke 30 August 1627 - Edm., son of Edm. Locke The second of these would fit perfectly with what is known of Edmund2 Lockwood, who came to New England with his father Edmund1 (whose earlier son of that name had been buried 20 December 1625). The first could easily be a daughter of the Edward Lockwood who had later children baptized in Combs, beginning with son Edward on 29 April 1627. Thus it seems likely that the surname was abbreviated in all three cases. As Mr. Anderson pointed out, the original parish registers of Combs are not readily available, and the 19th-century handwritten transcription referenced here consistently uses abbreviations for given names, such as "Edw." and "Edm." Though it seems unlikely, it is possible that "Lock" for Lockwood is an abbreviation by this transcriber, rather than in the original record. Two further records shed some additional light on EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood's daughter Dorothy, whose married name was given in Alice's will as Manwood:[9] baptism 12 July 1635 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich and Doro. burial 21 August 1636 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker The father of EdmundA Lockwood is seen to be EdwardB Lockwood from the following will dated 7 December 1603 and proved 13 April 1604:[10] "In the name of God amen the viith day of December in the xlvth yeare of the reigne of or Soveigne Lathe Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France & Ireland Queene defender of the Faith. I Edward Lockwood of Combes in the Coun of Suff yeoman beinge sick of body but of good & pfect remembrance thanks be unto God doe make & ordeine this my last will & testament in manner & forme followenige. First I give & bequeath my soule to Almightie God my creator & to Jesus Christ his onlie sonne or savior & redeemer & my bodie to be buried in the Churchyard of Combes aforesaid. Item I give & bequeath unto Edmund Lockwood my sonne all my land wch I bought of late of Palmer called & knowne by the name of Burbles wth one other peece of land wch I bought of late of Robert Gardner called & knowne by the name of Cocke brooke conteninge by affirmation fouer acres more or lesse will all such bonds & bills & all other things alreadie devised unto his hands. Item I give unto John Lockwood my sonne all my moveable goods not alreadie given nor bequeathed saveinge unto Joane Gardner the wife of Robert Gardner my daughter my best fetherbed, transome, blanket & coveringe belonginge to the said bedd. Item I give & bequeath unto Sara Paine the wife of Rober Paine my kinsewoman ten shillings of lawfull money of England wthin six months after my decease by the hands of my Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas Lockwood's daughter ten shillings of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto the poore people of Combes viis & viiid of lawfull money of England to be paid wthin fourteene daies next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto Vincent Kinge my servant xxs of lawfull money of England to be paid upon the Feast of Philip & Jacob comonlie called May daie next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto all my god children wch shalbe liveinge wthin one moneth after my decease except Willpairn Wyles xiid a yeere to be paid by the hands of mine Executor. Item I will yt John Lockwood my sonne shall have my newe mansion house wherein I dwell with all houses & outhouses thereunto adioyninge & belonginge alsoe all such yeards, outyeards & gardens thereunto belonginge & the home close thereunto adioyninge newe in my tenure & occupacon & wood sufficient for his owne fire & to be spent upon the p[re]misses to be cutt downe in dewe & Convenient time for the space of one whole yeare & a day next after my decease freelie & absolutelie without payeinge anie rent or forme for the same dureinge the said terme. Last of all I make & ordeine John Lockwood my sonne my sole & onlie Executor of this my last will & testamt In wittnes whereof I have to these P ence sett my hand & seale the daie & yeare above written. Read, sealed & delined in the P ence of John Humfrey & of William Mines & of Mr John Wilton Sen. The Testator's marke & seale." Edward Lockwood alias Baker appears on the 1568 Suffolk subsidy list (a tax list) in Stowe Hundred, town of Combes Cum Finbarow Parva (i.e. Combs with Little Finborough). Taxed on 5 Pounds in Goods; tax was 4 shillings and 2 pence.[11] His son John could be the John Baker alias Lockwoode baptized in Combs on 9 March 1571/72 (the father's name is blank). Mary, daughter of Edw. Baker alias Lockwoode was baptized in Combs 30 June 1577. She was buried there as daughter of Edw. Lockwood on 2 March 1590/91. Joan, wife of Edw. Lockwood, was buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92. Finally Edw. Lockwoode, widower, was buried in Combs 15 April 1604.[12] Lockwood alias Baker antecedents The origin of the alias surname is unclear. The 1568 Suffolk subsidy list shows only one other person with this dual surname -- Rychard Lockwoode alias Baker, who was taxed 2 shillings and 8 pence on 2 pounds in lands in Combes Cum Finbarow Parva.[13] Richard Lockwood had children baptized in Combs over the period 1570-1588, with surname given variously as Lockwood(e), Lockwood(e) alias Baker, Baker alias Lockwood(e) and possibly once as Baker. The last use of the dual surname was in 1582.[14] The index to Suffolk and Sudbury wills leads to the following three wills involving the dual surname. Unfortunately there is probably a generation missing between these and Edward Lockwood alias Baker of Combs. 1. Will of John Lo[c]kwood otherwise Baker the elder of Wethertingisett, yeoman. Dated 13 February 1555 and proved 20 December 1555. Mentions sons Henry and John, sister Catherine, and Thom[a]s Stanhard and Nycholas Blomfyeld.[15] 2. Will of Frances Lo[c]kwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm (i.e. Debenham). Dated 30 December 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Left money to the poor of Mendlesham. Left wife Johan tenement in Mendlesham that had been his father's for her life, and also meadow land in Brockford. After his wife's death the land is to be sold, with a hierarchy of people to be given the opportunity to purchase the lands before anyone else: his brother George Lockwoode 1st Rycharde Lockwoode 2nd Thom[a]s Lockwoode 3r John Lockwoode 4th The relationship of the latter three to Frances is not stated. Also mentioned in the will are his daughters Mary, Elyzabeth and Margaret and his brother-in-law Edward Shepperd.[16] 3. Will of Johan Lockwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm, widow. Dated 29 June 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Mentions daughters Margaret, Mary and Elyzabeth, brother-in-laws George Lockwood and Rychard Lockwood, sisters's child Sara Lockwood, brother Edward Shepperd and kinsman Wyllem Shepperd.[17] The available parish transcripts for Mendlesham show the following entries for the Lockwood alias Baker sumame.[18] marriage 9 June 1576 - Chas. Goddard of Mickfield and Alice Lockwood als. Baker marriage 19 July 1579 - Simon Sheldrake and Judith Lockwood als. Baker marriage 6 July 1580 - Jn. Lockwood als. Baker wid. and Itian Hill wid. burial 9 August 1579 - Jn. Lockwod als. Baker, s. of Jn. burial 11 October 1579 - Cicely Lockwod, w. of Jn. als. Baker There were no baptisms with the dual surname. The 1524 Suffolk subsidy list shows no one with the dual surname.[19] Perhaps the dual surname relates to the property mentioned in the will of Frances Lockwood above. Genealogical Summary EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker was buried in Combs 15 April 1604. He had a brother Thomas, a wife Joan (buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92) and the following four children:[20] i. EdmundA Lockwood, but 23 Nov. 1638, m. 3 Sept. 1592 Alice Cowper. ii. John Lockwood, possibly the John Baker alias Lockwoode bapt. 9 Mar. 1571/72. iii. Joan Lockwood, m. 11 Feb. 1600/1 in Combs, Robert Gardner.[21] iv. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 30 June 1577, bur. 2 March 1590/91. EdmundA Lockwood married Alice Cowper in Combs 3 September 1592. He was buried there 23 November 1638.[22] He and Alice had the following children, baptized in Combs except as noted: [23] i. Joan Lockwood, bapt. 4 June 1593; probably died young. ii. Edmund Lockwood, bapt. 9 Feb. 1594/95; probably died young. iii. Edward Lockwood, bapt. 3 Oct. 1596; living 14 Dec. 1638. iv. Edmund1 Lockwood, bapt. 16 January 1598/99, d. between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35 and probably closer to the earlier date, since he was not on the land grant lists for Cambridge beginning August 1633.[24] v. Robert1 Lockwood, bapt. 18 Jan. 1600/1. For further information on him and his family, see Mr. Anderson's article and Great Migration sketch.[25] vi. Barbara Lockwood, bapt. 31 July 1603, bur. 13 Jan. 1632/33,[26] m. Joseph Sowgate. Children: [27] (1) Mary Sowgate, bapt. 8 Sept. 1629. (2) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 7 April 1631, bur. 25 April 1631. (3) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 19 Feb. 1631/32. Mentioned in will of maternal grandmother Alice Lockwood.[28] vii. Alice Lockwood, bapt. 14 Apr. 1605, m. ___ Hoddy; living 14 Dec. 1638.[29] viii. William Lockwood, b. say 1607; living 27 Feb. 1638/39.[30] ix. Martha Lockwood, bapt. 28 Oct. 1610, bur. 31 Jan. 1610/11.[31] x. John Lockwood, bapt. 21 Dec. 1611; living 14 Dec. 1638. Note that the transcript of Alice Lockwood's will given in Mr. Anderson's article was missing the following clause between the bequests to son William and daughter Alice: "Item I give to John Lockwood my sonne ten pounds".[32] xi. Dorothy Lockwood, b. say 1613,[33] m. John Manwood; living 14 Dec. 1638.[34] (1) John Manwood, bapt. 12 July 1635, bur. 21 Aug. 1636.[35] xii. Mary Lockwood, bapt. Little Finborough 1 Aug. 1615,[36] bur. Combs 21 Dec. 1632.[37] Edmund1 Lockwood was baptized in Combs 16 January 1598/99.[38] He emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1630, and died there between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35.[39] He and his first unknown wife had at least the following four children, baptisms and burials in Combs except as noted:[40] i. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 5 October 1620. No further record, but since two children of Edmund1 Lockwood seem to have survived him to be raised by his brother Robert, as evidenced by the size of Robert's Watertown land grants, Mary could be one (Edmund2 is known to be the other).[41] ii. Susan Lockwood, bapt. 10 Dec. 1622 in Little Finboroug,[42] bur. 5 Apr. 1624 in Combs. iii. Edmund Lockwood, bur. 20 Dec. 1625. iv. Edmund2 Lockwood, bapt. 30 Aug. 1627, d. 31 Jan. 1692/93 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, m. 7 Jan. 1655/56 in Stamford, Hannah Scott.[43] Edmund1 Lockwood and his second wife Elizabeth Masters had the following child. v. John Lockwood, b. Nov. 1632 in Cambridge, MA, d. 1683 in New London, CT, unmarried.[44] Footnotes: 1. Harriet Woodbury Hodge, C. G., "Some Descendants of Edmund Lockwood (1594-1635) of Cambridge, Massachusetts and his son Edmund Lockwood (c. 1625-1693) of Stamford, Connecticut" (New York, New York: Philip V. Lockwood, Publisher, 1978). 2. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633," 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society,1995), II (G-O): 1192-1194. 3. Robert Charles Anderson, "Robert Lockwood of Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield: English Ancestry, New England Connections and Children's Marriages", "Connecticut Ancestry," Volume 47, No. 2 (December, 2004): 119-130. 4. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," 7 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005), IV (I-L):308-315. 5. Registered Wills in either monastic or commissary courts of Bury St Edmunds, or Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Volume 53 (Gael), on FHL microfilm # 97,087, page 424. 6. Parish Register Transcripts for Combs, County Suffolk, England, on FHL microfilm # 993,236, items 4-5. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. Ibid. 10. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 41 (Coppinge), page 306 [FliL microfilm # 97,076]. 11. 1568 Subsidy Return for County Suffolk, England, published on CD by The Archive CD Books Project, 5 Commercial Street, Cinderford, Glos. GL14 2RP, England, 2001, page 239. 12. See note 6. 13. See note 14. See note 6. 15. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 229 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 16. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 230 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 17. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 232 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 18. Parish Register Transcripts for Mendlesham, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 992,241, Item 17. 19. "Suffolk in 1524, Being the Return for a Subsidy granted in 1523," Suffolk Green Books, No. X (Woodbridge: George Booth, Church Street, 1910) on FHL microfilm # 496,952, Item 2. 20. See notes 6 and 10. 21. Ibid. Names given as Robert Garner and Joone Lockwood. Robert was a widower. 22. Ibid. 23. Ibid. 24. See note 2. 25. See notes 3 and 4. 26. See note 6. - 27. Ibid. 28. See note 5. 29. See notes 5 and 6. 30. See note 5. 31. See note 6. 32. Ibid. 33. Since her previously unidentified sister Barbara was baptized in the year previously tentatively assigned to her, she has been moved down to a gap in known baptism records. Obviously this is still a guess. 34. See note 5. 35. See note 6. 36. Parish Register Transcripts for Little Finborough, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 993,248. 37. See note 6. 38. Ibid. 39. See note 2. 40. See note 6. In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Mr. Anderson listed Edmund2 without baptism date, as his only known child by his first wife. He also pointed out that evidence suggested they had at least one other child. Last year's article noted the church records concerning Mary, Susan and the first Edmund, and indicated that certain Watertown land grants for Robert' imply Edmund had exactly two surviving children by his first wife. The present article adds the baptism date for Edmund2. 41. See notes 2 - 4. 42. See note 36. 43. See note 1. 44. See note 2." 2. "Connecticut Ancestry," periodical published by the Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Dec. 2004, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 119-130: "Robert Lockwood of Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield: English Ancestry, New England Connections and Children's Marriages," by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG, (may be contacted at 2 Fenway, Deny, NH 03038, or at "...On 3 September 1592, "Edmund Lockwood & Ales Cowper" were married at Combs.(13) "Edm. Lockwood" was buried there on 23 November 1638 and "Lockwood, Alice, wid.," was buried there on 23 February 1638[/9]. Edmund Lockwood died intestate and on 30 November 1638 administration on his estate was granted to "Alicia eius relict" [Alice his widow].(14) Four days after this grant of administration Alice prepared her own will, which is transcribed here in full:(15) "In the name of God Amen I Alice Lockwood of Combes in the countie of Suff[olk] & diocese of Norwich widdowe being sick in bodie but of good understanding & memory praise be god doe ordeyne & make my last will and testament uppon the fourteenth daie of December in the yeare of o[u]r lord god 1638 in manner & forme followeing first I bequeath my soule into the hand of the almightie god my heavenly father stedefastlie beleevyng by his infinite mercie & the infinite merit of the blood of my blessed lord & saviour Jesus Christ to obteyne remission of my sines & an inheritance among them that are sanctified through faith in hym And I comytt my bodie to the earth from whence it was in confident expectation of a ioifull & happy resurection to etemall life and for my woridlie goods w[hi]ch it hath pleased god of his goodnes to bestowe uppon me I thus dispose of them First I give & bequeath to William Lockwood my sonne ten pounds Item I give Alice Hoddy my daughter twentie shillings. Item I give to Dorothy Manwood my daughter ten pounds. Item I give to Edward Lockwood my sonne five pounds upon condicon notwithstanding that he shall suffer my executor hereafter named to p[ro]ve & execute this my saide will w[i]thout any molestacon or disturbance from hym the said Edward or any other in his name or by his p[ro]curement And if my saide sonne Edwarde therby hymselfe or any other by his p[ro]curement shall attempt & goe about to hinder my saide executor p[ro]veing or executing of this my saide will upon any p[re]tence whatsoever then the former bequest of the legacie offive pounds to hym made shalbe utterlie voide. Item I give to W[illia]m Lockwood my sonne my greate brasse pott upon condicon that he shall teache Josephe Sowgate my grandchilde his mystery or trade of a carpenter at such tyrne as the saide Josephe shalbe ofa fitting age to learne the saide trade But if my saide sonne William shall dep[ar]te this life before the saide Joseph Sowgate shalbe fitt to learne the said trade or shall neglecte or refuse to teach hym when he is fitt to learne then I give the saide brasse pott to the saide Joseph Sowgate my grandchilde Lastly all the rest of my goods or debts unbequeathed I give to the foresaid William Lockwood my sonne whome I make & ordeyne sole exec[uto]r of this my last will and testament And in witness hereof have sett to my hand & scale the daie & yeare abovewritten. "The marke of Alice Lockwood "Read, signed, sealed & declared by Alice Lockwood as her last will & testam[en]t in the p[re]sence of us Thomas Sotheby Robert Wiles "Probated at Bury St. Edmunds, 27 February 1638, by William Lockwood, son and executor With this information in hand, we will summarize what we know of the family of Edmund and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood. Edmund Lockwood was born perhaps about 1567 and married at Combs, Suffolk, on 3 September 1592 Alice Cowper. Edmund was buried at Combs on 23 November 1638 and Alice Lockwood, widow, was buried there on 23 February l638[/9]. Children (all baptized at Combs): i. Joan Lockwood, bp. 4 June 1593; no further record, unless she is the daughter who married ___ Sowgate and had son Joseph Sowgate. ii. Edmund Lockwood, bp. 9 February 1594[/5]; d. soon. iii. Edward Lockwood, bp. 3 October 1596; living on 4 December 1638. iv. Edmund Lockwood, bp. 16 January 1598[/9]; not mentioned in mother's will. v. Robert Lockwood, bp. 18 January 1600[/1]; not mentioned in mother's will. vi. Dorothy Lockwood, b. say 1603; m. ___ Manwood by 4 December 1638. vii. Alice Lockwood, bp. 14 April 1605; m. ___ Hoddy by 4 December 1638. viii. William Lockwood, b. say 1607; living on 27 February 1638[/9], executor of his mother's estate. ix. Martha Lockwood, bp. 28 October 1610; bur. 31 January 1610[/1]. x. JohnLockwood, bp. 21 December 1611; no further record. xi. Mary Lockwood, bp. Little Finborough, 1 August 1615 (daughter of "Edm. of Combs"); bur. Combs, 21 December 1632... Footnotes: 9. Hodge, "Edmund Lockwood," p.3, 9. 10. Charles Edward Banks, "The Winthrop Fleet of 1630" (Boston, 1630; rpt. Baltimore, 1972), pp. 79-80. (As we will see, Banks cited the baptism for an Edmund Lockwood who died as an infant.) 11. Letters from Clarence A. Torrey [CAT] to Donald Lines Jacobus [DLJ] dated 10 August and 24 August 1929, and letter from DLJ to CAT dated 15 August 1929, Folder #2, Correspondence of DLJ and CAT, Connecticut Historical Society. My thanks to Judith E. Johnson, Genealogist at CHS, for her assistance. 12. History Library microfilm #993,236. 13. W.P.W. Phillimore and Thos. M. Blagg, eds., "Suffolk Parish Registers. Marriages," Volume 1 (London, 1910), p. 123. 14. Archdeaconry of Sudbury, Administrations 1630-1652, p. 64. 15. Archdeaconry of Sudbury, Register of Wills, 1636-1638, Volume 53, folio 424. 16. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ed., "Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1628-1686," 5 volumes in 6 (Boston, 1853-1854), 1:143 (cited hereafter as Shurtleff, "Mass. Bay Records")..." | Sowgate, Joseph (I5425)
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The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 48, no. 2 (Nov. 2005), "Further Information Regarding the English Origins of the LOCKWOOD Family," by Scott Wesley Green "Introduction In her book on the descendants of Edmund1 Lockwood, Harriet Woodburly Hodge repeated the long standing assertion that the immigrant brothers Edmund1 and Robert1 Lockwood had their origin in the town of Combs in County Suffolk, England.[1] In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Robert Charles Anderson indicated that "further research is needed before this origin can be accepted".[2] In the December 2004 issue of this publication, Mr. Anderson reviewed the evidence and concluded "that the probability is very high that Edmund and Robert Lockwood were brothers and that they were the two children baptized at Combs, Suffolk."[3] His recently published "Great Migration" sketch of Robert1 Lockwood includes his baptism in Combs.[4] The purpose of the present article is to provide additional information on the English origins of the family. In particular the baptism record of Edmund2 Lockwood has been identified, and an additional generation has been added to the ancestral line. A consideration of other early connections based on the dual surname Lockwood alias Baker is also presented. Combs Parish Transcripts Revisited The 1638 will of the widow Alice Lockwood mentions her grandson Joseph Sowgate, but no other Sowgates.[5] This suggests that she had a daughter who married a Sowgate, and that this daughter was likely deceased. A review of the available parish transcripts for Combs yields 5 entries of relevance:[6] baptism 8 Sept. 1629 of Mary, daughter of Joseph Sowgate baptism 7 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 25 April 1631 of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate baptism 19 Feb. 1631 [/32] of Joseph, son of Joseph Sowgate burial 13 Jan. 1632[/33] of Barbara, wife of Joseph Sowgate There was no other baptism in Combs for a Joseph Sowgate that would fit as Alice Lockwood's grandson. This leads to the conclusion that EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood had a previously unidentified daughter Barbara. A closer examination of the parish transcripts yields the following suggestive record:['] baptism 31 July 1603 of Barbara, daughter of "Edm." Lock Could this be a daughter of EdmundA Lockwood, with the surname abbreviated? Note that it fits conveniently between known baptisms for his son Robert on 18 Jan. 1600/01 and his daughter Alice on 14 April 1605. There were only two other baptisms listed from 1568-1655 for children with surname given as Lock(e): [8] 31 July 1625 - Martha, daughter of Edw. Locke 30 August 1627 - Edm., son of Edm. Locke The second of these would fit perfectly with what is known of Edmund2 Lockwood, who came to New England with his father Edmund1 (whose earlier son of that name had been buried 20 December 1625). The first could easily be a daughter of the Edward Lockwood who had later children baptized in Combs, beginning with son Edward on 29 April 1627. Thus it seems likely that the surname was abbreviated in all three cases. As Mr. Anderson pointed out, the original parish registers of Combs are not readily available, and the 19th-century handwritten transcription referenced here consistently uses abbreviations for given names, such as "Edw." and "Edm." Though it seems unlikely, it is possible that "Lock" for Lockwood is an abbreviation by this transcriber, rather than in the original record. Two further records shed some additional light on EdmundA and Alice (Cowper) Lockwood's daughter Dorothy, whose married name was given in Alice's will as Manwood:[9] baptism 12 July 1635 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich and Doro. burial 21 August 1636 of John, son of John Manwood of Ipswich EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker The father of EdmundA Lockwood is seen to be EdwardB Lockwood from the following will dated 7 December 1603 and proved 13 April 1604:[10] "In the name of God amen the viith day of December in the xlvth yeare of the reigne of or Soveigne Lathe Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France & Ireland Queene defender of the Faith. I Edward Lockwood of Combes in the Coun of Suff yeoman beinge sick of body but of good & pfect remembrance thanks be unto God doe make & ordeine this my last will & testament in manner & forme followenige. First I give & bequeath my soule to Almightie God my creator & to Jesus Christ his onlie sonne or savior & redeemer & my bodie to be buried in the Churchyard of Combes aforesaid. Item I give & bequeath unto Edmund Lockwood my sonne all my land wch I bought of late of Palmer called & knowne by the name of Burbles wth one other peece of land wch I bought of late of Robert Gardner called & knowne by the name of Cocke brooke conteninge by affirmation fouer acres more or lesse will all such bonds & bills & all other things alreadie devised unto his hands. Item I give unto John Lockwood my sonne all my moveable goods not alreadie given nor bequeathed saveinge unto Joane Gardner the wife of Robert Gardner my daughter my best fetherbed, transome, blanket & coveringe belonginge to the said bedd. Item I give & bequeath unto Sara Paine the wife of Rober Paine my kinsewoman ten shillings of lawfull money of England wthin six months after my decease by the hands of my Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas Lockwood's daughter ten shillings of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto the poore people of Combes viis & viiid of lawfull money of England to be paid wthin fourteene daies next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto Vincent Kinge my servant xxs of lawfull money of England to be paid upon the Feast of Philip & Jacob comonlie called May daie next after my decease by the hands of mine Executor. Item I give & bequeath unto all my god children wch shalbe liveinge wthin one moneth after my decease except Willpairn Wyles xiid a yeere to be paid by the hands of mine Executor. Item I will yt John Lockwood my sonne shall have my newe mansion house wherein I dwell with all houses & outhouses thereunto adioyninge & belonginge alsoe all such yeards, outyeards & gardens thereunto belonginge & the home close thereunto adioyninge newe in my tenure & occupacon & wood sufficient for his owne fire & to be spent upon the p[re]misses to be cutt downe in dewe & Convenient time for the space of one whole yeare & a day next after my decease freelie & absolutelie without payeinge anie rent or forme for the same dureinge the said terme. Last of all I make & ordeine John Lockwood my sonne my sole & onlie Executor of this my last will & testamt In wittnes whereof I have to these P ence sett my hand & seale the daie & yeare above written. Read, sealed & delined in the P ence of John Humfrey & of William Mines & of Mr John Wilton Sen. The Testator's marke & seale." Edward Lockwood alias Baker appears on the 1568 Suffolk subsidy list (a tax list) in Stowe Hundred, town of Combes Cum Finbarow Parva (i.e. Combs with Little Finborough). Taxed on 5 Pounds in Goods; tax was 4 shillings and 2 pence.[11] His son John could be the John Baker alias Lockwoode baptized in Combs on 9 March 1571/72 (the father's name is blank). Mary, daughter of Edw. Baker alias Lockwoode was baptized in Combs 30 June 1577. She was buried there as daughter of Edw. Lockwood on 2 March 1590/91. Joan, wife of Edw. Lockwood, was buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92. Finally Edw. Lockwoode, widower, was buried in Combs 15 April 1604.[12] Lockwood alias Baker antecedents The origin of the alias surname is unclear. The 1568 Suffolk subsidy list shows only one other person with this dual surname -- Rychard Lockwoode alias Baker, who was taxed 2 shillings and 8 pence on 2 pounds in lands in Combes Cum Finbarow Parva.[13] Richard Lockwood had children baptized in Combs over the period 1570-1588, with surname given variously as Lockwood(e), Lockwood(e) alias Baker, Baker alias Lockwood(e) and possibly once as Baker. The last use of the dual surname was in 1582.[14] The index to Suffolk and Sudbury wills leads to the following three wills involving the dual surname. Unfortunately there is probably a generation missing between these and Edward Lockwood alias Baker of Combs. 1. Will of John Lo[c]kwood otherwise Baker the elder of Wethertingisett, yeoman. Dated 13 February 1555 and proved 20 December 1555. Mentions sons Henry and John, sister Catherine, and Thom[a]s Stanhard and Nycholas Blomfyeld.[15] 2. Will of Frances Lo[c]kwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm (i.e. Debenham). Dated 30 December 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Left money to the poor of Mendlesham. Left wife Johan tenement in Mendlesham that had been his father's for her life, and also meadow land in Brockford. After his wife's death the land is to be sold, with a hierarchy of people to be given the opportunity to purchase the lands before anyone else: his brother George Lockwoode 1st Rycharde Lockwoode 2nd Thom[a]s Lockwoode 3r John Lockwoode 4th The relationship of the latter three to Frances is not stated. Also mentioned in the will are his daughters Mary, Elyzabeth and Margaret and his brother-in-law Edward Shepperd.[16] 3. Will of Johan Lockwood al[ia]s Baker of Devynhm, widow. Dated 29 June 1554 and proved 28 December 1555. Mentions daughters Margaret, Mary and Elyzabeth, brother-in-laws George Lockwood and Rychard Lockwood, sisters's child Sara Lockwood, brother Edward Shepperd and kinsman Wyllem Shepperd.[17] The available parish transcripts for Mendlesham show the following entries for the Lockwood alias Baker sumame.[18] marriage 9 June 1576 - Chas. Goddard of Mickfield and Alice Lockwood als. Baker marriage 19 July 1579 - Simon Sheldrake and Judith Lockwood als. Baker marriage 6 July 1580 - Jn. Lockwood als. Baker wid. and Itian Hill wid. burial 9 August 1579 - Jn. Lockwod als. Baker, s. of Jn. burial 11 October 1579 - Cicely Lockwod, w. of Jn. als. Baker There were no baptisms with the dual surname. The 1524 Suffolk subsidy list shows no one with the dual surname.[19] Perhaps the dual surname relates to the property mentioned in the will of Frances Lockwood above. Genealogical Summary EdwardB Lockwood alias Baker was buried in Combs 15 April 1604. He had a brother Thomas, a wife Joan (buried in Combs 24 January 1591/92) and the following four children:[20] i. EdmundA Lockwood, but 23 Nov. 1638, m. 3 Sept. 1592 Alice Cowper. ii. John Lockwood, possibly the John Baker alias Lockwoode bapt. 9 Mar. 1571/72. iii. Joan Lockwood, m. 11 Feb. 1600/1 in Combs, Robert Gardner.[21] iv. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 30 June 1577, bur. 2 March 1590/91. EdmundA Lockwood married Alice Cowper in Combs 3 September 1592. He was buried there 23 November 1638.[22] He and Alice had the following children, baptized in Combs except as noted: [23] i. Joan Lockwood, bapt. 4 June 1593; probably died young. ii. Edmund Lockwood, bapt. 9 Feb. 1594/95; probably died young. iii. Edward Lockwood, bapt. 3 Oct. 1596; living 14 Dec. 1638. iv. Edmund1 Lockwood, bapt. 16 January 1598/99, d. between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35 and probably closer to the earlier date, since he was not on the land grant lists for Cambridge beginning August 1633.[24] v. Robert1 Lockwood, bapt. 18 Jan. 1600/1. For further information on him and his family, see Mr. Anderson's article and Great Migration sketch.[25] vi. Barbara Lockwood, bapt. 31 July 1603, bur. 13 Jan. 1632/33,[26] m. Joseph Sowgate. Children: [27] (1) Mary Sowgate, bapt. 8 Sept. 1629. (2) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 7 April 1631, bur. 25 April 1631. (3) Joseph Sowgate, bapt. 19 Feb. 1631/32. Mentioned in will of maternal grandmother Alice Lockwood.[28] vii. Alice Lockwood, bapt. 14 Apr. 1605, m. ___ Hoddy; living 14 Dec. 1638.[29] viii. William Lockwood, b. say 1607; living 27 Feb. 1638/39.[30] ix. Martha Lockwood, bapt. 28 Oct. 1610, bur. 31 Jan. 1610/11.[31] x. John Lockwood, bapt. 21 Dec. 1611; living 14 Dec. 1638. Note that the transcript of Alice Lockwood's will given in Mr. Anderson's article was missing the following clause between the bequests to son William and daughter Alice: "Item I give to John Lockwood my sonne ten pounds".[32] xi. Dorothy Lockwood, b. say 1613,[33] m. John Manwood; living 14 Dec. 1638.[34] (1) John Manwood, bapt. 12 July 1635, bur. 21 Aug. 1636.[35] xii. Mary Lockwood, bapt. Little Finborough 1 Aug. 1615,[36] bur. Combs 21 Dec. 1632.[37] Edmund1 Lockwood was baptized in Combs 16 January 1598/99.[38] He emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1630, and died there between 9 May 1632 and 3 March 1634/35.[39] He and his first unknown wife had at least the following four children, baptisms and burials in Combs except as noted:[40] i. Mary Lockwood, bapt. 5 October 1620. No further record, but since two children of Edmund1 Lockwood seem to have survived him to be raised by his brother Robert, as evidenced by the size of Robert's Watertown land grants, Mary could be one (Edmund2 is known to be the other).[41] ii. Susan Lockwood, bapt. 10 Dec. 1622 in Little Finboroug,[42] bur. 5 Apr. 1624 in Combs. iii. Edmund Lockwood, bur. 20 Dec. 1625. iv. Edmund2 Lockwood, bapt. 30 Aug. 1627, d. 31 Jan. 1692/93 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, m. 7 Jan. 1655/56 in Stamford, Hannah Scott.[43] Edmund1 Lockwood and his second wife Elizabeth Masters had the following child. v. John Lockwood, b. Nov. 1632 in Cambridge, MA, d. 1683 in New London, CT, unmarried.[44] Footnotes: 1. Harriet Woodbury Hodge, C. G., "Some Descendants of Edmund Lockwood (1594-1635) of Cambridge, Massachusetts and his son Edmund Lockwood (c. 1625-1693) of Stamford, Connecticut" (New York, New York: Philip V. Lockwood, Publisher, 1978). 2. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633," 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society,1995), II (G-O): 1192-1194. 3. Robert Charles Anderson, "Robert Lockwood of Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield: English Ancestry, New England Connections and Children's Marriages", "Connecticut Ancestry," Volume 47, No. 2 (December, 2004): 119-130. 4. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," 7 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005), IV (I-L):308-315. 5. Registered Wills in either monastic or commissary courts of Bury St Edmunds, or Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Volume 53 (Gael), on FHL microfilm # 97,087, page 424. 6. Parish Register Transcripts for Combs, County Suffolk, England, on FHL microfilm # 993,236, items 4-5. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. Ibid. 10. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 41 (Coppinge), page 306 [FliL microfilm # 97,076]. 11. 1568 Subsidy Return for County Suffolk, England, published on CD by The Archive CD Books Project, 5 Commercial Street, Cinderford, Glos. GL14 2RP, England, 2001, page 239. 12. See note 6. 13. See note 14. See note 6. 15. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 229 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 16. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 230 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 17. Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, Registered Wills, Volume 20, page 232 [FHL microfilm # 97,061]. 18. Parish Register Transcripts for Mendlesham, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 992,241, Item 17. 19. "Suffolk in 1524, Being the Return for a Subsidy granted in 1523," Suffolk Green Books, No. X (Woodbridge: George Booth, Church Street, 1910) on FHL microfilm # 496,952, Item 2. 20. See notes 6 and 10. 21. Ibid. Names given as Robert Garner and Joone Lockwood. Robert was a widower. 22. Ibid. 23. Ibid. 24. See note 2. 25. See notes 3 and 4. 26. See note 6. - 27. Ibid. 28. See note 5. 29. See notes 5 and 6. 30. See note 5. 31. See note 6. 32. Ibid. 33. Since her previously unidentified sister Barbara was baptized in the year previously tentatively assigned to her, she has been moved down to a gap in known baptism records. Obviously this is still a guess. 34. See note 5. 35. See note 6. 36. Parish Register Transcripts for Little Finborough, County Suffolk, England on FHL microfilm # 993,248. 37. See note 6. 38. Ibid. 39. See note 2. 40. See note 6. In his "Great Migration" sketch of Edmund1 Lockwood, Mr. Anderson listed Edmund2 without baptism date, as his only known child by his first wife. He also pointed out that evidence suggested they had at least one other child. Last year's article noted the church records concerning Mary, Susan and the first Edmund, and indicated that certain Watertown land grants for Robert' imply Edmund had exactly two surviving children by his first wife. The present article adds the baptism date for Edmund2. 41. See notes 2 - 4. 42. See note 36. 43. See note 1. 44. See note 2." | Lockwood, Barbara (I4763)
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| 4937 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 50, no. 4 (May 2008), " Ancestry of William Weed of Stamford and Darien, Connecticut (Continued), by Frederick C. Hart, Jr., CG, FASG, pp. 146-48: "NICHOLAS1 KNAPP was in Watertown, Massachusetts by 1 March 1630/31... Children of Nicholas and Eleanor (___) Knapp, first seven born and recorded at Watertown[17] and last two born probably at Stamford: i. JONATHAN2 KNAPP, b. Nov 1631, bur. Watertown 27 Dec 1631 "aged 7 weeks." ii. TIMOTHY KNAPP, b. 14 Dec 1632, m. BETHIA ___, said to have been the daughter of John Brundish or Brundage.[19] He moved to the town of Rye, (then in Connecticut but now in New York) about 1667 when he purchased a house and homelot there. He was active in community affairs and was constable of Rye in 1681 and 1682. He apparently moved to Greenwich by 1697.[20] iii. JOSHUA KNAPP, b. 5 Jan 1634/35, m. at Stamford 9 Jun 1657 HANNAH CLOSE.[21] iv. CALEB KNAPP, b. 20 Jan 1636/37, m. HANNAH SMITH. v. SARAH KNAPP, b. 5 Jan 1638/39, m. at Stamford 6 Apr 1657 PETER DISBOROUGH / DISBROW.[22] vi. RUTH KNAPP, b. 6 Jan 1640/41, m. (1) at Stamford 20 Nov 1657 JOSEPH FERRIS,[23] and (2) 19 Jan 1707/08 JOHN CLAPP.[24] vii. HANNAH KNAPP, b. 6 Mar 1642/43,[25] living at the time of her father's will in 1670.[26] viii. MOSES KNAPP, b. say 1645, perhaps at Stamford, m. by 1669 ABIGAIL WESTCOTT. ix. LYDIA KNAPP, b. say 1647, probably at Stamford, m. at Fairfield 16 Jan 1666/67 ISAAC HALL.[27] Footnotes... 17. Henry Bond, "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston ..." (Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1860), 327. 18. All data are as given in The Great Migration Begins (note 3), 2: 1136-7 except where noted. Lists of spouses given in the Knapp Genealogy (note 7) and other secondary sources are similar, but have additional marriages for many of the children that have not yet been verified. This list follows Anderson who discounted many of these additional marriages for lack of proof. Also note his discussion and rejection of the claims that William Knopp of Watertown was a close relative of Nicholas Knapp. 19. Although Bethia's identity is given as fact by Norman Davis in his "Westchester Patriarchs" (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1988), 36-7, 140, it is not confirmed by Anderson, or by Donald L. Jacobus in his, "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield," 2 volumes in 3 (Fairfield: Eunice Dennie Bun Chapter, DAR, 1930-1932), 1: 108. 20. All from Charles W. Baird, "Chronicle of a Border Town: History of Rye Westchester County, New York 1660-1870" (Camden, ME: Picton Press [reprint], 1994), 416. 21. Stamford Town Records, 1: 20, transcription copy, 26. 22. Stamford Town Records 1: 19, 74, transcription copy, 74, 87. Some authors have claimed that she had an additional first marriage to John Disbrow, but this is unlikely since she was called Sarah Knapp in 1657. 23. Stamford Town Records, 1: 74, transcription copy, 87. 24. Stamford Town Records, 1: 128, transcription copy, 164. See also Ferris Genealogy (note 5), vol. 2, ID no. 12. 25. Mr. Bond gave the year as "1643-4" in his Watertown Genealogies (note 17) but Anderson gives it as 1642/43 based on the original (The Great Migration Begins [note 3], 2: 1137.) 26. Early Settlement (note 10), 174, lists a marriage for her to Zerubbabbel Hoyt in 1673, but there is no such marriage in the generally reliable David W. Hoyt, "A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families with Some Account of the Earlier Hyatt Families..." (Providence and Boston: the author, 1871, repr. Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1984), 311-2. 27. Old Fairfield (note 19), 1: 250. It is sometimes claimed that she married Richard Mills but Jacobus explained that this Mills marriage instead belonged to Lydia the daughter of Roger Knapp of New Haven and Fairfield (Old Fairfield [note 19], 1: 365, 411.)" | Clapp, John (I193)
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| 4938 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "Connecticut Ancestry," vol. 51, no. 1 (Aug 2008), " Ancestry of William Weed of Stamford and Darien, Connecticut (Continued), by Frederick C. Hart, Jr., CG, FASG, pp. 2-6: "...JEFFREY1 FERRIS was born in England say about 1610... Children of Jeffrey Ferris and his (still unknown) first wife:[24] i. PETER2 FERRIS, b. say 1633, m. (1) ELIZABETH REYNOLDS, m. (2) MRS. RUTH (___) WEED. ii. JOSEPH FERRIS, b. say about 1635, d. between 9 Jun and 24 Jul 1699, m. at Stamford 20 Nov 1657 RUTH KNAPP,[25] b. 6 Jan 1640/41 at Watertown, MA, dau. of Nicholas and Eleanor Knapp.[26] iii. MARY FERRIS, b. abt. 1638, d. bef 31 Jan 1707/08 at Greenwich, m. by 6 Jan 1634(/35?) [author's typo for 1664/5?] (1) LT. JONATHAN LOCKWOOD, b. 10 Sep 1634 at Watertown[27] and d. 12 May 1688 at Greenwich, son of Robert Lockwood and Susanna Norman,1281 m. (2) 1696 SGT. THOMAS MERRITT of Rye, Westchester County, NY, having a prenuptial agreement dated 3 June 1696.[29] iv. JOHN FERRIS, b. abt. 1640, d. betw. 9 May 1715 and 25 Feb 1716,[30] m. (1) MARY JACKSON, dau. of Robert Jackson, m. (2) the widow GRACE (___) PAWLING,[31] who d. 31 Dec 1716 at Flushing, Long Island, NY. Not mentioned in his father's will but proved by his receipt in the Greenwich Land Records referring to his deceased father Jeffrey Ferris of Greenwich and naming, his brothers Peter, Joseph and James Ferris and Jonathan Lockwood.[32] v. JAMES FERRIS, b. abt. 1642, d. possibly abt. 1706,[33] married and had children including James3 who m. Mary ___.[34] Footnotes: 24. All information from Gillespie Ancestry (note 1), 127-9 unless otherwise noted. 25. Stamford Town Records, 1: 74. 26. "Watertown Records Comprising The First and Second Books of Town Proceedings..." (Watertown: The Historical Society, 1894), 8. Some references give this date as 5 Jan 1641. 27. Anderson, "Robert Lockwood" (note 11), 129 28. His mother was therefore later to become Mary Ferris' stepmother. For another reliable treatment of the Lockwood family see Harriet Woodbury Hodge, "Some Descendants of Edmund Lockwood (1594-1635) of Cambridge, Massachusetts and his son Edmund Lockwood (c.1625-1693) of Stamford, Connecticut" (New York: Philip V. Lockwood, 1978), 6. 29. Gillespie Ancestry (note 1), 128. 30. Based on the dates of making his will and its proving. The Ferris Genealogy gives an exact date of 5 Feb 1716 at Flushing, NY. 31. Her surname was given by Capt. Jim Ferris, but not by Paul Prindle, who left it blank. Jim Ferris also states that she had been his (John's) housekeeper. This probably indicates that Prindle was unaware of Jim Ferris' work, which was probably in progress when Gillespie Ancestry was written in 1976, but was not generally available (in typescript form) until 1980. 32. Gillespie Ancestry (note 1), 128, citing Greenwich Land Records, 1: 173. The receipt was dated 16 July 1705. 33. A date of death of 6 Nov 1726 is often given for this James Ferris, including by Prindle. But Capt. Jim Ferris pointed out, based on original research by Harriet Scofield, that this date most likely applies to the death of another James Ferris, namely this James' son. See Harriet Scofield, "James Ferris of Greenwich, Conn.," "The American Genealogist," 26: 230-2. 34. This information also comes from the same TAG article about James Ferris, just cited (note 33). Here again, Prindle was misled into thinking that Mary was the wife of James` Ferris, and appears to have been unaware of the earlier work by Ms. Scofield." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per the book "The Story of the Early Settlers of Stamford, Connecticut, 1641 - 1700," by Jeanne Majdalany (including genealogies comp. with Edith M. Wicks), page 160. She also references "The Ferris Genealogy," by Capt. James Ferris and "Harriet Scofield" notes. | Merritt, Thomas (I375)
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| 4939 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The American Genealogist," 37(1961): 154-60, "Bancrofts in the Connecticut Valley," by George E. McCracken, F.A.S.G.: "In the middle of the seventeenth century we find living in the towns in the valley of the Connecticut River the following three persons named Bancroft: 1. Anna or Hannah, d. Windsor between 17 Dec. 1684 and 4 Apr. 1694; m. there, 13 May 1647, Sergeant John Griffin, to whom she bore Hannah, Mary, Sarah, John, Thomas, Abigail, Mindwell, Ruth, Ephraim and Nathaniel. 2. John, ferryman, d. Windsor b Aug. 1662; m. there 3 Dec. 1647, Hannah Dupper, who bore to him John, Nathaniel, Ephraim, Hannah and Sarah. 3. Thomas, d. Enfield 14 Dec. 1684; m. (1) 8 Dec. 1653, probably in Springfield, Margaret Wright, mother of Lydia, Margaret, Anna, Thomas, Anna and Samuel; (2) ca. 1668 Hannah, said to have been a Gardner, mother of Samuel, Ruth, Rebecca and Nathaniel. While we lack positive evidence to prove relationship between the three, striking repetitions of the same names among the children of all three, and proximity of time and place, make it seem probable that we have here to deal with a sister and two brothers. A woman named Jane married Thomas Barber at Windsor on 7 Oct. 1640, her surname not being stated in the marriage record set down by no less a person than Matthew Grant. (Here it may be stated parenthetically that in Grant's record there are several instances in which the marriage date for a couple is given but not the bride's surname. I am inclined to believe that the explanation may be that the marriage took place elsewhere, and that Grant's primary concern in learning the date was to show that enough time elapsed before the birth of the first child, a point on which the Puritans were even more sensitive than are we.) The claim was made by Charles Edwin Booth, "One Branch of the Booth Family" (New York 1910), p. 44, that the said Jane had been Jane Bancroft and the widowed mother of the three Bancrofts mentioned above, but no proof is adduced and we have found none. That their mother was, indeed, named Jane had been claimed a little earlier by J. Henry Lea [New England Hist. and Gen. Register, 56:84-87, 196 f.), but he knew nothing of any marriage of Jane to Barber. Now between 1642 and 1654 Thomas and Jane (___) Barber became the parents of John, Thomas, Sarah, Samuel, Mary and Josiah, and it would have been physically possible for a woman who had previously given birth to Anna about 1629 and to John and Thomas within the next ten years, to have become the mother of the six Barber children after that. It involves, however, the conclusion that she had two sons named John and two sons named Thomas living at the same time, which although possible would have been unusual, and until actual evidence is produced that Jane Barber had been previously a Bancroft, we feel unable to accept the claim set forth in the Booth book. If some proof were now found that Jane had been a Bancroft at her marriage to Thomas Barber, it would be more probable that she was a sister to Anna, John and Thomas, than that she was their mother. The article by Mr. Lea, cited above, also assigns, on the authority of Hinman, two other brothers to Anna, namely Samuel and William, but Royal R. Hinman, "A catalogue of the names of the early Puritan settlers of the Colony of Connecticut" (Hartford, 2nd ed., 1852), p. 123, actually fails to assign either Samuel or William as stated, but includes an Ebenezer whom Lea overlooks. On the next page, however, Hinman does mention Samuel and William Bancroft as early at Windsor, but he says nothing more of them and suggests no relationship to anyone. Suffice it to say that neither the present writer nor Mr. Donald L. Jacobus has found evidence for Samuel, William, or Ebenezer, and unless contemporary evidence can be submitted for their existence, we are inclined to dismiss them as fictitious. According to Mr. Lea, all of these children, with the exception, of course, of Ebenezer whom he omits, were those of a John Bancroft with wife Jane, the father a native of Derbyshire. He claims that this couple came early to Boston and removed thence to Lynn where John died, and that Jane, and presumably her children, then migrated to Southampton, Long Island, whence the family once more removed to the valley of the Connecticut where we have found three of them. The evidence from Derbyshire wills is extensively and impressively presented by Mr. Lea. It goes back three generations behind a Thomas Bancroft, yeoman of Swarkston, Derbyshire, who died at Chellaston in the same county, testate, leaving a will dated 13 Dec.1626 and probated 11 Oct. 1627, in which he names Rebecca, eldest son John, second son Ralph, third son Thomas, and daughters Dorothy and Elizabeth, both of them married. The third son Thomas is described as a resident of Bradley, then married and with issue, and his death is dated by Lea in 1658. How much of this comes from the will and how much is deduced from other sources is not quite clear, but the said Thomas the younger is identified as a poet who in 1639 published at London a quarto volume of 86 pages bearing the title of "Two Bookes of Epigrammes and Epitaphs," containing among other verses the following dedicated to the poet's brother John: "You sold your land the lighter hence to go To foreign coasts, yet (Fate would have it so) Did ne'er New England reach, but went with them That journey toward the New Jerusalem." Passing over the implication that John, had he been willing to go to New England with more encumbrances, might have taken along his land, we must conclude that though he started on the journey, he did not complete it, dying enroute. Mr. Lea, however, is unwilling to accept this plain conclusion and resorts to the use of "poetic license." In his view, John did reach New England but died soon afterwards, hence might be said, in poetry though not in history, never to have arrived. This view is rejected by Meredith B. Colket, Jr. [supra, 17:20-22], and I must confess that I think he is right. Those who maintain that John, brother of the poet Thomas Bancroft, actually arrived in America, would point to evidence printed by John Camden Hotten, "Original Lists," p. 150, and by Charles E. Banks, "Planters of the Commonwealth," p. 98. A John Barcroft [sic] and wife Jane took the oath on 13 April 1632 and came on the Ship "James," Capt. Grant, 5 June 1632, no children being named in the passenger list for them, though some are noted for other families who also crossed in the same boat. In the next year Jane got into serious trouble at Boston. Winthrop notes in his famous Journal on 12 Sept. 1633 that Captain Stone had been found "with Barcrofte's wife ... lying in a bed one night." In Massachusetts Colonial Records 1:108 [Shurtleff] we read under date of 3 Sept. 1633: "Mr Barcrofte (sic) doeth acknowledge to owe vnto or Sovraigne the King the some of xlli & Mr Samil Mauacke (Maveracke) the some of xxl &c. The condicion of this recognizance is that Jane Barcrofte (sic) wife of the said John shall be of good behavr towards all psons. Whether these Barcrofts were also called Bancroft is, of course, problematical, but it should be noted that the three records, the ship list, Winthrop's "Journal," and the court record, are all in harmony in calling them Barcroft, not Bancroft. In any case, no certain trace of the Barcrofts, if such they really were, has been found elsewhere. On the other hand, a man whose brother was capable of publishing a volume of verse some years later may have been of sufficient prestige to be entitled to be called "Mr." even in so unsavory a connection as this. Mr. Lea does identify John Barcroft with the poet's brother and says the couple removed to Lynn in 1632, though they were surely, as we have seen, still in Boston in the fall of 1633. Mr. Lea is forced to conclude that John soon died in Lynn, as he asserts that his widow was given land at Lynn in 1637. The town votes of Lynn are now in the process of publication, but apparently there are none so early as 1637. There is, however, in "Essex County Court Records and Files," 2:270, a distribution of land at Lynn in 1638, and the seventh item among a large number is "widdow Bancraft, 100 acres." This is probably what Lea had to go on. Had this record called her Jane, We should have less hesitation in identifying her with the Jane Barcrofte of the Boston records, but since it did not, it would be well to be cautious. It seems true, however, that a scion of the Derbyshire Bancrofts did come to America, a Lieutenant Thomas Bancroft, born ca. 1625, died at Lynn 19 Aug. 1691, having previously been resident in Dedham and Reading. A lengthy and unsatisfactory account of this man and his descendants was published by John Kermott Allen in the "New England Hist. and Gen. Register" (94:215-224, 311-321; 95:56-69, 109-117, 276-285, 363-383; 96:49-57, 126-137, 284-291, 327-336; 97:65-77, 124-134, 214-220). His eighth child, born at Reading 20 Aug. 1660, died 13 July 1661, was named Ralph, a name which appears several times in the Derbyshire family. The reappearance of the name Ralph suggests that the lieutenant was a member of the Derbyshire family. Mr. Allen promised at the outset to return to the subject of Lieut. Thomas Bancroft's forebears in England but he never did so, perhaps because he never reached any satisfactory conclusion. Another descendant of the lieutenant, G. Andrews Moriarty, Esq., has informed me that he is inclined to believe that the lieutenant was a son of the poet, but that he has never been able to find the proof in English records. Though Mr. Allen says nothing of the poem, he would appear to have identified Lieut. Thomas Bancroft of Lynn as the poet, since he says he may have come with his brother John in 1632; and that Thomas's father died in 1627 and his stepmother in 1639. As to the last date he is following Lea, but Lea calls her his mother, not stepmother. He also quotes a history of Lynn to the effect that Thomas arrived there in 1640. The earliest record found of Thomas at Lynn is dated 1661, though he himself, in a deposition of 1681, says he hired a farm there in 1655. The history of Thomas is at least strange. He married at Dedham in 1647 and again in 1648 and had children recorded at Dedham in 1648-1650 and at Reading in 1653-1670, the twelfth and youngest child being Mary, born 16 May 1670, who is, incidentally, omitted by Mr. Allen though he notes her as unmarried and living in 1691 in connection with the probate of her father. While living at Lynn in Essex county, he served for many years as ensign for Reading which is in Middlesex County, though on modern maps the two places are but nine miles apart. He resigned this post in 1679 as he lived "remote from the said towns." Other errors of Mr. Allen do not affect our argument. To sum up what is certain about Lieut. Thomas Bancroft: he was almost certainly a member of the Derbyshire family described by Lea; he is first recorded at Dedham and Reading before he is recorded at Lynn; and there is a lacuna of seventeen years between the one appearance of the Widow Bancroft at Lynn and the first appearance of Thomas there as a tenant, not land owner. During this period Thomas Bancroft was for the last eight years recorded at Dedham and Reading. It is entirely possible that he was not connected either with the Barcrofts of Boston or the Widow Bancroft of Lynn. As for Mr. Lea's further statement that the Widow Bancroft, and presumably her children, moved to Southampton, Long Island, we are able to say that a Widow Bancroft, this one or another, undeniably owned land at Southampton in or before 1644. George Rogers Howell, "Early History of Southampton, Long Island, New York, with Genealogies" (Albany, 2nd ed., 1887), p. 421, cautiously admits that a Widow Bancroft had a land grant at Southampton in 1644, but thinks she probably never came there at all. In that case, how she came to have the grant is not clear. Mr. Colket, however, subceeded [supra, 17:20-22] in finding a petition of Iohn Stratton and Thomas Talmage Junr "for the quiet and peaceable Inioyment of the lott betwixt them which was formerly graunted Vnto Widow Bancroft," which was there-upon "graunted and consented Vnto by the Generall Court provided that they shall keep, Improve, and possesse the sayd lott in their handes three years after the tyme yt was by the said widdow Bancroft given vnto them" ["Records of the Town of Southampton," 1:34]. The Records of East Hampton [1:24] show that they still possessed the lot on 10 June 1652, and John Stratton's will of 30 Aug. 1684 mentions a parcel of meadow lying with Capt. Talmage undivided. Mr. Colket concludes that this appears to indicate that Stratton and Talmage had obtained the grant upon their marriages to daughters of the Widow Bancroft, but Mr. Jacobus informs me that he has seen examples of the use of the verb "give" in references to conveyances which were clearly land sales and not deeds of gift. I do not think it proved that Stratton and Talmage were sons-in-law of the Widow Bancroft, but in view of the fact that there were migrations from Lynn to Southampton, I tentatively accept the identification of the Widow Bancroft of Lynn with the Widow Bancroft of Southampton. To return to the Boston Barcrofts, stress should be laid on the absence of any child in the ship list. If these Boston Barcrofts were the parents of the three Connecticut Bancrofts, then we should expect at least that the daughter Anna would be with them, for her marriage in 1647 strongly implies that she was in existence when the Barcrofts sailed in 1632. Furthermore, Mr. Lea did not find in Derbyshire records any evidence as to the name of the wife of the poet's brother John. He assigns the name Jane to her solely on the basis of equating John Barcroft of Boston with John Bancroft of Derbyshire. There is thus no positive proof that the three Connecticut Bancrofts were children of a Jane, and not one of them named a known child Jane. Mr. Jacobus, to whom this study owes much, would interpret the absence of any record of John Barcroft of Boston after the year 1633 as evidence of a negative sort that he may have returned to England out of chagrin. The Widow Bancroft of Lynn, quite probably identical with the Widow Bancroft of Southampton, may well have been the wife and widow of the John who died on the crossing. But we are not inclined to believe that she was the mother of Lieut. Thomas Bancroft, since no record has been found to show that he inherited the 100 acres she was granted in 1638. As the lieutenant continued to be recorded in Essex County until his death in 1691, he must be carefully distinguished from the Thomas Bancroft who died at Enfield in 1684. If the lieutenant was not son of the widow, then she is left as a possible mother of the three Connecticut Bancrofts, but there is really not the slightest bit of evidence to show that she was, nor that her name was Jane. Editor's Note. Dr. McCracken has keenly analyzed the Bancroft problems. There are several interrelated problems, some of great complexity, and it may be helpful to the reader to summarize the conclusions reached, negative though many of the conclusions are. 1. John Bancroft of Derbyshire, brother of Thomas the poet, was lost on the passage to New England. The name of his wife is unknown, but he may have been accompanied by a wife and children. 2. John Barcroft of Boston with wife Jane was not a Bancroft so far as has been proved, and this couple has no known history in New England after 1633. 3. The Widow Bancroft of Lynn 1638, quite likely identical with the Widow Bancroft of Southampton 1644, was not named Jane so far as actual records prove; she may have had daughters who married Stratton and Talmage but that is not positively proved. 4. The said Widow Bancroft may have been mother of the three Bancrofts of the Connecticut River Valley, but there is no proof that she was. She may have married one of the Connecticut settlers, thus bringing her putative children into this area, but the claim that she was the Jane who married Thomas Barber of Windsor is extremely unlikely. 5. Lieut. Thomas Bancroft first appears at Dedham in 1647 when aged about 22, removed to Reading, and did not settle in Lynn until many years after the Widow Bancroft's brief appearance there. There is no strong reason to assume that he was her son, but his own name and that of his son Ralph strongly suggest that he belonged to the Derbyshire family and his age conforms with the theory that he might be a son of Thomas the poet or of Ralph, who were brothers of the John who died on his passage to New England. So many false and improbable statements have appeared in print concerning the early Bancrofts that a careful appraisal of these claims in the light of what the records actually prove (and they fail to prove very much) was long overdue, and Dr. McCracken deserves our gratitude for undertaking the task." 2. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 41: "John Bancroft came in the 'James' from London, Eng., Apr. 1632; arrived 12 Jun (8 weeks passage); res. Lynn Mass.; d. 1637; 'Col. Rec. Mass.,' 3 Sep 1633; 'Winthrop's Journal,' 12 Sep 1663; 'Hubbard's Hist. New Engl.,' p. 156. His wid. Jane received 100 acres of land at Lynn, 1638. Nov. 19, 1644, Jona. Strattan and Thos. Talmadge, Jr., of Southampton, Long Island (a settlement emanating from Lynn), petitioned for the peaceable settlement of the lot betwixt them, 'which formerly was gr. unto Widd. Bancroft,' which was consented to. Tradition in the Bancroft family says she m. (2) a man who removed with her and her children to Connecticut. "Savage' mentions ch. John and Thomas. Children (born England): A. Anna, m. 13 May 1647, John Griffin; sett. Simsbury; 10 children. B. John. C. Thomas. D. Samuel. E. William (acc. to 'Hinman,' for which we find no authority.) Thomas Bancroft, poet (a native of Swarkstone, on the Trent, Derbyshire, where his parents were buried and who produced a vol. of epigrams and epitaphs, 1639, London, Eng.) says of his brother John Bancroft: 'You sold your land the lighter hence to go To foreign coasts, yet (Fate would have it so) Did ne'er New England reach, but went with them That journery toward New Jerusalem.' Tradition speaks of a sojourn on Long Island and the death there of one of the three brothers; that one then went to Mass. and one to Connecticut." 3. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 41: "John Bancroft (son of John), at Windsor 1645; land owner (see p. 151, vol. I.); 1648, 22d 9th mo. was rec. in "Suffolk (Mass.) Deeds,' Robert Saltonstall to N. Dawson of Seabrook, 'a house in Windsor, Conn., formerly of Francis Stiles of S., now in occupancy of Thos. Gilbert and John Bancroft'; he m. at Windsor 3 Dec 1650 Hanna Duper (or Draper, Dupra?), and d. 6 Aug 1662; wid. m. (2) John London; estate distributed 10 Sep 1662; to elder son ₤14.11.00; to each of other children ₤12; to wid. ₤37; and portions to be paid the sons at age of 21, to daus. at 18, etc.; 1 Dec 1664, 'Quarter Court at Hartford, Hanna Bancroft, pl., contra Henry Stiles, deft., in an action of defamation to the damage of ₤25, the pl. appeareth not.' Ditto, agt. Margaret Hayden. Children (Old Church Records): A. John, b. Dec 1651; prob. sett. Westfield (Windsor Record), 12 Mar 1667: 'John Bancroft was gr. 30 acres and a house-lot, on the Fort side'; no rec. of m. or d., or of any family. B. Nathaniel, b. 19 Nov 1653. C. Ephraim, b. 15 Jun 1656. D. Hannah, b. 6 Apr 1659. E. Sarah, b. 26 Dec 1661; m. Daniel Sexton, 28 Dec 1682; sett. Westfield; 3 ch. before 1697." [No record in same book for Duper, Dupra, etc.] 4. Pedigree formulated from the research work of J. Henry Lea, Esq., in the English probate records (note he indicates additional work should be done to look at the parish records - something he had not done - to confirm this proposed pedigree). See notes with direct line Bancroft English-born males for full quote of Mr. Lea's research on which he based this pedigree: 1. ___ Bancroft, of Chellaston, Barrow, or Swarkeston, Co. Derby? Md. ___ ___, relict, living in 1557 and legatee of lands in Barrow by will of her son Ralph, of Chellaston, Derby, dated 21 Apr 1557. 2. Ralph Bancroft of Chellaston, co. Derby; will dated 21 Apr, probated 13 Sep 1557; bur. at Chellaston: md. (2) Alice (dau. of Christopher Wright; liv. and ex., 1557). First wife, dec'd before 1557 and bur. at Chellaston. 2. Jane and other daus. (2 or 3), who married Thos. Ryvett, Wm. Wandyll, and ___ Alderman. 2. John Bancroft, of Chellaston; son of above, married Margaret Hollingsworth (or Haryngworth); will dated May 11, 1556; proved at Lichfield, 24 Jan 1557, and inventoried 18 Sep 1557. Will refers to "my boys under 21. To my oldest son (Ralph) the Hall I now dwell in; to my second son the over house; to my third son part of the land in Swarston (Swarkeston), he paying his fourth brother xv li." 3. Ralph Bancroft, liv. 1611, and admr. of his bro. William (Qu. - if of So. Cave, Yorks., and adm. 12 Feb 1616, to relict Alice.); md. Alice ___. By process of elimination, most likely candidate for father of Thomas Bancroft (see Henry Lea's rationale for this). 4. Thomas Bancroft of Swarkeston, yeoman; will dated 13 Oct 1626; probated at Lichfield 11 Oct 1627; bur. at Swarkeston; md. Rebecca ___, liv. 1627, but bur. at Swarkeston before 1639. 5. John Bancroft, eldest son, was of Swarkeston 1627; come to NE. in the "James," 12 Apr 1632; d. 1637; md. Jane ___, widow and had grant of 100 ac. of land in 1638, removed to Southhampton, L.I., and after to Windsor, Ct., was dec'd in 1644 when her land was divided between Jona. Stratton and Thos. Talmadge, Jr.; she had prob. mar. a second time. 6. Anne Bancroft, m. 13 May 1647 to John Griffin of Windsor, CT. 6. John Bancroft of Windsor, CT; md. 3 Dec 1650 Hannah Dupper; she md. 2d to John Ludlam. 6. Thomas Bancroft of Enfield, CT. 6. Samuel Bancroft. (According to Hinman.) 6. William Bancroft. (According to Hinman.) 5. Ralph Bancroft, second son; legatee of lands in Swarkeston, in 1627. The other Thomas who was born 1621 and died 1691 in Lynn, Mass., may have been the son of this Ralph. 5. Thomas Bancroft, 3rd son; poet, author in 1639; of Bradley, near Ashbourne, Derby, 1649-1658; had issue. 5. Dorothy. (Two daughters who married to John Errignton and Thomas Senior, but unsure as which daughter married which of the two men.) 5. Elizabeth. (Two daughters who married to John Errignton and Thomas Senior, but unsure as which daughter married which of the two men.) 3. William Bancroft of Chellaston, d. 1611; adm. 12 Apr to bro. Ralph; bur. 20 May 1611; wife's name unknown but dec'd before 1611. 4. Thomas Bancroft, a minor in 1611. 4. Catherine. 4. Margaret. 4. Mary. 3. Thomas Bancroft of Chellaston, yeoman; will dated 16 mar 1628; probated 24 Jul 1629; wife is Dorothy, dau. of James Forman. 4. William Bancroft, of Chellaston, yeoman; will dated 21 Jun 1649, probated 8 Jun 1650; no issue (Pembroke, 89.); md. dau. of Gilbert Newton. 4. Elizabeth. 4. Margaret. 4. Catherine, md. ___ Newton. 3. ___ Bancroft, a son; name unknown; liv. 1557. 3. Margrett Bancroft, only daughter, liv. 1557. 5. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," v. 24, p. 425, Notes and Queries: Bancroft: Herein are noted items in regard to the advent and settlement of persons by the name of Bancroft in New England. A. Thomas Bancroft married in Dedham, Mass., in 1647, Alice Bacon. 15 Sep 1648, Elizabeth Metcalf. He resided in Lynnfield (Reading), then a part of Lynn, Mass. Born 1622. Sons: Thomas, John, Ebenezer. B. John Bancroft resided at Windsor, Conn., 1645; m. 3 Dec 1650, Hannah Duper or Draper. He died 1662. Sons: John, Nathaniel, Ephraim. C. Thomas Bancroft, m. 8 Dec 1653, Margaret Wright, of (Westfield) Springfield, Mass. sons: Thomas, Samuel. To one of the above three families the lineage of most of those bearing the name oon this continent can be traced. The proofs of the connection existing between these families are not so apparent." 6. On file with me (file 2656) are various maps of early Windsor, Connecticut that are copies of those found at the Windsor Historical Society. Included are: A. "Plan of Ancient Windsor, 1640-1654." Also includes a blow-up of the Palisado. Ancestral "Heads of Households" shown on the plan include John Bancroft, Thomas Barber, William Filley, Jonathan Gillett, Nathan Gillet, Edward Griswold, Jos. Loomis, Wm. Phelps, Jr., Wm. Phelps, Sr., John Porter. B. "Map of Windsor, 1633-1650." Shows many ancestral heads of households. C. A map entitled "Southern New England in the 17th Century," which also shows the "Great Trail" leading from Dorchester, Mass. to Windsor, Connecticut. D. Misc. other Windsor maps in the same time periods locating ancestral heads of households and their land. 7. The book "Dorset Pilgrims," 1989: "APPENDIX II WINDSOR INVENTORIES. Total amounts (£s) in orders of magnitude. First generation: Name/Amount/Birth/Death: Tudor, Owen 294 England 1691 Gillett, Jonathan 273 England 1677 Stiles, John 222 England 1662 Loomis, Joseph 178 England 1658 Barber, Thomas 132 1614 1662 Bancroft, John 110 England 1662 Skinner, John 90 England 1651 Second generation: Phelps, Samuel 773 c. 1625 1669 Phelps, Joseph 473 c. 1629 1695 Phelps, William 472 England 1682 Loomis, Thomas 377 England 1689 Loomis, Joseph 281 England 1687 Stiles, John 96 England 1683 Note: The lists in Appendix II should be used with considerable caution and in terms of orders of magnitude only. A few inventories include some land as well as chattels; there are one or two - Matthew Allyn is an example - the bulk of whose possessions lie outside Windsor; and allowance must be made for those, usually elderly, who have already deeded the bulk of their property to children before their death; but even in its raw state the lists reveal the concentration of possessions, if not 'wealth', in the hands of a minority of families and predictable families at that. They bear comparison with the list of grants from the plantation in Appendix I." | Bancroft, John (I4537)
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| 4940 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The American Genealogist," 37(1961): 154-60, "Bancrofts in the Connecticut Valley," by George E. McCracken, F.A.S.G.: "In the middle of the seventeenth century we find living in the towns in the valley of the Connecticut River the following three persons named Bancroft: 1. Anna or Hannah, d. Windsor between 17 Dec. 1684 and 4 Apr. 1694; m. there, 13 May 1647, Sergeant John Griffin, to whom she bore Hannah, Mary, Sarah, John, Thomas, Abigail, Mindwell, Ruth, Ephraim and Nathaniel. 2. John, ferryman, d. Windsor b Aug. 1662; m. there 3 Dec. 1647, Hannah Dupper, who bore to him John, Nathaniel, Ephraim, Hannah and Sarah. 3. Thomas, d. Enfield 14 Dec. 1684; m. (1) 8 Dec. 1653, probably in Springfield, Margaret Wright, mother of Lydia, Margaret, Anna, Thomas, Anna and Samuel; (2) ca. 1668 Hannah, said to have been a Gardner, mother of Samuel, Ruth, Rebecca and Nathaniel. While we lack positive evidence to prove relationship between the three, striking repetitions of the same names among the children of all three, and proximity of time and place, make it seem probable that we have here to deal with a sister and two brothers. A woman named Jane married Thomas Barber at Windsor on 7 Oct. 1640, her surname not being stated in the marriage record set down by no less a person than Matthew Grant. (Here it may be stated parenthetically that in Grant's record there are several instances in which the marriage date for a couple is given but not the bride's surname. I am inclined to believe that the explanation may be that the marriage took place elsewhere, and that Grant's primary concern in learning the date was to show that enough time elapsed before the birth of the first child, a point on which the Puritans were even more sensitive than are we.) The claim was made by Charles Edwin Booth, "One Branch of the Booth Family" (New York 1910), p. 44, that the said Jane had been Jane Bancroft and the widowed mother of the three Bancrofts mentioned above, but no proof is adduced and we have found none. That their mother was, indeed, named Jane had been claimed a little earlier by J. Henry Lea [New England Hist. and Gen. Register, 56:84-87, 196 f.), but he knew nothing of any marriage of Jane to Barber. Now between 1642 and 1654 Thomas and Jane (___) Barber became the parents of John, Thomas, Sarah, Samuel, Mary and Josiah, and it would have been physically possible for a woman who had previously given birth to Anna about 1629 and to John and Thomas within the next ten years, to have become the mother of the six Barber children after that. It involves, however, the conclusion that she had two sons named John and two sons named Thomas living at the same time, which although possible would have been unusual, and until actual evidence is produced that Jane Barber had been previously a Bancroft, we feel unable to accept the claim set forth in the Booth book. If some proof were now found that Jane had been a Bancroft at her marriage to Thomas Barber, it would be more probable that she was a sister to Anna, John and Thomas, than that she was their mother. The article by Mr. Lea, cited above, also assigns, on the authority of Hinman, two other brothers to Anna, namely Samuel and William, but Royal R. Hinman, "A catalogue of the names of the early Puritan settlers of the Colony of Connecticut" (Hartford, 2nd ed., 1852), p. 123, actually fails to assign either Samuel or William as stated, but includes an Ebenezer whom Lea overlooks. On the next page, however, Hinman does mention Samuel and William Bancroft as early at Windsor, but he says nothing more of them and suggests no relationship to anyone. Suffice it to say that neither the present writer nor Mr. Donald L. Jacobus has found evidence for Samuel, William, or Ebenezer, and unless contemporary evidence can be submitted for their existence, we are inclined to dismiss them as fictitious. According to Mr. Lea, all of these children, with the exception, of course, of Ebenezer whom he omits, were those of a John Bancroft with wife Jane, the father a native of Derbyshire. He claims that this couple came early to Boston and removed thence to Lynn where John died, and that Jane, and presumably her children, then migrated to Southampton, Long Island, whence the family once more removed to the valley of the Connecticut where we have found three of them. The evidence from Derbyshire wills is extensively and impressively presented by Mr. Lea. It goes back three generations behind a Thomas Bancroft, yeoman of Swarkston, Derbyshire, who died at Chellaston in the same county, testate, leaving a will dated 13 Dec.1626 and probated 11 Oct. 1627, in which he names Rebecca, eldest son John, second son Ralph, third son Thomas, and daughters Dorothy and Elizabeth, both of them married. The third son Thomas is described as a resident of Bradley, then married and with issue, and his death is dated by Lea in 1658. How much of this comes from the will and how much is deduced from other sources is not quite clear, but the said Thomas the younger is identified as a poet who in 1639 published at London a quarto volume of 86 pages bearing the title of "Two Bookes of Epigrammes and Epitaphs," containing among other verses the following dedicated to the poet's brother John: "You sold your land the lighter hence to go To foreign coasts, yet (Fate would have it so) Did ne'er New England reach, but went with them That journey toward the New Jerusalem." Passing over the implication that John, had he been willing to go to New England with more encumbrances, might have taken along his land, we must conclude that though he started on the journey, he did not complete it, dying enroute. Mr. Lea, however, is unwilling to accept this plain conclusion and resorts to the use of "poetic license." In his view, John did reach New England but died soon afterwards, hence might be said, in poetry though not in history, never to have arrived. This view is rejected by Meredith B. Colket, Jr. [supra, 17:20-22], and I must confess that I think he is right. Those who maintain that John, brother of the poet Thomas Bancroft, actually arrived in America, would point to evidence printed by John Camden Hotten, "Original Lists," p. 150, and by Charles E. Banks, "Planters of the Commonwealth," p. 98. A John Barcroft [sic] and wife Jane took the oath on 13 April 1632 and came on the Ship "James," Capt. Grant, 5 June 1632, no children being named in the passenger list for them, though some are noted for other families who also crossed in the same boat. In the next year Jane got into serious trouble at Boston. Winthrop notes in his famous Journal on 12 Sept. 1633 that Captain Stone had been found "with Barcrofte's wife ... lying in a bed one night." In Massachusetts Colonial Records 1:108 [Shurtleff] we read under date of 3 Sept. 1633: "Mr Barcrofte (sic) doeth acknowledge to owe vnto or Sovraigne the King the some of xlli & Mr Samil Mauacke (Maveracke) the some of xxl &c. The condicion of this recognizance is that Jane Barcrofte (sic) wife of the said John shall be of good behavr towards all psons. Whether these Barcrofts were also called Bancroft is, of course, problematical, but it should be noted that the three records, the ship list, Winthrop's "Journal," and the court record, are all in harmony in calling them Barcroft, not Bancroft. In any case, no certain trace of the Barcrofts, if such they really were, has been found elsewhere. On the other hand, a man whose brother was capable of publishing a volume of verse some years later may have been of sufficient prestige to be entitled to be called "Mr." even in so unsavory a connection as this. Mr. Lea does identify John Barcroft with the poet's brother and says the couple removed to Lynn in 1632, though they were surely, as we have seen, still in Boston in the fall of 1633. Mr. Lea is forced to conclude that John soon died in Lynn, as he asserts that his widow was given land at Lynn in 1637. The town votes of Lynn are now in the process of publication, but apparently there are none so early as 1637. There is, however, in "Essex County Court Records and Files," 2:270, a distribution of land at Lynn in 1638, and the seventh item among a large number is "widdow Bancraft, 100 acres." This is probably what Lea had to go on. Had this record called her Jane, We should have less hesitation in identifying her with the Jane Barcrofte of the Boston records, but since it did not, it would be well to be cautious. It seems true, however, that a scion of the Derbyshire Bancrofts did come to America, a Lieutenant Thomas Bancroft, born ca. 1625, died at Lynn 19 Aug. 1691, having previously been resident in Dedham and Reading. A lengthy and unsatisfactory account of this man and his descendants was published by John Kermott Allen in the "New England Hist. and Gen. Register" (94:215-224, 311-321; 95:56-69, 109-117, 276-285, 363-383; 96:49-57, 126-137, 284-291, 327-336; 97:65-77, 124-134, 214-220). His eighth child, born at Reading 20 Aug. 1660, died 13 July 1661, was named Ralph, a name which appears several times in the Derbyshire family. The reappearance of the name Ralph suggests that the lieutenant was a member of the Derbyshire family. Mr. Allen promised at the outset to return to the subject of Lieut. Thomas Bancroft's forebears in England but he never did so, perhaps because he never reached any satisfactory conclusion. Another descendant of the lieutenant, G. Andrews Moriarty, Esq., has informed me that he is inclined to believe that the lieutenant was a son of the poet, but that he has never been able to find the proof in English records. Though Mr. Allen says nothing of the poem, he would appear to have identified Lieut. Thomas Bancroft of Lynn as the poet, since he says he may have come with his brother John in 1632; and that Thomas's father died in 1627 and his stepmother in 1639. As to the last date he is following Lea, but Lea calls her his mother, not stepmother. He also quotes a history of Lynn to the effect that Thomas arrived there in 1640. The earliest record found of Thomas at Lynn is dated 1661, though he himself, in a deposition of 1681, says he hired a farm there in 1655. The history of Thomas is at least strange. He married at Dedham in 1647 and again in 1648 and had children recorded at Dedham in 1648-1650 and at Reading in 1653-1670, the twelfth and youngest child being Mary, born 16 May 1670, who is, incidentally, omitted by Mr. Allen though he notes her as unmarried and living in 1691 in connection with the probate of her father. While living at Lynn in Essex county, he served for many years as ensign for Reading which is in Middlesex County, though on modern maps the two places are but nine miles apart. He resigned this post in 1679 as he lived "remote from the said towns." Other errors of Mr. Allen do not affect our argument. To sum up what is certain about Lieut. Thomas Bancroft: he was almost certainly a member of the Derbyshire family described by Lea; he is first recorded at Dedham and Reading before he is recorded at Lynn; and there is a lacuna of seventeen years between the one appearance of the Widow Bancroft at Lynn and the first appearance of Thomas there as a tenant, not land owner. During this period Thomas Bancroft was for the last eight years recorded at Dedham and Reading. It is entirely possible that he was not connected either with the Barcrofts of Boston or the Widow Bancroft of Lynn. As for Mr. Lea's further statement that the Widow Bancroft, and presumably her children, moved to Southampton, Long Island, we are able to say that a Widow Bancroft, this one or another, undeniably owned land at Southampton in or before 1644. George Rogers Howell, "Early History of Southampton, Long Island, New York, with Genealogies" (Albany, 2nd ed., 1887), p. 421, cautiously admits that a Widow Bancroft had a land grant at Southampton in 1644, but thinks she probably never came there at all. In that case, how she came to have the grant is not clear. Mr. Colket, however, subceeded [supra, 17:20-22] in finding a petition of Iohn Stratton and Thomas Talmage Junr "for the quiet and peaceable Inioyment of the lott betwixt them which was formerly graunted Vnto Widow Bancroft," which was there-upon "graunted and consented Vnto by the Generall Court provided that they shall keep, Improve, and possesse the sayd lott in their handes three years after the tyme yt was by the said widdow Bancroft given vnto them" ["Records of the Town of Southampton," 1:34]. The Records of East Hampton [1:24] show that they still possessed the lot on 10 June 1652, and John Stratton's will of 30 Aug. 1684 mentions a parcel of meadow lying with Capt. Talmage undivided. Mr. Colket concludes that this appears to indicate that Stratton and Talmage had obtained the grant upon their marriages to daughters of the Widow Bancroft, but Mr. Jacobus informs me that he has seen examples of the use of the verb "give" in references to conveyances which were clearly land sales and not deeds of gift. I do not think it proved that Stratton and Talmage were sons-in-law of the Widow Bancroft, but in view of the fact that there were migrations from Lynn to Southampton, I tentatively accept the identification of the Widow Bancroft of Lynn with the Widow Bancroft of Southampton. To return to the Boston Barcrofts, stress should be laid on the absence of any child in the ship list. If these Boston Barcrofts were the parents of the three Connecticut Bancrofts, then we should expect at least that the daughter Anna would be with them, for her marriage in 1647 strongly implies that she was in existence when the Barcrofts sailed in 1632. Furthermore, Mr. Lea did not find in Derbyshire records any evidence as to the name of the wife of the poet's brother John. He assigns the name Jane to her solely on the basis of equating John Barcroft of Boston with John Bancroft of Derbyshire. There is thus no positive proof that the three Connecticut Bancrofts were children of a Jane, and not one of them named a known child Jane. Mr. Jacobus, to whom this study owes much, would interpret the absence of any record of John Barcroft of Boston after the year 1633 as evidence of a negative sort that he may have returned to England out of chagrin. The Widow Bancroft of Lynn, quite probably identical with the Widow Bancroft of Southampton, may well have been the wife and widow of the John who died on the crossing. But we are not inclined to believe that she was the mother of Lieut. Thomas Bancroft, since no record has been found to show that he inherited the 100 acres she was granted in 1638. As the lieutenant continued to be recorded in Essex County until his death in 1691, he must be carefully distinguished from the Thomas Bancroft who died at Enfield in 1684. If the lieutenant was not son of the widow, then she is left as a possible mother of the three Connecticut Bancrofts, but there is really not the slightest bit of evidence to show that she was, nor that her name was Jane. Editor's Note. Dr. McCracken has keenly analyzed the Bancroft problems. There are several interrelated problems, some of great complexity, and it may be helpful to the reader to summarize the conclusions reached, negative though many of the conclusions are. 1. John Bancroft of Derbyshire, brother of Thomas the poet, was lost on the passage to New England. The name of his wife is unknown, but he may have been accompanied by a wife and children. 2. John Barcroft of Boston with wife Jane was not a Bancroft so far as has been proved, and this couple has no known history in New England after 1633. 3. The Widow Bancroft of Lynn 1638, quite likely identical with the Widow Bancroft of Southampton 1644, was not named Jane so far as actual records prove; she may have had daughters who married Stratton and Talmage but that is not positively proved. 4. The said Widow Bancroft may have been mother of the three Bancrofts of the Connecticut River Valley, but there is no proof that she was. She may have married one of the Connecticut settlers, thus bringing her putative children into this area, but the claim that she was the Jane who married Thomas Barber of Windsor is extremely unlikely. 5. Lieut. Thomas Bancroft first appears at Dedham in 1647 when aged about 22, removed to Reading, and did not settle in Lynn until many years after the Widow Bancroft's brief appearance there. There is no strong reason to assume that he was her son, but his own name and that of his son Ralph strongly suggest that he belonged to the Derbyshire family and his age conforms with the theory that he might be a son of Thomas the poet or of Ralph, who were brothers of the John who died on his passage to New England. So many false and improbable statements have appeared in print concerning the early Bancrofts that a careful appraisal of these claims in the light of what the records actually prove (and they fail to prove very much) was long overdue, and Dr. McCracken deserves our gratitude for undertaking the task." 2. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 41: "John Bancroft came in the 'James' from London, Eng., Apr. 1632; arrived 12 Jun (8 weeks passage); res. Lynn Mass.; d. 1637; 'Col. Rec. Mass.,' 3 Sep 1633; 'Winthrop's Journal,' 12 Sep 1663; 'Hubbard's Hist. New Engl.,' p. 156. His wid. Jane received 100 acres of land at Lynn, 1638. Nov. 19, 1644, Jona. Strattan and Thos. Talmadge, Jr., of Southampton, Long Island (a settlement emanating from Lynn), petitioned for the peaceable settlement of the lot betwixt them, 'which formerly was gr. unto Widd. Bancroft,' which was consented to. Tradition in the Bancroft family says she m. (2) a man who removed with her and her children to Connecticut. "Savage' mentions ch. John and Thomas. Children (born England): A. Anna, m. 13 May 1647, John Griffin; sett. Simsbury; 10 children. B. John. C. Thomas. D. Samuel. E. William (acc. to 'Hinman,' for which we find no authority.) Thomas Bancroft, poet (a native of Swarkstone, on the Trent, Derbyshire, where his parents were buried and who produced a vol. of epigrams and epitaphs, 1639, London, Eng.) says of his brother John Bancroft: 'You sold your land the lighter hence to go To foreign coasts, yet (Fate would have it so) Did ne'er New England reach, but went with them That journery toward New Jerusalem.' Tradition speaks of a sojourn on Long Island and the death there of one of the three brothers; that one then went to Mass. and one to Connecticut." 3. The following is from Norb Bankert's web site; his e-mail is norb@dreamscape.com: "Sergt. John Griffin, born Abt. 1609 in Wales; died Aug 1681 in Simsbury, CT. He married Anna Bancroft 13 May 1647. Anna Bancroft, died Aft. 1680. She was the daughter of John Bancroft and Jane." 4. Pedigree formulated from the research work of J. Henry Lea, Esq., in the English probate records (note he indicates additional work should be done to look at the parish records - something he had not done - to confirm this proposed pedigree). See notes with direct line Bancroft English-born males for full quote of Mr. Lea's research on which he based this pedigree: 1. ___ Bancroft, of Chellaston, Barrow, or Swarkeston, Co. Derby? Md. ___ ___, relict, living in 1557 and legatee of lands in Barrow by will of her son Ralph, of Chellaston, Derby, dated 21 Apr 1557. 2. Ralph Bancroft of Chellaston, co. Derby; will dated 21 Apr, probated 13 Sep 1557; bur. at Chellaston: md. (2) Alice (dau. of Christopher Wright; liv. and ex., 1557). First wife, dec'd before 1557 and bur. at Chellaston. 2. Jane and other daus. (2 or 3), who married Thos. Ryvett, Wm. Wandyll, and ___ Alderman. 2. John Bancroft, of Chellaston; son of above, married Margaret Hollingsworth (or Haryngworth); will dated May 11, 1556; proved at Lichfield, 24 Jan 1557, and inventoried 18 Sep 1557. Will refers to "my boys under 21. To my oldest son (Ralph) the Hall I now dwell in; to my second son the over house; to my third son part of the land in Swarston (Swarkeston), he paying his fourth brother xv li." 3. Ralph Bancroft, liv. 1611, and admr. of his bro. William (Qu. - if of So. Cave, Yorks., and adm. 12 Feb 1616, to relict Alice.); md. Alice ___. By process of elimination, most likely candidate for father of Thomas Bancroft (see Henry Lea's rationale for this). 4. Thomas Bancroft of Swarkeston, yeoman; will dated 13 Oct 1626; probated at Lichfield 11 Oct 1627; bur. at Swarkeston; md. Rebecca ___, liv. 1627, but bur. at Swarkeston before 1639. 5. John Bancroft, eldest son, was of Swarkeston 1627; come to NE. in the "James," 12 Apr 1632; d. 1637; md. Jane ___, widow and had grant of 100 ac. of land in 1638, removed to Southhampton, L.I., and after to Windsor, Ct., was dec'd in 1644 when her land was divided between Jona. Stratton and Thos. Talmadge, Jr.; she had prob. mar. a second time. 6. Anne Bancroft, m. 13 May 1647 to John Griffin of Windsor, CT. 6. John Bancroft of Windsor, CT; md. 3 Dec 1650 Hannah Dupper; she md. 2d to John Ludlam. 6. Thomas Bancroft of Enfield, CT. 6. Samuel Bancroft. (According to Hinman.) 6. William Bancroft. (According to Hinman.) 5. Ralph Bancroft, second son; legatee of lands in Swarkeston, in 1627. The other Thomas who was born 1621 and died 1691 in Lynn, Mass., may have been the son of this Ralph. 5. Thomas Bancroft, 3rd son; poet, author in 1639; of Bradley, near Ashbourne, Derby, 1649-1658; had issue. 5. Dorothy. (Two daughters who married to John Errignton and Thomas Senior, but unsure as which daughter married which of the two men.) 5. Elizabeth. (Two daughters who married to John Errignton and Thomas Senior, but unsure as which daughter married which of the two men.) 3. William Bancroft of Chellaston, d. 1611; adm. 12 Apr to bro. Ralph; bur. 20 May 1611; wife's name unknown but dec'd before 1611. 4. Thomas Bancroft, a minor in 1611. 4. Catherine. 4. Margaret. 4. Mary. 3. Thomas Bancroft of Chellaston, yeoman; will dated 16 mar 1628; probated 24 Jul 1629; wife is Dorothy, dau. of James Forman. 4. William Bancroft, of Chellaston, yeoman; will dated 21 Jun 1649, probated 8 Jun 1650; no issue (Pembroke, 89.); md. dau. of Gilbert Newton. 4. Elizabeth. 4. Margaret. 4. Catherine, md. ___ Newton. 3. ___ Bancroft, a son; name unknown; liv. 1557. 3. Margrett Bancroft, only daughter, liv. 1557. 5. "New England History and Genealogy Register," v. 101, p. 285, Article: "Jonathan and Nathan Gillett Descendants": "Samuel Gillett (son of John, grandson of Jonathan), of Suffield, Conn., and Granville, Mass., born in Windsor, Conn., 16 Feb 1677/8. He was five years old when his mother married secondly, Captain George Norton of Suffield, the town that became the boy's home for most of his life. In the later years of his life he lived in Granville, across the line in southwest Mass., and died there 'in 1739, aged 60', but was buried in Suffield. (Northampton Probate Records give administration of estate 1934[typo?]) He married in Suffield, 22 Jan 1701/2 (int. 20 Dec 1701), Rebecca Bancroft (dau. of Thomas, g.dau. of John), born in Springfield, Mass. (part later Enfield, Conn.), 23 Feb 1680... [Her mother] Widow Jane Bancroft received 100 acres in Lynn in 1638. Her daughter Anna married 13 May 1647 Sergt. John Griffin, settled in Simsbury, Conn., had ten children and one of them, Sarah Griffin, married Elias Gillett (son of Nathan). Son Thomas Bancroft of Springfield, Mass. region, residence at the 'lower wharf,' now Enfield, Conn., was a selectman of Westfield; 8 Dec 1653 married Margaret Wright (dau. of Samuel) and their daughter Ruth Bancroft married John Stiles and had many Children; and daughter Rebecca married Samuel Gillett; and son Nathaniel had descendants in Granville, Mass. (and Ohio) and it was probably this connection that took Samuel Gillett from Suffield to Granville." 6. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 346: "John Griffin had no lands recorded at Windsor and could hardly have owned a house there; in 1648 was engaged in manufacturing tar, and his candlewood, etc., being burned by an Indian who was unable to pay the dmage, his friends transferred to Griffin the land at Massaco (Simsbury), which he transferred to the town, and afterwards became a settler there (freeman there in 1669). He first appears iat Windsor 13 May 1647 when he m. Anna (prob. sister of and resided near John) Bancroft. At the time of John Drake, Sen'r's death, 1659, Griffin either resided in the Henry Stiles house, north of that of Wm. Gaylord, Jr., dec'd, or that of Francis Stiles, south of Gaylord's. 6 Sep 1655, Wm. Hayden makes complaint of the riotus conduct of John Griffin, John Bancroft, and Jacob Drake in his family, thereby frightening his wife - Griffin seming to have been the chief offender, as he only was fined ₤20, the others as well as he bound over in ₤20 each for good behaviour until the next Court ('Rec. Part. Ct., Sec. state's Ofice'). (Wm. Hayden's wife d. 17 Jul 1655; it may be in consequence of this fright.) In 1663 he was granted by the General Court 200 acres of land at Massacoe, in consideration 'that he was the first that perfected the art of making pitch and tar in these parts.' In 1673, with Simon Wolcott, was ordered to command the trainband. Children (Old Church Records): A. Hannah, b. 4 Jul 1649. B. Mary, b. 1 Mar 1651. C. Sarah, b. 25 Dec 1654. D. John b. 20 Oct 1656. E. Thomas, b. 3 Oct 1658. F. Abigail, b. 12 Nov 1660. G. Mindwell, b. 11 Feb 1662. H. Ruth, b. 21 Jan 1665. I. Ephraim, b. 1 Mar 1668/9. J. Nathaniel, b. 31 May 1673." 7. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," v. 5, p. 227, article "Records of Windsor": "John Griffin, (Simsbury) m. Anna Bancroft, 13 May 1647; chil. Hanna, b. 4 Jul 1649; Mary, b. 1 Mar 1651; Sarah, b. 25 Dec 1654; John, b. 20 Oct 1656; Thomas, b. 3 Oct 1658; Abigaill, b. 12 Nov 1660; Mindwel, b. 11 Feb 1662; Ruth, b. 21 Jan 1665; Ephraim, b. 1 Mar 1668; Nathaniel, b. 31 May 1673." | Bancroft, Anna (I480)
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| 4941 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The American Genealogist," 65(Jan 1990):13-16, "Probable Fathers of Hannah and Joan Newton, Wives of Joseph2 Phelps and Benedict1 Alvord of Windsor, Conn.," by Edwin D. Witter, Jr. "Joseph Phelps sonn of William Phelps married Hanna nutin septmr 20, 1660..." So Matthew Grant's handwriting reads in his Old Church Record ("Some Early Records and Documents of Windsor, Conn., 1639-1709" [Hartford 1930], hereafter Windsor Recs., p. 57). "Joseph Phelps, b. England about 1629, emigrated with his father to New England, settling ... at Dorchester, Mass., removing to the settling of Windsor, Ct., in 1635-6. He m. 1st, Hannah Newton 20th Sept. 1660 ... She was daughter of Roger Newton and sister of Joan Newton who m. Benedict Alvord [in Windsor on 26 Nov. 1640 (Windsor Recs. P. 22.)." So said Judge Oliver Seymour Phelps and Andrew T. Servin in "The Phelps Family of America" (Pittsfield, Mass., 1899), p. 91. The same information and the same wording appear in the second edition of Henry R. Stiles, "History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor" (Hartford 1891-92), 2:565, and this work was doubtless the source of the statement in the "Phelps Family." But Phelps and Stiles were in error. Joseph Phelps' wife Hannah was not the daughter at the Rev. Roger Newton and his wife Mary Hooker, nor was she the sister of Joan/Jane Newton, wife of Benedict Alvord. James Savage recognized the first error in his "Genealogical Dictionary" ... (Boston 1860-62), 3:406. Yet Maude Pinney Kuhns, "The Mary and John" (Rutland, Vt., 1943), p. 62, Burton W. Spear, "Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John 1630" (Toledo, Ohio, 1985-), 7:70, and "Pedigrees of Descendants of the Colonial Clergy: #1601-2100" (n.p.1987), pp. 22, 67, perpetuate this error. This is the background of my work on the problem. When I first began studying genealogy, I had the great good fortune of receiving assistance from the Iate Dr. Claude W. Barlow, FASG. In 1975 I invited his attention to the quotation from the Phelps genealogy, thinking that it was valid. He replied: "Apparently this identity of Hannah Newton is one of the famous errors of the past that have Ied many astray ... [O]n the basis of dates alone we can eliminate Roger [as Hannah's father]." Dr. Barlow died in January 1976, leaving the solution to the identity of "Hanna nutin" incomplete. At the urging of some like-minded genealogical friends, I invited the attention of the late Dr. George F McCracken, FASG, to the apparent error, and his note of 17 Jan. 1980 concluded that "the wife of Joseph Phelps was not a daughter of the Rev. Roger Newton." That Jane, wife of Benedict Alvord, was a daughter of the Rev. Roger Newton is impossible on chronological grounds, since he was only about twenty when she married. That Hannah, wife of Joseph Phelps, was his daughter is, at best, highly unlikely. The Rev. Roger1 Newton, who became the first minister of Farmington, Conn. (1652-57), and the second minister of Milford (1660-83), married Mary2 Hooker, daughter of the Rev. Thomas1 Hooker, minister of Hartford, Conn. According to J. Gardner Bartlett, the source of much of the Newton account that appears in Flagg's "Founding of New England," the marriage, of which no record has been found, occurred about 1645 (Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England..." [Hartford 1926], hereafter Flagg, p. 206). Roger Newton was born about 1620, son of Samuel Newton (Flagg p. 206); thus he was about 25 when he married Mary Hooker, with no indication of a previous marriage. Their first recorded child, Samuel, was baptized on 20 Oct. 1646 (Flagg pp. 175, 206; Lucius Barnes Barbour, "Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut" [Baltimore 1977] p. 420). There is no mention of a Hannah in any of the wills of the family. Most significantly, the will of the Rev. Thomas Hooker, dated 7 July 1649, mentions grandchildren, including "the child of my daughter Mary Newton" [emphasis added] (Charles W. Manwaring, "A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records' [Hartford 1904-6] 1:16-18; the date of the will is corrected from 1646 to 1649 in the errata [1:602]); this terminology makes it clear that Mary (Hooker) Newton had only one child by July 1649. That child was Samuel, who was baptized in 1646 and survived to marry and produce a family. Since Hannah was married in 1660, she must have been born earlier than Samuel and is thus excluded by Thomas Hooker's will from being a daughter of Mary (Hooker) Newton. The final evidence is the will of Roger Newton. "The Reverend mr Roger Newton Pastor of the church of christ in milford," "weake of body, not knowing how short my time in this world may bee," left a will dated 12 March 1682/3, with codicils dated 16 March 1682/3 and 4 June 1683; his estate inventory was dated the following 12 June (New Haven Probate District Record Book I, pt. II, p. 104 [renumbered]). He left to eldest son Sam[ue]ll Newton, "besides what I gave him upon his marriage," various parcels of land; to son Ezekiell Newton, land; to son John Newton, "all ye charges which I have been at about his house," plus land; to daughter Susanna Stone, "one of my best cows..." besides what I have already given her; to daughter Sarah Newton, "all those things which her mother desired she should have" and already delivered to her, and 150 acres in Farmington; to son Roger Newton, the bed he lay on, etc.; to daughters Mary Newton and Allice Newton, all those things their mother desired they should have and already delivered to them, land, etc.; to son Roger Newton, the east end of the house, etc.; to son Ezekiell Newton, the "west halfe of my house from top to bottome," etc. There is nothing in the will to suggest other children. Taken altogether, the evidence above leaves no doubt that Roger Newton was not the father of either Hannah (Newton) Phelps or Joan/Jane (Newton) Alvord. Who then was their father or fathers? The one clue Dr. Barlow left me was a strong belief that there was a good reason why Stiles, hence the Phelps Family, considered Joan and Hannah to be close kin. Dr. Barlow thought it more likely that the relationship was aunt and niece than sisters because of the twenty years between marriage dates. Pursuit of a reasonable solution to the question began with Matthew Grant's entry of the "Phelps-Nutin" marriage. Given the uncertain orthography of the period, Hannah's name might have been Newton, or Norton, or Nurton. One by one, men of these surnames and time were considered as possible kin to Jane and Hannah; then what appeared to be the probable solution turned out instead to be a probable error. "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord," by Samuel M. Alvord (Webster, N.Y., 1908), pp. 12-13, documents that Benedict "Alford," a hero of the Pequot War, returned to Broadway, co. Somerset, England, where he witnessed a sale of cattle that were "with Mr. Hall in New England," from Richard Standerwick of Broadway to Nicholas "Nurton of Waymouth in New England," on 20 Feb. 1639[/40?]. Benedict returned to Massachusetts, taking an oath, as that witness, before Gov. Dudley on 25 Aug. 1640. Nicholas Norton was of Weymouth, Mass., but the possibility that he was the father of Hannah (Newton) Phelps seems negated by the fact that his daughter Hannah married Augustine Williams (George Walter Chamberlain, ‘History of Weymouth [Mass.] with Genealogies..." [Boston 1923] 4:445). An examination of Somerset Bishops' Transcripts shows the marriage of a Nicholas Norton to Yeedith Baker in North Petherton on 17 April 1615, and in Broadway, we find Joan, daughter of Nicholas Morton [sic], baptized on 6 May 1598, too old to have married in 1640 Benedict Alvord and had children born as late as 1655 (Almira Larkin White, "Ancestry of John Barber White" [Haverhill, Mass., 1913], hereafter White Anc., pp. 243-44). The break-through clue is found in White Anc., pp. 243-44, wherein it states that Benedict Alvord "m. Nov. 26, 1640, Joane Newton, probably the daughter of Surgeon John Newton of Coniston [sic], Devonshire, England." The will of John Newton of Colliton [sic], Devonshire (executed 3 April 1646, proved 24 April 1647), gives to "Anthony, my said son, and Joane, my said daughter, which are now in New England, six pounds apiece" (NEHGR 49[1895]:384-85; Henry F. Waters, ‘Genealogical Gleanings in England' [Boston 1901] 2:1040-41). The baptism of this Joan is found in the Colyton Bishops' Transcripts: "Jane [sic] Newton of John 20 March 1616[/7]," thus making her about age 23 at the date of the marriage to Alvord in 1640. Joan/Jane's brother, Anthony Newton of Colyton, was, as his father's will indicates, an immigrant to New England. Anthony was in Dorchester, Mass., in 1637 as a proprietor and was granted lands in Braintree in 1639 but did not live there. He engaged in the settlement of Lancaster, Mass., in 1652, but there is no indication that he lived there either. He moved to Milton, Mass., and was one of the first members of the church there, 24 2m [April] 1678, his wife joining the church from Dorchester on 18 7m [Sept.] 1681 (Charles Henry Pope, "Pioneers of Massachusetts" [Boston 1900] p. 328). He was voted land in Milton from the "new grant," "not as an original settler but as one who had claims as an early townsman" (NEHGR 49:482). Anthony died in Milton 5 May 1704 ae 94 years, without a probate record (Milton VR p. 236). A deed in 1696/7 explains why: he left all of his land to his son Ephraim, who probably supported him until his death (Suffolk Co. LR 21:565). Anthony1 Newton is the most likely father of Hannah, wife of Joseph Phelps, and Anthony's sister Joan/Jane Newton is the most likely wife of Benedict Alvord. Anthony Newton of Dorchester and Milton did have a daughter Hannah. From the "Records of the First Church of Dorchester in New England, 1636-1734" (Boston 1891) (hereafter Dorchester CR), p. 6, we find that "goodman newton" is listed as a member of the church on "28 of 12 mo. [Feb.] 1641." Then the baptisms follow, without parents' names: Hannah Newton and Mary Newton "1 mo.: 6to 1642" [6 March 1641/2]; John Newton "8to 11mo 1642" [8 Jan. 1642/3]; Ephraim Newton "19 - 7mo. 47" [19 Sept. 1647]; Abigail Newton "18-12-50" [18 Feb. 1650/1] (Dorchester CR pp. 154, 155, 158, 160); it appears that these are the children of Anthony. If John, Ephraim, and Abigail were baptized shortly after birth, then Hannah and Mary were probably born from 1636 to 1640. This would make Hannah a perfect age to marry Joseph Phelps in 1660. We don't know enough to prove the parentage of Hannah (Newton) Phelps, and Joan (Newton) Alvord. The solution suggested is simply the odds-on most likely one. In view of Anthony's traveling about, particularly on matters concerning settlement at Lancaster, we may speculate that Hannah visited her aunt Joan/Jane Alvord in Windsor, and there met her future husband. Windsor was settled primarily by people from Dorchester, Mass. I am grateful to the late Dr. Claude W. Barlow, FASG, and the late Dr. George E. McCracken, FASG, for their analyses of the Newton-Phelps-Alvord problems; to Ann S. Lainhart, Boston, Mass., for research on Anthony Newton; to Donna Siemiatkoski, Windsor, Conn., for research in Windsor records; and to Alison Franks, Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, for first pointing out the Newton-Phelps error to me." 2. The book "The Phelps Family of America and their English Ancestors," comp. by Oliver Seymour Phelps of Portland, Oregon and Andrew T. Servin of Lenox, Massachusetts, 1899, pp.91-93: "Joseph Phelps, b. England, about 1629, emigrated to New England with his father, settling with his father in Dorchester, Mass., removing to the settling of Windsor, Ct., in 1635-6 He m. 1st, Hannah Newton 20 Sep 1660 (Says another authority, 2 Sep 1660; this may be the date of publication.) She d. in Simsbury, 1675. She was the daughter of Roger Newton and sister of Joan Newton, who m. Benedict Alvord. He m. 2nd, Mary Salmon, 9 Jan 1676. She was widow of Thomas Salmon. She d. 16 Jan 1682 (Northampton Rec.), by her he had no issue. Mr. Phelps' residence in Windsor was next to his brother Williams', on the road running east and crossing the Poquonock road, and near the present Poquonock road. Says the history of Simsbury in 1666: 'The Committee specified terms upon which those who took lands in Massaco (now Simsbury), should have them.' The record of the 1st grant was made in 1667; of the thirty, in all who had grants we find in Weatonge (a district), Joseph Phelps. In 1669, by order of the Assembly in a record of the Freeman of each town, we find with others belonging ot Massaco (now Simsbury), Joseph Phelps. The early settlers of Simsbury suffered greatly by the Indians. On 13 Mar 1676, it was ordered by the General Court that the people of Simsbury remove to the neighboring settlements or plantations with their cattle and valuables, and soon after their buildings were burned by the Indians. This took place Sat., 26 Mar 1676. Says Phelps the Historian: ' The ruin was complete. Nothing but desolation remained. During all the Indian wars before and since this event, no destruction of an English settlement in New England had taken place, in which the ruin was more extensive or more general than this conflagration. A neighboring mountain overlooking Simsbury was then called 'Phelps Mountain,' because Mr. Phelps owned lands on it, and where it is supposed King Philip was then encamped, overlooking and gloating in the destruction he had caused. Early in 1676, the danger being over, most of the settlers returned. 4 May 1677, we find Joseph Phelps, with nine othes, petitioning the General Assembly for assistance in taxing, on accuount of loss caused by the Indians, which was partially granted. 17 May 1683, we find him with 31 others, in all 32 (probably the voters of Simsbury at that time) signing a paper, the substance of which was that they not agreeing on a spot for locating their Meeting House, there being two places selected. It was decided to cast lots, and Gov. John Talcott and Capt. John Allyn were chosen to do this... In a deposition taken at Hartford 22 May 1677, he is mentioned as being about 46 years old. Mr. Phelps was made a Freeman in 1664, and died in 1684, aged 55. His children, all by the first wife, Hannah Newton, were: I. Joseph, b. Windsor, 20 Aug 1667, bp. 27 Aug 1667, m. 1st Mary Collier; 2nd Sarah Case; 3rd Mary Case. II. Hannah, b. Windsor, 2 Feb 1668, d. young. III Timothy, b. Simsbury, Ct., 18 May 1671, m. Rachel Moore. IV. Sarah, b. Simsbury, May 1672, m. John Hill. V. William, b. Simsbury, May 1674, d. unm. 8 Oct 1689. 7 May 1682, we find his name in a petiiton to retain the Rev. Samuel Snow." 3. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 565: "Joseph (son of William), m. (1) 20 Sep 1660 Hannah (dau. Roger) Newton (O.C.R.), and sister of John Newton, who m. Benedict Alvord; she d. in Simsbury 1671. He m. (2) 9 Jan 1676, Mary Salmon (Northampton "Recs.), widow of Thomas Salmon, who d. 16 Jan 1682. He was made a freeman 1664, and d. at S. 1684. His res. in Windsor was next to his brother William's, near the present Poquonok road; but his he sold (1668) to John Gillette, and soon rem. to Simsbury. Children (the two eldest b. in Windsor (O.C.R.), the rest in Simsbury): a. Joseph, b. 2 Aug 1667. B. Hannah, b. 2 Feb. 1668; d. yg. C. Timothy, b. abt. 1671. D. Sarah, b. abt 1672; m. John Hill; had John, b. 1702. E. William, b. abt 1674; d. 8 Oct 1689. - 'Col. Rec.' " [Kerry's notes: Neither Newton nor Salmon biographies are found in this book.] 4. "The American Genealogist," 68(Jul 1990):161-166, "The English Origin of William1 Phelps of Dorchester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn., with Notes on His Marriages," by Myrtle Stevens Hyde: "William1 Phelps of Dorchester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn.... Children (Phelps) of William, v-viii by his second wife Anne (Dover) (bp. Crewkerne), ix-xi either by Anne or by a third wife (see discussion above)... vi. Joseph (twin?) bp. 13 Nov. 1628, d. Simsbury, Conn., bef. 5 March 1683/4 (date of inventory of his estate); m. (1) Windsor 20 Sept. 1660 Hannah2 Newton (Windsor Early Recs. p. 57), prob. dau. of Anthony1 Newton of Dorchester and Milton, Mass. (TAG 65:13-16); m. (2) Northampton 19 [not 9] Jan. 1676 Mary (___), widow of Thomas Salmon of Northampton (Northampton TR, microfilm at FHL; Selim Walker McArthur [ed. Donald Lines Jacobus], "McArthur-Banes Ancestral Lines" [Portland, Maine, 1964] p. 153). For Joseph2 Phelps' probate, see Manwaring 1:347-48..." MARRIAGE: 1. From the book "New England Marriages Prior to 1700,' by Clarence Almon Torrey, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, copy in the Windsor, CT., Historical Society Library, p. 576: "Phelps, Joseph (approx. 1629-1684 and 1/wf Hannah Newton (-1675, 1671?); 20 Sep 1660, 2 Sep, 20 Sep; Windsor, CT/Simsbury, CT. Phelps, Joseph (-1684) and 2/wf Mary (___) Salmon (-1682?) w Thomas; 19 Dec 1676, 9 Jan 1676; Northampton." | Newton, Hannah (I2086)
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| 4942 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication): "Samuel3 Denton (Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1) was born say 1655 [based on his will which gives his age as about 43] in Hempstead, Long Island. He is variously described as carpenter (JTR 2:315) and planter (his will). Samuel married say 1676 Mary [Eardeley supplies a family name of "Brush" but cites no source; in his excellent account of the Long Island Brush family (REC. 66:201f.) Conklin Mann mentions no such marriage.] Mary appears in the records only twice: as "wife Mary" on Samuel's will, "to have use of the estate till the children come of age"; and in the following item dated 28 April 1704: "John Griss, of Queens County in relation to violations of the excise; affidavit of Mary, widow of Samuel Denton ... and warrant ... for the arrest of said widow Denton." (CEM 328)... Samuel died in Jamaica in the spring of 1699. His will, drawn 13 March 1698/9 and proved only two months later, 19 May 1699 (QCDW A:140, REG. 65:248), lists his wife and his children by name, four sons and three daughters - all under age except for a married daughter. The executors were: Captain John Carpenter [his neighbor to the south (JTR 2:254)] and Lieutenant Thomas Smith, perhaps a close friend. Children of Samuel and Mary (___) Denton, all born in Jamaica, Long Island: i. Sarah4, b. c1677; m. c.1693 [aged c.16] to Samuel Mills Jr.; he was a saddler of Jamaica, moved in 1712 to Greenwich, Conn., and was living there 1729. They had three children: Samuel, Clement, and Susannah (Lewis D. Cook, "A Documentary History of the Family of Mills" [typescript, 1939], pp. 24-7). ii. Samuel, Jr., b. say 1680 (not 21 in 1699). iii. Clement, b. say 1681-2 (not 18 in 1699); m. (1) c.1700 Ebenezer Smith of Norwalk, Conn., who d. Jamaica 1717, (2) John Gregory of Norwalk, Conn. She had 6 children by her first husband: Robert, John, Mary, Abraham, Ebenezer, and Samuel; and was still alive in 1734 (TAG 25:80). iv. Mary, b. say 1683, d. 1 Mar 1714 intestate, her eldest brother Samuel appointed to administer her estate at Jamaica (QCDW C:55, REC. 65:321). v. Jacamiah, b. say 1685. vi. Solomon, b. say 1690. vii. Hezekiah, b. sup. 10 March 1697/8." 2. Per misc. comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010, surname may be Brush; however, no documentation is shown for it. 3. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010, which describes the will of Samuel Denton, son to this individual: "Surrogate 9-42 Will of Samuel Denton of Jamaica, blacksmith, dated April 25, 1718, proved April 7, 1719. Mentions wife Martha, mother (not named), two brothers - Jacomiah and Hezekiah, also Samuel and Clement and Susannah, children of my sister Sarah Mills and Robert, John, Mary, Abraham and Ebenezer and Samuel, children of sister Clement Smith." | Mary (I3193)
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| 4943 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication): "Samuel3 Denton (Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1) was born say 1655 [based on his will which gives his age as about 43] in Hempstead, Long Island. He is variously described as carpenter (JTR 2:315) and planter (his will). Samuel married say 1676 Mary [Eardeley supplies a family name of "Brush" but cites no source; in his excellent account of the Long Island Brush family (REC. 66:201f.) Conklin Mann mentions no such marriage.] Mary appears in the records only twice: as "wife Mary" on Samuel's will, "to have use of the estate till the children come of age"; and in the following item dated 28 April 1704: "John Griss, of Queens County in relation to violations of the excise; affidavit of Mary, widow of Samuel Denton ... and warrant ... for the arrest of said widow Denton." (CEM 328). Samuel engaged in many real estate transactions beginning on 20 February 1680 with purchase of a 1/4-part of a 20-acre lot (JTR 1:51). In the 1684 grants of land by his father to his three sons Samuel received the part "on which he now lives and separated by a cross fence from my home lot..." (JTR 1:272-3). His estate value in 1683 was £64 (DHNY 1:520), a good start for a young house-holder. He and brother Nathaniel consolidated their holdings by several exchanges of property (e.g., JTR 1:315-6), and a joint purchase of Jamaica land from brother Richard, who had settled in Hempstead (JTR 1:318-9). His total purchases add up to more land than he records in his will. As a public citizen Samuel helped to "remark" the line drawn in a 1663 agreement between Jamaica residents and the local Indians (JTR 1:207-8). He was part of a 1691 committee which brought the Rev. John Pruden to Jamaica (JTR 1:161), collected assessments for paying him (JTR 2:344), and then supervised construction of the new meeting house (JTR 2:344). He and Joseph Thurston met with committees of neighboring towns to audit county rates of debt and credit (JTR 1:164-5). These responsibilities were in addition to serving officially as townsman (JTR 1:94) and assessor (JTR 2:346). Samuel died in Jamaica in the spring of 1699. His will, drawn 13 March 1698/9 and proved only two months later, 19 May 1699 (QCDW A:140, REG. 65:248), lists his wife and his children by name, four sons and three daughters - all under age except for a married daughter. The executors were: Captain John Carpenter [his neighbor to the south (JTR 2:254)] and Lieutenant Thomas Smith, perhaps a close friend. Children of Samuel and Mary (___) Denton, all born in Jamaica, Long Island: i. Sarah4, b. c1677; m. c.1693 [aged c.16] to Samuel Mills Jr.; he was a saddler of Jamaica, moved in 1712 to Greenwich, Conn., and was living there 1729. They had three children: Samuel, Clement, and Susannah (Lewis D. Cook, "A Documentary History of the Family of Mills" [typescript, 1939], pp. 24-7). ii. Samuel, Jr., b. say 1680 (not 21 in 1699). iii. Clement, b. say 1681-2 (not 18 in 1699); m. (1) c.1700 Ebenezer Smith of Norwalk, Conn., who d. Jamaica 1717, (2) John Gregory of Norwalk, Conn. She had 6 children by her first husband: Robert, John, Mary, Abraham, Ebenezer, and Samuel; and was still alive in 1734 (TAG 25:80). iv. Mary, b. say 1683, d. 1 Mar 1714 intestate, her eldest brother Samuel appointed to administer her estate at Jamaica (QCDW C:55, REC. 65:321). v. Jacamiah, b. say 1685. vi. Solomon, b. say 1690. vii. Hezekiah, b. sup. 10 March 1697/8." 2. Citation Information: Judd, Peter H. "Genealogical and Biographical Notes: Haring-Herring, Clark, Denton, White, Griggs, Judd, and Related Families." New York: P.H. Judd, 2005. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005.) The statements are sourced, but I did not copy them yet. The following is partial quote of the full transcript in the notes of Nathaniel the father: "Nathaniel2 Denton (Richard1), b. March 1628 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, bp. there on 9 March 1629, and a second time later in life, on 9 March 1682; d. bef. 18 Oct. 1690 in Jamaica, Queens Co., N.Y.; m. poss. Sarah ____ prob. by 1653... Nathaniel's three sons can be identified from the land grants he made to them while he lived; he also had one and possibly two daughters. Their birthdates and chronological order remain uncertain. Children of Sarah ____ and Nathaniel2 Denton, all born in Hempstead (pre-1656) or Jamaica, Long Island: i. Nathaniel3 Denton Jr., b., say, 1653. ii. Samuel3 Denton, b., say, 1655. iii. Richard3 Denton, b., say, 1658. iv. Phebe3 Denton, b., say, 1652 [KP: Typo: 1662?]; m. John Foster. In their wills, Nathaniel3 named "brother Foster," and Richard3 "brother - John Foster," as an overseer. v. Maria3 Denton, b., say, 1664, bp. 18 June 1664." 3. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010: A. "Samuel had a large family. Two of his daughters married men from Connecticut, but there is no evidence to date any others lived away from Long Island. Jamaica Deeds A-140, will of Samuel Denton, March 13, 1698/9 proved May 19, 1699. Refers to himself as a Planter, aged about 43. Wife Mary." 4. NEHGS Register, vol. 156, April 2002: "Samuel Mills3, Sadler, of Jamaica, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut" Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, is Associate Editor of the Register. She may be reached at hsu@world.std.com or 713 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720-4802.) [See notes of Samuel Mills(3) for full transcript of which the following is a partial excerpt]: "...Samuel3 MILLS, son of Samuel2 and Susannah (Palmer) Mills, and grandson of George1 Mills of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, was born by 1673 [based on his marriage about 1693] and probably earlier, possibly even as early as 1660 (9). Samuel3 Mills married about 1693 Sarah Denton, daughter of Samuel and Mary (___) Denton of Jamaica (10). On 13 March 1698 Samuel Denton of Jamaica, planter, aged about 43, named in his will his wife Mary and children including son Samuel Denton and daughter Sarah Mills (11). Dated 25 April 1718, her brother Samuel's will includes bequests to the children of "my sister Sarah Mills," Samuel, Clement and Sarah (12)... Footnotes... 9. Until this year, the best, indeed the only, documented treatment of this family was in Lewis D. Cook's excellent "Documentary History of the Family of Mills" (1939), a typescript at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society [FHL 1,697,455]. However, Cook did not follow Samuel3 in Greenwich records. The only lengthy treatment of Samuel of Greenwich is in a typescript by Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry or George Mills and the Samuel Mills Line of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut," (1958-60), copies of which are at the Greenwich Public Library, the Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, and the Connecticut State Library. While this is probably quite reliable for later generations in Greenwich, the earlier part evidently copies from various secondary materials, which contain errors. Samuel H. Mills clearly consulted Greenwich land records to some extent, but he must not have read all of the early deeds. Most importantly, he missed the daughter Sarah who married Jabez Mead. 10. Walter C. Krumm, "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 120 (1989):10-17, 93-97, 159-64 at 161, 222-25; 121 (1990):22-24, 144-49, 221-25, et seq. 11. Krumm, "Rev. Richard Denton" [note 10], 120:161, citing Record 65 (1934):248. 12. New York County Wills, Liber 9, p. 42 [FHL 0,874,518]; Abstracts of Wills in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York 17 vols. Collections of The New-York Historical Society for 1892-1908, 2:187, erroneously calls the third child "Susannah." Krumm, "Rev. Richard Denton," [note 10], 120:161, cites the original will as well..." 5. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 45[1914]:59 has a 1698 Census of Hempstead, New York, on which many Dentons are listed including more than one Samuel Denton who is most likely our Samuel. | Denton, Samuel (I3190)
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| 4944 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication): "Samuel2 Denton (Richard1), was baptised in Coley Chapel, Halifax, Yorkshire on 29 May 1631 probably by his father. In contrast to his brothers in Jamaica, Samuel lived out his long life in Hempstead, Long Island, and is the ancestor to most of the Dentons still living there. In 1673 when the Dutch regained control of Long Island for a few months, their listing of adult males showed Samuel as the only Denton in Hempstead (DHNY 2:526). Specific details of his personal life are sparse, but he married Mary Smith, daughter of John "Rock" Smith of Hempstead say 1664 ("Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y.," 8 vols. 1896-1904, hereafter HTR, 1:162; Will of John Smith, Sr., WNYHS 2:419-21; also see article on this Smith family by Rosalie Fellows Bailey in REC. 88:5-22). Unlike Nathaniel, Samuel seems not to have been civicly active, limiting his community duties to serving occasionally as "pindar" or impounder of stray animals (HTR 1:156, 166) and one term (1663-4) as "Townsman" (HTR 1:149). His consuming passion, for which he had a talent, was the acquisition of real estate and other personal property. In 1662 he (and others) accepted a grant of land from the Hempstead Town Meeting "provided they fence it" (HTR 1:130). There he established what came to be known as the Denton Homestead on the north side of town just west of an area still called Herricks. His father-in-law, John "Rock" Smith lived nearby. From this time until his death the town records attest to Samuel's ability as a dealer in land and farm animals. Some of the acquisitions enlarged the homestead, but even as the town was spreading to Long Island's north and south shores, so was Samuel's property. The 1683 Assessment of Hempstead estimated his holdings at £200 (DHNY 2:528), and a 1685 tabulation credits him with owning 240 acres (Combes, 16). [An interesting project would be to reconstruct Samuel s holdings on a plat map of Hempstead to show the location and extent of his properties.] Testimony in 1685 states that Samuel, with his brothers, was financially involved in the Elizabethtown, New Jersey, land speculation (NJA 1:504-5). A curious litigation in 1701 reveals that Samuel was a slaveowner. According to the stipulation of Ann Wharton, "Mando, a negro woman" petitioned "for the freedom of herself and Hagar, her child," which "Samuel Denton of Queens Co[unty] now refuses to carry out." In response Samuel petitioned the sheriff of Westchester County to apprehend "one Mando, an escaped Negro woman and her child," but the sheriff shortly reported that he could not find her (CEM 285, 289, 305). Three Negroes – a boy, a girl and a man "worth nothing" - are listed in Samuel's estate inventory. On "agust ye 31 1698" a local census was taken, the first one the English are known to have made (REC. 45:54-67). He and his family are listed together: (p. 3, col. 3) samuell Denton may Denton abraham Denton Jonas Denton martha Denton Elizabeth Denton Roger Oburne Samuell Denton abegall Denton samuell Denton Jonathan Rawlin [stepson] abegall Rowlin [stepdaughter] Ruth Denton martha Denton mary Denton Whether these 15 names represent one household or two or three is unclear. The second Samuel Denton would be Samuel2's eldest son Samuel3, followed by the latter's second wife and children of both their previous marriages, Samuel4 and the Rawlin/Rowlin stepchildren. Who "Roger Oburne" [Osborne?] was is unknown - possibly an orphan, relative, or white servant. Eight or ten names above Samuel's appears this group of three Dentons following a "household" of ten "Pursells" [Pearsalls]: Jane Denton Dinah Denton benjamen Denton As a young daughter of Samuel, Jane may have been living with the neighboring Pursells for an unknown reason; Dinah and Benjamin may have been her younger siblings (see note 3, below). Others have suggested that they were her illegitimate Children. Whatever the explanation, their names disappear from the record. Other Hempstead family members descended from Samuel2 in 1698 were: (p. 3, col. 2) Jeams [read James] Denton [his son] Jeane [read Jane] Denton [his son's wife] Jeane [read Jane] Denton [their daughter] (p. 4, col. 4) Phebe Denton [his daughter, living with her sister Hannah and Hannah's husband Thomas Tre(a)dwell] The census shows a rapidly growing family. Probably in anticipation of dying, an aging Samuel in 1710 deeded several parcels of land to his second and third sons (HTR 2:390-4). This practice was not unusual; it avoided making a will, and it mitigated primogeniture, whereby the eldest son inherited all his father's real estate, practically disinheriting younger sons. He was dead by 15 March 1713/14 when an inventory of his personal belongings (movables) was taken by order of Col. John Jackson, Esq., one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for Hempstead, and filed in the Prerogative Court in New York (City) which was the provincial capital. The considerable personal property was valued at £275-6s-6d and ranged from farm animals and slaves to linen, chinaware, clothes and tools. His wife Mary relinquished the task of administering the estate to their sons Samuel, Jr., and Jonas. In the absence of a will containing bequests, they sold the items and paid the heirs in cash.* The accounting by the administrators dated 20 March 1713/14 most of his family (Kenneth Scott and James A. Owre, "Genealogical Data from Inventories of New York Estates 1666-1825," 1970, p. 41): Mary Denton, his widow Peter Smith, son of Mary Ellison, deceased, a daughter [of Samuel] Joseph Robinson and Jane, his wife, a daughter Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth, his wife, a daughter Abraham Denton, a son James Denton, a son Thomas Treadwell and Hannah, his wife, a daughter Robert Mitchell and Phebe, his wife, a daughter Ezekiel Smith and Martha, his wife, a daughter Jonas Denton, a son. Children of Samuel & Mary (Smith) Denton, all born Hempstead: i. Samuel, Jr., b. say 1665. ii. Mary, b. say 1668, d. say 1698; m. (1) Peter Smith a son of Peter and Elizabeth (___) Smith (REC. 85:4-5 and 65:117) say 1686, and (2) (?Thomas) Ellison, say 1691 (REC. 85:5). She had one child. iii. James, b. say 1670. iv. Hannah, b. say 1673, d. 17 Aug 1748, ae. 75 in Smithtown, L.I.; m. by 1695 Capt. Thomas Treadwell of Hempstead, d. 1722, son of John & Elizabeth (Starr) Treadwell; 8 children. See REC.42:314-8, 417-20 for biography and record of descendants. v. Abraham, b. say 1675. vi. Jonas, b. say 1677. vii. Jane, m. Joseph Robinson. viii. Phebe, b. say 1679, d. say 1728; m. (1) Richard Thorne, son of William, Jr. and Winifred (___) Thorne, 29 Aug 1699, and (2) Robert Mitchell, say 1708; 15 children. See Rae. 93:93-7 for biography, record of Thorne descendants, and further references. ix. Martha, b. say 1681, m. Ezekiel Smith. x. Elizabeth, b. say 1684, m. Jonathan Seaman say 1709; 11 children. They went to New Hempstead, Orange Co., N.Y. (Mary Thomas Seaman, "The Seaman Family In America, 1928," p. 37). [*A baffling cash discrepancy appears in the settlement of the estate, valuation of which did not include two small debts owed by Gersham Moore of Newtown. Five days after the inventory a cash distribution was made to most of the heirs, indicating that the estate sale had occurred very quickly. The widow received a one-third share: £91-15-06; nine others carefully named (see list in text) received £14-00-09 each. Although the document totals the distribution at £223-00-09, these sums actually add up to £218-02-03, a discrepancy of £4-18-06. But if Mary received one-third, the total distribution should have been £275-06-06, leaving £57-04-03 unaccounted for. This divides into four additional shares of £14-06-01, very close to the allotments already made. While vagaries of the estate sale could account for this difference, the question arises: Who might have received these other shares2 George Combes (p. 16) solved it this way: Samuel, Jr., a co-administrator of the estate, is not mentioned in the distribution; he would receive the customary double share due to the eldest son. The remaining two shares went to Dinah and Benjamin Denton, two additional children of the deceased who in the 1698 census lived with "their older sister Jane" in a nearby household While lacking verification this is a possible solution. One explanation of why Dinah and Benjamin are not mentioned on the above distribution might be that in 1713 they were still too young Samuel, Jr., could complete the distribution when he took his own shares or when they came of age 21 years later Nathaniel Denton, Jr., mentioned in his will "land that was Benjamin Denton['s]." Perhaps both Benjamins were the same person.]" 2. Citation Information: Judd, Peter H. "Genealogical and Biographical Notes: Haring-Herring, Clark, Denton, White, Griggs, Judd, and Related Families." New York: P.H. Judd, 2005. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005.) The statements are sourced, but I did not copy them yet. The following is only a partial excerpt of the full transcript in the notes of Richard Denton: "Richard1 Denton, b. 1603 in Yorkshire, England, prob. bp. 19 April 1603 in Warley, near Halifax, Yorkshire, England, where a Richard, son of a Richard Denton, was christened; d. 1662-63, possibly in Essex, England; m. ____, probably after graduation from Cambridge in 1623-24. According to Walter C. Krumm, no record has been found of Richard1 Denton's leaving the Anglican Church nor of his emigration to New England,although the latter event was certainly after the birth of his fifth Child, in 1634, when the first settlements in the Massachusetts Bay Colony had most lots taken and out-migration was underway... Children of Richard1 Denton and wife, all born England i. Tymothie2 Denton, bp. 1627. at Turton, Lancashire, where his father was identified as "preacher"; no further record. ii. Nathaniel2 Denton, bp. at Turton, Lancashire 1628/29. iii. Samuel2 Denton, bp. 1631 at Coley, near Halifax, Yorkshire, England. iv. Daniel2 Denton, bp. 1632 at Coley. v. Phoebe2 Denton, bp. 1634 at Coley; no further record." [The list doesn't seem complete since the statement above makes reference to a son Richard whom is not listed in the author's compilation of children.] 3. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010: "Samuel was listed on the 1673 Dutch Census at Hempstead, NY and owned property in Hempstead from 1662 and lived in the area most of his life. Transactions in 1703 show that he owned slaves. In 1685, he was reported to be owning 240 acres of land. The 1698 Census at Hempstead, NY lists six of his nine children. "New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead, intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and Jonas." Papers filed with the clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter, "Hannah, wife of Thomas Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell. From the "Tennessee Valley Historical Review:" Hempstead town records show that Samuel Denton and others took up land, 50 acres each, on the same terms as the first proprietors. In 1663, jointly with Thomas Rushmour, Samuel Denton obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew Garrison's Neck and at Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead. On April 18, 1665, John Smith of Hempstead sold to "my son-in-law Samuel Denton" certain lands. In 1698 he was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed of gifts from Samuel Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of "paternal love and affection I have and do bear toward my well-beloved son James Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman" to land within the township of Hempstead. December 16, 1710. The date of Samuel's inventory was March 15, 1713 and was taken by Obediah Volintine and James Serion. "March 10, 1713, Hempstead. Mary Denton ye widdow and Relict of Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead in Queens County, doth for divers good causes and consideration hereunto moving, refuses to administer upon the estate of her deceased husband, Samuel Denton." So the administration was granted to Samuel and Jonas Denton, sons of said deceased. The records pertaining to the administration of the estate clearly show receipts from the children calling each by name. Therefore we have a definite list of the children of Samuel and Mary Smith Denton. From Genelogical Data from Inventories of NY Estates 1666-1825 by Kenneth Scott and James Owne. "Denton, Samuel of Hempstead, Queens Co., yeoman - Renunciation (20 March 1713/4) of Mary Denton of her right to administer the estate of her dec'd husband in favor of his sons, Samuel and Jonas Denton. Her renunciation was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John Sprague. Inventory (15 March 1713/4) taken and appraised by Obadiah Volentine and James Searing, by order of Col. John. Jackson, J.P. The chief item was a negro boy and girl (90 Pounds) and a Negro man listed as 'worth nothing.' Account of Samuel and Jonas Denton, administrators, records the following payments to heirs of the dec'd.: to Mary Denton (Widow of the dec'd.) to Peter Smith (Son of Mary Ellison, dec'd who was a daughter of the intestate), to Joseph Robinson and Jane his wife (who was a daughter of the dec'd., to Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Abraham Denton (son of the intestate, to James Denton (son of the intestate), to Thomas Beadwell and Hannah his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife (a daughter of the intestate) and to Jonas Denton (a son of the intestate)." 4. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed: "In 1989 there is a need to revise and update the data on the first generations of Dentons in America. Many old records have been newly published and otherwise made available, making possible a more detailed and accurate account of the Rev. Richard Denton and his immediate descendants. This statement does not denigrate the work of earlier researchers, without whose efforts quantities of unique data would have disappeared. First and foremost was Walter Bion Denton (1857-1941), who for fifty years diligently collected Denton data, especially as elicited from Denton descendants. His notes, files, and correspondence (unedited and unindexed) are held in the Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library. Easier to use and resulting from separate research is William A. D. Eardeley's "Manuscript of Notes on the Denton Family in America" (1936; he died the same year). The original document of 289 pages is held in the Queensborough Public Library in Jamaica, New York, but photocopies are available elsewhere. In the same year George D. A. Combes, who had worked with Eardeley in compiling data, produced his manuscript "Genealogy of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton of Hempstead, L.I., for the First Five Generations." As Hempstead Town Historian and acknowledged expert on early Hempstead history, Combes was able to refine and clarify Eardeley's material. Both manuscripts are honest, valuable works. More recently several partial histories of the Dentons in America have appeared. Best known is a 94-page pamphlet entitled "Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton" (1959) by Edythe Whitley, a professional genealogist in Tennessee. Walter Womack, himself a Denton descendant and publisher of the pamphlet, admitted to the numerous inaccuracies it contained but died before he could make the corrections. This is especially regrettable since later Denton family historians have accepted this work and repeated its errors in the opening chapters of their otherwise soundly researched efforts. Currently there are many genealogists at work trying to fill out the Denton family record. Representative of this work are Carroll M. Miller (died 1985) and Tom Jarvis (died 1988) of Dallas, both of whom have diligently amassed data and generously shared their findings with their many correspondents. But the Dean of Denton genealogists today is William DEREL Denton (born 1908) of Elizabethtown, New York. His 50-plus years of interest in the history of the Denton family have brought him into personal and/or postal contact with all of the above researchers. Both his files and his correspondence are voluminous, and his generosity in sharing his time and information is unstinting. One of the best recommendations for the work which follows is that "Bill" Denton has agreed to help edit the text. Currently many Denton researchers are duplicating each other's work by mining the same sources, and often are unable to test the accuracy of earlier "statements of fact" and "family traditions." The time has come to publish a new Denton Family History that incorporates all of the latest available data and dispels the accumulated myths. The article "Who Was the Rev. Richard Denton" which appeared in the July and October 1986 issues of "The Record" was a beginning in this effort. [KP Note: The 1986 article was later updated by the same author in 2004, which I have transcribed and included in the notes of Richard Denton in my database; it is best not to use the 1986 earlier edition.] The present article starts with biographies of Richard's three sons who fathered Denton families (the second generation in America); it will continue into the fifth generation. The author acknowledges the immense work done by his predecessors. Recognizing that a genealogist's work is never done, he knows that this current work is only another step toward a comprehensive family picture. He hopes there are no errors, but will not be surprised when some are found. In that spirit he welcomes communications from other Denton historians. When the Rev. Richard Denton sailed back to England in 1658, he must have felt discouraged; unable to live on his earnings on Long Island or to find better pay in Virginia, he and his wife were returning to England to receive a bequest of £400 awaiting them there ("Ecclesiastical Records, State of New York" 1:411). Apparently he left in America little or no property for his sons to inherit, and he could expect never to see them again. Yet the Presbyterian Church in America has regarded him as their first minister ("Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church," ed. Alfred Nevin, 1884, p. 183-4), and his descendants number in the thousands. It is possible to reconstruct much of Denton's immediate family from English records. As a subsidized university student he was almost certainly unmarried when he was graduated from Catharine's Hall, Cambridge in 1623/4. The next mention of him, found in the baptismal record of his son in July, 1627, identifies him as "preacher at Turton," a small chapelry in Bolton Priory, Lancashire. This suggests that he married c. 1625 (no record has been found) and that his son was born a year or so later. St. Peter's Parish Church, Bolton, has only these two Denton entries (Lancashire Parish Register Society Publications 50:107, 114): "Tymothie Denton, son of Mr. Denton, preacher at Turton baptised 23 July [1627]." "Nathaniell Denton of Turton, son of Mr. Denton 9 March, baptised [1628/9]." Denton's predecessor at Turton, Gilbert Astley, was buried at Bolton on 27 Jan 1625/6 suggesting that his own term began there soon after. The next baptisms show that by 1631 the family had moved to Coley Chapel in Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, 25 miles east of Bolton (records compiled and anglicized by the West Yorkshire Archive Service): "Samuel, son of Richard Denton, Minister of Coley, 29 May, 1631" "Daniel, son of Richard Denton, Curate of Coley, 10 July 1632" "Phoebe, dau. of Richard Denton, minister of Coley, 30 Nov. 1634" Christening usually took place within a few weeks after birth unless sickness postponed it or fear of imminent death hastened it. Tymothie and Phoebe are never heard from again, suggesting that they died young, or if Phoebe survived Childhood, she may have married in an unrecorded ceremony in the New World. Between 1635 and 1640 the Dentons arrived in America although a record of their crossing is lacking; birth records of additional Children, if any, have not survived. Later records in America do show that when the parents returned to England in 1658, three, possibly four, sons remained behind: Nathaniel, Samuel, Daniel, and maybe Richard, Jr.,(1) in that order. Rev. Richard1 Denton, born 1603, probably the one baptised 19 April 1603 at Halifax, Yorkshire; died in England 1662-63 (tradition). For his career see REC. 117:163-6, 211-8 . He and his wife (unidentified) were the parents of at least these Children: i. Tymothie2, b. 1627; no further record. ii. Nathaniel, b. 1628/29. iii. Samuel, b. 1631. iv. Daniel, b. 1632. v. Phoebe, b. 1634; no further record." 5. The book "The Early Settlement of Stamford, Connecticut 1641-1700…," by Jeanne Majdalany, pp. 158-59: "DENTON, Rev Richard - b1586, d1662, m1 ___, m2 ___. The Reverend Richard Denton came from Owram, Yorkshire and was on the James with Matthew Mitchell, arriving in Watertown, MA by 1634. He was in Wethersfield, CT in 1635 and was the leader of the first group of settlers in Stamford in 1641. His house was later that of John Bishop. He also led the group that went to Long Island in 1644, and then returned to England in 1659. Cotton Mather wrote a glowing account of him (cf. Huntington). Descendants: A. John - b1618. B. Daniel -. C. Timothy - bc1627. D. Nathaniel - bc1628, d1730 m Sarah E. Richard - d1658, m1657 Ruth Tileston. F. Samuel - d1714, m Mary Smith. References: Edythe Whitley, "Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton"; Frances Isabel Denton Womack, "The Denton Genealogy." 6. From the internet accessed 15 Jan 2019: "The Origins of Reverend Richard Denton (1601-c.1662)," 20 September 2018, by R. Riegel [Citation: http://www.analent.com/Denton/OriginsOfRichardDenton.pdf]. Note the original PDF should be consulted online since it contains extensive images, extractions, and reproductions of the various sources and documents which cannot be reproduced in this transcription. There is also a copy of the PDF attached to Richard Denton and his family's entry in Family Search: "After reviewing the dubious assertions that Helen Windebank was Richard Denton's wife, I decided to revisit the original documents used to establish basic dates and people in Reverend Denton's life. While doing that research, I discovered several problems with those dates that make them unlikely to be correct. I also discovered evidence that a Richard Denton, likely the Reverend, married Maria Duerden on January 21, 1626 in Yorkshire. Of course, the births of at least 18 Richard Dentons in England between 1585 and 1605 complicated the analysis. Birth. Two years are generally given for the birth of Reverend Richard Denton - 1586 and 1603. But both of those dates are based on circumstantial evidence and both are questionable. They were likely derived by a process of elimination at times in the past when fewer parish records were available for easy (or even laborious) review. When those dates were first proposed, between the 1840's and 1920's, the aggregation of records on the internet obviously did not exist and the only way to research church records in England was to make visits to churches or libraries by horse, carriage, train or ship or by the exchange of correspondence that could take weeks or months. The 1586 birth date appears to come from "The History of Long Island from the Discovery to the Present Time" by Benjamin F. Thomson in 1843 at p. 19: Mr. Denton was born of a good family, at Yorkshire, England, in 1586, and was educated at the university of Cambridge, where he graduated in 1623, and was settled as minister of Coley Chapel, Halifax, for the period of seven years... [H]e probably arrived in New England, with Governor Winthrop, in 1630... He returned to England (says the Rev. Mr. Heywood, his successor at Halifax) in 1659, and spent the remainder of his life at Essex, where he died in 1662, aged 76. The cause of his departure from America is involved in mystery, particularly as he left behind him his four sons Richard, Samuel, Nathaniel and Daniel... Thompson gave no source for his 1586 date and I have found no baptismal records to support that date. That same date was repeated in "Ecclesiastical Records, State of New York," Vol III, (1902) in a footnote on page 1464. The 1603 birth date appears to come from the "Dictionary of National Biography," Vol XIV, (1888), p. 380: DENTON, RICHARD (1603-1663), divine, was born in 1603 in Yorkshire, and lived at Priestley Green [near Halifax in Yorkshire]. He took his B.A. degree at Catharine Hall, Sherlock Court, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge University Cambridge, 1623. He became minister of the chapel of Coley, near Coley Hall... Here he remained about seven years ... This 1603 date is supported by a Warley Parish (also known as Warley Town) baptism record for: "April 10 [1603] Richard Rich: Denton War[ley]” in the West Yorkshire County Record Office, Newstead Road, Wakefield. That record is cited by Walter C. Krumm in his article "Meeting the Reverend Richard Denton (1603 - 1663?)" appearing in the "Connecticut Ancestry," journal published by the Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Vol. 47, No. 2, Dec. 2004. The 1603 date also appears in Alumni Cantabrigienses, Part I, Vol II, John Venn (1922) (a biographical list of Cambridge University graduates) which cites the Dictionary of National Biography as one of its sources at p. 34: DENTON, RICHARD. Matric. sizar from St Catharine's, Easter, 1621. B. 1603, in Yorkshire. B.A. 1623-4. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) Mar. 9, 1622-3; priest, June 8, 1623. C. of Coley Chapel, Halifax, for some years. Went to New England, e. 1638. Preacher at Stamford, Conn.; and at Hempstead, Long Island, for 15 years. Returned to England, 1659. Said to have died at Hempstead, Essex, 1663. Author, Soliliquia Sacra. (Felt, 515; J. G. Bartlett; D.N.B.) [Emphasis added.] “Sizar” means “[a]n undergraduate at Cambridge... receiving financial help from the college and formerly having certain menial duties.” Oxford Dictionaries. Presumably, if Reverend Richard Denton received assistance to attend Cambridge, his father was not rich enough to pay for his entire education. “Felt” refers to Joseph B. Felt's The Ecclesiastical History of New England (1862). J. G. Bartlett (1872-1927) of Boston supplied biographical accounts of Cambridge students who emigrated to New England prior to 1650. Alumni Cantabrigienses, Vol 1, p. xviii. And, “D.N,B.”stands for the Dictionary of National Biography. Note that the foregoing biographical entry is not a quote from a Cambridge University record. Rather, it is a 1922 compilation of information from various sources including the Dictionary of National Biography (1888) as stated above. In fact, the preface to Volume I of the Alumni Cantabrigienses discusses some of the difficulties encountered while developing the biographical information.: As this [the Matriculation Register for the entire university of Cambridge] is the only official record of membership, it ought to be complete and trustworthy. Unfortunately it is neither the one nor the other. Very many names of students who undoubtedly came into residence are omitted altogether. Indeed one negligent Registrary has emphasized his term of office (1590-1601) by failing to record any matriculations at all... [The University records] give no personal information, beyond the very vague suggestion as to social status, afforded by the fact of matriculation as fellow-commoner, pensioner, or sizar. It is from the College Admission Registers, exclusively, that we can obtain such facts as parentage, birth-place, age, school, and so forth... [A description of the records available from each college then follows:] (9) St Catharine's [the college attended by Reverend Richard Denton]. Commences about 1627; but is scarcely more than a list of names, ... Note that the student records for St. Catharine's College, which Rev. Richard Denton attended, did not begin until 1627, several years after he graduated. Dates. Dates in England prior to 1752 can be confusing and ambiguous. See the Lancashire Online Parish Clerks Project: Prior to 1752, the Julian calendar was in use in England. In this calendar, the new year began on 25 March each year, so 31 Dec would be followed by 1 Jan of the same year, and 24 Mar would be followed by 25 Mar the following year. This applied up to 31 Dec 1751, after which the Gregorian calendar was adopted. 31 Dec 1751 was followed by 1 Jan 1752. To solve this problem, the Lancashire Online Parish Clerks Project uses a dual date for the period from 1 January to 24 March of each year: To avoid any ambiguity, we record dates between 1 Jan and 24 Mar of each year prior to 1752 as dual dates. So for example, 31 Dec 1746 is followed by 1 Jan 1746/7, 2 Jan 1746/7 and so on until 24 Mar 1746/7, then 25 Mar 1747. The Alumni Cantabrigienses used a similar system but said: Sometimes, however, this is not possible, and then we have to leave the exact date ambiguous. Thus, when any one is said, in these volumes, to have died 'Feb. 15, 1615,' it is meant that we simply do not know whether this should stand 1614-5, or 1615-6. A number of these puzzles have been left us, the Dictionary of National Biography itself being a notinfrequent offender. In addition, determining what year written in a church record was actually intended can also pose issues. The Lancashire Online Parish Clerks Project describes the problem as follows: Sometimes the minister would not record the change of year correctly, forgetting to do it until a few days later. The information presented on our website will normally reflect the change of year at the point where it should have occurred, not necessarily where the minister wrote it. And, the Alumni Cantabrigienses said: The principal difficulty one has to face is this. In taking a date, from an ordinary history of the popular kind, we often do not know what the author means. Has he simply copied some contemporary record - parish register, tombstone, etc. - or has he tacitly substituted the modem reckoning? Wherever we can determine which he has done we have substituted the double date in order to avoid confusion. Finally, the CCEd Clergy of the Church of England Database displays only a single year in its dates and does not explain whether that is the actual date shown in the historical record or whether it has been adjusted from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. The foregoing issues suggest viewing all dates from this period with extra caution. Ordination as a Deacon and Priest. The Church of England's records for Rev. Richard Denton appear under his given name Richard (CCEd Person ID: 33942), but also under the given name “Roger” (CCEd Person ID 134825), and both entries must be viewed to see all of his records. The reason for this error in names is not clear. While Rev. Denton's record under the name Richard indicates that he was ordained as a deacon at Peterborough Cathederal on 9 March 1622, his record under the name Roger indicates he was ordained a deacon a year later on 9 March 1623. Venn also gives his ordination as a deacon as 9 March 1623 (Gregorian) in Alumni Cantabrigienses. Rev. Denton's “qualification” to be a deacon was noted as “literate” which meant that he had not yet earned his degree from Cambridge but that the bishop judged he had sufficient education to qualify for ordination. See CCEd Clergy of the Church of England Database. The Church of England's CCEd database also states that Rev. Richard Denton was ordained as a Priest on 8 June 1623, the same Gregorian date given by Venn and only three months after being ordained a deacon. But Rev. Denton's record in Venn's Alumni Cantabrigienses indicates that he received his B.A. degree from Cambridge in 1624 (Gregorian), while the CCEd database gives 7 March 1628 for his graduation date. (That 1628 graduation date is exactly the same as the CCEd date given for his appointment as Curate at Turton and likely in error.) Typically, a university degree was required for ordination as a priest and one year would pass between ordination as a deacon (1623) and ordination as a priest. In addition, about nine out of ten B.A. degrees were awarded in January but, when awarded after March 25th, were technically called Ad Baptistam (A.B.) degrees. See Alumni Cantabrigienses, Vol 1, Venn (1922), p. xvi. Therefore, Rev. Denton's ordination as a priest was more likely to have been in June 1624 after his graduation from Cambridge and receipt of the typical B.A. Degree in January, 1624. In fact, mental contortions are required to explain all of these inconsistent dates unless one makes just one simple correction to Rev. Denton's ordination date as a priest from 1623 to 1624. In the 17th Century (and even today) priests could not be ordained in the Church of England until they were at least 23 years old (called the “canonical age”). (See “Sources of Personal History,” “Ordinations” in the Preface to Alumni Cantabrigienses, Vol 1, (1922), p. xii and Canon C-3-6 of the Church of England. Also see The Oxford History of the Laws of England, Vol. 1, R. H. Helmholz (2004), p. 273 et seq.) If Rev. Richard Denton was ordained in 1624, then he should have been born no later than 1601. Thus, a birth date in 1603 would have precluded his ordination. The Preface to Alumni Cantabrigienses, Vol 1, (1922) says the church records of ordinations indicate that ordinations “almost invariably” occurred within a year or two after the ordinand turned 23. The Church of England database indicates that Rev. Denton was not officially given his own church until 7 March 1628 (likely 1629 under the Gregorian calendar) when he was appointed Curate of St. Bartholomew's (later renamed St. Anne's) Church in Turton, Lancashire. The record for that appointment notes he had his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cambridge. The St. Anne's web site, however, states that Rev. Denton became an incumbent in Turton in 1627. And, the baptism record for Rev. Denton's first son, Tymothie, at nearby St. Peter in Bolton on 23 July 1627 states that Rev. Denton was already a preacher at Turton. The St. Anne's web site also indicates that Rev. Denton held an M.A. (Master of Arts) degree. While I have found no other source for that M.A., it could explain where Rev. Denton was during at least some of the years between 1624 and 1627. A list of all the Richard Dentons I could find who were born in England between 1585 and 1606 is included at the end of this document. Below is a list of those baptized between 1595 and 1601: (Baptism Date Location Father's Name) Denton Richard 29 Jun 1595 St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire, WR Denton Richard 21 Sep 1595 Holborn, London Richard Denton Denton Ric. 18 Apr 1596 Royston, Yorkshire Denton Richard 12 Nov 1599 Fishlake, Yorkshire, WR Edward Denton Denton Ric 1 Jan 1600/1 Tonbridge, Kent Wm Denton Denton Richard 19 Apr 1601 Halifax, Yorkshire, WR Henry Denton “WR” = West Riding, Yorkshire As stated above, Reverend Richard Denton was a priest at St. Anne's Church in Turton, Lancashire from 1627 to 1631. The following is a list of “Incumbents at Turton” from the St. Anne's web site: Incumbents of Turton 1596 Gilbert Astley/Aston 1610 "Well supplied with ministers" 1627 Richard Denton M.A. 1632 Mr Boden Walter Krum in his "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," (The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 120 [1989]: 10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121 [1990]: 221-225) states: It is possible to reconstruct much of Denton's immediate family from English records. As a subsidized university student he was almost certainly unmarried when he was graduated from Catharine's Hall, Cambridge in 1623/4. The next mention of him, found in the baptismal record of his son in July, 1627, identifies him as "preacher at Turton," a small chapelry in Bolton Priory, Lancashire. This suggests that he married c. 1625 (no record has been found) and that his son was born a year or so later. St. Peter's Parish Church, Bolton, has only these two Denton entries (Lancashire Parish Register Society Publications 50:107, 114) [emphasis added.]: "Tymothie Denton, son of Mr. Denton, preacher at Turton baptised 23 July [1627]." "Nathaniell Denton of Turton, son of Mr. Denton baptised 9 March [1629]." Marriage. While Walter Krum did not find any record of Reverend Denton's marriage, four records of men named Richard Denton marrying in Yorkshire in 1625 and 1626 do exist. The first indicates that “Richus” (Richard) Denton married Maria Duerden in Halifax, Yorkshire on January 21, 1626 (using the Gregorian calendar). The surname “Duerden” was variously spelled as Durden, Dearden and Deurden. A Maria Durden was baptised in Heptonstall, St. Anne's Church, Turton, Yorkshire about 5 miles west of Halifax, on 14 Oct 1604. This Maria Durden/Duerden's father's name was Thomas. A Thomas Duerden is also shown in the Clergy of the Church of England Database (CCEd) as a Curate in Rochdale, Lancashire in 1592. Rochdale is about 15 miles from both Heptonstall where Maria was baptised and Bolton where Rev. Denton became a Curate by 1627. Rochdale is also in an area that, at various times, has been part of the counties of West Riding, Yorkshire and Lancashire. In fact, the Church of England describes Rochdale as being in the county of “Lancashire, West Riding, Yorkshire.” Two more daughters of Thomas Duerden were baptised in Heptonstall, Sara on 1 April 1607 and Grace on 20 January 1610. The CCEd comments about Rev. Thomas Duerden say: "Clasisified in 1592 amongst 'no graduates, but preachers, honest men'.” There is also some evidence that the Heptonstall, Halifax Denton and Durden families knew each other. An Agnes Dentone was married to Robert Durden in Halifax in June, 1572. In addition, a Richard Duerden was baptised in Halifax on 10 January 1601/2 to a father named Richard in Sowerby which is only a mile or two from Warley where Rev. Denton was born. This Richard Duerden would have been Rev. Denton's age, they may have known each other and, perhaps, even attended Heath Grammar School together. This young Richard may also have been Maria Duerden's cousin. And, a Richard Dearden (perhaps young Richard Duerden's father) was a Governor of the Heath Grammar School (1624-26) in Halifax which Rev. Denton had likely attended before leaving for Cambridge in 1621. Heath Grammar School: A Popular History of the Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth, at Heath, Thomas Cox (1879), p. 121. A second marriage record indicates that a Richardi Denton (who died 23 Mar 1653/4 in Normanton) married an Editha Oatly on June 29, 1625 in Wragby, Yorkshire, but I could find no record of her birth. There are records, however, for the birth of a son named Richard on 25 Nov 1627 in Normanton, Yorkshire and another son named William on 23 Dec 1631 in Normanton. A third record indicates that a Richard Denton married Margaret Patterson in Costessey, Norfolk in July, 1626. A Margaret Patterson was baptised October 11, 1601 in Gressenhall, Norfolk to Jon Patterson. Records indicate, however, that this Richard Denton died in Feltwell, Norfolk on 12 Dec 1626. A fourth record appears in The Registers of the Parish Church of Adel in the County of York, George Lumb (1895). That entry on page 22 reads as follows: “Mariages in the yeare 1625. May 11. Richard Denton maried Susanna Coates, they being both of this pish.” The entry for this marriage on FreeReg.org indicates that Susanna Coates was a “servant to the Parson of Adle [sic]” and the church was named St. John the Baptist. Adel is a village about 14 miles northeast of Halifax, Yorkshire and is now a suburb of Leeds. (See maps infra.) While the Adel Parish Registers say Susanna Coates was "of this parish," there are also records for two Susanna/Susan Coates baptised in England around that time. A Susanna Coates was baptised December 30, 1593 in Fulborn, Cambridgeshire to Christofer Coates and a Susan Coates was baptised August 19, 1604 in Petworth, Sussex to Radulphj [sic] Coates. In addition, the baptism records for St. John the Baptist Church in Halifax include two children of a Richard Denton from Adel: George baptised 26 Mar 1626 and Mary baptised 1 Aug 1629. The marriage of Reverend Richard Denton in the 1625-26 time frame would fit neatly with his graduation from Cambridge in 1624 and the birth of Reverend Denton's first son in 1627. Earlier in the 1620's, other Richard Denton's married: 1. Jana Nicoll (bp. 30 Nov 1589 in Huddersfield) at St. Peter in Huddersfield, Yorkshire in 1620, 2. Sara Hall (bp. 7 Dec 1600 in Mirfield) at St. Mary in Mirfield, Yorkshire in 1621 and 3. Bridget Hancock (bp.1602 in Worcestershire) in London in 1622. Records for those marriages also appear at the end of this document. Helen Windebank. A record does exist for the marriage of a Richard Denton to a Helen Windebank on 16 Nov 1612 at Southwark, St. Saviour in Surrey, England (near London). (That record is included at the end of this document.) Since searches do not reveal other records for a “Helen” Windebank, this “Helen” is likely “Ellen Windebank,” baptised on 5 February 1593 in Hurst, Berkshire and the daughter of a Thomas Windebank. See A History of the Parish of Hurst in Berkshire, Rev. John Wimberley (1937). If this Helen or Ellen had married Reverend Denton in 1612, why was their first child not born until fifteen years later, in 1627? And, why would Reverend Denton start college at Cambridge nine years after their marriage? In addition, searches reveal only one other Helen or Ellen Windebank who was baptized in England between 1583 and 1603. Her name was “Ellyn Windebanke” and she was baptized on 1 Feb 1597 (perhaps 1598 under the Gregorian calendar) in Cornwall, about as far from Yorkshire as one could get. Given there were eight Richard Denton's baptised in England between 1588 and 1593 alone, Rev. Denton was not the only Richard Denton Helen or Ellen could have chosen to marry. If one were to believe Reverend Richard Denton had been born earlier in the 1590's and had been married between 1610 and 1620, three Richard Dentons married three other women during that period: 1. Grace Mawde (bp. 12 Dec 1591 in Halifax) in 1612 in Elland, Yorkshire, 2. Eleanor Guy in 1615 in Southwark, St. Saviour, Surrey and 3. Susan Bouthoumley (bp. 1592, 1595 or 1598 in Elland) in 1618 in Elland, Yorkshire. Records for those marriages also appear at the end of this document. Marriages Summary. In light of the foregoing evidence, the most logical conclusion would be that Reverend Richard Denton married Maria Duerden in 1626. And, a marriage at a Yorkshire church in 1625 or 1626 shortly after Rev. Denton graduated from Cambridge in 1623/4 and then worked on his Masters degree, coupled with the birth of his (their) first child in 1627, simply makes the most logical sense in light of the evidence available, as suggested by Walter Krumm, supra. Which Richard Denton was the Reverend? There were four Richard Dentons born in Yorkshire between 1595 and 1601 who may have been the Reverend Richard Denton. The Richard Denton born in Fishlake in 1599 was the only Richard born in Fishlake between 1520 and 1640 except for a Richard Denton born to a Richard Denton on 4 Mar 1632. (There were fewer than 30 baptisms in Fishlake between 1600 and 1640.) It seems likely that the Richard born in 1632 was the son of the Richard born in 1599 which makes it unlikely this Richard Denton was the Reverend. A “Rychard” Denton married Jane Greenold in Royston, Yorkshire in 1624. There was then a John Denton born in Royston in 1628 to a father also named “Rychard” Denton. If this “Rychard” Denton was the "Ric. Denton" baptised in Royston on 18 Apr 1596 then it is unlikely this Rychard or Ric was the Reverend Denton. There was a Richard Denton baptised at St. John the Baptist in Halifax on 29 June 1595. There was also a marriage of Rich Denton to Susan Bouthoumley in Elland, Halifax in 1618 and the birth of a Jana Denton to a Richard Denton in Elland on 25 July 1624. In addition, if this Richard were the Reverend, he would have been 29 years old at the time of his ordination in the summer of 1624. That age would have put him 6 years past the age (23) at which Anglican priests were "almost invariably" ordained. Finally, there was a Richard Denton (the son of Henry Denton) baptised in Halifax on 19 April 1601. If this Richard was the Reverend, he would have been 23 years old if he was ordained in June 1624. Because church records were not always accurate, it is likely that the year shown in the CCEd database for his ordination (1623) is wrong. After all, the Church database suggests he was ordained a priest before he had graduated from Cambridge and before he had been a deacon for a year, contrary to Canon Law. And, while the Church database noted Rev. Denton's qualification to be a deacon as “literate,” it did not give that same qualification for becoming a priest only three months later. Also, while Rev. Richard Denton is noted on the St. Anne's, Turton web site as being a preacher there in 1627, the Church of England's database states his appointment to Turton and his graduation from Cambridge were both on 7 March 1628 (1629 Gregorian). And, the Church of England database erroneously lists Rev. Richard Denton's appointment as Curate at Coley under the name Roger Denton in 1633 (1634 Gregorian) although Rev. Richard Denton was at Coley by 1631. Correcting the year Rev. Denton was ordained a priest to 1624 gives a more natural progression of his career and a progression that complies with Canonical and Parliamentary law: (1) matriculation at Cambridge in 1621, (2) ordination as a deacon in March, 1623, (3) graduation from Cambridge in January, 1624, (4) 23rd birthday on 19 April, 1624 and (5) ordination as a priest in June, 1624 at age 23 and one year after becoming a deacon. Coley. After serving at St. Anne's Church in Turton, Rev. Denton became the minister at Coley Chapel in 1631. Coley is several miles northeast of Halifax. The Church of England records (which erroneously show his given name as Roger) state that he was appointed Curate at Coley on 5 February 1633 (1634 under the Gregorian calendar). Rev. Denton and his family lived nearby at Priestly Green. While at Coley. Rev. Denton and his wife had five more children. Three of those children are listed in the Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton, by Walter C. Krumm in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225: The next baptisms show that by 1631 the family had moved to Coley Chapel in Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, 25 miles east of Bolton (records compiled and anglicized by the West Yorkshire Archive Service): Samuel, son of Richard Denton, Minister of Coley, 29 May, 1631 Daniel, son of Richard Denton, Curate of Coley, 10 July 1632 Phoebe, dau. of Richard Denton, minister of Coley, 30 Nov. 1634 But Walter Krum missed two more children of Rev. Denton: Peter who was baptised on 6 January 1637 (Gregorian calendar) at Coley, and Mary who was baptised on 21 June 1638 at Hipperholme, a chapel only about a mile from Coley. Copies of the Halifax Bishop's transcripts for those baptisms appear at the end of this memo. The Reverend Oliver Heywood (1630-1702) later succeeded Reverend Denton at the Coley church in about 1651. Rev. Heywood stated that Reverend Richard Denton was the Curate at St. John the Baptist Church, Coley, Yorkshire for about 7 years, at which time he emigrated to New England. Rev. Heywood's substantially contemporaneous recollection would place Rev. Denton and his family at Coley from 1631 to about 1638. See The Rev Oliver Heywood, His Autobiography, Diaries, Anecdote and Event Books, Vol IV, Horsfall Turner (ed.) (1885), pp. 11-12. Emigration. While some authors have asserted that Rev. Denton had migrated to Watertown, Massachusetts and Wethersfield by 1635, those assertions have been made without citing evidence and are unlikely. For example, Sherman W. Adams, a contributing author to Henry R. Stiles' 1904 book The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut, Vol. 1, took conflicting positions about Rev. Denton's arrival date in Wethersfield. On pages 20-21, Sherman claimed that Rev. Denton was with six other men who went from Watertown to Wethersfield on May 29, 1635. But on pages 135-136 Sherman said that Rev. Denton “came from Watertown, Mass., in 1638.” And, he noted it was strange that his name did not appear along with six other Wethersfield founders on a Court document dated April 26, 1636 authorizing the formation of a church in Wethersfield. We know, however, that Rev. Denton's daughter Mary was baptised at Hipperholme (only about a mile from Coley) in June of 1638 with his occupation as “minister” noted at the end of that baptism entry. And, we know that Reverend Heywood wrote that Rev. Denton remained at Coley in Yorkshire until about 1638 (the same date adopted by Venn in his Alumni Cantabrigienses, Part I, Vol II, (1922)). Rev. Denton's migration to New England was likely prompted by the appointment of Richard Marsh as the new Vicar of Halifax in April of 1638 and the re-imposition of preReformation Church of England liturgical practices. See “Century of Revolution,” Halifax Minster. In fact, Rev. Oliver Heywood who succeeded Rev. Denton at Coley in about 1651 said: Mr. Denton ... was a good minister of Jesus Christ, affluent in his worldly circumstances, and had several children. He continued here about seven years; times were sharp, the bishops being in their height. In his time came out the book for sports on the Sabbath days. He saw he could not do what was required, feared further persecution, and therefore took the opportunity of going into New England. He returned to Old England about 1659, and lived and died in Essex. In his time the chapel at Coley was enlarged." Memoirs of the Rev. Oliver Heywood, B.A., Rev. Richard Slate (1827) , p. 20. We also know that Rev. Denton's name does not appear on the passenger lists for the many ships sailing from England to America in the 1630's. See the Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's. Most of those passenger lists for the late 1630's are for journeys from London, Southampton and Bristol. And the number of those lists available becomes smaller and smaller from about 1636 forward. But there was another port closer to Coley at Hull, Yorkshire and only about 70 miles away from Coley. Another Yorkshire minister named Ezekiel Rogers from Rowley reportedly organized a fleet of eight to eleven ships from Hull to Massachusetts in 1638. The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield, Connecticut, Paul Reed and John Sharp, in The American Genealogist (2001), p. 20. But, again, the passenger lists for those ships are not yet available, presuming they still exist. Reverend John Sherman was one of the six members of the Watertown church who founded the Wethersfield church in April 1636 where he was the minister until he moved to Milford, New Haven between November 1639 and May, 1640. The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut, Vol. 1, Henry Stiles (1904), p. 135. In 1638, Reverend Denton became the seventhmember of the Wethersfield church as noted by Henry Stiles, ibid., p. 136: “This seventh member may have been the Rev. Richard Denton, who came from Watertown Mass., in 1638.” The distinction between the original six members of the Wethersfield church who had come from Watertown in 1636 and the later seven members was also noted by Rev. E.B. Huntington in his History of Stamford, Connecticut (1868) at p. 14 where he said “"The church at Wethersfield had only seven voting members, six who had come from Watertown, and one who had joined them.” Because Rev. Denton's daughter Mary was baptised in Halifax in June of 1638, Rev. Denton and his family must have spent very little time in Watertown, if any at all. In fact, there is no record Rev. Denton was made a “freeman” (a church member and voter) in Watertown. When Rev. Denton and his family arrived in Wethersfield in 1638, the church was in the midst of a dispute among its members. That dispute ultimately led to a split, with many Wethersfield families (including Rev. Denton's) arranging in November of 1640 to purchase land from New Haven which they later named Stamford. Rev. Denton did receive a deed on April 10, 1640 for 15 acres of land in Wethersfield. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776, (Hartford 1850-1890) Vol 1, p. 63. The move to Stamford occurred in the summer of 1641. History of Stamford, Connecticut, ibid. But by 1644, Rev. Denton, his family and many of his parishioners were on the move again, this time to Hempstead on Long Island. In 1647 the original settlers of Hempstead created a written record of their original 1644 allotments of land which included a list with the names of those settlers. Rev. Denton was on that list along with his sons Nathaniel, Daniel and Samuel. His son Peter was not included because he had died in 1637, six months after his birth. But a new son, named Richard Denton, Junior was included. The Early History of Hempstead, Long Island, Charles Moore (1878), pp. 6-8. Richard Denton, Jr. does not appear on any of the original Bishop's Transcripts of baptisms in Halifax between 1624 and 1640, nor does he appear among the baptisms in Lancashire from 1611 to 1635. Although the earliest baptism recorded in Stamford was for Jonathan Bell in September 1640-41, there are no baptisms recorded for any Dentons in Stamford. History of Stamford, Connecticut, Huntington (1868), p. 155 et seq. Nevertheless, Richard, Jr. does appear on the list of Hempstead settlers in 1644. The only other location Richard Denton, Jr. might have been born would have been Wethersfield. Unfortunately, none of those Wethersfield records remain: The total absence of any church records during the first sixty-two years of its existence leaves us in complete ignorance of Wethersfield's religious history during that period... The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut, Vol. 1, supra, p.135. In 1656, Nathaniel (b.1628/9) and Daniel (b.1632) Denton are both shown on a certificate for the purchase of Jamaica on Long Island. But Samuel (b.1631) and Richard, Jr. remained in Hempstead after their parents returned to England in 1658. Then, in 1685 Samuel is shown as owning 240 acres while Richard, Jr. is shown as owning only 50 acres. Richard, Junior's smaller land holdings suggest he may have been the younger brother. History of Long Island, Thompson, Vol 2, 3rd ed., (1918), pp. 494, 584. Given this evidence, it seems most likely that Richard Denton, Jr. was born in Wethersfield circa 1640. The full list of Reverend Richard Denton's children follows: Tymothie, 1627 Jul 23, Turton, Bolton, Lancashire (died 1631) Nathaniel, 1629 March 9 [Gregorian], Turton, Bolton, Lancashire Samuel, 1631 May 29, Coley, Halifax, Yorkshire Daniel, 1632 Jul 10, Coley, Halifax, Yorkshire Phoebe, 1634 Nov 30, Coley, Halifax, Yorkshire Peter, 1637 Jan 6 [Gregorian], Coley, Halifax, Yorkshire (died June 1637) Mary 1638 Jun 21, Hipperholme/Coley, Halifax, Yorkshire Richard, Jr., b.c.1640, probably Wethersfield, Connecticut Return to England. Reverend Denton did likely return to England with his wife about 1658. Two men who knew Rev. Denton in New York (Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius) wrote in October 1657 that Rev. Denton intended to return to England with his “sickly wife” to collect an inheritance of 400 pounds from a “friend.” Ecclesiastical Records, State of New York, Vol I, 1901, p. 407. Some suggest Rev. Denton and his wife went to Essex, east of London, upon their return. (A Wethersfield in Essex was the namesake for Wethersfield, Connecticut. Ezekiel Rogers' father, Richard, had been a famous pastor in Wethersfield, Essex for 43 years. The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut, Vol. 1, Henry R. Stiles (1904), p. 52, et seq.) It is also possible that Rev. Denton and his wife made their way back to Yorkshire, although Rev. Oliver Heywood, who succeeded Rev. Denton at Coley Chapel near Halifax in about 1651 and who knew of Rev. Denton, did not mention any return by Rev. Denton to Halifax. Unfortunately, again, the ship on which Rev. Denton and his wife returned to England has not been identified. After Rev. Denton returned to England, Oliver Cromwell died in September 1658 and Charles II was restored to the throne in May 1660. Then, Parliament adopted the Act of Uniformity in May 1662 which required the use of the new Book of Common Prayer and gave English priests until 24 August 1662 to comply. Nearly 2,500 priests were ejected from the Church of England for failing to comply with the Act of Uniformity, but Rev. Denton was not included in the list of those ejected, suggesting he may have died before The Great Ejection. See Freedom After Ejection, Gordon Alexander (1917). For a much more in depth review of Reverend Richard Denton's life, see the discussion called The Origins of Reverend Richard Denton on Geni.com. [https://www.geni.com/people/Rev-Richard-Denton/4295150054050067693#/tab/discussion] Timeline for Reverend Richard Denton 1601 April 19 - Richard Denton baptised at Warley, Halifax 1604 Aug 14 - Maria Durden baptised in Heptonstall (near Halifax) c.1606-c.1620 - Probably at Heath Grammar School with Henry Priestley 1621 - Became sizar at St Catharine's College, Cambridge 1623 March 9 (Gregorian) - Ordained deacon at Peterborough Cathederal 1624 January (Gregorian) - BA degree from Cambridge 1624 April 19 - Turned 23 and then one year after being ordained deacon 1624 June 8 - Ordained a priest at Peterborough (erroneously reported as 1623) 1624 June through 1625 - Teaching at Cambridge for his Master's degree 1626 January 21 (Gregorian) - Married Maria Duerden in Halifax 1626 - Curate at Turton Chapel, living in Bolton, Lancashire. Chapel says 1627; church records say 7 Mar 1629 (Gregorian). Gilbert Astley, prior Turton priest, buried 27 January 1626. 1627 July 23 - Tymothie baptised at St. Peter in Bolton. Baptism record confirms Rev. Denton a preacher at Turton, Lancashire in 1627. 1629 Mar 9 (Gregorian) - Nathaniel baptised at St Peter in Bolton, Lancashire 1631 - Became Curate at Coley (near Halifax). Stays at Priestley Green owned by Henry Priestley or the Sunderland family. Edward Sunderland was a local Curate in 1605. 1631 May 29 - Samuel baptised at Coley. Evidence he was at Coley/Halifax in 1631. 1631 Jul 28 - Tymothie buried at Coley 1632 Jul 10 - Daniel baptised at Coley 1634 Sep 29 - Phoebe baptised at Coley. Krumm found no later evidence of her existence. 1637 Jan 6 - Peter, baptised at Coley [Gregorian] . Died June 1637. 1638 Apr 12 - Richard Marsh appointed Vicar of Halifax to restore pre-Reformation liturgical practices. Likely substantial contributing cause for migrating to New England. 1638 June 21 - Mary, baptised at Hipperholme/Coley 1638 - John of London and fleet of 8 to 11 ships sail from Hull, Yorkshire to New England. No evidence when or on what ship Rev. Denton sailed. 1638 - Denton family emigrated to Wethersfield, CT. 1640 Apr 10 deed to 15 acres in Weathersfield is first written evidence of Rev. Denton in America. c.1640 - Richard, Jr., born probably at Wethersfield 1641 - Denton family moved to Stamford, CT 1644 - Denton family moved to Hempstead, Long Island 1656 - Nathaniel (b.1628/9) and Daniel (b.1632) purchased Jamaica, Long Island with others 1658 - Rev. Richard Denton and Maria returned to England to collect inheritance 1658 September 3 - Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth, died 1660 May 29 - Charles II restored to the throne 1662 Aug 24 - Deadline to comply with Act of Uniformity and use new Book of Common Prayer. 2,500 priests ejected from church in "Great Ejection." Rev. Denton not listed as among those ejected. 1685 - Samuel (b.1631) owned 240 acres and Richard, Jr. (b.c.1640) owned 50 acres in Hempstead [The following documents and images are in the PDF for which I only include the the sources as follows:] Richard Denton Baptism 1601 April 19 at Warley, Halifax "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Halifax, St John the Baptist 1601," database, Ancestry.com (accessed 31 Aug. 2018), entry for Richard Denton baptism, 19 Apr 1601, West Yorkshire Archive Service Reference D53/1/4 (Image ID: 32355_248981-00943). Maria Duerden Baptism 1604 Oct 14 at St. Thomas, Heptonstall "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Heptonstall, St Thomas 1604," database, Ancestry.com (accessed 5 Sep. 2018), entry for Maria Duerden baptism, 14 Oct 1604, West Yorkshire Archive Service Reference D149/1 (Image ID: 32355_248834-00222). Richard Denton and Maria Duerden Marriage 1625/6 Jan 21 in Halifax Richus Denton and Maria Duerden marriage 21 January 1625/6, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. From the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York. Yorkshire Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts. Database FindMyPast.com (accessed 3 Sept. 2018), entry for Maria Duerden, marriage 21 January 1625/6 (file name: GBPRS_YORKSHIRE_007587960_00045.jpg). Samuell Denton Baptism 1631 May 29 at Coley, Halifax "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Halifax, St John the Baptist 1631," database, Ancestry.com (accessed 29 Aug. 2018), entry for Samuel Denton baptism, 29 May 1631, West Yorkshire Archive Service Reference D53/1/5 (Image ID: 32355_248981-01351). Tymothy Denton Burial 1631 July 28 at Coley, Halifax "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Halifax, St John the Baptist 1631," database, Ancestry.com (accessed 20 Sep. 2018), entry for Tymothy Denton burial, 28 July 1631, West Yorkshire Archive Service Reference D53/1/5 (Image ID: 32355_248981-01352). Daniell Denton Baptism 1632 Jul 10 at Coley, Halifax "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Halifax, St John the Baptist 1632," database, Ancestry.com (accessed 29 Aug. 2018), entry for Daniel Denton baptism, 10 Jul 1632, West Yorkshire Archive Service Reference D53/1/5 (Image ID: 32355_248981-01365). Phebe Denton Baptism 1634 Sep 29 at Coley, Halifax "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Halifax, St John the Baptist 1634," database, Ancestry.com (accessed 29 Aug. 2018), entry for Phebe Denton baptism, 29 Sep 1634, West Yorkshire Archive Service Reference D53/1/5 (Image ID: 32355_248981-01392). Peter Denton Baptism 1636/7 Jan 6 at Coley, Hipperholme, Halifax "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Halifax, St John the Baptist 1636," database, Ancestry.com (accessed 29 Aug. 2018), entry for Peter Denton baptism, 6 Jan 1636/7, West Yorkshire Archive Service Reference D53/1/5 (Image ID: 32355_248981-01421). Peter Denton Burial 1637 June 5 at Hipperholme, Halifax "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Halifax, St John the Baptist 1637," database, Ancestry.com (accessed 20 Sep. 2018), entry for Piter Denton burial, 5 June 1637, West Yorkshire Archive Service Reference D53/1/5 (Image ID: 32355_248981-01426). Mary Denton Baptism 1638 Jun 21 at Hipperholme, Halifax "West Yorkshi | Denton, Samuel (I3189)
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| 4945 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication): "Daniel2 Denton (Richard1) led a life that was varied and adventuresome by anybody's standard. Baptised in 1632 in Yorkshire, he certainly accompanied his father's family in its migration to Long Island... About 1659 or 1660 Daniel did undertake household responsibilities by marrying Abigail Stevenson from nearby Newtown, after which were born his first son and his first daughter, the only children of this marriage. Abigail (born say 1642 - died 15 October 1717 at Jamaica [Rec. 19:59]) was the daughter of Thomas and Anne (___) Stevenson. Daniel Denton was appointed co-administrator of the estate of Thomas Stevenson and guardian of his children 9 July 1668 (New York Co. Wills 1:55; WNYHS 1:25). Anne Graves, Stevenson's remarried widow, made a will 31 December 1670 naming Abigail Denton as her daughter (original will #47 [unrecorded], Historic Documents Collection, Queens College; WNYHS 1:467).... At the end of the decade unspecified business took Daniel back to England... By late 1670, Daniel was back on Long Island, where on 5 December his signature appeared for the first time on the Jamaica records as Daniel Denton, Senior (JTR 1:45 & 184). But his absence from home cost him his marriage; he discovered that Abigail was pregnant. She had to admit her infidelity, naming Daniel Whitehead of Jamaica (Daniel2, son of Daniel1). Presented by the constable and overseers at the Court of Sessions in June 1672, she stood "accused for her incontinency, & committing Adultery in ye absence of her Husband, then about his Occasions in Europe." From 9 July 1668 when he was appointed co-administrator of the estate of Thomas Stevenson, until 6 September 1670 when as Jamaica Town Clerk he copied a deed, there is no official record of Daniel Denton's whereabouts. We can assume his visit to England occurred during part or even most of that time interval. With the evidence against her, Abigail confessed. The lower court sent the case up to Governor Francis Lovelace and his Council, from whom Daniel obtained a bill of absolute divorce on 16 June 1672.* The divorce may have motivated Daniel's departure with his two children from Long Island for the next decade. First he moved to Piscataway, New Jersey, near New Brunswick (CEM 23:343), where on 25 August 1673 he was appointed a magistrate (CDNY 2:587). Then on 20 Dec. 1674 he sold out his land interest in Piscataway (Deed Book B:1) and removed to Springfield, Massachusetts (Springfield Town Records 11:121-henceforward STR). His arrival at Springfield coincided with an acute Indian crisis; King Philip's War broke out in mid-1675, and many frontier settlements suffered from severe Indian attacks. Springfield's turn came on 5 October; the town and its inhabitants came close to annihilation. Daniel and the two children most certainly were living there already, perhaps in rented accommodations. Less than seven months later on 24 April 1676 he remarried, this time to Hannah Leonard, the 17-year old daughter of John and Sarah (Heald) Leonard of Springfield... Despite (or because of) this great flurry of achievement (which included fathering three more children with his new wife), Daniel once again experienced family trouble. His firstborn, Daniel, Jr., as a teenager, was proving troublesome, perhaps in part because his stepmother was not much older than he. The first indication came when young Daniel was baptized in the Flatbush (Long Island) Dutch Church (1679); his sponsors were a Dutch couple, and his family in Massachusetts seems not to have participated (Flat. Fr. Baps. 1:12). Two years later he eloped to Rhode Island and married without his father's knowledge (Old Hampshire [Co., Mass.] Probate and Court Records 1:216)... Daniel, Sr.'s sojourn at Springfield ended as abruptly and inexplicably as his stay in New Jersey. By April 1682, Daniel's name reappears in the Jamaica Town Records... He was appointed a town commissioner (JTR 1:138), and he and Hannah, his wife, witnessed numerous documents, land agreements and the like... The exact date of Daniel's own death is unrecorded, but this item from the Jamaica Town Records (1:390) supplies a clue: "13 March 1695/6 Daniell Denton, latte of Jamaica Seanor now deseast..." Like his brothers he, too, died intestate and there was no administration on his estate. It is unknown when his wife Hannah died, but it is possible she remarried and is the Hannah "Simon" [read "Seaman?"], deceased, named in the 1718 estate settlement of her mother (Donald L. Jacobus and Edgar F. Waterman, "Hale, House and Related Families," 1952, p. 678-682). Children of Daniel and Abigail (Stevenson) Denton: i. Daniel, Jr.3, b. say 1661 or 1662. ii. Abigail, b. say 1663, d. 4 Aug. 1689 (Reg. 5:353); m. Benjamin Stebbins of Spring-field, Mass., 9 Oct. 1682 (Frank Farnsworth Starr &James J. Goodwin, Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin, 1915, 2:44 identifies Benjamin.). Children of Daniel and Hannah (Leonard) Denton (birthdates are from Burt, op.cit., p. 131): iii. Hannah, b. 5 Aug. 1677, prob. living 1719; according to Combes (p. 13) she m. (1) say 1697 John Seaman of Hempstead, (2) 1699 Samuel Smith of Jamaica. The first marriage is apparently based on the 1698 census (see below), but is not in Mary Thomas Seaman, "The Seaman Family in America" (1928), and may be confused with her mother's remarriage. For the Smith marriage and possible children see "The American Genealogist" 25:67, 77-8. iv. Samuel, b. 29 Sept. 1679. v. Sarah, b., d. Nov. 1681 (Burt, loc.cit.). Eardeley and Combes list three additional children of Daniel and Hannah: vi. Elizabeth, vii. Thomas, and viii. Alice, but William Derel Denton reports that George Combes after checking the original Eardeley manuscript found no basis for including them. These three putative children would have been born in Jamaica. The "Return of Marriages, Christenings & Burials in The Town of Jamaica F[or] 7 Years Preceding 1688" (DHNY 3:197) shows no christenings or burials in Daniel's household, but there may have been reasons why none of these children was christened. A special case can be made for Alice, since such a person does appear in two records. In the Hempstead Census of 1698 (page 1, column 4) appears the name "Els Denton" below "John Seman Jr" and "hannah seman" Alice Denton "of Jamaica" was married on 26 Dec 1709 to Thomas Thurston at the Newtown Presbyterian Church (Newt. 29). Footnotes: *On the first Wednesday of October 1672 Mrs. Denton petitioned the New York General Court of Assizes concerning remarriage. Expressing a great sense of grief and sorrow for her miscarriage against her "late" husband, she had undergone the censure of the law. But she pointed out that since the divorce he was at liberty to remarry. Citing the temptations of a single life, and the need of support for herself and three children on five shillings a week plus what she could earn, she pleaded that in a short time she would become a charge to the town. For that reason she asked permission to remarry. The court acceded, and that same month Abigail married Whitehead, bringmg their firstborn child with her. Her two Denton children stayed with their father. Abigail bore at least six children to her second husband. (ECM 1:132 n. 1, which also contains further references.) This was not the end of the Whitehead/Denton connection, for in his will, proved 1704, Whitehead left bequests to his three Denton step-grandchildren: Daniel £6, and Abigail and Deborah each £12. Then in the next generation a member of another branch of the Dentons, Jacomiah, married Abigail Waters, whose maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Whitehead, daughter of Daniel and Abigail." | Leonard, Hannah (I3182)
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| 4946 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication): "Samuel2 DENTON (Richard1), was baptised in Coley Chapel, Halifax, Yorkshire on 29 May 1631 probably by his father. In contrast to his brothers in Jamaica, Samuel lived out his long life in Hempstead, Long Island, and is the ancestor to most of the Dentons still living there. In 1673 when the Dutch regained control of Long Island for a few months, their listing of adult males showed Samuel as the only Denton in Hempstead (DHNY 2:526). Specific details of his personal life are sparse, but he married Mary Smith, daughter of John "Rock" Smith of Hempstead say 1664 ("Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y.," 8 vols. 1896-1904, hereafter HTR, 1:162; Will of John Smith, Sr., WNYHS 2:419-21; also see article on this Smith family by Rosalie Fellows Bailey in REC. 88:5-22)... Probably in anticipation of dying, an aging Samuel in 1710 deeded several parcels of land to his second and third sons (HTR 2:390-4). This practice was not unusual; it avoided making a will, and it mitigated primogeniture, whereby the eldest son inherited all his father's real estate, practically disinheriting younger sons. He was dead by 15 March 1713/14 when an inventory of his personal belongings (movables) was taken by order of Col. John Jackson, Esq., one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for Hempstead, and filed in the Prerogative Court in New York (City) which was the provincial capital. The considerable personal property was valued at £275-6s-6d and ranged from farm animals and slaves to linen, chinaware, clothes and tools. His wife Mary relinquished the task of administering the estate to their sons Samuel, Jr., and Jonas. In the absence of a will containing bequests, they sold the items and paid the heirs in cash. The accounting by the administrators dated 20 March 1713/14 most of his family (Kenneth Scott and James A. Owre, "Genealogical Data from Inventories of New York Estates 1666-1825," 1970, p. 41): Mary Denton, his widow... Children of Samuel & Mary (Smith) Denton, all born Hempstead: i. Samuel, Jr., b. say 1665. ii. Mary, b. say 1668, d. say 1698; m. (1) Peter Smith a son of Peter and Elizabeth (___) Smith (REC. 85:4-5 and 65:117) say 1686, and (2) (?Thomas) Ellison, say 1691 (REC. 85:5). She had one child. iii. James, b. say 1670. iv. Hannah, b. say 1673, d. 17 Aug 1748, ae. 75 in Smithtown, L.I.; m. by 1695 Capt. Thomas Treadwell of Hempstead, d. 1722, son of John & Elizabeth (Starr) Treadwell; 8 children. See REC.42:314-8, 417-20 for biography and record of descendants. v. Abraham, b. say 1675. vi. Jonas, b. say 1677. vii. Jane, m. Joseph Robinson. viii. Phebe, b. say 1679, d. say 1728; m. (1) Richard Thorne, son of William, Jr. and Winifred (___) Thorne, 29 Aug 1699, and (2) Robert Mitchell, say 1708; 15 children. See Rae. 93:93-7 for biography, record of Thorne descendants, and further references. ix. Martha, b. say 1681, m. Ezekiel Smith. x. Elizabeth, b. say 1684, m. Jonathan Seaman say 1709; 11 children. They went to New Hempstead, Orange Co., N.Y. (Mary Thomas Seaman, "The Seaman Family In America, 1928," p. 37)..." 2. The book "The Early Settlement of Stamford, Connecticut 1641-1700…," by Jeanne Majdalany, pp. 158-59: "DENTON, Rev Richard - b1586, d1662, m1 ___, m2 ___. The Reverend Richard Denton came from Owram, Yorkshire and was on the James with Matthew Mitchell, arriving in Watertown, MA by 1634. He was in Wethersfield, CT in 1635 and was the leader of the first group of settlers in Stamford in 1641. His house was later that of John Bishop. He also led the group that went to Long Island in 1644, and then returned to England in 1659. Cotton Mather wrote a glowing account of him (cf. Huntington). Descendants: A. John - b1618. B. Daniel -. C. Timothy - bc1627. D. Nathaniel - bc1628, d1730 m Sarah E. Richard - d1658, m1657 Ruth Tileston. F. Samuel - d1714, m Mary Smith. References: Edythe Whitley, "Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton"; Frances Isabel Denton Womack, "The Denton Genealogy." | Smith, Mary (I3181)
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| 4947 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication): "JACAMIAH4 Denton (Samuel3, Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1) was born say 1687 in Jamaica. Like his brother Solomon, when he came of age he was to receive "a lot" from his father's will of May 1699. About 1712 he married Abigail Waters, daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth (Whitehead) Waters (Combes, p. 41); Elizabeth Whitehead was the child of Daniel and Abigail (Stevenson) Whitehead, her mother having been previously married to, and divorced from, Daniel2 Denton. For the first thirty years of his marriage Jacamiah's life seems to have been the usual one of a Jamaica householder (Combes identified him as a blacksmith). In 1715 he was serving as a private in Capt. Carpenter's Company of Militia along with the other male Dentons of his generation in the area (CMR 1:493). His name appeared occasionally as witness to land sales (e.g. JTR 3:177), as a functionary on the wills of relatives (e.g. WNYHS 9:42,176), and in a 1727 "action of ejection" with a co-complainant, an unidentified "Helena Denton," against one Thomas Short (In a letter dated 6 February 1937 Combes presented this datum as the result of a search of the records of the Queens County Court of Common Pleas, and suggested Helena as a possible wife.). His town responsibilities included Surveyor of Highways (JTR 3:420), Fence Viewer intermittently 1729-39 (e.g. JTR 3:411,417), and Townsman (JTR 3:414). By 1742 Jacamiah seems to have sustained financial reversals, for with his wife Abigail on April 9 he sold his land in Queens County to Aaron Van Noordstrandt (Queens County Deeds D:467). His brothers were all dead, none having reached the age of 40. With his household he migrated to central New Jersey, where his four sons continued the Denton family lines. Even his mother-in-law moved with him; the 25 November 1751 issue of the "The New York Gazette Revived as the Weekly Post Boy" contained this item (NJA 19:116): "We hear from Kingston in East New Jersey that on Sunday the 10th of this instant in the evening after having been twice published the same day Daniel Bolay aged 88 years was married there to Elizabeth Waters, aged 78 years. The first had been a widower 8 months and the other a widow 35 years. The ceremony was performed with the utmost solemnity before a very crowded audience." Jacamiah was twice mentioned as a debtor to the estate of Derrick Hoff, blacksmith, of (1748) Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, and (1750/1) New Brunswick, Middlesex County (NJA 3:239, 251). His last appearance on the record was in Somerset County in 1756 in~the settlement of the estate of Josiah Furman (NJA 30:409); he left no will or record of death. Children of Jacamaiah and Abigail (Waters) Denton, all born in Jamaica (Combes, pp. 41-42, suggested seven children, but only four sons can be verified.): i. Samuel5, b. say 1718, d. intestate Aug. 1766 in Middlesex Co., NJ.; letters of admin. mention a wife Sarah and no children (NJA 33:114). No more is known. ii. Jeremiah, b. say 1726. Eardeley, p. 23, records one mention of him in Prince Town (i.e. Princeton), Somerset Co., 6 Dec. 1755. No more is known. iii. Anthony, b. 1733; g.s. in Cranbury Presbyterian Churchyard says d. 9 Apr. 1786 age 53 (Ruth B. Walsh, Cranbury Fast and Present, 1975, p. 552); letters of admin. were issued to widow Margaret 1 July 1786 (NJA 36:67). He m. Margaret Gilliland, bap. 31 July 1748, dau. of David and Elizabeth Gilliland (Cranbury First Presbyterian Church Records 1745-1893, p. 8); her father's will called her Margaret Denton (NJA 33:160). Anthony fathered 5 or 6 children, of whom only James is known to have left male-line descendants. iv. John, d. 1 Dec. 1805 Princeton, N.J., in 70th yr., so b. c.1735; m. say 1762 Mary Smith (Combes, p. 65), who shares the same gravestone. Wm. Derel Denton quotes an unidentified source that stated John worked as a bookseller but during the Revolution was authorized by the Legislature in Trenton to purchase arms and explosives for the State. John and Mary had 3 daughters and one son Samuel, who although he m. twice, produced no male offspring." | Waters, Abigail (I3180)
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| 4948 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication): "Hezekiah4 Denton (Samuel3, Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1) was born in Jamaica, 10 March 1697/8; Combes (p. 23a) gives this date, citing Queens County Deeds B2:536, which is merely a 1711 bond by brother Samuel identifying Hezekiah as a brother still under 21; however the 1698 date seems reasonable. His marriage say 1725 to Mary Coe is established by three documents: Mary Coe was born in Newtown, Long Island, 17 April 1701, the daughter of Robert Coe, as shown in the Newtown town minutes (REC. 64:34; see also Bartlett, "Robert Coe," pp. 83-84); the will of John Coe of Newtown (WNYHS 3:179), brother of Robert, left property to Benjamin Hinchman and "my nieces Abigail Coe, Mary Denton, and Hannah Wood"; and Hezekiah's will named his wife Mary and his "cousin Benjamin Hinchman" as executors. In his short life he participated with his cousin Robert Denton in the 1719 fracas over collecting the tax for the Anglican minister (ER 2135). By trade a blacksmith (his will), he consolidated and enlarged the land holdings inherited from his father (e.g. JTR 3:180-1). He served in public offices: in 1733 as Trustee of Highways (JTR 3:415), and in 1734 as Townsman (JTR 3:414). He probably did not complete this last term, for when he drew his will on 18 March, 1734/5, he acknowledged "being sick"; it was proved 5 April 1735 (NYCW 12:311, WNYHS 3:173). He specified the selling of his lands, allotted £40, three cows, one horse and one woman's saddle to his wife, and apportioned the proceeds to his children (named) when they came of age. His widow married Joseph Smith of Newtown (Bartlett, p. 84). The children of Hezekiah and Mary (Coe) Denton were: i. Samuel5, b. say 1727 in Jamaica; m. Sarah Ludlum, dau. of Isaac and Catherine (Gale) Ludlum of Goshen, Orange Co., N.Y. (Eardeley, p. 71 cites Middleton, N.Y., "Independent Republican," 23 Feb. 1926 and [p. 161-5] "First Presbyterian Church of Goshen, NY," 1932, p. 112; see also Orange Co. Gen. Soc. [quarterly] 17:10). His will (drawn 19 Apr. 1796, proved 13 Feb. 1797) identified him as a hatter, mentioned his wife, 9 of their 11 children, and several grandchildren (Orange Co. Wills A:401). ii. Mary, b. say 1729; no mention after father's will. iii. Abigail, m. 25 Mar. 1753 to Benjamin Field in the Newtown Presbyterian Church (Newt. 34). iv. Hanna, b. say 1732; m. 17 May 1755 John Alburtus (Newt. 35) and had 7 children (AnN 397)." | Coe, Mary (I3179)
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| 4949 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication): "Solomon4 Denton (Samuel3, Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1), the second son listed on his father's will, was born say 1685-90 in Jamaica; the will, drawn in 1699, granted him "a lot" to be his when he came of age. On 3 June 1717 he married Atalanta (there are various spellings) Clay in the Anglican Church (now Grace Episcopal) in Jamaica, the Rev. Thomas Poyer officiating (REC. 19:55). Atalanta was the youngest daughter of Humphrey and Rebecca (___) Clay of Jamaica and later of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey (Combes, p. 43). [Combes may have erred in giving the maiden name of Atalanta's mother Rebecca as "Van Gall." It would appear that it was Atalanta's brother Humphrey Jr. who married a "Vangall." See abstracts of wills of Humphrey Sr. and Jr., NJA 30:98.] Very few records of Solomon exist; he witnessed two land sales (JTR 3:165 and 287) and flied an unspecified suit against Robert Allison (Combes' correspondence of 6 February 1937, supra). In his tenth year of marriage, Solomon left a will, no occupation listed, drawn 16 May and proved 19 May 1727 (NYCW 10:428, WNYHS 2:383). It designated his wife "Athalana" and his brother Jacomiah Denton as executors, and listed five children by name, to inherit as they came of age. Because Atalanta was pregnant it provided for a possible sixth child (a son who did survive). Genealogists have differed about Atalanta's subsequent activities, making it is useful to clarify them here. [The idea advanced by Combes and other researchers that Atalanta married (2) Joseph Denton (#24 [Richard3, Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1]) of Greenwich, Conn., will be considered in the next installment of this article.] In 1732 her father's will was drawn and proved in New Jersey (NJA 30:98), mentioning "Eathalenth Denton" among his seven children. On 1 October 1734 she married John Coe of Greenwich, Connecticut, not to be confused with the John Coe of Newtown who died in June 1735 (see brother Hezekiah, below). Also in 1734 Solomon Denton's eldest son, Samuel, aged 14, chose his stepfather John Coe for a guardian, preparatory to his being apprenticed. John Coe of Greenwich was dead by 5 May 1741 when letters of administration were given to Jabez Mead; Atalanta died 26 November 1748. John Coe had five children in all, three by a first wife and two sons, Samuel and Joseph, by Atalanta (J. Gardner Bartlett, "Robert Coe, Puritan, His Ancestors and Descendants 1340-1910," 1911, pp. 520-1). Children of Solomon and Atalanta (Clay) Denton, all born in Jamaica, Long Island: i. Mary5, b. say 1718; perhaps m. to Joseph Field (from a letter by Martha Taber, dated 16 May 1902, who listed three generations of Joseph and "Molly" [Denton] Field's descendants). ii. Samuel, b. 1720, apprenticed 1734; no more known. He prob. d. bef. 5 Aug. 1735 when his mother gave birth to another Samuel (Coe). iii. Humphrey, b. say 1722; prob. moved to Conn. when his mother remarried. His grandson Harvey Denton (1805-1905) recorded in a letter dated 19 January 1905 that Humphrey was "bred on Long Island, [and] bound to the Tannery Curriers and Shoemakers trade in New Haven" before moving to Horseneck, Fairfield Co., Conn., where he d. intestate Mar. 1799 (S.A.R. Appln. #50734). With his wife Abigail Smith he fathered five sons and four daughters, all of whom married (Spencer P. Mead, "Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich" [1911, repr. 1979], p. 536). iv. Solomon [Jr.], b. say 1724 (Combes, p. 67, suggests 1718), and moved with his mother to Greenwich, Conn.; he m. twice, to cousins: (1) Susanna (also called Lydia) Husted, dau. of Moses and Susanna (Mead) Husted, by whom he had seven children; and (2) Judith Husted, dau. of David and Johanna (Brundage) Husted, by whom he had eight children (Mead, pp. 534-6). Sometime before the 1790 Federal Census he moved to Pawling, Dutchess Co., N.Y., where he drew his will in 1813 and died 3 August 1818 (Dutchess County Wills E:415), leaving many descendants. v. Rebecca, b. say 1726; sup. m. Jeremiah Lockwood and had six children (Wm. Derel Denton's interlineations to Combes, p. 43). vi. Peter, b. late 1727; sup. m. Susannah Husted (Ibid.); no more known." MARRIAGE: 1. Worldconnect reports a second husband name Joseph Denton, md. 1718; he was the son of Jonas Denton and Jane Seaman. | Clay, Atalanta (I3178)
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| 4950 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication): "Richard3 Denton (Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1) was born say 1658 in Jamaica, Long Island. He first appears in 1682 as a witness on a bill of sale signed by his father as town clerk (JTR 1:216), a possible indication that he was of age. Richard married say 1686 Mary Thurston of Jamaica, Long Island, daughter of Joseph Thurston and his wife Ann (___), widow of Thomas Foster (see 1697 deed from Thomas Foster [Jr.] to heirs of Joseph Thurston, JTR 2:248). Richard is the son who left Jamaica to settle in the Foster's Meadow section of Hempstead, probably at the time of his marriage. The 1683 "Towne Estate" list of Jamaica shows Richard as 1 "head" owning 2 horses, with an estate value of £42 (DHNY 1:521). On 2 February 1688/9 he is identified as "of Hempstead" when his father gave him acreage in Jamaica (JTR 1:317-8). Within a month Richard sold this "inheritance" to his brothers (JTR 3:318-9). Later that same year he was appointed a member of the New York. Committee of Safety, which attempted to govern the province in the Protestant interest following the departure of the Catholic Governor Dongan (DHNY 2:11, 24). In the 1690s he sold off other Jamaica property he owned, including land he obtained from the above-mentioned Thomas Foster [Jr.] of Mullmouth River, Salem County, New Jersey, a half-brother of his wife (JTR 2:42, 48-9). Richard and his brother Samuel both died in May 1699; Richard's will was drawn on 16 April and proved on 18 May (QCDW A:137, REC. 65:248). Regrettably the will is general in its provisions, leaving the estate in the hands of his wife Mary "that now is" [possibly indicating a second marriage?] until the children, listed only as "sons and daughters," came of age. Overseers of the children until that time were "brothers" Nathaniel Denton of Jamaica and John Foster [husband to his sister Phebe]. Children of Richard Denton, presumably all by Mary (Thurston), all probably born in Hempstead, Long Island (names from 1698 census, REC. 45:65): i. Richard4, Jr., b. say 1687. ii. Mary, b. say 1689; no record after 1698. iii. Sarah, b. say 1691; m. say 1718 to John Wheeler of Hartford, Conn., and moved there. Inventory of John Wheeler taken 21 Jan. 1724/5, after administration of his estate granted to his widow Sarah and her brother Benjamin Denton of Farmington on the previous day (Charles W. Manwaring, comp., "A Digest of Early Connecticut Probate Records," 2[1904]:611). Sarah d. 17 Nov. 1763, bur. Center Church, Hartford. There is no marriage date, but the first child was b. 10 Mar. 1719 [=1718/19] (Lucius B. Barbour, "Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut," 1977, p. 670). iv. Joseph, b. say 1693. v. Hannah, b. say 1695; no record after 1698. vi. Benjamin, b. say 1697." 2. Citation Information: Judd, Peter H. "Genealogical and Biographical Notes: Haring-Herring, Clark, Denton, White, Griggs, Judd, and Related Families." New York: P.H. Judd, 2005. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005.) The statements are sourced, but I did not copy them yet. The following is partial quote of the full transcript in the notes of Nathaniel the father: "Nathaniel2 Denton (Richard1), b. March 1628 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, bp. there on 9 March 1629, and a second time later in life, on 9 March 1682; d. bef. 18 Oct. 1690 in Jamaica, Queens Co., N.Y.; m. poss. Sarah ____ prob. by 1653... Nathaniel's three sons can be identified from the land grants he made to them while he lived; he also had one and possibly two daughters. Their birthdates and chronological order remain uncertain. Children of Sarah ____ and Nathaniel2 Denton, all born in Hempstead (pre-1656) or Jamaica, Long Island: i. Nathaniel3 Denton Jr., b., say, 1653. ii. Samuel3 Denton, b., say, 1655. iii. Richard3 Denton, b., say, 1658. iv. Phebe3 Denton, b., say, 1652 [KP: Typo: 1662?]; m. John Foster. In their wills, Nathaniel3 named "brother Foster," and Richard3 "brother - John Foster," as an overseer. v. Maria3 Denton, b., say, 1664, bp. 18 June 1664." 3. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010: "Richard was living in Foster's Meadow, LI before 1658. He left a will recorded at Jamacia Deeds A-137 dated April 16, 1699 and proved May 18, 1699. Wife Mary, sole exec. 2 brothers, Nathaniel Denton and John Foster overseers of the children." | Denton, Richard (I2960)
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