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4951	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. He seems to have been an active and talented loner. In 1650 he was already performing the duties of Hempstead Town Clerk; the following "blue law" statement begins his historical record in America (HTR 1:56-7): "These Orders made, At A Generall Court Held att Hemsteede September ye 16th 1650. And Consented vnto by A full Towne meeting held October the 18th 1650. "Forasmuch, As the Contempt of Gods Word And Sabbaths is the desolating Sinn of Civil States and Plantations, And that the Publick preaching of the Word, by those that are Called therevnto, is the Chiefe and ordinarie meanes ordayned of God for the converting Edifying and Saveing of ye Soules, of the Ellect, through the presence and power of the Holy Ghost therevnto promised, It is there Fore ordered and decreed By the Authority of this Generall Court That All persons Inhabiting In this Towne or ye Limitts thereof, shall duely resort and repair to the Publique meetings, and Assemblies one the Lords dayes And one Publique dayes of fastings and thanksgivings appointed by Publique Authority, both one the forenoones And Afternoones... "By Ordre from ye Magistrate. Was subscribed. Daniel Dentonius, Clericus" The text sounds as if his father had drawn it, but signing it in Latin suggests that at 18 years Daniel had acquired more than the usual education. (His brother Nathaniel could read and write in English; brother Samuel could not sign his name.) In 1655-56 Daniel and Nathaniel joined others in founding Jamaica, Long Island, where for many years at various times both men served as Town Clerk, beginning from the original establishment of the town (JTR 1,2 passim; for subsequent appointments see CDM 283, JTR 3:46 et al.). On the town records his name appears most frequently on items wherein town policy was formulated, such as establishing the rate for the hire of bulls, disposal of undivided town property, agreements with local Indians, etc., rather than on land deeds; his public duties seemed to provide his living and consume his time. [GMNJ 24:51 states that Daniel's home lot was in the Southern Quarter of Jamaica; on 18 Feb. 1655/6 Samuel Andrews was granted a houselot next to it.] 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). Daniel was particularly active when English authority replaced that of the Dutch in 1664. The Long Island settlements had to renegotiate their rights of tenure, and for once the towns acted in concert. They carefully selected their delegates to the "Hempstead Convention"; Daniel was one of the two delegates from Jamaica chosen to present their claims to Governor Nicolls (TLJ 1:187), the agent of the Duke of York (who never visited his new realm). The new legal code adopted by this group was known as the "Duke's Laws." The transaction went so smoothly that it was completed in 1665, at the same time when Daniel and Nathaniel Denton invested in the Elizabethtown, New Jersey, Patent mentioned earlier. At the end of the decade unspecified business took Daniel back to England. It may have been civic affairs or something personal - settling his parents' estate perhaps. While there he published a book (which survives) entitled "A Brief Description of New York, formerly called New-Netherlands" (21 pages). The subtitle is the table of contents: "With the Places thereunto Adjoining. Together with the Manner of its Scituation, Fertility of the Soyle, Healthfulness of the Climate, and the Commodities thence produced. Also some Directions and Advice to such as shall go thither: An Account of what Commodities they shall take with them; The Profit and Pleasure that may accrew to them thereby. Likewise a Brief Relation of the Customs of the Indians there." The prologue adds that "Divers Persons in England and elsewhere" induced him to provide this first-hand account of the new colony, or at least the part he had been "an eye-witness" of. Finally, after promising not to exaggerate to feed the expectation of his readers, he enthusiastically compares Long Island to the Garden of Eden! After detailed accounts of flora, fauna, and Indian tribes and customs, Daniel concludes with instructions to prospective settlers how to form a group, obtain patents, and lay out new towns in the territory. Despite abominable typography the book is the first item in English describing Long Island in any detail. 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. He demonstrated further his intention to remain by petitioning to be admitted as a resident; permission was granted along with forty acres of land "providing he continue five years in the town..." (STR 3:92). The Springfield authorities also granted him permission to perform surgery within the town limits (STR 1:185). They voted him an annual salary as schoolmaster (1678-81) and established a range of tuitions for the school, depending on whether he taught students only to read English, to write it, or to do both (STR 3:96). (It is not clear whether he replaced incumbent William Maddison or became a second schoolmaster in the town.) At least two additional grants of land on the outskirts of Springfield were given to him on condition that he improve the properties (STR 3:186 & 11:143). In the local government he served several terms as a Selectman and was chosen clerk or recorder of their meetings (Henry M. Burt, "First Century of History of Springfield, Mass." [1899], p. 559; STR 11:152). In short, Daniel Denton quickly became as much a part of the community of Springfield as he had been of Jamaica. (Burt, op. cit., presents much about Daniel's six-seven year stay in Springfield, all drawn from local sources, especially the STR.)** 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). The eldest daughter, Abigail, married more conventionally in 1682 and presented her father with his first grandchild less than a year later (Boston Transcript, 26 October 1914, 19 May 1915). 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. On 5 January 1682/3 minutes of the Springfield Town Meeting declared their grant of land to him forfeit, "he not fulfilling the terms" (STR 3:109). On 16 April 1684, he sold the rest of his property in Springfield to one Benjamin Knowlton. The Jamaica Town Meetings of 13 June (either 1683 or 1684) and 25 November 1684 voted him fifteen acres of land and permission to resettle amongst them with his new family (JTR 1:117, 155). The 1683 "List of the Towne Estate of Jamaica" already showed him with six head of livestock and an estate value of £56 (DHNY 2:522). Once again they appointed him Jamaica Town Clerk and his name reappeared on documents and records. He was appointed a town commissioner (JTR 1:138), and he and Hannah, his wife, witnessed numerous documents, land agreements and the like. Daniel received grants of land from the town, perhaps in payment for services, while he and Hannah sold parcels from time to time. Daniel, Jr. was also in Jamaica during this time, for a condition of land sale in 1686 was that "the house [was] to be finished by Daniel Denton, Jr." But the joys of returning to old friends and associations must have been tempered by the early deaths of his first two children: Abigail in 1689 and the troublesome Daniel c.1690, both from unlisted causes. 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, bringing 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.] *An interesting letter survives from this period written by the Rev. Edward Taylor of Westfield (ten miles west of Springfield) to Increase Mather in Boston: "Sir, I am desirous to inquire after your advice & direction concerning the printing a MS of Mr. Daniel Denton's [father] who settled with the chch at Stamford, & was Mr. Mitchel's Pedagogus or tutor, he having fully prepared a small treatise by his own hand, about 353 pages in 8vo, for the Press, before he dyed, stiled a Divine Soliloquy, or the Mirror of 1. Created Purity, 2. Contracted Deformity, 3. Restored Beauty, & 4. Celestial Glory (all which are Piously, Solidly, Pathetically, & Practically handled in good Language). A press hath been sought after for it, by his son now with us, but the price Mr. Pforster demanded discouraged the owner, as being above his ability. Mr. Sherman & Mr. Higginson, who have perused it, incoroage its printing, & also think it will carry itselfe through the Press, & I am perswaded as much. Wherefor, Sr. if you could help in the case, I would desire the same of you & shall, if you desire, send you the Script to peruse...?" (Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Fourth Series, 8:60). It would seem that Daniel had been given or had inherited this manuscript mentioned in Cotton Mather's eulogy of Rev. Denton. Perhaps Daniel brought it back from England in 1670 and this was his first chance to seek publication of it. It has since disappeared." 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: "Daniel was the author of "A Brief Description of New-York: Formerly Called New-Netherlands . . ." (London: Printed for John Hancock and William Bradley 1670; New York: Gowans, 1845) This promotional tract was written to encourage English settlement of territories lately seized from the Dutch and gives an account of the geographical features and general economy of the country surrounding New York, relates some customs of the native inhabitants and offers incentives and advice to prospective settlers. It was reprinted in the New York Times in 1900. It said: "A second, perfect copy of this book previously unknown to bibliographers came to light at the sale of Lord Ashburton's library in November 1900. Mr. Brayton Ives paid $525 for this copy. When Ives collection was sold in March, this same copy resold for $615. A copy of this book is in the possession of Columbia University library." "In 1650 he was made town clerk of Hempstead, where his father was pastor, and in 1656 he held the same position in the town of Jamaica. When his father removed to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Denton remained on Long Island and in 1664 he became one of the grantees of a patent at Elizabethtown, NJ. In 1665 and 1666 he served as justice of the peace in New York, appointed by Governor Nichols. He married Abigail Stephenson who bore three children and from whom he was divorced in 1672. The two elder children remained with their father, while the infant, Mercy, accompanied her mother, who subsequently remarried. Denton left New York for England in 1670 (which may have occasioned his divorce), and there he evidently participated in settlement enterprises and possible in the newly acquired (by the English) fur trade. "A brief Description of New-York" is a twenty-five page pamphlet describing the topography, climate, soil, fauna and flora, settlements, crops, products, trades and occupations of the area between the Hudson and Delaware rivers and includes Manhattan Island, Staten Island and Long Island. He also included in this pamphlet some anecdotal relations of Indian customs and society. Quite understandably, he did not describe the Indians as a threatening presence, noting that: "It hath been generally observed, that where the English come to settle, a Divine Hand makes way for them; by removing or cutting off the Indians, either by Wars one with the other, or by some raging mortal Disease." From his will: "In the name of God, Amen. I, Daniel Denton of Goshen in Orange County, being mindful that the hour of death is uncertain, and also that it behooves every man to set his house in order ... I give my half last division lot of land lying by the land of William Jackson, deceased, and by the land of James Steward, and as much of my personal estate as may be necessary to my executors to pay debts. I leave to my wife Sarah 100 Pounds and my Indian wench, 'Bet' and my negro girl and the use of the best room in my dwelling house and 1/2 my homestead and six cows and my household goods for bringing up my young children and the labor of my negro man for ten years. I leave to my daughter Sarah 100 Pounds when of age. I leave to my son Samuel 300 acres of land of that tract which I lately purchased from Mr. Grahams, lying by the North River in Ulster County, to be run lengthwise of the said tract by the line of Rev. Silas Leonard's land, with the dwelling house and buildings thereon. I leave to my son Gilbert 250 acres of said tract to be run lengthways by the land of his brother Samuel. I leave to my sons Joseph and James the rest of said tract. I leave to my son Jonas my whole right that I have at Newburgh in Ulster County and 100 Pounds, when he is of age. I leave to my son John my homestead that I now live upon in Goshen with the dwelling house and buildings. Also my equal half East Division Lot of land to be run off the north west end and he is to pay to my daughter Sarah 150 Pounds. I leave to my son Daniel my East Division lot of land in Goshen known as Number 9 with the saw mill and other improvements. I leave to my son Thomas my half East Division Lot of land known as Number 5 in Goshen, with the house thereon. I leave to my wife Sarah and daughter Sarah all my bed and table linen. I do order that the Lime Stone Hill in the above said tract and a Public road down to the landing upon the north river shall be common to my four sons, Samuel, Gilbert, Joseph, and James. The wood on the same is to be sold to help defray debts. The rest of my estate to all my children. I make my sons Samuel and John and my brother-in-law, Daniel Everitt, executors." Dated July 30, 1750. Witnesses: John Witlaw, Samuel Denton, John Broadhead. Proved November 7, 1750. (Note: For information concerning the East and West Divisions of land in Goshen County, please refer to 'History of Orange County' by Eager." [KP note: Is this really the will of this Daniel? The dates are too late for a christening of 1632 and the children are not right.] 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, Lanca	Denton, Daniel (I2956)
4952	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." 2. Unsourced from Family Search "Life Story" for Abigail Stevenson: "DANIEL WHITEHEAD was born about 1642, of Newton, Long Island, to Daniel Whitehead (1620-1668) and Susan Armitage (1632-1673.) He married Abigail Stevenson, 2 October 1672, Jamaica, Queens, New York. He was a justice of Queens County, New York, member of assembly, and county treasurer. Daniel Whitehead died in October 1704, and was buried 13 November 1704, Grace Episcopal Church, Jamaica, Queens, New York, at about age 62. ABIGAIL STEVENSON was born about 1638, of New York, to Thomas Edward Stevenson (1615-1668) and Anne Unknown (1614-1670.) She married (1) Daniel Denton in 1660; (2) Daniel Whitehead 2 October 1672, Jamaica, Queens, New York. In 1672 Daniel Denton returned home after a long absence and discovered Abigail was pregnant. She had to admit her infidelity, naming Daniel Whitehead of Jamaica as the father. Presented by the constable and overseers at the Court of Sessions in June 1672, she stood "accused for her incontinency, and committing adultery in ye absence of her Husband, then about his Occasions in Europe." 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. On 5 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 husband, she had undergone the censure of the law. Citing the temptations of single life, and the need to support herself and 3 children on five shillings a week, plus what she could earn, she pleaded that in a short time she would become a charge of the town. For that reason she asked permission to remarry. The court acceded, and that same month Abigail married Whitehead, bringing their firstborn child with her. Her two Denton children (Daniel born in Queens in 1661 and Abigail born about 1663 in Queens) stayed with their father. Abigail Stevenson passed away 15 October 1717, at Jamaica, Queens, New York. Children of Daniel Denton and Abigail Stevenson: 1. Daniel Denton, b. 1661, Queens. 2. Abigail Denton, b. 1663, Queens. Children of Daniel Whitehead and Abigail Stevenson: 1. Mercy Whitehead, b. 10 Jan 1668, Jamaica, Queens, New York; md. Thomas Betts, 3 April 1683; d. 23 Nov 1743, New Haven Connecticut. 2. Jonathan Whitehead, b. 1672, Jamaica, Queens, New York; md. Sarah Field, 23 July 1696; d. 26 July 1737, New York, New York. 3. Thomas Whitehead, b. 1674, Jamaica, Queens, New York; d. 30 November 1732, 4. Deborah Whitehead, b. 1675, md. Thomas Hicks, 1689; d. 14 June 1712. 5. Mary Whitehead, b. 1677; md. William Urquhart; d. 3 Sep 1713. 6. Amy Whitehead was born 17 August 1679, in Flushing Queens, New York, to Daniel Whitehead (1642-1704) and Abigail Stevenson (1638-1717.) She married Jacob Doughty. Amy Whitehead passed away in about 1742, of Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, at about 62 years old. 7. Elizabeth Whitehead, b. 1681, Queens, New York; md. Anthony Waters, Jr., 1695; d. 1712."	Stevenson, Abigail (I2954)
4953	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): "Nathaniel3 Denton (Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1) was born say 1653 in Hempstead, Long Island. He was twice married, first say 1679 to Deborah Ashman, daughter of Robert Ashman (Queens County Deed Books, Wills Pages, hereafter QCDW, A:43). She is last listed on a land transaction on 3 January 1695/6 (JTR 2:235-6), perhaps dying shortly thereafter. He married second say 1700 to Elizabeth ___, who has been identified as Elizabeth Smith (e.g., TAG 25:75), but that identification has not been substantiated. He first appears as "Nathaniell Denton Juner" on 28 June 1675 on his purchase of an acre with "fruett trees" from Sarah, widow of Jonathan Davis (JTR 1:125). He next bought five acres from John Hinds on 9 February 1675/6, and enlarged the Widow Davis' parcel on 7 March 1679/80 with two adjacent acres (JTR 1:124-6). The 1683 "List of the Towne Estate of Jamaica" says he owned 15 acres of land, 28 head of livestock, and an estate valued at £87, more than half that of his father (DHNY 1:152). He continued his land transactions in the Jamaica area throughout his life, with a marked increase of activity after he inherited property from his father in 1690. The division of Nathaniel2's estate was not settled for almost two decades. His two younger sons, brothers of Nathaniel3, both died in spring 1699, leaving minor male Children; under their wills Nathaniel3 acted as custodian until his nephews came of age. His other land transactions have little genealogical interest. His occupation is most frequently identified as "yeoman" (a farmer or a free-holder under the rank of gentleman), but on 23 March 1692/3, he is called "shoomaker" (JTR 2:216-7). In his will he refers specifically to his "shop and smith tools" as a special legacy. Nathaniel's first public office seems to have been as constable in 1682 and 1685 (JTR 1:86,185), and he is undoubtedly the Nathaniel Denton who acted as overseer in taking inventory of the estate and house of Robert Ashman (his late father-in-law) in 1683 (QCDW A:42). Later civic assignments included assessor, fence-viewer "that fences are adequate:' townsman, among others, as well as to serve on special commissions. One such searched for a minister, beginning 3 April 1688; he and eleven others (including "Danll Denton Junr") contributed expense money to bring a new minister to Jamaica. They arranged for a parsonage, and by 1694 assessed a town tax to pay the minister's salary (JTR 2:374-5; Nathaniel's quarterly subscription was ₤0-01-10; other Dentons contributing were Samuel, Daniel, and "Widdow" [Nathaniel's mother]). Other projects included evicting land encroachers, investigating moneys gathered by town collectors, and reporting on town surveying work. Death was already upon him when he drew his will on 29 May 1719, proved two days later. First admitting to being "very weak and sick of body:' he listed his heirs and his property holdings (New York Wills 9:176f.; WNYHS 2:219-20): "to son Nathaniel: houses and house lot he now lives on; half the land on my Neck below Jonathan Waters; half my lot at end of lane at rear of Home Lotts; piece [of land] lying by John Messingers; piece [of land] between Little Plains and land that was Benjamin Denton [identity uncertain]; all my meadow on Long Neck; 10-acre right of Commonage; 10-acre right on plains; my brown horse. 'to son James: land in hollow near his house; my meadow on further East Neck if he pays his brother Robert £10 within a year; 25 acres right of pasturage; 5 acres right on the plains. "to son Robert: house and lot where he now lives; land he bought called Freemans Farm; land on hills he bought of Wait Smith; half the land that was Widow Ashman's; all his right of parsonage in Jamaica; 5 acres rights of commonage & 5 acres rights of plains if he pays "my" son Nehemiah £20 within a year. "to sons Timothy and Nehemiah: my own house and lot; lot at rear of Thos. Smith & Capt. Carpenter home lot; lot in hills on East side path and piece on west side. "to Timothy: my shop and smith tools; £10. "to wife Elizabeth: best bed and furniture and west room; use of all land given youngest Sons till Timothy is 21. "to daughter Deborah: the East room; liberty of the cellar and well and orchard ~o long as she remains single. "to wife and two daughters Deborah and Martha: remainder of movables divided equally. to son-in-law Samuel Dean [widower of daughter Catherine]: 10sh. "to the five Sons: all his land in the Jerseys; they share the expense of securing better title. "Executor: son Nathaniel. "Overseers: Brother Foster [sister Phebe's husband] and Cousin Nehemiah Smith [first wife's nephew]. Witnesses: Samll. Smith, John Carman, Jekemiah Denton [a nephew]. On 3 October 1727, the two youngest sons received their portions (JTR 3:231-2), but the puzzling "land in the Jerseys," not mentioned earlier, never reappears in the records. The will leaves no doubt, however, that the eldest grandson of the Rev. Denton had prospered exceedingly. Children of Nathaniel Denton and his two wives Deborah (Ashman) and Elizabeth (___), all born at Jamaica, Long Island (which if any of the children were by Elizabeth is not clear): i. Nathaniel3, b. say 1685. ii. James, b. say 1687. iii. Catherine, b. say 1691, d. c. 1718 [she is not mentioned in her father's will of 1719, but her husband is]; m. 8 Oct. 1716 at Jamaica by the Rev. Thomas Poyer to Samuel Dean (REC. 19:55); they had one daughter, Deborah, bap. 1 Sept. 1717 at Jamaica (REC. 19:8). iv. Robert, b. say 1695. v. Nehemiah, b. say 1697. vi. Timothy, b. say 1699. vii. Deborah, b. say 1701; she was mentioned in the wills of her father and brothers. On 20 July 1751 letters of administration on her estate were issued to her brother James (WNYHS 4:486); perhaps she lived as a spinster in his household. viii. Martha, b. say 1703; m. say 1722 to Solomon Smith, son of Amos Smith; four children: Amos, Solomon, Martha, and Anne (Eardeley, 12; TAG 25:67)." 2. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010: "Nathaniel's Will: "In the name of God, Amen. I, Nathaniel Denton, of Jamaica, in Queens Co, being very sick and weak. I leave to my son Nathaniel the house and lots, the home lot he now liveth on, and one half of the land in my neck below Jonathan Walters. Also one half of my lot of land at the end of the lane, lying at the rear of the Home lots. Also that piece of land lying by John Messengers. Also a piece of land lying between the Little Plains and the land that was Benjamin Dentons. Also all my meadow lying on the Long Neck and a 10 acre right of Commanage. Also a 10 acre right on the Plains, with all the appurtenances. I leave to my son James all my land lying in the Hollow near his house and all my meadow lying on the further East Neck and he shall pay to his brother Robert 10 Pounds. I also give to my son James 25 acres right of Commanage. Also 5 acres of right on the Plains, with all the privileges. I leave to my son Robert, the house he now lives in with the lot of land whereon the house standeth. Also all the land I bought of Jonathan Whitehead, which is known by the name of Freeman's Farm. Also a lot of land lying on the Hills, which I had of Wait Smith and one half of the lot that was the widow Ashmuns, and all my right of parsonage lying in the town of Jamaica. Also five acres right of Commonage and a five acres right of Plains, with all the privileges. And he shall pay to my son Nehemiah 20 Pounds. I leave to my two sons Timothy and Nehemiah my house and land that I live in and also my lot lying at the rear of Thomas Smith's and Captain Carpenter's home lots. Also a lot of land on the Hills, lying on the east side Path. And also a piece of land lying on the west side of the said path. I also give to my son Timothy my shop and smith tools and 10 Pounds out of my book debts. I leave to my wife Elizabeth my best bed and furniture and my west room and the use of all the land that I have given to my youngest sons till my son Timothy comes of age. My daughter Deborah shall have the east room and the liberty of the cellar and well. I leave all the moveables to my wife and daughters Deborah and Martha. I leave to Samuel Deanny, my son-in-law 10 shillings. I leave to my five sons all my land lying in the Jerseys, each paying his share towards procuring a better title. I make my son Nathaniel executor, requesting my friends, brother Foster, and cousin Nehemiah Smith to be overseers. Dated May 29, 1719. Witnesses: Saul Smith, John Corman, Jeckoniah Denton. Proved before Peter Schuyler, Esq. March 16, 1719/1720." 3. Mentioned in brother's will per 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." 4. 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: "Nathaniel3 Denton Jr. (Nathaniel2, Richard1), first child of first wife of Nathaniel Denton, b., say, 1653 in Hempstead, L.I. d. ____; m. (1), say, 1679, Deborah Ashman, dau. of Robert Ashman who "is last listed on a land transaction on 3 Jan. 1695/6, perhaps dying shortly thereafter"; m. (2), say 1700, Elizabeth ____. Krumm notes that land purchases made by Nathaniel Denton Jr. in Jamaica indicate numerous holdings and a process of acquisition that extended throughout his life, "with a marked increase after he had inherited property from his father in 1690." He also notes that "his occupation is most frequently identified as 'yeoman' (a farmer or freeholder under the rank of gentleman), but on 23 March 1692/3, he is called 'shoomaker… In his will he refers to his 'shop and smith tools' as a special legacy." Nathaniel3 frequently served in civic offices: constable, assessor, fence-viewer, and others in addition to serving on special commissions. Children of Deborah Ashman and Nathaniel3 Denton, all born Jamaica, Queens: i. Nathaniel4 Denton, b., say, 1685. ii. James4 Denton, b., say, 1687. iii. Catherine4 Denton, b. ca. 1691; d. ca. 1718; was m. 8 Oct. 1716, at Jamaica, by the Rev. Thomas Poyer, to Samuel Dean; one dau., Deborah Dean, bp. 1 Sept. 1717 at Jamaica. iv. Robert4 Denton, b., say, 1696. v. Nehemiah4 Denton, b., say, 1699. vi. Deborah4 Denton, b., say, 1701; she was mentioned in the wills of her father and brother; on 20 July 1751. vii. Martha4 Denton, b., say, 1703; m., say, 1722 to Solomon Smith, son of Amos Smith; four children."	Denton, Nathaniel (I2953)
4954	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): "Nathaniel2 Denton (Richard1), born (at least baptised) at Turton, Bolton Priory, Lancashire in early 1629, died Jamaica, Long Island in 1690 before 18 October (JTR 2:317-8). As the eldest son he probably married by 1653 in Hempstead, Long Island to a bride identified in 1664 and 1689 records only as Sarah (BDC 73 and JTR 1:316, 319). Combes added a last name of "Smith," citing the will of Nathaniel3, Jr., who referred to one "Nathaniel Smith" as his "cousin." Solid evidence is lacking for this conjecture, and there may be another explanation for Nathaniel, Jr.'s reference. In his childhood Nathaniel surely accompanied his father in the moves to Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Long Island. His name first appears in America (along with that of his brother Daniel as a witness) on the deed of sale of land by Long Island Indians dated 13 September 1655 ("History of Queens County, New York" [New York: Munsell & Co., 1882], p. 193). Then on 10 March 1656 a petition by thirteen residents of "Heemsted" to the Provincial Secretary in Nieuw Amsterdam asked for confirmation from Dutch authority for their purchase (CDNY 14:339-40). Located six miles west of Hempstead and nine miles east of Manhattan, and originally called Conorasset by the Indians, this area was twice renamed: Rustdorp by the Dutch officials and Jamaica by the English settlers. Apparently settlement had already started; as Town Clerk Nathaniel began signing the town records at the first meeting on 18 February 1656 (JTR 1:1), a job he held for most of his life. The settlers then allotted themselves each a lot for a home, ten acres of planting land, and twenty acres of "medowing." These 30-acre grants were made "in consideration of our charge and trouble in getting and setling off ye plase..." (JTR 1:2). Henceforward Nathaniel lived out his life in Jamaica with his family of five children and actively participated in the affairs of the community. For 35 years his name frequently appears on the town's official records (JTR 1:passim), its correspondence with the Dutch and English governors, and on many civic contracts such as "mowing the common meadows." Things changed for the settlers when the English took control of New Netherland in 1664. Besides their involvement with renegotiating land rights and titles with the new authorities, Nathaniel and Daniel Denton (among others) immediately petitioned for permission to purchase and settle a "plantation" on the Achter Kol [now Arthur Kill], soon known as the Elizabethtown Patent, the present site of Elizabeth, New Jersey (NJA 1:14-5): "To the Right Honourable Colond Richard Nicolls Esq; Governor of New York, &c... That several of us your Petitioners being intended formerly to have purchased and settled a Plantation upon the River called after Cull River, before your arrival into these Parts, our Intentions notwithstanding our making some way with the Indians, and charges and expences, about the Premises, was obstructed by the then ruling Dutch, and some of us by reason of not having any Accomodations here were put upon thoughts of removing into some other of his Majesty['s] Dominions, but now upon this your happy arrival and the Decease of the Dutch Interest we would gladly proceed in the Design aforesaid; In order whereunto we make bold with all Humility to Petition to your Honour, that you would grant us Liberty to purchase and settle a parcel of Land to improve our Labour upon in the River before mentioned, and some of us being destitute of Habitations where we are, we crave your Answer with as much Expedition as may be; we humbly take our Leaves at present and subscribe your Honours to Command. "From Jamaica, commonly so called September 26, 1664 "John Bailies, Daniel Denton, Thomas Benedyck, Nathaniel Denton, John Foster, Luke Watson." On Manhattan Island the application received prompt attention permission was granted within four days The Denton brothers may have been only land speculating however for they sold their rights in 1665 to Capt John Baker and John Ogden apparently without ever moving there (NJA 1:23-4). From 1664 until his death in 1690 the Jamaica Town Records chronicled Nathaniel Denton's many community involvements. Besides the aforementioned activities he served on commissions to search for hire and maintain a suitable minister (e.g., JTR 1:22, 136). Repeatedly the Town employed his talents, individually and in delegations, to represent its interests before the Dutch authorities and their English successors (JTR 1:7, 43, 91, 111, 142), as well as in the boundary dispute with Hempstead on 2 December 1684 (JTR 1:268). Frequently they appointed him Town Clerk for the year, paying him "twenty shillings a year for his paynes" (JTR 1:passim). At the time of the "Leisler Rebellion" against Governor Andros, the Town Meeting of 4 October 1689 named him "majestrate till things are otherwise altered" (JTR 1:126). His public career was capped on 13 December 1689 when Lieutenant Governor Leisler commissioned him a Justice of the Peace for Queens County (DHNY 2:347), a post he held for less than a year. On 18 October 1690 the Jamaica Town Records refer to him as "deceased" (JTR 2:317-8); he died intestate, and there was no administration on his estate. Unlike his father, Nathaniel accumulated extensive landholdings in and around Jamaica. His original holdings were choice lots in the new town, and in subsequent years he added acreage by purchase and from further town allotments to something over 75 acres. An undated (but probably 17 December 1683) entry detailed Nathaniel's landholdings: besides his home lot he owned seven other areas, ranging from five to twenty acres (JTR 1:248). The 1683 "List of the Towne Estate of Jamaica" (DHNY 2:521) shows "Nathaniel Denton Sen." with 2 horses, 2 oxen, 4 cows, 1 swine, and 55 lambs; estate value: £153. Only seven Jamaica residents claimed an estate worth more than that. He had become a man of substantial means in Jamaica. Nathaniel's three sons can be identified from the land grants he made to them while he lived (e.g., JTR 2:272-3, 315-9); he also had one and possibly two daughters. Their birthdates and chronological order remain uncertain. Children of Nathaniel and Sarah (___) Denton, all born in either Hempstead (pre-1656) or Jamaica, Long Island: i. Nathaniel3, b. say 1653. ii. Samuel, b. say 1655. iii. Richard, b. say 1658. iv. Phebe, b. say 1662, m. John Foster. In their wills Nathaniel3 named "brother Foster," and Richard3 "brother ... John Foster," as an overseer (WNYHS 2:220; REC. 65:248; Combes, 15). v. Maria, b. say 1664, bap. 18 June 1664 (BDC 73)." 2. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010: "Nathaniel was baptized later in life on March 9, 1682. Note: Nathaniel was the first Town Clerk of Jamaica, LI, NY: "Records of the Town of Jamaica, Long Island, vol. I, Page 1. A Town Meeting head of ye Town ye 18th of February 1656. Daniel Denton chosen to write & enter all acts and orders of public concernment of ye Town and is to have a daie's work a man for ye said employment. It is voted & concluded by ye Town y whosoever shall fell any trees in yue highways shall take both top and body out of ye highway. It is further voted and agreed upon by ye Town whosoever shall kill a wolfe within ye boundary of ye Town shall have feiveteen shillings for every woolf. Likewise it is agreed upon by ye Town that whereas they have the Little plains by purchase and patent within their limits to maintain their rights & privileges in ye said place from any such as shall goe to deprive y off it & soe to make use off it as they shall se cause. These taken out of ye ould towne book by me, Nathaniel Denton, Clerk." "Nathaniel applied for land at Elizabethtown, NJ in 1664 but probably died at Jamaica." 3. 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: "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. Krumm's authoritative account of the life and career of Nathaniel2 Denton is quoted here with the author's references noted: 'In his childhood Nathaniel surely accompanied his father in the moves to Massachusetts, Connecticut and Long Island. His name first appears in America (along with that of his brother Daniel as a witness) on the deed of sale of land by Long Island Indians dated 13 September 1655. Then on 10 March 1656 a petition by thirteen residents of "Heemsted" to the Provincial Secretary in Nieuw Amsterdam asked for confirmation from Dutch authority for their purchase. Located six miles west of Hempstead and nine miles east of Manhattan, and originally called Conorasset by the Indians, this area was twice renamed. Rustdorp by the Dutch officials and Jamaica by the English settlers. Apparently settlement had already started, as Town Clerk Nathaniel began signing the town records at the first meeting on 18 February 1656, a job he held for most of his life. The settlers then allotted themselves each a lot for a home, ten acres of planting land, and twenty acres of "medowing." These 30-acre grants were made "in consideration of our charge and trouble in getting and setling off ye plase . . ." Henceforward Nathaniel lived out his life in Jamaica with his family of five children and actively participated in the affairs of the community. For 35 years his name frequently appears on the towns official records, its correspondence with the Dutch and English governors, and on many civic contracts as 'mowing the common meadows. Things changed for the settlers when the English took control of New Netherland in 1664. Besides their involvement with renegotiating land rights and titles with the new authorities, Nathaniel and Daniel Denton (among others) immediately petitioned for permission to purchase and settle a 'plantation' on the Achter Kol (now Arthur Kill), soon known as the Elizabethtown Patent, the present site of Elizabeth, New Jersey; on Manhattan Island the application received prompt attention; permission was granted within four days. The Denton brothers may have been only land-speculating, however, for they sold their 'rights' in 1665 to Capt. John Baker and John Ogden, apparently without ever moving there. From 1664 until his death in 1690 the Jamaica Town Records chronicled Nathaniel Denton's many community involvements. Besides the aforementioned activities, he served on commissions to search for, hire and maintain a suitable minister. Repeatedly the town employed his talents, individually and in delegations, to represent its interests before the Dutch authorities and the English successors as well as in the boundary dispute with Hempstead on 2 December 1684. Frequently they appointed him Town Clerk for the year, paying him "twenty shillings a year for his paynes." At the time of the "Leisler Rebellion" against Governor Andros, the Town Meeting of 4 October 1689 named him "magistrate till things are otherwise altered." His public career was capped on 13 December 1689 when Lieutenant Governor Leisler commissioned him a Justice of the peace for Queens County, a post he held for less than a year. On 18 October 1690 the Jamaica Town Records refer to him as "deceased," he died intestate, and there was no administration on his estate. Unlike his father, Nathaniel accumulated extensive landholdings in and around Jamaica. His original holdings were choice lots in the new town, and in subsequent years he added acreage by purchase and from further town allotments to something over 75 acres. An undated (but probably 17 December 1683) entry detailed Nathaniel's landholdings, beside his home lot he owned seven other areas, ranging from five to twenty acres. The 1683 "List of the Towne Estate of Jamaica"[[1141] ] shows "Nathaniel Denton, Sen." with 2 horses, 2 oxen, 4 cows, 1 swine, and 55 lambs, estate value £153. Only seven Jamaica residents claimed an estate worth more than that. He had become a man of substantial means in Jamaica. Nathaniel's three sons can be identified from the land grants he made to them while he lived;[[1142] ] 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." 4. 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." 5. 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." 6. 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." 7. 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, Hip	Denton, Nathaniel (I2950)
4955	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): "Samuel4 Denton, Jr.. (Samuel3, Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1) may be assumed to have been born say 1680 in Jamaica, for he was the second child of parents who were married say 1676, and he was not yet of age in April 1699 (his father's will). His wife, whom he married say 1702, was identified only as Martha on several land deeds (he signed his name, she made a mark, e.g. JTR 3:162-5); both Eardeley (p. 12) and Combes (p. 23) tentatively suggest, without attribution, that her family name was Mills. By occupation Samuel was most frequently identified as "blacksmith" (e.g. JTR 3:72-4), but does appear once as "victualer" (JTR 3:431). Samuel was active in town affairs, appearing often in the town records. On 5 March 1705, he was voted liberty to set up a pound on his land adjoining the country road and to collect customary fees for the next seven years (JTR 2:76). In the period 1708-14 he was repeatedly appointed Town Constable and Collector (e.g. JTR 3:431), and Town Assessor as well 1713-18 (e.g. JTR 3:433). In addition he (often with his wife) appeared in land sale transactions (e.g. JTR 3:156-7), and witnessed documents (e.g. JTR 3:162), which have no direct genealogical interest. His wife appeared on the record in her own right in a legal tiff with Deborah Stead, who formally apologized for calling Martha Denton "a whore and other scandalous words" ("Abstracts of Deeds, Queens County, New York," typescript [microfilm, NYG&BS], D:18-19). Samuel's will, drawn 25 April 1718 and proved 7 April 1719, identified him as a blacksmith of Jamaica and named wife Martha; "my mother" ("to have Liberty to pasture two cows"); two loving brothers, Jacomiah and Hezekiah Denton; children of my sister Sarah Mills, viz. Samuel, Clement, and Sarah; and children of my sister Clement Smith, viz. Robert, John, Mary, Abraham, Ebenezer, and Samuel (NYCW 9:42, WNYHS 1:187). The will omitted any mention of his still-living brother Solomon, who only two years earlier witnessed a bill of sale for Samuel (JTR 3:162-5). Attached to the original will (No. 583, Historic Documents Collection, Queens College; microfilm, NYG&BS) is a document dated 3 January 1718 (i.e., 1718/19) whereby Martha renounced her appointment as executrix; therefore Samuel was deceased by that date. Wife Martha is last mentioned on a land sale of 25 April 1719 (JTR 3:178-80). She probably remarried. Samuel and Martha (___) Denton had no children." 2. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010, which describes the will of Samuel Denton, spouse 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."	Martha (I2949)
4956	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): "Clement [Denton], 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)." 2. "Ancestors and Descendants of Henry Gregory," compiled by Grant Gregory, 1938, pp. 67-69: "John Gregory III, b. 1676 or 1677; d. 18 Jan. 1751/1752, in 75th year; bur. in East Norwalk cem; m. (1) a dau. of Robert Seeley, prob. his dau. Sarah, bap. 23 Aug. 1686, but b. abt. 1680; m. (2) Clement, b. 1681 or later, dau. of Samuel Denton, blacksmith of Jamaica, L.I., and prob. of his wife, Mary. Clement was widow of Ebenezer Smith of Jamaica. John jr. and Nehemiah Gregory, John Betts, and Sarah, his wife, all of Nk., and children and son-in-law of John III, 19 Apr. 1750, conveyed land in Fairfield that had belonged to "our grandfather," Robert Seeley, of Ffld., deceased. Denton Gregory was a witness. Robert was a son of Nathaniel Seeley of Ffld.p; m. Sarah Olmstead and had a dau. Sarah. Ebenezer Smith had sons Abraham, Ebenezer, Robert, John and Samuel and a dau. Mary, who m. John Gregory IV. If Clement was the mother of this Abraham, there can be no doubt of her marriage to John Gregory III. In his will, 19 Mar. 1733/34, Abraham mentioned by name his brothers and sister, Mary Gregory, and gave land to his mother, "provided she outlive my honored father-in-law, John Gregory, his mother to take possession on becoming a widow. Father-in-law meant step father. The naming of a son of John III Denton and of a daughter of Denton, Clemens or Clemon, clinches the case for Clement as wife of John III. The mother of Robert Smith, son of Ebenezer, "was honored by a Jamaica public vote," which makes Clement one of the earliest of "modern" women. The will of Samuel Denton, 13 Mar. 1698/99, ment. wife Mary; children Samuel, Jacamiah, Solomon, Hezekiah, Sarah, Clement, not yet 18 years old, and Mary. (See the Norwalk records that remain, mostly from town meetings.) Children (first four by Sarah Seeley; last one by Clement Denton Smith): 1. John IV (b.~1705 Norwalk CT, d.1786 Cranbury CT, m.4/30/1726 Mary Smith-Clement's daughter, 12 children)(p.69, 80, 81) 2. Mary (b.1710 Norwalk CT, probably died young since no subsequent record and not in book) 3. Sarah (b.7/27/1711 Norwalk, CT, m. John Betts, 9 children) (p.69) 4. Nehemiah I (b.~1712 Norwalk, CT, d.11/11/1771 Wilton CT, m.1-Unknown Belden, 2-1749 Elizabeth Trowbridge St. John, 5 children) -- "named doubtless for his uncle Nehemiah Seeley" 5. Denton I (b.1724/1725 Norwalk, d.9/10/1811, m.1/18/1753 Elisabeth Sherwood, 8 children) (p.69, 82, 83) 3. Website http://www.haygenealogy.com/hay/henrygregory.html accessed 29 Dec 2016 gives the following information about John Gregory's first wife. This website is a third party comment and not sourced from a published source: "Sarah Seeley's parents were Sarah Olmsted and Robert Seeley. Sarah Olmsted was the daughter of Sgt. Nehemiah Olmsted and Elizabeth Burr. A descendant of the Olmsteds is 13th president Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) -- president 1850-1853. Sarah was the oldest of six children, the oldest male child also named Nehemiah, undoubtedly named after his maternal grandfather. Sarah Seeley Gregory's son Nehemiah is the first Nehemiah in the Gregory line. Sarah's paternal grandfather was Capt. Nathan Seeley, killed in the Great Swamp Fight in Rhode Island in 1675, the bloodiest day of King Philip's War, in which the Narraganset Indians were virtually annihilated."	Gregory, John (I2946)
4957	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): "Samuel4 Denton, Jr. (Samuel3, Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1) may be assumed to have been born say 1680 in Jamaica, for he was the second child of parents who were married say 1676, and he was not yet of age in April 1699 (his father's will). His wife, whom he married say 1702, was identified only as Martha on several land deeds (he signed his name, she made a mark, e.g. JTR 3:162-5); both Eardeley (p. 12) and Combes (p. 23) tentatively suggest, without attribution, that her family name was Mills. By occupation Samuel was most frequently identified as "blacksmith" (e.g. JTR 3:72-4), but does appear once as "victualer" (JTR 3:431). Samuel was active in town affairs, appearing often in the town records. On 5 March 1705, he was voted liberty to set up a pound on his land adjoining the country road and to collect customary fees for the next seven years (JTR 2:76). In the period 1708-14 he was repeatedly appointed Town Constable and Collector (e.g. JTR 3:431), and Town Assessor as well 1713-18 (e.g. JTR 3:433). In addition he (often with his wife) appeared in land sale transactions (e.g. JTR 3:156-7), and witnessed documents (e.g. JTR 3:162), which have no direct genealogical interest. His wife appeared on the record in her own right in a legal tiff with Deborah Stead, who formally apologized for calling Martha Denton "a whore and other scandalous words" ("Abstracts of Deeds, Queens County, New York," typescript [microfilm, NYG&BS], D:18-19). Samuel's will, drawn 25 April 1718 and proved 7 April 1719, identified him as a blacksmith of Jamaica and named wife Martha; "my mother" ("to have Liberty to pasture two cows"); two loving brothers, Jacomiah and Hezekiah Denton; children of my sister Sarah Mills, viz. Samuel, Clement, and Sarah; and children of my sister Clement Smith, viz. Robert, John, Mary, Abraham, Ebenezer, and Samuel (NYCW 9:42, WNYHS 1:187). The will omitted any mention of his still-living brother Solomon, who only two years earlier witnessed a bill of sale for Samuel (JTR 3:162-5). Attached to the original will (No. 583, Historic Documents Collection, Queens College; microfilm, NYG&BS) is a document dated 3 January 1718 (i.e., 1718/19) whereby Martha renounced her appointment as executrix; therefore Samuel was deceased by that date. Wife Martha is last mentioned on a land sale of 25 April 1719 (JTR 3:178-80). She probably remarried. Samuel and Martha (___) Denton had no children." 2. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010: A. "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." 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]: "...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..." 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 (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."	Denton, Samuel (I2944)
4958	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): "Clement [Denton], 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)."	Smith, Ebenezer (I2942)
4959	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)." 2. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010, which describes the will of Samuel Denton, sibling 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."	Denton, Hezekiah (I2941)
4960	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." 2. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010: "Jacamiah was a blacksmith at Jamaica, NY and then went to New Jersey where he is mentioned at Maidenhead, Henderdon Co., 1748, Middlesex Co., 1750 and Somerset Co., 1756." 3. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010, which describes the will of Samuel Denton, sibling 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."	Denton, Jacamiah (I2940)
4961	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."	Denton, Solomon (I2938)
4962	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical “The American Genealogist,” 91(Jan. 2019):66-75, “Gershom3 Lockwood of Cos Cob, Greenwich, Connecticut, Son of Jonathan2 Lockwood,” by Capers W. McDonald: “Although some of the Lockwood families of Greenwich, Connecticut, prior to the Revolutionary War have been well identified, the relationships and activities of several Greenwich Lockwoods remain unresolved. In a short 1955 TAG article, "The Gershom Lockwoods of Greenwich, Conn.," Donald Lines Jacobus noted prevailing confusion over "double lines of Gershorn Lockwoods of Greenwich" living down to the end of the eighteenth century.[1] As an illustration and a correction, Jacobus sketched the following pedigree of seven Gershom Lockwoods of Greenwich: Robert1 Lockwood -Jonathan2, d. 1688 = Mary Ferris -Gershom3, d. 1757 = Hannah - -Gershom4, d. 1787 = (1) Mary Sackett; (2) Ann - -Gershom5, 1753- -Gershom2, d. 1718/9 = -- -- -Gershom3, d. bet. 1761 = Ann Millington -Gershom4, d. 1776 = Mary Ferris -Gershom, d. 1796 = Eunice -- Jacobus then wrote, "study of the problems involved has been insufficient to enable us to write a definitive account" of the Gershoms. Instead, he simply presented "brief abstracts of some of the vital, probate and land records which must be used in any consideration of the problems involved." The earliest Lockwoods in Greenwich had first been described in print in 1857 by Daniel Merritt Mead in “A History of the Town of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., with Many Important Statistics.” They were brothers Gershom2 and Jonathan2 Lockwood (Robert1), listed by Mead among the "twenty-seven proprietors of 1672" who purchased Indian land across the Mianus River, west of the original colonial settlement of Greenwich.[2] Mead mentioned their respective sons-including the fact that each had a son named Gershom-but with little detail. Mead drew on earlier assertions to describe all the Greenwich Lockwoods as "probably descended from Edmund Lockwood ... of Cambridge, Mass."-which was incorrect.[3] The brothers were correctly identified as sons of Robert1 Lockwood, brother of Edmund1, in a full-length genealogy published in 1889, Frederick A. Holden and E. Dunbar Lockwood's “Descendants of Robert Lockwood: Colonial and Revolutionary History of the Lockwood Family in America” (though unfortunately all of Edmund's actual children were incorrectly stated there to be sons of Robert1).[4] This 1889 Lockwood genealogy was the first to include a treatment of Gershom3 Lockwood (Jonathan2) and some of his descendants. That account was followed by Spencer Percival Mead (1911),[5] William Richard Cutter (1912),[6] and subsequent authors.[7] Jacobus, who pointed out the "Gershoms" problem in 1955, had previously covered some of the Lockwoods in his 1930 initial volume of “History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield.”[8] There Jacobus had listed Gershom3 Lockwood (Jonathan2) only by name as a child of Jonathan2, with no subsequent information, and also briefly covered the family of Jonathan2 Lockwood's younger brother Gershom2. In none of these works have the children, landholdings, offices, and other evidence of Gershom3 Lockwood (Jonathan2) been adequately described. Only by following Donald Lines Jacobus's 1955 guidance and assembly of "vital, probate and land records" has it been possible to produce a sound genealogy of Gershom3 Lockwood (Jonathan2). In this article, building on Jacobus's sketch pedigree and record abstracts, some of the several Gershom Lockwoods are disambiguated, with a focus on Gershom3 (Jonathan2). This Gershom settled in the part of Greenwich known as Cos Cob, and his descendants-including the left-hand column in Jacobus's chart-are traced here for two generations, including not only the Gershoms in this branch but their siblings. Among the probate records noted by Jacobus in his 1955 article was the 1733 will of Jabez4 Lockwood (Gershom3, Jonathan2), by which Jabez left land to his parents, Gershom and Hannah, to be distributed after their deaths to Jabez's five named brothers. It is Jabez's will which forms the foundation of the present genealogy of the family of Gershom3 Lockwood of Cos Cob. A necessary first step to establishing the genealogy of Gershom3 Lockwood (Jonathan2) is a review of the careers of his father and uncle, Jonathan2 and Gershom2 Lockwood, the first Lockwoods in Greenwich. Jonathan was the oldest, born in Watertown, Massachusetts, on 10 September 1634. Gershom, Robert1's sixth recorded child, was nine years younger, born in Watertown on 6 September 1643.[9] The two brothers migrated from Watertown to Fairfield, Connecticut, about 1646, with their father, Robert1 Lockwood.[10] These brothers were named among a total of nine children in Robert's estate inventory in Fairfield in 1658.[11] As young adults, Jonathan2 and Gershom2 settled further west in Greenwich. On 1 January 1656/7, Jonathan Lockwood, along with [his future father-in-law] Jeffrey Ferris,[12] signed an oath in East Towne, New Netherlands (later Westchester County, New York), along with "all the Inhabitants then present," to honor the Dutch "governor of the manatas [Manhattans] as our governor and obay all his magistrates and laws that ar[e] mad[e] a[c]cordin[g] to god so long as we live in his Jurisdiction."[13] Geography of Early Colonial Greenwich For the ensuing account of activities and landholdings of the Greenwich Lockwoods, some understanding of the physical geography and the Indian and colonial political geography is helpful. The "Main Country Road," which ran by Cos Cob, was a segment of the original King's Highway (called the "Post Road" once mail service was established) running mostly east and west through modern Greenwich,[14] while most waterways ran generally north-to-south. From west to east, the four significant local Indian territories in the area of Greenwich were known by the Indian names Poningoe, Petuckquapaug (including the village of Cassacubque, anglicized as Cos Cob), Asamuck, and Patomuck.[15] Furthest west, the Armonck [subsequently Byrarn] River marked what became the border between Connecticut and New York,[16] and defined the westernmost part of Greenwich, Poningoe. As implied by the 1657 oath respecting the Dutch governor noted above, the first colonial title to Poningoe came under a grant to the Dutch West India Company in 1640[17] Next to the east lay Petuckquapaug, between the Minamok[18] and Mianus rivers.[19] Part of Petuckquapaug was later called "Dumpling Pond,"[20] near where two sons of Gershom2 Lockwood built the first bridge over the Mianus River in 1688. The Indian village of Cassacubque, meaning "high rocks" or "a great ledge of rocks," lay near the principal western tributary of the Mianus River known as Strickland's Brook.[21] There, "on the west side of this brook, and close under a rather abrupt eminence … were built three rows of closely collected Indian huts made of bark ... stretching along under a high bluff covered with tall oaks which sheltered the town from the chilling northwest winds. ... On the plain, east of the hamlet and between it and Strickland's Brook, the wood and underbrush had been cleared away and the ground fitted for raising Indian corn."[22] The name was anglicized to "Cos Cob" by 1686/7, when a Greenwich town committee of Lt. Jonathan Lockwood and six other colonists purchased Horseneck Plantation (part of Poningoe, further west) from Indian proprietors.[23] The Second Congregational Church at Horseneck was founded in 1717,[24] and one of the Gershom Lockwoods became a member in 1729."[25] East of the Mianus River were the areas known by the names of their waterways, Asamuck Creek and Patomuck Brook. These areas saw the first English settlement in 1640, later referred to as "Greenwich Old Town."[26] Patomuck Brook became the coastal boundary between Greenwich and Stamford.[27] All of these place names are frequently referenced in the deeds; placing them is essential in differentiating the Lockwood families. Jonathan2 and Gershom2 Lockwood in Greenwich The earliest Greenwich record found for Jonathan2 Lockwood is from a town meeting of 6 May 1669, at which he and four others were appointed (as summarized in Mead's 1911 “Historie of Greenwich”) to assess "Horseneck and the lands thereabouts ... for the settlement of a township" west of the original settlement, between the Mianus and Byram rivers. On 6 February 1670[/1], a committee was appointed, consisting of "Mr. [John] Holley [of Stamford], Sergeant Jonathan Lockwood, John Mead, and Joseph Ferris" to lay out a township upon the land "near Horseneck Brook to the number of thirty lots, four acres to a home lot." A list of twenty-seven proprietors of the town of Greenwich in 1672 included Jonathan and Gershom Lockwood.[28] The original Indian deed for the "Horseneck Plantation" was a sale "unto Lieut. Jonathan Lockwood, Sergt. John Bowers, John Renalds, Senir, John Marshall, Joseph Mead, Senir, John Hubbe, Senir, and John Mead, Senir, which are the towne's committee." As part of the consideration, the Indian leaders received "planting land" which was "fenced in at Cos Cob Neck ... by estimation about thirtie acres" for their use "during their lives and the lives of the children being in number four, and then to be returned to the towne."[29] On 27 April 1675, Lieut. Jonathan Lockwood and six others "were appointed and fully empowered to lay out all the lands lying between the Mianus and Byram rivers, as it lieth below the Westchester Path [Post Road], and in May of the same year Angell Husted was appointed to draw the lots respecting each man's proportion" of these.[30] Jonathan2 Lockwood was among four men "Propownded for freemen of Greenwich" on 12 May 1670.[31] His earliest-known Greenwich land record is an agreement between the town of Greenwich and "Jonathan Lockwood, Sr." dated 19 [month illegible] 1669/70.[32] He was recorded as a deputy for Greenwich during the sessions for May and October 1671, May 1673, October 1674, October 1676, and May 1683.[33] A "Greenwich Properties List for the Year 1672 with the Drafts of the Lands on the Est[ate] List" includes brothers Jonathan2 Lockwood with an estate of £114 and Gershom2 Lockwood with an estate of £90.[34] On 9 May 1672, Jonathan Lockwood and three others were appointed "to measure on an east northeast lyne from Mamorenack River to the west bownds of Fayrefeild ... at the charge of the townes of Norwalke, Standford, Greenwich & Rye."[34] On 8 October 1674, "Lnt. Jonathan Lockwood" and three others were appointed "to runn the lyne between this Colony and the Colony of New York, from Momoronock River to Hudson's River.[36] On 12 May 1681, the Court at Hartford began the founding of Bedford, appointing Lieut. Jonathan Lockwood and three others "to manage, order and dispose of the affayres of that plantation."[37] What serves essentially as the will of Jonathan Lockwood was recorded on 9 May 1688 in the Greenwich land records as a "Deed of Gift." In it, he named his wife and children and distributed land to his children. Gifts were made to five sons, beginning with "son Jonathan being my eldest." "Unto my second son Robert" he granted "halfe my lands and meadows layd out or unlayed out below & above the Contrye roade lying on the west side of Myanos River;" "unto my third son Gershom the other halfe of the above s[ai]d lands & meadows." Others were his "fourth son Joseph" and "son Still John being my youngest."[38] Greenwich landowners listed on 21 May 1688 included Jonathan Lockwood, Jonathan Lockwood Jr., Robert Lockwood, and Gershom Lockwood.[39] Jonathan's widow, Mary (Ferris) Lockwood, married second, as his third wife, Thomas Merritt of Rye, New York. Documentation of her marriage settlement was included with papers relating to her estate, both of which give concrete evidence of her Lockwood children. In the marriage agreement, dated 5 June 1696, "Marah [Mary] Lockwood of Greenwich somtime wife to Leftenant Lockwood Deseased" mentioned her "severall Children by my first Husband namely Jonathan Lockwood: & severall of them being at present in there non age." Mary was dead by 26 January 1707/8, when the probate court in Greenwich ordered an inventory to be made with division of her estate to her [surviving] children "Rob Lockwood Gershom Loc[kwoo]d Joseph Loc[kwoo]d Abagail Backster [Baxter] Still John Loc[kwoo]d." The four sons signed acceptance of the inventory in Greenwich, 31 January 1707/8, as "Natural sonns unto Mrs Mary Merritt."[40] (The oldest son, Jonathan, had died on 9 November 1689.)[41] Jonathan2 Lockwood's children, therefore, were Jonathan, Robert, Gershom, Joseph, Abigail, and Still John Lockwood. They are listed briefly by Jacobus in “Families of Old Fairfield,”[42] and treated more fully, though with errors, in Holden and Lockwood's 1889 Lockwood genealogy.[43] Of the sons, Robert, Gershom, Joseph, and Still John Lockwood all had children in Greenwich. Only Gershom3 Lockwood of Cos Cob, this article's subject, is treated in the genealogy below. Gershom2 Lockwood, the only one of Jonathan2 Lockwood's brothers to settle in Greenwich with him, was chosen to fill Jonathan's seats on the various town committees when Jonathan2 died in 1688.[44] Gershom2 "was the principal carpenter and builder in the town."[45] Gershom died in Greenwich, 12 March 1718/9, "aged 77 years."[46] As he was nine years younger than his brother Jonathan, his earliest Greenwich land records are later: 1664/5 (age 21) and 1668.[47] After his brother's death, Gershom2 was the Lockwood patriarch in Greenwich, reflected in an assessment from the years 1694-95, at which his property, held in common with at least one adult son, was valued the highest of any estate in the town: "Gershom Lockwood & Son," at £153 15s.[48] During 1688, construction began on a bridge across the Mianus River at "Dumpling Pond," called "North Mianus" in 1911 by S. P. Mead. "This was the first bridge built in the Town of Greenwich, and was built by Gershom Lockwood and his brother William Lockwood," apparently the two eldest sons of Gershom2 Lockwood.[49] Gershom2 Lockwood's children were listed and discussed briefly by Jacobus in “Families of Old Fairfield” as Gershom, Hannah, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Sarah.[50] William, who predeceased his father, was omitted from Jacobus's account, though all were noted in Holden and Lockwood's 1889 Lockwood genealogy.[51] They also are not followed in this article, but a revised genealogy of that branch of the family is also needed. [The balance of the article is a biography and genealogy of Gershom3 Lockwood, son of Jonathan2 Lockwood, which is a line I do not follow nor transcribe from the article.] Footnotes: 1. Donald Lines Jacobus, "The Gershom Lockwoods of Greenwich, Conn.," TAG 31 [1955): 224-28, at 224. 2. Daniel M. Mead, “A History of the Town of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., with Many Important Statistics” (New York, 1857), 66-67, the list evidently based upon the original Green- wich town records, vol. 1 [Family History Library (FHL), Salt Lake City, film #185372]. 3. D. M. Mead, “History of Greenwich” [note 2], 313-14. The same claim had appeared in Robert Bolton Jr., “History of the County of Westchester,” 2 vols. (New York, 1848, 211, 530; and John Farmer, “A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New-England” (Lancaster, Mass., 1829), 181. 4. Frederick A. Holden and E. Dunbar Lockwood, “Descendants of Robert Lockwood: Colonial and Revolutionary History of the Lockwood Family in America from A.D. 1630” (Philadelphia, 1889), 24, 64-70. This book was criticized pointedly by Jacobus in print several times: in a "Lockwood Note," inserted in Lillian Lounsberry (Miner) Selleck [comp. Donald Lines Jacobus], “One Branch of the Miner Family” (New Haven, 1928), 121-24; in "An Atrocious Lockwood Blunder," TAG 33(1955):222-24, immediately preceding his separate note on "The Gershom Lockwoods" [note 1], in which he also criticized Holden and Lockwood; and in another "Lockwood Note," TAG 32(1956):186, following up on points in "An Atrocious Lockwood Blunder." Further criticism of Holden and Lockwood is also found in Harriett Woodbury Hodge, “Some Descendants of Edmund Lockwood (1594-1635) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and His Son, Edmund Lockwood (ca. 1625-1693) of Stamford, Connecticut” (New York, 1978), and Robert Charles Anderson, “The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633,” 3 vols. (Boston, 1995), 3:1194. 5. Spencer Percival Mead, “Ye Historie of Greenwich, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut … Being a Revision … and Continuation of the History of the Town of Greenwich Published in 1857 by Daniel M. Mead” (New York, 1911), 30-34, 47-48, 55-56, 465-67, 518-19, 607. 6. William Richard Cutter, “Genealogical and Family History of Central New York,” 3 vols. (New York, 1912), 2:716-17. 7. For example, Frank J. Doherty, “The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York,” 13 vols. to date (Pleasant Valley, N.Y., 1990-), 8:214, shows the lineage of Theophilus4 Lockwood as (Gershom3, Jonathan2, Robert1), perhaps based on Holden and Lockwood, Descendants of Robert Lockwood [note 4]; 24. 8. Donald Lines Jacobus, “History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield,” 3 vols. (New Haven, 1930-32), 1:380-82. 9. Robert Charles Anderson et al., “The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635,” 7 vols. (Boston, 2003-11), 4:312-13, citing Watertown vital records. 10. Anderson, “Great Migration, 1634-1635” [note 9], 4:308-15 (Robert); Anderson, “The Great Migration Begins” [note 4], 2:1192-94 (Robert's brother Edmund1); Robert Charles Anderson, “The Winthrop Fleet, Massachusetts Bay Company Immigrants to New England 1629-1630” (Boston, 2012), 456-58 (Robert's brother Edinund1); S. P. Mead, “Ye Historie of Greenwich” [note 5], 607. 11. Jacobus, “Families of Old Fairfield” [note 8], 1:380. 12. The date of Jonathan's (subequent) marriage to Mary Ferris is not known, though her father, Jeffrey Ferris, mentioned his daughter Mary's "husband Jonothon Lockwood" in his will of 6 Jan. 1664 (Anderson, “Great Migration, 1634-1635” [note 91, 2:519). 13. E. B. O'Callaghan, “The Documentary History of the State of New-York,” 4 vols. (Albany, 1849-51), 3558-59. The qualifying phrase, "that are made according to God," had been negotiated and added to preserve autonomy. 14. S. P. Mead, “Ye Historie of Greenwich [note 5],” 47, 338. 15. The native tribes in the area "were Siwanoys ... belonging to the great tribe of Mohegans, who were possessed of a great part of Quinnehtuqut (Connecticut)" (John C. Huden, “Indian Place Names of New England” [New York, 1962], 233). See also Bolton, “History of Westchester” [note 3], 1:ix, map at vi-vii; and the Jan Jansson map of 1651 in Philip D. Burden, “The Mapping of North America” (Rickmansworth, U.K., 1996), 390-91. 16. Huden, “Indian Place Names” [note 15], 30; Claude Joseph Sauthier, "A Chorographical Map of the Province of New York" (London, 1779). 17. Bolton, “History of Westchester” [note 3], 2:17. Native names for areas within Poningoe are described in William M. Beauchamp, "Aboriginal Place Names of New York," New York State Museum, Bulletin 108: Archeology 12 (Albany, 1907), 245, 248; Bolton, History of Westchester [note 3], 1:vii (map). 18. Sauthier, "Chorographical Map of New York" [note 16]; Huden, “Indian Place Names [note 15], 114. 19. "Mianus river: in Greenwich and Stamford; and transferred to a village at the junction of this river with Coscob cove. For Mayanno's' - as the river and neck of land were called, from the Indian proprietor, Mayanno or Mehanno, who was killed by Capt. Patrick, in 1643." (J. Hammond Trumbull, “Indian Names of Places Etc., In and On the Borders of Connecticut” [Hartford, 1881], 29). 20. "Petuckquapaug: Dumpling pond, in Greenwich, a 'round pond' (Trumbull, “Indian Names of Places” [note 19], 51); also Huden, Indian Place Names [note 15], 185). 21. "Cassacubque[:] an ancient village near Mianus, Fairfield County, Conn. Possibly Siwanoy, 'high rocks' (Cos Cob)" (Huden, “Indian Place Names” [note 15], 45); also Trumbull, Indian Names of Places [note 19], 8, 12). 22. D. M. Mead, “History of Greenwich” [note 2], 18-20; Bolton, “History of Westchester” [note 15], map; 1651 Janssen map in Burden, “Mapping of North America” [note 15], 390-91. 23. S. P. Mead, “Ye Historie of Greenwich” [note 5], 31-34, 1 Feb. 1686[/7], rec. 31 July 1701 in "the town records: ... [sale by] Kowaconussa and Kouko, and Querrecqui and Peattun and Pakohchero and Rumppanus ... the true proprietors of all the land ... betweene Mianus River and Biram River." 24. Benjamin Turnbull, "Extracts of Letters to Rev. Thomas Prince," Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society (Hartford, 1895), 3:313. 25. Spencer P. Mead, "Abstract of Church Records of the Town of Greenwich, County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut" (typescript, Library of Congress, 1913), 1:9 [digitized, archive.org]. 26. "The first settlement of the Town of Greenwich was made on the eighteenth day of July, 1640, when Captain Daniel Patrick and Robert Freaks, formerly of Watertown, Massachusetts, as agents for the New Haven Colony, landed at Greenwich Point" and purchased from the local Sachems several lands between Asamuck Creek and Patomuck Brook (S. P. Mead, “Ye Historie of Greenwich” [note 5], 5, 7). 27. D. M. Mead, “History of Greenwich” [note a], zo. 28. S. P. Mead, “Ye Historie of Greenwich” [note 5], 30-31. 29. See note 23. 30. S. P. Mead, “Ye Historie of Greenwich” [note 5], 34. 31. J. Hammond Trumbull and C. J. Hoadly, eds., “The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, [1636-1776],” 15 vols. (Hartford, 1850-90), 2[1665-78]:126, 132. 32. Greenwich, Conn., Deeds, 1:60. 33. Public Records of Connecticut [note 311, 2[1665-781:146-47 (11 May 1671), 159-60 (12 Oct. 1671), 191-92 "Sargt" (8 May 1673); 235-36 "Lnt" (8 Oct. 1674), 286-87 "Lnt" (12 Oct. 1676); 3[1678-89]:114-15 "Lnt" (10 May 1683). 34. Greenwich town records, vol. 1 [unpaginated] [FHL film #185372]. 35. “Public Records of Connecticut” [note 31], 2[1665-78]:168, 174. 36. “Public Records of Connecticut” [note 31], 2[1665-78]:235, 242. 37. “Public Records of Connecticut” [note 3[1678-89]:74, 83. 38. Greenwich Deeds, 1:103, rec. 9 May 1688. 39. S. P. Mead, “Ye Historie of Greenwich” [note 5]; 47-48. 40. Fairfield, Conn., Probate Dist., Estate File Papers, #4202, includes the original marriage settlement [images, ancestry.com]. 41. Selleck, “Miner Family”, 123. 42. Jacobus, “Families of Old Fairfield” [note 8], 1:382. 43. Holden and Lockwood, “Descendants of Robert Lockwood’ [note 4], 8, 18-35. 44. S. P. Mead, “Ye Historie of Greenwich” [note 5], 47. 45. D. M. Mead, History of Greenwich [note 2], 113. 46. Gravestone, Tomac Burying Ground (Old Cemetery at Sound Beach), Greenwich (photograph, findagrave.com, memorial #21447946; D. M. Mead, “History of Greenwich” [note 2], 113). 47. Greenwich Deeds, 1:49, 23 March 1664/5; 1:83, 19 Dec. 1668. 48. D. M. Mead, “History of Greenwich” [note 2], 77-79. 49. S. P. Mead, Ye Historie of Greenwich [note 5], 47. 50. Jacobus, Families of Old Fairfield [note 8], 1:385. 51. Holden and Lockwood, “Descendants of Robert Lockwood” [note 4], 16, 50-61.” BIRTH: 1. The following entry about the first bridge built in Greenwich is from the periodical “The American Genealogist,” 91(Jan. 2019):73-74, “Gershom3 Lockwood of Cos Cob, Greenwich, Connecticut, Son of Jonathan2 Lockwood,” by Capers W. McDonald. It notes that the Gershom2's sons Gershom3 and William3 built the bridge starting in 1688. Assuming that the elder son Gershom would be at least 21, then his birth would calculate to abt 1666 which dovetails just before his sister Hannah's proven birth in Dec. 1667. Considering that Gershom2 was born 6 Sep 1643, this would calculate to a marriage with his first unknown wife in 1665 at about 22. William 3, being younger than Gershom3 would have to dovetail in after Hannah with a birth calculated at about 1669 making him about 19 at the time of construction. This all assumes that S.P. Mead's quote about the bridge as noted in the following quote is accurate. It would make for better calculations if the two brothers were a bit older when they built the bridge, but the context does not allow for it; on the other hand, their father was the town's carpenter and the two boys would certainly have learned the trade from their father starting from a young age. The quote: "Gershom2 Lockwood, the only one of Jonathan2 Lockwood's brothers to settle in Greenwich with him, was chosen to fill Jonathan's seats on the various town committees when Jonathan2 died in 1688.[44] Gershom2 "was the principal carpenter and builder in the town."[45] Gershom died in Greenwich, 12 March 1718/9, "aged 77 years."[46] As he was nine years younger than his brother Jonathan, his earliest Greenwich land records are later: 1664/5 (age 21) and 1668.[47] After his brother's death, Gershom2 was the Lockwood patriarch in Greenwich, reflected in an assessment from the years 1694-95, at which his property, held in common with at least one adult son, was valued the highest of any estate in the town: "Gershom Lockwood & Son," at £153 15s.[48] During 1688, construction began on a bridge across the Mianus River at "Dumpling Pond," called "North Mianus" in 1911 by S. P. Mead. "This was the first bridge built in the Town of Greenwich, and was built by Gershom Lockwood and his brother William Lockwood," apparently the two eldest sons of Gershom2 Lockwood.[49] Gershom2 Lockwood's children were listed and discussed briefly by Jacobus in “Families of Old Fairfield” as Gershom, Hannah, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Sarah.[50] William, who predeceased his father, was omitted from Jacobus's account, though all were noted in Holden and Lockwood's 1889 Lockwood genealogy.[51] They also are not followed in this article, but a revised genealogy of that branch of the family is also needed. Footnotes: 45. D. M. Mead, History of Greenwich [note 2], 113. 46. Gravestone, Tomac Burying Ground (Old Cemetery at Sound Beach), Greenwich (photograph, findagrave.com, memorial #21447946; D. M. Mead, “History of Greenwich” [note 2], 113). 47. Greenwich Deeds, 1:49, 23 March 1664/5; 1:83, 19 Dec. 1668. 48. D. M. Mead, “History of Greenwich” [note 2], 77-79. 49. S. P. Mead, Ye Historie of Greenwich [note 5], 47. 50. Jacobus, Families of Old Fairfield [note 8], 1:385. 51. Holden and Lockwood, “Descendants of Robert Lockwood” [note 4], 16, 50-61.”	Lockwood, William (I1979)
4963	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The periodical “The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 146 (2016): 71-76, “Some Newly Discovered German Origins of the New York’s Later-Arriving Palatines”, by Henry Z Jones, Jr., MSG, FGBS: “While a student at Stanford University in the 1960s, I began tracing eighteenth-century Palatine emigrants from Germany to Ireland, including my ancestor Abraham Bergmann. Although his group of Palatines had been en route to North America in 1709, the British settled them in Ireland instead. After the 1965 publication of the first edition of my book “The Palatine Families of Ireland,"[1] I realized no fully documented study had been made of the 847 Palatine families who were settled in America. My interest in these emigrants expanded in scope, and resulted in the publication of still more books and articles.[2] This article adds to the literature by presenting information on later-arriving immigrants, most of whom were related in some way to those earlier settlers. As I wrote in my recent article documenting the European origins of thirty-one additional Palatine immigrants of 1709: “The saving grace of my study has been in looking for the Palatines in groups, reinforcing the old genealogical axiom, when encountering a brick wall, to "study the neighbors." So many times our forebears literally got off the boat with their fellow emigrant passengers and then kept interacting with these same old friends for generations. ... "They came together, they stayed together" has so often held true.[3] The names of Palatines who arrived in colonial New York in 1710 were recorded on a finite list of 847 families,[4] but no contemporary lists survive of the many Germans who arrived in the second wave of emigrants, starting in 1717. Approximate arrival dates for each family must be estimated by studying tax lists, military rolls, colonial censuses, deeds, probate records, and church books. Knowing that many of these families emigrated in clusters from their home region reinforces the value of studying them as groups and leads to discoveries such as those presented below. For example, Liedolsheim, Baden-Durlach, was the home of many immigrants to Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, from 1738 to 1752, including the Boltz/Pultz, Gugenhahn/Cookingham, Oberacker/Overacker, Schmidt, and Kubach families. Similarly the villages near Schwabisch Hall were home to the Laun/Lown, Schumacher/Shoemaker, Brimmer/Premmer, Krafft/Croft, and Weiss families, who resided near one another after their arrival in 1737-1738.[5] Many of those Palatines who emigrated from Germany in 1738 did not survive. Indeed, that year became known as "The Year of the Destroying Angels."[6] Thousands of emigrants left for America. A terrible epidemic broke out in their holding area near Kralingen even before they left the continent, and many died. Once at sea, food supplies were soon exhausted, disease spread rapidly, and violent storms played havoc with the heavily loaded ships. By November 1738, 1,600 people had already died that year on the several voyages to Philadelphia. Figures for New York are likely similar, but records are not available.[7] Given the ordeal endured by these emigrants, one can only marvel at their courage and admire them for taking the risk to make a better life for their families in America. Here then, in tribute to them, are additional findings on the German ancestral homes of some New York Palatines who arrived in the second wave of emigration. Note that all spellings are rendered as found. For more detailed biographical information on the emigrants and their children, please see their individual sections in Volume I of Even More Palatine Families, which this article is meant to augment.[8] PETER FRIEDERICH (FREIDRICK, FREDERICK, FRIEDRICH) A good potential match with the Mohawk Valley couple is the Petrus Friderich who married Anna Veronica Braun, daughter of Christophoro Braun, 26 November 1722 at Sankt Ignaz Catholic Church in Mainz.[42] Peter Freidrick was naturalized 3 July 1759.[43] As Petter Fredrick, he appears on a tax list of Mohawk District in 1766.[44] Johann Peter Friederich and wife Anna Veronica (Phronica) had children baptized and married in the Schoharie Dutch Reformed Church, Trinity Church of New York City (via Rev. Ogilvie), Stone Arabia Reformed Church, Fort Hunter Church, and the Caughnawaga Reformed Church 1739-1774.[45] Footnotes: Henry Z. ("Hank") Jones, Jr., FASG, FGBS, is a retired recording artist and motion picture and television character actor, who now lives in San Diego, Calif. He may be reached via his website: www.hankjones.com. The author gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the late Carla Mittlestaedt-Kubaseck, who went village to village in Germany searching for origins of Palatines in America. The eminent German genealogist Friedrich R. Wollmershäuser has been especially helpful by keeping his eagle-eye open for possible mentions of eighteenth-century family migrations to the New World in German civil and church records. Trudy Schenk, a widely respected author and genealogist specializing in Germanic research, has assisted by researching the extensive holdings of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City. 1. Henry Z Jones, Jr., “The Palatine Families of Ireland,” 2nd ed. (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1990). 2. These publications include Henry Z Jones, Jr., “The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of tbe German Immigrants who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710,” 2 vols. (Universal City, Calif.: the author, 1985); Henry Z Jones, Jr., “More Palatine Families, Some Immigrants to the Middle colonies 1717-1776 and Their European Origins, Plus New Discoveries on German Families Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710” (Universal City, Calif.: the author, 1991); Henry Z Jones, Jr., and Annette Kunselman Burgert, “Westerwald To America: Some 18th-Century German Immigrants” (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1989); Henry Z Jones, Jr., and Lewis Bunker Rohrbach, “Even More Palatine Families: 18th-Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and Their German, Swiss, and American Origins, 3 vols. (Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 2002); and Henry Z Jones, Jr., "Some Newly-Discovered German Origins for the Palatine Families of New York-1710," The American Genealogist 85 (2011): 46-62. 3. Jones, "Some Newly-Discovered German Origins" (note 2): 46. 4. See the New York Palatine Subsistence Lists of Governor Robert Hunter, 1710-1712 (Colonial Office 5/1230 and 5/1231 in The National Archives, Kew, Surrey, England). 5. An extreme example is found in Hunterdon Co., N.J., which should have been named "New Neuwied" since almost everyone naturalized in that county in 1730 eventually was found living near one another in Germany's Neuwied/Westawald region (Jones, “More Palatine Families” [note 2], p. vii). 6. The "destroying angels" is taken from Psalm 78, verse 49: "He let loose on them his fierce anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels." 7. Klaus Wust, "The Emigration Season of 1738-Year of the Destroying Angels," “The Report: A Journal of German-Amenean History,” 40 (1986): 21-56. 8. See note 2. 42. Heiraten, Katholische Kirche, Sankt Ignaz Mainz, Kirchenbuch, 1603-1895 (FHL 957,276). Mainz is twelve kilometers south of Wiesbaden. 43. Scott and Stryker-Rodda, “Denizations, Naturalizations, and Oaths of Allegiance” (note 36), 29. 44. Christoph, “Upstate New York in the 1760s” (note 20), 129. 45. See Jones and Rohrbach, “Even More Palatine Families” (note 2), 1:186-87. 46. See Jones and Rohrbach, “Even More Palatine Families” (note 2), 1:220.”	Braun, Christophoro (I6340)
4964	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The Pierce family moves from Challock to Stalisfield, which is about 5 miles away. Sampson Pierce married Ann Craft. The following explore the Crafts/Crofts in Stalisfield, who may connect in. I do not find the exact connection yet, but Ann's father appears to maybe be the Henry Craft who died 23 Mar 1587/8 in Challock. The name Henry seems to be used a lot in Stalisfield. The notes that follow explore Stalisfield records. 2. Probates of Crofts/Crafts in Stalisfield as found at http://wills.canterbury-cathedral.org/ arranged chronologically. Note the early wills still need locating and transcribing and it may be within them that we find the connection to our nearby Challock family of Henry and Jone (___) Craft: A. Will: Craft, John, Stalisfield, 1492, 1492, PRC/17/5/229a. B. Will: Craft, Richard, Stalisfield, 1499, PRC/17/7/206, Comment: No probate. C. Will: Craft, William Sen., Stalisfield, 1504, 1504, PRC/17/9/224a. D. Will: Craft, Henry, Stalisfield 1518, 1518, PRC/17/14/142b. E. Act: Croft, Katherine, Stalisfield, 1523, PRC/3/5/159. F. Will: Crofte, Henry, Stalisfield, 1547, 1547, PRC/17/26/45b. G. Will: Crofte, Laurence, Stalisfield, 1550, 1552, PRC/17/27/230c. H. Richard Croft -- 1557: Canterbury Index: Will: Croft, Richard, Stalisfield, 1556, 1557, PRC/17/33/56a Citation: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," image 83 of 398, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23166-43531-59?cc=1949814 : accessed 23 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1557, A-Z > image 83 of 398; County Record Office, Maidstone. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RGW-9V89?mode=g&i=82&wc=M68K-K66%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251662001%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Transcription: -Will dated 23 Oct 1557 of Richard Crofte p/son of St. Michaels of Harbledown (Note: Indexing shows this will to be filed for Stalisfield, yet Harbledown is 10 miles away -- perhaps a home parish? Harbledown is in very close proximity to Canterbury.) -To be buried beside his mother -Pays for prayers to be said over his grave and those of his father and mother Thomas and Annys Croft -Bequeaths to his kin John Crofte, and if dies to his [John's] two brothers Robert and Richard Crofte -Bequeaths to William Ellym?, Julyan Ellym?, John Mybbs, vicar of St. Marys Bredyn?, Thomas Wise, George Higgs (George named executor), vicar of St. Mary's Bredyn? -Gregory Byng?, Willm Elhm, Enid Regybats? I. Thomas Craft -- 1568: Canterbury Index: Will: Craft, Thomas, Stalisfield, 1568, 1568, PRC/17/40/213, PRC/16/49 C/18 Citation: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images 65 and 66 of 240, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23166-25657-80?cc=1949814 : accessed 23 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1568, A-Z > image 65 of 240; County Record Office, Maidstone. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RGW-BF4?mode=g&i=64&wc=M68K-K3X%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251214801%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Transcription: -Thomas Craft of Stalisfield -Will written 15 Oct 1568 -To be buried in Stalisfield churchyard -Executors to be my wife Elizabeth and eldest son Henry -Johan Craft my son -George Craft my son -Avery my youngest son -Maragrete my daughter -Catharene my daughter -Proved Dec 1568 J. Elizabeth Crofte -- 1587 (Wife to Thomas Craft who died 1568): Canterbury Index: Will: Crofte, Elizabeth, Stalisfield, 1586, 1587, PRC/17/47/90, PRC/16/88 C/14 Citation: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images 52 and 53, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23172-10211-31?cc=1949814 : accessed 23 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1587, A-Z > image 52 of 320; County Record Office, Maidstone. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RGD-8Z8?mode=g&i=51&wc=M68K-GMS%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251236201%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Transcription: -Dated 15 January 1586 -Elizabeth Crofte of Stadiffeild [Stalisfield], widow, late wife of Thomas Crofte -To be buried in the Stadiffield churchyard next to her husband Thomas Crofte. -Son George Crafte, coexecutor with Averie -Youngest son Averie -My goddaughter [granddaughter] Elizabeth Crofte daughter of George Crofte -My goddaughter [granddaughter] Katereyne Croft daughter of John Crofte -My goddaughter [granddaughter] Elizabeth of daughter Elizabeth Grenstreet and Willm Grenstreet -My godson [grandson] Thomas Gassell? son of Thomas Gassell? lately deceased -Witnesses Thomas and Henry Elvyn -Proved 13 Dec 1587 Note: Alternative thinking on the wills of Thomas and Elizabeth Croft: Perhaps Elizabeth was a second wife and a widow with at least one daughter, Elizabeth, when she married Thomas Croft. Thomas Croft mentions sons [eldest] Henry, John[Johan], George, and Avery. He then mentions daughter Maragrete and Catharene, but he doesn't mention an Elizabeth as a daughter. She could have been born after he died? Widow Elizabeth doesn't mention son Henry [step-son?], but does mention George [mentioned as son], John [as father of a goddaughter, John may also be a stepson?] and Avery [mentioned as son]. She also mentions daughter Elizabeth Greenstreet as mother of Elizabeth Greenstreet/Grenstreet her goddaughter. Sometimes in these wills they can be very specific about relationships, and others, not so much. Unfortunately we cannot tell if son/daughter means stepson/stepdaughter in most wills. K. Henry Croft -- 1593 (Son of Thomas who died 1568 and Elizabeth 1586): Canterbury Index: Will: Croft, Crofte, Henry, Stalisfield, 1592, 1593, PRC/17/49/147, PRC/16/101 C/3. Citation: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images 70-71, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23190-6760-26?cc=1949814 : accessed 23 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1593, A-Z > image 70 of 370; County Record Office, Maidstone. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRPM-4FZ?mode=g&i=69&owc=collection%2F1949814%2Fwaypoints&wc=M68K-PM9%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251244701%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Transcription: -Dated 8 Dec 1592 -Henry Crofte of Stalsfeld [Stalisfield] -Elizabeth and Sara Crofte my daughters to receive stipend at age 16. -Humphrey Gylbert, Knight, and Wyllim Anger, Esq., overseers -Children of his wife (from her previous marriage to ___ Read): John Reade, Grace Wels?, and Elizabeth Reade. -Richard Crofte, my brother John Crofte's son. -Henry Crofte, by brother George Crofte's son. -Katheren Crofte, daughter of John Crofte. -Widow of Richard Dame -Unnamed godchildren -Hester Tesdale -Land in the Parish of Charing and Bigsoe. -Brothers George and Averye Crofte -Allis my wife, named executor. -Witnesses Wylliam G?, George Crofte, Alverye Crofte, and John Hoxton?. -Proved 20 Apr 1593. L. William Croft -- 1593: Canterbury Index: Will: Croft, William, Stalisfield, 1592, 1593, PRC/17/50/418b; PRC/16/101 C/6. Citation "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images 77-85 of 370, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23190-6482-27?cc=1949814 : accessed 22 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1593, A-Z > image 81 of 370; County Record Office, Maidstone. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RPM-HW7?mode=g&owc=collection%2F1949814%2Fwaypoints&wc=M68K-PM9%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251244701%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Transcription: -William Croft of Stanneffeild [Statisfield] -Wife Rose, named executor. -Son Henry appears to be the oldest receiving his father's dwelling, associated land, and residue. Named executor. -Daughter Fayth to be paid a stipend yearly by my son Henry -John Malim? married to my daughter Katherine -Thomas Toplye married to my daughter Elizabeth -My daughter Mary to receive a stipend at the time of her marriage. -Land in Otterden; Burrows and Jenkins in Stalisfield; King's Down in Boardefeild? parish; Obendens Down, Manor of Dovneton?, Darvold?, woodland in the parish of Charing. -Son Isace [Isaac] receives some land, under 21. -Sons Robert and Jonas who are under 21. -Son Richard receives some specific land if Isaac, Robert, or Jonas die before age 21. -Sons Henry and Edward, under 21) to share some specific land. -Robert Barns (From wife Rose's will, we learn this is most likely a brother-in-law.) -Sons Thomas and John. -Dated 7 Mar 1592[/3?] -Proved 28 Jun 1593 M. Widow Rose Croft -- 1603 (wife of William who died 1603): Canterbury Index: Will: Crofte, Rose, Stalisfield, 1603, 1603, PRC/17/53/112a, PRC/16/122 C/13 Citation: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," image 95 of 340, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23183-42671-59?cc=1949814 : accessed 23 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1603, A-Z > image 95 of 340; County Record Office, Maidstone. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RGP-9JD8?mode=g&i=94&wc=M68K-5WL%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251258101%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Transcription: -Will dated 2 Apr 1603 at Stalleffield [Stalisfield] -Will of Rose Crofte widow -Edward Crofte my son; named as executor. She bequeaths all the goods and chattels she received from her mother Richardine Barnes and Thomazin Barnes als Sanders my sister in the keeping of my brother Robert Barnes of Charing. -Witnesses: Henry West, Clerk, and John Allard -Will proved 25 Sep 1603 N. John Croft -- 1612: Canterbury Index: Will: Crofte, John, Stalisfield, 1612, 1612, PRC/17/58/105, PRC/16/143 C/26. Citation: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images 249 and 250 of 760, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23172-12356-16?cc=1949814 : accessed 23 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1612, A-Z > image 249 of 760; County Record Office, Maidstone. Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRGD-6LT?mode=g&i=248&wc=M68K-P2S%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251283601%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814 Transcription (very difficult to read): -John Croftes of Stalisfield. -Will date 11 Apr 1612. -Margaret my wife named as executor. -Sons William and John Crofte -Daughter Elizabeth Crofte. -Mentions some land that I cannot decipher. -Proved 29 Apr 1612 3. Extraction of Craft/Croft (and variants thereof) from Stalisfield, Kent, England Archdeacon's Parish Transcripts (FHL film 1752161, it. 3) from parish beginning of 1563 until 1640. No Parish records exist for this time period. Missing records from Archdeacon's Transcripts: 1564/65-1566/67, 1569/70; 1573/74, 1576/77, 1584/85, 1587/88, 1588/89, 1594/95, 1606/7, 1628/29, 1640-1661, and so forth. Missing records from Bishop's Transcripts: 1601/2, 1602/3, 1604/5-1610/11, 1613/14, 1621/22, 1627/28, 1640/41, 1642-1661 and so forth. The names with () cannot yet be placed in the potential families constructed below: -2 Feb 1563/4, Edward Crofte s/o Wylliam, bap. -1 Nov 1568, Thomas Craft bur. -18 Apr 1569, Henry Croft bap. -12 Jan 1570/1, John Croft bap., bur. the same day. -16 Nov 1571, John Craft bap. -29 Dec 1571, Steven Craft s/o Wyliam, bap. -13 Jul 1572, Mari Craft d/o Wylliam, bap. -30 Nov 1572, Thomas Craft s/o Jhon (sic), bap. -6 Jan 1574/5, Averi Craft bap., bur. 20 Jan 1574/5. -4 Sep 1575, Isahac (sic) Crofte bap. -22 Jan 1575/6, Katheren Crofte bap. -()2 Jun 1577, Thomas Kroft (sic) bap. -7 Jul 1577, Jonas Kroft bap. -13 Nov 1577, Rechard Kroft bap. -5 Apr 1579, Rechard Croste bap. -6 Nov 1579, Elyzabethe Crost bap. -26 Nov 1581, Henry Craft s/o George, bap. -29 Jan 1585/6, Elizabeth Croft widow, bur. -5 Feb 1586/7, Jane Croft d/o George, bap. -30 Oct 1587, Henry Croft and Alice Read, widow, botp, mar. -2 Apr 1590, Sara Crafte, d/o Henry, bap. -20 Mar? 1592/3, Wylliam Crafte bur. -Apr 1593, Henrie Crafte bur. -2 May 1596, Elizabeth d/o John Crofte, bap. -6 May 1599, Wilyam s/o John Crofte, bap. -28 Mar 1602, John s/o John Crofte, bap. -10 Aug 1603, Rose Crofte widow, bur. -2 Jul 1604, Margaret Pearce and Edward Crofte, botp, mar. -()27 Dec 1604, Richard Crofte, miller, and Eliz. Upton, botp, mar. (This Richard could be either the Richard bap. 1577 or 1579.) -21 Apr 1605, Sampson Crofte s/o Edward, bap. -21 Sep 1605, Thomas Crofte s/o George, bur. -25 Feb 1607, Eliz Craft, 19, of Stalisfield and John Hudson, Clothier, of Stalisfield, mar. -()20 Oct 1608, Rabedge Croft and John Barnes, botp, mar. -27 Nov 1608, Edward Crofte s/o Edward, bap. -27 Dec 1608, Edward Crofte householder, bur. -20 Apr 1612, John Crofte, householder, bur. -1611, Henry Crofte witness parish record. -12 Oct 1615, Margaret Craft/Croft, widow, and Henry Leez, yeoman, botp, mar. -10 Nov 1617, Elizabeth Craft and Henry Browne, mar. -4 Jul 1619, Henry Craft s/o George, bur. 4. Family Groups arranged from extracted Stalisfield Parish Records and Probates listed in separate notes above -- these groups are estimated only and subject to refinement and rearrangement as further research is conducted. The connection to our family in Challock appears to be of the next generation or further back and once the earlier wills listed above are transcribed, the connection may become apparent: FAMILY 1: (Not used yet.) FAMILY 2: Parents Thomas Craft and Elizabeth ___; Thomas Craft bur. 1 Nov 1568; Elizabeth Croft widow bur. 29 Jan 1585/6 (See 1568 probate for Thomas and 1587 for Elizabeth): -Henry Croft who is bur. Apr. 1593 and is father in Family 6. (See 1593 probate of Henry; mentioned in wills of parents.) -John Croft who is father in Family 4. (Mentioned in wills of parents and brother Henry.) -George Croft who is father in Family 5. (Mentioned in wills of parents and brother Henry.) -Avery Croft. (Mentioned in parents' and Henry's wills.) -Elizabeth, who married William Greenstreet and had a daughter Elizabeth (per mother's will). -Unknown daughter married to Thomas Gassell(?) who was dead by 1586 (inferred in mother's will). This daughter had a son named Thomas Gassell(?). FAMILY 3: Parents William Craft and Rose Barnes; Wylliam Crafte bur. 20 Mar? 1592/3; Rose Crofte widow, bur. 10 Aug 1603. (See 1593 probate above for William which names his wife and many children. See 1603 probate for the widow Rose which identifies her maiden name of Barnes and names her mother and sister.): -2 Feb 1563/4, Edward Crofte s/o Wylliam, bap. (Probably the same Edward Crofte, householder, bur. 27 Dec 1608.) -18 Apr 1569, Henry Croft bap. -12 Jan 1570/1, John Croft bap., bur. the same day. -29 Dec 1571, Steven Craft s/o Wyliam, bap. (No further record; may have been christened in one of the missing years of the parish record.) -13 Jul 1572, Mari Craft d/o Wylliam, bap. -4 Sep 1575, Isahac (sic) Crofte bap. -7 Jul 1577, Jonas Kroft bap. -5 Apr 1579, Rechard Croste bap. - Faith Crofte (Identified only in her father's probate; may have been christened in one of the missing years of the parish record.) -John Crofte (Identified in father's probate but not the John baptized 16 Nov 1571 conflicts with the birth of Steven; may have been christened in one of the missing years of the parish record.) FAMILY 4: Parents John Craft and ??? (Son in Family 2): -30 Nov 1572, Thomas Craft s/o Jhon (sic), bap. -6 Jan 1574/5, Averi Craft bap., bur. 20 Jan 1574/5. (Birth too close to a child of William which would then default to being a child in this family; also the father John had a brother named Avery.) -22 Jan 1575/6, Katheren Crofte bap. (Identified in her Uncle Henry's 1593 probate and grandmother's 1587 probate.) -13 Nov 1577, Rechard Kroft bap. FAMILY 5: Parents George Craft and ??? (Son in Family 2) -26 Nov 1581, Henry Craft s/o George, bap. (Identified in his Uncle Henry's 1593 probate. Probably Henry Craft s/o George, bur. 4 Jul 1619.) -Est. 1584 Thomas Croft. (Thomas Crofte s/o George, bur. 21 Sep 1605.) -5 Feb 1586/7, Jane Croft d/o George, bap. FAMILY 6: Parents Henry Croft and Alice Read, widow, botp, mar. 30 Oct 1587: Burial: Henrie Crafte bur. Apr 1593 (See 1593 probate which also names brothers John, George, Averye Croft, and several step-daughters. Probable son in Family 2.) -Abt 1588, Elizabeth (named in his will). (From age in marriage record, probably the Eliz Craft, 19, of Stalisfield and John Hudson, Clothier, of Stalisfield, mar. 25 Feb 1607.) -2 Apr 1590, Sara Crafte, d/o Henry, bap. FAMILY 7: Parents John Croft and Margaret ___; most likely the same John Craft bap. 16 Nov 1571; John Crofte, householder, bur. 20 Apr 1612; Margaret as a widow remarries 12 Oct 1615 to Henry Leez/Leez of the parish. (See John's Probate of 1612.) -2 May 1596, Elizabeth d/o John Crofte, bap. (Probably Elizabeth Craft and Henry Browne, mar. 10 Nov 1617.) -6 May 1599, Wilyam s/o John Crofte, bap. -28 Mar 1602, John s/o John Crofte, bap. FAMILY 8: Parents Edward Croft and Margaret Pierce; 2 Jul 1604, Margaret Pearce and Edward Crofte, botp, mar. (Probable son in Family 3.) (Moved away to Charing after the the birth of these first two children.): -21 Apr 1605, Sampson Crofte s/o Edward, bap. -27 Nov 1608, Edward Crofte s/o Edward, bap. 5. There is a Henry Crafte in the Hundred of Faversham in the 1523 subsidy roll - paid 5 shillings. Hundred of Faversham in the subsidy roll in the 14th year of King Henry VIII (22 April 1523 - 21 April 1524). Challock was not in the Faversham Hundred, but Stalisfield was. Stalisfield is close to the parish of Challock and our "23 Jan 1564/5, Henry Craft bur," ancestor may have lived in Stalisfield before moving to Challock -- or it may be a relative back in Stalifield. Alternatively there is a Henry Croft whose probate is on file from Stalisfield dated 1547 to whom this subsidy probably applies. 6. From Roy L Hales 25 Jan 2016: "I did a quick look-up in Kent's 1334 Lay Subsidy. There is only one Craft/Croft: Thomas de Crofte was assessed 4 shillings in Borden (There are entries as high as 16s on the page, but the majority are 1-3s). As half the males in Borden between the ages of 16 and 60 followed Cade off to London in 1450 for the Rebellion, I also checked the muster but did not find a Craft/Croft. [See note for the earliest Clench of this database for more detail on Cade's Rebellion.]	Craft (I5141)
4965	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The placement of Rebecca Winner is a bit problematic considering her birth of about 1829 if the 1850 census is correct. It would be nice to have another census or two to get an age confirmation. If the birth year is correct, then she would have been about 18 years old when she was married in 1848, which is of course plausible if not just a tad young. At this time in Brown Co., Ohio, there were only two potential fathers for Rebecca: Jonathan or his son Isaac. Jonathan and Sarah would have been about ages 50 and 49 respectively, which seems a little oldish especially considering Sarah started having children abt 1801. On the other hand, the 1840 census for Jonathan reports males: 1@60-70 and females: 1@10-15; 1@20-30; 1@50-60. The youngest female is the right age for Rebecca, the middle female could be the next older daughter Azubah who was born abt 1821 and married in 1848. We currently believe Isaac was living with his father in the 1830 census. He was born about 1802 and would certainly have been of the right age to have fathered Rebecca. (See more below on 1830 census.) He may have actually had a first marriage of which Rebecca was a child. That first wife may have perhaps died and Rebecca was raised by her grandparents. We do see Isaac married (perhaps for a second time) in 1847 to Mary Whited who was born in 1812; they have a child Sarah J. Winner. Looking at the 1830 census, we see males: 1@20-30, 1@50-60; females: 1<5, 2@10-15, 1@15-20, 1@20-30, 1@50-60. We can presume perhaps the following: Isaac was the younger male and his father was the older male. Sarah would be the oldest female, the dau. Sarah would be the one 15-20, and Amy would be the 20-30 daughter, and Elizabeth and Azubah would be the two 10-15 daughters - this leaves one explained female under age 5 who most likely is our Rebecca. This does not clear up who is Rebecca's father, but it does place Isaac at home and Rebecca being born from 1825 to 1830 where we would expect her. Summarizing, I suspect the age in the 1850 census for Rebecca is more correct than not considering the age disparity with her husband (I think if the census taker was estimating he would not have had such a large disparity). I believe Sarah would not be bearing children for 28 years with one husband since a 20 year spread is more typical - also there is roughly an eight year spread between Rebecca and the previous child Azubah. For now, my best guess is to assign Rebecca as a daughter of Isaac and an unknown first wife. I wish we had more data to work from. 2. Censuses: 1850 US: Miami Township, Clermont, Ohio, 10 Sep 1850, 918/918: Henry Kelley, 33, carpenter, CT. Rebecca, 21, OH. Mary E., 1, OH. This family seems to disappear after 1850 in the censuses. MARRIAGE: 1. "Brown County, Ohio, Marriages, 1818-1850": -Azubah A. Winner and WIlliam Jones, 23 Apr 1848, G128." -Emy (21) Winner and William Conklin, 8 Nov 1831, upon the oath of Isaac Winner. D70. -Lowis Winner and George Mitchell, 11 Dec 1828, upon oath of applicant and Isaac Winner, D13." -Mary Winner and Isaac Scott, 1 Dec 1855. [This would be Mary Whited's second marriage after Isaac Winner, son of Jonathan, died.] -Sarah Winner and James Brown, 2 May 1833, D87. -Rebecca Winner and Henry Kelley, 3 Sep 1848, G136.	Winner, Rebecca (I2987)
4966	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued: I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth. II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London. III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397. IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p. V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned. VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father. VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue. [The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]" 2. Archaeologia Cantiana - Vol. 83 1968 accessed 23 Aug 2015: "The Dutch James Family of Ightham Court," by Edward Bowra. "The Ightham branch of the family of Dutch James held the Manor for three hundred years over a span of eight generations, but has had little notice in the volumes of "Archceologia Cantiana." Its story does, however, afford much, of interest and merits recording, not least in its relation to Kentish, and, indeed, national history. The court rolls, fortunately preserved, record the first court in the name of William James in 1600. The manor and estate, situated thirty miles south of London, had been bought by him from Percival Willoughby, whose family seat (long since destroyed) was at Bore Place, Chiddingstone, not far off. The manor house, then called Court Lodge, was comparatively new, being built by the Willoughbys in the mid-sixteenth century. It still stands, substantially the same; with its mellowed brickwork it is a particularly charming example of a medium-sized Tudor house. The Manor dates back to the thirteenth century, so no doubt a previous house stood on the site. William James was an example of Lambarde's well-known comment, in his "Perambulation of Kent" of only a generation earlier, concerning the gentlemen of Kent being 'not so ancient stocks as elsewhere, especially in the parts nearer to London, from which city courtiers, lawyers, and merchants be continually translated, and do become new plants among them'. He was not only a merchant, but by origin a foreigner, and his wife was also a foreigner. His father, Roger, had fled from the Low Countries to London, no doubt to escape the Spanish domination at the time and the persecution of the reformed religion. He was a younger son of Jacob van Haestrecht of Cleve, near Utrecht, and of Gonda, in Holland, a family of prominent landowners. In 1566 he acquired the Ram's Head brewery, with the Thames-side wharf called Clare's Quay, off Lower Thames Street, close to the Tower of London. He called himself Jacobs, but this soon became anglicized to James, and the family became known as the Dutch James. Beer was the universal drink and times were prosperous for brewers. In spite of competition from twenty major brewhouses on Thames-side in the City, Roger James, when he died in 1591, left a considerable estate. Roger had married Sarah, only daughter and heiress of Henry Morskyn, of Liege, who had also settled in London. They had a house by the brewery, where no doubt the family were all born and the sons brought up to the brewing trade. The eldest son, Roger, inherited the Ram's Head property, and the second son another brewhouse, in Whitechapel. William was the third surviving son, and with five younger brothers, had a share of his father's other properties, distributed in several places in Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent. Roger James is commemorated by a brass in his parish church of All Hallows by-the-Tower, Barking. The effigy is full length and shows him with beard, wearing ruff, doublet, and fur-trimmed gown. The brass bears the arms of the Worshipful Company of Brewers, of which Roger was Third Warden when he died. William James (c. 1570-1627) When William came to Ightham he was about thirty years old. His young wife, Jane, was the only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, a wealthy merchant of Bremen. The son and heir, William, was born soon after their arrival and was followed by five more children. He soon settled down as a country squire, taking his share of public duties. In 1611 he and his brothers were granted arms by James I: argent a chevron between three mill rinds traverse sable, crest a garb argent banded vert. This was appropriate to the brewing industry, the mill rind being the core of the great millstone which ground the barley for beer, and the garb being the sheaf of barley. The Jacobean box pews in Ightham Church were the family pews, erected by William James, his recently acquired arms being repeated as part of the motif of the carving of the decoration. The church still possesses the silver chalice which he presented, with the hallmark London 1616, and inscribed in Latin as his gift. In 1612 the Court Rolls record 'Sir William Selby, sen., who lately held of the lord of this manor the messuage of the Mote and divers lands thereto belonging has died since the last Court'. This was the first of the Selbys, who had come all the way from the Scottish border country, where his family were hereditary lords of the marches. He was elderly, unmarried, retiring after a long military career, starting at the siege of Edinburgh when a boy of thirteen. He had acquired Ightham Mote only shortly before the arrival of the Jameses at Court Lodge and the two families remained as near neighbours for many generations, the last Selby owner dying in 1889. William James died in 1627 and was buried in the church. In his will he gave 'to ye poor People of Ightham 12 penny loaves every Sunday for ever' - a thank-offering to God for his blessings. The inventory of the contents of Court Lodge, taken at the time, confirms that he was, indeed, in comfortable circumstances. The charity survived for three hundred years. He was succeeded in the Manor by five generations of direct descendants." 3. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 4. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, cau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]"	Kule, Jane (I5029)
4967	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued... VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue..." 2. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 3. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, cau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]"	Smith, Audrey (I5027)
4968	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued: I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth. II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London. III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397. IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p. V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned. VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father. VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue. [The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]" 2. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 3. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, cau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]"	James, George (I5025)
4969	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued: I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth. II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London. III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397. IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p. V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned. VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father. VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue. [The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]" 2. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 3. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, cau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]"	James, Richard (I5024)
4970	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued: I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth. II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London. III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397. IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p. V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned. VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father. VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue. [The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]" 2. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 3. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, cau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]" MARRIAGE: 1. Ancestry.com. London, England, Extracted Parish Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001; London - Marriage Licences, 1520-1610 (Marriage): "24 Jun 1588 Roger Jeames, of East Smithfield, & Sarah Smithe, Spr, dau. of John Smithe, of St Saviour's, Southwark, Brewer; Gen. Lic."	James, Roger (I5023)
4971	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued: I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth. II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London. III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397. IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p. V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned. VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father. VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue. [The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]" 2. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 3. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, cau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]"	James, Arnold (I5022)
4972	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued: I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth. II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London. III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397. IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p. V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned. VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father. VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue. [The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]" 2. Archaeologia Cantiana - Vol. 83 1968 accessed 23 Aug 2015: "The Dutch James Family of Ightham Court," by Edward Bowra. "The Ightham branch of the family of Dutch James held the Manor for three hundred years over a span of eight generations, but has had little notice in the volumes of "Archceologia Cantiana." Its story does, however, afford much, of interest and merits recording, not least in its relation to Kentish, and, indeed, national history. The court rolls, fortunately preserved, record the first court in the name of William James in 1600. The manor and estate, situated thirty miles south of London, had been bought by him from Percival Willoughby, whose family seat (long since destroyed) was at Bore Place, Chiddingstone, not far off. The manor house, then called Court Lodge, was comparatively new, being built by the Willoughbys in the mid-sixteenth century. It still stands, substantially the same; with its mellowed brickwork it is a particularly charming example of a medium-sized Tudor house. The Manor dates back to the thirteenth century, so no doubt a previous house stood on the site. William James was an example of Lambarde's well-known comment, in his "Perambulation of Kent" of only a generation earlier, concerning the gentlemen of Kent being 'not so ancient stocks as elsewhere, especially in the parts nearer to London, from which city courtiers, lawyers, and merchants be continually translated, and do become new plants among them'. He was not only a merchant, but by origin a foreigner, and his wife was also a foreigner. His father, Roger, had fled from the Low Countries to London, no doubt to escape the Spanish domination at the time and the persecution of the reformed religion. He was a younger son of Jacob van Haestrecht of Cleve, near Utrecht, and of Gonda, in Holland, a family of prominent landowners. In 1566 he acquired the Ram's Head brewery, with the Thames-side wharf called Clare's Quay, off Lower Thames Street, close to the Tower of London. He called himself Jacobs, but this soon became anglicized to James, and the family became known as the Dutch James. Beer was the universal drink and times were prosperous for brewers. In spite of competition from twenty major brewhouses on Thames-side in the City, Roger James, when he died in 1591, left a considerable estate. Roger had married Sarah, only daughter and heiress of Henry Morskyn, of Liege, who had also settled in London. They had a house by the brewery, where no doubt the family were all born and the sons brought up to the brewing trade. The eldest son, Roger, inherited the Ram's Head property, and the second son another brewhouse, in Whitechapel. William was the third surviving son, and with five younger brothers, had a share of his father's other properties, distributed in several places in Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent. Roger James is commemorated by a brass in his parish church of All Hallows by-the-Tower, Barking. The effigy is full length and shows him with beard, wearing ruff, doublet, and fur-trimmed gown. The brass bears the arms of the Worshipful Company of Brewers, of which Roger was Third Warden when he died. William James (c. 1570-1627) When William came to Ightham he was about thirty years old. His young wife, Jane, was the only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, a wealthy merchant of Bremen. The son and heir, William, was born soon after their arrival and was followed by five more children. He soon settled down as a country squire, taking his share of public duties. In 1611 he and his brothers were granted arms by James I: argent a chevron between three mill rinds traverse sable, crest a garb argent banded vert. This was appropriate to the brewing industry, the mill rind being the core of the great millstone which ground the barley for beer, and the garb being the sheaf of barley. The Jacobean box pews in Ightham Church were the family pews, erected by William James, his recently acquired arms being repeated as part of the motif of the carving of the decoration. The church still possesses the silver chalice which he presented, with the hallmark London 1616, and inscribed in Latin as his gift. In 1612 the Court Rolls record 'Sir William Selby, sen., who lately held of the lord of this manor the messuage of the Mote and divers lands thereto belonging has died since the last Court'. This was the first of the Selbys, who had come all the way from the Scottish border country, where his family were hereditary lords of the marches. He was elderly, unmarried, retiring after a long military career, starting at the siege of Edinburgh when a boy of thirteen. He had acquired Ightham Mote only shortly before the arrival of the Jameses at Court Lodge and the two families remained as near neighbours for many generations, the last Selby owner dying in 1889. William James died in 1627 and was buried in the church. In his will he gave 'to ye poor People of Ightham 12 penny loaves every Sunday for ever' - a thank-offering to God for his blessings. The inventory of the contents of Court Lodge, taken at the time, confirms that he was, indeed, in comfortable circumstances. The charity survived for three hundred years. He was succeeded in the Manor by five generations of direct descendants." 3. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 4. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, cau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]"	James, William (I5018)
4973	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued..." 2. Jack Cade's Rebellion of 1450: A Database of Names of those Receiving Pardons, taken from Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI 5 (1909) pp. 338-374 accessed from https://familysearch.org. This spreadsheet of about 3449 persons was created by Merton Historical Society in September 2014, and is accessible at http://www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/index.php?cat=morden&sec=!rebels For more detail on this listing and the event see http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/007%20-%201868/007-03.pdf No one listed with the following surnames (or variations thereof): Acock/Alcock, Barret, Chepfield, Dancy, Dennet, Gateland, Hadwin, Hales, Herbert, Hopper, James, Kitney, Marden, Mills, Morskin, Shelly, Sisley, Straine, Upton, and Vande Wall. 3. 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 accessed 11 Feb 2016. From this index, the actual entries are found in "The Kent Lay Subsidy Roll of 1334/5," by the same authors accessed 12 Feb 2016. The second document more fully explains the history of this Lay Subsity. This was a tax assessed on householders; however, it probably only represents about 50% of the householders since the poorer families were not assessed: 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.	Morskin, Henry (I5016)
4974	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued: I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth. II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London. III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397. IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p. V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned. VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father. VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue. [The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]" 2. Archaeologia Cantiana - Vol. 83 1968 accessed 23 Aug 2015: "The Dutch James Family of Ightham Court," by Edward Bowra. "The Ightham branch of the family of Dutch James held the Manor for three hundred years over a span of eight generations, but has had little notice in the volumes of "Archceologia Cantiana." Its story does, however, afford much, of interest and merits recording, not least in its relation to Kentish, and, indeed, national history. The court rolls, fortunately preserved, record the first court in the name of William James in 1600. The manor and estate, situated thirty miles south of London, had been bought by him from Percival Willoughby, whose family seat (long since destroyed) was at Bore Place, Chiddingstone, not far off. The manor house, then called Court Lodge, was comparatively new, being built by the Willoughbys in the mid-sixteenth century. It still stands, substantially the same; with its mellowed brickwork it is a particularly charming example of a medium-sized Tudor house. The Manor dates back to the thirteenth century, so no doubt a previous house stood on the site. William James was an example of Lambarde's well-known comment, in his "Perambulation of Kent" of only a generation earlier, concerning the gentlemen of Kent being 'not so ancient stocks as elsewhere, especially in the parts nearer to London, from which city courtiers, lawyers, and merchants be continually translated, and do become new plants among them'. He was not only a merchant, but by origin a foreigner, and his wife was also a foreigner. His father, Roger, had fled from the Low Countries to London, no doubt to escape the Spanish domination at the time and the persecution of the reformed religion. He was a younger son of Jacob van Haestrecht of Cleve, near Utrecht, and of Gonda, in Holland, a family of prominent landowners. In 1566 he acquired the Ram's Head brewery, with the Thames-side wharf called Clare's Quay, off Lower Thames Street, close to the Tower of London. He called himself Jacobs, but this soon became anglicized to James, and the family became known as the Dutch James. Beer was the universal drink and times were prosperous for brewers. In spite of competition from twenty major brewhouses on Thames-side in the City, Roger James, when he died in 1591, left a considerable estate. Roger had married Sarah, only daughter and heiress of Henry Morskyn, of Liege, who had also settled in London. They had a house by the brewery, where no doubt the family were all born and the sons brought up to the brewing trade. The eldest son, Roger, inherited the Ram's Head property, and the second son another brewhouse, in Whitechapel. William was the third surviving son, and with five younger brothers, had a share of his father's other properties, distributed in several places in Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent. Roger James is commemorated by a brass in his parish church of All Hallows by-the-Tower, Barking. The effigy is full length and shows him with beard, wearing ruff, doublet, and fur-trimmed gown. The brass bears the arms of the Worshipful Company of Brewers, of which Roger was Third Warden when he died. William James (c. 1570-1627) When William came to Ightham he was about thirty years old. His young wife, Jane, was the only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, a wealthy merchant of Bremen. The son and heir, William, was born soon after their arrival and was followed by five more children. He soon settled down as a country squire, taking his share of public duties. In 1611 he and his brothers were granted arms by James I: argent a chevron between three mill rinds traverse sable, crest a garb argent banded vert. This was appropriate to the brewing industry, the mill rind being the core of the great millstone which ground the barley for beer, and the garb being the sheaf of barley. The Jacobean box pews in Ightham Church were the family pews, erected by William James, his recently acquired arms being repeated as part of the motif of the carving of the decoration. The church still possesses the silver chalice which he presented, with the hallmark London 1616, and inscribed in Latin as his gift. In 1612 the Court Rolls record 'Sir William Selby, sen., who lately held of the lord of this manor the messuage of the Mote and divers lands thereto belonging has died since the last Court'. This was the first of the Selbys, who had come all the way from the Scottish border country, where his family were hereditary lords of the marches. He was elderly, unmarried, retiring after a long military career, starting at the siege of Edinburgh when a boy of thirteen. He had acquired Ightham Mote only shortly before the arrival of the Jameses at Court Lodge and the two families remained as near neighbours for many generations, the last Selby owner dying in 1889. William James died in 1627 and was buried in the church. In his will he gave 'to ye poor People of Ightham 12 penny loaves every Sunday for ever' - a thank-offering to God for his blessings. The inventory of the contents of Court Lodge, taken at the time, confirms that he was, indeed, in comfortable circumstances. The charity survived for three hundred years. He was succeeded in the Manor by five generations of direct descendants." 3. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 4. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, cau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]"	Morskin, Sarah (I5015)
4975	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued: I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth. II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London. III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397. IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p. V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned. VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father. VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue. [The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]" 2. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 3. Emails from Sep 2016 from Kenneth McDaniel . Kenneth is an archivist living in the Netherlands. He and I share the LDS McDaniel line, but he was gracious enough to do some looking around for this name for me: A. "I took the liberty of doing a little online research. Family names prior to the Napoleonic period are, how shall I put this, not consistent. One organization doing research into this phenomenon is the Meertens Instituut (Dutch spelling). In 1806 Napoleon Bonaparte created the Kingdom of Holland with his brother, Louis Napoleon, as king. This lasted until 1810. Why this is important is that Napoleon order a census with everyone registered under a family name – which a large part of the population did not have. Only the very rich used a family name. Surnames prior to this time were divided into three major groups: 1. Profession: Jan the Baker, Jan the Brewer etc. These were guild members and in order to research these names one has to go to individual city archives. 2. Family relations: Not only Peter's son but also Peter's daughter, John's widow, Nelly's aunt and so on. These were the working classes who generally did not have trade skills. 3. City of birth: The Dutch word van means from. Imagine you moved from Washington to New York. The people in your new residence probably would not know you parents nor would you have the right for a professional name. So if you were called Jan then people would refer to you as Jan from (van) Washington. Jacob van Haestrecht appears to fall into this category. If he died in 1591 then the concept of a family name would have been strange to him unless he was nobility. Haestrecht (or Haastrecht as it is now called) lies in between Gouda and Oudewater south of Reeuwijk. In the middle ages and through the reformation was this an extremely important center lying between the Old Rhine and the Waal rivers. Now its farm country and the ancient cities are just tourist villages. It's very close to where I live and I've visited these places hundreds of times (beautiful bicycling country). Quick Googling has turned up a number of Jacob van Haestrechts yet, with the exception of your website, none of which came from Cleve nor emigrated to England. One I have found was born in Wassenaar (a neighbor of Leiden) but he died in 1563 also in Wassenaar. Almost all of the others with this name came from areas around or actually living in Gouda. If I were you I would dump the Cleve theory and concentrate on Gouda (or Haastrecht itself) both of which have individual archives. Also the Wassenaar connection intrigues me." B. "I think I might have something for you. Using Dutch name spelling I found a name: Jacobus Jacobzoon van Haesdrecht born between 1520 and 1530 in Voorburg (just outside of the Hague about thirty kilometers from Haastrecht / Gouda and about 10 kilometers from Leiden / Wassenaar. One of his sons was called Rogier Jacobzoon van Haestrecht who left Holland for England in around 1540 (Henry VIII died in 1547). This fits. Rogier translates tor Roger easily enough while James is the usual translation of Jacobus (King James I, II and III are Jacobus I, II and III in Dutch history books). C. "The family tree site where I got the names is in Dutch and it appears the contact person has passed away. It's a common problem over here because only the really elderly suddenly get interested in their families. The web address is: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-homan/I3581.php Hier is mentioned that one Jacobus Jacobuszoon van Haestrecht married one Aeltgen Jansdochter and that they had three kids, two of which appear to have disappeared. Your best bet would be to contact the Royal Library in The Hague. They don't have an e-mail, but a contact form. The site can be read in Dutch as well as English. The web address is: https://www.kb.nl/en That's about all the help I can offer without digging in the stacks myself. Two things still confuse me. The first being the reference to Cleve (Kleve or, as the Dutch call it, Kleef). I cannot find a reference to any city or village in the Netherlands in the area around Utrecht or not. Cleve was never officially part of the Republic of the Unified Netherlands, as the country was called before 1780. Nor was it Catholic. The Duchy of Cleve was run by a Duke appointed by the Holy Roman Emperor and was thus not inherited (this is the meaning of the Dutch word keurvoorst or appointed ruler). It was one of the first, again what the Dutch calll, heerlijkheid to embrace Protenstantism. They were, and still are, German speaking and not Dutch. Anyone coming from their would be called Von instead of Van. The second thing which bothers me is te mention of the name van Hawsteri. I will try to explain Dutch pronunciation in the short version. Dutch has never really had a written history. The langauge itself is phonetic. What I mean is, while the spelling may have changed the pronunciation has not. Haastrecht to an American (or Brtit) is spoken with the English long a as is found in 'as' or 'at'. The Dutch pronunciation is more a breathing sound. Amsterdam is pronounced (hhahm-stuhr-dhahm) where the h's are very, very soft. Kind of like the Hebreuw or Arabic aleph. The long a, like the city of Apledoorn, is pronounced Hauw-pel-doorn with the h and w very, very soft. The ae in Haestrecht is simply the old spelling of the long a sound. To the English ear it would sound coming from the mouth of one with an accent als Haawstricht, with a very soft emphasis on the w, and when spoken quickly the cht (or gt, in some spellings) falling away. I have spent thirty years studying this phenomenon, so when I see Hawstri I'm ninety-nine percent certain this is just Haastrecht spoken with a heavy South Holland accent. If you want more reading, the best and most comprehensive work is Professor Jonathan Israel's work The Dutch Republic 1477 - 1806. I hope this helps. Sorry I can't offer more."	Van Haestrecht, Jacob (I5014)
4976	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued: I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth. II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London. III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397. IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p. V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned. VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father. VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue. [The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]" 2. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 3. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, cau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]"	James, Thomas (I5010)
4977	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued: I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth. II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London. III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397. IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p. V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned. VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father. VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue. [The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]" 2. Archaeologia Cantiana - Vol. 83 1968 accessed 23 Aug 2015: "The Dutch James Family of Ightham Court," by Edward Bowra. "The Ightham branch of the family of Dutch James held the Manor for three hundred years over a span of eight generations, but has had little notice in the volumes of "Archceologia Cantiana." Its story does, however, afford much, of interest and merits recording, not least in its relation to Kentish, and, indeed, national history. The court rolls, fortunately preserved, record the first court in the name of William James in 1600. The manor and estate, situated thirty miles south of London, had been bought by him from Percival Willoughby, whose family seat (long since destroyed) was at Bore Place, Chiddingstone, not far off. The manor house, then called Court Lodge, was comparatively new, being built by the Willoughbys in the mid-sixteenth century. It still stands, substantially the same; with its mellowed brickwork it is a particularly charming example of a medium-sized Tudor house. The Manor dates back to the thirteenth century, so no doubt a previous house stood on the site. William James was an example of Lambarde's well-known comment, in his "Perambulation of Kent" of only a generation earlier, concerning the gentlemen of Kent being 'not so ancient stocks as elsewhere, especially in the parts nearer to London, from which city courtiers, lawyers, and merchants be continually translated, and do become new plants among them'. He was not only a merchant, but by origin a foreigner, and his wife was also a foreigner. His father, Roger, had fled from the Low Countries to London, no doubt to escape the Spanish domination at the time and the persecution of the reformed religion. He was a younger son of Jacob van Haestrecht of Cleve, near Utrecht, and of Gonda, in Holland, a family of prominent landowners. In 1566 he acquired the Ram's Head brewery, with the Thames-side wharf called Clare's Quay, off Lower Thames Street, close to the Tower of London. He called himself Jacobs, but this soon became anglicized to James, and the family became known as the Dutch James. Beer was the universal drink and times were prosperous for brewers. In spite of competition from twenty major brewhouses on Thames-side in the City, Roger James, when he died in 1591, left a considerable estate. Roger had married Sarah, only daughter and heiress of Henry Morskyn, of Liege, who had also settled in London. They had a house by the brewery, where no doubt the family were all born and the sons brought up to the brewing trade. The eldest son, Roger, inherited the Ram's Head property, and the second son another brewhouse, in Whitechapel. William was the third surviving son, and with five younger brothers, had a share of his father's other properties, distributed in several places in Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent. Roger James is commemorated by a brass in his parish church of All Hallows by-the-Tower, Barking. The effigy is full length and shows him with beard, wearing ruff, doublet, and fur-trimmed gown. The brass bears the arms of the Worshipful Company of Brewers, of which Roger was Third Warden when he died. William James (c. 1570-1627) When William came to Ightham he was about thirty years old. His young wife, Jane, was the only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, a wealthy merchant of Bremen. The son and heir, William, was born soon after their arrival and was followed by five more children. He soon settled down as a country squire, taking his share of public duties. In 1611 he and his brothers were granted arms by James I: argent a chevron between three mill rinds traverse sable, crest a garb argent banded vert. This was appropriate to the brewing industry, the mill rind being the core of the great millstone which ground the barley for beer, and the garb being the sheaf of barley. The Jacobean box pews in Ightham Church were the family pews, erected by William James, his recently acquired arms being repeated as part of the motif of the carving of the decoration. The church still possesses the silver chalice which he presented, with the hallmark London 1616, and inscribed in Latin as his gift. In 1612 the Court Rolls record 'Sir William Selby, sen., who lately held of the lord of this manor the messuage of the Mote and divers lands thereto belonging has died since the last Court'. This was the first of the Selbys, who had come all the way from the Scottish border country, where his family were hereditary lords of the marches. He was elderly, unmarried, retiring after a long military career, starting at the siege of Edinburgh when a boy of thirteen. He had acquired Ightham Mote only shortly before the arrival of the Jameses at Court Lodge and the two families remained as near neighbours for many generations, the last Selby owner dying in 1889. William James died in 1627 and was buried in the church. In his will he gave 'to ye poor People of Ightham 12 penny loaves every Sunday for ever' - a thank-offering to God for his blessings. The inventory of the contents of Court Lodge, taken at the time, confirms that he was, indeed, in comfortable circumstances. The charity survived for three hundred years. He was succeeded in the Manor by five generations of direct descendants." 3. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 4. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, cau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]" 5. 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 accessed 11 Feb 2016. From this index, the actual entries are found in "The Kent Lay Subsidy Roll of 1334/5," by the same authors accessed 12 Feb 2016. The second document more fully explains the history of this Lay Subsity. This was a tax assessed on householders; however, it probably only represents about 50% of the householders since the poorer families were not assessed: James, Jn., 116 (Leucata de Tonebregg [Lowy of Tonbridge]); Nich., 145 (Hundred of Akystane [Axton]); Rayner, 142 (Hundred of Codesheath [Codsheath]); Wm., 141 (Hundred of Codesheath [Codsheath]). DEATH: 1. The booklet "Lasting Impressions," accessed on line at http://ds.haverford.edu/lastingimpressions/Lasting_Impressions_Booklet.pdf. See page 16 for an image of a very excellent brass rubbing of the effigy of Roger James, which is in a church by the Tower of London. This image has now been posted to Roger James' page on Family Search. The author comments: "Roger James Date of Death: March 2, 1591 Location: London, Middlesex, England, Church of All Hallows-by-the-Tower. The portrait-style monument is typical of the late 16th-century brasses which attempted to provide a realistic presentation of the deceased. While Roger James is shown praying, the accompanying inscription does not request prayers from the living ("Here under lieth ye bodye of Roger James late of london Brewer whoe beinge of the age of three skore and seven departed this lyfe the second daye of March in the yeare of our Lorde one thowsand five hundredd foure skore and Eleaven leavinge behind him Sara his wyfe eight sonnes and one daughter"). The move away from intercessory prayer reflects the Protestant ideal that one should develop a more personal relationshp with Christ. This relationship was particulary expected of the male head of the household. The individualized relationship with Christ may have influenced the ealistic syle of ortraiture we find in monuments. Commissioners of tombs became more concerned with celebrating the life of th eindividual, including his or her eartly achievements and social status, than with a collective effort to bless teh soul of the deceased. The inclusion of the shield for the Worshipful Company of London Brewers suggests James's contemporaries valued him most highly as an influential businessman. The status of Roger James, a Flemish immigrant, as a successful merchant is confirmed by his ruff and fur-trimmed gown."	James, Roger (I5009)
4978	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued... VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father..." 2. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas." 3. "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying territorial Possessions or Hiigh Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours," by John Burke, 1836, vol. 1, pp. 397-98: "Grevis-James, of Ightham Court. James-Grevis, Demetrius, esq. of Ightham Court Lodge, in the county of Kent, a magistrate and eputy lieutenant for that shrire, sherif in 1833, b. 1st may, 1776 .... Lineage. The manor of Ightham was possessed temp. King John, by Hamon de Crevequier, from whom it passed through the families of De Criel, De Luge, Zouch of Harringworth, Read and Willoughby, to the house of James, by which it is now enjoyed. The Jameses were originally, says Philpot, called Hastrecht, from a lordship fo that name, which they possessed near Utrecht. (The family of Hæstrecht was allied by marriage to the ancient and eminent houses of Wassenaer and Waermont.) Roger, son of Jacob Van Hæstrecht, emigrated into England in the reign of King Henry VIII. and being known, after the Dutch manner, by the name of Roger Jacobs, the English at length called him Roger James. He espoused Sarah, only daughter and heir of Henry Morskin, esq. of London, and had issue, Roger, of Upminster, in Essex, who m. Sarah, daughter of John Smith, esq. of London, and was s. by his son, Sir Roger James of Rygate, in Surrey, who wedded Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Aucher, and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Arnold, of London, who m. Mary, dau. of John Vanhulst, of that city. William. [See below.] Thomas, who m. the daughter of Fulke. Richard, who espoused Gertrude, dau. of John Smyth, and had, with other issue, a son, Sir John, of Cresshill, in Essex, and a daughter, Emlin, who m. to Mr. James Cane; and their son inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir John was advanced to the dignity of a baronet, 34 Car. II. This branch of the family is now extinct. John, of Grove Manor, who m. Susanna, daughter and co-heir of Peter Vandewall, of Antwerp, and had issue. George, of Malendine, near Rochester, who m. Audrey, daughter of John Smyth, and had issue, The third son, William James, esq. acquired, temp. Queen Elizabeth, by purchase, the manor of Ightham Court, in the county of Kent. He wedded Jane, only daughter and heiress of Henry Kule, and had issue, William, his heir. Thomas. Jane, m. to Henry Dixon, esq. of Hilden, in Kent, and d. in 1692. [The article continues downline from "William, his heir" through his son Sir Demetrius James, then his son William James, and so forth to the person with which this article began.]" 4. Jack Cade's Rebellion of 1450: A Database of Names of those Receiving Pardons, taken from Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI 5 (1909) pp. 338-374 accessed from https://familysearch.org. This spreadsheet of about 3449 persons was created by Merton Historical Society in September 2014, and is accessible at http://www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/index.php?cat=morden&sec=!rebels For more detail on this listing and the event see http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/007%20-%201868/007-03.pdf No one listed with the following surnames (or variations thereof): Acock/Alcock, Barret, Chepfield, Dancy, Dennet, Gateland, Hadwin, Hales, Herbert, Hopper, James, Kitney, Marden, Mills, Morskin, Shelly, Sisley, Straine, Upton, and Vande Wall. 5. 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 accessed 11 Feb 2016. From this index, the actual entries are found in "The Kent Lay Subsidy Roll of 1334/5," by the same authors accessed 12 Feb 2016. The second document more fully explains the history of this Lay Subsity. This was a tax assessed on householders; however, it probably only represents about 50% of the householders since the poorer families were not assessed: 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.	Vandewall, Susan (I5008)
4979	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015: "Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions. Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself. His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription: "Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter." By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued... VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father..." 2. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes: "JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.) Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank]. Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert. 1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. = 2-Willm. James. 2-Theoder James of London. = 3-Abraham James. = 4-Abraham James 1623. 3-Elias James. 3-Jacob James. 2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London. 3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or. 4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic]. 5. Roger James of Rigate. 5. Anthony James ch. s.p. 5. Elizebeth. 5. Margarett. 4. John James of Rigate 1623. 4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex. 4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent. 3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London. 4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford. 4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark. 4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London. 4. Mary. 4. Judith. 3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia. 4. William, Thomas, Jane. 3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity. 3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth. 4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin. 3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp. 4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London. 3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth. 4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred. 2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas."	James, Henry (I5004)
4980	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar or Dolebere, Dorothy (I4582)
4981	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:64, "Ancestry of Agnes Sampson. Paternal Grandmother of Mary Dolbiar": "The following ancestry was taken from TAG 17:136. 1. ___ Sampson - He was bu. Hawkchurch, Dorset (8 miles NE of Colyton). He m. Johan ___ who left a will dated 26 Dec. 1553. Abstract of Will of Joan Sampson of Hawkchurch dated 26 Dec. 1553. proved 31 Jan. 1553/4 (PCC 25 Tashe) To be buried in Hawkchurch Church near my late husband. Eldest son, Robert Sampson and his children. Son, William Sampson, his wife Edith and children. Son, Walter Sampson, my house and ground at Deepmorsland. Margaret Sampson, dau. of my son Walter Sampson. Dau., Elizabeth Byer, her husband Henry Byer and her five children. Son, George Sampson. Dau., Margery Sampson. Son, Thomas Sampson Children of my son Nicholas Sampson. Executors: My children Thomas, John and Margery Sampson. Witnesses: John Purches parson of Hawkechurch and Walter Sampson of same. According to TAG 17:137, John Insley Coddington says Agnes Sampson (who m. Robert Dolbiar) was almost certainly a dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkchurch, several of whose children were married at Colyton. The Hawkchurch Parish Register only begins 1663, so that it has not yet been possible to prove this connection, with absolute certainty, but there is much circumstantial evidence in favor of this hypothesis. 2. Nicholas Sampson of Hawkchurch, Devon, which was in Dorset until 1886. 3. Agnes Sampson - She m. Robert Dolbiar, 26 Apr. 1563. Colyton, Devon. See Dolbiar family above."	Edith (I4602)
4982	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:64, "Ancestry of Agnes Sampson. Paternal Grandmother of Mary Dolbiar": "The following ancestry was taken from TAG 17:136. 1. ___ Sampson - He was bu. Hawkchurch, Dorset (8 miles NE of Colyton). He m. Johan ___ who left a will dated 26 Dec. 1553. Abstract of Will of Joan Sampson of Hawkchurch dated 26 Dec. 1553. proved 31 Jan. 1553/4 (PCC 25 Tashe) To be buried in Hawkchurch Church near my late husband. Eldest son, Robert Sampson and his children. Son, William Sampson, his wife Edith and children. Son, Walter Sampson, my house and ground at Deepmorsland. Margaret Sampson, dau. of my son Walter Sampson. Dau., Elizabeth Byer, her husband Henry Byer and her five children. Son, George Sampson. Dau., Margery Sampson. Son, Thomas Sampson Children of my son Nicholas Sampson. Executors: My children Thomas, John and Margery Sampson. Witnesses: John Purches parson of Hawkechurch and Walter Sampson of same. According to TAG 17:137, John Insley Coddington says Agnes Sampson (who m. Robert Dolbiar) was almost certainly a dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkchurch, several of whose children were married at Colyton. The Hawkchurch Parish Register only begins 1663, so that it has not yet been possible to prove this connection, with absolute certainty, but there is much circumstantial evidence in favor of this hypothesis. 2. Nicholas Sampson of Hawkchurch, Devon, which was in Dorset until 1886. 3. Agnes Sampson - She m. Robert Dolbiar, 26 Apr. 1563. Colyton, Devon. See Dolbiar family above." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Byer, Henry (I4563)
4983	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:64-65, "Ancestry of Mary Mychell, Mother of Mary Dolbiar": "The following ancestry taken from TAG 15:216 lists Mychell entries in the Colyton Parish Registers: baptisms (1538-1600), marriages (1538-1620) and burials (1538-1600). The pedigree of John Mychell below is difficult to compile for earlier generations because there were so many John Mychells in Colyton. Even the pedigree below is tentative. In the 16th century there was a Michell family in Stockland, Dorset (now Devon, 8 mi. N of Colyton), and they were no doubt related to the Michells of Colyton. In the will of John Mychell of Stockland dated 28 Mar. 1574 and proved 17 May 1574 (PCC 21 Martyn) one of the overseers was John Mychell of Colyton. This may have been the John Mychell below, who m. Emilyn Weeks in 1569. Also, George Hull of Crewkerne, Somerset m. Thomasine Mitchell 27 Aug. 1614 at Crewkerne, daughter of Robert Mitchell of Stockland. This Robert Mitchell may be the one listed as the son of James Michell in the will of John Davies of Stockland dated 10 July 1588 and proved 29 Oct. 1589 (PCC 81 Leicester). George Hull, like Jonathan Gillett, came to Dorchester, MA in 1630 or a few years later. 1. John Mychell - He possibly m. Agnes Vye, 5 Oct. 1539, Colyton, dau. of Harry Vye of Cadhayne. John lived in Rawkerayne, Colyton. Between 1541 and 1556 there are eight children baptised in Colyton with the father listed as John Mychell the elder, John Mychell the younger or just John Mychell, all of Rawkerayne. 2. John Mychell - Bpt. before 1538 or 26 Sept. 1541 or 19 Mar. 1544/5, Colyton. Bu. 2 June 1620 Colyton as "John Michell of Barretshaies". He Emlyn Weeke, 26 Nov. 1569, Colyton, formerly of Gittisham, Devon. She was bu. 30 Aug. 1628, Colyton. They lived first at Cadhayne (where the Vye family lived). For a while he occupied the farm of Michinholme, near Cadhayne. In 1605 this farm was occupied by John Michell's son-in7law, Rawkey Dolbiar, whose dau. Anne, was born in that year. John Mychell was a churchwarden in Colyton in 1596. Children (Bpt. Colyton): a. Joan Michell - Bpt. 8 Apr. 1571. She m. William Starr of Seaton, 20 Feb. 1597/8 Colyton, son of John Starr of Horriford in Seaton, Devon. b. John Michell - Bpt. 15 Nov. 1573. c. Mary Michell - See below. d. Elizabeth Michell - Bpt. 18 Apr. 1579. Bu. there unmarried 18 Jan. 1602/3. e. Philip Michell - Bpt. 3 Sept. 1581. f. Beaten (or Beatrix) Michell - Bpt. 29 Sept. 1583. She m. Thomas Lee 27 June 1614, Colyton, of Sidbury, Devon. g. Robert Michell - Bpt. 21 Nov. 1585. h. Christian Michell - Bpt. 24 Mar. 1587/8. i. Dorothy Michell - Bpt. 30 Apr. 1592. 3. Mary Michell - Bpt. 4 Dec. 1576, Colyton. Bu. there 20 Sept. 1648. She m. Rawkey Dolbiar 10 Oct. 1602, Colyton who was buried there 12 Nov. 1641. See Dolbair ancestry above. References: TAG 15:208-217, 17:174-191, 200-203, 26:52-53, 42:160-163, 55:170-173. Gillett Families, Including Some of the Descendants of Jonathan Gillett and Nathan Gillett, by Bertha B. Aldridge, 1955. The Joseph Gillet/Gillett/Gillette Family in Connecticut, Ohio and Kansas, by Wilma Gillet Thomas, 1970. The Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials of the parish of Colyton, Devon, 1538-1837, ed. by A. J. P. Skinner, Pub. 1928." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Starr, William (I4574)
4984	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:64-65, "Ancestry of Mary Mychell, Mother of Mary Dolbiar": "The following ancestry taken from TAG 15:216 lists Mychell entries in the Colyton Parish Registers: baptisms (1538-1600), marriages (1538-1620) and burials (1538-1600). The pedigree of John Mychell below is difficult to compile for earlier generations because there were so many John Mychells in Colyton. Even the pedigree below is tentative. In the 16th century there was a Michell family in Stockland, Dorset (now Devon, 8 mi. N of Colyton), and they were no doubt related to the Michells of Colyton. In the will of John Mychell of Stockland dated 28 Mar. 1574 and proved 17 May 1574 (PCC 21 Martyn) one of the overseers was John Mychell of Colyton. This may have been the John Mychell below, who m. Emilyn Weeks in 1569. Also, George Hull of Crewkerne, Somerset m. Thomasine Mitchell 27 Aug. 1614 at Crewkerne, daughter of Robert Mitchell of Stockland. This Robert Mitchell may be the one listed as the son of James Michell in the will of John Davies of Stockland dated 10 July 1588 and proved 29 Oct. 1589 (PCC 81 Leicester). George Hull, like Jonathan Gillett, came to Dorchester, MA in 1630 or a few years later. 1. John Mychell - He possibly m. Agnes Vye, 5 Oct. 1539, Colyton, dau. of Harry Vye of Cadhayne. John lived in Rawkerayne, Colyton. Between 1541 and 1556 there are eight children baptised in Colyton with the father listed as John Mychell the elder, John Mychell the younger or just John Mychell, all of Rawkerayne. 2. John Mychell - Bpt. before 1538 or 26 Sept. 1541 or 19 Mar. 1544/5, Colyton. Bu. 2 June 1620 Colyton as "John Michell of Barretshaies". He Emlyn Weeke, 26 Nov. 1569, Colyton, formerly of Gittisham, Devon. She was bu. 30 Aug. 1628, Colyton. They lived first at Cadhayne (where the Vye family lived). For a while he occupied the farm of Michinholme, near Cadhayne. In 1605 this farm was occupied by John Michell's son-in7law, Rawkey Dolbiar, whose dau. Anne, was born in that year. John Mychell was a churchwarden in Colyton in 1596. Children (Bpt. Colyton): a. Joan Michell - Bpt. 8 Apr. 1571. She m. William Starr of Seaton, 20 Feb. 1597/8 Colyton, son of John Starr of Horriford in Seaton, Devon. b. John Michell - Bpt. 15 Nov. 1573. c. Mary Michell - See below. d. Elizabeth Michell - Bpt. 18 Apr. 1579. Bu. there unmarried 18 Jan. 1602/3. e. Philip Michell - Bpt. 3 Sept. 1581. f. Beaten (or Beatrix) Michell - Bpt. 29 Sept. 1583. She m. Thomas Lee 27 June 1614, Colyton, of Sidbury, Devon. g. Robert Michell - Bpt. 21 Nov. 1585. h. Christian Michell - Bpt. 24 Mar. 1587/8. i. Dorothy Michell - Bpt. 30 Apr. 1592. 3. Mary Michell - Bpt. 4 Dec. 1576, Colyton. Bu. there 20 Sept. 1648. She m. Rawkey Dolbiar 10 Oct. 1602, Colyton who was buried there 12 Nov. 1641. See Dolbair ancestry above. References: TAG 15:208-217, 17:174-191, 200-203, 26:52-53, 42:160-163, 55:170-173. Gillett Families, Including Some of the Descendants of Jonathan Gillett and Nathan Gillett, by Bertha B. Aldridge, 1955. The Joseph Gillet/Gillett/Gillette Family in Connecticut, Ohio and Kansas, by Wilma Gillet Thomas, 1970. The Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials of the parish of Colyton, Devon, 1538-1837, ed. by A. J. P. Skinner, Pub. 1928." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Mitchell or Mychell, Robert (I4571)
4985	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 25:35-36, "GILLETT, JEREMIAH ( - ), GILLETT, JONATHAN ( -1677) & GILLETT, NATHAN ( -1689) all of Windsor, CT. Volume 18, p. 59": "Three Gillett brothers came to New England in the early 1630's. Jonathan probably came first on the "Mary & John" in 1630. He returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar in 1634 in Colyton, Devon and soon after came again on the "Recovery of London". His brothers, Jeremiah & Nathan possibly came with him in 1634 or soon after. The English Gillett ancestry appeared in the Search series, volume 18, pp. 59-65. It has been known, for many years, that their father was Rev. William Gylett, rector of Chaffcombe, Somerset; rom 1610 until his death in 1641, but nothing about his wife or anything prior to 1610 has been known about him. Robin Bush has now found his whereabouts as early as 1599 and the name of a wife. Provisional Gillett Ancestry. 1. Pos. John Gillett of Chillington, Somerset, where Rev. William Gillett first appeared as the curate. A John Gillett was listed on the Lay subsidy rolls there of 1582, 1601 & 1603 and presumably was the John Gillett whose will (now destroyed in 1942 in the German bombing of Exeter), was proved in 1618. Another John Gylett of Chillington was paying tax in 1628/9 and who may have been the John Gillett who appears in an undated rental of the manor of Street & Leigh (spanning the borders of Chaffcombe & Winsham of c. 1628. (DD/TOR 224). In the same volume (a Street & Leigh manor court book), Bush found a prosecution on 27 April 1614 of John Gillett retaining Andrew Brangwell in his service beyond the age of 17. Children: a. Richard Gillett- Mentioned in the will of his brother, William in 1641. b. William Gillett- See below. 2. Rev. William Gillett- Born say 1574. He first appears in the records in 1599, when he signed a Chillington bishops transcript, as curate there (he was clearly not a graduate). Chillington is 3 miles NE of Chaffcombe. He was ordained a priest by the Bishop of Bath & Wells on 28 Sept. 1600 & licensed as curate of Kingstone, Somerset (2 miles N. of Chillington) on 13 Oct. 1601, where he served until he was instituted as rector of Chaffeombe (2 miles NB of Chard) on 4 Feb. 1609/10, a post he held until his death shortly before 2 April 1641 (his inventory). A marriage license was issued on 18 Sept. 1609 for William Gillett, clerk, curate of Kingstone & Habiathia Pye of Donyatt (4 miles N. of Chaffcombe virgin, to be married at Donyatt, bondsman Roger Gillett of Chillington, yeoman (Somerset R.O. D/D/OI 18). There are no early parish registers for Chillington or Donyatt and the Bishops Transcripts are of no help so the baptisms of the Gillett brothers could not be found. In his will, William Gillett named all of his children (except Jonathan), his brother, Richard and a kinsman, Henry Hutchins. Children of William Gillett: a. Jonathan Gillett- Born prob. in Kingstone, before 1610. b. Jeremiah Gillett- Born prob. in Kingstone, before 1610. c. Nathan Gillett- Born prob. in Kingstone, before 1610. d. Elias Gillett- Bpt. 11 Feb. 1611/12, Chaffcombe. Alive in 1641. e. Thomas Gillett- Bpt. 27 Mar. 1621, Chaffcombe. Alive in 1641. f. Andrew Gillett- Bpt. April 1623, Chaffcombe. Pos. d.y. g. William Gillett- Named in 1641 will of his father. h. Habiah Gillett- Named in 1641 will of her father. Clearly named after her mother. i. Mary Gillett- Named in 1641 will of her father. For material previously published by the Mary& John Clearing House on the Gilletts, see the following Search series volumes: Volume 5, pp. 49-81 Four generations of descendants of Jonathan. Volume 5, pp. 83-90 Four generations of descendants of Nathan. Volume 13 pp. 58-71 American descendants of Jeremiah. Volume 18 pp. 59-63 English ancestry of Gillett brothers. For more information on these families see the Addendum." 2. Some report that Richard and Alice Gillett (or possibly Joan Engburg) are parents of Rev. William Gylett. It is my opinion at this time that the connection is probably unlikely. Some comments: A. Richard being the father of Rev. William and Richard Gylette, brothers, is tentative and unproven thus far. Nothing is known about this family before 1609, when Rev. William Gylett became vicar of Chaffcombe, Somerset. The will of this Richard as noted below does mention sons William and Richard, but thus far it is unproven whether these two sons are the same individuals as Rev. William and his brother Richard. The following will for Richard Sr. is from the booklet "Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630," vol. 13, "New Ancestral Discoveries -1990," The Mary & John Clearing House, 1990, Burton W. Spear, 5602-305th Street, Toledo, OH, 43611, copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society Library, p. 23. If the will is correct, it adds additional children Edward, Mary, John, and an unnamed daughter married to William Sheppard. The will: "Richard Gillett of Caudel Haddon, Dorset, husbandman, dated 1 Jul 1600, probated 16 Jul 1600 (PCC 55 Wallop). Caudle Haddon not found. Will mentions: wife, Alice to be buried at Caudle, son William - 10 pounds, son Edward - 5 pounds at end of his apprenticeship (indicating that he was young), dau. Mary, 10 pounds at marriage, son Richard's children, 10 pounds between them, son-in-law William Sheppard who had a son, William, son John Gillett. Witnesses: William Appkyn, William Adames, Richard Same, Robert Grannte and curate, William Sweet of Caudle." From the will above, it would appear that Richard, Jr. may have been deceased by 1600 since Richard Sr. bequeaths to Richard Jr.'s children. On the other hand, Rev. William Gylette mentions his brother Richard in his 1641 will - this then makes it highly unlikely that the Richard Sr. in the will could be the father of Rev. William and his brother Richard. B. The following is from the booklet "Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630," vol. 13, "New Ancestral Discoveries -1990," The Mary & John Clearing House, 1990, Burton W. Spear, 5602-305th Street, Toledo, OH, 43611, copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society Library, p. 23: There is no basis for the claim that the Gillett family of Somerset has a French-Huguenot ancestry because there were Gilletts in the area before the Huguenots emigrated to England. Nothing is known about this family before 1609, when Rev. William Gylett became the vicar of Chaffcombe, Somerset (1609-1641). In TAG Vol. 42, p. 160-163, George McCracken published five Gillett wills in their entirety..." the following "wills do not appear to help trace the ancestry of Rev. William Gylett, except that he had a brother, Richard Gylett" [as mentioned in William's will transcribed in the note above]: i. "William Gylett, 16 Aug 1568, probated 22 Jan 1568/9. (Pcc 1 Sheffield), Admin. 14 Aug 1579. He mentioned burial in Corfe, Dorset (5 miles S. of Wareham), wife Jone, Richard Harvey, Robert Ryves & Margaret, his wife. (Note: This Margaret, dau. of William Gylett m. Robert Ryves of Randleston, who was son of John Ryves of Damery Court and Amy Harvey of Lawnsone, Dorset. (See 1623 Visitiations of Dorset, p. 80). Also mentioned, son, Zachery Gillett (only son mentioned), Matthew Harvey, daughters Elner, Margaret, and Annys. Overseers: Robert Ryves and William Cullyford (note: One of William Gylett's daus. m. Henry Collyford of Collyford, Devon and they had a son William. See Visitations of Dorset, 1623, p. 33 and 1677, p. 16). Witnesses: William Clavell (See 1623 Visitations of Dorset, p. 29) and John Ryves." ii. "Johan [Jone, Joann?] Gylett, widow (of above), late of Wareham, Dorset, dated March 1568, probated June 1571 (PCC 27 Holney). Administration to William Clavell, brother-William Clavell (Note: He was pos. son of John Clabell, Clauill of Barneston Dorset - not found - (See 1623 Visitations of Dorset, p. 29), nephew - Thomas Clavell, John Ryves son of Robert Ryves. Witnesses: John Burges, Robert Ryves, James Arnewood, Richard Frank, Frances Burge & Agnes Smythe." iii. "John Gillett, Thelder [the elder], of West Stafford (Dorset), dated 11 Oct 33 Elizabet, probated, 18 Dec 1591 (PCC 94 Sainberbe). West Stafford is 3 miles E. of Dorchester. Mentions wife Johane, son Jesper Gillett and his children, unmarried daus. Edith Perius (Perys) Children, son John. Overseers: Mr. Robert Miller, William Burde and John Loder. Witnesses: Richard Russell and Robert Payne." iv.. "Richard Gillett of Caudel Haddon, Dorset, husbandman, dated 1 Jul 1600, probated 16 Jul 1600 (PCC 55 Wallop). Caudle Haddon not found. Will mentions: wife, Alice to be buried at Caudle, son William - 10 pounds, son Edward - 5 pounds at end of his apprenticeship (indicating that he was young), dau. Mary, 10 pounds at marriage, son Richard's children, 10 pounds between them, son-in-law, William Sheppard who had a son, William, son John Gillett. Witnesses: William Appkyn, William Adames, Richard Same, Robert Grannte and curate, William Sweet of Caudle." C. 20 Mar 2008 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bart/Gillet.htm: "Richard Gylett born 1551(?) in Caudle Haddon, Dorset, England, married (1) Joan ENBERG 11 Aug. 1567[4] in Burton Parish, Dorset, married (2) Alice [-?-], died in July 1600, buried in the churchyard at Caudle Haddon. Joan was born ca. 1550 in Chaffcombe, Somerset. Richard Gillett of Caudle Haddon, Dorset, husbandman, wrote his will 1 July 1600. It was probated 16 July 1600 (PCC 55 Wallopp). He bequeathed 2 shillings to the poor of Caudle; to son William, £10; to son Edward at end of his apprenticeship, £5; to daughter Mary at marriage, £10; to children of son Richard, 10 shillings parted between them; to son-in-law William Sheppard one brass pan, and to the latter's son William 2/6; residue to wife Alice and son John equally, they to be executors.[5] Richard's children were: i. William GILETT. ii. Richard Gillett born 1576. By 1600 he had 2 children. In 1641 he was named one of four overseers of his brother William's will. iii. Edward Gillett living in 1600. iv. Mary Gillett living in 1600. v. John Gillett living in 1600. vi. [-?-] Gillett married William SHEPPARD before 1600." Footnotes: "[3] McCracken, George E., "New Gillett Information from England" (TAG, 1979), 55:173. [4] Bishop, Rebecca A., "Ancestors of Frederick Devilo Bishop" (); McCracken, George E., "New Gillett Information from England" (TAG, 1979), 55:172. [5] McCracken, George E., "English Gillet Wills" (TAG, 1966), 42:160-161." 3. Some believe the Gyletts are of French Huguenot ancestry including this entry from "Gillette Families (Gillet-Gillett-Gillette) Including Some of the Descendants of the Immigrants Jonathan Gillet and Nathan Gillet...," comp. by Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge, 1955: "Rev. Jacques de Galett, was at the Massacre of St. Bartholomew; fleed to Scotland where his family resided 57 years. Probably father or grandfather of Rev. William Gylett who died in 1641 in Chaffcombe, Co. Somerset. (Sources unknown). The Huguenot Emigration to America, says William Gilet, the ancestor of the Gillette family in America is believed to have come from the town of Bergerac, Guyenne, France, when in consequence of his continuing to preach the Gospel, was banished, his property convicted and his life in imminent danger. Gilet was a Bergerc name. "Jacques Gilet, de Bergaric ministers' was married to Jeanne Mestre, 11 Oct. 1701 [Kerry's note: should this have been 1601?] in the French Church, Crispin St. Spital Fields, London." There are several mentions concerning the same Huguenot origins as noted in the following entires from "The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography." George McCracken in his article above refutes this as noted above by indicating there were Gyletts in the area before the Huguenots arrived. A. Entry for Lewis Singer Gillette, pg. 62: "...a descendant of Jonathan Gillette, who came to this country from England or Scotland in the ship 'Mary and John', in 1630, and settled in Dorchester, Mass. The family is descended from French Huguenots who fled from France about 1580. From Jonathan Gillette, who moved to Windsor, Conn., in 1635, the line of descent is traced through his son Jonathan..." B. Entry for Clarence Preston Gillette, pg. 407: "The Gillette family in the United States is descended from two brothers, Nathan and Jonathan Gillet, of Devonshire, England, sons of Huguenot parents who fled from their home near Burge, France, to Scotland, in 1572. The sons sailed for America in 1630 in the ship 'Mary and John' with a company of 140 emigrants, and settled at Dorchester, Mass. They removed, to Windsor, Conn., in 1636, where their descendants remained for several generations." 4. 20 Mar 2008 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bart/Gillet.htm: Jacques de Gylette Several articles have been written proposing that Jacques de Gylette was the progenitor of this Gillet line.[1] Jacques was born 1520 in Bergerac, Guyenne Province, France,[2] probably died in England. He was a French Huguenot. I can't bring myself to accept any of these theories as presently documented but that's not to say that Jacques could not be the father of Richard Gylette or the grandfather of Rev. William Gyllett. Others disagree.[3] Possible wife may be Jeanne Mestre. Footnotes: [1] Aldridge, Bertha B., "Gillette Family Including some of the Descendants of the Immigrants Jonathan & Nathan Gillet" (1955), 12; Bayton, Susan L., "The Mary & John Gillettes" (); Bishop, Rebecca A., "Ancestors of Frederick Devilo Bishop" (); Latham, Esther Gillett, "Our Family Tree: Gillet-Gillett-Gillette Descendants of Jonathan, Nathan & Jeremiah Gillett" (1953); McClelland, William B. (http://familytreemaker.com/users/m/c/c/William -B-Mcclelland/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0536.html ); Thomas, Wilma Gillet, "The Joseph Gillet/Gillett/Gillette Family of CT, OH & KS" (1970), 1; Ward, Daniel C., "Descendants of Jacques De Gylette" (http://familytreemaker.com/w/a/r/Daniel-C-Ward/GENE5 [2] Thomas, Wilma Gillet, "The Joseph Gillet/Gillett/Gillette Family of CT, OH & KS" (1970), vi. [3] McCracken, George E., "New Gillett Information from England" (TAG, 1979), 55:173. 5. The newsletter "Gillett Pride 'n' Joy," vol. 14, no. 1, copy from Gillett family file at the Windsor Historical Society, pp. 3-4, has an article in which a transcription for a 1502 probate record for a John Gylett of Cranebourn is given. There is no known connection to the Rev. William Gillett since the death date is obviously too early; however, Cranebourn is in co. Dorset, which is next to Somerset. Even though one cannot rule out John being a possible progenitor of the Somerset Gilletts, the probate does go to show that the surname Gillett was not unknown in England prior to the Huguenot migration from France. For future reference, the probate contains the following legatees: son Thomas Whitacre, Richard Gyllott, nephew John Gylot, "preest my sone" Thomas Gylet, daughter Elizabeth, wife Alys, son Clement Gyllot, son John Gyllot, Hugh (the son of Ric Gyllott), John (the son of Thomas Gillott), Christine (wife of said Thomas Gylot. Witnesses Sr. Thomas Crane (?) Vicar of Cranebourne, Hugh (name illegible), William Thomas otherwise called Smyth, and others. Some land is mentioned in "Wrokehampton (first letters of name not quite certain 'probably Watchampton') in the Countie of Dorset," which was purchased b deed of John Rede. 6. TAG 55:170-173 "New Gillett Information from England," by George E. McCracken: "A considerable bibliography on the Gillett family of Hartford County, Connecticut, begins with two obsolete items, an article in "American Ancestry" 8:157, and another by Salmon Cone Gillette, ed. by the Rev. Henry Clay Alvord, "Descendants of Jonathan Gillett of Dorchester and Windsor" (NEHGR 47:168-177). Much more important are the following: John Insley Coddington, "Jonathan Gillett of Dorchester, Mass., Windsor, Conn., and Mary Dolbere or Dolbiar, his Wife" (TAG 15:208-2l7; see also 17:136 f.); Miss Alice Lucinda Priest, "The Brothers Jonathan and Nathan Gillett and Some of Their Descendants" (NEHGR 100:272-277; 101:43-49, 153-160, 237-242, 283-290), which contains, despite its title, rather little on Nathan. Other articles of importance are Donald Lines Jacobus, 'The "Other" Gillets' (TAG 25:174-191); also "Gill Items and Queries" (TAG 25:200-203). "Gillett Addenda" (TAG 26:52 f.); "Erratum" (TAG 27:99); "The Second Marriage Miriam (Dibble) Gillett" (TAG 32:179). See also Mrs. William C. Clark. "A Reuben Gillett Problem" (TAG 26:169 f.); "William Hooker Gillette, Actor and Playwright" (TAG 45:225-228); Which Nathan Gillett Married Hannah Buckland?" (TAG 47:70 f.); Earl Z. Arthur, "John Gillett Family of Scott, N.Y." (TAG 44:189 f.); "Mamre (Gaylord) (Gillett) Bishop of Canaan and Norfolk, Conn." (TAG 47:71 f.); also John Insley Coddington, "Jonathan Gillett" (TAG 32:179); George E. McCracken, "Early Connecticut Items-Gillett" (TAG 37:26); "English Gillet Wills" (TAG 42:160-163). See also "McArthur-Barnes Ancestral Lines" (1964) 73-85. The important will of the Rev. WilliamA Gyllett is abstracted by Lea and Hutchinson (NYGBR 41:282 f.). In addition there are several items of considerably less importance: [Chloe Dell Mantle]: "The Gillett Family: Descendants of Horace Asahel Gillett (1804-1891) and Zilpha Ballard His Wife (1805-l862)" (Utica NY 1934), Horace Asahel being son of Asahel7(Joab6, Jacob5, Isaac4, Nathan3, Nathan2, Nathan1); Rachel Elizabeth Kuns Gillett, "History and Family Records of the Gillett Family" (1936) which starts with Hosea and Hannah whose son John, born 1825, was father to Charles Edwin Gillet, a minister of the Church of the Brethren (1857-1935); Esther Gillett Latham, of Appleton, WI, "Genealogical Data Concerning the families of Gillet-Gillett-Gillette Chiefly pertaining to the Descendants of Jonathan Gillet who came from Chafcombe, Somersetshire, England to Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 and removed to Windsor, Connecticut in 1636. Also the descendants of his brothers, Nathan and Jeremiah, with mention of a number of intermarried families (1953, 50 copies only dittoed) and this shows the inevitable coat of arms, swallows the Huguenot story, and starts with a Rev. Jacques de Gillet (ca. 1572). Bertha Bortle Beal Aidridge, "Gillette Families (Gillet-Gillett-Gillette), "Some of the Descendants of the immigrants Jonathan Gillet and Nathan Gillet, brothers from Chalcombe [sic], Somersetshire, England, to Nantasket, Mass., 1630, to Windsor, Conn., 1632, also the Descendants of Barton Ezra Gillet, a Descendant of Jonathan the immigrant, 1800-1955" (Victor NY 1955); Wilma Gillet Thomas, "The Joseph Gillet/Gillett/Gillett Family of Connecticut Ohio and Kansas" (Chicago 1970), which also accepts the Huguenot origin. Now, through the kindness of Patricia Confer (Mrs. S. C.) Spencer of Carthage, Missouri, we are privileged to print new information on the Gillet family of Chaffcombe, Somersetshire, ancestral to the Connecticut Gilletts, which was received in 1978 from Mr. Derek M. M. Shorrocks, M.A., Somersetshire County Archivist Somerset Record Office, O-bridge Road Taunton TA2 7PU, England. The Chaffeombe parish registers begin only in 1678 but Bishop's Transcripts survive from the years 1611, 1621, 1623, 1634, 1636, 1638 and 1639, all signed by the Rev. William Gyllett, our ancestor, and among them the following Gillett items: Elias, son of William Gylet, bapt. 11 Feb. 1611/12 Thomas, son of William Gyllet, parson bapt. 27 March 1621 Andrew, son of William Gyllet, rector bapt. April 1623 These are precious items, since they provide a baptismal date for one child (Thomas), mentioned in the will; confirm our belief that the son Elias, not mentioned in the will in 1641, though still living, was a son of this father; and give us a hitherto unknown youngest Child, Andrew, of whom nothing more is found. They also confirm our previous belief that Jonathan, Nathan, William, Habiah and Mary, were all born before the institution of their father as rector of Chaffcome on 4 Feb. 1609/10, and baptized at some other parish, where unknown as yet. The records of the Manor of Chaffcombe Buller, within which our Gilletts held some leases, are incomplete but there are three items of interest (ref. DD/SS, Bundle 30): 10 Aug. 1676: William and Jeremiah Gillett who held by copy of court roll for their lives successively a cottage, 2 acres of land and certain demesne land, viz. 2 closes called Morell and Millmore of 5 acres, other closes called Parkemead, Spires Meade, Court Garden, and three Parocks, containing 16 acres, surrendered the same and William Gillett took a new grant from the steward for the lives of himself and his son William, at a rent of 16s a year. 17 Oct. 1687: Lease to William Gillett of Chaffcombe, yeoman, who held a lease for 99 years or the lives of himself and his son, Elias, of four closes of land of 10 acres called Murrens in Chaffcombe, and took a lease of the reversion on the life of Mary, daughter of Elias Gillett, rent 16s. 28 Oct. 1687: Lease to Elias Gillett of Misterton, clerk, of a roofless tenement in the manor of Chaffcombe Poulett of 20 acres, formerly occupied by Edith Sealye, to be held for 99 years or the lives of Mary Gillett, his wife, and Philippa and William, his children, 20s. The first two of these leases appear to be renewals of already existing leases and were probably occasioned by the recent deaths, respectively of Jeremiah and Elias. The third is, however, not a renewal. The William Gillett leading off the first two leases was, I believe, the same man in each case and identical with the son of that name mentioned in the 1641 will of the rector. The Jeremiah joined with him in the first lease was probably his brother of that name. Mr. Jacobus was inclined to think he had been in America and had served in the Pequot War but neither Mrs Spencer nor I are of that opinion now. We get, however, an approximate date for the death of the brother of Jonathan1 and Nathan1 of Connecticut. The Elias recently dead when the lease of 17 Oct. 1687 was signed was neither the Elias baptized 11 Feb. 1611/12 nor the Elias who is described as of Misterton, clerk, in the third item, but a son of the William with whom he is joined in the lease. This Elias would appear to have died in 1687, leaving a daughter Mary, great-granddaughter of the first Rev. William Gyllett (d. 1641). The Elias Gillett of Misterton clerk, was certainly a member of this family but we cannot as yet prove that he was a son of the Elias baptized 11 Feb. 1611/12 though this is the most probable connection. Elias born 1612 is recorded by Joseph Foster, "Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1744" (Oxford 1891) 2:568, as of New Inn Hall, Oxford, matriculated 7 May 1632 aet. 20, B.A. 7 June 1632, M.A. 23 April 1635, and is alleged to have succeeded his father as rector of Chaffcombe, but the father was immediately succeeded on 22 Nov. 1642 by Peter Cox (F. W. Weaver, "Somerset Incumbents" [Bristol 1889] p. 327). Foster says that the younger Elias was of Christ Church, certainly the most prestigious of the Oxford colleges, ordained deacon 19 Sept. 1675, priest 20 Dec. 1679, instituted rector of Misterton, which is about ten miles east of Chaffcombe, 15 Feb. 1680/1, in succession to Jacob Tompkins (Weaver 402; "Somerset & Dorset Notes & Queries" 7:41, 89), where he remained until he died in 1703. Mr. Shorrocks quotes the Misterton registers as stating that Elyas Gyllett vicar of Misterton was buried at Chaffcombe 21 June 1703, but that there is a gap in the Chaffcombe burials 1697-1704. According to these registers he had a son Philip baptized 10 June 1685, and a son William baptized 8 Feb. 1686/7. The mother of these two sons was named Mary, which is congruent with the third lease cited above, but the lease says "Philippa" and the baptismal register calls the child Philip a son. We think the child was more probably a son rather than a daughter. The younger son William matriculated at Wadham College, 7 March 1703/4, aet. 18, M.A. 1712, after which he disappeared from our view. Mr. Shorrocks, well aware that the rector's will mentions a brother living in 1641 named Richard, calls attention to the fact that among other Gillett references in the Bruton parish registers were two men of this name, one who married Joan Esberg on 11 Aug. 1567 (a possible pair of candidates to be parents of the rector) and another who married Ursulah Shute on 12 June 1638. One marriage is too early, the other too late, to be that of the rector's brother. That this Gillett family were Huguenots has long been the favorite view of hoi polloi. I feel certain that this is false. The principal objection is the fact that the name Gillett is to be found in the west country of England at dates before there was such a thing as a Protestant in England, France, Germany or elsewhere though there were proto-protestants called Lollards in the preceding century but only in England. Consider the will of one John Gyllet thelder of Cranebourn, Dorset, in the diocese of Salisbury, dated 1 June 1502, probated 29 Oct. 1502 (PCC 12 Blamyr), one of the Gillett wills which I printed in TAG 42:160-163. There was also the institution of one Nic. Gylett as incumbent of Sts Peter and Paul, Muchelney Dorset, 28 Aug. 1512, in succession to Ric. Stabylle, and himself succeeded by Joh. Hurman on 20 Nov. 1574, after a very long pastorate which spanned the troubles of the reigns of Henry VIII and Mary I. I am inclined to believe that the name Gillett was pronounced in the 17th century about the way we say the word "gullet" and that nobody would have thought it looked French until in the 19th century some began to spell the word Gillette at a time when there was a shift of emphasis from he first to the final syllable. Future research ought to be concentrated on getting complete reading of all occurrences of the name in the parish registers of Bruton, Somersetshire and of Muchelney Cranebourn and Caudle Hatton, all in Dorset, in which there ought to be entries not yet brought to light." 7. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:59-61, "GILLETT, JONATHAN (a.1607-1677) OF WINDSOR, CT, NATHAN GILLETT ( -1689) AND JEREMIAH GILLETT ( - )": "Three Gillett brothers, from Chaffcombe, Somerset (2 mi. NE of Chard), sons of Rev. William Gylet, came to New England and were in Windsor, CT in the 1630's. Jonathan came on the "Mary & John" in 1630. He returned to England to marry and returned with is wife on the "Recovery of London" in 1634. His brothers Nathan and Jeremiah probably came on one of these ships also. Their paternal grandfather has not been found but there are some clues. In the will of the father Rev. William Gylett, 1641, he lists a brother, Richard. The claim that the Gilletts of Somerset have a French Huguenot ancestry has been widely disputed. The name was in the West Country before the French Protestants arrived, including a John Gyllett in Cranbourn, Dorset (14 mi. S of Salisbury, Wilts), whose will (PCC 12 Blamyr) was probated 29 Oct. 1502. Will of Richard Gillett of Caudle Haddon (not found), Dorset, husbandman dated 1 July 1600, probated 16 July 1600 (PCC 55 Wallopp) (TAG 42:160-161) To be buried in churchyard of Caudle To son William - 10 pounds To son Edward - 5 pounds at end of his apprenticeship To daughter Mary - 10 pounds at marriage To children of son Richard - 10 shillings between them To son-in-law William Sheppard and to his son William Residue to wife Alice and son John, executors Witnesses: William Appkyn, William Adames, Richard Same, Robert Grannte and William Swett, curate of that place. In TAG 42:160-163, George McCracken says the above will would satisfy the chronological and geographical requirements for the will of the father of Rev. William Gytlett this testator had sons William and Richard. The latter, however, was not a beneficiary of the will and is mentioned only as father of grandchildren who were. The presumption is reasonably strong that this Richard was dead in 1600, but his children received not the 10 pounds which William and Mary receive but only a twentieth as much, that to be divided among them, so it seems possible that Richard was still living, had already married, at which time he had received his portion, though this is not stated in so many words. 1. Rev. William Gylett - Born about 1575. His will proved 16 Apr. 1641 (Taunton, Wills, 1641, file 13). He mentions brother Richard Gylett and kinsman Henry Hutchins. He became rector of Chaffcombe, Somerset (2 mi. NE of Chard), 4 Feb, 1609/10 and he served there until his death. The Old Rectory, in which he lived, is a beautiful thatch-roof cottage, used today as a private residence (for photos, see Search Series, Vol. 12, p. 110-111). Also, the silver Elizabethan Chalice, dated 1584, he used is still in the Chaffcomb Church. The lid, when inverted, becomes a patten for holding the bread. The font is Norman so would also have been used by Rev. Gylett. His whereabouts before 1609 are unknown but evidently married ___, about 1600 and he had at least six children born before moving to Chaffcombe. Abstract of will of William Gylett of Chaffcombe, Somerset dated 1641 and proved 16 Apr. 1641 (Taunton wills, 1641, file 13) Land to daughters, Habiah and Mary, "which my son Nathan made over to me by letter of attorney My son William To my son Jeremiah my chatell (lease) of courtground To son William and his heirs my land called Bowers (lease) To Thomas, Jeremiah, Mary and Habiah, each a chair and stool Residue to son William, executor Overseers: Mr. Joseph Greenfield, Mr. Luffe, my brother Richard and my kinsman Henry Hutchings Witnesses: None The records of the manor of Chaffcombe Buller, where the Gilletts held some leases are incomplete but there are three items of interest (Ref: DD/55 Bunelle 30): 10 Aug. 1676: William and Jeremiah Gillett who held by copy of court roll for their lives successively a cottage, 2 acres of land and certain demesne land, viz. 2 closes called Morell and Millmore of 5 acres, other closes called Parkemead, Spires Meade, Court Garden, and three Parocks, containing 16 acres, surrendered the same and William Gillett took a new grant from the steward for the lives of himself and his son William, at a rent of 16s a year. 17 Oct. 1687: Lease to William Gillett of Chaffcombe, yeoman, who held a lease for 99 years or the lives of himself and his son, Elias, of four closes of land of 10 acres called Murrens in Chaffcombe, and took a lease of the reversion on the life of Mary, daughter of Elias Gillett, rent 16s. 28 Oct. 1687: Lease to Elias Gillett of Misterton, clerk, of a roofless tenement in the manor of Chaffcombe Poulett of 20 acres, formerly occupied by Edith Sealye, to be held for 99 years or the lives of Mary Gillett, his wife, and Philippa and William, his children, 20s. Children a. William Gylett - Born before 1609. Died after 17 Oct. 1687. In 1641 his father left him land called "Bomerslease". Child: i. Elias Gillett, D.a. 1687. b. Jonathan Gillett - See below. c. Nathan Gillett - See below. d. Jeremiah Gillett - See below. e. Hebiah Gillett - Born before 1609. Alive in 1641. f. Elias Gillett - Bpt. 11 Feb. 1611/12, Chaffcombe. He m. ___. He attended New Inn Hall; Oxford, matriculated 7 May 1632 (age 20); B.A. 7 June 1632; MA. 23 Apr. 1635. He allegedly succeeded his father in Chaffcombe, but the latter was immediately succeeded by Peter Cox on 22 Nov. 1642. Child: i. Elias Gillett Jr. - He attended Christ Church, Oxford; ordained deacon 19 Sept. 1675 and priest 20 Dec. 1679; rector of Misterton, Somerset (10 mi. E of Chaffcombe) 15 Feb. 1680/1. He remained there until he died. Bu. 21 June 1703, Chaffcombe. g. Thomas Gillett - Bpt. 27 Mar. 1621, Chaffcombe. He received some of his father's land after 1641. h. Andrew Gillett - Bpt. Apr. 1623, Chaffcombe. Nothing more known."	Gillett (I2523)
4986	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)."	Hoyt, Sarah (I5438)
4987	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon."	Elizabeth (I5437)
4988	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon."	Dolbiar, John (I5436)
4989	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon."	Dolbiar, Mrs. Robert (I5435)
4990	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar or Dolebere, John (I4584)
4991	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar or Dolebere, Cornelius (I4583)
4992	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar or Dolebere, Robert (I4581)
4993	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar or Dolebere, Anne (I4580)
4994	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar or Dolebere, Joan (I4579)
4995	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar, John (I2510)
4996	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar, Mary (I2507)
4997	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar, James (I2506)
4998	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar, Nicholas (I2505)
4999	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Dolbiar, John (I2504)
5000	RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 2:84-85 [the same exact article was repeated verbatim in 3:18-19]: "Jonathan Gillett returned to England and married Mary Dolbiar, in Colyton, Devon on 29 Mar. 1634. He remained in England one year after their marriage and then they sailed to New England on the ship, "Recovery of London", which sailed from Weymouth, England on 31 Mar. 1635. How he met a girl from Colyton is not known. However, the "Mary & John" passenger, George Hull of Crewkerne, had two brothers who were ministers at Colyton, the last being, Rev. William Hill, who died there in 1627. DOLBIAR FAMILY I. ROBERT DOLBIAR- m. (1) ___. m. (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1563, Colyton, Devon. He bu. 25 Jan 1614, Colyton. He was a yeoman of the hamlet of Cadhayne, Colyton parish. He had a son, Johane, by his first wife and he was a Church Warden in 1579. Agnes was the dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. Children of Robert Dolbiar & Agnes Sampson (TAG 15:214) 1. Alse (Alice) Dolbiar- bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. m. John Knygt, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton, of Totnes, Devon. 2. Edthe Dolbiar- bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. m. William Colbey, 31 Jan. 1596 Colyton, of Withyridge, Devon. 3. William Dolbiar- bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. bu. 19 Apr. 1568, Colyton. 4. James Dolbiar- bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. 5. Rawkey Dolbiar- See below. 6. John Dolbiar- bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. bu. 3 Sept. 1574, Colyton. 7. Mary Dolbiar- bpt. 18 May 1576 Colyton. bu. 16 Apr. 1579, Colyton. 8. Nicholas Dolbiar- bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. bu. 15 Oct. 1615, Colyton. 9. John Dolbiar- bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. bu. 31 Aug. 1582, Colyton. II. RAWKEY DOLBIAR- bpt, 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. He bu. 12 Nov. 1641, Colyton. m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton parish. She was dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton parish, Devon. She bu. 20 Sept. 1648, Colyton. (See Mychell family). Children of Rawkey Dolbiar & Mary Michell (TAG 15:214) 1. Joan Dolbiar- bpt. 9 Jan. 1602, Colyton, bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. 2. Anne Dolbiar- bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar- See below. 4. Robert Dolbiar- bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. m. (1) Elizabeth ___, who was bu. 25 July 1646, Colyton. m. (2)Sarah Hoyt, 12 Oct. 1646, Colyton, of Honiton, Devon. res: Colyton. Three children (1638-1645). 5. Dorothy Dolbiar- bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. bu. 25 Mar. 1614, Colyton. 6. Cornelius Dolbiar- bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett.named one of his sons, Cornelius, and the name was passed down through some generations. 7. John Dolbiar- bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. III. MARY DOLBIAR- bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633, Colyton. She died 5 Jan. 1685. (See Jonathan Gillett family)." 2. The publication "Search for the Passengers of the "Mary & John" 1630," by Burton W. Spear (Toledo, OH; The Mary & John Clearing House, 1989-2004), 18:63-64, "Ancestry of Mary Dolbiar (1607-1685) wife of Jonathan Gillett": "Mary Dolbiar, was bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. She d. 5 Jan. 1685, Windsor, CT. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/4, Colyton, two days before they sailed to New England from Weymouth, Dorset, on the "Recovery of London". Since Colyton is about 30 miles west of Weymouth, maybe this ship made a stop at Plymouth, Devon (as did the "Mary & John" in 1630), 60 miles W. of Colyton and they boarded a week or so later. She was the dau. of Rawkey Dolbiar and Mary Michell. NOTE: All Dolbiar baptism, marriage and burial entries in the Colyton, Devon Parish Registers (1538-1630) appear in TAG 15: 212-213. Dolbiar line (TAG 15:212) 1. Robert Dolbiar - Bu. 24 Jan. 1614, Colyton. He m. (1) and (2) Agnes Sampson, 26 Apr. 1653, Colyton, dau. of Nicholas Sampson of Hawkechurch, Devon. He was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton and he was a Churchwarden there in 1579. He had a son by his first wife and nine children by his second wife. Children by first wife (TAG 15:214) a. John Dolbiar Children by second wife (TAG 15:214) b. Alice Dolbiar - Bpt. 14 Apr. 1564, Colyton. She m. John Knight of Totnes, Devon, 21 Sept. 1586, Colyton. c. Edith Dolbiar - Bpt. 24 Apr. 1566, Colyton. She m. William Colbey, 31 Jan 1596, Colyton of Withyridge, Devon. d. William Dolbiar - Bpt. 28 Jan. 1567, Colyton. Bu. 19 Apr. 1568. e. James Dolbiar - Bpt. 27 Feb. 1588, Colyton. f. Rawkey Dolbiar - See below. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1574, Colyton. Bu. 3 Sept. 1574. h. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 8 May 1576, Colyton. Bu. 16 Apr. 1579. i. Nicholas Dolbiar - Bpt. 25 Mar. 1580, Colyton. Bu. 15 Oct. 1615. j. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 6 Dec. 1581, Colyton. Bu. 31 Aug. 1582. 2. Rawkey Dolbiar - Bpt. 17 Aug. 1571, Colyton. Bu. there, 12 Nov. 1641. He m. Mary Michell, 10 Aug. 1602, Colyton, bu. there 20 Sept. 1648, dau. of John Mychell of Barretshayes, Colyton. Rawkey was a yeoman in Cadhayne, Colyton. See Mychell family below. Children (TAG 15:214): a. Joan Dolbiar - Bpt. 9 Jan. 1602 and bu. 25 Nov. 1606, Colyton. b. Anne Dolbiar - Bpt. 19 Apr. 1605, Colyton. c. Mary Dolbiar - See below. d. Robert Dolbiar - Bpt. 2 May 1611, Colyton. He m. Elizabeth ___. Three children (1638-1645). e. Dorothy Dolbiar - Bpt. 16 Oct. 1613, Colyton. Bu. there 25 Mar. 1614. f. Cornelius Dolbiar - Bpt. 21 May 1619, Colyton. Jonathan Gillett named a son Cornelius and the name was past down for generations. g. John Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1619, Colyton. 3. Mary Dolbiar - Bpt. 7 June 1607, Colyton, Devon. Died 5 Jan. 1685. She m. Jonathan Gillett, 29 Mar. 1633/34, Colyton, Devon." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family tree entitled "Gillett, Dolbiar, Mychell, Sampson," Mar 1992, donated by John R. and Joyce Snell, 587 Cranbrook Rd., #33, London, Ontario, Canada N6K2Y4. Copy in the Windsor, CT, Historical Society.	Knight, John (I2503)