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| 101 | Elizabeth Noyes was baptized in 1625 at Foxcott (Hampshire) England. "Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town"; by Sumner ChiltonPowell; Wesleyan University Press; Middletown, Connecticut; 1963 (974.4POW GuilfordHS) (974.42 S94Po LAPL) | NOYES, Elizabeth (I20096)
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| 102 | Elizabeth Scovell ye Daughter of Arthur Scovell; of Joan his wife bornefirs December 1662. "New England Historical and Genealogical Resister,"13 Bromfield Street, Boston, Massachusetts, Samuel G. Drake, Publisher,1861, Vol. 15; p 350; Book in poss. of Minneapolis Public Library. | SCOVILLE, Elizabeth (I277)
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| 103 | Eulogy given by Colleen (Deane) Cranebear, granddaughter. Memorial was at Little Flower Catholic Church, Babb, MT. Father Mike McHugh officiated. «b»Obituary«/b» Source: Photocopy of original fax sent by Fern Dean [daughter] to the Calgary Herald on Feb 24, 1996. MAY - Mrs Mildred Bertha [Charlton-Richards] passed away at Browning, Montana on February 23, 1996 at the age of 77 years. She is survived by Peter, her beloved husband of 35 years; daughters Sheila Kirkpatrick, Browning, Montana and Fern Deane, Calgary, Alberta; two step-daughters Joan Rothemann and Irene Franze in Europe, six grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren; two brothers, Murt [Florence] Charlton of Calgary and Morris [Irene] Charlton, Didsbury. She was predeceased by three brothers Lloyd, Norman and Boyd Charlton. Milly was born in Acme, Alberta and lived in Crossfield, Claresholm and Calgary, Alberta; Honolulu, Hawaii; Englewood, New Jersey; Minneapolis and area, Minnesota. Milly and Peter retired and lived at Duck Lake, Montana for seventeen years, then moved to Browning, Montana. Milly and Peter shared a great love of the outdoors. Milly was active in the Claresholm community for many years and was a successful Real Estate sales person in the Calgary area for several years before moving to Hawaii. The Memorial Service will be held at the Little Flower Catholic Church in Browning, Montana, February 29 [Thursday], 1996 at 11:00 am. | CHARLTON, Mildred Bertha (I35)
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| 104 | Ezekiel Jewett was chosen to succeed his father as deacon of the churchat Rowley and ordained there October 24, 1686. | JEWETT, Ezekial (I26216)
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| 105 | Family tradition holds that Hezekiah came to America in April 1633, whenhe was 14 years old, on the ship Recovery. There are no records of thisvessel or its voyages that I have found. Hezekiah first settled inScituate, Mass., and afterwards Taunton, where he was one of the originalpurchasers of the town. He is mentioned as a brother of John, but we findno evidence of the fact. He came to New England perhaps before Joanna, and his children wereMarcy, 1654; Nathaniel, 1656; Sarah, 1658; Elizabeth, 1660; Edward, 1663;Lydia, 1665; Mary, 1669; Hezekiah, 1678. Hezekiah served with young Miles Standish when , "in 1654, in theexpedition ordered against the Dutch at Manhatoes (New York) by theCommissioners of the United Colonies, under Major Robert Sedgwick ofMassachusetts, Plymouth Colony enlisted and impressed sixty men, to becommanded by Capt. Miles Standish, Lieutenant Matthew Fuller, and EnsignHezekiah Hoar" (History of Scituate, Massachusetts, Page 118 ). Hezekiahremoved from Scituate to Taunton soon after. The name is now often spelled Horr or Hoard. | HOAR, Hezekiah (I27015)
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| 106 | Francis Nurse moved from England to Salem Village, now Danvers,Massachusetts, which was later known as Danvers, Mass, as early as 1640. Francis Nurse was a settler before 1639 and a proprietor of the town ofSalem in 1647. He lived for forty years near Sperry's on River Street,between the main village of Salem and the ferry to Beverly. He was a wood worker, called a tray maker, a skilled workman and arespectable man of more than ordinary ability and strength of character.He was called frequently as an arbitrator in cases of dispute over landboundaries, served on local committees to lay out grants and highways andon juries. He bought the Bishop farm at Salem village, April 29, 1678 and settledthere. It contained some 300 acres and his children all built their homesand lived on it. The family was prosperous and it is believed that theirvery prosperity was the cause of the malicious charge of witchcraftagainst the wife and mother, Rebecca Nurse. The story of Rebecca Nurse isso well known that I feel I must make it a part of this attempt todocument our ancestors' lives. She was arrested on the charge of witchcraft and protested her innocence.With steadfast dignity and unwavering patience she bore the ordeal of hertrial, where crazy fanatics even threw their muffs and shoes at her, hadfits and exhibitions of that sort in court. Thirty-nine of her friends,among the highest and most respectable in town, signed a statementtestifying to her blameless character and faithfulness to the church.These names have been inscribed on a tablet on the memorial recentlyerected over her grave at Danvers. The jury found her not guilty, but thecourt reversed the verdict and condemned her to death. She was hanged onJuly 19, 1692 and buried in the little cemetery at Danvers. Her twosisters, Mary Esty and Sarah Clyce suffered the same fate a month later. Rebecca was survived by 8 children. They all worked desperately until theactual hanging to try and save their mother's life but to no avail. Theysuffered greatly at the sight of her terrifying trip through the town andup Gallow's Hill in a cart with several other of the hapless victims. Shewas 71 years old and very ill and barely able to stand as the noose wasslipped around her neck, and as she was put to death amid the pleas andcries of her husband and children. Their son Samuel was an attorney. He worked tirelessly on the case andafter her death tried to clear his mother's good name but died before hewas able to vindicate her. (SOURCE: About Town Publication Vol. VIII No.4 December 1988). The Nurse homestead still stands in Danvers and is preserved by theRebecca Nurse Association. | NURSE, Francis (I15652)
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| 107 | FRENCH, THOMAS, the elder of Wethersfield, Essex, gentleman, 23 July,1599. To poor of Halstead 40/- Ditto of West Wratting Cambridge 20/- Ditto ofSnettisham Norfolk Ð3. Ditto of Much Bardfield 40/- Ditto of LittleBardfield 20/- Ditto of Whethersfield 40/- Ditto of Arkesden 20/-. To my daughter Mary now the wife of John Collin Ð20, and to her childrenJohn, William, Mary and Elizabeth Collin Ð20 each to be paid them "in theSouth Porch of the Parish Church of Much Bardfield." To my daughter Elizabeth now the wife of John Meade Ð20 and to herchildren Edward, Elizabeth, John and Agnes Meade Ð20 each to be paid asbefor To the children of my son Thomas French (not named) Ð10 each. To Thomas Girton one of the servants of my said son 10/- To John French son of my son Thomas a silver bowl. To my wife Bridgit Ð5 and such goods as I had with her and possessed atthe time of our marriage. Res. & Ex. son Thomas. Wit: Thomas Reynoldes,William Younge, William Purcas. Proved 31 Oct., 1599 by the Executornamed. (P.C.C. Kidd, 73.) | FRENCH, Thomas (I35144)
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| 108 | From a letter to her father, Joe Richards, on this date. She says it is her "new address" so she had probably moved there recently. I remember living at this address. I have this letter in my collection. ~ Dawn A later letter indicates the unit No. 50 on the address. This was a trailer court. | RICHARDS, Sheila Rose (I6)
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| 109 | From a letter written to her dad, Joe Richards, on this day. Letter is in my collection. ~ Dawn | RICHARDS, Sheila Rose (I6)
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| 110 | From an envelope addressed to Peter & Milly May. | MAY, Peter Paul (I2251)
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| 111 | From Sam Kirkpatrick: "John was of a shy and quiet nature, he never said half of what he thought. He didn't believe in wasting words, where as Ida just the opposite, she was outspoken and very forward in her ways. Her code was if you want to win a trick leade your Ace of Trumps. She probably figured, if she got a rope around John's neck and jerked it a few times she could hog tie him. They may have been bitten by a love bug. Anyway, a romance was kindled and soon broke in to a flame, that resulted in them becoming man and wife at Ashcroft..." | KIRKPATRICK, Ida Isabella (I113)
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| 112 | From the Ashcroft Journal, 1907: On Sunday last an old pioneer of the Ashcroft District passed away in the person of Thomas G. Kirkpatrick at the ripe old age of 85 years. He was buried on Tuesday last. . . . One by one the province is losing its trailblazers and no matter what their failings may have been they were men and the great work they have done is becoming more deeply appreciated as the vast resources of the province are being unfolded to our view from day to day. A grave on the hillside overlooking the river and scenes of youthful days in the guerdon of the old pioneer and all will unite in the wish that his rest may be deep and undisturbed. | KIRKPATRICK, Thomas Gilham (I69)
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| 113 | From the Kirkpatrick Newsletter (cited): "I am connected to the Kirkpatricks through Alexander [James "the Immigrant's brother] who came to America in 1736 via Ireland. We visited Basking Ridge, N.J. and saw Alexander's grave in the churchyard there. We noted that although other family members buried in the churchyard used Kirkpatrick, Alexander's stone used Kilpatrick... Last spring my wife and I were in Ireland. I noticed there were quite a few names preceded by "Kil". I was told that Kil means church in Gaelic. Could it be that Alexander, who lived about ten years in Ireland before coming to America, adopted the Irish version of Kirk? In later years descendants of Alexander Kirkpatrick dropped the "patrick" and went by the shortened name, Kirk. "When we visited the churchyard at Basking Ridge, NJ we were told by the pastor that members of his church [were] living in the Alexander Kirkpatrick house at Mine Brook. He called them for us and they kindly showed us through this stone house. It had been modernized, but still had the old flavor to it. Up the road was another house, built of stone by one of his sons... David, I believe." ----------------------------------------------------- From the JP Kirkpatrick website (cited): He removed with his family to Belfast, Ireland, after the birth of his son David, in the latter part of the reign of George I. Probably about the year 1725, that he might enjoy greater liberty of conscience and additional religious advantages. In the spring of 1736 he embarked at Belfast for America. It is believed that along with his immediate family that his four brothers travelled with him on this journey, as they all appear in America at about the same time and in the same general area. After a stormy passage of thirteen weeks landed at New Castle, Delaware. The passengers and crew were almost starved owing to the unexpected length of the passage. David, who was then twelve years old, speaking of this to a grandson in after years said: " The first thing I got to eat after we got on shore was corn, in the state which we call roasting ears, and without roasting or boiling I ate it till the milk of the corn ran down both sides of my mouth, and I have never eaten anything since that tasted sweeter." The narrative by the grandson; "They crossed the Delaware at Philadelphia, and wandered up through the State of New Jersey (which was partially settled) till they reached Boundbrook, and from that they went over the mountain. This incident he (the grandfather) used to tell me, and smile at -- they were all on foot -- there was no road other than the Indian path. In the path before them they saw a land tortoise, speckled, sticking up his head; and as they had heard of 'rattlesnakes', they thought that 'monster' must be 'one'; so they turned out in the woods and went away round leaving his 'torkleship' in full possession of the path. When they came to a spring of water at the side of what has since been called "Mine Brook," there they settled down, built a log house and went to work." The spot was well chosen, about two miles west from the present site of Baskingridge in Somerset County, New Jersey. It embraced the southern slope of Round Mountain in a well-timbered region, with unfailing springs of pure water, the rich meadow-land through which Mine Brook runs wit h sufficient fall of water for a mill-seat, and with these material advantages, a charming picturesque view of the adjacent region. The spring of water is still there, marking the site of the original log house, and until within a few years could be seen the remains of the apple trees planted by Alexander Kirkpatrick and his sons. This improvement many of the early propriety leases required. In a lease of one hundred and thirty seven acres, (which it may be remarked with a minor portion of what the family eventually obtained by title in fee simple) granted November 23, 1747, to Alexander Kirkpatrick, he agrees "to plant an orchard of at least one apple tree for every six acres, all regular in one orchard, and to keep up the number planted and to keep the orchard in good fence." Alexander Kirkpatrick died at Mine Brook, June 3, 1758, mentioning in his will, which was executed "in articulo mortis," his wife Elizabeth, his sons Andrew, David, and Alexander, his son-in-law Duncan McEowen, his youngest daughter Mary, and his grandson Alexander. | KIRKPATRICK, Alexander "the Immigrant" (I154)
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| 114 | Funeral leaflet says: In loving memory of the late SAMUEL THOMAS KIRKPATRICK Born in North Vancouver, BC, November 23, 1914 Passed away in Calgary, Alberta, December 26, 1979 Services from THE HILLSIDE CHAPEL Saturday, December 29, 1979, 1:00 p.m. Minister officating, Rev. David Cook, St Matthew's United Church Organist, Miss Vera Groves Hymns, The Old Rugged Cross, God be With You Pallbearers: Monty Shepherd, Glen Robertson, Don Trarbach, Russ Hensel, Doug Ison, Art Dixon Interment, Queen's Park Cemetery Family and friends are invited to the home of Lyna Kirkpatrick, 1407 - 28 St. SW following the service. | KIRKPATRICK, Samuel Thomas (I65)
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| 115 | Garrett Church emigrated to America about 1634. He is found as early as1636 in Watertown records. Admitted as Freeman 2 May 1649 at Watertown.He was admitted to the Watertown Church prior to 2 May 1649. He marriedSarah there in 1637. Garrett Church was one of the Proprietors of Watertown, Massachusetts in1636. On January 20, 1681 Garrett sold to Oliver Wellington twelve acresin Watertown, the fourth lot in the fourth division and the fifth lot "inthat tract of land." On August 22, 1682 "Garrat Church of Watertown,planter," sold to Samuell Sternes of Watertown four acres of meadow inthat town. On 9 December 1684 Garrett Church of Watertown, planter, soldto John Sherman of Watertown two acres of plowland in the Further Plainin Watertown. On 19 May 1685 Garrett Church of Watertown, planter, soldto Thomas Rice, late of Sudbury, two acres of meadow in Watertown called"Little Cherry Meadow" within "the land called farm land & is boundedwith a farm granted to Bullard" Born abt 1611 in England. Garrett died in Watertown before 3 Feb1685/1686; he was 74. | CHURCH, Garrett (I25121)
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| 116 | George Bunker arrived in America in 1634. He settled in Charlestownbefore 9 Jan 1634, apparently a wealthy emigrant as he soon became alarge land owner. George was apparently a person of wealth and importance, as he ownedextensive land holdings in Malden and Charlestown, including that portionof the hill at the end of Charlestown Neck which came to be known to allAmerican's at the start of the Revolution War as "Bunker's Hill." He wasone of the men from Charlestown who were granted ten acre lots at Malden,Mass. George is included on the first list of the proprietors of thattown. With 16 others, George gave land to Harvard College. The deed is recordedat the Middlesex County courthouse. He was among those men disarmed by the legislature on 20 Nov. 1637 forhis support of the Rev. John Wheelwright and Mrs. Ann Hutchinson, butthere is no evidence that he ever recanted. The next year he was made aconstable for Charlestown. He was commonly given the title of respect"Mr." (he was listed as one of the 14 of 72 inhabitants who were accordedthe honor of the prefix of "Mr."). The well-known Bunker Hill inCharlestown was named for this man, whose land stretched across the topof the hill. After the death of his frist wife, George married second to Mrs. Margaret(Welles) of Watertown, Mass, widow of Edward Howe. His will mentioned hissons John, Benjamin, Jonathan, and daughters Mary, Martha and Elizabeth. | BUNKER, George (I13054)
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| 117 | Grandpa lived here for all the years I, Dawn-Ann Kirkpatrick, knew him. | KIRKPATRICK, George Theodore (I41)
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| 118 | Griffin Crafts immigrated with wife Alice and daughter Hannah in theWinthrop Fleet of 1630, arriving in April and July. They are listed asbound for Roxbury, where they settled after arrival. There are reasonsfor believing he was from Yorkshire, England, and was born about 1600.Family tradition states that he came on the flagship 'Arabella'. His name is spelled as Crofts, Crofte, Crafts, or Craft. Among hisdescendants, in eastern Massachusetts 'Craft' was favored, but in westernMassachusetts and Connecticut 'Crafts' was more common. 'Griffith Crofts' was admitted to the Roxbury church as member #45.Griffin was a freeman 18 May 1631. He was a deputy to the general courtin 1638-67 and a juryman in 1640. He was commissioned lieutenant of themilitia, September 10, 1653, and resigned his commission February 211675/76. He is supposed to have been part owner of a grist mill at ornear his homestead on Muddy River. He was selectman in 1650, and serveduntil 1673, with the exception of two years, 1665 to 1667, during whichtime he was one of a committee of three to give the selectmen orders. Hewas commissioner to end small causes from 1659 to 1670 inclusive. He wasoften on committees to decide boundaries and settle estates. The last fewyears of his life he was blind. | CRAFTS, Griffin (I30990)
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| 119 | He came to America in 1630 on the ship "Lady Arabella" (meaning"beautiful altar"). He founded and lived in Cambridge (then Newton),Massachusetts. Later he resided in Roxbury where he died. He was for 17 years Governor of Massachusetts and Major-General of the Military Forces. He married in England to Dorothy Yorke, whom Cotton Mather described as"a gentlewoman whose extraction and estate were considerable". (The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 3, p.323) Dudley, Thomas, governor of Massachusetts, was born in Northampton,England, about 1576; son of Capt. Roger and ——(Nicolls) Dudley. He was carefully educated by a kinswoman and also attended a Latin school. About 1597 he led a company of volunteers into France to aid Henry of Navarre,but was not called upon to render active service. Returning to England hestudied law under Judge Augustine Nicolls of Faxton, a kinsman on hismother's side. In 1630 he immigrated to New England, having beenappointed deputy-governor of Massachusetts. He was [p.324] appointed governor in 1634 and again in 1640, 1645 and 1650. When not serving asgovernor he was generally deputy-governor or assistant, holding theformer office thirteen and the latter five years. In March, 1644, he wasappointed sergeant major-general of the colony, and served as such forfour years. In 1639 he purchased land in Roxbury and there resided untilhis death. His first wife, Dorothy, died in 1643 and in 1644 he wasmarried to Mrs. Catherine (Dighton) Hackburne. He died in Roxbury, Mass., July 31, 1653. | DUDLEY, Governor Thomas (I610)
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| 120 | He is one of the first of the numerous descendants of the patriarchRichard, who is known, as far as we have definite knowledge, to have leftthe land of his fathers for a home in a strange and untried country, allof whom for more than one hundred years, had lived, thrived and died uponthe original homestead; and strange to relate, not a stone has yet beendiscovered to mark the resting place of any who had fallen asleep, inthat most interesting locality. The first ancient stones that thecompiler has yet found, were erected to the memory of a portion ofBenjamin's family, in the burial ground at Bedford, Massachusetts,adjoining the church there. He ceased to be taxed in Salem in 1734, and it is quite probable heremoved to Bedford some time during that year. He and his wife weremembers of the church, and Nov. 27, 1737, they received letters ofdismission to the ch. in Bedford. Benjamin had large possessions atSalem Village, and after the decease of his father, he bought of all hisheirs their rights in the estate left them by inheritance, except that ofhis brother Jonathan, who was then under age. All of this property heshortly after disposed of prior to his removal, selling his homestead toJoshua Goodale, for Ð300, Dec. 20, 1733, reserving, however, one-half ofhis part in the cider mill. In addition to his agricultural pursuits, heappears, from the Registry of Deeds, to have followed the employent of acooper. His Will was proved 10 May 1780, being about 86 years of age at hisdecease. | HUTCHINSON, Benjamin Jr. (I15650)
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| 121 | He served as a Revolutionary War officer in the 3rd North Carolina Contenentals and is reputed to have been at the battle of Kings Mountain. [From notes for Thomas Newton Kirkpatrick.] | LANE, Jesse (I1979)
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| 122 | He was very prominent. He was the first recorder, the first confirmedLieutenant, and later Captain of militia. His house was burned by theIndians in 1657. Arrived Boston September 16, 1631 with Mrs. Felix Lewisand her son William. | LEWIS, William Captain (I15448)
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| 123 | He was Vicar of Reydon, Suffolk County, England, in 1611. The Youngsappear to have been of Norman-French origin, He married, late in life asthe church disapproved of the clergy marrying. "Here Lyeth Interred Body of Mr. Christopher Yonges Who Departed thisLife 14 June Anno Domini, 1626, A Good Man Full of Fayth was Hee / HerePreacher of Gods Word And Manie by his Ministrie Weare added to the Lord.Acts 11:24." So reads a brass tablet laid beneath the 17th century pulpit in theChurch of St. Edmunds, Southwold, Suffolk, England. The man entombedbeneath, Christopher Yonges, was vicar to this parish and neighboring St.Margarets, in the small village of Reydon, for 15 years. The Rev. Christopher's eldest son, the Rev. John Youngs, was the leaderof the small group of Englishmen and -women who in 1640 settled the NorthFork of Long Island. Capt. Joseph Youngs and his sister, Martha Youngs,with their spouses, Margaret Warren and Thomas Moore, later joined theireldest brother and were among the earliest English colonists in thisarea. Their younger brother, Christopher (Jr.), and his wife, PriscillaElvin, died in Salem, Mass., before they could join the family on LongIsland. Christopher and Priscilla's son, Christopher (III), was broughtup by his father's sister, Martha, in Southold. These people fled England to escape religious persecution in England. TheNew World both horrified and excited them. It offered challenges. (Youngsclan converging, By Patricia McCabe). | YONGES, Christopher (I29787)
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| 124 | Henry and Theresa married when he was 17 and she was 15. | Family: Henry Otto BOWE / Theresa MEASON (F27)
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| 125 | Henry Arthur, late of Standford Bingley, in Cunty Berks, complained thatabout August, 1630, he took into his service Jane Cowper, spinster,agreeing to pay her 40s a year, although she was so sickly that the otherservants were compelled to do almost all her work. Afterwards her aunt,Katherine Smyth, who then lived in the house where Henry dwelled, lefther a legacy of 20 pounds. After a great deal of trouble, Henry got themoney and in return she lent it to him for a year. Henry returned it toher and her husband, William Batcheler, except a small sum, which Henrykept back for her food because she had required a special diet while shewas living in Henry's house after she received the said legacy. The said Jane responded that Henry borrowed 4L from her, and that she inher turn borrowed 40s from Margery Pryne, daughter of Mrs. Pryne. She waspersuaded by Henry's Landlord, Richard Smith, to lend the said 20 poundsto Henry. William Batchelor added that he married Jane Cowper in October,1632, and afterwards demanded this money from Henry, who only repaid partof it. | COWPER, Jane (I21709)
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| 126 | Henry Gray, tailor, citizen and merchant of London, came to Boston about1636-1637. He was a Proprietor in 1637. He arranged for his marriagethere in 1639. | GRAY, Henry (I23503)
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| 127 | Henry Haggett was in Salem as early as 1642. He was admitted Freeman in1670. He died at Wenham in 1676, in his 83rd year, leaving a widow andchildren Henry, Moses, Mary, Deliverance, and Hannah, who married in1665, Philip Welsh of Ipswich. Probably another daughter, Abigail,married Sept. 22, 1668, to Thomas Spofford. | HAGGETT, Henry (I15673)
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| 128 | Henry Palmer was at Wethersfield, Connecticut before 1642. Page 399 ofthe "Guide to the Early Settlers of America" lists Henry and wife"Catherine" with all their children. This is a list of "originalplanters", and helps in that it distinguishes our Henry from the HenryPalmer of Newbury, Mass. and from the son of Thomas Palmer who immigratedon the Fortune in 1621 and his second wife. The "First Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, First Settlers of the Colony"lists Henry on Page 61, with the year 1648. | PALMER, Henry (I15608)
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| 129 | Henry Short arrived on the Mary and John in June of 1634. Details are notprovided other than that he is bound for Ipswich. Henry was admitted Freeman at Ipswich in 1634. He was electedRepresentative in March, 1635, but did not hold his seat, as he hadremoved to Newbury, which he represented in 1644. Elizabeth Brabrook(see note), his wife, died March 22, 1637. He remarried to Sarah Gloveron October 9, 1648, and he died May 5, 1673, leaving Henry and Sarah, hischildren. Anthony and Elizabeth were already deceased. Henry, Jr. diedOct 23, 1706. Note: Elizabeth's surname is deduced from The Guide to the Early Settlersof America, Surnames, A-B, Page 53, which states: "John Brabrook, ofWatertown... first at Hampton, 1640, removed to Newbury, where he livedhis uncle, Henry Short, and died there June 28, 1662" | SHORT, Henry (I22846)
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| 130 | Henry's cousin, Leroy Flamand, lives in Calgary. Middle name "Louis" was added later, not received at birth. «u»14 Feb 2010 chat between Dawn Kirkpatrick and Henry Flamand«/u» Henry's first wife Mary was renowned for her pies. His dad, Robert Flamand, was a Mountie in Alberta. He would patrol the border on horseback and Henry's mom would run her family's cattle on the U.S. side. They would race their horses (she called hers her little "cayuse") along the border and that's how they met and fell in love. In the end, Robert was likely murdered. He was found half in and half out of his cabin with a huge gash in his head and the cabin burned down around him. Henry's maternal grandfather, William Lewis, was a Colorado Sioux. He had a finger shot off when reaching for his saddle horn. His nickname was Chickasoos, which means "fast with a gun." He was a Scout for the army that was to come in behind Custer at Little Big Horn but when he arrived with his men it was all over and he found not a man left alive. All were slaughtered. (Custer was supposed to wait for the coming reinforcements but started into battle ahead of schedule.) Henry always had a "dark spot" on his back that seemed to have healing powers. It was warm to the touch (I verified that myself!) and anyone with a migraine headache could have it alleviated by putting their head on his dark spot. This mysterious spot would eat through Henry's t-shirts within a couple of weeks. I personally witnessed many shirts with holes in the back of them while mom, Sheila, was folding laundry. Henry says it even ate through some of his jackets. As he grew elderly the dark spot faded and seemed to lose some of its power. The spot was about the size of my hand, say seven inches long and about five inches or so wide. | FLAMAND, Henry Louis (I215)
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| 131 | His is the first recorded birth in Billerica, Massachusetts. Recorded as 'May "the seconde weeke," 1654'. | STEARNS, John Captain (I21685)
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| 132 | His military attestation paper says he was born in 1897 but that may have been to make him appear older? | KIRKPATRICK, James Douglas (I46)
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| 133 | http://www.jpkirkpatrick.com/kirkpatrick/d1419.htm#P1419 says: Thomas Kirkpatrick was an officer in the South Carolina militia during the American Revolution, with the rank of Captain. He was in a number of actions. In the pension application file of John Black, York County, SC (W9359) Black states that he served under Captain Thomas Kirkpatrick and Colonel Thomas Neal for six weeks in June or July 1776 against the Cherokee tribe. Again he asserts that he was a two week volunteer under Captain Thomas Kirkpatrick against the Tories on Fairforest Creek (Union C ounty), South Carolina, in January 1779. He also attests that he served under Captain Kirkpatrick and Major Ross in an expedition to the state of Georgia in the campaign that resulted in the Battle of Briar Creek where General Ashe was defeated by British General Prevost. Thomas Kirk patrick's own audited account (AA4335) in the South Carolina Archives names him as a captain and pays him for 60 days service in 1779 and bears a marginal note referring to Briar Creek, Georgia. Kirkpatrick was taken prisoner sometime during the Revolution and died of illness while held by the British at Charleston. Accounts vary as to when and where he was taken. His widow, Margaret (Kirkpatrick) Dodds, in a pension claim, says it was at the Battle of Briar Creek in Georgia. Since many Americans were taken prisoner in this battle, it seems possible t hat this is a correct account, but the battle took place in 1779, and K irkpatrick died in 1782. In another account, a kinsman, Isaac Gillham, says that Kirkpatrick was taken prisoner at his own residence by British captains Noah and Adamson . He also states that Thomas was an acting Major in the army and that he died in 1780. There seems no question but that he was kept on board a British prison ship for a time, where he became ill. He was then moved ashore into Charleston where he died. Margaret Dodds' application for a pension based on the Revolutionary War service of Thomas Kirkpatrick is on file at the National Archives as file number R2991, and though supported by John Kirkpatrick, Thomas' son , and by Isaac Gillham, Thomas's Son-In-Law, the application failed for lack of proof. Application was made from Sangamon County, Illinois, in 1843. Thomas Kirkpatrick's death notice was read from the pulpit of Bullock's Creek Presbyterian Church, York County, SC, by the pastor Joseph Allexander, on 3 March 1782. Thomas Kirkpatrick died intestate and the Intestacy papers were filed in Kersahw County, South Carolina. John Kirkpatrick (Brother) and Margaret Kirkpatrick (Widow) applied for letter of administration for the estate. Warrant to appraise was signed 20 March 1782 with James Love, William Gaston, Joseph Feemster, Samuel Robertson and Hzekiel Gaston named as appraisers. An inventory and also a list of items sold, with prices exists. The sale produced 1857 pounds sterling. No real estate was listed, and no heirs or distributions recorded. | KIRKPATRICK, Thomas (I148)
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| 134 | In 1904, after the death of Caroline, HOB married Mrs. Sarah Allkins (the widow of Mr. Charles Allkins). They lived on Queens Avenue in New Westminster. Kirkpatrick Gold, Feb 23, 1992 edition, page 4. Her birthdate is given in the 1911 census. | ALLKINS, Sarah (I2178)
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| 135 | Ira was a beltmaker, according to spoonergen.com | CRAM, Ira David (I159)
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| 136 | Isaac Gillham Kirkpatrick died at the age of 9 from drowning in a river in Illinois. | KIRKPATRICK, Isaac Gillham (I84)
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| 137 | Isaac immigrated to America with his wife, Sarah, and son Isaac, Jr. onthe Elizabeth of Ipswich, which arrived at boston in July, 1634. He islisted as "of Capel Saint Mary, county Suffolk", and bound for Watertown.Ages are given as 31 for Isaac Sr., 33 for Sarah, and 4 for son Isaac. The name of Isaac Mixer is on the earliest list of proprietors ofWatertown (Feb. 1636-7). He was admitted Freeman there on May 2, 1638. He appears in the Inventory of Grants and the Composite Inventory, butnot in the Inventory of Possessions, indicating that at least for hisfirst decade in Watertown he did not acquire any land from otherWatertown landholders. In the Inventory of Grants he was credited with six parcels: Homestall ofsix acres; one acre of meadow in Patch Meadow; thirty acres in the GreatDividend; four acres in Beaverbrook Plowlands; four acres of RemoteMeadow; and another homestall of six acres (which was really his grant inthe Town Plot). The Composite Inventory lists four of these pieces ofland, along with the Farm, showing that he had in some manner disposed ofhis parcels in Patch Meadow and the Town Plot. He was Clerk of the Training Band, April 4, 1654. He died in 1655. His Will, dated May 8, 1655, mentions his wife Sarah,his son Isaac, and his daughter Sarah Stearns. To his daughter he gave,among other things, "one half of my vessel Diligent." His widow Sarahdied Nov. 24, 1681. | MIXER, Isaac (I30886)
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| 138 | Isaac Perley was married about 1704, settled in Boxford and died 22 Nov.,1711. His wife's name was Frances; she was baptised in the First Church 3March, 1705-6; she died 17 June, 1710, fifteen days after child-birth.They became members of that church in 1706. He was a fence viewer in1705; a surveyor of highways in 1709; a tithing man in 1710. They bidadieu to a promising future and journeyed to the spirit land in thesummer of life, leaving three little ones to the tutelage of friends. He made his will 20 Nov., 1711. The will was never proved, the witnesses,Samson and Alice How-25, being in Killingly, Connecticut. His brotherJeremiah-10 was, 31 Dec., 1712, appointed administrator of his estate,which was inventoried at œ207 2s, which included credits to the amount ofœ92 11s. | PERLEY, Isaac (I13800)
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| 139 | Isaac Robinson, son of the famed Reverend John Robinson, came to America aboard the second sailing of the Mayflower, which arrived at Boston in May 15, 1629. He traveled with his mother, Mrs. Bridget Robinson and his sisters, Fear and Mercy. His origin is not stated, nor his destination. His mother is listed as "widow of Rev. John of Leyden", and they were with the family of Thomas Blossom, "of Cambridge, England, and Leyden, Holland", bound for Plymouth. On the 20th of February 1634 he sold his Estate to John Twisden, and removed to Barnstable accompanied by the Rev. John Lathrop. About 1663 he removed to Falmouth, Massachusetts and in 1701 to Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard. In November 1701 he returned to Barnstable, where he had retained his church membership, and resided with his daughter Fear, the wife of Mr. Samuel Baker, until his death in 1704, age. 94. He was in the 1633 list of Plymouth freemen between those admitted 1 January 1633/4 and those admitted 1 January 1634/5. He was also in the 7 March 1636/7 list of Plymouth Colony freeman and in the Scituate section of the 1639 Plymouth Colony list of freemen; his name was then erased and reentered in the Barnstable section of the same list. He was in the Barnstable section of the 1658 Plymouth Colony list of freeman. He held many public offices such as Deputy for Barnstable to Plymouth General Court, Tax Collector and Coroner's jury. He does not appear in the 1643 Plymouth Colony list of men able to bear arms. On 24 May 1649 Isaac Robinson testified that he heard Mr. Gillson saythat he wanted to leave his land to two of his sister's children (John and Hannah Damman) which he looked upon as his own, and that he heard Gillson's wife acknowledge it and say she wouldn't wrong them. On 1 March 1658/9 Isaac Robinson and Gyles Rickard Sr. complained on behalf of two children of Henery Coggen, deceased. Perhaps as a result of this, John Coggen, one of these children, chose Mr. Isaac Robinson as one of his guardians. On 8 April 1664 he was discharged as guardian. On 7 March 1659/60 the court "taking notice of sundry scandals and falsehoods in a letter of Isacke Robinson's, tending greatly to the prejudice of this government and encouragement of those commonly called Quakers, and thereby liable ... to disenfranchisement, yet we at present forebear the censure until further inquiry be made into things." On 6 June 1660 Isaac Robinson "for being a manifest opposer of the laws of this government expressed by him in a letter directed the Governor and otherwise" is disenfranchised of the freedom of the corporation. An interlineations following says, there being some mistake in this, IsaacRobinson is re-established and by general vote of the court, accepted again; this interlineations may have been made as late as 1673, for Isaac Robinson is not in the 29 May 1670 list of Plymouth freemen, and on 4 July 1673 Plymouth Court "voted Mr. Isacke Robinson to be reestablished in the privilege of a freeman of this corporation." On 4 April 1702 Samuel Sewall wrote "visit Mr. [Isaac] Robinson who saith he is 92 years old, is the son of Mr. [John] Robinson pastor of the church of Leyden, part of which came to Plimo. But to my disappointment he came not to New England till the year (1631) in which Mr. [John]Wilson was returning to England after the settlement of Boston. I told him was very desirous to see him for his father's sake, and his own. Gave him an Arabian piece of gold to buy a book for some of his grandchildren." The death date of 1704 is stated in all secondary sources with no evidence supplied. | ROBINSON, Isaac (I25139)
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| 140 | Isaac Stearns who settled in Watertown, came in the Winthrop Fleet,arriving at Salem in April and July, 1630. His is listed with wife Mary,and children John, Abigail, Elizabeth and Hannah, "of Stroke Nayland,Suffolk", and bound for Watertown. He is probably the ancestor of nearlyall of his name in Massachusetts. He was admitted freeman May 18, 1631, perhaps because he had been calledto serve on the first jury that tried a civic cause in New England, whenlarge damages were given against Endicott for his assault on ThomasDexter in the same month. He died 19 Jun 1671, and his will of June 14 provides for wife Mary, forchildren of his son John, the children of his daughter Mary, the childrenon daughter Sarah, and for Elizabeth and Abigail. Also mentioned is hiskinsman Charles Stearns (it is believed that he raised Charles andNathaniel, his orphaned nephews and sons of deceased brother Shubael) andhe makes his sons Isaac & Samuel executors. His widow, Mary, died 2 Apr 1677. | STEARNS, Isaac (I30869)
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| 141 | James and Emma met at a dance at Bowe ranch. The attraction was strong and immediate, according to Samuel D. Kirkpatrick. Jim got on as a blacksmith and stayed with the Bowes for several years. When he first learned about this opportunity, he "rushed to find Emma. She was in the kitchen alone, when he told her the news she threw up her Hands and shouted Huray, then she threw a Pair of Powerful Arms around him and Put a Seal on their Future Lives, a Seal that was never Broken." ------------------ Ad in the Ashcroft Journal (?), dated February 3, 1900 says: "RESTAURANT! Next door to Cargile Hotel. Open day and night. Meals 25c. J. D. Kirkpatrick." ------------------ | KIRKPATRICK, James Douglas (I42)
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| 142 | James Montgomery Stockton was born 20 July 1807 in Overton County, Tennessee and died 17 January 1875 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. He was a Presbyterian Minister. According to an 1850 Census, James and Susan lived in Hancock County, Illinois with both being listed as age 43 and their children were listed: Samuel, age 17 (1833); Thomas, age 15 (1835); William, age 15 (1835); Willis, age 13 (1837); John, age 10 (1840); James, age 8 (1842); Jerome, age 6 (1844); Sarah, age 2 (1848); and Minerva , age 2 (1848). James married Susan Emily Kirkpatrick, daughter of Thomas Newton and Mary "Polly" (Lane) Kirkpatrick on 25 July 1832 at Morgan County, Illinois. Susan's son, John K. Stockton wrote "The Trail of The Covered Wagon" that told the true story of his family going on a wagon train heading to California after hearing about the gold rush and what had happened along the way and why they turned around and went back settling in Page County, Iowa. They had left their home near Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois in the Spring of 1852 after selling their property to a neighbor. Along t he way on their journey, their son James died of "Asiatic Cholera. Rev. James and son John both had become sick also, but they both recovered. Another daughter was born to Rev. James and Susan in Missouri by 1853, her name was Martha. ------------------------------- The Trail of the Covered Wagon By: John K. Stockton On the 27th of April, 1852, our family started from our home, near Nauvoo, Illinois, for the gold fields of California. Soon after the discovery of gold in '49 became known, we began talking of selling of the gold said to be so plentiful. It might have ended in just talk, but for the visit of a cousin by the name of Jamison, who came back from California for a short stay, and spend a few hours at hour house. I was then only ten years old, but I remember how wonderful the nuggets of gold he produced from a canvas bag he had hidden about his person looked to us, and how thrilled we were over all that he said about the land of promise. That visit settled every thing with regard to our going. I was too young to understand much of the discussion that went on between my parents and the older boys who joined in the family councils, but I remember that all were more enthusiastic than mother (Susan Emily Kirkpatrick Stockton). Another baby was expected and she wasn't so sure she was in favor of selling our home, where she had lived ever since her marriage, where her children had been born and where some of them were buried in the little family burial plot, to travel hundreds of miles across an unknown land. However, her objections were soon overruled, for in those days, wives did as their husbands wished. Preparations were begun at once for the undertaking. The first thing necessary was the sale of the farm. Father (Rev. James Montgomery Stockton) had bought the land from the government under an early territorial pre-emption law, at I believe, $1.25 an acre. It had been under cultivation now nearly twenty years, and was considered valuable, for the times. It wasn't easy however, to sell land for cash, even though it was in the most fertile of valleys, that of the Mississippi, and only four miles from the ruins of the famous Mormon Temple. After several months of dickering and bargaining and changing of price, the farm was sold to a neighbor, who, on the day the deed was signed, brought the price of the land in gold pieces, carried in a stout bag, to the house and poured them out on the dining room table. More gold than any of the family saw for many long years. There was still a great deal to do before we could set off. There were eight children (Samuel, Thomas, William, Willis, John, James, Sarah & Minerva) and for so large a family, at least four wagons were needed. These must be built especially for the purpose, with broad heavy wheels, and wide tires. Food must be provided for almost a year, not only for the ten members of our household, but for friends and fellow travelers who might be in need. There were one or two small tents, and they, as well as our wagon covers, when no longer needed as such, were made into sheets, and were used for many years by the family. Beeves were slaughtered, the meat cut into stripes and dried. Hams and bacon sides were smoked and packed. Beans, corn meal, flour and hard-tack was provided in large quantity. Canned fruit and vegetables such as we have now were unknown, but we had dried apples, peaches and pumpkin, sorghum molasses, made from sugar, furnished our sweets. The maple sugar was molded into cakes, and was looked upon as a luxury, as it is now. The food was packed in crates, made very tight, to keep out dust and moisture. These were fitted into the bottom of the wagons and on top of them, bedding, clothing and other necessities were packed. After all the planning and measuring, many things had to be left behind. Almost at the last moment, a place must be found for a box of tools, and an extra ox yoke, and a small chest made of southern pine, which mother had brought from her own home in the south, had to be sacrificed. It contained her most precious personal treasures – a pair of shoes worn by the baby she was leaving in the little grave yard – some letters, perhaps they were love letters. I shall never forget her tears – they were rarely shed by pioneer women – father assured her that when we had gotten rich – which would only be a year or two, we would come back and get all the things that we were leaving behind. Three of the wagons were heavy, the other a little lighter, in which father, mother, and the twins, baby girls less than two years old, rode. This was drawn by four horses, and there was an extra horse for horseback riding. The light wagon even boasted a sort of spring seat, which had been rigged up by one of the boys. The other wagons were drawn by oxen, two four yoke teams, one six yoke. They were taught to obey the spoken call of the driver, and no lines or other harness was used. Each of the older boys, Sam, Tom, and Will, had charge of one wagon, and we younger boys rode with them, taking turns. I remember we liked to ride with Will best, he told us such fine stories. We crossed the Mississippi river at Warsaw, on the ferry, The Missouri, at St. Joe, the same way, tho' we had a long wait for an opportunity to cross. We had to take our turn, a few among thousands, all setting out on the same mission. So great was the need that every conceivable kind of boat was pressed into the service. So anxious was the multitude to get on their way, that they were willing to risk their lives, in an old leaky skiff or raft. The river was high and muddy as usual, which added to the difficulties. Sometimes horses and cattle would become frightened and jump over board, upsetting the boat. I do not recall that anyone was drowned, while we were there, but few outfits got over with all their livestock. It was nearly then end of May when the long wagon trains began moving out through western Nebraska, on the California Trail. When we got across the river we thought our troubles were about over. Really, they were just beginning. The trail was nearly a quarter of a mile wide – that is, a row of wagons fifteen-hundred feet across, and extending in front and to the rear, as far as we could see – a vast sea of white flapping wagon covers, and a seething mass of plodding animals. There were few single team or single family outfits, all such attached themselves to some group. These groups were made up of relatives, friends or neighbors, or those belonging to the same religious denomination, or drawn together by some common bond. They organized – to some extent – and usually elected one of their number Captain. There were thirty wagons in our group, and Father, who was a Presbyterian Minister, was Captain. His duties were numerous, not the least of which was hunting out and deciding on the most suitable place to camp. That was a backward spring, and grass was just getting started. It was impossible to carry food for our horses and cattle with us, so, had to depend on native grass, and the animals must get their food at night. There must be not only grass, but water and wood for cooking. Often, we did not find wood, oil stoves had not been invented, so, every scrap of wood was eagerly nabbed and stored away. Even then, we often ate a cold lunch, helped out by milk from the cows. About three o'clock in the afternoon, the Captains of the groups would mount their saddle horses and begin scouting for a place to camp. Sometimes the place chosen would be a mile or more to one side and several miles ahead. Some days, we "struck camp", as it was called, by four thirty or five o'clock, other evenings, it took us till after dark to reach the place chosen for our temporary home. Then, if there was wood enough, small camp fires would soon be burning, as the families each chose a corner of the square made by the wagons. If wood was scarce, one or two fires were used in common. A care-taker, or herder, was appointed for the stock, from the younger men, in turn. Each owner had a bell for the leader among his animals, and I never heard any one complain of losing his own. The steers knew their own names, as well as where they belonged in the team. In the morning, we began calling them by name, the would stop grazing, lift their heads as though listening, and start sedately toward us, their bells tinkling as they came. They walked to their own side of their wagon, and stood patiently for the yoke. After the evening meal, while the women cleared up the dishes, the men gathered together and discussed the events of the day, or the prospects of the next. Then – in our group at least – hymn books were produced from under dusty bundles, and as the fires died out, hymns were sung and prayers were offered, as at home. The wagons were placed in a hollow square, as a precaution against Indians, but we never encountered any, except friendly ones. There was, however, another and more deadly enemy lurking in our pathway, disease – though we did not suspect it. Bad water, the entire lack of sanitation, and the unavoidable exposure to all classes of people, from all quarters of the globe. For the fame of American gold had reached Europe, and our train numbered those from every civilized nation. Asiatic Cholera was introduced inside of the first thirty days. Still, we pushed on, hoping that we might out-run the disease. We now started earlier in the morning, and traveled later at night. The men no longer smoked or chatted in camp in the evening, or sang songs, but, silently, with heavy hearts, went to their wagons, where they lay, often until nearly morning, without the sleep they so much needed. Soon, it was no unusual sight to see a wagon or a small group, pull out to the side of the trail and begin to dig. Then, we knew another life had gone out. Sometimes, we joined the sad little group that stood shivering and sobbing, in the spring sunshine. After a few minutes, a silent form would be carried from the wagon. Sometimes there would be a rude, box coffin, more often there would be no time to get the necessary boards and tools, so only a blanket or patchwork quilt, would be both shroud and coffin. A short prayer would be the only service – then as soon as the shallow grave had been filled in, the mourners would climb back into the wagon, and go on their way. Just one of the many tragedies taking place in the great moving city of the plains. Often, now we would meet two or three wagons, or sometimes only one, going in the opposite direction. Perhaps a woman with a baby in her arms, sat on the high, board seat, with little children beside her, going back – alone – no use to ask questions. We knew that somewhere on the trail ahead, she had left the husband father, in one of the nameless graves that now so thickly dotted our pathway. It was not unusual for a rider to halt us and inquire if there was a doctor or any medicine in our outfit. And more often, came the request for a minister. Father always went with the messenger sometimes in the dead of night, or early dawn. He would read the Scripture service for the dead, say a prayer, and come back, looking more, and more drawn and sad, as these incidents became more frequent. Still, we pushed on – hoping – against hope. Then one day, brother James was taken sick early in the morning. Before night, Father was stricken. At sundown, James, who was nine, died, and Father was not expected to live through the night. Part of our group went on with the train, about half stopped with our family. In the morning, others of the group were sick – including myself. I know little of what passed in the next several weeks, except what was told me later. We stopped in a little village where three members of our party were left in the cemetery. Father never fully recovered his health, although he lived til the family was grown. In the Fall, they drove back across the Missouri River. The family bought four hundred acres of land in Page County, Iowa (for $250.00) and made it their permanent home. The End Copied by: Lillian Raymond, 1929 Transcribed by: Nancy Wanita Stockton Bernhardt Further editing and transcription by: John P. Kirkpatrick Electronic and Internet posting Copyright 2000 John P. Kirkpatrick This document may be reproduced and reprinted for genealogical purposes only, not to be published or sold without permission of copyright holder. | STOCKTON, Reverend James Montgomery (I84628)
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| 143 | John and Margaret Warren came to America in the Winthrop Fleet of 1630,which arrived at Boston in April and July of that year. He is listed "ofNayland, Suffolk", and bound for Watertown. Family tradition says thatthey were on the "Arabella", the flagship of the fleet, but there is noevidence left today that can confirm this. John is supposedly a descendent of William de Warren, a Norman baron whofought at Battle of Hastings. John was admitted Freeman on May 18, 1631. In 1635 he was appointed withAbraham Browne to lay out all highways, and he served as Selectman from1636 to 1640. John had a house lot of 12 acres and several other lots totalling 176acres. He sympathized with Quakers. In 1651 he and Thomas Arnold were fined 20 sfor an offense against baptism laws. In 1658 he was "to be warned" fornot attending worship, but "old Massachusetts Warren was not to be foundin town." On May 27, 1661 the houses of "old Warren and goodman Hammond"were ordered searched for Quakers. [Bond, Geneal Watertown] He died 13 Dec. 1667, aged 82. His will is dated Nov. 30, 1667 and namedfour children. John was the 6th Great-grandfather of President James Garfield and anancestor of Eli Whitney Jr. | WARREN, John (I30904)
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| 144 | John Benjamin arrived to America in September 16, 1632 with his parentson the ship Lyon. They are listed "of Heathfield, Sussex", with no stateddestination. John was a blacksmith. In 1664 he was in Hartford, Conn., but returned toWatertown. In 1666 he was made a Freeman of Watertown. On April 5, 1681he was exempted from military training. (He was 61 years of age at thattime.) John was a member of the train band or Colonial Militia. John's signature is shown on page 27 of Bond's History of Watertown,Mass. On March 28, 1692 he sold his son Abel two parcels of upland inWatertown, one half of the homestead, 10 acres and one half of the barn,and one half of the house. The other parcel was one half of the Dividendacreage containing 25 acres. On January 12, 1696 John sold to his sonsDaniel and Abel, sixty acres in Dorchester Field, bounded south byCharles River, east by land of William Bond and Dorchester Field, west byland of John Loveran, north by land of Robert and J. Goddard. His sonJohn was to receive a double portion of the estate. He died December 22, 1706. | BENJAMIN, John (I13783)
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| 145 | John Benjamin arrived to America in September 16, 1632 with his wife,Abigail, and son John on the ship Lyon. They are listed "of Heathfield,Sussex", with no stated destination. Gov. Winthrop designates him "Mr. Benjamin," and in 1642 he had thelargest homestall in Watertown. His will is dated 1645 and mentions beloved wife not named, eldest sonJohn and 7 other children not named. | BENJAMIN, John (I12913)
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| 146 | John Freeman came to Sudbury, Massachusetts on the Abigail of Londonsailing from Plymouth, England on June 4, 1635. She arrived in Bostonabout October 8, 1635 with sallpox aboard. John traveled with his firstwife, Mary, son John and daughter Cicely. John's origin is not stated,but he is listed as bound for Sudbury. Ages given are John-35, Mary-30,John, Jr.-9, Cicely-4. John is listed as Proprietor of Sudbury in 1639, and his son JosephFreeman, was probably the representative of Sudbury in 1691. | FREEMAN, John (I26751)
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| 147 | John Goodale, or Goodall, a wealthy chandler, lived at Great Yarmouth,the famous port of the herring fishery in county Norfolk, from about 1613until his death in 1625. His earlier life had been spent in the smallmarket town of Downham, sometimes called Downham Market, still in Norfolkbut in the far western end of the county and a few miles south of King'sLynn. Although it is not yet fully proved, he was probably a son ofThomas Goodale, "the elder", and a nephew of Richard Goodale, a tallowchandler of Downham Market who made on 12 Jul 1587, a will which wasproved 3 Oct 1588, naming John Goodale, nephew, executor and residuarylegatee. John's second wife Elizabeth (Parlett) Taylor brought two Taylorchildren, Peter and Susan, into the Goodale household and added nine newGoodales. Elizabeth Goodall, was the executrix of her husband's will withthe power reserved to John Goodall, the son, executor. | GOODALE, John (I30750)
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| 148 | John Howland came over on the Mayflower as one of the indentured servantsof a wealthy couple named John and Kathrine Carver and they landed inAmerica in December of 1620. John Carver died in the spring of 1621 andhis wife Kathrine died in the summer of 1621. John HOWLAND. Born in 1592 in Fen station, Huntingdonshire, England. Johndied in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts on 23 Feb 1672; he was 80. Buriedin Burial Hill, Plymouth Massachusetts. Occupation: yeoman -Mayflower index #19,049 Best remembered for having fallen off the Mayflower during a mightystorm, as recorded by Bradford "In sundry of these storms the winds wereso fierece and the sea so high, as they could not bear a know of sail,but hwere forced to hull for divers days together. And in one of them, asthey thus lay at hull in a mighty storm, a lusty (meaning good spirited)young man called John Howland, coming upon some occasion above thegratings was, with a seele of the ship, thrown into the sea; but itplease God that he caught hold of the topsail halyards which hungoverboard and ran out at length. Yet he held his hold (though he wassundry fathoms under water) till he was hauled up by the same rope to thebrim of the water, and then with boat hook and other means got into theship again and saved his life. And though he was something ill with it,yet he lived many years after and became a profitable member both inchurch and Commonwealth". -when the Mayflower reached Cape Cod, John was among the party of 10 whowere sent out to select the locations of their new homes. They weredriven by a storm into Plymouth Harbor which they choose for thesettlement. Prior to landing, the passengers drew up the Compact whichbecame the basis for their government. John Howland, then twenty-eight,was the 13th signer. Thirteenth signer of the Mayflower Compact. Came to America as anindentured servant of John Carver, possibly a scribe. Was to serve 7years or until debt paid. Durning a storm, fell overboard and was rescuedby Edward Doty. One of the exploring party after landing at PlymouthRock. Member of the "Undertakers" group of settlers that bought therights of the colony from the original investors. In 1634 placed incommand of the Kennebec Trading Post. In 1641 appointed Deputy of theGeneral Court, Died February 23, 1672, but not buried until May 29, 1672.Join the Pilgrims of South Hampton in 1620, Upon the death of John Carverand his wife, indenture was ended and he became head of the CarverHousehold. Presided over only witch trial at the colony. The wife ofWilliam Holmes a Lt. of John Standish was accused of being a witch byDinah Sylvester. Was asked what evidence she had, she replied that "shecame to me in the shape of a witch", when further questioned wasdetermined that the shape was that of a bear. To discourage suchnonsense, Dinah was fine 5 lbs and whipped. | HOWLAND, John (I25842)
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| 149 | John Huntley was born Abt. 1624 possibly in Aberdeen, Scotland, and diedNovember 16, 1676 in Lyme Colony, Connecticut. His parentage is unknown. John was in Boston by July 12, 1647, when he signed as witness for aPower-of-Attorney for Thomas Bayes. On May 1, 1648, he and John Peasewere associated in connection with a cargo of fish, shipped to Barbadosin the Welcome. John apparently had a brother or other close relative,perhaps William Huntley of St. Phillips Parish, Barbados, who owned acotton plantation there and owned two slaves. Barbados was an EnglishIsland from 1605 until the middle 1900s. John has not been connected withany Huntley family in England. John Huntley was married at this time. The evidence is a deposition madeby John Pease at Boston on July 1, 1679, when Pease was 69 years old. "29or 30 years ago, Mr. Hanniford, Mariner, lived in Boston. . .and JohnHuntley... paid the said Hanniford rent for the same and said Huntley'swife died there of small-pox." The only clue to that first wife's name seems to be a petition signed in1649 by "diverse women of Boston." One of the women who signed was a Sarah Huntley. John married second Jane, surname unknown, (sic: Curtis)about 1651. She died before June 30, 1669 when John Huntley married (3)Mary (Hand) Barnes, divorced wife of Charles Barnes, who had abandonedhis wife and returned to England, on June 3, 1669 in New London,Connecticut. Mary was the Daughter of John and Alice (Gransden) Hand ofLong Island. She died July 5, 1687. Commissioner Thomas Minor ofStonington noted in his diary "The fouerth moneth is June and hath 30day. Tuesday the first the day the Court (at New London) began, thatcourt married Huntley and Marie Barons." John Huntley was one of the original settlers at Lyme. He was chosen oneof the surveyors at town meetings in 1671, 1672 and 1673. He was Townsmanat a town-meeting on February 9, 1674. He took part in the NewLondon-Lyme riot of March 12, 1671/2 when the two towns, forgetting their"Loving Parting" of February 13, 1665, fought over their boundaries withsticks. It had cost John Huntley 100 Pounds to become a settler at Lyme. Duringhis lifetime, he received about 140 acres worth 127 Pounds, according tothe inventory of his estate made by William Mesuer and Joseph Peck.Additional land, about 130 acres, was granted his estate by the Town. John Huntley made his will in Lyme on November 16, 1676 and may have diedthe same day. Aaron Huntley and John's "dear and beloved wife" wereexecutors. The widow received the dwelling and one third of the estateduring her life. At her death, Aaron received "all the lands and meadowof mine in the Town of Lyme (he) paying unto each of my children on hispossessing of the lands, Tenn pounds apeece. ." Each child, except Aaron,also received ten pounds from the estate and Aaron received five "towardthe building of his house." It seems that Aaron was to look after thewidow, his stepmother, and receive the bulk of the estate in return. Moses Huntley, the oldest son, felt aggrieved, it seems, by his father'swill and gave Aaron considerable trouble. "This Court having heard thecomplaint of Aaron Huntley against his Brother, Moses Huntley and findshim guilty of challenging & Threatening his said Brother & threateninghis wife and also his sister, abusing them all with very abusive language& a great disturbance of the peace & render himself a very dangerous man& showed much profanes not having any fear of God, the Court doe seethemselves bound to beare witness against such enormities & that he dothdeserve a high & severe censure. . ." (New London County Court Records3196, September 18, 1677). Moses was fined fifty shillings and posted abond of ten pounds "for his keeping the peace and good behavior." It maynot have been entirely one-sided. Aaron also was fined and paid damagesat that court, And the trouble between the two was not over. "I, Moses Huntley, doe declare that I am hartyly sory that I shoulddishonor God and wrong my Brother Aaron Huntley and my Kinsman AaronHuntley in reporting that his son Aaron stole an axe from Francis Smithand brought it to the said Huntley and that the said Smith had it of himagain with some trouble all of which I due acknowledge to be utterlyfalse and untrue and that I never knew any such thing by my said kinsmanand brother and therefore due hertyley bege their forgiveness as witnessmy hand this 18th February 1700." (Lyme 2:48) (SOURCE: Effie Belle Randall of Bath, Ohio: Her Ancestors andDescendants"; by Theodore N. Woods; p. 35-6; published by T.N. Woods;Phoenix, Arizona; 1991) | HUNTLEY, John (I270)
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| 150 | John Johnson, wife Susan, and children Elizabeth and Thomas immigrated onthe James, which arrived at Boston the last week of September, 1635. Johnorigin is not listed. He is bound for "probably Ipswich", and ages givenare 26, 24, 3, and 1½, respectively. No other details of their lives are known. | JOHNSON, John (I13801)
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