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William B. Draper ancestry (part 3)[edit]

Daniel F. Draper[edit]

Mary Ann Collins[edit]

Shell[edit]

JOSIAH MARTIN (say 1706-1745)[edit]

MARY HIDDEN (1708-1800)[edit]

TIMOTHY STILES (1678-1751)[edit]

HANNAH FOSTER (born 1684)[edit]

NATHAN BOWEN (1698-1776)[edit]

SARAH ASHLEY (1698-1740)[edit]

Family narratives[edit]

(3g) Barnard Collins[edit]

Barnard Collins was born Kingston, NH (per death record of daughter Sarah) 5 Feb 1776 (Bible), and died in 1839 (Bible). He was married at the Second Congregational Church of Marblehead, Mass. on 17 March 1805 to Hannah MARTIN, b. 12 Nov 1786, baptized in Marblehead 19 Nov 1786 (VR), died 19 Dec 1826 (Bible), (her death notice appeared in the Boston Traveler on the 26th of that month), the daughter of Josiah Martin and Hannah Stiles of Marblehead, Mass. Barnard was a cordwainer (shoemaker/ cobbler) and was of Marblehead at least until 1806, but was of Salem by 1809, and remained there until at least the end of 1813. In 1812, he ran the following ad in the Essex Register (Salem, MA) from 14 to 28 November: " BARNARD COLLINS Respectfully informs his friends and the public in general that he continues carrying on the Boot & Shoe Making Business In its various branches and most fashionable manner at his Shop in Union Street. Feeling grateful for past favours, he solicits a continuance. Ladies shoes of various kinds made at the shortest notice. N.B.--Wanted at the above business, two Journeymen--none but the best of Workmen need apply"

Barnard served briefly with the Massachusetts militia during the War of 1812. From 30 June to 18 July 1814 he was in Captain T. Oaks' Company, Lt Col J. White's Regiment undertaking service at Salem for military instruction only. From 14 to 24 September 1814 he was in Captain D. Flander's Company, Lt Col J. Waugh's Regiment in a militia raised at Cornville [Maine]. They were in camp at Waterville, awaiting orders, but apparently did not march (this from "Massachusetts Volunteer Militia in the War of 1812", pp 134-5, 306). Barnard lived with his family primarily in the Massachusetts towns of Marblehead, Salem, and Charlestown, but based on the family Bible record and the death record of daughter Sarah, they lived in Camden, Maine (in Lincoln Co. at the time?) in 1819 when Sarah was born, but they were back in Salem by 1820 when Barnard was enumerated on the federal census as "Basnerd Callings." The family appeared to have a strong connection with coastal Maine, as child #3, John B. Collins, lived, worked and was married in Portland, and child #5, Mary Ann was also married and lived there with her first husband. Also, there appears to be a connection between this family and the Fernald family of Kittery, Maine. Nothing definitive has been found concerning the provenance of Barnard. A Richard Collins of Kingston, NH, who died in Salem in 1792, aged 27, may have been a relative. Barnard and Hannah had the following children, with birth dates and places primarily from the family Bible: [30]

  • Hannah M., b. Marblehead 20 Nov 1805 (Bible), d. 25 Jan 1806 (Bible).
  • Hannah Davis, b. Marblehead 10 Feb 1807 (Bible) and bapt. at the Second Congr. Church of Marblehead, MA 22 Mar 1807 (VR), d. Charlestown, Mass 30 Dec 1836, was married in Boston on 7 November 1828 (31 October per Bible) to John GAMMELL, b. Boston, Mass. 11 May 1797 (10 May per Bible record), d. Charlestown, Mass. 1 Oct 1863 (1865 per Bible record, aged 68, but this cannot be correct according to the death notice below), the son of John Gammell and Margaret Urann. After Hannah died in 1836, John was married in Charlestown, Mass. on 12 May 1838 to Susan Ware Mayhew Chapman. He had four children with Hannah, and three more with Susan. He appears on the 1850 census in Charlestown with wife Susan and five children. According to his death record, John was a milk dealer and died of heart disease. Under the column reading "Residence and place of death" the town of Lexington is given. This causes great confusion, because there was a contemporary John Gammell who lived in Lexington, but was married to Rhoda Robinson. The following obituary for John appeared in the Boston Recorder, vol. XLVIII, issue 41, p 163 (9 October 1863): "Mr. John Gammell, for many years the city missionary of the Winthrop Church in this city, died at his residence on the 1st. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon and the services were held in the Winthrop Church. There was a very large attendance, as the deceased was well-known and highly esteemed. He was 66 years of age. Mr. Gammell had long acted as a carrier of the Boston Recorder, and we regret his loss as of a most excellent and exemplary man." John has a burial record in the Bunker Hill Cemetery ("New Burial Ground") in Charlestown, and Hannah is assumed to be buried there as well. [31]
  • John B., b. Marblehead 5 April 1809 (Bible), d. Somerville, Mass. 5 Feb 1882 fits nicely as the male aged 10 to 16 in the 1820 census under Barnard Collins, but his death record incorrectly says his father was John Collins. John B. was married in Portland, Maine on 2 May 1832 to Hannah HAY, b. North Reading, Mass. 14 May 1809, d. there 24 March 1877. John B. was in business with a Stillman Danforth, in a partnership simply called Collins & Danforth. The nature of the enterprise has not been learned, but they filed for bankruptcy in Portland in 1842, and notices appear in various Portland newspapers throughout that year. Collins' family continued to live in Maine until at least 1843, and this is where the first three children were born. By 1845 the family had moved to New Hampshire, and in 1850 they appeared on the census in Portsmouth, NH with six children. He was called a merchant. In 1860 the family was living in Dorchester, Mass. next door to the family of his sister Sarah (Collins) Clapp and her family. John was then called a tailor, and living with him and his wife were their four youngest living children. This would appear to be the "brother John" mentioned in the diary of Daniel F. Draper, being mentioned in the diary as late as Nov 1851, and often called J. B. Collins. Following his wife's death in 1877, John lived with his son John Pierpont Collins at 34 Moore Street in Somerville, where he died in 1882. Per their death certificates, Hannah was buried in Wakefield & John in Reading, however those town halls do not show which cemetery they were buried in. John B. is thought to be buried in the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Reading, and Hannah in the Old Burying Ground in Wakefield. John B. was not the John Collins living with wife Hannah in Grafton, NH in 1880. John B. and Hannah had seven children born from 1834 to 1849. [32] [33]
  • Mehittable M., b. Salem 29 Feb 1812 (Bible)
  • Mary Ann, b. Salem Sep 1814 (Bible), d. 19 July 1815 (Bible)
  • Mary Ann Stiles, b. Salem 27 Jan 1817 (Draper Gen.; only the year 1817 is legible in the family Bible), m. (1) (int. 29 Aug 1840, Portland, ME) Alfred MERRILL, b. 1811, d. 12 Sep 1843, aged 32, son of Ozias Merrill and Esther Lunt. She m. (2) at the Winter Street Church in Boston, Mass. 1 May 1847 Daniel Fisher DRAPER, son of Martin Draper and Sally Fisher, with whom she had four children. Mary Ann was living in Boston in 1855 with her husband and three children, and in Boston in 1860 with family and eleven boarders. In 1870 the family lived in Jacksonville, Florida, and after her husband's death, Mary lived in Cambridge, Mass. in 1880 with her son William and daughter Ella. Alfred is buried in the Eastern Cemetery in Portland, ME; Mary Ann and Daniel are buried in the Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA. [34]
  • Sarah Ingraham, b. Camden, ME 24 Oct 1819 (calc from death age) or 1_ Nov 1819 (from Bible), baptized in Salem 5 Aug 1821 (VR), d. Hyde Park (then in Norfolk Co., but now in Boston), MA 19 Jun 1868 and m. 25 Dec 1848 (int Roxbury 8 Dec) Perir (or Perez) Christopher CLAPP (often called "P. C. Clapp"), b. Norton, Mass. 18 March 1822, d. West Bridgwater, Mass. 18 June 1902, the son of George Clapp and Esther Lincoln. In January 1848, before her marriage, Sarah was living in Boston when she came to visit her sister Mary (Collins) Draper. An entry in Daniel Draper's diary on 16 May 1848 reads "P C Clapp & Lady came here." An entry on 16 Aug 1848 reads "Sister Sarah Collins went away & Mr Clapp." The entry on 31 May 1849 reads "Mr Clapp and Sarah came to board with us at N Haven." Sarah appears on the 1855 census in Stoughton, Mass. with her husband and two children. In 1860 and 1865, the same family of parents and two children is living in Dorchester, Mass. In 1860 they were living next door to her brother, John B. Collins. The family soon after moved to Hyde Park, which was then in Norfolk Co., where Sarah died in 1868, and where her husband appears on the 1870 census with the two children. An entry on 26 June 1861 in the Draper diary reads "Sarah I Clapp died". This could possibly be a child of P. C. and Sarah, since the mother Sarah was living when she appeared on the 1865 Mass. census, and her death record gives the above 1868 death date. Sarah had two children, Henry B. and Carrie, and died of cancer at the age of 48. Her death record says her parents were Barnard and Hannah Collins, and that she is buried in Milton. By 1880 Clapp had moved to Kansas, and appeared on the census that year in Kinsley (Edwards County) with his son Henry. He was called a shoe maker and a widower. At some point in time Clapp returned to the East, and died in West Bridgwater, Mass. of paralysis, being buried in Brockton. [35]
  • Josiah Whitefield Martin, b. Salem 9 [July?] 1822 (Bible partly illegible), bapt Salem 1 Sep 1822 (VR), d. 28 Aug 1825 (Bible)
  • Thomas Miller, b. Charlestown, Mass. Aug 1824 (Bible), d. of hydrocephalus in Salem, MA 11 Jun 1825, aged 9 mos (VR; Bible gives same date). There is a record of a son of Barnard and Hannah Collins, bapt. Salem 12 Jun 1825 (VR). It seems unusual that they would have a son baptized the day after he died, so one of these records is likely in error.
  • Josiah Thomas, b. Charlestown 25 Nov 1826 (Bible), bapt. there 18 Dec 1826 (VR in family search), d. Lowell, Mass. 15 Sep 1903, aged 76y 10m, and m. Lowell 20 March 1851 Annette D. WILLARD, b. Montpelier, VT 20 March 1833 (b rec), d. Lowell, Mass. 6 May 1904, daughter of Lorenzo Willard and Orrissa/Orcay Walker. In their marriage record, Josiah and Annette were both called of Lowell, he a cordwainer, aged 23, and she aged 18. In the 1850 census, Annette, aged 17, was living with her parents, older brother, younger sister, and a large number of other people in Lowell, Mass., her father and brother being called "operators" (in a mill?). In the same year, Josiah, aged 23, was a shoemaker living alone in Plaistow, NH. In the 1855 Massachusetts census, Josiah, a shoemaker, and Annette, both aged 20-30, lived in Lowell with their daughter, Clara, aged under 5. In 1865 he and Annette were living in Lowell (as in all subsequent censuses), he a shoemaker and she an operator (elevator?). In 1870 he was a trader, and she was keeping house; in 1880 he was a "huckster" and she was a dressmaker; and in 1900 he, aged 74, had no employment listed and she continued to be a dressmaker. The address of Annette given in her death certificate is 447 Princeton St., Lowell, Mass. They had had one child who was not living in 1900. Josiah died of nephritis at the Lowell City Hospital, and Annette died of Paralysis at her home. They are buried in Plaistow, NH, presumably with their daughter Clara, who has a gravestone in Section 8 of the Plaistow Cemetery. [36][37]

NOTE: A "Br Fernald" is mentioned in the diary of Daniel F. Draper, and the death of Clara A. Fernald on 9 Oct 1849 is recorded there. There is a Clara A. Fernald, daughter of Mark J. and Julia (Hanson) Fernald who is buried in a Fernald Cemetery in Kittery, Maine, but she has a death date of 23 Feb 1849. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE, and why are they mentioned in the Daniel Fisher Draper diary (Daniel was the husband of Mary Ann Collins, above)???? [38]

John B. Collins[edit]

John B. Collins, b. Marblehead 5 April 1809 (Bible), d. Somerville, Mass. 5 Feb 1882 fits nicely as the male aged 10 to 16 in the 1820 census under Barnard Collins. John B. was married in Portland, Maine on 2 May 1832 to Hannah HAY, b. North Reading, Mass. 14 May 1809, d. there 24 March 1877, the daughter of Jonathan Pierpoint Hay and Hepsibah Appleton. This was the "brother John" mentioned in the diary of Daniel F. Draper (who married John B.'s sister, Mary Ann Collins), being mentioned in the diary as late as Nov 1851, and often called J. B. Collins. John B. was in business with a Stillman Danforth in Portland, Maine, in a partnership simply called Collins & Danforth. The nature of the enterprise has not been learned, but they filed for bankruptcy in Portland in 1842, and notices appeared in various Portland newspapers throughout that year. Collins' family continued to live in Maine until at least 1843, and this is where the first three children were born. By 1845 the family had moved to New Hampshire, and in 1850 they appeared on the census in Portsmouth, NH with six children. He was called a merchant and his oldest son Chester was called a "Tayler". In 1860 the family was living in Dorchester, Mass. next door to his sister Sarah (Collins) Clapp and her family. John was then called a tailor, and living with him and his wife were their four youngest living children, the oldest of whom, Edward W., was called a Tailor's apprentice. They continued to live in Dorchester in 1865, this time two doors down from his sister Sarah Clapp and family, and he was still called a tailor, though son Edward was now a clerk. Following his wife's death in 1877, John lived with his son John Pierpont Collins at 34 Moore Street in Somerville, where he appears with his son's family on the 1880 census, and where he died in 1882. The informant for John B.'s death record was sadly misinformed about John B.'s provenance. The death record states that John was born in Salem (the Bible record says Marblehead), that his father was John (no, it was Barnard), and that his parents were born in Salem and Wakefield (no, his father was born in Kingston, NH, and his mother in Marblehead). John's death certificate says he was buried in Reading, Mass. John B. and Hannah had seven children born from 1834 to 1849. They were: [39] [40]

  • Chester Appleton, b. Maine 1834, d. 1870, and m. Rebecca Morton Joslyn, b. 19 Jan 1833, d. Boston 12 April 1908, daughter of Samuel Joslyn and Adeline Pinkham. They are buried in Mount Hope Cem., Mattapan (Boston), Mass. [41]
  • John Pierpont, b. Portland, Maine Nov 1837, d. Cambridge, Mass. 26 March 1922, m. (1) Louisa E. Trowbridge, b. Portland 7 Oct 1840, d. Newton, Mass. 14 Nov 1876, daughter of Charles Trowbridge and Sarah Humphrey of Portland; m. (2) Arabella Steele, b. Nova Scotia 18 Sep 1847, d. Cambridge, Mass. 29 Oct 1925, daughter of William Steele and Isabella O'Leary. John and both wives are buried together in Evergreen Cem., Portland, Maine. [42]
  • Edward, b. Maine July 1839, d. Portland, Maine 19 March 1842, aged 2. Edward is buried in the Eastern Cem., Portland. [43]
  • Edward Wallace, b. Portland, Maine Sep 1842, d. Hyde Park (Boston), Mass. 8 March 1909, m. Hannah Elizabeth LeSeur, b. Homer, NY 20 Jan 1843, d. Hyde Park 7 Sep 1911, daughter of Horatio LeSeur and Hannah Cooke Waterman. Edward and Hannah are buried with her parents in the Forest Hills Cem., Jamaica Plain (Boston), Mass. [44]
  • Helen Augusta, (called Nelly A. in 1865 census), b. Portsmouth, NH 20 May 1845, d. Royalston, Mass. 15 April 1931, m. Reading, Mass. 28 Feb 1876 Charles Sumner PRATT, b. Boston 14 Oct 1847, d. Royalston 28 Aug 1930, son of Harrison W. Pratt and Olivia Nichols. Helen and Charles are buried in the Silver Lake Cemetery, Athol, Mass. [45]
  • Frank H., b. NH 1847, d. 28 Nov 1918, aged 71, and bur. Riverside Cem., N. Reading, Mass. [46]
  • Charles H., b. Portsmouth, NH 7 Oct 1849 (called aged 8/12 on 9 Sep 1850, which is off by a few months), d. Hyde Park, Mass. 7 Jan 1867. A find-a-grave memorial has been created for him in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan (Boston), Mass., but the stone pictured does not have his name on it, so if he is buried there, he may not have a gravestone.

Early Collins[edit]

A Bit about John Collins Posted 22 Nov 2012 by sydgardner: Shortly after marrying Sarah Challis in 1761 at Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts, John & his bride spent a short time in Kingston, New Hampshire, before settling in Salsbury, New Hampshire. They were among the first settlers there, & John soon accumulated a large amount of acreage there & was highly active in town affairs previous to & after its incorporation, as is evident in Dearborn's The History of Salisbury, New Hampshire, 1890: "In accordance with the foregoing call . . ." of the first town meeting ". . . the legal voters of the new town of Salisbury met, on Tuesday, the 7th day of April, 1768, at the house of Andrew Pettengill, who resided at what is now known as the South Road Village on the site occupied by Thomas D. Little, and chose officers and transacted business . . ." Included was the ". . .15thly. . ." item: "Capt. John Webster, John Collins & John Fellows, chosen a Committee to examine & adjust the Selectmen's accompts, for the year ensuing."

In 1776 Deacon John (Collins) was one of the 83 leaders of the town of Salisbury to sign the Articles of Association which upheld the Continental Congress in defending the United American Colonies. John was the first deacon of the Congregational Church in Salisbury, & he also promoted the building of the first two schools in the town.

During the Revolutionary War, Deacon John is known to have served under Capt Ebenezer Webster for Salisbry, & it is possible that he was among the soldiers from Salisbury who composed the companies enlisted for active service at BUnker Hill. [47]

(10g) _______ Martin[edit]

  • John, b. say 1610, m. (1) Rebecca _______; m. (2) Sarah _______.
  • Larriford

(9g) John Martin[edit]

GDMNH:463; Wyman's Charlestown:658; NH Probate (1907):1:72-3; Gen & Hist of Martin Family (Henry J. Martin, 1880):52-3; Vital records of Ipswich to 1849; Vital records of Charlestown (Joslyn, 1984); Foster Gen; Giddings Fam

John Martin was b. say 1610, d. 1664, and m. (1) say 1638 Rebecca _______, b. say 1618, d. 1642; m. (2) prob. late 1642 Sarah _______, b. say 1622, d. Ipswich, Mass. 1693, according to the published Haverhill Vital Record; other records indicating that she died 22 Feb 1682-3 are incorrect, because she died as the widow of William White, therefore after him, and he died in 1690. John was in Boston as early as 1637, and an inhabitant of Charlestown in 1638; he and wife Rebecca were admitted to the church there on 2:7mo:1639 (2 Sep 1639--Wyman:658). He was a ship carpenter. The provenance of John is not currently known, but he is almost certainly related to the four brothers, Robert, Abraham, Richard, and Isaac Martin who all sailed to New England at different times. John was of an age that he could have been a younger brother of the other four. In a 1658 Middlesex County (Mass.) court case, Priscilla Upham is called a cousin of John Martin. Upham was the maiden name of the wife of immigrant Robert Martin, who came to New England in 1635. John Martin's will was dated 5 April and proved 30 June 1664, naming wife Sarah, servant William Pierce who got his tools, and children Sarah, Mary, Mehitable, Hannah, and Abraham. His widow and brother Larefet (Larriford) were executors, with Capt. Pendleton and Mr. Richard Cutt as overseers, and Joshua Moody and Richard Martin as witnesses. After his death, his widow Sarah m. Charlestown 19 Oct 1665, as his third wife, Reginal Foster, b. England 1595, d. c. 1681. Following Reginald's death, Sarah m. (3) Haverhill, Mass. 21 Sep 1682 William White of that town, as his second wife. William White d. Haverhill 28 sep 1690, aged about 80 (VR:2:492). Children with first wife, Rebecca, baptized at Charlestown (Wyman:658):

  • Sarah, bapt. 9:7mo:1639 (9 Sep 1639), the same day as her parents were admitted to the Charlestown church. She was named, without a surname, in her father's 1664 will.
  • Mary, bapt. 14:1mo:1641 (14 March 1640/1), was mentioned, without a surname, in her father's 1664 will.
  • John, bapt. 1:3mo:1642 (1 May 1642), not mentioned in his father's 1664 will

Children with second wife, Sarah:

  • Mehitable "of John and Sarah", b. Charlestown 1:8mo:1643 (1 Oct 1643), m. Charlestown 25 July 1662 William AVIS. She was mentioned, without surname, in her father's 1664 will. They had eight children with births recorded at Boston from 1663 to 1678.
  • Hannah, b. say 1650, prob. d. by 1699, named without surname in her father's 1664 will. She is likely the Hannah Martin who m. Ipswich, Mass. 4 Oct 1671 Samuel GIDDING, b. 1645, d. c. 1706, son of George Gidding. Samuel m. (2) Ipswich 8 Nov 1699 Elizabeth Sample of Boston who d. 15 Nov 1709. Hannah had two known children with Samuel, b. 1674 and 1685. Samuel also had five other children, some or all of whom may have been Hannah's.
  • Abraham, b. say 1652, m. Hannah ________ (see below).

(8g) Abraham Martin[edit]

Essex probate 307:218-20 (adm and div of estate of Abraham Martin); Ipswich vital records; Hammatt Papers: Early inhabitants of Ipswich...(1980):227,378

Abraham was most likely the son of John and Sarah Martin of Portsmouth, NH, and the son Abraham named in John's 1664 will. He was born say 1652, d. 2 Dec 1693, and m. Hannah ________. Following his death, his widow m. _______ Marshall. He was a blacksmith of Ipswich, Mass. The question arrises as to how Abraham got from Portsmouth to Ipswich. When his presumed father died, his presumed mother married Reginald Foster of Ipswich, so likely moved to that town with her minor children. Also, onomastic evidence points to a relationship between John Martin of Portsmouth, and Abraham Martin of Ipswich. Administration of Abraham's estate was given to widow Hannah on 26 March 1694. Division of the estate was made 8 July 1700, the heirs being widow Hannah Marshall receiving one third; Abraham, eldest son; Hannah, John, Sarah, Samuel Mehitable, and Thomas. Children:

  • Abraham, b. say 1680, m. (1) ______ ______; m. (2) Sarah ________. He may be the (unnamed) son of Abraham born at Ipswich 17 Sep 1680 (see below).
  • Hannah, b. say 1682, may be the Hannah Martin who m. Ipswich 11 July 1705 John SMITH. This couple had five children born at Ipswich from 1706 to 1718. Hannah was named in the 1700 division of her father's estate.
  • John, b. say 1684, named in the 1700 division of his father's estate.
  • Sarah, b. say 1686, named in the 1700 division of her father's estate, may be the Sarah Martin who married (int. Ipswich 30:3mo:1713) Freegrace NORTON of Suffield. They had no children with births recorded in Ipswich.
  • Joseph "son of Abra", b. Ipswich 6 July 1688, was not named in the 1700 division of his father's estate.
  • Samuel, b. say 1690, named in 1700 division of father's estate
  • Mehetible, b. c. 1691, was aged 10 on 7 Nov 1701 when Humphrey Clarke was appointed her guardian.
  • Thomas, b. c. 1693, was aged 8 on 7 Nov 1701 when Humphrey Clarke was appointed his guardian.

(7g) Abraham Martin[edit]

Essex deeds; York deeds v 12 (1903) fol 77; v 13 (1904) fol 2; Ipswich vital records

Abraham, the son of Abraham and Hannah Martin, was b. say 1678, living in 1735, and married (1) a wife whose name is not known; and (2) Sarah _______. He was a blacksmith of Chebacco Parish, Ipswich (later the town of Essex, Mass.), and of the Isles of Shoals, Maine. Abraham's first wife apparently died by 3 March 1722, when Abraham was given guardianship of his son Abraham. On 17 Aug 1724, Abraham conveyed for love, good will, and affection to his two youngest sons Josiah Martin and Isaac Martin, his Ipswich property, including his dwelling house, barn and orchard, and land adjoining them, but not to take possession until after his decease and the decease of his presnt wife, Sarah. On 7 Nov 1726 he conveyed his property at Smuttynose, one of the Isles of Shoals belonging to Kittery, York Co., Maine, to his son Daniel, to include land and smith's shop upon the land. Abraham and wife Sarah were both still living on 14 May 1735 when they conveyed property to Josiah Martin. Children, all likely with first wife:

  • Abraham, b. c. 1702, m. (int Ipswich 15 Oct 1724) Sarah LOW. Abrah Martin, son of Abrah Martin of Ipswich, being a minor upwards of 14 years of age, made choice of his father Abraham Martin to be his lawful guardian, 3 March 1722. This Abraham witnessed the will of his brother, Josiah Martin, dated 6 March 1744/5. He and Sarah had three known children, baptized 1725 to 1736.
  • Daniel, b. c. 1704, was conveyed his father's property on Smuttynose (Isle of Shoals) in 1726. He and his father (or brother Abraham) witnessed a deed at York, Maine on 10 Feb 1728/9. He may be the Daniel Martin who lived in Rowley, Mass., and with wife Rebecca had six children born or baptized there from 1733 to 1743.
  • Josiah, b. c. 1706, d. 1745, m. Mary HIDDEN.
  • Isaac, b. c. 1708, m. Ipswich, Mass. 17 March 1736 the widow Rachel (CHOATE) Rust, b. 8 Nov 1703, d. 15 March 1783, the daughter of Thomas Choate and Mary Varney, and the widow of Joseph-4 Rust, b. 22 March 1696, d. Chebacco 3 Feb 1734[/5?], son of Nathaniel-3 Rust (Nathaniel-2, Henry-1), whom she married on 16 Jan 1723/4. A Rachel Martin, widow, d. Ipswich 15 May 1788, aged about 86. According to the Rust genealogy, Rachel had eight children with Joseph Rust, but it is a real stretch to have that many children between their marriage in early 1724 and his death in 1734[/5?]. Rachel then had four more children with Isaac, baptized at the Chebacco Parish Church in Ipswich, 1739 to 1744. Their oldest daughter, Elizabeth, b. 1739, d. 29 April 1814, m. (1) _______ Potter, and m. (2) Stephen Choate, Esq., b. 1 Nov 1727, d. 19 Oct 1815, son of Thomas Choate and Elizabeth Burnham.

(6g) Josiah Martin[edit]

Essex probate ___:417-18 (will of Josiah); 329:326 (gdn of Isaac and Josiah; 331:105 (gdn of Jonathan); 333:141 (gdn of Jacob); 334:257 (gdn of Ebenezer); 334:316 and 341:94 (gdn of David); Vital records of Ipswich, Rowley, Marblehead, and Lynn; Norwood family (1979):26-7; Hovey Book (1913):85-9; Ipswich, Mass. (Waters 1905):2:279

Josiah Martin, b. c. 1706, d. 8 Nov 1745 "on his passage from Cape Breton" per the Ipswich, Mass. vital records, was the son of Abraham Martin of Chebacco Parish, Ipswich (later Essex, Mass.). He married in Ipswich on 3 June 1731 Mary HIDDEN, b. Rowley, MA 22 March 1707/8, d. Marblehead, MA 13 Dec 1800, the daughter of Ebenezer Hidden and Elizabeth Story. He was a cordwainer (shoemaker) living in the Ipswich parish of Chebacco, which later became the town of Essex, Mass. Josiah's will, dated 6 March 1744/5, was proved 2 Dec 1745, and left all estate to wife Mary. His widow later married in Ipswich on 25 July 1749, as his second wife, Daniel Giddings, b. c. 1704, d. Ipswich 25 Oct 1771, aged about 67 years, the son of William Giddings and Sarah Hutchins. Daniel was a lieutenant in the fleet sent to Cape Breton in 1744. Daniel had had seven children with his first wife, Mary Butler, and had one additional child, Ruth, with Mary (Hidden) Martin. Mary, the widow of Josiah Martin and Daniel Giddings, died of smallpox at Marblehead, and is buried in the Green Street Cemetery there. She does not have a tombstone, but vital statistics are engraved at the base of the tombstone of her daughter-in-law, Prudence Martin, wife of her son Ebenezer. [48] [49] Children of Josiah and Mary Martin, all baptized at the Chebacco Parish Church in Ipswich:

  • Lucy, bp 16 April 1732, m. (intention at Ipswich 23 Sep 1749) Samuel LORD III. She is likely the Lucy Lord, wife of Samuel Jr., who died at Ipswich 25 April 1808, aged 77. A Samuel Lord 3d died at Ipswich 28 July 1803, and another Samuel Lord died at Ipswich 13 Aug 1813, aged 91, and yet another, known as Tory Lord, d. Ipswich 29 March 1819, aged 90. It is this last Samuel Lord (1729-1819), the son of Samuel Lord (1700-1772) and Mary Browne (d. 1743) who is ascribed as the husband of Lucy Martin in online accounts. On 1 Aug 1761, Samuel Lord the third, of Ipswich, gentleman, and Lucy his wife conveyed to Daniel Giddings of Ipswich, gentleman, all claim to the real estate that fell to said Lucy from her father's estate, being one full seventh part of the estate.
  • Isaac, bp 24 March 1733/4, m. (intention at Ipswich 31 Jan 1761) Mrs. Hannah Brown. [50]
  • Josiah, bp 7 March 1735/6, living in 1790. Guardianship of Josiah and his brother Isaac, minors upward of 14 years, was given to Philip Lord of Ipswich on 30 July 1750. Josiah married in Lynn, Mass. on 20 May 1763 Lydia (BURRAGE) Norwood of Lynn, b. c. 1731 (based on her aged on her tombstone, but b. 25 Nov 1723 per vital records), d. 13 April 1790, aged 58 the daughter of John Burrage and Mehitable Fargin/Largin/Sergeant, and widow of Zacheus Norwood who was b. at Lynn 12 Mar 1716 and d. there 8 Feb 1756, son of Jonathan Norwood and Sarah Hudson. The story of Josiah Martin appropriately begins with another man, Zacheus Norwood, who owned "Norwood's Tavern" in Lynn, Massachusetts. Following an uncertain courtship, Norwood married, but his first wife, Mary, died in 1736. He married a second time to a woman named Susanna, who died in 1747. On 19 April 1750, Norwood married a third time, to Lydia Burrage, who joined him in running his tavern. This lasted for a few years until Norwood died in 1756, after which the widow Lydia continued to operate the tavern in Lynn. As written in the early histories of Lynn, and picked up by Duane Hurd in his history of Essex County, Mass. (1888), the "wayward Josiah Martin" supposedly from England, found himself at the tavern about 1760, and despite being an eccentric fellow, Lydia took a liking to him and they were married in 1763. Josiah became a co-proprietor of the tavern, and Hurd wrote that John Adams, a young lawyer who would later be President of the United States, had written that on 3 November 1766, he and his wife "oated" at Martin's, on the way to court in Salem. In his Essex County history, Hurd includes some stories about Martin, calling him very eccentric and unstable, though also witty and humorous. The early writers of the history of Lynn, Mass. were even less charitable, portraying Josiah Martin as one exhibiting "the characteristics and breeding of a gross villain." In 1775, on the eve of the American Revolutionary War, the Martins sold the tavern to Jacob Newhall, and it subsequently became known as Newhall's Tavern. Martin's loyalty to the American patriotic cause was questioned in May 1775, but Martin promised "with his life and fortune" to defend his country. He followed through on this promise by he enlisted on 10 March 1776 as a private in Captain Abraham Dodge's company, Colonel Moses Little's 12th Regiment, serving until 24 May. He again entered service on 1 July 1780, this time as a lieutenant in Capatin Addison Richardson's company, Colonel Nathaniel Wade's Essex County Regiment, for a period of 3 months and 22 days. What happened next is not written in any histories, but Martin's eccentricities evolved into serious mental illness. One can only imagine the plight of his wife, Lydia, who was likely his caregiver, until she died a middle-aged woman on 13 April 1790. With this source of care now gone, it was necessary to find a guardian for Josiah's affairs. Two weeks after Lydia's death, on 30 April 1790, three brothers of Josiah (Jonathan, Ebenezer, and Isaac Martin) and two of his presumed nephews (Josiah Martin and Josiah Lord) petitioned the court. The petition asked that a suitable guardian be appointed for Josiah Martin who has "for many years past appeared to be non compos and incapable of managing his affairs." Frederick Breed was appointed guardian, rendering an account on 8 April 1791, when an inventory was taken. A second account was rendered on 3 Feb 1795, and this may have been shortly after Josiah died. Where Josiah was buried is not certain, but it may have been by his wife, Lydia, who is buried in the Western Cemetery in Lynn, with a grave marker. Lydia had three children with her Norwood husband; I find no children with Josiah. [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56]
  • Jonathan, bp 30 April 1738. Guardianship of Jonathan Martin, upwards of 14 years of age, was granted to his step-father, Daniel Giddings of Ipswich on 25 Dec 1752. A Jonathan Martin m. (intention at Ipswich 20 Mar 1762) Mrs. Elizabeth SARGENT of Gloucester. On 30 April 1790, Jonathan and his brothers Isaac and Ebenezer, petitioned the court to find a suitable guardian for their brother Josiah, who was no longer mentally capable of managing his affairs. Known children of Jonathan and Elizabeth, baptized at the Second Congregational Church of Marblehead: (1) Jonathan, bp 6 Sep 1778; (2) David, bp 29 Oct 1780.
  • Jacob, bp 20 April 1740, m. (intention at Ipswich 12 Feb 1763) Lucy SHATSWELL, bp. Ipswich 12 Sep 1742, d. Ipswich 21 July 1787, the daughter of Richard and Sarah Shatswell (Sarah may have been a second wife of Richard). Guardianship of Jacob Martin, upwards of 14 years of age, was given to his brother Isaac on 1 July 1755. Jacob was a sergeant in the French and Indian War during the campaign of 1761, and also served in the campaign of 1762-3. The wife (unnamed) of Jacob Martin died in Ipswich on 21 July 1787, per a record of the First Congregational Church. Children, b. Ipswich: (1) Jacob, b. 6 Jan 1764; (2) Lucy, b. 17 Nov 1765. A Lucy Martin, wife of Captain Jacob Martin, died 20 July 1787 in her 44th year, is buried in the Forest Hills Cemetery in Derry, New Hampshire. A Jacob Martin, b. c. 1739, died in Boscawen, New Hampshire on 11 July 1809. This Jacob is almost certainly the one of that name who signed a petition, with others, all of Ipswich, asking that he be commissioned as commander of the schooner "Fair Lady", a privateer. On 23 Aug 1776 it was ordered in council that a commission be issued. He is also likely the Jacob Martin who was Master-at-arms of the ship Vengeance commanded by Captain Thomas Thomas. He was "engaged" on 27 June 1779 and discharged on 27 Aug 1779 with two months service, and had sailed in the ill-fated Penobscot Expedition. The vessel was reported lost (actually, all the vessels on the expedition were lost). The roll was "sworn to in Suffolk Co." Jacob, Jr., perhaps Jacob's son or nephew, was also on the same expedition. [57]
  • Ebenezer, bp 13 June 1742, d. Marblehead 10 Jan 1800, m. Marblehead 28 Oct 1766 Prudence MERRITT, b. Marblehead 1739, baptized there 2 March 1739/40, d. Marblehead 10 Nov 1800, the daughter of John Merritt and Jean Hubbart. Guardianship of Ebenezer, a minor upwars of 14 years, was granted to his "father-in-law" (i.e. step-father) Daniel Giddings, on 21 Feb 1757. Though young, Ebenezer served during the French and Indian War at the Montreal expedition in 1760. He was also a soldier in the American Revolutionary War, serving as a private in Captain Gideon Burt's company, Colonel Timothy Danielson's regiment, appearing on a muster roll dated 1 Aug 1775. He enlisted on 28 April 1775, serving for 3 months and 11 days. His name also appears on a company return dated at Roxbury Camp on 6 Oct 1775. and on an "order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money" dated 22 Dec 1775. The following year he enlisted on 20 Feb 1776 as a quarter gunner, Captain Edward Fettyplace's (Marblehead) company, serving until 1 Jan 1777, 10 months and 10 days, in defense of the seacoast. Ebenezer appears on the 1790 census for Marblehead with two males 16 and over and three females in the household. He and his wife are buried in the Green Street Cemetery in Marblehead. Children, baptized at the Second Congregational (Unitarian) Church of Marblehead: (1) Ebenezer, b. c. 1768, m. Marblehead 25 Nov 1792 Jan HITCHENS; (2) Holbrook, bp 31 Jan 1773; (3) Jane, bp 5 Nov 1775; (4) Mary, bp 27 Sep 1778; (5) Prudence, bp 29 April 1781. [58] [59]
  • David, bp 31 Mar 1745, m. (intention at Ipswich 20 July 1765) Elizabeth HOVEY, bp 13 Sep 1741, daughter of Nathaniel Hovey and Hannah Fossee. Guardianship of David Martin, a minor under 14 years of age, was granted to his brother Isaac Martin of Gloucester on 26 April 1757. I suspect that he was the David Martin who served in the French and Indian War during the campaigns of 1761 and 1762-3, since his brothers also served, though he was very young. On 10 Feb 1764, his guardianship was given to step-father Daniel Gidding. The will of Nathaniel Hovey of Ipswich, dated 25 Sep 1775 and proved 1 Jan 1776, mentions his daughter "Elizabeth Martain". During the Revolutionary War, David was a member of the crew of the ship Thorn commanded by Captain Richard Cowell, with crew list sworn to at Marblehead on 14 Sep 1780. David is described as being of light complexion and 6 ft 3 inches tall.(MSS:10:281) Children of David and Elizabeth, baptized at Ipswich: (1) David, bp 28 Sep 1766, may be the David Martin who m. Mary BOWDITCH and had two children baptized in Salem; (2) Mary, bp 6 Nov 1768.

(5g) Isaac Martin[edit]

Essex probate ___:471-2 (will of Isaac Martin); Essex deeds 180:197, 186:143, 206:221, 258:136; Waters Ipswich (1905):2:259,779; Vital records of Ipswich, Marblehead, and Salem; 1790 and 1800 Federal census for Essex Co., Mass; 1810 and 1830 census indices

Isaac was the son of Josiah Martin and Mary Hidden of Ipswich, Mass., and was baptized there on 24 March 1733/4 and d. 1777. He was married (intention recorded at Ipswich 31 Jan 1761) to Mrs. Hannah BROWN who died in Marblehead 8 October 1813. Though the term "Mrs." in a marriage record does not always signify a widow, I believe in this case it does. The only case of a Mr. Brown marrying a woman named Hannah in Ipswich between 1748 and 1761 is the marriage of Bartholomew Brown of Beverly to Hannah Wood of Ipswich, with intention at Ipswich 24 Jun 1749. Bartholomew and Hannah had two known children before he died in 1755. Administration of the estate of Bartholomew Brown was given to widow Hannah on 2 Feb 1756, and the account dated 21 Mar 1757 makes allowance for bringing up two young children. I do not find the birth of a Hannah Wood in the Ipswich records. I conclude from all this that it is likely that the Hannah Brown who married Isaac Martin was the widow of Bartholomew Brown. Isaac served in the French and Indian War, and was a lieutenant during the campaigns of 1755 and 1758, and also served in the Quebec campaign. Isaac was early of Ipswich, where his first four children were born or baptized, but about 1770 moved to Marblehead, Mass. where he had a mansion house, mentioned in several deeds among his heirs long after his death. He was a cordwainer. His will, dated 30 Apr 1777, was proved 4 Aug of the same year, and mentions unnamed children, with all estate to go to wife Hannah, who, with Joshua Prentice, were named executors. Hannah continued to live in Marblehead, and appears there on the 1790 census, next to her son Josiah, and on the 1800 census in Marblehead with an older man (45+) and a female aged 16-25, likely her daughter Hitty. Children, first four born/baptized at Ipswich, last four baptized at the Second Congregational Church (now Unitarian), Marblehead, MA: [60]

  • Josiah, b. 20 Dec 1761, m. Hannah STILES. [61]
  • Isaac, b. 8 Oct 1763, m. Marblehead 5 Mar 1787 Rebecca CLARKE. He may be the Isaac Martin appearing in the 1790 census for Marblehead with three males 16 and over, one male under 16, and two females. He may also be the Isaac Martin on the 1800 census for Essex Co., MA (11101-00101-00).
  • Lucy, bp 1 Dec 1765, buried in Beverly, Mass. 30 October 1793, aged 28. She was married at Beverly on 22 Jul 1787 to John VICKERY Jr., baptized Marblehead 4 Nov 1759, buried at Beverly 23 Apr 1793, the son of John vickery (1738-1808) and Eleanor Martin. They had three children born 1788 to 1793. Both Lucy and John died of "pulmonary consumption." [62]
  • Hannah, bp 2 Oct 1768, d. bef 10 Jun 1807 when she was called late of Marblehead, but I find no d. record for her in Marblehead or Salem. She had been granted one seventh share in the real estate of her father Isaac Martin, deceased, and on the date mentioned Barnard Collins paid other heirs of Isaac Martin for part of the property (Essex Deeds 180:197). Being presumably unmarried, she was likely dead by 1800 when she does not appear on the census with her mother.
  • George Whitefield, bp 5 May 1771, d. Jan 1810 (his obituary appeared on 5 Jan), married at Salem, Mass. 11 Apr 1797 to Sally BULLOCK (VR 4:67), b. ca 1772, buried 24 Oct 1815, apparently in Salem. He worked as a young craftsman in Concord, NH from 1794 to 1796, and then went to Salem, Mass. where he built the house at 102 Federal Street in 1800; it still stands today (2016). He was a cabinet maker in Salem in 1806 when he signed a deed (Essex Deeds 258:136). He appears on the 1800 census in Salem, though he would have to be one of the four males aged 16-25, meaning his age was understated. The other young people are likely workers in his cabinet shop, and his wife and young daughter are included. Administration of his estate began 15 Jan 1810 and his inventory was dated 16 April 1810. He and his wife are undoubtedly buried in the Broad Street Cemetery where their daughter has a tombstone. [63] [64]
  • Thomas, bp 10 Oct 1773, m. Salem, MA 13 Nov 1796 Hannah FREELAND, b. ca 1769, d. Salem, MA 5 May 1836, aged 67. He was a cabinet maker in Salem in 1806 when he signed a deed (Essex Deeds 258:136). I do not find Thomas in 1840. He was very likely the Thomas Martin of Salem who married in Danvers (int 23 Jan 1841) as her third husband, Huldah (SMITH) Deland, b. Danvers 25 Sep 1790, d. Beverly, Mass. 18 June 1860, the daughter of Israel and Margaret Smith. Huldah had m. (1) Danvers 21 Nov 1811 Elijah Fuller, and m. (2) Danvers 20 Sep 1835 Joseph Deland. Thomas and Huldah appear on the 1850 census in Danvers, he 77, a laborer, and she 60, and they are still there in 1855. Following Huldah's death, Thomas was enumerated on the 1860 census in Salem, aged 88, living in the Alms House with numerous other, mostly aged, residents. [65]
  • Hitty, bp 5 May 1776, d. young.
  • Mehitable "Hitty," bp 27 Sep 1778 (born after her father's death), d. Marblehead 30 May 1808. She was married in Marblehead, MA on 17 Jun 1804 to Purchase Jewett SMITH. b. Ipswich 17 Aug 1774, d. Ipswich 10 June 1828, the son of Moses Smith and Ruth Jewett. Hitty was living in Marblehead in 1806 when she and her husband signed a deed (Essex Deeds 258:136). Purchase enlisted for service from Ipswich on 13 May 1812, during the War of 1812. He was 5' 8" tall, with gray eyes, dark hair, light complexion, and was called a 38-year old cabinet maker from Ipswich. He enlisted as a private, but his regiment is illegible. He is not found in either the 1810 or 1820 census. Purchase was "found dead in his Clam hut" in June 1828. A web source gives one child: Hannah, b. marblehead 20 Aug 1806, d. Ipswich 26 May 1893, and m. Ipswich 5 May 1836 Ezra Merrill, b. Norway, Maine 7 March 1809, d. Ipswich 19 May 1903, son of Enoch Merrill and Katy Robinson. [66]

(4g) Josiah Martin[edit]

Marblehead vital records; Essex deeds 206:221; Essex probate 365:433 (adm and inv of Josiah Martin)

Josiah, the son of Isaac and Hannah Martin of Marblehead, Mass., was bapt. Ipswich, Mass. 20 Dec 1761, d. Marblehead, Mass. in 1797, and was married in Marblehead 7 October 1784 to Hannah STILES, b. 15 Mar 1765, daughter of Ezra Stiles and Sarah Bowen. Following his death, his widow was married in Marblehead on 13 August 1797 to Nathan Bowen, Esq. He appears on the 1790 census in Marblehead. Josiah Martin, cordwainer of Marblehead, died intestate, with a letter of administration appearing on 8 August 1797. His inventory, dated 9 Aug 1797 amounted to $65.14. On 6 November 1797, Hannah Martin, now Bowen, being an administrator with Nathan Bowen, made an account on Josiah's estate. Josiah is assumed to be buried in the Unitarian Cemetery in Marblehead, Mass., because all of his children were baptized in that church, the last one the year before his death, so it makes little sense that he would have been buried elsewhere. Children of Josiah and Hannah, all baptized at the 2nd Congregational (Unitarian) Church, Marblehead: [67]

  • Hannah, bapt. 19 Nov 1786, m. Barnard Collins.
  • Sarah, bapt. 21 Dec 1788, may have died young, since the next child was named Sally, a derivative of the name Sarah.
  • Sally, bapt. 13 Feb 1791. On 10 Dec 1813 Sally Martin of Salem, single woman, sold to Barnard Collins one undivided fourteenth part of a dwelling house and land in Marblehed. Is she the Sally Martin who d. Marblehead, unmarried, 27 Nov 1830, aged 48? If so, her age is mis-stated by a decade.
  • Lucy, bapt. 18 Aug 1793.
  • Betsey Stiles, bapt. 25 Apr 1796. An Elizabeth Martin m. Marblehead 26 Nov 1815 Robert Harris Jr. A Robert Harris, b. c. 1795, son of William, died in Marblehead on 8 Oct 1830. There were three contemporary Robert Harrises in Marblehead, one born in 1789, married Elizabeth Bowen, one who married Elizabeth Stiles, called Robert Jr., and one born in 1728 called Robert III.

(8g) Andrew Hidden[edit]

From web sources citing: (1) Carl Boyer 3d, "Andrew Hidden of Rowley, Massachusetts and some of his Descendants" (2008), pp 1-5; (2) Blodgette & Jewett "Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts" (____, reprint 1981); (3) Arthur & Hidden, "A Hidden Memorial.Descendants of Andrew Hidden of Rowley, Massachusetts" (1953); NEHGR 15:253 (tax lists); 38:441 (King Philip's War)

Andrew Hidden was born c. 1622 (aged 40 in 1662), d. 18 Feb 1701/2, and m. 4 June 1654 Sarah HOUSTIN, b. c. 1634, d. 19 Oct 1729, "aged c. 103" (exagerated about 8 years, based on marriage date and birth date of last child). Andrew is first of record in Rowley on 31 May 1649 when he was in court for striking another man's servant. In 1666 his homestead was at the corner of Pleasant and Main Street in Rowley, and in 1667 he had land at Hog Island Marshes laid out to him. His name is in a 1677 list of freeholders. He was a pound-keeper for stray animals, and also a tithingman in Rowley. In 1675 he served during King Philip's War, under Captian Samuel Appleton, and was paid on 10 Dec 1675 for his service. Andrew's will was dated 18 Feb 1701/2, the day he died, and proved 1 April 1702. Children:

  • Andrew, b. Sep 1655, bur. Jan 1655/6.
  • John, b. 16 April 1657, d. by 1696, m. Ipswich 16 May 1687 Elizabeth JEWETT, daughter of Maximillian Jewett. She m. (2) 24 Aug 1696 Cornelius Davis.
  • Margaret, b. 28 July 1659, d. Rowley 7 Aug 1730, m. (int. Rowley 8 Sep 1680) Thomas TENNEY, b. 16 July 1648, d. Rowley 7 Aug 1730. They had eight children (see NEHGR 151:340).
  • Sarah, b. 1 Oct 1661, d. Rowley 15 April 1751, m. there 20 Aug 1686 Mighill CRESSEY, b. Ipswich 1 April 1661, d. Rowley 5 Oct 1740, son of Mighill Cressey. They had seven children born from 1688/9 to 1703/4,
  • Mary, b. 21 July or else Sep 1663, d. young
  • Elizabeth, b. 19 Feb 1665/6, d. 7 Feb 1742/3, m. 1 May 1684 William DUTY, b. c. 1657, d. 11 April 1738, aged over 80.
  • Ann(e), b. 22 June 1668, d. 24 June 1748, m. Rowley 23 Jan 1686/7 William CRESSEY, son of Mighill Cressey.
  • Mary, b. 21 July 1669, d. 30 Sep 1669
  • Andrew, b. 26 Aug 1670, bur. Rowley 18 Oct 1671.
  • Joseph, b. 28 Oct 1671, perhaps m. Portsmouth, NH 4 July 1711, _______ CROCKETT.
  • Samuel, b. 16 July 1673, d. 28 July 1717, m. 20 April 1698 Mary CRESSEY, daughter of Mighill Cressey and Mary Bachelder.
  • Ebenezer, b. Rowley, Mass. 7 March 1675/6, m. Elizabeth STORY.

(7g) Ebenezer Hidden[edit]

Story Gen (2004):23-24,55-57

Ebenezer, the son of Andrew Hidden and Sarah Houstin, was b. Rowley, Mass. 7 March 1675/6, d. Rowley 7 July 1748, and m. Rowley 17 July 1701 Elizabeth STORY, b. Ipswich, Mass. 1 Oct 1680, d. Rowley 28 Sep 1766 "aged about 85", the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Story of Ipswich. Ebenezer's will was dated 8 July 1747, and proved 8 Aug 1748, naming wife and most children. Following his death, Elizabeth married in Rowley 29 April 1757 Hon. John Hobson, b. Rowley 10 Nov 1680, d. there 20 March 1770, son of John Hobson and Sarah Varnum. John had m. (1) Dorcas Pearson, with whom he had several children. Elizabeth's death is recorded in the Rowley vital record, but her name is not given; she is simply called the "wife of Esq Hobson." Children of Ebenezer and Elizabeth, b. Rowley: [68] [69]

  • Elizabeth, b. 22 March 1701/2, d. c. 1747, m. (int 14 Feb 1718/9 in Rowley) Aaron PLUMER, b. Newbury, Mass. 16 Jan 1692/3, d. Scarboro, Maine 1755, the son of Joseph Plumer and Hannah Jewett. Elizabeth was called deceased in the will of her father, dated 8 July 1747. Her husband married (2) in Scarboro, ME 29 March 1749 Elizabeth Howard. Since men tended not to remain widowed for long, Elizabeth probably died just a short time before the date of her father's will, and perhaps the same year. Aaron Plumer is supposedly buried in Black Point Cemetery in Scarboro, and a Find-a-grave memorial has been created for him there, but there is no tombstone. [70]
  • Sarah, b. 3 Oct 1703, m. Rowley 12 Sep 1727 William PRICE, b. Wales c. 1703, d. at the Straits of Gibraltar in 1733, the son of Richard Price. William was a mariner and captain of a vessel. Sarah and William had two children, born 1728 and 1730. The Sarah Price "a young woman" who died in 1747 in Rowley may have been their daughter. The fate of subject Sarah has not been learned.
  • Dorothy, b. 9 Sep 1705, d. by 1759, m. Rehoboth, Mass. 29 July 1727 James SABIN/SABEN, b. Rehoboth 22 May 1696, d. Rehoboth or Providence, RI Jan 1786, aged 90, the son of James Sabin and Abigail Brazier. James was called of Rehoboth when his death notice appeared in the Povidence Gazette on 28 Jan 1786. The notice also appeared in the Chronicle on 2 Feb 1786. James had married first in Rehoboth on 14 Nov 1720 Hannah Mason, and with her had two children. He appears on the 1774 and 1777 Rhode Island censuses in Providence. James and Dorothy had ten known children, born 1729 to 1747.
  • Mary, b. 22 March 1707/8, d. 1800, m. Josiah MARTIN (see above).
  • Ebenezer, b. 16 Dec 1710, m. (1) c. 1732 Mehitable NELSON, b. Rowley 13 Jan 1710/1, d. Rowley 15 May 1744, daughter of Ephraim Nelson and Sarah Brocklebank; m. (2) Rowley 13 Aug 1744 Sarah ELLSWORTH, b. Rowley 14 April 1714, daughter of Jeremiah Ellsworth and Hannah Tenney. On 9 Jan 1774 he and Sarah were dismissed from Rowley Church to the church in Boscawen, NH. He had six children with his first wife, 1733 to 1743, and five more with his second wife, 1745 to 1754.
  • Jonathan, b. 19 Jan 1712/3, d. Lake George, NY 6 Jan 1756 as a soldier. Administration of his estate was given to his brother Ebenezer in March 1756. Was he the Rhode Island privateer who captained a schooner that ran aground in 1744? Two of his siblings married into the Sabin family of Rehoboth, which had significant dealings in Rhode Island, so there may be a connection.
  • Edward, b. 22 April 1716, m. Rehoboth, Mass. 18 June 1741 Rachel SABIN/SABEN, b. 21 March 1718/9, daughter of Noah Sabin and Ruth Bliss of of Rehoboth. William Cutter's compilation of New England families claims that Edward died in the Battle of Red Bank (Oct 1777) during the American Revolutionary War. I question this, because he would have been 61 years old at the time, and I do not find any record for the military service of this Edward Hidden. It would be much more likely that a later generation Edward Hidden would have served. Edward and Rachel had seven known children, born 1742 to c. 1757.
  • James, b. 2 June 1718, m. Newbury, Mass. 26 Sep 1748 Jemima MOODY, b. Newbury 15 Nov 1724, d. Newburyport 15 May 1803, the daughter of Oliver Moody and Martha Noyes. He was admonished several times for expressing opinions concerning the church. He was living in Ipswich in 1753. He moved to Newbury about 1760. The death record for Jemima in the Newburyport vital record does not give her name, but just calls her the widow of James. James and Jemima had five known children born 1749 to 1763, one of whom was James, Jr., b. Rowley 1749.
  • Lucy, b. 1 April 1722, d. Amherst, Hillsboro, NH 7 May 1811, m. Rowley 4 Aug 1743 Thomas ELLSWORTH, b. Rowley 26 March 1716, d. there 26 Sep 1775, son of Jeremiah Ellsworth and Hannah Tenney. Thomas served in the French and Indian wars as a private in Captain John Pearson's Troop of Horse. Lucy and Thomas had six known children, born 1744 to 1757.

(9g) William Story[edit]

TAG:43:238-9; Story Gen(2000):1; Story Gen(2004):1-12

William, the son of Robert Story, was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England c. 1613 (aged 23 in April 1637; aged 55 in Sep 1668), d. Ipswich, Mass. Jan 1702/3, and m. c. 1640 Sarah FOSTER, b. c. 1620, living 1680 but not named in husband's 1691 will, daughter of Renold/Reginald and Judith Foster. William is first of record when "Story, William son of Robert dec." completed his apprenticeship under John Coats of Norwich [England], carpenter, in 1634, for 7 years. He would have been aged 21 upon completing this apprenticeship, matching perfectly with the assumed birth year given above. On 8 April 1637 William Story, aged 23, was enrolled to embark on either the John and Dorothy of Ipswich or the Rose of Yarmouth (the two ships sailed together, and the passenger lists were combined), being listed as a servant in the family of Samuel Dix, 43, his wife Joane, 38, their two children, and another servant, Daniel Linsey, 18. He arrived in New England 8 June 1637, and settled in Ipswich, Mass., where he sold land in 1643. He was a juror in 1653, and on a list of freemen in 1658. He was a carpenter by trade. William's will is not readily available, and its date is uncertain, but it was recorded on 10 Oct 1691, with son Seth as executor, but not proved until 20 Jan 1702/3. During the interim, he conveyed properties to his sons William and Samuel and made small bequests to his daughter Susanna Browne, granddaughter Ruth Walker, and Samuel's daughter, Elizabeth. William and Sarah Story are ancestors of U.S. President Millard Fillmore through their son Samuel. Children:

  • Sarah, b. say 1641 (the 2004 gen gives the date as 8 Aug 1641 in Ipswich, but the source is not given), d. 1721 (same source), m. Ipswich 29 Oct 1661 (VR) Richard WALKER, b. say 1637. There is no evidence that Richard was son of Capt Richard Walker. They had seven children born from 1662 to 1679, of whom Ruth is named in a deed of her grandfather in 1690s.
  • Seth, b. c. 1645, d. Ipswich 9 Oct 1732, aged 87 (gravestone), m. Elizabeth _______, b. c. 1650, d. Ipswich 12 March 1736, aged about 85 (GR4). Seth's will was dated 24 June 1724 and proved 6 Nov 1732. His inventory of 8 Nov 1732 totaled 134 pounds personal and 1068 pounds real property. Seth served in Major Appleton's company during King Philip's War. They had six children born from about 1676 to 1694. Seth and Elizabeth both have extant gravestones in the Old Graveyard in Essex (formerly Chebacco parish of Ipswich). [71]
  • William, b. Ipswich c. 1648, d. Brookline, Mass. 20 July 1721, aged 73, m. (1) Ipswich 25 Oct 1671 (VR) Susanna FULLER, b. Ipswich 4 Aug 1650, d. Roxbury, Mass. 4 June 1707, prob. daughter of John Fuller and Elizabeth Emerson; m. (2) Roxbury 3 Dec 1707 Abigail Torrey, widow of Jonathan Torrey (1651-1703). William served during King Philip's War. He lived at Chelmsford, and later Concord, Mass. (the part that became Acton or Littleton). He had four known children with his first wife, born from 1672 to 1691/2. William has an extant gravestone in the Walnut Street Cemetery in Brookline, Mass. [72]
  • Samuel, b. say 1650, d. Norwich, CT 1726, m. (1) c. 1679 Elizabeth (BURNHAM per 2004 gen, but highly doubtful), b. say 1659, d. by 1716; m. (2) (int. Ipswich 16 Sep 1716) Mary WILLIAMS, b. Roxbury 20 Dec 1669, daughter of Capt Stephen Williams and Sarah Wise. His will was proved in Norwich 1 Dec 1726. Samuel and Elizabeth had twelve children born from 1680 to 1697.
  • Abigail, b. c. 1653, was aged 15 when she testified about her grandfather Foster's horse on 17 March 1668/9. She was, at that time, a servant in the home of Thomas Low of Ipswich. Nothing more.
  • poss. Mary, b. say 1655, left only one record: on 12 April 1674 she joined the church (at Chebacco?) by taking the Covenant. One writer speculated that she was the wife of George CROSS, who signed the petition for the establihment of a separate parish in Chebacco. This Mary, then, may have been the Mary Cross, aged 27, who testified in the Essex Quarterly Court in May 1680.
  • Susanna, b. c. 1660, d. Boxford, Mass. 9 Jan 1734[/5?], aged 74 (gs), m. (1) Lynn, Mass. 13 July 1681 John CLARK, b. Lynn 2:11m:1658 (2 Jan 1658/9), d. there 18 Dec 1685, son of William Clark and Mary Sherman. They had two children born 1682 and 1684/5. She m. (2) by 1689, as his second wife, Cornelius BROWNE, son of Nicholas Browne of Lynn.
  • Hannah, b. Ipswich 19 Aug 1662 (VR), living in 1707, m. (1) Rowley, Mass. 3 Dec 1683 Richard SWAN, b. Haverhill, Mass. 24 Feb 1660[/1?], d. c. 1690, son of Robert Swan and Elizabeth Acey; m. (2) Rowley 18 May 1692 Thomas JEWETT, b. Rowley 20 Sep 1666, d. Boxford, Mass. 6 May 1731, in his 65th year (gravestone), son of Dea. Ezekiel Jewett and Faith Parratt. Hannah was the only one of her siblings to be mentioned in the 1680 will of her grandfather, Renold Foster. Richard Swan was admitted to the Rowley church 23 May 1684, shortly after his marriage. He was a soldier in the Canada Expedition in 1690, and died in service. Administration of his estate was granted to widow Hannah on 22 April 1691. Hannah and second husband Thomas moved to Boxford about 1702, but it wasn't until 18 Jan 1707[/8?] that they were dismissed from the Rowley church and recommended to the church in Boxford. Hannah had two children with her first husband, born 1686 and 1689, and five children with her second husband born from 1693 to 1702. Thomas has an extant gravestone in the Harmony Cemetery in Boxford. [73]
  • daughter, b. Ipswich 4 March 1663/4. The 2004 Story genealogy considers this daughter to be Susanna, which is possible, but Susanna's age on her gravestone suggests she was born in 1660.

(8g) Samuel Story[edit]

Story Gen (2004):8-10,24-31

Samuel, the son of William Story and Sarah Foster, was b. say 1650, d. Norwich, CT 1726, m. (1) c. 1679 Elizabeth _______, b. say 1659, d. by 1716; m. (2) (int. Ipswich 16 Sep 1716) Mary (WILLIAMS) Choate, b. Roxbury 20 Dec 1669, daughter of Capt. Stephen Williams and Sarah Wise, and widow of Samuel Choate. Samuel served during King Philip's War under [Capt?] Hawthorne, as recorded in a document dated 23 Sep 1676 at Ipswich. He was deeded land by his father in 1690 and again in 1693. Late in life, probably after his second marriage in 1716, he moved to Norwich, Conn. His will was dated 17 Sep 1726 and proved in Norwich 1 Dec 1726. Children:

  • Elizabeth, b. Ipswich 1 Oct 1680, d. Rowley 28 Sep 1776, m. (1) Ebenezer HIDDEN; m. (2) John HOBSON (see above).
  • Mary, b. Ipswich 24 May 1682, living 1726, m. (int. Gloucester, Mass. 22 Nov 1718) Thomas ANDREWS, b. c. 1680.
  • Samuel, b. Ipswich 10 Jan 1683/4, d. Norwich, CT by 1737, m. (int Ipswich 23 Dec 1710) Mary BURNHAM, b. c. 1690, d. by 1733, daughter of Dea. John and Sarah Burnham. They had ten children born in Norwich from 1712 to 1735.
  • Hannah, b. Ipswich 10 July 1685, m. (int Ipswich 30 Aug 1711) Timothy KNOWLTON, b. c. 1687, d. Norwich, CT 1726, son of John Knowlton and Bethia Edwards. They had five children born from 1712 to 1724.
  • Jacob, b. Ipswich 17 Feb 1686/7, d. Ipswich 22 March 1772, aged 85, m. (int Ipswich 22 Dec 1711) Martha BURLEY, b. Ipswich 28 April 1696, d. there 28 Feb 1774, daughter of Anrew Burley and Mary Conant. In his will dated 23 Jan 1761 and proved 7 April 1772, Jacob calls himself yeoman and disabled in body. Martha's will was dated 27 July 1773. They had five children born from 1714 to 1728.
  • Dorothy, b. c. 1688, m. John DAY, b. Gloucester, Mass. 1 Feb 1683/4, d. 1747, son of Timothy Day and Phebe Wilde. They had eleven children born in Gloucester from 1707 to 1734.
  • Margaret, b. c. 1689, m. John CHOATE
  • Anna, b. Ipswich 31 March 1691, d. there 22 Oct 1780, m. (int Ipswich 13 June 17130 John PROCTOR, b. c. 1690, d. by 1759, son of Benjamin Proctor and Deborah Hart. They had wight children born from 1714 to 1729/30.
  • Ephraim, b. Ipswich 22 Oct 1692, d. by 1727, m. (int Ipswich 17 Dec 1715) Elizabeth EMERSON, b. Ipswich 16 July 1693, d. there 7 April 1789, daughter of Thomas Emerson and Phillipa Perkins. Elizabeth m. (2) Ipswich 25 Jan 1732 Jonathan Smith. Ephraim and Elizabeth had four children born from 1720 to 1726.
  • John, b. Ipswich 19 June 1694, d. in Norwich, CT; m. (int Ipswich 16 Feb 1716/7) Sarah CHOATE, b. Ipswich 31 Dec 1690, d. Norwich, CT 9 April 1766, daughter of Samuel Choate and Mary Williams. They had eight children born from 1717 to 1737.
  • Solomon, b. Ipswich 13 Marh 1696, d. Norwich, CT 1731, m. (int Ipswich 24 Feb 1721/2) Mary CHOATE, b. Ipswich 17 April 1697, daughter of Samuel Choate and Mary Williams. They had four children baptized from 1724 to 1731.
  • Stephen, b. Ipswich 7 Oct 1697, d. Bennington, VT 13 Dec 1766, m. Ipswich 23 Sep 1721 Mary EMERSON, b. Ipswich 20 April 1704, d. Bennington 13 July 1777, daughter of Thomas Emerson and Phillipa Perkins. They had thirteen children born from 1722 to 1746. Stephen has an extant gravestone in the Old First Church Cemetery in Bennington, Vermont. [74]

(10g) Renold Foster[edit]

see below

(7g) Robert Stiles[edit]

Stiles genealogy [75]

Robert Stiles was b. say 1630, d. Boxford, Mass. 30 July [1690], and m. (1) 4 Oct 1660 Elizabeth FRYE, b. 1637, d. c. 1680, the daughter of John Frye and Anna (Stratton?). The death year for Robert is not given in the Boxford vital record, but the Stiles genealogy, citing Perley's history of Boxford, is definitive about the year, as administration of the estate was given to widow Elizabeth the following month. Robert's marriage is recorded in both Andover and Rowley, but in the Andover record his surname is given as "Stileman." The origin of Robert is unknown, and assumptions that he came from Yorkshire in 1638/9 with Rev. Rogers are without foundation. He would have been a young child at the time. Robert is first of record in New England in 1659 when he owned a farm in Rowley containing 250 acres. In 1673 he was one of the Rowley village inhabitants wanting to unite with Topsfield, which request was not granted. In 1684 Robert Stiles's name was on a list of members in full communion of the church at Topsfield, where the Rev. Joseph Capen had just settled. The town of Boxford was formed in 1685, and the Stiles family subsequently appears on the records of that town and its church. Following the death of Robert's first wife, Robert married a second wife, also named Elizabeth, who was living in 1702 when called "widow Stiles." Children, first nine with first wife with births recorded in Rowley; last child with second wife: [76]

  • John, b. 30 June 1661, d. Jan or Feb 1732/3, m. Boxford 24 Nov 1684 Deliverance TOWNE, b. Topsfield, Mass. 5 Aug 1664, d. Boxford 16 May [1703-1705], the daughter of Jacob Towne and Catherine Symonds. In the original Rowley vital record (hand-written), John's birth is recorded as being on "June last day." John m. (2) Mary _______, who died a widow in Boxford 13 May 1753. John's will was dated 15 Jan 1733, which should actually read 1732/3, because his widow, Mary, acknowledged his will on 26 Feb 1732/3, calling him late of Boxford, deceased. The date of his inventory was 12 March 1733 [probably 1732/3]. John and Deliverance had seven children born 1685 to 1703.
  • Elizabeth, b. 15 March 1662/3, m. Topsfield 8 July 1700 John BUSWELL, b. Salisbury, Mass. 7:8mo:1659 (7 Oct 1659), d. Topsfield c. 1740 (per Stiles genealogy), the son of Samuel Buswell and Sarah Keyes. The marriage record, found in both Topsfield and Boxford, calls both bride and groom of Boxford. The death of John Buswell in Boxford on 22 Feb 1750/1 certainly refers to the son of this couple. John and Elizabeth had three known children, born 1701 to 1707.
  • Sarah (twin), b. 31 Jan 1664[/5], d. Rowley 7 Feb 1664[/5].
  • Eunice "Unice" (twin), b. 31 Jan 1664[/5], m. Boxford 15 Dec [c. 1693] Robert WILLIS. They had two children born in Boxford: Sara, b. 13 Dec [1694-5?] and Robert, 27 March [1696-7?].
  • Abigail, b. 14 Feb 1666[/7?], d. Canterbury, CT 29 May 1751, appears to have had no children, but had numerous step-children. She m. (1) c. 1700, as his second wife, Zaccheus CURTIS, b. (Gloucester or Salem) c. 1647, d. Boxford 7 July 1712, the son of Zaccheus Curtis and Susanna (Cooper?). Zaccheus had m. as his first wife, 4 Dec 1673, Mary Blake, with whom he had 12 children born 1675 to 1696. Abigail m. (2) Canterbury, CT 28 Jan 1723/4, as his second wife, Jonathan HYDE, b. Newton, Mass. 1 March 1655 (per original record; 1 April in published record), d. Canterbury 1726, the son of Jonathan Hyde and Mary (French?). Jonathan had m. (1) Cambridge, Mass. 6 May 1673 Dorothy Kidder, b. 1652, d. c. 1723, daughter of James Kidder and Anna Moore. Jonathan had moved from Newton, Mass. to Canterbury, CT about 1708. His will, dated 16 Sep 1726, was proved 8 Nov 1726. He had eleven children with his first wife, born 1674 to 1693. Abigail's will, dated 25 April 1750, was filed 11 June 1751, two weeks after her death. There are FAG memorials for both Zaccheus and Jonathan, but they both lack scholarship.
  • Ebenezer, b. 20 Feb 1669[/70], d. Middleton, Mass. 3 June 1746, m. Bradford, Mass. 23 July 1701 Dorothy DALTON, b. Hampton, NH 6 Dec 1766, d. Middleton 16 Jan 1770, daughter of Samuel Dalton and Mehitable Palmer. They had six children, born 1702 to 1715.
  • Sarah, b. 24 Oct 1672
  • Robert, b. 15 Nov 1675, apparently d. Hebron, CT 25 Feb 1720/1, though I find no record of this; m. in Salem, Mass. 10 Nov 1699 Ruth BRIDGES, b. c. 1678, the daughter of Josiah Bridges and Ruth Greenslade. Robert and Ruth were both called of Boxford in their marriage record, which is found in both the Salem and Boxford vital records. They had six children born 1700 to 1715.
  • Timothy, b. 1 Oct 1678, d. 1751, m. Hannah FOSTER (see below).
  • Samuel, b. Rowley 21 May 1682 (per genealogy, but I find no vital record), m. (1) Boxford 2 May 17[03?] Elizabeth CARY, b. c. 1683, daughter of Arthur and Sarah Cary. They had six children, 1705-1714. He m. (2) Abigail PENDLETON, with whom he had three more children.

(6g) Timothy Stiles[edit]

Timothy Stiles, the son of Robert Stiles and Elizabeth Frye, was born in Rowley, Mass. on 1 Oct 1678, d. Boxford, Mass. 7 Dec 1751, and married 5 March 1701/2 Hannah FOSTER, b. Andover, Mass. 25 May 1684, the daughter of Ephraim Foster and Hannah Eames. Timothy and Hannah were admitted in full communion to the Boxford church on 27 June 1703. Timothy was a selectman of Boxford in 1724, 1728, 1734, and 1735. No burial record has been found for Timothy and Hannah, but they are almost certainly buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in West Boxford, where Hannah's parents and several of her siblings have extant grave markers. Timothy and Hannah had nine children, births for most recorded in Boxford:[77] [78] [79]

  • Jacob, b. Boxford 6 Feb 1702/3, d. Lunenburg, Mass. 21 April 1750, m. 14 May 1728 Sarah HARTWELL, b. June 1712, d. Lunenburg 17 June 1801, the daughter of Judge Edward Hartwell and Sarah Wilder. Long after Jacob's death, Sarah m. Lunenburg 9 Nov 1772 Setphen Boynton, b. Rowley, Mass 7 April 1710, d. Lunenburg 9 May 1800, son of Benoni Boynton and Ann Mighill. Jacob is buried in the Lunenburg South Cemetery. Sarah is buried in the Lunenburg North Cemetery with her second husband. [80]
  • Hannah, b. 12 April 1704, d. Andover, Mass. 6 June 1737, and m. Boxford, Mass. 28 Sep 1732 (intention recorded at Andover 12 Aug 1732) Abial BARKER, b. Andover 15 July 1697, the son of William Barker and Mary Dix. Before her marriage, Hannah was admitted to the first Boxford church on 18 Feb 1727/8. Following her death, Abial married (2) in Andover on 21 Sep 1738 the widow Ann Maxfield of Haverhill. Abial married (3) in Andover on 14 July 1748 Jane Lunegar.
  • Keziah, b. Boxford 20 March 1707 (baptized 6 April 1707), m. Boston, Mass. 5 Dec 1734 Moses WALTON, b. Reading, Mass. 24 May 1712, son of Samuel Walton and Hannah Leach. Moses had a son, Jeremiah, baptized in Boxford on 24 Aug 1735, and is not heard from again. A Keziah Walton married in Boxford 28 July 1743 Joseph JACKSON of Suncook, New Hampshire. A Joseph Jackson had a son, Nathan, baptized in Boxford on 11 Sep 1748.
  • Ephraim, b. Boxford 27 Dec 1708 (baptized 30 Oct 1709), death given online as 22 Aug 1776, m. Andover, Mass 26 Nov 1741 Elizabeth Lanksford. She may be the Elizabeth Langsford b. Gloucester 13 Sep 1720, daughter of Richard Langsford and Mary Rowe. An online account gives her death date as 15 Dec 1779, but I cannot confirm anything on her. Ephraim and Elizabeth appear to have lived in Andover, where many of their children were baptized. They had ten children born from 1743 to 1761.
  • Gideon, b. Boxford 26 Feb 1711/2 (baptized 13 april 1712), married in Andover, MA 30 Nov 1736 (int. 12 sep) Sarah FALKNER. They had three children born Boxford 1738-1744. Beyond this are a lot of scattered records, some, or all of which may pertain to Gideon, whose name was not common in New England. A Gideon Stiles was in the 1790, 1800, and 1810 censuses for Southwick, Hampshire Co., Mass. In 1790 the name was given as Lieut. Gideon Stiles. One of that name was in 1810 census in Westminster, Windham, VT. A Gideon Stiles has a gravestone in the Bemis Hill Cemetery, Westminster, VT. The stone gives death date of 15 Nov 1799, in 83rd year. This would put birth year at about 1717, which is off by five years. A Sarah Stiles, wife of Gideon, died in Bolton, Mass (Worcester Co.) on 26 Dec 1766. A Faulkner genealogical manuscript says a Sarah Faulkner, daughter of John and born 29 June 1690, married 2 Feb 1737 Gideon Stiles. It is highly unlikely that our Sarah could have been born in 1690 and have a child b. 1744. Somewhere in all this mish mash lies some truth about Gideon.
  • Mary, b. 11 Feb 1713 [/14?] (baptized 1 March), m. Boxford 30 Mar 1736 Thomas CLARK. A Thomas Clark was b. Beverly, MA 13 Mar 1708/9 of James and Abigail Clark. A Thomas Clark was enumerated on both the 1790 and 1800 federal censuses in Andover, Mass. I find no children for Thomas Clark in with the Boxford or Andover vital records.
  • Ezra, b. Boxford 2 July 1715 (baptized the first Sabath of July 1715), d. 1768, and m. (1) 20 Nov 1740 Mary WARNER, d. 1759, who had a child, Kezia, b. Boxford 12 March 1759, but must have died very soon after. She may be the Mary Warren, b. Manchester, MA June 1719, the daughter of Robert Warren. An online account gives Mary's parents as Robert Warren and Elizabeth Bennett. Ezra m. (2) in Andover, MA 29 April 1760 (intention 22 March) Sarah (BOWEN) Johnson, b. Marblehead 16 June 1730, d. Marblehead 3 July 1796, aged 66, the daughter of Nathan Bowen and Sarah Ashley of Marblehead. Sarah may have married as her first husband, Ebenezer Johnson, and he may be the one of that name born in Andover on 10 Oct 1724, the son of Francis and Mary Johnson. Ebenezer and Sarah Johnson had two children born in Andover: (1) Ebenezer, b. 6 Feb 1749/50 and (2) Sarah, b. 1 Sep 1752. [81]
  • Jeremiah, b. Boxford 5 Oct 1722, baptized the same month, d. 17 Dec 1727
  • David, b. Boxford 1 July 1724 (name written as David Styls in vital record), baptized first Sabbath of same month, died 13 April 1725.

(5g) Ezra Stiles[edit]

Ezra, b. Boxford, Mass. 2 July 1715, d. Boxford 1768, was the son of Timothy Stiles and Hannah Foster of Boxford. He was baptized in Boxford on the first sabbath of July in 1715, and was married first in Boxford on 20 November 1740 to Mary WARREN. She was likely the daughter of Robert Warren and Elizabeth Bennett of Manchester, Massachusetts, b. there June 1719, d. Boxford 1759. In May 1743 Ezra was admitted to the First Church in Boxford, and the following year his wife was admitted in September. After his first wife died in 1759, he was married in Andover, MA on 29 April 1760 to Mrs. Sarah (BOWEN) Johnson, b. Marblehead, Mass. 16 June 1730, d. there 3 July 1796, the daughter of Nathan Bowen and Sarah Ashley of Marblehead, Mass. Sarah's first husband may have been Ebenezer Johnson, b. Andover, Mass. 10 Oct 1724, the son of Francis and Mary Johnson. Ebenezer and Sarah Johnson had two children with births recorded in Andover: (1) Ebenezer, b. 6 Feb 1749/50 and (2) Sarah, b. 1 Sep 1752. Ezra lived with his family in Boxford "near the match factory." An announcement concerning the administration of his estate was placed by his widow on 8 December 1768. He had nine children with his first wife and four with his second. While a record of Ezra's burial has not been found, since he lived his entire life in Boxford, it is very likely he is buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery where his daughter Mary is buried, where his parents are likely buried, and where his maternal grandparents still have surviving grave markers. His second wife, Sarah had, at one time, a tombstone in the Harris Street Cemetery in Marblehead, but it is no longer there. Ezra's children, all born in Boxford: [82]

With first wife, Mary:

  • Elizabeth, b. 19 May 1742, died young
  • Timothy, b. 24 July 1743, m.(1) Andover, Mass. 15 Aug 1764 Phebe KIMBALL, b. Andover, Mass. 14 Dec 1744, d. 1774, the daughter of Jacob Kimball and Sarah Hale of Andover; m. (2) Boxford, 22 Dec 1774 Naomi McMILLION. He was a Revolutionary War soldier, and settled in Greenfield, New Hampshire. He is in Boxford in 1790 with a large household of ten people. A Timothy Stiles is in Goffstown, NH in 1800 with a large family, but no other appropriate NH records have been found.
  • Lucy, b. 1745; baptized 15 December 1745; m. Marblehead, Mass. 1 Nov 1764 Peter LOVIS, bapt. Marblehead 18 Aug 1734, son of Thomas and Sarah Lovis.
  • Jemina, b. 7 November 1747
  • Ezra, b. 18 December 1749, m. Hannah CUTTER, b. Oct 1762, d. Gilead, Maine 21 Feb 1827. He was a minute-man and soldier of the Revolutionary War. He died in Gilead, Maine; 7 children. [83]
  • Mary, b. 3 Mar 1752, d. Boxford 11 Nov 1791, m. 23 Nov 1779 (per web) Amos KIMBALL of Andover, b. Boxford 9 Nov 1752, d. Boxford 9 Jan 1824, son of Amos Kimball and Margaret Hale. Amos was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and served from Andover. He appears on the 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820 censuses for Boxford, and it appears that he never remarried following Mary's death. Amos and Mary had six known children born in Boxford from 1781 to 1791. They are buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Boxford. [84]
  • Anna, b. 17 Feb 1755, is very likely the Anna Stiles who died 7 Feb 1782, aged 26 (2nd Congr. Church record, West Boxford)
  • Jacob, b. 14 June 1757, d. Guysborough, Nova Scotia Sep 1840. He served from Andover, Mass. during the American Rev. War, and has an extensive service record. He was a private in Lt. Peter Poor's company that marched to Cambridge on the alarm of 19 April 1775, for 3 1/2 days of service. The following several months (May-Oct) he served in Capt. Asa Prince's company, Col. Mansfield's regiment. The bulk of his military time was with the Continental Army, with service from May 1777 to Dec 1779. Very soon after his service, and maybe even before the end of the war, he went to Nova Scotia, where he lived for nearly 50 years. He returned to the U.S. about 1832, and was living in Portsmouth, New Hampshire when he filed for a Rev. War pension on 16 June 1837. The pension was apparently rejected, despite his substantial service. It appears that he returned to Nova Scotia when his hoped-for pension did not materialize. One account says he was married, but no record of wife or children has been found. The burial location for Jacob has not been determined. [85]
  • Keziah, b. 12 Mar 1759, d. Bradford, NH 11 Sep 1844, m. Boxford 18 Dec 1777 Abraham SMITH, b. Boxford 19 Aug 1755, d. Bradford, NH 2 Jan 1849, the son of John and Mary Smith of Boxford, Mass. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He moved with his family to New Hampshire, and is buried with his wife in Bradford. [86]

With second wife, Sarah:

  • Elizabeth, b. 23 Jan 1761, did NOT marry Nathaniel LONG as detailed in the Stiles genealogy. It was her first cousin, daughter of Ephraim and Elizabeth Stiles, also b. 1761, who m. Nathaniel Long. She may be the Elizabeth Stiles who m. Marblehead 7 June 1778 Thomas Laskey, or the one who m. there 28 April 1793 Joseph Butman, Jr.
  • Nathan, b. 17 July 1763, died young
  • Hannah, b. 15 Mar 1765, m. Josiah MARTIN of Marblehead
  • Nathan, b. 15 Mar 1767. He would not be the one of his name born in New Haven, CT and buried in Seymour, CT, aged 37.

(8g) John Frye[edit]

Stiles Gen:16-17; Frye Gen (1920): 47-49 [87]; NEHGR 8(1854):226-7; TAG 41(1965):80-83 (Samuel Frye); Banks:Planters:199; Pope:177

John Fry/Frye/Frie was born April 1601 (per age at death), d. Andover, Mass. 9 Nov 1693, aged 92y 7m (VR), and married say 1632 Anne (Stratton?), b. say 1610, d. Andover 22 Oct 1680 as wife of John (VR). John was a wheelwright and had come from Basing, Hampshire, departing Southampton in May, and arriving in New England in Aug 1638 aboard the Bevis with his wife and three children (all four were unnamed in ship list). In his Planters of the Commonwealth, Col. Banks gives the wife's name as Anne, and the three children as John, Sarah, and Benjamin. Ann was named in the 1652/3 birth record of her son James, and in the 1661/2 death record of her daughter Sarah, along with her own 1680 death record. John first settled in Newbury, Mass. where he was a proprietor in 1638, then went to Salisbury where he was a proprietor in 1639, and ultimately to Andover about 1645. In his will, dated 16 March 1685/6 and probated 5 Dec 1693, he named no wife, four sons John, Benjamin, Samuel and James; and daughter Elizabeth Stiles. Children, first three b. England, and last three at Andover, others unknown birthplace:

  • John, b. c. 1633, d. Andover 17 Sep 1696 (VR), and m. Andover 4 Oct 1660 (VR) Eunice POTTER, b. c. 1639, d. Andover 24 Nov 1708, aged about 69 (VR). John was an Andover selectman from 1671 to 1672, and a deacon in the first church there in 1686. He was a representative to the general court in 1692. Eunice was tried for witchcraft in 1692, dismissed in 1693. They had no children.
  • Sarah, b. c. 1635, d. Andover 5 March 1661/2 (VR) as "daughter of John and Ann".
  • Benjamin, b. c. 1637, d. Andover 11 Feb 1695/6 (VR), m. Andover 23 May 1678 (VR) Mary PARKER, b. say 1655, d. Andover 17 March 1724/5 (VR). They had eight children born from 1679/80 to c. 1696.
  • Elizabeth, b. c. 1640, m. Robert STILES (see above).
  • Samuel, b. c. 1649, d. Andover 9 May 1725, in 76th year, m. Andover 20 Nov 1671 (VR) Mary ASLEBEE/ASLETT, b. 24 April 1654, d. 12 Aug 1747, daughter of John Aslebee and Rebecca Ayer. Samuel was a farmer and mill owner, but is best known for his military service, being designated succesively corporal, ensign, lieutenant, and captain. He was an Andover selectman in 1692 and again in 1702-3. The will of Mary Frie of Andover, widow and relict of Samuel, was dated 21 April 1733, and proved at Ipswich 7 Sep 1747. Samuel and Mary had ten children born from 1672 to 1698.
  • James, b. Andover 5 Jan 1652/3 (VR), d. Andover 28 Sep 1734 in 82nd year (VR), m. Andover 20 Jan 1679/80 (VR) Lydia OSGOOD, b. 12 Aug 1661, d. Andover 14 April 1741 (VR), daughter of John Osgood and Mary Clements. James served during King Philip's War as a quartermaster in Capt Gardner's and Capt Hartshone's companies. He was in the "Great Swamp Fight" on 19 Dec 1675. He was a selectman in 1689, a captain in 1702, and representative to the General Court in 1702 and 1723. They had eleven children born from 1680/1 to c. 1700.

(9g) Renold Foster[edit]

Dudley Wildes Ancestry (1959) 177-183 [88]; NEHGR 90(1936):307-10; TAG 18(1941):13-15; NEHGR 30(1876):83-87; Ipswich vital records

Renald Foster was born say 1594, d. 1681, and married at Theydon Garnon, Essex, England 1619 Judith WIGNOL, b. c. 1599, d. Ipswich Oct 1664 (VR). I have not see support for the claim that Judith was daughter of Alexander Wignal and Frances Williams. Renald m. (2) Ipswich Sep 1665 (VR) Sarah (_____) Martin, d. Ipswich 22 Feb 1692/3, widow of John Martin. Following his death, his widow Sarah m. 21 Sep 1682 William White of Haverhill, Mass. who d. 28 Sep 1690, aged about 80. It is quite possible that Renald was the son of an earlier Reynald Foster of Harlow, Essex, who made his will 18 Sep 1622, proved 7 Jan 1622/3. The subject Renald was in New England by 1638 when he bought a house and lot on 26 Sep, in Ipswich, Mass., on the north side of the Ipswich River. Renald served on juries several times from 1651 to 1668, was constable in 1661, and released from military training in 1667, but required to pay a bushel of Indian corn annually for the company's support, until relieved of this obligation in 1674. Renald's will was dated 30 April 1680, with codicil (called a "Memorandum") dated 5 March 1680/1, and proved 9 June 1681. The inventory was taken 30 May 1681 by John Whipple and Simon Stace, amounting to a sizable 744 pounds. Children, all born in England:

  • Sarah, b. c. 1620 (aged about 48 in 1668), m. William STORY (see). I have seen no support for the claim that she was baptized 15 Oct 1620, though it is a reasonable claim.
  • Abraham, b. c. 1622 (aged about 76 in 1698), d. Ipswich 15 Jan 1710/1 in about his 90th year, m. c. 1656 Lydia BURBANK, b. say 1635, daughter of Caleb and Martha Burbank of Rowley. There is no will or administration of Abraham's estate, but on 21 Dec 1698 he distributed much of it to members of his family. Abraham and Lydia had nine children born from 1657 to 1677.
  • Mary, b. b. c. 1624 (cb 1642), d. Topsfield, Mass 9 April 1705, m. (1) Daniel WOOD; m. (2) Francis PEABODY, b. c. 1614, d. 19 Feb 1697/8, aged 83. She apparently had 14 children.
  • Renald, b. c. 1627, d. 28 Dec 1707 (from inv), m. c. 1652 Elizabeth DANE, b. say 1633, daughter of John Dane. She survived her husband. His will was dated 11 July 1704 and proved 10 Jan 1707/8. They had eleven children born from 1653 to 1678.
  • Isaac, b. c. 1630 (aged about 62 in 1692), d. Ipswich 8 Feb 1691[/2] (VR), m. (1) 5 May 1658 Mary JACKSON, d. Ipswich 27 Nov 1677 (VR); m. (2) 25 Nov 1678 Hanna Downing; m. (3) 16 March 1679/80 Martha Hale. His undated will was proved 29 March 1692. Isaac had eleven children with his first wife, born from 1658/9 to 1676, and two children with his third wife, born 1684 and 1687.
  • William, b. c. 1633 (aged about 78 in 1711), d. Boxford, Mass. 17 May 1713, m. 15 May 1661 Mary JACKSON, b. 8 Feb 1639[/40?], daughter of William and Joanna Jackson of Rowley. In 1661 he was received as an inhabitant of Rowley, living in the section known as Rowley Village, later to become Boxford. He was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of Boxford, which occurred in 1685. His will was dated 3 Sep 1711 and proved 15 June 1713. He and Mary had nine children born in Rowley from 1661/2 to c. 1683.
  • Jacob, b. c. 1636, d. Ipswich 9 July 1710 in 75th year (VR), m. (1) 12 Jan 1658/9 Martha KINSMAN, d. Ipswich 15 Oct 1666 (VR); m. (2) 26 Feb 1666/7 Abigail LORD, d. 4 June 1729, daughter of Robert Lord and Mary Wait. He was deacon of the First Church in Ipswich, and he lived in the first house built by his father. His will was dated 7 July and proved 24 July 1710. Jacob had five children with his first wife, born from 1659 to 1665, and nine more with his second wife, born from 1667 to 1684. From NEHGR 30:86: "The grave of Deacon Foster is marked by a stone rudely carved; the inscription is,--'Here lies Dec'n Jacob Foster, who died July ye 9th 1710, in ye 75 yr of His Age.'"
  • NOTE: Renald had 56 grandchildren with his five sons, and 8 more with daughter Sarah. Those of daughter Mary will be tallied later.

(8g) Abraham Foster[edit]

Foster Gen:124- [89]; Ipswich vital records; Worcester, Mass. 2:133

Abraham, the son of Renald Foster and Judith Wignol, was b. c. 1622 (aged about 76 in 1698), d. Ipswich 15 Jan 1710/1 in about his 90th year (VR), and m. (1) c. 1656 a wife whose name is unknown; m. (2) say 1665 Lydia BURBANK, b. Rowley 7:2mo:1644 (7 April 1644), daughter of John and Jemima Burbank of Rowley. Lydia is widely reported as the daughter of Caleb and Martha Burbank, which is ludicrous just looking at the dates these people lived. Caleb was Lydia's younger brother. Also, Lydia is assumed by almost every writer to be the mother of ALL of the children of Abraham Foster. This is highly unlikely, because she would have then married at age 12 and had a child at age 13. It is far more likely that Abraham had a first wife who was the mother of his three oldest children (for whom birth records exist), and then married Lydia, the mother of the remainder of his children for whom there are only a few birth records. With this said, there is evidence that Abraham's older children descend from the Burbanks, in that Abraham's oldest son, Ephraim, named a daughter Jemima. This is an uncommon name, and the wife of John Burbank was Jemima. Abraham was a yeoman, and joined the Ipswich church in full communion on 12 April 1674. There is no will or administration of Abraham's estate, but on 21 Dec 1698 he distributed much of it to members of his family while he was living. Children likely with unknown first wife:

  • Ephraim, b. 9 Oct 1657 (not found in Ipswich VR), m. (1) Hannah EAMES; m. (2) Mary West
  • Abraham, b. Ipswich 14 Oct 1659 (VR), m. Mary ROBINSON
  • James, b. Ipswich 12 June 1662 (VR), likely d. by 1698 when not named in the division of his father's estate.

Children likely with second wife, Lydia:

  • Isaac, b. say 1666, d. 13 Feb 1717[/8?]. Isaac made his will in 1717 "upon going out upon his country's service."
  • child, stillborn, Ipswich 27 Dec 1668
  • Benjamin, b. 1670, d. Lunenburg, Mass. 12 Sep 1735, and m. Ann _______, b. say 1680. He was a weaver and a farmer, living at Topsfield, then neighboring Boxford, and finally at Lunenburg. After his death, his widow Ann moved to Billerica. They had eight children born from 1700 to 1725
  • Ebenezer, b. Ipswich 15 July 1672 (VR), m. Mary BORMAN.
  • Mehitable, b. Ipswich 12 Oct 1675 (VR), m. 31 Dec 1700 Ebenezer AVERILL.
  • Caleb, b. Ipswich 9 Nov 1677 (VR), m. Ipswich 9 June 1702 (VR) Mary SHERWIN.
  • Ruth, b. say 1680, d. c. 1709, m. 16 April 1702 Jeremiah PERLEY, bapt. 10 July 1680, d. c. 1758, son of John and Mary Perley of Boxford. Following Ruth's death, John m. (2) 20 Dec 1710 Alice Hazen, b. 10 Jun 1686, d. 17 Oct 1740, daughter of Thomas Hazen and Mary Howlett; he m. (3) 10 Nov 1741 Sarah Hale, d. by 1758. Jeremiah's will was proved 26 June 1758. Jeremiah had three children, but with which wife or wives has not been determined.

(7g) Ephraim Foster[edit]

Foster genealogy [90]

Ephraim, the son of Abraham Foster with an unknown first wife, was b. Ipswich 9 Oct 1657, d. Andover 21 Sep 1746, and m. 1677 Hannah EAMES, b. 18 Dec 1661, d. 8 July 1731, the daughter of Robert Eames and Rebecca Blake. Following Hannah's death, Ephraim m. (2) Bradford, Mass. 3 Jan 1732/3 Mary (_______) West, the widow of John West. She may have been the Mary WEBSTER who was married in Salem 25 March 1696 to John West. Ephraim has a surviving inscribed grave marker in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Boxford, while Hannah's grave marker now appears to have crumbled, and from the photo it is difficult to ascertain if any of the inscription has survived. Children of Ephraim and Hannah, b. Andover: [91]

  • Rose, b. 9 May 1679, d. Andover 25 Feb 1692/3, unmarried. One record gives her birth year as 1678, but three different manuscripts plus the published Andover vital record all give the year as 1679.
  • Hannah, b. 28 May 1682, d. young
  • Hannah, b. 25 May 1684, m. Timothy STILES.
  • Jemima, b. 23 Feb 1685/6, m. Ezekiel Ladd, b. Haverhill, Mass. 14 Feb 1686 [/7?], son of Samuel Ladd and Martha Corliss. They apparently had no recorded children, and where they lived and died has not been discovered.
  • Ephraim, b. 12 March 1687/8, d. Andover 8 April 1738, m. 17 Jan 1716 Abigail POOR, b. Newbury 1 Aug 1695, d. Brookfield, MA 28 Aug 1747, the daughter of Joseph Poor. Following Ephraim's death, Abigal m. 1739 Capt Nathaniel Frynd. Ephraim has a grave marker in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Boxford. He and Abigail had six children, but only one, Jedediah, survived childhood. [92]
  • John, b. 26 March 1690, d. Boxford 28 Oct 1778, m. (1) Andover 7 Jan 1713/4 (there is confusion within the Andover vital record as to the precise date because the intention was recrded as Dec 1714) Rebecca ROE, b. c. 1695, d. c. 1731. One published genealogy gives her surname as Rowland, but this is not supported by the vital records. The name Roe is rare in Andover and Boxford, but common in Gloucester. John m. (2) Boxford 23 Nov 1732 (int in Andover 16 Sep 1732) Dorcas HOVEY, b. Boxford 10 May 1701, d. there 18 Aug 1793, daughter of Luke Hovey and Susanna Pillsbury. John had three children with his first wife, born 1715 to 1720, and had three more with his second wife, born 1734 to 1741. John has a surviving grave marker in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Boxford. [93]
  • Gideon, b. 13 May 1692, d. Andover 25 June 1707.
  • David, b. 18 April 1694, d. Andover 22 June 1759, m. (1) Andover 25 Nov 1714 Elizabeth ABBOTT, b. Andover 5 Nov 1695, d. there 1 Dec 1715, the daughter of George Abbott and Elizabeth Ballard. David m. (2) 29 Aug 1716 Lydia FARNUM, b. Andover 16 Oct 1699, d. Andover 21 March 1745/6, the daughter of Samuel Farnum and Hannah Holt. David m. (3) Salisbury 4 Oct 1748 Judith NORTON, b. Salisbury 3 March 1703/4, d. Bradford 22 Nov 1778, the daughter of Joseph Norton and Elizabeth Brown. Following David's death, his widow m. Bradford, Mass. 14 Jan 1760 Nehemiah Carleton, b. 15 April 1695, d. Bradford 1 July 1767, the son of Edward Carleton and Elizabeth Kimball. Nehemiah had married as his first wife Elizabeth Haseltine. David had one child with his first wife and nine children with his second wife. He has a surviving grave marker in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Boxford. A FAG memorial has been made for his first wife in the North Parish Burying Ground in Andover, with the assumption she is buried there, but there is no tombstone photo. [94]
  • Moses, b. 27 Sep 1696, d. Pembrok, NH Nov 1766, m. (1) (int Andover 27 Nov 1719) Elizabeth ROGERS, b. c. 1696, d. Andover 2 Oct 1729. An Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Daniel Rogers, was b. Ipswich 1696. Moses m. (2) Andover 26 Nov 1730 Mary GRAY, b. c. 1703, daughter of Henry Gray and Mary Blunt. Moses's will, dated 12 March 1766, was proved 7 Dec 1766. Moses had four known children with his first wife, born 1720 to 1728, and eight more with his second wife, beginning in 1731. A FAG memorial has been created for Moses and his first wife, without locations.
  • Aaron, b. 21 April 1699, d. Bolton, Mass. 1777, m. Andover 13 March 1721/2 Martha SMITH, b. c. 1700, d. c. 1774. They had apparently moved to Bolton, Worcester Co., where he served as town clerk. He m. (2) in Bolton 14 March 1775 Anna Knight, who died in 1823. Administration of Aaron's estate was given to wife Anna in 1777. Aaron and Martha had six known children, born 1723 to c. 1734.
  • Joshua, b. 13 March 1702, d. 29 Oct 1784, m. (1) Andover 7 May 1730 Mary BARKER, b. 11 Dec 1711, d. 28 June 1768, daughter of William and Mary (Barker) Barker. Joshua m. (2) Andover 17 Aug 1769 Mrs. Mary (_______) Town. Joshua and his first wife had eight known children born 1731 to 1747. Joshua and his first wife both have extant grave markers in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Boxford. [95]
  • Ruth, b. 9 March 1703/4, d. Boxford 1772 (3 Oct per a web source) m. Andover 11 May 1722 Jacob ABBOTT, b. Andover 19 March 1694, d. W. Brookfield, Worcester, Mass. 22 April 1771, the son of George Abbott and Elizabeth Ballard. Jacob has a grave marker in Old Indian Cemetery, West Brookfield, Mass., but may also have a marker in Pine Grove Cem., though there is no photo of the latter in FAG. Following his death, Ruth must have returned to Boxford to live with a relative, as she is buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery where her parents and many of her siblings are buried. Ruth and Jacob had no known children. [96] [97] [98]

(8g) Robert Eames[edit]

Torrey: NE Mar to 1700 p 16; Perley's Boxford History (taken from website); Vital records of Andover and Boxford, Mass.

Robert Eames/Ames was born c. 1640 (aged 31 in 1671 per Torrey), d. Boxford, Mass. 22 July 1693 (VR), and m. c. 1660 Rebecca BLAKE, b. Gloucester, Mass. Feb 1641[/2?], d. Boxford 8 May 1721 (VR), daughter of George and Dorothy Blake. On 17 Sep 1692, Rebecca was tried and convicted of witchcraft, having confessed on 31 August of pricking the foot of another spectator (Timothy Swan?) while watching the hanging of others for withcraft on 19 Aug 1692. She also testified that she had allowed her son Daniel to be baptized by the devil. She was convicted with nine others, four of whom were executed on 22 Sep. In October, the Court of Oyer and Terminer was dissolved, but Rebecca remained in the Salem prison. On 5 Dec she submitted a petition to Governor Phips, retracting her "false and untrue" confession. She was released from jail at the end of the winter (March?), and her husband died four months later. The bond of administration on the estate of Robert "Aimes" was dated 5 Feb 1694[/5?], but only the cover document appears to have survived in the Essex County records. In 1711, Rebecca and 21 others had their civil rights restored, and she lived another ten years beyond that. Rebekah has an extant gravestone in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Boxford, where her surname is spelled "Eams". Children, b. Andover, Mass.: [99]

  • Hannah, b. 18 Dec 1661 (VR), m. Ephraim FOSTER (see above).
  • Daniel, b. 7 April 1663 (VR), d. Andover 1695, m. Andover 25 April 1683 (not found in published vital record) Lydia WHEELER. Twins b. Andover 1683/4; other children b. Boxford 1685, 1686, 1688, 1690, 1692, 1693.
  • Robert, b. 28 Feb 1667/8 (VR), d. Malden, Mass. 1698, m. Boxford 20 April 1695 (VR) Bethiah GATCHELL of Sekonk". Children b. Boxford 1695/6(?)
  • John, b. 11 Oct 1670 (VR), d. Groton, Mass. 9 July 1724, m. c. 1692 Priscilla KIMBALL, b. Bradford, Mass. 15 April 1673, d. Groton 24 Oct 1729, daughter of Thomas Kimball and Mary Smith. They had eight children born from 1693 to 1709, first recorded in Andover, remainder in Boxford. John was the only one of his siblings to be given a bequest in the 1697/8 will of his grandfather, George Blake, and was named administrator of the estate following the death of George's widow.
  • Dorothy, b. 20 Dec 1674 (VR), m. Haverhill, Mass. 8 March 1693/4 Samuel SWAN, b. Haverhill 24 Oct 1672, d. there 28 Nov 1751, son of Robert Swan and Elizabeth Acey.
  • Jacob, b. 20 July 1677 (VR), m. Boston 4 June 1700 Mary VAUGHN. Jacob was a mariner.
  • Joseph, b. 9 Oct 1681 (VR), d. Boxford 27 Dec 1753 (VR), m. c. 1710 Jemima HOYT, b. c. 1685, d. Boxford 2 Feb 1754 (not in published vital record), daughter of John Hoyt and Mary Barnes. They had eight children born from 1710/1 to 1728. The will of Joseph Eams of Boxford, Yeoman, was dated 6 Feb 1753 and proved 4 Feb 1754.
  • Nathan, b. 19 Nov 1685 (VR), d. Boxford "suddenly" 11 Jan 1765 (VR), m. _____ _______, b. c. 1687, d. Boxford 17 July 1765, aged 78, as "widow of Nathan" (VR).

(9g) George Blake[edit]

Pope:Mass Pioneers:53; vital records of Gloucester and Boxford, Mass.; Torry:NE Marriages:75; Tyler Gen:17; Perley:Essex Antiquarian 10:47

George Blake was b. c. 1611 (per Torrey), d. Boxford, Mass. 17 Feb 1697/8 (VR only guesses at year), and m. c. 1640 Dorothy _______, b. say 1620, living in 1697/8, but perhaps d. soon after, because Pope says administration of George's estate was given to John Eames after the death of his widow. Torrey says she d. 1702 in Boxford, and Perley says she d. 12 Dec 1702, but I do not see her in the published vital record. George lived with his family in Gloucester, Mass. where he was a town officer in 1649, but sometime after 1669 moved to Boxford, according to Perley. His will was dated 17 Jan 1697/8, and proved in 1698, making bequests to daughters Rebecca Eams, Mary Curtis, and Ruth Shaw; grandchildren Deborah Kimball, Deborah Pery, and Moses Tyler, whose mother's were deceased; and to grandchild John Eams. Wife Dorothy named as residuary legatee and executrix. His inventory was dated the day of his death, 17 Feb 1697/8. Children, b. Gloucester, Mass.:

  • Rebecca, b. Feb 1641[/2?] (VR), m. Robert EAMES (see above).
  • Deborah, b. 10 Nov 164_ (VR), d. by 1697/8, and prob. married ______ KIMBALL based on her father's 1697/8 will.
  • Prudence, b. 15 April 1647 (VR), d. Andover, Mass. 9 March 1688/9 (VR), m. Andover 6 July 1666 (VR) Moses TYLER, b. c. 1642, d. Andover 2 Oct 1727, aged about 85 (VR), son of Job and Mary Tyler. They had ten children born from 1667 to 1688. Moses m. (2) c. 1692 Sarah (Hasey) Sprague, b. c. 1647, d. 1718, widow of Phineas Sprague of Malden who d. 1690 and m. (3) Andover 13 Aug 1718 Martha (______) Fisk, who d. 13 Feb 1735. Moses was titled Quartermaster in his death record.
  • Elizabeth, b. "last of the 3m:1650" (31 May 1650) (VR), d. by 1697/8, and m. Ipswich 27 March 1665 (VR) Matthew PERRY. They had seven children born in Ipswich from 1666 to 1679. Mathew had one other child, Samuell, b. 1663, so was he previously married, or did Elizabeth have this child out of wedlock as a very young girl? The mother's name is not given in any of the eight birth records.
  • Mary, b. 14 Feb 1652[/3?] (VR), d. Topsfield, Mass. 23 Aug 1745 "in her 98th year" (VR) (an exageration), m. Topsfield 4 Dec 1673 (VR) Zaccheus CURTIS, b. Gloucester 1646, d. Boxford 7 July 1712 (not in pub VR), son of Zacheus and Joanna Curtis. They had twelve children born from 1674/5 to 1696.
  • Thomas, b. 9 June 1658 (VR), d. Gloucester 25 June 1658 (VR)
  • Ruth, b. 3:7mo:1659 (3 Sep 1659) (VR), living in 1697/8, and m. ______ SHAW. She was named Ruth Shaw in her father's 1697/8 will.

(9g) Richard Bowen[edit]

Bowen Gen (2011):6-37

Richard Bowen was born say 1595, bur. Rehoboth 4 Feb 1674/5, and m. (1) a woman whose name has not been found; m. (2) Weymouth, Mass. Nov 1648 Elizabeth (______) Marsh, b. say 1599, bur. Rehoboth 1675 (as Richard's widow), the widow of George Marsh. The Bowen family was probably in New England by 1640, about when the oldest daughter was married, but was first of record when granted land in Weymouth between Oct 1642 and May 1644. However this land was added to prior holdings of his. Bowen was one of the 54 original inhabitants of Rehoboth who met at Weymouth on 24 Oct 1643 prior to their move to Rehoboth, and one of the 30 signers of the Rehoboth Compact on 3 July 1644. He was active in Rehoboth town affairs, serving as selectman, moderator, appraiser, arbitrator, and guardian to orphans. His will was undated, but probably written in 1674, and proved 4 June 1675. His inventory totaled about 176 pounds. Children:

  • Alice, b. c. 1620, d. by 1699, m. c. 1640, probably at Salem, Mass., Robert WHEATON, b. say 1605, d. c. 1695. Robert was of Salem in Jan 1636/7 when refused as an inhabitant of the town, but he was granted ten acres there in Nov 1638 and 20 acres in April 1644. He was at Rehoboth by Feb 1646/7, and made freeman there in 1658. They had ten children born Salem, then Rehoboth from c. 1641 to 1661/2.
  • William, b. c. 1622, bur. Rehoboth 7 March 1686/7, unmarried. Inventory of his estate was made 17 March 1686/7, with the division of the estate a year later.
  • Sarah, b. c. 1624, m. Robert FULLER (see his sketch)
  • Ruth, b. c. 1626, bur. Rehoboth 31 Oct 1688, m. Rehoboth 23 April 1647 George KENDRICK. George m. (2) Rehoboth 1 April 1691 Jane (_____) Ide, bur. Rehoboth 12 May 1694. This George Kendrick is distinct from the one of the same name who lived at Plymouth, Scituate, Boston, Providence, and Newport. Ruth and George had eight children born at Rehoboth from 1648 to 1665.
  • Obadiah, b. c. 1628, m. Mary _______ (see below).
  • Richard, b. c. 1631, d. Rehoboth 1722/3, m. (1) Rehoboth 4 March 1656 Esther SUTTON, bur. Rehoboth 6 Nov 1688, daughter of John and Julian Sutton; m. (2) Rehoboth 20 Jan 1690[/1?] Martha (ALLEN) Sabin, b. Medfield, Mass. 11 Dec 1641, d. Rehoboth 11 Jan 1735[/6?], daughter of James Allen and Ann Gould, and widow of William Sabin. Richard's will was dated 12 April 1718, proved 25 March 1722/3 with inventory three days later. Richard and Esther had five chilfren born Rehoboth from 1657 to 1671.
  • Thomas, b. c. 1634, d. c. 1663, and m. c. 1659 Elizabeth NICHOLS, b. prob. Fairfield, CT c. 1637, d. 4 Nov 1613, daughter of John Nicholas. She m. (2) c. 1665 Dr. Samuel Fuller. Thomas was of New London, CT by 1657 and made freeman there the following year. Thomas was a cooper, and was sick as a young man, and named as a patient of John Winthrop, Jr. He made his will in Rehoboth on 11 April 1663, calling himself late inhabitant of New London, and proved 29 Feb 1664 [1663/4]. Thomas had two children born 1660 and Dec 1663, the latter probably born posthumously.

(8g) Obadiah Bowen, Sr.[edit]

Bowen Gen (2011): 27-32,261-281

Obadiah, the son of Richard Bowen with his unknown first wife, was b. c. 1628, d. Swansea, Mass. 10 Sep 1710, and m. c. 1650 Mary _______, b. c. 1628, d. prob. at Swansea 18 Feb 1697[/8?]. Many early accounts give Mary the maiden name of Clifton, but there is no evidence for this. On 28 June 1653 Obadiah signed the empowering agreement for the Sowams purchse (Plymouth Colony) In 1663 he was an overseer for the estate of his brother Thomas. The same year the Rev. Samuel Newman, pastor of the Rehoboth church, died, and the church became ideologically split between the baptists and the congregationalists. The Baptists left in 1668, under Rev. John Myles, and founded the town of Swansea, with Obadiah being an original resident there. Obadiah and Mary became members of the Swansea Baptist Church in 1671, but were gently admonished multiple times for poor attendance. Obadiah's will was dated 11 Dec 1708, and his inventory was made 4 Oct 1710. Obadiah and wife Mary both have extant, but crude, gravestones in the Obadiah Bowen Lot, once in Swansea, Mass., but now in Warren, RI. Children, all births recorded at Rehoboth, but the last two were likely born in Swansea:

  • Obadiah, b. 18 Sep 1651, m. Abigail BULLOCK (see below)
  • Mary, b. 18 Jan 1653, (d. 20 Aug 1678 per unverified source) m. Rehoboth 30 May 1673 Isaac ALLEN, b. c. 1650, bur. Rehoboth 24 Nov 1692, son of John and (possibly Christian) Allen. Isaac m. (2) c. 1682 Katherine _______, and had a child b. 18 Jan 1683.
  • Sarah, b. 6 Nov 1654, d. by 1708 (not named in father's will), m. (1) Rehoboth 16 May 1672 John SAVAGE, bur. Rehoboth 22 Aug 1678; m. (2) Rehoboth 29 Sep 1681 Joseph BRAYMAN, prob. d. Gloucester Co., NJ 1701/2, and prob. son of of Thomas Brayman. Sarah had four children with her first husband, born Rehoboth from 1672/3 to 1678, and two children with her second husband born in 1682 and 1685.
  • Samuel, b. 16 July 1659, d. Cohansey, Salem Co., NJ 21 Jan 1728/9, m. Swansea, MA 26 May 1684 Elizabeth (Wood) Wheaton, b. say 1655, prob. at Portsmouth, RI, d. by 1728/9 when not named in husband's will, widow of his cousin Samuel Wheaton, and daughter of John Wood. The family moved to Cohansey, NJ by 1703. Samuel's will was dated 21 Jan and proved 4 March 1728/9. They had eight children born from 1685 to 1703.
  • Joseph, b. 26 June 1662, d. Rehoboth 28 Dec 1727, and m. c. 1688 Elizabeth ROUND, b. c. 1670, prob. d. by 1721, daughter of John and Elizabeth Round. Joseph and Elizabeth had nine children born from 1689 to 1706.
  • Thomas, b. 3 Aug 1664, d. Swansea, MA c. 1743, and m. Swansea 17 June 1689 Thankful MASON, b. Rehoboth 27 Oct 1672, liv. c. 1743. Thomas's will was dated 25 Dec 1736 and proved 21 June 1743. He and Thankful had thirteen children born from 1691 to 1717/8.
  • Hannah, b. 3 May 1665, liv. Cohansey, NJ 1715/6, and m. Swansea 10 Nov 1685 Timothy Brooks, b. Woburn, Mass. 9 Oct 1661 d. Cohansey 1715/6, son of Timothy Brooks and Mary Russell. Hannah and Timothy had seven children born from 1687 to 1698.
  • Lydia, b. 23 April 1666, d. Warren, RI 19 May 1758, m. Swansea 4 Sep 1686, as his second wife, Joseph MASON, b. Rehoboth 6 March 1662/3, d. Warren, RI 19 May 1748, son of Sampson Mason and Mary Butterworth. They had four known children born from 1687 to 1704.
  • Mercy, b. 18 march 1672, not named in her father's will, and presumably died young.
  • Isaac, b. 30 Sep 1674, d. by 1706, had a daughter Mary, b. c. 1694. Nothing more known of him.

(7g) Obadiah Bowen, Jr.[edit]

Bowen Gen (2011):261-4

Obadiah, the son of Obadiah and Mary Bowen, was b. Rehoboth 18 Sep 1651, d. Rehoboth 11 July 1699, and m. Rehoboth 25 July 1677 Abigail BULLOCK, b. Rehoboth 29 Aug 1657, d. there 10 Sep 1704, daughter of Richard Bullock and Elizabeth Ingraham. Though born in Rehoboth, Obadiah was married in Swansea in 1677 and lived there with his family until 1690 when they moved back to Rehoboth. Obadiah has a surviving grave marker in the Bowen Lot in Warren, Rhode Island--a crude marker bearing only his initials, "O.B.". Children, first six b. Swansea, remaining three b. Rehoboth: [100]

  • Abigail, b. Swansea c. 1678, m. Rehoboth 24 July 1701 Benjamin FISKE, b. c. 1679, d. Scituate, RI 14 Feb 1765, son of Joseph Fiske and Elizabeth Bartram. What we now know about Benjamin and Abigail comes from a 1995 article in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 149, pp 230-243, "Elizabeth Bartram, wife of (1) William Hammond Sr. of Rehoboth and Swansea and (2) Joseph-2 Fiske of Lynn and Swansea, Mass." by Eugene Cole Zubrinsky. The article corrects the parentage of Benjamin, long thought to be John Fiske and Hannah Baldwin. It also establishes a birth year for Benjamin, though none of the several options for this year is completely satisfactory. Another item of note is that many, if not most, accounts give the death year for Abigail as 1710, which is ludicrous, because many of these accounts include children born long after that date. Abigail was known to be living on 31 July 1721 when she cosigned an agreement with her husband concerning the distribution of her father's estate. In addition, her son Noah is credited with being born in 1722, so a 1710 death year for Abigail is out of the question. Following their marriage, Benjamin and Abigail continued to live in Rehoboth until 1710, at which time they moved to the neighboring town of Swansea. They remained in Swansea until 1726/7, at which time they moved to the part of Providence, RI that became the town of Scituate four years later. On 8 Nov 1739, Benjamin Fiske and two others leased a parcel of land in Scituate for a meeting house and burial place. Abigail and Benjamin had ten known children born 1702 to 1722. [101]
  • James, b. Swansea 29 July 1680, d. Rehoboth 16 Feb 1738, m. Rehoboth 1 Apr 1706 Elizabeth GARNSEY, b. Dorchester 23 April 1682, d. 20 Dec 1776, daughter of John Garnsey and Elizabeth Disbrow. James and Elizabeth had eight known children, born in Rehoboth 1704 to 1722. They both have extant grave markers in the Burial Hill Cemetery, Rehoboth, Mass. [102]
  • Hezekiah, b. Swansea 19 Nov 1682, m. (1) Rehoboth 1 Nov 1706 Elizabeth LONDON, b. c. 1686; m. (2) Mehitabel Wood. Web accounts give the same death date for both Hezekiah and Elizabeth as 12 May 1751, but I can confirm neither. They had as many as eleven children, born 1707 to 1729.
  • Mary, b. Swansea 24 Dec 1684, m. Rehoboth 19 April 1710 John BUSH
  • Elizabeth, b. Swansea 17 March 1686, d. 20 Feb 1709, m. Thomas BOREMAN.
  • Daniel, b. Swansea 29 June 1689, d. 22 Feb 1737, m. Rehoboth 7 June 1716 Priscilla VINTON, b. c. 1694, (d. Swansea 6 Feb 1772 per several accounts, but I cannot confirm), daughter of John Vinton and Hannah Greene. There were four known children.
  • Aaron, b. Rehoboth 6 Nov 1691, d. Coventry, RI 21 April 1774, m. Swansea 12 Dec 1717 Experience WHITAKER, b. Rehoboth 16 May 1697, d. Coventry, RI 4 Dec 1780, daughter of Nathaniel Whitaker and Elizabeth Squire. Aaron and Experience both have extant grave markers in the Israel Bowen Lot, Coventry, RI. They had nine known children, born 1719 to 1739. [103]
  • Sarah, b. Rehoboth 5 Nov 1693, m. c. 1719 Martin LUTHER, b. 12 Oct 1692, d. 1747, son of Theophilus Luther and Lydia Kenicutt. They had at least four children, born 1720 to 1730. FAG memorials have been created for them, without a cemetery. [104]
  • Nathan, b. Rehoboth, Mass. 4 April 1698, d. Marblehead, Mass. 23 Dec 1776, m. (1) Sarah ASHLEY; m. (2) Hannah (HASKELL) (Goodwin) Harris; m. (3) Mary (Russell) Boden. He is buried in the Harris Street Cemetery in Marblehead, Mass. [105]

(6g) Nathan Bowen[edit]

Bowen Gen (2011):264

Nathan Bowen was born in Swansea, Bristol Co., Mass. on 4 April 1698, d. Marblehead, Mass. on 23 Dec 1776, the son of Obadiah Bowen (1651-1699) and Abigail Bullock (1657-1712+) of Bristol County, Mass. He was married first in Boston by Rev. Mr. John Webb (Presbyternian) on 16 April 1719 to Sarah ASHLEY, d. Marblehead 18 Sep 1740, the daughter of Boston merchant Edward Ashley and his wife Mary Hallowell. Following Sarah's death in 1740, he married second in Marblehead 18 Nov 1741, as her third husband, Hannah (HASKELL) Harris, the daughter of Mark Haskell and Charity Gale. Hannah had married first Samuel Goodwin and second Samuel Harris. Hannah had died by 1764 when Nathan married a third time in Marblehead on 27 May 1764 Mrs. Mary (Russell) Boden.

As to Bowen's life pursuits, some are presented in his son's autobiography, "The Autobiography of Ashley Bowen (1728-1813)" edited by Daniel Vickers (2006), p. 15: "Nathan had served an apprenticeship in a Boston counting house and then for reasons unknown had moved ten miles north along the coast in 1718 to settle in Marblehead. There he purchased a home several blocks back from the waterfront, to which in 1719 he brought his young wife, a Boston merchant's daughter named Sarah Ashley. In Marblehead Nathan built a career as a trader, gentleman, notary public, justice of the peace, teacher of navigation, and author of almanacs...In the opinion of one of his daughters, Nathan Bowen was 'too much taken up with the things of this world'...and the relationship between him and his son Ashley seems never to have been very warm." Nathan had ten children with first wife Sarah, and one more with second wife Hannah, all born in Marblehead: [106] [107] [108] [109] [110]

  • Edward, b. Marblehead 30 Dec 1720, d. 5 Oct 1796. He married five times: (1) Marblehead 1 Feb 1750 Elizabeth BODEN, d. Marblehead 3 July 1761, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Boden; m. (2) Marblehead 10 Aug 1762 Mary Burnham; m. (3) Marblehead 27 Mar 1768 Mrs. Lydia Main; m. (4), as Capt. Edward Bowen, in Marblehead 14 Jul 1774 Mrs. Deborah (KIMBALL) Hawks; and (5) in 1795 Mercy Cross. He was a mariner, yeoman, and esquire. He had eleven children and is buried in the Harris Street Cemetery, though there are no markers for any of his wives there. His son, Nathan Bowen (b. 1752) was a noted cabinet maker. [111]
  • Mary, b. Marblehead 9 Oct 1722
  • Sarah, b. Marblehead 7 Dec 1724, died young
  • Nathan, b. Marblehead 17 Dec 1726, m. Marblehead 11 Oct 1753 Martha TREVETT. A Martha Trevett was baptized in Marblehead on 29 May 1726, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Trevett. A Richard Trevet married in Marblehead 27 Nov 1712 Elizabeth Ingolls. Nathan and Martha had one child recorded in the Marblehead vital records: Martha, baptized 27 April 1755. Nothing more is known of them.
  • Ashley, b. 8 Jan 1728, d. Marblehead 2 Feb 1813. Capt Ashley Bowen married three times: (1) at Boxford 7 May 1758 to Mrs. Deborah Chadwick; (2) in Marblehead 8 Dec 1771 to Mary Shaw; and (3) in Marblehead 6 Feb 1782 to Mrs. Hannah Graves. Ashley wrote an autobiography covering mostly his life as a mariner; it was published in 2006. [112] [113]
  • Sarah, b. 16 Jun 1730, d. 3 Jul 1790, m. (1) (Ebenezer?) JOHNSON; m. (2) Ezra STILES; see details under Ezra Stiles, above. Sarah is buried with members of her Bowen family in the Harris Street Cemetery, though she may no longer have an extant grave stone.
  • Abigail, b. 12 Feb 1732/3, d. Marblehead 19 Aug 1819, of dropsy, aged 86 or 87y, m. in Marblehead 6 Jan 1756 John WIGHT, b. Bristol, Rhode Island 15 July 1729, the son of Rev. John Wight and Mary Pond of Dedham, Mass. John Wight was living in Providence, RI when his father died in 1753. He appears to have lived in Marblehead and/or Andover, where the births of most of his children are recorded, but he became a proprietor of New Marblehead, late Windham, Maine, and may have lived there as well. He was a joiner by profession. His wife administered his estate upon his death, according to multiple accounts, but neither a date nor place is given. He and Abigail had eight known children [114]
  • Elizabeth, b. 27 Feb 1734, d. Marblehead 28 July 1809, and m. Marblehead 27 Dec 1756 Knott MARTIN, Jr., b. Marblehead 31 Dec 1734, d. Marblehead 7 July 1822, the son of Knott Martin and Sarah Arnold (a daughter of Benedict Arnold and Sarah Mumford). Following Elizabeth's death, Knott m. (2) in Marblehead 20 Jan 1810 Mrs. Mercy Brooks Martin, the widow of John Martin, b. c. 1748, d. 21 April 1832.
  • Anna, b. 3 May 1737, d. 11 Jan 1830, aged 92 years and 8 months, m. Marblehead 15 Nov 1758 John PRINCE, b. Salem, Mass 14 Oct 1735, d. 15 April 1787, aged 51 years, the son of John Prince and Hannah Frost, and the grandson of Deacon Richard Prince. Anna and John are buried in the Unitarian Cemetery in Marblehead. [115] [116]
  • Hannah, b. 6 Sep 1740, died young; her mother died 12 days after her birth

With second wife, Hannah:

  • Hannah, b. 8 Jul 1743, m. Marblehead 1 July 1762 Richard REED, Jr., b. Marblehead 6 June 1736, the son of Richard Reed and Elizabeth Tucker. [117]

(8g) Richard Bullock[edit]

TAG 39(1963):65-72+; We Relate website, citing Rehoboth vital records; Stearns, et al, Gen. and Fam. Hist. of NH 1:406-7

Richard Bullock was b. c. 1622 (aged about 25 in July 1647), d. Rehoboth, MA 22 Nov 1667 (Cutter), and m. (1) Rehoboth 11 Aug 1647 Elizabeth INGRAHAM, b. 1628, d. 7 Jan 1659/60, daughter of Richard Ingraham; and m. (2) Rehoboth 21 Sep 1660 Elizabeth BILLINGTON, b. Plymouth, MA 10 July 1635, liv. Providence, RI 1 Aug 1707. Stearnes gives Richard's origin as County Essex, England, but this has not been substantiated. He was a (Plymouth Colony?) freeman in 1646, and married the following year. In 1656 he moved to Newtown, Long Island, but returned to Rehoboth soon after, and was voted to become town clerk there in 1659. Richard's inventory was dated 22 Nov 1667. Following his death, his widow m. (2) Rehoboth 25 June 1673 Robert Beere, k. by Indians 28 March 1676 and m. (3) c. 1679 Thomas Patey of Providence, drowned 19 Aug 1695. Children of Richard with first wife:

  • Samuel, b. Rehoboth 19 Aug 1648, d. Rehoboth 10 March 1717[/8?], and m. (1) Swansea 12 Nov 1673 Mary THURBER, b. say 1652, d. 4 Oct 1674; m. (2) Rehoboth 26 May 1675 Thankful ROUSE, b. Rehoboth c. 1655, liv. 1693. Samuel had one child with his first wife, b. 1674, and six children with second wife, born from 1676/7 to 1693.
  • Elizabeth, b. Rehoboth 9 Oct 1650, d. (Warren, RI 15 Feb 1730?), m. Swansea 6 Dec 1671 Dea. Caleb EDDY, b. c. 1644, d. 23 March 1712/3, aged 69, son of Samuel Eddy and Elizabeth Savory. They had eight children born from 1672 to 1693. They are buried in the Kickemuit Cemetery, now in Warren, RI, where Caleb has an extant gravestone.
  • Mary, b. Rehoboth 16 Feb 1652[/3?]. A web source says she m. Richard Hale.
  • Mehitable, b. Rehoboth 4 April 1655, liv. Rehoboth 1737, m. c. 1648 John WEST, d. Rehoboth 1737. John was a cordwainer whose will was dated 7 April and proved 26 Sep 1737, naming wife Mehetibel, sons John, William, and Henry; daughters Mehitabel Garnzey, deceased and eldest daughter, Elezebeth Wheeler, and Ann Nash; granddaughters Mehitable and Elinor Garnzey, Patience Rosamond, and Jemimah and Ann Garnzey; son Henry executor.
  • Abigail, b. Rehoboth 29 Aug 1657, m. Obadiah BOWEN, Jr. (see above)
  • Hopestill, b. Rehoboth 26 Dec 1659, (m. Joshua LOMBARD?),

Children with second wife, all b. Rehoboth:

  • Israel, b. 15 July 1661; no further record
  • Marcy, b. 13 March 1662/3, d. 19 March 1663 [2/3 or 3/4?]
  • John, b. 19 May 1664, d. Barrington, RI 20 June 1739, m. Swansea, MA 29 Jan 1695[/6?] Elizabeth BARNES, b. Swansea 14 Feb 1675, d. 20 July 1761, daughter of Thomas Barnes and Prudence Albee. John was a weaver, and left a will dated 10 March 1735/6, proved 17 July 1739. The had three sons and three daughters named in his will. They are bur. Littleneck Cem., Barrington, RI.
  • Richard, b. 15 March 1666/7; in Providence, RI tax list in 1688; nothing further.

(9g) Richard Ingraham[edit]

TAG 21(1945):190-1; Torrey, New England Marriages; and I pulled stuff off the web that looked reasonable

Richard Ingraham was b. say 1600, d. Northampton, Mass. 7 Aug 1683, m. (1) say 1625 a wife, name unknown (absolutely no evidence that she was Elizabeth Wignall); and assuming he is the same man who moved to Northampton, Mass., then he m. (2) 11 Dec 1668 Joan (ROCKWELL) Baker, widow of Jeffrey/Geoffery Baker and daughter of William Rockwell. Richard is first of record in New England about 1643, at which time the allotment of lands among the proprietors of Rehoboth in the Plymouth Colony was made. He accepted an allotment in the place of a Mrs. Bur. Two children of William are known from the Rehoboth land records: William and Jarrett. There is no proof that he is the Richard Ingraham appearing in the records of Northampton, Mass. from 1668 to 1683, but it is widely accepted. This Northampton Richard, in his will probated in 1683, bequeathed his working tools to son-in-law (step-son) "Calleb Pumry", and the remainder of his estate to his wife Joan and her heirs. There was no mention of William or Jarrett who were both still living at the time, or of any other family members.

Children, known or assumed:

  • Elizabeth (assumed daughter), b. say 1626, d. 7 Jan 1659/60, m. Rehoboth 11 Aug 1647 Richard BULLOCK (see above).
  • William (known), b. say 1628, d. 1721, and m. say 1652 Elizabeth _______. He conveyed land in Rehoboth to his nephew Obadiah Ingraham, son of Jarrett, his brother, on 29 June 1706.
  • Joanna (assumed), b. say 1630, d. Rehoboth 26 July 1699, m. Rehoboth 18 June 1651 George ROBINSON.
  • Abigail (assumed), b. say 1636, d. Stonington, CT 9 Sep 1715, m. (1) Stonington 30 Nov 1655 Samuel CHEESEBROUGH; m. (2) Westerly, RI 1675 Joshua HOLMES; and m. (3) Crofton, CT 4 July 1698 James AVERY.
  • Jarrett (known), b. say 1639, d. Rehoboth 11 Jan 1717/8, m. (1) 28 May 1662 Rebecca SEARLES/SAYLES, b. c. 1642, d. Rehoboth 19 Aug 1691, daughter of Edward Searles; m. (2) 22 April 1692 Waistill (______) Sabin, d. Rehoboth 15 Nov 1718, widow of Joseph Sabin. Jarrett was named in a deed by his brother William in 1706, as was his son Obadiah. Jarrett had twelve children with his first wife born from 1662/3 to 1686, and a child, Obadiah, with his second wife born in 1696.
  • John (assumed), b. c. 1642, d. Hadley, Mass. 26 June 1722, aged 80, m. (1) 20 Nov 1664 Elizabeth GARDNER, d. 1684; m. (2) 26 June 1684 Mehitable DICKINSON. John has an extant gravestone in the Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Mass. [118]
  • Henry (assumed), b. c. 1646, d. Boston, MA 26 April 1719, m. (1) c. 1671 Lydia DOWSE, b. 1655, d. 1708; m. (2) Elizabeth Underwood. They were of Boston and had a child born in 1672. Henry has an extant gravestone in the Kings Chapel Burying Ground in Boston. [119]

(8g) Thomas Ashley[edit]

Libby, Noyes, Davis:GDMNH:67; Savage:GDNE:1:69; extensive research on family posted on Wiki Tree website, apparently by a Chase Ashley (see files)

Note: Savage suggested that the Thomas Ashley of Maine was the same as the one of Boston. Libby, Noyes, and Davis, in the GDMNH suggested they are different men. Because there is no overlap in records that can prove more than one Thomas Ashley in his generation, I will treat this as a single individual who moved back and forth from the Boston area to the Kennebec River, and had three known wives.

Thomas Ashley was born c. 1613 (aged about 26 in July 1639), living in Feb 1686/7, and m. (1) say 1645 Joanna _______, b. say 1625, d. Boston, MA 27 Dec 1661; m. (2) 31 Jan 1661/2 Hannah (_____) Broome, d. by 1675; and m. (3) by 1675 Rebecca _______. Thomas Ashley came to New England aboard the ship Castle, landing about July 1638. He came as a servant of Thomas Ruck, who was a woolen draper, burgess and alderman of Malden, Essex, England. Thomas Ashley is first of record when he made an affidavit on 19 July 1639, calling himself of Charlestown, and a servant of Thomas Ruck. In this affidavit, Thomas Ashley claimed that William Hatch, a steward for Ruck's goods during the voyage on the Castle had overcharged Ruck in various ways. The next record for Thomas Ashley is a Salem Quarterly Court record from 31 Jan 1640/1 whereby constables from Salem and Marblehead were ordered to arrest and incarcerate William Maid and Thomas Ashley in a case of debt to Jonathan Bible; there were warrants outstanding for their arrest signed by Governor Winthrop. The case may have been resolved, as Thomas Ashley, a resident of Cape Ann, had soon become part of a fishing venture with two other men of good standing. Thomas Ashley, William Browne, and Abraham Robinson, fishermen of Cape Ann, leased a shallop from Joseph Armitage of Lynn, presumably on 29 July [1641?]. Robinson and Browne were both residents of Gloucester, Mass., so it is quite possible that Thomas Ashley lived there as well. The History of Gloucester says that Thomas Ashley had a lot on the harbor front in Gloucester prior to the town's 1642 incorporation. Apparently the fishing venture was not successful, as Joseph Armitage filed a suit against the fisherman for debt, appearing on the 25 Nov 1641 docket in the Salem Quarterly Court. Other cases for debt were filed against Ashley, and his house and lot were taken into custody. This appears to be the reason Ashley left the area, and headed to Maine. Several years elapsed before Thomas Ashley was next of record, but in a 1647 account of Francis Knight, an agent for the Pemaquid Patent, a payment of 2 pounds and 5 shillings was made to Thomas Ashley. Pemaquid is near modern-day Bristol, Maine. By 1654, Thomas Ashley was well established at a place called Merry Meeting, on the Kennebec River in Maine, and it is possible he had been there since leaving Cape Ann around 1642. The Plymouth Colony had been given control of the Kennebec River, and on 23 May 1654, sixteen heads of household from the area met at Thomas Ashley' house to pledge allegiance to England and to Plymouth, and set up a government of the Kennebec River settlements. Ashley was appointed as constable. The reason the meeting took place at Ashley's was that Thomas Ashley ran a tavern there, so it was likely a good place for meetings to occur. By 1658 it appears that Ashley had moved his primary residence back to the Boston area, because on 31 March 1658 Thomas Ashley was admitted as a Boston inhabitant, and the record makes it clear that he brought a family with him. Ashley's wife, Joanna, died in December 1661, and the following month he married the widow Hannah Broome. Following his remarriage, he appears to have returned to the Kennebec, this time to a place called New Merry Meeting, otherwise known as Thwing's Point (at Woolrich, ME), on the east side of the Kennebec, just north of Merrymeeting Bay. While here, his second wife, Hannah, must have died, as his wife from 1675 onward was named Rebecca. Deeds as late as 1677 indicate Thomas Ashley called New Merry Meeting home. However, King Philip's War, from 1675 to 1677, likely drove Ashley and other settlers out of the area, and Thomas returned to Boston. A 1677 deed called Thomas "late" of New Merry Meeting. By 1679, after hostilities had ceased, Thomas was once again on the Kennebec, having settled at Newtown on Arrowsic Island. In Feb 1686/7 he sold his Newtown property, and likely went back to Boston to spend his final years. That land transaction was the last record found for him. There is proof of only one child for Thomas, he having made a deed of gift to son Thomas Jr. in 1673. Probable children of Thomas and first wife Joanna:

  • Edward, b. say 1650, m. Mary HALLOWELL
  • Thomas, Jr., b. say 1652, liv. c. 1691, m. c. 1680 Mary BRANSON, b. c. 1653, probably the Mary Ashly, widow who d. Charlestown, Mass. 1 March 1696/7. They had five children born in Boston from 1681 to 1690/1.

Probable children of Thomas with third wife, Rebecca:

  • Joseph, b. New Merry Meeting, Maine say 1675, liv. Rochester, Mass. 1757, m. (1) Falmouth, Mass. 25 Aug 1704 Elizabeth PERCIVAL; m. (2) Rochester, Mass. 1 Jan 1729 Mary BLASHFIELD.
  • Rebecca, b. say 1678, liv. Rochester, Mass. 1757, m. John WHITFIELD.
  • Abraham, b. Newtown, Arrowsic Island, Maine 28 July 1682, liv. Rochester, Mass. 1759, m. (1) Sandwich, Mass. 9 Sep 1703 Susanna WHITE; m. (2) Rochester, Mass. 22 Nov 1733 Elizabeth ROGERS.

(7g) Edward Ashley[edit]

Edward, b. c. 1650, d. Boston, Mass. 1698, was likely the son of Thomas and Joanna Ashley of Boston. He was married c. 1673 to Mary HALLOWELL, b. Boston 2 April 1653, d. by 1727, the daughter of William Hallowell and Mary Wardell. Following Edward's death, Mary m. March 1701/2 John Webb, b. Braintree 23 Oct 1655, d. Boston 1 July 1727, the son of Christopher Webb Jr. and Hannah Scott. The marriage date of Mary Ashley to John Webb is recorded in the Boston and Braintree records as 20 March, and in the Roxbury records as 23 March. John had married first Bethia Adams with whom he had six children. The administration of John's estate in July 1727 went to one of his sons, but not his widow, so she is assumed to have died. John is buried in the Granary Burial Ground in Boston, but it is uncertain where his wives or where Edward Ashley are buried. Children of Edward and Mary Ashley, all born in Boston: [120] [121]

  • William, b. 24 June 1674 (d. Groton, CT 1767 per a web source)
  • Edward, b. 9 Jan 1676/7 ("9 day 11 month 1676")
  • Mary, b. c. 1678, d. Boston 7 Nov 1690. Several sources give the birth date of Mary as 28 April 1676, but I find no official record for her birth, and this date conflicts with the birth of her brother Edward, which is found in the vital record. Therefore, a more suitable birth year for Mary has been approximated.
  • Dorothy, b. 11 July 1687, d. Stoughton 31 July 1753, m. Braintree 1 March 1702 Moses CURTIS, b. Braintree 25 Nov 1678, d. 10 May 1763, son of Theophilus Curtis and Hannah Paine. Moses is buried in the Ashland Cemetery, Brockton, Mass. [122]
  • Esther, b. 25 March 1690, (d. Braintree 19 April 1751 per a web source, but this is not in Braintree vital record.) A "Mrs." Esther Ashley m. Newbury 18 Nov 1708 Joshua Bailey (1685-1760) who is buried in Pentucket Cemetery in Haverhill. It seems doubtful that this would be her husband, since Mrs. should not apply to an 18-year old.
  • Mary, b. 13 April 1692
  • Sarah, b. 22 Feb 1696, d. Boston 6 Oct 1696
  • Sarah, b. 7 Feb 1698, d. 1740, m. Nathan BOWEN. She is likely the Sarah Ashley, spinster, who received via deed from her Uncle, William Hallowell (Jr.) and his wife Sarah, on 28 March 1718. Sarah and Nathan are buried in the Harris Street Cemetery in Marblehead. [123]

(8g) William Hallowell[edit]

GM 7:223-8 (Benjamin Ward); Torrey: NE Marriages:382; Gravestone in Kings Chapel Bur. Gnd., Boston; Thwing collection (from Am. Ancestors at NEHGS); Wiki Tree website

William Hallowell (often Holloway in later generations) was born c. 1625, d. Boston, Mass. 18 Aug 1702, aged 77, and m. (1) c. 1652 Mary WARD, bapt. St. Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England 5 May 1627, d. Boston, Mass. 24 Jan 1657[/8?], the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Ward of Stepney, Middlesex, England and Boston, Mass.; and m. (2) c. 1658 Elizabeth _______, d. 1680(?). The part of Whitechapel where the Wards lived had spotty parish register entries, and it is possible that the Mary Ward baptized in 1627 died young, and a younger sister, Mary, was born c. 1630, then came to New England with her parents and married William Hallowell. The structure of this family is known from a dispute among the heirs of Benjamin Ward, whereby his three Holloway grandchildren (below) petitioned the Suffolk County court on 28 April 1680. Also, the same three children were heirs to the estate of their father, and on 6 Oct 1703 William Hallowell, shipwright; John Webb, Miller, and his wife Mary, deeded rights and interest in a part of the estate to Benjamin Hallowell, shipwright. William has an existing gravestone in the Kings Chapel Burying Ground in Boston. Children of William and Mary, births recorded in Boston: [124]

  • Mary, b. 2 April 1653 (VR), m. (1) Edward ASHLEY; m. (2) John WEBB (see above).
  • William, b. 11 Jan 1654/5 (VR), d. c. 1736(?), m. (1) Anne _______; m. (2) 1708 Sarah Indecot. William was a shipwright. On 1 Jan 1736, a William Hallowell, shipwright, and others, quitclaimed to Benjamin Hallowell, Jr., shipwright, house, land, and the Mansion House of William Hallowell (probably being that of the subject, who recently died). He and presumable first wife Anne had seven known children born from 1682 to c. 1698.
  • Benjamin, b. 8 July 1656 (VR), m. Mary STOCKER.

(9g) Benjamin Ward[edit]

GM 7:223-8; NEHGR 173(2019):189-90

Benjamin Ward was born in England say 1598, d. 1666, and m. St. Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex, England 31 July 1623 the widow Mary (______) Butler, b. say 1600, d. Boston July 1667. Benjamin was a shipwright, and his children were baptized in three different locations in County Middlesex, England. Benjamin was called shipwright of Peasefield in the baptismal record of his youngest known child, Benjamin, Jr. Benjamin was in New England by 1635, as he received a grant of land in Boston on 14 Dec 1635. He and his wife Mary were admitted to the Boston church on 6 June 1640, and he was made freeman 2 June 1641. He apparently spent the next two and half decades engaged in his work, as he served no town or county office other than on the Suffolk County petit jury in 1651. However, he accumulated a sizable estate, with inventory, dated 20 Jan 1666[/7] totaling 940 pounds, of which 613 was in real estate. Administration of his estate had been given to his widow on 26 Dec 1666. In early May 1667, his widow filed a petition with the General Court, pleading that a substantial part of his estate go to his step-son, and her son, Stephen Butler, as he had always intended to have happen, but Benjamin died before he made a will. Because of the lack of such a will, Benjamin's estate was in litigation for nearly two decades between Stephen Butler and the three grandchildren of his half-sister, Mary Hallowell. Benjamin's widow, Mary, died shortly after Benjamin, leaving a will dated 4 July 1667 and proved 17 days later on 21 July.

Child of Mary with her first husband, ______ Butler:

  • Stephen Butler, b. say 1621, came to New England with his mother and step-father in 1635, and was involved in legal proceedings with the children of his half-sister, Mary Hallowell, from 1668 to 1685/6, concerning the estate of his step-father, Benjamin Ward.

Children of Benjamin and Mary:

  • Sarah, bapt. Wapping, Middlesex 1 July 1624 (see NEHGR 173:190)
  • Mary, bapt. St. Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex 5 May 1627, m. William HOLLOWAY (see above).
  • Susanna, bapt. St. Mary Whitechapel 2 Aug 1628, no further record
  • Thomas, bapt. St. Mary Whitechapel 11 Nov 1632, no further record
  • Benjamin, bapt. St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex 17 July 1634 (aged 3 days), bur. there 18 Aug 1634.

References[edit]

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