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Nathaniel Bassett

Posted on February 21, 2012 by markeminer

Nathaniel BASSETT Sr. (1628 – 1709) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,028 in this generation of the Shaw line.

Nathaniel Bassett was born in 1628 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass. His parents were William BASSETT and Elizabeth [__?__]. He married Dorcas JOYCE 1672 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His wife Hannah, who died in 1709, was probably a second wife. The record of his family is lost. Nathaniel died 16 Jan 1709 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Dorcas Joyce was born in 1644 in Lynn, Essex, Mass. Her parents were John JOYCE and Dorothy COTCHET. Dorcas died 12 Nov 1709 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Children of Nathaniel and Dorcas:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	Nathaniel Bassett	1664 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	Joannah Borden 10 DEC 1695 . Mrs. Elizabeth Merrick 30 Mar 1743.	1750 Chatham, Barnstable, Mass
2.	Mary Bassett	1666 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass	Thomas Mulford 28 Oct 1690 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass	26 Jan 1741 Truro, Barnstable, Mass
3.	Nathan Bassett	25 Sep 1667 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	Mary Crowell 7 Mar 1709 Chatham, Barnstable, Mass	27 Nov 1728 Chatham, Barnstable, Mass
4.	Ruth Bassett	1673 Yarmouth		1709
5.	Dorcas Bassett	1676 Yarmouth		10 Jun 1707 Mass
6.	Hannah Bassett	1678 Yarmouth	Joseph Covell 1 Mar 1703 in Eastham, Barnstable, Mass	10 Jan 1709 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass
7.	Joseph BASSETT Sr.	1680 Yarmouth	Susannah HOWES 27 Feb 1707 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. . Thankful Hallet 3 Dec 1719 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	6 Jan 1750 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.
8.	Sarah Bassett	1682 Yarmouth	John Nickerson 1710 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass	1744 Harwich, Barnstable, Mass
9.	Samuel Bassett	1685 Yarmouth	Elizabeth Jones 1699 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	Feb 1760 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
10.	William Bassett	1685 Yarmouth	Martha Godfrey 23 Feb 1710 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. . Sarah Jenkins 30 Jan 1723 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass

Nathaniel lived in Duxbury and later settled in Marshfield and then Yarmouth in 1684, where he died 16 Jan 1709/10 aged 82

2 Mar 1651/52 – “Nathaniel Basset and Joseph Prior, for disturbing the church of Duxburrou, on the Lord’s day were sentenced each of them to pay twenty shillings fine or the next towne meeting or training day both of them to bee bound unto a post for the space of two hours, in some public place, with a paper on their heads on which theire capital crime shall be written perspecusly, soe as may bee read.” Whether they paid the fines imposed or suffered the novel mode of punishment to which they were sentenced does not appear.

Nathaniel first settled in Marshfield, but removed to Yarmouth where he was an inhabitant in 1664, and perhaps earlier. He resided near the first meeting house and his descendents still enjoy his lands. Notwithstanding the trifling irregularity in his conduct when a young man at Duxbury, he was a very worth and respectable citizen, had a large family, ten of whom lived to mature age.

William Bassett’s deed to Peregrine White and Nathaniel BASSETT Transcribed from the Original Records, BY GEORGE ERNEST Bowman [Plymouth Colony Deeds, II: I: 277 & 178] [p. 177]

1656 Bradford Govr A Deed appointed to bee Recorded Know all men by these prsents that I Willam Bassett senir of Duxburrow now liveing Att Bridgwater for Divers Reasons and Considerations Doe freely Surrender and give up all my proper and whole Interest in my landes lying being and Scittuatt upon the south River with all the Emunities and privilidges belonging therunto both uplands and meddow lands unto my two sonnes there liveing viz Perigrine White and Nathaniell Bassett; I say I give all my proper Right & enterest unto them and to theire heires for ever with full power to establish theire Right and enterest according to court order under the prsent Govrment after the usuall order of confeirmacon of lands;

provided that both the aforsaid pties bee fully agreed upon the Devision of the lands which was to bee measured and ordered by mr Garrett of Scittuate whoe was appointed Survayor of the same; In Witnesse wherof I have sett toe my hand my owne proper Act and Deed June the 16th Anno: Dom: 1656 Witnesse heerof Willam Bassett; Willam Britt Willam Bassett senir: of Bridgwater Desired mee Richard Garrett to Survay his lott of upland and marsh att marshfeild *

The day of the month was omitted. 26 William Basett’s Deed by the south River and to make a Devision of the said upland and marsh unto his two sons viz Mr Perigrine White and Nathaniell Bassett which accordingly I have Done;

According to the Record wee began to measure att mr Starrs line by the marsh and from thence Did Run a west southwest line of 220 Rods for the length of the lott att a marked hee; and from thence wee Did Run a line north northwest 119 Rodds att a stake for the corner in the plaine and from thence wee Did Run a line east northeast 94 Rodds to the old Marked hee att the north side of Daniell Coles Iland which by meanes of the Swamp and mersh coveing Up into the upland the lott is Narrow att One end and Broad att the other and Mr Whites two fiftes of upland is bounded att Mr Whites south Range Runing from the point of marsh 106 Rodds 12 feet in Mr Starrs south Range att a marked hee and from thence it Runs 60 Rodds north northwest to a marked hee neare to Nathaniell Bassetts Barne;

out of which share of upland the said Mr White hath graunted to the said Nathaniell to have A triangle of upland by his Barne bounded from the corner of Mr Whites said lott to Run twenty three Rodds to a marked hee in the Range and from thence thirty seaven Rodds to a white oake hee by the cart way and from thence to Run twenty eight Rodds to the marked hee at the corner of Mr Whites lott Mr White is to Run from the said White oake hee twenty one Rodds on the south side of the cart way to an old ffence and by the fence to the marsh and by the marsh to Mr Starrs Range for his 2 fiftes of the upland; Mr Whites two fiftes of marsh is bounded to an old fence (aforsaid) by a swamp which fence Runes [p. 178] Runes into the mersh to a little Creeke and by that Creeke to Run Untill it comes to the great Creeke that Runes by the homacke and by the homacke Creeke Untill it comes to the River and by the River untill it comes to Mr Starrs Range and by the Range to the marked hee;

All the Rest of the marsh and upland that belonges to Willam Bassetts share is Nathaniell Bassetts 3 fiftes both of upland and Marsh; And the said Mr White and Nathaniell Bassett Doe likwise agree that convenient waies shalbee allowed to each other all which said prises wee Doe both of us Cordially and Really Agree unto Witnesse our hands this 17th of Aprill 1656 P White N; Bassett This is a trew Coppy taken from the original by mee Richard Garrett Records from the Burial Ground of the James Family 27 Nathaniell Bassetts 3 fiftes of upland and Marsh lyeth Together and is bounded att an old marked hee att the Swamp near the marsh by the brooke att the north side of Daniell Coles Iland and from thence It Runes 94 Rodds on a west southwest line to a stake in the plaine and from thence It Runes 119 Rodds on a south southeast line to a marked hee and from thence it Runes 123 Rodds on a East northeast line to a marked hee att the corner of Mr Whites lott in the south Range of Mr Starrs;

and from thence it Runes 137 Rodds on a north northwest line att a marked hee in Mr Whites Range by Nathaniell Bassetts New feild and from thence it Runes 37 Rodds towards the east att a marked white oake by the cart path and from thence it Runes twenty one Rodds towards the north alonge by the south side of the cart way untill it Comes to an old ffence and by that ffence to the marsh and from thence to a little creeke that Runes by a great pond and by that Creeke untill it comes to a greater Creeke that Runes by a little homack of upland and by that Creeke to Daniell Coles line of his mersh and by that line alonge by the homacke and from thence to the uttermost extent of Daniell Coles Iland and by the Iland untill it comes to the old Marked hee att the Swamp aforsaid; Moreover this is the boundes of Nathaniell Bassetts upland and marsh Accordingly as hee and his brother Mr White Did agree

Nathaniel’s will, dated 10 Jan 1709/10, six days before his death, is a carefully drawn instrument, witnessed by Rev. Daniel Greenleaf, Experience Rider, and his nephew Col. William Basset, and furnishes much genealogical information. He names his nine children then living, says he is “aged and under much decay of body,” being then 82 years of age. To his son William he gave meadow and upland, which was John Joyce’s drying ground, bought of Mr. Thomas Wally, and meadow bought of Mr. Thornton.

He names the eldest son of Thomas Mulford of Truro, who married his daughter Mary ; the eldest son of his son Nathaniel; the eldest son of his son Joseph; to Nathaniel he gave property that was his Grandmother Joyce’s, and his lands in Middleboro’. He names his daughter-in-law Joannah, perhaps wife of Nathaniel, who removed to Windham, Conn., and his daughter Euth Basset. He gives certain property unto six of his children, Mary Mulford, Samuel Basset, Hannah Covell, Joseph Basset, Sarah Nickerson and Nathan Basset, Mr. Thomas Mulford of Truro, and his son Joseph of Yarmouth,
Executors.

Estate appraised at £228,11. Though William is first named in the will, he was probably the youngest son.

Children

1. Nathaniel Bassett

Nathaniel’s wife Joannah Borden was born about 1670. Joanna died 03 Dec 1740 in Mansfield, Connecticut.

Nathaniel was one of the incorporators of the town of Mansfield in 1703, a town in Tolland County.The population was 20,720 at the 2000 census.

Marshfield, Tolland County, Connecticut

Mansfield was incorporated in October 1702 from the Town of Windham, in Hartford County. When Windham County was formed on 12 May 1726, Mansfield then became part of that county. A century later, at a town meeting on 3 April 1826, selectmen voted to ask the General Assembly to annex Mansfield to Tolland County. That occurred the following year.

The town of Mansfield contains the community of Storrs, which is home to the main campus of the University of Connecticut.

2. Mary Bassett

Mary’s husband Thomas Mulford was born 1665 in Hingham, Plymouth, Mass. His parents were Thomas Mulford and Hannah Williams. Thomas died 4 Sep 1747 in Truro, Barnstable, Mass,

Thomas and Mary were original settler in Truro, Mass, a town in Barnstable County, comprising two villages: Truro and North Truro. Located two hours outside Boston, it is a summer vacation community just south of the northern tip of Cape Cod, in an area known as the “Outer Cape”. English colonists named it after Truro in Cornwall. The historic Wampanoag Native American people called the area Pamet orPayomet. Their language was part of the large Algonquian family. This name was adopted for the Pamet River and the harbor area around the town center known as the Pamet Roads, The population of Truro was 2,087 at the 2000 census. Over half of the land area of the town is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore, established in 1961.

The English Pilgrims stopped in Truro and Provincetown in 1620 as their original choice for a landing before later deciding the area to be unsuitable. While there, they discovered fresh water and corn stored by the Kakopee. Historians debate the accuracy of the account about the latter discovery, but in popular lore it led to the place being called Corn Hill.

Truro was settled by English immigrant colonists in the 1690s as the northernmost portion of the town of Eastham. The town was officially separated and incorporated in 1709. Fishing, whaling and shipbuilding made up the town’s early industry. These industries had to shift to other locations as the harsh tides of the Lower Cape began decimating the town’s main port in the 1850s. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Cape Cod was a popular location for artists because of its light.

The records of the proprietors, distinctive from the records of Eastham, commenced in 1700, and in the meetings as recorded, and in the admission of freemen from time to time we find the following named persons were residents when the town was incorporated: Jedediah Lombard, senior [son of Thomas LUMBERT] and junior, Thomas Lombard, Dr. William Dyer, Benjamin Smalley, Thomas Newcomb [son of Andrew NEWCOMB Jr.], Isaac Snow, Jonathan Collins, Nathaniel Harding, Joseph Young, David Peter. John Snow, Constant Freeman, Thomas Paine, senior and junior, Nathaniel Atkins, Francis Small, Lieutenant Jonathan Bangs, John Rogers, John Steele, Thomas Mulford, Hezekiah Doane, Samuel Treat, jr., Hezekiah Purington, Humphrey Scammon, Beriah Smith, Richard Stevens, John Myrick, Moses Paine, Jonathan Vickery, Micah Atwood, Josiah Cook, Ebenezer Hurd, Samuel Small, Samuel Young, Jonathan Paine, Edward Crowell, Ebenezer Smith, Jonathan Dyer, John Savage, Israel Cole and Thomas Smith.

Thomas Mulford Headstone -- Old North Cemetery Truro Barnstable County Mass

Inscription:
Here lyes the body of Elder Thomas Mulford who died Sept ye 14th 1747 in the 82d year of his age.

Mary Bassett Mulford Headstone -- Old North Cemetery Truro Barnstable County Massa

Inscription:
Here Lyes ye Body of Mrs Mary Mulford Wife of Elder Thomas Mulford She died JANry 29th 1741/2 in ye 76th year of her age

3. Nathan Bassett

Nathan’s wife Mary Crowell was born 2 Dec 1688 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Thomas Crowell and Deborah [__?__]. Mary died 1742 in Chatham, Barnstable, Mass.

Nathan is the ancestor of the Chatham and Harwich families. He married March 7, 1709,
Mary, daughter of Thomas Crowell of Yarmouth, He died in 1728, leaving seven children. She died in 1742, and names in her will sons Nathan, Thomas, Nathaniel, who married Sarah Chase of Yarmouth, Aug. 23, 1729, Samuel, and daughters Mary Basset, Dorcas Nickerson and Hannah Co veil.

5. Dorcas Bassett

One of the oldest monuments in the Yarmouth graveyard is that of Dorcas Basset, who died June 9, 1707, aged 31. She was probably a daughter of Nathaniel.

6. Hannah Bassett

Hannah’s husband Joseph Covell was born 1675 in Chathamn (Monomoit), Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Nathaniel Covell and Sarah Nickerson. He first married Lydia Steward, daughter of Ensign Hugh of Monomoit, about 1700. She died not long after and he married second Hannah Bassett. Joseph died in 1732 in Chatham, Barnstable, Mass.

Joseph’s farm was on the east side of Muddy Cove and extended east to the present road from the old cemeteries over to the lat Rufus Smith’s. It was part of the old Wiliam Nickerson farm. There is no record of his death or of his children and no settlement of his estate. He was living as late at 1732, but does not appear on the tax list of 1755.

7. Joseph BASSETT Sr. (See his page)

8. Sarah Bassett

Sarah’s husband John Nickerson was born 1686 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Joseph Nickerson and Ruhamah Jones. John died in 1722 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass.

9. Samuel Bassett

Samuel’s wife Elizabeth Jones was born 1695 in E Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island. Her parents were Josiah Jones and Elizabeth Berry. Elizabeth died in 1742 in Rhode Island

10. William Bassett

William’s first wife Martha Godfrey was born 1689 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were John Godfrey and Martha Joyce. Martha died 1720 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass

William’s second wife Sarah Jenkins was born 15 Nov 1693 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were John Jenkins and Mary Parker. William and Sarah were dismissed from the Yarmouth to the Barnstable Church, Aug. 1727. Sarah died 1 Nov 1746 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.

Sarah Jenkins Bassett Headstone -- Ancient Cemetery Centerville Barnstable County Mass

The findagrave researcher RColbath was just about to give up looking for Sarah’s headstone, when she spotted it laying on the ground, broken, near the edge of the cemetary. It’s difficult to read her last name, but the name Bassett is legible in her husband’s name.

Sources:

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=22789576&st=1

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=drr45&id=I1667

Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families by Amos Otis and revised by C.F.Swift published by The Patriot Press vol. I 1861

http://capecodhistory.us/Deyo/Truro-Deyo.htm#923-proprietors

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=drr45&id=I1667

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Joseph Bassett Sr.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by markeminer

Joseph BASSETT Sr. (1680 – 1750) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line.

Joseph Bassett Sr. was born in 1680 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Nathaniel BASSETT and Dorcas JOYCE. He married Susannah HOWES 27 Feb 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. After Susannah died, he married Thankful Hallet 3 Dec 1719 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Joseph died 6 Jan 1750 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Susannah Howes was born in 1682 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Jeremiah HOWES and Sarah PRENCE. Susannah died 27 Feb 1719 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Thankful Hallett was born in 1682 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were John Hallett and Mercy Howes. Thankful died 12 Aug 1736 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Children of Joseph and Susannah:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	Sarah Bassett	10 Dec 1707 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	William Nickerson 1747?	3 Jul 1736?
2.	Joseph BASSETT Jr.	15 Jun 1709 Yarmouth, Mass	Mary WHELDON 29 Mar 1738 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	5 Sep 1833 Barnstable, Mass.
3.	Daniel Bassett	11 Nov 1710 Yarmouth, Mass	Elizabeth Crowell 1 Jul 1735 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	1742 [Date his wife obtained permission to remarry because he had deserted her)
4.	Joshua Bassett	13 Sep 1712 Yarmouth, Mass.	Hannah Brimhall 8 Mar 1739 Hingham, Mass	1757
5.	Susannah Bassett	22 Jan 1715 Yarmouth, Mass	John Hawes (Son of Capt. Ebenezer HAWES) 10 Feb 1732 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	1746
6.	Samuel Bassett	23 Oct 1716 Yarmouth, Mass.		1740

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Children of Joseph and Thankful

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
7.	John Bassett	14 Dec 1720 Yarmouth, Mass		1721
8.	Ebenezer Bassett	9 Jul 1722 Yarmouth, Mass		16 Aug 1723 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mas
9.	Thankful Bassett	9 Feb 1724 Yarmouth, Mass	Joshua Brimhall 14 Jun 1750 Barnstable, Cape Cod, Mass.	17 Nov 1759 Hingham, Plymouth, Mass
10.	Nathan Bassett	7 Oct 1725 Yarmouth, Mass.	Hannah Hallett 26 Feb 1790 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass . Desire Taylor 17 Mar 1793 Barnstable, Mass	10 Jan 1806 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass

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Children

1. Sarah Bassett

Sarah’s husband William Nickerson was born 1698 in Chatham, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Thomas Nickerson and Mary Bangs. He first married Oct 1725 in Chatham, Barnstable, Mass to Bethia Harding ( b. 1708 in Chatham, Barnstable, Mass – d. 1739 in Chatham, Mass). William died 27 Feb 1759 in Ridgefield, CT.

There is question whether this is the same Sarah Bassett who married William
Nickerson as his third wife in 1747. Her death date is given as 3 July 1736 in the
Bassett family in the following reference.

!Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families by Amos Otis and revised by
C.F.Swift published by The Patriot Press vol. I. page 49.

2. Joseph BASSETT Jr. (See his page)

3. Daniel Bassett

Daniel’s wife Elizabeth Crowell was born 5 Feb 1714 in Chatham, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Seth Crowell and Mercy Nickerson. On March 20, 1741/42 (seven years after their marriage) in Barnstable County, Elizabeth petitioned the Court for permission to be married a second time because her husband, Daniel Bassett had deserted her. Permission to remarry was given. She married Hezekiah Marchant. Elizabeth died 10 Sep 1793 in Hyannis, Barnstable, Mass. and is buried at the South Street Cemetery, Hyannis.

Hezekiah Marchant was born 27 May 1713 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Hezekiah died 19 May 1792 in Hyannis Port, Barnstable Co, Mass.

Elizabeth’s Headstone:

In Memory of
Mrs Elisabeth Marchant
who died Sept’r 10 1793
in ye 81st Year
of her Age

Daniel and Elizabeth had only one son, Daniel, born 7 Aug 1736. Daniel Jr resided at Hyannis, and is the ancestor of the Bassets in that vicinity. He married a daughter of Jabez Bearae, and had sons Joseph, Daniel and Seth. He was a Lieutenant in the Continental Army. Joseph, his son who enlisted as a soldier, but served in the capacity of waiter to his father, was one of the last surviving revolutionary pensioners of the town of Barnstable. He died July 7, 1855, aged 93. He married two wives and was the father of twenty-four children. One of his wives had four children by a former husband, so that in fact there were twenty-eight in his family who called him father.

4. Joshua Bassett

Joshua’s wife Hannah Brimhall was born 1 Aug 1716 in Hingham, Plymouth, Mass. Her parents were George Bramhall and Anna Baker. Hannah died 26 Sep 1758 in Hingham, Mass.

Joshua was an ensign in Col. Shubael Gorham’s Regiment in the expedition to Louisburg, in 1745. He married in 1738, Hannah Brimhall of Hingham, and had Sarah, Oct. 28, 1739; Susannah, May 16, 1741; Anna, March 3, 1742-3, and Joshua, Nov. 18, 1744. The latter probably died young.

5. Susannah Bassett

Susannah’s husband John Hawes was born 3 May 1702 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Ebenezer HAWES and Sarah NORTON. John died after 1746.

6. Samuel Bassett

Samuel was a whaleman, died unmarried at the age of 24.

9. Thankful Bassett

Thankful’s husband Joshua Brimhall was born 24 Sep 1722 in Hingham, Plymouth, Mass. His parents were George Bramhall and Anna Bacon (Baker?). Joshua died 17 Nov 1757 in Hingham, Plymouth, Mass.

10. Nathan Bassett

Nathan’s first wife Hannah Hallett was born 28 Oct 1729 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Joseph Hallet and Abigail Thacher. Hannah died 26 Feb 1790 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Nathan’s second wife Desire Taylor was born 7 May 1732 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Hezekiah Taylor and Mehitable Tobey. She first married 11 Jan 1757 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. to Prince Crowell (b. 28 Aug 1724 in Yarmouth, Mass – d. 1792). Desire died 20 Dec 1796 in Barnstable, Mass.

Nathan lived in the ancient Hallet house, situated nearly opposite the Barnstable Bank. He married first, Hannah Hallet, 1751, by whom he had seven children, and second, Desire, widow of Prince Crowell. He had 1st, John, Nov. 4, 1753, 2d, Thankful, Nov. 3, 1756, who died young; 3d, Joseph, Feb. 13, 1759; 4th, Ebenezer, May 24, 1761 ; 5th, Thankful, Sept. 19, 1763, married Ebenezer Taylor ; 6th, Francis, Jan’y 14, 1766 ; 7th, Joshua, Aug. 7, 1768, father of Capt. Joshua Basset.

Source:

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=11242118&st=1

Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families by Amos Otis and revised by C.F.Swift published by The Patriot Press vol. I 1861

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Joseph Bassett Jr.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by markeminer

Joseph BASSETT Jr. (1709 – 1803) was Alex’s 7th Great Grandfather; one of 256 in this generation of the Shaw line.

Joseph Bassett Jr. was born in 15 Jun 1709 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Joseph BASSETT Sr. and Susannah HOWES. He married Mary WHELDON 25 Feb 1737 or 29 Mar 1738 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. According to Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families Joseph died 5 Sep 1833 in Barnstable, Mass at the age of 93. The date is probably a misprint for 1803.

Mary Wheldon was born in 1713 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Jonathan WHELDON and Mercy TAYLOR. Mary died 15 Jan 1804 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Children of Joseph and Mary:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	Joseph Bassett	23 Dec 1738 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	Thankful Bearse 15 Feb 1760 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass . Marcy Hall 20 Dec 1781 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	5 Sep 1833 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass
2.	Mary BASSETT	20 Jan 1744 Yarmouth, Mass	Edward STURGIS V 28 Jan 1767 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.	Kennebec, Maine
3.	Jonathan Bassett	10 Nov 1746 Yarmouth, Mass.	Elizabeth Hallett 13 Jan 1774.	3 Jan 1801 Hallowell, Maine
4.	Samuel Bassett	4 Dec 1748 or 26 Mar 1749 Yarmouth, Mass.	Lucretia Crowell 25 Apr 1771 Yarmouth, Mass . Anne Wells 10 Feb 1774 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	~1844 Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine

Children

1. Joseph Bassett

Joseph’s first wife Thankful Bearse was born in 1736. Her parents were James Bearse (1692 – 1758) and Thankful Linnell (1696 – 1774). Thankful died 22 Dec 1774 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Burial: Ancient Cemetery Yarmouth Port

Joseph’s second wife Marcy Hall was born 27 May 1750 in Barnstable, Mass. Marcy died 25 May 1797 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Marcy Bassett Headstone Ancient Cemetery
Yarmouth Port — Find A Grave Memorial# 28562328

Joseph inherited the paternal estate ; married three times. One of his wives was a daughter of Capt. John Bearse, who came over as a revenue officer before the Revolution. He bought the Rev. Mr. Smith’s house, in Yarmouth, where Joseph Basset and Elisha Doane afterwards kept a public house. He had two children who lived to mature age, Susannah, who married the late Elisha Doane, Esq., and Joseph, now [1861] living, unmarried, on the Basset farm.

Children of Joseph and Thankful

i. John Beare Bassett b. 20 Dec 1762 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 9 Jun 1780 Burial: Ancient Cemetery Yarmouth Port

ii. Susannah Bassett b. 30 Jun 1764 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 2 Jan 1766 Yarmouth,

iii. Sarah Bassett b. 29 Jul 1768 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. Aug 1768 Yarmouth

iv. Susannah Bassett, b. 14 Aug 1769, d. Deceased

Child of Joseph and Marcy:

v. Joseph Bassett b. 19 Sep 1785 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 17 Nov 1785 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

vi. Joseph Bassett, b. 18 Sep 1785, d. 17 Nov 1785

vii. Joseph Bassett b. 23 Aug 1787; d. 8 Feb 1788

viii. Mercy Bassett, d. Deceased

2. Mary Bassett (See Edward STURGIS V‘s page)

3. Jonathan Bassett

Jonathan and Elizabeth moved to Vassalboro, Maine in 1799.

Jonathan’s first wife Elizabeth Hallett was born 21 May 1754. Her parents were Moses Hallett (1729 – 1809) and Phebe Hamblin (1731 – 1769). Elizabeth died 12 Nov 1802 in Kennebec, Maine.

Jonathan removed with his brother Samuel to Hallowell, Maine.

Children of Jonathan and Elizabeth

i. Phebe Bassett b. 13 Jul 1775 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 1 Sep 1864; m. 29 Oct 1797 China, Kennebec, Maine to Randall Clark (b. 1 Sep 1772 Nova Scotia, Canada d. 15 Sep 1862 China, Kennebec, Maine; Burial: Clark Cemetery, Kennebec) Randall’s parents were Edmund Clark (1743 – 1822) and Rachel J. Coffin (1749 – 1829). Phebe and Randall had four children born between 1798 and 1817.

ii. Jonathan Bassett b. 20 Sep 1777 Yarmouth, Mass.; 1793 Virginia

Jonathan died while on a Virginia voyage with Captain John Bassett.

Jonathan’s estate was divided between his brothers & sisters

iii. Mary “Polly: Bassett b. 7 Aug 1779 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; m. 24 Jul 1799 Vassalboro, Maine to Edmund Thacher

iv. Moses Bassett b. 19 Mar 1782 Yarmouth, Mass; d. 5 May 1867 in China, Kennebec, Maine; m. Abagail Clark ( b. ~ 1783 in Maine – d. 27 Dec 1863 China, Kennebec, Maine) Abigail’s father was Andrew Clark.

Moses went to China, Maine in 1799. The farm Moses and Abigail settled is still known as the Bassett place, It is located on the Pond Road midway between East Vassalboro and South China.

1850 Federal Census of China, Kennebec County, Maine (6 Aug 1850)
Moses Bassett 67 M Massachusetts Farmer
Abigail 66 F Maine
Jonathan 44 M Maine Farmer 1600
George 47 M Maine

In the 1860 census, Moses and Abigail were living in in China, Kennebec, Maine

v. Capt. Joseph Bassett b. 17 Mar 1784 Yarmouth, Mass; d. 4 Oct 1821 Kennebec River, Solon, Maine; Burial: Bingham Village Cemetery, Bingham, Somerset, Maine; m. Phoebe Weeks (b. 24 Dec 1786 in Moscow, Somerset, Maine – d. 4 Sep 1863) After Joseph died, Pheobe married Asa Baker ( d. 28 Apr 1847 )

From Vassalboro, Maine, Joseph Bassett moved to China, Maine, and from there, shortly after his marriage to Pheobe Weeks, they moved to Moscow, Maine, where they lived on a farm overlooking Bingham Village, on the east shore of the Kennebec River.

The spring after she lost her husband (1822), Pheobe Weeks Bassett sheared 3 sheep with her house shears because she was not strong enough to use sheep shears; did up the fleeces; tied the bundle behind her saddle; mounted her horse with the baby, Joseph Bassett, in her arms, and followed the bridle path down the Kennebec to the nearest carding mill to get her wool carded into rolls for spinning. She stayed overnight and returned the next day.

In 1823 she married Asa Baker who was the son of Joseph Baker, said to be the first settler in Moscow, Maine. Joseph Baker was very religious and was in the habit of retiring to a small cave in the mountain near his home for a time with his Bible. Pheobe Weeks had a number of children by her 2nd husband, 1 baby being drowned in the Kennebec River. She and Mr. Baker had driven across the ice one spring day to visit a neighbor. Returning at night they were almost on their own interval when the sleigh broke through. The colt jumped for the bank, Mr. Baker clinging to the reins, but Pheobe, wearing a long quilted cape with a
hood, the baby in her arms, was swept out of the sleigh her hood falling back. Mr. Baker grabbed her hair and the colt dragged the couple to safety, but the baby was jerked from her arms and swept under the ice and away. Asa Baker died 28 Apr 1847, aged 69 years.

After Joseph’s death the children, except for the baby Joseph whom his mother took to the Baker farm, were left on the Bassett farm, their mother and Mr. Baker going there every so often to tell them what to do.

The older children refused to take orders from the stepfather, and on 8 Jul 1823, Charles Baker of Moscow, Maine was appointed their guardian, the two oldest children then being minors over 14, while the rest were minors under 14 according to Moscow town records.

vi. Benjamin Bassett b. 11 Oct 1789 Yarmouth, Mass; d. 4 Oct 1821 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine; m. 1 Jan 1809 Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine to Thankful Crowell (b. 26 Jan 1766 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts – aft. 1860)

4. Samuel Bassett

Samuel’s first wife Lucretia Crowell was born 11 Apr 1753 in Yarmouth, Mass. Her parents were Jabez Crowell (1721 – 1787) and Thankful Vincent (1722 – 1788). Lucretia died before 1774.

Samuel removed with his brother Jonathan to Hallowell, Maine.

1790 Federal Census of Vassalboro, Lincoln County, Maine
Bassett, Samuel 1-3-5

Children of Samuel and Lucretia:

i. Barnabas Bassett b. 10 Aug 1771 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 7 Mar 1854 in Preston City, New London, CT; m. 12 May 1795 Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine to Drusilla “Peggy” Gaslin (b. 2 May 1777 in Vassalboro)

ii. Abigail Bassett b. 3 Oct 1773 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine

iii. Samuel Bassett b. 27 Jun 1775 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine

iv. Jabez Bassett b. bef. 1790 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine; d. bef. 1859; m. Livonia Nichols (b. 1793 – d. 31 Dec 1859 in Boston, Mass.) Jabez and Livonia had eight children born between 1831 and 1844.

Jabez Bassett 1812 Service

Livonia divorced Jabez Nov 1854 in Kennebec County Supreme Judicial Court

Sources:

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=22822835&st=1

Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families by Amos Otis and revised by C.F.Swift published by The Patriot Press vol. I 1861

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~familyclan/pafg51.htm#1442

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=22824769

http://www.bassettbranches.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I00208&tree=1A

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Edward Sturgis II

Posted on February 20, 2012 by markeminer

Edward STURGIS II (1642 – 1678) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line.

Edward Sturgis was born 10 Apr 1642 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Mass. His parents were Edward STURGIS I and Elizabeth HINCKLEY. He married Temperance GORHAM on 1 Mar 1663 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Edward died 8 Nov 1678 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Temperance Gorham was born 5 May 1646 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass. Her parents were John GORHAM and Desire HOWLAND. After Edward died, she married Thomas Baxter 27 Jan 1678/79, Barnstable, Mass. Temperance died 12 Mar 1715 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. in the 67th year of her age. Her descendants are numerous, and among them are many men of literary and political distinction. All of the name of Baxter in Barnstable County are her descendants.

Thomas Baxter was born in 1653 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass. Thomas died 22 Jun 1713 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Thomas Baxter Headstone — Ancient Cemetery Yarmouth Port Barnstable County Massachusetts

Mr. Thomas Baxter is called in the records “a bricklayer.” He was a soldier in Capt. Gorham’s company in the first expedition, where he lost the use of one of his hands by a wound. He resided after his marriage at South Sea, now West Yarmouth, and then recently settled. Unable to work at his trade, he devoted himself to study, and was much employed in public business. In partnership with his brother-in-law Shubael Gorham, and his sons, he built the fulling mill on the western Swan Pond river, and the grist mill known as Baxter’s Mill, though some poetical genius of the day, gave the while credit to his sons.

“The Baxter boys, they built a mill,
Sometimes it went, sometimes stood still;
And when it went, it made no noise,
Because ’twas built by Baxter’s boys.”

Children of Edward and Temperance:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	Joseph Sturgis	1664 Yarmouth, Mass.	Hope Taylor (daughter of Jasper TAYLOR) 1693 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	16 Mar 1747 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.
2.	Desire Sturgis	1665 Yarmouth, Mass	Thomas Dimmock 1686 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass	29 Mar 1749
3.	Samuel Sturgis	1665 Yarmouth, Mass.	Mary Oris 14 Oct 1697 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass . Mercy Howes 17 Oct 1700 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	12 Jan 1737 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.
4.	James Sturgis	1668 Yarmouth, Mass	Rebecca Thacher 1690 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	3 Jan 1718 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.
5.	Edward STURGIS III	1673 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	Mehitable HALLETT 25 Nov 1703 Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass.	1 Jun 1738 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.
6.	Thankful Sturgis	1678 Yarmouth, Mass.	Peter Thacher 1693 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	1 May 1745 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass
7.	Fear Sturgis	1678 Yarmouth, Mass.	Joshua Holmes 21 Nov 1698 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	22 Jun 1753 Stonington, New London, CT

Edward Sturgis resided near the first meeting-house in Yarmouth. He left a large estate, which was divided among his children when they became of legal age.

Edward Sturgis Jr. worked with his father in importing liquor for the inn that his father kept. On November 12, 1678 at about 36 yrs of age, he made a noncupative (verbal) will which was written down on November 15, 1678 and witnessed by his mother, Elizabeth Sturgis, John Sunderland and Joseph Gorham and was probated on June 3, 1679. The will bequeathed 1/3 to the widow and the remaining 2/3 to be divided equally among his children, except that son, Joseph Sturgis, was to have 20 pounds more than the rest, and daughter, Desire Sturgis was to have his silver tankard. He died with an estate of 900 pounds which was a large estate for that time. His real estate of 100 acres was partitioned for the four sons, Joseph, Edward, James and Samuel. Their uncle, Governor Hinckley, supervised the administration of his estate

An invoice of liquors brought into town during the year 1663, will give some idea of the extent of the drinking habits of the times :

” A Note of the particulars of the Liquors that have been brought into the town of Yarmouth, since May 1663, and envoiced.

Item, Mr. HEDGE a quarter cask of liquors.
Item, Samuel Sturgis 10 gallons.
Item, Edward STURGIS, Sr. 10 gallons.
Item, Edward STURGIS , Jr. 10 gallons.
Item, Elisha HEDGE, 10 gallons.
Item, Mr. Hedge, 10 gallons and 5 cases.
Item, Mr. Thacher, 3 cases.
Mr. Hedge, Edw. Sturgis, Sr. and Sam’l Sturgis, 17 gallons.
Nathaniel Covell, 10 gallons.
Teague Jones, 10 gallons envoiced, and one case forfeit to the country.
Richard Michell, 10 gallons.

Anthony Thacher,
Robert Dennis.”

Messrs. Thacher and Dennis were also inspectors of anchors, lead, powder and shot, as well as liquors. At the next term of the court [1663/64], it was voted that, “in regard of much abuse of liquors in the town of Yarmouth, this court doth call in any license formerly given to Edward Sturgis, Sr., and do require that he forbear to draw wines or liquors for the future, without further orders from the court.”

Liquor legislation was a disturbing element in Yarmouth. The court in 1663 fined Edward Sturgis for bringing liquor into town without giving seasonable notice to those appointed to invoice it, and in the 1664 Elisha Hedge, for breaking bulk before giving notice what liquors he had brought into town, was adjudged to have forfeited 16 gallons thereof

Children

1. Joseph Sturgis

Joseph’s wife Hope Taylor was born 24 Oct 1674 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Jasper TAYLOR and Hannah FITZ RANDOLF. Hope died 13 Apr 1705 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Children of Joseph and Hope:

i. Jasper Sturgis b: 1 Apr 1695 in Yarmouth, Mass.

ii. Temperance Sturgis b: 6 Sep 1696 in Yarmouth, Mass.

iii. Thankful Sturgis b: 15 Jul 1698 in Yarmouth, Mass.

iv. Hannah Sturgis b: 30 Jul 1701 in Yarmouth, Mass.

v. Fear Sturgis b: 15 Jan 1705 in Yarmouth, Mass.

2. Desire Sturgis

Desire’s husband Thomas Dimmock was born 4 Apr 1664 in Barnstable Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Shubael Dimmock and Joanna Bursley. Thomas died 9 Sep 1697 in French Indian War, Casco Bay, Maine.

3. Samuel Sturgis

Samuel’s first wife Mary Oris

Samuel’s second wife Mercy Howes was born 1681 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Jeremiah HOWES and Sarah PRENCE. Mercy died 28 Aug 1723 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass

Mercy Howes Sturgis Headstone — Ancient Cemetery Yarmouth Port,Barnstable, Mass

Here Lyes Buried ye Body
of Mrs MARCY STURGES,
Wife to SAMUEL
STURGES Esqr, Who
Dec’d August ye 28, 1723
in ye 42nd Year of Her
Age

This Lamson stone has a unique wide tympanum border and a border visible below the skull which extends around four sides of the inscription area.

4. James Sturgis

James’ wife Rebecca Thacher was born 1668 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were John Thacher and Rebecca Winslow. Rebecca died 10 Apr 1734 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.

5. Edward STURGIS III (See his page)

6. Thankful Sturgis

Thankful’s husband Peter Thacher was born 20 May 1665 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were John Thacher and Rebecca Winslow. Peter died 6 Jan 1736 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Children of Thankful and Peter:

i. Rebecca Sturgis b. 30 Oct 1690 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.

ii. Hannah Sturgis b. 3 Mar 1693 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

iii. Bethiah Sturgis b. 19 Feb 1696 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

iv. Temperance Sturgis b. 31 Jul 1697 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

vi. Thankful Sturgis b. 2 Sep 1701 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. ; d.10 Jan 1722 Yarmouth; m. 18 Feb 1720 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass to Timothy Hallett (b. 1694 in Yarmouth – d. 7 Jul 1760 in Yarmouth) Timothy’s parents were Jonathan HALLETT and Abigail DEXTER. After Thankful died, Timothy married 11 Mar 1725 Falmouth, Barnstable, Mass to Elizabeth Hatch and then 23 May 1745 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass to Thankful Jones

vi. Elizabeth Sturgis b. Dec 1703 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

vii. James Sturgis b. 13 Oct 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

viii. Fear Sturgis b. 1709 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

7. Fear Sturgis

Fear’s husband Joshua Holmes was born 29 Aug 1678 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island. His parents were Josuah Holmes and Abigail Ingraham. Joshua died 23 Nov 1729 in Stonington, New London, CT.

Sources:

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=7890789&st=1

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Edward Sturgis III

Posted on February 20, 2012 by markeminer

Edward STURGIS III (1710 – 1773) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather; one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line.

Edward Sturgis was born in 1673 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Edward STURGIS II and Temperance GORHAM. He married Mehitable HALLETT 25 Nov 1703 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass. Edward died 1 Jun 1738 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Mehitable Hallett was born 1684 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Jonathan HALLETT and Abigail DEXTER. Mehitable died 20 Jan 1744 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Children of Edward and Mehitable:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	Baby Sturgis	2 Jan 1705Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.		25 Feb 1705Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass
2.	Abigail Sturgis	25 Oct 1706Yarmouth, Mass.	Kenelm Winslow 8 May 1746 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	17 Sep 1783 Dennis, Barnstable, Mass
3.	Temperance Sturgis	29 Oct 1708 Yarmouth, Mass.	Herman Stone 21 Jun 1727 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	7 Nov 1742 Harwich, Barnstable, Mass.
4.	Edward STURGIS IV	24 Jul 1710 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massa	Thankful HEDGE 4 Mar 1731 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	9 Feb 1773 Yarmouth, Mass.
5.	Jonathan Sturgis	7 Jul 1712 Yarmouth, Mass		28 Jul 1712 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.
6.	Jerusha Sturgis	21 Feb 1717Yarmouth, Mass.	Samuel Howes 21 Oct 1736 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	29 Oct 1801 Dennis, Barnstable, Mass.
7.	Benjamin Sturgis	1 Jul 1720 Yarmouth, Mass		7 Jul 1720 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.
8.	Mary Sturgis	8 May 1722Yarmouth, Mass.	Benjamin Gorham 3 Sep 1741 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	Apr 1795 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.
9.	Mehitable Sturgis	17 Nov 1723 Yarmouth, Mass.	Ebenezer Hinckley 9 Jun 1742 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	14 Nov 1773 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.

Children

2. Abigail Sturgis

Abigail did not marry until she was forty years old and she had no children.

Abigail’s husband Kenelm Winslow was born 1700 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Kenelm Winslow and Bethia Hall. He first married 14 Sep 1722 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass to Zerviah Rider (b. Apr 1703 in Yarmouth, Mass – d. 5 Apr 1745 in Harwich, Mass.) Kenelm died 28 Jun 1783 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass

3. Temperance Sturgis

Temperance’s husband Herman Stone was born 4 Sep 1705 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Nathaniel Stone and Reliance Hinckley. Herman died 26 Apr 1779 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass

4. Edward STURGIS IV (See his page)

6. Jerusha Sturgis

Jerusha’s husband Samuel Howes was born 14 Dec 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Ebenezer Howes and Lydia Joyce. His grandparents are all our ancestors: Hosea JOYCE & Elizabeth CHIPMAN and Jeremiah HOWES & Sarah PRENCE. Samuel died 27 Dec 1772 in Dennis, Barnstable, Mass.

8. Mary Sturgis

Mary’s husband Benjamin Gorham was born 18 Jun 1715 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were John Gorham and Prudence Crocker. Benjamin died 27 Apr 1788 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass

9. Mehitable Sturgis

Mehitable’s husband Ebenezer Hinckley was born 10 Sep 1712 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Ebenezer Hinckley and Sarah Lewis. Ebenezer died 12 Jun 1780 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.

Sources:

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=7890789&st=1

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Edward Sturgis IV

Posted on February 20, 2012 by markeminer

Edward STURGIS IV (1710 – 1773) was Alex’s 7th Great Grandfather; one of 256 in this generation of the Shaw line.

Edward Sturgis was born in 24 Jul 1710 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massa His parents were Edward STURGIS III and Mehitable HALLETT. He married Thankful HEDGE on 4 Mar 1731 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. Edward died in 9 Feb 1773 in Yarmouth, Mass.

Two first cousins named Thankful Hedge were born a couple years apart on Cape Cod.

Thankful Hedge was born 23 Oct 1712 in Yarmouth, Mass. Her parents were John HEDGE and Thankful LOTHROP. Thankful died after 17 Apr 1762 Yarmouth.

Alternatively, Thankful Hedge was born 17 Apr 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Samuel HEDGE and Grace SNOW. Thankful died 17 Apr 1762 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Children of Edward and Thankful:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	Temperance Sturgis	23 Jun 1731 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	Reuben Taylor 14 Jan 1755 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.	7 Mar 1795 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massa
2.	Elizabeth Sturgis	11 Aug 1734 Yarmouth, Mass.	Elisha Matthews 21 Dec 1751 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.
3.	James Sturgis	23 Aug 1735 Yarmouth, Mass.		17 Apr 1762
4.	Edward STURGIS V	27 Jul 1737 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	Mary BASSETT 28 Jan 1767 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.	betw. 1810 and 1820 Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine.
5.	Abigail Sturgis	7 Jan 1739 Yarmouth, Mass.	Hezekiah Gorham 15 Mar 1759 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	1780 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.
6.	Samuel Sturgis	11 Dec 1742 Yarmouth, Mass.	Lydia Crocker 3 Apr 1760 Barnstable, Mass. ? (See discussion below)	17 Apr 1762

Children

1. Temperance Sturgis

Temperance’s husband Rueben Taylor was born 15 Sep 1729 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Hezekiah Broad Taylor (1699 – 1776) and Mehitabel Tobey (1701 – 1769). Rueben died 5 Aug 1785 in Yarmouth.

Temperance and Reuben had at least six children by the time he enlisted. Reuben was one of the four men paid an enlistment bounty by the West Precinct of Yarmouth on Aug 6 1776. He became a private in Capt. Matthias Tobey’s company, Col. Aaron Willard’s regiment of Militia. He was paid a travel allowance to and from Ticonderoga in Jan 1777, taking part in the battle, and then being discharged at Ticonderoga. Reuben also served in Capt. Elisha Hedge’s company, Col. Nathaniel Freeman‘s 1st Barnstable County Regiment, on a three day alarm at Dartmouth Mass. in Sep 1778.

Children of Temperance and Ruben:

i. Samuel Taylor b. 20 Oct 1755 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass; d. 30 Apr 1841 in Yarmouth; m. 23 Aug 1783 Yarmouth to Lucretia “Lu” Taylor (b. 9 Apr 1761 in Yarmouth – d. 19 May 1852 in Yarmouth) Lucretia’s parents were James Taylor (1707 – 1779) and Hannah Hedge (1715 – 1782) Samuel and Lucretia had six children born between 1784 and 1797.

Sgt Samuel Taylor was included on the 18 June 1777 Muster role for Capt John Russell’s company, Colonel Gamaliel Bradford’s 14th Massachusetts Regiment

Samuel Taylor Muster Role

The 14th Massachusetts Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776 under Colonel Gamaliel Bradford at Boston, Mass. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth.

ii. Hezekiah Taylor b. 10 Feb 1758 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; m. 18 Mar 1779 Yarmouth to Sarah Parker (b. ~ 1758) Hezekiah and Sarah had at least one child Temperance (b. 1789)

iii. Abigail Taylor b. 19 Jun 1760 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 16 Jul 1834 in Yarmouth; m. 1 May 1791 Yarmouth to Lothrop Taylor (b. 20 Dec 1761 in Yarmouth – d. 12 Mar 1841 in Yarmouth) Lothrop’s parents were Lothrop Taylor (1722 – 1764) and his cousin Thankful Taylor (1732 – 1778). [lots of cousins marrying cousins in this family, the people of Yarmouth married each other for almost 200 years]. Abigail and Lothrop had seven children born between 1791 and 1803.

iv. Shubael Taylor b. 8 Oct 1762 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 27 Nov 1792 – Yarmouth

v. Reuben Taylor b. 22 Mar 1765 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass; m. 12 Nov 1789 – Yarmouth to Desire Howes (b. ~ 1768 in Yarmouth) Desire’s parents were Daniel Howes (1738 – ) and Sarah Collins (1737 – 1792). Her grandparents were Ebenezer Howes (1674 – 1727) and Sarah Gorham (1678 – 1705). Both sets of great grandparents on her father’s side were our ancestors: Jeremiah HOWES and Sarah PRENCE. and Capt. John GORHAM & Desire HOWLAND. The Yarmouth community stayed put for almost 200 years (1640 – 1840) and frequently married each other’s children.

Reuben and Desire had four children born between 1791 and 1799.

vi. James Taylor b. 17 Feb 1769 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass; d. 25 Apr 1790 Yarmouth

2. Elizabeth Sturgis

Elizabeth’s husband Elisha Matthews was born 7 Aug 1730 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were John Matthews (1683 – 1776) and Hannah Sturgis (1692 – 1754). Elisha died in 1825.

There was another Elizabeth Sturgis born in 1734 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass whose parents were Nathaniel Strurgis and Abigail Cobb. I’m not sure which Elizabeth married Elisha.

Elisha Matthews from Yarmouth enlisted Oct 19 1779 as a Private in Capt. Joseph Richardson’s company., Col. Samuel Denny’s 1st Worcester County regiment. Elisha was discharged Nov 23 1779; service, 1 mo. 12 days, at Claverack, including 7 days (140 miles) travel home; regiment raised for 3 months.

Children of Elizabeth and Elisha:

i. James Matthews b. 1 Mar 1753 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 23 Dec 1828 Vassalboro, Maine; m. 8 Feb 1776 in Yarmouth to Desire Crowell (b. 10 Nov 1757 in Yarmouth – d. 24 Dec 1853 – Yarmouth) Desire’s parents were Jabez Crowell (1721 – 1787) and Thankful Vincent (1722 – 1788). James and Desire had at least three children born between 1776 and 1788.

In the 1840 census, Desire was living on a veteran’s pension in Vassalboro.

ii. Temperance Matthews b. 11 Oct 1755 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 22 Mar 1777 Yarmouth

iii. Mercy “Marcy” Matthews b. 1 Aug 1759 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 24 Feb 1853 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.; m. 21 Sep 1780 Yarmouth to Capt. Peleg Thacher (b. 22 Nov 1751 in Yarmouth – d. 12 Aug 1817 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass; burial Cobb’s Hill Cemetery (East and West)) Peleg’s parents were Joseph Thacher (1726 – 1771) and Abigail Hawes (1730 – 1789) His maternal grandparents were our ancestors Ebenezer HAWES II and Sarah HEDGE. Mercy and Peleg had no children.

Alternatively, Mercy’s parents were Isaac Matthews (1712 – 1790) and Sarah Hawes (1709 – 1761).

Peleg lived at East Barnstable, on S. W. corner, opposite Ezekiel Thacher’s house; he was a mariner.

Inscriptions:
“In memory of Capt. Peleg Thacher he died August 12th 1817 in the 66th year of his age. They die in Jesus and are blest, How kind their slumbers are, From sufferings and from pain released And freed from every snare.”

“In memory of Mrs. Mercy widow of Capt. Peleg Thacher, died Feb. 24, 1853 aged 93 years.”

iv. Isaiah Matthews b. 5 Nov 1767 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass; d. 25 Sep 1803 – Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.

4. Edward STURGIS V (See his page)

5. Abigail Sturgis

Abigail’s husband Hezekiah Gorham was born 14 Sep 1732 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Josiah Gorham (1692 – 1775) and Priscilla Sears (1701 – 1760). His grandparents were Joseph Gorham (1654 – 1726) and Sarah Sturgis (1656 – 1739). Both sets of great grandparents on his father’s sided were our ancestors: John GORHAM (1621 – 1676) & Desire HOWLAND (1623 – 1683) [our ancestors three times over] and Edward STURGIS (1613 – 1695) and Elizabeth HINKLEY (1617 – 1692). The Yarmouth community stayed put for almost 200 years (1640 – 1840) and frequently married each other’s children. Hezekiah died in Apr 1794 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

Children of Abigail and Hezekiah:

i. Rebecca Gorham b. 19 Jan 1761 in New Haven, New Haven, CT; d. 28 Jan 1791 in New Haven, New Haven, CT; m. 3 Aug 1780 New Haven, New Haven, CT to Stephen Atwater (b. 1758 in New Haven, CT – d. 27 Dec 1815 or 26 Nov 1836 in Crawford, Pennsylvania) Stephen’s parents were Jeremiah Atwater (1734 – 1811) and Anna Mix (1735 – 1778) Rebecca and Stephen had six children born between 1780 and 1790. After Rebecca died, Stephen married Rebecca’s sister Elizabeth.

ii. Bethiah Gorham b. 27 Jun 1763 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.

iii. Thankful Gorham b. 12 Jan 1760 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 1798; m. 5 Jan 1786 in Yarmouth to John Rider (b. 20 Oct 1759 in Yarmouth – d. 18 Oct 1798 in Yarmouth) John’s brother Ebenezer married Thankful’s sister Desire. Their parents were John Rider (1721 – 1812) and Susannah Crowell (1731 – 1825)

iv. John Gorham b. 8 Aug 1761 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.;

v. Abigail “Nabby” Gorham b. 27 Jun 1766 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 12 Feb 1792 in New Haven, CT; m. 17 Jan 1790 to Mark Howes (b. 28 Jul 1765 in Yarmouth – d. 8 Jul 1853 in Ashfield, Franklin, Mass.) Mark’s parents were Thomas Howes (1727 – 1793) and Bathsheba Sears (1739 – 1799) Abigail and Mark had one child, Nabby (b. 1791). After Abigail died, Mark married 7 Mar 1793 in Ashfield to Susanna Alden (b. 1 Jul 1768 in Ashfield – d. 6 Oct 1852) and had ten more children between 1793 and 1812.

In the 1850 census, Mark and Susanna were living in Ashfield, Franklin, Mass.

vi. Elizabeth Gorham b. 18 Jan 1768 in New Haven, New Haven, CT; d. 17 Feb 1835; m. 2 Jun 1791 in Congregational, Branford, CT to Stephen Atwater (b. 1758 in New Haven – d. 27 Dec 1815 or 26 Nov 1836 in Crawford, Pennsylvania) Stephen had first married Elizabeth’s sister Rebecca. Stephen’s parents were Jeremiah Atwater (1734 – 1811) and Anna Mix (1735 – 1778)

vii. Mary or Mercy Gorham b. 27 Mar 1771 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 16 May 1830 Delhi, Delaware, New York; m. 14 May 1780 in Dartsmouth, Bristol, Mass to Rescom Tallman (b. 7 Jan 1757 in Dartsmouth, Bristol, Mass. – d. 13 Nov 1832 in Castile, Wyoming, New York; Burial: Grace Cemetery, Castile). Rescom’s parents were Gideon Tallman (1725 – 1800) and [__?__]. Mary and Rescom had five children born between 1781 and 1793.

Rescom’s 2nd great grandfather was our immigrant ancestor Peter TALLMAN (1623 Hamburg, Germany – 1708 Portsmouth, RI). He was Solicitor General of Rhode Island in 1662 and records indicate he was volatile, stubborn, prone to dispute and lawsuits and had the first divorce in family history. (See his page for the juicy details) The line is Gideon (b. 1725 Dartmouth, Mass), James (b. 1698 Portsmouth) , Dr. Jonathan (b. 1666 Portsmouth), Peter (b. 1623)

Rescom Tallman Revolutionary Service (1776 – 1780) – Sons of American Revolution Application

1804 – Rescom and Mary moved from Greenfield, Saratoga, NY to Delhi, Delaware, NY (Note that the name is pronounced with a long “i”, “Dell-high”) (105 miles southwest)

1816 – Rescom, Mary and their grown children moved from Delhi to Wyoming County, New York and settled near Silver Lake. (220 miles west)

Silver Lake had a legendary sea serpent , According to an affidavit sworn by four men who were out fishing on July 13, 1855, it was a 60-foot-long serpent with glowing, red eyes. The resulting frenzy that came from this story created an immense boom for the nearby town of Perry and Silver Lake. After this incident, about 100 other people claimed to see the giant beast. This phenomenon lasted throughout the summer and was last seen towards the end of the season. Despite the lack of appearance, it remained one of the most popular places in America.

One of the main beneficiaries of the sea serpent was A. B. Walker, the owner of the Walker Hotel in Silver Lake. When the Hotel burned down in 1857, firemen discovered the remains of the legend: a large mass of canvas. He had constructed the entire monster in order to attract business to the lake. It was said he got the idea from an Indian legend

Rescom Tallman Bio — From The Wyoming County Times (Warsaw, NY)

viii. Desire Gorham b. 21 Aug 1773 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 7 Jun 1857; m. 1810 Yarmouth to Ebenezer Rider (b. 10 Dec 1771 in Yarmouth – d. 15 Jan 1853). Ebenezer’s brother John married Desire’s sister Thankful. Their parents were John Rider (1721 – 1808) and Susannah Crowell (1731 – 1810). Desire and Ebenezer had two children Olive (b. 1811) and Ebenezer (b. 1813)

In the 1850 census, Ebenezer and Desire were living with their son-in-law and daughter Joshua and Olive Hamblin in Yarmouth.

ix. Hezekiah Gorham b. 5 Aug 1776 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 8 Aug 1835 Burial Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth; m. 4 Feb 1800 Yarmouth to Phebe Thacher (b. 10 Nov 1778 in Yarmouth – d. 22 Jul 1859 in Yarmouth; Burial: Woodside Cemetery. Yarmouth Port) Phebe’s parents were Solomon Thacher (1750 – 1798) and Susannah Crosby (1754 – 1808). Hezekiah and Phebe had eleven children born between 1801 and 1818.

In the 1850 census, Phebe was living alone in Yarmouth.

x. Edward Gorham b. 9 Nov 1780 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass.; d. 24 Nov 1824 Yarmouth; m. 18 Jan 1803 to Sarah “Sally” Thacher (b. 19 Apr 1782 in Yarmouth – d. 17 Nov 1862). Sally’s parents were John Thacher (1739 – 1799) and Hannah Matthews (1747 – 1832). Edward and Sally had five children born between 1804 and 1814.

In the 1860 census, Sally was living with her son-in-law and daughter Allen and Lois Nickerson in Yarmouth.

6. Samuel Sturgis

Samuel’s wife Lydia Crocker was born 14 Apr 1739 in Barnstable, Mass. Her parents were Cornelius Crocker (1704 – 1784) and Lydia Jenkins (1704 – 1773). Lydia died 9 Apr 1825.

Alternatively, the Samuel Sturgis that married Lydia Crocker was born 27 May 1737 in Barnstable, Mass. (not 11 Dec 1742 Yarmouth, Mass.) and died Aug 1762 in Barnstable (not 17 Apr 1762) Note that Barnstable is both a town and county so they both could have been born in Yarmouth. The other Samuel’s parents were Jonathan Sturgis (1711 – 1752) and Sarah Baker (1713 – 1737). He is listed as a Captain. Given that our Samuel was just 17 on 3 Apr 1760 when Lydia Crocker married and their daughter married in Barnstable town, this alternative is probably the most likely.

Child of Samuel and Lydia

i. Sarah “Sally” Sturgis b. 8 Nov 1760 in Barnstable, Mass.; d. 3 Nov 1837 in Barnstable; m. 7 Nov 1784 Age: 24 Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass. to Daniel Crocker (b. 1762 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass. – d. 1811 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass.) Daniel parents were Daniel Crocker Sr. (1725 – 1788) and Phebe Winslow (1735 – 1765). Sally and Daniel had two children Samuel Sturgis (b. 1796 ) and Mary (b. 1799)

Sources:

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=7890792&st=1

http://taylorsamerrev.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html

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Edward Sturgis V

Posted on February 20, 2012 by markeminer

Edward STURGIS (1737 – c. 1810) was Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather; one of 128 in this generation of the Shaw line.

Edward Sturgis was born 27 Jul 1737 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Edward STURGIS IV and Thankful HEDGE. He married Mary BASSETT 28 Jan 1767 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass. Edward died between 1810 and Bet. 1820 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine.

Mary Bassett was born 20 Jan 1743/44 in Yarmouth, Mass. Her parents were Joseph BASSETT Jr. and Mary WHELDON. Mary died in Kennebec, Maine.

Vassalboro Map

Children of Edward and Mary:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	Mary Sturgis	12 Dec 1767 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass	Charles WEBBER Jr.
2.	Abigail (Nabby) Sturgis	1 Jan 1770 Yarmouth, Mass	Moses Ingraham 31 Mar 1796 Vassalboro, Maine	28 Feb 1852
3.	Samuel Sturgis	15 Apr 1772 Yarmouth, Mass.
4.	Thankful Sturgis	12 Apr 1774 Yarmouth, Mass		12 Jun 1774 Yarmouth, Mass.
5.	James Sturgis	6 Oct 1775 Yarmouth, Mass.	Hannah Faught 9 Jan 1799 Vassalboro, Maine. . Nancy A. Packard 23 Jan 1814 Vassalboro, Maine	bef. 16 Nov 1839 Vassalboro, Maine
6.	David Sturgis	10 Jan 1779 Yarmouth, Mass.	Betsey Lovejoy 19 Jun 1800 Vassalboro, Maine	10 Sep 1854 Norridgewock, Maine or 6 Dec 1882 – Vassalboro, ME
7.	Olive Sturgis	13 Dec 1780 Yarmouth, Mass	Bemiah Packard 6 Dec 1800 . Benjamin Perkins 1832	09 Oct 1858 Union Cem. in Vassalboro, ME
8.	Jonathan Sturgis	26 Nov 1782 Yarmouth, Mass	Melinda Hartwell Perkins 4 May 1806 Vassalboro, Maine . Mary Foss 24 Jul 1844 Vassalboro, Maine	betw 1844 – 1850 Vassalboro, Maine
9.	Leucey Sturgis	5 Aug 1786 Yarmouth, Mass	Barnabas Hawes 25 Dec 1811 Vassalboro, Maine
10.	Herman Sturgis	9 Nov 1789 Yarmouth, Mass.	Sophia Faught 6 Jan 1811 Vassalboro, Maine

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF KENNEBEC COUNTY MAINE.

Riverside.

This poetical name applies to the southwest portion of the town, embracing one of the prettiest farming districts of the county. In allusion to Benjamin Brown, the first postmaster and a prominent citizen, the community and post office was long known as Brown’s Corners. The early settlers on the river front lots from the Augusta line to Isaiah Hawes’ present residence were: William Brown, Jeremiah and William Farwell, Charles WEBBER (who came in 1765 and whose daughter, Sarah, was the first white child born in town), Benjamin Brown, Jacob Faught, Thaddeus and William Snell, Mr. Fallonsbee, James, Jonathan and Heman Sturgis and their father, Edward, from Barnstable, Mass., about 1780; James Thatcher, from Cape Cod, and Isaiah Hawes, also from the Cape. These people lived on the river road and from south to north in substantially this order, beginning with William Brown on lot 51 of the first range,

In 1795, Edward and Mary and their four sons James, David, Jonathan and Herman moved from Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass to Vassalboro Maine. On the grounds they settled on were many Indian graves and often, even to this day [1904], Indian implements are turned up by the plough.

Children

1. Mary Sturgis (See Charles WEBBER Jr.‘s page)

2. Abigail Sturgis

Abigail’s husband Moses Ingreham was born 19 Feb 1770 in Stoughton, Maine. His parents were Jerimiah Ingraham and Abigail Hartwell. Moses died in 1835 Abigail and Moses had 10 children.

Children of Abigail and Moses

i. Samuel I. Ingraham b. 15 Dec 1796 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; d. 27 Sep 1872 in Searsmont, Waldo, Maine; m1. 30 Nov 1820 Hallowell, Kennebec, ME to Abigail Fletcher (b. 19 Oct 1794 in Hallowell, Kennebec, ME – d. 14 Feb 1834 in Seattle, WA); m2. 14 Dec 1834 Augusta, Kennebec, ME to Almira Spinney Davenport (b. 25 Feb 1810 in Hallowell, Kennebec, ME – d. 20 Mar 1884 in Seattle, WA) Samuel Ingraham was a master mariner, whose service was chiefly in packet ships which sailed from the Kennebec River and conducted a general passenger and freight business along the coast to the West Indies. In the 1860 census, Samuel and Elmira were farming in Albion, Kennebec, Maine, Andrew was a 37 year old sailor and Edward was eight years old.

Their son Edward Sturgis Ingraham (wiki) (April ?, 1852–August 16?, 1926) was the first superintendent of the Seattle Public Schools, a noted mountaineer who climbed Mount Rainier 13 times, and a leader in the effort to establish Mount Rainier National Park. Seattle’s Ingraham High School is named in his honor, as is the Ingraham Glacier on Mount Rainier.

In August, 1875, Edward came to Seattle, where his half-brother, Andrew Ingraham (b. 1823) (who emigrated west in 1849), then resided. Ten days after arriving, E. S. Ingraham was offered the position of principal of the central school and to assume charge of the schools of the city, which then numbered three buildings, six teachers and about 200 pupils. He continued as principal of the dental school for thirteen years, and saw the number of teachers of the city schools increase to twenty-nine and the average attendance to 1,700 pupils. Ingraham was elected by the Republican party as Superintendent of King County Schools in 1876, and re-elected, in 1878 and 1880, serving six years continuously. In 1883, he was appointed Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, and held the office five years.

ii. Elijah Ingraham b. 20 Mar 1798 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; d. 6 Apr 1858 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; m. Delia [__?__] (b. 1801 Maine – d. Aft 1860 census; In the 1850 census, Elijah and Delia were farming in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine.

iii. Hartwell Ingraham b. 3 Sep 1800 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; d. 6 Feb 1881; m. Caroline Getchell ( b. abt 1810 in Maine – d. Apr 1880 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine) In the 1860 census, Hartwell and Caroline were farming in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine.

iv. Olive Packard Ingraham b. 19 Mar 1802 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; The Olive Ingraham that married 23 Jan 1823 to Asa Andrews was born 25 Apr 1802 in Hebron, Tolland, CT.

v. Celina Ingraham b. 20 Mar 1804 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine

vi. Beriah P. Ingraham b. 5 Apr 1806 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; d. 22 Aug 1848 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine

vii. Nabby Ingraham b. 23 Sep 1809 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine

viii. Theodore S. Ingraham b. 23 Jun 1810 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; d. Aft. 1880 census; m. Nancy [__?__] (b. 1812 Maine – aft. 1880 census) In the 1850 census, Theodore and Nancy were farming in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine. Theodore’s mother Abigail was living with the family.

5. James Sturgis

James’ first wife Hannah Faught was born 9 Dec 1776 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Mass. Hannah died 13 Mar 1811 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine

James second wife Nancy A. Packard was born 27 Apr 1794 in Union, Maine. Her parents were Marlborough Packard and [__?__]. Nancy died 18 Sep 1873 in Vassalboro, Maine.

Children of James and Hannah

i. John S Sturgis b. 17 Oct 1799; d. 25 Jan 1883; m. 31 Jan 1829 to Caroline Packard (b. 15 Jan 1807 in Union, Maine – d. 13 Oct 1884) In the 1860 census, John and Caroline were farming in Vassalboro, Maine. Their farm was appraised at $10,000, a high amount for those days.

ii. Samuel Sturges b. 2 Jun 1807 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine; d. 12 Apr 1843 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine; m. 6 Mar 1829 Lewiston, Maine to Lois Danforth Colman (b. 26 Apr 1800 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. – d. 5 Sep 1883 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine). Her parents were our ancestors Joseph COLEMAN and Mercy CROSS.

After Samuel died, Lois raised a large family as a single mother. In the 1850 census, seven years after Samuel had died, she had six children ages 8 to 19 at home.

All six of her children were still at home ten years later in 1860.

iii. Ambrose Sturgis b. 1809; d. 03 Aug 1879; m. 14 Sep 1848 to Fannie Wass Tibbetts; In the 1860 census Ambrose and Fanny were living in Cherryfield, Washington, Maine where Ambrose had a livery stable.

iv. James Sturges b. 07 May 1810 Vassalboro, Maine; d. 24 Sep 1867; m. 8 Jun 1848 to Nancy Dudley (b. 4 Dec 1823 in Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine) In the 1860 census, James and Nancy were farming in Vassalboro.

Children of George and Nancy:

v. Ira Daggett Sturgis b. 20 Nov 1814 Maine; d. 28 Dec 1891; m. 3 Oct 1836 to Rebecca Russell Goodenow; In the 1850 census, Ira and Rebecca were living in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine where Ira worked as a lumberman. Ira’s mother Nancy lived with the family as well as his half brother James and sister Emeline. In 1880 Ira was a lumber manufacturer. He was the owner of the Ira D. Sturgis and the Kennebec Land and Lumber Company.

vi. Nancy Ann Sturgis b. 27 Sep 1817 Maine; d. 29 Nov 1898; m. 8 Oct 1840 to Cornelius Hersey (b. 1802 Mass – d. Aft 1880 census) In the 1850 census, Nancy and Cornelius were living in Boston where Cornelius was a lumber merchant.

vii. Hannah E Sturgis b. 10 Nov 1818 Maine; d. Aft 1900 census Vassalboro; m. 1844 to William N Springer (d. bef. 1850 census); In the 1870 census, Hannah was a widow in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine living with her mother Nancy Sturgess and two daughters Anna and Emma in their twenties.

viii. Caroline Matilda Sturgis b. 27 Aug 1822 in Maine; d. 8 Jul 1893 in Augusta; m. 16 Oct 1845 to George LeBarron Randall (b. 1815 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine – d. 21 Oct 1894 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine) In the 1860 census, George and Matilda lived in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine where George was a physician.

ix. Emeline P. Rachel Sturgis b. 15 Apr 1825 Maine; d. 26 May 1898 Waterville, Kennebec, Maine; m. 19 Nov 1856 Vassalboro to Gilbert Herman Carpenter (b. 10 Jan 1822 in VT); In the 1880 census, Gilbert and Emeline were living in Waterville, Kennebec, Maine where Gilbert was a music dealer.

x. Harriet Angelia Sturgis b. 10 Apr 1832; d. 3 Jun 1917 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; m. 21 Jun 1855 Portland, Maine to Merrill S. Lee (b. 1832 – d. 31 Dec 1873) His parents were John Lee and Martha Dunton. In the 1860 census, Morril and Harriet were living in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine where Merrill was a seaman (river boatman).

xi. Esther Kendall Sturgis b. 18 Dec 1836 Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine; d. 15 Feb 1853 Vassalboro

6. David Sturgis

David’s wife Betsey Lovejoy was born 23 Apr 1782 in Vassalboro, Main. Her parents were Abiel Lovejoy and Mary Brown. David and Betsey had 6 children. She passed away on Jul 1810 in Vassalboro.

It’s possible that the David Sturgis that married Betsey Lovejoy was the son of Jonathan Sturgis and Temperance [__?__], was born 10 Jan 1779 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine. and died 10 Sep 1854 Norridgewock, Maine

Children of David and Betsey:

i. Laurana Sturgis b. 1800 –

ii. Olive Sturgis b. 1802 –

iii. Mary Sturgis b. 1804 –

iv. Beniah Sturgis b. 1806 – History of Penobscot County – Beniah Sturgis, brother of hotel keeper E. G. Sturgis traded in 1833-34 and seems to have been the first merchant in Mattawamkeag, Penobscot County, Maine. Asa Smith while connected with the hotel was also in trade

v. Edward G.? Sturgis b. 1806 – In 1834 Joseph L. Kelsey surveyed and lotted Mattawamkeag, leaving a mile square along that river for a village. He bought much of the desirable land, including that where the hotel stood, and having enlarged the buildings, let his brother-in-law, Edward G. Sturgis, keep the hotel until 1835, when Kelsey sold the hotel and land to Asa Smith, who moved there from the forks of the Mattawamkeag, since called Haynesville, thirty miles nearer Houlton, where he had been keeping hotel for five years. In 1835 Kelsey and Sturgis left town, and only two other families alone remained.

vi. Betsey Sturgis b. 1808 –

7. Olive Sturgis

Olive’s first husband Benaiah Packard was born 21 Sep 1769 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Mass. His parents were Nathan Packard and Martha Perkins. Alternatively, his parents were Micah Packard and Keziah Lane Bemiah died 20 May 1824 in Sidney, Kennebec, Maine and is buried in Union Cemetery in Vassalboro, Maine on the Old Federal Road. Also buried in the same lot is Marlboro, his wife Mary A., Almon, and Martha Packard. Jonathan Laiten, Jr is buried there, too. Martha’s stone says “wife of Jonathan Laiten, Jr”.

Olive’s second husband Benjamin Perkins died before the 1850 census.

In the 1850 census, Olive was living in Vassalboro with her daughter Martha and son-in-law Jonathan Laiten Jr.

Children of Olive and Benaiah:

i. Almon Packard b. 29 Sep 1807; d. 18 Dec 1834 at 27 yrs 2mos 9 days

ii. Martha Packard b. 28 Oct 1815 Maine; d. 22 Mar 1905 Union Cemetery, Kennebec, Maine; m. Jonathan Laiten (Leighton) (b. 9 Feb 1817 in Maine – d. 21 Mar 1876 in Kennebec, Maine). In the 1850 census, Jonathan and Martha were farming in Alna, Lincoln, Maine

8. Jonathan Sturgis

Jonathan’s first wife Melinda Hartwell Perkins was born 1783 in Augusta, Maine. Her parents were [__?__] Perkins and Tilly Williams. Melinda died in 1844 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine.

Jonathan’s second wife Mary Foss was born

Children of Jonathan and Melinda

i. Eliza A. Sturgis b: 1809 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME; m. 30 Jan 1840 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME to Josiah Berry Wentworth b: 11 Jan 1812 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME In the 1880 census, Eliza and Josiah were farming in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine.

ii. Nathan P. Sturgis b: 1815 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME; d. 13 Aug 1865 – Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; m. Abt. 2 Oct 1836 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME to Charlotte C. Abbot (b: 1815 in Vassalboro) In the 1860 census Nathan and Charlotte were living in Augusta, Maine and Nathan was working as a sea captain.

iii. David Sturgis b: 1817 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME; m. Abt. Oct 1843 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME to Louisa Totman (b: 17 Oct 1818 in in Abingtion, Plymouth, Mass.) Her parents were Thomas Vining Totman (1782 – 1835) and Rhoda Snow Whitman (1779 – 1871) In the 1850 census, David and Louisa were farming in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, Louisa’s mother was living with the family.

iv. Mary Ann Sturgis b: abt. 1821 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME; d. Aft 1870 census; m. 28 Mar 1849 in China, Kennebec, ME to Sewall Owen (b: 15 Jan 1801 in Leeds, Androscoggin, ME – d. bef. 1860 census) In the 1850 census, Sewall and Mary Ann were living in China, Kennebec, Maine where Sewall was a trader

v. Julia Sturgis b: abt. 1821 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME d: Aft 1880 census in Bethel, Oxford, ME; m. to Horace Hosea Ripley (b: 20 Aug 1821 in Rumford, Oxford, Maine – d: 1887 in Bethel, Oxford, Maine) In the 1860 census, Horace and Julia were living in Bethel, Oxford, Maine where Horace was a house carpenter. Julia’s brother Edward was living with the family.

vi. Olive P. Sturgis b: 1823 in of Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME; d. 2 Feb 1892 Fairfield, Somerset, Maine; m. 21 Mar 1844 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME to Cyrus Freacc Bryant (b: 25 Apr 1818 Fairfield, Somerset, Maine – d. Aft 1900 census in Fairfield, Somerset, Maine) In the 1870 census, Cyrus and Olive were farming in Fairfield, Somerset, Maine.

vii. Ellen M. Sturgis b: 1825 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME; m. Abt. Dec 1847 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME to Franklin Libey (b: 1827 in Vassalboro – d. 26 Jul 1897 Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota) In the 1860 census, Franklin and Ellen were farming in Princeton, Benton, Minnesota.

viii. Marcia C. Sturgis b: 1831 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME In the 1860 census, Marcia was living with her sister Mary Ann Owen.

ix. Edward G. Sturgis b: 1833 in Vassalboro; d: 3 May 1863 in KIA, Battle of Chancellorsville. In the 1850 census, Edward was living in Vassalboro with his eldest sister Eliza and brother-in-law Josiah Wentworth.

William B. Lapham, History of Bethel, Maine, (1981), 279, Edward G. Sturgis was mustered into Company I, Fifth Maine Regiment, November 13, 1961, and was killed in battle, May 3, 1863.

The Battle of Chancellorsville was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on May 3 in the vicinity of Fredericksburg. The campaign pitted Union Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker’s Army of the Potomac against an army less than half its size, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Chancellorsville is known as Lee’s “perfect battle” because his risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate victory. The victory, a product of Lee’s audacity and Hooker’s timid decision making, was tempered by heavy casualties and the mortal wounding ofLt. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson to friendly fire, a loss that Lee likened to “losing my right arm.”

9. Lucy Sturgis

Leucey’s husband Barnabas Hawes was born in 1778. His parents were Barnabas Hawes and [__?__]. His grandparents were Thomas HAWES and Desire HAWES.

10. Herman Sturgis

Herman’s wife Sophia Faught was born in 1791 in Maine. m: Abt. January 06, 1811 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME

Children of Herman and Sophia

i. Freeman Sturgis b: 1811

One other place and kind of worship will not be forgotten so long as the links of tradition can touch each other the church and teachings of Charles WEBBER, who resided on the river road near Riverside, in the house now occupied by Wallace W. Gilbert. Across the road, on what is known as the James S. Emery place, Mr. Webber erected a small edifice in the last few years of the last century. Here he had preaching of his own, and constituted himself the pastor. What was more conspicuous in this arrangement was the fact that said Webber could not read, and depended upon his wife for that important attribute. He could readily grasp the scripture reading of his wife and give wholesome explanation thereon; and only once was his knowledge clouded, when his wife read “log” for “lodge” in the wilderness. His manner of announcing a text was: ” If Polly tells me aright you will find my text, etc.” He urged sinners to repent, often saying that it was as impossible for one to enter heaven as it was for a shad to climb a tree. His eccentricities and goodness survive him, as does the old church, which, on another site, is the residence of Freeman Sturgis.

ii. Alden B. Sturgis b: 1814 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME; m. Abt. January 1845 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, ME to Eunice Turner (b. 1825 in of Palermo, Maine)

iii. Artemas Sturgis b: 1818 In the 1850 census, Artemas was living with his parents.

iv. Marcia Sturgis b. 1825 Maine; In the 1870 Marcia was living with her parents.

Sources:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/sturgis/messages/468.html

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=7890797&st=1

http://genforum.genealogy.com/ingraham/messages/610.html

Sketches of Representatives Women of New England

Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families by Amos Otis and revised by C.F.Swift published by The Patriot Press vol. I

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=sriddle&id=I000382

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=7890797&st=1

http://genforum.genealogy.com/sturgis/messages/468.html

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John Northend

Posted on February 19, 2012 by markeminer

John NORTHEND (1584 – 1625) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line.

John Northend was born 1584 in Little Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. His parents were John NORTHEND and Alice [__?___]. He married Elizabeth COLE 13 Apr 1605 in Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. John died 19 Nov 1625 in Hunsley (Either High Hunsley or Low Hunsley, East Riding, Yorkshire, England.

Elizabeth Cole was born 1588 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Her parents were Anthony COLE and Ann [__?___]. Elizabeth died 1653 in England

Children of John and Elizabeth:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	John Northend	1607 Riplingham, Rowley, Yorkshire, England	Jane [__?__] 1629 in Rowley, Yorkshire, England	6 Feb 1665 Rowley, Yorkshire, England
2.	Anthony Northend	1612 Riplingham, England		12 Apr 1698 Beverley, Yorkshire, England
3.	Mary Northend	1613 Riplingham, England		26 Apr 1620 Rowley, Yorkshire, England
4.	Alice Northend	1615 Rowley, England	Richard Holmes	14 Feb 1686 Rowley, Yorkshire, England
5.	Elizabeth NORTHEND	1618 Riplingham, England	Francis PARRATT 1639 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.	17 Nov 1694 in Bradford, Essex, Mass.
6.	Margaret Northend	1620 Riplingham, England	Sgt. John Palmer 14 May 1650 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. Cross	20 Feb 1706 Rowley, Essex, Mass
7.	Ezekiel Northend	1621 Riplingham, England	Edna Halstead 1 Oct 1648 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.	7 Sep 1698 Rowley, Essex, Mass
8.	Joane Northend	1624 Riplingham, England	William Stout 17 Aug 1656 in Rowley, Yorkshire, England	12 Oct 1707 Rowley, Yorkshire, England

John Northend was born in 1584 in Weighton, Yorkshire County, England. John and Elizabeth Cole were married on 13 Apr. 1605 in Rowley, England. John’s brother Robert was Lord of the Manor of Little Weighton. The division into ancient parishes was linked to the manorial system, with parishes and manors often sharing the same boundaries. Initially the manor was the principal unit of local administration and justice in the early rural economy. Eventually the church replaced the manor court as the rural administrative centre and levied a local tax on produce known as a tithe. Responsibilities such as relief of the poor passed from the Lord of the Manor to the church, although in practice it was administered by monasteries. Following the dissolution of the monasteries, the power to levy a rate to fund relief of the poor was conferred on the parish authorities by the 1601 Act for the Relief of the Poor.

Little Weighton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles south west of Beverley town centre. Little Weighton forms part of the civil parish of Rowley. The village is served by a small shop (which acts as a post office), a school, a church, village hall, playing fields, Station Garage and the Black Horse pub. The 180 bus keeps Little Weighton connected to the rest of the world. Famous residents include one time David Bowie bassist Trevor Bolder

It was Robert’s eldest son Jeremiah who accompanied his cousins to New England at the age of 12 and after 9 years returned to England. He was of Riplingham in the Parish of Rowley, County York, England. John Northend died Nov. 19, 1625 in Hunsley, Yorkshire County, England.

Children

1. John Northend

John’s wife Jane [__?__] was born 1610 in Rowley Ripplingham, Yorkshire, England. Jane died in England.

Among the first settlers of Stamford, CT., I find the name of John Northend, but it does not appear that he left any descendants. — Salem, January, 1874. W. D. Northend.

2. Anthony Northend

From Descendants of Ezekiel Northend of Rowley (1874): By William Dummer Northend

Anthony Northend wrote a letter to his brother of Ezekiel in 1678 when Anthony was 66 and Ezekiel 57 years old. They hadn’t seen each other for 40 years and hadn’t heard from each other for many years as some of the new is over a decade old. In 1874, the letter was in the possession of Dr. Edward R. Cogswell of Cambridge, a lineal descendant of the first Ezekiel Northend. In the letter, Jeremiah Northend is mentioned as a cousin and an heir to property, and Christopher Northend is referred to as a grandchild of the brother of Ezekiel. Mr. Lythe forwarded William Drummer Northend a certificate of Rev. Henry C. Hildyard, Rector of Rowley, that, “Mr. Jeremiah Northend went out with the Rev. Ezekiel ROGERS to New England in the year 1638, he being twelve years of age, he remained nine years and returned and was buried at Rowley, April 14, 1702;”‘ also that “Anthony Northend of Little Weighton was buried at Rowley on the 12th day of April, 1698.

Mr. Lythe also copied the following inscription from a marble tablet. In St. Mary’s Church, Beverley, “Here lyeth the body of Christopher Northend, Gentleman and Alderman of this Town. He departed this life Jany. 10th, A D. 1730, in the 71st year of his age. He was ye only son of John Northend of Hundley in the County of York, Gentleman.

In the early records relating to Rowley reference is made to Jeremiah Northend, who came over as a servant to William Bellingham, and Ezekiel Northend makes mention of him as his cousin. He was the person mentioned in the Rev. Mr. Hildyard’s certiticate. Anthony Northend whose death is also certitied to, was undoubtedly the writer of the letter, and Christopher Northend buried at St. Clary’s Church is the grandson referred to in Anthony’s letter. In the history of Beverley it appears that Christopher Northend, Attorney, was Mayor of Beverley in 1714 and 1719.

Mr. Lythe further states that the family in the past were large land owners, that they possessed all Weeton Parva and Hunsley. and owned land in Riplingham, Rowley and Cottingham. and that they were lords of the Manor of Weeton Parva (Weighton) and Hunsley.

Mr. John N. Bradbury, in the October number, 1870. of the “New England Historical and Genealogical Register,” page 189, states that John Northend and Edward Northend were witnesses to the will of “William Wiglesworth of Shipden, parish of Halifax, Yorkshire, which will is dated October 16, 1590. These are the only references I have to the family name in England, and I give them in the hope that they may be of use to any person who may wish hereafter to ascertain more of the family history there.

The letter of Anthony Northend before referred to is directed, “ffor his louinge kind Brother Ezekiell Northend att Rowley in New England,” and is as follows :

Louinge Brother: — After my loue remembed vnto you; I was at Bentley that day yoe letter came to my sister Stoute hande which was very welcome news to us both to hear that you & your wife my Sisters & their husbands were alive with all your Children, which are a great family (Blessed be God for it). It is our happiness that we cannot be severed from the Lorde wherever we be. if our sinnes make not a separation. God is the God of one land and of another, & can be an all-sufficient portion to his people in all places. Good Brother let us labour to be found in Christ & to be clothed with his righhteousnesse that soe we may appear before him in glory (that if God’s providence soe order it) that we neuer meet in this world we may meet before him when we shall neuer be seperated more:

my Brother John & his eldest Sonne John are dead about thirteene years agoe, my sifter Jane Northend with her two sonues Nathaniel & Richard & her daughter ffrances with her grandchild Christopher Northend my nephew John’s sonue desire to be remembered to you these are my Brother Johns whole family and are all unmarried, my brother William Stoute & my sister Joana Stoute have three children one sonne William and two daughters Elizabeth & Mary, my vnckle Northend and his sonnes are all dead, only my cousen Jeremiah maried and [__?__] not living,

my cousen Jeremiah hath now gotten my unckle Northends whole estate in lands & is sole heir thereunto, he had a very good wife & a sonne John by name which are both dead & he is newly married againe, he told me he would write two or three lines to you I must breake of, we are in health att present, my sister Jane Northend & hers, my Brother & sister Stoute & theirs, my cousen Jeremiah Northend &. his two sisters, my cousen Niokolas Johnson & his sister Jane Thorpe desire remembered to you, remember vs to all our freuds with you I must leave you. the Lord keepe you.

farewell. yor truly louing Brother
Anthony Northend
Beverley 1678

my sister Joana & I desire you to let vs hear from you when opportunity will permitt. I am very lame with wounds that I haue formerly gotten in the warre that I can scarcely write, but I must wait healing come which will not be in this life. The lord fit us for our departure hence. Yalecmy sister Northend & her children live all at Hunsley.

Anthony Northend was probably a soldier in Cromwell’s army.

5. Elizabeth NORTHEND (See Francis PARRATT‘s page)

6. Margaret Northend

Margaret’s husband John Palmer was born about 1623 in England. He came to Rowley in the early days and was in Rowley by 1643 when he was said to be a carpenter by trade and became a proprietor in Rowley by that year. He first married 17 Sep 1645 in Rowley, Mass. to Ruth Acy (b ca. 1620 in England – d. 1649 in Rowley, Mass) After Ruth died giving birth to their second child, he married 14 May 1650 in Rowley to Margaret Northend (1624 – 1704). Sgt. John Palmer died in Rowley on 17 Jun 1695 Age: 72

Another early Rowley Margaret Palmer married our ancestor Leonard HARRIMAN about 1649 in Rowley, Mass. We think Margaret Palmer was born in 1626 , 1628 or 1632 in Rowley, East Riding Yorkshire, England, but we don’t have details about her parents Margaret died 22 Oct 1676 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts.

Margaret’s father is unknown, but maybe she was John’s brother. The Thomas Palmer who died in Rowley 2 Aug 1669 is not her father because he was born about 1623 and did not marry Ann Bailey/Wheeler until Jun 1643. However, some reports say he was born before 1600. Perhaps he married Ann in middle age or perhaps he is related as he also comes from Yorkshire.

This Margaret Northend Palmer had a daughter Sarah, born 13 Nov 1661 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. Sarah married Leonard HARRIMAN ‘s son Jonathan Harriman about 1685.

7. Ezekiel Northend

Ezekiel’s wife Edna Halstead was born 1624 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Her parents were Nathan Halstead and Isabel Denton. She first married 1645 in Rowley, Essex, Mass to Richard Bailey (b. 21 Aug 1614 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England – d.16 Feb 1648 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.) Edna died 3 Feb 1705 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Ezekiel Northend, the first of the name and family in this country, settled in Rowley, Massachusetts, a few years after its first settlement by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers and his associates in 1630. Mr. Rogers, with about twenty of the families of his company, came from Rowley, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. England, and the place was named after their old home.

Rowley in England is a parish comprising 6,450 acres of land, subdivided into the so-called townships of Rowley, Bentley, Hunsley, Weeton Parva, Riplingham and Risby. and extending from the Borough of Beverley southwesterly abont seven miles toward the river Humber. Its population in 1840 was 451. Beverley Borough is subdivided into St. Martin, St. Mary, and St. Nicholas parishes, and had a population in 1840 of 7,432.

Ezekiel Northend of Rowley, born probably in Hunsley or Weeton Parva, in Rowley, Yorkshire, in England, 1022; married Edna, widow of Richard Bailey, whose maiden name was Halstead, at Rowley, December 1, 1048. She was born probably in Halifax Parish, West Riding, of Yorkshire. He died at Rowley, September 7. 1698; she d. February 3, 1700. In 1677 he owned four freeholds, and in 1691 paid the highest tax in Rowley, £10, at which time he is styled corporal.

He was a prominent man in the town, on many comnittees, and was Selectman in 1662, 1669, and 1691, and probably other years, of which the record is lost. He gave to each of his daughters from one hundred to one hundred and fifty acres of land upon their marriage. His will is dated February 8th, 1698, in which he appoints his wife Edna executrix, and disposes of his property as follows : —

“Item : To my Well Beloved Wife I ffreely Bestow vpon her for her Comfort During her naturall Life the Improvment of my whole estate both Reall and Personall onely what I before promised to my son Ezekiel upon his marriage.

Item to my onely son Ezekiell I ffreely Conrirrae to him one halfe of my housing & Lands and meddows which I promised to him vpon his marriage, also a parcell of Land liing i being Situate within the Bounds of Rowley Towne near Dunkin Stewards house, that whole parcell of Land bee it more or Less (on both sides the hye way to Bradford) the sd Land will more fully appeare by the Towne Records : the above sd Lands to my son Ezekiell to bee in his actuall possesion at the present.

The Remainder of my Housing & Lands & priveledges that I have before appointed my Wife to have the Improvment of During her Naturall Life together with whatsoever personall estate I have left in the hands of Edna my wife for her Comfortable supply whiles shee lives, I ffreely Will i Give vnto my sou Ezekiel after my Wifes Decease to bee immediately in his possesion i Dispose for ever onely paying to his Three Sisters Edna Sticknee Elisabeth Gage &. Sarah Hale to them or their heires each Sixty pounds in Currant pay or fforty pounds to each of them in money within six years after the Decease of Edna my Wife : which of the above sd sums whether money or pay my son Ezekiell shall see good to pay

It. to my Three Daughters Edna Sticknee, Elisabeth Gage & Sarah Hale I have before paid to them Two Hundred pounds to each of them this with what I have above appointed my son Ezekiel to pay is their full prportion of my estate.”

8. Joane Northend

Joane’s husband William Stout was born 1624 in Rowley East Riding, Yorkshire, England

Source:

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=22442616

Descendants of Ezekiel Northend of Rowley (1874) By William Dummer Northend, (1823-1902)

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Francis Parratt

Posted on February 17, 2012 by markeminer

Francis PARRATT (1614 – 1656) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather two times over; he one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line through his daughter Martha and one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line through his daughter Faith.

Francis Parratt Coat of Arms

Francis Parratt was born in 1614 in Rowley Ripplingham, Yorkshire, England. He married Elizabeth NORTHEND 1639 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. Francis died 30 Sep 1656 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts. These lines didn’t come back together until 345 years after his birth when I was born.

Elizabeth Northend was born in 1618 in England. Her parents were John NORTHEND and Elizabeth COLE After Francis died, she married 24 Feb 1658 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. to Thomas Tenney. Elizabeth died in 17 Nov 1694 in Bradford, Essex, Mass.

Thomas Tenney was born 1614 in Rowley, Yorkshire, England. Thomas died 20 Feb 1700 in Bradford, Essex, Mass.

Children of Francis and Elizabeth:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	Elizabeth Parratt	1 May 1640 in Rowley, Essex, Mass	Samuel Worcester 29 Nov 1659 Salisbury, Essex, Mass . Onesiphorus Marsh 29 Oct 1686 Haverhill, Essex, Mass	9 May 1690 Haverhill, Essex, Mass
2.	Faith PARRAT	20 Jan 1642 Rowley, Essex, Mass	Ezekiel JEWETT 26 Feb 1664 Rowley, Essex, Mass	15 Oct 1715 Rowley, Essex, Mass.
3.	Sarah Parratt	22 Dec 1643 Rowley, Essex, Mass	[__?__] Pickard	9 Oct 1663 Rowley, Essex, Mass
4.	Mercy Parrat	23 Jul 1646 Rowley, Essex, Mass	John Tenney 26 Feb 1663 Bradford, Essex, Mass	27 Nov 1667 Rowley, Essex, Mass
5.	Mary Parrat	15 Jul 1647 Rowley, Essex, Mass	John Sawyer 1674 Rowley, Essex, Mass
6.	Martha PARRATT	9 Oct 1649 Rowley, Essex, Mass	Isaac COLBY 1668 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass	13 Jul 1730 Rowley, Essex, Mass
7.	Hannah Parratt	21 Dec 1651 Rowley, Essex, Mass		1656 Rowley, Essex, Mass

Francis Parratt, Esquire, Deacon was born in England about 1610 and probably came from Yorkshire with the Rev. Ezekiel ROGERS in 1638, bringing his sisters Ann and Faith…Mr. Parrat, after becoming a freeman May 13, 1640, served as the Town Clerk of Rowley fourteen years from 1641. He was a man of influence and ability with a good education for the time as evidenced by his penmanship on town records. The deacon was one of those who made the first town survey and assigned houselots, and he was the first Rowley deputy to the General Court in 1640 and again in 1642. He served on the grand jury in 1641 and on the trial jury in 1648 and 1649. In 1652 he was the commissioner of Rowley and was ordained a deacon in 1655. He married Elizabeth Northend who married (2)February 24, 1658, Thomas Tenney.

10 of our ancestor families (underlined in red) had plots in Rowley in this 1642 map. Frances PARRAT's plot was on Holme Street near Richard THORLEY

Mr. Parrat’s house-lot was on Wethersfield Street: “To Francis Parrat two acres, bounded on the south side by John Jarrat’s house Lott, the West End and the North side by the streets”. He went to England on business and there died in 1656. His will of November 18, 1655, was proved September 30, 1656:

I Francis Parratt of Rowley indending to take a journey to England…constitute and appoint this as my last will & testament in maner & forme as followeth…Ite my will is that my debts be first paid. Ite I give to my Loveing wife Elizabeth Parrat one hundred pounds (???) in land goods & cattle. I also give her my house and house-lot, after her death to be equally divided amonge my children. The rest of my lands goods & Chattles, I give to my Six daughters to be equally divided amongst them and each of them to have their equall share paid unto them at the age of twenty one years or the day of their marriage. I constitute my wife as sole executris of this my last will & testament and I appoint my loving brethren, Maximilian Jewett & Ezekiel Northend as overseers of this my last will and testament in witness hereof I hereunto set my hand this 18th day of November 1655. Francis Parrat Witnesses: Ezekiel Northend, John Palmer

Children

1. Elizabeth Parratt

Elizabeth’s first husband Samuel Worcester was born 20 Nov 1629 in England. His parents were William Worchester and Sarah Blake. Samuel died 20 Feb 1681 in Lynn, Essex, Mass.

Elizabeth’s second husband Onesiphorus Marsh was born 1630 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. His parents were George Marsh and Elizabeth Key. He first married 6 Feb 1655 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass to Hannah Cutler (b. 1635 in Bingham, Norfolk, England – d. 17 Mar 1686 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass.) After Elizabeth died, he married 18 May 1691 in Bradford, Essex, Mass to Sarah Travers (b. 1636 in Newbury, Mass. d. 10 May 1682 in Newbury, Mass.) Onesiphorus died 15 May 1713 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

In May, 1662, Samuel Worchester bought of Samuel Sewall of Newbury … for three score and ten pounds … 300 acres of upland, … 4 acres of meadow,” etc, “being within the bounds and precincts of Rowley … 200 acres of said upland bordering on Merrimac river,” – in other words, a tract of land in that part of Rowley which in 1675, was incorporated under the name of Bradford, and in 1850 was separated from Bradford and incorporated under the name of Groveland. On this purchase he must have settled in the course of a few months, as the Rowley records make mention of the birth of one of his sons in March, 1663.

At the first recorded meeting of the “Merrimac people,” Feb. 20, 1668/69, he was chosen an overseer. He became a freeman Oct. 11, 1670. He was the first Representative from Bradford to the General Court, and took his seat as a member of that body Jan 1679/80. He left home for Boston on foot to attend an adjourned meeting of the Court to be held on Feb. 22, and on the evening of Feb. 20, reached that part of Lynn which is now called Saugus. Failing to obtain accommodations at the inn, he started for the house of a friend, and in the morning was found dead in the middle of the road in the attitude of kneeling. He was a man of distinguished piety, and shared largely in every effort to advance the interests of his adopted town. The gift of “one acre of meadow land, to be improved in general for the use of the ministry, or bestowed upon some able, faithful, minister for his encouragement to settle amongst them,” is one of several recorded instances of his liberality.

2. Faith Parrat (See Ezekiel JEWETT ‘s page)

3. Sarah Parratt

Sarah’s husband [__?__] Pickard was born

4. Mercy Parrat

Mercy’s husband John Tenney was born 14 Dec 1640. His parents were Thomas Tenney and Ann Mighill. After Mercy died he married 2 Dec 1668 in Merrimack Village, Mass to Susanna Woodbury (b. 4 Feb 1648 in Beverly, Mass – d. 9 Apr 1716 in Bradford Ancient Burying Ground, Mass.) John died 13 Apr 1722.

John Tenney Bio -- Source: Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs Volume I-II

5. Mary Parrat

Mary’s husband John Sawyer was born 4 Aug 1648 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. His parents were Edward Sawyer and Mary Peasley. John died 7 Apr 1722 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

6. Martha PARRATT (See Isaac COLBY‘s page)

Sources:

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=20297953

http://home.comcast.net/~ronfrye/aqwg157.htm#5568

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Isaac Colby

Posted on February 17, 2012 by markeminer

Isaac COLBY (1640 – 1723) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line.

Isaac Colby was born 6 Jul 1640 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. His parents were Anthony COLBY and Susanna [__?__]. He married Martha PARRATT in 1668 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. Issac died 13 Jul 1723 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass.

Martha Parratt was born 9 Oct 1649 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. Her parents were Francis PARRATT and Elizabeth NORTHEND. Martha died 13 Jul 1730 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Children of Isaac and Martha:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	Anthony Colby	24 Jan 1669 Haverhill, Essex, Massa	Mary Currier 23 Oct 1701 Rowley, Essex, Mass . Elizabeth West 4 Dec 1721 Mass	1734 E Haverhill, Essex, Mass
2.	Elizabeth Colby	30 Oct 1671 Rowley Essex, Mass.	Henry Dow 11 Apr 1692 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass	Jun 1713
3.	Martha Colby	7 Feb 1672 Haverhill, Essex, Mass		1674
4.	Sarah Colby	28 Jan 1674 Haverhill, Essex, Mass	Samuel Silver 8 Jul 1701 Rowley, Essex, Mass	1725 Amesbury, Essex, Mass
5.	Rebecca Colby	1676 Haverhill, Essex, Mass	Jeremiah Fowler 6 Jan 1707 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass	13 Oct 1753 Amesbury, Essex, Mass
6.	Dorothy COLBY	15 Jun 1677 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass	Samuel HADLEY Jr. 23 Jan 1702/03 in Amesbury, Mass	18 May 1756 Amesbury, Essex, Mass
7.	Isaac Colby	15 Jul 1680 Rowley, Essex, Mass	Mary Fowler 23 Sep 1706 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass	18 May 1756
8.	Abraham Colby	7 Oct 1683 Rowley, Essex, Mass	Sarah Buckman 21 Nov 1712 in Newbury, Essex, Mass	30 Jan 1739 Amesbury, Essex, Mass

Isaac was a planter in Amesbury and Rowley.

Isaac Colby 1 — Source: Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury (1938)

Isaac Colby 2

Children

1. Anthony Colby

Anthony’s first wife Mary Currier was born 28 Jan 1675 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. Her parents were Samuel Currier and Mary Hardy. Mary died 8 Apr 1719 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Anthony’s second wife Elizabeth West was born 1673 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

2. Elizabeth Colby

Elizabeth’s husband Henry Dow was born 5 Mar 1670 in Runham, Norfolk, England. Henry died in 1707.

4. Sarah Colby

Sarah’s husband Samuel Silver was born 16 Feb 1662 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. His parents were Thomas Silver and Katherine Coker. Samuel died 1728 in Amesbury, Mass

5. Rebecca Colby

Rebecca’s husband Jeremiah Fowler was born 1676 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass. His parents were Thomas Fowler and Hannah Jordan. Jeremiah died 18 Mar 1754 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass

6. Dorothy COLBY (See Samuel HADLEY Jr.‘s page)

7. Isaac Colby

Isaac’s wife Mary Fowler was born 1685 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass. Her parents were Thomas Fowler and Hannah Jordan. Mary died 27 May 1712 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass

8. Abraham Colby

Abraham’s wife Sarah Buckman was born 25 Nov 1689 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass. Sarah died in 1741

Sources:

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=13799602

Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury (1938) By Holman, Mary Lovering, 1868-1947; Pillsbury, Helen Pendleton Winston, 1878-1957

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